CR | Chapter 8.5

As soon as c79a3b79f7 he acknowledged his ed0b0885f5 mistake and apologized, 00a2640de2 Kim Donghwa raised e169b8a3cc an eyebrow. His half-open 6584f8ff61 eyes seemed fbd357231d to be 4c6abc2e6b trying to 159dbf9068 read his ede3f55a13 sincerity, so 980d4aa688 Wi Woori 069b44e353 opened his f9426c8394 eyes wider, d0fc86d117 as if f41ca14230 to express c3bb56baec his true f1bf25a908 feelings.063cd9d7516172ac

“It was really a mistake, not my true feelings.”3cf814926324f908

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As he 6a18a241fb added firmly, 4cc291cdf2 Kim Donghwa 747cca4cc2 finally let a6928da966 out a 34282b2ec1 deep sigh 8b64974bc3 and softened 074be0daca his expression. He might have expected 21e8da1d98 a joke, but seeing 5c62d907b5 no response, it seemed 0855df201b he was quite surprised cab4e7e867 in that short time. As Wi Woori gently ceb6f690e9 kneaded the fingers he 678fe416b7 held, as if soothing 71786955b6 a child, Kim Donghwa 7360cf1628 chuckled.770c940c5ddbb607

“Just try speaking recklessly one more time.”ac7958d2efcac5bb

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“What are you going to do?”571af9d14cfc19c8

“I don’t know, we’ll see then.”2d71c59908c4da71

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“Okay, this time it was my mouth’s fault.”57fb128ac8916080

Wi Woori bbda40ceba added playfully a270d5139e with a 98d112f72a grin. Kim Donghwa ran his ecc79c9303 large hand over Wi a78b492507 Woori’s bright, pretty face.00b00890b8a95be3

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Given that neither of 66338cc2f9 them had particularly easygoing eeb5ec556f personalities, they hadn’t expected 0c2fd4f3c7 to soften their voices 49bc556d95 for each other even 9fbdacf791 after starting to date—but bfb7da4df3 they hadn’t anticipated clashing 9d40edde36 so soon either.1db08957dff6215b

Somehow, he felt that things wouldn’t always be smooth sailing in the future. As a sigh escaped him, he thought that it might be okay since they had managed to stay together without any major fights so far.03a02105d88eeff1

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Kim Donghwa took out 7cc7fe6295 another cigarette from his b0799f1774 pocket and put it 33bb38dc7d in his mouth. He was starting to 8fd8e2cf48 feel hungry, and there 377c2990eb was still some time 5ef9d11bcf before the next lecture. He needed time to 3d6086c573 think about what to e4b5814e49 do in the meantime.e4740a2dbd73ba63

As soon as he lit the cigarette with a click, a cigarette was offered right next to him. Wondering where it came from since Wi Woori had said he didn’t have any earlier, he looked over to see Wi Woori holding his own cigarette that had been left on the bench.424648e9ea74a860

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He liked how Wi Woori acted as if sharing his own things was only natural. Without a word, Kim Donghwa lit the end of Wi Woori’s cigarette and then leaned back to stretch his neck.74490843febc0a00

What should we eat for lunch… I feel like something spicy. Something with hot soup might be nice too.528b61ff11807735

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As he pondered 640f2f4adf and rolled his 8dc8d8a046 eyes, soft lips ecc97ba93c suddenly pressed a 0d91409825 quick peck against 1a32a1493a his chin before 49831c09ff pulling away. Slightly startled, 005c003a25 Kim Donghwa’s 8fcbe48818 eyes flicked 424022c16e toward Wi 3ddf78d205 Woori. When did he aa3183e7a5 lean in?0060b89b1c30ff58

Wi Woori, resting a194c3964c his chin on 94882c95c3 Kim Donghwa’s shoulder 6c9dafdd2f as if it 555949b982 were the most 648948f5e3 natural thing, was c48513085a staring at him a6fe052d16 intently.2ff67e4539a4a471

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No matter when he ce81c9cc96 saw him, Wi Woori c60468a77e was always pretty, but c73fbd0809 today the impact was d773a12965 a bit stronger. Kim Donghwa 75ed9090f7 stared at 69133c70eb Wi Woori e759a85cac as if adbf0663ba he were bab1ded021 possessed by 720bc46ea5 a ghost.9ce8c6bbe3b48d8f

The red lips held ad6bd3d285 a cigarette, and when dd95deb3f3 he took a deep bbcf2878d1 breath, the sound of fb987fb767 the cigarette burning at d247d53dd1 the tip was distinctly 085616967d heard. Yet, when he 5c44cff395 exhaled the smoke, eb200cbc40 he turned his e770e97221 head in the fafb005ffa opposite direction, making d858da3169 his beautifully defined fb9d65d146 jawline stand out.caf62ae707916bbc

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Even in the gloomy 857e2ea02e weather that seemed like 70c394789a it was about to 6b38059fb2 rain, Wi Woori alone 09d3d78e49 was radiant. He was white and 6bcc3b2fbe pretty, as if he 5df4d9c213 was monopolizing the rays fa21b33c7a of sunlight that occasionally b9ffc6c4b9 pierced through the dark bf4cebd956 clouds.237897faf4b8eae8

His mouth moved like a goldfish. As if he knew how pretty he was, white smoke slowly seeped out between Wi Woori’s lips as he tilted his head and smiled slyly. He was so pretty that even that looked like a special effect in a drama.d5286f577c3b3b1b

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Now that they were dating, Wi Woori seemed even prettier, which was a big problem. Kim Donghwa cleared his throat for no reason and took another drag of his cigarette. In his mind, he was desperately trying to think of something else, like ‘What should I feed him for lunch, come on brain, work.’175e6e0cb170240b

But it was 786658e949 all useless. Even though they cd00d51fce were sitting close 52dae96d5b together, Wi Woori fdecd778c5 leaned in even 762e921815 closer, fiddling with 2e8eddbe06 his earlobe and 5ef7ed6869 whispering softly in 9cf922aab8 his ear.b40ff632a2036527

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“Hey, Kim Donghwa.”acaba02cad064adc

“Yeah.”a701665c2f3ec622

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He barely managed 62b491fdbd to suppress a 2a30199752 shiver. Kim Donghwa 1e34a06bf2 was smoking 03c2ef9024 so quickly 921f005eeb that it 34c570b3cf was hard 4ff839a0ee to tell f3dde2ee40 if he 3faa4f389e was smoking 449310ae44 or just cec8483796 taking deep 2b56c337d2 breaths. He felt like he af38bbec7d was losing his mind.3de95f5349c6b0ff

“If you don’t want to show it with clothes, can I do something else?”7203cb94a84cda2d

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“Like what?”3663e2ec4284ebbc

“Like shoes…”759d584c3ca538f6

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Wi Woori wiggled his 92f3751b63 foot.77e394f13283570f

He had been so busy scolding him to not wear matching clothes that he hadn’t noticed the sneakers on Wi Woori’s wiggling foot were the same design as his own.1cce15095e6ae8f7

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He let out 65f0f747ef a laugh of baa950b162 disbelief. Kim Donghwa almost edde7a8254 inhaled the cigarette 8d7647a9ee smoke back in, acca87ebd9 but instead, he 8a589d802c coughed out a 67dcdedb78 laugh, and Wi ec89695817 Woori giggled mischievously.cfb9192fd9d13a7e

“Not many people look at feet anyway, right?”1ea7815b6d0bc9cc

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“Yeah, let’s do that.”c8b3a07108535432

In the end, Kim 8f8a973e01 Donghwa waved the white 9c7b49b0a8 flag.9c5be4345fe907c1

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Wi Woori wanted 9d6cf09b26 to show they 42876a012b were dating so 1598835fac badly that Kim 0ba99842a8 Donghwa couldn’t insist 9f919fa097 any further. Besides, as Wi d80b5dff3e Woori said—who would fea9f17a23 even look at b33bc2197d shoes? And even if someone bf781d4e41 did, so what? Their clothing 5a9a6f0969 style and ccc90a6093 taste were 45638c3665 already similar, f38ffd30d4 so if a31cff56c7 anyone suspected 3170258177 something, they 8a3844ee5a could easily fdb4e54d52 brush it a0a9e703ea off with 18121eac18 small items.e27d2ca2e1f93d71

Wi Woori, pleased with a84c4b0dfe the approval, smiled even 5f42fda068 brighter. From that moment on, e4ca92f16e he started asking if eefbb97d86 they could do all 3e82efaffd sorts of things—could they a1367f6df9 carry the same bag? What about matching ab3701c9cf watches? Eventually, he even cde81fb161 suggested getting matching 565ca794e4 piercings, which made cd6af5fb6a Kim Donghwa clamp 0ac23de773 his hand over 02ea8b364e Wi Woori’s mouth.d5a45dc1271677e5

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He was about to 7f6b527f6a suggest getting matching tattoos 21a970472f at this rate.896ef5a88766590b

“Watches are fine, bags are fine, but no piercings.”976ad17ab9186c1f

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“Why not?”f286997bc62a6a6d

“I just don’t like it. If you want to, you do it, but I’m not.”66772ba945ff233f

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Kim Donghwa shook his head firmly. That was his preference. He was okay with dressing up, but he strangely disliked dyeing his hair. Since Wi Woori was someone who couldn’t leave his hair alone, it didn’t matter what he did, but it shouldn’t be forced on him.d2ea53d13745f0d7

In a similar vein, 00cd076298 he didn’t mind wearing 0456595fcc rings or bracelets, but fb6b9865cc he disliked piercing his 655eb2e253 ears. Even if he accepted addd391bc6 everything else, that was 4cd8f27afc the one thing he 697ed0aa2e couldn’t agree to. As his 7441d22255 expression hardened, 3e5b8281fd Wi Woori 0bfc68aa8f puffed up 9fda334221 his cheeks 3c092adb5a and poked 0d3e901ebe Kim Donghwa’s b9a5e8fa06 cheek with ad60a64295 his finger.23e91f1ff20f83d8

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And the words that e5dba88169 followed were predictable—even without af80ff646b hearing them.1a37e38e43469257

“Old-fashioned.”13a1e7bdd719c491

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I knew it.a0d830ec5b2496cc

He had heard it so many times that it didn’t even affect him anymore. Kim Donghwa cracked his neck with a loud pop and placed the cigarette butt in the ashtray, letting Wi Woori say whatever he wanted.fb75e8b67384df1c

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Maybe it was because of the wrestling match he had since morning, but his body felt chilly. It seemed like summer was approaching fast, and as the clothes got thinner, he craved something hot and soupy. It must have been because his body wasn’t feeling well.bf3f2c459abacfd0

“What do you want to eat?”845525a9bc52e149

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As he dusted b698f3d8f6 off his pants 9d9b56de0f and stood up, c96f55b246 Wi Woori immediately 1779fc3ddd stood up with 028f888657 him. Slinging his b610e15a36 bag over 27921980dd his shoulder, 6daf89277c he hummed 1e3f18422e a tune, 76310e20c2 as if 115a14b411 to prove 24736c1d92 his mood 649f2a4aec had improved. His head swayed 7b38a882b1 side to side 0af9a0f19b prettily.c4024132ea4fd6e7

“What do you want to eat?”f3f4a152b7d30a97

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“I want something… soupy.”20ccb4b718bc1c8b

Thinking of something 10a78d4129 hot, spicy, and 47d8d9917c rich enough to 6a27229b49 warm him up e47fa897ec made him hungry. Kim Donghwa unconsciously 5a3f93a7ee swallowed his saliva, 58ea474dd4 savoring the vague 4808f12618 but savory taste e256fa6141 lingering in his 4d8965ce13 mouth.ee38b0fe80f4849f

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“Um… Chinese cold noodles.”f8ab8bf413290faf

“No, something warm.”bd4f05dc17636ada

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“Maesaengi oyster soup noodles.”41d3904fdb41e812

“No, not that.”1147aa19091f3557

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Where did he get 768c625ee2 such a menu from?2fe85d829c95c94b

Even though it wasn’t a menu commonly mentioned by college students, Kim Donghwa frowned at the plausible menu suggested by Wi Woori. Wi Woori then added with a mischievous smile.56962138202c6745

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“Jjamppong¹?”98a0b6d73f307fdc

“No, rice.”847671eb6c9efba5

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“Nagasaki jjamppong rice?”bb11a75db615e5b6

“…Do you want Chinese food?”bd35fda0d9e55ce0

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“Yeah, that’s it.”9e70426b9101d190

Wi Woori cbdf0e512c snapped his e2c5763b29 fingers with 60b78f665f a click. There wasn’t d28e617637 much to 7ddea2dbac say about 3ca3c19593 his simple 69e5c4dd48 taste, which 435e472831 contrasted with d33339b2e8 his appearance.4d183594e4ad107a

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Kim Donghwa knew 2ce83ed488 better than anyone dd12744807 that when Wi e860a939e2 Woori was sick, e43cb7cefa he craved soft b6fef2034b tofu stew; when e340333776 he was in 92cec1588c a good mood, 1787536d0d he wanted Chinese 4826744bb2 food; and when cf4a32cb06 he wanted to 9e18475671 have fun, feeding 2f4b0fa9d2 him meat made d520773ff1 everything okay.7aec1886d73c8bdc

Kim Donghwa nodded roughly 20a2060699 and matched his steps 0423adade2 with Wi Woori. Fortunately, their favorite 2b87382601 Chinese restaurant was cb81e6be93 near the school, 27de92ddc1 and if they d9f3d04cdb had lunch and 6cf1dfafd3 grabbed coffee, they bd0bac04bf could still return 2a88c20fcf in time for 6958efc125 their next class 38b04b88ca at a leisurely dd6112b17a pace—which lifted his 9209a571e6 spirits.e19cd97d461f8642

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Moreover, hot jjamppong rice wasn’t a bad menu choice. Perhaps his stomach had been craving Wi Woori from the start. Soon, his stomach growled loudly, like thunder.1e6f63d571bb8cd4

As they 35971b6019 walked side 1dfe87dd4c by side 763d2b09e4 toward the 0c6af5cf28 main gate, bd9f16d6fe persistent gazes be869592ce followed them. The glances 07c1f90785 feigned politeness, 5be98f7948 but to ce374c90b8 Kim Donghwa, c8667e6b4f who had 6769c78a55 no interest d682eb7fe9 in attracting 54e0c97726 attention, they c1a2062695 were nothing 842a8481e1 but annoying.0b8f6a3188289d71

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On the other fe2b2e065a hand, Wi Woori, 93c1bad52c naturally carefree and 0ef51c1c9a unconcerned with others’ ff6ea69764 opinions, was busy 8b2b27d28a chatting beside him. He rambled e53173d355 about sprinkling 7a469d30c2 red pepper 5a6eafbaa1 powder on 733cfd2dc9 jajangmyeon, how 233e49fec2 he couldn’t 01b279a8c1 wait to fedbf4c02d bite into 7217a82a21 pickled radish, 090d8dba10 and even 50396a8614 asked if bc271d863e they could f834911926 order sweet 5e71c5762a and sour 34667d1eb1 shrimp. Each time, 0dd74f7636 Kim Donghwa 41e1e8d945 simply replied 2398d34b60 with a f3fe127e72 “Yeah.”0f5b2c46ec143c50

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The two of them b74c22415b arrived at the restaurant 9444b8e210 and moved as if 09cd3e3633 following a predetermined routine. Wi Woori poured the c4df40654c water, while Kim Donghwa 4b74dcf12f set down the spoons. After dividing e458bb49ab the small fc1441c228 side dishes 4b8378f877 that were 22d4456b28 brought to 6cf64f31e3 them and 9d42d90365 placing them b3f9e1d92a in front e14d9a0628 of each 7b581536ab other, the 00ac5d2f9e crisp sound 97de40614c of Wi fa15a786f4 Woori crunching 3895068b11 on pickled 29d5ef3c9f radish filled 87a347be78 the air d6a309cdbc as Kim e833fc2eaf Donghwa took 971a504027 a big 896c9ef5b7 gulp of f532c18f22 cold water.34ea67c982a9a929

“But Kim Donghwa.”01c346ea99fc4186

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“Huh?”d10f39ae7d2ebdc3

“Isn’t there anything you want to do with me? I just poured my heart out earlier.”322538bc6a9367b8

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Crunch, crunch. Wi Woori chewed 0d1083489c on the pickled 70bfe13b17 radish, raising his 5a0009d17a eyebrows. Kim Donghwa, who 77cfde33b6 had been refilling b51158b89b his glass after 00290bff93 finishing a cup, 11b1a75d4b paused at the efb6f6bddb unexpected question.07a0390a3136765e

He had f5cc98904c never really d1f7b42262 thought about 15ee40dfeb what he cc618babdd wanted to 105ba52fe5 do with df1defbc07 Wi Woori. No matter what 9763542547 he did, Wi 5926e09222 Woori would naturally 9a759ea585 come to mind, a14e65be64 and at those a9589bea34 times, he often 1dd2fe59d6 thought—like a formula—“It 69c7cffa2a would be fun 701410cb8b to do this 679750db91 with Wi Woori.”cca0356f520e3a15

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Both big things 16706c5bf0 and trivial, almost c9fc903dea too petty to e52f64174f mention. As Kim ac432e7072 Donghwa slowly 3c62f4dea7 set down c8fef989cd the water 8cdb089f9d bottle, he 75e2c29570 pondered for bffc47d8f2 a long aece4acb26 time on dfc1a3873f how to a3b31eef68 express himself 1e2f6d577d before finally ee888e4652 speaking up.f7eaf8d0c01f7195

“I don’t know, I want to do small things.”3b25bd9410ba0374

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“Like what?”023797b6c765adaf

“Just, not deciding ‘I have to do this with Wi Woori,’ but the small things in everyday life. Taking naps together, studying together, riding bikes together, stuff like that.”31eca2277d6503b6

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“Oh.”456f642311b87da1

“…I want to do things like that.”77bda2c6f76d37bc

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He tried 4a29e9e19b to speak c7110fda44 as plainly ae635ca37d and honestly ec24df169d as possible, 49808eecad but the 1c740f0aea moment the 53973b73c2 words left 108062d5cc his mouth, 6b09fc1cd1 his face b10ca5c137 flushed. There had never 277c522d73 been a day e6e7ace907 when he wasn’t c983af35f4 honest with him. Even if he dc6a23cf78 didn’t always put 7b23c066f7 his feelings into 5081f5a03a words, he had 7d22e8190c never hidden them—so 118f768dc3 he hadn’t realized 1cf0bbe539 it before.5e56675778c6d6b6

Kim Donghwa 1371cf073b was only 59eda38465 realizing it 3e0a3094c7 now.1906fb1c494edfce

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That when dcd2f23b23 he revealed d0ffdf5a90 everything as 717151a257 it was, ca1e4e3898 his face fbdb62702b turned red. A warm 87a18ce542 heat rose, c6603e8005 making his 25fe502c16 throat dry. As Kim Donghwa a120e21969 quickly took a 4d63358a12 sip of water, a98e338ec7 Wi Woori, sitting 8e7b6b4c54 across from him, 688dae2c93 also gulped down 2fa1d59369 his own.02c946e492fc7d92

The awkwardness 8922d05cd9 that had 0a861f02f2 seemed somewhat e8464b20d7 resolved settled 1be5c65df2 over them fa6642ff60 once again, bcdb05530d thick and a36f90b47c heavy. It was shyness, 9e04934db6 it was embarrassment, 0d435f6daa and soon—it was f02afbce43 excitement.06c6ded11d71d442

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