Jacket: A Sungbri Novel

Youth

Chapter Summary: Younghyun arrives at his new school and meets the people whom he is going to spend the rest of his college years with.

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Younghyun swept his eyes swiftly across the façade of his new school as soon as he entered the school grounds. He felt a completely different atmosphere in the university the moment he passed through the gates.

Somehow, it felt like the gates were a portal to another dimension. He could already foresee all the things that might happen to him.

"Yah!"

That was definitely one of the things he foresaw — the bullies. He turned around and blinked at the three other men who now stared at him, the one in the middle, and the shortest of them, scowling.

Younghyun blinked again and noted the three small loops he had on his left ear and one on his right. The guy's black hair fell freely, fringes completely covering his forehead and slightly touching his eyelashes.

Only one sling of his bag was on his shoulder, his hands in his pockets. He was wearing a black hoodie and some jeans, coupled with a pair of Nikes. He looked back at his face and saw the most beautiful pair of eyes that he had ever seen. So, he stared.

A slight movement on his right caught his attention. On the shorter man's left stood a slimmer man with a small smile on his lips. He was wearing a slightly loose sweater, jeans ripped a bit on the thigh, and a pair of Converses.

Both bag straps were on his shoulders, his right hand gripping one of them and the other in his jeans pocket. His red hair was a bit parted on the right. The guy gave him a small nod.

On the other side stood a man with a stronger stance and a wider build. His hair was a bit long. The left half of his hair was tucked behind his ear while the other fell onto his face, covering his right eye. There were two moles above his left eyelid and Younghyun found that cute.

Aside from the silvers dangling on his ears, there was also a piercing on his nose. Normally, Younghyun would find that unattractive but this guy was different. One sling of his bag was on his left shoulder, his hand gripping it while his right hand was in his jeans pocket. He was wearing a plain white shirt topped by a leather jacket and then a pair of Converses too.

Younghyun returned his attention to the shortest of them when he moved, seemingly to lunge at him so he took a step back instinctively. The man on his right let go of his bag's strap and grabbed his bicep. The slimmer one only blinked, still smiling a bit.

"Yah, it's just the first day. Will you calm your ass?" he said.

The shorter one clicked his tongue and pulled his arm from the taller one's grip. The slim one held out his right hand. Younghyun blinked when he threatened to punch the shorter when he tried to slap his hand away. The shorter rolled his eyes. The slim one held out his hand again.

"Mark Tuan. Nice to meet you," he grinned a bit.

Younghyun accepted and mumbled, "Kang... Younghyun."

The broadest one also introduced himself, "Lim Jaebeom. Are you new here?"

Younghyun bowed a bit before nodding, "Yeah."

"Sorry about him, he's always an ass," Jaebeom tilted his head down to the shortest. "He's Park Sungjin. Feel free to report him when you want to."

Sungjin scoffed, "As if they'll do anything."

Younghyun blinked again.

"Brian! Hey!" he heard a familiar voice call out in English. His eyes flicked to the gates and saw a lanky man jogging over to him, followed by two boys.