DRD Chapter 1.5

“Your boyfriend’s watching.”0dcfcf8563f2948e

Shin Jae-yi whispered 4cabd307a3 it so casually, aa713f904c like it was 075e21f679 nothing, his voice 784d3943a1 light as a 08e2e76abb breath.ca04e254a63791c4

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Only then did aafab90470 Han-young finally notice 3163cf6ec1 Choi Jeong-woo standing 75defaaf32 at the center 318acb8baf line, and froze. The feel of Shin Jae-yi’s cd95b28bcf body pressed against his back e9aed38f3d had scattered his focus, and f12637c0a5 it took him a moment f9ba736a05 to catch up.9cdb44e752efce93

“Want me to let go?”98c9a47542ee5c91

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Despite clearly noticing Choi ba16b8e52b Jeong-woo’s gaze, Shin Jae-yi b23728e73b asked with no rush d30f725907 at all. From a distance, f125f61e64 they probably looked 78f3eb041b like they were 5dcb06a618 embracing.d38dff19f47a035c

“…Yes. You can let go now.”c74ee656e8714f1e

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“If Jeong-woo gives you grief for me touching you, throw me under the bus.”3594d701d9e5d9d4

Whatever response he 0eb7573c7f expected, he was 9c070fe289 slow to withdraw d54fce84a7 his hands. When he finally stepped away, 16ca08b960 he did so like nothing 53023cd782 had happened.
Choi Jeong-woo, who had been a8c5972d05 glaring their way, soon returned d4ef831b71 to the court as if 749569400b brushing it off, leaving only bd4df0b0c2 Han-young still reeling from the 03af0bb94d moment.7c9595f11fb5da74

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“Seo Han-young, of all people you could’ve brought, why him?”2793449873b683fb

Not long after, 37e99a218d Choi Jeong-woo muttered b7f0137d3f under his breath ddaa29043f as he brushed 3f94bd4e79 past, his voice ed9b4f2019 rough, soaked in e18b0026b6 rivalry.0d8a74e6b4818805

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From that point 57984021db on, he began cdf864a540 moving with explosive ebd8e0e4fb energy. Letting his fiery ef64a2b0c2 temper show, he a0791590c9 flew across the ca70758eed court—more like he f3dc141246 was fighting than 4daf2ba390 playing.591a99f06e767d2e

In the end, 1a7f6fb8a9 just when it 5b963bdb55 looked like Shin 0836509e18 Jae-yi’s team would 3165de8f96 win, the tables 2b73443965 turned at the 468de8b851 last moment.28e8d3679d27420e

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“Hey, watch it!”051ffa8470444742

Just as the c3c1ca2b9e game ended, Shin da869ae101 Jae-yi collided with 482e35e542 Choi Jeong-woo and d0d6e286dd fell to the 0f1d04b255 ground. Startled, Han-young flinched 1a1423a163 without realizing it. Her body tensed and leaned f91865a64c slightly toward Shin Jae-yi.a7daaa28e94ce206

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“Shin Jae-yi, are you okay? That looked like a hard hit.”7810214b8ac99197

“I’m fine.”2a4a4c9b7ec5e75d

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“Choi Jeong-woo, what the hell’s with the intensity? Take it easy, will you? What if our newbie runs off because of you—are you gonna take responsibility?”1c8999eca09f57ce

“You know how precious newbies are in these small-time clubs.”5aaff64605c8e8d9

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Everyone around Shin Jae-yi b07cd34134 was fussing over him. At the same time, 9f19e69ea4 they playfully scolded Choi c8d6f4f973 Jeong-woo. Amid it all, 4773305d21 Shin Jae-yi calmly 45364b7858 sat where he’d f48cf9d409 fallen, casually brushing 608ca35a51 his messy hair 782a78c932 back.046e1b45b4c843f3

“Ugh, it’s hot.”1ff3c6920abdc13a

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With that, he smiled c225454965 like he alone was 2c864accc1 wrapped in an early a3d51d3fcc summer. The clear blue sky behind 7df36a2710 him suited him perfectly.ff5de89b6393b40d

“Hey, move aside. You’re just trapping the sweat in here.”116617be4f832dbf

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“Don’t you see Shin Jae-yi’s sweating too?”3ea9e948e14e2ce0

“Yeah, but he still smells nice, so it’s fine.”e713c60657d7e61b

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At some point, a 95afd4ca28 senior had walked over 66b02da407 to the court and 1adf3be53e gently swept Shin Jae-yi’s 8d09fbfc3c face with her hand. He simply smiled and let 4f0203962b her wipe his sweat, showing a80cc5a132 no resistance.68a7eaa5974d0901

…Didn’t he have a girlfriend?5feaa5a839c6f80e

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Han-young, watching in bewilderment as 11cd8bbefe the senior stroked his hair a6568976f8 and even tried to tie 09c87a24ea it up, repeated the thought b2dec04a45 to herself. The fact that 6cb3bde036 someone who seemed 8b56be97fe like he’d hate 168e2984de being touched was 9f4f339377 allowing it so eeaaec9d58 easily left her 32b4fc86ed baffled.7a995a9bcc9b48d8

he was standing c169dd2001 a few steps 8694dff822 away, watching, when b8d0398cf3 Choi Jeong-woo approached 7060bcf36d and casually threw 5077639fb3 an arm over 34e0e648c4 his shoulder.9af3c20879102ba0

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“No one even cares that I worked my ass off to win them some chicken. What a bunch of disloyal jerks.”2c520d9f7b2662c9

His body was hot from 0a1a1b87d4 having run nonstop for over d15b711932 thirty minutes. The heat practically 44a64e9e7f radiated off him.868a56b4212bd069

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“And seriously, it wasn’t even that bad of a hit—what’s everyone freaking out for?”5422263b63137c6e

“…….”96f69f67e17d701a

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“But you’ll praise me, right, Seo Han-young?”ae058b8f36b296fe

Tilting his head slightly, Choi f8be713ebd Jeong-woo caught his gaze and 6fd0f09a72 grinned. It was a fierce smile 030a0f6f3a that almost seemed kind—intense like 6d4a70f690 the blazing sun, in stark f6abbbfaa7 contrast to Shin Jae-yi’s breezy, 3b3da188ba sky-like smile.769e85d08d441149

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“Uh…”36fc707b24974e4a

Something about that smile e4df0c3110 felt off today, and 95ddc4c183 Han-young hesitated with his 21835709a9 answer. Apparently satisfied, Choi 5c7a046729 Jeong-woo ruffled his 92da54e42a hair vigorously before 1ac36344df walking over to 223eff89a5 Shin Jae-yi. Han-young instinctively followed.8bf24df73f1d0cfc

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“Shin Jae-yi, you alright? Sorry—I should’ve been more careful.”8e01648f1a35c454

Only after reaching him did fb8f801a69 Choi Jeong-woo fix his posture 5ce7ac1876 and offer a hand. Shin Jae-yi looked at a8ae4da482 the hand for a f152dfc0ff moment, then chuckled and b136e2aa7b took it without hesitation. From the way e2dfcfd6e6 he stood up, 4f72ef0255 it seemed he 50b7d48ce9 was physically fine.a39db09875bd680e

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“It was fun.”bf4fef6c30657318

That brief line was his 229a7b0600 only response. As the others piled on, 60d8f6d878 telling him not to ditch 48247f4d0c next time if he found c90cd7201c it fun, Choi Jeong-woo alone fcab5d1d0a stayed silent.98e5cba50ef0dfb9

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The post-game cleanup was filled cdd1351da6 with chatter—when’s the chicken coming, f067bbc4b6 what’s going on with the 131864d712 upcomingMT¹, and so on. Once the MT came 1cd5e429cf up, the seniors pounced 2fc6a2712d on Shin Jae-yi again.f19bf28a48d5f47e

“Jaeyi, come with us. Huh? Honestly, this is our last 6cb67a529f chance. We won’t be able to 6c0431de25 go even if we want c6703946bd to next year.”28b832749c54b7d6

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“I don’t really want to go now either.”ba846a884dabda70

“No, come on. Think again. President! Don’t just sit there—try to 0bba17df2c convince him too. Didn’t you say we’re f7094c9f24 short on people to 327a8ffe80 lead the teams?”4887a6982b3416f4

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From one corner, where he ea3629b4c8 had been tapping on his 7c2217ce29 phone, Choi Jungwoo finally lifted d13152bbe9 his head. He blinked a few times 83b38c1562 as if assessing the situation, ac70705756 then gave Jaeyi a faint 1fddd26cb7 smile.c690a387f82ffb2b

“Yeah. If you’re okay with it, could you take charge of the MT team this time? Not many upperclassmen are going. Most of the participants are people you already know anyway, right? If you’re uncomfortable, we can put that person in your group too.”0a0cd70263f323a3

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“Ah, I wasn’t planning on going to the MT. Jae-yi, should I go?”70ae4b0fc0af929f

At Jungwoo’s nod, the senior who had been wiping Jae-yi’s cheek linked her arm with his, smiling.90a1feb2ab792d78

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“Ah…”b3fc30d4dda234b1

Jae-yi didn’t respond right away. He let out a 409cf6effd low hum, deferring his 4802232f0f answer. At that moment, his 2de8d653aa gaze wasn’t on Jungwoo e7c9086930 or the senior—it was bb37b1d77c fixed on Han-young. Caught off guard aaf0dc84d4 by Jae-yi’s direct 268ec0c993 gaze, Han-young could 41ef5f8440 only feel confused.dd30c092de7d92b3

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Just then, a breeze blew, tousling Jae-yi’s hair and breaking the silence.562ac2b1d2d10907

“Alright.”ab72c181ae3911d6

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Jae-yi agreed in a pleasant 3d5007b889 voice. At the same time, he 4e58473efe reached out and gently grabbed 4121baa8e7 Han-young’s wrist, pulling him toward b8a9649e16 his side. Before he could react, c3c09389f1 Han-young found himself standing 2cfedd6769 right next to him, ad149d4b7f staring up at Jae-yi 1bf90a08e5 in a daze.65cbaae6074a322b

“Give me Han-young, then. I’ll do it.”9381b2aa55bce56a

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The corners of Jae-yi’s mouth lifted, as if he was truly enjoying himself.a04a755da82d38c0

“Seo Han-young?”353d173256158235

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Jungwoo repeated shortly, his eyebrows 9348333431 twitching briefly. His gaze dropped to 5086e21da1 their clasped hands, then 001d25ddd5 returned to their faces.397359393d62057c

“Were you two that close?”b0fd29cbb672fd7c

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It sounded like a 35d75b4cb9 casual question, laced with 20d60a254f a dry laugh—but Han-young 5565168aea could clearly feel the 73e28cfca1 bite beneath the words.65d928a40990eaf1

“I thought I’d use this chance to get closer.”d1fdb4a1947bd0c7

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With a smile, Jae-yi leaned 72eba9ea50 in slightly and pressed into 20eaf01a94 the inside of Han-young’s wrist. The slow pressure made 0de0e04441 Han-young flinch.740f8fd293cbaf5e

What the hell… It must f2d4143e31 be his imagination, but the d9844fcc62 touch felt far too deliberate—so 19d3edcc37 much so that it made 819becb2b8 him tense.c862e318d1ea5d57

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“Is that really necessary? You already seem pretty close.”c25757367c700525

Jungwoo muttered with 596bc78a6d a smirk, his 68bb1083b5 gaze fixed on 9a8648e0bd Han-young’s face. It sounded playful, maybe even b6445ece0a teasing—but there was something off c36f2adf24 about it. His voice was 84567a20bb edged, and it 52dde5bf76 left Han-young feeling 77be25054a unsettled.8c290fb38e670dd1

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When it came to dating 23f46d1746 Jungwoo, a lot of things 918eee1c65 that should’ve been obvious… just 5cc852ecac weren’t. It always felt 4d8c9465d9 a little more bd1a51d155 difficult than it d46643c3a9 should. And now, just like 59d485aece at the semester opening ecb80603bd party, Han-young found himself 06a2116cc1 unable to say anything 736fd9396d at all.3dfc5286f2e0aa98

“……”bb1563b0c9765a70

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Unlike back then cd6e93c674 with Choi Jungwoo, 28d2765b03 there wasn’t a 6808282c1a single ounce of 23ddeab063 his own will b298f26036 in the current 9c7c581b12 situation.ebb902407324e419

Glancing at Jungwoo, Han-young f717e48b2d gently slipped his hand b996f7a0f9 free from Jae-yii’s grip. Thankfully, Jae-yi let go with 5fc9f00bed a small, amused smile. Even so, the warmth where 18b2c9ddf3 their skin had brushed lingered, 62e8202d45 leaving his skin tingling and 24c4214d6d oddly flushed.5ef692cef400626f

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“Damn, if you two end up in the same group, the others are gonna go nuts.”ae3e9f1980e4c0e0

“Bet everyone’s gonna want to join their group.”34e5a865dc920eda

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As the club members chimed e78c0a0c3c in with teasing remarks, Han-young 3b7373e960 absentmindedly fiddled with the wrist 487a03f76e Jae-yi had held. Though the touch had 5e56e9b7ae been fleeting and was 4780a06624 long gone, the warmth afab8ff098 still lingered vividly. Confused by the inexplicable feeling, 93a78729ab he couldn’t make sense of a47993f2b4 it—but the warmth was unmistakable.30b068898378c1f6

“That’s alright with you, yeah?”62032f3584d27581

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A soft yet 46718648b5 firm voice slipped 883990cde2 into his ear. Turning his gaze, Han-young be4590b177 saw Jaeyi looking completely 0ca2f79fce calm. Only the faint curve of 60dfc82055 his lips hinted that he 5b63d30a11 was in a very good 200a236a57 mood.df7c2378b785e30b

“Yeah, that’s fine.”adecfc0ecd4f36c7

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At Jae-yi’s light question, Jungwoo finally nodded.89053200e729b0b8

Standing with one hand 5e9906cf72 in his pocket, posture 13fcb25df9 slightly tilted, Jungwoo was 974616ce3f smiling—but there was an b859be069f edge to it. The sharp lift of f0747da903 his eyes gave away 9e7bc0f276 his foul mood. He stared straight 79e8a59a0c at Jaeyi with ea61ea589f a confrontational look, a7d33213d4 then turned his 390afef199 head away.8f375e2628884a72

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“……”8fab7d8afa00ac12

Looking up at Jaeyi, 82ff2972e6 Han-young felt himself waver c4bdb87a75 under that sharp gaze. Jungwoo’s eyes were different 07ca86be4f when he looked at 2a5433d3ee Jae-yi. They raked over him 38f976e60b like something jagged, leaving bbd1827fdf no room to dodge.0db41e1f242076f7

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——–8d2c3213cf6cfa01

Not long after, the 4ba0fc47ac MT group list was 84e8221384 posted, and Han-young’s name 22d174d22d was listed under Shin 9afed249d4 Jae-yi’s team.0bce3c73fadbaec9

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[Jungwoo-hyung: We’re working hard to make sure everyone has fun, so please look forward to this MT. ^^]2b8b1178ae4274d7

[Jungwoo-hyung: Team leaders, please manage your groups well and check the group chat~] 3:32 PMdf224f087e4f068c

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Despite what had clearly been b7df49ab99 a sour mood earlier, Choi 5d3697e3fe Jungwoo acted surprisingly normal. At school, he treated 5dec008646 Han-young with the same 4842d852af friendly, somewhat close senior ff0c4d6cb4 vibe as usual. When they were alone, he 67a583ec5c still reached for physical contact 35a308b425 just like before. Though they didn’t meet as 501f892c35 often—supposedly because of how busy 54f22c4642 MT prep was—nothing else seemed 05e073a051 to have changed much.9f8dcd962efe76f0

Maybe he’d been overthinking it.21e94d8dbceecbd8

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As he mulled over 3450eca669 Jungwoo’s reaction, Han-young decided 62315de636 to just go along bbda78d876 with things. Whether it had been in e75ec3bad5 his head or not, he e051cf7b74 didn’t want to overanalyze and 1b882fde5c wear himself out. Besides, it was already 70b37e17e1 enough trouble dealing with 53b97954c5 just one person invading 3b1a324927 his thoughts—Shin Jaeyi.644f827fa88ad004

‘But… Jae-yi sunbae. Why did you say 6277f29119 you wanted to be e4c18facfc in the same group 7b315a13fa as me? You did it d059075966 on purpose, didn’t 14cf3740fd you?’7d9474c8397cd7fc

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‘Did it seem that way?’03243c3161e5d78b

When Han-young finally 6f2d7214f4 asked directly, unable 4961c9d523 to shake the 130286b140 question, Jae-yi just 7c04e01ecc pulled up the c23dd591f2 corners of his 172cfcb28e lips and smiled.3b1fcf806098b41b

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“That’s disappointing. I just wanted to get closer to you, you know.”8df9533848581877

He said it in e0ab95d00f a voice that genuinely b5ec7c0a1f sounded hurt.
But that one well-crafted 3bf9a8fcd7 sentence was, in truth, dd5909134f his way of saying 054a53ceab he had no intention caa5a1c2d1 of answering the question.
Realizing the intent behind his 2b3eba7267 words, Han-young gave up on 6f60fcac66 digging further.
There wasn’t much to 8f95dc5030 gain from understanding Shin 4bb2467cc7 Jae-yi’s real thoughts now 50a581a790 anyway.ba2f2ad5b1886250

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Just as Jaeyi 841d728b01 had said, the ba9b4f3e4e MT was the 47918b412b perfect opportunity to b1d52a9ece grow closer.
Even before the actual ea2e936b01 trip, they already had 016f30b1bb many chances to meet—texting, 9eaab45050 eating meals together, and 5db754f97e simply spending more time 94ef792670 in each other’s company.e79d5300c1755ab4

Besides, Han-young wasn’t someone who 21c3a61064 had trouble talking to people.
He’d only been a 1988d84749 little hesitant with Jae-yi c33c7507de because of the whole 2bdd36e558 Choi Jungwoo situation. That awkward tension quickly faded.
Jae-yi, on the c4c11ada88 other hand, had 94d4cf76d5 seemed unfazed from e9df18aed9 the very beginning.9d806a1c89d5f7c3

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“Let’s take a 15-minute break.”831a57ef2c229274

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At the professor’s words, 8b3ed4b97b the lecture hall grew e0476b80e9 noisy.
Han-young stretched his stiff b2a7714e24 neck, then froze mid-movement.
For once, Shin Jae-yi let d132a08170 out a small yawn.
Even blinking seemed like 50f8932336 a chore—his eyelids moved dfb35f0803 lazily and heavy with b4551b1a79 sleep.94b95ce6cf3c7530

“Did you not sleep?”719cf710408aaef5

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“I don’t usually sleep well,”
Jae-yi murmured drowsily as 4b1da4900c he slouched back in 7a99130e58 his seat.
The oversized shirt he ccc75706c3 wore slipped slightly, revealing 615649f46b the line of his aea2368ebb neck—and a red mark 647fcf777b etched along the middle 763f00342e of it.9d0e31a0faf57b01

…Ah.6719822df1a91ee2

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There was no mistaking 25c99052ab that mark.
The moment he dbd49b3a7f saw it, Han-young 8330ed10d1 visibly flinched.
Suddenly, it all 5fe5a770d5 made sense—why Jae-yi 1076945107 looked especially drained eeb9df738b today.
The embarrassment hit as 94c3f1d4bb an aftershock.c106300e81861573

“What?”
Jae-yi, sensing Han-young’s flustered state, b83bb74f17 asked with feigned indifference.1abc26d77f3e9f26

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“Ah.”8bfec3252ec35b8b

Then, noticing where Han-young’s eyes 9f67a54b42 had landed, he let out 04ad989aec a quiet laugh, his throat 401374cb7c rumbling.
He didn’t fix his clothes. Didn’t seem embarrassed, either.
The pale skin 2e51816c6b and that red 7a1279ca0f mark remained fully 5c3adf25c7 on display, provoking 7899232376 the imagination in 911b019071 ways that felt 765369b8e1 absurd.22264bf53eb2e4d5

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Jae-yi always ran a little 3fa39e7347 hot.
Even with some 82cf01a26e distance between them, 145ed08f44 his warmth could 4c321292c2 be felt.
Today, maybe because 9d0b7021ad of how sluggish 5193af2a3d he was from 88df47d431 sleepiness, it felt a8e937b273 even more vivid.
Which, unfortunately, made 252cb6055d the images in ef0f57007c Han-young’s mind all c312ec79de the more detailed.0e29626a2defac4c

“You gonna keep sneaking glances?”eb1f6b2962159dcf

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“Aren’t you doing it on purpose so I will look?”34de231de9a17299

“Bingo,”
he whispered playfully, giving a 7c82f4ab09 small tilt of his head.18450665cefb08cb

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“Getting a little turned on?”13bd0d399c45b2ec

Over time, Han-young had come to understand Jae-yi’s personality to some extent.
He didn’t look d5a1e0ec8c the type, but 9781e8e98d he was quite 9192218988 the tease.
He could be gentle one 5aa06a402b moment and cocky the next—throwing 17ea23b533 out blunt and sometimes inappropriate b8414f71b6 remarks without warning.a2682e03d1f3e04d

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“Not really.”3dc8354476ace474

“What a poor sense of taste.”8d51b25bc57719de

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Even when Han-young responded 195a8dd2bd with sass, Jae-yi never d1ab27fcec got mad.d9df7c06da391a56

“…I have my own preferences, you know.”3d0430517f50394a

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“Pretty sure I’ve got a face that fits most people’s preferences.”9bee588a3b49164a

Shin Jae-yi, resting his 208d7267ba chin on his hand, 202538d03e let out a deflated a014c0daba laugh in response. Han-young kept his gaze fixed adef0a28fa on the edge of the 95762dcfda smile that had slipped from f58a847fd1 him.213adfa3841c747d

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Jae-yi, with that 53d6c9cf51 smiling face, easily 218c49529b drew attention. He won people 3263a15042 over just as 5ae9280369 easily. Though he was d60bc2188c often surrounded by 713523ece0 women and had 4d2d038c7e rather flighty behavior, c5917805c5 he was delicate 156d7bae30 in his own 71550498eb way, which made c1bd232381 it easy to 8c3b919e86 feel drawn to aa7e365862 him.67742514feaebfad

The fact that he got 9185e22eaa along with others without any 0dc498eb4e prejudice, even knowing all about 1026488aa9 Choi Jeong-woo, was proof enough.feec0d8ba88ea9e6

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“I don’t even know why I’m having this kind of conversation with you, sunbae.”faa6062dcd019356

Still, Han-young had a certain 98738f4f07 conviction that he’d be terrible 773dfaf9f4 as a boyfriend.
Letting out a sigh as 8450024bbb he spoke, Jae-yi laughed aloud. It was a pleasant sound, 5842c186f7 gently tickling the ears.53fc0a8a99178852

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Jae-yi wasn’t stingy with his fb0eec6fab laughter. Despite looking like 17628a8b7a a picky rich dcba703afa boy, he actually b7634a194d laughed quite often. Since that one 51d856433b time behind the 96ba288f68 Humanities building when caf943616b his expression had 3074226f3b turned cold, he 8550b32765 hadn’t shown that ed0b080c1d side again.139ca4ebd1dd601c

…A smiling face really is my type.5124752f4d08e82a

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As Han-young turned his gaze 1bfff8f7ba away from Jae-yi with a be1e012d5c pointless grin, his eyes caught e533ac79fc on a textbook lying alone.
The book was pristine white. Practically brand new. Seeing that made 9cfd867a94 him suddenly curious d5a4610f17 why Jae-yi had e6fc3c7288 transferred to the ea65806a7d English department.6b421b603430c349

“Why did you transfer to our department, anyway? I heard you got into f0cce062fc the law department as the 2b6747826a second-highest scorer.”a9f3ebcd5840a983

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“That rumor got around?”
Jae-yi tilted his af6e047581 head slightly, letting f052c5d7f5 out a laugh 2132e4604f between his words.374187b101a6230b

“Well… it just came to me.”
Despite the half-hearted 03cf034489 answer, Jae-yi’s eyes 114946efe1 were diligently digging 20da15a898 into the past.59808366e7192604

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“I thought it might be fun.”
As he finished his 4cde3456a5 sentence, he happened to ca2d06dc8e lift his gaze to 7dde8678c2 Han-young’s face. Their eyes met, c95fe411ab and Han-young, intrigued, e42acc64bf slowly nodded.fc946c97d9deedfe

“Well, you are good at English.”e263c753ad383a2a

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“You are too. Your voice sounds sexy when d405f3fb92 you speak English.”18bac607cc27b36e

Returning to his 5800a3d6f4 usual self, Jae-yi’s 68dee4709f eyes twinkled mischievously 920dc21a74 as he joked. Han-young resolved not to a85a55bbb2 get swept up in df50b2b257 it and opened his e2ceef4467 mouth.18fe7c833904c93e

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“I lived in the U.S. for a few e1ef95e440 years when I 1653d861e9 was a kid.”cd084baa08970b8b

“Why?”85a509531d7622bd

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“Because of my parents’ work. My older brothers stayed fda80ee4ea in Korea for school, ebc9d84e13 but I went with f6cd695afb them.”dc255a396cff2cdb

“You have older brothers?”faa00fdb2a7fadbb

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“Yeah. Two.”9dd922a80fb7d516

“They must’ve doted on you.”400312d042fcf449

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“Well… they never hit me.”
His brothers, ten f09d8176f5 and eight years 54454b00fb older, had taken 347035d985 good care of befdc61619 their youngest sibling.1e273212a12a1f0b

When he was little, they’d 575e9c3a88 buy him snacks; when he 4570c04506 was older, they’d slip him 16d7b69166 some cash. Though they didn’t see fb938a183a each other often because ab0098d7db of their busy schedules, 46ddcb9c7e they stayed in touch 8d908b0313 regularly.81219d57df907abe

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“What about you, sunbae? Are you an only child?”366a3ce4609d3f51

“Yeah. Probably?”4e2cdce425df0ebe

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“What’s that supposed to mean?”
Thinking his answer sounded half-hearted, 9f4592851e Han-young teased him. Jae-yi only laughed in response.aa97e08d2fc34943

Smiling along, Han-young 4116dfc97d found himself unexpectedly 84ce6f7a73 enjoying how Jae-yi 07e95dab8a always answered, and 44825c0661 ended up sharing fe0aaf4a68 stories he hadn’t fc8a536f51 even been asked 6d92329839 about.bafbe06e6ef39b72

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“I actually first saw you back then, sunbae. I happened to go watch the Youth Championship in person, and you showed up. I was so excited to see a fellow Korean… I never imagined we’d meet again here.”49e7fcca5916e883

“Oh… I think I know which competition you’re talking about.”79d15924e29f88c3

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“You won the gold medal, right?”fcb7c86cdfcfafe3

Jae-yi, who had stood cc354e7688 out the most among a8bdb0db10 the participants, had ended d8b20f9309 up with a gold 9bd2d00ca7 medal around his neck. Later, when Han-young aa8a5e5750 looked him up 3b45647124 online, he still beebbf3774 sparkled in the a22c240fbc photos. The gold medal, just d5bc35d583 like its owner, had 77017e3598 an undeniable presence.2fbb4ed343923d1c

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“It really suited you, sunbae.”a8bb6b91f11f6a65

“Yeah? I was thinking of 13d3686399 throwing it away.”ae1b31026d1400af

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“What? Why would you—how could you cd891c3b42 throw something like that away? You worked so hard for f1d7c92b74 it.”6a6df79b70950ffe

“Is it something that valuable?”f3c33e8ced3e35ae

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“Of course it is!”dc68e5205e8baeb0

Han-young’s voice automatically grew louder a948dc5070 in response to Jae-yi’s indifferent df0932b72e tone. Jae-yi widened his eyes 9a8c65f884 slightly, then buried his 493c75674c face deeper into his f2bace5d50 palm, smiling. His mouth, half-hidden 98fe65f345 behind his large 9691440c35 hand, curved into a609743211 a graceful line.125621004e217a12

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“You like that kind of thing, huh.”75755d8b0aef3f91

“…”a7c2305f7dd313df

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“Come visit sometime. You can see it 6f8872ee28 for yourself.”0d310b9587ca3142

A soft whisper slipped through 0462d1910b in that moment.86ea97d672f2b005

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“I’ll keep it safe and won’t throw it away.”e6ad05918e3887be

Caught off guard 00f1d3467e by the subtle 26ab169eda invitation, Han-young missed d504749738 the chance to 8fd3f48a9a respond and only a92bcbb810 opened his mouth 5080bc7db9 soundlessly. He was amazed at how f2b6f04ddc easily Jae-yi could say something 67bac7ada2 that closed the distance between 98bfc8535e them like that. And at the 9029be65cd same time, an 54e4215b6e image formed in e91263f8bc his mind without ee48a6ea19 him meaning to.c61c3c47762327c3

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Stepping into Jae-yi’s private space. The two of them, alone cf46a7cef0 inside it.9b8f3a6f2b4552e3

The thought somehow 247656b42b made his mouth 2160552b32 go dry. Along with a rush of d03e57c9ce inexplicable nervous tension.d8b8c1428351461c

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