going seventeen | seventeen

Chapter 29: Gloss

hi omg this week was tiring as fuck. hope youre having a great day! this is just a feel good chapter to get a break from the drama.

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it's been a few days since soonyoung was a guest on left and right. that same night, he arrived home with wonwoo and jun, and acted as if he didn't consciously crush my heart by giving hints about a breakup. i knew damn well what he was talking about.

like i said before, soonyoung isn't very good at lying. but somehow, he seems to do well at it this time.

seungkwan approached me earlier and asked about the music assignments. i told him i haven't received any online works yet, just video lessons. jihoon, on the other hand, is still working on activities day and night. i thought it was another thing soonyoung lied about, so it was a bit surprising to find out that it's true.

the professor must really love challenging the best music students. i still don't trust him though. i wonder what tricks he got up his sleeve.

"minseul, help," mingyu mumbled.

"oh! right!" i knocked myself out of deep thought and went back to what i was doing. mingyu was stressing over an assignment and needed my help with some insight. he said he was too shy to ask wonwoo because he's already tutoring soonyoung in philosophy.

jihoon was seated next to him, scribbling away on his notebook. there's really something off about the boy, and it makes me more curious because he doesn't talk to me as much as he used to anymore. anyway, i glanced at my laptop screen and scrolled through theories about mingyu's homework. none of it made sense to me

"minseul."

"yeah?"

mingyu looked concerned. "it's okay, i don't need to complete it on this day. you should take a break."

"take a break?" i chuckled, "i'm not doing anything else and i'm so bored. let's just finish your work now."

"no, i insist!"

"mingyu, it's boring."

"but minseul, come on—"

"ssshhh," jihoon shushed and gave the boy a side glance, "i can't focus." mingyu only placed a hand over his mouth. then he stood up and dragged me all the way to the living room, where seungkwan was staying.

soonyoung, wonwoo and jun were out to get a few stuff. seungkwan mentioned that they should be back after a while. "soonyoung hyung is still hella weird, what's his problem?" he sulked.

i sat on the couch next to him and mingyu followed.

"i can't believe i'm saying this but i miss school," seungkwan mumbled, "this online thing is fucking insane i don't want it anymore. how long do you think this will last?"

"give it a few weeks more," i answered, "maybe it'll be contained by then. hopefully. as long as everybody is following rules."

"it's so boring."

"i know, boo."

it was awfully quiet. seugkwan was looking into the distance while i was just staring at the floor. then, i flinched once mingyu thought it was a good idea to play with my right ear. "do you wanna get your ears pierced, minseul?" he asked.

seungkwan's expression brightened. "your ears aren't pierced!? now i know what we're gonna do today!"

"oh no no no no no no!" i covered my ears while the two boys tried their hardest to convince me. "i haven't worn earrings for so long, so they just closed. i don't want to get them pierced again!"