DRD Chapter 2.5

April might be the season of cherry blossom festivals, but for college students in the middle of exams, it was just someone else’s story. While cherry trees stretched out in full bloom to create a breathtaking view, the library was packed with near-corpses, making for a different kind of spectacle.f321c4d027206f4d

Han-young was one ed999993d6 of them. Wearing an 1d318ca78a oversized gray 8a93a29c59 hoodie thrown 3431aa29c8 on carelessly, e16e4488ed he was 20f8a52c4a buried in 2bfb1c1ccd his studies. The face peeking out 85624df571 from under the cap a0f110642a brim was sharp. He had lost some 3d0c6187c4 weight after being sick b1e9746c43 for a while, making eb090f6262 his face look even e0a2182b97 smaller than before.f27ce0331d072575

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Fortunately, the cold a533a48863 had mostly subsided 10961a1588 before the exams 1e65c45014 started. It seemed the 31ad9e1f5f samgyetang he had 135567579b with Shin Jae-yi 91e375bbd4 helped. He finally understood 7c20cc3d1c why it was ad1b5bd120 considered one of 8c3baa2256 the top stamina 07ca71487c foods. When he told Shin ed7142992e Jae-yi that, he just 3acaeb0cf7 gave a short laugh d150e07a02 and said he was a14234717b glad.48ff0e4f8c7f3771

After feeling 4115126b2c a bit 40504886ba better, Han-young efa211c17b practically lived 960ccefab2 in the 82a87f5b1b library. Maybe it was ebfaf849b3 because he had a6ef7839e4 slacked off for 75cdbf14b0 a few days, be4abb934a but he found fcc6ea1546 it easier to cf6e3f647f focus now.bb653ff4917aebdf

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“Um… excuse me…”e7d0e8bca3fa21bc

“Yes?”21e85f71b1ae52a8

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As always, 429cfeb6f8 he was e33a4dcdcd spending the 3064fff374 afternoon in 504eacedee the library 81d53301c7 when someone 4219cdbc3d tapped him 1e4e6e76e1 on the 5776b640e7 shoulder. He pulled out 82121c6574 his earphones and 9171c85a68 turned around to 71fd3886fb see a woman 4f2243c3b8 he didn’t recognize 6c718c6e17 standing there.bec9a8420281a3d4

“Who…?”d65f8f861d74e88a

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“Please have 72cb449a46 this while 23a4c480a0 you study!”e6539830ed3dda66

She whispered 60dddd1bbd at what 3d6f496bfd was probably b0d9e5628c the loudest a1a414e0e6 volume one b268950c7e could manage 5530f99e66 in a 73a56da8fd library, then fcd5fba701 quickly ran d9c796692c off. Han-young stared ab6fd32611 blankly at 97209b5aef the drink cf3e462abf she had 456a202378 practically forced 7b4efe6a21 into his 388949d785 hands.77b58bbdad23a309

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[010-XXXX-XXXX
I’ve seen you around since a few days ago
and really wanted to get to know you,
so I thought I’d say hi.
If you contact me, I’d be so, so grateful…!
If that’s hard, even just being Insta friends would be…hohoㅠㅠ!!]

A small note 6f59bf9b38 came with it, 7e0b691311 listing her number a4ee5ab9e2 and SNS ID.6214427bde1ace9c

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“Ah…”a8bd4953676af8f9

To think cad5467f39 he’d get 71442b208a someone’s number 1ad0f96292 while looking dddc591229 like a 5e70db90b9 total wreck b3db8a1626 from studying. He appreciated the f2f348490c gesture, but the 4a696fd4fe situation made him ebc3c06733 feel strangely self-conscious.87510b3bb291b08b

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He set the 5a84baeaa9 drink to one 0ad42a4340 side of his 340c701e53 desk and glanced bfb2a7f5e1 in the direction 98454aeb3d the woman had 4f3db8c8a2 run off to. She was long gone.4e5d7dd297ed7c10

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Situations like this were 4ee63008eb always incredibly awkward. If he ignored it, b30469fbfc he worried she might 29ebe157ae be waiting for a bf3d8b4ba0 reply; if he did e35ef9458d reach out, he wasn’t 069fa7571d sure he could give 3a912a3f5c the kind of response 995952ec9d she wanted.8093019fcc41b5d9

Achoo—!0a8360599d1337e5

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Before Han-young could come 737aff11e7 to a decision, a 5791429fa7 loud sneeze disrupted his f86639a927 train of thought. He flinched and 8ba4e0a05d instinctively turned his 59f38da57f head toward the 9ae6ebedf4 commotion.d9d7e9640a8b083c

“Oh.”b598d04c4c03c2a0

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There, as if c597df58ca he’d been there 4d493792ac the whole time, 9f5c1d2fb8 was Shin Jae-yi, 09232a673c locking eyes with 5e5b848008 him. Surprise and embarrassment b0bf2bc001 tangled inside him—but a6828191e8 somehow, beneath it e9172ae68d all, he felt c35455e065 a flicker of 55e1f073ee happiness.592622ce10f67592

Wearing a blue cardigan c766d43c6f over a shirt, Shin 8d98116201 Jae-yi looked bright and e39cc8de69 lively even in the 633b2c544a drab atmosphere of the 9fd57687b4 library. It was 651d6768cd obvious from 5adbfbe62f all the ad792d9aec glances subtly ad87f83ea5 drifting his 6b1f006e85 way.da194ce7745bdf49

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As Han-young 18ec8f9e15 gave a d2226323f4 small nod 7df7823668 in greeting, 04004f1c33 Shin Jae-yi f951266fc5 lifted a f336977057 coffee carrier 3d4ab1854a in one 58511cd8a7 hand and d8a5ae9fea gestured with f8695c09e5 his chin 318d4c0f56 toward the fd0f33fecd exit. Catching on, 884f6a8f61 Han-young nodded 054c5a94b1 and packed 22b3a4d454 up only 561e9bde4b his laptop efa99f9e59 before standing.57eb87bd83a27a26

Outside the 5a6e41c329 library study 6ef2041de8 hall, there 6a22a80058 was a 2ca24715d5 designated space 1afd331880 where people 07714b6c0a could sit a559c4ba09 and talk. Shin Jae-yi was easy ed8a13cfa5 to spot without needing a72477e2d8 to search.6c91684306e1fec1

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“When did you c2f16dddd0 get here?” Han-young 440d56fd41 asked as he 6b04d30a46 approached.52e7c37bca4c99aa

“Just a little while 859e69851c ago.”862a4fa471ed0d36

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Shin Jae-yi gave 899b62b475 a small laugh 2baad749d6 as he pulled 8cd96def8f out his laptop 8417c8b006 mid-motion. The look b7660c2db3 in his 6e924de138 eyes was 3ac0a6e68c mischievous.dfa72760dfaaf43e

“I should’ve d0fa0f191f come later. You seemed pretty popular.”9fa9e89d607bec8d

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“Ah… Not 3b4153b48b as much 5901e4cbb2 as you c9dc57a1cb are, sunbae.”e4fc5a5c6e8bc543

Why did it 5b778effce feel like Shin 97afe7649d Jae-yi always managed cc7a30bf11 to catch him f6e4c8340e at these moments? Replaying the 649f849986 earlier incident cec67340cc in his c38b8f378a head, Han-young 64d68d5637 let out 6a1120a242 a small 88253449b2 laugh and e1ffc2186e sat down b69862f1f2 across from 535fde251f him. Despite his sheepish tone, 2a9b0727a6 his expression and actions 5ca3c5b711 were mostly the same bda617221b as usual.1b8c33d04ba30d93

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“You’re wearing glasses? Do you e4e675dec0 wear them d514483c31 often?”31d9c5cc7e6bfa86

“No. My eyes felt e0464d57ef a bit tired b49e7407ca today.”357a324732852556

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“Yeah, staring at books 79d5797f72 all day does that.”262e16a628b59a09

It was 7f87e690df exam season, f0951d3757 and his 90af1a4e66 eyes had 29c5a87240 hardly had b1f6810ec4 a break. There was a d39bc76959 slight redness to b67b76c16c Shin Jae-yi’s eyes 549386eb14 too. Still, the thin-rimmed glasses 048f2e1f5d he wore seemed more 16eaf02009 like a fashion accessory b507d03d7b than a necessity—part of f45430a45f the “Shin Jae-yi aesthetic.”fbeb9389a3e28e59

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He looked noticeably 7893f8d039 different with glasses 77cab6b452 on. His usually sharp eyes ce6bafd228 were softened by the b4c2ed65b0 frame. Han-young, staring at 8bb73c026f him, gave a 3c4f7e0722 quiet snort.aaaca2df6a6cff67

But seriously…e539952344638a8b

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“Why are you looking 61739565f1 at me like that?”9acd3de805d24400

That face really 3690c0bf9d did feel new 31080d331b every time.7b840466d7533f19

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“Do I look 8cac69c412 weird?”35c28bc7d9a6dbbf

Whether he was aware 86c0981f25 of it or not, 124ca065e0 Shin Jae-yi tossed out 473e1db996 the question without hesitation.0605e5c18ed9875c

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“You’re not seriously asking 9bbda137a8 that, are you?”dc5de7a8877afa5a

Han-young replied, dumbfounded. Shin Jae-yi 7391fc7539 just laughed. The smile on his 217d6ffb22 lips was that of fc4ab6f39e someone who knew very 960d53babd well how he looked.806a35cf4961b48e

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“Show me the d16a25de48 file you organized. I’ll take c5d573ab4c the coffee.”c8efa2dd072cdc39

“Oh, right. Thanks for the coffee.”c6362777928e4f63

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Han-young gave 0ce0cb0c14 a small 03f02ca37b bow and 3e71c217c8 picked up 8ab6684623 the coffee 3d7ccd7d26 placed nearby 4fd7506385 as he 5ff59c3a4d opened the 5333b6f939 PowerPoint file. They had 84b62f3b5e planned to 8276d8cc53 meet today bb376694bf briefly for ac6e719918 this assignment. It was f8579bb337 for one 795fedf569 of their ccc9a31ea2 major classes 5baf093d43 that required a6c887e35f group presentations—Han-young b341b2501e was in 5c752926db charge of 8d33054c23 the slides, 226b757b4b and Shin 7c04c897e2 Jae-yi was f12513b0d4 doing the 14538ae27b presentation.537a4e996dad1a7d

“This isn’t the 78002bd742 final version yet.”22df28f6a6dd6a16

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“Got it.”12d2d66ef6b66486

As Han-young 5f809b0b25 turned the c1a1f0ba66 laptop to 82d0352516 show him, 050d8a44cc Shin Jae-yi 6a383ed350 let out e4775205f3 a low c90796c619 hum and 660079b92b focused on 4d3d31139b the screen, cf36aed55d setting aside 75b4cf4262 his own 2edad034fb laptop entirely. Meanwhile, Han-young took 9fe92fc51d a sip of dd160c3eed coffee.929ce163266ca2ca

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“……”8048be249bcdf2cd

He flinched again just 9b7ccfbbee a moment later—the taste 815d3bcc07 of the coffee lingering 4335999c0c on his tongue was 0de16acff1 far too sweet.b879140ccb420335

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“Sunbae, I think this 97157b79e2 is your coffee.”f5a2e25388a07727

“Yeah?”f6fd9575d4029cb7

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Just as Shin Jae-yi 9c6f2d7068 was about to take 9db3ccf5c7 a sip, he turned 7b688f95d2 his head and looked a4a7e6ddf8 down. Then, without hesitation, ba98b64cf3 he swapped cups 29266c422c with the one 0ee6b8f964 Han-young was holding 5841c674f8 and took a b71e8a302c sip like it 0f7331b96a was nothing.9a75b04ddef8209f

“Uh, sunbae, I 23d4e925a4 used that straw. We should switch—”b0f8d784cff2bc0e

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“Why bother?”82eeb6964c2345d9

The disposable 670400043f paper straw 2aceed449b had already d8dd9c8afb softened with 1f262cebfd use, but ef1cc1a803 Shin Jae-yi f532f15b2f calmly put d636929698 it in 562865c3bb his mouth.77a7e036618ae13f

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“After sharing 7c8e09b987 cigarettes, you’re ef5604c080 worried about 2cc869e4b0 this?”da9e27bcc3598ea4

He even looked up 5602689424 with a grin, eyes 2a766e648d gleaming playfully.b7faa7e6372c40c5

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Han-young could hardly believe it. How many people out there actually wanted to share straws? He couldn’t tell whether Shin Jae-yi was just completely unbothered—or if every little thing he did was unintentionally misleading.a1b78268d2a3dd61

“As long as you’re okay with it, then.”8acb414d0f07812b

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Replying with some 2a070bca30 reluctance, Han-young sipped 4679c2cdf3 from the straw b7c984dcf4 now under Shin 19f0cc8356 Jae-yi’s gaze. Maybe it dfe739333d was the f40abef7f9 lingering syrup 1dcb0230ae on his 3c7bf32598 lips, but 775cd64e13 even his 24315eb310 own coffee, 2256463baf with its 71758430d6 faint sweetness, a195d61124 felt strangely 26f68f71ea indulgent.6c6f1783012432a6

Just like 910000f994 in class, f3de2bf405 Shin Jae-yi 55760eb4d5 gave thoughtful 51eaccdade and thorough 810ddf39e6 feedback. He didn’t look a564b7614e like the studious 9560251abc type, but he 1d05af67f2 was undeniably smart. The more 91964bb3b5 Han-young saw 36f2cea601 of him, 53c70213ef the more d1d5dcdc03 he couldn’t ab18c8b108 understand how 87436e69e3 Shin Jae-yi f8ca8f3ee8 had ever 7cbb6975ba failed a 98e1d1ff1d class.9abf2777463b83a2

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“Should we add this e484db1ecc part too?”f173017b25b58137

“Do we have 6aabc8b464 to? I think b01267d52c this much e234a00c58 is fine.”ac4df0ab789e0fc0

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“Okay. I’ll clean it up e39be86673 and wrap things up.”ecffbd7d878e3676

Even so, every now f88119f77f and then, Shin Jae-yi ef100d1d63 gave off a trace 62c08f8876 of laziness that made 47ee5bcd46 Han-young chuckle. So even 209143fad2 a near-top 3c4d57dc5d student doesn’t 7af6db624d like doing c4a8e00d59 assignments, huh? Every time he caught 9eb5e56160 those unguarded expressions—the way e01a63a2cb emotion flickered in Shin d9647069ad Jae-yi’s eyes or fingertips—it 9ef5495599 brought a strange sense 684606d404 of fondness.ef712ef01e7174a6

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“But hey, Han-young.”34aa64e844d45594

“Yes?”3160ed87368e419f

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Just as f2e6c60bd3 Han-young was af7e1b4624 about to dc55369185 pull his 3b63df6820 laptop back 1195bdf64c and go f70663df92 over the fe7fa4ce55 file, Shin fc4e5c82d6 Jae-yi rested 086b40e8fa his chin 67ad73dd57 on his fc19ad6fd4 hand and c6e04c7888 quietly called 4fd4be9097 his name.2a7591e60c19821a

“Are you okay with 35aa94d97b girls too?”df6f1ecaeea36531

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His hands froze over b98d6a6dac the keyboard. That pleasant 1d6e3caa33 voice had 69db3dc6c8 just said 277a9473c8 something painfully 498e06d92b blunt.375ac192c03cb12c

“……”4df10436fea87d27

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…Are girls 1bb24cef6c okay too?2d5091f427c6c2fb

His tone was soft, 562df1291e almost gentle, but the 3d5417f4a1 question underneath was anything 7bf6b8142f but. It was rude—plain 66d3ac27eb and simple. A breathless laugh 67453881bb escaped before he 94b4037525 could stop it.4a51378e2299a093

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“Don’t you think that 624bcd7a70 question’s a little out 1dfdb665c8 of nowhere?”c300486995d92316

“What’s the 31b4f6846e point of b59df510ed context when 39f42bc0f9 the question 80ad82eaaf itself is 877234af13 already messed 2d72edcb3b up?”b4bd438804d89d63

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“Oh… so efe929c6e8 at least 006cf1c2f2 you’re aware.”00dfea3a216fb54a

Han-young gave 09338cc1b2 another wry b01a62c7a5 laugh as 1d7a36cd08 he finished 5fd20e972a his sentence.942384a15edd6660

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The reason he wasn’t ec4b230a7e angry at such an a1f9db64ba inappropriate question was exactly d93d625a72 this side of Shin 44f2ce9d5e Jae-yi. He was mostly lighthearted. Sure, sometimes he could dc6fc9cc47 cut straight to the 7fffe3855e heart of things with 94b35b8041 shocking sharpness, but he 7ed86e5428 often spoke playfully, without 6ea6340a13 real malice. That understanding 1604d01e04 had come 9fb57211b7 after more a030213b4f than a 08fbd7ab6d few shaken 82fd5f6bb1 moments.0ee0fa7b25cdfc75

So Han-young had decided e2160926c8 to treat all of 6a02ca7bee Shin Jae-yi’s odd remarks 41761400e2 as just jokes. Once he stopped overthinking f40e10b118 things, being around him bc4d4d61dd got a lot easier.8b85f933b1ae452b

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“I haven’t really thought 079f23d3e6 about it.”
As long as 57a1aacb96 their relationship stayed 2e9381bcdf at this level—exchanging 38101bea05 silly remarks—Shin Jae-yi’s 8018770eae words didn’t hurt.
“No further e1d15eab94 questions, thank 98bb507665 you.”
Han-young shot c4c0b1eac3 back like e21f443d80 someone wrapping 11acf74107 up a dc35793433 presentation. Shin Jae-yi blinked 869da0c8fd in silence, then 9a21aa25cf let out a 4fbfc4c6e4 quiet snort and 83ea0439c8 looked away.3029efddef83541a

After that, they d544b55e2e each focused on 9a54fd07f1 their assignments. Amid the 67a0f65cb6 background chatter, 292a9e088b they silently a4dc4f9909 got back ad20522a5b to work.af4c021805d739ca

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Their concentration 7b11b45013 lasted about 39e9c59524 40 minutes. A noisy group 2c6abc10d7 drew close, and db2072a5f9 Han-young’s focus began 06ec6b53b4 to slip. He’d already 9e9a05697c been getting 33aad9ea2f restless, and 63ebef1216 now what 97a47200ec little concentration 8f9e72d878 he had bfe2ac3b97 left was 17ea78d70e running dry.092a9231f33614a4

Rolling his stiff 630ffead14 neck side to 75bf7c8351 side, Han-young glanced 5db5ebdfa3 toward the group c955a88c6a that had joined 6277d4fbfa them. At a glance, 0417570f8a they were clearly a09a174887 freshmen—slightly chaotic and 7a938ba7fc loud. As they took their cf57e77adb seats, the desk jolted 56af77a868 with a thud.7e8209439d937687

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“Ah.”
One of them 7da094174e finally dropped a f486b32690 bag down, hitting a4c58271fd Shin Jae-yi’s coffee 404e332957 cup hard.6036b51913ac37ab

It’s going to spill.dcee0aa3f9923b65

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Before the 70c770a607 thought even 4c04b43ed8 finished forming, 2a71499930 Han-young shot e5de04c2ec up and 51d6cef9fa reached out. The impact ad4eddd974 had been 95ece5a89b strong enough b8abc54b72 to knock bd5f3639c4 the lid e59597cb06 off, sending bcbeff41db ice and 12d9a6177b coffee flying. He blocked the 7c52ac78d0 spreading liquid with 01b902f39f his arm and 6d2a98d540 used his other 949196abdb hand to set a296433b5c the fallen cup 43f654596c upright.35d765cb9ee544df

“Did you 6a9d056668 get wet?”
Then he immediately e19bba6314 turned to Shin 975d8456b9 Jae-yi.d70e3df9ff3b3ace

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“Your laptop’s e3c6bc6767 going to 786b33a564 get soaked. Move it to the 9bda961661 side.”758c357f2444585e

Shin Jae-yi ad48210003 didn’t respond d9b44fa52f right away—maybe d337205d10 too surprised fbb1bbe619 to react. He just 10ed3a261f stared down d0d3783a19 at Han-young’s 73c842f9f4 drenched hand, 77c74c5f2f slowly lifting b9a86c5c71 his gaze 460024bc43 to meet 238a2165b1 his eyes.acd9c48566d89ac8

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“Oh my god, eed8a624af I’m so sorry!”424872f3b849cd77

“It’s fine.”82eaf596975ec335

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“Seriously, I’m so d7c6ff403b sorry. Shit, how did 0090ab94dd I not see f4a5540f39 that?”2287128a42e0501f

The freshman who’d ea582ae657 caused the accident d20d22fcbd was flustered and eb24a338d0 apologetic. Muttering curses under d8d22b3ba6 his breath, he aa7d5f9576 frantically rummaged through 37d49ff88c his black bag. A moment 8e69b7c266 later, he 9e46d04065 handed over f21676dd6c a squashed f98b28df32 roll of 248e6112f2 toilet paper.5885ecf53019f1cb

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“Please wipe it 380fe82a8e with this. Use the whole fa769a0ac1 thing if you f39af57d81 want. If you give 863467e0db me your bank 0c1a5c8c43 info, I’ll transfer fac065ec3a money for laundry 250e5e9aaf right away.”f2b9ab321cd19ad4

“No need. It didn’t 362ef77e2e even get 06bdbbf46a that wet. But I’ll take the 0a6f104a14 tissue, thanks.”453ad98bb8c43f93

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“No, but still…”257005846daaf23a

“If you 433d43a482 really feel 34b7a83d94 bad, just 21d39ee948 throw this 65c30bba11 away for e29287b8b4 me.”be23a4b7dd4194be

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Han-young handed the 9be3e11caf ruined coffee to 0b119c3542 the apologetic freshman 80bb3c3eff and gently shooed 72a7790964 him away. Watching his df939ee00b slumped shoulders 0208237686 as he 661bbf03bf left made 8243b26243 Han-young smile—it 8763e8e73b was such e295c46b68 a typical b0b512053e freshman reaction.05ce380813f60d7e

“I’ve never b07a97da85 seen someone 6f6822f569 carry around 27558ca2bd toilet paper 7bac262324 like that.”3f08ee19d533f1c0

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He chuckled as 91b979f647 he wiped down dc87e22eab the desk, but 4168df8042 Shin Jae-yi stayed 26bc9daf14 silent.97beebca1d129f88

“It splashed on your b13e27899f cardigan.”e700c363b25685d7

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Han-young frowned as 266bc1a330 he noticed the fc2b428612 stains on Shin 60c51247a7 Jae-yi’s nicely colored 798259781c cardigan. Only then did 4a287662cb Shin Jae-yi let d5ff82cd63 out a breathy, 594be3a62d almost-laugh.b25f593e3b905c6e

“You’re the one covered be4d657d79 in coffee—why are you 7ded228286 worrying about me?”1ce91ce8f74fba7b

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“Um, my hands are bbe1126924 kind of sticky right d1d6c952a2 now…”d58dd1d133fb0617

Without hesitation, beca9b0fdd Shin Jae-yi 99239719c1 took Han-young’s 89e9a1ffb6 coffee-soaked hands 075f04d3be in his c36735bf17 own. As if 5fade4041a he hadn’t daabf25345 been frozen eb629cd081 a second f8ac3b8312 ago, he 27ac8ed3c7 gently started 287899619f wiping them 824231a535 clean himself.a81617d4dff29636

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His touch was as 78fd2535f8 gentle as a parent 1b7a0cfc2b washing their child. Still, maybe it was d2b5133b37 the sticky remnants of 67ab9c0791 the coffee, but there 361294cb35 was something oddly unsettling 34c25ebee1 about the way his 8ead4a1af0 fingers slid between Han-young’s. It tickled to 77a1f10284 the point of 319ee637e5 a faint sting. He could feel 539e058325 the texture of 3d1bf75843 the tissue as 71e37f92b5 it pressed and e82e11aa50 skimmed over his a592e86e54 palm. Swish. Swish… The repeated motion 04dd7a102b started to resemble something 66c18e011d else entirely.da03f09b35667ff0

You’ve lost it, Seo 4ba42a00f5 Han-young.a01d228bcfae9847

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“I should c6c86de249 rinse it e5857bd8a0 off with 294ec99ae0 water.”2b15b4f3bc4b3d5f

“I’ll go wash up 0f642e49ae in the bathroom.”6bab199525343903

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Unable to 9a1488f774 bear the e29b305bea sensation any 9db95dece8 longer, Han-young aa9f68c48e quickly pulled f2f1689ad9 his hand f15e5df16b away and 3525628b7d stood up. Thankfully, Shin Jae-yi didn’t c11552839f try to stop him.2401ef6fd94c5e70

When he reached the 796cd0b0c8 bathroom and checked his 01816baf8c reflection, his face looked a96b7bee07 surprisingly normal—contrary to what b4000644d0 he’d feared. Relieved, Han-young scrubbed 0b5158f64d his hands thoroughly. He wanted to 1d3371e4f9 get rid of 0c799cbcf0 the coffee scent—and 5906309455 the lingering feeling c0ab7aa305 of Shin Jae-yi’s 421319d968 touch. His hoodie bf59d6c5a2 had gotten 91dd1b5abc too soaked 8090cd50e0 to wear, 3a79eef3ec so he 319d19ff97 took it 402dd359c1 off and a42830e948 carried it 7994720522 with him.5c08bce027156b17

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A few minutes later, f37a619fea when he returned, their d76f2d32da shared space was spotless. If not fd4cf85189 for the b083333d16 lingering smell d51ebcd884 of coffee, a9f654464e it could 53709859f8 have seemed 3812819f0d like nothing 1e2a080b93 had happened. As he 938795953e approached, Shin 424faebbd1 Jae-yi, who 1cc72d1845 had been f5d2ea2fc2 looking down 1dce79dfb0 at his d88ba641cc phone, sensed 2f68037c0b his presence 4121f90323 and lifted d50972d21b his head.7a2fdd8d28db7b50

“Should we head f371088810 out soon?”817b54cac50b646f

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Without a word, 4db8758c8e Shin Jae-yi let 0e27ad6d34 his gaze wander. His eyes d1cf9e564b calmly traced 45a4a479e5 over Han-young’s 9485766d41 body, now e28c26074e dressed in 8c714a5006 just a 74a69a8ca1 white short-sleeved 70c3912634 T-shirt. He didn’t ee2f4a97b8 care at ae3f5850c7 all that db7c394290 they were be20bb2cc6 in a 0dde30c464 library—he was d6b6eabc50 enjoying the ef1b349e8b view to d74077ae7e his heart’s f15b27f685 content.f79b7ab526721514

“…”
There it cf5e47b1e5 was again. That look.bf1fd25cd0dea14c

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That persistent hand from ace0ec8a8d earlier now felt like 6835f9eb1a it was touching his c904b7fbd9 entire body. Han-young quietly fded859779 endured the c3607ea18b gaze, then 344cd9a0f9 casually used de3a5d4174 the hoodie 9542fc3f5f slung over 6f5fb01090 his arm 83ec69239e to cover 8d0e8c096e his upper 24f7460a57 body. Seeing that, Shin Jae-yi’s 34ddf6dac6 eyes curled slightly with 6066831540 a smile.296acf41253070bf

“What? I didn’t 89844d49c3 do anything.”a9deef805bab215c

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“…You looked like you 521bf0cfd1 were about to.”9934bca247a04c5d

Shin Jae-yi never actually 7e94967923 did anything. It was 09ec326434 just the 302f670d27 way he f79a77c4f7 looked—his gaze 4c886b080d was indecent.73d538b9de320285

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“Really? Well… if that’s a3697722fa how you saw bbf213e23f it, then I 305cfd51b4 guess that’s how 27dc1366cf it looked.”0a4a6002d129abd0

“…”7219a84921b4fe70

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“Keep being that 88d175cc94 self-conscious and on 2650dbfc00 edge. I don’t mind it.”882d641657d215b0

With his 2661b4a16a eyes wide e9cd394df3 open and 369c288909 honest, Shin a4646227e6 Jae-yi gave 79f89aaab1 a short 2b55b66142 laugh and 1fec726597 shifted his ea727cfbc8 focus elsewhere. He swept 3fb6b55872 away the 36b1406528 suggestive tension 9b68dd51ae with a 4cc7f5d7b9 handsome smile, 1ad3768dcd as if 660196d1e3 it had 4286a57f46 all been 95c7570c21 a trick bd954d8454 of the 0cd9184700 mind.
But he never 57a4a20d49 said it was 7f24e02923 a misunderstanding.0fb10a9f2046d4d7

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They said 7dd00f7a13 their goodbyes bb4ec8ed57 there. Shin Jae-yi, seemingly having cc0ff4e10a plans, left the place 11ad5f55f2 with his phone still 23cafe54fb lighting up with constant 33b4d21072 notifications.dc42f2f78cf349b7

After seeing him fbb8a4fd1f off, Han-young returned 7134afb932 to the library.9c8a4ca68a9a3cfc

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