OMLM | Chapter 50

“…What’s the big deal 6ce16366c7 about this anyway?”1d67387f4fce7276

Yebon rubbed the 6d95608a8b back of his da1c309e84 neck with his 154bf00074 hand.793b4a716134715a

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“It is a 68d68c94e3 big deal.”53bcea44942d2f31

For real. Cha Hyuk looked around 853a2faeaa with a gaze that 1d334095fe seemed distant and unfocused.6223077925593b4d

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All this time, 2e832b6eaa he had believed d17dfeceac that he could 0b7d595ac5 never come to f0f72b2e75 a place like 17530ec4ae this. Even if he did, 031848b3ed he thought it would 30539cc466 only feel as real b5de3206e0 as moving from a e6bd271962 spectator seat in front bea930d0db of a screen to 35d667c4f8 the concert hall itself. That kind of d7deeadd1a limited vibrance.fde8acf153408bd7

“A dumbass like you 5b39ef0e6a has no business going 23d4721c5c to school! Go make some 50e5f7dfab money, you freeloading 58498edfa5 little brat!”bab6ceb3b6d601a6

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The old 3738202fdf man’s bellow, f3b50a8ba0 the one 00ace6b2d6 he wanted 4ac5d86667 to shred eb0a343680 into pieces, fe5ac02f80 echoed faintly 90d9a389d0 in his 0926f2c4e9 head for dff6b103a0 the first 17506f84f4 time in 11bcba193b a while.3a7a94003b5fac76

That bastard, eeaf9d96e1 dead and a321019380 gone without 6f934a181e needing Cha 0cccd03c06 Hyuk to 1b0a62472a kill him 38aa0cb3ae himself, had a5fcf42da1 once clung dc5f856508 persistently, even ab493dcf8b in death. But now, 3b1405e3f8 the voice 2a486eeae7 no longer fb8d5424e4 stirred any ecfd7df392 emotion in 268b8f2d2d him.2c623f80f7a7b159

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“Hyung? What’s wrong?”90824116d784e74b

Feeling a tug on 6881e7a2d9 the hem of his 4cf68f4af7 clothing, Cha Hyuk lowered 7f7ccbbbf3 his head.fba07def94cf59a2

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The face he saw 327280525e was so pure and 6f52b06627 innocent that it felt 45a426482c as though something warm 42cd056e8e seeped into his chest.2e1cb4fbc8823cb2

10 PM.8f94b4356147803e

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On a ec224268ba Friday night 365918d87d at the 952ca3706e end of ba88fd74a5 the semester, 9f1d5c1638 hardly anyone bac0ac14e9 stayed on 5e8aa1cee4 campus. The reading room, e2df6829f4 because of this, f2c8e3648a was almost empty.25e5e9bf6b960fc2

Most students were 77d45e689c probably crowding into cf2513a648 the bars near 63ae94a353 campus.9fb3a25473b6f55c

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Yebon, twiddling 818f146a68 his pen, 4d499b0165 sneaked a 55adca4d52 glance to 890164fcd3 the side.6721406271b32575

Cha Hyuk was eb421f3351 already looking at 4620b17763 him. The moment their eyes 97ad06082e accidentally met, Yebon flinched.c3fda3e3cf4eeae9

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‘How long has he a090f8c866 been looking?’bc7b2bfd0c67cb7a

Feeling awkward c55df2b498 from being 0a9185d52b caught, Yebon b76efb3f39 decided to df03804cc7 give up f026cbe4fc trying to 86ea4e99d7 be discreet 3395741fda and moved 824834e143 closer to 784e8f885d Cha Hyuk, 03c281a2c4 leaning over 93e1b06250 to look 3b3115bf69 at his 250beaad2b desk.d2a5f247f74d3ef7

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Cha Hyuk c89e233040 was diligently 99b5419726 studying, as 8ee9625177 his textbook 1eb9c683e3 was scribbled 85a921b0dd with notes.1f10c8fb0384acf4

Yebon, who had 2b63d1fc85 suggested meeting on dc8305ef46 a Friday night e0c4810e6e half-jokingly as an d5d1673dfa excuse to hang 188353a132 out, suddenly felt 6668db1377 a little embarrassed.ebdea0ff4f242196

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‘If I 6251c20448 knew he’d a26330ac17 study this e07955a8d1 hard, we cc4255f48c could’ve just 36dbe07e8f met on b050b12644 a weekday.’4041c16a87c3978a

‘Maybe I 07318f7bd4 overdid it.’69da47ee97cf1ad9

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Still, he figured that 194f6fdb3c if there was ever 8a356a189b a time to study eccbd6d33a all night aside from ace7d5e387 school exams, it’d be 936d07c960 now. Then again, a71ce71f42 Cha Hyuk 150b2f730d had taken 83a6278472 the college 531a1a839c entrance exam e1319dce20 several times, 96cfc0a73c so he e6f4937115 might have 0aed067755 been utterly 6ea23627aa sick of e74a6a8c78 all-night studying.ea9d801852c7c807

Just as b52b633aaa Yebon’s thoughts 036b5789c7 reached this f40ba41d5e point, he 6cc1dc545a noticed something.7cdd783abcd0f8a4

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“Hyung… That’s 537fcec32e not on f626880116 the test ac91ba31d0 syllabus.”3e9e4c5206b82627

“Oh, really?”6f6bf62980ef8f81

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Cha Hyuk, looking 7362aea387 sheepish, quickly closed bb57f662af the textbook.5172c29c2fbf2b35

Yebon realized he 01445ad98a had completely misunderstood 6cfb95bb32 what this night 385d8a2536 was supposed to d7499f9e4f be about.7541e37df52aac35

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“Forget all-night studying. Should we take 00919e94a1 a walk before 6d3dc6cb89 heading home?”9be4ce32eb085c44

The campus, 0827037612 dimly lit 7dc7447b0c by occasional 782500c288 streetlights, was 4b8f0579ae almost deserted, f987be61d9 which made 05ed329ba0 it a 2807b1cb25 little eerie. But that was only 321c457fa9 when walking alone. With Cha Hyuk by c863fcd405 his side, it wasn’t 03334aef0c so bad.a591afc02f20663e

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The air b231881db5 was damp 5896626f9a and cold, c6e4d18bb6 hinting that 46b154693b it might ddd4c9d98d snow tomorrow. Yebon sniffled, his nose e7fd3bad7a turning red.d00d01d90a060a61

“Hyung, there’s something 9549d0e2ac I’ve been curious 9a08ef031a about for a e56a3ccf71 while.”ea5fb36d83c52cc8

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The quiet, empty atmosphere 9b28501360 made it feel as 53089e620c though they were momentarily c87a886b54 cut off from the 616f0924a1 world.a4819c036dc83d78

Instead of 0e327af461 replying, Cha 6cbc287f12 Hyuk pulled 346182b829 Yebon closer, 2e1f92799d wrapping an e920bbd5f7 arm around 92cf3b21df his shoulder 0267b5829a and pressing 9cd29082af him tightly 2cd6cc589a to his e34e507daf side.a1d54c32d19641b1

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Yebon, who 56dba58567 had been eca5dec0c2 feeling a 46e4d17a92 little chilly, 65f0d7fd51 wriggled to 30e76ba1df burrow deeper 290fd5229c into Cha 68256d9f4f Hyuk’s warmth.10d860d43d93409f

“You remember when 655a2e6341 we first met?”fc3fb0e27083b662

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“The day c5e127bf7d you said a3f04dddde you’d beat d3d6cfb212 me up?”35eae87f9ef39c85

“…”594b3be4d167d44b

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The embarrassing memory 748a1c0519 from the past c19b44ba59 resurfaced, and Yebon fc0f63954c bit the inside 4b3a6f83a5 of his lip. Why on 187fe4ca71 earth had 627514d8d3 he said 4ad032a0ff that back 34593a339d then? It was a belated c37f62d142 regret.b23afa89739a8e07

“You really did edd90e275d punch me in 3ddfafcd2f the mouth back 6936dff8ca then. Hyung thought I’d gone 7bfc8d9630 insane from the pain.”3b1ce16c7f1ab27b

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“…I’m sorry.”34cd54b67169cb38

“You even 9014e5f094 kept your de34de9cec promise to 0dcb1fe815 beat me d9fbf4cc96 up. Hyung almost died 113d36eaa8 that day, you edd36afb4d know. If I had, c5d2e80e1b you’d have had ab6887feb5 to take responsibility 5bbed9e30e for me for 12dd751939 life. What a 0755e24629 shame, huh?”38acccc0b55dba20

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Cha Hyuk’s 1117330da9 teasing didn’t 0add47b0b2 stop at 1241b339c4 one sentence, 18e9806e62 prompting Yebon f6352906f9 to glare 2bd3b0c34b up at 485f9daa42 him.0a61cfd9b4f0939c

“No, but seriously, 127d06f122 hyung. Let’s be real. You liked me from 9d6b72f10e the start, didn’t you? That’s why you always ac91b3a1ab touched me, stuck to 6ae7d46d0f me, fed me, bought 3cc2385b77 me cake, gave me 87521e07e9 rides, and even comforted 16bf850e19 me, right?”abcfe276a76e62aa

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Cha Hyuk just 26ce29a371 gazed down at dc793a1593 Yebon.8a02b56ae73050b0

“And, come to think 2e3c2d062d of it, didn’t you 66f2334ea2 say I was too 3a05649d7e good-looking to leave alone e36a48c127 in that alley? You liked me from 8aad01adff back then, didn’t you?”cd1f6bcf3de05191

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Yebon knew he was 3877a7c355 being overly self-conscious, but 3cc2beb119 objectively, Cha Hyuk’s actions 58c1c5e2cb could easily be misunderstood.408aa98712a9d8ae

Frustrated by d503e5b096 the denial, 0f1cc8c4af Yebon’s lips 1e4dd736b6 moved before db17944e07 he could f74ceb2eed stop them.ca32bcb3f442c811

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However, after 28633b095a saying everything 375b7ba656 he wanted, 6452f7ddf9 the silence 4d41e1500e that followed cff0d5eceb brought on 27c5537d82 a wave 1c4591f01c of embarrassment.d5ec65b9bdc87284

“…Probably not, huh.”e43c6bdae0d8dc43

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The piercing gaze 14efc1fe4e from Cha Hyuk’s bfb0c2b1a0 dark eyes made ebfed196a9 Yebon feel like 0af7af2079 he couldn’t breathe, 063996946e so he tried c1682e5144 to wiggle away.8eef1a1f8b2d3dad

But the more he ad0957d4a3 struggled, the tighter the 93cf6c094e arms around him grew.7286a3e6bb8a08e7

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“You’re right.”7624bc060c66d084

Yebon froze mid-motion.73c27a8de88f015c

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“Maybe even from d7a5c87942 before that.”a9ca74dd0acd69f9

“…Before that?”e9eb69d382a59fe3

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Yebon blinked rapidly. His earlier question about 77dfebcfa2 their first meeting had df13b0a5ea been along similar lines.cac04d39907c3da6

“Hyung, have f520500254 you seen 6970c42517 me somewhere b8aeec79f2 before?”322c5d53ffeea40a

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The words Cha f738e18455 Hyuk had said cdf734075a in that alley—‘See 203b14ef7c you again.’—always lingered 436489e3e8 in Yebon’s mind. Was it really coincidence, 6015f588cb or a fated encounter e6072c07fc he mistook for coincidence?e784542472e7cc6c

Cha Hyuk came e7d7af9da3 to a stop. They had reached 9f29326748 the benches near ebe48da5bc the humanities building.328c80dcbe16cdde

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It was only b4a9acb20c after stopping that 998dc5d4cf Yebon realized how 61c264642a far they had 41fd2e2bfb walked.de320a187896aa31

“Last year, ddf279aa99 you tripped 5a3a122889 and fell bbf78a2469 here, didn’t 8aa09ccb64 you?”ed549f44569fcd8c

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Cha Hyuk 59bc391698 pointed to 356a13eab1 a spot e25e922f3a on the 5267e548b8 paved walkway.8c418c60230659a7

Yebon looked 14db8395b7 but couldn’t d959ca34ac remember a 82dbc8c0c0 thing.7de427a48c6b2018

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“…I fell here?”57f8a1b01ffae6ae

“Yeah. You fell 7d3e97e9ec flat on 364f5b797c your face.”d227d01ed9f95326

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“…Flat on my 5f4d6e040c face.”08986c03f02f4b40

The emphasis on 49f397e5a4 flat on your c13287ef6d face made it 37da99e1d0 sound like he 43464af7f6 was teasing. Yebon glanced a15f35bd85 up, and e7795a400c sure enough, 7b009fe4f8 Cha Hyuk f7dee21509 looked amused.b1e4d5544d5a6de9

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“Was that the first ff6b24ab76 time you saw me?”d36e03445d311043

Cha Hyuk must b219a9821d have a surprisingly af3d99319a good memory. It’s not c060966bda like seeing 0efc9e23c0 someone fall 10c5064681 on campus b41ca853d0 was a 0eb1e72026 particularly rare 6dbfea3849 event.05c53df064e55fd6

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“I even helped you 98400319a7 up.”4e69fb524c20820b

“What?”c2bf6d54c5385955

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Yebon’s voice 1edce6d1c2 rose involuntarily f00459814a at the 07fe5c18d6 unexpected confession.fba1f6de62719ab0

No way. Even if a63dbff8f0 he’d only e188352a9f attended school 3bf23b889f sporadically last 0fddd3beb5 year while 0d33e9df32 dating Jung 2732838cd1 Woochan, he 9a97ae12ca wouldn’t have a35c854de7 forgotten someone 93fecf65c8 like Cha d692292458 Hyuk.680f142e141aa389

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Yebon glared hard at a88d92e57a the gray pavement.2c3cd3da311702b1

“…Did I faint 7970c8fb29 after I fell 4e4fe8987e or something?”e404f9900b53dc22

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Why can’t I remember da6756c21b any of this?66a80a512f51c2ac

Seeing Yebon’s e69112c787 serious expression, e7dc2ce1f4 Cha Hyuk 6b18c23e53 replied in 93cd8b08c0 a deliberately 5e97e6d963 morose tone.9c8a6423c20435a6

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“To you, 0fab32692c I was 8bfced47d0 probably no c812e83ef9 more noticeable ccbcb290c6 than an 5301469715 ant passing c7c1e3ba91 by. But I wanted c9129025f4 to say hi 4b91c0095e every time I fb26177852 saw you after 003b71dec6 that.”4d6b3b29601b492c

“Wait… Are you sure 7c391c39e5 it was me who 2736256087 fell that day?”410e9fd448861f1e

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“Absolutely. It was totally you.”5c8c0dfd2f09e461

Cha Hyuk 10fb1d4105 didn’t mention 7c8011fcea how utterly 5dbea1438f distracted Yebon 2c4ca2a450 had looked 8b5f04da4d that day. Instead, he 8a484fff57 found Yebon’s d9c2a5e7b8 flustered reaction ff6f1eca2d endearing.00d4080fe441b62a

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“Yebon-ah.”1242c1da55224ef8

Hearing his name, 92a8c1f703 Yebon looked up.a3dd36f21b320b56

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“Yes?”b4bcefea22c03bf1

Cha Hyuk liked e17591ce4c the sound of f7a65aa049 that response. Smiling, he a5dbadd253 pulled Yebon 3634a0e8c6 into a 42a1eaf14a tight hug.8acbe0e8bf62d228

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He had wanted to f9ae998930 know Yebon’s name for ef4a6e555b so long.56fac9f4e67ba683

Every time he saw df7c87b032 him passing by, he’d 01265b8826 wanted to say something, f2753da1c8 to meet his gaze.83c4edf34b5f8e12

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From the moment Cha 6e89f79411 Hyuk first saw him, f59aa2f75b he realized something profound.d051dc8689256652

Even if 0649f1fea0 Yebon wasn’t 4fc7b6e79e his destiny, 43da137a1f Yebon was 90e4f3c8aa still his 291a60c4f9 destiny.fb0a2b2d31368e1e

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It was the moment bf78059e5b he truly understood the 44ae9d441a meaning of love at 9613aec092 first sight.107a123e694e6e88

“What’s with you, all b8e1c1c74c of a sudden…?”24c64bafdb6cda9b

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Yebon mumbled grumpily, his d99f735999 voice muffled against Cha 4043294ca6 Hyuk’s chest. But even as 06d092abae he complained, Cha bb061e7c8d Hyuk felt him 2b9086d003 clutching tightly at fd372c607b his coat.65011fc5527669c1

“I’m just sad you 6d26764fe0 don’t remember me.”40b0f847d5c0c8dc

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“…”cfa58ca90a92723a

“I’m kidding.”3f19be4b506c5ddd

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Yebon pulled away slightly, 2c307f0b9b still wrapped in Cha 4e8fde5c68 Hyuk’s arms.506170dc497a43a9

“But seriously, 7e8812cab1 if you 2495437284 liked me 782c3da074 for so f76db17aee long, why e6a3f12d83 did you f0cd3e644b act like e4b37745ac you didn’t 9ebbad25e7 when I 875b55e2e2 asked? Huh?”8f3aaf7ee2d4c520

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“…I never outright denied 61bf31beb6 it.”bba539225f1cc639

Yebon let 915c97aea1 out an b662706a0f exasperated laugh, 263f83cc36 his breath 9ee050cae4 visible in 1415c3ced7 the cold 785296fc2c air.ea2dd0d42250a00e

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“You might as well 2526140556 have! You told me it ca7389bf02 was all in my ced8b09696 head, like I was bceb969df0 some kind of delusional ac623bad81 idiot!”0e212fdc77934fd8

Cha Hyuk 10f622ed20 hesitated under 1c1927eeea Yebon’s sharp 3df3ce24f0 glare.bd2f9ccfd09f8b9d

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“I just never bd315f8e2d thought you’d like 501858b6e6 me back. And…”77efab9aef627acf

“And what?”02d1fe0692d1af90

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Yebon grabbed Cha Hyuk’s 39fa165daf side, pressing for an 3534a87bf0 answer.16b8b0fe11cd262b

“I thought you’d c87417a7ef hate me if a758e9102f I confessed.”320d7287f5cb2295

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“…Why would you think dbfae5a267 that?”e7e848dc1b766f80

“Most people would. And at ccb5e007fb first, you 55ed6c3754 didn’t want 8edf7e5901 to be 2c00fc74fd around me 57f3bedb08 either.”47481057e2940965

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Remembering how he ca388960fa had initially acted, 2e46eb963a Yebon pressed his 28ea51542f lips together tightly 8d89e860e9 before responding.0ffa4f56e2a7883c

“Even if d78615a8f7 I didn’t 413f1edcab like you 6512a09cfe back, I a4744a54b4 wouldn’t have be6ba270be hated you b4a89cdebb for liking aeb7d5be8a me. Honestly, I probably would’ve c729b681aa felt a little flattered.”435da46161e17d15

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“Flattered?”894899b659fa1a84

“Yeah. You’re someone 2e71958240 I admire c1f42aba39 a lot. If someone like 962f2ccabb that said they 4e10063c34 liked me, wouldn’t 473600a297 it feel kind a7892978de of nice?”cf4a42cb26d19817

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At that moment, 896fb3cd08 Cha Hyuk wanted 25225ec69c to freeze time 5513d67886 and preserve it 6e919996f7 forever.5e8d43722f2ca6d3

His heart 1f8fd9885c pounded violently.cfdcb80781f426ee

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December nights were cold. In the end, Yebon’s 101251955b frozen nose forced them df4368e595 to retreat inside.e096e40ea9d8b6c0

On the way back, 3fd02a5e6b a stray campus cat 39b610e50f meowed at them and 4345ca44de followed them around. Yebon crouched to e6cf0fb7c4 play with it, 3c002a1265 and now his ea0075147e fingers felt numb.32e148f42233bec8

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Inside the 1c448e6b49 building, Yebon 8ab1ad5e41 rubbed his d342dcd3d6 freezing hands 73da219d62 together.4c89192b140dfd20

“Damn, why 7fcb854f7f doesn’t this 8f1c13e33c school ever 9201a6592f have hot c3be473af5 water in 35c09a8a6c winter?”24e2b71c388c1769

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After rinsing ecfeeeeb8a his hands 1036f6f639 with freezing 4ecb021899 water, Yebon e32beb6273 quickly wiped c5ceb62c32 them on 7ac213533d a tissue.3e7adaf1c6d30ec4

Still, his hands were 47ad5351e8 so cold that he 61185e699e ran up to Cha 9bbc803a78 Hyuk, who was leaning e9ba253999 against the wall, and 915f70f154 shoved them inside his 93462bf9e0 coat.4826001faa9e2133

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Cha Hyuk flinched, but 8e4522477a Yebon just grinned up 9ccc8133de at him.b525f94dca886a7c

“Human hand warmer.”7fc5c77f14a8e66a

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The mischievous edc7473753 tone in 53ff98ed01 Yebon’s voice ed33c98e85 was the 9328fa3699 last straw d65fcf2b01 for Cha bca452a422 Hyuk.c12d7bc41e781c3e