nct imagines

yangyang - bookstore run-in

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"i'll see you guys tomorrow," you said to your friends as they waved. you walked away and walked down a few blocks before reaching a local bookstore. you walked inside and immediately started looking around.

as you passed by the manga section, you pulled out the first book from a new series that had recently came out. you read the back of it before flipping through the first few pages.

"that series is pretty expensive."

you looked over and saw one of your classmates, yangyang, standing with his hands in his pockets. he walked over and adjusted his backpack that was slung over his shoulder.

"since when do you read manga?" he asked while grabbing a book on the shelf above you.

"you never asked," you replied and closed the book in your hands. you grabbed the second book in the series and held them in your arms.

"hand them to me," he said to you and held his hand out.

"huh? why?" you asked and pulled out another book from a different series.

"i'll pay for them, i have extra cash today," he randomly offered.

you shook your head, "no, thanks though. i'll buy them myself," you said. you flipped through a few pages of another book you found.

"so, you watch anime?" yangyang asked. you looked over at him and watched him put the book he picked up back on the bookshelf.

you nodded, "mhm, but i haven't been into anything lately. i've been watching gaming streams lately." you closed the book you opened and put it back on the shelf. you scanned the spines of the manga and saw a series that you watched in the past. "can you get that one for me?" you asked yangyang while pointing to the series.

"the first one?" he asked.

"the first two," you answered. he easily reached up and grabbed the two books. then, he handed them to you. "thanks."

"yea." yangyang grabbed another copy of the first book in the series that he had just handed to you and looked at it. "this looks cool," he commented.

"i watched the anime a long time ago, but the series is ongoing," you mentioned and bent down to look at the other books on the shelves closer to the ground. "have any recommendations for me? i read a lot," you asked, looking back up at him.

he got down onto one knee and grabbed a book. "this is my favorite series," he said and handed you the book.

you looked at the back to read the synopsis and flipped through the first few pages, "the art is really nice." you commented.

"the anime is nice too. we could watch it sometime, if you want," yangyang offered.

you looked at him, "is that your way of asking me out?" you asked him.

"a binge-watching date would be fun," he said. "you free tomorrow night?" he asked.

you smiled and nodded, "all day after school."

"wait for me in the classroom, tomorrow," he said and stood up. he held his hand out to you, and you took it and stood up. you let go of him and held the stack of books in your arms. "okay, at least let me pay for two of the books," he requested.

but you started walking away, "nope."

"oh come on!"

"shh!"