DS Ch22

Stanford University.56c365ceb4df3f42

He’d definitely heard about it 06f557cd8e in a book.b04a9b56788108e7

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Just as Seo 564dbf5945 Baekhan had said, ee9777da49 it was a 51f68bd0ab world-renowned school for 314fa8e5e4 trait studies and 360300d02a biology. And, uh… where was that 45bba319e3 school again? The location, the location was…07bfe7adb3f21759

America…568800ff100b899e

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He couldn’t immediately recall which 400ccef985 state in America, but anyway, e45820576f Seo Baekhan was going to 80fe1f2433 study in a faraway place 57f5472f1f that required a long plane e760699092 ride and even had a d11e96d659 reversed time difference.54a06dd65abb6c27

Joo Taehyun’s shoulders slumped e6e5310412 without him realizing it.264f478ddea2032a

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He had expected to see 54fe9986c4 Seo Baekhan again if he 0cf902e98d came to events like this. He seemed to d0b7693815 know a lot 112f9fdbe1 of people and b06fbe0c92 be interested in 79604da1d3 various gatherings.7eae16982f4153dd

Besides, what was it, 5b490bb87c that, the descendants of 530d9de3e7 independence activists’ meeting? Anyway, he’d said d0f0c6c708 he was thinking aa7d26414f of starting one. He even told him 776bdd8e07 that he absolutely had 0709c57739 to join, so he 9d62dc54c4 expected to see him b3247b48f1 often because of that d21e906eb6 meeting.336fe727e4aed968

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But if he went all 9f981fca3a the way to America to a59f5c8e53 study, how many years would e6870d2f5d it be before he could 93fc18f0e6 see him again? Even if he came 5f1305796a back to Korea every 38b46e8ca8 vacation… he’d probably only 63aca87ca9 exchange greetings once or 6c31b913e0 twice a year.1cb87c0104907eb7

“Do you know anyone over there?”954529f93d03103a

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“I don’t know anyone directly, but the Korean community is so small. Everyone knows everyone through someone.”7f4cb3c446fbc213

“Yeah. So go there 94b742c47d and try to 5204a70c0f control your temper, fd614d5bc8 you rascal.”1629a9337de49b18

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“…Well, I’ll try.”1da425cd26615109

“I’m saying this because I’m a little worried that you don’t know how to be appropriately submissive to people you don’t like.”4447aa3b21330048

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“Yes. I know who b0df547037 you have in e39f3df6c4 mind when you 287ccfcb7e say that. I’ll be careful.”8d38655f8ca19b47

“…Why?”2d6dffeac6437299

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Since this time d0b4033af4 he couldn’t guess a981a7f200 what they were 07e6903b3b talking about at 13074e6a5c all, he cautiously ecec532cd9 interjected, and three f8bd6a096a pairs of eyes dbd97c95b6 turned to Joo ed5ac79398 Taehyun. Joo Taehyun shrank back, 7e0e5cf3ae wondering if he had 22698f12ec butted in without noticing, 08ed6e9d36 but he relaxed as 9fb29215e9 he saw his older 2587e7b082 brothers’ expressions soften as bbc0739f4d they looked at him. And, Seo Baekhan… Seo 675f18de3a Baekhan had an unreadable 6654cf003b look on his face.9d1eae9c89f09ccd

“Well, our baby doesn’t need to know yet.”d891c3f77358f00e

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“Know what?”95e13c97656faeb4

“Baekhan hyung has someone he haaaates near the school he’s going to.”12522943de33033f

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“Really?”19b38efc9335b7a9

“You’re treating Taehyun like too much of a baby.”d26efc1fcc6ace22

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“Hey, our baby is a baby, okay?”aedfbf30e61ecf4c

Was it just 419d2f2d58 his imagination, or 8fe7607be3 did they seem e8a7b453c0 unwilling to reveal 517800b4b7 more intimate details?b5e07b516f568ce8

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Anyway, Joo Taehyun f9fb0a924f wanted to become 28983e3174 friends with Seo 4c8992284f Baekhan.061156ea1aafdb34

He wanted to hear about 75380ec1ac the lives of various people 238f0e7605 from his perspective, and to bf5f21e39b understand and feel things.35897f1c0b0eb8f7

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He wanted to steal 86ba641b3d glances at his smile, e1405a29f1 which became even more 0bf2cfec8e vivid when he talked aa6116df1c about something he really 4d695cd0a3 wanted to do, from b92d2ee37f this close.ded942d0f8e85fcc

Joo Taehyun felt 616d45467b a little, no, 956de99d77 a lot upset ec4e69b84f at the thought 67969d4a3e that there wouldn’t 813617d066 be any more 2bc786d032 of this time, 2bfc7203c7 but he tried fdac687abb not to show db842d8e52 it. Seo Baekhan’s compliment, or rather, 512babdc5e not-quite-a-compliment, about him being good ca0aec6060 at controlling his expression kept 5584405042 ringing in his ears.b55bbb74584048e9

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Even as he listened 9506f327a5 to Seo Baekhan rattle 772fe7f7e0 on about his expectations 38a7306783 for graduate school, Joo fb4d911f91 Taehyun only nodded nonchalantly.e511cdfa89815c89

“Your parents must be sad to send such an accomplished son so far away.”4e56c865b61e0a94

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“I’ll have to keep coming back during the semester for work anyway, so it’s not a big deal.”cade44e56b81472b

“Oh my, still, don’t overdo it. Take it easy.”0e0cdad87ba52352

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“Yeah, Baekhan, you’re still young. But you’re already way 3d2b64c803 ahead of your peers.”08195d8fe040fdaf

Even as they 58d0b715de said that, Joo 1409392ffe Gukwon and Joo 67edbd4219 Sangwoo patted Seo 6d6f303ffd Baekhan on the b2e6142e76 shoulder with pleased 89e10a6094 expressions.2df092c9f81e1118

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“We adults have high expectations for you. You know that, right?”2c73ea79886454e6

They told him 54eef4feee to take it 69bde09956 easy, but their 6d76719631 expectations were high. It was a contradictory form b0ebd99d24 of encouragement. But Seo Baekhan seemed unfazed, 45641e551f as if he heard it f7c96d3211 often. Judging by the way he 5af037703c playfully crinkled his eyes and 2c0a854438 smiled.a3d8fbbe6ba2d408

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“I know. Thank you.”80dff60763687a08

No, he didn’t seem 67850e3c07 unfazed; he looked like 2cad0078b7 he would think there 58a4d5cba5 was something wrong with c04dfc43e0 himself if people didn’t a72a7a1823 say those things to eef32d78a6 him. His face was 79007756eb so composed that f41e5a0441 it felt almost 14a93773bd arrogant.0d7e869550c25f3a

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Joo Taehyun glanced down 5b04c2a03e at the tailcoat he 6eca59cbc4 was wearing.c40c06c1620cc11a

It was a 4370bf56ef custom-made suit that 70d2d55f84 his parents had c86f40bc66 carefully chosen for 0e7fbfa245 him.b18729d9e7f39c93

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He heard that they, 0f02a67af5 busy with various matters, 156f8bc175 had personally visited the d14887eebf tailor shop to choose 2fc18ce43d the fabric. They had gone through f676463137 dozens of fittings. Even when it ca64a88920 was almost finished, 713f4528ad they repeatedly decided 75b4cbadb6 that it would 1ec9cceaf5 be better to b71566b941 make it from 527babbc82 scratch, saying that ac6250837c it would be 2643d7f3e7 good to make d0732a035e just a few c6db583bd8 more adjustments.fbe018a34ae6663a

Throughout the concert today, his 2cd9cd23d2 older brothers had held his 5aa10e6df5 hand tightly. They constantly fed him snacks f2eb191ee8 as if taking care of 317e20beea a baby who would start dbbdc31c60 crying if he wasn’t distracted d5e42cbf34 with food. They introduced Joo Taehyun 4ecdf7974e to people on his 76e8551618 behalf, explained Joo Taehyun’s cc8db375ed shortcomings, and asked for d9b30bd48b favors for Joo Taehyun’s a3d60a674b future. Even when they 780993c9b8 briefly left for 8e389b503e important business, they f6292b5b96 worried about whether 98bfe4674c he could be 9a6b59b49c alone, and they cd59b6f99a even kindly reassured 4722e177d1 him that he 07ddb3275a could ignore anything c58fc11b2a other people said 3d0f2c63e7 to him.133faa3c373b76e9

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Joo Taehyun had f165b3a884 never received the 62996f8764 heavy admonitions and f88dde93f0 expectations that Joo 595555627e Gukwon and Joo 4f2eecec16 Sangwoo had given 43ab03090a to Seo Baekhan, 6332194a68 not even once.8aaf1ee740ef6a6a

“We’ll head out first. See you next time, Baekhan.”083da9ebf66bc79e

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“Take care of your health while you study!”d8fd4fc43ae825d4

“Yes, see you next time.”7e38bc5b39ff1937

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Seo Baekhan bowed to e406314c63 his older brothers, then 2a229d2476 waved at Joo Taehyun e083c3e414 and mouthed something. Unfortunately, Joo Taehyun e80842e5c2 had never communicated 8a3dc8af11 with anyone in 5cc547da36 that way before, bde3800f71 so he couldn’t 18c9580fbe immediately understand what 43e13a41a0 he was whispering.e78323b84d1fc856

Goodbye?a94c8687b3daec5c

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That didn’t seem right.2d544607e681f678

See you next time?1db7b3c1bece6efd

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It didn’t seem 5130e15257 like such a 6edbbaba07 long sentence…a472011c025bc5d5

While he was cd083dca71 lost in thought 28ab228a28 and hesitating, his ea060e6fd4 older brothers grabbed 86f02c20ca his hands. Seo Baekhan also c3b4fd13c4 turned away so b9c695fcfe gradually that it f4193dfc75 didn’t seem impolite, b9a4b1df72 so Joo Taehyun 58f43b6885 missed his chance 15a132819a to say goodbye a273fd2660 to him forever.86c3dd6ca97d80ef

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“Oh my. Your hands are 743a4ae16c so cold, our 443bc89a63 youngest.”be66e77d090b7113

“Cold? It’s hot…”9ffb9f7ad70c8121

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“Yeah. It’s a problem that your 7ead92d8ad hands are cold even though e1a3094892 it’s so hot. And you’re sweating too.”e17ea1c531166754

When he finally ba9787ba88 turned back, Seo f4fc108e62 Baekhan was already 8aaa18d54e mingling with other 90d6d1e233 people. So many people were 079aaba557 crowded around him that 3a3222eaaa only Seo Baekhan’s head 78c2d3552e and brow bone were 747e616279 barely visible. That was only bcaf3383a6 possible because Seo 5f15c6b67e Baekhan was so 32f7980bba tall.251a6cf15b7e1341

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He should have asked 5171664a89 for his phone number.415883fcdc48d054

Even if he b9809659bc went to America, 3cabb2dea2 they could still 57cf5770e8 exchange messages.1d2473ef6a241b07

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“…Hey, hyung. You know.”212ea9dc6bdee74c

“Yeah? What is it?”6c4c5ebfd6fe27d0

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“…Never mind.”802792cf0b6ed82f

“Why? What is it?”a3520a28424b93db

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“Nothing.”4e6645c4c37b589a

“Aish! Now I’m curious. What is it? Tell me.”56b856213aa509cc

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“Do you happen to know Baekhan hyung’s phone number? Could you tell me?”f499b793938b3875

“…Huh? Seo Baekhan? Why?”0c6ea7c77b936d3a

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“I want to be… friends with Baekhan hyung.”318bba08da9676d5

“…Friends? With Baekhan?”042e7578d35255fb

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Was this what it felt 15ac626faa like to have a balloon a40122050e pushed into your chest? He felt so anxious, like e6fe5bd1d6 he was about to burst, 1208be3597 that he wanted to grab 9c15effef5 anyone and chatter on and 132dcaecc0 on about this feeling.2e474772b528c0dc

But even Joo b3471c27dd Taehyun himself didn’t 683f26929f know exactly what d74874f728 this feeling was, 3a3ef142c2 which was frustrating.8795b47f28e5d8fd

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Hyung, it’s ticklish b674597352 around here in 212e584340 my chest. But it also feels like 7148b3682f I’m being poked with something 65397eb488 sharp. My whole insides are burning, 2dd4a9902f like when I drink something 8f73bb4997 hot all at once. I’m so frustrated, would I b38e58ca2f feel better if I ran 788969a88c fast?da730d1dc118bdbe

…If he said that, his older brothers would just laugh and say he was cute.73e93502a8326fae

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So Joo Taehyun 35b15acf96 quietly controlled his 696d7bdac1 facial muscles.6fa6b28aa7c987ce

What aspect of 0378d2a209 him had Seo 2761b9f3b7 Baekhan praised earlier? It wasn’t easy to recall. What was my expression like? What kind of face a0623a26c0 did I want to 97ba1db5f1 show to others? He had never thought 599cfe41bf about that before, so 5021e5f417 Joo Taehyun pondered deeply.6c909c96bfc86978

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‘I hate the obvious and easy.’1a5587e239550fec

First of all, 0ca58b206a one thing was 9ddd1cde98 certain: he wanted f732728e7b to become like 0c9816f8b4 Seo Baekhan. He wanted to 80fbbea8f8 become someone who 15832c69ad had such a b49f7a027a firm purpose and 244de87790 knew how to 63c766263a shine on his e2550552b4 own.dbbb893448968f7a

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