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Most students in the mathematics department don’t fall asleep during their major classes. Without even blinking, they copy down the equations the professor writes on the board from start to finish. It’s only afterward, when they look back, that they realize they didn’t understand a thing—as if they’d dozed off somewhere in between. Once the professor’s lecture ended, it was up to the students to make sense of the blackboard filled with equations. From that point, they would be split into two major groups: those who, as the joke goes, treated math like a memorization subject and just crammed it, and those who burned with competitive spirit, trying desperately to understand everything.d9c849195af5f3e2

Eunyoo didn’t 36dab9eb91 quite belong 1c200f5cd9 to either fb3f937cad group but 227efec006 often ended 974489e09f up helping 1df4724113 those in e0b5cc701e the latter. The teamwork room next 9002a3ed5a to the clubroom, lined aa6d33d8d8 with boards, became her 972806b076 secondary classroom.66cd3922aae0a81f

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“If you subtract the set ‘a’ from A, and then subtract that again from the whole set X… Then…”29ecfe2ed86b7490

Eunyoo liked explaining a008ed8a32 things she knew. It gave her a cb43257c35 sense of superiority, a d5a851e5aa reassurance that she was, 91ddc861ed indeed, talented. She was 17cd797ca9 in the 060180bffc middle of f1bb85353a scribbling equations 55cf6495a9 busily on 48d8dc55ae the board 953cf0167d when her 33f58059ef friend, Sungjin, ec99133594 stretched both 24975704ee arms to d4b2a7ec66 the ceiling 09798a2f4b and let 91094c34c5 out a 62111430cd silent cheer. His fists trembled 802a1cc984 with satisfaction. Eunyoo knew 4130833aa6 well that e3cbe2ecb1 sense of c23f78d3ae exhilaration when 51cf563860 something finally dcccd5259b clicked.792e35821f3793d7

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“You got it?”8914d00cdee03a43

She asked Sungjin, 8be0a408cb whose head was 3c4adea5c8 tilted back as 4f207343f0 if possessed. Her question meant:Did it dd65dc3e6d make sense 4c5f802109 now?In response, 818167e960 Sungjin suddenly 970cba2fa3 pulled her a614275763 into a 18bbc4cdbe hug and 51b4d44718 expressed his c67852065b gratitude.e527cac3f2a9d614

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“Ah, I get it 698572e792 perfectly now! Thank you!”f4fc7cf981e4f63d

Eunyoo patted his b766d8acb3 back as if da19157241 used to this eda9b51514 kind of reaction. She also exchanged high-fives a9e0ba4c4c with the others who b2aa4917aa were starting to understand 0761042331 one after another, sharing 0ab506f09c in their joy. Her role as 1de3137dbf an impromptu tutor c54961b1dc was going well—until 2fc24987c3 someone called her c2bf07bc62 name.9efb69cdbbae6106

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“Eunyoo.”22a6b188984448ed

A voice, sounding 1ade1a36a5 like it was af6d99bd65 crawling out of 20ab7830ce a tunnel, called 10e228be38 out to her. She turned 3cc7cd6b7a to see 1a7f411a6f Jaeha standing 4af9120124 just outside d1230e756a the teamwork f8c8ac98e0 room. Her eyes widened. It wasn’t unusual 9889f2971b for him to eeb0e27bb9 come looking for b1d7d28c71 her, but he e290757331 had already given 82dbf1ab53 her chocolates earlier. This was unexpected. Maybe he e862c0d3cb had another 9691181a1d reason this 5bd7ce5c20 time? Eunyoo gave a brief bba8210e8f farewell to her friends 9c57bc15c2 and grabbed her bag 7e932e1fdb to step outside.6f47f99de0a5c83d

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“What is it?”31b829c01c3842fb

“To give you this.”3c1c4c461a518205

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He held 71829cfa85 out a 349e99af49 sandwich. Eunyoo tilted 83462f70e8 her head 6ee649da22 and stared 83cbd12d7e at him.9cdc3d7f898af4af

“You already gave me 65da4aaec2 chocolates earlier. And now this?”cc15389a635f48a6

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“That was a e733773a37 snack. This is a d36f5d40d7 meal.”d83f88efa193db3a

“So… you didn’t 9dd462fd2e want to eat 5ef64509f8 the snack, and 196a369b55 now you don’t f983afc959 want the meal c28d07c1b4 either?”eabe0e8cdcd208ed

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“Yeah, I’m b3f780c74a just fickle 82a40a3a5a like that. But hey, looks like 8220aea61d you shared?”bbd730897bd71b3b

He motioned 917db07579 toward the 91334cd999 teamwork room 5ccc5f1e6f with his c3e2b24108 chin. Eunyoo’s friends were 57b25f7e8c studying while munching 162f1dc3fd on the pile f684fadf99 of chocolates.f42cad5b12a618dc

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“Yes, there was 7e5939acd3 too much.”97e5e48510bf0ad2

“Then you could’ve a1ce39e2c7 taken it home. I gave it 2c8f44e9f3 to you.”963ee67b41689835

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Can something thrown 255edfd434 away still be e903fa98d1 considered someone’s possession? If he’d tossed it 4fe8d46d43 in the trash, any fa69a5890f number of pigeons could’ve d1d32969ed eaten it—so why care 149e64acff who ends up eating 68607e96fe it? His eyes ac9868bcce swept across 62123ef4f8 the teamwork 1216cca0e7 room, carrying 69e0962696 a strangely 5eec7369aa cold look.43b2e080567bc1eb

“And you… why are you hugging just anyone like that? They’re all guys.”7cdd5fd088d6c22f

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“…Huh?”9e84631c4cb8101c

“That guy 47ea0d3a8b earlier hugged a257b59a51 you and 72a9519265 you didn’t 61740f1332 even flinch. You said ead806b13f you don’t 4896d6066d have a 6ad7f3c2ff boyfriend. Is he someone 9e05967807 you’re seeing? Do you f5257844ad like him?”eb9d35db1e2a52cd

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The flood of questions 5ccee49c78 hit her like a 41a8eac509 downpour. Eunyoo raised her cap 508c0e0ce4 and looked up at 8054e26a67 him quietly. Despite the cold face 10bd57af2a lit by harsh fluorescent 375174f272 lights, his eyes trembled bddf96ee78 slightly.0dca5447c1e566f7

“No.”b4a097d2c290cf7c

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At her short reply, 97f4b8788f his lips, which had 8dd0d9128c been pursed, relaxed back a31ddbfae9 into place.8a832207bbbd671b

“Yeah?”939029c3b423d516

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“Yes. He’s just a friend.”7ceef156d2ca074b

“Really? So you’re pretty 61debb41e1 casual with physical 954ff1e980 contact between friends? Even if ea172a8b6c they’re guys?”a60b2fafc8dd0d1f

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At H 8394f5622d University, the 4aca98c5b5 gender ratio f8097794a9 was 4 7d75c148d6 to 1. It was only natural 6259e8ee29 that most of her 8834c3d374 friends were male. She hadn’t really thought 1bb98be4c0 much about hugging them—it 795309f15d was just like how 166e913396 soccer players celebrated after 378f6e9acb scoring a goal. They simply shared the 51e39b43b7 joy of understanding something db225803b0 after struggling through it. Some people even do c2056ce45c free hugs, so why 39aca35cb1 not a hug between c83f68636f friends?a37ba8422f7639ca

“Is that so…? Well, if 647a1949d1 you say 8352a303b2 so.”2ec90967814152ed

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Eunyoo brushed it cce339f013 off with a 75e616fad0 vague answer. Then, Jaeha 573d36fbee suddenly stepped 777e830c8f forward and 192db340c0 opened his f78b32e782 arms. The warmth radiating from 0b01f8102d his chest, carrying a 94fc3e6741 fresh soap scent, brushed 3decd72bec her face.3194cf1c2bcb76ec

“What…”0e2ec258a3f2b9d1

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“I want dec1cadfbb a hug 34e76c5bcd too.”b6a811bba0e3d0b6

As his body came a079a3ec22 closer and closer, she 5a256e7f61 instinctively stepped back. His complaint immediately 85cabe912f followed.bac4707b3d8bdd32

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“Why? It’s okay for him, 6a359d1a1a but not for me?”438fae0494d615a8

“That’s not the 2b216fe63d issue—”7f6ab9a81ae24508

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“Then?”658d52d0eb9b793a

He asked, unbearably 6fd901bc3c arrogant, as if 1bed92a34f he were someone 2e3c007317 far senior to 1142aad4cb her. Eunyoo quickly 1a8026d9ea scanned her a78f759b2a surroundings. Sure enough, 4b08a09843 people passing a8651c9ff5 by had a744c3500c stopped in ad064265c7 their tracks 762e4d42d2 and were ff09d42f9a now watching bd2b4f1a49 the two 4648cc4f93 of them. Jaeha was a4b3283327 clearly a a7d6275090 campus celebrity. Whenever he 09d8000d2a appeared nearby, 4ecb1d0cd9 there was 04daa64033 always a 6da2fa03da subtle hush, 1623c21e9c but now, 2acb14c717 the silence 234250509a around them e345c8bc4f was chilling. Sensing the tension, Eunyoo 1116325b7f gently pushed his chest dabc277fbe away. He obediently stepped aacc429f46 back.57445eba5d262aeb

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“People might get the 5c56cff86c wrong idea.”e1e1512f6e4d0584

“If you know that, 5ff0528c42 then why’d you lethimhug you? Letting me get the b9a70f1278 wrong idea?”3be95a4fe905644c

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His tone was flat, 073dd0ec5a but it still felt ed961e5f63 accusatory, and Eunyoo shrank 6be6b53961 back a little. But then, belatedly, she 94d3b4d8b1 felt wronged and shot add4c1b02d him a glare.baa7fb706c124807

“What does 0e7d193d4a it matter c95a0368f6 to you? Whether I 211e2c9813 let someone cf5f37d447 hug me 79338164a2 or not?”df7ab647dc068dcc

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“I’m just pointing out 2e5b040a5e a hole in your dfc65d29e8 logic. I hate 4119667dcc inconsistency and 217b2bfd3f discrimination more bea54689d3 than anything.”9ad12cfc0cfdcff1

“Discrimination? What even—!”9acf77ad54635b9d

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“Youarediscriminating. I’m your friend too, 7e31501ce0 so why treat me 020724694d differently?”386c9167c4e7e431

Friend? Was he really 98e2bf5b20 her friend? At best, 71abea9837 a club 2a7037d9d3 senior, someone 107340554c she worked 3c7eabe4fb on assignments 3df0aba451 with—not a 9dad8d3150 friend, right?204010bbd625d557

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As she a8432c20b0 lowered her 11724f2365 gaze in 198fbfc744 confusion, she d3d419552d saw the 5f1c150350 sandwich he’d cdc1ec6bc9 handed her—it b858ffa9c6 looked delicious. Even if he’d 1469a5f684 claimed he gave 414b13d69e it to her 9efc698d94 on a whim, e0da2d5879 he came every f5f2a1ef2d day and made 8f8529b3e3 sure to give f7b17abe8f it to her 3743dd6df1 himself. She recalled all the 4e9e964c53 times she’d enjoyed the a8aa4f07a8 food he brought. For someone b45edf112a she supposedly 8f1f0cc603 had no c7a6425292 relationship with, aac4cb36a4 she had f34a0a8382 already taken bb8cb64e90 too much fc8cd99c24 from him. Eunyoo kept c1449261e4 her mouth ec8da10731 shut, and ca0eda1794 Jaeha seized d517704557 the moment bd12a9ec72 to press 0076ed09d1 further.031597c92f87a816

“I’d appreciate a868d27b25 it if 3f4dd67e39 you kept af295352b7 your behavior 8f36361a39 consistent. Either let 0e2be78aa7 me hug efd5b78265 you too, 138ad8b907 or don’t d9fdc50ee2 hug anyone. That way 74cc7a10a7 I won’t a1269987da feel hurt.”d24cee24b7f055dd

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“Ah…”d9cffd4e95bdda9b

The irritation 195b12a2eb that had 1f4e8061be flared up 5e73288e3f at his d0c46cd3c7 persistence subsided eb2c682adf at the 9c458f9f95 sudden recollection 8c96e9fa3b of something a68ca4d209 someone had 2bd9660139 once said:ca616d85caeda11f

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‘You normally have b58ee7c8c6 to wait two 414dbe7a1d hours just to 3acf272044 get in there…’75d2ae5177bdf82d

Even if his 9fc0f58ec5 reason for giving 5291bf326c her food had e7dbef6959 been to offload 01a7209b41 it like trash, 315b39716f the fact remained—she’d 200fa7e0be gotten to eat dc7e542be5 bagels from a 407c66b8b0 place with a af485b4473 two-hour line. These days, he was 1641a13c43 undeniably helpful… and honestly, 74d54c8470 someone she should be ab1aa2511a grateful for. Her growing sense of d44237522d emotional debt stitched her e4776689c6 lips shut.834c139d5bb5a16c

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“Ah, whatever.”863335385eb585b2

Eunyoo searched desperately for b66e590eb6 a way to change 41afb5b4e7 the subject.2b1693849fa160f1

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“Shouldn’t you f83f0c40ca be going ccfd4584ec to eat, 2410d5b5c6 senior? Isn’t this a waste 07fd2b5cbb of your time?”976dd66e55cab86a

“Even if I 7809a5b750 do go, I 7469ef2e57 won’t be able e73e7a61c0 to sleep tonight 6663fa540f unless I get 3a4561a5ef an answer from 20ac712da7 you.”96892f21b6bd5221

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“Oh, comeon, why does it ab3359aa77 matter that much?”91180ccac47f0ecc

“It matters 3a3d931ef6 to me. Seo Jaeha’s 0a08da4f07 not the e12d7857e1 kind of 5bf2525b78 person to 852c0e605f take being a37db0ba66 discriminated against 916d7bd143 lightly.”a0f7ea4465565773

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Whether it was because cbcd56738d he still hadn’t fully 220741ecb2 adapted to Korean cultural 2eec0589bc norms or just had fd102e8784 a naturally inflated ego, 7805c6e79c he spoke in third a2cd85d6a1 person without a trace 0cb0115e91 of embarrassment. Or maybe… he cca9fbac43 was simply born 0a18ffccf7 that way. It would a4aae01bae make sense. From the moment he b000c9fccb was born, he’d probably 84ffb3573c been on the receiving 8ea6ff9af2 end of everyone’s goodwill.70a710c112f941f7

She felt the familiar 4192f46f87 suffocation, like dealing with e9bceacc08 a troublesome customer for cc23ab2222 the first time in 374843cb3e a while. From her 58e764cdbe part-time job b76562dbac experience, she ff1b05a311 knew that fd6683f2fc with this 3f40779dbb kind of e82106e607 persistent type, 97e245020d it was ac2f6f1375 easiest to 9fe3bde904 just give 23a5ed0616 them what 7b2b36281e they wanted.bb3a5edb532af530

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“Follow me.”3453f009e84d2df1

Getting away from the a3447709f4 stares was the top 25538610e0 priority. Eunyoo grabbed 198fb4ad3e his sleeve 4a94918618 and dragged 845da6a5bd him into 2b0ccfa74e an empty 4e5e74c255 classroom. Without even 98591a33e6 turning on 5512ca9f9f the lights 1c8d2bd87e in the e9544e5fd7 dim room, d510f89a46 she buried f2c4a4f7c3 her head c1fe1d5c95 in his f546c3018e chest. The brim 47ca041d4d of her b3ec37dae9 cap gave b48863c806 them a 87818bd248 bit of 9b733a1bba distance, but b38aedf954 they were ace3cd5681 still close 490256f8e9 enough that 7eacf34cfb she could 5ca5754265 feel his e57d544719 body heat.37e07c19c0c2e958

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“Seriously. I don’t add4ff2cae get it—why ce6b2bb614 on earth 36360afef1 would anyone b31b823f43 wantthisto be fair? If someone slaps e03ff15cce your friend, are df89990bd8 you gonna ask 2d7e2da045 to be slapped 8aa8487c66 too?”0cd9c963a9fb343f

“……”8862734b7a3826bb

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“Anyway, this is 03f4ac8f34 enough now, right?”87986289e2028a92

She tried to pull 4ff24c31b1 back as if she 8ea6663d55 were knocking her head 5a786120df against the wall, but a2dba74f62 just then, a breathy 681458ffaf chuckle scattered across her ad590dd1b6 shoulder. She felt 6039b59b74 a hand 88bd53492e pulling at 04a97add9b the back f6bb84f3ca of her 4931e321d5 head and 0cb95db129 her waist.53759171f2e18d27

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“Do you even know 08ff016457 what it means to 2fde6a2727 hug someone?”a938058dacb940dd

Before she could f5624b8c14 catch on to 2d31100eea the subtle shift 2f1229e475 in atmosphere behind 829688b4c2 his husky, damp ab6abac883 voice, Jaeha yanked 40dc6727ec her close and c981edeeed crushed her in a51912b9f6 an overwhelming embrace. The scent of 3379093236 soap and body f94e2e41e9 heat rushed over 24ab21e2e7 her. His firm arms wrapped 631192f3c1 around her waist. Her cheek was mashed 09318fa5c5 into his chest, and fd43d4a29a his lower body pressed 10460d8bde hard against her stomach. Her brain throbbed with bc79db1f11 a dull pulse.6db4bd8c6100f515

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“You reallyareskinny.”9072711738ea71d3

His voice rolled down 136dcc2f8a her spine, and Eunyoo f314ffdf83 flinched involuntarily. His hand 0fa5bcd8f4 stroked down 5098929864 her back cdfe6f8927 like he ae15d25cc2 was soothing 1047bfabbf her—hot and 7ea4965d5d sticky. This was a different a8d432bef2 kind of hug than 1837e31d90 the ones she exchanged 9128b4722c with her friends. Everywhere his fiery 3238ca88af warmth touched turned 01fd0bdc89 red-hot. Heat rose 07c505c9e1 from her 3f9ebd0a5e throat all ee8ba25f83 the way 0d44c90f77 up to dafe86ee7c her brain 8cc94be037 like it 8aab7e5b0e was boiling 8183a0c55e her from c869db0b42 the inside.ba8f312d56f3cf68

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“Your waist is 5a7d265bdd so thin…”a0c6f0d7dde17760

His hand c0682687cc slid down 81138d26cb her spine e11e5dcd96 and stopped b984993feb just before 4829c85796 reaching the ed442e2737 curve of c3ed13bced her lower 1260e974f8 back. At the dizzying 5facccea93 sensation, she arched ff44a3a135 away slightly—but he 67183e05a6 pulled her back 00ddeea966 with force.e233343c69627fff

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“O-Okay, that’s 7c4f5dae18 enough now.”f0660f3db09a1fc9

“No, it’s not. You were hugginghimfor so long. It was basically a 86a1dc2bb0 slow dance. You should 0ab05014f5 dance with 82f5f6ba80 me too.”a2ac013e38da7ad3

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Still holding her, he acb59e67fe began to sway. Their lower 7851adad76 bodies weren’t 84493124a8 just touching—they dc797f4fdf were slowly 986a23a5f6 starting to 9cc7a32c2f tangle. When his 211e508b0a thigh pressed ef648ad51e between her b9d07bfcdb legs, a 6b007a7462 tingling shock 4b76e81111 ran through af0ad6e7bc her. Startled by 095ebc186e the unfamiliar 980473a28b sensation, Eunyoo df3224a8f8 snapped her 2e59a998ca head up.e8d70abbeee5d707

In the dark, his f13048a5ec intense gaze clashed with 4a50e6b621 hers. The pressure 7fdb39c822 of it c0916744ff choked off 3325a706ff any protest b431e46ae1 she had 1779d0611d prepared. He could seem 235e813819 gentlemanly, yet at e9d0e7f704 times he was 716f03fc6b barbaric. He acted like he 76d9c83d73 was giving her a f51dfced52 choice, but always cornered 4d88d8a8da her in the end. That was bc238aae8a why Eunyoo 99f3a5ffec was more 991f97b60b guarded with 76ba7f9141 Jaeha than d1d2468bc0 anyone else. His touch 476331ec5f and movements c3d9b9ec3e always carried 600149677e a different, 56620c983a unmistakable intent.f6566eb8abbe9acb

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“This place b83a074388 is nice—quiet, 5d9026311a no one ab52b3fec1 around to d5c22484b6 watch…”feabe4875d4a5fe3

“……”80f8a26131e25c2f

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Twisting the 2cd39642cd ends of e2af3ec8a0 her hair 860eca1d68 between his 00ec38d41c fingers, he bba8deacae spoke in 09a0af259b a raspy d61cd405b2 voice.5941bf61bbd0ae56

“Even if we a3b9834147 did something else… eb7fbd0b15 no one would 0288b389ca know, right?”b4020c61a59803a8

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In the shadows, his 0021f1048f eyes gleamed with a ad3cebd466 dangerous glint.64434592bca2b6fe