"You're taking up my space again." Haruto glared at you.

"Shut up, I'm not even close to touching your corner."

"But I need room to write."

"You're not even writing!" you furrowed your eyebrows, eyeing his phone that he's been scrolling all this time.

"Well how am I supposed to write when I don't have enough room?"

"Okay whatever, I'm pretending you don't exist."

Haruto is your deskmate, forcefully. Your teacher was the one who assigned you the table arrangements, and guess what? Out of hundreds of other probabilities you just had to end up with Watanabe Haruto.

You were never on good terms with him. And it all started on the first day of school when you accidently spilled milk on his fancy designer shoes.

- Flashback to first day in junior year -

You were walking in the hallways happily with your all time favourite banana milk in one hand, looking for your best friend, Jina, who was nowhere to be found.

Suddenly, Jina's voice could be heard from behind the hallways so you immediately turned around excitedly, only to bump into a very tall person whose death glare could kill you in two seconds.

Damn it. You spilled your milk on his shoes.

"I- uh.. I'm really sorry." you pulled out a tissue from your bag, wanting to help him wipe it off.

"Can't you watch where you're going?" he snapped.

"Hey I said I was sorry, I didn't mean to." you snapped back at him. Rude much?

"Whatever. Don't even mind wiping it off, you already ruined it." he walked off, leaving you alone who was still crouching on the ground.

"Rude!!" you yelled back at him who didn't even bother looking back.

So much for a first impression.

- End of flashback -

As if the whole universe was against you, you are now in your senior year, sitting beside the person you hated the most in the whole entire world.

The teacher entered the class, causing the whole class to be quiet and the two of you to stop bickering.

"Hello everyone, sorry I'm late. I just got back from a meeting. As promised, today I'll brief you about your new upcoming assignment. It will be a pairing project. And since you'll be in pairs, you all will partner up with the person sitting next to you."

Your teacher's last sentence was followed by grunts and disagreements from the whole class, especially you and Haruto.

"But Mr. Park! Can we please choose our partner this time?" A fellow classmate raised his hand.

"Nope, end of question." The teacher replied. And you realised you had no choice.

"Ugh I'd rather bury myself 10 feet underground than work with him." you mumbled, and Haruto heard it loud and clear.

"I'd be happy to help dig you in." he glared.

-

"Y/n y/n y/n!"

You turned around, seeing Jina who was running towards you.

"What took you so long? Let's go, I'm starving!"

"Sorry my teacher ended class a bit late. Don't worry your food isn't going anywhere."

"Who said so? Hurryyy." you dragged her to the school's cafeteria.

The both of you took your seats and you immediately gobbled up your food.

"Woa are you that hungry? What's wrong, did anything happen?"

"Haih it's nothing. I'm just stressed out with my deskmate. Why can't I ever live in peace? He has never not gotten on my nerves." you grunted.

"Who? Haruto?"

You nodded in response.

"What is wrong with you two? You've always been on each other's tails since junior year. You know what, you should be lucky you're sitting next to him. His visuals are too good to be true. If I were you, I'd faint if someone as good looking as that was sitting next to me."

"Good looking my foot. If only his attitude was as pretty as his face."

"Hate him all you want. You might fall for him one day."

"Over my dead body." you rolled your eyes. Just the thought of him irked you.

-

You were on your way home after school when suddenly your phone vibrated, indicating there was a text.

Haruto

Come over to my place.

Me

-??

Haruto

To get the project done.

📍loc

Me

Ouh

Ok

You glared at the text. Why why why exactly do you have to meet him now? The deadline is not due until next week. With a heavy heart, you headed to the said location.

You knocked on the door, and Haruto opened it.

Not gonna lie, your heart was kinda beating a bit fast seeing him in a white tee with glasses.

This jerk does look good.

"Aren't you coming in?"

"Oh yea." you finally snapped back to reality. Snap it out y/n you hate him, remember that.

"Let's do the work in my room, I've already got the papers ready."

"I never knew you were so enthusiastic in getting work done." you teased him.

"Let's get it done by today so I don't have to see your face again."

"Whatever Haruto." you rolled your eyes and took out your laptop from your bag.

The both of you started doing work, and after a few hours, it was all done.

"Hey you have that game?" you pointed towards the game console sitting next to his dresser.

"Yea, but I don't play it often. It's boring to play alone."

"Wanna play?"

"Are you sure? I might beat your ass."

"We'll see about that."

You played three rounds of the game and won all three. A winning streak!

"You might beat my ass, huh?" you teased him, happy to see him pouting because he lost.

"Whatever. How did you get so good?"

"I always play it with my brother. I've never won against him though."

"Hyunsuk hyung?"

"Wait, you know him?"

"Of course I do, Choi y/n. We're in the same band."

"Ohh yeahh, I forgot." you lightly tapped your head. How could you've forgotten? Hyunsuk is in the same band with Haruto and a few other members.

"Wait, so you know how to play that?" you pointed towards a set of drums in his room.

"Of course I know, y/n. I would've been kicked out of the band if I didn't." Haruto chuckled at your obvious question.

"Can I see you play?"

"Well yea, sure if you want to. But don't fall for me, I look insanely attractive when I play."

"Ew, gross. I won't." you rolled your eyes and put on a disgusted look.

Haruto ignored you and started playing the drums. You kind of started staring at him. He was right, he does look insanely attractive when he plays. How come have you never noticed? You've always seen the band play when you came to see your brother. Maybe you were so busy hating him to realise that.

"Y/n?" Haruto waved his hands in front of you.

You snapped back to reality, again. Oh shoot, was I staring? You didn't even realise that he has already stopped playing the drums.

"Oh- em. You play well. No wonder you guys always win in competitions." you stuttered.

"Thanks y/n. Your ears are red by the way, are you blushing?" he smirked and ran his hand through his hair.

Wth he's so attractive when he does that.

"What- no! Whatever. Err I have to go. Thanks for helping me get the work done. I'll see you around." both of your hands covered your red ears as you hurriedly left his house.

He chuckled seeing you panic.

"See you tomorrow y/n!"

-

The next day, you were minding your own business in class and still haven't said a word to Haruto who was sitting next to you. You were still embarrassed about what happened yesterday.

Suddenly a boy came up to your desk and gave you a box of chocolates.

"H-hey, y/n. I'm Doyoung. I just thought that you're very pretty. Do you perhaps-uh, wanna hangout sometime?"

You were flustered, but just acted calm while holding the box in your hand. As you were about to open your mouth, Haruto interrupted.

"Better luck next time pretty boy, she has a boyfriend." he snatched the box in your hand and gave it back to the boy.

"Ouh- uh sorry. I didn't know." The boy bowed and hurriedly left your classroom.

You furrowed your eyebrows and slapped Haruto's shoulder. "What was that for?"

"I'm saving your butt. That Doyoung guy isn't as innocent as he looks."

"I don't remember needing your help." you glared at him and distanced your chair and table a few inches away from his.

He pulled back your chair, and your face was now a few inches away from his.

"What the- let me go!" you tried loosening his grip.

"Stay here. You're mine now, y/n."

- the end -

a/n; yes yes it's a bit inspired from their web drama Its okay its friendship HAHAHA but no matter how hard we cringe, there's no denying that Haruto is insanely attractive in there ;p