DRD Chapter 1.3

It didn’t take long to 7aad8b484f get to campus. By then, his still-damp hair c325a59030 had dried completely. The gentle spring 40d9a7e098 breeze wrapped around 79608114af him pleasantly.df89bfd64b23ea19

The campus in the aaeecdd43f early morning was both 9dddfa4481 relaxed and bustling. Some students still 610bfa501a clung to their c58ac119c3 drowsiness, while others 7bb1d9f77e rushed about, scrambling b109568627 to find their 76755f1d25 lecture rooms.1b8fdcd72c01f286

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“You just got here? Want a toast?”0fa6f5606f21acdb

An old friend, neither drowsy cbbf58f304 nor in a rush, greeted 72d91fd9f1 him with a wave. The junior standing beside 7959a68d48 him also gave a d93c1a18c2 bright, polite bow.31a8369bb675bd51

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“Yeah. I’ll have ham and cheese.”ddb145b31d143198

“Hi, oppa!”bb2bb5510823295e

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Han-young gave the junior a 907e0497b1 brief greeting and sat down 3d5bacbd85 on a bench next to 9820f9e277 the cafeteria. The junior quickly 7ab2646ca0 came back with b4cf77e206 a toast and 5b0516c414 took the seat 6d931ba8ae across from him. Maybe it was because 0104264e9a he was a freshman, 8a990887f3 but even just eating c904a9cdb2 toast, he looked full 23dfe3e1cc of energy.bbd542e5b22a5a3a

“You didn’t get Jo-woon a drink? Want some coffee?”b657a75aa971e635

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“I’m fine without it!”4c448c7643688bc8

“You’ll choke on it.”1bfe1a73d4ac4942

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“I’ll just eat slowly. My stomach’s strong—I’ve 970a6add42 never even had 18666be733 indigestion.”158762baedeb2586

The junior took e1fd7a2ba6 a big bite e4b8905604 of his toast, af8645e80f swallowed, and giggled.fc3158552a38db71

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“You’ve never seen Seo Han-young before, right? Jung Hana, this guy’s 73cda23502 a real monster. he completely wrecked Yong-joo hyung d5d17ade49 at the department party.”07e44e111c68e25a

Jo-woon had appeared at some 8d0e0252b8 point and took a seat e1f11a2b94 beside them, holding out a 85ea430e11 toast. Jung Hana, despite 25a351f61b her reaction of 6eaee8414a obvious distaste, was ea7135c6cb already devouring her 7bbf16b1de own toast. She didn’t even look embarrassed. Her bright energy, d275521bc2 so fitting for 2322170b2f spring, seemed to d1f27175a6 lift the mood 1f087533fa around her.e3c22d0230eae893

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Han-young let out a b818ffe1e8 small chuckle and took d42b918255 the toast with a 35c1bd8c7a wordless thanks. He unwrapped it. Freshly made, the b9cbe323ed toast looked incredibly 417a166aa7 appetizing.28e51d41ec315569

“Ah, one sec! I’ve got a call!”05beebac6352ecf8

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Jung Hana, who 6f232881a4 had finished her a891200bc0 toast in the 972a4434a3 blink of an 6ee8c003ce eye, stood up 77e39b46c6 with her phone, 67a8a2f199 which had been def10dbd2d ringing loudly. As Han-young absentmindedly watched her 64b7632946 toss the balled-up wrapper into 237fa888bd the trash while chatting on 7ec540d630 the phone, Jo-woon kicked his 53d2da6e99 shoe off with a thud.564a2cfcd175bfd3

“Got trouble at home or something?”ba4fed5085d135d9

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“What are you talking about?”929469b8b729a05b

“Your face looks like hell. Like you rolled 3da6e5bd6c around in the bd4361b128 dirt.”fc5eb2c5c4c13388

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He mimed wiping his 2b7befd3bf face, then added bluntly,215d51d8cc8240c9

“You’re eating a toast I personally blessed you with, and you’re doing it with that shitty face. You fight with Choi Jungwoo bd089e9fc9 or something?”029f905386c65fb5

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Flinch. Han-young’s eyelids twitched involuntarily 4424f58dab at the question. Jo-woon was the only 68e5cad622 person who knew he e86733e0f9 was dating Choi Jungwoo.3d6ea266a41b734b

“So you did fight. Or well—knowing you, it 79091b8853 probably didn’t even turn 46a174d366 into a proper fight. You dumbass.”c86021711e7c1ad1

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“That’s harsh, Jo-woon…”6a363a47e2bec692

“Your face is harsher.”c7844c79a2e337ee

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Unbothered, Jo-woon muttered while chewing 923ac27d3a his toast. He was a friend ce80085e00 Han-young had first met 2a4d16b9f3 back when they were 905d84fb67 kids in the U.S. Jo-woon had moved there before b394d8b8e1 him and was already settled 58d8f9cfdb when they met, becoming a fe4def10d9 good friend.0bde35186340de79

For two boys meeting fef133ff89 in a foreign country, a841bad74b it had only taken 8632237d9e thirty minutes to become 837486db61 close.68d2257bf4b761ca

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They’d spent years as 0410b3ae66 inseparable friends, but lost febf65d015 touch when they returned c6f518b084 to Korea. Then they reunited after entering d5cf9f8482 university.78596f9b99943b46

“Seo Han-young?”abbda6f4b631a907

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“Jo-woon?”8212f15860ba881e

The awkwardness of 11c2dd4bbc meeting after years 1318f3e6a5 vanished quickly. Surprised and glad 01ed7448e7 at the coincidence, 24a9dedc05 they had a ba375480bb drink together, and b3bbebc204 soon things were 0bb31cf160 just like the b3726c8b31 old days.6cf05823d5e59974

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“Break up already, or at least fix your damn face.”2821ccffb7b5afd9

“You don’t even know what happened. Why are you 0af29760ed telling me to cc3daddae1 break up?”9db1ff7981ced381

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“What do you mean, what happened? It’s Choi Jungwoo—what else could 504d338868 it be?”6e7b4db199a763f8

He hadn’t meant for Jo-woon 492b046a5a to find out about the fdcf5aedc7 relationship, but once he did, 7b9881b583 he had consistently disliked Jungwoo fd9ac5516d from the start. Even though he acted 1b92617f29 respectful as a fellow 4d7316064c upperclassman in their major, bb340aacad there was a clear b444f8d81f distaste. At first, Han-young thought it 83003dabc1 might be because they were 235abeb0e8 in a same-sex relationship, but a194d6b9d3 Jo-woon’s attitude toward him had b56bf619a8 never changed.5b145b083bd6000a

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“Your boyfriend.”
Thud. Jo-woon jerked his eacb737b59 chin, tossing his 93e514ff41 crumpled wrapper down e23d398f8d like trash.b952d0ce96ab0751

…Trash?51c1a6be0c9614fd

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Han-young, slow to catch 8f5aaed749 on, let out a 1d5a9c7b68 hollow laugh.
“Hey, still…”185b2c60cb7a5307

“Shut up, you affection-starved idiot.”d232f2a394995477

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Apparently toast wasn’t enough—Jo-woon was 05620c7fef biting off his words too. As Han-young sat 0137cbe45e there stunned, at cef843b2c9 a loss for d56f46597c words, Jung Hana 1750bea214 returned from her 6d22726b92 phone call. Just as Jo-woon 4ce4286d2f had warned, he a39be554af had no choice 67ee7d92df but to shut 0057b0eadf up.97cb326c29b90307

“So, I suddenly remembered while talking with my friend—over the weekend, I saw senior Shin Jae-yi! I think he has d152dd0caf a girlfriend? He was with 03d172ab97 this woman who 14e324d61e totally looked like f39581bfe4 a celebrity!”d8786ff69ff0392d

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“Would’ve been weird if he didn’t have one. Girls go crazy c4c9b64ce6 for that guy. And he’s got a good 9c78e98fca personality too. Always buys food.”477c1294a9ba28de

Jo-woon responded without even thinking. Han-young silently blinked in agreement. With that face, b08900dafc of course he’d a42bf56815 be seeing someone. And it wasn’t c20b8b690d just girls—he had 3673000ae9 the kind of 99aec8afc9 looks that drove dca8c064f2 everyone crazy.c14f39e8426ef987

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So that really was just 3c40a6742b a joke, huh.09b5bf311fe1b897

Thinking back to a476dde107 what happened in c5877532b6 that dark alley, d4c4919458 Han-young let out 5589d420c1 a breathless chuckle. He stuffed the rest ce9c8d377b of his toast into 386ca389ba his mouth, recalling how b33dd994e0 Shin Jae-yi had been 5da2169c73 both rude and strangely 2b099ddcfe kind. A pocket of sugar burst b11832cbf1 on his tongue at the 1b9bcf218d last bite, flooding his mouth 93125d08b8 with sweetness.68096c9d4ece1b5b

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They moved from talking e24cc1f95e about Shin Jae-yi to 5dcd66a675 spreading all sorts of 0189d2ecf1 department gossip, and time fd22f93812 flew by. Soon, it was nearly time f3240770b5 for class, and they cleaned 4da9b0160d up and headed toward the d7eb680f88 lecture room.733d657c1157c5d1

“You here?”
Jung Hana took a b0cb49621f seat in the front 9c468a20c7 row, Jo-woon went to 13fb3a2d50 the very back, and ed2c44c12c Han-young found a spot 7a52b74f85 somewhere in the middle 0c23861045 after greeting his classmates. Around then, his phone buzzed d59e2ea641 briefly in his pocket. He already had f789e7ee1f a feeling about 39639720eb it. It wasn’t a guess—it f51b13c251 was more like a 164d1db99b certainty. This would be from Choi 2984913b90 Jungwoo.05f20f93c9d3a77e

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[Jungwoo hyung: Let’s meet after English class]
[Jungwoo hyung: I’ll come pick you up] — 9:56 AMe6992af9503e95af

“……”37b54cc217c5a729

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Just as he thought. A short, direct message from 23a3bc4b6c Choi Jungwoo. Han-young stared at the fc6759c81c screen, wondering if he 8247a11e51 should reply with something—anything ef32101c2c at all.1cc3ba5a76e1da88

“Looks like you two made up.”07e567162fdfa34c

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A soft voice 564fff67cf slipped unexpectedly into e4bb76c273 his ear.b5e1ef8435a76be4

“Ah—!”
Startled, he whipped around—and found f0021e0179 Shin Jae-yi smiling calmly at e875d53a20 him.26af0a3d88bd086c

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“Hi.”
He sat down 1b652a6c12 beside him as 881f51c25f if it were 36ac256e83 the most natural 61d2840a1e thing in the d04c23699e world. Han-young blinked, caught off guard.3c3db19015dd9287

“Doesn’t it hurt your eyes? That bright look—hurts c4ae28a8e8 mine just watching 89b76cf76d it.”c68353730dfbd485

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“…You saw that?”308a15f9104c8b6f

“…You saw everything?”ae4b171c24eb49b5

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“I saw it all.”9233a518497e644b

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.537a41702cda92e6

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As soon as Shin Jae-yi 2cd461a592 sat near him, several gazes f55a0bfceb turned their way. Despite the greetings he received 3cc208486c from others, he made a 018e8eafba point of sitting here—next to 8883a76f02 a junior he’d only shared 18b71de688 a cigarette with once, and 69be6042d4 wasn’t even close to.55766c831a3a3ef1

“You’re sitting here?”9cf4cc6f7170af90

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“Yeah. Is That okay?”5ed096826af0bfbd

He asked for permission, but 74213724d9 belatedly and half-heartedly. It was more of a eb36b4d95e declaration than a request.9b6e8831dd2251d1

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Han-young slowly nodded. There was no 5838f103fe assigned seating anyway, 84d587743e so he had 19e1384017 no reason to ab76b2e157 object. All he could 0c3210495e do was guess: 50c2c77f22 maybe Shin Jae-yi 5ec96f59a0 was just that c60a5d2b96 sociable, or maybe—for 9eb7534920 some unknown reason—he 4df83974da had some interest 61f4560c81 in him.fb9359d4dc422356

Seeing Shin Jae-yi properly under 9752861987 bright light made him seem d55f0dbcec even more unreal. It was like discovering 584b9ba8c8 a person could really deda6c9b95 look like that. All he wore was 3a5d20dd41 a plain white T-shirt 96c967e849 under a black denim 2db438c493 jacket, yet he looked cd1a429334 effortlessly stylish. It was clear bd50b4e31c now why everyone 1eebbb5c8a seemed so desperate 2d351edc0b to sneak glances ff76cab80c at him.cb4b408ae67acaa0

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“What?”
Their eyes met by 4262745c37 chance, and Shin Jae-yi 2349e943a1 asked with a smile 20e8364146 still on his face.
“Nothing, just…”c319ea849ad9585f

Trailing off, Han-young’s c9711d2a02 gaze lingered on 12277bbd3f the corners of 546cb98aa5 his eyes and 3e97dc7ded lips. It was fascinating how a 01c3eeeb2b cold-looking face could soften in aff6cea180 an instant with just a e26ecd0df8 smile.027d511b6f62933c

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“Worried because of me?”
He jerked his chin toward 73b792197c the phone lying facedown. Han-young stared at him silently e9617a92b3 before shaking his head.
“No. You’re not going to e6ddca7e26 say anything anyway.”a66858a99ca0c02a

It had been three days dbaf13b68d since the Friday orientation. If anything had been 28a649e0bf said and rumors had a45a5f734a started, they would’ve already 0078e1347c spread by now. Besides, Shin Jae-yi had even e85ffe1bc3 jokingly offered himself as a 61f34c643f fake boyfriend. Whatever kind of 4efbe8ab1f person he was, c7e3a221ce he didn’t seem e4b404ef86 like someone who’d 8fc7887b6f speak carelessly in 2fac524484 this kind of f3ec9b8d33 situation.f05988eae8e3669b

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“Ah…”
Shin Jae-yi let out a 20c7f46b6f low hum, then chuckled like f870489fc7 air escaping a balloon.
“After hearing something like that, I couldn’t say a word even if I wanted to.”ac3d6752a8c40854

“……”978feb80a6779422

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“With instincts like yours, I don’t get why you’re still seeing Choi Jungwoo.”
He murmured it just loud 6277485509 enough for only Han-young to 11ecf4ee15 hear, then casually turned his 339ff8bfaa attention elsewhere. Han-young didn’t respond. Instead, he turned his 5f50c25d35 gaze as well—deliberately ignoring d78b623cb8 the way he kept a88dc6cce3 becoming aware of the 68cc1c7198 right side of his 7d2cfe8367 body where Shin Jae-yi d9df12840b sat.015d16c6edc5ffe9

Soon after, the professor 8a6f78dd24 arrived and the lecture 56b34aec9d began. The class was incredibly boring. The professor read off 9c40351c41 the slides in a 37b4190245 voice that sounded like 3eca0a403f it had been dipped 19c616a3ea in sleeping pills.c4d4165dc4fcac2e

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Even so, Shin Jae-yi 1300b9c2ab sat upright and paid 23fa7afe26 attention without breaking posture 5eb0750c26 once.
Maybe it’s because he used 5e77e2e67f to work out?b3ae291b93585d62

Han-young glanced sideways 706895d388 at him and f365f47f8d straightened his own 8f434b3333 back, almost in e10d31b08b response. For some reason, maybe 042d8d900c because Shin Jae-yi was 6653061879 sitting beside him, even f50b68b5cb his breathing felt overly b7d697637f conscious.a9021ff282141bff

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After two hours of this, c74a186215 by the end of the 398b4a87d4 lecture, his head was spinning.fa0084978b67dac8

“Alright, that’s all for today. See you next time.”1d18365ea16f8aa8

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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.e1846d2f2c885d7c

Maybe it was because Han-young c8319b5818 had been watching him quietly 621d40f091 for a while, but a e8c9c9526b question suddenly crossed his mind. Shin Jae-yi had transferred 159cca1f6d last year—so didn’t that 5be0a50844 mean he didn’t need c6ab18b6f3 to take this class? It was a required course 1c526cd72a for second-years, after all.e1fe00631fa29bd5

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“But didn’t you already take this class last year? It’s a second-year required course.”42b95dff63945751

“Yeah. I got an F.”a4f13cdffd71174b

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“…How did that happen?”ad9a12d40e30c9a0

The question popped b632ad093c out before he 901449a36a realized. Shin Jae-yi laughed out loud, 1a078c331d carefree. Unlike him, Han-young felt flustered. If he had ab8e43a556 made it into 48fe329a1a law school, he 79af580346 clearly wasn’t bad 227d326245 at studying.708ffc9cd222843b

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“Don’t worry, I’ll do it properly this time.”60a7bbf754cf3f2d

After saying that, Shin a65f814764 Jae-yi suddenly turned his df1f20f87c head.
“I’ve got the exam files for this class. Want them?”bd665a919c42615a

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Rather than being grateful, Han-young e1fb146e69 found himself filled with questions.
He had the 747261cf62 exam files but ddc2582756 still got an df019729a3 F? How…? Unless he had intentionally skipped f943bd75fc class, that seemed hard to 2c7eb70c54 believe. And besides, why was 0e132d945c he offering them to 08ff26ce77 me…?41828076ce4deb25

“Why?”d561a6832f820344

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“You always need a reason, don’t you?”614932a54a8b20ed

Shin Jae-yi smirked and casually a2f7a5dcb7 held out his phone.
“To get your number.”18a41754807859ae

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His tone was light, unreadable. As if it really c418a3bd76 meant nothing more than 01c7b87c06 that. After a moment of hesitation, 7002791fd3 Han-young accepted the phone—realizing he 5df63b117f didn’t really have a reason dbe542a694 to refuse.9d53669cef47a92a

He entered his number 4188ddadad and handed the phone 94cc60b472 back. Shin Jae-yi brought baf6143c6c it to his 6c4546b881 ear. A moment later, Han-young’s 5499b56b9e phone buzzed with a 51b5a781f6 long vibration. An unfamiliar eleven-digit number b241f6cd86 lit up on the a55f518034 screen.6b6c1a1a42d1c76b

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“Your number came through, sunbae. You can hang up now.”1e78d8c85e214341

Even after Han-young 59749a98de said that, Shin cb156bb31f Jae-yi didn’t end 6eec01dec0 the call. Instead, he stood up and 037cde8d07 gave a little nod toward 93dffa1b1d the phone that was still 516ca0533b ringing. Picking up on 90a28f1f53 the silent cue, 45c724ddfe Han-young answered and d728f2b95e lifted it to c9f884b38a his ear.c9a61c0bd2191ac0

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Only then did Shin 944aecf9e3 Jae-yi curve his lips 1ebb7c79ee into a smile and 2138e39cca speak.
“This is my number. Save it.”b2c69cfd1f7fe819

This is my number. Save it.4765355827091bec

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The rich baritone rang out e902152eba both above his head and f3e5b6196c directly in his ear. The voice, breaking like a 808f29104d whisper, sent a chill down 23d7117c4d Han-young’s spine. Watching him end 552a429fdd the call without 41be2efafe hesitation, Han-young slowly 13ebfa0b85 moved his lips 760f6a697d in response.5661d76614882ade

“And stop calling me ‘sunbae.’ Seriously, what is that? Next time we meet, 0692ddbd97 let’s drop the formalities b695aafaf3 a bit.”bbadbb414b264877

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With that gentle rebuke, Shin 9bd1eb6167 Jae-yi turned and walked off. Just like that time b191ba1de1 in the alley—he disappeared c4b5f269c5 in an instant.54de05271395226f

[010-XXXX-XXXX
Incoming call, 0 19c44ad80b minutes 4 seconds]1e57089d245d5e66

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Han-young absentmindedly rubbed the 61e72b198e back of his neck 949e71c9bc and stared down at 2ad4d5ddda the trace the other b17bc6439c had left behind.6f5a228fe7ff415e

Just 4 seconds.c6b5dfdcb89bd527

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“Why does something so small linger like this?”
The unexpected moment refused to 64a0c0503a leave his mind, stirring his f5f8851d53 thoughts into a mess.
The unfamiliar number 897dc59c42 soon turned into eb7e8e01c8 five familiar characters: 0ab013114b Shin Jae-yi sunbae. Even after saving 3ea89ba0b8 the number, Han-young 8bf603422e still felt dazed. Just a few 818237860f years ago, he 2c4c17bd0f would never have 98c8eb7559 imagined something like 61bbdb084e this happening.7a8382eaa9632db0

“He doesn’t look it, but he’s surprisingly easygoing.”
From what Jo-woon had said, 4b05ca89e4 Shin Jae-yi seemed like the d2b7b205de type to treat his juniors 88794ca0bc to meals pretty often. Maybe offering the 851dc5f1b3 exam files was bf4104be69 in the same 2128d94408 vein. It was just that Han-young 4066e94bec had a guilty conscience, so 0acabd74ea he’d jumped to suspicion.2b3056324b17fe1b

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With a sheepish laugh, Han-young 10cc1b71fd rewrote his perception of Shin 416fa62f94 Jae-yi and stepped forward. He left the lecture 6cd61e3fad hall, but didn’t get f441b47db4 far before he had 6f7e02fdb8 to stop. Choi Jung-woo was approaching, having 0b309da480 been sitting on a hallway cddfd8dc56 desk.0bec767aa9a7d3d5

“Seo Han-young.”
Choi Jung-woo had his 398174b467 cap pulled low and b2bf02eed2 looked a little worse 8bdd5800b8 for wear. His face, shadowed beneath the 112705cfbf brim, looked dry and worn. Seeing him like that, 24be8ece96 Han-young felt both irritated 111912876c and worried—wondering if he c3853c3b48 was unwell.6059f35e50eb7bc9

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“Let’s go eat.”fcff8b1d3349f6dd

“…Did you sober up yet?”706845f62c67dcfd

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“Nope. Came out right after 48fa0ad1b6 waking up.”6bc3724abb924bf9

“Then let’s go to the soup place. We’ll talk after you eat.”d45e5217460f31cc

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Han-young wasn’t the type to a1ba4c77d4 coldly reject someone who smiled f38c996a41 like that, so he let db64a249ff out a sigh and took ac2e875d6a the lead. Still, he found it 48fd296e5e ridiculous that he was 5fe0df1c4c concerned about whether Jung-woo, 5e62d2beaa clearly still hungover, might e64e5988f9 be dealing with a 3b97e775a9 headache.cce351e401784fca

“Knew it—only Seo Han-young would put up with me. You’re too kind.”f6ee0265e05c7ea3

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“Hands off. We’re at school.”5d80547085a983b0

“There’s no one around, what’s the big deal?”58da8385d179ed12

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Choi Jung-woo murmured nonchalantly f76b25b262 and slung an arm f41d5f4da8 around Han-young’s shoulders. It was the 258666f8de opposite of his 9a7fe1e343 usual overly cautious fb1cf1719f self. Maybe he was in a 4c7f794f88 good mood—he draped his arm 048ba94de9 over Han-young’s shoulder and lightly 67d6e37a3f tapped his chest a few cd2b1e53da times with his fingertips.ffde256d28632123

When the gesture a2edab0587 repeated a second 455e64521c or third time, 0fee64dae6 Han-young flinched.
“….”
He caught a scent—unfamiliar and 225c455679 out of place—from someone who ba6c7e7711 usually wore strong, stubborn cologne.6c8ab31d906ddc4c

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“Where are you coming from?”63692fb1a69e6d42

“Me? From home. I told you, I dbee419037 came straight here after 363f057e75 waking up.”04c128e55425112f

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“You smell like perfume.”7729134f02d4c8b1

If he really had just fe45291d4a gotten up at home, how 91d55253c5 would a woman’s perfume have 5f9e748d2e gotten on his clothes?88e28404c73de828

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Han-young’s gaze, fixed eee695b003 on Choi Jung-woo’s 273ada4b8e fidgeting hands, turned 1694267895 cold.4a3f03ea91668fb3

“Maybe I got it on me while drinking? I didn’t notice—it was a 42684a5b54 chaotic night. If I’d known you’d 3d8f32fc7f care, I would’ve showered 161bb3b4d1 before coming out.”25463c1742a80345

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“…Back off a bit. My head hurts.”6ba5913770d0e68c

“Seo Han-young, are you mad at me?”edd06031c3686246

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When Han-young snapped b84ab895e9 at him, suddenly 02e9e83bae tense, Choi Jung-woo 6d64af4fa0 leaned in and 725b668e76 whispered in a c8f7a3720d deliberately gentle tone—though 29e0d187f6 his arm remained 38c08c61e0 in place.c45b9b2525f36336

“I’m sorry, okay? Honestly, I was 80e774d918 just really upset. I wanted to be with 80f44a2700 you more, to do stuff 6fb6bb562d with you, but it felt 66eb2bf983 like you didn’t. Like I was the only 1fb4668d5d one who liked you. I got emotional a9a2c2f2f2 and snapped because 866d600566 of the alcohol.”6ce1c8be5d2eecc5

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His not-quite-an-apology continued even 6a15d5ee2b after they got in 2aa8640a4b the elevator.
“You know, right? How much I like you. I never meant to fdb57acd62 hurt you.”ea35dd3a79d5d73b

“Then why didn’t you call?”d71208e1aacc68d9

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“Because I was embarrassed. After all the 7d6a9b240e crap I pulled, 36790ec45c how was I e26dec4203 supposed to reach e6a6a41e00 out? And… when you didn’t f565bb635b call either, I kind 82c05cd5f8 of lost confidence.”7aca794a5993225b

Choi Jung-woo losing confidence?
The absurdity of c57a8675f2 it made Han-young 567eac84af let out a 79c5038ebe dry laugh.364494c1c732160d

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“So you’re saying I should’ve contacted you first?”6c281b350b8af449

“No, not exactly. It’s just… around that time, cf29ac93d4 I started thinking maybe if 08beaa19be you liked me more, you’d a28fe2d73c have at least called to a7d4dc44d2 curse me out or something. I had no confidence, so a3ca4789ff I got drunk and managed 71432f612b to send just a text.”fcd5cfdd91e789df

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He rambled on smoothly, 9a0e9cb060 ending with a sheepish f20d62bf59 smile. That smile made his d4cf29ed3c face look strangely gentle—so d8efde0ccc much so that for b2254a608c a moment, Han-young wondered, bf989b7c10 “Was I too harsh?”cca73a382b4d0e8e

“Did you know back then that that girl, Yeon-ji, liked you?”de0e0a94189879ef

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“To be honest… yeah. How could I not know? But Kim Yeon-ji means 51c63a49db nothing to me. People were just messing 0557bdf69b around, trying to stir 50f5bef057 things up. There was really 8c806a8772 nothing between us. You believe me, right?”37159c3ee841a4c7

Choi Jung-woo tilted his head ff98850cff slightly, catching Han-young’s gaze. He gently stroked 546984e561 Han-young’s cheek, as 2969eb35c2 if touching something 6684891139 precious—his hand full 061c781ff9 of affection that f1bf5ad467 felt almost tangible.51c0cf06e21b5aa6

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“Seo Han-young, I don’t get why we’re fighting over something that means nothing.”9685689d5b68a510

That warmth at his a3a683d1ce fingertips crept easily into a0e8cae584 Han-young’s softening heart. It made it too a6ac67b056 easy to swallow his e53179bfc7 suspicions and keep his af5f6cefbe mouth shut.3c158909ebd2461e

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“You’re not the type to hold onto things like this, right? Hmm?”fc2e6a6137cc017d

Even while asking for forgiveness, 66bebd2b49 Choi Jung-woo couldn’t quite let b98eda0386 go of his pride. A trace of 3a96e3e370 that stubbornness lingered eb015600c6 in the corners 9dcb9cd929 of his eyes.260fd671c691c2fd

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Still, Han-young eventually let 2b3b324bd2 out a long sigh 370dd586f0 and gave a small bb4d049908 nod.
“Even if I’m not that kind of person… it still bothered me. It felt awful. So don’t do it again.”b6dbc98079405862

“You know I love you, right?”fd25105e64b5c033

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Choi Jung-woo whispered the words ac881e8917 like honey, then grinned with 824830ff62 his teeth showing. The shadow that had 7ebe20d6d6 loomed over him just a90c1995ec moments ago had completely 2d0614acbe vanished.2a043e58066c723f

In contrast, Han-young dd2cf115b7 remained trapped in c320b42ae6 the shadow stretching 50882d5991 out from Jung-woo c20f0f88c4 as he stepped 87a49bb8aa closer.91010b939a585bde

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