pluto ; jungjoo

16.

❝yes, i will⸺ oh sorry, see you later jungsu, bye.❞

jooyeon walked into a boy about his age in the door of the flower shop, he was already walking out, with a pretty flower bouquet in his one hand, while waving the other hand, bidding jungsu goodbye as a bright smile spread across his lips.

that was the second when jooyeon wished his lectures didn't end early so he wouldn't be a witness of this. he didn't know why he got so uncomfortable by this simple scenario that unfolded in front of his eyes. it was something so simple, just someone bidding his goodbye to jungsu. nothing much, really. but something bubbled up in his stomach, making him feel so uncomfortable.

the lectures that day ended early and jooyeon was literally the first one to run out of the university building. he couldn't wait to meet jungsu and spend time with him, even if the elder had to work, he would be so happy to spend some time in the flower shop, talk to him and help him out with whatever it would be. for the whole time of being in university he couldn't stop thinking about jungsu and spending time with him and now he got this.

it was no big deal, it had to be nothing much but it for whatever reason was more than it should have been. jooyeon felt so upset all of sudden, for no reason. blaming this random person who apparently even knew jungsu's name, for ruining his whole mood and excitement.

he felt stupid for thinking like that. of course jungsu was a normal human being like he himself was and was obviously allowed to talk to others, have friends or even someone he loved. jooyeon shouldn't have cared. but oh boy, he did. a little too much and he didn't know why it was so.

his mind went back to all the bad thoughts. what if jungsu left him and went away with that guy. what if he didn't want to be friends with jooyeon anymore, be his friend anymore. maybe this boy was his childhood friend from his hometown, or maybe he met him here. it didn't matter. jooyeon suddenly felt so scared.

❝joo, are you okay?❞ jungsu's much soft voice snapped the said boy back to reality from his pile of thoughts, making him shake his head slightly and look at the elder, who was smiling at him.

one other thing that didn't go unnoticed by him, was a tiny flower tucked in jungsu's hair. his very first thought was how breathtakingly beautiful the elder looked, he did even without any flowers in his hair, but this little detail somehow made him even prettier, if possible. jooyeon didn't realize how he was holding his breath as he stared at jungsu with his eyes slightly widened.

he then shook his head again and the thought of that guy giving jungsu a flower and putting it in his hair overshadowed everything. similar feeling bubbled up in his stomach and dear bunnies above, it was so uncomfortable. he felt like wanting to scream so loud at that moment. at some point not even wanting to know what this all meant. he didn't know, whether he wanted to know what he felt or not.

nodding his head, ❝yeah, i am.❞ jooyeon mumbled more to himself, walking towards the counter to take a seat on a chair. ❝did he give you that flower?❞ he then pointed at the small flower tucked in the elder's hair. he realized too late, how the sentence came off, the way he referred to that guy. it was like the words left his lips before he would realize what and how he was saying it.

❝yes he did.❞ jungsu on the other hand, didn't catch on that voice change and nodded his head with that, a bright smile tugging up his lips. ❝let's go out, i'll tell you.❞ he suddenly got too excited, too much caught up with that to be able to notice a small frown on jooyeon's face.