sunoo watched as the students crowd the entire hallway of their main building. he quietly observes every person who passes by, checking them one by one.

damn, i feel so pathetic. why am i even doing this?

he quickly squeezed himself towards the crowd when he saw jungwon on the other side of the hall - walking with his blockmates.

"jung- fuck," he grunts as he feels like he's gonna be claustrophobic from the tight space. he manages to get to the other side of the building, while the freshman is unaware of his presence.

"jungwon, wait-!" sunoo shouts, his voice almost in a high pitched tone.

jungwon looks around, trying to see who called his name. his eyebrows furrowed when he sees sunoo walking towards him.

"hyung? what are you doing here?"

"uh..." he scratched the back of his head, "can you tell me where ni-ki is right now? i just wanted to give something to him..."

"ni-ki? but he's-" he stops himself halfway, eyes almost widening. shit, that was close. "h-he's not here, hyung. i haven't seen him since morning. how about you text him?"

jungwon gives him a small smile. fuck you honestly for making me do this, you satan. i hope you rot in hell.

sunoo's smile slowly drops, but he tries to hide his disappointment. "oh, okay. thanks jungwon. see you at the headquarters!" he waves goodbye to the younger and walks away, holding his satchel.

the freshman lets out a sigh and takes the phone out of his pocket.

+++++++++

[ the devil incarnate 😇 ]

jungwon:
i've done my part
pls stop pestering me now

the devil incarnate 😇:
okiee
thanks 😽

jungwon:
now get tf away from me 🖕

the devil incarnate 😇:
what if i say no 😁

jungwon:
haha you're so funny omg i wish i can snap your neck anytime 🥰

the devil incarnate 😇:
ooohhh kinky 😉

jungwon:
this is harassment
i will file a restraining order against you

the devil incarnate:
sheesh i'm scared 🥺😨

jungwon:
you know what, i'll block you

[ you have blocked this user ]

++++++++++

jw ✌🏻 @yinyang tweeted.

#slay #neveragain #atpeace #deserve

183 likes | 34 retweets

replies:

@hiyyihglow eww what's with the hashtags, you're such a boomer
↪@yinyang look at all your wrinkles and say that again
@nishi_rk who did you block

↪@yinyang no one haha don't talk to me i'm nonexistent goodbye
↪@nishi_rk ???? ok

+++++++++

[ riki 💫 ]

sunoo:
hey haha good afternoon :)))
are you at the uni?

riki 💫:
hi hyung 😅
nope, sorry
i'm doing smth lol

sunoo:
oh okay
how about tomorrow?
do you have free time tomorrow?

riki 💫:
uhhh
sorry hyung, i can't
i'll just text you back if i'm free

sunoo:
ohhh haha ok it's fine 😄
stay safe!

+++++++++

"why are you looking like that?" sunghoon tapped sunoo's cheek lightly. "don't look so sulky, you're gonna get wrinkles."

"fuck off," he brushed sunghoon's hand away. he was planning on having lunch with riki but now it's all ruined, and he's pissed off.

it's not like i'm complaining, i clearly deserved getting this treatment anyway.

sunghoon sat beside him on the couch, his one arm resting above the armrest. "is this still about nishimura? i thought he's talking to you again."

"yeah, he is."

"do you think you have a chance again?"

"honestly?" sunoo sighed. "i don't know... it's not like there's any improvement."

"maybe... you need to put more effort, show him that you really like him for real." his friend gave him a meaningful look.

"and how would i even do that?"

don't worry, you won't do anything. sunghoon chuckles internally. a little trick will be enough.

++++++++++

"enough slacking off for today, boys! or else 15 more laps!"

the soccer players all groaned as their coach yells at them before they can peacefully have their water break. jay runs toward the bench, grabbing his tumbler.

"do you think heeseung likes star wars?"

"what the f- you shit, can you stop popping up randomly?" he gives a glare at jake who is currently wiping his sweat with a face towel.

jake grinned and shook his head. "where's the fun in that? anyways, back to the question. does hee likes star wars?"

jay managed to stop himself from rolling his eyes.

"why don't you ask him yourself? i thought you two are close now."

"we are, but it's still kind of embarassing to just ask out of nowhere. duh," jake countered, "though i wanted to ask him last time but i didn't have the chance."

he scoffed. "well he doesn't watch those kinds of things, he prefers to just sleep."

jake pouted and put his one arm on jay's shoulder. "hmm... what if i just ask him if we could hang out and sleep toge- aww! that hurt!"

jay stepped on his foot before he could even finish his sentence. "can you shut up for once."

"nope, can't do that." jake laughed before deciding to play with his hair a bit. he took out his hair tie and put it on jay's bangs- tying it tight.

"by the way, you planning something for christmas break?"

"maybe, i don't know yet." jay answered. "you?"

"same, i'll probably be stuck at my dorm all break. unlike riki who'll go back to japan, damn i'm so jealous."

jay nods while drinking again, but he spat the water out when he realized what jake had just said.

"dude, gross!" jake wipes the water from jay's face.

"did you just say japan? nishimura went back to japan? how long will he stay there?"

jake raised an eyebrow in confusion. "uh, yeah? his mom called him the other day, forcing him to go home. i don't know how long he's gonna stay though. he's probably at the airport now- wait i'm still talking!"

jay hurriedly went back to their locker room to find his phone.

sunoo probably doesn't have any idea about this. shit.

++++++++

[ sunoo's angels 🔫 ]

jay:
@sunoo
SUNOO
RIKI'S FLYING

sunoo:
????

heeseung:
wow really? since when did he start growing wings

sunghoon:
damn i wanna fly too

jay:
FSBJECK
NO
FUCK YOU TWO
I MEANT AIRPLANE
HE'S AT THE AIRPORT
GOING TO JAPAN AND IDK WHEN HE'LL BE BACK
WHAT IF HE'LL NEVER COME BACK WTF

sunoo:
what?

i
shit
what do i do
fuck
brb

sunghoon:
thanks for the info jay ☺️

jay:
welcome
wait
why are you thanking me
fuck off

heeseung:
@sunoo so what's the plan?
u going to the airport?

sunghoon:
aye aye
he's with me
zoom zoom bitches
i'll update y'all later 😘

+++++++++

"can't you drive faster?"

"sun, if i drive faster then the cops will arrest me and you won't ever reach the airport in time. just sit there and behave."

sunoo fidgets, feeling his heartbeat rise every minute. he hates this, he hates getting all nervous because he wants to vomit. what if he already left?

he rubs his hand on his face to calm himself down. i should've just told him sooner. i wanted to celebrate christmas with him, please. he pleads to whoever is listening to him at the moment.

when they reached the airport, sunoo runs fast just to get inside.

"fuck, sunoo wait!"

he hears sunghoon call for his name but he didn't care. he was searching for his face amongst the crowd.

five minutes.

ten minutes.

twenty minutes.

thirty minutes.

i can't find him. why can't i find him?

"sun," sunghoon walks up to him, panting. "i just checked, the plane already left earlier."

oh.

oh.

he blankly stares at his friend. "okay, let's go back."

sunoo turns around, walking mindlessly.

"hyung, i like you."

"can i hold your hand?"

"i'd be glad to be with you, that's all that matters to me."

"it was my choice, i wanted to stay with you."

it all sinks in.

the thing about love is that you won't know until it hits you hard- it seeps into every crevice of your heart, slowly occupying the spaces until you can't escape from it. until you feel like you can't breathe without them, until you can't live without that person anymore.

well, it did hit sunoo. though late, it hit him hard.

sunoo chuckles bitterly. he numbed himself to the feeling that he never really realized it. gods, i'm such an idiot.

and that was the biggest regret of his life.

+++++++++

hi! i'm back again from the grave lmaoo

since we're nearing the end of book 1, who do you think is the most 🚩 character so far? pick one and explain why 😁