super shy -> kondou chisa
-in chemical labs, only losers ask for help (not losers end up freezing)
warnings: it’s short and rushed 😭
genre: fluff
notes: i’m not sure how i feel about this—the next two fics are gonna be longer
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in your school’s society, certain groups started forming back when you were still a freshman. of course some people were already a part of some club, yet the more known groups appeared around the same time as you did.
one of them could be considered a ‘bad girls gang’, and that’s how many referred to them. they weren’t bad in the sense of being bullies or rule breakers, just appeared to be your usual hooligans network.
and aside from having a not so good reputation amongst the teachers, you knew the group because those girls were kinda… hot.
not to say you had a crush on any of them. nuh-uh. especially not the oldest. not chisa. never.
“so.” the sound of a lunch tray being slammed on the table took you out of your thoughts. “how’s your little crush?”
you looked at you self proclaimed best friend, kim minjeong. better known in the school as winter, she herself was a member of one of the more popular groups. you really weren’t friends with her friends, but the girls seemed nice on the occasions that you interacted.
“it’s not a crush, jeongie!” you turned to your friend with a pout on your face.
minjeong rolled her eyes playfully at you. “its not a crush, jeongie! sure. and that’s not your crush sitting right there.”
“where?!” of course when you turned around, neither chisa nor anyone from her group was there. “hey!”
“just proving a point.” saying that, winter plopped a french fry into her mouth, offering you a stick too. “want some?”
“no.”
“awh, come on. i was just playing, y/nnie~!” she laughed softly and draped one of her arms over your shoulders.
“yeah, right. i wish i could make fun of you back.” you sighed and leaned your head on her shoulder. “i’m happy for you and jimin though.”
“i know. it’s not our fault you can’t pull.”
“yah! choke on a fry!”
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the first snow fell down just the previous night, making the temperature outside much much colder than before. still, you happily observed the little snowflakes falling from the sky while your teacher explained how to conduct the experiment. in retrospect you should’ve maybe paid attention to the teacher, not the snow outside.
you stared hopelessly at the lab equipment in front of you. some thin stripes, a lighter, a couple random liquids. what is chemistry about again?
the reasonable thing to do would be to ask the teacher for help. alas, only losers do that.
you thought placing one of the stripes into the liquids would be too easy. they’d probably explode harry potter style. your second idea was to burn them. why? pyromaniac tendencies, ask yourself.
as you felt the water from the rain sprinkles hitting you, you realised you were conducting the experiment right under a fire detector.
“guys… i told you all to be careful with the magnesium! you don’t want to make magnesium oxide, we’ve been over that last week.”
the teacher wasn’t scolding you directly, yet. hastily you hid the remaining dust from the magnesium away from water. no more chemical reactions needed.
“leave all your things here, we triggered an evacuation protocol…” you could feel the teacher staring daggers at everyone in the class. what a time to be alive.
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outside was freezing by then. there was little to no snow on the ground, but the air remained chilly. you grit your teeth and tried to wrap the lab coat tighter around yourself. wet from the sprinklers, you were freezing there.
as you were mumbling curses at yourself for a) triggering the alarm and b) not having a jacket, a hand appeared on your shoulder. you almost got a heart attack when you felt it, and then another when you turned around to look at the person.
kondou chisa. your not-crush. that chisa.
“hey, you good?” she asked with that angelic voice of hers. “you look like you’re about to pass out.”
“y-yes… yes! i’m fine. perfect. you?” despite your awkward attempt at seeming unaffected, you see chisa grinning at you. you knew your cheeks turned red by then, but you’d blame it on the weather.
“i thought you looked pale… but you’re pretty red now.” she husked with an amused smile. “are you sure you’re okay?”
just then, a colder breeze went by, making you shiver. the other girl chuckled and started taking off her leather jacket. your eyes went wide when the material suddenly landed on your shoulders.
“here you go, cutie. you can give it back to me tomorrow, hm? maybe over a cup of coffee?”
suddenly you felt minjeong leaning close to you from behind. “i knew it was a crush…”
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