shortie | renmin

002

"i-is this seat taken?" jaemin asks renjun who was busy sketching. even without renjun's answer, he still chose to sit beside him. the closer, the better. he chuckles, hanging his bag on the table. that's when he remember about the wallet.

he fished the wallet from his pocket and places it on the chinese boy's table. "you left this at the bus." that's when renjun finally decided to look up to see who was speaking. his eyes went to the wallet then back at jaemin, then to the wallet, then jaemin. it went on for what seems like forever, until renjun has decided to break it.

"are you doing this on purpose?" the chinese boy asks, causing shock to the korean boy beside him.

"doing what?"

"aish.. you're so annoying." renjun just rolls his eyes and kept his wallet in side his bag, diverting his attention on the art he was making.

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"i'm huang renjun. i'm chinese. thanks." it was introduction time but renjun never really bothered on making his intro interesting. most of the kids in his grade know him for his academical excellence. jaemin however, he just giggled, eyes sparkling as he watches renjun walk back to his seat.

it was jaemin's turn to introduce already. he had been practicing since last night. he wanted to give off a good first impression to his crush.

he stood up and went in front to finally introduce himself. he faked a cough and smiles to their teacher then to his classmates. but his eyes were pinned on renjun who was back to sketching.

"good morning, friends. i'm na jaemin, i play soccer but i like books better. i also love playing pubg during my spare time." he smiles even wider, putting his hands behind his back. "i hope we get along this year."

jaemin ends his introduction with a bow before he waddled back to his chair.

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"you sure you won't come with us for lunch?" mark asks jaemin who was too busy reading his math book. haechan was even getting a little impatient, tugging on his boyfriend's shirt.

the pink haired looked around first before replying. "i'm still gonna advance study for this week's math sessions." he said, putting his highlighter down.

hyuck was clearly confused. jaemin was never the studious type. he never really tried to keep his grades up since he valued his sport more than his studies and now, he couldn't even keep his book down. he kept his curiosity to himself though. after all, jaemin holds the mysterious friend title.

"just let him be, hyung. our nana's all grown up now, working hard on his studies. be a little more supportive." he pokes his boyfriend's side playfully. "we'll get you cheesecake and banana milk. just take your time and study well."

he looks up to the couple and smiles. "thanks! you guys are the best." the two left him alone on his library table. it was a spot far from the crowd. a part of jaemin still feels a bit embarassed about studying since he was never really known for these things. even his teachers were surprised about how much he got better in such aspect.

"cut the crap. nobody can see you studying here. stop acting like ‘the good student.’" it was a familiar voice that spoke. it was followed by books being slammed on the table. huang renjun. "less acting, more studying, mr. na."

jaemin admits that he felt insulted, especially after the smartest person in the whole department invalidated his efforts. but the feeling of excitement overwhelmingly took over him when renjun sat next to him. it made his heart race and hands sweaty. "i worked hard for it though.." his voice was low but enough for the other to hear.

this made renjun curious. but still, he was convinced that jaemin cheated his way to the top. renjun firmly believes that a person can only be good at one thing, and never good at two.

he grabbed jaemin's book and scanned through it. pages were highlighted. there were also notes on the corners that serve as guide for difficult topics. his handwriting is really..... good too.

he hates to admit but na jaemin really is quite a piece of work.