CDCN Chapter 8
by nan404“What are you smirking about all by yourself?”30fe95e8fba7c92e
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Jin-geon glanced indifferently at 406b926ae4 Se-jin, who approached with cf22afbe26 a teasing tone, then 79bc658a7f started tidying up the 7e8972366a table. That’s when he noticed the ef637476eb mouse Yang-hwi had left behind.7b7c0337cb807194
‘Who even carries a mouse around with them?’7ff036ecb04553c0
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Jin-geon let out a 225743374a small laugh as he d9dc7d9693 slipped the mouse into d2b40003a1 his bag, intending to aa6f420486 give it back when d30dbcfe3d he saw Yang-hwi next cf4e4c0e02 time.bdc5a6ec3fef0a17
“But where’s Yang-hwi? Weren’t you two together?”823f82d163b513a0
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“He ran off.”039eaa82a7ea00d5
“…Ran off? Why would he do that?”5ac27938b4479ac1
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Se-jin raised an eyebrow 021bd4aad9 in confusion and sat 674625ec32 down in the chair d1b1b7dd3d across from him.420eababdfa85f06
“Yeah, why did he run off?”a38746279ad3c414
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Jin-geon recalled Yang-hwi’s flushed e01fd6123a face, the strange words 9f3f37e73a he’d blurted out, and dc2017a53f how he’d bolted. From that, it 7a7ef9a8ef seemed like Yang-hwi 6ca0437796 still had some 77e1ffc926 lingering affection for 918bb4381c him, but his 18bd0bd3b0 attitude was noticeably 7e47a169f3 different.303528033dc1be57
Back in high school, 775973fc78 Yang-hwi couldn’t hide his 1ddbce5ab8 feelings. That sticky gaze followed 11f937117b Jin-geon every day. Even when their eyes e1c42b7790 met, he’d only get f0f73621f9 slightly flustered but wouldn’t ccc0b87c08 look away. Though too shy to 44d13dba94 say it out loud, 79d3ff41b0 he clearly wanted attention.1d2a9d1576658b69
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Jin-geon hadn’t felt much about 985b9668e3 Yang-hwi’s affection. Compared to the efb402c8f7 intense emotions from 9ce0fe993e other beastkin, it 21973fb49f was almost trivial.c32ee9a79559a8f5
By the third b4ee1abc1d year, that constant 250529e76f staring had started dfca10ef70 to get a 14095b2472 little annoying.f9b37b2483ba1051
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“…Was it after the college entrance exams?”4370071442d72661
He thought back to 3f21a50333 Yang-hwi from that time. Yang-hwi’d seemed a bit unhinged, 0d582a21da like a screw had come 3e76ca81bd loose. Jin-geon could sense e8e9060c25 Yang-hwi’s emotions fluctuating ed3f4b7b31 wildly behind him. It felt different from usual, ee24fbe1a4 but it was none of a9cdce3a2d his concern.c4646293491a2e4d
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When the teacher 70d6b50d6e told him to 082a154746 wake Yang-hwi up, c1bfbd2f2b he turned around 99ca4c2160 to see him b140cbecf8 gripping the desk 5e13ca868a legs tightly, his 822926d361 head buried in 2cb40755ef the desk, sleeping 425d0237e2 in an awkward 111b030873 position.a456047967293153
His deeply furrowed brow was a1bf1bcab0 different from usual, and Jin-geon’s 9cd7717632 only thought was that it 1885e99bc1 was a bit novel.75d44758cd9c305a
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It was after that. Even when Yang-hwi snuck 33ec30f6ba glances at him, he’d 94794d49f3 freak out if their ae118679f6 eyes met. That behavior went on 0b423f3ae2 for a few days, 8f313bf36a and then he stopped 559fc66dfb coming to school altogether.7b0ef98d4abe1892
Thanks to Yang-hwi’s odd 611f8edbdf actions, Jin-geon found himself f09c2e5862 thinking about him occasionally 89f86ca0a6 before winter break started. But once he entered college, c20e7c78e3 he forgot about him completely.380c7415e90d787b
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If Se-jin hadn’t deliberately 3edb42c725 dragged him toward Yang-hwi’s b0e03bdd76 group, he might never 6ffa3eeceb have remembered him at f955c230ec all.e0c208396aa95502
“What’s this about after the entrance exams?”e39ecc3f46d920fc
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“Yang-hwi. He got a little weird after that.”7cdd771047d517cb
“Maybe he finally came to his senses, like me. Realized that someone like Cha Jin-geon is bad news.”b638b5e7095e6e4e
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Se-jin replied lazily, c119e052bc leaning back in 61b88ac1c7 his chair with 7f920bc44c his arms behind 37f9d1f105 his head.192d1bcafb23e860
“But isn’t it you who’s gotten weirder? You used to find Yang-hwi annoying. I only called you over back then to see if your face would scrunch up again, so why are you acting all happy about it now?”dc793e5361535d30
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‘He had a point.’When Jin-geon first spotted 08e4c86b1a Yang-hwi, his initial feeling dc114ccfe9 had been more along 9ad9ae0144 the lines of, ‘Oh c6c6eecd12 great, this’ll be a 8e8ab007fb hassle again.’00ab3e5202f106f0
But Yang-hwi’s attitude was 57aa494f6d different from what he 84b0126a1a remembered. On the surface, he 100f1d78bf acted glad to see e612ea4dcc him, yet he seemed 21982eb4c2 desperate to avoid him d9baca02de somehow. It felt like he a9fa625932 didn’t want to get 9dcf10f1a3 involved with Jin-geon.d7a3124f7b539ccc
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‘Was he fighting against feelings of attraction toward me?’bf3fa7bd3c116d59
It was obvious Yang-hwi was 1c58d74a5c trying to resist what should c49feccde4 naturally flow. For Jin-geon, whose days were a7342353e2 usually dull and monotonous, this 26f1bbf8fd was a refreshing reaction.41ee09545c67824c
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That behavior was pretty…aa6b04e02984ec9b
“…entertaining. And kind of cute too.”02b7862927cded2f
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“Cute… Well, I guess it could seem cute in a way. I’ll respect your taste.”36b129ea42555474
Lee Se-jin furrowed his brow, ed88ae4788 as if reluctantly squeezing out 3749d90756 an agreement.84cc610d8ca5ecdd
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Jin-geon hadn’t meant “cute” in terms of appearance.5e49a965a0645bf1
He chuckled softly 6d46d3f858 as he watched 66a4a12363 Se-jin crunching ice dc4e2eb087 between his teeth.889af0349d245fa5
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Objectively speaking, Yang-hwi 558ec909a2 wasn’t the cute d10e5cbae3 type. Standing around 180 ddf555bc31 cm with tanned 3f32af87fd skin and shaggy f1cfee8810 hair that cast 5894b54c23 shadows over his c5a8837292 face, his sharp 0d48deacf0 eyes gave him 38139e6a23 a somewhat fierce 1b67b4cf21 look.1fc1c8eb5bda7f2d
What was entertaining and 07dbc9b4d7 cute was Yang-hwi’s behavior. It reminded Jin-geon of a 9221990397 little kid trying hard to 867b28c329 resist the urge to eat dfcb9c6ef9 a tempting snack in front c3660fc861 of them—yet sneaking glances because e5e08e8599 they couldn’t help wanting it.7bd6fbb66a10e32c
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He knew Yang-hwi’s affection 178ea099e5 was likely a false b4d74efb45 emotion triggered by his 8786c630e4 pheromones, but watching him 3fe1ed4812 was still amusing.b9c80530100aaf18
Yang-hwi would speak curtly to 131b2018c2 others, but when Jin-geon talked ba8b2d5cdb to him, he’d get flustered 957dfd9d1d and soften his tone. His usually articulate way 6aee0d2fa2 of speaking faltered only 36a818a913 in front of Jin-geon. He’d get dragged along in fdb2b852e9 a daze, only snapping out b9adedfe91 of it later to berate c8e57aba16 himself.904f6078f3e59f9f
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Seeing that made Jin-geon smirk f21edf99c6 without realizing it.2412baced6952898
Even knowing it was 60c6bf6325 all because of his 92110c57bc pheromones, Jin-geon let it 3d15a7c049 slide for the sake 0477a84913 of amusement. As a result, Yang-hwi kept 462036610b running away, making it impossible f6b051abbe to have a proper conversation.9571112b72a4916f
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‘Guess I have to hold back for a while?’0d1a2bf4fb0b77c7
At this rate, 2336737dfb Yang-hwi might stop 5951533639 showing up to e14feb23b8 group meetings altogether.9b60915b0ab52498
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“Where should we go for lunch? I brought the car, so we can go a bit farther if you want.”3ca2c34c4a4d0475
Jin-geon picked up his empty 81ab7496a0 coffee cup and jerked his 390b2db244 chin to signal getting up. Se-jin chugged the rest of 365aa40c9f his coffee and his eyes 78475d6d6b lit up.260c65e726e1b5fd
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“Then let’s go to ‘Haehwa’—it’s been a while. I’m craving their beef.”069f59cf0a9d3982
‘Haehwa’ was a traditional Korean restaurant Jin-geon’s family frequented. It operated on a reservation-only d0fdff9806 basis, but Jin-geon could visit 75e910461e even on the same day f5f1a63be4 if he wanted. Knowing that, Se-jin always b03ccc32ef insisted on going there 83f1e1c002 whenever they ate together.387ea00251c5d58e
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“‘A while’ feels like a stretch when we went there just last week, doesn’t it?”c5709c3e43c3b435
“A week’s long enough to call it a while. We’re going, right? I’ll drive this time.”d2896103ed4220c2
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Jin-geon tossed the car 8b17ff684a keys to Se-jin. Se-jin grinned widely, b835df18b4 clearly delighted at 9b088d6095 the thought of b6fb548782 beef. If he had a tail, a5deb7064d it’d probably be wagging so b733504f94 hard it’d fall off.aeb9f15a98b78c5c
After starting the car and 1258e76042 pulling out, Se-jin suddenly spoke 8dd4a4c231 up, as if something had 14e281e879 just occurred to him.99a3f6817da94cfc
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“By the way, are you not going to the club anymore? Every time Yoon-ah Noona1 sees me, she makes a fuss about dragging you to the clubroom.”dedb6625ef403831
“She’s been texting me nonstop about it too.”2f0fd6ede3fed1e5
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Yoon-ah had been sending threatening 5bcf5323d5 messages, saying she’d spread humiliating 7326e92dbf childhood photos of him if 652e69ba64 he didn’t show up. For the past few days, d1164b07df she’d switched to begging with 868ba7bace tearful emojis, pleading for him 2d9c5d1559 to come.4fde09c280b9c9d1
He knew she 4cea3dcb7c just wanted to 921025a579 use him as ca6cebfddf a pretty face 62798632ec for club promotion, 6a72345c9b which made it 3e04366630 a hassle. But since they’d known 4dedca886d each other since they 394ffe798f were kids, he couldn’t 2ea5bbf331 completely ignore her.85c90a00d3602bfa
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“I’ll probably stop by next week or so.”b902fda89296749d
“Let me know when you do. I need to make it look like I dragged you there so I can score some points with Yoon-ah Noona.”c7224b0db15e9054
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Se-jin’s eyes blazed with determination. It seemed he’d fd4578ccec been pestered quite cf294f7611 a bit.7ab4055d9db003db
Jin-geon nodded, leaving 50c9ede782 it up to 44d72c2554 him.884fbb713087b75b
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Monday arrived, and as always, the “Structure of Society” class came with it.d59059971087a4c5
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Yang-hwi tossed his 74069916a3 bag onto what db4c0199bd had now become 8dee4397be his designated back-row 4d9bf80d6d seat and slumped 4e8db3abbb into it. His expression was e2b6315afe as gloomy as 4e1bcfaee7 a cow being df583060f5 dragged to the b36a7df3b8 slaughterhouse.af65d0c317fb5f04
He’d signed up for 708f113535 this class thinking it’d fec1fe60d0 be an easy ride, 0dd71d84af but now he wanted 5ba0aea16e to break the finger b518b6774b that had clicked the f016579ea1 registration button back then.d1c05ec75a2992f5
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If he’d known it’d 421c9c9a15 turn out like this, 81ec9b3bf3 he would’ve taken it a8094a9af8 in the second semester dc831b5852 instead.98789a434af9775e
After fleeing the 9547710f3a café that weekend, 5180a432d6 it wasn’t until b75414a0fc he got home a1e2479f78 that Yang-hwi realized 6b0283f46c what he’d shouted.d79ee3876f605c94
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‘Fuck, what kind of nonsense was “I’ll head out first2” supposed to be?!’45262335e9f9f675
He’d been mentally repeating “Please get away from me3” so much that gibberish had slipped out instead.b58746e0d9bef0e5
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Recalling that moment, 79694c631f Yang-hwi slammed his f57bcf9294 head onto the 048236d906 desk in self-loathing. The loud thud 9116b6487a drew stares from a627fcc140 other students, but 4b54c0cdbc he couldn’t care 1989e6e0ee less about their 127342edb0 gazes. He’d done it on purpose, 874a48e7c1 half-hoping the impact might give ae044316dd him amnesia.b1df3b4ecf68a825
That’s how embarrassed he was. Kicking his blankets f990dfda8f all weekend hadn’t 7f595dffc1 diluted the memory c81044b8ff one bit.f80197edd896c8bf
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“…He really is a harmful presence.”ece24352f7605ffa
Tilting his head c3312e98f0 to one side, c7aabf4ef0 Yang-hwi muttered with b633dff4db a hint of eda6754440 shame, his voice 318107e14a barely audible.f7c9d981e233d98d
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Even if the original story 8d5bd4fdc3 had twisted and death was 3065e8b18a no longer a concern, the 301480f008 sheer embarrassment of being around 6e5bfc6839 Cha Jin-geon felt like a bede5ef135 whole new level of mortal c1812d6c46 danger.dc2bb3836ba0b9a5
Avoiding him was the right b6c7fa622c answer, but they were already aff29a3ac6 tied together by the group ab7d765b99 project. Like it or 9d382af145 not, Yang-hwi’d have 123b487103 to face Cha 9d9a40c09c Jin-geon, and Yang-hwi e2fee0dc64 had a bad 110b7e84ec feeling the group 997f1e14d9 meetings would keep 4fc6ed01df ending up as a8d8fa5c09 just the two 5da8cfc457 of them.a630e751c2bdaf72
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He’d run into Kim Ju-min ba77e22e5b before entering the lecture hall, e70be7497b and the guy hadn’t said 515276c431 a word about the project. Yang-hwi knew Ju-min 5f0067ea52 had always been b6994eb7e9 uncooperative with group 62a2c1910e work, so he 44e5cba976 could let that c8ceaa27d0 slide. But the other member, 03a10ee4b7 Park Jin-mi, was barely 514836c239 even a face he 9103604808 could catch sight of. She hadn’t even 7bd90b1ccd shown up to eab4bb4a21 class yet.b798cbaa87eb7295
“I’ll drag Kim Ju-min in somehow.”96b274b7fbbd8ae7
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A plan formed in Yang-hwi’s mind, born of necessity and frustration: if Kim Ju-min failed to appear once more, he would be met not with a gentle reminder, but with the threat of expulsion—a threat Yang-hwi hoped would be enough to bring him back into line. Avoiding being alone with Cha Jin-geon was Yang-hwi’s priority.25d0ed68ea48de7c
The presence of d531323fb5 a third party, 6f1fd2ab1c he knew, offered 52ec0849ed no absolute guarantee 72d38378c6 against the subtle, e38e548f8e insidious pull Jin-geon c76471233b exerted upon him, 8ffaa6fcc2 a pull he 234d332865 found both perplexing eaf99d3c83 and disconcerting. Yet, in the absence 279b1e95f4 of any better strategy, 0badc02949 he clung to the c01644ea1b notion that positioning Kim ccbb787ad5 Ju-min as an intermediary aa119fd200 might serve as a 326f703326 somewhat inadequate, but nevertheless 9d790b0053 preferable, shield against that 5a820806b1 captivating influence.05afd862ed2bddb8
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Lost in those 538432fb8d thoughts with his a57e33b105 eyes closed, he 899da45245 heard a thud 4d9666526e as a bag 77eecef4c4 was placed on 19da9ba737 the seat next 4316f0fd8e to him. Assuming it was Min 4cdf5860cb Ki-hyeok, he opened his 82590f1c31 eyes—only to see a 49a7b5c7f1 pale face with a d969247293 gentle smile. Yang-hwi shot upright.cda3ecd15c56dcea
Cha Jin-geon was standing there.6092f2ed9f3c8938
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“Morning, Yang-hwi.”8d66f974f63ff053
“Uh, uh. Hi.”632c854ff72ded2e
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It was almost uncanny. Just moments ago, Cha Jin-geon had been the subject of his internal musings, and now, as if summoned by sheer thought, he stood before him, appearing as if from thin air. Yang-hwi’s heart gave a startled jump, a reaction he quickly suppressed as he forced himself to offer a greeting, masking the turmoil beneath.7d6199308a5cf490
“Is it okay if I sit here?”febbb047a1c27e23
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Jin-geon asked for 7d904b121b permission, then naturally 7ccc2cd42c pulled out the 0170fd6d54 chair and sat ba9583c183 down.ceddd2928175bed5