ALL BARK NO BITE | SADISTIC BEAUTY SPINOFF

Chapter 5

8 YEARS AGO

~ Park outside university grounds, Hanguk University, Daehak-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul

Wookyung squatted on the wet earth to stare at the wildflowers. He had been wandering around in the park for nearly an hour now. Clearly, this was Minho Hyung's intention.

He didn't like the fact that's he had animosity towards him... though he didn't mind the others. He couldn't fathom why he couldn't be friends, or even vaguely friendly, with Minho Hyung.

He studied his demeanor and he closely looked at the people he was surrounded with. Even with something so elementary, all he could understand was that Hyung was reserved to a fault and also quite... mean.

Only a few days earlier, he had spotted him getting approached by his batchmates. He was casually pretending to drink up at the water fountain, but his attention was all on Minho Hyung.

Now, what were they talking about... Wookyung struggled to remember what the others had said

*

College Notice Board, Creative Writing Department, Hanguk University, Daehak-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul

"Minho-ssi, we're short on people for this dancing club, they want to finalise the numbers and see if we have enough members to be an independent society. Do you think you could sign up and help us out?" one of the three juniors asked as Minho was signing up for tuition classes on the signboard.

"Dance club?" Minho emphasized with disdain "I think I would rather have my name be put in the Goblet of Fire than be associated with you primitive jumping monkeys"

He snatched a number slip for an internship and shoved it into his pocket. "Minho, you could've just said no" they were tired of him too. "Why would I when I can openly oppose such a stupid club" Minho swivelled his neck "Hanguk University is known for its finer, more superior arts, it always has. I think I'm doing the faculties a favour by eliminating the least culturally sound club of them all" he walked away with that.

*

Wookyung had been impressed then.

He liked Byun Minho's flavour, his pointing finger and smart mouth. He found it sexy that he needed nobody but it's not that someone can be entirely alone... he must be attached to somebody right? Many girls were interested in him but he always rudely rejected them but rumour had it that Chun Duna was different in that her feelings had been reciprocated to some extent.

She wasn't much but Wookyung had heard that she was well known in the Writing Department. He wasn't sure if Duna felt the same way or maybe she noticed something he couldn't but as far as he could see, Minho was kinder to her but still, he wasn't treating her differently. He had caught an interaction between them while he was following Minho to class when Duna had rushed up to him.

*
Outside Class 2-B, Creative Writing Department, Hanguk University, Daehak-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul

"Minho Oppa!" Duna excitedly jumped up on him and Minho flinched, taking a couple of steps away from her before hearing her around "Did you read my composition?" she asked and Minho crossed his arms "I told you not to act like this inside college" he said and Duna toned herself down "Did you read my composition?" she whispered, leaning forward.

Wookyung felt his jaw clench because of how close she was to him. "I'm not sure... I was going through essays from my high school tuition class, what was yours called?" he asked and Duna pouted "Mine is special over the others! It's titled "A False World" and the protagon-" "Oh, that one" Minho answered, his voice hinted with despondency "How do I put it... the protagonist doesn't have a lot of redeeming qualities..."