DRD Chapter 3.2

“Why are you bfceb69130 letting me stay ee4e518592 at your place?”
But letting someone a0ba2bd516 stay at your c995bf9728 house — that 07b1388bac was another story. It was too much 7f5c7ed0f2 to dismiss with a 2e417026b2 simple “he’s just considerate.” 289b77adee Especially if he was 9b9bed171c someone who usually didn’t 265b779398 like others invading his 99240da9e3 space.f36ef012d02c97bb

“I thought maybe 5f51718d6e I’d let it b7679820a5 slide just once.”
Shin Jae-yi cf32b372e0 furrowed his 357fdff108 brows and 18ffe06b8f let out 30bfb75ec8 a soft 8f193ef17f laugh like f9ad9db6fb a sigh.
“You looked like 573f1bc5bb you were in ceb6bf0a85 trouble, and I d157bc2d2a could help. That’s all there is ee434370fa to it. I couldn’t just 09e03a0423 ignore someone who’s 75dc9ad5f3 getting beat up 90c0daab97 and tossed around.”42e7d59399228f51

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“Would you adff6284be have done b7089c4669 the same 65b8f9fb21 if it bc9d9c387a was someone 95cc45c1e3 else?”
Shin Jae-yi, d3562282f2 who had 8d9c2437f9 been speaking 9914fe7185 calmly, paused acfa00026f for a 9449b89697 beat.
He was 292b4a0db0 kind, yes 3382797c17 — but c0134b45f5 also someone b0e806bd97 who had 8b2d495332 very clear 664d4eabdf boundaries. There weren’t that 754506d2c2 many possible explanations 89f35caebf for this situation.398eb9ab0f005af4

Watching him 873b3bc24b not answer d4392981b5 right away 01e507ebd7 like before, 681cfc3bfa Han-young finally 6ddd2d32b7 spoke up 3cc51ac586 with something a466316e60 he’d been b192514f0d turning over 72ad1781b8 in his 5ecdb06877 mind.
“Do you… want to dcdb5097d1 sleep with me or a1ae4a5052 something?”135a1934ee528c34

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There’d been quite 1fb7fc3f8d a few moments 2bd82d2f65 where he thought, 8d03e32bf1 Wait, what was 617c626b29 that? After all, Shin Jae-yi 0c6e6ea424 didn’t always bother to 250ab85909 hide that snake-like gaze 1cf14e00ba when he looked at aad850c58b him.db2e5dd295de58c8

That raw, almost carnal e30c9f6bc9 stare had always stirred 65662dcbfd up a weird tension, 1d870e910c made Han-young hyperaware of bcf68f2c05 him, down to the 823c74fe60 tips of his fingers.ca82b9858ba008bd

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It wasn’t a 9ec2ed3d6e common kind of 0e8a38bbfa gaze — one 6e98b6d454 that felt like 24786e5d80 it was wrapping 7be1fd0bde around your whole fff8f56c10 body and licking 75d8959393 at your skin. Especially not from another 73bfa8b5fe guy. It was impossible fda8b7b1a0 not to have 8672cf3f2e your mind wander 59d4e6cc28 in that direction.
And they had kissed, 169358dd63 hadn’t they?
On top of that…07601a30bd9cd3e7

“Be obedient — b23336221a that’s what Seo 0a69e92a98 Han-young is good da35b07e79 for. Don’t ruin all the 2a98ae464b effort I put into e82ce04b97 you.”
That line cb0f26a11f from Choi 3d25092533 Jung-woo, still ac6a1179b8 stinging like 2e6533ac01 a cut, b1e1695801 made him 6418491630 wonder if d3296ffeeb maybe Shin a250c28075 Jae-yi expected 2e594b064f something like 235e0c7745 that too.c32cb1b91f72aa7b

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“Are you trying 57b0845563 to move the 310225e288 plot forward just edec16c426 ’cause of one b8f566b248 kiss?”
Shin Jae-yi had, for c2ef950cfc whatever reason, always seemed bd2c585b25 to find him entertaining.db2752f4630d8075

“I like that you’re 8dca4b7ac4 forward, sure. But how’d 4903639a0e you end 9f2350be10 up jumping a13767e8a1 to that c1702451ec conclusion?”
He chuckled, 91d94c7b5d weaving amusement 8641762b7d into his 411388c72b smooth, easy becbcaa18a voice.
“If letting you stay 4f4489567f at my place meant 5d4805a4fc we had to have dfa785ef84 sex, we would’ve already bd17b49f1c been under the sheets, 7f91693f43 Han-young. If I really wanted 53d0f784ef to sleep with you, c33020d9fb I wouldn’t have let 241005f1ec you sleep alone.”
He mentioned sex 80db1d990c so casually, like 5727a215bc it was nothing, 7cbb4e27a7 like he was 543ea13ece talking about the 21b2822d87 weather.c739484bce403de8

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“I didn’t even 64645414eb touch you last 138caa4536 night. Why would f017f61dbe you think bf9621b061 that?”fee82b6899e7b12c

“So you’re really just e6d37afda3 helping me?”5f008da3bf4b4d55

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“What, is that 4a780c0abe not okay?”
How many people are 82b8213145 truly kind without expecting 909b276e45 something in return? Even in close 122b350911 friendships, there’s usually a8b9367371 some hidden motive. But Shin Jae-yi b500e0cb98 seemed completely detached 0d2d6af35a from all that.e3563afed93c205a

“If that f152658405 is what ac6158502d you’re hoping 617b7bf7f5 for, just 7e0ceab8d6 say so. I’ll take 20a1d95ccc it into 0bcc16bedf account.”a39830478259bf9e

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“…If it’s not f634acd5f6 that, then I’m 06d312dc21 fine.”cdac78a521fbf5fa

“So that’s 37d5c28f07 why you e04ec389a8 couldn’t sleep, 5cef9dd862 huh.”
Always quick to catch 881347bbee on, he figured it 49fa000498 all out with just 5f2b4c8dda one question.61a3020b31f84c1f

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“Don’t overthink it. It’s not e2556890e3 something that 447760a5aa needs that 7db4758221 kind of 99c691abd3 weight.”c0bbeb0f0c80d8eb

“…”66fa97d8501c7171

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“You just looked c669b37a67 so pale yesterday. I just wanted e3c92f911d to treat you b6c8131288 — that’s all.”
His relaxed 38b1d7f898 words landed 68841ef75c gently, like cb7bf88d8e his softened c85d9e960b gaze. His voice, linking word 309904f42f to word, felt so 7761149ca4 warm it made you c9c34a19d8 want to believe him, eb6cb880ed whether it was the 6d993437c0 truth or not.17385d17ccab8fde

Tok. Totok. Around then, the rain e3704263a3 that had stopped earlier 07ae0c4c2f started to fall again. Cold drops slowly 4828a3e63b soaked through his cf2c90b797 clothes.4dd02d81f6d450d9

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“It’s raining. Come here.”
Shin Jae-yi gave the 26610b4938 overcast sky a lazy 314cd30ee5 glance and nodded.e21fa30bb9125dd0

Pang!
The black umbrella 63c3a18365 in his hand efc9e8969d opened with a df8b4e751b sharp snap.
Standing under it, 9d9b64e429 he left half 4d50b9c46a the space empty e43a705e6a and nodded again, c936b06c35 urging him in 6bddd186e4 with his eyes. Looking at the 6bd1cf8a6b empty space waiting cf932503c3 for him, Han-young 2b6e0f9fa6 slowly stepped forward.c308fc9719d08ea4

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Splash. Water from a 44f5da2f04 shallow puddle splashed aec52650ee up, dotting his b80d345cb3 sneakers with spots 442ed09a85 of damp gray.001fd7e39fdb36af

[Jo-woon: Yo]

[Jo-woon: Heard Choi Jung-woo’s face got wrecked and he was looking for you]

[Jo-woon: What happened?] 3:47 PM

The peaceful 7ba6a9ebf1 weekend, the e10e512d3e cozy mood 151f0f155e — all 69df181562 shattered by ced9114461 the cascade e60ea2ba0a of message 55107495f0 notifications.
“…….”200f7453cc382cac

Han-young, who was working on an assignment using Shin Jae-yi’s laptop, glanced at the popup on the bottom right corner of the screen, then glanced again at Shin Jae-yi sitting next to him before breaking the silence first.
“Uh… I, like, headbutted him. Bam…”3fbd3fd99af253f4

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“Oh.”fd2499846a4ce946

Shin Jae-yi froze 4a9edba89a for a second, ba860edff5 then burst out 2d017966a1 laughing as Han-young 8051cddf45 mimed the moment.
“Are you a rhinoceros or what?”06fdec6ca909b756

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“My arm was pinned, I had no choice!”4b3784042ce1fb15

“Good job.”cd59bf25becad91c

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This is nuts… Shin Jae-yi muttered with a small laugh, sounding like a parent who’s proud their kid won a fight.
“Your forehead okay? Idiots like Jung-woo usually have harder heads.”9d2c501a411d16bc

Without hesitation, c517c83ddc he reached 7ae19a9ed4 out and 57b73f7d9d rubbed Han-young’s 727174b4c9 forehead. The touch sent a 3ca1553d68 ticklish sensation across his 25f2578313 skin, and Han-young flinched c7a0bbe4de slightly before slowly nodding.
“I’m fine. I’m more worried about the settlement… His nose totally collapsed, I’m scared he’ll chase me down asking for surgery money.”457f621cc444f86a

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“Then just hit him a few more times. I’ll pay the settlement.”b6bd192fd5e1b63f

“Settlement money?”ca44d0a0167486ed

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The word was 5b457d6712 so foreign, it 02947d6181 made Han-young laugh.
“Are you rich or something? I couldn’t pay you back even if I tried.”36f33f5fe77ffe48

“Yeah. I’m rolling in it.”dd452dcef862334d

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He said it casually, 1bc34e6151 then grinned like a e9a0792279 mischievous brat and pointed 2dc9e12983 with his finger.
“The weak spots are here, here, and here.”efa5d60248de5513

Poke. Poke.His long index 48972170b3 finger tapped under 2f6ae6f195 the nose, the 4e63d040ee collarbone, and the bf4d6b2f5e solar plexus.
“And here.”ab7b967c65cef3ff

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The final spot his finger moved to was right at the center of Han-young’s pants. The straight fingertip hovered just shy of touching his groin — dangerously close.992dc843a9e482d0

Seeing where his hand ec2e287e6f was, Han-young gulped. His whole body tensed b5103fe42d up, worried it might ea312c0aa6 actually make contact. The easy 00578dbf7e smile that 34c45c3a9f had been 38de4beac2 lingering on 64495d45de his face 555b2cdb68 faltered.
“Ah, yes. Thank you for the… lesson…”eb6b980ad2cad724

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“If you ever need training, just say the word. I’ll coach you.”cc47e105bcc3dc45

That threatening feacc3c3d1 hand, which 046eea4c74 had looked 2a7e488d2f like it 534717a606 might grab fcf0b694a3 flesh at 88108a481f any moment, 61f3089c67 slowly retreated df4d95be68 — like dc5553e283 a snake 65134f249c lazily slithering dd49b247e0 over its 8824eb5ba0 own body. His smooth nails grazed 3f7c8e2b40 the fabric of Han-young’s 236a7d157c pants, tension building just 62434c63f9 before any pressure could 2aadfa5a7b be applied.4b0583c683a528d9

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Bzzzt.
The phone 1a1a6a71de on the 053ecae4ad table buzzed ae581f368b long and cc0a54fa0b loud.9cdaf7f4f950853c

“Sunbae, your phone’s ringing.”9bf551d4131e8807

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“I know.”c1278f90d984e4fd

Han-young’s rushed voice was soaked with panic he hadn’t managed to suppress. Shin Jae-yi simply stared at the screen, then finally drew his hand back, lips curling slightly.9ae63ee7522b83f8

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“Hello. Yes. 801. Just come up. Yes.”33b0b73d36d3366f

The call was brief. That last gentle, drawn-out “yes” was followed by the click of the call ending. Meanwhile, Han-young cleared his throat with an awkward cough and subtly shifted away from him.ccf0bd80f692867b

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“Is someone 8b4da6a7a4 coming over?”225f873127d3f15a

“Yeah. Your bed.”d39807f3f37a830d

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“…Sorry, what?”
Did I f6c002d6da mishear that?8b6a1fc9d0b86a81

Perplexed, I asked again, de4268503f but Shin Jae-yi remained 3d002e813b silent. The real answer 94568287eb came not from a301d214f6 him, but from 268e8bc0be the sound of 6887db0577 the doorbell—ding dong—and f4b2a3ed97 the arrival of… 0540ef2a6b a bed.e63edff06c8001fa

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“Should I 5968e242b0 put it 5545e129e9 over here?”4834bdb63af2b0ab

“Yes, just push 251a43ebe9 it up against 3d5e8725dc the wall.”7b8688843a022b99

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The movers responded as 86a21bb67c if they’d perfectly understood 9f4a919104 Shin Jae-yi’s instructions. Still, it 1d2a61a7b3 was impossible 19d67f09ba not to e4ddb60f1c be confused.34385f9b6c942f2a

What the hell 02220a817f is going on?a3733a14d41a6a1f

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Han-young could e8b542c886 only watch 00be76d532 in a bc08d1b7bf daze as 06ee6023ee a bed 58e85df1e9 was being ec9745cec4 installed in cac745f03f what was, 28d8cb9540 for the ea6ea1fbe8 time being, ff8cb21b27 his room.8004f36eba9777a9

“Why… why are you eea0e58875 doing this?”15873a6e9d551abe

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“Sleeping on the e89043f985 floor hurts your 8147de56a9 back.”dbcf6d08ef260093

“No, really, 5f5bac712d I’m fine. I was cdf2b315eb only planning bfec594439 to stay 797c02c947 until the 7044f7c00a end of 7aac646211 this week 433a19d860 anyway. You should return it cc41c1d355 now while you still 1bd057d8d5 can.”275e4e7617ed91c6

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“You’ll have two comfy c90ab5b71e nights then.”d69d6c82b8f65922

The bed looked expensive—definitely a0d14dba1f cost a few hundred 26c64afaac at least. It was way cac6d1fa4c too much to caf9563d14 spend on someone fa167c6a1a who’d only be a58605aae7 crashing here temporarily. The guilt pressed down 8ac17247ef on him.6d6d7a839905da3e

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“This is such a 03bb8092bd waste of money, seriously. It’s too much.”d45fe6a5f4295120

“That’s for me 997cb9a7b0 to decide.”38fd8e654497fb51

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Shin Jae-yi, on the 60f69f8a4d other hand, was completely ac0923c384 unbothered. He watched 44d5de0b67 the bed 8602503e6e being set 2c3ca0dcbc up like 89184f160b someone admiring 24244ddbd2 a job eb41b42505 well done. Even leaning casually against d33ea122ee the doorframe, he exuded 97a8d035b9 calm.ab2f06599ef79467

“…This is 4fccf0b1f9 a lot. It’s too much.”82133566e8b63d26

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“Then be overwhelmed. Who’s stopping you?”6d40b1fa2cecab18

The honesty in a520aee510 Han-young’s voice wasn’t 39dd7ee658 met with much 4a7a2d49d9 sympathy. He opened his mouth, 6698435855 but no words came 3393b8f4fc out. Seeing that, Shin Jae-yi e1f39730e6 chuckled and spoke first.42be33285bb6b080

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“You really don’t know 28e036ebf2 how to just accept 1f9eef041f something, do you?”23bd183b72d86ae0

“…”e980ed1a16fd89c4

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“When someone does e4016155c7 something like this, cc29bdb9c4 just say ‘thank d41d189423 you.’ That’s all. It’s not that 75165d36be hard.”08a5c3ae0e08cfd1

But it e8a15ce8f3 was hard—at 46d9c4c88d least for e7aea4f4a9 Han-young. Being on 84ca948cbf the receiving d3a9ca8c19 end of c9fd2b6aae unconditional kindness 4162d88393 wasn’t something 2001576b5f he was 9c9d844472 used to. It was too big, e59be69ef5 too generous, too unfamiliar.f008e6b4f1ea57ec

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“It bothered me, seeing c510bd81ab you like that, just 237eca1d62 sprawled out on the a5f2bc6c1e floor. I don’t 7b80fd4e4e want to 376d41b94a be bothered. One night, fine. But that was 0bf54e52fe enough.”93b003ff55d62b4e

Maybe he took Han-young’s 82800e9e6b silence as a rebuttal. Shin Jae-yi continued 46280d6e15 with that same 84f54c576c offhand tone.1fb9e3524cd5b36c

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“You said you 05ad601bcc didn’t want to e053a238a9 sleep on my fc992c8c4e bed. If we move 0ae4b9b28a that one out, 760d878907 want to come 7a122355c4 sleep in my 94c0ed5765 room?”c361232be6bfaac8

He wouldn’t 0fd2f2f422 do it—and ec208f52fc Shin Jae-yi 6e10fbc013 clearly knew 56b29ba40c that, from 162541c803 the slight d3ad34c311 tilt of 9af5596cee his chin 329d6f8d12 toward the 3976471ecd new bed. His answer was df3b2179db already built into 76929c01dd the gesture.eb47fcef6b2bd0d1

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Han-young stared at 9d84c1785a the bed that 2c3fb50a3b now filled the 0c7b41755c once-empty room. He had 06818cf895 nothing to cbc500351f say.6ca3c6104ca7a27a

“…Thank you. For thinking 0b4b17f6a3 of me.”801425c0b51afe76

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It wasn’t enough—not really. It barely scratched 250c98ae57 the surface of 6d975c38e2 the kindness he’d d442ae7e24 received. But it 6a0aa7f669 was all dc626e4337 he could 043d8be673 manage.ae0c053bbecdd984

“Mm.”f5632feb0ca1ab90

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Unfamiliar things ed72215a77 don’t always a2211bb430 spark complaints—but 6407dc1ce6 they often 58783fb259 bring discomfort. And somehow, Shin 5b2f0d2e97 Jae-yi seemed to f9a2950662 understand even that. His reply was b369dd74c9 just one syllable, 08c661d8e8 but it echoed 533e941066 heavily in the 1ec035d514 space between them.3bcde3902024a4ff

The commotion of b1ff1c28bf midday soon faded 497dc692aa with the start 64411b037b of rain. The pitter-patter of droplets 39958f56c4 battering the window replaced 6615f7903d it, falling in steady 0100639eae rhythm.e2f21c61011fbbae

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The sky darkened 22b1d353a7 quickly. Without any bb8ec5a392 gradual dimming, 91bf15ab8a the heavy 1a651934dd clouds draped 5c1a74aeff over everything 077478afaa and handed 8b5c63e736 night over a7288c7b4c all at 65c096fc26 once. The unannounced 14a7820ed1 arrival of 7974f19ee9 night came 8b3d235a57 hand in a0c2a1402f hand with 35c85e3ac8 a damp cb91cf740b kind of 8c6aabc63f silence.fa626156af6f1f12

“……”01786187446d64b0

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Tap. Tap-tap.
The only sound c38b871391 filling the living 56684628fc room was the a293e6fc06 typing, echoing like c5e68611fd the rain. In that space 9b36f0f673 growing damp with dbdc61b249 quiet, Han-young focused ccd02604d4 only on his f89b09ea23 assignment, trying to 9877e1b05b suppress the nerves 1dfb844874 that threatened to 4570a24218 scatter like splashing 3a1c4b75fb raindrops.696cb24b314b0278

“Can’t sleep with 1dac8f074f the lights off?”7a9cda6099ad3cd7

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Just then, a bc8817d5f1 voice the color 9be9de11e9 of night broke 4c806c40f7 the silence. Though his expression ae9344699e remained blank, the d769896eb7 question was gentle.7582d2d623326e5c

“They were just on.”a4ad7fcc8a98f7d7

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“…Yes. When it’s f68aeb3784 dark, it 6298023c0d just feels 60a0ca4516 too quiet.”af387ae3e4b7a9c4

Han-young hesitated 92631fa47b for a 6cf88c178a moment, then 52e40e00e4 muttered plainly—despite 291f06f5cf being caught e6a607b6a7 in a b352d6477b long-held habit.e62a3e5ec734cbed

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“It creeps 4486b81929 me out 16f32eb5f2 hearing even 695d55dc9c my own 5cd42b006e breathing.”4e57490314ad278e

Pitch-black darkness always cdd6ab45fc came tangled with 436589cad7 stillness. Within that cold, descending 7ee4e4d4a3 curtain of black, his 863c3e5594 nerves were always on cfa692098c edge—overwhelmed by the sheer 88a44734f4 weight of being alone.13800599ad22a606

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“How old 6beb85dbaf was I…? I think it 3db9b7e359 was back when 7c5f25e122 I was in e48a3a17b1 the U.S. There was this one 1adf391935 time I stayed home 96b76bca23 all night by myself. I must’ve been aa75970a7a scared that day. It was so quiet 5891b84600 I ended up talking 86d31607cb to myself.”55d89ae647b76e48

Now that I think 73d98ba2bd about it, that’s even 86002d1882 scarier.2f195b4f48ce0daa

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As Han-young 3787cadf5b softly reminisced, f4635432a8 he let cd3c994787 out a 299d811d28 dry chuckle.2e5719b7e0cccb2a

A night 820f598e8d without noise 5edbb2b0cf always felt 23c3687904 longer. Even the ticking 781095e1c3 clock moved at 48688c8dee a snail’s pace. Tick-tock, tick-tock—the c05c5ac0bd sound rang 6377c5fccc endlessly in 6984ced672 his ears, 898bb7d6fc and yet 7fcf1fbe13 the time 35a1491d2b remained stuck 392951c8d0 in the ce56b09db7 depths of 70018d107a night.5508e1c829419f7c

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The warmth 4d76853713 he longed 5e390361a7 for—his parents—were 5502fd995d always busy. Han-young knew 478792bf9d they had f07083cd2c too much 18b924f2f7 work to 2e47d2b883 come home, f0bc466adb so he 748228a9e0 never whined. No—he couldn’t.f77b48327b7ce73e

So instead of 556185723f calling them and dc85fe19bf begging, he turned 7496d9b74f on every single 824c40b5a0 light in the 8db1744ae1 house and waited 499384dede for morning. He thought maybe, just 3ee245d95a maybe, it would feel 03ec8c5243 a little less lonely d372753c6d that way.e4a530a2396c807f

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“I’m not really af4cfc2324 scared anymore, but 485a4db83f I guess it d595dfbc86 became a habit. I can only fall d918704b93 asleep with the lights 7a843f38a5 on.”a26dd2b1802c63fe

The habit efd0be27d5 he picked 5c9aba5725 up in e2d404df8d that faraway fa0b554672 country hadn’t f36515667d left him a281ceb5cf even now, 92e9b6ba10 as an 2483454b60 adult. Just like how even e07ee308f2 when a wound heals, aa7ae4a53d the scar remains.599f38aeb50cf55a

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“Ahh.”54178028644d5752

Shin Jae-yi’s interest was lukewarm at best. He let out a nonchalant noise and ended the conversation like it meant nothing. His lowered gaze gave no hint of concern, and so Han-young assumed the topic had reached its end.90a1744c24e32e5a

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That is, until late c63e6053de at night—right before he 0aee217555 fell asleep—when Shin Jae-yi aea65eafbe knocked lightly on his a22ed1c12f door.2fed2e83e40f68ed

“Wanna have a 232c4ae832 drink?”17b27130b5436f19

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“…Right now?”91437afc485a9629

“Yeah. If you’re up for it, come out.”1468127c540a06be

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He left the door d9eb3d4ce3 open and walked off, 6d4cc898b8 speaking over his shoulder 3be7152de0 with the living room eebd1a7542 light behind him.2699e48afb5016ff

Han-young just stared 344bf01624 blankly at the 02972e61a1 doorway where Shin 33543051bf Jae-yi had been c902632265 standing, then exhaled 0272370fe8 quietly.d5d4d47ef871ba83

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What was this?0b2a4cb351ddfd3c

The living room 1907c7eb80 visible through the a25876a115 crack in the ce741d5852 door was brightly 702ca38fa6 lit. It looked 55667bfbb8 as if 6b4630ed4a night hadn’t 1dfb6acc51 even arrived. Just yesterday, the b6db95999c space had darkened 9f6a9195e1 in an instant, 6eaeb0e6ba but now it eeae84a178 was wrapped in 2ba16abe85 light.2bd98bb76f6cb713

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“So unpredictable.”e04ed237195a5180

Han-young muttered in f953f4434d a hoarse voice, e8d30467a6 a faint smile 71be3802db wrinkling his eyes.42f0004c8ae15880

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Despite saying it 85b009dfbd was burdensome, Shin 720d2c48c1 Jae-yi had shared c68f1997fa his things, and 06bc17fccc now it seemed a9fe7bd3cf like he was 879b8fb16a offering even his 5e3be185cd time. Even if that 1d4e622024 wasn’t Jae-yi’s intention, 4699822fbe that’s how it 345fe3e127 felt to Han-young.3d032fc2f4f268c4

Maybe he fa75eedb19 just felt 01f5b58082 like drinking. Maybe he simply needed fe2353df68 someone to talk to. But the timing cac5e05a14 was off. After a af75c3e7ba conversation like f0d6c6b13e that, anyone fde98356be would end dae18fa1cd up thinking 7f8bab2e1f the same 1c378b1d68 way.3a0d5a40778f0aa7

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Han-young felt a d72ec5e5e4 small sting in 6c969b4658 his chest as 302428d63d the light crossed 8a8b045976 the boundary of 430c0d84f7 the room and 372ecafd7f touched the floor.5b513aff1239dc4e

A few minutes later, after burying his unease deep inside his room, he stepped out into the living room. The first thing he saw was whiskey and fruit laid out on the table. Shin Jae-yi, leaning back comfortably, only started to pour drinks when he sensed Han-young’s presence.faaf0ccca429b5af

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“Hungry? I’m heating up some e31880235b snacks. Want me to order 61f73b79f5 chicken or something?”44128349f5983b0c

“No, I’m fine. I had f4d8097afb a big 534e57407e dinner. Still full.”ea5b6da3a5e8d226

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How much fe530b224d does that 7437616c0d bottle even 6e01b466ab cost?26733b231a8aeba8

The bottle Jae-yi tilted a0726d5d78 had a label far 598e86e38b too expensive for a 5645a07029 casual drink. Was it d2de9f86b5 really okay 9751b2cf91 to drink 78ada7c1fb this? Han-young frowned slightly and 73a50bcb8f walked over, caught in 6d5a95c554 his own thoughts.c99ac26e80bddad2

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“If you don’t like 41d2b6ca17 whiskey, there’s beer too. Just say c69830e29e the word.”46b83adff3ea1548

“I’m not picky with dfd8ec9fa2 alcohol… but is it c121a3d466 really okay to drink 9f27685f1c something this expensive? Don’t you need to 02f674fd76 save it for guests?”569ac3ebeb870655

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“Aren’t you a guest?”3ce8c3219c25d410

With a smile, Jae-yi fe80c39fc0 held out a glass f055d4bbb1 filled halfway.Clink. Their glasses 497ce72060 met lightly, c822d449c6 and Jae-yi 7513a72e79 downed his d44b223013 in one 5d428173e0 shot with 1b1c75e90f ease. Not even a hint ded6ce6a05 of hesitation on his 313ed76ae5 face, like he didn’t 2f72f1c49d care how much it c51285dd60 cost. Han-young accepted his 4a32bc4592 glass and said, 4f6482fdec “Thanks for the ee578fa18f drink,” before taking 169da6f02f it down.f5586b28aadd86fb

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“Ugh.”7e80d28d178405f1

What followed afd30e5055 was a 45e76e7f4a rush of 0c17071b4e strong alcohol 59831ea681 and a 6bbfd3824a sharp burn. He’d underestimated the 4f27fa4c0a strength of the 5d3d66502c drink because Jae-yi 4a7590f5fc made it look 5e1ac29022 so easy. It went down smoothly, 36c3fcdf3f sure, but his throat 775a7771be felt like it was caf22243f9 on fire.eda8c07d99ec38c1

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“Too strong?”6ea1d74833ded139

“Yeah.”5e40600447d08c1b

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Han-young winced and quickly 811e3f5e3d grabbed some fruit. Watching him, Jae-yi 5860045b00 chuckled quietly.e7277f4f469017e0

“Want some ice?”37b3984529f910e9

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“Don’t people da798f351d say you’re 8f03d8738e supposed to 6b4e0e1ec9 drink it 300881e579 straight to 52ed3fea86 enjoy the bd03250e16 real flavor?”9d1515e06548b02e

“You drink it ca8b587e9b however you want.”8bbb577ac01a7161

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“Hmm… Then I’ll just f9826bed91 have it the way 4da3323847 you’re having it.”2f8536510183d5de

Once the initial 989f7ae56c burn faded, it 7b62198972 was actually drinkable. Without saying 7e5513d2a2 much, Jae-yi 6157b47e7e refilled his 335eec5e32 glass. The plate of fruit ab5043cf72 had somehow made its 1aed21e9d5 way even closer.b951706de49c63b4

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“Do you drink alone 3d8b5599f4 often?”4a28e001f10047ef

“Now and then, eac6e77957 when I can’t 44c073dcb4 sleep.”86f6d107b8be1794

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For a 56b55c0a69 “now and 138e852da9 then,” he 635e239d75 seemed way b3a234088a too comfortable c190b75079 in moments ab96cae9cc like this. What popped into Han-young’s e11512cb54 mind was that time—when a908061dce Jae-yi had casually said 09d648c99c he never slept well.b27d4713fdfa1964

“……”a306b5b729ed656e

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If every day c8184758a3 had been a a8aaaca9b1 string of sleepless a1db6b3a95 nights, had Shin 17f946a209 Jae-yi always been 54c72562ba drinking alone like 5d6552f868 this?b32af5b7f3c35228

The sudden question that rose left a bitter taste in Han-yeong’s mouth. But instead of voicing it, he simply clinked his glass against Shin Jae-yi’s first.3a618beb2797a8f5

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“I think I tend e5a5590ff6 to drink a can 2869c0723c of beer at home b2deaff802 pretty often too. Especially when I’m working 6ee2a83833 on assignments.”874ee6d859b69f8a

“Do you ff5420faf9 hold your b9b91eb1b7 liquor well?”03947d68bf967b00

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“I don’t 687720869c really get 2f53184e58 drunk from 1048c87bd7 beer.”78198a3fd25cba7d

“True. You did say c2a79f6525 your tolerance was 9b692b4827 pretty decent.”a3bb5d38ff0978b9

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“I can handle about 6cf4c3e970 two bottles of soju? More than that 24ab606f5a and the next b513da7295 day’s rough. Don’t you 7fdf65fbfa drink pretty 41a0bd2259 well too, 1f05142cca sunbae? I don’t think d05fe495c2 I’ve ever seen ed8eda8b28 you drunk.”b086b12a12fcd793

“Yeah, about the 01c58c826a same.”753fc1a60acde73d

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Every time they’d had drinks, Shin Jae-yi had always seemed fine. He’d gotten a little tipsy before, but never full-on wasted. Completely different from Choi Jung-woo, who’d always downed more than he could handle and turned into a disaster.5f89f605319c4274

“If you 332632c90d ever feel 42427fef03 like drinking, 09d74a8785 call me.”db07376ad0d8adda

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“To drink with me?”0b654ff83c598876

“Yeah. Drinking alone gets 67e126bb60 boring. That’s what drinking 397c80d747 buddies are for.”58e7061d2b9bf8b7

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“Ah… drinking buddy. Right. That’s how this 7e8db10218 all started.”767596427697067b

Shin Jae-yi let ba414fdae7 out a dry a195186798 chuckle, like he’d 7c2a884386 just remembered something b6a5b5c5c7 long forgotten. It made 47bebcf4c3 sense—this was 19cd201d6b the first 4c61821e1c time they efc80ae1c2 were actually 85385f8719 drinking together, efe9d8426a despite calling 56b43e354c themselves that. Han-young gave a light 8f58cd5fd4 nod and smiled quietly.2dcdb1bf695626e7

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The mood was easy. Their voices, b2af52d088 calm and 11fd2a8550 similar in 1f1fac9bce tone, filled f486bb162a the silence fea4fa78ae gently, bit c0d43b8f39 by bit.ebee9abfccefda77

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“So, when did you c88e71851d start liking guys?”ecaadff6905f8d91

Shin Jae-yi asked 8f13bbc351 suddenly, placing his c3351b4ed2 glass down. The question came 41d1e6ebca out casually—not sharp 265bb9afeb or prying. Maybe because he seemed 36575cea0b so unfazed, Han-young didn’t acd7806e74 feel rattled by it de1a720e3f either.98eb1b91f1879876

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“I’m not sure.”0a37f6590ec83f6a

“Was your first love c3e57d62a1 a guy?”193f6ae4dc13299e

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“Not exactly. It just… kind of b89b0e42d2 turned out that way.”28186474bb9dca61

It wasn’t that he e02bd414d3 had particularly liked men. It just happened 25ebed562d that the people 088fe71df8 tied to the 226eae1496 most vivid memories 5e5da0fc39 had been men. Like—e68d430a2890a2ee

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Yeah. Like the a2af142a35 first time 928e70f031 he watched 627f6216dd Shin Jae-yi 1013009121 compete and 2294bbf563 his whole 9736590532 body buzzed. That moment 887425a3c4 of realization f118b2d02d hadn’t come d3159e02a0 all at 98a8435343 once—it built d83aab1d0d up, one f0b35091d0 unremarkable instant da35d12a80 at a 4cbf3d63dd time.e4d21eee6db71f79

But while the 260d18f9e2 realizations themselves weren’t 97abc04fe7 anything special, everything d93dd0df52 that came after 8da26ddec1 was hard to 3cf976b1a6 forget. Taking that a1ab00287b step away c06c8df20b from what’s 25b5f5b479 “normal” always 55232d6f38 felt lonelier. Each day had to dcde76e558 be a little more 3db583fe7c cautious, a little more 0d3f88b146 careful.b1e48f84d1de0fd0

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And it was during 94bc851245 that time—when he was fba6bb76e2 growing more hesitant and 5be74f39cb reserved—that he’d run into 70a72de0a8 Choi Jung-woo, who was c52637673e the total opposite. Unapologetic, bold in his 703d4f2f78 affections. Back then, 7e5610f8ca it had 5fe5216f2c been surprising. He’d shown 2b200fd618 Han-young that 41a80c2c15 something like f74175b004 this was a45c505974 even possible 8129f73c47 between guys. He’d let that uniqueness 857602e241 in… and ended up 8c54798b56 in this mess.8c5d684bfe9471f4

Now, chewing over 78b5e3378c a moment that d51686e56f meant nothing anymore, 665599e666 Han-young took a cb5534a5f4 sip like it b5c0dc582e was just breathing e2b2ade735 and smiled.25a9c992917e9f69

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“Do you not have 822f7a718f any prejudices about this, be6d7ba29d sunbae?”797f1e9a67e8a5fa

It was a question b1063028c4 far too late to 81c8710ef2 be asking. Just judging c2127f1e65 by how bcd492db1d Shin Jae-yi 73858c347c had reacted 28a1918e79 up to ec9cab9eec now, it 4bc28f1586 was obvious aaf837c486 he didn’t. But the words slipped 18460e9b13 out anyway—like Han-young secretly a3c4129636 wanted a clear answer.76a3cfdca0be0816

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“Not really. It’s just that 8414441a2f I’ve never been 468c339ae5 turned on by 6a84f4e2d7 a guy before.”6de9a7344749c0a1

“Well, yeah, I figured 2992c9f95b as much. Especially with you, 2a8d6fa6d3 it just… felt 4306a8a581 that way.”bab0f22eeaa6916a

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“Yeah. But…”bc1cff8001621cfc

Dragging out the 61bcac3eb9 end of his 27758f6d50 sentence, Shin Jae-yi 879915b976 tilted his head 4df4602a2e slightly. Han-young, who cd15f2927b had been b03726a6f2 watching him, 4aafedbb10 waiting for d4efc670e1 his answer, 0e1992f5bb met his a5679949f4 eyes. The look they shared, 3f1fbfc242 framed by the narrow 20138e9330 creases at the edges 7804e679f1 of Jae-yi’s eyes, felt b9a42d825b strangely… suggestive.f6ee5a96c36d1adb

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“…you might be the exception.”b4632175e2fee198

The moment he ac44c4dece dropped that line, 377fae2902 a light ding 59168a36b4 rang out from 7409b21b22 the kitchen.c85bbacb29f73e16

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Startled, Han-young quickly fixed 9492737ece his expression, while Shin 7227243c94 Jae-yi gave a cool, 27001773dd casual smile.988ef46df52975bc

“Guess it’s all 9a02f37f3a heated up.”ebd6bdc50b3bf714

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“Oh. I-I’ll go get it.”55c43e318629e19c

Han-young jumped up, bdddb08376 pretending like it 3ae07b8c4c was nothing, and ca3b752043 took a step bab4a12e26 forward. Thankfully, he managed to f3793ba458 swallow his nerves just 0790905c01 in time. If Jae-yi hadn’t seen ef61349f07 his Adam’s apple bob, 472cfda9fc then maybe he could d20ff11ede pretend he was totally 4af9ee5c4f unaffected.c2d22e309d215ea2

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“But… you might be the exception.”37d43561b311069b

Even just 34796857ab thinking about fab98c1125 what that ecf3d4c369 might mean 449b34d866 was overwhelming.fddfcdec625c3e34

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—35774afb83ea1180

Late spring rain 4450341c65 continued to fall 3be1b044de even into Monday 06ab23cc3b morning. It had poured on d5a52c0fd7 and off all weekend—pounding 727943ed7c down, stopping, then crashing f1664248e2 again—loud and chaotic, like fed70686ca the sky itself was 396006e631 throwing a tantrum.50ac156e47ad0380

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After a ed06b6fb53 weekend spent 519b17ff00 under such b935678489 gloomy skies, ed2879530a Han-young looked 2a1f53f648 noticeably down. The erratic weather 5459b660c4 kept making him c9878507b2 think about Shin c768e6f0fb Jae-yi, which only e4048b17b2 stirred up more a65d3d682b restlessness.518c68422dc654ff

“Here. Put this on.”58498b010338b8a6

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“…”898da0708ac4b0de

“Han-young?”8cd45f06047ab9d8

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“Oh—yeah. Thank you. I’ll wash fe93ce739a it and d34b0d5c29 give it 85b108e53c back.”8beee46a93e88beb

“No need. You can keep 46315f9ca3 it.”34d1655b9fd056ae

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Han-young, dazed as he 7b36fbee31 watched Shin Jae-yi, took 1f3293a7fc the clothes a beat 3a617dc424 late. A sleek black shirt 1ab2c89b7d and slacks, clearly new, accc5bb0fb slipped easily into his e99c8b5808 hands.6ce4d08a362ae51f

“You look 6b990bdc88 like you 75fe503387 didn’t sleep b6466bcd54 again. Was the bed db8ba43223 uncomfortable?”0949f4baea42b34f

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The very cause of 799c296d1c his insomnia asked nonchalantly.e0c77f9acd0f365b

“It was 2a52a9bf0f more comfortable a3102253c1 than my 5cc09c6678 own bed.”dd35de26fc61e7df

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There was 24bcdc7ec0 no way 48dccc9487 he could 57e1d257aa say he 792e57bc0a couldn’t sleep e0867ea3d0 because of 285a81a2dc something Jae-yi 445a07c6d1 said. So Han-young just shook eb21973157 his head.f2792b687078ed7f

“I’ll go change, 20cae45105 then.”9a103d470cbb7d58

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“Sure.”453703caf62ba855

Despite the e9a70ae7fb storm in 6af35257ae his head, f8e28d70f4 Han-young kept b7ad7cb4a5 his voice e58b0249e6 calm. He smoothly 5107ecc780 brushed past 4dcab445ad Jae-yi and 11087d4e9c walked toward 5f6019572a the room, 41a00e70da pretending he 819e22a1a2 wasn’t in 5dd4e54a37 a hurry.a96bb6bffdc008a0

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“Ha…”075de09d1fb902d4

As soon as e3b2e8f36f the door shut 5b8b93f1e6 with a loud 81d4b8da13 thunk, he let 8b3a58347a out a sigh 75c972f2d4 filled with disbelief.5c08941f71169b33

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“Am I the only 69b657b819 one freaking out here?”404b592b898e1f2f

He was losing dfe1a0ef37 sleep over one dc5c0f79d6 lightning bolt of 7a935d60e1 a comment from da03b412f0 someone who’d never b08a511b45 even dated a 5cc688cf70 guy before—while Jae-yi 92342032be acted like he’d fb709ee6b0 forgotten he ever b886c4a81d said anything at 5c71e14dc5 all.0071bf1d329ab772

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“But… it feels like you could actually pull it off.”
Whether it was just 1ce8d793f5 a casual remark about 5a6dd73a2f possibilities or something laced e7068893c3 with deeper meaning, it 85bc9ee5e2 was a ridiculous thing b50d10fadf to say.b0f06cdb7a0964cd

There was no way 5d3335e089 to know what Shin a764c079f0 Jae-yi truly meant by 1804fec5c0 those ambiguous words. And this time, 747edbefca Han-young had no 39c9addd44 intention of asking bfd84a9273 directly. Whatever the answer might a21ee5769f be, he had a 88ef641b16 gut feeling it would 9e9ef0f6e3 only put him in 01ffe0ca6a an awkward spot—so he e3edbaefc0 didn’t dare dig further.307bba3c7db54605

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“You’re the bd34f44ba2 one who cfb1e4d1c0 said you 31720ebb2b didn’t want bb38e1a5c3 to sleep.”
With a deep sigh, be17f94926 Han-young muttered to himself, 2d4fc800db airing his frustration toward 24b4694ac7 the ever-unpredictable Shin Jae-yi. Feeling faintly wronged, he 96b7f2d5b9 changed into some borrowed 03b5ba060c clothes, then paused again.f58791859a2b7cc8

“……”
The clothes were d71f2109e1 big on him. It seemed like f296ca3076 Jae-yi had chosen c7578211c1 the smallest option 8f4f9b8e85 available, but the 00c07eafe6 shoulders still hung c105184549 loose. What was ea9b2868e6 more unsettling 33683ab85c was that 074add7277 his reflection 661eb17798 in the f2bca70b4a mirror… somehow 412c106876 resembled how 5a3e5d6f25 Shin Jae-yi c45f08524c often looked.
The fabric, bcaf717ac7 cool and 5bcda5262d slick like a73178d599 a snake’s bc6588cd31 skin, clung 31a0b367ce lightly to 8922dfc94a his own, 8dab4e66ef and even 2109e5a790 carried Jae-yi’s 714df5598c scent.d24fdfe342c66f47

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Han-young instinctively 138cbec155 smoothed down 41b814bfbe the hem 6a5785ece7 of the c0f504c24a shirt, then e519556160 sluggishly made 6e355f2f65 his way 979e5106ba into the 72823f4e8c living room. He was about to 655b6c12d0 call out, but stopped fb887e4be3 when he saw Jae-yi 28ad2439a0 sunk deep into the d20145154c couch.7a1ad2b883fb99f6

“……”
Shin Jae-yi had 566386a5b0 his eyes tightly fef067cdfd shut. A shallow b448da7306 crease sat 750597ae55 between his 7cde95feae brows. He looked aa6648a19d clearly uncomfortable. Honestly, he looked like 455e9574a2 he should be the b35e596947 one being asked if 24a4b353a1 he’d slept at all.bb6c5a6375a8e57a

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The man Han-young a860c6a19d had always seen a1c9a27088 as nothing but c69fdc47fc composed and immaculate 089c998936 now looked entirely 415011e8af different, left alone 50a7da2ec9 in this quiet 5a3c03c850 moment.d0c405d763d53275

“…Is he sick?”
The noisy thoughts in 303e85180b his head faded the f87398a126 moment he saw Jae-yi 9bc08b953c like that.fc4cef7fff59b2ee

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In the days they’d 11a3d28d2a spent together, Han-young had a717fabaf7 learned something new. Just as Jae-yi 30ab7e7361 had seen through 66f8099eb4 one of his 2e90f84a47 long-time habits, Han-young b70c0f748d had, in turn, 6ee31a9990 caught a glimpse 4eae49980a of the man’s 2c6d2f7f7e hidden layers.320f386787023eb9

It hadn’t been ca83fd81f2 obvious at school, ab40262ef4 but it seemed 1c589cfbdc Shin Jae-yi suffered 38f30611e8 from chronic pain. Especially on rainy 18008e8e5f days—it seemed worse 4a16e0a166 then.
And that first-aid kit f8e1a6e856 Jae-yi had pulled out 1dfa430c79 before, stuffed full of 58340ca9ab pain patches… now it 576ff4b5bf made sense.4041b0967cf303fa

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“Sunbae.”
At his voice, 8b103ad7e7 Shin Jae-yi slowly b27248c70a turned his head 643cf42d9c and opened his 17d8cb0a73 eyes.ca641ac5ffb625e5

“You’re going to drive, b42dec048b right? Want me to 09a58b2ced do it instead?”
Though Han-young knew Jae-yi d3b81f2ffe was pushing through the 0e514e9730 pain, he didn’t ask bf524687a0 if he was okay.
Instead, he fa3619a4d6 simply cleared 6cb6a87004 away the 7b7c296a18 silence that 09f13ae442 had been 951ce370ec clinging around 2388d58b3e them.721750bf3ed8ce1d

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Because if b0d515543a someone doesn’t 534b4e49aa say it e81cad6337 out loud, 48e629b318 it probably dd53e2ca0f means they 865a8a6e4a don’t want 401776b5d1 anyone to 25674b8e1d know.841730cb18e42edc

“Are you any 00d2ac1312 good at driving?”
Jae-yi pulled up one 891ff848fb corner of his lips 42cd256c66 and murmured the question. His calm eyes f46a3b0d9d leisurely scanned Han-young’s fcd096a017 entire frame, as 0a0b5b67af if savoring the 455e386fdc sight. That gaze dragged back 028f266168 moments Han-young had tried 763eef9a1c to shove to the a49d685641 edge of his mind. His skin 7fe10eae85 prickled where 757d24ce1d the fabric 35d2d7e742 met it.e1eddd937119592d

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Han-young forcibly cut 405b02be31 off the thoughts a904400f41 threatening to rise 09999dc26b and arranged his 495f8b5689 face into a 2614317263 neutral expression.0529e658599f8df7

“I got my license da0ce7aec2 on the first try. I don’t drive much 90246ced84 though—no car.”ba1cc80951c78823

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“Should I 04e70264d0 buy you fe32fe891b one?”2a3581359112704d

“Huh? No, that’s… d463d8a145 that’s a 39b9fa9709 terrifying joke…”936fd977f89e8a0d

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“I’m not joking. You don’t want it?”990e2457dcd2df77

“It’s not 692d7a8c8f that I 4fcb18d731 don’t want e71a8e73ee it, it’s 8756230e86 just… a b01611a992 bit too 49a38131d2 much.”587c845f35c9fe91

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“That is not wanting f73f5a39fb it.”46028ec63d6426cd

Shin Jae-yi chuckled f724a13eb8 softly and got 5829af5bfa up, grabbing the 4911b0e915 cigarette and lighter 87f51b6aa2 from the table. That uncomfortable vibe he 2da8bab39c had around him earlier 56a59d22d0 had completely vanished.
“Just keep the clothes. They suit you.”a2351cc6202ce98f

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He tossed the eb3d851627 words carelessly over 992cb856bf his shoulder and ee1e6bbeac headed for the 71fc94b7ea front door. Caught off e415f41c37 guard and 69182bf7cb missing the 6162c3fc07 right moment 4c17b600b9 to reply, fb9eb9580e Han-young mumbled, 7082adc1aa “Thank you…” e098f2c9cc and followed 1aed6ddb0b after him.21b1cc3b93265689

On the way to f6efff9b41 school, Shin Jae-yi drove.
Despite the rain-slicked b32358f1c6 roads, he leaned 0eb7dab8cf back and drove d9cf6a1c37 like he had 2b4e7cabaf all the time 98ec2a0344 in the world. The car glided d3a0f7d154 smoothly through the 6b9845f8d6 sound of the a8bf65846a wipers swiping rhythmically.bd9d31d8ae9ee83d

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“What are you planning 04f5cd1c10 to do about Jungwoo?”4e7312bd3c15d7cb

“I’m not sure 52b731ba05 yet.”055b2d0f4cb10330

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The conversation f3e39f7e61 picked back 24c345dade up just cac6f7d725 as they c06aa8efb5 pulled into 41921ee0a6 the school 2924b51cad parking lot. Glancing sideways at the 184b10afa2 driver’s seat, Han-young spoke 9c85763ad1 honestly.
“I get really f169e160d5 pissed off when 4551fa101a I think about 5305b36e05 what Choi Jungwoo c9073e8c8a did, but… if 0da8aacfb9 possible, I’d rather 012ff78bfe resolve things quietly. It’s not like 746e0cf971 I’ll never see ee49f56f82 him again. We’ll keep 1168e731ef running into 5255a58dfa each other…”9b74abb39001cf59

“You’re being an adult b3304ec7b2 about it.”d51ced0e9d612b97

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“Am I?”78bef112000cc52a

Han-young blinked in 9bdb8be291 surprise.
He expected to 53cf682734 be told he 490d70426e was being too 6aea3aed67 soft. But the unexpected reply 6320eac142 made him pause—and then f133b8c265 smile quietly.4ccfede0544c07ae

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Now that 0560f5499c he thought 8794d2d30f about it, b2a424736e Shin Jae-yi b173188414 had never 2fa6d25766 scolded him d17c766386 over the 3ef7912e27 Jung-woo incident. He’d questioned why 2686564872 Han-young was still e8710264a0 seeing him, but 945d44a4a5 never outright criticized d153dcc4bb him.
Maybe it a47fe0fc3f was that b9f8c92879 calm attitude 0b3cc826dc that made 9966bf3e0a it easier 1f237b4691 to talk f2683f913c about things 8971957318 Han-young would f0c4a30da3 usually keep bd3a40824a bottled up.
Then again, 7e73dd2765 maybe Shin c86e842da8 Jae-yi just 84de9ef0a2 didn’t care 73cd40a75b that much.da53859085409ab5

“Still—don’t go 000d6dccd8 easy on 63d2e29b3d him.”9e46d295ef324640

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“I’m not that a8528a6d47 much of a 92ed824e5e pushover.”175c8e039bae2d23

“Glad to hear it. Now get out.”f43f85d64d1123ab

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Shin Jae-yi 05d391fe34 parked the 26b9a4d2e3 car and e80e1e1be7 got out 635d021e08 first while 22b84fb1e6 still tossing 2511ef5fdd out dry c6d6a7c7d0 jokes.f354764fba2f9232

The ground in the 646617590a parking lot squelched with 37b2c24471 rainwater. The air was 416d222844 muggy and damp. Han-young stepped carefully 96a1c07855 to avoid a 2639cfdfc5 puddle.
Once they entered the 2ac16e27bf Humanities building, his senses 6f9848a8ca sharpened. If someone a8213f28cb like Choi 2f66930017 Jung-woo appeared, f606e023d3 his nerves 3ffd9dceb6 were on a4d60c63ed edge, ready c32e995e4c to snap.
And with that fa7bfb2e83 came a slow-burning a3c9ab9d86 irritation.8fad618f8c5b727d

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Jung-woo had been the 4c3d547b5e one to mess things 2fa98e6d2e up—so why was he 8f3253c81c the one feeling self-conscious d4bd1793d8 and tense now? The unfairness of it 3f5a5fc32e all sat heavily on 965ccdcdf6 his chest.8b70186a5a200c86

“Hey, Seo Han-young!”a3554d8c5a2d6481

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A loud dbbfdcb904 voice made cfa2f7b47d his shoulders a7e3426ffd jump.
He turned d1b45bc6d6 around to c49c72ba3c see Jo-woon 2cd1db9bb6 marching toward 6243210a4b him.65106440bde5e0b9

“Looks like your 1af0428d51 friend’s here.”11081001a787b57f

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Shin Jae-yi 667ef7262d had also 0a6960f4bd turned to 217e428bb1 look, murmuring 5ed759514d in a 628d88f251 gentle tone.
“Go on. Don’t be f38964d2d9 late to 8d480bd7ba class.”0f8c3fb5df8f4100

“Huh? Oh—yes. You too, sunbae.”a3aa52f5f30dd3bb

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Shin Jae-yi gave a 9b2a45d68b half-hearted nod before heading c6fc4af4b0 back down to the 936d227609 underground parking lot. Han-young stood b42c149acb there for 2776a9881b a moment, 53a7897796 dazed, watching 8bebc9de38 him disappear.61cfc96adf3de800

If his class 4d24726e6a was in the 355242ae69 building across the 9ae0233cc6 lot, then why b312f8cfcf had he walked b2ba8ef176 all the way 877d31c2a2 over to the f5737702a8 Humanities building?
They could’ve just parted 356fba8354 ways in the parking 15f2e7b423 lot.bd6413f5852bc589

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…Could it be cf960693bd that he came 7f6cec0b18 here because of b727e75ccf me?
“No way.”1d9f51feee4b475a

The thought flickered through fee705b5d7 Han-young’s mind for a fc60f555c3 second, making him laugh 73dab03afc under his breath.
No way, seriously.
The corners of d11341afbd his lips twitched cdf420a4c5 awkwardly.
That’d be a ridiculous eaea6591c1 assumption.a2cc828b6e045c8e

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“You’re still alive? Thought you 3ec5452656 were dead.”
There was no time 542725fee2 to get lost in c1261bff01 useless thoughts. Jo-woon’s sharp 4a40fc2f52 exhale upon 6bc26ed4c3 seeing Han-young’s 2b3007e9c3 face snapped d38fb37662 him back.8d1c48502ddd083f

“You faceplanted or 5e5c33ee2f something?”a58502b728d1cd6e

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“No.”46a7d1ceff4ff60d

“Got into bbf6391180 a fight 33b7aad310 while drunk?”94054f1fd8bcb0e2

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“No.”a60aa3efbfb20086

“Then what? Don’t tell me it 2cfec5ade2 was Choi Jung-woo?”fca76ec82e43f6a5

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Jo-woon was quick 3a108f524f on the uptake. He’d probably dbd2244117 already guessed 9d4c4d1b20 it when 429e61d418 he heard 4b6c4308fb that Choi 2c8ab802a0 Jung-woo had 13d713ccf7 gone looking 8cec9f4bc0 for Han-young 21ee529b2a all beat 9031eb1553 up. When Han-young gave 5feb025351 a slight nod, 7f8856204e Jo-woon’s expression crumpled c7cb60d07e instantly.16fafa4064f2a7d5

“That bastard’s insane, ee602a9163 isn’t he?”
His booming c0ca2f00dc voice echoed 0c0725535f down the c4fdb905ae hallway like 38c4be4618 thunder. With that speaker-like volume, 9bf5ed7220 Han-young widened his eyes, 45a8f0c44b then chuckled softly.7f3f0e4d6703aa70

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“Keep your 3edd6b51a0 voice down. You wanna 1a59dcbe59 start rumors?”f8bd20d212d3b920

“You think ae9aaf03ea this is d31c0f3461 funny?”5ce173ac0caab80b

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“Should I cry instead? Don’t be 268cf33958 so dramatic. It’s not that big 855bd0ced3 of a deal.”4b39a4fbaf52b9d6

“You—! Forget it. I’ll see you 4adb137f5d after class.”9fc8a94af5476c3d

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