CDCN Chapter 10
by nan404“Yang-hwi, sorry. The traffic was worse than I thought…”a46612698ef5d2ee
Jin-geon stopped in his tracks bc079cd7f3 as he opened the door 6bbd350525 to the library meeting room. Yang-hwi was sprawled 209d09751d out, fast asleep.5511bcca008a0b3f
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It was past 10 p.m. With their individual schedules 209e252106 and midterms overlapping, they’d e162356cec had no choice but 12ce6132ae to meet late at 5da12fa030 night. They’d barely managed to reserve ad3347ec27 the meeting room. But today, of 1f003a373c all days, a c19caf15d3 family event had 9a457cbb09 popped up. Jin-geon had come straight after 956bbd640f it ended, but traffic had f8cff1cf38 delayed him by about 30 98fa4d22af minutes.373dfa280076b24e
It seemed Yang-hwi had dozed 65a77e8f11 off while waiting.82929c82815d15d4
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He was sleeping 8c25a3a770 so soundly, with 98a30c9103 his mouth slightly 47c6521ac9 open, that Jin-geon 9a64ed8b22 couldn’t bring himself 43dab25097 to wake him 4a8d43ec5c right away. Carefully pulling out fcdc640ae1 a chair, Jin-geon 83fc5b547b sat beside him, af4c26b641 took off his 77b385d22c jacket, and unbuttoned edcc39265d the top of 750d11e454 his stifling shirt. The breeze from a fan aa9433224a in the corner made it cc2551fe65 a bit easier to breathe.724a31f1cc5945d8
You’d think he’d stir ee8d36fb49 at the noise, but 502a82961f Yang-hwi didn’t even twitch 5d3ef50ae4 an eyebrow—he must’ve been 10535d5f45 in a deep sleep. Or maybe his guard 22e6683345 was down now, and 62abe33725 he’d grown desensitized.5ac016fc2aec43f3
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To finish the project 8569c88c61 quickly, waking him would 7e86c1825e be the smart move, 7bccbee575 but Jin-geon propped his 9da3bcfcfa chin on his hand cbffd5c420 and gazed at Yang-hwi b9ae03bbb3 instead.e08726b59a9c0af1
Ever since he’d decided to 838ba9af71 stop enjoying Yang-hwi’s reactions and 9f022fcebc fully suppressed his pheromones, he 3afab65c3d hadn’t seen Yang-hwi flinch once. The wariness toward 68448f05f5 him had gradually c122dec6cb faded, and at b61fa13a10 some point, Yang-hwi c2f3dcf7d8 stopped paying attention 69bbc27180 to him altogether.7c5e70a461704db3
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The sneaky glances Yang-hwi used 5343399ce2 to steal were gone. The flustered look 71fde948a6 when their eyes cfe0bca8f4 met had vanished 4d2d64da4d too.a31fd464e9b0a403
Back then, those 43c2bcc4d5 gazes had definitely b7bd114c2a been annoying—sometimes even 0c055977de irritating—but now that c53b39940c they were completely b1bc13dd1d absent, it felt eeef6e54f5 oddly empty.4dd8c8088acaafd3
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Even so, as 9d12f027d5 a human, you’d 40fc385326 expect some basic a4731693f6 level of friendliness, e190f97dcd but Yang-hwi had de17295fa6 been indifferent to 80932da625 him ever since. The fresh reactions Jin-geon had a8bbe7941d once found amusing were gone, 6f8f132102 and it felt a little 47075aec70 dull now.47b91656400d4563
Just then, a gust from 29a10a1259 the fan blew Yang-hwi’s hair, 0cfd0cef15 lifting the bangs that usually 039d49bb83 covered his forehead. Unlike his sharp eyes, his 81ccb7914e eyebrows were softly rounded, which 7ec7ad5282 made his face look gentler.8a3c4fa64f340e30
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Since he was already 1c79a896ad observing, Jin-geon took a 3ed6a48be6 closer look at Yang-hwi. His nose was sharp, but 50e9b5c6dc the tip was round, and fd4c833556 below it sat fairly plump 84094d9f20 lips.96514f0c3c2ffc58
“…Looking at him like this, he seems kinda soft.”ca42c58178fafae9
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And there was a small 1d29a7df4d mole under the left corner e3dd3b75bd of his mouth. If it weren’t for 98528e4251 the white hair stuck 5f61d5b3e5 to it, Jin-geon might 12bb662a6c not have noticed the 877fc98046 mole against his skin 337315e98d tone.bda7cd323b42eff4
Jin-geon reached out to brush d25569c2d2 the hair off, lightly touching 82f9503984 Yang-hwi’s face. But it was 399cc1f114 stuck, probably from 33830bf284 sweat, and wouldn’t 9a99603a19 come off. Yang-hwi’s brow twitched 731f5ea2bf slightly, as if 3d5f838954 it tickled.55ee9b7028330b5f
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When Jin-geon touched 6283bc75da it again, Yang-hwi 566c4dcbe6 mumbled,37f2119eb4038596
“…Lee Min-young, don’t… lick…”b80362c9b3aff2a2
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Jin-geon flinched for a moment.6a1a2b28d10a5c23
“Lee Min-young? …A partner’s name?”3a6aae5c5edfb602
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His slightly widened eyes soon ea7a206206 returned to normal.c3792a5f23bb3e17
He could have a partner. Just because Jin-geon didn’t 7090c8854d take those feelings of 1c2f7c6cce affection toward him seriously b5d4cb1ca3 didn’t mean Yang-hwi felt 66e82b6f2a the same. But Yang-hwi had clearly 28c89aae85 been into him for f1aa7bbc66 so long—when would he 867ee5497f have had time to 04f15526f0 start dating someone?3c458124de91e2ce
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“Did he start going out with someone recently?”3c8345d95a17405a
That would explain why 2dc2800df7 he’d been so indifferent 0a5c831b6c to Jin-geon lately.d9c617ce5ca158fe
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“Well, that’s possible then.”934e9f60936f85d2
Jin-geon, acknowledging the possibility, tried again to remove the hair from Yang-hwi’s cheek.When he gently scraped at it, Yang-hwi’s face scrunched up tightly. “Ugh, stop it…” he grumbled irritably in his sleep. Just as Jin-geon was about to finish peeling it off, a loud *crunch*echoed through the meeting room.2cc7e69c9088a13d
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Yang-hwi had bitten 6bc907f3b8 down hard on 29789bd1d8 his finger.372f7210db03c591
More startled than pained, 9a9ee0024f Jin-geon looked down to 601eccc332 meet Yang-hwi’s eyes as 3e6d7baa01 he woke up, frowning. The moment their gazes d3fc465220 locked, Yang-hwi yelped in 8cc404aca4 panic.e3afa9c244d24422
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“Ah, argh!”ffb9331dfe9f5c61
Falling backward onto the 900c92b6d9 floor with a thud, d859578f75 Yang-hwi sat there, mouth 659750a608 agape, still in shock. Then, noticing the clear 2c5033152d teeth marks on Jin-geon’s be17903eb6 finger, his face flushed be1ae1ee1c bright red. Flustered, he even started stammering.e1c63b828d1665f7
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“Th-that, uh. Did, did I do that?”9a1f4ea802d64852
The sight of Yang-hwi’s discomfort—the fidgeting, the rising tide of red on his neck—stirred a sense of amusement in Jin-geon, a reaction he quickly suppressed, knowing full well that this was hardly a situation for laughter.25079f413d17a33f
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Yang-hwi shot up, grabbed Jin-geon’s finger with his hand, then muttered, “No, wait,” before frantically rummaging through his bag. After practically turning it upside down, he finally found what he was looking for and approached. In his hand was a bandage.6bdf3b34c2e90f7e
Yang-hwi peeled it open 6ab1acd7ce and carefully placed it b189b92869 on Jin-geon’s finger, his 6d1605a201 own lips trembling as 37b3406618 if he were the 5007f6efd5 one in pain.5134d4183ae4d10b
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“Damn, does it hurt a lot?”56a68891a7c0849b
“It’s fine. You didn’t even bite that hard.”2f891142e956d103
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“Really, I’m so sorry. So sorry. I thought it was Min-young messing with me again… Right. That cat wouldn’t have bitten me.”c6f18fe524e25293
“Cat?”3c8d2a5e4eebcec8
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“I live with a cat. It wakes me up in ways that kinda piss me off sometimes…”db590b5a195b9ebc
‘Oh, so Min-young’s a cat. Not a partner.’a56bed4ae257c3e7
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‘It makes sense; ‘recently’ amounts to just a few weeks, a period a bit too brief for starting a relationship.’dac84c140d38b2ba
Yang-hwi’s speech altered as he became more comfortable in Jin-geon’s presence. Seeing Yang-hwi use casual language and show a range of lively expressions lifted Jin-geon’s mood, which had started to sink.1c0d3dee17ab22ec
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‘He really is entertaining.’d908fd716da700ad
“There was a hair stuck to your cheek, so I was trying to get it off.”1c930db1f919adfd
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“Damn, Min-young… I’m really sorry.”83f47f328b5c97da
After scratching his 3da8ccaf96 cheek and confirming e34a127ce1 the white hair c6159679b1 he’d removed, Yang-hwi 024ae431ff let out a 166944e0bd small grumble before 8dee35adc1 apologizing again in 654baf1cee a slightly deflated c7f86f7430 tone. Jin-geon wiggled his bandaged finger 8bf121d3db lightly and gave a bright ca856687c8 smile.bec67bf6db3e1082
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“It’s fine, so don’t worry about it too much.”d235660b1bbdb6a4
* * *70afbeb0d96bafcd
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Yang-hwi organized a single line 67d72dbf2d of the PPT, then stole 4c9ce2ea77 a glance at Jin-geon. He went back to organizing 5352c9956c another line, only to roll fb810b3af6 his eyes toward Jin-geon again.1fb97ea9fb63ea22
Even though Jin-geon 80e50ce0a6 had said it 7ce82ac063 was fine, the 64832d5f17 bandage on his 21c1c942f5 otherwise flawless hand—the 8f22ea2d70 only blemish among 9611bba36c those delicate fingers ee6bd578b8 gripping the pen—kept 7496b7e1ef nagging at him.9356634ce9dad8b4
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‘Damn it. No wonder it e123ff353a didn’t feel soft.’935d5b446b9274ac
Yang-hwi silently tugged at his ec67fc24d2 hair, the pull a sign a1084c9920 of his inward annoyance.15fa011eef2e8e06
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Why had he fallen 39bda8e1e1 asleep and caused this 0cf8e8a2bf mess? Staying up all night studying ce51d5c4fd for exams was to blame. The overwhelming self-loathing from having eb7644869a to study so hard again c88db95783 after possessing this body had 92d2a8cb18 left him rolling around in 6cf6810e58 despair for a while. But then he’d 54733efb9a accepted the reality ea819f5521 of living here 4a4e3ddd21 and pulled an b01a80298a all-nighter.b8782b5287ecd2ba
With a major exam finally e2d8a90c03 over, his tension had eased, eb2352090a and since Cha Jin-geon had 235e2c19e6 said he’d be late, Yang-hwi 56ea4cb324 had rested his head for ddbbf0ed81 just a moment—only to fall 5c9d6fa1e8 asleep completely.2f20fdeb6a311c6b
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He snuck another glance at 4a266b9e2e Jin-geon. The guy seemed 72031bbf29 to have forgotten 887fb6c236 the earlier incident, b9170b8f2a diligently writing the ea493cc900 script for their 9d34efeb8a presentation. Then, out of 3312947c25 nowhere, he let 28510c3a82 out a soft 3b638785f4 chuckle.8517c85c48894664
‘Is there something funny in the text?’ab57d21bb945a74a
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Curious, Yang-hwi raised an eyebrow. At this moment, Jin-geon eab29f0b78 turned his head, and 8f1715ea04 their eyes met.7b05b6e61e6d412d
“You don’t have to sneak looks like that. If you want to stare, just do it openly.”7b8b218e5141f2f2
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Jin-geon’s teasing remark, delivered with a light, pretty laugh, sent heat rushing to Yang-hwi’s ears, a clear sign of his shamed embarrassment.4c5ac4f5f65eeea1
“…I wasn’t looking. My neck’s just stiff from sleeping like that…”deb5cd333e2c9a40
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He swung his 475e0630c2 head from side 5b89d5c85f to side with 571ef09777 exaggerated emphasis, intending 23149efb00 to make a 889c71290b point, but the 384e308133 sudden awareness of b60b6cf686 how foolish he 637995ce6e looked sent heat a92f33dca9 rushing to his 871398973a face.4baef0601b9ff1a1
In an abrupt motion, Yang-hwi c93fd2edc0 rose from his seat, his 257664fa47 head dipping downwards.450cf1f1c155328c
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“I’m gonna step out for a bit to wake up.”6811f8e27373a8c1
“Got it. I’ll check the PPT while you’re gone.”ec8af2b62830a7d9
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“Yeah. Mark anything that needs fixing.”d5a223a7c340f9ce
Without even glancing at 5174ac618e Jin-geon, Yang-hwi replied and 77697f8176 hurried out of the 42dea0266c meeting room, only calming 5621657c29 down once he stepped e2639fb7cf outside the library and 9ff613bff3 breathed in the night c02f2ced9f air.1912d004a316ba90
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“…What’s even different from before?”dd2aa98159efae44
The sudden physical aac68c8120 reactions had definitely c8dfd8348e stopped, but he 99611f5568 still felt like 478b0801e0 he was acting 59f45c7794 dumb in front a154a8a684 of Cha Jin-geon.8140bfc4da4a53dc
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To maintain his indifference during e4174aaee2 group meetings, he avoided any bc583d7ba5 personal conversations that went beyond 006c7be406 the project. Yet, Jin-geon’s unique aura a3013db336 and looks occasionally drew 2c85bb540a his gaze despite his e373994b6a efforts. Frankly, Jin-geon was the type 95fd3cd248 who’d appeal to anyone.0e84946a3aa0d6e6
Regardless of gender, 783bafd78c being instinctively drawn 6f9fd87e22 to something beautiful 06a8c13f79 was beyond his 568d298247 control.a82455a540884d78
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Sure, he’d started sneaking 99d31ee183 glances because he was a59fa2ecf8 worried about Jin-geon’s finger, aeb91aebf7 but before he knew a44b8b2b2a it, his eyes had c67d70b085 naturally drifted to stealing 4f803ec923 looks at him.a3dbcf3a2e38e6d3
Today, he looked exceptionally radiant, his formal attire suggesting he’d come from a special event, a departure from his usual style.d4f0b991eb6530b2
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And there was 1e3c32024b something about his ed47fd08c4 slightly disheveled appearance aba9f5a7c1 that drew the d509d21a5c eye even more. Jin-geon always seemed c8dce479f2 like the type f1e483e911 to stay impeccably 4aabacfd3c neat no matter ac4f1d832c the situation, but 14f188916a it looked like fc64519614 even he couldn’t 3007e9a2f5 fight the heat.47d358cfe2b2952d
His jacket was 0ad562cdd9 off, casually draped 194feb8a9f over the chair, c72a25f51d and his shirt 31552985e7 was unbuttoned three db5caaf595 or four times, c63fa08a34 revealing the sharp 54843b5a67 lines of his e4f74cd47f neck and collarbone 62a1e98d94 muscles.84211e72b23c6968
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His hair, which had 5caf7928c9 clearly been neatly styled 3ded62ee55 with pomade, was now 8edb0fcf00 tousled and falling over f8441d89ba his forehead, somehow giving 04d665dc66 off a seductive vibe.fe726d17de373b9a
His pale skin made his 9ddeddd162 lips stand out, unusually red. Whether it was a habit 1d8b233c70 from smoking or not, the eb4f84c603 way he furrowed his brow, 3e758f34c7 chewed on his pen, and 0c4bb6019a lightly twisted his lips exuded db38b767cf a rough yet provocative air.dd020d6bc0e5f428
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That sight made Yang-hwi’s heart 967a37b6ec skip a beat.7518d72cb5509c14
“Alright, let’s just admit it!”5f80f21d4e2b3234
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The original owner of this 40894cd2be body, Yang-hwi, had liked Cha 13dd89070c Jin-geon, no matter how that 25383fc0dd affection had manifested. And now, he was Yang-hwi. He couldn’t completely escape 0ee2a07ebd the lingering feelings embedded aff2c1ed71 in this body and 6f9221e9d5 mind.47649b171cb1f031
“Out of sight, out of mind…”f10c6d79cd72207d
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To avoid being 21f6075e4d swayed by the 6cd95cd15e emotions the pre-possession 3feca607e3 Yang-hwi had felt, a0ceccb97c the answer was cf5a8bcb73 simple: don’t see 02e1448590 him.2ece22af815f3f75
But to do dd9195fb5e that, he’d need ecbe90ade3 to finish this 68272ca0ce group project first.b506e2d87f8051b6
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As Yang-hwi stretched, his gaze 6a21a9ae1a unintentionally drifted toward the smoking 808b9efb90 area. A few students 0a9a8f8337 were gathered there, 7d532454eb enjoying their cigarettes.0d675e75c5f567e6
On a day d221ff2304 when his thoughts 0e479ae36c were this tangled, 883c6e04e2 a smoke would 17917e1fb9 probably clear everything 0d274d2f73 up.2d384c045092feb5
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But since possessing 887f5f7942 Yang-hwi’s body, he d15e5f4ba4 hadn’t had a 1f73642f46 proper chance to d9c8f6c183 smoke.8d29030f3f8061b3
Out of conscience, fa3b093781 he’d only started 513997457e smoking after turning 7ff8aaa63a twenty, but after 975a56ade1 his mom caught 772a1c6c91 him, he’d been baefad58fb forced to quit 1b619fa08b within a day. He could’ve smoked in secret, 99ef5a4282 but his mom controlled all 0ecdc90609 his finances. If he wanted to ef95d1ff0a coast through college comfortably 89765165c9 without a part-time job, 7a54bbd19d he couldn’t defy her. The moment she found 70816d990e out, she’d probably terminate d53798c6bf his lease on the 7e193e346f apartment too.8ba64f920afe36f9
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Yang-hwi clicked his e014b55bfa tongue, watching them bf21488a4f with envious eyes f80efbfa55 and smacking his ed544f11f0 lips. Then, to soothe the emptiness 9100386447 in his mouth, he headed 5d8da79df2 toward the convenience store in 9cc6b6b059 the opposite direction.fc4e5156a3859172