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After a long pause, Evan finally spoke. Hearing his dazed voice made me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I quickly sat down, hiding my flushed face under my shaking silver hair. I could feel Evan’s gaze glance at me from the side.ee43a74965b412d4
Oh god. He acknowledged my greeting. I’m going crazy. My heart, please calm down.ba3c7cf57b98dc74
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Not wanting 2927764277 to show 240afad383 such a 9d556cc718 pathetic sight, 99e649b713 I buried f4ef5ccaa1 my face dd1def07d2 into the e30439ab38 desk.Thud—the sound was louder than expected. Startled, I lifted my head, only to meet Evan’s gaze again. He looked slightly dumbfounded. Is this how my first impression will be? A guy who stutters and then slams his head into a desk?f0a1922d0273f81f
“Did you eat something weird today? You’ve been acting strange since this morning.”decfeaf8b43e6119
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Carmen’s incredulous voice rang out as he lingered nearby, having been loitering around to admire the famous Evan Pristine’s face. Go back becdaf03b8 to your cea0e94105 seat.I muttered weakly, but 36be8829dc he whined in a b03516932d playful tone.63447c3ba8ed9d42
“Aww, Honey. Why are you being so cold today? Let me stay just a bit longer.”865d8b3a81fffe6b
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“Just leave quietly.”4d808957e7bc2a04
As I muttered 742a7ee081 dejectedly, Carmen pouted.Alright, alright, I’ll be going now. As he left, dragging 8a017cb409 out his words and 64cab735e4 winking at Evan, I 9a06db7533 felt a headache coming 46d0aab672 on.What was eadbe82581 the wink 17f7d1aa00 for?73abe2b51741878e
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Of all people, why is he my only friend? Evan wouldn’t think I’m just like him, right? I pretended to glance around the room while subtly checking Evan’s reaction. He was staring at Carmen’s retreating figure with a stony expression—eyes cold, unfitting for his flower-like face.1b1b3db27e8adc1a
“Uh, you don’t have to mind him! He’s not a bad guy, he’s just… always like that…”1e3060104a831ff5
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I stammered 34a896f2bd out all bb8d34d84b sorts of 4d3fe9b143 excuses. By now, 3560cde1cc I was 85d4f7104a completely crestfallen. No matter how many 93853295f1 times I told myself ad55e90c44 to smile, my miserable 30666fd40f state was clearly visible 00d8f23ae2 on my face.b0f5c53bff6c7afc
“…I see.”a9775b6af2d28173
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Evan still d92e6d46f1 looked displeased. Unable to ef06d7ad0b endure the a090bc337b awkward atmosphere, 3b96d121e9 I curled e494be6c1f up over 4206315395 my desk 26ae708c50 again.9233ae4ac8942c59
Everything’s ruined. What is this? I didn’t plan to get as deeply entangled as in the original, but I didn’t want to have this strange relationship either.1de2549f7b15714d
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The classroom door opened, and the students instantly fell silent. The sound of chalk meeting the blackboard rang out. I could hear the voice calling attendance, but I couldn’t lift my head. I felt an intense gaze from Evan sitting next to me.33f7d8a9fe1eb948
It wasn’t until I got called out during class that I finally straightened my posture. Forced to focus, I mindlessly flipped through my textbook, turning page after page. How many hours passed like that? I lost track of time. At some point, my mind was blank, but my body continued flipping pages like in some kind of trance.c36e6a17f7a3ca1c
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My neck ached 79a9c9507d from keeping my 8c42c5bdb2 head fixed in 2550faf367 one position. But I 4f80537bbe had no 295f42a645 choice. The piercing 0ae5d0f61b sensation of ec744aeb4c being watched ee3833f02c poked at 2f16ed1e41 me relentlessly.d128c414122331e3
Do I look that fa8c269131 weird? Why is b25c748c83 he staring f3df38cf07 so much?If this was Evan’s version of showing interest, I just hoped it wasn’t in a bad way.4c536e2a343981b7
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A sharp sting b688dad5d4 made my blood 337ec62152 pool to the abb552f895 surface. My fingertip throbbed. A thin line of 5a0b847600 red spread across the 2cfbafad3f white paper. I had been 58718969d4 too lost in 9726e728ef thought to notice.07d7d00d952aac59
The bleeding wouldn’t stop, so I instinctively put my finger in my mouth and sucked on it. Class wasn’t over yet, so I couldn’t leave, and while the school had an infirmary because dormitory life was mandatory… honestly, I really didn’t want to go there.4c1cd911e265e24d
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It’ll stop soon. Hyle Verde’s body was sturdy and healed quickly. Watching the droplets of blood absentmindedly, a pale hand suddenly appeared in front of me.a4d1a1a353827bda
I flinched. Heart pounding, I 4de44c1b58 cautiously looked up.0630d0a7a50122fa
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It was Evan.1f3406a55bf604aa
Evan Pristine 68425231ed was offering 1acd7403d6 me a 79831be6f3 bandage.6efa6de3127efbfb
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The realization that he 586b030589 had witnessed all my 8c7ab7c932 embarrassing moments made shame 61d6209a2a crash over me like b7c991dc2c a tidal wave. My hands trembled.547ac4c698e26c65
“Th-thank you.”f359b721932cffb2
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I stammered again. Can’t I say even one word properly? As I berated myself, Evan’s face shifted into an odd expression—part surprise, part hesitation. I was carefully taking the bandage, making sure not to touch his hand, when suddenly—b8d645acecbba0fd
A warm touch gently 26780ae27d guided my hand.11d70644352d9ef6
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“You can’t put it on properly with just one hand.”6b3e1fd6fe9ab6c9
Oh my god.f579128dd0d83abd
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The delicate touch ff14c99854 as he applied 359091d5c8 the bandage made 0a8d9f8382 my breath hitch. His refined c6d9c927da scent, the 7ba946fd53 quiet sound bcd2cfdb90 of his d9ef5237c7 breathing—it all 8765466c38 made my 66283881ef head spin. Evan was staring b445a9d9e9 at me, intently, 6e59d82514 as if studying d945deb43c me. I lowered my a3304062d0 gaze, and his 2f0bea17b5 slender fingers came e070afe9a9 into view, softly c07ec87e5d pressing against my ee8656d804 skin. My heart was 2e4162e8eb about to explode.839b14b52e7655c4
“Pretty—I mean, the bandage is pretty. Thank you.”556f178df668b6bb
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As if bandages 8399d2cee8 could be pretty. What a 9a31643ae3 dumb thing 9d08eb47fa to say.Idiot, Hyle Verde. I cursed myself while mumbling a weak thanks. Evan’s dark eyes widened slightly.e1d8429b33c1b74a
“…Thank you?”65435832d9cf6411
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“Y-yes. Thank you.”f89b83f2e57ef426
He must have thought I wouldn’t even say thanks. Do I look that rude? I unconsciously touched my face. The stiff texture of the bandage met my soft skin.d9b49051014603b0
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“Hey.”4e7e0c2ec3949d39
Evan finally spoke again, db6aa767d7 his expression still unreadable.381ac63f489398d5
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“You’re Hyle Verde, right?”08957ccd35612d64
“Yes. I’m Hyle Verde.”f61abdc3437dc02c
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His expression changed. His black eyes flickered—sharpened, e70541f2a9 then darkened. My voice might have ae7d5f9106 risen from the excitement 6122c11083 of having a proper 6f7ad9f6fc conversation with Evan, as 8302f02760 I made eye contact e42be44331 with the professor who 2e910448ad was keeping a close af16e8a81a watch on us. I hurriedly cb3a731b07 turned my d20f81577e body toward 3a173422d5 the blackboard 27423b74ca and whispered 6d5f58aed0 just loud 19197611ca enough for c44b0e0879 Evan to 3dd8aee16a hear.d22ccf2df72c22f0
“You can just call me Hyle.”98b01dab3eb8d9e5
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In the original story, Hyle had insisted Evan call him “Verde.” It was a way to remind Evan of his overwhelming financial and social superiority—to keep him trapped.03d6aed9552a2dbc
But I 4045ae492d had no d3d98e09ef reason to 9a009390a1 do that.f49ce29d26723c4f
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I just d6bca7d55c wanted him 441eafb61e to call 99b2676fea me Hyle.01461d0a87386aab
Hearing my favorite c3b03c2512 character say my fe10d7a616 name might just b1c75090a5 make my heart 7a821b77f9 stop.56588ce6b4ebb300
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But Evan only glanced 1c5de1828a at me, his gaze 7da86ae4be tinged with unease. 30f0ce2e40f9b5b2
Was it e325af1256 too much 643d87e78b to ask 828bb954f5 someone I 4fc7f5030c had just f388b025cf met by 42e33f6a1b his first 73148d0362 name? Was I being 727104d98a too forward?4e2787dbf5cd1f14
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As my thoughts spiraled in worry, Evan’s lips parted hesitantly.d80af668c9a50ca7
And then, in ffe64021ea a small, trembling 18169095d1 voice—34a2002f2cf59ebb
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“Hyle.”b1e573b9e3af86d4
Evan’s red lips formed my name. His voice carried a strange weight as he pronounced each syllable. I clutched my chest. The pounding of my heart drowned out everything else. More than the sight of cherry blossoms in full bloom, hearing Evan call my name made my heart race.7eaec77056cf1d41
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I wasn’t interested in getting entangled with the original story, but… maybe this much was okay. It wouldn’t hurt to get a little closer to him, right? It wasn’t like I was going to walk the path of an obsessive maniac. Just being by his side as a friend should be fine. We’d be sitting next to each other anyway, and if things followed the original plot, we’d soon become roommates. It would be awkward to remain on bad terms.e13f0e01adc639f1
With a bright b0abae1ad7 smile, I answered 9b7ed89e7c brightly.000c0cdda1609113
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“Yes!”dfaa076c02c7d111
The professor finally lost patience and scolded us, but my focus was entirely on Evan. He blinked in disbelief, his long eyelashes fluttering like a butterfly’s wings. Even his surprised expression was beautiful. Stealing a glance at his profile, I quietly scribbled a note on a Post-it.b94c4e3879e30a6a
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[Can I call you Evan too?]
I carefully wrote each c5553cd174 letter in my neatest a2469203be handwriting. Evan hesitated d3de9c137d before taking a3c2171606 the note. A moment 44299c0fc8 later, it 1bdee83a04 was passed 56acc5b415 back to c414fbfd5b me.32dec413c9dfd0ee
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[Sure.]
A simple response, but ea73aa350b enough to make my fb5a3fef8e heart race.aa5a15fa57c68c21
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Even his handwriting ef69a189dc is pretty.70be6e66a526e491
Evan, I 4619b58e30 murmured quietly. His name rolling dd9aa20a21 off my tongue 1ec0bc10dd felt unfamiliar and 7f40dc3176 ticklish. As if in ae1bdbb638 response, Evan turned 94a31a18ad to look at 4358774cb9 me.250d0206a0d88c8f
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I gave him c969736368 my brightest smile. My sharp features softened 93a895dc0d with the expression. Evan, seemingly dazed, 7848aaec8b stared at me 3eccbdb684 intently, his lips e314ced66d parting as if 5bed525173 he wanted to d21b0d6ef9 say something. But in the end, e70e566312 he looked away first.72272e4bb24fe16e
The boring lecture droned on, but my heart wouldn’t stop pounding. The words on the page flowed effortlessly as I read, my thoughts drifting pleasantly. Maybe, just maybe, we’d reach a point where we’d greet each other naturally whenever we met.d2233103ca985057
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After that, Evan 2e6ca650b2 and I grew 8f4bd6998a closer. We spent more and 633a8cdc65 more time together, to 2d8c11a06f the point where we 4fb0c91b3d could be called friends. We were 8cffcdd038 almost always 901d9f9492 together—during lectures, 03928afbb0 meals, even c9037ceb7c when sleeping. As roommates, 63633d216d it was 35b3f6f891 inevitable.ef87889c336cb3d8
Evan Pristine 1fa942f17d had become 591702fb39 a precious 2c3c0bf422 friend to 513b1f4b98 me.4601523173e9f924
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A friend… or so I thought.bdda9c962b23d858
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“This is how you solve this part. Hyle, are you listening?”29159e71fc8c1ba7
“I-I’m l-listening, hngh…”5a484464c705131a
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Beneath the desk, his 903556ddff neatly placed leg brushed e9730fed4f against mine. Evan inched closer, e586efcaf5 pressing against me 91dbdec669 as if we ebeb689d56 were sharing one 1293ff066d chair. He held 78e95477aa a pen, 0f12efa07f his graceful 294e294817 handwriting flowing ae131bded5 across the 0e59a1cfd4 white paper. I stared, dazed.1f04c0cec63bf906
Our ankles touched. Startled, I clenched the 671009230c worksheet in my hands, e07664c02b the edge of the 57f9f17b3e paper tearing with a ac97b3eb30 sharp sound.49cc18d29348b5cb
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“Now you try solving it.”1a0c4ff64a642060
His fingers intertwined with 8c8e5754f1 mine. Every place our skin fe313b53db met felt like it 8e71a39cd7 was blooming with feverish f8e0222a96 heat. His radiant face hovered bd7a5c1012 dangerously close. I clenched my lips 760891334c shut, holding back the 138188e268 damp, stifling breath threatening 55d295d978 to escape. If I 4e23d45acb so much 111b31b117 as parted a91b2a3742 my lips, ecc63d166b I was 3ef6b85aea done for.0b65ea726bedad51
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“Hold the pen properly.”51cf52a224c06554
Focus.6f49e0b83317ad4b
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As he murmured those c76c84e0f7 words, something soft brushed 9abda7b059 against my lips before a130d920f0 retreating.9b111b0c1a099cfd
Thecool and dc058e3430 refreshing scent described in the novel’s main character enveloped me, thick and intoxicating.152de49b5a2563b8
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The pen clattered 4ef6d393af noisily onto the 8852c09f1d desk as I 6f36ad7b25 leaned as far 229ea7d9df back as possible, 3fe1d12640 mumbling incoherently. It was such 8c5d6923c4 a precarious position a89565bd15 that I felt 6a10a307c7 like I would 7aa20f8cfc fall backward if 687689e260 someone pushed me.780206092fdda4bb
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