CHANGE IN ROUTINE
1323 words | pg | romance, fluff

6.47 AM.

Jongin gets on the bus, timely as usual. It feels a bit odd that the bus is always on time despite unforeseeable things might happen on the road, but he won't complain. He's quite okay with things going according to plan, always following a certain schedule. He likes the routine. It’s calming. It’s reassuring.

Jongin pulls out a book from his bag and starts reading. He's got a 38 minutes long ride ahead till he arrives at school. He could have gone to a school closer to his house but there is only one school in town that focuses on performing arts so he didn’t have a real choice.

Jongin wants to become a dancer and be on stage, but he's also got a backup plan. He’s realistic enough to take into consideration that things might not be happening to plan and since he doesn’t want to take any risks, he's taking classes on creative writing and script writing, too, as well as acting. And if all fails, he can still model. He’s tall and good-looking, he’s been told, and being one with numerous hobbies and interests, Jongin is quite sure that he can get a job that will be fun.



6.59 AM.

Jongin looks up from his reading to see a blond mop of hair among the group of people piling into the bus. Sehun doesn't see him and he doesn’t wave, but that's okay. They aren't even friends. They're not even in the same classes. They're just two high school sophomores at SOPA, not more, not less.

Jongin isn't sure when he first noticed Sehun. It's a while back that he did and back then Sehun didn't even have flashy blond hair. Sehun was brunet that time, the brown a dark, but warm hue that wasn’t too different from all the other brunets on the bus. It was his laughter that drew his attention, Jongin thinks, loud, but not as obnoxious as his own. Sehun has covered his mouth with a hand to muffle the sound once he realized, not wanting to disturb the general drowsy mass of high schoolers and white collar workers commuting to their work place. Jongin has looked up from his book to see crescent eyes then, the corners slightly wrinkles as proof of a cheerful nature. Cute.

Back then he hasn't known Sehun's name, but the next time he notices Sehun is when the boy gets on the bus and - by luck - is standing right next to Jongin's seat in a way that has blocked the dim lights of the bus. Jongin has been reading that time, not much different than today, so he has looked up to find out why it suddenly got darker, if the bus driver has decided to turn off the lights. He's looked up to see Sehun then. Oh Sehun, the name tag on the boy's blazer said.

Sehun is kind of cute, Jongin has thought after seeing him from up close. Clear skin, bright eyes, sharp jaw, but with a hint of baby fat on his cheeks, still. Sehun is the kind of person one would throw into an idol group. Maybe he is preparing for that by going to SOPA.

A few of Jongin's friends from school are actually trainees. Soojung for example.