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Choi Yeonjun, 20, the new transfer student walks around towards the academic block after submitting his documents. He proceeds to press the lift but a foreign finger brushes past his.
"Oh, hi!" said the other one.
Listening to the foreign voice Yeonjun looked over to the other's direction to see a slightly taller male smiling with his dimples on display. His bangs covered his well defined eyebrows and his bunny teeth peeked out when he smiled. His not bright as the sky blue but comforting for the eyes hue hair stood out.
"Hi!" Yeonjun responded to not sound rude.
The lift arrived and they got in. Yet again their fingers brushed when they pressed the same floor.
"Your class is also on the 5th floor?" the taller asked.
"Ya. Classroom 508."
"Oh? We're in the same class this sem then."
"So, you're also in AI and Robotics?"
"Ya. I thought I knew everyone from my course. You must've been a day scholar last year then?"
"Actually I'm a transfer student. I had applied for the 3+2 program last sem so I'm here now."
The lift doors opened and they proceeded to go room 508.
"You're lucky that the lift was empty today, otherwise there's always like 20 people trying to get into 1 lift. So suffocating!"
"Your name?" Yeonjun asked.
"Oh, sorry for not introducing myself earlier. I'm Choi Soobin, the PR of 508."
"There's already a PR?"
"No, but I'm calling myself one for now since I was for last sem."
"Makes sense." Yeonjun nodded as they sat down.
Soobin then checked his messages while Yeonjun unpacked his books.
"Ooops! Seems like the class is empty because sir cancelled the class. Will you be waiting here or-"
"I'll be going to the hostel." Yeonjun said as he repacked the stuff.
"Which block is it?"
"C Block, 540."
"Dang you managed to secure an AC room. Lucky for you."
"Seeing reviews regarding the weather I really wanted the AC room."
"I'm C Block, 407. It's non-AC. If you ever want any help just give me a call though it might be warmer."
"Thanks for the offer." Yeonjun said as they got in the lift again.
Soobin was scrolling his phone as they got out. Yeonjun did not peek in. He was least interested in finding friends. Friends were just a formality for him. All the friends just used him for notes. He started wondering if friends were really worth it. Yeonjun started question the power of friendship that he often saw in animes. Soobin's kindness felt so superficial to him.
"Hey, is there a class group chat?" Yeonjun asked.
"Yes. Here, scan this qr code, you'll get added. All class updates come here."
"Thanks PR" Yeonjun thanked as a formality.
"Gosh! You don't need to call me that. Just Soobin is enough."
"Ah sure"
"It was probably a force of habit for him" Yeonjun thought to himself. He proceeded to go to his room. He had not met his roommates yet. When he came to keep his luggage earlier that morning. They were at the canteen according to his neighbours Kim Sunoo and Yang Jungwon. He was in a 4-bed AC and was not excited about sleeping on bunkers. Jungwon and Sunoo got preference since they were freshers and managed to secure the 2 bed AC. They agreed to explore the campus later that evening after classes.
Given the talent of being a human calculator he had a nerd image in his previous school. Maybe he could change his image. He could go from the guy who always had notes despite sleeping in class to maybe something he wasn't. Maybe a party guy? It was his choice to project an image of himself to his classmates of course.
After checking out the places to eat and academic blocks Yeonjun returned back to the hostel.. He was greeted with a crowd of people fighting to get in the lift while some had given up and taken the stairs.
This university was a lot more crowded than what Yeonjun thought. That just meant more people and there was a someone who preferred just that. That was Han Jisung.