LA0S | Chapter 2

Shin Youngmin (Contest)
Where are you? (5:02 PM)760704ca5c4c0536

Library. (5:07 PM)5725db4d74fc3f83

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Shin Youngmin (Contest)
Got it. I’m on my way 8e879a6d1f too. Should take 342a2d05d3 about 10 92365c4f5c minutes. (5:07 PM)51e00f5cd4567d2f

I’ll be in the 185756d661 lounge. (5:08 PM)7ad4bac68f2b5aab

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Shin Youngmin (Contest)
Okay. (5:08 PM)e182884b8750e15a

The two had 65bc083485 agreed to meet c9dff8b7f3 twice a week 8a4fe53a8f to brainstorm ideas 4294aef420 and discuss the a407d3ac89 direction of their f4936545dd work. Today was d5c5adacfa the first f9c283e902 day, and a9a4f06a39 they had f4f069dd54 decided to 745ab935bb meet at eb8510b760 the library b5236665bf they both 417dc27122 frequented. Though the collaboration 1ee234b760 had come together 7e9a26c7cd rather haphazardly, since 6cd6fd9ebe he’d committed to c9a06d2840 it, Jinha planned 9a4397010a to aim for 09ca2b9e79 the grand prize.d89b4d2596ad7874

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Adjusting his bag 87a8b382c8 with the notebook ade285e8ef containing the synopsis cea41f432a inside, Jinha checked 0c0cf3ddbf his phone.10aed39cb2583bf2

“I’m early.”99344de232aa597c

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He had arrived 30 b0ab958307 minutes ahead of their db2a2f5114 agreed meeting time. Settling into 11a910eb57 the library 0dbfdc73dc lounge, he 2211fb748a opened a 20b25cc01c textbook and 33968a71a9 began studying. As he took notes 1430524ddd and delved deeper into ee426c9645 the material, someone tapped 4a8fc4df07 on the table. Looking up, he 4b9234fdf7 found Youngmin standing 0b3bbae75a there.a039c55b08ab56ac

“Sorry I’m late. Did you wait long?”ca6fe7f443122b2a

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“No, you’re right 49ef0cd2a2 on time.”f071267a5646d52e

“Really? That’s a 30a7907674 relief… Hmm. Can we talk for 5b5ced8aa2 a moment?”757c9ec36dde6594

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That’s why we’re 99f3397a16 meeting, isn’t it? Jinha gestured to 96d05c46c0 the seat across 4141ca3c51 from him with 16b91389e9 his eyes. Youngmin sat down 54e08c67ef and took a a3e71b7642 swig from the e7c62c5951 water bottle in ac2e759d23 his hand.1ea9a0dd807d456c

“Um…”1ca0bbc88a7b8b0c

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What’s with all 162417ca78 the hesitation? Watching him 7defecb376 gulp down 81076dc601 the water, 3c10503249 squint his 62e0e3d5c7 eyes slightly, 78dad96d2b bite his 4fb998602c lips, and e3f6bb7995 lick them e008e39bb7 nervously, Jinha cb4521821d got a f43e3f6bb5 bad feeling 051c8ef123 about whatever d7aeca228f he was e8b1d316bc about to af0e3bcb65 say.8c2867d9f13fe121

“What is it? Don’t beat e2b5fd30d0 around the 6b0a97f0b5 bush—just say 81a1d07517 it.”fbb6c08dbc6e50b1

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Youngmin finished the bf8c490c53 last of his 75366f4bcb water and crushed 0b734446bc the empty bottle. Crack. His eyes a086f0406e briefly followed 0747b9366e the squished 986cc5df25 bottle before 94594e597f returning to 79c8e4f625 Youngmin’s face.282bfabfa7972c39

“I feel really awkward a2934b9ca2 saying this since I 27350a9351 was the one who 7869356404 suggested it first, but…”92168f335f36fbf7

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Jinha frowned. Whatever it was, it b66927b905 probably wasn’t good news.16a2d7eab6aae599

“I don’t c90c814b0b think I 9348e734a7 can participate cd71403e00 in the 98fd347d89 contest. Sorry.”25b49b5b1c7b7951

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“What kind 27ef744a70 of nonsense 2fe1dcbdbd is that?”82bb24ce3ff85374

The words came out c60998464d before he even had 0a72bed748 time to think.c903e5bd388d202f

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Jinha shot up aaca5cc52d from his seat, 9fac684ca4 leaning on the 2af7509dc5 table. He didn’t even feel 68c9f2dbf4 the need to apologize 57bd82a20e for raising his voice—this 4c28dfcb1c situation was absurd and ef8613fc0a frustrating.a2fd2f214c2f23b5

“You’re the e1883a0219 one who 2de775e46b wanted to cb60aed3ca do this. How can you just 8f3648c34e back out like that?”5e249560dc1b9c02

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“I didn’t plan f01af14be4 for this either. But, uh, a adce4af99e spot opened up e23320cb03 in a project f745838e68 I’ve been dying b373afd632 to join.”8442127e51835e50

“And?”384406a329fe7a71

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“And, well, df01c41e70 that’s how 8c30a09a1e it turned e343b0bc9c out.”f824ed97f3530e5e

Youngmin trailed off, e4f9f2d885 but it was 15b919e00c obvious what choice ee65147559 he’d made.ecaf7cddfe7c0e0d

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What kind of nonsense cafbc80eee is this? Jinha swallowed bb6dd6e8e2 down the 7b8a5f15e4 curses bubbling b568d90a70 up and 5732c4b974 picked up f41245fb6f his bag. If he stayed ff5512ab18 any longer, he dd60e8b2eb might actually grab a6262b998b the guy by b7c27ff077 the collar.381c85235c5bcd2f

“Wait, Jinha. Hold on.”d1f75d8c73ee0ad0

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“Do you 95fe77ef31 have more d8311fbd95 to say?”cb15d174d655b73f

“I know you’re angry, aa9a603003 and I get it. But I’m 7996b479e5 not a 9a3ec69938 total jerk. I do have bcbd171c3a some sense of 1d3d529afd responsibility.”e58bf09aa5f8fdaa

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“Not exactly the best f8e27d2434 timing to claim that.”bd3ad530d49f0d02

Poking someone 5373ed8ec6 first and d9e4982ee6 then acting 0f91aec40f like nothing e80d158789 happened—if that’s 1f80a8c9de not irresponsible, f78e948bfc then what 9d05b68c0d is? Jinha’s face was visibly 87e2317582 sour, and Youngmin muttered a4a96b26ee a soft curse under 2ddd474e1f his breath, scratching the d91e37bb0e back of his head.be78477490cd92d5

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“I found you d52874823e a replacement. Honestly, as humiliating 738fe64af7 as it is c01a0be4c9 to admit, this bddaefb4d4 person’s way better 5771a0b56e than me.”e4174fa830d2dcfe

“A replacement?”d44346de05cb334a

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Suddenly, a replacement? What was this 2871768876 now?dde6e3943f31bc26

“You have 0d09c99d19 no idea 140dfcb28a how hard 55ea050153 it was d88ac0ef49 to convince 4d1c975110 them. I practically 3df23abd8e begged on 91ca6f4845 my knees.”f686cec273f311c7

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Youngmin launched ea3afae13d into an eea11079bb elaborate explanation 6444693be0 of how e37f34939f he had d5a6b9581c persuaded the e1d69d3dae replacement, using fb8841785a grand gestures f49d7701bc to emphasize 44dac956b9 his struggle. His enthusiasm left no 7fbd0a0d80 room to interrupt.c5f7a51666c77f37

“Just give it a fcec98bd55 shot with them. From what I 69e1d862f8 can tell, you 633fbcf58c two might be 73032a2a96 a good match.”9ef77328e738e456

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“Even so, how can 2dc13c9471 you just swap out 627628791a teammates like this?”14fc04be627a0ee1

“I’m really sorry. But it’s not just 6cbe9dcfb7 any project—it’s a professor-led a813b60992 one. If you knew 86fd275a30 how hard it 5461e4f070 was to get 1c9439704c in, you wouldn’t f3c6606482 say that.”1d021ff5ef267e79

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“If you were going f1b06dc064 to join a project, e87656ffba you shouldn’t have brought 0e4b412166 up the contest to 9b7804d125 me. I even quit my c79ee6b832 part-time job for this d28a783f62 because of you.”f5d24cf49a3c65ee

“I swear I’m 6f58334c47 sorry. It’s just, I 221069832a got the offer fd871d359a this morning—it was df35c08d08 last minute.”f56844a71edbafb7

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Youngmin clasped his e8e861c510 hands together in 1c04625c05 a pleading gesture. He looked so 22d184e3df pathetic that Jinha 7a119c1787 didn’t feel like d880f0db96 getting angrier. Or rather, he figured c3c73dca88 there was no point c07fb3103b in getting mad since 344148e08d nothing would change.1d96bb4999890371

“So, who’s this 5a7d77b3d2 replacement?”e6370b73da8d0254

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“They’re a freshman 8b70866ebc this year, but 3be87cdda3 they’re insanely talented. Seriously, they’re amazing.”3ffecb594a4b9e00

A freshman. The mention of b39c98f3a5 a first-year student 22549e16d8 snuffed out the a601b2dd1c tiny spark of 6881c6abee hope Jinha might’ve a2e2553011 had. How good could a e787afe90a kid fresh out of 3b1e561f90 high school be?470fb85ffb608ac3

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I shouldn’t have quit 40e4066264 my part-time job just ccbf16c6ba because I trusted Youngmin. Should I 1fc4f06dc9 ask my a6e5d71be4 boss if 40d8660c46 I can 678c0b194c come back? Ugh, this is f34da35598 so annoying. Rubbing his 39c0b75bbe temples, Jinha 9b358ec93b tried to 133de5fe3e sort through 21c878dc2f his thoughts.4c16b34da6f4086d

“At least meet 999f3673f3 them once. If you’re dc3934793d not satisfied, 174b047b52 I’ll find 3da53105c1 someone else 5e71f7abd3 for you.”7296fbac638fd813

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“Fine. What’s their e2673be13d name and ef4fad0563 contact info?”dacd1533b8c6fd55

“Their name is 24d6e846cd Kim… Ah, wait, 2f1993a650 let me take 91ee63efb0 this call.”c7f850b778bd1b3b

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Youngmin raised a hand 6fc62b1d1e apologetically and answered his b7fc4085c9 ringing phone.324afb37e8b99565

“Yeah, I’m at 2e07fbb296 the library lounge. Uh-huh, right. That’s correct.”960b9b4a3b3cff20

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Youngmin glanced briefly at 578459e8de Jinha, who was standing a41d5e5245 there with his bag 166d88f254 slung over his shoulder, 0d923a3eb5 but quickly looked away 35234e2fcf to continue his call. Was it 66ca1fbea5 just my 83b7f4a3d5 imagination, or 6044d2b6c3 did we c1a6ab24f8 make eye 9b81e96bb8 contact? Jinha tilted his head 05361ab866 slightly, frowning.8183142e65fe4806

“Alright. I’ll head dfc8f1d96c over now.”a9bd4385670b461a

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After hanging up, Youngmin f31b89e98c pocketed his phone and 5dd0c68f02 casually slung an arm fc4958a17b over Jinha’s shoulder. If someone saw, 7e36ff9a75 they might think 8f53d1eab8 I was being c8b51ea347 detained or something.ee7498cd7e0fc04c

“They’re on campus 782cde7415 right now. We might as 3491262d6a well meet them 1b7a2c7f78 immediately—it’s better to 8f3cac0701 evaluate them in eb2cb4c118 person.”7e8da9e29b2a05f4

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“What evaluation?”756e16b72b225b1f

“Of course, you a94ae26936 should! I messed 1f0b56b27b up, so 5540ec09be now you’re f23a71ccae the boss dd7d213639 here.”b919c8d2432c12ab

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Youngmin’s playful tone was 8679f45985 accompanied by a tighter c6034262d1 grip around Jinha’s shoulders cf75092723 as he began walking. Jinha could’ve shrugged him a100dad6f0 off easily but decided 98626c0fd5 against it. Meeting the freshman wasn’t 360c7b95ce a hassle, so why 481645b1e9 not?e55303c5273c078b

Suppressing a 88859c19ba sigh, Jinha e5a2c21a4d followed Youngmin 7cbbfafca1 toward the d98692dedc building where 98069e5fca the artist c9aebf3a42 was waiting.63c1ec2b94474adc

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The art department cdaf932124 was about a 2728e98f18 five-minute walk from bbab4d9c9b the central library. From the humanities department, d900dcbd49 where Jinha’s classes were, b16fa50910 it was another five 5faac5c710 minutes to the library. Basically, the faf150cf64 two departments a000049a44 were at 05757a400a opposite ends fa853b8022 of campus.5f2a741416f05434

“They’re in 630e82ae50 the middle cb1118e263 of something 8f2ae66751 and said 893fb909e3 to wait fbe3c3ed38 ten minutes.”a32e7052e42c0bf3

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Youngmin led him cd491d7a23 to the art f08fca8537 department’s café, offering 6b3ec033d0 to buy coffee. As expected ca8f505d3c of a de95d7b55a place for 8e18dd4ff3 artists, even 412d7172cf the café’s 8d5ef644c5 decorations and b2683fb475 menu were 403d1b9109 charming and 87b159f79f unique.d9d23ac1998ddab5

With iced c9fa8ecf0e Americanos in 8db8eac6e7 front of f48b78a14b them, they 35185e8ef7 waited for 828caecf07 the freshman 5e8ff80125 to finish 02a5bb100d their work. Youngmin apologized again, going 7c10d66e39 over the reasons why 89d7f2c675 he couldn’t participate in 298ff4fb83 the contest anymore. Since he was b948bd4e93 repeating himself, he 94acb68b57 must’ve thought I be33c84d18 was still mad. No conscience, but he 2222be0265 does have a sense 575ef9d832 of timing, I’ll give 22713e236e him that.85871bc132d7d63f

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“They’re done. Let’s go.”7f1299460487a6b3

Carrying the edaac0f7af still-half-full coffee, b644e11900 they headed 9ac8941dc2 to the e08e206e4b third-floor lounge. Even past 6 e2c6c308f4 PM, the corridors 9b396a128f were brightly lit, 32a27c912f almost like it 37192dd476 was still daytime.b8e3d3f73cc60f32

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“It’s basically 5a4b388de5 still daylight 56cb4238d9 at six. When finals roll b1f199cbd0 around, this place a85bbfa3ec is packed with d7d22320c0 people working overnight—sleeping 8299c0a5f0 bags and foldable b71d4a39b7 beds are a facd82803d must. I even heard 5bfc6655b4 of a senior 804ad76701 pitching a full-on 8bd74e840c tent here once.”797490ac86aa9b62

Listening to 73cf038e7f Youngmin’s one-sided 4aca4f3371 chatter, they 1b8ec882e2 reached the ad2ba402ac lounge. True to its reputation, 1de2db18b1 several students in aprons e7af2d7c20 or work clothes were c0dc3093f9 scattered around, a testament 566a6bda32 to their ongoing projects.e8acacd9ddb3d353

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“It’s quieter 99fc9e6376 than usual 05e7f600ab today. Lots of empty a31bdcb3f8 spots.”2017c555bc952c71

“Really?”0f8fea3e087ee8d2

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If this was quiet, 438ffb1f8b what did it look b722664b3f like normally? The humanities 206f18533b department always 8c3c745fd7 quieted down 476e48ed6d after classes 8df6fc79b1 ended.23b37f9cc03c7ce8

“Ah, there fc575eab1f they are. See that guy sitting 27a0814b7c in front of the 673ec9274b vending machine?”2fbcb0fc1ed79161

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Following Youngmin’s 94dc255558 outstretched finger, 6469fd128a Jinha’s gaze 4bcc00df43 landed on 55fb7256db a man 80f7624f6d sitting by a2c6bb9a3a an old a49372a5ff vending machine. The man, focused on 7f36afae38 something, was moving his 2c8484788a hands as he leaned 9f2c3af1df slightly forward.4b282a73e42f7370

A round head, a e615b1dd98 straight neck, and broad 4e154e046e shoulders stood out. Even in a 6eb5d6b0c8 plain white T-shirt, f2c4ed24dd his good physique 1a39b85cf8 was noticeable. Judging by his build, 50d38b1c64 he was probably quite a9e5e01ff5 tall too. The way 5529037e57 others occasionally 4070497b5d glanced his 7b33c5ea74 way made 5dd7eb4fa9 it clear 534e00f1e7 that it 8e2b0d751b wasn’t just 7806841ec9 his back f31db0f47b that was c3a729de5d impressive.5afb48c0d1282fdd

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“Let’s go.”3e560935fed14423

Jinha nodded and 4482187384 followed Youngmin toward ebc6d04bb6 the man. Fifty steps, 7980585b0c ten steps, e7cf6412a3 three steps, d00308996f and now b796f1f376 directly behind 73decbc59b him. Surely he heard 2360680528 their footsteps by 87b940e5bd now, but he 8ee7ce4bff didn’t move.3f312f363563dbbf

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“Hey, are you 189fec82f7 ignoring your sunbae ae7825a611 or what?”e524ec8c967b3195

“…”f8ecd49984b6d891

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What a guy. Muttering, Youngmin 6e3cdee258 tapped the 67fe593968 man’s broad 717f1ecc74 back. At the touch, the 7596dbf1a3 man tilted his head d0a951a006 slightly and removed one 9e2ae024f1 earbud. So that’s 06b01a262f why he c45c862e45 didn’t hear 2c8d84493d us.543f9660ab32da11

Hm. Jinha took a quiet 971126f915 breath. Meeting someone new 1fce2c757c was always nerve-wracking. Forcing the 139b3049fb corners of 83211dc8cd his mouth 42ccce4341 into a 77c6579f93 smile, Jinha 5d1849042a prepared himself. He knew his b218aa592e resting expression came 7d23ca8ee8 across as cold. If he 357c8246aa didn’t smile, 0359566716 nine out d69662310c of ten 800dbf7c6c people found 6aca6de005 him intimidating.0c8acf4db4c6ed21

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He had 7d47eaece4 grumbled to b1f491b8fe Youngmin about 757b938245 working with 98f316fe5e a freshman, 31a7064f72 but deep 34f485b451 down, he 5a850e4160 just wanted 7f33a5ee70 to get 871317ea20 started. Please, let this be 076cc0d68e someone decent. I’ll adjust to 177d232606 anything within reason. He silently prayed as 32d07c474f he readied to greet 150c6eea83 the person.779141565c96faa3

The man stood up. Even sitting, his size a14a949f4a had been imposing, but 4f02ac5481 now it was unmistakable. 187? 188? At least 185 cm. Even Jinha, who 589f6f3ec7 was never self-conscious 2638554ce4 about his height, 4918285ad9 hesitated for a 4a4920a921 moment.82bea9f29aba9930

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“Jinha, say hi. This is my junior… 4cf84c5159 Oh, and this here 3539f4e908 is Lee Jinha from e955172e50 the creative writing department—I’ve bfc7fbbd3b claimed him since forever.”4b032f2113ca1528

The man turned around. Slowly raising 04b3c01477 his gaze, 1ea48fc92a Jinha met 7702bf1e00 his eyes.ebc1177b2c9ea3c0

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“Hi. I’m Kim Chayoung.”358d3182f6383599