Acquired Smile
Description
There are some people for which the world holds little to no joy and, for whatever reason, they have no desire to try and change that. Myungsoo is one such person. Bound to a loveless family that merely continues to show him how lousy the world really is, he'd rather be alone and 'independent' than risk letting someone else in. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you look at it, the world is about to take matters into its own hands.
Foreword
Unhappy about needing another person to complete his grade for this project, Myungsoo stayed exactly where he was, leaning over the tabletop with his chin pillowed on his hand. He watched everyone else scramble around and then frowned when he realized he'd have to look too. "Ayah” he exhaled, getting up to find a partner reluctantly. There were a couple stragglers pointedly not looking his direction so it appeared as if he would get whoever was unlucky enough to be alone at the end. Or maybe he’d get lucky and Professor Lee would just let him do the project by himself. Not looking where he was going, he snatched his camera off the tabletop and turned, only to run immediately into Sungjong.
“Oh!” the shorter male gasped, awkwardly flailing to try and grab something as it fell from his hands. Myungsoo reached out reactively to catch Sungjong’s arm and held him in place as the camera he’d been holding fell on the floor with a crack while a couple pieces skittered away from the body. “Oh no,” Sungjong murmured with a crestfallen look on his face as he knelt down to pick up the pieces.
Discomfited by what had happened, Myungsoo rubbed the back of his neck and took a step away, trying to put some distance between them. “Are you alright, Sungjong?” Professor Lee asked as he hurried over to inspect the broken camera.
“Yeah,” he answered in a pitiful voice. “It fell out of my hands when we bumped into each other,” Sungjong explained with a gesture towards Myungsoo.
“You should watch where you’re going next time,” he rushed out, shifting in place nervously as all eyes turned to him.
“You bumped into me,” he reminded the taller boy matter-of-factly, surprising Myungsoo with the unexpected forthrightness and… heat.
Myungsoo cleared his throat and scratched his jaw, looking away. “I didn’t see you.”
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So I know I'm supposed to be working on other chaptered fics right now but this one popped up and I decided to follow it since I'm sort of stuck in the ongoing ones anyway. It is my first attempt at writing Infinite so please bear with me. haha But I also felt that Myungsoo totally embodied the character I wanted to portray so that's what we're getting. Likewise with Sungjong being a perfect pairing for him. I hope you enjoy and I'd love to know what you think. Thank you!
Excellent poster done by BlueCC119 at Starlight Graphics. Go request now!
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