"go engineering department!"

"fashion design will win this year, losers!"

"as if! y'all can't even walk without tripping on your feet-"

ni-ki groaned as he listened to the endless bickering of the people behind him. he's standing on the side of the bleachers, watching as the sports fest will start soon. he gripped his camera tight, taking shots of the scenes in front of him.

if it wasn't for sunoo hyung, i wouldn't be making an effort to do this job. riki wasn't even fond of these kind of events- there's just too much crowd and he feels tired already.

"riki, here!"

he hears chenle's voice nearby. when he looked around, he spotted the boy standing at the middle of the bleachers with yuna and jeno.

riki makes way towards them. he struggled walking in the middle of the crowd before arriving to their seats.

"sorry, i forgot to tell you that students get rabid every sports week. everyone is fucking competitive here." chenle mumbles beside him.

"yeah, i can see that." he checked the players below. i don't see sunoo hyung, is he going to compete this morning?

"looking for sunoo?" he almost cursed when sunghoon whispered behind him. he didn't notice that the guy was also with them.

riki didn't answer. "where's jungwon?"

"diverting a question with a question, that's a good dodge." sunghoon chuckled while still staring at the field. "jungwon's at the gymnasium, i assigned him to watch the whole badminton event and make an article."

yikes, poor jungwon. no wonder he was close to begging for me to switch with him.

"if you want to see sunoo, just come to the oval at 2 pm. he'll do his warm-ups there."

ni-ki gave sunghoon a weird look. "why are you saying this to me?"

sunghoon raised an eyebrow. "what, you don't like sunoo anymore?"

the freshman signalled him to keep quiet. what if someone hears? "hyung, don't say it like that."

"don't order me around nishimura, we're not close."

he quickly nodded. this guy is scary. "but...why are you helping me?"

sunghoon tilted his head to the side, as if he heard a new word. he lets out a laugh.

"i'm not helping anyone. i just wanna see how long you're gonna last on pursuing sunoo. if you think you can make him like you, then go for it." he smirked, his eyes shining with mischief.

"i'm only here to watch you give up, nishimura."

riki's smile vanished. give up? who the fuck says i'm giving up?

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[ wonwon ]

riki:
why is sunghoon such an asshole

wonwon:
really? 😱 i didn't notice that
thanks for stating the obvious
he even left me alone in the gymnasium to watch a boring sport

riki:
he thinks i'm gonna give up on liking sunoo hyung

wonwon:
oh
he's an asshole but atleast he's honest 😶

riki:
HEY
no one's giving up

i'm not going anywhere until sunoo hyung likes me

wonwon:
then ig you're gonna have to stay where u are for the rest of your life
dumbass
where the hell even are you?

riki:
taking pics of the cheerdance
i'll be at the oval at 2 pm

wonwon:
ok wtvr
i'll go there once i finish these shitty assignments

riki:
i'm buying drinks for sunoo hyung
should i make a banner too?

wonwon:

i'm sorry what
wtf pls don't make a banner
riki don't do it
wait why aren't you replying
RIKI ISTG IF I SEE U HOLDING A BANNER LATER I'M UNFRIENDING YOU

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oosun @sunscript tweeted.

thanks for the support ig 😪 /j
luv you two 😚

1839 likes | 372 retweets

replies:

@cornjay GO BABE BREAK YOUR LEG LATER
↪@sunscript tnx, i hope you break your neck
@parkwrites goodluck! <3
↪@sunscript 🥰🥰

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sunoo sighed for the third time as he eyes the audience at the corner of the oval. the competition will start at 2:30 and there's still an hour before the event, but he's already getting nervous.

"sunoo!"

he quickly turns his head to the voices of his friends. he sees jay and sunghoon waving at him as they walked closer towards him. his eyes roamed around, trying to find someone.

"hey," sunoo smiled as sunghoon gave him a light pat on his head. "how are you feeling?"

"i'm okay, i guess. i hope i can atleast get runner up later."

jay hits his arm lightly. "you'll definitely win. want me to kick the legs of the other runners- i'm joking!" he takes back what he said when sunoo gives him a glare.

"by the way, where's heeseung hyung?"

"he's...uh," jay scratched the back of his neck. "he probably had something to-"

sunghoon cuts him off. "he's still sleeping, i think. but don't worry, he'll be here."

the boy wraps his arm around sunoo's shoulder. "atleast we're here, right? we can still cheer on you."

sunoo grinned. "right, thanks guys."

he was about to talk again when he heard a loud voice, screaming his name. he cursed mentally when he realized who it is. fucking hell.

"go sunoo hyung!" riki shouts near the benches, where most of the audience are seated. he's standing with jungwon, who already wants to go home because of his friend.

this is embarrassing, somebody just please make him shut up.

"see? that kid's cheering on you passionately," sunghoon laughs. "we'll go back now, goodluck!"

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hoon 📰 @parkwrites tweeted.

sunoo after seeing r***:

927 likes | 173 retweets

replies:

@chenleave ain't no way he shouted like that 😭 i would've hide away too SJSJSK
@cornjay the crowd beside him: 👁️👄👁️
@nishi_rk why did you even censor my name 😐
↪@parkwrites oops sorry 😗

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"did it start yet?"

jay blinked again, staring at jake and heeseung who just arrived together.

shit. shit.

they're standing near the oval, where sunoo can easily spot them. the boy is already on his position at the field- the competition is starting.

"yes- i mean, no. but it's gonna start." jay stared at the two again. "why are you two together?"

jake grinned at him. "we watched the swimming competition earlier."

riki- who was also beside them, glanced at his cousin and heeseung. i didn't know these two are close.

"stop asking them stupid questions, jay. sun's about to-!"

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the crowd's noise got louder when sunoo fell unto the ground- just seconds after the sprinting started. they waited for him to stand up and continue the competition, but he didn't.

i wish i didn't have to see that.

sunoo's head was hanging low, his hair covering his face as he feels the stinging sensation on his feet. his hands and legs are probably wounded too.

the pain- it's coming back.

"sunoo hyung!" riki ran towards the oval, ignoring the other people. he immediately kneeled and checked if sunoo is all right.

sunghoon and jay helped him stand up, and he winced at the pain spreading from his foot.

"you sprained your ankle," when sunghoon checks sunoo's face, he instantly knew what was the problem.

"let's bring him to the clinic." jake says, looking concerned.

"come here sun, i'll take you-" heeseung was about to take sunoo's arm when the younger flinched, as if his touch just hurt him.

"i-i'm fine..."

jay cleared his throat. "riki, can you take sunoo to the clinic? i'll just get his things then we'll be there."

riki nods. sunoo's misty eyes was looking at him as he wraps his arm around the older's waist, trying hard to assist him.

"wait for us okay?" jay touches sunoo's cheek, wiping the tears from earlier. "let's go."

heeseung was still hesitant to leave, but sunghoon grabbed his arm and pulled him away. then left the two of them, standing close to each other. there are still some people who keeps on watching them, trying to gossip on what happened.

riki momentarily stops when he sees sunoo's face.

"hyung, why are you crying?"

sunoo didn't even realize that there are tears rolling down his cheeks. he blinked fast, biting his lip as he cries.

"sshh, i'm here hyung. it's okay," riki puts his hand at the back of sunoo's head, guiding him to cry on his shoulder while his other hand is still on sunoo's waist.

he looks up to the sky as he hears sunoo's soft sobs.

he's crying not because he didn't win the competition. it's something- or rather, someone else.

how can someone break him like this?

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play the song on the media if you want to feel more </3