When Did You Get Hot? | Hwang Hyunjin

After a year abroad, Hwang Hyunjin comes back different. Much to your dismay, the change isn't only on the outside.

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★𓂃 PREVIEW
Hwang Hyunjin turns to you in what seems to be slow motion. Though you've seen him almost every day for the last five years-save for last year-you feel like you're seeing him for the first time.

Hyunjin, who had grown his hair just past his shoulders and maintained considerably long lengths since then, had a buzz cut.

Hyunjin, who you knew had started working out a bit, was three times the size of the man you knew.

Hyunjin, who left with only his ears pierced, had piercings in his eyebrows and nose bridge.

Hyunjin, who had always been your sweet friend who greeted you with a smile at every chance, was now staring at you with a face devoid of all emotion.

It gives you whiplash how much he changed in only a year. Sure, you knew he had always been pretty experimental with his hair, but to buzz it completely was something nobody expected. Not to mention the fact that he looked like some tough-guy who had eaten your art-loving sweetheart of a friend twice and used him for protein. It didn't help that you hadn't caught a whiff of the old Hyunjin other than his brief chuckling earlier when you had first walked in.

Dropping your bag on your seat, you give him a proper once-over, mouth still hanging open in complete shock at what you're seeing.

You're not sure if it's disbelief or because damn is he fine, or both-but your stomach twists.

Then finally, he cracks a smile that you're not sure you've seen on him before. "Hey [Y/N], long time no see. You miss me? You look like you did."

That finally makes you shut your mouth, before you retort back, "Relax, painter boy. I just... didn't recognize you at first."