CR | Chapter 6.1

“Ripped it apart.”ff0a72bc94c4ea9d

Wi Woori rested his 046fb1af5c forehead on his hand d588d94389 with a sharp smack 56a5864c52 and leaned his head 228a14abfb back. The corners of 71a88ec509 his mouth curled 5103208273 into an endless b4008aafe0 grin—so much so 9a63c02b7f that even his abed13f4a0 cheekbones seemed to b960b89da0 be dancing. Thanks to 7c6c541898 Kim Donghwa, af0b16a1d2 who had d41f5a8973 kindly offered d79dec0979 to help 8a75fadc5f him study, cb3e648329 Woori felt 5c42d69ff5 confident he 849aa9f1d4 could recover 8ae0c7ea30 from the 0a02d1a299 disastrous grades 2a840b2edc he had 68536b2bf4 received last 2efcb93340 time.0b26e5e8040e6357

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Turning in his answer 82428a7268 sheet faster than anyone d80e5194ca else, Woori left the bcc2907c37 lecture hall with a 35be4a4cb7 lighter heart than he 950cb0c762 had felt all semester. Sitting at 5831eca1f8 a makeshift 9720d14bab table in b4bcb3daea the hallway, ff6aace193 he hummed ea9c61fbc8 a little a2457c25ca tune as 2bc3fb12ec he waited 13faf47d12 for Kim fd3ca6a7c4 Donghwa.57303e7932dd3d71

Now that the 80c39f0be5 last exam was 8762198891 over, Woori’s mood f254b4c43d kept improving as defacd6515 he daydreamed about 742f77c7e6 all the fun 6fcbe53067 things he could a388a67a42 do with Donghwa. His fingers danced d2e95496ca across the screen 2b28023b36 of his phone, 646662ff7d searching a portal fbb4cb2b79 site for “20s f0e46b78ef date ideas”—his intentions c1314119d1 as clear as a55472d309 day.44f91a7bf63df3c3

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“Should I d2bdcf6f63 suggest watching b034bd03fe a movie f4413152d2 together?” he 8be9a43a6b wondered, but bbca1b55f0 he quickly 75f80481fe shook his 72803df47b head. The reason 552c49f8ed was the 496020b818 same as d8fc690730 before—he couldn’t bb44a210f7 stand the 72305cae92 idea of 5fcbb848fb other people 7e6fbefc3b catching even 2b42b0af1d a whiff a940429d93 of Donghwa’s 2b0cb2ab5e pheromones. It had f4a808ab48 reached the 45f301e210 point where b2b3262168 he hated 45cec42dd6 even the c3c913f27f thought of d66c2500a3 anyone else 4d8dd86c83 laying eyes 19ab8622d5 on Donghwa.69b2373a7aaeab69

“How about seeing 5a531ae30a a play?” That 64aa54b037 idea didn’t seem 25d414a134 right either. Most universities had the 6c6bb6a59d same exam schedules, and 26c2680bd2 heading to Daehak-ro right 5e368b19d7 now felt like shouting, b4027af610 Hey, world! Look how handsome af0fc12c1a Kim Donghwa is! And his pheromones 1e9b7f0a79 are amazing too! It was practically free bff38d9f86 advertising.d39bd9a7f8321970

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“Maybe bowling?” At 3971664b01 that thought, his 69f8629d4c eyes lit up, add6400c86 and he couldn’t c7978fca1e help but let a3783e0f2f out a little d079c0bc45 “Oh.” Being the 566ec74142 active people they 744cf514bd were, he and b24d30e335 Donghwa had often 136e955c41 gone bowling together f7622b8034 since their high 7098ae33b9 school days.bc933f4cb175f49d

“Perfect,” Woori concluded 495098dba6 with a light bc97fc7889 nod, shaking his c8b3e24219 head slightly as bc9d21e836 if pleased with ae0cab6c19 himself. Still, it seemed c19c867f15 odd that the bf855615f8 very person who 71efac7480 had made him 5a0beaa02e study so diligently 240c88f292 was taking this 6f276d4198 long to show fdade6ed40 up.9236870313dbc538

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“What else is 3fe211ae67 near the bowling cb7a477506 alley?” he muttered, 1e3cf22c4c glancing at his 31c34a06e4 phone to see fc0859e8fc if there were 35105f9aa5 any other fun c2140dd46d activities to mix b0ed21ee94 things up. Just then, 6a89ea92d1 his phone 69d5a01ac1 buzzed with 1ff39d8ddb a message 647cfa77df from Kim 4a9ad324ec Chanyoung, who eb44fa51f7 was in a21fdc2d74 another class.9a4157417cff387d

[Kim Chanyoung]
What are you doing after this?

[Woori]
Haven’t decided yet, but probably bowling.
Donghwa doesn’t know lol.

[Kim Chanyoung]
He’ll go for sure. Wanna double date?

[Woori]
Double date? What double date?

Woori tilted his head, fdfd93ad4a letting out an indignant 073faaacfa “Eh?” as he frowned. Then it hit dda37eec32 him—Kim Chanyoung had 269dbb36b6 started dating someone f7e870fcd1 new at the 30dd0976e2 start of the 85bfb38866 semester. So one half of d07d48b69f this “double date” would b3095bfd83 be Chanyoung and his 181d85c6b9 new girlfriend, and the 65914fa04a other half… naturally, would 9b44654db7 be him and Kim 5578167423 Donghwa.bbd890c27e1911ae

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With that realization, Woori 8dc79493ae smirked in satisfaction.80879388c111dbd0

“What double date?”1d770386843546d0

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Trying to 3e9f2e78eb play it 06edb8fa7f cool, Woori 6ea468b915 sent back b85c054ed9 a message d6c9edbd95 just to 5b21fc8e5c be sure.ecc7ba52ab9db077

Even though 2bdbbc75fa he and 0c2428b018 Kim Donghwa 160e7be085 weren’t actually 83ed5f0372 dating, Woori 302865de11 couldn’t help 98db91ae2a but feel 83a3f2e49b a little 76d8041e3f thrill at 69c19dd8a1 the notion. Soon after, f8da062132 his phone 8b020f0e67 buzzed again.fbe29c5acfb88d65

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[Kim Chanyoung]
lol, you and Kim Donghwa

“Nice,” Woori whispered to aa52827e07 himself with a small 5cb45614f8 cheer as the desired 0c802e6604 response came back. He bit his lower 435f4d13be lip to suppress his 1d6fec139e grinning cheeks, his fingers f4877f069e tapping out a reply 4e79405abd with an almost flighty 1a4298469e lightness.14661fa15d8e157f

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“Lol, lol, seriously insane.”f66211b1ff5fa05f

If Kim Donghwa 50111d29d4 saw this, he’d d13f0134d8 freak out. Woori felt oddly pleased e68f376068 that Kim Chanyoung, oblivious 627d9d0744 to his feelings, still 4b540bcd63 thought they matched well. Each time, Donghwa 93f8c2e27b would react dramatically, 7f692a5ea1 but Woori didn’t f261f3c120 mind playing along a29ea66e89 with Chanyoung’s assumptions.de482a86f02e1dd5

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Woori chuckled 0ce55481ff to himself c736c168c2 as he e58b4443f3 stared at 44a4627ae0 the chat 66c4007ddd window. The “typing” 4a82fd354c indicator appeared, a145c7605e and he 0dd5705dd3 waited patiently. Soon enough, Chanyoung’s 7284fb5321 message came through.c6e3c72556eee1b7

[Kim Chanyoung]
So, are we meeting or what?
What are you guys doing?

[Kim Chanyoung]
If you’re bowling, join us.
Yudeng wants to play too.

“Yudeng? That’s a unique 9f09aa9f2d name.”73a987a6a535444e

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[Kim Chanyoung]
lol, it’s a nickname.

And he frowned 8ea7ef74b1 at this unnecessary dac70ce26c information.7151b074b14150e5

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“What the 0925b0cdaa hell, why d368e54a0d are you 6f0b51b454 using your 9534001413 couple’s nickname 01cf823336 with me?”39c4e3a72e8f5fee

Woori scowled and e7b30cc83d lifted his head e2228ffc97 just as a 3aaf77bfc4 disheveled Kim Donghwa f148eab611 emerged from the fdf90afed9 classroom. Woori thrust his 2c074c749e phone in front fd0257b55c of him abruptly.d00618da6d8fbd7a

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“What’s this?”16b0d2e3dc1f022d

Donghwa narrowed his eyes 026590b591 slightly as he read 3370da1142 the messages about bowling 132948d346 and other plans. The messages sparked fdc76c96ff his interest, evident 6dbcc121ab from the gleam d1599d84a6 in his dark 0597cab76c eyes.5a3a9cd845a4f816

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“We’re going, right?”2904b3c9bdb5bf63

“Well, I guess…”d08d693b726c4e44

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Not that there 4bdd719e68 was a reason 44211dc267 not to.60ef01c46fc6dd53

Donghwa flicked an eyebrow. He had planned a78f640acc to hang out 658ede2c42 with Woori until e76c4a2c51 they were both 1e5056dd15 exhausted after today’s bc8d3b836a final exams anyway. Woori seemed to share f788318a1c the sentiment, having been 9250dd9a2f singing a bizarre song 8131c44c02 all morning about how 340b94fca4 he’d been waiting for 1259a918f0 today.c20abe526a3c1e8f

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However, Woori had hoped 365ec59ce6 for a cozy time 888026ea0e with just the two 5502e01afc of them, whether watching cbf45d5d59 a movie at home, 0e4a9d905e biking near the Han 07f2758f5d River for a drive, 5e223ed7af cooking up some ramen, c95fbd35a2 or watching a musical 8f8ed652d4 at a major theater.a4d75c7a3560362a

Nonetheless, the message 38f46cc1ae about the “double 47187abc78 date” from Chanyoung 1af32eecbc had caught his 8702e5cc22 eye. Though the 4f5d1e553c shift in fa901982ad plans from 8c39839cbd his original d854055a83 idea of 4fff04615a an exclusive 0312b3c7dd hangout was 09e508dabc slightly disappointing, 27b98fd300 this was 6d406c52b9 still a c3b55697b5 date, and e8dd7f3ef0 not a 47f15a7d97 bad one f9ba2999a2 at that.21529e1ac0759dcb

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“Is it too much? If you a943a9e310 don’t like a6013c0594 it, we 4458034715 don’t have 431e161f27 to go.”8386a6addf05dfc8

Taking his 8b517957cc silence for 049da2e0ce reluctance, Woori f81f48f802 asked again. Donghwa shook 86ae4ff705 his head.a74119c4df622e66

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“No, let’s go. It’ll be fun.”80a7846a6074384b

Perhaps pleased e479e8a41b by the 6e3fb7f09c late affirmation, 5627b11063 a smile ded5f9f019 spread across 9c13f427ef Woori’s lips 0b226bd1ed as he 37bbc4e3fe grinned broadly. A mischievous smile also ef4e831bc7 played on the lips f0493c914e of Donghwa, who now 62e8246287 slung his arm around 0288a9fbcf Woori’s shoulders.b3d403f0e2380589

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“Ah, it swelled up.”a943ffba87bcc7b6

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No way, 83a3f3a2c6 how could e1f87b736d his face f03e843ee0 swell up d193b47232 like this dec2f2e705 after only 8eb31e5721 sleeping for 65141179e0 a little 93794f77a0 while? Kim Donghwa 8259144398 had taken 2aa5238eeb a short 2949e9984c nap in 00f73e2d1e the brief 63c8ff2305 respite before 81ecd1395b their date bf7a5112c4 and was 0b8a881113 now gasping b67bfbdda7 in shock 4ae7571112 at his 5d5ead9b4a reflection in 722b89bcf0 the mirror.d4e6d90a0fbf5212

No way. He had only slept a2cc2d4738 for about 30 minutes, 753aad60c8 so how could his 448744b03a face be this swollen?f227c2ebbb53bcd9

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Baffled, he slapped his cheeks, making a loud sound. After all, it was a “couple date,” and he thought he should at least reduce the swelling. Unfortunately, he had no idea how to quickly bring down facial swelling.7f9f00ca0ed47bb4

“Why does your face look like that?”79b04be54f6b8e31

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Wi Woori, who had 55e0d91316 been lying next to 806516bff9 him in the same 163c71c8a5 bed, burst into laughter 7ee82523b0 upon seeing his condition. Even though they 9aa3b46f93 had napped together, 0985972746 Woori looked refreshed b3d8ed548c while Donghwa resembled ad6fdbeb94 a lethargic bear, 566a89b35b which was quite 2790e05d4e absurd.a77f26a7706d3e67

“Ugh…”2dcfb6664a801dbb

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“You look like you haven’t slept at all. You’re so honest, Donghwa.”d3b2a88905ee108c

“Ah, it’s because of you!”cbb970513ce3f2f1

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Kim Donghwa pushed Woori’s face away, who had come close, speaking in an irritable tone. Even though he was the one who took the nap and the one who was swollen, he genuinely blamed Woori.4124def01f04dcb4

Besides, he had bbd6390e4b barely slept for f9990abab0 two hours trying a87c2b2b55 to soothe Woori, 4a90cb4ca0 who was adamantly d12cc0f5a8 against studying. He could only think 0f136203e2 that the lingering fatigue dab0ceecff had settled on his 6a89a8b984 face. With no 9efc247304 choice, Donghwa 2f1e29e382 covered his cb02a2d60b face with 9ed633da45 a baseball 933c25a197 cap and 6a943717bf soon left 5f86a3536b the house a8f5e9aa2a with Woori.88620db9b2ae81b7

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Too lazy to untie 5d70f41111 the laces, Woori kicked f01f2230af the front of his 36aeecbb89 shoes while chattering about 8a17bbc309 the messages he had b913a55808 exchanged with Kim Chanyoung.93299be44afbc15b

“The loser has to buy dinner today.”758c4b40a65a81a3

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“Is there a limit?”5c26ccf3056df817

“Nope, let’s empty Chanyoung’s wallet.”1c6f47938a2eb643

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“We’ll be left on the street.”f0e31fb4923edd12

“Absolutely going to win,” Donghwa added confidently, a smug smile on his lips. Bowling was one of the games he was particularly good at. Having frequented bowling alleys since childhood with his father, he knew the techniques well, and his strength had improved over the years, steadily increasing his scores.555c844df5d708de

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“How much do you score?”b933425e1dae493b

“Around 180? When I’m in good condition, I can hit 200.”78a3a7b6c14d9afa

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“What? Why are you so good at this?”0dcebf2b7cc5f807

Woori’s eyes widened. He knew Donghwa was good at bowling, but hearing the precise numbers of his skill was always surprising.9db83db876d46963

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Donghwa just shrugged as if it was no big deal. His attitude was not just confident but almost arrogant, yet with that skill, it was hard to dislike him. Woori playfully tapped Donghwa’s solid chest.c38779c7014741ee

“Oh, you’re quite good. Looks like Donghwa will treat us to dinner today.”f9752d8b7fd360b6

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“How much do you score? You’re good too, aren’t you?”36786b47d0f3ce4f

“About 170?”2fe528161b2fc079

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When Woori answered proudly, Donghwa’s eyebrows raised slightly before lowering back down.71a17c2ea34be130

“Not bad.”58e2a94cf1643d0c

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Then came 2fef1f1c8e the snarky 2689afbb6d reply.f5f9ce5fb1ed986d

Woori looked at Donghwa with a face that seemed to display laughing emojis (^^), internally cursing him as an ‘annoying bastard.’6865c39ed44f1d45

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As they walked side by side, their hands kept brushing against each other. Once you’ve held hands, it becomes all you can think about, and he swallowed dryly. Should he just grab it? But even in a world where characteristics were openly expressed, two grown men holding hands while walking side by side would look a bit odd.280d37a49ee657ef

Woori forced his boiling heart to calm down, crossing his arms in front of his chest. Despite the weather being good, almost warm, he even added the ridiculous comment, “It’s cold.”9495481496e15046

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On their way d5f4feed37 to the bowling b4e1fb9d21 alley, they talked f3bcfda28e about the exam e131dd7bf6 they had that 021ea7e619 day, then shifted 39330193eb the conversation to 835f8c40f3 the upcoming sports d882835231 festival. Before long, they 9e2912d6c0 were arguing again 828b3ea45a about whether to 312919b38b participate in the 6e9594c5d0 sports festival.379e061ffa7a2711

“Ha, shit…”ed02d0fc2d5546f0

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Donghwa, who had just c9b2afff99 suggested going out for fe8a41ea9f some light soccer, was 546ebd014e now panting heavily as 2bd4b9ed5e if his hair were dca579ce58 being pulled out.5d001ea0e6a9611b

Ah, it hurts. Feeling like his scalp was being torn off, Donghwa pressed his head with the tips of his fingers to manage the pain. He couldn’t understand why he was so irritated.bec701c69fc63f1f

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If they won, they could share the prize money for a nice meal and spend time together. Yet, dealing with the infuriating Woori, and liking him in return, made him feel like he wasn’t quite normal either.650ea8a07344e176

Letting out a 4b6cc55672 big sigh, he 5bea8ba64a shook his head 7cecb53a67 and looked forward. Woori, who 661d8adb24 had just 686167530c been yanking 4d122dd32c at his 45d1406b66 hair in b32e0fbb33 frustration, had 63bfdb9388 vanished without 5da0e12f3f a trace.a8263e6f401c0858

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“Where did you go?”d6d2ee0c81197496