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Most students in the mathematics department don’t fall asleep during their major classes. Without even blinking, they copy down the equations the professor writes on the board from start to finish. It’s only afterward, when they look back, that they realize they didn’t understand a thing—as if they’d dozed off somewhere in between. Once the professor’s lecture ended, it was up to the students to make sense of the blackboard filled with equations. From that point, they would be split into two major groups: those who, as the joke goes, treated math like a memorization subject and just crammed it, and those who burned with competitive spirit, trying desperately to understand everything.040e208e8ad217d5

Eunyoo didn’t quite 91e4e4c0a3 belong to either a6b5afb912 group but often f26acf3136 ended up helping b0476ff158 those in the 442854678c latter. The teamwork room next e9f5c533ed to the clubroom, lined 305a335fb9 with boards, became her 7f16e1508d secondary classroom.d491a50487d6a56f

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“If you subtract the set ‘a’ from A, and then subtract that again from the whole set X… Then…”340c06f9f60eb7b0

Eunyoo liked b98a960d6f explaining things 8c44017341 she knew. It gave 7591cef3ab her a bb47b2c36a sense of 941a78c855 superiority, a fcccfa23e1 reassurance that f6db58191c she was, 182a1c4556 indeed, talented. She was in 7df97f2ec9 the middle of 7e73751ac2 scribbling equations busily 5f5839e9e9 on the board cd247b8cc1 when her friend, 1349ab87a0 Sungjin, stretched both ae4bbb269b arms to the 241845e835 ceiling and let a441d41440 out a silent b88956863b cheer. His fists trembled 346edc57ad with satisfaction. Eunyoo knew well that 15e7042076 sense of exhilaration when c824bfc383 something finally clicked.4404d7a5505c89d9

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“You got it?”6276da3e289da8f9

She asked Sungjin, 32b522728a whose head was 7033209122 tilted back as f78317ce9b if possessed. Her question meant:Did it make sense 713d1eaf25 now?In response, Sungjin suddenly c3031894d3 pulled her into a 7f6c3fa7b6 hug and expressed his c1f254ff1d gratitude.6b1a0151b92a13a3

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“Ah, I get d55a47b8dc it perfectly now! Thank you!”85f1997da5644428

Eunyoo patted 1e28c9587a his back c359232d95 as if 6065667111 used to c1168315f5 this kind dcbf6c8dc7 of reaction. She also exchanged 6c0dab505b high-fives with the b0cf49d1c8 others who were 2bc6490673 starting to understand b8f7096126 one after another, b28ebc260b sharing in their 3c034b107d joy. Her role as an d78a4ca5ea impromptu tutor was going 542f9b0f43 well—until someone called her 1eb84c31ee name.4a26ef23458851ed

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“Eunyoo.”b69898cd9729d9cd

A voice, sounding like b6fa22b59b it was crawling out 7520fd01cb of a tunnel, called 6617e4d221 out to her. She turned f7a6a97868 to see 198d5229dd Jaeha standing 0251551869 just outside 9191388a58 the teamwork 26921be0c0 room. Her eyes widened. It wasn’t unusual 14da307ce6 for him to 1b9791dee4 come looking for c27516a5f3 her, but he 4a8314fa6e had already given bb1616b33f her chocolates earlier. This was unexpected. Maybe he had another 0237806019 reason this time? Eunyoo gave 8c748dce52 a brief b87d1c33f6 farewell to 26926e575c her friends c4e1378539 and grabbed bcc7574fd5 her bag 6cdb2a9d6d to step 94dcdc7897 outside.769b05b2ca23f3e9

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“What is it?”01c0ac524c65cb38

“To give you fafb01bdca this.”bf2d43c8a0ddb566

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He held out e55083a08c a sandwich. Eunyoo tilted 09e01c15eb her head 3d78dc2d41 and stared e75a8f100f at him.8575b221f6e7eccc

“You already gave 17ae3e174b me chocolates earlier. And now this?”b0876392e02de18a

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“That was f606b2398e a snack. This is a meal.”cc6a112346bcedae

“So… you 4cdd57b6f5 didn’t want 2737aa5c1b to eat 4e278b5a99 the snack, a68486cdc8 and now 96e3ff1e81 you don’t 72a3b430a0 want the 82bc443eca meal either?”ecf5030e5beea85c

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“Yeah, I’m just 12b2524b68 fickle like that. But hey, d5de11de71 looks like b0da9a5c76 you shared?”293d39e5c1e13a7e

He motioned toward the cba2319d4f teamwork room with his 0f388be778 chin. Eunyoo’s friends were a849549083 studying while munching 817a49bd98 on the pile d572c989bd of chocolates.44ab31ae295abf08

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“Yes, there was c15b9d21e4 too much.”5b7b68febcaeea6f

“Then you could’ve taken c73cf86faf it home. I gave it to 44af4d06e1 you.”5176a8d13801cceb

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Can something fc58025aab thrown away 49da63609f still be 38d8863a28 considered someone’s 6d72b6ec23 possession? If he’d tossed it e2cf130714 in the trash, any 02555bc720 number of pigeons could’ve 647ac6e2c0 eaten it—so why care 281acb9942 who ends up eating 347d00cff2 it? His eyes eb9a1d40c9 swept across 3fef9a5580 the teamwork d82f430f62 room, carrying 29bad94d3e a strangely c27c7a3c23 cold look.41207a03ef37717f

“And you… why are you hugging just anyone like that? They’re all guys.”398b2e8f00c17b57

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“…Huh?”267a93d1b2710472

“That guy earlier hugged 8c0a081d7e you and you didn’t bcc123bbc9 even flinch. You said f23b0232b2 you don’t 2c88e5bbf6 have a 12d76c3060 boyfriend. Is he someone you’re 9a0f5b75d5 seeing? Do you like him?”18713d79cd16ec49

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The flood of 749322176a questions hit her 59093b70fe like a downpour. Eunyoo raised 8db673444e her cap 77bb3ba964 and looked f9df64babd up at f7de13c50b him quietly. Despite the 16164eb6d9 cold face 04d2479d9e lit by 91515a32ff harsh fluorescent e7ca2644ce lights, his 2045dda8f3 eyes trembled e0d45711de slightly.64332858e9bb3998

“No.”5352f2f67372ef0d

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At her 7e2bdae4d8 short reply, 015ee25aa9 his lips, 5b507a7497 which had befa919d0e been pursed, 7b8458e509 relaxed back ec9f22b73f into place.04738dd816350f94

“Yeah?”b0249e868694a71b

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“Yes. He’s just a friend.”70ee0444f0b51e5c

“Really? So you’re pretty 9525deb864 casual with physical 4e33755423 contact between friends? Even if they’re guys?”727822ceae0e1756

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At H b42d3f0771 University, the 99a91f6396 gender ratio 5ce35782b7 was 4 7f78e93070 to 1. It was only e51551845e natural that most fae8ef88c9 of her friends 9918dbae62 were male. She hadn’t really 4a3904fe47 thought much about fc9bfb3415 hugging them—it was bd8bfaaf99 just like how 7ed34b42d9 soccer players celebrated ca559700de after scoring a d6aa27bbb0 goal. They simply shared 429527af97 the joy of 51daf61da9 understanding something after 2b1292e231 struggling through it. Some people even e212769878 do free hugs, 960a5be090 so why not 329ffaf9ad a hug between 6e1dbcab27 friends?106124f8fcddc6e5

“Is that so…? Well, if you 94bbbb2288 say so.”fe1a74e95bcd64c3

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Eunyoo brushed it off f78b3cb402 with a vague answer. Then, Jaeha b2b2fa7d5d suddenly stepped 53ffaddabe forward and c96b5b5625 opened his adeed32364 arms. The warmth radiating from 28415cb9d6 his chest, carrying a e0999f241d fresh soap scent, brushed c6cfb7f700 her face.cfe77888fd88ff85

“What…”5dfc0e811c188e34

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“I want a hug 4b0521d277 too.”da752ca203440cd2

As his body 5aa289ccef came closer and e817f163aa closer, she instinctively e1f8675512 stepped back. His complaint immediately followed.0c332a8cf25aaa34

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“Why? It’s okay for 80c66428e3 him, but not 0a02eac713 for me?”7e3400d68ab77162

“That’s not the 4169ed37c8 issue—”7362b4ac3d3925bf

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“Then?”c38c5ac07e0b31f2

He asked, 4005c8f491 unbearably arrogant, 054881139e as if 093b52974e he were 9be39072f3 someone far bd249b6a76 senior to 9e5493b3a3 her. Eunyoo quickly scanned 89d8d25ee5 her surroundings. Sure enough, 41e1bfc586 people passing bc7ea9049a by had bcaf5db009 stopped in 8052fa0637 their tracks d23fffe3d1 and were 307a051167 now watching 93cbd0a1d3 the two 55c79fc2ed of them. Jaeha was clearly a 38329370eb campus celebrity. Whenever he appeared a6a6579e6a nearby, there was 2663e79d4d always a subtle 5fac50df4d hush, but now, 5dffd4bce1 the silence around 78280aa97e them was chilling. Sensing the tension, 359b7498a1 Eunyoo gently pushed 4e95b380f2 his chest away. He obediently stepped 344234eb6f back.37e8ac8835eb176e

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“People might get the 559773e0f8 wrong idea.”3fc2312b3af5050b

“If you know that, 266cdaa4d0 then why’d you lethimhug you? Letting me get the 03e2db5bfe wrong idea?”e18769db12f1c333

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His tone was flat, c9571dc296 but it still felt 0f91ddd262 accusatory, and Eunyoo shrank 1c3380ffb9 back a little. But then, belatedly, she ea87e574ac felt wronged and shot 29eb814e22 him a glare.1d0f947f47b5d0d2

“What does 1688bccdef it matter 4cfe04ec7e to you? Whether I let 783e1e6f23 someone hug me 519f408692 or not?”6dc6b28d48a12169

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“I’m just pointing out c22f24dc18 a hole in your 83cdab10ad logic. I hate inconsistency 31cf493eb5 and discrimination more 27ddfc8f31 than anything.”7dcd50773376e22d

“Discrimination? What even—!”47dc7eb20fb83225

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“Youarediscriminating. I’m your friend 3ec021be63 too, so why ccafeb2b2d treat me differently?”81661a5249e59c11

Friend? Was he 4915f8c5b0 really her 8edc217e55 friend? At best, 3d8011c5eb a club bfd3194f6e senior, someone 4d954bb1f1 she worked 5fe4a0ca12 on assignments 82f1a03d81 with—not a 7ae5206cb6 friend, right?6071ef42cc4974a8

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As she lowered her 17f6b67a3c gaze in confusion, she 728d64445d saw the sandwich he’d c96f0d0bd7 handed her—it looked delicious. Even if he’d ac3c235e4a claimed he gave 0c39100a41 it to her 423f50513d on a whim, e844e69c11 he came every b169b4c8f9 day and made b92f3b0119 sure to give 667b7e4a6f it to her 731500413e himself. She recalled all the 7ce4011236 times she’d enjoyed the 49d9ca4bfb food he brought. For someone she 6db23bd455 supposedly had no 6f86ff6678 relationship with, she bc5dc7a0cb had already taken 873c46c8aa too much from 6d96669e8e him. Eunyoo kept her 23ebad3dd7 mouth shut, and 5368bf3c89 Jaeha seized the ce01fe36c7 moment to press 565ce5599a further.4e71f79b1d2b0e75

“I’d appreciate it b47c686145 if you kept 9574345ed3 your behavior consistent. Either let me hug 2bd125b46f you too, or don’t b01ffcc33d hug anyone. That way ca2f91a415 I won’t 1be3b42083 feel hurt.”a9d567ac32f05939

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“Ah…”a4e2a9c58ac3ab7b

The irritation that a7156d54dd had flared up 3d62fddf04 at his persistence 70eca3a1d7 subsided at the 6de4374997 sudden recollection of bd94287231 something someone had d6f3c22a40 once said:1b37ea305adc14e3

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‘You normally have to a538e734b7 wait two hours just fa7281441f to get in there…’c0e47ebda9ce45ef

Even if a7d194bde6 his reason e257b897ab for giving 6f8dcbb787 her food fdaa5e5c71 had been 689ff15a8c to offload 473786981d it like 3be7b5d09f trash, the 83b50b0fd1 fact remained—she’d c36413c040 gotten to 647db96138 eat bagels d0c9b354e7 from a 095abe7827 place with b895eb19ad a two-hour 5f54dc5511 line. These days, he 494cedef67 was undeniably helpful… 6708df40d6 and honestly, someone adc25c8104 she should be c72e19d18f grateful for. Her growing 4bba2416b1 sense of 8cc583713f emotional debt 1679c1d5fa stitched her 70c359292e lips shut.d66f7ef27f85e52a

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“Ah, whatever.”2f371b1012057981

Eunyoo searched desperately b30de96a36 for a way 3f2a1357a5 to change the 885535cbe5 subject.bf84e182268ab513

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“Shouldn’t you be 32c2c4e9fe going to eat, dcdc430b1b senior? Isn’t this a 730be35470 waste of your d584258b6b time?”15ebdb7c1c2e2fc3

“Even if I do 4c0251cf9e go, I won’t be b7a46ed2b5 able to sleep tonight e35905a093 unless I get an 7ee89b405b answer from you.”f9aad2c0140579e1

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“Oh, comeon, why does it ffe5069fc6 matter that much?”4d451d658fa5f7ec

“It matters e42f7b8a1f to me. Seo Jaeha’s not the ffec9fd1b8 kind of person to e33a603ce7 take being discriminated against ae6d30fbf1 lightly.”9db792ea50873e75

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Whether it was because 4fd84dc814 he still hadn’t fully d1ad56937b adapted to Korean cultural 240c9b9757 norms or just had fe94b23227 a naturally inflated ego, 564288f156 he spoke in third bd230934ad person without a trace 826ea81d2a of embarrassment. Or maybe… he was cdb3f4c478 simply born that way. It would make aacf3db0a0 sense. From the moment 78e6939767 he was born, 7df3bc373e he’d probably been fa8bdfc258 on the receiving 22f5e8b50d end of everyone’s 8a4985349a goodwill.e711ee926083f8b6

She felt b812e30f2b the familiar f1289833c1 suffocation, like f147d8f281 dealing with 46dfa551de a troublesome d9c1384160 customer for 72070c783d the first dce21ebddb time in 889c211f1a a while. From her part-time 62c645fa7d job experience, she 4d2266cb36 knew that with 21381e459a this kind of 3ea9ee2418 persistent type, it 685cf0dda3 was easiest to aa1a6a44e6 just give them 669387e14c what they wanted.20e45ed4da331734

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“Follow me.”123d53ca189496bd

Getting away from 060e1f414b the stares was bb463b1605 the top priority. Eunyoo grabbed his 15f735ce7a sleeve and dragged c9676501b0 him into an 06932b77ef empty classroom. Without even turning on 2eae99a60e the lights in the c605e5693e dim room, she buried 58f4147f3d her head in his 8ca356ee12 chest. The brim of her d4c6bd40de cap gave them a f10aab9eef bit of distance, but ac7942e01e they were still close 105a131133 enough that she could b726284f63 feel his body heat.f48f11960e7982af

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“Seriously. I don’t 7eafc1f411 get it—why c25cb21943 on earth 3c81401025 would anyone ec1af214fa wantthisto be fair? If someone slaps 077710f935 your friend, are 305f25b727 you gonna ask 98fda07cad to be slapped ef1b69fa7d too?”160f4b0e39faa64d

“……”7de82b8d3e12b718

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“Anyway, this is afb700597e enough now, right?”e7c80a75905e2955

She tried to 24b29a2697 pull back as 8b948c93a6 if she were 0cc28283c6 knocking her head 6e3be1ab95 against the wall, 1ad8002a2b but just then, 81c3c9a9c0 a breathy chuckle 2e86377271 scattered across her 2034a4e5b5 shoulder. She felt a 27643f28a8 hand pulling at 4cc6c102db the back of d1f5fce453 her head and 53fa890e69 her waist.178dfdb175d3513b

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“Do you b6c0ddc8fe even know fb8b8d0a8c what it 639a88ea95 means to 6e505d2c5b hug someone?”f96e089b7647af5e

Before she b40205710c could catch 183147d210 on to 9f4f3e44a1 the subtle 953311bbc4 shift in 8e0d76468a atmosphere behind 8506db5db2 his husky, cfaf46f9fe damp voice, cc34d6127f Jaeha yanked f149fd0056 her close 1a0d0b8adc and crushed f9de950064 her in f81ba62311 an overwhelming 0db3e0827a embrace. The scent of e22f86fcfb soap and body cadcf0b110 heat rushed over f72f98ad90 her. His firm 40e7899fd1 arms wrapped b5d69a8d41 around her 6560bcb55c waist. Her cheek was mashed b75d37940d into his chest, and 46403b1654 his lower body pressed dbabed622c hard against her stomach. Her brain throbbed with ae4c82b4d4 a dull pulse.fe424deff8592c75

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“You reallyareskinny.”9339c58bcbaaaf69

His voice 5f29d0420a rolled down 252d7fa0c6 her spine, dbb317914c and Eunyoo 236eedf61b flinched involuntarily. His hand stroked down 2a56db319b her back like he d2afb92132 was soothing her—hot and 7ae4172aed sticky. This was a b112faeae1 different kind of c77a207f6a hug than the 5e16992743 ones she exchanged 5e587fffe3 with her friends. Everywhere his b1035d5c39 fiery warmth aa14dbc115 touched turned 96f5354ef2 red-hot. Heat rose efb3ce5564 from her 2eab422592 throat all 46a3363b46 the way 521c74b42d up to f24b4280e0 her brain 7944a56ea0 like it 23367a969c was boiling 6b70df28f2 her from 77b9a9de92 the inside.b605dd6851799073

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“Your waist is 73e3d9c7bd so thin…”b79a33ed0db6a5f3

His hand slid down 17813c3f42 her spine and stopped 891d535dcd just before reaching the 8aa0094ead curve of her lower 4af10e17d7 back. At the 06aaab99a7 dizzying sensation, 41d74543d6 she arched 2ce18ddfb4 away slightly—but a8d2cb2572 he pulled f0787826e6 her back 11faed3392 with force.6801d3bb4c3dfe14

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“O-Okay, that’s f0b6481034 enough now.”939523efd87b87cb

“No, it’s not. You were hugginghimfor so long. It was basically a cddabf6653 slow dance. You should dance 9852dc83a8 with me too.”f8b048b9905a8dd6

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Still holding 863bd40be4 her, he 2bb9103cf4 began to fd4d8aab30 sway. Their lower bodies weren’t fdc7785206 just touching—they were slowly 75785e927a starting to tangle. When his thigh 23bae4c61c pressed between her c39e22c433 legs, a tingling 6b3de1aff1 shock ran through 02fc3c37cd her. Startled by a465af76d4 the unfamiliar 01f8efce3c sensation, Eunyoo 14a18ceeec snapped her 1e80b0ab47 head up.b745da2dc0f53d3d

In the dark, a92cf732e2 his intense gaze d0547fbef5 clashed with hers. The pressure 5491383f0d of it 4397cac95a choked off 362f21f311 any protest 5bb76fa695 she had 69806807dc prepared. He could seem gentlemanly, dcce2312c0 yet at times he 048131af3f was barbaric. He acted 3c6960ee34 like he 6692d8ea1c was giving 7cbbd2e228 her a 14229d33d4 choice, but 0388a88838 always cornered b663703375 her in 4ced059ef3 the end. That was why Eunyoo 0f973a4ed4 was more guarded with 035d920055 Jaeha than anyone else. His touch and movements a9ffc8b127 always carried a different, 2eae4abc27 unmistakable intent.fd5bcf3eb832088e

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“This place 764b1a152e is nice—quiet, 6716591935 no one 25162354bc around to 4d090fd2f8 watch…”3e06913f3a53fe76

“……”99e4a79fbb86ab88

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Twisting the ends 924f28a1cf of her hair 979aac3151 between his fingers, 32991472ee he spoke in 3336410163 a raspy voice.b76920dc7206beff

“Even if 11b9c95b15 we did d35df8daf3 something else… c68d5cf918 no one 176c141ee4 would know, db7d35ec72 right?”5659fb54f6b3e810

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In the shadows, his 42f1ab6393 eyes gleamed with a 99f62a4f99 dangerous glint.069a4c2993468003