Dulce Periculum

15. New Colleagues

Since it was getting late, Wooyoung ordered some food for Yunho to the dorms before driving him there. Now that Yunho was officially part of the team, his new colleague brimmed with questions.

"What is Auresce like? I only hear the story from our espers, but I've never been part of it," he babbled after asking Yunho his name, age, place of origin and which school he went to as if this were a cross-examination.

Yunho was nervous to share all this information with him, but just as with Auresce, he would live with those people now. And getting asked allowed him to bond with Wooyoung instead of just having his data checked without his explicit consent.

"It's high-end, that's for sure. Lots of famous faces. They have superb facilities." Yunho wondered about the difference in organisation, both internal and out at the rifts. He hadn't heard of Tenebra before, but Lux sounded as if their unexpected appearances bothered Auresce often.

Wooyoung nodded along with his eyes on the street. He had taken off his sunglasses and his voice was friendly and unabashed. He told Yunho they were the same age. In general, Wooyoung wasn't afraid to share his experience in return, so it was easier to warm up to him.

"Our most famous esper is San, though Mingi is more well-known to the public," Wooyoung hummed with a secretive grin when he pulled them into a side street. Tall residential buildings crowded here, but they looked orderly with small gardens and areas for children to play in, guarded by security booths at the gates.

"My roommate San?"

"The one and only." With that, Wooyoung ducked his head out of his window to chatter with the security personnel. He was full of smiles and laughter, easily making the people around him comfortable. In a way, he reminded Yunho of Bora. He missed her.

After an extensive conversation about the security guy's day and his kids, Wooyoung sunk back into his seat and steered them into the garage. While Yunho gathered his belongings, he parked lazily in across two spots, not minding the lines. At Yunho's hesitation, he threw him a grin.

"I'll leave soon anyway," he waved it off. Only a few cars were around, so Yunho believed him. Wooyoung would know who came and left.

They made their way up in an elevator, and Wooyoung hummed under his breath. Yunho shuffled in his spot nervously.

He had a lot of questions about Mingi, but he didn't dare word them. Somehow, even the thought of him made Yunho shy. He didn't know what to ask and how to play off his intrigue as casual colleagues. But he still had time to figure that out.

They arrived on the ninth floor and found a white bag in front of a room down the hallway. Wooyoung picked it up with a cheer.

"Dinner for you!" He handed it to Yunho and opened the door with a number code. With a grand gesture, he pulled it open.

"I will write the code for you later. That's safer than sending it."

Yunho wandered inside and was met with the bathroom door right to his side. The other was a closet. Two beds tucked left and right of the room. One was covered with clothes, snack bags, books, and gaming equipment. The other was untouched, apart from a jacket haphazardly thrown on it.

Yunho's new roommate wasn't in tonight, even after Wooyoung called around for him. Then he shrugged.

"Well, he won't mind if we come in. I sure hope he cleans up once he gets home."

Worrisome, but Yunho was down to get to know such a person.

Wooyoung marched in first to toss San's jacket back onto his bed. They had two desks for studying and a small drawer each for personal belongings. San had a gaming setup on his desk and maybe he and Yunho would get along better than expected.