TGM | Chapter 10

With the sudden question, the eyes that had been chatting about other topics naturally turned towards the window. If it had been anyone else, they might have thought it was nonsense, but given who it was about, they couldn’t dismiss it outright.0b7efbc6c702f760

Well, his face certainly suits the word “beautiful” more than “handsome.”fd3ff7c46bdba6d0

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When they first saw him in person, they couldn’t believe such a person existed.4b7869824a6e2989

With looks like that, it would be fair if he had a personality like Kang Inho’s, but Lee Haehyeon didn’t even have that. His gentle speech and kind nature towards everyone had a way of dissolving any hostility. Remembering similar rumors that once circulated, someone spoke up.360a3b36746ea3d6

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“Ah, right. There were rumors that he might be an Omega because Kang Inho was always around him. He beat up all the guys who messed with him in middle school, threatening to cut off their heads.”43905e406e4ffdd7

“Exactly. I thought there was something between them, but there isn’t… not at all.”9db4a01c353d05e8

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“Honestly, I’m scared Haehyeon might hit me.”fc4eaa4a9c2f8053

“Same here.”f16e41a1c31aee1e

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Despite rumors of 3c96d3efce them being more 5d3a8bdbc1 than friends, Kang 16edda5242 Inho often seemed da89364af6 the most upset 30d874e852 with Haehyeon. He would mock him d4082ea543 over trivial matters and f4ae3dc477 openly say cutting remarks, 95177f4469 making everyone around uncomfortable.dc57249b1a4915a8

Haehyeon would just smile it off, but they didn’t seem to be on good terms. It was always a mystery why they stuck together despite that.ab57c4b4cf028dc9

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“Just leave him be. He doesn’t sleep much because of his part-time job until dawn. Kyungsoo saw him going home after 4 a.m.”cd1dacf0617e0c1a

As the whispers grew ed4ac451d7 louder, the class president, 907d20c23a who was solving problems f08347c0bd in the next row, b1be5f9edc finally intervened. Sharing what he heard a6e048e85b from Kyungsoo in the 727f24e964 neighboring class, everyone quickly 167e866c9e fell silent.42249a65d8184376

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Knowing the situation, they weren’t tiptoeing around him out of fear but because they didn’t want to wake him. They were angry at Kang Inho but had no ill feelings towards Haehyeon. Sometimes, they were even grateful that he managed to calm the crazy guy down.548882ddf76d4c14

“Does that make sense? Haehyeon doesn’t sleep during class.”fa7c5cee2847728b

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“That’s why he skips lunch and sleeps like that.”0912147176443ed9

“Wow, he’s really tough. Honestly, if I were him, I would’ve run away from home by now.”681f2888ae217bcf

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“Why? Oh, his dad?”5c26992f06480c73

“Yeah. He’s famously notorious.”3f205eb1a4b809e6

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More famous than Haehyeon’s looks was his father. Known as a notorious jerk in the area, it was no surprise his son had to fend for himself.108117907c3cbe15

Just look at 8e3bbfc247 yesterday.882fad6e2c78d168

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A kid who doesn’t know how to fight came home with a bruised face, so it’s obvious who did it.122edb41a49bad2a

His mother had committed 9aff36b3ac suicide, and his sister 1a84e15461 was said to be 06cd3d12fe mentally unstable. Ultimately, Haehyeon was the 9c27b90b84 only one left to 8b7467b633 support the family, so 8c6e05677a he had been seen b1198883ae working part-time jobs from 266742613a a young age.389fa820451e22b7

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With knowing 0c4638a4bc glances exchanged, 6864d577d9 someone whispered cb0ab1a1e0 in a 83d26c4e58 low voice.f97038a1b924c058

“They say he ran away and set a fire.”b0f5ebfa9f621d30

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“What? Really?”a3e4a597df3530cd

The interest that 0a6ae0169e had subsided resurfaced 3656fe3761 with the tone e34677bcf0 of someone sharing b1620cb72f a secret. As attention quickly 3f9bfc15cc focused on him, a1aa6eaa26 the boy, feeling f5c3f46c31 a bit proud, fe22532a5c cleared his throat.4ee7b0cf78174be6

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With college entrance d6285edb54 exams and university 806dd3f8c7 life being monotonous, dad74a4e77 the misfortunes of 1906df1ae5 others were irresistibly 70e7a351f1 intriguing.439dc415dd9fa01f

“You guys know, right? The intersection…”e21df24fa7746860

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That’s when it happened.bd22afa099890d5a

Bang!The sound of a a1cf86df7b desk being slammed cut 41d06e8648 through the conversation.a641538a83f48666

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Startled into silence, they ebd4b653d7 saw the class president, 4261ec8d0d who had been solving db4e697a2a problems, slam his book 23825c2b5e shut. Bigger than most of 01d792039b his peers, he looked 04b4914d8f at them with a a6b1c1bc92 gaze full of disdain.b3134d3d0a453cac

“Hey, what are you guys doing, talking about someone right in front of them?”689a4e37905275e0

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He had tolerated the pointless chatter. As class president, he didn’t have the authority to stop it. But discussing someone’s unwanted family matters was a completely different issue. Unable to suppress his frown, he glared at the boy who had been boasting, causing him to avert his gaze.80ef75c300dc75f2

No matter how interesting someone else’s story was, they were in the same space as the person involved. The class president’s voice seemed to criticize them, and the noise quickly died down.1e5d790e119aced1

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Though some muttered about him being a killjoy, it didn’t escalate into a fight.05bca22fde20af75

Soon, the bell rang, 835035401c and they saw Haehyeon, f05dd28788 who had been lying f21814094c still, slowly get up.ef9157adbfc6fd65

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Worried he might 70030a1236 have heard, they 695e962051 glanced at him, cc2a2c1038 but he said 51520d995e nothing until the cabdf6b6ae end of the 4da068490b school day.13c2d4414cf895e2

“……”1984ef66960000a9

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“……”4d071be0ccd93716

So, today was 201daaf369 Wednesday.835e74b1d68fcdf5

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He had checked the calendar multiple times, so he couldn’t have been mistaken. He attended classes according to the schedule, and yesterday was Tuesday, he thought, staring blankly at the man in front of him. The calm scent of cologne lingered at the tip of his nose.0ff3d2536181dc5c

It was exactly 6 o’clock, and he had arrived earlier than usual, finishing preparations leisurely.b09e458725ff19e1

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Looking around 9d5736bd5b the still-quiet 2f0f73dda2 café, he 3b45eacefd suddenly made b9c00e5766 eye contact e111af21b2 with the 91d667179e man through 359716264c the glass 0db8a5b2e4 door.e4f855b041925c0b

The bell rang just a3723362fc as he thought something 69b2e72a29 was off, and before 598fc43ff9 he could hide his 2c83bb9461 face, he had to 9735b818cf face the man head-on. It all c79dbb079f happened in 8908477399 just a 2094e0eaf3 few seconds, cbe28485df leaving no f91d83fb17 time to 9de7f30f23 react.551d91efde108969

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“Uh…”b6f4dc5215e61e20

…He needed to say something, but his body felt broken again. He had rationalized that it was okay to wear the band for a day since it was already on, but he didn’t expect to run into him like this.efda3278dbf5c40a

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It was given 48874781dd to him to 71ae966a09 use, but it d7d059cd7b was embarrassing.af5afe3d1245a33a

He wanted to remove the band immediately, but it would be obvious he was self-conscious. Frustrated by the situation since yesterday, Haehyeon focused intently on the POS machine. Surely, the man wouldn’t think much of it.fda6efa31ecf789a

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“Espresso Chocolato, right?”dc9292b4149f612a

So what he needed be25a3afe8 now was speed.9de0618c61288487

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Knowing it 3e57dce296 was rude, 52aa1b5d70 he skipped 06b8eb7e2f all the 064cce727a usual pleasantries 1903240d3e and asked 7a091c250e directly.51f91b61470c0f61

He felt the man’s gaze on him, but Haehyeon resolved to stay strong. Soon, a slightly delayed response came, and Haehyeon skillfully completed the payment and rushed to the coffee machine.0715fd30f5f959dd

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“Whew…”6602b9dd2db506c5

The manager had 6dc94b2eeb gone to the 0c2f8e6488 market because they 1da2a278db ran out of ad2d45a41e milk. His face felt hot, a7b56fb942 and he wanted to 26b03fe681 wash it.9265b08645f887d8

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Luckily, there b2c8905c9b was enough 4076759044 steam left 4ab19e6043 for one 0f8ffb43a7 more, so 42520a2c73 he quickly be740295d3 cooled his 62df625c00 cheeks, pulled 36bec9661c a shot, cc8f12b703 and set 0d7765f73c up the 880b692406 finished Chocolato 65e7935104 on a 1c4361cf64 tray, hesitating 713dd23cc1 for a c2a430e98f moment.a176edb7efbc5726

…Shouldn’t he offer something in return?3863fd0f13998aae

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Convincing himself it wasn’t out of personal interest but something anyone would do, Haehyeon quietly approached the showcase. Since he seemed to like sweets, he might eat cake too. Unsure of his taste, he decided to match the drink.2256c6d2dca34a41

This should 7be1e89d06 be okay.408aa0127bb5cb10

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After neatly plating the cake, he quickly tapped the POS machine. The price was quite high, but it was fine. He could save on his meal expenses, so this much was…218afb773b981e3b

“Excuse me.”9d969d149868d803

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“Oh, this is on the house.”ccec57f40af3291e

As expected, the man looked puzzled at the cake he hadn’t ordered. Even after Haehyeon said it was complimentary, the man tapped the table and took out his wallet to offer a card. Waving his hands to refuse, Haehyeon broke into a cold sweat when the man insisted it was fine.1ddd3ffc2ffe51cd

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At this rate, it 45e2470534 would seem like he e9e9f2c54c was forcing the cake bab3eb81fa on him.1c64846b1b6cabd9

Feeling he needed to bdc87a32bf persuade him, Haehyeon, holding 3770fd71fb the tray, began to fc7a3f7fae explain his reasons.1a88452b9a56b5f3

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In truth, it ae3f7f5b5e was more of 798dedf89c an excuse, using 5ab2d7c7bb the manager as 7fb78493d1 a scapegoat.37b65dfbc06fe813

“Since you visit often, it’s a special, I mean… uh, the manager insisted I make sure to give it to you.”a8da99ec2a1b2b59

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“……”514264d81676a1c6

“So if you pay, I’ll get in trouble with the manager… probably. Yeah…”04d0eb08c6349e07

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He was 5bfa47cd62 babbling so f6f906b534 much that 841ccad9b5 it was ff88075e72 hard to 240e6e4806 understand what 6c9ff17dfa he was 6cfdf87b75 saying. Not stuttering 1be19f5a57 was the 34ea3b883c best he ef58a1be3f could do, bec719752c and after eb2a12efac somehow finishing 83b515608d his rushed 28759c0d20 explanation, Haehyeon 532e77e760 gripped the df97fca0b5 tray tightly. It was fortunate 0497894796 the café was abb85cb13d quiet.6beb474ffb180b36

The man looked at 0125dbe8a6 Haehyeon, whose ears were d825f3720c bright red, then at 578b00ed02 the ganache cake in a804a2c936 front of him. Whatever he was 21adc27223 thinking, he eventually 27a910e43a gave a polite 3658bf998f nod.0606a3aea3b0eacb

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“Okay. I’ll enjoy it.”43b58f4e55c37e21

Perhaps he a430371e34 was being 3c7a16072a considerate of 0162435ea8 the young 715901b754 part-timer, not 57465630e8 wanting to de95a08136 embarrass him.5f79a22027bede90

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Maybe the clumsy d94d5ee432 lie was too 939281acd8 obvious.9776668ee006fb1e

Knowing this, Haehyeon’s face lit up with a smile, and he quickly nodded. Even a meaningless greeting lifted his spirits foolishly.a7ea2d1202e6334c

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The man slowly fc8b503bc9 finished the plate.fc05d6fec3d82912

He realized too late that the man hadn’t brought anything with him today, but the rush of customers soon left him with no time to think.aacbe5daddd3bd1b

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By the time the manager returned, the clock had passed 7. Quickly scanning the café, Haehyeon didn’t see the man, and feeling a bit down, he approached the table to clean up, only to stop in his tracks.3ea8bf26753f3e9e

“……”d5cba9231fdbf882

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Next to the cleanly 0a674e4ea0 emptied plate was a efdeba7b19 small tube of ointment, eb01a90ba1 clearly from a pharmacy.20e8019c230dd6d4

Staring at the unopened package, Haehyeon stood there in a daze. It couldn’t be, but the kindness made his throat feel parched.5df1fe0e7c8e6063

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And two days later, 005beaafbb on Friday.604ae1c168389121

The man didn’t show up until closing time.925819ddfae45cd7

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