fusion in love | jongsan

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"can't you let me help you?"

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jongho

i woke up feeling exhausted. i didn't get much sleep last night. why? because i was up all night thinking about san. i was thinking about how he could go through such a thing without even asking for help but instead run away and start anew? i looked up to that. i let out a sigh and just decided to get ready for the day.

when i closed my apartment door, i turned around only to be met with san. he too looked like he hadn't slept. or maybe that's how he usually looked like.

"you look like you didn't sleep." he commented.

"yeah, i didn't." i let out a small laugh.

he just gave me a nod and started walking, i stared at him for a moment before following him. we stood in the elevator awkwardly. as i alighted from the elevator, his voice caught my attention.

"wanna ride with me? i usually see you take the bus." he offered.

"no thanks, i'm fine with taking the bus." i gently rejected.

"really? given the little time we have left, i bet taking the bus would make you late." he said.

for the first time that day, i looked at my phone to check the time. and indeed, i only had so little time left. did i oversleep? if so, did san oversleep too? it wouldn't be a surprise if he did. i sighed and just nodded, accepting his offer. he nodded and walked towards the carpark, where his motorcycle awaited us. it wasn't the first time i rode with him on his motorcycle, but i always felt nervous just at the thought of it.

he passed me his helmet and without hesitation, i took it and wore it. i struggled less with adjusting it to fit my head. i got on behind him and slowly wrapped my arms around his waist. he started the engine and started driving. soon enough, we arrived at school with only ten minutes left to spare. without wasting time, we quickly took our things and rushed to class. when we entered, people stared at us. two of san's friends were there and they shot weird looks at san's direction. awkwardly, we sat down at our seats.

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san

"dude, the fuck?" wooyoung said to me.

"what? we both overslept and i offered him a ride." i replied.

"offered him a ride? since when did you do that?" hongjoong asked, laughing.

he was right. since when did i do that? i just shrugged and focused to the front, unknowingly playing with my ring.

two minutes or so later, seungcheol came in. he wasn't in this class, what was he doing here? my heart raced as he approached me and slammed a piece of paper on my table. he looked at me before turning around and walking out, touching jongho's chin in the process. jongho pulled away from him and i glared at him as he walked out. jongho turned to look at me and so did my friends.

"what's that? let me see-" wooyoung asked, trying to reach for the paper.

i managed to dodge him and gave him a look. he rolled his eyes and i looked at the paper. my eyes widened and my heart rate picked up.