Hug Me, Roommate [Sunwon Fanfiction]

Testing the Waters

"Excited for college?" Jungwon looked at Sunoo as he helped him with his things. The younger man loves small talk. He can not handle the silence and the awkwardness, especially with someone he knew he had to be close with eventually. 

They are roomies anyway. Well, about to be.

"So?" Jungwon continued as they stepped into the elevator, giving Sunoo a hand with his things. He was definitely expecting the man to respond because it was a simple question.

"Oh, sorry. My mind was....occupied just now. What were you saying?" Jungwon chuckled at the older's response. It was way funnier because he did not expect that Sunoo was genuinely not ignoring him on purpose, and was purely confused.

Cute.

"Well, I was asking if—"

Ting! The elevator stops.

"Oh, is this our floor?" Sunoo looked somehow fidgety as he asked Jungwon, cutting his words.

"Uhm, yeah. We're on the right level now." The younger smiled nonetheless, watching how Sunoo stepped out of the elevator at a hurried pace.

Maybe he is just shy? Or he hates having conversations? Or does he hate me? Hmm... Does he prefer to just text? How am I supposed to gain his trust? Will we be like this our whole college life?

Jungwon shakes his head out of the number of questions that popped out of his head. He is going crazy!

"No, I can do this." He thinks while finally stepping out of the elevator.

Finally catching up to Sunoo, Jungwon grabs his shoulders, "Hyung!"

As if Sunoo's shoulder touched fire, he immediately stepped away from the touch.

"I'm sorry! Did I startle you? It's just that you were walking really fast." Jungwon says, his eyes filled with worry.

"He hates me. I just know it."  Jungwon thinks but does not let the thought get to him. 

Sunoo's gaze on him softens as if he felt sorry as well. He did not mean it. He did not mean it at all. To maintain his composure, he just raised his eyebrow at the man.

"You...just walked past our unit," Jungwon says, trying to contain a tiny laugh that is building inside his throat. He then pointed at the door, three units away from where they are standing.

"Ahh, right." Although Sunoo is facepalming himself internally with his stupid mistake, he still responds as little as he can.

"Ah, that's embarrassing. I am too preoccupied that I did not notice I am walking too fast and even walked past our unit!"  Sunoo thought as he walks back to the direction he came from.

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Opening the door, bright lights from the unit welcomed them. The place was not too big, but also not too small. It was just right for both of them. Actually, it looked elegant. The nude-colored walls and the brown furniture were just pleasing to the eyes. It looked pretty and a breath of fresh air.