/ˈpetrīˌkôr/
: the pleasant smell of earth after it rains
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"Do you like Byeol?"
Seungcheol threw him a disgusted look, slapping the back of his head. "T-that's like liking a- a sister! Hell nah!"
"Okay..." Jeonghan looked down, aw...
Byeol massaged her forehead after confronting a group of 4th years gossiping about her. Her and Jeonghan's slightly matching costumes specifically. She didn't find it much of a big deal, until she found out from Seungcheol that matching costumes have become a thing between couples in their university, to which Byeol almost vomited.
The girl walked off after they shut their mouths and left for practice. As she had predicted, another group of students, female 2nd years this time, snapped their head upon her arrival, resorting to whispering with one another.
"That's her." "I feel a new ship brewing." "Are her and Seungcheol like... no more?" "Yah Sieun, they weren't even dating to begin with."
"I bet something's gonna happen between Yoon Jeonghan and Choi Seungcheol." "You guys are too loud!"
Byeol frowned at what the fifth girl said, not wanting to disrupt the two boys' friendship. Then again, she never really saw them interacting in a positive way. "Oi! Lee Byeol. Hurry up you're late."
She bowed at her coach, explaining to him that the council had a sudden meeting with a few teachers regarding a recent bullying incident surrounding three 3rd years. Two of them were identified as Kang Yuseok and Han Saeroi, but the last one, a girl, was still unknown. The coach nodded at her, sending her off to the bathrooms to change.
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"We'll be doing a 1v1. I'll throw the ball down the middle. Whoever gets the ball, has to shoot, while the other defends. If they make the shot, 25 pushups for the defender. If the defender blocks and gets the ball, 25 push ups to the attacker. Byeol and Jeonghan, you guys start."
The captain and co-captain positioned themselves on opposite sides of the court, intense looks on their faces. Their coach blew his whistle, bouncing the ball high into the air, as the two star players made a run for it. Unsurprisingly, Byeol managed to get the ball before Jeonghan, and she went to take a shot.
A female teammate who was next in line suddenly noticed something and she cupped her mouth, "Unnie your shoelaces!"
Although her warning was processed too late as Jeonghan stepped on the shoelace, bringing Byeol back down and preventing her from jumping and shooting. Jeonghan slipped, and he held Byeol's shoulder for support, but that didn't work considering she had less balance than he did, resulting to them falling to the ground. Like always, as cliché as it was, the boy was the one on top of the girl.
