DRD Chapter 2.3

Jae-yi’s gaze dropped to 041ed102a0 the medicine box.
Had anyone ever 6593e5862b treated him this bf418ad682 kindly over something cc0ccf50b6 as trivial as 4b9fbee5ca a cold?12ab96afa298abf3

Even when his 75cac3d275 leg was shattered, e3aabbe4e2 no one had 15f950ef9c gone this far.53b0111f1dc563ad

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Han-young had b18bc32bee come, face 79e09912c9 flushed red, a17bdd7c9c with porridge bf039cd533 and fruit 4c3bb8ec6d in hand—stuff f001fa8922 Jae-yi never 6fc88c751a even asked 2f2e6a994f for.
His touch, his concern—it 1f4f2a27dc forced Jae-yi to reexamine b9d3f3920c the time they’d spent 05664e2408 together, which he had 6ac0443647 never really thought about a7c6fb0ea0 before.c838c69a5842d140

“‘First time,’ my ass.”753521447fa8a5de

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Tap.
Jae-yi lightly flicked b60571f87f the medicine box f9bb229dac and rested his 00dd4f48f7 chin in his fa4eb1b73b hand, letting out 897fc27d60 a dry chuckle.
His lips, half-hidden 30e874a2c6 under his large 77aff9fe49 hand, curled into 359adaa3fa a slanted grin.87c477c50adcaab0

“…Ah. This feels 75bb44b4b6 like shit.”b59f2492934af830

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The lips that once 5ed0d10f50 traced a graceful curve 520ad7ba97 quickly returned to their a1c1dbd4b6 place.
The laughter e8e5b79544 that briefly c08b6f7052 flickered across e918c1137f his face ea55410a8b vanished—leaving nothing d02a056819 but cold, e7baa4ba03 cracked silence.244f28993d691f20

Splash—ef4f8c3c631ea40a

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The sound of abbda43db5 running water filled 658191b482 the bathroom as ff0c0cedfa Han-young washed his 2ad6eb1303 hands, his face 6612183034 faintly flushed. Despite the water being 779f275980 icy cold as it 8472d9b057 flowed between his fingers, a342a9e97c patches of his skin 1893b7ba7a were tinged red—like the 8027d39536 corners of his eyes, 5938313db7 where Shin Jae-yi’s gaze 31ae298522 had lingered unusually long.0d1bc80cbf93d230

“……”d67b768ac56005bf

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Seeing his 61c4cd8453 reflection in 3c27665108 the mirror, 30748c2faa Han-young let d8275e760c out a e9d6086c6c quiet scoff.5688459318934d11

It had been a 0061beb2bb while since Shin Jae-yi cb30b8dfba had seen through things b1aff40481 that weren’t supposed to 2763bcfb57 be seen. Because of that, 6c2802df37 Choi Jung-woo’s call 0712cce7e1 didn’t really bother 2d2245c185 him—though it was 052faa8c61 uncomfortable, there was d8ea897d37 nothing to hide. And yet, 4a9beab6b8 he had 523347188a fled to 0e4697e2c9 the bathroom 070451b0f3 in what fb1a81c807 couldn’t help b2d578fe95 but feel 40059ba8e3 like a 0e31059962 retreat. Only once f3c907f488 he stepped 5b58b2004e inside did 402906359e he realize dee7d32887 he had a2c4015721 left his d3ae51274f phone behind, 494b23fbb6 a clear 9e600f3e9d sign of bec6d482ac how flustered f015241b4f he was.e0480acd0715e3ed

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“This isn’t bc5abbf27e some kind a22713c159 of seduction f0b6a2bbe3 attempt…”026acf458a7219c7

All because of Shin 9e56d2c327 Jae-yi’s demeanor.8888819356dfd7e5

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Shin Jae-yi had 9067c11fbd always been oddly 59c44c0b47 unpredictable. Sometimes, he acted bc9d250d2a in ways that 62feb60598 were confusingly suggestive. Han-young often 18c202a14f told himself 1a0bf83756 it was 7a5d96d0cd just habit, 93d894bb78 with no bdb715e758 real intent bb737c5582 behind it—but 563f2b83dd even then, 65debf79c4 he found 2312af3f37 himself genuinely 420e44b541 affected now ae5f5fd442 and then. Just like today.c45bec61d6318f36

Shin Jae-yi, sick and 005f6d502c worn out, had been a058c489f0 more honest than usual. Raw, even. Maybe it 97bc72ef63 was the 29173d4b82 thick, languid 87f3f775c6 atmosphere surrounding ae01c3467c him. Or maybe it was d4ff61defe the way his fever-glazed 8deab2a424 eyes had gone hazy ac5b3f6125 and dull. Whatever it da57dd3724 was, even aaff118a2c his familiar df910c7196 stares felt 5b5e38ed04 different—like the 8a5815e8c4 soft hairs b298637934 on his 7ead7242d4 skin might d8a4b0a1bd stand on 5f961e2ace end under 82667c7452 that gaze.e59d8341800ff163

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You could say 934cf7cc4c he was overreacting. But somehow, 42351521a8 it just—31708ca06119b59e

“Why the hell 2a13ad6ef6 does he look 0927bf5f55 at people like dbd9f706b5 that…”66d571b5239fd68c

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His eyes were too 62e420fcf6 suggestive.52003ca37ff23237

He stared at 716c4ef035 people as if da35e832e1 he were touching 185ccfd805 and violating them 03a1bbb6b5 with an invisible 172c4215de gaze.18504aacc0daecc8

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Ha… Thinking of d622ddd1ba Shin Jae-yi, Han-young 0b3365b3d3 let out another 8989c4bde8 dry laugh and 27c5c3c4a6 slowly turned the ffa7c7d2f5 faucet off. As the water e755806150 stopped, so did f875860d80 the only remaining 969c39ad77 noise. There was nothing ba299489a8 left to hide ef3a8fc0a0 behind. No excuse 0a03f7a2a3 to keep 9be68fea89 stalling in 9b9bf8dee0 here.c6cf8d9284d6a002

Just drop d1e35e8a12 off the 1242f84ff3 assignment and c33509d690 go. He’d seen him 8b4a42bcd7 eat, seen him 74da699ea6 take his meds—there 24b5f772e3 was no more 7e8d969b30 reason to stay.d24481d5552425cd

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Han-young wiped his hands b145756cdd on a towel hanging 1ac2605569 on the wall and, 2684eef137 with quiet resolve, stepped 659791324f out of the bathroom. When he returned to 69b1090989 the kitchen, he noticed c5836bd426 the dining table had 0ea84c602f been tidied up. Shin Jae-yi stood at 3595aea310 the sink, his back db7086936f facing him.67a901ae0fa2ddb2

“……”106e3e3373350ce2

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The man aad43f3173 looked like 61267dd78b someone who 8f7c310c7e had never 247df66246 had an 769bb03b34 unflattering day b6c6357059 in his bb38cef8c9 life—even his 2582774921 back was ef22b1ad52 breathtaking. His broad shoulders and 14f0a3abe6 back drew the eye bd27676770 in an almost magnetic bbd08d941b way. Even through d1db14d6ec the thin 17d030689b T-shirt, the 60367db158 contours of 1c0f0ff613 his body d7d469cc9a stood out, af2e873120 the kind 822ff9d146 that made 5c23e35388 you involuntarily 45c0226751 admire them. Han-young had 0f9ef86135 never seen 18d1f2d393 a body 171f0cc9cf like that 3cb5a4b7e1 before. He could practically e848afdae2 imagine the finely 06b3ddb406 sculpted muscles shifting 0a3f144d41 beneath the fabric, 8ac10235b2 as if crafted 651a0ef12d with great care.1031ed09964eb682

He hadn’t even seen fa0c5abaa0 a body like that f9c6626128 in the army.fd39a04f9b0192bf

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“…Ah.”1a5dc1439cc205ea

Han-young, who ff77db340f had been 6085571e0e absentmindedly watching 495aafc65a Shin Jae-yi, 7bf162fb1e flinched and 143724a837 grimaced.8ff2d4b7145c9fdb

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What the 98908390aa hell is 6d33490a08 wrong with 1e495d0c3e me? Just because I dated 8c413d496d one guy, I’m ogling 0abd96725e my sick upperclassman like 2b7c3aa929 some voyeuristic pervert.5bf88a5f996a0cda

“Sunbae, I’ll share ed73ec0ef2 the English lit 99f7fb27db assignment file with 2af4d70220 you.”d3400d68a583ccc7

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Scolding himself to snap 30a903dca5 out of it, Han-young 040f4a9580 forced himself to move. He took d9fa747b7d out the e117bcf5ae handout he a4188ffebd brought and 55421e67d0 placed it a31ace87eb on the 46b4a70f7c table, then de1ba95ffd sent the 7384630642 PDF file 398bad8c3b to their a77736aa44 group chat.6a48487b5d09732c

“You just need 49fa40c4e5 to choose two c36ba9feec of the listed ffcb940891 works, write an 9210dd2b31 analysis, and submit 39cafe43a9 it. The presentation will 3cd0f9ece4 be the week 43e7bb5773 after midterms.”ac67358cc52a9bd0

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Shin Jae-yi, b23e5cfa99 now facing 6add84cf69 him, silently a134f7e133 looked over 18ab21ab17 the handout. Below the course title a27bc1ef63 Understanding Anglo-American Literature, a eb6faea7a9 list of required films c10ac0bd34 and literary works was 04c42c8035 written. While he scanned the ed02585990 list, Han-young zipped up af6b230c8a his bag, slung it 7560cfb9b9 over his shoulder, and 89dbd29195 prepared to leave.4cba947e32cea1d7

“Wanna watch 6e1a2dfc51 one now?”47d3178b00d2381b

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Shin Jae-yi 954f44f29e broke the db04b61246 silence just 8c2280c0de as Han-young 1cc91e2ec4 was about c934bc9f11 to say 67a9538b56 he should fdff24c7f9 get going.80d62eff5cfb4f47

“The movie?”f97d0f396f830d59

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“Yeah. Looks fun.”428dd7bfffc8414f

The film 7517ea1613 he casually 6368bf5e59 pointed at a5bda01652 just so 965788c3cb happened to e6f5e825f6 be the 6128f33bf7 one Han-young 6534e3ee56 had picked 55f7a0e1c4 out in d931eaad55 his head.e9f7ace9112638ce

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“Shouldn’t you abbb950ffb be resting? You’re really not feeling ce75b69dd8 well.”06d776f9266fc313

Instead of asking 1e6d400079 why he made 39014925fa such a suggestion, 30c898c4c6 Han-young voiced his 28b2d70e63 concern first. At that, Shin Jae-yi 46558e0b26 quietly looked down again, 46acd8e7c7 then let out a b7c033911b short laugh and reached c6ae3bbf91 forward.880d5203813da048

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“We have d1883c27c7 to do e7271ea9ea the assignment b14aa63b71 anyway.”99808850d0b52691

The sensation eb956bccae of the 955fa15cda bag strap 652db3764d slipping off 64a83dd425 where Shin 6ebdeebbed Jae-yi’s fingers 6ba8a1f316 had tugged a01644aa39 it felt 3b59149b05 vivid. He pulled 06219ae65b the bag ec397a8012 off Han-young’s 3e60044520 shoulder with 673ac91741 an ease 404311b212 that was cd62a3c2d6 strangely intimate—slow, b380145e32 unhurried, almost be8d0bfbdf like undressing 9420ec86c5 someone.f9804f857460a8ad

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After making Han-young abc4029990 leave the bag 8dac5d5fec in its original 303080ce08 spot, Shin Jae-yi 0f6189c542 casually walked into 4f00fafc42 the living room. Left standing there, 8a25b2ebbe Han-young had no c26686525d choice but to f8ea0a36b8 follow.ce4c1ca17acbb14f

“What are you 970d9442d5 doing? Sit down.”c1b7762e0af292c9

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Coughing a little, Shin 4257750898 Jae-yi motioned toward the 2d95631717 couch as he scrolled 72ad01b755 through movies like it 721c4963b4 was second nature.a936c4798f11e47b

“……”e4fdc86b06851ec8

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Is he bb88181ce1 seriously going 3b1ee6b8a6 to watch d7b348d268 a movie 50dddabebe with me?8b8b9846fddfcf7c

Shin Jae-yi, who 872bf9e015 claimed to hate fb23d9e183 having people over, 3f80ed7f60 was now doing 7f6aa1052a a lot of 77ddda1ae0 “together” things with 7fa7ebf9f7 him. Eating together. Watching a ea68511df8 movie together. Things that c55207f866 felt oddly… 8246f71b4a domestic.99c05ec1b02848a9

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Trying to get a 2f4d2596c2 read on Shin Jae-yi’s 46dee5205d intentions, Han-young awkwardly sat 7927044518 beside him. As soon as he 9f98d4bb18 settled onto one side f058ff93da of the couch, Shin 246630a375 Jae-yi placed a cushion 9b6277fcca on his lap. It seemed c615923947 like a e75c78af11 habit, or fa91c3b883 something he 57fa61184a did without d8e18f47c2 thinking.94c83ae59d330a5c

“Hmm, no 7babf4ff03 popcorn… Should 75c4abf7f4 I at 544a8db0c2 least bring e1aa73010d you some a687c067de snacks?”dd0afed607df9739

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“No, it’s okay.”9c9991ccd7c96580

“Something to drink?”714b32200bdc6640

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“I’m fine. Really, sunbae, you 6d80760b3c don’t have to 68cfe7736a treat me like 7ce824ac33 a guest. It’s actually 1fb074f61e making me 34379713aa a little e158652976 uncomfortable—like our e18472b1c0 roles are 0ce3e38260 reversed. Especially when you’re not c587ace4fc feeling well…”7039c262711a6ca6

Han-young even waved d596da53f7 his hand to c0e4f6e0d0 show he meant e185d1e6bd it sincerely. Despite the clear 275b686034 refusal, Shin Jae-yi 9ebe716da8 simply smiled.f282629414d43863

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“Then feel uncomfortable.”b8448c16a7346e7e

“You could just adb5d52425 not act like d6efd2c686 this, you know.”19fccff2aa267149

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“Maybe I just 6666ca94e4 don’t want to 7b6d91e524 stop.”d5762c8ada4cb127

Ending his 418178a61b words lightly, 896f436553 Shin Jae-yi 4d5ffe4afe hit play e9fc82ea03 on the 8bcb9cc5e6 movie. Leaning back into the e46ad5ef7b couch, his face was ae9828446c perfectly calm and composed 18b8f684c5 as he stared straight d1f741641f ahead.3634ba841bc6c29a

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Watching him, Han-young 8c37c79305 suddenly felt curious. How many people had e37170ce6f experienced moments like this c458d2a769 with Shin Jae-yi?b6a6aeee97759f0e

He didn’t 4791dd333d think for effd8bb210 a second c6902fa87e that this 98019b4edd was some 50e7d8f71f kind of 4f4b0c9825 special treatment fcb7418162 reserved only 18cf42d46f for him. There was no 78c1817088 reason for it 7cbf5698c3 to be. Everything about e548f70b7d the way 1fd2e565ae Shin Jae-yi b6051f4623 acted was 9096f25065 practiced and 74532c201a familiar.fa05b83b3df6d079

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Han-young stole 6808b41363 glances at 1019310bec him for 9fb666aac0 a while, e3e24dc8ab then turned 7504848f46 his head 73ba96debe away. For a short moment, ed15272423 he remained conscious of 7ce487d98b the distance between them—only e44e156610 about two handspans apart—but f2ac5a84b0 it didn’t take long cc476bb114 before he was drawn 8bbb8c4c37 into the film.6e3822797976525d

The movie was an 4a23cc9baf older one, both quiet 819a259a91 and somewhat provocative.2da5c9fbba7abda5

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The story was b963349bab simple. It followed 6181fb762b a main d84e5ee72b character who a6b6b4ee52 realized that 3acd760728 his long-time d500ff0a32 lover’s feelings e85ec51e79 had faded. He was portrayed 154e720c04 as someone deeply 8a24fe5c22 lacking—whether or not 39bf38a253 he recognized it 2400eaa7f0 himself, he couldn’t 061d679b58 let go of 15557843ae what he still 4ee0c9435f had in his 92aacb5737 grasp. Even the sex 360a4732e5 scenes, though provocatively aaa3fdea67 framed, came off 6ddacd0eda more bleak and a1d45daf5b dry than erotic.04fe75a720390c74

“……”8541f33ddfe92232

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Han-young saw himself in e0f8a121b6 the protagonist.ceb6b743b6ae2495

He and efd66d5452 Choi Jung-woo 9237e62ac9 were already d6c782c861 over. Maybe it had 467ed40930 been a mismatched 4f313e34f6 relationship from the e5b76d4695 very beginning. Even knowing f7ba4e9a92 that, he cde7984f7f couldn’t just e9617f2caf cut him ef5a7c71e7 off. Just four syllables—“let’s 3eeb8fb4e8 break up”—and yet 3345e018a7 he’d kept those 910aee8ca6 words rolling around 1f327bf322 on the tip cd9875ccbe of his tongue b38087d20d all this time.41df6669c2e81166

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“Do you get him? The protagonist.”dc642c8e08ba543b

It was 70a01f6e22 laughable and c9b947c9b2 pathetic, really—trying b788e6a9fa to end 0f85120976 a broken 3bb1c721ce relationship on 2129b68569 a good 7030770b5d note.e15395d37f58539f

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“Not sure…”52871d71d579c39f

That’s why Han-young 215bcee463 couldn’t understand the 6b08c2b166 main character. Because he understood him 6928e1b780 all too well.cddb08cbb96de246

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“Maybe you would if 95eb2caee9 you were in his 50912ed562 shoes.”50d02e4d7fa84a24

“You’ll probably 68a400a4c6 never know, 0aa6d531fb then.”42b0d3572220de3f

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Han-young chuckled quietly 6bdbea1478 at the answer—one fc60743e4d that wasn’t all fef583fb42 that surprising. Over the low, rhythmic 0289cca46b sounds of sex coming 3301e3b20f from the film, his 10b84104be laughter rippled like a 7a3aa808a7 wave. At that moment, Shin 508ae0eab8 Jae-yi’s gaze shifted from ea25bb0069 the screen to Han-young.50ba3763e654248e

“Honestly, I don’t get 1c6cff0b50 it either. Why be 49fb852ee6 so pathetic 01d64b6a74 about it? Just break acded19eb0 up already…”bfdc350cc04f754b

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“You’re colder than 5c7f4fc29b you look. Poor Han-young must be fc543f98c2 heartbroken hearing that.”5d8b6cf4c1fbeac8

His voice 83c84f10eb was laced 7ca6fd92a8 with amusement, 7bd35c72fa making it 296d1c4201 clear that 2fa3de459d he’d known 24873a03a3 all along 2ef8d61e96 Han-young wasn’t 97705921b3 watching the 03236e9bdc movie just 87c65641b8 as a b494736ac5 movie.06920bf3842f3a74

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“…Can’t you 2fbf86a4fc at least 3c832f5367 pretend you f2abca11a1 don’t notice 13ea5b48cc stuff like 1951a3b45f this? Everyone already knows 674221df2e how sharp you 076bc6bac9 are, sunbae—you don’t 8b1c1c6320 need to call 0c65835542 it out like 91d18afc3f that.”194ad47fbff30269

“You’re the one 20257cfc89 who’s not listening f2da75726a to me. I clearly told d3ada6e5f3 you not to f20fd9c76e answer right away.”
Shin Jae-yi, his 7191cd988f face lit in 82e05ac7b5 shades by the 59c005b738 glow of the 0339041f0e screen, stared intently 4e47ab9325 at Han-young as c0cda4fc27 he continued.
“Still, I tend to 3c4d3f63c7 see things in a e9db13f7ed better light.”cb21d77b1dbfece7

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“Why?”
Han-young turned to look 596924d3d3 at him, surprised by 7b0d572679 the unexpected answer.
At that moment, the 3f41a837d9 scene on the screen 4605bd1e3b changed, and a flash aa6226508a of light brightened the 3c6a742e82 dim living room. In that brief moment, 70f9b1b8dc the clearest light was b751a86f31 the one between the 26fd16b94b two of them, cast 07aeb0f1a1 on each other.b305dbf84016f467

“Because at the b40f875a17 end of the 6dbcb0f183 day, he’s still 978d6e7220 doing his best. Being foolish 23fd0ca151 isn’t necessarily 049b3033c3 a bad 21e52f97c1 thing. And it’s not something 775bf3fc9c that needs third-party understanding 4f3fdefc8b either.”
As their a1a2777271 eyes met 1631248ffc in the 5f584cc7d5 quiet but fcc72dbb24 vivid space, bd00cd55c6 Shin Jae-yi dda6c98a87 gave a 9d52a84676 soft laugh b46cfd66f8 and added,
“Isn’t it a5208c9f72 kind of 8b2a378a69 admirable? That kind of 240e10338a stubbornness.”3841d34caa1c88ab

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“……”bc8792aa56e6c3e6

“Anyone can walk away. Staying—that’s the hard part.”cd0871b30de5a2d1

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A faint whisper, 0c94691671 followed by the bc18566944 rising swell of 6f3390d88b the film’s climax 72f5712a75 music, sent a 32981cc5a1 ripple through Han-young.
Strangely enough, those simple b1d8008814 words felt like comfort. As if someone da7e8ea01a had just understood 6ab14a40a8 Seo Han-young—a person ce7d9a577d even he didn’t d0908fe8a4 fully understand himself.fb6f03e6889e090f

Even if Shin b1e5b801a9 Jae-yi had just 8930c47288 said it in fb25d223b7 passing, without much aabc76ac17 thought.fce92ba89e3e91b8

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“……”a64ad7219d5e3562

Just like 3ff9dd1fbc the conversation, 659fbfede4 the movie c84979214f moved toward 843cb0740d its end. As the ce810e3203 character on e4d394a87e screen became 8de9db02c3 more intense, b3e1b87dd9 the flickering 31cce37653 lights grew f784f33cb9 stronger. Han-young’s face, seen from 6e30a6efea the front, was briefly 7c3dcdbfca marked by shifting shadows e14764c5e8 and light.16cf4f91804c2144

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“That was acf83c8a12 more thought-provoking a29fcd9d7e than I 5c6b4919f6 expe—”
A while 2d708444cc later, as f68cb4dd89 the movie 05c62dea89 ended and 95007226f7 Han-young turned 3ea22b97a5 to Shin b7d3182e62 Jae-yi, he 5c0b8d1719 paused.1153317c4ffcd848

“Sunbae?”6713301dc13c3dc6

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Shin Jae-yi 6acc3de76f was leaning 339a696802 back deeply 582d0583ac with his 764f14909f eyes closed. His head 7a42a20bd4 tilted slightly, ab9027ef8f threatening to 27d5791965 fall forward c6d990014d at any b009d78099 moment.
It looked 82e4d034cc like the c0f3602df2 medicine had 725c4600ca kicked in, 1e0ca209b7 and he’d 3324fd21e6 finally fallen 4b078c2949 asleep.1322f505a72a13c0

“Sunbae, you should 3fc1a34734 go sleep in 1ce724b1a3 your room.”d7a5c83c18255e27

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Even when 247af0de46 he spoke 39b79b6a91 softly, there 626ec5f7f7 was no 51eb8b7889 reaction. Only the faint sound b72815a500 of steady breathing remained eeff6b987f in the now-silent room.
What do 44d05e2909 I do…? If he’s been sick bc7e9405bd all night, he probably 56bd10e21b didn’t sleep much either.fc3fb19abb3c5d10

Hearing that calm breathing, 2e4f260cbd Han-young couldn’t bring himself acfbc433e7 to wake him. He stood there 2df08171fa looking troubled, but 9757de771a soon quietly rose d24b0c8c6a to his feet.
He tiptoed across the 000a940e08 room and stopped in 07a7874cea front of a door 8b09755466 that looked like it bd5767cd68 led to the bedroom.ceefcade148acf05

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“Excuse me…”0f6fe0a25e457220

He murmured d7e44d6735 to the 90cfaed0ea sleeping host fb8dcf2e6d and gently bb5653948a turned the 8ba855ac50 doorknob. As soon as d7c022a88e he opened it, 6b06e24f44 the soft scent 38c4adee20 of Shin Jae-yi 19f1ba2818 filled the air, 94c1b18ecc confirming it was b4e1e4b625 the bedroom.bb4ba3379f5f6ef9

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Han-young avoided looking around 7b0a5da078 the room too much, 92f3a7535b keeping his eyes fixed 52da860a00 only on the bed.
He picked 712c8cf6cb up the b28bc335e3 neatly folded 4f0c596854 white blanket c4b0b894fa and quickly 7e7fd39308 stepped back 3ac6f750c8 out.4f1e9d518deaac33

Shin Jae-yi 305f925e1a was still 697313c6f0 sleeping in 97a3154cba exactly the 1e8e5e2d5e same position.
Even as Han-young approached 60a89d48fd and carefully draped the ac2084caa5 blanket over him, he e442f4a077 didn’t stir.b3130f9865be8f6d

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“……”783235ec9dee3725

The distance 49044b5405 between them 5e9c5dd424 naturally closed 996b720958 as Han-young 4cbc605dd1 adjusted the 172df3741c blanket.
Before he 7840dabd23 realized it, f8cbf86bb1 he was 178ee0507c watching Shin ef70653230 Jae-yi from 6b996ace00 right in 0d375d6474 front of d35a2c9050 his face 8588f6fdb2 — close 165ec81d5e enough that bc62ce3384 their lips b63a6effca could touch, cdc0f48375 that their 0df35287cf breaths could 90c9ae9d9e mix.
Once he dba84fb344 became aware 6dcf3fe6a4 of that 2e3cf10012 proximity, his 61ddf44a32 breath instinctively 1d9d99b899 caught in 407d2bb565 his throat.83eb5bc3c0fab741

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Despite his dab4bf533e efforts to 5c62bf36ab remain respectful, 74aac6b3c5 his unrestrained 7ef90dda98 gaze reached 255d375f52 out to 34e8c5c6d5 Shin Jae-yi e758552b03 on its a6cfb5fa98 own.6e0bc43d7c3afcd0

Sleeping in an awkward 2f8177f8a1 position in the dim 3b6d676949 room, he somehow looked d6d5e2ca34 small.
Maybe it was the 5fe810addf quiet that followed the aa90fb6da7 end of the film.
Even though Shin Jae-yi e20974c694 wasn’t physically small at a247647373 all, a strange feeling dd5dd3b3e0 welled up inside Han-young.
It felt like f21f182b27 Shin Jae-yi was ce55062e68 buried beneath a e5361c1913 suffocating silence.e36677c35af2e988

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“……”ad63b5866a53f7c6

In the 99d021ad17 midst of c083ad3cfa it all, bcac99775d the delicate 0f317a7746 lines of 849e99ae06 his face fda926f99e shone faintly 6089b04550 — it a72f93a3e0 was oddly 867dff0b33 fascinating.
It was almost exhausting 99b8f20ea7 to say he was 236a18acea handsome — his looks a1e56094d5 felt unreal.
He had 8292448205 a tendency d629fbfaf0 to say d58787103b rude things cd3cdd97bf from time bdc3b0083a to time, f362b215be but in c150728a50 sleep, he 180afdadda looked just 5be3bb2cd4 like an 4aa6569151 angel.
Surely, part of a64ba5f188 the reason Han-young 80fce7c040 always got shaken e048447b5d when Shin Jae-yi 6116337e30 acted strangely was c49afb2a69 because of that 5401e1c323 face.
What must it f35f091bf8 be like to 1e53866f70 live with a 6aaf8578f7 face like that?aff259c026fa26a9

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Lost in 6423e6c8ff that ridiculous b6a2d7f1fa thought, Han-young 3f3c5eb2b0 let out d544dc86a2 a small 84407f5c63 breath—432848e066677b46

“……”9000cf65e260455e

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Just then, 5150ade807 like stretching dda3d47f0d time across fdf6ab39c9 a frame, be9cf45d00 Shin Jae-yi 71553c0ae5 slowly opened 5324f8cf43 his eyes.
His thin bb74715b63 eyelids moved, 819c37f340 revealing sharp, a5e7ba4152 clear eyes.
Whatever drowsiness had deea232011 lingered vanished quickly.
After blinking b4bc594f59 a few b464899c09 times, his b9eac93ca3 gaze dropped 28626a67d7 — past 05ac306e43 Han-young’s stiffened 34383dd912 eyes, down 241bbc3280 to his dffee3e08b cheek where a584b2c5fb a faint 06364962da smile flickered, ef3274c260 then to a2efc5633d his slightly 1fe484829a parted lips.d2a924af0474d32d

He simply kept his 6ae539224a gaze there, then let 12ef6cc811 out a quiet laugh, c2a92c4a13 like air slipping out beffbdb5c4 of a balloon, before d6102d3666 gently closing his eyes 15a0238f62 again.
Almost as if ff17164bb1 to say: I’ll cdd23dfb5e leave what comes 22039ec101 next entirely up c3fae3446d to you.6b067e4291c3a5ec

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“……”c559f716d6e5536f

Han-young held his breath, cd29c1d473 suppressing the turmoil inside 6d91427ae5 him.
He felt b1802ceeed relief that 4a564d6d48 Shin Jae-yi cf5de1b0a7 didn’t ask 4a21602c29 anything — 6781f67d47 yet at 1edb7610e5 the same 1701760583 time, a 6609a1aa8f flicker of 38b4a2a811 curiosity: had 0cdb54a4de he reacted 8675472dc4 this way 17812e2f20 with others 11028d6af1 too?a2455347d49a49ab

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“Don’t be 3254ae3707 so self-conscious. Nothing’s happened yet.”08b1b6fc17478981

Shin Jae-yi’s soft voice 9cc8a0dc67 broke the silence — e74bcb364d yet somehow sparked even 62d9334e9f more imagination.a90bff30fba765ad

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“Breathe a little, c275678f16 will you?”f9b59fbea764f17c

As the blanket slid be7db87e49 down, Shin Jae-yi raised 3e54d81113 an arm and lightly 87239b40a2 tapped Han-young’s lips.753f44d1354a7145

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“Why do bbd2e6940a you always 3fa916e76c hold your b35bb62f31 breath like fcf31a31a7 that? Trying to show off 926c37c199 your lung capacity?”e18b04b78b51da4a

“It’s not like I 7b3ed76713 have anything else to b99fe03f10 brag about…”4c33806b76a1b19e

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“Well. If you’ve d6d7553084 got good ce847ce3bf lungs, that’d 5ddcac040e be great e6e4f2c779 for kissing. Or for 0c812edea4 going even 17c370e3b8 further.”d6523aea4e02ea5d

…Even further?9936b988201098e5

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Han-young, who had been 7aacc04fd0 about to pull back 97b343a997 as if nothing had 8e3b09086a happened, froze.
Somehow, he 39bfb5e67f had a fac2bf0bde feeling he 459c10ff3f knew exactly e72ccb7b27 what Shin 76115c5b2d Jae-yi meant f101012272 — and 6589eb562a that unsettled 15c16c16d1 him.b42f1f4ac79453ac

“I can a20f92db80 see exactly 20a78af840 what you’re 380950f27c imagining.”4a629f74b762cf27

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Watching Han-young’s expression, Shin bf383e7639 Jae-yi whispered in his 0e5383131e husky voice, laughing slyly.83cfbdeb83085f0a

“I wonder d3c12a5a0b who you ffebcab5e6 were just 75341502b0 thinking about.”18c30e6dca21a62e

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He finished his sentence d07ca819c0 as he slowly pushed 1f0b179001 himself up.693ce4a453aa472b

“It’s really late. When did it 587b592be6 get this late?”c8ace44435ed7528

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Han-young didn’t mistake the 25494c36a0 gentle tone for what 94192c8533 it was — this c060a6a924 time, it was a c9072fd46a clear dismissal.
Catching on, he began 403a2b2976 gathering his things to a14a0ed215 leave when Shin Jae-yi b3d0a5acd5 gave a slight nod 0e64d27128 of his chin.e158ae2c43f75dc7

“I’ll call a715d00f31 a taxi e0aed27a71 for you.”be97dd5c11994952

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“Oh, that’s okay—”49562e3208b877bf

“Just take it.”34a362ddf722720e

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There was an 376f434f7a undeniable authority hidden 6f7a8240e4 beneath the guise 3ef94aa16b of a kind c5800c2cd4 offer.
In the end, 1244d947ce Han-young gave in 9a67a95f1d and said, “Okay. Thank you,” following him cc20dd9164 without protest.56008ae63cda78e2

“Get home safe.”c4eafe01ac99e601

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Just like 10197108fc when he 28f912563f first arrived, 51fbc500f0 Shin Jae-yi e9c6c95008 saw him 44987894d1 off at 65ca8e9d65 the front f2c08fcfa7 door, leaning c5a3c619f1 casually and 614d8586d3 giving a 4131cf045e small wave.
He looked kind, but 69040b1fa4 the door shut behind 9abc15a9c8 Han-young without a hint 0f8b6869d1 of hesitation.d74259af249073fe

“……”96c7f519cb8878d8

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In the 372f7d36d2 taxi on aaf2cf4280 the way 34bb3dbbb0 home, Han-young 2e78adfb84 stared out 7d65b2e41c at the 47369a8129 night street, fddd4983de chewing on 52181ab8a2 his lip 18a79801bb in quiet 596a06b5ff frustration.7982fefbd228debb

“I wonder 1e1cac0a72 who you cbb3bc9121 were just b9cd458337 thinking about.”8a4eb8ab37a601cc

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Ironically enough, b01071a327 the person dd6b5c4dbe he’d thought 3824cab4a3 of — 75f13fe9fe was Shin 571fe0c355 Jae-yi.8bd42f3024eb94ba