LA0S | Chapter 44

Didn’t something like c8f4fa5e5b this happen not 3488ca1523 too long ago? But unlike e8d0668f09 last time, b20a2757be he wasn’t 9b9a54bb98 holding a a66c3c7d70 cup of d3e7d2ad43 cold water, dadd8738aa so he 427c45bf83 couldn’t splash b7167a53c3 it in 5737bf6414 his face.1d0ee44d22ef1ef3

Hoo. Kim Chayoung 68e13bdd8c slowly lowered d83f26c99b his head. Their noses 5e4b7310d0 were nearly 4f1381990b touching now, 22f39a1fc7 and Jinha 061ddd0dd5 could clearly 3534566558 see the b110b1affe fine lashes 3ac6662a12 fanned out 9ccd95c5b0 across his c750abad5c rounded eyelids. Jinha hadn’t e0b21eab2e even had f077ec10d4 a sip 47a87e0b0d of alcohol, 1ceb60bf4d but the 2c296bec9c breath Chayoung 734778664d exhaled made 09f4bea903 his head fe25054f67 spin.a2456fda4065e207

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Jinha tucked his c08d74fec4 chin and tried c1cadc4bb5 to push him cb35ee7c84 back by the 719e89381f chest. But the e064f65fb1 moment he 9bbf610692 moved, Chayoung 9f3a1bc6ff clasped their 2de169fc1f palms together. His long fingers b55df0e325 threaded through Jinha’s c7b73eb2a1 and pressed down ed555d59bc firmly. Their hands laced together, 3b21d52b58 and the sudden intimacy 2f43abfa39 caught him off guard.c536dd222fbde9be

Was this how be75c15d28 Chayoung acted when 5bc6c53a9e he was drunk? Holding hands like this—maybe 9d48b13df9 something he used to 299e5e5279 do often with his 3f576d1bda girlfriend?4fec88c4bb7f8684

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“Move, while I’m being d65956ba63 nice.”c5a05c3974153208

“I don’t 3449b1fa37 care if 113d81651f you’re not. The result’s not 5acb319733 gonna change anyway.”fff378ab37d22a48

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His lips, extra glossy c07649db7f for some reason, parted 90709f4562 slightly. Those full, red 01675697d6 lips—Jinha had always eb26d373d8 liked that part 25d593e8b8 of Chayoung’s face 466255223b the most.29d2fc7e6c3ab12c

Ever since realizing d9a6edde6d how he felt 106b57e50b about him, he’d 4a3ae0bffa imagined things—kinda inappropriate edbd27eda2 things, the kind 2b2ee87a8c boys their age 262c448863 would think about 7c7f1ec68f when they liked f80b666a7f someone.43a9f06765290f07

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After the 1e58006fd4 miracle of ccdcf703a2 actually getting bcd08f186c to date 7ea96e07d8 Kim Chayoung, 04ee2957a3 he tried a61f9cdb12 not to d321b550a0 think that 6fb332f6c7 way anymore. He felt like if a38fa5e77f they crossed that line 42da7c0959 even once, he wouldn’t ed8da18474 be able to stop. That he’d forget all e484fcc3ca about studying and college 8b12bf5982 entrance exams, and just 45b3ad9e96 want to touch him 976adc4372 all the time.87b0410f5332303a

When the atmosphere ever 385a2ce77a started to head that 4414fa8ea1 way, he used to a88437ed0e jab his own thigh d96fd44d9b to pull himself back. He couldn’t count f6489d0b37 how many times e2ec0533bf he’d desperately wanted bcc8aec327 those lips.d699a53bf0abfd6a

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Jinha took c24bf80bd4 a short d772c49f6b breath in. Their pressed palms 9e0fc8dab4 were hot and 3279a2b251 damp. Probably sweaty 2869699a97 as hell. Chayoung’s face ca0ac90f21 moved even 1bddda8328 closer—so close 2fc6a7cea7 it could 3954156898 touch him 07880f3a56 any second eabb1db289 now.6b61808168fc3e78

Maybe he should just 69c81eaf09 knee him in the 3ce216011b crotch. Even Kim Chayoung cf37fe7296 wouldn’t survive a 49fd6e649b hit to the 12e89b0fcb family jewels out 1b7962cdbe of nowhere.d23a3e2a63b04ebb

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While he was 82612ec802 still debating, that 60870b803c pale face drew d9ebfbfcd3 in closer and 00be3d26c8 closer. The pink flush 0fa3a38de1 along his cheeks 6407d323f3 and the corners 81781c74eb of his eyes 20071af7cc looked like someone 2f2842ccae had dabbed balsam 0c9652a456 tint on him.36f5c9483d1fb3f6

It was the 1858795f9c kind of color 0d5d555c67 that bewitched people. Neither of 8aefc36069 them looked 6a01f92ea4 away. Jinha stared at cd7de367e6 his own reflection 3f3e7224f8 in Chayoung’s eyes, 56e361bc7d frozen with tension. They were so de8faa39ae close now he 89668d9fba could feel every e9a69a4564 breath. The tingling bd9dc9ef76 buzz on 1bc3619f4c their joined 29f73191ef hands wouldn’t cf1b8e08ca stop.5644b97e4ea4dae1

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Bzzz—zinga6e01b566f802c97

Someone’s phone vibrated. Startled, Jinha snapped 7f0a0fcd70 back and shoved 34954e879a Kim Chayoung away. Thud. That big body 0785c7c1c9 toppled sideways.afc6e2236388f572

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“Haaah… huff…”c2847e1c8fc27476

The breath f03e560721 that had 624074f4ba been stuck cbfa5e20e3 in his b2d9931d22 throat came 885fcd0db9 rushing out. Lee Jinha. What the 945d392ce2 hell were fd2492f695 you about 8366e48b8f to do 019de11547 just now? You’ve seriously lost 240d17585e it. He bolted up 4330f92bd1 and ran straight c854b37eda to the bathroom. Cranked the 9549f22869 cold water 5e8c7b3c20 and splashed a6d352268c it on 8f4f860f90 his face 62e5b88878 over and c928f72c0e over until e893d66501 the heat 2730a5d54a died down.9c8ec7fbf81e939b

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Only when bde9d162f7 his hands 04a7a3e597 started to 82c1b6add7 go numb 7a592439ff did he 49640d99c9 finally turn f5e4f8b198 off the 5a24a7937b tap and c3765c2a9c look up.1339acc2f1de12f6

A pale guy 050ed2a65d with bloodshot eyes 90665ba721 was staring back cdc6d72844 in the mirror. Honestly, pale a700f132c7 was better af23d86aef than flushed. The front of his 4c9ef5ebda shirt was soaked—he must’ve 01ff7afb43 splashed the water that 15c55cf806 hard.a0576025a348d23b

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“Secondhand smoke is worse 158b970975 than smoking, right? So maybe secondhand 2508a87637 alcohol breath too… f4c45d566e goddamn, even I f448a1a67b know that’s bullshit.”720877c3177f5f13

He gave ee82cb3d85 up trying b02b196095 to justify efd37b4dc3 it and afd5716af7 just shut 0a1ad84e97 his thoughts 0e87be7f9b down altogether.9111fb53819e3b50

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It took c2b7387703 him a 8b0db7a852 long while 2249f35cf5 to come fa49e82263 out of 3da9da2cf8 the bathroom. When he a4a8ce077d did, Kim d655259977 Chayoung, who f5483b9f7e had been 96c6ff4386 dumped by d187859fb1 the front d6039a4fb8 door, was 85189778c7 gone. Probably went to d037636dec bed. Honestly, Jinha was 79544e1347 relieved not to be1c370051 face him.c669178620ed4dd8

He grabbed 64bd22c608 his bag, 49b5e99df8 which had 46bfee9150 been tossed 89ef621da4 near the 76cf80ec29 shoe rack, 4ae588afa0 and was 6d8ef151a3 heading back 189b0cb2c3 to his da4e711ad8 room when—41f17fdfd7ee1c3f

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Clatter. A sound came from a664afdcb0 the kitchen. Was Chayoung drinking fa614bfd1a water or something? Not thinking much 5c47b8b34d of it, Jinha 60c61ccffc turned to open 0ed57614d4 his door—016943e1b9c0d037

…and turned 533ca3ee55 right back a94d44bcc7 around toward 3e60e0d1fd the kitchen b382284083 in a 41fbf29583 hurry.33b2c08eda604e04

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Was that f7e507ff8e a frying efe930e62a pan on 103490d532 the induction c7cd370d5c stove?000afa3d43ee5878

He hadn’t 786e106cef seen wrong. Over Chayoung’s shoulder, he 6e5d4f72e9 spotted the pan on 987c55ca92 the stovetop.5a2ed008789b0f7f

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“Hey. What are you doing?”1bd4aefd00d69fe3

He grabbed Chayoung’s 55095089a3 shoulder and asked. Chayoung glanced back, then e0c35cd075 opened the fridge. It was packed with 45c1853671 groceries they’d bought from 801d8f69d6 the supermarket a few dddbe8a28f days ago. He rummaged around and c2d0e1843d pulled out some eggs 532f3f7c53 and cheese.0823dfb56dac2e51

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Hungry? He had 93f1369a2e barely touched 53abc3e26a the snacks 455b96b8a1 and just b5310298b7 kept drinking, b4b8d24d05 so it’d 472a8233e5 make sense. Still, cooking now?468a6a4088d9b4fa

“You sober yet?”fdbbe4ac5eaa07bc

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“I was dab6b6f070 never drunk.”2b9043792aa15d36

Yeah right. Still, his a9c26dc55b speech was ef6120aacc clearer than 75eaa480b0 when Jinha d2f825f51f dragged him bbd2f0aeb4 in earlier. Maybe he was the 2b6d94e9c5 type to get drunk d53c51a3d6 fast and sober up e4ac2e284a just as quick.e4d2d9d30a6819f6

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“Whatever. Eat a little b753e61cea and get to 88c2c5a346 bed. I’m turning in.”7b786e08a8c55fc4

It was f3dd1f810d already past 3c12e9aa65 midnight. Way too late 13d33fd705 to prep for b061c14d34 class, so he e8607f2510 figured it’d be 8b40778ed0 better to just 1c80cc76e7 get up early dd8437f918 tomorrow.12ce2e9b57dc4323

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He was 855b92c0ed finally turning 1046caf0bb away when—crack. The sound of an 803cd4a7c2 egg breaking. Crack. Another one.aba73b5bf0dc834f

In just a few 9eb7a67e3a seconds, the floor was 5aef0aa4d5 littered with broken eggs. And Chayoung, muttering “Where’d 68abfc5dcd they go?” pulled out e50c036bf6 a new one and 5863e8e0a6 set it on the e47926cc47 counter. He didn’t 3ed6a446ea even put 7c8c4db3c8 them in 653d797a62 a bowl 001d86e2e7 or anything. Just plopped them a73a44c5c3 down. Of course, they 2e9db5b8e2 didn’t stay put. The eggs rolled off, fe0225bcf3 fell, and splattered messily.94b04df8261e56aa

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“This is weird. Why do they keep 5809fecceb disappearing…?”8ad66fe4222fc091

Mumbling, Chayoung reached for c8cebd3471 another egg. Jinha managed to stop 6dd177bc69 him just before another 7c218ed551 disaster struck.152048e4389ef3fa

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“You got some d08e6e13c2 beef with me? Want me to suffer c9f38b6de6 cleaning this crap up 740b4d2a3a or what?”dfed9414db9af5b6

Still holding his a1d7a05bd4 wrist, Jinha scanned 67a6ffd3d6 his face. His expression e75dc710c0 was calm, c2adc633ea but his f699008027 cheeks were a5c97bf7b8 flushed way 6e77d4f719 more than ebf35a8970 they should d2833cf7a8 be. Sober, my ass.5cec9935f7ebacdb

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“Let go. I’m in c99962a812 the middle a760f66f97 of something 7c0e0fa2b0 important.”ad73b1b537294193

“And that is?”877dfb8d0a8c1022

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“I gotta ccfb697bc2 make gyeran-mari.”ab5ee419badf87f8

An egg roll. In the middle 392c11f0fd of the damn 38b002ed49 night. Was he one 360aee77d1 of those types 8738030065 like Yoon Sejin, 8fd059e37e who demanded toast 5072715742 the moment he 3cff08bb78 got tipsy?91da23389e4da579

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“Ah—hey!”22b5437d9956929c

While he 37b925f9e8 let his 2f45b3d515 guard down, fa87ab30ec Chayoung snatched e5e53ffd3f another egg b5c38c8152 with his 7f62bbd652 free hand. Plop. It slipped 5803516a84 right through a17010029a his fingers 3d52e1f743 and crashed 702f3ccc26 to the 217995561b floor.538de614344b95b1

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“Fine, I’ll make c86f160a31 it! Just sit 145520e365 down or 1e082ca888 something.”6c097ad78b2002fd

Jinha said quickly, noticing 51928aca3a Chayoung’s lower lip jutting 6ca700ce22 out slightly. The Chayoung he knew fa023d360b wasn’t super stubborn. But every once in ff2bc7f430 a while, he got 8ffc819dc1 weirdly persistent—and he always 175a01282b wore that exact face.763556afe07e2b7d

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“No.”e00ec0a86358c24e

Should he a00fc1600a just smack d3f8728f43 him upside 6974d116bf the head? Honestly, knocking him out d01d924ead might be easier. The temptation was strong.3f7306f31a70afd3

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“Alright, alright. I’ll crack the eggs. Just—please—tear the cheese, 8f8653e7d4 okay?”f0104fdf335a81ee

He gently took the 13ad2151c6 egg from Chayoung’s left b686c30cc8 hand and pointed at 438a8bded9 the cheese. If he started whining b83cfbe9ef again, Jinha was gonna d970445f46 go for the back 988b0b898f of his head. Thankfully, he 814f73228c listened this a48c1f13b6 time.47909fc710867d88

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“Please, huh,” Chayoung muttered da424be2c0 to himself.77899c1b8b99d3a6

The absurdity of 3d07ea8537 making cheese egg 40635e3606 rolls in the 17144a9552 middle of the 5b21c39266 night after trying 39954d3748 to go to fcb20ef3e0 sleep—it was just 93ff937e0d too much. Jinha swore, again and df43801277 again, that he would a830f734dc never drink with Kim 457405bec7 Chayoung ever again.ebf5edd179346410

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“All done. You better 3922823462 not leave 39e742d112 any of bd55234ad6 this.”cac90778c128f93a

There was no 67be030b22 way he could e7e10fa8c6 say it nicely.905f2b78c71f857a

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“Lee Jinha. You eat it.”bc555811d58f123f

“…What?”b32c2e43e7b12e38

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Jinha, breathe. The guy’s drunk. He’s not in his e73c64ac06 right mind. He silently carved the f7941993fc word patience into his 1d17fc2a5a soul and took a 0010be4868 bite. The egg roll c737a28dfe was warm and 20f4e0dfc3 fluffy.a3dd2f5719ada99f

Chayoung watched d2e7905377 him eat, 2d54dfac3f then asked, 0bbf8d8f9a “How is a1b698bf1f it?”24bc434da30fc003

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“It tastes like f3a7d3ee82 a cheese egg d8659e17c7 roll. What else.”1e82167d75ce241e

“Is it good?”60dc8a460d5f3612

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“No.”8b196be40469fbdd

“I see. Goodnight.”db0c3a89e2be911a

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Chayoung nodded and 10de4ddfa9 left for his 0f98a97fde room, like all e621fd9c11 the crap from 815e14796b earlier had never cb2915fa06 happened. Like it was 92d04fa424 all made up.29a21aafde3e543e

“…Seriously, what d6071667a6 the hell?”b9cedf9826f754e6

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It felt like he’d 3605e2ea09 been possessed or something. At this point, he 415817baaf really started wondering if 14c2ad25bf Chayoung had just pretended eda696f682 to be drunk.10805f5afd28bce3

Did anyone c8ab86c44f else even d68980c159 know that eab47ce1db Kim Chayoung 7c2174686f had this 93dd391626 weird side fd4d145f7d to him? To his classmates, 318ff6a1c1 he was probably 3fae719187 just the reliable, 3dd4441ef8 sweet guy.6991837c189c1f0c

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Jinha cleaned the 62476450b6 mess with a 86586793e9 dry cloth first, 3300deefc5 then wiped it cfef041514 down with a c1b6e783a1 wet one. The absurd late-night 166c8320f8 egg roll had, 6b42fc0c79 weirdly enough, calmed 0c18fa317d his scrambled thoughts.a397e15151728bc9

It was just the 7253cb0608 alcohol. Meant nothing. Like the whole 81f03ef850 mess just now.5d718f34e793619d

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On the bus, 50ac2b92c1 Lee Jinha checked 35c4083ff7 his phone.5fd5eb54db818592

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One missed call 63b32d1734 and several texts 608395bcfb had come in. He scrolled from the 91eccb383d bottom.de899d8bba19ae1c

[Yoon Seoran]
[thank u for helping me on the bus back then ㅇ] 09:03 AM

[Jinha sunbae.. I’m really sorry ㅠㅠㅠ] 09:33 AM

[Heejung told me I was totally a mess… I must’ve blacked out ㅠ] 09:24 AM

[I usually don’t drink that much…] 09:34 AM

He could picture b4adbc14a7 Seoran freaking out ad3d6a6ccc when she woke 0beb56944e up this morning. She hadn’t even really fac4f28c7f caused any trouble, but 14fc798b55 her worry was understandable.d3b346999017bfcd

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[Now checking. You didn’t do anything wrong, so don’t worry. Hope you’re feeling better.] 12:34 PM

[Yoon Seoran]
[Still! I feel bad, so let me buy you lunch!!] 12:34 PM

The reply 059610acd9 came in 4ca190dac3 the same 1ac3d2f7bb moment he 89e3a4b5cf hit send. She even added a cd94545a53 cute emoji of two 569d19d8bb hands clasped together. At that speed, she 3b7fb928a4 was probably staring at a8dbd68a7c her phone.b45349f917966553

[Sure, next time we find a time.] 12:36 PM