ZoeyBaby Highschool Sweethearts vibes
I absolutely love the highschool sweethearts trope so much so hereβs a short blurb of hesdcanons and stuff I hope you guys like it π₯°
Zoey and Baby had been friends since 4th grade ( Year 4 in Korea) when Zoey moved back to Korea from Seoul
He helped teach her Korean when she struggled, she hardly spoke it at home when she lived in America so she wasnβt as fluent
Baby had a crush on her after she stood up for him during a school day when some kids were bullying him
Zoey had a crush on him the day she met him (lover girl Zoey ππ)
They split lunch with eachother everyday because they both only like what the other person has but donβt want to seem greedy
They made up a fake school club as an excuse to hang out after school without their parents knowing
In year 3 (middle school) Zoey started secretly putting notes in his locker and desk, trying to subtly see how he could possibly react if she confessed
Baby misunderstood this as some random girl liking him and he threw the notes away
Zoey gave up trying to pursue him after that because she assumed he had no interest in romance or at least not her (even though he didnβt know the notes werenβt from her)
Zoey sneaks into his room at night sometimes whenever her parents are fighting, and Vice versa except itβs just his Mom and him so itβs whenever sheβs yelling at him
Baby always buys her a snack from the store whenever he goes even if he doesnβt see her that day
He showed her how to ride a skateboard, she showed him how to ride roller skates
Teachers assume theyβre a couple because while Zoey tries to be a social butterfly Baby will not spend time with anyone that isnβt her, he wonβt do group projects with anyone that isnβt her and if teachers do split them up heβs visibly anti-social about it
They would go to school dances together because they couldnβt get dates (neither of the asked each other)
Zoey eventually started crushing on other people while Baby didnβt, Zoey never really pursued the other guys but she did crush on them while still having feelings for Baby
They confessed to eachother one day when Zoey saw him talking to another girl and she started to feel jealous becauseβ¦he never talks to other people. And she didnβt know if it was jealousy because he might like her or jealousy because he might be replacing her as a best friend
And Zoey is not fun to be around when sheβs jealous. So she clings to him. More than usual, and he notices it.
It was raining after school and she was running late to meet him at the door, sheβd been clinging to his side like a leech for the past week, hoping that by increasing their time together it would solidify her place by his side. And she thought she was doing good! With her there people hardly approached them anymore other than a few and sheβd make it obvious she wasnβt leaving by involving herself in the conversations.
So when she got to the front doors and saw a girl standing by him as he handed her an umbrella she felt something in her chest squeeze.
Whoβs that? Why is she here? What is she saying to him? What is he saying to her?
Heβs replacing you
Sheβs cute too, way cuter than you
Boys like cute girls, even Baby would
Itβs too late now
Youβre losing the only friend you have
Heβll probably start dating her too
Sheβs probably less annoying than you are. Less clingy
She could feel that burning behind her eyes, her tears already starting to gather and that terrible tightness in her chest.
Get out of there.
Donβt let him see you cry
Donβt be pathetic
Manipulation tears
You deserve to be alone
She didnβt stop at the door, she just walked past both of them, ignoring his calls out to her as she walked out into the rain without an umbrella, turning the corner at the school gates.
She was walking faster than normal until she heard his footsteps behind her, rushed, like he was running.
Fuck.
RUN.
And she did. Her instinct to avoid the confrontation, the rejection, the reality that she just wasnβt enough for anyone and too much for everyone else.
The rain was soaking her hair and her splashing in the puddles as she ran left her shoes and socks drenched.
Her vision blurred by the rain and her tears as she heard him calling out to her, his voice was getting louder, he was catching up.
Panic sent her spiraling as she continued to run, but slipped on one of the puddles and came crashing down into a bigger one.
βZOEY!β
She wanted to pull herself up and keep running, but she definitely skinned her knee or something, and her backpack was a few feet in front of her, the contents of it spilling out.
βZoey! Are you ok?!β He grabbed her from underneath her arms and helped her up off the ground, but she didnβt fall into his arms and let him help her like she always did.
Once she regained her balance she shoved him away from her, backing up before finally turning to face him.
βLeave me alone!β
βWhat is WRONG with you today?!β
She didnβt reply, just turned around and picked up her wet backpack and shoved her wet papers and other things back inside it.
βYouβve been acting weird for 2 weeks. Weirder than you normally areβ
βSorry Iβm too weird for you then! I thought thatβs why we were friends in the first placeβ She yelled before slinging the wet bag over her shoulder and walking away.
Every step sent a wave of pain through her leg, she did skin her knee when she fell, but she was too angry and too focused on leaving to pay any attention to it.
βYou know thatβs not what- Zoey!β
She continued to run, turning a corner and trying to lose him in an alley but failing miserably as he grabbed her arm before she could get far enough away.
βTalk to me!β
βLet go!β
βNot till you tell me whatβs wrong!β
βJust go back to your new girlfriend or something!β
ββ¦What?β
She struggled against his grip, trying to pull herself away whilst also trying to pry his fingers off her, she didnβt even notice how he had frozen, how he had almost let her go in his haze of confusion
βWhat girlfriend?β
βSoo-Young! I saw you with her! At the gate.β
βZoeyβ
βSheβll probably be upset you ran after another girlβ she sniffled, laughing as if trying to cover up her pain
βZoeyβ
βYouβre probably gonna have to buy her a gift to say sorryβ
βZoey!β
βI donβt even care that you like her. Just let me go!β
βI DONβT!β
Silence
Itβs like the entire world just stopped making noise in that moment, the faint patter of rain on the pavement muffled the extra noise.
The cold rain soaking both of them completel
βI only ever liked one personβ¦β
ββ¦β
βAnd today she ran from meβ¦because she thought I liked another girlβ¦β
Her cheeks flushed vibrantly as she watched him slowly bring them hands together, fingers intertwining.
βBabyβ¦β
βWhy didnβt you tell me this beforeβ
ββ¦.β
βI wouldβveβ¦β
Zoey felt a sob shake her body slightly
ββ¦Iβm sorryβ
βHey- hey hey donβt cryβ
βIβ¦I justβ¦I love youβ¦andβ¦and I donβt want you to replace me- and- I..β
She felt his arms wrap around her tight and she couldnβt stop herself from melting into him, sobbing into his chest as the rain poured over them
Despite the icey chill of the rain, she couldnβt have felt any warmer in his arms
βI love you tooβ¦β he said quietly βIβve loved you for a whileβ¦I could never replace youβ¦β
She looked up at him and tried to keep herself from sniffling, trying to pull herself together. She looked at him, how the rain made his hair stick to his face and how he was looking at her like she would break at any moment.
