Operation Minari: National Third Wheeler No More

The Penguin & The Tsundere

[info: In which you're a tsundere and a tough cookie, masking your feeling for Mina by acting unaffected and nonchalant. Some tough loving but at least Mina's not a third wheel^^]

You were never the person good with socializing, nor do you have many friends to begin with. It doesn't matter, really, not when you're also the most feared person in school. Everyone regarded you with respect with their heads bowed down, because if not, they knew better with what would happen to them after and they don't want bloods and bruises so they all stayed away from your gang.

Typically, you were never a violent person from the start, but a couple of bullying in middle school and with how horrible your parents treated you after you told them that you're gay -- you're at least thankful your sister was there for you -- all that toughened you and made you who you are today. Regarded as a ticking time bomb by all the students body, but you still liked to think that you're not that bad, just for those people wanting to pick a fight with you, and you're not entirely rude to ignore them.

On the other hand there's Myoui Mina, she was the exact opposite to your lame ass.

She's the perfect example of a good hardworking straight -- in more ways than one -- A's student, she does ballet, a (gorgeous) Japanese, intelligent, gentle with how she talks and carry herself. Everyone loves her, even your gang loves her.

Except you. Of course you hate her, it irritates you with how elegant she looks -- because she always made you feel weird with how your heart tingles with something unknown to you. You hate how straight her back was when she sits, cause basically you don't like straight things -- and it makes you unconsciously admire the extent of her being a ballerina for her to be like that now. You hate how she resembles a penguin when she walks, you don't know the reason but you hate it -- it's because even with that she looks prettier and cute in your eyes, if the indication of the slight tug of your lips whenever she walks towards your way is enough proof. You especially hate the noises she produces, whether it's her laugh, how gentle and soft she talks or just the sound she makes when she's happy, mad, excited, or doing her aegyo to you -- you don't know why it always made your heart beats faster than normal. You hate the bunch of constellation-like moles spread throughout her face -- you always clench your fist tightly to your side because if you don't, you're afraid your hands would move on its own to touch the black dots donning perfectly on her white skin.

And the most hateful thing was, she's the reason why you realized that you're gay, with her gummy smile and sparkling bright eyes -- the fact that she's straight irked you more. So you tried your best to stay away from her, it's futile when she does the opposite. Even though she knows your sexual orientation.

It didn't help that you knew each other since you both were still in diapers, with how tight-knit your families were. She's always hot in her heels in following you around, making sure you don't cause unnecessary fist-fights with someone, always making sure you're well-behaved. Your friends was also very fond of her, always welcoming her on all your planned outings -- Jihyo once said to you, "We like having Mina around because she took good care of you and you were the happiest when you're with her." Of course you denied it.

But every time you deny and convince your brain that you hate the girl, your heart clenches the most painful way. And the more you push your feelings away, the more you found yourself falling and drowning for Myoui Mina. So at least now you can admit to yourself, you love her.

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It's another day and another one of your boring classes where you pretended to be listening to the professor. Thankfully you didn't suffer much longer when the bell rang for your lunch break. Just as you started to walk out the door, you saw Mina waiting at the side with your classmates who were going out looking her way. It's not surprising to see her outside your classroom by now, she always does that even if you told her she should wait in the lunch room instead.