𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 || 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐖𝐨𝐧

Twelve

Mingyu's POV

He has Wonwoo hold his bag at his shoulder as he enters the lecture hall. He's finally healed – sort of. Mingyu's ribs are still in the process of healing, and the scar on his temple is scabbing, but the small scratches and the bruises are completely gone. Mingyu wanted to go back to class for so long; being cooped inside a hospital room, being taken care of, and sleeping too much really made his muscle sore, and Mingyu just wanted to seep in the sunshine with his feet grounded.

"Careful!" Wonwoo says by his side when he doesn't notice a bag right at his feet. Mingyu stops and looks at Wonwoo.

"Stop doting on me, Wonwoo. I'm not broken, just weak." He says with a small smile.

"But that's the point! You're weak and if you fall, you might not get to stand up." He says, worry at his tone.

"I'm sure my classmates wouldn't mind helping me." He says as he looks around the classroom to see if any of his classmates notice his presence.

He sees Namjoon, a physics major, lock eyes with him, and they smile widely in unison.

"Mingyu!" He shouts from across the room, and the rest of his classmates spots him at the door.

Mingyu starts walking towards his usual seat; beside the window where he could see the sun change its position but right by the front, so he could focus on the lesson. Wonwoo follows him as he sits down, and he eventually drops the bag beside him. His classmates surround him with smiles.

"We've missed you, Mingyu." The scholar, Lee Chan, says as he presses a soft hand on his shoulder. He always wonders how Chan manages to keep up with college when he's merely seventeen.

"I missed you guys, too." He says genuinely. He locks eyes with his lover, whose standing right beside him, and Would smiles at him.

"I'll go. My class is at the other side of campus."

Even before his lover could walk away, Mingyu grabs Wonwoo's hand and pulls him for a kiss. The kiss goes on like forever, and they only stop when Mingyu's classmates start to coo. They separate with a blush on Wonwoo's cheeks.

"Don't do that again." Wonwoo says as he tries to cover his cheeks.

"I can't help it when you're so beautiful." Wonwoo rolls his eyes.

"Get a room!" Everyone in the room turn to the door of the classroom, and spots Sir Jin smiling at them. "It seems that my star student has come back to class." He says as he places his bag on the teacher's table.

Wonwoo is already at the door when Sir Jin calls out for him. "Wonwoo!" His lover turns around to gaze at his professor. "Thank you for talking to the principle about Mingyu. Now, Mingyu doesn't need to take the exams."

Wonwoo drops his head and Mingyu looks at him. "What?!" He shouts. "Wonwoo!" Wonwoo smiles at him embarrassingly.

"I'll see you later!" Wonwoo runs away, and everyone but him laughs at the scene.

"Alright! If you don't want to fail your final essays, sit the fuck down!" Sir Jin shouts from the board and everyone quickly goes to their seats. Sir Jin looks at Mingyu as he pulls out his notebook from his bag. "Sir Kim, I did say that you won't be needing to take your midterm exams, but you will be writing 6 essays to compensate for you absence." The class erupts in laughter and Mingyu just basks in it. "Welcome back." Sir Jin smiles at him.

"Glad to be back, Sir."

Wonwoo's POV

He's running through the football field when he spots Seungcheol in sports attire, sweating and heaving. Wonwoo and Seungcheol sees each other and they both stop. Seungcheol raises his hand to his teammates to make a 'time out' sign and jogs to Wonwoo.