nct donghyuck x reader warnings : angstish - toxic parents, just a little crying, but some fluff at the end :) desc : maybe donghyuck's school rival isn't as bad as he thought?
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"haechan."
"..haechan?"
"lee donghyuck!"
donghyuck snapped out of his trance, turning his head toward his deskmate.
"huh?"
"class is over," jaemin said with a small snicker. he exchanged glances with jeno, who now stood beside his desk while clutching his bag over his shoulder.
"staring daggers at y/n again?" jeno teased.
donghyuck clicked his tongue in disgust as he looked back at y/n.
"he's top of the class again. he's a menace."
"pfft," jaemin scoffed, "he's a menace? he literally just studies and basically never talks. he's the opposite of a menace. he's actually very nice."
donghyuck only gave his friend a side eye in response.
"he's nice?" jeno asked, genuine.
"mhm! he lended me some money for lunch last week. he hasn't talked to me since, or asked me to repay him."
"he's a menace," donghyuck insisted. "next test, i'll get top of the class for sure. and he'll be stuck with second."
"that's what you said last time.." jeno muttered.
"hey!-"
"guys!" renjun's voice suddenly infiltrated their classroom. "you're like, the last ones left in here. c'mon."
"tsk." donghyuck gently flicked jeno's head as he stood up and gathered his books. jaemin laughed again, the three of them finally leaving with renjun.
y/n still sat at his desk while slowly packing up his bag, actually the last student left. a small smile tugged at his lips as he thought about what he'd overheard.
"haechan is very loud for such a gentle looking person," he mumbled, before snickering.
"n/n!"
y/n looked up at the sound of his nickname. mark now stood in the doorway of his classroom, waiting for him.
"can i walk you home?" mark asked happily.
"you always walk me home."
mark smiled and nodded, "i know. but i still like asking."
y/n rolled his eyes. as his neighbor and best friend, mark was always very attentive to y/n. especially since all y/n ever did was sleep, eat, and study. mark always wished he'd be more social - he thought it'd do him some good to stop worrying about his grades so much. but y/n's parents would definitely disagree.
