That's the kind of relationship Lee Seok-min and Yeo-ju had. They weren't particularly old friends, just friends who met at the study room and studied together.
We were both top students and just average students, so we never had any flings or relationships while studying together.
Rather, since they were different schools, they would exchange past papers or just share study materials for the top two students in the school. I think this would be the most appropriate way to explain their relationship.
But there were exceptions. There was no law that said that even a student with a high school diploma couldn't fall in love.
The female protagonist was the one who fell in love first. Feeling that new emotion, studying, and everything else probably didn't matter. At first, she wondered what this feeling was, but as expected from her smarts, she was able to define it before long. Ah, this is love. I like Lee Seok-min.
After that, Yeo-ju was lost in thought. How did I end up liking Seok-min Lee? To begin with, there was no romantic atmosphere between Seok and me, nor any of the usual romantic flings that everyone takes.
Ah, right. I could fall in love with that. The heroine nodded as if something had suddenly occurred to her.
When she asked a question she didn't know, she would look at the female protagonist with crescent moon-like smiling eyes and explain everything to her one by one. It was just basic. Whenever she asked a question she didn't know, she would always poke her arm with her finger, smile, and say, "Hey, teach me this." When her stomach growled in the middle of the question, she would take a small chocolate bar out of her bag and give it to me to eat, saying, "Shall we go to Kimbap Hell later?"
You might say, "Isn't this all just ordinary? Even friends can do this, so why are you excited?" But perhaps it was only possible because the person behind this action was Lee Seok-min.
A voice as sweet as honey. Even though all of these actions could be considered ordinary, I couldn't help but fall in love with his basic eye smile and the way he spoke in that voice I dared not hear even once in my life.
After realizing her own feelings, Yeoju felt uncomfortable studying with Seokmin for a while. Of course, it wasn't that she hated it; it was just that it felt uncomfortable. She probably couldn't even remember how she used to view or treat him.
Ah, this won't work. Love is love, but Yeo-ju, who was a model student, thinks that if she continues like this, she won't be able to study or do anything else, so she decides to avoid Seok-min.
Of course, unilaterally.
For a while, Yeoju changed the time she went to the reading room without saying a word to Seokmin, and she also avoided him when she saw him from afar.
Ah- I miss Lee Seok-min. Of course, avoiding him like this didn't mean I stopped loving him, but reality was more important to me as a female protagonist.
Then what about Seokmin? I couldn't help but notice something strange. No matter what I asked him, or even if it was just small talk, the woman who always made eye contact with him would avoid my gaze. Now, I can't even see her. But when I checked, it turned out she hadn't quit the study room.
Could it be that Yeoju has fallen for him? Or is there some other reason? Seokmin, upset that Yeoju has disappeared without a word and frustrated because he doesn't know why, confides in his friend Mingyu, hoping to alleviate some of the stress.
“Ugh, that’s pathetic. He really likes you.”
The female protagonist is me…? No way. When Seokmin denies it, Mingyu looks frustrated and snaps, “Then why don’t you find him somehow and ask him why?”
Yeah. It's better to ask them directly. Seok-min, who had made that resolution, decided to spend the whole weekend in the study room. According to rumors, Yeo-ju came to the study room every day, although her schedule was different, so he figured she might come if he stayed all day.
It must have been around 7pm. Seokmin was about to take a short break when he spotted Yeoju walking towards him from afar. Of course, Yeoju also noticed Seokmin and was about to turn back, saying, "Miss... why is he here at this hour...!"
Ah, since the female protagonist runs away like this whenever she sees me, I haven't been able to meet her even once in a while... Seok-min thinks that if he can't catch her this time, it won't work out, so he follows her, grabs her wrist, and speaks.
"Hey, lady, talk to me for a minute. I'll just get straight to the point. Why are you avoiding me?"
“Huh…? When did I…?”
Her words were becoming increasingly blurred, and her eyes were wandering, losing focus. To anyone who saw her, it seemed as if she was lying. In short, it was obvious to anyone that she was avoiding Seokmin.
“You just looked at me and tried to leave again. What did I do wrong, Yeoju?”
“No… what did you do wrong… it’s not like that…”
“Ha… Then why are you avoiding me?”
“…because…”
" what? "
“Because I like you!! Okay? I like you. That’s why when I’m with you, I can’t hold anything in my hands and all I can think about is you.”
Seokmin was dumbfounded by the unexpected answer from the female protagonist. And then, taking advantage of that gap, the female protagonist ran away again. The female protagonist probably didn't see Seokmin's reddened ears.
"No, what Kim Min-gyu said was true," Seok-min thought. "If Yeo-ju likes me, what about my feelings for her?"
Ah, I like Yeoju too. It's not just a friend, but I like her, so that's why I felt this suffocating and sad. More than anything, my ears turned red. And when Yeoju said she liked him, the emotions I felt were excitement and joy. Seokmin also realized that he had secretly come to like Yeoju.
The next day. Yeo-ju runs into Seok-min in the study room break room, but pretends not to see him and goes back to her seat. I said that to her yesterday, but she was embarrassed, so how can she look at Seok-min's face now? - You're really ruined, Kim Yeo-ju! - Yeo-ju tried to act normal, but inside she must be in chaos.
Seok-min is flustered by the female lead pretending not to know him. Perhaps it's because of what happened yesterday. Thinking that if he can't say anything and approach her, their relationship will end here, Seok-min follows the female lead and sits down in the empty seat next to her.
Thinking that I should do something in a hurry, I wrote a note on a crumpled receipt and gave it to the female protagonist while whispering to her.
“Why don’t you act like you know me when we just met? You already told me you liked me.”
“You’re saying that now…”
“Are you going to go like that without even listening to my answer?”
" uh…? "
“Haa… So my answer is, I like you too, Yeoju. Should we date?”
Well, I don't need to say anything after that. The two started dating, and like a model student couple, their dates were mostly spent at the study room... I would say that more than 80% of their conversations were related to studying.
As a bonus, there was a time when the two of them went to a karaoke after their exams, and Seokmin sang ‘Say Yes’ to Yeoju… She said that not only was he a good singer, but his voice was also really nice.
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It's rough!
Today I wrote a story with Seokmin as the main character, but I think it turned out longer than I expected…!
I put extra effort into it because my best friend Seokmin is my favorite, but it seems like something went wrong…
Please think of the part where Yeoju and Seokmin briefly raised their voices in the reading room as a place similar to a break room!
Actually, I've never been to a reading room before, so I don't know what it's like...
Thank you for watching today and I love you always ❤️
And this!!!
Thank you so much 🥺 I will work harder in the future!
Well then, that's it!
Bye 🥺❤️
