silence - nct, norenmin

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jaemin made his way towards his classroom after lunch break, his head lowered and his gaze fixed on his feet as usual.

it seemed like the corridor was very silent today. and very empty too.

jaemin lifted his head for a second, looking around before lowering his gaze immediately.

in fact, the corridor wasn't empty at all. it was rather busy. but strangely, the students were all glued to the walls, making a whole alley for jaemin to pass.

it was as if the students walked away on his way, somehow, like a school of fish that was afraid of a scuba diver passing by.

jaemin didn't pay much attention to this.

if this meant he could walk while looking at his feet and not getting scared of bumping into someone, it was worth it.

jaemin reached the classroom quickly, entering the loud room and sitting at his desk.

as soon as he took a step inside the classroom, the blabbering stopped, and every student looked at jaemin sitting silently.

jaemin brushed it off once again.

if those people didn't come and mess with him, they could do whatever they wanted.

but it was strange.

why would they act this way?

jaemin hadn't done anything. he hadn't changed anything either.

jeno and renjun entered the classroom a few mintues after jaemin, and the mute teenager took this opportunity to ask them.

he grabbed jeno's wrist as he was passing in front of him, making the whole classroom gasp.

this made him pull his hand back immediately.

jeno and renjun diverted their attention towards a blushing jaemin.

the teenager wrote a few words on the corner of his copy book, and held it out for jeno and renjun to read.

'why is all the attention on me?'

"they're persuaded that you are a serial killer." renjun told with a shrug.

jaemin raised a brow, almost letting out a sound in shock. a serial killer?

"i don't know... they're all thinking about that because they find you mysterious and silent."

jaemin tore another piece of paper that he gave to the couple.

'but that's because i'm mute.'

"yeah, but they are obviously too stupid to figure it out..." jeno replied.

does it bother you? i mean... yes, it does." renjun rambled. "but like... do you want us to tell them that you are mute? and they'll stop?"

jaemin was quick to shake his head as no.

the less people knew about him, the better.

he didn't want to have unnecessary attention on him – well, the type of attention where people could try communicating with him.

jaemin was rather socially awkward now, and he wasn't a master in communication.