Doodles || hjc.

◐ thirty-five ◑

hnggg im sorry if i keep changing povs + tense consistency but this was the most suitable for this chapter so ;-;

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Jaehyun, with all seriousness, faces Joochan and asks, "Tell me honestly. Do you like Minhee?"

"...Yes."

"Oh. Okay."

"What about you?"

"I do like her, too."

"Huh," Joochan hums. He already expected the response and yet it still ticks him off.

Silence envelops the Hong Manor, the snores of Minhee the only thing audible. Jaehyun and Joochan stays seated on the floor without a word, both mulling over each other's responses.

How did it come to this? Let's rewind a few hours back.

The gang had their nth meeting at Joochan's for their scheduled review sessions. Everything was smooth sailing: to both Joochan and Jaehyun's surprise, Minhee was absorbing each and every lesson quite well. Even Bomin, who was a year below the three, was dealing with his lessons well enough too with the help of his cousin.

"Hey, MM, you keep on getting better," Jaehyun complimented. "Your scores for the tests I made for you are improving. Great job."

"I expected no less from noona," Bomin grinned. "I believed in her from the start."

"Yeah, you were the only one," Minhee glared at her classmates.

Joochan closed his book and stretched out his arms. "At least you exceeded our expectations."

"You didn't have any."

"And you still surprised me."

Jaehyun cleared his throat. "MM, would you like to go over your mistakes today?"

Minhee nodded. "Yeah, of course."

Joochan tched as Minhee and Jaehyun huddled together while seated. His eyebrows furrowed when he noticed Jaehyun's careful yet quick glances on the girl. He even got more frustrated when he saw how Minhee was responding to him enthusiastically.

"You're poking holes through hyung's head with you death stare," Bomin whispered which scared the bajeezus out of him.

"Whatever."

Two hours went by fast as they studied more. It was already afternoon. The four already finished up to half the subjects included in the exams.

Minhee yawned, covering her mouth. "I think I've used up waaay too much brainpower. There are only two brain cells remaining and they're dancing to Psycho."

"We can have a short break," Jaehyun said.

"Okay. Don't bother me in my sleep."

Minhee fell asleep in seconds.

Bomin laughed. "Noona must have been fighting the sleep in her since an hour ago."

How adorable, Joochan thought to himself. It reminded him of the time he saw how peacefully she slept on his bed when she was there, sick.

"How are you doing, by the way?" Jaehyun asked his junior. "You need any help?"

"No, I'm fine hyung. Your notes last year are very detailed and comprehensive. It's more helpful than the textbook. You can sell this," Bomin suggested.

Jaehyun perked up. "Money..."

"And besides, Joochan hyung's the one who's been teaching me stuff, since you're busy keeping noona to yourself."