NOT TOO FOND | dojae.

fifteen.

all work, no play.

the first week back at neotech has been.. awfully chaotic for kim doyoung. he had a bunch of paperwork dropped in on the first official day, many requests from various different clubs, many complaints, many of this, many of that.

lastly, he had many, many distractions, examples: jaehyun, jung, jung jaehyun and jae.

"jaehyun.. i need to finish my work," gritted doyoung, who was starting to get impatient.

"aw, cmon doie, you're always working!" whined the younger.

"because i have to."

jaehyun sighed. doyoung barely paid attention to him this past week. now here they were, in doyoung's dorm room again, but this time, it was a saturday morning.

"bun.. take a break."

doyoung sighed, "i told you, i can't.. jaehyun, could you take a walk or something? i can't concentrate with you around."

the younger smiled at his last words, "hm? you can't concentrate because of me? am i that distracting?" his tone was teasing, provoking.

"you've got that right, so please, just leave."

he frowned, so doyoung really didn't want him around, huh? eh, jaehyun could use some fresh air, classes have been pretty stressful anyways.

"alright, i'll go.. catch you later?"

"i'll try, jaehyun."

he walked toward the door, stopping in front of it. "a kiss goodbye would be nice," he mumbled.

"did you say something?"

"huh? oh, no, nothing."

he let out a heavy sigh as he exited the room.

"totally nothing," he mumbled, rolling his eyes.

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he made it to the playground. yes, the same one basically everyone else goes to.

he walked around, kicking at pebbles he'd come across, all while he grumbled about how busy doyoung was.

"he's always fuckin' working! man's just wants to take you out on a date, but noo he always has to be busy!" he ranted to himself.

he stopped at a tree stump, giving it a good kick, "damnit! why does he have to be such a workaholic?"

to be honest, jaehyun had been on edge this whole week, university just had that effect on you, especially as a senior. he had to juggle studies, practice, a social life.. man, was it tough. to add onto that, doyoung has barely paid any attention to him at all.

he could really use some-

no, jaehyun, no more weed. nope, we're done with that. don't need it, nah. nope, nuh-uh, no.

"totally.. not," he sighed out, before walking back to the dorms.

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it was a bit past 3 pm when doyoung finally finished what he was up to.

i wonder what jae is up to, he thought. he felt pretty guilty for pushing him away earlier.

he got out of his seat and stretched his arms out, letting out a groan, followed by a sigh of an "ah."

he made his way into the dorm's hallway, and his nose was immediately met with a familiar scent.

ah, so jaehyun was in his room afterall.

without bothering to knock, doyoung opened the door to the younger's room (yes, jaehyun leaves his door unlocked most of the time.)

he was immediately greeted with a thick cloud of dank, causing him to fall into a frenzy of coughs.

yet jaehyun remained unfazed, sitting in his desk chair, staring out his window with an empty look in his eyes.

doyoung walked to the window, opening it to evacuate the smoke.

"jaehyun," his tone was soft and concerned. why did jaehyun turn to smoking again?

"jaehyun," he repeated, louder this time, seeing as the other stayed unresponsive.

"jae-"

"i heard you the first time," the younger replied flatly, not even a hint of emotion found in his voice.

doyoung furrowed his brows, "so why didn't you respond?"

jaehyun shrugged, "giving you a taste of your own medicine."

"what do you mean?"

he scoffed, "don't play naive, doyoung. don't act like you didn't ignore me for nearly a whole week."

"jaehyun," the other sighed, "you're overreacting."

he paused, "maybe i am. maybe.." a small smile crept up on his face, but it wasn't a smile of happiness, but one of clear confusion, frustration.

doyoung stayed silent, he stared at the younger.

"i always.. feel like i'm overreacting," jaehyun whined, "i get so upset, so easily. i'm weak, doyoung. i'm not what everyone thinks i am. i'm just not."

"jae-"

"i'm always questioning myself, questioning what i feel.. how i feel."

doyoung sat on jaehyun's bed.

"how you feel about what, jaehyun?" he whispered.

"how i feel about you," he took a deep breath, "doyoung.. you've flipped over my life, my mind, everything. i don't know what i feel for you. i always want you here with me, but i'm scared."

"scared?"

"doyoung, i don't want to love you."

the older felt his heart drop. he blinked confusedly at jaehyun.

"i don't want to, but i do anyways. i love you, doyoung, and you know that. i'm just scared. scared of hurting you again."

"jaehyun.. it's okay," he whispered, cupping the other's cheeks. "we'll be okay."

the younger stared for a second, then smiled warmly, "okay."

silence took over them as they stared into each other's eyes. jaehyun leaned in slowly, and his lips met doyoung's for the first time in a while.

they pulled away not too long after, smiling sheepishly.

jaehyun giggled, obviously still a bit high, "want some pot?"

doyoung rolled his eyes, "jaehyun, you know my answer."

the younger's smile widened, "is that a yes?"

"hm," he hesitated, "maybe just.. a puff."

jaehyun giggled once more.

(and that's the story of how doyoung ended up high in his crush's dorm room.)

playtime.

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teehee hope you enjoy this slight rollercoaster ride..
pls suggest ideas for next chapter :<

also not proofread