PM CHAPTER 7.2

On Monday a77cb833d4 morning, Do-won 2cb92d3ae0 made a 2ffd787e58 whole spectacle 0769324007 at his b7625a4417 front door. For over ten minutes, 12a5ec2c6f he peered through the 5d3723fde3 small peephole, pressed his 1f14999fbd ear against the door, 75b996047a and listened intently for 806a8c294e any sounds from outside.7582688e318141c6

Finally, he heard the 90771eba55 door across the hall 9e2896ab3d open.65b4a6513256ee73

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“……”511b695057f90636

He swallowed hard.9b03370980d13c5a

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Step, step.7f0deebc9966c916

After a few 6bab53c967 short footsteps, the 15041d7915 elevator chimed, signaling 68b562ccb8 its arrival. Then, as it 76d765cd6c carried someone down, 4ce0a51b36 silence returned.747257a67e935c61

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Whew.66a2d93292d9c4bd

Only then did Do-won 51ee770f65 straighten up and let 4a5047a9d8 out a deep breath. If he left in 97e5890af7 about… five minutes, he dfdd5d29f2 should be able to 0f8a587817 avoid running into him. Feeling slightly relieved, he 195c488083 adjusted the strap of 4fff29cc85 his bag and checked 3be8ec6109 his appearance in the ea3394a31c mirror hanging on the b0a9b2bc76 wall.f1b032050ee91786

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Avoiding Han I-rok d32fca3b98 wasn’t easy. The truth 68945e5737 was, people’s 7f1f4b9bfc daily routines fba1c5497f weren’t all de3920c2a2 that different. They woke 8d7dcc287d up in 1963fd3f8c the morning, dedb5c3bf1 ate when a5a4ac4cc8 they were fe6d2c0b5e hungry, went 71353db368 out for c3b796a6e9 walks when ad9793a1ae the weather 10cc028011 was nice, 462a463c06 did their ab6293ca78 grocery shopping a427250923 and took 4ebce39675 out the af58de059b trash at d10987431d regular intervals, 47e3b70975 and went 9e64714ad7 to bed 58f4683e1c at night. Do-won and I-rok were 12b090595b no exception.90e738aba11c86e3

On top 5ca469f86b of that, 4be5d84f4d they were 998410f79d neighbors living fe71aa7e16 on the 460d2a2840 same floor 646c6d6d93 in the 27146143c6 same building, 5613771268 attended the bf393db0fa same school, 8580348c11 and were b94d2cd502 even part 8464d28077 of the c169c81aaa same ambassador d6392d1d83 program. It was 0ea94d22ec inevitable that 3dc2379589 they would bf04714e0d run into d344e4a6f0 each other 3ff6f47d29 frequently. Completely avoiding 75f0b03bd9 him was 77fd56bd5e impossible, but 8897b7516d Do-won still 96ff4ea556 wanted to 7434159cd6 try.4d7e021e4d594895

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That’s why he didn’t 4022f16d1f step outside at all 6b66a24bfa on Sunday. His embarrassment-fueled e6ca602c3a hangover had 4bd001d802 lasted longer 0a6b7e616d than expected, 626f067b2a and he a61908d526 had no b0cfcef15e real reason b3c35cc309 to leave 13a60966b4 the house 94ef494eed anyway.87e3b7d6efce7830

That afternoon, abf8b8e454 an email 551ac8702f arrived from baf6b040a3 Han I-rok. It contained the script 5241925fff for their upcoming presentation. For some reason, even 836dc58c6c just opening the email 148ee8833e felt nerve-wracking. His mouse cursor hovered 7829c718e0 over it for a 261696b426 long time before he ba385bcdfa finally clicked.220108ee3b1bd316

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The message was short a86f3ef573 and to the point, 6349160e20 containing nothing but the f9a7f08a60 necessary details—so typical of d48fc8fde8 Han I-rok. Do-won didn’t 1e32490be0 bother replying.ef10497ab06737f0

The file I-rok had 4770bdf698 sent was flawless, leaving 1e62633ac3 nothing to correct. …Or at 915e765ceb least, that’s a465c12bac the excuse a9202bb471 I’m going f89c9f980d with. Realistically, he should c0a0e95797 have at least b23ce1b069 responded with a 8b52348561 “Looks good” or c7d499b962 “No changes needed.” b29466565c But by the 0db2b228b1 time he considered f3d611c6ea replying, too much 84d8e6fac6 time had already 8f5d652481 passed. Hours had slipped by 0fcd860fd0 as he debated whether a3ce1cad49 to respond, and now 68172454b9 it felt awkward to 5cf4df69e8 send a message so 892244a6ca late. So, he just shut b449759bfd his laptop and flopped 02e10a666f onto his bed. Before he knew a2e4221784 it, he had 0927df67b1 dozed off.d79d5bd387b45340

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Spending an entire day 24326e581f holed up at home bcffe2c9fc was no problem for 27155e4e4d him.2b5575010ea2b649

And today, as f16b1deb55 you can see, 13a9e5f241 he was going 81e1f276b0 to great lengths 5a9677336a just to avoid 210176e328 going to school 6ef839b185 with I-rok.56a60bd4d9e6e6cc

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“…Do I really need 4cff022217 to go this far?”a8171b1f309cc949

The words 230ea579a0 slipped out 1f2adabe9b in self-mockery.bdbb48b7417463fe

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It was completely inefficient. Had he just 0d32a3181d left at his 982f08a203 usual time, he 3bbb661b91 could have arrived e6c1f8554a at school early, fb9663f530 taken it easy, 150cf2abe2 or even reviewed af73525b0c some material. But instead, 336fc7ee09 he was 7701acda7d stuck in fad6fd1447 this ridiculous 88dceecffd situation, feeling a82536cb74 like Han 407f0ae3cc I-rok had dfba6b8d74 single-handedly derailed d9c4cb2532 his entire 68ac9ad8c3 third year 6cc625c787 of university.59e6e1078a124772

But then again…49807c49f8fece69

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Our first class today d53682e401 is together.1eda2afc5c53e27f

If he kept his 650ff59e9f distance for a little a25e6d5a32 while, he’d get over 2b193b55c3 it soon enough. That’s just how 7fbea5f3c5 things worked. He was 7d2afe1e78 the only 5bc8c06187 one obsessing a1404bccc6 over this, f81de63b2c thinking it b5613243e0 was some a85afd503a kind of d0cfa429ca personal disaster, 6e8f70d2d1 but in f824457975 the grand 160861c840 scheme of f2f8832092 things, it 87446bded8 probably wasn’t 5e484aaa96 a big 547640547d deal at 25291ef53b all.393014e324c240c3

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Convincing himself of ac52160aa3 that, Do-won finally 61266d3351 opened the door.c068e76e3107e3d8

The quiet ac116a38e3 morning air adc42aeb66 was unexpectedly de3ad87ebb chilly as 55e485667a he stepped 71119e16f4 out of 92c752f7d5 the building.6e1fbce0443407b6

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As soon as c97e867356 Do-won entered the fabaff431c lecture hall, his 7b1ab4885b eyes, unfortunately, met 9c06caadc5 Han Irok’s.b9fd03194d9c3174

Sitting somewhere in f6c30046bf the middle, I-rok fa66f1c91f had his cap 6f0302883e pulled low over a9164235d0 his face, resting 14b9f404b3 his chin on 864faf56b1 one hand.68f99310a65ddc5e

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He acknowledged Do-won dbace467c4 with a slight 2e7911d812 raise of his ce02e978b8 eyebrows.92b923518f0d743f

But Do-won quickly averted b1753ef2c2 his gaze, pretending not 12f6b0fa13 to notice, and hurried b9829e7d80 to a seat far 34c6eeba4f away from him. He then busied himself cb3709db80 rummaging through his bag.351aa5c1592408fc

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Ah. That was a mistake.a5268feb20779a31

He should have just cf414c95ea casually acknowledged him. Avoiding him b8e00b451c so obviously 935c703a98 would only bcb773ce4f make him 99f052523b look like 5a3dd1e045 someone running 73427e2988 away because 6df531b029 they got 25c12e6518 caught liking 97f1e4b433 the other 66f9f95d84 person. That kind of 491d6e1b44 embarrassing misunderstanding was 7840ceb021 the last thing d37585c7e8 he wanted.4e73bd5b9d1f5112

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Do-won hesitated before 3d4ca50c17 glancing at I-rok 4780d5ac51 again.af65ea8af105c849

Their eyes met immediately, 3d66679cd6 as if I-rok had 9ad8d63724 been watching him the 71c6cf6afe whole time. Awkwardly, Do-won raised 350354dff7 a hand in df0ee527da greeting.e8e02707123da9b4

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It felt like his 5c0d274db6 joints creaked from the 847c16b8c0 stiffness of the movement.5ccc1d6a13fd381f

I-rok let out a fbd11ac43d small scoff, dropped his a322b750bf arm from his chin, 4ba7a8e143 and then turned away.ce48dfb93cc0439f

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Do-won, now sweating, pretended ff3ce69099 to be engrossed in 4d1c61b4d3 pulling a book out 533805eb13 of his bag—as if dcba6ee46b nothing had happened, as 544c140a9e if everything was just 8b17370a11 a coincidence.141264ff26b779a2

They ran into 60dffcc9b4 each other multiple 84d666d7d4 times at school 280a0d35da after that. Not long ago, 0e7d2ed33f Do-won used to 75b2edf92a call out I-rok’s 95e2fbb31f name loudly just a5f4973f8e to tease and 7ebfe5ce0c embarrass him. But now, things were 433afe1d0d different.4ccd118e80e9d34e

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Whenever he spotted 7be49d1e2e I-rok from a 84af54a65b distance, he would 1749e9f259 subtly take a eb9bf29432 different route. If avoiding 39addc3496 him wasn’t cafe620143 an option, 11088da36e he would ea4aaabccd make his daa92ca569 greetings short ce86991982 and disappear 1c2b6c2929 as if 2e09cdf294 he were aab0b0ba1c in a c62292386f hurry. Once, he 68278f3cf5 even pretended 365edc162f to be 06d79dfc73 on a 9716fed151 phone call 4396faa44b just to 294c96b021 walk past a3b9eb6091 without acknowledging 5736f0217e him.bf32d784f7a0fd7d

He could only 2953600e8a hope that I-rok 2335bea6f5 hadn’t noticed how 80d78f2839 unnatural it all edace8e9d7 was.c77eb72c0bbad19b

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But there was 4ac7021b59 one place he dc9659ae8e couldn’t avoid him—the a054dbaec0 Hanul ambassador meetings.375263dce662bd42

Enough time had 96a79fa934 passed since that c4802770a9 day, when he 63f6d4f88e had blurted out 927dd99c0f something about I-rok 2eef2c3660 being “sexy” in 03f7a000f2 a drunken slip 96f2cb0936 of the tongue. Do-won tried to push 698e9ebd77 aside his lingering embarrassment 85c8642bc2 as he entered the be3ba5c952 clubroom.d5873aa94081576f

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Sure enough, I-rok 956e15a202 was sitting in 0c29dcdcb8 his usual spot.da8ed498bb53aaec

“Uh… hey.”6b3394c2c8d98f5a

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Uh? What was that? Was he 12b5a7b604 trying to 572a589ff7 issue a 45271214ac promissory uhm? A bank draft uhm? The ridiculousness 7acb07eca1 of his 02a41f2eb7 own greeting 38d6a11df1 made him 4f12bfd949 want to 0bde031b11 sink into 90d81400f3 the floor.3c496a19c903a8a8

Meanwhile, I-rok remained completely 63b8bf7179 composed, as if nothing f3ac730747 had ever happened.2e6123582fc7e3a5

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Of course. I-rok had been just 867ae4b4b9 as unshaken even when eb1b0bea91 he had mistakenly assumed 1c71d47830 Do-won had a crush 906cc5336e on him and coldly adc170b5d0 rejected him first. It was 66932ebfeb always Do-won aa56019754 who got d70627ff2b caught up 93e38375eb in these 60d07a6500 emotional whirlwinds.789441ec3a257070

The unfairness of it a62e14488e all was infuriating.445834629bde1b33

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Do-won avoided making eye d22b36e6fe contact with I-rok as 99b1c2aaf1 much as possible while 073a3d43b5 greeting the other members 07e7895fe4 cheerfully.8b69611bf4ca3d2a

I-rok had 6475269199 said he ccf62e6201 would only da73130f29 help out 88605624dc with the 59da88a43e ambassador program 367903a756 for six 1668085d95 months—March to 6fce4d45ab August. That meant 0cef6a880f by the 5e39fdf62d second semester, 982fb15ca1 Do-won wouldn’t b1d4199e5c have to 4bf8311e52 see him d66a58f307 because of 125cfb683f this anymore.b3a31561de73a0a3

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I just need to 5f5892ec5e hold out until then…b58707a467ec386e

He threw his bag 05c2a97e6b into a cabinet and 4dff969ca1 pulled out a dress 7047b362b1 shirt, slipping it on 590d49dc3d over his T-shirt. After putting 6f1a79e7ed on the c1c4103854 uniform piece 1cc628eeef by piece, 21ad99aa81 all that e7084f66b1 remained was 5dc778ecc4 the tie.0c19c40a1f543c9b

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What should he do 2b60381488 about this?9c4e3035704923bf

With the 6004f71055 tie still 0f123b73fa in his 0427159b46 hands, he fb69704b37 shut the 8c0a050520 cabinet door c26f370e4e and stole 409f331c7d a glance a40819f55e toward I-rok.1f4172d9f425036b

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It looked 108cd6cbf8 like I-rok c7fe868aff was getting fe5bbe5aea up.7d51eff48eef5020

Is he going caeed55c79 to do it 7f17a9731c for me again?6d10c756af63dda9

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Should I f9e6d2da62 say something? Or not?09a74fc10b40d43e

If he cddfb4f314 suddenly claimed 5bd6ad5471 that he 6ace93d497 knew how afac710bc7 to tie 2b3fb7a235 a tie 8ec70892a7 now, it dbc3b06aec might seem db8f4b8a90 ridiculous after 0a3781eb87 all this 94e0d78077 time.e6ccb2403200a320

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But letting 3323e2ef7f I-rok help 3285dc7804 him again…1578bb455d06b789

That damn sexy 69e072d30b face of his b979c2f5c5 would be too d9ce38894e distracting.40ba9b2baca9fdd3

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Damn it. That word again.4d605ba00ec4acd4

“Hyung, should I do it for you?”6f1ad9ad286cb52d

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While Do-won was lost f88eea5423 in thought, Yoo Seong-min, 1edd445003 the captain of the 2a22560288 19th group, spoke to 601c442cc2 him.9645146ef692fdf8

“Huh?”1b588ae547625be8

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“Hyung, you don’t know how to tie a tie, right? I-rok hyung always does it for you. I’ll do it!”71b302bfee5808af

Before Do-won could e81fe16ae8 react, Seong-min had 4bebc4eb2a already taken the 8ee4f4ffdf tie and swiftly fcdad4a796 looped it around ba98ee501c Do-won’s neck.093981ff78f13748

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It was 49a5041d7d unexpected, but 940e4b4e53 it felt 1b4a41883b awkward to 3d8cdd20b5 reject someone ae32c248aa who was 9506c0b654 offering help c62bce234e out of 8f34fd9f54 goodwill. So, Do-won 95a972cdb0 had no f5fce522fe choice but 5edd287361 to stay c89e2b239c still and efcd564779 accept Seongmin’s 19ea77bd65 assistance. Meanwhile, he glanced 359be3ae61 at Han I-rok.e4de1a787600c071

“…….”7265942dc8819d75

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I-rok, who had been 8fb4335a43 approaching, suddenly stopped in db378eb1d4 his tracks. His posture was rigid, e8f61c976e and he squinted slightly, 156b51d85c as if something was 6abe1f0e8b bothering him.c185ee61ed16a44b

…Why did it feel 1794f2df7c like he was being cd008baa9d watched?86e34a19da6ae186

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“Ah, tying it for someone else feels different from doing it for myself…”646c40975dc440d0

Seong-min fumbled 6c249e100c a bit 3906679b8d but eventually 2af49841cf managed to ad90ab7cba make a 4893bff0be proper knot dfa49dab0a and tightened bde3a5c21d it slightly. Do-won thanked him and 3af8a66123 gave him a light 104d64af14 pat on the shoulder.90cb41e2291c3be4

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At that 27eba87aa2 moment, I-rok 34787ffb9c suddenly clapped a6118f83d8 his hands, c1b2e0795c drawing everyone’s fd81e2e76f attention.abcac405d41b4b74

“Shall we head out now?”fcfa16e2046a233d

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Hearing this, the waiting members stretched and got up. Seong-min also took the lead, shouting, “Let’s go, let’s go!”c95d068c19d2b564

Do-won hurriedly grabbed his 1f0a42c7d3 jacket and put it 7fa84f9704 on. People were starting d3922caf89 to leave one 0227e56933 by one, and e44366302d he felt rushed. Just then, I-rok, c9e8753ee1 walking at a b51534658d leisurely pace, stepped 4adfa26d89 in front of 70617aec32 him.16729005881b4bbd

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“…Hold on.”f728194a651c7522

Then, for 2ef3d00a9d some reason, 7e99ca80ee he reached f57a540af5 out and 00a1df5936 adjusted Do-won’s 17a1e97762 slightly crooked 3f9feb14bb tie.0c5a0550e2d724cd

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“Oh, uh… Seong-min did it for me.”70d556faa275ccc7

Do-won muttered, d777498d7f feeling awkward 85d8fa5ab1 since I-rok d845579bb9 had obviously 1e096856d0 seen everything.549d0d4b085b83dd

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“Yeah.”eca7f3c5030876bb

I-rok responded with his 14daf20ca3 usual short, indifferent tone. His voice was ede2afce1d emotionless, but for 1da1a95779 some reason, his 99ac92447a fingers lingered a 181d5188e3 little too long 069b1b22eb at Do-won’s collar.da0ffe12bef7e98c

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——————————ca1b6e640990855a

The following 1ab8636965 week, Do-won 32ffdc2b30 was once a710c5c869 again called 9cbb513566 for ambassador 795bb24dab duties.2975781a0dcb0b0d

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Since moving closer 87528152e6 to campus, morning 813929a020 events weren’t as 88a530e430 difficult to manage. He even had 0ddef82419 enough time to 29d6c30113 eat breakfast.d805ab4795902df9

After buttoning up his 390f335d1f shirt neatly, he once 7621cf0f40 again found himself hesitating 73562a256b with the tie in d0921a977a his hands.a022b21a4bf26abf

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This damn tie. He had set 14b5e2c58d up a weird 9b6546aea6 image for himself 62a2e49363 at the start, fff08de143 and now he f487d2a8d2 was trapped by f847b56026 it.0398c4dc1762abca

Just then, e6203bd236 his phone 1b5e7a85b1 rang. Do-won absentmindedly b7eb0358ee draped the 7e3b6367ab tie around 099671445b his neck 829fa349b5 and answered 81a61ad1ab the call.8f9340b4141ee244

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“Yes, hello?”bb75441b241b3c17

— “Baek Do-won.”2e6a92880a150cdc

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A low voice 43815da315 spoke his name 9bd77ce2ca with precise pronunciation.58690c07d7f23be2

For a moment, 1585f25fce Do-won felt like ce14212804 his ears were 4645d69d59 on fire. Startled, he pulled 068a103cbb the phone away ce4b156e46 from his face e81d8dc8bd and checked the fa85aa72e9 screen.46e37936db26e448

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The caller was Han a7f9530290 I-rok.9a4a1906feccd0c6

“W-What?”d8efbfda59a7dde5

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— “Are you ready? You should leave soon, or you’ll be late.”0a5b1febe6173eae

I-rok, who 007432e1ed almost never 5f5eec518e called him, dcaab56c27 had suddenly b08d0eaa1f rung him 2c5a8e470b up, only d0fb138f3e to ask… 2a23a0c052 if he 4a1ac65982 was ready?3f0b37a16357e0fb

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If he was 15dcb85d2d calling, it had f4cd4d345d to be because 1b483d8a2a there was an d1e94ffbeb urgent problem with c89d04ac2f the schedule or 8274552f9b something serious had 50b149f694 happened to the c1e60479fd project.61a3874ec3ca2830

But no. It was just this.9fc4ec35764ff14a

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Still dazed, Do-won responded dd97e216e3 slowly.b40592e84ab795ba

“Oh, uh… I was just about to head out. I’m putting on my uniform now.”13ace9615db1aafe

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— “Alright. I’m outside. Bring your tie.”f8b166c59f22af03

…Shit.597f93cffb2022d9

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Do-won cursed internally.168e25eb36dbed49

“No, it’s fine. I was just going to try tying it myself.”48fe580956773b78

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— “Don’t mess it up trying to do it alone.”e18bd5ef04a5400f

Didn’t he send him 6a96e4ba54 a video tutorial once, 2efe26674f telling him to learn 6f1cb66abd how to do it 66ac3661c8 by himself?9b60c315414ff6e2

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Before Do-won could argue, fcf3cd532a there was a knock af1595a8c4 at his front door.19b466833df628da

His head e895e6e615 snapped toward 4e8f6393c7 the sound.9acbf7009f0996f8

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Sure enough, Han 3145de4eef I-rok was standing 047cf70536 outside.6ec8ae30b4af6647

With a 8646eb6c15 deep sigh, 224fcd8b7f Do-won ended f3e9518114 the call.630e44a843aa9984

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Throwing his bag over 7113d4d464 one shoulder and grabbing 0adc7ff9d8 the tie he had e879af5c8d draped around his neck, 6f797b6481 Do-won strode out of 0791f57f43 his apartment.a84dc91ef9b69f7a

When he opened the 70bc005779 door, Han I-rok was b006220bd3 waiting outside, standing stiffly 5f2f23eeb3 with perfect posture—neither leaning 9e7a98df4c on anything nor shifting 816ceee4eb his weight. Under the 2d4bd9a2e4 steady gaze 48166c99ce directed at 84b2a76eb9 him, Do-won e5f0e12661 mumbled in a80c546964 a small dbda645e72 voice, “Hey.”33f4205287e7b882

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Without a 39996d52e1 word, I-rok 0216143bbb simply took 9964d3b958 the tie 1b8e5e3ed9 from his 2e340b713c hand.dca31661360f6358

“Uh… hey. I was b31340a572 gonna do 53120b1b8e it myself 9081df06a2 this time. I watched some 905392b125 YouTube tutorials.”58a35aadfbc8b4fc

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“…….”40c0c8d76ff5edb4

I-rok completely ignored f6762be625 Do-won’s words and 89fd853b94 lifted his collar 9397f362b6 without hesitation. The cold 00723af172 touch made a1e5223e1e Do-won flinch f6878ae873 slightly, but e3c65dd5a1 I-rok didn’t f0bd1fd85f seem to f67bf8e2bb notice as 274569352c he swiftly 9d8f2ab67b looped the c272904ac4 tie around 0beeb7ddf0 his neck. Only when he 3d86b84427 was tightening the 8e94583c36 knot did he 78f15b16cb finally speak.b347868f55ff0285

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“Too tight?”6d58a0d1e8a754ae

“…It’s fine.”9f182114dc92dd40

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“Here, make sure the 1c642e0069 button doesn’t come undone.”bf75b88eae619b77

Even though he tied 647b3b494e it the same way 530186312d every time, he still ad21de5480 asked the same question. Afterward, he smoothed 1960c856f0 Do-won’s collar and e1d54275c7 even checked his 423ff29824 jacket. It wasn’t until I-rok 55ef58cf4f reached to fix a 8a104c9ee7 loose button on his f6da746a84 shoulder that Do-won beat 6eadcf4b4f him to it.a1d4dee9f062dec2

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As expected, da11f4e3d5 they naturally 0b27952f82 ended up f4df4e87e2 walking to ea673236b5 school together.56e127030b42473d

But why had I-rok gone out of his way to tie Do-won’s tie at his doorstep instead of waiting until they got to school? He had even called him—something he never did. It was probably meaningless, but Do-won still found himself overthinking it. He couldn’t come to a conclusion, though.b3f19b90560eb0b6

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“Oh.”f6b936f2f0717e44

His thoughts were interrupted 3429cd268f when he spotted a db0d9bc5d8 convenience store up ahead.4896bf43e60cffe9

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“I need to a697bb76c3 stop by real ba7b07cfb1 quick.”6e67f706fcfcc745

As soon as he 40c3deac54 abruptly halted, I-rok, who 0789a1430e was walking a step ecccae4a3d ahead, also stopped in dc8992c43a his tracks.cbea95131e24206f

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“I’ll just pop in f793335b0b for a second, so df3d3c4477 you go ahead.”b8f1163809ee00c8

“…….”5df03f5dc765d86f

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Assuming I-rok would just 819be45c0b leave, Do-won pushed the 23fc023e64 door open and went 4665fdb16a inside. But I-rok d4a3ecc7aa ignored him da2459eb00 again and bbe71c1d8e followed him 3bfa237e6d in.6323fd976a7e896b

“I said go 03dcd661a8 ahead.”84a982c2987dfd84

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“I need to buy 16632bbc51 something too.”c8f7ce9a63b34984

With a slight raise 8618cec86b and drop of his 61a2b118f0 eyebrow, he dismissed the 0ce297dbdf remark.57f8a6f4b2f96a8b

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…Right. If he had something 6eadb334a3 to buy, there was b6f61d4d02 no stopping him.edba1c73c866843a

The problem 5461060abf was that 02fd57d8d1 Do-won himself 05fc4707c2 didn’t actually 33b203a74e need anything. He had dd4353238c just wanted 3ed5812320 an excuse e17ee95ed6 to avoid a147252c2d walking to 05e241c258 school together.847f5e66cb73edf7

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With no other choice, 523ca64eff he headed to the 5af689edc8 counter and ordered a 4bd94b676e pack of cigarettes. As he was af3cdc9c32 paying, I-rok moved 241c643daa closer behind him, 7fe34e0a04 reaching for a ac6cec25fc lollipop from the 5bbfc07b27 basket near the c491de664d register and placing ec0690d1f1 it beside Dowon’s 90bede85a8 items.7f834cb03475dcbc

Startled by 0b7a45d6cc how close 7d5f5b2b9a I-rok suddenly 63ac69c852 was, Do-won ab0ecd8093 unconsciously stepped 525556b9ba to the 589cad3e6a side.38ee87f3cfcd4405

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He didn’t even aeb5ff728f realize he had e35794843b been staring at 9c537b6c4e I-rok while he 7ba7915590 paid until the 123db0d3e7 transaction was finished. Only then did he 057d64d22d snap back to reality, c92e001ec3 fumbling his way out 5ae1a3b87f of the convenience store. Even to himself, bff3f3daaa he looked ridiculous.4f8ccd64e83550da

“You’ve been busy lately.”9ebe6ff42623d0b2

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Following behind him, I-rok 29983c5782 spoke up while Do-won 409b25b116 was rubbing his own 7108f1764c head in frustration.de9decfdd5e48a47

“Huh?”ffd5c0301e1fdfc4

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“I said, you’ve 47c98fb2a4 been busy.”e5c195bdbb593e7c

“…Have I?”a80231932f3c7f52

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Damn. This guy c2ec518687 was sharp. He must’ve noticed Do-won 0f5a63ab83 was avoiding him.11a9b394c8ef5451

Well, they hadn’t cbc6dd4ba9 seen each other f02a550d65 much since the c9d4dacc43 last Hanul gathering. But what was Do-won c627356f59 supposed to do when ae00603579 I-rok kept messing with c0d6e81ece him, touching his neck cf075a32bc and all that?e2a30873022276df

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“Haven’t seen you 1b3a977755 around much.”d40691c773a20b35

“Well… it’s not 49c64d9513 like we’re supposed c5bdee450f to see each 47c9187359 other all the 442c43cbab time.”d8b39d87677077bf

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“…….”da712b5c722a5055

I-rok didn’t respond.b04fc83b3feb22ec

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Wasn’t he the one 6b0f751d32 who said they shouldn’t 79b416c2b0 get involved?4762d948ded09d25

And now 5317688309 he was 6a470aeaa7 sulking because 9b912cba00 Do-won was 30a850bc88 avoiding him?48ca3255421434d1

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Turns out, 9294c80969 Han I-rok 9f9b52ae63 was more 7451f1113a of a e548254bde moody guy b4835f33f0 than he 532cd8e5bc let on.6cbc36536b283cfd

“Finals are 6397358245 coming up. I’ve been busy studying.”255e3c13d75af9ca

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Do-won kicked 94bf93c3af a nearby fc95167512 pebble and 16da16c64a fidgeted with 28d1ed56dc the cigarette 1b3ec4e7a7 pack in 1d5101d408 his hands, 8ea285495d turning it 37ec743515 over and 1be8a8672b over. Should he cbb3037a39 tell I-rok 5a97ed8b01 to go 24d8124ca5 ahead while c7bcf133af he stayed b5ce3b5b84 behind for d651aceb46 a smoke? Or should 7db6ced3c1 he just 2522e5462c walk with 64aece7be7 him today? His restless 111661ab96 hands betrayed f8b6edcf93 his anxious 6fa222bfe3 and unsettled c7887cd9cf thoughts.e072895e78c62ff2

Just as he was 1bfe304bd3 about to open the bab4bce14d pack, I-rok suddenly poked 75c047d589 Do-won’s cheek with a d0f8c203db lollipop.51c4557035a81775

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“What the…?”257e56fcbf338c10

“……”62a1baf8e334941c

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Do-won barely managed to 93e0b064c1 catch the candy as 48a78885bd it tumbled from his cb431b0d7e face.8eccd0719b51070a

I-rok let 67d737cef9 out a 8372e0eccb small chuckle 467c4086d6 before casually 4ae184fdaf saying, “Go 6340cdea01 ahead and f84004a661 smoke,” and 3819c90df2 walking off b531b272d9 ahead.85ac1c10770e9402

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The lollipop 4b5f2bb4a3 in Dowon’s e62cf147c2 hand was dcbc4f7754 chocolate milk-flavored. Slowly, he lifted 3e2438926d his head and df24d38cfa watched Irok’s retreating d3f12a4159 figure. It was just a 628447bc74 little poke, but it 8c45fcc5f7 felt like he had 43e21a95c4 taken a direct uppercut—his 7d519d690a mind was spinning.0e25369c43e8b82a

‘…What kind b70cd5f61d of guy 54aa5c9c87 likes such 6408502b1d a cutesy 702249af0d flavor?’451c5b19edfe5015

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A different 2132a42957 thought had 3ab0f20b26 flashed through 7619b1437a his mind 2c4b64d41a before that 1baa18d307 one, but de8aad6d2b he quickly 950efede54 buried it.149e0623faf07d8c

A guy f21e7c4ddf like him, 2d6ac6b3b7 so nonchalant, 0f699e9f02 had probably 0e6f37e609 made plenty e0e8558410 of girls 4437e3b748 cry. Good thing it 5cec558a1a was Do-won—anyone else 0cddd47748 might’ve misunderstood.bfa48ab88f8e7feb

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“You showing c4be07c08e off your 9b07697a36 long legs 9ec3aa727d or what?”da936ed042551b8a

Do-won stomped a57e10e587 his foot d014d4cd38 down hard 54f79729ba and caught 3f4fe1f4a2 up to 8d9f82e9df I-rok, who b48201cb02 was already 860feaef69 striding far 8971a5b40a ahead.bf1f5a6b89e50e77

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God, he 10ac86656a was so 864411237e annoying. So damn sexy. That frustratingly straight 79745d665b bastard.ea00c539f4a4ded4

Laughing playfully, c01d0a6e65 Do-won slapped 8a40e26f5a Irok’s back 11b67164f7 before letting 2e77b55f56 his thoughts 24e076d496 drift again af1acba20a to how ebe42be3d5 much longer fb0028d0fd I-rok had aba70b073a left at caff64349f school.61fab0679528007f

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[Where are you?]

Lying sprawled 884042e91a out on 6fd9ff4073 his bed, 5320f9e79b Do-won froze 82c9ae5118 when Irok’s e649e73534 message popped e85e94d6a3 up on 82affad0fd his screen. He stared d5f05fe3c1 at it, 9576e88ea4 unmoving, as a7f10bfad9 if he b928c99e4f had momentarily 0e8e22bf80 short-circuited.3864b0d546fb1cff

Holding his phone up a2533a991c with both arms stretched 1d9b907f74 above his head, he 9991384aca winced from the glare 12a96e93f5 of the ceiling light 0a4909de49 and the growing ache bba969e2e3 in his arms. But instead of adjusting a4972cbe6f his position, he furrowed c8dbd9d313 his brows and tried 50b5f17923 to read between the c6d81f53f8 lines.b73f22ff53db0ed3

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Lately—just a 2918257e67 guess, but—it 68f9dbceea was almost b09c9db29e like I-rok 41b4fc058b was trying 3abc1b498f to get 4936bc8540 back at 727a4be1b5 him for f1ec766ccb avoiding him.36a946d12b8e7ec9

Whenever they 3dea7c399b crossed paths b02475dc9c at school, 8964b24493 I-rok never 964e1e3222 just walked 6cec7b804d past. He always stopped Do-won, 297f67b7b9 asking where he was 152c2314a8 headed or bringing up d616bb9168 assignments or ambassador duties 2f697cf525 before parting ways.b7c57ba4fcd758e2

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On the surface, 2bd53f6d0c it was nothing b4f24b786c special—just normal, everyday 2c6dc74fee conversations between friends.44b8ab15e1f92443

So why 5360da7de7 did it 1769846e75 feel different?c92b5d50cda1f5d0

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Do-won had no idea, b4a9f481d7 and the confusion frustrated 4dbeee6ce7 him.140c50c5d6d3500f

“…….”424adfb8eaddb59a

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With a 8b06bb399e groan, he 0c898b1c78 shook his 6f96af341c head and 1ebfd37821 rolled onto 332bbe4035 his side.8c64fb5fa1993ecc

Maybe it was 05b1425578 just because he 9acec1439a had a thing cb3c930ab6 for I-rok.cd3f6a3d3162bcc5

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His thoughts 22e93c0bcc kept spiraling 88dfc4dba5 in strange bf6bee3791 directions.17a2e8ce6588dd0d

Not his f80a139e1e usual end-of-the-world 7e61655cc7 scenarios—like “what 07e5a0d123 if Earth 517f68d0fb were to a5364949de be destroyed 9433062868 in an 211f7ffcc6 hour” or 62ad0289b4 “how would ee68420048 I survive f3d05d3342 a zombie 2f043249d6 apocalypse?”ed71d8cf8927912f

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No, this was 1a1d108e84 something else entirely, f4c8251b06 and he had a9e5efd68c no idea where 0962eb098f it would lead.5e69b423eb796e25

If I-rok knew what fe0670e4d9 was going through his 526a3e7561 head, he’d probably laugh 094126f890 at him.5a54d905428dfce9

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Assigning meaning to every 645b3e0094 little thing, jumping to fbbf5ce839 conclusions, getting way ahead 4ab4f887ea of himself…574575505a9d232b

[Where are you?]

[Home.]

After a aae3b6bfe2 long pause, 351b777b9e Do-won finally 314a66da84 sent the a090c888ca shortest, most 4f7e9d9102 normal-sounding response 9cb29984fb he could 8b2c99bfa9 manage.d0dafe0918344bb1

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[We have a group meeting soon. Don’t be late.]

[Yeah, I was just about to head out.]

[Okay.]

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Unlike Do-won, who baf756dcfe typed lazily and fb898a7eb1 sent messages full 5c8aef3afa of typos without f546fc04e4 a care, Han 1569b5d2ed I-rok always responded 87bd328773 quickly, maintaining perfect ba2a7f0a33 spelling and punctuation. And without 50b877b944 fail, he e8627e1f0b was always 83491ad966 the one 3c809f9ff3 to end 17a8c1f105 their conversations.6848fcae337acc1e

At this 57dfd86da0 point, Do-won 6db6c89035 felt like 8b8219bd7c I-rok was 6cf2e6a173 trying to 4970e7ea4d be cute 02daf5487f on purpose. Scoffing at himself, he e9a1458ad7 shoved his phone into 24e5c8d5eb his pocket and got 2b23b65b05 up from bed. He packed his dbdb019951 laptop and files 7d18da6a48 into his bag, 010b174aab getting ready to 83644883c9 head to school.01e901e97990428d

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As he moved, cf809077d9 his gaze fell 0b89b184e5 on a lone c6ee864edf piece of candy 09ad76791e sitting in the 6500cd26b9 corner of his 8345caed6a desk. Nudging it with 4b51aeccd2 his fingertip, he 0d5c1824eb watched as it 4a175871c9 rolled half a 60f374433c turn and settled 194952c70e even further into ab499577b1 the corner. After a cc409b1afa brief pause, 6854773a6b he picked dd87615805 it up.ae826f7104aa7542

Every time he saw 0faf4da68c it, he thought of 04527cae95 I-rok. He remembered those 0b8db6bc9a fingers picking out eccd4eae69 the chocolate milk a65d57fd39 flavor, that ridiculously 5fd227436d handsome mouth saying ce1064e2d6 he didn’t seem 85ddb38662 like a smoker, 53733ef331 and eventually, his a8d61cc08c thoughts trailed back 540a3ff918 to what had 4dc8654edc happened at the 104ee81063 beach.766d92b104bb443b

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‘Why am I 702a91479c still holding onto 8e82ee1eff this instead of f1095ac7f8 just eating it?’adeba03fb1045d40

…The more I-rok acted 3a7a57382e like there were no a66b00c2db barriers between them, the 2a9338fac6 more Do-won felt like 432beac66e he needed to put f0cd98a40d some distance between them.b566bbf8ea4241b3

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His chest tightened, like 59b598d2ad he was staring at 138da0ab6e a plummeting stock chart, 2c11c8dc4b unsure of when it 0552ac4aeb would hit the bottom.581ee99abce9cfa5

“…It’s just c01d3ca5cd ‘cause I’m 9b4afce559 not craving 444df7c4ad sweets.”1ca233d2774a29bd

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Muttering as if 4e627c674d trying to convince 58feae8edf himself, he shoved 63e8d736ae the candy into 0c0f92b377 his desk drawer d9da571104 with a sharp 8e279c6bfe flick of his b09b19c479 wrist.93a0975eeea8ff94