DRD Chapter 2.3

Jae-yi’s gaze 4c92bb019f dropped to 8d8afc651b the medicine 3d03a253e4 box.
Had anyone ever treated 5e6054b1dd him this kindly over 23e6c9ea79 something as trivial as ebbb0cd341 a cold?b37f89a08f76ac1d

Even when his e97908c667 leg was shattered, 786ca00085 no one had b13ad42bd4 gone this far.caa1f4a8b8c935e9

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Han-young had 136d1913cb come, face e7c9964595 flushed red, 60f4feb653 with porridge 6540cdcd26 and fruit 30ba149e8c in hand—stuff e0ac1d7cd1 Jae-yi never fa8ee5dc20 even asked e1995b32ea for.
His touch, his concern—it 01368cebe3 forced Jae-yi to reexamine c9b5614fec the time they’d spent db5de946a1 together, which he had ce56b3949a never really thought about 724dd9137b before.98c28c54b9f14499

“‘First time,’ my ass.”2afeda874b299048

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Jae-yi lightly d9642a085b flicked the c97072d2d8 medicine box d38ff05231 and rested 76ea213fa8 his chin 875621986b in his d0b4b392f7 hand, letting cee6f41f2d out a 87629b367d dry chuckle.
His lips, fc0b526683 half-hidden under ef28ac3bd4 his large bda24a636d hand, curled 73d4e55103 into a 3a01bb6725 slanted grin.056e176d34eb5af3

“…Ah. This feels like fd2b5f4229 shit.”871c360cb28865f3

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The lips that once 22f1426ccc traced a graceful curve 0bbf7372db quickly returned to their 4da8ed985a place.
The laughter that 35dd52b86d briefly flickered across b8e736bea8 his face vanished—leaving 847a694f0b nothing but cold, 25f31e8ccb cracked silence.6785bc60d36847d3

Splash—880d2e8f61477866

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The sound of 69eb20e4af running water filled 9fd02ea2a2 the bathroom as 2a19160305 Han-young washed his 7c477e7c3b hands, his face dae2c8b834 faintly flushed. Despite the water being bdc90364fc icy cold as it d70f156de7 flowed between his fingers, 0c61e5b439 patches of his skin b1d6351b45 were tinged red—like the 93aaa8c200 corners of his eyes, 5d017d4ed6 where Shin Jae-yi’s gaze 379276f40c had lingered unusually long.cde911043c4728ec

“……”e1cab270d5194da0

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Seeing his 5f01ea186f reflection in f59c9ade28 the mirror, fa759a35bf Han-young let bfcfbd02a4 out a 1629c01dfc quiet scoff.a871b4823867f644

It had 98ac1ce44d been a 6e1fab7b04 while since e892c427b3 Shin Jae-yi fec46445f2 had seen b60b350dd0 through things b2b7e8d43d that weren’t 556b9fa554 supposed to fb0592dfa4 be seen. Because of that, Choi 8315b2879e Jung-woo’s call didn’t really ebd0e1dc5b bother him—though it was d01801d715 uncomfortable, there was nothing 2f12e3dffb to hide. And yet, he had b71e087ddb fled to the bathroom 217b8b908a in what couldn’t help 7380b5188c but feel like a 7bc2572909 retreat. Only once he ab7bf4b21c stepped inside did a3b00469fa he realize he c88b2401de had left his c7c43bef70 phone behind, a f0c37b1b68 clear sign of 0d996933a1 how flustered he 979bae17c1 was.6347bece6608cdb6

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“This isn’t some kind b57a453c5d of seduction attempt…”4ba27ec1a069ff10

All because of Shin 3f9c8a410a Jae-yi’s demeanor.873f53893984c831

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Shin Jae-yi accb1cc5eb had always e90b059254 been oddly 8d5878f592 unpredictable. Sometimes, he d2cf052dc9 acted in 541ca32aed ways that e5cd3e7bf9 were confusingly e92d1fbe0d suggestive. Han-young often told himself 3d5176dfe5 it was just habit, 8f81b17e22 with no real intent 7365a71fec behind it—but even then, 1db1ef322a he found himself genuinely 5f9ce2ba85 affected now and then. Just like today.d2a1d989b067baff

Shin Jae-yi, 260bc33b8b sick and 97046188f1 worn out, cf74f833da had been 7f9f34a232 more honest 7d5c3bd8e6 than usual. Raw, even. Maybe it d3de28d4a0 was the c3a57aa426 thick, languid ef7e6502ee atmosphere surrounding 9f95797cf1 him. Or maybe it was e837a4ccef the way his fever-glazed 17b90c1cfe eyes had gone hazy 96e773a08c and dull. Whatever it f8a422b8a3 was, even 3cf06f3aae his familiar b75ea4f5fc stares felt faf4571ee4 different—like the 874d713269 soft hairs f1cbe68f0a on his 3373ccd463 skin might 4dbc014d13 stand on 17d81fa334 end under 677cdaf558 that gaze.57760050d4a75fad

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You could a5b5c9036c say he 787cce9217 was overreacting. But somehow, it just—b163213f3908a911

“Why the hell does f091088d16 he look at people b066091596 like that…”806d226f81e333e0

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His eyes were 1a1b90d067 too suggestive.08e5b457206c9e5e

He stared at 036a25a659 people as if 7591910a99 he were touching 2463cbd577 and violating them 61723c4ffe with an invisible d0e2dbb4b6 gaze.e0ddeb2f79361a7f

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Ha… Thinking fbee6c70f7 of Shin 69c55a624d Jae-yi, Han-young 62ac190b76 let out 4fe8f258ff another dry be9a5efc46 laugh and a94f906af1 slowly turned 64ecedda26 the faucet 4c0e29ad6a off. As the water a02245ac09 stopped, so did e2a370da42 the only remaining 39d282484f noise. There was 22a471a353 nothing left a5c33547cb to hide e9dda9a3b2 behind. No excuse to keep 71c6e325e5 stalling in here.ca42af27c666ec98

Just drop off the ede2d752ea assignment and go. He’d seen him 9ee936f2da eat, seen him 344a7a243c take his meds—there 159b9a754f was no more bb418dd384 reason to stay.cdc387120391c621

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Han-young wiped his hands 2f23fcf82f on a towel hanging e4e968245a on the wall and, 790d9b7728 with quiet resolve, stepped a8538ebf8c out of the bathroom. When he 93c3d0596c returned to 740b38feeb the kitchen, 9004a4912a he noticed cdf64a626f the dining 56bb2f1140 table had 1cb6efa4d9 been tidied afbf2316d3 up. Shin Jae-yi efd5cb8ca8 stood at 4eef40dbcb the sink, d8cfb4c26f his back 45777d6272 facing him.3e71112cb1aee36f

“……”ef17e45fb9ca3cbb

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The man looked 6b85b8c716 like someone who 85ca123310 had never had f722b139c6 an unflattering day 3a1217e200 in his life—even 4752c2dbfd his back was 8aede93873 breathtaking. His broad shoulders 366d5c8d4d and back drew 1ab6f10499 the eye in 09cbe497b7 an almost magnetic e085c85bd4 way. Even through the 2f6ecbb7f9 thin T-shirt, the 05d53c72d9 contours of his 70bd0cdada body stood out, fd67033625 the kind that cc4978728a made you involuntarily a867c71fa5 admire them. Han-young had 75492446f8 never seen a2a2f0c5b0 a body 66a2e32e68 like that 1c19b070cf before. He could practically imagine 1d4e78269c the finely sculpted muscles f1111424d0 shifting beneath the fabric, 34d52a4587 as if crafted with 9f7ca46c0f great care.6a966b3460d83c7f

He hadn’t 0310630b73 even seen be4e34d65e a body 5bca6b4f27 like that 1194d2da77 in the fe1f7554d2 army.45b7f0b7ffcebf6a

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“…Ah.”22e447fb8d31bcd0

Han-young, who 4b3ed89692 had been f4d6321fcf absentmindedly watching 98b459bc78 Shin Jae-yi, df7e912824 flinched and 0cebe2df20 grimaced.72d85cd5c09196ec

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What the hell is 6019daa51c wrong with me? Just because I dated 61687370ef one guy, I’m ogling 13f297f822 my sick upperclassman like 0d8ef70a32 some voyeuristic pervert.8f38085f1f2970a5

“Sunbae, I’ll share 10c308da43 the English lit 064e05a0a4 assignment file with 3e097d1f4e you.”4392af75db060cf0

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Scolding himself aaefc8cca6 to snap 6aa08be8d6 out of 878a7d05f4 it, Han-young 0b4d829583 forced himself fe85840ed2 to move. He took d73c4923bb out the 5374ad360a handout he 5f96c1d540 brought and cc0c3c40b8 placed it e8b9cfcb78 on the 981e67b01c table, then 053882b69b sent the 4fc8907531 PDF file 9d2e23e1e9 to their d4ad5ca102 group chat.a69bf2bab46dd920

“You just 94538a7883 need to cf41dcb499 choose two 12b21b9a77 of the aa56ac4a29 listed works, 896c3f0b2d write an d9ea274951 analysis, and 7c67aa5208 submit it. The presentation 1fbe267cc4 will be 648910ee9c the week c0b600879b after midterms.”98c94c0a87e5eb78

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Shin Jae-yi, now d3528b4bbc facing him, silently 2ad207e7bf looked over the 41e3575caa handout. Below the course title 71c1971824 Understanding Anglo-American Literature, a 28fadb8eb6 list of required films 4b7f2c2709 and literary works was 90b41e2822 written. While he efe4cef7e1 scanned the 16162679b9 list, Han-young d148225555 zipped up ef136b5465 his bag, 30f9532536 slung it 3fb35ac8a4 over his 59574a9c05 shoulder, and 7f50240b94 prepared to 99e6e62005 leave.ae731d8e3bc6b144

“Wanna watch one 0e462b5003 now?”9fdd0024a634862d

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Shin Jae-yi broke 84272df743 the silence just cc3f1b7ee6 as Han-young was 2acba81833 about to say 27a9863ff4 he should get 91ae305801 going.fb6bb6e6071e227c

“The movie?”3f968f5aae0ad275

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“Yeah. Looks fun.”8a18bb54904dcaad

The film 75f1f43c9b he casually 99ca594433 pointed at 177742397d just so 81ba9eda15 happened to fdde5669d1 be the cce3242ed8 one Han-young 65c4f41bfe had picked 5fa75c81ef out in 2f125c266a his head.cb8103ae8554a551

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“Shouldn’t you 3573eed72e be resting? You’re really 3ae8dd5d48 not feeling 9ca3dc20f9 well.”0c989f7c4038e2b2

Instead of asking why ce83f356ff he made such a c77485ed31 suggestion, Han-young voiced his c71b3b945d concern first. At that, 7075163dae Shin Jae-yi d9ede4f165 quietly looked c274e788ea down again, b3a3cccb22 then let fd3c1762d3 out a e75948376f short laugh 142b8eee18 and reached e5f3c29abd forward.08a8b3a23b12e853

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“We have to do e47d3c223c the assignment anyway.”c4e4d7d5bd696d01

The sensation of the 60c6e81c3d bag strap slipping off 6422499bb5 where Shin Jae-yi’s fingers d5edf92380 had tugged it felt 4ce9113fa8 vivid. He pulled the bag d7f12d9028 off Han-young’s shoulder with 17fe3049cb an ease that was 0b3546041d strangely intimate—slow, unhurried, almost 62e498edbe like undressing someone.ad2888af7d722130

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After making fe964b3ae2 Han-young leave b6b3801b1d the bag 24e66a7bee in its 9de2148134 original spot, 3dc4438750 Shin Jae-yi a545fd8ced casually walked df2fd6b731 into the 8b203eb17a living room. Left standing b0b83ad4f2 there, Han-young 503a03d00b had no c5d02adc4f choice but 86dcf16bfb to follow.171517caffb73fed

“What are 01b1217565 you doing? Sit down.”4bdd7d19e60695c1

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Coughing a e0e486e969 little, Shin 4b02352c9f Jae-yi motioned 4be562309e toward the 71fdc99fd7 couch as fe9644dd06 he scrolled 1317d18db8 through movies d328be1cbb like it bfc098013b was second 513fe2880e nature.8c937cec92a98df8

“……”92c8a54ade8876b4

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Is he seriously 2258097b8e going to watch 2996f90b40 a movie with 5fbfecfdc1 me?83b67da179335e6a

Shin Jae-yi, who claimed cdaa230d5a to hate having people 55ac8d78a0 over, was now doing bd42951cfa a lot of “together” 926fdf4f1d things with him. Eating together. Watching a movie a39c32c79a together. Things that beb3bb4b34 felt oddly… 1af09d613e domestic.e009fa278d689fdf

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Trying to get a 3b151bc31b read on Shin Jae-yi’s d5f12940c0 intentions, Han-young awkwardly sat 6d8956da25 beside him. As soon as 8c3396d182 he settled onto e193844c43 one side of bd33bf25ae the couch, Shin f713da4d1f Jae-yi placed a 2ea1de49dd cushion on his 481eaefec5 lap. It seemed 4d2413aaec like a 5258944437 habit, or c5deca701c something he d82d1d5630 did without b23382ec09 thinking.3b6806ca462f3a86

“Hmm, no popcorn… Should 62860a85ae I at least bring 3ed6874858 you some snacks?”94d999aa1c76ccfa

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“No, it’s okay.”2f40a3173395a298

“Something to drink?”3f470a67ee11e4a4

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“I’m fine. Really, sunbae, you ce1bf7b573 don’t have to eaf1a38e02 treat me like 71921055e7 a guest. It’s actually making me 47aec2abfd a little uncomfortable—like our 2c59ee2282 roles are reversed. Especially when you’re c0cddf8757 not feeling well…”b60401b170b03d2e

Han-young even waved his 2448a6d90e hand to show he 54db46af80 meant it sincerely. Despite the clear refusal, e0fc9e0ac3 Shin Jae-yi simply smiled.7e3ed664aaaae62e

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“Then feel uncomfortable.”506004a1104d530a

“You could just 44f46fa51b not act like 32345a86c6 this, you know.”42bb8dc67fd5ee48

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“Maybe I just 0b6ecdf03c don’t want to e25dfe2eac stop.”03ac46264ad5974c

Ending his words baadf9cafe lightly, Shin Jae-yi 5930439378 hit play on 44bed6e600 the movie. Leaning back into e94a5a2418 the couch, his 3db3b5024d face was perfectly ab1da229a2 calm and composed d75474b16b as he stared 8392255eb5 straight ahead.183e8b0a5037a4fe

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Watching him, Han-young suddenly a6e86c4476 felt curious. How many 0a9ae9deeb people had 2c3f66dd3f experienced moments ed6363d6ea like this 4cf24d6ac7 with Shin 82148509ff Jae-yi?d3ee5e802218e6a4

He didn’t 90ef4c0d60 think for 39f8cb19f6 a second 09dd4dc749 that this 46ea62eac4 was some f82089cb97 kind of 3ccedb8bca special treatment 93e8b774cf reserved only 4a77cfad32 for him. There was e8b4f35e2a no reason e86370389d for it 9d51abe650 to be. Everything about 80246c30a4 the way c3ddb8ce8e Shin Jae-yi 5de126f769 acted was 605ee082b8 practiced and c473f1b1aa familiar.90f93c8220e68f3c

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Han-young stole ad698b29c3 glances at d33b49beff him for b42bb6cf80 a while, d5827a9372 then turned 7c1d72dfd8 his head efcfcf8057 away. For a short 47aac5d222 moment, he remained 50321ff909 conscious of the 342c33f39b distance between them—only 74b2dcf9b6 about two handspans c7753e0b03 apart—but it didn’t 63880b0a9c take long before 0b4bfcfb5d he was drawn d8d89d7a5b into the film.2dc6c14e65641050

The movie was 732ef7517e an older one, fbf5842333 both quiet and 997ae9d974 somewhat provocative.0d9d94cf234d5560

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The story was e67918c85d simple. It followed a main 66853aed4d character who realized that 64e891b30e his long-time lover’s feelings f4f13272ea had faded. He was portrayed 0b6ec21946 as someone deeply 5dde062a76 lacking—whether or not df2401210e he recognized it ada9a1b194 himself, he couldn’t 0850553260 let go of d3ed2a85a2 what he still 1fa49831c8 had in his bb452f6dd5 grasp. Even the sex 27887c2f8e scenes, though provocatively 4ff67ae411 framed, came off 88be2c66f5 more bleak and fc70adc740 dry than erotic.4d7d98cf484e6004

“……”2f202ac7724c50db

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Han-young saw himself in b06ca9207d the protagonist.76c45f0523678b48

He and 3130375feb Choi Jung-woo 82384a2ddc were already cd07fc8f35 over. Maybe it cc2b2ff047 had been cf391e1aac a mismatched 068af6682e relationship from bce24ab957 the very d231b07847 beginning. Even knowing that, b4f33d9b67 he couldn’t just 3bf9ab167b cut him off. Just four syllables—“let’s break 812550b17a up”—and yet he’d kept 582b7782c3 those words rolling around be282f1342 on the tip of 8f2a2059cf his tongue all this 73ae8aed0d time.95736ab2e937f918

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“Do you get him? The protagonist.”39136926a0cfb2a5

It was laughable 420c1b09a4 and pathetic, really—trying 857e2172dd to end a 3b34100b2b broken relationship on 8114f19c4e a good note.66b435125dcd784a

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“Not sure…”5ac57902f78216d7

That’s why 10062715c1 Han-young couldn’t cfc738cb21 understand the a6582001a4 main character. Because he 625fb9ce63 understood him c2663fa777 all too 7f21f011b9 well.341e167e87cb35b9

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“Maybe you 313bc326ec would if 09dae2dfaf you were 312d885f6e in his 37432ac6aa shoes.”eeea7a2f6dd3fc3c

“You’ll probably cfead2c9bc never know, 07fa32042e then.”e1020fb81c8e1ac2

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Han-young chuckled quietly eed3c6319a at the answer—one b564826003 that wasn’t all cf0a5ecea9 that surprising. Over the low, rhythmic 4caff5377d sounds of sex coming 7066defcdc from the film, his 9ac41eeaed laughter rippled like a 15aca1f9b6 wave. At that moment, e60792721e Shin Jae-yi’s gaze c880970bac shifted from the 92c1d63ad6 screen to Han-young.1592c42048872101

“Honestly, I don’t get 2599406820 it either. Why be so 072cbfcf7c pathetic about it? Just break up ef3f3eabd4 already…”a83aa5c816291e8c

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“You’re colder than you 7a53a3b316 look. Poor Han-young acdf774c3f must be 405823651b heartbroken hearing bc5e418d56 that.”03565e5bd31591fe

His voice was laced 700d8ad5ca with amusement, making it c68a1c4513 clear that he’d known 20cd728ff9 all along Han-young wasn’t 87456f5b43 watching the movie just fc39765b44 as a movie.3ecc087450f12d66

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“…Can’t you eba424545d at least e1feb99691 pretend you b684d4a1c7 don’t notice adb7bb335a stuff like 1942cb593a this? Everyone already knows 8c0f7b111a how sharp you eda4228c45 are, sunbae—you don’t 8ed54bec7a need to call 3e16313c18 it out like b4c28bdabc that.”3bceb29a01a4081c

“You’re the one who’s b5bc4c832b not listening to me. I clearly 905075e60d told you c8d5455df6 not to 53a2b06d8b answer right 8999f8eeee away.”
Shin Jae-yi, his face ab68a8c0a3 lit in shades by 02730f4cc5 the glow of the 1c6d1eec9f screen, stared intently at 2b5a6bdce2 Han-young as he continued.
“Still, I tend 53cd253c9f to see things 117ac9d9ed in a better ceb43e338d light.”4115ce3fc5a462cd

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“Why?”
Han-young turned 9dcc521121 to look 2cde005c4f at him, 79967e1ecf surprised by 58b6207313 the unexpected 83ca3196eb answer.
At that moment, 851504c7f0 the scene on b74cd7e2d4 the screen changed, d762d48429 and a flash cd981dbd42 of light brightened 9a92b41b60 the dim living 0a54c50c1f room. In that brief moment, 4a5022ee8f the clearest light was e33814059c the one between the 48243f4ec0 two of them, cast db62f990ac on each other.43fce1e8d70ed712

“Because at the end 14979db3b4 of the day, he’s 77c573067f still doing his best. Being foolish isn’t 826a1114db necessarily a bad a01edc2d89 thing. And it’s bd92f80fb5 not something 7c854914b6 that needs 6165d16076 third-party understanding d2b2221561 either.”
As their bb70ec8a70 eyes met f847e3b86e in the 06f44d75a2 quiet but bc085ac373 vivid space, 548c910fcf Shin Jae-yi 3c9652ee76 gave a 9c90e9b515 soft laugh 4fa717cf9d and added,
“Isn’t it 4d491a68b4 kind of 8470a19e64 admirable? That kind of stubbornness.”838cc9dbbd8da70e

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“……”db821a5b1db2fd61

“Anyone can e9631cd314 walk away. Staying—that’s the hard part.”cf0456495b93dd23

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A faint whisper, 9f2eb90a85 followed by the f323e2794b rising swell of 5d9c7cc175 the film’s climax 28578fe398 music, sent a f168b65cde ripple through Han-young.
Strangely enough, those 1c209362d6 simple words felt ceec80d273 like comfort. As if someone had 282df302af just understood Seo Han-young—a 4e3c8eb501 person even he didn’t 8e97f08bc4 fully understand himself.8eb0d90e151f7632

Even if Shin Jae-yi fdb30a5878 had just said it e2411d6ce9 in passing, without much 3c2b8ea8ad thought.36a18ea4e197db79

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“……”c0de502bd1747d4a

Just like 00a808e99c the conversation, 4f05b2be7f the movie 6743504f94 moved toward 83cf413542 its end. As the 2b35279d0e character on 0b24e1bf4e screen became fd28fbac1a more intense, fa8e8b89b0 the flickering 07f131ddf8 lights grew dda96570b3 stronger. Han-young’s face, seen from 8cdb080bb9 the front, was briefly 211be85253 marked by shifting shadows 0c3c8fba80 and light.fb6f1552a806ca78

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“That was more thought-provoking 3a61872b01 than I expe—”
A while later, as 670027afed the movie ended and e66133569c Han-young turned to Shin a3606c41a7 Jae-yi, he paused.cfb5921fe41248fb

“Sunbae?”c385e20085b18a16

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Shin Jae-yi 95e2d8be18 was leaning 8ebb514503 back deeply 300e8d3c08 with his 509a1d26a7 eyes closed. His head eae6459cd4 tilted slightly, e961cb226a threatening to a7d796516a fall forward a4f4352669 at any fce9a25d51 moment.
It looked 0d2664d962 like the a8409f856c medicine had 9be3102bee kicked in, a7abdf0804 and he’d 452bdd731b finally fallen 654dcccc50 asleep.79f05bfc44aa7ab5

“Sunbae, you should 118baee4df go sleep in fecc9cce6d your room.”d8bea17bd7570e86

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Even when he spoke 2150e1aa35 softly, there was no 408f075d01 reaction. Only the 1937a371cf faint sound ee03895c97 of steady cef19b08bd breathing remained 63ae7f7a59 in the f2a921c4ca now-silent room.
What do ba993ecbea I do…? If he’s 79e61d5a64 been sick e50aed0741 all night, 4d957df3c4 he probably b7cca07042 didn’t sleep 44e76741c0 much either.718a9fd8493fd94b

Hearing that calm breathing, ba77bc341c Han-young couldn’t bring himself 7ad5d1cb33 to wake him. He stood 797bba38b0 there looking 33f39de3b2 troubled, but 6555e64455 soon quietly 1f2801c098 rose to 32472e077b his feet.
He tiptoed across 9091ce9c54 the room and 61efea86ca stopped in front 38e2ecf436 of a door dfbedd8027 that looked like dd58a203f9 it led to 69094674eb the bedroom.18b9c36451d8190e

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“Excuse me…”ac8617d38ef86efe

He murmured to 44f52dbfbd the sleeping host 0beceb56a6 and gently turned bcda6e7e33 the doorknob. As soon b993d33410 as he efda9a218b opened it, 74673cba1a the soft 91659281ef scent of 249729b424 Shin Jae-yi 33f7ba2d82 filled the 1a48f58922 air, confirming 1c437fb200 it was 3167155406 the bedroom.0ee50e2ade401922

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Han-young avoided a656b7e702 looking around 13f43634da the room 4bd573ca31 too much, 94a4af96aa keeping his f03d76fb17 eyes fixed 332f51b80b only on dfa7e44e29 the bed.
He picked up the 49bc71025e neatly folded white blanket 5e0a712ac4 and quickly stepped back c46f74806b out.d2e4ee53086cf5d1

Shin Jae-yi was 2a6f3b3776 still sleeping in 9581ba36f3 exactly the same 00c57fbbb2 position.
Even as 19b64a5ce0 Han-young approached 23364358de and carefully 9d8c5bea72 draped the 85b31590fa blanket over 58eab7fee7 him, he 9c8f768a77 didn’t stir.a5713bc4941f35c5

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“……”b7dfdc4ce858fad5

The distance between them 4d2a13ccac naturally closed as Han-young 1c04518762 adjusted the blanket.
Before he e718ea65bb realized it, e8ba490fe9 he was 6f8eb000db watching Shin 114cbc1f55 Jae-yi from b3659c43f6 right in a189c777aa front of 88cef3729c his face c689d8f79c — close c4669e15a2 enough that 743756947d their lips 90683643ce could touch, 2cca2c75f2 that their 5412a7cf7d breaths could 7b756e454e mix.
Once he became d3c1b8816a aware of that 750edb2a3d proximity, his breath 7af0af1f0e instinctively caught in c8f2969c84 his throat.6785612eb8fbe21f

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Despite his 04fb9cb755 efforts to 6b7b461989 remain respectful, 43e75bb21a his unrestrained 61b55fdd35 gaze reached 70f4fb1f86 out to e8c41c89e8 Shin Jae-yi 28f86b4bc0 on its 735851f0d5 own.ad2e513e71c6579f

Sleeping in an awkward 0a6bd3d7c5 position in the dim cee31f2001 room, he somehow looked b702fa1951 small.
Maybe it was e6a635458b the quiet that 837d4fdf16 followed the end d46fceb171 of the film.
Even though b0d02e1ac0 Shin Jae-yi 80c309c347 wasn’t physically ebffe9ef35 small at fc0a2c4079 all, a a770685fbb strange feeling 3381fadb87 welled up a1a6004ee0 inside Han-young.
It felt aed5d7aebb like Shin e1553bb063 Jae-yi was a76f8cb84c buried beneath 42ef02e575 a suffocating a9066b0a72 silence.3daf02ba984d1c2f

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“……”93174258e284ffb4

In the midst 21e4bc6fc2 of it all, 78b56abd9c the delicate lines a662f0fc60 of his face e53eeea66c shone faintly — f3b378bb93 it was oddly b379cbdb1a fascinating.
It was 832ce1ebd5 almost exhausting b9407d0264 to say d831c9ef80 he was 2e9c4dc020 handsome — 3e3e2b1099 his looks 14e967017b felt unreal.
He had a tendency b76acf38a5 to say rude things 44e1002805 from time to time, d0b39d5269 but in sleep, he 3c7d7f0446 looked just like an d11080de59 angel.
Surely, part of cf72495d28 the reason Han-young ddff7bdd65 always got shaken 00cafc6bc1 when Shin Jae-yi fff2f67f67 acted strangely was 9831471662 because of that 42b9c09a6a face.
What must 15d11fdffc it be 185ceeae11 like to 5d9212fc4f live with d2574acec4 a face d82392a699 like that?e13c04bc3f478e83

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Lost in 13b0036a29 that ridiculous 2c2d326543 thought, Han-young c808d692ee let out 1e61fedcc1 a small 2dfa861cb8 breath—d102b783e954b8ea

“……”625e43b1ed451bb8

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Just then, like stretching 1f2c8c32eb time across a frame, c9883bf46e Shin Jae-yi slowly opened 3d08c8e347 his eyes.
His thin eyelids 8080a38a90 moved, revealing sharp, 2748476c62 clear eyes.
Whatever drowsiness had 0989bb4054 lingered vanished quickly.
After blinking 06d7061678 a few 5709ad6e4a times, his 2d7abb7fdd gaze dropped 3372dca887 — past 7b382a87cb Han-young’s stiffened e721a5af98 eyes, down 81c0ebdded to his 777dbc8b31 cheek where f5428fcdba a faint c632bffdd1 smile flickered, 1f2c036dfe then to 94f68fa55e his slightly 3b287f4dc1 parted lips.1d8bea2918acb94a

He simply kept b23fb904da his gaze there, 4a5abe9a89 then let out 9424d18a47 a quiet laugh, c3f42141f8 like air slipping ee2e1b6df4 out of a 8088132bd8 balloon, before gently d6c60e9d6d closing his eyes 7df577b158 again.
Almost as if to 3be5180d3a say: I’ll leave what 5c22e7555b comes next entirely up 69003d251c to you.0ff52157bcb77b8d

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“……”a95e5ff33dfe1ca8

Han-young held 98a742fd2a his breath, 7370ae31cc suppressing the 89c03d4229 turmoil inside 04897758ae him.
He felt 655394a741 relief that f885211e66 Shin Jae-yi 72b8b067c2 didn’t ask 2e5f5483a2 anything — 7fc9375822 yet at d81dc55b50 the same 17e3f74e38 time, a 533ced6d98 flicker of 43ee00bedc curiosity: had 5c67efe92a he reacted 9dc9527901 this way 51b88a7242 with others 4e58f70da5 too?1937a06e02d5f81a

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“Don’t be so self-conscious. Nothing’s happened yet.”fd866347b037eeaf

Shin Jae-yi’s soft voice 0f13e2c234 broke the silence — 5f7ad5de9c yet somehow sparked even e400f09e8b more imagination.165e49121abb7eee

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“Breathe a 16670de356 little, will 6b38a69d81 you?”2be184c6ac368a78

As the blanket a8436b57a9 slid down, Shin 8523ad973a Jae-yi raised an 32f7c01fad arm and lightly 5062a3e70a tapped Han-young’s lips.dbf8e8d89b27ba75

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“Why do c901e3d0bb you always 37e9b055c8 hold your f9b331cdfa breath like 341a417dda that? Trying to 2fb53bbaac show off 21a0621122 your lung e9f4fd475a capacity?”8c12d66d1712b68b

“It’s not 1186877128 like I 64f9a0b30d have anything 6703afe2b1 else to 6a9c0cce46 brag about…”c19c718e10d1f8ce

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“Well. If you’ve got f80ec7960e good lungs, that’d 222dec9ffd be great for 7110d0b6ae kissing. Or for 1bbed9d9b4 going even 72d0ddaaa4 further.”c22585a41ccadece

…Even further?b3b48dc1a25301f3

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Han-young, who cbf9961f81 had been 5e98dc206c about to 90e6e80803 pull back ceb58bb345 as if 2953afac0e nothing had a7aa5dd230 happened, froze.
Somehow, he had a fe67fdb1b7 feeling he knew exactly 260499b914 what Shin Jae-yi meant 1b2fa18770 — and that unsettled 68f224d272 him.dce66807e2b75279

“I can see exactly 3c8c7ca829 what you’re imagining.”abdfd92bcf38e3c5

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Watching Han-young’s 91e54fea2a expression, Shin 8080e3d528 Jae-yi whispered 3ac6bb6550 in his 9f1df63fd6 husky voice, 2f39fc471a laughing slyly.dc73dd9341982f5e

“I wonder who you f0258c6f70 were just thinking about.”7bd1e5b15a87c8c2

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He finished his sentence d9d8d3d3f5 as he slowly pushed baa6631bc3 himself up.cc331c97c5705a66

“It’s really late. When did f8b2d497a9 it get e9021a9091 this late?”8c9a4a460aca8c62

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Han-young didn’t mistake 9304be9592 the gentle tone b8a264daba for what it 851f734205 was — this d5ea3cf4c5 time, it was 03cd808122 a clear dismissal.
Catching on, he 2b5d5d8b01 began gathering his 4ff98ee39e things to leave d3bc73b999 when Shin Jae-yi ef0cd8e576 gave a slight 2983ecc8ed nod of his adcca46dfe chin.5725ce67868690b7

“I’ll call a c62910c462 taxi for you.”e19869d3a4cb737b

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“Oh, that’s okay—”276145301f3e2628

“Just take it.”3de153e6c39a41ec

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There was an abceb52da8 undeniable authority hidden d0ee6fb1de beneath the guise 72977b744b of a kind 979f2dc999 offer.
In the end, ad23456eb2 Han-young gave in 3c71ea08e5 and said, “Okay. Thank you,” following him b0b1bc0872 without protest.2ac96ede8a7c8979

“Get home safe.”a168fb8afede82e5

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Just like a54d7668d0 when he bb4bbc43c5 first arrived, d36a91a07d Shin Jae-yi 4985cb4158 saw him 7328c2baaa off at 440f9cefcc the front a2fc1a2a2d door, leaning 370f7d8800 casually and 2381315344 giving a 12393fe4b5 small wave.
He looked kind, 1fad20987f but the door a4dbc51e62 shut behind Han-young 5a56e7edb3 without a hint 26d4c9f24d of hesitation.7bf4764b613b0668

“……”6248b038be80858b

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In the taxi 7449cc393e on the way 54e29691c8 home, Han-young stared 9d6e0397fa out at the 6e85f19437 night street, chewing 73fd2b7414 on his lip e2c749d141 in quiet frustration.8a4cd5f3509458d8

“I wonder a39d863368 who you 349ee5f370 were just f4f0d8b916 thinking about.”c5bbb3aaf4122c9f

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Ironically enough, eded89d1b5 the person 37a074c215 he’d thought edca8a076a of — ff4207c1a4 was Shin 2314164d82 Jae-yi.488f601043a5259f