SO HIGHSCHOOL | HEESEUNG FF | by secretmonkeyy

「part one: nice to meet you!」

choi areum let out a sigh, her backpack strap on her shoulder as she stood in the hallway outside of her first class period of the day as a new student to namyangju highschool. she made sure her uniform was tidy and elegant-looking to the public, hoping that people would have good opinions about her today.

words of encouragement spoken were to herself, as she closed her eyes nervously. "come on, areum. you can do this, don't worry!" areum muttered under her breath before opening her eyes and stepping into the classroom in front of her. areum looked around while standing in the doorway, observing the room.

the classroom bustling with conversations. the atmosphere calm, cozy, and sweet.
she took a seat by a vacant chair, setting her red backpack down near the same chair she sat on.
as she was staring off into space in the classroom where the teacher hadn't arrived yet, a voice had startled areum, causing her to jolt a little bit before turning to the direction.

"Are you Choi Areum by any chance?" the girl asked, her eyes like a gorgeous cat's.
areum smiled, as she nodded. "Yes, i'm Choi Areum.. i'm new to this school." she replied.

the girl's lips turned up into a smile as a return to hers.

"I am Kang Haerin, and i'm assigned to help you with this new atmosphere!" haerin explained, as her smile grew a little, sitting beside her at another table.

"i'll give you a good tour of this huuuge school during break hour! for now, it's maths class, taught by our homeroom teacher, Mr. Kim Seungmin." haerin continued, her voice as enthusiastic and sweet like she could light up a gray gloomy sky into a soft blue sky with fluffy clouds. areum liked that.

just then, the sound of the bell ringing was heard echoing around the school as more students began to fill up the classroom, arriving into their seats.

"Good morning class! I hope all of you had a great weekend, and i did too." Mr. Kim spoke, pushing his glasses from the root of his nose upwards so it would align with his dark brown puppy eyes.

Mr. Kim smiled at the students, before clearing his throat to speak clearly.

"Today, we have a new student to our school!" he announced, as eyes scanned the room for any outlier who could be the new student.

areum felt a feeling of nervousness as all eyes began to wander towards her direction. she gulped a small lump in her throat as Mr. Kim continued. "Everyone, please welcome Choi Areum. Areum, you may stand up and introduce yourself as you like." he said, as areum nodded and got up from her seat to stand at the front of the classroom, standing before the smart board attached to the wall.

"Hello everyone, my name is Choi Areum from Daegu-" she started off with her introduction, before getting cut off by the door opening.

as the door opened, a beautiful-looking boy with dark purple hair and a slightly messy uniform emerged into the sight of the other students.

"Sorry i'm late, Mr. Kim, i was caught overslept, which explains my lateness and messiness." the boy apologized formally, bowing down in a 45° angle, showing his apologetic gesture.

the teacher's confused face morphed into a softened one before opening his mouth to reply.

"It's alright, Heeseung. It's pretty rare to see you late, so i'll excuse this, don't worry." Mr. Kim said with a smile, his sweet and laidback aura shining brightly as the boy, heeseung nodded.

heeseung went towards his seat, noticing another person's backpack resting there already, his gaze lingering to the white backpack before shrugging. his gaze flickered to another vacant spot near the back, as he headed to that area. he noticed areum's red backpack nearby as he sat down.

Mr. Kim's gaze turned back to areum. "Sorry about that, please continue, Areum." he said, as areum nodded. "Once again, i uh... am from Daegu, and i enjoy badminton, watching american pie, and poetry." she continued sheepishly.

meanwhile, heeseung's eyes widened. american pie? he would watch that show, too.

as areum wrapped up her introduction, Mr. Kim turned to face her. "Very well then. Welcome to Namyangju highschool, Choi Areum!" he said, as areum smiled at the welcoming of the sweet teacher.

"did you pick a seat yet?" he continued, as areum looked around the room. her gaze landed on haerin.

areum gave a nod, replying to Mr. Kim by gesture. Mr. Kim turned back to the smart board after a quick glance at the 24 students in the room, all looking peaceful like usual.

"Since you are relatively new to this class, your seat mates will help you with your studies. and in this case, heeseung and haerin will help you!" Mr. Kim decided, as haerin and heeseung both look at Areum.

"Okay students, class will begin now!"

areum made her way back to her seat, her shoes clicking on the linoleum flooring beneath. she sat in the seat between haerin and heeseung, giving them both sweet smiles as they both returned the gesture.

"Nice to meet you then, Areum." heeseung said, as areum felt a flutter within her, yet undetectable of what.