The Daily Lives of College Boys - 02/?
Title: The Daily Lives of College Boys
Chapters: 02/?
Author: paranoiascreams
Genre: fluff, romance, college!au
Warning: unbeta'd
Rating: PG-13
Pairings/Characters: Kris x Tao, Sehun x Luhan, Kai x DO, Suho x Lay, Chen x Xiumin, Chanyeol x Baekhyun
Synopsis: It's a normal start of the year for most students in the Faculty of Arts and Letters until their lives change one by one because of a smile, a helping hand, a power shortage, a play, a snapshot, and an interview. Sooner than they know it, hearts are beating faster for another.
Disclaimer: I own no one. Title stolen from the anime, "Daily lives of High School Boys". that anime is on crack.
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It's been a few days since the semester has started and Yifan's still bothered with the way he feels whenever he sees Tao. Which is weird, he thinks, considering that a freshman and a senior student totally have different schedules.
"Still bothered with Tao?" Chanyeol asks as the both of them laze around the soccerfield where all the clubs for the AB department has set up booth to attract new members. Yifan is currently staying with the basketball team captain, trying to hide from student council duties.
"Bothered? Why should I be bothered?" Yifan raises an eyebrow, hoping his voice didn't hitch. "I barely know the kid, okay?"
"Doesn't change the fact that you like him though."
"I do not!" Yifan raises his voice, quite uncharacteristically for the nonchalant bookworm that he's known for.
Chanyeol grins from across his bestfriend when he catches sight of Tao walking along the field with his roommate. "Yo, Tao!" The basketball captain yells and Yifan almost punches his face.
"Oh." Tao raises an eyebrow as he and Sehun walk to the booth, "You're..."
"Chanyeol! You forgot about me already?"
Sehun waves his hand in front of his face, "No! Don't worry about it. He still doesn't remember the names of half of his class!"
Tao pouts a little and Yifan dies inside looking at the brooding boy from across the table. "Well, I guess introductions are necessary again. I'm Park Chanyeol, team captain of the basketball team!" Chanyeol starts then pulls his bestfriend by the arm, "This is..."
"Y-yifan... Ge." Tao mumbles and Chanyeol grins like a cheshire cat, "You remember him?"
"C-chinese too." Tao replies, scratching the back of his neck. "Do you need help with the clubs?" Chanyeol asks and Tao shakes his head, Sehun begs to differ.
"Hi! I'm his roommate, Oh Sehun. And yes, he needs some help because I can't do it. He can't choose well because halfway of the explanation, he gets lost in translation."
"Sehun!" Tao gasps, Chanyeol smirks,"Ohhh. Yifan can help!"
"Chanyeol!"
"He's the vice president and he's fluent both in Chinese and Korean! It's his job to help freshmen too so it won't be a problem, right?"
"I swear to god, if ever I find a way to kill you via Baekhyun, I will." Yifan whispers then punches his bestfriend lightly in the stomach.
"N-no! You don't have to!" Tao refuses as he speaks in Chinese, "I don't want to join any clubs anyway. I'm just looking around."
"Really? Why not?" Yifan asks, trying to be as normal as he still could if he can salvage what's left of his pride.
"I..." Tao scratches the back of his neck as he tries to speak in Korean again, "I look at stars. Clubs not offer looking stars."
"Ahh, Stargazing?You want to start? You can ask Luhan how." Yifan asks again, and Tao smiles - it's blinding and Yifan is getting weak in the knees.
"I can?!"
"You're such a nerd, Tao." Sehun comments, and Tao's smile dies. He pouts and sighs, "I think I am."
Yifan kind of wants to suckerpunch Sehun for making Tao feel down. His plans to hurt the Korean is cut off when he speaks, "Anyway, nice meeting you two. We're gonna go ahead. Come on, Taotao!" Sehun wraps his arm around Tao's shoulder and pulls him away to join the crowd.
"You know..." Chanyeol starts, Yifan growls at him, "Don't start, Chanyeol."
Chanyeol raises an eyebrow and continues on, "If you two start dating, I mean if you ever find the balls to actually ask him out,"
"SPEAK FOR YOURSELF!" Yifan cuts him off but Chanyeol ignores him.
"You two will be just so peculiar. And boring, maybe. A reader and a stargazer."
"I don't like him, okay?"
"Psssh. Yeah right. At least I have half the balls to admit to you and myself that I like Baekhyun."
-----
Yifan decides to hide in the library that afternoon, to hide from student council duties and now from Chanyeol too. He sits by the window, his blond hair tied in a messy ponytail. He pushes his black-rimmed glasses up the bridge of his nose as he concentrates on the novel he's currently reading. He's glad it's club week, and that there are very few students in the library right now.
The stillness of the library is disturbed when he hears books getting turned rather loudly a few shelves away from where he's seated. Yifan flinches when he hears a rather soft thud of a hardbound hitting the floor. Yifan looks up from his book and tilts his chair backwards a little to see who's making such a racket, he catches a glimpse of a boy slumped on the floor, back leaning on the shelves, black hair buried in a book about...zodiac constellations?
Yifan tilts further, hoping that, 'Please good god, not Tao. Not Tao!' but the boy looks up from the book he's reading (maybe finally noticing someone's been watching him) and it's Tao and he waves shyly at Yifan with a smile, and before anything registers to the vice president, the chair tilts further back, slides against, and falls to the floor, with him on it.
'Please good god, if you can hear me, let me die now.' Yifan prays as he shuts his eyes harder, hoping everything will disappear including the sudden pain on his back causing him to be immobile right now.
"Are you okay?!"
"SHHHHH!!!"
Yifan refuses to open his eyes because it's Tao's voice speaking in their mother tongue, and he's had enough embarrassment for a day, right? And damn it, could it be any worse than this?
"Oh my god! Wake up!" Tao whispers yet he's still panicking. The old witch also known as the librarian must still be in the reception and just using her spider senses to locate the noise and Tao doesn't want her focused attention on them right now. Nobody does.
Yifan feels the other boy shaking him, and he kind of wants to play dead forever or at least until Tao decides to leave him alone. "Wake up, Yifan-ge!" He whispers louder a little this time.
The blond gathers every ounce of courage still left in him and opens his eyes once his back has relaxed and he can move, "I'm fine, Tao."
Tao sighs in relief and smiles again, "I'm glad. You scared me there. What happened?"
'I literally fell for you.'
"I was checking you out."
'That came out wrong in so many levels!'
Tao raises an eyebrow, "Checking me out?"
"I don't mean it that way! I - I mean, I was checking who's making such noises inside the library."
"Was I that loud?" Tao gasps and covers his mouth with his hand, "I'm so sorry."
Yifan grunts as he stands and pulls the chair up from the floor, Tao stands as well and the blond realizes that the younger is the perfect height for him because he can still lean over if he wants to kiss him and he can cuddle him into his chest without much difficulty.
"What the fuck...?!" Yifan mumbles to himself after realizing what he's just been thinking of the boy next to him. Tao scrunches his brow with a pout on his lips, "Are you suffering a concussion? Are you okay, ge? You're talking to yourself."
"I'm fine. I'm fine." Yifan gathers his books, Tao grabs on the sleeve of the blond's jacket, "W-wait, ge."
"Y-yeah?"
"Uhmn, S-sehun's right though. I'm really having a hard time... And, well, aside from Luhan-ge... You're the only Chinese I know..."
Yifan turns so he can be face to face with Tao (which he thinks is a bad idea a second too late, because the younger looked like a lost puppy), "You... Want me to help you?"
Tao nods, "If it isn't too much to ask. Y-you know... Just the basic stuff. I can communicate a little in Korean but I'm not really great at it."
Yifan clears his throat, "If you promise never to mention what happened today to anyone, I will help you."
Tao giggles. He giggles! Yifan thinks it's the cutest sound he's heard and he feels like a total dork because how funny is it that he keeps denying the fact that everything about Tao is adorable and he likes him - so much that he wants to turn him into a pocket sized Tao and put him in his bedside table and turn his little laugh as his alarm tone then when he wakes up he'll take Tao everywhere so he can keep him close.
"Fuck my life." Yifan exclaims and Tao pouts, "Okay, ge. I'm sorry. You don't have to do this. I'm going away now." Tao releases the sleeve of Yifan's jacket but the older grabs him by the wrist out of reflex.
"No! I will help you! Don't go away!" Yifan suddenly bursts out, Tao gets wide-eyed to the sudden rise of the older's voice.
"SHHHHH!"
Tao giggles again and Yifan thinks this is suicide, his heart can only take so much of adorable Tao in a day. "Let's get out of here, ge."
"Right."
"Uhm, c-can you let go first? I need to get my stuff back from there."
Oh.
Yifan releases Tao and the younger runs to the shelves where he was earlier then returns immediately with his bag and some books. "I'm gonna check this out first, ge." Then Tao runs off to where the witch is while Yifan gathers his stuff and follows the younger.
"Those look heavy. Let me help you." Yifan then takes the books from Tao's hands as they walk outside the library. "Uhm, can I drop those off my dorm first?"
"Sure." Yifan tells him, trying to sound nonchalant as he possibly can, because it's Tao's room. Come on.
They're walking through the huge premise of their university when Yifan suddenly pulls Tao's wrist and drags him to another route. "What's wrong, ge?"
"Chanyeol. Incoming Chanyeol is not good for my sanity right now!"
Teehee.
'Teehee.' Tao's chuckle rings in Yifan's ears and damn it, just. Damn it.
They're walking in a different path to the dorms now, safe from Chanyeol's radar and from most of the students that probably know Yifan as the vice president with no tears, blood and emotions. That's exaggeration but half true anyway, because Yifan's charm is his mystery, nonchalance and his brain that's why even if he rarely (very rarely) socializes he won the vice president candidacy with flying colors. He's also known as a loner except with Chanyeol, who follows him around most of the time and Chanyeol most of the time has adoring fans following him. Yifan is the bitchface that doesn't say anything yet he's able to shoo away the people following the basketball team's captain. The only other people he interacts with are the rest of the student council yet here he is walking a freshman (an exchange student at that!) to his dorm, even carrying said freshman's books. Yifan knows this isn't him, this is very uncharacteristic of him but he doesn't care. He honestly doesn't give a damn that he's like this with Tao.
"I'm in dorm B." Tao cuts his thoughts, Yifan realizes that they walked through the sidewalk in total silence until they're in the dorm's compound. "Oh. I'm from dorm D. Just across yours."
"Yeah. I heard. Luhan-ge says it's because you're a dick."
"That motherfucker."
Tao laughs, like a very hearty laugh, and it's infectious that Yifan ends up smiling to himself. He thinks that he can really get used to this. He wants to get used to this.
"Come on, I'm on the third floor with Sehun."
Yifan follows Tao to the elevator and to his room on the third floor, "Uh, ge? C-can you read this for me?" The blond walks over next to the freshman and he reads the note on the door, no wonder Tao can't read it, it's a sorry excuse for a handwriting.
"Went out with... Cousin? Jong-ik? Jongun? Be... back later!"
"Ah, Jongin. He was here last night." Tao unlocks the door and he goes inside, "Come in and please pardon the mess. Jongin and Sehun were uncontrollable. I haven't had time to clean."
The dorm is made the same as his - two beds immediately greet you as you enter the room, 2 study desks and a small closet are on each side. It's like a mirror's reflection on one side of the room, except that on the right bed, there's a panda plushie lying on it, on the other bed there are discarded clothes everywhere.
"Let me get that." Tao walks up to him and takes the books, their hands brush for a second, Yifan stiffens within contact. The younger smiles and places the books on his study desk, Yifan's eyes wander the room some more and he finds a telescope set up next to the bed with a plush toy. Tao catches him studying the said apparatus, "I'm waiting for the perseid meteor shower."
"Pers-what?"
"The perseid meteor shower. It comes annually. Have you seen a meteor shower before?"
Yifan shakes his head, "Not that I know of."
"You haven't seen a falling star?"
'I'm falling for someone just as bright.'
"Yifan?"
"N-no. I haven't."
Tao's smile shines brighter, "Wanna see it with me?"
"When will it be?"
Tao takes his bag and heads to the door, Yifan follows him, "August 12. About 2 months from now."
"I see. Sure. Remind me, okay?"
"Okay." Tao locks his room then turns to the blond, "So, what should I learn first?"
"Have you been to Noriter? It's a coffee shop that most students frequent."
"Do they have cake?!"
"I guess."
"Take me there!" Tao exclaims then grabs on the older's wrist, "Pali!"
-----
Noriter is quite crowded when they arrive and there aren't seats available. The both of them are still looking around the shop when Tao tugs on Yifan's sleeve, "G-ge, I... Can we go somewhere else?"
"You don't like it here?"
The younger looks at Yifan, "I... I hate really, really crowded areas."
Yifan scratches the back of his neck, "Well, there's another cafe I frequent. It's kind of... Quiet and caters to those who love to read."
Tao grabs on Yifan's sleeve, "Take me there instead."
"It's a long walk from here."
"I don't care."
Yifan leads the way - Cafe Moonshine is his own private sanctuary when he wants to enjoy his books and cafe americano. Chanyeol doesn't even have any idea that the place actually exists for Yifan to frequent but here is the blond leading the way to the maze-like directions to the place.
"Are you sure this even exists?" Tao asks, Yifan nods. The younger pouts then nods his head, "I don't think I'll ever be able to come back there then. I'm bad with directions."
"We'll be there soon."
After another 10 minutes, they arrive at the quaint cafe, and true to Yifan's words, it's not crowded. "This is nice. Let's go." Tao speaks and then heads inside.
"Ah, Yifan! The usual?" The barista asks the moment the blond gets to the counter. "Yeah. The usual. How about y-?" Yifan turns to his side only to find Tao hunched over at the glass cabinet, looking at all the sweet pastries they offer. "Your boyfriend?" The barista whispers, Yifan shakes his head vigorously. The barista smiles knowingly, "But you want him to be."
Yifan only smirks, then turns to Tao again, "So? Have you decided?" Yifan asks in their mother tongue.
"Yeah. The red velvet cake. And green tea."
Yifan tells the barista their orders, he pays for everything then takes Tao to a table in the corner. "You should speak more in Korean."
"But Korean hard to speak." Tao tells Yifan in said language, the blond smiles, "You're not bad."
"I'm very bad. That's why I... No speak Korean." They keep the conversation in Korean even if the younger looks like he's in pain already as he tries his best to master the language. Once their orders arrive, Tao ignores Yifan and immediately takes a bite off his cake. The blond almost chokes on his coffee when the boy across him moans in utter satisfaction with his cake's taste.
"You okay?" Tao asks in Korean again, Yifan nods. "You want cake?"
"I don't like sweets."
"You try. Very delicious."
"No, thanks."
Tao pouts, and he looks so defeated and about to cry that Yifan almost punches himself, "Okay! Okay... One bite."
Tao smiles brightly then stabs his fork to the cake and after cutting a piece, he pushes it towards Yifan, "Mouth open."
Yifan can feel himself blush so he immediately eats the cake and looks away from Tao for a moment. He can't swallow it fast enough because his heart is racing against his chest. "You still no like?" Yifan turns to look at Tao beaming at him with a smile.
"Uhmn. It's sweet. I don't hate it, I just..."
"It's okay. You tried. I'm happy." Tao smiles then continues to eat the cake, Yifan watches the younger for a bit then asks, "Why do want my help? You can already talk in Korean as it is."
"I speak bad. Sometimes classmate no understand me."
"I see. Well, you should speak in Korean even if you're with me, okay? That way you get used to the language."
"You no laugh?"
Yifan smiles because Tao's so cute and if he can keep speaking like a 6-year old he'll let him but of course he can't. "I won't laugh. I promise."
Tao holds up his pinky, "Swear."
Yifan locks his pinky with Tao's, "Pinky promise."
-----
"I heard from Kyungsoo." Luhan starts as soon as he finds Yifan in the student council booth the next day. The blond rolls his eyes, "Whatever he said, it's not true."
"That you went out on a date with Tao?"
"Not true." Yifan scowls. Luhan raises an eyebrow, "You went to Noriter with him. Holding hands."
"We were not in Noriter neither were we holding hands." Yifan turns a page from his book, Luhan smirks, "But you were together."
"We... Well." Yifan doesn't say anything anymore lest he reveals more that he was indeed with Tao in Cafe Moonshine and they went home around 8PM already. Thankfully, Sehun wasn't still home when he took Tao back to his dorm.
"So you were?"
"Stop it."
Luhan guffaws that the students walking past them stop and stare for a moment before carrying on. "Wu Yifan, mysterious asshat and boring bookworm extraordinnaire is dating a freshman."
Yifan shuts his book, and yells at Luhan, "It wasn't a date!"
"You sure?" Kyungsoo pipes in as he sits on a chair, "Minseok and I were pretty sure you have that certain glow when the both of you were standing by Noriter's doorway."
"What are you two doing there anyway?" Yifan glares at Kyungsoo, the shorter boy rolls his eyes, "Noriter is a public cafe. We can go there if we want to."
"Gah! Lay off my private affairs, okay?"
"But your private affairs are interesting. Imagine, you haven't dated anybody at all since your first year in college and now," Luhan explains then snaps his finger for emphasis, "Just like that, boom! Dating a froshie."
"I. AM. NOT. DATING. HIM."
"YET!" Kyungsoo and Luhan exclaim at the same time, the two high fives and Yifan kind of wants the ground to swallow him whole now. He wonders why he's been given friends like these, sometimes he thinks he's murdered babies in his past life.
"Ge!"
The three turns to the sound of the voice, Yifan gets wide-eyed and the other two grins like idiots when they see Tao running to their booth. "I look for you. I give you coffee." The young Chinese hands Yifan a cup, Luhan raises an eyebrow with the way Tao speaks Korean but doesn't comment on it. "Thank you. Last night fun. Next time again!" Tao waves him goodbye then runs off to where Sehun is waiting with Jongin.
"Don't say anything, okay? Just don't say anything." Yifan glares at the two but the both of them starts laughing, Kyungsoo hunches over trying to catch his breath and Luhan is clapping like a seal out of water. Yifan facepalms and looks at the coffee in his other hand. It's either he dumps it on the two so they will stop or just drink it. He chooses the latter because however way you put it, Tao still gave it to him.
He doesn't see Tao the rest of club week because Yifan decides it's better if he'll just hide himself inside his room he shares with Joonmyun rather than deal with Luhan and Kyungsoo, hide from Chanyeol, and deny the growing feelings he's having for Tao. That Friday night, Yifan decides to finally get out of his room and climb up to the rooftop of his dorm. He's been cooped up inside the room and he's starting to feel suffocated, he needs a breath of fresh night air for a change. He stretches his arms, his white shirt hanging up a little, revealing a bit of his toned abdomen, with his sweatpants hanging low on his pelvis. He yawns then walks over the railing to look at the quiet scenery around him. A sudden noise from across the rooftop gets his attention and what a sight to see. It's Tao, setting up his telescope on his dorm's rooftop. The younger is wearing a button down pajamas with panda prints, he's wearing glasses and it looks like he's setting up camp on the rooftop as well.
"Tao?" He calls out and he sees how the younger flinches then turns around immediately, "YOU SCARED ME!"
"Sorry!" Yifan yells, Tao relaxes a bit once his nerves has calmed down. "What are you doing?"
"Look at stars."
Yifan looks around first before looking at Tao again who's waiting for any sort of response from the blond, "Uhm, can I come over and join you?"
The younger nods, "Bring pillow, ok?"
Yifan doesn't question the need for the pillow but he drops by his room, grabs one then heads to where Tao is. The younger is still fixing his telescope when Yifan arrives. "Hey."
Tao turns to the sound of Yifan's voice, "Hi."
The blond walks inside the rooftop and he finds a blanket and a pillow laid out on the floor. He drops his own pillow there and sits on the makeshift 'bed', "Are you always up here?"
"No. Only 2nd night. I look for... Antares."
"Antares?"
Tao nods, he speaks in Chinese so he can explain better, "Antares is the brightest star out of the 18 that make up Scorpius. It's supposed to be on the southern hemisphere near the center of the milky way. It's also visible to the naked eye but I've been here for two nights and I can't find it."
"Why are you looking for Antares?"
Tao speaks in Korean again,"It's brightest. Easier for me to find Scorpius."
"And why are you looking for it?"
Tao laughs, walks over to where Yifan is seated and sits next to him, "Because I'm Taurus. Book says Taurus perfect for Scorpio."
'I'm a Scorpio...'
Yifan clears his throat, "Uh, Tao?"
"Hmn?"
"Do... Are you...?"
Tao laughs, "You look cute."
"What?"
"When you no know what to say. What you want to ask?"
Yifan grunts and lies on the blanket. "Forget it."
Tao lies on his chest next to Yifan, poking the older's arm, "Tell me! Tell me!"
"Nah. We barely know each other to ask what I wanna ask. I mean, you know."
"I not know. But you ask, it's okay. I don't angry."
Yifan shakes his head, "Nevermind."
"Okay." Tao sits up and crawls back to the telescope, he places his eye on the eyepiece, he adjusts the lens and the angle of the said apparatus and Yifan watches him closely. There's something elegant with the way Tao moves, the blond thinks he moves in fluid motions and it's beautiful.
"AH! Found it!!!!" Tao immediately crawls back to Yifan and forcefully pulls him to the telescope, "LOOK! LOOK!"
Yifan leans down and peeks on the telescope. He sees a brightly lit star, shining in the middle of the lens, "It's beautiful."
"It is, right?" Tao speaks in Chinese, "Sometimes I wish I can take them all and decorate my room with real stars. Wait." Tao adjusts the lens again then takes a peek, he takes a book next to the telescope and repositions the lens again, "Now look here..." Tao points at the open page, "This is Scorpius..." He traces the stars connecting the constellation, "This is Antares, it's what you've seen earlier..." Tao peeks on the eyepiece, a smile is on his face when he turns back to Yifan, "And I've adjusted the telescope so you can see the whole of Scorpius. Go on, look."
"Wait, let me see that again." Yifan stares at the constellation on the book, he tries to memorize how it looks like in his head and when he's sure he got it right, he takes a look on the eyepiece, "I see it. It's interesting..."
"I know..." Tao shrugs then crawls back to the blanket, he lies on it, Yifan crawls next to him, he doesn't lie down but Tao pulls him. "They are pretty, yes?"
"Yeah..."
"Sometimes when I no find star I want, I lie here and just watch."
"I see."
Tao yawns and turns sideways, "I sleep now. You go back to your room if you want."
"Can I stay with you?"
"You can." Tao smiles, his eyes flutter close, he speaks in Chinese again, "By the way, I'm single and I don't date girls..."
Yifan gets wide-eyed, he turns to look at Tao but the other boy is already sleeping next to him, 'I'd rather look at you than the stars above us.'
-----
"I heard from Joonmyun." Luhan starts that Wednesday on their weekly student council meeting, Yifan shoots him a glare, "Whatever he said, it's not true."
"Really?" Luhan then grabs Yifan's bag and rummages it, the blond tries to take it back but the president has already found what he's looking for, "This only makes it true." The doe-eyed boy is holding a book about zodiac constellations, Yifan grabs it and shoves it back into his bag, "So what if I'm suddenly reading about it?"
"You're also stargazing with Tao now."
"What of it?"
"It's cute."
"It's not cute!"
Kyungsoo walks inside the office and gives Luhan a piece of pie, "You talking about your stargazing nights with Tao? That's cute, Yifan."
"It's not!"
"Why do you deny your attraction to him?" Luhan asks, taking a bit off Kyungsoo's pie.
"Why is it such a big deal to everyone? Can't you just leave me alone?"
Luhan and Kyungsoo laughs then stops at the same time, "NO."
"Look, if we ever end up dating officially, you'll know. Just, for now, leave me alone."
Luhan gathers a pile of papers from his desk before sitting on the couch, "Yifan, before we start the meeting, a word of advice."
"I'm pretty sure I don't need it but go on."
"Confess to Tao now, because it's hard for him too."
"How?"
Luhan smiles knowingly then just ignores him completely, "So, Kyungsoo, news from the dance club?"
Kyungsoo groans and Yifan knows the attention on him is over, even if now is the time he wants it because Luhan obviously knows something.
-----
It's another Friday night and the both of them are sprawled on the blanket, Yifan has given up looking for a particular constellation he refuses to ask Tao to find for him. "Are you busy tomorrow?"
"Why?"
Yifan scratches the back of his neck, "I... I'd like to take you out."
"Morning, very busy. Afternoon, wushu. Night, okay."
"So, is dinner okay?"
Tao smiles, "You ask me a date?"
The blond feels blood rush to his cheeks, he nods and Tao beams wider and brighter, "Dinner more than okay!"
"God, you're so adorable."
"Teehee. Thank you."
Yifan's eyes go wide, "Did I say that loud?"
Tao nods, "Don't worry. You are too."
Yifan sits up then crawls to the telescope, he's blushing and he wants to hide his reddened cheeks from Tao. He can hear the younger giggling from behind him, and he really likes the sound of it.
-----
"I heard from Tao." Sehun starts the moment room 307's door opens for Yifan. "Uhmn, whatever he said, it's probably true." Yifan fidgets in front of Sehun, he kinda feels intimidated with the way the younger is leaning against the doorway with his arms crossed over his chest. Sehun raises an eyebrow, "So? First 'official' date?"
"Y-you could say that."
"Then you're not allowed to see him just yet." Sehun steps out to the hallway and closes the door behind him, "He's still in the shower."
"You do realize you're acting like a mother hen?"
Sehun grins, "I know." The young Korean pulls Yifan by the arm and leads him away from their room, "Don't you want to save it for later?"
"Save what for later?"
"Seeing Tao's amazing body. I mean, I've seen it a few times but I'm not interested in him, but as for you, your first date haven't started yet for you to even take a peek!"
Yifan sighs, "Okay, fine. I get it. I'll come back in 15 minutes."
Sehun pats his shoulder, "Good." The younger smiles and the blond takes the elevator down. Sehun walks back to his room to find Tao blowdrying his hair, "You should get ready in 15 minutes, Yifan will be back by then."
Tao looks up with questioning eyes, Sehun lies down on his bed, "He was here already. I envy you, your plan's working perfectly."
The ravenhaired Chinese laughs, "I know."
"Wish I'm as courageous as you. Gahhhh. How do I deal with this infatuation?!"
"Talk to him." Tao tells him then stops drying his hair, he goes to his closet and changes his clothes. Sehun buries his face on his pillow, thinking that maybe Luhan isn't that intimidating at all, besides, he's supposed to be charming and approachable for everyone. Sehun groans, 'For everyone.'
Fifteen minutes later as if on cue, there's a knock on the door again, and this time, Tao answers it, "Hey."
"Hi. Ready?"
Tao nods, he turns back to Sehun and waves goodbye. The young Korean smirks and the other winks playfully before leaving with Yifan.
"Sehun said you come early?"
"Yeah. But you were in the shower and he won't let me in."
"He like my mama."
"Really?"
Tao nods, "But my mama pretty."
"She must be. I mean, you're her son."
The younger chuckles, "You want see her?"
"This soon?!"
Tao laughs again, "No! Picture!"
Yifan sighs in relief, "Okay. Later."
They make it out the dorm to a cold breeze, and Tao's cardigan isn't helping him from the weather. "It's a 20-minute walk from here, are you cold?" Yifan asks, Tao nods, "But only little."
The blond rubs his hands together as he builds up his courage, Tao starts walking and Yifan does too next to him. Once he's confident enough, he speaks again, "You can hold my hand."
Tao smiles and takes the offered hand, and Yifan likes how Tao's hand fits perfectly with his. "Still cold?"
The younger gestures what looks like an inch distance with his free hand, "This little."
They walk in silence, hand in hand until they reach the Japanese restaurant Yifan has chosen for them. "I hope you like Japanese."
"I love."
"Let's go." Yifan pulls Tao inside and they're led to the reserved table prepared for the two of them. The date goes on smoothly, just a few awkward silence in between, but they've been hanging out together for a while now that they're quite used with each other already. Once dinner is paid, Yifan speaks again, "I didn't plan anything else after dinner, can we go back to the rooftop?"
Tao nods. They walk out of the restaurant hand in hand again, "Will you tell what you look for in sky tonight?"
"I'd rather if I can show it to you, I mean... I've been trying for the past few nights."
Tao smiles and pushes himself closer to Yifan, "I wish you can."
They reach Dorm B half an hour later, longer than it took them to get to the restaurant since they walked slower, basking in each other's warmth in comfortable silence. They drop by Tao's room first to get the necessary things (thankful that Sehun is taking a nap) before heading upstairs.
"Well, want my help?" Tao asks as he sits on the blanket, Yifan is currently trying to put the telescope in a right angle to find the star he's looking for. "I got this." The younger watches him closely, glad that he's able to pull the older out of his shell and share his interest.
"I think I found it." Yifan speaks without taking his eye off the eyepiece. Tao excitedly crawls next to him, and when Yifan looks up, their faces are just centimeters away from each other, "Uh... Look?"
Tao smiles then peeks on the eyepiece, "This is Aldebaran, yes?" The younger zooms out the lens, "This is Taurus. You look for this always?"
"Yes. Kind of."
"Why?" Tao looks up to meet Yifan's gaze.
Yifan scratches the back of his neck, "Well, I... I'm a Scorpio. And... I like you. Hey, we match."
Tao smiles, "We match."
"Yeah...? So, uh... Be my boyfriend?"
"I say yes, no take back?"
"No take back."
Tao heaves a sigh of relief, and exclaims in perfect Korean, "FINALLY! You have no idea how hard it is to sound so elementary talking to you. Ugh, I thought I'd have to wait until the meteor shower so I can wish upon a falling star and you'll confess to me and love me and become my boyfriend, because god, you are just so-" the younger's rambling gets cut off when Yifan presses his lips on Tao's. The blond feels the younger sigh into the kiss, and he smiles when the latter wraps his arms around his neck. They pull back for air and Tao is still smiling at him, "--perfect."
"You lying, conniving, adorable human being. Come here." Yifan opens his arms and Tao launches himself to the older's chest. The younger looks up to meet the blond's eyes again, "I lied to get closer to you. Do you still want me as your boyfriend?"
"Very much." Yifan leans down to kiss Tao again.
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"I heard from... Oh." Luhan stops when he enters the student council room to find Tao sitting on Yifan's desk that Monday. The blond is resting his head on his arms resting on Tao's lap, one hand lazily holding a book, he just as lazily looks up at Luhan, Yifan groans, "Yeah. Whoever said it, it's true."
"Finally, right?" Luhan holds a thumbs up pointed at Tao.
"Yeah." Tao runs his hand on Yifan's hair, the blond is already slowly drowsing off, he blond groans, "You knew?"
"Not entirely but I know that he's taking Korean classes on Saturday mornings. I looked over his schedule on the first day. I don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to figure it out." Luhan explains as he walks over to his own desk.
"Worked, right?" Tao giggles, Yifan leans up and kisses his boyfriend on the cheek, "Very much."
"Wow. I'm really jealous now! I might just graduate single!"
Luhan whines, then the door bursts open to a panting and sweaty Sehun, "Tao, you took my gym bag by mistake!"
"I did?"
"Yes!"
Sehun takes the bag sitting on the couch and rummages for his PE shirt, he takes off his white shirt and changes his clothes in the middle of the student council room. When his head pops out of the collar, Sehun realizes that Luhan is inside the room with them. "Oh. Hi, Luhan... Uhm. Okay! Bye!" The youngest takes his gym bag and speeds out of the office.
Luhan stares at the door, and sighs. "Wow..."
Yifan chuckles, "Luhan, your gay is showing."
"It's not!" Luhan yells but his reddened cheeks and sparkly eyes cannot be denied to the couple laughing inside the room.
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Author's Notes: So, basically, each chapter will be a oneshot for a couple and is mostly inspired by a song. For this chapter, this is the song and it will be nicer if you'd listen to it as well. Anyway, in the next chapters there might be time jumps and stuff, so hopefully, you dont get confused.
Comments are awesome, guys~
Chapters: 02/?
Author: paranoiascreams
Genre: fluff, romance, college!au
Warning: unbeta'd
Rating: PG-13
Pairings/Characters: Kris x Tao, Sehun x Luhan, Kai x DO, Suho x Lay, Chen x Xiumin, Chanyeol x Baekhyun
Synopsis: It's a normal start of the year for most students in the Faculty of Arts and Letters until their lives change one by one because of a smile, a helping hand, a power shortage, a play, a snapshot, and an interview. Sooner than they know it, hearts are beating faster for another.
Disclaimer: I own no one. Title stolen from the anime, "Daily lives of High School Boys". that anime is on crack.
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It's been a few days since the semester has started and Yifan's still bothered with the way he feels whenever he sees Tao. Which is weird, he thinks, considering that a freshman and a senior student totally have different schedules.
"Still bothered with Tao?" Chanyeol asks as the both of them laze around the soccerfield where all the clubs for the AB department has set up booth to attract new members. Yifan is currently staying with the basketball team captain, trying to hide from student council duties.
"Bothered? Why should I be bothered?" Yifan raises an eyebrow, hoping his voice didn't hitch. "I barely know the kid, okay?"
"Doesn't change the fact that you like him though."
"I do not!" Yifan raises his voice, quite uncharacteristically for the nonchalant bookworm that he's known for.
Chanyeol grins from across his bestfriend when he catches sight of Tao walking along the field with his roommate. "Yo, Tao!" The basketball captain yells and Yifan almost punches his face.
"Oh." Tao raises an eyebrow as he and Sehun walk to the booth, "You're..."
"Chanyeol! You forgot about me already?"
Sehun waves his hand in front of his face, "No! Don't worry about it. He still doesn't remember the names of half of his class!"
Tao pouts a little and Yifan dies inside looking at the brooding boy from across the table. "Well, I guess introductions are necessary again. I'm Park Chanyeol, team captain of the basketball team!" Chanyeol starts then pulls his bestfriend by the arm, "This is..."
"Y-yifan... Ge." Tao mumbles and Chanyeol grins like a cheshire cat, "You remember him?"
"C-chinese too." Tao replies, scratching the back of his neck. "Do you need help with the clubs?" Chanyeol asks and Tao shakes his head, Sehun begs to differ.
"Hi! I'm his roommate, Oh Sehun. And yes, he needs some help because I can't do it. He can't choose well because halfway of the explanation, he gets lost in translation."
"Sehun!" Tao gasps, Chanyeol smirks,"Ohhh. Yifan can help!"
"Chanyeol!"
"He's the vice president and he's fluent both in Chinese and Korean! It's his job to help freshmen too so it won't be a problem, right?"
"I swear to god, if ever I find a way to kill you via Baekhyun, I will." Yifan whispers then punches his bestfriend lightly in the stomach.
"N-no! You don't have to!" Tao refuses as he speaks in Chinese, "I don't want to join any clubs anyway. I'm just looking around."
"Really? Why not?" Yifan asks, trying to be as normal as he still could if he can salvage what's left of his pride.
"I..." Tao scratches the back of his neck as he tries to speak in Korean again, "I look at stars. Clubs not offer looking stars."
"Ahh, Stargazing?You want to start? You can ask Luhan how." Yifan asks again, and Tao smiles - it's blinding and Yifan is getting weak in the knees.
"I can?!"
"You're such a nerd, Tao." Sehun comments, and Tao's smile dies. He pouts and sighs, "I think I am."
Yifan kind of wants to suckerpunch Sehun for making Tao feel down. His plans to hurt the Korean is cut off when he speaks, "Anyway, nice meeting you two. We're gonna go ahead. Come on, Taotao!" Sehun wraps his arm around Tao's shoulder and pulls him away to join the crowd.
"You know..." Chanyeol starts, Yifan growls at him, "Don't start, Chanyeol."
Chanyeol raises an eyebrow and continues on, "If you two start dating, I mean if you ever find the balls to actually ask him out,"
"SPEAK FOR YOURSELF!" Yifan cuts him off but Chanyeol ignores him.
"You two will be just so peculiar. And boring, maybe. A reader and a stargazer."
"I don't like him, okay?"
"Psssh. Yeah right. At least I have half the balls to admit to you and myself that I like Baekhyun."
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Yifan decides to hide in the library that afternoon, to hide from student council duties and now from Chanyeol too. He sits by the window, his blond hair tied in a messy ponytail. He pushes his black-rimmed glasses up the bridge of his nose as he concentrates on the novel he's currently reading. He's glad it's club week, and that there are very few students in the library right now.
The stillness of the library is disturbed when he hears books getting turned rather loudly a few shelves away from where he's seated. Yifan flinches when he hears a rather soft thud of a hardbound hitting the floor. Yifan looks up from his book and tilts his chair backwards a little to see who's making such a racket, he catches a glimpse of a boy slumped on the floor, back leaning on the shelves, black hair buried in a book about...zodiac constellations?
Yifan tilts further, hoping that, 'Please good god, not Tao. Not Tao!' but the boy looks up from the book he's reading (maybe finally noticing someone's been watching him) and it's Tao and he waves shyly at Yifan with a smile, and before anything registers to the vice president, the chair tilts further back, slides against, and falls to the floor, with him on it.
'Please good god, if you can hear me, let me die now.' Yifan prays as he shuts his eyes harder, hoping everything will disappear including the sudden pain on his back causing him to be immobile right now.
"Are you okay?!"
"SHHHHH!!!"
Yifan refuses to open his eyes because it's Tao's voice speaking in their mother tongue, and he's had enough embarrassment for a day, right? And damn it, could it be any worse than this?
"Oh my god! Wake up!" Tao whispers yet he's still panicking. The old witch also known as the librarian must still be in the reception and just using her spider senses to locate the noise and Tao doesn't want her focused attention on them right now. Nobody does.
Yifan feels the other boy shaking him, and he kind of wants to play dead forever or at least until Tao decides to leave him alone. "Wake up, Yifan-ge!" He whispers louder a little this time.
The blond gathers every ounce of courage still left in him and opens his eyes once his back has relaxed and he can move, "I'm fine, Tao."
Tao sighs in relief and smiles again, "I'm glad. You scared me there. What happened?"
'I literally fell for you.'
"I was checking you out."
'That came out wrong in so many levels!'
Tao raises an eyebrow, "Checking me out?"
"I don't mean it that way! I - I mean, I was checking who's making such noises inside the library."
"Was I that loud?" Tao gasps and covers his mouth with his hand, "I'm so sorry."
Yifan grunts as he stands and pulls the chair up from the floor, Tao stands as well and the blond realizes that the younger is the perfect height for him because he can still lean over if he wants to kiss him and he can cuddle him into his chest without much difficulty.
"What the fuck...?!" Yifan mumbles to himself after realizing what he's just been thinking of the boy next to him. Tao scrunches his brow with a pout on his lips, "Are you suffering a concussion? Are you okay, ge? You're talking to yourself."
"I'm fine. I'm fine." Yifan gathers his books, Tao grabs on the sleeve of the blond's jacket, "W-wait, ge."
"Y-yeah?"
"Uhmn, S-sehun's right though. I'm really having a hard time... And, well, aside from Luhan-ge... You're the only Chinese I know..."
Yifan turns so he can be face to face with Tao (which he thinks is a bad idea a second too late, because the younger looked like a lost puppy), "You... Want me to help you?"
Tao nods, "If it isn't too much to ask. Y-you know... Just the basic stuff. I can communicate a little in Korean but I'm not really great at it."
Yifan clears his throat, "If you promise never to mention what happened today to anyone, I will help you."
Tao giggles. He giggles! Yifan thinks it's the cutest sound he's heard and he feels like a total dork because how funny is it that he keeps denying the fact that everything about Tao is adorable and he likes him - so much that he wants to turn him into a pocket sized Tao and put him in his bedside table and turn his little laugh as his alarm tone then when he wakes up he'll take Tao everywhere so he can keep him close.
"Fuck my life." Yifan exclaims and Tao pouts, "Okay, ge. I'm sorry. You don't have to do this. I'm going away now." Tao releases the sleeve of Yifan's jacket but the older grabs him by the wrist out of reflex.
"No! I will help you! Don't go away!" Yifan suddenly bursts out, Tao gets wide-eyed to the sudden rise of the older's voice.
"SHHHHH!"
Tao giggles again and Yifan thinks this is suicide, his heart can only take so much of adorable Tao in a day. "Let's get out of here, ge."
"Right."
"Uhm, c-can you let go first? I need to get my stuff back from there."
Oh.
Yifan releases Tao and the younger runs to the shelves where he was earlier then returns immediately with his bag and some books. "I'm gonna check this out first, ge." Then Tao runs off to where the witch is while Yifan gathers his stuff and follows the younger.
"Those look heavy. Let me help you." Yifan then takes the books from Tao's hands as they walk outside the library. "Uhm, can I drop those off my dorm first?"
"Sure." Yifan tells him, trying to sound nonchalant as he possibly can, because it's Tao's room. Come on.
They're walking through the huge premise of their university when Yifan suddenly pulls Tao's wrist and drags him to another route. "What's wrong, ge?"
"Chanyeol. Incoming Chanyeol is not good for my sanity right now!"
Teehee.
'Teehee.' Tao's chuckle rings in Yifan's ears and damn it, just. Damn it.
They're walking in a different path to the dorms now, safe from Chanyeol's radar and from most of the students that probably know Yifan as the vice president with no tears, blood and emotions. That's exaggeration but half true anyway, because Yifan's charm is his mystery, nonchalance and his brain that's why even if he rarely (very rarely) socializes he won the vice president candidacy with flying colors. He's also known as a loner except with Chanyeol, who follows him around most of the time and Chanyeol most of the time has adoring fans following him. Yifan is the bitchface that doesn't say anything yet he's able to shoo away the people following the basketball team's captain. The only other people he interacts with are the rest of the student council yet here he is walking a freshman (an exchange student at that!) to his dorm, even carrying said freshman's books. Yifan knows this isn't him, this is very uncharacteristic of him but he doesn't care. He honestly doesn't give a damn that he's like this with Tao.
"I'm in dorm B." Tao cuts his thoughts, Yifan realizes that they walked through the sidewalk in total silence until they're in the dorm's compound. "Oh. I'm from dorm D. Just across yours."
"Yeah. I heard. Luhan-ge says it's because you're a dick."
"That motherfucker."
Tao laughs, like a very hearty laugh, and it's infectious that Yifan ends up smiling to himself. He thinks that he can really get used to this. He wants to get used to this.
"Come on, I'm on the third floor with Sehun."
Yifan follows Tao to the elevator and to his room on the third floor, "Uh, ge? C-can you read this for me?" The blond walks over next to the freshman and he reads the note on the door, no wonder Tao can't read it, it's a sorry excuse for a handwriting.
"Went out with... Cousin? Jong-ik? Jongun? Be... back later!"
"Ah, Jongin. He was here last night." Tao unlocks the door and he goes inside, "Come in and please pardon the mess. Jongin and Sehun were uncontrollable. I haven't had time to clean."
The dorm is made the same as his - two beds immediately greet you as you enter the room, 2 study desks and a small closet are on each side. It's like a mirror's reflection on one side of the room, except that on the right bed, there's a panda plushie lying on it, on the other bed there are discarded clothes everywhere.
"Let me get that." Tao walks up to him and takes the books, their hands brush for a second, Yifan stiffens within contact. The younger smiles and places the books on his study desk, Yifan's eyes wander the room some more and he finds a telescope set up next to the bed with a plush toy. Tao catches him studying the said apparatus, "I'm waiting for the perseid meteor shower."
"Pers-what?"
"The perseid meteor shower. It comes annually. Have you seen a meteor shower before?"
Yifan shakes his head, "Not that I know of."
"You haven't seen a falling star?"
'I'm falling for someone just as bright.'
"Yifan?"
"N-no. I haven't."
Tao's smile shines brighter, "Wanna see it with me?"
"When will it be?"
Tao takes his bag and heads to the door, Yifan follows him, "August 12. About 2 months from now."
"I see. Sure. Remind me, okay?"
"Okay." Tao locks his room then turns to the blond, "So, what should I learn first?"
"Have you been to Noriter? It's a coffee shop that most students frequent."
"Do they have cake?!"
"I guess."
"Take me there!" Tao exclaims then grabs on the older's wrist, "Pali!"
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Noriter is quite crowded when they arrive and there aren't seats available. The both of them are still looking around the shop when Tao tugs on Yifan's sleeve, "G-ge, I... Can we go somewhere else?"
"You don't like it here?"
The younger looks at Yifan, "I... I hate really, really crowded areas."
Yifan scratches the back of his neck, "Well, there's another cafe I frequent. It's kind of... Quiet and caters to those who love to read."
Tao grabs on Yifan's sleeve, "Take me there instead."
"It's a long walk from here."
"I don't care."
Yifan leads the way - Cafe Moonshine is his own private sanctuary when he wants to enjoy his books and cafe americano. Chanyeol doesn't even have any idea that the place actually exists for Yifan to frequent but here is the blond leading the way to the maze-like directions to the place.
"Are you sure this even exists?" Tao asks, Yifan nods. The younger pouts then nods his head, "I don't think I'll ever be able to come back there then. I'm bad with directions."
"We'll be there soon."
After another 10 minutes, they arrive at the quaint cafe, and true to Yifan's words, it's not crowded. "This is nice. Let's go." Tao speaks and then heads inside.
"Ah, Yifan! The usual?" The barista asks the moment the blond gets to the counter. "Yeah. The usual. How about y-?" Yifan turns to his side only to find Tao hunched over at the glass cabinet, looking at all the sweet pastries they offer. "Your boyfriend?" The barista whispers, Yifan shakes his head vigorously. The barista smiles knowingly, "But you want him to be."
Yifan only smirks, then turns to Tao again, "So? Have you decided?" Yifan asks in their mother tongue.
"Yeah. The red velvet cake. And green tea."
Yifan tells the barista their orders, he pays for everything then takes Tao to a table in the corner. "You should speak more in Korean."
"But Korean hard to speak." Tao tells Yifan in said language, the blond smiles, "You're not bad."
"I'm very bad. That's why I... No speak Korean." They keep the conversation in Korean even if the younger looks like he's in pain already as he tries his best to master the language. Once their orders arrive, Tao ignores Yifan and immediately takes a bite off his cake. The blond almost chokes on his coffee when the boy across him moans in utter satisfaction with his cake's taste.
"You okay?" Tao asks in Korean again, Yifan nods. "You want cake?"
"I don't like sweets."
"You try. Very delicious."
"No, thanks."
Tao pouts, and he looks so defeated and about to cry that Yifan almost punches himself, "Okay! Okay... One bite."
Tao smiles brightly then stabs his fork to the cake and after cutting a piece, he pushes it towards Yifan, "Mouth open."
Yifan can feel himself blush so he immediately eats the cake and looks away from Tao for a moment. He can't swallow it fast enough because his heart is racing against his chest. "You still no like?" Yifan turns to look at Tao beaming at him with a smile.
"Uhmn. It's sweet. I don't hate it, I just..."
"It's okay. You tried. I'm happy." Tao smiles then continues to eat the cake, Yifan watches the younger for a bit then asks, "Why do want my help? You can already talk in Korean as it is."
"I speak bad. Sometimes classmate no understand me."
"I see. Well, you should speak in Korean even if you're with me, okay? That way you get used to the language."
"You no laugh?"
Yifan smiles because Tao's so cute and if he can keep speaking like a 6-year old he'll let him but of course he can't. "I won't laugh. I promise."
Tao holds up his pinky, "Swear."
Yifan locks his pinky with Tao's, "Pinky promise."
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"I heard from Kyungsoo." Luhan starts as soon as he finds Yifan in the student council booth the next day. The blond rolls his eyes, "Whatever he said, it's not true."
"That you went out on a date with Tao?"
"Not true." Yifan scowls. Luhan raises an eyebrow, "You went to Noriter with him. Holding hands."
"We were not in Noriter neither were we holding hands." Yifan turns a page from his book, Luhan smirks, "But you were together."
"We... Well." Yifan doesn't say anything anymore lest he reveals more that he was indeed with Tao in Cafe Moonshine and they went home around 8PM already. Thankfully, Sehun wasn't still home when he took Tao back to his dorm.
"So you were?"
"Stop it."
Luhan guffaws that the students walking past them stop and stare for a moment before carrying on. "Wu Yifan, mysterious asshat and boring bookworm extraordinnaire is dating a freshman."
Yifan shuts his book, and yells at Luhan, "It wasn't a date!"
"You sure?" Kyungsoo pipes in as he sits on a chair, "Minseok and I were pretty sure you have that certain glow when the both of you were standing by Noriter's doorway."
"What are you two doing there anyway?" Yifan glares at Kyungsoo, the shorter boy rolls his eyes, "Noriter is a public cafe. We can go there if we want to."
"Gah! Lay off my private affairs, okay?"
"But your private affairs are interesting. Imagine, you haven't dated anybody at all since your first year in college and now," Luhan explains then snaps his finger for emphasis, "Just like that, boom! Dating a froshie."
"I. AM. NOT. DATING. HIM."
"YET!" Kyungsoo and Luhan exclaim at the same time, the two high fives and Yifan kind of wants the ground to swallow him whole now. He wonders why he's been given friends like these, sometimes he thinks he's murdered babies in his past life.
"Ge!"
The three turns to the sound of the voice, Yifan gets wide-eyed and the other two grins like idiots when they see Tao running to their booth. "I look for you. I give you coffee." The young Chinese hands Yifan a cup, Luhan raises an eyebrow with the way Tao speaks Korean but doesn't comment on it. "Thank you. Last night fun. Next time again!" Tao waves him goodbye then runs off to where Sehun is waiting with Jongin.
"Don't say anything, okay? Just don't say anything." Yifan glares at the two but the both of them starts laughing, Kyungsoo hunches over trying to catch his breath and Luhan is clapping like a seal out of water. Yifan facepalms and looks at the coffee in his other hand. It's either he dumps it on the two so they will stop or just drink it. He chooses the latter because however way you put it, Tao still gave it to him.
He doesn't see Tao the rest of club week because Yifan decides it's better if he'll just hide himself inside his room he shares with Joonmyun rather than deal with Luhan and Kyungsoo, hide from Chanyeol, and deny the growing feelings he's having for Tao. That Friday night, Yifan decides to finally get out of his room and climb up to the rooftop of his dorm. He's been cooped up inside the room and he's starting to feel suffocated, he needs a breath of fresh night air for a change. He stretches his arms, his white shirt hanging up a little, revealing a bit of his toned abdomen, with his sweatpants hanging low on his pelvis. He yawns then walks over the railing to look at the quiet scenery around him. A sudden noise from across the rooftop gets his attention and what a sight to see. It's Tao, setting up his telescope on his dorm's rooftop. The younger is wearing a button down pajamas with panda prints, he's wearing glasses and it looks like he's setting up camp on the rooftop as well.
"Tao?" He calls out and he sees how the younger flinches then turns around immediately, "YOU SCARED ME!"
"Sorry!" Yifan yells, Tao relaxes a bit once his nerves has calmed down. "What are you doing?"
"Look at stars."
Yifan looks around first before looking at Tao again who's waiting for any sort of response from the blond, "Uhm, can I come over and join you?"
The younger nods, "Bring pillow, ok?"
Yifan doesn't question the need for the pillow but he drops by his room, grabs one then heads to where Tao is. The younger is still fixing his telescope when Yifan arrives. "Hey."
Tao turns to the sound of Yifan's voice, "Hi."
The blond walks inside the rooftop and he finds a blanket and a pillow laid out on the floor. He drops his own pillow there and sits on the makeshift 'bed', "Are you always up here?"
"No. Only 2nd night. I look for... Antares."
"Antares?"
Tao nods, he speaks in Chinese so he can explain better, "Antares is the brightest star out of the 18 that make up Scorpius. It's supposed to be on the southern hemisphere near the center of the milky way. It's also visible to the naked eye but I've been here for two nights and I can't find it."
"Why are you looking for Antares?"
Tao speaks in Korean again,"It's brightest. Easier for me to find Scorpius."
"And why are you looking for it?"
Tao laughs, walks over to where Yifan is seated and sits next to him, "Because I'm Taurus. Book says Taurus perfect for Scorpio."
'I'm a Scorpio...'
Yifan clears his throat, "Uh, Tao?"
"Hmn?"
"Do... Are you...?"
Tao laughs, "You look cute."
"What?"
"When you no know what to say. What you want to ask?"
Yifan grunts and lies on the blanket. "Forget it."
Tao lies on his chest next to Yifan, poking the older's arm, "Tell me! Tell me!"
"Nah. We barely know each other to ask what I wanna ask. I mean, you know."
"I not know. But you ask, it's okay. I don't angry."
Yifan shakes his head, "Nevermind."
"Okay." Tao sits up and crawls back to the telescope, he places his eye on the eyepiece, he adjusts the lens and the angle of the said apparatus and Yifan watches him closely. There's something elegant with the way Tao moves, the blond thinks he moves in fluid motions and it's beautiful.
"AH! Found it!!!!" Tao immediately crawls back to Yifan and forcefully pulls him to the telescope, "LOOK! LOOK!"
Yifan leans down and peeks on the telescope. He sees a brightly lit star, shining in the middle of the lens, "It's beautiful."
"It is, right?" Tao speaks in Chinese, "Sometimes I wish I can take them all and decorate my room with real stars. Wait." Tao adjusts the lens again then takes a peek, he takes a book next to the telescope and repositions the lens again, "Now look here..." Tao points at the open page, "This is Scorpius..." He traces the stars connecting the constellation, "This is Antares, it's what you've seen earlier..." Tao peeks on the eyepiece, a smile is on his face when he turns back to Yifan, "And I've adjusted the telescope so you can see the whole of Scorpius. Go on, look."
"Wait, let me see that again." Yifan stares at the constellation on the book, he tries to memorize how it looks like in his head and when he's sure he got it right, he takes a look on the eyepiece, "I see it. It's interesting..."
"I know..." Tao shrugs then crawls back to the blanket, he lies on it, Yifan crawls next to him, he doesn't lie down but Tao pulls him. "They are pretty, yes?"
"Yeah..."
"Sometimes when I no find star I want, I lie here and just watch."
"I see."
Tao yawns and turns sideways, "I sleep now. You go back to your room if you want."
"Can I stay with you?"
"You can." Tao smiles, his eyes flutter close, he speaks in Chinese again, "By the way, I'm single and I don't date girls..."
Yifan gets wide-eyed, he turns to look at Tao but the other boy is already sleeping next to him, 'I'd rather look at you than the stars above us.'
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"I heard from Joonmyun." Luhan starts that Wednesday on their weekly student council meeting, Yifan shoots him a glare, "Whatever he said, it's not true."
"Really?" Luhan then grabs Yifan's bag and rummages it, the blond tries to take it back but the president has already found what he's looking for, "This only makes it true." The doe-eyed boy is holding a book about zodiac constellations, Yifan grabs it and shoves it back into his bag, "So what if I'm suddenly reading about it?"
"You're also stargazing with Tao now."
"What of it?"
"It's cute."
"It's not cute!"
Kyungsoo walks inside the office and gives Luhan a piece of pie, "You talking about your stargazing nights with Tao? That's cute, Yifan."
"It's not!"
"Why do you deny your attraction to him?" Luhan asks, taking a bit off Kyungsoo's pie.
"Why is it such a big deal to everyone? Can't you just leave me alone?"
Luhan and Kyungsoo laughs then stops at the same time, "NO."
"Look, if we ever end up dating officially, you'll know. Just, for now, leave me alone."
Luhan gathers a pile of papers from his desk before sitting on the couch, "Yifan, before we start the meeting, a word of advice."
"I'm pretty sure I don't need it but go on."
"Confess to Tao now, because it's hard for him too."
"How?"
Luhan smiles knowingly then just ignores him completely, "So, Kyungsoo, news from the dance club?"
Kyungsoo groans and Yifan knows the attention on him is over, even if now is the time he wants it because Luhan obviously knows something.
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It's another Friday night and the both of them are sprawled on the blanket, Yifan has given up looking for a particular constellation he refuses to ask Tao to find for him. "Are you busy tomorrow?"
"Why?"
Yifan scratches the back of his neck, "I... I'd like to take you out."
"Morning, very busy. Afternoon, wushu. Night, okay."
"So, is dinner okay?"
Tao smiles, "You ask me a date?"
The blond feels blood rush to his cheeks, he nods and Tao beams wider and brighter, "Dinner more than okay!"
"God, you're so adorable."
"Teehee. Thank you."
Yifan's eyes go wide, "Did I say that loud?"
Tao nods, "Don't worry. You are too."
Yifan sits up then crawls to the telescope, he's blushing and he wants to hide his reddened cheeks from Tao. He can hear the younger giggling from behind him, and he really likes the sound of it.
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"I heard from Tao." Sehun starts the moment room 307's door opens for Yifan. "Uhmn, whatever he said, it's probably true." Yifan fidgets in front of Sehun, he kinda feels intimidated with the way the younger is leaning against the doorway with his arms crossed over his chest. Sehun raises an eyebrow, "So? First 'official' date?"
"Y-you could say that."
"Then you're not allowed to see him just yet." Sehun steps out to the hallway and closes the door behind him, "He's still in the shower."
"You do realize you're acting like a mother hen?"
Sehun grins, "I know." The young Korean pulls Yifan by the arm and leads him away from their room, "Don't you want to save it for later?"
"Save what for later?"
"Seeing Tao's amazing body. I mean, I've seen it a few times but I'm not interested in him, but as for you, your first date haven't started yet for you to even take a peek!"
Yifan sighs, "Okay, fine. I get it. I'll come back in 15 minutes."
Sehun pats his shoulder, "Good." The younger smiles and the blond takes the elevator down. Sehun walks back to his room to find Tao blowdrying his hair, "You should get ready in 15 minutes, Yifan will be back by then."
Tao looks up with questioning eyes, Sehun lies down on his bed, "He was here already. I envy you, your plan's working perfectly."
The ravenhaired Chinese laughs, "I know."
"Wish I'm as courageous as you. Gahhhh. How do I deal with this infatuation?!"
"Talk to him." Tao tells him then stops drying his hair, he goes to his closet and changes his clothes. Sehun buries his face on his pillow, thinking that maybe Luhan isn't that intimidating at all, besides, he's supposed to be charming and approachable for everyone. Sehun groans, 'For everyone.'
Fifteen minutes later as if on cue, there's a knock on the door again, and this time, Tao answers it, "Hey."
"Hi. Ready?"
Tao nods, he turns back to Sehun and waves goodbye. The young Korean smirks and the other winks playfully before leaving with Yifan.
"Sehun said you come early?"
"Yeah. But you were in the shower and he won't let me in."
"He like my mama."
"Really?"
Tao nods, "But my mama pretty."
"She must be. I mean, you're her son."
The younger chuckles, "You want see her?"
"This soon?!"
Tao laughs again, "No! Picture!"
Yifan sighs in relief, "Okay. Later."
They make it out the dorm to a cold breeze, and Tao's cardigan isn't helping him from the weather. "It's a 20-minute walk from here, are you cold?" Yifan asks, Tao nods, "But only little."
The blond rubs his hands together as he builds up his courage, Tao starts walking and Yifan does too next to him. Once he's confident enough, he speaks again, "You can hold my hand."
Tao smiles and takes the offered hand, and Yifan likes how Tao's hand fits perfectly with his. "Still cold?"
The younger gestures what looks like an inch distance with his free hand, "This little."
They walk in silence, hand in hand until they reach the Japanese restaurant Yifan has chosen for them. "I hope you like Japanese."
"I love."
"Let's go." Yifan pulls Tao inside and they're led to the reserved table prepared for the two of them. The date goes on smoothly, just a few awkward silence in between, but they've been hanging out together for a while now that they're quite used with each other already. Once dinner is paid, Yifan speaks again, "I didn't plan anything else after dinner, can we go back to the rooftop?"
Tao nods. They walk out of the restaurant hand in hand again, "Will you tell what you look for in sky tonight?"
"I'd rather if I can show it to you, I mean... I've been trying for the past few nights."
Tao smiles and pushes himself closer to Yifan, "I wish you can."
They reach Dorm B half an hour later, longer than it took them to get to the restaurant since they walked slower, basking in each other's warmth in comfortable silence. They drop by Tao's room first to get the necessary things (thankful that Sehun is taking a nap) before heading upstairs.
"Well, want my help?" Tao asks as he sits on the blanket, Yifan is currently trying to put the telescope in a right angle to find the star he's looking for. "I got this." The younger watches him closely, glad that he's able to pull the older out of his shell and share his interest.
"I think I found it." Yifan speaks without taking his eye off the eyepiece. Tao excitedly crawls next to him, and when Yifan looks up, their faces are just centimeters away from each other, "Uh... Look?"
Tao smiles then peeks on the eyepiece, "This is Aldebaran, yes?" The younger zooms out the lens, "This is Taurus. You look for this always?"
"Yes. Kind of."
"Why?" Tao looks up to meet Yifan's gaze.
Yifan scratches the back of his neck, "Well, I... I'm a Scorpio. And... I like you. Hey, we match."
Tao smiles, "We match."
"Yeah...? So, uh... Be my boyfriend?"
"I say yes, no take back?"
"No take back."
Tao heaves a sigh of relief, and exclaims in perfect Korean, "FINALLY! You have no idea how hard it is to sound so elementary talking to you. Ugh, I thought I'd have to wait until the meteor shower so I can wish upon a falling star and you'll confess to me and love me and become my boyfriend, because god, you are just so-" the younger's rambling gets cut off when Yifan presses his lips on Tao's. The blond feels the younger sigh into the kiss, and he smiles when the latter wraps his arms around his neck. They pull back for air and Tao is still smiling at him, "--perfect."
"You lying, conniving, adorable human being. Come here." Yifan opens his arms and Tao launches himself to the older's chest. The younger looks up to meet the blond's eyes again, "I lied to get closer to you. Do you still want me as your boyfriend?"
"Very much." Yifan leans down to kiss Tao again.
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"I heard from... Oh." Luhan stops when he enters the student council room to find Tao sitting on Yifan's desk that Monday. The blond is resting his head on his arms resting on Tao's lap, one hand lazily holding a book, he just as lazily looks up at Luhan, Yifan groans, "Yeah. Whoever said it, it's true."
"Finally, right?" Luhan holds a thumbs up pointed at Tao.
"Yeah." Tao runs his hand on Yifan's hair, the blond is already slowly drowsing off, he blond groans, "You knew?"
"Not entirely but I know that he's taking Korean classes on Saturday mornings. I looked over his schedule on the first day. I don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to figure it out." Luhan explains as he walks over to his own desk.
"Worked, right?" Tao giggles, Yifan leans up and kisses his boyfriend on the cheek, "Very much."
"Wow. I'm really jealous now! I might just graduate single!"
Luhan whines, then the door bursts open to a panting and sweaty Sehun, "Tao, you took my gym bag by mistake!"
"I did?"
"Yes!"
Sehun takes the bag sitting on the couch and rummages for his PE shirt, he takes off his white shirt and changes his clothes in the middle of the student council room. When his head pops out of the collar, Sehun realizes that Luhan is inside the room with them. "Oh. Hi, Luhan... Uhm. Okay! Bye!" The youngest takes his gym bag and speeds out of the office.
Luhan stares at the door, and sighs. "Wow..."
Yifan chuckles, "Luhan, your gay is showing."
"It's not!" Luhan yells but his reddened cheeks and sparkly eyes cannot be denied to the couple laughing inside the room.
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Author's Notes: So, basically, each chapter will be a oneshot for a couple and is mostly inspired by a song. For this chapter, this is the song and it will be nicer if you'd listen to it as well. Anyway, in the next chapters there might be time jumps and stuff, so hopefully, you dont get confused.
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