yoongi sat back and glanced at the clock.

the minutes passed by slowly, the seconds even slower, lulling him into a sleepy haze as his teacher droned on and on and on.

"yoongi, wake the fuck up."

namjoon shoved against his shoulder, eyes still glued to the board in an attempt to avoid suspicion. yoongi startled at the sudden movement, nearly falling off his chair before he managed to steady himself and nod.

"yeah. i'm awake."

he blinked a few times to focus his eyes again when he felt his gaze dart to the door of the classroom as it slid open.

"sorry to interrupt your class, but there's a new student."

with the principal stood a tall, dark-eyed boy, uniform hanging messily off of his slender frame. the first thing yoongi noticed was his hair, subtly dyed a dark green in the front. the boy kept his eyes downcast, only briefly glancing up at the teacher.

"ah, right. taehyung, come stand right here and introduce yourself."

taehyung obliged, standing beside the teacher at the front of the room and looking around. he cleared his throat.

"hi. i'm kim taehyung."

the teacher waited for a moment, but it seemed that that was it for his introduction. the boy stood fidgeting where he was, not looking nervous but rather restless, hands shaking and shoved into his pockets.

"great. nice to meet you, taehyung. take any empty seat."

yoongi watched him sit down in the back corner by the window, dropping his backpack to the floor as the teacher resumed his lesson. rather than opening books and taking out utensils, the boy went to sleep, laying his head on his desk with his arms crossed in front.

yoongi smirked and laughed quietly to himself.

"the fuck are you laughing about?" namjoon whispered, following yoongi's gaze to the back of the room.

"he's sleeping on day one," yoongi responded. "he's fucking funny."

* * *

taehyung didn't stir when the bell rang for lunch, only briefly, groggily rubbing his eyes before going back to sleep.

yoongi and namjoon left the classroom before the bell had even finished ringing, making their way to the rooftop to eat. they sat down with hoseok, sharing a blanket to keep away the cold, autumn air. it was always colder on the rooftop, always windier than below.

yoongi lit up a cigarette once he finished eating.

"when are you going to quit?" hoseok asked. "you've been at that shit for years. your lungs have to be pitch black by now."

yoongi took a long drag and smiled. "i'll quit when i feel like it."

the quiet atmosphere of the rooftop was quickly interrupted when the door swung open with a bang, two boys stepping outside, one dragged by the other.

"hey, you dick! i barely brushed past your shoulder!" the boy that had been dragged onto the rooftop stood a few inches smaller than the other, collar held tightly in the taller boy's hand, knuckles turning white.

"doesn't fucking matter."

the taller boy shoved him, watching him land on the ground with a smirk.

taehyung.

getting into a fight on his first day in yoongi's presence? fantastic.

the other boy jumped back onto his feet and threw a punch, taehyung stumbling backwards, shouting a string of curses and about to retaliate with another blow, when two more boys came racing up the stairs.

"hey! stop that shit!"

"jimin! chill out!"

"and who the fuck are you?"

hoseok, namjoon, and yoongi watched the fight with blank faces, eyes darting left and right as four boys went at each other, two in particular being rather violent while the other two worked on restraining them from throwing one another off the ledge.

"what do they think they're doing?" namjoon muttered.

hoseok sighed, taking a bite of his sandwich. "you got any popcorn for this shit?"

"that's it." yoongi stood and sprinted, grabbing taehyung's wrist as he was about to throw another punch. "cut it out. we're trying to eat."

taehyung scoffed. "and who the fuck are you now? the hell is with random kids in this school getting in my fucking business?"

"it's my business too if you're gonna come up here and cause a fucking scene within a ten foot radius of me," yoongi said. "get the fuck out of here. if you want to fight, do it somewhere else."

"oh?" taehyung raised an eyebrow and laughed. "i will beat you into a pulp."

when yoongi was punched in the cheek, he stumbled, catching himself and wiping a finger against his lip to have it come back with blood. he scoffed.

"i will kill you."

* * *

the principal sat at his desk, seven boys in chairs in front of him, all facing their laps except for one. taehyung sat looking oddly comfortable and strangely satisfied, fiddling with the rings on his fingers.

"you're all staying after school and cleaning out the storage room in the back for the next two weeks," the principal stated, sternly. "understood?"

a chorus of yes's followed, and the principal told them to take their leave.

as soon as they were in the hallway with the door shut behind them, yoongi pinned taehyung to the wall, one arm over the boy's throat and another rubbing his own temple, shutting his eyes and cursing under his breath. he could feel a headache coming on.

"i don't know who you think you are," yoongi muttered. "but you try pulling that shit and getting us in trouble one more time, and i will actually kill you."

taehyung smirked and spit in his face, literally. "you think i'd be fucking scared." he shoved yoongi aside, running a hand through his hair. "i'll see you after school."

he walked away before yoongi could punch him in the gut.

a/n: okay this is a CHALLENGE for me. i've never had to put much thought into characterization because the characters are usually little figments of my own personality; thiS story is filled with absolute assholes with anger issues and i'm generally not an angry person. it's kind of fun though writing as someone else, so i am enjoying this. hopefully it's somewhat interesting for you guys too??

i think i used to prioritize writing a lot more in my life, but honestly things have gotten significantly better than when i used to be on this app 24/7, so writing has definitely become less of a priority. i'll keep writing in my free time, just for fun, so expect updates!! thank you to anyone who's reading :,-)

(p.s. i am still a sucker for angst, therefore, things will get very very angsty at some point in the story. stay tuned!!)