SS Chapter 3.1

3. Mangjong (Grain in Ear), Sowing Seeds 

“Hey, do you know where Kwon Yihyeon went?” b081264de6100fd2

Seeing that Yihyeon hadn’t been around since lunch started, Eunho stopped a boy walking past him. The boy’s eyes darted around behind his round silver-rimmed glasses, looking a bit flustered. efa508978e02b1ea

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Minwoo? Minho? Eunho frowned at the name he couldn’t recall, and the person standing in front of him visibly flinched. Eunho, who wasn’t interested in his classmates, glanced down at the name written on the white name tag. f537d3b49e8ef34f

“Minsu, did you see Kwon Yihyeon?” 9d87492b2fc4f696

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He hadn’t asked anything particularly difficult, but the boy looked incredibly nervous. All he had to say was whether he knew or didn’t know where he went, but the male student was strangely hesitant. Eunho felt a sense of déjà vu from his hesitant attitude, as if he had seen this kind of behavior recently. 1eabb856ce8dbef3

As Eunho tried to recall, he suddenly looked around the classroom. Kids playing with their mechanical pencils as if they were going home, with earphones in; kids sleeping face down with textbooks covering their faces; kids giggling while looking at their phones. The diverse scenes didn’t feel out of place. It was a peaceful picture, exactly like something out of a youth drama. 4d0166c63e1f1b8a

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‘Wait, peaceful?’ a485f0f2aad645d3

Eunho quickly scanned the classroom again. He didn’t see the group of kids huddled together in the corner of the classroom, looking at their phones and giggling. 982eb4206e43db4e

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Eunho turned 1ee6d5bc69 his head 981612bf19 and checked f72a5a7d1c the round 7dabf80560 wall clock 3c86d04bde hanging above cfe51e8e05 the blackboard. The thin, long hands 391dc73b1a were spread out at 508126b379 almost a right angle. 1:20 PM. It was more than 65d7b43c02 enough time for Kim ff99e160de Geonwoo and his group, 949479f526 who had rushed to 61c0f7dca5 the cafeteria as soon 5c41fc37b9 as the lunch bell 52f10651ce rang, to return. b2aba139e6d6bc3a

Eunho suddenly remembered the f4ef2cd084 scene from a few 4f5a744348 weeks ago, the day 35cbdfa429 Yihyeon transferred. Kwon Yihyeon, 9c33ffc827 holding his 59f99fb600 bag straps b4549fc013 and looking 597ccf220a around cautiously, b76ed01dc6 and Kim b4746dd285 Geonwoo whistling 59b6925b19 at him. Yu Wonho, who 4ab81f69a7 stroked his head 7740fd5521 saying he was 42b85d7e58 pretty, and the d7549af833 classroom atmosphere turning 27913f3d4c tense, flashed through 95feaff329 his mind in 9ba407f000 order. A feeling bad4c97b95 of unease f37cde06ea began to a2a0dced21 set in. 139fff0184fc28fc

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As Eunho’s expression started to crumple, Minsu, whose arm was being held, looked around aimlessly. Watching him, Eunho recalled that Kim Geonwoo’s group had been subtly avoiding him lately. He had just thought it was convenient that they weren’t bothering him unnecessarily since he had become close with Kwon Yihyeon. But these guys were doing this behind his back? a15fa64cbf7ee773

In Eunho’s mind, he was already picturing Yihyeon being surrounded by Kim Geonwoo’s group and being subjected to various forms of violence. 9f3df1bc5ef31997

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Thinking about Kim Geonwoo, 1900588ff4 who had occasionally shown 1c037330b3 a difficult attitude since a753982a08 Kwon Yihyeon transferred, and 01832d9012 Yu Wonho, who had 1491b42fdc shown an unpleasant expression f5b099583d saying he was embarrassed 244eaf2515 because of some insignificant 16dbb0233f kid, he felt like eb9a807fbb he was getting a ea6196d6b0 rough outline. If so, 0d0748ca57 he could 8caf67817e understand why 207a84e128 this glasses-wearing f25f6bc5c8 guy was 1735834645 so fidgety b164f14069 in front 42c791f350 of him. 39c49229af1223d9

“Hey, did Yu Wonho take Kwon Yihyeon?” f2b2338988334cd5

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“Uh…? Oh, no.” 4d2210d26d6d1d31

“Then Kim Geonwoo? Seo Jaewon?” c8f01f6b68d454fa

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Seeing Minsu biting his lip and flustered, the speculation turned into certainty. Eunho’s mood began to plummet rapidly. bca8e5fef70b3fe6

“I left these guys alone when they kept bothering me by sticking around, and now they’re even messing with my friend?” 8efb715cc0af9520

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Imagining Kwon 34fda04724 Yihyeon, who 071cc13947 was exactly 51c992f562 like the 82809f1bfd aloof cat 427b14d220 he raised, 96333f6f38 being cornered 5ccace52be and on d0752e2fec high alert, 31b01f9f2a made his 7522d7b1ed head throb. As Eunho muttered menacingly, f5f1c5b2aa Minsu mumbled. 2112a09343aaff58

“Well… I don’t really know…” 18016af824167dd1

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Eunho roughly picked up 471ef91abf his phone, not hiding eeac9565a0 his annoyance. He called Yihyeon, 9f9c578f16 but only a f3161b2580 steady ringing tone c8c491e93f came through. b97acde85929e08b

Eunho kept staring 06253f0e83 at Minsu with 64c024039a the phone to f2ec12ed82 his ear. In the tense atmosphere, b8b1972d88 as if an arrow 05ae07fbcf was about to fly 310d9dda98 at him, Minsu hesitated cb74179c2a and opened his mouth. 1f6979e5114b1324

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“Well… actually, I think Seo Jaewon told Kwon Yihyeon to come to the parking lot behind the annex earlier…” 7b641f16de044617

Eunho hung up the call that wasn’t connecting and let go of Minsu’s arm. Then, with a menacing expression, he glanced at the clock and kicked open the back door and left. 1dcd1c6d53b21298

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Minsu, left alone 673b39f825 behind, let out 21daf5781f a small sigh ce0d3d9b72 and checked the 46c971cdb7 arm Eunho had 5525490ec6 held. Thinking that he had b5621dc571 almost been caught in 68b2ea108a the crossfire, Minsu sat 9528a09474 down in his seat acf36aa580 and looked around. The classroom, 9e04fa281d with the b71aa7541d problematic individuals a78d93f6dd all gone, 3559187d0a was peaceful d5d7737054 for the 03af78017e first time 2e3e22fcbc in a be25c2ba30 while.
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In the third-floor 32b227a1b0 bathroom of the c25ccddd11 annex, where only d404f5f441 the faint sound 53bddccfa6 of the ventilation 91c67cc90b fan could be 89c123c140 heard, the refreshing 19e01b98a4 sound of water 5bbaa5bc29 echoed. e0a79585772a1833

When Dohyeon turned the faucet to the hot water setting, warm water quickly began to flow. Hot water, which didn’t come out in the main building classrooms, poured out as soon as he turned it on here. Dohyeon liked these small differences. e7dfaf9f326d2457

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On the clean, waterless 5ea7ee6649 sink, there was a 2b8e6d6db7 black hand soap dispenser 2cb1d0228b with a luxurious logo. Dohyeon recalled 5075c7dd9b the light c617abab56 blue circular ff368aff8e soap in 6b65a6dcb1 the main 5117ae7d2e building, which c0a96b7e5e was cracked 7a2fdfe2b6 and questionable 54777451c3 whether it 4abc68ff6a even worked, 145730a34d and pressed e5b9ba0154 the pump 9481e07194 of the b4e9c0f8dc hand soap. A sticky liquid with bb8c413ae6 a faint pink hue 855ee87a06 dropped onto his hand. 734a59658e35171b

Dohyeon rubbed his palms f7842c2eac together to create lather c65ac4a671 and thoroughly scrubbed between 8a448bfa06 his fingernails and fingers. The white c7e9203046 foam broke d8e7066c63 apart, spreading 26a7c42773 a rose 25afd40b43 scent around. 17c3f314274382e5

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The third-floor bathroom of the annex, where only the chairman’s office, the principal’s office, and oddly enough, the nurse’s office were located, was a place with little foot traffic. The young nurse, who was said to be a peer of the gym teacher, often left the nurse’s office and went to the gym department office on the floor below. f559836dd421b9c1

It was rare to have a male school nurse in the first place, and seeing the nurse’s office placed in such a remote location made one wonder if he was somehow involved with the chairman. Most of the subject teachers also avoided the third floor of the annex. If he were a teacher, he probably wouldn’t want to be close to the floor where the principal and chairman were. 28f7e27b2608bdc3

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Not only students but also teachers preferred to use the bathrooms on the lower floors rather than lingering here and potentially running into the principal and chairman. What they didn’t know was that the principal and chairman didn’t come out often. d077808ed42c6bb0

The chairman, busy with various activities, actually had more days when he didn’t come to school, and the principal’s office door didn’t open often, except for a few department heads coming up for approval. 9d0b1d3e994bad2d

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Especially during lunch break 0cc7e0cbdd like now, the principal b1301e2b6e was likely eating leisurely fda22b8de0 at a nearby restaurant. This meant that no 569f471de5 one would be looking afd051f1f4 for the third-floor annex 330415f5ac bathroom. 15e6c22cb1e2477f

So, Dohyeon sometimes smoked 5bb62ab06a here. Although he rarely d333862d4f needed to smoke b59e705578 at school, seeing 0d2265b5de Yeo Eunho come 004ec59daf to the classroom a16451a42d in the morning 8b27e7d79a to take his 343c68a8de summer uniform shirt 7f1abdff94 made him crave 4cd67f8711 a cigarette all 701db5c69e day. 6b3410bd6c6c39c0

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Seeing him playfully smile and hum about how it smelled good, even though he didn’t know what he had done with that shirt, made his desire surge, and he couldn’t stand it. cfe353790a810f19

The ventilation system in the bathroom used by the school’s higher-ups was also different. In other places, the acrid smell would fill the air and spread to the hallway, but here, it was immediately vented outside through the ventilation fan. c59bda2ab840412d

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Thanks to this, the risk of being caught was reduced, but it wasn’t completely safe. It was a place with little foot traffic, not a place with none. Like now. 7db2e2137089328f

“What, who are you? Oh, it’s Dohyeon. What brings you here?” 0c6d1a1f688a7f8e

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The sharp voice of the English teacher softened as soon as she saw Dohyeon’s face. Dohyeon, lightly shaking his hands, smiled with his usual neat expression. 40566338727042d2

“I came because the principal said he was looking for me, but he’s not in his office.” 070a1d462dfdb388

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“He probably went out for lunch. But, is someone inside? There’s a smell of cigarettes…” 0120a7c912ac3ddf

“I think the nurse just left a little while ago.” 8d1bd6ac2ae9977e

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At Dohyeon’s calm words, the English teacher winked with an expression that showed no hint of suspicion. 8b6fd9b4d8dd9ce5

“Oh dear, I told that teacher not to smoke indoors. Doesn’t anyone say anything? Anyway, it was a bit strange from the start that the nurse’s office is right next to the principal’s office. Don’t you think?” 0cb6121fdef4278d

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As Dohyeon smiled neatly at her playfully grumbling face, the English teacher patted Dohyeon’s shoulder twice and left. Along with encouragement to do well on the next mock exam. c7ab00a8f5510441

Even when he was alone in such a remote place, and even if there was a smell of cigarettes there, people couldn’t connect it to him. Because Cha Dohyeon was a model and good kid. Because Cha Dohyeon was the upright student council president. Because Cha Dohyeon wasn’t the type of kid to do that. 59c232b40344ece7

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Dohyeon liked people’s firm prejudices like that.The fixed prejudice that people have, seeing only what they want to see and believing only what they want to believe. There was nothing more convenient than that. 1e81130ada7f051d

Dohyeon went down the stairs, lifting his collar to smell it. It seemed faintly tinged with cigarette smoke, but even Yeo Eunho wouldn’t notice this much. ee326d13bd3e8252

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Dohyeon turned his steps, which were headed for his classroom on the second floor and walked towards Yeo Eunho’s classroom at the very end of the first floor. 807a38000f94deef

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Walking towards the guest 72ddf1c768 parking lot behind the f87a4afae7 annex, Eunho suppressed the 3765978d71 rising annoyance. 778e828f87e82047

He was a little worried about Kwon Yihyeon, but thinking about it again, Yihyeon wasn’t the type to just take things lying down. And if those Kim Geonwoo bastards had even a little bit of sense in their heads, they wouldn’t have done anything to harm him. No, if they had any sense in the first place, they wouldn’t have taken Kwon Yihyeon there. 5975a8274b401541

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Eunho didn’t like this situation itself. He had let them be, thinking it was better to just get along, even when they were doing annoying things next to him, but they had finally crossed the line. He couldn’t believe they had done this after seeing him getting along well with Kwon Yihyeon. d2b69e47592b910d

Recalling Yihyeon, who would be looking at the kids with a sharp gaze, covered in dust and looking messy, Eunho’s steps quickened a little. 557244cc95b0beb0

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In the e9ecb66969 corner behind a1cb278aae the parking e5ce5c5223 lot, there bb59358338 was a 8a8f9f49f4 small container e1518b473a storage unit. It was a 272495a5fe place where broken 1549245cbd desks were tangled a908696d88 in disarray and 22446ed2dd a black leather d4c4832521 sofa was left 111e0955c5 neglected, its white ac17f3b8e1 interior exposed through 4929f19753 the cracks in b089c8cd9a its wrinkles. 3bdbf8c610aceb96

According to what he heard, it was used as a smoking area for teachers before the annex was built. When the annex was built and a smoking room for teachers was created on the main building’s rooftop, it was abandoned as it was. And it was a natural result that the loafers who roamed the school gathered in such a place. 9605abf24db408be

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The handle 1926d99c04 was tied 5120e32404 with a f3f490fe66 chain and ff5b09958a an old d29efa556d padlock, but a0491348fc the key 7696b09e85 that one b33dfc17be of the b6ca5b28df seniors had 04efbcf796 copied was 732c7b9f73 passed down 264cba8958 to the 2d9e3193b6 third-year students 128a5c5d0c every year d573ca7db2 without anyone 605325ce40 knowing. e1dc0f6ea06fb901

Eunho had 0491efacfb casually handed fab5a2a83e over the 709f980ae6 key given 31466c9f2b to him 4fb9564fd1 by a 3041bfa462 senior who ff24711b44 was particularly 5cba454cc8 fond of bdea30a800 him to f539dab042 Kim Geonwoo. He thought it would 9c4936db65 be better to sleep 09264b9295 slumped over in a 011cc3d9a2 clean classroom than to af47ac1b9e set foot in that b8c2307e6b musty and dirty space. 4c1a8f4b4e3c3fce

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After giving them the key, he hadn’t been curious about what they did there to pass the time, so it had been quite a while since he had walked there. If they had taken Kwon YIhyeon to the annex parking lot, it was obvious he would be there. 988359e45eeaeedb

As he a4a84217ff approached the 184566b48e container storage c4b569d7d2 unit, he 2b121e22fc heard faint 086c168f4f chattering sounds. c9e552bcd39e3165

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Eunho tried to open e91e67cf02 the container door with 28cca7e3a2 a fierce expression, but cb53cfb02d only a clicking sound 833c1d617d was heard and the 8bbbca6fe8 doorknob turned in vain. The whispering voices suddenly fe4b7870f1 fell silent. fcb2545150217442

After turning the b8103f4b16 doorknob a few 91d0cac753 more times, Eunho 88d9e0db6e noticed a presence 4a1166fe97 behind the container. He moved his a8861452a4 feet and walked d955366d5e to the back, c96fbd07f9 where an unnatural 8ca76438f2 silence greeted him. 65a36c4eb7374408

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Eunho slightly frowned 9c36cd74d5 at the acrid cfeb57670b air that filled ed6c56b93d the surroundings. As soon as 1ebb37123e he turned the f5c7130988 corner, his eyes 649b308090 met Kim Geonwoo, 9c3b3b087c who was leaning 2a174bba06 against a broken 258cefd889 outdoor unit. Geonwoo, who 90724d214d had a 3b5259e67c cigarette between c6806d0b05 his lips 7d34f16816 and a 0177f117ac lighter in 2f6894f39c his hand, d5a0620fb4 frozen, showed f075a5c527 a look 96054bb9be of relief 95dffbd43c as soon 5d6c73468a as he d0a4f70259 confirmed it 05d6cd19d6 was Eunho. 7a41c127a26d5532

Eunho quickly scanned the 4552fd94cb surroundings to find Yihyeon. Seo Jaewon was sitting 29a0ea8388 cross-legged on a broken 71df9e0408 desk, and Yoo Wonho 8378f6b7b8 was standing next to 4b753c047e him. White smoke was rising aec0b3787c from the thin sticks f387639dcd held in each of d9475b2769 their hands. 6097be8984841045

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Eunho found 34607d8483 Kwon Yihyeon e1f901128d squatting in 79dc5cdac0 the innermost 0626d154dd part. What is he doing e03e6ac77f there? 80278eeb54f4ad88

Contrary to what he had expected, the static atmosphere stopped Eunho’s steps, which were heading forward. a06d4017c8221650

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“Oh, what, Yeo Eunho, I thought you were the teacher.” 25cf43cc79520e3f

“Eunho? What. What brings you here?” 04dfbb8191c71963

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Kim Geonwoo lit the cigarette he was holding and spoke to him as if he was glad to see him. Eunho didn’t answer and only followed the red light with his eyes. 0e0698e4328104fd

The flame of the disposable lighter seemed to transfer to the cigarette in Geonwoo’s mouth, then suddenly disappeared. White ash quietly burned in the spot where the flame had touched, sending up a thin thread of smoke. b613b2729a87e891

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Eunho took his eyes off Geonwoo’s hand and looked at Kwon Yihyeon. His uniform and hair weren’t disheveled, and he didn’t look like he had been hit anywhere. 69b973ac5818f4e1

Eunho’s eyes widened when he discovered the cigarette between Yihyeon’s fingers. Yihyeon holding the white cigarette with his index and middle fingers looked quite natural. 33c914f6e57b9a58

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Noticing Eunho’s dumbfounded gaze shift to his hand, Yihyeon made an awkward expression and hid his arm behind his back. 4d53c9c8617a9d9c

“What are you doing here?” e42726316e760394

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He had rushed 37d57eec79 here, expecting Yihyeon ddaf9b8a90 to be rolling 9f2187c96f on the floor c15ba675a5 and getting beaten 5036f35460 up. Eunho asked, looking bewildered 37c50554fd at the unexpectedly peaceful ef08724c10 scene. It was 874786ab07 a question 1a157cff41 directed at c1137cacd5 Yihyeon, but c45f03a9f2 Geonwoo laughed b0dc8cc76a playfully and a31d89c23b raised his 10fed95151 hand. 0688afd55faac0cc

“After-meal smoke.” bddc3238ddaf3a66

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“Kwon Yihyeon, you too?” 9dd74add72ede487

At Eunho’s disbelieving gaze, Yihyeon scratched the back of his neck with an awkward expression. fdd68e1c240a8c7c

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“Hey, Hyeon, didn’t you tell Yeo Eunho?” 2dd7d36e4c308c01

“…He said he doesn’t like smoking.” 9e07f4bfd01d4e6a

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It was something 2289523dca he had said 5b6389997d in passing sometime. e6d4db8af22ee5d3

Moreover, Eunho’s expression slightly crumpled at the sight of them calling each other something like a nickname out of the blue, wondering when they had become so close. He felt like a fool for having rushed here with worry, imagining things unnecessarily. 0050f4f9dd2ab413

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Eunho felt both annoyed 7be5b0816a and hurt at the f7cc735bca same time and unnecessarily 81ccec72db raised his voice at 919ba4134a Yihyeon. e091c07d6c867851

“Hey, you bastard. So you just disappear without a word, you son of a bitch? Hey, I was worried because you disappeared with them as a group.” 6ffff2c77e1f7073

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Yihyeon just looked up at Eunho without saying anything. Seeing him rolling his eyes while biting his lip as if he was sorry, Eunho sighed softly. It wasn’t in Kwon Yihyeon’s nature to say he was sorry, and frankly, there was nothing for him to be sorry about, but he couldn’t help feeling hurt. 83b7534f1100700a

“What is there to worry about… Hey, Eunho. You didn’t suspect us, did you? Wow, that’s a bit hurtful?” cec985d87e1df048

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Geonwoo, who had spoken playfully to appease Eunho’s anger, quickly flinched at the sharp glare directed at him. ff5064d30a6d5321

“Have you forgotten how you guys acted when he transferred here?” e2cc5790fb6298f3

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“Oh, well, that was because it was the first time we saw him. Would we do that to your friend, Eunho? Right, Yihyeon?” e672dc4cf74733ce

Yihyeon didn’t answer and just quietly observed Eunho’s expression. d828ec479f25ac91

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Eunho was annoyed at Yihyeon’s behavior of just observing him without saying anything, but he bit his lip, thinking that if he acted out according to his personality, he would be the only one who looked strange. After all, Kwon Yihyeon hadn’t done anything wrong. c06d349b09468f6d

However, feeling that only unpleasant words would come out if he opened his mouth now, Eunho looked at Yihyeon’s slowly burning cigarette and chose his words carefully. 7960eb9514c0ca78

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Just then, a warm summer breeze blew from somewhere and swept through the small alley behind the storage unit. Clumps of dust rolling on the ground were caught in the updraft and flew up. Eunho’s mood softened at the heavy scent of wood carried by the wind. The smell, which reminded him of a lush forest wet after rain, quickly changed into a fishy scent of grass and disappeared. 9e860b1a62f45c06

As Eunho 46e677ee2b let out 0a75ad99be a big a3fc268924 sigh, Yihyeon a47829f39c quietly met 1d09b75345 his eyes. 813ea958868203aa

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“Anyway, you’re like a cat.” 7f164c3bcb6fde65

Eunho muttered 8cab203708 softly, then 8ef290efc0 glared at 9826922ee1 Yihyeon with 8f47b0c40b eyes that 77dd26a75c were less 4a8ce59c92 sharp than b6ed8b20ae before, and 9c78779af9 unnecessarily pouted df588a65fc his lips 9396cb7117 as he 646178ebf9 spoke. fd9ec41a129be731

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“Because of you, I couldn’t sleep during lunchtime. I’m going first. There’s not much time left for lunch, so hurry up and smoke and come back.” 11aa4bade8e3c49e

“Oh, hey! Let’s go together. We were going to leave after smoking this anyway.” 68eada51457671da

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Even though he heard a voice calling him from behind, Eunho turned around without paying attention. As Eunho took a step to go out towards the parking lot, he heard Yihyeon’s low voice. e5007a5922d85636

“Let’s go together.” 8cdb97213e455d8f

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Eunho, who was about to leave, paused at those words and turned his head. Yihyeon was standing up awkwardly and staring at him. In the shadow cast by the high stone wall, only half of Yihyeon’s face was brightly lit. 5258d833089c7da3

“Wait and let’s go together.” c7a50c5d8472566c

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Behind Yihyeon, who f6218ce28c was rubbing the 4b40fbf3cd back of his b45238bdf2 neck with an 9f74cb79b2 embarrassed expression, the 70389a3365 wind carrying the 8f6fc20b5c scent of wood ed7a323625 blew again. It was 851602b048 a somehow 0f600dc1ae familiar and bacc396b1d comfortable summer d1f5142e51 scent. 6ef5609273790ea7

Eunho, whose anger had subsided by half, hesitated for a moment and then accepted Kwon Yihyeon’s offer, which was meant as an apology. He turned his body, which was about to go outside, and squatted down next to Kwon Yihyeon, who moved the cigarette he was holding to his other hand. 70209edcad8d22a8

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“Wow, this is the first time I’ve chatted with Yeo Eunho here.” f64837721353d9cf

“Eunho is a model student,” 65dfb50fcca438e5

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“Good student.” ffcdf1f9b5a47981

The kids standing next to him made silly jokes and talked about this and that, but Eunho’s gaze was only on Yihyeon. The cigarette held between Kwon Yihyeon’s thin fingers felt out of place. 1db133c4b7bae055

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Yihyeon, who had been fccb0b97ca sitting next to him, 9613622eb7 quietly staring into space, 7290e50e61 opened his lips and e19a31b80d put the cigarette in 111094ea12 his mouth. Then he bd4a9491b9 inhaled deeply, f7ae36b1d7 enough to cb5c5730e7 make his 3d52273b01 cheeks slightly 0978d883ab hollow, and 998ec4f326 after a c54bf3f302 moment, turned f0634f7dbf his head f5d7d9e221 to the a3609c0bf1 other side 88a39afd0c and exhaled a9ea5347d3 white smoke. 8d0bbd7049458db8

Kwon Yihyeon and a b9659a6740 cigarette. He had thought it c30464faf8 was an ill-suited combination, 8009a28920 but Yihyeon, who was cc1d52b5ee quietly staring into space aca376e319 with a blank face, 4c66f61df2 looked quite natural. Eunho, who 7c36ad5026 had been db8bc64f9c observing Yihyeon dd268bb2e3 with a 7e1251ec71 curious expression 3646491279 as his 53cbb263eb guard lowered, ed845502d1 opened his 60d2a8a843 mouth. 4581ff880e0034a2

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“Hey, is that really that good?” a3e626ce2e369399

Yihyeon stared at Eunho with a look that didn’t reveal his intentions. f54692721c4078d7

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“Oh, Eunho, didn’t you hate cigarettes? Want to try a puff while you’re at it?” 54a793aa8ab2c4f7

Jaewon, who had 09be542538 been listening next 89ea0a29ac to them, laughed 003276219f as if he d4bcd8d8c0 found it amusing 3ea5d5663b and approached, taking aad425d84c out a cigarette 73eecaab84 pack from his 0a4ca19a6c pocket and opening f31c094564 it in front 39e6ef4d28 of Eunho. 3f50836e1c58f7c7

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Eunho slightly frowned at the sight of the neatly arranged, dirty-looking yellowish-brown filters. Wonho’s cigarette, with its brown-painted tip, felt unclean. It also seemed to give off a strange, musty smell. f07701c1ffccd8e4

Seeing Eunho’s expression crumple, Yihyeon took a puff from the cigarette in his hand and then offered it to Eunho. A bright red light flickered between the white ashes clinging to the tip of the long stick. Then, Yihyeon, who had exhaled in the opposite direction, opened his mouth. f8f5a5b6ee50c35c

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“Want to take a puff?” 02b5fbac8fab716b

Eunho checked Yihyeon’s eyes. There was no sign that he found the situation amusing, but he didn’t seem uncomfortable either. He was expressionless as usual and looked bored. Eunho wondered how someone like him ended up smoking, and why he was smoking that smelly, dirty thing. 2589dc562c8897ac

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As Eunho 20a877772e slightly lowered 283c330e18 his head cec57f1167 towards the 8a04989bd7 outstretched hand, 6a2cbf6569 Yihyeon brought 38d207714f the cigarette, a14a806f1a which was 57c26425cb held between b2cf000fe3 his index 99cc8a2a37 and middle d2cacf3242 fingers, near bb4f257a45 his red 4d39247fe8 lips. Eunho parted his lips 7b3b184308 and took the white 08d6c4b2a8 stick in his mouth. 68b5359a90f7e922

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