______________ took a seat at the far corner of the small café, ordering a mug of hot chocolate while she decided to read her favourite novel. it was a way of relaxation on a snowy Friday, right after class. the sweet fragrance of roasted coffee beans that filled the café had made the place her favourite spot to enjoy her novels or type out assignments using her laptop, or whatever actually. the café wasn't that far from campus anyways, so sometimes she would spot a few colleagues hanging around at the same place.
as __________ was busy reading, a sudden figure came crashing into the seat in front of hers, snatching her book away from her hands and raising it up to the same level as his head, covering his face.
"hey! what are you—?!"
"shhh, shh, shhhhhhh," he hushed frantically, then proceeding to read the thick book pretentiously. ___________ stared at him incredulously in return, wanting to question his combusting braincells regarding his act. when she looked closely though, the boy looked quite familiar, as if they had met each other a number of times before.
a random girl came to her table, breaking those thoughts away with a question. _____________ recognised her instantly though, nancy mcdonie. they shared the same course in uni. she was really popular, of course with her pretty looks, guys would be swarming all over her.
"excuse me? oh— aren't you __________?"
"uh, i guess?" __________ nodded anyways.
"have you seen a guy with uh, kinda curly brown hair, a bit tanned, no glasses, has a mole here—" she listed off. __________ looked to the side at the boy quizzically, the description fitting him perfectly. while he was still hiding his face behind the thick novel, he shook his head, giving her a look that told her not to expose him in front of nancy.
"well? have you seen him anywhere?"
".. i think.. i think i saw someone like that heading out a while ago. like.. that way?" she pointed at a random direction with her finger.
"really? thanks!" she stole a glance at the boy, raising a brow. "is your friend okay?"
"oh— he's just.. a bit shy at the moment," __________ quickly made up an excuse. "he ate a peanut butter sandwich— unknowingly— and he's allergic to them, so you know what happened,"
".. okay, well, thanks! bye!" she walked out of the café.
he let out a huge sigh of relief, lowering the book down and passing it back to her. "wow, thanks a lot!"
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"what was that for? why is she looking for you?"
"uh, my ex. she wants me back for.. i don't know, don't care," he shrugged, leaning against his seat. "__________? oh, you're the one taking drama courses right? same uni?"
"yeah, and you're.. i swear i've seen you before," she snapped her fingers, trying to remember.
the boy just laughed warmly, revealing his teeth. "i'm from the dancing team. lee donghyuck!"
"oh, yeah! the one with good vocals too, right? you're well-known for your singing and dancing! i remember now!"
"gee, i'm flattered," he rubbed the back of his head, cheeks pink. "i think this is my first time talking to you, nice to meet you, ___________,"
the evening went by with the two getting to know each other, ___________ forgetting completely to continue her novel.
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"nancy wouldn't even stop spamming me with messages and calls, i literally couldn't sleep throughout the night! who does she think i am? honestly—" donghyuck heaved a loud sigh, babbling on about his love life to his friend, mark. and mark, being the good friend he is, listened to his three-page essay regarding his ex's behaviour. they were on their way to their dorms, having just finished their classes until the brown-haired boy noticed a familiar figure.
"oh— __________!" he waved, catching her attention. mark looked up to see her as well, raising a brow.
"you two are friends?"
"yeah, since like.. yesterday! catch ya later though!" he patted the other's back before running towards her, a big smile on his face.
just as he almost caught up to her, he saw nancy a few metres away from where ___________ was standing, cursing in his head.
"oh, hi, what're you—"
the boy grabbed her wrist, tugging on it. "__________, what a sunny day! you wanna go—"
"hyuckie!!"
"—to the— and i'm doomed," he bit his lip, hearing nancy's call.
she caught up to the two, mainly having her eyes on donghyuck. "where have you been? you didn't reply to my texts, or answer my calls—" she turned to ___________. "why are you here?"
___________ blinked, trying to make up an excuse again.
but donghyuck literally beat her to it, reaching his hand out to hold hers.
