author’s note: there’s mentions of alcohol and slightly nsfw content just after the competition which u can skip if it’s too uncomfortable!
-Major: mathematics
-Minor: statistics
-Sports: lol no
-Clubs: president and leader of the mathletes!!! Used to be part of choir but left bc of his dedication and promotion to president of the mathletes club
-Chanhee is scary smart at mathematics, like, super scary smart
-He can do complex linear equations half asleep and can often be found watching TED talks or graduate lectures online because he’s bored or wants to know more about a particular aspect of maths that his lecturer refuses to teach until graduate level
-He’s just extremely smart and inquisitive and wants to go beyond the scope of mathematics that is usually taught at his level
-His dream is to develop new mathematics that can be applied in medical research because he wants to make the world a better place
-Despite Chanhee being scarily smart and giving off an aura that he knows everything, he studies extremely hard, to the point where his roommate Changmin feels bad that he’s playing a game on his phone because he might distract Chanhee
-Chanhee really doesn’t mind though, finding Changmin’s presence really soothing and constant, which is what he needs when he’s studying bc too many demanding presences will drive his brain into overload and he can’t solve his Diophante equations
-He will also randomly murmur mathematical and theorem laws under his breath as he walks around campus and once got a textbook thrown at him by Sunwoo who thought he was chanting satanic rituals, which afterwards when Chanhee explained exactly what Fermat’s Little Theorem was (“look Sunwoo, all I’m saying is that it’s pretty simple even Hyunjoon could do it and he hates maths. It’s just, if p is a prime number, then for any interger a, the number a to the power of p where a is an integer multiple of p, quite simple really”) Sunwoo was even more horrified and convinced that Chanhee was a demon
-Only Eric was partially sympathetic to Chanhee’s number plights, knowing that it was difficult even though he only had a fraction (hah) of the work Chanhee had
-Mathematics, really did drain the life and soul out of Chanhee a lot to the point where he rarely got out to see his friends bc lo and behold, his statistics professor wants to hold another 2 hour lecture later bc he got a special guest lecturer to talk about the use of statistics in crime scene analysis which, to be honest, Chanhee wasn’t particularly interested in but he knew he could quiz the lecturer on complex maths and that’s always fun for Chanhee (not so much for the lecturer however, who had sweaty palms and kept stuttering when trying to answer his questions)
-So when he was invited out by his friends, 9/10 times he would say no, preferring to catch up on the work he thought he had finished yet somehow there were still pages upon pages of problems to do and he was drowning in it
-Not that he didn’t want to go out with his friends but his education did come first
-He didn’t spend all his time during high school working his butt off in class and several part time jobs to afford tuition to spend all of it on drinking alcohol or partying
-Not that he didn’t do those things, but they were once in a blue moon
-But when he did, boy did he go hard
-He didn’t have to drink the alcohol for a good time, but it just felt good to sit back with his pals and listen to Juyeon complain about how his latest animation assignment went dreadfully wrong as he accidentally played it in negative colour and double the speed and he couldn’t stop it or give Younghoon pointers in his latest scriptwriting venture
-Though, Younghoon didn’t appreciate all the math based puns he suggested
-Chanhee also loved to go to Kevin’s many gigs he did all over campus, preferring the acoustic sets he did with Jacob and Sangyeon to heavy rock sets he did with some intimidating mechanical engineering majors but he went to as many as possible
-Which confused a lot of the usual people who haunted these events, wondering what uptight, white button up shirt, maths nerd Chanhee was doing here instead of sticking his nose in a geometry textbook
-Simply put, Chanhee was an enigma
-Seemingly quiet and reserved and often times, scary but when he was with his friends he was screaming wildly and being the butt of affectionate jokes between the boys, knowing they were only teasing him and he just laughed along to it, enjoying when Changmin and Younghoon would cling to him after they thought they took a joke too far
-Chanhee just knows what he wants, he’s a simple guy
-But seeing Chanhee in his full element of super scary smart maths student was watching him at mathlete competitions
-He was the captain of his team and helped with recruiting and training
-Chanhee just loved the competition because, believe it or not, he never really bragged about his cleverness but being in competitions and being complimented for it? Chanhee THRIVED off it
-Sure, he got compliments from his friends, but mainly they were just confused and scared of his cleverness because no one willingly chose to do maths so Chanhee just shrugged it off
-But mathlete competitions… Chanhee was in his element
-He normally took a back seat, letting his team members take centre stage until they struggled with a question or had a blank moment he just smoothly took over, steering the team back into focus and he couldn’t help but let out a small smile when one of his team members got a question or concept correct when they struggled with it in training
-It’s actually how you met Chanhee, at a mathlete competition
-Except, you weren’t on his team oh no
-You were a captain from another college whom he had a rivalry with ever since you beat him after his team had a winning streak of 15 wins, the longest streak in the history of this competition
-Chanhee was confused at first, considering your team was never on his radar as competition but as soon as you flashed him a smug smile from the opposite side of the room something inside of him snapped
-From that day onwards, you were his rival
-At every competition the two of you did as much as you could to annoy each other, from sending each other glares during the others answer section or to tripping each other in the lunch queue
-Sure it was petty but you and Chanhee knew better than to resort to anything more than that
-Sometimes he could even be nice to you, especially if it was outside the competition
-Once you met him at a guest lecture on the use of statistics in cancer research and he sent you a small smile when you took a seat next to him
-Chanhee just confused you
-He went from being cold and aloof to nice and caring
-You didn’t know how to respond to him in either situation, so you just matched him if not a little more snarky
-For you, these mathlete competitions were your chance to prove yourself amongst your peers who looked down you at first as you were not from a particular academic background and didn’t have the most perfect academic record, which for some reason seemed to matter to some of your peers
-So yeah, even though you weren’t in the same elite as them, maths was the only thing that made sense to you growing up and you quickly grasped concepts that confused a lot of your classmates in high school
-When you got into college on your dream course you were ecstatic but you were soon put down when the snobby kids looked down on you
-So, to get back at them, you “auditioned” for the mathlete club and shocked the entire department when you coolly breezed through the questions without slipping up
-You were accepted onto the team, albeit with a bit of scepticism but when you won them their first competition they quickly warmed up to you, going into your second year of college as the captain of the team
-Going back to Chanhee, the first time you met him was something especially when you surprisingly beat his team and you knew that they were the team to beat
-You were just as shocked as he was when you beat him, causing Chanhee to start being aloof and cold to you at competitions
-So you just retaliated by making snarky comments
-And that’s how your rivalry started
-Every competition just got worse, especially in preparation for the finals
-And unsurprisingly, yours and Chanhee’s teams beat all the others and were the finalists
-The lead up to the competition was brutal, with you and Chanhee grilling your team for hours upon hours in preparation and loads of questions being thrown and tensions running high
-Your team knew that you were just grilling them to prove yourself worthy of being their team captain, and beating Chanhee’s legendary team would be the biggest proof that you were worthy of leading them
-Not that they believed otherwise, they had never gotten to the final beforehand and just getting there was amazing to them
-They also were friendly with Chanhee’s team and knew that he never stopped talking about you, a small frown decorating his face whenever he mumbled out your name in breaks
-And maybe there was a group chat which contained everyone but the two of you in order to get you two together
-Because everyone, and I mean everyone, thought you would be perfect together
-So they decided to organise a mathlete party because believe it or not, the math students know how to throw a party
-And maybe there was going to be a plot to lock the two of you into a cupboard so you would at least talk to each other
-It all just depended on the final and who would win, because if Chanhee won he would be smug and try to rub it in your face whereas if you win, Chanhee would probably sulk but maybe congratulate you
-They were secretly hoping that you would win but with how hard Chanhee has been training his team, you couldn’t be sure
-So when the competition rolls around, you’re uncharacteristically flappable, making mistakes and tripping over your words
-Chanhee couldn’t help but feel a little bit bad for you, but when the competition got going his adrenaline took over and with every mistake you made, he got more confident and slightly more cocky, not bothering to hide his grin as you made yet another easy error and got frustrated with yourself
-In the end, Chanhee’s team won
-You wouldn’t be as angry as you were if you didn’t make as many mistakes as you did but seeing Chanhee’s smug smile as the announcer presented his team with the trophy and the audience cheering for him (you were pretty sure half of them were Chanhee’s friends as they were hollering at him during the entire competition) you couldn’t help but hold back the angry tears that threatened to spill over
-Your team soothed you backstage and decided that you were going to go to the party, getting alcohol in your system and celebrating that this is the first time your college had gotten to the final of the mathlete competition
-You agreed to go, as long as you didn’t have to face Chanhee
-But the universe had different plans for you and before you knew it, you found yourself locked in a cupboard with your rival and your team giggling as they locked the door
-“Chanhee this is your chance!”
-“Y/N just talk to him!”
-“Chanhee, shoot your shot kiddo!”
-You were a bit confused as to what your team and you guess Chanhee’s friends were talking about because as far as you were aware, you didn’t really have much of an opinion of Chanhee
-You could appreciate that he was extremely attractive, especially when he came in with pink hair, but in this low lighted cupboard, you could see the angle of his nose and the way his eyes seemed to sparkle and a small smile tugged at his lips, pulling up at the corners
-Your breath hitched slightly as he took a step closer to you, backing you up against the door
-“C-Chanhee?”
-“You did great today Y/N, shame I was just a bit better” he smirked at you, leaning his hand against the door, trapping you in between him and said door
-You could smell the alcohol on his breath, knowing that you probably weren’t much better with the amount of beers and some shots you did with your team
-“Shut up, we did our best and at least we’re not as cocky as you are when we do win. There’s always next year” you mused
-“Y/N….”
-You looked up into his eyes and there was an unreadable expression in them, briefly glancing at your lips then back into your eyes
-Before you knew it, you were kissing Chanhee, arms snaking around his neck as he wrapped one arm around your waist and pressed you against the door, lips making their way down your neck leaving marks before returning to your lips
-After a few minutes, you pushed him away panting for breath
-“Let’s take this back to my place”
-The two of you ran out of the party hand in hand, stumbling slightly as the fresh air hit your slightly drunk selves as you made your way back to Chanhee’s dorm
-You woke up the next morning, a pounding in your head as you attempted to sit up before promptly flopping back down and hitting something solid
-Oh, that’s what happened last night, you thought to yourself as Chanhee groaned and woke up
-You couldn’t help but blush at the sight of him with a few hickies decorating his neck as he smiled sleepily at you
-Something inside you snapped and you realised that all this time maybe you developed a little crush on the boy you just hooked up with
-“I… uh…. Have to g-go, y-yeah I have a lecture hahah see you later!”
-With that you bolted up and threw on the nearest clothes you could find, cringing at yourself before throwing yourself out of Chanhee’s dorm
-As you left, it took every bit of self restraint to not look back but you could swear you heard Chanhee say your name but you were gone before you could hear anymore
-Running down the stairs, you took the steps two at a time and bumped into someone
-“Y/N?”
-You looked up and saw someone you vaguely recognised, maybe they were someone at the competition yesterday and you winced in pain as you tried to remember but the hangover had fully hit you at this point
-“Isn’t that Chanhee hyung’s jumper?”
-Your eyes widened and your hands flew to pull at the neck of the jumper, hoping to hide the hickies that lay there but instead your actions drew the attention of the few boys that were now gathered and you could see smirks spreading across their faces
-“Uh… no who’s Chanhee hahah?” you laughed out awkwardly, edging away from them
-“Chanhee, mathematics major from this university, has a massive crush on you though has probably only just realised, much like yourself, owner of many tragic jumpers with math puns on, and I know this is Chanhee’s jumper because I bought it for him for his last birthday. I’m Jaehyun by the way, the others are Kevin and Eric. We’re friends of Chanhee’s, and I guess yours now nice to meet you!”
-You blinked at him
-Crush on me??
-You then ran
-Too many thoughts were going round your head as you ran from the unfamiliar building into more unfamiliar territory is when it fully hit you that this wasn’t your campus and you just laughed at yourself
-“Y/N? Jaehyun said you didn’t know where you were going… I hope this isn’t too much but I just wanted to make sure you were okay?” you turned to find Chanhee, pink hair all tousled and a pyjama shirt thrown over his track pants
-You couldn’t help but smile at his figure as he approached you, gently taking your face in his hands
-“Can I kiss you Y/N?”
-“Do you even like me Chanhee? Because I just realised 10 minutes ago that I really like you and probably have ever since I first saw you and I want to kiss you I really want to but I need to know if your friend was lying or not because he said you had feelings for me but no one has feelings for a maths nerd, especially one like m-“
-You were cut off with a pair of soft lips pressing against yours and you found yourself sinking into the kiss
-It was over all too quickly, chasing Chanhee’s lips as he broke away from you
-“Y/N I’m as serious as Euler’s equation for spheres, but if that’s enough I do think Pythagoras’s theorem is kinda sexy” he said with a straight face
-You couldn’t help but laugh before leaning back in for another kiss
-”Say, don’t you have a lecture to go to?” Chanhee asked you, forehead resting on yours
“I made that up, let’s go back to bed”
-DATING CHANHEE
-Okay so, Jaehyun, Kevin and Eric saw this whole interaction and immediately snapped photos to send all over campus
-You weren’t even mad because hello, you had Chanhee ??
-Dating Chanhee resulted in very weird dates, including ones where he got you tickets to a special lecture on some mathematical breakthrough which to most people would be their idea of hell but you just screamed and thanked him profusely
-Yeah it was quite an unconventional relationship, especially because you didn’t go to the same college so dates were rare as your schedules didn’t really match up
-But you could often be found chilling on Chanhee’s campus grounds, your head in his lap as you were an in depth conversation about Einstein’s theory of special relativity, his fingers running through your hair as you posed a question at him
-When he didn’t know the answer he just kissed you, which never failed to fluster you and forget your question for a bit
-Oh, you two DEFINITELY go to science museums because even though you weren’t science majors, you loved space and Chanhee loved you and geeked out a bit at old computers and technology
-Occasionally some of Chanhee’s friends tagged along for an “educational” trip but they just wanted to see you two in action
-What they didn’t account for was you two ganging up on an unsuspecting Eric, Hwall and Sunwoo and giving them an actual tour and information about each aspect of the museum much to their horror
-You couldn’t help but laugh into Chanhee’s shoulder as the kids finally got to sit down at the café and complained about your tour
-Chanhee just held your hand and laughed along with you, amused by the kids trying to get him to buy them the most expensive menu
-One thing you didn’t know about Chanhee was that he worked many part time jobs, and you definitely didn’t expect him to work at a restaurant you went to with your mathlete team and he flirted with you in front of the entire team
-Oh, and he worked at the print shop near your campus, and the convenience store near your dorm, and occasionally took shifts at the science museum café
-You asked one day as you were lying in bed together why he worked so many part time jobs when he was so busy with college and mathletes and dating
-He just shrugged and said that he liked the work and growing up he didn’t have a lot of money so he wanted to help his family out and if he could pay for his own tuition then it was last thing for his parents to worry about
-Your grip on his hands tightened as he explained this, sensing that it was still a sensitive subject for him
-And if you found yourself frequenting all of his part time jobs by “accident” and end up staying for his entire shift to keep him company and you liked to flirt with him, especially in his barista uniform because he looked really cute
-You told him about your childhood, never being accepted for enjoying and being good at maths, even by your classmates at college, and your mom being less than supportive because what could you do with a mathematics degree
-Chanhee pulled you in for a hug, pressing a soft kiss to the top of your head, giving you reassurances as you explained that your mom doesn’t talk to you anymore because you went to college instead of joining her in the family business
-You and Chanhee definitely share his wardrobe as you loved to be buried in his oversized sweaters and t-shirts with bad science and maths puns on
-Hwall just rolled his eyes every time he saw you in Chanhee’s hideous lime green jumper with a “find x” meme on it but seeing Chanhee’s face whenever you wore his clothes he couldn’t help but smile a little
-Thanks to you, Chanhee was a lot more open with his friendship group and loosened up with them a whole lot more which they ADORED
-Not to mention, you adored Eric and Eric adored you, latching onto you at every opportunity as Chanhee chased Younghoon with a maths textbook after he insulted the Pythagoras theorem
-However, if Chanhee caught Eric clinging onto you for longer than necessary or too tightly well… let’s just say Chanhee has a jealous streak and will pull Eric off you before dragging you off somewhere to make out whilst Chanhee protested that he wasn’t jealous in between kisses to which you just rolled your eyes at him
-Make out sessions are pretty frequent, mainly because you didn’t spend a lot of time together and facetime sessions just weren’t the same
-The boys walked on you way too many times making out, at parties, in his dorm, in the LIBRARY?!
-Chanhee didn’t care, he just wanted a kiss and what Chanhee wants, he gets (but only if you want to of course, he wasn’t going to pressure you into it)
-All in all, dating Chanhee is a whole nerd-filled, math ridden and quirky mess and you were perfect for each other
-It always hit you how much you loved Chanhee whenever you spent time together, the sun hitting his cheekbones as he smiled at you or when he fell asleep during the Empire Strikes Back and he snuggles closer to you or he’s just studying in his room with you there studying alongside him
-“Chanhee, I adore you”
-“You can say you love me, Y/N, I won’t freak out”
