moonbyul sighs softly, tapping her nails on the desk as sunoo finishes his notes. he wasn't as disobedient and threatening as the principal made him to be. matter of fact to moonbyul he seemed like such a laidback guy. it was nearly surprising how someone like him could get themselves in such unpleasant situations.
he was calm and soft spoken, slightly annoyed by everything, combined with his innocent face, it made it hard to imagine, let alone believe. but i'm guessing the saying don't judge a book by its cover exists for a reason.
she tilted her head, resting her chin on her fist as she looks at him, finally deciding to ask him the question she had waited for so long to ask. the idea popped in her mind the night before and taking into consideration the situation she was in, she had nothing to lose.
"sunoo-ssi. . .i was wondering if maybe you would like to act in the show for the halloween school event i'm organizing?" moonbyul asked, holding her breath unconsciously, waiting for his answer. for the first time he seemed interested. "what are you putting on stage?"
"shakespeare's julius caesar, the available role is caesar, i had to get the guy i initially assigned it to off the show because of some complications " moonbyul explained and sunoo raises his eyebrows, nodding slowly. "i'm in" he says simply and moonbyul seemed somewhat shocked, clearly not expecting him to accept right away.
"amazing, you can come at the theatre around 4, i hope its not too much pressure but can you learn your lines until next week?" moonbyul clasps her hands in front of him, as if pleading for help, after all, she had too many things to organize. sunoo nods again. "i'm sure i can"
strangely enough, everything seemed to go smoothly that day.
she had sunoo recite a few lines, to say that he had impressed her would be an understatement and oddly but thankfully he seemed to get along with riki just fine.
she slumps in her seat. she needs something lighthearted that will keep the public entertained. moonbyul scratches her forehead, thinking, and thinking hard. of course. music.
riki plays the guitar.
"hey riki!" she calls him over, when he flips his head, she motions with her hand to come closer. they hadn't spoken much the past few days. moonbyul was always busy and tired, leaving no space for any of riki's shenanigans.
"do you think you can create a band? a small one will do, we need music" moonbyul crosses her arms and riki seemed to think for a minute, mirroring her actions. "well, i need a drummer and at least another guitarist"
"i can play the drums" sunoo chimed in, overhearing their conversation. moonbyul claps her hands in happiness. "amazing, i think yuna plays the guitar and sings too, can you ask her please?" moonbyul requests and riki nods.
she sits back, letting out a breath of relief. for once things were going her way.
"everybody you have twenty minutes to rest" she announces and all the students part ways for a bit.
"hey dude, wanna join me outside?" sunoo taps riki's shoulder with a cigarette between his lips. the taller boy nods, walking outside alongside sunoo. they sit down on the grass. it was already dark outside and the air was chilly and humid, a slight fog could be noticed under the lights of the campus.
"glad moonbyul replaced JJ with you, every time i saw him i wanted to smash his head on a wall" Riki's somewhat brutal confession breaks the silence and sunoo chuckles, clearly not thrown off as he blows puffs of smoke from his lips. "J is in my class, he's a fucking bum. did they fight?" sunoo asks and riki nods "i think so"
sunoo takes an extended pause before speaking again. "she doesn't seem very fond of you either" he observes and riki bites back a laugh. "she hates my guts, yeah" he confirms with a grin. "why are there rumors that you two are together?" sunoo raises his eyebrows, throwing away the cigarette ad lighting another one.
"well. . .it's true but also not, it's a fake relationship basically, this girl was bothering me and moonbyul saved my ass" riki chuckles, remembering how everything unfoldedโ how she pulled him closer at the library abd how adorably frustrated she was with the lie he had come up with.
"oh so you owe her big time" riki sighs and nods. "you see she doesn't. . .really ask for favors from me or anything i'm. . .i've been a piece of shit to her, honestly" he lets out a wry laugh, pushing his hair back. "at least you're self aware" sunoo shrugs.
"i like moonbyul, she's totally cool in my opinion. very kind, very smart and very pretty" sunoo states with nonchalance, finishing his cigarette. riki remained silent, well aware that sunoo was in fact right, that moonbyul was all of that and more.
eventually the two stand up, heading back in the theatre, startled by the sound of someone arguing raising their voice.
moonbyul.
"out that door. now." she points to the door with determination, her jaw tense. "you cant just cut me out like nothing!" JJ insists in indignation. "i can, and i did. i am not allowing one person to jeopardize the event that i've spent precious hours of my life preparing. out of here. now"
the humiliation had clouded JJ's mind. she was telling him to get out in front of everyone. throwing him out like he was nobody and he mattered nothing. "who the fuck do you think you are huh?" he takes a threatening step closer, gripping her face, fingers digging in her cheeks painfully. "you think you're so perfect. so in control. you're not. you're just as flawed as the rest of us" he spat harshly.
"alright, easy there buddy" riki chimed in, grabbing JJ's shirt from behind, dragging him away from her with one swift motion. "what the fuck do you want now huh?" JJ turned around, face to face with the guy who had just interrupted him.
"choke on my dick JJ" with one strong throw, he was on the ground. "have your parents not taught you to never dare lay your hands on a girl huh you jackass?" riki spat, kicking the boy in the ground in the stomach.
"you stop that right now" moonbyul warned, about to grab riki's arm, but sunoo was quick enough to hold her back, and despite all her attempts to squirm out of his grip and stop what was about to go down, sunoo was much stronger than her, so he managed to drag her outside.
"no, let me go back!" she insisted but sunoo stood in her way. "that is not happening moonbyul" he shook his head. moonbyul could not just sit there. the sole thought of somebody getting brutally beaten up on her behalf made her skin crawl. "are you serious!? he's gonna knock him dead!" she panics, knowing how agressive riki can get if provoked enough, and JJ successfully pushed all of his buttons.
inside the theatre nobody was trying to stop the fight. riki grabs the other boy by the collar, violently pushing him on the wall. "do you understand you motherfucker? you will never, ever lay your filthy hands on a girl again, say it" riki ordered
JJ clutches riki's wrists, trying to free himself for his death grip. "i will put my hands on whoever the fuck i want" he spat.
a wry laugh leaves riki's throat. "not on my girl, you piece of shit"
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