Wooyeon recalled the memory of going to lunch with Dohyun. Dohyun had casually opened the passenger seat door and even tried to fasten the seatbelt for him. Whether going to a restaurant or returning from a cafe to school, Wooyeon naturally took the passenger seat.
“Why does he hate that?”
“He’s just unnecessarily bought this expensive thing. Such a damn bastard.”
Garam lay back, breathing heavily. The seniors, including Garam, entered naturally, seemingly used to Garam’s presence. Among them was the returning student who had just been flirting with Wooyeon earlier.
“Hey, senior Jinsang! Were you causing trouble again today?”
“Hey, a bit… What do you see me as?”
“As what, as a truth-teller. Our senior Kim Jinsang.”
Garam raised a hand and flicked the returning student’s forehead. When the returning student openly showed discomfort, Garam laughed, dismissing it as a joke. She even chuckled as the returning student showed obvious displeasure. Her laughing face, revealing such intentions, didn’t seem like a mere jest at all.
“Jinsang, that bastard.”
As expected, when Garam saw Jinsang entering and disappearing inside, she made a disdainful expression. She seemed to dislike him quite a bit, even raising her middle finger in frustration.
“Be careful with that guy. He’s really weird.”
Wooyeon didn’t deny it and empathized instead. In response to his confident words, Garam wrinkled her forehead in annoyance.
“Later, try not to drink too much… with people you don’t know well.”
Garam added a piece of worried advice. Wooyeon couldn’t ask any more questions about Dohyun and the passenger seat after that sincere advice.
***
Following the natural course of events, a barbecue party was held in the afternoon. The meat brought by the juniors was cheap but plentiful, and even the less expensive cuts were refreshing. While most people eagerly devoured the meat, Wooyeon watched Dohyun without taking a single bite.
“Seongyu, bring more meat. It’s all cooked.”
The bulging muscles on his half-exposed forearms were visible. Even with gloves on and holding tongs, he looked impressive. The upper body glimpsed through his black t-shirt was wide, well-proportioned, and firm.
“Hyung, have some too.”
“It’s okay; I’m eating.”
Wooyeon bit the edge of a paper cup. The meat didn’t suit his taste, and his attention kept drifting to Dohyun. The more he looked, the more his mood soured, but he couldn’t pinpoint whether it was because of the former or the latter.
In the meantime, some guys who had already eaten started showing interest in Dohyun. Their actions were clearly intentional, not just because of the meat. Some brought drinks, some touched his arms. Finally, someone fed him meat. Seeing that, Wooyeon turned his head abruptly.
“….”
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The problem was that the returning student was sitting where he turned his head. Trying to avoid one thing and stepping into another. The returning student had already started pouring drinks and, when his eyes met Wooyeon’s, he smiled casually.
“Would Wooyeon like a drink too? How about a beer and soju mix?”
Before he could answer, the returning student shamelessly mixed the drinks. Pouring soju and adding just a little beer, he handed the concoction to Wooyeon. Wooyeon, without even thinking of taking the paper cup, reflexively wrinkled his brow.
“Come on, drink it all!”
Regardless of the ratio of soju to beer, Wooyeon didn’t want to drink a drink soaked in pheromones. Drinking that would only make his stomach churn without having eaten anything beforehand. On top of the already repulsive smell of the meat, it felt like his stomach was twisting even more.
“What’s this? Not taking what your senior offers?”
The returning student raised the paper cup with an unpleasant expression. His name was Kim Jinsang. People are known by their names, and there was something off about this Jinsang. Wooyeon should have recognized it from the moment he dragged his car with such effort, not being from the same year at the MT.
“I’m not good at drinking.”
Wooyeon decided to suppress his personality for the time being. Since Kim Jinsang’s voice was already so loud, he didn’t want to stir up any more trouble. If a problem occurred now, tonight would be incredibly unpleasant.
“Oh, our Wooyeon can’t drink? Then it won’t do.”
Fortunately, the response wasn’t bad. Although he didn’t like being called “our Wooyeon,” it was better than forcing him to drink by pretending it was his duty. In the moment Wooyeon was relieved, the returning student grinned broadly.
“Instead, how about Hyung becomes the knight in shining armor?”
It was a forced remark. He was both recommending it and proclaiming himself as the knight. Even the senior next to him gave the returning student a bewildered expression.
“Why are you like that, Oppa? It’s not a drinking game or anything, what kind of knight are you?”
“Where are you comparing it to a drinking game? This is a drink from a senior like the sky.”
“Well, still…”
“Why, do you want to drink too?”
The senior retreated awkwardly. Wooyeon felt embarrassed, but he didn’t want to become the target either. If Garam were here, she would have openly instigated trouble, but unfortunately, she had probably passed out and sprawled somewhere in the venue by now.
“You know, if you have a knight, you have to get his wish granted.”
The senior lowered his voice mysteriously. While he was trying hard to emit pheromones, it did not affect Wooyeon, who was an omega with a strong resistance. However, the fact that he could clearly feel that pheromone displeased him.
‘Typical Alphas…’
Alphas showing interest in Wooyeon always acted like this. They would subtly increase their presence by showing pheromones and boasting about their Alpha qualities. Wooyeon, being a dominant Omega, didn’t appreciate how obvious it was, and they behaved like territorial animals.
“I’ll just drink it.”
Wooyeon furrowed his brows in frustration and extended a hand. Whether it was a wish or whatever, he didn’t want it to be used as an excuse or providing an opportunity. He just wanted to take one sip of that, act drunk, and ignore it. With that thought, he received the paper cup.
“…?”
The paper cup slipped out of his hand. Before he could confirm who did it, pheromones rushed in. Dry and refreshing, it was the pheromone of an Alpha.
“Uh…”
The refreshing pheromones disrupted the atmosphere. Wooyeon widened his eyes and watched as Dohyun, who had emptied the contents in just two sips, casually crumpled the paper cup. Then, covering his mouth, he muttered to himself.
“Oh, it was alcohol.”
Suddenly, the air was filled only with Dohyun’s pheromones. There was no trace of the returning student’s pheromones. Dohyun, with a nonchalant look, turned his gaze away from the returning student.
“I thought it was barley tea just by looking at the color.”
The returning student twisted his face. Dohyun, who pretended not to notice, put down the plate of meat with gloved hands.
“Eat the meat. This is the last bit.”
Because of the time spent in front of the fire, the warmth emanating from his body could be felt. Dohyun was smiling, but the table fell eerily silent. Instead of turning away completely, Dohyun sighed.
“Senior, you should learn how to make a proper shandy.”
It was a very soft voice. It was genuinely concerned, like giving advice. He still spoke gently with a pleasant expression.
“I drank because I was thirsty; otherwise, I would have spat it out.”
“Hey, watch your words…”
The returning student slammed the table with an angry face. His thick palm made a thud sound. It was threatening enough, but Dohyun just placed the crumpled paper cup in front of the returning student and pulled his lips into a smirk.
“It was a joke. How could I spit out the drink given by a senior like the sky?”
Only the part about it being a joke was true. At that moment, Wooyeon couldn’t help but burst into laughter. The returning student’s gaze focused on him at the sound of his laughter. Wooyeon, completely indifferent, asked cheerfully.
“Is this also a knight in shining armor?”
***
After the barbecue party ended, a short break was given. It was the time to prepare for the upcoming drinking session. In reality, it was also the time when Jinsang smoked, but either way, it didn’t matter.
“Did something happen?”
Seongyu mentioned that he missed what happened outside earlier. It was right after he briefly left because of a stomachache. The classmate who explained the situation instead of Wooyeon continued with an uplifted expression on his face.
“But he said it with a completely innocent face. ‘Is this also a knight?’”
“Hahaha! Seon Wooyeon, subtly charming!”
Seongyu laughed loudly, patting Wooyeon on the back. It didn’t hurt, and it was just noisy. Wooyeon, holding his knees, responded nonchalantly.
“Why, it’s true. I said it with my own mouth.”
“So what did the senior Jinsang say?”
“What can he say? He blushed and went to smoke. He still hasn’t come back.”
The classmate chuckled while mocking. He had been silently observing everything between the returning student and Wooyeon. Not only him but also other seniors from higher years couldn’t bring themselves to stop the returning student, except for one person.
“Senior Dohyun was really satisfying. I thought he was just good-looking, but turns out, his personality is even better.”
“I joined the club because of senior Dohyun. He’s truly my ideal type.”
Wooyeon rested his chin on his knees without saying anything. In response, Seongyu jokingly put a hood over his head. His head was so small that half his face was covered by the hood.
“The kids over there, talking behind your seniors’ backs.”
An intrusive tone crept into their conversation. Seongyu, who had flinched and tensed his shoulders, confirmed that Garam was the subject and wore a disgruntled expression.
“Oh, Noona. You surprised me.”
“Don’t act tough… Enjoying yourselves gossiping? If you’re going to curse senior Jinsang, I should join in too.”
Garam playfully kicked Seongyu like a thug. Sighing, she seemed to be in a better mood than earlier. Garam, who seemed to crave meat, lightly pointed to the outside with her thumb.
“Let’s go smoke after you finish the meat.”
Outside, there was Dohyun. Wearing a padded jacket that reached his knees, Dohyun exhaled cigarette smoke, feeling a presence, he turned around. Perhaps he had just washed up; his hair was slightly damp.
“Kim Dohyun! Hey, did you already shower?”
“The smell of meat was too much.”
“You still keep yourself so clean.”
Garam amiably draped her arm over Dohyun’s broad shoulders. Dohyun shrugged his shoulder, pushing Garam away. Complaining about how expensive it was, Garam took out a cigarette from her pocket.
“They were saying you were Wooyeon’s knight in shining armor earlier?”
“Knight in shining armor?”
Dohyun’s deep gaze shifted to Wooyeon. Wooyeon, with his hands in his pockets, stared back at him. In his oversized outerwear and a hoodie covering his head, he looked like a lone snowman in the midst of winter.
“Oh… that.”
A faint chuckle escaped. ‘He looks like a snowman.’ With that thought, Wooyeon quickly took off his hat. Dohyun, cigarette in his mouth, reached out to put the hat back on Wooyeon.
“Why, wanna make my wish come true?”
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