"Oh, hi," Taesan greeted nervously, his smile shaky as Jaehyun and Leehan approached.

"What’s going on?" Jaehyun asked, his gaze narrowing in suspicion.

"Nothing," Taesan replied, forcing another nervous smile as he clutched his backpack tightly.

Jaehyun tilted his head. "What did you just hide?"

"It’s nothing, hyung," Taesan said, hesitating as he tried to stuff the sketchbook further into his bag.

"Show me your backpack," Jaehyun demanded, already reaching to grab it.

Taesan hesitated, but before Jaehyun could snatch it, Leehan chimed in, diverting attention. "Oh, hi there, little one."

Jaehyun’s head whipped around, following Leehan’s gaze to Woonhak, who was watching the scene unfold. Taesan sighed in relief.

"He’s Woonhak," Taesan said quickly, eager to change the subject. "He’s new here and will be studying with us."

"Hello! Nice to meet you," Woonhak greeted with a polite bow.

"You’re cute," Jaehyun said, stepping forward to pat Woonhak on the head with a grin.

"Excuse me!" Woonhak exclaimed, stepping back with a huff. "I’m not a little one, and I’m definitely not a baby for you to pat like that!"

Both leehan and Jaehyun chuckled. "You’re jinja cute, Woonhak-ah," Jaehyun teased.

Woonhak glared at Taesan. "Someone called me nosy earlier, and yet here he is, surrounded by these friends."

The group burst into laughter, with even Woonhak cracking a smile moments later.

They talked for a while, the initial awkwardness dissolving into laughter. Jaehyun couldn’t stop adoring Woonhak as if he were a five-year-old, and Woonhak kept trying—unsuccessfully—to act mature. Taesan and Leehan just watched them, amused and fond.

Before they knew it, class had passed, and lunch break arrived.

"Do you want to join us?" Taesan asked Woonhak as they packed up.

"Yeah, sure! I’d love to," Woonhak replied, smiling brightly.

"So cuteee," Jaehyun teased again, making Woonhak groan dramatically.

"Argh!" Woonhak muttered, stomping his feet as they walked towards the cafeteria.

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"Why are they taking so long? I’m starving," Sungho complained, tapping his foot impatiently.

"Let’s wait a few more minutes," Riwoo said, shrugging. "If they don’t show up, we’ll just eat without them."

"Annyeong!" Jaehyun’s cheerful voice called from a distance.

The group of four approached the table where Sungho and Riwoo were waiting.

"Finally!" the two sighed in unison as the others arrived.

"What took you so long? We’ve been waiting for ages," Sungho asked, crossing his arms.

"We were busy getting to know our new friend. Meet Woonhak," Jaehyun said, introducing him.

"Nice to meet you," Woonhak said politely, bowing again.

The group soon fell into easy conversation, enjoying each other’s company.

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As they were finishing lunch, Sungho suddenly exclaimed, "I just remembered! Ria’s birthday is coming up, and I was supposed to invite you guys."

"Finally! A chance to hang out together," Jaehyun said enthusiastically.

"Please, stop being so dramatic," Taesan said with a deadpan expression. "We literally spent last night together."

"But—" Jaehyun began to argue, only to be cut off by Sungho.

"Okay, okay, no arguments. We’re getting late. You’re all invited to my sister’s birthday party tonight. Be there on time."

The group nodded in agreement and went their separate ways, excited for the evening to come...

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This was like a woonbaby adoration chapter cuz WHY NOT :3