the paper chase | park sunghoon (2)
synopsis: you agree to meet up to study with your long-time rival sunghoon.
pairing: academic rival! park sunghoon x gn! reader
genre: enemies to lovers..?, friendly rivalry, fluff
wc: 0.4 k
warnings: sunghoon's a lil shit, lmk if i missed any ^^
note: thx deni for giving me inspo to make this part 2! you can read part 1 here!
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When you walked into the cafe, you had to resist the strong urge to wipe the smirk on Sunghoonโs face from where he was at a table. You sat across from the boy with a huff, setting your bag down beside you.ย
โYouโre late,โ Sunghoon remarked, looking even more satisfied when you began to fum. โBy three minutes.โ
โOkay, and?โ you shot back, crossing your arms pointedly. โLetโs just get this over with already.โ
Sunghoon smiled in amusement, watching as you took out your test for mathematics. It was your worst subject, and your test score in the class was what made you second to Sunghoon yet again.
โI just donโt understand how I got this wrong,โ you sighed, pointing to one of the problems on your paper. โDidnโt I solve it in the right way?โย
Sunghoon shook his head, taking a closer look at the work on your paper. โNo, youโre supposed to work it like this.โ He took his pencil and started to mark up your test. โYou used the wrong method to solve it.โ
โWhat? That canโt be right,โ you said exasperatedly, looking over Sunghoonโs work. โThatโs not how I remember itโs supposed to be solved. Why should I even trust you, anyway?โ
You had a sneaking suspicion Sunghoon could sense how stressed you were becoming as he slid his hand over yours in one gentle motion. โJust listen to me, Y/n. Itโll make sense if you give me- if you give us a chance.โ He locked eyes with you, and you could sense that his words had another meaning behind them. You hated the fact that your heart was beginning to race faster as he continued to gaze at you.
Since when were his eyes soโฆpretty? You thought to yourself, knowing that you were taking much too long to respond to him at this point. He was basically confessing, and you couldnโt just leave him hanging.ย
โI hate you,โ you blurted out, seeing Sunghoonโs eyes flash with surprise. โI hate the fact that you make me want to date you and do all those cute little things that couples do. But maybe it wouldnโt be so bad if I set all that aside from now on.โ You were smiling now, meeting eyes with a very confused looking Sunghoon across from you.ย
โSo then..โ Sunghoon started, blinking back at you. โDoes that mean youโre my girlfriend now?โ
You couldnโt help but laugh at this new oblivious side of Sunghoon you hadnโt known existed until now. โYes, it does. But you canโt go easy on me during exam season just because of that,โ you told him with a wink.ย
Sunghoon shook his head, intertwining his hand with yours again. โIt took a few years for us to get past our little rivalry, huh?โย
โYeah, but youโve motivated me to try hard every single day,โ you admitted. โAnd I wouldnโt have traded any of that time I spent with you for the world.โย
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