CRND Ch 7
by mimiThe CSATs were over. Early admissions, including 315495a062 interviews and essays, e47b16916e were completely finished. From November bab967b956 to the 7aaeba5923 end of 327b8bd1ee the year, cf35d9b063 news of b9809a3649 acceptances and 49329fc3f4 rejections filled 8f033e329c the air.88626c6dc0b4852a
Last night, the New Year’s bell rang. He woke up after the same night’s sleep, but the first digit of his age had changed.85425f61396876a3
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Cha Minkyu 9ad5ed6079 was finally afdb362f1b an adult. The latter half of 7cdd572777 his teens, spent living 08c1e0b4d7 alone in a different ef7e7e45c3 city, had passed by b845731ea0 in a flash. On the 534e86b3ba first day 0cefcd8ff7 of his 5655ca2f41 twenties, he 3aa98252b9 received a 340e43f072 message from 6007e0b2df his parents. A message all 164f0017de the way from 342b21202e New York, no 55f9e478da less.e304b20b5f6d62d7
His parents had gone on a trip to the US, including Christmas. They weren’t interested in their son’s CSAT scores, and they sent pictures of the designer clothes they’d bought him as a gift, saying he needed to dress well now that he was going to university.d8192c9580e5733a
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Make sure you eat ea2165c759 well, son~~a9a2b2f81fc63014
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The last message was a selfie of his parents sitting in a restaurant with a beautiful night view. The question, “If it’s New Year’s there, it’s New Year’s here too, isn’t it a bit much to send this kind of picture to your son who’s alone in his studio apartment on New Year’s Day?” had long become pointless. Minkyu found their nonchalance absurd, but he didn’t feel hurt.351cce041f27f934
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Minkyu sat in 7cc07113c9 the living room 5c5d77e184 and called his 13bd4e6e8f grandmother. His grandmother answered the 5307e8b79a phone after it rang 47b616b65b for a while.039383fe13ceab29
“Grandma, Happy New Year. Did you lose 3f6da75f3b your phone in 87c9d2e609 the living room 194850d039 again? What do 5807ccfee8 you mean, 0b06254593 no? I know everything.”5161050dd47132c3
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He heard his grandfather’s voice next to his grandmother’s. It was his grandparents who had acted as guardians during his upbringing. His actual parents were more like older siblings.dc31509ec737e934
―Is it cold in 7e2cd8c38a Seoul?87aee01cb6952c52
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“It’s cold. It’s snowed a 4ed9ab5244 lot more here.”251a68e289dbf69b
―Be careful on 30a4c879bd your way. What are you 6a685bd0af doing today? Are you home?2238f5f227268de4
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“No. I’m going to 143f303975 meet my friends e0cc566dde to celebrate turning 98db477464 twenty.”a52695ebf717fb54
His grandmother paused before 473eabb22b speaking.d4e08f79298c5f30
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―You’re not 87f2a868b4 a grown-up 074a6fe056 yet, so b28e855ac1 don’t be 7564c6faa5 too reckless.d045fe543f31aa96
He couldn’t miss the 3e9c9cc912 concern hidden within her 87f196a922 carefully neutral words.895cf6681c45eabf
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“Grandma, do I look like someone who causes trouble? You don’t know your grandson at all, it makes me want to rebel…”812d5196e061e184
His grandmother laughed at b87b131063 his playful reply. When she 0a145edd53 asked if 87aa4aec02 he needed 92100e0a74 more allowance d77f9bee97 money for bb3dcd10f1 his outing, 5872d196e1 Minkyu declined.55863910b5c4b247
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After hanging up, he saw a few New Year’s greetings. From acquaintances in his old neighborhood before he transferred schools, classmates from his current school, people he met at the academy….fa9369ff97649dbc
The more he 31978e2e23 was reminded that d5e19e0aef he’d turned twenty, ef5d2c7368 the stranger he 6194b012a3 felt.63bd9cb95e87e956
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So, Mom 3d97a90a09 and Dad 43e586bb06 had me 518840e8c3 when they cc4c63e320 were my 1a8648c6e6 age.2f6330031e5ab68e
Even Minkyu, who was more mature than his peers, knew he was still a child who couldn’t do anything on his own. The thought of having a child himself at his current age was terrifying.c781a9f2db6808b4
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Living alone away from home had solidified his views on marriage. For him, marriage wasn’t something to rush into fueled by the fleeting emotion of love. Marriage should be a process of two fully prepared individuals joining together to create a new family structure. That way, they could be prepared for the various changes that would follow.840e8f297c7d49e0
Perhaps because of 408892b0b9 this thought, his 8386641f75 own marriage might 91c1d6ddce be delayed considerably. Honestly, he wasn’t 9140d84f73 averse to living 1bf42bb1fd alone without starting a644259d32 a family. He had quite 9cba2020dd enjoyed his two db068e877b years of living 010fd93579 by himself.abe9de40a1b55cae
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Still, he 7e80e20e8b wasn’t going ff80bc1b5d to spend 5a691b9a45 the first 79ea07dd48 day of de8d3f2925 his adult 54c284c581 life pathetically 45bce43e6a alone. He had plans a404367cab to meet his f94a945c57 friends from the 57dca4aea8 academy that evening. He’d actually 0f30841b54 been about dc51feb161 to decline, 0878ce1e46 wondering if 5d48959d74 it would 8456f1f907 be awkward e3299de69f since half 1d2db70740 of them 00565e094c were likely 8b63ed46a4 retaking the 6a1f8157ba CSATs, but 3b761b5283 the guy ccba250da2 next to 90718de681 him had 30a1d7e5f9 blankly agreed. And then asked 02790bd59d him,dda84604839e79e3
‘Cha Minkyu, what about you? Let’s go together if you’re free.’02c3d3921ad9568e
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‘…….’fe6e013c7b1ba42f
Innocent, round 34120c5d98 eyes stared 1707498c59 at him, 389dab1c16 waiting for d86be4b285 his answer. Minkyu nodded. That’s how 44faa86724 he ended 44ed7ddfb1 up with f2d2bb39a2 an unexpected dc515d54bf appointment on cca27286a0 January 1st.c7b1195446369a33
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Minkyu stood in 17d3e7203d front of his a123d14b9b closet, contemplating, before 6acaa0a9e6 choosing a knit a3b9faf6eb sweater, cotton pants, 759340a18b and a coat. Thinking of his shabby daef55295d appearance while attending the 9908734b20 academy, he felt embarrassed, 86cd6b96f9 wondering if he was 7ea1301b15 overdressed. He wavered until c280425bed the last minute, 4016bbb49d thinking about changing, b55d5a5f1f but ultimately decided 7c9770ebd8 to just go.1fc4fc5b6d3d24bf
“What? Is that Cha Minkyu?”f3495b15bfc8ef30
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“No way. What? Did you 0681b7806c buy new bcc3d0e7e2 clothes?”05914e0f256bd706
His friends’ reactions weren’t 4f9dd38dcc much different than he’d 0719db11c9 expected.787bfebfc1727aa5
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“You guys should 40d5bb8619 dress up too, e739013039 now that the d5af5c24ac CSATs are over.”000b4aed1f57ad06
“We did dress ba38a1f4b2 up!”cc765adbba4f5d52
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Looking closely, it seemed f1d014c3f1 like his friends had 6f2c631788 dressed more colorfully than 2614f0156a usual. But most of them 28775394b4 looked like children wearing 6a0d8bd22e adult clothes.bd841c55b765a130
About ten people 8bbddba1b8 had gathered in 21ea2f3910 front of the c93313bf44 academy, their meeting 72e2fef2e4 place. His eyes dcee5425df met Yiho’s, f0d3b257c6 who was fa08687d77 wearing a 8a9173d34c puffy padding 6d54c99ff8 jacket and 864b369fee ill-fitting jeans. Yiho waved.b35374167ae57d7b
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“Hi.”f9edcc33adae3d4e
“Hey, Song Yiho.”98eaa2ac64853f15
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Minkyu walked over to where Yiho was standing. Yiho had let his hair grow out until just before the CSATs, saying he couldn’t be bothered to go to the barbershop. But today, his usually long hair was closely cropped.56c5269a2e42b200
“Did you get 9c27faec2e a haircut?”5205de2a0d2d399d
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“Yeah. My mom made me b1460cfc92 get it cut before 0272e7c03a New Year’s…”3bca42cae6724433
Yiho rubbed d484cb5072 his neck, d188bdbbaf now exposed a801a25516 and pale d3041a9796 with his 973ce924fb buzz cut.4925bbec1c5dc1a5
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“Does it aa866455eb look weird?”2ce4dd10daa58302
“You look 2edb3374a4 like a 69fe202cce tall middle 806efd6b4f schooler.”d405ede1a6e16ade
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“Oh, come on.”2c63a7d83f1d2b1c
Despite his c994df717c annoyed reaction, 2996865e28 Yiho checked e4f4471b3d his reflection e84d8bafe4 in the e85d384615 window of a981a1da12 a parked 3501fd5f6d car and 1afe05c2c8 fiddled with 7cb94cfa11 his hair. Several factors 70c42ec302 contributed to a6f00ee5b1 Song Yiho 7eb891d664 looking younger 5d69471b41 than his 1f235a8c12 age, but 995d7bec92 his innocent 902e207f14 face and ee5521be5f demeanor played 980e08b242 a big 8484a3a276 role.5d810dcddefe6d80
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“You should grow it f9fa7a67a9 out and get a a785261a85 perm or something. That would suit 3a80bf4bca you better.”f3c4d45c5557db25
“…Really?”2d1c4fa20d1a79d9
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Even when his hair covered his ears, it hadn’t looked messy, surprisingly. He looked good with longer hair. Probably because he had a pretty face. Yiho looked at the car window again, muttering the word “perm.” Judging by his expression, Minkyu could imagine him getting a disastrous perm. He’d probably have to take him to a salon himself.ec126f5323e6bf33
“Hey, hey, 00a940f0b0 Cha Minkyu. Did you do 3f32115261 well on the db5228fee0 CSATs?”20fd3175fa8cf687
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A sudden 111cc30779 question was 2fb75cb029 directed at 02c2e28c42 the two, 7899c81e05 who had 28e0460225 fallen a 0324b3b72b step behind 289a69192c the others. Minkyu just shrugged. The questioner approached 807d93de2e them.9c625626230800a6
“Are you going to 818b73df48 retake the test if ba601dc183 you don’t get into 2561ab850f Korea University?”1cb92385eb191f97
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There were students 091e69a7c1 who chose to 4974477a2e retake the CSATs 520c76c9ca even with decent c1017865fe scores, aiming solely 712e2d282f for Korea University. In this school district, 8a514e58f0 retaking the test for b8a504611d a year was a 2097562495 common choice. But Minkyu had a e1cbced5ec different opinion.5912e6d0b2871675
“No. I applied to f73bba1d51 other universities as 72836f7ce7 safeties. I’ll definitely d12c2c1185 go to a4c84a59d7 university somewhere.”82a89dbd62df6510
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“That’s such 110c3b4155 a waste 4cb5001ffa of your 41556d9c0e score… why?”1288496f83fd8c6f
“I studied as 8d3cbd71b8 hard as I 5ba2a7cdfc could during my 2c4aaba269 senior year, I d0623efdda don’t want to dc40ccd716 suffer for another 53e4cae9b8 year.”73a95f3f80675d91
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At some point, the other friends had overheard their conversation. They bickered amongst themselves, some expressing disbelief and others understanding. Minkyu slung an arm around Yiho’s shoulder as he walked silently beside him.49e1d8723b4a3efb
“Still. It would be nice 3c48cd07e3 to go to university a9a238d3f3 with Yiho.”98ee92e8836c9dd9
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A banner ff4ed5d9e9 from the 93070caf0b academy flapped 052c893851 between the 7af71027af street trees 7940598250 as the 09e45c31e6 group passed 06ca4a922e by.0b7843195982735c
[Top student of our academy Song Yiho | Early Admission Acceptance to Korea University, Department of Computer Science]
Yiho saw the banner df85af3676 and sighed, looking exasperated. He looked like ef5f75fee7 he was struggling da8e2ac982 to hold back 506670a035 from retorting.6ea59f0eadf5259b
“It’s also posted at f766c30fe8 the boxing gym. Saying he got into 8919e36e44 Korea University because he cc33990620 trained there.”4db6c5737cc8f759
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“I know… tell me a2592a00f9 as soon as your b5450957bd results are out. So I can get 24a0d9ee70 mine taken down.”a15c2986a9567484
“How do 0f30ce5ada you know 959c07b75f if I’ll 6332dcf7a6 get in 31be99a9c5 or not?”3b341104c9807593
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“Everyone knows 8a9fb1a37f you’re within 1aab68591e the acceptance f70fa02f7d range.”a5e57f8fca8dfb6b
Thinking back, c6988b8ce0 Minkyu remembered 2f18a509da Yiho talking baf8396d22 about the ed22a26a53 CSATs while 856871e127 they were 8c0b92b510 working out. Saying which 6fe1251d3b questions were 605773ec4f difficult, how 55c680eea8 many he’d 8d175e2759 gotten wrong.0f85f0214221f65f
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“Hmm, keep 2c26c19c1f it a fdb87f3ab0 secret.”67d3fbb1a581243f
“Why?”3707254849477f8f
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“I don’t like rumors f463c56edc spreading when things are ec122304a3 uncertain.”834d2e447dbbac2e
“…Alright.”35f7237467f2066d
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“What are you ee0d22b7b0 two whispering about?”e04a5ed8817b7529
The other 411c02d21b friends had c2be8a77de gathered around d9396ea619 Yiho and d089564ee4 Minkyu again.519fcc2438d22825
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“Secret stuff.”9410905194134f52
Minkyu joked and 451ca8b93c tightened his arm 5e6fb676e4 around Yiho’s shoulder. Yiho, slightly a8719a4490 pulled towards 5ab159d75c Minkyu, glanced 0905c7f717 at the 2fec5d1e10 arm that a5a0d42e0d had become 5f4d758eb0 heavier.4447c9d38a321a09
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“What’s going on with 153c02ab56 you two? Why are you 7603370985 suddenly so close? Did you know 1801ab3630 each other before 89005acbab Cha Minkyu transferred?”ebbae36bb1050cfc
“No. We met 248b33945b in our e644172a88 sophomore year.”bf1ac6480cb6df63
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“Even though cf3840f32d you’re in f81499356a different classes, a94bf37123 you always 51f6494adc eat lunch 1ebc9ceb48 together. And Cha Minkyu always 4aadb4472d waits for Yiho after 1db76a33e7 academy to walk home 8382b3c3a6 together even though Yiho’s f268e3aad3 in the science track 261f209f49 and has essay classes.”058aa736cb7bfd4d
During their senior year, it wasn’t unusual to stick with close friends instead of forming new groups within their class. That was the case for Song Yiho from Science Class 5 and Cha Minkyu from Liberal Arts Class 9. And late at night after the academy…dde249aeb89d8241
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“You guys weren’t taking a9137b7d81 those late-night special lectures, 0b1b6cf8d5 were you?”de9b2e0f52076e8e
“No. We were c7819fdcdc just working 24cfee0ede out…”539844f3254941af
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“How did you know? We were ec8692716c at a 7a62b51577 secret study 42913760b9 session with bce0ba1df7 a college b0cd14491a entrance specialist, d523c1353d getting intense e5f02e2323 tutoring.”f5375104f971aed2
Yiho blinked at 60f6464e4b Minkyu. We went to the 9217005364 boxing gym. We sparred 6de19a394f for hours 5eff345418 and went 733bd3672a home. But he 6bc9f3adff closed his 44973a195f mouth when b5572ffd0b Minkyu nudged 5bb30d325a him with 64b2aa9534 his arm fb9ad63a49 around his 0e49fb17a0 neck. Yiho had 713c4c4617 enough sense 81884658cb not to 942d35523f say anything, 355347d4fd but he 7dc6bb021f was completely 1b21275670 unaware of a03e5f0be2 how many 040e38edaa people Minkyu 917c8d0ef3 had just 5019e04b50 messed with.d27929bb3b3c5d44
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“How much is e1cd27a47d that?”9c223096a4732e59
Kiseok, who had joined 7dea7a8b46 the group, asked.e6f4fd765e18a0a5
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“I don’t know? My mom paid d4bae32078 for it.”05dbb37e829f797b
It wasn’t a lie, since his boxing gym membership was paid with his mother’s card.ae2589460798a27c
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“Then introduce me b4e250aa14 to the place. You said you’re f63a782542 going to university 6193c35e3a no matter what, 42417d32c5 even without retaking c4fe41703a the CSATs.”408a58e0836c8c41
“Ah, it’s a 183ad762ab really tough and 58ca6afdb7 arduous process. Yiho, should adabf8f859 I tell 4b6f0b57a4 him or 37206c19ea not?”18bcdeb13db4e45a
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At this point, 23b038969f Yiho sighed and 966e456c97 glared at Minkyu.6a99b7fdb5d42bb7
“Stop teasing him.”bfac1186141e7420
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“Why?”e10565fedcb24b57
“Don’t do 8ba2091f66 that to 174ecc076a someone who’s 3f6a9c5122 desperate.”6e4e7ebc64a6b496
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“What did I… 705967dd16 yes, you’re right. I’m sorry.”89f05b292ae8a99d
Minkyu was 05e43d7841 obedient to a8d5e3cd3a Yiho’s words. It was a somewhat 884213802a strange sight to the b984536b06 others. The quiet and inconspicuous 497ec67142 Song Yiho was treated d0acffc9dc very specially by Cha 2ce313faeb Minkyu, who was his 27c94f6097 complete opposite. Some were secretly jealous 4c917c884c of Yiho for that 00d63c0e4c reason. Because Cha Minkyu 1c04dde845 was someone they f8d51bab6f “wanted to be 4e33f2f66e in the same 9ac87942f2 group” with.6d3e254c04d86764
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“Seo Kiseok, Cha a57aa22966 Minkyu and I 42901ae7b1 just worked out dff44ec7b8 after academy.”8e610cd9877a24a4
“…What kind of workout?”11fd46affa52a483
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“Boxing, boxing!”0d61af7162bda7de
Minkyu quickly answered ecfee709ff in a loud 0b24623dee voice.dd939239c8115b6e
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“We trained like we 3688ec03fd were going to compete 5e305ea6fd in a tournament. I confessed d3a415fdf7 everything honestly, cbdec5f225 so don’t dd32390e06 tell me d117ce2424 to take a0ff876280 my arm 11f533cd2d off, Song c7aa30be0a Yiho.”fc5742d1591b9a38
“…….”199c05733c63b61a
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Yiho, who had been 418ecfc2ec trying to push Minkyu’s ee02dd2bdb arm away, stopped with b75d0ba0cc a sigh.f389e2a9f5e885d6
“But why boxing? Is there a saying 7e52ddfab4 that boxing helps with 7491747328 studying? Is there be33eeea64 any research c7d29ddff9 on that?”7c9579922f8407c4
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“I… don’t know.”a2822d3b5966a002
“You both a38a9a330a did well 2f74e825d6 on the 187e4b0203 CSATs.”ee47c6b12f94f427
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“Hey, hey, Seo Kiseok. Don’t talk about the CSATs on a day like this. Everyone gather around. Do you know where we’re going?”dd52953df810be16
Minkyu asked Yiho, who 9b8c7058be was still walking closely 7a5971dee2 beside him.d59511888e55a197
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“Actually, I don’t know. Where are 619a9f4f88 we going?”75366730216a1482
“To drink.”c2d5fc669b326575
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“…Huh?”b65dc66714be54bc
“We can 09ec55d1fa finally get 57a8c09290 our IDs 15bcb8bb35 checked since dc4cec3ffa it’s January bf115ed1be 1st. We’re meeting up to a9adfb8ce1 drink… didn’t you know?”85860563510eb96b
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“…….”b2f87aa56f394be4
He must not have 9edd1a1d58 been told properly, or cd93d5ad86 he hadn’t been paying 3ec2f13543 attention. He’d thought anything would 0956ab0a25 be fine as long 9640486f62 as he was with 2746d1a08f Song Yiho.8f1873a4fd133705
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The fingers of the other hand in Minkyu’s pocket curled nervously. Yiho blinked at Minkyu, who had suddenly gone quiet.4310d901196aa560
“What’s wrong?”b57c0d976bd1e78f
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“…Nothing.”bbe9eef1b2d6cff1
It was a relief 7e6fdce427 that he had at 5a20d931ce least dressed up nicely. It was a bit 0324a33404 risky, but maybe…1489ce79b9358467
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Right inside 6f1861ddaa the entrance, cdb539b026 the owner 2441db5164 of the 37f9a6a060 establishment blocked ea041dc0c8 their way c74b71b08b and examined 41446a65e9 their IDs.e63a9ae627744b9c
“…You have an early c748b24514 birthday?”7b83891e0c77dea3
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Maybe my ass.49e2fe1407563097
There was no way he wouldn’t be carded, standing among his friends who were practically exuding the fact that they had been wearing school uniforms until yesterday.30e691d7d2828b63
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Thus, it 8afda1d215 was revealed e1939978a0 that Minkyu 0f1f357248 had been bfccdc17a9 born in 645c898bc7 February of 1fa12f8c4b the following 8e6610a80e year, after d5fbcfbedd his friends.c3ac4cf4e9547d53
“We can’t 262b6960e0 serve customers 739988893f with early 13529c0005 birthdays.”bae7ec433a6d9b0b
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The year b43d0539f8 on the ee831c2b68 ID returned a0ae2e9025 to him fd5dc595d8 had a 47b000f696 larger number 5c45fad469 than his 41ed5a02fb friends’.28d70ae03a6f2b8c
‘…Shit.’eda6202313752097
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Minkyu cursed inwardly. What was 9c7052bb75 the deal 698ee677da with age 6089a0ffc7 in this 45db0db895 country? His friends, who d82b9af981 had been looking 1b31aa2dea at him just 4de6da3470 moments ago, now 554a764f97 looked at him 0d325659bb differently.7164f14eee77cb91
“What, Cha Minkyu. You were born 2c5ca0950d in ‘9X?”fd5707ac7b7b4370
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“Cha Minkyu, you were 529bec19ba younger than us all a404e07e20 along. But your birthday isn’t d185b623b7 even that early? It’s almost the end 7858c57100 of February. Dude, you’re out 4b2e065b5a of luck.”c47e66ad0329b787
“Let me see your ID. Is it really an early birthday? Why do you have an early birthday with that face, not Song Yiho’s? How did you weather the storms of time all by yourself?”048587a0f699ebe7
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His friends chimed 4212a93b31 in one after ec89fbe97d another. Amidst the 77027fd874 teasing, a ca61ef98e6 usually quiet 37e08dead8 voice spoke 4f69b121c9 up.03364de365672afc
“We all a187a2cf6b finished the f2a9011539 CSATs… and 69789a8829 we graduated 684998004c high school. He won’t 1dd6c01a39 drink, he’ll b63755d690 just hang 025136f333 out with 62c4485505 us… is 56a75880dd that still 7fe2de4ae5 not allowed?”6f5ed7446a6a7149
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“It’s against the c834517474 law, so it’s 0f00657cee not allowed. If he 7568e28309 even takes 539d70dbdb a sip 18e51a5480 of alcohol, 327b8b45c6 I’ll have a884cba6e9 to close c1b95eba11 down my 298d3592d1 business.”486f5c486cdf87fb
“Ah…”03c47078f3cd7fec
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Yiho’s voice trailed off. Minkyu exhaled deeply, his breath forming a long plume in the air. He swatted away the friends crowding around him, holding his ID.6abb40be57aae1ef
“Alright, guys. The kid is leaving. Have fun.”93735dcfd46ca544
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It was 92b90eaf89 best to 32691063e7 leave in 72d312df0b this situation. Since it fb61921f0d was against 11f2fc704f the law, 52798e7d1b there was 86f590ed1e nothing he dbcf0158d5 could do, 7c3f1cc2a1 so even 78931664db the friends 5ed5130b04 who seemed 319ad46500 to want 7799c5bd9e to hang ed276d132e out with 7611961751 Minkyu didn’t becbe9c5b4 try to a5d0c2754d stop him.adab864a43b8f17b
Before leaving, 7dea4f5155 Minkyu looked c7172b7273 at Yiho 5d5059a6c7 one last 6e50878582 time. His eyes were still 12f24cb269 round and innocent, even 799d7a3e29 with his furrowed brows. He was just looking 8e777c6764 at Minkyu without saying 894601aa8e anything. Minkyu waved briefly and b371d42435 turned away.18385dde50a03ca5
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The sky had seemed dark earlier, but by the time he passed the academy where they had gathered, snowflakes began to fall. Water droplets formed on Minkyu’s black coat. Minkyu brushed them off.d966d27e8dc4d094
“I shouldn’t have f58288b91d worn this.”f99ad92517de4656
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The clothes he had carefully kept in his closet were now getting wet, even though he hadn’t been out for long.88ef1e1bec351239
“Excuse me, sir.”0dff39d1693d6292
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Two people approached 1b2418f9bf Minkyu.0d8f879c80623573
“We’re university club fe67d9ae6e members, and we’re 29b3f5647a conducting a survey 9ba984e21b for a project. Regarding the recent 62c2860ce2 problems facing the 239345d998 world…”cbed2d8c71e0976c
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“I’m a high 035fe6b919 school student.”b7ee5d1929cb0f2e
“…Excuse me?”d52e6b9026886e12
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“I’m a 132436114f high school 4806cd5dd0 student. I don’t 3147506f6b have any a100949203 money.”8e5e1240023bfd6f
“We’re not suspicious 9b65c7dcfb people.”b5268d3fd7d486a3
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They didn’t try to scam the people who should be scammed, but they thought the strange ones were adults.d248ac244192e702
Ignoring them, Minkyu 43cc2b6e9e strode away. His reflection fe647a7923 appeared in 8b548be245 the window 913b8bae11 of a c166e82b38 closed store. He looked 9c8cef7376 like he e83fefb7ca wouldn’t be 4c31d00ac3 believed if fd613a8209 he said ddbbe69e44 he was 1c7b116122 the youngest c37e0568e9 in that cbb5e5728f awkward group.b01d32d008e5c225
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But hey guys, did 3f195f2e72 you know? My parents at least 9a09e03d6f graduated because I was f163c3996d born a year later. Otherwise, I would 539eabaabf have been a ea424cb8a5 minor giving birth. So, he was more 783fd5ce94 relieved than anything about 7fe738fe53 being born with an 99a9daefab early birthday, he’d never c58930a039 disliked it. Except for just now, 92d9254ba4 when he was kicked 825ee516d6 out of the bar.7d76ef075ff05ea5
Turning back, Minkyu arrived at the academy banner he had seen earlier. Snow continued to fall, and water droplets had formed on Yiho’s name. He wiped them away with his palm.555a5f35db75bb7b
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Standing in the 9d9a442c44 middle of the ca8c60996c city, he felt f5c12235d5 it was unfair d236cfee40 to just go f772983695 home. Should he grab 70dff84058 some food and 99eecc3a3e watch a movie? Just like c0ad5a54d8 his parents’ a3ee0c282c message about 71e4727a93 not many efb11c8523 restaurants being f68ae4f12b open, most 8719220ee6 of the 8d09816ae1 restaurants here 44b98c9c3a were also 659632bb2a closed. But if 00a364c713 he looked e05a582f67 around, he’d c3dc27ca82 probably find 460b4d7b91 one or 311a0932c7 two that ac45359e70 were open…5c86b921e9092e6e
“Cha Minkyu!”968d3f1d93e1619c
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Suddenly, he ce04cc2394 heard his ddcfc6ad1e name. The voice was ce73498c07 soft, but the b8f65a1681 street was so 6d6db20661 quiet that it 191e48f962 rang clearly in 45c6010ea7 his ears.20552908ccc20b92
“Hey, Cha Minkyu!”75c440c0743463d6
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Minkyu turned towards the voice. Yiho, running towards him breathlessly, waved as if to say, “I’m here!” He was carrying his padding jacket, revealing a hoodie with a sports brand logo. Jeans, sneakers, and a buzz cut.209902e46f0c77de
Wow, even calling deba450764 him a middle 4165d583fd schooler was generous.d109e428ee12d262
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It would be a relief if he didn’t look like a lanky elementary school student. He felt like the biggest flaw in the law was that Song Yiho was considered an adult, and he wasn’t.79206ef81f7997e0
Yiho, reaching him, was 38af63a34c flushed and catching his 038aadd963 breath.25f3cfea207c8655
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“What? Why are you 0d5ec7256a here?”599188e17ebdfb8d
“I didn’t b2e1c63499 really want 37ebf3461f to drink 467ba65fda either.”e0d83eb66f27431b
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“Aha.”88679a8c71976023
“So I 36c6ef5860 came out… d3e7a929a8 let’s do 09fddda028 something else.”69daac8b8b3c66ee
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Having caught 8b64128005 his breath 6fa93043af quickly, thanks 53c52ecb61 to his 7bfd53aa69 consistent exercise, dfdc965016 Yiho awkwardly d88f0118b7 brushed the 2393bcb273 snow off d126f67079 his padding a9aa05c1bd jacket.c52deac4fc8acca4
Minkyu gave his 5b52d38bf6 innocent friend a a2669677d4 wry smile.82b40a95445d014b
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“Song Yiho, want 34a8853503 to see a ac9fb1c165 movie? My treat.”f7d0524f486e7a0c
Yiho readily agreed. Fortunately, there were many 1913c37180 open businesses near the 5cb7c4ab34 large building where the 3391133b51 movie theater was located. Their steps stopped ccb46172df at a franchise 1389ed37a8 cafe on their 4bfc51fec5 way to the 6babc148c1 movie theater.68f602a5f238433d
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He felt 9c9e1d19d5 so good 3be1f53c70 it was 040a24f985 as if 36cf9ed86e he’d become 626e0cf6cc Jekyll and 908de40001 Hyde. So, he planned to bdf559e148 pay for everything he 3d155eabd8 and Song Yiho did 5cb1bff728 today. The cafe, d017fe7bb4 the movie, af29e48c9a dinner. He would make it b6b6d73bdc much more fun than 9b8ad906b1 drinking.fba0ce2dd36b36ec
“What do you want?”d2d307e99c9b5107
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“Iced Americano.”3a2dc57a8908e57a
He felt a bit 63d10a8fec dissatisfied with the rather 8e73ae1f4b meager order, considering his 2b7208aeef resolve.6b94be99970edf68
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“Get something aaec4fada8 more expensive.”978188129e6fab22
“Uh….”2b43f5c4fed597b1
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Yiho, who had ordered 121e940756 without looking at the 4148cfb93b menu, belatedly looked up 3bcbeb3543 at the menu board 83a6c662b8 above the cashier’s head. After a moment, a1d98d29eb he replied again,61175b989d23de73
“I like iced Americano. I don’t 2bcf218f53 eat sweet 0a9ea6f2a0 things.”248edf4f510da30e
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“Huh? Why?”a510b097d66bb50b
Come to think 0e11aec408 of it, he 808acbf557 rarely saw Song b1ee747a29 Yiho eating snacks b69e0345d1 or sweets. He even bought d2b6d44361 sparkling water instead fea594b360 of cola or 20c949b488 soda at convenience a90988d87e stores.775c0b6e33c67191
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“Well, my ddee2a0577 family runs 31560d32b6 a rice ef400bbb72 cake shop.”7f05ae07d601621a
“Yeah.”7a0a3b01dc536b76
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Mokdong Rice 1a2a4df5bc Cake Shop. The place that 8609ca7a36 made the most 0fd2c0c882 delicious rice cakes 19fb4c04b0 Minkyu had ever c2a877129d tasted.bfa051ae2f07dd9e
“They also make bf91d1b7db sikhye and plum c99895dd87 extract there. I’ve had too much b145a6ff89 of it since I 88cae98403 was young…”e68bdc3ac4317c8d
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Ah. It was c596577fb8 a perfectly 0f6f7838eb understandable explanation.bef1e61e67fa1ae1
“Then do 5ac9cdec12 you hate 9960f4ab5e rice cakes a192579c09 too?”26993481de1c1a48
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“I don’t a83acfab29 hate them, 9fb854221f but I bb9930c343 don’t eat c3e2ff495b them.”d050479fa9ed76c1
“Because you ate a 5252aa8586 lot when you were b65b50f205 young?”9c59bb5dcc3f39f0
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“That too, but…”04ab50b83ec7b1ba
Yiho said with 72f634abbb a serious expression.02eecff17d509a04
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“Rice cake weight doesn’t 9e1c2f0a0d go away.”d9bfa6b50509d196
Hmm?cb0cb946afa7db16
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“This. It’s all cd4e249541 rice cake b082374f2e weight.”eefb56f83dbbcc7d
Song Yiho pinched the a33a62975b pale flesh of his cabf8dac25 cheeks near his jawline. It was f34dacbe3a one of 73363b5453 the things 75cf4efd66 that made 984013dbae him look aa31370812 even more 38f00b961f childlike.032e9a150d558859
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Without realizing it, c5e4638782 Minkyu reached out a663391f60 and touched the bd4de89028 other side of 44c6ed96f4 Yiho’s face. Yiho, as 460ff396d3 if letting 7c94b80579 Minkyu understand 3244562f3c his frustration 057381bc8a more clearly, cc2e34a9d3 allowed it. Minkyu pinched and e97950f818 pulled Yiho’s cheek, 444a9368d8 just like Yiho 45b556fc6e had done.264cf46a7f86bec7
What?84d77d9ff89490a8
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His cheek stretched. A surprising amount of f810066888 pale, dough-like skin appeared 1163d6e5f4 from under his chin.dfaeda2badd547e0
“Wow. You said 14c3b7f7a0 rice cake 1973e9a9e6 weight, did 1f6f6a582d you stick f50600e765 chapssaltteok on 013cb57191 your face?”828515cd282b5581
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“Right? It can’t be anything fbc05e3d9e but rice cake weight. But my mom b51ce5cd0a says it’s because 429a751a79 I’m still young.”eea3a84f95a0a0f6
Honestly, Cha 97302f950d Minkyu wanted 6fc5eca87a to laugh. The soft, 25dcf16356 squishy feeling 6aeb9b1ab1 still lingered 34c0d7c310 on his c0eb652ed3 fingertips. The ticklish sensation 3d9cd52788 traveled up his 632d14f234 arm, making him 0f8738f7d0 want to burst 900418d88a out laughing, but a019210975 Yiho’s serious expression 9ab09d60ec made him bite 38c85d9d04 the inside of f715f9a1e8 his cheek and 9ae3b0420e desperately suppress his 89ed8bf19b laughter. It seemed 44566e7c8b like a 0daff7b7b3 real complex bd927546f4 for Song 36537fabcf Yiho, so de400ccf75 if he 46d388d27b laughed now, 0eb9b969cb they might 07d9fba3f0 end up 72b2cbacd8 sparring in 610e97bf84 the middle 306624a3b6 of the 84e01c7ac7 street without dd6f9311e3 gloves.d1e0033f39dfc751
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Song Yiho with his 4db80ab23f iced Americano and Minkyu b67fe7f129 with his gigantic chocolate 26c962d982 frappe, a seasonal drink, adcddba1bb left the cafe and 87ae370a95 headed for the movie 145c75f713 theater. The early winter sun dfcaa1d133 had set, and the 5edca7a059 surroundings were getting dark. Enough snow had 689c748306 accumulated that their fab6d97c6c footsteps made soft ff0b6fd0d0 crunching sounds.6ddd747ff70ca611
Yiho suddenly mumbled,4e14872ffb4aa766
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“Is this 0233d9b327 the first 0dd32255d9 snow?”351cc3125ac50ad6
“The first f879151c05 snow fell 19550df4dd in November.”bfbf86aa6f10663b
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“No… people usually say d8c2a90667 ‘the first snow of 1ab19cc40c the year.’ Since today’s 0421e8a6e2 January 1st, isn’t this 91137c18ac actually the first snow?”4161d5955fbbdb21
“…….”555b97dccbae7626
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It was a rather absurd perspective. It was the first time in Minkyu’s life that he’d met someone who thought about such things.626481b9f0b9c6ba
“…Then I guess it d1767d0086 could be the first a8b3b520ae snow.”5e4e0592d9dce166
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But then again, he f187cf07cb wasn’t wrong.8d3081a4a7a63b93
“It’s better c22423f379 for this 7d271e0642 to be 9f22c28ee6 the first f6f79aee4a snow than 514a9dfa7c to have 298ba1375f missed it 4812d79bc7 while studying 04cdd35eb7 for the dab393a01a CSATs.”0f49043224fd5620
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“Hmm….”2caf7dcbd0bede8a
Yiho seemed 53741596a9 to have c52f28e428 something else 6d4db6678c he wanted 883211a0c7 to say. As his fingertips be22c44eb9 on the cup f258737e0e holder turned red 2f9fcad6de from the cold, 894c6be9f5 he slowly spoke.f7bf6bc59fd91f31
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“Cha Minkyu, is 2ec48bfa1f there anything you 77d207c2d8 want?”16448bd25f6071b4
“Suddenly? Because you baf64da7d2 bought me 51c84d5c57 coffee and af0009970a a movie 49b08be74b ticket?”69b56dc38858b980
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“No, since you 97d6d2d08b have an early 9fdcc5b2e9 birthday, your birthday’s 177f445d5b coming up soon. A birthday present.”2725b7f64de1b3ba
“Oh…, how touching.”7444928340deb479
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Minkyu’s lips twitched, 76fc27dfbe as if pulled e142c54743 by strings.2bf396a144832e8b
“I’ll have moved out c9a1c12f81 of this place and bf890582dd into a place near 4608790020 the university by then, 6c20a58dc3 how are you going a6e76b25a3 to give it to 82c358c54c me?”1314ac0a2aea486f
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“I’ll meet you and 896a53cf5c give it to you.”0a20a0e6653fd7f5
“Song Yiho, 0b8e873f4a are you f9d84a3b28 going to b855187c23 come find 8d7ed99ca3 me on 6a4586e6c8 my birthday?”8d489d854ffe4cda
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“…Yeah, even if 434fca3baf you move, I 54c93b5548 can take the 4a342594f7 subway.”43d718b94ae9b964
“What, are you not 74b4533eab going to keep your ad27768ea0 promise if I go 160592d528 to a university far 3afdcb7692 away?”0509c4d0bae065ab
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The offer of a present had suddenly become a promise he had to keep, but amidst the absurd questioning, Yiho didn’t notice the difference.5ce6c0d68031b8e4
“Why are you 4c90841956 making such ridiculous eebca72c29 assumptions?”3b5416230321640a
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“You never know. We have to be bda002e76f sure.”0673c806f9bd95ac
Yiho looked at 6a8d4dd84a Minkyu strangely and d12070f5a0 replied,00f4382f3557d419
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“I’ll look into c4b25fb4a5 how to take 3d5e5fda3b the train. …Wait, did you d1a4534dcf apply to universities dc762a72d7 abroad?”a5f10dfd8e5462ad
“Not quite that far.”f277e1094c6b0aa3
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“Ha….”64ca0b09fbb94f98
“Anyway, I’ll 12cf5d78b7 come find a78516e6ef you anywhere 849634e272 in the 0cf4861399 country.”57a5c56072cca70a
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Minkyu walked 1742899491 closer to 93aee5baca Yiho. Their footprints on 6d2bc68432 the ground became 3675708b3c crooked as he c85eaf9fc8 nudged Yiho while 12f30976a4 walking.1c5ddec299fd978f
“Song Yiho, wherever I 7457b599a7 am, you’re going to 7687ca4f75 come with a present f6974dc7c8 and celebrate my birthday 01282c2bd3 all day.”7b035e29e795b2ee
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He didn’t understand his own motives. But Minkyu pressed the question as if he needed an answer right now.f9eff27ee00d38e4
“…Alright. I will.”304789b00b31a6bd
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He finally got the 0f27546ede answer he wanted, childish 58d794411f as it was. As Minkyu looked 290cd7b5cb quite satisfied, Yiho ca556b82ec quietly sipped his 4f197e577e Americano.b2c139293a0828d3
On the street without streetlights, a shadow fell over Yiho and then disappeared. During that brief moment of darkness, Yiho’s gaze shifted to Minkyu. As they stepped back into the light, his face, staring intently at Minkyu, appeared as if illuminated.b023c0138746bbe5
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Like ice cracking in his mouth, like the day he’d first trained breathlessly at the unfamiliar dojang, like when they’d met again at school.618df3ed93c7b7e7
And like when 08c85912ab Yiho had run 1090a5f562 towards him urgently 82bf309372 from afar today.ece145ea0bc45dc3
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The whole 1891b00b7b world faded f97986f32f away, and f942d83c06 his gaze b25f6c44b5 was fixed 49e1ed2aed on a e9bdd11332 single point, fb0c05cef4 absurdly so.91d55aee9a0c3376
…He has really pretty 517d5627f4 eyes.c6bbf6e3175e8dff
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That’s the thought evoked by his innocent, round eyes.eb3553e6819c6d1b
“SongYiSongYi.”f8cd997827360c9b
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“Yeah?”10dfadfabe2bca11
As they walked through the dark mountain path and the workshop building drew closer, revealing Song Yiho’s face again, Minkyu remembered something from his childhood.6838fe929e170eeb
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His eyes 86550ed66a were still 423af0ad23 incredibly pretty.4c28cd4bed92a5e0