Keeping a Distance >•Minsung•<

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Jisung is thrilled to arrive at his new dorm room. After living for a few years in Malaysia, he is excited to be back in Korea. He stirs in his seat in the Uber. A smile plastered onto his face. He feels the leather seat he sits on, using it to soothe him. He checks his phone for the hundredth time in the few minutes he has been in the car, he blows his blue hair out of his eyes. Without any notifications or texts, he sighs. Jisung never gets texted anyway. Who would text him? He has no friends. His parents are most definitely at work. So without anything else to do, he looks out the window. Staring out into the street, he sees the houses, the people walking on the sidewalk, the pets some bring with them. The houses turn into apartments, and for a moment, a couple shops, then into dorms. He has arrived. He lets out a silent squeal, kicking his legs cheerfully against the front of his seat. After paying the driver and thanking them, he rushes to leave the vehicle.

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He stands at the front door to his dorm. Suddenly scared. His hands hold onto his bag so hard his knuckles turn white.  His heart beat quickens. 'What if his roommates are awful? What if he embarrasses himself immediately? What if he is at the wrong place entirely? Can he do this? Oh god-' his thoughts are rudely interrupted by a small tap on his shoulder. He jumps slightly and turns to see who touched him. A short, yet unexpectedly buff man, stands there with a concerned look on his face. "Is everything ok? Are you lost?" He seems admittedly a bit confused.
"Yea, sorry. Just nervous." His cheeks redden a little. Well one fear has come true.
Jisung doesn't want to wait and see where the man is going, or what he has to say. He grabs the handle and pushes in with a held breath. He hopes the short man will just walk  away and he won't see him again. But, to his dismay, the man follows in Jisung's footsteps and comes into the dorm. Jisung holds back a sigh. He doesn't want to seem rude, like he doesn't want the man to share a dorm with him, which he kinda doesn't. But it was only slightly awkward and embarrassing, Jisung promises himself that he won't let it affect him too much.
"Guess we will be in the same dorm. Don't be nervous. I know you'll be nervous anyway but I'm sure it helps to hear." The man puts a hand on Jisung's shoulder with a reassuring smile. Second year?" Jisung lets out his held breath.
"Yep. I'm Changbin." The man bows.
"Jisung." He states, bowing as well. "Nice to meet you."
"Likewise. Let's see what rooms we got." Changbin walks into a hallway, passing in between the kitchen and living room. Jisung slowly follows.The signs on the doors read four names, two on each door. "Looks like we got different rooms. Think we are  the first to get here?"
"No. I am." An entirely new voice springs from behind us. They both spin to see who it belongs to. A man with very high cheekbones and thin eyes stands by a door connected to the living room. Must be the bathroom. The man walks over to us. His smile makes his eyes vanish. With a bow he introduces himself as Jeongin. Jisung and Changbin do the same. "Now we are only missing one person." Jeongin sighs. "His name's Minho." Jisnung nods and puts a hand in his pocket. After a short moment of silence Changbin speaks up. "What do you wanna do while we wait?" With that, Jeongin seems to have an idea.
"Soju anyone?" He smiles. Jisung seems okay with this idea. 'Maybe this won't be too bad. Maybe everything will be ok. A new start, a new chapter, a new hope.'

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