The morning after the Great Meme Apocalypse, Park Jisoo woke up to the sound of her mom's karaoke voice echoing from the living room.
🎤 "Let it go~ let it go~ my daughter's scandal can't hold me back anymore~!"
Jisoo buried herself under her blanket. "Please, God, let a black hole swallow me first."
Her phone buzzed again. Another notification.This time, from the X University Announcement Board.
[BREAKING] Rumor Alert: Park Jinu Spotted at Campus Gate!
Jisoo froze.
"…He wouldn't."
Outside the campus gates, a small crowd had already formed — students, reporters, fangirls, and one confused security guard.And in the middle of all the chaos stood Park Jinu, face mask on, cap pulled low, waving awkwardly.
"Uh, hi? I'm here to visit my sister," he said, smiling.
The crowd gasped.The word "sister" spread faster than wildfire.
"SEE?! I TOLD YOU!" someone screamed."But she's still scary!" another yelled.
Jinu just laughed politely while his manager facepalmed in the background.
Meanwhile, Jisoo was in the campus cafeteria, quietly trying to eat her ramyeon when Minji burst in like a hurricane.
"HE'S HERE. YOUR BROTHER IS HERE. THE SCHOOL'S ON FIRE—NOT LITERALLY, BUT EMOTIONALLY!"
Jisoo almost dropped her chopsticks. "Why?! Why would he come here?! He's supposed to be recording an album, not… ruining my last shred of peace!"
Before Minji could answer, her phone buzzed again.A message from Jinu.
[Jinu]: Sis, I'm at the main hall. Bring snacks. Also, don't panic.
"Don't panic?! You're literally trending as 'Idol Invades Campus' right now!!"
By the time Jisoo reached the main hall, it was chaos.Students surrounded Jinu like pigeons around free bread.Some were taking selfies. Some were crying. A few were praying.
And there, in the middle of it all, her brother spotted her.
"Jisoo!" he called.
Every head turned.Every camera lifted.
Jisoo froze.Her brain screamed: abort mission.
But before she could escape, Jinu walked over and grinned."Hey, sis. You didn't answer my calls."
"Because I didn't want to DIE from embarrassment!" she hissed under her breath.
Jinu laughed softly and handed her a drink. "Relax. I just came to clear up the rumor."
"You mean make it worse," she muttered.
Then he turned toward the crowd and said loudly,"She's my sister. Please stop saying weird stuff about her."
Silence.Then—applause.Actual applause.
Jisoo blinked. "Wait. That worked?"
But before she could even exhale, someone yelled,"Then why did she carry you like a groom?!"
The crowd erupted again.
Jinu chuckled. "Because my sister's stronger than most bodyguards. Be nice to her, or she'll suplex you."
Everyone laughed. Cameras flashed. Jisoo's soul left her body.
Later that afternoon, she sat alone on a bench behind the building, sipping a canned coffee and staring at her reflection in the drink's surface.
Everyone had gone back to treating her like a celebrity's sister — not as the weird, quiet girl they avoided.And yet… it didn't feel that great.
"Funny," she muttered. "When people ignore me, I want attention.But when I get it… I just want to disappear."
She let out a small laugh, the kind that sounded too tired to be funny.
Her phone buzzed.
[Jinu]: You okay? Sorry if I made it worse. You looked like you wanted to cry.
She smiled faintly.
[Jisoo]: Nah. I just needed coffee. Thanks for the chaos, oppa.
At home that evening, her dad was dressed in a glittery suit, holding a hairdryer like a microphone.
"Breaking news!" he announced. "My daughter is now known as the Strongest Girl on Campus!"
"Congrats, honey!" her mom yelled from the kitchen. "Your scandal finally evolved into PR power!"
Jisoo laughed for real this time.Maybe being "the fat average girl" wasn't the worst thing.At least she had people — loud, weird, loving people — who made her chaos a little lighter.
That night, she opened her diary again.
Day 3 of accidental fame:
Still fat. Still alive. Slightly less embarrassed.
Maybe… I'm not as average as I thought.
She smiled, closed the diary, and fell asleep with a soft sigh.Tomorrow, she decided, she'd start walking with her head a little higher.