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Heeseung sat in the empty bus. He was on his way back to the college dormitories.

The sun had already set, so there weren't many people in the bus except for some students and workers.

He yawned and closed his eyes, resting his head on the glass window. The college student told himself he'd sleep for only a few minutes, but of course that didn't happen.

"Hey, wake up." Heeseung felt himself being shaken awake. He stays still for a few minutes with his eyes half open before sitting up properly and stretching his body.

"Huh?" He turned to his left where he had previously been sleeping on someone's shoulder.

"Fuck! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-" Heeseung whisper yells in panic before being cut off by the other.

"It's fine! You seemed sleepy, anyways. I'm Jake Sim, you are?" The black hair boy held out his hand for the other to shake.

"Lee Heeseung. Don't we go to the same college? I swear I've seen you around campus before." Heeseung shakes Jake's hand.

"I'm pretty sure, yeah. The professors love to praise you." Jake laughed, making Heeseung realize how much he looked like a dog.

"Anyways, where your stop?"

"It's the next one to this, actually."

"You live in the dormitories?" Jake asked, head slightly tilted.

"Yeah. My parents had to fly to the Philippines for some business trip. What about you?" Heeseung had heard rumours about Jake being crazy rich, but with how humble he is right now, he wouldn't have believed it.

"I live in the dormitories too! I moved in just recently."

"Are the rumours true?" The older blurted out unconsciously, gaining a giggle from the other that made his heartbeat speed up.

"About me being rich? Yeah, pretty much. I just enjoy being treated like a normal person, though." His expression faltered. He never had genuine friends. They only wanted him for money.

Heeseung couldn't think of anything to say so he kept quiet as the younger happily talked to him with a smile.

He then finds out that Jake was a sophomore who had just moved from Australia last year. He also finds that he shares almost all of his classes with him, and that he has an unamed boyfriend.

"This is our stop." The older announces and they both exit the bus and walked side by side into the dormitory.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Heeseung sunbaenim!" Jake said as they were about to go their seperate ways.

"Just call me hyung. I'll see you tomorrow, too." Heeseung ruffled Jake's hair before waving and parting ways to their own dormitories.

After locking the door behind him, Heeseung immediately let himself fall on his bed. He was extremely tired that day from working not only as a volunteer in the library, but also as a tutor for failing students. Shouldn't teachers be doing this, he wonders.

His roommate, Keeho, wasn't here, since he was staying at his partners' place for a month. Something about an arranged marriage, or something. Heeseung didn't bother to pry.

He sets an alarm for tomorrow early in the morning before closing his eyes and eventually falling asleep.

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