“God, you are the most infuriating human being on the planet,” you ground out, shoving the stack of papers from the project you share with him – that you’d been giving a final once-over – into your binder in a haste.

Of all the goddamn people in the world to find you in such a predicament, it had to be him, didn’t it? Yes, you get it, it’s not ‘right’. You’ve been through the possible repercussions in your head a million times already, you’ve tried staying away for your professor’s sake, for your own, and yet… you can’t seem to manage it.  It’s not something you foresaw yourself doing a year ago, either!

Does that mean Kim - I’m going to welcome myself back into your life after abandoning you for someone else and purposely ruining your reputation and right to scholarly peace - Jongin is allowed to bring it up every time he encounters you, that you’ll stand here and let him?

Hell no.

He’s on your tail as you make your way out of the room. “At least I’m not ing my professor.”