More Than Meets the Eye || TXT (Yeonbin, Taegyu)

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So, I'm back. It's been a little bit of a crazy week with 4 exams and a couple quizzes and assignments, so I wrote this chapter in like 2-3 days. And it's a bit longer than usual, so I hope that's okay! Hope y'all enjoy it! =^_^=

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It's been a couple days since Soobin's seen Yeonjun, the man slowly becoming a faint memory. He didn't actively look for the pink hair anymore, thinking that the man was avoiding him or had maybe passed on already. Although, Soobin wasn't sure how Yeonjun would have figured out how he died in such a short amount of time.

Soobin was walking out of his last class of the day, slowly walking towards the fountain in the courtyard. In the back of his mind, he was hoping to see the man with pink hair, but when he saw the courtyard to be empty, he sighed before sitting on the edge of the fountain as usual. He pulled his bag onto his lap, getting out his laptop and books before beginning to work on some assignments.

The weather was still nice, the sun keeping Soobin warm from the slow breeze. He put on a beanie this morning due to waking up late and almost getting to his first class late. It was the only way to hide his bedhead on such short notice. He brushed his bangs out of his vision as he continued to delve into his work.

About an hour or so later, he could tell that another set of classes was being let out for the day, the courtyard suddenly becoming busier. Soobin pulled his bag back up to look for his headphones in hopes to drown out the increasing chatter around him. He quickly found them, plugging them in to his laptop to start decreasing the excess noise. After a couple seconds of choosing a song, he was back to work once again.

The bodies walking around the courtyard quickly became distracting, Soobin trying his best to focus to no avail. When he looked up for the third time, he saw it. The man with pink hair was walking through the courtyard next to his two friends, but it was obvious that the two friends had no idea the man was there. If Soobin looked close enough, he could see the solemn look on Yeonjun's face.

It only took a split second for Yeonjun to catch Soobin's glance, their eyes locking for a moment before Soobin quickly looked back down at his laptop and notes. His eyes were wide, trying to push down the anxious feeling that began building up. However, when Soobin looked up again, Yeonjun was nowhere to be found. If someone told Soobin he was pouting, he'd deny it.

He must be ignoring me. Was I too insensitive the other day? I must have been too harsh. But ... where has he been? It can't be comfortable hanging around friends that have no idea you exist. Although, I guess he doesn't technically exist. But even so, that must ... hurt.

Soobin's expression slowly turned from a pout to one of worry and compassion. He couldn't imagine what Yeonjun was feeling or going through, and since it was clear the other man was avoiding him, he didn't think he'd find out any time soon. Soobin turned his music up a couple more notches before returning to his work.

When Soobin really focused on his assignments, he lost track of time. All his brain could think about was completing the task at hand, and he didn't really pay attention to the rest of the world until it was done. By the time he finished the assignments he had planned to work on, he looked up to see that the sun was already setting, three hours passing as if it was only twenty minutes.

"It's been that long? Well, I should probably grab something to eat."

Soobin packed up his things, double checking he had everything as he always did. He took a couple steps from the fountain before looking back. The fountain always looked peaceful, especially during the sunset when the orange light hit the water just right. Soobin smiled, looking around one more time before turning towards the cafeteria.