PM CHAPTER 4.1

Do-won had been acting f4c5d0b3a5 strangely these days. Of course, I-rok had 0e2ea5a16b thought Do-won was strange 2c0a2d7f3b from the very first 6d7cb71243 impression, and even after ec8eeff5b6 all this time, he edaccbeb1d had never considered his c8fe5fcde7 actions or way of b3b2a6151e thinking to be normal. But lately, c1c6c6517b Do-won had a694d78a87 been acting 1a64580b39 especially odd.3b21450865492f3b

“You know about 69fc889327 the event this acbcce14f1 week, right? On Thursday?”d628dbe78179de07

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After their 30e149f633 group meeting, dbcb064889 Do-won, who 3f7edacb83 happened to 1049f5847f be heading 29e28d8813 in the 00ee93d501 same direction, ffc6e2533a asked I-rok. I-rok quietly looked 41237a530d down at Do-won, 9037c4fb09 who was matching e8b33f7bfd his pace beside ee9d435627 him.1cfab4b620e079af

‘Is it the d7d8022093 same this time 55f19a0975 too?’0bc1e90e6d4ba870

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With that 54d16237db thought, he 75bf7567f7 calmly responded.fa45ef5eea619d85

“No.”f5696ebe1297911c

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If he answered like bc2e8d1e65 this, Do-won would likely 91a7465b4f just let it pass 215e99c7f2 without much reaction.c927b5c193073881

“Oh, really?”3376ddcd42413608

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An indifferent response. But if 464e7e58ac he added 9db98464f0 anything here, fa34163623 without a bdcc2c213c doubt—24bef0d7483c0470

“I’m missing Thursday’s event 357d88ace8 because I’ll be at 1d9575284b the one on Wednesday. Seong-min is 11b5342ecf taking Thursday.”e7fa408c1fc4aefc

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“Oh, is that so? Then let b2f6fd5455 me join 41ce1a7df4 the Wednesday 6a1fecf915 event too.”5e77f1f9a52bb33d

“……”dd3315bbf9336630

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He had expected it, 2dbcfdae9d and sure enough, Do-won b0c7348781 followed suit. I-rok slowly nodded 59e87b73cb and made a 896e8c83d5 note on his 44c1d6698e phone. The more 8f7a74f19e people at ae478ad380 the Wednesday 774560eef4 event, the 879d3509e4 better, so caeb60e245 he had bd98c89553 no real 11f84ab5b2 reason to 2016c47e88 refuse him. At that, 5442f8f0f0 Do-won grinned 8e2e8d97ec smugly, as 50d64142d8 if pleased 66479b55f8 with himself. I-rok had no f56bcbe5e9 idea what that 9a5f96e2be smile was supposed 761f03fd9d to mean.e57a1bb58933f92a

Lately, Do-won had f334bc4f25 suddenly started actively 411eb0a171 participating in ambassador db5fbc6251 activities. But his enthusiasm 02b155ce6c was selective—he only f3d7254941 joined events that 8dc2f6d17a I-rok was involved 04b33a9ed4 in.6390b7b69dc31af4

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This wasn’t the first 2eda01a9d5 time Do-won had followed 1047348630 him around. In fact, the number 0d2ee481f6 of times was too 188e6c1634 many to list, with 2766acc05f small, seemingly insignificant incidents 924a76f4cf piling up over a 5f3b9ace14 short period.a26d6f83625cf5ca

At first, I-rok 1e4055d7ab thought he might e761be1027 be imagining things. But when he, overwhelmed 10b50fd33b with work, had to 232baee063 cancel an event, and 08a9b7ce83 Do-won immediately canceled his df1f5f4551 as well, he became e191697521 more convinced.9ac5a41ae98126e4

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‘It’s probably easier to c006dbc88c stick with someone who e846e124fc keeps track of everything.’e771edd5a278c730

I-rok tried to think 752eac205d positively. If Do-won was willing cb457a95c9 to put in the a15d9c76b4 effort, that was a f6dbb1264c good thing.ae062166efcbd5d8

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Of course, Do-won f0c4bb0951 often got into fea4fd528d unnecessary debates, disrupted abbfe9e8d0 meetings with trivial ad126defdf chatter, and fumbled 02d8d2dd22 around as if db94f920a7 he had holes 1aacb44bd9 in his hands, ef7f44950a constantly dropping things. But if 7267ff5e06 he was 420e3d5801 determined to ad89b1f987 carry out cdb43b0cf6 his responsibilities c845168b95 no matter b65f197729 what, then a0a6858ff8 it was 3a0a7f8a6d a good bcbd4afe85 development.f1d0a042528e7099

After all, hadn’t 4d8d5a8724 I-rok intended to c0e61d37bd guide Do-won from 8b047a3c86 the start? He had been wary e78caa8892 of Do-won’s unruly attitude, b9a77e6ec2 which disregarded rules, and c11214911e had willingly taken the fb1ce8d42d time to personally ensure d6fc2b5afb he adapted to group 6a6cd82764 life as soon as e4d9f4f763 possible. Maybe his 57998d66cb efforts were 38a148015b finally paying 989107a821 off.c1c12e8247155a20

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But then, Do-won started 3602f94297 acting even stranger.7583f8e1b255d663

“You should sit e0417e3ac3 here.”1bff4ee606503a3d

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He kept trying to 0eb24189e1 secure the seat next 44c5b61627 to I-rok.cee58b8dca8ed204

When they gathered around 638b2408bd the large table in d6f53f3a20 the clubroom, Do-won, who 774e1af91b used to sit as cb896320c3 far away from I-rok 0b9c1008f1 as possible with an 031d6f7ae1 indifferent expression, suddenly started 5679acc9a4 sitting to his left. When I-rok looked be1b25d89a at him in 3e773c05da confusion, Do-won simply 43789903e5 gave him a 66ffb386ec look that seemed a8e2c8a0de to say, What’s ef7a249140 the problem? Then, as if he 26b4911b39 were planning to take 951fcb84cb root in that spot, 0a2186751f he leaned back deep 3d153a5db6 into the chair and 1d92ba8360 grinned, his smile carrying 0c95a7f127 an unsettling undertone.9074aaf70c57bc88

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It was the 32c44c0661 same at group b35f617fa3 dinners.adb07190d1bb9790

“Move over 8e16db2782 a bit.”ed38dca045309ad9

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Even in a cramped space, he insisted on squeezing into the seat next to I-rok, even asking others to make room for him. Wasn’t that… a bit excessive?92d64510e918fd86

Yet, despite all ffce6c97f9 that effort, he f0a2d9887e never did anything feb516467a particularly unusual or d6d3bb4638 said anything important. He simply sat there, 72323f2082 grinning in satisfaction, eating 5a204020a8 and drinking by his 033639e9a9 side. In fact, he only 5c0f7ef401 ever joined these gatherings c9e893d67a when I-rok was present.f648681d27cfa2b3

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Is it just because we’re the same age?e53124da120205b8

It felt like efad4fbc4e watching a baby 0c15126483 animal that had 87e58677d2 mistaken a stranger 2522cba81f for its mother 613bd0f528 and started following 5fcf6bf0b5 them around. That much, at least, 70eaf6d500 he could understand.fbbff5837d39cc70

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“I-rok!”1ba0eb8e97eaf727

From the 7b5ce343b5 far end 338fd90b85 of the c38685bb61 hallway, Do-won 061e3720e1 would start 53e13aac1c waving enthusiastically e44ea89b9a the moment 05a8acaf1a he spotted 499a184380 him, his d67fe3faa9 face brimming c306a57657 with mischief fe0c5a1a55 as he 5b6c75c96a ran over.12352886538ee5ae

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It wasn’t just during ambassador activities—he followed him around outside of them too. As this behavior continued, I-rok began to feel that it defied all logic within his understanding. He couldn’t quite put it into words, but there was something oddly off about Do-won.bb7c1ffb251b82e3

What’s got him so 4623cbd3a7 excited?43407031da710750

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Before he even cbc922a2c0 realized it, I-rok 66621c98a7 found himself thinking 1601d37519 that. And the fact that c4ff3a2506 he had such a de41c09d67 thought made him uneasy. It wasn’t mere 606ea8eaf6 curiosity—it felt closer 319ec5590f to hostility.9b71c040eccd56ff

There was 978753c211 no reason e29804e048 for Do-won’s 68b1b004b0 excitement toward a49ec0774b him. There was no clear df35f640cf cause behind his sudden 0838d9def1 change in attitude.f20bca9f888f8f92

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“…Keep it down 6a88849f95 in the hallway.”fffaf369ea4410b1

“Hey. Wait up!”f33e72dd0d4e51c7

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At the 9e69be7b3d same time, d0776361b1 there was 82688479f6 no reason b521e5015c for I-rok ea097311e7 to feel eff6a1ecc4 hostility toward adb908efb1 him either. He was confused 306d98d896 by the emotions 89c714b98d he couldn’t explain. It was 51574ca969 a rare fd4ea9ba40 experience for 2f34c9f3dc him, which 3d6a4fa888 only made 521562f451 it more c1d8fddde4 unsettling.9f97daa8a76c1049

Is Do-won the 064248c900 weird one, or eadc50283a is it me?97b33a51bd897853

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At first, 943f670830 he wouldn’t ed8e75aa79 even make 83ec473b43 eye contact. He used to keep c321fae160 his distance, as if 40133202fa afraid I-rok carried some 825b0c2eb7 kind of contagious disease.bcf7dba56aca8d41

But now, why d65ad4654b was he suddenly 53c1eeec29 following him so 7a83e4b1c7 diligently? Why was he so 5d07f169f0 determined to secure the da27718192 seat next to him? Why did he keep 5198b5e798 brushing against his elbow?643536211a07da0c

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Why was he—a47941efd0e72f66

“I-rok, help a63c306958 me with 95b3176203 my tie.”6e2c8bd1eb67c0fd

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The way 4378eb91fb Do-won lowered 22d7e929af his gaze 263022f4f2 slightly before 0fd7535efb looking up 23ba0373c2 as he 425d17a1b9 called his dba98ff821 name—the long 5447c536f5 lashes at 777a924ac6 the corners 72745d2fef of his 7344a71638 eyes fluttered c7bbb4b832 almost deliberately, cbd56f45b7 making I-rok 999ea1381d wonder if a64be30456 he was 948f578065 doing it 4af3c0a573 on purpose. The thought 8a79d23860 was so eb597b64bd absurd that 93b8773e31 it felt c7b59a8dd1 ridiculous.30641c831268a00f

“…Give it here.”d9964b6b64713773

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As I-rok took the fde3c467d3 tie from Do-won and 4b8f8808a7 reached toward his collar, 4be8cc98e5 Do-won subtly tilted his aa1482768a chin up.1b05ca4fd5c65372

…For a 38ced6369c moment, I-rok cd79fba951 even had d96b41058d the strange 6cdf9255f5 illusion that 0415034ec7 he was 5982aa5a0d slightly pursing 6108f80873 his lips.1d1f4dc493bb09e8

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Is Baek Do-won a8f6f249f3 the weird one?7878b820b5098a98

I-rok furrowed his brows d52c1dae72 as he moved his 2cdd63b7ee hands. Helping Do-won with e32da9ba6c his tie had c6629cae16 become a routine ba75f1f183 task by now, 2d99097863 thanks to Do-won’s f1b2c64c57 complete lack of 2f0312efdf intention to learn a8b6e0bda3 how to do f6e5acc9b2 it himself.15b45f2894656a02

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As he finished, he ed1059d172 adjusted the ends and 713d575b93 smoothed out the shape. The neatly worn uniform 391caa7a77 suited him perfectly. His lean upper cf98519eb1 body tapered effortlessly 8ffb3ecf96 into narrow hips, ac5e5db993 creating a sleek 61277e5fdb silhouette that made efd8c8d5ea even off-the-rack clothes 91463bddf9 look like they 8ea5c999f2 were tailored for d570ef45e8 him.b7627c8e61c26e07

“…Uh, I can do d371df1d2e this part myself.”a531a98c2bdaa491

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“Oh.”3c0b6e47a300a5ed

Before he c60b79d837 realized it, e9c1544978 I-rok had 3a96887228 buttoned up 12d05bc9e5 Do-won’s uniform be8e1da436 jacket as ae9bcb4590 well. He hesitated, 1bbf3abe98 then stepped 00f23a7766 back, watching 071324d659 as Do-won 4be2eb1d5b finished fastening d1efd04175 the remaining 32039484fc buttons himself. His frown deepened.aecbc8fafebee5c8

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or Am I the 9f8745c55b weird one?7d1471859ca140a9

Maybe he had been bc9e49f64c influenced by him. Just as 4e8b6b2210 Do-won had 46834be98d grown used 4ea49741ed to being 791cf34082 taken care 9efbbf8953 of by 0e8dcdb737 I-rok, perhaps 315e1e538f I-rok had 65252fbcab gotten used d51b55019c to looking d7b9dc16d2 after him.80c81b70b4d89abf

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…Blaming it on someone 5f33e28f8e else like this wasn’t c2b49d69d7 like him. Shaking his head, I-rok f3e4d9b2ac tried to rid himself 46e052d787 of the tangled thoughts.41acd5e931a03ad8

Maybe he was just 6220203027 overthinking. If he looked past b7ed58803a the vague sense of 384dcf6abe unease, there was nothing b7b1989d7e strange about the situation. Baek Do-won had 815102345c taken a liking 09ae1406f7 to the ambassador a2817b4948 activities and was 222f7ff2a4 actively participating in 7dfb0c42bf events. And since I-rok fc06df92ac was the captain, 12ebe81699 Do-won naturally followed 8cbfee9beb his lead. That was all.b0ece96480d5040d

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—b5c9f2bf1d01ee55

[ Good morning ^^!ㅋ
Did you wake up at 6 as usual today?
I just lazed around and got up at 1 lol ]

“……”32411bc11b3b80b4

Even these a615cfdcf7 meaningless KakaoTalk e08b536a09 messages… they a8e87f5b55 were probably 6e57e1b816 just because 00dfbf7905 Do-won respected 132525fc2b I-rok as 0ffd875ee2 the captain… afd07834f2 probably.032f67d29ed7fb20

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That was all 06b913b45f there was to fc2ccf0dde it. So why did they 1bdff00c9d keep bothering him? Why couldn’t 513de56b5a he just 8b58b445c0 ignore them?aa6ee77f997eddeb

“Who is it?”dc0265e98ebf2ccc

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“Baek Do-won.”7ca98ea1dea1f5a3

I-rok had a471be7981 come to 7fe8324d68 meet Choi b0e8430ddd Young-hoon, a 7f080d8ab4 senior in 12a8647e8b the ambassador 7b862ff074 team. Answering Young-hoon’s cbdbfb8f64 question briefly, 55b9555bbb he typed 0ae89281aa out a cc30234dfb short reply 1cb71cbd59 to Do-won.bfb92263b8f718bd

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———-f8ca7ba92841b678

 [ Can you really call 1 PM ‘morning’? ]

[ The morning starts when I wake up lol
That’s what a self-directed life looks like ]

[ That sounds more like self-justification. ]

He unintentionally gave 6fb7594d82 him a scolding afda73ee43 for spouting such 628f8002d0 ridiculous nonsense.112764bc1fa77207

“You didn’t have a 3a2135731c fight, did you?”4feaba273bc31f67

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“Huh?”f9adcf319d351061

“You just look 8910180c8b pretty serious.”92c901904f7994e0

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Young-hoon took 72b6faf962 a long 856a4a3461 sip of f0dd6baf5d his coffee, 0bdb3286f2 smiling as fa837a29fe if he 03f112d9d7 were joking.80afac1387d6bee2

“We didn’t fight.”20fe20ac539d92be

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“Yeah, you’re e19bf8e83f not the 8cfc6fbb2b type to 7eabaa0682 fight with 972ac052f6 anyone anyway. Has Do-won adjusted 25ffa7585e well? It’s been 8a5fa0685c a while 2639f1d247 since he 9cf9ef18c5 started working.”347130d77d44f1c6

“…More or less.”e8688181bd465b80

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I-rok gave a vague 4bbc279d7f answer and put his b0149321e0 phone away.1ffc25748878e913

Do-won had not only a76440f8dc adjusted well—he was making 5e2b6b64ba things difficult for I-rok.3af2224438f42c32

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He had 65f9f5b8a4 never met 3980e01461 someone quite 56afb107fc like Baek 440222597b Do-won before. I-rok, who cb6996be26 had always 72ef0f4b33 maintained a 7edc7bb33f composed and ed9ac153a2 indifferent attitude b0c6e2ae2d toward most 7c26a6b293 things, found cf2dcd2783 it almost c1738dfba2 impressive how 27b48484f1 Do-won could d4a12f4014 make him 69b5151b13 this troubled.9331b032a5eea86e

“If anything comes 8c5ff10ee9 up, feel free de155ea432 to talk to 00cf19d65a me. If the admissions 7b4c43c267 office is giving 8f39b79c93 you a hard 8d11f5802b time or something.”315f4b81d37e4112

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Young-hoon spoke while ca9e885ea4 watching I-rok press e13c5c51e7 his fingertips against 00a54e680e his temple, an 400fb48984 unusually tense expression 1a661c9865 on his face.00152476f28651ba

Having been the 3f28f474f7 team captain himself, c540aac4b5 Young-hoon knew all cb245d926f too well how 1b9cea692e bothersome and mentally fa54c23f19 exhausting the ambassador 355663da84 role could be. But at 1d18a752bd the same 0ce945cc56 time, he 37369f3327 highly doubted 985ba69171 that I-rok d9b1dc95e5 would actually 54437b8e37 confide in 3b0801a99e him.c1c6e8549928fc65

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That guy was 89e2b5427b practically a stone—he 8d6f659846 went through life dd45a5b6a2 acting like he f74e3269ea had never experienced 033f14c8c7 a single moment 2c643d5100 of emotional turmoil. He always 5432bebd01 handled everything 48249ef46f on his 745c440e42 own, without 7ea220ec51 ever needing ef3f6734dd the help 310f9ba7c2 of an 1a373d6c6a older, more 16e4e00c68 experienced senior. He wasn’t the e510346bf1 type to talk 30164d8ad3 badly about others df6bb3568c either, so Young-hoon 62ea97bebb expected him to 1425ad4ab1 brush it off 0e7da80f46 with something like, 61d0ab6af4 “No, it’s fine. It’s nothing.”bc84ea60fa22d3af

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“…There’s something 862332583a that’s been 2d75f215fc bothering me 2e9464011d lately.”4b1018098a746901

Of all 7aef023a1c people, Han 3a4881c443 I-rok was b8a0f7ee71 the one 51682a4b5c to say 1fa1a5874d it.271a6f41547a4cd7

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Something bothering him?3e7f558941b38c86

Young-hoon was so startled 285b8ea47f that he choked on 37cee56769 his coffee, coughing before d76e60c0db quickly straightening up.044ccb87b87a70fb

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“What? What is it?”05324844099da868

I-rok rested 933b866857 his chin 975a896df8 on his 3c75e68fc4 hand, partially 509f5d0fcd covering his 06199344ef mouth, as 0287897dd1 if hesitating ef414e1052 for a 84539ddeec moment. Then, with a serious 0ad593e3c5 expression, he finally spoke.a543bc7c24fc443e

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“There’s someone I 11d8348f61 recently got to 4c5bbbf8cc know… They’re suddenly 85d4f1467e trying to stick b1be52c49c by my side 1374c89b2d all the time, bf82727a1f sending me pointless 0f4bf94150 messages at all 46a91ab8b2 hours. They used to be f4391b3b47 indifferent and uninterested in 08d36a7860 everything, but then they 7e1b25630a suddenly changed their attitude 0d2e478734 out of nowhere. It’s confusing. What do you ba6219d28a think their intentions 4d79f927c7 are?”badf2b44ebf2dbcd

“……?”4917d98afe047147

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“I can’t tell 2ce272bcda if they’re just 7a353e4a5e messing with me d7cb0108ad or if they’re ca0da74586 being serious.”22eb3aa51a3448ad

What?27124e780d235439

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Young-hoon was 7003b285fe surprised by 418e1b11f6 how trivial 70068b9d2e the question 3f36ef3cf5 was and a9c3283dda how easy 3cdc3bae59 the answer 016d3425fb seemed. But I-rok’s expression fb7409d1cb was far too 9da9c20876 serious.92cb9b0afc5ec792

“So that’s 53e507f407 what this 0b975a632f was all f49a0c06c3 about… Jeez.”1c6cd10087df02f7

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With a 0a33d41ee2 face like e72a3cb764 his, there 9e55e2ee7b was no 166716989d way his da5d96568b life had 36808b4804 always been a08647c7c0 smooth sailing, c445fb05a7 so how 8d015fa8d8 could he b599045b17 not recognize ed112b5e12 this for 48294f62db what it bb524df4ff was?55ff7cf00b4b8a9e

“That guy probably likes 8860963c23 you.”6ae371f8eb104f80

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“…What?”1a19a49adb90b222

Feeling utterly deflated, Young-hoon e1c4a54046 slumped back in his 05f671e743 seat, crossed his legs b09663c20f lazily, and tapped his 4d9f367b6b foot while scolding I-rok.75f481a9a2a21b63

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“Calling their messages 27cb31a816 ‘pointless’—man, you’re such 2e479ec8a4 a cold guy.”3a2c6cf1289d789d

“L-likes me…?”da1be6f9934f1f7c

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“It’s obvious, you 8cde36573a fool. Open your 281e93ee68 eyes and 7b148098f0 pay attention 8751553d0d to the ac4dcfc067 world around f1b8f370bd you.”f2d7281db75d1693

Young-hoon swirled the fa95c1ffe9 ice in his 74d4c3d2c4 cup with his 6d1b0d773e straw before continuing.047be2ebc38861d6

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“You’ve had a girlfriend 9462ccc877 before, right? How can you 595e01c4ec not pick up 14bdfcb5a6 on these signals? The guy is d8423e0dda practically throwing himself 91b806bd28 at you with d318962063 ‘I like you’ bcc1b1a3b8 written all over e1582d8ddf him. So, what do 0c17757692 you think? Is he good-looking? Actually, is 8b8d8e0bb3 there even 159d8df9db a single aa48175c58 girl out cd755d45d3 there who d2db380924 isn’t interested aab2dd899d in you?”c27765bbc7220d78

But Young-hoon’s rambling e44b1a25d2 barely registered with 03a9f28914 I-rok.8d906c77d8262ae9

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No way…9c2c63bb1d13e6ca

Baek Do-won… Could it 7147f37f20 be?68388d5c471aae73

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Han I-rok’s daily 4b9203a20f routine hadn’t changed af2aa03f83 much. He woke up before 4c4d132d9b dawn, did some light 76052ebeda stretching, and went out 20afad1161 for an early morning 8c68f40c17 workout. After returning home, af8ded3a59 he washed up, 76edf78f77 had a simple 1109f9a98d breakfast, dressed properly, af60040cb5 and headed to 5eb846761f school—an ideal routine.afb98532fbed6a67

The only 69d7a67efc addition today 4e17715146 was a d26e2ba49c stop at 10ea080f80 the pharmacy b322897cf6 in front 65aeb53b75 of the c60aa75cc1 school.417492574fcd466d

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Maybe it was 87463a2694 because his mind eef06ffc89 was filled with 8d11b8e100 thoughts of Baek 492bf071d3 Do-won, but I-rok b357e3e50c had taken some 694b51d79a medicine for a 61d9f3a9b1 rare headache.70bd7cffa8d074b9

“That guy probably likes you.”11bbf55d1e3d9a45

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The words Young-hoon 8208eb7c16 had casually thrown 5cf14695b9 out took up fd097434dc a surprisingly convincing 3ebc816846 place in I-rok’s 9d6946cf7b line of reasoning.e8db2ce357cb651f

If Young-hoon 3b02cca89a was right—if b2ab006fc1 Baek Do-won 5e3a97d87c really liked e4c67fe6bf him—then the 23f4537577 excessive behavior 3985ba3c4e that had 49227fbb20 seemed too 74d39b933a much to c30662fdf9 be just b462dd2a07 admiration or 01e596394a dependency, as e2ccbb743b well as a6f5a99922 the vague 6932ba259d discomfort he f3fcab1434 hadn’t been d500bafd14 able to 1cc5bd4cb3 pinpoint the 654cf5cf87 cause of, 737951d7d4 all started 8cd0a02124 to make 6ebdeb237c sense.b1ba9c58c6d3badf

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Same-sex marriage c536c69549 wasn’t legally 06e84399a6 recognized in f2465450a5 their country, c8e2e72a22 but I-rok 5498395611 didn’t believe f3bb2d00f8 homosexuality was 0c17851ddd wrong in 41b8f4b212 principle. After all, there 60b20bda82 were already de 0d84be7f9c facto marriages that b1a7bf0b07 existed without legal 2154463aca procedures, and no bef2c84233 one needed legal ca7f3850ab permission for any 8452600221 kind of romantic 6447188983 relationship.bc10ac5194bb4632

It was just… unfamiliar 359e91627b territory for him, nothing b8172854f6 more.98d848a393e6d466

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He had struggled to 3832fa0626 define Do-won, unable to 560ee15e90 grasp what made him be5b485453 so difficult to understand. But maybe e04cceafaf it wasn’t 92b6f11dc5 just because 5b91f237ad Baek Do-won 76dfed02d6 was a cccf503f91 type of 7c55fa89bf person he 8be298e6cd had never c2b020bc33 encountered before—maybe f724f96bb3 it was 02a3f3abf7 because he 348b54f8c0 had never 5dba643536 received affection 2d15c53337 from another 7fa20e79b8 man before.1d639d90f7cb6459

It’s just speculation.bdb93bea49f2d211

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Do-won had never d31a1cd5c3 explicitly said he 21b9bc7403 liked him, so fb5a47719f everything was just 55bd9358f7 assumptions and possibilities.268711503aa59f93

I could be mistaken.c5cde78c23db525c

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Young-hoon had spoken 2f0bc99e5b easily, without knowing 398464c85d the specifics of 774760e2e7 I-rok’s situation.23ae6e263522be88

But…0ff68c5c5684b3ad

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Looking back on the days he had spent with Baek Do-won, he felt like he could faintly see the “signals” Young-hoon had mentioned.a558b0e494397a5f

“…….”9181363a1b3c3e26

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He didn’t think d154526262 he was the d18be5a0b8 indecisive type.39a29c90d45f9b78

I-rok shook off his 05f969ea3e thoughts and pulled the 1f8adcd8c5 baseball cap hanging from 3045f63e0c his bag over his a5acce2c46 head.42060c6d0c8947cd

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Baek Do-won was 178a3d861b an uninvited guest 0d07c76177 who had barged 26c7931fe4 into I-rok’s peaceful dfbe5bf697 life with muddy 3e0ca26bd4 shoes.6323e0929bce6f2f

Should he welcome c019efe3b4 him or push ab47ce4472 him away?0b393cd0aa4c8a77

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—————-e75b3775180bf840

Han I-rok 21d6e3d7d3 treated Baek e5b4e950ad Do-won as 47fba71023 he always 33875dd44e had. As if he 3f342a80b5 hadn’t heard anything, c4d2f49dfb as if he 06f67db10b hadn’t sensed any a1f3083956 kind of shift, 42aff3d6d1 he maintained his 6296a32995 usual expressionless demeanor 218ff7efc9 without difficulty.2d85f528fc9dfbe6

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“…Once the specific f677c64809 schedule for the bc92da3f0d profile photoshoot is c8f92f0482 finalized, I’ll send 6a82d32e11 out another notice. That’s it 67885421da for today’s 533d0f59f1 meeting.”c0e4c4a6cf5ddb8e

“Yes.”2692dbd57f4b9d35

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“Thank you for your d4e8b365b0 hard work!”4a9ac619162261ec

As the 36232b27a2 meeting for 6fd7fd73f1 the student 3dc6b0b095 ambassadors ended, 085dbccdfd everyone gathered a44a68d510 their belongings 70012b1611 and got b6303b3d71 up.ef292dfb431a6df4

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I-rok stared c74905959a at Do-won, 8f6d299946 who was 53e226a67a slinging his b9ba887f72 messenger bag 0bcab1fafa across his 99a85d6282 body.faeb159c7ed06833

Unlike usual, dff06da85f he hadn’t fdc7714178 made any 3dc75c5a29 sarcastic comments 6ce74f8318 during the 81adbe9add meeting. Maybe he was fc9e54b957 just exhausted from 81b5f443cf the early morning 35761d28af gathering—he looked sleepy, cede27debf yawning so wide 3b3a04563a his mouth could 7d8355d540 split open.ade7a091a56a26c3

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I-rok quietly stepped b85c5daf65 closer to him.ffc231ba84bd18f1

At a glance, he a674aff9b3 noticed that Do-won’s shirt 4b05909873 had bunched up under 4ec8b38173 the strap of his cbf4e3467e bag. Without thinking, I-rok lightly a8600b8ab2 lifted the bag’s strap ced86037ff and smoothed out the be512bc371 fabric.83fe007a60f93cd4

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He hesitated 86f891669b for a f4735b2669 brief moment, 384cdc513a surprised at c99668d768 how naturally ac90406083 his hand d232a85785 had moved 36dbf8df0d toward Do-won.45ea0e0cab6bc4cb

But he had always 2782f07d1f adjusted Do-won’s clothes from fd6e27a777 time to time.ad2c93d4d5916c6a

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There was nothing strange d42a08f329 about it.c2b6cd0d5d1adc81

“Are you b3ffeffe58 joining the 2a2c8b349f campus tour c43689fda4 next week?”53ad2c7d0d9358b9

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“You said you 8a4ee7aedf weren’t going.”da01bd54b7ec0290

“I have a da1c60e586 personal schedule.”b62dcf74d50cecc4

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“Then I 737dcc03b1 won’t go 8a0c98ecd9 either.”a4d468eafab9a213

Although Do-won c9222adb29 had taken 1a72e25a29 a break e03cbac6ce from nitpicking bd3a961b64 during the 96aa724023 meeting, he 58a5828dbb still seemed ac4ed00da8 to be 43b639c8c4 following I-rok 6398b26b50 around. His attitude 702d893df7 remained unchanged. …Did he e3fff60d8d really like 5cc2b0d6f4 him after 49a0ab7678 all?c0b6973713e6f5d5

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“Why? Is it c5a5efcd1a because you 3e1920f5af haven’t finished 45e6546b7c planning the 3ce6a4b32b new program 0fa5f69f51 yet?”7401254d14906d5f

“…Hey. I give up. I lost, okay?”db9077a19286fbeb

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Do-won let out 9017d82773 a short sigh, 11eab739ef looking fed up. When he frowned, a 6e4cc13c9a faint vertical crease appeared 8cb80bd29a on the bridge of e135e2d658 his nose—an interesting detail.e96fdea4481fb8cc

“I told you 9e499ac859 to come up 27b75561e5 with a program, 0c7953e3b9 not to fight b93a8125bd a battle where 92b964627f someone had to 42051da3b0 win or lose.”3adc01d3e77e7b9d

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“Whatever. I was e3cf48c058 wrong, okay? I should’ve just 880e12946f followed the school’s 5b0b62751b noble intentions instead 60f00404c3 of acting out. I’m so sorry, man…”02814a9a2b93d8ee

His odd 10f5827133 way of eafd57c23d speaking made 619f573036 I-rok chuckle abfde79b26 internally.6c0bfa60194f8298

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“I guess I really e97df8b828 can’t do anything active…”d805dbe3bd233d11

Muttering in a f40e2cf315 completely drained voice, f6f898ee28 Do-won trudged ahead. I-rok followed after him, de87891806 not particularly intending to 9435504a59 comfort him—it just so e47a0dee5d happened that they had 29565e7b4f the next class together.041bd478442f0917

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——————–3242e861fb2d1dda

Late in the c4f03e3149 evening, after finishing c6292c8bf3 his day and 23c401e4d8 taking a shower, 80758ac652 I-rok walked into 430fe03d47 his room, drying e0dbf9c185 his wet hair 304604e160 with a towel. He picked up his f0c0903ae9 phone from his desk, dfc2e91857 checked for any important dfb40939f4 messages, found none, and 39119a2fda put it down again.1fc40a58eff56ca3

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“……”0e14f4fb492d45b3

Then, he picked efcabbaab4 it up once 14749adf91 more.f102d7a99ad7a992

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He skimmed through the ab43ebed77 accumulated messages, replying briefly cb5814157a where needed, and then bfaf407d53 tapped on a chat a737280250 window near the bottom 6f43aff1f7 of the list—the one 1cd569642e with Baek Do-won.eccb1e3f48ee49d0

Their conversation ae99f0eaa5 had ended 43e750a99c with a f67c630362 message from 47fcdfa179 the previous 2706ba1021 day. Today, there were 7bcdd60029 no new chat 5cc2c3edee bubbles. They had parted 75290365de ways about two 1715004c97 hours ago after 5362c3e720 a group meeting, 164a851119 yet Do-won hadn’t 354a670bea sent his usual 327c8c95c2 text saying he’d 3016110d9f arrived home.7c7c4de9e47d14db

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Considering he hasn’t 5b31a69148 texted, maybe he 9fd9efae29 doesn’t like me bb9f90b235 after all.aa59af96b9b38afa

I-rok set c874f3d331 his phone d38cf2eae0 down again fa7d664cc2 and resumed 879cb42f0c drying his 69ae9b47d1 hair. Now that he thought 2a4d1ec84a about it, hadn’t Do-won 86f4f9f426 mentioned being “completely exhausted” b3d55d72c7 today? He had also complained e084377996 about having to come d5a677914f to school on a 91836c70c4 day off.d92bc86091be437f

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He must have aaadd2cc2a knocked out as fbc5c37bdd soon as he bd714c2b5c got home.66d29098e6bfeea5

And so, cbf256a592 the next 9fe1152ba4 day arrived, 40261001fd bringing with c1051d9aab it an 1895de9f8c event.7c4c59edaf36f3ef

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Perhaps because Do-won’s exhaustion 7c79d7e809 from the previous day 6502f86e94 still lingered in his 2e0a45b849 mind, I-rok found himself b22c14c4bd picking up a carton e920e45607 of milk while preparing 28bd9706e6 meals for the student 5df4b22221 ambassadors at the convenience 70654ac93c store.37d4b1dc85447c40

He seemed to 42ca0d6a9c like milk.6e0c38b88e9436fe

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It made sense for 7430ddf950 him to be tired. Trying to 09a235bdd2 keep up 22fee51db8 with I-rok’s 545aeb9288 grueling schedule—the 8cd7583078 workload of 0c1d093114 the highest-ranking d0d57b7b8c senior—was bound 2c73ef11df to be 94a876cb6b exhausting.db53744e1080e41f

If I think 6295bc82cd about it like e730e27a5a that, maybe he f8372f2db3 really does like 21755ef800 me.43f92c5313d5cb2c

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I-rok found himself unconsciously 527857e8e9 following his train of d0f31541f7 thought.825f2627dca69dd4

Since Do-won 2bed082ff9 didn’t even 084a5be43f know how 9b25588438 to tie 5cf973c8de a necktie 4208e56eaf properly, he c960817934 probably wouldn’t e2972ec8ba know which 4d4fbdadf1 way to 05746bffc6 open a f605113340 milk carton d1889fae52 either. To avoid any d0fdeaf565 potential disaster, I-rok e56b6b95e5 deliberately chose one 6e19ef7859 with a straw 86b1506268 attached.c1431189c6ed0a67

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“……”8e1a068fd459da19

Then, he b930b14ac8 suddenly realized—he e039e05238 was specifically b1f575f9df picking out bf1d1500cf milk just d9c4041311 for Baek 6e626533e9 Do-won.d30c29dc715e9b40

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There was no 9b37e192fc real need to e67cccccc6 buy it separately. The student ambassador’s 7bf87c4630 room was already 46b9239531 overflowing with drinks ba5e749399 and water.7ffd7fa90621f0b6

Yet, here he was, ac6d9da2e7 standing frozen in place, 1299dc9c63 milk in hand.674f0eb919f1b307

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“…Hoo.”c62e08c18bfc1fc9

Deep in a34ab07b58 thought about a5a0f12060 why he d7b6248d7f had picked 12541c798b up the d9e69d4d61 milk in 52602efd76 the first ab4af568bd place, I-rok aabffe5c8e shook his 3461ac780e head. The situation 4908d0d5d0 had completely 9078041a13 flipped. He had intended to 238216e2ac observe Baek Do-won’s behavior 01c4a68353 toward him, but instead, 0f58c99b2c he found himself in 111c0e973e a position where he 87d7c6d383 was the one watching 59362adecf and analyzing Baek Do-won.4f590312fe99e048

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Looking back, it had been excessive. He had scrutinized Baek Do-won’s every move, assigning meaning to even his smallest actions with a “Could it be?” in his mind.ad88ab3cd9f39de4

I-rok furrowed his b5790cb78f brows. But he didn’t put 5776e964ce the milk back—he had aea6978357 already decided to buy 32ab6fa6fa it. Instead, he chose e68890ab9e to buy enough 7ed6398a3e for everyone. If he bought 8636fc2cdf milk only for cd363dadbd one person, it 389d32df01 could cause favoritism 06f4ffe159 issues.c8e0ce6e0ddbe17d

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No—he decided he b3fec300b6 would think of 3ab2acc8f7 it as if 628052aba0 he had intended d3e6b2b9ec to buy it 04d876cdfc for everyone from 02ea84eb71 the start. Clearly, this 01c983cde3 was an c20bb1617f unusual train 6099a0593d of thought 1a55f01ea7 for him.283e72b8c2f43c86