Taming the Gangsters
w. ramen
"······."
After receiving Yeoju's confession, Taehyung couldn't concentrate on anything. Even when he tried to focus on studying or playing games, the face and eyes she'd confessed to kept flashing through his mind, driving him crazy. If he'd shown even a hint of it, he wouldn't have gotten close to her in the first place, lest she be hurt. Taehyung sighed deeply and ran a hand through his hair.
"What if he gets hurt?"
Taehyung knew all too well how painful it was to be rejected. He'd been rejected dozens of times, and he didn't want to inflict that pain on Yeoju. Not knowing what to say if he ran into Yeoju, he skipped school for a week. He'd managed to get away with the teacher's phone call, using the excuse of being sick, but starting next week, that wouldn't be an option.
“······. I should tell Min Yoongi first.”
Taehyung seemed to have made up his mind about something big and picked up his phone to send a KakaoTalk message to Yoongi.
"······. Do you have anything to say?"
If it were a trivial matter, he'd want to meet right away. Yoongi tilted his head at Taehyung, who asked for a separate time to discuss something important. Just as Yoongi was about to put his phone down and return to studying, his phone rang again.
Boo Woong_
"I think the atmosphere was really good yesterday... It's still the same."
"······. I'll refuse."
"······! What the! What the heck···!!!!!!!"
Yoongi kept his mouth shut, trying to hide his joy. "Wow, a date with Yeoju alone at the library?" He suppressed a laughter, quickly packed his bag, and headed out.
bang_
As soon as Yeo-ju left the house, the first thing she saw was Yoon-gi, leaning against a tree with earphones on, staring blankly into space. Was he always that handsome? Yeo-ju, seeing Yoon-gi like that, suddenly remembered yesterday. She approached Yoon-gi, denying her actions, asking why she was suddenly remembering this.
"Hey, Min Yoongi!"
"Are you here?"
Yoongi smiled, pulling out the earphones he'd been holding. "What? I'm surprised. Why are you smiling like that?" Yeoju, finding Yoongi's smile so attractive, spoke to him in a rude tone for no reason. Despite Yeoju, Yoongi smiled brightly and answered, as if he was so happy about something.
"How did I laugh lol"
Even now, again. You smile as you look at everything as if the world is wonderful and everything is lovely. The female protagonist said with a serious expression.
"What can I do about you being so lovely?"
"······."
"You're wearing earrings. They're pretty."
Yoongi didn't even give her a moment to breathe. She'd painstakingly chosen earrings a few days ago, a change of pace, but Yoongi recognized them when even her mother hadn't, and Yeoju felt strangely elated. Still, Yeoju seemed uneasy about the situation, coughing a couple of times and tugging on Yoongi's collar, telling him to hurry and go.
"Min Yoongi, can you solve this?"
Yeoju asked, handing over number 21 from last year's mock math test. Yoongi looked at the problem for a moment, then smiled and began writing down the solution.
"So, this is the answer. It's a killer problem, so don't worry too much about it."
"······."
"I also throw away the killer sometimes. If everything else matches, you get 1, so don't worry too much lol"
"······."
"Hey, lady..."
The female protagonist stared intently at Yoongi, who continued to speak. Yoongi blushed slightly, lowering his head. "Why are you staring at me like that?" Yoongi waved his hand away from her field of vision, and only then did she give an awkward smile, saying it was nothing. "Why have you been acting like this since a while ago? I'm looking forward to it."
"Do you want to go eat?"
"You must be hungry. You've been thinking too much."
"Is this an important story? What is it? I'm curious, lol"
"······. Yoongi."
"Uh, tell me. What the hell is it? Are you talking about Kim Yeo-ju? Did she contact you?"
"no."
"This is Yeoju's story."
"······."
Yoongi couldn't laugh anymore at Taehyung's serious expression. The moment Taehyung spoke earnestly, the name "Yeoju" slipped out of his mouth, Yoongi's expression hardened. Honestly, Yoongi felt anxious. He feared Yeoju might break her promise. He feared all his expectations earlier were just a delusion.
"This woman confessed to me."
"Do you live here?"
"Why? Did you follow me all the way home?"
"Give me your number."
"······. You're not even in our class."
"If we're not in the same class, can't I even ask for your number?"
"······. Don't follow me."
"I've never followed you around."
"······. You kept talking to me in the cafeteria and in the hallway."
"That thing followed me around. Wow. This is really unbelievable."
"A, then why do you keep talking about it? The kids think it's weird."
"What do you think is strange?"
"Oh, you don't have to say that out loud. There's a rumor going around that you like me."
"······."
"It's not a rumor."
"what···?"
"I like you so much."
"Kim Yeo-ju, you didn't even know that."
I have lived in Seoul for 14 years
I've never seen anyone around me speak in dialect...
The dialect is so difficult, it can be a bit awkward...
Don't throw your phone while watching... It was my fault.