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He never signed up for this.
Why would he? It's not like he was waiting for an opportunity to practically descend on him, nor was he actively chasing it.
That's exactly what Kim Dokja is thinking, hiding in the supply closet.
What is he hiding from you may ask? Bullies? Homework?? Nope, not this time.
Sure ,Dokja has had a lot of misfortunes in his life, ignoring his past. By misfortunes he means the little things. Everyone loves the little things, right?
,, You should enjoy the little things in life! " they say. And Kim Dokja would agree. If they would actually be enjoyable.
Nothing is ever going according to the plan. Hence , the closet.
He was hiding as always. Not because he was being chased or anything. That was long gone after he transferred to this school. But he still did so, both as a force of habit and prevention.
And by some great miracle he got locked out. Which shouldn't be even possible since the key was with him. Did the door get jammed? He would never know.
Oh and why were we talking about misfortunes, miracles and luck? Yeah, Kim Dokja can tell you all about the first one. The other ones he can only complain why he can't have anything nice.
Kim Dokja has, as already stated, has never had good luck. Not even just normal amount. Like sometimes winning at board games or not pushing a pull door. Not even a *little* amount of it! None. His luck is nonexistent.
Or just bad luck. Call it whatever you want. But Kim Dokja prefers not mentioning it at all. Just silently screaming every time something proves that he's cursed.
And he would scream silently now too. But, he's had a bad day. Can a guy not indulge in some good old ,, scream until there's only exhaustion left" . Literally. All of it just flies away, including Dojka's woesome dignity, which is probably hanging by a thread by now.
But he's gonna do that as a last case scenario, as he can cause ,,unnecessary hysteria".
He can take a lot of things. There always being a hair in his gum(which is not his, and yes he has already considered filing a complaint to God because who the fuck's hair is it) , the ominous nonstop appearing rotten carrots under his sink (can y'all tell I'm pulling this out of my ass bcs I am) which, ok. Weird. And he did actually file a complaint this time, but to his landlord. Not this fault that the old stubborn ram won't do anything about it.
And of course, the, also ominous, messages left by his so-called soulmate.
Ya, of course he knows about the existence of soulmates, he's not stupid.. But someone could have warned him. He would appreciate the heads up.
,, But, Dokja what's so unfortunate about your soulmate texting you? "
Uhh the fact that they're not texting him.? But writing messages on his arm like it's a diary narrating *his* life.
By now you would think that they know that Dokja is their soulmate, but then they wouldn't be talking about him in 3rd person. That would be too creepy.
Right now there's a
'He's hiding in the supply closet again'
Written oh his left arm, under his sleeve. The handwriting can't be classified as nice since it's a bit ugly in some places but you could say that it's messy. And you would be correct.
These messages started when he transferred to this school. So his soulmate must be a tad bit younger than him since the window opens when both halves of the soul are 17 of age.
Isn't that a bit too late tho? Kim Dokja had always thought so. But now that he's older, wiser and definitely not not shiting his pants everytime he feels the light gentle pressure on his skin, he wishes that his ability never showed itself.
He knows soulmates are something he should cherish with his whole entire being. But there have to exceptions, right? Like writing borderline stalking messages about someone on their arm, knowing their soulmate can and most definitely will read them.
Just to name some examples.
Sure maybe his soulmate is blissfully unaware or just doesn't care about his own soulmate. Maybe they think that they're the older one?
Since Dokja has never written anything on himself, nor does he have any new scars or bruises it seems likely.
Huh.
Yeah it's still a tad bit creepy no matter how you look at it. But that's just how life is, is it not? Dokja can handle a weird soulmate after everything misfortunate in his life.
No, he can't. He's a liar. He'll just avoid whoever starts acting suspicious towards him. Which is like 80% of the school population , but the guy has always been paranoid. What can he say.
Talking about paranoia.. When is he getting out of this God forbidden, key-not-responding supply closet?!
Good thing his phone didn't die yet. At least he can read something in the meantime.
Yoo Joonghyuk saw a boy at the first day of school. Not the opening ceremony, he couldn't care less back then (even if it was just yesterday). But he might care just little but more now.
At first the boy didn't catch his attention at all. Just another face in the crowd. Sure, it was an unfamiliar face, since they get new students all the damn time. Nothing new, nothing groundbreaking, the same old shit.
Yet he kept searching for the new face every few seconds.
The new student had raven hair that shined dark midnight blue in the sun and big dark grey- almost black eyes with countless stars in them. And if he got lost in them the moment he first caught the new guy's gaze.. Well that's only his business.
.. And maybe Han Sooyoung's too if she finds out.. Sooo unfortunate she wasn't in class when it happened.
And well.. He might have made it a *little* habit of writing about the mysterious new student. Yoo Joonghyuk swears he's not obsessed, he really isn't. He would be one of the last people on the planet to be so creepy. He's just making notes on how to approach him....
.. Maybe it is a bit creepy. But he can assure you that he has no ulterior motives. Or creepy fantasies.
Since he doesn't want to carry a notebook everywhere, he resorted to just writing on his arm. Call him lazy but he's not going to be seen carrying a book about someone's habits.
Yup it still is indeed creepy.
Sure, his soulmate could see the messages, but nobody has ever replied once, or even attempted to reach out. Which means that either he is the older one , or that his soulmate thinks that he's weird.
Back to the problem at hand.
Yoo Joonghyuk has quickly realized that the new student (he still doesn't know his name, yes he's a little ashamed of it) was absent since lunch. The last time he saw him was when he snuck out into the supply closet. Again.
Seriously, what's so interesting about a supply closet? Can he not just stay placed so Yoo Joonghyuk can at least even try to romance him?? Of course, he will stop once he sees that it makes the student uncomfortable! He really doesn't want to make someone uncomfortable just because he wants to get to know him. He might be socially awkward at times but he's not clueless or a creep.
So the next logical step in Joonghyuk's mind was to go find the absent student with stars in his eyes.
The first place to look for him? The supply closet.
He tried to stand up from his seat as nonchalantly as he could, but all he got was dirty looks directed at him from standing so abruptly. Once they realized who he was they stopped staring and finally started minding their own business.
Ok, that wasn't nonchalant at all. Yoo Joonghyuk thought.
So he at least tried to walk out of the class, as nonchalantly as he could.
Everyone ignored the small, almost unnoticeable spring in his step.
Everyone, but Han Sooyoung.
And because she's so Sherlock Holmes coded. She has to find out what is making the class ice prince, or her personal favorite : the emotionally unavailable freezer with cheekbones so happy. (Yes, she's so smart and creative with her nicknames, isn't she?)
So she also snuck out of this class. Also thinking she was nonchalant. But looked like a robber on her tippy toes, cackling maniacally. At best.
Heh.. She's just so glamorous.
Following Yoo Joonghyuk was proven easier then she initially thought. That bastard always hears everything and anything, even if its not directed at him. Always looking around, always having both his eyes and ears pricked as much as possible.
So him being this oblivious was suspicious.
But what would Han Sooyoung be if she had preservation of safety? Not Han Sooyoung so she quickly tossed the idea of turning around and making a run for it out of the window. If Yoo Joonghyuk saw her and decided she's nothing but compost, well at least she can hunt him as a ghost.
She would be a good poltergeist.
Maybe Joonghyuk is a little bit too happy to be searching for the student(shit he really has to ask for his name, he can't keep calling him ,, student"). But what can he say, he's happy that he finally has a reason to start a conversation with him.
Finding the student > striking up a conversation with him > getting to know him > him falling in love with Yoo Joonghyuk
That's the plan. There's no way it's not gonna work. It's completely fool proof.
That's what he was chanting in his head the moment he saw the supply closet.
So like any normal person would, he knocked. On a supply closet. Fucking dumbass.
Dokja was content just reading, stuck in the closet. When out of nowhere someone knocked(?) on the supply closet.
What.
So that's what he, understandably, said. Both confusion and irritation evident in his tone. Because WHO would knock on a supply closet? Apparently whoever this donkey was.
The donkey in question, ignoring his mistake, was happy he found the student. So as any normal person, with a crush on a student stuck in a supply closet, he said something any normal person would say.
"Get out. " maybe he should work on sounding a bit nicer.
Hearing the person on the other side of the door, Dokja could only say:
"Hell no. "
"Who even are you? "
Joonghyuk was more than taken aback, by the attitude the student gave him. But the fact that he didn't know who he was? Fair, but it still hurt a little too close to his heart.
"Yoo Joonghyuk. "
...
"Open the door. "
"You see, Yoo Joonghyuk, I would but the door isn't working. "
"Hmn."
So naturally, Joonghyuk had to check for himself. He, as gently as he could, gripped the handle and tried to open the door. (Read : he almost broke the door down) And much to Dokja's disbelief he actually opened the door.
"Not working, you say. "
"Yup. That's what I said" Kim Dokja with a boyish smile as he reached for the handle. Their fingers touched gently, and if Joonghyuk's ears turned red, then it was only his business. (And Han Sooyoung's, since she was hidden behind the corner as the cheap temu villain she is)
But that moment of potential romance was quickly shattered by the movement of the student gripping the handle and successfully shutting the door in Yoo Joonghyuk's face.
To say that Yoo Joonghyuk was dumbfounded was an understatement.
But he quickly came to his senses and opened the door again.
"What the fuck. " thought Dokja. Just now he was saying that he was going to avoid anyone even slightly suspicious. And, well, Yoo Joonghyuk is on the top of the list.
Don't ask him why or you'll be there till midnight.
Well for starters, Yoo Joonghyuk looked suspicious, he kept glaring at Kim Dokja but never talking to him. As if he was planning something.
It's true that he never did anything but anytime he catches Joonghyuk looking at him an image of Yoo Joonghyuk's face badly photoshopped onto a fly rubbing it's hands pops into his mind.
So after repeating the same tango of opening and closing the door, Kim Dokja gathered all of his courage and made a run for it.
Yoo Joonghyuk was left speechless the second time but later became irritated at the student running away.
... Then he became angry the moment he heard Han Sooyoung's penatrating laughter.