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Yoo Joonghyuk is a hopeless guy.
At least that was what others think, for him, he was a pretty chill guy and just doesn't care about being fake and all.
He rather just be real to people and be nonchalant about it.
That was until Kim Dokja.
A very strange guy who had been smiling fake. Yoo Sangah, his sister, introduced him when it was Yoo Joonghyuk's birthday.
Though what seems like a nonchalant interaction from Yoo Joonghyuk, it seems like to Kim Dokja, he was threatening in some way.
Yoo Joonghyuk never figured out why Kim Dokja always avoids talking with him for a long time, all he does when Yoo Joonghyuk meets him is bow and say his greetings. Yoo Joonghyuk didn't intervene with his business.
That is also until he heard his name being mentioned by Kim Dokja everywhere.
It seems he didn't notice Yoo Joonghyuk sneaking around.
At first, his initial thought was to confront him about it, after all, Kim Dokja was talking about how "Yoo Joonghyuk is so sexy!" "I wish I was as strong as Yoo Joonghyuk." "Isn't Yoo Joonghyuk so handsome?!" And many things.
Listen, Yoo Joonghyuk doesn't mind when someone calls him handsome, but for Kim Dokja to be fantasizing about him is.. kind of crossing his boundaries.
He did talk about it to his sister, expressing his concerns but when Yoo Sangah heard it she burst out of laughter and did that for at least 20 minutes. She then patted Yoo Joonghyuk's shoulders and began calling someone named "Han Sooyoung."
All Yoo Joonghyuk could do was stand there, confused and kind of.. angry? He didn't understand why his sister wasn't angry or even concerned.
It made him shiver every time.
But oh well.
He continued ignoring Kim Dokja until then, and Kim Dokja kept ignoring him. Very cool until that is they were paired up for a college project neither can avoid.
Their professor was a real strict woman in her 40s and neither can really talk back to. So Yoo Joonghyuk had to suck up being stuck with a person who's been calling him hot for a whole month.
He's really going to kill himself.
Ding!
A doorbell rang in the middle of the sweet afternoon Yoo Joonghyuk was busy doing his notes. He groaned not expecting anyone since no one chatted with him yet.
Oh well.
He got up from his desk and stomped towards the door, he was expecting maybe the two highschool students who always follow him but when he opened the door he immediately closed the door but not before the person held the handle tight.
"Oh wow." The guy said. "..What a rude way of treating a guest, no?"
..Fuckkk.
It was the person he never wanted to meet the most.
..It was Kim Dokja.
The silence was loud.
"..Why are you even here?" Yoo Joonghyuk asked first, not looking at Kim Dokja's direction who was sitting at the couch innocently.
Kim Dokja blinked. "..Am I not supposed to be here? The project is due like next week."
Yoo Joonghyuk stayed silent.
..Right. the project.
With a sigh, he took out his textbooks and began plopping them around the floor, Kim Dokja stayed silent on the couch but did not give eye contact with Yoo Joonghyuk.
"There. Do the essays and I'll do the rest." Yoo Joonghyuk said coldly.
Kim Dokja groaned. "Hey! You can't just assign me anything you want." He complained.
Yoo Joonghyuk rolled his eyes and ignored him.
"..Ugh." Kim Dokja groaned but did start the essay Yoo Joonghyuk gave him to work with.
At least a minute passed and Kim Dokja is getting the silent treatment in return.
"..am I not getting a thank you at least?" Kim Dokja joked.
That was the moment Yoo Joonghyuk snapped, he had been ignoring this dude who seemed to stalk him rapidly every time. It's very creepy to have that same guy in your own apartment sitting on the floor doing essays.
"Why would I thank the guy who keeps saying 'Oh, Yoo Joonghyuk is so hot!' 'Yoo Joonghyuk is so handsome!' and many more creepy things." Yoo Joonghyuk fought back.
Kim Dokja blinked.. and blinked. He then tilted his head like he was confused.
"...You know Yoo Joonghyuk?" Kim Dokja said it was like he was happy but his tone quickly shifted to confusion.
Yoo Joonghyuk did the same. He tilted his head and looked at Kim Dokja as if he was crazy.
"Why the fuck wouldn't I be when I'm him?" Yoo Joonghyuk said, his tone was angry. Veins popping out of his hands by gripping the textbook he was holding.
You can see how Kim Dokja's face went by confusion to embarrassed in just a second. It was impressive honestly but Yoo Joonghyuk digress.
"Y-You!-" Kim Dokja stuttered, the essays he's been doing were sliding off by him standing up fast. "Why would I even- ugh. And now I'm the bad one? Why can't you just!- ughhhh..." He pointed at Yoo Joonghyuk but recoiled and his face went bright red.
Kim Dokja slumped down and hid in the side of the couch and stayed silent.
Yoo Joonghyuk scoffed.
"Hah. Now you're embarrassed that you've been caught?" He teased but there was anger in his tone.
Kim Dokja hissed. "It's not like that! I didn't even know your name was Yoo Joonghyuk!"
Yoo Joonghyuk laughed loudly, but not the one where it's genuine, it was like a mocking laugh to make fun of Kim Dokja.
"Wow! I didn't even know you were like that. A harasser and a liar." Yoo Joonghyuk said while slamming down his textbook. "We were partners for a project, how did you not even know my name?"
"Oh please. Our professor just assigned us without our consent! Why would I care for a person that I didn't even like?" Kim Dokja argued back.
"Hah! Why would I believe a person-"
Bang!
The two arguing idiot flinched and slowly turned their heads to the door, Han Sooyoung, who slammed the door opened, was smiling and giggling. Yoo Sangah was behind her, also smiling.
"I knew this would happen." Han Sooyoung said. "That's why you have me!"
Yoo Joonghyuk and Kim Dokja stayed silent for a minute.
"W-What.. are you doing here?" Kim Dokja slowly asked.
"I mean, I was the one who gave you his address. And probably because I knew this would happen." Han Sooyoung said. Yoo Sangah coughed behind her.
"AHAAHHAA!!" Han Sooyoung laughed loudly again, Yoo Sangah was preparing drinks for everyone at the kitchen, Kim Dokja was on the couch, his face on his knees, very embarrassed.
Yoo Joonghyuk was sitting on the chair, his face red as hell. The only sound in the small apartment was Han Sooyoung dying of laughter.
It took about 10 minutes of silence from the two and for Han Sooyoung to stop laughing.
The thing is, She explained everything to them.
"It's your fault! You didn't even tell me that your inspiration from your novel is.. him." Kim Dokja finally spoke.
The thing is, what Kim Dokja has been talking about is the character "Yoo Joonghyuk" from Han Sooyoung's old novel. And the real Yoo Joonghyuk misunderstood it as Kim Dokja obsessing over him.
But because Han Sooyoung is a dumbass, he went and took the real Yoo Joonghyuk's personality and all to make a character the same thing as him in her old novel.
So basically all of this shit was just a misunderstanding.
It's august 3.
Presumably Yoo Joonghyuk's birthday.
But he prefers to stay silent and just celebrate it by sleeping. But today is different.
At 10:58 AM, someone came knocking on his door. He thought maybe it was Han Sooyoung or maybe his sister but it surprised him when he opened the door, he saw someone he didn't want to see again.
It was Kim Dokja.
...Holding a cake.
"Hi." Kim Dokja said. He then brought up the plastic bag to Yoo Joonghyuk's face and helped himself inside. Yoo Joonghyuk opened the door but still groaned.
"Isn't trespassing illegal?" Yoo Joonghyuk teased when closing the door. Kim Dokja rolled his eyes and then looked around before opening the fridge to find something. "Wow. How shameless."
Kim Dokja flipped him off and took out the water jug from the fridge, Yoo Joonghyuk walked towards the table and looked at the cake Kim Dokja bought. It was a chocolate one.
"..I don't like chocolate." Yoo Joonghyuk said.
"And I don't care, be grateful that I bought you a cake." Kim Dokja answered.
"..How did you even know it was my birthday today?"
"It's because it's Yoo Joonghyuk's birthday." Kim Dokja simply said.
"Ah." Yoo Joonghyuk said with an angry tone. "Do not compare me with that character."
"But it's still you, no?" Kim Dokja shrugged. "I mean, Han Sooyoung took you as an inspiration to make a clone of you."
Yoo Joonghyuk doesn't like where this is going.
"..So you're in love with me?" Yoo Joonghyuk teased. Kim Dokja dropped the lighter for the cake. His face went red and Yoo Joonghyuk swears he could hear his own mind saying 'he's cute.' but he ignored it.
"W-What!- y-you-" Kim Dokja kept stuttering and he took one of the pillows that was in Yoo Joonghyuk's couch and threw it at him.
Of course, Yoo Joonghyuk avoided it but he smiled knowing that he was not alone for his birthday today.