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“The number you have reached is unavailable. Please leave a message after the tone.”
Myunggi had heard those exact words countless times. Every time he attempted to contact Jun Hee, it was met with no success. He understood why she was mad, he had accidentally scammed them both out of 5$. But how was he supposed to know that those trustworthy college students weren’t so trustworthy in the end?
His train of thought was interrupted by his mom yelling at him to get ready for school, Myunggi groggily got up and started getting dressed. He wasn’t excited for school to say the least, not only because it's a Monday, but because some prick named “Thanos” threatened to jump him because Myunggi may or may not have forgotten to pay him back the 5$ he borrowed from him freshman year. But cmon, that was 3 years ago, they’re seniors now! It shocks Myunggi that Thanos can’t seem to get over some 5$ that were due 3 years ago. Myunggi wonders if it’s because Thanos has gone broke and needs every penny or if its because he's finally realized his “rapping” career (if you can even call it that) is going nowhere. Myunggi hoped it was the second one. He’s tired of seeing posters all over the school telling everyone to “STREAM INDIANA JONES BY THANOSTHEGREAT ON SOUNDCLOUD”. It was quite embarrassing in Myunggi’s opinion but it’s not his problem so he tries not to think about it.
As he got ready, Myunggi was thinking of ways to avoid an altercation with Thanos. Not that he’s afraid of the prick, but because he’s just not in the mood to get potentially humiliated in front of the school today. Myunggi sighed, realizing there may not be a way out of this and deciding to figure it out when he gets to school.
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When Myunggi got to school he was met with a familiar push by Thanos himself. “So, MGCoin, do you have those 5$ yet?” Thanos said while eyeing him up and down. Myunggi sighed and responded with a simple no, this seemed to anger Thanos as he got closer to Myunggi and got in his face. “Im gonna give you one more day to get that money or I will fuck you up MGCoin.” Thanos spoke, Myunggi wasn’t sure if Thanos was trying to intimidate or mock him, maybe both, Myunggi didn’t know and neither did he care. Thanos finally backed up and walked away, Nam-gyu, who he forgot was even there, trailed after Thanos.
Myunggi didn’t understand why Nam-gyu would just follow Thanos around, Thanos dosen’t even get his name right half of the time. He couln’t help but stare at Nam-gyu as he trailed after Thanos, the way his sleeves would wrap around his hands, how he clung to Thanos’s shoulder like his life depended on it, and how his hair was now shoulder length. For a long time Nam-gyu’s hair wasn’t as long as it is now, Myunggi recalls freshman year when Nam-gyu’s hair was “normal”, not saying his bob(?) didn’t suit him, because it does, but Myunggi finds it odd. What caused Nam-gyu to grow it out? It was none of Myunggis business of course, but it was just simple curiosity.
After a long day of sitting in class and learning basically nothing, Myunggi opened his phone to text his mom to pick him up. (Yes he’s a senior without a car don’t judge him okay?) After texting her, Myunggi saw that he was recently added to a gc… an instagram gc. Those are never good news, but nonetheless, Myunggi clicked on it.
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Jumping MGCoin
thanos : @myunggi
thanos : @myunggi
thanos : answer me gng ❤️🩹❤️🩹
thanos : boi i see u reading my msgs😹😹
namgyu : cmon MGCoin we don’t bite👅
se-mi : namgyu syfm 🥀
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Myunggi turned his phone off once the two started fighting. Great. Now what does he do? He just got added to some gc where everyone (?) wanted to jump him.
Just his luck. Myunggi tries to have a normal day at school, and he now has a group of people out for him. What did he do for gods sake?! He’s done nothing but try and be the bigger person. But oh well, what’s he supposed to do now? Pay Thanos the 5$? Yeah, no. He’d rather die.
Right now Myunggi has the option to either, A, accept the beating and MAYBE Thanos will leave him alone (probably not), or B, Myunggi can pay Thanos the 5$ and potentially be forgotten about by Thanos’s little crew. Either plan was a 50/50 gamble Myunggi was unwilling to take.
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Myunggi walked into school without the 5$. Was this dumb of him? Yes, was Myunggi really gonna pay THANOS of all people 5$? No. So, Myunggi made the decision to walk into Squid High School knowing he’d most likely get jumped.
And jumped he was.
During lunch, Myunggi sat down with his usual friends. He doesn’t really pay them much attention except when giving his own opinions on the topics at hand. Not that he cares, but it’s become obvious to Myunggi that if he doesn’t interact with his so called “friends” as much, he’s going to get left out and replaced. And the last thing Myunggi needs is to be a friendless loser.
Suddenly, a yell could be heard from across the cafeteria. “MGCOINNNNNNNNNN”
oh. my. god.
This is actually happening. Myunggi is about to get jumped by some purple haired fuggler over 5 lousy dollars.
Thanos walked over to Myunggis table and, rudely, pointed a finger at him while saying, “MGCoinnnnn did you bring me my 5$??? I’ve been waiting all day ya knowwww.” Thanos then held his palm open, expecting the 5$ to be placed in his hand. “I don’t have them.” Myunggi responded trying to keep his composure and not show the world he’s about to shit himself.
Thanos looked taken aback. Dumbfounded even. It’s like be couldn’t comprehend that even after all the harassment, Myunggi still didn’t give him the 5$. Myunggi didn’t know if it was a pride thing, or if that’s just how he is, but he refused to give Thanos those 5$. He will not be taken advantage of.
One thing leads to another, and Myunggi is on the floor with Thanos on top of him. And this isn’t one of those BL moments were it’s all romantic, no, this is far from it. Thanos is on top of him, hands wrapped around his neck.
It’s loud.
Myunggi can feel everyone’s eyes on him, all the cameras, all the shouting. Myunggi prays to God to let this be over. As he feels himself go in and out of consciousness he suddenly feels something next to him. Something cold. A fork. Myunggi grabs it, hesitating on whether or not to stab Thanos with it. Why shouldn’t he? Thanos has done nothing but be a prick towards Myunggi, for goodness sake Thanos is on top of him choking him as he’s debating with himself on this! And so finally, as Myunggis about to lift his arm and stab Thanos with the fork. Someone steps in.
He feels a lot lighter now. Myunggi doesn’t feel someone on top of him anymore. As he slowly sits up, he sees Thanos being held back by… Nam-gyu? That’s… weird…Myunggi could’ve sworn Nam-gyu hated him.
As he’s watching this unfold.. he can’t help but stare at Nam-gyu… Has his hair always looked like that? So well taken care of, so put together. So much thought put into it, sure Nam-gyu still looks like a junkie, pale skin, eye bags, wrinkly clothing. Yet he manages to pull it off beautifully. Myunggi can’t tell if it’s all the blood that rushed to his head or if he’s thinking these things while being perfectly fine. He hopes it’s the first one… to speak of a man like that was wrong. A sin. So then why was he thinking it?