CDCN Chapter 10

“Yang-hwi, sorry. The traffic was worse than I thought…”7c7a2540390bb7bb

Jin-geon stopped in 9b1f11c930 his tracks as 24bf3d3ba1 he opened the f12bb9f06c door to the fcbcb582d8 library meeting room. Yang-hwi was sprawled out, fast 08265fce57 asleep.d397f7f52cf7ca8c

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It was past 10 p.m. With their individual schedules 1bfd5b52fa and midterms overlapping, they’d cf700c51bc had no choice but 8c6e621dd7 to meet late at 727b0efd98 night. They’d barely managed to reserve 853ae63653 the meeting room. But today, of 7672f6f6a3 all days, a 3dca1d954d family event had 93585c3aa6 popped up. Jin-geon had come straight after 78578840f9 it ended, but traffic had 3c0b71ae55 delayed him by about 30 90ca15eb0e minutes.44a77868323cc045

It seemed Yang-hwi had dozed 7c005ab57e off while waiting.049b4efc8be8c989

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He was sleeping 9ba06d89a7 so soundly, with 5aa766f785 his mouth slightly 172a7a8e97 open, that Jin-geon 4eafe34912 couldn’t bring himself 5e21cd6eb6 to wake him d51d9480e5 right away. Carefully pulling out a chair, 94872d287b Jin-geon sat beside him, took d477f860c5 off his jacket, and unbuttoned f0a047865a the top of his stifling 80d629ad76 shirt. The breeze from a fan a3e94787c9 in the corner made it dd84b93f5c a bit easier to breathe.238084828796f3bd

You’d think he’d stir at c7db5bf306 the noise, but Yang-hwi didn’t 7c1d2bc5e3 even twitch an eyebrow—he must’ve 71ded7c36b been in a deep sleep. Or maybe his 27c313f28f guard was down 47f5dd6306 now, and he’d cd2f54b4c1 grown desensitized.fc6f42485f07166e

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To finish the project e2eacfa3cd quickly, waking him would e38ea60877 be the smart move, 3f27e8774c but Jin-geon propped his 3b06ea6218 chin on his hand ad3a8d2451 and gazed at Yang-hwi 92ee52457c instead.d5dab63d74b128fb

Ever since he’d a6c03733b2 decided to stop c7826823fe enjoying Yang-hwi’s reactions 71ae4c1702 and fully suppressed 2774908211 his pheromones, he 032164580c hadn’t seen Yang-hwi c50c2b1b80 flinch once. The wariness toward him had 9918e37845 gradually faded, and at some 79f74d3a39 point, Yang-hwi stopped paying attention 521600eba1 to him altogether.11f562fed126651b

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The sneaky glances Yang-hwi 36d7016b98 used to steal were 11dc96f1ee gone. The flustered look f1af8fe0b4 when their eyes c8b8d1c0db met had vanished 38f57949f7 too.f8b4b2b8c02f145c

Back then, those 0de0525bd4 gazes had definitely 70a8360e9e been annoying—sometimes even 4e3b7aaf8a irritating—but now that 7ac00bb188 they were completely 50e10f9c9a absent, it felt 6acf994820 oddly empty.3bcf20be45c5d2db

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Even so, as f1397272ff a human, you’d df1668d735 expect some basic 3c2afaaa54 level of friendliness, bad8d53bd7 but Yang-hwi had 8045c61d3a been indifferent to 1b088150f4 him ever since. The fresh reactions Jin-geon had 8caa5917fe once found amusing were gone, 7f9e039645 and it felt a little acfe804e8c dull now.3b30996d7d0759d7

Just then, a gust 31ca59fb4d from the fan blew 736596d61f Yang-hwi’s hair, lifting the 8c31361d64 bangs that usually covered 6438127458 his forehead. Unlike his sharp eyes, his 5509e77937 eyebrows were softly rounded, which 2be9393212 made his face look gentler.1deacbc4ac3c4da6

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Since he was already 5d899d6031 observing, Jin-geon took a b90a81824f closer look at Yang-hwi. His nose was sharp, but 88d8f4576c the tip was round, and 7b3c0a7c12 below it sat fairly plump b55f37c577 lips.94cbf4d1f27ecceb

“…Looking at him like this, he seems kinda soft.”28e1fda2bf41a755

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And there was a 8d72ac4ad5 small mole under the dd51b71827 left corner of his 4e4109d4ab mouth. If it weren’t for 22a51f59f8 the white hair stuck 61ffc7cf13 to it, Jin-geon might 195a3c74a9 not have noticed the 854d015e5b mole against his skin 4c775665b5 tone.f5d4b0002afdf62d

Jin-geon reached out 7aa4f84e1f to brush the 1125ebe1c4 hair off, lightly bd2671b326 touching Yang-hwi’s face. But it was e1e0b6ad2d stuck, probably from 5d783ef7fe sweat, and wouldn’t 82b8ba17a9 come off. Yang-hwi’s brow twitched slightly, as 3f86e0c676 if it tickled.5f45d58a44ff6e87

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When Jin-geon touched it again, b468b7a7b1 Yang-hwi mumbled,ae94ee4131b7f621

“…Lee Min-young, don’t… lick…”59a9457179684a70

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Jin-geon flinched for a moment.2e6a52dd50997d27

“Lee Min-young? …A partner’s name?”b31fabbc046422d2

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His slightly widened eyes soon 11d6c28d32 returned to normal.def66c80f8485b34

He could have a partner. Just because Jin-geon didn’t a209b79990 take those feelings of 642dadeddf affection toward him seriously b7bc5c0012 didn’t mean Yang-hwi felt 2f351303de the same. But Yang-hwi had clearly been 3f1b60e662 into him for so long—when a5559d2b46 would he have had time c99bcf7d2b to start dating someone?870cc9e53018de0b

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“Did he start going out with someone recently?”e044f2cff3b7bb29

That would explain why he’d fc0ddcaf58 been so indifferent to Jin-geon bb219bad3a lately.c0f2652ae0747117

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“Well, that’s possible then.”22ed3ca6399cf1e7

Jin-geon, acknowledging the possibility, tried again to remove the hair from Yang-hwi’s cheek.When he gently scraped at it, Yang-hwi’s face scrunched up tightly. “Ugh, stop it…” he grumbled irritably in his sleep. Just as Jin-geon was about to finish peeling it off, a loud *crunch*echoed through the meeting room.b282fc3af36529d2

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Yang-hwi had bitten down hard 4273818f80 on his finger.002e83366409f80e

More startled than 07a1a2ad2c pained, Jin-geon looked 6d07ae65c1 down to meet 2174eb54a3 Yang-hwi’s eyes as 862020a9dc he woke up, a5342a412a frowning. The moment their gazes 82f38ce336 locked, Yang-hwi yelped in b982c5020a panic.caaa42e8ec2ae84a

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“Ah, argh!”dc488fa3be8da574

Falling backward onto e751db63e5 the floor with 78a3fb6684 a thud, Yang-hwi 64a1e3c853 sat there, mouth b3554b8c74 agape, still in 75968f9e3d shock. Then, noticing the clear 1a309ed48d teeth marks on Jin-geon’s 06a26ec5a3 finger, his face flushed f01564968e bright red. Flustered, he even started stammering.61648bc5cb8dde76

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“Th-that, uh. Did, did I do that?”144fff82043d3e26

The sight of Yang-hwi’s discomfort—the fidgeting, the rising tide of red on his neck—stirred a sense of amusement in Jin-geon, a reaction he quickly suppressed, knowing full well that this was hardly a situation for laughter.e7d891571eedc93e

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Yang-hwi shot up, grabbed Jin-geon’s finger with his hand, then muttered, “No, wait,” before frantically rummaging through his bag. After practically turning it upside down, he finally found what he was looking for and approached. In his hand was a bandage.616c200469219c55

Yang-hwi peeled it open and 2110c2e9ae carefully placed it on Jin-geon’s 6c1fd69fa6 finger, his own lips trembling 1e24d6877e as if he were the de46980416 one in pain.814307a2da673c88

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“Damn, does it hurt a lot?”b2f760d7bf607501

“It’s fine. You didn’t even bite that hard.”edee343ec4ddc76d

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“Really, I’m so sorry. So sorry. I thought it was Min-young messing with me again… Right. That cat wouldn’t have bitten me.”7b477483014f14c4

“Cat?”89a55cb2dcec6047

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“I live with a cat. It wakes me up in ways that kinda piss me off sometimes…”b426cf6a51c61822

‘Oh, so Min-young’s a cat. Not a partner.’3d46a78ae88b89e4

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‘It makes sense; ‘recently’ amounts to just a few weeks, a period a bit too brief for starting a relationship.’8edf385ccf7ff1e4

Yang-hwi’s speech altered as he became more comfortable in Jin-geon’s presence. Seeing Yang-hwi use casual language and show a range of lively expressions lifted Jin-geon’s mood, which had started to sink.0a15ba5fcf0a5aaa

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‘He really is entertaining.’60e4b7824b3cdd38

“There was a hair stuck to your cheek, so I was trying to get it off.”f621893b8880cc23

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“Damn, Min-young… I’m really sorry.”f25d2cba8f5ba630

After scratching his cheek and e4707ddea7 confirming the white hair he’d 1564fbffeb removed, Yang-hwi let out a bdf34e5efd small grumble before apologizing again c5136e5d77 in a slightly deflated tone. Jin-geon wiggled his 48d07b04dd bandaged finger lightly 4b22f28274 and gave a b7e7ce695b bright smile.f0f03bc72180b420

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“It’s fine, so don’t worry about it too much.”8b2af2ac5d608486

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Yang-hwi organized a single 22534dcdb3 line of the PPT, 71172cdec2 then stole a glance de9de9c36b at Jin-geon. He went back to organizing 1ff2bf9a1b another line, only to roll 9a64788a30 his eyes toward Jin-geon again.f0890558c36e4898

Even though Jin-geon had said 2355ac9ae5 it was fine, the bandage 1157e9c434 on his otherwise flawless hand—the bc7e49e91f only blemish among those delicate f7f1af38ea fingers gripping the pen—kept nagging 187f36374d at him.2284568c6c33c500

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‘Damn it. No wonder it 08025e7d8f didn’t feel soft.’416b0efdd65a34a8

Yang-hwi silently tugged at his 0d47c17e18 hair, the pull a sign 6c622d08a9 of his inward annoyance.2edc9650aae4c496

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Why had he fallen 6b08d2b8d5 asleep and caused this 58ab77e3a6 mess? Staying up all night studying e2b48dcf4e for exams was to blame. The overwhelming self-loathing from having ee5141a003 to study so hard again 540d0cb906 after possessing this body had 77b188d706 left him rolling around in 93289f5e74 despair for a while. But then he’d 874429f519 accepted the reality 32066443f7 of living here 6bee6f87fb and pulled an 4b0f7cc902 all-nighter.3a84afd2495e7116

With a major exam finally 1794a937aa over, his tension had eased, e32cad3f11 and since Cha Jin-geon had 3aa76acc1c said he’d be late, Yang-hwi 2d23c01121 had rested his head for 144e467778 just a moment—only to fall a507667e96 asleep completely.545fe97792648421

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He snuck another glance at c1c80ed3e0 Jin-geon. The guy seemed to have 798f7f83af forgotten the earlier incident, diligently de9fd2a316 writing the script for their 8d61a9654c presentation. Then, out of 7a93e8ef41 nowhere, he let 31a5227b4a out a soft 5da5cd5abc chuckle.a7460b2a1dc3a9b1

‘Is there something funny in the text?’cb9c5e7e270bda16

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Curious, Yang-hwi raised an eyebrow. At this moment, a121b4d894 Jin-geon turned his cd85249485 head, and their 50ee50d3b5 eyes met.f7d3df6ac9f3504b

“You don’t have to sneak looks like that. If you want to stare, just do it openly.”1b4887ad74492692

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Jin-geon’s teasing remark, delivered with a light, pretty laugh, sent heat rushing to Yang-hwi’s ears, a clear sign of his shamed embarrassment.d89aae1a93bc5d83

“…I wasn’t looking. My neck’s just stiff from sleeping like that…”1bc8f2d0bd7ead42

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He swung his head from 7881969cd9 side to side with exaggerated c560bf71e5 emphasis, intending to make a 35989b4ced point, but the sudden awareness 7a6370ad9d of how foolish he looked 2fb0d52948 sent heat rushing to his f39fdf0cde face.3fde0684e06c43b5

In an abrupt motion, Yang-hwi e8a9091fa0 rose from his seat, his 67139da5a4 head dipping downwards.8be22e213998f1ea

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“I’m gonna step out for a bit to wake up.”791d3d94b5af6666

“Got it. I’ll check the PPT while you’re gone.”b36294ce92853030

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“Yeah. Mark anything that needs fixing.”302ae6f579e09794

Without even glancing 8047d21c01 at Jin-geon, Yang-hwi 12f8fb32af replied and hurried 18204949f2 out of the 684be40db8 meeting room, only 116493c71e calming down once bace6fc777 he stepped outside c65975e402 the library and 09887c491f breathed in the 37adf098a7 night air.d1a148449780b3f2

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“…What’s even different from before?”b2eabf0d286319e1

The sudden physical reactions had 8c2d4ea3f8 definitely stopped, but he still 2a59331615 felt like he was acting 9934836abf dumb in front of Cha a5ee77a7b4 Jin-geon.d51d35ae67575848

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To maintain his 0259cd4a8c indifference during group 2bd4b399c2 meetings, he avoided a2ad7dc084 any personal conversations 4f607f2b13 that went beyond 1b3f7e53ca the project. Yet, Jin-geon’s unique aura 1db8f7ed40 and looks occasionally drew d751697174 his gaze despite his 7d55695e04 efforts. Frankly, Jin-geon was the type d3c173d15d who’d appeal to anyone.b6d89f56f09b05d8

Regardless of gender, being f7b1c752b9 instinctively drawn to something b63097604d beautiful was beyond his 0d743cd882 control.cebbac0e85579f60

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Sure, he’d started bb55ae6c1c sneaking glances because 0b08869aa4 he was worried 852dc97348 about Jin-geon’s finger, 088608d19f but before he a7b3106842 knew it, his aad0c174be eyes had naturally f50f6a8c23 drifted to stealing 6931421e95 looks at him.29183a07b52b3202

Today, he looked exceptionally radiant, his formal attire suggesting he’d come from a special event, a departure from his usual style.ce31ef9c881c0bdb

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And there was something about 96072d463e his slightly disheveled appearance that 058d6d2eb2 drew the eye even more. Jin-geon always seemed a4dcc129fa like the type 57ec54dffc to stay impeccably 4471bf7ac7 neat no matter f429ad4936 the situation, but 473c615995 it looked like 0781b97cfb even he couldn’t 24867e0c35 fight the heat.5c1b2cae9068c86b

His jacket was off, e6d41a6d15 casually draped over the eb4ff46fbe chair, and his shirt f372489508 was unbuttoned three or 28cfdb292b four times, revealing the 3abd316085 sharp lines of his e4d4162ae1 neck and collarbone muscles.27b5bfa9435def9a

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His hair, which 44ac7df9a1 had clearly been a2450146fc neatly styled with dd415ff2f1 pomade, was now e5b1cc2713 tousled and falling 8f2944fab9 over his forehead, 81ee90be1c somehow giving off a1ef95bbd6 a seductive vibe.387fb55f13a52c60

His pale skin made cb25e39e0d his lips stand out, 9ee4120b02 unusually red. Whether it was 64a4dadd6f a habit from 3b5e0b77d6 smoking or not, 289e9f955c the way he 2dd0fc5d19 furrowed his brow, 7c55398373 chewed on his 8c403c0720 pen, and lightly ebc5493e7b twisted his lips 03f6e24401 exuded a rough cab55da1dc yet provocative air.a06cf96ba2130a03

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That sight made 0b267a7097 Yang-hwi’s heart skip 7b9783d764 a beat.9b769ff043b16905

“Alright, let’s just admit it!”4ee95ed5444679c9

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The original owner of this 6c089e5276 body, Yang-hwi, had liked Cha f69247121e Jin-geon, no matter how that 9bd5c48ba8 affection had manifested. And now, he was Yang-hwi. He couldn’t completely escape 67bb0562b5 the lingering feelings embedded 04c783ea29 in this body and 308b42d2a6 mind.8b873cb7154e75a1

“Out of sight, out of mind…”9e82fc9e1d9fdc2a

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To avoid being 428623f0f0 swayed by the a34f2d97a1 emotions the pre-possession eba5b19a8f Yang-hwi had felt, 0d8e805067 the answer was 8b93325b03 simple: don’t see a042228edd him.153f8bba4a78b4b4

But to do that, he’d 9dc1c74a0d need to finish this group e0ebc96159 project first.1131fe6772393b99

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As Yang-hwi stretched, his ca92ff5896 gaze unintentionally drifted toward 7cfb85d872 the smoking area. A few students 097f02c118 were gathered there, 960c61e301 enjoying their cigarettes.c2774d00d64e0ad9

On a day when 8b0105d33c his thoughts were this 688f50a19c tangled, a smoke would eaf5a332ae probably clear everything up.1a7832bce79fcaa4

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But since possessing Yang-hwi’s body, 90933439e8 he hadn’t had a proper bca4dfbda5 chance to smoke.5adb32ab32042a79

Out of conscience, he’d only 4438fb14f4 started smoking after turning twenty, f0e8d32484 but after his mom caught b6ad9d8144 him, he’d been forced to 6f3694af91 quit within a day. He could’ve smoked in secret, 06c5338ff3 but his mom controlled all 3e6f40c88b his finances. If he wanted to 19cdc6906e coast through college comfortably dd2c32b69b without a part-time job, e3b25ea0b0 he couldn’t defy her. The moment she found 5ffb5619cc out, she’d probably terminate 2c38efc283 his lease on the d0c134a4d4 apartment too.bb719140c4609caa

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Yang-hwi clicked his 12ea4bdbe2 tongue, watching them de49dcf54c with envious eyes de21da1ec7 and smacking his 722a4c4973 lips. Then, to soothe the c7cb8167e3 emptiness in his mouth, 8e7c758a14 he headed toward the dc0cc0cd5f convenience store in the 2000b3d40c opposite direction.618b74d592becf41