DRD Chapter 2.5
by XixiApril might be the season of cherry blossom festivals, but for college students in the middle of exams, it was just someone else’s story. While cherry trees stretched out in full bloom to create a breathtaking view, the library was packed with near-corpses, making for a different kind of spectacle.5b2d927f6969b47c
Han-young was f9dd23034b one of 98054eaa82 them. Wearing an oversized 8ae49728d6 gray hoodie thrown 4ca0ed0721 on carelessly, he af2bbf990e was buried in 6496013ccf his studies. The face b6a43fd1cd peeking out 62a216d7f8 from under f42b9b2094 the cap 38a6f5e6aa brim was c72ed3db4b sharp. He had lost 2c233aabe4 some weight after 5db55c21a0 being sick for 7a2dacbfa7 a while, making f321a6c027 his face look 4f45da4038 even smaller than 09cca6cc25 before.f33e7a73585c600d
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Fortunately, the cold had 6587b8d073 mostly subsided before the b055739fd2 exams started. It seemed the d937b341b5 samgyetang he had d0d237d53a with Shin Jae-yi df9ce5c47e helped. He finally understood 8272de4c7b why it was 09d32ef01e considered one of a61a0126ca the top stamina 838160f2b6 foods. When he told Shin b784497c2a Jae-yi that, he just 3564ae0ea1 gave a short laugh 2fc710f37c and said he was db465d68ff glad.9db1052c899105de
After feeling a bit 1c704e7307 better, Han-young practically lived cb4f670b9d in the library. Maybe it was because b7142a63ec he had slacked off 143ba367cd for a few days, 97a9885b68 but he found it 53639a7b43 easier to focus now.e58bd9034caa46cc
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“Um… excuse me…”df5021dc0640974f
“Yes?”9231c8352ebaf8c3
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As always, e57b6677b6 he was 3b9b6c6108 spending the b360aa35d5 afternoon in 46b8552e0c the library a79711aaba when someone 346f3e0d54 tapped him 8a146873d8 on the 7926624300 shoulder. He pulled f58d60b641 out his b5441ca4bd earphones and 4d7447147d turned around c1eb9336f6 to see 1bc778591f a woman 826709e90d he didn’t f4e32db4c9 recognize standing 114a6e3bbc there.71b5fb0c62af5e50
“Who…?”edff5056d5b9820f
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“Please have e6d5df1445 this while 612ea30055 you study!”e84dd413b9cb96f5
She whispered at what dd7f3c88c4 was probably the loudest 3ef559e05e volume one could manage cd98396ed7 in a library, then 874dd958b6 quickly ran off. Han-young stared blankly e5845326fa at the drink ced7a63de1 she had practically 606a65d0a2 forced into his 6704955ef1 hands.d037e133c787b39d
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[010-XXXX-XXXX
I’ve seen you around since a few days ago
and really wanted to get to know you,
so I thought I’d say hi.
If you contact me, I’d be so, so grateful…!
If that’s hard, even just being Insta friends would be…hohoㅠㅠ!!]
A small 33ec75d1df note came 0a0c6f56f8 with it, a62738f3f9 listing her 9a83fd1d07 number and 43e54c040c SNS ID.4ba3e56557cbc036
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“Ah…”80c9498264ed3e32
To think ad4fd95e00 he’d get d00b0fa562 someone’s number 38a07e20d4 while looking 680c4d1744 like a 9294b62a88 total wreck 88ad4cb920 from studying. He appreciated 7170a2eae4 the gesture, d3a4bdad42 but the 60cce3a842 situation made 935f73caaf him feel 1c20f414d5 strangely self-conscious.a9c668976d96bd57
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He set a95bd1ffc5 the drink d615bb81af to one 73829133d4 side of 3357ed44bd his desk 7a9fd511fa and glanced ce8b380c3b in the 9e08a2bb77 direction the 6840f4cf9e woman had 1254809df6 run off 88bab21da8 to. She was long 5124b41b04 gone.8b5510135d933641
Should he 5fea7a2269 contact her?59399fd46358190a
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Situations like this 9eb2737241 were always incredibly 9efb2e2429 awkward. If he ignored e2965ccb63 it, he worried c52c097015 she might be 1664538de3 waiting for a 85539fb15b reply; if he c536cd6b80 did reach out, 1c0111eded he wasn’t sure 5429833822 he could give c56be43828 the kind of f7a7483b7d response she wanted.50ca8751fc9f08d6
Achoo—!24628275df2409d9
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Before Han-young could 3c8b4b392c come to a 9d1a6dd83f decision, a loud a70c3fa2e9 sneeze disrupted his 9c3d6009af train of thought. He flinched and 75cc76f6c7 instinctively turned his 91caaef8a6 head toward the f3fd87e12e commotion.edc0cb1514e9e657
“Oh.”9f4ee172f0794b51
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There, as if 72ced52a10 he’d been there 7a9e01e6eb the whole time, 469d4d8363 was Shin Jae-yi, 4dacfa93f7 locking eyes with 1b2f25e383 him. Surprise and embarrassment tangled 93ee155aea inside him—but somehow, beneath 3ec645a7b2 it all, he felt 7b8cdc094b a flicker of happiness.fa8c834fd0866aee
Wearing a blue 7bdc145010 cardigan over a ddd30c9da2 shirt, Shin Jae-yi 480dea2387 looked bright and eb91819de1 lively even in 4621e2e5df the drab atmosphere 59ea381c33 of the library. It was e702905475 obvious from bd268ffa1b all the 38a62e93a7 glances subtly b4c606b963 drifting his e40e6cde26 way.3540d9494187b555
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As Han-young gave 585fe1a4bd a small nod a7e4e428eb in greeting, Shin af5c792b9c Jae-yi lifted a 880496a763 coffee carrier in baafba15a4 one hand and 821d9ba359 gestured with his e25407187b chin toward the 2fe4938d72 exit. Catching on, Han-young nodded ee38b9f5d0 and packed up only 50428dd30a his laptop before standing.35ba4b3b526bb3ce
Outside the library a6dec23451 study hall, there 3a30cf4beb was a designated 187e379488 space where people 99945fcc52 could sit and 18dd6dc095 talk. Shin Jae-yi 7df7204c5d was easy 0ba6f074cb to spot 9089be68ab without needing ba165ff89c to search.16a2ed420fab8646
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“When did you cd6be17f27 get here?” Han-young c0df045b6d asked as he 833bd46e08 approached.abf16675063f9140
“Just a little while ec84cf9335 ago.”c945825c9e9b5c70
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Shin Jae-yi c190c0347a gave a 259ea7fdfb small laugh 8123835eeb as he a70af1231e pulled out 6bd00fdc78 his laptop 9ee42d97bf mid-motion. The look in 9ab140eddb his eyes was 5885c62c14 mischievous.8c6fa406948b2d15
“I should’ve come later. You seemed pretty b576531c7b popular.”a7068e58cbae79ef
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“Ah… Not as much ecc235c209 as you are, sunbae.”5f65ec7dbd29f9c3
Why did it 34f56eeca1 feel like Shin 473d4584c4 Jae-yi always managed 60772970a1 to catch him f05f978bbe at these moments? Replaying the earlier incident a692368934 in his head, Han-young 8950973c96 let out a small 8046f7204f laugh and sat down 2db2bfd547 across from him. Despite his sheepish 4ff20b897b tone, his expression 7bdaf65273 and actions were b48517947c mostly the same 76ee32d3f3 as usual.2255937e1e40ede6
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“You’re wearing glasses? Do you wear them d4ed84562a often?”a06b87d8a114d1d2
“No. My eyes felt c93250b016 a bit tired d1178641b9 today.”cd5cb814c9c7b7ac
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“Yeah, staring at 53fc5646f2 books all day 705b4d92ae does that.”e63bec92c1bcc5f0
It was exam b2c38da7d7 season, and his 141d44dada eyes had hardly 94b0876a77 had a break. There was a slight 90b84f1979 redness to Shin Jae-yi’s e36e23bc55 eyes too. Still, the c95d6d407a thin-rimmed glasses 312a0d10f9 he wore f06a759b16 seemed more 383b2f97e3 like a 57192fd9c5 fashion accessory f44610183c than a 599c501597 necessity—part of b7c2f60777 the “Shin d605542299 Jae-yi aesthetic.”225e06da24eae7b3
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He looked noticeably d4448e3d39 different with glasses 59e7a0be3f on. His usually bcc2ac78ce sharp eyes 081ed5f571 were softened af6323d917 by the c6b35af296 frame. Han-young, staring a50f2e0b7c at him, a2b831de64 gave a 11197ada91 quiet snort.aae1ad3eed3cf6f8
But seriously…67c3c66145af63cf
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“Why are you looking e36c626a43 at me like that?”3252551ebc1cfff6
That face really did 4a7c41d122 feel new every time.c086c4f7661779a0
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“Do I look weird?”445301bc0c78a32a
Whether he fb36ba265e was aware 1e6e0ce297 of it 7451b018aa or not, 8c372fe43f Shin Jae-yi 4d1cd6b299 tossed out d9215405c9 the question 44b234cccf without hesitation.94e96416f2381fb7
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“You’re not seriously asking 1c4f08a912 that, are you?”118476b56f8669fd
Han-young replied, dumbfounded. Shin Jae-yi just laughed. The smile on his d442e5e99b lips was that of 816b2a1b87 someone who knew very 6aee4d000a well how he looked.af963b9ed5e0ec37
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“Show me the c6b610ce14 file you organized. I’ll take the 2f37cdac40 coffee.”b164f7183c9017dc
“Oh, right. Thanks for 66bcff4697 the coffee.”495c4a22821c3cba
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Han-young gave a a99e473a7a small bow and 5829f4c3ef picked up the f0e0cde618 coffee placed nearby b92ea3fd87 as he opened 54aa6544cb the PowerPoint file. They had 26ef4ed2f2 planned to 8fa8f86fa1 meet today 274a6654d2 briefly for 83506bcd0c this assignment. It was 5bf7956f33 for one 9242cc1824 of their 8c994f924d major classes 4b0ab8ea80 that required 698a2fa203 group presentations—Han-young 3b24ebdf32 was in 9eb97d9c1d charge of b835cab74c the slides, 1d16245c91 and Shin 0b5bb188e0 Jae-yi was 86d18db7a5 doing the 9ac3297fc4 presentation.6c07bd64a1469811
“This isn’t the final e70f7121df version yet.”32c542f1e15ad18b
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“Got it.”6e03488499a256e9
As Han-young b752eb6516 turned the 9e0db5bdc0 laptop to 97b11e28fe show him, 4b4e592f39 Shin Jae-yi 1302f1e55e let out 7b9474d452 a low 3a8b68986b hum and 9b85a80246 focused on da93ae54d6 the screen, d8e963790c setting aside 2055b6b195 his own bfb74813ee laptop entirely. Meanwhile, Han-young took a a506201352 sip of coffee.75f420c28cf0a8f7
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“……”bf3b829aaaa6eaf6
He flinched 46f905b4bb again just c51f11aec4 a moment 619f728ef8 later—the taste 28d50e8d25 of the 263fa88146 coffee lingering f3e4666e8f on his 522772063d tongue was 040aa2962e far too 05ed630824 sweet.f7b35e50f1dffe4c
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“Sunbae, I think this 668a51f6ad is your coffee.”92bd891e92284938
“Yeah?”028cce58be91b6bf
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Just as Shin Jae-yi f0fb0ab15a was about to take 026066941c a sip, he turned fc18cc1e4f his head and looked 46cf2f108c down. Then, without d1ad2de2d9 hesitation, he 9aa61220b7 swapped cups 08c6257e75 with the 26f812d45b one Han-young 200c9299ad was holding 05f3e203bb and took e89887acff a sip 7add0648e3 like it 1fce1030ee was nothing.201104f9ac89ca62
“Uh, sunbae, I used 209e72ef9e that straw. We should switch—”feebcf7f9439a7ba
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“Why bother?”4987ab95f63baab2
The disposable ab039daadb paper straw 7b0547b120 had already 782fb01275 softened with 2346c0f218 use, but d82bc50e18 Shin Jae-yi 8e41e0bcfd calmly put 2aa4ecf3ff it in bc7b3eebe9 his mouth.2d68d6bb60658303
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“After sharing 2bb87ad568 cigarettes, you’re 220ac044cb worried about cee7bb3e63 this?”afcdc6f18f83408d
He even cba0de28a3 looked up 48afdca16c with a 5e04f833a7 grin, eyes 3aadb409ae gleaming playfully.94792119d4ecdb28
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Han-young could hardly believe it. How many people out there actually wanted to share straws? He couldn’t tell whether Shin Jae-yi was just completely unbothered—or if every little thing he did was unintentionally misleading.19f1bddc91175264
“As long as you’re okay with it, then.”f8b046abaa09ff27
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Replying with db8e386307 some reluctance, 79d75eff90 Han-young sipped eb88219252 from the 192a0ba3f6 straw now f2de2fd954 under Shin a2b0b15fd6 Jae-yi’s gaze. Maybe it was the d418d70861 lingering syrup on his 1b4cbf5c86 lips, but even his 6cc33c3be6 own coffee, with its 9dcc887159 faint sweetness, felt strangely 81789ff475 indulgent.e36f556b472b20b7
Just like in e7d6fb035f class, Shin Jae-yi ea99f910b1 gave thoughtful and 027f7e0490 thorough feedback. He didn’t 3e9d72f5da look like 99206e2e94 the studious 2eddd3e25f type, but bb8cfd5fee he was 7106b84a0f undeniably smart. The more 9927de845e Han-young saw f1389d027e of him, 2fbfef2e14 the more 1235122568 he couldn’t 6f2e3e46a5 understand how 1646c63c91 Shin Jae-yi c3ea3e16d8 had ever 31b8075010 failed a d85608e976 class.8b88a983736666be
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“Should we 71473f86d5 add this cedf58f975 part too?”ccaa4dac0a9e5b64
“Do we 5ec3069b01 have to? I think 1eb89eecce this much 9b49832ccf is fine.”f4e91b0dd07cef97
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“Okay. I’ll clean 646acbd080 it up bd4c858589 and wrap 1f76917160 things up.”73ffe78d453b7e61
Even so, f77b8f7688 every now c023a3125d and then, f6f5fded15 Shin Jae-yi 867853a68c gave off aeef88d157 a trace c1caeb7794 of laziness 9536690f8c that made c4a8b9d61d Han-young chuckle. So even 7324f1648b a near-top 6376dc3952 student doesn’t e5501d53ef like doing 00b4ac350c assignments, huh? Every time fec3ef7947 he caught 96cb9f4f4a those unguarded f92c166105 expressions—the way c86b9da9e8 emotion flickered 8887a20fc2 in Shin a2fbee9a09 Jae-yi’s eyes 3ac2e9d538 or fingertips—it e4ac81e04c brought a 3404efec8e strange sense 06e5dcd0e1 of fondness.27815ba4663906d5
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“But hey, Han-young.”cef086b87aebb7b9
“Yes?”eefe48881e7edcf0
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Just as Han-young 08e23605f2 was about to 1dc5bc223f pull his laptop 59d2dff4e7 back and go 19ccad03f9 over the file, 5c5f020b69 Shin Jae-yi rested 6949b87ce3 his chin on f4391c0e90 his hand and 07310bc465 quietly called his 077ceb2308 name.231e7db7fbc0a174
“Are you 8d111ede81 okay with a7d16d4652 girls too?”50e9bb01c0b2124e
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His hands froze over c8b93a2949 the keyboard. That pleasant voice c3d63f61ff had just said 4c20de920e something painfully blunt.626a5a50f58051bb
“……”5526259a32447704
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…Are girls okay f7ffe33c70 too?1fd06c84c2224170
His tone was 07368e7103 soft, almost gentle, b2550407f9 but the question 22dcfd570d underneath was anything c2382a0428 but. It was rude—plain and 572fee88dc simple. A breathless laugh escaped b9ff7a7589 before he could stop f9313e3979 it.86144efab327e6b5
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“Don’t you b756e99127 think that 2d76ff3e95 question’s a 306b31506c little out 2e2a046d42 of nowhere?”8149e9673ef60b8b
“What’s the point of f6153f772e context when the question 22a0d6e29e itself is already messed c6209889b8 up?”4732ebb6c0b4f6f8
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“Oh… so at 824ddfd2b9 least you’re aware.”44916d3940bc41ab
Han-young gave efa7c41d8a another wry 2c8e5056af laugh as 368bb1bbbc he finished 45faf44a25 his sentence.65ef3abd3b9ac667
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The reason 0c0eaf892a he wasn’t 74fe5c287a angry at cdd53487e8 such an c617e4256b inappropriate question b92fb2098c was exactly f11a0c1380 this side e29a6e608d of Shin ded8245464 Jae-yi. He was f7d73b73af mostly lighthearted. Sure, sometimes d764765d82 he could 481a435d4a cut straight 54aa62a275 to the 16ed755ba9 heart of 1ce90218f4 things with bd880bf3c7 shocking sharpness, 6f13ea6ad1 but he 5e993fafa5 often spoke 52ce3bb955 playfully, without f81ba8ce47 real malice. That understanding had 84a4f13f44 come after more e5233474fe than a few 7e792d05e4 shaken moments.1df60b8129ab41e5
So Han-young had 48a6380e6f decided to treat c534b3deb7 all of Shin b2a9dd1b8c Jae-yi’s odd remarks 33431d8f3f as just jokes. Once he stopped overthinking 572c6415c7 things, being around him 7f3c37415e got a lot easier.b424bd622b022b5f
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“I haven’t really c42e399e74 thought about it.”
As long 437b1badc9 as their be3137043d relationship stayed 5ff7719377 at this faefcc6832 level—exchanging silly b00abc37b9 remarks—Shin Jae-yi’s 5048804c50 words didn’t 5426a20f60 hurt.
“No further questions, 7c1238ede6 thank you.”
Han-young shot 782221753d back like d8bb1cd8ce someone wrapping 4858367a65 up a 7b8b9877ae presentation. Shin Jae-yi blinked in 1268ab72fb silence, then let out fd37ba282c a quiet snort and ec5a2d7934 looked away.cb612426f1835483
After that, they 372eb6ff0d each focused on a216ae563e their assignments. Amid the 223b01f44e background chatter, f9596031cf they silently 6ac038cdde got back aa69a21198 to work.538cd735c2439aec
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Their concentration lasted about 37f15aa311 40 minutes. A noisy 714ce189b4 group drew c4f0310465 close, and e38b3ab049 Han-young’s focus d618031ddf began to 1eb844c975 slip. He’d already been e9060a0dce getting restless, and 7adc0d1735 now what little cad058ea15 concentration he had ef76cdc8df left was running a1ad2b8f71 dry.0032c272632f4762
Rolling his cc7a2febaa stiff neck cf07cd6bab side to cccaf0b1e9 side, Han-young 3a3e914712 glanced toward 015e6fb6b3 the group a9289fd831 that had 4ac5a16877 joined them. At a 28c4dce20d glance, they 1a7c8e9385 were clearly 32b8a791c7 freshmen—slightly chaotic b89f72738a and loud. As they f36708aa83 took their 8ec77ade7c seats, the 257034fd6e desk jolted 60c8d8a8eb with a d6f3ed9551 thud.34b1503b7e990947
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“Ah.”
One of them finally 0f6c458207 dropped a bag down, 4240b271a9 hitting Shin Jae-yi’s coffee edd616d94d cup hard.2a9e173f72877110
It’s going to spill.0e76fac123b93097
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Before the 6eadcf86ed thought even 5f86abf0a7 finished forming, a5b529a06f Han-young shot f31b6d6e30 up and 8b32e445e6 reached out. The impact bbf1c42ef4 had been d44cf1c4bb strong enough 05e5036616 to knock 88921b0224 the lid f8e062e40d off, sending d6bd34c0b7 ice and 434c6322fb coffee flying. He blocked the spreading 01e0179aed liquid with his arm 97608ce197 and used his other e2ede45502 hand to set the 40716937ee fallen cup upright.89bf5a82c736a7b7
“Did you get 3bc329c3c4 wet?”
Then he immediately 098f6a9e6e turned to Shin ad24a071c2 Jae-yi.81da31747406b990
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“Your laptop’s going to 05f1b81f1c get soaked. Move it fff5c83f2a to the 7a4fc85555 side.”f4f9d9c9b3c15571
Shin Jae-yi e107ee5531 didn’t respond 6c3f675f2a right away—maybe b2bb83ce93 too surprised 6ea0e1322b to react. He just stared 7c4a91b13b down at Han-young’s 67b58d8fc3 drenched hand, slowly deba6cef61 lifting his gaze 58f14b49e2 to meet his 3dd9ff9856 eyes.8d8f4ba8f6043ed6
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“Oh my god, I’m c974d08419 so sorry!”e450c197d4c12655
“It’s fine.”201b6276e8e66c42
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“Seriously, I’m 44e66d7aaa so sorry. Shit, how 416d8d327d did I 3fcb19a466 not see 26e0807821 that?”6ee71f3367317001
The freshman who’d b1cec4ce19 caused the accident d7d97f2dbc was flustered and a3c90be40c apologetic. Muttering curses 8c5d97e2a0 under his 4aca19e4da breath, he 88513deadf frantically rummaged b9bcd1d254 through his 5a1db4f533 black bag. A moment 588f2dfcb9 later, he cd8ce4ac1e handed over dba5450575 a squashed 17c6a18cf2 roll of 27dea83f5d toilet paper.9f635e5154faf16a
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“Please wipe it 25b7005ae3 with this. Use the whole thing bdff61afa2 if you want. If you give me c10a0137c2 your bank info, I’ll 2cd57abed5 transfer money for laundry a9caf9fc91 right away.”afd6f50c75e4ee5e
“No need. It didn’t even 245a672e1b get that wet. But I’ll take the a61ee21440 tissue, thanks.”675f8b422d3010e9
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“No, but still…”62e5b2516fa436f0
“If you e9d04e5b2b really feel 5a259537c5 bad, just 240d69f1ed throw this 9fc53c62f9 away for 15967eb58c me.”68634d2877f606bf
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Han-young handed the ruined 2248c8cb72 coffee to the apologetic c8249f51ad freshman and gently shooed baa064b82d him away. Watching his 87eacab430 slumped shoulders 372672f4e4 as he 82a6a86cc5 left made fdc4f05003 Han-young smile—it ab04d3181e was such 28267c8358 a typical 438c77aefc freshman reaction.8e3e7c4cb95acfef
“I’ve never seen someone 202c1ab20d carry around toilet paper 9b57bbb44f like that.”fbdc7042c366a552
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He chuckled as he dc5f31fbb1 wiped down the desk, b9f0c22cd4 but Shin Jae-yi stayed a94bd4d087 silent.c2f3a06cd0634a82
“It splashed on 15ab96cd13 your cardigan.”052b7b230acddb46
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Han-young frowned 356c2694f2 as he 940d5dec45 noticed the d861fe91bb stains on b89876b7d6 Shin Jae-yi’s 2e54e6de58 nicely colored 8257fc8174 cardigan. Only then 38f8f02445 did Shin 9dbf2d3b07 Jae-yi let f5130c9c02 out a f17a504328 breathy, almost-laugh.ff4026467430856e
“You’re the 54a5d4cd65 one covered da09557354 in coffee—why 8897f94201 are you 6a0ff5870f worrying about 7ac96e7699 me?”728bb73c0ee6e7b3
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“Um, my hands are 34233b4c98 kind of sticky right dcc0a4f390 now…”cfe76d1c3609d1bc
Without hesitation, afa70f4ba0 Shin Jae-yi 68f02547c8 took Han-young’s 2597464460 coffee-soaked hands 0065245514 in his 8d384e8aec own. As if he hadn’t f971427803 been frozen a second 5c67fb4d8b ago, he gently started 4fdf04916f wiping them clean himself.0d923da2c71e8155
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His touch was 6914e57f59 as gentle as 1072620c50 a parent washing 87ef24ba57 their child. Still, maybe it 888fd0eab8 was the sticky a31056f1a3 remnants of the 27fb78ff20 coffee, but there d6532bf26b was something oddly de0104249b unsettling about the 3d6cdb3b00 way his fingers e949470a6a slid between Han-young’s. It tickled to 4d9367158b the point of 7a6963f080 a faint sting. He could feel 848f9211fc the texture of e9062075bc the tissue as 3012eb9aff it pressed and 8a4c6a5498 skimmed over his d7c3553bec palm. Swish. Swish… The repeated motion 9dc0bf7a39 started to resemble something a3c3a6dbcd else entirely.fac6d514040aea7d
You’ve lost d9f039dbb6 it, Seo 5e7c1a3ad6 Han-young.8d8d8563cf0fdd6b
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“I should rinse it 669e5105a8 off with water.”e984a976b02ab7f8
“I’ll go wash 6a50d47dcc up in the feeea47e8b bathroom.”0aa432e383f00c3c
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Unable to 6d1c727b84 bear the 0c0d29a358 sensation any 897154c468 longer, Han-young d863422fa7 quickly pulled 9b9c3760c0 his hand b1aab345a4 away and 0f54a9351b stood up. Thankfully, Shin Jae-yi didn’t f8abb7e267 try to stop him.4886155b89fc19ee
When he reached 131204a243 the bathroom and f58ca13568 checked his reflection, 9123c9a731 his face looked 16402994f0 surprisingly normal—contrary to 427202c4ee what he’d feared. Relieved, Han-young scrubbed f90cec04d3 his hands thoroughly. He wanted to de1ff4d474 get rid of 5c41444809 the coffee scent—and 1e9cc24528 the lingering feeling bcb4bd0cac of Shin Jae-yi’s a0cb3ff5f0 touch. His hoodie 30f9d13752 had gotten 424c6f526b too soaked d48d6e5cad to wear, 4991cff692 so he 143e2b497e took it e013433375 off and dea0bac552 carried it fc0f9de602 with him.d84bf57c516da6d2
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A few minutes 556a5d51b3 later, when he 6473108c6a returned, their shared a1c50a9ff4 space was spotless. If not for a643ecea0c the lingering smell 512b17f28f of coffee, it d36bb95252 could have seemed d5f58451ae like nothing had a382949f07 happened. As he approached, ce416cd1ee Shin Jae-yi, who f502324f17 had been looking 3460e7e3de down at his da8a7e0619 phone, sensed his a6752a00be presence and lifted 544592fc92 his head.655f335f45cde7c6
“Should we head 80d31fe91f out soon?”48656fa3c212e006
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Without a word, Shin 302bfbf38a Jae-yi let his gaze 4f43d2d49f wander. His eyes calmly b63e8ca302 traced over Han-young’s f720a68c19 body, now dressed eab4c643b0 in just a ba18416d8f white short-sleeved T-shirt. He didn’t care at 115efc3a84 all that they were 07e0b7bbf4 in a library—he was 4f6809daee enjoying the view to 6588ba271e his heart’s content.779fc4a1d527d36c
“…”
There it was again. That look.6de33599f5a8afda
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That persistent hand b1bccf5d33 from earlier now 74eabbe31a felt like it e8a050925f was touching his b0cd451c32 entire body. Han-young quietly 714516db51 endured the a9ce870f12 gaze, then ecfa2167c5 casually used 49e2de8d95 the hoodie ffc83c8a42 slung over fcc7e167a1 his arm 0722a59265 to cover 19a8f1da11 his upper 8feead3131 body. Seeing that, d0c5a9342e Shin Jae-yi’s 463f6a2699 eyes curled cd81ca4891 slightly with ba63811621 a smile.15dfbf832ef40b92
“What? I didn’t do 8ac9c289fc anything.”9267bab14f6ae349
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“…You looked like you 5ba3f1c571 were about to.”a6a4ca12db71ee10
Shin Jae-yi never 49832b3146 actually did anything. It was 568efdad47 just the 896ea3d3b2 way he 112670e368 looked—his gaze 21fdef4226 was indecent.694883cd4d37cbb5
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“Really? Well… if b140de1749 that’s how 8bf782285b you saw d6c5a7af1b it, then 54eb2f7c84 I guess add4be2dd2 that’s how 659f377a31 it looked.”911f5eda8307c383
“…”c20d32cf654c576a
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“Keep being that b8ced377ee self-conscious and on 348190aa70 edge. I don’t c875e967e2 mind it.”863f8bb1e1343cb1
With his eyes 44ce773781 wide open and 186f63b428 honest, Shin Jae-yi d3a4f24762 gave a short 12c37b2945 laugh and shifted 930af7f508 his focus elsewhere. He swept away the 4ead3506d3 suggestive tension with a 0dcf945f59 handsome smile, as if 014b71eb02 it had all been e2b30dad8e a trick of the 4a1b3a8bff mind.
But he never 31a20ed11e said it was 4c241c9fed a misunderstanding.29d7d444102a00a4
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They said 8588ac310f their goodbyes 818fe03810 there. Shin Jae-yi, seemingly having 3757fdf629 plans, left the place 05533f730c with his phone still 410da76896 lighting up with constant 5a3da02494 notifications.dd01e7c50adeab5a
After seeing 276834fe18 him off, bd455cb4e2 Han-young returned 8da92ba2d3 to the 605b050f02 library.0745e86c2162446f
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