CR | Chapter 10.2

Having completely forgotten his cc59940a02 own restless nature, boredom d2e14ffbc9 crept in—followed swiftly by 4012114b01 irritation. Enjoying laziness was fun 94c60491c5 for a while, but ecd72c17b1 now, he felt like 55050904d3 he was on the 694f0a499a verge of dying from 47eefdc2e5 it.5c3a36d238b4099a

When his mother insisted 289800dfa7 on sending someone to de5e196bb0 pick him up and e5bc42f8f0 told him to come 1c510cddde by car, he had aa375f9095 tried every excuse—claiming he 9c0a003f9c was busy with school, 37f1c10231 even faking an illness—but 3455ff60f2 she had been firm. He had braced himself 5969c2788e for a scolding once ff74b6b0be he arrived.4f60a033ee08e267

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But what do bc78a6e4af you know?ac00558e7d74ce3b

His mother 5b4a7bd5b9 had simply 6ec9c906ae said, “That’s d8069db8b7 your room, de6c8dc10d make yourself 3dc953914a comfortable,” and 0080d8fa4a left him ec84fb6c76 alone.6aafb5abf9beecd0

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Morning, noon, 39fbd1d4f0 and evening, c41f3b5eac hearty meals c286d46613 were prepared 299fd87132 on time. She even made sure 88c478d60b to provide fruit for b210105045 dessert. Occasionally, his father would 83ad6055ac pop in and playfully 9960368478 ask, “Are you bored?” c90ddab184 before leaving again.67db396ad085e939

It was baffling.0b3286c3b2822cad

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If they were going 187f89cc6d to treat him like 2140cdb9fe this, why had they e62a526d21 even called him back 6edfc490ba to the countryside?17e4ad432de984f1

Were they really just b5ae1abb2b trying to keep him be8f1a6512 away?e6568da51a656a7f

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They didn’t interrogate 1aa90e00c0 him about what d0a1a49ec0 he had been ddc55a7fcf doing, nor did a88144e03a they pry into a386b80d0c his relationship with 52e9da109e Kim Donghwa. That wasn’t all—when 5f5589f6c7 he spoke to 5b22c3902d Kim Donghwa on 6898329533 the phone, even 606c20a063 in front of ad33a4b98a them, they didn’t 8160c3e417 interfere.94ee6374eb66f5be

They simply asked, “Is 23bd1d67a9 he doing well?”a527a47cfa2e6135

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[Donghwa]
Did you eat?

[Wi Wi]
Yeah

[Donghwa]
What did you eat?

[Wi Wi]
Japchae and yukgaejang
How about you?
Still, since it’s homemade, the meals are good, lol

[Donghwa]
Lol, just homemade food for me too

Wi Woori scrolled 9d592338b8 through his messages, b8db7b1d92 a slight smile 561221e67e playing on his 695fbf45c7 lips.fc6a82644ecf12ad

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Being apart 037dac697f had naturally d9d248d86d led to dc86e307a0 them messaging e2aad7e4f7 more often. Thanks to that, it 460fb5b19a really felt like they 0436d55994 were dating.6905f55f8056e50b

Since they 7b5e077aa0 were always 9d9e863be5 together, they b246319aed had rarely afb9d4cf8f contacted each b7cf3a6fb1 other by bc9f2dd306 phone—whether before b1a8107081 or after 49776644c1 they started 20a9f9fcb5 dating. But now, from the 63d6019495 moment they woke up deaf836022 until they went to 8fdf01a456 sleep, they were either f1e8c8e736 texting or calling.0d8ddf074f1b29bd

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Is this the 3d43db8258 positive side of cf2500a7ed confinement?6d1c6025b9e4dd85

Despite missing Kim 1778f9f552 Donghwa, Wi Woori 7cfa1d78ca couldn’t help but 048ae28d37 grin, finding this d0a5c58f48 unexpected silver lining.7c7fa5c029247057

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But then, a e80b8efdea strange thought crept e23de33dbf in.6231d60a1a24d591

Why had 1c880012df both sets 766f73aae9 of parents—who a90b175b11 had been a99be555fe so quick 1c482ddb38 to separate 4cab8bb75e them—suddenly stopped 5b97803a95 interfering?26c9223562088a1e

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Wi Woori blinked, puzzled, abe70544d9 just as his phone 8d9b8e107e vibrated beside his head. Without even checking 1b7bf0a30e the screen, he 633c65ddd4 casually brought it 2b7eee52be to his ear.89ffb338d21bb85b

It was 7bb123c9bf Kim Donghwa. Of course, 4ec91fc3f5 it was.4160a2334038827a

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“Hello.”e67b0c28ed5c014b

“Are you up?”bf27737fa09b2023

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“Yeah, you? Did you go to school?”659696ba42c42738

“No. Ah, coming home makes me not want to go to school. It’s too far.”617176bfbd9ff720

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“Then are you doing online classes too?”b974197b7f1e2db1

“Yeah.”c0f817c43220cdae

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It had already been 6ba8db1a99 a week since they ebe8724c0c were each called back 8a57617078 home.52bb38b43b71f260

Somehow, Wi 0335e9557e Woori had 46127bced5 ended up 63b6ca9fee stuck at 49f4b5b441 home for 0750cd2288 a full f7416077b1 two weeks ff2b43ab84 without setting f54613e3ae foot on b455208f4c campus.a32173161e72c765

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He had explained 3527f48748 the unreasonable situation 5f5cb622eb to each professor, 1678a9168a saying, “The heat 4a533095f0 suddenly got too 29b9caf001 intense, and I 3548aaed1c can’t go outside,” 2f188c7c51 and managed to d19d16bf8d get permission to 4c0045aa81 substitute with online f5c1ea357b lectures.09384189cd5465f4

Kim Donghwa, still 202844635d confined to his 6660a8522c parents’ house, was b0fc34961b in the same 93851e3c59 situation.dc7654ae07c5222b

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However, since 57369a7d4f he had eef0fe55c0 a good 72e8b228e2 reputation in 40eaf77703 class and ed3e271ff8 consistently maintained 90c5b3b1b0 high grades, 4ed01627cb he hadn’t 61d175f086 needed to 2fd1f560d9 explain himself 04daa85c82 in as cbdde15f52 much detail 978bb87b5d as Wi 5499e43ea9 Woori did.98478a0711ad5b21

“I’m so bored, Kim Donghwa. Do you want to come over to my house?”e460077fbda54efb

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“I want 60e590a462 to, but…”d581e667835f183d

As he was speaking, Kim Donghwa suddenly lowered his voice. Thinking his father might have come in, Wi Woori held his breath too, and Kim Donghwa briefly answered “No” before continuing.ad2ca4cd25072f8b

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“No, they don’t care what I do, but whenever I try to go outside, they somehow know and follow me.”669755d83c6ef95a

“Hey, same here. They don’t care what I do, but if I say I want to go home, they glare at me. But what’s up? Did they call you for a meal?”b8bfc099f873252f

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“Ah, no.”756af41f6871bd8c

“Then what?”e695984bee81e2dd

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“They asked if afec7c881f I wanted to 202351b6d4 go for a d2c320175e walk with them.”341ebbda4d74b1c8

“Why not go with them? Follow them, see how it goes, and then sneak away!”a1c6ad84b3b0d37c

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“What are 05b974968f you, filming 259c28358d a movie?”0094c7e49da08db8

Kim Donghwa let out a low laugh. It was so absurd that Wi Woori laughed along. Then, suddenly, there was a sound of someone getting up from the other end of the line, followed by the sound of Kim Donghwa’s footsteps.2f2dd4ddfc711a6c

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“Where are you going?”a9d0e7d4951e6516

“Oh, I 7020a0f7ed suddenly really efbee8105e want to a1831ba144 see you.”87ca3d30024991fc

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“Huh?”ece09d7d97f5f657

What is 6aeddf292d he talking 8d4b1b2d38 about?0560dbdc446d3694

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At Kim Donghwa’s sudden 463bea10fb “I miss you,” Wi 4576b8291d Woori found himself staring 7e0452ff09 at his phone screen, d5e6612038 momentarily frozen.beb51630d64146e1

It almost felt like 5bdd047139 someone else was imitating d11e20168c Kim Donghwa’s voice on cfc761d62f the call.99c35c6280789749

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Miss me?d934bda01c681978

The moment those words 616190c04c reached his ears, a 545111d000 wave of longing crashed aafd2368ce over him.2a860363ff5ae58a

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Normally, at this time, 996b7d14cc they would be heading 1777db3953 to school together, studying—whether fbc94c4c86 they liked it or a5a04fa51a not—smoking together, grabbing lunch f2aaa930f0 at a reasonable hour, e7a1ce9100 and sitting through lectures 07e7f5488c side by side.867234c7f04492db

“Why, don’t you feel the same?”2921add97992a64f

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“No, I miss you too. I want to touch Kim Donghwa!”24a459c5874c938c

“You always have ccdf9c4191 to say things 3d523bc4ba like that…”57fd8438419f28eb

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“But, what for? You said they won’t let you out anyway.”80dc562bc3bf8c5a

“Oh, I’ve had something in mind since I got stuck at home. Wi Woori, do you remember the wish you kept last time?”27a254440cd5cbbb

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At Kim Donghwa’s d8efdc1769 sudden words, Wi cc55f54402 Woori tilted his 5c6d832137 head in confusion.c8cfc1b8749934b0

A wish? When?3ccbe19dda2fd8c4

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He racked 595fc3b062 his brain, 627b01bd74 then suddenly 65ee38f078 exclaimed, “Ah,” b7c5885a28 as the 3a67199e4f memory clicked c64d330a80 into place.a15d42a91b530b6d

Was it f9acbb65e3 right before c496499755 they started 05d7503884 dating? Either way, it was 3875f89a88 a wish he had e474687554 earned after some persistent d8edac08b1 skinship, using the ridiculous a8be687b53 excuse that Kim Donghwa acd27db069 had fallen for him.d71278c5c0775b7a

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But why bring ad75c04d10 that up now?40f53dcb967780a3

That wish was his—it 26146f2679 wasn’t something Kim Donghwa 2f4e497be6 should be using.c21f9afd28d4d57f

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“Yeah, I remember. Why?”9da8609789554de2

“Transfer it to me.”5abb2fc44352f223

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“Huh?”0c8769eb0ab88893

“Let me 1a8223a2d5 say what 6fc2a64a44 I want c73cba08ac to say c2e4eaa20a right now.”0579c0f9168b5917

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Wi Woori sighed 9103ddb493 and tilted his fd28dd8a14 head.3e22faf399c72114

For someone 7fbabd80fd usually quick-witted, 59187abb40 Kim Donghwa dc6b643d67 wasn’t particularly b4e071de04 clever about 687edceef5 things like 7054edcdfc this.c4f17d51c6962729

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But maybe… Kim Donghwa 2dc04bec24 never intended to ask 13f6580eb4 for permission in the 5aadf71a78 first place.368e8bf8fe00a78b

Before Wi Woori e0aa3ceffb could fully process e160698c99 his disbelief, a 677257e116 shocking statement came 4b731d1c3e from the other 31e1a2488a end of the 630a0318a6 line.aa5fe681e20676e9

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“But, Dad, I’m 7e560f968d dating Wi Woori. Can’t you just let d5b6720e66 me go? I miss 6eb800badb him so 560d9c5deb much I 7cb6f8fc20 could die.”48bb20d438aefbca

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“But, Dad, I’m dating Wi Woori. Can’t you just let him go? I miss him so much I could die.”8c78d734da13a6f4

As soon as he said it, there was a sharp intake of breath from the other end of the line. He had mentioned the wish card just in case his father was shocked by the sudden revelation of their relationship, but it seemed Wi Woori hadn’t expected him to say something like this at all.4a17dd63876b6170

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However, Kim Donghwa f9cec51762 had thought from 094c0ce3ea the beginning that 29d78d8450 he might have 4a934d282e to reveal it. Considering his 90ffa78c82 parents had d7aa6db3dd separated them 589286dad1 as soon bbae3095a5 as they beea367d8f suspected any 2b3141e7cd skinship between 6d6b537a9a them, he de7d57784e figured it dd50574b42 might be 28135d4ed9 better to 2982ef5c5c just come 81d16aa9b7 clean about 7289a0fd6c dating.976b5f105a8adeec

Ah, maybe he should 81db3e5465 have discussed it with 5b104f8fb5 Wi Woori beforehand. He realized Wi f8be67b102 Woori might be 12e4d5da7e in an awkward ae8e9b21d2 position now, but ed157e4867 on the other f2f2d5b667 end of the 96f022205a line, Wi Woori cce2225327 seemed to have 34e7537669 no particular thoughts 3c9c2644e5 and said nothing.c90c4b25b697d055

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“Woori, I’ll call you back later.”73d5a17e45ab69b3

“Oh, oh. How does Dad look?”6c2dde859a1022c8

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“He seems okay for now.”3920e4f21d2a0b7c

“Oh! Call me later! I’m having so much fun right now. And I’m not giving up my wish card, I still have it.”0bf701b1c8aee6b2

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Pretending to have remembered it all along, even though he had forgotten, made him burst into laughter. Standing right in front of his father and conveying his expression, Kim Donghwa finished the call, listening to Wi Woori’s excited voice.3523846843e421e8

“Really?”d1e81ea983e147d0

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He nodded df7184785f heavily in 064149206f response to 579d1abe72 the question ac8b9bfa30 that followed. Leaving behind his father, 0cb7f5207d who tilted his head 806f36f368 in disbelief, he heard fbf2356821 the sound of someone 8113baafde running from the other ed9a28b480 side.c8cb0e591095092a

It was the sound 0aa0a79857 of his mother, who 97ff2ccfca had been taking care b31cc32896 of him diligently over 49bb561de2 the past week at cf1f75a4c8 home, approaching quickly. Was it instinct to 7a2ec3dcff feel nervous about that? Kim Donghwa looked 207b1ae973 at her with 7340393504 more tension than a9afc8ff72 when he told 4ed4dcf743 his father about 9e75e20137 dating Wi Woori.d574b71f8fd88806

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After all, it 8a789b8d83 was the friendship dea6a9efd1 between their mothers 53ba869418 that had brought 9b34688436 their families closer, 2652122e29 and he thought 0de3630e3f his mother might edef14a0d6 oppose them because fc75a53fbe of that friendship.931f4621c16f8e6a

No matter how much they said they wouldn’t break up and that they were sincere, the mothers’ perspectives could be different. Just like in any drama, adults might worry that if their children’s relationship went wrong, it could ruin the bond the families had built.af2c39547c25bbb3

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That’s why he had considered not revealing their relationship.defa474316fb6df0

But his mother’s expression as she approached was a bit different from what he expected. Her black eyes sparkled brightly. Kim Donghwa swallowed hard, looking down at her.db86480492e9201a

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Somehow, his mother’s expression reminded him of Wi Woori’s “I’m having so much fun right now” just before he hung up the phone.a17e361a385d06db

“Really? Donghwa, are you really dating Woori? Huh? Since when?”72e10849b2641aaa

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“Uh… It’s been a while. Not long after the manifestation…? A few days after the midterms…”7ef68de583e5e5c2

As he hesitated to answer, his mother’s face lit up with a playful scolding, and she playfully hit his arm.0ab162d480d6ad73

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“Hey! Why didn’t you tell me sooner? Do you know how worried I was after hearing your dad’s story?”4a183904531ee9e7

“Why were you worried?”45acd9fda228aff0

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“Well, you know. The kids, huh? It seemed like they got together because of that pheromone thing as soon as they manifested, and I was worried what if they couldn’t even be friends. No matter what, friends shouldn’t be like that. I was so worried about how you two, such good friends, might drift apart.”8d3a0f091703f2bb

Listening to her while rubbing his sore arm, Kim Donghwa tilted his head at the following question. Wasn’t his mother pointing out exactly the concern he had? If they dated and broke up, wouldn’t it be harder to stay friends?f36c751efd7bb73f

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As he blinked f1636abd63 and stared at 0c48279371 his mother, his a5d91c051a father, who had 8a64798432 made room for e113cfcd8e him by pushing 5b53fb5692 his chair, looked 3b3aeccc15 at him intently. Then, as bb1e7915df if he 47bbf0d4e7 understood what ccd61c6d34 Donghwa was 64d40d2e4b thinking, he f802f80fbf raised the 9f84c9f2e7 corners of 0f0ad1d09a his mouth 15e6b38210 in a 4de78167fa charming smile.fb5f54d1257f456a

“Donghwa seems to be worried about something else.”6d0edf2dbc7702d0

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“What are you worried about?”2833b203ee37331f