"Mutual Love" hoonki.

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𝙉𝙞-𝙠𝙞'𝙨 𝙋𝙊𝙑
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The air in the lecture hall was quite cold, and the faint smell of coffee lingered in the air. Outside the window, snowflakes glimmered in the winter sun, creating a serene landscape. The campus grounds were covered in a light blanket of snow, and the towering trees stood like silent guardians, their branches laden with glistening snowflakes.

I was sitting while waiting for the professor to arrive, scribbling in my notebook. I had arrived earlier today. I was lost in my own thoughts. I kept staring out the window when I noticed two familiar figures. Sunghoon and Sunoo? Since when did they start talking? Was Sunoo finally brave enough to talk to Sunghoon?

I shook my head, brushing off that strange feeling that I couldn't quite figure out what it was.

I looked around, noticing a few other students chatting quietly among themselves. Some were busy  on their phones, scrolling through social media, while others seemed engrossed in their studies. Despite the hustle and bustle outside, the lecture hall  remained relatively peaceful.

I glanced back outside to where Sunghoon and Sunoo were just now. They were gone.

The door to the lecture hall opened, revealing Sunghoon. He walked in and made his way to his seat, next to me. I turned to watch him, and he flashed me a quick small smile before sitting down.

"𝙃𝙞."  I spoke.

"𝙃𝙚𝙮." He replied back shortly, getting his notebook out.

The lecturer started the lecture, I found myself stuggling to concentrate. My gaze kept wandering back to Sunghoon, his every move captivating my attention.

He would occasionally lean forward, his arm reaching out to write something in his notebook, each movement catching my eye.

I tried to force myself to focus, to listen to the lecturer, but my mind kept drifting to Sunghoon. Was he always so mesmerising? Gosh, what's wrong with me.

The feeling was both comforting and distracting. I felt strangely at ease just being aware of his presence, but at the same time, I was losing the will to pay attention to the lesson.

"𝙉𝙞-𝙠𝙞, 𝙥𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣." The lecturer spoke all of the sudden, interrupting my thoughts.

I looked at the lecturer, realizing that I had been caught daydreaming yet again. My gaze darted down, and a flush of embarrassment washed over me.

"𝙎𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮, 𝙨𝙞𝙧." I respond, trying to mask my discomfort with feigned composure.

As the lecturer returned to his previous engagements, I glanced back at Sunghoon. Our eyes meet, and for a brief moment, it seemed like time froze. Sunghoon gave me a knowing look, as if he had somehow discerned my thoughts. Heat rose to my cheeks, betraying my internal turmoil.

I hurriedly looked away, hoping to avoid further embarrassment. Gosh he caught me.

As the lecture ended, Sunghoon swiftly gathered his belongings without even a glance in my direction. The room emptied momentarily, leaving me some with my scattered thoughts. Why hadn't Sunghoon waited for me to leave together?

Following Sunghoon's rushed exit, I found myself overcome with emotions. Had I done something wrong?

I tried to push away these thoughts, hoping to regain my composure. A sense of irritation shimmered beneath the surface.

After what felt like an eternity, I finally gathered my things and left the room. The corridor filled with students engaged in lively conversations.

I tried to navigate through the crowd, focusing on the path ahead. The silhouette of one of them resembled Sunghoon from a distance, but upon closer inspection, I realized my mistake. What's wrong with me?

Suddenly Sunoo approached me, a friendly smile adoring his face.

"𝙃𝙚𝙮, 𝙉𝙞-𝙠𝙞!" Sunoo greeted me, noticing my scattered expression. "𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮. 𝙄𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩?"

"𝙄𝙢 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚. 𝘿𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙄 𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙨." I replied to him, smiling slightly.

Sunoo nodded, even though he probably did not believe a single thing i said.

"𝘼𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨, 𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙣!" He said, smiling from ear to ear. "𝙈𝙚!"

"𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙪𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛, 𝙝𝙪𝙝?" I rolled my eyes, teasing the boy.

"𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧." Sunoo sassed before continuing. "𝙃𝙚'𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙪𝙥 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚."

Sunoo's compliment about Sunghoon's appearance made me feel some weird emotion. Slight jealousy tugged at my heart, causing a wave of mixed emotions. I tried to mask it with a nonchalant smile, but my inner turmoil persisted. Why am I feeling this for him?

"𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞'𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙤𝙪𝙩." Sunoo said out of the sudden.

His unexpected statement about asking Sunghoon out caught me off guard. My stomach sank at the thought, intensifying the knot of jealousy brewing within me. I tried to maintain a facade of nonchalance, but the idea of losing Sunghoon's attention to someone else stirred whirlwind of emotions.

I knew for a fact that this day would come. I remember the day when Sunoo asked me to get to know about things that Sunghoon liked, and that he had taken an interest in him. I never knew that i would feel something like this for the boy my best friend liked.. What kind of a friend am I?

𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗻.
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— 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝘅𝗶𝗶!
𝗜 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀. 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿? (𝗜𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗺 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆, 𝗶 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸.)