pining paper planes

San feels unpleasant. He doesn't understand where it comes from, but he feels it. As he walks down towards the door of the cafeteria, his face twists every step. Some student thinks he woke up too early, or maybe he failed a test?

Opening the door, he saw Wooyoung, sitting with Yeonjun, Jongho, and Changbin. There were also few ladies who were sitting beside them, but San was unfamiliar to them. He shrugged off, and walked towards a section to get a plate.

"Sannie!" Wooyoung called, loud but soft, which immediately made San twist his neck. Sure, he saw him, but still looked at the younger's direction as if he had seen him the first time.

San picks up utensils, "Hello, Woo!" The elder replied, smiling, his eyes disappearing as he does. He quickly picked up his utensils and asked the lady for food. Although San was quite new to the university, the staffs and faculty grew found of him due to his gentleness and compassionate nature.

Wooyoung smiled, a bright one, something that Yeonjun and Changbin haven't seen for a while. It surprised them, of course, because how can a transferee make their "gangster" friend so giggly and sunshines?

Yeonjun and Changbin looked at each other, eyes wide. Jongho saw the two and chuckled, he forgot that the two have no idea yet.

San walked towards their circle's table, he sat beside Wooyoung, who is beside Jongho. Meanwhile, Yeonjun and Changin, on the opposite side of San and Wooyoung, watched the two interact. Why is Wooyoung so...weird? So, bright and beaming? They don't know how to describe it. But the way the two looked at each other, it was something else, they know it.

"Do you see what I see?" The pink-haired asked, murmuring, pretending that he was fixing Changbin's hair. The latter nodded, side-eyeing the two who seemed to be in their own world.

While the two were busy talking, a man and a woman appeared and called the younger. They were also unfamiliar to San, in which he shrugged off. It's not that he doesn't care about the younger's friend, it's just that he doesn't have the energy to know them.

"Hi, Wooyoungie! Are you free?" The lady asked, leaning on Wooyoung's back, her head peeking over his shoulder, and is inches away from the other.

San's face was evidently distraught by the sight of them. The trio beside him and Wooyoung were holding back their laughter.

"Too close," San thought, glancing at them one more time. He then looked to his food and started to eat, even though he had already lost his appetite.

Wooyoung, on the other hand, is oblivious to what is happening around him. He took a quick look to San, then, "No, I'm not available. Thanks for the invite though," He replied, him shrugging his shoulder to push the lady away. The lady just pouted, "You're no fun," she responded, and left with the man she was with.

Yeonjun smiled, "Declining an offer that fast? That's not very Wooyoung," the pink-haired teased, earning a lighthearted laugh from the brown-haired, and the red-haired.

"I'm not in a mood for things," Wooyoung answered, rolling his eyes as a joke. Jongho, deep inside, was happy on how his best friend progressed into a man he is now. Not visible, not much, but it was a lot for Jongho.

"Proud of him, also, thanks to that one guy," Jongho internally stated, looking at San who seemed, still, tense and in distraught.

Both of Mingi and San are sitting by the gazebo beside the main gate. It was silent, probably because the Year 1s are all in classes. The blonde is quite baffled, why is great friend suddenly called him for a study? Nonetheless, he showed up with his three Economics and a Financing textbook.

Mingi's also puzzled due to the fact that San wasn't with Wooyoung. Those two are literally in package, but this time, it was only the elder.

"Are you okay? You've been pouting for like... three topics," Mingi asked, looking at San. The two decided to meet up, and study for their respective classes. The elder sighed, "I'm okay," he lied, smiling forcibly to convince the younger.

It does not convince Mingi, matter of fact, it placed him in more suspicious thinking. San, a man who always tells what he feels, what he thinks, is now lying to his face. Usually, he would immediately say something that bothers him and would rant to him about it.

The younger hums, "I don't buy it," He answered, voice laced with worry. The elder looked at him, "I'm really fine, Mingi," San smiled, genuinely this time as he sensed the other's worry for him. Mingi heaved a sigh, San's reasoning is now more unbelievable. What happened when he was busy for his org.?

"Okay but do tell me when something bothers you. We're friends, alright?" The younger stated, his voice gentle and is smiling. The elder just chuckled, "Alright. Thanks, Mingi," He replied, smiling as well.

In his university life, never have he ever felt feeling so warm and safe. There were times that his guard was always up, his senses are alerted, and is hyper-aware on his surroundings, but this time, he felt safe. Or does he? The two continued reading their respective topics.

"I hope you'll be able to share what you feel, shared happiness is happiness, and shared sorrow is sorrow, but at least, we bear the feeling of emptiness together, not just the bright days," Mingi thought, looking at San. Not that he likes San that way, but he loves him as his friend. He wishes to help San the way he helped him. He thinks it's too unfair for only San to help him, but not vice versa.

Later, San closed his lecture notebook and stood up, "I'll get going, Gi, I need to go to my Language Research class and finish my activity," the elder stated, placing his things inside his bag. Mingi nodded, "Okay!" He answered, smiling, his eyes disappearing as he does. San can't help but notice that him and the latter has several similarities. He just laughed it off and waved goodbye.

The blonde smiled, San knows how to give nicknames, he smiled, then continued to read his lectures.

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a/n: hiii! what are your thoughts and predictions so far in this fanfiction? :)