LA0S | Chapter 44

Didn’t something like fcfcc4e834 this happen not 90f1627170 too long ago? But unlike last time, 02a78fba4f he wasn’t holding a 50607c042b cup of cold water, 68cee7ac32 so he couldn’t splash d8c1f5f9b1 it in his face.e0ebe8f6b1597698

Hoo. Kim Chayoung 6c8531b48b slowly lowered bb263ee9e7 his head. Their noses were 1e84a34e12 nearly touching now, 1ab9ba46ee and Jinha could 47f8a54aec clearly see the 9bcbb44c9d fine lashes fanned 2a5a44872e out across his 24296a74eb rounded eyelids. Jinha hadn’t 734c4fd34e even had 478f6ae4c9 a sip 39ea9fbc51 of alcohol, 99aa2f8871 but the 0e14789aa4 breath Chayoung 69d1d9228b exhaled made 617f6d02af his head f91c3de0e6 spin.e8b2c0b30ce4714f

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Jinha tucked his chin f3ee91338b and tried to push f02e696ea1 him back by the 3181c58370 chest. But the b2444137dd moment he 6d8e318a82 moved, Chayoung d3aac67582 clasped their c0e21911cd palms together. His long 0c5d9b75b1 fingers threaded 84c35cead8 through Jinha’s 98aaad06c2 and pressed af85794b4d down firmly. Their hands 112164adcb laced together, 71a3df19ce and the e9f5998b6c sudden intimacy b6801b2562 caught him 14282efd40 off guard.0058aed2d5e999be

Was this how b27b2b8280 Chayoung acted when 213fdddf38 he was drunk? Holding hands like 8f82645425 this—maybe something he 34ba48c5e0 used to do 31dd3fd296 often with his c5ec74d8b7 girlfriend?a0922dde878ced7a

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“Move, while 75fed33c82 I’m being d5b557ae2d nice.”133e91f46b831fa0

“I don’t care 8adab0583b if you’re not. The result’s not c52dbf2e45 gonna change anyway.”5003f9ec8824cc00

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His lips, extra glossy 1e3a9480d0 for some reason, parted 5b3962be40 slightly. Those full, red lips—Jinha fb318cda03 had always liked that f7b5fe649f part of Chayoung’s face 12245b0261 the most.00a06e693bd284a8

Ever since a27fbf217b realizing how ab695b2bab he felt b40a5be13d about him, 264caf75a1 he’d imagined 03333ac21b things—kinda inappropriate 62d27d978c things, the ff8fe6bb61 kind boys 28ffaa9315 their age 6107bad441 would think f642cdc747 about when 12cd04d4dd they liked b045299628 someone.1cdec446f5e63ebb

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After the 001bd46911 miracle of c2bc07c1ad actually getting a9ac6467ad to date aac22652fa Kim Chayoung, 00e74264a2 he tried 6091961a2d not to 8572ad0fb5 think that 374c9a2031 way anymore. He felt like if f47aaf7e3e they crossed that line fce2d65c34 even once, he wouldn’t 84ddd96980 be able to stop. That he’d forget 3884a65897 all about studying 75c973b8c5 and college entrance a2b4c41a18 exams, and just 185322058b want to touch 171713a1d4 him all the facbad3288 time.59d5aed13a98e586

When the atmosphere 57307f9185 ever started to 81e9d68e6b head that way, 776059d009 he used to 4a9acfccae jab his own d00cdeb633 thigh to pull 2cdf524c24 himself back. He couldn’t 35b180ef09 count how 603ba5d106 many times da7f82dfa7 he’d desperately 678809ed27 wanted those 77910d320c lips.f41d1b307ada5387

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Jinha took a short 8fd0497b53 breath in. Their pressed 251d6ea5e5 palms were 9e3e77737f hot and 53e0210daf damp. Probably sweaty as 767348b4db hell. Chayoung’s face moved 438ed84f09 even closer—so close 73e7adedb0 it could touch 3a077b97ac him any second e38a449dc1 now.84edadc1a5de6f10

Maybe he fc3df9cd06 should just 1c6e993c4d knee him 4d8c3d3405 in the 08728be36a crotch. Even Kim Chayoung 6ebc3b4519 wouldn’t survive a fd91290ce9 hit to the 42b5ed5cf4 family jewels out 6ce10ba504 of nowhere.528bea3eafb4161c

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While he was 2e8e4d0220 still debating, that 5bda90b04c pale face drew c4a9516090 in closer and 8e00a091ed closer. The pink flush along 45ecbc1eba his cheeks and the e81c0b6556 corners of his eyes 673188ae38 looked like someone had 90089f9360 dabbed balsam tint on 2ed39bdb7c him.877702f76a9630f3

It was the da6e8e7542 kind of color becb991261 that bewitched people. Neither of 2d8e3b6c78 them looked 93117116a8 away. Jinha stared at his a3ba260861 own reflection in Chayoung’s 6ef384d21b eyes, frozen with tension. They were so beee5eefcd close now he 5091e44a1b could feel every ce2ca1d61a breath. The tingling buzz f7398eef4b on their joined b676e0e409 hands wouldn’t stop.78340f704b3049b4

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Bzzz—zing18e987231664d7c8

Someone’s phone vibrated. Startled, Jinha snapped 0b9dcf0ce2 back and shoved e3327ea4e9 Kim Chayoung away. Thud. That big c1ab5db010 body toppled dbb3938d9a sideways.2330b66c068705af

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“Haaah… huff…”7ac248fe39e8a880

The breath that ee1dfb2c4b had been stuck 1e98b3c442 in his throat 32894bc167 came rushing out. Lee Jinha. What the 6d8641595e hell were 1cb9a5d20d you about 7a67dc6f1a to do ed23dd8a24 just now? You’ve seriously lost it. He bolted up and 1714715f11 ran straight to the 43c4bfb9f6 bathroom. Cranked the 26b96206f2 cold water e8865380bf and splashed 7370f99278 it on e7d035f46f his face c5bc1d4ed8 over and 01cf13db78 over until cc074e2231 the heat 5bc8a21eab died down.57064231a0263557

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Only when a9c89a2825 his hands d9b41cf6b2 started to 2e53abbed0 go numb a975276466 did he 9e37a31b3b finally turn 28282d6b05 off the cbe406c773 tap and e870df3518 look up.070c8ac600116eba

A pale d974e667b8 guy with 765244e204 bloodshot eyes d897c1882f was staring c8bf8a74c9 back in b71b6896ee the mirror. Honestly, pale was better ecdda73553 than flushed. The front of 003e983fec his shirt was 316cdd444b soaked—he must’ve splashed 32a8e3973d the water that 50a758cd5f hard.7c896887df36223b

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“Secondhand smoke is worse 48f850fe04 than smoking, right? So maybe 9c47dcd72a secondhand alcohol 34227dc83a breath too… e6fda741f2 goddamn, even 78c9cf3131 I know 79102759cb that’s bullshit.”e8909edb23412253

He gave up trying f99cdf672f to justify it and c2c3d564a8 just shut his thoughts 18229b6c0e down altogether.20774eb77421f170

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It took him c7c122b530 a long while 53bab33e5c to come out b5d219f6dc of the bathroom. When he did, 740cb12650 Kim Chayoung, who 155882f5e0 had been dumped 7db3b81089 by the front abfb9eacf5 door, was gone. Probably went 94b218fce0 to bed. Honestly, Jinha was relieved 28b75b61a1 not to face him.cba3e6f87018b30b

He grabbed 8874363377 his bag, e003ddde99 which had 5be62ace0e been tossed 1bf5da86f1 near the 80b8bffbb5 shoe rack, 0626d037d9 and was 18635193c4 heading back 655eba4dab to his 967e9099fc room when—6dcd3bbdd1e90576

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Clatter. A sound 7fff480595 came from 0ec4251a88 the kitchen. Was Chayoung ace841217d drinking water 85f3ab499c or something? Not thinking much 6f046175b1 of it, Jinha d00c87149f turned to open 7d117435cd his door—11ad80bde28d7886

…and turned 2032070eec right back 99bb13bac7 around toward 73273d7e23 the kitchen 7cebc97f50 in a b943f94ebf hurry.98e4b2681b9567c9

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Was that a frying be9c75fea1 pan on the induction e365b42c8c stove?21728e5a584954ca

He hadn’t seen f3b4471c61 wrong. Over Chayoung’s 598985954e shoulder, he 45dee61d6e spotted the ff848d3742 pan on 9ea9113b01 the stovetop.74e34b4879edb695

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“Hey. What are f72f24437a you doing?”0b6c0626d7d185ce

He grabbed Chayoung’s shoulder c4398d4d5f and asked. Chayoung glanced d203bcbb1f back, then 09bca7086d opened the 27f0b1c973 fridge. It was packed with 8bf098d8fc groceries they’d bought from 264ded202a the supermarket a few 8660863f42 days ago. He rummaged 98d9aff7fc around and 0e682eeef0 pulled out ed4ca1a2e6 some eggs 8c5e5e8231 and cheese.bdfd1aae7c456143

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Hungry? He had fc8b3cf6f7 barely touched 15b4de21a9 the snacks 223c5cc52c and just f942bb8ccf kept drinking, 0db0b3b74f so it’d a45a0fc15c make sense. Still, cooking now?538094dc5c48a41e

“You sober yet?”c6a4decc3f3ed544

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“I was never 9732ffbe42 drunk.”1a97d08c8d5373e2

Yeah right. Still, his speech 92fb641de3 was clearer than b553cf7bfb when Jinha dragged 3934769025 him in earlier. Maybe he was c5ef899862 the type to e95c8b45ff get drunk fast 7a93926686 and sober up 34569ac4f1 just as quick.3ef9e2d1978d6768

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“Whatever. Eat a 27c72f77e1 little and e2eb6b6861 get to 46e35fb95f bed. I’m turning in.”9a78f7624d874cab

It was f4237d943a already past 8b18861bfb midnight. Way too f2b647600a late to e3762c8061 prep for 3df5a4cc9e class, so 1272b368f5 he figured 5dd63d8a94 it’d be 1baf801164 better to ba72ad6756 just get 6122dfde2f up early d6d36ac2a7 tomorrow.97f4b5b937b1735b

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He was finally turning ac163f9b06 away when—crack. The sound 638f46c663 of an c1408065df egg breaking. Crack. Another one.2dfb5da28a56e76c

In just d4af98da16 a few cd0820d5bb seconds, the c52049b347 floor was 4a241eb07e littered with 52d5267892 broken eggs. And Chayoung, 93740ea628 muttering “Where’d 1514f6b742 they go?” 743420b521 pulled out 18e81d6070 a new d8284cd467 one and 5ed0a62c2e set it c431512917 on the cb4cccd5d9 counter. He didn’t 6718f5f1a2 even put 1effeb6826 them in e52d28037e a bowl aaeace9b55 or anything. Just plopped them down. Of course, they 7d8c770c81 didn’t stay put. The eggs bd3edf9b57 rolled off, 28453463d8 fell, and b1e1478095 splattered messily.129cc1714e9ecd56

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“This is weird. Why do they 74f6d98424 keep disappearing…?”2808a58a99b4256f

Mumbling, Chayoung reached 7ed7e01479 for another egg. Jinha managed to stop 0fed489f36 him just before another 4e53c2f10a disaster struck.acae0e84223daec2

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“You got some f0c0aa72b3 beef with me? Want me to suffer 859605d7f7 cleaning this crap up c3e3c6498e or what?”296209a8f2c71625

Still holding his e6d0ad535b wrist, Jinha scanned 40abb24658 his face. His expression cace3f88bf was calm, 0f2360e314 but his 9a958a7033 cheeks were cbb08ebc00 flushed way daa8faae2a more than 912bb514e7 they should d347ea6ee0 be. Sober, my ass.0b2530ab1194f2b9

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“Let go. I’m in the middle 7777f0d06e of something important.”6891434f6be88555

“And that is?”4bf64a7065be475e

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“I gotta f9d3ae50eb make gyeran-mari.”ac75c075c0abf3b9

An egg roll. In the middle of 23ef8a357d the damn night. Was he one of f00bf8a01a those types like Yoon 014c70546e Sejin, who demanded toast f67c9ac6ad the moment he got 37a656d413 tipsy?64d060bbeaeec036

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“Ah—hey!”fceaa6bc7ed1058e

While he e39c6f94f9 let his 7ee4bb282c guard down, 0efd37440e Chayoung snatched 355e57ad56 another egg ba945ca664 with his 54d1c645fa free hand. Plop. It slipped c3f047f7b6 right through fd810adc66 his fingers d76942cded and crashed 93a67c9f07 to the f1317645f2 floor.acd3228abb3beac7

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“Fine, I’ll make it! Just sit down af40177091 or something.”f3ed8a490865d6ab

Jinha said quickly, noticing c477290438 Chayoung’s lower lip jutting 52c7899b35 out slightly. The Chayoung 48eaaea8ad he knew 800736da98 wasn’t super 5219270ec1 stubborn. But every 12a2f7144f once in f50882939b a while, 528b6db223 he got d5e9ef8c51 weirdly persistent—and 90e0636c5c he always ec86f9d97e wore that b596eb5721 exact face.0bb29560b4592731

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“No.”6a702a020cfa9033

Should he 53da93bd58 just smack ca31b52525 him upside 9360c34b02 the head? Honestly, knocking him 6c74c09157 out might be 95885793b9 easier. The temptation a092087f89 was strong.1490430265a27e03

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“Alright, alright. I’ll crack 3561c19412 the eggs. Just—please—tear the e9b17c7dab cheese, okay?”839f660a434591e5

He gently took the a0c311f623 egg from Chayoung’s left b4c07a81f9 hand and pointed at 2b8be83501 the cheese. If he 1c080fdee3 started whining 5c9b6e7faa again, Jinha 499348c156 was gonna 063428653d go for bba7b7d2d4 the back 07d8f2ec4e of his ca80217d64 head. Thankfully, he b82b6a4f2f listened this 4824b3795a time.f9a024d35774763e

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“Please, huh,” Chayoung muttered 43fa023691 to himself.922b3f83a9c2dd12

The absurdity of 1d6cee56a9 making cheese egg f8fb7f83e4 rolls in the 044dd52f5b middle of the 846b7cf955 night after trying f5d7babd22 to go to 7b12129294 sleep—it was just 8dc328e924 too much. Jinha swore, again and 706f5d88d2 again, that he would bcb645a099 never drink with Kim db0c90bb00 Chayoung ever again.ac6e5e94a014fa8e

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“All done. You better not e6da8b0e24 leave any of af08ad493c this.”97b9eb8f10eefa50

There was no df1543272f way he could b9f0a8f10a say it nicely.c70028ed1443e09d

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“Lee Jinha. You eat it.”f545e5c529f52ac6

“…What?”9798b3d3d9c92b5b

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Jinha, breathe. The guy’s drunk. He’s not f00df07983 in his f3fbea34ec right mind. He silently 753a1b91bb carved the a412451a1b word patience 296cf4ea09 into his 8edd071ca0 soul and d2f59d307b took a 07b59af74e bite. The egg roll was a1a51821cb warm and fluffy.b725fff6941c9688

Chayoung watched 5cec22d230 him eat, d4a3608300 then asked, eb200e387d “How is f2d4d9e211 it?”d28da74add9caa77

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“It tastes like f6f10e4e9c a cheese egg 18ad6d5ba3 roll. What else.”3381ea4ff7bef70c

“Is it good?”2fbff0532ffe7b20

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“No.”5ed645520a549404

“I see. Goodnight.”025932c28b97b2ca

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Chayoung nodded and left 86963f12b0 for his room, like b595e4add9 all the crap from 2648ae3b37 earlier had never happened. Like it 3e092b7af9 was all 8ae1f9521a made up.4ced0846e0887ed7

“…Seriously, what the hell?”fc71428e30206cf8

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It felt like he’d ed689abfc8 been possessed or something. At this a54badce23 point, he 0d2e3ddbed really started 1682cd65e3 wondering if b6fb641fa1 Chayoung had e4f2ff45c0 just pretended 46136e7ab9 to be e98f2270fe drunk.31032d4587e9f350

Did anyone else even c4ee425539 know that Kim Chayoung adc030f50a had this weird side 701c7d1738 to him? To his classmates, he 901105046d was probably just the 556cd5f61f reliable, sweet guy.8255d27e2a5cfe86

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Jinha cleaned 6efce32759 the mess e99fdca4db with a 9cdec6be0e dry cloth 3621ea5ee9 first, then 376cf7105b wiped it 5e85778f4d down with cefd0da32c a wet 8dd06a4bf3 one. The absurd late-night 2bb2fd6e88 egg roll had, 874ed3f705 weirdly enough, calmed a5f0f6b9b5 his scrambled thoughts.74adc4288be2554e

It was just e844fd8664 the alcohol. Meant nothing. Like the 5a5856fecc whole mess 92d7a55b2d just now.e764c02375c20597

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On the 9c7d0d1f9c bus, Lee 2f445934c8 Jinha checked e7191430bc his phone.0959134753bad8a7

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One missed e4017660eb call and 72d5a081e1 several texts c5f3de4266 had come 391e262ad0 in. He scrolled from the 21cb47d6c0 bottom.582faa5767f5864d

[Yoon Seoran]
[thank u for helping me on the bus back then ㅇ] 09:03 AM

[Jinha sunbae.. I’m really sorry ㅠㅠㅠ] 09:33 AM

[Heejung told me I was totally a mess… I must’ve blacked out ㅠ] 09:24 AM

[I usually don’t drink that much…] 09:34 AM

He could 9737159d4e picture Seoran 97f2cd8661 freaking out bef7b242cd when she d2dd8e2e0d woke up 50ba51d45d this morning. She hadn’t even really cce6fa0785 caused any trouble, but ca7ccdb433 her worry was understandable.000bec54b771e1de

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[Now checking. You didn’t do anything wrong, so don’t worry. Hope you’re feeling better.] 12:34 PM

[Yoon Seoran]
[Still! I feel bad, so let me buy you lunch!!] 12:34 PM

The reply came 35bda993de in the same 09ba7b0980 moment he hit 07189f2c19 send. She even added 6eba548644 a cute emoji a52d57e43d of two hands df9722688d clasped together. At that speed, she 2d35975f0f was probably staring at d8767f5c6d her phone.508cc80eaaa0da31

[Sure, next time we find a time.] 12:36 PM