When Ricky found out he had one English class in the morning, the first thing that came to his mind was a sunshine face. The pair of huge eyes, the button nose and that mischievous smile ; yes he remembered that he would get to meet Gyuvin again and subconsciously, he was giddy. But the feeling was replaced by anxiousness instead ; they had the presentation that day and it honestly got him a little shaken up as he walked to the class.
The gut feeling was strong, he could feel it with his sixth sense. And certainly, the mentioned sense did not deceive him this time either.
Ricky's whole body almost collapsed as another tall male practically jumped onto him from behind. Luckily, he caught Ricky from falling on his beautiful face but the result was Kim Gyuvin capturing Ricky in a headlock. He had that stupid grin on his face as he greeted the blonde by a headlock, first thing in the morning. In his defense, it was all fine since they became friends a few days ago.
They got a lot closer when practicing for the actual presentation. Gyuvin was grateful when the elder helped him with his pronunciation. He could talk somehow fluently and full credit went to Ricky. Gyuvin would not deny, he liked having Ricky as a friend. He was fun, considerate, sassy and such a cutie in the brunette's eyes.
"Let go, idiot." Ricky managed to let out after struggling for a few seconds.
"That's now how you greet your friend, Ricky." Gyuvin replied, a sulky manner clearly evident in his tone "Also, why that long face? It's our presentation day." He added, still holding onto the latter.
"I just feel pressured I guess." Ricky shrugged after Gyuvin finally released him from that headlock.
"You'll do great, I know that." The younger assured, accompanied by a kind smile of his. Ricky nodded because that's the least he could do to keep the atmosphere light within them at that moment. He didn't want Gyuvin's mood to die down as well.
"Let me make you smile." Ricky's heartbeat rose and his pupils dilated. Kim Fucking Gyuvin held his lips' corners with those long fingers and lifted them slightly. "There." He flashed another one of his amiable smiles and it was end game for Ricky. His mind malfunctioned for a bit but luckily they were already in class.
Habitually, Gyuvin occupied the seat next to Ricky. He stated it was only because he didn't wanna third-wheel between Gunwook and Ryu. ( but of course we know better that he's whipped for ricky :3 )
The next few moments were hazy in Ricky's point of view. The classroom got filled with students, some panicking and some silently revising through their slides.
He eyed Gyuvin sneakily. He was going through the slides in his phone. He had to squint his eyes a bit to see the words clearly in such a small screen. Ricky quietly observed him, forgetting the huge pressure he felt about the presentation.
Gyuvin turned his head and discovered Ricky looking back at him. He elbowed Ricky in a playful manner, "You like my handsome face, Ricky-ssi?"
The latter scoffed. "For that you have to have a handsome face in the first place, weirdo." Even though he attempted teasing the brunette, he couldn't resist the urge to smile. And so he did. It was genuine, friendly and most importantly happy. But happiness and peace never lasted long in Ricky's life because that moment some girl had to ruin his mood.
"I see, can't even afford a laptop." She sneered and exchanged looks with her friends.
Gyuvin's playful expression turned into a insecured face. His shoulders stiffened and his entire body shrank.
"Why bother coming to this prestigious college if you can't even keep up with the finances?" She continued. Another friend of hers continued with the same nasty look on her face, "Heard he can't even buy new books. All are second-hand."
Gyuvin tried to avoid their dirty giggles and focus on his work instead. He could not fail his group in this presentation.
Ricky, on the other hand, was baffled. Why were they suddenly insulting Gyuvin like this? Specially with something like his financial state. He felt extremely bad for his friend, yet he couldn't muster up some courage to stop the girls. All he could do was drape his arm over Gyuvin's shoulder. He whispered a soothing 'just ignore them' to his ears.
"Guys, chill. He just got a sugar daddy." Gyuvin's hand formed a fist. He looked down to his shoes and his knuckles kept turning white. He was being mocked, yet he couldn't stand up for himself. Everything they said were true after all. How embarrassing was he ! Ricky probably thought of him like that too. Tears welled up in his eyes. His vision blurry as a few teardrops dropped on his cheap shoes.
"Damn ! such a gold digger." He closed his eyes
"So making fun of someone else's financial state makes you a lot superior huh?" Gyuvin's eyes shot open at that. He was surely sure that voice belonged to Ricky. Was he really defending him?
He glanced to his side and holy yes. Ricky looked furious as he glared towards those girls.
"Ricky, you don't have to take his side. He's clearly feeding off your money."
"Not everyone is like you, are they?" Ricky stated, expression stone cold. Gasps were heard from her friends while the other students who were eavesdropping the entire time, snickered.
"Ricky, it's okay." Gyuvin quietly mumbled, giving a pull to Ricky's black sleeve. He could feel the girls' burning gaze on him. They didn't say anything else but those glares didn't sit right with Gyuvin. He managed to divert Ricky's attention to the presentation at least and silently prayed that things didn't go south from there.
Time went by pretty quickly. The presentation waas kind of alright. Apart from the fact when Gyuvin dumbfoundedly splattered a 'sorry, I forgot', they did pretty well. And Ricky vowed to never forgetting that moment and teasing Gyuvin in every step of his life. He took that so seriously that he wouldn't ever have to say 'sorry, I forgot' about it.
Gunwook and Ryu also laughed a lot, leaving the puppy boy completely red in embarrassment. He dismissed the topic by saying he had to go to work. Gunwook whined a little saying that they should be eating out as a celebration. In the end, they didn't. One, Gyuvin was a part-time worker and two, Ricky said that he needed to do something important. Even though Gyuvin bugged him
What surprised Gyuvin was when he received a package at night. Hearing the bell ring, he naturally thought it was probably Gunwook or his other friends. He shrugged and got up to open the door.
But when a delivery man came into his sight, he squinted his eyes.
"Uhm, how can I help you?" He asked politely, pushing the sheer confusion aside. The man didn't say anything though. He simply stated that he was sent to deliver the parcel at Gyuvin's address and no he was sure that was the right address.
Distressed, he took the package inside and legit stared at that for the past couple of minutes. He wasn't sure if he should open it or not. What if it was not for him? What if the delivery guy truly messed up the address? He tried to do his own business and pretend that the box wasn't there in the first place. But that wasn't working. He got so curious that he got up without finishing his leftovers from last night. He could keep the food as leftovers for the next night, no big deal.
He took the anti-cutter from his desk and slowly teared through the scotch tape which was securely keeping the box closed. It took him a while to cut the layers of tape and open the box completely.
When he dug through the package, his eyes widened. No way ! There really was the latest model of the macbook sitting peacefully in his big palms. He carefully placed it on his single bed and looked in the box again, in hope if he could find something at least to return the macbook to its original owner.
He found a piece of paper, folded. He scurried and quickly unfolded that. He saw korean handwriting, presumably someone unfamiliar with the language wrote it, based on the carefully written letters.
He read through it.
Hey Gyub, I kinda wanted to gift you something. Hope you like it.
— Ricky
Without any second thought, he took his phone and dialled the contact number he recently ticked as a favourite. The call was picked from the other side in a matter of a few seconds. Gyuvin stayed silent to let Ricky speak first.
"Hey, you received the package?"
Gyuvin hummed.
"I see. Did you like it? I wasn't sure if that's the brand you preferred but I didn't know whom to ask—"
"Ricky, do you really think I'm friends with you because of your wealth?"
"Wha– no of course ! What do—"
"Because if you think so, you're completely wrong. Your money and luxury is probably the last thing I wanted. I'm sorry you had to think this way." Gyuvin spoke, voice stern.
Ricky was beyond perplexed. What was Gyuvin playing at? Why would Ricky ever think of him that way? After everything he's done for the elder?
"I'll return the package to you tomorrow. Since it's quite late now and I have to wake up early. But if you want, I can come now still." Ricky's mouth went dry. Why was Gyuvin reacting this way? He thought he would be happy to receive a laptop, specially the latest brand. Wait, was he unhappy with the brand?
"Hey, are you not satisfied with the brand? I can get you something else if you want– how about an ipad? Or maybe some other laptop? I just thought macbook is the best one since I'm used to using it. I mean I don't own the latest model. Or is it faulty or something?" He uttered, hoping any of these was the cause of the brunette's dissatisfaction.
"You're honestly ridiculous, Ricky."
And the call was disconnected right after that.
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i think the plot is kinda plotting now?