@ska.ior: It was supposed to be one blurry photo. It became the biggest rumor of their careers. The photo appeared at 2:13 a.m. A blurry shot of Karina and Winter leaving the same restaurant. Standing too close. Karina's hand seemingly around Winter's waist. Winter looking up at her. The caption was simple: > “aespa's Karina and Winter allegedly spotted on a secret date? By breakfast, it was everywhere. Karina stared at her phone. “Oh, we're screwed.” Winter looked over. “What?” Karina showed her the screen. Winter's eyes widened. “That doesn't even look like me.” Karina blinked. “It definitely looks like you.” “Why are you defending the photo?!” “I’m not!” Their manager walked into the room. “Good morning.” Neither answered. The manager sighed. “Please tell me you two aren't actually dating.” Silence. Karina and Winter looked at each other. “No,” they answered simultaneously. “Good. You're going to deny it.” The company released a statement. The photo was misleading. They were simply close friends and groupmates. Nothing romantic. Simple. Easy. Except the two of them immediately made everything worse. Their first interview after the scandal began normally. “Are you two uncomfortable with the rumors?” Winter smiled. “Not really.” Karina nodded. “We're used to people misunderstanding us.” The interviewer smiled. “Then why were you holding hands?” Winter froze. Karina froze. “We weren't.” The interviewer showed another photo. Their hands were clearly intertwined. Karina looked at Winter. Winter looked at Karina. “We were…” Winter panicked. “…crossing the street.” Karina nodded quickly. “Safety.” The interviewer raised an eyebrow. “You've been holding hands for safety?” “Yes.” “No.” They answered at the same time. The room erupted in laughter. Karina covered her face. Winter wanted the floor to swallow her. After that, they were told to act normal. That was the worst possible instruction. Because neither of them knew what “normal” meant anymore. Karina stopped sitting beside Winter. Fans immediately noticed. Why are they avoiding each other? So the next day, Karina deliberately sat beside her. Fans noticed that too. THEY'RE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. During a livestream, Winter accidentally called Karina by a private nickname. She immediately stopped. Karina slowly turned toward her. The comments exploded. WHAT DID WINTER JUST CALL HER? THAT'S NOT HER USUAL NICKNAME. EXPLAIN. Winter ended the livestream five minutes early. Eventually, the rumors became ridiculous. A photo of Karina giving Winter her jacket became: “KARINA GIVES WINTER HER JACKET LIKE A DEVOTED GIRLFRIEND.” A photo of Winter drinking Karina's water became: “THEY SHARE DRINKS?!” A clip of Karina staring at Winter during an interview became: “THE LOOK OF A WOMAN IN LOVE.” Their manager stopped reading comments. “I give up.” One night after practice, Winter found Karina laughing at her phone. “What?” “Someone made a compilation of all our ‘couple moments.’” Winter groaned. “Don't show me.” Karina showed her anyway. They watched in silence. The clips were ridiculous. But somewhere between the teasing and the laughter, Winter became quiet. Karina noticed. “What?” “Nothing.” “You're doing that thing again.” “What thing?” “Thinking too much.” Winter looked at the screen. “They're wrong.” Karina's smile faded. “About what?” “About us.” Silence. Karina looked at her. “Are they?” Winter finally met her eyes. “What?” Karina's voice was quiet. “Are they really wrong?” Winter couldn't answer. Karina looked away. “Because sometimes I wonder.” Winter's heart started racing. “Wonder what?” “If maybe we're spending so much time denying something…” She paused. “…because we're both scared it's true.” Neither of them spoke. Then Winter whispered, “What if it is?” Karina looked at her. #winrina #jiminjeong #fypシ #fyp #wlw

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