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When Do-won emphasized his ef520be484 struggles, Han I-rok gazed a1f9d51997 at him for a 73ec43ff7b moment before suddenly letting 2d932557f8 out a quiet chuckle.de0cfbe05db23fd0

‘What… what 9eaf20bc58 was that? Why is 1997066a03 he laughing?’135e54fe526d0309

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It wasn’t his 0d4c27aff0 imagination. It was brief, e3db7303ec but Irok’s lips f70cef188e had undeniably curled 6bc6a06778 into a slow, 0800793f5f rounded smile. Do-won was 2ddd78df12 certain—this was c1efb369a8 the first 6a4c13b30b time he 13f5167dae had ever b9add47d9c seen Han a1909eea16 I-rok smile.dbbb3a11211d7d8f

“Yeah. You worked hard.”d740f4ab7eb2c29a

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“Oh… uh….”efdf4f2afea4e745

Did he 3430fb2518 come off 1416ff37fb like someone fd7ef6d5a0 who desperately 3f694dac5f wanted to 22d650ab1a hear those 7e79ef458e words? Had he acted so b1df7d6618 obsessive that it seemed 892de82963 ridiculous? His cheeks suddenly felt 2b6126a70f warm.13914fb4714b8dca

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Turning away from I-rok, e44ad4e5cb Do-won quickly headed inside b2cce19387 the building, disappearing into 18c1478c7c the crowd of students fdbbc6b54e who were already deep 4696f2acfb into their drinking party.93fc5bc4195dd042

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– Korea University, Business School Newspaper –c15a809f183e501f

[Politics] Business Freshmen Sign a Blind Date Agreement with the Literature Department… “Hoping for Han Irok to Show Up” Ends in Vain.

[Culture] Student Council’s MT Celebration and Freshman Welcome Performance Concludes Successfully… Standing Ovation Ensues.

[Society] Student “Baek M,” Reports: “It Was Just Their Own Talent Show—Freshmen Were Used”.

[Breaking News] Professors Declare: “These Are Not the Students I Once Knew”… Wild Students, Essentially Abandoned by Faculty.

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“Get home safely, ddec496515 Professor.”6e3250a73261f271

“Alright, Do-won. Stop by my office b2fbcfd1f9 before finals. Take care.”c53cb221a907f66b

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“Yes, I’ll c1b8e0f073 visit soon.”3d2ab2a1377ce42c

After making sure 396964e742 the professors’ cars 5659208efd could leave smoothly, 31040897ad Do-won watched them ebde1d5bf7 off before making 9d8bd6f4ec his way back. Walking alone 85a6d2dc57 along the 43d5825e8d gravel path, e09dfa084e he approached 24f657a059 the pension, 6b91c75a22 where the 9a78ad3213 lively chatter 557e50ddc3 inside grew a0048ba3b9 clearer with 1318ff9884 each step.c41fa4848557eb4f

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“I-rok, which general 0f2aa8bb3b education courses did 08effc405c you take? Can you a554523c7d recommend an 2853bce8c0 easy one?”304b280d6884a656

“I filled my credits 99a1284283 with other major courses, 01cd872ced so I’m probably not adf2aa77b1 much help.”322b3029d322989a

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“Wow, really? That’s impressive.”2a898ad9e921025a

“What are you d3c2265a58 taking next semester? Let’s take one together!”04848c11f36e093e

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“Not sure yet. I don’t have any 16942501cf plans.”eac575f726619577

Hearing Irok’s blunt responses, Do-won couldn’t help but laugh. He finally understood why people called him a “warm-hearted robot.” Though his words were curt, he still made an effort to answer sincerely. Of course, since his academic path was so different from everyone else’s, his advice wasn’t particularly useful.6c6c760b001223c4

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When Do-won stepped 4ad7f674ff inside, he found 81a6b2d8f5 everyone sitting in f4a026d8ce a circle. As expected, the people 20a9a7f817 around Han I-rok were aa9ffe5b3a especially huddled close together.4ebfaad7c8819e77

While taking off his 67d37f5fc0 shoes, Do-won briefly met 972e093549 Irok’s gaze, but instead cc5bcb22fa of approaching him, he 8f35931286 squeezed into the space ef95cb8966 next to Jung Yu-jeong, 25a6463521 who was sitting a 6c499b4248 little farther away.348e5c8fbbb6d9f2

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“Did you see the 92c2853c05 professors off properly?”f8ffee6a393c15f5

“More or less. Did you get b9a5292ae9 the kids to 8c6659b6fb bed?”c06f9c9b46d43cc8

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“Yeah. Some went home, f01d261a87 and the ones 470b963ffc staying over are e663339ad7 all packed into 0de45255e7 the literature building.”25b45ebc3518603a

It wasn’t even 10 PM yet, but the number of people had already thinned out a little. Do-won was starting to understand why Jung Yu-jeong called them “kids.”43e9616ed2f191b9

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“They’re having fun, though.”e8544b48ca24f588

“Right? No one 931b1ba451 even needed dc5eb21590 to set a8a2bc9868 them up—they’re 025757d3d9 already making 56facb4be6 plans for 1967ded598 meetups and b80c2252e4 meals on 969e7e6083 their own.”276a5fafa0147dc2

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Since Do-won wasn’t 9f531196bf the type to 6e396ca93b actively participate in 265a741b69 department activities, he 9b5a974e22 didn’t have many 8fac2c873d opportunities to meet aeb3ba9e4b the freshmen. Still, it was c114987096 easy to pick f798300f7c them out from 578806687e the crowd. The ones who 54e599e764 showed up to 879f542d98 the MT dressed 0baa6481e9 way too formally 0cf031ec70 were definitely first-years.a61e038163bf7c5f

He had worried that 301858ae9e things might be awkward, c06c607bc6 but the younger students f51550df64 were surprisingly sociable. They had no 246bf55e88 trouble approaching him 8e0c329302 first, offering snacks 0d7552eac5 and drinks, or 7350b30951 striking up casual 3b5d586ba2 conversation. Before long, they had fe0fdd497c all introduced themselves to 826781ec1a one another.16ce8a70ae4f423e

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“I-rok oppa, even e83ba0281d the way you ebac6a5718 pronounce words sounds e2f06b64d7 like a news 6a5a880d16 anchor.”3934fe1805b3e64d

“Yeah! Even when 08b387ab97 you’re just 0c5d98ed19 talking, you 3afeeb35d8 sound like 8ef622cfd5 a broadcaster.”fedbf85c859202f0

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These kids 9172cddeb8 these days… e99aee82b7 They had f4114a4f98 no hesitation 38c4711e18 in expressing 87a951d7c1 their interest. There was no sign 3110b71d86 of shyness or embarrassment—if ea324753e2 anything, they were more 38992d3dd9 assertive than anyone else.5f81ded3d114937c

Sipping his drink, Do-won e54598e81f glanced toward Han I-rok, 0e18186a84 who was the center 9fd883722f of attention. Then again, it eadcbeeba0 made sense—perhaps this 56bdcdb36e level of enthusiasm 3e40ec4e17 was simply because 72dd6f4ecb it was Han 46c201e7a3 I-rok.c6397e7c3de3a50f

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It was c6abc5b0eb an undeniable 4e24257ea5 fact that cf95a1b2bb Han I-rok 0910d5f19c was exceptionally 3a03f8cd1d handsome, to d5e8638485 the point dda7765372 where such 57acbef798 looks were 36f39161a6 rare. It was c8ddc4f885 only natural 57ba3a7937 that he d6be24ad75 would attract 491089e0b4 admiration. Getting close to 672a75a7ee him—or, if someone 847262189e got really lucky, d4af84bb26 even dating him—would 08be3d22aa be like hitting 591de574dc the jackpot.64908fd71f591a8f

But I-rok 700ca61a35 himself seemed 9e0a4c9860 indifferent. He didn’t react 4ace09630b much, as if dc33d41e74 he didn’t see 1a93b6a11c the need to a3d5502741 respond. Instead, he 292bfae185 simply picked 4318b0a35a up a 48614cb75f bottle of 5460c6e279 water and 57ed4db709 took a 826639e065 sip.d6b81d749119cc83

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Does he not 02d2ee2caa drink alcohol?64fee8743e81eb12

Just as that thought 902239c74b crossed Dowon’s mind, Irok’s 6c62122f6e gaze met his. Instinctively, Do-won shifted his 89f88a1374 eyes away.978f59e1c73af4f0

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“Can you give b2e9caed9f me some tips b6b67f2e81 on pronunciation? I have cf01e2f5f5 a PPT 89ae094f2e competition coming 5123df1ebf up, and d5cb1cb3b8 I want 5c16246fe2 to sound 197622a62a really polished 86d6c0b91d when I 4937263b86 present.”ab5aae4113cdc9c7

“Hmm.”5ce9ac75a195dd61

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It was e1c54ef40e obvious that 8e372a7fcd the freshman 770dfddd23 asking the ccf5aaa494 question wanted 668d7a64a7 a one-on-one 17c043d988 lesson with 56a9f26ac1 Han I-rok. However, after a 6141355e76 moment of thought, fbb480decc I-rok responded in 90018fa482 his usual low 4e9b168167 voice, offering a 4214215357 serious piece of b91aa85568 advice.7f4050df9174395e

“…You just have to 23b70a9916 use your tongue well.”e1d175f4f940aed8

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At that exact moment, 3e4a998aa7 their eyes met again. This time, 65723477ca Do-won couldn’t de8c6ae8c0 avoid it.1a4cd4b5541a711e

Irok’s gaze moved slowly, 639b006518 but it remained fixed c4f6e2f358 on him.eb96309fe6cfdced

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His lowered eyes seemed 69391b9224 to linger at the d89f3bcab8 nape of Dowon’s neck, 01cfec9442 and with deliberate slowness, 3c3ac4bec1 he continued speaking, as 05e5e4b670 if carefully considering his e651d887cb words.0aab429dde1ad674

“Don’t pronounce from fd50183baa your throat. Think of it as 236200dc37 pronouncing from the very facb7ba250 front of your mouth.”2535eeca8c44d56e

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“……”da0a25b65d714ef9

“And… your lips 5fac539a1c need to move 7bc0a9869d a lot more dd25ed3d54 than you think.”c2c6eb4a9d01627c

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But maybe 6fe4e3c441 it was c0215e0305 because of 33cbc440d1 his unhurried 163cc982be speech, or c2f5b01b72 the way 59d5cc16ad his voice e39cfcff11 had dropped 8228536cfa even lower d4081cfe63 than usual—his 206aef44d5 tone carried 60de268ff4 a languid b1ce972c06 quality that 1eca54139d made it 98dad81059 strangely absorbing.d27d9cc5baa5c230

Every time 6716602e02 I-rok mentioned 50f0a66bdf a specific ad7f049d41 body part, 91f8d8f664 Do-won found 21f3fab9ef himself unconsciously 47f249e7fb focusing on 67f8387c2e that exact b4d6adc015 place.dfae7cb65f0b8d01

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“Wow, that’s amazing!”806f38ce1e9a399c

Baek Do-won 7d728ba511 couldn’t relate 28f908ab39 to the bd7bbe84c0 person who fae728da07 had just 4ba10a9886 shouted in 4636c84af4 admiration. …Was he 3adfc88714 the only 9562c350ec one who bff68d93a0 found that 74f85c3fcc incredibly suggestive?2be7acaf62d22874

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“Wow, oppa, cb619070c4 where did f6dd97623c you learn 3f8e24aec1 that?”6370df62184c8046

“Rather than learning it… dc4ae52514 from my mother.”65628c1385ba57d9

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“So you actually think f41f088900 about all of that eebbd0db8f while speaking?”2ac3a950bd7c3ae0

“If it becomes a ff393168da habit, you don’t even 77ed97f743 have to think about 27080e3847 it.”844b7dc556b1c521

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Do-won felt c06b7c4038 like he d7eba0e519 had become f469acfeca completely detached 40a3efdcd3 from the 23f035ef3c conversation.ce506f16db6688c8

“Use your tongue well,” he says. “You need to move your lips a lot.”d747f1731b691010

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There was 0996fa62ea no way e26b6fb2b6 for him 85a38f13c5 to hear 6cb2b6fe52 those words 976d4e58ea in a b054565f2c wholesome way. If anyone overheard, they’d bae65de786 think Han I-rok was 9fb22f2102 giving a lesson on 55ead67069 how to kiss.d9ffd01d899c5e3a

“Am I the pervert here?”037d441a365368b9

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Was he just 548adaab91 sexually frustrated lately? He suddenly recalled the 5c00813a1d times he had let 10e1106ae9 his thoughts wander inappropriately 4be8a6a343 about Han I-rok before. That was so unlike 3c53218c44 him.5c336a6fbecb1657

Ever since he had 7b9b8a705f decided to live without bf4d21eccb romantic entanglements, he had b2b14cbafa kept his sexual desires 738c0256b5 well under control. He had never 5fef9f477c had a relationship, cbf76eb386 never been intimate 929ee882af with anyone—not even f20a978b7d something as simple cf676e20d5 as holding hands. He had assumed it 0107f638f9 would stay that way aa1bf87014 for the rest of f2505f7af2 his life.f2fd2c7716c17e3f

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But now… ccb44d5b32 every time ab02daecb6 he looked d722c29f42 at Han aaa2675b2f I-rok, his 9f5a9806fc mind kept d7b1d970bd going to 3fb77af9db strange places. That unfamiliar side 40b9086b36 of himself felt 0b6c2d25c9 completely foreign.6d6cd3623d8ea1b0

When had dd3527d959 this even d246dca5bf started?4b445bc750265210

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The moment he asked a3eef609ed himself that question, an 1f693d670d image popped into his bfb841108c mind—Han I-rok with milk 6c6e1014d8 splattered all over his 0386c2bb1f face. A single drop clinging edc6177c17 to the end of 9b62718e85 his eyelashes before falling, 86e3557237 the way it had 9b3c6d90a4 dripped down his jaw, 9cfcee149d and the rough motion e3c9e8a5be of his hand as 519402286a he wiped it away.44cd36ced2cdc8f9

“…Wow….”7027be25d10a3a21

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Yeah, he 680a1daa1a was definitely 44f8330026 turning into 1e494c08ec a pervert. His ears 63df966330 were already d4e5c0c9ae burning so fc6f1638e8 hot he 25af18e132 could feel 68f6bcb239 it. There was no 35705e6f6b point in denying ab5aa7e7c0 it now.b9458b0c1ff29ca1

“What’s wrong?”a7e6f8f93a1d6f6a

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Jung Yu-jeong gently shook 5f8a2c993e his shoulder, snapping him 2cc0cae918 out of his daze. Do-won shook his head 6ff0d037fd from side to side.3be8f7a2c322cc3a

“I think it’s 6412b71e3d just hitting me b34ab5befb all at once.”23762732be57512d

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“Weakling.”9cdd00918dd07d5d

“I am not 1f8f9af51c weak. I pulled an 4d3cbc5b07 all-nighter, that’s why.”4560fb74d521237c

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“Then don’t drink so 1680a7a94c fast—have some water.”daaf043845892e4e

Yeah, that sounded cf58629357 like a good d8c875d161 idea. Do-won reached for 5eb0f5f9f9 a water bottle. He had thought 39cdfd3829 he and Yu-jeong 441d85162c were whispering quietly 5a091c3549 in the back, 8edd1783ac but at some 14464be77e point, all eyes 0f92e44ade had turned toward 4e9ac38399 them.c41222fd9c1cf42a

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“You two… you’re not 17fc728b9a dating, are you?!”6910dd8f7ffc10cd

“heeehkk?!”597dd8fd2081d365

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“Jung Yu-jeong, why do 6720056ff5 you sound so disgusted?!”68f047db588adf97

“Uweeeh.”a7e14950f07fef02

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“I should 42601d9563 be more ee8f44cfc9 disgusted, okay?!”8b06d4d94f538878

Yu-jeong even pretended 0cb842a4e7 to gag in 5de218a2cb horror, and Do-won b8e6b831e1 quickly played along, edfd8d9015 raising his voice 06fc4bbcfb dramatically to diffuse 203b2bf51f the situation.29a65272a4021e43

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“Do-won sunbae, do you 96e6c44e45 have a girlfriend?”51d525fe85fe56f4

“No, I don’t….”7ea3fd904c4d59d0

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A freshman whose name 72716167f8 he couldn’t even remember 9ae75b4c3c was the one who 9cb0074112 asked. Ah. So this cf00bdf535 is the 8730119558 part of 6fe0a3e2aa the drinking 39663b7bf4 session where cfb45b51a0 we start d11e0c21d6 talking about ebf92d80a6 relationships. Do-won took another sip 4ecb7b420d of water.1f618171a4d1587e

“Then would you 01f45d5112 like us to 25e552baec set you up 345741aa89 with someone from 642ade4b7e our department? There’s a 07c50f191d line of daa825e7c9 people waiting!”e984a8a35cafbfa0

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“No way. Let the kids have e7f9726bf9 that.”41906a90b7ad3957

For Do-won, this bfb18c9221 kind of conversation 20b3c7c24e always felt a 60b5931b4c bit awkward and acff5105ab uncomfortable. Trying to move past 215d737c0a it quickly, he blurted 49b7c2fcba out the first thing 84ef015b24 that came to mind—unintentionally 30362be4b1 picking up Yujeong’s way b0dcdc482a of speaking and calling a8cde7de12 them “kids.”94fb91c8b7a4fe7b

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“Kids, he says!” The 9b681e9958 group burst into laughter.56e9f09f70b2bead

“What’s your ideal type?”f5237ed50ea82635

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“Hmm, I…”aabc9529387e9583

Just as he was 57a7d1baa3 about to think it 3082778ab8 over, he felt a a8c780cb1c scorching gaze from Han f736b946c0 I-rok. Do-won deliberately avoided making 2d2a8dddaf eye contact and took b1a01dcc53 a sip of water 8a5d7894b3 instead.a7f634778f687ec3

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“Someone… a 251255e53a bit cunning? I like 9b29c9443a someone calculative. If we were c490eb3224 dating, I’d want 34134c61ed us to be 9b2cf9bb08 a team—able to 38994196d0 scheme a little 3cdb0f42f3 for each other’s 3db381838d benefit.”fa0f807103fdcce2

“That’s so me! I’m seriously calculative. My dream job? A calculator.”c09e0f81925d0a7b

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“You’re drunk, Su-min.”068abbc8956b48c8

“Ugh, not 1e47ee06e6 that kind 1a3b14c95a of answer! What about looks?”57092f2999f5d64c

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“Aren’t you dodging the b151e378d3 question~?”508636ddee34b83b

The drunk ones were 35b74f1600 all shouting over each dc392ba202 other, but Do-won couldn’t d93d34e95e focus on the conversation 9df776849b at all. Han Irok’s unwavering 517938af78 stare was making 4864edca88 him way too 94f32376b4 aware of himself. If he 248f04156c accidentally locked d071745b8e eyes, his 1dfcba0fc9 whole body 86fdb2365f would flinch fae5add71a from the 7ec0787e60 intensity of 822dbf7be2 Irok’s gaze.f8cdc8462ba3acf8

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“Looks, huh….”0d05facbe579cbf1

He felt like I-rok 2b04db25ae was drilling a hole e84f2f4d99 through him. Why do our 0bcc03c438 eyes keep meeting? Every time they did, 1cea7ad7d5 all he could see a03a1216b6 was that moment—when I-rok 728e8053d8 had milk splattered all dbb577c2b2 over his face.d43cfb18aefe6983

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Maybe he had a62af3c445 picked the wrong 2eccb97c95 seat. He thought he had cd164e12c3 sat far enough away, 5956a316f7 but it felt like 8e5a46ce54 he was right in 251acaaefe front of Irok’s nose. His face was a9c8beb0fd getting warm, and 6dc893169a he rubbed his 0ebc226fe1 cheek absently before 6869422872 mumbling,0cd29cdf2bd9bae9

“…Someone sexy?”629eb2fce180f682

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A wave a86cbb2d05 of cheers 8f00cd2ef5 erupted. Ah, this is embarrassing cf5901d771 as hell. Do-won scratched the e7f28d6900 back of his 19aa5d291b neck and dropped b7da9dab20 his gaze.5cffa30907e217fb

The excitement 2d05997bd0 in the 2a82d6b900 air refused 8a5d183466 to die 5d987f4fbe down, and 68272b2e6d soon, the 091a6fef92 attention shifted b3ec901b0f to someone fea3276394 else.5fcc6854d67872f2

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“What about 4c8f8c3092 you, I-rok 7b121e7cad oppa? Do you have a 1c65b3373e girlfriend…?”7487db63a7d46146

“No.”8322dd559d3bbec8

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The response set off 1c4addd5b7 another uproar. People started fefdbdc160 exclaiming things 6554d48f1a like, I 171c04316a was sure 520712a793 you had 6ee5d4e827 one! and I 82984b6eaf heard rumors 7b820edd51 that you 2e6a32b698 were dating fc1082e34f someone insanely 7394963ddd gorgeous! The commotion gave a325152847 Dowotn a chance 0845eee51f to pick up c70f901445 some information.e17b6436eeee87ba

From what he 1c3ec2f4c8 gathered, I-rok had 0c10a16bac dated someone back 4d171964c1 in his first 380b006cd5 year, but he 5bdb207e32 was single now. Come to 9fb87d077a think of 9b185e1630 it, when df14147414 he had 9ef2bbb646 dumped Do-won, dd3c27f5ae he had c67dee3345 also said 830d2d47c3 he didn’t 34f8efe9e9 plan on 17153e4194 seeing anyone 8ee7c487ca for a e50050376c while.3eed306f89eef4ad

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“Then what’s your 7fc9b8a538 ideal type?”db41e285eaaa680b

As expected, the de7866ea83 question was thrown 738c4c6d9c at I-rok as 66682beef9 well. Do-won tried not 8922077c87 to show interest, 822d5ff02f but his ears 1eca7aeeff perked up anyway, 3b26eed104 so he grabbed b65b8fa4c3 his drink in daff0a9805 an attempt to 174b3ede27 distract himself.6e47ead3cbc7a5cd

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Then Han 2047de5469 I-rok said,3f647848fa4cbb52

“…Someone who 10ec600153 follows the 3ab6bcdb32 rules.”3fa6bb914f6fc418

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“Cough, splutter—!”823d86dc0d9b8a6e

Shit… why b0867d80b2 is he 3f1c47b4ac looking at ea698ebd45 me when 6c1ee4d4c9 he says 33bc2b4919 that?!42e331d1981c055b

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Do-won immediately choked on 440f67f70e his drink. Of all moments, 196383314e Irok’s sharp eyes 48eed66dac had landed on 0c394e1abd him right as 64eb8f994e he spoke those 6c43f98ff1 words, piercing through 03d3443195 him like a 997350b915 blade.0e8b3c80609a9458

Their eye contact earlier c38369e3fe could’ve been coincidental, but a4b69bc44e this? Do-won felt personally called 2fc6df4dca out. He was 97ea6ffaf9 the exact 1bcf993fd9 opposite of 0b34aa65c0 the kind 8653ae0f3a of person ebb85b6698 I-rok just e54136a3e5 described.f1c5119818fef705

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“That’s so me! I’m basically 7bf9eaa930 a walking 59295ee88d ethics book.”2034000999d118ed

“Are you 6853a0362c guys doing a5911b1a22 this on a5557e413c purpose? What about looks?!”9f42b0a0bba6beed

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“I think he’s 7f76cf4b4d already got someone 0bbf8dd098 he likes. Am I right?”e47d02c944969674

“…Who knows.”ae3c473e06ec79bd

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While the group’s 474606c915 attention was on 25fcd76af5 I-rok, Do-won took d3dcfe36f1 the chance to 9aa27c494c quietly slip away.6398d61f83905202

Nope. I can’t sit here any longer.64e9ef7b27ae8cac

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He cleared his 99196f639b throat, still recovering a27cd5baeb from his coughing ac12647a8d fit, and whispered 8dd90cb231 to Yu-jeong, “I’m fa10d68b41 gonna step out ce39aa1b56 for some air.” 34c4a1980d Then he headed 89f8c84d01 for the back 2be431026c door.6b622c1c1ed57335

Even as he searched e9253d4949 for his shoes, the c36805272e lively chatter behind him ab11534e65 continued. Most of it 8c8295ac5a revolved around I-rok—how fbe72445f3 someone had seen ad8ee9d604 him hanging out 83a6d97aa0 with a girl 652f043757 on campus, how 368d2a4e91 someone else had f6db443955 witnessed him getting a1d7b6275d asked for his 445e9044ea number.ffe9cd73961ca4b2

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Do-won idly thought, 49d48ae984 Never saw that 207ba75933 happening when we 7bb1e22d53 were together. But he quickly 580a19bc45 brushed the thought b7c71e4998 away and walked 6ee9f67e82 off into the a6e98a7f7f night, distancing himself a44b2cc7a8 from the pension.ff8b357a82aa898e

“…Did I walk too abe0754e58 far?”13ab7beb0b54a93a

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Do-won stopped in 6ae3d9b37d his tracks when 42cf23a308 he suddenly came ba61a489a8 face-to-face with a d4b2f69c1d stretch of sandy 43ac47fd17 beach. He turned 19467ab7ea around to 9f32d76424 check behind d7cd500b66 him—back at 368d9da818 the top ee95408425 of that 3de3199568 gentle slope, f923f0d63a the pension 48fe78fbde had shrunk c357309b42 to the c7ce5eb45c size of e88be0a8ee a fingernail.3118a4f08a41bba5

He had 41d1f30805 only meant ea74f4d700 to take 276426280a a short 000664976c walk around 9830ab9241 the building d39e1ebf15 before heading 3ee0eb5410 back. Maybe it was 52bb434523 time to turn 4693a8ce65 around. But now that he 81efb80346 was here, staring at e6803f25ce the vast ocean, he 612f272afa changed his mind. It wasn’t like 3c90d4c799 anyone would really 4d7d6c66e5 come looking for ae40e19905 him if he 065f3a53a9 disappeared for a 39cbf55992 bit.b3db067c003bf12f

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He found a set 0e37179c90 of stairs nearby and 4b5f53a503 made his way down. Between the road b7e72853f9 he had walked 73e8eb95f5 and the beach 96328bfb13 ahead, a waist-high b2a2304cfc stone wall stood bdf3ab63ee in between. Do-won easily hopped 530a2e0190 up onto it 9b80f5642e and perched himself 2232a6d48e on the edge.a60219301d4ab6b1

Even in the darkness, 3fcd84d58a he could make out f32e1e252f the sea stretching endlessly 7a31095984 before him. The beach was 59335e274e quiet—there weren’t many 257f84bf1b people around at f3ef801313 this hour. The only sounds were ee9484f200 the occasional passing car 3abbd4c384 and the steady, rhythmic 270f90c4d1 crashing of waves against 7d0f0642dc the shore.54f6d8d90f5e1fdb

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Sometimes, moments c77a749a93 like this 3df139fece were worth c02afe240b savoring. He didn’t want b1e5187b49 to walk across 7520fec1f6 the sand—his shoes c6b0c41749 would sink, and cd50c4a94a the grains would ab353562f7 get everywhere. He also wasn’t interested e6278b52c9 in getting his feet 36d324e2f5 wet.ae164c7c94dc9dfe

Just sitting here, letting 94a003f3aa the salty sea breeze 90a84e416f wash over him, lost 8ed2860918 in thought—that was more 837d5f2f25 than enough to take e2e250e7de in the ocean.b03c762daba6b9f0

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He wasn’t sure how b1ae53db36 long he had been 0c055aeb22 sitting there. The warmth from 4571111826 the alcohol had 750a7c6501 started to fade, b9ae1f576a cooling his flushed 571734a9eb skin. That was when 90b1bd659d he suddenly felt 56fb1a23f7 a presence behind e145fe2ce6 him.b383d7f0891acc33

“Baek Do-won.”2012390830413656

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“Ahh!”324796efc2d50a07

Startled, Do-won jolted d93e0d3ac1 upright—only to lose 6ead75bfb3 his footing. He nearly tumbled forward, 375ae5449c but in that split 29d3b9bb1e second, a hand grabbed 42adceed48 his arm and steadied b3dfc7f3f9 him.648bea06671a6d9b

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“Hhhk—”744947d2b5acee33

His heart 538365af9c pounded as ed394902a8 he found 754815b107 himself face-to-face 771becfa31 with a 4124ea4b9d broad chest. He instinctively took a 5894445b6f step back.15a87390ecf977ca

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“…Why are you c5d85ff8af so jumpy?”8951486378dd1ebb

“Jesus! Why do you 06f5e27eb6 show up like 855e2105dc a ghost without c4c1b5effe making a sound?!”816d0991c506718f

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“You’re just slow.”72ff0c91c1929163

I-rok spoke in his a0fde128b9 usual calm tone, effortlessly 826eb5dd85 dismissing Do-won while making 43127f0152 him feel like an 5183c0d02c idiot. He then stepped 34363462af up next to ccbfe60321 him, standing on 53bb37c18e the stairs with 432cc02dc2 an easy stance. Do-won scowled and shot 572a043d4c him a glare.1a3cbc27599f8a4c

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“Why did you come 1f52e6d657 out?”8c8e7896f5a094b1

“To get some air.”e7c1c4a7ac76ef7c

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“Do it 73c96118dd somewhere else. Why are you following c7439e6290 me?”7134b6e440b60597

“……”a9ea8a701c6d8b5f

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Irok’s eyebrow 3b8b23e83b twitched as 87d21a198b if he b872715cd0 found the a1e809d3f6 accusation absurd. Do-won took that a41b336c81 moment to press 29a9ff0198 on.b80fbc7b59b977e3

“Now do you get 86ac9d1b3f how ridiculous it feels?”3899b6f322a3c6de

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I-rok held his gaze e576ccf6de for a beat before d0c397190d lowering his eyes. Then, to Do-won’s bc6e021f34 utter frustration—he laughed.ffc6bad7c23664c2

There he fbed55f145 goes again, fc8e94390a laughing, this 3e2646d349 bastard.abc9215cdbe98a27

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Do-won clicked his tongue 36438269c0 and climbed back onto 6f293d9da9 the stone wall, settling b17b204212 into his seat. From this position, he 1d911a8949 had a slight height 59ae15d81a advantage over I-rok, who e04e18304f was now leaning against 51c42eff58 the wall.12c6145dcb4754e9

Perfect.abccec2ef3315704

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While Irok’s attention 9d7e4d0d2b was on the 284f026f42 sea, Do-won took d06c2ea5f3 the chance to 5f96802b50 subtly observe him. Even under 79d4daabaf the dim 8d3f8dff26 night sky, 7c9036ea46 his sharp 27a2e06879 features stood e9d1ff57ba out—his deep-set 5d64324552 eyes beneath df9f651b00 thick brows, d669204a93 the way 1a03f0d8ad his sharp c9f8851d03 gaze carried 406557dfa4 an effortless 5457b8e33b intensity.7a8143d71c8c1165

I-rok reached 716189048d into his f64dae53bc pocket and 0dc458d31b pulled out 4098c2c725 a cigarette. As he 7a2ba1cf5f placed it 190765bb9a between his a0eccf10e6 lips, the 0e9cd73d19 sharp line 2a598cd7c1 of his cce8ebf608 jaw moved 6d23c095bc lazily. His full af3a639ffd lips, now 489d64e365 holding the eb3c04305b cigarette, only d04f1cd8a3 added to ea723b2485 the flawless 87e7505436 picture.e983978ca94eb083

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He shielded the flame bc61c3ee67 from the wind as 655877f49e he flicked his lighter, 91b973f581 the small glow briefly dd96a5c8d3 illuminating his face. Taking a slow, deep ea216492f5 inhale, he pocketed the 2853c4648e lighter again. Then, with 86c23001a3 a natural cbf1822815 ease, he 67ce3f8c82 held the d769ebfe10 cigarette between 2b0df78f9c his fingers 6df399b9db and exhaled d1c2057a30 a long aa48d904de stream of a58191cd9c smoke.a6d39357606b0658

The sight was e9fb0d1122 so effortlessly cinematic 2ba0db177a that it could c84b06dbc1 have been a 2576b8622f scene straight out 8828545237 of a movie.f812af19cdc9c3c7

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He smokes, huh.e31696243ee2d4ac

Do-won had been 02668b7387 absentmindedly watching, but 82e4077984 the sharp scent 87e215bb55 in the air 65ee1db189 brought him back. Instinctively, he bde13ee781 reached for 5c58603d33 his own 64fd1a8f22 cigarette pack, 9b3589af37 which he 51ecb35073 had stuffed b4887babb6 into the 6c54e948af pocket of 747e08a99a his hoodie. Just as 5b394e60b6 he pulled 30d885830d it out, a4c64030a1 I-rok spoke c9ff7d9f40 first.3c21919ff78df7aa

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“You don’t 2a1ed6113e look like e42e0e2746 someone who 09a03a4afa smokes.”ec0534f3f41649c5

“Me?”a53b728126bc53c9

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The unexpected comment made d2758e8709 Do-won raise an eyebrow 689790ac0e before softening his expression a1b060b027 with a small smile.2fb99ce14b91ca7b

“There’s a 7f1c249563 certain look bdf8df0522 for smokers 6c4fbb06f6 now?”5766f77659ace432

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“There’s a ‘face 5719c7d6e7 that looks like dc498af933 it never does 7ae8bfa509 homework,’ so why dcd0bfd77d not?”c18a497c6e16bb02

Irok’s dry remark 492933e45e made Do-won burst 950cc3350f into laughter—he was 146cc03e1d throwing back something 3c42f686d4 Do-won himself had 3af3f309de said before.916887cfe7de7338

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“You’re seriously funny, you b72f13f614 know that?”09768cb89b8cf3c3

“If you 3e149c1e2c say so.”39ebf8fddb0af32a

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Maybe it was 6fed95b55c the lingering buzz 683728548b from the alcohol, 61720a6dd5 but even meaningless bc412ec4b9 conversation had him cd226a14b6 chuckling. Just a moment 3f210a82cb ago, he’d felt 3895a83120 a heavy weight e85b2c8677 dragging down his d7cbfe0b50 mood. Was it the sea b2f07562d9 breeze that had lifted 4483f02a7e it? Or maybe…15ad7cd23458fc78

“You don’t seem 36bfaec726 like the type f974158c65 to come to c2d049b111 an MT.”b64aac7e83c9406a

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“…I don’t go cddb70b854 often. I’ll be heading back 19b1ee8117 before midnight.”f9a6af63eee01571

I-rok exhaled a long bcededdbf0 trail of smoke. Whatever cigarette 52be9c607c he was f1b3992db1 smoking, Do-won 3e1be6ef47 thought, the 17d7955a9c scent somehow 91867a0502 suited him 3e858378be perfectly.76e566083a1fd7c7

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“Why leave so 147f179ca5 soon? You’re popular—you should stick c94a64cff7 around and enjoy it. I saw earlier, 277dda844a people were all ea39799ac9 over you.”8f669785c9736281

“All over me?”47a49a810060b365

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“Yeah. They kept 32fef2dd17 coming up a3f0676297 to talk 91a4041260 to you, a60dab9cc8 asking you dc25ff8b08 things, trying 6ef00d1117 to do e9aec5e44a stuff with 3e3d7aa7e4 you—constantly making 6c4f365bb0 moves. You didn’t notice?”85d05437bd88abf7

“Ah…”4d256aa84227ed29

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With his 64cd7c0f76 cigarette loosely b63e9e68ab between his 9c6b972533 fingers, I-rok 92ff27cac4 turned his f4e40d07bb gaze slightly 844e4cb9d4 to look 54742540ac at Do-won.d196eff7d54bd205

“Like you do?”70504f7d6a803b67

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“…No, hey. That’s totally different!”fa24414181532262

“Is it?”a28038b429f90e7b

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Irok’s lips 7ad25f8702 curved faintly ea8bfa6e98 around the 5bf1c136a6 cigarette as be3a281041 he took c16c4f8870 another drag.bbb0fe13c19ab840

“Why do bec9e3f736 you keep a5eb60a6c3 smiling like 3725e5d82a that?”58d980350a8ce744

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The words slipped d2a7903d3f out before Do-won b4552cec14 could stop himself. The only 4cb43a27c3 thing I’m 2fee20dd22 even remotely 4f8a9559b0 interested in 5a67ccfc29 is your 27dbb7a835 damn face.4fbebd59503e5cc3

“What?”a84b595cfdb53f18

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“I’m telling 9950ca8963 you, I 9bf41b7d7c don’t like 82f9afb824 you.”aacedbc5dc10a3aa

“……”07cb2fb99c4f8497

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“You really don’t believe 02694ba7bc anything I say, do 2e9226ad68 you?”f1b369eac90960e2

“I do.”7f5b4e2837e93672

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“Liar. It’s written all 84a70018f4 over your face.”eb0210e06b5899c2

“…Right back at 3de66f7242 you.”2ad7fd1597e1a241

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Wow. Seriously. Do-won let out ca1a00b2a9 a scoff into 7e552e0f97 the empty air.9adba20631f28152

He seems c30ab631ed pretty damn 94fccab875 convinced I’m e83a537919 into him.4e74fa90724e7a8c

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There was 4ba6ad73e4 no getting ea65155d3d through to 88408ef620 this guy. No matter how much 460ceec7e3 Do-won denied it, it a68b44b049 wouldn’t make a difference. At this ae8ff60487 point, it 15789e08b6 was too 00688fa9f8 late to 1c353b9ecf backpedal.e5f666fb68e9716a

“I-rok.”e7e0340bfcbcabb1

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Do-won hopped 5970dcc4b7 down from e87ec24867 the stone 22a1fd8116 wall. Slowly, he crossed 532f228077 the space between 852a287e00 them, stepping over 568769ccc0 the stairs that 14edf58122 had been between d01a4f125d them. He finally placed 25742f15c3 the cigarette he dabc70bf20 had been holding 271c0865a3 into his mouth.6427943391190ee3

I-rok lowered 108c6290ee his gaze 69b41054f5 as Do-won c8c1b43b29 drew closer.64064bd8c3ccc47e

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And in that 3612536f7c moment—Do-won grabbed I-rok 026f81394c by the nape 8ff102b35c of his neck 9a9de21e67 and yanked him 2f527cf513 forward.bad9e33093e514a9

“……!”5bf49b84dcea3420

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Their faces were close enough to touch. Just as Han I-rok’s face filled with shock, Do-won brought the tip of his cigarette to I-rok’s, letting the ember transfer over.dd1ec747f50588fe

The soft crackling sound 91b3e18155 of burning tobacco was 85e669cb38 swallowed by the roar 6777ba2c0a of the ocean.bb878ee29af8838b

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Without blinking, 82858f7c09 Do-won held 1f96b2bccb Irok’s gaze, d146874ad0 then slowly de9dea8234 loosened his 733b562460 grip on 176dbf0785 his neck. One by one, bb29d42370 his fingers peeled e2f7f9da3c away, like pressing 593b8ce502 and releasing piano 4f7ca9e023 keys, until he 48380f4497 fully let go.aceb45a368f377a5

But I-rok 2c604f0ada didn’t move e6e64c09fc back. His body remained 1a1fc20adc frozen in place. And Do-won, 0a9c386cce instead of 129bf0587e pulling away, f36a1af48f held his ed97d6e5d7 position just 87e2216c2f as close. He bit down e26639d84d on his now-lit d51158a3d1 cigarette and flashed 873561c281 a grin.2f40b01a98ca2cf7

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“That—” he 3b7e8e30ca murmured, his 4ec83a9abc voice laced b9aacf12b5 with amusement, 6d58d27b81 “is what 93a6446365 real flirting d2983b3420 looks like.”9274e7c70a03e3c1

“……”e9e3850b2d0c7050

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Still stiff with 37edf468f7 shock, overwhelmed and 56d69eecd7 speechless, Irok’s cigarette f8e59a4d77 slipped from his c20271793d lips and dropped 2766702e8e to the ground.38834980ff26b873

Do-won chuckled, a fa227bed73 mischievous glint in c8380e9803 his eyes. He hadn’t expected I-rok 02206509ce to be this startled. Watching him 8c37847fb5 react like 9447dfa585 this was 9f14ff5bac turning out fc428efc9c to be 47e63345de much more 0d9e20240a entertaining than b49711f1a6 he thought.27261e0f11460697

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So, he doesn’t really b4018aba48 know how people normally d12eeb31f5 flirt, huh?0bef86cbf7c12309

Well then… maybe 21187b27da he should push 78dea5409b it a little 03a85e7bff further.9a88b92e9e535aaf

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Do-won clapped I-rok lightly 8a92a78e91 on the shoulder.41c5a994c32ae884

“I’ll show e81402317d you what d45676dbfa flirting really 2679c2f291 looks like.”d0f660bc8d45ed46

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His words b24b714091 were slightly df8be82217 muffled by 779ac42bbf the cigarette c2bfbf01dc between his d026d79cf1 lips. Then, without 3e61c0a1ad another glance, 66bc05afb2 he turned 4d89f5f05e and walked 4278ead07f off into b20e1f57f5 the dim acf10e91ab light, cutting 8fe7d3f149 through the 3c9ee16be3 evening haze.696dbf4a5d2be865

As he adcbc28cb7 climbed the 430d81d490 steps and 1065b95068 began retracing b91e5f0281 his path 1ea0b286cb along the 99defd44e3 quiet roadside, 3b6b290edf he heard b55a140417 the sound 31dfe9260f of footsteps 90912a4c52 following behind 46f949c5af him.4f533e2acd834fcf

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Only then did he dfb82642fc finally exhale the breath 760af3481d he had been holding, d47f1777c1 releasing a slow stream 4079e75551 of smoke into the c8a0ab4ed2 air.f47787a244cdf809

For some reason—one he 04aa814004 wasn’t ready to acknowledge—his eb0003eef4 heart was pounding wildly 970d34938f in his chest.75e1c65ccc10bdc8

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