heart beats ✔️ [complete]

chapter 1

kth POV

"kay jin hyung, don't you think jeongguk is strange?" I whispered to him and I looked at jeongguk from across the classroom.

"tae, were you born yesterday? he's always been this way. he's a silent hottie that everyone is low key attracted to even though he is scary as hell. For some reason chicks dig that." jin hyung rolled his eyes.

"I know but, doesn't it ever just, yknow.. throw you off a bit. like I'm pretty sure he has one friend at school that he talks to. no one can be that anti social right?" I asked and jin hyung just ignored me like he was never talking to me in the first place.

I furrowed my brows.

"hyung listen to me-"

"kim taehyung! I'm teaching and clearly you don't seem to want to listen. You are here to learn!" my teacher scolded me in front of the class as she slammed her hands on my desk.

"I mean, I'm actually here cause it's the law-"

"that's it. after school detention for you. You are scrubbing the damn toilets." She raised her hands up in defeat like she has already given up all hope for me. everyone starts to chuckle.

I make my lips into a thin line and turn to jin hyung who just shook his head in disappointment.

just great... gotta love scrubbing toilets...

the bell rang and unfortunately that was my last period. I seriously only had just that one period to finish strong in but I just had to be a smart ass. oh well. the toilets need scrubbing anyways, what do I care!

I grabbed my backpack and stuffed it in my locker since I knew I'd be here for a while and I'd rather not have to carry it around.

I sighed and headed to the shed at the back of the school to get the cleaning supplies. Of course I remember where it is now since I always have to clean something whenever I get detention. Which is like at least 1 or 2 times every week.

I really don't want to stay here for too long so I walked quickly to the shed. as I turned left after opening the doors that lead to the back of the school, I bumped into someone rather roughly.

"oh shit I'm sorry. That was my fault I wasn't looking." I quickly apologized trying hard to avoid any conflict. I looked up properly to see who I bumped into and it was jeongguk. he just stared at me with his dead ass looking eyes. they were so dark that it really looked like he had no pupil.

he never replied so I just awkwardly bowed my head and walked passed him towards the shed.

I opened and grabbed all the supplies. When I turned back after getting my things, jeongguk was leaning on his side against the door frame.

"hand me some cleaning stuff too." He said in a bored tone.

So that's what he sounds like. dead.

"oh no need for you to help me or anything. This is like a weekly thing for me so-"

"I'm not trying to help you. I have detention too, so hand me the cleaning supplies." He said with less patience in his voice this time.

I nodded and handed him supplies and he rolled his eyes after grabbing them.

alrighty so not even a thank you? mk than so I'm just dog shit to this guy.

we both walked to the nearest bathroom. I cleaned out the toilet bowls while he mopped the floor. it really only took about 10 minutes to finish since I had already recently cleaned the bathrooms last week.

We continued to clean the other bathrooms in the school and we finally started cleaning the last one which was also the biggest. The boys fucking locker room. it's so damn filthy. no matter how many times in the week you clean it, it'll look like a dumpster when you come back the next day. at least I have someone to help me this time.

I wiped sinks as jeongguk cleaned the shower rooms.

"uh so.. thank god it's Friday am I right?" I said awkwardly trying to make a conversation.

he just glared at me and looked away.

ok than.

"sure." He quietly replied. Which made me widen my eyes a bit.

as I was minding my own business, I heard a 'pang' and I flicked my head towards the noise.

"shit." He said all of a sudden and lightly held is palm.

"what's wrong?" I hurried towards him to see if he's all right. I saw a cut on his palm which was already bleeding but he covered it from me.

"it's nothing, just a scratch." He replied.

"um that looks kind bad. let's go to the nurse and put some rubbing alcohol on it." I suggested and he just rolled his eyes.

"mind your own business. it isn't anything so go back to wiping the sinks." He replied and motioned me with his hand to 'shoo'.

I just shrugged and went back to the sinks. I still glanced back to see if his hand was alright.

no blood ? I swear it was bleeding just now?

I said to myself.

Kay what the actual fuck? am i delirious? I've been at school for way too long, it's time to pack it up cause now I can't even see right.

I finally finished and was about to head out the door.

"hey wait." jeongguk said and I turned around.

"what's up?" I asked.

"if you're done, I'll take your things back. I still have other things to do after school so it'd just be more convenient." He said to me. I froze for a second cause I think that was the first time I actually heard him say more then one sentence to me.

"uh- yeah. you're right. here you go." I smiled and handed him my supplies. "thanks."

he just nodded and I headed out towards my locker.

his hand healed pretty fucking fast. when I handed him my things I got a good look at his hand.

completely healed. I don't know maybe his hand never got cut right? maybe he like just accidentally hit it against something. but that doesn't explain how I saw blood on his hand. wait maybe I didn't actually see blood on his hand. I think im going insane honestly.

I decided to not think about it anymore and shook my head.