Lunch. Same table. Same seats. Same chaos.
Minjae talks with his mouth full. Jisoo judges him silently. Sora stabs her food like it personally offended her. Hyunwoo eats calmly.
Hyunwoo (thinking): I don't understand how people fall in lovebut can't figure out how to chew.
Jisoo suddenly sits straighter. Hyunwoo notices.
Hyunwoo (thinking): Posture change detected. Something is happening.
A girl from another class walks by. Jisoo doesn't look at her. Which means he absolutely is.
Hyunwoo taps Minjae's arm.
Hyunwoo: "Five bucks says Jisoo likes her."
Minjae: "No way. He hates that girl."
Hyunwoo: "He hates that he likes her."
Minjae pauses.
Minjae: "…That's scary."
Hyunwoo: "I know."
Minjae: "Scary how hopeless he is…"
Hyunwoo: "We never know, he might be the one laughing at us at the end."
Sora squints at Hyunwoo.
Sora: "Why are you always right about this stuff?"
Hyunwoo shrugs.
Hyunwoo: "I just know. Never question the master."
Taemin scoffs.
Taemin: "Heh, I bet you spend your days watching dramas, you lazy bum."
Hyunwoo: "How did you know? My greatest secret… I guess you also know how I know all the relationships, huh?"
They stare at him. Hyunwoo blinks.
Hyunwoo: "Uhhh, I was joking… not all of them. Just a bit…"
Taemin: "I always knew you were a weirdo, but don't worry — this great and amazing me will still support you."
Later, as they walk back—
Minjae: "Do you like anyone, Hyunwoo?"
Hyunwoo thinks.
Hyunwoo: "I like food."
Minjae: "That doesn't count."
Hyunwoo: "It's loyal. Consistent. Never leads me on."
Jisoo snorts.
Jisoo: "Yeah, right. You always have to be careful of those pastries, never know what's inside of them… can never be too careful in this economy."