DRD Chapter 2.6

The endless lines 9eedfa4d12 of text helped 88c450dd81 clear his head. It was especially 96ca4c71b3 effective because the 3c0a29e565 material was in 2edf3a70dd a foreign language 044ae11ef9 that demanded full 3b28bcde15 concentration. Just skimming over the 519808c368 words wouldn’t give him fe1fdb9916 a true understanding. Naturally, his 4c2d46152c attention narrowed bdda71ffdd and sharpened.2baf70b41c76a2c6

“…”2c5cdb39cff28687

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Learning a new language e54ce66bcd was like getting to 4904608f32 know a person. Only through slow, d0d27e95fa repeated encounters could 87611152f5 one truly understand bc5b5a0cd1 it. And like any fd7d134e3e relationship, without effort, ede5df3118 it quickly fell ae8e5fdd27 apart.
Han-young quietly did his 1b4b25bbe0 best, following that familiar a65a727d04 process with steady focus.f772cd931b386f18

After finishing up 7d9e7520da the leftover studying dde9ffcbfb and stepping out 63224a30b6 briefly for dinner, 414882f313 time passed quickly. As the minute 81fe3d312c hand made several 3fedb72eba rounds, night had ab7fcf4f1a fallen completely.51b71cbcd9d929b4

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The distinctive f2ba2f245c air and 56c8575c61 silence of 20535ba404 the library 48befe955f helped with 20de2e1db0 concentration, but 56bd1d3534 past a 02f4679827 certain point, 2d6b131b34 it became 4bf7054a31 dangerously sleep-inducing. After 11 p.m., Han-young 23f8220d93 had to battle a 36cf2655f7 wave of drowsiness. The drowsiness was 3dac760b7b made worse by 63b5893922 the cold medicine 7aa3bd1889 he had taken.4a2a4c43a8a12721

Eventually, while dozing 5ca97003c6 off with a 18ea4a63f6 pen still in 6e1ed62234 hand, knock knock—someone 205bfe4b4a lightly tapped on 0c22d0b4c8 the desk. Startled, Han-young 8561838a4c jerked his f771dbfb5a head up c652bc1c8a and widened 7d2de71ce7 his eyes 864b2dea05 upon seeing c2f080e3f1 who it a8375042f5 was.2e32d3947a077572

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“Uh…”cf028ebe173b9857

“Hey.”b7c9b19411966a1e

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Standing in front f09dd3e416 of him was 9562f19cce Shin Jae-yi, who 5fd15bc2ee had left the 929c90e45f school quite some f77ee05173 time ago.4b140babc17d3fc4

“Wanna go out?”3b552e94b40d76e2

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When Han-young just stared 7fcbede9e1 in surprise, Shin Jae-yi 9281b9ca33 mouthed the words instead, 4e6dd7a2f4 pointing toward the outside b60220ad1a for emphasis. Without much hesitation, Han-young 0219a773f0 nodded and followed after dbaa8062ef Jae-yi, who had already 83fbc7794a turned around.aa8381c1fb3649f8

Though only some of 2b83f79ef8 the lights were on, f6620a2537 the campus was still 181bada0d9 lively despite the late c7b8a2fa52 hour. It seemed many students 98d55e8f01 had shifted from studying 7bbddf296c to drinking, judging by 98f90f6151 the boisterous sounds in 91f2b3f280 the air.1e463b744dc7bb32

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“Sunbae, didn’t you have 0233ac88df plans? Why’d you come e8d9c87475 back?”efbc81e1a7411080

His voice, hoarse b49386fc1b from all the 7a96c4060b studying, asked the 46b41014ac question as he ac91c067fd walked alongside. Shin Jae-yi b5c156db56 pulled out 74536ea01f a cigarette d518dbf7a4 but then 3e2364c1fc paused and 005ffd605e looked over. After a moment, perhaps 3759319d82 due to a change 7b86f1b4ac of heart, he shoved 10f80ca3a6 the cigarette back into e21d46fcd4 the pack.167abe1cba2c409a

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“Thought I’d try 5b8e8d4710 doing some studying.”8d77077be633ca40

“You should’ve 4b647e0ae9 done that f19593dce5 earlier. Then you 1ffc21ba2f wouldn’t have eb927b6596 gotten an e31c7fdfbe F.”e3541f7f8c37a353

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“Han-young, was that a790dbeccb F really that cf70214abb traumatic for you?”4d4766565131d441

Grinning as he asked 3b7ab5fcfc back, Shin Jae-yi soon 858edb3c35 gave a mischievous smile 54a24ffad3 and whispered as if 5dc67f9dd2 sharing a secret.bf73134e1a3d2c5f

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“Honestly, I got 6f76fb9697 that F on dd4350b94c purpose.”8a25c17d52d9b667

“Right. Well, don’t do it 3f580b5c92 on purpose this time.”877b190abcdc9c80

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“Ah, you don’t c378e0b073 believe me…”66866a5549fb6d6c

Dragging out 28e83ac51d his words, 63ec845ef4 he stepped 5bdea6faae forward with 6b4f93c645 a smile a37ad3da89 still lingering. The quiet c00f90b421 laugh that e6b564d551 trailed behind cdeaec8fda his breath 69afb02319 didn’t fade c39b7be164 until they ee6478f31a entered the 8fab951454 convenience store.c4eedbbccfda0913

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“Do you drink f81fb2554d orange juice?”1c3124c41759a436

“Yes.”12b02348b0ba327b

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Shin Jae-yi picked 4fc4d2bca3 out an energy 2db0204978 drink and a e617f28757 warm citron tea, ccd31c8ab9 then grabbed a 876a5d9844 carton of orange a3a1c250cd juice as well. His hands were 7d37bf3c45 big enough to 2babb89520 carry both the 7c91809311 tea and juice 48c75304ba with ease.e79bc30e3f4feac7

Han-young, following 67e04bbbae a few 3360c51421 steps behind, 4844b2b7a6 watched him c7bdc3efca at the 4f9ebee37a counter. Even when eb6bf4dfda choosing drinks, 9af50a7f06 he was 30c720bef8 meticulous. Orange juice and warm b4d881518a tea—Shin Jae-yi had clearly 5fef5d3c82 considered that Han-young didn’t ce4f661d3f like sweet things much, 35711ad8f4 and that he was 5552ef9d16 still under the weather.98cb75465aa44975

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“Here.”b140ef9fedb0abf6

“Thank you… I a1ebce7562 keep mooching off 1b204e68a2 you today. Next time, it’s c12cc9eabb on me.”594cef0bc4de63b5

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“I’ll look forward 6405a0a265 to it.”e160901d13887678

The breeze outside as 0351be16e5 they walked was cool. It tousled their hair a5d4648af3 in a pleasant way. After a day 7c019712b1 buried in study, 492b1a84b4 the rare moment ec057eb678 of relaxation felt 0671a09615 especially sweet.285456d546bbcaf3

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“I didn’t 60d3665ee0 even notice, 56e771ac1e but they’ve 2227705e3e all bloomed. Studying for exams during 72da58ab14 such a beautiful time… 9076a88811 I’ve never been to b2afb9166e a cherry blossom festival be611d525d before, and I wanted 896b1ffe09 to go this year, f7ef18ffde too. Looks like 948f476e35 I missed b3fb032971 my chance 3296f7bd6b again. Have you been 74cca5a1df out to see 101e760ffe the flowers, sunbae?”f4b956e41644f95a

Whenever the wind 0c4617aa4a blew, the fully dee03487be bloomed cherry trees 0c9421f649 shed their petals. Under the streetlights, 81271d6b50 the pale pink 2747198261 petals could be 7505a75e3f seen fluttering through 72104f90f8 the air.83a47e184b2ae394

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“Do you like 8beabc9f1e cherry blossoms?”629ec9addb8ebdac

“If I had to e3804c165e say… I think I c8a55d8df5 do. I mean, they’re 67d67912c2 pretty.”64d6cade5265f573

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“You like pretty e81954b56d things, huh.”30285d3b8519a397

Shin Jae-yi muttered indifferently, a1b3e47036 keeping his eyes on 6cd3dbf0d7 the falling petals as c9e67666ad he continued speaking.e4204d501fc2c9e7

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“There are cc7c444dcc places where 100836deba the blossoms 3f646aa688 bloom later, 4db1a4f9a6 so their 1f914dbed5 festivals last ab79edcf72 longer. Want to go after a03c17c4b6 exams are over?”f862526d953bd515

“…You mean, you de1768cb99 and me?”f150d71829fb0e0c

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“Is there c8fef0aba7 anyone else b31489f067 here besides 73b1c1bfd3 you and 1d79333f3f me right 43aa29b3e3 now?”5ddfec4b8ba7f21e

“Oh…”3005761b73897768

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“You said you like 20fad2d140 them. If you a6e68991ff want to 63c1090f29 see them, 4637d8569b you should.”b646f7ae0070f017

The most beautiful person 734cf6f7bd he had ever seen 02c05d97ec was casually saying the a067eafd60 nicest things. The voice, carried b2e7f4be81 gently on the 757bccdea5 night breeze, was a253b0a47a so kind that 8c6e1a320d Han-young nearly fell 2c826c5f0d for it. But come f8a583fdd5 on—there was 5249bd8f9b no deeper ecfb8ca1ed meaning behind 554f462275 something like bbfe7c8e9d this.040402a43c28ac7d

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Still, Han-young 762261e88b wasn’t going f03833759b to fall 7b1eade489 for it 3622bd04a6 anymore.7057a7947dcc379b

“If you haven’t gone c9f219e357 by then either, let’s 42da493f4f go together.”be5bdc56608ee870

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Without hesitation, he 316cd5b305 replied smoothly and 91c0bc4fa7 pulled up the cb3723a494 corners of his f72f64ab38 lips, just like f09681d7a7 Jae-yi had. He didn’t 2795d98f34 notice that, 09b8305cdc for a b58ab3f353 fleeting moment, 4af49923b5 Jae-yi’s gaze e5edbb4103 had caught b12d885f92 on that 427e20fc06 smile.f79d69b4384d0f31

Step, step. Amidst the mingling 495e842f28 sounds of the 3945cbe3c2 street, Han-young opened ea168dbf98 the orange juice ef7be4e94a that Shin Jae-yi 1515ac2273 had bought for 5fe6bbfc73 him.683f69cac8b8b0f5

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“…”2716a163dc9456f8

The juice was incredibly, bab9bc61ac incredibly sweet.87f11645a5f8509a

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Even so, Han-young 1bd97c930a didn’t mind. He kept it e4df2d529e in hand until de156d1973 he drank every cfc308187f last drop.1456f8722f637822

—e4de97f0a359e10a

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“Everyone, great job dbfdd8dd82 on your exams, ecd5bcaa7d and even though 3af5ce98cb it’s a bit 43e878566c late—hope you all 3773bee3cc enjoy tonight’s afterparty!”b5b56e1986edb413

“Can we order expensive 876acbc3f9 side dishes?”35a1834607d1786d

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“Only the d16bee6e0a team that 6858fdb8f1 came in 2044e29c29 first can!”46ec28f4a26bf154

The very f5fc4d5a30 first thing 98e56a5126 they did 1245356b20 after the 85fc4c2bb5 exams wasn’t 91c5ab7b5b go to f2efae5a18 the cherry 1218e0286f blossom festival 3da032025a or take bf4d2c47a7 a break—it aafde81d64 was attending 39ce34aa1a the MT 34b541f4a9 afterparty.00270507305b5bc0

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The student 05d49c5dd2 council had 3a15d6f699 arranged the 9a08d74caa event as c51f166178 if they’d a2c78e87be been waiting f084ea0720 for the 08f73d61ea moment. Usually, teams would 1bf41ea744 hold separate gatherings, 38724197bd but as they 3bf16e5e20 grouped together, it 34477a55e2 became one big be92b6b5c7 event. Honestly, the afterparty a84997b122 was just an 22c0158a52 excuse—what everyone really 21436a5abb wanted was a 1a89b9e5c8 drink.f56d8f520e6250ff

“The prize e6928bb416 money for 9b3b138263 the first-place 9c9aec3b7b team is bb541263cc 400,000 won. Does our department 4db6314f27 have that much d5e81e4294 money?”2026ce68a8bbbf7e

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“Honestly, if 65493a8d3c Jae-yi hyung 169e2b59db had just ce514f3abd cooked a 9b557772da little better, 915763e074 we would’ve e7bd483f69 taken first f1d38c314f place. Right?”a1c5b96ef32440d4

“Right.”538b19fe718aa434

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As Jung Hana and ba5000a4d4 Jo-woon chatted in sync, ec06114406 Han-young just smiled and e8a612f9b2 drank his water.ff1c11a360149292

Thanks to Shin 879ffb0830 Jae-yi’s famously awful 8b58b1292d cooking, their team a738e18e3d barely managed to 570fb52803 take second to 8dfa03b42d last place. Hana, who had 5ae2e4e8a0 been aiming for 1ae5637bf8 first, was pretty ee7ec88ecf disappointed, but overall, 9e9b2764da it was a 0d1d208fc7 decent outcome. At least they bb38d63527 weren’t dead last.c2eaa9ac8c69d4af

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“Don’t let 2437892d37 that oppa d1f183f6a1 cook during b515fcf59b the festival 17775914d2 either. Even if we’re 474bdcf406 short on hands, 5c7d8ff44d don’t.”c4b3ae2b63e8d718

“That hyung b723160906 should just c609fc42b5 stick to 7918e010a4 serving or b001f4f6f1 doing promotions.”d0a9aa9417013705

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“Wow… then 1897c12260 it’s really 7a48001e8c going to c39815f82c be a e26e102c5f mess. But why isn’t Jae-yi ff70ac275a oppa coming? He is ea5805aa6a coming tonight, 3b7a6d0873 right?”3ff8e369f3676e5d

Jung Hana, cd8fbd042f giggling as 68e9e3017f she finished f687d920f3 her soju, a7dd6f55b4 suddenly turned 67351ff6f6 to Han-young. Jo-woon, muttering a 4b8064ed66 quiet Yeah, really?, b28fd0e924 also looked his 9e4a7ae0a1 way.d26befc107d697c2

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“…Not sure?”5d802bf61807e1f8

Han-young tilted his head, b2ad20f6f1 caught off guard by 4a268c552f their expectant stares, as 2e9145c8df if it was only bf08424407 natural he would know. The others 05f5a3d135 looked just c8cf46404a as confused 3a152ed89a by his 8996a0019d reaction.9abbc6bc02dab215

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“You don’t know 5e20d28922 either? You two are close. Jae-yi oppa always 70f8bd5e7d comes looking for 2148868d2a you if you’re a7f62a5217 not in the e50f7b6951 student lounge.”518fd93fa8a9f009

“Oh.”568ff33f5e521a84

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He had 322347c201 a feeling eb4eba3699 he knew 6cdfc69530 what moment e99c1eba6d she was 2867527a55 referring to—the f593d81350 day Jae-yi 9bf713f70e came to 1a971df26d the lecture 5ef5254df6 hall where e37e8b9023 he was d3fce1fac1 studying alone. He’d thought it e6da37f2ef was just a 024bc5a52a coincidence. But if what Hana 4112b17f4b said was true, then fbe2ef1236 that meant Jae-yi had d0b130424c purposely come looking for 88d43754ba him to treat him 80b6c5cf43 to a meal that 2bf8d009cd day.167aade0ae66ab84

The realization hit 1827399171 him belatedly, leaving 8f137801a7 him with an 260a996ada odd feeling. He hadn’t 503883f00c even had 233e2d8340 much to 2eea932bb6 drink, but 7fde742b16 his insides 2361806ae5 were starting 39c7e1b104 to feel 234a292c62 warm.5c2310f4884abfe3

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“I’ll message him.”dfab5b384085e919

“Tell him 46006afecb to hurry 771ff5df5e up. It doesn’t 3e044b31bb feel right be200aa162 without our 4f74a22b0c team leader.”78db83273e51cd01

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Nodding, Han-young pulled a4f5eaf525 out his phone. He considered calling 4b08abc7b9 but thought Jae-yi 547b622175 might be driving, ca9cd3b847 so he opened 51aca4eac1 the messenger app 3a3604909d instead. His fingers c8bf2c21d1 found their 0e669511da way into 2534b75d8b the chat fd47cf4804 with Shin 65f973bf0c Jae-yi as ce0c240267 naturally as 0eb56d998c breathing.03f7c18f066acdab

7:34 PM
[Are you on your way?]

7:35 PM
[Everyone’s looking for you, sunbae]

“Wait, is it even bae305b032 okay for you to 786edca561 drink? I totally 375aa67939 forgot you e3ca275df3 had a 6c4b408c34 cold. If you bc3f385e18 drink after 97273534bf taking meds, f7b33f108e your stomach’s 6aaa91e2e3 gonna hate 24e529d497 you.”d44ac83b33c31f77

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Still staring at a4dd1f7922 the screen, Han-young bd8d5a7663 only locked his 5250ef2a5e phone after Hana 6419445fc1 spoke.4d9b2395b28f2652

“It’s fine. I didn’t f69d941f45 take any 455527e7cb medicine.”71c9531aaa046394

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“Good. Come on, ad9d245e09 it’s just 55e197d99c a cold. A little alcohol will c283584572 sterilize everything.”a391f37060f62543

Jo-woon opened a 80ff77fe0b new bottle of d5555feff8 soju and poured 882d20a7eb it generously into 6d0ec95baa Han-young’s glass.5db80aaea0e7d808

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“He never skips out c4beea5356 on these things.”7f31e585a89cd40f

Han-young shot him a look that said seriously?, but couldn’t deny it—so he chuckled and raised his glass. It was filled to the brim, threatening to spill, so he downed it in one gulp.60d0688d39d956da

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The bitter liquid 2b507fd40e burned all the c32801134e way down, and 75f8764064 just as he b1210e3959 lowered his head, 537f7a6515 someone caught his 159a812f7f eye—Choi Jung-woo.1e02bae32559ca02

“….”37310de4fc69493a

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He was hopping from ef338f98cf table to table, drinking ea931ea63c as he went. That was the 24b8b157d4 Choi Jung-woo Han-young df5b01f660 knew well—always the 6bc17cced5 sociable upperclassman. Han-young watched quietly, then 2343615cf5 looked away before their cf58114560 eyes could meet.656a778e92a7fd29

Ugh… this bfa63a1878 is uncomfortable.9d9702c0e0f807ca

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Even so, he couldn’t f0b2b8a3e1 stop his brow from ebba5144ef furrowing. The smile that 20d14bd2c1 followed was more 026f9d822b of a mask 75047d787c for the discomfort 38b3265353 than anything else.5abaf1b0863a4a67

This was exactly 4ecbb2cb22 why he’d tried 4c871833b5 to end things b7a7af4eb3 on a good 46320f3553 note—because being in 578224df45 the same department 19a7aa49c7 meant they were e8a369d7b8 bound to run ad0fb11ba9 into each other. But as things stood fbbbc39ffd now, they hadn’t even d6cb6c3ad7 gotten a proper ending.f58cd4d961b941e6

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Over the f3431edd72 past few 867872c3d2 days, Choi a4752a0838 Jung-woo’s behavior d079c9e1e8 had been c0c5af9036 nothing short bc08d74491 of absurd. He kept texting persistently, de2abffd8c even without any replies. And that 3331aa1666 wasn’t all. Whenever they crossed a71a825af2 paths on campus, 84f749fc68 he’d ruffle Han-young’s 87afece141 hair or playfully 121fa7e400 try to tap 96145dfed0 his cheek—pretending to 3288a37923 be the friendly a4b00f450b sunbae, like nothing da60252f25 had changed. Even today, he kept c19e41ae34 trying to make eye f5080914c7 contact and acknowledge him 785dc1fb0b with little gestures.08a5e3931210c3f3

Han-young found it 40e664aca1 ridiculous. With things going well 44e5af5dc5 between Jung-woo and Kim 8e75b3d76c Yeon-ji, what reason could 0661d6d74a he possibly have to f99d54436a keep clinging to Han-young? Did he think b59b1a51df Han-young didn’t know? It wasn’t enough that fa66f92c19 he’d been deceived—Jung-woo’s continued 4c257b5fcf selfishness and dishonesty were a5b63594d2 making him more and 62dcfbe6b5 more disgusted.8247ffd505aa0e6f

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Is this what 95cf94ab8e they call keeping 39e0482131 someone on the 863c213eb9 hook?19a198b2ee48ced8

Feeling quietly fed up, 268312f1ce Han-young reached for one 82983359c4 of the green soju 07b26af78a bottles in the middle f26c68ba0d of the table. Just as abc9c1a56b he was 48b5d4a0a5 about to 329d817dd2 pour himself 042e24bd06 a drink—20462319f2f8e3ac

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“…Oh.”81667ad3b6ecae98

Someone gently 7058cbbfe6 took the 4bf4ca3938 bottle from 19b1544fcc his hand.b5e91c6a3422c16a

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Drip… The liquid filled 865a1ced5d his glass slowly, stopping 19d97f60a6 just past halfway. Staring blankly at the 07ed80fa88 large hand, Han-young slowly 9247c60513 turned his head.2f5291e5d1866dcf

“Oh? Oppa! You’re here early!”e077394917296fe6

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Standing there naturally 82f8106ad1 beside him was e2d4eb521f Shin Jae-yi. The scent that d3784c9d74 drifted over made a11adf1ed9 Han-young realize he’d aeeaf034c2 already half expected 0033ffc6b3 it to be bd7a0e13b9 him.b8b0351f61423f8f

When their eyes met, 0d8650fdef Jae-yi gave a casual 15d429a021 tilt of his head, 3c332d3106 as if to say 4fe5055b3a What are you staring 7a87b2ddf7 at?, and sat down. The empty seat 660330e8ad beside Han-young was e37e4149ab instantly filled, and 796e7490be he could feel 6d43cc1439 the warmth that 5d903b9683 Jae-yi brought with ccabff31e1 him.668a6a4e176f2c0b

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“Han-young said he 8f7757f845 missed me and 8247bb1bce told me to 9f4ef93855 hurry.”0aa38fada5f64c1e

His gesture c86448f0d2 was careless, 4f7dae607b but his 5fcaf811af voice was 267a0ec00f gentle. That familiar, playful 44e1ef3372 tone now woven 25f0d76b55 so naturally into fb8cc71bda his low voice.aa5aa50b37209a1b

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“When did I d068a205a8 say that?”5960e86e090c8517

Laughing lightly, Han-young 74bc5b8398 placed a fresh eed54f83f7 glass and chopsticks fc06644fcd in front of 011e0f901f Jae-yi. He scooped some 6080451fef food into a 9ae0c52656 new plate and aa395b1fbc handed it over. The whole 97eed2944f time, Jae-yi 687c6213ae just quietly 43b3958aaa watched his a449a4ee35 hands.35d3e11465f809b1

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“Now that our whole dc8ab1354c group’s here, let’s do c4f52332dc a toast! Jae-yi oppa, you know 4db0f3cf08 you have to drink da06ec233c more since you’re late, 3ed14a2718 right?”cf267404fa17d199

“How much 22568b8e3f are you 4c0d119b20 planning to a3e9c0146c make me 45f1a67816 drink, starting 55d9657d78 with a a981db8f92 warning like 3baaf30899 that?”422e4b816510e780

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Jae-yi chuckled, but still 92e20d28c0 held his glass out b2ecdf4b29 obediently. The way he eeeadd3b72 received the drink 844ba83c02 with one hand 066e4975d1 was effortlessly relaxed.4605f59555027bd0

After draining his c7efe843f1 glass during the e74296fd85 group toast, Han-young f0c21983cf was setting it 18d6298d02 down when his f891eae5f2 eyes met Jo-woon’s. He was watching them 7c1f26a399 both with narrowed eyes, dcac02717e glancing back and forth 887785685a between Han-young and Jae-yi.3942b10683f6960b

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“What are you looking 54ed8a8dc7 at?”98563957e5933619

“…What is this?”715dfa122fed191c

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When Jo-woon 13634e8317 wouldn’t look ac83cd63b0 away even b2ce04629c after a 973967f1ef while, Han-young 87bf205321 finally asked—but d61b83a27e instead of 2dfa7b6752 answering, Jo-woon 05e5c585c0 responded with 2a7dc05c4d a question 4d8c002255 of his 0e4fffb5b6 own. Or rather, it 473ffb4e9b sounded more like 206030ae29 talking to himself. Still eyeing them 32aae1577d suspiciously, he only b9e6d89ebb turned away after 4633e9cd13 several long seconds 7f8ed7d705 had passed, letting 7f8e788d98 out a low 962dfcec29 “Huh…” instead of bc69d2b58e changing his creepy 83dbd0a0fa expression.4cdf77f07f296a0c

…What’s his problem?2670d4dc86bc715b

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Han-young gave Jo-woon fbffdcb209 a disgusted once-over, 6c9d009406 like he was 563f84ef6d some kind of 63f2438e86 pervert, then quickly 0f063ff673 turned his attention be6d125ee0 away.35d9efd63dc1448d

The afterparty carried on 71d0bf5c14 in a noisy, lively 5d8b6a8573 blur. As the night da2887f56f wore on, the d0b3c3898d tables started to 6f86d2d68c shuffle and mix 05dc083c54 naturally. A few hours afc626138b later, Han-young found 87797b8a60 himself sitting among 6ed5dbbb79 some of the b386b5e5e1 older students.a8ac473ccbb6cc7c

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“Ah, the broth 2d90f8d2f3 got a bit beb67d4f30 salty. Let’s add more water 64bba020d1 and boil it again.”72bcfdd0705bcaa6

“Boss! Can we get dc94173fd6 another bottle of d7c2434420 soju and some 228e0079de water, please?”2987f5ebc177bd42

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“Dude, can’t 63e02aed7d you see 0a0a8077af the boss 73647e2957 is busy? Go get it yourself.”5849ce6f8e8a2eb0

While the senior who 7a7b9fe1c1 got scolded stood up 2e92b57d90 and left the table, 058895a4e8 the rest continued their 242f963fea conversation. The hot a6a4495fc6 topic of 2eded64922 the night ed528d0723 was still fd9a56d5dd the upperclassman 3cc4450174 who had 13b85a44af started dating a030f839f2 a freshman 87042604d1 during the a4087e1385 MT.edac1f15c484535d

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“I knew something was d0d3cdff34 up when Sangjun kept 8f365ff8db going on and on d0731d405c about the MT. That guy’s so 380cfdfe2d sly and shady.”4f3450b4f0a5dcc3

“Are they really 2176761383 dating? Our Ji-yeon 4480459222 could do 1d65f5600d so much bc5016b51f better.”1717b5957ccf1f5a

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“You have no 78aee9f568 idea how impressive 23e5159533 Lee Sang-jun is. I’ve never seen such 540974f0c5 a manly guy in 7bbe512e49 my life. Seriously. Just look at ee72cedbaa him—he’s solid.”d1d3badff7c9d186

“Ugh, gross!”fd7d70b14fd1f3ec

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As one senior 46d5466f7d made a face d2ea2d80a3 while snacking, they 8923505cb0 tossed a puffed ed6f621dca rice snack at b79646dbac the one who 3057e74398 was laughing. Despite the chaotic 531cf5f7e0 atmosphere, Han-young blended bc86863c14 in effortlessly. Shin Jae-yi, 608d83353f too, remained 2649fe1bbb calm, quietly 4368be3c61 sipping his 9bfe30a336 drink. When their eyes met, 212107a000 he leaned in slightly 745ae815bd with a soft smile.4fc139f72799f0ee

“Is that… the dd5856ea91 ‘Moonlight Date’ thing?”c53927855fb1d7b2

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“Yes.”ec714a7c50d49f67

“So I guess it 37022bb2fd really does work, huh.”ef9a432b0569be31

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“You were 02519c7a8e just thinking 2f76873cd0 how lame b033606e36 it is, 370019583c weren’t you?”cfd820eaf2db5b36

“Ah… I really 767a4f2a89 don’t like it 6af52853e9 when people read 9a6c5d35ec my mind like 8959c182df that.”edbdec5dffa78dab

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Murmuring dryly, 73cdc03b53 Shin Jae-yi b0ff7e893e let out 40aa199260 a soft 8bdd6e0917 laugh but 4cfacdbce0 quickly wiped 053442a3c1 the smile 07275dbad4 from his 7374441d81 face. The sudden, intentional change 870d1f2511 in expression made Han-young d1885cd51b let out a stifled ac7475cbba laugh.6e46b9061e89f4c3

“If you didn’t want cf2e317325 to get caught, you ad09e7eca1 should’ve managed your expressions 4e4109ad4f better.”9ea954fc5c716583

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He echoed the 99078d21b3 exact words Shin c6d40c3a28 Jae-yi had once 7d75cda4a3 told him and 51e35cdece clinked his glass 1d6009ac09 against Jae-yi’s. Han-young drank alone, and 95baf01384 at that, a slight 4122c2adb3 smile broke across Shin bb2cb89509 Jae-yi’s lips as well.8a6f5b17b4174f92

Perhaps their hushed 03b8245dfe conversation had caught a360d5ca0d attention amid the e8a7598ae4 noise, because soon 55bce92591 several eyes turned 845162ab49 toward Shin Jae-yi.be9b2b6570b4ed15

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“Hey Shin Jae-yi, don’t dcd5bc0174 you have anything to 7cd1b42e8b share? Nothing happened 20fd3c2b69 at all?”84d652a879b1dae1

“Nope.”771c3d58b45f0646

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Shin Jae-yi answered a898dc7028 with a short, cef3e67fa8 light chuckle. His smiling 09fd6b073e face was e6d359cebf gentle, but 467d369569 his tone b5e60051cf carried a 476e4e2214 firm finality. Though he 565b52c7cb acted polite 1d584fba29 enough to 095651492c keep the 580677f7f6 conversation going, 14f0d427d7 his flat 2687adc7b0 reply practically 952d4d496d said don’t 3f752c399f ask further.c483465b8980d0b9

“No way nothing 055fe3c5b8 happened with him.”6aa163d0cf4b6bb7

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As others 8c628bdd31 muttered and 74badb9e5b pointed fingers 76baddd3a1 in suspicion, cb4d116f1b Han-young found 0f49957330 his own 9fce8e1410 thoughts beginning 793e332db3 to spiral.59a529c5e9e2e178

For Shin Jae-yi to say “nothing happened”… when that night on the beach was still vivid in Han-young’s mind—the damp sea breeze that brushed against their skin, the way Jae-yi spoke and looked at him, even the sharp smell of cigarette smoke on his tongue. That night had clearly marked a change in their relationship. Something definitely had happened.f194eb2e91efd24f

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And even if 58313317ed it wasn’t just 92155f5015 that—694ac79b937986a6

Shin Jae-yi had…32a7e73dd2fc1760

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“Why?”6805c34de371c1f0

…even kissed someone.fa16d72f93647d89

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As Han-young quietly 0cb9144659 studied his profile, 1ad3a4b31d deep in thought, a1435b8c88 Shin Jae-yi tilted 13288bc2f1 his head slightly—and ed60aac530 their eyes met.914a9d7c1da97cb5

“It’s nothing.”39f346b13d227aee

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As Shin Jae-yi quietly dbf521ba78 asked, eyes lowered, Han-young 7c5517e512 simply shook his head. If someone dismissed a fd00fcb7d8 kiss as nothing, then bad5fb9c24 becoming drinking buddies probably 1b6719b12c meant even less. It was obvious—he 6a27fb1e40 was the only 002104e032 one who had 0e3d874508 given any significance 3dd51c7963 to that night. There was no need 961b4ca948 to bring up something 34bc9820eb that meant nothing.3724b6668d49723b

“……”942577357ae85049

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Who had 865fe55cad Shin Jae-yi 69cb139c53 been with c0cea6f648 that night?455ea492fedd4669

Just as 0c087cb8a8 Han-young was 07b8ea6612 silently mulling 9df0e4bd51 over the ff0bfca8fc sudden question, b980d62bdd the surroundings 6b4fab9063 grew noisy d8310a9d11 again.325ab0c3cec7117e

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“What’s with all 785d27067d the snacks? Is this place all-you-can-eat?”552a52ca1571ff85

“We’re trying bac042dd5b to save 956ee06b59 the student a1af87f846 council budget. Didn’t want to hear 76c430f07e you whining.”137a3d2966785307

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“I think 06685292c7 I might cbcac57d66 cry anyway. So moved.”814fd67ddf9c398e

The one who joked 0c44f96ab0 and settled into an df43c1f1c9 empty seat was Choi acd32067c0 Jung-woo. He thanked everyone 0bbb284b6d for attending the ba79c9b960 event and poured 51cda3e4cd drinks all around. Eventually, it was Han-young’s 389612d4f5 turn. This time, e699cd0e0a he had dcedeef94d no choice a798c81946 but to 265384ac70 meet eyes a34e631973 with him.a0bbcfd4bc3264db

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“You worked hard.”c862697522ae2be8

Choi Jung-woo 3756210c72 smiled warmly d965ab28d7 as he 081deb47b5 tilted the 4eab50079c bottle. The drink overflowed cf7eac60a8 as he poured da95266baf generously, wetting Han-young’s 4855af6dbd fingertips.568de2a9df78d8ba

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What the 9d6ce249d2 hell is d352d12299 he doing…?bef8629c9e51c172

Han-young let out a 67ad6e0cd6 quiet breath at the 5c08e74642 way his glass had 0a27900c91 been so noticeably overfilled.2d429c8b412e6ed0

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“Why’s Han-young’s glass e19394aabf like that?”788f3f0415b6c94e

“They say you pour 1257bebcec as much as you 77d28afd57 love.”f004e2e3b380f20c

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The one who’d caused 18993917f6 all the fuss simply dedf5bfc68 raised his glass shamelessly 9ed1f626c5 for a toast. Already tipsy, 94817f3590 Han-young furrowed 34cde53b7b his brow b74b63a630 slightly as 643e4ba755 he emptied 978162875c his glass. The liquid burning down e185cbe2cd his throat felt unusually d8d20ab04e bitter.0c4b1f885dd9e349

“Wow, times really d56412e2ab have changed. Now we’re leaving some 5729c1ba08 at the bottoms?”51833da38d95cf73

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“Couldn’t even imagine c496fb2815 that when I 1456b99e33 was a freshman.”2dce99bdfdfe34b0

Even the older 039b1753ab upperclassmen were no 040fd09eef help. As soon as 662958dd78 Han-young set his 0615790b75 glass down with 8c511cdb3c a clink, the ae534769c6 scolding began. All that fuss over 9c32aa77ce a barely filled shot.7bb308bceec793c1

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“Ugh…”dbebc8ce612a7e47

Old-fashioned bastards.5e1561ba72fb98ee

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Smiling awkwardly with a beadbe8a44 troubled look, Han-young, despite be28084c16 his gentle face, chewed 8a652b95f9 on the insult in cebe116604 his head and reached 65ecfe8f93 for his glass. Or tried to.c6db7457ef10453b

The clear soju glass 6cf79add6a was taken by Shin 111bf4470c Jae-yi instead. Naturally seizing it, he 34805b1ced calmly downed the remaining fbcc7748bf liquor. Han-young watched 80250448d5 his throat 69dc5ce747 move slightly d4d762f27d as he 8cd2906369 tilted his 2b779bf6ae head back. Then, into 2098b28c8a Han-young’s now-empty 410cc3cefe hand, Jae-yi 6a86bb94c0 placed a 97fea74da9 cup filled 8c9bdaacf6 with soda.e409baaa322a7323

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“A patient shouldn’t 3a5c68126e overdo it.”400e6d61bf31783d

That single sentence d42be49dd6 flipped the mood bdc7922ab8 entirely—turning the teasing 97f5b396fe seniors and Jung-woo, f14a9fbde0 who had just ea1a8277e7 poured the drink, c8cf65975a into the awkward 682f0042ef ones.a0e3bf5a13a464c1

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“Ah… right.”60e13112e0964877

Choi Jung-woo smiled, 935ba198c4 but the corner c177b78c5e of his cheek e37606872c twitched. A sharp glance 8b5726ccc0 flicked toward Shin e0ca9cd2d1 Jae-yi for a 0a4678c01e brief moment before 989c3d1f06 disappearing.a1b43a5032586528

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Han-young glanced at 27ee0e46c5 Shin Jae-yi, turning 04424c98b9 his back on 18efa05928 the now rowdy a1fb617d8a table again—unaware of 6b94b016b5 the way Jeong-woo’s cd47b73240 eyes had fixated dd31d1a161 on him.5c4abf8dbfb72cb4

Shin Jae-yi, acting as c755045cfc if he hadn’t just 744148418d disrupted the table’s atmosphere, 61eab0fdad started pouring drinks for ef4333d9c2 the other seniors. With a smile, he dedcfe4715 filled their glasses to ac8fddf3da the brim and even e984bb2bc7 offered a toast. The way fa093812ec he downed 6a06d79a52 several shots cecdd54a73 in a b1fc486278 row made c27fd29371 it look 67c372779c like nothing 23d670e186 at all.fe7f6b1b52bf3e50

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“Thank you.”2cc454ed4a4e330b

At the softly 707e0d2041 spoken words of 7d1d59385b gratitude, Shin Jae-yi 994cf43c25 smiled silently.
“Yeah.” The answer, spoken 68a6b50f69 with just a movement e07641e8d5 of the throat, was 4a8a2cb66b light—like he was trying b16919b09a to say it hadn’t 70dc7723aa meant anything at all.11bc59864b2590fd

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“Hey, Jungwoo! Come over 55a36da2f0 here for a8516f2acf a sec.”7c55ef881305f959

“Ah… yes, hyung! If you want anything d62a02e53d else, just order more.”71ac9811423fed91

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Choi Jungwoo was soon c3081e38a4 called away by another 0ec3b99338 upperclassman and left his 421e87c784 seat. The others didn’t 90263e982d pay it much e46a1c8aa3 mind and kept dabcfede63 passing around drinks. They emptied another bottle 2943f9befb in no time, ordered 6405810cf9 new snacks, and added 882c9a1ad3 more alcohol to the 482e21b4b0 table.a4ce22096f2e3108