balconies • seventeen

brains & beauty (2)

Song: Lovewave - Chamber

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Jisoo and Jeonghan weren't friends.

They really weren't. Heck, they knew nothing about each other, moreover, their lives. They just seemed to talk, although it was just a few sentences, Jisoo nodding most of the time, too subtle to respond. Jeonghan did most of the talking.

If Jeonghan hadn't went to the flower garden in the first place, both of them wouldn't have met. Jisoo had never seen Jeonghan around the school before, moreover, an upperclassmen. The older male had caught Jisoo's eyes so much, that these days Jisoo could spot the silky, black ponytail from around the hallways. His ears rang whenever Jeonghan's laugh echoed from a distance whenever he would walk home from school. His eyes could easily catch a small glance of a smiling Jeonghan whenever he walked around, trying to not look as obvious as possible.

To him, Jeonghan looked like such a confident, beautiful male. Like he was the one who owned everything Jisoo didn't. The looks, the friends, the confidence that always seemed to spark everywhere the older male goes. It was admirable. Despite owning all those blessings, Jeonghan had never abandoned Jisoo, nor called him a nuisance. Jeonghan had never told the boy he was a burden towards his reputation.

They had spent everyday in the flower garden, Jisoo looking forward to lunch more than ever. Jeonghan was what made him want to go to school. Jeonghan had sparked his motivation.

"Why aren't you eating anything today?" Jeonghan asked, sparing a glance at Jisoo who was staring off into the distance, his gaze between the white daisies.

"N-no reason, I'm not really hungry." Jisoo answers with longer sentences now after spending his lunch breaks with Jeonghan for several weeks. Something had hit him in the face after that, causing Jisoo to fix his glasses.

"Eat that. I know you're hungry." There was a packet of bread on Jisoo's lap now, the thing that Jeonghan threw at him.

It had happened several times after that, and Jisoo appreciated it, though he had always wanted to ask why Jeonghan never ate during lunch. The older male had never brought his own lunch to school before, and the only thing he brought was bread. Even though he did, it would always be given to Jisoo.

Jisoo brought him lunch one day.

That day, the sky was dark grey and Jisoo could feel the bad luck almost consuming him, negative thoughts brainwashing him, telling him to not give Jeonghan the lunch he had cooked, that Jeonghan would puke at his own cooking, that Jeonghan wouldn't come due to the cloudy weather, an ugly time to be watching over flowers. That was it. Jisoo and Jeonghan were complete opposites; one was the gloomy, grey clouds and the other was a pink, vibrant flower.

And yet, Jeonghan still came.

"What's that?"

Jisoo's pulse felt like it just stopped when Jeonghan had seen the container, another reason why Jisoo was labeled as a nerd, for bringing lunch to school like a middle schol girl.

"Is that for me, or am I imagining things?" Jeonghan asked.

How could he read me so easily?

"You never seem to eat during lunch so I just wanted to make you some, I'm sorry it really tastes bad, it's alright if you want to throw it in the trash-" Jeonghan had grabbed the container before Jisoo could finish, shoving a rice ball into his mouth.

"Bland, but not bad," Jeonghan comments, "It's amazing how you find time to cook even as a student.

Jisoo felt proud at the compliment he received, although desperately trying to hide a small blush.