Can you Repeat That?- Love at First Knock Ch.5
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You sit at your vanity, tossing your hair back and forth, hoping you look good enough to impress Juhoon. You haven't spent much time with him, let alone one on one, and you dont want to mess up your shot. Was he being dry with you? Yes. But you assume that's just... how he is. He isn't exactly Mr. Popular, and thats what you like about him. He's different from Martin and his other friends, and you're glad he is. Martin is one of the most obnoxious people you know. Even if he is nice to you most of the time, he can be pretty clingy when you guys are together. Not that you mind, necessarily. You've been friends for years, and you'v had your fair share of being clingy with him, too. What irks you is the fact that he still acted that way even when he had a girlfriend in the past. You were actually the reason they broke up. His ex said something about him being TOO close to you, in a way a friend shouldn't be. You didn't see it though, he joked around too much and treated you too much like a guy for there to be any actual... feelings involved. So you consoled him after the break up, being the good friend you are, and that was that. No mention of any possible feelings between you two, and you hoped it would never be brought up again. When you two first became friends, you thought he was really cute. Shortly after you had been accustomed to his lifestyle, and how he treated you like a brother, not even a sister, you pushed those feelings down immediately. You hadn't actually crushed on someone the way you are with Juhoon since Martin. Sure, you've talked to a few guys here and there, but you never stayed with a guy long enough to reach girlfriend status. To them, you were always too friendly, too loud, too nice, to be considered girl friend material. How that even makes sense, you'll never know. Your friends constantly tell you that it really isn't you, and that you just keep accidentally choosing the wrong guys, but sometimes you wonder if there will really ever be anyone who stays long enough to like you for you. *Knock Knock* you hear someone at your door, interrupting your thoughts as you shoot up from your bed. You rush to the door, and standing there, looking so cute and effortless and absolutely perfect, is Juhoon.
"Hi" he gives you a slight wave and a gentle smile. While he looks effortless at first glance, he is a jumble of nerves inside. "What do I even say. I've never hung out with a girl. Is this weird? Does she think I'm weird for asking to study today? Was it too soon? What if she only sees me as a friend? My hands are getting sweaty oh no this is so embarrassing-" "Come on in!" You greet him warmly, extending your arm dramatically towards your living room. "It's not quite unpacked just yet, so excuse any mess that's lying around. And if you see a cat wandering around anywhere, feel free to play with her! She's super friendly," you grin, sitting at the table. "Just like you," Juhoon mumbles, just quiet enough for it to go unnoticed. "So, what unit are you one?" he asks, opening his laptop. "Unit 3. Honestly, I'm a bit lost. At the end of this unit, I have to write an ultra long essay that I am NOT excited about, because I hardly know the difference between the three branches of government," you sigh, slowly melting into your chair as you reluctantly open your laptop. "Ahhh, ok, I see. Well, let's start from the beginning then. I'll help you review the topics from Units 1 and 2, so you can go onto Unit 3 understanding what to do. Sound good?" he says, tilting his head and smiling, his glasses falling a bit down the bridge of his nose. "Uhh yeah! Thank you so much again, I really don't know what I would've done if you hadn't offered to help," you say, quickly looking away from him and at your laptop. The way he tilted his head and looked at you, you were afraid of looking at him for too long, like if you did he would disappear, or run away. "Of course, y/n. It really is no big deal, I like helping my friends out when I can," he says the last part quietly, averting his attention to his laptop. "I'll email you a few things for you to review. Then, I'll go over the questions with you and quiz you. While you do that, I'm gonna do my homework," you nod your head. Those are the last words spoken between the two of you for the next half hour. The silence is unnerving to you. You've never been one for silence. You always need something in the background; people, music, a youtube video just SOMETHING.
"So...uh... what music do you like," you ask, your voice barely above a whisper, not wanting to disturb his peace. "Sorry," he peaks out from his laptop, "Could you repeat that?" Your face gets hot. There's no way you whispered that. Now you're embarrassed and nervous. "Uhm... I asked, what music do you like? Im sorry, it's hard for me to work in complete silence. Could I play some music?" "Oh, yeah. I mean, it is your house, you don't need my permission. I like working with music, too. I'd have to say my favorite artist is Daniel Caesar, but I also really like indie rock," he says, a pause between his words like he's really thinking about his answer. "Oh my gosh, I love both of those! Indie rock is one of my favorite genres. I really like alternative, too. More specifically 90s indie and alt rock. Like, I love Oasis and Sonic Youth, but recently I've really been on Arctic Monkeys..." your voice trails off, realizing you've been rambling for too long as you lock eyes with Juhoon. "Sorry," you blush. "I just really like music. It's my lifeline," you laugh lightly, hoping he wasn't annoyed with you. "Don't apologize, y/n, I like hearing you talk." Your blush becomes an even deeper red as you turn to your tv, opening up youtube to play music. "So, uh, Arctic Monkeys. There's this one song that I've been listening to all the time, sooo I hope you like it. It's like, super duper niche, so I bet you don't even know it," you say, playing Mardy Bum by Arctic Monkeys. "This is my favorite album of theirs, but I never really see anyone talking about it. Riot Van is also a really good song even though it's pretty short. Those songs are always the best," you sigh, turning back to your evil history work.
"What else do you like?" you ask casually, hoping you can get to know him more. "Oh, me? Uhh... I like anime... Fruits Basket, Code Geass, Naruto, stuff like that," he replies shyly. "YOU LIKE SHOUJO TOO???" you exclaim, immediately excited. You two have much more in common than you had hoped. "You like anime too? I honestly wouldn't have guessed that," he chuckles, rubbing the back of his neck. "Yes, I absolutely love it. There's actually one that just came out, Ramparts of Ice, and it's so good. I had to read the manga through a random website, though. I can't find the physical english manga anywhere," you sigh. "Actually, I collect shoujo mangas... I have a few figures from fruits basket. I could help you find that manga, I know a few sites," he says. "That would be so amazing omgosh," you babble. If you couldn't get any more obsessed with him, you definitely were now. Suddenly, you hear a knock at the front door. "Sorry, just a second. It's probably my mom," you explain, darting towards the door. "Hi, Sweetie! I have groceries, could you help me out?" Your mom asks kindly. "Yes, of course. One thing though..." you say, glancing over at Juhoon to make sure h can't hear you. "Remember the Kim's son? He's... kinda here right now, helping me study. Please please please don't make it awkward, we're just friends," you plead silently as your mom looks over to Juhoon and gives you a knowing grin. "Friends..." she mumbles, then bursts through the door. "Juhoon! Wow, it's so good to see you! Thank you for tutoring my y/n, that is so kind of you. In fact, since you're here, why don't you stay for dinner, as a thank you from our family?" She smiles, placing the groceries in the kitchen. "Oh I couldn't, I don't want to overstay-" "It really is no problem at all! You're such a pleasant guest, nothing like that Martin kid y/n always has over. Such a messy kid, but kind nonetheless." "I mean, if you insist, and as long as y/n is ok with it," he turns to you and gives you a lazy grin. You feel your heart melt just a little more than it already had, and you feel your body get warm. "Yes of course it's ok. Plus, I'm almost done with my work, so I'm hungry. If only I could get hot pot..." you reply. About 20 minutes later, your mom whips up a quick dinner. Your brothers burst through the front door with your dad trailing behind them. "Y/n! Is this your boyfriend? The neighbor kid?" Your youngest brother yells, and the two burst into laughter, chanting "Y/n has a boyfriend!" "Omgosh stop! He's not my boyfriend..." you murmur. "Just sit down. We're gonna eat dinner AND we've been waiting on you AND I'm hungry," you huff, crossing your arms and glaring at them. They know that's their cue to listen, and they immediately sit down at the table. The dinner, surprisingly, goes smoothly with hardly any comments from your family.
When dinner is done, Juhoon silently gets up to do the dishes. "Ju, you don't need to do the dishes! You're our guest, please don't feel obligated," you say. He slowly looks over at you, tilting his head once again. "What'd you just call me?" A slowly smile creeping over his face. "Uhm... Ju? I don't know, it kinda just came out naturally. It seemed like a fitting nickname..." your voice trails off. "It's ok. I liked it. Ju... I don't know why nobody has ever called me that," he replies, smiling to himself as he finishes the dishes. "I should head home now. It's getting late," he says, grabbing his bag. "Today was really fun though. When you need help with that essay, or anything else, let me know and I'll walk over." "Ok! Sounds good. Thank you again," you reply, walking him to the door. "I'll see you later...y/nnie" he gives you a wave and turns towards his house. Did he just give YOU a nickname? "Y/nnie..." you think, "well it does have a ring to it."
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