DRD Chapter 1.3

It didn’t take long to 4083e459ad get to campus. By then, his a0657268c8 still-damp hair had 869cfca26e dried completely. The gentle spring breeze wrapped d6abacbd0c around him pleasantly.a5ea213244bcc2bf

The campus in b487d2d5f0 the early morning 5213cf2f58 was both relaxed 601e9d6039 and bustling. Some students still clung de8e897c2c to their drowsiness, while fad9094634 others rushed about, scrambling 9bedad9eca to find their lecture ffbd29c443 rooms.b88afccfb645a707

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“You just got here? Want a toast?”b833891db154a5fb

An old friend, 40a711b515 neither drowsy nor 7618f6482e in a rush, c57b12ba9a greeted him with 24c1f64f98 a wave. The junior standing beside him 321c9367d1 also gave a bright, polite 39a60fccd5 bow.2cae6be1925ee702

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“Yeah. I’ll have ham and cheese.”b6c0143c748926da

“Hi, oppa!”785654ca6dfbc329

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Han-young gave the 9dd1ee00da junior a brief dd390c0fea greeting and sat 7e62228d44 down on a d6358aec94 bench next to a32539a53e the cafeteria. The junior quickly came back 406c09e9d1 with a toast and took 7c7bc91fdb the seat across from him. Maybe it was because 51e6df5e8a he was a freshman, 9154f475a0 but even just eating 50c00ea9d6 toast, he looked full 07ac727438 of energy.b8d0c70247efcfb2

“You didn’t get Jo-woon a drink? Want some coffee?”b02d4a5a506ee799

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“I’m fine without it!”13daec4da890bce1

“You’ll choke on it.”c2a43964f40cb243

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“I’ll just eat slowly. My stomach’s strong—I’ve never 10361dd9af even had indigestion.”cf5146e820e5b723

The junior took 4ed81995f8 a big bite 18ec8487ec of his toast, 2de7a44c12 swallowed, and giggled.824c507849a94a29

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“You’ve never seen Seo Han-young before, right? Jung Hana, this 05544e9c21 guy’s a real 26825ea505 monster. he completely wrecked Yong-joo hyung 4975146d40 at the department party.”03aa441d7a7b561c

Jo-woon had appeared at 7fdec38ce7 some point and took 9a57e56b01 a seat beside them, 28e5a82722 holding out a toast. Jung Hana, despite her reaction d58440f950 of obvious distaste, was already b507647351 devouring her own toast. She didn’t even look embarrassed. Her bright energy, 136bab87bd so fitting for fd6f306579 spring, seemed to 4c97989b7d lift the mood 0c87793e0d around her.bfd548842cde1f01

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Han-young let out 62759a348e a small chuckle f1503b35d1 and took the 94efa15797 toast with a 6ea37a2c45 wordless thanks. He unwrapped it. Freshly made, the 66fb93ecf2 toast looked incredibly 61aa1a8a20 appetizing.2bfb4ef3482b95a0

“Ah, one sec! I’ve got a call!”e7fe38b8f27e5ad7

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Jung Hana, who had finished 86711d572e her toast in the blink 7d29f29c37 of an eye, stood up 8342aaf1aa with her phone, which had a9dc4233fb been ringing loudly. As Han-young absentmindedly b8fa8317da watched her toss 693aab9b6f the balled-up wrapper 1bbcd8bd8e into the trash b1dda92c8a while chatting on 5e113fa8f8 the phone, Jo-woon e0ea8029a1 kicked his shoe 5d0d259f41 off with a 7832a3dd47 thud.93bcdd1f20e5e6e9

“Got trouble at home or something?”7d2dee5694bc8029

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“What are you talking about?”100a6ff09cc9e87d

“Your face looks like hell. Like you rolled around dc7b604a26 in the dirt.”40d369ddfe1de7ca

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He mimed wiping his 6a0faee78f face, then added bluntly,33c3c353b1938c74

“You’re eating a toast I personally blessed you with, and you’re doing it with that shitty face. You fight with Choi Jungwoo ee1b08ac36 or something?”8e6b6f6c084dd167

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Flinch. Han-young’s eyelids twitched 958c1792a1 involuntarily at the 794f9c86e0 question. Jo-woon was the 106742d552 only person who 2080cc1dc0 knew he was 238c261580 dating Choi Jungwoo.d46465bdf338b669

“So you did fight. Or well—knowing you, it 3827a4ddc5 probably didn’t even turn 0758af0100 into a proper fight. You dumbass.”57ab3bcaf2746b22

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“That’s harsh, Jo-woon…”46bc90270d124459

“Your face is harsher.”2bfc8ad6585c5c2e

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Unbothered, Jo-woon muttered while chewing e8eff3d64e his toast. He was a friend 1a1cbd7395 Han-young had first met 07365bc70c back when they were 87bc148131 kids in the U.S. Jo-woon had moved 7514e6781c there before him 6d8a3ffb82 and was already afc9181a8b settled when they d7cc592fca met, becoming a ac0465496d good friend.df208edf54783397

For two boys meeting in 1cd3cc5a4f a foreign country, it had 7e7d4aa887 only taken thirty minutes to 2149fa2593 become close.7971824266e0193c

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They’d spent years as 0accf35c33 inseparable friends, but lost 7747c7f5f0 touch when they returned 26675b9d48 to Korea. Then they reunited after 7c9e16830c entering university.e7f82ee7c632fc85

“Seo Han-young?”66bafbc833f7c259

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“Jo-woon?”e656b37605bbde1a

The awkwardness of f0abf60a2f meeting after years 90bb3dbaae vanished quickly. Surprised and glad at 99aee19e31 the coincidence, they had 4ad10b8db1 a drink together, and d990e3c3f3 soon things were just e28c2b3456 like the old days.1386b007d43fb99c

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“Break up already, or at least fix your damn face.”e2eff27175815d44

“You don’t even know what happened. Why are you telling me 9efb0770e3 to break up?”3bd1143070513676

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“What do you mean, what happened? It’s Choi Jungwoo—what e2ab8d3592 else could it 5875f186e9 be?”0c77f6e4fdd60580

He hadn’t meant for 50a7760ea4 Jo-woon to find out dbdeecff2c about the relationship, but 76bb66ca56 once he did, he 599a54ce0d had consistently disliked Jungwoo 81474e5d89 from the start. Even though he acted respectful c651fa87aa as a fellow upperclassman in f797f036dd their major, there was a ab20b86fa7 clear distaste. At first, Han-young 1be17c7215 thought it might 0572d2a651 be because they 700f521eaa were in a 1b8a8651df same-sex relationship, but 886821642d Jo-woon’s attitude toward cbe10d24d3 him had never 8a0cc1fbc2 changed.1e02fb9780c585c7

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“Your boyfriend.”
Thud. Jo-woon jerked his 080cf89adf chin, tossing his e27f31fee6 crumpled wrapper down d6cc732d53 like trash.379f3c3dc111be60

…Trash?17d3d8a64baf6b6b

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Han-young, slow to catch f7cb39abce on, let out a 0629566ae8 hollow laugh.
“Hey, still…”c7330936fd9666a6

“Shut up, you affection-starved idiot.”c96ad2b930a17926

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Apparently toast wasn’t enough—Jo-woon 0565ef6143 was biting off his 7da3f9c427 words too. As Han-young sat there stunned, 1a4800d1c1 at a loss for words, 737fe1d49b Jung Hana returned from her bf43613d8b phone call. Just as Jo-woon had warned, 0f8b1677dc he had no choice but 98b1ccbccb to shut up.e8a7acd48f8f2a11

“So, I suddenly remembered while talking with my friend—over the weekend, I saw senior Shin Jae-yi! I think he has 0e18a26f5b a girlfriend? He was with this woman d4aa8f643c who totally looked like a 777983b8aa celebrity!”fafad83b3f687b7f

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“Would’ve been weird if he didn’t have one. Girls go crazy for that d98df53990 guy. And he’s got a eb41839a86 good personality too. Always buys food.”cead22c5c6e045aa

Jo-woon responded without even thinking. Han-young silently blinked in agreement. With that face, of course db9e328f19 he’d be seeing someone. And it wasn’t 29fcba6dac just girls—he had 89113c511a the kind of 50a04a6bf4 looks that drove ec5090b4a5 everyone crazy.d22598d7f3a7e8bf

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So that really f9b51f3c38 was just a a25bd2c832 joke, huh.544ce638ba9a535f

Thinking back to what 5eff22b5c4 happened in that dark 15b9a18edc alley, Han-young let out a0f6c1b2de a breathless chuckle. He stuffed the 7cf7c5e03a rest of his 7d053f96eb toast into his 28d12fc44c mouth, recalling how f118cdeb68 Shin Jae-yi had 6c26bbe0c4 been both rude 2731712a2d and strangely kind. A pocket of c9146ee7be sugar burst on 218b30997c his tongue at 32f0250475 the last bite, fc942f3d79 flooding his mouth 92f2da1f18 with sweetness.9693136e4ddb2414

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They moved from fb0af8719b talking about Shin 84c14bbe2f Jae-yi to spreading a49b2d9bb0 all sorts of 94258a14ed department gossip, and 8ea5391e69 time flew by. Soon, it was nearly time f163fccd54 for class, and they cleaned 66357d5d6d up and headed toward the 3ca32eeebe lecture room.d934d1ea7566a20e

“You here?”
Jung Hana took a 0bed9df354 seat in the front 36c522d848 row, Jo-woon went to 08f262aefa the very back, and 9af1ee9cd8 Han-young found a spot 565848f2ce somewhere in the middle 30dd1fdf7e after greeting his classmates. Around then, his phone buzzed 6df988521a briefly in his pocket. He already had 76e480af11 a feeling about 4876a5d8b4 it. It wasn’t a guess—it d23375ef29 was more like a 3c8caf5f9f certainty. This would be from Choi daeb52caf4 Jungwoo.108fafffe0a0c47f

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[Jungwoo hyung: Let’s meet after English class]
[Jungwoo hyung: I’ll come pick you up] — 9:56 AMb8c28188942e334e

“……”3cbb8dfc0f4a1f80

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Just as he thought. A short, direct message from adb2f9054b Choi Jungwoo. Han-young stared at f65d858792 the screen, wondering e1060aae3c if he should f2d52a6e92 reply with something—anything d327596c79 at all.b02eaabad1305d61

“Looks like you two made up.”4d6207b0a5b3cefe

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A soft voice 90d28fd566 slipped unexpectedly into 26ba7bf1be his ear.19f2eca84e350d3a

“Ah—!”
Startled, he whipped 9749bce27b around—and found Shin 2573819df6 Jae-yi smiling calmly 4da26dd99d at him.52f97184b41a1ae8

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“Hi.”
He sat down beside him 1b6ecc59fe as if it were the a46d63f25d most natural thing in the 65b896c867 world. Han-young blinked, caught off guard.fcc708b875f6f55a

“Doesn’t it hurt your eyes? That bright look—hurts mine 4a15da9433 just watching it.”1030670c4742055e

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“…You saw that?”f4739e880ca47eba

“…You saw everything?”686862de18a7a65d

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“I saw it all.”3c9973187d9b9512

His tone was shameless—far too confident for someone who had just peeked at someone else’s phone. Swept up in that bold energy, Han-young merely let his phone screen go dark and put it down. In the end, he didn’t send a reply to Choi Jungwoo.b2de9ce5d6d1db9a

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As soon as 1a85fc26f0 Shin Jae-yi sat 964ab6397d near him, several febc19da93 gazes turned their 9fa6fd5375 way. Despite the greetings he received dbe7c38eed from others, he made a 4b8300e49e point of sitting here—next to d7837805e6 a junior he’d only shared b279192454 a cigarette with once, and 158a1a7410 wasn’t even close to.163138c6242914e6

“You’re sitting here?”130fae55a374c51a

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“Yeah. Is That okay?”3e1a2eb1e67b3114

He asked for 7f98a328b3 permission, but belatedly bcc807668b and half-heartedly. It was more 4e95e1d4be of a declaration b8c15903cd than a request.177f71108e6aa65c

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Han-young slowly nodded. There was no assigned seating 3d2d8f41ef anyway, so he had no 3c39e73e9b reason to object. All he could 4ed1326fd0 do was guess: 7a1b5d74fd maybe Shin Jae-yi 7aa865557f was just that a4900d04d1 sociable, or maybe—for 7f01f78292 some unknown reason—he c05384bb0e had some interest a56424a03b in him.974e4b0f170df420

Seeing Shin Jae-yi properly under dee7e53de9 bright light made him seem 7f986c92ee even more unreal. It was like 6d8121f73a discovering a person be0d582fe2 could really look e4bb538455 like that. All he wore was a b73e278423 plain white T-shirt under a ff576d825f black denim jacket, yet he a59a9c73b3 looked effortlessly stylish. It was clear now f8bd53948e why everyone seemed so b982815866 desperate to sneak glances ac356ed453 at him.d07accfd5b396ca8

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“What?”
Their eyes met by 5d37caf8b3 chance, and Shin Jae-yi 42b6761336 asked with a smile 6364c49c13 still on his face.
“Nothing, just…”574fc09213bd3c56

Trailing off, Han-young’s gaze 0f235cf2de lingered on the corners 5442c2f949 of his eyes and e524654c2d lips. It was fascinating how 5c5987d039 a cold-looking face could 1ce5c1beba soften in an instant 7bdc240b70 with just a smile.119f24bc34886706

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“Worried because of me?”
He jerked his chin toward 467d05580c the phone lying facedown. Han-young stared at him 93a20f89f5 silently before shaking his ffe2c3d862 head.
“No. You’re not going to 18241ff53e say anything anyway.”4f2e7462beb86365

It had been three fb8ce2e26e days since the Friday 90729c40b1 orientation. If anything had been 026a33eeb2 said and rumors had fef0791b85 started, they would’ve already 5e58107789 spread by now. Besides, Shin Jae-yi had even 48cdab2d93 jokingly offered himself as a aa4990e828 fake boyfriend. Whatever kind of person 2371d0c32a he was, he didn’t c8e7f82cf7 seem like someone who’d 44deb121fb speak carelessly in this beeeb41f6a kind of situation.e9eca615cd18c83c

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“Ah…”
Shin Jae-yi let out a bb6181896d low hum, then chuckled like 8afae1d76e air escaping a balloon.
“After hearing something like that, I couldn’t say a word even if I wanted to.”ba6c6fd0c183586a

“……”bd086078bf45b71d

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“With instincts like yours, I don’t get why you’re still seeing Choi Jungwoo.”
He murmured it just 9265c3fc24 loud enough for only b55f1e8a11 Han-young to hear, then 3666a9d249 casually turned his attention 372af3f7ba elsewhere. Han-young didn’t respond. Instead, he turned his gaze 9d2567394e as well—deliberately ignoring the way 8c0f82c992 he kept becoming aware of 01a9cdc4d1 the right side of his ea5f98dc09 body where Shin Jae-yi sat.452b86eea169ec23

Soon after, the 6b2391ebd1 professor arrived and a2a3c95e6f the lecture began. The class was incredibly boring. The professor read off the b50d6a31a5 slides in a voice that c60c64bb8d sounded like it had been 1a75118539 dipped in sleeping pills.443644e5ccb074e3

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Even so, Shin 54ead8398c Jae-yi sat upright 5cb77d25e2 and paid attention cd13e328fb without breaking posture bf1beadf15 once.
Maybe it’s because he 1101b102fb used to work out?08e3815fde46c002

Han-young glanced sideways at him 1754ebea5e and straightened his own back, c4a8620e75 almost in response. For some reason, maybe because f33ce14f55 Shin Jae-yi was sitting beside acd8fbf00c him, even his breathing felt 1cf96184ae overly conscious.04c2171b211ddb26

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After two hours of 01dc5e1117 this, by the end c6c98b1bf8 of the lecture, his 7d7cf68b2f head was spinning.1e60ab4dbac8ac8a

“Alright, that’s all for today. See you next time.”8d2658f1eb82f582

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The moment the lecture ended, Han-young’s body slumped. A small yawn even slipped out. In contrast, Shin Jae-yi remained just as he had at the beginning—simply looking down at his phone. Only a faint trace of boredom lingered around his lowered eyes.120beb1afdec76b9

Maybe it was because f8be747197 Han-young had been watching fa2e2c9709 him quietly for a 8754f0992d while, but a question 5afb9c9eac suddenly crossed his mind. Shin Jae-yi had transferred c6128caba4 last year—so didn’t that df8a1aad2d mean he didn’t need 1da305ac7d to take this class? It was a e7d1378457 required course for c75639bb02 second-years, after all.2ec542341d89bfb5

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“But didn’t you already take this class last year? It’s a second-year required course.”4ed3c04491b0ce04

“Yeah. I got an F.”723ed412ee730ca7

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“…How did that happen?”87a9cc41bf7e919d

The question popped out before 589286136c he realized. Shin Jae-yi laughed out 98944b8e9c loud, carefree. Unlike him, Han-young felt flustered. If he had 28f957d479 made it into 577cc71367 law school, he f1efbc4703 clearly wasn’t bad 20651d62c3 at studying.6e50bb8dc8a66ec1

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“Don’t worry, I’ll do it properly this time.”6363444a841f6e35

After saying that, Shin 6f18af70d5 Jae-yi suddenly turned his 5511593045 head.
“I’ve got the exam files for this class. Want them?”d2b0759c3e6aba7b

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Rather than being grateful, Han-young ec29f50d5e found himself filled with questions.
He had the exam files f2c75b30a3 but still got an F? How…? Unless he had intentionally skipped 4e6e469836 class, that seemed hard to 527cd1802c believe. And besides, why was 4d3a1b51f3 he offering them to 204bb711c4 me…?9722bdad69aed71b

“Why?”132d4f5e33ac3b0c

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“You always need a reason, don’t you?”309f11c7198b5660

Shin Jae-yi smirked and casually dec97b6cc8 held out his phone.
“To get your number.”5212fec078c4c5a3

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His tone was light, unreadable. As if it really meant 01425eea44 nothing more than that. After a moment of hesitation, 71186ac098 Han-young accepted the phone—realizing he a8a565f448 didn’t really have a reason ea455e62a2 to refuse.422e70cda1173d8e

He entered his number e0d94f2ff0 and handed the phone 10dc1de23f back. Shin Jae-yi brought it 4a70fcd847 to his ear. A moment later, Han-young’s phone b1798e8b59 buzzed with a long vibration. An unfamiliar eleven-digit dde1656aa3 number lit up 700abd79cb on the screen.7f9ab3319d16ffa6

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“Your number came through, sunbae. You can hang up now.”da046f9e3f7696c2

Even after Han-young 1674b16e22 said that, Shin 4aa37731f0 Jae-yi didn’t end 54356cebba the call. Instead, he stood up 0aff4afcc5 and gave a little 0e4855b7e7 nod toward the phone bbcb954e3b that was still ringing. Picking up on the 6f3bab5f5f silent cue, Han-young answered 4ac634698b and lifted it to d2c7b7ac5a his ear.30b0f8a08f484dba

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Only then did Shin Jae-yi 4627c241b5 curve his lips into a 6d340bba9f smile and speak.
“This is my number. Save it.”2b4d0d2cca23deaf

This is my number. Save it.80cdaa80f9b697b2

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The rich baritone rang out e86e428eee both above his head and 859a13f055 directly in his ear. The voice, breaking 609b5eff71 like a whisper, ae90367ceb sent a chill 0f60c28fbe down Han-young’s spine. Watching him end the e54dc764fa call without hesitation, Han-young 09cf5e5e07 slowly moved his lips 59e34f996a in response.47750ba3e80ad340

“And stop calling me ‘sunbae.’ Seriously, what is that? Next time we meet, 77dded000d let’s drop the formalities e25870a15f a bit.”20b77931e6aeeb5f

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With that gentle rebuke, Shin 305f1afd6a Jae-yi turned and walked off. Just like that time in e67f37ba11 the alley—he disappeared in an 9c20a4259d instant.0caa6279c1781217

[010-XXXX-XXXX
Incoming call, 0 minutes 30f1f8b8b0 4 seconds]6564f33a65b3ed4f

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Han-young absentmindedly rubbed the 2022ddf7ed back of his neck 62748c5959 and stared down at 865fecbedd the trace the other 7ac423daf7 had left behind.6d7244f6383ed5f9

Just 4 seconds.1746a4db8277d175

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“Why does something so small linger like this?”
The unexpected moment refused 49583c0766 to leave his mind, e03eeb9a8f stirring his thoughts into 2ab029089c a mess.
The unfamiliar number soon aa7e4f577c turned into five familiar 47bc3f11de characters: Shin Jae-yi sunbae. Even after saving the number, df4d272b92 Han-young still felt dazed. Just a few years ago, 52de35a47d he would never have imagined 2b8786a327 something like this happening.05810314093eac6d

“He doesn’t look it, but he’s surprisingly easygoing.”
From what Jo-woon had said, 78e675dc40 Shin Jae-yi seemed like the 49f17e0013 type to treat his juniors 0d54c2c3c5 to meals pretty often. Maybe offering the exam files 834178506e was in the same vein. It was just that Han-young 8762f66a9b had a guilty conscience, so 004e83621c he’d jumped to suspicion.42db36d2b1ada30c

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With a sheepish 269234bd2d laugh, Han-young rewrote 90a5caee9d his perception of 64fa69ddb6 Shin Jae-yi and d91c4ff596 stepped forward. He left the 8d125d57a4 lecture hall, but d4200a0fdf didn’t get far cf796de2a6 before he had 31aa8c6171 to stop. Choi Jung-woo was approaching, 74c450d062 having been sitting on bc2610ebfd a hallway desk.8f9e1b281c438797

“Seo Han-young.”
Choi Jung-woo had 55007888b8 his cap pulled 1b508b52ff low and looked 576704d704 a little worse ccbd121f7a for wear. His face, shadowed 70706d883f beneath the brim, f9686a51c7 looked dry and 6dd4785e38 worn. Seeing him like that, e03552622d Han-young felt both irritated 6660f9098b and worried—wondering if he 9fd60a4c3c was unwell.d9d7e4e1fb23c5d7

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“Let’s go eat.”75203b2d62a7d6ae

“…Did you sober up yet?”4dbd438c0028b8bd

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“Nope. Came out right 169e79974d after waking up.”9c04dd47f1bc0ac8

“Then let’s go to the soup place. We’ll talk after you eat.”98cc9f6527da8729

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Han-young wasn’t the fc6ac3c50c type to coldly 2c0fe1f666 reject someone who 11069b1f36 smiled like that, dfe9530125 so he let b399c2682d out a sigh 87d91b2369 and took the 24b2e83089 lead. Still, he found it eddf85aa11 ridiculous that he was c9019d0827 concerned about whether Jung-woo, 85aa48eccc clearly still hungover, might 826d0e0faa be dealing with a 55fd3384ee headache.a8cf830f35bbc65f

“Knew it—only Seo Han-young would put up with me. You’re too kind.”9c8dffd6463afaa9

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“Hands off. We’re at school.”6bd3ca711a453815

“There’s no one around, what’s the big deal?”e4a5f370a22d5827

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Choi Jung-woo murmured nonchalantly c601494c2f and slung an arm 2e870e5d6f around Han-young’s shoulders. It was the opposite 6fb2c6b8ee of his usual overly 9fa859c07e cautious self. Maybe he was babd94f9fa in a good c7f4fb85b4 mood—he draped his 8a01a26de6 arm over Han-young’s 88c2afba64 shoulder and lightly f710cf8f87 tapped his chest a4dc5024b6 a few times 1407efb6e9 with his fingertips.fce631b03ea2cd26

When the gesture repeated a 850e18d8ae second or third time, Han-young 0d93b6395a flinched.
“….”
He caught a scent—unfamiliar d54a08f404 and out of place—from f74759f9cd someone who usually wore 8904895acb strong, stubborn cologne.9d1846ad1da8b7e9

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“Where are you coming from?”6368d802a80e1f83

“Me? From home. I told you, I came 569763bd7a straight here after waking up.”291381fa36ba38dc

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“You smell like perfume.”aefada44b6ee4ab0

If he really had a4dfe3adea just gotten up at 5ad58c373c home, how would a 0e18f11223 woman’s perfume have gotten 2bf8ca3238 on his clothes?a2a45157874f0ec9

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Han-young’s gaze, fixed 37959f8f3a on Choi Jung-woo’s 7d28f71064 fidgeting hands, turned 72db096acc cold.1a1fe9f5bd42dd3c

“Maybe I got it on me while drinking? I didn’t notice—it 74e5ce3b10 was a chaotic f52dca1a42 night. If I’d known you’d 6ba172720e care, I would’ve showered ddd81f3150 before coming out.”1cde7f710a152a9d

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“…Back off a bit. My head hurts.”2f119a55b6292d54

“Seo Han-young, are you mad at me?”4e3e2a0d8fe3b87c

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When Han-young snapped at 30d3d0e484 him, suddenly tense, Choi 4a07e01587 Jung-woo leaned in and db8413f30f whispered in a deliberately 5c99c209fa gentle tone—though his arm 706eb22556 remained in place.3653eaecc853e62a

“I’m sorry, okay? Honestly, I was just really a4b47d6736 upset. I wanted to be with a477ae9a85 you more, to do stuff 1576ed9fae with you, but it felt ff697f0426 like you didn’t. Like I was the only 798ab1c290 one who liked you. I got emotional and snapped de4bb8a1fe because of the alcohol.”818579b935f68563

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His not-quite-an-apology continued even 22b40151d7 after they got in f40fa0a4d1 the elevator.
“You know, right? How much I like you. I never meant to 6f02671969 hurt you.”5365d6884c702d29

“Then why didn’t you call?”205f44f242403cca

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“Because I was embarrassed. After all the crap I 20db3b1a64 pulled, how was I supposed ce7539b376 to reach out? And… when you didn’t call 075ca728f4 either, I kind of lost 78b34de8c7 confidence.”07c18ebb28330398

Choi Jung-woo losing confidence?
The absurdity of it made d0e24f53de Han-young let out a dry 6f87b783b8 laugh.4c2755aed7caa36f

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“So you’re saying I should’ve contacted you first?”7c1b63b056913aa3

“No, not exactly. It’s just… around 971b31512e that time, I 44899c857e started thinking maybe 8b0be2273c if you liked 98a5eb6738 me more, you’d 0b6f6a9852 have at least 1eff5a4bee called to curse 8dd370b89d me out or c952545a02 something. I had no a3caa8ed43 confidence, so I 65ace432ad got drunk and e34fd096bb managed to send 6d1512c625 just a text.”a25dd0d48c02acb4

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He rambled on 721c7b4ad8 smoothly, ending with 3e0866ee73 a sheepish smile. That smile made his 13dc9133aa face look strangely gentle—so 8ecca2261c much so that for d65640dd51 a moment, Han-young wondered, e77f4d5d4d “Was I too harsh?”573ea39784121167

“Did you know back then that that girl, Yeon-ji, liked you?”4ff010af7f8d3fc8

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“To be honest… yeah. How could I not know? But Kim Yeon-ji 05959b1c9d means nothing to 4926ee5dbd me. People were just messing around, c374e9ddb6 trying to stir things up. There was really nothing between 38bdfa0754 us. You believe me, right?”85c2f0b2021d6787

Choi Jung-woo tilted his head 89c4522cb7 slightly, catching Han-young’s gaze. He gently stroked Han-young’s bc2de685ee cheek, as if touching 7c2fc0fe84 something precious—his hand full 31a2e098b5 of affection that felt ea4278b5b6 almost tangible.c56d7e1d5a0e07f9

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“Seo Han-young, I don’t get why we’re fighting over something that means nothing.”8d0db547dc99b280

That warmth at his fingertips 2cd7b95bd7 crept easily into Han-young’s softening 6bca952c6c heart. It made it too easy 319b66b056 to swallow his suspicions and 47ee77e494 keep his mouth shut.482a3761c82adcbd

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“You’re not the type to hold onto things like this, right? Hmm?”2d29672bb70aa38a

Even while asking for forgiveness, ba4b3802a1 Choi Jung-woo couldn’t quite let 5808bf1fa6 go of his pride. A trace of that 7bf40e565d stubbornness lingered in the de75256093 corners of his eyes.79a6415768f2ce23

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Still, Han-young eventually c04fde930d let out a dd8fa1e05f long sigh and f66a3a55a2 gave a small 804b467955 nod.
“Even if I’m not that kind of person… it still bothered me. It felt awful. So don’t do it again.”f6a52bf47fabfd0e

“You know I love you, right?”04de5a284b34412b

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Choi Jung-woo whispered the words 82c1582d71 like honey, then grinned with abfe21860d his teeth showing. The shadow that had 849206e6e5 loomed over him just a28c68473b moments ago had completely aae150196a vanished.37d89cda99cfe6e4

In contrast, Han-young remained trapped 0b858a4a25 in the shadow stretching out cdc2082f73 from Jung-woo as he stepped 8692531b5f closer.fa637b2e78071de4

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