The quiet ones

7 - Books

"Isn't that too soon? What if he tries to do something?" Changkyun said after the last class. He looks genuinely worried for his friend which triggered the soft spot Wonho (or really everyone) had for him. Wonho smiled and grabbed his cheek gently, which led to Changkyun pouting slightly and pushing his hand away. "This must be why Kihyun likes him," Wonho thought to himself.

"Come on I'll be fine! It's just working on our math project and I won't let him try to do anything okay?" He said, reassuring Changkyun. Jooheon cut it. "But don't you want him to do something? I mean you like him." Wonho rolled his eyes and sighed a little.
"But if he did something that would mean I would have to flirt back and that would be awkward because I'm not the best at flirting obviously." He felt Jooheons hand rest on his shoulder and they met eyes.

"You just gotta throw in your sex appeal Hoseok. Show him the actual Wonho side of yourself," Jooheon continued, followed by a wink. Changkyun had already walked away and Wonho lowkey wanted to flirt with him, and since he had no one to stop him, he agreed.

Once Jooheon had hugged Wonho, wished him good luck and walked away, Wonho was left to find Hyungwon. He started towards his locker, trying not to be to slow since he already wasted time talking to Jooheon and Changkyun. As he got closer, he saw the taller boy leaning against his locker with his eyes closed. His stomach knotted up before he was even close enough to see the details of Hyungwon's sweatshirt. Before Wonho had the time to settle his stomach he met eyes with the other and nodded at him, giving off a nervous smile. He walked up to Hyungwon, keeping his distance so he didn't get too flustered.

"You're okay with walking right?" Hyungwon started in his sweet voice. Wonho nodded and held his books to his chest. They started towards the door, Wonho silently following Hyungwon. They walked out of the school gate and a little ways down the sidewalk before Hyungwon turned around. "Why are you walking so far away from me?" He said scratching the back of his ear. Wonho walked forward a bit quicker to catch up and stopped about arms length away from the other. As he looked to the side to avoid awkward eye contact he felt weight on his chest and arms lifted which startled him. He looks up to see the taller one walking with his books in his arms. His face quickly flushed of color and he caught up to Hyungwon. "You don't have to carry those."

"They seem to be slowing you down. I want to get home you know." He said rather coldly. Wonho held the straps of his backpack and watched his feet as he walked. Suddenly he remembered his conversation with Jooheon before leaving the school. He perked up a little from the thought of flirting with Hyungwon and a tint of red covered his cheeks.

"I wanna get to your home to." He said, being oddly confident before Hyungwon replied.

"Why is that?"

Wonho froze for a second, but not for long since he would get behind Hyungwon if he had. "Well... I just.. Can't wait to work on this project!" He said with face enthusiasm. He heard small snickers slip from Hyungwon's lips which made him feel somewhat accomplished.
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They got too his house, which wasn't either big or small, but right in the middle. Hyungwon turned to Wonho before opening the door. "My mom should be home, she might be a little touchy so just be ready." Before Wonho could nod or reply the door was opened behind Hyungwon and an older woman who had dark brown which shaped her face stood before them. When she made eye contact with Wonho her eyes practically popped out of her head. She pulled her son in by the arm before grabbing His friend without a word. The door was shut and Hyungwon had already left the room, knowing what was to happen next. Wonho felt two rather warm hands smash gently into his cheeks and he looked forward to see the woman smiling. "Ah, Mrs. Chae, I'm Wonho," he said nervously. Her hands fell from his cheeks to his own hands. Her eyes were dark and happy. "Hyungwon doesn't bring many friends over sweetie, make yourself at home, if you need anything just tell me and I'll get it right away!" She smiled and hugged him. Wonho smiled a little at her and hugged her back gently. He stepped back quickly and bowed.

"Hyungwon and I are partners for our math project, so until we finish that, I might be over here quite a few times." He said formally, with a cheeky smile. Mrs. Choi pressed her hand to his back and began to pull him towards a room which seemed to the kitchen to Wonho's eyes. Before they made it to that room a tight hand gripped Wonho's wrist and he was yanked away from the older woman and into the warm arms and the familiar smell of another.

"Mom let my boyfriend and I be, he doesn't need a tour of the house now, thank you though."

With that voice, he realized he was in the arms of his crush which sent shivers up his spine, and without really noticing it, he was comfortable there and his head had fallen between Hyungwon's shoulder and neck.