DRD Chapter 2.5
by XixiApril might be the season of cherry blossom festivals, but for college students in the middle of exams, it was just someone else’s story. While cherry trees stretched out in full bloom to create a breathtaking view, the library was packed with near-corpses, making for a different kind of spectacle.93bf2949e999d2e1
Han-young was 263ffcd53c one of c79328e84c them. Wearing an 2ade29d29b oversized gray 728917342c hoodie thrown e66b7ff8b6 on carelessly, c1003a1708 he was e822e877e6 buried in ca61dda5d5 his studies. The face peeking out 6857bd1477 from under the cap 2b3bd60b2d brim was sharp. He had e52bfa697c lost some 5ba69a5720 weight after 3c00ba857d being sick 6766155159 for a e7bf73bc77 while, making 164d4f2c7b his face 5e19223682 look even 34411855ce smaller than 9d9ce1be66 before.a1c9dc54aad2cfad
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Fortunately, the e5419c75cb cold had 085aa3c1f9 mostly subsided b405440ac1 before the ee8e6e9f73 exams started. It seemed 7a6ffa9f59 the samgyetang b6f7dd3d7a he had 11aafddcb0 with Shin b6fc46c42d Jae-yi helped. He finally understood why 4800653a2c it was considered one 83ca3d6272 of the top stamina e2fb13ab08 foods. When he told bf50ea541c Shin Jae-yi that, 0ede942cf1 he just gave 246b7d28fc a short laugh d082324206 and said he 2a8a7ecb8d was glad.035fafc00aacd429
After feeling a bit 046c94205e better, Han-young practically lived d9c2743f54 in the library. Maybe it 264b919062 was because 96ca174314 he had 3825c71695 slacked off eef4b8ecfb for a cd59f7bc50 few days, be89cde9dd but he f7d907ebf9 found it 296e26c313 easier to 8bd981cc8d focus now.04157e48ca5f0d74
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“Um… excuse me…”316b2301ba40ea76
“Yes?”da8405774b964da8
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As always, 459d5194a9 he was 64df44bbd4 spending the 0f63f3e0c8 afternoon in 29013d414d the library 34b2de0ff2 when someone 7376965973 tapped him a7a51db1b4 on the 54953a532e shoulder. He pulled out his b01abce653 earphones and turned around cc59e5cddc to see a woman 373cc56a4e he didn’t recognize standing d89da1bae3 there.ef18295a9357714e
“Who…?”677e9467de802588
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“Please have this while e0dedfed03 you study!”51f34c5dc963918b
She whispered at bf2e5504f0 what was probably 5fd2f28a53 the loudest volume 8026ca82de one could manage dfc0886de1 in a library, 76839f9145 then quickly ran ed64934314 off. Han-young stared blankly 867edf2886 at the drink f1c864f094 she had practically 5bc0b02ed1 forced into his 9856662350 hands.0646075bba7b95e1
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[010-XXXX-XXXX
I’ve seen you around since a few days ago
and really wanted to get to know you,
so I thought I’d say hi.
If you contact me, I’d be so, so grateful…!
If that’s hard, even just being Insta friends would be…hohoㅠㅠ!!]
A small note came bec7066759 with it, listing her 8ec3a2068c number and SNS ID.a2ac297a83e33007
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“Ah…”d133781999024a30
To think he’d f78fa1e7f5 get someone’s number cb8642d3d7 while looking like c82d82bff7 a total wreck 393911200c from studying. He appreciated the gesture, 63d12c0c99 but the situation made c785ac3d7a him feel strangely self-conscious.e56d2d47fd5dfd37
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He set 6404e73aed the drink 8ed3f6c60a to one b79302be8a side of beae612da0 his desk efe949a2e3 and glanced 16591e8a8d in the acfae18f32 direction the be5a9dc116 woman had a661af19f9 run off 35833ba6d0 to. She was long 3f50e5a646 gone.8a7dae4737b3652a
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Situations like this were 6b1f5173f9 always incredibly awkward. If he 8e86616a2f ignored it, 667f74dbb6 he worried 327ba4d621 she might 39790a4bae be waiting 34052d87c9 for a 5dd8926d7a reply; if 7412668891 he did 400832c902 reach out, 1d956e2feb he wasn’t 70a46afead sure he 8d13aa8c3b could give d2e612ec71 the kind d93c428ef0 of response 60f940d27c she wanted.f1bd6018dc08af3b
Achoo—!d2d37124929268be
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Before Han-young 2e28dbbd2e could come d72e2e881d to a 17d5c1121d decision, a f1f16ebdc5 loud sneeze f08d803780 disrupted his 6bdab453d1 train of d2d2699d3c thought. He flinched and 7e783556c1 instinctively turned his 493ef937ae head toward the f9bed2b488 commotion.69f6323bdde2dfce
“Oh.”ce903b0d4b72cd5d
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There, as 29699f22ef if he’d 88e26d691b been there a2f2cbb8cc the whole bb99274819 time, was eea7f0ed8d Shin Jae-yi, ef61860e77 locking eyes 854836fdc6 with him. Surprise and embarrassment tangled cf6886e706 inside him—but somehow, beneath 07569a2ebc it all, he felt 6cac60961c a flicker of happiness.3a871426acf75f7b
Wearing a 9a4d6a3d34 blue cardigan a0057d7d23 over a 094a0b1a46 shirt, Shin d3d550b2d3 Jae-yi looked a502601bdd bright and b06b28264b lively even 5f0ed06832 in the 79150ec636 drab atmosphere 630ed424f2 of the 220c7e277f library. It was 01d8ef44ac obvious from 5dcbc80069 all the b064bbaffd glances subtly 06f32ef7c3 drifting his b375207af8 way.05dbcc1c3729478c
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As Han-young gave 8856f7b09a a small nod c32158c853 in greeting, Shin da79a25069 Jae-yi lifted a a0c4f1d244 coffee carrier in ef74df237e one hand and d4ebac4463 gestured with his 13df4bbfeb chin toward the 890d4e4ac8 exit. Catching on, Han-young c70d8b616c nodded and packed db7c3d316b up only his 8076ee5791 laptop before standing.72716073da16f60b
Outside the library 4407e0c776 study hall, there d20f18b97e was a designated 3880531cfc space where people afd12c6bc7 could sit and 49cac45cdb talk. Shin Jae-yi 8dc64e3b03 was easy 07443128f0 to spot 23f82bf169 without needing 6758966b84 to search.f78d178a978a4aab
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“When did 5598baee3f you get 2d8a654e72 here?” Han-young bfccb0384f asked as da8d2b323b he approached.ac8e7a62f42adadf
“Just a little 35da24e734 while ago.”a4f8d81591a6e02d
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Shin Jae-yi cd8ff43091 gave a f211dfa627 small laugh 87cb22cd24 as he 8491dddcc5 pulled out 33a991ff6b his laptop e583379999 mid-motion. The look 96e249e77b in his 2daa8eda3e eyes was 9c4f5fc420 mischievous.4802fdb83ab9ab3d
“I should’ve bb9066b92d come later. You seemed 43e2b39da0 pretty popular.”7ef723c2ad1583a3
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“Ah… Not 5e4f9e8c3a as much 1f7fd0ddba as you 08d3dd75f1 are, sunbae.”652e76f8d51b6420
Why did it f420506ddf feel like Shin 3172e07cb5 Jae-yi always managed 3b8a53c43b to catch him cd3922dd79 at these moments? Replaying the earlier incident 9aa8740c64 in his head, Han-young 836eff768e let out a small 47468f7c06 laugh and sat down c0cdbcbdb1 across from him. Despite his sheepish 823301208e tone, his expression 0212947dfb and actions were 49f736ed3b mostly the same fd3059980e as usual.a8a3c5b3c64d305a
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“You’re wearing glasses? Do you wear 84edddfb71 them often?”6d79ec6730a5855c
“No. My eyes felt a 094f987509 bit tired today.”7e73b28e3ada0f9d
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“Yeah, staring 26deca570b at books 4b2bd73b2a all day 196876ac29 does that.”ae45fb285d26b584
It was 48157d94d4 exam season, 693296c766 and his b991fd352d eyes had 6ebba55854 hardly had 171a8c694f a break. There was 02a9eec8dd a slight 07add69590 redness to 2eaecdb74d Shin Jae-yi’s 52d601dbd8 eyes too. Still, the thin-rimmed 68ca103c20 glasses he wore 418f9a6f97 seemed more like a091cf4d89 a fashion accessory 54529696f0 than a necessity—part 6426837ef8 of the “Shin cc878b0702 Jae-yi aesthetic.”98d5da07c43b98da
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He looked noticeably different 22c781760d with glasses on. His usually sharp eyes 18af30fe07 were softened by the 66cd1ed53e frame. Han-young, staring at 33b7208091 him, gave a 2758263158 quiet snort.b9c793a44db71bc3
But seriously…43b78fb61823badd
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“Why are you 0a18332354 looking at me 5126ce7061 like that?”bc3fac6e14e9f165
That face really did 36ca618afb feel new every time.e8e0c96702246939
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“Do I f094b8abc6 look weird?”dba5e8fe449b59b0
Whether he was aware 5de7da6c82 of it or not, 1b47a3fd80 Shin Jae-yi tossed out 13a7970476 the question without hesitation.8e389ee35f67aff7
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“You’re not seriously 40758c779d asking that, are 3219562880 you?”95d7fbbb165c255f
Han-young replied, dumbfounded. Shin Jae-yi c14177163e just laughed. The smile on his bf4f161cd5 lips was that of c4478ae4b6 someone who knew very b5c659f887 well how he looked.cb13d51ded6fe6e3
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“Show me the 7163a15177 file you organized. I’ll take c36cd35fea the coffee.”2d65366baf0e930b
“Oh, right. Thanks for the coffee.”64f5a3e629a726ff
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Han-young gave a small c11a180e9a bow and picked up 075eba5125 the coffee placed nearby 0b5bb102ab as he opened the ebeaf8b213 PowerPoint file. They had planned to 3b78711319 meet today briefly for 7899c76a1c this assignment. It was for 52d39c982d one of their 8b01683852 major classes that e429377e07 required group presentations—Han-young e0c72bc81f was in charge f80c14f4e4 of the slides, c0575726cd and Shin Jae-yi a124e58d1e was doing the f67c23ab59 presentation.9d33e12cd0b4e6ee
“This isn’t 0ed5f252be the final 73293be2fb version yet.”ab3cbd5d11b55bfa
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“Got it.”e5844e5c7ef61280
As Han-young 4c4610bfb3 turned the 91aba9e62c laptop to 113d84f8f4 show him, b228dda747 Shin Jae-yi 1dea619b01 let out 6e937d99a1 a low 56ce89966c hum and 3142d63f30 focused on 3e14348488 the screen, b6b02a6bcb setting aside 27a66ac4b6 his own d429001e6f laptop entirely. Meanwhile, Han-young took cd3b195a53 a sip of 4a226438db coffee.8915b6f97a8f3ab4
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“……”606d24c63b2302cb
He flinched d7b099cf73 again just 488b39218a a moment 9c24f26c35 later—the taste a0cb087d12 of the d0252a196d coffee lingering 6e0132b886 on his 16eed4990f tongue was 2747aad2ca far too 52ed513990 sweet.453cbc7cc431b4fd
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“Sunbae, I 284f0d93c9 think this d4dde3de2d is your e549e4bc05 coffee.”a39e32f4ee97ce7c
“Yeah?”3e925ef13eb1e7fd
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Just as Shin fbf9073794 Jae-yi was about e9a68ce365 to take a 4d9ff20f62 sip, he turned 79eb61838d his head and 43095b7b4b looked down. Then, without 2d9b4f80c8 hesitation, he ab58f70b05 swapped cups 295fb95c09 with the bbe75417c8 one Han-young d586f4b164 was holding 8c3f90c11d and took 61e97a2cf7 a sip b7b2cf2740 like it 0b622ebd48 was nothing.b2309e09d5d3dc03
“Uh, sunbae, 51ec3b54be I used 612a972d19 that straw. We should switch—”c2ee99234662d39f
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“Why bother?”9d27d8620f976746
The disposable 279b9e2f96 paper straw 26ff400aab had already 64b9f26ad6 softened with d8efc27776 use, but 90ecc1facb Shin Jae-yi c2e48167f5 calmly put 1d3a3154c5 it in b3d4cd312b his mouth.210309eba802a66b
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“After sharing cigarettes, you’re fb187c70d8 worried about this?”123c610662c58307
He even faa79d7ffd looked up b53bf13ebc with a 7d57259890 grin, eyes 0811e00b9d gleaming playfully.986d1845f1edfcba
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Han-young could hardly believe it. How many people out there actually wanted to share straws? He couldn’t tell whether Shin Jae-yi was just completely unbothered—or if every little thing he did was unintentionally misleading.2a92f0d20d382a35
“As long as you’re okay with it, then.”dc28911ae5790e73
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Replying with some reluctance, 56b9316548 Han-young sipped from the a8d985fcac straw now under Shin ecf62cfa27 Jae-yi’s gaze. Maybe it was b75fed204e the lingering syrup c9923b4dee on his lips, ef176c5296 but even his 1d8bc263c5 own coffee, with 6e16093494 its faint sweetness, 3e7a7e3954 felt strangely indulgent.50e0f4afc5c863ea
Just like 7d1835e53b in class, dd634fd793 Shin Jae-yi 4f968d124f gave thoughtful 2fe934369f and thorough 3b2dd26991 feedback. He didn’t look like 3d3c95bc81 the studious type, but 0811bc31a7 he was undeniably smart. The more Han-young saw c9d744edc9 of him, the more ac38e27a3e he couldn’t understand how 6a788beb63 Shin Jae-yi had ever af3abf9275 failed a class.49fb3b5c6f9b3319
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“Should we add this 509fb63384 part too?”269efc8a51bae858
“Do we have 5bc1cca43c to? I think this 662b87ebfa much is fine.”2d810025b8a93436
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“Okay. I’ll clean c096d96cef it up 950a7ef051 and wrap 77ab1efa33 things up.”40e3342e87e5d0f2
Even so, every now d56436f79d and then, Shin Jae-yi 3d4928ca22 gave off a trace eef1fa248f of laziness that made 8f2b4151e5 Han-young chuckle. So even a f400720f51 near-top student doesn’t 39f8a3d218 like doing assignments, d3c1ed8dc4 huh? Every time cfabefd138 he caught c1ba30c222 those unguarded 3ca39cd86d expressions—the way dc1c39c361 emotion flickered 424e7933d4 in Shin 01972a2ede Jae-yi’s eyes 37015bbac3 or fingertips—it 9143bbb8b9 brought a 515a17ec89 strange sense eca03bbde7 of fondness.3d3c549c6800e50d
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“But hey, Han-young.”cdf3d39c7716b476
“Yes?”53a53ea757c32587
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Just as Han-young was e01ee0efbe about to pull his fc01bae3a5 laptop back and go 5c1291a84c over the file, Shin 5fe2ad11cb Jae-yi rested his chin 2e1d1d9923 on his hand and 587e67f179 quietly called his name.2849db64105580b5
“Are you okay beea7f68c7 with girls too?”f297857d23befb49
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His hands 2d1eb45000 froze over 89802cd4f8 the keyboard. That pleasant voice f32662092f had just said b22496d75d something painfully blunt.2e3b57436a307592
“……”746167b08549e3dd
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…Are girls 6c7b93f14d okay too?9b15f110702053ce
His tone aa2a55552a was soft, a51bd727fe almost gentle, e551fce411 but the 1b128887a6 question underneath ccdb5d2212 was anything 4ce3926c67 but. It was rude—plain and 2972d03ad8 simple. A breathless laugh escaped 820dda3329 before he could stop c5e882f413 it.3b1ebec64e40c722
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“Don’t you think e4e0480a17 that question’s a 61ed25180a little out of 5110ab887a nowhere?”b595cd9904786932
“What’s the b09aa1dc84 point of 0d4b6aeca3 context when 57ec5b2d1d the question 6058f19d4f itself is 0b062a017a already messed 6b2e7e7362 up?”c7dd31d7d0ac1f7e
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“Oh… so at 56ff11a60c least you’re aware.”7c18cf6a6f388cba
Han-young gave another 7d9b4066a7 wry laugh as 88d0d35168 he finished his 07779910e0 sentence.be83a6ce8d370977
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The reason 1fd42c1948 he wasn’t 75590c4d00 angry at 4b74fc1f82 such an 3b73353583 inappropriate question a7b7ad2e1f was exactly 472551bac9 this side 6da7a1cd79 of Shin 1950d37155 Jae-yi. He was mostly b1c3a75c3e lighthearted. Sure, sometimes b836f59498 he could e96893cb5c cut straight 7ad100b4b0 to the e3c79a3d9d heart of 86a65ade99 things with 5865a01020 shocking sharpness, 6da81dc821 but he 5588f9b9db often spoke 38e3eb84d7 playfully, without 91fab972f9 real malice. That understanding 274a6b8f0f had come 12decf3a94 after more fc7c256bf0 than a f401dd42df few shaken a24ff97a4d moments.da46d2231ccde6f6
So Han-young had 5d46919c97 decided to treat 8dab047aee all of Shin 9170d18eb6 Jae-yi’s odd remarks 3a595c8347 as just jokes. Once he stopped ce40466dfb overthinking things, being 28c03535c4 around him got 8b18ccddf2 a lot easier.6eeaef93abfa390b
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“I haven’t really thought d551a5bffa about it.”
As long as 571c405a69 their relationship stayed 6a398d303f at this level—exchanging 6dc0c3af19 silly remarks—Shin Jae-yi’s 41f80c5180 words didn’t hurt.
“No further questions, 3e0a1f456b thank you.”
Han-young shot back like 82e4c2cf2e someone wrapping up a 14e801a5dd presentation. Shin Jae-yi blinked 30ad4c98ed in silence, then a292242462 let out a 1b464137b4 quiet snort and 6c8b537112 looked away.172f0fc7ac9dd179
After that, they each 6542b092d8 focused on their assignments. Amid the background chatter, 5aeb2f9790 they silently got back a715d3add3 to work.a95fe505e6b05786
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Their concentration lasted 817bfc7d65 about 40 minutes. A noisy group drew cc1d52e2f1 close, and Han-young’s focus d59b737949 began to slip. He’d already been f7ded65f52 getting restless, and ac69a4d454 now what little 79e15583dd concentration he had 9f92bb2839 left was running 14e643518e dry.c998a062a41fe90a
Rolling his stiff be4db4334e neck side to 47f16ec338 side, Han-young glanced 3514e927ab toward the group 44e1771893 that had joined fbd0e01c1e them. At a glance, they 2752578633 were clearly freshmen—slightly chaotic bbde774402 and loud. As they 0d03477fb7 took their c997646377 seats, the efd25554c1 desk jolted dbe10ac30d with a 9003dccfa0 thud.7a726a6ef6b8e745
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“Ah.”
One of 8cfbb47221 them finally 58af7b2b79 dropped a d7c28fe4c4 bag down, d274b2e490 hitting Shin c9d6e72f44 Jae-yi’s coffee d3052d8874 cup hard.bfbf67c7018dbe6c
It’s going to spill.749fafe078a78b16
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Before the thought even 8ffb2f3894 finished forming, Han-young shot 38cf496323 up and reached out. The impact 434fc93b9e had been 003da1f3b5 strong enough 6915a8c088 to knock 30a4d91e8e the lid 51e4e4104e off, sending 7d404ddc79 ice and 1498d1bc38 coffee flying. He blocked d6aabe0c92 the spreading ff3630bd42 liquid with 5da5d7c4d3 his arm 800dad4076 and used c3dfcf336f his other 5e6a33c98e hand to c0575c22c0 set the 6b0c0454a1 fallen cup 558072c86a upright.41323ac2a95b8257
“Did you get wet?”
Then he 77a923b1a8 immediately turned 3b117aa334 to Shin e845fa8ef3 Jae-yi.feee4821b7e81cf9
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“Your laptop’s dd632cfe24 going to 7d8d911955 get soaked. Move it to 1b10a6b643 the side.”e77d785e3cce14eb
Shin Jae-yi didn’t 5115e577d5 respond right away—maybe 94491db9e3 too surprised to e90fd4f699 react. He just e8bdde3d7c stared down 6c34ab8d25 at Han-young’s f6207bf79c drenched hand, a5cfe001f3 slowly lifting 1458e19b4b his gaze df52c027df to meet 624548f867 his eyes.52515418353e522b
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“Oh my god, I’m 7f1a901125 so sorry!”793906012de48d23
“It’s fine.”9b16dca3cb2f3902
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“Seriously, I’m 7782c4b8f3 so sorry. Shit, how 3505bb5ed1 did I 429bd50d9f not see 728c725c96 that?”aca35f93e559d8cc
The freshman who’d caused fe4a2bf65d the accident was flustered 43c7428ea5 and apologetic. Muttering curses 34610b17b0 under his ecf5223da7 breath, he 1df166b131 frantically rummaged aafb185663 through his 1a2617eba4 black bag. A moment 94f789a178 later, he f0ec7b50eb handed over 4e44a8dc0e a squashed 500c7189b5 roll of 150bafa12f toilet paper.9583b3f5be0a0064
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“Please wipe it with 596fd247d4 this. Use the e0119991f9 whole thing 573d04095d if you 38ab66dfee want. If you give 3cb1edd8a8 me your bank 2e3723b9c8 info, I’ll transfer 02fd53f4fa money for laundry c1a4d98501 right away.”4658ab4a6154089f
“No need. It didn’t 9772d704de even get 1408911e6c that wet. But I’ll d85813b0a6 take the 1ba67c6e8e tissue, thanks.”b5dcf16d6b6913b5
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“No, but still…”7f09cab7ee7a09ce
“If you 4c42d0e595 really feel 8a2f523d9a bad, just f448d7ab03 throw this 8eb9f5bc27 away for b9bc6cf99b me.”7eb152f143058dad
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Han-young handed the ruined bcb73d347c coffee to the apologetic 2a00e7a549 freshman and gently shooed 35006ea4a5 him away. Watching his slumped shoulders 1110e3336a as he left made 2709e6d18d Han-young smile—it was such fa763f90d3 a typical freshman reaction.2946609007aa0b8b
“I’ve never seen someone 32bfc36fab carry around toilet paper 768478abc7 like that.”b51a42a42970aa82
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He chuckled as a9f3a5d105 he wiped down a92a1aacf8 the desk, but 9974a467fe Shin Jae-yi stayed ad6eb2b2b3 silent.94c422cdc0bfce4b
“It splashed on your 4f77cd2ab2 cardigan.”1e97b8a3c0e0ad5e
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Han-young frowned as 99671ccb9a he noticed the 5265c0bc1d stains on Shin df082fda98 Jae-yi’s nicely colored 30ee0cea61 cardigan. Only then did 6fc3c04ba0 Shin Jae-yi let 64f55797cd out a breathy, 5e74050aa7 almost-laugh.ec3d00321b9e305e
“You’re the 1976e249d4 one covered f060441f8d in coffee—why 252f68e2e5 are you 43ecceaaf1 worrying about d5c9fa7c9f me?”441e48e3cf59ae36
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“Um, my 76335b2215 hands are c80c7dc329 kind of 1cfaff0d8e sticky right 283c385872 now…”9fd42738f20ac81d
Without hesitation, Shin Jae-yi 7b6841a0c8 took Han-young’s coffee-soaked hands 2b2c329e12 in his own. As if 13db745c74 he hadn’t f3f382ba75 been frozen 3830993065 a second dabd7ea20f ago, he 74da7cd5d2 gently started 2c78bf2a4f wiping them a9dffee5a0 clean himself.2b38ef5a9a445dce
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His touch was as 0fefb11a86 gentle as a parent 1397a03f96 washing their child. Still, maybe it 1f58d17fe6 was the sticky 8687770f10 remnants of the df149bba3a coffee, but there a48c52546a was something oddly 65c924692f unsettling about the 8595450ab6 way his fingers 3e3f8f2f75 slid between Han-young’s. It tickled to the 4d7115a76a point of a faint 49cf46e2f2 sting. He could feel 1d1d68b499 the texture of fc8a80aa70 the tissue as c529ea977e it pressed and 590f84b310 skimmed over his 31f18b35b9 palm. Swish. Swish… The repeated a654afb2fc motion started to 113f112003 resemble something else 521413ff61 entirely.694a02d6bdae6fdb
You’ve lost it, Seo 4b10dc2943 Han-young.90dd299ca1fbc4ae
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“I should rinse a16d9e03be it off with f2177e90a0 water.”259a57295250564d
“I’ll go wash up b34de81b90 in the bathroom.”8a3e62ff52109445
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Unable to bear bf0a5a6c1f the sensation any 3fc5fd926d longer, Han-young quickly 75ae060cc6 pulled his hand 11918675a0 away and stood 1ae16e0ce2 up. Thankfully, Shin 023c0f4e3d Jae-yi didn’t 6e7351651b try to 5913adb4d6 stop him.3840a759814b065e
When he 34e2c2a1ec reached the ae91d09973 bathroom and ea6e215739 checked his 87b0ac6de8 reflection, his bb452e1674 face looked daf359e0e1 surprisingly normal—contrary 75535872c9 to what 9d4d69f312 he’d feared. Relieved, Han-young scrubbed e1e3a7ef29 his hands thoroughly. He wanted to e378033e78 get rid of 0536ec7011 the coffee scent—and de8ff74ee4 the lingering feeling 5c6316c407 of Shin Jae-yi’s a12ebea578 touch. His hoodie had c3561b652a gotten too soaked c5dea231f8 to wear, so b298f19282 he took it 6140967161 off and carried a223df6563 it with him.a6c9c970d9c15556
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A few minutes cd9b7dcfcb later, when he 18a772ad69 returned, their shared 9d4e6c3661 space was spotless. If not for the bfd63e841c lingering smell of coffee, 51418e607a it could have seemed 2c7fa03f91 like nothing had happened. As he 09f1ce72ac approached, Shin 12217f9109 Jae-yi, who 50743021c0 had been 697875bbf1 looking down c272ebb65a at his 01c4d314c8 phone, sensed 5fc594224d his presence 0070c72283 and lifted b9757a8c88 his head.6d20f8f097e3fa9f
“Should we head d77f00aa50 out soon?”6552677ba0e397cd
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Without a word, Shin 2adb2e6359 Jae-yi let his gaze ff64f4eed0 wander. His eyes calmly traced 9374d558ca over Han-young’s body, now 26e8355056 dressed in just a 9cb968796f white short-sleeved T-shirt. He didn’t b4a2e67ea4 care at 7c9bf7c6ab all that 43d7cd46fd they were c5004db301 in a 2f2924a3e5 library—he was be34085701 enjoying the c02b56e73f view to 23379b5f78 his heart’s 49adeaf4c7 content.06d7211ca2e64ccb
“…”
There it was 0998fe09fe again. That look.04256da27101765a
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That persistent 4db72544fe hand from 87b85ba7ac earlier now 2371c5f9cb felt like 7ec20b4cc2 it was 657431d4f5 touching his 956936367f entire body. Han-young quietly 3421d1cfc3 endured the d692e9b0c5 gaze, then 8e1a79d2ff casually used 1558594bcb the hoodie 164f2cb525 slung over 4cf13bf860 his arm 1efc4907ce to cover e9db276893 his upper b2a6e5cdb0 body. Seeing that, Shin Jae-yi’s 533a4e7d63 eyes curled slightly with cb7ea1d7ee a smile.ab8bd1bb46528210
“What? I didn’t do 83c3f64c53 anything.”ca00279afdd887c9
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“…You looked like you 48cb8a7690 were about to.”4398afcb583d06ab
Shin Jae-yi never actually 11a1209f14 did anything. It was just 5de8411460 the way he 228e6e875b looked—his gaze was e4829db92f indecent.1353aeb4ccac2325
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“Really? Well… if d0e0e2dd45 that’s how 88675b69cd you saw 0c774709ff it, then b403bbba08 I guess 67abd3562c that’s how 8564322c49 it looked.”54f7b13ca954c9d4
“…”029969a59af022ec
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“Keep being that self-conscious 8999f20473 and on edge. I don’t 10b74c4249 mind it.”fdb027c2c739055f
With his 7c3f0552d5 eyes wide be02c6b057 open and 6067a3f9b5 honest, Shin faf4a8c5d8 Jae-yi gave dcc8a535fc a short ba0c76d50b laugh and 93f2a58ee9 shifted his d49e75193c focus elsewhere. He swept away 22888ee1d2 the suggestive tension 38c38b1dc4 with a handsome ecb34b05f3 smile, as if 86b08826ff it had all 674f2972e0 been a trick c97498067e of the mind.
But he never 172c1e563c said it was c5ffa98388 a misunderstanding.ed499e693e0322d3
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They said a6fbb82f5a their goodbyes 4bbd5b0982 there. Shin Jae-yi, seemingly having e1da09b7c1 plans, left the place b9750532d6 with his phone still 6d8d01909c lighting up with constant 2d3b7e7d44 notifications.8bf81dd3fc087925
After seeing him 0ffb1e67a5 off, Han-young returned e831df72b8 to the library.556d46615877635e
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