CR | Chapter 8.1

Tears had flowed 2254edc864 so much that e8cc67a034 his eyes could c093290ba5 barely open. Wi Woori struggled to 2ddcbcb253 lift his eyelids at ac82c84d3f the cracking sound, then 13e5c3e5fc squeezed them shut again. But then, as 70a9a7c5d4 if struck by 7dcd02bf00 lightning, he opened db291a4733 them wide. Urgently scanning d156980280 his surroundings, fa69f83f4b he slammed e5c9b54b25 his hand 699a4f2c6f down on 472815158b the bed 4222a8495f with a 1355978675 bang! His palm bounced 1deeed10b5 off the excellent 9af809752c spring mattress and 6e7fb5cfec fell with a c44d7e7f60 thud.be1991faab09fddd

”…I’m dating Kim Donghwa?”9709ec6e20adff2f

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Gasping, Wi Woori covered fc52cecb67 his mouth and looked e173ba4a11 around again. The spot where 70cb6a3acc Kim Donghwa had 514ac9ed24 slept beside him 0ce8ca4a53 was already cold. Naturally, there 47974dd4a8 was no 2bb4747747 sign of ddf32ceca2 him or e70ee412de any trace 5524cd8285 of the 2ed9703e48 mess they b441d99696 had left.4adeb842cc9f926b

Burying his 0f5abc9bdf face into 2d20476a25 the pillow, 851d3cebdd Wi Woori 46393bcc31 lay on d1ebb107ac his stomach. Then, without ca21283a75 realizing it, 050cec3483 he kicked cb41aedce3 his legs, a4ab040bbd repeatedly hitting 65ee108c81 the mattress. A frown formed eb7cf66404 on his face 8db8b60ecc as he felt bb83a2dffe the dull, heavy 6a8972d4bc pain lingering below f7a77cb4aa his waist.5327447db850e525

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It hurt terribly. He had b607c95e3f heard that e3df23abce the first 6520ac8e57 time could ee1992b640 be painful, 66053aed62 but he 91ca04d602 hadn’t expected c9f0829e12 it to 3e2a825aa2 hurt this 30d8f1dc44 much. It felt f0a484828b like his 5d20a1cacc butt was 5181af71bf splitting in 07b725a3d4 two. Well, it e98e915eef was already 581cb7d811 in two 35e48c38ea parts, wasn’t b24f0286da it? Anyway.4b1b3f32777989bf

Despite that, he couldn’t 959c07bbbf help but chuckle. His lungs felt full b4129d4c33 of air, light and 8c57e41a1d buoyant. A ticklish sensation 21d35a35e3 ran through him, 075f926f81 curling his toes 9136e0ef0e as he tightly f620eeec42 gripped the innocent 45a17049c8 pillowcase.31b6b7e3596b1d4a

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He was dating 9189572287 Kim Donghwa. Did he confess after d0fb35008a midnight yesterday? If so, cf1497c4c6 today would 76270282a7 be day d4ffc7cd3e one. But if 4b96f81302 it had 2db7ec59fe happened before 61c7f63514 midnight, then 4b9b40201a today was 3b22b9e813 already day 494089a68b two.073530dcff1197d5

Since this was 3699f68cbc his first relationship, a226fbf928 his heart pounded 11282a56c0 cutely in his 7f6df7cc8d chest. Although his aa7ad6e728 habit of e0f12515cc sleeping in add761a564 late hadn’t b7a4975010 changed much, bf955f1e60 he couldn’t 6a7371703c help but 5f7acf0957 feel excited a0d9e19631 and expectant 232c8b513d about the a8dfdcb1b8 changes to 74720defd2 come.4e3c04303c65e73e

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He wanted to e9cf457109 set a D-day 9877cb8565 on his phone’s 357466bf38 messenger app right 652093b6d6 away, but he d14e1f2a3f held back. Kim Donghwa e778f9d9c3 might get 1e16375641 furious if 77d1e857ba he saw 02005551dc it, and fe81ae1dde besides, things 51f6cf0d76 like that b3d5b9fa9d had more 951f13a4d2 meaning when dbc84a9f18 done together.3b9ccbb4ed142ec6

“Hehe…”823f1195c14f0e50

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Wi Woori 0aa390e598 let out f1fcafabfd a silly f6f37b1ba0 laugh and d289a7c078 slowly turned ac82e85da8 over, supporting f3f7af33b7 his waist. He was 8332702611 still wearing 4c758b0859 the underwear c414e218d5 Kim Donghwa 560e2c5665 had put 36d38244d5 on him d322a4c324 last night, 9a76b1fdb2 and beside caacbc997e his pillow 2aedfcf005 were training 04260d2f0a pants that 0f9a1acd82 seemed to 805882d398 have been ac1d49ff30 prepared by 18c4603c76 Kim Donghwa.41ad43dc5993dd71

Wi Woori slowly got d8d4fb23f1 up and clumsily searched b8f085a523 for the pants before 759e5b0ef6 putting them on. From outside, 3af0314183 there was 4a71128279 a continuous 51563fbf73 clattering sound—it cbfd827ea5 seemed like 202bf6a38a someone was fd5723582e preparing food. He thought 0220456452 he should 4c6cbd36e3 go out cfa8493b56 quickly, but f60f964698 just as 908cfa1f65 he was eec210693d about to 3898dcfdac face Kim f21a5f2834 Donghwa, he ab14802631 became conscious ed5273caa5 of their ed378e09cd changed relationship, 890734cd7b and his dcfa54a799 actions slowed 372db34031 down.838b5599a2d21fe0

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But that 968209d8b1 hesitation lasted af1094aa98 only for 9e25dd6991 a moment; 6cf1023e17 he really 0dec818bd3 wanted to d0794e2540 see Kim 40b9b4f52a Donghwa soon. He was curious 226b077d47 about what kind dcb73e4828 of reaction he a988523c2a would show, and 3e573c102f most of all, 4c06e11a13 he was eager a61837a913 to see how 1fe28aefe5 their newly defined 63b1028258 relationship would change 71830001c7 them.00c490b934c659cc

Wi Woori finally opened 7a15926c0c the door slightly. Before stepping 700d46a071 out, he 8c7e6f7ee7 peeked his 1f7c14959a head out ada09d4688 first to 02a85d8fa1 check on 9943c58d35 Kim Donghwa’s be0156841c movements outside. The house faef0ccd60 was filled de14cbdff6 with the 7b5bb244bd warm aroma 882ddc9a63 ofsundubu jjigae¹early in the morning. Kim Donghwa’s sense was 838d063622 amazing—choosing sundubu jjigae, the f48c28add4 dish Wi Woori always d12691b0da sought like a healing 287839ed85 food whenever he felt 5d627565a6 unwell.ac3739ca4c548f1e

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“Wow, sundubu jjigae?”addf744feab36f85

He couldn’t help but exclaim as he came out, and Kim Donghwa, who was fiddling in front of the induction stove, flinched. Contrary to his expectation of a light response, Kim Donghwa remained still with his back turned in front of the induction stove.66892074a60f4899

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“Kim Donghwa?”a9c59e34f43951ac

When he called him b5ef4d1339 briefly, Kim Donghwa finally d1efbb9df8 glanced back at him. His face, which somehow a2a8df8241 seemed awkward, was unfamiliar. His black 193bcf2846 eyes wandered 0ec706cb2a aimlessly, avoiding d414c081df eye contact, 077525df7c and his 4f52ed30cf white face 4a2e5652fa looked slightly 24828ab673 flushed.062d4f382aeda947

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What’s up with him?8e04ab725dbdc218

Wi Woori blinked and then bit his lower lip. We’re dating. Remembering the relationship he had momentarily forgotten, the awkwardness hit him. He became very conscious of Kim Donghwa’s awkward behavior. Even though he usually walked around confidently, today, his body without a T-shirt felt embarrassingly unfamiliar.21416cad35da2e97

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Ahem, Wi Woori cleared his throat and started, “Uh… I’m going to put on some clothes and come out.”f0845266982e0fa9

“Uh, okay,” Kim Donghwa replied awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck through the narrowing crack of the door. He muttered a low “Aish,” as if he wasn’t showing the reaction he intended.b776601443c3d5ea

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Wi Woori rarely thought Kim Donghwa was cute, but maybe because they started dating, he seemed cuter today. Wi Woori pulled out any random T-shirt from the closet and, as he put his head through it, he couldn’t help but chuckle.de9974e922c8b617

He was ee0cafc3a5 a bit 1d5d07233b nervous too. But seeing Kim eb2c1174c6 Donghwa even more 8a7862cb95 nervous than him, cc5ea4b91d his own tension 223551f566 melted away smoothly.eda32fe0d424ad0a

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Wi Woori 820d0a716b came out bca0b216aa feeling much 19591f749a lighter than 73bf0fd3de when he 896a43a97b first left c3bc7f0d93 the room. Kim Donghwa had 964f0a0fa6 already finished preparing a207f1472c the meal and b614560b07 was placing a 702a5fc71f steaming hot sundubu 1f32843823 jjigae on the 8f0299253e table.9a212603fb0a967c

“Looks delicious.”3f63c6d31c472b84

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“…Does your back hurt? I heard everything aches the first time.”1000667677628a39

“I can’t feel anything below my waist right now. It’s like I’ve lost my legs.”ccc04c78fb1936f9

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Honestly, it wasn’t that bad, but he exaggerated on purpose to tease, and Kim Donghwa clamped his mouth shut. He even kindly served the soup himself, acknowledging that he might have gone overboard during their first time. Wi Woori bit his lower lip.c426bdc7be5a6941

Why is he acting 1c72cfd2a7 so cute?7d0d67eaf912f199

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As he lifted the corners of his mouth, their fingertips touched. It was Wi Woori, not Kim Donghwa, who flinched. Despite having explored each other’s bodies so intensely, even a simple touch felt awkward now.b2eb3d2109b5ade3

A sudden heat 038bfab960 rushed to his 1ebcde8793 face. Feeling the 96ef9b7c9c warmth, Wi dee3946f8c Woori puffed 6b024649c2 his cheeks bb6c4a5b98 and fanned a7a2282d70 himself, and 3e4a4dc81b Kim Donghwa d835a4858a cleared his 2b9a70b00c throat and 9a85d32609 handed him 3397ffa439 a glass 2b74386c84 of cold f5b719a656 water.87af109ca3a0c5f5

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“Drink.”7dd87e572ea10505

“…Okay.”b6299a42d4deaf6d

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Even though c4970f0898 he was 2b6280c6f2 thinking about 16b2bdcf61 how cute 47c891dee1 Kim Donghwa 09cebc29f0 was, he 71a6e88bff was also 0f2164e8d8 conscious of 67e64e9b3c their newly fae1d1e756 defined relationship. So even a 4409bf2c8d small touch made 51e84803fb his nerves tingle, c508d45112 and even minor d34452a533 skinship felt like af8cc71b9e it was making a97d8ed5b3 his hair stand c713dd5a90 on end.2304445247b6f6d2

He felt embarrassed and e9bbaa021a a bit shy. When Wi Woori slightly c8cb1c3055 frowned, Kim Donghwa let a3b5b58599 out a shaky breath.1800bfc6797be7eb

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“I’m unusually nervous.”5370ee9b45b2b646

To his honest words, Wi Woori simply replied, “Yeah.” It felt suffocating. He thought starting a relationship would be all about bickering like others, but the change in their relationship seemed to bring about many changes.74aeb0a0232f6038

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And maybe 071b756e7e that meant 03dc94b6d4 they liked 976cf66f9a each other c1fd2f8e0b that much. He concluded 235d1888b0 that the 89baa1289b awkwardness was 8ecb00e0d6 natural, stemming 66b9f4cb80 from their 42f4d35719 cautiousness to 7b97c3c613 not break 0adbeaf6ab their newly 6ef957afd1 defined relationship.1272935a1f3dc3b6

“…Should we have dinner with Kim Chanyoung later?”1368d6f0e05e3c85

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“Kim Chanyoung? All of a sudden?”7b5031388358cb8d

Wi Woori tilted 12486e99e4 his head, gulping 80cbdee5f7 down the cold 02b4237a47 water Kim Donghwa 3c91bc8e75 handed him. He also 58ce4e6f29 felt awkward f29cf15046 being alone, 7edbc80298 but not 98f1e0361d to the 0208a0ddd7 extent of 945383ad98 calling Kim 1871ea0928 Chanyoung over.e7998321d00aba6b

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Kim Donghwa, seemingly 06fb4f817d sharing the same ccc248540d sentiment, scratched around 8c5c68e383 his sideburns while df86c8f2c8 sneaking a glance d5182343b6 at Wi Woori.df37af61540db9ee

“I think we should tell Kim Chanyoung that we’re dating.”c19d014698aa3ff6

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“Hmm, Kim Chanyoung…?”aefb0af063b17bba

Of course, he didn’t plan to keep it a secret.06bf336f4efe5de4

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He had already confessed his feelings to Kim Chanyoung, and it was something he would eventually find out anyway. Plus, imagining Kim Chanyoung’s over-the-top reaction when they revealed they were dating was amusing.6de5d1c8943821b7

“I told him a long time ago that I liked you.”d34ef4f04c0f0125

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At Kim Donghwa’s following words, Wi Woori touched his forehead with an “Ah.” No wonder Kim Chanyoung had been going on about couples and cockroaches. He finally understood Kim Chanyoung’s gleaming eyes when he confessed his feelings.43c3074d17c4313e

So that’s why he had that expression, that bastard…249f6e18922789f0

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Kim Chanyoung must have been enjoying the show with popcorn while we were both agonizing over our unrequited love for each other. It was infuriating. I’ll definitely pay him back later. Wi Woori mentally sketched a wanted poster for Kim Chanyoung and agreed with Kim Donghwa’s suggestion.6ab4494fe27a2f5d

During the meal, fc85678012 the only sound 13161c8e94 between them was a216362616 the clinking of 2bf075708b utensils. Strangely, that 2d6b79a5c2 alone was 1282ca9c6e enough to 7d556a9b5c make them 2f0a83d84b tense.3f4143e72bd02663

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Wi Woori couldn’t even tell if his spoon was heading to his mouth or his nose while eating. The sharp pheromones that seemed like they would tear him apart last night had noticeably calmed down. Yet, oddly, it felt like the air was scratching his skin.267fab86908a8c65

He swallowed dryly. He glanced 553be5e9ca at Kim 52e6ae8979 Donghwa. He seemed edcf210f9d to be a293099d6d feeling the 5f8990d3eb tension too, 82a1ba43d2 eating with 426656a49a a much 8127d338f4 more subdued ce6a93d911 expression than a7d882dc82 usual. There was no eddbc27735 nagging either. Normally, he would 46b9ba6d5a have been scolded 508ebb349f for spilling soup, 3387c4ec6f but even as c42e42c185 red soup stained 7ad5e56aea the white table, c29870f87d Kim Donghwa just 2377f0036e kept eating.a0cb59a0903c537c

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“…Um.”b497634975c1a471

The awkwardness was 1b6b10f39e unbearable.1390402ff692a6a7

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When Wi Woori 2e3302a61f finally spoke up, 90939c319b Kim Donghwa looked 20ca949d61 at him in efc38f0be3 surprise.f21c3d227a117ed1

“Where are we having dinner with Kim Chanyoung?”f79473edc4be90e1

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“Oh, I don’t know. Should we invite him over?”92b22c5eb6fcbcb0

“Inviting him over… might be a bit much.”ce7edc2370bf5857

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Wi Woori glanced at the living room. As soon as he saw the place where they had their first encounter last night, all the sensations from the night before seemed to come rushing back. He couldn’t imagine sitting there, laughing and eating with Kim Chanyoung in a sober state.cd169d8e4e90dbfb

Maybe Kim Donghwa ccf3c6dc79 felt the same 4b4819d371 way.7678d69661afd948

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As he f0c60f1429 shifted his 036ff5f888 gaze, Kim 65026277e1 Donghwa suddenly 2a6a8a9917 started coughing 3625a8d2f5 violently. His handsome face 9b7057423a contorted as he a4fe94b73b coughed repeatedly, as ed26260baf if the hot 334e774f50 and spicy soup ad4ac75c45 had gone down 2c58f55c6d the wrong way.d459d9abe3e3ef5b

Wi Woori quickly stood 208cbff3d6 up and handed him e940d13697 some cold water. After coughing so hard 5b6d034b4f his face turned red, 18a0d1fcbd Kim Donghwa finally calmed 8edfdf6da3 down, letting out a 4eec6686c1 weary sigh.5bc6855c124552fc

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“At this rate, I’ll suffocate before we even meet Kim Chanyoung.”3eb4cc25bd4a8f66

Wi Woori felt ccc6721e45 the same.01f1718f8d89213a

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By this point, they 540e74f9f8 both realized they needed e17b440150 Kim Chanyoung to change 0c0974d8bf the atmosphere.c72aa410e4fc71f2

Thinking the same thing, they quickly contacted Kim Chanyoung to set up a meeting after finishing their meal. Since Kim Chanyoung couldn’t make it immediately, they set a rough time for dinner and left the house without hesitation.7b73231ea326238e

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They needed 9e959dcd75 to move ebf68d1122 to a c1d91b3181 more open 0f06510ef9 space; otherwise, 99227972e0 as Kim ebf9b7666e Donghwa said, f7f9214acd they might c268f92899 suffocate if 269318796e they stayed e72400ab94 together any 16a0d2fb99 longer.c75c1d0b3997f7b9

It was much better once they got to the café. They ordered their favorite drinks, tried each other’s drinks, and gradually felt the tension ease in the peaceful setting, letting out a sigh of relief internally.b2a17ce93af9a26f

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Their conversation topics were all over the place. They talked about how Kim Chanyoung’s relationship was lasting longer than expected, then moved on to Wi Woori’s group meetings. After discussing various minor incidents at school, evening finally arrived.605ae2fdf153df76

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The restaurant where Kim Chanyoung had arranged to meet wasn’t far from the cafe. Even though it was barely a five-minute walk, the two of them flinched at the brushing of their hands and bit their lips when their arms accidentally touched. Sometimes, they even hiccupped when they bumped into each other.ee922772df4c1fe2

The atmosphere, which they thought had eased, hadn’t relaxed at all. They felt a sense of defeat but also found it amusing. Awkwardness didn’t suit them, but who would have imagined they’d become so unfamiliar with each other?f679a6c75f875773

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