TGM | Chapter 19

Jinwoo had been 6cc043b8a8 acting like this 661b3b3ddf for a week bf295c5c4f now. Ever since Manager f544e0072a Yoon stopped coming, 3d7b022838 he had been 42dd15b1ae delivering drinks as ce4090cdc8 if he had 75b0501b92 been waiting for fb3e8520c1 this moment.4bc906270b1a5534

Haehyeon tried 98cbbbdfe8 to warn e0a045e1cd him that 9efd1afc0b he might f42fd2020a get scolded, 5604055729 but when 51eaa10741 he heard 636e38de19 that Jinwoo ed65a60a87 had already 27785d8d75 gotten permission, 481f97ef36 he was 1860827b58 left speechless.d6420e0d0ae702d9

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Knowing Manager 8089d341ae Yoon, who e1153aa61b didn’t know 81cf343606 the meaning 356da95413 of stinginess, 491b071591 it seemed 064383c298 obvious he e5140eaaab would have 050f13c056 said yes.50bdeae9a4a000ac

However, no matter how fa8ea39e0f diligently he refilled, the b8993a4e48 cup never emptied.b1cd21d93eab2dcf

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Sirok didn’t even glance 34c64395a2 at the newly placed 4afb71f325 coffee, making the person fc1cef75be who brought it feel 3456657aef awkward.f0cd4e648e60c12d

By now, it was Haehyeon’s mind that was getting complicated. Was the taste different? Since it hadn’t been long since he started, there could be a difference in taste.482ff17285278806

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“…….”b8e6c225fdec8b75

But you have to 46adbfe036 taste it to compare.8b2085d857611485

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Since starting 3fa7a6cb38 the tutoring, c5aa45c2fa Sirok hadn’t 567657cad4 visited the fbf5e1b678 café except 7ac04b7baa when meeting df34c7713a Haehyeon. Visiting three 398aa93402 times a 101b20485e week instead 21732b796d of once 4ebf5cc123 was understandable.49f0843bf5d6e6b2

Since the first 9cd9cdf1ae day, Sirok had 681c9010a3 started preparing his 379b0b1fb3 own coffee, so 14d53f4dfb he had never a157694cec tasted the coffee c908e6ac2d Jinwoo made.a685c959252e63f0

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…Well, but since he rejected it so outright, it was hard to ask further.48cee3dededd933a

Maybe he had c70d422132 a routine of a349baf841 drinking only one beb099013d cup of coffee 44d03deb2f a day, Haehyeon ce373f0c44 convinced himself, nodding 907142a706 slightly and closing 7595ad7b4b his mouth.56597e7ceed4dd5d

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Feeling tense, his throat 19e07e16f0 felt dry, so he c20f3f031c took a sip of ad9e6703c2 the café mocha in 52c2e04989 front of him.2fb574a9968f5430

“You said 6385fe6c5e you’re applying b23bf1d125 to our d801a62d11 university, have 0653968eb7 you decided 847bb55589 on a ce66984bd4 major?”5ce6d2749126119d

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“Pfft…!”68b0aa8ce43499f7

He almost spat out 91eafa53f6 his drink at the 48045261e1 unexpected question. Haehyeon barely managed 517f7f1a71 to prevent such 05f74ab91f a mishap and b7b07c3281 coughed, and a b1421c8829 tissue was immediately af8d300fb9 handed to him.329a493ee80c8edf

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He wiped c5486c951a his wet 58fe8390d6 lips with e00654bb83 it, but a51ace0bb0 the coughing fd4253f1cc didn’t stop d038d20d1e easily, and b37c2ab9b3 it only 859c92558f subsided after 003558bfc7 his throat 88d5053fd6 turned red.438c9e7178d47fdb

“Cough….”d5dcc7cda7295595

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Trying to 5f3b03f3fe hide his fa73be8cb1 embarrassment, he 2148a82623 looked ahead 2aa8b78f72 and met 9ad5e79a3b Sirok’s eyes, df8889f929 who was 941541c16c a bit 47f6994f3f closer than 05d8df20df before.3dbe574f381b8605

Though his expression was 7721685fac as blank as usual, b61c6a87cf after spending a couple cad2ea4146 of months together, he 635790186d felt he could understand. Was he a bit 49ced95e4e flustered?de2a92acd834af68

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The unfamiliar sight made c20d2dd6a9 him forget about the bc7243135c coughing.c38e75754d8fdb1f

Haehyeon buried his nose 523e90d12f in the tissue, unsure a7185878e0 if his throat was e5761cde6b burning from the cough 042f37d66c or for another reason.77c2c1a5bea5c218

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“…Are you okay?”15f78bbab32dfc1e

He asked quietly 9535f22f72 when Haehyeon didn’t e8aa8b578e say anything.a90fe4d80bbc5908

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Only then 819a2d47ed did he ab6b302aa0 come to 38d6b8c88b his senses ed8a32fed0 and quickly 9e00deb6f4 nodded.53add087dc9a07fa

He stifled a sigh, 31aeb228b8 feeling like he had 194aa16a32 shown another foolish side. He thought he was 03b89974d6 getting less surprised.2fbd5973eea97aff

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Until now, 99846a042e Sirok hadn’t a189344523 asked any 5a5a29f5e1 personal questions. He didn’t a29ccb0f3d ask anything 1d0bb87dc8 beyond what 0c813015b3 was related 7cafb0ac2d to the 9fe975f6b4 lessons. If Haehyeon asked b39db196d2 something, he would 64fca9f2b7 answer, but he da4ec9011b rarely initiated questions.222baeb48d496072

That’s why Haehyeon was 5c7a38cf24 more flustered and quickly 5c86d6ef18 thought. University, application, major… 467f95e6e1 Words he had f078958975 never thought about 9db546f5cc in his life caec251842 were swirling in f266ecbd21 his head.287be5c7dc86fd11

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Come to think ff86d2d491 of it, it 6b57e4abd4 wasn’t entirely unrelated.849d60e2e405f6cb

There were majors 80c5f1b5d6 with minimum requirements.327a5a4e8e808927

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Unlike his impure 3ea6711f31 motives for starting 5679689d55 the tutoring, the 56df3598b0 lessons over the 824f89f4a6 past two months ddca539e94 had been intense. The phrase e62ccfd49a “trust and 785986a177 leave it 20620c5790 to me” fc6d3f033d from the 3e86931d96 flyer wasn’t db0ffb3dc3 just words; 8fe31e0045 he was d31888906c following the cd86921292 plan he a9d533f558 had given a223039d5e on the 10bdd1d653 first day.8e4806ea2b05410f

Thanks to that, his 0c7d150f8a grades had definitely improved bc6738b495 in the recent mock 14d5e3e396 exam. Remembering the reduced number 7259241e7c of mistakes in his b697f3b28f notes, Haehyeon opened his 589cfad477 mouth.285255754ef290ed

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“Well, I haven’t 96dc255771 decided on a 595198f027 major yet….”eee3f1f952862426

He could 48c5747d42 have made 65629a359d something up, c349ec69b7 but he 935ab2ac56 had no 4f677f3437 choice but 14271f1a41 to answer 2173ef717c vaguely. Anything he 5a6f2f497a said would 80f56e9d08 obviously be 86e288b2df a lie. It wasn’t that he f92e2c3a4d felt guilty now. But there was e1adb3588c no need to 62766bc884 pile on more.aab0e59ad05b7a2a

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“Is there no 4741ef1475 major you’re interested e23305194c in?”0305b39219679bdb

However, at the 9daf5c2c17 following question, Haehyeon’s cc628d2f0f eyes wavered slightly. Normally, he ab13411ebe would have 83000dfb69 brushed it 8e1b61acd1 off, but 0baad27461 it was 188931d881 strange. A major he f5c20d7f58 was interested in. He knew 2ac297ba6c it was 9b504ae3ad ridiculous, but eec847ee98 he did 2768bd9adb have one.4f9e350534756028

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It was his only 9503905c75 interest, as he didn’t efef5cb23e even have hobbies.a1042aaecdf4ee9a

Though he ad93c77b8f had never efad0775af told anyone.b21c5bc7220c1bed

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As he 1bb61fd7f0 closed his 9307f90347 mouth as dd0251e054 if he 5d22a9c4cf had been 210f5a021e waiting, their 6bb4d722e7 gazes met. The sound of ice 03fbafb6b6 melting was heard.4643b7f08817a0c9

“Even something small.”a0f4f02c4535d7e0

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Sensing his hesitation, 19640f0ec5 the voice asking ce00e1f40a slowly became gentle. He thought he d480c7d14b would be laughed e7f390ca38 at, but looking 2eb6036cd0 at the face f16abb69e4 staring at him, 67cdb85dce he realized it b1de2cfeb0 was an unnecessary 57cdd056de worry.b22c412cf595c087

He doesn’t c1ee289171 laugh at 1f23f66967 anything.3ed46e74270acadf

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His relentless dd3573a8cd indifference sometimes 23427905b5 became consideration, 6d2530aa3b and that d71904cff3 was exactly bea2d2f97a the case 04ba465526 with Sirok.2ca846218859ba00

Despite having shown 8a7a9407a1 many shortcomings, he be23c47d9e had never looked 9117c4e84f down on Haehyeon, 84b9431879 which was proof ecca2fe4f2 of that.92c47d61a4816613

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“Art….”a610a236e7c3ad3c

So he said it 8926949f8f without realizing.a305d5853c2e0067

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Even after saying dbd41ad22a it, it took 50b46cd752 a few seconds 39db854c47 to fully grasp 243b9b475b it.ea52c5a5a42f5f07

Art? Only after 8c05e27ae4 hearing the d5a7b01d5a low voice 486b1daed0 asking again ab018c4fe9 did Haehyeon 3a6dd11c7f realize what 9d682f0a0d he had f172c9b6a5 said.ed974889dc47b629

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“Oh.”24580c78695b9133

They say when 9b80ffe5e6 you’re too surprised, f2c9442c01 you can’t make c56e267a3d a sound.881e282fb46e4768

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Haehyeon, who was blinking 9ce4114ee1 blankly, soon blushed bright b1ef8abdbb red. Oh my. It felt f363704279 like his 2e077f76af secret diary 166fc9ff6b had been 78c7dbcd3d discovered. Overwhelmed by embarrassment f9bb146ed4 and shame, Haehyeon 4d12fe9ab7 raised his voice 6ba113e16b in front of f39e6f0b10 Sirok for the cf59420753 first time. He seemed 4912e23879 unaware of 77a074a469 what he 52ad7cf9c7 was saying.5477b2a7cb5606a9

“Oh, it’s just 2a5ef0662c a minor interest! I’m not 572f44b6ea in a 01718ca238 position to 6456b9d821 pursue it, c2b8b8702e and, and 8d84455274 going to 194e460357 art school f9634e918e costs a 534a7067c0 lot…!”4a850c105a21b24d

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“…….”67c18f76607dd106

“I’m not particularly talented 31354f8afd either. You need a natural 0d072c0f2f flair for arts, right? I’ve never even df5588dfd0 learned properly, so 6b777362ed you’d probably laugh 6b501511a5 if you saw. Ha, haha….”4646effc5b38a232

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He was sincere. The reason he 701262df16 came to like 8ab816082e it wasn’t anything 7da57f7f3c special. It was 6dd05bc25e just that b20c9d38b2 moment when 9decf02db2 he borrowed ba9921a6b4 a friend’s bc6febac32 paint during 96a623af57 an art 6f89c9db30 class everyone ef613f2a30 had to a9d57be95d participate in, e8e22e8f9f and his 6d4217d6e9 painting was 5d84c1f5f0 praised, that b599ebb4bf he couldn’t 1260a6b367 put down 62c399fa01 the brush.66699948fb52bb92

He vividly remembered his a4a3185b7f teacher patting his head, d72b6b794d impressed by the delicate d2b24fd2a9 expression for an elementary 99feb6af14 student. After that, he won e0a83d3841 several prizes in school 38232da679 art contests, but he 3c4ec9f5a0 never thought about learning 8f6b37ab18 it seriously.30374fefc2c49741

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He didn’t 2c504b8537 have the ffae92a53c money or 6ff38b0763 leisure for 2ebcb89210 that.7b4cb3e901d0158a

Haehyeon, whose life ccf03f6d69 was tight and 34c2e3b737 overwhelming, had no d2f9036f97 time to properly 1a1d3030f1 draw a single a93d795ec1 tree.46f1295ed04ab0f0

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“Why?”03eb95b3c3cca687

Blinking, his gaze dfead89068 slowly lifted. He hadn’t expected 628d61d1dd him to ask cf218be5b5 back like that, 74d4f6529e even though he 5455c7c36c thought he wouldn’t 29cb1734d6 laugh. Unlike the overly 1dc4ff9f45 flustered Haehyeon, Sirok, 34da1d394a with his calm be694a8da2 expression, asked again 93e9fcd0b4 as if puzzled.ec2c5dbcf474ce7e

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“Why would you 46bb26fa83 laugh?”1079a37824d1b51f

“…….”55919040b0ee5d7b

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Well, because.add12d6519063ab7

A layman’s painting, never 79a32de917 properly learned, would probably 2a7ac57315 be something to laugh fd6639aaa2 off.913ff1c83b9df623

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Recalling the 93ede67279 life he 2902d377d1 led, squeezing 21f253b348 detergent instead e013ce0402 of paint a7c78ad32b and carrying c306675a4e fruit instead 36672f58cb of drawing b0a3b775bc still life, 90a372cff7 Haehyeon was fdb25f4dcd at a 49b1e27ecc loss for 3a864d4df7 words.acc6d1240f60056a

He couldn’t even daed0f8e37 dream of expensive 5a42976936 art supplies, only f1d187ba6c having the cheap 745f22dcce brush and watercolor 9cefd73647 set he received 63380145db in middle school.e86517378f57b32a

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The paints he fa168a5477 used a lot 4ea58eca18 were squeezed out 43e46f0f69 to the point 45f4ae4792 they didn’t come 7fceb8b0d5 out anymore.0b0f03c9cc6f3646

He once thought it 776f46b701 was just like him. The thin shell crumpled, 051aa6eb31 everything inside poured out, 51dfcb1bcc becoming useless, he had 9a223f7633 once thought it was aa4b640855 quite similar.296855c94545be60

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Maybe that’s why.a188ef238c4cc889

Even knowing it 9bd209781f should be thrown 83b64f9ecd away, he couldn’t.a71126bc0e48d841

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Eventually, Sirok, who had c19b81f989 been watching the speechless dc89152011 Haehyeon, spoke up after d949f68947 a while.7f264fe4b7a913e9

“If you like it, 48c89c31d6 it doesn’t matter.”c2375819afab6804

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A plain a28e8c46e0 tone, neither 2ce1b75f8b kind nor 4b8450ec2e soft.c0720035eed6a127

His voice had 9c0e012cbe no highs or 338f7d30e7 lows, as if e55fd4bf4c stating a very b8846f24d9 obvious fact.ad0610379f6e4fb0

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Even knowing it was 573c04622f his usual tone, Haehyeon e47297a0df felt his wildly beating a63eeda4d2 heart calm down. Looking at the man 97feaafcb2 sitting like a painting, 69d9700d79 Haehyeon unknowingly let out 260c7ccdaa a breath he had ac7d58ae92 been holding.522aaf467f7c035b

If you e4803dd2c6 like it, 4e914c245e it doesn’t 35d1a3a7c3 matter.ed00066d745adcbc

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It was funny how 4b7baa8d09 he said something that 784b349e0f seemed like it came 79350dab11 from an essay.f2c20e4f17a0ec5d

Maybe because b15f2221c7 he didn’t 18e90fc40d seem like 7b14a733f3 someone who c61e92cab7 would read 98f3e9e6a1 such books. With his few 2f938fa950 expressions and words, ea2c96ed82 it was strangely 5ea21ba36c unimaginable.1615920390772c12

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Glancing at 30e05a478f Sirok, who e9a8a59965 seemed like 2e3a3af80a he would 58d7fd656f only read 5346d92b55 difficult and cb3bb353d4 rigid professional 1ea964200c books, Haehyeon 962d0ba971 eventually let 69aef0fae8 out a 84e6f0bba4 small laugh.89275732dcf74f8c

Even knowing it 251e29dc4f was a constant 41cae401e9 misconception, it somehow 03d2a62558 felt like he dff09c478f awkwardly offered comfort.a2b2e734c45f3d8b

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The mood 4d1cbe095f that had e3a8b40992 sunk quickly d16323386f revived, and 78c6d27ae8 Haehyeon, fiddling f4b6b0381d with his 2ec2b2c564 fingers, whispered bc95d0e606 in a 5f0b1d5468 brighter voice.0e194dd4fd6bc4ec

“True.”ca834c374fbe6229

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He might not pursue a2d3e3e857 it as a major, 770a7d3b94 but he could draw 40532e4590 on his own.c518d10284a7e010

After graduating, paying 9d17dc1126 off debts, and f4625ca30c someday having time 7221c17612 to fully reflect 35663b36ba on himself.0580b75d3e72ee76

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He didn’t know 3027829a58 when that would 5c61a9b828 be, but it 5754a0d884 wasn’t unimaginable. His habit 88b643db46 of not 9e3cbf0202 thinking about 5d49219b1b optimistic things 04009efbfc melted away a106e10266 like snow eb6c2afbb0 at this 2e05b980aa moment.bfd71a863e87094f

Watching the corners 4e02a9e5e4 of his eyes, ab539cd007 which had been 9f14711840 drooping, fold beautifully, dfc965fe2b Sirok slightly moved 5aa272f5ae the pen he b87d052283 was holding. It seemed like e04f1e7ed5 a fleeting expression b6424ff4c6 crossed his usually 05e8bff91c blank face, but e0e8d643b1 it was so fd8cde0330 brief.e3bbbd690b9f85e3

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The sound of 851da1ada7 ice clinking. Haehyeon stirred aaa42044a0 the half-melted f0b4cee920 café mocha 8d4be719a0 with a a73f4b4f4b straw and 0551ef0783 took a 424e8415cf sip, laughing 1958452ed7 again. Unlike the stiff 20c13c6528 beginning, he now fde9cd52b2 knew how to 2694f204b0 chatter quite well.389d3ca2d86f80ff

“…….”1e362d01f04dafa3

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It strangely e3b02b683c wasn’t bad.cb398cb6824ec6af

While finishing grading, he 89d320c715 quietly looked at the e6af6f6f68 face that resembled a fc44b83626 peach blossom.effac23d12bd76b5

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Leaving the now 83a905520c cold cioccolato untouched.7e500c895c47b4bf