#my blog isnt becoming woojin centric again i promise lmao

[1800-seungshine]

melting.

member: park woojin  genre(s): high school!au, fluff  summary: cold and aloof, many view him as intimidating and despite everyone’s advice of staying away from him, you didn’t care; he looked lonely and keeping him company was the best thing you could offer even if he thinks he doesn’t need it. (requested - bullet point format) word count: 2.1k

in high school, there’s always that one person everyone can never seem to reach

doesn’t matter in what ways they’re unattainable, they just are

it’s like the love that you can’t have

a perfect example of this type of person is the school’s human antarctic

park woojin

there’s this menacing aura that surrounds him which causes numerous of students to somehow fear him even if he’s done nothing wrong

like seriously, he’d walk through the hallways with a straight-face and suddenly all the students would make a clear pathway for him

no one’s ever seen him break into a smile nor heard him let out the slightest of a chuckle

he didn’t seem to have friends either which left an even more negative impression as some started to believe he was stuck up

but jokes on them, woojin’s just a kid who grew up constantly relocating from one place to another due to his father’s job, landing him in a position where transferring schools was more frequent than settling down

and with every move, he’d enter into a new school which further meant making new friends

eventually, it got to the point where it became too tiring to even try and socialise, knowing that the friends he’ll make would be temporary anyway

so he stopped making friends altogether and distanced himself from other people

and what’s even worse is that he’s sha sha sha (i just diddly done it #sorrynotsorry)

as a result, woojin became so used to staying away from people that even when his family decided to finally settle down a year ago and transferred him into the school he’s in now, he remained withdrawn from other people

yet of course while everyone’s petrified of him, woojin has also managed to gain the attention of nearly all the female students within the school

“he’s just so mysterious yknow..? he looks so cool and dreamy…”

smh @ these girls but who can blame them??

he just attracts attention without even doing anything

and that’s exactly what happened to you

you entered his class with a bright smile on your face and stood in front of everyone as the teacher introduced you as the new transfer student

“hello! i’m y/n and it’s nice to meet all of you, please take care of me!”

you scanned the class and immediately your eyes landed on him, staring right back at you with a cold, unamused expression

and though you brushed it off, you couldn’t help but be slightly intrigued by his silent nature

time skipppp

so a few weeks flew by and you were getting used to the new environment

gifted with social skills and an easy-going personality, you’ve managed to talk to nearly everyone in your classes

but from the corner of your eye, you just can’t help but notice how woojin would silently sit by himself paying no heed to everyone else

so your curiosity sparked and now all you do is ask about him

you don’t really get anywhere bc all everyone’s answers are consistent with one another bc no one knows woojin that well and they always manage to leave you the same advice. 

“ever since he arrived last year, he hasn’t really reached out to anyone and i don’t think he wants to be approached so it’s better if you stay away from him.”

yet your stubborn ass wasn’t going to listen to everyone else bc you found it unfair how no one’s tried to befriend him simply bc of the intimidating aura around him and the fact that everyone’s presuming that he doesn’t want to make friends

and so that’s how you found yourself approaching him one lunch break

as per usual, woojin sat all alone on a table and was about to eat the food in front of him

until you sat opposite with this wide smile on your face that he didn’t reciprocate 

“hi, i’m y/n the transfer kid from your class!” you greeted cheerfully to which he only replied with a nod before putting his full attention to his food this douchebag asdfghjkl; 

with such a cold reply, woojin expected you to leave bc everyone else does

or so he thought 

“you don’t mind if i sit with you right?” he instantly froze at your question, immediately looking up at your innocent smile

he had this internal battle with himself bc yes, he minds but at the same time, he’d somehow feel guilty if he said so 

and after much contemplation, he continues to remain silent and lets out a sigh before taking a bite out of his food 

“i’ll take that as a yes.” 

and suddenly it became an everyday thing

every day, once the lunch break would ring, you’d make your way to his table and happily greet him as you’d put your tray down opposite him

sometimes you’d try to talk to him by pipping up a conversation and tell him multiple stories 

even if his replies consist of staring at you with an unamused face, sighing or completely ignoring your entire existence 

but of course every once in a while, he glares at you but you simply grin at it because hey, at least it’s a different expression than all the other times he’s done with you  

woojin, on the other-hand, was beginning to find you annoying because you’re ruining the tranquil atmosphere he’s gotten used to whilst he was all alone

plus once you talked - good lord, it was impossible to shut your mouth

and one day, he had enough of keeping silent 

“why are you doing this?” 

your eyes widened in surprise because for once, he’s actually talking to you 

like wow the guy can speak at will 

but you immediately regain your composure and look at him with confusion, “doing what?”

“this - always sitting with me and trying to talk to me even if i don’t reply to you. why are you even trying?” woojin finally questions before he continues again, preventing you to speak.

“just don’t waste your time on me and find other people who deserve your attention more than me because i don’t need it.” 

you remain silent as you absorb in his words and woojin suddenly feels like taking back his words, fearing that he had been to harsh on you

yet the next words he hears from you causes the tables to turn as it becomes his turn to remain speechless.

“i don’t believe that at all because no one goes through life alone. to be completely honest, i don’t know how i managed to gain the amount of courage i get every day to sit in front of you because i expected harsh words and curses thrown at me at some point but you didn’t do that and do you know what i learnt from that?

you’re not as cruel as people perceive you to be; everyone’s perception of you is the reason why they stay away and i find it unfair how no one’s proved to themselves otherwise because although you didn’t verbally reply to me, you let me sit with you and that’s how i knew that you’re actually a lot more than what you seem.” 

and finally, woojin began to saw you in a different light because despite the naive-like personality you had, you saw him in a way no one else did and you understood him better than anyone could

another time skippp bc jokes on you this story hasn’t ended 

after that day, you found new friends and eventually stopped joining woojin for lunch

in fact you stopped interacting with him all together apart from those occasions where you two would share eyecontact and you’d send a smile at his way 

and to clarify, it wasn’t because he hurt you or anything 

but rather because you respected his choice of wanting to be alone and you knew that you couldn’t force yourself on him even if you wanted to 

so you stayed away 

and at the beginning, woojin didn’t care because this is what he wanted 

but then he suddenly started to look for you and began to hope that you’d join him again

because he missed your pestering

he missed hearing the weird stories you’d tell him 

he missed that smile you’d send him whenever you greeted him 

and most of all

woojin missed you

and it wasn’t until your class had a practical for pdhpe that he could tell you everything he couldn’t once you stopped sitting with him

your class was playing volleyball and the entire class was split into two teams 

the other team was short on people so everyone agreed that the teacher could join them 

unfortunately, your pdhpe teacher was an overly-competitive person who took the game a little too seriously 

so when the ball came towards his way, he jumped up and spiked the ball with all his might in order for his team to win 

but it slammed right into your face, causing you to lose your balance

and let me tell you, the entire class was in so much chaos once they saw you fall and began to bleed from your nose 

everyone started to gang up on the teacher, remarking how he was too harsh and he panicked before he helped you sit up and asked if you were okay 

“yes, sir don’t worry i’m fine. i just feel dizzy.” you tried to reassure everyone by sending a smile before lightly wiping the blood off your nose

but out of nowhere, a hand offers you a bunch of tissues and you look up to see that it was no other than woojin 

“sir, i’ll take y/n to the school clinic.” 

his offer caused numerous whispers thrown around the class bc wth woojin’s never done this before?!?! is the world ending??

you see the worried look on his face before you watch him bend down in front of you 

and the next thing you know

one of his arm is around your waist, the other one’s holding onto your legs and you have an arm snaked around his neck as he picked you up

now everyone’s really sh00k, esp you because you don’t really know what’s happening 

but why your heart is beating really fast all of a sudden?? 

so he drops you to the infirmary and waits outside as the school nurse helps you out 

“woojin, you can come in now.” you say once the school nurse takes her leave and exits out the door

he shyly pops his head in before officially entering and stands before you 

“are you okay now...?” 

“yeah, i’m okay - thanks for what you did by the way,” you say to him with a grin, “and see, what did i tell you? you’re not really the cold hearted guy, everyone thinks.” 

woojin looks at you smiling towards his face before he shakes his head in amusement, “how can you still be smiling when you got smacked right in the face with a volleyball flying at such a rapid speed?” 

“because, if it weren’t for that i wouldn’t have experienced the rare kindness of the school’s very-own antarctica.” you joked to him, your grin widening

and then, at that very moment you instantly freeze bc woojin just let out the most pleasant chuckle you’ve ever heard in your entire life 

“did you just laugh...?” you ask him, staring at him with a dazed expression, “am i dreaming?? oh my god- park woojin laughed. the world has become a brighter place, the sun has been replaced and the cure of cancer has been discovered; park woojin’s laugh.”

he rolls his eyes at you, “why yes, i am a human with emotions; how fascinating.”  

but the silence then overtakes the situation as you two simply look at each other, waiting for one another to talk again 

“look, i know that we didn’t really get off on a good start but after that day, i realised that you were right that i can’t always get through life alone and before i graduate, i think it’s a good time for a change...” woojin confides to you and is instantly met with your smile 

“so what are you trying to say....?” 

and all of a sudden, he begins to feel shy with his cheeks starting to heat up, “so what i’m saying is...would you like to help me? i mean, y-you don’t have to of course, i can take no for an answer but it’d be great if-” 

“yes.” 

woojin shuts his mouth as you interrupted him with your immediate answer, “what? are you sure?” 

yet you only flash a gentle smile at his way before you extend your hand out to him, “hi! i’m y/n, it’s nice to meet you.” 

“i’m woojin and it’s nice to meet you too.” 

and as he takes your hand to shake it, indicating a fresh new start

woojin finally flashes you a smile that started to melt your heart 

the same way, yours did to his heart when he first saw you