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YOU POV
There was always something about that day--the 18th of February--that made the world seem different.
It would always be sunny that day, the air light and clear, the breeze just short of mild. You would wake, well-rested, every bone in your body regenerated and a mind fresh, not a thought in sight.
Well....
Almost not.
One gold strand would linger there, slowly coming to the surface like a rising sun until--SUDDENLY--everything lit up and it dawned on you.
Today was Jung Hoseok's birthday.
"Oppa...."
Your eyes opened, a giant breath filling your 14 year old chest as you let the excitement begin to unfold, knowing that, despite spending hours staring at hypothetical presents, fingers itching to wrap them in pretty paper with a heart shaped note saying 'to the boy I like', today would not be completely without promise.
That was because Hoseok would be here any minute, without a doubt.
Stomach leaping, you crossed to your vanity, staring at the swollen face, a mess from sleep and puberty.
"Ughhhhh~~!!"
Shaking away timidness, you started brushing your hair, your feet beginning to tap to the iKon that raced through your earbuds, promising you a good day.
But this goddang cowlick....
Up?
Down?
What would balance it?
"Y/n-aaaaaa!"
Something in your gut rolled and the hair fell down, just like that.
"Eung, mom? What is it?"
"Are you up dear? Come down and eat breakfast!"
Thank god thank god thank GOD, he's not here....
"Hang on! I'll be down in a sec!"
Pulling on a cardigan with a skirt just long enough to make the school limit, you exited your room and made a beeline for the bathroom, just as Sehun creaked open his bedroom door, hair messy from sleep.
"Mom! Hoseok's at the gate!"
Oh no. Oh no no no no no--
"Eung--I'll let him in. You go get ready for school~"
The voices were muffled now, the bathroom door your only protection from your longstanding crush seeing that horrendous bare face and bags the size of Rome.
