Unexpected Admiration | Haobin

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"Holy shit..." was all Taerae could let out when he heard the restroom door close after the two boys exited. "Holy shit what the fuck?!" He exclaims in the cramped stall he was currently in. After waiting a couple minutes he unlocks the stall and exits slowly. He was in complete shock and was very much confused with what he had just heard.

Taerae really didn't mean to eavesdrop on their conversation. He was simply using the restroom before he heard two of his younger friends voices fill up the once quiet area. He froze when he first heard the two yelling at one another. He knew that the two weren't talking to each other but he didn't know that it had gotten to the point of actually arguing.

Taerae thought the entire situation was odd, from his perspective Ricky was the reason the two had become distant... so why was he the one trying to get Gyus attention? He was genuinely confused by this because Gyuvin himself told him and Gunwook that Ricky was the one ignoring and pushing Gyuvin away.

But after being secretly locked in with the two boys, it turns out Gyuvin had been lying to him? In all honesty he was upset with Gyuvin, because of the younger he himself had been distant with Ricky- baffled by how "Ricky switched up on Gyuvin". But now after hearing... that one, it was Gyuvin who distanced himself from Ricky and two, that the two boys had feelings for each other.... He didn't know how to feel.

All he knew was that he was overcome with massive waves of guilt due to the fact that he had obviously been putting off plans with Ricky. For the past week the younger boy has been trying to hang out with Taerae but he just couldn't do it after hearing that "Ricky was making Gyuvin sad by not talking to him". Ricky would always have a pained and knowing expression when Taerae said he already had plans, those plans being with Gyuvin and Gunwook.

Taerae sniffs and he realizes that he was crying. He quickly wipes his face before going to the bathroom room mirror looking at how he was quite flushed. He sighs with annoyance, "Gyu what the fuck..." before washing his face with water. After taking a moment to collect his thoughts, Taerae turns to walk out of the restroom with his mind set. 'Today I need to talk to Ricky after school... he's been with hao recently right? Maybe he'll be with his before Haos lesson? I'll bring them snacks and try to apologize... Yeah that could work!' He thinks to himself

Unaware of the fact that Hao had no intentions of showing up to his lesson today

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"So what I'm hearing is Gyuvin is an idiot and that y'all are settling things now?" Hao say in a tone mixed with confusion and disbelief to which Ricky just nods slowly. Hao sighs before patting the younger back, "I'm sorry Rui... are you at least feeling better have sorted things out?"

"I wouldn't say we actually sorted things out gege... i just.. I can't believe he'd act like that without even trying to talk to me about it." Ricky says with a small pause before continuing, "I mean he's been blowing up my phone since class started with apologies and saying he'll buy me robux to make of for it... like do you even know me? Get me VIP in Dress to Impress and then you can talk to me" he says in tone to where Hao can't quite tell if he's being sarcastic, nonetheless the older still giggles at the boys antics.

"Yknow how people say there's guys who are like puppies? I think Gyu might be like that!" Hao says with a laugh making Ricky a little confused, "erm what do you mean gege?"

"Y'know!! Like a golden retriever boy! Well his eyes give off Bambi eyes... but he acts like a puppy dog with you! He follows you around like he's attached to your hip, listens to youre every word, fetches you stuff when you ask for it. It's cute! Omg and you're like a kitty! y'all would be so-" Ricky cute his gege off with a cough

"Hao ge I don't know what you're yapping about but sure. But did you notice that Hanbin hyung does all that stuff you listed towards you?" Rick say raises his eyebrows at Hao, to which the older just pauses for second to think. "Huh... I guess he does? I mean he's like that with everyone tho Rick-"