X1 Yohan College AU (Part 1)
It is your freshman year of college and after two months you are finally feeling like you are getting the hang of things
You are a psychology major, and while you are not too sure what you want to do with the degree, you are super interested in the classes
Even though you are kind of shy, you have made few friends and honestly things are going pretty well
While walking to get dinner, your friends are deciding whether or not to go to an upcoming Taekwondo match
“I didn’t know you followed Taekwondo,” you said, a little surprised since you had never heard them mention it before
Your friend laughed, saying that it wasn’t taekwondo she was interested in, but one of the guys on the team
She took out her phone and pulled up an instagram page, showing you a picture of a guy who looked more like a model than an athlete
“His name is Yohan, he’s a freshman this year and got a full ride on a taekwondo scholarship,” she explained
To you that was impressive, you were only able to get half of your college paid for with the academic scholarship you received, maybe you should take up taekwondo…
The three of you agreed to watch his match next week; you had never seen a taekwondo match before so you thought it might be fun, also, it didn’t hurt that there was a cute guy competing in it
A week later, the three of you arrived at the match, and were shocked to see how many people there were, well, mostly how many girls there were
It seemed that you and your friends weren’t the only ones interested in the new athlete
When the team walked out, it didn’t take long to spot Yohan
He was tall, pale, lean, and ten times more attractive in real life
You noticed the loud cheering coming from the crowd, and you looked around to see some of the girls holding up signs with his name on it
Yohan got a lot of nudges from his teammate and he looked down sheepishly, embarrassed by the attention
However, once his match began the embarrassment was gone; it was like a totally new person had taken control of his body and his expression became serious, his eyes focused on his opponent
On the other hand, you struggled to figure out what was going on over the kicks, cheers, and constant start and stop of the fights
It wasn’t until some horn sound blew and the referee held out his hand that you realized the match was over
You looked around frantically trying to figure out who won, but with the tumultuous amount of yelling and shouting, you assumed it must have been Yohan
You applauded as well and smiled at your friends who were cheering along with the crowd
After the competition ended, the three of you walked back toward your dorms, chatting about the match
Your friends asked if you wanted to go with them to the next one, but you decided that one match was enough, you enjoyed it, but you weren’t a big enough taekwondo fan to keep going
A few weeks passes, and the attractive taekwondo player had escaped your thoughts
While you heard his name in passing, you were more concerned with the exams coming up in two weeks
Today you would be meeting some people for a group study, so you could get ready for a calculus midterm coming up
You weren't too worried, though calculus was one of your required courses, you did enjoy math and thought you were pretty decent at it
You entered the study area, waving to a few of your friends you had met in your calculus class
As you scanned the room, you noticed that there were about ten people, and one of them was strangely familiar
Sitting across from you was a very handsome guy with bunny like features
You didn’t have time to figure out where you had seen him because you were soon asked to introduce yourself
“Hey, I’m Yohan," The attractive boy introduced once his turn arose.“Sorry if I seem a little lost and confused, math isn’t my strong suit.”
A light bulb went off in your head and you remembered the taekwondo athlete you had watched a few weeks ago
You looked around to see the other girls in the group smiling at him and batting their eyes at him, but he was completely oblivious to it
You chuckled to yourself
“What?” Yohan asked, taken aback. He must of thought you were laughing at him....
“Oh, nothing! I was just remembering something funny” You insisted as everyone turned to look at you. Your cheeks turned red at the sudden attention and you looked down.
Yohan continued to stare at you with a confused expression as the group began, and the leader passed out problems
Immediately you dove into the worksheet, trying to distract yourself from Yohan’s unyielding gaze
As the group continued, you periodically glanced up to see that Yohan was getting more and more stressed as time went by, running his hand through his hair
It had been two hours now, and he was still stuck on the second page of the packet, you were now on the last
Finally, the compassion in you took over, and you couldn’t watch him suffer any longer
“Everything okay” You whispered, leaning across the table towards Yohan
Yohan looked up at you, his hair sticking out in all directions, his expression somber
“Oh, uh” He began, surprised that you had talked to him all of a sudden
“I’m fine, just a little confused.” He admitted, rubbing the back of his neck
“What problem? Maybe I can help.” You offered, pulling his paper towards you
He looked down embarrassed, avoiding eye contact with you
“I think I need help on all of them" he mumbled. You tried your best to hold it back, but you couldn’t help but snicker
The rest of the group looked towards the two of you, and you smiled apologetically
“Here,” you whispered, scribbling down steps to answer the problem on his paper. If you follow this formula, you should be able to solve most of the problems on the first three pages.
He looked up at you as if you had just saved his life, and for second you thought you saw tears had formed in his eyes
“Thank you so much” He whispered, and the two of you went back to work
Once three hours had passed, your study group agreed to call it a day
As you were walking out, someone caught your shoulder causing you to jump
“Oh, sorry I didn’t mean to startle you.”
You turned to see Yohan standing behind you, only a foot away. You blushed and took a step back
He really was tall
“Don’t worry about it” You reassured, giving him a soft smile
“Well uhm…” He began, running his had through his hair, his cheeks turning a light shade of pink
“If you don’t mind, would you be willing to help me out some time. With the calculus I mean, and don’t worry if you don’t want to. Actually, you really shouldn’t worry about it, I’m being sel-”
“Sure” You interjected, giggling a little. You never knew the star taekwondo athlete could be so clumsy with words.
You pulled out you phone and handed it to him
“Put your number in and let me know when you are free.” You smiled, trying your best to sound clam. You could feel your heart beat in your throat and your thoughts became giddy. Who knew that being good at math would help you get to know a really cute guy.
Yohan texted you the next day, and the two of you decided to meet at a coffee shop
As your meeting dre closer, you couldn’t stop thinking about Yohan. You’d giggle each time you thought of his hair sticking up every which way as he struggled with the calculus problems. It was hard to imagine he was the same guy who was so focused and strong during the taekwondo match.
After spending an hour picking out an outfit, you walked to the cafe, arriving there fifteen minutes early. You prepared to order something and wait at a table, but suddenly stopped in your tracks.
Yohan sat by the window, resting his chin on his hand. He wore a striped button down shirt tucked into black slacks that showed-off his long legs. His hair was parted in the middle showing revealing his forehead, which somehow made him look so much more attractive than he already was
Now he really looked like a model
You started to panic as you looked at the surrounding customers who were watching him with heart eyes
What would they think when they saw you sitting with him? Wouldn’t they ridicule you, wondering how someone so boring could hang out with a guy like him.
Before you could turn tail and run, you heard Yohan call your name.
You looked to see him waving at you, a bright smile flashing across his face.
Whatever worries that were filling your mind before were gone now, you couldn’t help but smile back as you walked towards him, taking the seat across from his.
“You’re here early,” You mused and began to unpack your things
“All good students arrive to class early.” Yohan stated with confidence
You laughed at his determined face and he cocked your head at you
“Why do you keep laughing at me?” He asked, his lips forming into a pout.
“Is it because I suck at math? You probably think I’m stupid and am wondering how I even got into college in the first place.” He looked down, and you began to panic.
“No! It’s not that at all, I just thinks it’s cute how serious you are about this-” You clapped your hands over your mouth, realizing what you had just said.
Yohan snapped his head up, his cheeks flushing.
“Oh, thanks, I mean…” He trailed off. The two of you had no idea what to say.
“I’m gonna go order drinks” He offered and you nodded
Yohan rose and walked towards the counter. Once he turned away, you dropped your head onto the table, cursing yourself for being so careless. What would he think of you now? He probably thought you were some weird fan girl or something.
As you panicked by yourself, Yohan looked back at you smiling. He watched as you laid your head on the table, your hair sprawling around you.
“She’s cute,” He whispered to himself.
Once Yohan returned with drinks the two of you got started on the math problems
You worked for two hours, and you couldn’t help but giggle when Yohan finally solved a problem. Each time he would do a little victory dance in his seat as if he had just won the lottery.
Sometimes he would get a little excited when doing the problem and wouldn’t take his time to think through everything.
“Slow down Yohan, you’re skipping some of the steps,” you would nag, pulling the pencil from his hand as he scribbled fiercely.
“Hey!” He would protest, trying to hold back the smile playing on his lips.
“I almost had it.”
“No you didn’t,” you would argue, working out the problem on his paper. He would grin sheepishly before taking back his pencil and starting over again.
Once you finished, Yohan had made it through the whole packet. You couldn’t help but feel a little sad when he solved the last problem, wishing that you could spend more time with each other.
“Well I guess that’s it for today.” You announced, giving Yohan a half hearted smile.
“Yeah, thank you so much.” He responded, looking down at the table.
After an awkward pause, you rose from you seat, waving goodbye
“I’ll see you at the next study group,” you said and began to walk towards the door
“Wait!” Yohan called after you. His hand wrapped around your wrist, pulling you towards him. You turned to face Yohan, your cheeks on fire. He was practically holding your hand!!!
“It’s pretty late now, I’ll walk you back.” He offered, and you nodded in agreement unable speak. You glanced down at his hand that was still holding your wrist,
“Oh, sorry!” He apologized, letting go of your wrist and taking a step back.
“Let’s go” he smiled and the two of you began to walk towards the dorm.
“So…” Yohan began, after a few seconds of silence.
“I never heard what your major was.”
“Psychology,” You answered.
“Wow, that’s really interesting, do you know what you want to do with it?”
“I’m not sure yet, but I am really interested in developmental psychology. My younger brother grew up with anxiety and panic disorder. My parents didn’t really know much about mental health so they never knew what to do. I tried my best to help him, but he still had a really hard time. That's why I'm studying psychology, I want to figure out how I can help kids like him and spread awareness about mental health disorders in children- Oh sorry, did I lose you? I get excited when talking about that kind of stuff.”
Yohan looked at you, his eyes locked with yours. You had no idea what he was thinking, and you couldn’t help but notice how fast your heart was beating.
“Yohan?”
He snapped out of his thoughts and looked away, his cheeks flushing red
“Oh sorry, I was just thinking about how cool you are, I mean, how cool your aspirations are. You seem to be really passionate about it.”
You looked up at him surprised. This was one of the first times someone had said something like that to you. Most people just told you that you talked too much, or that the job market for psychologists was way to small.
“Thanks,” you smiled at him, your heart warm.
“Don’t mention it,”
“What about you?” You asked after a brief pause.
“Oh, me? I’m not really sure yet, I’m undecided right now. Lame right?” Yohan admitted, his voice small.
“What, no it’s not!” You defended, hating the defeated look on his face.
Yohan looked at you shocked.
“You are only 20, how are you supposed to know what to do with your life!? If anything, I think being undecided is even cooler. There are so many things you can do, so many opportunities. If anything it means you have no limits!”
...... “Oh, sorry, I guess I got a little fired up,” you apologized, embarrassed
Yohan began to laugh, and soon you were laughing with him, and before you knew it, the two of you were infront of your dorm.
“Thanks, that really meant a lot.” He smiled, two two of you just starred at each other. Then, without warning, Yohan wrapped his arms around you, pulling you into his chest.
You stood there in shock, praying that he couldn't feel how fast your heart was beating
After a second or two, Yohan jumped back, his face the color of a tomato
“I am so sorry about that! I don’t know why I just did that, it’s just that I was really grateful for today and everything you have done for me and-”
“It’s okay.” You interrupted, smiling.
“I’m glad I could help.” You waved at him and walked to your dorm, your legs like jello. You didn’t look back at him, worried he would see how red you were.
What the heck just happened?
