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“You make me act like an idiot every time you are near me." - Eric
find more content here: the boyz masterlist ↬ summary: what eric meant by “love is blind” is that he totally never saw that you caught feelings for him ↬ tags: student! eric, oc! + fem! son jiyoung (you), ft. student! sunwoo, younghoon ↬ word count: 599
Golden rays from the 8 o’clock sun filtered into the classroom and Eric’s gaze landed on your sleeping figure sprawled over the desk. “Ya.” He cleared his throat because his voice sounded shaky and leaned towards you, “Son Jiyoung. Mr Lee is going to come in soon.” He watched as you cracked an eye open, “Mhm. You look like you could get some more sleep.” He froze in his seat as your finger appeared from his sweater (paws, Eric added mentally in his head) and brushed away the bangs that were flopping down in front. His heart fluttered when you let out a small yawn before nuzzling your nose into his jacket, “Ah~ It’s nice to stay in and sleep.” Eric shook his head, “I had my rest yesterday.”
At this moment he had wanted to scream all the happy things that he was thinking, like “OMG bless her cute little nose scrunch!” and “AH! She practically screams adorable. ADORABLE!”. Eric picked up his pen, giggling inwardly at how close you are. Randomly doodling on his worksheet, Sunwoo kicked him from behind, “Stop drawing hearts all around the quadratic equations. It makes me wanna puke.”
“Son Youngjae! Kim Sunwoo! Stand at the back of the class!”
“This is what you get for being such a lovesick boy.”
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“Hyung. Help me with this literature homework.” Eric looked up at Younghoon. “Eric-ah, why don’t you ask her?” He jutted out his chin at the approaching figure behind Eric. “Hi sunbae, hi Youngjae.” Younghoon raised an eyebrow at the name “Youngjae” but Eric shoved him hard. “Hey Jiyoung. You can sit here.” Eric patted the empty spot next to him and when you gave him a small smile as you slid into the bench right beside him, butterflies erupted from his stomach. He grabbed his water bottle and drank some water to calm his heart down. Or that was what his irrational mind was thinking.
“Hello? HellO? Yeah, uh Jacob I’m going to get the groceries. Bye, see you.” Younghoon picked up his (upside down) phone and excused himself, “You guys fighting! Going to get that pork belly for dinner.” Younghoon dashed off, swinging his bag onto his shoulders. “So I guess it’s just the two of us isn’t it?” You shot Eric a wry smile and he choked on his water. “Oh no! Are you okay?” You patted his back and he tried to speak, “I’m sorry for spitting water on you!” The next thing you did almost caused him to faint. You laughed at his words before wiping the water off the corner of his lips, “There we go. Now, what can I help you with?”
“You make me act like an idiot every time I am near you.” Eric crossed his arms in front of his chest. “I-I do?” You paused mid-action and Eric was slightly happy at the fact that for once, his sentence made you blush. “Yeah, I don’t know if you’re faking it or you actually didn’t notice, but everyone could tell how head over heels I was for you…” He lowered his voice despite them sitting in the field.
“I...just didn’t think you would be interested in me. I had admired you from the beginning and my feelings for you have grown..” “You know, you caught my eye since the very first day of school when we were in the same class.” That sentence alone got you to blush again, but this time round Eric was elated that you were in fact, interested in him too.
“So what does this make us?”
“A couple?”
“Bring ‘em in!” - Sunwoo & Eric
find more content here: the boyz masterlist
[warning: eric, sunwoo and you are lovers (aka in a poly relationship) <3]
“Sunwoo dear, why do you look so down?” Eric draped his arms around Sunwoo’s shoulder and Sunwoo plainly responded, “It’s my resting face. What about it?” Eric sighed dramatically, earning a pointed look from Sunwoo, “Sunwoo, it’s cuddles. YOU LACK CUDDLES.
Before Sunwoo could even formulate a witty response, Eric had taken advantage of his muscular frame and pushed Sunwoo down on the couch. “Bring ‘em in!” Eric hollered. Sunwoo didn’t want to be a part of this. “Eric, let go of me you—!”
Sunwoo's voice died down as he tried his best to not snicker at the sight beholding him. There you were, all clad in a simple nightie with tons of plushies tucked under both your arms and a fluffy headband adorning your face. You cleared your throat, “Get ready Sunwoo, because Eric and I are gonna cuddle the life outta you!”
Eric was practically radiating excitement as you set the plushies down around the 3 of you. Sunwoo watched, amused, as the two of you made yourselves comfortable around his stagnant figure: Eric coddling him on the right while you lay your head on his lap on the left.
“Say, are you feeling better?” You peered up at him as Eric titled his head to the right, waiting for his answer. At this point, whatever grumpiness and tiredness were thrown out of the window. Sunwoo’s lips twitched and he gave both Eric and you a peck on your cheeks, “Yeah, I am.”
Eric cheered beside him, “I had a feeling you wouldn’t stay moody for long, so I’ve already prepared what we were gonna watch beforehand.!” “Awh yeah, movie night with my favourites!” You beamed. Sunwoo relaxed, right arm looped around a curled up Eric while his left hand carded through your hair.
“Did someone say movie night?” Sangyeon stood by the walkway and Sunwoo huffed, a wide smile evident on his face, “Sorry hyung, you aren’t invited to this one.”
Bus Buddy - Eric
find more content here: the boyz masterlist ↬ summary: eric thinks it’s normal to have a crush on the person who takes the same bus as him in the morning ↬ tags: student! eric, student! + gn! reader, eric is a hopeless romantic ft. student! + best friend! sunwoo ↬ word count: 684 words
Eric wasn’t observant by nature, he had definitely noticed you routinely taking the same bus as he did. It was a small matter really, but he couldn’t help but let his gaze linger on you as you boarded the bus at the same bus stop, alighting the bus just a stop before his.
Additionally, you being at the bus stop was also a good gauge of whether he had missed the bus or not.
The bus would habitually come around 7.15am, and Eric would usually spot you waiting with a book propped up in your hand, the school uniform tucked in neatly. (Not that he was stalking or anything, but the school uniform you donned was that distinctive: Eric didn’t have to second guess which college you were from.
In the bus, Eric always picked the last row: he didn’t want to sit upfront with so many people coming and going, whereas you preferred the seat closest to the exit to make a fast escape. Oddly enough, he’d always spend his bus ride staring at your frame, wondering if he ever caught your attention like how you did with his.
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Eric rocked back and forth on the balls of his feet, eyes darting around in an attempt to find you. Maybe…you weren't feeling well today? A sense of unease passed and Eric sighed. He was reading too much into things. His bus pulled up and he immediately started panicking again (he really shouldn't be too bothered with a passing figure, but since it was you, well…he couldn't help it), boarding it nevertheless.
Then Eric finally saw you running in the distance and he purposely stalled the bus, fumbling (he already had it in his hand) for his wallet till you were by his side.
You got on the bus, thanking him before Eric made his way to the back of the bus. "Hey, uhm. Thanks." Eric had so badly wanted to tuck that stray strand of hair away, but he gave a curt nod, smiling, "It's alright!" An infectious beam spread across his face, and he kept smiling all the way till he reached school.
Score 1.
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"So~! Did you see your bus buddy today?” Sunwoo teased, earning himself a hard shove from Eric. “Firstly, you already know the answer. Secondly, who gave you the right to nickname anyone like that?” Sunwoo dramatically rolled his eyes, “Boy, have you seen yourself? Every morning, you’re the only one grinning ear to ear like a lovesick fool.”
That was partially true: Eric on most days would drag his tired body to school. Yet, knowing that every morning meant a glimpse of you (a lot of glimpses), he paid special attention to his stature and overall appearance. It then dawned on him: he’s been sleeping earlier to wake up earlier to look his best for you—
“I’m starting to think you’re head over heels for a person you barely know.”
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Eric frowned as soon as he stepped foot into the packed bus. His eyes immediately shot to the back of the bus: his seat was taken. Out of all the days to have a crowd, today was NOT the day. He had a fair bit of items on him, mainly his sport gear that was bulky.
“Over here!” You moved your bag off the empty seat next to yours and he gratefully slipped into the seat beside you. “Thanks for saving me a seat.” He strategically moved his items so he could seat comfortably. His heart was racing at the mere few inches he was away from you. The two of you sat in silence, Eric occasionally glancing at you on his left.
“Uhm, also is there any way I could repay you for saving me a seat? I wasn’t really expecting you to do so.” Eric made eye contact. “You don’t have to. It’s alright.” You politely beamed. “I could save a seat for you next time if similar situations occur.” He promised, nodding his head.
“I’ll hold your word to it then! And I’ll do the same for you too.”
Score 2.