Taesan Fanfic | You met me in the prologue of youth - 01. It was a dream.

김여주

A dream .. so it was ..

Yeoju wiped the cold sweat that had pooled on her forehead with the back of her hand and opened her eyes. In the silence just before the alarm went off, only the sound of her heartbeat was pounding loudly in her ears.

Even in the dream, Taesan's indifferent gaze and the super-suspicious line, 'Because there's only you in my heart,' were too vivid. Yeoju buried herself under the blanket all the way to the top of her head and screamed silently to herself. Crazy, Kim Yeoju. I must really be crazy. I must have cared about him so much for him to show up even in my dreams ..

김여주

Ah .. this is so embarrassing ..

Yeoju's face reflected in the mirror was flushed red, just like Taesan had teased her in the dream. The real Han Taesan was absolutely not the kind of guy who would say such cheesy things. He was the textbook tsundere type, cold to everyone else to the point of being downright icy, but always picking pointless fights only with Yeoju.

Her steps toward school felt heavier than usual today. Before she even passed through the school gate and opened the classroom door, Yeoju froze at the distinct presence wafting from a corner of the hallway.

한태산

Hey, Kim Yeoju

김여주

Ah!

Taesan, who had been standing against the wall at an angle and fiddling with his phone, called out to her in a low voice the moment he spotted Yeoju. That long frame, the slightly wrinkled school shirt, and that same indifferent expression as always.

The moment Yeoju ran into the real-life version of the dream's main character, she nearly tripped over her own feet and clutched the strap of her bag tightly.

김여주

W-why are you coming out from there .. ?!

한태산

Where else would I come out from, the hallway? And why are you having a fit first thing in the morning just because you saw someone's face.

Taesan shoved his phone into his pocket and took a step toward Yeoju. His overwhelming build cast a shadow over her. The timid Yeoju instinctively lowered her head. But then a strangely familiar scent drifted over to her. It was the fresh, rich perfume smell she'd caught in the dream.

한태산

You ate breakfast?

김여주

Huh? Ah .. no .. I was busy ..

Taesan frowned slightly as if annoyed, then took something rustling from his pocket and practically tossed it into Yeoju's hand.

A strawberry milk and a small round bread bun.

한태산

I was almost taken by the student council, so I dragged it all the way here—quit complaining and eat it.

김여주

W, why are you giving this to me .. ? And how did you not get it taken by the student council .. ?

한태산

I bought it with the change left over. Don't get it wrong; it's because you always come without eating breakfast and I don't want you collapsing while singing the school song. And the student council .. when they leaned in with their faces all over the place and asked to be let off, I just let them go.

Taesan tossed out a single indifferent remark, then trudged into the classroom before Yeoju could even answer. Just by looking at his back, you'd think he was the coldest person in the world, but the strawberry milk left in Yeoju's hand was so chilled her fingertips felt cold.

김여주

'He just seduced the student council with his looks .. ! Is he really cold, or is he kind .. '

Yeoju hugged the strawberry milk tightly in both hands. It wasn't as straightforward as that line in the dream, but Han Taesan's indifferent kindness was still shaking Yeoju's timid heart mercilessly.