Sanghyuk was used to not standing out, so it was no surprise that his first week of school left him sitting in the dining hall alone night after night, casually watching other groups of students eat together. He knew a few names and faces, but they were all acquaintances, not even close enough where either party would feel comfortable initiating a conversation. Or maybe that was just Sanghyuk, because he had no natural knack for making friends.
But he'd expected it, and so he was convinced that he was okay with it.
In class he participated as much as the other students, but when it came time to assign partners in science, the teacher had to look around the room twice in confusion when he called Sanghyuk's name. Sanghyuk raised his hand and waited patiently while the other students snickered. "Ah, you're a lucky one," the teacher commented when Sanghyuk revealed he didn't already have a partner. "You get to work with Mr. Popular."
A group of girls giggled as the teacher turned to address a boy across the room. "Greet your new partner, Taekwoon."
Sanghyuk couldn't see the boy through the bodies between them, but he could hear stifled laughter when no reply came. Instead, a lanky both rose with obvious hesitation, not raising his eyes as the rest of the class watched him make his way over to where Sanghyuk sat, alone, at his table for two. With round eyes and a pretty mouth, Sanghyuk had a hard time imagining how this boy didn't already have a partner.
"Nice to meet you," he said quietly as the teacher moved on down the list.
Taekwoon sat and stared at the pencil in his hand. His eyes flicked over to Sanghyuk and he nodded, once.
Not exactly the reaction Sanghyuk had expected, but he laughed nervously and asked, "Are you a freshman, too?"
Taekwoon shook his head, and that was it.
Thankfully the teacher was beginning to explain the experiment to the class, so Sanghyuk turned his attention away and tried to swallow his mild panic. He'd met plenty of quiet people before, but there was something downright scary in the gloomy silence of his partner. Sanghyuk practically jumped out of his skin when something nudged his arm, and Taekwoon slid a small piece of paper towards Sanghyuk's hand.
Not daring to look at Taekwoon, Sanghyuk unfolded the paper apprehensively.
Re: itt; boarding school au
But he'd expected it, and so he was convinced that he was okay with it.
In class he participated as much as the other students, but when it came time to assign partners in science, the teacher had to look around the room twice in confusion when he called Sanghyuk's name. Sanghyuk raised his hand and waited patiently while the other students snickered. "Ah, you're a lucky one," the teacher commented when Sanghyuk revealed he didn't already have a partner. "You get to work with Mr. Popular."
A group of girls giggled as the teacher turned to address a boy across the room. "Greet your new partner, Taekwoon."
Sanghyuk couldn't see the boy through the bodies between them, but he could hear stifled laughter when no reply came. Instead, a lanky both rose with obvious hesitation, not raising his eyes as the rest of the class watched him make his way over to where Sanghyuk sat, alone, at his table for two. With round eyes and a pretty mouth, Sanghyuk had a hard time imagining how this boy didn't already have a partner.
"Nice to meet you," he said quietly as the teacher moved on down the list.
Taekwoon sat and stared at the pencil in his hand. His eyes flicked over to Sanghyuk and he nodded, once.
Not exactly the reaction Sanghyuk had expected, but he laughed nervously and asked, "Are you a freshman, too?"
Taekwoon shook his head, and that was it.
Thankfully the teacher was beginning to explain the experiment to the class, so Sanghyuk turned his attention away and tried to swallow his mild panic. He'd met plenty of quiet people before, but there was something downright scary in the gloomy silence of his partner. Sanghyuk practically jumped out of his skin when something nudged his arm, and Taekwoon slid a small piece of paper towards Sanghyuk's hand.
Not daring to look at Taekwoon, Sanghyuk unfolded the paper apprehensively.
u look like my dog... :)