Sweet Reunion Chapter 3

-The next day-

Jae-hyun's POV:

I yawned the movement i stepped onto campus. My bag slung lazily on one shoulder, hoodie halfway on, hair still damp from the world's fastest shower.

Why was I even here this early? Oh right.

Sun-woo.

He'd been blowing up my phone since 7 a.m.

Lee Sun-woo [MC bff]

💬 Hyunggg, if you're not here in 10 minutes, I'm telling everyone about that time you cried during that puppy video.

Jae-hyun [MC]

🗨️ It was a funeral, Sun-woo. The dog dead.

Lee Sun-woo [MC bff]

💬 And your tears were beautiful, come fast.

Jae-hyun [MC]

💢💢 This bitch.

I found him waiting outside the café near the journalism department. Hair perfectly styled like he woke up in a shampoo commercial, sipping on an overpriced smoothie.

Jae-hyun [MC]

You're lucky I like free food.

Lee Sun-woo [MC bff]

You like me. The food is just a bonus.

He shoved a croissant at me like a peace offering. I took it. Not because I forgave him for waking me, but because I'm weak.

We headed to class, weaving through students in the courtyard.

It was always like this—him dragging me into social circles i never signed up for.

Kang Ha-eun [Min-ho's young sis]

Sun-woo oppa! Did you finish the stats assignment?

Lee Sun-woo [MC bff]

Of course. But Jae-hyun lives here for statistics. Right, bro?

Jae-hyun [MC]

What. No—

Kang Ha-eun [Min-ho's young sis]

Thank you!! You're the best!!

She skipped off. I stated draggers at him.

Jae-hyun [MC]

I'm cursing you in five languages.

Lee Sun-woo [MC bff]

As long as one is love language.

We finally made it to class. Prof. Min was already halfway through his usual rant.

Proff. Min

If your assignment looks like it was done by AI again, I will cry. And not in a beautiful puppy-video way.

Lee Sun-woo [MC bff]

*Snorts with laughter*

Jae-hyun [MC]

*Glares at sun-woo*

Lee Sun-woo [MC bff]

(⁠;⁠;⁠;⁠・⁠_⁠・⁠) Ahem! Ahem!

Midway through the lecture, my phone buzzed.

It was a photo.

A blurry shot of me from behind... taken on campus.

No name. No caption just... me.

I swallowed hard and turned, scanning the room casually. No one suspicious.

Lee Sun-woo [MC bff]

*Whispering* You okay?

Jae-hyun [MC]

Yeah just... thought I saw someone.

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[Later, during lunch at the rooftop tables]

Kang Min-ho

Yo, losers. Move.

Lee Sun-woo [MC bff]

Oh no. It's the grumpy gorilla.

Kang Min-ho

Say that again and I'm throwing your designer bag off this roof.

Jae-hyun [MC]

I'd pay to see that, actually.

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Somehow we all ended up sitting together—Sun woo, Min-ho, me... even some new hot guy who looked vaguely familiar.

He didn't talk. Just sat two tables down, alone, eating quietly.

My eyes kept drifting his way.

There was something... unsettling.

Or maybe I was just tired.

Or paranoid.

Lee Sun-woo [MC bff]

Bet you fifty bucks he's crushing on you.

Jae-hyun [MC]

What?! No! Stop—

Kang Min-ho

Don't flatter yourself. He hasn't even blinked.

Lee Sun-woo [MC bff]

That's worse.

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Still, i couldn't shake the feeling. That weird photo. That stanger.

Like i was being watched.

Again.

And this time... I wasn't sure I was imagining it.

To be continued