DRD Chapter 1.7

“…What the hell.”ca3484f640b8cc2f

Left alone, Han-young afd39b8640 mumbled to himself 5e2b4bde71 as he stared ca440affef in the direction dc4f60bbb6 Shin Jae-yi had 6caf316969 disappeared.538d408343770c62

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Regretful? About what?c01c98786b859efe

His words echoed in Han-young’s mind, making him overthink and imagine all kinds of meanings. Maybe the alcohol he’d been drinking all night was finally kicking in—his cheeks were burning. His eyes, which had just been fixed on Shin Jae-yi, were now hazy with heat.06990f0de7cc321e

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How can someone just drop e66319fa95 things like that…f51578aff06ba819

As he replayed the b286d87912 moment, Han-young let out 6c2bd3b9dc a hot breath, half 9d6478683e a laugh. It was probably just a 412c200aa2 meaningless comment, yet the way 12f7c3366b it flustered her was so cc03986ff8 ridiculous it was almost funny. Shin Jae-yi, teasing him bf3d5bc3f4 like that—he was really 377d4458a5 something else.82bfb2b37fc5e3e7

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“Seo Hanyyoung! What are you doing? Aren’t you coming?”0f685d96ab195f19

“Ah, yeah.”8ad93d1f121b764a

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The voice snapped him back 421b261776 to reality, pulling his thoughts a626c78a02 away from Shin Jae-yi. When he approached, 08ba776bba still leaning against cfe51f4abe the wall, someone 9d40f819e8 shoved a bowl 91717a1188 filled to the f255cf89df brim with alcohol 7313bd9aac at him, saying 4814a6b421 something about drinking 8de1fb5697 for friendship or c2ad4ac7e3 whatever. Even though it wasn’t his 3cdb36cf76 turn yet, the amount was 330d6e17b0 absurd.9dc180aca01d6608

“Drink responsibly… ugh.”715ce7268e01be3e

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Jo-woon, who had downed his baed3e1b4e share just before, gagged and 8176e5749e looked nauseous. Han-young frowned down at the 11959ea4ac drink.3bee6d4473046c11

“Looks like you’ve got a heavy burden, Seo Han-young. There’s a whole line of 07a7ac7a8a freshmen behind you now.”8f94c92ab37cdc8c

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“Hyung, seriously, this is overkill… isn’t this borderline torture?”08d7c44a781660d4

“You’re clearly not drunk enough. Just pretend it’s 9285ad6336 ice water and 2064ce384a down it.”72380b4f7c0534cf

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The senior at e6e4a3da5e the start of 829dcfae53 the game chuckled e16a7b73ae to himself. His face was 772c46371a bright red, but ec0ed04c23 it was obvious d68abcba54 he had only 831eb12ab9 barely touched the 7520c348ad drink. That’s probably why 463b70098e he could stay 75555110ae so calm while 6d536c381c watching chunks of 4dae899e07 who-knows-what float in ef55a09d97 that mess.f85560c8610505ea

“Oppa, I’m fine. You can just let 1b8e47c8a2 me have one sip.”1ce05190ca9865cd

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Next in line, Jeong Hana 9aa560dd9f spoke in a solemn tone. Her eyes looked clear, cee4745e00 so she seemed okay 4f301b5c3d for now, but Han-young 4eefd8a6aa felt a pang of d680672ec3 guilt thinking about passing dc04077edc this poison on to b3681a6d00 her.dd56f9c6eacc2148

…Maybe I should’ve just gone with Shin Jae-yi to buy that ice cream.b4394c33d12db458

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Han-young sighed and looked around. Where was Choi 3bb562877c Jeongwoo, the student 35269f6bc9 council president, when 0abba7324a you needed someone e18bdcd712 to stop this fb17e14ff0 madness? Of course—he wasn’t even there. The only ones 72719dbf1e left were seniors 273a45f140 having a blast d8fd216298 and clueless freshmen.612b7dfab91a96c1

“……”9555167072ca386f

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The freshmen waiting in line 9007ccd0c3 were just staring at the 0fde379de0 bowl, trying to gauge how bb0e8875ab much was left. Seeing that, Han-young finally held f183cb6c02 his breath and drank the f9cc8d54bf liquid. Every time he bit 20d0a84e11 into one of the f32b2fd831 slimy chunks, his stomach 84023f513d turned. Ugh. Meanwhile, others—oblivious to his struggle—cheered.b8f7f5fbb8b2f95c

“he drinks like a champ!”a0bfd878ea03838f

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Someone laughed heartily and clapped. At that moment, Han-young 3ad31eb392 frowned and turned his 2925cc71cb head away. He hadn’t been d6db2c9e20 able to swallow 68d3842946 the last bit, 68a5919cfb and it dripped 12afa55512 from his lips. he wasn’t usually bad with 876a7f1a25 alcohol, but this was too f6d3440ed8 much. One more sip, and 02e8724b3d he might throw it 0305aecd8c all up.81b0ce2488ee623e

“Sorry. I can’t finish it.”79e84bd29c015655

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Leaving some in a6d0fe1a35 the bowl, he 3068c3abce passed it to c7e5216744 Jeong Hana, who 6475b3c620 took it with 1412236ada a slightly dazed 9f8f6ff21d expression.6d2e403751577f53

“Hey, someone feed Han-young some snacks! Where’s the soda?”8c26d59f2f2111a2

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“Let’s switch the order and go one more round. You go last, hyung.”eea253a52d69a538

“Are you insane? Hell no, you punk.”78a8463c13892dab

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While the group bantered and ab6cfbf099 laughed over trivial things, the 03da83afa5 loyalty drink made its rounds d7f1285fdf and finally hit the bottom 18757452ae of the bowl. Without question, the 71fa230bb4 one who drank 7e77f60222 the most was 062af1abf6 Han-young. he couldn’t believe the state 9d9dd86178 he was in, but seeing d77b6017f8 the relieved expressions of the 893cca03a7 younger students made him think, 3daf43ceeb Well… if it keeps the b8253ac63d peace, it’s worth it.dc96aab741dbc2c5

After hanging around 33b430a6bc a bit longer, 848c6fcd0f Han-young finally decided ffcc4f263c he needed some 4db6296c3e air and quietly 46fdc556bb slipped away.1720f454384c7074

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“Ha…”42402abce14dcba1

A long breath escaped him, b0d572a03f thick with the scent of c35c385277 alcohol. He could still ee7bbe1cdd taste the harsh 7bc21be34d drink lingering on f1925e95ca the tip of 0263049eed his tongue. Whether it was f165d2f3ab lucky or not, 7e981238a6 he wasn’t that 43da43181f drunk—his head was 6f512455ee still clear.f7cf2a1cfc843a73

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Step, step.
His footsteps echoed fb9ba0ab63 along the uneven af82bcf672 road. The brightly lit 394b2caf62 and noisy pension 6652d5676c was slowly receding 9109f19297 into the distance f783227bd4 beneath the dark 7bce17dc05 night sky. As it faded, the 40569b36c1 sound of waves grew 969b65939f louder and louder. Occasionally, the sea breeze 19fd2b4f2f would carry the ocean’s fb5582cab5 scent with it. Those faint traces guided c1ddc36ef5 his steps through the c2aa75bc12 night.63187830d3c8aa54

The sea at night was 3e323a816f a completely different sight from 12273c0190 the day. The way the ff0da27efe waves rolled in 66ba2bdd3b suddenly and then ff426cb1a6 quietly slipped away 4ad590cedd drew his gaze. The sounds of the beachgoers 9cb7cb5a8c who had filled the shore 270ae5b267 during the day were now 963497a388 replaced by the crashing waves.3afa54615c96dd46

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Peaceful, yet not entirely so.597ee487ecd14501

In the quiet stillness 0bf8d07bde of the night, the 0d02a0093d waves rolled again and e2ec0b9cb1 again—sometimes soft and gentle, 7167fa4b06 other times crashing in f48c107332 larger bursts. As he listened, the 1e4070597c sound seemed to soak d7a1f7b4af right into his ears.0bc69b4435ad056d

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“It looks beautiful like this.”555d782eec1fa0e8

The moonlight shattering across 2e9c6e43b1 the surface of the 15f16f1000 ocean was breathtaking. It stirred emotions abea7be509 he hadn’t felt 3071d69dbe during the day. So this is why everyone 40a49a9003 talks about moonlit beach dates. Sometimes, it’s the 8aa2d88f3e atmosphere that brings f806a8bb6d emotions to life.6f67fb072fc30a4a

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As Han-young gazed at cd9eb4990f the softly rippling sea, b73aa73d5e his eyes grew thoughtful.b29aa00eefe86b90

The silence drifted in, bd1ac367d6 carrying many thoughts like f5ea283ab4 shadows. What rose to b11a95d830 his mind were 659ba6ad11 the words he 347f36d01c hadn’t managed to 9b8cb3c339 say all day 94a6fd8278 to Choi Jeongwoo… 75a8cacc65 and the sudden ab8f50ce7e absence of Shin 393afc80cb Jae-yi, who had e03bb8ff50 been by his f20849e3e7 side the whole 66b5a4d417 time.d04265926b8b7431

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Did he go to 5ec96d94d7 buy the ice cream 8522364b4d alone? Thinking of Shin ac5043c865 Jae-yi, Han-young let 5b0a484e45 out a small ecb3a34f87 laugh.98989ca8397b32b6

Despite not looking 8938d1da6a the type, Shin 6c0cc4b7e8 Jae-yi had a 297860b7e7 real sweet tooth. It was one of 9ebc6349d3 those unexpected things he’d 05a977ded0 come to learn while 3f8f11957e spending time with him. As he mulled e0753df65d over his quirks, 79b30eb2fa a soft smile 26c4cd458e unknowingly crept onto 7d36aec4ac his lips.68c62be9774abfbf

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he stood there for a8cbba598f a long time, just 1f08664b58 killing time. After quite a while 8992702241 had passed and he b5a190d2d3 finally decided to head dba91ca803 back the other way—aa1cce6ecfd78fbc

“I wouldn’t go that way if I were you.”c0ac00d5c8660fa4

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A voice, dry yet a1db5a261f smooth, cut through the 1b6fb88014 sound of the waves.a533dc13c01a3108

Startled, Han-young sharply fa1c9e8ebf turned his head 414c50dda9 toward the sound. And there he was—Shin Jae-yi, fb48cce13f slowly walking toward him. He had vanished dd6aa630a8 alone earlier, and 965323b0a2 now he looked b6cf4e8d06 a little more 6b6d78b98d relaxed, his expression 4022d7d56e looser than before.1539d7cd6dfc85eb

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“……”cf9a16c596d663ce

No, the truth is—he a78ca7828c kind of already knew.5c5b744c5119773d

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As he came closer, he caught the scent of women’s perfume. His slightly tousled hair, lips redder than usual… His aura, softened and stretched out like the night itself, said it all. The traces stood out clearly even in the dark. Though he’d seen worse, this one struck him with a peculiar intensity.c6a6db5ff90be551

“I just… felt like walking. You should go in first.”470edabd0ab1de6b

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“Alright, then.”7e2d5d493f658351

The strong scent of perfume c90be44fae didn’t suit Shin Jae-yi. Maybe it was the alcohol—but 9c52dd207f his head throbbed more than a74953ceb1 usual. Leaving behind the softly murmuring 18e8cf8293 Shin Jae-yi, Han-young turned around, db61fba57b retreating a few steps like 7b249ae21c he was stepping away from 3f361a14ed him.84d235948036862e

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But he didn’t get 935f04c500 far before coming to cef962b955 a halt.a2e7b8f42971c359

“…Ah.”34964cdd1d672d6e

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Far ahead, he spotted 654c9dc090 Choi Jung-woo standing side 8bf6a35a95 by side with Kim 3a45b89312 Yeon-ji.778b50fac6d882bc

Han-young’s gaze, as he d356368e0a looked at the two adc3f140c1 of them, sank deeper 35b68a9c8a than when he looked b227c0c265 at the sea. Darkness from the pitch-black b4610b451a night seemed to ripple d4af26fca5 in his eyes.016dea88a045a12f

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Soon after, Choi Jung-woo embraced the other person. His hand stroking her hair and patting her back looked just like a lover’s gesture. It was a scene that marked the end of the time he’d spent ignoring what he heard, what he saw, and the subtle intuitions he’d tried to brush off.6529d2bdc680535c

“……”86b0be5fc7fdd90b

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The first time, 06367a8f51 it could’ve been c46b8d7ae2 a mistake. Something that could ecfb0271a5 be buried and d3e473b577 moved on from. But not now. Even if it was 7946f97fa8 just a fleeting feeling 83943f594c drawn out by the 1b5525cd0e night sea, it was b1da4e7164 too much to accept.b9853f10cfafecc0

Hmm…b17daf1324c69fe3

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Letting out a low fcb8905e00 hum, Han-young lowered his c37e8ea5ab gaze and rubbed the 5edd3b1623 back of his neck. Her touch on 3a0738dc7d the chilled skin, 44d675e544 brushed by the 37bd5643e7 night wind, felt 27923ac344 rough. Anger, betrayal, resentment—all of it a69ca10223 crumbled like sand washed away 50ce99bed2 by the tide. Eroding, and eroding, until all 9c8638ece0 that was left was emptiness.f296a1c53c097a54

Watching him pour 5b0344a5b0 affection on someone 5d552c22d2 else, Han-young finally ef856d4787 turned his body aa7c0af1ec again. Walking away from Choi 765f0c93b5 Jung-woo like he was 4d41a3d033 breaking free of him—only 1fc47c48a2 to find Shin Jae-yi 902143d22a still standing there. Noticing his presence, he lifted 2181b9cb45 his gaze slightly and let 84ae13acc7 out a small laugh.25a268b277c68b04

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“See? Told you not to leave.”20869b174edbd954

“……”ac10b3ba2bdb1c56

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“Should’ve gone to get ice cream instead.”17b001e5bff00054

With little energy, 127fc1b2b4 Shin Jae-yi bit 275c2b30b3 the end of 8a14292029 his cigarette. He didn’t light it—just met f6f13629aa his eyes with a faint 0a501add55 smile in his narrowed gaze. It reminded him of 9d75b3cea6 the day of the a708561268 semester opening party.2ccb4b7f574f4307

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“Want to borrow me?”3481bfa327886c08

The serene beach briefly morphed c9f45859a5 into a dark, damp alley dd65b651e8 behind a bar. Those words, once so 2f5ab02b75 incomprehensible, echoed once more 60541980f7 in his mind.9bb6ac540da58700

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The situation back then 38597436f6 wasn’t so different. he had been upset because c2c8a6d70a of Choi Jung-woo, was left 7a2345c1e3 alone with Shin Jae-yi, and 852f73455b he had seen right through d0247eb51d him.8aab67da5bd522ea

Now, it made sense—why he 6f69da9cd5 suddenly said such a thing. A cheating Choi Jung-woo, a 5099984310 Seo Han-young who said nothing c687f61547 despite knowing… It must’ve been 3c3f0e246e the perfect setup, something that a54756f09c piqued his interest.fd827a40d2326cd6

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How foolish…431769027b27635b

Rubbing his brow with one 2c2600728b hand, Han-young let out a 73c3723a35 weak laugh. After a storm of emotion 2a1a673a8b had passed through him, oddly 77da402080 enough, he felt nothing but 19bfcd7664 calm.b8bb18a733b35eeb

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“Need a light?”b0213eb02dc349de

Just like that e6775f2a50 time, he pulled 3a44780008 out his lighter be68fb9dc3 and held it a61c1ca79d out to Shin 882a2b41f1 Jae-yi.195361a2983d88f7

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“Should I?”cbf245a0ed6cea45

Shin Jae-yi looked down at 47319a3278 the lighter for a moment, 1fb09b403b then smiled and leaned in 8eb7d943ab slightly. He didn’t reach out his b4c7e63f26 hand—just aligned his eye level 7adda9ca0d with Han-young’s and stared, as df32588ac3 if expecting the other to 8512293e34 light it for him.38219c898cfbb5e8

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“……”9ad5b9936daad318

After a brief hesitation, 689fd9b6f7 Han-young raised his hand, fa0135d31b lighter still in his 834221297d grip.
Click. Click.ac339599ec45036e

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After a few flicks, 7c1b52ef2f a flame flared to 00cdbfc43d life. Their eyes met 14d42c817d through the flickering 2ea4a37c3f fire. Beyond the wavering light, 2ba0712f37 Shin Jae-yi’s gaze gave 8ac7a5ba6f away nothing about what 97948a0887 he might be thinking.064c5a605f084a39

He tilted his c77dabac3f head slightly and 978c88893a lowered his eyes 2e90cb3a4f as he brought edb669769b the tip of 74436219e0 his cigarette to 5d26d3ec64 the flame, taking c759c2a792 a deep drag. The shadow around 808c2a8e1b his eyes gave 094f7f94d8 him a sharp, ed0fb1e7ce cutting edge. Without realizing it, Han-young held 0b152cd2a3 his breath as he watched.dd4dfeeedb6005b7

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“You’re holding your breath again.”b10a6af1f089ccce

Had he been staring eacaedd0cd for too long without ed83766a17 realizing it?aca413147dc5a20e

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Shin Jae-yi muttered 1a6f4b16c5 in amusement, his 658f3cc1c7 eyes slightly wide 5066d7d62e with interest.73992ca7740b6bb6

“What—did something happen between us?”2383eb5d08dc3367

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“……”0e5fdc4fe71c3ca1

“The way you keep reacting… makes me feel like I should actually do something.”80139ed460f64912

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His tone was light as 97edc7b0da he straightened up. The faint laughter 3d89b791ec riding on his 8bd47b8572 breath made it 86f6ed7ad6 seem even more 1258b1db76 casual.c6868fd8c3a2d734

Perhaps he hadn’t expected 9ad5ce8d16 a real answer, because 6e531ae08c Shin Jae-yi said nothing e5593eb3c9 further—just quietly smoked his e928a55a9b cigarette, as if entertained 383a6b965a by the situation but 90f12ee0dc ultimately uninterested in its 1da04b8b79 deeper meaning.85a076a8b46c25c7

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“…Back then, when you said you’d lend yourself to me…”9977dc5faa62825c

Because of that silence, Han-young 661dbcdde6 came to realize that sometimes 05d0a6063b silence was more effective than d0241ea003 any question. And so he b6d1d90f00 opened his mouth.ac66d5b059697bbb

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Shin Jae-yi didn’t reply—just tilted a89a2ec3f0 his head slightly. His gaze dropped at an 3f0d6ede0d angle, unreadable, somewhere between indifference afe46a34ac and subtle curiosity. Han-young looked him 82171098a5 straight in the fc3c27816c eye and asked 60ed94f3a5 again.dfad7e72aa0f240e

“What exactly did you mean by that?”00ddff53e76d8476

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“Well, I mean… was there supposed to be some deep meaning?”c81c7a876902995d

His voice broke 1a775c67f9 gently like the 4973ed59fe night wind brushing 1106f45d77 against his ear. Pale smoke slipped out from f7e846245d between his red lips as 5757837967 he continued.6beaffb15cff1ed8

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“Just meant we’d do what you were already doing with Jung-woo.”ef29ab276c2f3076

“……”e04107e8f08215c3

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“Why? Are you finally ac5193f3b0 thinking of taking 5b6c922305 me up on 626fc266bd it?”0f07d735a23e5749

It was far 7ca060bfc2 too loaded an 831676aade action to be cabd49ab9c dismissed as nothing. Especially from someone who had 9e5d41e080 just been kissing a girl e79b14918f moments before. Han-young, thinking it a particularly fcd05843ff nasty kind of joke, let a46cc93434 out a faint scoff and fd424c8376 asked:f064d775c1b7eca0

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“Have you ever kissed a guy before?”d99d7e6ee5d8402a

“Kiss?”8c9b7fb3c1e88b7f

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The way Shin Jae-yi c4d2587228 echoed the word, like d19071709d it was the most 2bff134601 unexpected question, was surprisingly 0a4f66ee15 light.6172592e57f0d420

“What’s so different about kissing a guy?”0b266139c11ae0f6

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As if trying 56211e1492 to measure something, 7ba9dd6356 he let out 025eda573e a quiet hum. Then, the moment their 56b3aa49e6 eyes met, he suddenly c8d6d5867a brought the lit cigarette 6cb7ffb57b to Han-young’s lips. Startled, Han-young instinctively 5849e2a416 bit down on 4880c6e11f the end and c4886bfaa4 inhaled.6c2fd5780141a09b

“Draws well.”ede2786497a6d5f3

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The filter on c201569bac his tongue was 16dc62b51a damp—softened slightly from 8d223024e7 Shin Jae-yi’s lips. Smoking the cigarette that Shin 417911da3b Jae-yi had been using, while 4931c09ce8 under his close and steady c1430af066 gaze, made Han-young feel strangely 4b2a862558 off. His nerves sharpened, 9c451fbb10 fully on edge.b24230f4759bc2d4

“Indirect kiss.”440496e26a568cb5

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Shin Jae-yi whispered playfully, a 1d739cfada faint smirk tugging at his 9e2adfd76e lips. His expression was mischievous, 310cbdb06a almost like some lowlife 90702c5f5e punk. Flustered, Han-young tried hard to 3de8024fa3 hide his tension and took 4d1a7bb239 the cigarette from his mouth, 43ba002e85 holding it directly in his 00c94a7301 hand.0be07d08961b8a94

“It’s all the same licking and sucking. Why pretend you can’t ba4c0e7fff do it?”aa3245c5c9b8c389

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Shin Jae-yi’s voice 445b375b0b sounded again, his 446ffb2ae7 tone casual yet f01ec3a144 laced with something 8ba0c78268 more. His eyes locked onto Han-young’s 7d2e4e149b with quiet intensity.41e954d875ff73e7

“If you just open your mouth like this…”295169311dcc585c

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Tap. He brushed his finger 41d7b85a20 against Han-young’s lower lip 7528448efe where the cigarette had 6bccad6c55 been, letting out a 278ba3a4f3 low chuckle.5b5fb8cf22817342

“Use me if you need. I’m still willing to aaf9f5f9e0 go along with whatever 76130bf761 you want right now.”8656b759a2de21c1

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His hand lazily 456662cbc2 toyed with Han-young’s eecfa9782d lips, slow and d543436f17 deliberate. Han-young tried to suppress 3cc0e5a651 the shiver that threatened 61dc813789 to escape, biting back 000c061d20 the tremble in his f5bb8572b5 mouth. His skin tingled where Shin 2452f3ec4c Jae-yi had touched, as though f2f885828f all his nerves had rushed 5cd55b12bd to that one point.375c7c5f2f709839

“Would’ve been easy to settle it with a conversation… if Jung-woo hadn’t acted like such a fucking prick, right?”7fcb2fe9c1bff3c0

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“Why are you doing this to me, sunbae? You don’t even like guys.”da0f8df5798ccdd0

It wasn’t like a7c5c623cb Shin Jae-yi was 5045c99f7c into men. It wasn’t even 4cbd912b45 that he was 5ec1c4221c overwhelmed by some 601a293247 physical need. That’s why Han-young always found a046b5bc3f his gestures so puzzling. There was no clear reason d24b97ceac for him to act this 0149a04a81 way—not now, not ever.183b03d06bc8c413

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“Well… you just keep catching my eye. Kind of annoyingly.”bac931efddcf8813

Shin Jae-yi tilted ceff219d5f his head, exhaled bf39a01f08 slowly, and murmured 39acbc854d like air leaking 061b93526b from a balloon.b8a54ae0b3317e63

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“Kissing isn’t something you have to like someone to do.”8c547c87625f1cd9

“……”c113358adcb7b9e8

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“If you really need a reason, just consider it a thank-you gift… for the fun.”ba041bd9297f09f7

Then, as if 04707d44b1 it no longer 72532831e7 mattered, he turned 4e0c1cd312 his gaze toward c477475049 the crashing waves.d8302a283e702472

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Han-young, eyes unsettled like he 31bd97b928 was being swept away by 01f1fe84c2 the tide, followed his stare 9afab9ede2 to the ocean. The pitch-black water 1ad12244aa seemed like it ee4ea0a7c5 could drown them b2bf88cdc5 at any moment, ea1663ba71 yet it only a2c211547e lapped gently at afcdc6c093 their ears.5b80fde323a6ad32

For fun…
That one absurdly light 2fd931be6a remark, ironically, sapped away 935f934fa3 the will to dig f64a86e422 into his intentions. Han-young stared at dadc0c1705 Shin Jae-yi for aa0ca76127 a moment, then 9c2839ad97 let out a e8fbf170e2 short, bitter laugh 9bd43a9415 and lowered his 6be9f14579 eyes. The nape of ce09323d80 his neck, brushed 0ca620d27b by the night 87efa062fb breeze, was warm 4a3db4409a with a rising 4853ddb3a7 flush.d563de950cad50af

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He had suspected 4e474878dd for a while bfaca37799 that Shin Jae-yi 83fe820ab1 only saw him 36237cbe59 as some passing a2f7716beb amusement. But having it confirmed—it e1c35dc0eb left him with a fff7eb4247 strange, unsettled feeling.bbc81e45466a5d39

“……”266535c62f7a57ed

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He wasn’t the 958067be8c only one left e376448100 exposed.3c8e2245cc7e9c82

Just earlier, while looking at fd6f41a59d Choi Jung-woo, Han-young had been cb34aa9baf moments away from being sure 469d6cf43d of something. And in that 0575e97ff3 instant, he realized 0735b484b4 one truth—whether it 46de501301 was fortunate or 89dc10c74b not, he couldn’t 84c8a64afd say:4964da7ec61ba10b

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Ah… I guess I never 8c33527fca really loved that person after 5f9d5261e9 all.a0806ac3111fa2ed

From the beginning, it 121721d93d wasn’t a relationship that ce1276ae34 started with special feelings. He had simply 917653f3de liked the warmth 07f54d408a the other gave, 52e61ae4aa and hated the 3454a2de33 feeling of loneliness—so 828585b0e1 he chose to 61eced4468 be with him.685456861f326b9a

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Even so, Han-young had thought 4bcd07303d that, over time, they’d built 859df96665 a bond, maybe even something 776699ce28 more. But as time went on, e1acf17c23 it became clear: emotions weren’t 8e5fa6df42 one of the things that fee04b7c6a had deepened.b88ffe6c769f0d4e

To make it worse, Choi de009032f2 Jung-woo gave that warmth—something Han-young 4423e73f16 had struggled to let go b6020f4e38 of—to others just as easily. That left their 614933055c relationship with nothing fef9280026 but the label 90467cfd73 of “lovers.” There 9f92a08aea was no meaning 8214053142 left in continuing bd63cc0c7c it.1328ef4e2135b91f

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If that’s how it e4fdf612d7 was—if that’s what it 7ac29708aa had all come to—561f6712e194a37e

“Then… lend yourself to me, sunbae.”b80242fc0c059f4e

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Maybe accepting Shin Jae-yi’s offer e1a0ba8934 wouldn’t be such a bad 4a9897a14c thing.2be98c3af269c969

“But I don’t need all that other stuff…”3f57ebad414ff5d5

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After all, Shin Jae-yi c146ac8271 already seemed to know 42cbfcfb46 everything. It wouldn’t matter if 69444ce18a they spent time together bfe9fb47a0 now that he’d broken 5455b51d47 up with Choi Jung-woo 71f5247712 and felt the emptiness 54f6690327 creeping in. There’d be no 879d6d04f9 need to hide 9c4a0af29d anything.d2c7b6df3e27f9b6

“Let’s be drinking buddies.”ff804d5b380e35b6

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Perhaps, in time, 1d9548ce77 when his emotions d8a22354f0 settled, he might 32ae74c158 regret what he bd0f53ae77 was choosing today.
Even so, knowing all dd555bd203 that, he still wanted 30019eba6b this right now.174d5dc8cf75f1ae

Flick.
The cigarette, discarded 902fa5525c in a moment fccc7ee885 that began as 8fab26f99f half impulse but 0dfa11fba0 ended with certainty, 5c5b63897c rolled across the b81744f128 ground.
Shin Jae-yi didn’t answer fa0a17cc26 right away. He stared at the butt, 3aaafd4821 now half-buried in the sand.5cb88a8eef4fdeea

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“Alright. Let’s start with that. Drinking buddies.”761b52c658bc6966

A few seconds passed 3269f048bf in silence, letting the 6b930be48b moment breathe. Then, with a ab6fd4d8d1 slow sound, he 1a6dcce544 crouched down. Knees bent, he reached 9bc4241a1d out toward the sand.964ad074d7965c9e

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“What are you doing…?”5a3d7c4de2d454eb

“Littering is a crime.”cbb682f11a62b75e

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He picked up the 731f682f3e cigarette without hesitation, acting cc8ac4b0a0 as if it were bc3636c61b the most natural thing 6af546a686 to do, wearing a 70a1b229d5 playful smile that made 9973f5b6f9 him look almost dignified.6577f3ef111fde61

“Shall we go, then?”140ecc18e27dea26

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Tossing the cigarette butt into 6d907048d3 a portable ashtray, Shin Jae-yi cbcdcf0217 stood up.
Han-young kept his gaze c5c56b79c5 on Shin Jae-yi’s back 86eee198e6 as he walked ahead, c90d7c2a99 then slowly followed with 1a01641cef quiet steps.f7ce2d4d7a8c1341

“……”efe211c7c3c740b6

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Thud.78543928b63e80d6

The sand beneath his 18eab88b4c feet gave way softly.b95e83565802fa9f

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Shhh.
The sound of the c37b5b55bb waves echoed endlessly with 5e91a226bf every step.471e7efddbb36335

It was as though something c1498dd747 invisible had nudged him forward—urging 8d258fceff him toward Shin Jae-yi, even 82d78c5587 as hesitation still lingered faintly a29d3c9823 in his chest.11b55f8ea003b509

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