' JEALOUSY AND HATE IN 1 ' GO HYUNYAK.
pairing. go hyuntak x f!reader ⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔
kyungmi’s note. my shayla. he’s so cute but annoyed me so bad at first… we’ll let that slide since he’s a cutie.
content warning. ENEMIES TO LOVERS !!!! so expect him and reader to hate each other a lot until… the very obvious happens. kissing. touches but not in any sort of inappropriate way. gotak is a jealous little thing but tries so hard to pull it off. slight immaturity—not a lot.
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“shouldn’t the answer be 276 mrs. kim? the way she explained and did the equation confused me.” it was his voice, again. you stood at the board feeling like a complete idiot in front of the class because of his odd and rude remarks. it’s been weeks of studying, it’s been weeks of trying over and over again until you were able to confidently explain and solve this equation. slowly you turn to face the class after mentally preparing for everyone to laugh or make comments, surprisingly no one did—but him. gotak. the person you absolutely hated the most. you wished for almost three years now that he would transfer to a different school, far far and far away from here but that never came. it was fate.
“if you’re so smart why don’t you try and solve it?”
you heard a few snickers from around the class after your remark and took a seat back at your desk which happened to be right next to his, unfortunately. a soft sigh left your lips and you turned towards the window to look out but the feeling of eyes burning through your head made you look—just a quick glance. go hyuntak.
“what? stop looking at me, creep. shouldn’t you go up there and try to explain the equation better? since you think you’re so much better than me. such a dumbass.”
his thick lips pulled up into a smirk. that stupid little smirk that he always gave you. not only did it send shivers down your spine but it—not shivers in a good way, of course. or maybe.. it was that way and you did your best to ignore it. you’ve hated him for years now. gotak ended up living in your same neighborhood and seeing him everyday was awful. or was it? little did you know, your smart remarks towards him only made him feel more attracted to you. he hated you. oh so much but he couldn’t help but to feel a bit.. attracted to your smartness. wittiness. and even attitude. he liked it.
“you’ll fail the test and be at the bottom of the class. again. i can already see it now. the look on your little face when you see that i’ve scored higher than you.”
higher? than you? how hilarious. gotak never cared about grades. he was too obsessed with sports and how he looked walking around with his little group that thought they were professional ball players. pathetic. “you’re such a prick. i hate you. stop talking to me.” class ended and you were quick to grab your things but he followed, as he usually did. baku would come sooner or later and pull him away, begging him to stop and just leave you alone but he never wanted too and that was the weirdest part. it felt weird. forced almost. why did he care so much about picking on you and pushing all of your buttons? was he that obsessed?
“no, bro. i hate her. i can’t stand her attitude and how she walks around like that.. it pisses me off. she’s been this way for years. once she fails this test, i’ll be able to take the spot i want and be satisfied. this year is almost done and i won’t have to see her ever again. finally.”
baku would push at him, tell him to shut up and focus on the ball game but his goal was to make your life at school a living hell. so for weeks he tried his hardest to study more. slip away into the library and study when he could so passing the test would be much easier.
unfortunately for you, he ended up passing the test and making his way up towards the top of the class. you? way beneath him. missing a few answers on the test caused you so much trouble and you fell short. not able to pass—not even by a little! your vision blurred as you stared at the paper in your hands and the familiar scent and laughter brought you back to reality. gotak. again.
you’ve had enough. it’s been years of constantly being at each other’s throats and it was enough. it’s ending.
“you’re such a asshole gotak, did you know that? i don’t care that you scored higher than me. i’m done with this competition with you. i’ve had enough. of you and your awful attitude.” you shoved the paper at his chest and turned walking away from and baku who called out for you but—you continued. tears streaming down your face. it was humiliating. it was almost traumatic in a way that you couldn’t explain. gotak was left standing there with his lips parted, eyebrows furrowed, and a feeling in his chest that he didn’t like. he hated you. he was so sure of that and he felt.. bad. seeing you cry like that was pulling at every emotion in his body. why?
you playfully picked at the rice pile in your bowl and looked out the window, watching two guys fight about who was going to get the last drink from the vending machine. it was stupid but hilarious—why not just share the drink? it would be so much easier. just as you were about to stand a hand pulled on your arm and you sat back down turning to see who it was, baku. he was sweet and kind. always protecting everyone in the school. “yes?” you questioned and he smiled. a smile you’ve never seen before. crossing your arms you waited for whatever nonsense that would come from him but—nothing came. instead he moved his head to the side and stood. obviously wanting you to follow him out of the cafeteria and stupidly, you followed him.
outside near the quietest spot at the school.. stood gotak with flowers. “this is so stupid. i knew when i was getting myself into something when i followed you.” gotak sighed and walked over to you, pushing the flowers in your face but in a gentle way of course. you didn’t take them, why? you were sure this was all baku’s idea. forcing you two to get along for once.
“look. i’m sorry for the way i acted. just take the flowers and let’s move on.” this time you rolled your eyes. such a non meaningful apology. “apology not accepted.” and you walked off. not caring how many times baku had called out your name wanting you to come back.
it was like this for the next few weeks. baku would push you and gotak to interact. sometimes he would have flowers, notes that said nice things, or.. worse, your favorite candy from the convenience store. how he or baku knew that was beyond you. finally, you wanted it to stop. you’ve had enough. “just hear me out. alright? he wants to apologize and talk to you privately. he’s in the same spot as before. just go out there.” baku had a firm grip on your wrist and wouldn’t let go until he knew you’d go meet with gotak. so—you did. he stood in the same spot, eyes slightly lighting up when he seen you. “alright. make this quick, i need to study.”
“i’m sorry. i mean that from the bottom of my heart. so.. i was able to talk the teacher into giving us the test again. retake. you’ll be able to ace it this time.”
it was your turn to stand there in complete shock. unsure what to do and say. your lips parted and you avoided his eyes even though you felt they were on you. “w-why would you do that?” your voice cracked and it was truly the most embarrassing moment ever. gotak didn’t answer, his hands were in his pocket and all he did was shrug. of course. he couldn’t answer.
“thanks.” it was awkward. he was awkward. you were awkward. slowly you turned to walk away but his warm hand grabbed your arm. how weird. he’s never touched you. not ever. “w-what now?” you tried so hard to keep that attitude but it was slipping away. so easy? so fast? why. it pissed you off. “please accept my apology.” is all he said and you nodded quickly, “accepted this time.”
few more weeks passed. you retook the test and aced it this time. you were now at the top of the class. you felt so relieved. so happy.. so satisfied. finally all of your studying paid off. “congratulations.” you turned to see gotak. hands in his pockets and eyes on the ground. avoiding yours at all costs. “thank you..” your voice was quiet. not loud. not confident like before. he nodded and looked up but not at you. it was awkward once again. “well.. see you around.” but he stopped you.. like before. “i was wondering if you wanted to have lunch with me and baku today. in our room.” he’s never asked you anything like this. it’s been nothing but fighting and hating each other for years—until now. slowly you nodded and he smiled, “see you then.” he walked off leaving you there unable to speak or even move.
“gotak! she’s here.” you heard baku and a loud crash that made you jump, almost spilling your tray of food but the second the door opened you seen a very red and flustered looking gotak. “um.. hi.” you said and he nodded, letting you in the room. baku was stuffing his face making you quietly laugh to yourself which gotak caught and it made him smile. you were.. adorable.
you sat next to him but left space. for a while it was nothing but silence—other than baku’s loud chewing and gotak sniffing. “are you okay?” you asked him and he turned to look at you, “me? yeah. i caught a little cold or something. all good.” he laughed it off and you nodded. eventually baku left and you two were alone for a while. sitting in silence until gotak cleared his throat and looked at you. “i..i was thinking you could come by to baku’s place tonight. we were gonna hang and maybe study.” you laughed, “you’re not going to be studying.” he turned to laugh, “you’re right. we just like to hang. practice some basketball and talk.” you looked at him finally. his eyes were so pretty and so were his lips. “sure.” is all you said before silence took over.
“you’re so annoying! just let me make a few shots.” gotak looked over at you to see if you were watching. you were. that made him feel satisfied. baku knew what he was doing and kept going until he almost died of laughter. it was hilarious to him. even if you two hated each other for years—it sure wasn’t the case now. gotak made a few impressive shots and you clapped which caused him to turn and smile. shyness took over him. something that never happened before. he was already confident and cocky in a way. “i gotta take this phone call.” baku ran off leaving you two alone once again and this time it wasn’t awkward. you watched him make a few shots until he asked you to come over.
you stood in front of the basket, “just toss it up.” he said and you sighed, unfamiliar with playing. it was new to you and missing a shot would’ve been embarrassing but he was pushy with it. with a click of his tongue, he stood behind you and wrapped his arms around your own, grabbing the ball that your own hands held.
“like this.” and he helped you throw the ball up, the ball easily going into the basket. it felt.. fun. you felt good. you cheered and turned to look at him—he was looking at you already. “gotak.” but instead of saying anything back he leaned in and pressed a kiss to your lips. it was a soft single kiss. nothing more than that. your eyes widened and you reached up to touch your lips, unable to believe what just happened. “g-gotak.” but he did it again. this time the kiss was longer and his hand was placed on your waist to keep you close to his body.
“i like you.” this time you were the most shocked. your heart was racing and you searched his face for any sort of clue.. but couldn’t find anything. he was serious. he was genuine. it wasn’t a joke. “why..” is all you said. he didn’t answer. he kissed you again and was going to until you kissed back—but this time you did. a shaky hand reaching up to grab his shoulder. when he pulled away he let his forehead rest on your own, “i’m sorry but.. i can’t hate you anymore. you’ve pulled me in.” and just as you were about to speak, it was ruined by baku taking pictures of you two and screaming.
