[iη]secure || lookism x male of

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After the weekend, the classroom was filled with students in an addictive trance of gambling.

"Class is done! Hey, turn it on!"

During break, a herd of students gathered at one desk at the back.

"How much time is left?"

"Ten seconds? Geez."

Mild chants of motivation was shared between them, filling the classroom with noise.

"It's gotta be even! Even!"

"No! Odd! Odd!!"

"Pleasee!!"

I grab Daniel by the end of his sleeve, pulling him close to my desk.

His face flushes light pink before I start speaking.

"Hey Danny, know what's going on?"

"Everyone's trying to earn a little cash from this gambling site, that's all I really know."

"Ah right, it's this arc then." I mumble to myself, glancing at Jiho.

"Don't tell me that you're also interested..?" Daniel says, worryingly.

I chuckle, resting my chin on my palm, which doesn't seem to help.

"Trust me, that's the last thing on my mind."

He thinks for a tiny bit before nodding believingly, then making his way to his own seat.

I glance again at Jiho, and I've noticed he's definitely changed than from when he was before.

I realise that this is only the start of his downfall.

The next few days pass in a breeze and I head over to the convenience store.

"Give me the most expensive one here." I hear from a voice that annoys me dearly.

Jiho Park.

"Mhm, yum. This lunch box is the best."

Bragging about a lunch box.

"Hey Jiho. You seem a little cooler these days."

Yeah right.

He spins back around to face us, leaning back on the table, "Hoohoo, have you noticed? I upgraded my gear."

"Cause I won some money. Betting," he says grinning cockily.

After school, I head over to the convenience store again to find Daniel holding a note, worryingly.

Despite the thick glass separating us, I roughly figure out what it read.

'Daniel. I need to borrow some money. I'm sorry.'

I rush into the store, trying to see what's really happening closer-up.

"Thanks for the loan Zoe, since I was short.."

I run my fingers through my locks stressfully, groaning whilst leaning my hand on the wall.

"My god, don't tell me.."

"Oh Hae-seong.. Jiho just took some money, but it's alrig-"

"-I know, Jiho took some money and you had to pay it back. I know it all."