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"what have you been up to these days? i haven't seen you in a while." a voice shouted out as the person nudged mingyu in the shoulder.
"woah!" jumping in shock, mingyu suddenly screamed, and the books on his hands dropped onto the ground.
"oops, sorry.. hey, what's this?" the person raised an eyebrow as he picked up the two books that had caught his attention among the scattered before mingyu could.
"seungcheol! don't touch my babies!" he said as he tried to snatch the books out of seungcheol's hands, but to no avail.
"is- is this a book? i thought you hated books!" seungcheol stifled a laughter as he flipped through the pages of the book.
"you made notes too... oh wait. you used this book to draw this thing? what in the world are you-" but before seungcheol could continue, mingyu took the book out of his hands.
"it- it's beautiful! it's not just a 'thing', it's a masterpiece!" mingyu protested as he rolled his eyes at the unappreciated presence standing in front of him.
"yeah yeah sure, gyu. what a beaaautiful drawing!" seungcheol said as he smirked. he watched as mingyu quickly picked up the books and stuffed them into his bag. he then looked at the photo album on his hands.
"let's see..." seungcheol muttered to himself as he flipped open the album. he pursed his lips as he scrolled through the pictures on the photo album carefully, seemingly in thought. he never failed to read the words mingyu had noted on each picture. knitting his eyebrows, he looked at mingyu, who had just turned to face him.
"do you like someone?" seungcheol blurted out as mingyu started blushing.
"no- no one told you you could go through my stuff!" mingyu stuttered out as he quickly took the album and hugged it embarrassingly.
"holy moly. you really- oh my god. oh my flipping god...", seungcheol said as he cupped his hands over his mouth, "you like someone."
"this is HUGE news! who is he? how did you meet him? is he one of the models you had a photoshoot with? he looks so handsome, is he korean? oh my god, have you kiss him yet? use a condom!" seungcheol spluttered out in a hurry, causing mingyu to laugh.
"i n- never talk to him, i saw him across the table in the cafe i usually go to." mingyu said softly as he looked down guiltily.
silence filled the room.
and after what seemed like eternity, seungcheol finally managed to say something.
"are you serious? you're stalking him!"
"no no no, i didn't stalk him!" mingyu scoffed as he tried to make up some excuse, "he was blocking my beautiful scenery, so i had no choice but to take pictures of him too."
"bro, y- you don't even know if he is taken.. he could be married for all you know! you can't possibly try to ruin a happy family, am i right?"
"maybe."
seungcheol glowered as he replied, "no, you will not ruin a happy family. i hope you understand that this so called "eye- candy" will have to go if he has someone in mind already. after all, it's just a stupid crush. you'll get over it soon."
"no, it wasn't a stupid crush." mingyu had wanted to say. seungcheol did not understand what he just said. it was real love, mingyu was sure of it. these whole time, mingyu was sure that they had a connection.
in fact, they were destined to be together. seungcheol didn't know how mingyu had wished every night under a wishing star that there will be a time when the stranger would finally notice him, notice the fine figure right under his eyes.
seungcheol didn't know the feeling of being in love, he didn't know anything at all. if only he could feel what mingyu had felt, maybe he wouldn't say these words.
mingyu strongly believed that there would be a day when they would have fun together, comfortable with each other's presence. heading out to amusement parks, having frequent picnic sessions, talking about their favourites over coffees, laughing together over the simplest matters and clumsy actions, cuddling under the moonlight reading books... falling in love.
these were all in mingyu's D-list after all.
seungcheol didn't understand how deep mingyu was falling for the stranger, and mingyu had no plans to tell him... or anyone. mingyu did not dare to utter a single word about his love for the stranger, because he knew what they all say.
and he was right.
"alright." mingyu could only whisper as tears were threatening to fall from his eyes. he quickly stood up, muttering a "goodbye" as he hurriedly left the studio, leaving seungcheol there in anger.
and as seungcheol watched him leave the studio, he sighed and shook his head.
"i hope you're temporarily happy.. having to fall in love with him all over again."
