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68 | beneath the red & gold

❝𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦.❞
❝𝒊 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘. 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕.❞
❝𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩, 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦.❞

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Red and gold.

Those were the colors that somehow embodied her. But, beneath those striking colors, he saw her. Not the her who studies all day and all night; or the her that most students wanted to be friends with; or mostly not the her who keeps on annoying him because of her tendency to be know-it-all. No, he just saw the real her. 

Beneath all those charms, the smiles, and those red and gold ensemble, he saw her.

He despised those colors. And maybe, he despised her.

Taehyung first met the young Ryu Sujeong on his first day of second year at Hogwarts. He remembered getting pissed at Jimin for embarrassing him in front of some fourth year Ravenclaws by pulling a prank on him. Then and there, he understood why the guy belonged to the Slytherin house. He was still bickering with his best friend when he suddenly felt coldness in his uniform. And...wet?

He looked down and saw an orange wet patch on his shirt. His eyes wandered in front of him and met the anxious eyes of a girl who looked younger than him. 

"I-I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to pour my juice on you," she nervously said, her lips slightly quivered. "I'm really sorry!"

Taehyung looked at her shaking figure for a moment. She actually looked scared at him. He felt bad. So, he shook his head and muttered, "No, it's okay. Just be careful next time."

He then turned around without Jimin by his side because the idiot was dragged away by his Slytherin friends. He walked up towards the dining hall where all students will be.

"Taehyung! Wait up!"

He looked back and saw Jung Hoseok, also a Hufflepuff but on his third year, running towards him. He panted a bit when he finally stopped beside the younger one.

"Dude, you walk so fast," Hoseok jokingly whined.

Taehyung snickered. "You're just getting old," he remarked.

Hoseok instantly glared at him. "Why, you brat! I'm not old. I'm just a year above you. If we're talking about old here, it would be Seokjin," he retorted.

He then received a smack on his head. "What did you say, Hoseok?" 

Hoseok turned to his side and immediately cowered. "I-I said you're so handsome today."

Seokjin gave him a stern look before fixing his attention to Taehyung. "Tae, I'm glad to see you again. I missed that obnoxious smile of yours," he joked.

Taehyung presented him his most obnoxious smile. "I must say I also missed your beautiful face, hyung."

Hoseok's face scrunched up while Seokjin smiled pleasingly. He was about to hug the younger one when someone suddenly walked through between them. Seokjin glared at that someone.