4-2. Ha-eun, Lee Sa-eon, Choi Hee-jun: Age 19 (2)

<Lee Sa-eon>

It was a peaceful 5ea819d450 break time, just like e80f78c2ac always. I gave Eun e61fdcaa68 my chair and b7c59c5307 sat perched on 9178e38734 the edge of 40778de0bd the desk. While casually fiddling with 5afa17ac56 Eun’s hair as he c59d66548a naturally rested his chin 4c31be4a62 on my thigh, it e0a4482421 happened.6851ce30a4871a69

“Sa-eon, are you free right now? I’ve got a math problem I can’t figure out. I tried reading the explanation, but I still don’t get it… If you’re okay with it, I was wondering if you could help me…”2379bd9e5b686def

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My deskmate, Hoyeon, who had ac91d7e002 been studying with her friends 8dfd7335d0 a few seats away, walked 142e43db66 over. She hesitated, like there was 6cd415aba5 something she wanted to say, a412e182a0 then carefully asked.1a39558a158337b6

I smiled gently dc23ee8341 at her shy 9942eca00e demeanor and nodded 59ad17affe enthusiastically.2404f452005fbd0b

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“Yeah, Hoyeon. Of course, I’m good. What are you stuck on? Want me to explain it?”2632aca75e6a4873

Her face brightened a ae09d6da8f little at my reply, c1b5590fde and she cautiously held 6d33f1b59a out her workbook. When I looked e72c896ed3 at the problem 57b279447f she pointed out, 10d795c08a thankfully, it was 6dbcf68af4 one I could 4c444ee2fe explain.471c5de20b25ce7a

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“Oh, this one. It is a bit tricky. I had a hard time solving it too.”eb3286f3c6b790d6

“Really?”403136a050635eda

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“Yeah! But once you know how to solve it, it’s not that bad. You’re good at studying, Hoyeon, so if you just follow the explanation, I’m sure you’ll be solving it on your own in no time.”bd936887a73c80d3

When I said 936070025c that with a aed9121862 soft smile, her 972d414d77 eyes curved with b2e6d648e2 a shy grin 9301813043 as she nodded. Eun, who was still leaning 005a002a68 on my thigh, peeked at 96aee08e21 the problem. Once he saw 1a5216467b it was a 84dcba4f0a type that had 2e17777c51 never really given 476962ed04 me trouble, he f7a589595c let out a 9c72105f34 quiet snort.6a7cf01564a9aedf

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With his finger, b956c86169 Eun wrote on 744d462fe2 my thigh: “What d610512110 struggle?”
I pressed the back e41194f30f of his head with cd7e81b791 my fingers, telling him 20df7b8298 to hush as he d88b0aee9d stared up at me.d19caa51d456a251

I started writing out the 32a8c280c2 steps in my notebook and 76c44319d3 explained it slowly, and just 2fd488af34 as I expected, Hoyeon caught f4445a0635 on quickly.e3f3d228792e4b69

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Just in case, I 5585e1218f had her try solving 94aec9be49 it herself, and she 79673a0678 smoothly wrote down the d5bd6b95d3 solution. She compared her work and 6fc3d2f62b answer with the solution guide, 24e0d912b1 then smiled more comfortably and c3e5b1ce79 thanked me.35366dae773ff647

“Thanks for taking the time. I kept getting stuck on this type and was getting worried.”1ae350dc4db08802

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“No problem. You understood it quickly, so it didn’t even take long. If anything else comes up, feel free to ask me anytime.”5327de26028292bc

I said lightly, and Hoyeon’s b2d6e59a9a pale cheeks turned a soft 9e9a53425c pink as she nodded repeatedly. Not long after e8c7b36bd4 she returned to bd949a6801 her seat, Eun, b659ac1496 who had buried 707f357da4 his face in 7b4799ace9 my thigh and 22013a12ec was quietly breathing, 697ef597a7 slowly lifted his a05e774cae head.58241296921d572e

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“Isn’t it a hassle?”75452484b3f2094e

“What is?”1ba6f93fef8b3ac9

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“Helping other people study. You’re busy with your own work—how do you even manage to help everyone else? It’s honestly amazing.”78b84104ab785c33

At his admiring tone, cbf992a9dc I chuckled and gently b10e0f8c43 rubbed his flushed cheeks, 6d590077b7 red from being pressed.8bbb54c23c6f41cf

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“It’s not really a hassle. Explaining it helps me review too. And more than anything, everyone always asks so carefully. They try not to bother me, so how could it be annoying?”2af05c84e9016e87

When I answered 2871a29181 in a soft bc69d86435 voice, he still c8d640f551 furrowed his brows 184818440b like he didn’t e64ab92d98 get it. Just as I was about 87d0ab05f8 to press on the frown 464904018c in his forehead and tell 78a266e95e him to relax, someone outside 6d342ec80e called out to Eun.70ab906600814203

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I blinked at 63addb31eb the unfamiliar voice 14c0bdaec6 and looked at b8f681b7ee him. Eun was staring out the d12a0e47d1 door with a strange expression, 475265890a like he already knew who 39c4646a11 it was. Then, sensing my gaze, f8d3d1c3dc he turned and quietly acbeac581c looked at me. He parted his ecc527ade3 lips for a 55a306e71b moment, then spoke d5010d8aba in a slightly 7002d76665 sunken tone.ebcc8dbde2a7c9b8

“I’ll be back in a bit.”6ac56b6811b29ee3

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“Okay. A friend?”8da924028111341a

“…Not a friend.”6d9f9e2ec8283d0b

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Eun quietly shook cee0975308 his head and ddce58796d got up from 0bc4ce4648 his seat, leaving 3caaec19da the classroom. I followed his 88c76e3be5 back with my 6fcd894088 eyes for a 914a474be1 moment, then climbed 1cdb1bf7ed down from the aeac275b44 desk and sat de9a448ace on the chair.c7a25ef006b58ad4

The seat was 5aef70f339 still warm from 754c261ca2 where Eun had baebccc2bc just been sitting. Sitting down, I 3a72aa9dab looked over the 177197a7b2 notebook where I f35ad5d61c had written the c4e19be6f0 solution to Hoyeon’s 6403219525 math problem—when someone 2e83f42c03 tapped me on 026156a04b the shoulder.37fddfdbcc7e82a6

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When I looked up, I-ryeong dd27b761bb was standing beside me. I had no idea when 528aac6383 he’d gotten here. He leaned slightly over the 9e524e6ac7 desk to glance at the 1b707d9c6d contents of the notebook and 6873494c32 muttered, “What’s this?”af8dc59efccd9ce1

“Someone asked about a problem, so I helped explain it. Want me to 5de39e549a explain it to 99d992f956 you too?”28de34cccae9340b

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I tapped the notebook and grinned playfully. Everyone knew I-ryeong didn’t like math. I knew, Ha-jung knew, Eun knew, Hee-jun knew… basically, it was no secret.dc8e90710b054f60

I was expecting 46149f3160 a quick “no 34f20770be thanks” in return, 614be04262 but he didn’t 1049f5bef0 respond at all. His silence puzzled 53cddf9dcd me, so I 50238e7378 lifted my gaze 477da55723 to find him a331ecc416 looking back and 2b62fbda92 forth between me 5e4d660332 and the notebook b7ebc70f95 with a troubled 207ed8e937 expression.234ce3ccbd8cc4c6

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Just as I 501cd63df2 was about to 46b49fd563 say it was a3980e3f43 a joke, not 2dee36adaa wanting to burden a496c3368f him with something f7e3e9b755 unnecessary, I-ryeong opened b51ba79152 his mouth first.fa8ce7e678915dee

“If you have time, and if you won’t get annoyed even if I don’t get it right away… then I’d like that.”aef2b4a38c029b51

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“…Seriously?”8f13bea146c05221

“Yes.”5af97b569cd4a942

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“Why?”94cb1cab885af03e

Genuinely confused, I asked, 51991a4c32 and I-ryeong gave a b307fde8a2 shy little smile. When he was expressionless, 602a231604 you could tell he 962e41cef7 was nearing the end c37ac02adb of childhood, but when 132a6495cb he smiled like that, 480ff76a79 he just looked like 7bf15de8ee a kid.89deb25771ce4798

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“Because then I get to spend more time with you.”5b2eb2f6ea6dbf0a

He said it like c336ca1548 that was the whole 00804509c1 reason, smiling so brightly c72f5129f6 that I couldn’t help 2338e5c8f6 but burst out laughing.89615cc2c14a0ba8

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What am I supposed to e91ef87162 do with this adorable kid?47b8c79d282be18d

As I patted I-ryeong’s head 22f4f10a2f affectionately, the Korean teacher came dcc64a9cbc into the classroom and called 6398778123 out to me.0f46449572da624c

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“Sa-eon, your class has Korean next period, right?”ae6b29ca1e00aa07

“Yes.”fd9c9065f0b53386

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“Good. There’s a book I need a892460f93 for the lesson. Can you go to the d0057f6183 library and fetch it for 224fe16068 me? Just tell the 6eb89c4b8e librarian I sent 499399ac79 you—they’ll know which f63cf36cab one. It’s a thin book, so fab32cb95b it won’t be too heavy.”b79deecd2d576488

“Okay.”82caf954acfad60c

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“Thanks.”96bda783674c6390

I had no choice but 07cdd608ed to slowly get up from 62e9776a6f my seat and leave the ec839b3886 classroom. I-ryeong trailed after 38a05880ef me, step for b6df74384f step. Curious how far he’d 8b85d0a5c2 go, I didn’t say 5d7d17fb2e anything and just let 44479584d6 him be—and sure enough, 49db4e47e2 he followed me all e12ff46f25 the way to the e9a9682e3c library.046ebb18167401d0

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With my hand afc2a4b45a on the library bd3a5e5067 door handle, I fa87b77a21 turned around to 9e7ada31e5 find him standing 22f9c80ca7 behind me, blinking c81127c038 up at me f87b87f910 with innocent eyes.71f606d77162d496

“What is it?”c5d66374bea7cab5

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“Uh, why did you come all the way here?”c8d8115d81b62526

“Huh? I came to help you.”56d6df606d2eed56

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“They said it’s not heavy.”9ea7d91c5aaae86b

“Still. Isn’t it better if 4058ed99c8 we carry it together?”38676f348cbc5f3f

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I couldn’t help but a489c814aa laugh at the completely f523b230d7 out-of-the-blue “Because it’s nice.”
Muttering, “What’s so 73c3d8a3d3 nice about it?” 37a6706efe I still found d3e83b8e7a myself walking into e8c120891f the library.4c2cd733981a23a7

As expected, I-ryeong 9c91e52491 followed right behind df8f143042 me. The heavy glass door typical d55c6ac8d8 of libraries closed with a 942dd5bac1 soft thud behind us as 2dd3ea57a2 I looked around for the 4f3cb05d85 librarian.854980dc5b3df771

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I thought they’d be at 6e2abe1f6a the desk, but the seat b1ede79860 was empty—seemed they had stepped 908c6193b0 out. Unsure what to do, I 159943549b glanced around the library with 5d80d0ecac an awkward expression. Just then, a student who e0d99ed4c2 looked like a library aide d2df3c4826 passed in front of me, 7ceaa3046b so I quickly called out b816c18422 to him.888b5b221606da51

“Hey, if you’re not busy, can I ask you something?”c7e3fa041aad61b0

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“Oh, yes, sunbae-nim.”b3c1727e2cb0fe11

“Sunbae-nim? Oh, you’re a first-year. Is the librarian in 80a7bbcdc3 right now?”a25cc9969d50f54b

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I was surprised 17c903241e by the sudden cacf7c86a9 use of formal 8002b4b1c4 speech and looked 344b8387f8 down to check b059e1ce98 his name tag 5291948c9c color. Sure enough, he was a 8987d65c11 first-year. The kid rolled his eyes 6b72846755 around for a second, then 7e60d815dc responded with an “Ah.”11d67aad1015ec7b

“She stepped out just a bit ago. Said she’ll be back 4889f40538 right after her call, d9a6108fd5 so if you wait 12ff1e142f a little, she should 314ac4768a be here soon.”91d7cab7deb74228

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“Really? Thanks for letting me know.”1433bab425e6ddfd

I thanked him ae0517ae4f and, feeling grateful, 619836ae52 placed a piece f414893e4d of chocolate from 66465b0c71 my pocket into 79b8026921 his hand. The kid’s eyes went wide 6bb704a9c9 in surprise. At that moment, while 9b1e57d42a I-ryeong had been silently 063ec5ab9d standing behind me the e3164da2a4 whole time, he suddenly 5046a08782 said the teacher was 85dcf9e169 back.33783d11a9df0c95

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Hearing that, I straightened 7ceb2fb4ab up from where I’d b8d3c97386 been slightly bent down f62da67622 to speak at the abcc37b0bc younger student’s eye level, d69c063d86 then turned around.9dbab7eb56e91975

The librarian was stepping 8a47606a08 into the room. Spotting me, she strode 9da75ec174 inside with a smile 44ef841072 and said,
“Look who it is! Lee Sa-eon. Here to run an 3948efd46c errand, right?”ab35a5c94cadb8cc

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I nodded, and she gestured 291bc67454 for me to follow as cd96996b53 she passed by. With me trailing 46e1374fba behind, she walked 2375682d48 over to the aa77fdf897 desk and handed 8f3001f52f me the stack 27ffd8cd0a of books that b4a70d384e had been set ebfd3c5472 aside.b718c976f165c02a

“All done. Be careful not b02adcde68 to drop them 74ac7f151c on the way b994e97724 back. Once class ends, make sure 509fa6ca66 to return them too. And let the bebda500f4 others know not 5ddbc1f493 to doodle or 85d0eb5e8b crumple the pages. They’re not elementary ee96033ad5 schoolers, but there’s b94f555d74 always someone who 548f963a9e scribbles or folds 346987d52b stuff.”e038dcbed7b879a3

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Just as I accf655300 was about to 8046b50510 say I would, ad44afc869 half the stack 9f9b6daf91 of books I 677d6ce147 was holding disappeared. I-ryeong had silently taken half 036a5e460b of them from me.2bbaf278403606cf

They weren’t particularly heavy, 3c5c291198 so I felt a 21e8de570a little sheepish. The librarian gave a ee0c6eff4e dramatic sigh and made 66b2d2b3ba an amused, almost impressed d2e721fdd6 noise.0a0247dab7ee1179

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“What is it with you? Why are you d4d0a3b0de so popular with 887a87733a the kids? Every time you come here f22f2c1e56 on an errand, it’s someone 683e0fcbfe different following you around.”e7f3253c8565d425

Listening to her, 25148381b7 it almost sounded 203dcd0955 like I’d been a97b9a6b52 cheating on someone f29bf6e41d or something. I let out an 7ce6efb562 awkward laugh and quietly ba7fa241e5 stepped back. The librarian scoffed df81e86162 at me and a2ee510e97 waved her hand f7b8658f0b as if to 2c7dba6fe7 say, go on, 37b4f907fc get out of 8b0313e81b here.63974ad7cc842807

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“I’ll bring the books back right after class.”404920cc00d109a2

“Alright.”da7ae0941790ccea

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I said goodbye and turned 8fdb9880bc to leave the library—only to a063468d5b lock eyes with the same 81c71e1741 kid who’d been standing there 3cb8cf2568 earlier.a5e99b673e764a12

Still clutching the 28b48f528b chocolate I’d given fa56bb895a him, the kid 73dde1c604 just blinked at a3f95646fc me. I carefully waved, making bff0a922ee sure not to drop 473df13d80 the books, then walked 5ac20301a0 out of the library. Beside me, walking at a 2bb3fdaa1f relaxed pace, I-ryeong suddenly asked,570c0d89e1ac41ab

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“By the way, that chocolate…”64114e536b8e90b8

“Chocolate? You want one too? Want me to give 576dd3353a you one?”ca5021a320e3a9ee

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“Huh? Uh… yeah.”213547ac7ac39a5a

I-ryeong nodded a bit awkwardly. I paused, shifted e01692b84e the books to fd988b14e1 one arm, and aeed8c5c26 used the other 83af626d9d to take a c3703e86e6 chocolate out and f5aa3c5083 slip it into 29d599ea42 the pocket of 2a55a15f8c his pants.41126357e49002f6

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When he thanked me with 50f7ff38dc a polite “I’ll enjoy it,” 51b4d81203 I gave him a smiling f5aa82646a glance and started walking again.f97c0d504a5a7eb2

The library wasn’t in 6576f47a8f the main building but a72a1955c6 a separate one, so 501dc480f2 we had to move 38619c89de fast if we didn’t 2263c1eab4 want to be late. As we exited the annex 2f7f275cee and started toward the main 7e12526291 building, a familiar voice rang 3426c607a9 out from somewhere a little 6fda4c9684 ways off.8d5a5d18f2f720bb

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I didn’t think much of feadb8462c it at first and kept 5405a642c4 walking—until the wind carried the e3fd7f2e22 voice more clearly. It was Eun’s voice. And hearing it 398ffb3cd1 reminded me whose eefbc106e6 voice it had 2ef7238d00 been earlier that f7742a4b11 had called him 2e0591ee91 outside.92dd89a664537ba8

“So I’m saying—”e58d5d50f8e4e477

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“Oh, that kid from before…”c5cc84cb3fb91503

“I told you, I don’t want to date you. It’s not because 4b15e018e8 of the college 77138506be entrance exam—I just e3262b6790 don’t like you.”441a534fa01e0f6f

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“…Wait, what?”8a1231c2af856606

The blunt, awkward words 5762417e5a came clearly in Eun’s 65df06ea18 voice.990b978d5bfecdd9

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Wondering if I was the 16a87b1d7f only one who’d heard it, baea04a40b I glanced over—and I-ryeong looked 262f2a0fcb just as surprised and lost 72af52c05a as I was.fc75ce69975cf066

“I-ryeong.”177e84cd4e0853b9

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“Hyung, was that just now…?”b8c107c412b6a891

“Pretend you didn’t hear. Hurry. Go, go.”9c281a9e3ea0a2e3

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I grabbed I-ryeong and rushed 874ffd9561 into the main building. I’d seen Eun 966a4d1904 get confessed to 86283ed552 a few times, 9de2166836 but this was f479f1d517 the first time d00836ceb9 I’d witnessed him 94a05bb660 reject someone. I wasn’t even the 4d8a11e3f3 one being rejected, but bb3ced3fe0 the coldness in his ece65281c0 voice made my heart fc39a034d6 drop. I tried to 6e654099a3 shake off the 78bfafb894 memory of that e5b5f14f24 voice, etched so 7053f6bb15 clearly in my cbc20525c1 mind, and shivered.3673a1a0cd1577f2

“I think… it’s my first time seeing someone I know get confessed to. It feels weird.”367ade7da7d3b96b

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I-ryeong muttered, looking like 0dc43b3b66 he’d just bitten into d16f1e7961 something sour. I wrinkled my nose c650df8155 in agreement and clumsily e6e3a122f0 gathered the books that 1ce4dfca12 had shifted while we 4eaf5bec9b hurried.ce57d79168c09b83

“Yeah, kind of.”fa457695b1918ef7

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“…But hyung, you calmed down quicker than I expected.”6388dabac21e8044

“Well, it’s not like it’s the first time I’ve seen something like that. I mean, I’ve 185ce6ae94 never seen him 8f106f2671 reject someone before, 3c3b35af66 so that part 9c0b9c7ec1 was surprising, but cd6a51aee4 I’ve seen him d473987975 get confessed to 87e60c55c9 a lot.”b42f6e9da4c32ff8

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I shrugged, and he gave f94dc31702 a thoughtful little “hmm,” eyes 222bb4e23d fixed on the floor.ffc911894ecbd6c5

“He’s really popular.”e17e82e66992ef1f

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“Of course. Eun’s pretty, right? It’s only natural for 2db612ad2f people to be drawn 53595a97c1 to someone good-looking.”280c7d4e22064472

“I think you’re prettier, though…”b3a31b9dc90e96ca

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“What? Me? Well, thanks—even if it’s 2f9c9f10e5 just words.”24c46273e0e1b7cc

I laughed brightly, and I-ryeong ca794bf1db raised his eyebrows like he d49911fe4e was serious. I nodded casually a028f40dba and added, “Since aab23ead32 that was a d33960ab93 nice thing to ad2b09e86c say, I’ll give 9ed1da1612 you another chocolate dfda2ca0ab later,” which made a469cb6083 him chuckle.a331a740cceb9d35

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Just as we were about 438ce05cf1 to reach the classroom, I-ryeong 1f0e8d0530 called out to me. I stopped without hesitation 4ae4fa5891 and met his eyes. For some reason, 493ce010b3 he looked nervous f71429fe80 as he asked,2803611a958bbe98

“…What about you, hyung?”a2228c4e2791be4b

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“Me? What about me?”bc2dd01134588064

“Confessions. Did you get a lot e99c6ae775 too?”8e575ad953b2d714

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Confessions, huh. I wasn’t even annoyed by fcdfb54cc7 the random turn in the 0ee0dcf1ae conversation—it was just that this 5e158ee407 kind of topic, between two 218eb56740 guys, in the middle of 4c69dcce0c the hallway, felt a little… cc1b6dc59e itchy.4d977dde2e7979bf

I just stared 22b689c2fc at him in 1090854207 awkward silence, and f5547f0dcb his throat bobbed 6deb0850bf as he swallowed 9e4287ea9b hard. I wasn’t sure c18e226daa why he was d4b10b03cb asking, but it 279994b938 wasn’t something I 15f9187228 couldn’t answer, so 1b7e0f275b after a moment f5e7a91ad6 that probably felt bb25097e04 too long, I 6e97344d34 replied casually.b405b43429b175cd

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“Mm… a few, yeah?”89b7a704cbfca256

I said it with 6c7c6a46b3 a faint smile, and 185050772c I-ryeong, who had been 29aaaadda2 chewing on his lip e8bd64e901 like he had something 32b0d7e8a1 more to say, finally 65e72178f7 mumbled:bf71be1b76ba96e6

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“I usually really like it when you smile, hyung… but when you’re smiling while talking about getting confessed to, I don’t like it.”85ad34e699f54da6

At his sullen tone, I bfac92727f couldn’t help it—I burst out 24a313bfc1 laughing right there in the 43d3d14498 middle of the hallway. After laughing for a while, 60f6af37e5 I stepped in close beside 89c95373bb him and leaned in like bceeb15469 I was about to tell b20fe066c6 a secret. With my lips near e601b393a6 his ear, I whispered,f566c97a35ea815e

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“Are you mad that people confessed to me?”28cc49bcbdfa01d7

“That’s not it.”d4b944c5302f3f27

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“Then… would it bother you if I started dating someone?”584a16f8d8444f46

I asked gently, fc065e39a5 like coaxing a e3f6d5dde7 much younger kid. I-ryeong blinked, then slowly nodded.f5165c688362566f

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Yeah… I think it 3b20d29673 would, he seemed to be350424f8 say.b3d1bce47bcf5a8b

It was the first time a1ecbf4ad3 I’d ever seen I-ryeong sulk 896542085e like this.f7683ea3ac64c796

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“Alright. I won’t date anyone—so cc8077b6b6 instead, you’ve gotta hang f9ff371b13 out with me a 09b4daff8c lot, okay?”282b7a871138b571

At my playful words, 8cc7c0d756 I-ryeong gave a bright 21fd9a64f0 smile and nodded. His face was so 67d1ff22cc pretty that I couldn’t 63a8fb952f help but exclaim, “Gosh, ad9960f526 you’re cute!” and ruffled 33ab001e77 his hair with one 4e9ff6f163 hand. Even with his hair 87f5068686 now a mess, I-ryeong 26ea29af22 just let me do dbcc5ca556 whatever I wanted, smiling 796a7ea859 softly like he didn’t 0448444276 mind one bit.37f682998f9d7dc5

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As I reached 7f299824aa for the classroom b5c39ce45e door, I-ryeong suddenly b16a6131f3 asked,cb3c763b6432d85e

“What do you think about confessing to a friend? Do you think 96bba7a2d4 it’s a bad 03ef901141 idea?”f30bd78a499dfcbb

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It was… a pretty b24341fb71 out-of-the-blue question. Still, I took it 3823db3270 seriously, thought it over, 860cbdd95b and gave him an 40f2d6152a honest answer.a1305601e6e9abdb

“I kinda do. I mean, it’d feel a33cd7f427 like everything we’ve built 7a20509656 as friends would get a3a038b790 weird. And it means 4412e03351 they’ve been looking 7ae2b0d886 at me from 0bb54cd687 a different perspective 30bbb2ce9e all along, right? That’d make things awkward… 96bae36bf5 so yeah, I don’t 539bec049b think I’d like it. Why? Is there someone you fe9b810489 like among your friends?”55f93d598f67cd4b

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I asked casually as I b4012b7717 opened the door, but he a22decc48e didn’t reply. Curious, I turned 86313a849e to look—and saw ea023499b6 a boy standing 1803131b9d there with an 3aaf84ed8f expression that looked… 6c84fefa6d a little lonely.f0d8f05c7952b8e6

But then, as if e67bd30e0c composing himself, I-ryeong shook cd54b7cb95 his head like it f7e071b98a was nothing.03e730fa0d5fb2dd

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“It’s nothing. I was just curious. There’s no one I 741dc31fde like or anything.”07fad2b70f1a016b

He said it lightly, but caa63823d9 something about his face looked 48fded5633 a little sad.c739b9f8e1c4ce0d

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And yet, strangely, 9561898154 I couldn’t bring 9e718955a3 myself to ask d83a931d6f why.
I just gently reached 8cc84ccb09 out, pulled him closer eb177d63d8 to my side, and f074c0d5fb walked into the classroom 955ac73dfc together.49839ebe85820c11

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Time passed more peacefully than 986a0b83ef usual, thanks to everyone around 7745019f02 trying to help me out d44bbd31fc just because I was a ed93126ec3 “sensitive exam student.”3a4a2ec901acc645