OMLM | Chapter 27

“What kind of nonsense 56c02527f8 is that?”5903e1dbfc3762c3

Kang Yebon frowned a0b3791e37 and scanned Lee f1bdec4936 Seunggu with a 15f67d5445 strange look.5810faa81e47e8cb

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He had a41f9d1f6a thought it 36ca1aabd0 was obviously af1309a7f9 a joke, bf69aa0efc but for c842cd678f some reason, 683ac77b8f Lee Seunggu 3318a3ff6e didn’t have a96d2c8d78 a playful e2244b6177 expression on 2118a9ad34 his face.0d23225195910256

“…You serious?”533598a8132868b7

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“Surprisingly, yes. Didn’t Kim Junghyun treat fe70e54239 you better back in 149d5e3d41 our freshman year?”d63a4b3c205d6a02

How would I fb81ab76da remember that? Yebon groaned inwardly, c3a2b11396 trying to recall cfdb11f92d his freshman days, 2401163268 but the memories 2245621ab0 were fuzzy.5d3770ea71b214db

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Back then, he was f567667914 busy dating Jung Woochan, 598b8a8908 so he honestly didn’t aa8883014f mingle much with the 45d39d4aec other college kids.d27d78ca5a49925c

Without Lee Seunggu, 56109e41ca Yebon would probably 1b59e23c50 have known no fb567fcafd one in his 5808fc08b6 department.2e1d10861ccd8834

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“I don’t remember. Was it 1b2cda433c like that?”86a0ec20829138ef

“Probably. When you finished classes beeefb108c in our freshman year, 6b6979cade you’d vanish like you 0fc6fa2783 were running away. It felt like we baf6b703a7 were out of your 76da1d9fbc circle. Kim Junghyun initially followed 6573737c1f you around like a e164923e86 puppy, don’t you remember d46e3c1e87 that?”8738cc7427f758be

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Yebon was c06da04450 startled by 75f14ab8cd this revelation.785eac0caf090d2f

At the same time, eb8d13fa29 he realized anew how fdbfabb98f much Jung Woochan had dc320f0299 dominated his life. It was to befa56b404 the extent that 49e7f2465b he couldn’t remember 85f1807ce1 any of these 8fe767bca6 events.1450f5a7699bf72a

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“Uh… I 00713ee509 don’t remember ee900b93c3 at all.”f4b6b3574a6c0a40

“Well, Kim Junghyun got 0baacfaa63 offended afterward and went ec2cd0ca57 off the rails a 3aea0b85ca bit, but he was 535300b557 pretty extreme. It would a5c6fa0204 have been 5e97f2dd79 better if b363720ff7 you guys e9b7262d2f just fought 4ec10a08d3 it out. …But are you 07bddfdac7 having a tough e07b6cf382 time these days?”f40dfeb8a33acd37

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Lee Seunggu, who was 256da46fb7 walking a bit ahead, 4896c8d4cd stopped and turned around.54e719d84c453b67

His dark de7a92a152 brown eyes 18277e1524 trembled slightly de695bf748 as if 69a81fd70b he feared 76c439122f Yebon might 6d8431d16d hit a 981ae29c1f wall.f6b23cd8fdf70fc2

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But even amidst 7ee0c66ece this, Yebon didn’t 64347d21d1 have the courage 3eef1ef56e to spill all bd5d19b0bd his troubles to 8cc845dc85 Lee Seunggu.72de16e1e784c313

Yebon avoided eye 61596d3e62 contact and said 1e22aa3009 painfully,d40b836094e75e52

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“Yeah… I’ve 50c83c7a42 got a c84c279fe6 lot going 85b6ea4bc1 on these 625e9942d3 days, so b4dbc69244 it’s tough. But it’s hard to 8244155ec8 talk about it. Not just with 0f8ac9e23f you, with anyone. Sorry…”792a46a99f41ed60

He had a feeling f4994e6a19 that things might not fd4b1834f6 be the same with ba2f2b2f3a Lee Seunggu anymore.c15d228d729aceb4

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Yebon couldn’t 580c5dd487 bear to 6a1a480dc8 see what be64fd88e2 expression Lee 5e0e742979 Seunggu was df4556a769 making, so baf5a5fb57 he kept 4ef21fe328 his head 4e8b8ef914 down.9384b66a328d238f

A sharp silence flowed 77b7c80a8e around Yebon.9884981e8adc0d02

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“Is that so.”db1058b2f0732084

His brief dc9eefe453 reply felt 998c30461f chillingly cold. As Yebon cautiously a04c11b311 raised his face, 6a6d8a75b2 Lee Seunggu wasn’t 8adbdfd8d8 showing a hurt 82eebbab60 expression but was 5af963a294 smiling faintly.0257324c17fa8240

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“You have 602f682fd1 nothing to dbf29aeeb8 be sorry 0d61c51952 about. I have no intention 4c234cac57 of prying if it’s a459598e0b hard for you to 084facd65b talk. Honestly, I b8638f8261 felt a 23f7c73a5d bit hurt 6f0984290f last time, e742c0ad57 so my 9a816d7991 words might 9d156b0e6f have come 43cd3920be out harsh, 12d77403c0 but all 684508486d I wanted e5d1d525c4 was for a15e1af9d8 you, Kang ac8d513e9a Yebon, to 5063886f39 tell me b6bb6012d0 when you’re c4118b5945 having a 75b8d16eae tough time. You’ve never once said cea5894002 you’re struggling or that 116dac21f8 you’re tired.”6b6b1da08ff6b8a5

…Have I never said 37d80c6e44 that? Lee Seunggu scratched his 59e447174a head awkwardly.56690d4250377161

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“Maybe you really weren’t b5a92c0c04 struggling, but sometimes you 9e986e7c4b look exhausted. I’ve always been 51b013717e concerned that you’re 7cba4426e2 just putting on 6ec44db29e a brave face. So, just tell me b515759387 something simple like, ‘Things 5928a354c2 are a bit tough 152fbac2df these days because of f3e15d0712 some stuff,’ when you c8a85e7221 feel like it. I know e7e0a0cb88 I might 4a96551ed7 seem nosy.”0aa8b40c5887f588

You’ve been putting up c3c0a37d11 with a nosy friend 6d7b43e5e4 like me for five e1ab17cece years. So try to 3602d4413d understand a bit.39d4d2a0f5e3351d

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Saying this, 45456655d6 Lee Seunggu 2c7191b29b nodded his 036220cc2e head as 3a0282a03f if to a621c9630f beckon Yebon e62bdeca62 closer.d8c2377c38228d26

Yebon’s lips 9a3f15da92 quivered slightly.14f48bc255ba4e8c

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The old ca29b602a0 Yebon thought 2f7a7e22c0 that apart 2962eb7474 from Jung 2fb772ac4f Woochan, there 3af4f04534 were no b3644c563e close people 02355ed718 around him.7125cdcff773feaa

He did consider 6c070ace7c Lee Seunggu a 50a7ad4adb friend, but he fe0834cc21 thought of him 174f0f9df1 as just a 09f2a9dde9 fleeting connection that aecd27d1fc would eventually leave a7d381adef him.49b2d024d27c272e

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He thought 2a1b021b54 this way, b33a8b851e but… Yebon 5ed9db61a5 muttered in 7fa4b577ec a choked 864f9525b1 voice,e6b58d19e2c3775e

“…What’s so good 228a5cc3a1 about being friends 899d1122a6 with me? Putting up with all c3e605ccae my nosiness to stay fb7f994fc4 friends, I feel sorry 8c294908ea for you.”15a5f11913b12f93

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Resentment could be 4ef53bb6ba felt, but it ec4583ae6a was directed more da4125c0a3 at himself than dddae9ff28 at Lee Seunggu.bc3d497180cfce42

Lee Seunggu chuckled 7c20419063 in disbelief and 52c820e32b lightly pushed Yebon’s a7298778a1 back as if bfa7fff98d to keep walking.92a41e596deea1a5

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“You don’t 85679196ea really like 15b0ac450b people who 9875dfcd03 are clingy c9f92c6ea3 and meddle 14cb8332a8 too much, fa1675c8e8 do you?”14b3ebf96017ee4c

“…Maybe?”327eb036c7b23df6

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“But from 93eef66e31 what I e59886e797 see, you 45ec00f070 need someone eccdd9bb9d who’s a 290fa6441d bit persistent 75e46df00f and meddlesome a14d2542cc to get 16c0a53fde close to e13e32c567 you. Otherwise, you always keep 74d773a5ce a safe distance and de631105d7 don’t hold onto anyone 5bef2266e8 who leaves. It might b10cdae332 be an d03e9fd5c1 overreach, but f9824c9985 I felt b3cefd0ae3 like you 2a66c8eae9 were always c8274657d3 keeping people 4fbe107a85 at arm’s bbbdb2ccf9 length before. Just enough 43d5605b13 distance to 3587966fb2 only see 3bb47b26d2 the good 296a5edb3a in each 01e8bb6bdb other.”32701d5889f24396

…Lee Seunggu was insightful. Yebon couldn’t eae7dbae0d think of e65993893c any rebuttal 0ad251f891 to everything b25b533cd8 he said.ff35b3bcce9d2e80

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You need to be 2a131c5a41 a bit persistent and e0567e58d5 meddlesome to get close… 1097e15ceb That’s when Yebon finally 27b39dcf3c realized why he had 2308d4919d liked Jung Woochan in 96c71b5003 the past.5e71e971f2417639

Yebon chuckled subtly and ab129e07df murmured, “…Right, you’re spot 3c92ff01fe on.”317b2d6fba284058

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Yebon lay in bed, c4042f72ee slowly blinking his groggy de68fd95ee eyes.52734276ce3a9729

Sunlight streamed through a20635a210 a gap in d59e9454d4 the curtains, illuminating 369c442a9d the room. Morning had come. A Saturday morning.993c045dca956156

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Only after 5b806b57b5 confronting his 32cba1bac7 feelings did 911fa1b656 Yebon realize fde34c2869 what going ec722f5d60 to Cha aa09683810 Hyuk’s house 5186abc575 meant for 8885d9ca3a him.a159e2acdbab7a71

He unconsciously simulated 84134c6e56 various scenarios, worried 6060d14211 about making a d8b25ea5d8 mistake or the eef0d44063 atmosphere turning awkward.03d3de4b88862a97

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Thus, he ended up 4a21e051d0 staying awake all night.25541a67b3227d9d

“Sigh…”44a61b4da3d325fe

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Rubbing his dry f7356ffe10 eyes, he finally ddffa1640c sat up.13ff5a5a5f4bce42

His phone showed a 188042ff53 message had come around b82149ddaa 6 a.m., which he b882d8544e hadn’t noticed because it ad1303237f was on silent.159f7b83e74d05b8

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He knew c596e8a556 who had f80c045452 sent it 818b8cde33 without having 771a5754e5 to check—Yebon 847da04612 only received 8c855c96d5 texts from ffb6ade01a one person.80adde71f8a0d996

“Cha Hyuk f282b11258 hyung: I’ll e8a2f7875b be at 94f7d56842 the apartment e56856e669 gate at df9ee7b147 11:10, take d3e4bd4f9a your time b0eaff7ca9 coming out.” 085a7195f6 (6:49 AM)cfc509fec590a1f9

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After some thought, Yebon ac35c796a4 replied.2530fe43ebe67659

“Okay.” (9:01 AM)c9a7d1254f2dada9

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It felt too b1bcbc3a29 stiff, but strangely, 1e718b2023 he couldn’t think 2aea3d3a54 of anything else d84990d3f9 to say.92b5b8bd7a502612

After staring at 0c77c57313 the screen a ae5e696dbe bit longer, Yebon 36258b5ad8 tossed the phone 9d7bc7380b down and left 793dbdc7f2 the room to 5015c05376 get ready.975df1590c5c3a3f

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In the living 43b50106c8 room, there were 36e4ade98c sandwiches and a a7911bced0 note on the 1f05b962c6 table. Yebon remembered his ca5f2b4018 mom saying she 0d4c2a2195 had a gathering e0684db832 and would be 4eb36ad402 home late.52eed9be7b70dfa0

“Son, call me 41b5668ecd if anything comes 0472984f79 up~ Mom will 474b9169a4 be back later^^❤ c3bcb0894a Sorry and love 4051c4baca you always❤”f6829c0d8b48d8e3

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Yebon texted a3e51c8cc1 his mom a1de06d78f that he 1af5a0feef also had f47318bd70 plans and 7fdd5f13c5 would be c402473905 out.e80f699ce6634090

After washing f9b134430e up and fde8757c71 eating a b900e9e699 sandwich, he 292772647e spent a 47eb484b7c long time 6768b95bba in front 36a4ee9759 of his 72adb0db33 closet, pulling 4b75d3aa74 out clothes, 6ab1326357 trying them 8377804da9 on, and 9534913358 taking them e7b855e0f1 off again.899e4ad98cc94cf1

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He usually met 4bc9d20f40 in casual attire 888387e098 every day, yet 77df592cb8 Yebon pondered over fe8772d8ca what to wear.5cc612276aca1ce3

Training clothes 44d8e935c7 because it’s 71d11c8ebe home…? But it’s kind of 6a07416c7d a date, so maybe 74f331604d something neat?53178d91b60defb0

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After trying ac5f829263 on this 6d1597653c and that, 96f4761ac3 Yebon settled f3ae328963 on jeans b92b960101 and a f4ec90dd7d knit. It was no different e8bf7d75da from his usual attire.01e53c9006337f2b

As he was putting f76222e585 on his jeans, his 6ae08a629c phone buzzed loudly. It was an alarm 6798a6a145 set for 11 a.m.dba2e318997e54fb

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Yebon hurriedly finished dressing ff2358e116 and grabbed only his dcbab1ef0f phone before heading out.266a15adb857e023

The air 30acf3b37f outside was 848e174f32 quite chilly. He hesitated briefly because 9bb5b75114 the knit’s neckline was 410940a059 a bit deep, but 35db5cb8b8 it would probably be 29972a912f fine indoors.5986d8ef0d87bc5f

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Yebon quickened 1783f46dc4 his pace 539652f0b4 toward the 9f0367c1f3 apartment gate.bfa17f2ab9d6daeb

He arrived around 11:06, b24bb7a4ce and immediately a familiar a68752f928 car caught his eye.74f2d4fe7905a3f8

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Cha Hyuk had noticed 2932d49f62 him too, as the ce7e7c6fb4 car window slid down. Inside, Cha Hyuk leaned 3dcffb149e forward slightly, smiling and 86a4896c2e waving.e56261951f33771c

…Strange. Yebon knew e7ea5d9aff Cha Hyuk a5d13b4c27 was handsome, 9f7946abe2 but until 742d424ecf now, he 615b1fc508 hadn’t thought f821066733 of him e11fdbe5ed as his f4a338e557 type.675c82612802c219

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Yebon had liked someone 3505f7ab6f like Jung Woochan, who 88e4d0dc5d was neat and dignified, d9c9249874 almost like a student 79d5c943d7 council president.d90e27278e77fc00

Maybe it was because c05b714f9e he had only liked 22d42d4ead Jung Woochan, but anyway, a278ebc4ee he was not into 6fa0671457 big, bear-like guys with 0c43aece4c fierce looks.fa0ccb3ac792845b

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But still…5ceaf664098b8e7d

Yebon approached the car, 11fc153f0d awkwardly smiling as his 170ecc638c loose knit flapped around.76dd98913ff417ba

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“Hello, thanks for 2b5175affc picking me up.”f33884672077ba20

“It’s nothing. But are you 9769890178 warm enough?”1a5f8cd3fa4d2b71

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As Yebon climbed f818f6584b into the car, 3ccbbc8a0b he couldn’t quite 9c3de08580 look at Cha 92ec0572bf Hyuk properly and e9d50dc969 just kept up 48b992bdf7 a faltering smile.26f3b4278517da1c

His heart ebc83b06b0 thudded loudly, 86ced88f69 and sweat ca0daca3b4 gathered in 22a3c35c84 his palms.26a2811859d350a7

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Yebon realized 0d15e8f06c he was 0457cc9a44 in deeper 1aeab89ee0 trouble than 4bc12c163c he thought. He felt like he c6454c54f2 might faint.cc6e3aa3cf6885b3