DECEMBER 1999
❝ i'm totally buggin' ❞ jaehyun
sighed to himself, resting his
chin on his palm. he absolutely
dreaded going to the school's
annual year end dance. he simply
didn't understand the point of
celebrating the end of the
academic year. it's like celebrating
for a 'i'm a year closer to more
stress' kind-of festival. maybe
it was just himself who was
being too self-centered and
annoying, but he still didn't
agree on the whole event.
❝ stop being such a loser, jae.
can't you just have fun for
once? go and dance with that
girl from chemistry you were
talking about! ❞ jaehyun's
partner in crime, kim doyoung,
suggested. but just like every
other year-end celebration,
jaehyun declined once again.
❝ cut it out, idiot. she has a
boyfriend— johnny suh,
remember? that tall guy
in class 2-3 ❞ he reminded,
but doyoung replied with a
blunt shrug. ❝ what's wrong
about jeepin' ? ❞
❝ everything. ❞ the bored
male rolled his eyes.
he scanned around the room,
eyeing (or judging) the students
who were able to enjoy their
time on the dance floor, buffet,
or just underage drinking near
the 'reserved for teachers'
table which had a load of alcohol.
there were also some loadies
who were evidently exchanging
whatever drugs they were smuggling.
in general, everything was fucked up.
jaehyun soon realised that
doyoung was long gone,
engaging with the hot jocks
that were most likely to be
more interesting to talk to
than him.
❝ you're not allowed to
litter. ❞ a male voice
croaked from beside him.
the two boys made eye
contact for a few seconds,
before jaehyun turned away.
❝ you're not gonna pick
your cup up? ❞ the male
asked, which was responded
by jaehyun picking up the
red plastic cup from the floor.
❝ sorry. ❞ he apologized with
the dullest tone and
expression. the boy leaned
back against the wall, beside
jaehyun.
❝ you're not gonna hang
with your friends? ❞ he asked,
folding his arms on his chest.
❝ are you? ❞ he snapped back,
unintentionally making it
seem like he's irritated.
❝ i'm not a student here,
pretty boy. i'm just a waiter ❞
he shrugged, as jaehyun
made the letter 'o' with his
mouth. ❝ i haven't caught
your name yet. oh, and i'm
jung jaehyun ❞ jaehyun
reminded.
❝ lee taeyong. ❞
they shook hands, as a
small agreement of
friendship. ❝ may i
have another one of the
desserts please? ❞ a
teacher raised her hand,
signaling for taeyong to
attend to her table.
❝ welp, gotta run. ❞ taeyong
sighed, fixing his attire. but
there was something unique
in the veins of jaehyun's
body— maybe he didn't
want him to leave just yet.
how cliché.
they literally just met! but then
again, you've gotta trust your
guts. a part of jaehyun wanted
that taeyong boy to continue
talking to him to keep him busy
from the commotion in the party,
but the other part didn't really
give a shit about whether he
was gonna stay or serve.
❝ see you around! ❞ taeyong
waved, before running
towards the elder woman.
❝ yeah, see you! ❞ jaehyun
returned the goodbye.
but was he really going
to see taeyong again?
— there were a few slangs in here from
movies that were made around the same
time/year so if you're confused, do search it up!
