The Boy Next Door | Taegyu ✔️

11

Beomgyu stepped into class the next morning with an uneasy feeling swelling at the bottom of his stomach. To some people, a simple request like that seemed easy, but he couldn't help but get the impression that it was given to him like a task to complete.

He has never had a single friend in his entire life, how on earth was he supposed to be a good friend to Taehyun if he didn't even know where to start? He was awoken from his trance by a certain voice calling out his name.

"Beomgyu!" Taehyun greeted as he took his seat next to the male. Beomgyu couldn't help but flash a smile at him, it has been a while since he had smiled.

"Have you thought about what I said last night?" Taehyun asked, turning his attention to the latter. Beomgyu remained silent for a few seconds, was he really going to let Taehyun down? As if he wouldn't eventually anyway.

"Uh—"

"We can take things slow first if you're uncomfortable with it," Taehyun said, smiling subtly. This guy is way too nice.

"Oh okay," Beomgyu replied, it can't be too bad- having a friend and all.

"Promise?" The brown-haired boy asked, extending his pinky.

"Promise," He replied as their pinkies intertwined, sealing an unbreakable promise for a friendship that was about to blossom beautifully.

»»—— ♡ ——««

The bell rang, signalling the long-awaited lunch period that would last for an hour. Just as Beomgyu was about to get up, he felt a hand holding back his.

"We're going to lunch together," Taehyun replied with an excited expression on his delicate face. Before Beomgyu even got the chance to object, the male already began pulling him by the arm towards the cafeteria.

Beomgyu has always sat alone during lunch for as long as he could remember, sulking to himself alone in the cafeteria, or if not, hiding away in the bathroom to spare himself the embarrassment of people seeing him without any friends.  After getting their food, they chose to sit on the table which was on the far left of the middle row.

"Aren't you going to sit?" Taehyun asked, staring at Beomgyu who has yet to take his seat by the table.

"Is this really necessary?" Beomgyu asked, staring down at the tray of food he was holding.

"It's what friends do," Taehyun replied, smiling brightly at Beomgyu which left him no choice but to sit down as well. The word 'friends' sounded more welcoming to him now.

"Mind if we join you two?" A soothing voice asked from beside Beomgyu. He looked up to see two males standing beside their table, one with fluffy chestnut brown hair and a sharp jawline, the other with doe eyes and a button nose which oddly resembled a bunny's.

"Not at all," Taehyun replied as the two took a seat on opposite sides of the benches.

"I'm Soobin, and this is Hueningkai," The boy with soft facial features spoke. Hueningkai gave the two a friendly wave.

"You must be new," Hueningkai said, referring to Taehyun.

"Yep, I just transferred here yesterday," Taehyun replied.

"And you must be..." Hueningkai said, turning to Beomgyu with a look on his face that gave off the fact that he couldn't remember his name.

"Beomgyu," he quickly replied.

"Ah! You two must be from group A of our year group- Heuningkai and I are from group B," Soobin explained. Beomgyu mouthed an "oh" in response, perhaps that was the reason he has never seen those two in any of his classes before.