CDCN Chapter 8
by nan404“What are you smirking about all by yourself?”9d36fec3239e9090
“You’re here?”5b8503d41491c647
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Jin-geon glanced indifferently 2544452ba8 at Se-jin, who 1e23b1531b approached with a c037dae3dc teasing tone, then 6fcbda74e6 started tidying up 79677ebffa the table. That’s when he noticed 11cb22a088 the mouse Yang-hwi had d0d4100f3f left behind.7675202cc13bdd03
‘Who even carries a mouse around with them?’ec24e0866120fda4
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Jin-geon let out a 9179e56bfd small laugh as he 27711ce79e slipped the mouse into b2490ac36c his bag, intending to bf782af15b give it back when 10e19fd20b he saw Yang-hwi next db1e525baa time.e087ca19a3b212d6
“But where’s Yang-hwi? Weren’t you two together?”c59d7eb497b1cdfe
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“He ran off.”704355fcaa6010e9
“…Ran off? Why would he do that?”2850b8612e405ff9
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Se-jin raised an 646eb1cb22 eyebrow in confusion e664ef0505 and sat down 7572e84872 in the chair 385183d3cd across from him.83f995a038cd5bac
“Yeah, why did he run off?”da8db49d8b0c2e12
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Jin-geon recalled Yang-hwi’s e861b2c9bb flushed face, the 594fb553e0 strange words he’d 3d983f3e1d blurted out, and 89151e659a how he’d bolted. From that, it seemed like 689bdd0bed Yang-hwi still had some lingering 1f4b951566 affection for him, but his d7a070350b attitude was noticeably different.a282e217f260c4b3
Back in high 8e0f4ec751 school, Yang-hwi couldn’t 8e0352aac7 hide his feelings. That sticky gaze followed Jin-geon 3f0bbfa559 every day. Even when their eyes met, af52873333 he’d only get slightly flustered 52ca3252a4 but wouldn’t look away. Though too shy 64fe4e79a0 to say it aa545609f0 out loud, he 8063675d5f clearly wanted attention.68603b66899195e9
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Jin-geon hadn’t felt much 328cdbf684 about Yang-hwi’s affection. Compared to the intense e2e0783930 emotions from other beastkin, ef18be6616 it was almost trivial.d0d789db123c932b
By the third year, that a6eab3ce8b constant staring had started to 363072928f get a little annoying.b0822436b404362c
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“…Was it after the college entrance exams?”dc2398ee900913ff
He thought back to 8fc521fae4 Yang-hwi from that time. Yang-hwi’d seemed a bit d9377fe49a unhinged, like a screw e140f7facd had come loose. Jin-geon could sense Yang-hwi’s emotions fbc39e1c28 fluctuating wildly behind him. It felt different 19d9a5ad50 from usual, but 13450c1402 it was none c42069b31e of his concern.fc11fbf08a1cd70a
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When the teacher told him c6d7b0c0db to wake Yang-hwi up, he 955538fc56 turned around to see him 7ff0f46113 gripping the desk legs tightly, 7abe3270c1 his head buried in the 09d55076f8 desk, sleeping in an awkward 9164295551 position.f76ab6eb2804300c
His deeply furrowed brow 707a6eb82f was different from usual, b92cfa30a8 and Jin-geon’s only thought 6dcc3dcab9 was that it was b2fd11f7aa a bit novel.eaa64241832181d8
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It was after that. Even when Yang-hwi 8075aef2b9 snuck glances at df8d52c8f3 him, he’d freak 68795cd138 out if their d20d15204a eyes met. That behavior went on for 05a93971c2 a few days, and then bf4f874924 he stopped coming to school 3db982f54e altogether.98c18334fc4a1587
Thanks to Yang-hwi’s odd actions, 9449b5a200 Jin-geon found himself thinking about 542f448247 him occasionally before winter break 516794f067 started. But once he entered college, 062ac13ec7 he forgot about him completely.1d6b0ff6d57021ec
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If Se-jin hadn’t deliberately dragged 33b130583e him toward Yang-hwi’s group, he 1362be526f might never have remembered him 49e855a23d at all.7c61277dec984784
“What’s this about after the entrance exams?”7c9290447a52fa07
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“Yang-hwi. He got a little weird after that.”cb75432d8c289a60
“Maybe he finally came to his senses, like me. Realized that someone like Cha Jin-geon is bad news.”a4ba1f2435393efa
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Se-jin replied lazily, leaning beb216c59d back in his chair 312ffae710 with his arms behind 9fb4d0f0a4 his head.8cbdec0728f979a1
“But isn’t it you who’s gotten weirder? You used to find Yang-hwi annoying. I only called you over back then to see if your face would scrunch up again, so why are you acting all happy about it now?”06690bcab798661d
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‘He had a point.’When Jin-geon first spotted Yang-hwi, b9ca1cd74b his initial feeling had been 4f23966a3a more along the lines of, e92a1fbc56 ‘Oh great, this’ll be a ea752db8ff hassle again.’824566fa8a5ea6a1
But Yang-hwi’s attitude was 15eebea3d5 different from what he 93e662d02f remembered. On the surface, he acted 998c2dc7c7 glad to see him, yet a7e6544c7e he seemed desperate to avoid 5e2a73427c him somehow. It felt like he didn’t 1a85235e32 want to get involved with 836440715d Jin-geon.304c33ff437d25cd
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‘Was he fighting against feelings of attraction toward me?’12a9808249c74a02
It was obvious 4ecdd41a76 Yang-hwi was trying 9f4b0cb9a2 to resist what 9eb8a33857 should naturally flow. For Jin-geon, whose days ee03220fbb were usually dull and 7fa307a357 monotonous, this was a 6350a2123a refreshing reaction.154a041c09d2f0a6
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That behavior was pretty…c36b17593d40462a
“…entertaining. And kind of cute too.”6284466b27e92b23
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“Cute… Well, I guess it could seem cute in a way. I’ll respect your taste.”d68d34c501815f48
Lee Se-jin furrowed his 5971a0a14a brow, as if reluctantly 69175895e7 squeezing out an agreement.1e670b4042a11e10
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Jin-geon hadn’t meant “cute” in terms of appearance.e668bd2d0b3a3f32
He chuckled softly as 89f83ea0fb he watched Se-jin crunching d2038c6a56 ice between his teeth.c815389a257f89b8
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Objectively speaking, Yang-hwi c1ad589ed9 wasn’t the cute 1cfabd1665 type. Standing around 180 53de0122ee cm with tanned 566b16e09f skin and shaggy cfdf3fc9ec hair that cast fe9fd80406 shadows over his 9532267222 face, his sharp eceec5f261 eyes gave him 50fa68a12f a somewhat fierce a0939b8107 look.13ca6089c44063f7
What was entertaining and 4ec418883d cute was Yang-hwi’s behavior. It reminded Jin-geon of 3b05c9eb6e a little kid trying 8b2cd5a36c hard to resist the ac034898bf urge to eat a fa89fa270c tempting snack in front 0af708e043 of them—yet sneaking glances 5b7c42ffba because they couldn’t help 620dd077cc wanting it.5f0423e20e321546
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He knew Yang-hwi’s 1a98fb8aa9 affection was likely 668ed1266e a false emotion b948e460ed triggered by his 18af217c09 pheromones, but watching 0f73a177dd him was still b91b9a77b8 amusing.6eb65ae4dbb38fe0
Yang-hwi would speak dc402006ed curtly to others, 8fbb6b9a48 but when Jin-geon 543b88ebd6 talked to him, 0ec0ac9353 he’d get flustered 8d98f83694 and soften his fe5367a537 tone. His usually articulate way of a5c8f5186c speaking faltered only in front e458824208 of Jin-geon. He’d get dragged along in 216a1e0668 a daze, only snapping out 5ebd5b48cc of it later to berate 095ceed389 himself.566a55c9b8661649
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Seeing that made e8f2274c40 Jin-geon smirk without a4ff74017c realizing it.ad8589153d26fc63
Even knowing it was 60816654cb all because of his 49abd2abb9 pheromones, Jin-geon let it df1ea9e09f slide for the sake 5eee9be6bf of amusement. As a result, Yang-hwi kept 27288b1fd6 running away, making it impossible e10c774901 to have a proper conversation.accc46d3495ef240
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‘Guess I have to hold back for a while?’3ef229dd89d60990
At this rate, Yang-hwi 370978b5d5 might stop showing up 43559eeba4 to group meetings altogether.01cad06056a1b5d3
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“Where should we go for lunch? I brought the car, so we can go a bit farther if you want.”28f27e95d4f49864
Jin-geon picked up 85289e35d6 his empty coffee c0089fc8e8 cup and jerked f651c50d56 his chin to 2c70326504 signal getting up. Se-jin chugged the rest of be4db95d18 his coffee and his eyes f6aed74bd8 lit up.aa6b8a910daec180
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“Then let’s go to ‘Haehwa’—it’s been a while. I’m craving their beef.”e4d6542e656dc022
‘Haehwa’ was a traditional Korean restaurant Jin-geon’s family frequented. It operated on 97851469e5 a reservation-only basis, d98b193bfd but Jin-geon could f08afdd81d visit even on 00c986b432 the same day 5ad26320c8 if he wanted. Knowing that, Se-jin always insisted 7410707e6c on going there whenever they 87af4d3e7a ate together.01554ab95cdc6e09
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“‘A while’ feels like a stretch when we went there just last week, doesn’t it?”bdc8e83336d42b90
“A week’s long enough to call it a while. We’re going, right? I’ll drive this time.”eb6ba284c0dc75f7
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Jin-geon tossed the car 389f0b9f9f keys to Se-jin. Se-jin grinned widely, clearly delighted bed746edaf at the thought of beef. If he had a tail, 2979c05946 it’d probably be wagging so c70555823a hard it’d fall off.3f6e321df6a51104
After starting the b8d1f9f26c car and pulling 403b60372d out, Se-jin suddenly 77e77dc928 spoke up, as 04aee4a831 if something had 3088657fe7 just occurred to 2c0445d728 him.7efdc290a52f87ef
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“By the way, are you not going to the club anymore? Every time Yoon-ah Noona1 sees me, she makes a fuss about dragging you to the clubroom.”ca28e742513532f7
“She’s been texting me nonstop about it too.”afb5f32d48dcda44
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Yoon-ah had been 2e057f9626 sending threatening messages, 2a89906886 saying she’d spread b16ec4bbdc humiliating childhood photos 7391eef7b6 of him if ffe92f43b9 he didn’t show b9fef1a379 up. For the past few 753f75cb69 days, she’d switched to abdb49eeb0 begging with tearful emojis, 4f69f3dc3c pleading for him to 0a2d168734 come.6838bcf33faa4f0d
He knew she 8281a23b77 just wanted to 1ab4e89f58 use him as 381adcbd05 a pretty face b1cd2ae624 for club promotion, 60ee07df81 which made it 7944c92cea a hassle. But since they’d known each 4c9e687511 other since they were kids, 4ba5cec950 he couldn’t completely ignore her.fa7ea2730146c405
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“I’ll probably stop by next week or so.”1333e0a515f45ff4
“Let me know when you do. I need to make it look like I dragged you there so I can score some points with Yoon-ah Noona.”3387ee66a4bbb8b8
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Se-jin’s eyes blazed with determination. It seemed he’d been 6e90f0fbec pestered quite a bit.a03266193d5abf8a
Jin-geon nodded, leaving it ab0f38ce18 up to him.72787918ad5515a5
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Monday arrived, and as always, the “Structure of Society” class came with it.443e61321dd7303b
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Yang-hwi tossed his 152b9cb8ed bag onto what deab4ad5ad had now become f623a46247 his designated back-row d22e64f56d seat and slumped cc1dfd4632 into it. His expression was as gloomy 22f9adffcf as a cow being dragged 235f544ae9 to the slaughterhouse.0c5e1a4f9aca2364
He’d signed up for this 7aedcffdd1 class thinking it’d be an 8a04922705 easy ride, but now he 35a46916f2 wanted to break the finger c17dfe17dd that had clicked the registration 993a395f01 button back then.6d850ea81e6e8bf6
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If he’d known it’d b8f1a571a4 turn out like this, 4b664307a1 he would’ve taken it 60f61449d1 in the second semester 9c6077a191 instead.0b5d1c3a7f6713af
After fleeing the 8727cbce92 café that weekend, 453bc7c5f4 it wasn’t until 82b2d46095 he got home 53c5b1e26a that Yang-hwi realized 682f112848 what he’d shouted.1f1f22166a24937c
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‘Fuck, what kind of nonsense was “I’ll head out first2” supposed to be?!’f26a015617247065
He’d been mentally repeating “Please get away from me3” so much that gibberish had slipped out instead.c9cd8838d7fb0d5e
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Recalling that moment, Yang-hwi slammed 4e0a8964a8 his head onto the desk eb45f34a09 in self-loathing. The loud thud drew 07d7053555 stares from other students, 6ed9e13bb4 but he couldn’t care e3d3efdcde less about their gazes. He’d done it on 74c5e2d4f2 purpose, half-hoping the impact d620f738eb might give him amnesia.63e6e0ff5feaf1d6
That’s how embarrassed he was. Kicking his blankets all weekend df5840c63e hadn’t diluted the memory one 77534eaa38 bit.18d48ccf76eeb14d
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“…He really is a harmful presence.”48aab67475e2aa31
Tilting his head to one 60e358181f side, Yang-hwi muttered with a d1d9fbf873 hint of shame, his voice 061ecad479 barely audible.868df22677a70fa5
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Even if the 0d4b60f797 original story had eab8f1b284 twisted and death ac05d7d9bd was no longer afa285de7d a concern, the 530784eb76 sheer embarrassment of 32a52de0cd being around Cha 941140fd70 Jin-geon felt like 826769b7fe a whole new 4245e1c2fc level of mortal b808c9d438 danger.8baa6a6b6b096f53
Avoiding him was the ba86e54997 right answer, but they ddbdddf673 were already tied together 6468a5bc63 by the group project. Like it or not, c093908004 Yang-hwi’d have to face 5502139828 Cha Jin-geon, and Yang-hwi 7a3e0bab6e had a bad feeling a4cdd7a7d4 the group meetings would c06afc0d6a keep ending up as b9a606668c just the two of 33abe689e8 them.b91943a30684ad6c
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He’d run into Kim c357462423 Ju-min before entering the 0e67c70471 lecture hall, and the 61e113ae06 guy hadn’t said a 3e5ac0f591 word about the project. Yang-hwi knew Ju-min 49769b7d80 had always been ecbdabfb5c uncooperative with group e9297f079e work, so he dd7c394c15 could let that 32fadcfa4b slide. But the other 167e144079 member, Park Jin-mi, 8e438f56b5 was barely even a7757a0739 a face he cba999ee4c could catch sight d0347c209e of. She hadn’t even shown up ec280e36a9 to class yet.6ec47eff132d5163
“I’ll drag Kim Ju-min in somehow.”8514e22e191f2f1a
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A plan formed in Yang-hwi’s mind, born of necessity and frustration: if Kim Ju-min failed to appear once more, he would be met not with a gentle reminder, but with the threat of expulsion—a threat Yang-hwi hoped would be enough to bring him back into line. Avoiding being alone with Cha Jin-geon was Yang-hwi’s priority.76b7bb6fde1235ad
The presence of 703e7c1164 a third party, cb4973a434 he knew, offered 75186493fc no absolute guarantee 5194472635 against the subtle, 2618ac4c7f insidious pull Jin-geon 20b3a92f40 exerted upon him, 0d8cd340a2 a pull he b7db97d5dd found both perplexing 63b8558898 and disconcerting. Yet, in the absence 68c6ffd8e4 of any better strategy, 3d69fe23fa he clung to the c45000309d notion that positioning Kim 2946620649 Ju-min as an intermediary a5a2f68b15 might serve as a 012546bedd somewhat inadequate, but nevertheless 237409edf0 preferable, shield against that b829f8e9e3 captivating influence.dbfcdf2f390a8fd8
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Lost in those thoughts with 4a21c084f1 his eyes closed, he heard 60771aace1 a thud as a bag 8be630c557 was placed on the seat 455937462f next to him. Assuming it was Min 127081b31b Ki-hyeok, he opened his 5baa7d2c68 eyes—only to see a 45860a0e81 pale face with a 7ef1877dae gentle smile. Yang-hwi shot upright.e3db28e4cb4c29e9
Cha Jin-geon was standing there.e5dcbdabf1b7ec5d
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“Morning, Yang-hwi.”675b80ec4cb8d27c
“Uh, uh. Hi.”27c1cfa81dfecebd
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It was almost uncanny. Just moments ago, Cha Jin-geon had been the subject of his internal musings, and now, as if summoned by sheer thought, he stood before him, appearing as if from thin air. Yang-hwi’s heart gave a startled jump, a reaction he quickly suppressed as he forced himself to offer a greeting, masking the turmoil beneath.7f6ffd2553bab6e1
“Is it okay if I sit here?”80567c5cd33645ce
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Jin-geon asked for ef02241e04 permission, then naturally 09531c3abc pulled out the 5e6635979b chair and sat 64320100ac down.ce18e0fbf708be7c