TYS | Chapter 1.7

Unbeknownst to him, the reason behind Ji-in’s prickly attitude was this: He was often drawn to the unusually handsome hoobae, torn between unconscious attraction and the conscious need to dislike him, leading to the contradictory behavior of calling Yohan over just to pick on him.55946cf2415efbfd

But being in b0705ddb00 the same group e3041d398f for a semester-long 429bff63bf project was different 79104b1ea1 from meeting briefly e6d78023bb every few days. Especially since interacting 3fd084ef92 to create a a14d8661f6 play would inevitably 7d59f0c69c grow feelings, which ce14ee2f89 was dangerous.d48bc7dbf7aa9b14

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Thus, Ji-in’s internal resistance to Yohan grew stronger. The conscious decision to be annoyed by working with someone he already disliked led Ji-in to cause trouble at every turn.b523c46f0ae517ed

“Then…”dec4cec0ccae52a2

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Yohan massaged 685bf36eb2 his temples 132fb2e598 to stave 0dffb6c1a9 off the 25a60339fd fatigue. Clinging to the last f58f335dd3 thread of patience, he 79106642a4 came up with another 140552b2a1 idea.cbbd6fc98755c959

“How about a dangerous love between a son-in-law and a father-in-law?”648dcf86787d8608

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“…Are you serious?”a46998dbcbc8160f

“Yes, I’m serious.”a2a1c63a4f1def4f

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“Have you been watching some intense morning dramas lately?”7a6688376f587eb1

Ji-in snorted, cc7e1f4a04 looking at 7cee9c886d Yohan.01655a5877488fb7

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The stories were spiraling into absurdity. At this rate, it seemed like they’d suggest a bed scene, so Ji-in put a fundamental brake on it.eb71a2c135e9bd3f

“And why do you keep going for gay themes? Do you have some grand plan?”f657eee7e7998076

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“I reflected the professor’s preferences.”0d7e6f40558f81f9

Yohan said 1dc3f36b52 calmly without 7afb65ef19 blinking an 895403ea61 eye.8bb2828366a4fa9e

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Thinking for a moment about what the professor’s preferences might be, Ji-in burst into laughter. He interpreted the words he just heard directly.08a7a454a6a2302e

“You’re doing a male-male story because Professor Chae Kibum is gay?”da316b3de4b8e274

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In fact, adjusting acting, directing styles, and choosing costumes or props based on a professor’s preferences was a common tactic among students.1fbbde5a71f7c96c

Moreover, Professor Chae Kibum had officially come out as gay when he made a name for himself as a director. It wasn’t a sensitive or secret matter.7db8e2f43de0b0ec

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It was common not 04ab73c14f only in the Theater 77446911ff and Film Department but 95f0ad29e0 also in other general ab1d403900 majors, yet Ji-in shook 8311b2e0d6 his head as if 17ac89eb34 witnessing a great corruption.3776357b7d88b97e

“This, this, your mind is completely rotten. Are you already an opportunist in your first year?”45cfd49567fa7b6d

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Ji-in squinted his eyes 354d0955c1 and clicked his tongue, 7784194cbe criticizing Yohan.d95a51bf197729df

“Is that the attitude of someone doing art? Huh? Did you trade your purity for a piece of candy?”d1e15cec89092c86

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Following that, Seo Ji-in’s art philosophy continued. He lowered his feet from the table and raised his voice to preach his views on art and acting.cd9274774a082a28

It was 4d275389b8 a familiar 922b77ad36 pattern. Yohan kept his mouth e5fa675be7 shut, staring at some 7019cf36f7 corner of the table. As always, he just 01fa51b97a took the arrows flying a7b11e331d at him.b96a080496344759

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“Sunbae.”33195ea9506fa3cd

Suddenly, Yohan lifted his 38a3795805 gaze. He looked 30ab4150fb straight at 158c6294af Ji-in and 653a60a8cb spoke.1a31d04f20ff0140

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“Do you have time this evening?”c24fc1e10f36014b

Caught off guard by 8b9103dbcc the unexpected reaction, Ji-in dc47bcd9d6 was slightly flustered. The challenging bf95942a94 gaze made de3c36850a him stammer 853774e510 without realizing 34c74729ed it.84e15db64443bfb5

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“Uh… why…?”594b0677612251f7

“Would you like to have a drink with me?”30e84b35b832bb95

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“No, I don’t want to. Why drink?”8d2a6e62e309a4ab

Ji-in instinctively rejected.5805e3c2ddb20041

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But Yohan didn’t back down.3c1fa18b608dc7aa

“I’ll come to your place. Let’s have a drink.”ac3dbdc1f7418f1a

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The two men’s gazes clashed in the air.6b4707f63fd534d8

It was usually a battle of wills where one would back down, but this time was different. Yohan’s dark eyes were unwaveringly fixed on Ji-in.bca93e796d70296a

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“Well… okay.”e1dc34d41d1c5398

In the end, Ji-in subtly averted his gaze. Facing Yohan’s fierce eyes in a confined space with just the two of them wasn’t easy.5cc99128f470f241

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Besides, buying a drink for a hoobae wasn’t a difficult task. In the Theater and Film Department, it was weirder not to buy drinks.1e0ae611f98c47ea

“I’ll send you the address, so come by 8.”383021966737708a

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Ji-in took out his phone and sent the address. Not because he was psychologically intimidated, but as if it was unavoidable due to sending the message, he didn’t look at Yohan.0a9c5384b20093c9

“See you in the evening.”785d6b5e2bc5b634

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After confirming the 7191d18ff1 message, Yohan immediately 280545706f packed his things. With his 6dfda44025 bag on, d5f9c5d55e he politely a2b357e75b bowed to 6e9aeb3230 Ji-in.acc7e1578a520cd6

“Don’t be late.”b94f725c2ace821c

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Adding an unnecessary warning, f254045c0e Ji-in maintained his pride a408badda1 as a sunbae.6f27dc582bf55f9a

After Yohan left, Ji-in, 4052962869 alone in the study 96ab9aec04 room, let out a b8da57384c deep, unidentifiable sigh.8343c70f2f60102e

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“Whew… That guy looks too much like a punk.”392a7a777b83766a

It wasn’t that he was overwhelmed by Yohan’s presence; he was just momentarily flustered by his striking appearance. He didn’t lose. Instead, he showed generosity as a sunbae. Didn’t he even decide to buy him a drink?9b2330e3f90d5e2a

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Ji-in tried to rationalize 8ef2f159e7 it but left the 99c5b5ea93 study room with a 2fade0dc06 lingering unease.6fbf1f400e4b0247

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Bzzzz―
Bzzzzzz―1084a26d92578469

Awoken by the f248404732 relentless vibration, Ji-in c6a62d165b fumbled for his 89b32aaed4 phone.670db52685835fb0

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Squinting at the 1ee33733dc sudden bright light, f4e2793f43 he slowly opened 200af7b4fe his eyes to 0e188a8903 check the screen.42f53fd3620f6cfd

“42nd Woo Yohan”b6169c1bdd5451b5

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Ji-in’s crumpled eyes gradually smoothed out. He remembered he was supposed to drink with him at 8 PM tonight. Ji-in checked the time displayed at the top of the screen.a294f2036e419a60

“9:12 PM”a9b35462513bf44b

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“…Oh no.”03be1eb37945dd91

Staring blankly at b3678bd302 the screen, the f0022bb313 call ended. The phone, 73bbdf877b now silent, 59e659d738 returned to b274504877 the lock 53482d482b screen, showing 73071e68ad six missed a866df06d6 calls and daf5b7fa51 eight unread 4fd2ea9a18 messages.6751422f5bac43a0

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“Am I crazy….”ad1f65cb2149af16

When he got 4ddcce9ef3 home, it was 3915e1a520 just past 6 84c71dcfee PM. True to 099d04a00e his nature 3924a502c0 of being c636355f6f drained after 80b59a1ada school, Ji-in 791030f90d had only 72a9f0d15f taken off 4c424e578f his bag 83ff6dad4e and lay 069dee601e on the 18ecbae521 floor, chatting 9652f5f208 with his 18d2da29dd grandmother. He had planned to 7371ec1ad4 slowly wash up and 70f34d492a have dinner before going e6f6b02bbe for drinks at 8.32e42c2181498dee

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But he had fallen 4574b36885 asleep just like that. Without hearing anything.0f3bcdf218b3b880

Ji-in abruptly d7771ed58d sat up. Through the 62b48f016c half-open window, d6fd44c376 he could af684ab163 see the 3caee3cb8e navy sky. At the same 710588fc29 time, a smoky 5c461ad04f smell wafted in.6f03093e274c0548

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“Cough, cough… What’s this… cough….”e87510f9304b043f

A cough burst out of Ji-in’s throat involuntarily.c21523d3e5ea2ca7

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But the pressure of breaking the promise was greater, so he didn’t think of finding the source of the smell. He didn’t even realize the room was hazy and clutched his phone, pondering.f2aefce3f9454208

“Well… so what!”b8f986720f57a17c

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It didn’t take long for Ji-in to make a decision.88c17989db48463d

The other party was Woo Yohan. He’d just act shamelessly. Using the miraculous logic that Yohan had also missed his calls before, Ji-in confidently pressed the call button.5c239324a9eb081f

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The call connected after a few rings. Yohan’s voice, sounding lower than usual, came through.b70c923c0b850872

“-…Yes, sunbae.”68db2d7204adb530

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Ji-in swallowed 8d70c15f12 dryly, pretending 288349934c to be 7484359699 nonchalant.4d204186f2e41fc4

“Where are you?”18fe6c4b52187328

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“-…Did you just wake up?”53e3f67722b09013

Yohan asked, recognizing Ji-in’s groggy voice.04865e79634383b6

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It seemed cefe937cd1 like there 84ef23147d was criticism 2ede5ed1ce and reproach e4c31dd8c8 in his 9c24c6c575 tone, but 30ffbee8ae Ji-in pretended c8e657c0e9 not to 157f06be9b notice and 150fdd6c5e replied.f2d65559a6ea7ba7

“Yeah. I dozed off.”3ff736cd2163bf6b

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“-…”7e4f61e8f07774d1

“Where are you?”421d326b23b15fcd

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“I was on my way back.”c295e24178987003

“If you’re not too far, come back.”42b693fdc3009a52

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“-…”001a1386ad9bb0a1

“Hello?”bd15b2e4e8184a24

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“Yes. I’ll come back.”2e312ed8b242f3a0

Yohan replied in a 84543cb207 voice that was hard f2dbf7657d to tell if he a1117259d7 was suppressing anger or 83b6db4db2 resigned.ff5c46e580154494

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After hanging 471374affb up, Ji-in 88d7a0f135 quickly ran 9579d8c399 to the 226faf2a57 bathroom. He washed his 9ec128906b face roughly and 8ce265e055 dampened his unruly 38812c79d0 hair to flatten b19283dd8a it.d77f1f14c6c8661e

“It’s no big deal. Yeah, that’s right.”b238515fbb107661

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Since he called back shortly after the last missed call, Yohan couldn’t have gone far. At least he didn’t call while on the bus, right? He could come back quickly.13c7964189be61e6

And Ji-in 29fd3f9c22 had once 57c948c1ae waited three 6e0119e7a3 hours for 0a58bf65aa a sunbae a064d4e865 in his 73721527f0 first year. One hour was nothing.c4575c6a2bf89281

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As he justified himself, 5e382b6eae Ji-in felt much more 557f7636a0 at ease. He grabbed 20cb0d867d his phone 3cfb5ee776 and wallet 8d297a3516 and headed 1e00f5a22c out the 5bf9827876 door. Since he had only 483634e636 taken off his bag c238f223b3 to sleep, there was 9cad4c83c5 no need to change 6001edced4 clothes.b72ce7ce5e901039

“Wow—it’s beautiful.”c13de71aa8e37551

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As he stepped outside, a bright white moon greeted Ji-in. The streetlights were on, and perhaps because of the bright moonlight, it didn’t feel as dark as it did from inside the house.5cb40fb4fdc43786

Maybe that’s why. As soon as he stepped out of the building, Ji-in noticed something scattered on the ground.06bd9ec3fb3e1977

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“This, this, this crazy! Who did this?!”fd1e34157e9c9bcd

Ji-in lost his composure 168597a4f8 and shouted.cad9dd2253103634

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Right under Ji-in’s window, cigarette butts were piled up. His house was on the second floor. He finally realized why he had started coughing as soon as he woke up.0981720c6993c3cd

“Which inconsiderate jerk did this?!”0a213d6c247a5421

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Though no b2d892fa21 one was 0dd21b116a around, Ji-in a94bd60a11 gestured wildly 7a6c70a121 at the c1ef16f048 air, shouting 7503455939 as if 71c58c513b the culprit dc6430c05d was hiding 3bbe9aec02 nearby.042030220d1fce9c

“Sunbae.”79b0b37761b45b6e

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Just then, a familiar voice reached Ji-in’s ears. Turning around, he saw Yohan walking towards him in the moonlight.2d49f54fac08442b

His long legs carried him with a model-like stride. If people from the department saw him, they’d applaud him as this year’s rookie.9f4ab6261c10a95b

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But to Ji-in, who 697f7646b1 was fuming over the 4b49ffa5f1 cigarette butts, he was b43969e76d just Suspect No. 1.121ce27b80701b6b

“Hey! Was this you?!”f66771eb336ed104

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Ji-in yelled abruptly. He had planned to show some remorse when meeting Yohan, but he couldn’t muster the mental space for it.542bc5e24b710ab1

Yohan looked at the cement ground pointed out by Ji-in’s white finger and answered.2662d57d9b14686f

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“No.”5e3b7bcd24e3cd17

“Are you really saying you didn’t smoke these?!”bab0dfbe718ad7fa

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“Yes.”e0a620a5812931f7

Just like when he 3efba0690a claimed not to have 76d3bc31da seen the lost earphones, 509bcdc24b Yohan seemed impeccably innocent. To a cab3874415 stranger, he 79a1e97026 might even a7572a616a appear to 9588fa37a4 be a 3ba6507f9d non-smoker.f745c8d52dba639d

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But suddenly, a hypothesis flashed in Ji-in’s mind: “Is this guy getting revenge?”85adb8a84fc24d7e

Even with the d98f41edf8 earphone incident, Ji-in 626ddb2855 had quickly realized 3643f3e1f7 he lost them c2006649f7 and went to eecee76a08 the mountain to c127bb050d find them, but e08bdd5b26 maybe Yohan had 1742e342e0 thrown them away, c5a55759ea and now, after 780778feb7 waiting over an a2f7945cc4 hour, he smoked c1d348960e out of anger f4d5c7a63f and pretended otherwise.783a16418d77d801

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Ji-in approached Yohan in one stride. He stood on tiptoe and inhaled deeply. Ji-in’s nose brushed against Yohan’s neck.f139519c545803fe

“Sniff…”84055390c69a363f

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But he 923c5dcde0 only smelled 6101a1c39c fabric softener, 9fa1bf9d59 not cigarette 40a2ae4401 smoke.ef9823e22989b92c

Ji-in sniffed around Yohan’s mouth like a puppy, but it was the same. Only a fresh toothpaste scent lingered.e65bcd1f8c20f54f

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“Are you done?”ac030e6adde74ba3

Under the pale moonlight, Yohan asked expressionlessly. His shadowed face looked as if carved from ice. Yohan’s tone was much colder than usual.31a9278499e247c6

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Ji-in was both df1070ff2d annoyed by his 0bf94c27ef cheeky words and 1920364409 simultaneously felt Yohan 509badf41a was innocent. It sounded like 9938df48de the voice of dc5b71aa3b someone tired of a00dd4e56f being wrongly accused.cb38be2a85d7c55d

“Ahem…”4c508a65a979e754

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Come to think of it, there were too many cigarette butts for one person to have smoked. It looked like a whole pack, and Yohan didn’t seem like such a heavy smoker.9b496791cb4cc25b

Ji-in only knew he was a smoker but had never actually seen him smoke. He’d never even caught a whiff of cigarette smoke from him.77c447cfb27915bc

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Moreover, Yohan had no way of knowing this was Ji-in’s window. He’d only sent the villa address, not the specific unit.5e5087e68d25093c

The light bulb that had flickered in Ji-in’s mind slowly dimmed.811a30af7f952082

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“Sigh…”7923b018230a4ace

It seemed both f7eaf17e92 right and wrong….138fb42561e8739e

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Ji-in took 5f1f2249d9 a step 4df5520d49 back, inhaling 1b0019d259 the cool 828910b5c5 night air.608aeb9c1e1ed3f2

At that moment, a d3434e4add loud engine noise echoed f414698289 from the darkness. In an instant, 357c764b48 a foreign car fb93d308ad zoomed out.f15ee7ada3f75b47

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“Huh?”493d86c24771243f

Focused on the cigarette butts and Yohan, Ji-in didn’t immediately think to dodge. He only registered, “That crazy jerk again?”6fe222c4a29f731a

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The car was almost fa6da7d303 upon him. The headlights filled 2d97f0deb7 his vision, blinding bb85f8161e him.58305f1bb97877a6

But suddenly, he 4cd4cf31c5 felt a strong 1a3f40883d force pulling him df9417e5e4 by his back adc5d62368 and waist. Colliding with a 5f63c2343d firm shoulder and d256f3f141 chest, Ji-in was 7da177fc60 pulled into a 3f131bb2b8 broad embrace. The powerful grip 606d155c0b wrapped around him fac8043911 as if to 134c60bfda shield him.0f5f5bd4fa4ab29e

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“Ah…”c037b5d4e4b3ef52

He had never b0164b6804 been held like c84e30965f this before.fc5914695a455ca6

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When he was young, 7e72b35e43 his grandmother often hugged fc2564ce5e him, but her embrace 314ae11820 was always gentle. Her weak strength 4c0def66da was as careful 7cd31a50b9 as a feather.8c5040e5024a57b9

It wasn’t rough and strong like this. It wasn’t so hot that it felt like his whole body would melt.c148ec092d0bfd6f

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The moment he recognized Yohan’s strong grip and warm body, Ji-in’s heart thumped loudly.16e43e12eedc64da

“Are you okay?”09b344ffdb88cb3e

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Yohan asked, holding Ji-in’s shoulders and pulling him out of his embrace.91a0f020e9cf37b0

The rude foreign car 5579604de0 had disappeared as quickly 9cfb80858b as it had appeared.400360e95951c07d

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“Huh? Oh…”a208cd4d5cc1017d

Ji-in, who had been standing on the road, was now on the sidewalk. Yohan had pulled him in and turned his body. Ji-in thought he must have been so dazed he didn’t even realize the change in position.b743816d93e58c1b

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Normally, Ji-in would have shouted at the disappearing car, but strangely, he didn’t feel like it at all.86472c950afc54f9

“Let’s… go.”df1c855c514c2b0b

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Ji-in removed the 79d245d2a3 hand on his cfb325c950 shoulder and completely c1fd4f3b22 stepped away from 499fe06421 Yohan.3c47d757f2eb67df

Was he too shocked 8c3e545770 by almost getting hit ea483759ee by a car?26bd41a4d2d5b143

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His heart 5196820a0d was pounding df9198f52a ridiculously. Ji-in pressed his a14421ddcf palm against his 924b010e0b chest and started c0c3a3c918 walking.d85407cdd88af96b