"This is your fault! I told you to take the subway instead of waiting for the bus," Dessa complains for the nth time. If only she walks faster instead of going on and on, she might have caught up with my steps, which is equivalent to three of hers.

"We're only 5 minutes late. It's not as if the professor is there already," I answer. We're already sophomores so I've learned the routine. The professors arrive fifteen minutes late then waits for another fifteen minutes before starting the lecture. So if you arrive thirty minutes after the bell rings, you're dead.

"What if he's on time? You know I'm always the first one on the class list!"

We reach the end of the hallway where Room 307 is. There are two doors and we decide to enter the one at the back in case the professor is really on time. Good thing my guess didn't fail.

I stand up awkwardly at the middle while looking for two vacant seats. Of course, Dessa has to sit beside me. She points at the one near us and proceeds to sit by the aisle, leaving me no choice but to sit beside the guy reading a book.

I would've teased him about being too studious for the first day but turns out, he is reading a novel instead of a textbook. Not just any novel, Everyday by David Levithan. Heavy.

"Hey Dess, do you remember when I made you read Everyday?" I whispered.

"I hate that book! It fucked up my mind-" she quickly covers her mouth after seeing me pouting towards the guy's book. She leans to me. "You little shit. Do you want me to make an enemy on the first day?"

"Is it my fault you have that mouth?"

We both laugh but I quickly stop when I hear the guy beside me speak.

"It's alright. We have different perspectives anyway," he says with a smile while looking at me. He's looking at me. Why is he looking at me? "You've read this too?"

I nod absentmindedly. "I've read all of his books."

"Really? What do you think about this one?"

"It's frustrating because the story doesn't end. They love each other. There's a way for them to be together. So can't they just let other people with their lives and settle theirs?"

The guy shakes his head but keeps his smile. Even I involuntarily shake my head. Why did I answer like that? I don't even know this guy.

"Hey, what's your name?" Dessa asks. Hail her brave heart.

"I'm Kim Yugyeom. You?"

"My name is Dessa and this warrior beside me is Y/N. I apologise for her insensitivity towards other people."

I glare at her. As I was just talking about the book. I'm not like that to real people.

"Nice to meet you both. I guess you're best friends?"

"No. She's my minion," I answer just to get back at her. The guy laughs. Weird. I don't think what I said was funny. Is he being polite or sarcastic?