Trapped in his Maestoso || 엑소 백현

chapter 7

⚠️ Warning: A little bit of mature content ⚠️
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"Come on! Give it a shot!"

You hesitantly looked at who your best friend was pointing at, and saw him. In the midst of the dizzying lights in the crowded place, you can see his bright smile as he talked to his friends on the other side. He was wearing that tight white shirt that holds his toned body for its dear life, and a pale blue jeans to pair his rubber shoes. He has this denim jacket that matches his pants too.

So handsome and neat as usual.

"I don't think I can—" You blushed as you see his eyes caught yours. You quickly turned away.

"If not now, when will you ever get a chance to do this?" Yong Sun grabbed your shoulders with a cheerful smile, making your nervous heart go calm for a bit. "He might be waiting for you to approach him, you know. Guys can be shy too."

You bit your lip as you thought of what to do.

Do I escape or do I go for it?

"Go for it, Saejin." Her smile was too encouraging that you sighed in defeat, making her smile wider. "Yes! I knew you would!"

"If he says no, I'll back down pronto, okay?" You let out a breath as you turned your head to where your first college crush was.

He wasn't there now though.

"I think he went up?" You heard Yong Sun saying as you walked away from her. "Fighting, Jin-ah!"

You waved at her before looking around, trying to find him. When you got to see the bar full of alcoholic beverages, you thought of getting one just in case you lose your confidence, which kept on depleting as seconds pass by.

"Nope. You're not drinking, Saejin." You mumbled to yourself as you turned the other way. Your eyes drifted up the stairs and saw a guy in white shirt trudging in the second floor hallway. You tried calming your loud beating heart before taking steps towards the staircase.

Here goes nothing.

You sighed in relief as you got to get out of the dance floor, patting your aching arms from the pushing you got in the middle. Your eyes were restless as your feet landed on the second floor ground. Compared to the noisy environment downstairs, it was peaceful here.

Is he escaping the noise as well? Is he that kind of person? Is he like me? Or is he—

"Hey."

You almost took a step back to the staircase when you heard a deep voice on your side. Your eyes widened as you saw him with a drink in his hand, his jacket was dangling on his arm. You darted your eyes away from him, trying to keep breathing as he stared at you.

"Uh... I'm—Am I intruding—"

"No! No..." He almost exclaimed as he looked around the empty hallway behind him. "It's just me here, and this floor is an open territory as the first floor is. You're free to roam around."

"Oh, that's..." You bit your lip as you shyly nodded. "...great."

A few minutes has past and you were still standing in front of him as he took sips on his glass, eyes were restless but kept on coming back to you.

Damn, what was I supposed to do?

"Do you want to sit somewhere, Saejin?" He suddenly spoke, surprising you. Not only because he talked all of a sudden, but he knew what's your name.