Anatomy | Nichojoo

'one

One late afternoon on a wednesday, Euijoo was working on his art project in the school's painting room. The large canvas contained a beautiful painting of a fairy garden, as the assigned topic by his art teacher.

Sunlight refracted through the windows, creating rainbow hues. The red and orange leaves danced in the wind outside, and temperatures started dropping as time passed.

A sudden knock on the painting room's door sounded, making Euijoo jolt up in surprise. The door opened, revealing Euijoo's art teacher at the doorframe. "Euijoo, you're still here? It's getting late, you should go home soon before the sun sets, okay?" The art teacher reminded. Euijoo responded with a quick nod and started packing his materials.

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On the way out of school, Euijoo passed by the soccer field just beside the main gates. The cheers of the students playing made Euijoo look in their direction. He spotted a group of students from the soccer club having a practice match. He smiled at the gaze of the soccer players cheering for each other.

However, one of them caught Euijoo''s eyes. He had luscious dyed red hair and stunning looks. However, what caught Euijoo's attention the most was his strapping body. The biceps of that man were peeking out from the jersey's sleeves. "Damn, his muscles are so defined..." Euijoo muttered to himself.

"Whose muscles are so defined?" The sudden interruption made Euijoo slightly startled. His art major senior, Sungho, had unknowingly overheard Euijoo's self talk. "Ah hyung! You're still here?" Euijoo questioned.

The older let out a light chuckle, "I had an extended course scheduled today...What about you? Why are you still here?" He asked.

Euijoo looked at his hyung, who had his eyes glued onto him, staring daggers into his soul. "I was working on Mr Han's assignment, it's due next week.." Euijoo let out a smile, his eyes forming horizontal crescents.

"I see....Do you need help?" Sungho had a hopeful tone in his voice, awaiting Euijoo's response. "There's no need, hyung! You're busy enough, I'm finishing soon anyways!" Euijoo bowed out of respect and checked the time on a nearby clock. 6:13pm, it was about time for him to head home.

"Well..Get home safe hyung! Let's talk more next time! Bye!" Euijoo ran out the school gates, towards the bus stop. Sungho, who was left completely speechless, slowly walked behind him.

"So cute..."

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Euijoo waited patiently at the bus stop. The sky started getting dimmer as time passed. The school field was still in sight across the road. The soccer team was still playing joyfully and their cheers echoed throughout the neighborhood.

Once again, Euijoo looked at the students spread across the large patch of grass, running at turbo speeds. The striking bold colour of red could be seen from miles away. He couldn't help but watch the match for a little longer.

Being too focused on the match led to some minor consequences. Euijoo had not paid attention to the arrival and departure of the few buses that had already passed multiple times. He had only realised the time when the soccer match had ended.

"Shit! What time is it?" Euijoo took out his phone and switched it on. To his surprise, the lock screen read 6:56pm. "Ouhhhhh, mom is gonna kill me" He shook his legs uncontrollably at the thought of his mad mom.

Moments after, Euijoo saw his bus arriving to his stop. He stood up in relief and hailed for it. The bus halted to a stop seeing Euijoo and opened its door. He stepped aboard and greeted the bus driver. He paid his fare and went to take a seat.

Even this late into the evening, the bus was still packed with mountains of passengers. In the corner of his eye, he spotted a bright red-haired boy running after the bus, his hands out hoping he'd be noticed. Fortunately, the driver had yet to depart and kindly waited for the boy.

"Hey, isn't that the guy from the soccer team just now?" Euijoo thought to himself. His red hair was wet, jersey and pants drenched from sweat. His shoulders were broad, his legs were long, and a surprisingly snatched waist.

Through the now drenched shirt, his abs were visible. They're just as defined as Euijoo had imagined. He had an almost perfect body structure, similar to the textbook references Euijoo used when studying anatomy.

"He has the perfect body to sketch..." Euijoo thought to himself once again. He looked back at the boy's face, but it caught him by surprise. The boy was looking right back at him. His intimidating eyes gave Euijoo chills down his spine. No life can be seen in those eyes of his, it's close to terrifying.

Euijoo stood there frozen, bravely staring right back at the other. He was then awakened back into reality when the bus started moving. He immediately broke the eye contact and hung his head low from embarrassment while tightly gripping onto the bus handle.

End of chapter