DRD Chapter 2.1

Just because edec4a8aae a quiet 14e801a126 ripple stirred 93caefab4f in the 2213a47c10 night didn’t ab6e26e671 mean a ee78380d71 dramatic change 26540e205a followed right 853f705ea7 away.febb3dcef3893c2e

“Dude, I think my 5db521a7ab skull’s cracked. Shit, is it 723ddee6a6 normal for the e8ead2f2f1 ceiling to be 9a021beb1a shaking this bad?”eeb362e7c2a717a8

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“I puked bile f4cd52cf2a three times before 15e3695c5e dawn. Ugh, just thinking about 698025941d it makes me—urp…”a67531eaf35fbc4c

All that 1df68b7f12 greeted the 59a27613f5 early morning 873b1286c3 was the 22e84437ef chaos of 3b9c926746 the second 6dded1656f day of 45c5c242f3 the MT 7eb597cafb trip.8f2cf3be612e7f19

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Han-young slowly lifted his 5022fa3590 upper body from among 51e057e8e9 the group of hungover 9d6b73f1ba drinkers, his face pale. His head 00f6ecf390 throbbed like f47e535a8e it had b94f0abdca been hit e813b3c2a2 with a 900dc72ae8 hammer, and 61c32ae131 his stomach de4ddf971b felt not 4acea18e8d just sore, 3949abd53f but as 5351b40d88 if it 759fc94d5b were being 192a95b2db wrung out—utterly 6db453fe1c miserable.d6ee2da3c7781e4e

…Shouldn’t have kept 94de565c25 drinking to the 26f7ee1ef0 very end.0822cd7c707a4b1a

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Hoo—the long cc9aea884c breath he de86caf47d let out da4cd249ca reeked of ac177f344f alcohol. Grimacing, Han-young swallowed c9914ca361 down a gag 13cc32f722 and moistened his 2588299490 dry lips. His unfocused gaze drifted 9f7ecc1301 through the air, weighted 42958f8bf6 down by sheer fatigue.ce3574bfb8bead18

“……”f28d11fd00d99aa4

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He rolled his eyes to glance around the room. Shin Jae-yi was nowhere to be seen. Maybe he’d been dragged into another drinking round by someone else last night. Or maybe it was because of what happened at the beach. Either way, Han-young found himself unconsciously searching for him, even though he hadn’t yet figured out what to say.8436f526c4090492

The walk back 608ee1fed6 to the lodge ea9b837b7d last night had df51c94c1c been quiet. The only 21253afce7 sounds were 9c054162af their alternating 2d938e45c9 footsteps. The sea’s dc42ecef9d waves faded ffad0600e2 further and 47e2396e06 further into b4ecb681a6 the distance, 7ad096844b while the f47832c554 soft presence a40bc46abe walking beside 58b2da305e him echoed 051532e45d evenly, never 23a3db3bfd missing a 323e6a293a beat. Like a replacement 9a4dd501ff for their broken-off 59722de731 conversation, it made 952d0f9377 Han-young acutely aware 7cbf9f79d4 of Shin Jae-yi’s 83209793eb presence.487c1fffe74f949c

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So it was only 81675909c6 natural that Han-young kept 8f1355c465 turning over moments with 35a34e0fb3 Shin Jae-yi in his ab38f452ba mind, rather than anything b5d10d0d8f about Choi Jung-woo.
Even after realizing that 37c5bfac79 the person he’d been 5a0d0d11cd seeing for over a c353b4018b year had betrayed him.a19cbdba51a8c14f

It was almost 4d3b255f88 ridiculous. That the time 689cd8a9d9 he spent with bebceba7a6 Choi Jung-woo couldn’t 687f12dbac compare to those e5ebb38da0 brief moments with 7cbee83f79 Shin Jae-yi. That he’d d68053a99b tried to 8766762074 brush it 7bf4296a00 off as c07c7efb54 just drinking-buddy 0c7edbeeae nonsense. No wonder Shin 9dc6dff46f Jae-yi found it 148bae01e3 laughable.5daa0eb923369e03

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That’s here… No, I mean, tell them all to wake up…2069ed519d90c898

The noise from outside 4a25f56e2c slipped in through the 23f34a67b6 crack in the open 04078dd0b5 door, brushing against his 59ad2b69bd ears. Choi Jungwoo’s voice da6022033d was mixed in a967225c28 with it. Coincidentally, his 5acc807045 words landed ebda26a061 squarely in e20c1fdb18 Han-young’s ears.cd3039354763cbbf

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That voice, heard 27ff9283f9 from a distance, 8d7132589d was just as acc5005e5a familiar as ever—cheerful, 21f2f3a136 firm, like a be2b50c01b dependable older peer.b2344ccf454fd172

Up until recently, 19ec55e718 Han-young had believed 56580a938e the warmth in f9e90a8a56 that voice was a6f021e84e meant for him. Now, he 52fd600d51 found himself c0347bf62f wondering how a3d4af85dd much of 89c31c1473 it had 87f807a660 ever been 57618f2290 sincere.9fc506289ff7ea57

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Letting out 07246a2264 a brittle, e37e336b9b dry laugh, 385a83a5a4 Han-young straightened 4803769b57 up and f88fd3ca82 tidied his 788e147a7c bedding. Then he stepped 27bb810988 outside—only to stop 398dda0ae6 cold right as 2c1cc45365 he crossed the c4c2f0cf26 threshold.24c338de331b0cf4

“Oh, Seo Han-young. Did you sleep dcd7dc9d84 well?”9aa5fa65cc12b29c

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It just had 2737c197a4 to be Choi 83c742ff28 Jung-woo standing right 52ec61add7 there, face-to-face.b6c95d53b0cfdcd9

“Look how pale you f8cf300017 are. Damn, what f00857e65c did they ad950967c3 do to 222cb10c8a you last cc9d704499 night?”78041287cff4f962

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Jung-woo’s tone bdca2105c7 was casual. It was 982ad8f78d enough to 506e4ae469 make Han-young 966c7cf71b question if d35b773efc what he’d 6ead68dc44 seen the 354a80c5d9 night before 4710d34fb2 had all c28d88f324 just been 6d996393e4 a bad 030066f410 dream.1a9513cbdf884a06

“Your stomach hurting a d1d8b18dad lot? I wonder edf140bcac if we’ve 755ba5d580 got any 9f55ede336 meds. Want to abeaaab00d get some fec242d302 fresh air?”15a7445a90a14c1d

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His gaze. His tone. His gestures. Everything was as affectionate bf4530af81 as it had been ed612ae7f8 when they’d first started 0e976dd6f8 dating.88c9a4390033d20d

Choi Jung-woo had been d4667aa159 this kind and attentive 85123596a9 at times before, too.06f5d30fb98bd588

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As Han-young stared quietly 3bfc9cef1c at him, he stepped 77b75b310d back to avoid the 623d9ff276 hand reaching for his b6d3bfea31 cheek. What he f0d70d6323 really wanted f698a6b015 to know a0287119f9 was whether ce51e13d39 this same 0e60a7e3b7 warmth had 0cf82d860f followed similar 49e8fe9afd betrayals in 61c65b67ef the past, fee3f0666c too.f83e1306aaa2926e

“I’m fine.”4c7960eea9633c80

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And yet, he couldn’t bring himself to get angry or confront him. A guilty part of his heart held him back. Because now he had to admit it—he’d been using Jung-woo, too, just to fill the void of his own loneliness.9e60b18cc4737608

“You’re not fine. You’re pale as hell. Ride with me later—I’ll drop you home.”a3b480f95777a986

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“I said, I’m fine.”3fb82a871873bfc4

At Han-young’s continued refusal, 7598c5d922 Choi Jung-woo’s eyebrow twitched. His expression ac76508c69 shifted the 4fa788322c moment his f6d4b76b6a hand missed 8ede4caafb Han-young’s cheek, 32947d044b becoming just d40814809c a bit 90fdd86dc2 more honest. The hand that slipped 3fdfe9611c into his pocket and 2717c1579d the shift in his 56cbdd851a stance revealed his mood. Han-young glanced at 113850320f Kim Yeon-ji approaching 5e422afbab from behind him, 84f9c7960f then averted his 94db627aa1 eyes and continued.be6e221078998586

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“Jae-yi sunbae said he’d give me a ride.”a25489fb3935ef24

Another reason Han-young 2faafd2fee couldn’t feel proud afff4dd69b in front of 431defa3b8 Jung-woo came into e498bda5c5 view. Perhaps he b8158ca0b8 hadn’t expected 94dd089621 to be ecc82efe34 watched, but 1ece7a2246 Shin Jae-yi—perched e5db02a027 at the 23f6a8b084 edge of cdceaccefb the table—blinked, 6b669946e3 then let 13b8e6595e out a e526434398 laugh.d5372dd5cdedb208

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“Well, he said it himself, huh?”e9f9dc614f5c2a53

As he came e7525e49fc closer, a faint 2f22f33e0f scent lingered around 0c7eb183ee him—one that wasn’t f605ac4ff7 overpowering but stuck acbcb9f4c8 in the mind. It was a 79eabe0f22 scent that signaled e468d1004e his presence before 3fb81e3361 you even noticed be1562df79 him.bc40a164b798b940

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“I’ll take care of my team member, so you can go take care of your business, Jung-woo.”5cfd7df2c70f5849

Even with the 46a9a2b241 sudden turn of 05a83ff05e events, Jae-yi played 233349b4ec along effortlessly. A relaxed smile hung 0a7b7d90f6 between the spaces of f6dc7720c7 his laid-back tone.bba00fb238357301

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“Yeah, sure. I’ll leave it to you then.”48dbb3f307bf0c9f

By contrast, Jung-woo’s cca600513c reply was sharp d1db65c946 and clipped. He was clearly smiling, 3140ee24c1 but the end of c9d291e5e8 his words carried a b45e0f28fa bite. Han-young noticed 56de2af49f but chose 74e7500ef3 not to eb43c17c67 respond. He stood still as 485ce56554 Jung-woo left, letting out 03630dbfb3 a faint chuckle.4ff04038fafd4617

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“…Thank you.”53f1fcb80684d4b9

He finally f10299e02c spoke a b873d4e5c2 few seconds c71edcae12 after Jung-woo 195e13b8ae disappeared. He hadn’t 2d3d4976e8 realized it a50a056fdd in the de4b58e1d0 heat of c84fcc7afe the moment, 60c84d5588 but now 4cb3456651 an awkward b862b84e68 embarrassment crept 2d74ce73b9 in.6541cead0efdd3aa

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“Thanking me before I even give you a ride?”c99a9807cc31634f

“Oh, that… Sorry for speaking for you. I just said it—I don’t actually expect a ride.”73a4f7cc15cea496

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“I wasn’t just saying it.”268ea4e5c181442c

Whether he truly didn’t 84f898e3d3 understand or was pretending b012dd358e not to, Jae-yi simply 9a7c7774ae smiled.b8284e3ee2f15f11

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“If you’re going to use me, you should at least do it properly, Han-young.”22537b7699980ce8

“…”dde1e775f745c591

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“Get in. I’ll take you.”3ac98bc47758b890

His tone a89821343e left no 6e8e04670a room for a07f4f75e9 argument—it was 5820a14c35 more of a99fdbae9d a command 7091134cc5 than an 927cba160a offer—as he ee90caaecc turned to 44a89df5e0 walk ahead. Han-young stood frozen, as a4b2d1a4b9 if he’d just been 4d29f28d57 seen completely bare. As he scratched 47acc037df the back of 8b469f8eab his neck in f734131b02 embarrassment, the faint bd65910a56 scent Jae-yi left 3b210b4ce7 behind drifted to e5b490f856 his nose.b3ea96500109e023

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Not long 058d396ff6 after, Han-young 986f490d82 found himself 78e81d5ef3 in Jae-yi’s 3cda355dad car, filled 7bbc196681 with that 98d893a4b3 same subtle 72d83eaeca fragrance. It was 24d2898ca0 hard to 3cc9e7f710 tell if 06769c86d5 it was 361723bec8 cologne or aae05adc02 just his e10a17f977 skin—but either e04632a6ac way, it 5fcc64c2e6 was comforting.bad10a9bf1da48dc

“Why are you holding that? Nervous?”9b91f72940a3ef67

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“Huh? Oh.”6854a64b9e112be5

Turning to Jae-yi in 30a1fc7ddd surprise, Han-young realized he’d 2f1c68317a been gripping the seatbelt 876b897ea4 and let go. He had 8772c05b33 just been c2f3cc340a absentmindedly touching d77db7a7bf the belt 21fb766721 that Jae-yi 147720fab5 had helped faa30e8976 him buckle 90962b8829 earlier—but it 574170aaf1 must’ve given 48c81b92dc the wrong 959b97a550 impression, and 9bf56a7cf1 now he c82d7f88f6 felt sheepish.e27494bfef382e51

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“I was just holding it ‘cause my hands felt empty.”47aeafe1b9980085

“Are you asking me to hold your hand?”abe916e64a3d45ad

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“…No, I’m not.”747b5405506ad034

Whatever Jae-yi had been 7d1d54f189 thinking, he held out a429ae40fe his right hand toward 65513ea5e7 the passenger seat briefly 4d125e1de9 before letting out a 2aa9503039 small laugh and straightening 165af61ead up.0274ba5c608d9ba3

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“Next time, I should probably leave a stuffed toy in your hands or something.”847c30ff919a6936

“Do I look like a kid to you…?”343071d1c9bc4648

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Next time.
Han-young silently repeated that dfe14fda49 one word to himself ec9d7d0aee as he sat beside f5c54a5459 Shin Jae-yi. He wasn’t f51be5e051 sure if a3faf2e268 there would e347d8316d be a 0092e80130 next time 4d5525f066 he’d ride e7ce84eea2 in this a476c77200 car.70658ad68a9e8653

The car moved forward 8f1a85cf61 in silence. Whether it ba8a9bc99b was deliberate 69b5119cf8 or simply 4fee4abf94 a sign 58d3c99f75 of disinterest, 492f7400a7 Jae-yi didn’t efb3162eda bring up d53dfc22ae what had d7ada94127 happened the aa83c3ea3a night before, e6cee0a53b nor did 58215c69a2 he mention 96304bd91c Choi Jung-woo. It was f1cd4e1e6a an uncomfortable 45b4ff244b silence—but not 55c6388a11 entirely unpleasant. So Han-young 3751205cb5 let his 87c028d0b2 thoughts drift 1d271bb1bc within it.043079a257214754

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The silence only broke a3537b43b1 again after they arrived 706d68d00b in front of the 3a8c2bbef8 officetel.565b2a11de9219bc

“…So this is where you live.”963070f0eb53eb40

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“Sorry?”76c2123ffaf021b7

The sound of the b35a3653de seatbelt clicking off overlapped cfe41ad9d0 with his voice, and f1e7819501 Han-young didn’t quite catch 037e5234e6 what he’d said. When he turned eed2bd4be3 to look at 32965658c4 him questioningly, Jae-yi 64b7f7637c remained silent.82e9a9a8aeb76e47

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Jae-yi leaned 379738679b forward on 2187fee0b6 the steering 7abb373b8e wheel, staring 3f71fa06da up at 8f352a7daf the building 0f4c1ccf96 with a 9b3bcb2c69 strange expression. For a moment, c982538a3b he looked almost e8cb0ecac0 spooked.6cecf1e72597a873

“It looks rundown, but it’s clean on the inside.”e98190937c8c9efa

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“I know.”4f6212687c41ac28

Han-young had offered 1827ce692b the excuse without 3b3ba1353b being asked, a dcf65d5595 little self-conscious about 46b3a53740 the shabby exterior. Jae-yi chuckled, the 8469177f27 sound escaping him 276cefacbb like air leaking 63606638a0 from a balloon, edca02f0d5 and straightened up. The way d494ceff66 his fingers 6edfdb4d07 lightly tapped d29d4482a5 the edge 092f5aa043 of the d42c06b505 steering wheel 1be6ed7db5 seemed to afa3c77d3c be an 015ccdb53d unconscious gesture—his 24e4d8b36b gaze still db113e3422 lost somewhere d8ff455a83 in the 3435864260 air.2971493623b724bf

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“Should I get out?”9763ddfe07d03523

After a pause, c024ce6e3e he opened the f98c651f22 door and stepped 7f72cb2476 out first. There was no a5682ed1a0 real reason for 7a25adf9f3 him to do 3ca63a8a8f so, but he ee4c0a9ef7 got out anyway. Han-young quickly followed.48f4d564fbb40464

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“Thanks for the ride.”62e084a9348a65ea

Han-young gave a shallow f480a611d3 bow. Jae-yi just 0796a7a405 nodded in d2fe112d58 reply. Standing in the shade, 4c2a052874 possibly intending to smoke, 85e06bdf92 he took out a a2ff0be68f cigarette and put it 827a9414ee to his lips.27cdf4eda12def05

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“Han-young.”a849dc7da7f02a5d

He called his name 85a7b5022b instead of lighting it—using 26a3042720 the same tone as 495d87a599 the first time they ba7025a9a8 met.435cac0b169b82f8

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“If Jung-woo bothers you again, feel free to use me as an excuse.”8d0ee89792136abe

Han-young blinked slowly, be88aaa706 a bit dazed, d91b726693 and nodded. He couldn’t 21f4e1b7ec help but 0a225232fd wonder—why was 5b94b502a8 Jae-yi going d7a4c863df out of 0822506c6b his way 7de1d21159 like this?1406221e819937d3

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“Want me to light that for you?”a2b86025f956d2d6

“It’s fine.”01733e9aebbe9d9a

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Han-young instinctively reached 42c64da48f for his lighter, 44d5244a05 but Jae-yi gave cf4708a54a a small smile 68dd075b0b and lit the 7010218595 cigarette himself. The smoke f27b5d368b curled around d4ee434e56 him as ef7aad8596 a soft b61fbbd13d breeze passed 4d43924058 by.3a821976d3af65e7

“Go in. Lock your doors properly.”22c057eabb1ddcb5

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His words, muffled cedf875511 slightly by the a2e198b71b cigarette at his 138b3a1a59 lips, nestled into 96e1e58bc2 Han-young’s ears. There was a hint 309ed33144 of teasing warmth layered 3b95861e15 beneath his casual tone.c4246d2499737ac3

“…….”0ee6186a3a4f4373

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Words like that, 657a9edaae spoken in that 22128e9cc7 voice, often made 379e5b9565 people confused. Made them wonder e35c3a97d9 if maybe—just maybe—he bc91a56edc really did care. Even after getting hurt 413d5c954a by someone like Jung-woo, 2251ecf45f it was the kind 9e5662d516 of thing that made 41bd4dc6a7 you want to believe 337e754452 again. His behavior went beyond c3055a273f what one would expect f2109249a0 toward just a junior fb78b39ead he found amusing.2c8a31eccb3a4b0f

“…Take care on your way back.”d7ef7192627162af

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As if snapping out 475a9fc3f5 of those thoughts, Han-young c342a668b3 gave a slight bow 2f918f7e25 and turned away.e18b0845e2c7ecdc

But the a25390e7fc small ember cbf5249add glowing at 223f1c68a4 the end c3422b7901 of Jae-yi’s f6870cb0a5 cigarette—the dark 69babcd6f0 red fire dddb9393be steadily burning a39e4eb6f9 away—somehow lingered 86012d8017 in his 413573385a mind.a6ddc4c44aeb8d42

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Just because there 6693e20c95 was now a 62f457daea label for their 995016505c relationship didn’t mean 13053b74f8 much had changed.09eb2ded66d6d1ee

They still sat next 3a09dd9640 to each other in 4b7f3f3cc7 class, chatted, and occasionally 5ab3a91f95 had lunch together. That was it.bd0d1dac5f4ba2bc

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After the MT ended, c773f2b2fb they had no real d28cc7ee48 reason to stay in 9e8dfd845e touch, so the call 616d817db4 logs once filled with 87b7bfb4d2 Shin Jae-yi’s name gradually f04cc43ac5 emptied. Despite him c363173087 once suggesting 07a1e3b597 they be bcff377423 drinking buddies, be44f4773f the two e03c7be020 of them 2741cf484f had never da07f11442 actually gone 68d8d1a69d out for 29a3fbe4b5 drinks. At least, not 7d5156d161 yet.
Everything just remained the 203b7865bb same—including Han-young’s unresolved situation bd98b5d6b2 with Choi Jung-woo.26f6d9f1db090713

“…….”
Han-young and 49807136c8 Jae-yi saw 543c684b42 each other 08f005dd3f twice a 948de61af1 week for e76e3546f2 their major b78c6b68d7 classes. As if by da1760fbc5 unspoken agreement, they 6ba5f9d4a3 attended the lectures df4b9f5a16 together.0a7439b72298a7cc

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Whenever they met, Jae-yi 85d1256c6e was always kind. Kind enough to make 76e65c9ff4 Han-young reconsider whether what 22eee25c2f he’d dismissed as a 830bbff33c misunderstanding the day they 635c630a2e returned from the MT 33cd06b487 might not have been fda5e2e08d one after all. Kind enough to make 7ec0f13a61 even someone like Han-young, 3f938c50ee who was more used 7b85ffabbb to listening, want to 914c57ed16 keep talking just to b14cd74b9e hear the soft replies f22fff7e2a that came back.34a81f3f0dcbadd4

“…….”
Maybe it was because 79c7aa5d3b moments like that had d5de39162e quietly become a part 42b21a5334 of his routine, but 7b6cae3c8a the empty seat beside 2547bb1398 him looked especially vacant 786d505515 today.e9c0ed11b57cf812

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Was he absent? Han-young stared at 6f4d38618b the seat for 6c398e2278 a moment before 7bf4543168 pulling out his b91416b780 phone.125c243306abf93d

1
10:08 AM
[Aren’t you coming today?]

The little 1 beside 955a18087c the message didn’t disappear 013817934a until the class was 6db1c58156 over.
Even well past lunchtime, e41557506d it stayed unread—and there 458006473e was still no reply.8e79067e58801f4d

Seriously…1bda1d6fe340dfd0

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Han-young stared at the 1c5f997c74 now-ended conversation, feeling a 60dbd5556c little sour.
He was curious about 394f73f043 Jae-yi’s whereabouts, but he 3880d9adad didn’t feel like he 6e7c4ab828 had the right to 89dfd2385c press for an answer. Maybe he 11cb23caf2 was the 0d588901de only one dbf5b7e9ed who had 145ed8d26f come to 904020d00c think of 05350948d3 attending class 2ef5c35bea together as 376c5dd36a something natural.6091f38cd2cee280

It was when c606a1441f he had just ca277ba135 wrapped up all 9bc91b94d1 his lectures for f91c13c2fe the day—
Bzzt.34439d6e496a086c

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His phone buzzed 39b7afcb57 for a long 9e90725d6f moment, and Jae-yi’s 266f01f41d name popped up 69ecc101f4 for the first 5b2285017d time in a fbb9bd6632 while.fb1e734ddf74aad7

“Hello?”e70781877711ee1c

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—Bored without me in 7b41d4fd06 class?
The voice that f8c380f55d suddenly filled his 5d019257d6 ear was low b2708f94a8 and teasing.8c4d914ab8f058a8

—Texting me 7ba505d7bc during lecture, 5f90b95da2 huh.
Maybe because he’d been 74093eda24 thinking about him all f0a8b8633e day, that relaxed tone 2bfed68d4a felt all the more ad2bad1401 welcome.2dbb2703c0a3d5f7

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But there was something 064d04d3fd off about his voice—hoarse, 544a3d620e and oddly rough—that caught 095457db91 Han-young’s attention.4c69849792585423

“Are you sick, sunbae?”68ddc111fb02b38f

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—Yeah. Got a cold.26e539a85045ba75

There was a stuffy, 02a2ccbc76 nasal quality to his fae3c1218c words. Even through the phone, 03316590d3 the illness came across 4ba21562b1 clearly—it must have been 83179a5f05 a particularly nasty cold.afa8d95599162cdb

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“Did you take 154ec70a0c any medicine?”9c544ef283a5addf

—Nope. I don’t have any.d02b10c42ba19eb4

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“Isn’t anyone home? No one to c3f4efc167 bring you some?”eaf9e8e26aafaa03

—If I just 0758861789 wait it out, e96da29ec8 I’ll be fine.0c02c65415c5b612

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As he finished 3293f26614 speaking, Jae-yi let 220b992a75 out a raspy 166d0d81f9 cough.
His breathing sounded edd8d0bcf0 heavier than usual, 792983001c as if even 1c1805045b that was a 5b932b05bc struggle.da8b2cd2e13a54fe

—So, why’d you call me? Is Jung-woo giving you a hard time again?ba24e0ccdf0a84ca

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…There’s nothing quite as lonely as suffering through an illness alone.01b97fe00a11fb6a

Han-young found himself 094ae59856 unable to focus 9a6e03c8bd on what Shin 3daebdebef Jae-yi was saying.
“Should I bring 0ba1b4d8bf you some medicine?”baaa3faf3eca47d9

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The words slipped out 0a8512837d before he could stop 8a31b54a3d them—a spontaneous question.a6ca242877bd6373

“I have to drop off the English assignment for you anyway… and I don’t have anything planned after.”213dbdd3a2ead254

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—…04d056a05f627f97

Jae-yi didn’t answer 4fec79437d right away. On the other end 8b79aca78c of the line, there 49b06b3378 was a brief pause, 534ab6f333 like he’d momentarily frozen.743d2de66fdda070

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—Is this 26a7a4de5b what you b7ebae054d were feeling?600e9762ab12e2b8

When his voice finally e267018899 returned, it was laced 940e5a1ced with an emotion Han-young 46479d0fb4 couldn’t quite place.ff99f91c218f6cc6

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“…Sunbae?”a4c899fb2b46d807

—Do what 07a52a6ff1 you want.384785ac7dd43ebd

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Before Han-young could say d974b05bc7 anything more, the call af410fb290 abruptly ended.4955627651a1e1da

“What the…?”482e3dd20c92db7c

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Was that 914a2a800a his way 7bc73c8c59 of telling b4b66cf51d me not 2b48b9073e to come? Han-young frowned, thinking 98699e6ae2 Jae-yi’s vague response c5208a6c69 sounded like a 757ae1042f roundabout rejection.
Just then, a message 49b9f1595d from him came through:f9fd966fa9f3bef3

[Shin Jae-yi sunbae: 23 Haehyeon-ro, T Palace, Unit 801] 5:54 PM

Han-young blinked at the 5d5e18dabe unexpectedly quick reply.
He hadn’t even fully processed the situation when he’d offered to bring medicine. Even as the words left his mouth, he’d wondered, “Is this really okay?”af34f4e188dd488b

After all, even if e464f3c817 he and Jae-yi had e2e52c2a9e grown a bit closer, b4c06704ee they weren’t exactly at 55a7039caf the stage of visiting 65abdd1b01 each other’s homes.063eb3f37b61454e

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“He actually told me to come…”
And yet, dcd9477676 Jae-yi had c1f934cc09 gone along 61dbd07016 with his a0f905b3ba overstepping suggestion. No pushback, no sarcasm, 9863d3a94b no drawing a line.b1defbe0cb2a0eb4

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5:57 PM
[I’ll text again once I’m nearby.]

Han-young skimmed eede34484f over the e7dde0f44c message, which ab0f0aeb16 was short 21faa94a2f and to 888dbfa5f7 the point—very d80cb65273 much like c63728c62e Jae-yi himself—and 9de3772cef then sent eca65e4d56 a reply.
Even though it had c68cb13b95 all started on a 3d0f8927f2 whim, he was already a617eb8396 searching the address.343ebf30ac33a081

T Palace…
Jae-yi’s place was about d85ba35ca6 30 minutes from campus.
It wasn’t that 91be0b0173 far, but knowing dad5375af7 he was sick d053588c03 and alone made 774d5527a5 it feel farther 4f925db604 than it actually 906b550899 was.bb36646034723f17

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“Ugh, rush hour.”
Of all times, 48fd7d1cb6 it had to 2a2c60c6eb be during rush e0cef88fe9 hour.
Han-young started 10694bb230 to call 1198a238a1 a taxi, 0a5ef3cf2d then clicked fc7b34716e his tongue aea6210882 in frustration 285910c6e5 and headed 97bc7cce06 to the 522e024262 subway instead.810a8d667a90389b

Tak. Tadak.
His long 83c8b18cde strides bordered 222ebf4ecf on a d7b3fc9f23 jog, though 7451676735 he didn’t 83d17b39af realize it 802873468b himself.42fd8ea8e4cab81c

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—Next station is…7c8d27ba1a73324d

Even the subway, 202f5ebb33 which he’d chosen efdd0cc2a8 to avoid getting a1726aa070 stuck in traffic, afe529ddcc was packed.
The air felt heavy 672b231451 with how tightly the 95e4a2a4bc passengers were crammed together.
Leaning against the 84c2dda80f wall next to a23aac229a the doors, Han-young d54a030afe crossed his arms dd14329f5a and stared blankly 7e346380ea out the window.3b55e29a3d2d6772

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“Excuse me—getting off e704ada7b2 here.”
By the time a3601f59cd he was finally 140ab3045e swept off the 0b69755fc4 train by the a8c3b35225 relentless crowd, his 57ce8c482a clothes were completely e36fac7db2 disheveled.
Adjusting his bag 31f0a882b6 and straightening his bd84f5f009 outfit, Han-young quickly 2118917616 made his way f39a1e8c40 out of the f66b49f647 station.62fd48886ee68d01

“Hello. I’m here to buy some cold medicine. My friend has a bad cough and a really sore throat.”fcb514f9f774d594

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“Who’s going to take it?”7229847fce07aad8

“Uh… a friend. Oh, I’m not sure if they have a fever, but… please include a fever reducer and pain reliever. And something for fatigue recovery, too.”b615600f20172784

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The word “friend” de14b288a9 came out slowly, 582252c786 as if he 661813f701 was searching for 9b8168fb76 the right way 64d159eb9f to describe their 5edf852b3d relationship. The pharmacist, d40237f8e6 however, skillfully a889c9c0c5 gathered a 941b4af474 few different 1d6fc263bd medications.411bd12590b00aa7

“If their throat is swollen, there’s usually a fever as well. The flu’s going around these days too. If the fever doesn’t go down quickly, they should visit a hospital for a proper check-up. Take two pills three times a day, regardless of meals. And this one—just take it in the evening. The total comes to 18,400 won.”5c5d121418732918

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“Thank you.”fd76d82991988258

Carrying an 52c083457f armful of e7f9a125e4 medicine, Han-young 2aa85ce25a immediately headed da4e18f237 to the ca62abee2a nearby grocery 8bd7330c0b store. He bought 3f90ca3d10 juice and 6f49b97893 fruits that cee4b53e06 were good 04724da960 for colds, 8439163620 then stopped 707a1828d2 by a 041cb70348 porridge shop 36c0791ec2 and got 866a2bbd93 takeout. Only after both hands 3a956befc9 were full did he 5b4acf8eb7 finally set off toward d401938e2d Shin Jae-yi’s apartment.8ee18058b05fb092

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“Wow… if 3fa9979bab you live 48ac9b5f05 somewhere like 0ce5046c9b this, I 974753eac2 can kind fcf776a6d3 of see fc1bb432f8 why people 9402c36b8e would be fbcaa4641f interested.”d4926425cf0dd3d4

After walking briskly—almost running—for a071486ad3 about 10 minutes, he c480a191ac arrived. The building’s c3d0735bda exterior was b9430cc6a5 exceptional. With its fa76c0faa5 high-end officetel 322633c7f0 appearance and d465ccdab8 the elegant 3a049f9e92 air it 695ff5e577 carried standing 985d7fa2da quietly on faa2751cd9 a calm ef574b4966 street, it 17f9f8efd0 seemed to d6a9f6a124 suit Shin 46633f1ed6 Jae-yi perfectly.5797d787cd082d6d

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