He put the last utensil in the dishwasher and walked around the table, giving the older male’s shoulder a gentle squeeze in the passing before taking a seat himself. “It’s okay, I usually end up cooking more than I can eat, so I’m happy to share it with someone!” Yongha smiled and reached for his chopsticks to first lightly blow on, then shove a generous bite into his mouth. That first taste would always be the best, and the momentarily closed his eyes in pure bliss. He just really loved food so much.
It was cozy to sit like this, sharing a meal in the communal kitchen when everyone else turned to the cafeteria. Maybe he was the only one to think that, but that only meant a quieter, more calm place to eat for him, so Yongha wasn’t complaining. “How do you think your exams went. by the way? Are you confident?” Yes, he had to ask – it was that time of the year, after all. The palm of his hand was still unusually warm after touching Haneul, but it felt intrusive to inquire about that, so he turned to the only topic that came to mind: school. All while eagerly continuing to eat, though in no way rivaling the other’s enthusiasm and hunger. Boy, could that guy eat sometimes. Which was great.
You can’t really argue with someone saying that sharing makes them happy, and in the case, Haneul just laughs with complete satisfaction. Food is one of the things that makes truly delighted. Feeling hungry is the easiest itch to scratch, amongst all the others.
“I’m a little confident yes, the sunbaes helped me study. I’m glad.” And that wasn’t at all a lie, at least not this time. But it’s a good idea to talk about tests and school related bullshit to distract from other things, Haneul is always in good need of a distraction because his thoughts are one-tracked, following down the same line. He could be staring at Yongha’s cute nose for example, but no, now he is thinking about his algebra test. “I think you will be jealous of my scores this time, Yongha sshi.” He laughs, fanning himself with his shirt and briefly looking at the window in the back of the kitchen to check if it was open.












