A hiss shocks your earcanal ✨

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On one evening, you enter the classroom with your best friend and talk about what happened last night when you heard some suspicious noises outside of your house. When all of a sudden Key points out a handsome man into the far back of the hallway near the fountain water...

Key suddenly burns impatient and yelps "Look at that! Look at that!"
You turn around and your eyes grew big but immediately you turn around.
"What now?" You said in a bored tone then you stand straight "That bug, don't point out at something so ugly, even something like that can make a wart grow from the tip of your finger for pointing too much. Hm!" you exhaustively expresses yourself. Key just looks at you and frustratedly groans "Part pooper." Then he begins his sarcasm, "C'mon, you know I didn't mean his presence was breath taking worth to announce. I was just warning you." Key innocently adds "But you should greet him at the door from our classroom and maybe he'll notice you as a rival as he remembers your name ranking in 2end on the banner."
You couldn't even stand making sense of what Key had to say. You still defend yourself , "What? And put my effort to go against that thing? I could probably use my energy to study and go against a real threat from taking first place."
Key then rubs his shoulder against your side pretending to be cute, "Don't be so modest! You could probably have some sort of fun-exciting-roller coaster, you know! Maybe try getting a long with him for a change. seriously... how am I still your friend?"
You don't hold back your roast, "They say that the way you are is because of influences of your friends... you become more like them."
O.O ... -.- you grin and discreetly giggle. Key keeps joking around and you notice his habit was being let loose. Key has a habit of slapping you on the back as he laughs and stomping like a psycho, so as usual he unexpectedly nudges you and gives another little shove on your shoulder causing you to bump against another body. A stern body. You heart throbs and sinks down and immediately springs up after noticing you were still on your feet. While you try to hold your heart in place and talk to yourself mentally that everything is okay. "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god that was close" you say at a fast pace. A smell struck you right away.
You liked it.
You look up... "dammit" you mumble under your breath as you shake any dust from your clothes and smile.
It was him and you didn't like that it was him.
Now you think about Key and how he wanted to see the day you'd greet the bastard and how now is the perfect time to watch how I dread this moment as he eats invi- *you make a bet with yourself and stare at Key and he mouths where's the popcorn??! And begins to laugh with a heart attack waiting for him*
You just want the dirt to eat you alive.
You speak up. "Sorry about that, I lost balanced. Umm" you begin to mask your nervous look "Are you okay?".
He jolts as if your voice gave him fuel.
"Oh!"
For some reason it felt like he responded a bit late.
And for some reason Key thinks it's okay that hopping his way into the conversation was OK? "Annyeong!
Song Mino, right? My name is Kim Ki-Bum" Key transitions from loud to a whisper "but call me Key" and continues loudly "...just about the best catch here" (Suddenly a two second pause: an awkward glance between you and Mino emerges slowly)
"Here next to me has the brains... and the looks... she can't speak right now because she thinks that you are ha-"
Now Key's habit over takes you and punishes Key with a big slap on his back. "HAHAHAHA isn't this fun? Let's go Key."
You exit the conversation first and leave no choice but for Key to come hopping back to you. Your seats are at the very front so you try to segregate from every human possible.
"Why are-"
"Are you nuts?!" you interrupt
Key bites back "just like friends! Huh!" He smiles as he knows you don't like to play like that or find it humorous.
You declare "The last thing that I want him to think is that I am some fake admirer. Didn't I tell you I'd try to beat him at his own game, I want to be first on all top classes from our whole University! I want to achieve this anonymously and you are just giving it away Mr.best catch here! With no brains! How did I not influence my knowledge to you? Huh?! Gosh, you have me all heated up because of your actions."
Key focuses on your eyes and feels the distance growing. His eyes throws watery globs down his cheek.
Key begins his fit "We aren't that different at all! Every friend here that has their own best friend talk about their love interest and open up. Do you not trust me?" He crosses his arms. "You only talk about statistics, and formulas and how you come up with-with-with whatever you call it! I guess we aren't that close as I thought!" Key finally admits and you spill his name in shock, "Key..."
"Whatever I'm never gonna pass this class anyways, you can have fun with your stupid formulas!" He then bolts out shaking the middle finger in a sloppy manner and exiting as he pushes his sunglasses on.
All the students in awe were in silence recognizing there was commotion while you were busy staying in shock.
Mino was near the entrance of the classroom door and Key pushes him out of his way unintentionally. Mino then wrinkles his eyebrows with a confused face and looks inside the classroom. Everyone seemed to go back to their side conversations. Mino notices you at the corner of the room and makes his way to you when all of a sudden...
Student 1: Yo! Come sit with us! Remember those interesting things I showed you last time...
*voice becomes more distant*
Why... he knows I'm not into these things, I become awkward and I've never really had a guy that close to me intentionally. But his face... I didn't mean to- gosh but he is just so sentimental and laughs easily, cries easily. Well... I could've been more careful with my reaction, I'll apologize now.
You get up because you've never considered giving up a friendship for something small.  The teacher walks in.
"Choi Seung-hyun, hello young ones! All of you may sit. Call me anything you'd like as long as it's respectful. We are finishing on our theological studies on the last subject we nearly went over last class."
You let out a big groan, unusual of you but it comes out without warning "Ah great!" *sarcastically*
"That's the attitude! Now go outside and take it out on a wall I'm not here to please you..." Mr.Choi barks with a sassy snap yet serious.
You jerk up straight right away and realized you messed up. Again, you said something unintentionally.
Mr.Choi persuades "Well? What? Do you take me as a joker, now get going."
You grab your things and wait outside of class. It's clear now you'd be missing class and found a good chance to go after Key and clear things out.
You look near and far away and feel a tap on your shoulder causing you to think it was Key so without a doubt you wrap your arms around the muscular body.
You become apologetic, you knew you messed up "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to yell at you, I was just embarrassed and you know how I am with bo-"
A hiss shocks your ear canal "s-s-stop to tight...!". You hit consciousness of what was happening.
You want to pretend you didn't feel the vibrations coming from his chest. A soft kind voice but quite deep.
"Oh!! I-I- uh I'm sorry I thought you were Key, I was trying to look for him when he stormed off from class and-"
Song Mino points with his finger "he went that way."
You rush to leave the embarrassing scene
"Oh? Oh! Thank you."

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