Mistaken Hearts The Office

4:30 p.m

Lee Minho

I’m here.

Lee Minho

*Sitting outside his office door*

Lee Minho

💭I’m gonna throw up.💭

Minho hugs his bag to his chest, knees bouncing as he sits on the empty bench in the quiet hallway.

The campus is mostly empty this late—only the sound of his heartbeat and the faint hum of a vending machine down the hall.

Lee Minho

💭 I'm so nervous.. Am I too early? 💭

- Open chat -

Lee Minho

Jiho

Lee Minho

I'm sitting outside his office door right now.

Jiho

OMG you’re early?? Brave.

Jiho

What’s he gonna do? Yell at you? Blackmail you? Seduce you again?? 👀

Lee Minho

*Nearly drops his phone*

Lee Minho

*types with shaky fingers*

Lee Minho

Shut up shut up shut up

Lee Minho

This is serious, Jihoo!!

Lee Minho

What if he tells the school?? I’ll get expelled.

Lee Minho

*gulp, glance at the door*

Dark wood, plaque shining: Dr. Jung Teahoon, Department of Literature.

Inside, he can hear the low rumble of a voice. Maybe on the phone.

Jiho

Hey. Deep breaths.

Jiho

Maybe he just wants to clear things up.

Jiho

He probably doesn’t want this mess either.

Lee Minho

He didn’t look like he regretted anything this morning.

Lee Minho

He looked like he enjoyed watching me freak out

The door suddenly clicks open a crack.

Lee Minho

*surprise*

A grad student slips out, arms full of papers, nodding politely. Through the crack, Minho catches a glimpse...

Jung at his desk, sleeves rolled up, reading glasses low on his nose. Those sharp eyes flick up and meet his.

Lee Minho

*freezes* !

The door swings fully open.

Jung Teahoon

You’re early. Good. Come in.

Lee Minho

*feeling his legs turn into jelly as he stands*

Lee Minho

*Clutching his bag like a lifeline*

He types one last desperate message with trembling thumbs.

Lee Minho

If I don’t make it out alive, tell my mom I loved her.

Jiho

GO IN, YOU DRAMA QUEEN. GOOD LUCK.

Lee Minho

*slips inside*

The door closes behind him with a soft click—trapping him with the man he should never have touched.