Chapter Text
July 6, xxxx
"Class dismissed, see you all on August." The teacher announced and took her leave, students bowed and sighed in relief.
"Finally! Summer Break begins!" One of the students shouted, she stretched her arms, dragged a boy and left with him, causing the students to look at them.
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Joonghyuk arrived at his home, to find his little sister drawing.
Creak
His sister noticed him and ran towards him.
"Oppa! How was school?" she smiled and hugged her brother, dragging him in the couch and forced him to sit and took off his backpack. "It was fine" he smiled at his sister, patting her head, this was a daily occurrence for them.
"What do you want for dinner?" He asks, tying his apron to get ready.
"Naengmyeon!!!" She jumps raising her hands, "Ok" he smiles at her again while getting the ingredients. It took a little while to make it since he makes the noodles from scratch.
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"Dinner's done Mia!" He calls out, he put the bowls in the counter waiting for his sister. She sniffed the food, "Hmm! This smells delicious oppa!!", Joonghyuk smiled and pet her head again.
Joonghyuk always cooked and did the house chores ever since his parents died in an accident 12 years ago, along with a murder that happened at an apartment house. His parents were famous for owning the company 'Yoo Enterprise' , thanks to that, Jonghyuk and his sister won't struggle for a little while.
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"Hey! Stop dragging me!! I can walk by myself!" Dokja shouted, trying to get Han Sooyoung's hands off his uniform but failed. "Naa, i'll treat you today. I'm going to jeju Island for summer so you won't see me for a bit" She grinned. Dokja sighed and pouted, "Fine..", "Don't get lonely without me okay?" She grinned even harder, making Dokja irritated and tried to slap her hand but failed, again.
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They arrived at Dokja's favourite food place. "What do you want? I'll buy anything" she pointed at her chest and smiled. [Anything huh..] He smirked and ordered 8 items.
"Your total is ₩11165.50 ma'am" The cashier gave the food, Han Sooyoung stared at Kim Dokja, irritated. "[be thankful that i'll be gone for the whole summer you little sh*t..]" She cursed at him before giving the money.
"Thank you Sooyoungie~" he teased, Han Sooyoung looked at him in disgust. "Never call me that again", Dokja laughs, too hard and started to choke on his saliva. *cough* *cough*
"Hah, that's what you get for ordering too much" Sooyoung grinned, they continued to walk until they reached Sooyoung's house.
"See you on august" Dokja waved and left walking to his aunt's house. It wasn't that far away so he agreed to walk Sooyoung first to her home.
#
"I'm home.." Dokja took off his shoes and immediately went up to his room, checking his phone for any new updates of his favourite novel. He finished reading the latest chapter and decided to take a shower and changed into something more comfortable.
"Dokja-ya, did your friend treat you today?" His aunt asks After noticing 3 bags full of food boxes, "Yes, she didn't mind the amount so don't worry about it ahjumma" he reassures her, "Alright then. You can eat now, don't stay up too late, it's your turn to water the garden tomorrow" she says, Dokja nodded.
July 7, xxxx
7:09 am
"Dokja-ya! Eat your breakfast so that you can start watering the garden now!!" His aunt shouted. "Ughh, it's too early.." He groaned, fixing his bed before heading downstairs and ate his breakfast. He took a shower and changed into a plain white t-shirt and black shorts. He slipped on his slippers and went to the backyard, plugged in his earphones and started the hose.
"5,6,7,8. Dance wi..." He sang along with the song and slightly danced with the hose in his hand. "Backyard boy you make me.." He accidentally swang the hose too high, splashing water at the neighbor's backyard.
[Oh sh*t..]
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It's morning, Joonghyuk gets up early as usual and cooks breakfast for him and his sister. He later took a relaxing bath and changed into a gray plain t-shirt and black shorts. He decides to go to his backyard and admire the sunny and clear sky to clear off his mind and relax for a bit.
"5,6,7,8" he hears someone singing in the neighbor's backyard but didn't mind it.
"Backyard boy you make me.."
Splash
He felt a cool liquid covering most of his shirt and realized that it was water. He went towards the 5'10 ft backyard wall and took a peek of the someone that splashed him, he found a pale and slender boy, standing still wearing earphones and holding a running hose. The boy noticed him and ran near the wall.
"I'm so sorry!!!" He apologized, bowing. He turned off the hose and continued to apologise.
Silence..
"Aren't you that boy who got dragged off yesterday?" He realized that the boy was his classmate, not that he cares about any of them. It's just that the girl dragging the boy caused a scene.
"A-ah, yes.." Dokja looks down, ears burning. [Damn you Han Sooyoung, why did you cause a scene yesterday!?!]" He cursed inside his head.
. . .
"M-my name is Kim Dokja, i'm very sorry for getting you wet! I didn't mean to.." He changed the subject, trying to bury the previous subject at the back of his mind.
Joonghyuk grunted, looking at the smaller man.
"I-i'll do anything, I'm very sorry!" Kim Dokja begged for his apology to be accepted. Joonghyuk stayed quiet before accepting the apology. He returned inside his house to change, he didn't know that his sister watched the whole thing.
"Was that your friend, oppa? You should invite him today!!" She jumps at him.
"No, he's not, he just got my clothes wet and apologised" he explained to her, trying to get her off his legs.
"Waa? You don't have friends?" She looked at him in pity and slight disappointment.
"No.."
"Then make him your friend! You better invite him tomorrow or I won't talk to you for a week! Hmph!" She crossed her arms, pouting and looking away.
"Fine.." Joonghyuk accepts, he can't bear his little sister not talking to him for a whole week.
"Really?! I'll invite Yoosung and Gilyoung over for a sleepover tonight then!!" She smiled widely.
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Joonghyuk went again at his backyard and took a peek at the neighbor's backyard and to his surprise, Dokja still wasn't finished doing his chores. [what a frail looking man], he insults Dokja in his head.
#
Dokja was relieved to know that the neighbor accepted his apology. He was surprised to know that his neighbor was the school's 'Ice Prince'. What a small world, huh.
Dokja was never a sporty person, it took him 3 hours to finish watering the whole garden, he suddenly felt a chill and felt that someone was staring at him. Which to was his surprise, someone did. It was the 'Ice Prince' of the campus. He put down the hose and started to walk towards the garden wall.
"Do you need something?" He asks.
"Yes, stay at my house for tomorrow"
"Why?"
"Just do it, you said you'll do 'anything' didn't you?"
[Dammit Dokja, you shouldn't have said that..]
"Fine.."
July 8, xxxx
11:38 am
Dokja was eating his lunch when he suddenly remembers what Jonghyuk said.
"Ahjumma, I'll be staying over my friend's house for today, It's the right house next to ours", he says while eating some cold noodles.
"Okay, be sure to eat properly"
"I will, I'll be going later so i'll be packing some clothes now", his aunt nodded. He went up to his room and started to pack his pajama and a change of clothes and a towel.
"That should be enough", he stared at his bag for a few more minutes in case he forgot something. "Oh right! Soap and toothbrush.."
#
Ding Dong!
Dokja rings the bell and saw a little girl rushing over.
"Ahh! You must be oppa's new and only friend!" she exclaims while her pigtails bounced up and down.
"Pfft-" He almost laughed there, "Hi! I'm Kim Dokja, your brother's new and only 'friend'", he smiles at the little girl.
"Come in! Oppa is making patbingsu!!" She gripped Dokja's hand and dragged him in the house, he sees 2 big bowls of patbingsu. It seems that he isn't the only one that will visit today.
"Dokja-ahjussi! Are you and oppa classmates?" she asks innocently. [Do I look old?]
"Yes, but we don't talk too much. We became friends yesterday! He's a good person", he smiles at her.
Joonghyuk frowned.
"I know!! Joonghyuk Oppa is the best oppa in the world!!" She exclaims.
They talked about Joonghyuk for an hour until a ring can be heard from the gate. From what he heard from Mia, Joonghyuk is a good, responsible brother. He's very soft towards his sister and they live alone together.
"Ah! They're here!!" She shouted, rushing to the gate and opening it to welcome her friends.
"Your sister is adorable" he smiles, looking at Joonghyuk. Joonghyuk ignored him.
The door opened and 3 children entered, holding each other's hands like paper dolls.
"Dokja-ahjussi! meet Yoosung and Gilyoung! They're my best friends!!" She smiled widely.
"Hello Yoosung and Gilyoung! I'm Dokja, i'm her brother's friend. Nice to meet you!" He smiles at them. Their eyes were sparkling, as if they had seen a God.
"H-hello Dokja-ahjussi, I'm Shin Yoosung", a little girl with brown short hair greeted him and shook his hand carefully.
"Hello Dokja-ahjussi! I'm Lee Gilyoung! Can I call you hyung?" The little boy wearing a cap asks.
"You can call me whatever you want" Dokja smiles at him.
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Dokja watched over the kids, he never knew he was good with kids until now. He feels a sharp stare at the back of his head, already knowing who owns the sharp stare. Joonghyuk continued to make snacks for everyone while watching Dokja take care of the kids, he doesn't trust him that much.
6:05 pm
It's dinner time, they had a simple and light dinner so that they could sleep early.
"Oppa! Yoosung and Gilyoung will sleep with me so Dokja-ahjussi can sleep at your room!"
"at your room"
"your room.."
wait what?
"Don't you guys have a guest room?" He asks.
"We used it as a storage room, it's dusty there" Joonghyuk replied coldly.
"I can sleep on the couch!"
"You'll fall off"
"I'll just sleep on the floor!"
"It's cold"
"then where am I supposed to sleep?"
"My bed is big enough, surely you aren't against sleeping with me?"
"Of course not!" He lied, he's very against it but he needs to be a man and follow his manly instincts.
"Okay then, I'll take a shower so take a side of the bed"
Joonghyuk went to the bathroom, leaving Dokja at the living room, Mia suddenly shows up.
"Oppa's room is next to the kitchen", she smiled cheekily.
"Thank you.."
Dokja went in the room and put his bag beside the bedside table and started to change into his pajamas. [Ah, that's more comfortable]
He decides to check his phone and looked for a new update of his favourite novel. By the time he finished reading it, Joonghyuk was already at the room, hair dripping and a towel covering his bottom, revealing a bit of his v-line. His abs were exposed to air.
[Damn, I know he's handsome but I didn't know he would be this ripped. The world is so unfair..] Dokja stares at Joonghyuk's abs. Slightly envying him for having good looks and physique. He's too good looking for his age..
"Do you work out regularly?" He asks, still staring at the ripped abs. He can't seem to take his eyes off them.
"Hmm", Joonghyuk slides on his underwear and his dark grey pajamas, he also dries off his hair before heading to the bed. His wavy hair looked soft.
"Do you not sleep early?" He asks.
"Nope, I usually read things before going to sleep", Dokja replies while scrolling at his phone.
"What 'things' do you read?"
"Why? Do you want to know?" He grins at him, Joonghyuk frowned and faced the opposite side.
"Okay, okay, fine. I read novels, and it's not the novels that famous authors wrote years ago"
"Then what kind of novels do you read?" He faced the ceiling, putting his arms under his head.
"I read post apocalyptic webnovels, people say that my favourite novel sucks but I ignore them. They just have bad tastes" Dokja laughed, and Joonghyuk smiles, faintly.
"Woah, did you just smile?" He teased.
"No, I'm going to sleep, you should too"
"Fine" Dokja pouted but slept anyway.
[ Why does it feel like i've met him before?]