- but when he looks up at you he's perfectly calm

- "what do you want?" he asks, leaning on one hand

- you sit down across from him and half lie down on the table, your chin in your arms

- "I know you know I was there a few days ago when you and those boys fought," you say, looking up at him

- his face is arranged into a perfect blank expression — you'd almost call it a poker face, in fact

- one corner of his lips tugs up slightly

- wait had his lips always been this beautiful?

- "I assure you, I have no idea what you're talking about," he says quietly

- you smirk up at him, tapping your fingers against the table

- "well, whatever. I have to thank you for that, though."

- he actually looks taken aback

- a miracle: Jeon Wonwoo does, in face, have emotions

- "why?"

- you tilt your head, looking away

- "they've been harassing me for a while. Nothing really bad," you hasten to add as his knuckles whiten, "but enough to be annoying."

- his hands relax somewhat, and he lets out a small hum

- you glance around for a conversation topic and your eyes land on his backpack

- which chooses this moment to fall open and spill the book he was reading onto the library floor

- Wonwoo's face flushes red and he dives for the book

- but you've already seen the cover

- "Jane Austen?" you ask, leaning over

- Wonwoo stuffs the book back into his back and zips it firmly

- "you... you saw nothing," he hisses

- "I think I saw Sense and Sensibility, actually," you tease

- Wonwoo groans, hiding his face behind his bag

- "don't worry, I won't tell anyone... on one condition," you say, a mischievous sparkle in your eye

- Wonwoo narrows his eyes at you suspiciously

- "fine," he spits through gritted teeth. "Just tell me what it is already."

- you sit up and grin at him

- "well... I am still having some trouble with those thugs," you drawl. "And you're certainly more than capable of taking them out... so what do you say we teach them a lesson together, huh?"

- Wonwoo arches one eyebrow

- "that's all?" he asks incredulously

- you smile and nod

- "that's all."

- you stick your hand out over the table

- "deal?"

- he wrinkles his nose as he looks at your hand

- "do I have to shake your hand like that?" he grumbles

- granted, your hand isn't exactly the prettiest or cleanest since you've climbed at least four trees today

- but just for that, you smile and shake your head

- "of course not, how silly of me," you laugh

- Wonwoo's about to slump with relief

- but then you spit into your hand

- "shake," you tell him firmly

- he cringes and moans and whines about it but he very quickly shakes your hand

- and then dives into his backpack for hand sanitizer, making little noises that sound suspiciously like "gross gross gross gross gross gross gross"

- you grin and wipe your hand on your pants before thumping him on the back

- "right, shall we do it today, then?"

- he shrugs, picking up  one of his school books

- "whatever makes you happy. I'm not exactly in a position to bargain, am I?"

- a few short hours later you two are panting, hiding in an alleyway

- "I cannot believe you got me into this mess," Wonwoo hisses

- "how was I supposed to know they'd have friends?" you hiss right back

- "shut up, they're coming," Wonwoo mutters, pulling you closer to the wall

- you two stay there for really longer than you ought to

- after some time of panicking you find yourself falling asleep on Wonwoo's shoulder

- and he doesn't even move to wake you up

- he's afraid of startling you and making too much noise

- and then...

- well, you're kind of cute, after all, even if you are drooling on his blazer

- but he does have to take you home eventually

- when you wake up you're on your couch and Wonwoo is fumbling through an interaction with your mother

- he just about bolts when he sees you're okay

- but not before pressing a crumpled piece of paper into your hands

- turns out that was his number

- so now you're kinda friends with him which is weird enough on its own

- because Wonwoo??? having friends???

- wild

- but also a lot of people are spreading rumours that you're dating him

- because again

- Wonwoo??? having friends???

- you complain about it to him one day about six months after The Incident

- and to your surprise he lays his hand on yours

- and if you're expecting a cute sappy confession you came to the wrong place my friend

- he gives you The Look

- "well, why not give it a shot to see if we can get them to be quiet about us for once?" he says

- your  heart is about ready to jump out of your chest but you let out a quiet "sure"

- and one thing leads to another and soon you're actually dating

- "you know, y/n... you're not actually that bad. Better than everyone else, at least. I could get used to life with you."

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hello! wonwoo was such a pain during this process! I hope it turned out okay anyway!

anyway we like???? just hit ninety parts???? and 84k reads???? wow,, we're only like ten parts away from a hundred that's crazy

on Wednesday is soulmate!Seungkwan, Thursday is an update for the vampire fic (Blood and Ashes) and then Prince!Seungkwan on Saturday, I believe!

I love you guys!

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