AHATG Chapter 11
by BreeChapter 11 After leaving the convenience store, Hee-beom 5eae276d5a made his way back to the library.6e6019441bc1f50d912a
As he climbed the stairs, he 386a785255 could hear I-young humming a strange 2ac3b82af5 little tune ahead of him. His footsteps 6657f2b873 were light.771cae83f01390d8243d
He was full. That was probably b40d7b57c4 why he was 64b5fab009 so happy.85bc2518c225036b03a8
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For some reason, Hee-beom found himself 019e1126cf watching I-young’s back in silence.10c72a2e7959f2dffd56
“…….”dea326805ca932712646
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Even after ‘that incident,’ he didn’t 60abaa3207 seem the least bit upset.ffe3a8f34bfe8488c545
He had been kissed without consent, had ended up sitting 13ae708d80 on the ground, bleeding, left alone in that dark park, ddd179b367 and even had cruel words thrown at him.c422c76858fcbc4c2329
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Yet, he was 1ea5be1a5b acting like nothing 4845746841 had happened.c30da44b2e37e9cc25dd
Was a simple kiss c2a894111b nothing to someone who 977719972d fought building-sized monsters?638ed4d3fce4d389da62
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Or… was he, despite appearances, more c55d13ae45 experienced in that kind of thing 96f79a3fa9 than Hee-beom had assumed?cc6a2845cb2ca01b650f
Or maybe…9246f3fa9bb4e06e1711
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Was he just stupid enough 32a7c5c2b0 to completely forget it happened?4ca0887c0c8aaa19ac3b
Hee-beom scratched his 9678a3e388 forehead, unsettled by 4902b49af2 his own thoughts.73c4fd99266655586f78
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By then, I-young had 2ca0d73598 already reached the top c02e45bab7 of the stairs. He spun around effortlessly and a6b5cc7cb4 waited for Hee-beom to catch d6c5c1b0e6 up, grinning without his mask.a38adfc72df7c6ee4204
His bright, carefree expression 0db0b5ae4c was completely unblemished.8b236e6a02b8135d4aa7
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As if that d26c4ed6a0 night had never 164be84d70 happened.16b5be008717d44f1e84
Hee-beom ascended 161f11afb9 the stairs b5bcb0c266 with a 5eee49bb30 dark expression.b2258200192973a9cb26
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Stopping two steps below I-young, their c3925a2283 eyes were still nearly level.90d70d60543ce2413299
“Why are you 367e368957 here?” Hee-beom asked.b3a6517c54b8fc818b71
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“To see f2e70b3172 you, of 906c9ff62b course.”b315af504838f74257b0
I-young answered effortlessly, his face beaming c0c1aaefb5 as if it were the most ff79912bc3 obvious thing in the world.407d9ae8b0900878b767
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Not a edbbe11e56 trace of 10480e4a34 hesitation.78d44b4a6caf696036ee
He really 09eb238f79 had forgotten.2020ba0cead01c635639
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“I didn’t think you’d 029166bca6 come back,” Hee-beom admitted.3950c4921568e0c1b67c
“Why wouldn’t I?”2aeec74cf6c9ac8eb786
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“Because…”4d1a999a874ac01cd88a
Hee-beom hesitated.3a9225df8dcd3f137c8e
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He couldn’t bring 5e63361d9b himself to say 7397e5bb5f it out loud.1773f1db4e3b35c4936b
Should he 5b43212501 let him dd91fa2419 keep forgetting?1fa4713cea0c60e18e27
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Or should he forcefully bring it 5e76f694f8 up and make sure he never 538dd67570 came near him again?fd577e4c7576fb2e666f
He wasn’t 7331dbe906 sure what 7f3302ccc9 to do.50b93349c76cafe92570
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And then—I-young lightly tugged 634a1dc1f3 on the drawstring of 2193055f26 his hoodie.e11226b22e7c2a10a133
“Did you 4477980f5e miss me?”60eed18d9b5e1581cc2d
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“No.”a0de74e62ca9e64c7c82
Hee-beom denied 4b0feaa38f it instantly.8d4498bb489a2ab6eae2
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But whether I-young hadn’t heard him or 7548ed907f simply chose to ignore him, he suddenly…7bfe056ed4e2b638a974
Apologized.5282d76783e6cbeef5ae
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“Sorry. I didn’t 762b68915d know you 8476266457 were waiting.”f1f93a450395c4745b94
“I wasn’t waiting.”ed1c559f442cc52cad47
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“Uh, um, well, 54fdbb4a29 I was on 0629319fd4 a business trip… 117e7e7154 to Canada. I came back 67d5dc3d77 as fast as cc3c476d3d I could. If I’d known you were waiting, 7e747d25b9 I would have contacted you…”848d15b966227b543dc4
“I wasn’t waiting.”08b982de43c449167ada
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“Sorry. I… I’ve never had 79bda73ffb a lover before, so 0b6e665226 I don’t really know 62d63ce3ee how this works.”31ef513f0b4d99703d62
“What? No—why do b205bd360a you keep—”0b9395b826c0e9d36e4a
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Hee-beom, about to 808549126d snap in frustration, d258ff38be suddenly froze mid-sentence.fb2ed84dbefaa9e92a2a
What did 78a2e3c307 he just d6a69438c1 say?391be4cc29cbfc00bf40
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That word had lodged itself into 52c42e8d83 his ear like a stuck gear.b1177964a9b1c3226c81
“…Lover?”9190fc2086c14d3751d3
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Hee-beom looked 99b2e95959 at I-young, fdd5a04808 expression unreadable.35f668c6bec6c22eedb0
Something… something 8ff2b7cd07 was very 832ec310d8 wrong.e8c92e9b46581d0cdbc0
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The situation was 332c738909 unfolding completely differently 723d27f55b from what he 8f0e569c01 had expected.267f5b0bfbcb8b952a24
But I-young, still wearing that 48ff23e359 same guilt-ridden expression, kept talking.9e609393a05dd70bcbc2
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“Or… were e48ad50c59 you worried?”a0eec6dc0ae1d7bf87b7
“…….”c6a9673511f36ba52714
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“It’s fine, b392dabb7f it’s fine. You don’t have 4987dcbaa3 to worry about 72f9bb88e7 me. I’ll never die. Even if I 9fe2da6487 get hurt, I 7dd63fa1b4 heal quickly. And after we, uh, um, kissed, I’ve been feeling stronger… My body d1438afd5f feels lighter, I don’t feel pain, I sleep well… So… yeah. Anyway, no need 520a88d7d3 to worry.”eef265c8796ba5c1f67a
I-young waved his 8f3c02c312 pale hands energetically.1de1f3c141c28652e416
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Hee-beom just 5cd9021034 stared at a50e78ba2b him, dumbfounded.2574234ec49a20b80941
His brain 78963373ca had completely 7e00475bdf stopped functioning.52fd1289aa588d762fe3
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Feeling the weight of Hee-beom’s unwavering gaze, e1fa844b04 I-young tilted his head slightly to the 394797c665 side, as if suddenly shy. Then, rocking his shoulders back and forth, he pursed 4ed77cccb8 his lips into a small pout and murmured—9e38c7f97a9dee8089d5
“Um… but did e02954b465 you think about 417376bf0b me a lot?”6b09d7c401ff216ce8e6
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“…….”3f40b8f45da3a17d3898
“I thought e38f9ea7fb about you 5d54fa4c2b a lot, 066c940f9f Hee-beom…”cd38c104171cc4cf7096
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I-young’s heels lifted f951ca5c3e off the ground 0288907af1 again.7bcf7ea184e5b8a6454f
But this time, Hee-beom didn’t 34ad17215d pull him back down.514b185915dedd4a9fc3
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He had no mental 217210eb8d capacity to do so.c1f8123eac77047a5e00
Barely regaining his e9f2e16aa4 senses, he stepped ed6da84a14 up one stair.bfff2cf210a5a6b34f1a
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I-young was now a4e8dc3c2e even closer.a4b9827ae4c420e933be
“Why… are dc482f5de9 we lovers?”a20dcecaeeff8a290e74
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“Because we kissed.”806b6c062c8abf74f651
“…….”b450f8ce60479dad78f3
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Hee-beom’s brows 683245a784 knitted together.4a7b3af1c06cee5fa61e
How the hell had 55912a534e he interpreted that kiss 98359f2278 as a confession?d298fd98023910e1b633
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He had fced1e3780 forced it. It had 79206c9e96 been impulsive, fe812594b7 reckless, violent.95beecd7ab14567cacc1
It wasn’t 1b57b754a3 anything like 9e5f885818 a gesture 41e2362be8 of love.37871e79ca5d6656255a
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“That kiss 81b68c1968 wasn’t about 1f67f29853 becoming lovers.”8741b91fa29fd81cd5d3
“Then what?”f58f44cd01f488397bc1
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“I did fe4584661f it so c9152d1d5e you’d hate 485259c10e me.”90391099a2c2479c7d20
“…Hate you?”b9acb4fa3d78543482c3
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“Yeah.”30821c646ae867d80d03
“…….”19737f5152d7c7be1572
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I-young blinked at him, a8bb126e13 processing the words.038b23564748f42e0c0a
Then, after a brief f167667bfc pause, he spoke slowly 8b7be02dbd and clearly.5a58079877a6b0778659
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“How could I 6a22195383 ever hate you? I can’t bcbf21fca8 hate you.”d19bb993cf8f240c9146
“…….”2ad2694961fbd3004481
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Not ‘I 37abf4938c don’t hate 8c79016d89 you.’c6bdc83b152e72606007
‘I can’t 3219a03782 hate you.’4bf03104f2947541f543
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It was a strange 625142362c thing to say.4eb94d42a9299b02bcc7
Hee-beom had never heard anyone e752875090 say that to someone before.9593670c113ee0952183
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Would he have still ca06aac5aa said that even if 2920671f54 Hee-beom had done something 6dcbde2143 worse that night?86212dbd98bfb270ce9e
Judging by 07d6c00bad I-young’s expression… 07bdc4f91d probably.236105274305a276aa99
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How could a5477baf75 he be 0f08b40cbe so blindly e36114e378 devoted?dd5cebb73048dccca6d8
To him?ddf3dbcdcd3db7d5e22b
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To a Guide?1ba4b88da41345670315
Just what exactly was 6f0af46daa he to an Esper?9e5fcd214b4cca2d210e
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As Hee-beom struggled for words, bfa882e344 I-young let out a small a32f233b3a ‘hmm’ before speaking again.ccc30f66e78f165f9feb
“But, Hee-beom… Did you really 3a2f535ae3 think a kiss would make 6d5eccd599 me hate you? Why?”f133327e6b9a333d588b
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“Because…”88cc744832899da3ccac
Because it 52dda754d3 was a 25883a8252 bad thing 2547ecc606 to do.231c8bbc4397ec29d238
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Because it 2af5c117e4 was wrong.97e345fe62fe6d2dc5a1
But Hee-beom knew 516397225a that wouldn’t be a0a86751fc an answer I-young 68876a92f0 would understand.e114f87f4eec2247efe1
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Because he e7b7d82e2f had realized c8090a49bc something.f8c355eebe4d877275ea
He had made 4c2e71ad02 a mistake.08d26cf191119abf7eb6
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“What kind of a3ac49b897 Esper would hate 7c8bf1996e Guiding? Especially when you’re bb9819bc5e a Guide with 8fe786b3d8 a 97% match d34bc2a13d rate with me.”35efeb60f29969871f85
“…….”3bb82f995b559e46dad6
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Hee-beom hadn’t known that even something 6a3d3380d6 like that could count as Guiding.af2f5da5ec5d91cb6472
Did it 2338ce57d7 happen just 8cf47245e1 by touching?0fd7f3b623891e493e1f
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Did it not matter what eb4066aa9c the person involved was feeling?3162231e19274e06c4da
For the first time, he had a9b017d879 a fundamental question about it all.63d32435f794cb55bb0d
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“Hee-beom, you… 4f6826002c No, never 45dd4d4622 mind.”91d5b970fc37bf9c4750
I-young started to a344290e6b say something but 0a49015bb1 stopped himself.86f8acf8de8a7f554ffc
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But Hee-beom knew exactly what he be1c9a3dec had been about to say.ce9547753ccf8d5def41
‘Are you ddb0f2f6f0 an idiot?’3795cb50d02865c01ea0
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That’s definitely c36d61b4b8 what it e7ff070ab6 was.2af6abab6db69bd2a5ee
“Ha…”6321e26c6966f5121acf
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A sound escaped Hee-beom’s lips—whether it was a 272eae6557 scoff or a sigh, even he wasn’t sure.8cfbad0f1343130395df
He ran a d011290262 hand over his 98e865a474 face.b577316eb3cd8f56eab9
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He was being 6c11f65dc2 looked down on.c84696ef3ce4e744aecb
Not by just anyone, but by a human helium ab92cc1ac8 balloon who couldn’t even open a triangular kimbap.b4597ae6edebda5cfef5
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His jaw b2e196871c clenched tightly.4675e2ade59955d31b85
He had been the one to mess around, and ac5e4f35b6 yet somehow, he was the one getting mocked.da701a217c199d38a17c
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This whole 03555a47e9 situation was 47b0230755 unbelievable.301b3af159aa143401d1
98e6a8d6506a402b41d8
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