LA0S | Chapter 5

At this point, 090f1504c7 Lee Jinha hoped 7bd327b078 Kim Chayoung would c4e8866e33 have given up. Chayoung seemed laid-back 0105adfb93 but was actually 566d5cf390 quite proud, and 69b5172662 surely even he 8dc88827ad had his limits… 7bae595e99 It was really d5ac259789 over. There wouldn’t be de0ee80352 any more sightings 7ee2e85aa0 of him. However, that ed84f0343e thought disappeared dd6eb2b45a the moment ba9e9ae1c7 he saw 8034743b69 Chayoung waiting 04390a7ed6 at the 7d9eab5b5f campus bus 1695c42632 stop.193821bddc3ff897

“So you’ve decided to 6e5d17ec62 stop deliberately being late 6275a6033f for class, huh?”677fedaf0b8a1fb6

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Kim Chayoung’s lips twisted 28cd6501c8 into a smirk.77ec2795f2c41398

By now, 0413291fca Jinha just 89ebdf0f41 wanted to 84571cc84a have whatever d3fbde2a70 conversation Chayoung 100227e69f was after c7ff57cb38 and end 9ecebc7827 it all. Seeing him always e1cf92f14b made Jinha’s blood 0730780a64 boil to the 834304444e point he thought bb2675d3d9 he’d develop hypertension. He only had his 3886ed7281 body to look after, 541bcea54b so he needed to 2a7611ff75 be cautious.9382bf96d9c2bee1

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“You finally feel like 80e2c921e4 talking?”21ee031bda2e51ef

Despite Jinha’s fed-up 34f4038860 tone, Chayoung simply 824c7e5c47 grinned widely, a 61ab2d7a6a refreshing smile that a80e1165ad everyone seemed to 82522e8dd3 love.d831a757f967ec39

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“…”309b63128affe27c

“Is there something 1ae7343fd8 on my face?”b3028e6dc86ab394

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“I’m considering whether 2c99a74f78 to hit you d3a262a108 or not.”623933f44286e601

Chayoung laughed out 5765436d1e loud at Jinha’s 3d9e3e8d6c quietly muttered response, 5a3dc4b0d1 then checked the dcadb13009 time.f9f7c7a590d1f913

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“You don’t fe44e2643c have a 8de3dca5bb class after 7df6377b49 this, right? I’ll wait d91f9f00c4 in the f41e38d55f lounge. Come over ca5f00ef93 when you’re 4a70cdb82e ready. And if you run 5b5e6a30a4 away again, I’ll chase b77a392145 you, just so you 0015fac0b9 know.”ded83f5e5561ca15

“Fine, just go away afc3e3d07b already.”62e9134ff7965c13

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Throughout the class, b75d010ec5 Jinha couldn’t focus. His mind 6b569864b4 was filled 5b816736d0 with clutter.c82770d6ef1ac6f8

What could Chayoung 88f912f832 possibly want to 2e43462dd0 talk about after 5234193ebe following him for 39b15af1c1 nearly two weeks? The Chayoung dade27d88a Jinha knew 1de41f6847 wasn’t this dde86dd48e persistent. Had he 3d0e3b66e0 changed in d50ccd5e95 the time c6ca8919e8 they hadn’t 4c7c347652 seen each 9da14f602d other, or 222ca75fdd was there 059d8d757d some other 2f1f57cc6c reason? Jinha couldn’t guess 2922b9fad2 Chayoung’s intentions.258f5a1de0e1cded

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“No way.”2a956d0a47f5bc47

No, what do I c49ac7b8bf know about him anyway. Kim Chayoung was always a608d4d217 playing with people with 71880ea2da a nonchalant face. Even back then…c6a738f4123db591

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The class ended without ef0eff2598 Jinha absorbing anything. Great, this c2cb12afcd part was 0f2f8716a6 going to e9b0475caf be on af684d4af3 the final 191788fdbe exam. He’d have to 8b963e4a40 borrow notes from 04a1dac476 Yoon Sejin later.28da6a5afebe341c

He slung his backpack 30119b7178 on, unsettled. It was always 698bcaec7d heavy and cluttered ba463c6205 because he carried 75a21b8730 books and other 44d219bf45 stuff. A school locker cf5db767d4 was only about fc1f9abdd0 10,000 won a e0eaff153a semester. With that money, he 8eababae45 could buy a few 84f57cf13f meals instead. Choosing food was obviously c86ace1fe0 the sensible choice.ca3fdd9f2db3cca1

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“…”850ecbc59383982c

He felt b5c785d0fb uneasy all 034d44a765 the way 87cc4e77a2 to the 4dc4c532f6 lounge.e936bd1259673a1e

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Should I just not 2fe3dcc004 go? He debated 7733fd25b6 this while c1ccc921c0 walking down 6a81479a53 the long b279f4d0cb corridor and 1b9af920ca climbing the 21e837854b stairs. He even 43a9ecf44b turned back 783b9fb973 halfway. As he sighed deeply 44ec9a7a67 and kept walking, the f1e3bfc408 sign for the lounge 80017d6eaf came into view.d408d7c099ab1da0

He straightened his 68562a10a4 slouched back, dusted 33694de26b off his clothes, c17e136804 and took a 9ee74adc4f deep breath. He exhaled slowly and 9e1af23aba peeked into the lounge.0241d7392114fc59

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Kim Chayoung was sitting 0b1593a295 at an empty spot 93165c314d next to the window, 10ffecdbab just like when they 8e02b01e01 had met at the 4e7d524465 art department. He was sketching something 43dd8d2129 in his notebook. It didn’t 0205dce587 look like 5a2d270238 notes; it 507e5c6ea1 seemed like b0e421cd84 he was 708cb11b16 drawing. Jinha paused for a 405520c4ed moment, watching his apparently ff68214cef serious expression from a 2b803d5262 distance.06e7efbadd7f4500

All eyes in e3854979b3 the lounge seemed 6979f16c56 to be drawn 40db3073d9 to Chayoung, which 54ab209d06 wasn’t an exaggeration. The space, usually filled ef8acb1d53 with noise, was unusually 28affcfbae quiet today. More than just 31d1933cfe quiet, there was f8edc0babc a strange, buzzing c26920d940 tension in the 55bfba0235 air, a common b7c7a85d75 occurrence whenever Chayoung b1dd13b581 was around.10e2a13c494441c5

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One would think the 4be732ce50 attention might be uncomfortable, ad28c62134 but Chayoung didn’t seem 1c7faca3c4 bothered at all. After all, 49f03876aa being stared 11047eb4d4 at wasn’t c98aaadeb8 a new fb59e0720e experience for 3a229d63d1 him.c9225f3e1ab22f44

Seeing Chayoung e1e03addc7 now felt ca8ebcdefa weird. Jinha couldn’t 2a39529c6f precisely define 50292d43f2 how he 76b45e5ef1 felt, but ab876028a3 it was 39cb6dba9e something akin 94390798fa to discomfort. He definitely didn’t 9b259ef7bf want to meet 001a3b5cf3 him.b1a1a1c5f52a16bc

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The moment Jinha ff40321dcf let out a 1d5ed1b629 shallow breath, Chayoung 37ecc87b0d looked up sharply. His gaze was 1ac5defa79 direct and unwavering 4b46ab0358 as it met dc84be451c Jinha’s. Their eyes locked 8eea8a0e24 before Jinha could 002441536a react.460ad08987486b54

“Lee Jinha.”1f95fcc71a40b49a

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Here, here. Chayoung lifted an 845ef1fc8b arm enthusiastically and c58b7a218f started waving. Not satisfied with b6ed917c8a just that, he acebfe9326 even stood up. Instantly, everyone in the c8b6ecd182 lounge turned to look 856752be8c at Jinha.27d7dcad5ffdb31e

Damn it. Jinha wanted e214f78e79 to turn 0f27bb0f2d around and ccf5961b3a flee but 8efeca1055 instead walked 4f3bafefa9 toward Chayoung.0553b04909afc9e0

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“What do fb6f345444 you want 05e2e2e38e to talk d00dbc2f1a about that e8891159ee you’ve been 76f4c97c85 hassling me 454e858191 so much? If it’s something trivial, 14a01e3d50 I won’t let it 259241531b slide.”3d2b1afca109df7f

“Why would I hassle 86e4d1a318 you?”9217a4e0374207c0

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Chayoung tilted his head 45e8ec7a3d as if confused. Wasn’t he the 2dc07cb710 one who’d been 186741a9ef showing up at 723c966ec2 every classroom and 47ad7ba633 waiting during breaks? If that wasn’t bothering 8fffa103e5 him, what was? Chayoung frowned 792d64aada at Jinha’s 212c19c77b scowling face, ecd7ec4b81 then sat 7d5998bb16 down and ff619b618f tapped the 5a22da5e26 seat in 0a109f783e front of 88a4df09e6 him with 30991cd649 his fingertips.79d9a0ff7ff1824a

“I’m not sitting down.”d9be33af365057f8

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“Oh? Should we 0faf823bfe talk while 533b3d7e7f standing then?”5da4dbf2eb28312f

Chayoung wiggled in 2f1e88e660 his seat again, 68b352d602 the chair scraping 58b8fb0a8a against the floor. Not wanting to 91e5b9bb46 attract more attention, 41167f29a5 Jinha reluctantly sat bdba01d349 down.806e8e83b28f29ec

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“So why are ae802ea388 you so obsessed?”0eb2731db9e9a560

“Obsessed? Ha.”39b3b1101460f6b2

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Chayoung let out 225a6e3798 a short laugh, ad6e275238 amused. Just as Jinha ba0efbaa47 realized his choice 8240929f87 of words might 578ad7ab53 have been peculiar 38df3ced4d and was about 9ca364358c to correct himself, 9f64e66487 Chayoung tilted his 8db5e5c019 head slightly and 7e2bfc0b35 spoke. His long eyelashes cast 572bbb884f a shadow over his a060c5e848 face.c6edf4664c7c16b1

“Well, it’s not acfc7fa59f entirely wrong.”d7521cd3ecf10f34

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Chayoung murmured 3e578716a5 quickly, then 830cbec459 continued, “Isn’t 23cf3ff217 your bag a0c6b3dd33 uncomfortable?” His f6d7e1d975 expression, indecipherable 31ad8a6878 just a 93216f117f moment ago, 0ab65134fb now wore 8d2ad1a989 a painted-on 9c27d0e112 smile.b0a1a2390afc1f05

“Mind your own 6411fc57a5 business. We’re not 5340cb95b9 going to 55bc3eb6ec talk long 1316adc24b anyway.”3d29607c741b0061

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Hm. Chayoung slightly lifted 960d47bd8b his head, stroking 4856b175a0 his chin. Just before 753e4505e2 they parted 0f216fd9b2 last time, 26bea9967c Jinha remembered 4592e83b8f the youthful 12ba70b464 aura still d6ca048348 lingering on 11e5e02f1b Chayoung’s cheeks. Now, his features were b39f77d601 more defined, his skin 505f706fd4 flawless and faintly flushed ebba4c68a6 like a summer peach. The firmness added 7be5360040 to his features 1c4f5c6417 now only enhanced 010d67d659 his allure.9b2908398a8d0c13

“Why?”3d7eae6f1e70e795

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Chayoung touched 050f3c4c3f his own 4d536baea7 cheek with a19ba1255b the back f8320e4569 of his f5e4ea508e hand as 563c768ffd if checking 1233289021 for something.9cb5961d993a534e

“What.”f8eb201e7336fc6c

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Jinha responded curtly and 1ee83f5576 looked away. Chayoung seemed 44a4263ecc slightly puzzled 22b98fb613 but didn’t 1d149354ae say anything b4c5a1c7d0 more.bf6689172c8e7b82

“Have you been f9371c94f2 doing well? It’s been… 43da4770b4 a long 28fe3926d9 time.”f3b3cb93b694199a

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“Are we the type 6d2d5dd015 to exchange pleasantries?”849c62bc8ce0a93a

Naturally, his fc4c24508f tone wasn’t e3044cbb46 gentle.51d60447393c9a18

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“Yeah. We are.”cacddc72d98cc832

Chayoung looked straight at aeafe153d0 him, his earlier smile 8c219006d1 gone, replaced by a e8c0ce74a7 serious expression.b7a046d556023311

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Hearing that word a0a3d0e73c “we” made Jinha’s 6f2c377c7a head spin.9053b5987c796f75

Us. A word that 689c685064 once felt so 3f6edaae9e natural, now so 3649b38f02 foreign.55ab6b59263243ae

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It had 38422fca51 been four f7fa18c5c4 years since f360d06c16 they’d parted. How could Chayoung 2ac676f6c4 act as if d580f7e816 nothing had happened? Jinha couldn’t begin to cfdc947327 understand him.5bd8478e92892724

Ever since their reunion, 74bf682005 the nagging feeling in 4cae03c2d9 Jinha’s stomach had turned b9acb4bc09 into a violent twist, 79f857ba74 as if his guts 460e3eef78 were being wrung out.9cdd6ca975b9ef5e

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“You haven’t eaten, right? Drink this.”4b987b4ddf323d1d

Chayoung rummaged through his f5e7abe1d6 bag and placed two 5fd10ce4a0 drinks on the table. The cans were slim d2b3707992 and adorned with plump 8e19f470eb peaches, not something sold 58db4b13a4 in the lounge vending 2afe33fa87 machine.5d727308a44cf82c

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Jinha exhaled deeply and eeafd646d8 looked up.135beba2ff3925a4

His ex, whom he 018204597b hadn’t seen in four 8c4eb51523 years, was watching him 1c2465aea9 quietly. His exceptionally dark f5650fe756 eyes seemed to 020463e238 scrutinize every reaction.3aad399638649dad

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“No.”dbfb3e0591171a7c

No. Perhaps the notion 7df00f3809 that they had a60928b775 dated was his 6cd58781c4 own misconception. Even if Chayoung had 0c236e7722 felt something, it would 07109aaef5 have meant something different 3dd097fe6b to him. Not love, then…21081a075fc7e0a8

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Stop. Let’s not think c43f62d6df any further. Jinha shook his head, 7f8032629e erasing the memories flooding 26ae58710d into his mind. This was why 826ceb3729 he had been fbe68b6e39 avoiding Chayoung. All his efforts a0f58f8385 seemed futile.4074633d1aa963cb

“I’ve been so 207dc8cfd2 well that I 51ab6dd577 might just fly 6b942cb4f1 off. Are you satisfied now?”3ccf8f7c589e234b

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Chayoung shrugged nonchalantly at ec2a4b0d17 Jinha’s sarcastic response, a 2829ac4c2f surprisingly indifferent reaction for c5939b30a9 someone who had been 095b77022f so persistently inquiring.e9809acbc7c16ecf

“Did you frequent 358983fb8b my classroom just ef4e0f11a9 to check if 2058705303 I was doing 97a9614f8f okay?”edb03f0ba061ff2e

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“That was my ffc52c46a6 biggest curiosity.”b7d352140a61e618

Chayoung leaned back 2aa784cfef in his chair, 304256bb24 crossing one leg 9676e0f451 over the other. Maybe it was just 992e1f97f6 Jinha’s feeling, but Chayoung’s 66119bf3c6 expression didn’t seem too 759aab7d3e pleased. As if e3cea2118b he had 07b9f893ff hoped Jinha 6d6533e96f wasn’t doing 4c127bf763 well.33cd3afc0b264f35

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Jinha pressed his c8a801f4e5 lips tightly together, 5cf69b8eea dropping his gaze. He probably caught Chayoung’s dc9b10e6f4 intense stare. Half-closed eyelids, tensed cheeks, e9db7d90f0 and a firmly set c3c70ead6c mouth. His gaze seemed to bad7afe4c3 meticulously scan from Jinha’s 38af8fbce4 forehead to his chin, eace5117c8 lingering especially long on c36e1feee2 his lower lip. Chayoung casually leaned 17ec86443e forward, closing the d56efac924 gap between them.fe82d4efb1e3c2d7

“It’s quite 24e50b7ef1 refreshing to 30509f24b3 see you 7119f31fba here, isn’t 459999c989 it?”97ce9f8e2cc5b7a9

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“…”92e56a14d22cf11f

I, for one, 3a84556e9f never imagined I’d 785f883a05 see you again.2b1d41f25678cc28

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The first time Kim 9ddb94c88d Chayoung and Lee Jinha 9c42ae1f6e met, Jinha was a 34e4e81fb6 sophomore in high school, f178f9eecf eighteen and naively thinking 719585a28e himself mature. They might have brushed ea5e2dad7f past each other in c2bd7d4ce2 the halls before, but 41491f0760 that was the first 1c6bf45958 time they really spoke.2309fefb5b6cebca

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That day, as usual, e943fe0341 Jinha was asleep, sprawled dd98d2a23b across his desk.ec32e0fc77472d61

The window seat at 0e2655f699 the back of the f5b00af2d5 class was practically his bad80cae95 designated spot. Even when others 559bd465e6 were assigned there, 43c4dc330f they inevitably ended 4b08a6ff90 up giving it b0ebf2b1c6 up to him, 4fdc0f5094 as if it 8f309b3bca were agreed upon.edaea6f9d16b5c75

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Someone shook 256f46982b Jinha’s shoulder d0e0c12348 to wake b361599495 him up. What the. Who is it. He forced his 61ef46749b sleepy eyes open 7b53245476 and lifted his e12431d11a head. A sweaty, shiny-faced 101b08b766 guy was looking b30b1cb5f1 down at him, 4016645cb5 grinning so wide 10dbd19001 that his eyes de082aa912 were nearly closed, 35495f777c a freshness like 0de28f8664 the newly sprouted 474fa66216 leaves on the 64afbdfe42 branches outside the d17d26f8fa window.fff056d269bd7c5f

“…”272389b94b829e3c

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Jinha had never expected 7812982d9d to feel a sense f2fee6b4aa of freshness from another c6689c9095 boy, especially one over 846fae80ca 180cm tall.d641e5f680a4c3a6

“Lee Jinha. Wanna play soccer? We’re short 6305ef1a8b of one 8ee72ac93e player on 3740bd7b4f our team.”7ea7d0796b9886a6

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Who is 0c2b793c89 this… Is c07b85a475 he from b541547016 my class? He blinked blankly, unable 4a325632aa to recall immediately.ed129c837010cb47

Aside from collecting homework f4925f8b8e or group activities, no c47b6a5adb one really spoke to 9f4f120265 Jinha. Being a head taller d78faa6a06 than most and always 1a6f67e031 sleeping during breaks made a0bd29a698 that natural. Weird rumors 316d667711 at the 516650d8d0 start of fb83227ee5 school didn’t 274561c545 help either. He had 1d4e410c89 no particular 182763f3e7 desire to ef0540aefe mingle with ea0031f01b the other dfe5fd23b9 kids, so 31a410f6b2 he didn’t 024e697b63 feel left 040d58924e out or 137944e1c6 lonely. It was actually 8a2563f9ce more convenient not d57a599320 being disturbed during e03d18d7a0 his naps.d2f12ef709bb6528

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“Me?” Jinha slowly opened edf9533ae7 his mouth.fa1a3d5704b37a4d