OMLM | Chapter 36

Kang Yebon zipped up his 9d54bfad4e jacket tightly, huddling against the e973ddab62 sudden biting wind. Just last week, it hadn’t been a577fd0c5a this cold in the mornings. It seemed like 277c569907 winter was eager 9c2322886a to announce its 3f549c9951 arrival.2347f75a9902e0f47088

The once brightly red and yellow leaves, now battered 6cc3213803 by the strong winds, fluttered helplessly into the air. Even just yesterday, it hadn’t felt this f2c5892cdf chilly, and Yebon regretted wearing just a 460b52a82f thin long-sleeve shirt under his jacket.90e2756e6524633b92d7

He hastened his steps toward the classroom when the 5f8be29dcc rapid tapping sound of footsteps approached from behind. It strangely sounded like they were heading 0f8af3cff6 towards him, so he turned around to 2edb408139 see Cha Hyuk, his dark brown coat 3e7047e4c8 fluttering as he ran closer.6f0dc93a92f2957779d8

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Soon, Cha Hyuk was 1e1d8c8d23 walking alongside Yebon.691e696b0b00ac9411dd

“It’s quite d7055bd356 cold today. Why are 2db8b99470 you dressed 5d7396f412 so lightly? You must 99469e89d5 be freezing.”34823969c7daf37465a0

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Cha Hyuk, who wore 27c9052420 a thick coat, looked 5a88bbe646 even more imposing. His neatly styled hair and the scar above 8f1ba8ea20 his dark eyebrows seemed particularly striking today.9ba23f1fcf84351e550c

Yebon gazed 241d950251 at Cha 79f388ced7 Hyuk in c84e0e84c1 a daze.1f841ad0e8a9d235a89c

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He really a4bb0e7973 looked intimidating, 7f9c469831 and yet… e46df0041a remarkably handsome. The profile of his face was sharply 913c4cbcd8 defined, as if drawn with a ruler.39828db1f81dce1daf21

Without saying a 67947a6fa7 word, Yebon stared 9f79d1f6eb at Cha Hyuk 9961bda13a with wide eyes. Cha Hyuk twitched an eyebrow then b2b42692c3 turned his face slightly towards Yebon.9d6ac32207d780c865e4

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It was a small movement, b364d0b9e2 but to Yebon, it felt baf8433de4 as massive as a meteor 2f616211ac hurtling towards him.183034ddb2eb70c5fe53

“What, what is cf9ae6ac68 it!” Yebon jumped 28d28af221 and pushed Cha 6c04b37976 Hyuk slightly away. Realizing his a710b9c967 own reaction, a825416feb he flushed 32c4f8568b with embarrassment.e6edb2efcc9599ad20a8

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He couldn’t believe he’d 60d8072071 reacted so strongly.72a36e207ed122529006

Ever since he had imagined kissing Cha Hyuk once, that 2aa1f396c5 scene kept replaying in his mind at random times.d1394aef97842af0e61c

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He wondered if he 8ea8d32e8e was really this perverted, 947145b646 this overly focused on 0208284032 sexual things.17ef15ded6258122b8ec

So naturally, when Cha 600a9b8386 Hyuk’s face came closer, 25a20a41a5 Yebon couldn’t help but c53cde69e4 be startled.534bb3467e61da9c67e4

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Yebon defensively blurted 6a472a5536 out, feeling his b2a3544043 actions somehow betrayed 0628987877 his lascivious thoughts.98c3f5066a4ac5ce3d4b

“You suddenly got so close, b18756f6b0 I got, I got scared!”b3d791b868ef7d6f80ab

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“I didn’t expect you eea5bffdd3 to be so startled. Hyung is sorry.”9744ad6c323d53e8e063

It was Yebon 08e721d657 who had overreacted 3433e25747 and gotten snappy. Yet, Cha Hyuk spoke 48637817c1 in a soothing tone.60890a215c20c45e5299

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He leaned forward, trying to cca27354c4 make eye contact with Yebon.d01b5d37b99f6cd96aea

Still with his heart pounding, Yebon 83792a38c0 avoided looking directly at him until 148990668c their eyes met, and he flinched. He noticed a bandage 8db28b980c stuck near Cha Hyuk’s 182f14c54e right temple.bc86928514bf3bf38295

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“Are you hurt?”75cd088d7b5dd29ce50b

With a sigh, Cha Hyuk touched bd223514d1 the bandage and nodded, his hand 0aea555304 gloved in dark fabric.1a171d824db1c6f99ce0

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Yebon, looking more distressed than Cha Hyuk, cupped de5cbf75ba his cheeks and turned his face from side 529a98ee44 to side to check for other injuries. Thankfully, there didn’t ffd6d46489 seem to be 51d23f6db4 any.591f2c629f5ab0770d3c

“How did 22cdd4a013 you get 03ceea96e1 hurt? You went ee88239a98 to the efcbdd94c2 hospital, right?”a6b41ed9b129f93782ea

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“Yes, I’ve ad72702818 been there.”604e8b81a94ae32eb075

“You didn’t just adb490478c bump into something, e0af625169 did you?”3c35f2b9981536108bca

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“It was a 4f43c953e0 bit more than fc4b96a79f a bump. Pretty hard.”8ccdf2835771356344e6

“You bumped 08d61a00a1 into something? You’re not c7150ed3ee dizzy or 81440859ff anything, right? What exactly happened?”e6666612513634c080b2

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Just on Monday, Yebon had seen him in front of the library looking unharmed, 5058cf51f4 but within just a day, something had happened that led to him getting injured.89fe60d0ef2fe26363cc

Yebon realized once more that Cha fdc7267241 Hyuk lived in a world far 2ab048c96a more dangerous than he could imagine.b1e898f980907fd4121a

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While Yebon grew more serious, 500dc9aa30 Cha Hyuk looked at him c120912f65 with a complex expression and 77364ff433 then pretended to whine.21e8ed43f894099ecc7c

“It still stings. I had to 815bfef038 get eight stitches.”3e74dd77d83bafb45cec

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“Eight stitches?!”d7a5a2e1294663b1e312

“If Yebon could blow afcebb8d06 on it, I think 465bb9cbf2 it’d heal.”96bf3fe16576bb04dbbb

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His tone was teasing 18de75b028 despite the supposed pain.47029b0ad45850ae6277

Yebon, who had been serious, 117bfd06ba shot Cha Hyuk a glare 60d011b88e and then let go of 7182928bf8 his cheeks.d8d10d09b246259c2c82

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The sudden cold air hitting his 7ef4e72d71 warm palms made Yebon repeatedly clench 4918078125 and unclench his fists.352cbd166b62ae448449

Embarrassed by how long he had 7c679aa702 held onto Cha Hyuk’s face, Yebon e3abad3215 gave him a quick glance and 662d329206 hurried his steps.2b00749255b7f8a2df37

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“If you’re well enough to ec8e696466 joke, you seem fine. Let’s just 802da8a00e go to 09d8a7ec00 the classroom.”09c62edcf77c92837db6

“The eight 0ca4c22f1a stitches are 4c74a3a2c1 real though…”c1320eea5b07e2223700

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Cha Hyuk seemed puzzled about how f57920832b to react, his words trailing off. Yebon’s phone 41332474a7 in his 32b12666fe jacket pocket 4316a5c3a6 vibrated.f6ea804750571eb48895

The timing fd14dd0b7d was impeccable. He pulled it out to 487ec54a8d see an unexpected caller.3d6175ff8ac1e7198e40

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Kim Beomjunf130abb1d34befcab1b5

They occasionally chatted on KakaoTalk, c3fadea95a but this was the first a0153890c6 time he had called.933e8bb6edeae5d5ae49

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Yebon quizzically fc19a04d11 looked back 6246fe324f at Cha c8287b4e78 Hyuk.46c25acfa26f78a8f279

“I should ae1598d158 take this bc246f678a call… I a7b9af932f won’t, actually.”db8b8fa6279b63b87c21

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Cha Hyuk’s face, 49fe689d12 which had been 0d5f47e102 playful, suddenly turned bc0790e758 stern.f08d9212810aba91d291

Yebon felt intimidated by 8f096c252c Cha Hyuk’s fierce presence.a98b68f7e079f4efafbc

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There was no one quite 11317f71da as daunting as Cha Hyuk fbe3a0043f when he was serious.a84a3c44b539a7983607

As Yebon tried 728422c7a5 to decline the ca0fa94c4e call, Cha Hyuk cdb81d94b1 stopped him.bbfd622e3c0d028fb627

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“It’s okay, d1a9d9e90a take it. Don’t mind me.”1b458c2806fab5d942c6

It almost sounded like he 2ea26f6169 was insisting Yebon pay more 1443833189 attention to him. Yebon looked at him 0973570941 suspiciously, but Cha Hyuk 670254fb6c had already resumed his 88fb89dc50 usual gentle demeanor.cbba376f4f1f51054085

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Yebon answered 3277f68c24 the call.272ace005faf1cf9f865

“Hello?”f49fea4d8bd88019f848

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– Ah, Yebon. Are you 1940c8847e on your bbe152e770 way to d8cf511580 class?0040adab1859ab804ca3

“Yes, uh, 60a6046da1 what’s up…”7603f6c8466b85c8184a

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Through the phone, he heard b358e9e0bc a familiar voice calling his 2003c9a956 name, “Kang Yebon, Kang Yebon.” 02da6ef991 It was Lee Seunggu.c971c43e2b7508d3253c

Hearing Lee Seunggu’s voice, d0e2af9ad0 Yebon felt a bit 85c6c5acf9 more at ease.4482c4828acc06cb5a02

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“Are you with 910a685888 Lee Seunggu?”a7565be9f1ffb2c1a479

– Yeah, Lee Seunggu was asking if you b303077337 want to have lunch together after class. You free?ae51cdaf377fab06e56a

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“Ah… after class?”6854eb0b7eed2d74e359

Normally, he would have declined, as he had been having meals e445296117 with Cha Hyuk continuously, which had become their unspoken rule.a8c02ae30349270771be

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But Yebon had broken that b5125a58f7 pattern last time, and frankly, ce8ef05b39 he had planned to escape 6e6906a3d0 after today’s class anyway.2066a80963d493ff4960

The thought of sitting across from Cha Hyuk for a meal bfb541b8d2 could be too much; it was cruel to acknowledge his feelings. Before, actions that were carefree now e9c696f179 made him overly sensitive and anxious.a17408dece1938028435

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‘Doesn’t seem 0a64e71d84 like everyone a23c495378 goes through c81a029dea this.’6a1cd864125a815115ea

Maybe because he was always slow 6096178c52 to realize his feelings, when he 088c52f1eb acknowledged he liked Jung Woochan, he 8bd2f790b4 had avoided seeing him for months.ff6bc43284fc7fecd4a0

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His heart always seemed to b42a1809da get ahead of his thoughts, 51029041c3 needing time to adjust. And despite trying hard f945d76f7a to deny his feelings, bc71eaa135 he never really could.1bd67870c9ec539cad6a

Yebon considered his love quite severe, aa3d9e241f chasing after someone’s presence more as ff733dfda7 he tried to cut it off.b7900920cb873f86a7c2

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Resisting acknowledgement and struggling not to a291ca0114 think about it only made reasons 76e5cc1468 to like them multiply.dfcb2204d6efa1ebe3bf

Thus, Yebon felt an increasing need b4f028171d to distance himself from Cha Hyuk.90d46e291fca381d2113

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Still… Yes, still, if he 6804858568 kept a bit of distance, 89cbdc8ed6 he might stop it.c13896b17e696a8cdc11

If he gave in and acknowledged it now, Yebon would end 8fb6e3169a up hoping all of the other’s love would come to him.824293b700b973951fe1

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But Cha Hyuk didn’t like him, and e4273df41c Yebon had already bitterly experienced what the 5c6eb54448 end of such a love looked like.4268be06c1e9a3313504

“You act like you’re the f5deb2c225 only one for me, like 8671124fef you’re special to me, and 3de1404e1a that puts me at ease. You didn’t 525b15fe4b know that 6d6e7ceb06 was obvious, 0e1a472cda did you? But it is. Do you know how 4b8256065f stifled I’ve been trying 5203ce7b28 to accommodate that?”3e7387b1e3ec1bf805c7

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…He didn’t want to 9a93b95627 be someone who stifled ea66948e59 someone else’s breath. Especially not d09a2a740c Cha Hyuk’s.c46282b60b63b6af5200

“I probably 2affd0efa0 don’t have fb0a0a6534 any plans… 3b2f2036c8 Ah!”b1a112730bf7114f1e40

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Before Yebon could finish his 7913c1405f sentence, Cha Hyuk wrapped his 477612546f arms around his waist and 440aa7c1ad pulled him close.5e86e8ac3d9c020bcbf0

Enveloped in his embrace, Cha Hyuk’s 527151c687 scent was overwhelming, intoxicating Yebon instantly.62015de3b56170e86ad2

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Looking up in surprise, Cha 2911d7097a Hyuk stretched his lips in bb4273f327 a pained smile.c821cbfbd449027c98cb

“Hyung feel dizzy. Yebon…”79ff91ed04e3a695ea4a

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…He didn’t look 58dea89189 dizzy at all.8482d368bb55de4ca999

Rather, it was Yebon who d8249d2fc3 seemed to lean more on b4287b9d61 Cha Hyuk’s body, and Cha 800c52cd64 Hyuk’s hands firmly supported him.80649bdbb47e08787472

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Even though it was clearly a joke, 41ad68ed79 Yebon wanted to pretend he didn’t notice.40f13486cd4f808489be

Maybe, really… 9d0a4e1092 he was 2cc88a8198 dizzy…2cee1afa5325bf79273c

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– Hello? Yebon? Something wrong?12b4c7d91d740c8d42b9

From the phone, Kim Beomjun and Lee 42e8b7dc10 Seunggu’s voices sounded concerned, but Yebon’s heart b8d7c90dbc was too noisy to respond.1bb2e92660f1399a3b9f

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Cha Hyuk looked down 552eb2f636 at him intently, and f0424b9f9e the message was clear: eb7e82ace1 don’t reject him.2287e8bd91e374083a3e

Yebon felt a sudden bdd6c82081 surge of emotion.8e06885772921aa195bf

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Thinking it was all his 2e1444ee47 misunderstanding… then why make moves 1c937bd49d that led to misunderstanding!4450d78f3e1728934b13

His lips trembling, Yebon struggled out ef69090e56 of Cha Hyuk’s embrace and shouted.1f8920beff4ca7294c65

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“No, I’m okay. I can eat. Hang up!”c5b6bd615003b6bbbc20

With that, he hung up and broke free d2e8bc0df3 from Cha Hyuk’s grasp with all his might. Then he said in 8b6b19494e an angry voice.768595de256385a67893

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“From now on, don’t touch me, don’t f3cc100376 keep asking to eat together, and stop 00a431cffb smiling at me, making me misunderstand!”abc1523cbacb59f7f799