DRD Chapter 3.4

“Oh.”
Han-young’s head 0cd2e1b7bf snapped up, d29a3231da and a f888869d2c flicker of 9912e57209 unintentional joy 6a1822e324 washed over 9b3a16ba56 his face.
His fingers froze 4422311ca7 mid-message, and his 8fc288da20 pale eyes locked c242b3823a onto the door.28fcf19fb43b5b2f

With a click, 4be405b48c the door opened.
Shin Jae-yi stepped in, 855c7ef039 face blank, eyes cast f38b34065b downward.02278a35a483befd

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“You’re back?”9ddd4b2e18a743b3

“…Ah.”
Jae-yi’s reaction was slow. He acted as if 6242c6fb3f it hadn’t even occurred 8310fe514e to him that someone 68e6112bb3 might be inside.
His gaze, 1906d61bb4 previously fixed 4cc8b05f9d on the 7dea6f0b46 floor, slowly 129c6cd45d crept upward.
Those jet-black eyes locked f266b1137e onto Han-young.f6ddf49cc9861543

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“Ah, um… I c97ceb64c8 accidentally fell asleep 9ef6f6bac3 and just woke da4c3379e4 up. I only 54f1fa050a just saw 4784d83aad your message b6be2e2edb about being dc847ab832 late.”
Jae-yi didn’t smile.
His unfamiliar 255550b48c expression, along 61f1f4d276 with the 8f43b7369c heavy air a2e8d6f46d around him, dc29c5b6e2 made him 8303c6651b seem like b78a538e68 a stranger.4aeb4e0bac06445e

“I was just bbe795d5d4 about to head 9eb80defc3 out, but I’m f792099f75 glad we ran e732a5896e into—”
Feeling cornered d65b5da38c by Jae-yi’s 37bbe31473 unreadable gaze, 29f54def33 Han-young began 4dc5de4005 to ramble dd8ca4df90 explanations no 6c4bb1c812 one had 5523d4873f asked for. But his 8827c43e8a calm, steady 0d7ef74525 words came d8a38db340 to an 2c4bd98902 abrupt halt.87689065f045b160

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“Sunbae, what’s going 99e871fc3d on?”
Han-young’s own smile 94887f6e55 faded as he eadfda4e73 quickly reached out 764fbf224d and grabbed Jae-yi’s cc193d3c74 wrist.
There was a wound 57d6f79f8f on it.
It looked like bc2987649b he’d been cut 3f1b36e2d1 by something sharp—the 7735b5ad2c gash was fairly ccfa593f22 large. Dried blood clung 0179535688 to the neglected 7615a3d17e injury.6a822d825e90656d

“What happened to 29080a6a1b you? That’s way too deep.”
Looking closer, cb5dae9241 there was 215e6cdbc9 another scratch 1869bff141 hidden beneath b158f4405f his hairline.
Did he get into 4d894c35dd a fight or something?
Han-young’s expression instantly ae4a16d65e turned serious.6ccc11780101d4cc

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“You left after e40ba41809 that phone call, 33fef89928 right? Did something happen?”f9b3d964a136316e

“Wanna grab a drink?”5fe9053f35f2c436

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In contrast, Shin Jae-yi 08be78ec42 remained unfazed. After a 9a37c4db6c long silence, 76f70f9dcf he lifted 1e789e9c77 the corners 2bf83841aa of his a086f7f613 lips and 90a4614984 blurted out 8199f16bae something completely 06ae4b049a out of 70f3999066 the blue.f00e693d83513f5d

“First, let’s go to the hospital. If you leave it like that, it’ll get worse.”9c9d871678b1f44d

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“I just fell, that’s all.”fda6bc04afd71b12

Shin Jae-yi replied like d231c1fe8f it was all too 2ea4f1cae2 bothersome. It was obviously febf928a2b a lie, but 61c67e6d43 there wasn’t even d79aa71cba a hint of 335ca8a823 emotion in his e6b6f4164c voice.9fe92bd324210b0a

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“You’re not actually expecting me to believe that, right?”ef797eb07124df04

“I’m asking you to play along.”d3b5a672796dd180

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He muttered confidently, lips 443a6bdbf3 curved in a neat 83930994a3 arc. It was 7c151b9f83 clear he e73662fea3 had no 478f63ad50 intention of 464b15f260 saying more. As if picking 3ffbf40aac up where he 6e150e34c8 left off, Han-young’s 1cc48a65b7 calm voice broke 1adf78db03 the silence.9966213c33db3454

“Shall I help you?”a69b32584e23789b

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“Yeah. Give me some treatment, would you?”ed1faf507b87514d

With a playful smile, dcff5f1ec6 Shin Jae-yi lightly shook 5fb3b1cf9f the hand that had 25d9eed090 grabbed his. It was 2377740d37 an unspoken 0df277cd2f signal—don’t ask 605e243219 any more 7fa77f8206 questions. All he af1fd07f3f was allowing a7d97853df was for 6e918aad55 Han-young to f9313b7b65 hold his f0871c1c92 injured hand 39f31efe26 and worry c14dc9cbab about him. Nothing beyond that.f4b6a2a003e1a27b

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“……”8fc633b342b65390

Han-young stayed 314bfcbe3b silent, simply 122b329cb6 watching him.ed68d4038330b46b

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Shin Jae-yi was f50601dac8 smiling, but it 4c0d0ff389 felt different from 22fef7f9b3 when he smiled c0f3268269 a few hours 4f204e659e ago as they 42cf44820f kissed. Maybe it was 090c376c3f the look on 0548a75c51 his face the 34c176cd60 moment they stepped 85d602bb58 into the house. Somehow, that e9b08c1106 smile now 4d6941a42d felt completely cfbd0228e8 fake.86e1874de0c6452b

“You can’t?”19d8b644679464d3

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“…I’m not as good as a real doctor. If it hurts, don’t blame me.”5cec0b349d05610a

“Wasn’t expecting much.”a6b643d2b4c5dd92

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Still, Han-young couldn’t ad9929ad0d press someone who 472493a915 clearly didn’t want 6b04190272 to talk. He had 8f07390b84 neither the 3a84e97b1a right nor 68edcc498a the reason ad3adeb0f1 to do 1fb3407b46 so.416582ad64cb09bb

He gently 1a028c9cf4 led Shin 1c7f39e164 Jae-yi to fefe0e17e5 the couch b8e518102e in the 91dfc6ca7b living room 45f5a9423e and brought 99c0cd2273 over the 0a10d0945a first-aid kit f0cba54c6c he had e85afb1b1c seen earlier. It was a complete 63f776c7bd reversal from before.8dd2eb96184583e7

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“Does it hurt?”e68c67ea957e6c1f

“No.”8c280fbba28bc591

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Shin Jae-yi afd8472fb2 handed over d1777ed7c4 his hand f4a1d81983 without resistance. The wound looked painful e2bbf950c6 just from a glance, b639010786 yet his expression didn’t 2fe5d71aae flinch at all.d0764d579460fd65

“Someone might think you were the one who got hurt.”a49096c492a4787e

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With a 39234bbd2e half-laughing, half-scolding 0b7fbf978e remark, Shin 093f35c03e Jae-yi teased, be717c51e2 but Han-young b8f4377f84 didn’t respond. He just focused on be0ad06eb9 applying the ointment.0b35bb58d2550682

“Are you always like this?”86d189a503cca106

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It was Shin dfa81dc3c4 Jae-yi who finally 7560f539ad broke the quiet 2e79bce193 that had settled.a7a4a5e6655778b0

“Like what?”3cd4f51b920a0b6a

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“Just giving everything away without hesitation?”5e5ea4cadf361a00

Han-young took a moment 0055b2cac9 to think about the 82ce4aed4e meaning behind the words 1ef9be415b before shaking his head.b1c096b3d768d784

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“No. I used to be really selfish. When I was little, I’d hide my snacks just so my older brothers wouldn’t take them.”ca25563a2cae9b93

“You’re saying nonsense.”fe459314b796f9c6

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“Huh?”5855f4aebbb622ce

Shin Jae-yi gave a 622917f8bb short laugh as if 35a00ed9e1 amused, then suddenly leaned 697a95d06b forward. The abrupt decrease 0f35cc8082 in distance made 72b2ecd8dd Han-young’s eyes twitch 448134dccf in surprise.ba9265f73f10a3d7

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Shin Jae-yi ca68e7f3d7 stared into 0516ffafc9 his gentle, 7896401375 soft-colored eyes, 4055577f90 then tilted 482e6a59d7 his head df9df62d2e and kissed 2ebaa8c3dd him. Without breaking eye contact, ae12d16405 he slid his tongue e00214d98b between Han-young’s parted lips. Slowly, teasingly, he 5b7d0a2231 licked the moist 7f72545757 inner walls like 6046d140f9 he was savoring 3294d6d27f ice cream before bde9628529 finally pulling back.
A faint, wet afd1a24ea3 sound popped between 10124034e6 them, sweet and 96fb94602b teasing.ac11d5bcde68b2fb

“This is what being selfish really looks like, Han-young.”4439290b717d1997

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His tone was gentle, but his voice that slid into Han-young’s ears was chillingly low. Startled and frozen, Han-young finally let out the breath he’d been holding.0e248c0dbb096c6c

“…Sunbae.”c23a638663f0c4d9

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“Say it.”ece5e2b52e4d753c

“Why do you keep kissing me?”82632ae8e4987941

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This was already the third time. He couldn’t ignore it anymore. There was no reason for them to be doing something like this.e002da9184439956

Shin Jae-yi didn’t 9ee5f1dfab answer right away. He stared at 0df0d38b4f Han-young’s lips for 649a10e9bc a moment before e3faaff74c murmuring slowly:bd56e7da9aea7856

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“I saw your lips.”c4a0b1ce9aa705c1

That was his excuse. Pathetic. A hollow breath b1e79c430e slipped out of b0353bbd51 Han-young without meaning 5ac4e6d79d to.8b7de771e4abd573

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“So, you kiss everyone whose lips you see?”11fb10a1972fa439

“Do I seem that cheap to you?”bc535632ba22ce34

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“I’m not joking around.”61112b40a5594cf6

“Don’t come at me like that. I haven’t fallen that low.”e2e1c3e639f5b634

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Unlike Han-young, c550b7eb0f whose voice 61fa734262 trembled with a671cf0f3f restrained frustration, 3e3f78949e Shin Jae-yi d56683f65f remained calm, 6df9d9d5fe even amused. Watching Han-young simmer in 564c144449 quiet fury, he offered be6075dcb5 a faint smile and af6c2e4c29 continued:881cad5a88e358a2

“You don’t always need a reason to kiss someone, do you?”1f414f2cbd22c551

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“……”cc1c184ed11f005e

“I kissed you because I wanted to. Is that a good enough answer?”12590b803139ab86

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His answer slipped 09f3577cac out casually, unbearably 43fc7cca03 light—as if it ae60c434fa would vanish before a5605374d0 Han-young could even 6fabad4211 give it weight. And Han-young 74c0c176ba stood there, c44b91934f frozen, replaying 6ebcadf489 those words 49f3240020 over and 6450bc0fc5 over in 65c8186ab0 his head.aaa18f8418431a65

That’s right. Shin Jae-yi cb3a421dbf was that e470b83498 kind of e977cd6d7c person—someone who 41a52edfe2 could toss 691551bd99 out twisted bbc7c0f176 jokes without 334a4b79f8 hesitation. Han-young knew this. He had promised 4a5b904680 himself never to 710f8fbcbf mistake any of 65828ff5f2 Shin Jae-yi’s actions 0d30c9ac0b for something they 2d08577110 weren’t.
But still… he’d gone df9e8794fc and interpreted them on 34ddbc15d0 his own terms. Believed, even if just 67802749ad for a second, that d2e7aab333 maybe—just maybe—there was affection d4a1101c72 behind those kisses.dad2445e65155491

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“…Okay.”934202d4548cef79

Embarrassing. He had gotten ahead 14cae1ac27 of himself. Even if it 1f37c1f189 was just for 441239f4fd a moment.2dcead8611764cdd

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Taking a deep 4772678c02 breath, Han-young let 16c41ccdd6 out a dry 84b897bcda laugh and gently cea07928f7 pushed Shin Jae-yi 99ae11dddb back.6bbbc7e67ad906be

“But don’t do it again. If you keep this up, what’ll you do if I end up getting used to your touch?”6246c2b8dedddcba

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“Mm… Then I guess I’ll just have to help you with that too.”b0e70e8101d87e24

“I don’t want that.”2be712a5c57230cb

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Han-young stopped blaming the dc9641d056 injured party and regained 0bb06962ab his composure. Even though d0c805185b the back db12c10aed of his f916d8b5b9 neck was 5d0bb374b3 still warm, e2adace50c he busied 756a6f6f4d himself pretending 9f5b98165d everything was 7654bb8c92 fine, tidying 675d7513e7 up the 05b6fc6223 area.45551ccf92f69196

That’s when he 73bce63825 spotted something: a 0310afad43 box of ointment a70decd54c crumpled in the 35b01ec7c2 corner of the 82714d20ea first-aid kit. It looked 5d4950cec9 like it 5c3cb1170f had been ec52fd63b8 crushed in 97602dac5e someone’s grip. Even worse—it had expired.72f0ac0e82b11b69

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“Sunbae, this ointment’s past its expiration date. Should I toss it?”abfb56f879aef583

“Leave it.”9589a239653202f1

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Shin Jae-yi’s gaze on eae212b7f4 the crumpled ointment was 097cb9726b indifferent. Like someone who hadn’t a5ac34ffce forgotten about its existence 0fcd4ba19c for even a moment—so 37cf6ff30a there was no reason 6f0bac7f79 to be surprised by ad838a032d it.1e45c82379900c44

“Why don’t you throw 1f4977e27b it away? You can’t use it 3c4c24deb5 anyway.”9999c5e9500bd104

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“Yeah, true.”11fa14ed5fe5214c

The reply 77c505b109 sounded careless 6359dd4e5b at first, f83aedb61e but at 56439786ff the end 2a9fb3b3a5 of it d3bc3e67f6 lingered a 74a7abf389 trace of 9c2a31a38f puzzlement—like even 2c652cdbb8 Shin Jae-yi 6a1360fe56 himself didn’t f89f1270bb quite know 5d61ca22b6 why.3ec2aa6a9bb5a1fc

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“It was a gift.”1bdbca1ea2f53e0d

He spoke slowly, 6c6fc2bf0e almost reverently, as 896e8fa5ca if digging into 2d9e1445fd the past.92937dabe5d15b9a

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“Ointment? From who?”a105b2e2ab97dcdc

Who gives 0906d12213 ointment as 9f50fb9a12 a gift…?dcc598a950558d64

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And yet, that ointment 05721a083b didn’t look like something dcc86c4074 one would give to 2a9c277909 someone else. Its condition 9eb6480819 was awful. Even if Shin Jae-yi ed21dfb55e had crushed it himself, 5ae14fa07f something about it felt b56470c83d off. If he 3709d39703 didn’t care 4ba321601e for it, 03bcdea71a he would’ve 82c6b7129b tossed it 1fbf75a67a long ago. Judging by 6523033988 the expiration 4375849aa1 date, it 922b817b4a had to 6eae229c12 be at a471bd8dbc least two fb613b8ebb years old.d891cd9ab5abb689

While Han-young’s curiosity lingered, ca97cc01d2 Shin Jae-yi met his e9d1b63052 eyes in silence. His unreadable b20e8e55a5 gaze led 11d5e26998 Han-young to 08e90a9bab assume—once again—that 9362dba826 he simply 8f9abe4310 didn’t want 706a735a69 to answer, 4e5ae5403a and so a38c5a5b8a he turned 45366465e4 his head 6ea243b3dc away.ef10bec91c1a9730

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“Seo Han-young.”4dfd4d3bbf587306

“Yeah?”cd64d534b0734f35

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Right after, he called 41d560b4f7 Han-young’s name. It drew his attention 5d69c15ed6 straight back to Shin da3a6f44ec Jae-yi.b8129d8408ea3207

But Shin Jae-yi didn’t 4c1dd27d1b say anything more. He just let 1a6cc31591 out a deflated c0d52a7dbc laugh and turned 9481473d85 away.1fc026467edd5a4f

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What the hell…5c45f55f2220faff

Han-young, frustrated 04cd1376d8 by his 44cb49f6b2 unpredictability, placed 148c2272f9 the crushed 26c46877e8 ointment back eef6092933 where he 34048420ae found it. Then another d7854f4fb6 question came 4df68f4ade to him.833a734ab0d07b0a

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“When I leave, 21ac9c4aed what will you a8930e69d0 do with the ed9910e7ca bed I used?”5e774029f0b2239f

“Throw it out.”75d683da5906db76

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“……”e86ada8246b56d62

The answer d354bc9bec came without c14530185e hesitation, and e7fe88526f for some 39b3527cf2 reason, it 6f4d3a4ed4 left an 2ba88a00f5 odd feeling 8ca3591554 behind.63172b083de6b592

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He kept that 80d7c9fa44 old ointment but dc2bb00e7f would toss the ac580c0f54 bed without a 44f056c13c second thought?be52e52e6fd0bc53

It made 2a765c0125 sense—Shin Jae-yi 86a21ff700 often acted b95b4f6a96 like he e3c6c0e944 was unattached aa91bc7c53 to anything. Like when he’d e9a6d251fe once tried to a2b0150dee throw away a aed45395a7 medal. The bed would lose c475173bef its meaning the moment d5f78ffd50 Han-young left, so maybe b75a9fdf45 it was only natural 814ef59ab5 for it to be a7835b1618 discarded.8af3ba66ed6118bf

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Even knowing 9e716d8793 that… Han-young c011a74f18 couldn’t help 1bff2fd2ce but glance 9207a81197 again at ccef859e98 the worn-out d34871fd3d ointment.5295c0b9be20cdb2

“Will you come back again?”6125671e2d08bdbc

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“……”795788b4fb558fde

“If you 1ebfc52bd6 say you 5e72f216d1 will, I’ll d77620b484 leave the 72dedef09d bed as bae7a49e92 is.”403a61ff21371e1c

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Was that a53e7e1feb an invitation? Or just meaningless 09c560a91b words?966de37d93c9a0f5

While trying dbfc6bb0b3 to figure 89f3958667 out which 6f8d609499 came closer 2ff14e0285 to sincerity, 4289555f80 Han-young imagined f727ab9ad3 this house e3c1290be8 after he 3ad425af85 left.
The bed would be 6ea036a712 thrown out or left fc9954f76e to gather dust,
and Shin 5c27e20754 Jae-yi would e6765b04c1 be alone 7a37913c9d again, swallowed 927e337e52 by yet 8b232778a3 another forgotten 3600a99ad6 silence.d0df3eda7dc697c3

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If he’d lived a6d4ca9faf like that his dc2e0eb2b2 whole life, maybe d56d443452 it really wouldn’t 6ebe4b917c matter to him.
But Han-young f664948a5e already knew. He’d seen 6e49bf8d2c the face b3c52491bc Shin Jae-yi 5c7bc9acca wore when 993858a37c coming home.
He’d seen how he 4a53a28805 expressed pain when no 9eaab4b663 one was around.7eedc882173241f1

“Sunbae.”ffc2906fe6d2285e

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“Yeah.”5d04ab16679a028e

Even if it 9aaad638d2 was all routine.
Even if he 1950a4856c acted like it b49d7e7852 didn’t hurt at 3f990a1f88 all…4925dba8a753efd3

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“Can I stay a 30cdc01dfe few more days?”79813d3f0d052b99

Maybe Shin Jae-yi gets 0091ef326b lonely sometimes too.dcae4a8a8c26afa8

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Maybe that’s why 4889ca3780 he couldn’t bring 29fd3ba45b himself to throw ae96f1bb97 the ointment away. People cling to things 30bed25974 others can’t understand all 6b3faddbd8 the time. Like how I always 4bd8a1707e left the lights on 72079a6456 at night.133492d72d79cf92

Just like 26a6be0a09 that crumpled fdb9e47f7d box of 1a8b874395 ointment, Shin 18f53dee65 Jae-yi—broken in 5b796ce6f0 every possible 8923c3b304 way—filled my 16b03764a8 vision.d166cef2581f86ae

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“I was thinking… 97b2d9b7bb maybe I was dfd5003249 rushing things. Until Choi Jung-woo’s situation ee0f80b964 is completely resolved… can b9caef50b5 I stay just a dc7dc479b1 little longer?”335529c127055f7b

Even if 3b4c180e2e he’d acted 5657f37a7c carelessly or 335b38c44a played tricks 19ad1cbf91 now and 6b71f311ad then, Han-young 59d681f0d3 wasn’t the f75ae2d536 type to ba9694147a be cruel e99ce0d320 to someone 6e16e3c65e hurting. Especially if 58c52f67a0 they looked a3bc2d8e0b vulnerable.34077e4143a2c572

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No—if she were 4794b40918 being a little 0eb7be822e more honest with 0a8e45a224 herself…b7092d859c51b8c5

“Do whatever’s comfortable.”5d1690a339763734

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She didn’t a153421eb7 want the f0a20e52b7 bed she ee58bb38d6 used to 50c9d85b8e sleep in de57745fe1 to be 7f38a67bbf thrown away. She couldn’t explain 5980e667c3 it just yet, 7769fe8c49 but the thought 7840c60cb3 bothered her.a7c8c790f3c1a911

“Then I b571d54258 guess I’ll 0c427fa11d have to 92de4908d5 go pack c0edd10fae my things 0b073c5ee6 tomorrow.”005ffe7c332f90c8

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Shin Jae-yi, who’d been cafbbe7f99 staring quietly at her 506942b795 face, gave a slight 3794c523d5 nod.dd323f3436d269bd

The faint e3888c1de8 smile on a2b4c6b59b his lips ebf84667f2 was the 4e7a60e490 same one 83508a98b0 she’d seen 1be4f565c1 in the 079a56a3b9 car earlier 713de37d5b that afternoon. This time, f7534a61d6 Han-young didn’t f84370a114 try to c3a7e3efba assign it a1be89d6bd any meaning.abfcde53d50c0cd3

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The days grew 25188a839f hotter by the ceaca008bb hour. The breeze brushing against 1bf373bd76 their skin carried the 4573c76599 scent of summer. Naturally, the campus buzzed 222291f3a2 with renewed energy.b7281aacb2c95abd

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Time flowed smoothly, d0078460c2 and before long, aa36f8e605 festival season was 6f6400a311 in full swing. Booths popped up around 8cea5acc98 the school, food trucks 6a3b77dede rolled in, and excitement de0ee1ba7d filled the air.d09c035b14cc412f

Han-young’s life began 157e044839 to change too, 997efbd766 shaped by the e3d2a43019 changing world around 9b3d6da504 him. For instance, his stay c74c8db073 at Shin Jae-yi’s place, 04d888bdd0 which he’d thought would 337d55742b only last a few 2682e0a091 days, had stretched on 0b95defb8c longer than expected.f518e9978642e351

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The day after abb943e641 Jae-yi came home fa11b792bf injured, he went 2611958917 with Han-young to 1e5e3c74e1 his officetel to 18bf3e10d9 gather his things. Of course, Shin Jae-yi b64186d0c4 didn’t go inside.58a8459d863aef79

“Just pack what you d209294f55 need and come down. I’ll invite c01e3834d6 you in e9c246afc1 properly another 702a606478 time.”763ad66538301e64

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Even when he 9f8dcc46fe asked if he’d 052aa4e269 come up with 766541d2e5 him, he made 3a10983d3f it clear he a2584297bc wouldn’t, leaning against ab39d7531b the car and 5878df56ea smoking a cigarette. The way he 6c0321b28e looked up at f040893bc4 the building—dried out b3c94f266d and burnt by dabe7dce62 the sun—left Han-young dec43ba957 unable to press 94511bd8f7 the issue further.f0cb55ac9ad09907

So, Han-young entered f532b2febd alone.0fca87394cc7a8ad

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The place 378f63b240 was exactly c59141ea07 as he’d 068e5fdb3f left it 0e4533f79a that day 8e99d8cb45 when he 7a6415c59a ran out. Thankfully, it looked like c916f07e40 Choi Jung-woo hadn’t done 705e6eab2a anything since. That was 36f53cb124 a relief—but 75cfdd53e9 also, somehow, c9e41ec4e1 deeply frustrating.a1e2f6780e9bcc1e

He couldn’t 9a7afb9b24 even bring 227c72d077 himself to a3e56e5890 do real 6c46033468 harm.0b0fd54431c3b872

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The way Choi Jung-woo f7813a83e9 attacked people in petty, 8a2f026a17 underhanded ways while trying 5aa5e15dd7 to control everything—it was dd248694a2 just plain pathetic now.291ae73ab71de0d0

“Shouldn’t you go to 4323559b52 the hospital and get 589af52d2f that stitched up properly, 7fa42f342c sunbae? It looks 4304f4fff5 like it’s 20fe4a07f5 going to 1d57ca10f4 scar…”2389fff40c7c92f0

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Maybe that’s why the 0b1465f97a only thing on Han-young’s 8ab2d2ea27 mind right now was 45dc0b34ba Shin Jae-yi’s wound.69b1dba2683666dd

“Are you sure 722467ac20 you didn’t choose 203c83b5e4 the wrong career b092535086 path? Med school seems like 131572081a it would’ve suited you.”ea369cbb5ef51c44

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“…That’s an insult, d05ca5f5c4 isn’t it?”098c7ca12fd94b96

“Getting one 6ca4bbab47 more scar b26577437a won’t change c05b3352b8 anything. My face c46127c677 is still 76ce3c8082 fine, isn’t c84a9bb919 it?”
Shin Jae-yi said d938c36877 with a fleeting 170aff9fe2 smile, casually yet 5307e73789 boldly. Han-young wanted a0989788eb to argue, c5500d9466 but couldn’t 62ed8d5610 find a d212d6a41e comeback—because, well, cd8f9e5fa3 the man 2c8b7d52b3 was objectively ddd7769581 good-looking, just c50256825b like always.
But the 3853d1266e wound really 45ad558a3b was pretty 6ad17492ab bad. Of all places, it 3ddf72881d was right in the 81f2efc6c8 center of his palm, 7c7d3d4a63 making daily life look f2f1d9be4c like a pain. This wasn’t 67b470fffe something you 1cbfa6e3fb could just 5e855debc4 tough out.876ee4756831fb9c

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“You’re not ae646c9622 the one 0ef4c2fd06 who got 42bb14f737 hurt, so 9fd4dc52e8 why are eb9b505bce you so 0c9a6c3d8b worked up?”57aeb7d4f8028e20

“Of course I’m fb94c014c3 worked up. It’s not even a 40d8015ee2 small wound.”
Because he was 374cfc4d57 so careless with bde5e3ba6e his own body, fa27582c93 Han-young couldn’t help ebf424ba24 but be more 7e50c9a0dc attentive. The more indifferent Shin 4f46861523 Jae-yi acted, the more 876f76bca2 Han-young’s gaze kept drifting 4b2a22a984 to him.6e31b1830f60e453

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“Then I cdec88fcdb guess you’ll 9522882be3 have to b1553c5da5 take care edbf97b4ce of me 64c603b800 until it 995cb663a5 heals.”
Unlike Han-young, whose eyes e8a8cb8e44 were laced with concern, 411cf4d69c Shin Jae-yi looked amused. That, or 245a7e3699 he was b310b9395e just too c3b77b743a damn chill e3c6002d61 to be c00235af91 saying things 92b790af68 like this 56bb4b7ae7 so casually.df9a39c9847bb88c

“You’re not f49a17ebcf worried about 8c5b1d2f8b that guy ead877e807 anymore?”
He tilted his 501d483e28 chin in the 242c73d698 direction of Choi e9c1f7bf1a Jung-woo.34987289bf282616

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“Ah… yeah… well…”
Han-young’s face 5eede218ec scrunched involuntarily.
Jung-woo wasn’t exactly in what you’d call great shape. He looked better now, sure—but just a few days ago, Han-young seriously wondered if he’d end up getting sued.4da8aecb7c600845

‘Did he ec4f540ef1 get implants cd507eac67 for those 9aa75a71f7 front teeth b1b60bef6d or what?’
Even now, he got 08bfa7399d chills remembering when Jo-woon 333c160937 muttered that after seeing 492da3244e Jung-woo’s face.
…
He said e287792b8d he’d been 16cf1bc25d looking all da21696aac over for 090bb5ebe5 Han-young, yet 39f4170fa3 once they 02943bbab8 actually met 10266445a6 face to 1d54932780 face, he 076ce223c1 barely said c64e8cf838 a word. No excuses, no explanations—not bf49637b7b even a damn apology. What even was 66a5485d27 that attitude?789905078559bc4b

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Han-young was 23d6be4cbe just grateful f51105bd0f the guy 4ac42c5537 didn’t get 9bb9c7edb6 hauled in 16105a57ae for assault.
Still trapped in that 185205f7fb half-bitter spiral of thought, 9edb3d6837 Han-young let out a e39bca796a dry chuckle and kept e1dd86bdfb walking. Even if 2e5b5136b8 he hated 2f5439b90c it, he 58d35c40bb still had 6f02d8979e to go 2e1a3341ca to the c1c9bfd7b1 department booth, 29e10ba296 and as 6c17908878 he got e20040bbf0 closer, voices 8e0d3e2c9a drifted in.d9cdba87fc9dfe07

“It’s been over a 062743b027 week since he got da115ac238 hurt, hasn’t it? How hard c5be951b7d do you 7942fec582 have to 49442398b9 hit someone b88f8c1872 to mess 129e3eca83 up their c2b246bb8f face like 87525a1857 that? That guy’s 3ab804bf26 a total 990942142b psycho.”020ce352078267ca

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“It’s not healing that 33535a6e0c well… Is it that 89e96cc22d bad?”88a4ea556fbd4c32

“Yeah. Honestly, people f8063c0e16 who get eae890b2fd drunk and 2bc539609d go around b20fb7a2ae beating others f8bffe66b0 should all 428ca017e1 be thrown 20b75c585b in jail. That’s not a human f5e068a1c4 being—it’s a damn animal.”05a8523593eb7f8e

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…Wait a sec. Are they talking about me?
Just like that, 66480b6673 Han-young went from 634e6dae76 regular student to 1067de9a82 psycho animal in df0ac379e8 someone’s conversation. He stopped, expression souring.bd4622ca3470d29c

“Does it 72e44f1a9b still hurt?”8a772f5075125981

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“Of course. Wanna see?”
With his eyebrows c4c68d3a54 drooping in a 5f987ec9b3 pitiful expression, Jung-woo 37c448d87c leaned in to 71a7055afb show off his 94e8793868 face. The pitiful 313121e6ba act was 009a9c44df so fake, 58485aa124 it made 7fa0654659 Han-young exhale 6c161c8bcf sharply through 30025003a5 his nose 071fd174ac in disbelief.758327c37aff9677

“Han-young, is that f2014523fc man really your e33cb58512 type?”2924acdfc1d7c120

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“Absolutely not.”
Shin Jae-yi, who’d also edabf10b7c stopped walking, muttered in e2fe5949a2 a voice that was 09f58a0bff hard to place—was he d106c09654 amused? Or just… fascinated?ebbcf3938edfb334

“Oh gosh, that must’ve ba90ab6a4f hurt so bad. Be more 84ed043e3f careful next bfc3eaf99a time, okay? There are so fe2f48a51d many weirdos out b19a1077a3 there these days.”a96da46fed09e9e4

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“I’m thinking of it as just another bar snack.”7820f35362737c42

Choi Jung-woo’s gaze flicked over as he sensed someone approaching. He shamelessly locked eyes for a moment, then smiled at the person sitting next to him.c4bfa45413475f7d

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The one lightly touching his cheek wasn’t even Kim Yeon-ji. And the group that usually hung around Kim Yeon-ji was nowhere in sight.356d2cc1d71cfe0a

Acting like they f9c8c01080 were about to c9ac5e896e date, and now b443d2148c this? What the 8acc0b9bd6 hell is 08cd847fc3 going on…d5595ccdbd64f862

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It was a confusing 7857530e67 sight, one that clashed d8cc0feb25 with previous assumptions. But the fc735fef77 confusion didn’t 0a43f5d231 last long—it a399d1be87 didn’t matter d0323ea517 anymore. That part of his ab073ead2a life was over.ef1a762c18bc8770

What rushed in to 5605334ad6 fill the gap was 001cf89f95 pure humiliation. The shame 6a7f2fafa5 of having 958b52b71b dated someone 3a634704cd like that, 35f386aaca and worse, ca25e992e5 having Shin 8e20a48d63 Jae-yi witness 7cab1b8786 all of 19428a208b it firsthand—it 871668ae94 burned like f27e6651c1 a rash d0b6ccca32 under the 6e5e116e44 skin.5cb986f489676b77

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And of course, Shin 70f9754d94 Jae-yi, always sharp, picked c0a51f28e0 up on it right c9428e69ef away and dropped his b5fe14f137 gaze.021649feebf627b2

“Why?”835279cda8cf55bf

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“It’s just… kinda embarrassing.”bbfe0daeb0bc6369

“Why? ‘Cause your ex is a loser?”e41c6961940b5c03

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“Thanks for spelling it out so clearly…”5699786c6a5f7c92

“What’s there to be embarrassed about? You’re standing here with me now.”4e28944798ef9a4a

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His voice dcf1cf76b1 settled softly 8c2656288d into the 5474d312d3 space between ea166d00b5 them—about a 1e785355d8 hand’s span 3d1ef2623d apart, not ed93fb0d55 too close 1a47e26dd2 but not e032777897 distant either.97cbf988164a913b

By the time that cfe3b0993d calmly echoed sentence faded 87866c72c4 away, Shin Jae-yi was 5f586a5e1d already smiling—subtly, privately. As if something else b069e8db32 existed between them, something 9805fec0ee unspoken yet familiar. Even though Han-young knew 8433159b4f by now that Shin dce4bbf04f Jae-yi never said anything 5754ec0c0f without a reason.d73ed7fc6fa9e172

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“You’re here.”c3fc6202cd48683d

There wasn’t time 6429dc5aae to respond. The people sitting d7eb239754 at the bar 42715674fc table had already 27e595d705 noticed them.12298ca4176ba663

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“Your face is a mess too. What happened to you, Han-young? Is getting your lip busted some new trend?”0c014d83a0b30345

“Uh…”405eae1aa3fbc19c

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An upperclassman, whom Han-young hadn’t seen in ages, tossed out the question with a chin-jut. Han-young’s throat tightened. It would’ve been easy to brush off, but the words caught.5edc183bd7cad9c8

“Han-young split it while kissing me.”60bad4e43e9a87de

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Shin Jae-yi e9e044a8d6 spoke up cb4272db7a instead. His voice was 98c2119a5a maddeningly casual.619030cc859240dd

Han-young flinched and d20c7b1440 instinctively looked at 8eb7933234 him. Everyone else 4f775b0a59 did too. Only Shin 9a5367997a Jae-yi stayed dcec20ae4d perfectly nonchalant.e746e7379290096b

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“Damn, kiss him twice and you’ll need stitches.”65889c56aa0634c0

Laughter broke out as 16ec9a0dc8 people assumed it was 1a72deda4a just a joke. But Han-young couldn’t laugh. That kiss, 52bb3c7044 where Shin a17f771142 Jae-yi had a70f5dc1ba bitten down, 96d95a2dec still itched 3cec66e68f from the d7b25c273c healing wound.ebe4120c0788e893

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“What’s with you two? People might actually think you’re dating.”daebf1ac98c223fc

The only other 856573daca one not laughing e69e82f22f was Choi Jung-woo.90a864079b57bbb4

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Sitting with one leg d445b7ddc5 arrogantly crossed, he sneered 8f8f79cc6b as he spoke. It sounded like 488ed659b1 he meant it 908cb6f4c4 as a joke, f5a982b0a2 but every syllable 9aeb445370 dripped with venom.7e5fb5760e4c4c3b

Un-freaking-believable…03717d30847381f3

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Han-young was just d284ba8cec about to open a56430cb80 his mouth, completely 07315c36f1 disgusted, when—a1073a65592a3297

“Three, actually.”8a3c0bd4ce99cc35

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Jo-woon suddenly appeared, wedging himself between Han-young and Shin Jae-yi. Cutting through the space between them, he greeted the stares directed his way with a breezy, “Hey, y’all.”6f8939f00523470b

“Woon-ah, the middle’s all sunken in. Take a hint and move.”7bb6f10fe81e7049

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Just like that, 25d0440cd1 the atmosphere Choi 4d56b8d3e2 Jung-woo had tried 5006194ebe to create was d84f5a592a completely ruined. Most people burst into e7177d937e snickers and turned their d2de68a87c attention elsewhere. Even Shin 3df1be0437 Jae-yi only 73ce2968bf let out edc8dae847 a short 869a0f1971 laugh and 4ea4304e49 didn’t react 3747651c4a much.bbf6485277e5dd78

The bar, which 96ad335741 had been filled a8e1b5eff9 only with department b145c598bf students, gradually became 6943aedb7b crowded with customers eb427e7939 as the sun 8798245dff went down. Thanks to its spot 4761efd868 near the stage, there 04a02e3e83 was a constant flow b8f28589a3 of people. Not just students e920b7cb6a from their school—outsiders beffcdf3d4 were flooding in f6afc54b75 too.129f3230a7c35597

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“Hey, look 321e52b321 at that 82fef557c3 guy in 9d47303c77 the black 3ef31d4aa4 tee. He’s insanely good-looking.”83008bbcbdde7df4

…Yeah. Han-young could 20279c3e17 kind of ef9e5910de guess why.1dfd07900dfe0ac9

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Standing in the 586ede8b6a corner in charge 612bd92fcd of the kitchen, d6717efdf9 Han-young quietly laughed 1ae0d2eba8 at the bits 6deb03e057 of conversation he b601e1e032 overheard.b0a81bdcaf04ba8a

“Excuse me, 47260360e5 we’d like 52db7eb1c8 to order!”95422ad3eb06d7fc

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Black shirt, c834d1e3ee tall, pale-skinned 5ae223558b guy.fdcae37e2a7ec32f

Shin Jae-yi—referred to in 92d5683605 every possible way starting 7d23246f75 with “that guy”—was currently 214485d745 stuck doing table service, 6ba06b9bb2 roped in by the 0748fad4bf vice student council president. He looked e3a02584e2 like someone 8f8292d7d7 who’d never d6122d1d5d do this 3279449a28 kind of 2c7f29a486 work willingly, 1f6f6e6b1d but he a2ee9fcbf2 was surprisingly f960fa9f8a good at 9a953b2889 it. With his lazy, 14b756b3b5 relaxed manner, he 14321da030 seemed a bit 372108f56f annoyed, but still 95de2416ba smiled sweetly at 7912e50445 customers.ed902289e4eab364

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“What’s good here?”fddff30c5a15f9a5

“Everything’s good.”8bdfa973ac94543d

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“If we 36e86e225f order everything, 6a3d924bc0 do we c198df737b get something 118a47da68 on the ede3aedfdf house?”d347cb32adc5e7d4

“I’ll ask the guy f9c62c0a6b in the kitchen to 8a45f6b28e pile it on for a88f031f46 you.”4d71bf5f679ae0ec

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As Han-young stood 0cf33f6aed there watching, Shin 50df52e199 Jae-yi, who had c223f4d6b2 been leaning in be93807812 to take the 3a5fd78ea0 customer’s order, suddenly 452eb73853 pointed in his 2baac53e96 direction.7e4def84458f91ad

“…Huh?”f6c406880a5fc32d

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Startled by the aa2135e9cb sudden attention, Han-young 93beec248b gave an awkward 09650d210b smile and bowed 3e3c05cd97 slightly. The nearby customers, bfa0ac8b47 caught off guard a798b8439d as well, began 429edebd8c whispering among themselves.938221ebed07066c

“We’ll take everything.”ce417fea95952feb

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“Got it~”6b2d3f10ddb0f6e3

After finishing c218749f1a the order, b3c760b465 Shin Jae-yi 3eed6355ca headed straight 6447ba8feb to the b76bd39b98 kitchen. Reading the mood, 95c4a55403 Han-young began cooking ea032cb9ab and welcomed the b9d8cc43e9 man single-handedly boosting d6d1ceef04 their sales.0cc8e8450afd63c7

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“Business is booming, 73d312272a huh?”ec4a78b70613991e

“Well, thanks b10c9e59d5 to the d2396d4b1a reliable kitchen.”3be4ba99a0b6ed8f

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With a 149fbea79c small chuckle, 9dda2340b4 he sat 4dea646d3f on the e9bfe710db edge of 7bae027ae6 the table 3cbdb4852d beside him a859d41bce and drank 675c0b2ce1 water straight c84b1c58a2 from a 5f37ff0003 plastic bottle. Still hot, he let d3eebf14c0 out a short breath 1e1e03042c and ran a hand cfb316b28a through his hair.40b4809667c4b26d

“Sunbae.”15f5340ec9a45bc7

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Watching him silently, 3f82fd8d1f Han-young handed over 03b7a26157 a bottle of 7c0975ea74 ice water. It seemed better 7bae4b0e30 than the lukewarm 8013c7cd6c bottle with barely 30c885ed46 anything left. But Shin 0793ec36da Jae-yi just c59363c0f1 opened the e6a2b73657 cap and 968b52f44c handed it db6205261d right back.ad9efc1ccbf5b261

That… wasn’t 1f7c0316d8 what he ed57db292d meant. Han-young blinked, caught off f83f17c2fc guard, and was about f04c4d929f to say something when d9bb7879d5 someone suddenly cut in.b4041bf1da23eac4

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“Shin Jae-yi, want a f1f5dd6f33 hair tie?”cb9f769e849de203

“Nope.”0de85d8872fd1649

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“If you tie it up, you’ll feel less hot. You’ve got the perfect hair for it.”d2a84ffd324121ad

The person who’d walked 17390bd316 up was a sunbae 3b9bcc7868 from their department who afdd7d78e2 had come as a ad922c03fa guest. Without hesitation, she 51889e7536 reached out and bef5b2a159 touched his hair. She ran her hand 1e46927b91 through the back of 4b7cb6a39d it like she was f638b71544 brushing it, then leaned d8630c49a2 in and blew softly 73f2d0f3dd on the back of 19d76bb51b his now-exposed neck.7418c3af59514b96

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“……”7ab4386e978f3f9f

There was no conversation 01a06db21a between them.
The senior’s touch 1f88f7d08a on Shin Jae-yi d3c44412ca didn’t seem to 378383c9f9 carry any romantic 79766e8de9 intent.
And yet… maybe 1f21288e2c it was because c4100f4b9f Shin Jae-yi simply 8663543249 let her do e409dea5ec it—didn’t brush her 316306ab41 off, didn’t flinch.
It made it 2167333826 strangely hard to 5dbeaf4fa4 look away.bf9331bbb53dc644

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“Han-young! The Fire! It’s burning!”595e7e41e9fe3500

“Oh.”6a726e370ce7c158

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That snapped him out f02d4a90c6 of it. But just as he b36bd4cc26 turned back to the f7549e5c63 stove—his eyes met Shin fe59aa5753 Jae-yi’s.054a889dd5f71376

Shin Jae-yi, who 9ea59d5b51 had just been 34ba478f00 staring ahead with 3195bfd99b complete disinterest, suddenly 3c88956831 smiled, eyes curling 3353bb459e in a mischievous 22db0228ce arc.
Leaving the senior still 2e4e3a7fef touching his hair behind, 9ca1f2133c he closed the distance 0a43b010d5 between them in a b545f9ea8b few easy steps.5375b611153b1db2

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“Not hot?”6b4772b2bce4cf3b

The way fc2df27ff6 he stood 4d550e7113 beside Han-young, e1bb711272 gently fanning b3631b7437 him with 3ddf026918 his hand—it 098629fa62 tickled in 04ba86a1b7 an odd 0b5af5ae11 sort of 5c41fd5519 way.
The subtle 6068df18ce breeze brushing a474f541c9 against his f0fc8f799f cheeks, flushed 7ddc62b102 from the e586208bb3 heat of d7201b750d the stove, 6210a8e7eb felt unexpectedly ff26696b2f nice.5b655b737662a227

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“Your cheeks are red.”f7ad55ffb22045a4

“I think it’s from 2bee185aad standing in front of 7b0e5df4e6 the fire too long.”8acbd0778d2521e2

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“Ahh.”3d6e15e47f0ee6ae

Even after hearing that, 2e15078180 Shin Jae-yi didn’t stop.
His hand kept 4a4e57c875 moving, fanning, but 16c0af3ae7 gradually shifted downward.
Only when it e103fb560d brushed against Han-young’s e455f98ed9 collar did it 72fb5797a0 finally pause.92ba2fdfad34956e

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“…Sunbae?”27fb9b868c86751b

They were standing 33ac56bf4b too close.
Seeing that large hand 395d90c854 through his downward gaze a2eefa9389 made Han-young freeze in 5170cfe17d place.
His lashes a9c741fe88 trembled with 8d98fe99c5 the tension 87f9edfd8a he couldn’t 6e090df392 hide.4b1d7b90988d4801

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“It’s wrinkled.”d669a4d24601a503

“Oh, I…”443ad9bb13510ce4

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The hand resting 4646400f8e on his collar d9269181a7 moved slowly, following 436446b0cb the fabric.
It didn’t even touch c8851922cc his skin, and yet d65df5018e a wave of tingling 0ccafb4594 irritation spread across it—as 7070bd9209 if oil had splattered, 2f4a3dadcb sharp and hot.
His fingertips didn’t 6b95e24694 stop until they d39bfc1a03 slipped just inside eb69c67477 Han-young’s collar.cf894c07e90a1379

“You turn just as 5d2856e5be red as you did c069cb7c4a when we kissed.”766353c323f50229

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Stripping him of his e9c3e3b72e clothes, caressing his skin 9c655d49a5 like he owned it—and a8740f3925 casually dropping that line 23d20c744e over the buzz of f6b2c4e291 noise and confusion.878185bbfa94cd6e

What… the hell…5315c5ee538b1f47

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Han-young, who b6f273f7d5 hadn’t even 6beadcedf0 realized he’d 652dd0f44d been holding ef923d066b his breath, ed1d6997fa flinched violently 56d6315a01 and kicked 9e709c9e84 at Shin 334ddca6fc Jae-yi’s foot.bc461fb0e028bb94

“Ow.”f6f94acae86ca95d

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Shin Jae-yi made a 68bb8f8ffe sound like it hurt, 59f4a77362 though it clearly didn’t, c4d7d42ff3 and chuckled as he 84711979a7 straightened up.
Completely unfazed. Like nothing happened.1416ef030109d69e

“I’m not going home b75c39dd9d tonight, so don’t wait 45dec31fc0 up—just go to sleep.”48ab078e44df061c

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Wait… did a63049fcdd anyone hear 18882733e6 that?14cefea7880d27a4

Worried, Han-young 74ed22acfe glanced around fcc8ee0310 in a 5e5180c734 panic. But the words 4c3a651f59 Shin Jae-yi tossed 3cd978ca1e out like a 0793909f78 rock into still ce9556c288 water made him 07b54e12b6 whip back around.c5141dae1fa3af81

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“Where are you a028bb0587 going?”95683c6255ca298f

“Got plans.”4bb56d30014596f9

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“Ah… okay.”efdb0874c41fcc82

“If you get scared, c545718a28 call me.”21c351dd20c968a3

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“I’m not scared.”653b354e92b99e68

Shin Jae-yi didn’t linger. As if 6e7b08ad7d his only 66f2468241 purpose had e98e1fdee5 been to f9e364624e deliver the 5ec6bbcb17 message, he 2e864975b5 disappeared not 81f5f6cc30 long after.
Several eyes followed him 42891b1d48 as he left, tracing 08fdcd86fc his path.923aa9845ac05a89

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Han-young, too, silently af960d130d watched until he 53fc900984 vanished from sight.dc34f7adf9044885

…So he’s d8f886c2d3 not coming c26cb8b65c back tonight.b6772d8beeb0d44b

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Before the cfbcab4a71 relief of c1ed129ddd knowing no 3f2bffba06 one had 37e75fdedf heard it 6436c91035 could settle b1223d2e14 in, a ed08c6e5dd strange feeling 8583f61a61 crept up e15b7f986b and took 41de9068c6 hold.15fb5ee3a4178e84

“Han-young, there are three more sausages.”a076728e45e50617

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“Okay.”87b88ff0b04fcc4f