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Fake dating/Bookworm!Reader/Steve Harrington
Warnings: fake dating, Harrington familial dysfunction, drunk family members
WC: 1.1k
Divider credit to @saradika
Steve had heard it all from his parents:
“Why don’t you have a girlfriend yet?”
“Just go out on a date, Steven.”
“You spend all damn day at that video store; you’re never gonna meet anyone that way.”
He normally shrugs it off, until his parents give him an ultimatum: get a girlfriend before the annual Harrington Family Reunion in two weeks, or don’t bother showing up at all.
“Twenty years old, and you barely passed high school, work a dead-end job, and don’t even have a girlfriend,” his father mutters, disgust marring his features. “You’re a disappointment.”
The insult reverberates around his skull all day: disappointment, disappointment, disappointment. It’s not the first time his father has hurled the term his way, and it likely won’t be the last, but the impact continues to sting.
It’s still gnawing at him when you walk in the door, sliding a VHS copy of The Shining across the counter with a bashful smile.
“Sorry, I know it’s a day late,” you apologize, already digging into your bag for change. “How much is the fee?”
Steve dismisses the notion with a wave. “Don’t worry about it,” he says, already checking the movie back into the system. “You, uh, went to Hawkins High, right?”
“Mhm,” you confirm, zipping up your purse and hitching it back up your shoulder, “class of ‘86.”
“‘85,” he chirps, clearing his throat to temper his enthusiasm. “Anyway, hope the movie was good.”
You nod and smile again; the gentle upturn of your lips has Steve melting. “It was. The book was better, though.”
And that’s when Steve finally places you: back in high school, you volunteered at the school library and, on more than one occasion, had helped him find a book for research projects. You were pretty then, and you’re even prettier now.
“I haven’t read the book,” he admits, embarrassed that he hasn’t read much of anything besides a comic book or two since graduation.
Your jaw drops. “Well, now you have to!” You grab your car keys from your back pocket. “I’ll swing by tomorrow with my copy, if that’s cool?”
“Y-Yeah, ‘s cool,” he stutters, giving his head a soft shake to shift the hair from his hazel eyes. He watches as you walk out of the store, the sway of your hips drawing him in.
He probably would have stared forever if Robin hadn’t cut in. “Hey, Dingus, you’re drooling.”
You stop by Family Video the next day to drop off the book. And then a few days after that, you go there again to grab another movie. Soon enough, you’re a regular customer.
“Can I ask you for a favor?” Steve blurts out from where he’s standing next to you as you peruse the horror section. “Feel free to say no, to tell me to fuck off, and I will. I will just…fuck right off.”
“Shoot.”
“Could you pretend to be my girlfriend at my family reunion next weekend? Nothing weird,” he rushes to add, not wanting to imply any unwanted contact. “Just hand holding, arm around your shoulder…no feels will be copped, I swear.”
You pinch your eyebrows, perplexed. “Is this the trade-off for having my late fee waived?” you tease, thumbing The Exorcist and tugging it from its spot on the shelf. “Because I’ll pay it.”
Steve laughs, shaking his head. “Nah, just tired of hearing my folks complain about me not having my life together. Figured if I showed up with a smart, pretty girl on my arm, they’d shut up for a little while.”
Your face burns at the compliments, both at the words and that King Steve is the one saying them. “What’s the dress code?”
You and Steve arrive in his Beemer, his hand already pressed to the small of your back as you walk into the restaurant. A room filled with Harringtons greet you as you enter the room, and your stomach flips as you wonder if you can pull this off.
“Showtime,” Steve murmurs in your ear, taking you around the room to meet his family. You’re suddenly self-conscious of where your black dress lands on your thighs and the cut of the neckline. Sure, Steve had approved it, but what did he know?
You note that he’s been gazing at you since he’d picked you up earlier, eyes drawn to you like a magnetic force. It’s part of the whole bit, you try and convince yourself, but something nags at you that Steve isn’t that good of an actor.
The conversations go as easily as they can; you spend the evening peppering in “facts” about your relationship that you and Steve had rehearsed over and over. Some of the details were truthful, like meeting at Family Video and bonding over horror movies. Other parts were much more embellished: relationship duration, your first date, the way Steve bragged that you were the most beautiful girl he’s ever laid eyes on.
It’s smooth sailing until Steve’s inebriated father stands up, clumsily clinking his knife to his wine glass. “I’d like to make a toast,” he slurs, swaying as he speaks, “to my son, Steve, and his girl! Never thought I’d see the day he’d land someone like her.”
Your eyes remain glued to the floor, waiting for the moment to be over, but if the impromptu speech wasn’t awkward enough, one of Steve’s equally drunk uncles calls out, “Give her a kiss, Stevie!”
Steve shakes his head with an uncomfortable chuckle. “Nah, we’re not really into the public–”
“Aw, c’mon!” His boisterous voice echoes throughout the restaurant. “Kiss, kiss, kiss!” he chants, and soon enough, most of the family joins in.
“Shall we shut them up?” Steve mumbles, turning to you. “Y’don’t have to…”
“N-No, we can.” It’s not the most conventional first kiss, but then again, nothing about this arrangement is normal. “We can just…”
Steve’s hand is on your cheek, nose nudging against yours as your lips press together. This isn’t a simple peck; no, it’s far more involved, more intimate, than you had anticipated.
You melt into him a bit more, resting your own hand on his bicep until the kiss comes to an end. The men hoot and holler; the women exchange awws.
“Now that,” Steve’s dad guffaws, clapping a hand on his son’s back, “is the kiss of true love!”
You manage a small smile, wondering exactly what just happened. The kiss was the best of your life, and it was supposedly just for show.
Steve’s breath tickles your earlobe as he whispers, “he may be drunk, but he’s not wrong.” His cheeks are pink at the admission.
It’s certainly a conversation you’ll need to have later, but you can’t say you disagree. For now, your fingers intertwine with his, and you give them a quick squeeze.
Maybe it’s the wine, but you swear you love him back.
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Stray Kids as High School Romance AUs
Pairing: OT8 x fem!reader
Genre: headcanon, fluff, angst if you squint
Warnings: mentions of bullying but nothing super serious!
Word Count: 5.4k
Lee Know
The mysterious one, a classic tsundere
You know that one kid who’s been in your class since you were a little kid but you still don’t know anything about them? Minho right there.
He sits in the back of class and says nothing, even though some of his friends (aka the rest of the boys) are so loud at lunch
He would just quietly eat his sandwich before he catches you watching him and stares right back at you, making you awkwardly look away
You’re so intrigued that you keep observing him, noticing little things like the cat stickers his phone is covered in, or the fact that he’s the secret mastermind behind the pudding trading business that your principal banned from school
Your first interaction with Minho is when you stumble upon him feeding a couple stray cats in the abandoned playground in your community
He’s super embarrassed to be caught being all soft and cute, especially given his cold front at school, but eventually warms up to you when you offer the cats some bread from your pocket
Meeting at the playground to pet the cats or just sit on the swings in a comfortable silence becomes your thing with Minho. You get to know each other better, and turns out, he’s actually really unhinged and chaotic and hilarious. The mysterious and borderline emo thing he worked is just a facade.
But things don’t change at school, because you feel like you don’t have an excuse to talk to him there.
Until one random day, he just walks into class and wordlessly sets his bag next to your chair
“Why are you sitting next to me?”
“I should be able to sit next to my girl, right?”
You’re confused and exhilarated and kind of skeptical until Minho explains that for some time now, he’s seen you as his girlfriend. Who else would he sacrifice his dance lessons for? Feeding the cats together was basically a date, right? Do you not feel the same about him?! Wait, what?!!?
He’s all shy now and unsure and panicking internally, until you squeeze his hand under the desk and whisper to him that you like him too
You meet more often from there on, and he’s the kind of loving and attentive boyfriend that doesn’t say much, but will do anything for you.
He takes an extra water bottle to school everyday, just in case if you forgot, and brings you delicious lunches that he made himself
Going to cat cafés and long drives around town are musts for you both
And when his friends tease him about you, he fiercely swats them away before retreating to you for cuddles like one of his beloved kittens
He’s soft only for you
So sweet ^ω^
2. Hyunjin
Everyone has a little bit of a crush on Hyunjin. The girls who fawn over his good looks, the creative writing kids who pine over poems they spin about him, and even the sweet old lady at the front desk.
And you’re not immune.
You’ve basically had a huge crush on him since your first day of high school
You’ve done a couple of assignments together and how sweet and charming he is never fails to get you screaming into your pillow when you get home
He once bought you an iced americano at the coffee shop when you were partnered together on a project for school, and even though you didn’t like it, you drank the whole thing.
The smile on his face was worth it
Now that you’re in senior year, you can’t help but wish he’d ask you to prom
But that would never happen, because someone as wanted as Hyunjin would never like you
Except he does. Ever since he first saw you in biology class, he’s been floored.
You don’t think he even remembers you outside of class, but the man is so down bad that he watches you doing anything and everything.
Not in a creepy way ^▿^
You’ll be sitting outside in the grass with your friends during lunch, and Hyunjin will also be observing you, sitting against a tree and sketching you in his little notebook like the lover boy he is
You laughing. You sipping on your mango juice. You tucking back your hair.
Bro is just in love.
You randomly find a small sketch of yourself in your bag. It’s beautiful, but you’ve no idea who drew it, even after asking around
More of these drawings show up, everywhere. In your notebook. On your desk. In your glasses case. You wonder who this mystery artist is, and why they chose you to be their muse.
One rainy afternoon, you are trying to find your missing bracelet and find Hyunjin painting in the empty art room
His clumsy self almost falls out of his chair when you walk in on him
He tries to hide his painting canvas from you until you get suspicious and look over his shoulder.
It’s a simple portrait of you just smiling
You nearly cry at how beautiful and raw it is, but are also ecstatic because Hyunjin is your secret admirer/artist?!
He confesses his feelings at that point, seeing no point in hiding them any longer, and also unveils the bottom half of the portrait that you hadn’t noticed
PROM? is written in big, bold letters because we all know Hyunjin is extra
He then pulls out a rose, which is a little crumpled from being in his pocket. He pouts about it until you kiss him on the cheek and thank him, accepting his promposal
Hyunjin, the beautiful, unattainable one, is actually the sensitive romantic, and he turns red when you kiss him
You guys are the hottest couple at senior prom, tearing up the dance floor before Hyunjin whisks you away in his car, driving you to a secluded gazebo where he has candles and snacks and everything set up, and you guys just lie there, exchanging hushed “I love you’s” for the first time and gazing out at the stars
3. Changbin
Changbin has been your older brother’s very best friend ever since they both met in their first year of high school
At the gym.
Both your brother and Changbin were kind of unpopular, so both of them were bullied often. And being on the skinnier side, it also made it easier for them to get beat up
So your brother decided to get toned to protect himself, and he ended up registering at your local gym. And guess who he runs into there?
Changbin!
They both become gym buddies, and eventually, bond outside of their work-outs
And bonding includes meeting his baby sister, you.
Changbin had brought a box of biscuits for your mom and a bag of candy for you.
He was one whole year older than you, but your eighth grade self was WHIPPED.
From then on, you follow Changbin around everywhere.
And you know what? He never gets annoyed.
He always talks to you without getting embarrassed and even includes you in his conversations with friends, even when your brother clearly tries to kick you out.
But he always sees you as his best friend’s younger sister, like his own sister. You watch him go through many relationships, but your crush on him never wavers.
And in due time, he becomes real buff. Which doesn’t help. At all.
So you keep your feelings for him as a secret, even though all you really want to do is confess to him and have him all to yourself, because you know he’d probably have to gently reject you.
By the time your junior year rolls around, you know you’re going to be watching Changbin and your big brother graduate together. You don’t have much time left before he leaves town to go to college, and you don’t know how often you’ll see him.
You overhear a lot of the senior girls gossiping about who Changbin might ask out to prom, and everyone whispers about some girl named Soyeon.
You know who they’re talking about; Soyeon is one of Changbin’s good friends, and she, your brother, and Changbin have hung out together multiple times.
You’re instantly filled with so. much. jealousy.
Because of course he’d choose a hot, cool girl that’s actually his age, over you.
And you’ve even noticed how Changbin has been spending less and less time with you, always dashing off in the middle of conversations or hurrying away to do “homework.”
But you’d rather leave than be left.
From then on, you try to avoid Changbin as much as possible, because liking him was hurting you, more than you’d like to admit, because he didn’t even know. He was your first love.
A few days of ignoring Changbin’s texts and pretending not to see him in the halls, well, of course Changbin will notice.
He knocks on your front door and you open it. Immediately, you assume he’s here for your brother, and you look away.
“My brother’s at soccer practice right now. He can’t hang out.”
“No, actually, I wanted to talk to you.”
You’re surprised, and a little nervous, but still, you let him in, leading him to the kitchen.
Wordlessly, Changbin heads over to the freezer, pulling out a pint of ice cream, and then a bowl from the dishwasher. He hands a bowl full of rocky road to you, and your heart immediately melts.
He knows you so well; when you’re feeling down, you love ice cream. And he knows your family too, where everything in the kitchen is :(((
“Are you going to tell me why you’re avoiding me?”
You try to deny it, but one look from him and you’re a goner. You can’t ever lie to him.
“I heard you’re taking Soyeon to prom.”
Changbin looks confused.
“We’re just friends though???”
“But I heard—”
Changbin rolls his eyes.
“You believe gossip too much. I was going to ask you.”
Now you’re really unconvinced.
“Sure. As your little sister.”
Uhhhh, nope.
Changbin groans, and for the first time, he lowkey looks kind of shy.
“I was going to surprise you, and I kept getting nervous, so that’s why I kept rushing off when we were hanging out.”
You feel the happy bubbles rising in your chest, but you’re still kind of unconvinced, until Changbin pulls out his phone and shows you his background.
It’s a selfie of you and him.
So you both ended up going to prom together, and yes, your brother was watching you both very, very carefully. After, you guys did make it official and started dating over the summer.
When changbin left for college, you guys still stayed together. He’d come back home to visit you a lot, and you guys facetimed multiple times a week.
Changbin would even help you on your college applications and edit your essays
And he’d also come back for your senior prom, and you guys would go together again.
He’s so cute help meee (✿◠‿◠)
4. Han
You’ve been friends with Jisung ever since you were in diapers.
Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. You became friends in middle school, but Jisung insists that it feels like you were meant to be best friends with him since you both were born.
You met on a cloudy Monday morning during the first week of middle school, when Jisung plopped down in the chair next to you and introduced himself to you.
Even with your efforts to ward off his friendship, forever wary of strangers, he soon became a part of your daily life, and you actually began to look forward to his antics in class everyday. He made everything so much more interesting and fun, and you love him for it.
Fast forward a few years later, you’re both in your junior year in high school. Both of you are still best friends.
And there’s also Minho, this hot senior you can't talk about because you claim he’s as mysterious as the moon.
Yeahhh, Jisung isn’t buying that crap. To him, Minho is a blank notebook. Boring. He just doesn’t get what you see in that guy!
He whines whenever you bring up Minho, and once, he was so excited that you invited him to Chipotle, but then he realizes it was only because you wanted to inconspicuously spy on Minho, who was also there for lunch.
Jisung ended up grumbling over his rice bowl and then storming out of the restaurant when you *accidentally* went to the soda fountain at the same time as Minho
Later that night, you confront him about why he ditched you at the Chipotle. Jisung gets annoyed and says he doesn’t like how you were using him to be your spy-buddy
And now you’re annoyed, because is that all he got from that?!!!!
Muttering to yourself, you walk home and ignore Jisung’s call to your retreating back
FOR GOD’S SAKE, YOU’RE TRYING TO MAKE YOUR BEST FRIEND JEALOUS.
Your crackhead best friend is the one you like, because puh-lease, Minho is too emo for you.
Jisung keeps texting you all night, but you ignore him, because you’re angry. How dense could your best friend be? Your “mysterious moon” reason for liking Minho was bullshit?! Can’t he take a hint?! Like-
Jisung interrupts your deliberating by throwing a small pebble onto your window
Although you’re still irritated, you guide Jisung up the small tree next to your window (in the process, he nearly falls off to his doom)
Once he’s inside your room, Jisung sits on the bed and you stand in front of him, arms folded like you’re his annoyed parent
“What do you want, Ji? It’s midnight”
He thrusts out a bag of twizzlers towards you, and you just can’t resist. Candy is your weakness, and it’s what he always bribes you with when you get mad at him
“Iwasntmadbecauseyoumademecometochipotletospyonminho”
“Sorry?”
But Jisung keeps going without slowing down, like the menace he is.
“Iwasmadbecauseilikeyouandimjealousofminho.”
“Yo, what??!”
“I LIKE YOU, JEEZ!”
You rush forward and clamp your hand over Jisung’s mouth, shutting him up before your parents come and kill you.
“Yeah, I got that, genius! I was just surprised!”
Both of you just stare at each other for a good minute, and then burst into loud laughter
Yeah, this ain’t friends to lovers. More like idiots to lovers.
And yes, your mom also comes in, fuming, and kicks Jisung out. You’re grounded.
But the next day, at school, you and Jisung make things official. You also take the chance to blackmail Jisung that if he ever refuses to buy you candy again whenever you ask, then it’s over.
Jisung laments that he made a mistake in asking you out, but one look from you and he shuts up.
Other than that, you guys become that disgustingly sweet and hilarious couple that’s always in sync.
You both have the dumbest inside jokes and cover each other’s eyes during horror movies
U_U
5. Felix
The boy next-door…
He moved in to the house next to yours a few years ago, with his whole family, and with your curiosity, you watched him and his sisters laugh together from behind your curtains
Later that night, Felix knocked on your door and offered you and your parents homemade brownies. Your mother immediately falls in love with the chocolate treats and invites this charming boy’s family over for dinner that night
You become best friends with Rachel and Olivia, Felix’s sisters, but you couldn’t help but have a crush on Felix
Some time later ,when you went over to hang out with the girls, they both had to leave in the middle for piano lessons, but before you could go home, Felix offered to teach you how to bake
That’s how you end up giggling in the kitchen together and teasing each other with flour fights
When Rachel and Olivia are busy, you play video games with Felix in his room— at least, he plays and tries to teach you, while you miserably fail each time
But it’s just so fun to see his eyes light up whenever he wins a match or something
Gamer bf vibes for real
In school, you notice him in the hallways and he always has a bunch of girls swooning over him, but he always smiles at you and gives you a sweet hug whenever he sees you
Summers are filled with trips to the pool with the Lee siblings and biking around town, getting ice cream and enjoying the air conditioning in the public library.
You and Felix literally grow up together :(
Your bedroom window is directly across from Felix’s, and sometimes, you both wave to each other through glimpses
Once, since your homes aren’t spaced that far apart, Felix threw a delicate paper plane through your window and into your room.
You were studying for your math test tomorrow, and so it has a cute note written inside wishing you good luck. Also there’s a candy taped to the paper because of his sweet tooth <33
The paper airplane notes become a tradition, and one night, Felix throws an airplane asking you to meet him at the little pond in your neighborhood
It’s literally almost midnight so you’re like ???
But you sneak out anyway, and meet him at the pond
It’s late autumn so you’re freezing in your pajamas, cursing yourself for not bringing a jacket. And the woods surrounding? Creepy as hell, especially in the dark
When you feel someone grab your arm, you scream but then they cover your mouth with their warm, tiny hand and you realize it’s Felix LMAO
He’s brought a container of warm brownies for you, hot cocoa, and a little blanket
You’re speechless. Because what is happening?!
He immediately notices you’re shivering and wraps you in his own jacket and the blanket, before sitting you down next to him, drawing you close in his arms
And snuggled together in front of the moonlit pond, he confesses that he’s liked you since the moment he set his eyes on you
Just kill me now.
Anyway, his sisters are a little mad that they have to share you with him when you guys reveal that you’re a couple, but for the most part, both of your families love you both together
And you guys even become that couple that’s always clinging to each other and being all lovey-dovey in the hallways
But PDA is never cringe with Felix :P
EVER.
6. Seungmin
He’s definitely the smartest kid in class, the one who everyone goes to get homework help from
You completely envy him, because before he started attending your school, you used to be first in everything
Now?
He’s always first, and you follow closely behind as second. Every. Single. Time.
It infuriates you to the core when your teacher hands back test papers, and before he even checks his score, which is obviously better than yours, he shoots you a little smirk
You dislike him so much that you even tell him that, and you both bicker back and forth. Every time, however, he ends up reminding you that you’re just jealous and need to work harder to catch up with him, which is very true and angers you even more
But when you complain about him to your friends, they tease you and say you like him
Which you absolutely do NOT
Even though you’ve always noticed how his eyes seem to shimmer when he reads a book, or how his smile is brighter than the sun
Ever since your friends have made it their mission to torment you about Seungmin, you can’t help but gaze at him a little longer
He’s always on his own, either studying diligently or finishing homework for another class during study hall, when everyone else just goofed off
At lunch, he sits under a tree and eats calmly while engrossed with a book in his hand, slowly sipping his juice occasionally
One day, you see a couple of the older kids picking on him outside, and you overhear that it’s because he scored better than them in advanced exams
When one of them grabs Seungmin’s shirt and tries to drag him, you instantly see red and charge for the idiot, punching him to the side and grasping Seungmin’s hand
You’re Seungmin’s knight in shining armor!!
But then the other older kids start to close in on you both
Uh-oh.
You and Seungmin make a run for it, escaping narrowly by catching a departing bus. You don’t even know where you both are going, but you breathlessly laugh together about the ordeal
Later, Seungmin’s mom finds you both and drives you home. While you and Seungmin sit quietly in the back, his mom cheerily thanks you for being his friend, since Seungmin doesn’t have any. Also, she notes that it’s wonderful to finally meet you, because Seungmin can’t stop talking about how smart and cool you are at home
Seungmin is mortified because his mom has exposed him and refuses to look at you, but for the first time, you feel like you don’t hate him
Not even close
When you reach home, Seungmin’s mom makes him get out of the car and walk you to your door. Before your anxiety gets the best of you, you lean forward and kiss him on the cheek, shyly running inside before he can say anything.
Little do you know that he can’t even think of words right now. He just stands there, frozen, not hearing his mom’s honking above the beat of his heart
Soon, when he musters up the courage to ask you out, you both become official
And you both become study buddies as well, so you finally end up beating Seungmin after learning his tips and tricks.
P.S. years later, Seungmin jokes that if he never dated you, he still would’ve been first in class. But who knows? Because you guys are made for each other.
7. Jeongin
This story is less about you and more about Jeongin. He’s the main character, not you.
Duh.
As one of the most popular people in school, Jeongin is used to getting everything he wants. Teachers and students alike adore him for his charisma, looks, and sweet personality
Even though he’s a junior, all the seniors know who he is and would die to hang out with him
One day, surrounded by his big group of friends, as usual, Jeongin is walking down the neighborhood streets to that diner he loves to eat at
And then he notices the most beautiful girl walking into the restaurant right next to his favorite diner, the very establishment that he swore to never eat at and betray his beloved diner
But he’s immediately awestruck and curious to know who you are, and so he walks in right after you, ignoring his friends confused questions as to why he’s literally going into to the rival restaurant of his usual place
As soon as he is inside, he looks for the table you’re sitting at,
He grabs the table right next to yours and rattles off his order to the waitress, still in a daze with his eyes fixated on you
He recognizes your two friends who you are sitting with. They’re both senior girls, which means you must be one too
Oh? ;)
The hot older student? Sign Jeongin up.
He boldly goes up to your booth and asks you out, straight-up, flashing you a cute smile and a daring wink
You and your friends just glance at each other, amused, before you politely let him down
Because you don’t even know him?? Tf??
But your rejection makes him even more infatuated with you, because although he’s an attention-whore, the one thing he loves more is a good challenge
He swaggers back to his table, but not before shooting you a grin that screams “this ain’t over”
And it isn’t over.
Because he spends time learning about what you like through the grapevine, and as one of the school’s most popular kids, he has good access to it.
You love pink carnations, banana ice cream, and surprises.
And through that wonderful grapevine, he also finds out about what kind of person you are. Funny, kind, and incredibly smart, as one of the toppers in your grade.
So cute.
At school some time later, after you have almost forgotten about him, he slides in next to you at your lunch table, opening his bag and eating as if everything is normal
You just watch him like??
But you go along with it because you don’t want to be rude. All of your friends love Jeongin (obviously) because he’s so funny and charming
But you just eat your food silently, wondering what this kid is up to
As soon as the school bell rings, you walk out of your classroom and towards your locker, but surprise, surprise, Jeongin is already waiting there. With a bigass bouquet of baby pink carnations.
“Can I be your boyfriend?”
Jeongin beams at you confidently, but you can see a hint of nervousness behind it.
And you find the whole cheesy getup very endearing. Still… he’s trouble.
You hide back your smile, shaking your head.
“I don’t date junior boys.” You walk off, leaving Jeongin hanging once again.
Damn. What a woman.
It’s time for Jeongin to pull out the big guns, because no one has ever made him work for it like you.
A few nights later, just as you’re about to sit down with your family for dinner, you hear a knock at the door. Your dad offers to get it, so you pay no mind.
But a minute later, your dad walks in with none other than Jeongin, a box of ice cream in his hands
“Your nice friend came over to drop off some dessert. So I invited him to stay for dinner.”
Stunned, you just watch Jeongin drag a chair next to your seat and dig into his food enthusiastically.
As the rest of the evening progresses, your family literally falls in love with Jeongin; he laughs at your father’s horrible dad jokes, listens to all of your mom’s embarrassing childhood stories about you, and engrosses himself in discussion about Fortnite with your little brother
After dessert, you announce that you’ll walk Jeongin out, grabbing him by his arm and pulling him outside onto your porch before he can protest
Once the front door is shut, you glare at Jeongin
“What are you doing here?”
“Dropping off dessert!”
“But why?”
“Because I like you, okay?!”
Jeongin squares his shoulders, looking you in the eye. “Go out with me. You won’t regret dating a junior, I promise.”
What a cliché.
You roll your eyes, because you’re tired and your feet are cold. Also, you’re not amazing at expressing your emotions. Your heart feels like a damn water slide and you really need a sec.
“Jeongin, go home.”
“You like me too, right? I know how you look at me.”
It’s pretty obvious, you know it too. Ever since his whole stunt with the flowers, you’ve been watching him from afar, your own crush growing on him. But you can’t be with a junior, can you?
“Doesn’t matter. I have homework to do, let’s talk tomorrow.”
“You also like surprises, yes?”
Jeongin steps closer to you, nearly cornering you against the porch pillar. You shove him away.
“Dude, are you trying to kiss me?!”
Jeongin stumbles back. “No!”
He whips out a small velvet box behind his back and opens it, revealing a gorgeous bracelet. “It’s not as pretty as you, but I thought it would look good on you.”
He gently takes your wrist and slips it on, earnestly gazing down at you. “But I would really like to kiss you, if you don’t have too much homework.”
“Screw chemistry.”
You loop your arms around Jeongin’s neck and pull him down, kissing him.
“Guess I’m the one who surprised you in the end.”
8. Bang Chan
He would 100% be one of those nice popular kids.
He’d have like a million friends and a bunch of wannabes would follow him around too, but he’s so sweet to everyone
Chan is a jock, because he’s athletic and the captain of the soccer team, but he’s also one of those really smart kids too. He gets amazing grades and even plays the guitar, because he’s a sensitive music guy omgggg
Anyway
You have to agree he’s cute, but you’ve always been a little wary of the popular kids. A lot of the people he’s friends with are rude af, but he chills with everyone because no one could ever say anything to him, that’s how well-liked he is.
You have history class together, and you get paired up together.
He’s super friendly, obviously, and asks if you can meet up with him at the library after school. What else can you say but yes?
So you get to the library, but Chan is nowhere to be seen.
Fifteen minutes late, he shows up, and you’re really annoyed at this point, but….
He brought you both boba!
Suspiciously, you accept it (it’s delicious) and you’re surprised to find out that Chan actually really knows his stuff
You both finish a good chunk of your work, and a lot of your progress is thanks to Chan’s immaculate planning and organization
You’ve never seen a guy have a binder with color-coded separators and aesthetic notes and stuff, but Chan keeps surprising you
You both meet up two more times to finish the project, and each time, Chan brings you a different flavor of boba.
And eventually, you warm up to him, and it’s hard not to fall for his endearing, caring personality. He even offered you his hoodie when you got cold because of the library air conditioning!
When you finish your project, you’re sad that it means that you have to stop hanging with Chan, but he actually keeps saying hi to you at school and striking up conversation, even though you get a little shy.
He moved seats to sit next to you in class too, and comes to the library more often to just sit at your table and do homework in silence with you
One day, you overhear a few of Chan’s friends complaining about him spending more time with some unpopular girl. They start picking on the girl, when you realize the girl they’re making fun is you.
Immediately, you run off to the bathroom to cry in the stalls’ privacy, because you should have known that being friends with someone like Chan was a bad idea
Although he might not have been a bad person, some of his friends certainly were. That made him a bad guy by association.
A few minutes later, as you’re wiping your tears and stepping out of the bathroom when you crash into Chan, who’s waiting right outside
You try to step around him and leave, but he just hugs you from the back and apologizes by whispering into your ear
His voice is so soothing :((
“I’ll make them apologize, and I’m not going to hang out with them anymore, and anyone else who says anything to you.”
And honestly, you’re kind of shocked that he is willing to give up his friends for you
But like he can read your mind, Chan answers for you:
“They don’t matter to me as much as you do.”
He indirectly confesses that he likes you, but you guys actually don’t go into a relationship right away.
You spend a lot more time getting to know each other, personally and on a deeper level.
You learn about his passion for music, and he learns about your own interests. You share your hopes and dreams and fears, until you finally realize how much you both truly mean to each other
After all, Chan is the type of person who would take his time before committing himself to someone
And although when you finally get together, it seems like Chan is always protecting you, it’s actually the other way around:
You teach Chan that it’s okay to be vulnerable, and that you’ll always love him no matter what.
More than anything, you’re proud of Chan and the person he is. Always.
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