Mental image: telling her mom about the museum incident.
Her mom's face lighting up. Evil grin spreading.
"Oh so calling him oppa does THAT?"
Then immediately texting Haejin. Or worse, mentioning it at dinner. In front of Dad.
"So Haejin, Soorin tells me you have quite the patriotic response to pet names—"
'Nope. Absolutely not. Never happening.'
Second scenario: Mom giving her detailed advice. With hand gestures. And personal anecdotes about Dad.
'Kill me. Just kill me now.'
Third scenario: Mom dropping some anonymous tip at LUMEN's dorm. Who would tell the members. Who would never let Haejin live it down.
'Doyun would have a field day. For years. Possibly decades.'
Carefully edited version it is.
Some things were sacred.
Some things moms absolutely did not need to know.
"And he got flustered?" Calista asked. Leaning forward. Invested.
"So flustered. Like couldn't speak. Went red. The whole thing."
True. Technically true. Just... incomplete.
