缘分 y͏u͏a͏n͏f͏e͏n͏ -; j͏u͏n͏g͏r͏i͏

a p p e t e n c e 渴望

in a fluster, the female takes a step back only to bump against his chest, causing her to squeal softly as she swiftly turns around, pressing her back towards the shelf while looking at the male with her wide eyes, which is a sight.

"your book," he smiles gently at her, biting back a chuckle while holding the book she wants towards her, as the female stares at him with her surprised expression. jeongguk nudges the book forward, tilting his head slightly before chuckling, "you're really cute, trying to jump to take the book."

at the mention of her silly action, the female blushes furiously, feeling embarrassed that such a scene will only be witnessed by the school's popular male student. she offers a weak and sheepish smile while tucking parts of her loose hair behind her ear while glancing away shyly.

"here," he gestures towards the book again, in which she takes it, although rather clumsily, almost dropping the book when jeongguk catches it again, laughing softly. "you're really cute, and i just can't help but be amused," he grins widely, watching as her cheeks redden even further, becoming a tomato.

"jeongguk. jeon jeongguk," the male states a few seconds of silence later, looking at the female with a curious expression before holding his hand out for a handshake. "let's be friends!" he whispers softly, shooting the other a cheeky smile, as the female only widens her eyes even further by his suggestion, and with her flushed cheeks, the male can easily infer that she's nervous by his presence.

"y-y-yerim, kim yerim," she mumbles lowly, holding the book close to her chest while grasping the male's hand, and jeongguk gazes at their intertwined hands, amazed by the difference in their hand sizes. not only is he a head taller than her, his palm is also twice the size of hers and everything about her just screams 'cute' to the male.

yerim then hastily withdraws her hand, bowing briefly, "thank you for helping me, but i really go have to do." before the male can reply, she dashes off towards the check-out counter where another female looking at her phone is standing, and jeongguk tilts his head slightly, watching  the female.

she's cute, really cute, he chuckles to himself, before heading back to his seat while chanting her name repeatedly in his mind. kim yerim is probably the first female, who will have such a response to him.

"please tell me you did your work, and please tell me you're kind enough to let me copy off you," one of jeongguk's good friends, yugyeom, slings an arm around the male's shoulder, as both males head down the crowded hallway in their school. the other male simply raises an eyebrow, before replying, "i'm like a descendant of satan so no, i'm not kind enough to lend you my work to copy."

yugyeom fakes a dramatic gasp, as he begins to cry out, rather loudly, earning some glances from the other students, "jeon jeongguk, i have been your friend for at least a year and half, and you can't help me out when i need your help? oh, i can see where our friendship lies right now―"

before the male can even continue his solo dramatic limelight, jeongguk rolls his eyes in annoyance before stuffing his worksheets into the male's chest, and hisses, "oh shut the hell up. god, you're already in your last year of high school and you're acting like a brat. grow up." jeongguk sighs softly as he watches his friend's expressions switches instantly, clutching onto the worksheets as if it was his lifeline, before patting the male's back.

"i know i can always cou―"

before the male can even continue his statement, jeongguk tunes out on yugyeom's line as his eyes catches the familiar light shade of brown hair among the crowd, leaning against another female while being surrounded by two other girls. his annoyance immediately disappears and is immediately intrigued by the sight of the junior, who he befriended a week ago at the library, kim yerim.