important note: i do not ship seungpyo romantically. end of discussion.

37 — UP AND DOWN

seungwoo, seungyoun, wooseok, daniel.
god knows what they're doing, wandering at xigma.

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"can we please hang out with you guys longer?" dohyon frowns, the look on his face dims immensely.

"skipping school is not good for you, dohyon-ah." daniel hums as he caresses the boy's head.

"but this is history we're talking about.."

"and so what if it's history? i was in the top tier for history back when i was in school." seungyoun points out.

"well, you had a father who you could brag your scores to, i don't."

"yah, nam dohyon," hangyul calls him out. "don't use mom's death as a way to escape from your studies, that's unwise for you to do."

"well i wasn't quite the scholarly type either when she was still alive.."

seungyoun pushes dohyon afar, forcing him to leave. "go."

"but hyung—"

"history. now."

dohyon pouts. "okay, i'll get to class. bye, hyungs."

"have fun, kiddo!" daniel cheers for him.

the boy leaves, resulting a decrease of number. hangyul laughs. "ah, it's really hard to encourage him to go to class, he has no friends in particular from his year, so i think that's why."

seungyoun turns to him. "why are you still here?"

"i'm sorry?"

"you're also supposed to go to class, in case you've forgotten." daniel says as he crosses his arms. "what's with the delay?"

"i — well, uh, ah shit. okay, i'll go." hangyul mumbles, feeling a bit disappointed that the boys knew of his presence. he thought because of his matured look and figure he was able to disguise himself. and just like that they were decreased to two.

seungyoun terribly regretted it for not thinking through, as now he has no idea how to start a conversation again with daniel. it's not like they weren't in good terms, but seungyoun wasn't exactly fond of him either.

daniel knows him. he knows of his powers, too.

how to ask about it without becoming too suspicious?

"you haven't told me what brought you here, seungyoun-ssi," daniel says in the middle of silence.

"uh, my car..?"

daniel looks at him confusedly.

"oh, you mean my intentions!" seungyoun thought himself as a well-spoken guy, he has no idea why he's struggling to come up with clever comebacks to show off. "oh, i'm here to fill in as a substitute teacher."

daniel furrows his eyes. ".. substitute teacher?"

"yup."

"dongwook-ssi asked you to become one?"

".. yes."

"and you agreed?"

"well, i find it as an interesting offer," seungyoun shrugs. "anyway, it'll be useful in my cv, at least i'll have some volunteer works to add."

daniel laughs lightly. "why do you need to care about your cv? you already have a whole company to take care of."

seungyoun purses his lips, thinking of an answer. daniel continues talking before seungyoun even had the chance to recover.

"you're running away from your responsibilities, are you?"

seungyoun pauses, and then he laughs hysterically. "HAHAHAH, wow, that was a great joke. you're cool."

daniel laughs with him but he was unsure of what to laugh about. "hahah, yeah. uh, yeah."

"i don't think i'm obligated to participate in my company's activities, you think so too right?" seungyoun chirps. "there's no need to be jealous of my free time."

daniel raises an eyebrow.

"that was a joke." seungyoun informs him.

daniel laughs again, now he sounds a lot more forced. "oh yeah, haha."

seungyoun looks at the boy, now absolutely certain that he had different intentions. jokes away, my speculations are correct. the boy is jealous.

with the atmosphere bunking, seungyoun feels a lot more uncomfortable now that daniel starts to get unconfident of his answers. seungyoun opens his mouth to talk. "anyway, now that we know that we came because of dongwook-ssi, why don't we visit his office instead? i think that'll be a more effective way of saving time."

and a chance to get away from this awkward atmosphere.

daniel nods. "oh yes, let's go—"

"boys!"

they both turn around and were definitely relieved by the sight of dongwook running towards them from right across the hallway.

"perfect timing." daniel coos, receiving a small smile from seungyoun.

—

dongpyo is in other words, fascinated by seungwoo's presence.

and maybe it hits him differently now than when they were at the hospital because he's caught up by the scholarly atmosphere (it reminds him of the time when seungwoo was still the leader of the student council and 10th grader dongpyo absolutely worshipped him yet was too shy to confront him) and probably because seungwoo was talking in such 'young leader' manner that dongpyo couldn't help but feel astonished by him.

after all this time he thought he's done being an absolute seungwoo stan, but turns out that part of him hasn't died out, after all.

eunsang looks at the boy in confusion, wondering what made him suddenly so quiet. with his brightened eyes and excited looks, eunsang was sure that he has never seen this side of dongpyo before; this eery, cheerful personality that the latter was actually able to pull off perfectly now that he thought of it.

seungwoo continues the introduction. "so uh, yeah, biology. i bet some of your parents will probably question our certification and quality, considering that we just graduated highschool last year—"

"as long as you're the one teaching us, we don't mind at all!" yujin calls out, receiving a few laughs and nudges from her friends.

a sly smirk compels wooseok's face, leaving the whole female population of the class wanting for more.

"kim wooseok, king of fanservice." dongpyo leans over eunsang to whisper. "he hasn't changed at all since high school."

eunsang knows that though they weren't exactly off to a great start, the two hyungs have definitely find their way to grasp the class's attention. seungwoo clears his throat. "but in case any of your parents are wondering, wooseok and i are indefinitely compatible teachers. i, for once, am a medical student aspiring to become a doctor. wooseok here, he's.. uh.."

"i'm good at drawing, so you all don't have to bother making notes, i'll print them out for you." wooseok claims confidently.

yujin holds unto guanlin's arm, shaking him aggressively. "he's good at drawing and he writes good notes, how could a man be so perfect?"

the rest of the class seems to agree. not a moment after that seungwoo and wooseok starts their first lesson with confidence, enjoying the recurring vibe of the class.

"okay, so we start with the first chapter which is about.. ooh, the cell." seungwoo's voice was soft yet clear, a perfect combination for an asmr channel. "i think most of you have known about the basics already, considering that this is infact was taught at middle school. alright, we start with the basics." seungwoo closes the book, planning for an impromptu.

"wait, why did he close the book?" eunsang whispers to dongpyo. "what's he planning? isn't he supposed to teach us?"

"don't question his teaching method, i bet he thought of it thoroughly." dongpyo replies in defense.

eunsang sighs. he's definitely whipped.

"so the cell, is the smallest and the most important component of the body," seungwoo starts spontaneously without anything to be referenced on. "they're important because they make up tissues, and tissues make up organs, and the organs make up the system."

"you know what else is important?" wooseok says as he hits on the table as a dramatic effect. "water. water's important. why? because they make up sixty percent of the human's body. without water, you die. without drinking, you die. without any liquid substance in your body, you'll definitely die. hell, you'll die without drinking water for a week—"

"wooseok-ah, we get it." seungwoo says, cutting him off.

the class laughs as if the whole lesson's a gag reel. wooseok looks at eunsang confusedly, wondering if he did anything wrong. eunsang instead gives him a thumbs up as a sign that he's doing great. wooseok smiles lightly, regaining confidence.

"let's start with the most overrated component of the cell that somehow turned into a questionable meme for a short moment though i'm not sure how," seungwoo continues on as he starts opening the book. "ah, it's the mitochondria. the powerhouse of the cell, the one who controls the energy here and there, just like eunsang—"

he stops talking, realizing what he just said. the whole class turns to eunsang, expecting an explanation. eunsang gestures at seungwoo to cut it off. seungwoo who was too indulged by his mistake ends up getting backed up by wooseok. "yeah, just like eunsang's mitochondria, you all have mitochondrias too, gazilions of them in your body, that is."

that was a questionable explanation, but the class didn't mind. eunsang sighs in relief— they weren't planning on exposing his powers to the whole class any sooner.

after another dozen mistakes and awkward moments, the class finally ended. without hesitation dongpyo and eunsang immediately heads to their hyungs, with multiple questions that needs to be answered. dongpyo starts rough. "what was that?"

"why didn't you tell us you're going to teach us? when did you guys planned this out?" eunsang asks.

"questions later, let's just gather first." wooseok says as he puts his arm on eunsang's shoulder.

"how did we do? weren't we great?" seungwoo says with an excited smile.

eunsang cringes. "uh—"

"you were awesome, absolutely awesome!" dongpyo exclaims with a prideful voice. "i enjoyed your lesson, wooseok-hyung too!"

wooseok leans over eunsang. "he doesn't sound sarcastic. why isn't he being sarcastic?"

eunsang mouths him a sentence. "he's whipped."

wooseok's mouth forms an 'o' shape.

feeling extremely accomplished, seungwoo puts his arm around dongpyo proudly. dongpyo was trying so hard to stay calm.

they were walking casually to the cafeteria when they suddenly encounter very familiar faces.

"seungyoun-ah~" seungwoo chirps. seungyoun turns to them and smiles from ear to ear.

seungyoun walking with kang daniel is definitely the last thing eunsang expects to see.

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