are you ready to love? // jaywon ff

encounter

jungwon lay restlessly against the countertop as he held his textbook reciting the information. exam season was nearing and there was simply no spare time for jungwon to study in peace.

in a blink of an eye, it was already 11.57pm.
the door chimed and a hunched figure entered the store. jungwon has been working since 4.30pm once school ended and was already very exhausted.

looking up, he stared at the new guy. how could it be? it was jay! his mouth was agape with his jaw dropped.

jay halted in his tracks and freezed. out of all people, it just had to be his ex-desk mate. what luck....

jungwon raised his hand awkwardly and fidgeted as he tried to mask his discomfort.

"h...hi...jay...what are you doing here?" jungwon stumbled on his words.

jay was just as shocked. why would the school's popular guy be at a convenience store working?

"oh..... hey... new job here" jay said.

jungwon nodded and the words "why?" slipped out of his mouth before he could retain his curiosity.

"just because"
"oh... i see"
"what about you?"
"um.... just to pass some free time"

it was obvious that both parties were lying. however, there seemed to be something that they both wanted to hide from one another.

the midnight shift felt like ages. as jungwon taught jay the ropes of the job, he realised that jay was a lot more hardworking and resilient than he thought. he was willing to learn more and would always take note of the important details at work. this made jungwon rather impressed and caused him to build a better impression of jay.

despite this, the two were still distant and solely talked when necessary. in school, they acted like strangers and would arrive at work separately. a week flew by.