🩹scared | taegyu

🩹three

new face 

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"and remember," seulgi looks at him and smiles, "if you ever need a break, just give me a wave and you can go outside for some air." 

"thanks." taehyun replies in a small voice. tugging at the straps of his backpack. they walk to a classroom, the door is locked and the room is empty. seulgi unlocks the door and they walk inside. she takes off her coat and puts it on her chair. 

the classroom is fairly small, it fits about 15-20 students, maybe less. the walls have large posters about anatomy, the solar system and plants.

there is a small bookshelf in the far end of the classroom, filled with dictionaries, atlases and encyclopedias. the curtains are a faded yellow and there is a matching clock behind the teacher's desk. 

seulgi tells taehyun where to sit and that he doesn't have to stand in front of the class to present himself. he quietly walks over to his designated desk, putting his backpack on the back of the chair and sits down. he's fairly close to the front of the class. but he doesn't mind, it means he can't see all the other students in class. 

a small bulk of girls enter the classroom, they aren't sassy or anything. but taehyun immediately feels intimidated.

instead of talking about taehyun, they talk to him. that's better, but it's scarier. waving hello and introducing themselves. the girl with blonde streaks, ryujin, smiles at him as soon as they sit down. another girl starts talking to seulgi right away. 

taehyun chews on the back of his hand. it feels as if he's breathing through a straw, a really thin straw. he closes his eyes as more students pile inside. boys, girls, non-binary and gender-fluid people chatter among themselves as he bites into his tongue. everyone has noticed taehyun, but no one is being rude. 

the bell rings, it's sound like a bell from an anime. those that play a funky tune. taehyun smiles a little, the bell is cool.

he opens his eyes, seulgi is writing on the chalk board and the seat next to him is empty. but he doesn't turn to see if other seats are empty, he doesn't want to look at everyone. 

"hi, everyone!" seulgi smiles as she turns around to face the class. 

"today we have a new student, as many of you already know. do you want to introduce yourself?" she asks, looking at taehyun. he shakes his head, letting out a nervous breath. 

"that's completely okay." she says again, "his name is kang taehyun. let's be nice to him and make him feel welcome here-" 

seulgi is cut off by the door opening. everyone turns to the door and a boy with a sheepish smile walks inside the classroom.

he has curly hair, it's not long, but not short either. his uniform is a bit dirty and the tie is undone. he hands seulgi a note. and she raises his eyebrows at him.

"rocky wouldn't let me leave!" he exclaims and she smiles a little. taehyun is confused, but the class is laughing. the boy chuckles nervously. 

"he's tied up outside. i had to bring him here!" the boy says again, running a hand through his hair. taehyun guesses he's talking about his pet dog. seulgi let's him sit down and he dumps down next to taehyun. 

"hello, new face." he smiles brightly and taehyun feels warm inside. this boy is really weird, but taehyun thinks it's funny. he doesn't answer the boy, only nods his head and looks back at seulgi. his hands are sweaty and he's breathing through a straw again. 

the class introduce themselves, the boy who has rocky tied up outside is called huening kai. they don't really do that much school related stuff, instead they play games to get to know each other better. the entire class already have groups and friends they know, but taehyun doesn't. seulgi is being considerate and nice to him. he likes her. 

    

    

   

after a while taehyun needs a break. he quietly lets seulgi know and then he's allowed to go outside. he gets tired easily when he's at school, or around people in general. 

the hallway is empty as he wipes his sweaty palms on his trouser leg. biting his nails as he walks around alone. suddenly everything seems so big, and scary. 

he walks outside to sit on a bench. as he sits down, he notices a boy petting what taehyun guessed was rocky. the dog was a big shiba inu. it has dark fur and looks super happy as the boy continues to pet him on the head. taehyun smiles, looking up at the sky. 

today was a nice day. the birds sing prettily around him and the sky is super blue. only a few occasional clouds would pass by during the minutes he sits by himself. the trees sway in the wind and everything is calm.

rocky, taehyun was still unsure if it actually was rocky, but anyway, the shiba inu barks a few times here and there. but taehyun doesn't mind, dogs should be dogs. 

he can hear steps approaching after a few minutes of silence. someone sits down next to him. scraping their fingers on the wooden picnic bench. taehyun turns his head, the dog petter looks at him and smiles. 

he has ashy grey hair, a blinding set of teeth and isn't wearing a name tag on his uniform. he doesn't seem intimidating. taehyun isn't used to friendly faces. 

"are you new here?" he asks and taehyun nods. looking back up at the sky as a plane passes over them. 

"what grade are you in?" the boy asks again, before adding "i'm in year eleven." 

"year ten." taehyun says and the boy nods his head. and they continue to sit in silence. taehyun doesn't have anything to say, nor does he want to say anything. and the boy doesn't seem to either. 

a red door to a different part of the school building opens and a black haired boy hurries outside. taehyun is eyeing him as he looks around. the boy's gaze lands on him and the eleventh grader. 

"YAH! beomgyu! get you ass over here before namjoon woops us both!" he screams. the boy next to taehyun laughs, before getting up from the bench. he waves taehyun a goodbye and runs off to his friend.

beomgyu?

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