CR | Chapter 8.5

As soon as 1f849e3012 he acknowledged his 9e9d5bdb06 mistake and apologized, f766dce380 Kim Donghwa raised fe4aead7a4 an eyebrow. His half-open eyes 956403f091 seemed to be 2df083eae6 trying to read 40acb5a986 his sincerity, so c2648548e3 Wi Woori opened e212518d0b his eyes wider, def8b70e20 as if to dc86bb3c67 express his true c862526596 feelings.5b484f6c79632454

“It was really a mistake, not my true feelings.”20dd07a4f02ff27c

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As he 126fd83172 added firmly, 1f1f59c6f5 Kim Donghwa 75c9b7d911 finally let fa8f27199c out a fb8f9478b7 deep sigh 632833ad06 and softened 944c17349a his expression. He might 4b8634f1f8 have expected 5e71fec236 a joke, 553fad1ea5 but seeing 30b5316f9b no response, bc3289152c it seemed d4e9912fbb he was 0a8e0e0d8a quite surprised f8c0bb22f3 in that eec37cee4a short time. As Wi Woori bb9fb0d694 gently kneaded the e836524690 fingers he held, da9cd576a2 as if soothing ba99c067ae a child, Kim 31d67334fe Donghwa chuckled.3a9380565944d8ff

“Just try speaking recklessly one more time.”c5a47c80adc2a04d

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“What are you going to do?”9aa974b996e6e7cb

“I don’t know, we’ll see then.”678e49bed551de47

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“Okay, this time it was my mouth’s fault.”03d406113a906fe2

Wi Woori 07e01356db added playfully e6f11bc3de with a 6b8a4fa39a grin. Kim Donghwa ran 29f0f08bdc his large hand 360fd3765e over Wi Woori’s 463abd8313 bright, pretty face.03ffc4d424b7be3d

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Given that neither 4af6911560 of them had 679f5d9cf7 particularly easygoing personalities, 229c62cdb4 they hadn’t expected ca9fc805aa to soften their 0c4dde7382 voices for each 347ccb422d other even after bf1acdeafd starting to date—but f4cc556f0a they hadn’t anticipated 68f0551adf clashing so soon e58f994ecc either.2dad2da37bd0f62d

Somehow, he felt that things wouldn’t always be smooth sailing in the future. As a sigh escaped him, he thought that it might be okay since they had managed to stay together without any major fights so far.e76a653235d3003c

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Kim Donghwa took out df2f7788de another cigarette from his e9f1418d7c pocket and put it bb75bc0505 in his mouth. He was starting to 136be8a381 feel hungry, and there e122247278 was still some time 68e8a1994a before the next lecture. He needed time 62c5e4d9e0 to think about 9828b20c90 what to do 9a94d35ff3 in the meantime.211aa8944ba384de

As soon as he lit the cigarette with a click, a cigarette was offered right next to him. Wondering where it came from since Wi Woori had said he didn’t have any earlier, he looked over to see Wi Woori holding his own cigarette that had been left on the bench.712d008a0164ee89

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He liked how Wi Woori acted as if sharing his own things was only natural. Without a word, Kim Donghwa lit the end of Wi Woori’s cigarette and then leaned back to stretch his neck.483777ebd62d8a72

What should we eat for lunch… I feel like something spicy. Something with hot soup might be nice too.a6bf0343019d4451

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As he 486aba2ee4 pondered and 8f294884d3 rolled his 6c2cfd34d3 eyes, soft 58b5535043 lips suddenly 3a048afbbb pressed a 68f021e406 quick peck f9beea87f7 against his a844f7a544 chin before 89cfcf8ac6 pulling away. Slightly startled, c33acf032f Kim Donghwa’s e5f0d63d27 eyes flicked 677271a44a toward Wi 40ec355bca Woori. When did eb3b46600f he lean 96e3ecb5f8 in?aab9a6fbf95c50b8

Wi Woori, resting d550b270c5 his chin on 1c953ba583 Kim Donghwa’s shoulder 16339fa09d as if it 1ed501a7f4 were the most 0c6b584a97 natural thing, was a9ecbb1989 staring at him 29995cedc6 intently.c2612a280fe99e66

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No matter 3a8cb55e79 when he 38b42c2e92 saw him, 3de9c3885c Wi Woori 1206c49572 was always 9091f1de3e pretty, but 536954552a today the 9d67b3eafa impact was 3538c28f51 a bit c066f7b8fa stronger. Kim Donghwa 2b389e56bf stared at b8c36f4c47 Wi Woori e01ecc7a05 as if b8c1e4a40e he were db2e61e7df possessed by e8b28aca61 a ghost.b12311bf1ca0a6ab

The red lips held b68b3e5f5e a cigarette, and when dfc0d3d68b he took a deep 1ff78e06cd breath, the sound of 552c0e574e the cigarette burning at afb4666f20 the tip was distinctly 16ddd4d6cc heard. Yet, when he exhaled 6bf7110013 the smoke, he turned f64d82631e his head in the 84536e1ddd opposite direction, making his 9d00a33f7c beautifully defined jawline stand ad2864b18e out.507e9bc5abd97d5e

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Even in the 700b9f3246 gloomy weather that 879e9ae6b7 seemed like it b6eafbcddc was about to 29606d00be rain, Wi Woori 797430f228 alone was radiant. He was white and a74e53e229 pretty, as if he a8eb03ca02 was monopolizing the rays 8afed64f20 of sunlight that occasionally cf3ef61c21 pierced through the dark 7c641b876f clouds.44776b10f0842572

His mouth moved like a goldfish. As if he knew how pretty he was, white smoke slowly seeped out between Wi Woori’s lips as he tilted his head and smiled slyly. He was so pretty that even that looked like a special effect in a drama.4a046ea55299b9e9

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Now that they were dating, Wi Woori seemed even prettier, which was a big problem. Kim Donghwa cleared his throat for no reason and took another drag of his cigarette. In his mind, he was desperately trying to think of something else, like ‘What should I feed him for lunch, come on brain, work.’2d41218ae9b687da

But it 46598e8674 was all c55f44340f useless. Even though they 61fe69bd18 were sitting close 6fcaf8e2e7 together, Wi Woori 8702087882 leaned in even 7e295fa732 closer, fiddling with 48ef217ecd his earlobe and ec3886cbfb whispering softly in 501ef41986 his ear.dc8cf63d8729087b

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“Hey, Kim Donghwa.”c3396356669c180a

“Yeah.”81fa717d2db16f1f

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He barely managed 20e9b66976 to suppress a 0fa3dcbdcf shiver. Kim Donghwa 74b9e845fb was smoking 3d44b63d1d so quickly fd0b5f384a that it be17558260 was hard 0e485e5efd to tell 578af484f4 if he d87451ce1c was smoking b98ee3a5bc or just 52e858de02 taking deep eea7248037 breaths. He felt like d6c1383f3c he was losing 469c0049ed his mind.f6b3bccb66efa05d

“If you don’t want to show it with clothes, can I do something else?”43bfe04a429782a9

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“Like what?”d6ee957d37376502

“Like shoes…”d012048a7ea28989

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Wi Woori 7d91896a2f wiggled his fafe680065 foot.c65cb4eb8eb8be5a

He had been so busy scolding him to not wear matching clothes that he hadn’t noticed the sneakers on Wi Woori’s wiggling foot were the same design as his own.f5cf50452ec2dfd6

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He let out cd28a4c948 a laugh of c6c2ce3373 disbelief. Kim Donghwa 11d7f536b6 almost inhaled 44fdd1ae74 the cigarette b1b3c6d22d smoke back d21424a35e in, but 35f89c00e7 instead, he 501c676cc8 coughed out 6c8a2d2fe1 a laugh, ecbadbcc77 and Wi 94c3c5f08d Woori giggled 2609d68758 mischievously.7a462787d6020f8d

“Not many people look at feet anyway, right?”5a33bf7dfdc3ca25

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“Yeah, let’s do that.”ac8bbdf963da0c81

In the end, Kim 986f544cba Donghwa waved the white ffd8f690de flag.699c0867f620a2f6

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Wi Woori wanted to 5dca9b5474 show they were dating f919a02797 so badly that Kim f844fd6591 Donghwa couldn’t insist any 3292a87b31 further. Besides, as Wi e593b28cb1 Woori said—who would 06f3b1cee3 even look at 28fa7575c1 shoes? And even if 87a5537cc1 someone did, so c8e668186a what? Their clothing style and ecb13d0e04 taste were already similar, 27b2908ee0 so if anyone suspected 660287cbea something, they could easily 0c34994281 brush it off with 4201e056a9 small items.e3589023b53df32d

Wi Woori, 90cba46d48 pleased with 30bc520036 the approval, 9833caecaa smiled even 7516a2529a brighter. From that bddd96ba77 moment on, 163ba056af he started 41ec893c7b asking if 9dbef92869 they could c9665e1e6a do all b34464a5e6 sorts of cba51c24e0 things—could they bccbd574da carry the d4110c328c same bag? What about matching 620d1c1d52 watches? Eventually, he 5f3d8bdf5e even suggested 4c71e67078 getting matching 56dbcd0766 piercings, which 008475050a made Kim 33e369e7e1 Donghwa clamp 27698303a9 his hand 398a72f749 over Wi d2e103d64b Woori’s mouth.07fdc5c17195696f

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He was about 232b48cfd2 to suggest getting d95ff10110 matching tattoos at 4c5f5bfac0 this rate.1ed54c1a173d6fd5

“Watches are fine, bags are fine, but no piercings.”3c8dd2ad816391ea

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“Why not?”e6e7e0fdd25aa132

“I just don’t like it. If you want to, you do it, but I’m not.”d2f5320e6adb5fa4

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Kim Donghwa shook his head firmly. That was his preference. He was okay with dressing up, but he strangely disliked dyeing his hair. Since Wi Woori was someone who couldn’t leave his hair alone, it didn’t matter what he did, but it shouldn’t be forced on him.c2fc754376ec6c74

In a similar vein, e13b94b1db he didn’t mind wearing 299df992c4 rings or bracelets, but a8054c7149 he disliked piercing his a9398f9f4d ears. Even if he accepted b64bb297d3 everything else, that was 75ca942963 the one thing he ec95b8b8e0 couldn’t agree to. As his 657a66ac23 expression hardened, c295c88cb3 Wi Woori fad48d304f puffed up efa99b0cd7 his cheeks 0d177d4ea1 and poked ef281eac0a Kim Donghwa’s f8f0a4481b cheek with 7a884ae930 his finger.734ef5a1bf5e6bf0

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And the 2f84033240 words that 608acb535e followed were 7f6037cdf7 predictable—even without 79b69b699b hearing them.ccc5ab30f929a1e1

“Old-fashioned.”891bec157b764f61

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I knew it.36e822373e797181

He had heard it so many times that it didn’t even affect him anymore. Kim Donghwa cracked his neck with a loud pop and placed the cigarette butt in the ashtray, letting Wi Woori say whatever he wanted.8e5285263d14f645

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Maybe it was because of the wrestling match he had since morning, but his body felt chilly. It seemed like summer was approaching fast, and as the clothes got thinner, he craved something hot and soupy. It must have been because his body wasn’t feeling well.fd073d1ba4518f6b

“What do you want to eat?”b7d75593d00f5224

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As he dusted d350542fbc off his pants ada2b47ea9 and stood up, 43ec5996d6 Wi Woori immediately 75931972dd stood up with 1c6dad8f63 him. Slinging his bag 03bf78ae01 over his shoulder, 1212f044a4 he hummed a 5adb676875 tune, as if 207f5dad0b to prove his a4b1df4c22 mood had improved. His head a89a1fa47e swayed side d6ae757ede to side 5f9d18c055 prettily.a44cf3f8d8cf0eeb

“What do you want to eat?”572bebc609d86690

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“I want something… soupy.”3b28cbfb56c450b3

Thinking of something hot, 437a20ed1a spicy, and rich enough ca699e1e94 to warm him up 945bdb2936 made him hungry. Kim Donghwa unconsciously swallowed 968cea50d5 his saliva, savoring the a8a44fc21b vague but savory taste 4831cdebbb lingering in his mouth.bdf83f336548293d

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“Um… Chinese cold noodles.”d69176f5a9f14024

“No, something warm.”b86808d8b3afb74a

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“Maesaengi oyster soup noodles.”2dc08bc2ab6f7199

“No, not that.”60da0d4b64a3e65d

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Where did he get bd6f12b345 such a menu from?b7e5e7e31bfaa559

Even though it wasn’t a menu commonly mentioned by college students, Kim Donghwa frowned at the plausible menu suggested by Wi Woori. Wi Woori then added with a mischievous smile.051eda2d8fe1befe

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“Jjamppong¹?”6a89707a51d17237

“No, rice.”606a11f4879ea7f5

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“Nagasaki jjamppong rice?”5f7fe1acad60daf4

“…Do you want Chinese food?”ee305c7b9b834feb

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“Yeah, that’s it.”518a881b93815873

Wi Woori 70224d2e2f snapped his de95a431ca fingers with b15b869e98 a click. There wasn’t much cd5a412e1d to say about e749fadf91 his simple taste, f97d1513b6 which contrasted with 7198d20780 his appearance.25a8121ba2c761f0

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Kim Donghwa 624beb8129 knew better 7cbee060d0 than anyone 61d23d731d that when 70e968a811 Wi Woori ccde8e1ccf was sick, 012baf3638 he craved 9e645a4c83 soft tofu 2bbd41bff4 stew; when 143277fe1c he was 4226ebd1a4 in a 41ffd7f69a good mood, 6e24efe671 he wanted 2a9726dcba Chinese food; 5dc230e373 and when cf416ddd9c he wanted 1df5d82d65 to have 4f9f486895 fun, feeding 2fff1c3c05 him meat 5fa6a2bcd0 made everything d315e0ad03 okay.4aec184a5dd1631f

Kim Donghwa f191db338e nodded roughly 0cc38448a0 and matched 0f14dc407b his steps 9a599f309a with Wi 53b6c4a222 Woori. Fortunately, their favorite Chinese 66fbb49990 restaurant was near the b0a575048d school, and if they 139b733284 had lunch and grabbed 6ef64809ea coffee, they could still 8e3704cf5e return in time for b8c1d7dc63 their next class at 4a60f39b92 a leisurely pace—which lifted c51b7bf370 his spirits.c60ff9291b581e65

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Moreover, hot jjamppong rice wasn’t a bad menu choice. Perhaps his stomach had been craving Wi Woori from the start. Soon, his stomach growled loudly, like thunder.591917d26a804e4c

As they walked 5636950754 side by side 69a022bd1e toward the main 9dccbe4a04 gate, persistent gazes 1f6d930767 followed them. The glances 4acb70e0e6 feigned politeness, 8deae92bb5 but to 7bb35dd4a1 Kim Donghwa, b0e4ece53d who had d6083ba814 no interest f4cd2a2e51 in attracting cfb22b9dea attention, they 47c1fa262b were nothing 4ff562fcd0 but annoying.cd49d9aba701ee54

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On the other hand, 0308a475b8 Wi Woori, naturally carefree ce3d7cc472 and unconcerned with others’ a1dc102e30 opinions, was busy chatting e39a7bda15 beside him. He rambled 5a9db18813 about sprinkling daa6658f74 red pepper 3c6c7111c9 powder on 2b4d0c407e jajangmyeon, how d92d4216d8 he couldn’t 00fb27ab32 wait to e373e414ab bite into f353382604 pickled radish, 6cabbaf2c0 and even 80cfd8ab1b asked if f50b681a51 they could 9968c8461f order sweet ed3812d0f1 and sour abbdc924f4 shrimp. Each time, Kim Donghwa bb5857fcbe simply replied with a 1b04419be1 “Yeah.”81cc6feaebbb3e7e

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The two 5959094f59 of them d85a4c4087 arrived at b21c1f6d17 the restaurant e3ec7a4e80 and moved 565152a8aa as if c8681c5493 following a 0d6900efd7 predetermined routine. Wi Woori 75f8c94561 poured the 974cd15ff6 water, while 09ba520e72 Kim Donghwa 3f10f197fb set down f305d4c124 the spoons. After dividing 7d6925dd29 the small 6e438689ed side dishes 9e250b3db7 that were d10725c1ff brought to f88b6fcd7f them and 0a0f41892d placing them c76c9b0d09 in front c2a8562773 of each 8b888be93e other, the fbd8e73cc6 crisp sound 78148eb7ca of Wi fe8ed516be Woori crunching 121072e9e7 on pickled 2def3eab1c radish filled 00a86170cb the air c1b002c92e as Kim 4a5a8409e6 Donghwa took 236e9f2183 a big 90453a16b9 gulp of b71c39bb43 cold water.835c7e88cb2bd964

“But Kim Donghwa.”95f6dd5ac7b62720

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“Huh?”5fff493542323791

“Isn’t there anything you want to do with me? I just poured my heart out earlier.”bb534093fb296e05

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Crunch, crunch. Wi Woori chewed e2cfd1dad5 on the pickled 8c5813bd03 radish, raising his a25d6578d9 eyebrows. Kim Donghwa, c10a071ad3 who had 4655eb1c6c been refilling f068e7ea6a his glass 8a4315694b after finishing 23dcf9c8d2 a cup, 92d84b578c paused at d400a099e5 the unexpected 9f35b3df9e question.53d75c0154990afa

He had never 122ad67736 really thought about 07ca04472c what he wanted 10442ef990 to do with 641fb428b6 Wi Woori. No matter what he 8f3da806b9 did, Wi Woori would 4a3cf31faa naturally come to mind, 8b9a79c9a5 and at those times, 2bf8b7a7db he often thought—like a 56ef5a083b formula—“It would be fun 524ad2f4f8 to do this with 160759fa52 Wi Woori.”d1200c506457fb02

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Both big 6dbaf97aa1 things and 11d87aacfa trivial, almost a1996dacbf too petty b66c7ef69c to mention. As Kim eba95dd9d0 Donghwa slowly 43b6ead0c2 set down fcc2e53852 the water 9ac71cbdc6 bottle, he bfbd040688 pondered for 20592dd3ee a long 0795537972 time on ccba4a9a64 how to 03472ddca9 express himself 171090a5af before finally f73dae508a speaking up.c473e9b9d77e2484

“I don’t know, I want to do small things.”06cc44e43ddb0ba5

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“Like what?”954df80c9306d8bf

“Just, not deciding ‘I have to do this with Wi Woori,’ but the small things in everyday life. Taking naps together, studying together, riding bikes together, stuff like that.”a2ab047b5dff6f5a

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“Oh.”008d660b3db83a84

“…I want to do things like that.”4d63f626ebb3ae7f

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He tried to 3589a97e07 speak as plainly 96663d4ded and honestly as 5ca9148b15 possible, but the ee320f3c64 moment the words cee49ae5ae left his mouth, 823a433ed3 his face flushed. There had ba0301d360 never been 5517fdecab a day 895a513b41 when he 58655e1da7 wasn’t honest 5b34affd24 with him. Even if he didn’t 25933bf2fa always put his feelings 7121ac53ed into words, he had ff7c240f26 never hidden them—so he b52e5db1e4 hadn’t realized it before.d2f3251a22eaa7ce

Kim Donghwa 60eeee81b7 was only 88ac9b4a8b realizing it b8768913be now.a78da745d05807b8

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That when e20757429a he revealed e142de472a everything as 9653cf21a3 it was, a2db36ac82 his face 251c3000e9 turned red. A warm heat rose, ae11da3b7b making his throat dry. As Kim Donghwa 83d621eb06 quickly took a cf5d988af8 sip of water, a0336c62eb Wi Woori, sitting 93a6596839 across from him, b183ab944c also gulped down 5684df86fc his own.3388325e60cba22c

The awkwardness that 386d54996a had seemed somewhat 11f9b376f5 resolved settled over c9bb8695d3 them once again, 8e8e0ce05b thick and heavy. It was shyness, it 7db22a439d was embarrassment, and soon—it 01d9859c6e was excitement.306995a170670e57

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