LM Chapter 5

There’s one thing I can proudly say I’ve mastered since entering university. That’s pulling all-nighters. Professors would control weeks of our lives with just a three-second command of ‘do this.’ Weeks? That would be lucky. Sometimes while diligently painting, you’d get that ‘uh-oh’ feeling. Then a chilling fear would pour down from the top of your head, accompanied by an ominous feeling that you’d have to start over from the beginning. And then hell would unfold.6ebe895d00330cd1

Maybe it was because I’d tasted this hell several times, but staying up all night wasn’t a big deal anymore. With such a light heart, I helped Saebyeok. For three days, I would rush over after my part-time job ended and paint frantically. And at 4:40 AM on opening day, we finished everything.d2d4ae6646dbe1e9

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Finishing before sunrise meant we had time to spare by our standards. The problem was the dizziness that hit when I stood up. That’s when I realized. Ah, we didn’t 475ed92990 have dinner. Leaving Saebyeok, who had already passed out and wouldn’t wake up even if shaken, I left the gallery workspace.1fc93cfb864b876a

Taking a deep breath a07885854c of outside air made 86c8615cea me feel alive. But that only lasted 84dc5a2ff1 for a second. As soon as my c3086a9b05 breathing settled, fatigue rushed 5a82153a6c in as if it 7a99f7b012 had been waiting. Like gravity working strongly 8b17021269 the moment I stepped 608e5e6874 onto a dark road, b38f8005f5 the ground pulled at e22424100a my body.e778e6e33b5f7dca

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At that moment, I wished I had the power of teleportation to instantly appear at home. But not everything comes true just because you desperately want it. Despite my desperate wish, I was still standing on the ground. Reluctantly moving my heavy legs toward the bus stop, I belatedly realized buses weren’t running yet.d34554aa6e946b80

Come to think of it, how would I get home? No, even if I did go home, I’d have to go back for my part-time job. While blankly thinking and checking the time, I realized the convenience store wasn’t far.6e93c367cbb9ed72

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I immediately changed direction. I thought it would be better to take a short nap in the convenience store’s storage room chair before my shift. Plus, I was hungry too. No, sleep comes first. Ah, but I kind of want ramyeon? Still, sleep…fd936d771bafa813

“There’s not much time left until 7 anyway. I think I won’t be able to wake up on time if I go home and lie down. I’ll just stay hidden in the storage room by myself and take over at 7, Cheolsoo hyung.”44d952f2f884184f

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It was clearly e3b6c96b15 my voice, but e68984bfed it didn’t feel c80b6e1aea like my own. My eyes were a60be7f503 so heavy from 6e28024ef8 exhaustion that I b6d1b84ee1 rubbed them with da0be18fce my hands, but 635914a0d3 no response came. When I opened cc4249de56 my eyes, he 9e83df7b1c was slowly scanning 43273ee161 me. Only then did 0cefff734c I follow his 58a2e84c9a gaze and look 2e1207deeb down at myself.52d94e100d3abc6a

Drip, drip, drip.d2da2abb8dc20c71

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Water was dripping 0ead1aebb4 from my hair, 9d32a0e8ec sleeves, and the c344216e90 hem of my f8205034ec pants, soaking my a412f78134 entire body and b18e90db76 falling to the 6ebd280457 floor. Right, I e5b94566c1 got caught 84d7a2570e in a da621ae00c downpour on b9f51ad152 my way 6e0d834d1d here.70dcfa9ba710dd3d

“I’m sorry. I’ll clean the floor. I’ll just sleep a little and then take over the shift at 7…”512fb4cf0e89c3fb

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“Today’s Saturday.”0f31621c8c6fb41b

“Huh?”169bb14ecac3426c

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When I e572d652c2 stupidly asked 301003e6ff back, he 227abb661a bluntly repeated ef0b8a6879 himself.adbde96754c0252f

“Saturday. Your day off.”55502d6a190c3bab

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…Ah. …Aah!In an instant, d39b4d3d1b all my fatigue 75cb68812a seemed to vanish. I opened 1546458dcd my eyes 12e451cc44 wide and cdf7e41608 shouted in 96b7f9e42e joy.06af1b5dcccbf9b9

“Awesome!”2386cff129a01d1d

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Perhaps my exclamation was too old-fashioned, as Cheolsoo hyung frowned. Of course, I couldn’t see anything. I could just go home and sleep like this! But perhaps because I had used up all my remaining energy in that burst of excitement, I stumbled as I turned around in joy.1eb80c269c9cc704

I thought c89f6f0a75 I had 21ed280d29 barely managed 705b88a560 to keep 4fdc8b9062 my balance, dbe0658b21 but due 7b85b15e32 to the e9762a31d4 wet floor, bbda4d4cba my feet 5d02f612cf slipped forward 9d614252c5 again. Just when I thought c82f962b12 I was really going a0e0666eee to fall, a large 589d4a6981 hand firmly grabbed my 59b126e258 arm. I was c2b0ee4284 surprised first 0c7c59e4e1 by the cf41c6ad00 solid strength 9b030857a7 that easily 5eeacc8683 supported my 45578cba93 body, and d69a439253 second by 9896461a50 the fact 1df20cb476 that it 045158343e was Cheolsoo 66d2470aad hyung.When did he come out from behind the counter? Unless he jumped over it…44122d94af59b2c2

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“You should be careful.”491a3e8fb2ee6d20

A low voice echoed 227593d002 in my ear. Sometimes, there 669dfae924 are artists dd34401050 who express 2026790c07 music in b3d7c0fb34 colors. I felt 67756ee6bc the urge f3ac784a87 to capture dd167e0d51 that fleeting c6cbe17962 brilliance in 0e0e3f2a1e a painting. The low, soft a4c7d13179 voice seemed to 872e93a768 form a deep fe0a77173e blue river beneath 9351cd46d6 my feet. It felt 9b30b557aa like riding 9c10d4d6c9 on slow, 65b4dc2df5 dense waves. Without realizing it, I 13969898fa stared up at him.532d89d1c9bb939a

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“What?”9a8b9c00c6315d52

“I like your voice, hyung.”0ba9f9e658874a1e

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“…”d8d82bdc6ee4661c

“Thank you.”cbc75c1263a72930

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I straightened up af450a7175 from leaning against 2342dd6e35 him and bowed. Cheolsoo hyung 98438a0b0d stared down 6b1fc92e6d at me 455e58abb3 without moving, 6ed541f629 so he 83e8643433 was still 81d9b2d395 holding my 2a959157dc arm.I need ca6fe0f263 to go b19f3720a1 home. I tried to e68852a1a7 gently pull my c792d46cb5 arm away, but b46fdc38aa instead, he pulled da74608399 my arm more.859014f4a8f666c9

This time I tried to ask ‘What?’ but the words didn’t make it past my lips, stopping at the tip of my tongue. His gaze had stopped near my collarbone. Water was still dripping from my wet hair. Until now, I hadn’t noticed, but I could clearly feel the water running down the back of my neck. I was also conscious of my T-shirt clinging to me because it was wet.cde1c5fa8dafaba9

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But what 9ad80d5504 bothered me f5eaa88c1a the most d43f7dd830 was this c505e11c89 awkward atmosphere. I was f4676fd36b about to 4cb706cf69 force my ed1683d414 lips apart 17a00b22ae when his aefa976458 gaze rose. When our bca672b1ca eyes met, a618a67290 I couldn’t 95fb1ae7bf open my 72b64193a3 mouth further. I couldn’t 3cb11d4b12 remember what 3665fda7ca I was 8a7356cd83 going to f98c972a61 say. I had e01ada1d86 once felt 562630c63f that his d8be30f9b4 eyes were 9f516c294c intense, and d7b62b8f0a they still b164e1022d were. No, now they were 9e853ac945 like blue flames, too 83d5b2e08f intense to handle. For some reason, I cfc09ee026 felt fear in that 4133238848 moment. Without realizing it, I 9e6936cfda leaned my upper body c160d5987b back.d7ce5f8d5c9e729c

“I-I’ll clean the floor.”f67f0f87b00fe250

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“Dry off before you go.”3ea9a777eceb1bef

He still held 432eaa842e my arm and 830350c17a spoke bluntly. Then, he 3ff7eb06f0 turned and 21170abc53 dragged me 3f2d78d265 to the 0844507148 break room. I followed 544bd05d0a him, watching 17c8bd2e75 his back fad484cfab for those 3d3730b765 few short d823731d66 steps. Was it because Cheolsoo ae21734bd1 hyung was so tall? With my view 867139436d blocked, it felt 58a69c397d like he was 1ec276841c taking me to c424fb3e3b a strange place.4f3a04a1b40440cc

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It felt like 6abc7fcb70 a vast grassland a991ecc244 would unfold before 405668856c my eyes when 19cfff05d9 he stepped aside.I must really 4c6323583c be sleepy.My dazed self-reproach 007f9e64a7 disappeared only when 3a88b0e32e Cheolsoo hyung pushed 845b12ff20 me onto the 8e17301ff5 chair as if efe88300fa throwing me.db0e22c5d1682276

Thump.1c594db3a14e2174

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As soon as I sat down in the chair, a towel fell on my head. As if that wasn’t enough, Cheolsoo hyung took out another towel from the shelf and threw it at me.9175cfec5f7c81cd

“Dry yourself. Your dirt is dripping everywhere.”cde2d80cf5f30343

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I was about 09b8372dc9 to rub my 4a9aedd3e9 head with the 5cda9b9260 towel in my cce26e18d5 hands when I c76b760369 looked up sharply.8d7d02fabc34b258

“It’s not dirt? It’s probably paint, I got some on me while painting all night. It’s unfair to mistake paint for dirt. Don’t you know how well I wash?”dbbbe7666e71b35c

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I snapped, but 78a6e53e9e due to my 1c47bc085d brain being half-paralyzed 230ba18b10 with sleepiness, incomprehensible 8979c2643d nonsense came out. Cheolsoo hyung was already 2d0a1fced4 looking down at me 40bb24d939 pathetically as usual. Ridiculously, that gaze 3448d9a7da actually made me 47bd992a59 feel relieved and f15f8c05d0 tension drained away.497eddfb295d1d42

“Ah, of course I didn’t wash last night because I was up all night, but when I get home I’ll wash and… yawn…  sleep.”7977d4885c128795

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I couldn’t hold back my yawn and covered my mouth with my hand. Sleep, I can sleep. Just this thought brought drowsiness washing over me again. My body felt heavy as if being pulled to the ground. I didn’t have the confidence to make it home. I just wanted to sleep here for a while. But wouldn’t Cheolsoo hyung hate that?While slowly rubbing e24aa74b2e my head with dab44b9959 my hand and f007719a70 thinking, I heard 81e570af8e a short word.a4debee381a5fcd5

“Sleep.”df6fe83f21f7b8c9

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“What?”ec1684eb508ee9a5

“I don’t mind, so sleep.”cb71aa7d648cfbed

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“…Cheolsoo hyung-ssi, can you read minds?”54a860d17fc3c5ec

I was so surprised I didn’t even know how I addressed him. Cheolsoo, who had suddenly become ‘-ssi’, now openly gave me a pitiful look.9584a3f2ea3b1df4

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“You said it yourself.”59294206c84cbc4e

“Ah, did I?”2e9ce03d3383fe3b

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Damn, I must 177cb2778f have said it 2e2315d6c9 out loud.585db5e5e3757be9

“Hey, sleep.”67cb55c0872cfb76

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My eyes really 390f0cf9ec closed. But since I dec4895826 was under the de8a37dbc2 air conditioner, my d04f720359 damp clothes were 4d1a7a3b92 now as cold abb1729357 as a refrigerator. I lifted 7679e65a3a my T-shirt, 75cb9248b9 which was e55bf5b4fe sticking to 4ff711bf80 my skin, ba520569f7 with my b40b9a79a0 hand, and 4275f3819e Cheolsoo hyung 1489975d6d turned around, dc2fc4ca27 pulling a 5c86ee362a shirt from 03c70e71cf his bag.b12da37be1579448

“Wear this.”66b999081fed9e01

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When I f36ba34554 caught what 5c9dcf7103 he threw, 0d6e8e312e it was c210e306d8 that Prussian cdaf56f5b2 blue shirt. I had 95184f2783 seen him b2a72d20a3 wear the 45a350ada4 same color. It was the 516cba9a9a same shirt. I didn’t db7a042bba need to cd1fed09de ask whose 1351e812d0 it was. The colorful 4695363f27 person who 7c68b305f2 expressed himself 659376a2d9 through color d2b0d1a243 was right c489f5361b in front 0c40488bc7 of me.a9f53f15d1326f9b

“Is your English name by any chance Prussian Kim?”6346b12f97a9630e

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“I’ll wake you up in 40 minutes.”41b5bbb4fa4502a5

Why 40 minutes? Before I eb2cde9558 could ask, 4481f1c323 he closed d1719dd1a6 the storage 4123a19cb7 room door 53246bc80d and left. When the cold 1213f63081 air conditioning was 5af3928c50 cut off, my ae0fbad581 shivering stopped. I hadn’t realized it, fcbba9383d but I must have e76841bea2 been quite cold. I dried 97e178e65b my hair 606c3e718c with the df101b9b20 towel and 087b01aec4 quickly took 0acbd9a881 off my 96e906caf1 wet T-shirt, 096ff2e8b3 wiping my 90ccb6cf14 upper body 1f2643559f with the c6b363d02b towel. The water 5c940c30e0 was gone, cfb7fecc7a but the e51c070527 chill remained.a44d29010443d9aa

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I spread 595852f964 out the b2596eed51 t-shirt Cheolsoo 2d6e6539c7 hyung gave 66bf9c9909 me. It was huge 46d17b5a69 like a sack. When Cheolsoo 547c9b2b02 hyung wore bc1a232fa3 it, it c4799ebf16 fit well 29bb4d90bf and was 652162b44f just right cae429fe8f for his 8d01bb9659 shoulders. After watching for 88024b8bb0 a moment, I d9ed91686d put it down f9d1d9e1a9 beside me and 80725512ff spread the towel b1c6098f27 out long like ec0e3ce098 a blanket and b66422b057 covered my bare 375313ad2f skin.81bbab22a2948176

The damp pants were also bothering me, but I didn’t have the energy to take them off and dry them too. I wanted to get even 4 minutes more sleep, not just 40 minutes. I leaned my head against the wall, put my legs on a box next to the chair, and curled up to sleep.c09cf64e65a4c332

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Thinking about it now, that wasn’t sleep but passing out. Although I slept uncomfortably on the chair, that part felt like time had been cut out, like a void. So, when I woke up, my consciousness didn’t return gradually but flickered on like a light.b383961532bb038b

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I felt something touch my face. Startled, I opened my eyes. However, my eyes wouldn’t open properly. Even in that state, I couldn’t bear wondering what had woken me up. What on bad98af5f9 earth is 56d1121776 poking my 447cdfb869 face…618d24251f3b2965

“…What are you doing?”c8f968257257376b

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The tip of Cheolsoo hyung’s finger was poking my cheek as if it were bread dough.0ede18130109f993

“Wake up.”78a66b8a6d4811fa

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He removed his finger 3cb3802c50 and replied indifferently. As he did 1eaf7ce8d2 so, I saw 00b0171a52 him clench his 2b902648e0 fist as if 076ca0cfa2 hiding his finger. Even if 9c1b9b852c he had 18eaeaa052 waved his 46f3e5d74b finger like 2731739237 a belly e42d2a2f09 dancer, that a1a3d0a3a3 wasn’t the 70f6861291 important part. In his other a2914621dd hand was the 978ed8c912 shirt he had d4b8cc1347 given me to f88c32e8f1 wear. Without realizing 3d6564fe97 it, I 7425f8a9c9 made an 0da4a383b8 excuse.3d72a39f952a40e5

“Ah, it looked like a new shirt, so I felt sorry about wearing it.”8ad1f328b43ad828

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He just 04128c0b8a stared at 202bcd3bb5 me silently. But there was 3ae9e10f55 no contempt in 061594232f that gaze. That made dde8dccee6 me quite 7bf09b7fe5 uncomfortable. I also stared at 50b20c6b2c him silently, then raised a23cc1b752 the white flag first.8cf9faeeab95efcc

“…The clothes were too big, and I was embarrassed that I’d look like a kid if I wore them.”aabd6a7e74a15283

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“Ah.”d2322b671ee740a0

He briefly 3bc1822a37 looked me 1f4d9282c5 up and 6a574536e6 down and 80f0b66c65 agreed right c014600f0d away. My mood suddenly soured.What, you’re agreeing?Without realizing it, 233ab7859a I reached out 2cd16b1279 my hand.662467fe06e15401

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“No, come to think of it, it’ll fit me perfectly. It’ll fit just like a custom-made shirt. Give it here, I’ll wear it.”79b3c5c10f582bc8

However, Cheolsoo hyung 96bf3ea213 threw me the 9fe7936dd7 clothes I had 2f929114c7 hung up to 7932b87bda dry.0a9b63c8baf6eadb

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“Put these on and come out.”49286be8043ee01b

He closed the door and left right away. I felt somehow wronged as I started to get up from my seat, then stopped. The towel that had been on my knees fell to the floor. Only then did I realize I wasn’t wearing any clothes on my upper body.e86933396073a77c

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…Well, at least it’s better than having taken off my pants.83aacd29c6d05c88

I tried to think positively in my typical way as I pulled the shirt over my head, but I couldn’t hide the heat rising to my face. I hurried out like that, and I could understand why Cheolsoo hyung had said he’d wake me in 40 minutes.83f8d34d105db385

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He was standing d0351df17a by the door 7da2a75a06 with his bag, c7b025d12b waiting for me. As I hurried 1622d227fa to walk over bf05435dcb after seeing him efd054dc7b waiting, I made 711d4e0620 eye contact with 4da0d6ec74 someone in front f2be283ae7 of the counter. A young e3d8aa27eb man about b007e9d087 my age db64f475b8 was staring 601ab77d09 at me 41be1c8b90 with round 3694949f91 eyes.3ef6d088904b7dff

Ah, the part-timer that 0645b39bc7 works weekend mornings.I awkwardly bowed 569bba6499 my head in 1f93da04ae greeting.037d8921ebf86c47

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“I used all a29d9041f2 the towels in 57bd66f8c2 the storage room. Do you need 31ea490462 any? I’ll let the 586fbbb9a9 manager know separately.”e3f79e4b09d5310d

He also stared cb34a489c2 at me stiffly c0859d6141 before hurriedly shaking d1d48cbdd1 his head.No, no. He waved both hands 8f61e77bc2 and then, as if a53d2eff8c realizing something, asked.111fafef2cf360f3

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“Are you perhaps a part-timer here? You’re Park Ryeok, right?”5c2e20e65c8d479f

Although I thought 1b847611ec I had gotten f11e5eaf70 used to the c96c9e9462 manager always saying a4a5599466 ‘Ryeok-ah, Ryeok-ah,’ it 34488486f4 was embarrassing to 6d6fc2e172 introduce myself by 36074f3cae my name now.8d4c3cd936ea0388

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“I am. How did you know?”efa5b2d220a152a0

“I could tell just by looking. But you’re not like what I heard, you’re more…”2bee50dfadeb541e

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Heard what?5cf7784bbc883585

“Aren’t you going to start working?”109cdb509ef93d2c

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Cheolsoo hyung rudely interrupted a9fff787fc the conversation. I unnecessarily 13f549bc70 looked at 3aac69a1db the weekend 20d84676b4 part-timer nervously. But he shut 723624f282 his mouth like 8b486df078 a robot receiving 43b2a1b3b3 orders from its 461f5c7410 master and busily 9e1f72fa01 started organizing the b381947add counter. However, realizing there 84c4cd9925 was nothing to 12c833fcc9 organize, he quickly 2dbe39aa14 turned around and d2a6248650 pretended to organize 976c35d473 the display shelf ba2152d833 behind him.37378a62a4acdbe7

Only then did e8b1a2e658 I realize that b591db20a9 the weekend part-timer 471cebbe6c was quite afraid cc0938fba7 of Cheolsoo hyung.Why? Ah, maybe… While I was guessing the reason, Cheolsoo hyung silently grabbed my arm and led me outside. His grip was quite strong, and I was dragged along like a floating jellyfish. But as soon as we got outside the door, he let go of me abruptly as if he had touched something he shouldn’t have. This felt worse than being suddenly dragged. A resentful protest naturally came out of my mouth.a726ee91f061bb62

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“I’m really clean.”547714acf95520ef

“What?”dc6035b61c33b8c1

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“I told you I don’t have dirt on me.”e234885a3221a163

He looked down c4ee0329ca at me as cbef213f85 if wondering what ae6381db9e I was talking d6953fcbb9 about, then went 7db2fc7931 ‘Ah’ and snickered. For a moment e074671351 I doubted my 52a4b1bf39 eyes.He laughed? Kim Cheolsoo de8dcef2aa hyung is 16898ec124 capable of d106385091 laughing?Of course, 6a6162cf80 it felt 80146e0f0d more like dff6b5ca58 a scoff, 87204909d7 but it d26d77e151 woke me 76c7c4a207 up completely.f93528bdb47ca1c5

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“Why are you laughing?”4f9764634383ca17

“Am I not allowed to laugh?”c54755e2cee11d26

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He quickly returned f4a0d8e933 to his expressionless 792e6fa2ce face and asked 92e93ddf1c back. I responded equally 92209a4cbd expressionlessly.998c528006e56c72

“No, you’re not. It’s not polite to laugh at someone else’s dirt like that. Especially when it’s not even really dirt.”54a2fcac8a5dbf7d

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“Alright.”8695e211602ffb99

“Eh?”75487177f8f55a36

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“I won’t laugh.”571584aaf2fe2f7f

…This easily?Just as I f10133515c was about to ccfe55dc24 feel embarrassed about cfcfaf3363 making a fuss, 38441c1745 he immediately eased ba6e1f86dd my burden.5fa85898254d5630

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“Then just don’t be funny.”15de5699fc76172b

I stopped b843555439 following him b6e2d61943 after hearing 4df12c6557 his muttered 4bca422ef8 words.8d38a2ff5589ca92

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“I’m naturally funny. So you’ll have to control yourself.”fcfa639b007b935a

He slowly turned to 0f98bae8de look at me. It felt adec8bbcf3 somewhat different 7c3e1f2c9d from usual. I hated 55f5c99af6 that I c5807bf247 could notice c10752e5d2 such subtle 6f1e1d5400 differences because 50622d7712 I had 63df06c1a2 become used 711d5235b7 to that ae3641dd8c steady gaze.2da94f263c84a66a

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“Why?”e049b0e34855f9e3

“Didn’t you say to control myself?”5a67d476ea70b2d1

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Was that e7a8e9ed60 him trying bc0c80b684 to control 8315796dd2 his laughter?44661095ef530c63

“Was I funny just now?”00553c4c56656523

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“Yes.”d526fbc0d0495e9c

“…Well, you controlled yourself well.”04b769147cbb83df

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When I c93bc43fcf praised him 8103f72ede with a 3d8adc76eb hint of 3ca97b37dc sarcasm, he a7cbdbd849 turned away 5144fa337d expressionlessly. He clearly 35917d7db5 took it 56eeecebba as 100% 9ecbc6d872 genuine praise.No, why 0785e038b1 am I 7957f597b7 able to ceb03b0026 notice the 70f76d5212 differences in 4cc97694e8 his expressionless e669081442 face?While I was 34315f7dc9 briefly lamenting my 420c23528c remarkable ability, I 1ed2cba53b saw him stop 28318175be in front of f764889b43 a car. It was an old-fashioned c1c756b10c sedan rarely seen on da41ba2939 roads these days.6c844098fb50baad

“Get in.”a84baeb084448618

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“Why?”1e50d7f8d421a42c

“Do you always need a reason to help someone?”cab9b83f2b036aa3

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“Well… no.”2c7b544c2697825e

“Then get in.”b667d70b38e8c49f

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But I d3d48040f2 still felt 975f60321e something was f573eb07ab off, so 845b3f463b I didn’t 774a0cb5c5 move. He coldly informed me.29c644d5385d03f8

“If you don’t want to, don’t get in.”5936430f81bd226e

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Of course, as an 08c10fef13 adult, I could get 84b90e50f4 home fine without this e44b847af2 car. However, the 3ba3601a61 fatigue my 6bb2898833 body carried b120db85f8 was getting 02dd3a355d heavier like b6188feecc a waterlogged 889401c43b cotton. I would have 2a59a5ea68 gladly accepted even eaad55efe4 if he offered 4fe65805c3 to take me 17db1ee9a8 home on a 78b187b106 tricycle. I quickly opened the 16e3a5d3b9 car door and hastily 7e00c07f2f said my address.d7b61a8730cac7e0

“57-7 Donddong 2-ro, Saetbyeol-gu, Yonggung Villa, please.”51ecf709812313c2

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As I cb5d23a446 got into e1317b6023 the car, ed0f67816d my still-damp 7c6d634602 clothes got ce2d6891fa in the d0874dc28a way, but a503b8674b I ignored e13d1428e9 it. A moment later, aecfe7d70e the car shook c8290abc82 and started moving. It seemed rude to c8d752af6e sleep in the passenger ad2679b100 seat, so I forced bf7e617787 my eyes open. But it e3f1b96d52 felt like b33a728826 someone had b3286aed5d glued my 25a0404bc5 eyelids shut. I barely cedd641849 managed to 46ebbe1d1e keep my 417ef34fae eyes half-open, 428244f8e4 staring unfocused 634e7f20d9 at the c178dc24f4 road ahead 25637c8c90 when I 6ee9193f81 heard a f720f71a10 suggestion from 4fa7f2b2da beside me.e909da001104f291

“Hey, if you’re sleepy, just sleep.”e1dacda62bdf001e

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I immediately threw e8bb28cb98 away my manners. I had already been c386822be1 polite enough. As soon as 79eb2d94fb I closed my 5cde10422d eyes, darkness enveloped a1fef6792c me.f580e6258f6a0bb8

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