#i ended this semester on such an unbelievably bad note and i want to blame myself for getting sick even though that's not how it works

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i feel like one of the worst people in the world right now. but at least my semester is over

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Foolproof Plan | Wong Yukhei

Pairing: Yukhei x Reader

Warnings: A little cursing

Summary: Yukhei and his intense personality are too much for you weak, shy heart

You’ve always been really shy and quite frankly it was both a blessing and a curse

A blessing because you were never involved in drama and rarely got called on during class

A curse because making friends, and just socializing in general was a nightmare, presentations were your worst enemy and so were group projects

If you had a dollar every time someone said that they couldn’t hear you, you wouldn’t have to worry as much about student loans

This has nothing to do with the story, but when I was in elementary school my some of classmates would wait until it was time to ask questions and went, “what’s your presentation about?” they can choke

Okay but, back to the story 

You, of course, had a few close friends in high school, but you all went your separate ways for college

You still contacted each other, but it wasn’t the same as seeing them every day and hearing their voices

This made starting college somewhere new and unfamiliar even harder for you

On top of having to get accustomed to a new city and living on your own, you didn’t have family or friends to keep you company

As if that wasn’t bad enough, you still hadn’t made many new friends and barely talked to any of your classmates

Everyone felt so out of reach, you felt so small in the sea of students during lectures

But felt too noticeable during class

Most of your classmates didn’t even know who you were, you couldn’t really blame them though

How could they when you rarely said anything

You, on the other hand, recognized almost every single one including Yukhei

It was hard not to notice him

He was incredibly good looking and had a loud voice, two very important things needed if one wanted to get noticed

You always thought that he seemed nice, but his strong presence intimidated you so much that you avoided looking at him directly

You felt like might have some strange power and turn you into stone like medusa if you looked him directly in the eyes

Yukhei, along with most of your classmates, wasn’t even aware of your presence 

It was already halfway through the first semester when he noticed you

Your professor had asked you a question, but you were too busy taking notes that you didn’t notice

So he called your name for the second time a bit louder than before

You immediately looked up, unsure of what was going on

The professor was waiting for you to say something, and you were waiting for him to say something

Because of this there was an uncomfortable silence in the classroom

He was clearly growing tired of your antics and repeated the question he had asked you minutes before

Suddenly all eyes were on you

Your brain had gone into full panic mode and all you could do was stare back at the professor, mouth agape  

He didn’t seem to want to waste time trying to force the answer out of you, but asked you once more if you knew it, just to be sure

All you could do was shake your head furiously, too nervous to speak a single sentence

“Great, now everyone knows I have shitty social skills” you thought

You could tell that some of your classmates found your actions cringeworthy while others couldn’t care less what happened in class

But Yukhei thought it was so cute that he couldn’t focus on anything other than your awkward ass for the remaining of class

The more he looked at you the more fascinated he grew and the more he wanted to know about you

When he got home he told his roommate Jungwoo all about you, which wasn’t much, but he was determined to find out more

His initial plan was to talk to you the next time he saw you, but Jungwoo convinced him that he didn’t think it was a good idea and he would probably just end up scaring you off

He suggested Yukhei to aim smaller and start by smiling at you if you made eye contact

Which Yukhei tried two days straight, until he realized that the two of you wouldn’t make eye contact unless you looked at him

Which is something you didn’t dare to do, like we discussed before

Yukhei complained that he was basically back at square one and didn’t know what to do

“Seems to me like you never left square one” – Haechan

When he didn’t get any (good) advice from his friends, he decided to take matters into his own hands

His new plan: stare at you until you looked at him directly so he can smile at you

After that you would start talking to him naturally and you guys fall in love

His plan was foolproof, or so he thought

Turns out his intense staring only made you unbelievably uncomfortable, so uncomfortable in fact, that you started actively avoiding him

It was so hard for you to concentrate in class because you felt eyes bore into the back of your head

When Yukhei noticed he felt really guilty, he wasn’t trying to make you feel threatened

One day he saw you sitting underneath a large tree on campus, enjoying the nice spring weather 

He thought it would be appropriate to apologize for his behavior

He approached you carefully as if he was hunting a prey and was afraid you would run as soon as you noticed anyone had invaded your personal space

But as soon as he noticed you didn’t intend on running away he made himself comfortable and sat next to you on the grass pretty grass

He immediately apologized for staring at you and making you feel uncomfortable or unsafe in any way

You accepted his apology knowing that he didn’t mean any harm with what he did

Yukhei then realized that this was his chance to follow Jungwoo’s advice from way before

The moment you made eye contact with him he made sure to give you his best smile

It caught you so off guard that all you could do was chuckle awkwardly and look away

“He already apologized, why is he still here”

Poor Yukhei had no idea how nervous he made you, so he didn’t know that he had to tone down the intensity of his personality a bit

He started talking to you as if you had been friends all your life, asking you all kinds of questions

For whatever reason he made sure to look you in the eyes whenever he said anything

He would lean in really close to you and it felt like he was scooting closer to you with every passing minute

All of this was too much for your weak heart

It took some getting used to, but after a while you didn’t have a hard time speaking to him anymore

He felt so at home around you which also made you a bit more comfortable

Some of his actions still made you jump, like when he let out an unnecessarily loud laugh of suddenly screamed out “OH” when he remembered something he wanted to say

After talking to you Yukhei come to the conclusion that you were so much more interesting than he had imagined

You had to interrupt his story to tell him that you had class soon and you could have sworn you saw him frown for a split second

He waved goodbye while you were walking away and reminded you to not be afraid of saying hi

To which you nodded and said that you would keep it in mind

As soon as Yukhei got home he went straight to Jungwoo to let him know that his original plan really was foolproof and that he was never going to follow Jungwoo’s advice again  

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ass-ignments pt. 1 || willow and marshall

𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍: med school class // spring 2021.

𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆: willow x marshall.

𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒: none.

𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒: willow and marshall receive unfortunate news that they have a long semester ahead of them

Willow put her books down in class. She was happy to be in med school, but why oh why did she have to be back so close to Hastings. Hopefully it had all been long enough. Long enough that no one cared who her mother was anymore. It was a cruel joke that this was the place she got the most scholarship money too, and worst of all she was back at home. Not that she didn't love her doofus of a dad.... or her siblings. It was just hard to be back here. Where it all happened. Around the whispers in the store. That she would have to do her residency at the hospital she was born at. Tend to people who had talked about her family. It made her unbelievably angry at the world. But as always, she dressed for the occasion, buying nice things for herself whenever she could. There was something about her old lifestyle that was so hard to give up. As she sat down, Willow looked over to see who would be sitting next to her for the rest of the semester. It is a small town after all, everyone always ended up back here. It was impossible to escape as she saw the face of Marshall Wake. It was strange seeing him in this kind of academic setting, away from his friends. He almost always had someone with him. Those friends had been attached at the hip, they were always whispering or laughing together. Most times she thought it was about her as she walked by. So she said nothing to him, and opened up her laptop.

Marshall tried his best to hurry to class. It wasn't exactly the smartest idea to go out for drinks the night before with the other coaches from Hastings Hall. Going out for a couple of drinks with those guys usually turned into a night of clubbing, and Marshall Wake was not going to turn down a good time. Fortunately for him, he was only a couple minutes late. This was the start of a new chapter in his life, and he wanted to make sure he didn't mess any of this up. He couldn't afford that. Going off the Brindleton those couple of years was great. He got to spend his last years of playing football with his best friend and managed to keep his grades in check, but knowing Matthew was pretty much alone in Hastings was a constant worry. Marshall had hoped his parents would at least stick around town for his brother's sake, but to no surprise, that wasn't the case. At this point, Marshall have practically given up on them. They had usually just thrown money his way as much as possible and nagged him whenever they came around for the annual visit. Of course now, there was no money involved, just the nagging. It was more than stressful, but that was Marshall's life and there wasn't really a way to get out of it. He exhaled deeply as he walked to the nearest seat. Had he noticed Willow sooner, he would have sat somewhere else, but there wasn't many open seats available to begin with. Willow Hobbes. Something about her just rubbed Marshall the wrong way. She just seemed like the typical snobby Hastings resident, even after that whole family scandal of hers. Fucking yikes. "Willow." he called out to her casually. "You're not saving this seat for anyone, right?" he asked as he already began to sit down.

Marshall Wake was one of those people that reminded Willow of all she had lost. The wealth and the status. He just sauntered into town and got in with the best people like it was nothing, all while she lost everything. It was her fault for ending up in the preps, and then being cast out. At least the queen bee's protected their own. Preps were so concerned with their image when everything happened that they completely shut her out. Their argument was that her whole family was a mess. Her brother was a doofus, her older sister was a messy party animal, and her parents did that. Well ... her mother. "All yours, it's not like they're permanent" said the girl as she turned her attention back to her phone. There was no need for them to talk. The professor stood at the front of the class, "Look next to you and you will see an up and coming doctor, and your closest friend for the rest of the semester. Working in a hospital is a team effort. You need to learn to be collaborative. Most of you have spent the last few years working on your own to be the best. Now it is time to share that with someone else. No trades. If you have a special case you can see me after class." Willow let out a huff of air. She had no valid reasons that she couldn't work with Marshall. If anything it would make a bad impression on the professor. She spiraled for the entire lecture, luckily there would be a recording posted later. As she packed up her things she turned to Marshall, "You better take this seriously" she said looking at him sternly. There was no way he was going to mess anything up for her.

"Fair enough, I guess." Marshall furrowed his brows at Willow as she focussed on her phone. He made a mental note not to sit near her next class. Maybe he was jumping the gun, but he felt like she was already acting stuck up. As if being seated next to him was such a hassle. To be fair, he didn't want to be around her either, but he wasn't going to be rude. This wasn't about her though, this was about getting his degree. He held back on rolling his eyes once the professor started up their lecture. If only he had made it to class earlier so he could sit somewhere else. Was he going to blame this on his coach buddies instead of taking responsibility for his poor decisions? Absolutely. They know Marshall won't turn down drinks, they were practically setting him up for failure. There was no way he was going to make a scene and demand that he work with someone else. He was always up for a challenge, and he always excelled in the end. Willow Hobbes was not going to be the downfall of his future career, yeah right. As he was packing up everything to leave, Marshall glared over at her. She was already making unnecessary comments, this semester was going to be a nightmare. Some people were shocked to find out how smart Marshall actually was, sometimes Marshall was surprised himself. But being successful mattered to him, failure was never an option. "Why wouldn't I? If anything, you should consider yourself lucky that you're working with me." he said with confidence. "But I won't be carrying you the entire semester, sweetheart."

God, Marshall Wake might have the smuggest face on the whole planet earth. She remembered her friends thinking he was so cute, but honestly ... Willow was more team Charlie if she had to pick from that group of boys. Maybe even Bryce on a day she was really self loathing. "I don't know how you're going to carry me all semester while you're double fisting at the bars with the coaches, darling" said Willow, smirking at him. She had been working a late shift at the diner when she was in dropping off fries for her bartender friend. If she had known Marshall was in her program, she would have hidden even more than she did. At the sheer sight of anyone from her high school years she ducked for cover. It was one of the reasons she preferred the late shift. The worst people that came into the diner at those hours were Delilah and her little friends, and honestly they weren't too bad if you gave them a family discount. "I'll consider myself lucky to be working with you when I see blood sweat and tears of yours going into our assignments" she said, turning her nose up at him, rolling her eyes. She handed him a piece of paper with her number on it, "text me when you're ready to schedule" said Willow, reluctant to release the numbered paper to him.

Marshall was visibly taken back by Willow's comment. For a second there, he had questioned whether he brought up what he did last night. But he remembered seeing her at the bar, mainly because one of his coworkers talked about her for a second as she passed by. He brought up how unfortunate it was that she was a Hobbes because she was just so hot, as if she was simply wasted potential at this point. It sucked that people were still bringing up her family when that incident happened years ago, but it wasn't surprising. Marshall never really entertained it though. He was aware of his social standing in town, and how his friends were practically the only reason he was let off easy. "I'm really flattered that you're keeping tabs on me. Never knew you were so interested." he smirked right back at her as he spoke. Marshall grabbed the piece of paper and looked at the number, "I mean I'm right here. I'm ready to make schedules when you are, unless you have somewhere to be. I wouldn't want to cut into anything, even though this is a top priority of mine and I'd hope the same for you." He was basically messing with her at this point, but he couldn't help it.

"Listen up, Marshall Wake. My intention is never to flatter you, and just a reminder that this is a strictly professional relationship" she said with a sneer. Willow was not amused by his flirty nature at all, it felt like it was all to make fun of her. She sucked her teeth before answering, "It's just as much a priority of mine as it is for you. We can meet for a half hour before class and around an hour after class. If we have projects we'll plan accordingly. Does that work for you? Or is that too much for your social calendar?" she said making strong eye contact with him. She wasn't backing down from anything, not for him. This was going to be a very long semester, that was for sure.

Marshall couldn't help but roll his eyes after hearing Willow speak. It almost got a laugh out of him. As if he'd want anything further from a professional relationship with her, he didn't want that to begin with. She seemed like such headache already. "Well let's not flatter yourself now. I guess I should make it very clear that I'm not interested, so sorry." he said with a sarcastic grin on his face. Sure her attitude was unbearable, but Marshall couldn't help but poke fun while he could. He narrowed his eyes down at Willow, making sure not to break eye contact. "Works perfect for me." Marshall was no stranger to having a lot on his plate, but now there was a certain fire under him. He was going to show Willow Hobbes just how determined he was.

Willow knew she was hot. Even with everything going on with her family ... her hookup life didn't really stop. Her dating life took a sudden halt, but people still liked her for her beauty. Getting away for college had been such a dream, her life resumed again. Being stuck back here was such a low blow for her ego and for her dating life. "No need to apologize, you're not my type" said Willow, matching his sarcastic grin. This boy had probably never been turned down in his life. "Sounds like a plan" she said, keeping her nose turned up as she put on her bag and headed out, rage fueling her. She was going to be very prepared for their next meeting even though there was only the syllabus to look at. //END