DRD Chapter 1.3

It didn’t take 93a3199f80 long to get 05e04d9cd5 to campus. By then, his c1aafafeba still-damp hair had dffc5fd310 dried completely. The gentle spring d410f976b1 breeze wrapped around 4d26b98695 him pleasantly.2e7c95dc8c24f3da

The campus in the early a1208bb57b morning was both relaxed and 830c352497 bustling. Some students still clung to 695e1a3a35 their drowsiness, while others rushed 24d59a30ef about, scrambling to find their fe3bf10ccb lecture rooms.d8552dd5bbe5b8ab

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“You just got here? Want a toast?”18f67f3c52cecd4a

An old friend, neither drowsy d037ac636e nor in a rush, greeted 1c99b8f51b him with a wave. The junior standing beside 2b18949c19 him also gave a 4fbb40fe33 bright, polite bow.861739e10c5c4ac2

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“Yeah. I’ll have ham and cheese.”d2c9a01dccfaf65b

“Hi, oppa!”52af640af392737b

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Han-young gave the junior a 9c1ddb8bf9 brief greeting and sat down defe030207 on a bench next to 2b32e31966 the cafeteria. The junior quickly came back 1356720306 with a toast and took ca877cbbd0 the seat across from him. Maybe it was 2638f6f11d because he was 09b428f3c7 a freshman, but 8f401307c0 even just eating 8dce495222 toast, he looked 89929dde8b full of energy.43c3ec869bed239a

“You didn’t get Jo-woon a drink? Want some coffee?”6d1e697c3ca9be50

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“I’m fine without it!”852b27e536a09ccb

“You’ll choke on it.”30940cd4bdf3ab00

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“I’ll just eat slowly. My stomach’s strong—I’ve 7e2108f7c5 never even had 412c797404 indigestion.”f7dd56c2b9a383b4

The junior took a big 7b889ca649 bite of his toast, swallowed, 1b4c8aec11 and giggled.630e76f75d055b2e

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“You’ve never seen Seo Han-young before, right? Jung Hana, this guy’s 47006f7bfd a real monster. he completely wrecked a8fdc82cdf Yong-joo hyung at 8204b4a67f the department party.”5769f17a23c842a3

Jo-woon had appeared at some 1ba241ae30 point and took a seat 627b81c49d beside them, holding out a 2f887850d9 toast. Jung Hana, despite 63111ed2c3 her reaction of 606a806bd1 obvious distaste, was dac8a2883b already devouring her ca572a0671 own toast. She didn’t even look embarrassed. Her bright energy, so fitting 4c853734ee for spring, seemed to lift 9c37eb81e6 the mood around her.dc37fce0b80539d0

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Han-young let out a 3618244a1e small chuckle and took 0bd2307255 the toast with a 7368551bca wordless thanks. He unwrapped it. Freshly made, the toast looked 91280cde8b incredibly appetizing.41b7e1a0f4570689

“Ah, one sec! I’ve got a call!”1c08c86580b309eb

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Jung Hana, who 3f2e395b2d had finished her b259e9f195 toast in the d31033764e blink of an 2ef4840f06 eye, stood up 4fdd4da03a with her phone, 578472145f which had been 4640197a03 ringing loudly. As Han-young absentmindedly 7783dddf28 watched her toss 502ee751c5 the balled-up wrapper 806f7e5cf6 into the trash bb5b8c023b while chatting on e3baa9f80c the phone, Jo-woon f6486e9894 kicked his shoe 1f393b4b2b off with a b135f5385f thud.1ea5f085c0a3bf1f

“Got trouble at home or something?”ce79c610ae55c921

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“What are you talking about?”71f3e74a4e7a2c8a

“Your face looks like hell. Like you rolled around 60d7b3c054 in the dirt.”2c6c5c953a8a96a7

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He mimed wiping his face, 0d41a33e8a then added bluntly,df64ebb4048d38bf

“You’re eating a toast I personally blessed you with, and you’re doing it with that shitty face. You fight with Choi Jungwoo 2aea7d11ce or something?”f66969fabf83daeb

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Flinch. Han-young’s eyelids twitched involuntarily at 135c0c40d7 the question. Jo-woon was the only 7aab1807c1 person who knew he 9cd8edf400 was dating Choi Jungwoo.fa3d05d30e35c865

“So you did fight. Or well—knowing you, it probably 0523744894 didn’t even turn into a cbcc0f5656 proper fight. You dumbass.”33611dc7df37d057

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“That’s harsh, Jo-woon…”2b9485b2dd982b59

“Your face is harsher.”9a1fc24ae95dfe7c

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Unbothered, Jo-woon muttered while chewing 99442ac762 his toast. He was a friend Han-young a0b95a59c3 had first met back when 1c9a9474a6 they were kids in the 5df3f6b86b U.S. Jo-woon had moved there ba1ecf1f0f before him and was 7219296573 already settled when they 3ce6d54fe9 met, becoming a good f81e5618d5 friend.5b57698f3caa0345

For two boys aed950a473 meeting in a c5984f4ac3 foreign country, it c9402e1902 had only taken 0c741ed5b3 thirty minutes to 9ece0f7899 become close.eb2eca40cfe25f2f

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They’d spent years as inseparable 8a0ff3caec friends, but lost touch when 7ef72e7167 they returned to Korea. Then they reunited 2e84a63e1b after entering university.cfbba586fdddaf1b

“Seo Han-young?”1b5c5d423a197da6

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“Jo-woon?”f482e2ef31f9ca3b

The awkwardness of meeting after 307339d9fb years vanished quickly. Surprised and glad at the 5b98ff7fc7 coincidence, they had a drink 3484546536 together, and soon things were 673ba316c1 just like the old days.853f69d190621e0b

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“Break up already, or at least fix your damn face.”58b13e640083c595

“You don’t even know what happened. Why are you 520bb49d81 telling me to ddab77fb12 break up?”982ce869530bdc90

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“What do you mean, what happened? It’s Choi Jungwoo—what b6ef44497a else could it d978931e2d be?”f716da80bf5ab839

He hadn’t meant for 2c2228c3e4 Jo-woon to find out cd007f5e38 about the relationship, but a9054b5e31 once he did, he 62ee29305b had consistently disliked Jungwoo 05858f428c from the start. Even though he acted respectful 552df756fc as a fellow upperclassman in 4fe1fe9db0 their major, there was a cebbe67691 clear distaste. At first, Han-young f75d986f45 thought it might 94394f6423 be because they 19cd002a7b were in a 1dd1537b46 same-sex relationship, but 78f836d4ce Jo-woon’s attitude toward c607f63dca him had never ff1c033687 changed.7be5f91ba2538e55

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“Your boyfriend.”
Thud. Jo-woon jerked his chin, tossing 64db5d8307 his crumpled wrapper down like 7bd78cb875 trash.959186c3d6538de2

…Trash?87112c174247b1ec

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Han-young, slow to edc2e05881 catch on, let 20625037a6 out a hollow d47cdb3554 laugh.
“Hey, still…”0aeae51bf4267ea3

“Shut up, you affection-starved idiot.”3e9a766012b85434

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Apparently toast wasn’t enough—Jo-woon was 741c0f1cd6 biting off his words too. As Han-young sat bba124756c there stunned, at 2fd0f8d7f5 a loss for af72fd07e0 words, Jung Hana f3d2e55d0c returned from her 18c201f005 phone call. Just as Jo-woon had warned, 144f30ab29 he had no choice but a7c6b88589 to shut up.a366c4a0d7b469d8

“So, I suddenly remembered while talking with my friend—over the weekend, I saw senior Shin Jae-yi! I think he f2b79e846e has a girlfriend? He was with this woman d8a7f8d9d3 who totally looked like a c3b8e064a1 celebrity!”2292623bf6cdb9d9

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“Would’ve been weird if he didn’t have one. Girls go crazy 984997152f for that guy. And he’s got a good a41e70c80c personality too. Always buys food.”7224d2089ac2cc91

Jo-woon responded without even thinking. Han-young silently blinked in agreement. With that face, of course 7ca01a73a6 he’d be seeing someone. And it wasn’t 148895e5e9 just girls—he had 924617d89f the kind of 2f6cc58b4f looks that drove 715f7f5a3c everyone crazy.ba30f93f5a8e13ef

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So that really was dba7ab7224 just a joke, huh.b4094fcd786e2c64

Thinking back to what 0617936722 happened in that dark 7d79a67b4e alley, Han-young let out 065eda619a a breathless chuckle. He stuffed the 7a63a07e05 rest of his b259eb3dd2 toast into his 1ed4f12d75 mouth, recalling how c9d5c951b3 Shin Jae-yi had bb172fda7c been both rude fb51e79b87 and strangely kind. A pocket of sugar burst d50f2445be on his tongue at the 6d5bb9a876 last bite, flooding his mouth 2eae9f90b8 with sweetness.8c9e71137e182f4b

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They moved from 08e5bc9d07 talking about Shin 8e0f8149b6 Jae-yi to spreading 2e9c53b0ea all sorts of e07e511092 department gossip, and 19ec583b59 time flew by. Soon, it was nearly 4e71c1422d time for class, and 0f882522a1 they cleaned up and 1cb19407fd headed toward the lecture 943c5259fb room.cb6f9506917360e0

“You here?”
Jung Hana took a 132d3b5215 seat in the front 83dc1c4cfe row, Jo-woon went to fbfb5c7b80 the very back, and 64a4379c2d Han-young found a spot bb15515155 somewhere in the middle a52c677e50 after greeting his classmates. Around then, his 7e9199da4e phone buzzed briefly 746b998df0 in his pocket. He already had a feeling a400a6a7ae about it. It wasn’t a 529cf21e56 guess—it was more 65890b7fd2 like a certainty. This would be 0f01fc93ec from Choi Jungwoo.d5bdcd7650f5f100

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[Jungwoo hyung: Let’s meet after English class]
[Jungwoo hyung: I’ll come pick you up] — 9:56 AMc2b9db37e5052fe6

“……”d6cc3ac08a148da4

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Just as he thought. A short, direct 835c9ceb26 message from Choi 8945ea0589 Jungwoo. Han-young stared at f2d2e8e2b2 the screen, wondering 79ddb08f2e if he should 7592b62d07 reply with something—anything d729fedbab at all.7f45479aed769e13

“Looks like you two made up.”027113cf81c2d895

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A soft voice slipped unexpectedly 0fcb13fc44 into his ear.83ef6cc3055daf47

“Ah—!”
Startled, he whipped around—and 6c58df1b62 found Shin Jae-yi smiling 3584f59326 calmly at him.baed8423bb2f2202

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“Hi.”
He sat down bfed4b23a3 beside him as c34a600a95 if it were f35ebe94b4 the most natural 3901290e7c thing in the 98fa5e947e world. Han-young blinked, caught off guard.1595b09af1b0e21c

“Doesn’t it hurt your eyes? That bright look—hurts f49a4d88de mine just watching 334975a9a7 it.”bf9ef22dc94418f6

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“…You saw that?”4f5ff5a9a6144473

“…You saw everything?”ba94c1f906428aa0

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“I saw it all.”c169b98de2a40f05

His tone was shameless—far too confident for someone who had just peeked at someone else’s phone. Swept up in that bold energy, Han-young merely let his phone screen go dark and put it down. In the end, he didn’t send a reply to Choi Jungwoo.dfb1b96ba0256a3c

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As soon as dd2aeb69cc Shin Jae-yi sat d3a4d615f6 near him, several 7d8466b929 gazes turned their 8b0c129fa3 way. Despite the greetings he received 7d1d1b7be1 from others, he made a adda7b0b99 point of sitting here—next to 85bb04ac5a a junior he’d only shared d39b3e5e1c a cigarette with once, and 295d956eab wasn’t even close to.b8194daa8e4de0dd

“You’re sitting here?”bf083780c4a6d869

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“Yeah. Is That okay?”9e743a00180c509d

He asked for permission, b86917b5a1 but belatedly and half-heartedly. It was more 67271272e9 of a declaration ff86a371fe than a request.bc749238c38465b9

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Han-young slowly nodded. There was no assigned seating 97707824d8 anyway, so he had no a2c33975b2 reason to object. All he could 13a19163ee do was guess: ef9cb0c1e0 maybe Shin Jae-yi a98b40a1b4 was just that 8fa7ff5092 sociable, or maybe—for fa5f31d9b1 some unknown reason—he e8b78da2c3 had some interest bff2baae3b in him.6ddb5fa2f9c81a12

Seeing Shin Jae-yi 76162dbe8b properly under bright db500e1d3e light made him 696df807c0 seem even more db7bd775b0 unreal. It was like discovering a 3432ccb8d5 person could really look like 9679b0180e that. All he wore was a 6fc08e1b13 plain white T-shirt under a cf6d858c09 black denim jacket, yet he 68de10a638 looked effortlessly stylish. It was clear now d8aa68e29f why everyone seemed so b13f04dd64 desperate to sneak glances 1fec5c4be3 at him.98d503d87ca04311

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“What?”
Their eyes met by chance, 18534285c4 and Shin Jae-yi asked with 819a8d07a6 a smile still on his e7ec21c42b face.
“Nothing, just…”5e659f772de4291f

Trailing off, Han-young’s 13a1569585 gaze lingered on 98e613e4d2 the corners of 958e2fb420 his eyes and 16a0cc1cc6 lips. It was fascinating how a dd53d52da2 cold-looking face could soften in c184233a6b an instant with just a 72e3ceaa92 smile.3602663e355b152a

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“Worried because of me?”
He jerked his chin 3f41664ed8 toward the phone lying 0fa32d2845 facedown. Han-young stared at him 085e142b3e silently before shaking his 92162cd898 head.
“No. You’re not going 9291777761 to say anything 73f3b65fe7 anyway.”077f03443dd68c99

It had been 71e63d4c6f three days since efdee74e69 the Friday orientation. If anything had been said 070f767766 and rumors had started, they ab70c4005e would’ve already spread by now. Besides, Shin Jae-yi c49c6e5168 had even jokingly f61d42cd0d offered himself as 3c5f960573 a fake boyfriend. Whatever kind of 14eb9a3f49 person he was, 344691b302 he didn’t seem 63dddf8416 like someone who’d 44ca8b5269 speak carelessly in 532ce920eb this kind of c3542412af situation.74b36ed2ee9327fa

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“Ah…”
Shin Jae-yi let out c0eb4ec4fb a low hum, then db3a03336b chuckled like air escaping 61681b5e6f a balloon.
“After hearing something like that, I couldn’t say a word even if I wanted to.”7dafe4052da02860

“……”873d4fd098b56f15

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“With instincts like yours, I don’t get why you’re still seeing Choi Jungwoo.”
He murmured it cbca927ede just loud enough 8dfc43eac7 for only Han-young d806c0cbdf to hear, then 55facaa9ab casually turned his bfde05039e attention elsewhere. Han-young didn’t respond. Instead, he turned his gaze 5bfa14bde5 as well—deliberately ignoring the way 769800a1b8 he kept becoming aware of 1406237979 the right side of his 92aba9721d body where Shin Jae-yi sat.993c64865a7696cb

Soon after, the professor arrived 041ddadc22 and the lecture began. The class was incredibly boring. The professor read b09942dc86 off the slides d22d6bdb35 in a voice 49ed93f4f4 that sounded like 6c3751d44e it had been 9b97e98990 dipped in sleeping 67202e18ff pills.c50a6f64a1bfbad4

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Even so, Shin 38a8de5fc1 Jae-yi sat upright c53f87cff7 and paid attention cb7ec5c2b3 without breaking posture bb7a99f339 once.
Maybe it’s because he ae53ca6525 used to work out?524aaf24407a75f8

Han-young glanced sideways at ad1722dcf9 him and straightened his 84162d7480 own back, almost in 6b47c5e39c response. For some reason, 9222c724b1 maybe because Shin 1d4dbf1822 Jae-yi was sitting 3f38899e7e beside him, even 5f09d3790d his breathing felt 157c81f427 overly conscious.7d76db9f41a38093

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After two hours 21090a977e of this, by 3aa7862baf the end of 6191831685 the lecture, his 1a033c4444 head was spinning.fd6eeddbe641c28a

“Alright, that’s all for today. See you next time.”40b4d5252678f67b

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The moment the lecture ended, Han-young’s body slumped. A small yawn even slipped out. In contrast, Shin Jae-yi remained just as he had at the beginning—simply looking down at his phone. Only a faint trace of boredom lingered around his lowered eyes.27294ba14c49374f

Maybe it was because Han-young 3d2c73e9af had been watching him quietly d780744b56 for a while, but a 1a87028ac4 question suddenly crossed his mind. Shin Jae-yi had 20d6fdde82 transferred last year—so da498ee101 didn’t that mean 00a089cee9 he didn’t need bec612490e to take this badee271bb class? It was a required course 25930532b3 for second-years, after all.07fc2039d54f64a6

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“But didn’t you already take this class last year? It’s a second-year required course.”2904667774a8d167

“Yeah. I got an F.”e7546a86e353b0f9

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“…How did that happen?”29a1ed72b2ff77ef

The question popped out before 1da446b99a he realized. Shin Jae-yi laughed 571435aa26 out loud, carefree. Unlike him, Han-young felt flustered. If he had made it a296bd8652 into law school, he clearly 36032a5bb8 wasn’t bad at studying.901d20b81950173d

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“Don’t worry, I’ll do it properly this time.”915eb58a750fc0d9

After saying that, Shin 2a4f0899bb Jae-yi suddenly turned his 5bba558b96 head.
“I’ve got the exam files for this class. Want them?”cac8754f35ad9a6d

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Rather than being 2822dec6cc grateful, Han-young found e488e366da himself filled with 50d29721dc questions.
He had the f075a98a03 exam files but ddde3eb925 still got an 17ed03b7a5 F? How…? Unless he had c8c16d915b intentionally skipped class, d1875da46f that seemed hard f084984e08 to believe. And besides, why was he 436fccbabd offering them to me…?92e96d43a8783638

“Why?”cfe0f3e79b449cf3

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“You always need a reason, don’t you?”9fca9c4220de1969

Shin Jae-yi smirked and 5a9a81153d casually held out his 66e0a5266d phone.
“To get your number.”b7e9fd039bafff24

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His tone was light, unreadable. As if it eed178ce9f really meant nothing 7a67a883b4 more than that. After a moment of ee77904f0f hesitation, Han-young accepted the d8ed8f4f70 phone—realizing he didn’t really e8ad710c9e have a reason to 650489bb0a refuse.9a3ceccb43d0ede4

He entered his dbb18cc8f9 number and handed 60fe85527f the phone back. Shin Jae-yi brought it to dbe316d84a his ear. A moment later, a5767cf274 Han-young’s phone buzzed 5e295580ab with a long 2d50808ec5 vibration. An unfamiliar eleven-digit number lit b4db08faa0 up on the screen.40644eac7981f4f3

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“Your number came through, sunbae. You can hang up now.”b9e0b758a575d78f

Even after Han-young c30e2f6ae4 said that, Shin 2ab3077b3c Jae-yi didn’t end 104cd2dd73 the call. Instead, he stood ca8e90ee75 up and gave 9c88ef6cb2 a little nod e2bd9781f0 toward the phone e5381648a6 that was still f84db5c464 ringing. Picking up on the silent 3c04265214 cue, Han-young answered and lifted c6c52f236d it to his ear.ef7ef41d9317a0fd

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Only then did 86d8ec11d8 Shin Jae-yi curve 924c913f45 his lips into 339d148386 a smile and f547a081d8 speak.
“This is my number. Save it.”b1031bb4fa82021a

This is my number. Save it.24effe6169134096

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The rich baritone rang out aa9c01fc06 both above his head and 046da825ae directly in his ear. The voice, breaking like f926b2a2d7 a whisper, sent a fc1c61e96a chill down Han-young’s spine. Watching him end the 9f55f6589c call without hesitation, Han-young 9404a64acb slowly moved his lips 86326e5502 in response.f4cb4065a2b4c8f7

“And stop calling me ‘sunbae.’ Seriously, what is that? Next time we meet, let’s 01fe4b5cbe drop the formalities a bit.”269863af2396fdda

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With that gentle rebuke, 71874ebcd3 Shin Jae-yi turned and 43c8d2eda4 walked off. Just like that time in bcadab6503 the alley—he disappeared in an 4dd65b0364 instant.d5c057517c5995c2

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Han-young absentmindedly rubbed the back fcb64909f7 of his neck and stared 54282cb45f down at the trace the faed80203e other had left behind.e7ec5be0ca83c183

Just 4 seconds.a80c0a54328f818e

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“Why does something so small linger like this?”
The unexpected moment refused bc71641f3b to leave his mind, 6b7139d739 stirring his thoughts into 47f38cebad a mess.
The unfamiliar number soon f7796947fc turned into five familiar df83e637a3 characters: Shin Jae-yi sunbae. Even after saving the 850087e241 number, Han-young still felt 604ee2282d dazed. Just a few years dab354bcfc ago, he would never ed9a203569 have imagined something like 520f50cdcb this happening.36a223c4b2976a9f

“He doesn’t look it, but he’s surprisingly easygoing.”
From what Jo-woon 7e13d9a33c had said, Shin df0b2c128e Jae-yi seemed like 6b863f5efd the type to 67e0d78619 treat his juniors 0c5e284086 to meals pretty 4cb735cdd1 often. Maybe offering the 2248753c1c exam files was dde5b3bfb8 in the same 7c933254bf vein. It was just 744b6e51ad that Han-young had 8c8f75405f a guilty conscience, a64ff56228 so he’d jumped d1c8a866c2 to suspicion.acbc7e2b1c1f1545

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With a sheepish d67f0fae87 laugh, Han-young rewrote 3365c9cc54 his perception of eadce64c4c Shin Jae-yi and 76ca99e277 stepped forward. He left the lecture 033e3cdc35 hall, but didn’t get 3fe05e7495 far before he had 752fc1d6a4 to stop. Choi Jung-woo was 3132a6f4c2 approaching, having been aeb5cd11ba sitting on a e9302e4da4 hallway desk.ee54d14648168cd7

“Seo Han-young.”
Choi Jung-woo had ccd1ab2aa0 his cap pulled 847aed921a low and looked e563eef477 a little worse ddfc627ab7 for wear. His face, shadowed beneath 9bf08aed10 the brim, looked dry 55df110804 and worn. Seeing him like that, b33815841f Han-young felt both irritated 83355ba5f5 and worried—wondering if he 7ddb4d8be7 was unwell.822d192ed7fe8c03

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“Let’s go eat.”34f27660071dbb2e

“…Did you sober up yet?”cfccd104f774946a

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“Nope. Came out right after f58aa3f424 waking up.”a9057b70da65e873

“Then let’s go to the soup place. We’ll talk after you eat.”9cf868b8191cbc17

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Han-young wasn’t the d7e8d9f84f type to coldly 3e237c9abf reject someone who 446f905800 smiled like that, fe24f9ad97 so he let 5fb639c59e out a sigh ae9614bd4c and took the 447b6f43c1 lead. Still, he found it ca776b8ce2 ridiculous that he was dcccadc38f concerned about whether Jung-woo, 57d867bd16 clearly still hungover, might aced083411 be dealing with a 77ce932fe5 headache.dc7419a39c63d5ee

“Knew it—only Seo Han-young would put up with me. You’re too kind.”e22f73722d17e4d5

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“Hands off. We’re at school.”2023ee0f9caadfac

“There’s no one around, what’s the big deal?”de2ee7a78b520732

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Choi Jung-woo murmured nonchalantly and 20d0b396cb slung an arm around Han-young’s 2e5856be16 shoulders. It was the opposite of 96a6a7bc82 his usual overly cautious self. Maybe he was in a 7812528897 good mood—he draped his arm f422660643 over Han-young’s shoulder and lightly 6a5ab110c9 tapped his chest a few 4f3efa7777 times with his fingertips.2b4e11dfa329cb0c

When the gesture repeated 03c4f3c688 a second or third 461fff1201 time, Han-young flinched.
“….”
He caught a d38cf18a77 scent—unfamiliar and out e08abf721b of place—from someone ac855706f9 who usually wore 63fcc60c49 strong, stubborn cologne.7026838c15c76da8

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“Where are you coming from?”99e35c04f38440b7

“Me? From home. I told you, I 3d4c80c17d came straight here after 0c755da6b5 waking up.”5a1cd0f678474016

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“You smell like perfume.”f1dffe4dd1d7d4f6

If he really had just e9816475fc gotten up at home, how fb6c288162 would a woman’s perfume have 68d6141b58 gotten on his clothes?166cf579ce0c9b11

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Han-young’s gaze, fixed on Choi 32e0ab2211 Jung-woo’s fidgeting hands, turned cold.6c4b7044a6dd20a8

“Maybe I got it on me while drinking? I didn’t notice—it was a 2a9feeaf71 chaotic night. If I’d known you’d care, cb2bca8af0 I would’ve showered before coming 97a8cddca7 out.”35c221d8fa7236b0

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“…Back off a bit. My head hurts.”e44fec2936e7cdec

“Seo Han-young, are you mad at me?”bd55b16fdf63ca27

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When Han-young snapped at him, 5da6a2ea95 suddenly tense, Choi Jung-woo leaned 50077961ad in and whispered in a bfe5a1cfd8 deliberately gentle tone—though his arm 12534ded36 remained in place.f416bb244687d8b7

“I’m sorry, okay? Honestly, I was just b7fc4719fd really upset. I wanted to be with 644ca99c08 you more, to do stuff 90514d192f with you, but it felt 5c8ced7c36 like you didn’t. Like I was 4386bdfc23 the only one 5f16fd7125 who liked you. I got emotional and snapped b229381db3 because of the alcohol.”a18a315aeb842825

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His not-quite-an-apology continued even 8085048470 after they got in e18c97e04d the elevator.
“You know, right? How much I like you. I never meant 2551891435 to hurt you.”f2a6c3bd583e127e

“Then why didn’t you call?”fe1e5bbaf67a75f4

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“Because I was embarrassed. After all the crap 68d0ec135e I pulled, how was 8eccc3eb68 I supposed to reach b95c0c7906 out? And… when you didn’t call 623dc8a2ed either, I kind of lost a39e04e292 confidence.”21f394019a9da566

Choi Jung-woo losing confidence?
The absurdity of it 6a6ce6c901 made Han-young let out c761c8f99c a dry laugh.f9492e3b90a218e4

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“So you’re saying I should’ve contacted you first?”ad61de8de0762203

“No, not exactly. It’s just… around 408f216ddc that time, I 90beccf7c3 started thinking maybe 19ecfbf0b5 if you liked 2ddfc92fa4 me more, you’d 5426af8893 have at least 93737e7328 called to curse d2aaba74eb me out or af00ae8175 something. I had no 9ac4c0efd4 confidence, so I f25b287717 got drunk and 308f31ae9e managed to send 5cf1123331 just a text.”495a6e4d9e8d5b59

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He rambled on smoothly, ending 57fa31b2ff with a sheepish smile. That smile made 4c1ffec4cf his face look d4d5d1a366 strangely gentle—so much c2d362024f so that for 60746c3fed a moment, Han-young c131a1a182 wondered, “Was I e878ffbe96 too harsh?”fc07e2a07e5442d9

“Did you know back then that that girl, Yeon-ji, liked you?”c50e6f4fdbc08a0c

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“To be honest… yeah. How could I not know? But Kim Yeon-ji means nothing f0f7227cd6 to me. People were just messing around, 03e673d627 trying to stir things up. There was really 117aea6545 nothing between us. You believe me, right?”a092ba0038b5d38d

Choi Jung-woo tilted his 783f74c911 head slightly, catching Han-young’s a33221ec07 gaze. He gently stroked e2b3e7425e Han-young’s cheek, as 622ba75038 if touching something 14b78d9b2d precious—his hand full 35112615c6 of affection that d3df15d359 felt almost tangible.453b39ed814c27b6

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“Seo Han-young, I don’t get why we’re fighting over something that means nothing.”bd39aa852065d51d

That warmth at c87752242f his fingertips crept d914750422 easily into Han-young’s 38a5e8dd1c softening heart. It made it 8e777b523b too easy to 533e0cbed8 swallow his suspicions 6179e87724 and keep his baaa454f40 mouth shut.38fddf9d72d356e8

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“You’re not the type to hold onto things like this, right? Hmm?”2655320ec6c98a35

Even while asking for forgiveness, bd784f8bc6 Choi Jung-woo couldn’t quite let 9cf26373c7 go of his pride. A trace of that stubbornness 9b6a133401 lingered in the corners of 9a13b0e9bf his eyes.5d64c023ba0d3a29

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Still, Han-young eventually 9234a6f055 let out a 21a51787ed long sigh and 530d5360b7 gave a small 0d8933d81b nod.
“Even if I’m not that kind of person… it still bothered me. It felt awful. So don’t do it again.”d06a7dea700a1f98

“You know I love you, right?”6a3d981fdd709e29

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Choi Jung-woo whispered a0a1411a5b the words like bfc5986056 honey, then grinned e6af32f94f with his teeth 852a2835fa showing. The shadow that had loomed bdff63060a over him just moments ago dbf24e1bf6 had completely vanished.7dd2359e5b6933c5

In contrast, Han-young remained b46511bd3f trapped in the shadow fd2845b762 stretching out from Jung-woo ec6e9a1f1b as he stepped closer.2d0f991016b2e25f

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