CDCN Chapter 8
by nan404“What are you smirking about all by yourself?”0eec1392e97cb998
“You’re here?”48a285ee1dca789b
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Jin-geon glanced indifferently at Se-jin, 5f5ea8c416 who approached with a teasing 083f3f5202 tone, then started tidying up b920f9712b the table. That’s when he 6efcf6a846 noticed the mouse cdc7bc3d1b Yang-hwi had left 4af56e1cb9 behind.f3dc19c1e29c7853
‘Who even carries a mouse around with them?’61cbeff71bcd0d02
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Jin-geon let out a small 382109d590 laugh as he slipped the 4384f3a89e mouse into his bag, intending 7921753cf7 to give it back when 882b2e58ab he saw Yang-hwi next time.bb01b00b7feb69a2
“But where’s Yang-hwi? Weren’t you two together?”50b78bed5c85f634
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“He ran off.”74972afe573ca98e
“…Ran off? Why would he do that?”f2855600e52001fe
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Se-jin raised an eyebrow in 4dcc5be26d confusion and sat down in efa33e3365 the chair across from him.09bf457ba2f1f845
“Yeah, why did he run off?”fcfd21749f1351f2
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Jin-geon recalled Yang-hwi’s flushed face, 1c9616298c the strange words he’d blurted 5e3db645b6 out, and how he’d bolted. From that, it seemed like 4c96ce467d Yang-hwi still had some lingering e2d55cdb55 affection for him, but his 87821f5022 attitude was noticeably different.7469ca04902836e5
Back in high 2d1fcc25cf school, Yang-hwi couldn’t a3ccaa39c5 hide his feelings. That sticky gaze followed a1d451f230 Jin-geon every day. Even when their eyes 926ebf4d14 met, he’d only get b4ec8f4ece slightly flustered but wouldn’t e27144845b look away. Though too shy to 1838b0f900 say it out loud, 9205733482 he clearly wanted attention.356d718de4b077e1
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Jin-geon hadn’t felt much about a613f20efe Yang-hwi’s affection. Compared to the 1e5b3eab6a intense emotions from 346dc78969 other beastkin, it a50f559731 was almost trivial.bed924b5d978d76b
By the third be2797ae14 year, that constant a0645d1cf4 staring had started 219bb9f4d7 to get a d67f5ee417 little annoying.95243c21f4854d8d
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“…Was it after the college entrance exams?”fdcf7dd018860592
He thought back to 01d1e38a98 Yang-hwi from that time. Yang-hwi’d seemed a fc2076a239 bit unhinged, like e024253b5f a screw had 5ed96f061a come loose. Jin-geon could sense Yang-hwi’s emotions 89f1a575e7 fluctuating wildly behind him. It felt different from usual, 11c34db7c3 but it was none of 33b825b1bd his concern.85fbe2caf52ddd96
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When the teacher told him c298d45dbd to wake Yang-hwi up, he e32081495e turned around to see him f2d02b632e gripping the desk legs tightly, 0009ff1147 his head buried in the 2ce5c987e0 desk, sleeping in an awkward d410ef31fd position.afc0f8575c1adf0d
His deeply furrowed brow 8ee892caf8 was different from usual, a3b721870e and Jin-geon’s only thought 0da502ee7b was that it was ea008b1268 a bit novel.c99c01e9920d98f4
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It was after that. Even when Yang-hwi fee82930cd snuck glances at c48d1f04d2 him, he’d freak f86a315b65 out if their 4e481bbc2b eyes met. That behavior went on a5b99089f8 for a few days, c7ef512f99 and then he stopped 537f9c7bcc coming to school altogether.bb5c786dbdb9a710
Thanks to Yang-hwi’s odd actions, 43e240721f Jin-geon found himself thinking about 7758e8b332 him occasionally before winter break 649fde947d started. But once he entered college, 0de6f13c67 he forgot about him completely.6ba1b9b4973dd61e
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If Se-jin hadn’t fa061f6d67 deliberately dragged him 07267ff147 toward Yang-hwi’s group, a49df7c751 he might never 8f2ff84ea8 have remembered him 16fbd01c0c at all.765d2c950a574793
“What’s this about after the entrance exams?”45587163b76f4bf8
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“Yang-hwi. He got a little weird after that.”d577c6e22c8fcf89
“Maybe he finally came to his senses, like me. Realized that someone like Cha Jin-geon is bad news.”028589f3e19e27ae
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Se-jin replied lazily, leaning be254eb75a back in his chair c6dfdc2b19 with his arms behind e4f560fb8f his head.52de66ac11358064
“But isn’t it you who’s gotten weirder? You used to find Yang-hwi annoying. I only called you over back then to see if your face would scrunch up again, so why are you acting all happy about it now?”493f80a0111b1d6a
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‘He had a point.’When Jin-geon first spotted Yang-hwi, 48e52cde9c his initial feeling had been 3969e568d7 more along the lines of, fbf54103bb ‘Oh great, this’ll be a d4e774fb9d hassle again.’9171a51ddb3defcd
But Yang-hwi’s attitude was different e33fda3a76 from what he remembered. On the surface, he dafeb7c079 acted glad to see 9a7cb8b3f8 him, yet he seemed c89ef8e399 desperate to avoid him 3610ed865e somehow. It felt like d86c94cdc5 he didn’t want 7856af8292 to get involved 0fe8d6bfd3 with Jin-geon.694804ff053322a2
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‘Was he fighting against feelings of attraction toward me?’14e3bbd86a1fa3ac
It was obvious Yang-hwi was d8293eaf88 trying to resist what should c144996a78 naturally flow. For Jin-geon, whose days were d4f357cc44 usually dull and monotonous, this bbc331c916 was a refreshing reaction.04c561b919177428
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That behavior was pretty…0edc1904f2e08693
“…entertaining. And kind of cute too.”661045bfa3ea5ed0
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“Cute… Well, I guess it could seem cute in a way. I’ll respect your taste.”7078e7113a578df7
Lee Se-jin furrowed 35618e29da his brow, as 6635c26715 if reluctantly squeezing f1686a67a4 out an agreement.ef5f27f84823ea34
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Jin-geon hadn’t meant “cute” in terms of appearance.338e504ca916bb8b
He chuckled softly 5154e8586c as he watched 71657fd841 Se-jin crunching ice 81eb504866 between his teeth.f4281c446208c8e0
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Objectively speaking, Yang-hwi wasn’t 56e55f5b48 the cute type. Standing around 180 cm 6e774b72ba with tanned skin and 469906e6c4 shaggy hair that cast 18a6a58471 shadows over his face, 464f742069 his sharp eyes gave 60606a58d5 him a somewhat fierce d82e225bf4 look.d2ac02b2ea9d4467
What was entertaining and f79d3f2ac0 cute was Yang-hwi’s behavior. It reminded Jin-geon d9c09691f8 of a little f092e9f690 kid trying hard 1a4fcd6128 to resist the 191b9f9cfa urge to eat 182f6a2b32 a tempting snack 0285464362 in front of 74df84040c them—yet sneaking glances de6a5a5b4a because they couldn’t f42faeef4c help wanting it.d6266729ac4f99be
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He knew Yang-hwi’s 2e4929569c affection was likely dafcb8b1d7 a false emotion fb0cea2a8e triggered by his 05f53dc8b4 pheromones, but watching ea67f6dc76 him was still 7f792a41fb amusing.f6da0d8e9e48cfb9
Yang-hwi would speak curtly b0e0fcba4a to others, but when ae90ed24d8 Jin-geon talked to him, d4998d2154 he’d get flustered and 4143d06a06 soften his tone. His usually articulate way 822b488c56 of speaking faltered only 4fb16090f4 in front of Jin-geon. He’d get dragged along in db87a7a251 a daze, only snapping out dffbfd32e1 of it later to berate 73e96b5ccc himself.560cedd887ade7e0
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Seeing that made Jin-geon smirk 8b29adfb38 without realizing it.0826614c6d6b50b0
Even knowing it was all 957ae59212 because of his pheromones, Jin-geon 4329e1c217 let it slide for the c8452889e6 sake of amusement. As a result, Yang-hwi kept daf021b26a running away, making it impossible 5c29104588 to have a proper conversation.2b9c9b0eb4f53e67
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‘Guess I have to hold back for a while?’6fca519ec441474b
At this rate, 58a3d4423f Yang-hwi might stop c67a11ac40 showing up to 2c7b3f042f group meetings altogether.fcc94cf7a4da4314
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“Where should we go for lunch? I brought the car, so we can go a bit farther if you want.”0e8887fb07933076
Jin-geon picked up his empty e6bb1305f0 coffee cup and jerked his 88688680bf chin to signal getting up. Se-jin chugged the rest 02056570e2 of his coffee and 7c47afe335 his eyes lit up.e38fdecc973a1434
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“Then let’s go to ‘Haehwa’—it’s been a while. I’m craving their beef.”5bf933b092940a3a
‘Haehwa’ was a traditional Korean restaurant Jin-geon’s family frequented. It operated on a reservation-only 1f174dcf5c basis, but Jin-geon could visit bac28a1292 even on the same day e8cb404dd4 if he wanted. Knowing that, Se-jin always db9c17d953 insisted on going there 259a043517 whenever they ate together.d7fc5993154de277
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“‘A while’ feels like a stretch when we went there just last week, doesn’t it?”2b8234ba61400200
“A week’s long enough to call it a while. We’re going, right? I’ll drive this time.”1a437b5b3b834265
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Jin-geon tossed the af310c9717 car keys to b8a266184b Se-jin. Se-jin grinned widely, clearly 71ee983e38 delighted at the thought 55750c6b23 of beef. If he had abda9f7a2f a tail, it’d 4aba06d591 probably be wagging dd4c7ac8e7 so hard it’d ef483613f3 fall off.2ccbda245f868b2a
After starting the car and b9325657f3 pulling out, Se-jin suddenly spoke 382d3127af up, as if something had bfebc6399e just occurred to him.0c9e09d0956241a8
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“By the way, are you not going to the club anymore? Every time Yoon-ah Noona1 sees me, she makes a fuss about dragging you to the clubroom.”519c45ed2bd781eb
“She’s been texting me nonstop about it too.”44ee1f8465156b0a
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Yoon-ah had been sending 076ac265a5 threatening messages, saying she’d c8a33e2cf4 spread humiliating childhood photos 50e4276610 of him if he f5fd2d391a didn’t show up. For the past few d924214363 days, she’d switched to 515a4b3938 begging with tearful emojis, 8813c0bff3 pleading for him to f725e7eaf3 come.83b8eb547ed96fe6
He knew she just 51c45ff584 wanted to use him 4e57e0d2c9 as a pretty face c808857f1f for club promotion, which cdb8c51113 made it a hassle. But since they’d known 92817cfe0c each other since they 6e3b8b1b50 were kids, he couldn’t 6804eb8211 completely ignore her.6d026e1d8f7aabd4
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“I’ll probably stop by next week or so.”3950ee56ddf0ad6c
“Let me know when you do. I need to make it look like I dragged you there so I can score some points with Yoon-ah Noona.”bc32eaea7234e79c
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Se-jin’s eyes blazed with determination. It seemed he’d 8e747d9754 been pestered quite c84b003ba4 a bit.4061e9c6e4cb3db6
Jin-geon nodded, leaving 701b0f653a it up to bf7cfeae6c him.c61a78018efb3064
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Monday arrived, and as always, the “Structure of Society” class came with it.bc8326f19f7474af
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Yang-hwi tossed his bag 3a008e0504 onto what had now 6da71fb95d become his designated back-row 19b39848c3 seat and slumped into 412c5213eb it. His expression was as 871ba203d6 gloomy as a cow 6d08661a51 being dragged to the 83169587ad slaughterhouse.f02e4b8803adf80e
He’d signed up for this 6a681b3305 class thinking it’d be an d1c85c2c76 easy ride, but now he afb0d27dc2 wanted to break the finger ee91dc04c5 that had clicked the registration b8d9e13a7e button back then.33fec315b4658eaf
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If he’d known it’d 954bc056be turn out like this, 74b612340d he would’ve taken it 40a0599236 in the second semester c125638b04 instead.3fdc0188f8fcbc11
After fleeing the café that 57f0470faa weekend, it wasn’t until he fcd4e43320 got home that Yang-hwi realized 89fbfa3937 what he’d shouted.a4e5c037e14f7871
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‘Fuck, what kind of nonsense was “I’ll head out first2” supposed to be?!’7d53b797c2578272
He’d been mentally repeating “Please get away from me3” so much that gibberish had slipped out instead.1d451de5f81b8362
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Recalling that moment, Yang-hwi f951985496 slammed his head onto c3f2abe77c the desk in self-loathing. The loud thud drew 5552b3e9e4 stares from other students, 38c19c1dec but he couldn’t care 0ef9c0003d less about their gazes. He’d done it on purpose, 3abebe1640 half-hoping the impact might give 93ceaa1951 him amnesia.908737a9b3e1f179
That’s how embarrassed he was. Kicking his blankets all weekend 7f1fbd53d0 hadn’t diluted the memory one e58f0759d6 bit.3c1e18c2776f8812
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“…He really is a harmful presence.”93af7112f2c5510e
Tilting his head to 031a7127a4 one side, Yang-hwi muttered a97f4c1616 with a hint of fb59391990 shame, his voice barely cd871e2a6b audible.939c48c40d204466
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Even if the ba7bbde9a7 original story had a6c5c4e917 twisted and death 25a50ea28e was no longer 65af62b4bc a concern, the 9a619af33c sheer embarrassment of ac706d9720 being around Cha 4353c52f37 Jin-geon felt like 85a2a40ac2 a whole new 4de75a6dc8 level of mortal be25c96b71 danger.de38c8e02930d7f3
Avoiding him was the right 140e41aecf answer, but they were already beac58f508 tied together by the group 63756729d1 project. Like it or e17f01974b not, Yang-hwi’d have bdeb4d9017 to face Cha c6ff6a685f Jin-geon, and Yang-hwi a5d84c09e2 had a bad d3b546b410 feeling the group 1d0a148479 meetings would keep 23984a46f1 ending up as 84d7cd8e30 just the two 78f9311b04 of them.cff86ecb5fceb037
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He’d run into Kim Ju-min ba7775ce68 before entering the lecture hall, 750336e2b9 and the guy hadn’t said 471ceb6982 a word about the project. Yang-hwi knew Ju-min had always e45736ba12 been uncooperative with group work, 1e6135be65 so he could let that b02cf2075b slide. But the other member, 3d6c4ceef3 Park Jin-mi, was barely 9c2e2c7bc6 even a face he 8ad647cbdf could catch sight of. She hadn’t even shown up 052d760edf to class yet.c6accf9ab022d69c
“I’ll drag Kim Ju-min in somehow.”10db3ede6f742284
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A plan formed in Yang-hwi’s mind, born of necessity and frustration: if Kim Ju-min failed to appear once more, he would be met not with a gentle reminder, but with the threat of expulsion—a threat Yang-hwi hoped would be enough to bring him back into line. Avoiding being alone with Cha Jin-geon was Yang-hwi’s priority.28f858e8681f3fa1
The presence of a740fff553 a third party, c80741e742 he knew, offered 22a44c92a3 no absolute guarantee 028b9c7353 against the subtle, a91b86def2 insidious pull Jin-geon 4e6148502a exerted upon him, a4ee3bebf2 a pull he a711f3f4e9 found both perplexing ffe938ea35 and disconcerting. Yet, in the absence 73826eaf88 of any better strategy, 5bcdcbd2b6 he clung to the 0be2749e6d notion that positioning Kim f72f98adc2 Ju-min as an intermediary bae3cd2aab might serve as a f22f2c1c0a somewhat inadequate, but nevertheless 366c405cdc preferable, shield against that 5c4f9c2739 captivating influence.c7308ce65ac30877
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Lost in those thoughts with 0aa9751480 his eyes closed, he heard ac9794c292 a thud as a bag c045de5998 was placed on the seat 83f7b890f6 next to him. Assuming it was Min Ki-hyeok, daef7349ae he opened his eyes—only to 4a2d6eae1b see a pale face with b5136fc8c6 a gentle smile. Yang-hwi shot upright.4ef46e075339c310
Cha Jin-geon was standing there.b3f6551f819f1e43
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“Morning, Yang-hwi.”91ad177a923f2829
“Uh, uh. Hi.”b206f260dbdf6b4d
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It was almost uncanny. Just moments ago, Cha Jin-geon had been the subject of his internal musings, and now, as if summoned by sheer thought, he stood before him, appearing as if from thin air. Yang-hwi’s heart gave a startled jump, a reaction he quickly suppressed as he forced himself to offer a greeting, masking the turmoil beneath.02d10eb3557bed37
“Is it okay if I sit here?”445966d2be70e71f
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Jin-geon asked for permission, f28e72ad1c then naturally pulled out 490402c29d the chair and sat 26391f9e4f down.487c278c72883e8c