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𝙧𝙤𝙝 𝙝𝙮𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙖

i looked at joohyuk. "you know a lot about me, but i literally know nothing about you."

joohyuk smiled into the distance. "there's not much to know, anyway."

"i have a brother and parents." he said. "but they're not my actual parents. i'm adopted."

"oh." i muttered.

"i don't know my real parents, but it doesn't really bother me. i've never asked my parents, but i'm sure they know who gave birth to me." he said. "everyone treats me well. i'd like to say i'm pretty blessed."

"it must be nice to live so carefree." i said.

"it's because i hang around people i like." he said. "if someone makes you unhappy, why bother staying with them?"

i nodded. it made sense. if only i had learned about that last year. "so, you like me?" i asked, even if it could've meant multiple things.

"yeah." joohyuk replied, and again, who knows what his answer truly meant.

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"by the way, who was that guy from before?" he suddenly asked.

the moment he brought the topic up, the scene of when joohyuk kissed me on the cheek flashed in my mind. i wanted to tear my brain in half and throw that memory away because of how much it threw me off guard.

"h-he was my ex-boyfriend, as you probably guessed." i said. "kwon sejun, he's a basketball player here."

"ah." joohyuk said. "tell me more. i like hearing this kind of drama. how did you two break up?"

i was surprised at how much i was revealing about my life to this guy. i didn't mind of course, as i had already said it felt like i knew him forever.

"last year, during one of my games, i fell the wrong way while diving and broke my leg." i said. "i was really depressed about it." i patted my right leg. "i thought i couldn't play volleyball ever again."

"i found out sejun was hanging with some girl while i was in the hospital, and ignoring my calls. if this was the first time, i probably would've let it slide, but it wasn't. whenever something like that happened, i said it was fine and that everyone made mistakes." i said. "i regret holding onto that hope. it makes me feel like a hopeless romantic kind of bitch, you feel?"

"that type of person isn't worth holding onto." he said. "it's like a diamond making itself dirty for a stone. see? you're the diamond." he poked my cheek.

i stifled a laugh. "that was the stupidest thing i've ever heard."

"is not. i'm very wise, you know." he said.

i chuckled. "no, you're stupid." i said.

"but to be honest, you're quite charming." i said. "just a little bit."

"you wanna know something?" joohyuk asked, leaning into me. for a second i thought he was going to do something else that i won't talk about, but he went close to my ear.

"you're more charming." he whispered, like it was some secret. i cringed when i felt his hot breath hit my ear. it was attractive. to be honest, everything about this guy seemed attractive to me. i would never say it though.

i suddenly remembered something and looked at the time, and i gasped after seeing it. "it's way past curfew. we've been talking for more than two hours-"

"noo. let's keep talking." he whined, pouting and clinging onto my arm like a little kid.

i shrugged him off. "what if we get caught-"

just then, i heard a door open. somebody with a flashlight was coming.

"what do we do-" i started, but it seemed like joohyuk had a solution long before that.

he grabbed my arm and pulled me down onto the bed next to him. i sort of yelped in surprise, and prayed that whoever was down there didn't hear it.

then, i realized the awkward position the two of us were in, and tried to wriggle out of it. but that stubborn idiot wrapped his arms around me tightly to keep me still. i was all pressed up against his chest, and he looked down at me, his face still bright as ever. "shh."

"is anybody up here?" a voice called. "hm, thought i heard something. i guess not." the person soon left the rooftop, and the tension on my shoulders left me when i heard the door close once again.

now that they were gone, i tried to get out of joohyuk's hold. "they're gone, you can let go now."

joohyuk ignored me, pulling me even closer. i could basically feel the heat transfer between us by now. (i'm surprised i even know that term).

"joohyuk, it's too hot." i muttered, even though it was a goddamn lie.

"liar." he said. "it's in the middle of winter, and all you're wearing is a hoodie."

i rolled my eyes. i had no clue how he was so calm in a situation like this. but to be honest, i liked it. i liked being hugged like this. it made me all warm with butterflies and all that fairytale kind of crap.

"the sky is so pretty." he said.

"yeah, it sure is." i said sarcastically, because all i could see right now was his stupid sweater that had the giant words, "YONSEI" on it.

joohyuk shivered. "it's cold. come on, two humans should share their heat in times like this." he looked slyly down at me.

i glared at him. "don't even think about it. i might suffocate at this point."

"i like this, though." he said.

"...whatever." i muttered, even though i knew i felt the same.

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