Shards x⃒ DoJae/JaeDo

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"Aah that's a nice name! Mine's Jaehyun!" he said cheerfully.

Doyoung took his eyes off the ground for a second, only to be greeted by the warmest and brightest smile he'd ever seen in his life. It almost made him forget why he was here. Almost.

He looked at the ground once more with a sad expression, "I'm sorry. You s-shouldn't have c-come up here." he stuttered.

Jaehyun pouted, "Of course I should have... Otherwise I wouldn't have gotten the chance to see your cute face.", he winked, "Nice to meet you, Doyoung."

Does he mean it? No, of course he doesn't... He's just trying to cheer me up, like anyone would. And I'm not even that cute-

His thoughts got cut off as Jaehyun placed his finger under Doyoung's chin and lifted it up, forcing him to look right into Jaehyun's eyes, whose expression suddenly dropped into a serious one.

"Promise me you'll never do that again."

A cold breeze hit them both as they stood there in silence.

Doyoung gulped, staring at him with wide eyes. He could feel new tears threatening to fall again.

One by one, they were rolling down his already tear stained face.

Panic and worry overcame Jaehyun as he continuously muttered apologies, "Oh my god I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry. Please don't cry," he pulled the taller into a tight hug, who stiffened at the contact, "I just wouldn't be able to forgive myself."

Doyoung hesitantly returned the warm and comforting hug and waited until his tears stopped flowing before quietly asking, "W-why are you being so n-nice to m-me?"

The younger pulled back and looked at him with a frown, "What do you mean? I like you, you seem like a nice person."

Focusing his dark eyes on the ground, Doyoung pursed his lips and nodded.

Jaehyun furrowed his eyebrows, thinking that he said something wrong, but quickly shook of the thought.

"So you want to be friends?"

That question caught Doyoung off guard. No one ever really wanted to be his friend before. They always stayed away from him because they thought he was 'freaky' or 'a total loser'.

Well, all except for one.

He looked at Jaehyun for a bit, trying to figure out if he meant it before replying "U-Uhm sure I g-guess."

Jaehyun let a soft smile play on his lips. "Hey, classes are almost over and I was wondering if you'd like to walk home together? I live pretty much right down the street."

Doyoung looked up with his large, brown eyes, and if Jaehyun said that it didn't make his heart skip a beat, he would be lying.

"A-alright."

A wide grin made its way onto the younger's face, showing his dimples, "Good! Let's go!"

He threw an arm over Doyoung's shoulder and walked happily down the stairs with him.

Maybe he finally got a friend that isn't a total crackhead.

"mARK YOU ASS!"

Speaking of the devil.

With a frown, Jaehyun watched his friends run towards him at full speed, Haechan chasing Mark.

They came to a screeching stop in front of Jaehyun and his new friend.

"Jaehyun! Mark and I agreed on me giving him the money if I get his snacks, but then he just snatched the money and ran away!!", Haechan was fuming, "That sneaky asshole!"

Mark always brought weird snacks from Canada, and he knew everyone was crazy for them, which was exactly why he never shared.

"You're being over dramatic, Haechan. It's just a few snacks.", Mark deadpanned.

Haechan threw his hands in the air out of frustration, "No. They're not just snacks. They are a gift sent from heaven!"

Mark rolled his eyes.

"Keep rolling your eyes and maybe you'll find a brain back there."

Jaehyun, who was already done with their bullshit, decided to stop their bickering, "That's not a very nice first impression, you guys.", he looked over at Doyoung, who's been silently watching them with curiosity. His sadness from earlier seemed to be washed away completely and Jaehyun wondered how someone can be so effortlessly cute.

"Who the hell is that?", Haechan spat, looking the stranger up and down. Doyoung dropped his shoulders, his face suddenly full of insecurity.

Mark elbowed the youngest not so subtly into his side "Why the hell are you so rude to someone you barely just met?", he hissed, "What has he ever done to you?"

Jaehyun growled, "Can you be nice for once in your fucking life? You'll scare him off.", he worriedly glanced over to said boy, "His name is Doyoung. He might be a bit quiet but he's way more fun to be around than you two could ever be."

Doyoung bowed his head a little and quickly looked at the two in front of him, "N-Nice to meet you g-guys."

Mark put on the most welcoming smile he could manage and bowed his head back at him, before nudging Haechan to do the same.

With a scoff, he bowed his head slightly too, before grabbing Mark's hand, who looked quite flustered at the sudden action.

"Well nice to meet you too, Doyoung, but Mark and I have some things to do.", he looked over at Mark, annoyed, "Like giving me his snacks." and he ran off, dragging the poor boy with him.

When they were out of sight, Jaehyun shook his head. "Sorry about that. I swear Haechan meant no harm, sorry if he offended you."

"It's f-fine. You guys don't n-need to lie if you d-don't like me b-being around."

The shorter looked at him confusedly, "What? Of course we like having you with us. Haechan just doesn't do well with strangers. I'm sure he'll come around."

Doyoung nodded, "L-Let's go home."

Jaehyun grinned and and slung his arm over the taller's shoulder again.

They were about to pass the front gate, when a voice called out.

"Hey Doyoung!"

Said male froze in his tracks, eyes wide.

When he turned around, his face crunched up in fear at the giant male standing in front of him.

Johnny.

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