The advantage of choosing the downstairs bed was that you could stay in bed as much as you wanted since the sunray didn’t hit your face in the morning, especially at the weekend.

Luhan stirred in his sleep, instinctively d for his phone under the pillow. 6.56 am…too early

He his side, pulled the blanket up to cover his head, drifting back to his dreamland.

Life couldn’t get any….

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

…..better.

*********

The entire dorm in block A was gathering at the hall, waiting for the Council President while discussing about the accident in a widespread and inconclusive way. Due to the fact that the old underground heater system had been out of order this morning, 50 rooms in block A was cut off heated water which meant disaster for everyone because the temperature are getting lower each day.

Therefore they were arranged to move out and temporarily split out to stay at the two other dorms for about a week until the system was completely reconstructed.

“You don’t know how it felt.” Yixing was still shaking with the huge blanket wrapping around “I almost jumped out when the water hit my private part.”

They were standing in a circle with the luggage at their foot. Luhan nodded agree, stepped aside and threw his hand around Minseok’s neck.

“I’m so blessed that my innocent eyes are not damaged. But my ear is not that lucky.” the Chinese boy chuckled, recalled the frightful scream coming from the bathroom.

A clap from the upstage gained all of them attention. Kris stepped forward and checked the mic, cleared his throat before announced the news. His face was a little bit unpleasant because his beauty sleep was disturbed for an emergency. Actually he had been informed about the abnormal phenomena two week ago about the water leaking and also gave a notice to the Management Board but got nothing in response.

An urgent meeting was held last minute to provide a solution for this situation.

“Okay, everyone, please quiet for a moment. The room rearrangement is on the Notice Board outside, you could check it later. Because every room was designed for just two students so you have to deal with your new roommates for your personal space. If you have any problem, please inform immediately to your subgroup leader to set up your place. Thank you!”

Right when the President finished his speech, the student slowly grabbed their stuffs and headed outside, curious about which room they were put into.

Luhan stood on his tiptoe to seek for his name. Luhan…Luhan…Lu…ah, there it is. Room 330.

Sehun was practicing with his violin when a knock was heard from his door. Who could give him such an early visit on Sunday morning? Suho had rushed out after receiving a call previously and still not coming back. It must be something very important because the maknae was woken up with a jolt as the door was slammed close.

He put down his baby and made his way downstairs. His jaw dropped when he saw the person standing at front door. The Chinese boy beamed widely and greeted him cheerfully.

“Sehunnn. I’m gonna live with you in a week.”

Still with his shocking expression, Sehun stepped aside, letting the other walk inside.

“Wow, it is like a dream, don’t you think. We are roommates.”

Luhan tossed his luggage on the sofa before spun around to face the younger boy who was by the way dumbfounded in his position. The bright grin of Luhan brought him back, closed his door and cleared his throat with a cough.

“What do you mean by living here?”

“There you are!”

Without another explanation, the older one handed a piece of paper with SIA logo on top. Sehun grabbed it, looked at him one more time before shifted his eyes to the paper in his hand. The content described the situation and requested the room owner to help newcomer in the period time he living there.

“So, where should I put my stuffs?”

Luhan looked around, suddenly worried. This room was so neat and tidy that he was afraid his presence would mess it up.

Folded the notice letter, the Korean boy scanned his room. He was sure Suho would like to have the new roommate sleeping next to him because everyone knew that he had a liking for this boy since the very first time they met. But it was a little bit hard to rearrange all the furniture to get enough space as the leader who was afraid of cold had insisted to put a lot of things around his personal space to create the sensation of warmth.

He couldn’t let the other sleep on the couch, because his biggest hyung would definitely be against that idea and well, he was kind of against it either.

So there only left one place that could solve the problem.

Sehun slowly walked pass the Chinese boy, pointing upstairs without making an eyes contact with Luhan. Lately, after the incident at his house, he suddenly became nervous whenever the older looked at him, or smiled or did whatever thing called skinship with him. It sent heat and electricity to his body, and to his opinion that was not good, like at all.

Therefore, he had avoided seeing Luhan since then, making excuses for not staying too long in the same table at lunch break. Even though all of those things didn’t lessen his attention on that boy but it helped him to reduce the anxiety to some extent and it was necessary cuz the final exam of autumn term was coming around the corner.

And now, to his dismay, the fact that Luhan would be sleeping beside him for a whole week could turn his life upside down.

“Is this the picture you took at the Contest last year Sehun?”

The older one’s voice brought Sehun back to reality. He looked over his shoulder to see Luhan was examining some photos hanging on the wall above the bookshelf. That one in the older male’s hand was one of the photos his mother gave him and insisted him to display somewhere in his place to remind him of always being proud of himself for his goal.

“Yeah. You could see my mom right behind me in the right corner.”

The Chinese boy squinted and moved his face closer.

“Oh right. She was doing the V sign. How cute!”

Sehun shrugged, went back to what he was doing. The younger boy opened his wardrobe, crossing his arms thinking how he could move some of his clothes to give the other a drawer for his stuffs. He started fishing out some bags, wondering what was inside them but couldn’t care more, he would check it later.

While the Korean boy was busy with his rearrangement, Luhan skipped around with an amused face. This was the first time he was allowed to put his foot into Sehun’s private space. The other somehow had given him a cold shoulder after they went back Seoul without having any warning. He was hoping this would be the opportunity to make it up with the latter because after this term’s exam, he had to hand in the concept for the final design so asking Sehun to be his model was the priority task.

“What are you doing Sehun?”

Sitting on the younger boy’s bed, Luhan rocked his foot back and forth, tilting his head wondering.

“Tidy up so you can put your stuff here.”

“Oh really? You want some help?”

The Chinese boy slid down, peeking over the other’s shoulder. Sehun jerked aside as the cold breath hit his neck, sending shiver down his spine. He quickly spun around and stood up, scratching his head awkwardly, sputtering.

“I…I’m thirsty. I… You do the unpacking.”

He rushed by the bewildered Luhan downstairs, mentally slapped himself for being so weird. Standing in front of the mirror in the bathroom, Sehun could see that his cheek was growling pink and he could feel his heartbeat was racing.

What’s the hell happening to me?

You’re falling for him.

No way!! Wait, who’s the hell are you?

I’m you, the inside of you.

The insi….Oh, shut up!

You definitely like him, and I know you want to…..

Shut up, shut up!!!

The helpless boy shook his head vigorously until the voice disappeared. This could be a nightmare right? He had to pinch his arm to make sure he was just dreaming but the wince on his face reflection in the mirror was telling him the opposite. Letting out a long sigh, he leaned against the sink, handpalmed himself.

I’m going crazy.

Sehun didn’t notice he was away so long that Luhan already done his unpacking and started tidying the mess of paper bags and clothes he had left out. When he reached upstairs again, the Chinese boy was folding the last shirt and poking into each bag to see what was inside.

“Ah, this hat is cute Sehun ah.” he fished out the hat that Sehun had bought at Chinatown. “Oh, it has the initial of your name.”

The younger boy didn’t react, just simply sat on his bed. Then he remembered this bag not only had his hat but also another one that was supposed to be given to Luhan but he didn’t have enough courage to do it, even though there were many reasonable times for him.

Sehun reached out his hand to yank this bag back but it was too late. The Chinese boy already took it out and widened his eyes in surprise. The “L” letter printing in red made him confused because as much as he knew, none of the other’s friend started with letter “L”, except for him. He looked up to send a questioning gaze to a certain boy who was frozen in his position.

After a long minute staring, Sehun finally opened his mouth to explain himself and also to dig his own grave.

“I bou…It’s for you. There was no good time……”

His voice was trailed off as the latter’s lips curved into a big grin. Luhan didn’t wait for the younger boy to finish his speech, knowing that this would be too awkward for both of them. He happily put the hat on and checked with his phone then beamed brightly at the younger one, who was pursed his lips tightly, not knowing what to do.

“Thank you Sehun. I love it.”

Sehun parted his mouth to say something but in the end chose to shut it up, silently watching the other humming a random melody while taking selca with his new hat. The sparkle in his eyes made Sehun want to die as the inside person’s voice again echoed in his head.

You like him, don’t you?