Jungw0n

Yang Jeongwon irritated Sua with his mere existence. His perfect uniform, perpetual class president's half-smile, and calm manner of speaking, even when the world was crumbling, drove her crazy. For the school, he was the epitome of perfection, but for her, he was a major headache. Due to their homeroom teacher's experiment, they shared a desk in the back row, and every day turned into a silent war over table boundaries.
Sua demonstratively moved her notebooks to his side. Jungwon, equally silent and expressionless, pushed them back with the tip of his pen.
"Can't you just show some emotion for once?" she hissed one day during a physics test when her pen fell to the floor yet again.
"If I get distracted by your whims, we'll both fail the test," he replied quietly, without turning his head. "Pick up your pen and write."
The hatred seemed eternal until they were left on duty Friday evening. A tropical downpour lashed the schoolyard outside, instantly turning it into a swimming pool. The classroom lights flickered and went out.
Sua froze, mop in hand, in the darkness of the empty office. A second later, there was a soft click—Jungwon had turned on the flashlight on his phone. The soft beam cut through the gloom, and he pointed it at her.
"Are you afraid of the dark?" For the first time, his voice lacked its usual coolness.
“No way,” Sua muttered, but didn’t dare go to the window.
Jungwon sighed, sat down on the teacher's desk, and patted the seat next to him.
"There's no point in washing the floors anymore; we'll have to wait until the storm subsides. Sit down."
Sua reluctantly sat down next to him, keeping her distance. A silence fell, no longer hostile, but deafeningly personal. In the dim light of the flashlight, Jeongwon no longer looked like a perfect robot. A trace of ink was visible on his cheek, and his hair was slightly disheveled.
“You can’t stand me either,” Sua broke the silence.
Jungwon turned his head towards her. He wasn't smiling his "official" smile.
"That's not true," he said quietly. "You're just thinking too loudly. And you're keeping me from concentrating."
— In physics?

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