Bin is that friendly kid that goes out a lot and rarely studies but still ends up with good grades somehow no one knows how he does it
(even his best friend/roommate minhyuk who manages to balance studies + dance still gets lower marks than he does, neither of them really know why)
so Bin never really goes to the library, he’s never had the need to.
up until the day he’s on his way back to the from class and sees this really really pretty boy cross his path
the boy looks about his height, he’s got coffee in one hand and he’s gripping the strap of the back pack over his shoulder with the other
he doesn’t really know why he feels compelled to follow the boy but bin’s always been the whimsical type and he’s really got nowhere to be and no one will know suspect that he’s going to the library only to stare at the pretty boy since he has his bag from class
maybe he’ll do some work while he’s there ONLY so he doesn’t look suspicious
the boy walks into the library and bin follows, choosing to take a table far away enough from the boy but also close enough that he can still stare.
its only 5 minutes in and Bin is seriously wondering what he’s doing
did he really just come to the library to stare at a handsome stranger
its not like he has a crush or anything you can’t crush on someone you’ve never talked to
except anyone else who knew of the situation would probably call it a crush, since bin starts going back to the library regularly to stare at study boy.
he’s pretty lowkey about it and he’s sure study boy hasn’t caught on, since study boy is always absorbed in his work
except for dongmin has caught on.
the first couple of days he thought nothing of it, some guy just hanging around at a table across the library for a few days, probably has a big project or test and needs a quiet place to study.
but after two weeks of consistently seeing this same guy he starts to get curious. one time he walked passed the guy’s table on his way to the reference books (which he didn’t actually need) only to notice the guy wasn’t actually working he was just doodling in his notebook which made him wonder
what kind of guy goes to the library to draw
what kind of guy goes to the library to draw in a regular lined notebook
what kind of guy goes to the library to draw in a regular lined notebook every single day
dongmin began trying to break it down - this guy wasn’t an art major (no offense his drawing skills needed quite a bit of work, and usually art kids had sketch books to draw in) - but that’s really the only thing he knew
back at moonrock dorm, rocky questions why bin’s been going to the library so much, it’s not like he ever studies
bin counters that maybe he’s just decided that he should study and the library encourages him to do that
minhyuk rolls his eyes and goes ‘mhmmm’ but drops the subject
bin sticks his tongue out at the back of minhyuks head
but it does make him realize, he’s been staring at study boy for three weeks and he still doesn’t know his name
so day 16 of going to the library (he only goes on weekdays), Bin sits himself down across from pretty study boy
he doesn’t really have a plan of action but nothing is ever gonna happen if he just sits around and stares from afar, might as well go for it
“uh, what’re you working on?”
“are you any good at it?”
“i’m really struggling and you seem to know what you are doing”
(which by the way is a total lie bin isn’t struggling with calculus, it’s not his best subject but he gets by fine in the class)
“its not too bad as long as you understand the concepts first.”
“would you be willing to help me understand those concepts?”
dongmin is hyper aware that this is library table number 7 boy that always comes to doodle and not study, and he’s really got no reason to help the kid out since the kid never seems to even study anyway
BUT library table number 7 boy is really really cute up close and dongmin would be even more stupid to turn down the opportunity to make library table number 7 boy into library table dongmin boy
a few days of tutoring sessions later and if bin wasn’t head over heels before, he definitely is now.
not only is study boy really pretty but he’s also really kind and smart and his voice is soft and sometimes bin makes a joke and study boy laughs with this really pretty opened mouthed smile and his eyes curve up into crinkles and wow #bestdecisionofhislife was to start talking to pretty boy
one day dongmin is explaining integrals to him but bin is getting distracted by how long dongmin’s eyelashes are and the way his lips move as he speaks
wow he kind of really wants to kiss him
oh wait is he already kissing him something feels soft against his lips
dongmin’s eyes go wide and he drops the pencil he was holding
shit fuck abort abort bin did u really just do that did u really just kiss study boy while he was showing you how to do calculus
bin drops everything and just gets out of there as fast as he can
study boy will probably never talk to him again
he can’t go back to the library again ever
he doesn’t stop running until he gets back to his dorm room, flings himself on to his bed and buries his burning red face into his pillow
god he knew he was whimsical and spontaneous and just did things because he felt like it and didn’t try to over think things but that was #thestupidestdecisionofhislife
what bin doesn’t realize is dongmin never actually pulled away from the kiss
dongmin is confused to say the least
he was surprised and not surprised when bin kissed him
he didn’t expect it to happen when he was writing out a formula but its not like bin was ever really subtle about liking dongmin anyway
after dongmin recovers from the shock of bin kissing him then running away, he realizes bin left all of his stuff at the table.
he packs up his stuff for him, noticing the notebook that bin had been drawing in so much back when he was still sitting at table number 7.
he knows he probably shouldn’t open it, but he’s curious and bin doesn’t have to know
he flips it open and finds countless doodles of himself accompanied with small notes of “how can someone be so pretty”
now it’s dongmin’s turn to go red
he ruffles through the bag to find a couple of stickers they hand out the dorms, kind of like a ‘dorm spirit’ kind of deal, and he figures that must be bins dorm
he swings his own backpack over his shoulder and carries bin’s in his arm
he’s walking up to the building and notices another kid locking up his bike in a hurry at the dorm’s bike rack and figures he probably lives there and might know bin
“hey there, do you happen to know a moon bin?”
“yeah, he’s my roommate actuallly, why do you ask?”
“he left his stuff in the library.”
minhyuk raises an eyebrow at the mention of library.
“….he left all of his stuff in the library?”
minhyuk sighs, now realizing the reason bin had texted him ‘CRISIS’ and that he should ‘COME TO THE DORM ASAP’ because Bin ‘REALLY NEEDS TO TALK’ to him.
he offered to take it up to him, but dongmin shook his head, saying he would rather deliver it himself
(he didn’t want to risk this kid stealing any of bins stuff because how would he know for sure he’s really bins roommate)
minhyuk thinks thats a fair reason, and gestures for dongmin to follow him into the dorm, swiping his ID at the door.
he opens the door to moonrock’s dorm room, only to find bin curled up in his bed head smashed into the pillow.
now minhyuk could either be a good friend and take bin’s stuff from dongmin and thank him and then talk to bin about what happened like bin wanted.
or he could be a really good friend and let dongmin return the stuff to bin himself while minhyuk goes to the vending machine and buy himself snacks.
minhyuk decides to be a really good friend
and so dongmin is left in bin’s dorm room, bin unaware that its dongmin and not minhyuk
“….uh….hi….you left your stuff in the library.”
dongmin’s voice makes bin squeak in shock and remove himself from his pillow, locking eyes with dongmin
“ohmygodi’msosorrypleaseforgetieverdidthatiwasntthinkingjustforge-”
“i prefer to kiss after the first date, but you’re cute so i can make an exception. just please don’t run away after you kiss me the second time”
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