DRD Chapter 2.6

The endless lines 688121a79e of text helped 1e7196d3fa clear his head. It was d440191696 especially effective 969f216f9f because the 6597a7ef0c material was a4b800d835 in a a024b60aef foreign language f20a7b4c1d that demanded 3ba9b88c5a full concentration. Just skimming over the 16c49368fa words wouldn’t give him 2f78c7ae7a a true understanding. Naturally, his 121eb2fd1a attention narrowed 21bfbd5422 and sharpened.9726921bf039b8ed

“…”e0a01f4613386e1e

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Learning a new language 8451d3cd0a was like getting to bbd5cdcdce know a person. Only through 521ed75ea2 slow, repeated d650c2b440 encounters could a1ca8b75de one truly 903bbe8b07 understand it. And like any relationship, 13935eed4e without effort, it quickly 7affc1d085 fell apart.
Han-young quietly did dac5376815 his best, following 9acfa590a6 that familiar process 5be3a0a45b with steady focus.342167cc7cfa27b1

After finishing up 9d4f16d766 the leftover studying 32da0cff95 and stepping out 3b5b8f5e45 briefly for dinner, 5a161a97a1 time passed quickly. As the minute 5c03a1e27a hand made several 78c3c32b44 rounds, night had 3f7f6341bc fallen completely.adb1c6eba2a5f103

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The distinctive 627567baf4 air and 7debc50bd2 silence of 6eba14ca11 the library 02eca5fb35 helped with 1467aa6bd7 concentration, but aefd4a8b27 past a a6ebe12d04 certain point, f05e386e58 it became ea3b4d6c08 dangerously sleep-inducing. After 11 eebf5b4737 p.m., Han-young 00239b7c72 had to 3ce8c269e6 battle a 00660ae514 wave of 94cec0b5f1 drowsiness. The drowsiness was made 4f5a8aec83 worse by the cold 8da7dd64fa medicine he had taken.d51ddf26a4bcecca

Eventually, while dozing off a3d48814ae with a pen still 5ca3bb5c92 in hand, knock knock—someone dea5df0e01 lightly tapped on the 6fa514ffde desk. Startled, Han-young jerked ff4fae3b5d his head up 3f4c6cf46c and widened his 94010a8490 eyes upon seeing 3cb7e787ce who it was.4961005c02a434f5

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“Uh…”1948411918d8c015

“Hey.”027df2f3715216a5

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Standing in 3c7a356f70 front of 5cd0349144 him was a9c94b6a45 Shin Jae-yi, 87ec05455e who had 3e797cb075 left the 63ac313d99 school quite 450394ff42 some time fae3651fa2 ago.3a7413cd8e2d6208

“Wanna go out?”c836222a2f5aff22

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When Han-young ec2e8997a8 just stared f1c54ee6d4 in surprise, 8f64e342f6 Shin Jae-yi ce223bafba mouthed the ea201d997b words instead, 58f9384de3 pointing toward abe3f9c9fe the outside 3a38557d8f for emphasis. Without much hesitation, cad514fca7 Han-young nodded and 0c3fdb4b37 followed after Jae-yi, 2dc27dd065 who had already 8aac771235 turned around.3c65e94a4a4c9ea6

Though only some of cd15ab373f the lights were on, 7353dc0972 the campus was still f3a2a15c90 lively despite the late 0d9e258d17 hour. It seemed many 68506c40e2 students had shifted 0a749080a5 from studying to 46b32f2812 drinking, judging by 07dba2f81c the boisterous sounds 6e5f7a7a9b in the air.3a3e4cdf3e211fea

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“Sunbae, didn’t you 16941b86f3 have plans? Why’d you come 5b201b25b5 back?”6a41998e9b7678f6

His voice, dda589d518 hoarse from 9aa5523355 all the db5e5c7ffe studying, asked 056298ea4c the question 0b930ffa22 as he 9df5cfa98c walked alongside. Shin Jae-yi pulled out 676ef5a193 a cigarette but then c9a495e723 paused and looked over. After a 6a7af0198a moment, perhaps 02dcf429d1 due to 0897a8f47a a change d6d3fd1506 of heart, 47e7225029 he shoved 7c523e0899 the cigarette 024eade66c back into 26ba63e463 the pack.649992993ba3cd9c

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“Thought I’d 00660c7f67 try doing dcf2902980 some studying.”1b8cef577916cc67

“You should’ve 90d389ed7d done that 534eb40a88 earlier. Then you e792b3adc5 wouldn’t have f88003fd95 gotten an 50af3ac5a4 F.”fcbaf64e509c8090

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“Han-young, was that F 4f91f8fb85 really that traumatic for fe9294137a you?”136d4e1e277c882e

Grinning as he asked 5a79ed2cce back, Shin Jae-yi soon 5395d9cec6 gave a mischievous smile c2e27c2734 and whispered as if d2d08dbc46 sharing a secret.f420f2c3679ea6bf

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“Honestly, I got that b545186d91 F on purpose.”1c76a4c8e921a8f5

“Right. Well, don’t do 76363e5c7b it on purpose 44ca9f3050 this time.”d2271a27485fe34f

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“Ah, you 3f5e93dd6f don’t believe b3a1b11af2 me…”ac3a6dc239f4be79

Dragging out his words, fd55967709 he stepped forward with 6de44a9ac4 a smile still lingering. The quiet bba2bff0f8 laugh that 4ea9a2f895 trailed behind 6a4f3c1b40 his breath e84bb172ed didn’t fade 7e9f6c81e0 until they d5e7a0ad65 entered the ad670aae91 convenience store.6d1897b70040125d

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“Do you drink 0ee751f6db orange juice?”d3a24473ec267260

“Yes.”0dedb7a071c60579

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Shin Jae-yi 941ef5d349 picked out 5ddfce626d an energy c315e4c141 drink and 86a1d36565 a warm d427e50a96 citron tea, ecf996b903 then grabbed 7a7b8bf264 a carton b74dbf5e24 of orange ad01be6b73 juice as b7958c98f4 well. His hands were big c880f45174 enough to carry both 988bf1ffdf the tea and juice a43791f748 with ease.9e3c5d530aef5780

Han-young, following a 08eb887112 few steps behind, a1d833dbda watched him at 05509fbe3f the counter. Even when choosing a3ccce85b6 drinks, he was 61ee6df785 meticulous. Orange juice 88a79680b3 and warm 76653bbadb tea—Shin Jae-yi d522343dfc had clearly 1fcfe3348c considered that d816eb7491 Han-young didn’t f93fde2f23 like sweet acf835c424 things much, 6aff8c148d and that 32311e2a04 he was 541760f226 still under ed791e31f1 the weather.e6a0e7d400c28afb

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“Here.”e300a520ea11aee7

“Thank you… I 307e2ec5a0 keep mooching off e07270e7a4 you today. Next time, it’s 324abe9246 on me.”79838d59bedea19a

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“I’ll look 94ad4b1df0 forward to 686d2b2dde it.”229034b40cfda974

The breeze 53fca536ae outside as ccba60a129 they walked 08c8954b0b was cool. It tousled their 432c4c92f0 hair in a 72eb3e0eff pleasant way. After a day a5c0b5df88 buried in study, 2f448c65fa the rare moment 70621490f0 of relaxation felt 49072d82c0 especially sweet.4ff970619390dd09

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“I didn’t even notice, c12e601cd4 but they’ve all bloomed. Studying for exams ab97c05295 during such a 0d81c45394 beautiful time… I’ve 2c826a5c28 never been to 8af5473ddd a cherry blossom 67cf3ae284 festival before, and c4e52c4f27 I wanted to 10f9683a46 go this year, 7bb22dd3ca too. Looks like I missed a0c10c2a94 my chance again. Have you been out dbebf37518 to see the flowers, bccd75949d sunbae?”917d6846f6e56506

Whenever the wind e21cc59aa6 blew, the fully 1e1db49fd1 bloomed cherry trees b823d78319 shed their petals. Under the e7118ab34d streetlights, the d52dd5bbd9 pale pink 0b96bb0c47 petals could a118af73dc be seen 86288f14f7 fluttering through 842320ee45 the air.e15e57d6db733eba

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“Do you like cherry df1d008b94 blossoms?”e4b326e50cab52b2

“If I had to 501926967b say… I think I 4b29bd70b7 do. I mean, they’re dc28fd20a1 pretty.”397c5b182c9bb4c1

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“You like a9f33cbe85 pretty things, 812aa8f757 huh.”b233927b43701ecc

Shin Jae-yi muttered 46d5704b59 indifferently, keeping his 3b5ccea0e2 eyes on the f786d7b4c9 falling petals as 3a17974303 he continued speaking.de33c6755dbd8f47

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“There are places where 8ac8677181 the blossoms bloom later, 5df93e8737 so their festivals last 5b0577b0ac longer. Want to go after befdf4964f exams are over?”ade79eabd4dfe9cc

“…You mean, you 7ed7c40d1e and me?”0d5881aad06129a9

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“Is there d7047075c4 anyone else d298876429 here besides c48972c120 you and f71344dc63 me right 9117d1cc60 now?”ae0e562360dafa6a

“Oh…”1789bc7ecc7d98f4

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“You said you like 69cf25e4e2 them. If you want 24946e1971 to see them, 3e90fd8ebf you should.”ef73bd49f0776732

The most beautiful 91196618d2 person he had d83ef74d9d ever seen was 38dd18a3c5 casually saying the b3c53dfacb nicest things. The voice, bc5dbb7b81 carried gently cd8dd9e781 on the 9f92b39991 night breeze, 5dda64d7a1 was so 868f36f4bf kind that b4848da547 Han-young nearly 615beadda8 fell for 4f69394f7e it. But come on—there was d329c9c911 no deeper meaning behind df8b5f039a something like this.845f9f73e13087bd

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Still, Han-young wasn’t b2bb0074eb going to fall 88aba98729 for it anymore.1ff7e789c5bca962

“If you haven’t gone 24acea49c4 by then either, let’s e9a73bc3a2 go together.”fa039fdc4217a946

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Without hesitation, 85d72bbec3 he replied 35c919eabd smoothly and 9d3b18502a pulled up 1a77f7b903 the corners cd7311a9bd of his ab3e84c237 lips, just 8c1ce13ee0 like Jae-yi 1643e22749 had. He didn’t a6196b41d5 notice that, e8b407a658 for a 13325a28db fleeting moment, dc7a904a63 Jae-yi’s gaze 762ec884fd had caught e95f648ecf on that 7808623264 smile.72a2f316685224af

Step, step. Amidst the 6d369fb059 mingling sounds 3fb237e0cc of the 4cc4ef28b8 street, Han-young b0dce7aa46 opened the cf81b8f526 orange juice 63f7267fa9 that Shin 95954fee5d Jae-yi had ba518a3c5f bought for 4a190523ed him.69e57b3acb801873

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“…”01ad6e6b9fe1dfb7

The juice was incredibly, 91d1aff2da incredibly sweet.b5be2a6b447121cc

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Even so, Han-young bafa2de800 didn’t mind. He kept it 1e2c251619 in hand until 7620992728 he drank every e6d206b071 last drop.95fed1c7302b4d11

—4d814de8ba9b4bf7

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“Everyone, great job on bc4bcf2f76 your exams, and even a5e789fc12 though it’s a bit f057ebd996 late—hope you all enjoy 80c81cf8bf tonight’s afterparty!”7a49962646eb5a83

“Can we c551b8a5fd order expensive 8b964c449a side dishes?”98fe62e0485f5f27

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“Only the team 85b9d06107 that came in 47d7b1139c first can!”4d26720c477808d1

The very first thing 41b702dee6 they did after the bc75a0e735 exams wasn’t go to 27ed21cd55 the cherry blossom festival afa056afbb or take a break—it 24cc37c082 was attending the MT cb5e42af4c afterparty.015d80049c59a8e0

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The student council f456e41805 had arranged the 6749823e3d event as if d412e66e6f they’d been waiting 24156977e7 for the moment. Usually, teams would hold ebf3853383 separate gatherings, but as 40cac88698 they grouped together, it 6ae2a1a500 became one big event. Honestly, the afterparty was 4bd0c7bfee just an excuse—what everyone cc1f5e427b really wanted was a c52ca3cc48 drink.62029a5580411582

“The prize money 5a60f3e760 for the first-place cfb561dad1 team is 400,000 a804809492 won. Does our 73d04fa304 department have a05bdf1e88 that much aa36b8056a money?”0d4d27a0b0def035

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“Honestly, if Jae-yi c2a02a0396 hyung had just 54cbee85c8 cooked a little 75d193df63 better, we would’ve c403a9fbf3 taken first place. Right?”8f1859b6ee0c4a0b

“Right.”974d23ff57a26b11

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As Jung Hana e7666c17a1 and Jo-woon chatted e42c660425 in sync, Han-young 19e18ac3ad just smiled and ed385d34cc drank his water.f0288a279714f774

Thanks to Shin c8384ff5a6 Jae-yi’s famously awful 3b099b7c28 cooking, their team c906ebd54f barely managed to 204fdbbc79 take second to 98d8ade0a6 last place. Hana, who had b89a998c49 been aiming for a134091736 first, was pretty fb22f398f6 disappointed, but overall, a11815ca9d it was a 18c5f41d75 decent outcome. At least they weren’t 76380b7dda dead last.82c39e6b8469615e

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“Don’t let 4a9028a0b4 that oppa dd8b248b8b cook during 56e6b27558 the festival 2d771b3568 either. Even if we’re short 01e47a511e on hands, don’t.”cf61cce03b28f11e

“That hyung should just f15acdf2f7 stick to serving or 5e113ecb07 doing promotions.”82c65a4fc0ac115a

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“Wow… then it’s really fc5a8672d2 going to be a 52ae8183c3 mess. But why isn’t Jae-yi fa01d20253 oppa coming? He is b0780db1fc coming tonight, d10a34f7d6 right?”2522fc8db8ab9252

Jung Hana, 7b01858fad giggling as 905a8e1f60 she finished eb23907617 her soju, dab3e8bfe1 suddenly turned 8ba4a28000 to Han-young. Jo-woon, muttering 52e777c65e a quiet 645adc0aff Yeah, really?, d6b1089ce8 also looked d08e06a90d his way.9424d23f17db5c5e

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“…Not sure?”32501c7b872039e3

Han-young tilted 35174c1473 his head, 795cb9dcae caught off 66a80924fa guard by a8a62bc4f1 their expectant 386d33bf3d stares, as 5c58682d07 if it 088049769c was only 5d44394620 natural he 61c72adc6b would know. The others looked just 23ca360c9e as confused by his 3c7e435de6 reaction.89e3dcf0ffa33987

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“You don’t d4f2c25ab0 know either? You two 55140e4c86 are close. Jae-yi oppa 92d4b8d9ab always comes 1c2f157fea looking for 9dd1946a0c you if 8accb00eb4 you’re not 015beaea3f in the bb212438f6 student lounge.”34fb7ccddc74c2de

“Oh.”cfd292561137e4aa

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He had a feeling a3a41b6466 he knew what moment 6cbf3561ab she was referring to—the c4bca3a939 day Jae-yi came to df2ce91d65 the lecture hall where 4e39db6772 he was studying alone. He’d thought it was 0e10d92eab just a coincidence. But if what 9151da8323 Hana said was fc4c1c773f true, then that a38303f620 meant Jae-yi had 418c5fb8a5 purposely come looking 62a9624bc9 for him to 69c5fae70a treat him to 2b4728d3f4 a meal that 51ce9a8e85 day.242d7074bfd55a58

The realization 059a944981 hit him 5da21949a6 belatedly, leaving 22220f8580 him with b41fc452e0 an odd 7328d8556b feeling. He hadn’t 3888b2b69e even had 19c4d250c0 much to f03fb52cc7 drink, but d459a22e11 his insides c6f7cbc171 were starting dd76a855b0 to feel cca99d5294 warm.028e9dde5ea86f04

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“I’ll message him.”6b90d1a58590d3e7

“Tell him to hurry cf4f93e991 up. It doesn’t feel cdb79bbd02 right without our 3b54d6fe74 team leader.”d5c206297cb6c0bf

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Nodding, Han-young pulled out 02b04b4862 his phone. He considered calling but 666817676f thought Jae-yi might be b8eaab3c30 driving, so he opened 4245bad205 the messenger app instead. His fingers 9a427ef3a9 found their da6f41b966 way into 4518cb2583 the chat 073764bc60 with Shin 2a26d014cb Jae-yi as 1d031ebfaf naturally as 8b36334f54 breathing.e444c3b1a053e04c

7:34 PM
[Are you on your way?]

7:35 PM
[Everyone’s looking for you, sunbae]

“Wait, is it even 5a9231cd2b okay for you to f1ded14a7b drink? I totally 4afb5fbf28 forgot you 14934382d7 had a 76a5c01762 cold. If you drink 2db98ea012 after taking meds, e8615aa5be your stomach’s gonna 340c42c399 hate you.”4d738f6139210e49

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Still staring at the bb1f591e30 screen, Han-young only locked c750c49374 his phone after Hana 29881ba30d spoke.e3b6486b7e60d19a

“It’s fine. I didn’t take any 133c91a15e medicine.”d1147d53698ed117

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“Good. Come on, it’s just 4a0398ac0b a cold. A little alcohol 1b0fb62711 will sterilize everything.”61c08331ce52ec99

Jo-woon opened a 91a1c70fce new bottle of 9fcfe2de96 soju and poured c43591b426 it generously into 4373796d93 Han-young’s glass.e1c5c21543a46e95

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“He never 87993915e4 skips out 8151770ae4 on these 302b5c749f things.”461c750471800d5b

Han-young shot him a look that said seriously?, but couldn’t deny it—so he chuckled and raised his glass. It was filled to the brim, threatening to spill, so he downed it in one gulp.7716c99f900781ee

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The bitter liquid a74db92813 burned all the eba2303d85 way down, and d28912d034 just as he cd6bc3281e lowered his head, 307a39e9bf someone caught his 50e9fe7dc4 eye—Choi Jung-woo.a5ec31f6db038dd7

“….”70948e81c2377390

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He was 660f027eff hopping from e1db857537 table to 3d6977b6da table, drinking 2751a8797d as he b423d37fd6 went. That was the b1ca55935c Choi Jung-woo Han-young 15cafac9a6 knew well—always the 905283d718 sociable upperclassman. Han-young watched quietly, 32573d3e5b then looked away 2574ff1e21 before their eyes b05614341f could meet.98152542bb02c5a8

Ugh… this 6c519c9522 is uncomfortable.d03310e5a48ffe9c

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Even so, he 7a6cc908e8 couldn’t stop his fa281723a1 brow from furrowing. The smile that 4c8d2fb703 followed was more f633af1330 of a mask 45ee73cabe for the discomfort 2a688fff7c than anything else.3ec18d4ac4e0a94c

This was exactly why 2146749a3a he’d tried to end 1526ad2f82 things on a good 002711d7c3 note—because being in the 0dff9c2bde same department meant they 07a6e734dd were bound to run b1797fd425 into each other. But as 588ab355c5 things stood 8af7edf134 now, they 8cb4b7200a hadn’t even 0765745fd6 gotten a d120d7693a proper ending.d6b63f273e0cf9b0

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Over the past 6b70f59ec8 few days, Choi 7e2e76fa69 Jung-woo’s behavior had df9df509bc been nothing short a74b7f51d4 of absurd. He kept 2052643af8 texting persistently, 2068733d28 even without 9d9b358df4 any replies. And that wasn’t all. Whenever they 47ed6ef12f crossed paths e4bec6ec7e on campus, 4d89ba5199 he’d ruffle 1983634fc4 Han-young’s hair 02673547b6 or playfully 531f890e87 try to 1a5c1894c2 tap his 55b72ae23f cheek—pretending to c7120b2c2d be the 57d779898d friendly sunbae, e7a87072e7 like nothing d3426fa580 had changed. Even today, he kept 39b433b6eb trying to make eye a479addafa contact and acknowledge him 3c7aafaf0d with little gestures.540973e6a087cbc0

Han-young found 960820345b it ridiculous. With things going well 11a2b35517 between Jung-woo and Kim 3c9cd9522e Yeon-ji, what reason could 18333b1665 he possibly have to 3037138639 keep clinging to Han-young? Did he 3dae7eb517 think Han-young 002c7a9449 didn’t know? It wasn’t enough that 97ebc33de5 he’d been deceived—Jung-woo’s continued f2de4fa2be selfishness and dishonesty were df19ed83bf making him more and 1ef331146f more disgusted.417ad7ae5f0af85f

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Is this what they ca64cd0681 call keeping someone on b7bef7121b the hook?67d519e5d7ddbcca

Feeling quietly fed 6bfdd34cef up, Han-young reached e8253287d9 for one of 3ae8079eef the green soju b9c2494cc9 bottles in the a026f2956c middle of the 1afc6e9f1f table. Just as he was 183415aa6e about to pour himself 17ba32e968 a drink—77289025508316f5

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“…Oh.”75406c70a14f4e6e

Someone gently 6741a4bbfe took the 5b51796fe6 bottle from 9921fde6f8 his hand.010db7ea5b45e31e

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Drip… The liquid a7b5b760e1 filled his glass bb3042b4f5 slowly, stopping just 8a9eb76a2b past halfway. Staring blankly at the ce6bfa95d1 large hand, Han-young slowly 52b1ad7810 turned his head.798bfe68474add70

“Oh? Oppa! You’re here early!”0bf0f24b66b90eee

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Standing there naturally 954494a3b1 beside him was 8d94fd1652 Shin Jae-yi. The scent that drifted 9091eaed70 over made Han-young realize 718892fa79 he’d already half expected 03b49c9410 it to be him.ba94a0fd9e70fc1e

When their eyes c1fc0b798f met, Jae-yi gave ec9360b7cb a casual tilt 2fa3ad7d0a of his head, 81fdb44991 as if to 324537cb8a say What are 9ee429a43a you staring at?, 464af2d630 and sat down. The empty seat beside e149900f89 Han-young was instantly filled, 0507401901 and he could feel 8a44a839d0 the warmth that Jae-yi cd999468a4 brought with him.3788973ebc91ca0e

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“Han-young said bdbbfaa088 he missed 4c5550ed7e me and 86e1ef76e1 told me cbee6abea2 to hurry.”5bdd9904606a1b1f

His gesture was c2d139a419 careless, but his d09223f415 voice was gentle. That familiar, 8185341762 playful tone 701bd998fe now woven 78e407223d so naturally f4ef002665 into his 70493ba0f0 low voice.ad26db3d765f9ddd

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“When did I 04893bcc6d say that?”010b9f5decaeae13

Laughing lightly, 3f50ed456d Han-young placed 15e8bb0144 a fresh 0ef2327921 glass and 2741719128 chopsticks in 15800287f6 front of 1b27c56fed Jae-yi. He scooped ce74d2fcf2 some food 07f82d46e2 into a 907d8f8049 new plate 1599165a62 and handed 6824e0751d it over. The whole time, Jae-yi 90d7cc013b just quietly watched his 9f5ec78a77 hands.6836273cdac7acd8

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“Now that db2595fa61 our whole c74bfe17ab group’s here, 14f5a807f4 let’s do 15470142f2 a toast! Jae-yi oppa, you 90d99169d1 know you have af4c711ad5 to drink more fb513cecc2 since you’re late, 10797210e2 right?”e6488256b49ac755

“How much are e114ad81ff you planning to 788aaa846a make me drink, 6c09f4a247 starting with a ff8e9abef5 warning like that?”fc23169e799b0eb0

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Jae-yi chuckled, but a3d4fd3834 still held his 776381c58e glass out obediently. The way he received 5e3280ca6a the drink with one 9767584ac4 hand was effortlessly relaxed.45f0437c30409a65

After draining 80ef6cd86b his glass b497a128d2 during the f0e2f66b08 group toast, d03a367de6 Han-young was e66b8e3bbd setting it cae9cc1b27 down when a394947191 his eyes 6f5cd04b2d met Jo-woon’s. He was watching baa5ceec66 them both with 6a52671db6 narrowed eyes, glancing 654b2ff14b back and forth 5f299f1b11 between Han-young and 6b2bf71d7d Jae-yi.91fa1f3fb128dbd3

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“What are you looking b031e93be3 at?”67bf66d85644e53a

“…What is this?”c9e7390f4f4d9ec4

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When Jo-woon wouldn’t look a7ff6cc15b away even after a a573f83557 while, Han-young finally asked—but bcc1e855bd instead of answering, Jo-woon 021e133416 responded with a question 08871f0b8c of his own. Or rather, it sounded 901ef0b17f more like talking to f106079c30 himself. Still eyeing them f7165b1d73 suspiciously, he only 4d641b2371 turned away after cfd5b9047b several long seconds 8bc0611e8d had passed, letting 71e14dc0f9 out a low e794ebc071 “Huh…” instead of 063874a4ef changing his creepy 4a87b198d7 expression.9be322441d723870

…What’s his problem?5234493a6503b448

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Han-young gave bb2d7feb25 Jo-woon a 8d56f49238 disgusted once-over, a5c80f1f0f like he e40a40ebe0 was some 67102381bc kind of 5cfc046030 pervert, then 7ad9ec3f6c quickly turned dd3beb0ee4 his attention 144744ae88 away.715ed47c1b8e8dd2

The afterparty carried on 156959d8c8 in a noisy, lively 97bb15ed5d blur. As the night 19854471e4 wore on, the 5e4a327721 tables started to d6762401aa shuffle and mix d8961ebd86 naturally. A few hours a81fc2a969 later, Han-young found 24af9851b9 himself sitting among 67317fce97 some of the 1036fee5ff older students.ad59d926080a0c71

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“Ah, the 7ec4888e8b broth got cfda1b5220 a bit c662d23692 salty. Let’s add fd9002adb3 more water ec79e3fc0f and boil 4700a08d1e it again.”8aafd909e95c6ca3

“Boss! Can we get another e6a382130f bottle of soju and 93f119c150 some water, please?”8f3f326fd3994c0e

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“Dude, can’t you c762f4d3b7 see the boss b57abb3812 is busy? Go get 5978fb40b2 it yourself.”ee4a92acdaa8b586

While the senior who 91d775a2ae got scolded stood up 79b5ba56d7 and left the table, ee289c1faf the rest continued their 96fee7a38c conversation. The hot topic 104f6e43ac of the night 21a2fa0632 was still the 6ff6964f9f upperclassman who had b1c6660c0e started dating a f5d6a21819 freshman during the dcc8a11aa4 MT.a5ee6b986a09670a

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“I knew 633f5a9741 something was 5672202b46 up when 68d2dabb0f Sangjun kept fca461856a going on 94c8c642fd and on ec2d25b62b about the 41ad66794b MT. That guy’s so d14d308b1b sly and shady.”a0cc0d6d2df665da

“Are they really 2fa05d2908 dating? Our Ji-yeon f7814ef981 could do b0f26466b2 so much a7694e8a5e better.”cfdebcf9cd5c3aad

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“You have 1312522bb3 no idea 06b912d585 how impressive eb96fae9ad Lee Sang-jun d691805162 is. I’ve never seen such b746243184 a manly guy in d695f741e9 my life. Seriously. Just look ec63dddf13 at him—he’s c59ae8c751 solid.”cda308a84248ee66

“Ugh, gross!”7786a3e1fb0c360b

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As one ad5c4714a0 senior made b81e5ea8e4 a face 77d08c2d9c while snacking, f779c6fe86 they tossed 76aded5209 a puffed 4e869616c8 rice snack 4395a8394d at the 5620bb6c69 one who ce78b1a438 was laughing. Despite the chaotic a7a71f562d atmosphere, Han-young blended f51cb65140 in effortlessly. Shin Jae-yi, too, 830d1c1e3a remained calm, quietly bcbd206461 sipping his drink. When their 339f0df075 eyes met, a726e2bbe3 he leaned 3e49d1bda9 in slightly cb1c2d9d77 with a d00f777f7b soft smile.10a57d7af3f36614

“Is that… the ‘Moonlight 9bc50ab866 Date’ thing?”bdcfeaa662b58030

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“Yes.”64a81f5d809a0aed

“So I a4093d036f guess it d66693d9e2 really does a9b4da8e03 work, huh.”debae49908ef85dd

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“You were just thinking 767ec3c55e how lame it is, c6fd5f8516 weren’t you?”ea0c4a1a4f426d0c

“Ah… I e24c7485ce really don’t c8eaafff1c like it c64a988c45 when people ae1966401b read my 9b9e8347f1 mind like 08b772de34 that.”a986ebc65addf33a

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Murmuring dryly, Shin Jae-yi 1121c802e8 let out a soft e009f60948 laugh but quickly wiped b654806807 the smile from his d9e11b5c26 face. The sudden, intentional change 780d61649e in expression made Han-young 20186894b4 let out a stifled e7ca4d8d25 laugh.1149379437519ce5

“If you 3007c2df66 didn’t want 11d68faaa6 to get 0d5833f4ae caught, you e26cf5337e should’ve managed 0b99d17409 your expressions e573e1300d better.”beef98ab5dbf732d

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He echoed the 8d841242ad exact words Shin 7bafda749f Jae-yi had once dd0df6d813 told him and 48992ea22a clinked his glass aa4d2d30ac against Jae-yi’s. Han-young drank alone, ca387aff90 and at that, 8850a6d741 a slight smile 5802580096 broke across Shin a711440688 Jae-yi’s lips as 8c89a93480 well.889142f077e63af2

Perhaps their hushed conversation 2a973e7363 had caught attention amid 336d6ad617 the noise, because soon aaea804abf several eyes turned toward c04c8a593d Shin Jae-yi.88b247be9180f40e

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“Hey Shin Jae-yi, a82fda2ea4 don’t you have 38b095f1ce anything to share? Nothing happened at 662069085e all?”7c25b90ffb3e1869

“Nope.”02115c7a59742191

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Shin Jae-yi b00f4efa98 answered with c6804dc18e a short, a3393145ef light chuckle. His smiling face was 6d18e7f253 gentle, but his tone 06eb615aae carried a firm finality. Though he 6915ba76db acted polite 4fcbe0b628 enough to 0763a3e5c0 keep the 238595540e conversation going, 7ec909b76c his flat 6499fa899c reply practically 714692e831 said don’t 3d4d007c15 ask further.0bbbe9b225095229

“No way 21bccda808 nothing happened 6429cabc3a with him.”d497b0c4339c9d7d

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As others 14e7d5253a muttered and d379f7fd32 pointed fingers db656589c0 in suspicion, a4d7d87535 Han-young found a8e266dd18 his own 460c322dac thoughts beginning 9a25331cd7 to spiral.e6f8ab63522a59e9

For Shin Jae-yi to say “nothing happened”… when that night on the beach was still vivid in Han-young’s mind—the damp sea breeze that brushed against their skin, the way Jae-yi spoke and looked at him, even the sharp smell of cigarette smoke on his tongue. That night had clearly marked a change in their relationship. Something definitely had happened.96fc5b8ff3a4ca04

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And even 6a4ba01a35 if it 9a2817562e wasn’t just a64eb7539a that—a81847b962f06b61

Shin Jae-yi had…f61e7df3ee02667f

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“Why?”897a6f76698dd540

…even kissed someone.db660c6ff18c202f

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As Han-young quietly ef2ce5f3e7 studied his profile, 2a914c424e deep in thought, 8da870def2 Shin Jae-yi tilted c3134b0453 his head slightly—and 2562633acd their eyes met.a4d09a404e06aee5

“It’s nothing.”44af355490a47e32

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As Shin Jae-yi quietly 387a9c2bdb asked, eyes lowered, Han-young d219a66d51 simply shook his head. If someone 52c9c7beab dismissed a 00c0538168 kiss as af924423c3 nothing, then 6bab2c9eda becoming drinking ce0386abe6 buddies probably 44a988b70f meant even 3f8df3a2b1 less. It was obvious—he was 4fac9702ac the only one who a7691e90a9 had given any significance ac7d568124 to that night. There was no need 42fd1d2439 to bring up something 73a0f9a303 that meant nothing.edbc51a37d494c85

“……”640b4cd0a5106b0e

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Who had 2be19f6073 Shin Jae-yi 5abde8c9e8 been with 0f0beb8ae7 that night?c18d333c5341e9c4

Just as 7210e9f5d6 Han-young was 3566bce5f7 silently mulling aa9eb39b03 over the 7db19afacb sudden question, 82b0a0b540 the surroundings dc9bbec6ad grew noisy c3b7efef28 again.a0aa367a342d6e00

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“What’s with all the 52c1bcd03b snacks? Is this place b4a54dc035 all-you-can-eat?”9f45e268b1637205

“We’re trying c58bbb4592 to save 0da6126b3e the student dbe6d80e1f council budget. Didn’t want to efc91b52a1 hear you whining.”07ecd26427b9af8d

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“I think I 2581951245 might cry anyway. So moved.”cd25557576032548

The one who 6be80cd9a2 joked and settled e69b42e26d into an empty b8afb98969 seat was Choi 98a973cb6a Jung-woo. He thanked ea59d5ce01 everyone for 7251afd7a4 attending the e9606358d7 event and 839e49ebc7 poured drinks 92601e64fd all around. Eventually, it was Han-young’s 4186463f4a turn. This time, 2ef59b95b3 he had b2388e13e8 no choice d1cc88ccd8 but to 08bb3ec610 meet eyes 22f5f44c75 with him.072d6070aec4ae16

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“You worked hard.”89bb5ac7a076abfc

Choi Jung-woo smiled warmly b44fbc8bc9 as he tilted the bbc5398d15 bottle. The drink overflowed fdf14a4efe as he poured 213d8be032 generously, wetting Han-young’s 6e9433119d fingertips.90fd1f0d421df099

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What the 28ae844cad hell is d0367d369f he doing…?1fa368490fbf5245

Han-young let 6d14836006 out a f481aaea9c quiet breath dbcf5d9a16 at the b6fd980762 way his 307965223e glass had 57db5284f0 been so aec1e47be6 noticeably overfilled.6995bd697d63f112

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“Why’s Han-young’s glass like 49635f2251 that?”0f24641120208101

“They say you pour a4b83a4020 as much as you e75dda516c love.”20fa2ad7e9f21196

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The one who’d fce70b2a5f caused all the 9287c3f665 fuss simply raised f42f4797a1 his glass shamelessly f50cd49bbd for a toast. Already tipsy, Han-young furrowed 427c3aa08b his brow slightly as 3303968b6f he emptied his glass. The liquid burning ea6f5308a2 down his throat 0514538fbc felt unusually bitter.52fcda49411e71d5

“Wow, times really 0764231460 have changed. Now we’re f6fb5cb018 leaving some d67070c5f8 at the 50589223a4 bottoms?”12621e28045078ba

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“Couldn’t even 994f547f0f imagine that 117cae9fa3 when I a2abe4adf9 was a a30a630082 freshman.”fe0137e988731b88

Even the 1128b48917 older upperclassmen e09fef06b7 were no bf0d35719e help. As soon as Han-young ef73bcc1c1 set his glass down 4fa5e097da with a clink, the 0353dde40d scolding began. All that fuss 984bfd0ac1 over a barely 2fa69a3f08 filled shot.505aa58ba973830c

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“Ugh…”bca698138fa12a71

Old-fashioned bastards.dc7b1ba6900327b3

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Smiling awkwardly with a 40ad0f2738 troubled look, Han-young, despite c1fb42e70f his gentle face, chewed 6c6fd44d75 on the insult in 30f2dbdb13 his head and reached 44fcea9bee for his glass. Or tried to.b34ebf763f47a44c

The clear a440a8b22f soju glass 2cd7f0b6ca was taken 433fddd89e by Shin ad5ee54550 Jae-yi instead. Naturally seizing it, 1c7e2e4bd0 he calmly downed 29190f751e the remaining liquor. Han-young watched beba2309f5 his throat eb6fe9ecdf move slightly c6d3e64dcd as he 0c25ea20e3 tilted his 63bbf0838e head back. Then, into Han-young’s now-empty cb5bf8e4d3 hand, Jae-yi placed a 5e10e8fa8a cup filled with soda.34bb477b39deedf0

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“A patient 6dfffa5c3f shouldn’t overdo 3cf30af51b it.”eb6d4857ae2d73bc

That single 3a0dda6ae9 sentence flipped de23e1f922 the mood 156f1cd8cb entirely—turning the b71a97d493 teasing seniors b34cbee650 and Jung-woo, 62c9ce36b9 who had 75f3bc20bd just poured 99ffdc87fa the drink, f26a4699a6 into the 9b17414a88 awkward ones.764261a1994dac89

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“Ah… right.”c04c06e98552f97d

Choi Jung-woo smiled, 14cd44c269 but the corner 9d47140860 of his cheek d410daa414 twitched. A sharp glance 70f8ed8af2 flicked toward Shin adb078db10 Jae-yi for a c9ea6f67d0 brief moment before 94d18f0259 disappearing.9591bc6c29f32af0

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Han-young glanced ed4b2efdfb at Shin a2a27e149a Jae-yi, turning 3a1d671ec0 his back ab662385d3 on the ac116718b5 now rowdy 34a13fbe67 table again—unaware 58456c85b3 of the 2ef7c69039 way Jeong-woo’s 683927bb7a eyes had 3a714dd125 fixated on d49a90bab5 him.77e2d45ecc8363f1

Shin Jae-yi, acting as 311c65e7b9 if he hadn’t just d713950d92 disrupted the table’s atmosphere, e9346f30b3 started pouring drinks for b4b1d1912f the other seniors. With a smile, 8d7eb687f9 he filled their 6f048f5184 glasses to the 9790e47fe5 brim and even f50ebf92d3 offered a toast. The way d43ca9513e he downed 535d381ac4 several shots 655568aaed in a d23f367239 row made 9c3b789b39 it look dfc0a4dc28 like nothing 9301b3cb64 at all.ceaa98c908516f9b

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“Thank you.”47aae89a7ab87559

At the softly 35829a90e0 spoken words of e6f2fd0358 gratitude, Shin Jae-yi 505818c1b4 smiled silently.
“Yeah.” The answer, 03db239720 spoken with just 8f3ea67c73 a movement of 975e0e1799 the throat, was e56856462d light—like he was 7805fa6a22 trying to say d6730d8240 it hadn’t meant 93cccf269e anything at all.443052997ee1199a

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“Hey, Jungwoo! Come over 3e56d69c81 here for 324da16ac4 a sec.”e8611d1eac01ad6b

“Ah… yes, hyung! If you want f4fa7df1ba anything else, just 62c847901f order more.”ba19229f373f2761

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Choi Jungwoo a5cb052e78 was soon 8a99c58ecf called away c385527e2c by another 0a0e182540 upperclassman and 3c6a32a43d left his c69635e1b6 seat. The others 1d3174ee90 didn’t pay d807b35f7a it much 9faecda1fe mind and 7a475eddbd kept passing 12d069a992 around drinks. They emptied 961b9900ae another bottle 13e84832da in no 0dede41b68 time, ordered 0f56526949 new snacks, b9490a9329 and added 5a4102607f more alcohol e1c329b912 to the bc00f4f906 table.fb62c803b8f94b5d