𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐞 ||| 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐯 (𝟐)

[ 𝟐𝟎 ]

I flipped through my textbook as my eyes scanned through to find the correct answer to a question. Currently, Sicheng and I are studying for our midterm exams together. The silent atmosphere of the library kept everyone focused, but my eyes couldn't help but notice the man sitting in front of me.

The sharp white light hit his chocolate brown hair creating golden highlights curving along the side of his head. Sicheng's eyes traveled faster than mine could and his eyebrows slightly narrowed as he stopped on one page from his textbook. His long elegant fingers followed each sentence as he licked his lips and quickly noted down something in his notebook.

It was just us today. In fact, not just today but many other days too. Sicheng and I became distant from the study group for multiple reasons. One: our schedules don't match up with everyone else. Two: both of us just preferred studying together as it was much quieter. Since then, Sicheng has also become more conversational—we usually talk in Mandarin—and less shy around me.

Suddenly, his dark brown eyes glanced upwards and stared into my eyes.

"Do you need something?" Sicheng asked.

"Uhhh," my eyes scanned my notebook and then landed on a question. "Yeah, do you know why this answer is wrong?"

I rotated the book so SIcheng could read it easily. He scrunched his eyebrows and then nodded to himself, probably realizing what I got wrong.

"It's asking for a quote from the first section, not the third section," Sicheng explained.

"Oh, that makes more sense," I reached out for my notebook as he placed it in my hands. "Thank you."

Sicheng nodded and went back to studying. We were reviewing different subjects since he is a year older than me, but he already did freshman English so he could still help me with it.

I glance back at Sicheng who continued his studying. His head was tilted down as he worked on a practice worksheet, causing his hair to block his eyes. My eyes traveled down and over to his broad shoulders—today he wore a midnight blue varsity letterman jacket. Sicheng flipped his page to the other side and continued writing as he fixed his white t-shirt under his jacket.