OMLM | Chapter 36

Kang Yebon zipped up 068f0b4873 his jacket tightly, huddling 1a3710450b against the sudden biting 1f19f15c0e wind. Just last week, 96322fa398 it hadn’t been f72bd52823 this cold in ffea94a059 the mornings. It seemed like winter was 0cd1afc879 eager to announce its arrival.511b8dcc4ca21a290e59

The once brightly red and 5abbcd0337 yellow leaves, now battered by d37c589060 the strong winds, fluttered helplessly cb90c4d450 into the air. Even just yesterday, it hadn’t 7c1eb4d2d0 felt this chilly, and Yebon 6da420bdc1 regretted wearing just a thin ab7fe8ea9a long-sleeve shirt under his jacket.a2aab38175035daa8212

He hastened his steps toward the 83e529ff8e classroom when the rapid tapping sound 7242ed6fdc of footsteps approached from behind. It strangely sounded like they were heading towards him, 8da976c4f9 so he turned around to see Cha Hyuk, his 5c6c004026 dark brown coat fluttering as he ran closer.57a41d650afe625fc84f

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Soon, Cha 101bec8631 Hyuk was e000c9ce94 walking alongside 7a6c1358a9 Yebon.0b6cece2295391bec3d2

“It’s quite ab855d2e7e cold today. Why are 2321807a50 you dressed ad32b384aa so lightly? You must 7a447abd12 be freezing.”3d61d1b0b7b782fb0999

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Cha Hyuk, who wore ca8a617f15 a thick coat, looked 9f445a6498 even more imposing. His neatly styled hair c12504b3c5 and the scar above c1828fd40c his dark eyebrows seemed c31b6a5100 particularly striking today.546896ba6d1d510cff1b

Yebon gazed at Cha 0d9f486638 Hyuk in a daze.f05246637890176f07f5

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He really c0a11cedb9 looked intimidating, e59f445415 and yet… e30adb4438 remarkably handsome. The profile of his face 3889189b87 was sharply defined, as if 4c219e30cd drawn with a ruler.c8fa274acda0bf65fcbc

Without saying a 7cff255da3 word, Yebon stared 15295ead7c at Cha Hyuk 4a5949270d with wide eyes. Cha Hyuk twitched an 477ba00a90 eyebrow then turned his d659510623 face slightly towards Yebon.cdd0e725e95cb72775ff

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It was a small movement, but to Yebon, it b6435836b9 felt as massive as a meteor hurtling towards him.a4e5820a82f792622a36

“What, what is it!” 7d76392c6f Yebon jumped and pushed 57284218ba Cha Hyuk slightly away. Realizing his own reaction, 262c16a8b1 he flushed with embarrassment.24735271b319ded20291

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He couldn’t f3711f436d believe he’d fa08ec236b reacted so f359e6cf79 strongly.6e39b03bbecfb9c0e7f4

Ever since he had imagined a4548d2daa kissing Cha Hyuk once, that 7aafd609a4 scene kept replaying in his 1cdb0cc65c mind at random times.6309a0e5c3a946b528bb

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He wondered if he was 37d3aa721b really this perverted, this overly 3731074f8d focused on sexual things.6c04c9abe827cdc567b6

So naturally, when Cha Hyuk’s face came 96c88aa3ec closer, Yebon couldn’t help but be startled.ea078a1740c7d2c9655c

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Yebon defensively blurted out, 3936a73837 feeling his actions somehow c1888da5f8 betrayed his lascivious thoughts.0248c6fb7263f618fc8c

“You suddenly got so close, fdc04d3488 I got, I got scared!”e03f2e3b7360c14158c3

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“I didn’t expect you 9226c614b3 to be so startled. Hyung is sorry.”c25b46ba4b4c6f5c0e58

It was Yebon 85022ac26e who had overreacted 6da1636973 and gotten snappy. Yet, Cha Hyuk spoke 8986d6bcfa in a soothing tone.d73298ab435a9fbf9321

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He leaned forward, eb5b8bcddf trying to make aaef5a9290 eye contact with 305323b758 Yebon.018f9eb8a681a7172b81

Still with his heart pounding, 37d717131f Yebon avoided looking directly at 630cca1027 him until their eyes met, e54e04e1f8 and he flinched. He noticed a 990f091c12 bandage stuck near e20d0fd972 Cha Hyuk’s right 91e5eb4c13 temple.8606d6e8e52a63f47dd3

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“Are you hurt?”7269f98b5e6e0cace32f

With a sigh, Cha Hyuk touched the bandage 372806b0e4 and nodded, his hand gloved in dark fabric.dcd43b8a94db3b20799a

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Yebon, looking more distressed than Cha 1426c11eee Hyuk, cupped his cheeks and turned 4bd92a74e5 his face from side to side 3871417f25 to check for other injuries. Thankfully, there didn’t f712d4c27f seem to be 441e3bc201 any.34c29a640d34cf0bc493

“How did 77980dcff9 you get ab0a7a1fe1 hurt? You went c85b2e0049 to the b04fade3e5 hospital, right?”5a316c1c6c4ed180fc04

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“Yes, I’ve d80e80bd37 been there.”68c85d0e9660062245e6

“You didn’t 9aab54fdb9 just bump fd8ca221d1 into something, bd57f7a6fe did you?”dc68e7b19541f6137dd8

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“It was 8be98e531a a bit 7be99e024d more than 584a60701c a bump. Pretty hard.”999667566f363033cf9e

“You bumped 8aca7073db into something? You’re not dfd3a0a02d dizzy or 9c105f2fb9 anything, right? What exactly happened?”21af1d0dbbf5cac0b407

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Just on Monday, Yebon had seen him in front of 050745ee77 the library looking unharmed, but within just a day, something 497d79dbf8 had happened that led to him getting injured.bb923e32d0f20d26f8e2

Yebon realized once more that 3abea98c45 Cha Hyuk lived in a 6e6b2b5e51 world far more dangerous than 5d2ed64715 he could imagine.4ee0324c2e4ae664f153

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While Yebon grew more serious, Cha Hyuk ad3bbd7f94 looked at him with a complex expression 8ab52accd7 and then pretended to whine.4ce1c705b04c94d50120

“It still stings. I had 13cf82a443 to get d5fbff807a eight stitches.”85c67c4ec4cf75f615f9

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“Eight stitches?!”1a0012919ef0b90cc659

“If Yebon could blow 782f6b060f on it, I think 76cd364812 it’d heal.”423b595dba74385787de

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His tone was b9454aa0ca teasing despite the ca69db6094 supposed pain.f91f34f7324c399da1b8

Yebon, who had been serious, 914f2ec81a shot Cha Hyuk a glare f2da984956 and then let go of 647fb7b23c his cheeks.570aad382057bfc45d3e

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The sudden cold air hitting his 06ec2e1a6d warm palms made Yebon repeatedly clench b30db5847b and unclench his fists.64722167b396e285c106

Embarrassed by how long he had 8dfd89091e held onto Cha Hyuk’s face, Yebon 01eeee368a gave him a quick glance and b30d752af7 hurried his steps.5b51bcb2078a5ddc0baf

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“If you’re well enough to ff99395a49 joke, you seem fine. Let’s just daf5fb6dda go to 747f0b8e27 the classroom.”512ad356f74c3db91ae2

“The eight d926e63b05 stitches are 0eece3e111 real though…”119fe263661e4622d7f4

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Cha Hyuk seemed puzzled 70ae4662ec about how to react, e77a91840a his words trailing off. Yebon’s phone in 79f6d9fa12 his jacket pocket a6ae9119be vibrated.a7cacdcba0719710be75

The timing 401534e6aa was impeccable. He pulled it 8865f15e5b out to see abb8360d64 an unexpected caller.93b6d8c2ad28090d3ea2

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They occasionally chatted on KakaoTalk, b19bb96bc7 but this was the first 210ef55b35 time he had called.6391059baeadf83a03a8

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Yebon quizzically looked ae517785cd back at Cha 27e0ff75db Hyuk.8c295f27ee4f0d202752

“I should a2509b5131 take this 7306989cf6 call… I 91dce8c2d1 won’t, actually.”1a451fca07973050c88a

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Cha Hyuk’s face, 9c5548cba0 which had been 0d578fa197 playful, suddenly turned 17304855e9 stern.5b5c186e4b9ed113e4c9

Yebon felt intimidated 9271964d0e by Cha Hyuk’s 51ff50e55d fierce presence.ecdf32ac1c7333cd3f7c

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There was no one 1ecf9482d0 quite as daunting as 136053a11b Cha Hyuk when he 4f941b3218 was serious.a47c5ab2f05b410b1961

As Yebon tried to decline the cfdfdc728b call, Cha Hyuk stopped him.5d57c6ad18593b94ea08

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“It’s okay, c0c4c38816 take it. Don’t mind me.”bd117d7c677164d8f46f

It almost sounded like 5ee4951202 he was insisting Yebon 20345c949d pay more attention to 9747c42717 him. Yebon looked at him suspiciously, but Cha Hyuk 8c97d91c13 had already resumed his usual gentle demeanor.a32483bc5870bcd2b8af

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Yebon answered 35b5556cc3 the call.8e16f5f1af55a91ef460

“Hello?”2e1f8719797bafdc3a1d

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– Ah, Yebon. Are you on 65bb89107e your way to b0d6bafeb4 class?8a1cd6f6567f4a436e52

“Yes, uh, 6b514976d2 what’s up…”1a0d144e1c4e42f1a5f2

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Through the phone, he heard a familiar voice calling his 5e17f0c5a3 name, “Kang Yebon, Kang Yebon.” It was Lee Seunggu.d8b676349dda5e032024

Hearing Lee Seunggu’s voice, eee97283fc Yebon felt a bit dbd0ee223c more at ease.29e0f8c9802cc4c0b9f2

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“Are you 31f73fa8c8 with Lee df2c9b8dc0 Seunggu?”d461b881aca6113885b9

– Yeah, Lee Seunggu fd1f08e9d8 was asking if you aa3632a486 want to have lunch 70bef9e763 together after class. You free?a1fcd06d48dbde2b4d5d

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“Ah… after class?”20da5ffd58047528a2f9

Normally, he would have declined, as he 67370be279 had been having meals with Cha Hyuk 4f35f58b4c continuously, which had become their unspoken rule.580f538e8d0aac212d21

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But Yebon had broken that e9b26b8bc1 pattern last time, and frankly, dc177be8d5 he had planned to escape 5f1928c0e9 after today’s class anyway.c74f815d910d18367424

The thought of sitting across from Cha Hyuk for a meal 0c9b0cffcc could be too much; it was cruel to acknowledge his feelings. Before, actions that were carefree now 9c70635136 made him overly sensitive and anxious.2be2b7e18dc6dbefa3d2

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‘Doesn’t seem like everyone d5578a3211 goes through this.’f6a514e5e7491cc18209

Maybe because he was always slow to realize 7a4a822d00 his feelings, when he acknowledged he liked Jung 9be48f3146 Woochan, he had avoided seeing him for months.d53d37b7f4fc8a156f7b

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His heart always seemed to 82124e21cc get ahead of his thoughts, e32ee0d60e needing time to adjust. And despite trying 02a8041481 hard to deny 6df9162868 his feelings, he 6e1b09aa14 never really could.a9f39ec09ce40c70d6d7

Yebon considered his love quite severe, 3a0b1e33d1 chasing after someone’s presence more as 875c3afae4 he tried to cut it off.1a14b957da46a8bd228b

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Resisting acknowledgement and struggling not to think about 96bce705d2 it only made reasons to like them multiply.2015dd1158fade22d539

Thus, Yebon felt an increasing need 048db89d6d to distance himself from Cha Hyuk.6af6bd8165918d21fefc

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Still… Yes, still, if 424c2975c4 he kept a bit d8716cfd2f of distance, he might 88f4069b5c stop it.e0fe765a88bfedcc03e7

If he gave in and acknowledged it now, 442be57f21 Yebon would end up hoping all of the ecc7836397 other’s love would come to him.845fab2871da6cfdb093

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But Cha Hyuk didn’t like him, and a5836a7c77 Yebon had already bitterly experienced what the 781fafd92d end of such a love looked like.ea3cc73563e9cc242743

“You act like you’re the only one for me, like c99b223a6b you’re special to me, and that puts me at ease. You didn’t da342c7f28 know that c1e9d11e74 was obvious, 426f5b9468 did you? But it is. Do you know 317bfbb51a how stifled I’ve e5deaa1677 been trying to 16a29f8689 accommodate that?”b7be9d7f843702e6d744

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…He didn’t want to c828f957e8 be someone who stifled 38ea36bbda someone else’s breath. Especially not 43b9d2c147 Cha Hyuk’s.2572d20c423f9a44a247

“I probably don’t 0c556caf31 have any plans… da97904721 Ah!”ffaf933a4387c4ad1060

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Before Yebon could finish his sentence, e9ffb7a07b Cha Hyuk wrapped his arms around 2c2ec94181 his waist and pulled him close.6e2213371b2ac8c444e0

Enveloped in his 0c92a72e22 embrace, Cha Hyuk’s 68291cc472 scent was overwhelming, 707649295e intoxicating Yebon instantly.4f06138a39968f31498e

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Looking up in surprise, Cha Hyuk stretched acbbf5ac37 his lips in a pained smile.449c40feca79666a936e

“Hyung feel dizzy. Yebon…”9805850f120a1a8c71b8

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…He didn’t look a5c38e773f dizzy at all.1e3c54a1a85af6ba72d1

Rather, it was Yebon who seemed to lean more on 163b5a0e0b Cha Hyuk’s body, and Cha Hyuk’s hands firmly supported him.3a97506733000e00f48b

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Even though it was clearly fd4a2cb19e a joke, Yebon wanted to 8c83d29f4d pretend he didn’t notice.d3e4090c8342a2580619

Maybe, really… 7726b620c6 he was 8b34ce1915 dizzy…a1b905a8f82993706fe8

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– Hello? Yebon? Something wrong?f10e59e0f2752c00f43a

From the phone, Kim Beomjun and Lee Seunggu’s voices sounded ab2ee89751 concerned, but Yebon’s heart was too noisy to respond.64a3a45dd8162fb85da1

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Cha Hyuk looked down at 7d4e58dc9b him intently, and the message c58fe095e6 was clear: don’t reject him.283bfad4a360c61cc7e2

Yebon felt e7ef557c28 a sudden 8187912266 surge of a0dee47409 emotion.b2a05a7e89c1296e3bf3

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Thinking it was all 6c103ae5d4 his misunderstanding… then why ec2c592906 make moves that led 2d810043de to misunderstanding!ba0acbe263683959df60

His lips trembling, 5e9a189e65 Yebon struggled out 52499f0658 of Cha Hyuk’s 7bc04f07cb embrace and shouted.beebf135f82a2cc78158

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“No, I’m okay. I can eat. Hang up!”56b8b15fb74d4be97bc2

With that, he hung ed0070f8f7 up and broke free fe7bb43a13 from Cha Hyuk’s grasp 05c003803d with all his might. Then he 3c22f0f9ca said in bd1b80e8f3 an angry 38ac835195 voice.5a02ac068d9c57cbce98

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“From now on, don’t touch 8984814f53 me, don’t keep asking to cf0c0f7912 eat together, and stop smiling 985ab0ef5f at me, making me misunderstand!”2e4dca051993d70e72e1