inked ties | ahn soo ho x fem! reader ✔

2 | Rise and Shine: The Need for a Later School Start

ARTICLE TITLE: Rise and Shine: The Need for a Later School Start

DRAFTED TEXT: School starts at 8:30 in the morning, but I have to be in the classroom at 8:20 so I can prepare for class and maybe talk with somebody, which means I have to arrive at school at around 8:15 so I have enough time to walk through the building and maybe go to the bathroom if I need to. My way to school takes twenty minutes, which means I have to leave the house at 7:55, though I leave earlier in case something happens and it makes me late. Before that I have to wake up, brush my teeth, eat, get dressed, do my hair, my makeup — which means I have to wake up at 6.30, on about five hours of sleep. As a growing teenager, I must ask — is that really necessary?

Contrary to what she had drafted in the morning, Y/n had arrived at school pretty early that day. She'd woken up earlier than usual. Granted she was still tired, but she didn't want to stay home longer than necessary, especially in the morning, so she did her normal routine and left the house with her headphones on.

The sun was barely up when she entered the room of Class 1-6; Yoon Si Eun was there, his AirPods in his ears as he hunched over his books. A body was sprawled over three desks, a small blanket covering its head. Based on the pillow he was lying on, Y/n deducted it was Ahn Soo Ho.

Y/n looked between Soo Ho and Si Eun. Si Eun didn't seem bothered by that at all. Or maybe he just doesn't care. She slowly walked to the middle of the classroom and put her bag on her desk, as well as her zip-up. Turning off her headphones, she let them hang off her neck as she bit the inside of her cheek.

She looked back at Si Eun for a moment. He seemed distracted, most likely listening to his music in his own world. Then she looked back at Soo Ho and took the four steps needed to reach the three desks he occupied.

''Are you awake?'' Y/n whispered, just in case he was still asleep.

A grunt. ''No.''

''Right. Why are you sleeping here?'' Her eyes were stuck on the blanket still covering his face.

''Because I'm tired.'' His voice was muffled due to the cloth. His voice was groggy, too.

Y/n took a breath. ''More people are gonna start coming in here soon. Do you want them to smell your feet once they arrive?''

At that, Soo Ho pushed the blanket off his head, sitting up abruptly. His head snapped to her, his eyes squinted and red, though they still bore into hers. His eyebrows furrowed as he took two sniffs. ''I can't smell anything.''

Y/n snorted. ''That's because you're used to it. I can smell them all the way to my desk! I'm sure Yoon Si Eun can smell them, too.''

''I can't.''

Y/n's head snapped back at Si Eun; he hadn't even turned to look at them. Did he actually speak or did she just imagine that?

''See,'' Soo Ho said as he crossed his legs, tucking his socked feet away. ''My feet don't smell. I take hygiene seriously.''

Y/n furrowed her brows and her eyes dropped down to his shirt. ''Isn't that the same shirt you wore yesterday?''

Soo Ho bit the inside of his cheek. A moment of the two of them staring at each other passed. ''I take it seriously everyday except yesterday.''

''Right.'' Y/n nodded, unconvinced.

Soo Ho gave her a small, almost teasing smile. ''Didn't know you pay attention to what I wear.''

''Woah, hold on.'' Y/n raised her arms up and shook her fingers no. ''I never said that. Don't take my words out of context. I just thought you could use a little bit of deodorant. I've got some in my backpack, I think coconut and vanilla would suit you perfectly.''