𝙀𝙉 𝙂𝘼𝙍𝘿𝙀 | ʰᵃᵒᵇⁱⁿ ᵃᵘ

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en garde-a french word derived from latin that refers to the defensive stance a fencer adopts in readiness for an attack

"wow,hanbin is so handsome" ricky exclaimed, his face displaying a look of awe, the older boy who sat next to him scoffed, and not so subtly rolled his eyes.

ricky noticed the obvious and laughed,"hyung, what's wrong", he chuckled, the teasing tone of his voice irritating zhang hao even more.

"he isn't that handsome, just..mediocre."zhang hao stated, the last word sounding more like a question than a statement.

Even he knew it,sung hanbin wasnt mediocre, he was outstanding, perfect even, lying to himself wasn't going to help with the growing envy that the boy felt against the renowned Korean center, but it would distract him from becoming even more frustrated.

Ricky laughed at his petty comment,"hyung why dont you like hanbin,i mean everyone likes him?"

"thats the problem ricky,everyone likes him,its unfair,i deserve that center spot,but he gives me this extra barrier from reaching it"

zhang hao sighed for what felt lke the hundreth time,looking at ricky, pouting.

Ricky laughed as he got up,ruffling zhang haos chestnut brown hair as he did " sorry hyung,as much as id love to listen to your complaints,ive got to go pratice."

zhang hao sat on his bed for a few more minutes,after ricky left, still thinking about hanbin,when the door unlocked,it was matthew,the youngest boys bright smile made zhang haos mood perk up,but it all disappeared the minute the g group center saw the tall, broad-shouldered figure that was behind him.

Sung Hanbin.

Hao felt himself tense up,all this thinking about hanbin had created an invisible barrier of awkwardness between the two.

He bit his lip and grabbed his phone from beneath his pillowcase, pretending to be busy on it,but that didnt stop matthew from making conversation.

"hao hyung,how are you!" matthew exclaimed with an enthusiastic tone,zhang hao could feel hanbins pretty brown eyes focused on him,and he could for some reason feel his ears go red.

hanbin was wearing an oversized grey hoodie with a matching pair of sweatpants,his hair was messy,but not too much,and even his bare face shone with visual.

"im good,uhh im going to go the convenience store,do you want anything?"the question had obviously been directed to matthew and zhang hao was in fact not in any way thinking of going to the convenience store,he had just needed an excuse, a ticket of leave to get out of this situation.

"can you get me strawberry milk,hao?"

he wasn't expecting that voice,his voice,he wanted an answer from matthew not hanbin.

The olders eyes looked at zhang hao,who nodded reluctantly

"thanks"hanbin said,a small grateful smile appearing on his face.

That pretty smile enraged zhang hao.

"dont call me hao,im not your freind."

zhang hao rolled his eyes before pushing past hanbin,who was surprised and most obviously hurt.

matthew looked shocked too,"i guess zhang hao was a bit tired, its okay lets just not bother him"

"no matthew,he doesnt like me,its obvious".

Hanbin ran his long,veiny fingers through his black hair,that fell back into place perfectly.He groaned from exhaustion,flopping onto matthews bed,hanbin had wanted to be freinds with zhang hao,but apparently the other didn't think that way.