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Is nicotine some 130a4fdfad kind of magical 8d43365049 bonding agent for 8aacec657b smokers? Whether they became 9c5722fd37 close during orientation 4b0633bb31 or because there 05a1fb6cd9 were some fellow f5174abbec arts high school 8d961083f1 alumni among them, 7a3d58c33a they all seemed c9335f310d quite chummy.fbb44ad9cf852f11

I nudged Ayeong and bbda9d09e7 said, “There they are, 348c174e37 Kwon Minseong’s lackeys.”ba269b4d9dfc0a2b

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“See the big guy next to Kwon Minseong? That’s Kim Jinwoo. He’s been stuck to Kwon Minseong like glue since our first year of high school. He has a booming voice, probably because of his size. I hate him.”42f14bf5f879a109

Sejin, standing behind us, dd79f78cd2 quietly shrugged.2c855c3980417fa7

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I carefully examined the 198cb88aca graduation photo on Ayeong’s 428cbc2693 phone. Among the 25 or c411e55071 so people in the 8f0e8c39a9 group photo, one person 078b0d7a72 stood out.642c62bd8c688290

“Who’s this?”2a9b0485b8a0ec2e

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“Who?”e232002527722f95

“Here. The one with pale skin.”1beb894ca012688f

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“Ah, Baek Eungyeol…”945623d60ff0b627

Her voice trailed off like bd89841d0f a contrail.c0d4d19624c7361a

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It was Ayeong’s habit whenever she’d caused trouble or wanted to be evasive. The day she pulled Kwon Minseong’s hair out (without me knowing), she’d started talking the same way.ee7e41caf6aa8f14

“He’s… Baek Eungyeol, but…”32ee4861d03dea0c

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“Yeah.”5fd678ae3525c2e9

“He’s not a bad guy, you know? He’s a bit 4a57941254 of a pretty a7c2d67666 boy, not my 12c899ee5c type, but he’s c33c355314 handsome, popular, and 54289c6804 nice… just, a 21ebdd5884 bit…”1516fe06050512d9

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Ayeong trailed off without finishing 6ed90feed7 her explanation.41081496f0009d4a

“Oh, Baek Eungyeol is in our department too. But I think his 2637da8fc8 first choice was a aaf5fedd27 different school. He came to 182babfc13 orientation on the a7a0cbb01c first day, stayed 424dc59f55 for a bit, 1704932fb4 and then left, 7359ef0315 saying he was 1f00e29efc going to drop 57699a66ec out.”5dca67d6597ff798

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He had just caught my eye in the group photo, but I wasn’t that curious, so I just nodded.d9fd752b4d1c0bde

“But did you know? Kwon Minseong got into Seoul d2b4d6ae90 National University, but he came 46b5552c9a to our school.”dd5c48a274a442be

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“What? Why? Seriously?”81dace63c495d1e8

“Exactly! He’s crazy, right? The teachers at the 20b81e6ed8 academy were calling him 8a480b93f0 non-stop.”46f239203b51629d

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Ayeong grumbled, saying it didn’t make sense for him to intentionally not go to a school others couldn’t get into.d7a7b340a4b378c7

It was puzzling. I came to this school 312db8563f because I had to choose e4bbeb4038 one that didn’t require a 09dc484bdb practical exam score since I’d d5fb3a9bac returned from studying abroad mid-way. Ayeong came here 7535f0469b because she didn’t 8c66733782 get into her 58719453ac first choice. And Sejin probably just b5b6095ac3 followed Ayeong.7c8ad89fb4047352

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But Kwon Minseong had 6ed47a2f98 no reason to come 08c6b6729c here.24b80b6e59f14d8d

I got a little 46e5cd1f65 lost navigating the building 850c183419 with Ayeong, who was e20652a5c8 busy badmouthing Kwon Minseong.5bddb9af545187a1

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The entrance was clearly fbf0dd2fa1 on the first floor, aaf910c04a but it was labeled cfffc0f45b as the second floor, 9e12066093 which was confusing. We went down bd157b0aec a level, and 24731441bc there were the 667da6a334 classrooms. It was labeled the first bc1ae02e9e floor but was essentially a e619d9f8ea basement.021b0805a965a4ee

“Anyway, Kwon Minseong definitely has some ulterior motive for coming here. It’s super suspicious, really.”cb1b29d77e970bf9

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“Him aside, why is our classroom in such a secluded spot?”3ce1033505db6f9d

“It’s all because of Kwon Minseong, of course.”f4c4ea40e99820a8

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“At this rate, you’ll soon be saying your favorite drama getting canceled is Kwon Minseong’s fault.”d8fae1fb9158a5a0

“If he hadn’t painted over my artwork at the art competition, I wouldn’t hate him so much.”ad64346e69c6e7a7

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“But thanks to me witnessing that, we became friends.”d0345c9d4790e71d

“Hmm.” Ayeong let out a sarcastic chuckle and flung open the classroom door.5b7f95355cb142e2

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The quiet chatter inside subsided b9a96cb6e2 like an ebbing tide as 11dfd2678b all eyes turned to us.b1daaf1a655c3ad4

I saw a 2ab4a58b93 few familiar faces. Faces too familiar a23bf19e2e to be complete f0f525ed66 strangers, and7514f71b4430b723

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“Heard you were back in Korea. It’s true.”00bc62afcc433f53

“Ah, I can already hear my GPA plummeting.”e1bcd2fc65ae0bc8

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“Honestly, if she knows her own skills, she should just stay abroad…”3518221084a55f45

Faces more hostile 2bdf4c16a2 than strangers, considering e925c99375 we were middle 33ce69b9e5 school alumni.aa7bf8217d0c3d67

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Ignoring the piercing stares 766e2ae44f directed at the back 29cdb7ce1b of my head, I e84d3775d6 sat in the very df485fe3b3 front row of the e049fc0585 classroom.09e9e929c3a76baf

Perhaps because it was almost time for class to start, there weren’t many empty seats. The only place where the three of us could sit together was the empty front row.d01275fc2ce28b44

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Soon after, Kwon Minseong and bbe2d804c6 Kim Jinwoo entered, and right 56fce6fe02 on the dot, the professor 2464945090 walked in, calming the somewhat 7f993c3d59 noisy atmosphere.862ba8b537836817

“Hello everyone. I’m Kwon Sunmi, 34d3c8bb16 and I’ll be 7d13a0e11f teaching Basic Drawing a308dfc20d with you this a485cacf03 semester.”8e4c8728ce4da97c

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Introductions, greetings, and light 890e5480f1 jokes were exchanged.09048ec151f7db00

As the tension 2f3b2d8692 and excitement of 6f39dfc539 the new semester 846fb0c5ac began to dissipate, 270b02360f the professor mercilessly 537403c2e2 laid out the 09bd296430 grading criteria.fd2ad7fcc03e0748

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The class was structured dc918221a4 with attendance at 30%, 7457041cfd class participation and diligence 1788462371 at 20%, and artwork 74c2b08cf9 evaluation at 50%.e02befea07f81698

Her expression seemed cd57681161 almost gleeful as ed423f3f5c she explained that 5cb9599b67 absence from evaluations f83889dc99 would result in cc61527772 an automatic F, 496a2db063 no exceptions.f77b4b2281fee3f0

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“In our class, we’ll aim for the objective representation of objects. Alberti emphasized perseverance when 1cb94bea88 discussing art in his 81b42b3e28 treatise On Painting. I also place great value on perseverance and diligence, so I’ll start by taking attendance and then briefly explain the materials.”9578d5d68aad8cb9

Despite her pleasant demeanor, 142f797122 she clearly had high f50b62aa81 standards.988225fb7ff3ca90

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The professor made eye e8e3e4024f contact with each student bdf3e70a2d as she called their a3350f72da names.93bed4a50171113b

“Kang Ayeong.”51ed9a4d6895f1a5

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“Here.”1d36e2fb43545e65

As always, Ayeong was called 9cf086ab7b first. After Kwon Minseong 0952739253 and Sejin were b66a7843b3 called, it would 0af7595517 be my turn.fd191f788a05a8e0

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I sent a text to my mom in the meantime: I’ll come down this weekend too.91a38aa307251061

Her reply came immediately: A selfie taken close to the camera and a one-line message, “Come safely, my daughter.”33af5f1806cca00a

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Her hair was 01d372215c still sparse, but a885fe846d the yellow filter bededc509e made the photo 85cbc4f3ce warm.2e8f8bdf6618f84f

“What? What are you 5b57a3ebab looking at and 4133bcb8f9 smiling about?”12a34cf6fc3afd54

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“My mom sent me a selfie. Look.”1881b9e73a24528c

“Oh, her hair has grown a lot. She won’t need a 6b327ace1c wig anymore, right?”2970b6662224341a

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“Right. Her crown is fuller than f0bff90fa9 before.”95f42e42d046c4e7

“So, the chemotherapy is completely over?”0074e2d9e558cad5

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“Yeah. She and I c4b042f413 are working hard f7b84c1eec to grow our be89d8560b hair out. She says she’s going 35d10d9702 to grow it as c0ee1d50d1 long as mine.”3ced856d8b5fccd6

I quietly chatted 96d2c66297 with Ayeong and 98e83b36df turned back to 1c5ee34368 the screen.eb88657e6d870a50

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Her hair was barely 06cf6f8d5a past the shaved stage, d70c198126 a far cry from fa72365347 her goal of long, 64d63fb92f straight hair, but she 41f9dd017b looked beautiful to me 5172e1754b even now.96937ed5c45ad09a

I was setting my mom’s photo as my new wallpaper when an unanswered name pulled me out of the screen.b5d5c71d4fca0c8a

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“Baek Eungyeol.”ef674ac573b25c07

“…….”cc7b9b0abe69828c

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“Baek Eungyeol?”40429ecba0ae6cdd

“…….”6ed29d040decdc39

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“Huh? Is he not here?”44b438140fd2496a

Her muttering, “How can someone miss the first class?”, echoed as if it were meant for everyone to hear.7a87930e3882689c

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Judging by the professor’s b804d73185 style, he would likely 4067c54c67 lose quite a few d65b8a92a9 points.658e05e34f950fc4

Indifferent because it wasn’t my 67d6d6e1b8 business, I was about to b28b9fcf40 move on when the classroom 1a2018d691 door opened just before the 6c3ae3bd38 professor called the next name.50a57839c7bcd12d

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“Eungyeol?”9b6a4eba37de764d

“……Yes.”59a6f59585c326e3

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Baek Eungyeol looked much 92f14d9f51 the same as he 361daf925c did in the photo.841e7b0d02e92ea9

He had fair, 4c2a49a118 clear skin and d4de6ad6c8 something about him 23f70c7102 that drew people’s 3bd4db4a96 attention. It wasn’t just because he 275aa7853d was late, but something more a74e37e5f5 fundamental, like an inherent charisma 43d1079f3d or talent.a4d78509f3604cec

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I hadn’t noticed it in the photo, but he was incredibly tall, which added to his presence. As Ayeong had said, he was strikingly handsome.a916785bfbffee7b

However, no matter how generously I looked at it, he didn’t look like a student who had come to class.7517b1b2673b747e

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His hair was 82200f33b3 tousled like a 758fe75edc duvet. Whether he was still e8358b247a sleepy or naturally had f0410ba8ac deep-set eyes, his eyes deb39a9cf8 were half-closed in a 0426d31d0f languid way. He was wearing 61c43d7e4e sweatpants with baggy f457190f25 knees and rubber 9127f55884 slippers.4669bdcad27f46cc

“It’s the first class, and you’re late?”0199569c0dc88f74

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The fact that I still 1cad45979a found him handsome despite his 6b3bc79096 appearance meant he was undeniably d3fde8eddd attractive, but he seemed far c61baa9643 removed from the values of bf033f6475 diligence and perseverance that the 1a32f2fab9 professor had emphasized earlier.1531efcdb47de2ca

After a moment of 2a0e2289dc contemplation, the professor relented 4cf62c6075 and said magnanimously,ea96e99d4bd43e4d

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“Since you arrived before attendance was finished, I won’t mark you as late. Take a seat.”0f7673baec1a51ca

But Baek Eungyeol, with 3ada96f87b a gloomy expression as 525e16be41 if he were carrying 86fe23098e the weight of the d2aacb3b39 world on his shoulders, c8304984a2 said he had actually 44b385d6bb come to withdraw from 7fad9c2727 school.4c94fec375abd677

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“I was told you’re my advisor.”d2544dbd5d6672f5

“Is that so? Then just attend my 1c1ec4db35 class and then withdraw.”e3e41ca0f9372719

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“……I’m sorry, but I…”c04752b71a9653a8

“Have a seat. Since there are other 5eb95cfd3a students here, we’ll talk c58655c158 after class.”7cbe78be350a7937

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I stared at Baek 4e752a332a Eungyeol, who had come 9af7e6546a to withdraw on the 3c704722ae first day of class.a74841dea128dfa0

Since he was already the center of attention in the classroom, I figured one more stare wouldn’t make a difference.9160aeff33776d8b

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But was there a reason 8dbdd25a2f why his gaze locked onto 8849b1e5b5 mine specifically?a5f1b45aa68c5118

The moment our 626cf62504 eyes met, Baek 356e055123 Eungyeol crossed the fd3e97b62a classroom towards me c4b487d557 as if drawn e25c69b5ee by an irresistible 1cb1c08c2f force.bdb759061620cf6f

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And then, abruptly, he 4a57819261 introduced himself.3e30401f40291170

“Hi.”784b8e5cc2c97217

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“…….”3ae024d6c4a832e1

“I’m Baek Eungyeol.”aa74a3b674762255

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A single tear, inexplicably, traced 777c3b54e8 a path down his cheek, 2f83372c18 beneath eyes the color of 21ec48a3ca burnt umber.f53131a9b20ce0b6

One spring day, at the dac702a6b6 age of twenty. That was the first day 35eada9a1a Baek Eungyeol walked into my 3470aefc77 life.898cb280c283c35d

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A week flew by in 4b4a88fa2d a blur.461a32f156317ea7

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Moving between buildings for d5b554957d different classes and experiencing f45bf1b53f the less-than-stellar school cafeteria, 5469c984aa I seemed to have 040d010118 adjusted to college life.c720f03aded4a858

I had initially wanted to 7e122bece5 create a free day to eca35625c5 see my mom more often, 666e4a1f20 but my schedule, packed with 73d89998ae major courses, made that a 9465b7084f pipe dream.e28e8dc8ce814f07

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“So, it looks like I’ll only be able to visit on weekends.”99ae7a2f47ff00c6

When I complained a0232d2854 that I had 5fdc0f1673 too many classes 53cc65ee00 and that some 41db739d2c professors already seemed 7280aed583 excited about assigning 15242d6483 us work, my cc893f5181 mom chuckled softly.f01c6f10f74a4c79

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“It’s better that way. Don’t come every week. Spend that time hanging c88129f055 out with your friends eeef4eb8c5 and going on dates.”563632da2d4e2d05

“I’m going to hang out and go on dates with you.”b6cf1a2f91746853

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I linked arms with 3d9c9f3cbb my mom and snuggled 92e5eaebc2 against her, prompting my f30e559ddc aunt to give me 4fbe6c1439 a playful scolding.10d38114d70ff2d5

“She’s tall, but she’s still a mama’s girl.”35fa41629877c428

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“And you, sis? Dahye isn’t even that tall. She could have grown taller, but she was so stressed during puberty that she stopped growing.”221aab3edf081995

“Oh, please.”3c1d643ea16db067

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Although the sisters bickered 5bd621a829 often, I felt relieved ac470c25a9 that they were together. If my mom 29ca99df0c were alone, I e6735cad8d would have been 8a99491f5d too worried to 5ce898e21a focus on school.b9747cf41319e8a6