˗ˏˋ sickly in love ; gyuricky

# - side.

  "THIS IS HARD," gyuvin whined. "i honestly don't know what to do, i don't exactly have a set routine after school, i just do what i feel like doing."

"that's fine, just talk about what you feel like doing then."

"but that's the thing, i decide in the moment. when i do that test, i don't know what i'll be doing after school until i get home."

"just lie."

"i'm a terrible liar!"

"it doesn't matter. why are you looking for problems?" ricky asked with a bored look.

"no, i need you to give me ideas!"

"this is your test, not mine!"

"please," gyuvin pouted. ricky sighed.

"why don't you just think about things you want to do? you don't actually have to do them. but surely you have some idea of something you've been wanting to do for a while. even if it's not a daily thing, just say you're planning to do it."

  gyuvin thought for a moment, then nodded.

  on the day of the english speaking test, gyuvin shook with nerves.

"you'll do fine," ricky assured the boy. gyuvin still looked scared, and ricky didn't know what to do anymore.

  so he hugged him.

  gyuvin froze. ricky wasn't one to initiate physical gestures. he could smell his cologne, the one that even his bed feels like. ricky's bed that brings gyuvin so much comfort.

"tell me what you plan to say," he says, pulling away, but gyuvin kept him locked in the hug.

"sorry, i'm just gonna hug you until it's my turn." ricky nodded, understanding.

  "hmm, when i go home, i'll... bake a cake, a strawberry flavoured one."

"mhm?" ricky pushed on.

"i'll give it pink icing-"

"i think it would be better to say 'use' instead of 'give'.

"right. i'll go home and bake a strawberry cake, using pink icing to decorate it.

"then, i'll slice it and eat one. i'll give another one to my sister. i'll put one in a box," he recited. 

  "then, i'll go over to yujin's house, and give the boxed slice to ricky."

"what?" ricky looked at him. gyuvin smiled cheekily.

"because he's my best friend. and he likes strawberries. so i want to make him cake." ricky could almost cry. gyuvin is the sweetest friend he's ever had.

"don't talk about me in your speech."

"why not?"

"because this is about you."

"but you're my friend. you're a part of my life, a part of me!" ricky looked away to hide a smile.

  ricky went in for another hug. gyuvin blinked in surprise.

  ricky had just hugged him. again. ricky had just hugged him twice in the span of 10 minutes. gyuvin was speechless. he must be dreaming.

  "kim gyuvin," their english teacher called.

    gyuvin inhaled. he wasn't nervous anymore.

"good luck," ricky told him.

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  "you said what?"

  gyuvin was still nervous during his speaking test, but he'd been more shocked.

  he hadn't had enough time to recover after getting hugged twice by ricky.

  so it's no surprise that he had forgotten his words.

"sorry, i forgot."

  his friends laughed at him, and even ricky had to hide behind his hands to disguise his snickers.

"are you for real?" gunwook asked, out of breath from laughing.

"his F grade sure is," jungwon cackled, pointing at gyuvin's report card.

  when he'd shown it to his friends, they'd all been shocked. gyuvin was one of their best speakers - and despite getting easily nervous, he still usually got at least a C or B.

"you idiot, you went over to yujin's to practice with ricky at least 5 times," minji pointed out.

"you're actually stupid," ricky smacked his head.

"i won't bake you that strawberry cake anymore."

"i'm so sorry, please forgive me, i beg." gyuvin laughed and ruffled ricky's hair, feeling light.

  he may have failed his speaking test, but right now, he could never have felt happier - surrounded by his friends, next to his favourite person.

  (he'll worry about that F later on.)

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- 664 words.

hello!

i hope u enjoyed this little side-chapter! of course, it wouldn't be a ricky and gyuvin fic without their infamous "sorry i forgot" joke.

please look forward to the next chapter!

- ivy 💫