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Mina sighed as she slumped further into her chair. It was late, and she really wished she could go to bed, but unfortunately, she had a big organic chemistry exam tomorrow. So, for now, her plan for the night involved practically locking herself in the library.

Mina rocked back in her chair, trying desperately to fight off the tiredness as she read through her textbook. As much as she wanted to be interested, the words in the textbook couldn’t be any more boring. She didn’t care about alkenes or alkynes or acids or bases or anything relating to chemistry. She had been told by some upperclassmen that the class currently causing her stress wasn’t even really important for her degree, but it was meant as a class to weed out any students who wouldn’t make it further in the degree. Which just made it even harder for Mina to motivate herself to study. She knew that she needed to keep her grades up for medical school, but that didn't make studying any easier.

Mina sighed as she looked around the library. She was expecting the library to be emptier at one am, but it seemed almost every table housed a tired half-awake student slumped over a textbook. Mina sighed, deciding to finally bust out the energy drink Jeongyeon had so nicely handed her after her last babysitting job. Mina wasn’t the type to pump unknown chemicals into her body, but her favorite coffee shop was long since closed and she was a few paragraphs away from falling asleep on her textbook, so it would have to do. As she sat up, she was surprised to see someone walking around. It was late, Mina didn't expect any new students to be coming into the library. The girl was seemingly looking for a place to sit, scanning each table carefully.

Mina felt her brain stutter as the girl got closer. She was tall, much taller than Mina, and her beauty was unlike anything Mina had ever seen. She tried to hide her blush, but Mina felt like her face was burning. Jeongyeon always teased her about being weak in front of pretty girls, but she couldn't help it. She just hoped she wasn't staring.

“Um… Excuse me?” Mina tried to shake herself out of her trance-like state as the pretty girl came up to her. “Would you mind if I sit here? The other tables are all full.”

“Oh-uh yes! Of course! Let me move my bag-” Mina stuttered out, grabbing her backpack and trying to move it quickly. However, she didn’t notice that the bag was still open, and when she tried to quickly jerk it towards herself, all of her stuff spilled out onto the ground. Mina felt her cheeks burn even more as she tried to collect her stuff as quickly as possible. She felt a hand on top of hers as she reached for her textbook, and when she looked up she was met with a polite, adorable smile. “Thanks.”

“Of course.” The girl giggled the cutest little laugh Mina had ever heard. “My name is Tzuyu.”

“Mina.” Mina quickly responded.

“It’s nice to meet you, Mina.” Tzuyu handed Mina her textbook. Mina nodded, quickly packing all of her stuff up. When she looked up again, she noticed that Tzuyu had already opened her laptop. Mina quickly looked back down, embarrassed at herself for staring. Mina took a deep breath, trying her best to focus on the textbook in front of her.

It was then that she was hit with the scent of another alpha.

She was ashamed it took her so long to notice, but she blamed her exhaustion. Mina didn't have a problem dating with alphas dating other alphas, she just had never thought of another alpha that way. Sure, she had always known she was more attracted to girls, no matter their rank. But that was usually limited to omega and betas. This was the first time she had found herself attracted to another alpha.

It was like the floodgates had been opened as thoughts poured into Mina's head. Tzuyu smelled good, she wasn't one to deny that. Coffee with a hint of vanilla. For the first time in her life, Mina thought it would be comforting to be smothered in another alpha’s scent.

Tzuyu was never the type to be super hung up on who she thought was attractive. Alpha, beta, omega, boy, girl; at some point, she had probably thought one of them was attractive in passing. It wasn’t like she had a ton of crushes or anything, but she wasn’t one to deny when a person was attractive. Tzuyu only ever remembered having one crush, it was on an older omega girl from her music class in high school. Tzuyu still remembered how her heart would race and her face would burn whenever the girl would show her how to play a certain phrase on the Guzheng that Tzuyu was struggling with. As bad as Tzuyu’s crush was, nothing ever happened. The girl graduated a year before Tzuyu, and they slowly stopped talking to each other around the time the girl started dating someone else.

Now a couple of years later, Tzuyu wasn’t hung up on that girl anymore. Chaeyoung had been encouraging her to keep an open mind, they were in college now after all, but so far Tzuyu hadn’t found anyone that stood out to her. Sure, there were plenty of pretty people in her classes, but none of them captured Tzuyu’s attention.

Well, until the other night. She had accidentally fallen asleep after dinner, and in her panic to finish her essay due the next morning she rushed to the library at one am. She was surprised at how crowded it was, but she guessed it was people panic studying for midterms. She cursed herself and her sleepiness as she wandered the library trying to find an open table.

Eventually, she noticed a half-open table on the other side of the room, and as much as Tzuyu hated talking to strangers, she needed to finish her essay and her bed would be too tempting if she went home. So she decided a half open table would have to do. As she got closer, she got a clearer image of the other person at the table.

She first noticed how adorable the other girl looked. Her hair was tucked into a messy bun, a couple of strands of black hair falling loose as her full attention was captured in her textbook. Her small frame was drowning in an oversized white hoodie, and her face looked adorable as she concentrated. Tzuyu watched as the girl reached into her backpack, and when she looked back up, they made eye contact. She looked tired, that was for sure, but underneath the tiredness, Tzuyu could see how gorgeous the girl was.

If Tzuyu was nervous before, she was terrified now. But, that table was her best option, and Chaeyoung would tease her forever if she didn’t ever found out Tzuyu missed an essay deadline because of a pretty girl, so Tzuyu forced another deep breath before moving closer to the girl.

“Um, excuse me?” Tzuyu remembered how much she hoped she didn’t sound terrified. “Would you mind if I sit here? The other tables are all full.”

“Oh- yeah, of course!” Tzuyu didn't let herself giggle at the girl’s stutter. “Let me just move my stuff-” Tzuyu couldn’t hold the laugh back anymore when the girl accidentally spilled all her stuff. Tzuyu rushed to help, and she remembered how soft the girl’s hand was when they touched.

“Here you go.” Tzuyu noticed how nice the girl’s scent was. Lavender and Mahogany. Alpha smells went one way or the other for Tzuyu; she either loved them or hated them more than anything in the world. This girl fell into the first category. “My name is Tzuyu.” Tzuyu decided to give the girl her name after noticing how much she was staring at her. She just hoped she wasn’t reading too much into it.

“Mina.” The other girl responded.

“It’s nice to meet you, Mina,” Tzuyu tried to give her friendliest smile, noticing how flushed Mina’s cheeks were.

She did her best not to notice Mina’s staring as she set her laptop up. It was sweet, but their interaction so far was about the extent of Tzuyu’s game.

A couple of hours later, Tzuyu heard Mina gathering her stuff. Before she left, Tzuyu made sure to give Mina the best smile she could muster in her exhausted state. Her heart skipped a little at the adorable smile Mina sent her as she left.

“You have a crush?!” Tzuyu always hated how loud Chaeyoung could be when she got excited. Tzuyu was never one to crave being the center of attention, she hated bringing attention herself in general, but being friends with Chaeyoung and Jihyo meant that enviably people would stare at her in public.

“Shh!” Tzuyu could feel how hot her face was. “It’s not a crush.”

“Tzuyu has a crush?!” Tzuyu sank further into her seat as Jihyo joined them. Tzuyu was just happy their drinks didn’t spill this time.

“I do not.” Tzuyu pouted, a blush still burning on her face. “I just, thought she was cute.”

“Oh yeah?” Chaeyoung had a smirk as she poked Tzuyu’s shoulder. “You talked to her right?”

“A little,” Tzuyu answered. “I told her my name.”

“Oh yeah? That’s a start!” Jihyo smiled. “Did you get her number?”

“No!” Tzuyu blushed. “Did you not hear the part about being in the library together at one in the morning?”

“You could have asked.” Chaeyoung shrugged.

“Or you could have left you number on a cute little note for her or something.” Jihyo agreed, taking a sip of her iced coffee as she leaned forward. “Tell me you at least got her name too.”

“I did.” Tzuyu nodded. “It’s Mina.”

“Myoui Mina?!” Chaeyoung shouted, standing up as she shouted.

“Shh!”

“Are you talking about Myoui Mina?” Chaeyoung repeated, marginally quieter.

“I don’t know, I didn’t get her last name.” Tzuyu shrugged.

“Give me one sec,” Chaeyoung nodded, opening her phone as Tzuyu tried to get rid of the blush quickly spreading to her entire face. “Is this her?” Chaeyoung had an Instagram account open on her phone. There weren’t that many posts, but Tzuyu immediately recognized the girl from the library in the most recent picture.

“Yeah, that’s her.” Tzuyu nodded, noticing that Chaeyoung followed the girl.

“Ohh, she’s cute.” Jihyo giggled as she took Chaeyoung’s phone, scrolling through the girl's account.

“I know her! We have literature together!” Chaeyoung smiled a mischievous smile and Tzuyu knew this wasn’t going to end well. “Wait… Mina is an alpha.”

“Yeah, I noticed.” Tzuyu watched the emotions play on both Chaeyoung and Jihyo’s faces. She had no idea it was going to be a big deal, but she could feel her flush returning to her as her friends looked at her.

“Oh, Tzuyu, that’s great! I just- I had no idea you liked alphas.” Jihyo nodded, a reassuring smile on her face.

“I’m happy for you.” Chaeyoung nodded. “I just, thought you had a crush on that omega girl from the music club in high school.”

“I did. I don’t exclusively like alphas.” Tzuyu sighed, taking another sip of her latte. “I like everyone.”

“That’s great Tzuyu.” Tzuyu hadn’t meant to make a big deal of her sexuality, but it was nice to be accepted by her friends. “Anyway, what are you going to do about Mina?”

“I mean- I don’t know. She probably doesn’t remember me.” Tzuyu shrugged. "And what if she doesn't like alphas?"

"Well did she seem interested?" Jihyo asked.

"I mean, she stared at me a lot."

“I think you should go for it!” Chaeyoung smiled. “Mina is a really sweet girl, and I know she’s single.”

“You should message her on Instagram,” Jihyo suggested. “What’s the worst thing that could happen?”

“She is creeped out by me because she knows I’m an alpha and she doesn't like alphas and she-”

“Shh. Mina Unnie is not like that.” Chaeyoung nodded. “Trust me, I think it’s worth at least shooting your shot. We can help you craft the message.”

Tzuyu blushed as she looked back at Chaeyoung’s still-open phone. She had never done anything like this before, but Jihyo was right. What was the worst thing that could happen?

Mina was surprised when she checked her phone for the first time after class. Sure, she had a few friends who would text her, but she wasn’t the most popular person in the world. What surprised her even more was the fact that the person who messaged her wasn’t an account she recognized.

from: thinkaboutzu

Hey Mina, it’s Tzuyu from the other day :) Chaeyoung gave me your account, so I’m not a creep I promise. Anyway, thanks for letting me sit with you. You seem really nice, and I’m sorry if I’m reading too far into this, but I would like to see you again. Would you want to maybe go on a date sometime?

Mina felt her face burn as she read the message. The thoughts of Tzuyu’s scent came back to her mind as she thought about her response.

to: thinkaboutzu

Hey Tzuyu. I didn’t know you knew Chaeyoung. I thought it was nice studying with you too. I would love to go out with you sometime :)

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