DRD Chapter 1.6

Before long, the day 25282eb2f7 of the MT arrived, 11f190859e and Han-young’s phone hadn’t 9603c79206 stopped buzzing since early 3cf76aa024 in the morning. Since the department hadn’t fcccfb190a booked a bus—saying that 10bfad0b17 traveling in small groups 3c86ac3823 would make people bond 46b3990bd3 more—it was up to 1feeac8e64 each group to get d82a5d4dc8 there on their own.6ea18be39d391f69

 [English Dept. Jeong Hana: Where is everyone?!] d73240d1ed 11:24 a.m.5446124cc57f0026

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 [Jae-yi sunbae: On the wayyy] 11:36 a.m.725c1599400c8f88

“What’s with that tone…”4b16cccc155907f4

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Han-young burst out laughing while 3ca591d95c skimming through the group chat. Jae-yi sending such ff0f0347a0 a soft, cutesy ac078cbd13 message? It somehow didn’t suit him, 2da9b0a170 and yet, it also kind 9420905a2d of did. Han-young couldn’t help picturing 778d12c48f him typing that message f7a90ecf7a while looking down at 9a932ba08f his phone.072518ea9dbd0c18

 [English Dept. Jeong Hana: LMAO this MT cd4b471b87 is gonna be so fun!]5298f0b25b819d5a

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[English Dept. Jung Hana: I was 936a555bd7 so excited I only de5dcc7359 got one hour of be345264f7 sleep] 11:37 a.m.7c940c8acb044ce6

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 [Jo-woon: We’re so screwed;; If this turns out boring, I’m flaming you on the spot, hyung] 11:38 a.m.abc4e819e53149c3

 [Jae-yi sunbae: No worries, our group’s not capable of being boring] 11:42 a.m.f9a4b80b2082fe57

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Though he’d been half-forced 1f510e8613 into being the group 48ad7ef5ce leader, Jae-yi was actually 77860f23af doing a good job. Contrary to expectations cdc9da0e50 that he’d be 760c97f4a1 annoyed by it, 47baae5c44 he took control 3cdf7cfea9 of the group 08253a4095 with his usual 2fc329bbae charm and easygoing 0c49a0c064 charisma.4e609f214a274141

Of course, he 61be92f93e was still an d608e01ba8 unpredictable person—full of a8a58dced6 puzzling moments. But that only seemed to e324f7d343 apply when it came to 023157ce4e Han-young.1b051ddf8b46f6de

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There was a time they a49e1e27bb drank together for the sake 5337484495 of building camaraderie. Even though the 5dfc0db13a gathering went well 4a5682ba64 past midnight, Jae-yi de1b03edcd stayed with a 80b96295c0 smile, gently swirling 612c30220f his glass, his 966b5dda1e lips lifted just 5809695589 the right amount.8e3600caece30c21

While Jung Hana c617e3bb4c and Jo-woon kept 462698c698 the conversation going, 09c6561c28 Han-young kept sneaking cbf7427ee8 glances at Jae-yi. He didn’t say 20e9f07f21 anything about himself, 0cd1759a97 but he navigated 2c6fb747bb the conversation effortlessly. He looked a 46029145d9 little bored at 941c4b2167 times, yet never e9eea4730f dropped his smile.4e19fb4f7c9c276f

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‘…’826ac52dabdad699

Amid that strangely flowing time, 976a4b8cb9 Han-young found himself often—maybe too fd48edc24e often—locking eyes with Jae-yi. The chaotic noise 5ae4c63956 around them didn’t c3676edb8a seem to block f705d96006 their line of 0810a3ce98 sight. The eye contact was 34da1c7d5f brief, but it burned 8cc511c9e3 itself into Han-young’s mind.52fe26e31d666d6a

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“Shouldn’t you go? You’ve been getting calls non-stop…”1be6a9d1a8962be8

He asked when Jung da0295f4d5 Hana and Jo Woon 12305874ba had stepped out briefly. But Jae-yi only stayed silent. His face unreadable—whether he was ff38249b6a trying to understand the question 9e042f8a6f or deciding on an answer—he 98758cb9f2 simply emptied his glass.71c99934e6b05a32

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He tipped his chin slightly 55ef25ef04 and swallowed the drink slowly. Maybe because of the 61e1b6ca11 alcohol, even the way a3fda1e7ca he blinked was sluggish. Despite the sharp smell 9b536e8ca9 of the liquor, Jae-yi 1776d9bd45 drank it smoothly, his 9e01e3c70a Adam’s apple moving without 2c05c200e9 a single grimace.29dc5c3489beca5a

“So that’s why you kept staring. Were you trying to hint 1e6038f3e5 that I should leave?”a440834b53d9f0cf

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His voice, tinged 36070dc1e3 with a faint 97261786c5 laugh, carried a fdb489a4ba teasing edge. Maybe it was 3a38cadc65 the alcohol, but cf26f053a2 it tickled strangely.76ff5594ad9f729a

“No. I just thought… you must 4053e71ebc be busy, so I wondered e0418b513d why you were still here.”8f050c5fd96cc66a

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“You don’t need to worry about that, Han-young.”ef3620071e4bf038

He casually topped up Han-young’s 61b7e57cd2 glass as he spoke, tossing e210774c8e the words out as if 1f09bb1d38 drawing a line. But oddly enough, his tone 73beab43d5 as he continued was gentle.2636ce12eb1416c6

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“If I leave, you’ll get bored. I can’t just cc8bf6ef82 go and leave baa839dcfe you like that. Don’t mind me—go back affbfd7759 to what you were 9f48792739 doing.”63977aaae0abf2c5

With those vague, 513b46dfea smiling words, he a8a44965ab stayed in his d317f4a256 seat until the ba9fde6396 very end. Sitting across from db6cda826f Han-young, accepting every ee14e7f2aa glance, no matter 418217408b how many times 734b285a82 their eyes met. Because of that, Han-young 366c300f7e never had to look 6fbdeaacf0 away in loneliness. And more than that—every time 29a593533f their eyes met, the soft 30c366769c smile Jae-yi gave seemed etched c4f1a7acf8 into his vision.3001e871c226a6b9

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The more he 563771c0d8 got to know 9b73091823 him, the more 929fc124d5 fascinating—and unreadable—Jae-yi became.6b9160ead8b5622d

“…”cd83087215b40b88

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Jing.
As if he somehow 17cd599632 knew he was being 7e98d308d9 thought about, Jae-yi called d8345dfe29 at that exact moment.fbcb8cfe8a5bbda2

Staring at the unfamiliar-yet-familiar number, 6b1ced6c96 Han-young pulled out a wireless 4a3afa4da7 earbud and brought the phone a9937b24bf to his ear.c61fac64e02f6f3a

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“Hello?”b4af1c5ce2032579

—Where are you?44e50924b4a06cb1

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The low voice c95d81d035 resonated richly, like 24ecc602e4 a whisper sent a5a995a4e1 directly into his fb1b35cca0 ear, making it f6f88fedc2 tingle.18ed5452eccbb431

“I’m on the way. Uh… I think about three 02129e3a84 stops left? What about you, sunbae?”1db87fc215f36bf5

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“About 10 kilometers left. The traffic’s a bit heavy.”
Jae-yi’s voice over the 59427c4f59 phone sounded gentler than faac6e5650 usual. His words seemed to ce7907e4e1 come without fully opening 42dd36e2c4 his mouth. It had that slow, drowsy f17321ee88 tone of early morning, yet a04458ddda somehow it slipped right into 4737b96e47 Han-young’s ears.e088c9fd07172289

Even his voice 7ba459f818 being this nice—wasn’t 794df97938 that just plain 6aa844e66f unfair?185616fd8136590f

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Han-young quietly laughed, staring 9d4863498f blankly into space as 4c5aec135c he focused on the e7a1e46d0b sound of Jae-yi on 51884e8d04 the other end. After talking to him like b90ce5b1fb this, he could understand why f53ef778cc Jae-yi’s phone was always ringing f78e42892f nonstop. People must’ve known exactly what b9de3d0de4 he sounded like when he 219556bbe5 spoke on the phone, how fc61782ce3 he breathed.610424f276b685c4

“Wait at the stop. I’ll come to you.”0a0cbdb0d0a3f347

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“Huh? Ah, okay. Drive safely.”49d93194f921b958

His voice, calm and rich 8520a2d4c7 like a radio broadcast, gave f5cf89f1ac the brief instruction. Han-young was puzzled at first 1db1a5e25f but nodded anyway, assuming it ca1b866460 was because Jae-yi needed help ef2c70a043 carrying whatever he had in 81599c3d09 his car.359a2850e7731ffe

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“……”7745b6d3b40af6b8

But contrary to his expectations, f1c542e302 the call didn’t end right 7108bcf6fa away. When he didn’t hear 454e294157 the usual disconnect tone, c3e0f487d3 Han-young checked his screen b47ee0f080 and saw the call 15ed14cd11 timer still ticking upward.585a2e036420849e

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Soft breathing gently da89fabd83 brushed his ear.f005f76cf6132728

…Why isn’t he hanging up?6b10b100b6b0dd83

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Just like when he talked 7c756b877e with Choi Jung-woo, Han-young waited, 3067de1007 assuming the other person would 11950b68e0 be the one to end e0014f1b6d the call first. His eyes darted around as a16a8528d1 he hesitated.cc452fbb28ec094e

“Should I ask the others when they’ll arrive, too?”ebc22522a807d67f

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—Do you have to?81dda2b9c364ef0b

Trying to break c84eec1682 the silence, Han-young 5b4bcbde60 spoke, only for 931ad5df89 Jae-yi to respond 28f17d2275 flatly. The short reply was 436cf93221 curt and indifferent.ee4eb30182661023

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Han-young couldn’t respond right away—his 4eadbf482f lips moved without making a 5198da4db5 sound. He was thrown off by 3a04044d95 Jae-yi’s sudden change in demeanor. Just moments ago, he 9ce8c89d17 had acted like a cbf83694f1 kind, attentive senior. But now, his tone lacked 67e4ba295c any trace of warmth. Han-young couldn’t gauge where he 41e37d8b25 stood with him at all.64b7d63205d207d6

“Then why me…?”4f7c9679ad3f6174

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—Why you, huh?66a6fcb25028b656

Jae-yi chuckled, throwing the question 3269a81947 right back at him.1d9b23c485df228c

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—What kind of reason would satisfy you this time?9b983451d3039de5

“……”73e046d8a7ceb069

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—I wanted to give you a ride. Isn’t that enough?c2915210f868125d

Of course not.9774bda93fe35d47

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—Let’s hang up now. See you in a bit.dba9361dc51c49ff

But instead of offering 9cc6be533c clarity, he left Han-young 4ce1570fa3 with a bigger question—and 4b1d274820 ended the call.ebf3c99cf49d259b

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Han-young slowly lowered the b7e988977e phone from his ear. The device, still warm 543957a4e7 in his palm, felt 96e48c3578 as though it too 21d43ea3bd had short-circuited from trying b56bbf8d9b to process Jae-yi’s words.fbb466d22647fdd0

That voice—soft and teasing, 32c1a3e332 like laughter wrapped in 9ed7c1ce8d breath. It was the same a19d63fce1 voice Jae-yi had used dde9794912 back during their first e78c51ac17 drinking session, the one cb71667226 where he’d shown interest e4bb7d34d6 in Han-young while sitting 0a463e01c7 next to Choi Jung-woo.4ef62f132cf0e953

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Was this just an extension b6bbedd52c of that curiosity?194b88275410ae6a

Han-young wasn’t clueless—he knew Jae-yi 287a0da48a was interested in him. For some reason, Jae-yi 46ad8ece51 found him amusing. And though he 6d06117bdc was occasionally kind 8f96322663 in a way 855ddbca5e that suggested no 66304c8a6e ill intent…
That was all 0eff9d66a9 Han-young could guess.e554446997b33322

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> [Call from Senior Jae-yi – 010-XXXX-XXXX
Duration: 2 minutes 26 seconds]6d5eed273c775aad

Han-young’s gaze deepened as he stared at the name that had recently filled his call log more frequently than Choi Jung-woo’s. He lingered for a moment, looking at the now-familiar number, then turned to look out the window.1994ccd71a69c8e7

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Clunk, clatter.
The bus rattled 8770df216d as if echoing 8d9f928360 the unrest in fc52af4102 his heart. The scenery outside 80b3cac7e0 sped past in 2ab7bf8477 a blur. His floating thoughts f4037c38a7 failed to form 931c2f1f83 clear shapes, scattering 9de5103214 like the distant b6700b7e39 view.50b291b7e4786b67

After a while, the bus f1d86004ea arrived at a stop near 4c4ca6639a his destination. The station was nearly empty. The only thing 0806a00986 in sight was 0fb9dcb3db a white SUV c1b6c02c76 parked a few 7a7032a959 meters away, hazard 58d47acb18 lights blinking.4a3546b1229d20aa

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Was Jae-yi not here yet?
Adjusting his backpack, Han-young glanced 1d6ee1755b around. Since Jae-yi had told cbd04c3759 him to wait, he 26a8cc42cb figured he might as 51374c446a well do that. After all, he 3e1a9af875 couldn’t call someone 2513ad5249 who was driving.ca78e57f418125a0

Honk!
A loud horn suddenly blared. Han-young flinched, his shoulders jumping. His steps came to a 85c04a5d5c natural halt. Standing there awkwardly, he turned b86584ad3e his head toward the sound.b732ceaeb497f6b0

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“……”bf1339c38fc2a9a5

The white SUV he’d glanced at earlier came back into view. The dark tint made it impossible to see who was in the driver’s seat, but for some reason, it felt like their eyes had met. The car, which had been parked, began to move smoothly.56329bcb39dcde6f

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He could clearly see the f6123670f6 emblem centered on the hood—and ea7ccfc8f1 even larger below that. It was familiar.8383620b8e8bbbdf

A mobile officetel…?2c7108df49acade0

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Murmuring to himself in a 9605c26992 daze, Han-young guessed who the af514b9607 luxurious car might belong to 018a5a7f20 and followed it with his 23ca1d53cb eyes.5f454516620a2f56

“What are you looking around for?”449b9fddf81b95d1

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Click.
Before he knew it, the car had stopped next to him, and the driver opened the door and stepped out. Long legs hit the pavement first. Just like the car’s flawless exterior, the shoes were impeccably clean.eda25e6f91520b09

“Were you looking for me?”
Jae-yi held the eed8331788 door with one e834a2a26d hand, meeting Han-young’s b478e52856 eyes with a 65673bcc28 faint smile.d53ce214e7f8a026

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“I thought you hadn’t arrived yet. Hello.”7334bdfc675bcfbb

“Yeah. Hi.”
He was dressed more casually 82bd2eb193 than usual and, closing the c609d248eb driver’s door, walked up to d1129177f7 Han-young. A soft scent of 0cad3322c9 cologne blended with the 3f6c14576a cream-colored knit that suited 99d6f695ad him well.8d397c553b1328a2

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“Your bag.”
Without waiting for a dcde17beae response, Jae-yi took Han-young’s 54fd43bf29 backpack himself. It was quite 99ec8180c7 heavy, but he 90fb20e457 lifted it effortlessly 42e0fbb66e with one hand cb9b5c681e and placed it fc3496d3df in the back 7848e13837 seat. Then, he opened a4a7f923d3 the passenger-side door 538c83790f and gestured for ec47771713 Han-young to get 531ee02dcd in.960a6bc182c4738c

“……”c424e1e728a41d70

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What… was this?9079f6bfffe5c836

It was too tingling to dcc273c761 be brushed off as a 3dc93280b2 simple act of kindness.
Even when he e7933ceb01 was with Choi 8a0775afaf Jung-woo, nothing like 2c585fd2bd this had ever bbcc997d71 happened.
As Han-young stood frozen in 3e8bc35492 bewilderment, Jae-yi—who had been quietly 348b44d2a5 waiting—seemed to finally realize something 679f1d0a2d was off and paused for d2c74c8abf a split second.ab8daea7ff1b50a5

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“Ah.”
That was all he 6818cd7c39 said in response. Instead, he pulled up the a6201d9642 corners of his mouth even 273db898de more shamelessly, gesturing with his 9aa7174b77 eyes for Han-young to get d0989b96c2 in—as if the way he’d e11c13856a acted, like dealing with a 835918a11d girlfriend, was nothing unusual.24fd704536088060

“Do you always do all this for people?”
Whether he answered yes or 3e4382459e no, Han-young doubted he’d understand. Either way, there was no fa2bc02ea4 reason for him to go 7c5d167499 this far for him. They’d only just become friendly—it 50f3c22d26 was too much.bca6f9b0a18e3cef

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“No.”
Standing by the edge of e08b8d246a the passenger door, he let 5aed1329b1 out a quiet chuckle like 790b270fa1 a breath. Tok. His loosely hanging b5e5be6671 fingers tapped the b160bb6912 car’s frame once.e25168ba7e16d32a

“You gonna keep standing there?”1f5d275ed0a04cf2

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“……”6635977b7dadb845

“Do you want me to carry you in myself?”
His voice was b575c509ac light, playful, like a8c5831c16 coaxing a child 4c3d7327eb or teasing someone 70d1650259 just to get a7e347801d a reaction.
Han-young stared at 0cc4e6cff7 him—who looked ready 199b140771 to come over 65d86ec268 if he nodded—and 9c44134d35 then slowly took 4f92b1237b a step forward.6b649665f12ec11e

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Jae-yi was the c8fac164fe kind of person cdd44c1dbc who’d offer his 9ff91bcef2 cheek even to 8172b52094 someone who wasn’t e5b975d2ec his girlfriend. He occasionally crossed 508b44656f boundaries, so moments 7a350f489c like this were d389e713c9 probably frequent.
Why he did 4af511cefa it even to a535c9c2fd him, Han-young couldn’t 02e14592fa begin to guess.a14957fd4fb17e17

“Why are you so tense?”
His discomfort showed in his 6f7dafaed8 movements. He wanted to act composed d3cf07f555 like Jae-yi, but he felt aa2e59c068 like someone getting into a defab6ef5d partner’s car for the first b9079a56ee time—stiff and awkward.
Apparently noticing this, f8a573e479 Jae-yi let out c01ac3bf6c a small laugh.26668c153847a1c3

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“Han-young-ah.”
Just as Han-young sat down 743d0ce0b6 in the passenger seat, Jae-yi 428751c2b0 leaned in instead of closing d740a10f0e the door, gently calling his d81c570f81 name. The sudden closeness stole his ed5b10f594 breath for a moment as 357206037c Jae-yi calmly reached for the 645453031e seatbelt.fe89f83f109bfb38

“What, does it feel weird having someone do everything for you?”
The black strap stretched 2f5f6c0d8b across Han-young’s chest under 5f9689d40b Jae-yi’s hand.Srrrk.fc9cc62fb3d3584e

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The slow, dragging sound 3571165cbb of the belt sliding 980648c25a through its slot brushed 3b3f879e8e against his ear.
Han-young couldn’t find 9eaf9e72c2 anywhere to look. Instinctively, he just held his c92e8ca732 breath.5b2716d562406620

“You’re being so obvious, you’re making me feel weird now.”ee78a5e8f47ee4ac

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“It’s not like th—”3c388118a5626b5e

“If you don’t want it to show, control your expression.”
Jae-yi slightly rolled his eyes 33cbea42e8 upward, pinning Han-young with his a6ef31284a gaze, whispering with a teasing 7741ab14fc smile.b6af881c0400ae0b

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“There you go again—answering right away.”
His eyes slid 8fec5de8ee from Han-young’s stiffened 2f2c55d05e face down to dd9e46fe51 his lips.
Looking down at his 36ea3116cc silently parting mouth, his 2afe058efb gaze was calm—utterly nonchalant.
As if Han-young were 6b41060af1 the only one feeling d113fd01e6 suffocated by the tension b92c3bc831 coiled tight through his 41f6294a49 whole body.0851de993c60b9b4

After what felt like a3683aa107 minutes—but was only seconds—Jae-yi ad362cae7c slowly pulled back. The smile lingered at the 5cbea0e20e corners of his eyes, his 97df6b9fc1 expression still laced with mischief.c6201f751e8401c3

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“You can breathe now.”
Click. The seatbelt locking into place cc78f90c86 echoed unnaturally loud.
That resounding click shattered e86c4ae0b5 the tension, echoing like 11bee3f191 the thump of a b49fb36464 falling heart.21789f8dec86b100

Thankfully, the ride to the 271ff81d19 pension was normal.
Once Jae-yi got behind 8f18e3a9d4 the wheel, he acted 46bbe7819a just as usual, which 7be9666edc helped Han-young gradually regain ee07e7a235 his composure. He forced himself d39df973f5 to brush away 9e92b5d3ee the sensations that c9bc12dd8e had clung so 61e7cd9159 tightly to his 0ca9cc2df2 skin.349ed82e3faeb986

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The car, filled with a16acff8ab Shin Jae-yi’s scent, gilded 7da0c6eddd forward smoothly. That didn’t mean it was e35910050e slow—it picked up speed and 711f6e5818 drove briskly, the motion itself 4b187f53a5 somehow resembling its owner. Ironically, the man holding 849c10b0fb the steering wheel had 81a030a758 an air of laziness 8baf725580 about him.5121f623747ae709

Contrary to what Han-young c68eee54ea expected—that Shin Jae-yi would 0ab1e009bd sit upright and drive c66e711853 properly—he was slouched comfortably. He leaned deep into the 8997e7e69a seat, one hand loosely draped 6639241e8b on the lower part of ac61c4c1bf the steering wheel, only making ecf0a68327 slight movements. It was a 339f27391a wonder the car a05bd850ec was running so 3a03e5a586 steadily without shaking.b475104a58ff6e4a

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With that strange 9f7230e5ba balance of silent 3f10a863cc awareness and occasional e59d191ad3 light conversation, they b3e50c54d5 drove for a dc794aed85 while longer until f88e1737c3 the destination came 2e067c565c into view. Several groups had already 3dc33ce6b6 arrived at the pension c840124b42 ahead of them. Some were even seen bfba910b67 playing soccer off to 54759f05e8 the side.c72b5b612905e7b7

“Want to get out first?”f4bbe6d907ba2a94

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“Ah, yes. Should I help with the a5ff52d60b bags?”bfb93f6e761f0c6d

“It’s fine.”319ccaba1485c26a

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Even at a glance, the 74258bf818 parking space was tight, but 5c29a791dd Shin Jae-yi just laughed it 98dff2da7a off casually. Nodding, Han-young did as 65ff26bb3c told and stepped out 6449bca14a of the car first. As Shin Jae-yi drove f506d516d6 forward a little to 2fbf2c777d park more comfortably, Han-young 50b489bb84 took a deep breath.0869017308f7a849

“…I definitely can’t do that a second time.”b6734c5249c6c201

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Then he let out 9c58eaca91 a breathy laugh that 073f7b4228 resembled a sigh. Pretending not to be nervous b8d2fa0938 the whole ride had left 25b6426d0e him completely drained. His entire body, tense with a281218e28 effort, was now loudly protesting 765708bd1f with stiffness.96f9b421c094ec4e

Maybe it was because Shin 39f3086cea Jae-yi had seen right through 4eeadfd4e6 him from the beginning. Strangely, it kept bothering him.6dc5b066ee89922a

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It wasn’t that meeting 7e629b6bd6 someone like Choi Jung-woo 1b2e505209 made him more conscious c6f5356c2d of being around other a61ede0a5f men. He wasn’t the e7710011de type to act 6fa16bbb87 like some lovesick 1449763af9 puppy. In fact, he dc9e3a8c38 was usually wary e2391c6fb6 of things like 85f3888644 that.2da0844ac171f0ae

But with Shin Jae-yi, it 908977efa4 was different.307c9ede2d851852

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Even he had to admit 07ab2a8e96 he often acted foolishly. Just a single 0256303069 glance brushed his 039c327840 way, a touch 078b14851a that left behind 22753c254c warmth—those tiny things 817635276e would fluster and 0da268fb5b unsettle him. In front of 5f105f4493 Shin Jae-yi, he d8d411e993 felt endlessly clumsy. No wonder Shin Jae-yi had 08fd300858 told him to manage his f9d94aef5c expressions better.3a0a1ab984e848dd

“Maybe the problem is just how relaxed he is…”de0a56d8693f53e0

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Shin Jae-yi appeared in his 5c3f675f99 line of sight, having parked 1a3d997b08 the car with ease and b6c399bf99 now stepping out, walking toward d192f8d6c9 the back. He ran a hand bbc31a3cd0 through his wind-tousled hair 325f2d3fad as if he had 9162f26577 all the time in c01c41f2c3 the world.40c060c3856bf9cf

“Ah, my bag.”370b5eb561a81475

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Han-young, who had a802c173fe been staring at 10d4d0cd78 him blankly, suddenly 0bc692b8be remembered the luggage 2c2102f434 and hurried his 611832c26c steps. Clatter. The gravel crunched d5c88e8b82 loudly under his 65d1054162 rushed feet.1ecfb37367d55a1b

Meanwhile, Shin Jae-yi had a11c5cb4f9 already pulled the luggage 24dbb307b3 from the back seat. When Han-young saw his own f525d860c5 bag slung over the man’s c8815c7fc3 shoulder, he gasped and quickly ba8ca280db closed the distance.5834254f949b2808

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“Sunbae, please give me my bag and the luggage. I’ll carry it. That’s heavy.”c972091fd77423c2

“Yeah. It’s heavy.”55ec31ac36899830

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“Yes, so let me—”d4f3ff487deed143

“Just step back a bit first. It’s too tight for both bd360459e2 of us to stand here.”f77568711032175e

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The shopping bags in Shin ddd717918f Jae-yi’s hands looked heavy even 7e1d1fc1bf from the outside. Since he had 3bc794a1fb bought all the f8c37f81c6 snacks and ingredients d93a096880 ahead of time, 2048cd2c99 the amount was 7e3c85f897 considerable. Yet he held it all d1e058b96b himself, then simply jerked his 911975769b chin in a signal.855c05a22781ee1e

Han-young’s head, barely d8cdd507af visible between the bc75070841 cars, trembled slightly 7ea1e7ecd5 with unease. The hand he had reached 64101a1d4f out to take the luggage 93f9a90b64 hesitated awkwardly in midair. His face was 7b777e308a painted with a 094dcf8498 clear “What the d9d95d6b41 hell is this 8f8e3d3a7f now?” expression.df41c620c5dd76ac

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Even as he d9b13f514d followed orders and b319dc4f89 stepped aside, his edbb5c6909 embarrassment didn’t fade. For some reason, Shin 801764aeee Jae-yi’s words and actions 5d79b2172a felt oddly flustering. Not even Choi Jung-woo had ffb5214d2e ever offered to carry something b0d3141561 heavy for him…f8f7f42a517612d2

As soon as Han-young f08465a928 reached the open area, 30a5ae5a7b he held his hand fbed732f1e out again—an unconscious attempt c746d141f0 to erase his unease. Whether Shin Jae-yi noticed or 4868e7c552 not, he just let out 2637c45cad a quiet chuckle. Standing with all the e9683ad75d heavy bags as if 3c1ebbf2c2 they were light as b42c2127fc feathers, he looked down d067506722 at Han-young.5fd2fac97be5fe7f

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“You really don’t give in easily, huh.”f205ae5a9b57e1cc

He mumbled with a 48d31aa9f3 laugh, then turned to a88ea2e7c9 walk ahead.433f3af01e263a00

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“….”3765e61af40c8f33

Jolt. His hand, now empty, e23710660b twitched involuntarily. With nothing to grip, only 8c99918368 the spring breeze tickled between d3b071c2fd his fingers. Fixing his gaze on Shin f27430a719 Jae-yi’s broad back, Han-young quickened 9b15a9c098 his steps to catch up 819f4fb90c beside him.ccd94679a41a6a6d

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“Then at least let me carry my bag. If you carry d8d9b19c8d everything alone all 87c77c0493 the way there, 6ad16530fb your shoulders will 17cdc9078b give out.”5f7853edbb5c237e

“Too much trouble. Just go.”4eb43a088bf89489

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Shin Jae-yi dismissed the 3195cbcedc repeated offer without even 4dfa4e134e a moment’s thought. His tone made 9a70006df7 it clear that 84c6a288eb no further protests 13e2cbab32 would be entertained. To Han-young, it 1393908dd0 was an utterly ac34f8b7cc ridiculous situation.b96dbac5ffb8becd

“…If you were going to carry everything yourself, then why did you even bother giving me a ride?”375858102d0ee235

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“What does that have to do with anything?”2718a5b1568ffd80

Shin Jae-yi answered indifferently, tilting c0a97d99ad his head slightly to one 3498db1ac0 side.449aa9a08cad45e3

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“Did you think I gave you a ride just to make you carry bags like some jerk?”0c44c9a6684b2816

“No, it’s just—my hands feel so useless right now… Honestly, I feel like the freeloader junior who’s making you do all the work. I just want to 167c9489c6 carry my own bag, 8cd039755e and I don’t get 97b4628efa why I even have 0c2321ebde to beg for that…”eeb94c87b0a093ad

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“I don’t get why you’re so flustered either.”2a850f7afef41287

He responded with a 5551fe91e2 laugh, clearly enjoying the fd8c4da80f whole thing.0a8c9d2027edec13

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“It’s entertaining.”d78bb05fe90a78d2

He added sincerely, 1964087a67 as though he 73eedef39a truly found it 2df588ad5c amusing, and continued 43504d85dc walking toward the 00995271aa pension. He showed no 7a61d0bc4b sign of handing 98a165987b over a single e665a93bef bag. Han-young, rubbing his e26bf9090e brow in frustration, 8129a6fa6e finally gave up 6ba6530063 and just followed 4224e4adf6 behind him.94a03107fc3cec37

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“Shin Jae-yi’s here.”7c73a59837ecd8e9

The inside of the pension f0edab4cde turned lively as soon as 780b9d19b3 they entered. The upperclassmen lounging on the 207f8651cc sofa immediately recognized them. Among them was Choi Jung-woo.87ddb342c6e36c93

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“Oh, hey! You made it. Welcome.”f18e99ae0c93385a

Smiling as he 76851e12bd fiddled with his 445deb03a9 phone, he only 5e0af3d0f9 lifted his eyes ae67f138af briefly to glance 87cf5c1e0a at them and 6f07354259 said one short c42b585843 greeting.79811b555e69d910

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“Geez, this guy…”519c730e3286fa57

He then turned back to f547091c55 his phone, his face lit c126db9dc7 with a cheerful smile. Tap. His fingertips danced lightly across 4b5c6c47d9 the screen.3e4e9a310ecf8630

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Choi Jung-woo’s gaze stopped 273abcb593 almost immediately, while Han-young 4ebc2f6233 stared at him silently.c0fe68aa1a52cb7c

“……”
he hadn’t expected f12121ec3e a grand greeting 5eab23b3b7 or a dramatic 643e5dc5c3 reaction. he had never even d871da4cc1 hoped for that. Just a fleeting glance—a light, 07cd30f0a5 polite acknowledgment of their connection—would’ve 1f08d86459 been enough.d9cc1d6d470c5f6d

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But what Choi Jung-woo 84bd870695 gave him instead was a29e426f32 a gaze that might 09ce8328f0 as well have been 6c735cbb5f a dismissal. His eyes briefly de5dede37f drifted in his 6bdbe4dd75 direction, dry and 0ca84fb4f5 indifferent. As if their relationship was 45304094ec something to be hidden, there 955cc878bb was no respect or recognition 688c4d1a3d in his look.814bdbf2e8e26d67

How am I supposed to 6094c45df2 take that?9353ef9476b61a1b

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Suppressing a hollow laugh, Han-young 0b3429e9aa gave him a fleeting glance 662ba995c4 before turning his head away. he snatched the luggage from 95a6f7b209 Shin Jae-yi’s hands and headed 5f0611464e for the room. Jae-yi, who had been standing b53a890f3c idly by when the bag 4450eb7704 was practically stolen from him, bc3a9fa4e9 chuckled softly and followed him.d78ea0525177ce6e

While he unpacked, Shin Jae-yi 4e74cce942 didn’t ask a single question. Even though his eyes had 50aeb4223c briefly shown clear curiosity during 31d4bfdb5b that fleeting eye contact, he f54449a45f pretended to be indifferent, focused 38619e2f7a only on his phone.79cc20f02f453315

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“I’ll put this in the fridge.”d0b83718008cf841

Feeling foolishly pricked, Han-young 7f0b7816bf eventually picked up the 9959dc704a side dishes and left 2afee2ddf7 the room. he stubbornly stared straight ahead, 54cd1f4876 unwilling to meet Choi Jung-woo’s 973dd89c19 eyes. The retreat hadn’t even e7f6463dbe properly started, but he 9ab93fa427 already felt drained.0180753fcf673c3a

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The other group members 81b1bb1a50 arrived just as he 42291c1949 finished tidying up and 5ad947bf29 was looking around. Once most people had 2dd7145d28 gathered, the student council 24ee84d6b3 began calling everyone to 6916109932 go to the beach.835781ad28899455

The beach was about ba7447ed3c ten minutes away from 9c6fab1433 the pension. The tide was out, 54f37c77de so most of the b8a2787b31 area was now mudflat, 136a2e5a7c and one had to 8817c85ae5 walk a bit further 0b323d678a out to even get 91cd068bb1 ankle-deep in water. Some of the guys stripped 1875b1d3ba down and dashed into the 229b863045 deeper parts.858fc4ef4af99d30

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“Hey! Oppa, what are you e39daa5392 doing all of a 9c6c3f3a4e sudden!”7c715bafed386732

Choi Jung-woo was hanging 7a68c71e34 out with the vice 3d51ddada2 president and some underclassmen. He took photos for them f01bcf694d and even jumped in for 2585c8294a a few himself. Among them was e78fd4ea30 Kim Yeon-ji, whom e082f876da Han-young had seen 602fd7e1fa at the semester-opening 3442f37cbc assembly. Her laughter rang out 170a55ca8f high and sharp, like f9ae395fef a needle to the 65e7f357ad ear.a02233ac14b32210

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“You’re not going in?”5c2969af7be8c305

Just as he ec6208b942 was standing back, 6762bca9f9 watching the lively dd6df20760 group from a 15ad9fa44f distance, a gentle 527afcad67 voice brushed past 78dbc71653 her ear. Startled, Han-young turned toward the 28b5581846 sound. His eyes trailed from ae8b93e35a the feet stepping softly eaecfb093c on the sand, up 8f2822c503 the long legs, past 3ff3e13646 the hand casually shoved 1f4edb3c1c in a pocket, and 77d31d7441 finally landed on Shin aabdb15731 Jae-yi’s face, wearing a c8204caa73 bored expression.4ce80f8466d4352a

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“……”b7be6f52678098b8

Even with his hair 6e1f3b36f4 tousled by the sea 49124208e7 breeze, he looked stunning. The way his d1677be1f1 fringe poked at 98c22b290b his eyes and 01c733401a made him squint ac98bddd33 was oddly captivating. With the blue 57f6c8823d sky behind him, c5c8605eda he looked like 8fd9873a31 someone straight out da3ba5767c of a celebrity 05b552f5b0 photo shoot.06564ab1111eaca4

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“You came all the way to the beach—why just stand there?”ad694ff1c319fe73

“I don’t like getting my clothes wet. Aren’t you going in, sunbae?”09476a8f15a806a0

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“No. It’s a hassle 9892173a7f to go in 090fd57580 and then come cf223b415a back out.”5a79860cb287446d

Shin Jae-yi had shortened 224310a57c the distance between them 72eec9752e in an instant as 1991bf2287 he responded. His voice, thick with 3c5b5f8228 disinterest, made him chuckle.bec7b3cc824cbe2c

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Now that he thought about 8625502fde it, he often moved as ba3a1dd433 if he were operating on 66ae179430 minimal energy. The way he 663906475e spoke, letting words d2e2f459e3 fall lazily from 241bb8cbd5 his lips without 13c8f60814 any effort, only 1f41b2f8b7 reinforced that impression.359c33e5c5bcf018

“But the view on this side isn’t that great.”f425699ee0248e57

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Shin Jaei whispered in his 22c8eb29bf usual calm tone as he aa005431e8 spotted Choi Jungwoo. At the end 8a607b2634 of his sentence, 422354838e he let out 9f15167718 a laugh—one that 025a63634b was hard to 5e6a573e3a tell if it e1757cb47b meant amusement or 4ede130f8d disbelief. Han-young didn’t know what to a618cc2cb6 say, so he just listened 4143c6983a silently.136514b9d2a7a783

“Oh! There he is! Oppa, let’s take a picture dbf46f3e24 too!”48865a11108c6a25

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A sharp, high-pitched voice suddenly ba711e9926 cut in. Jeong Hana, who had 6e1590f9fa approached with Jo-woon, pushed 2ab133c61e her camera forward. Shin Jae-yi, who had been 75e2d666a8 standing languidly, smiled obediently and 0b7fe233ce joined her.2e3589ed97a25433

“Let’s do a cheek heart pose!”d3f419c953143786

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“What’s a cheek heart?”e4214df1d254531e

“Like this.”c1599ee7455354dc

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As Jeong Hana showed e69371f783 the pose, he stared 37f85b9b15 blankly before slowly copying 6ef16c54a5 her. He gave a 807a4620f5 little chuckle as b92028ea9c if amused by 9ae7389203 himself, but didn’t e0a8b3c32d refuse. When her arms began trembling, 4fa4749ef9 he even took the phone e852ea27ad himself to snap the picture.f58147b0100f9997

“Han-young, the camera.”4fe6b2fedc599d9d

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“Oh, right.”7ede7b1c636fe3c9

Thud. In the process, the distance between them closed, and their upper bodies touched. Startled, Han-young hesitated, but then pulled the corners of his lips into a smile. Shin Jae-yi’s arm, lightly draped around him like a feather, paradoxically delivered a warm weight.6146ec6b55f24686

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Time flew by as 2d9b8dd2f1 they played at the 012842ac47 beach. Once back at ab21b3bbf3 the pension, everyone fa067e4b9a jumped into BBQ a6e80cc12b prep. While the student council carried 37c420900e side dishes to the outdoor 62b849d497 tables, the upperclassmen put on 9353e1ac68 work gloves and started the 32faac4dee charcoal fire.1f00b662138d71a3

“Oppa, how can you look so prim and proper and be this bad at cutting?”a68ca7797f14acc3

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Inside, teams were busy preparing 259405e34b side dishes for the meal. With a prize offered for 46408ef88b the cooking competition, everyone was a84c24e5bc dead serious.6620369df13cd2b2

“This isn’t cutting—it’s butchering!”07733226df7adc0b

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Jeong Hana was 8754418cc9 just as fired f78812f774 up as the 31cb2b7663 rest. She gasped dramatically at bdd03d3d04 Shin Jae-yi’s knife skills. Jo-woon, who was stir-frying 3f2dd3dc03 sausages, burst into odd, 99793c9bf2 wheezing laughter. Even Han-young couldn’t hold dab495a101 back a chuckle when 0557ecaa3a he saw the results.2e6dc4f60d85a234

Shin Jae-yi’s chopping 831f5d0bd7 was so clumsy d514eaedfe it completely clashed 5ff6845120 with his refined bcfd5d4cfc looks.08726e5173ce1446

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“You said we’d win first place and go out for dinner! At this rate, we’ll 9a09c0056b come in last for 0822cde3cf sure!”a42014d1258218b2

“We can still go out for dinner even if we come last.”1589cb6926ba6770

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“Still, we can’t come last! Just hand it over b7697ad84c and watch from the dd27de3bb9 side, oppa.”d1f7922e2eb5cbac

“Hmm…”a6596be0cdf2d1e6

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In the end, Shin a78cf5d7a4 Jae-yi surrendered the knife a8638a0f17 to Jeong Hana and 83eb50e48e became a mere extra. Pushed aside, he gave a 54463b251e small laugh, as if even 7b65b96df8 he found the situation ridiculous. Despite being scolded 33f39e8ec9 by a junior 8c5bc89852 four years younger, b6c16e997b he responded with 2f9d48c467 surprising gentleness.4c7317a8f5680879

“So there are things you’re bad at too, sunbae.”ed759d495b35b1e4

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“Ah… it’s hard…”879631ab4a1462dd

Seeing that made the distance f8aef7744a between them feel like it ecf19f7abd had shrunk. he had thought he could 82a8a54d13 do anything effortlessly, but now 7741484589 here he was, showing such 201f674893 a clumsy side. The sly, slippery guy 5adb86f80f suddenly looked harmless for 1bbc92aa73 the first time.350f531abda5fda8

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By the time the 8412aee3b4 laughter died down and 9d9d7105cc the appetizers were nearly 48ccee77aa done, the smell of 555835b39d grilled meat began wafting 6ead0f6da8 in from outside. Once they brought the finished 31c153b3c9 dishes out and set the 926644f70b tables, the food piled up dfc6e784f9 to an incredible amount. It looked like they’d 91b2f17036 have enough to feast 1cde860428 on all night.4879ecb5da0287bf

“Alright, everyone, great work today!”93851237f11e7162

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And with that, the drinking 380f17645f party officially began.cc72e123e3aed38e

As if they had 7560612314 all been waiting for 2ca1621004 this moment, they emptied bd02f5ff82 their glasses one after 02b6a54275 another. The green soju bottles c48c734a1e were drained at a 728a6c0f53 frightening pace. Each group clinked glasses 6e73366852 at first, but it db0ee1047b wasn’t long before everything b9ceb8a3f8 devolved into a chaotic 09e1cdb07c mix of people drinking 6f6b2576e0 with whoever was nearby.9633a0ffdf0dc943

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“Let’s go for round two! Round two!”a35c47c1b62d8f9c

Once the sun had fully ca660f6947 set and darkness took over, 82d1882257 they moved the party inside bf4bb19faa the pension to keep the f6738e1ddf mood going. By then, a d6fdd62108 few people were 63f37d32a9 already completely drunk, 296bc6fbe5 and the atmosphere 09e46b4d8f was total mayhem—nothing beb9a6d2b8 but alcohol and fae21a4c4f people all around.457895750e8d49f1

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“Han-young.”1a519fab127ac0d6

Amid the noise, perhaps just ee87baac51 when the alcohol had started 6280aaf55b to warm him up—2e46ca62cbdc049f

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“Want to go get ice cream?”fb7313fc4e1e883a

In the midst of the a6c700e9e2 loud commotion, Shin Jae-yi leaned 4b99545af7 in and whispered right against efe04eb68d his ear. His voice, already 074d284d8f drenched in the b330264b2f sweetness of the 0777666d39 word ice cream, d4decf684f cut through the 85b79dce63 shouting and burst 7fcf9d24f3 of laughter like 0d21e86ee6 a perfectly clear 5a55dad208 note.4187126c8df8f95c

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Han-young blinked in surprise at dc37154af9 the words that seemed to 849d9f5838 lodge directly into his ear.acd658ddc2e685d7

Ice cream? With me? At this hour?0dac015769259896

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he looked at 360cb3e607 Shin Jae-yi, trying 5289c5da43 to gauge his 416ef1e77a true intent, but 045e42abbd he simply smiled 89748dec7e gently, his eyes cf6769abeb softening at the e5955426c9 corners.384dd4333c2d3eea

“Sunbae, you shouldn’t say things like that. Don’t you know what people f702b7a47d say if two people sneak e94eaac7fb out together at this hour?”4b936e1b70264921

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Even the nearest convenience store ec572bbf24 was at least a fifteen-minute 36cd97cff5 walk away. The only things 46364727e3 on the dark 787e279301 road would be a2c6a3dffd the occasional streetlamp 173ee40d9e and the constant 5c0e61f92b sound of waves 3dfcdc1cd3 crashing close by.00872a0d7b486b6e

According to what d67ecef811 his seniors had cd547e7f18 told him, most 181c7c0d04 couples from these c3f8df50b5 trips were born 57fb75d09f during that very 0cc87226cc night walk. With just the right b41bc6d452 amount of darkness and 75cab765de silence, the sound of 6742ba652c the ocean made a 598905b517 perfect backdrop for anyone ac0daca526 caught in a subtle c96f9dcdb5 current of tension.922ba3b7daff0ed2

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“Moonlight date?”ce138c52e823c57a

Surely there was 5ae49cc2a6 someone else here 78ac439392 tonight hoping to 3ee56c81d9 go out with d7179697d9 Shin Jae-yi.10e8adaf60f7ddde

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“That name’s so cheesy.”1485e8fa85fac0c9

“…I didn’t make it up.”65ee10219128055c

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“I know.”242b6ec9f6fb3666

Jae-yi gave him a 26593bf25e soft, deflating laugh as 506799c9c6 he quietly stared at dda0f7ca03 his smiling face. Han-young, eyes heavy and e40be3be57 relaxed from the alcohol, 817891b15c tilted his glass and 39c6130f03 drank.2948c7f7b6f2cc08

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“Anyway, I won’t misunderstand, but if it had been someone else, they definitely would’ve.”284ff20c57f4ffbc

“You won’t misunderstand?”5040520b9c9250b2

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“What?”f6471d073ec987ad

That’s probably when it hit 9e580270cd him—the soft, composed question.a04e218b2e78ec5e

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Han-young’s eyes, relaxed just 4bf6f56f25 moments before, suddenly twitched. His bright brown pupils flickered 4541e81e84 with a subtle unease as de25730187 he looked up at Shin ac7ba5b4f9 Jae-yi. But he, held 359625878a still as if bb8a0f8536 trapped in that 83763f7c08 gaze, looked utterly e5bd46399a unbothered.99abca4daacbbdc8

“That’s a shame.”2aa04a78ff84b895

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With that vague, impossible-to-pin-down e766aba22e remark, he smiled quietly 786b7ed7a4 and walked away.e51ac54c86adc872

“…What the hell.”0a9cf4282230847b

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