STUDY BUDDIES. | hajeongwoo

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jeongwoo pressed his lips into a thin line, looking away at the male and contemplated whether he should at least seize the opportunity and accept the offer or just shrug it off.

by the latter, he meant that maybe affirming with his statement would lower his vanity, and that he would only render predicaments that would hinder their party just like he always do. overthinking things.

haruto noticed that hesitation on his moment of silence, the answer becoming visible despite not responding to it yet.

however, the desire to bring him along with him for accompany was huge, and he had no time to back down and continue to persuade the male. "why are you hesitating?"

jeongwoo stiffed at his question. it was all something personal, and saying the reason why he was actually stopping himself to say yes although he wanted to otherwise would only cause haruto to laugh it off, at how little and unreasonable his reasons were.

but reading the taller male, he figured out that he should at least agree to his offer if that's what his heart chooses, and leave every of his thoughts behind and take the risk.

although it's out of his league once again, and he shouldn't even be with him when they're not having their sessions, the urge to disregard his responsibilities remained resilient.

nodding in response upon heaving a sigh, jeongwoo mumbled with a "yes," and haruto was of course happy at the change of his mind.

"i'll look forward to it then," haruto beamed, unusual for his case.

jeongwoo hummed in response to his sentence, taking another bite of the burger until it was complete devoured. satisfied with the food, jeongwoo unconsciously hummed along the song that seemed familiar to his ears.

haruto took a glance at the male who's now singing along at the music on the radio, barely audible, causing him to plaster a small smile on his face.

continuing to listen at the melodic voice that continued to linger around the chill ambience of the car, haruto never knew that the male beside him is quite good at singing and has a serene voice that seemed to wash out all his current worries.

it all lasted for quite a while, with haruto just listening to the other who's still effortlessly singing along with the song not until it suddenly stopped. turning around, haruto was greeted with another flushed face of his.

jeongwoo never knew he was going all along and singing to the song without even minding if this would bother the male or not.

the song that continued to play on the radio was one of the songs he frequently listened, and it never failed to make him sing along deslite being with an enigmatic person. blushing in embarrassment after realizing his actions, he stopped singing along.

"why stop?" haruto said with dismay mixed with his tone of voice, now averting his gaze to the road as he continued to drive.

for sure, jeongwoo knew that the taller male had a glimpse of his flushed face once again, causing him to internally scream his lungs out as the embarrassment never continued to subside.

"i-i'm sorry, i didn't mean to sing along without permission," jeongwoo looked down as he played with his fingers in anxiousness, fidgeting on his seat as he constantly looked up and wandered around to look for a certain distraction.

hearing haruto's chuckle, he couldn't help but turn around and look at him, his side profile taking away every breath he could even take.

"no, it's fine. you have a nice voice," haruto casually complimented, as if throwing compliments is their kind of thing.