He's so perfect, he's made every girl unattractive for me.
- Shide
Shuyi and Shide have never met each other before, but due to unavoidable circumstances, they have to share one apartment. Shide rarely made friends but finds himself drawn to Shuyi i...
I drove Shuyi and myself to the university. Everything seems to be the exactly same, students are running to their classes, some don't bother, some are just chilling in the break between lectures, but somehow, the atmosphere feels calmer since I no longer have to constantly worry about Shuyi. I'm mostly happy about Akira's expulsion, but a small part of me never wanted this fake relationship to end. I'm not sure if this feeling makes any sense since I've never been interested in any other guy before.
Maybe what I was feeling was because I was with him all the time, in and outside the campus, which might have subconsciously made me believe that I had some right or claim over him, which explains why I get so infuriated when Zack keeps poking his nose between us. This has to change. I can't stop Shuyi from making friends or even..dating.....provided he doesn't do any of the two with that Zack! I'm not jealous..just have a feeling that guy's bad news.
"I'll be a little late today since I've got to meet Yue in the music room after my regular classes, you can go home first" Shuyi said cutting in between my thoughts.
Go home first? Now that we no longer have to pretend to be in a relationship, he doesn't want me to drive him anymore? I started overthinking about what he said without even realising I was silently staring into his eyes all this time.
"Hey...are you feeling okay?" Shuyi said snapping his fingers in front of my eyes.
"I'll wait for you in the library, call me after your practice"
"I don't want to impose on you, I'm not even sure how long will it take"
"I'll wait for you" I said in a serious tone. It took me a while to realise Shuyi might be confused and might get uncomfortable if I force too much.
"I'll wait for you since I also have some reading to catch up on in the meantime"
Reading....? when was the last time you even opened a book Shide..couldn't you make a better excuse? He obviously knows you're lying! I yelled at myself internally.
"Um...okay in that case. I'll call you when I get free after the practice"
I nodded and gave him an awkward smile. He got out of the car and left for his classroom.
Shuyi's POV
What's with him today? He seems so...I don't know how to explain...restless.
"And here comes the star of the show!!" Yue shouted turning the faces of the other boys of the group towards me as well. I instantly felt embarrassed and shy since I was never good at being the centre of attention.
"Hey..don't shout..you're making everyone look at me..!" I said getting closer to Yue's ear.
"Get used to all the eyes on you now, you're going to be performing in front of a crowd at the event after all" Yue said as he dragged me towards the other members of the band.
"Everyone..this is Shuyi..our new lead singer I told you about earlier" He said introducing me to the guys.
"Shuyi..this is Jake, he plays the drums" he said pointing towards one of the boys. "And the other one is Ash..he plays the electric guitar and I'll introduce myself officially as well, I'm Yue, the vocalist and the pianist of the group. We're looking for someone who can sing and play acoustic guitar as well and I think you are a perfect match for the job.
Jake and Ash looked at me excitedly hearing what Yue said "let's start practising since the fest is only a few days away!!"
I felt a little nervous in the beginning but the welcoming and calm behaviour of the other members slowly calmed me down. I nodded and unzipped my guitar bag.
After a few hours-
Shide's Pov
I'm mostly happy that Shuyi is finally living the college life he deserves, but the thought of him not being around me more often makes me so anxious. Or maybe the thought of him being with that other guy is the reason of my anxiety, all I know is I don't want to be away from him. "What is this feeling? Why am I so possessive of him?"
I started scrolling through Instagram to divert my attention from Shuyi, but failed. He had uploaded a recent story, and no matter how much I wanted to not care about what was in it, I couldn't stop myself from clicking on his icon.
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"Who's cat is this? And isn't he suppose to be at his music practice right now?"
I thought of calling him to know where and with whom was he but he could find that annoying and intrusive. After all I have no rights on him.
"I should wait, he'll tell me when he gets home at night anyway"
I kept scrolling through my feed and saw a picture of Yuxin and Yue she had uploaded during the camping trip. I tried to ignore the urge but my damn curiosity made me open Yue's profile.
He had a public account so I could see the posts he had uploaded.
"He also posted a recent story?" I quickly clicked on the icon.
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I felt a striking pain in my heart seeing Shuyi standing so close to Yue.
"So it's his cat" My mood instantly dropped making me feel irritated and angry.
"Why do I care who he chooses to spend his time with anyway! He clearly doesn't need me anymore. Stop being so obsessed with him now Shide" I screamed at myself.
Shuyi's Pov
I got free from practice at around 7 in the evening and texted Shide to ask if he was still waiting for me.
"I should stop being such a burden on him, he's already helped me enough. He must have gotten tired and went home by now. I should rather call a taxi"
I was about to enter my current location in the Uber app when a car stopped in front of me and honked.
