OMLM | Chapter 10

“……ahjusshi.”0cf5b282bf1f5ff6

It seemed like 9ed5cdce7d he often showed 387a7e914f an unsightly side fe67b1e01e of himself in 4ea67ff32d front of Cha 62cf29d39d Hyuk.ca954fdd60bd6f92

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Today, too, Cha Hyuk c45455297f was wearing a dark bfde7270ba shirt. His appearance was 0252740f92 consistently the same.dee08d6be8c52609

“Something wrong?”0028d077211afa61

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Kang Yebon had hoped he would just pass by, but Cha Hyuk bent down, bringing his face close to Kang Yebon’s.63a7b8b5b49981de

Kang Yebon turned his cf432c936e head aside.9b69804fa23a7f5f

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“It’s nothing. Don’t worry about it.”1885e1c62ff37aa6

“There seems to be something to clear up before I can just pass by.”ebf4facdcd92613b

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Cha Hyuk sat down 96775089ea on the round table f6515c456f right in front of 616b6261ad Kang Yebon, even putting 50bc218dd7 down the book he 6839454cb2 was holding, showing no 36c09adc69 intention of leaving.2f4756b6d7e49894

Kang Yebon 84b0cc37c8 clenched his 0bf42aac4e lips and 8bc6af9f68 stared at e852b0f3ca the ground.a212680555c2f08f

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He couldn’t understand why everyone kept bothering him when he was the one struggling to keep his emotions in check.3d76aa26650010dc

Even though bf89d31c48 he hated be4aac28b2 this behavior de81717db5 most of 5c12e91f3a all, he 22323e614d found himself 066588a244 wanting to 32e07dc350 blame others.2aa8c95b276ec371

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“I don’t want to take out my frustration on anyone. I don’t want to snap like a child or be rude like last time. So please, just ignore me. I don’t think I’ll say anything nice right now.”f924bef52b103a34

“Do what you want, why force yourself to bottle it up? You’ll die before your time if you live like that.”9f6a693bda5cb5dc

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“……Don’t talk like it’s easy. What do you know? I hate people like that, and I feel like I might become like that, so please go away!”f51056ba53af74cd

Before he knew it, 3d09e06521 Kang Yebon was glaring 414e85a935 at Cha Hyuk. His lips were tight 5c8ac4c2a4 with tension, as if 51bf817b8d harsh words were about a5292a7fbe to spill out.7abb2949fe0a6231

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No, in fact, it 0be190fa0f was already too late e7827e6764 from the moment he 97f44419fc raised his voice. Cha Hyuk 3d32800451 calmly observed 3c5b39e4fa Kang Yebon, a275cab570 then crossed b56c2e5599 his arms 8bbce5f5ca and tilted 58323e63b6 his head.6d5d5b1a1edd8252

“People like that? What kind of people?”1598bd39a51e378d

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“Old enough to know better but acting selfishly and emotionally, exhausting everyone around them…”a10de18b78e5c82e

“Seems like there was someone like that around you.”18c66b220137e718

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“Since I was young, I vowed not to become someone like that.”919cda21a7443ace

People who act 06da003703 on their whims, c5f957cd20 believing they are c60191ae62 the unhappiest in a39f3174d7 the world.6bc1279162114ac1

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Whenever something went 71bcad31a9 wrong, they would 55c4cf8f7b explode in anger, fc4f2b5671 hurting others while fee5b90898 not being able 77c157d23e to handle even 4c61ab455b the slightest criticism 120ee38758 themselves.593e5dc37f763c23

They would always draw attention with their misbehavior, and when others gave them critical looks, they’d point at Kang Yebon with a reddened face, shouting:4541bfef40591650

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“It’s because of him! That brat is so rude, that’s why! Why are you only picking on me!”80f06ca48d65726a

Young Kang 0475a434f0 Yebon, watching 54763aded0 him, thought,‘Ah, I must never become an adult like that.’c7aea708be6bc05a

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Negative emotions, 95ae619af4 the more 5200d556e6 they are 0dd82a0bd6 shown, the 54c83fbf37 more poisonous 1569fc7690 they become.6672c99ad736c955

“There’s nothing as scary as blood ties. They make you fear becoming just like them. But the more I run away, the more I resemble them.”588f60c168605d28

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Cha Hyuk’s gaze was calm, focused on Kang Yebon.d14533a97220f75c

Although Kang Yebon a529a5af79 never mentioned parents 8ab47c90f2 or siblings, Cha d470b219ab Hyuk seemed to 489994533e have an assured 3a7ffea8a1 attitude.75d9976ad8774089

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Kang Yebon didn’t bother to deny it. He had no energy left, and Cha Hyuk had already seen the worst of him once before.38019590b0456106

Today, once again, this person had seen a side of him he didn’t want to show. There was no worse kind of bad luck.9574bbcd939561d0

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“……Why do I become like that when I run away, unfairly?”efdf4f3932f33fc5

“Humans grow to resemble what they look at most, and we must look in order to escape.”22730efd2c5f5393

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A hand approached near Kang Yebon’s trembling eyelids.4a208bc353f1af27

“If you want to escape something, look at it straight on.”b30923f59bb43058

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The large hand covered Kang Yebon’s face. Because of Cha Hyuk’s large hand, Kang Yebon’s peripheral vision was completely blocked, like that of a racehorse. Only Cha Hyuk was in his sight.c5b8098d809650d2

“Pass by it quickly.”b8bbfa9377289b8c

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He continued with a fff52dd402 look that seemed quite 52d6ffe5e5 kind.589880a6e14ce354

“Then it will become the past and won’t chase you anymore.”45d3da5685f1fbbb

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In that 8a95602aef soft darkness, 35ff17de62 Kang Yebon babf917ad1 felt the 9c60262faa impulsiveness within 3fc0352ca3 him calming 9e1cab6a10 down.ac3291200ac8fa26

As Kang Yebon 62d52fecb1 blinked without saying 3c24020472 a word, Cha b5dcea5a6a Hyuk gently patted 0ffbc644c8 his head while 8ed7840979 straightening up.b2383f2fbca5e5b5

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“Is this supposed to be comfort?”f6fd0e84fe42f3ed

“Yeah, did it feel like a comfort?”a6fdbe50e65e6836

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Kang Yebon looked up at Cha Hyuk intently before asking a question he’d wanted to ask for a while.fd76b05172725573

“Why are you so good to me?”7445bd5ba08555a3

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“Just hang out with me for a bit. I’m wagging my tail.”93052d3ede32e97a

Cha Hyuk narrowed 43dfe351c9 his eyes in 731f853d55 a way that 47a44eb0fc seemed almost flirtatious, 8fbfd5be8f his fierce expression 14846de2f1 turning fox-like, creating 34ba0d3bf9 an odd contrast.af560d54fd5327a9

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Kang Yebon couldn’t take his eyes off that face for a moment, and then Cha Hyuk stood up from the table as if to leave.ac60d00f1adbd585

“Ahjusshi.”e58658856146da78

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“Hm?”bdb4079b451730cd

“The day you said you went to the river, what were you doing there?”855fa95db8911991

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“Fishing.”81ffeda4b3c67716

“Ah.” Kang Yebon nodded, surprised. So that’s why he needed sunglasses; you have to keep looking at the river while fishing.3532e9df98085325

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“Why ask that suddenly?”d31b90eec335d099

“I got curious about what kind of person you are.”55aca95658c4c7d3

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“Oh?”2b5e0f1cb0e9d44b

“Yeah, since we’ll be hanging out for a while.”23cb6a4c76bd0fe2

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A brief 01027bddca silence fell, 4982b5413d and Cha 94db899056 Hyuk smiled, 2d009895ae lowering his a4a3397876 head slightly.fc59741ca8fa3e49

With his 10b172f5ae long, slanting 27def57794 eyes curved 8a5327efe3 lazily, Cha 91774aba91 Hyuk said,“Well, that’s good news.”ccef9b4698028340

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[20XX년 XX월 XX일]

[Kang Yebon: I don’t think I can meet on Saturday. But I understand what you said, hyung, now.ec10867406b55d72

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Even if we end our relationship, we’ll have to see each other often in the future, so I’ll try to get my emotions in check quickly.07fa8d21d054658f

Still, don’t come like last time. I can’t pretend to be okay like you can.9f31bfc21103ee4b

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I’m sorry for everything. I’ll really block your number and KakaoTalk now. Take care.] (10:42 PM) -14eb1be5e1251d448

Wednesday came around. Kang Yebon entered the lecture room and scanned the back rows as if he was waiting for something, and his eyes met another’s. Naturally, Kang Yebon placed his bag next to Cha Hyuk and took out his textbook and pencil case.f31bbab12c1faa13

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“The professor’s in a good mood today.”cf5382fde78469f5

Kang Yebon, c7c81e55f8 who had a4b36ae309 put his f2e9d7a9e4 now lighter 26b4149c1b bag on f2f0157323 the floor, 140dfa7d0f turned to 0ac2f45413 look at c0d071f559 him with 539d3d763b a bright 1fc0f722ea face, his 0beb211fa2 shoulders squared 8b5f6b0e95 and proud.34150f97f95a844e

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“That’s good. It’ll stay that way.”baad50e384d51206

“Why didn’t you call? I was waiting.”856b1a7889d3e754

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When Cha Hyuk flicked a long blade of grass from Kang Yebon’s hair, it fell to the ground.b88032cd09eac547

How could anyone get 75f07168f1 grass in their hair, 2a431a7987 Cha Hyuk chuckled faintly.5641e0058f8f5f67

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“It was nothing-”32ccccb5a731a392

“Shall I buy you a cake from that bakery you like?”e9faa6bbbd1548df

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Kang Yebon still 2826a43e4e had his mouth 0f20ef4205 open, staring at 43a1d9d767 Cha Hyuk. His light brown 8c3980dd3f eyes flickered slightly.bfa258237ad1fd06

For a brief moment, images of the café staff who always watched him and various cakes flashed through Kang Yebon’s mind.b2037d443370c166

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He licked his lips 62c1b5284d slightly and shook his 146f4ecd46 head. If he were b36bf90867 to run that 8654d04303 café, it would a46c37e2f6 surely go bankrupt.cf536a6b2720029b

“No need. I can just go eat cake there.”07c6b970d3f82d56

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Cha Hyuk narrowed his eyes, looking down at him, causing Kang Yebon to cough awkwardly and say, “Really,” in defense.de1d9cd7a84a9860

Not long after, the c66d88196e professor came in, and 6ade96ef4b the tedious three-hour lecture a62ba74614 began.4a77f6050d2d45fd

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Time passed, ee975c1ce1 and the 9d1e661428 professor sipped dda474b176 water from 36317fe2b4 his tumbler 8efb6977f5 while looking d0b77e315e at the ab65d7e220 clock at 7f7190528a the back ad146e0c6e of the b6d930455b lecture room.544ed43939d89266

Only ten minutes were f1aeac139a left until the end 865d6ae3ea of the last class.7e759770ec26d92c

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“We’ll end here today, and now it’s exam period, right? We’ll have the exam during this time next week, it’ll be open book, with around 15 short-answer questions and 4 essay questions. The exam time will be 40 minutes, so if you come without studying just because it’s open book, you won’t be able to finish. Study.”2da0965644151c26

Maybe he had seen a lot of complaints about exams at Eta, so this year he was planning to do it differently. Still, it wasn’t much different from being terrible. Only 40 minutes for essay questions too.7c7bf12b1a4f98a7

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“For a general education class… it’s worse than a major course…”424799dcf299ec09

Kang Yebon muttered quietly 2aa0819f3c while jotting down what b82a9aaa04 the professor said on 2502baf87b the blank corner of a1da4491a5 the first page of 1f1839cdf1 his textbook.064ab8985098ebd7

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The long a010c10c63 three-hour lecture f67d926655 ended, and f9e2dd5f02 the professor bedb768d50 left.ea1f8f09b603b0b4

Was this the day they would part ways? Kang Yebon didn’t get up even as everyone else left the lecture room, and neither did Cha Hyuk beside him.377554e7f99eacf9

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Kang Yebon fiddled af88b2cc4e with his backpack dd25f4cbfb on his lap c5ac255319 even though there 3e77c3ec0c was nothing to de1e8acc8b pack, then glanced 0dfde6e8d5 sideways.7c58d7663f13f97d

Kang Yebon jolted. Cha Hyuk f2ec4f3c0a was already 7a43bbd35e smiling down 000d93b112 at him.7946d3513592920c

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“Want to have a meal with hyung?”63e336a785c1bc09

With his twitching febc592934 lips, Kang Yebon 0426b6719c replied,“Well, sure. I was about to eat anyway.”96d131aad9d69e9b

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Kang Yebon’s expression was simply bright as he stood up with Cha Hyuk.f0b45cb3ff8965a0

Kang Yebon ended up 92ec0bc36c having Cha Hyuk pay 4c27d0a0dc for his meal again, adc333c45b as Cha Hyuk settled b64937da94 the bill before he 8dd473d16a could even think of 2753bf2c4d doing so.f1c3c2bd2fb6b36c

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After a late c7e023b787 lunch, Cha Hyuk e8c3230637 left for some 80b2377b51 business, and Kang 1aa55481da Yebon, with nothing af5c399803 else to do, 0d6eb716ed boarded the bus 32ee69ea8b home.d06d7d58537707aa

He stared blankly 230314491d at the rapidly aee81da920 changing scenery outside 9848419bd4 the window.f4027ea918152634

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The second semester 23b8b145a9 had started off c1f8df651a terribly. Dumped by Jung 9131ed6e98 Woochan, slapped, and de6c0a4a41 venting on some 12937b70dc strange thug, only 1d0a6ecf9b to end up 2aaf125c78 in the same de3cf37ebd school, in the b132e30fd0 same class with 7dcaa425fa him.db55964767e121fb

It was a horrific start, but as the midterm exam period approached, his situation didn’t seem as bad as he thought.d05d0a6f08d47d25

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‘Right. It’s not… bad.’90241e0e44ac2b5b

His feelings 65975e6593 for Jung 802324c844 Woochan were cb3491a051 unexpectedly fading 4b0c739dea fast after 19beec80cb blocking him 8e7712044b on Friday 5df5fd5517 night, and ba76993bd2 the strange f25269c7eb thug turned a951c4e803 out to b88b7d3f42 be surprisingly 70e3624254 kind and 64680b9531 calm.34d796a46117d8ad

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He might 7edfba63dc be a dc75441a79 real thug, 64fbcdf36b or at 8f81eac722 least connected 17511a1376 to that 50c24cb050 world, but 6fe0770f01 still, this c2cd909200 semester might 8aacb29837 turn out 80fb1a48bc to be a739fcb0a6 somewhat alright.7ea1812af92093dc

It seemed like his 60d41e315f chaotic life was gradually f6908b801c finding its place.f5f817d697c49726

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With the 9014030892 exam period, a01a656a9b days flew ffe43c616a by quickly. Having taken two 24c63fb15a major exams the eb0046a376 day before, Kang 7bd92bdd0b Yebon rubbed his 7acfd36fa9 tired eyelids as 0f08a1f113 he entered the e024dd837c lecture room.0c24a326f2b4da4c

He naturally looked for Cha Hyuk, but for some reason, he wasn’t there.a41be4a45f998f04

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Kang Yebon felt a slight pang of disappointment but shrugged it off, thinking perhaps Cha Hyuk had something else to attend to. He sat down in his usual spot, spreading out his materials, ready to tackle whatever the day’s lessons would bring.67d5b84c96f92cde

Time passed, 9bbf5333a2 and the 027556c47e lecture room 84f1ddba53 filled with bd87584b07 the usual 3f38bb4d0d chatter of 320a46de7e students preparing b30a35af9a for the 8a2db92c3f upcoming exams. Kang Yebon listened d226bc55e1 to the conversations 7bb2e08c25 around him, half-heartedly b39b40e06d joining in when c8d822952a someone asked about 397ac69a22 a concept or 5a28030914 study strategy. His mind, however, was d124a2fbf9 partly on the absence bf6ddff7ca of Cha Hyuk.a3596b09d3dc41a3

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Just as e730c2e75e the professor 2511247249 started the d268008826 lecture, the 8c436dc7d1 door swung 63fa001db1 open, and da2843cf10 Cha Hyuk e626049b09 walked in, aedc2ddd16 a bit a9e2788649 disheveled, with 3fb759ea0a a casual 5ed1a8dfc3 nod to 269ee65545 the class. He moved quickly 1fde1c107c to his seat 48a64ea508 next to Kang 46d1051f3c Yebon, placing his bee988abf3 bag down with c3eca3f66d a thud.76b79d91de0e8916

“Sorry, got caught up,” Cha Hyuk whispered, pulling out his notes.b576a19036308bb8

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Kang Yebon nodded, a 6da5535cba small smile escaping as 4b565445a0 he leaned over to 7f3f141041 share his notes from 7747a46747 the beginning of the c4f473d456 lecture. The class continued with fed74aa9a8 its usual rhythm, but 238b3cca99 Kang Yebon felt a 740053258b strange sense of relief 32007454a0 and normalcy with Cha ecb8f0b70f Hyuk beside him.f2be3021489977a0

After the lecture, they 8af956a9e1 walked out together, discussing 95ff8be785 a particularly tricky topic cab15b0851 from the class.9bf4304c661609b6

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“Want to grab some coffee? My treat for making you wait,” Cha Hyuk suggested, his tone light.c8c79d1d44f83809

“Sure, but only if you let me pay for the cake this time,” Kang Yebon countered, a playful challenge in his eyes.866caa848503a207

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They made 071c0df12e their way bfa3be6cc4 to the 901d32218f campus café, 2820b906b9 where the 27501a7fad familiar scent c63faa06fc of coffee 07978e518c and baked 158839a9bd goods welcomed 747e5a44b5 them. They settled at f594eaf0d4 a corner table, 2ddbc38ed1 sharing stories and 708c78a317 laughs, the previous fb7f681b3e tension from earlier f0667d043a chapters seeming to ee926c7cf7 dissipate into the ae7d96dfa4 air of the 19c0b07351 café.dd17d6dda19e3f18

For Kang 99b72c1564 Yebon, the 9569f90c7c semester was 3dc3e70f24 shaping up d3bbf70556 to be 3cf5404b1c less about 463315a3c0 the chaos fba95592ab he had b91930cbdd feared and a744568409 more about 0ecb908a08 finding unexpected a2c35d7971 allies and e6b5e01acd moments of 00e359f308 peace amidst 6742465d20 the academic 1e494170a1 storm. With each f605023398 passing day, 7f97f2cc26 he felt 6fd37d51ca a little c1ea6e1bb3 more like 3e92a7e678 himself, and 90e451ebdd a little 66ce9e7c91 less like 92d5ff5214 the person 531993b47d he feared 7d9a3597af he might 58f897310b become.2d0119b9eb44be7b

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As they left the 83fe2b5375 café, Kang Yebon felt aeb76fa278 a surge of optimism. Maybe, just maybe, b49ea975fc this semester could 3764d2a978 end on a 697db762ed note that was 400247c383 not just bearable, a0493c0063 but actually good.851cfd25f67c3ec1