Still feeling drowsy, Sunggyu sat up, confused to have found himself in bed. It was just a dream. I couldn't have met him yet. Maybe he wasn't even true. Sunggyu felt a bit happy and convinced with the thoughts he had. He stood up from his bed, stretched for a bit, before heading to the bathroom.
While inside, he looked at the mirror. He widened his eyes, until he was able to see that his eyes were not small. They're just right, he thought. Feeling satisfied with convincing himself, Sunggyu took of his clothes and had a quick shower. He admired his body, for which he took pride in by telling himself that he was sexy. This was true, to some extent. A few did fall head over heels with Sunggyu, but some just couldn't notice because of his nerdiness overflowing.
Heading out of the shower, Sunggyu dried himself for a bit, wore his boxers, and went back to his room. He opened his cabinet and took out his school uniform. He dressed into it quickly. Prepare my school stuff before going down, he thought. Last thing to do. Sunggyu had his own study table in his room, for which contained all of his school-related stuff. He was already in a good mood from all his convincing, until his face went pale and his eyes widened at the sight of what was on his table. A stack of books.
It wasn't a dream. I met him.
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"Sunggyu, why are you just staring at your food?" His mom noticed that he was just poking his food with his chopsticks. He snapped out of his trance, and quickly flashed his best smile at his mom.
"Sorry, eomma. I was thinking if I missed anything I should have done for today. You know, quizzes and all."
"Aigoo, my baby! Ever the best to make his eomma proud!" Mrs. Kim approached Sunggyu and pinched the other's cheeks. Sunggyu smiled. He simply loved the simple way his mother could brush off all of his negative thoughts.
In all honesty, Mrs. Kim never expected much of Sunggyu. He knew that the other's passion was not studies, but music. She had always advised him to easen up with studying and take a break from time to time, but Sunggyu ignored it. He wanted his father's dream to become a reality - to be a doctor.
"Eomma, I want to ask you something."
"What is it, my dear?"
Sunggyu's fingers twitched before he was able to ask, "D-do you believe in love at f-first sight?"
His mom stared at him with a blank expression. He wasn't able to discern what his mom was thinking, until she supressed a smile, before speaking, "Is my baby in love? Well, before I answer your question, please tell me if something happened."
Sunggyu told her the story of the blonde-haired man in the library. Mrs. Kim knew about Sunggyu's sexuality, for which she wholeheartedly accepted without anything holding her back. She believed that this would make Sunggyu happy. As a typical mother, she would always support anything that makes her son happy.
After telling her the story, she fell silent for a few moments before speaking once more. "Well, ot may be because you were just fascinated with how he looked. I mean, everybody gets infatuated. Maybe you just felt that he looked to good to be true."
Sunggyu convinced himself of what his mom told him. He believed it. You must believe it, he told himself. Feeling satisfied, he smiled at his mom, "Ne, eomma. Maybe it was just fascination. You're right, I'm overthinking things. Thanks, eomma!" He kissed his mom in the cheeks, before getting his back and heading towards the door.
"Sunggyu, aren't you going to wait for Yeollie?" His mother asked. Even before she was able to expect an answer, she heard the door close in. Apparently, Sunggyu was too happy and convinced with her explanation. She shook her head, and spoke to herself.
"Yah, Kim Sunggyu... Be cautious with your heart. You never know what wonders it can do."
I'll take care of being hurt on my own
So in return promise me one thing
Promise me just this one thing
Your place will always, forever be just how you left it
So if by any chance you start to miss me again,
Don't worry about it and come back to me
Come back
Every single day I'm here, shedding endless tears
While waiting for you, come back to me
Come back
You're the only one who can end
this endless wait inside of me
Sunggyu listened to his own voice, playing on his iPhone. He listened to it several times, unsure of the reason why he uploaded it. For a rookie singer like him, he wasn't even sure where he got the confidence to post his songs. Sure, he wanted to be a singer and all, but he wasn't even sure now, after hearing his own song. He removed his headphones and continued walking. He stopped until he heard someone calling out his name.
"Sunggyu-hyung!"
He looked back in the direction of where he came from, but was surprised to be tackled by someone, which cause both of them to fall down to the ground. He looked at the person who tackled him.
"LEE SUNGYEOL! GET OFF ME!" Sunggyu shouted at the top of his lungs. This caused the other to scramble up and stand, leaving Sunggyu on the ground. He stood up, glared at Sungyeol, then left the other behind.
"Hyung! Wait for me~~!"
"YOU CHODING! ONE MORE NOISE AND I'M GONNA KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR SENSES!" Sunggyu sharply said, which the other was surprised, because he never saw Sunggyu pissed easily like that. Nevertheless, he continued to follow the other quietly until they arrived in school. Sungyeol patted Sunggyu's back, signalling the other that he will be going to his classroom now, for they were in different classes. Sunggyu nodded, a sign that he was already fine from what had happened a while ago. Sunggyu parted with the younger, and immediately left to his classroom.
Upon entering, the usual aura welcomed his entrance - girls looking at him from head to toe, not because they were judging him, but because they were head over heels for him. Sunggyu admitted that he was good-looking, but he didn't expect it to be that much. He simply went to his seat, put on his headphones, and once again, listened to a few songs that he has on his iPhone.
< Now Playing: Time by Woohyun >
Did time stop again?
Is it going to fall asleep like this again?
While staring blankly outside
I'm thinking about you with my two eyes closed
Sunggyu loved to listen to the singer of this song. He found this on the same website for which he posted his song. Every word spoken was heartfelt. Sunggyu was not an expert in love, but he could say that the person singing this song was very much in love.
Even though time is passing by again
I'm going back to that time again
Although I try hard to find everything in your memories
I'm crying by myself there but
As my tears stopped I'm laughing but
I'm waiting again
Until I can breathe again
Seeing that the teacher had arrived, he took off his headphones, put away his iPhone and looked at the teacher who just entered. Sunggyu admitted that the only time he listened to the teacher was during announcement time, which was the beginning of class. He was way ahead of their lessons because of his advanced reading sessions, for which brought him at an advantage.
"Good Morning, everyone!" their teacher greeted them lively, "Today, I will be introducing your new classmate. Honestly, the faculty have discussed for almost 2 weeks where we will be placing him, because of his intellect."
The girls inside their classroom shrieked, very much excited of wh otheir new classmate will be. If this is related to those rumors... Sunggyu had no idea what to do. He gulped, and listened to their teacher, who continued.
"I'm sure a few of you have already heard about him. He has been roaming around the school for 2 weeks, since he did not have a class to attend to. But whenever we talk to him about the lessons, he knew them by heart. Hence, we decided to put him here. Everyone, please welcome your new classmate. You may come in."
Upon the teacher's cue, a good-looking blonde-haired guy entered their classroom. Everyone stared at him - the girls were shrieking at the sight of his entry, while the boys looked at him enviously, getting all the girls' attention. He walked up front, feeling a bit shy from all the stares that he got. Sunggyu, on the other hand, dropped his jaw and left his mouth open. He could not believe who he was seeing in front of him. At the sight of the blonde-haired man, he felt something within...
Dug-dug...
He wasn't sure at first at what he felt. It was faint, but the more he stared at the man in front of their class, the sound became clearer.
Dug-dug, dug-dug, dug-dug....
Sunggyu could hear his heart beating abnormally. He knew the blonde-haired man. He knew where he met him, how they met, and what his effect had been to him. He never would have thought that they would meet once again, in person, in reality. He never would have thought that the rumors would be true, of a guy being so good-looking, smart, and... hot. The moment the blonde-haired man spoke, he knew he was done for.
"Hello, everyone! I'mNam Woohyun! It's a pleasure to meet you and be your classmate!"