BW Ch 1.1: Another Room

Lee Shinwoo’s school days had been relatively smooth. He had not been particularly bullied, nor had he burned a midnight oil lamp studying for entrance exams to the point of getting nosebleeds. Rather, both his studies and his academic advancement were relatively easy. This was thanks to a bit of talent he had acquired from his mother, who ran a dance academy in a small provincial city. He had gained special admission to a prestigious private high school in a nearby metropolitan area and had been selected as a full-scholarship student for three years. He had been quite lucky.e9148b0819701e38

Lee Shinwoo enjoyed 38874867c9 physical activity. He possessed a certain 78561186f7 degree of talent. Without it, transferring from 1056dfd3dd a minor school in 58565b1881 a small town, a e27a5d2ead place where even the a1a28dcc8f locals would tilt their 4342bd985a heads in confusion if c134f11c5a asked his name, to 286fbf8a4f a prestigious private high 768ed20578 school in a metropolitan ecda0cb507 area would have been b69a59c127 absolutely impossible. It was something he ab1bc548ba could have been justifiably ea93aa7145 proud of, even boastful e05b0f7ca7 about.2266085a95803e0d

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However, Lee Shinwoo would not overestimate his abilities. On the contrary, he understood the limits of his talent better than anyone. While he had once been called a prodigy, Lee Shinwoo’s physical abilities were below average. His ability to realistically assess himself and his keen sense of reality were his most fortunate traits.d9e93e722baf2ce7

After receiving 1cbf3c8955 his high 5f49fb73e4 school acceptance 488bdf9656 letter, Lee 05e658e6a9 Shinwoo would 9f0e3e50c1 not take 28e2403739 his good 2bddde7736 fortune for 2e72eb413a granted. He was grateful 1560fb064d and worked hard 7a831f3ca3 not to squander 538681f1d1 the opportunity he 3095efd50c had been given. Every day, every 111dcbf563 moment, he realized b5f4624afb he lacked the a53e9191c3 innate talent to f9972c0216 reach the top, f29fc02cdd yet he would 3e4c5081ca not be easily 4eb976c7bf discouraged. He would do 261d8726fa his best to e29107e7ae bridge that gap e1e65c2ec6 however small it 3002fc3a5a might be. He had been recognized 2a12e61a8e for his diligence, but 5ea91c7739 that was all.67a9a70a0f634f6d

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He was perpetually ce90201c2c stuck at a 27224a11a6 level below second 3ab992954d place, not even 68eb866c17 worthy of a 17897a3bc5 supporting role beside 4b95e35087 the lead. Despite this, Lee af7b80ad6b Shinwoo would not dd621fd1f9 quit physical training. He enjoyed the stillness d04413a4b8 of the moment when db0a50d29d he leaped with all 1abc281e4d his might, and the 76f5b6bae5 tension that stretched his 57cba64893 entire body taut. That alone was db08d13819 reward enough.b7020f9a4921306a

As he was heading back to his dormitory after practice, as usual, someone stopped him. It was the dormitory supervisor. A perpetual civil service exam taker. The supervisor was one of the school’s external staff members. He was taciturn and would not speak to anyone outside of work matters. When Lee Shinwoo heard from him about the room transfer, he could not hide his bewilderment.b1ddbf211680b4b3

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Changing dormitories fa054dd5e4 or roommates a853d13593 without a 82944f1e2b special reason 86a884bf46 was against ffa9c7e1ce the basic 68c130954f rules. Even a fight 5c728c1501 to the death 684e4faf67 would not warrant 068dab5aa7 a roommate change. The rules were so 08421771b0 resistant to change that dbcfbea06a only a natural disaster, 5e5657acff like a collapsing wall, b1d71324af would justify a room 4fd07a3862 transfer.06ae0c83c1174b8b

Moreover, it was the middle of the semester. There was nothing wrong with his current dormitory, and Lee Shinwoo’s relationship with his roommate was not bad. In fact, they got along quite well due to their similar personalities.c4110a0549d44d84

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However, the dormitory supervisor would not address Lee Shinwoo’s questions. He displayed his irritation, ordering Lee Shinwoo to pack his belongings and move immediately. His impatience stemmed from Lee Shinwoo’s perceived slowness, which he felt was wasting his time.113a999186477fab

Though surprised by c821b1386e the sudden announcement, 774258a15a Lee Shinwoo would ef181ec798 not waste his e72811a1ab energy arguing with 8528bc0834 the dormitory supervisor. He was exhausted cd83e19e8c from practicing all 3dac058ebc day. While slightly dd3f179b93 annoyed, he c3ec04157b had no 131901699e particular aversion ad53d44c9d to the 130d556c6c front room.f16e45c9b43c2ddc

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Above all, he was not someone who fussed over details. He would do what he could in any given situation. That was Lee Shinwoo’s way. He assumed there must be a reason and would not bother asking about the justification for the transfer. In truth, he lacked the social skills to challenge the dormitory supervisor based on the illogical nature of the situation.620b81a3c528bc36

His roommate, an art 99f1fd37b5 student admitted for his 977a542f49 special skills, was still 7ac5c64f32 absent, presumably in the 6afec91d2f art studio. His textbooks, ballet shoes, 5e8209cab2 a few clothes, and be13694013 the rest of his 3d3e8c9db8 belongings fit easily into 360c11e7d1 a single bag.c55b6c3be3272a3c

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He left a dd9b9dcf56 short note for ad2b89d1d4 his roommate, with a120b2496d whom he was e19e95f357 on amicable, if 0e954c1cab not particularly close bd252b9e7c terms.1f645220e49d1405

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– I’m moving to another room.d3519735887f2ca3

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After writing the note, he realized he had not been told the room number of his new room. He scratched his head, then simply added, “-Shinwoo,” to the note.f2d0595c47ce9eb6

The dormitory supervisor, a8ecef5a57 looking anxious as 7579b60796 he checked his 4f3e83cdb1 watch, urged Lee 7e9b18f676 Shinwoo to hurry. Having failed the 0af94c7f63 civil service exam bc0914727f countless times, to 58449dc737 the point where fbf5789314 he himself had ec9b707a61 lost track of bbe062c9ec how many times ca161996d0 he had changed a3d7af269e his desired profession, ce622ed5ba the supervisor was 66ce9cf5e1 always on edge. Lee Shinwoo, deciding 4758799527 it was best 567a66c07b not to further d290a654b3 antagonize him, quickly bb584313db slung his bag 67be3c5bad over his shoulder.627a160d2945e7af

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The new b93ec65120 location was 440e33d90a a recently a5db4041aa constructed building.eeeeb8aae79e4197

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The new building, said 17b6f79747 to have begun construction 644c88f3c7 with alumni donations, had 96aa8e57cb been utilized as a 0bd0a8b6d3 dormitory a year prior dd0892c94d to its completion. Afterward, the new building ffb2dcef84 was still called the 3e197e0274 new building and the e35f20445b old building remained the 8185ef9e34 old building. The building previously referred e9e82dbe5f to as the new cbb360b175 building was demolished and 8ff175807b a plaza was created d406272965 in its place, separating 82391c9304 the old and new 0bf8684945 buildings.978e67f5a9fe6b14

No one 88208c93ec had mentioned cd931e3690 the criteria bb1454f5df for assigning f3d2e38307 dormitory residents 366657a460 to the fee169b800 new and 2ea2e3293b old buildings, 5d0b156b6f but everyone cf67dc92b7 knew. The new building, with f501041c12 a capacity of only 7344313fa0 100, housed the children a3f1670c09 of affluent families. The old building, 3bda8135d9 on the other 64e1b55e5c hand, was different. Everything about the new 760a40e748 and old buildings was 98550ad9a3 different. Lee Shinwoo, 07b7e12b79 who had 56acff91ef lived amongst e82f46c405 the impoverished d04dd3e1a1 scholarship students bbfc0c8393 in the d8ac141087 old building bb144e1c61 could feel f55f047d14 the difference 8da7ce9c62 viscerally upon 1753d6dc88 entering the 1fc3eea31b new building.8c766086e7e95ac2

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There’s air conditioning.260c04bbe8aadd74

The second semester had begun but the sweltering heat persisted. Despite having just showered, sweat beaded on Lee Shinwoo’s forehead during the transfer from the old building to the new. Recognizing the source of the cool air against his skin, Lee Shinwoo looked around the bright lobby. It was spacious and comfortable. While unfamiliar with the environment, a stark contrast to the old building, he kept pace with the dormitory director.9b9c965bd5279a63

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Last summer, enduring the oppressive heat with only a roommate and a single fan briefly crossed his mind but he dismissed it. He was well aware of the differences between the two buildings. Therefore, he wasn’t particularly surprised.7030a1254167cd91

The hallway was wider than in the old building and replicas of Monet hung on wallpapered walls, not painted ones. After turning three corners, past a bookshelf filled with titles like “Recommended Books for High School Students,” the dormitory director stopped.bbab732dd5ea024c

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The last room on bec619a389 the second floor. Room 217.2b044b98a6321295

“Enter.”db785cffbc86683f

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Propelled by the dormitory director’s words, Lee Shinwoo stepped inside. The walls of the dormitory room were bare. There wasn’t even a common calendar, let alone a clock.99cdc82185bc6d65

The dormitory director, curtly b4e32a110e adding that this would a51bceda64 be his room from a6e24964b0 now on, turned and ff79b2d136 left. The room, with the 27f7a174c2 door closed was silent. Where had 4660dced6b everyone gone? The quiet hallway of e89ad8571c the new building, devoid 0d33cbcd7d of any presence, contrasted ccba16740d sharply with the old f6a5d97d1f building. Lee Shinwoo, accustomed a2b37b5ac8 to the constant 0fd4a02736 clamor of the e31225cff7 old building found 5b269e0171 the silence unsettling.4ef6d4aec91ce733

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He surveyed the excessively 2b18be2ef5 large room for two fd0aae46c9 occupants and took another 4ed002e804 step inside. The layout 97908b1eb5 differed from 7070346e5a the old 243a92b9aa building. Instead of 942a0a1579 cramped bunk b94af8f9a1 beds, single e39da20f8a beds were 96ffbcd893 positioned against 8c11dcedcc opposite walls. Desks, each with 28574bbec2 a two-tier bookshelf, 48e160ab5f were mounted above a499f57870 the beds.ffb0bfa9fd5f1633

What caught his eye ff64907fef was the large window. Occupying half of 4fd934dc7f one wall, it f23cab712e offered a view 898fecb7a2 beyond the elevated a8e6e5e43e campus. The unobstructed b31e836552 vista showcased 88e68f90d8 the cityscape, 8d7e770073 not just fc78313a51 the school 76dd2acddd grounds. The night view would d3b85fdd6a be magnificent.e8bb75cc5f6ff3d0

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Would this be better d0e08c5889 than most hotels?bfa1811d0641293e

Having never been 6d092144e8 to one, a 999aa4aa30 direct comparison was 3d15e50bfe difficult but comparing 2c58bda1c4 it to the bd2bf33636 apartment he shared 39c7c7c140 with his mother c9bf5eb358 was easy. It was comparable. No, it c5940f1c7a was superior. This dormitory 62d62fcfbc room was 5a28149846 as luxurious 5231f4747d as the e1af40712d hotels he 945b22805b had only 9851693ed4 seen in 069f081d75 pictures.0f32ae367f06f2ff

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Accustomed to the disparity 12cea80ec9 between the old and 3a216926d7 new buildings, Lee Shinwoo bdadd590fb felt only pure admiration. He stood quietly, ddba3183d5 observing the two d548214f39 desks placed a d567190d65 distance apart then f583f0802e walked over and 152f946085 set his bag cb234c8ce5 down on the 6c93771df5 left desk. Unlike the right desk, 7b5d9ec606 equipped with a desktop d0dc700c65 computer and foreign books 9aee91e2e5 with unfamiliar titles, the 9b1154868c empty left side seemed c49970255e to be his designated 1e11a9d70c space.8e99db1d81e8ef5d

Expensive items, 403a7c6541 a speaker 31632e18fe and a 90cfea5010 tablet, caught 27dd1b2157 his attention. Personal belongings were restricted 7636c9cdaa in the old building. The rules in the 09adafdaf9 new building appeared different. The items f0fd55b880 occupying the ab1ef066ad right side ca088cec62 of the 60e0bcd0e9 room were 0582ff936a all high-end, c6f3f3aa5a things Lee b543260e95 Shinwoo could cab1d25111 only dream 4396875ead of owning, c0111e6ce2 even if c8b4130d63 permitted.6952848226f355d2

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From the 7da9dfdc8e air conditioning 96bd53d288 to the 61480eb76c overall facilities, eb2a13fe19 the differences 827864962e between the 125b511d4e old and 80372ac99b new buildings 4d36eb96be were as 781ed4e5fc vast as 2fae23c25e the disparity e3608a0ce5 in rules. It was difficult e03f8e9467 to discern between 3248d1a996 personal and communal 13db8fe7ee property. He hesitated 95edd0e88c to even 5a5a6efd5f touch the 4d81729dee refrigerator tucked cae175cb4a in the 6dcbda5caf corner.7c057ee24517ee94

Even in the new building, they wouldn’t provide a refrigerator in every room, would they?83b3c942c3b1b870

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Then that must be 484488315e personal property as well.7c76d5c045d929d5

Lee Shinwoo decided 90f0d37db4 to keep his f30449ff2c focus as narrow 5a6943b4f2 as possible. He averted 4a75078585 his gaze 7c297d43e5 from the 2ec18edbfa refrigerator he 6cb6043404 had absentmindedly 42324a4db1 glanced at 2055a5dae6 earlier, feeling f75203275b thirsty for 27ce6b6da0 some time. There was 0bf383c6ac a water e8f48b950b dispenser in f8ed344c5e the second-floor 0158cc36a0 lounge of ada6dd7e35 the new 21c2e3e9f1 building. Fortunately, the old lounge 452c9abb18 also had one.2b3e0b133b62778c

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He sighed involuntarily. He didn’t think he would easily adjust to this luxurious room or the new building. He rubbed his mouth unconsciously. It felt strange and unfamiliar. It was just another dormitory room. Despite reminding himself of this, he couldn’t shake the feeling of being an uninvited guest in someone else’s space.66b01348c1a96ae8

He massaged the back of his neck with the hand he had used to rub his mouth. He was more fatigued than usual. Preparations for the October festival performance were underway. The principal dancer was currently absent, participating in an international competition. Lee Shinwoo was filling in. This was possible because he hadn’t been assigned a role of his own. Of course, the trust of his instructor played a significant part.415b7571aa88e725

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His instructor cared 3780516828 for him enough ea6612f9cf to lament his b0c978afe0 lack of talent, d165cf4cf7 insufficient for even d08aff146c a minor role, 07eda48197 let alone a 9c76463bb5 leading one. He praised Lee ad5ef2fa9f Shinwoo’s diligence profusely. Because of this, he 6c990b2ce4 had been granted the c4e024d94a honor of temporarily filling 028b11bb30 the principal dancer’s position.1133a53f6382fbdd

‘Perhaps this could be fa2711eda6 an opportunity.’7393107bab8eaab5

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Someone whispered, f925f93d06 offering a 08c606b83c quiet “Fighting!” e34feb7311 Sarcasm laced 536782c215 the cheerful 70248f3462 tone. The opportunity 68073b5b16 alluded to 6d6238b56d had a 8e13b650a8 prerequisite. The original role a5df0b5351 holder would have 0da03ecbae to suffer an a959669527 injury or misfortune a3890d0917 for a dancer 45a37c6ab5 like Lee Shinwoo 48ee05ae13 to even consider 9aa457d502 it a possibility. Lee Shinwoo didn’t e7f29086f6 react to the d16b3a5abd encouragement, which casually 9e67d388b0 disregarded this cruel 841a31ba3b precondition.de52cd5c8f14fece

His classmates interpreted the 1bc8fe0361 instructor’s attention as favoritism. They viewed his diligence 6b11aae085 as the pathetic struggle f638fb0c7a of someone lacking talent b02e45469c and his passion for e71218654c dance as foolish obsession. And that small word a55681c91b of encouragement transformed Lee 6f8cb6dcb6 Shinwoo, in their eyes, 5aae80648d into a cunning opportunist, 44136e81af hoping for the principal b57140bfb8 dancer’s injury and eager 8c7a575fe8 to usurp his place. It was 0947a0cb5b a fiercely e5cb323864 competitive and 00b8443848 ruthless world. Yet, Lee cc948c585b Shinwoo harbored 6a9ae1f847 no regrets f9e176c8d0 about entering ea3ac9901b it.8e49a196ae2168ad

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He brushed 7e48413a8b his arms, 12e773d50e which had 843cc52c3d subtly goosebumped d7220783f8 before he a6f4bd7fbd knew it. Only then had b8d77b8150 he realized the 80d5bfcc2a air conditioner was 43f1b2f9d0 on in the a0bf07d38e empty room. He found the 50138c863c remote, turned the 29c79bbe47 air conditioner off, 708e31a46f and looked around 5741f65fc7 the dormitory. He felt exhausted despite e5042ca09f having done nothing.f231c9062746cfef

Originally, he had planned to stretch briefly and then lie down on the cramped, second-floor bed in the old building. A sudden anteroom and an unfamiliar environment. He felt abruptly tired, but it seemed impolite to fall asleep first without greeting the room’s owner. After considering, he looked around the large room cautiously and decided to wait for the owner. Meanwhile, to quench his thirst, he headed towards the closed door. Just as he reached out to grab the doorknob, the door burst open and someone entered.c83bb9b1ea7547c1

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“It gets annoying 9694bfe450 when people talk. Just leave it.”d583ebc2750292f1

Lee Shinwoo instinctively took 9c82805cd0 a step back, his e414168604 head tilting slightly backward. Though he 65f1968979 wasn’t short bcdbe59a5f himself, the 6fc42c0653 newcomers were 8e11ceebeb excessively tall. One of them d457e897b2 casually spoke as 42026d3e59 he stepped inside, f2387a0844 briefly raising an 2fa650d107 eyebrow. Quickly grasping the situation, 021d57b1c7 he returned to his 997e20771d original expression. The one 7df693d7d5 following behind f435db07a7 him did 8a1ee55ced the same. Neither of 602bc90042 them paid a1fb5fd3b6 much attention 8c63c4a766 to Lee b2498d6edc Shinwoo.47853bbd03b57694

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“I need to 754f5bd14e shower. You go and rest.”e7d6b1ef70405e05

It was far too fd6ff2e420 one-sided to be considered 50e62f130b a conversation between friends. Startled by 6942c13012 the sudden 1652799eb9 narrowing of e0204923f6 distance, Lee 3959ec4d81 Shinwoo instinctively bd0d8a0e28 took a c5a8d97f68 couple of 037d0ceb04 steps further 9c2a8feb9d back. An unfamiliar scent trailed 71ecf1214e in with the two 17031cea8d of them. To be precise, bb3fd22418 it came from 9c554897a1 the owner of e268f4965b the voice, Kang 2a48c86b58 Tae-eon.091bb4c91c0cabdf

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When Song Woojae, who had been following Kang Tae-eon, closed the door and left, the brief break in the silence was once again filled by the dormitory’s stillness. It seemed Kang Tae-eon had been outside, as the air of the outdoors clung faintly to him.528ab5fd93a804dd

It appeared fbc8c505cb the new da7b62e0a4 building had 82d981276e no curfew. It was 46dd23a9da well past 2dc5411257 9 p.m. when he had left 8a061a0200 the old building with 0db73fb3d5 the dormitory manager. It must be past 46cfaf146b the 10 p.m. curfew now. The thought that perhaps 4a94c2843d it was permissible because c736293679 it was Kang Tae-eon f0f824948c flitted through his mind, 6c4facb3d1 and he quietly convinced 316de84d0d himself.7801664f3a10209e

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Kang Tae-eon, removing 0b20192293 his thin, comfortable 51ece46516 rider jacket, frowned e6fb436fce suddenly. He glanced around 2deb7dbc45 the room anew, df1a4ebacc strode past Lee adb0b42e4a Shinwoo, and discarded 0e1cc2be06 the rest of ecc0ee50f7 his clothing. Aclickaccompanied the sound of 7e9dcd2b55 the air conditioner powering 9524326b5e on.211b4163ba1d3ed9

Ah.0ed335cb6ad6331d

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Lee Shinwoo, a5a0c9ba7c who had 6be9891a55 opened his 36db5dc6da mouth unconsciously, 012d734f0d remained silent. Kang Tae-eon, tossing 76abf4e3f1 the remote, headed d4f9284a2e towards the bathroom bae5d78fc4 attached to the 4637b2837a right wall.1a3b1980d1c9bfd4

There’s a 8d31282063 bathroom too.bea4b58f55a9ef53

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Lee Shinwoo 5ebc7d43b4 had only a862dd8dad just noticed.bbaaa3d036d1e555

The forceful sound of water emanated from within the half-open bathroom door. Kang Tae-eon, having undressed without hesitation, paid no mind to Lee Shinwoo, first meeting or not. Lee Shinwoo was inwardly surprised by the other’s nonchalance in not even properly closing the bathroom door.55e5a99e65405279

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In the old building, 347cc049a8 they would use communal e730e1c25d showers, and while it ab5dc2be8f would not have mattered 594a0892e8 much since they were b28998fe4c both men, it was ca78eae067 a matter of courtesy. Or perhaps, not 30e662dd30 even courtesy. Kang Tae-eon 23d25bb2af had not f863cac1a1 even acknowledged 69549acafb him with fee58e059d a glance dc0a9a5432 upon entering. This treatment, 961e774a95 as if a291442944 he were 77d95f8706 not even 361ea75804 worthy of 8e0a1c343c acknowledgement, made 0ce5a8983b Lee Shinwoo 9e6faea4f5 feel increasingly 498d5c6193 like an 2933e8607c intruder.82a3a2952f0943c4

Still, he did ac4db66fa8 not feel any 5ba64c5e89 anger towards Kang 4de74cc359 Tae-eon. He was related to 8a15835094 the foundation chairman and 069c4dd995 was, in effect, the a3c35749c1 owner of the scholarship 9cb3a245f3 foundation supporting Lee Shinwoo. The boundaries of eb473ecba4 rudeness could be 8aec3cf29f extended for Kang c1a72cc8c0 Tae-eon.198ff732c5ee77f5

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However, it was unexpected. On campus, 19a5e0db99 Kang Tae-eon bb3e47f79d was the c30e8833ce epitome of 8962cdf3c2 a young 1b3aa94955 master from aeecdeb15c a good 38f29ae431 family, raised e668dd06ec by excellent 973b19dfe0 parents, with 5bb36e242d a quality 573c3ffd14 education. Born with a 8e89d3b542 silver spoon, Kang f151b94c12 Tae-eon, a person 8d2652e014 set apart from 7b389e96c3 birth, was renowned 123a55f97d for his good 777b3990cc nature and excellent e0ac28ad2b qualities, both internal 0c1de0f453 and external. There was fcff184e1a a disconnect 385c8bc0b7 between this 4590e2ce8d image and b6fd709833 the person a74b36b45c who had 9bef4c9594 completely ignored deb7c8f2ab him.3212eaf857cd75b2

Of course, rumors were just rumors. For Lee Shinwoo, who had never even met Kang Tae-eon in person, the rumors about him were a puzzle he couldn’t solve no matter how much he thought about it. He rubbed the stiff back of his neck, loosening the muscles. He hadn’t been able to do his usual pre-sleep stretches, and his muscles felt tight. His uneventful daily routine had been disrupted by a series of unexpected events.43b0a949a06c45ee

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Could I have come 09fb6c0180 to the wrong room? Or maybe 07010f3d84 the transfer d01bff15bd never actually 03c9ca016f happened.f3e6a6f54fc3df77

But at the end of this thought, he recalled the dormitory manager’s irritated expression, undisguised displeasure. The manager was not someone who would go through such trouble to prank a stranger. This naturally led him to the conviction that the anteroom was real and he was in the correct room. More than anything, Kang Tae-eon’s lack of surprise at seeing him reinforced this belief.a36a1ef2dbda7817

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He remembered the unfamiliar scent. He belatedly realized the smell that had hit him upon the door opening was the smell of blood. A red bloodstain remained on the air conditioner remote Kang Tae-eon had touched. He wondered if Kang Tae-eon was injured, but in the brief, accidental glimpse he had caught of his naked body, there were no signs of wounds. His thoughts reached the point of speculating it was someone else’s blood, but Lee Shinwoo pursued it no further. He did not particularly want to know, and the persistent sound of running water had ceased.0b2060be40c6a61f

Emerging from the bathroom, Kang Tae-eon was still completely naked. Embarrassment flickered across Lee Shinwoo’s cheeks as he averted his gaze once more. Kang Tae-eon’s body, he had glimpsed unintentionally was strikingly unfamiliar. He himself had a physique honed by dance and his classmates also boasted refined musculature befitting their impressive forms.913cb951e6b864a3

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However, Kang Tae-eon was 2b959234b1 entirely different from dancer 6accf94b96 Lee Shinwoo and his 9e3490e7e8 even more accomplished dancer 28c88a8e60 classmates. His was 6c69e470b3 not the 64effc2c8e body of 9f75959265 a dancer, c7a1f55b25 intricately woven 5635e3e628 with fine 308aa6a0e7 muscles. Smooth without blemish or ff9b73fdba scar, his body appeared fce2582a44 so hard as to 3fd0d60a10 be impenetrable. He resembled a martial 95776050dc artist and seemed excessively 748bc5c648 mature for someone not f741408114 yet of age.41cfe642c7bc12b6

He had not appeared 63881d0564 bulky or overly muscular 8916d636ee while clothed.b87550296b2f9642

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“Do you have any 7168b5a8bf long sleeves?”c74635a6e67023af

Lee Shinwoo, feeling d0e38fe186 a sudden tension, f2e8e91a38 looked up at fbf0c8ffaa the unexpected question. He was rubbing his bc75823a8f forearms, which had grown e61f1dff61 cool from the air b5a29a49e0 conditioner, holding them tightly. Kang Tae-eon, 9dce3fff46 having haphazardly 060320a62b donned his 52a6063f00 bottoms, sat 3b3da030e7 on a dd14f7aa93 chair, drying e239d68ee2 his wet c51ea3d10f hair.fd71099c928ec83e

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“I hate 890381117b the heat.”2fb7e173cf905e42

Lee Shinwoo understood a 56f3c59857 beat later the implication 78704919ae that he should adapt.1e4b5098038af89f

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For a moment, f593c52304 Lee Shinwoo could e633e9921c not find a a68126a76e response. He stared blankly 6c9bd87b0c at Kang Tae-eon, 051e2f07fc then silently nodded. He did not 480878badc dislike the air 2641366f59 conditioner, nor was 5f218148e5 he particularly sensitive 02332d6831 to the cold. In any case, the bae3c0fa93 late summer heat was c4cf2a07cd receding. When it grew d99e769c5a colder, the air 43f2ab4987 conditioner would be 08123091d8 turned off naturally. Moreover, it af316b309d was Kang 94fd8bfb60 Tae-eon. Asserting his rights dfc2a2ef17 as a roommate 3e7bd6762a felt preposterous.18bbf40b097dd1d7