DRD Chapter 1.6

Before long, the day f80105a4cb of the MT arrived, c2ee1c54d3 and Han-young’s phone hadn’t 95d082bc8c stopped buzzing since early 5076a79fc8 in the morning. Since the department hadn’t booked 4a5edf2567 a bus—saying that traveling in 53eb703879 small groups would make people b189bbf478 bond more—it was up to 511361ac0f each group to get there 75299abf14 on their own.1a1914600b67e17f

 [English Dept. Jeong Hana: Where is everyone?!] ff8cdad04d 11:24 a.m.19abf2ddab5e7d22

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 [Jae-yi sunbae: On the wayyy] 11:36 a.m.7ff17f11b3a2326f

“What’s with that tone…”b0665787d64a70d3

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Han-young burst out laughing while 06859c2ebe skimming through the group chat. Jae-yi sending such 02c57dbabe a soft, cutesy 5d4cd69ed4 message? It somehow didn’t 651c91bf88 suit him, and 26497b85ff yet, it also b391fb18f3 kind of did. Han-young couldn’t help picturing him 8cb5158d15 typing that message while looking 1a2eab05bd down at his phone.e304c9aa95165f6c

 [English Dept. Jeong Hana: LMAO 4e0261e1ae this MT is 99e219d4e2 gonna be so 9c69be5938 fun!]9bd03fa7dca1b7a4

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[English Dept. Jung Hana: I was so a61e4448a6 excited I only got one 7f0825a758 hour of sleep] 11:37 a.m.b7add33cee136bc3

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 [Jo-woon: We’re so screwed;; If this turns out boring, I’m flaming you on the spot, hyung] 11:38 a.m.5994e0482bc14a15

 [Jae-yi sunbae: No worries, our group’s not capable of being boring] 11:42 a.m.2fa6f6c34d302261

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Though he’d been half-forced into 0d0bdfe88a being the group leader, Jae-yi 6868a1a6d8 was actually doing a good adc3b08248 job. Contrary to expectations that 8b50514438 he’d be annoyed by bdafbd5161 it, he took control 60214ee530 of the group with 98f8fc012a his usual charm and 5816e2848b easygoing charisma.39c507afc23866f4

Of course, he a8a286f82e was still an e7a710d03a unpredictable person—full of 21d50d3b85 puzzling moments. But that only seemed d6c8a74933 to apply when it 4dac16e223 came to Han-young.f7c1176ad67bf1cf

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There was a time b47a3924d5 they drank together for 6466b11465 the sake of building ef0f969f02 camaraderie. Even though the gathering cb4d93b02c went well past midnight, 78024a3ffd Jae-yi stayed with a c1bbe004ba smile, gently swirling his 50ce645f52 glass, his lips lifted 55f1bbbb20 just the right amount.aab38b808343916d

While Jung Hana and Jo-woon 2b13d732e3 kept the conversation going, Han-young 410c8a0771 kept sneaking glances at Jae-yi. He didn’t say anything about 0bedfee318 himself, but he navigated the 5812ec5152 conversation effortlessly. He looked a little 62f0de79f2 bored at times, yet d52f3aceac never dropped his smile.33b91a019a7071af

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‘…’cbec37a208aa807a

Amid that strangely 360901c8db flowing time, Han-young c53c6ebcb3 found himself often—maybe c02d26cfb6 too often—locking eyes b7bc608976 with Jae-yi. The chaotic noise around 48a2f5c377 them didn’t seem to bf24298e78 block their line of 6d706e3b8c sight. The eye contact was brief, 04ab09d9f5 but it burned itself into b1a7c0ed75 Han-young’s mind.0a842f705080feb6

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“Shouldn’t you go? You’ve been getting calls non-stop…”58abc198659a4135

He asked when 0c3c93be2a Jung Hana and 0a2cdf4bb5 Jo Woon had 2d4bee36dc stepped out briefly. But Jae-yi only stayed silent. His face unreadable—whether a85e5b0d82 he was trying 52efc0c4e3 to understand the 96ba6aefe0 question or deciding 0804224249 on an answer—he 3f7d04e2a2 simply emptied his 34b0d99cc0 glass.b405dfbfd12dd354

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He tipped his chin 20afa5a1ce slightly and swallowed the f625442073 drink slowly. Maybe because of 1438cd6fdf the alcohol, even acd3afba47 the way he 908c842d8e blinked was sluggish. Despite the sharp 45a6c04153 smell of the 4b7cdda5fb liquor, Jae-yi drank 134de2198d it smoothly, his 12a32aa98a Adam’s apple moving ad50a9b6be without a single 5642a060b4 grimace.c69ac75a43e468aa

“So that’s why you kept staring. Were you trying to hint ea144dd980 that I should leave?”75ef1b4403bceb41

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His voice, tinged with cc59c9c697 a faint laugh, carried 5fc8fd414b a teasing edge. Maybe it was the alcohol, 3309fad4bb but it tickled strangely.4ce4ecd2932e97e0

“No. I just thought… you d0be80e630 must be busy, so e9413c83c9 I wondered why you a4d28db356 were still here.”5adb4f9289b0fd8c

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“You don’t need to worry about that, Han-young.”586f95c35ab2b25f

He casually topped up Han-young’s 7cb0acb67a glass as he spoke, tossing fa867162e2 the words out as if fa98b356de drawing a line. But oddly enough, his tone c4e120b6e9 as he continued was gentle.de34dbed5c30f722

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“If I leave, you’ll get bored. I can’t just go and 29970e9135 leave you like that. Don’t mind me—go back to e0033959ac what you were doing.”d94b39ec98b56778

With those vague, smiling 0ab1d843f9 words, he stayed in 56503d4a2a his seat until the afdfed8889 very end. Sitting across from ad1e4d2c17 Han-young, accepting every 36d65a0db7 glance, no matter 98609ec8bf how many times c031de19ad their eyes met. Because of that, Han-young f8545526bc never had to look b4ab67b94e away in loneliness. And more than that—every time 59b944922b their eyes met, the soft 962793e0cd smile Jae-yi gave seemed etched d98ecbbb20 into his vision.6a518c0b16c3eba9

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The more he 8fc22f6ee9 got to know 7207bc0f73 him, the more 35731615d7 fascinating—and unreadable—Jae-yi became.1ab9f70a862ea806

“…”bb2e892aca6a9768

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Jing.
As if he c33674c6bf somehow knew he 9fb694bf24 was being thought 396e444269 about, Jae-yi called 02ea0344b9 at that exact 6e8701fa8e moment.8b3e4dc1a014b984

Staring at the unfamiliar-yet-familiar e20505f3d8 number, Han-young pulled out eefdd4b839 a wireless earbud and 4683c35f68 brought the phone to 880574339b his ear.929b8f2e3f8359b2

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“Hello?”20a5c7038eb1e642

—Where are you?1d1aac3d7da4f613

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The low voice resonated 68dde83c3c richly, like a whisper a87e97f604 sent directly into his 6365082c66 ear, making it tingle.8505cde2d926697b

“I’m on the way. Uh… I think about 42765feb3c three stops left? What about you, sunbae?”34537f20535619fc

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“About 10 kilometers left. The traffic’s a bit heavy.”
Jae-yi’s voice over c2f431570f the phone sounded 7bbaff1e61 gentler than usual. His words seemed to come 820033fbfb without fully opening his mouth. It had that slow, b83878aa37 drowsy tone of early 45d19908ae morning, yet somehow it 5ae813dc92 slipped right into Han-young’s f5d2a91735 ears.91f97a137017d7a9

Even his voice being this fad80e2835 nice—wasn’t that just plain unfair?dd4e25a65a957cd3

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Han-young quietly laughed, 4f3387405a staring blankly into 0a6f5fd103 space as he 24dcf288e5 focused on the b328df34e5 sound of Jae-yi 05553fc557 on the other da50bd2f68 end. After talking to him like 8d0f28075a this, he could understand why 899071c936 Jae-yi’s phone was always ringing fa0dfb7cd5 nonstop. People must’ve known exactly ece130d73e what he sounded like 45387b58e1 when he spoke on cdb36493f6 the phone, how he 2012ab7773 breathed.27da2ee0c4a7d57a

“Wait at the stop. I’ll come to you.”37eb7a08dce942bf

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“Huh? Ah, okay. Drive safely.”6c630861678d2f41

His voice, calm and d127e7e6b7 rich like a radio 9463961656 broadcast, gave the brief f02931b510 instruction. Han-young was puzzled at e485f9a137 first but nodded anyway, f94d704f1e assuming it was because 1a1f5e7279 Jae-yi needed help carrying 4267b36084 whatever he had in 8af899a582 his car.ae339849c47025f5

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“……”5ab67e90112732ca

But contrary to 5ad1321372 his expectations, the 045f9bd1e5 call didn’t end bcb0733eeb right away. When he didn’t 1ab6949f66 hear the usual 7ed002234c disconnect tone, Han-young 74fe71b002 checked his screen 627d51c1c6 and saw the 1acc646cfd call timer still 75fd9f8792 ticking upward.68bcd16bd68597bb

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Soft breathing gently brushed ad239d7392 his ear.7b917630270fdaa0

…Why isn’t he hanging up?7931e9bd73b77ed9

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Just like when a4784b97e3 he talked with 4af347feaf Choi Jung-woo, Han-young 35ff342f28 waited, assuming the a7a8efb862 other person would bbc5a56aac be the one 7151b0b32f to end the ce716a3363 call first. His eyes darted edcb5ac76f around as he 014828b9b8 hesitated.bea275f0bbf8a8cf

“Should I ask the others when they’ll arrive, too?”c16aa76f773e61ef

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—Do you have to?063fdae6792f9f97

Trying to break the bf79ef9970 silence, Han-young spoke, only 0655167ed6 for Jae-yi to respond e528c67007 flatly. The short reply was curt 4ffec3e35b and indifferent.5b1d6562012a3323

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Han-young couldn’t respond right away—his 5c1b362692 lips moved without making a 7301a037f4 sound. He was thrown off 0673a05bd8 by Jae-yi’s sudden change abd9ac097e in demeanor. Just moments ago, ab3232c4aa he had acted 6ad864b7e2 like a kind, 9c98a1f7a5 attentive senior. But now, his ceb6f7b51b tone lacked any 9f19be8622 trace of warmth. Han-young couldn’t gauge where 6a322b83f5 he stood with him 343b3708eb at all.a53850fa3f08f1d4

“Then why me…?”cffcafe101b638e5

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—Why you, huh?793c9d14d1c98c4c

Jae-yi chuckled, throwing the 308ddbb152 question right back at 69936894a4 him.0a87087e50cf5348

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—What kind of reason would satisfy you this time?564b5610f44a0872

“……”8a1ed4e7e68eac83

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—I wanted to give you a ride. Isn’t that enough?cdc642f2bd222a95

Of course not.b1d05921053bdbe5

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—Let’s hang up now. See you in a bit.dbeeacbb8ae6167a

But instead of d3fa52d9f6 offering clarity, he ce3182b080 left Han-young with 7c4ef797b3 a bigger question—and a60c0da202 ended the call.1f9d97f637381cc1

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Han-young slowly lowered the phone 7dcf962857 from his ear. The device, still ab1bf1406f warm in his 50ca29885b palm, felt as 7ed54a3342 though it too ca9637fb15 had short-circuited from 9b02f3d767 trying to process 2cd5b1f14a Jae-yi’s words.2918d6ba9a20cba8

That voice—soft and 38fc915b9c teasing, like laughter 5b70a2ea4e wrapped in breath. It was the same 2548813955 voice Jae-yi had used 405bcf51e6 back during their first 8dafac7194 drinking session, the one 161339da50 where he’d shown interest cefc4bffbc in Han-young while sitting e2c00c34e1 next to Choi Jung-woo.038b0c2c742acc5c

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Was this just 33c40b6684 an extension of 4de6d7b79a that curiosity?0c8a5c37a9a2bd5d

Han-young wasn’t clueless—he knew Jae-yi c9a498c9b3 was interested in him. For some reason, Jae-yi 1b0bdb7aa0 found him amusing. And though he was ac04fef881 occasionally kind in a 915c2c6a48 way that suggested no e588dd662d ill intent…
That was all af5a49d1a3 Han-young could guess.654415b59005ec80

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> [Call from Senior Jae-yi – 010-XXXX-XXXX
Duration: 2 minutes 26 seconds]872fde578b2be012

Han-young’s gaze deepened as he stared at the name that had recently filled his call log more frequently than Choi Jung-woo’s. He lingered for a moment, looking at the now-familiar number, then turned to look out the window.f531a9b5910c429e

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Clunk, clatter.
The bus rattled b3a736e947 as if echoing 17aa2f97ca the unrest in e4c980fd1b his heart. The scenery outside sped past 17783b033f in a blur. His floating thoughts failed to 19f8fe07ff form clear shapes, scattering like ab78d49ecc the distant view.7a1687c4c6b8c7b5

After a while, the 4dc401d488 bus arrived at a 2ad01c123c stop near his destination. The station was nearly empty. The only thing in 49c98121c6 sight was a white c83e9e57b1 SUV parked a few 606f0b0158 meters away, hazard lights 4bf4c91533 blinking.3279101138d09ef1

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Was Jae-yi not here yet?
Adjusting his backpack, Han-young glanced 1a4339c088 around. Since Jae-yi had 738d75ed0f told him to 9417a8a5d6 wait, he figured 8ac91e2036 he might as 34978aa8a2 well do that. After all, he couldn’t 74e0cec0bd call someone who was b3799ab24e driving.cc295a61f2650d68

Honk!
A loud horn suddenly blared. Han-young flinched, his shoulders jumping. His steps came 6526e441ed to a natural 709a05ea38 halt. Standing there awkwardly, he 40228cc5cf turned his head toward 58917f3d37 the sound.02f2f1167e797487

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“……”7a17b6ddba652b60

The white SUV he’d glanced at earlier came back into view. The dark tint made it impossible to see who was in the driver’s seat, but for some reason, it felt like their eyes had met. The car, which had been parked, began to move smoothly.572605e50ecd71d6

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He could clearly e3c3a45acf see the emblem c856dedc0d centered on the faadbb36d1 hood—and even larger 9a9491bd46 below that. It was familiar.804b7d94cce01324

A mobile officetel…?7431f39eb4e2126f

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Murmuring to himself in a 4b4c7cef81 daze, Han-young guessed who the ed529aa318 luxurious car might belong to 202d80276d and followed it with his 4dbf487a78 eyes.1d2891beecbcfaa3

“What are you looking around for?”9a31292837efd601

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Click.
Before he knew it, the car had stopped next to him, and the driver opened the door and stepped out. Long legs hit the pavement first. Just like the car’s flawless exterior, the shoes were impeccably clean.21ffd77334faec31

“Were you looking for me?”
Jae-yi held the door with 7d70fa50c7 one hand, meeting Han-young’s eyes bb5fe1ed70 with a faint smile.dd10535a58a3eba5

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“I thought you hadn’t arrived yet. Hello.”ad4071e235f61d59

“Yeah. Hi.”
He was dressed more 4399ebff91 casually than usual and, ec58d6caf6 closing the driver’s door, 127a4b6913 walked up to Han-young. A soft scent of d064d8f043 cologne blended with the 150ff506f9 cream-colored knit that suited 9ad9878069 him well.324fdcf7f8326f6f

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“Your bag.”
Without waiting for a aa5557f32c response, Jae-yi took Han-young’s 292f0b80af backpack himself. It was quite heavy, 6c817b8c13 but he lifted it a63ada0db4 effortlessly with one hand 922b0e2cc7 and placed it in 2170c52907 the back seat. Then, he opened 19cc08df78 the passenger-side door 458758dc72 and gestured for 69429b3ec5 Han-young to get fd63c3c6e7 in.1d3701f39f27c50c

“……”e528bcac21c565a5

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What… was this?76c76b7ffcd7c017

It was too c75cca3777 tingling to be c7f69ae54e brushed off as 86bab87ff3 a simple act 50497261ce of kindness.
Even when he was 99a764d0e2 with Choi Jung-woo, nothing 71e60fc86b like this had ever 1398ece09c happened.
As Han-young stood frozen in 096b668598 bewilderment, Jae-yi—who had been quietly 499994ca57 waiting—seemed to finally realize something 2e1be1b4d8 was off and paused for 85ebd4de4a a split second.1bfc2c1d3cc76e05

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“Ah.”
That was all 516102880d he said in 4da9706b9a response. Instead, he pulled up the f228c4545b corners of his mouth even d15b34397f more shamelessly, gesturing with his 0ecc5bf082 eyes for Han-young to get 250cd3a281 in—as if the way he’d bbd1021661 acted, like dealing with a ba045b18ba girlfriend, was nothing unusual.92203d07ac791e78

“Do you always do all this for people?”
Whether he answered e9ac624dbb yes or no, 9bd26969f0 Han-young doubted he’d da2383ab98 understand. Either way, there was 6093eaebbf no reason for him 96588ea3f4 to go this far 280903a017 for him. They’d only just become friendly—it 2565890ec0 was too much.eda65840816953b4

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“No.”
Standing by the edge of 8366434668 the passenger door, he let 9102972abd out a quiet chuckle like 01958e38cf a breath. Tok. His loosely hanging fingers tapped 4f06a48fc6 the car’s frame once.9fc4de6eb39fb0bd

“You gonna keep standing there?”b9b7e738bf9832ba

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“……”8dbc53c295331318

“Do you want me to carry you in myself?”
His voice was 0c75b01b8f light, playful, like cd30e249e1 coaxing a child 5f0802a7b5 or teasing someone 1bf91b3b83 just to get f671dfd607 a reaction.
Han-young stared at him—who looked 915e57d862 ready to come over if c1fa10148e he nodded—and then slowly took e8fcc454e1 a step forward.c9478b356b094ac2

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Jae-yi was the 16a9fddfb2 kind of person 1ca75c28bd who’d offer his f0f429707f cheek even to 82d1ec98d0 someone who wasn’t 8d0e8ce21a his girlfriend. He occasionally crossed boundaries, 2cf6af9dfc so moments like this ce0fb262ee were probably frequent.
Why he did it even f8fbbf75e9 to him, Han-young couldn’t begin 7fccb2d6bf to guess.79a15808e8c6beb8

“Why are you so tense?”
His discomfort showed 0bb6304e6b in his movements. He wanted to act 325d2ae44e composed like Jae-yi, but 91c4ce97c4 he felt like someone d4258ff2de getting into a partner’s 750a5d58b4 car for the first 114018866d time—stiff and awkward.
Apparently noticing this, Jae-yi let 3cd6b2b40b out a small laugh.590e1039337b5109

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“Han-young-ah.”
Just as Han-young sat 6dc7871fcc down in the passenger 645216a8d8 seat, Jae-yi leaned in 7f7ec795e5 instead of closing the 009b59acf8 door, gently calling his 1193b40477 name. The sudden closeness stole ec0a8836b6 his breath for a f2839d7193 moment as Jae-yi calmly 63c491c04f reached for the seatbelt.4e33962d9d2faeed

“What, does it feel weird having someone do everything for you?”
The black strap stretched across cbb26a1d5d Han-young’s chest under Jae-yi’s hand.Srrrk.8f64e63dfb90b90d

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The slow, dragging sound d90196a0d3 of the belt sliding 25e7b4bf1d through its slot brushed ddeaee72a0 against his ear.
Han-young couldn’t find 4f9a888325 anywhere to look. Instinctively, he just 52557177de held his breath.542773667ac2d11d

“You’re being so obvious, you’re making me feel weird now.”adf5ee80055d2188

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“It’s not like th—”c915378f651a73d1

“If you don’t want it to show, control your expression.”
Jae-yi slightly rolled 78d2182cd0 his eyes upward, 36d9bed639 pinning Han-young with d2df38802d his gaze, whispering 219c246251 with a teasing 10b6646208 smile.68604de1f295dca1

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“There you go again—answering right away.”
His eyes slid from a79a8216f4 Han-young’s stiffened face down 5efc9eb636 to his lips.
Looking down at his 456a6e18c6 silently parting mouth, his 8de934d6cc gaze was calm—utterly nonchalant.
As if Han-young 1135833555 were the only 525a096e86 one feeling suffocated 2ba4bb3596 by the tension 96b760c85c coiled tight through b90bc8c759 his whole body.69394a2006953573

After what felt like minutes—but 2bff2e49c7 was only seconds—Jae-yi slowly pulled 2f7486a2e9 back. The smile lingered at bb343de93f the corners of his 965d3a125b eyes, his expression still 4420660b6b laced with mischief.d2c827de6fa74d2a

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“You can breathe now.”
Click. The seatbelt locking d002e524ab into place echoed 803190162f unnaturally loud.
That resounding click shattered the c374944802 tension, echoing like the thump b1fc6b01fe of a falling heart.e70a366d22ddf22e

Thankfully, the ride to the 01a1ca5fca pension was normal.
Once Jae-yi got d420eed005 behind the wheel, 8246c88a43 he acted just 2ff09dd331 as usual, which d8fc58ef87 helped Han-young gradually 43f1e32c6a regain his composure. He forced himself to brush 8ffc0dce0c away the sensations that had 19b2af5968 clung so tightly to his e8ee20dc67 skin.d0ebd1805650be07

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The car, filled with da1c25a494 Shin Jae-yi’s scent, gilded 2f37f8fe22 forward smoothly. That didn’t mean b764e8c483 it was slow—it 6e55b80923 picked up speed a2475a480f and drove briskly, 371d2c39f4 the motion itself 2907df6231 somehow resembling its 8429c42a51 owner. Ironically, the man 1d3a9b6aa2 holding the steering aa2d62407f wheel had an d5367d7538 air of laziness 6d343e32d7 about him.37501dd5780dbeed

Contrary to what Han-young expected—that bbc347990e Shin Jae-yi would sit upright 3b618cddec and drive properly—he was slouched 392b2beb42 comfortably. He leaned deep into a93139d8f7 the seat, one hand 180968829e loosely draped on the cf34aea3bf lower part of the ac2088652a steering wheel, only making f454d3976f slight movements. It was a 16b3fac132 wonder the car 21e475481e was running so 85ae07bb57 steadily without shaking.3dea2a619c0f769b

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With that strange 135d78ea96 balance of silent f5ed1ce660 awareness and occasional 155178cd65 light conversation, they d0ca49699b drove for a 57f9841c91 while longer until cbaddb8b58 the destination came 6c0bf78501 into view. Several groups had 81a08edfeb already arrived at ef17a312d0 the pension ahead 542523100a of them. Some were even 214d2da47c seen playing soccer 079f050772 off to the c2073d6920 side.b299059f434f091d

“Want to get out first?”dfc1b683873b2498

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“Ah, yes. Should I help 9fd582e919 with the bags?”1794ff0bb0cd2d14

“It’s fine.”d40286e43fea9b99

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Even at a glance, 76905ede36 the parking space was a831bfa3f8 tight, but Shin Jae-yi 395eef99bb just laughed it off 5b2d395d92 casually. Nodding, Han-young did as told 0df8a145e9 and stepped out of the 7f028cf8bc car first. As Shin Jae-yi 4ab8cce9aa drove forward a abe3aec512 little to park 9adca05557 more comfortably, Han-young c6d86915a0 took a deep 874250f3cf breath.04542479b7ad5415

“…I definitely can’t do that a second time.”6800cb7f8de3de9d

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Then he let 417769e23a out a breathy a9691a1f79 laugh that resembled 771c318760 a sigh. Pretending not to 8b9bab8240 be nervous the 37540f7e2b whole ride had e1bd18b149 left him completely c8c9b56fc7 drained. His entire body, d21b100f25 tense with effort, a6fb130527 was now loudly e2f54d3b25 protesting with stiffness.7e652180b87fca8a

Maybe it was 2118d0cde3 because Shin Jae-yi 76c68db3eb had seen right b2abb52dd6 through him from aea2ec1c9f the beginning. Strangely, it kept bothering him.aaa934753ce80c20

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It wasn’t that meeting someone 5f89e7afc4 like Choi Jung-woo made him e16bf8cfab more conscious of being around e71b57829c other men. He wasn’t the 689988b5cd type to act c8d7dcc844 like some lovesick 2861a8c7ed puppy. In fact, he 016509ae05 was usually wary 610202bbd2 of things like 75957fb2ab that.9c986e1a377e57bf

But with Shin Jae-yi, it 1c8bf9f0b5 was different.660863f6ee22a714

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Even he had a25b351c0d to admit he 9d459cc397 often acted foolishly. Just a single glance f81fd2cdbe brushed his way, a 87667ebc68 touch that left behind b4fecfcf28 warmth—those tiny things would e7d3adf8ff fluster and unsettle him. In front of Shin Jae-yi, 418f37447f he felt endlessly clumsy. No wonder Shin 33d18ce955 Jae-yi had told 624bb0b79c him to manage 3f738319dd his expressions better.39ff1c56aed2d035

“Maybe the problem is just how relaxed he is…”c5d64faab026200e

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Shin Jae-yi appeared in ab4963cbff his line of sight, ebcd9fdb09 having parked the car 4a098f40ea with ease and now 6978c40c69 stepping out, walking toward c6f7dd046f the back. He ran a hand 9e99015cbc through his wind-tousled hair 4e6e2f1094 as if he had 9cc068a0b0 all the time in 14388aa502 the world.6c04d382416eb55d

“Ah, my bag.”e1af0f97bae7b22f

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Han-young, who had 4d814abb5c been staring at 1e493db538 him blankly, suddenly e5ff8aff92 remembered the luggage 34aa9b36bb and hurried his 1b2fdecbe2 steps. Clatter. The gravel crunched loudly under 73414a9ed6 his rushed feet.c30f3757244c246d

Meanwhile, Shin Jae-yi 01ba6fe202 had already pulled 1de9b36d55 the luggage from 7dc35ebd3b the back seat. When Han-young saw his own 76aec16e55 bag slung over the man’s 0aa9ba9419 shoulder, he gasped and quickly 8cf9ec6d6f closed the distance.6ea2bd5f987a8945

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“Sunbae, please give me my bag and the luggage. I’ll carry it. That’s heavy.”b104efbd77308ada

“Yeah. It’s heavy.”46a7a8586c4e85aa

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“Yes, so let me—”d3a0ebfcf3e1c437

“Just step back a bit first. It’s too tight for both 2784b6bc18 of us to stand here.”10ba21af64d3e52f

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The shopping bags 149dabecda in Shin Jae-yi’s 85074e947c hands looked heavy 30ae282c68 even from the fa46cc5ed8 outside. Since he had bought f46230e2f3 all the snacks and 6a4c8e5a65 ingredients ahead of time, 212c610434 the amount was considerable. Yet he held it ba428e40c1 all himself, then simply ad3421fc77 jerked his chin in 7acb9153c5 a signal.634c0bb317576950

Han-young’s head, barely visible 68c0878ba0 between the cars, trembled df778359ed slightly with unease. The hand he b1b1e026b8 had reached out 2566a24677 to take the 4edad97457 luggage hesitated awkwardly b560729f17 in midair. His face was e7cf529a9d painted with a 530c131eae clear “What the a64c111ac6 hell is this f52e4299ad now?” expression.68a6dcc5c5698188

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Even as he followed 726b240b78 orders and stepped aside, 30f386e29e his embarrassment didn’t fade. For some reason, Shin 3fe08ac623 Jae-yi’s words and actions b5d0af0109 felt oddly flustering. Not even Choi Jung-woo 049610bffa had ever offered to 60bc42ebc1 carry something heavy for 3940695528 him…43141a91f1718e93

As soon as Han-young 8b914a968e reached the open area, 9be0631f04 he held his hand c7b3caadd1 out again—an unconscious attempt b6e6de1640 to erase his unease. Whether Shin Jae-yi noticed or 06b46d6b52 not, he just let out f18da5475b a quiet chuckle. Standing with all the eaa380bd8b heavy bags as if e6cd0b2e59 they were light as 8853004104 feathers, he looked down 874fcb548d at Han-young.a770152f1ece9e1e

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“You really don’t give in easily, huh.”8d4c1d1b63f57a11

He mumbled with a laugh, 4af5ef5e82 then turned to walk ahead.0a396818c9a32d9c

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“….”dd788e947c030bc8

Jolt. His hand, now ce4de8c59c empty, twitched involuntarily. With nothing to grip, 20ab5236a6 only the spring breeze f67c0ab2b0 tickled between his fingers. Fixing his gaze 34cd62f3e2 on Shin Jae-yi’s 6d81661f6d broad back, Han-young 7ab576e4ac quickened his steps 2a4ad69718 to catch up 8589afb61b beside him.35f0c14c050e4ccf

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“Then at least let me carry my bag. If you carry everything 203fbc1e8a alone all the way 011db9d251 there, your shoulders will f55b5c771f give out.”ab5f2bde041d4863

“Too much trouble. Just go.”2694e83b7490f055

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Shin Jae-yi dismissed the 037ec833f6 repeated offer without even cf84dac8e0 a moment’s thought. His tone made it clear b5e1d71ac9 that no further protests would acd638dfe6 be entertained. To Han-young, it ae0f4104d0 was an utterly ea8581485f ridiculous situation.083bdeae20152fde

“…If you were going to carry everything yourself, then why did you even bother giving me a ride?”b0de3fc04d8fc935

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“What does that have to do with anything?”cfc400c9670d744a

Shin Jae-yi answered aa748d9745 indifferently, tilting his a08d3c8748 head slightly to d20f0a5036 one side.f7d0a9c10f725da4

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“Did you think I gave you a ride just to make you carry bags like some jerk?”b463e3379836bcf1

“No, it’s just—my hands feel so useless right now… Honestly, I feel like the freeloader junior who’s making you do all the work. I just want to carry 4a9466f70b my own bag, and I fa57db9d30 don’t get why I even d15c8006e3 have to beg for that…”77c230023d0e2026

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“I don’t get why you’re so flustered either.”dfdfd97ce25d2916

He responded with a 609a16ced1 laugh, clearly enjoying the 9c43ebc3af whole thing.8930a7116bc87147

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“It’s entertaining.”97a9edc1e7db3960

He added sincerely, as 55bee8db86 though he truly found 6851085076 it amusing, and continued b913aad6b3 walking toward the pension. He showed no sign a355c57179 of handing over a 837469432b single bag. Han-young, rubbing his brow in 21b2ad12c8 frustration, finally gave up and 6f78794dc5 just followed behind him.601233228125915b

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“Shin Jae-yi’s here.”dd0b8c5aabcdc07b

The inside of 935461df7f the pension turned c46cc8e6f2 lively as soon 27ca776e20 as they entered. The upperclassmen lounging on the 4afe4c6641 sofa immediately recognized them. Among them was Choi Jung-woo.5bbcb6f642608b0a

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“Oh, hey! You made it. Welcome.”d1e5347b8c08ad18

Smiling as he 027b362148 fiddled with his e73c12fd18 phone, he only 17d4d72cf0 lifted his eyes 9de96a8446 briefly to glance 89e513749b at them and 31184edff6 said one short 56a172c861 greeting.78938c2d2f0591f1

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“Geez, this guy…”cb8b1f3d33df73b9

He then turned back to 486b0e3de8 his phone, his face lit 182b250d5b with a cheerful smile. Tap. His fingertips danced lightly 59dd05748f across the screen.c46d618a31aeb12e

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Choi Jung-woo’s gaze stopped 29cb8f741c almost immediately, while Han-young ba69d9b4a9 stared at him silently.ad4eeed8418fcbfd

“……”
he hadn’t expected a grand 93fb0710e8 greeting or a dramatic reaction. he had never even hoped a28a37f9d8 for that. Just a fleeting glance—a light, 5c5a19f3d1 polite acknowledgment of their connection—would’ve 109f2ca69a been enough.c590a0c4c24cc4f4

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But what Choi Jung-woo 9cbe40ffd1 gave him instead was 18e5598600 a gaze that might e11beaed6a as well have been 1b6ab7fecb a dismissal. His eyes briefly drifted in d62cc47089 his direction, dry and indifferent. As if their 78510c7302 relationship was something 55107cd5d3 to be hidden, 92a7c95bdf there was no 01ce5bfbf6 respect or recognition efa9873596 in his look.d0135d9513a010b0

How am I 9a6d15d591 supposed to take ae6899b336 that?5edd8d08dd03e3da

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Suppressing a hollow b1e7d4ba2a laugh, Han-young gave 42322cbf48 him a fleeting 019de594ed glance before turning 309edb634f his head away. he snatched the luggage from fd06faefca Shin Jae-yi’s hands and headed 0d91824b74 for the room. Jae-yi, who had been 06ab7fc630 standing idly by when d1e21b37fe the bag was practically fbae12e2ae stolen from him, chuckled 25026caffa softly and followed him.05d08ef4f250c807

While he unpacked, Shin Jae-yi acad9cfe69 didn’t ask a single question. Even though his eyes had 69f3efd691 briefly shown clear curiosity during cf6d0e0dd5 that fleeting eye contact, he 4309e4c48f pretended to be indifferent, focused aac0487240 only on his phone.09f4f932be9f26d5

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“I’ll put this in the fridge.”9b1912c54eb9cab4

Feeling foolishly pricked, Han-young eventually bb7547627b picked up the side dishes 215bf6d045 and left the room. he stubbornly stared 271d4f3f54 straight ahead, unwilling 347c82ac56 to meet Choi 4013a0baca Jung-woo’s eyes. The retreat hadn’t even 29318479e0 properly started, but he 859ca183bf already felt drained.860e8f584112edd8

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The other group ac4f87d148 members arrived just 99aa46eafa as he finished 026af34378 tidying up and 7160934157 was looking around. Once most people had gathered, 67c686e076 the student council began calling f01513c1a7 everyone to go to the 7831f2ad22 beach.be125719b14454ef

The beach was about 45d42bcf90 ten minutes away from 9c5b78f3a3 the pension. The tide was out, 39bf4af4be so most of the 115545f087 area was now mudflat, cc7e45b7d1 and one had to 3d0504b2f6 walk a bit further 0087ad9217 out to even get 59e35cfa8d ankle-deep in water. Some of the guys stripped a0aa3a8cea down and dashed into the a25ff06b83 deeper parts.96a3128afa319eca

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“Hey! Oppa, what are 15be4377b5 you doing all 1c40fa0c2a of a sudden!”395c495f51e84bdd

Choi Jung-woo was hanging e9317463fd out with the vice c452b21283 president and some underclassmen. He took photos for them 0e897a5d00 and even jumped in for 7c8c2f76a8 a few himself. Among them was Kim 3b30e5812c Yeon-ji, whom Han-young had a69c291a59 seen at the semester-opening 3bbb475ce8 assembly. Her laughter rang e64a56472f out high and 7e57b3268e sharp, like a 1b0801a6c4 needle to the 9301236ad8 ear.8583d3ae4bdee836

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“You’re not going in?”6e13fac0acb5d7c0

Just as he 2d284f850d was standing back, f5c86e4bc1 watching the lively 8a59aa2a35 group from a 8e7add9106 distance, a gentle 3b358855d8 voice brushed past 7b9aae2d3e her ear. Startled, Han-young turned toward 47f01248af the sound. His eyes trailed from ffc66e3e18 the feet stepping softly 83d2001ea8 on the sand, up f1ca5a5372 the long legs, past 5e065ccd2c the hand casually shoved fdfe3c8682 in a pocket, and 2f61b2e866 finally landed on Shin eb163d09cd Jae-yi’s face, wearing a 5c53582fe3 bored expression.e16e5191aa125d7f

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“……”851fa341c2704ea3

Even with his a5a8e4c079 hair tousled by 74a900b16f the sea breeze, 45ae80952f he looked stunning. The way his fringe poked c9c7252b98 at his eyes and made 9776188cde him squint was oddly captivating. With the blue sky behind 5b6b900c8d him, he looked like someone ebb3f44fdc straight out of a celebrity deef8489ad photo shoot.04b089b06c3fec0e

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“You came all the way to the beach—why just stand there?”df2feebcafd2d447

“I don’t like getting my clothes wet. Aren’t you going in, sunbae?”ae01efe38003e3e2

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“No. It’s a hassle to 206c72ced9 go in and then 3ce432d216 come back out.”f97b543240eb3e27

Shin Jae-yi had shortened 37b00d214c the distance between them f1277ca9c2 in an instant as 820451e504 he responded. His voice, thick dd1e97fc6a with disinterest, made f6722e4e21 him chuckle.ea0323c06210c2a7

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Now that he thought about 8670973ec1 it, he often moved as 592c66e61a if he were operating on 65329fbcf0 minimal energy. The way he spoke, letting 1a73831246 words fall lazily from his 95e2339bb4 lips without any effort, only 446a7434d0 reinforced that impression.5299f09f8cddf39b

“But the view on this side isn’t that great.”7bd844d564ace5fc

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Shin Jaei whispered in e2b258b381 his usual calm tone 33d8f3d7db as he spotted Choi 995f47117e Jungwoo. At the end of 7d92da95a7 his sentence, he let 370cb761a4 out a laugh—one that 83b12ee672 was hard to tell 8de8cbd9c7 if it meant amusement beee7eb5b2 or disbelief. Han-young didn’t know a8ec95dcae what to say, ca6f61bb33 so he just d393af734d listened silently.badb8370df6eb3f8

“Oh! There he is! Oppa, let’s take 51436a9db9 a picture too!”decd54a15ad0cf14

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A sharp, high-pitched b57402a3c6 voice suddenly cut 0f8e3b3977 in. Jeong Hana, who c7da1e2c5e had approached with 056040c2fd Jo-woon, pushed her d83225e6db camera forward. Shin Jae-yi, who had been 18509f8b10 standing languidly, smiled obediently and da24089c69 joined her.bcc3a962c2abc2c5

“Let’s do a cheek heart pose!”cba3d8c6ceb32ebd

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“What’s a cheek heart?”69af8b1f5efb3476

“Like this.”973eadfa1737d4a5

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As Jeong Hana 4b3c270799 showed the pose, 5fecaf223a he stared blankly 9086e0ddb3 before slowly copying 19adf6da52 her. He gave a 187329664e little chuckle as a389db0a26 if amused by b422e10445 himself, but didn’t 99fad0b4a3 refuse. When her arms began cda0191231 trembling, he even took 09409f185c the phone himself to 41b32b185e snap the picture.c7aa814a2ef29410

“Han-young, the camera.”49baab42827e9ba4

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“Oh, right.”f4e9a5c13da9bf91

Thud. In the process, the distance between them closed, and their upper bodies touched. Startled, Han-young hesitated, but then pulled the corners of his lips into a smile. Shin Jae-yi’s arm, lightly draped around him like a feather, paradoxically delivered a warm weight.7f24aa960ba1e2b8

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Time flew by as they 439add1e14 played at the beach. Once back at 2c3d3ec389 the pension, everyone f425afaeaa jumped into BBQ bcdda86084 prep. While the student council 3289ad96c1 carried side dishes to e930a1c49f the outdoor tables, the 79befc0071 upperclassmen put on work b7da83dfa4 gloves and started the 808501e39b charcoal fire.ff34b25c1252c6a1

“Oppa, how can you look so prim and proper and be this bad at cutting?”d2783a4f332c3c8f

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Inside, teams were busy preparing f01ea99ba7 side dishes for the meal. With a prize offered for 78e3b26ec5 the cooking competition, everyone was 99295cd7c3 dead serious.b348254f8ad767c6

“This isn’t cutting—it’s butchering!”a626681b374354d4

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Jeong Hana was just as 4caa7ca834 fired up as the rest. She gasped dramatically at 9d41cb5d0d Shin Jae-yi’s knife skills. Jo-woon, who was stir-frying bd703f12f0 sausages, burst into odd, 9f4b20560d wheezing laughter. Even Han-young couldn’t 52cb59a2ee hold back a eda738ff64 chuckle when he f11bc39c45 saw the results.9157131197206475

Shin Jae-yi’s chopping was so a5b4f14b31 clumsy it completely clashed with 8641d2edbc his refined looks.01507cf873130a96

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“You said we’d win first place and go out for dinner! At this rate, we’ll come 1f1f8b7e9b in last for sure!”fc34c25febb2ccc8

“We can still go out for dinner even if we come last.”1eeeac9b44d616b7

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“Still, we can’t come last! Just hand it over 2bdb9467c2 and watch from the e29a381974 side, oppa.”6f72910eb9f38380

“Hmm…”af398874d639c258

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In the end, Shin Jae-yi e0f193ec30 surrendered the knife to Jeong c3f7710406 Hana and became a mere c151beaed9 extra. Pushed aside, he 6e5fa111da gave a small 5022b209ae laugh, as if 6b57e09e0d even he found 49bebde247 the situation ridiculous. Despite being scolded by a 4676bdb29c junior four years younger, he fe8b944cd5 responded with surprising gentleness.a5b6be24d5893b3e

“So there are things you’re bad at too, sunbae.”02faac1bcb3f0284

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“Ah… it’s hard…”b3f7ac989b71e7c6

Seeing that made the 097e87532f distance between them feel 6a70daefea like it had shrunk. he had thought he could a3219d801d do anything effortlessly, but now 7624cf167b here he was, showing such 5a9b12c259 a clumsy side. The sly, slippery guy 13953abcb0 suddenly looked harmless for 62c2999cd8 the first time.c5e050787fbe850e

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By the time the b0d29e3d51 laughter died down and 79cf3e71d9 the appetizers were nearly 817f830ed5 done, the smell of 351c896acc grilled meat began wafting be50b4904d in from outside. Once they brought the 6ccd6795dd finished dishes out and 73dee1c321 set the tables, the 3f88c7cfbc food piled up to de7c9b44a7 an incredible amount. It looked like they’d have f00f201892 enough to feast on all 3d6a6826c9 night.72fce3310578aba9

“Alright, everyone, great work today!”6342defa55b87cc1

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And with that, the bc5a2b7978 drinking party officially began.667f354ea4df600d

As if they had eef9cb24a3 all been waiting for 138c7d93e1 this moment, they emptied 1ceb9f716b their glasses one after 33106e14e0 another. The green soju 6268226720 bottles were drained 92197d9881 at a frightening 61d6533e88 pace. Each group clinked 15493c0d1b glasses at first, c9c80a17b2 but it wasn’t caa2691546 long before everything 52199c7841 devolved into a 24540b57b6 chaotic mix of bd54c7ec1f people drinking with c3d8ae2d77 whoever was nearby.ea5ef8c9bf7f6eec

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“Let’s go for round two! Round two!”5d99765b4b284b71

Once the sun 3805879d22 had fully set 7cc0a84498 and darkness took ffe25074f7 over, they moved e42b310424 the party inside 95de532a5f the pension to 0e7d776799 keep the mood a9c1596266 going. By then, a few d5aced0659 people were already completely a9d1a2673d drunk, and the atmosphere f5a98b0663 was total mayhem—nothing but 9a97568fca alcohol and people all add86c383f around.9dbdd051e72a069b

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“Han-young.”43991ebe90c1abb4

Amid the noise, perhaps 64fe2583c9 just when the alcohol 0ed5193568 had started to warm 4a6b7b191c him up—8ca1290b34b6376f

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“Want to go get ice cream?”c7812a254f5bbc01

In the midst of f66507b29c the loud commotion, Shin a909181136 Jae-yi leaned in and a3253667fb whispered right against his 9fbba1b362 ear. His voice, already drenched in 8fb66eebdc the sweetness of the word 8b79ca2043 ice cream, cut through the eb558aa8c5 shouting and burst of laughter a01db05d72 like a perfectly clear note.143021d0e23fb072

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Han-young blinked in surprise at 7d7af54cb2 the words that seemed to 211bb53991 lodge directly into his ear.8b6acc3a59f891ea

Ice cream? With me? At this hour?208ad883d2d63431

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he looked at Shin Jae-yi, 09a21a4063 trying to gauge his true 28463c7a94 intent, but he simply smiled 1dd99cd616 gently, his eyes softening at 4573999ad9 the corners.d41a921f6ffee1de

“Sunbae, you shouldn’t say things like that. Don’t you know be2ed231a6 what people say cfd4ac146e if two people d52091fb82 sneak out together 3e8f74ebaa at this hour?”4701a9b6dfb58e68

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Even the nearest 8551cac3a0 convenience store was 7c88e8bc07 at least a e8786dac10 fifteen-minute walk away. The only things a85e8b7080 on the dark 7d080b8ab4 road would be 7d3c61a7ac the occasional streetlamp d5d71728b7 and the constant 80c2e83153 sound of waves c6d505c1ca crashing close by.9d466381d4dfc3bf

According to what his seniors 4dcfdca1c2 had told him, most couples ae831b7ccf from these trips were born 53efdb765c during that very night walk. With just the right amount 9a7a65835e of darkness and silence, the 672e39b93e sound of the ocean made 29a8b65e56 a perfect backdrop for anyone c7d89ee1ba caught in a subtle current bd4097b16d of tension.fc1a55bcb8e003e1

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“Moonlight date?”79b6a4b264d734e8

Surely there was someone else 135859f3d8 here tonight hoping to go 4f3c2ee4ca out with Shin Jae-yi.ca52e70259381655

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“That name’s so cheesy.”6c5109be6d779d3c

“…I didn’t make it up.”f299ea8b20fbefd7

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“I know.”e1d2750412ee7e46

Jae-yi gave him a soft, ddf6d34ff2 deflating laugh as he quietly a9674d595f stared at his smiling face. Han-young, eyes heavy and relaxed 116cadd0fd from the alcohol, tilted his fefdd939c4 glass and drank.ee7a5d4bc8405a0c

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“Anyway, I won’t misunderstand, but if it had been someone else, they definitely would’ve.”23b9b9c29141fa40

“You won’t misunderstand?”60134f936b355613

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“What?”c23b109a20bab688

That’s probably when 93e179d63a it hit him—the abaf1546c5 soft, composed question.322b058ea63781dc

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Han-young’s eyes, relaxed d7943b381e just moments before, 2d970b909b suddenly twitched. His bright brown ff0c9551cf pupils flickered with b5c8e948e6 a subtle unease c8e6c93ea5 as he looked 3370818f91 up at Shin a0b622bc59 Jae-yi. But he, held 8cd88a1dfd still as if b05b7b8eb0 trapped in that ac0f150668 gaze, looked utterly 9254fcb24c unbothered.8ccce9744539a351

“That’s a shame.”dcbf5401d8f79d06

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With that vague, impossible-to-pin-down feba8b155c remark, he smiled quietly 9e56c5c5fe and walked away.7f6ef7472d2e2fe9

“…What the hell.”b36a5468fd8b1899

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