Stay Strong Seventeen

Meanie 🤍 Special

Meanie 🤍
University AU 🤍
A very long one shot on the way ☝️
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Wonwoo loved it here, his university, his new friends, his studies ... his life has completely changed and he enjoyed every second of every day.
He was so poor but was an engineering genius, he aced all his college tests and worked really hard for this scholarship
"We have our eyes on you Jeon Wonwoo and once you graduate, you're definitely going to work for us" a government official told him on his first day at the university.

Why?

Because the government was amazed by his academic records and fully paid for his tuition ... Giving his social situation, social services were keen on his education and health, they just wanted to give this boy genius a chance to have a good life despite everything he's been through. It took them years to finally do something but Wonwoo was happy nonetheless.

He was so lucky and so happy ... no more sleepless nights, no more broken homes, abusive parents or passive care homes.
No more starving himself to save money and definitely no more older men taking advantage of him.

No more using his body for a good night sleep, a full stomach and a few bucks.

All he ever wanted was a warm roof over his head and to complete his studies. So when this scholarship came along, it meant the world to Wonwoo.

He secured a part time job at the university's library which he absolutely loved.

He loved being surrounded by books and stories, he was quiet and he liked the calmness the place offered and that's where he met DK for the first time, clueless about where to find his 2nd year human anatomy books. He was a medical student.

He shared a classe with Jihoon and another one with Minghao and soon found himself a family.
His new family was the best thing he had ever experienced. When he first met them, he was shy and reserved, didn't talk much and didn't know how to approach any of them and he definitely didn't know how to approach the tall tanned incredibly handsome guy names Mingyu.

His crush started about a week after he met him, but simply kept it to himself and didn't even try to do or say anything because to Wonwoo, Mingyu was too good for him right? He was damaged goods and Mingyu will never accept being with someone like him ... right?

They all seemed very friendly but he was socially awkward, calm and a bit withdrawn but they didn't seem to mind, they've accepted him being the calm one with few words, it was his charm really.
He heard them talk about their families and share funny stories ... but he didn't have anything to share so he simply listened.
Instead of talking, he simply loved hearing their stories, they made him laugh and they were loud and sure, it was something new to Wonwoo but he liked it.

Getting closer to them wasn't so hard after all and he found himself crushing harder on Mingyu every day.
He was a business major, his family owned a large corporation and he was excited to follow his father's steps and help him run the business. Wonwoo was so happy for him, Mingyu's eyes shined every time he talked about how he'll be handling business meetings soon with a big nice office and the rotating chair.

"How about you Won? What plans do you have after graduation?"

It was his turn, they were having a movie night, all crumped up in DK and Joshua's dorm room since it was the biggest and they got into talking.
Everyone seemed to have something in mind for their future:
Seuncheol is a paramedic and will start his residency soon.
Jeonghan will be the prettiest kindergarten teacher the world has ever seen.
Joshua and Minghao were art students, with their Chinese American backgrounds, the two were super creative.
DK is set to be a very clever family doctor and wishing to open his own doctor's office soon.
Jun's rich daddy's money will help him set up his dream real estates company.
Vernon, Seungkwan and Dino were the youngest and apparently, they are looking into becoming models / marketing officers.
Nobody knows what that is but they are supportive anyways.