You're so annoying - Choi Soobin
It started with a group project. Because of course it did.
You werenât even looking when the professor said his name. You were too busy praying to be paired with literally anyone else in your class.
Then you heard it:
âSoobin Choi and Y/N L/N.â
You looked up. He looked over.
And the eye-roll he gave you couldâve knocked a bird out of the sky.
âUgh,â he muttered, shoving his laptop into his bag like it had personally offended him. âOf course.â
âTrust me, Iâm just as thrilled,â you snapped, slinging your bag over your shoulder.
The thing about Soobin was: he was good at everything, and he knew it. Top of the class, always raising his hand, always correcting people, always giving you that smug little smirk whenever he beat you on a test score.
You werenât even rivals on purposeâit just happened. Like some unspoken academic blood feud. And now, you were supposed to work together?
The first meeting was chaos. He showed up late. You brought notes. He didnât even read the syllabus. He said your research question was âtoo dramatic.â You said his was âpainfully boring.â
âYou think youâre so smart,â you huffed, crossing your arms.
âI am smart,â he replied, biting into a piece of tteokbokki. âYouâre just mad Iâm right.â
You glared at him over your iced coffee.
âYouâre insufferable.â
But the thing was... you kept showing up.
Somewhere between the late-night study sessions, the bickering over formatting, and the shared playlists sent out of spite (âhereâs something actually good to listen to while editingâ), something shifted.
One night, you were sitting side by side in the library, typing silently. Your knees brushed under the table. Neither of you moved away.
Soobin glanced at you, brows furrowed, like he was about to say something stupid. Something dangerous.
âI donât hate this,â he murmured, barely audible over the sound of your keyboards.
You looked at him. âWorking with me?â
âNo,â he said, smirking like he was trying not to, âyou.â
Your chest tightened. âDonât start flirting with me now. We still have one presentation left.â
âIâm not flirting,â he said. âIâm just being honest.â
You rolled your eyesâbut you were smiling.
By the time the presentation ended, and the applause echoed faintly around the room, Soobin looked at you like the sun had just risen for the first time.
And when you were packing up your things, he leaned closeâcloser than he ever had beforeâand whispered,
âSo now that weâre not partners anymore⊠can I take you out?â
âWhat happened to me being dramatic?â
âYou are,â he grinned. âBut I like that about you.â
You stared at him for a second. Then:
âFine. But Iâm picking the restaurant.â
Soobin laughedâsoft, disbelievingâand held the door open for you.
It started with a group project. Because of course it did.
You werenât even looking when the professor said his name. You were too busy praying to be paired with literally anyone else in your class.
Then you heard it:
âSoobin Choi and Y/N L/N.â
You looked up. He looked over.
And the eye-roll he gave you couldâve knocked a bird out of the sky.
âUgh,â he muttered, shoving his laptop into his bag like it had personally offended him. âOf course.â
âTrust me, Iâm just as thrilled,â you snapped, slinging your bag over your shoulder.
The thing about Soobin was: he was good at everything, and he knew it. Top of the class, always raising his hand, always correcting people, always giving you that smug little smirk whenever he beat you on a test score.
You werenât even rivals on purposeâit just happened. Like some unspoken academic blood feud. And now, you were supposed to work together?
The first meeting was chaos. He showed up late. You brought notes. He didnât even read the syllabus. He said your research question was âtoo dramatic.â You said his was âpainfully boring.â
âYou think youâre so smart,â you huffed, crossing your arms.
âI am smart,â he replied, biting into a piece of tteokbokki. âYouâre just mad Iâm right.â
You glared at him over your iced coffee.
âYouâre insufferable.â
But the thing was... you kept showing up.
Somewhere between the late-night study sessions, the bickering over formatting, and the shared playlists sent out of spite (âhereâs something actually good to listen to while editingâ), something shifted.
One night, you were sitting side by side in the library, typing silently. Your knees brushed under the table. Neither of you moved away.
Soobin glanced at you, brows furrowed, like he was about to say something stupid. Something dangerous.
âI donât hate this,â he murmured, barely audible over the sound of your keyboards.
You looked at him. âWorking with me?â
âNo,â he said, smirking like he was trying not to, âyou.â
Your chest tightened. âDonât start flirting with me now. We still have one presentation left.â
âIâm not flirting,â he said. âIâm just being honest.â
You rolled your eyesâbut you were smiling.
By the time the presentation ended, and the applause echoed faintly around the room, Soobin looked at you like the sun had just risen for the first time.
And when you were packing up your things, he leaned closeâcloser than he ever had beforeâand whispered,
âSo now that weâre not partners anymore⊠can I take you out?â
âWhat happened to me being dramatic?â
âYou are,â he grinned. âBut I like that about you.â
You stared at him for a second. Then:
âFine. But Iâm picking the restaurant.â
Soobin laughedâsoft, disbelievingâand held the door open for you.