study buddy || sunhak

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afterschool eric and haknyeon along with thier friends, mark and jeno, from school decided to go to the mall to get some things for thier costumes.

they were walking around when they decided to split up. eric and mark would go one way and haknyeon and jeno the other.

haknyeon went into a fabric store. he wasn't sure what you called them but they sold all kinds of fabrics and sewing equipment like pins and needles and all that.

jeno was quitely following the older who was browsing through some red-colored fabrics. he picked a sample up and held it up against jeno.

jeno stood there like a mannequin and let the older do his thing. haknyeon shook his head and put it down then picked up a much darker red-colored fabric and held it up against jeno.

"perfect"

"thanks"

"I was talking about the fabric"

"ouch"

"no no no. you're skin is amazing too"

the both laughed and payed for the piece of cloth after getting the length of fabric they wanted and moved onto the next store.

haknyeon was looking for fake fangs for him and eric but he wasn't sure where to look for them. jeno suggested they go to a prop-store which is where they went.

they rode the elevator to the third floor and entered the store when they found it. after getting the fangs and some extra stuff they were going to go look for a place to eat.

jeno's stomach rumbled while they were in the store so they were quite sure lunch couldn't wait any longer.

they waited for a minute or to for the elevator to open before they got in.

"you don't have to carry the bags you know"

jeno nodded with his eye-conic eye smile. get it? because his eyes smile is iconic and eye-conic is also- nevermind.

"by the way what are you going as?"

"I don't know, maybe a ghost"

"like throw a sheet over your head and cut out holes?"

"yeah"

"yeah no"

"what?"

"you should change your costume"

"why?"

"well for starters why would you want to cover your handsome face"

"I- I don't know"

"exactly. just listen to me, I'm always right"

as if on cue the elevator doors opened and they chuckled and got out the elevator.

they quickly stopped by a costume shop to buy jeno another costume. he decided to go with a classic and he was going to go as a vampire.

even though lots of people might also choose this character haknyeon reassured the younger that he was going to be the hottest vampire of the night.

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they sat down at one of the food stalls. they were waiting for thier orders. while waiting they spotted eric and mark whom they called over. the other two ended up joing them.

they were chatting about random things until their orders arrived. they ate in silence because they were all hungry and the heat wasn't helping.

haknyeon took all the trash on the table and went to throw it away when they were done eating. on his way to the bin he bumped into someone. he didn't look at the person but he bowed and apologized. he was more focused on not dropping the trash in his hands. he didn't want a repeat of last time.

after successfully throwing it away he made his way back to the others when he turned. he swore he heard sunwoo's voice. he looked around for the boy but he didn't see him anywhere.

after concluding that he was imagining things he went back to the other's who were getting ready to leave.

"you good?"

"yeah why do you look disturbed?"

disturbed? haknyeon thought he looked normal. even after all this sunwoo still had an affect on him. he needed to get over it. he shrugged it off and smiled.

"nothing. I just realized how ugly your faces actually are"

haknyeon laughed starting up a small argument within the group.

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it was almost the three-hour mark when the four boys were done and decided to go home. they were making jokes and teasing each other.

eric was looking for his phone and started panicking when he couldn't find it.

"where were you before the food court?"

"I don't know!"

"we were at the clothing store on the fifth floor"

"maybe you left it there"

"you two go to the store and mark and I will get the car"

"fuck"

"what?"

"I can't find the keys"

"what do you mean you can't find the keys"

"I don't know where it is!"

"well when do you remember last having it!"

"I gave it to eric!"

"why would- well eric where is it?"

"with my phone"

"........"

mark and eric practically threw the bags they were holding at the other boys and bolted for the store. they had never seen the boys ran that fast. they were so panicked that they ran past the elevator and ran to the stairs that you'd use in an emergency.

when the two disappeared haknyeon and jeno decided to walk to the car while discussing thier disappointment in the others but they honestly weren't surprised. they were wondering if those two were ever going to grow up.

"no but why did they run like that!"

"okay they were kind of running funny"

"they looked like headless chickens"

two were laughing while haknyeon imitated mark and eric's run. and because this is haknyeon we are talking about he tripped over god knows what while making fun of the other two.

you'd think he'd learn his lesson by now. he seemed to forget that karma is real. well he accepted it the same way he accepted that he was going to fall hard on the ground and embarrass himself infront of all these people.

he shut his eyes and tightend his grip on the shopping bag. he mentally prepared himself for the pain and humiliation.

yet, it didn't come.

he opened his one eye to see what was happening and noticed that there was quite a distance between his face and the floor.

he also noticed a pair of arms wrapped around his body. he looked up and saw a very familiar face. so much was going through his head that he didn't know what to do.

he was sure that if he moved his arms he would fall and he hoped that sunwoo wasn't that cold-hearted.

"woah sunwoo you are so cool" he heard someone say.

jeno held his hands pulling him out of sunwoo's hold. haknyeon tried walking away but he felt some pain in his ankle and let out a shriek.

before he or sunwoo could do or say anything jeno picked the boy up bridal style while still somehow managing to hold the bags and carried him to the car.

sunwoo watch this happen and he didn't like the way haknyeon wrapped his arms around the other's neck and snuggled closer to him.