—Try just changing the twenty. — Suho said while his thumb caressed the abdomen of his girlfriend, who was sitting on his lap.

They were both in their typical study nights, where they both reviewed the topics seen that day at school or at the academy they both attended, it was an easier way to study for the exams, they were they first and second place in their class and was because of that.

—But if I change it it becomes a division, and I don't want to divide, Ho. — she complained, dropping her pencil, running her hands through her hair with some frustration.

They had been stuck on that problem for quite some time and it was already bothering her, she hadn't been able to solve it and that made her feel somewhat useless.

Suho smiled when he saw that pretty scene, his girlfriend pouting as she stared intently at the notebook in front of her eyes.

He always liked to see Aera with a small frown on her face, he always liked to see her frustrated by something she thought she couldn't do so she, minutes later, ended up doing it without any problem and a smile on her pretty lips.

Shaking his head before putting his face on the girl's neck, he left a small kiss on her skin to calm her down a little. —Let's stop this now, it's late. — The boy closed the notebook before turning around in his chair, both of them moving their attention away from their notebooks, taking his girlfriend's hips with his arms, he stood up with the girl laughing as she couldn't feel the ground under her feet.

Suho smiled before throwing her onto the bed, suddenly positioning himself on top of her, so as not to let her get up again. The boy's eyes collided with the youngest's, raising his hand to caress her blushing cheek, reviewing her features in detail, going down to her lips, he smiled before tilting his face, letting the two pairs of lips meet in a slow movement, closing his eyes so he could let his senses process all those sensations that that simple action gave him.

The older one's smile did not hide, feeling how the youngest bit his lip slightly before separating and, seconds later, repeating the clash of mouths.

— I have to go, darling.

— Your parents are not at home, they won't know if you don't get to sleep at home today. — The boy said with a pout while he hid his face in the black-haired girl's neck, feeling the sweet chocolatey smell that she emanated, Suho always loved that smell.

Sweet, but without being annoying. Just like her.

— No, but Mrs. Go is at home again and she is very nosy. — The girl caressed the hair of the taller one, who had completely leaned on her, he really wanted her to stay.

Suho sighed, already beginning to feel the tiredness in his system when the soft movement of the younger's fingers on his scalp was felt, making him suddenly sleepy, his hands went down to the girl's waist, caressing her slowly as he felt his eyes close. — Cutie, don't fall asleep, you said you would take me home.

— I'm tired...

— I know, you went to the roof again, right? — Aera knew that her boyfriend visited that place quite often, to that rooftop on one of the tallest buildings in the city, she had done so since Seyeon had died.

Seyeon, her friend, best friend, had committed suicide a year ago, their anniversary would be soon, so Aera knew that feeling of melancholy could have trapped the boy once again and led him to that place.

She didn't mind, at all, that he visited that place, she knew what it was like to lose someone you valued greatly, sometimes she even accompanied him to the roof, letting him feel the fresh night air while they both slept. They sat on a bench that has its place in the same discarded space, just the two of them with their thoughts and each other's company.

And for Suho, there was nothing better than that, the company of his girlfriend had helped him a lot to get out of that sadness that had locked him in a long time ago, perhaps, if Aera didn't have such an open and warm attitude, his world would be a disaster at that moment, perhaps he would have even lost her just as he lost his friends.

—I was a hero today. —Aera she made a little noise of confusion upon hearing her boyfriend's words, Suho smiled, finding that act cute. — I saved a girl from...she jumped off the roof. — Aera gasped a little at the image of a girl standing on the edge of a rooftop that appeared in her head, the idea of ​​suicide always upset Suho a little, because of all those bad moments, bad memories that hit him when he witnessed it. an act like that or just thinking about it, and therefore, it upset her.

Because if Suho felt bad, she felt that way too .

—Can you stay over today? Let's go out to breakfast tomorrow. — He asked, trying to change the subject and forget the girl with a reddish face that he had saved that night, already with a sleepy and somewhat raspy voice, tickling the youngest, who saw the time on the small watch that the boy had on his face. the table, 9:49 pm. —Can you sing me something? Please... — He asked again, leaving a kiss on Aera's neck before burying her face in it again.

Aera sighed with a small smile, whispering her affirmative response, she continued with her hands on the boy's hair, his hands caressing the little exposed skin of her waist while her eyes closed and her body relaxed as she heard the melodic voice of his girlfriend.

Once again, Suho slept peacefully, knowing that, for that night, nightmares would not plague him.

Not while Aera was by his side.

***

— The king of comics... I thought that after so long this would no longer exist.

Aera was muttering to herself as she walked hand in hand with her boyfriend into the comic book store. Suho loved comics, mostly ones called "You Are the Devil" or something like that. Aera didn't really know much about them, although Suho liked to read that, she did not pay much interest to it, although she liked to accompany him on his reading in the afternoons and listen to him tell her how he felt after reading his daily chapters.

She liked knowing that he was having fun reading something that, for many, was considered childish. It was not common for Suho to act childishly, that's why Aera loved those little moments where, he seemed to forget the image that all the people had of him.

Furthermore, she liked to accompany him on his reading afternoons, although she did not read with him, while he read, she drew.

It was like that, the girl loved to do it. She had been greatly influenced by art from a young age, but more than anything, with the art of fashion, the girl had, in fact, met Suho that way, but Suho and his other friend had been the models for her small contribution to a clothing collection that Aera had designed several years ago. They both met in the hallways of the place where the costume fitting had been held one day and it can be said that it was like attraction at first sight, although perhaps it was not mutual at first, because even though they both studied at the same school, they were not in the same room, however, they were in the same year, but they had never crossed paths before, so Aera had never really known about Lee Suho, not before he became her model.

Once they shared a small conversation, they both became close quickly, although Aera was not as close to Seyeon, she was with his other friend, Seojun. The truth was that she and Seojun had been the first to become friends, according to her, he was a warm boy with good topics of conversation as well as funny, it had been easy for Aera to create a connection with him.

Now, the group had even dated a couple of times, until Suho made her his girlfriend on the same day of his friend's debut, in fact, one of the songs that Seyeon had debuted with, Suho had written for her, It had been a fantastic day, of course the group, despite Seyeon's heavy schedule, continued to go out, although less frequently.

Aera didn't really say yes every time, because she wanted to give them their space and hang out like always, just the three of them, although she knew the other two wouldn't mind her joining in, sometimes, they might want to talk about things they can't talk in front of her, so she gave them their space.

— Ah, that boy hasn't changed at all. — Aera looked at the man who was behind a counter, he had long, messy hair, which looked quite dry to tell the truth, he was of a normal height, but somewhat short for her, who was quite tall. She remembered the man, who murmured as he watched Suho walk until he got lost in the hallway to look for his comic, he had seen them growing up, well, at least Suho, who had been his frequent customer for several years now.

Aera had begun to frequent that place since she started dating him, so they were quite familiar to the man, she had been watching the two teenagers arrive for several years, order a ramen to share and some sodas, sit there for two hours and then leaving the place hand in hand, saying goodbye politely.

Aera's smile came to light before Suho's loud gasp was heard, scaring the two people at the entrance of the place, who looked in the direction of the boy who was approaching them quickly and eyes widened in terror.

Suho walked quickly towards the man showing him the comic in his trembling hand. — The first page is not there. — The boy said in a low voice, almost regretting, avoiding pouting in annoyance so that the man wouldn't see it.
— Ah, yes, the first child who took it must have-

— Why!?

— Honey... — The girl carefully took her boyfriend's arm, who sighed before seeing the man.

—Children are so evil. — He whispered with annoyance and some sadness in his tone, looking away at the counter, disappointed at not being able to read the comic that he had been wanting to read so much since its launch was announced.

The man took the book in his hands, seeing that it was true that it did not have the introduction page, therefore, the first chapter had gone with it. —And you can't read it anyway? Just skip the first page, I think you will be able to understand the story without needing to read the first part.

Aera laughed a little, knowing that comics were a pretty serious topic for Suho. —Do you start singing the national anthem from the second verse? Do you skip the first half of a game and only watch the second? Should we skip January and start the year in February instead? It wouldn't affect our ages.

— You're right. — The man said after reflecting a little, eyes wide as he heard the boy's words, as if he had given him a life lesson. — I'll ask them to bring me a new copy, I'll call you tomorrow when--

Aera did not finish listening to what the man was going to say, as she was pulled out of the place by her boyfriend. — Ah, he never does anything right.

— You were very rude, honey... He told you that he will call you when the new copy arrives, don't be upset about something that wasn't his fault. —The girl reassured him, intertwining her fingers with the boy's before starting to walk, listening to him sigh tiredly as he squeezed her hand. — Come on, maybe we found your comic somewhere else.

— No, let's go home and finish watching the series you like. — Suho said, squeezing her hand a little to bring her closer to him as they walked.

— You don't like it, you always leave me watching it alone. — She made a pout, which the boy erased with his finger, leaving a small kiss on her hand with a, small, amused smile.

She was right.

— Okay, then, let's go home, you watch your series while I take a nap on your lap, better this way? — This one said with a soft and sweet tone, Aera was going to nod with that innocent smile she had when she was excited about something, before an "o" formed on her lips when she saw how a moisturizing mask, already used, fell right on her boyfriend's face. Suho blinked in disbelief, surprise and disgust at the same time, when he felt and knew what had fallen on his skin, before feeling his girlfriend's soft fingers move the mask before throwing it to the ground quickly and with some disgust as well, Suho closed his eyes tightly, trying not to complain about the disgust that this event caused him.

Damn, this is disgusting. I need a shower, urgently.

Aera quickly took out of her bag a package of wet towels, which she always carried with her, taking one out, she wiped off the moisture that the mask had left on the taller man's skin, smiling almost amused when she saw how he had his eyes closed tightly, what he did when he was trying to relax and not let negative emotions wash over him. — Honey...

— That... Was it a used mask?

Aera laughed a little as she finished cleaning it up, putting the trash away so she wouldn't throw it in the street. — I think we do have to go home, you have to wash your face.

***

Aera's calm steps were interrupted by someone colliding with her back, she quickly put her arm to her side to prevent whoever collided with her from falling to the ground.

—Oh, I'm so sorry! — Aera turned around once she got her back straight again, listening to the sweet and somewhat alarmed voice of a girl, when her eyes collided with her face, she raised her eyebrows, she was quite pretty.

— Don't worry... — She smiled sweetly, a typical Jang Aera smile. — Are you okay? Did you hurt your foot or something?

— No, no, I'm very sorry, seriously.

The girl shook her head, downplaying that small incident, before stretching out her hand with a kind smile. Jukyeong analyzed her, she had noticed how she seemed to not be wearing much makeup, she had acne marks, which were quite soft and they camouflaged well with her skin tone, on her face, however, her skin looked quite smooth, she did have lipstick, but it was quite natural, as if it were just a gloss, and apparently, the blush on her face was natural just like those long, curled eyelashes of hers. —I'm Aera, Jang Aera...

Jang Aera, or little Sinag for many, that was the nickname that had been assigned to her by everyone at that institute. And it was no secret to anyone that the girl was a sunshine for whoever approached her, in addition to being intellectual, the girl was quite friendly even though she was not the most outgoing person in the entire place, this one did not care. She wouldn't mind making a fool of her if it meant she was going to have fun.

Even though she had hobbies that were quite calm, like staying home and watching movies, reading a book from time to time, listening to music while tidying up her room, this one, from time to time, was the complete opposite. Suddenly, you could see her running somewhere with SooAh, then with Taehoo arguing about something as if they were children, finally you would see her in the library studying with Soojin or Suho.

She was a girl who never minded making a fool of herself or looking bad to other people if it meant she would be happy doing something.

Even though she was a pretty dedicated girl, she didn't behave like that type of person, well, how people thought that that type of person should behave, yes, she had her own study habits, she was responsible and always tried to be on the first places in school, however, Aera liked to go out and have fun, on weekends more than anything, go to karaoke, parties, she even liked shopping, shopping with SooAh was an adventure that she liked to repeat often.

Those were things that Suho didn't like very much, at least, he wouldn't do that kind of thing of his own free will, but as they say, opposites attract, right?

—You-you are Jang Aera? — The girl smiled with an A dash of pride, knowing that, in some way, she had recognized her, and the fact is that she was lucky enough to be born in a cradle of gold, as many called it.

Daughter of Hanna Jeon, fashion designer and owner of Ti.Ar, a world-renowned clothing brand, founder of one of the largest fashion houses in Korea, and Jang Doonghan, son of the founder, and vice chancellor, of the acclaimed University of Seoul Arts, in addition to being the CEO of the most famous entertainment company in all of Korea, which was representative of actors, models, even writers.

She was the daughter of two stars, which automatically made her one.

— That's right, but, hey!... To you, I'm just Aera.

The pretty-faced girl smiled a little nervously, nodding shyly before stretching out her hand to shake it with hers. —Jukyeong... Lim Jukyeong.

— It's a pleasure to meet you, Jukyeong... I don't know why, but I get the impression that we'll get along quite well... — The black-haired girl linked her arm with hers to stand next to the other girl with a smile full of security. — Come on, I'll take you to the teachers office so they can give you your schedule. Tell me, Jukyeong, do you like karaoke?

***

— Do you want me to wait for you? I will, go, go, I'll take you to your class. —Aera pushed the girl into the room, returning to her position, leaning against the wall, so as not to get in the way on that hallway.

The girl greeted some of her classmates who passed in front of her with a smile, greeting her too, before a familiar face stood in front of her, the girl smiled more openly before opening her arms and catching the taller one in a hug, Suho smiled tenderly before surrounding his girlfriend with his long arms, leaving a soft kiss on her head, he separated from her to look at her curiously. — What are you doing here? I got worried when I didn't see you arrive at the usual time.

— Ah, I was helping the new girl, I didn't want her to get lost. — The girl explained, smiling innocently as she looked at her boyfriend with big, bright eyes.

—New girl?— He murmured, but decided not to give it any more importance, seeing his girlfriend's big eyes, which looked clearer due to the sunlight that was beginning to illuminate the space in which they were both. —Well, I have to go leave these papers... Will you wait for me or...

— Yes, go, Jukyeong will be out soon and so the three of us can go to the classroom together. — Aera nodded, smiling innocently, Suho nodded, leaving a soft caress on the girl's face before murmuring an "okay" and walking away from her to enter the room.

Aera carefully took out her cell phone as she felt it vibrate in her pocket, immediately answering her mother's message. Her eighteenth birthday was approaching, and with it, the collaboration that her mother had announced for her new clothing collection, in which she, clearly, was going to be a participant.

Nice birthday present, right?

Jang Aera would be a designer for part of the new clothing collection, and she had to create several outfits before her eighteenth birthday.

And of course, she wasn't wearing anything yet.

— Aera. — Suho's voice made her look up from her, putting away her cell phone when she saw how he stretched out his hand for her to take, the girl walked towards him, taking his hand, although somewhat confused by how serious he looked.

— Something happened?

— It's nothing, better tell me, how did your series end? — The girl smiled excited when she heard that question and when he gave her hand a little squeeze while she gave him a small smile.

The girl was going to answer before she remembered the girl she had met minutes before. —Oh, Jukyeong! — Suho stopped suddenly, feeling something hit him on the back, however, that was not what made him stop so abruptly.

Someone had taken his arm.

Aera had turned around and looked at the girl, who had hit her face against her boyfriend's back. The black-haired girl looked at