DRD Chapter 1.4

The relationship with e5144a5e12 Choi Jung-woo had 89fd8f2910 gotten back on 5d00b79331 track. At least, outwardly. Especially since Choi Jung-woo 570a5ab84c had been acting a 0f34564ab5 bit more affectionate.0830384e2267bb85

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[Jung-woo hyung: Everyone’s gathered at the field] — 3:47 PMa49aa7b8b0e3c4ab

From the small things, 866ed060bd like more frequent messages, ab94a429ab to the bigger ones, 60d62f8236 like spending more time 30c5fe7410 together, that much was 6adbea8f02 clear. Han-young couldn’t quite 9c168be7ad shake off a 4e0c7f3e42 vague sense of d4f44611f3 unease, but still 789e52726e spent time with 9b1d74727e him. Jung-woo insisted it was 7c826d24ae nothing, and for now, 89fafce70d he had no choice 4e3764f154 but to take his 3f901d0c74 word for it.326eadded3b2c41f

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3:50 PM — [On my way]a7ea7e845cc01d8a

After sending the reply, Han-young b2153eab32 lifted his head — and 3ea7c34337 immediately slowed his steps. A group of people b29e7a6aaf smoking behind the Humanities 4af5af47e1 Building came into view. More precisely, it was 495917cf01 one particular person who 8a7c6771c1 caught his eye first.7b0f3cf57bf514d0

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Ah. Shin Jae-yi.b6703cef28a0a77e

“……”1fb86210ee056506

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Shin Jae-yi stood out tall 4f35944719 among the group. Even from a distance, 08db0deba6 he was instantly recognizable. His presence was distinct, a6e5d8d002 so much so that e5ba220e2f even the slightest lift 756ef17cbe of the corners of 291f3d1f02 his mouth was visible.32e33dd377d34421

Though he couldn’t make 9d12ec53e3 out what they were 174e352801 saying due to the 5d2349bfa2 distance, the mood seemed af413c5a88 fairly cheerful. The upperclassmen subtly scanned 398a47297d Jae-yi while clearly showing b267da75ed goodwill and admiration. Any sense of wary tension 576a25140a hadn’t taken form.19a1f054e892cd61

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Shin Jae-yi responded 2f37dcbfee to all the 4a38b2c242 attention with a 81b570545b calm smile. He sat there, b6fe4492e1 betraying not even c46903874f a hint of 6e7fabe3ce discomfort.ebf23b4c5f87b3fb

As Han-young slowly approached and ea5db2f11c the distance narrowed, their voices a636b9df5c began to reach him.3d207face8d8ff71

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“Hey, Jae-yi, then can we leave it to you?”a275ee04a716e198

“Yes. I’ll get in touch.”a5f5eb54e869746e

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“Thanks, man.”02fb2f322f5d5261

A senior lightly patted c00f29e0a1 Jae-yi’s shoulder, and Jae-yi 7a88dde717 gave a soft smile 5213a02231 in return — a 43ca16397f smile warm enough to b1c0a29d84 break down anyone’s guard.71a0dfa711169cba

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They chatted for a bit 66666af112 longer, then flicked away their 2a87ea99dc cigarettes and turned to leave. Shin Jae-yi remained behind, 39ce6ef3cb still smoking, nodding his f47891b0ae head slightly. The smile he’d painted e194e4a967 earlier was still lingering 558c4b7833 on his face.4993dfc00d04f70b

And then, the moment 033e8fc342 the seniors disappeared—9bff25159b6c64ef

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“……”e034a0ea28f5455a

As if a worn-out shell 67a597bb10 had crumbled and fallen away, f1b034ab3a Jae-yi’s smile vanished without a 713373b90e trace.7bb7c600d9c33eac

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Han-young found himself frozen, 572af30a97 staring at Jae-yi without 7c8b207937 realizing it. The smileless face was expressionless, 4d1c108ef2 detached. With his gaze lowered, cigarette e5d3d45639 in hand, there wasn’t a f2fbaecd73 trace of the warmth from 0c19001da5 just moments ago.ddbf588326cf367e

It had lasted only 0a19d3707a a moment — but f46da17c60 the Shin Jae-yi he’d 06d61c7e7e known until now had d09e1785d5 always seemed kind. More soft than harsh. But the Jae-yi c911dbfc42 now was different. So different, it be30e471af was hard to ed2fe61394 believe he was 6cd202b998 the same person cb5b277347 — he looked 98b229b34d chillingly cold.3c082018dd966d26

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Perhaps it was the 8b6dbd11cd shock of witnessing that 157f34e4d2 sudden shift in expression. Han-young’s neck stiffened, d505835f3a as if he 2446901014 were tense. Even though he f1f8c019f8 knew he had cbe70c091c to pass behind b4d01786e6 the Humanities Building 79fd4dd59b to get to 523fc98338 the field, his ea44e03631 legs refused to 49cb849ae6 move.27cdccc16b90923c

“Ah.”
Around that time, aea10b6bb7 Shin Jae-yi turned 813f58470f his head — 12f95d6d68 and their eyes 6a5973e4e9 met.3d2bb5d1aed963cc

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For a brief 7542187585 moment, he seemed 237b012287 to freeze. Then he let out 9aa195c1c6 a long breath and cde4f06988 slowly pulled up the d7372a6645 corners of his lips. As the smile bloomed 6e6544d781 again, the atmosphere instantly cb6778ee04 shifted — so much a47763816c so that Han-young wondered 4f9836c7ef if the expression he’d 5b1560603d just seen had been a0472a74a6 a hallucination.6412c4624475eafe

“Han-young.”27ab906b70574637

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With a gentle face, as 6a82304ff6 if the cold expression earlier 2fdb552c2c had been a lie, Jae-yi 7766f329d7 called out to him.9c888bc619e0c4ef

“What are you staring at like that? Want a smoke?”7f55d52e28fced70

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“…No, I’m good.”917b6d6e6faf0367

“Then how about a coffee?”c448708aed66357b

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He put out his half-smoked 632a3ef8a2 cigarette in the ashtray and cb1080b503 stepped out of the shade. He didn’t give Han-young b93acbb78b a chance to decline.54b44829eccd1040

“Where were you headed?”17385bde7d91ca09

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“Uh, to a club meeting.”5024d7e64e310b3f

“What kind of club?”a656271548a5e77a

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“Link— I mean, the department basketball club.”1b47692ea0406cbd

Shin Jae-yi, now a750f5fcb1 close enough to 6328bbec79 touch, casually struck 50829d5fbb up a conversation. His footsteps naturally aaca26fc18 led toward the dab5f3737a cafeteria. Before Han-young could 8932be6120 realize it, he 37d1b91a0e was swept along. Even though he glanced 5b8101da33 around awkwardly, Jae-yi was 425b01c4c0 so effortlessly calm that 92677a6f81 it just felt natural 43e3d9c914 to follow.fb2754a6da971289

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“Don’t you have anything going on, sunbae…?”3082a5387ee8fcd1

“I do. Basketball.”8a0d2cea9dccb8d5

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Han-young suddenly remembered Jae-yi 2178fb1d27 once telling him to 1df5fb4ca2 drop the honorifics. So he quickly adjusted 45ff50922b the way he addressed 997525d979 him, and Jae-yi responded 9692b8725e with a laugh. The unexpected answer made Han-young’s 07682636b3 eyes widen.74b06a20de7a8ff8

“Oh, really? Were you at the orientation? I don’t think I saw you last time.”4a9b9f64297c06ea

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“You wouldn’t have. I just decided to join.”c8a1dd8c3c6a0288

“What?”3551550a8941ba8f

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“Why?”3bec4d03e9ddf999

The way he tilted 1829c32282 his chin so nonchalantly, f72176e99b as if asking if b9159f0b36 there was a problem, 998611de18 left Han-young speechless.099ebc16015f1d74

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“…Are you any good?”7cc4b0f1c40a4c4d

“Never played before.”b0fb617bd493339b

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The question slipped out, caught 09a1e0519b in the momentum of Jae-yi’s ae1dabf887 energy. But he didn’t 3f67fbfd36 seem to mind 226a99c518 the silly remark b576a71dc1 — he just 1fdbf664ff chuckled softly.6c8cd37d5880fdbd

Watching the smile flicker 85004af2c2 and fade from the f4c480be4d edge of Jae-yi’s lips, 75825d098e Han-young hesitated to speak 1aa9c28212 again. He couldn’t follow his thought a652fca308 process. Someone who’d never 8ea0caf212 played basketball was 36d8dc5e97 suddenly joining the 2967361228 club?00095b90ea5085fc

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As he mulled over bff1200015 the image of Jae-yi 2e25be1d46 and basketball, a sudden 792bf74a38 memory of Jae-yi’s injury 9bae1585d7 surfaced. If he remembered correctly, a507db6c68 he had seriously hurt 9f4608c45f both his ankle and d72cc509dd knee…0c0d2de37e32ecfd

“Are you okay to play?”5829ed53d289f630

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“Why wouldn’t I be?”f09cd348dbe76c18

Han-young’s voice carried a 0d8d2291b5 note of concern, careful c5ef99199e and soft. But Jae-yi’s reply, 58660693e9 as if wondering ef14a47c2c what reason there 705efad214 could possibly be 817fab1d91 not to, was 2b5435cf2b impossibly light. Before they knew 5142f7fae2 it, they had fb709e5336 arrived in front 662696d66a of the cafeteria.5cf72d820e4ba018

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“What do you want to drink? You like sweet stuff?”38b7e0ef147eb885

“I’ll have an Americano.”6a045a3d384a0869

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“Iced?”413d1db304b7c089

“Yeah.”54e05720dff49c4e

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With a slight nod, 78e344f0de Jae-yi ordered two iced 22f7fa4e0f Americanos. He added two pumps of 1a2fae4e36 hazelnut syrup to one of eedadd17aa them. It seemed the one a1149f35ea with the sweet tooth 2426c1a74b was Jae-yi himself.e3d43ff403a5dd68

…There’s a place near the back gate that’s famous for strawberry lattes.ef89a10e15f03023

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Han-young muttered absentmindedly as c251665679 he watched Shin Jae-yi 07c9fea390 unwrap the straws he 9a5c520be5 had brought. Of course, it remained 0611ad9ddd nothing more than a b755ff59a2 thought. With someone like 020264db9d Shin Jae-yi, who 19c5148c5c was always surrounded af2a2de5ba by people, chances b8b670ee62 were high that 893645296a he already knew 6f67c706e1 without being told.cc2a4acb82449593

“Here.”fbc1eef40a8ff139

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“Oh, thank you.”e562556eaf33c611

The coffee was 3671c7b8d1 ready in no 1571024d69 time. Han-young bowed slightly as he 1c730af014 accepted it. Without a word, Shin 329dd2cb83 Jae-yi started walking. Han-young followed his lead 9529da9e50 and before he knew 563dd64945 it, they were heading eba8268a6c toward the sports field e7f8b562f6 together.7a952dd98203968e

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“……”b3092d57b25455bc

Thud, thud. Their footsteps echoed through af1e6b262a the silence that had ee0f513942 settled between them. Han-young took a sip of beab54c7ce his coffee and glanced sideways 11954326fb at Shin Jae-yi. Since they weren’t 9fb48b4e4b exactly comfortable enough 6fb5a2931a for silence to f3b3a7a20f feel natural, the 691e21a466 walk felt oddly f379b29d1a tense.8fa4bcfed9f33e17

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“Are you really joining the basketball team?”6dc0e197d846939b

“Yeah. Why? Is that a problem?”9ff795138b68e461

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“It’s not that… I just didn’t think you were into basketball.”901d9f8d2e3ce001

“Is this an interview for joining?”4b891d06f92996d8

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Shin Jae-yi muttered d223c6b172 softly, slightly tilting 74fb0d6f44 his head. Their eyes met at 02c1abdd05 an angle—and locked. Caught peeking, Han-young instinctively swallowed c6f094d8a9 hard. Shin Jae-yi’s expression, as he c7d17576ec looked down at him, was c206e1f862 unreadable.2b038d0e17f5d32c

Three seconds passed like 09ecf9016c that, eyes locked.ac7d2bcecf6e3929

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“Well, technically… it’s not exactly that, but…”b424314325ef56c1

Despite his sharp 3801b8fb81 features, his eyes ed40346ebe were delicately drawn, b1fe70f78d giving him a 69cb642bd0 subtly soft look c2ee54642e as he narrowed bfebefbb41 them.b1104a2633d54996

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“I am interested. Very much so.”9a9a52818880d3e9

With a faint smile, 8b11aa912d he shifted his attention efe1fa7df6 elsewhere, leaving his short 96c8d98bd6 answer hanging.7b4d5412e5c4b35b

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Sometimes, an action spoke 8df8b6e4d3 louder than any response. Especially the gaze that 5dde338f75 mirrored one’s emotions. Han-young found himself replaying b4dc639685 that fleeting, beautiful smile d0f0e5df41 in his mind as 5c72b8a4b7 if under a spell, cf5dcd2e9f then opened his mouth 94208663a1 without thinking.5174965d749a9685

“I just didn’t expect you to be the type to join a sports team.”40812db458176ce7

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He wondered if that lingering 414e5bfa57 gaze was an answer in c42111dd1a itself.065ecd19b186a6ff

And if it c701cb8022 was, what meaning 277d3d7236 did it carry?bf115e49f5177d89

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“Why? Do I not look athletic? No one’s ever told 8500289574 me that before.”722b42f92a9109c4

He certainly didn’t look unathletic.f9516fe1fdb7e99e

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Han-young could still vividly remember bb762740cb the way Shin Jae-yi moved 37593895b6 in his fencing uniform. Even the sweat-soaked face that 24e767838e appeared when he removed his 781cc7caa6 mask.1e484e3663ad3f75

He was someone 283271fb9e who suited sports fa70af1284 teams more than 377bcd0bc6 anyone. If not for that injury bf8ba9abd0 that had everyone treading carefully 4c0da3374b around him.c4e53124953f90a2

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“Actually, I saw you once… when you were fencing.”2a9cb667f41c9086

“Ah.”483ce6ca93fbc8c0

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Shin Jae-yi only gave a 2ad4496fe1 brief sound in response, his fa7fe5d3bb voice low.f688db65958b9e81

“So we’ve met before, huh?”d1d6ab3bc39bdb60

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A few seconds later, 766ccc4f78 a light chuckle escaped 2182837c28 him with the words. His beautifully shaped lips curved 244617bed4 brightly upward. No reply followed.2da1de7d26b98157

Strangely, just from that one 15d914fe9f smile, Han-young suddenly felt like c9086b02cf he was watching from behind 82205af359 a camera, a mere spectator. He wasn’t sure 5ef7221c38 if it was 5954443e4b because Shin Jae-yi’s d09478a325 smile was so 19b615e1a1 striking, or because a8225a6dc0 it brought back a19e782926 memories of that af76992d9b time.a0d0aeb7174dde5e

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All he knew was a56fb9bdb2 that behind that smile, 61579d4494 there was a definite e58854ce57 wall.167cf9b085f16799

“Jung-woo was on the basketball team too, huh.”867512502b839d6a

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As unspoken words continued to 9722d4836a pile up, Shin Jae-yi murmured 42657f95f3 quietly. It was only then 294372dfca that Han-young, suddenly snapping 47fcc63ff6 his head forward, let 80dfc0f303 out a small sound 3280d02f9b in his throat. He hadn’t thought they’d walked 08c4da0b46 far, but they were already 1635f6fe10 at the sports field.6907674614472aae

The field was bustling d7236af6b6 with people chatting in 72afeacb4b groups, and among them f94caaf714 stood Choi Jung-woo, looking cad86dbd9d in their direction. Shin Jae-yi locked 468fdbbea3 eyes with him 3adbc82165 and let out b06eaee33b a faint chuckle, c8fa50d997 as if it e9b5865b0e all made sense e97d352bfc now.4f38f6e0d84ff302

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“So he was the reason you didn’t want me to come.”78a9f2744eb3caf3

“No, it’s not like I didn’t want you to…”0701116ecc29ffbc

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“Seo Han-young.”acdf1fca7d5184bd

Han-young’s hurried attempt to explain 81b4aa7a2a was cut off by Choi 9d05a966d7 Jungwoo’s voice. Jung-woo strode toward f3d0510320 them with quick 8c57feb1e1 steps. He glanced at 2f0839d173 the coffee in af3bc5a14f Han-young’s hand, then 04c8a12709 approached with his cf5fe58b44 eyes fixed on 200d13315a Shin Jae-yi.c62152ce30c668b6

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“What took you so long? You should’ve run over.”076573f7b11ab499

Thud.
Once he was within reach, 11c70cbf51 Jung-woo threw an arm over 79ec475d7d Han-young’s shoulder. The sudden weight made 0a4e2b2ef1 Han-young flinch slightly. Unconsciously, he gripped ee4c637fcc the coffee tighter. The half-full cup swayed faintly.277cfe2d2d334556

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“I’ll let it slide since you brought coffee. I was thirsty anyway.”18d3c2baf1b76fae

Jung-woo muttered gruffly, then leaned 88ab82d16d forward. He lifted the coffee, 9fbf5141f6 stuck the straw straight 44375791f7 in his mouth, and 23885515fb took a sip—without a 41d0fd4df7 second thought—right from the de60e66b67 straw Han-young had been e563f8ebf6 using.49f9754dfe5c8a6c

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Even with Shin Jae-yi febf92bdd4 watching, he didn’t hesitate 0baf512066 to drink from the e20622934c same straw. The sheer lack 306e7fe237 of boundaries in 581f6c1795 the gesture left dd86cee223 Han-young flustered. With anyone else, 6997f62aab he might’ve brushed f46cfcb08c it off as 89e20a1478 a sign of 5ccc325a55 closeness. But not with 3fab2a6960 Shin Jae-yi watching. With him, no 1a2dc50989 excuse like “we’re 5a97476a90 just friends” would c9bf10c41e fly.aacad6acf85e6c37

It was practically a b3781c3e30 public display of affection.a6eea943627d3e4f

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“What’s up with you, Shin Jae-yi?”7a6831365e798896

“Thought I’d give basketball a try.”3b11549550202762

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As expected, Shin Jae-yi 1874f0dec1 gave a cool reply, 94c9015bd8 all while standing right bf14bfee1f next to Jungwoo. A strange sense of ed4cfdb90b embarrassment rose up in eb090bbca2 Han-young, making the back fb0921de04 of his neck flush b38833c327 with heat.92f9d6c3a91c67c1

“That’s okay with you?”03e4ae99d2f12e17

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Though phrased as a 4fb4ee308e question, it sounded more 0e91f66698 like a declaration. Hearing that, Han-young felt 4ba6ee6d29 certain: Shin Jae-yi wasn’t 3de60bc4ed the type to ask 9d207705c6 for permission.1001e381ba547906

“No reason it shouldn’t be.”a00b11814e8688c7

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Jungwoo answered with an 7fd3b98df8 easygoing smile. But whether it 359f5b834b was just his 544d765ec8 imagination or not, 6a00b186a9 the arm on 57a3e071d4 Han-young’s shoulder seemed 149230a4b6 to tighten slightly.40c5abcce4d1634d

The other club members welcomed ef8c141c45 Shin Jae-yi warmly. He greeted them back just 26056e769c as brightly, with not even 2581612b91 a trace of coldness, smiling 8d0e274120 sweetly all the while.eddcba5161f601c4

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“Hey! Shin Jae-yi and Choi 5551401402 Jungwoo—you two can’t be 1515c4821c on the same team. Split up.”3247302160f352f7

“No special treatment for the new guy?”7cd6b0d720d58ff9

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“No such thing when it comes to winning.”9f63fb27342a6a41

“You guys are tough.”385b92dc0def6208

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At one senior’s firm command, 248d6b4483 the teams were divided, starting 2230172848 with separating Shin Jae-yi and f1434f23b5 Choi Jungwoo. Shin Jae-yi gave a slight d87770d2ff shrug at the subtle hazing aca5029ed4 and quickly picked four teammates. Han-young ended up 753fbbb979 on Jungwoo’s team 4c09155e87 after he casually 268615d7b7 said, “Seo Han-young, 19b5942a6d you’re on my 57b5f429cc team.”1d30436380e00c4e

In the end, the teams 90deebb73b were fairly evenly matched in 1f44b4fcba skill.3c12737d49b3ffd1

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“Losers buy chicken?”8f098d0370744377

“And beer on top of that.”507ed8b3be182631

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While the seniors were settling 7b321f0197 the stakes of the bet, d0dcdaa3f3 Han-young quietly slipped closer to e0d5d8617e Shin Jae-yi and asked in ce8769bd46 a hushed voice,a247ce3f00e857c3

“You said you’ve never played basketball before. Will you be okay?”d82a03112a2ab1b3

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“I know the rules well enough.”d29b1270e45b8e68

“…If you can, try to avoid going up against Jin-tae hyung. He plays rough—you f593248c47 might get hurt.”ea8dd3cd4c7f3319

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Right after Han-young whispered 1b625058ac this warning, Shin Jae-yi, b52ca8f2fa who had been slowly e83292957c rotating his ankle and b9d6c1a454 scanning the court, let 214c368838 out a soft, deflating 982cb52f38 laugh.a80e179ff81a50e1

“Are you worried about me right now? If someone heard, they’d think febfd85b4f you were on my side.”f5e72121a0a245b7

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On my side.3616036b7d5ab11f

That phrase struck a strange 735c37c7e8 chord. Feeling oddly flustered, 71d1d5a97b Han-young scratched the 539f4cfa5a back of his 0949f8a7cd neck.8a3fa5c5d222bc92

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“I just don’t want you to get hurt.”f8df0c218b29427a

“That’s sweet. You’re actually worried about me. Makes me feel soft.”5d70f5b313828a94

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What’s there to e28c7c4ada feel soft about?
As Han-young mulled over 09fef12cac that puzzling line, Shin 63114c6fba Jae-yi met his eyes.4b387d1e1883370d

“Han-young, I’m really good at sports.”cfc15bc167c0e7c1

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“…”a48b0b78f45093ab

“But thanks for worrying, okay?”6e5b5812eb4a359a

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With that, he 1c6e8c6d29 whispered it like 40eef10197 a secret and 7ffaf3de0d stepped into the 5ab84ed229 court with a 781ded0fc7 smile. Left behind, Han-young reflexively brushed e440bf9fff the cheek where Shin Jae-yi’s 27fb693a75 voice seemed to linger. His gaze unintentionally locked onto 32507e74d9 Jae-yi’s broad back.579cdb7c59a22c80

When the game a210c8969c began, Shin Jae-yi a6f6cb2360 truly moved well. For the first few minutes, a8908caeaa it looked like he was 9c3ae8498a just gauging the atmosphere—but then a4635719e3 he started flying across the 92d7c3a35b court with those light, effortless d8a447e925 movements. His body control 17081e99ec was on another 7f97f4f81a level. His physical talent, too. He looked a head taller 359c6eab41 than most of the players.15f27df6e9434fac

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He was good 90eb0eb9f8 at intercepting passes, 2aa6aa00db and even better e52ed698f1 at converting received af83a7a824 ones into baskets. He tossed the a6b287affb ball with an c2eec6597d air of nonchalance, db15465d0c as if asking, 08c3346973 “Is this good ea40c0d757 enough?” —but it 8839d6b0bd went through the 7f10fb7a4f hoop with impressive 9e42fa0e74 accuracy.64538ebf0ebe91c9

“Wait, is this a 4-on-1 game or something?”81203a9e15f61cd2

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When surrounded by defenders, 9ea902f31c he wouldn’t even try 4d5cefda3a to force his way 1429b3956d through—he’d just pass the 50d8ca5d62 ball. Sometimes, he’d even raise both eb1b44d3ae arms to chest level like 351683ce92 he was surrendering. It was hard to tell 8eb6b7de5e if he lacked fighting spirit 258bcea27c or if he was just da8e6f2ebc being smart.3b07b19d717b90b7

“Why are you guys all ganging up on Jae-yi?! That’s cheap!”c8a8631d5f239269

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“Hey! He’s the one scoring 3dc31940e6 all the points—how is ef8471f2f2 that cheap?!”76e18215ef2b21ec

By then, more and a5167ac1d0 more people had gathered 52ece74f5c on the bench to 331aba331b watch. Students from their 94065fc8a7 department giggled and 14400c7a3b cheered loudly.b57e8e7682d9109b

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“Han-young!”f303f6079b3141fc

Even though Han-young 2db990cbe7 was good at 3d04c8ad67 dribbling, he would d1d44aca9b slip up every e67e5f0a38 time he faced bf2444529e Shin Jae-yi. Maybe it was the db07b625b8 way Jae-yi seemed to 93ba8031bf watch him so intently—almost dd47141ae2 like he was studying 1b7592b40d him. Jae-yi didn’t even e81546e3a9 block aggressively, yet c4399cd3d3 felt as imposing ee56d1f732 as a mountain, 3644094a05 making Han-young tense c124d91d29 up on his 20b2eed062 own.bb84da2761b535f5

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“You know how to use your body well.”835a2f61af709ae5

The moment they came 47a3baf534 face-to-face with the ball f1191ca75d between them, Shin Jae-yi 456499d321 whispered, almost like speaking 3d3e945b98 into his ear. His voice, laced 35722e8255 with laughter, was 2e20e112bf so gentle it 037895d311 was hard to 0d834f8540 believe he’d been 6ee2ae1723 running up and 6bf58d86d1 down the court 84a368370c the whole time.81f71030a697de0b

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Unlike his sharp gaze, 9056c47d4f which hit Han-young straight 68c9c3f6f3 on—stinging, almost.b147b29a102b917a

“Your eye contact gets zero points.”fd475bad1cee5939

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With a playful 0327487f74 comment, he gave 19494b05e3 the ball a bf3fd6e033 light tap.
Ah.
Han-young let out a small 124d3814b8 sigh as he watched the 7dc20e102e ball leave his hands, trailing 63636f2afa its path before his gaze a60af91233 returned to Shin Jae-yi.aaa664bf69c9db7c

How is that someone playing 30141db236 for the first time…?42d2901bf7edab9b

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The way he moved was 2453a8b13a captivating—Han-young let out an involuntary b73dc61bbc breath. With his sleeves 7aff666b8e rolled up and b78bb6552c moving across the d7d75f9d9f court, Shin Jae-yi 49c06a5b77 looked nothing like 44075bc47e a beginner.7e17c3334ad036ec

As the game 1bfc1ed781 moved into its 14140033cb latter half, a 8ac0f9b3e4 thick tension began 4ed239cefe to fill the c748a7bd4c air. Especially under the basket, the a60ebdf5f8 physical clashes became more intense. Players drenched in sweat and 118e8e48d0 heat collided without hesitation.ddc8b16a4dca8b76

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“Ah—”dd86bffc99657cef

Han-young, who had c69e006699 been trying to c9d7c09ba9 guard the ball, 247d25a24e was suddenly shoved 914b4ba5db hard and lost 8f391942ee his balance.
I’m going to fall.
Just as he braced 4d076e169b himself for the impact 5829e0198b with a grimace—9434091d4b55d69a

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Thump.
Something solid caught his body.373dbb74cd0940d5

“Gotta be careful.”2088814d0e7f0401

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A deep voice fee8c47163 tickled his ear fe9bec8284 as a large 3750247555 hand wrapped around 16e2b4b9b1 his upper body 7f8eb4cc1c from above.bca10a3cea8e0831

“Ah, thank… you.”08d82b4837a109e8

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“Yeah.”9193b00f633d92f8

Even after replying, Shin Jae-yi fbd9c6c89d didn’t pull his hand away. He just stood b7f0d16151 there, still pressed ccc584babd up close.
Startled, Han-young licked c81a77204a his lips and 6ce9bfbfc9 shifted his eyes febbcc0d59 around.a4dcf8e68e002e00

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Why… isn’t he letting go?7df5129af002dacf

“Han-young.”f1e1f244b8c44914

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“…Yes?”2dd5140cd7abbc84

Isn’t this… a bit ad905c4645 too close?9c1ca868ea3be08e

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“Your boyfriend’s watching.”ef99652127783d71