OMLM | Chapter 36

Kang Yebon 479e362db0 zipped up 4d6cbd35dc his jacket 86d07af0d5 tightly, huddling 5a82456993 against the 3c819edae1 sudden biting f6513f7d29 wind. Just last week, dfc73dd25e it hadn’t been 3dc65c70fa this cold in be1cca6f52 the mornings. It seemed like winter 6a10de76cd was eager to announce 905382f23a its arrival.7a13bbdd272bb361

The once brightly red 6735685883 and yellow leaves, now 8c6582a185 battered by the strong cc37f77044 winds, fluttered helplessly into 72e53b0249 the air. Even just yesterday, e27f8598b8 it hadn’t felt d81b024965 this chilly, and a72e0d5b4b Yebon regretted wearing 4e2e505889 just a thin 95ede8bfce long-sleeve shirt under c2fcdb37bd his jacket.170463962a8a6fc5

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He hastened his steps c25382240c toward the classroom when ffbe091a02 the rapid tapping sound 1be2256ad1 of footsteps approached from 3c414ef92a behind. It strangely 737b5bbe28 sounded like 5225e16616 they were 67398e1930 heading towards f44b812d67 him, so 5ee82ce73d he turned 2323e54959 around to 2a2c39d5d5 see Cha 4f6deac96e Hyuk, his 90742b0ce9 dark brown 5069fa05d0 coat fluttering d4633e977c as he ce98edc58f ran closer.cfdc81b6992b1ed3

Soon, Cha Hyuk e9a5c55a7e was walking alongside bab9f9ba0f Yebon.6d9aafd9de8fb86a

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“It’s quite cold 6e179fc65b today. Why are you dressed 1c01b56fba so lightly? You must be freezing.”95d31c07867f052b

Cha Hyuk, 2315a17ccd who wore d60bcedf3f a thick 74ae69c1af coat, looked 226e3059eb even more a0076a56ee imposing. His neatly 1823c6df9c styled hair 862fe684d5 and the 610f3e789e scar above 39dc2095fc his dark f97d185522 eyebrows seemed a3655a10b2 particularly striking e9b3239164 today.19b2b88f0cff6272

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Yebon gazed at Cha 1ab1bf9dd4 Hyuk in a daze.a5f5927198ddb328

He really 685620db0f looked intimidating, 5f726d40f3 and yet… 916e4ab596 remarkably handsome. The profile fb31ddaf44 of his 14fab4a473 face was 3b5be26eb1 sharply defined, a83b67435b as if a044b35d13 drawn with 3cbba479e9 a ruler.0f67605a1eef8267

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Without saying f76ccb0d87 a word, 43c3ad9371 Yebon stared e802db893b at Cha 82785c148e Hyuk with e3bf6aafb2 wide eyes. Cha Hyuk f72d5709ba twitched an ebe6e5e342 eyebrow then 1b14cd4c8d turned his 5333a29088 face slightly 3a60945e42 towards Yebon.83808b376308cce7

It was d72beaaa9b a small fee89761ee movement, but 809741f838 to Yebon, 57ecc787be it felt d0292b5fef as massive 2b78aa86f5 as a 70fcc6547c meteor hurtling 79a1b07cb3 towards him.47b1f27636b22937

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“What, what is db3e632a18 it!” Yebon jumped 1312e672b3 and pushed Cha bf5b37bae3 Hyuk slightly away. Realizing his own 101ea3edf1 reaction, he flushed a4c0468832 with embarrassment.6f9fe9eaa6730b00

He couldn’t believe he’d 8a08715036 reacted so strongly.a39f33bfaba1ed3c

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Ever since he had f454d4faf8 imagined kissing Cha Hyuk ffb37db6e3 once, that scene kept 9bc5a48433 replaying in his mind c621d155bd at random times.6b46d434585ecd7a

He wondered if f15204560c he was really 6d7fdb6113 this perverted, this 9173353508 overly focused on a5b6e7050c sexual things.396449fcfe0a1c7f

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So naturally, 1ef1d3205a when Cha 91eb0d590b Hyuk’s face 510c21cd9f came closer, 453ac16826 Yebon couldn’t 7dd247f35f help but 8f44658559 be startled.8c31f06054c0688c

Yebon defensively blurted 50b3c374c1 out, feeling his a50eca495d actions somehow betrayed ef96d16f3f his lascivious thoughts.009013805a534590

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“You suddenly got so fbfc335e78 close, I got, I f1626e2ffa got scared!”05c9dfd2ac29a710

“I didn’t expect 5d961d4121 you to be e014f7705f so startled. Hyung is sorry.”02f6b08264d99fea

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It was d53caf6905 Yebon who 86ba08a432 had overreacted 272b7b07fb and gotten 9169ff8128 snappy. Yet, Cha e880f98577 Hyuk spoke ac2b46b585 in a f898c0007f soothing tone.05aeb934fbb3a329

He leaned forward, trying 5e1bc977da to make eye contact 67cbe5aca2 with Yebon.6604ff3e7919ec36

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Still with 1460fb9b87 his heart 1e764c8dc4 pounding, Yebon 38d4121628 avoided looking 59df645b1f directly at 73c7b9a059 him until d10c0fa459 their eyes 965ae37974 met, and b2afa25d19 he flinched. He noticed a bandage f9f854ac64 stuck near Cha Hyuk’s 020a7d9273 right temple.72d4c0db35fecaa7

“Are you hurt?”a09f598c12e18a6e

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With a 9a93313d4a sigh, Cha a7fe594b18 Hyuk touched 04ee8e9c45 the bandage 27ecbc8b6f and nodded, b180918c0a his hand 445ebc44f7 gloved in 9719285d0c dark fabric.364ba51c099b3458

Yebon, looking 0f629806df more distressed 564bd0473b than Cha b9dfef8383 Hyuk, cupped d87e35bcd6 his cheeks c46da5c6b7 and turned eee97927bd his face fa54b06fe5 from side c4e90a4986 to side 0c6f6e3d3f to check d54c4d2cde for other 3fb6e0e6c7 injuries. Thankfully, there didn’t seem 56f7ecaf39 to be any.3278f82010ea7d5b

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“How did you a401d74fa6 get hurt? You went 8dbe1c2ba7 to the a3b38adca8 hospital, right?”5fb72c84963797b4

“Yes, I’ve been there.”a7025ea88d48802f

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“You didn’t just a7594e8e31 bump into something, 666218e90a did you?”509eeaff6dffaaa7

“It was a 9c9b02da30 bit more than fb7f93eb37 a bump. Pretty hard.”95c40e861a78a78d

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“You bumped into 594f441544 something? You’re not dizzy 3e333f4e02 or anything, right? What exactly happened?”acc40c9b0639b556

Just on Monday, Yebon 78ac2fb597 had seen him in a85c471814 front of the library 50416a5d41 looking unharmed, but within d34f37906c just a day, something 24f4ada602 had happened that led 3b46ff9731 to him getting injured.12b59c0ce91240a2

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Yebon realized 734f37c641 once more 0f3100848a that Cha 1d0cf0aae3 Hyuk lived 919eedf952 in a 7fec674f62 world far 27b1579b5b more dangerous 9bba0234a8 than he 5758a0b80a could imagine.3f7a4e372c82ffba

While Yebon grew more 98920a1f29 serious, Cha Hyuk looked 099620f768 at him with a c6fd599733 complex expression and then c31c214a5e pretended to whine.d135c2660ea9559a

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“It still stings. I had to 2bebb09d6a get eight stitches.”d55f6b0e35c136d7

“Eight stitches?!”a98248db7a6abd26

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“If Yebon could blow e5e871b1e6 on it, I think c4510d625c it’d heal.”b3764ed9b7ff7127

His tone e3fc04922a was teasing a043fbfe3d despite the 51ec3adc83 supposed pain.636705e053210457

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Yebon, who had 4e9f546356 been serious, shot 7d2c32d4c9 Cha Hyuk a d9b69bf786 glare and then 733eda08c9 let go of 6578269093 his cheeks.04801c512b5ba2a7

The sudden dc46ab48a0 cold air f6fb8bb137 hitting his 3c9d6eacd9 warm palms b94a7555fc made Yebon 66f49c4a0b repeatedly clench 0c94ce691f and unclench a670f772fb his fists.62a9803ce00fd7de

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Embarrassed by 9187e24615 how long f16f3142ee he had ebece05632 held onto 0aa7adf8ea Cha Hyuk’s c8b16870e6 face, Yebon 6e333f91b4 gave him 46aecd829e a quick 1a986889b7 glance and d4f68389b2 hurried his 9d03973118 steps.b0727fab3e5dcf80

“If you’re well enough e101cb618e to joke, you seem 343413166b fine. Let’s just go to b39cb201da the classroom.”95eb1f143825249e

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“The eight e11790a1a2 stitches are 27fb2cac05 real though…”cad76444f5fa4af8

Cha Hyuk seemed f787f7dd81 puzzled about how a5f923b097 to react, his 9faebfb27c words trailing off. Yebon’s phone in his 9d273af3f8 jacket pocket vibrated.a0c44e19e851f638

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The timing was impeccable. He pulled a4ea51cceb it out a460cca3e6 to see 67941dd8e0 an unexpected b70ddf59fd caller.f04fdafbdb73d81e

Kim Beomjun6ee8324317a26148

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They occasionally chatted a882df2e70 on KakaoTalk, but 80fc408e7d this was the c97f011d17 first time he b71b0bff6d had called.8832825fb97c0226

Yebon quizzically 5aa17962ab looked back 6f27fbf1b3 at Cha 4be65863c1 Hyuk.42f29818e17c9c89

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“I should take 2cc7a3e1a7 this call… I 3838739cec won’t, actually.”87b7d1fad2b97051

Cha Hyuk’s abe20b7180 face, which 4bbb6bffa7 had been 2099e7f93a playful, suddenly 84cb0bb87f turned stern.5d51720d696f0f5a

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Yebon felt intimidated by ec3af62fab Cha Hyuk’s fierce presence.e6afc41cda7ae7aa

There was no one a02effa92a quite as daunting as 8752028246 Cha Hyuk when he 481604e9ec was serious.623b6e75f9614841

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As Yebon tried 51090b8433 to decline the 814b7f369a call, Cha Hyuk 79432aedc0 stopped him.000075e1b6170e30

“It’s okay, take ea46aff143 it. Don’t mind me.”4303d4acb8b39c98

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It almost 4592ec7a00 sounded like 28fc1795ca he was 0b4ce7fee0 insisting Yebon 537f14b2f7 pay more fe79a4e539 attention to e61ced77e7 him. Yebon looked at 6ea7659551 him suspiciously, but 11e33aabd7 Cha Hyuk had 482d45904e already resumed his 866bd827ec usual gentle demeanor.702623496bb3b625

Yebon answered a3f83eaeb0 the call.768f0d960ef1c64a

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“Hello?”44da306bfd038cf5

– Ah, Yebon. Are you on your way to class?e4953b5a5d041313

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“Yes, uh, what’s up…”584c2db5f78b62ef

Through the 9033122d18 phone, he c1af973977 heard a 02a91f104e familiar voice 4f81d3aef7 calling his 2d73620390 name, “Kang 1c03c10584 Yebon, Kang 9002f374a8 Yebon.” It a9ebfb01ec was Lee 7ea9c2d1c4 Seunggu.c7b6a93ac2c031e2

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Hearing Lee ebdb70e66e Seunggu’s voice, 60d30ea7ab Yebon felt 9d8c4d0145 a bit 4f50506d7b more at 031b85047e ease.db216f41f76e81ba

“Are you with c9bfdca9f1 Lee Seunggu?”2ce7d215ded52e7e

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– Yeah, Lee Seunggu was asking if you want to have lunch together after class. You free?bb07979a8c42f13c

“Ah… after class?”b026722ea7e05a14

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Normally, he b97766d3cd would have 8ee5ba3dc5 declined, as a5346db8c1 he had d58809ab85 been having 5e426d95bd meals with 2bc695e63c Cha Hyuk 775ef4a015 continuously, which 586947cb1a had become d456c95b48 their unspoken b812ace4c8 rule.2204129f59919e7a

But Yebon had broken 25c611aba0 that pattern last time, cc95603b8b and frankly, he had 88a393df4a planned to escape after a722c9e453 today’s class anyway.405126f8520f7680

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The thought 0ba3139f62 of sitting 624e558c1a across from c10f756714 Cha Hyuk 9740e2a38f for a abfc293eae meal could bc8e2d51a2 be too 2f5b2110da much; it dae8259f7e was cruel 88fe269580 to acknowledge 06f8b2afde his feelings. Before, actions cae79a7156 that were 0d2fff475c carefree now c7fe521b8c made him 99e981cc62 overly sensitive 903e7f8f95 and anxious.d9d63b96b8ec0615

‘Doesn’t seem like 0031f27339 everyone goes through 5d94301d2e this.’39c09be26a4801c5

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Maybe because he 0809db9d20 was always slow 7aa71adb67 to realize his 30abd65ff1 feelings, when he 590abff93b acknowledged he liked 7ee364d0b6 Jung Woochan, he 6fe91cd732 had avoided seeing b7a576a441 him for months.35f3d9d6f94410ab

His heart 6df7618275 always seemed 39054612de to get eaff6ed05e ahead of 17f970aaf2 his thoughts, 857bc1dd3a needing time abf97db1ed to adjust. And despite trying 9e8312d8f9 hard to deny e51222b948 his feelings, he df71319422 never really could.d46dc1f51223b28e

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Yebon considered his 406d4b3e2f love quite severe, 3c0017204b chasing after someone’s bf7701115d presence more as 6d842ad43f he tried to 82dded5bee cut it off.72a91ded44315642

Resisting acknowledgement a4ae62eccc and struggling 012423b17c not to 12341f8bc5 think about d4056c9de9 it only cdce91e37e made reasons 5cff5fcce7 to like c92324d44c them multiply.f9b538a75aabbbbe

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Thus, Yebon felt an e64d7e359c increasing need to distance 8e010de44d himself from Cha Hyuk.f45406cb2ecfd576

Still… Yes, still, if d55c1f40bc he kept a bit 0413ba3fd4 of distance, he might 26f8a7c26d stop it.faa56a8700badefa

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If he gave in f012501a26 and acknowledged it now, 53a024f48e Yebon would end up 1a658fedb1 hoping all of the 4b61e95070 other’s love would come 584045d648 to him.1e99f9929d4fdf8c

But Cha Hyuk didn’t a36271a680 like him, and Yebon f4f7d3668b had already bitterly experienced 63a8afe86f what the end of aeb4645918 such a love looked 480d1158fb like.04cb7046bb988323

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“You act like you’re 3f25ba2e45 the only one for c61ea441e5 me, like you’re special 756c675c66 to me, and that 77eb99aef0 puts me at ease. You didn’t know d104d7fd45 that was obvious, 8d986c5907 did you? But it is. Do you know how dc8e895de8 stifled I’ve been trying 4aec4e71f5 to accommodate that?”b2a67f4873005f21

…He didn’t e7ce4b8742 want to e3c62c371f be someone 65e34442fa who stifled 2b4235d1ef someone else’s b45794e2f6 breath. Especially not Cha Hyuk’s.ed26722d9e102b38

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“I probably 11dfeab29d don’t have e0f4336090 any plans… a349f886ef Ah!”7d6be5b03b67bff0

Before Yebon could finish cb7240502f his sentence, Cha Hyuk 68a1742e61 wrapped his arms around 7069c1c9b5 his waist and pulled 2f586bd6e4 him close.06db9c2355063d51

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Enveloped in fa3d4fedbe his embrace, 3984f90170 Cha Hyuk’s f2b8dea595 scent was 183fa41ac2 overwhelming, intoxicating 4c830ecfa0 Yebon instantly.ec5805166a4cafd8

Looking up in surprise, df6f690ca2 Cha Hyuk stretched his 0211632007 lips in a pained 5be1fe2d77 smile.cd9ef76defda2126

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“Hyung feel dizzy. Yebon…”d762ba2ac8eb32ee

…He didn’t look 5fe2cf9623 dizzy at all.15f64765999f35b2

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Rather, it was Yebon 13376362bd who seemed to lean d55be443b8 more on Cha Hyuk’s 3428ee3d72 body, and Cha Hyuk’s f50223e180 hands firmly supported him.a36e84c0f9dfe9ba

Even though it f1039539ed was clearly a fdce42640a joke, Yebon wanted b7eac3ed9e to pretend he b32467e928 didn’t notice.87659ee7b5fad9da

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Maybe, really… 78a5b5323b he was 20e5344657 dizzy…ffe4bb824a91125a

– Hello? Yebon? Something wrong?fb24ac92cbe3cb66

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From the phone, 9b2e0c65dc Kim Beomjun and be508a2399 Lee Seunggu’s voices f87f901cd2 sounded concerned, but 6d72155925 Yebon’s heart was 3b875fbd01 too noisy to 9b8d2778f9 respond.8022ebb9e5807c13

Cha Hyuk looked down 15892958ab at him intently, and a5e3364ade the message was clear: 5369fcfc19 don’t reject him.93cc61538618cc91

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Yebon felt a 16d2ecb435 sudden surge of f0afb80176 emotion.a44f00268c50d452

Thinking it 27195d2bdc was all da02c3dbe5 his misunderstanding… 19e04818fd then why a47f1f9c40 make moves 722b708672 that led 48cb8760bd to misunderstanding!ff55b0f097a1947e

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His lips trembling, 64ff951360 Yebon struggled out e179426f99 of Cha Hyuk’s 44b252df86 embrace and shouted.ade1a9b96d934a97

“No, I’m okay. I can eat. Hang up!”98f3376f1e241030

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With that, he 495124250a hung up and 2819de9de5 broke free from 7e71b0ce22 Cha Hyuk’s grasp c50f9bc50e with all his a79cfb89b3 might. Then he said 050188ce9f in an angry 2d6a549f50 voice.0ef34ee6b31bcad3

“From now 3044c85947 on, don’t f53cae5983 touch me, 618b41b28c don’t keep 89efca4875 asking to 4574575dfc eat together, 48642d9e36 and stop 51476511ed smiling at 151b49ca59 me, making 6c815b81d8 me misunderstand!”2e0a69c56f0acf66

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