Tzuyu first met Myoui Mina when she was in 1st-year college.
Mina made a huge buzz inside the university and gained a lot of attention when she entered there. She was always the topic of the school for her beauty, talent, wit, kindness, and— just everything. In an instant, she became popular around.
Tzuyu doesn't like to gossip, she would rather mind her own business but she would admit. This beautiful sophomore caught her attention, the first time she saw her in the cafeteria.
Myoui Mina is a goddess, the kindest of them all— probably one of the most gentle people Tzuyu ever met. Everything about the junior intrigues and attracts Tzuyu.
For nineteen years of living and surviving on Earth, this would be the first time Tzuyu ever had a big fat crush on someone. Only Myoui Mina, the 2nd-year sophomore in the Business Management Department, made her feel like this.
Lucks on her, they are in the same department and building, however, different floors. Tzuyu sees Mina in the cafeteria every lunch, daily, and that's enough for her. She never said that she likes Mina, even to her closest friend, it became her darkest secret.
And another lucks on her! Mina joined the theater club, where Tzuyu is a member! She was so ecstatic because she could be close with the freshman! Hopefully, her socializing skills won't fail her, plus, she's much of a coward and panicked gay so it didn't well as planned. But hey, Mina already knew her, she knows that Chou Tzuyu exists!
Months had passed, it became Tzuyu's routine, secretly glancing at Mina's table at lunch every day. Her heart would act up a little whenever she saw a glimpse of her, and panic every time the junior was near her or would greet her in the club. Fortunately, she's good at hiding her expression and all, just acting like a cool 'hoobae' around Mina.
But who would have thought that her first crush would be the reason for her first heartbreak?
The rumor spread like a wildfire, that the beautiful, kind, and genius Myoui Mina has a girlfriend. Some of her admirers backed out after learning that, heartbroken as Tzuyu.
She's not the type who listens to rumors but she would admit that she got hurt still.
But even so, Tzuyu still likes her, it's not like she couldn't unlike her if Mina is always so nice to her, and Mina looks very happy with her lover. She couldn't control her heart either, so she let it be, just secretly admiring Mina from afar.
A year had passed, another rumor exploded, that Mina and her girlfriend broke up. Tzuyu was having mixed feelings about it, she doesn't know whether to be sad for the beauty or be happy because Mina is finally single and all, but that's just petty. She wouldn't stand a chance, it's not like she could initiate a move either.
People started to flock over Mina again but the beauty refused them all, pushing them away. They thought because Mina was still, in the process of moving on, after all, the beauty seemed like she really loved that lover of hers.
Months after, rumors started to pop out again, that Mina was dating those people or sort of. There were too many that Tzuyu decided not to let herself get affected because it's most probably not true.
Like she does, she tried not to care and probably try to move on.
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It's Mina's last year in college when Tzuyu had an unforgettable interaction with her.
There was an event that time but Tzuyu's not in the mood to blend with the crowd she just stayed there at the theater club and played the almost abandoned piano there until god's know when.
She was in the midst of playing piano when she realized she was not alone. Myoui Mina was there, watching her amusedly with a smile, sitting in the middle row.
Tzuyu was embarrassed, but in self-defense, she gave Mina a sharp look and coldly asked. "Why are you here?" Mina didn't flinch, she just smiled and stood up, walking closer to her which caught Tzuyu off-guard to the core. That was the second time a person caught her off-guard for being so unreadable, being so odd to Tzuyu.
"I'm sorry for interrupting, sunbaenim. I was just resting here and the next thing I knew, you were already playing the piano. I couldn't afford to disturb you so I stayed silent. Eventually, I enjoyed the piece you played." Mina said, halting in front of the younger woman. "You're really talented, Tzuyu-hoobae." She complimented, and the sincerity really made Tzuyu blush.
"W-Well, thank you sunbaenim, I guess." The younger responded, hiding her reddening face with her long hair. Looks like someone will be having a hard time moving on.
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