𝐀 story about two students Park Sunghoon and Nishimura Ni-ki.
None of the boys liked each other, but can it change?
Ni-ki will make decisions that could change everything between them. . .
𝙏𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙙. . .
𝙃𝙤𝙤𝙣𝙠𝙞.
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𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙣'𝙨 𝙋𝙊𝙑 ———-
I sat at the edge of my bed, staring out the small window in my dorm room. The late afternoon sunlight filtered through the blinds, casting soft shadows on the walls, but none of that was enough to distract me from the swirling mess of thoughts in my head.
It had been a couple of months since me and Ni-ki had been assigned as roommates, and looking back, I can't deny that things have changed. We had started off as enemies—distant and always bickering—and for a long time, I had assumed that was all we were going to ever be.
After all, Ni-ki and I had never exactly hit it off before. I had always found Ni-ki's personality and the way of speaking annoying. We hadn't clicked at first, not even a little.
But now?
Now everything felt different. We were no longer just roommates. Now we are friends—closer than I had ever expected. I could still remember the first time we had stayed up late, talking about things we both liked, laughing at stupid jokes. In those moments, I had felt a warmth in my chest I didn't know I was missing..
I tried to ignore it at first—the fluttering sensation that followed me whenever Ni-ki smiled at me or even talked to me. It was ridiculous, right? We were supposed not to get along, bicker like usual. But every time Ni-ki would sit close to me on the couch, I can't stop the growing ache in my chest.
It wasn't just that Ni-ki was incredibly good looking, with that effortless charm that drew people in—it was more than that. It was the way Ni-ki seemed to care, in his own quiet, subtle way. When I had a bad day, Ni-ki would always make sure to check in on me. Sometimes, he'd even bring me my favourite iced coffee, just because he remembered my order.
But I didn't know how to deal with all of it. I didn't know how to deal with the fact that my feelings for Ni-ki were starting to become something I couldn't ignore. I found myself caught up in my thoughts about Ni-ki. Even now when I sat in my dorm room, I couldn't shake off the imagine of Ni-ki. It felt like we were getting closer, and maybe that was what scared me.
Were we just friends?
As if on cue, I heard the soft click of the door opening, and I turned around to find Ni-ki stepping into the room.
"𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙝, 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚." I replied to him. Maybe it's won't be so awkward.
We left the room together, heading down the hallway. We were always together like this now, more than we ever had been before. And despite my internal war, I couldn't help but feel a bit lighter with Ni-ki around.
Later that evening at the food place, I went to the bathroom, leaving Ni-ki and Sunoo at the table. I ran a hand through my hair. My thoughts were once again unsettled, my heart restless.
I was about to get go back but I overheard Ni-ki and Sunoo talking since our table wasn't very far, their voices muffled but clear enough for me to make out the conversation. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but my mind was too chaotic, my thoughts too loud to ignore.
"𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬. 𝙄 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩—" There was a pause, and I leaned closer, my heart pounding in my ears. "𝙃𝙚'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙨.. 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. 𝙃𝙚'𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙪𝙥. 𝙄'𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣."
"𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙝," Sunoo replied, his tone thoughtful. "𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩?"
Ni-ki's voice dropped, almost uncertain as if hiding something, perhaps a feeling? "𝙄 𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙨𝙤."
My breath hitched. It was as if a cold weight had settled in my chest, heavy and suffocating. My mind racing, replaying all the words over and over again.
So that's it? All those times I thought we were growing closer, all those little moments where it felt like something was there—none of this mattered to Ni-ki? Was I just another challenge for him to tackle, some puzzle to solve for Sunoo's sake?
My heart dropped as everything around me seemed to close in.
And suddenly..
𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. ———-
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