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recap last chapter: kang daniel has finally upgraded to a class, ong seongwoo is in the prance of a midlife crisis.

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ong seongwoo

"what do you think about kang daniel?"

at this perspective, lee woojin looks like an innocent kid with no intention of prying to anyone's business. cautiously i kept myself on guard. he has spent more or less three weeks all glued up with euigeon, it's suspicious for him to suddenly putting me as his center of attention, especially at the situation where euigeon also followed him to a class. now that he already asked the question he has longed to ask for, now i know the true reason he got close with me.

ah, this kid.

i shrug. "i'm not really that close with him." oh, ong seongwoo. the amount of lying you made ever since you got into this program scares the hell out of me.

"i asked your opinion about him, not your relationship with him."

"kid, don't get feisty with me." i stretch my arms to get to my finger toes, a routine i'd always do before practice. woojin only sat next to me, his eyes gazing at me skeptically whilst taking a few glances to daniel's side. "that's the point. i don't even know him, how do you expect me to give you my opinion?"

"your first impression, then."

"first impression?" the kid nods. it's better for me to be as vague as i can, as it's best for the boy to figure it out by himself rather than me saying it. "pink hair."

"and?"

"bunny teeth."

"continue,"

"harry potter."

"i'm sorry, harry what?"

"woojinnie, this is getting boring." i give him an appropriate frowning face that doesn't look too fake. "it's like as if you're only interested to be friends with hyung because of daniel."

woojin laughs. "that's ridiculous. no, i don't–" he pauses for a while. "okay, yes i do–"

i groan.

"but that's why i'm curious and that's why i want to know more from you." i don't know if he notices himself, but his eyes somehow lit up once explaining his true motives. "what's so special of you that makes daniel-hyung so interested?"

"yah!" i hit him on the shoulder. "are you saying that i'm not special?"

"you get me." woojin crosses his arms. "don't change the subject, hyung."

"don't call me hyung, we're not there yet."

"ahjussi."

"ah, seriously–" my fist was ready to show him what real pain feels like, but i decided to keep it for later. "besides, why do you care? did daniel—" i utter to myself in sudden realization. "did he send you?"

".. what?"

"is this one of his jokes again? did he send you to stalk me?" i shake my head. "once i talk to him again i swear—"

"you swear you'll what?" woojin flashes a grin. "now that i know you know him, everything makes sense now."

"but—"

"and even if you see him again, i bet you wouldn't even dare to say anything to him, right?" he tilts his head. "right? hyung's at the corner of the room with his new friends. say hi to him for me."

i wanted to shoot back, but there is anything coming out of my mouth. i sigh. "you are unbelievable."

"thank you." woojin slips a wink between his words.

i sigh. i will die young if this kid continues to banter me like this. perhaps i could use his everlasting curiosity against his own.. in my way.

"ong!" i turn around to see sungwoon gesturing me to come to his circle of friends that include taehyun, daniel, and i assume other a-rankers who are legal, apparently.

turns him against his own. yes, that'll be nice. all i have to do is to make sure he agrees into my terms. "so.. you're not kang daniel's spokesman, right?"

"nope."

"you swear?"

he nods. "i swear to my birthgiver's life."

"okay," i cross my arms and strengthen my gaze to the latter. "i want you to do me a favor, then."

he leers. "i don't do favors—"

i throw my last batch of chocolate bars to him, ones that seem to be illegal to be brought according to mnet. his eyes brighten. "what do you need me to do?"

"it's easy." i lean closer to him. "i need you to be my spokesman."

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merry christmas! here's a chapter for you <3
i also haven't said this but thank you for 20k reads in both you again and aftermath, i'm sorry i haven't been a good of an author :")