STUDY BUDDIES. | hajeongwoo

08.

jeongwoo took a step towards the entrance of the building, the gushing winds greeting him causing his hair to be blown away and be in disarray.

he then continued walking towards the parking lot, where haruto was, with a heavy sigh coming from his lips.

as he strolled his way towards the lot, he saw a glimpse of a certain male right at where haruto's car has parked. considering the distance, and jeongwoo somehow having a blurry vission, could not properly notice and identify the lad.

but as he continued, with heavy textbooks wrapped around his hands while being rested on his chest, jeongwoo could now notice that it was harutoㅡleaning right at his black expensive car while scrolling down his phone.

jeongwoo furrowed his brows, knowing that the latter did not notice his existence just yet, as confuse as he could get.

"why are you outside?" jeongwoo asked, so casual as if they were intimately close friends.

he did not notice this though, because at that moment, he had let his guard down and try to at least be comfortable with him if he's going to work with him for such a long time.

haruto lifted his head up, unhindered eyes now focused at him and no longer at his phone with a blank expression.

he did not respond for at least a minute, before saying a "its hot inside," as an excuse.

though, this has caused jeongwoo to be more confused. if its hot inside, then maybe he would have just turned the air conditioner rather than staying outside in a hot afternoon.

despite his confusion, jeongwoo shrugged the thought off knowing that it would cause no good to dig even more deeper.

they then went inside the car once again, jeongwoo being all queasy and alerrt once again once inside the car. he put on his seatbelt, but then later fumbled after not being able to properly do his seatbelt.

haruto noticed, after settling for himself, then went to jeongwoo's direction and took the belt from his fumbling hands.

"let me," haruto muttered in permission, taking the belt now in his hands before doing his.

jeongwoo, being naive and completely foreign, was now, undeniably at least for him, getting wavered.

jeongwoo thought that maybe haruto was too close from him that he could feel his steady breaths, that he could inhale his perfume even more, and that there's only a small gap left or else they would have made contact.

why was haruto never really nervous while being in that position at all? was it because he was too occupied to properly do his seat belt, or was it because he never cared in the first place and its just him completely in discomfort?

jeongwoo thought, with several questions in mind including those. but then maybe he knew, lest haruto might hear his fast and loud thumping heartbeat.

haruto then backed down after a minute that felt like an hour for jeongwoo. he quickly looked away with faltered eyes and fidgeting hands, his heartbeat still not ceasing to be fast.

haruto wondered at first, as to why he was acting so unlikely of his usual behavior, but then realized the situation they were in just a few minutes ago.

"oh, sorry, i was just trying to help you do your seatbelt," haruto apologized, in a foozling way, scratching his hand in awkwardness before starting the engine.

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