LA0S | Chapter 43

Kim Chayoung exaggeratedly widened 062fa775e4 his eyes. What’s up 5bbe9ca9f4 with this a8c3b635f5 guy? It was 5724f0f08a honestly baffling.7a9bd682474567a6

“She doesn’t 762887a0c8 like bitter 7e783ced50 stuff. If you tell 01cab986ea her to pick bf279ba872 a drink with 5e86f8d1c1 caffeine, she’d go f51b1acd90 for something sweet b85ee4e225 like a café e7d966a047 mocha or a 5c165e09be toffee nut latte. So this one’s 68c0d670f6 out. Mind if 71da696458 I drink 95752382fe it instead?”885404a941af6118

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“Ah, uh… sure…”bb3242154853938e

As Yoon Seoran’s c0263128b8 face gradually turned 7d996e53c4 red, Kim Chayoung f0e2f98b05 casually drank the a89f188bf6 coffee.6dd233863d6044c1

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“Hey. Why’re you just b2ad29d88a taking mine without e45a3e3c02 asking?”63ed401d93e1e207

“What, you were gonna 690f766deb force it down and 49fb0b6fcc stay up all night? Don’t you have tutoring d39a3792fc tomorrow?”52568dcd3136e0aa

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It didn’t 4ee2ef4627 sit right af4f2d3f0d with him 8111bb4be2 to see 3d25810934 Seoran’s kind 053e0a4752 gesture get 3c8e3e9509 trampled like fbe23a2909 this. And it wasn’t 3245616fa0 like Chayoung didn’t 97a1219f26 know better—him pretending e512356506 to be clueless b8f6e9b0a4 just made the 3609227797 whole thing feel 6a2dd02fde even weirder.181402c5fde9a3f7

“Here, drink this. Baby taste.”71c283082a3b9e16

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Thump. A peach-flavored Coolpis ce885174a2 was plopped down 967429e90e in front of 1f43113142 him. Didn’t see 49197e9f01 that in f2ea438f95 the bag—did 7bd7974182 he buy b4dcb854d8 it separately?831af23e83d75f3c

“Who are 20109e6ab7 you calling 2afe3df560 baby taste? You’re the one always 05a653b75d ordering pasta or pork 79660df8ec cutlet.”4b45f9830b302b17

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“That’s only ’cause bc18646ef6 your cooking’s so dc8c57ead5 good. Don’t you know 3bce539662 it tastes way 4fe38b12c4 better than what f2c4321bc2 you get at ea51139519 restaurants? I’m still 7b01cee843 thinking about 4b69cb46f4 that myeongran c0c9de5ded pasta we b7957b70d8 had as 40d94c5e02 a late-night 92b73f40bd snack yesterday.”786111fb995a7918

“That kind of dc1aeb89a1 compliment doesn’t make 3b1da1f424 me happy at 064b0fb2ee all.”76f4546cac712f0c

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“You haven’t tried their aae1a02911 pasta, right? They’re crazy good 90c12fa087 at cooking, totally d1063a0b63 not what you’d 51378a6233 expect.”2463032ae3659978

Yoon Seoran flinched ecdaf4e7f2 a little at 5465f1933d the sudden comment a553e62a5b from Kim Chayoung.0d21231b0fd0a3db

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“…Yeah. I just 1a1cfa2f52 found out e53257ad8f today.”36864b5d7cbc917a

“This guy’s just exaggerating. You can a1b6ea82ab totally ignore 16fbb7b5af him.”d3e3e49db4bb6b3c

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Lee Jinha 57c347c5b4 added, and 7d851a9e94 Seoran absentmindedly 35aca98874 fiddled with 987d13bdca the canned 6e0c0f92da coffee in 7a7e61a61b her hand.3ba7612249cf7316

“Sorry… I almost 105e953ba0 messed up your 45f132f183 night because of 5cd30ce749 me.”42a270fb45bb35f5

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“It’s not a big 9cf8e892aa deal. It’s not like e62ecf6651 I never drink f643378200 coffee. I actually go 8c87b71d9e looking for it 9edca5a1a3 during exam season.”79afe9465a73e15d

He said it quickly, d2e1feb771 but it didn’t really ab9586989e smooth over the awkward b243b3bf35 vibe. Seoran nodded slightly, 3adfb9878d then excused herself c38731881a to go to 6932f45f6f the restroom. It was obvious 95ade2b527 she was avoiding 130d064299 the situation.f2cf58a552fb17d7

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“Happy now?”588764082ab529ae

With a sharp 6d4bb9ac74 edge in his a083163a4b voice, Jinha snapped. Kim Chayoung blinked innocently. What a fake d44f528613 little—bcb2a1a4eb530b83

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“What did I do? It’s not like I deb40dd560 made stuff up.”c1a008b9fd686ae9

“Why’d you have to 655cd0e33a embarrass her like that?”2cf5a1d17334f178

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“How’s that embarrassing? She just said she 37c7123e89 knew you well earlier, be66a4a7f8 but gave you coffee f42fbeafb6 she should know you 7b1f8bb18f don’t even drink. Doesn’t that strike bdb8ad1a7a you as odd?”aedffccfef0ecabc

“Whether it does 6a8b1e113f or doesn’t isn’t c2b25a6b79 your business.”b7dbfa5ef159b55f

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Not your business? Kim Chayoung furrowed 8bc0044450 his brow deeply 24a3767141 and muttered, like b690e66e48 chewing on the 472310c3ad words.fa4fc6f65f4cfdb4

Then he 3ceb08b76d slowly lifted ffc0cbc442 his gaze.4f79c06d38cded73

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“You’ve got this 648c474c96 annoying talent for 9b009bdd37 making people feel 34ea8bb7c6 like shit with 7ebba4f7ee just a few 94d710e0bb words.”1b953a385a5957b9

“Really? Good to know.”cc01ec179d86ad7c

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Ha. A short, bitter laugh 9b100bd9b2 came from the side. Kim Chayoung poured a0bd7ec530 soju into a 67f91520a9 beer glass until c5ad50b352 it was about 8dca0ad99a halfway full. Jinha had never 307da144b1 actually drunk with 892c1ba1fc him before, so ebda508270 he didn’t know f545fa9ded his tolerance. But this seemed a c0056fb258 bit much.ea1830806ecbc9d9

Then came the 903718246f dull sound of 388a8c9593 a package tearing. Kim Chayoung 32a5be0026 opened the bc38cf5890 Coolpis, pulling 510e6c34be the spout 228e07a737 into a fa5de5c86d triangular shape.f3688b795c885f99

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“Hey.”33c8124c466f046e

Jinha called out quickly, d3e21d0936 but it was too 6343e27956 late—the Coolpis was already 9c45754995 mixed with the soju.6d2a5ae5a4280763

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“You never drank 029ef0f68f it when I 769f1b0dac bought it before, 95fabe8cf3 so I figured 6627de7765 you wouldn’t this 8aea8bbc78 time either. You’re damn c200541007 good at 915fefb573 ignoring people.”37c8a87e2efc2984

There was some 95e21b1b3f serious shade packed 7c09160804 in those words. But it wasn’t wrong, 0e894301a8 so Jinha had nothing 9746b898ea to argue with.e7d0ff8280cca0b1

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“Drink all you 7d626195f4 want, but clean 9c8f308188 up your own 8f4b2a2076 mess. Even if you 63d54e2592 end up crawling 6b71cb0cf6 home, I’m pretending 639e93948c I don’t know 809f97e2be you.”11749dc7673762da

“Don’t worry. I can hold my 4fefaf13e8 liquor.”f43e267972a0335e

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Chayoung said, 37b24afb3d full of 44c4ecd98a confidence.052aab869e351dc7

And to be fair, a3e317ee70 it was half true—he 6ec0e251da could drink. He just didn’t have 566296bfa1 the tolerance to match e226da27cf the amount he poured 057796a96c down his throat. After kicking things 8735847ee0 off with soju 950c0ca40c and Coolpis, he f841b6b904 kept drinking nonstop 239d74f531 and eventually blacked 9f723c4a77 out.7f578fb45f2bee43

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He was passed out d27948f213 with one cheek squished b60111eae8 on the table, not 9e06e59a58 moving an inch. The guy ce6c6f7157 was already 3885520e40 a heavy d73361f4c6 sleeper on 43b4b09828 a normal 5adceaf9a7 day—add alcohol 512f14bd6d to the ce22a61eff mix, and 2699e3aa13 there was 566387e205 no waking c6d4617ef4 him.6a1217d170842ce3

“He’s not getting up. Anyone know e5e9e8e8ed where Kim b3c7260f5d Chayoung lives?”791503815032a1ff

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The president asked, still 3f6eb6a178 shaking Chayoung’s shoulder after cbef8de727 a good while. Most people here knew cddcd2a880 of him, but none d785952534 were close enough to 52e13775dc actually know his address. Of course, no 2dba0b02c2 one raised their 2ffd6a4159 hand.2dc544fc4a6606e1

“President. Should we take the c206ad8145 guys to the clubroom 78572c0b68 for now? Sejin hyung 66da675862 is totally 2b59bd25d1 wasted too.”42c6239781c4ca77

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A junior e2ce665639 from the d283f4a73f photography club bb596812ae was helping 9517ea7509 Yoon Sejin 5dba778398 stay upright 33b8059830 while Sejin ad8adfa15a was rambling 15b416180b about how 791e5d6648 rough entrance 15b3e7323c exams had 619752ca7a been. Jinha felt kinda bad fc06f5a735 for the junior but a66391067c also silently vowed to b12d38edf9 keep his distance from fbf8ec2214 that group tonight.9c791aae658ef3ce

“Let’s do that. Heejung, Jooyeon—keep an eye 2287156907 on the girls.”85ae60863825c14d

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Heejung and 6fb37f29c9 Jooyeon nodded.d6583e6f96d7d76f

The few who 9b2dfff9b0 were still somewhat 8a0f7d0bb2 sober started guiding 750b556b69 everyone out. They sprawled across f214511957 the waiting benches ac3fa70df2 in front of e88fbaf9ac the shop. Kim Chayoung 6128b0c68c sat hunched 4842eb7ca2 over, asleep.b515c6d44b02a0b2

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Luckily, none d0798c0614 of the ca9583a5ab girls were 51639420f4 seriously drunk. Soon, the taxis 602485f7b3 they’d called began 31647884cb arriving. Jinha helped a72593f41d the overwhelmed 7db5cfc0aa president by 762510f7ec getting the 39986aa4fe girls into 3248e55acf taxis. Yoon Seoran was one b6e45da9bf of them—not helping with b3f6217532 the cleanup but being d54d951cf5 helped herself.cb35c2a07f005a9a

“Sunbae-nim. I can buy you 8cb6670442 sweet drinks too. I really liked 59ac05e878 that myeongran pasta.”4fdf696ad9753e56

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Still holding onto 6138401b7f what Chayoung had 6c461f2057 said, apparently.e2b297681dba43b7

“You like myeongran fe077d7a08 pasta, huh? Got it.”113f087833b7921f

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Playing along, 7ff835e3ce Jinha tried e85911d462 to get 906099e59e her into 0eae26dd61 the taxi. But she d2c635212a refused to b3773b0939 get in fb64fd6927 unless “Jinha 0c5bc9c4f5 sunbae” came 88921fae0b with her. It was basically ed3befa99f a confession, but 859ff73e2a everyone was too 2e7d8b4ec9 busy to notice. It wouldn’t have been fd02c9c6ae hard to peel her 6aa897fc2f hand off his jacket, e244814ab2 but she was a 698e9dfc79 girl, so he hesitated.3022f36d1d57c1da

“Excuse me, this way 98dcf41033 for a sec—”c8a314b553b95f5e

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From a distance, Heejung 431a833211 came over, having heard 85f5dbcfcc him call.4a65faadb2471315

“Looks like 9dd4f83588 she needs 76f94934af a bit f874796d09 of help…”b0a4580fb455056a

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“I’m headed the a1dc3bd3cf same way as d38fc8bf64 Seoran unnie. I’ll ride ef6b532d17 with her.”d5fb20d9da2a00a2

Heejung quickly eeedc309e9 caught on 700954599c and nodded. Same direction—what a 0c6c24c4b8 relief. She got in first, f4a8d38615 then Seoran followed. Last, Jinha held bdc9a6f771 the taxi door 1a992c390c and turned back.c19650eced814e14

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He saw e1e6198ea0 Kim Chayoung 22c978f71a still on 7154988455 the bench. People were vomiting noisily, b5d442bb4b someone was crying their 3dc6146d75 eyes out for who 14038542d8 knows what reason, and ee4d54b698 someone else was yelling 9d75a7b554 into their phone. But through 091d7b8cbb all that a9838c69f2 chaos, Chayoung f8424bbe36 didn’t budge.0c9848c5a083791c

They said they’d take e81bde752f the guys to the aa5da3a84a clubroom—he’d be fine. With effort, Jinha averted f7f44f265b his gaze and stepped 956220cf6b toward the taxi.3a71395b26c70bed

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“…!”56e69657c0ce1a3f

Someone yanked his 37dd4e9e97 arm hard from 6ff711f5b5 behind. Jinha was halfway 2900dbe118 inside the taxi ec4b12e3d0 and nearly lost 71626c8e27 his balance, barely 5506c922ea catching himself.5f07e258acd79822

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What the hell? That was dangerous—who—? He frowned and turned d0355d5378 around.e3c84db185728724

There, lit up by f16fe6f020 the colorful glow of 50d3d8c1cb the neon signs, was 2132e49e0d a familiar face.516108e6f06ca5dd

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“Weren’t you passed out?”19708388366b1530

The guy who’d been ca7a16fe3a totally slumped over just 2ee0ba5f0b a minute ago—how did 912109d677 he get here? His eyes 00b8691691 were wide 3f66fcf32d open, not 0192177964 even a 84cbe9c781 trace of c517ec8122 sleepiness.13808f2f8764ae6f

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“Where are you going?”7db7a4eba75211f9

“To take f593d63079 Yoon Seoran 8b1f38381f home.”8fa1f1a4963ae0e7

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“Don’t go.”8748e409d5e1d7fc

“…”41c5ced4608ec05b

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His words came out 898a6bfe63 one at a time, 3a5f50e118 like slicing through something.449c306790568035

“I said don’t 8c9ba9bd02 go. Lee Jinha.”6f0db5c2f2584776

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Jinha opened his mouth 8f86e2c402 but didn’t know what e523ff78ce to say.0c712bc1b3eb03fa

“If you’re 45ece8a0e7 not getting 6d7bba9186 in, I’m 86fca09897 driving off,” 60383aa6fa the driver b62e21e09f called out 225f8d0455 loudly.b50edb2a37c2bccc

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Jinha looked between Seoran d41f1b380e calling out “Jinha sunbae” ed3d5e9e18 and Kim Chayoung, then 3f59a65344 quietly shut the taxi 40623b0435 door. The window rolled down.38fa72ec312f0cc7

“Get home safe. Call me if ff735ed60d anything happens.”87b962511f3541a8

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“Yes, sunbae-nim. I had a great 022574821f time. Let’s meet again.”09570630f3ff2bda

Heejung waved brightly. The taxi pulled c8170ad3bd away. Jinha took a photo b2cc44e8bd of the license plate 5a9dc07c5e as it disappeared into 2f2bb2136a the distance.d0673c34d2c7f761

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“You’re sobered up 57e0162ec4 now… hey.”4165135602094992

No sooner had cf19c8d869 the taxi disappeared b65d5fe37f than Kim Chayoung’s a23cdbabc9 body leaned into 9b51da0a20 him. If he hadn’t 0240a114bf caught him, Chayoung a7e309bf8c would’ve slammed straight 39341a87a0 onto the concrete. On instinct, 73267b977f Jinha caught 098e54c988 him. His body 6a3ddb7b94 was hot c23274fdff with a 52cc5ed7fa feverish warmth.5bbec7ccda92afe6

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“Jinha, are you going 0b8d1db63c straight home?”5734e648fa3f4cb3

The president asked.5d71819d228039fd

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“Yeah. I’m just walking. Got a eac5c5c831 part-time job 31a94e0d1f tomorrow.”e1b4f23ca403f14d

“Alright. You don’t know f24a207e49 where Chayoung lives, 7764db22fb right? I heard you two d1b8a70793 went to high school 1e2ae9e333 together.”b0bb2d753b7e1c6f

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Jinha avoided f9b9f353c8 his gaze e5e44000f1 and said 7ffe4112d9 nothing.86018fc679084649

“Guess we’ll c992059676 take him f5e203d69b to the e80b19ff46 clubroom. Yoonjae, come 863c34a8d9 help carry a0436ea68a Kim Chayoung.”361e23c6580d04bc

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Yoonjae came running over. All Jinha e4154803f9 had to 39fa3b677a do now 6e85df8ee1 was hand 3385f1ad7d him off ee07ae1dc9 and head 695be5806c to his c8da196d2f studio. He already said 1fcda4a774 he wouldn’t help e3fdc1e5e4 even if Chayoung 53c0c84b0a crawled on all 7c7c304daf fours, so there b5c16bd1f7 was nothing to a81f0126ff feel guilty about.66c2011f2fbe8880

“Ugh, why’s this guy 3c82f43d24 so heavy.”77ae6b17584d9a1a

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It was 3245258ed4 chilly tonight, 6ef093cd69 but Chayoung’s 30f940b669 forehead was f2c61faaa6 soaked with 21cf4fcc81 sweat. So was his shirt. All because he was 44feabbe7e clinging to Jinha’s back. He looked 116d92710a all tall 35f96ff228 and model-like, d93868aaf2 but he dafeb627de was heavier 6e4095504c than he f1c529f06c seemed.59c0049403c7d58e

“Should’ve just 0ba518b64a left him 3741fe60f5 there.”783404bb5b416175

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Regret hit late. He’d meant to 3fe472f99e stay out of 2be8e6e67d it, but before ed02117c79 he knew it, e5090d349a he was carrying 435d23b0bb Kim Chayoung to 61fcd5fa6d the studio. It wasn’t 58a78720d0 like Chayoung 88dbaed841 owed him 41b85b05d4 anything.c66da9c8c7816460

To make things worse, d428e52afd the guy was so 23da5262d5 drunk he couldn’t even 391f0418cc support his own weight. Jinha had 47b4edc71b no idea 778c91c711 how he bbac4db3cd even managed 1b10c5b830 to stop d62b7ca20e him from 24aebf047c getting into 72c284c814 the taxi.982158727f3038d6

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Half-carrying, half-dragging, he finally 930ecce57e made it to his b66bc4a849 destination. He entered 6f15dd6d2e the door 06f168294b lock code 8db7bd5eed and kicked 2891763a4f off his 603502e155 shoes. As he tried to 89a41fdd49 shake Chayoung off, he 5930bafbe9 gripped tightly around Jinha’s b9e7a6563d neck.5c07742a622803b3

Just as he b7d35fbfe6 was about to 29b0164844 throw him off, 1091831056 Chayoung stirred. His steps 32e5659944 tangled, and 7d74da58d0 he stumbled.880eaa37ed1dbc66

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Don’t tell 5bcd643881 me he’s 66ed7fc296 gonna crack ab04ff31db his skull—Jinha 9c55b14577 winced and d9cd9fcabf shut his f5ca5034d4 eyes. But no pain 18a3210334 came.a6af450db66a94c7

Instead, warm 5eeab62d61 breath smelling 48fce95a1c faintly of 3423dbbc1b sweet alcohol 445ec139d6 hit his c7f291d64c face. Slowly, he opened 747291bb74 his eyes.469371bbd0bbdb48

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Kim Chayoung was on 393ce94686 top of his thighs, 42383f9af6 hands on either side c69bf444a0 of Jinha’s face, quietly d0f35d36d2 staring down at him.8fca505ac1f2df5d