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Chap 1
Mingi was laying down on a soft cloud, the warm ray of sunlight reflecting on his sharp well sculpted features, everything was so peaceful, almost like he was in heaven, yet he felt a constant discomfort crawling under his skin, a feeling that is so close yet so far away from him
«Mingi-ya, wake up right now your alarm is giving me a headache» his ethereal dream was cut short by his mother yelling from the kitchen
Yeah, right, he wasn’t a greek god who gets to enjoy a good nap on the clouds, he was a college student that needs to be in class in like, 20 minutes
Oh fuck, even if he gets into some helicopter he could never get there in such a short time «why didn’t you wake me up» he complained, loud enough so that his mother heard you, but quiet enough so it didn’t sound like a complaint, he didn’t dare «You are twenty years old, learn to wake up by yourself, Seulgi don’t forget your lunch dear»
He cursed under his breath as he quickly put on the first thing he laid his eyes on, so thankful for himself from yesterday for taking a deep bath and cleaning himself so well because he had truly no time to waste
«Good morning, Min» his older sister offered him a gentle smile from the table where she was eating breakfast along with his parents «Morning, sis, morning dad and mom, dad can you please drop me off on your way?» he offered his best puppy eyes, his father hesitated for a bit but sighed in defeat and nodded anyway
«You spoil him too much, his university isn’t even on your way, he’s old enough to suffer the consequences of his actions» his mother complained, clicking her tongue in annoyance, but she still filled Mingi’s plate with extra sausage and more eggs «here, eat a lot, you need it to grow»
«He’s big enough already, i guess only Yunho is a bit taller than him» Seulgi commented, and the mood suddenly tensed
Yunhi, Jeong Yunho is the person Mingi hated the most, he was annoying, bothersome, and most importantly, he followed Mingi everywhere he went
Since they were little kids, whenever Mingi went on any school competition or trip, there was always a big Yunho walking around him like a puppy, he apparently enjoyed breaking every record set by Mingi, which made him even more irritating
He wasn’t exactly a terrible person, Mingi’s family seemed to like him quite a bit, but oh lord he was like an invasive plant growing everywhere in Mingi’s little garden he worked so hard to decorate
So when Mingi got the highest score in his school in the college entrance exams and got accepted in Seoul University as a civil engineering student, he was so relieved that he was finally going to be freed from that shadow
Well, that was until Yunho’s mother came to visit his family to congratulate them on Mingi’s success, making a joke about how fate brought them together again
Since apparently out of all the universities and Majors in Korea, Jeong Yunho decided to go to the exact same college Mingi attended, and also apparently he also had this deep love for engineering so he chose it as a major, although he could only get into mechanical engineering, to which Mingi was truly grateful, he had never dreaded something more than this
But to his surprise, he didn’t cross ways with Yunho that much, since the campus was huge and they had different majors, well except for days like this, where they had a shared class, it was always a terrible day, like a Tuesday, no one likes Tuesday , it’s such an overrated day
So when Mingi entered his lecture -surprisingly earlier than his professor- he couldn’t help the sigh that left his lips once he saw the small figure of his friend waving excitedly at him, because he knew what it meant
Kim Hongjoong is a friend Mingi made at the beginning of the year, he also majored in civil engineering, which Mingi was really happy about because not only was Hongjoong from Seoul, but he was also the nicest most helpful person he had ever met
His only flaw would probably be that he was friends with Jeong Yunho, something Mingi couldn’t get himself to comprehend
«Morning, princess» Hongjoong greeted once Mingi got to him, patting a hand gently on the seat next to him, in which Mingi placed himself after offering his thanks «princess, hmm?» Yunho spoke, and it might be that Mingi is biased because he despises Yunho so much but he swears he could hear a mocking tone, he tightened his grip before staring at the man sitting on Hongjoong’s left
«What the fuck is wrong with you? it’s 8 am no one wants to hear your annoying voice» Mingi couldn’t help his body that leaned towards Yunho, in an attempt to intimidate him, but with tiny Hongjoong sitting between them, it was quite hard to do so
«I’ll be quiet from now on, princess» Yunho smiled brightly, and that was probably one of the main reasons Mingi hated him so much, how friendly and bubbly he acted all the time, it seemed insincere, fake, it was the same for everyone, it made Mingi feel sick
«Yunho, be nice» Hongjoong scolded, quickly changing the subject to the approaching exam, and they both calmed down, it always went like that, they fueled so quickly but forgot about it even quicker
But it didn’t mean that Mingi was okay with experiencing such hindrance at least once a week, he thought about changing that class but it helped him with his overall score that it was worth tolerating the existence of Yunho
The lecture went on quickly, the whole day did, and from class to class Mingi didn’t even get time to buy lunch, since he forgot his lunchbox at home, a mistake he never grew out of, so he stopped at a vending machine to get himself a snack
Oh yeah, this is the perfect scenario, of course he didn’t have change, why on earth would he, Song Mingi, have anything that could possibly make his life easier
«What, got no money?» the familiar voice rang in his ears and his brain alarm went off, he only prepared himself to bare with the existence of Yunho for the two hours it took for the English lecture to be over, so his soul couldn’t possibly handle any more time with him
«Don’t fucking get on my nerve now, Yunho» Mingi made sure to grab his coller extra tight, hoping he would get the cue and leave him alone, because this wouldn’t be the first time they got into a fist fight in their lives, but the first here in college
Mingi probably never fought with anyone as much as Yunho, highschool was wild for both of them, the rush of testosterone making them of edge, and as laid back as Yunho seemed, he was the more aggressive one, never throwing the first punch, but rather the hardest
But Mingi had promised him mother to not cause any problems here, not after they suffered so much for him to attend such prestigious university, both his father and sister had to move jobs and all of his family had to find a new house and start a new life here for him, and he was more than grateful, and he was a changed man, but he wouldn’t pass on punching that slick smile on Yunho’s lips
«There there, little boy, no need to get all fussy» despite the playful tone, the hand that pulled at Mingi’s wrist to free Yunho’s collar was rough, way more rough than Mingi had expected and he had to stop himself from whining in pain «Here, i’ll buy you a strawberry milk, it’s your favorite, right ?» Yunho sounded gentle, and Mingi hated that
He hated how Yunho sounded so nice and soft, or how he bought him things since they were young, and especially how he seemed to remember such small details about Mingi, it was irritating, it felt like he was a part of his life, Mingi didn’t want that
But he was too tired to curse, or argue, it was already 5 pm and he just wanted to get home so he let the other buy him the carton of milk, whispering a low «I’ve never said it’s my favorite, also didn’t ask you to buy me so i don’t owe you anything»
Yunho stood there, watching Mingi’s back as he walked away, he was beautiful, the most beautiful man he had ever seen, he was also annoying, he hated him more than anyone in his life, but he also felt a strange need to be around him, they were more or less fated rivals, everything just fit into place, they were meant to hate each other, but the idea of fate sounded nice in Yunho’s brain
He had always hated how Mingi seemed to get perfect grades in every single subject, without even trying hard, Yunho couldn’t surpass him no matter how hard he tried, and maybe along the years it turned from wanting to get perfect scores to just wanting to break Mingi, to win over him