sadly, im skipping the continuation of the trip to due art block... but i promise yall this chapter is decent  🙏

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thankfully, the professors had decided to give the students a four day break, hoping it would recharge their energy from the trip. speaking of it, the trip was a blast with lots of students still chatting about it and some refusing to for god knows what.

when campus opened up its gates again, woozi lost the motivation to even step foot into its ground. the swimming activity had took a toll on him, even if he got to rest after that.

woozi makes his way sluggishly to the entrance of the building, walking slowly on purpose so he doesnt have to be infected by the bad campus air early in the morning. he focuses on his steps until his shoulder gets tapped. might be wonwoo, who knows.

"h-hello, you're lee woozi, right?" a familiar yet unfamiliar face speaks up, with hands trembling that woozi knows its nervousness. woozi tucks his hair behind his ear and flashes the other a bright smile. "yes, yes i am. may i know who you are?" he asks.

the boy's lips tremble but not because of the wind, but again because of nervousness. woozi giggles, "hey, no need to be scared or nervous. im not going to hurt you, kid." he jokes, patting the taller on the shoulder to let him know that he can talk freely.

"i-im kim ji-ae, the new j-junior in campus." ji-ae stutters, smiling that he was able to talk without worrying about anything. woozi lets out an 'ohh' before going into thinking mode, eyes wandering around to confirm things before finally speaking about it.

"wait, junior? werent you a freshmen?" woozi pondered, motioning his fingers to express more to his question.

"oh, uh, i managed to skip those two grades since they suggested so. they said something about my fitting knowledge and age, something like that." ji-ae explains, finally managing to not stutter at all. "they also instructed me to get guidance from you, since we're both in the same class." he added.

woozi nods, "i see. well, lets get going shall we? im sure you know the layout of the campus since you've been her a couple of weeks ago." says woozi while grabbing ji-ae's hand and walking off together to the doors.

"okay, lets get to class!" woozi announces, quickly heading off to the escalators of the building once they entered it.

ji-ae wanders his eyes around as if he never saw this place before. he admires the shorter leaning forward and resting his arms on the railing of the escalator.

"this is a really nice campus." ji-ae says, staring off into woozi's dark yet shiny eyes. "i know, right?" he acknowledges, fixing his posture and facing straight to their destination.

once again, woozi grabs ji-ae's hands and drags him into the classroom of class going. he brings them to his usual seating place, and insists ji-ae to sit on wonwoo's seat.

"so, tell me about yourself." woozi inquired while taking out his ipad and books. "i heard you're a model, is it true?"

"uhm, yeah. i model for dior and lvmh." ji-ae informs while doing the same. the latter stops throughout his actions, "dior and lvmh? damn, i love those brands! wait, hold on, are you older or younger than me?" woozi smirks as he was hoping for the other to be younger than him.

"depends. im a 2001 liner, what about you?"

"me too! a 2001 november baby here, and you?"

"no way.. im born on november 21, 2001!"

"really?! im a day after you!"

the two laughed in unison after the sharing of their birthdays. what a coincidence, ji-ae and him? a day apart?

woozi finally calms down from his high after realising something. "so.. you're born a day before me? which means you're older than me?! why do i never get the good things in life?" while woozi questions his existence, ji-ae smiles at the bunch of wonder in front of him.

"okay, now ill shut my mouth up. you just keep talking." woozi says, resting his face on the palm of his hand.

ji-ae chuckles. "ehm, alright. hey, im kim ji-ae. im a model and also a college student. i was born on 21 november of 2001, which means im older than a person called lee woozi by one day." he teases, watching as woozi shows a small smile on his face.

"i am an ESFP, which means i get along well with INTJs, especially. i managed to enter the campus by scholarship instead of paying money. i live around ****** ***, also known for its wild nights. i love soondubu-stew, kimchi-jjigae, and bindatteok. and.. thats pretty much it for me." ji-ae concludes before making eye contact with the younger and getting lost in his eyes.

the latter mouths a perfect 'o' shape, signalling how interested he was. he goes to prepare his laptop for notes before the professor enters the class or anything.

"what a mere coincidence.. we have similar birthdays, our MBTIs are compatible, and we live near each other. we should be besties at this point!" he exclaims, swiping through the slides on his powerpoint app.

at that, ji-ae's eyes lit up from excitement. will he finally get a friend in this unfamiliar place? is someone about to accept him for who he is and not his money?

woozi whips his phone out and signs for the other to do the same. "hey, what about we exchange numbers? that way, we can get to know each other better and maybe have hang outs, too." he remarked and typed in his number on ji-ae's phone.

ji-ae was fluttered, he had never made friends this fast in his life. maybe he was dreaming? maybe hallucinating? maybe something was in his breakfast this morning and had him imagining things? maybe his mom had never sent him to this college and he was just being delusional?

ji-ae feels his vision being blurry, as a hand waves around his face. "hello? earth to ji-aeee!" woozi exclaims, trying to hand the other his phone but couldnt since he was too busy staring into non existence. "ah shit, sorry." he apologised. woozi lets out a small laugh, "nah, dont worry."

"eh-urhm." someone coughs out. "am i interrupting something, or am i just intruding both of you?" wonwoo asks, resting his arm on the table of our row. woozi sighs for dear life, "wonwoo, you know damn well they mean the same thing." wonwoo shrugs his shoulders, "no shit sherlock, genius." he curses.

ji-ae had a confused look on his face. "what's happening, woozi?" he asks, handing the younger back his phone. woozi scoffs, "oh, dont mind this asshole. hes just my best friend." he says, turning his phone off and placing it in the pocket of his backpack.

wonwoo gasps, feeling offended. "'just', a best friend?! how am i your best friend if you jist let this wannabe me steal my seat right beside my long life emergency pookie wookie ookie dookie?!" he exclaims with a slight tone of annoyance in his voice.

ji-ae watches the 'fight' happening in front of him, deciding whether he should be concerned that someone called him a 'wannabe' or not.

woozi sighs once again, "just take ricky's place for today. hes never here anyways." he suggests, focusing back on his slides.

wonwoo gives up fighting with his best friend and just accepted the offer. it was a real struggle to get to the seat though, but it didnt matter as long as he was with long life emergency pookie wookie ookie dookie.

that makes him regret things too. now, jin-ae and woozi was talking to each other, completely ignoring his presence. he feels as if a dark cloud had just huddled over him and poured rain on him. so, he messages his boyfriend, who was another source of happiness for him other than woozi and his parents.

mingoo 🤍

hey gyu

hey hyung, whats wrong?

how'd you know i was sad?

i can tell
you always greet me with 'hey' whenever you're feeling down

damn

but what's the matter?
you feeling sick?
i can send you home and pick up some yukgaejang

no, im fine
just that i dont have anyone else to talk to

what about woozi hyung?
isnt he your long life emergency pookie wookie ookie dookie?

yeah
but
hes talking with some new kid

new kid?
i thought they werent taking in any more new students?

he joined a few weeks ago
got promoted from freshmen to junior
you know, the model?
kim ji-ae?

OHH
himmm
the dior and lvmh one
i see

yeah
i cant believe this wannabe me just easily stole my long life emergency pookie wookie ookie dookie like that

okay bae
i would love to talk to you and comfort you rn
but i have to take care of a furious hamster

what?
you had a hamster?

no lol
its just hoshi hyung
hes mad coz of the ji-ae dude talking to woozi

eh let him be
i need my manz right now

yeah youre right

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