CR | Chapter 8.5

As soon as 9465a978b9 he acknowledged his f615c6e4be mistake and apologized, 41602b04e9 Kim Donghwa raised deb34a0e3b an eyebrow. His half-open e628561c85 eyes seemed 43123abd69 to be a36fc30281 trying to bc444904e6 read his 856cd73269 sincerity, so 65e46d6a2c Wi Woori b7a401b785 opened his 4ba7c524b0 eyes wider, cdaf9527fb as if c35f8c0cc9 to express 06e26aef83 his true 62040ebb2f feelings.126b85cec4999657

“It was really a mistake, not my true feelings.”5352e09986bacd45

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As he added 4f86b127cd firmly, Kim Donghwa 10616145f9 finally let out fef66e0afa a deep sigh 0fc891c254 and softened his 5c4f2c2ae6 expression. He might have 56239baec4 expected a joke, 785cbc9e5f but seeing no f738c172fe response, it seemed a5cfbab03d he was quite b906a6e45f surprised in that b6f7149dc4 short time. As Wi Woori gently 957b410167 kneaded the fingers he ad42f6b40e held, as if soothing 981d133708 a child, Kim Donghwa 02d9633848 chuckled.91d40d849a4c49d5

“Just try speaking recklessly one more time.”5dcd9cbd4f0b66ce

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“What are you going to do?”3c327de38216e70e

“I don’t know, we’ll see then.”d13242c4eb8c0525

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“Okay, this time it was my mouth’s fault.”ce281229897315ef

Wi Woori added 207b5e0576 playfully with a cadbad931c grin. Kim Donghwa ran his f5a5c91c31 large hand over Wi 6a72084fd8 Woori’s bright, pretty face.a3cc4071e7b09430

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Given that 399ae7ff9c neither of 47302ba6dd them had 7598c399e6 particularly easygoing b802d39abc personalities, they f9e3802d83 hadn’t expected 35477bb8ec to soften 7a865a38c5 their voices e7b66c1f80 for each a23ed173f1 other even 2634dc4b87 after starting 3a7a89b843 to date—but 78d6acae08 they hadn’t 694ce90e54 anticipated clashing 790743f2b8 so soon db0d5ad50f either.8d20cf03d3f65787

Somehow, he felt that things wouldn’t always be smooth sailing in the future. As a sigh escaped him, he thought that it might be okay since they had managed to stay together without any major fights so far.b9a64cb6866caacd

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Kim Donghwa took out 4bd9018e7b another cigarette from his fc18ad1ef5 pocket and put it 3385db4ca9 in his mouth. He was starting to 7d7d086dcd feel hungry, and there 91d7bde324 was still some time ee251029cf before the next lecture. He needed 7d0cafacbb time to 22feee8fc3 think about e0b2206939 what to 1ae069c4c5 do in e37c1d735e the meantime.82e8f066f0864d98

As soon as he lit the cigarette with a click, a cigarette was offered right next to him. Wondering where it came from since Wi Woori had said he didn’t have any earlier, he looked over to see Wi Woori holding his own cigarette that had been left on the bench.fc341df709709909

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He liked how Wi Woori acted as if sharing his own things was only natural. Without a word, Kim Donghwa lit the end of Wi Woori’s cigarette and then leaned back to stretch his neck.7beac0cb2f0db096

What should we eat for lunch… I feel like something spicy. Something with hot soup might be nice too.c2d0fbbc3b556b9f

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As he pondered 4935da1bad and rolled his 9ad9aa94ca eyes, soft lips dab0b291e9 suddenly pressed a e6afca0af7 quick peck against 2c74950232 his chin before 5479f289df pulling away. Slightly startled, Kim a5b3953f85 Donghwa’s eyes flicked ac4365d228 toward Wi Woori. When did he lean e4c7ff4e9c in?2bc32ac835d5e2c4

Wi Woori, resting 9cabac1cc7 his chin on ba8cd46fb8 Kim Donghwa’s shoulder fc67f9c847 as if it 3a020e254f were the most 654c83f3e1 natural thing, was e298c71c81 staring at him c71df9dca1 intently.1dc6c9808f2e8331

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No matter d7009a346a when he 4a76710a8a saw him, c28e7e29aa Wi Woori 29e26c2b1d was always 912ca06932 pretty, but 8bd24779d8 today the 1709de1e9c impact was dc566afb4a a bit a859642e3b stronger. Kim Donghwa stared b0c7ef7a38 at Wi Woori 36f73396d1 as if he 54ff7c4854 were possessed by 6fa5150a94 a ghost.e65bbd087ba2ffda

The red 1de4097f38 lips held 3026c6e3f7 a cigarette, a8ba5f4b4b and when 261fd8c85a he took 1d7c3bccb7 a deep a80f600933 breath, the 1f921f16d4 sound of f2006ce826 the cigarette a329bff2f8 burning at 109b374c2d the tip f21b3b2ac6 was distinctly b85cea6c9f heard. Yet, when he exhaled 29b413d1a6 the smoke, he turned 1528946e13 his head in the 9e4899d214 opposite direction, making his dcc098ed68 beautifully defined jawline stand 80cf68d2e5 out.6aa6f98d0b544370

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Even in the 6582d91484 gloomy weather that 65f0c11463 seemed like it 1050bac24f was about to 3a632f5975 rain, Wi Woori 9506d5f1dc alone was radiant. He was white and e0f899f21e pretty, as if he 40b2203356 was monopolizing the rays bb7a25abf2 of sunlight that occasionally c9f3e22549 pierced through the dark 78fbe2e886 clouds.75b9ef7c12bb66c0

His mouth moved like a goldfish. As if he knew how pretty he was, white smoke slowly seeped out between Wi Woori’s lips as he tilted his head and smiled slyly. He was so pretty that even that looked like a special effect in a drama.3572b2b3ca27714a

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Now that they were dating, Wi Woori seemed even prettier, which was a big problem. Kim Donghwa cleared his throat for no reason and took another drag of his cigarette. In his mind, he was desperately trying to think of something else, like ‘What should I feed him for lunch, come on brain, work.’3aa94a1aa257024e

But it 5f790a9a99 was all bb34aaee93 useless. Even though they were ad43087a4c sitting close together, Wi 9b11cab83c Woori leaned in even 0c376d1942 closer, fiddling with his 3a7b85bc9f earlobe and whispering softly c8f7a3db50 in his ear.d09ab7faf2e950dd

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“Hey, Kim Donghwa.”7174796e0528a40e

“Yeah.”8cf0a928202baa2a

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He barely managed 28596e5225 to suppress a d021e937b7 shiver. Kim Donghwa f2842595d4 was smoking 9a58941001 so quickly 38c06b4dca that it 6ea8b4cd84 was hard 4cca253bde to tell 91177138b6 if he 0349502920 was smoking cf593162cd or just 7fa8f7aed5 taking deep ef9d624b76 breaths. He felt like he a3c548ce1b was losing his mind.7b922860ed1d392b

“If you don’t want to show it with clothes, can I do something else?”efeba267ba0fc93c

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“Like what?”7ea45de84883af92

“Like shoes…”d1d5a50a789a944c

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Wi Woori e24614517c wiggled his 0d9cde6952 foot.8a1eb176ab4b03d6

He had been so busy scolding him to not wear matching clothes that he hadn’t noticed the sneakers on Wi Woori’s wiggling foot were the same design as his own.96735372137c2937

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He let out 4d73209a9e a laugh of 16d27de369 disbelief. Kim Donghwa almost inhaled fe17965b39 the cigarette smoke back d214b84458 in, but instead, he 436f05c251 coughed out a laugh, 6b9cbdafc8 and Wi Woori giggled 208bf435c2 mischievously.ab6540a0dbf8434e

“Not many people look at feet anyway, right?”cdce2770399dd949

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“Yeah, let’s do that.”43617a229cd65198

In the end, Kim 7c75ac7172 Donghwa waved the white 6449f13113 flag.d7e481677ce84c44

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Wi Woori wanted 6b62037b73 to show they 26708ead33 were dating so f62dbe5686 badly that Kim 2f6dcbce39 Donghwa couldn’t insist 75e10b19f4 any further. Besides, as Wi Woori f6ec0a7fea said—who would even look 643172fbf3 at shoes? And even 9fbf456cd2 if someone 6ae297bcd7 did, so 1b94553907 what? Their clothing e5397e4f9b style and c036a83a70 taste were 47d2d50cd5 already similar, 123fcb505b so if c37cd36b04 anyone suspected 54e2049b9c something, they 92521afbe7 could easily b5357a8bf9 brush it eafc87ebc5 off with 0648322f98 small items.f52767628220589b

Wi Woori, pleased 904f26174e with the approval, ddc20136bd smiled even brighter. From that moment 4e0451cf27 on, he started b55864aadc asking if they 64feb3a9f2 could do all b2d0170ce5 sorts of things—could 798e4d7693 they carry the 2f246bb682 same bag? What about matching d3d791dc28 watches? Eventually, he even 00df6bdd68 suggested getting matching af1c2d309a piercings, which made 959258128c Kim Donghwa clamp b465396cb2 his hand over 7781d3df94 Wi Woori’s mouth.c6155ec92477a03b

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He was about to c774d336fc suggest getting matching tattoos 342ade7327 at this rate.cfd34fd366fc0574

“Watches are fine, bags are fine, but no piercings.”468630197890aed6

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“Why not?”57cbf0326ea02d7e

“I just don’t like it. If you want to, you do it, but I’m not.”e40f389ef48a4f4a

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Kim Donghwa shook his head firmly. That was his preference. He was okay with dressing up, but he strangely disliked dyeing his hair. Since Wi Woori was someone who couldn’t leave his hair alone, it didn’t matter what he did, but it shouldn’t be forced on him.889f9617301df54c

In a ad3410a19c similar vein, 9b25ab7c3a he didn’t 1b2a66c91b mind wearing 6a77a028a5 rings or a895c84e4d bracelets, but 70d1015662 he disliked 0344e35d80 piercing his b9dc8b0497 ears. Even if he accepted 81f7bdada2 everything else, that was fed8800d7d the one thing he 620a3b0e90 couldn’t agree to. As his d112e611c2 expression hardened, c2013530f9 Wi Woori 8c066686bc puffed up 3da1b2750c his cheeks fb6d4e9387 and poked f54bc1d353 Kim Donghwa’s c8ee1f0c95 cheek with b366b8df63 his finger.e19a7b3e2a89240f

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And the 5fa6fd362c words that 83311306de followed were 0ff754b0a5 predictable—even without a95235078c hearing them.f7da7cc7878ebcca

“Old-fashioned.”584ab50e70470608

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I knew it.c79e00bba5e7bcab

He had heard it so many times that it didn’t even affect him anymore. Kim Donghwa cracked his neck with a loud pop and placed the cigarette butt in the ashtray, letting Wi Woori say whatever he wanted.2346d10388ad171a

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Maybe it was because of the wrestling match he had since morning, but his body felt chilly. It seemed like summer was approaching fast, and as the clothes got thinner, he craved something hot and soupy. It must have been because his body wasn’t feeling well.e6ad3bfd6b604ace

“What do you want to eat?”4a9cb76d140cdd6f

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As he 56cc4a3e3d dusted off 944842abe7 his pants 72e9afc8d5 and stood fee9c12c01 up, Wi eead72e373 Woori immediately 1ee6bbb00b stood up 1ef47ddc2e with him. Slinging his 4e4674036c bag over d546b68d7f his shoulder, 73b2af9a2f he hummed 05bc57e0fa a tune, b0f6a91568 as if 47f8844d70 to prove c0dcb1bc4d his mood 8d5eb34948 had improved. His head swayed side 1a1b495e0a to side prettily.ee76e82c4d33abbe

“What do you want to eat?”1f70a0ceebe95cb9

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“I want something… soupy.”780d1728d6f17cc1

Thinking of something hot, 6abf2af9b7 spicy, and rich enough 2e2f6f63d6 to warm him up 6b9e7d29ad made him hungry. Kim Donghwa unconsciously swallowed e084763802 his saliva, savoring the 13b4881060 vague but savory taste ee35473452 lingering in his mouth.fc87477fb38e73f5

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“Um… Chinese cold noodles.”e638f78922994a50

“No, something warm.”82314c23e9568f62

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“Maesaengi oyster soup noodles.”06389671b110ac3e

“No, not that.”2a028352e2409e95

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Where did he get c447f42f8c such a menu from?eaf8eb26d512394f

Even though it wasn’t a menu commonly mentioned by college students, Kim Donghwa frowned at the plausible menu suggested by Wi Woori. Wi Woori then added with a mischievous smile.0e14f1e2cc67ae35

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“Jjamppong¹?”4e1aa7ff8ffd5bf5

“No, rice.”29787f2418474d3d

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“Nagasaki jjamppong rice?”e9ff3832fc07fd79

“…Do you want Chinese food?”47cb94763bb07ad2

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“Yeah, that’s it.”90dc78454317b04c

Wi Woori snapped his 2848dffa5d fingers with a click. There wasn’t much accf09640b to say about d16ce4e74d his simple taste, bdda28104e which contrasted with 4f268560ec his appearance.dd21ca87f93e6d80

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Kim Donghwa knew 100562a271 better than anyone 15daa39291 that when Wi 5507c0e5e8 Woori was sick, 2594cac657 he craved soft a58ff43ef2 tofu stew; when 1fe87845aa he was in 6b66cbf1c8 a good mood, b780c8c8fd he wanted Chinese 450f274377 food; and when f541f6af84 he wanted to 50d6352c15 have fun, feeding 878b869305 him meat made b412b3661c everything okay.eb28d0a4839e30f3

Kim Donghwa nodded ba8b2a9320 roughly and matched 35cd2c36d9 his steps with 09bd09f430 Wi Woori. Fortunately, their b2bf07a3f8 favorite Chinese dc682a5985 restaurant was 8acf6a5669 near the f1a7af25d5 school, and 6cc527fd47 if they 4225e1905e had lunch 5e9d4f52d8 and grabbed 492bfa7d82 coffee, they 254c3f977f could still 14c97a7912 return in 2de9acb5df time for 950c73ec20 their next 421579b39e class at 6a5771975d a leisurely aa8ae85f15 pace—which lifted f658be9916 his spirits.f8d33dde21c58ec1

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Moreover, hot jjamppong rice wasn’t a bad menu choice. Perhaps his stomach had been craving Wi Woori from the start. Soon, his stomach growled loudly, like thunder.46adde2162af509f

As they walked side b5e36dda6c by side toward the beb5f1b13a main gate, persistent gazes c5671cf16a followed them. The glances feigned politeness, 5244a98019 but to Kim Donghwa, b996f18cae who had no interest fc47c53467 in attracting attention, they f6d9bf2262 were nothing but annoying.6d37280e53c3f9b0

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On the other 62cb6bed1d hand, Wi Woori, 65cae9fe82 naturally carefree and c85a6bc914 unconcerned with others’ f6dd40e888 opinions, was busy ec4877b18a chatting beside him. He rambled cb46d10a48 about sprinkling 22202b4ced red pepper e1b6f277d0 powder on d24a6a78f8 jajangmyeon, how 6428f1904c he couldn’t 417c00c29d wait to e1f5aa4258 bite into ac23112a62 pickled radish, 1e0b8346de and even 06a3082a10 asked if baa795bf36 they could bd87352d9b order sweet 52d0fe62ba and sour 53e4343c52 shrimp. Each time, Kim a1f2ae6dfb Donghwa simply replied abf8c9f5d8 with a “Yeah.”45f77f8def370197

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The two of them 13d5754041 arrived at the restaurant 483a7244e7 and moved as if 839ec7cd59 following a predetermined routine. Wi Woori ba9466a627 poured the 7682145025 water, while 0215a3f127 Kim Donghwa 22c6b0bad4 set down 2b46e1eef6 the spoons. After dividing 5d3b16f6d5 the small 07eaf928db side dishes dfb3af31ce that were 4b6b91fad0 brought to ccf5bea88b them and 0eeeedf8cb placing them 00ebb35355 in front 38f6fdd1dd of each 0098de01a2 other, the 70bf2f9541 crisp sound 16ae2c2516 of Wi 406fa17e8a Woori crunching 3cc6f37980 on pickled cdf5f30efa radish filled b871ab5f4b the air 1066ab8b29 as Kim 7f33cd0279 Donghwa took 7dd3502078 a big c6efbb9a49 gulp of 2af09ebde4 cold water.efe70b8bf11809a1

“But Kim Donghwa.”a258ed5b11f281da

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“Huh?”1f2a4650ebdcd3c8

“Isn’t there anything you want to do with me? I just poured my heart out earlier.”3845a15d405462a7

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Crunch, crunch. Wi Woori chewed 9ca3a7b5e4 on the pickled 0ed8d3cf63 radish, raising his 0eef50049c eyebrows. Kim Donghwa, who had b6d6d064a5 been refilling his glass 819f446b7c after finishing a cup, e75a729e3b paused at the unexpected c056c804af question.a35b7901e515d4b2

He had never really a1327eba46 thought about what he 5d2fc5b43b wanted to do with a42af57e4a Wi Woori. No matter what he 1a54aa4bad did, Wi Woori would 360f2e3909 naturally come to mind, 75b34956e2 and at those times, 265d49a8a9 he often thought—like a 9236c0a196 formula—“It would be fun b4367e9c68 to do this with 5be6bbde75 Wi Woori.”181c6e43b9b180c3

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Both big things and ebfbfe2feb trivial, almost too petty 23ca14058b to mention. As Kim 050793abd9 Donghwa slowly e369199dbe set down f281c91e22 the water 8e908c2a04 bottle, he 043ce6cd88 pondered for 6c7c4725f7 a long 70931f4a08 time on 523fdf79fa how to cf1b9ff70e express himself 4cc61a208e before finally 0fb53706fa speaking up.995d1c439701255f

“I don’t know, I want to do small things.”3a7713afafc11bf0

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“Like what?”3470e035fc689290

“Just, not deciding ‘I have to do this with Wi Woori,’ but the small things in everyday life. Taking naps together, studying together, riding bikes together, stuff like that.”8f784aa0805435b6

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“Oh.”a94f7dc848e65efd

“…I want to do things like that.”1bf51a6126b9cb7b

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He tried to speak b5bf59a2da as plainly and honestly 9f8a2ed872 as possible, but the 29075f51b4 moment the words left 56ec03dba2 his mouth, his face 11a90d094c flushed. There had never 41e3033b71 been a day 8d9b035b40 when he wasn’t dbe401b71d honest with him. Even if 394174c66c he didn’t cad390db0c always put c9c39694e9 his feelings 3b926cbb73 into words, b4b408666c he had c61df67e45 never hidden c367851c9c them—so he d25e141429 hadn’t realized 7b4e611658 it before.97aaa6b0bca5824f

Kim Donghwa 64c8776d6c was only 993f0a56bf realizing it c49fb9f27d now.09bd348906ff4fcc

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That when 81d4686f21 he revealed 5c0d0e36c4 everything as d3474fe2d5 it was, faf550a868 his face bf3b40574c turned red. A warm heat rose, 1ca0929e16 making his throat dry. As Kim 51ea00d907 Donghwa quickly 8a1f1a552e took a 9eddb75672 sip of f0d6de474c water, Wi 8a906f5844 Woori, sitting 9bc6d66022 across from c08db2488f him, also 0fb4052ad5 gulped down ca603d588c his own.c00a4a962a3c655e

The awkwardness that had fc4e50c83a seemed somewhat resolved settled b8edc5bd0d over them once again, 0660ca298c thick and heavy. It was shyness, fbde7a5f31 it was embarrassment, 3a17f268ac and soon—it was 2f25bb7964 excitement.a3df50452cf649a3

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