˗ˏˋ sickly in love ; gyuricky

# - i.

"WE HAVE BIOLOGY AND ENGLISH together. lucky you, huh?" gyuvin remarks as they compare their schedules. "i'm one of the best students 'round here. so you can always ask me."

"don't listen to him, he's actually an idiot."

"shut up, gunwook," gyuvin glares at the boy, who's voice ricky recognised to be the one gyuvin was talking to earlier.

"no worries, i don't need much help with those subjects," he assures them.

"even if you did, that guy wouldn't be of any use," gunwook says, jabbing his thumb towards gyuvin (who is very much still here).

"stop talking about me like i'm not right here."

"gunwook, are you not a guide?" ricky asks the boy, noting that he's not attending to an exchange student.

"nope, it's my first year in high school, so we freshmen aren't part of the programme, seeing that we're also new. i'll definitely join next year if the school continues to hold it."

they make their way to their homeroom class, and ricky notices all the attention people send their way - more specifically gyuvin's. girls bat their lashes at him and some guys even roll their eyes in jealousy.

"you seem to be well known - you have a reputation, or something?" ricky asks.

"hmm? well you're also getting some stares of your own." really? ricky hadn't noticed.

"well, i'm a new student after all. and i'm clearly foreign."

"i don't think that's it."

"what is it then?" ricky turns to look at his guide in confusion. why else would people be staring at him?

"because you're- nevermind. here's our class," he says, entering ahead of him.

"gyu!" a boy calls out.

"jungwon! you're in this class?"

"yeah, is he your partner?"

"mm," gyuvin confirms with a nod. "this is ricky, from china."

"ricky? i have a friend named riki, actually. you guys should meet. nice to have you here." jungwon pulls a boy by the arm.

"hey! i was talking to some people."

"this is haruto! from japan. my partner."

"nice to meet you," haruto says, bowing to the two newcomers. they bow back in greeting.

"wow, who's this? he's gorgeous." they turn to look at the owner of the voice: a girl with blonde hair and a charming nose.

"hiyyih! you look stunning as ever."

"gyuvin, shut up actually. you can't flirt with me, it won't work."

"it did when we first met," gyuvin whispered as he leaned closer to ricky. ricky chuckled, highly aware of his close proximity.

"i'm ricky; young and rich, tall and handsome." he loves introducing himself like this. it usually works to get on people's good sides, a charismatic first impression. and it works - they all start laughing.

"sounds like you're describing me, if i'm being honest," gyuvin says with a smile.

"minus the rich, tall, and handsome part," jungwon says, rolling his eyes.

"i'm rich too! and i'm literally taller than all of you."

"not me though, stay safe out there," ricky says, waving his hands defensively.

"god, who paired these two big-headed losers together?" haruto asks light heartedly, and they share some chuckles before the teacher enters and class begins.