ᴘᴀɪɴᴛ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴋꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟᴀɴᴋ ᴄᴀɴᴠᴀꜱᴇꜱ 🖌 ʏᴜɴʜᴏ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

E I G H T E E N

The next day, the school buzzed with students asking their friends for notes, or to quiz them on main points of the exam. Y/N stood by her locker fixing up her make-up until Chuu walked up behind her and hugged her.

"Hey, good luck for the exams!" She smiled, Joy beaming from her face.

Y/N turned around and hugged Chuu back, "You too," She let go slightly, "Where's Yuqi?"

"Oh she got sick," Chuu answered, "Drank too much, you know, the usual."

Y/N giggled at the thought of Yuqi all hungover. Again. They both said bye to each other and went their own separate ways, the sounds of their high heels clinking around the hallway. Y/N eventually arrived at the English classroom and spotting Yunho already at his desk, reading his notes one last time. Her face lit up as she went up to him.

"Hey Yunho!" She smiled

He looked up to her and smiled back, "Hey," He gestured to the seat next to him, "Ready for the exams?"

She sat down quickly, taking out her things. "Hell no."

"You'll be fine, the topics aren't that hard actually." Yunho reassured, "Plus, I can always help if you need." He winked.

Y/N blushed slightly and leaned her head on her hand, "You better help me," She jokingly jabbed at his shoulder.

He giggled quietly, "Whatever you say,"

Soon, the teacher stepped inside the classroom, eyeing the both of them with a stern look on her face, "Why are you two here so early?" She questioned.

Yunho looked up and hesitated, "Uh, we're revising." He smiled awkwardly.

"Alright.." The teacher flipped through the exam papers, stappling them.

Yunho then looked back at Y/N, his smile returning to his face. He started to slowly lean his head on her shoulder, but Y/N beat him to him. Her head landed on his shoulder, looking up at him with a smug expression on her face. Yunho's face became bright pink and his heartbeat quickened. 

Suddenly, the final bell rang and students started rushing to their classes, the English class quickly filled with hurried students stumbling over their feet. Y/N scrambled away from Yunho's shoulder, quickly looking away from him; leaving him confused. Yunho looked slightly saddened and returned to his notes.

The teacher then told the class to put everything away and handed out the exam paper. Y/N looked nervous as she eyed the paper, biting the skin around her nails. Yunho noticed and put a hand on her arm, making her blush in the process.

"You'll be fine, trust me." He smiled.

Y/N shifted in her seat to look at him, her expression softening. "Hope so."

As the timer started, her heartbeat started to rise as the questions confused her more and more. She tapped the pencil on the table in an anxious manner. Y/N gave up trying to answer the questions and pulled gently on Yunho's sleeve. He looked over slightly at her so the teacher doesn't notice, responding to her with a low hum. She pointed at the question she's stuck on with a pleading look on her face.

Yunho smiled at her, giving her a "that's so easy" look. He got closer to her so that his whispers tickled her ears, making her face flush. He proceeded to whisper the answer into Y/N's ear, his husky voice sending shivers down her spine. She couldn't even focus on what he was saying. After he had finished, she smiled and nod in gratefulness even though she didn't hear a single thing.

Y/N answered the questions blindly, not caring if they grammatically made sense or not. She put her pen down rather loudly which caused Yunho to jump slightly. She laid her head down on the desk and took a nap, slowly pulling his arm so she can rest on it. Yunho realised what she was doing and moved his arm so she can rest comfortably. Y/N looked up and smiled before closing her eyes and drifting to sleep.

Soon later, the timer rang, signalling that the exam period is over. Y/N jolted awake, noticed a small trail of drool on Yunho's sleeve. She quickly wiped it in embarrassment, hoping he doesn't notice. He looked at her in joy, looking down at his sleeve then chuckled. He took off his jacket and handed it to Y/N.

"Here, you look freezing." He offered.

She took the jacket delicately, "Are you sure you aren't giving me this 'cause I drooled on it?"

"I'm sure, though it is a bit disgusting. No offense." He scratched the back of his neck, "I don't know how you survive in those crop tops."

"You get used to it eventually." She put on the jacket, the warmth of the fabric enveloping her. She hugged herself, attempting to warm herself up.

Yunho shook his head in disbelief, "Come on, let's get out of here." He got out of his seat and helped her up.

"Oh actually.." She hesitated, "I was planning to go with my friend."

Yunho's face dropped slightly, "Oh.. Okay then. See you around?"

"Yeah, see you."

They both walked out of the classroom, waving bye to each other before departing their own separate ways. Almost immediately, Chuu popped out from her class and came over to Y/N. They headed together to the canteen, chatting away as they walked. They bought some snacks and drinks before finding a table to sit at.

As Y/N munched on her protein bar, she couldn't help but notice Yunho sitting alone, eating his lunch quietly. She looked at Chuu and asked, "You wouldn't mind if I brought him over, right?" She pointed to him.

"Him?" Chuu questioned, "Don't you hate him?"

Y/N's mind is casted back to the time where she bullied him relentlessly, shaking her head to get the thought out of her mind, "Not anymore."

"If you want to, I guess." Chuu continued snacking on her chips, eyeing Yunho with a judgemental look.

Y/N got up and went over to Yunho's table, "Wanna come sit with us?" She pointed at her table.

Yunho looked up and hesitated, "Are you sure? I don't want to be a bother-"

"Do you want to or not?" Y/N said firmly, crossing her arms over her chest.

Yunho looked at the table, then Chuu, then back to Y/N. "I'd love to."

Lunch with the popular girls wasn't what Yunho was expecting it to be. He thought it was going to be filled with gossip and plans to mess with other, when really it was just as regular as any other friendship, regular chatting and making plans to hang out. He sat there silently eating and only spoke up when Y/N looked over to him, slowly warming up to the atmosphere. This wasn't like when him, San and Soobin go out to eat, but it was close enough.

After lunch, classes passed quickly as Yunho's mind replayed the scene of him at lunch over and over again. As soon as the last bell rang, he quickly packed up and headed out. Yunho sighed as he felt the fall air hit his skin. He was about to step outside until he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Why you leaving without me?" San complained, "Thought we're gonna go to the gym club together."'

"Right, my bad." Yunho sighed, he almost forgot.

The boxing match.