Taeyong arrived at his university with the help of his mother driving for him. Before he goes to his part-time, they would go and have their morning class in the university. Though it seemed troublesome, it wasn't giving them extra work, and wasn't required to attend in the first place. But Taeyong always attends the class, just so he thought it was helpful for him to do his job better.

Of course, he wouldn't go alone. He pushed his best friend to go and attend it with him, every day.

"Good morning, Johnny!" Taeyong greeted happily, skipping his way towards his friend who was seated on the bench nearby.

Johnny nodded, "Morning, Tyong."

"Let's go? The class is about to start," the boy uttered.

The tallest stood from his seat and started walking towards their department to attend class, "I keep getting lazier and lazier every single day I come and attend class when we don't have to. You know that, Taeyong?"

The other chuckled, "I know. I just need someone to attend it with me. You're my only best friend who attends the same department as me. And also, didn't I promised that I'll sponsor your date with Ten? It's a good deal, isn't it?"

"It is, but the deal is torturing me when it shouldn't."

"Well, you need to work hard for it."

Johnny sighed, "Sadly..."

Taeyong has a smile on his face while Johnny looked so bummed out. Well, they are different but they are best friends since highschool. They just get along very well. Also, Johnny's his alterego. The man kept reminding him not to be too kind. Being too kind just means being vulnerable, for Johnny, and he doesn't want anyone taking advantage on his friend's kindness.

Both of them were walking on the hallway that connected to the other buildings but before they could step in, Johnny looked back when Taeyong stopped and suddenly called the guy who just passed by them.

"J-Jaehyun...?"

Taeyong called and Johnny was behind him, surprised at how his friend called someone he doesn't know about. The boy waited until the guy, in a black hoodie, slowly turned and looked back.

"H-Hi! Do you remember me?" Taeyong asked, quite sure that Jaehyun could atleast remember his face and not his name.

Jaehyun furrowed his eyebrows. He looked very confused.

"...Should I have to?"

Taeyong froze on his place with Johnny trying his hardest not to laugh. It didn't come out cold, or rude, it was monotonous but pierced through the boy's heart. Taeyong wasn't famous but people pretty much know him by face, and this one's different.

"N-No...Of course not."

The man crossed his arms as he just watched the guy walking away and entered the next building, with his friend still tense on his feet. Johnny sighed and walked towards him before he pats Taeyong in his shoulder.

"Sometimes, it's fine to feel rejection, Yongie."

The boy turned and looked at his friend with a pout and puppy eyes, "He just talked to me!"

Johnny looked confused, "What? He didn't remember you, Taeyong!"

"But he still talked to me..."

"You're weird."

Taeyong frowned, "This happened when you tried being friendly with Ten."

"Hey, it was different!"

Jaehyun attends the same university as Taeyong, which the boy didn't know about. Well, atleast he knows Jaehyun isn't a guy who remembers people. What did Taeyong even think? The guy doesn't know him, so he wouldn't remember Taeyong as someone he needs to remember. He should've put his name on that paper bag.

"Let's go. We'll be late," Johnny uttered and pulled his friend by the wrist.

Taeyong hummed, "Johnny--"

"Whatever you're thinking, don't even think about it."

"I haven't even said anything!"

They entered class and sat on the chairs they usually sit on. Taeyong placed his bag on his lap, hugging it while he frowned. Johnny rolled his eyes at him.

"I know you! You treat everyone like they need you, when they actually don't," Johnny uttered.

The boy pouted, "That actually hurt me, Johnny."

"Look, it's just reality. Whether it means just to help them, they can find it very offensive. And you don't even know him!" the man said, trying to convince the boy not to get into a mess again.

Every time Taeyong fixes someone else, he gets broken.

Though Taeyong never learns.

"Focus on one thing, okay? Which is to graduate."

Taeyong didn't get to answer when their professor came in. He didn't even want to answer him anyway.

Johnny goes ahead with his part-time. Taeyong needed to grab something from the dean's office before he could go and attend his job. After, the boy was about to go and call for a taxi, but his attention was stolen by the guy he's been thinking about, Jaehyun.

But after what happened, Taeyong wouldn't just go and say hi again to ask him he knows him now. That would be stupid. Instead, he tried something quieter.

Follow him from behind.

It's not creepy or called as stalking, Taeyong defended. He was just too curious about the guy that he just did it.

Taeyong sneakily followed him, hiding behind pillars and acting casually, so he wouldn't get caught. For the record, this was weird of him to do but for some reason, he wants to befriend Jaehyun. After he saw the guy cried, Taeyong wants to see him smile.

Taeyong thought he was doing good, not until when Jaehyun took a turn. The boy did too, but bumped into someone.

"Why are you following me?"

The boy's eyes widened and looked at the person he bumped into, and unsurprisingly, it's Jaehyun. The guy still has a monotonous tone in his voice but the boy was kind of scared so he stepped back and get flustered.

"Y-You knew?!"

Jaehyun furrowed his eyebrows and seemed annoyed, "Whatever you're doing, stop it. You're trying to get me into a panic attack."

"...Panic attack?"

The guy knew the boy wasn't very knowledgeable. No one understands him and no one even bothers to try. Jaehyun left a cold glare to Taeyong before he turned and was about to go, when the boy suddenly spoke.

"W-Wait, you know Doctor Lee, right? The one who talked to you yesterday? I'm his son," Taeyong uttered.

"A-And I was tasked to look after you while you're in university."

A/N: we're dealing with long black haired (quarantine hair) jaehyun and brown haired taeyong (see jenim virtual event photos)

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