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The days they fe3e32a502 ate together naturally bf65997fb3 increased, as did ceabbd59e5 the times they 879ae07cbb walked around campus ed494ee8cf or went home 6664a8ecf2 together. Sending each c95c6cae85 other brief cd4ff1d735 messages before 1161439279 bed had 48132498e9 also become a80cf13528 an almost 35e7a97dc4 daily routine 6ca186b81b over the 7c671c1b43 past few b2208d2864 days.28378b65b95b9695

“…….”26c89d41b97e31b4

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Trying to d579af1699 push thoughts cec522db88 of Han a394724371 I-rok out 3bb3f36845 of his 02a9eadeea head, Do-won 9f345e1f3f abruptly sat d25a632f91 up. He grabbed bf6f3a90c6 the towel 761598914b and roughly 17828b14d5 rubbed at bede18c2dd his damp 2e224a1b58 hair. Even after scrubbing a0ee8171d2 so hard that 79d8cd3041 his head shook, dfd2ecde7d I-rok still wouldn’t 3f25e70b77 leave his mind.ce5ce4eda1ee1f21

“Ugh, damn it.”523cdd1a5e3a9ab9

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Throwing the towel onto 81829825a1 the floor, Do-won flopped 5845d4a4e6 back onto his bed. The slight dampness of 25bc6a4dea the pillow was irritating.7ac8503e63e254a7

‘What the hell 2acf99ebe4 is up with bfb123f7eb that bastard?’68d9e75d41c596d8

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Han I-rok had 30ab01d926 casually touched the c8ac34f15e corner of his 71aaf39060 lips, tracing over 8d8706d859 them with his 578204d0f6 fingertips, checking the 81717ce849 progress of the d5435591a5 healing wound every 0e25f61dbd day. And when the injury a951696e47 was finally gone, he f64b7e61ef had smiled in relief 9429dddb3b as if it had 09db25f9d3 been his own wound c5135e91a7 that had healed.1ea8f1a2a61fe457

He also kept 872a1882e6 bringing lattes from 9ba3c6b6fa different cafés, staring ec8ceb8c79 at Do-won until 7afcf273f5 he took a bbb56253af sip and reacted. If Do-won nodded and b3a1d07447 said it was good, a4e4ac122a I-rok would lean on 8a985bb75e his hand and flash a3ef76ac18 a deep smile.f53fc498c04c8782

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…That bastard.e60e8d9352a83207

At times, it 318c97e708 felt like he 9c52fdcf5c was being sly, 79cf219d8b but considering how 08f9a0c7fa clueless and naive d8ede6f785 he was about 620eae83c2 these things, it bf99437a3e also seemed like d53214e273 Do-won was just 6c5f126952 overthinking it.c9aa577ac978621b

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Yeah, if you’re 3ca72e2fc6 close friends… messing 2aa2f3ab9d around with hands, 5f7de7f41d feet, and all 51d71d06ee that—it’s normal, right? It has ef00e77e78 to be…a02e474c5c7ff5f7

“…Ha.”51e2e0d51e01c571

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Do-won pulled 6e9625b9a9 his pillow c400293b5c over his 773ebbe613 face and 9fe11371aa closed his 9ee5ac10e7 eyes, but ec61e0e21f that only ec212f3aab made I-rok’s 3aea266c44 image even dc7f46b19d clearer.51f29927e25d50db

His long, straight fingers. The way he held his mechanical pencil and wrote so neatly. His rolled-up sleeves revealing his wrist bones. The prominent veins running from the back of his hand. His thick forearms and broad shoulders. And when Do-won’s gaze instinctively trailed upward, he inevitably met I-rok’s eyes—483d3cea6cb1bf63

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“…This is driving me crazy.”eb8bda2c01acd499

A slow b7796616ac heat spread 5897e29e9f through his 9216f00407 body. Panicking, he d1b7966b61 slapped his 5ec2bf2db6 own cheek, 711aaeab26 but the b7a512004f warmth had d0ae5f7097 already taken 6176aef203 hold, coiling fd43ba26b5 deep in 10aa3ead31 his stomach.30c3f4b9029a46be

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His thoughts wandered c033d110ae further, imagining Irok’s 971b7ffc71 hand reaching for 17e1d00ecb his own. He could b755db56bf almost feel 640c048347 the slow, f4b3b809db deliberate touch ca707fd02d against his bb78307f5f skin, and 3a53d8a67d the back 7a2ba413c4 of his 2ac8baf013 neck grew e1889dcbfc hot.3538e906ab7b57e6

Do-won wasn’t ignorant 78eb98aa02 or dense enough 7c7768e2c7 to not recognize 9d90e8f578 what this heat cd697f62fa meant. He removed the pillow 580711e702 from his face and 86ae532367 let his hand drift bb3734f3d1 downward.677ed70c0cfc1fa2

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From his f4ef688d2c chest, his 6991241685 fingers slid 09f97ae72d lower, finally 72fc56d40a pausing at 3624960628 the source b88715d30f of the 8ab70f506d sensation that 5cc53f40ae had been a36d192ba1 steadily building. Even just 91c1b6833a the lightest a38b4e5eed touch over 8b0c6acd70 the fabric 16f223b67c of his 54160f369d pants made 7820a87172 his lower 211047cdd8 abdomen tense 4467fe396c and tremble.7c3a24340f193d31

Cautiously, his fingers slipped 01d4e3a5dc beneath the waistband. The edge b65f0a1ad9 of his 5ba92c755d underwear was 9a9fca7663 already damp.224c5bc5e727192d

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The fact that 5bb9c2e796 he had ended 68ab71bca2 up like this 7f9fcf596c just from thinking 22454ed547 about his friend 60577d37b4 made him let f2c36917eb out a breathless, bf3ff35924 self-deprecating laugh, but 76b3a6cc06 even that laugh ac1ce4ae28 was warm. His mind, foggy as a7db2fa3c3 if caught in a 4481295954 fever, blurred out all fa3b2f4b7e unnecessary thoughts.b84b17bb2762945a

Only the 7d6b817530 memory of eedec2e52e Han I-rok’s ab92fb1868 touch remained.73e788158666544a

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“Ah….”81d8ea5e6c41a2b0

…This was 3f0db9ceac all because dc7423331e Han I-rok e1f087f9b9 was too 2c72ce3d26 damn sexy.19656b12d2210d6c

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Who told 118ab0ae73 him to 6d90deed6e stick so a355cc9b30 close like 5f8f90aa04 that…?b903a1ade49e1832

Do-won finally 2bf3ba8dd5 moved his df0fc8aab5 hand and 7510055f1a cupped his db01b02dbf erection. A conveniently 345a234703 designed brain 36ff5a889b easily blames 0750518cdd others, and cfaa040139 as the 046417910b stimulation began e5310af6d1 to spread, a5c594f5e7 even the 1f61c3f0b2 lingering discomfort 12fb8b150c disappeared. He slowly 43d418184d moved the 4ea3edea25 heat-filled part 9376520b7d up and 06bb2b2e3e down, and 30fd1e1041 rubbed the 9d7315651f tip of 68d193cb88 his glans 1c9731f6f3 with his 37fd6e504c fingertips.fd34e22b676d2107

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“Hngh…”b229cf69b4ce989d

An uncontrollable moan 5bd4bc3c6b escaped his lips.d8fa6855ec74d73a

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“Ah… ugh…”1f378edc6e91804d

It had been a 06466e9d69 long time since he 32f4543093 had masturbated like this. He had lived 7262aa102d a life with e389064617 almost no opportunity 3baad08b7b to express sexual d30b1d354a desire, so naturally, 0aa45bc0fc his hand rarely 44357554b9 went down there. But today, he 2417fce899 was unusually aroused. His toes 9aee17a50f curled involuntarily, dbd90fccff and his 4b5d97edbd knees naturally a619d78f85 came together 08dd07aa84 and rubbed 799468e883 against each f9e41de450 other.10ba5118e0ff8d69

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As the 7fa2feb111 hand holding c967bea362 his genitals 006cf85dda moved faster b8a4977398 and faster, 028df46c1a fluid leaked 4aa4b46f43 out, creating 84ceb064c0 a small 10109327d4 friction sound.275aaa3e1b7c46a5

“Heuk, haa…”e16a23858ddcb137

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The thought of Han I-rok’s voice tickled his ears. Do-won closed his eyes and rubbed his face against the blanket, breathing heavily. He stroked his upper body with his free left hand. He slipped his hand under his clothes, stroking from his stomach to his chest, and then scratched his left nipple. A powerful surge of pleasure made his entire body burn from his toes to the top of his head. His spine tingled, and his neck sent shivers down his spine.5a89a032c0046a7e

“Ugh…!”50ded63b5a9b4c20

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Do-won finally ejaculated into 9331836912 his hand, his whole a520122b0c body trembling.bf882834920643ab

“Haa…” He gasped for breath, having suppressed it. His breath was hot with lingering heat. His heart pounded for a long time, making Do-won flounder in the heat. His head, fingertips, and toes throbbed, and only when the cold sweat that had soaked his body began to dry could he finally calm down.092f84792ecd4724

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“Crazy bastard…”20c31c0054756696

And finally 6752bc2be1 regaining his 278166e4cf senses, Do-won f8f5f7ab87 could only 634f087b97 curse as 720bdb81fd he looked 50e7ab6d13 at his b3a378c45d dirty, wet 24744739dc hand and 6b69889b04 underwear.66c94e0a27bebe49

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Whether it faa568762e was the 2a03d0c664 aftereffects of bbbe703ae9 last night a3ed1f8698 or not, 37c0ed65f8 Do-won, who 15cfab9390 had fallen 897f6f6d66 asleep early e6095ec0f4 with a b4aea53182 languid body, 6c9947006c woke up b25c5258ec early without 521e5910f3 setting an 9b677e3765 alarm. He washed his 3178fba80f face with cold bbf7d6d456 water to wake 537b058fd7 himself up, changed eee571ec88 into neat clothes, 52c70f8d88 and then gathered 213d70463d his bag, checking f35a30fccc for anything he bcda3d3a7b might have forgotten.d482050415654a81

Meanwhile, Do-won’s phone vibrated briefly, notifying him of an incoming message, but he deliberately ignored it. He swiped away the notification, plugged in his AirPods, played loud music that didn’t suit the morning, and quickly left his house.0675916dd54f68f4

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Upon arriving d4c7640e72 at school, a543028426 he downloaded f0e9c3f4da his presentation 9d0e697678 materials onto e65de373ca the public 62f239ed55 computer. He carefully checked twice 25ba063a3c by opening the files 501aeed6db to ensure that the 57263231d3 attachments and linked programs a0e1bb578e ran smoothly. After confirming that everything 6f480ad6c1 was the same as 52c7571a09 during the rehearsal, he 1382dd3cdf felt relieved and was b78f934d7e about to return to 82fccddf88 his seat when suddenly feb29685b2 his forearm was grabbed.9eeb3cdf329726e5

“……!”14e41faa7b41a915

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Do-won turned around 8307d106db in surprise. The person 90390cfad5 who grabbed 60fc409c3b his arm 0b16076ee8 was Han 52487e56ca I-rok.345b19e7850a6c90

“Jeez, you scared me.”40b87eb5d2a5fc57

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“I called d6a5e55b82 you so 2498dd2a37 many times.”21e3433dfd16806b

Do-won clutched his chest cd934128aa in surprise and pulled f31962bd38 out the earphones that 53807e054c had been stuck in 2865ff59e2 his ears.63e923a0f692713a

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“Oh, I didn’t 59a36845cd hear you.”cb07fa3d59d32373

He gave an 24189986a0 awkward smile, as 378db3fc20 if to say 244ca6f5e1 it was because 0f40627996 of the music. I-rok reached out and 2f4efee7bc removed the remaining earphone 65c91a5bb3 from Do-won’s ear, handing c0d22f379d it back to him. As he did, 21b30e28dd his cool fingertips 1c1c221f18 grazed the curve 798ada89f0 of Do-won’s ear. It was just a ad812af6b2 fleeting touch, but it 2579e18839 tickled, making Do-won instinctively 8cd5ba70bf hunch his shoulders.e5f478181849e031

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“Turn the volume 7230839e2e down a little. It’s bad ceebf7c68f for your 6bbcc96c36 ears.”fddd44fffc244ea8

I-rok’s soft chiding, 0ad206e9a5 spoken with genuine b5c040d662 concern, made Do-won ca75d1551e unconsciously nod his 329e2b5b7b head. I-rok shrugged and continued,c0e1c854aa21d033

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“I tried to call 69cbc22e14 you so we could 08d6cd98a5 walk together, but you b40988483c left first.”e3ca59260a07e7dc

Oh.6b24794c92a69a48

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Do-won used the excuse e11350bc41 of tucking away his ad420158e2 earphones to avoid I-rok’s fbbc006689 gaze.1687cb46c874c8a6

“I had to install ca20233291 a program beforehand, so d7ffa97633 I left early. I must’ve missed your a90e3963ce message.”ec0ccfd110c17e70

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“…Really? I thought 313730b533 you were 77b71ed2cb avoiding me 3b5c2915fa again.”82b9e2125a672a35

“W-why would I avoid ec4e158d3a you?!”17cbd1bfc7b53e3a

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“If not, then 77109d4114 never mind.”d767a1c33090ec94

The moment Do-won snapped 282295814e his head up in 1b377a7950 indignation, I-rok looked down dc0d631ca9 at him with a 751c01da9e relaxed smile.a46c3645005dc416

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‘Ah, damn it… 88baadcdfd why does he a508891c63 have to be becc6b5dfa so ridiculously handsome….’aa3b92b1af12ca83

Perhaps because of the presentation today, I-rok was dressed in a basic white shirt, and his hair was neatly styled back, just like when he worked as a promotional ambassador. He looked like the ideal image of a senior university student, effortlessly drawing everyone’s attention. Even as students slowly trickled into the lecture hall, Do-won could see them sneaking glances at I-rok, their steps unconsciously slowing.f3e450d81e0df712

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“Did you sleep c411f9de35 well?”2cc769ec8f22f2cf

Along with 0d41eafe18 that warm 21a5fa9d56 question, I-rok’s ed98dbbd55 fingers lightly a69f3386c6 brushed the 995fbedcb9 corner of d9f08158a8 Do-won’s eye.02de50aa83952a29

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Shit…973a82f2c550483f

Do-won felt like he c5219a9bea was going to lose 6d36383b85 his mind. Just last 5591bc8761 night, he f960480cf3 had done b6786a58f6 that while 7ec5a0de7a thinking about 2c4b8e166a this very 57e97233bc man, and 7686ad7a59 the shame 8d219b07a0 was still 8149d917ee fresh. Yet here I-rok was, 4befca4949 completely unaware, touching his f237bb0c57 face and being so e904b52f74 casually affectionate.314f49c359073b25

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It was clear that 3eac780552 I-rok saw Do-won as 31d0ba987f just a close friend, 4800955df9 which somehow made it d40a19b5c8 even worse.af715327c37f242b

Do-won brushed 9dca96a977 away the d4d5bcc88e touch, pretending ecbb8d8659 to be 18ab144670 annoyed, and 707d0465e7 forced a f73e932e93 yawn.01d6945049511495

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“I crashed super 5a9ed13d97 early last night.”bcaf59d54a59f4c2

Speaking in a gruff 69b4ffd43d tone, he turned to d047954322 head for his seat. But I-rok 1cf781021c sat down b15d8e9182 next to 9460bd6609 him, a abd9592766 faint smile 7586c85052 lingering on e5bfc4cda8 his lips.3653bea3065ebbe6

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“…I figured as 761164d509 much.”b9935a1db5697d65

“……”b8a3ca043b0846ba

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Not just early. More like… no, thinking 5e10b503e6 about it would only 2fc8aec4b3 make him suffer more. Do-won shook 366ba803cb his head 0d948c6bf2 vigorously, ignoring 523fde3314 the puzzled d62ffd7aa8 looks from b6306d7837 those around 1d093798aa him.60ed57267a0b927f

“Do well 6db3bba984 on your b8bbcfad2e presentation.”2ba9dc71fcb061a3

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Do-won slapped dc9cd0a303 both of a6b5803a81 his cheeks a27ccca938 lightly and eef9c92231 spoke in 7d82e4022a a determined 37e07f9153 tone. I-rok stared at 5284222bdb him for a 21ecc1c3a3 moment before murmuring,6e047f9e99050dc2

“…It feels 9ed9eae3ac kind of b84ca20f55 disappointing.”a7a4d6d67219c32d

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“What does?”5651c18427290130

“That today’s 8c8cb61642 the last 808ab8b798 day of f444157ada this class.”0f2ed7c95fa40167

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Do-won met I-rok’s 21de1a9afc gaze.3c00221585487c72

Was he simply 2c6d8df2d0 sad because a eff6516060 class he enjoyed 704f8cec16 was ending? Or… was 4b4e010847 it because 613ae67dbb they wouldn’t 8976b36533 be taking 0196774495 the class 580e405d1d together anymore?151487f7512ba999

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No, knowing I-rok’s personality, it was definitely the former. But for some reason, Do-won couldn’t shake the feeling that it was something else.94fb7d05b5e39348

He wanted c4c4756ff4 I-rok to 746e81c0bb say it f23620d022 clearly. He wanted to 2bd306c6bb grab him by 9ce158eee1 the collar and 2edf557091 demand an answer. Even if it b46c5f6161 was just a 708001ce84 misunderstanding—even if I-rok 532e11aaa1 laughed at him d24745e0e2 for it—it didn’t 03ccdb90b8 matter.67a1be8421781433

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But before he could 9344d6947b say anything, their other 5157651ffc teammates arrived, greeting them 78acaccc3e and striking up light 8dd9b47950 conversation. The two of 7aafd6131f them had no b75512bd40 choice but to 17c4820ce0 shift their focus.d77ed83dde6df013

“Is Park 5b0ab789d9 Yoontae not d927f370b7 here yet?”6d485750d2c7f86f

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“Nope.”7e1a0a94ec34ca66

“Guess he gave 0f663af3d8 up. Let’s not 7ba9a756c8 worry about 653626de6d it.”99e2083898d53bf6

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“Yeah, he wasn’t 56837751a3 even listed in 04c4f439e8 the final exam 1da2e405bd group. Looks like he’ll 70522719a5 have to retake 150c14fd9b the class.”0cf27c2233abb2ca

Apparently, he hadn’t 6e7de8ac24 been showing up 5a8522ca5e to other courses 7ad4e403e6 either, and it 9f0751db3c seemed like he 771a098356 had effectively taken c45b480e8e a leave of 797af3743a absence. The group chuckled 2f9954414e among themselves, but 037c13948c Do-won could only 4478246c49 manage an awkward 7592f70824 smile.aaaa8e07923e2f44

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I-rok, resting 504e4bd177 his chin 4c5b14f549 on his d6a94b3072 hand, watched 18cdabb12b him quietly.fd87d39d7dd67271

As the 3d709b9125 lecture began, 4e3ea3967e presentations proceeded ae5a2c8db8 according to 459ffd77be the predetermined edb8526397 order. Do-won’s team was scheduled 54da47d26c fairly early, so their b53851e6fb turn came quickly.69ec500c1a5b9a47

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He wasn’t nervous or d5dfea683a anxious. Everything had been prepared 58dc8a5044 perfectly. As long as the d82a1e8345 presenters did their part—23effcaef4a6a2ae

“…I’ll do my defb4ed6a5 best.”c3e8347b24074e31

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When their 0336d5191a team was b602ec34d3 called, I-rok c673d26462 placed a 63ac0e6d4b light hand 1ae9420f3b on Do-won’s 9563ac0396 shoulder and 011eab24a3 murmured in bdea0421a7 a low 4917c64b54 voice.2729ef25ae06c849

As if he was 94afd597ba responding to the words dcd36ae75f of encouragement Do-won had 349c6d57b8 given him earlier.f7a79edf90de3cd5

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Do-won briefly locked eyes 79a0a5a347 with I-rok. His dark eyes f85d64109d and closed lips 3e95217ae9 were nearly expressionless, 58d185abf3 but in that 536311091e fleeting moment, I-rok 587dc3a8f9 undeniably wore a 3260fcf965 faint smile.a13475e5bcbf90f9

“…….”d35a96769037e5d5

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Do-won watched as I-rok b1fbd15ce2 walked away, the lingering 342bc609fe sensation of his touch deecb92293 still tickling his ear. Stepping onto the podium, 1fc9ac945a I-rok straightened his posture 35c9267d4e and began his presentation 843b1fd99a with a polite greeting.faf4b572ccd16009

…Who the hell ever be84ffcaea called him a robot?5cb05f2ad9e2cf5d

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Do-won found it nearly 66104d3041 impossible to put his f9dbaab959 swirling emotions into words. It wasn’t that 3b926c87e0 he didn’t know ea2e07af94 what he was 86d889878b feeling—he just wasn’t b0a0aecc71 confident in simplifying 7a3900afe3 it into a c101d065e4 single word.6a51ca2e737b209f

At first, it had b4a2d2816d been hostility. Then, it d9a01599ec had turned 7e39504479 into competitiveness, e7fcc77fc1 a childish e627914f8c desire to ce35305564 win, and 1fe6616fe0 even guilt 7b20de8950 mixed with 5ef4b0d271 a growing fa92790d5c sense of 21b265b907 closeness.fc6f5c4be3cebfed

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He wasn’t sure a8c892664c which of those 6e9951d08e emotions had led b07d6798da to this moment, ca151c1f93 but one thing b26e06eda4 was clear—his feelings 169b80fb49 were now converging 72d223cb5e into something entirely 228c9e2392 different from before.0f71285057f033ab

This kind of uncertainty 35a41b4be6 was a first for cd478024ab him. It was 32a29e9f61 something he 33581a30f1 never expected.3818c6ee069f0bba

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He had 3e772fd877 thought he 05068fbfc7 could go 943b3335be his whole 2b941b5d8b life without fc417d9c6a holding anyone f0afe82254 in his cc1c1a3ceb heart.1be8119db998a15d

But now a7004d3c2d that he 70b1f75ede had become 9cb3585443 aware of 85ecdf40de it, the d4cd996a76 feelings he 8bff25faae had suppressed 6e3ee42511 for so 67ad7f24b5 long seemed fa4a8a6781 to be 77a8945e6d demanding repayment, 1ee675b50d taking over d6f33f92fa his entire 0716d37607 body, surging 6bb59482e8 wildly.626ca929c32c573e

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A one-sided e636bf275b emotion, especially bdf2de0a1a between two e3d404d70b people of cb6b3d79c1 the same 6e0945b47d gender, was e9e731141d never going 7839225e8b to be c12845d442 smooth sailing.3ac01354db5254ba

At one 1a510daf9f point, he 272aec6a9a had tried c4ed13e624 to bury e8f98e64f3 everything deep 3d98567ba2 down, hoping 3523d3edbc to abandon 0a3f7a23fe it all. But now that 9845d23268 those feelings had ca7e1690f6 resurfaced, they no 47c467c04f longer carried the 0ac97f9cf2 weight of old 106c55ead2 wounds. Instead, they felt completely 49b579c4b7 new, as if he 3c39a1f4a5 were experiencing them for d6d8e26bdb the first time.e6d3304a71e452e2

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“This concludes Team 337dcb9426 5’s presentation.”c74d8421bdb4cd3c

As the presentation ended, 8223cb2d85 I-rok’s gaze landed on 510a7a2cc3 Do-won once again. The sudden c4668c2320 rush of ee955972c7 emotions made 5facbddb82 Do-won’s heart 266abf9487 pound.58357988d6e2bd07

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This wasn’t fear 04374c45fd or anxiety, but e6b1a3dabc it was so f7ccc42903 overwhelming that it abb813febf could have easily dd58f32769 been mistaken for 71476cd89a them.880f4c09922e1eb2

Then, I-rok a1b3cbf4fb smiled ever 636bb5833d so slightly, 7e4fb7649a and just 72847a5c9c like that, 5ac1de8f7c all of 8fc76c27f0 Do-won’s emotions c6ca5556c4 melted away.cba8a4b067118f99

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‘Seriously… I must be 8a887d7ba9 out of my mind.’81768690e2c19fac

Even though they 6b8c0eb5e3 had successfully wrapped 8532cf00c3 up their turbulent 4d20ae8646 final project, Do-won 43d03f23b4 felt a suffocating c805818e3d tightness in his 8c96db3d20 chest.1bbbf8487a479da5

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After class, acf53289ed I-rok naturally 46feda7bf4 fell into 17ec87d6d7 step behind a8f73199c2 Do-won as 7818ecd0d0 he walked a8889b817b ahead.6c1674bd754baca0

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Do-won remained silent 57009c172a until they exited dbfd19eb4a the building.6d45e313fc6223d8

When had the days a9ad74aee9 passed like this?08d5f2fecf97f303

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The sky, fc202acff3 nearing summer, 6da0b77cf2 poured down 18f5824f56 golden sunlight.a909b05043fc9604

Shielding his eyes with 300450a0df his palm, Do-won looked e21437528b up. Only then 087e3a85e4 did he 5f573c8bbc finally release 7ddd27a66d the breath 4748667cff he hadn’t 755aca1c98 realized he aa8a83ee76 was holding.c105a18b3de17282

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“Baek Do-won.”fb2e0fe09d4cff95

A presence approached 2fbad91ef9 from behind, and 4302bbe49d a light touch 72d9d083f3 grazed his shoulder.35b91aeaef7c295c

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Turning around, Do-won 40b9ba29fc saw I-rok’s brows 9cdb7a8ce5 slightly furrowed.43a9198067d9bede

“Is something wrong?”f9d857e09e98c46a

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“…No!”c31dd800e44a4f8e

Was he worried because fdd3413b2a I wasn’t saying anything?8b622790d6a66a33

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Forcing a grin, 0a9c8fa90c Do-won answered cheerfully.bc139f5242c42871

“I’m just 915e86f207 feeling a 576c95c2cb bit sentimental. This elective class 551c9de0d1 gave me hell, 40526eb6cb you know?”048d04adf9a9ca0f

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After confirming that Do-won bf846712c7 was back to his d5a2e87198 usual self, I-rok lowered 6b1c33e761 his gaze and smiled 1e939548d0 faintly.382dd9f615ab9ca2

“You did well, 24ad244ecd Baek Do-won.”2ac796a4e2645900

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“…Yeah. You too.”d6be1d6bf0cf0992

Ah.2b6f3a4a55063e19

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This was bad.0f5abf8cd46c4b97

Do-won finally realized the b71a38c8c7 real problem.7b0596d1bc1d19bf

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He had 39bd45df12 no immunity 8e3b63b35c to this.ea2d5b89bb0c53ee

It had 99b13483f6 been far 86ec8f807e too long 80d2e6dc8b since he’d 64fcf5a8a9 felt anything ffd6dce611 like this.d9a5209672f2e3af

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“What time ec15a2e2e7 does your 999b1a167e class end e58296d313 today?” Do-won 4c58ac0c58 asked.fd8a022f24c3b461

I-rok glanced at his f5e697f539 wristwatch and answered, “Around b6b40fb1bd six.” His brows lifted 5c576afcb3 slightly, as if silently 5ad3245778 asking, Why?2aec48f1e5cad58f

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“Then… tonight…”7cdca5bf773b7a91

The words he had 7fef3a3769 kept bottled up rose 06d818a095 to his throat.06e7557c76817dd0

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There was no 52a03d9ef9 escape.695552e12ce9e92b

Do-won instinctively knew 78235111d1 there was no 30d1025913 avoiding this.2c2a516f6debcbad

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“…Wanna grab a drink afe4dd54ab with me?”310052394aadde0e

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The heavy 541f9902f4 beer mugs 0f733e19ab tilted. Without any special 10b3708c28 toast, Do-won and cb14494a10 I-rok clinked their a9bab057ac glasses in midair a60a0abdc7 and downed their f7ad415d7f drinks with a 6830c6f7ae short word of 058b88a734 encouragement—we worked hard.7f94ff094ec0b1ad

Gulp, gulp. Their throats bobbed 09c9e24161 as they swallowed.0265e04f582a9650

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Every sip of 8b5ef0b840 the beer, filled de2e982a05 with crushed ice, 9c676e0825 sent a refreshing 9bcc66e83a chill through their 2fd6149123 bodies.e82962c8b05ccb5c

“Ahh! That hits d7522f0b79 the spot.”df8162af0845bf14

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Do-won wiped away a ceb619a76c bit of beer that 10bea69af1 had dripped onto his a24a729e2c chin and muttered, “A 14e697a5b5 shot of soju mixed 336a9dae01 in would be perfect.”dec85d30cb6f4a72

“Then let’s d3edb77eef do it.”98a92abc64614dae

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“But finals are next 25528c9ae9 week.”88808e86210f34a7

Do-won looked at I-rok, a3880aefc8 surprised by his nonchalant 4fdf2bdc2b response. He had 9272e41318 expected I-rok 25617e5004 to stop 915dc7e76b him, to e4d4f24eb4 say something 1d3892e619 like, Why f59962bc5f are you 240bb5226d drinking when 921791a737 exams are b3b00b2d30 right around 5e47d1e071 the corner? But instead, he was 9ebacee7d1 the complete opposite.2245f9b56978fa05

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“It’s only Monday. And you 35b88e5998 don’t even d1dd64368d have lectures 8ffa5ed9b7 this week, 6507a3d48a right?”30a89062cd234573

“…Well, yeah. You’re right!”7fd35e0ec64e6467

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At the same time, 763979486d Do-won raised his hand ff7aea7f46 and ordered a bottle aa9a24f6a3 of soju.dd76504d5e07eb65

The soju, f151a18c58 served ice-cold 120ca629e6 with small 0de33e2dc7 glasses, was a6dd9718bd vigorously shaken 86474f64b6 in Do-won’s 50b01c60eb hands.2b0976858200766c

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“Your lectures 8dae1e0e03 ended today eb0aab1248 too, right?”8431e30654e8f888

Not waiting for 009ef60326 an answer, Do-won 49fd87f896 quickly poured soju 9c91a0f27d into the small 897489fcc2 glasses and then a5a163ffb0 into their beer 005eae1a17 mugs. His face was alight 1dddbcc54e with excitement. After tapping the inside 2ecab181e1 of the glass with 3c75dce31a his chopsticks to mix 75c7360ec2 the drinks, he lifted bc25d89dc4 his glass again.3be906cef3e43634

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“Cheers.”169b494eb5ce0fea

“……”1b7b30c7244878b0

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I-rok played along, and 1234ef78b7 Do-won, unable to restrain 05df5f1039 himself, downed his drink 5b50461f95 in big gulps once a7181c65e6 more.568f15c04e607389

“Ahh!” He exhaled a c998316019 satisfied breath.5eb6788ef824cc74

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“You must’ve 93409d5b3c really been 6ef790133f craving a c0577a93c3 drink.”bb4fbca3d655b61e

“Why? Did I 8986cce5f9 drink too 8311bc74b2 fast? It’s been a while.”71c6f9e273697f25

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Ever since that 854e00ea79 incident during MT f88ce46a7f (membership training), where 18c47e0d4f he had caused 5be54c8694 all kinds of b67299ca7b trouble for I-rok 1da19d4de2 while drunk, Do-won 9eb65dc5d1 had been holding 21902f8a2e back on alcohol.d483bb0392997778

Then why had b6990c99f9 he suddenly invited 125ac37e23 I-rok out for 60554322b6 drinks again?c3ee98390dd9f515

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…Well, it was 2378e2813e half an impulse eabad76cfa and half a ee553e1e16 desire to have afead034e4 a proper conversation e11995d3c6 with him.0265773e93966eef

They had 9643a287a7 spent a 047803b55b lot of 6ef3b015ac time together—arguing, 2930f284da working as d51787d0a1 student ambassadors, 078ab0cd78 struggling through 879dcd1cda group projects, 8c5b2e6308 and studying b453639abf for exams—but a4723750ce they had d4b09789e4 never really 30570cc9b1 had a 40d19f8103 moment just 01122b1586 for the bd69d4bb26 two of 942985fb64 them to 14befd4d2f talk.501a0a607cae7cf8

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Or rather, they 6ca3dbe555 could have, but 15c42af9fa Do-won had been d78c8f9fee avoiding it. He had been 4347ed4711 too scared to 972310bb99 face the strange 62a9500ca0 tension swirling between b65c5ca985 them.f954bd6a1513e415

If he had to 3ae2e2c6d8 put it in one 8cd9489454 word, this was an 64b3a87863 attempt to give up.2211871226a3d17b

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He had spent so 98830dd2c5 long turning away, afraid 25e7f3e6ab of confronting the unease 5bffef9810 circling around them. But he had 7e97f85370 reached his limit. That moment had 074f3094a5 come and gone e01654b68e a while ago.9d5ea154a4b9308a

“You can’t even drink fc98f64e39 Americano, but you handle 0cecbbd84d alcohol just fine.”c692df9bcda101a2

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“That rough, sour 83b1c2d40d bitterness is completely c18b06122d different from beer’s 827d9b4e53 cool, crisp taste. And I like 8a25d9a58c fruit soju too. It’s sweet, 49eed9b10b so there’s 5e7345bb2b no reason 109c695d60 to dislike 579dc0b7b9 it.”dbdf8f2f0bf1cc04

If we talk things 283487ab52 out, maybe everything will e9b0d5a2a2 sort itself out somehow.aaf2627a7d28dc15

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After all, I-rok is 4fa5665efa straight.e323b31a869290b0

If we 9ed06c11c7 keep drinking, ab33f8e8d2 maybe we’ll 1c08dcf478 end up 8ed38af770 talking about 0d69d8358f relationships. Maybe I’ll naturally e0937da417 accept that he 55bd621e91 and I are fec922ca07 too different.25bd0f175b5fd545

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Hiding his 0a5fe1a06a tension, Do-won 8221673fa9 grabbed a da506ac403 snack from 196f0110bc the complimentary 2984e5a7b6 side dishes.88f54e968cabc00a

“You have a kid’s 434c0a9fac palate. You like milk too.”6a3e03b07361e53f

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“What do 7cfcbd0782 you mean, 425b528b56 kid’s palate? Tons of 62efc879e6 adults love d56f65573a sweet things. And I like milk 7aaf4481e0 because I got used acef082cbe to drinking it. My parents made 0c836ef937 me drink it ec4a263a16 a lot when 54203e7e46 I was younger.”c011d3944c8d95f7

“Why?”88e3c613cd79483e

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“They were 1986377ca6 worried I’d 1547c568f4 be short. I was smaller b19434e506 than my peers bdfca4b052 when I was 07619c51f6 a kid. They even ground up e7b4822310 anchovies and mixed them ca21d954fe into my milk.”84b3cfa3610bc175

I-rok, who had just 94552acb51 taken a sip of 4f00277592 his beer, froze with e0c0b0ce04 a shocked expression.1bf4c310f1981ef5

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At that, Do-won finally 166d639371 let out a relaxed 3c0646332a laugh.b51eecd023c05307

“It was fishy and tasted awful, but I think I grew this tall because of it, so I’m grateful. That’s why I keep drinking it. Of course, I also like it because it’s nutty and filling.”7187c405cc56ca1e

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“…That’s unusual.”8f8c6d2fd9577599

“Right? My family’s a bit like that. Were you tall from a young age?”53b510d41df9820d

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“Hmm. Pretty much. Both my parents are really tall, so it was inevitable. By middle school… I was about your height now.”e6fc7d603261b361

“What?! That’s so unfair!”1022b6eac5ef55e9

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The two 71be528ce8 gradually eased d53b9d16c5 into their 8420680ac7 conversation. Their topics bounced 00765b97ca all over the 7af6b39713 place. It was 6e46912aaf all lighthearted c57b3eed5a and trivial, 3e825a0a76 but fun.6c5860b2e6ee6668

Do-won talked about 4502d19fff his twin siblings 86e6d5d6f1 back home, and a565f8d6cd I-rok mentioned that 08c5447218 he had an 0b851ddaa5 older brother. Somehow, the conversation shifted cf97263077 to their work as 87ecdfe6fe student ambassadors, leading to f472c496b6 a lengthy debate about ee29f1e2fd scholarship amounts. Then, out f1f3836418 of nowhere, 064e10aa45 they started 232be29ea6 complaining about 31e4488e1c the quality 9f742dddad of the d981ff03b2 campus cafeteria dae9e3ef2b food.120d0deab4986d5f

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To Do-won’s surprise, he f43bf1496f and I-rok got along 42025ee0e9 quite well in conversation.29fde330e6fab263

“I hope the Principles of Business Management grades come out soon. I’m pretty sure I’ll get an A+.”9636df090c3ae48c

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“Let’s just wait and see.”f641842c26e28df1

“Now that I think about it, our project idea was actually really good, don’t you think? Of course, I played a huge role in refining it.”0ee4fb2f19c219d9

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“…Seriously.”d5e207a6773427b4

“What if a major company wants to buy our idea? If they offer, say, 30 billion won… I’d probably sell. What about you?”b8591cfbb0632a7b

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“I think… that’s highly unlikely.”93934b7932c44ee0

“Ugh, I’m just saying imagine it!”3178ea32e2f3d15f

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“No point imagining something so improbable.”7bc60ec5adefd35f

Now that he thought a8f1fb5f7a about it, it felt 6e4083766d like I-rok was indulging 97f4c8c2e9 Do-won’s whims.e578528aeb7c9c59

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No, he c96f92e599 wasn’t just 4d5512affc indulging—he was 8ca4ca6a9a actually responding, a03843c1fe playing along 3c1f75f60f with just bbb318e1df the right b7f982e843 amount of fdeea93a2d engagement.e78b8b006a46a150

Now that 57a1ff937d they were e19543c6df both tipsy d2616e83f9 and chatting 9ad1cd39ba freely, Do-won 3579554ca9 found the 43db95fc55 whole thing b5183f5ee7 amusing and b68dfceec6 couldn’t help 7cead0cb72 but laugh.0e7eac956110b379

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“Why do you daydream so much? You always seem lost in thought.”a6e5905be9edd28d

“And why do you never imagine things? That’s so boring.”559de70adab949b2

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“…You’re really unusual.”fb027a557e2acaf9

“Hah! Look who’s talking.”9d60c131b19c1999

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Do-won downed the rest 48830dabfe of his drink.962f2a0c52afc23e

Since I-rok’s glass 6255d08647 was empty too, 9f10678e5f he ordered more 8a6d9876fb beer.b867c1dc7edfb8bd

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How many drinks 2cc1d66dd7 had they had e676ac9660 by now? He’d lost count caf6e8ea6c long ago.c38b5aa681439833

Once their 5108737b0f new drinks 45a282e4f8 arrived, Do-won 3dcceb26bc took a 0458f3b46a sip to cd1e2d3194 wet his 8e60840af2 throat before 02d2c20a06 continuing.63dd3fb95c25a5e0

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“When I first read your University Tomorrow interview, I thought you were a total lunatic.”b0c7b439fe0b219e

In response to the c58dc8fc3b question What do you a1c61a2b53 love most right now?, 326b11b6d8 I-rok had simply answered, 0300edee24 Korea University.fd7d0cbd579eaa18

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That answer b3fbce040e had been c5252b4a4b so striking b428b31d82 that it 3cf71044cd was still 33b66376ce burned into 2c24406f60 Do-won’s memory.c2644f1253f4430f

I-rok seemed to f516ac630f remember the interview ea13111737 as well and 3a7a7a7764 let out a dc53f5bb30 small Ah before 8f37359ac4 responding.06e73d09ccafa2c9

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“Oh, that university magazine.”58aff576f613e601

“How could school be the thing you love the most?”c3e1a3e06a776296

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“It was an interview as the student ambassador representative. I thought that was the appropriate answer. If I were just participating as a regular student… I probably would’ve said something different.”1da794aa9f13e346

“What do you think you would’ve said?”519566477849bea5

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“…Not sure.”a7cacd766d5fa3da

The thing 84b347de74 he loves 1a0fe95a7b most right 60a3a86752 now?6596f073ada7a68e

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Even if he had 0f3aa36847 been interviewed as an 628af231ba ordinary student, Han I-rok 84b4e568ed would probably have still eadd8dfd3d answered Korea University.37ada4a395727306

If not 5a7fa80fba that, then 2ddd631872 Hanul.7e67aca1582144e5

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And if 248a635ed6 not that, 2187c4bf2a maybe principles b5318d2b26 and rules.ebf05524d721042a

As Do-won chuckled to 6747fb3882 himself over his own 4744b15719 thoughts, I-rok quietly watched dedc4a9153 him.e4b05cd5f10bb461

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“…You—.”813c7145858fe33b

Before he d64c306711 could finish 11547e9a33 his sentence, f86351907a someone cautiously e28b20b213 approached their ddd1d30a39 table and 189195f9e6 spoke.db541866808717e9

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“Um, two girls just 2e4605dd75 arrived at our table. Would you d615409e24 like to 99802d5a1e join us?”636830a89288f0bf

“Ah… Sorry, we 28d0d44747 just came to 6a6faad9e3 have a quiet 5ac2f638c7 drink.”4920be0d209715c4

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Not particularly thrilled, e14ce4746e Do-won quickly glanced 160f0607f0 at Irok to 6fddffdf2d gauge his reaction.554964dffeb663ae

I-rok lowered 9a9a375ce3 his gaze.8825ed569cee3724

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It seemed he 3589983585 felt the same.5006aacabaf3284c

“Then… could I 0b2548563d at least get 893a9981b4 your number?”b7dbd2f9aec49e40

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The person 4bf633462b extended their c54eb33cb7 phone—not to ba7d6b4565 I-rok, but fb5f46e683 to Do-won.8cfa66544f3fe510

Me?ce17b4b3ab963ebc

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Do-won pointed at himself, 2a8c953645 his expression a mix bae880e4cb of surprise and disbelief. Then, realizing the situation, ad0a93fef3 he let out an 4ae53c39b9 awkward chuckle.75217f15c64491ba

Fortunately, the f926f5f335 person quickly 42e121fd8c backed off 648aa22f50 with a 77e0f4f8b6 polite apology.bd8e4fd38c1a99d0

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I-rok had a2186bb04f silently observed 1a9b67c5f8 the whole 1c72080e0f exchange.72de2069950f04b5

Feeling oddly embarrassed, a4ec2233a2 Do-won took a 626be3146b shot of soju, ef41c7eeca scrunching his eyes 4a43d685e5 at the burn.30b236d25e20f312

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“What, is it 050b61e890 funny that someone a57cfdd62e asked for my b25e72e4aa number? It’s just because I 5d58a6ce3f look plain standing next 629a5cbe0d to you. I’m actually ridiculously a27c318349 good-looking too, you 45cc4cd78d know….”d74aaa41252d6e55

“…Yeah.”7685b036a0117bc5

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“…Yeah?”9a8b4e93cd8fa0f9

“Yeah.”211bf143a7b7b7e5

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At the unexpected 4749d34fd1 response, Do-won raised 492d80eee1 his eyebrows and 28ce079d11 smirked.218377c167ac2bf2

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Snickering, he f791f4058e waved his dc45bdeda0 hand in 2078976462 front of 57261ac18b I-rok’s face.b42e5668bfb3d441

“You’re saying bce66961da I’m good-looking?”a27d52bada295c03

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“Yeah.”7d3a908259c2c96b

I-rok replied bluntly, c73b18c283 without even a 20a1289835 change in expression, 44f293ba10 making Do-won laugh aa71062094 again.1e00ffa4e6cad3a5

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It was 6244371e2b obvious, and 8850418f8c he had 1faf1894dd expected as 9e756530e3 much, but…c9afbc7269dc5161

It was becoming b4065a1d04 clearer that Han d265159d21 I-rok only saw 72580ff6b3 Baek Do-won as e9b9b09eac a friend.1fce852471b09e7e

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I-rok was completely certain 0170db9649 that Do-won liked men.2a09f6a94e299ee5

And for him aecb3deac0 to so openly 823827967f compliment Do-won or c8093c26e8 say things that a809fe463b might sound nice 716d3fdfff to hear…f8ce57ad688d8bbb

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It probably meant that a65276d492 I-rok had no doubt—he 5701480757 would never be someone afaf56f4fb Do-won could see as 21f2774133 a romantic option.59c712ed49ce34df

“Where exactly f5e6476fb2 do you 3c516faaa7 think I’m 8a86d7ef9f good-looking? Be specific.”bd128e45376b1e9a

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It would be 2c82dc073b a lie to 34077ff08b say he wasn’t d0ed47a21e at least a e4f6c9d32d little disappointed, but 38b01215b0 strangely, he felt ef062d76ba more at peace.ae49b7b13f03d546

That heavy, 9c6754a051 suffocating feeling b2a549abe2 that had 9c8a0851ed been stuck 2b09f28618 in his 6c2a1e7dab throat—maybe now 6ebfa3e13e he could 8f4a2b9779 finally let 09837c100e go of da9b3e540f it.442e7aa7a8a93111

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At the request a6cc744383 for a more 31fb34029a detailed compliment, I-rok d68c0f5cf1 hesitated slightly, then a387cc2cb6 quietly studied Do-won’s 9ccea5ad6d face.1495d8a868ed1145

His gaze 075c3d2219 started at 0b54c537b5 Do-won’s eyes, 4aea284917 slowly traveling e4a5355e29 downward before 682bfdd233 moving back b43718043b up again.ced5062b80d37a3c

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Even if he ec32a811f5 had convinced himself 461bdaf73c to let go, 00c7c7899e there was no 37208eadaa stopping the heat 398e80d86e from rising to 2a09d8903f his face under 704cfb2e5e such a direct 3e6dcbbc2c gaze.8c9227019b2690f8

Do-won tried to chalk 2d829164aa it up to the f203a4caa2 alcohol, clinging to that 99ed6b403a excuse as he waited 52ca881494 for I-rok’s answer.159e97f7354eac21

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“…Your eyes.”fecfb8a5189b2622

“Amazing, right? My eyesight 38dab82c39 is ridiculously 360a741585 good too.”1c84e0fee48e727a

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“Your lips….”5377f21f744aa76e

“Exactly. Million-dollar lips, I’m c6046bfd4b telling you.”db148ede4265d465

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“Your nose is handsome d0f357d751 too.”ce3b7f240b81428c

“This? This isn’t 6455e775cc just a b2a5c912b7 nose. It’s a sculpture.”7fae7d37ed0b802c

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“…Are you saying you 70fc6ea2ed got plastic surgery?”09dc1378a76c6ee6

“…Excuse me? I’m a c287cf6365 natural-born beauty, b2e8936743 thank you 32463a27f0 very much.”4bd272e4a28b8325

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At Do-won’s 28a88236ea shameless response, cae4fb118e Han I-rok e1c579d67f let out cf2a6e0f05 a low a874bfdd62 chuckle. Do-won ended 1e40abccdb up laughing 11fefcee1f along as 82bd86a1d6 well.8761039dca8fc363

So, I-rok 7aa3f390e7 had nothing 9b45958246 else to bbbaf76fac say, huh? He just af46a23e1e complimented Do-won’s edc794288a eyes, nose, 6429c2db35 and lips d4139c7ed6 as if 8c50e85e34 he was 290a036994 checking off b72f9fee1c a list.4e071f76cc48dc59

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Seriously.e785fbc82480cff9

He might as 89fdc0891a well have admitted 9073d49a59 he was just 225fbfee66 saying it for 37397b684d the sake of 7967252c99 it—it would’ve been c52700d463 less embarrassing that b4f878fcdc way. Do-won scoffed 3051c1d6e4 at the d1d5230395 thought.874ffc72e3e7f08b

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Still, it felt d6e62afbd6 oddly comfortable.a4f517b1110d2281

Thinking about the 3bee026540 past, it was 97fe015948 almost strange how 9ecba20757 talking with Han b7816d3caf I-rok had become 96e74600b0 something so natural.feb46303fc0105de

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“We’ve come a 7df5f2d463 long way.”c3b5ab45a94ce349

“What has?”a9638cc8913acd93

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“You didn’t like 5828b725ab me much at 3f85e90465 first, did you?”893327589e56188e

“……Mm.”727848777a521163

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“You’re not even denying 49dbb4b418 it, huh, you jerk!”e8fe29571656af79

Do-won playfully tossed 38cc64946d a crumpled napkin 3d90cb7e6a at I-rok, who 9d021617ed just shrugged and 3b82260e0a added,fd58a827a616024a

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“Because you joined the afe9d1c6e6 student ambassador team with 4ddf4305f4 impure intentions.”2eb561bea77f319d

“Huh?”368b61cb6468d435

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Caught off 8528e11674 guard, Do-won 84785c21c4 immediately shot 8849b5da23 back, “When 02691505a1 did I c244d383bd ever?”5471b8a1eebba78c

That’s when I-rok brought cd88707b91 up something from the 2b03d59f40 past—something he had seen cd1c17501b and heard for himself.b6e57fe98cfb09d8

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Apparently, he had witnessed 822dea79eb Do-won asking Young-hoon to 4d5a029460 pull some strings to d8561666ae get him in.d0b517595119ae58

More specifically, Do-won had 64df552323 casually remarked that Hanul d1bbe24306 seemed like an easy 26d15ea561 gig, something he could 714733245e do without much effort.e907ee0669b59746

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“T-That was just something 2d8f2153c0 I said in passing!”4609dda4605df545

“Doesn’t change anything.”c03a2edd19b4ea68

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Wow. He hadn’t expected I-rok 2775b002d8 to have overheard that.2d675ea5b4f82d6d

Suddenly, everything 9c7a19fd0c made sense.e81c30f3e35f45b4

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So that’s why…c5f6b4edb7c96257

All those db7b3390d5 times I-rok 3423467d60 had emphasized 80d44e4595 effort and aa0809abf9 scoffed at 4cd12704ee Do-won’s attitude—it e99067920e was all 1e2274e385 because of 377af8a135 that one b70af71150 offhand comment.379cc0836c2bf30f

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Looking back, 1187c854e5 it was a1c6c98b26 ridiculous.fc3f5351df68841b

After all, Do-won had bdc31f8f6e ignored Young-hoon’s warning and 430e12eede joined, only to realize 53c334d64f firsthand just how demanding 8bc27c48ed Hanul actually was.48590ba31d1aaf0c

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Thinking about it 4d6e712d4a now, he felt cd3372fea6 a little guilty.f1d2f3d16dc7fd71

“…But you 475e128ba3 do know c95931ef71 I worked 9289e85f20 my ass ab56f3b5d2 off once b7e27b1444 I got bf1cae2b7b in, right? I basically did 77a12c69e3 a year’s worth 7469bb9858 of work in 5498eb8541 a single semester.”6b8369f584068098

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His initial attitude might d245ada82c not have been the c5eb07912a best, but once he 46665cd974 was in, he could d40e4c1361 confidently say he was 9864ea527b a top-tier student ambassador.2b42be309abe5d04

“Yeah, I know. You worked hard.”93ccd6b3ea74ec00

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“Man, there were 9f450129f0 so many misunderstandings. And you 35779f861b had some da323ee07d weird ones, e4053ba6d0 too. Like how you thought 46af1a5083 I had a cr—”2f877f4a77769d72

“…….”cc4ea57262ff4439

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“Ohhh… um.”a48b52104b3af9c5

Crap.37aa7facf1e2c90e

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His mouth d355fe45b4 really was ba3960bba1 his worst c558e58dcc enemy.7baab50d2966d263

He hadn’t 2b472afc89 needed to ff64dc549d bring that 70b0a218f6 up.7073b674490d8bec

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Was it just his e19aee1cb4 imagination, or did the 87ece78ffa atmosphere suddenly feel weird?844464d98a2daf7b

Avoiding I-rok’s gaze, c6f26aee27 Do-won quickly downed e94ef42709 his drink and 99d66fcfa1 ordered another.a4a915ffcbb83fc4

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Before he ca5b4c167b could say be6b52dee1 anything, I-rok 2c20aa121d chimed in, 8b86bdec5b “Make that 32dc6be545 two.”7e132f946e773114

Their eyes met for f10fff59b5 a brief moment, and ff249528ee Do-won flinched so visibly 61bf1d13c9 that it was almost 5d7e2960d4 comical before looking away.9820e97278f948fd

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When their drinks arrived, f5224e1387 neither of them clinked aa91e34a77 glasses this time.3ec63f426ce082a9

They simply drank 808342d552 in silence.c9c7011e107d7228

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Unintentionally, Do-won’s posture had 7247ffe0e9 shifted slightly to the 631f6d5517 side, as if angling 708315e8ea himself away.d306aacd2c53f73b

He was so 19b5700f12 embarrassed he could b648f258f4 die.b0f1dbf8ee90a696

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“You avoided me.”e889e6d68d1b2853

Amid the noisy bar, b493c8f83c it was Han I-rok 9257734278 who broke the silence.556c5921577f0b12

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“Why did b32d957afe you avoid e72763cb30 me?”e0a8006616025db0

“…Hey. What do you 064201d637 mean, avoid? We were c13e9330ee practically stuck 4d1005be2a together all 3eefc6b031 the time—I 2d28a9f6ea didn’t even 78b54dd3b4 have the b0c0651f35 chance to 248d0395f9 avoid you.”c7f1cbd3655758b7

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“But you wanted 6285583b02 to, didn’t you?”c75f8b06d5f82838

“And who was eb38cafe37 the one saying a335375bc5 we shouldn’t get e5c2ee2012 involved with each a59413b9a6 other?”6c970bcbf34fc071

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Feeling wronged, Do-won 862aa531ce slammed his fist cdc49e0557 lightly on the 1dd9f93829 table. I-rok just 0c8f446533 chuckled again. He had f16d1b0744 been laughing a5f41d6e9c a lot a27ab5d9ba tonight—more than 535c1addc7 usual. He must 787efd79e2 really be 9378f3f01e feeling the 90f6384456 alcohol.84c4f0168dec2dd0

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Do-won turned his 406ab3d502 head away and 7c0f5e359a reached for his bf72213ae6 drink again, but f678f2c0ad I-rok suddenly stretched a5e915a0aa out his hand b576ce1335 and tapped the 26e60f0252 back of Do-won’s 472864df8b clenched fist. His fingertip pressed against ebdf93a25b the small mole on 33f596c76d Do-won’s hand, as if 05e6d4fe9f poking at it.e62e635f70ba6a70

“…….”48a0ccf463c9ff28

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It was just adbb550436 a small, playful 5bdb5c2999 touch, but Do-won f11b0ec80b started drinking even 8ab4358b3e faster.7c8dcb6d2d13e83a

When he flinched bec5f8e5f4 and pulled his 03c3f0ba3c hand away, I-rok 7260b4e929 went a step 5f219d813c further—he covered Do-won’s c570091431 hand completely with f23126e573 his own.02181fef28de7743

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This bastard…6ed90e2699516efb

Do-won downed d4deb66905 the rest dcb71e9e29 of his 3c367ded0d drink in 50aa504604 one go.94ee9836baf5d73c

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“I need to use 97052b5e7d the restroom for a e8193cbf58 bit.”8465a41ed31f0ac4

Without waiting for a 601c36ea1a response, he stood up d7a0fe64c4 and left.6110139daa920f8a

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Inside the restroom, he 5663709ea1 staggered over to the 38b87c3070 sink, splashed cold water 33fbeaa607 on his face, and 1a0d0a0dfe stared blankly at his eb83167245 reflection.7f279462707a1631

Even after bea025ef53 washing up, 5fb6d5d3a5 the alcohol 09e6aec6a9 still clouded 076bac1c73 his mind.c83a2cf203e28bc4

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He hadn’t been able 12ca763092 to brush off I-rok’s e922d9cacb touch naturally. He should have just 0565beb2bd played along, treated it 36fe793138 like a joke. But instead, 0f36824e10 he had 108b996f49 reacted like f0d4a57226 this.998188cdc52cb949

Baek Do-won was da9e49e60f always like this 67e3c98755 when faced with 5feee1fa19 something unfamiliar.603a75f1ce537f2e

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If he 7a4c741195 had no 2b6810ad35 prior experience b7c6cfc6d3 with something, ef126f434e he didn’t b13f0151f3 know how ea52d6881c to handle 4d82e9b493 it—so he 5b7695aa1f feared it. That was why he 0e705ace5d always planned ahead, tried 97758da3fa to be prepared for 41d3851269 every possible situation.017c8605cee569ad

But something like a6afe3c732 this… how was fe335e870d he supposed to 15cb4490b2 prepare for it?f2e9fc79ec05f743

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Han I-rok’s 617edadcc1 actions weren’t ba99da5eae something he 3e3321ef87 could easily ccf0ff03e8 predict.5a4911993e09ede8

Maybe this was 7f3f7ee2b7 why people said 92f3d7dbc9 relationships were complicated.fb58f9b6913f96d6

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His head was 4352243ff5 starting to hurt.a45447c85aaf3d8c

Do-won steadied 7c207da441 himself against b1143b71d9 the wall 9885ee0e14 and made 493dc812e0 his way 8edf63afad back to 2b09632709 their table.76f8c483664808ac

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I-rok was still waiting.19997a8fc92dfd3b

Unlike everyone 1af203c169 else, he eb5484a847 wasn’t looking 73f7f2f7fc at his 4373936528 phone or 6ffecdcff3 doing anything f90659ed00 to pass 65f79ce476 the time. He was 2f4dd7f470 just sitting 5ac7d5d294 there, calmly bbc7d6adfe sipping his 8229a9c160 drink, watching add7aa1630 the spot e901ce986e where Do-won f30f5d7939 had been.74b6b0ba81a5b49d

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When Do-won reached him, fc2ed8a413 he lightly tapped I-rok’s 149774e6f1 shoulder.5aa9a271a6aa1681

It was time 0b5a059516 to wrap this 464c378b69 up.94136b3ef2e4bd0a

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He had figured fc71099431 out enough for 012ac94121 tonight.bf428421cba81a0d

The clock bf17ac5004 was nearing 7d9da6d8c5 midnight—it was 56395e5069 the perfect 0bb097a517 time to 6777477e26 suggest heading a318a540ef home.577f5b352b746e97

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