Dorm 222 | DOWOO

7:32 pm

"Doyoung! Are you alright?" Jungwoo seemed a bit shocked to see me standing outside his door at 10pm.

"Yeah, I uh- want the sweater back. Here's your t-shirt." I looked at the ground, not even glancing at the blonde boy.

"Doyoung." He said silently before grabbing my chin gently and making me face him. I was holding back the tears, but it was so obvious already.

"Just come in, please." He took my hand and dragged me in. He made me sit on the couch while he went to search for the sweater.

"You didn't come here just for the sweater at this time did you?" Jungwoo handed me the shirt and sat next to me.

"No I- It's just the shirt, don't worry." I tried to laugh it off but I couldn't.

He instantly pulled me into a hug when he saw a tear rolling down my cheek. I pressed my face against his shoulder.

"Let it all out, I'm here." He whispered into my ears right before I burst into tears. I haven't cried like this for ages.

-

I had fallen asleep on top of Jungwoo. Or that's what I thought at least when I woke up on top of him.

I didn't know about him but I knew I had to get up since I have morning classes. I tried to get up without waking the sleeping boy up, but no. He had his arms wrapped around me. Great, how am I supposed to go anywhere?

"Skip the first class, I'm sleepy and need something to hug on." Jungwoo mumbled and pressed my head against his chest. He had noticed me trying to get up.

I slowly lifted my head again, this time only taking a better look at the boy.

He had a clear, glowing skin, perfect facial harmony and blonde, bit overgrown hair which was just a fluffy mess now. His lips had a slight peach color and a small smile on them. He was pretty.

I noticed a small smile forming into my face. What the hell? Why am I smiling?

I had zoned out, still staring at Jungwoo, who had opened his eyes by the time. His smile had widened.

"You're cute as hell, Kim Doyoung." He stated. The word 'cute' and my name in the same sentence brought me back to reality.

"Huh?" I blinked and stared at the boy who was still lying under me.

"You're cute."

"Me?"

"Who else?" He laughed. I glanced at him in disbelief. No one had ever said that to me before. I started blushing.

"Thanks." I tried to hide my smile the best I could.

"Wanna do something today after school?" He suggested and got up into a sitting position. He did it so quickly I didn't even have time to get off him. I was basically sitting on his lap now.

"Why do you want to do stuff with me? Why do you care about me?" I asked him seriously this time.

"Well because-," he kept a small break:

"I like when you're with me, I like being with you." He answered and started fixing my hair. I doubted him for a second.

"Please Doyoungie, come with me after school, I'm so bored!" He looked at me with his puppy eyes and pouted his lower lip.

"Fine." I gave up, besides, I don't have anything better to do.

"Yay! Thank you so much." He hugged me tightly. I wasn't used to physical touch and it definitely seemed to be his way to show affection. It was kind of cute though.

-

"I was afraid you wouldn't show up! Let's go now, I wanna go shopping." Jungwoo exclaimed when I stepped out of the building.

"I'm sorry I'm late, Mr. Han wouldn't let us go on time. I keep my promises." I explained when I reached him.

"Oh no, don't apologize. It's not your fault." He replied and grabbed my hand. I glanced at him but he was already dragging me with him.

"Are you hungry? Shall we get something to eat or drink?" Jungwoo suggested when we arrived after a two minute walk.

"Do you like boba?" I asked him.

"I love it! Let's go get it!" He smiled before dragging me to the boba shop.

"It's on me." He said when I was about to pay. I gazed at him but he just smiled brightly and paid. I felt a warm wave go across my chest, right to my heart. I didn't know what this feeling was but it made me smile a bit.

-

"Those hoodies are so cute! Do you want to get them? If I take the white one and you take the black one?" Jungwoo pointed at two hoodies with a heart in the middle. I was about to say no but the other boy seemed so excited about it, I would feel bad if I said no.

"Sure." I flashed him a small smile before he smiled back at me and dragged me into the store.

We bought the hoodies and went to a couple other shops before leaving the mall. It was already pretty late.

"Can we go to the beach?" I asked him quietly. I usually don't bother to ask anything but I loved the beach and it was just the perfect time when the sun was setting.

"Of course! The sunset is so pretty there." He answered.

We started walking towards the beach which wasn't far away.

For some reason, I actually had fun for the first time in years. I still didn't know if Jungwoo did this because he pitied me or if he actually wanted to be with me.

"Wow, look! It's so pretty." Jungwoo said before running to the beach. I followed him. He sat down to the soft sand and dragged me down with him.

We just stared at the sunset without saying anything for a good while. It wasn't an awkward silence, we were just enjoying the moment.

-

"Can I ask you something?" I broke the silence. Jungwoo turned to look at me and nodded.

"Do you pity me?" I looked him directly in the eyes. He thought for a while before saying anything

"Being honest, at first I did. I felt bad because you didn't have any friends and were always in the same bar, drowning your emotions by getting drunk. But now, I really just enjoy being with you and comforting you whenever you need it. I like it. I like when I get to show affection to someone. " He said and smiled gently. He really liked smiling. I just nodded and smiled a bit as an answer. It felt nice to hear that. That someone actually liked being around me.

"I want to ask something too." He added after a while.

"Do I annoy you?" He seemed a bit upset this time. It made my heart hurt, I didn't know why.

"Of course not. No one has shown me any affection for years. That's why I can't really receive it that well. I'm sorry if I made you feel that way." I looked down and felt bad. Jungwoo lifted my chin back up.

"You apologize too much Kim Doyoung, you really don't need to." He stroned my hair before turning back to the sea.

I admired him from the side, how the sun shone on his face and how the wind slightly messed up his hair.

"You're pretty." I said without even thinking. I was supposed to keep it on my mind. He turned to look at me.

"Oh wait I-"

"You think I'm pretty?"

"...yes."

Jungwoo smiled as wide as he could. I blushed a little about what I said.

"No one has ever said that to me." The blonde boy said, blushing a little.

I caught myself smiling too.

Fuck, what was happening to me?