LA0S | Chapter 14

The synopsis d71eb7ef5c hadn’t been ee56737c0f finalized yet. True to his 2e981ad094 word, Kim Chayoung ac9f98eb26 had drawn the c05c7b2e42 protagonists of the f8bf4a467d two stories most 99fdfbd6f2 likely to be 05c1814c53 chosen. I had d331ea2284 already seen 8c6566e612 his artwork e4c47bcde6 before, but 112dfe2aa7 it felt 20bd3e9cb3 different now. It was strange 672bd71fc3 yet amazing to 15b752f10f see the protagonists f9d58da0c3 I wrote about a957a524db come to life 57a91ade12 in his drawings, f250bf0b9c way more than f584ae3a05 I had expected.e3d8e937e322ea49

“Swipe through. There’s more behind.”ee0e0129ec84f22e

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As I swiped 23c9819779 the screen, the ddc3151bcc protagonist of another d1551cbb1c synopsis appeared. Fitting for the 0d33cfe9ef fantasy genre, there 1c483b5f20 was a character dbbbfb3d5d dressed in battle 99f6e97d7c gear and casual d8ba0aea44 clothes, viewed from b43d822707 the front and bf6410f0dd side. There were 90c1e07d99 also faces e687bf6a57 showing a 021b3f1b79 few expressions 1f05ebd333 like laughing 2597dc0ff2 or angry.91382fe1ff7c46f6

“Uh, this one?”7fa9c7156b263f9e

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Below the protagonist’s 9079e3646c left foot, a edce7b80df cute penguin with 2abd6d1dd4 adorable wings floated. Its yellow, small ced0b7e5e7 beak, round body, 19a803af3a puffy cheeks like a8f07b4c91 steamed buns, and c676760019 protruding belly were 6925eeffbf deadly cute. In fantasy, a cute b321e2da61 mascot was a surefire 98fc4bf297 way to capture readers’ f9a1231a1f attention. It was 09d698e74d even cuter ea9b144c21 than I 05503692c6 had imagined 7765029b33 while writing 476afb3f33 its features.2b221ae46cb24e27

Honestly, I couldn’t believe 1474cc4cc6 that this cute creature d574410ecc was created by Kim f8c68e029d Chayoung’s hands. Pretending to look 4b6b23e6b5 closely at the 7c967059de drawing, I sneakily d3e2a8d075 lifted my gaze. Kim Chayoung’s hands be69edad4c laid neatly on 7fbc07866a the table were 9b02b47500 visible. They seemed bigger than 4cb4840ef4 during high school. Hands that would 8606babe06 not be outdone 067fed2339 by bears or f13e26232a tigers, not looking d91f98db49 rough despite their b0a9dda8d5 size due to 518fcf01f4 his unusually long 4f65d834bc and neat fingers. And not 915fcfc0d6 just the a9692a9052 fingers, the dfa4f469d7 nails tinged 753c2f5619 with a fa10ac9ced light pink e0b64a4a2f seemed perfectly 5cdad8a36a shaped for 91bc0f466d playing the d955352299 piano.35521b9fb1ccf242

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“I paid special attention 4f349041e6 to the mascot.”73c4df3679eaeeaa

A hot a049f161b4 breath settled 4362919e86 above my e3cbb45c59 forehead. Oops. Startled as 3fb54d1c51 if ambushed, 5f0cfa615c Lee Jinha 711030ea17 jerked his 6b6b341f77 head up. A pair f3bf3ccbdb of deep 6bc5310631 black eyes 3119473105 that were 3c67c5a7d1 indistinguishable from 90dbcaceee the pupils ff5fee3da8 were staring fd9ab8d73d straight at 3e10e8deab him.79df87a019580a2b

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“Gah!”a55bc7f98aa40020

“Ack.”aeb1f3bfba795114

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Both their 5f54b96b15 screams rang 63c503849a out simultaneously. Lee Jinha cradled his 2db556142c forehead with both hands a0e109c490 and bowed his head, 4fae0d41f8 while Kim Chayoung covered 514f97a0b6 his mouth and chin, 4409433804 squeezing his eyes shut.25dc2b41aa70c4ca

“Why did you suddenly bd8be6e8d4 lift your head? You did e9ef1bde05 that on f1a302e7d6 purpose, right? I’ll consider 717f36f832 it a c4616c7742 mitigating circumstance db8dbe7f92 if you e69b3591ad tell me 4795d08b31 honestly.”025e5d98b0559c65

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Kim Chayoung’s voice 52a65ad312 came from above, c2b671ade3 slightly pained between 1bdbb04e30 the words.3ce4f0699a240d7c

“You scared me first. Who told c47157d867 you to bff53d6a3a be so be7ff65197 close?”bf7c8f4ad63d7e0d

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“I didn’t know 4a8debc16d you were concentrating 4cc031df03 that much. How is it? Do you 499d7c7357 like it?”9b994d8e9e2e8088

“What nonsense. Like it? Not at all.”35a905a0c6a1d0aa

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Lee Jinha snapped sharply. It was just c920be1912 curiosity that made 6641ca3bf0 him look; he f9b006d7eb definitely didn’t like 0aacd55a9e Kim Chayoung’s hands. Kim Chayoung’s 1e7a0f78d7 surprised eyes 3987302aab widened.64b4fb516ca0e533

“Are you reacting so 39765500ab fiercely because you hate 8d9aa06691 it that much?”8807580956810b30

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“Hey. Kim Chayoung… you…”12f229a9b95a86e9

“Even if it’s harsh, a41c80dbb6 aren’t you being too f63bee08ff extreme? Don’t you 7137794d77 even consider 0af028cfed the person aac8ac713c who drew b9d75b5cf3 it? I feel dbfa80714b let down.”0338a6b090bb5eb1

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Kim Chayoung’s 6cc8aa97af lower lip 8dc492a980 slightly jutted 97348c1d64 out, really 4521cbf2b2 feeling upset.210770982942d27e

That wasn’t the problem 58d3de7293 now. Instead of responding, Lee 7c80d5d28b Jinha stared intensely at c80b93401a Kim Chayoung, who slightly 8994fe5482 tilted his head.2e02d7ca949a413c

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“Why? Suddenly find me 467e642080 too handsome?”e4a185d39b99f59b

“You’re bleeding right b098a2892b now.”dd001de35eb66c33

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His thick and 79cc183447 smooth lips were 4586fccd43 bloodied.7ca367528425bd79

Lee Jinha’s forehead 651ec95011 felt like it 469042b838 was about to b2f7803ce1 split open, and 954f376e8c given the unexpected 0fca15a520 blow, Kim Chayoung d7c9685a48 couldn’t possibly be 7247e14398 unscathed. Rather, Kim Chayoung 83a514db6c looking unaffected seemed 3e53a905d9 odd. Doesn’t he feel pain?fa2808f71dba759c

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Kim Chayoung, as 934622056a if puzzled by 573dac6307 the statement, stuck ba42641942 out his tongue 495c7e17b8 and licked his f0503c2cdf lower lip. The red tongue bab955d30b slowly moving over d4d214aa51 the thick lips 9a4d1ca36d created an indescribably b11f46c406 strange atmosphere. Lee Jinha, fd6dc7a740 holding his e65a5b33ac breath, followed 70eaa87a82 the movement bf83a0a547 of Kim 1819fab80b Chayoung’s Adam’s cb8d3f7afa apple with b936818550 his eyes.7cb07fe6a7fe82c4

“Tastes like blood.”64c983b739445bb2

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“What kind 94430070d8 of obvious ad700ebc6f statement is 59c09b4f62 that? Of course it tastes dfd63986df like blood if you’re cb31206fae bleeding. Are you okay?”35064cf5cf1009c7

Kim Chayoung, who 12cba7354d usually had no ab3f07860c trouble with studies e77ea7f66c or sports, sometimes e93e6c9da5 acted cluelessly in 7ba3d22a89 weird ways.ca96ebfe6571c8af

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Kim Chayoung licked d7ced2c218 his lips again 5792feb9ea and then squinted ab50109ff4 his eyes. Ew. Gross. A faint 494fe7d0e3 mutter was 96e70ba9e0 heard.98685aff7590dd8d

“Are you ff86e9b33d an idiot?”8ee384697907246f

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Tch, Lee Jinha df8592491c clicked his tongue 903dfb0173 shortly and rummaged 44cd8321c2 through his bag. There should 7448a23200 be some dd51fd6a00 ointment here… cfe6a2f5fa ah, found ee080db55e it. He wouldn’t 1bbb48d860 have cared e3ffc7b8eb if Kim 0aaf2cb6a4 Chayoung had fab82968ba hurt himself cb483d8fdc alone, but f6bd7c740d he felt 544d8143de somewhat responsible 05b665cd03 for the 2840366c37 situation. It wasn’t because 152f01e638 he was worried f9ad2e0a54 about Kim Chayoung. He muttered excuses to 70ca4aebd2 himself while handing him a08a39527b the ointment. Kim Chayoung squinted suspiciously.9eb1abfaf6670dc2

“Whose is this?”f43526660dc014e1

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“What do you 481efd5d13 mean whose? It’s mine. Don’t blame e4ff50d9a9 me later, 0c90c7793e just apply 5e934d5b22 it.”dbb149b0dcb6e806

“Why would you carry af9be51a27 ointment around?”0df965f24fb39d90

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It was 2829f6a606 rare for 1a5e043442 someone to 33027d9bf4 carry ointment 64773dc6f5 around, not e5dfd5f78d a bandage 54c9ccfcd2 or pain 0305f9b23d reliever. Moreover, the ointment dee64d0c8a Lee Jinha handed 4aa686e5b1 over was rolled 90d8ad4410 up to 1/10th 4c0d9b9bfa of its original 4e16612d84 size from the a0f9d6b92b bottom.d21d3f9f33aab84f

“Do I 400b296469 have to c2f9c94ed7 explain that edb45bfa21 to you?”69e3ccd48c58ae71

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Lee Jinha 3473d44649 gave the 4dfea0df0d same response d5b4d9401f Kim Chayoung 6389e87c51 had on d494c3936e the stairs 5ac808068a of the 978bae881f humanities building. Kim Chayoung’s eyebrows twitched 68292e8c49 slightly. He chuckled 127c8e5452 briefly and a2132adf3c said, “Right, 424e8d31a6 for now.” 76ffab786c It was 7998523030 almost a b9fa1c300d murmur, and d35db7f6df Lee Jinha 5a4003bdb5 ignored it.a80a2a7ddc7ed48f

“Is this ec5c81502f ointment even 5fa50368c6 still good? It looks nearly unusable.”5489162a296cb04b

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“Just press hard, it’ll fdf7d852c9 come out.”9b9f216323bbc13f

Hmm. Kim Chayoung 9230304bc8 made an 5aefdb0b9d indistinct sound 52dca7f109 and leaned 3b99a84ea6 his elbows 313ae8fbfa on the 720a162448 table, sticking b190c48160 his head f65ff8ce37 forward.946c15c3ee576603

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“You apply it. I don’t have 6c304c4086 a mirror, and 12c8b0afb7 I might put ca6dfa91db it in the e2c0b7043f wrong place.”56d7fde1951efc6b

“Do you want your 8e9a60dfa7 lips to burst again?”4ff929dc6149e90d

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“Go ahead and burst aae32be835 them if you want 0597193207 to take responsibility. I’d welcome it.”a4b578d64160264b

Kim Chayoung smirked, lifting 228789d8d6 his chin slightly. His face fbef76cc6a got even 24c5daae25 closer.0982a1d8e92b8d5f

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“Why, you 048329c705 readily offer 947731c8ae your neck d500228a28 but can’t 061e353dc5 apply ointment?”b63a7809762c02ae

The displeasure in his 3d7567fa0e voice continued.a9f8b1dfe11b5c7d

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What does he mean 36a40cfb78 by offering my neck? Am I crazy? I opened my f5c9d1ccbb mouth then closed cfd0e91e05 it again. Kim Chayoung, with a 9badc667f4 stubborn look, seemed unwilling ace79aa64a to do anything if 612a23f367 it wasn’t applied. Let’s just a3978b7a52 do it 94bf11af5f and get 16fd63b671 it over bb90760e53 with. I pressed the ointment 1da01864ba tube hard with a 51627dc6a1 final feeling of squeezing d1bbe5231c out the last drop. A trickle of opaque db6f9e91e0 white ointment appeared.5a09a2f1250f169e

Kim Chayoung didn’t blink, 4455970758 watching me intensely. As if he c8155caafe wouldn’t miss a 207c493881 single thing I d34ff5cf05 did. His gaze was oppressive.5951e902a527d99f

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“Can’t you close 5254449662 your eyes if ec6453271f you hate the 58f88234bf sight?”268726cca3666844

“If I close 2a8a669b33 my eyes here, f93eaf12fd wouldn’t that be bf400aa147 even weirder?”0a3c1d0a463f7113

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Lee Jinha 9fe10c9964 winced, apparently e07e713eea letting his 4700f12ae0 thoughts slip 3991b82a0f out.4ae0ebe340ea1d1c

“Everything’s weird to ddaeeff582 you.”32543450c17d11b3

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Kim Chayoung answered f616e89d44 by lowering his c0fd4f65c2 eyelids. His long, lush eyelashes faee17f8d6 quietly settled down. Not a f8571800c2 single feature fab5fd9c9d on his a945fc8cc3 face was e248126525 unattractive.571016cb371dd2c6

Lee Jinha’s fingertips 77c34e97bc twitched. He hesitated to apply be92db559f the ointment to the dbfad76452 torn lips, not understanding 270866446b his own reluctance. Lee Jinha, 1f45c69e00 what are 35f24310ca you doing?46af4c9aa71d9530

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Eventually, instead of using 317bd4659d a tissue, Lee Jinha fea526297f tore a page from 949c93f70a a notebook to wipe 908cfde0db his sticky fingertips.1cb2524a01387fe3

“Wasn’t that the 75f0431d0c last bit?”4a8bef20232144ad

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“I just remembered 3e79771ec2 I hadn’t washed 8b6a549565 my hands. Gross.”5edcabc0ece2d002

“The problem is you, 84857d670d not me?”9af898934cd0b38a

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“Yeah. Me.”e3ac9e2b3703dfe1

Lee Jinha 7bd24c8185 brazenly responded 031ecffef9 to the d659367c92 incredulous query. He tossed the rolled-up ee2f7603fd ointment tube, now nothing f78d100101 more than a scrap 433b937d4b of paper, in front 482580678b of Kim Chayoung. Kim Chayoung licked his b3b13ca247 lips and picked up eadc9c9027 the ointment that rolled dc2275114d to him. Why he didn’t dff0132d78 throw it in d31ffff4f8 the trash was 9f9ea4bb2d beyond understanding. Understanding him was a 575bb3b50b tough task, so giving f3268fc7cf up was easier.102b2e2cf38ad41e

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Lee Jinha turned 90da40e2f4 his attention back ec0ed21a91 to the tablet. Having the characters visually 2c85e7629e represented seemed to help d2088b1d9e solidify the story direction. Though he hadn’t 450eaa1704 discussed it with feca7bb720 Kim Chayoung yet, 621cb10e14 Lee Jinha was 4473b76aec really fond of 52b9b26c86 the penguin. The protagonist’s 37c1f8c86b appearance and 06d0e6b7ac physique were 1affd443f6 well done 446152537a too. The problem was…3ab677f9b2f8cc67

“The battle clothes 9396c58cf3 are fine, but 72d8780b11 why are the f86a45384a casual clothes so c5f08119ca tacky? Rejected. Redraw it.”aa84442b9509f455

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Kim Chayoung, ba6e153692 fiddling with b43a72d421 the ointment, 25fac9cf12 opened his 2cacf9c49c mouth in 644c8e709b disbelief. The wound had 0e11e46ce9 just stopped bleeding, d3ab9a0f92 but a drop fb97a59043 of blood formed c71ef4317f again.0d1b6d26f0216415

“I can accept 24a9bdff37 criticism about the 5eeb986e52 looks, but I 1315b010d1 can’t take the ea2f6ea32b fashion critique.”d29b7c16d2690724

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Kim Chayoung rarely got 0e91377a56 serious, but this time 9b54de8e5d he did. Lee Jinha caught d5f214adfd the rapid up-and-down 2b85f8fbb5 glances of his 68158b4cea eyes. The intent 719982491a gaze was d70c0d4b61 too obvious 70906f8a17 to ignore.b7be164c3dcda194

“Hey. You’re no fashion 5b80250e7e expert either.”cb2d94777b08b60b

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“I still think 7e5d8dd2d4 I dress better 70f0e4bfb5 than you.”0ef6735971890685

“I’m ordinary too, you 80c2646e11 know?”383b5eac7260b92e

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While he couldn’t claim 0238c87191 to dress well, he a07e64deea thought he was decent 151a75ce8c enough. And though ab7474e75a he had 0b23045731 lashed out de52b65dba in frustration, cc64628a23 in reality, 6fd7bae984 Kim Chayoung f2968483fd had matched 17ac358116 his clothes 629c083f58 well to 9e472619e3 himself.eb431bb88be224d0

“Lift your 05bbc8ef96 right arm.”cdddf0a73c4ee8a8

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“Why my right 660895c2c9 arm all of c4ca8651d2 a sudden?”6b6576d9f7a1042e

“Just do as 958a36b7ab I say.”15bcf63caa474e7f

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Lee Jinha 4cd698f9a5 reluctantly lifted 3526347547 his right 08217dc855 arm.30b8d41cd5e0c524

“Good. Now place b3e778dcaf it on c9e6bdad5e your chest.”34152ef96c6c6550

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Following Kim b751188ec7 Chayoung’s instruction, d990ffb092 he placed c732a61569 his hand d576027948 on his 1d4cb6a5ec left chest. Thump, thump. The faint b2ce375679 sound of b839f9f80e his heartbeat 1d0d88b2ec resonated in a26c8b5f30 his palm.1636c9a320794e11

“Ask your conscience again. Are you really just dea51b683e ordinary?”36516e69e96fd9a6

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“Crazy guy.”40cc9eeded0eab19

That figures. Confirming what he had d80b910ad2 suspected, Lee Jinha lowered 11b8138726 his arm irritably. Seeing Lee Jinha’s disgusted a2675b6727 face, Kim Chayoung’s cheeks 661d5f5790 twitched upwards.87505fe546c2cb37

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In the 9eef91ca36 end, they 59e62cdee5 couldn’t find 23216c1cf4 common ground e002eee94e on the ce111a470b protagonist’s fashion.4fd0605455a339f2

After finishing my evening f28585f0d0 part-time job, I was d25e67c907 on my way home. Despite the 4fda1361ce late hour, 783977f028 the bustling 7694cdd513 area near f96c206e8a the university 2eb8f1248f was as d8329115d5 bright as 15f98268ac day. Today, I 77cd00242a finished right 54f4aec732 at closing 658a87bf51 time without 13282ee8cd any extra 2631970a38 hours. At the beginning of 35bfe3c33b the semester or after 542dfd35bf exams, it was common dfdc3a91c9 to work until dawn. It had been 0213376764 a while since 51a211728b I left work 9c33ab4648 on time, making ef6897e898 my steps unusually 285638dfeb light. Having kimchi pancakes and 9ac39e5a88 mussel soup with the 1a3fc51a7c leftover ingredients made the 29fa282c68 evening even better.783111aab1790c1f

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Today, I 5fca79f180 need to 846930ecab meticulously plan df9c762321 up to 6936837f76 episode three. Until now, ee84ef3670 I only 325d23a00e dabbled in 514f664d03 writing as 0d57adc59e a hobby, 007aa9689d but embarking 5f90901551 on serious c9a4c0ca26 writing meant 31bc440165 there was 0e459430e9 much to eb25d43e26 learn and 5b2256e13c discover. After seeing the characters, 743cbeffe7 I felt ambitious.fd515cfe4bb50149

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Tomorrow 12:00 497b87db01 at the fb09f0490e library GG f5fa7246d2 (11:01 PM)57532fe7d351d0c7

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I sent a single b8cd318a8b circle as a reply. As soon as e595cfb473 I sent it, 695c9ff156 the number 1 b4164c5f16 disappeared.15676b17ad8c5f4d