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The silence of the lecture hall before the majority of the class arrived gave Min Yoongi plenty of time to think. He leaned against the wall at the front of the room and his mind wandered off, images of the man who had recently filled his mind flooding back with a vengeance.
Min Yoongi was one of the few teacher’s assistants of his university’s best neuroscience professor Kim Seokjin. Yoongi was a graduate student, in the process of achieving his second degree in music science, specifically neuroscience with a music theory minor. He was passionate about music but he was also interested in the science behind music. It was an odd combination but he really enjoyed the classes he was able to take.
Which leads back to the class he was currently in. Kim Seokjin found Yoongi to be an interestingly passionate person and because Yoongi was such a good student, he offered him the position of teacher’s assistant, an exceedingly rare offer since Seokjin only accepted the best students to assist him in his course.
Yoongi wasn’t one to turn down such an offer especially since the professor was an absolutely stunning man who anyone would kill to become closer to, Yoongi included. His plump lips, stunning eyes, the way he smiled sincerely at his students as if he really enjoyed teaching. He was really such a beautiful person. That wasn’t the only reason he accepted the offer, though it was a big part of it. It was also a great addition to his resumé.
The position was a lot of responsibility but he actually really enjoyed it. The students were smart and determined and seemed to want to learn. He looked around at the lecture hall that was starting to fill up and smiled at familiar faces and nodded in acknowledgement, not showing any signs of the intrusive thoughts that had plagued his mind.
However, speak of the devil. The man who had taken up a cozy residence in his mind suddenly appeared through the double doors to the lecture hall, practically Adonis in the flesh. Yoongi gulped as he looked towards the older man who was dressed very smartly. Seokjin strolled in confidently, rocking a black turtleneck and fitted maroon suit with some retro looking half frame wire rimmed glasses that Yoongi suspected weren’t just for looks and actually had really strong prescription lenses. The teacher’s assistant also noticed (but if asked, he would strongly deny) that the professor’s lips were very plump and pink, almost as if they were bitten.
This all resulted in a visual stimulation that left Yoongi starstruck. The look, the stroll, the smile, everything. It was too much. By the time Seokjin had passed him to get to the podium, though, he had snapped out of it enough to respond to the older man.
“Good morning, Yoongi. How are you?” Seokjin asked casually, pulling out his laptop and agenda from his brown shoulder bag. He luckily didn’t seem to notice the dreamy look on Yoongi’s face or the way he was trying not to look too long at him.
“Good morning, Professor!” The younger man said a little too loudly, his face turning a shade of pink at the realization. He heard a snicker from one of the students in the front row and shot a pointed look at him before turning back to the doctor. “I’m doing well. How are you?” He said, composing himself before Seokjin suspected anything.
Yoongi must have been having a lucky day because Seokjin didn’t seem fazed by that either. Instead, he finished setting up his podium and turned to Yoongi to give him his full attention.
“That’s good. I’ve been doing well as well. I’ve been making changes to the curriculum but those are coming along nicely.” He smiled at his assistant and Yoongi couldn’t help but to smile back because damn, that smile made him feel like he was the only man to exist.
“I’m glad! You did say that you wanted to do that and I’m glad it’s coming along well.” His body language was somewhat awkward but he was glad he could finally talk to Seokjin without choking up. That was progress at least.
The class started to fill in as they spoke and eventually class was ready to begin. Seokjin started to talk and Yoongi moved to start walking around the class, serving as a connection between the professor and the students. His role was to be there if the students had questions and to enforce the class rules. The only actual rules were no phones out and if a student has a laptop, they can only be taking notes, no Facebook or social media. It was fairly easy and Yoongi found himself getting to know the students in the class.
He actually served as a kind of mentor for one student named Taehyung, the one who snickered at him earlier, and the two friends he tended to bring to class. Technically, if you weren’t in the class, you weren’t supposed to be there but he had a soft spot for the three friends and let them get away with it as long as they weren’t disruptive.
However, as Yoongi passed Taehyung on his rounds, he noticed his friends weren’t there and he found himself wondering where they were. But as he did, he noticed Taehyung was on his phone, not paying attention to the professor.
Yoongi passed by, trying to get a look at the texts but he couldn’t see anything. He nudged the younger boy as he walked by, not wanting to disrupt Professor Kim by speaking. The brunette looked up suddenly, fear in his eyes as the teacher’s assistant gave him a look and mouthed the words “put it away” before walking off to continue his rounds. Taehyung turned bright red and put his phone on his lap.
~BFFLs~
Taeger: lololol you guys should see yoongi-hyung getting flustered by professor kim
its so funny
Kookiebear: aw i would have come if i didn't have this stupid club meeting
Chimjim: pics or it didn't happen
Taeger: lol chim you know it happened
yoongi hyung totally has the hots for the professor
but ill send them lol
professor kim looks soo good today
y'all are missing out big time
Kookiebear: thanks taetae
you a true homie
Taetae: uwu thanks kookie
ill send them now and then tell you the deets later
Chimjim: okay!
im so heated that i didn't go
professor kim heals my eyes
Kookiebear: it’s been like 5 min
wheres the pics tae
Chimjim: that’s weird
lol maybe he got in trouble for having his phone out again
Kookiebear: lololololol maybe
that would be so funny
Chimjim: well I'm just gonna keep watching anime until taetae texts back
will you be home soon kookie?
Kookiebear: after my meeting, yes
can i cuddle you and watch anime too jiminie-hyung?
Chimjim: of course you can my lil kook
Kookiebear: :D
Class went on and Taehyung, fearing the wrath of Min Yoongi, paid attention and didn’t pull out his phone until the lesson ended. When he saw that his two best friends were cuddling and watching anime, he pouted and messaged the group chat bitterly.
~Chimjim sent a photo to BFFLs~
Taeger: wow i see how it is
my only biffles and they betray me
Kookiebear: noo taetae come cuddle with us
Chimjim: baby I'm pouting cause i want you here too!
now get your ass home so we can have an anime cuddle night with pizza
Taeger: :D
yes sir!
Kookiebear: wait you still need to send the pictures
Taeger: oh yeah!
~Taeger sent two photos to BFFLs~
Chimjim: ugh id let dr kim do anything to me
an actual greek god
Kookiebear: lololololol yoongi-hyung
also tae these are really good pictures
are you trying to take my thing
Taeger: lololol ikr
yoongi-hyung totally has the hots
of course not kookie
you will always be the best photographer out of all of us
Kookiebear: uwu thanks tae
now hurry up so we can cuddle
Taeger: omw!