Throughout the class period, probably mid session, Taehyung realized that this lecture was longer than he expected, yet he found the topic rather interesting and wrote a lot of notes down. Maybe it was the professor that spoke with a lot of enthusiasm that intrigued his mind or just the topic in general, but something about this class really sparked Taehyung's interest.

Maybe it won't be so bad to attend here, perhaps learn something new about this career.

That small nudging in his mind was what made Taehyung relax, feeling a little more comfortable being here and just the thought of his future. It's never too late for him to get this second chance, to be someone other than a little gangster and get his life together. He's already faced enough hell back home, and he refuses to take a part two to it here. Not like it matters really, if Taehyung has to defend himself with the skills he knows than he will have to do it.

If there's anything he knows how to do, it's to survive.

After all, he was his mafia's leader right hand man.

Well, 'gang' leader, sorry.

Got to remember the code that they go by: Every gang is a mafia in disguise in this world, at least for the top three; Oasis, Orchids, and Icarus.

Precisely the three main names he has to avoid at all cost, especially Orchids, just for his safety.

But now that won't be his focus. His focus is sole settled on being here as a normal kid, hiding his true identity from the world.

The professor eventually dismissed the session after an hour and thirty minutes later. Taehyung shoved all his things inside his backpack that he had with the time of the world since he was definitely in no rush to get home, and begins to walk out the classroom but he stop when he hears something odd.

A weird noise, but familiar in a strange way.

A whimper.

Oh, got to love flashbacks.

Fighting to hold back his snarl from his mind remembering previous victims making similar noises like that crawl his mind, he turns around to see this enormous and tall specimen of a human being towering over a small boy with glasses. He looked like a fucking sky scraper, but that was scratched and thrown by bricks. His nonexistent beauty really outshined his face to some audacity on picking on the other kid, who looked not as bad if he wasn't hiding his face with the curtain of raven hair fall over to shield his eyes.

The dude was spitting insults at the boy, maybe pushing him around a little while he stayed still, and that only made Taehyung slightly annoyed. This was definitely not on his list of things to do, but would be pretty heartless if he didn't do anything at all.

Would be kinda cruel letting this asshole continue with his assault in front of his face.

The poor kid looks like he's seconds away from crying, and his friends trying to separate them aren't exactly so reliable since they look as equally weak as he does to even voice out something.

So that's when Taehyung thought of something.

Not something so drastic, but normal enough perhaps.

Taehyung suddenly cleared his throat, catching the attention of both boys instantly. For a moment the boy with Harry Potter glasses looked a little surprised that Taehyung manage to notice them, but Taehyung doesn't even spare him a look since he's trying to focus on what he wants to say.

"Hey uh.... I heard these girls in front of me that were talking about you... They seemed to be digging this whole muscle thing you got there," Taehyung lies smoothly, keeping is face as calm yet unaffected as possible.

Not something so hard to do based on his experience.

The big guys eyes widen and pushes past Taehyung and out the door in seconds, clearly forgetting about the nerdy kid he was pushing around. The red haired man follows the big guy with his eyes and sighs in relief under his breath.

Glad he fell for that and didn't put up a show.

If that were the case than Taehyung would most likely not have held himself back.

Trying to fight a smirk now, Taehyung turns to look at the other boy, seeing him already staring at him. It was much easier to focus on him now, but Taehyung tried not to linger his eyes a second too long so he won't feel uncomfortable since his body twitched when they made eye contact. So Taehyung spares his eyes to the boys behind the kid, seeing them looking at him with the same appearing as their friend.

Glasses, baggy clothes, some glasses or some with braces.

Defenseless.

And so Taehyung looks back at the boy, to see him nervously fiddling with his glasses with eyes still on him.

"W-was it true?" He asks, clearly avoiding Taehyung's gaze once again when Taehyung studies him closely with his orbs.

Taehyung doesn't say anything for a good moment, feeling this slight annoyance to this whole entire situation the longer his gaze remains on him.

Has no one ever told him to dress to not get fucking targeted?

"No," And with that Taehyung sends one last look to his friends and back to him and walks out the door, stuffing his ears with his earbuds, pretending to hear music just so people can avoid him.

Only wanting to go home and sleep, slightly hoping that moment that just happened won't be a reoccurring thing over his time here.

Jungkook's heart is racing, still staring at the spot where the red haired god like man once stood. The ravenette thinks he has never seen as someone so beautifully mysterious as him.

The minute he entered the class Jungkook was drawn to him in some way. He doesn't know if it was because the man was pleasing to stare at or because he looked slightly suspicious. Well, in a sense that he's not someone who he appears to be.

His physic is gentle, with a stylish type of outfits and this sense of carefree attitude just upon first glance. However his aura is heavy, way too heavy, and oozing with this evident blockade as though he would stop talking to someone if they just as much as breathe next to him. Throughout the years, Jungkook has met many people like V, who appears one way but carries this darkness on their shoulders to who they truly are.

Maybe he's overthinking this, but can't blame him for being suspicious of his surroundings. After all, Jungkook knows everyone in this classroom. From their backgrounds to their current living place, maybe even the time they were born. His way of reassuring himself that him and his main five are safe. When someone new comes into the picture, it's almost like a glitch into a computer system.

And Jungkook has to make sure he is also a safe one too.

After all, Jungkook will see him everyday for a whole semester.

"Jungkook..... Did he just defend you?"

Jungkook couldn't speak. His mind is running over multiple thoughts at once about the man, trying to process the situation that just happened but he let alone could be able to breathe properly. This man is something, new and different unlike anyone Jungkook has seen and met.

Maybe it's an attraction, perhaps his paranoia to keeping his empire safe.

All he knows is one thing and only one thing for sure;

He wants him.

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