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syn has never had a crush before, and he doesn't know how to determine that it is a crush.
but that day when nuer came close to him at the football court, his heartbeat went so fast, it was faster than when he had to wait for keua to kick the football. it was faster than when he had lost his assignments that was due an hour before. nuer makes his heart beat so much faster. like, if his heart beat raced with a cheetah, it would win. (kidding)
and ever since the day nuer found syn at the park near their college continuing the project, the feelings syn had for him grew even more. but he still didn't know if its a crush, or just the little feeling of them finally being friends.
<3
"syn!" he heard someone call from behind as he was just leaving the campus.
he turned his head to see nuer running after him, with that oh-so-adorable little smile plastered on his face.
nuer is actually the most handsome person he has ever seen in his life. maybe he does have a crush on him. maybe.
"why didn't you wait for me? i thought i told kuea to tell you" he panted after finally catching up with syn.
"kuea didn't tell me though? maybe he forgot to. i'm sorry i didn't wait for you then, nuer"
nuer smiled again, and suddenly he patted syn's head. it made syn feel so warm inside.
"it's okay, you didn't know. i'll tell you directly next time"
syn feels so bottled up. he wants to tell nuer how he feels eventhough he doesn't even know what it is. or maybe he just needs to tell somebody.
syn stopped suddenly, and nuer stopped too.
"hey, um.. can i tell you something?" syn said, looking down at his feet.
"sure, go ahead. you can tell me whatever you want to."
that smile again. he just wants to pull nuer's cheeks to make it even wider.
"well.. um.."
before syn had the chance to continue, he was interrupted by voices shouting his name.
and just before he knew it, ton and jab were already dragging him to the football court. (the same way in ep 6 how they dragged kuea)
but the thing is, he doesn't think the group chat texted to have football practice today?
"hey! i was talking to nuer!" syn pulled his arm away from them and sat down on the grass.
"that's the weird thing! since when did you two get close? and walking home together too?!" kuea's eyebrows rose up, questioning syn like he is a detective and syn is the criminal under that one light, swinging from side to side.
"and he even told me to tell you to wait for him? what happened between you two, huh? i thought you hated his guts?"
"well… i was doing work alone at the park and he suddenly came. and i don't know, i just felt bad because i was so rude at him for flirting with you, despite knowing you're already with khun hia. and i just asked him to forgive me and he had this silly smile and i just… i don't know! he looks so handsome suddenly.."
"oh my god syn"
"dude i think you're in love with him"
"you guys can get married already"
"what are you guys talking about?" speak of the devil.
now syn was scared he heard everything. he didn't want nuer to know about his feelings like this, he wanted to tell nuer alone.
"nothing! you can have him now" kuea, ton and jab giggled as they walked away.
"are you okay? the way they dragged you was kind of hard there" nuer offered his hand and syn took it and stood up.
"yeah, i'm fine, thank you nuer"
"do you still want to walk home together? i can leave if it bothers you. me walking home with you, i mean." nuer squeezed syn's hand a little, as if saying he really wants to walk home together with syn.
"sure. i could use some company, for once" syn smiled, and nuer's smile grew wider too.
"thanks."
and so nuer walked syn home, waving goodbye so sweetly, and only leaving once syn has already entered his house.