pairing: nakamoto yuta x reader
summary: you’ve had a crush on your neighbor yuta since forever, but would the smartest boy in class actually return your feelings?
a/n: this is inspired by ‘a love so beautiful’ which is a chinese drama that made my heart uwu out of my chest!!
you smiled as you watched him talk,,, explaining something to the girls of your class who were asking him to help them out with their homework
you looked down to see your own exercise which was barely worked on,,, really seeking help from someone who actually knew how to answer the questions
you sighed,, leaning your head on your hands as your eyes drifted towards him again,,,,,
he seemed so close,, yet so far away
see, the thing is that he was actually your neighbor since childhood,,,,,
and seeing his beautiful smile every day, watching him grow into the handsome man he was now did things to your heart
and you started seeing him as so much more than just your neighbor
you started noticing little details about him;
the way his smile widened when he was working on something he loved,, passion evident on his flawless face or the way his eyes sparkled in the afternoon sun just like they did right in this moment
your crush on him also didn’t go unnoticed by him, or anyone for that matter - all your attempts at getting closer to him failing,,, seeing as he would always give you the cold shoulder
it probably was because you weren’t smart enough for the golden boy,,, maybe he didn’t want to interact with you because you would ruin his image,,
although you’ve noticed he wasn’t much of a talker in general
also he was way out of your league look-wise,,,,, all those pretty girls having much more luck at getting noticed by him
however,, it wasn’t like he totally ignored you tho,,,, he answered whenever you asked him something about a specific topic you didn’t understand and you two actually went together to school almost every day
but that was due to your persistence,, waiting for him in front of your houses that were right next to each other at 7:30 in the morning,, just to spend the 15 minute bike-drive together with him
you didn’t particularly talk during those walks either but you enjoyed it anyways,,, seeing his side profile sparkle in the sunrise was something you looked forward to every day
“y/n!” tzuyu nudged your side, pulling you out of your thoughts, “who’s that?” she whisper-asked you, pointing towards the door of the classroom
you looked up, a confused glance on your face as your eyes settled on someone unknown to you,,,, perhaps a new student..?
he stood in the front for a while before walking to the back,, taking a seat right behind you
you could feel all those prying eyes on him,, girls giggling and guys staring at him,, everyone interested in the new, handsome guy
it took about fifteen minutes before you felt something poke your back,, immediately turning around to tell the new guy to back the fuck off
but your words got caught in your throat when he smiled at you,,,,,
“hey there. I’m jaehyun.”
you shot tzuyu a side-glance,, turning back to jaehyun before you put your hand out for him to shake,, “hey jaehyun. I’m y/n and this is tzuyu,” you pointed to your friend,,, “….welcome.”
he nodded, “you two seem like the only normal ones here.” he whispered,, making both you and tzuyu chuckle, either of you agreeing to his statement
the rest of the class went by pretty fast, nothing interesting happening besides the small talk you had with jaehyun throughout the day
the next day,,, you got ready to wait outside for yuta, sitting down on the side of the road as you tried to catch him right on time
“good morning!” you exclaimed when the door opened,, his familiar mob of hair coming into your view
“hm,” he hummed, taking his yellow bike
“did you sleep well?” you asked him as you walked by his side,,, either of you steadying your bike with your hands as you pushed it with you
“that’s nice! did you have trouble with the math homework as well?” you chuckled, ignoring the blank look on his face,,,, “probably not, right? I mean.. you’re so smart,, you could probably do it in your sleep!”
he looked straight ahead,,, but you smiled anyways, happy that you could talk to him… even if it was only you who did all the talking
when you rounded the corner towards the school gates, you spotted tzuyu and jaehyun by the entrance,, excitedly waving at them
at the word ‘two’, you felt yuta shift his attention towards your friends,, confused why you talked to more than one person when tzuyu was your only friend
“hey, y/n.” tzuyu said,,, jaehyun coming up behind her to send you a small but adorable smile
“and you are?” jaehyun asked yuta,,, putting his hand out for the other male to shake just like you did with him yesterday
when yuta didn’t answer him and instead kept staring, you took over with a smile,,,
“that’s yuta! my neighbor and the smartest guy in our class.”
“ah! you’re yuta, nice to meet you, bro!”
yuta nodded,, already turning to leave you and your friends alone
but you quickly waved to your friends,, following him as you sensed that something wasn’t right
you followed him through the blue-painted hallway into your shared classroom
“fine,” he muttered, as he took a seat, pulling out his text books before other students started filling the small room, loud conversations consuming the air as you sat down as well
jaehyun entered the room with a strawberry milk package in his right hand, halting next to you before placing the drink on your table,, “tzuyu told me that you liked those so I got you one.”
your smile brightened,, “thank you!”
you immediately started drinking the milk,, missing the way yuta’s eyes were boring into the side of your face,, a content sigh leaving your lips as you slurped down the pink sweetness
you turned around to face jaehyun, “let’s get coffee after school,,, to repay you for the milk,” you gestured towards the almost empty carton on your table as his face settled into a satisfied grin
when you turned around, your view was suddenly blocked by a big shadow,,,
you looked up only to come face to face with….
“can you come with me for a second?” he asked,, already pulling you by your arm towards the hallway,, not leaving you much of a choice
you looked to your friend with a confused expression
did… did yuta just talk to you? was he actually touching your arm right this moment? what the hell?
tzuyu shrugged before you were pulled out of the room completely
you stopped walking when you were outside,,, the bright sun making you squint as you tried to look your crush into his eyes
“what’s up?” you asked, still a little unsure of what was happening right now
“I,” he started,,,, taking a deep breath before continuing, “uhm… do you need help with your homework today?”
“I always need help with my homework,” you chuckled,, stopping when he looked at you with his signature blank expression,,, “but I actually have plans today.”
it hurt you to say that because this was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to spend time with him but you weren’t one to let down your friends,,, ever
“okay, never mind,” he shook his head
he was already walking back to the classroom when you stopped him by his arm, making him turn around
“thank you, yuta. I really appreciate it.”
he nodded,,,, thinking for a second before …… he pulled you closer to his chest ….. ??
your face was pressed to his broad chest and you felt his heartbeat speed up a little,,,
you looked at him with a questioning glance,,, asking him what he was doing with your eyes
you were afraid your voice would fail you because you were sure as hell having a mental breakdown right that moment
you tried to pull away after what seemed like forever, because you really wanted an answer to all the questions that were swimming around your head
“no,” he said as he pulled you closer by your arms once more, “stay like this.”
“yuta. what’s going on? is everything okay? did something happen at home?”
that immediately shut you up
you were standing like this in a comfortable silence for a while until he decided to break it, his soft yet deep voice making a blush appear on your face
“I know I’m not much of a talker,,,, and I don’t know how to express my feelings … but don’t get too close to jaehyun, okay?”
“don’t get coffee with him today. study with me.”
you looked at his face,, noticing the small blush on his cheeks….. was he jealous?
but before you could ask that question, he was already walking away,,,, towards the classroom
you ran after him, pulling on the sleeve of his shirt as you tried to get his attention
“I didn’t answer yet!! what if I still want to get coffee with jaehyun?”
“you don’t need to,, I know your answer already.”
as much as you tried to deny it,,,,,, you wouldn’t turn down yuta
not after your little moment
when you sat down in your seat,,,, you tried really hard to hold back the smile that was threatening to take over your entire face
but you couldn’t stop it and tzuyu called you out almost immediately…….
“why are you smiling like that?”
“did yuta ask you out?” she tried to whisper but literally everyone could hear her,,, all heads turning to you and waiting for your answer
you could hear whispers around you,, mostly from jealous girls
“she’s way too ugly for yuta.”
“why would he ever ask someone like her out? she’s too dumb for him.”
“have you seen her? she doesn’t stand a chance.”
just as you were about to reply with what everyone wanted to hear — a ‘no’
yuta, himself interrupted you, standing up and waking over to your table,,,,, pulling on your arm to make you stand up as well
“yes, I did.” he said,,, making everyone gasp,, including tzuyu
wasn’t she the one who asked the question ??? why was she so surprised ??
you looked at him,, your eyes wide as saucers
but he only smiled down at you
which was something that made your heart burst with happiness,,,, you smiled back almost immediately
maybe this was the beginning of something beautiful,,, something you had only dreamed of before
but maybe dreams do come true
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