The Hwang Hwang Couple
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The first time Lee Eunsang saw her, she was bolting down the long staircase in the Student Union Building. Her long brown hair was flying around wildly around her face and he remembered the mix of determination and excitement painted on her face. He’s not sure he’s ever seen someone so. electric.
***
The second time they ever spoke, she had fallen and sprained her ankle while she was trying to get a book from the top shelf of the library. She was still apologizing profusely to everyone who was glaring at her when he went over to check on her. “Are you okay?” he whispered as he squatted next to her. She bit her lips, “I think I sprained it,” she whispered back, pointing to her ankle. He looked closer to inspect. “Is it broken?” she asked. “I don’t know. I’m not a doctor yet,” he grinned sheepishly. His hyung, Seungyoun, had introduced them to one another a few weeks ago since she’s Seungyoun’s hoobae in the broadcasting department. He remembered the look of awe on her face when Seungyoun introduced him as a future doctor.
Eunsang spent the next thirty minutes helping her wobble to the Health Center and stayed as the nurse checked on her ankle. He couldn’t help but chuckle when she explained that she wanted to get a book from the top shelf, so instead of asking the librarian to help or look for a stool, she stepped on the ledge of the bottom shelf and slipped. He offered to walk her back to her dorm but she refined, a ridiculously wide smile plastered on her face. And he watched her limp away from him, unable to keep the smile off of his face.
***
The third time she joined him in the library to study together (the word ‘together’ here is used loosely since she spent most of her time restlessly fiddling about while he’s deep in his textbooks), she slid a Post-It note to the page that he was reading. The note read:
Spicy tteokbokki
Tteokbokki.
He looked up for a brief moment and smiled, followed by a questioning look. Her eyes just widened and gestured toward the note, asking him to answer. So he did's. The next day, she called out her name from the door of the study room that she was in, earning them looks from everyone else. She had that neon-bright smile that’s downright blinding when she walked up to her. She was holding a glass food container with a Post-It note on top. “The best, non-spicy tteokbokki in the world,” she explained before he had a chance to ask. She sounded so incredibly proud that she could’t stop herself from chuckling. “Let me know what you think!” she says before she waved goodbye and sprinted away. He stayed glue in his spot for a few moments. It always feels like this whenver Yuna is around. She comes in like a tornado - the good kind, if there’s ever such a thing. She rolls in with so much buzz and when she leaves, you’re left feeling emptier than you felt before. All he could do was stand at the pink Post-It note on the container which contained instructions to share them with his study group and that she expects a comprehensive review over KakaoTalk.
The first time Lee Eunsang saw her, she ran down the long stairs in the Student Union Building. Her long, brown hair flew wildly around her face and she remembered the mix of determination and excitement painted on her face. He wasn't sure he'd ever seen someone so. *** the second time they spoke, he fell and sprained his ankle as he tried to retrieve the book from the top shelf of the library. He still apologized profusely to everyone who glared at him when he went to check on him. "Are you okay?" she whispered as she squatted next to him. He bit his lip, "I think I sprained," he whispered back, pointing to his ankle. He looked closer to check it out. "Is it broken?" she asked. "I don't know. I'm not yet a doctor, "he grins in shame. His hyung, Seungyoun, had introduced them to each other a few weeks ago since he hoobae Seungyoun in the broadcasting department. She remembers the look of admiration on her face when Seungyoun introduced her as a future doctor. Eunsang spent the next thirty minutes helping her wiggle to the Health Center and stayed behind when the nurse examined her ankle. He couldn't help but laugh as he explained that he wanted to get the book off the top shelf, so instead asked the librarian for help or to look for a bench, he said, he stepped on the ledge of the bottom shelf and slipped. He offered to drive her back to his dorm, but she refused, a wide smile plastered on her face. And he saw the woman limping from him, unable to resist the smile from her face. *** The third time she joined him in the library to study together (the word 'together' here used loosely because he spent most of his time fidgeting around while he was immersed in his textbook), he stuffed Post-It notes into the page. The note reads: Eunsang sunbae. circle one: Tteokbokki spicy non spicy Tteokbokki.
He looked up for a moment and smiled, followed by a questioning look. His eyes widened and pointed towards the note, asking him to answer. So he did. The next day, he called out his name from the door of the study room where he was, making them visible from others. He had a bright-neon smile that was completely dazzling as he walked up to him. He held a glass food container with a Post-It note on it. "The best non-spicy teokbokki in the world" he explained before he could ask. He sounded so proud that he could not help but laugh. "Let me know what you're thinking!" he said before waving his hands and running away. He stayed in place for a while. It always feels like this whenever Yuna is around. He came like a tornado - kind of nice, if there's such a thing. He rolls around with so many rumors and when he leaves, you leave feeling emptier than you felt before. All he could do was stare at the pink notes of Post-It on the container containing instructions to share them with his study group and that he expected a comprehensive review of KakaoTalk.