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Most students in the mathematics department don’t fall asleep during their major classes. Without even blinking, they copy down the equations the professor writes on the board from start to finish. It’s only afterward, when they look back, that they realize they didn’t understand a thing—as if they’d dozed off somewhere in between. Once the professor’s lecture ended, it was up to the students to make sense of the blackboard filled with equations. From that point, they would be split into two major groups: those who, as the joke goes, treated math like a memorization subject and just crammed it, and those who burned with competitive spirit, trying desperately to understand everything.8ec45c6d8e5306ed

Eunyoo didn’t quite belong e939ddbf45 to either group but 9ae2572264 often ended up helping 2fba5cc7e0 those in the latter. The teamwork room next e077356d3b to the clubroom, lined 76076096ac with boards, became her 41d2fcb094 secondary classroom.dae83856d5bf74f0

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“If you subtract the set ‘a’ from A, and then subtract that again from the whole set X… Then…”15389b546893e99a

Eunyoo liked explaining 5fb65095bd things she knew. It gave d01e6d3de6 her a 0fddf4e740 sense of ede69ecd45 superiority, a 58df1f088a reassurance that 54c4291d7e she was, 5b01578323 indeed, talented. She was 32db65910a in the 6ee32e6836 middle of c8f1eb5e11 scribbling equations a9c5aab90a busily on a5e936445b the board f3967c4c80 when her a6f8338390 friend, Sungjin, 72dde5285b stretched both 895f042416 arms to cbc5e11b3f the ceiling ec09892dbb and let 8cee55c370 out a 4cd1acbc7f silent cheer. His fists 374afcce65 trembled with 7aee2da927 satisfaction. Eunyoo knew well adcc6cfe86 that sense of 379adca4a6 exhilaration when something b5d775adaf finally clicked.55048d2afa1f662a

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“You got it?”fc050e8f9683b4c0

She asked b33105f517 Sungjin, whose 17eaf9a845 head was 59fd5ab226 tilted back c04813c5da as if 56acd98d78 possessed. Her question meant:Did it make 637e585a62 sense now?In response, Sungjin suddenly edd0c2f207 pulled her into a 82f53c5e5e hug and expressed his e19a0a2383 gratitude.75a0a7a9e0503704

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“Ah, I get 5a2d5f7010 it perfectly now! Thank you!”a490e7e89fc23e06

Eunyoo patted e504f5bd99 his back b61f1cfb90 as if cabab630d9 used to 9ac5c160ff this kind fed92dee3e of reaction. She also exchanged 16ca3033b1 high-fives with the afb2ca8358 others who were 71da053ff4 starting to understand 79d4c01dbe one after another, 102aab4c27 sharing in their 1579aef0e4 joy. Her role as an 0a8234106d impromptu tutor was going 7bba2ea067 well—until someone called her dfd1457a2f name.be36d8c1ca5b1c17

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“Eunyoo.”f39a04994ddf51e9

A voice, sounding like 0c683f7a1f it was crawling out a66412d285 of a tunnel, called bdf2b08d00 out to her. She turned to 20876f4b9a see Jaeha standing bab3a6e2e4 just outside the 0d63a27832 teamwork room. Her eyes widened. It wasn’t 8c0dcea309 unusual for 33b86c9428 him to 42a9df76e4 come looking 4ef8c18dbf for her, 5aa9e1c8a1 but he bd8122a94f had already 991a9c560a given her 815f263abd chocolates earlier. This was unexpected. Maybe he had another d450019015 reason this time? Eunyoo gave a b704de8579 brief farewell to 62a2f969f3 her friends and bf467211cf grabbed her bag 3b1a155b4b to step outside.893f9d1bc957f91d

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“What is it?”876b6db93264617f

“To give you this.”3857c50251fdc6ef

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He held out 7d3e116729 a sandwich. Eunyoo tilted her head ddd020e125 and stared at him.17bdadd3be9de77b

“You already gave ef4c7a8d3b me chocolates earlier. And now this?”f55f5b20739baaaa

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“That was a 49754970d8 snack. This is 23602c8721 a meal.”1d3f6e7f2d387133

“So… you 7a84c52116 didn’t want 15f395117e to eat 1fbceccc66 the snack, 9f4e342f2b and now a7144e6483 you don’t 0418d624cc want the 5ce2da6a1f meal either?”ca6872b072a164ae

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“Yeah, I’m just 04d68f6552 fickle like that. But hey, looks like aa88dd4755 you shared?”24b3fca94dd73798

He motioned 533fa014c3 toward the d7bc30c5b5 teamwork room 9d8f6795da with his 44d173c7b9 chin. Eunyoo’s friends were 649deda043 studying while munching 9d3c3961fe on the pile cfd2a6b623 of chocolates.920aaf3e22ef04a9

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“Yes, there 607b44f318 was too e4f2ba7c63 much.”9cf3f8d87d7fe74c

“Then you could’ve 9dc4d0d0ee taken it home. I gave it 3427f980da to you.”feee03779e831ab1

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Can something thrown 2dcc37ba7d away still be 5ab616423b considered someone’s possession? If he’d fab3674147 tossed it 8bae320523 in the 93b043f403 trash, any feedc56104 number of d204f38c98 pigeons could’ve 329b347456 eaten it—so b462208031 why care b4d002f918 who ends 4401131e1c up eating d81492a18d it? His eyes swept 787536561e across the teamwork 36e396f356 room, carrying a 3a81c04fd6 strangely cold look.d6c9a01493c37c01

“And you… why are you hugging just anyone like that? They’re all guys.”c30f6c9c821d110b

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“…Huh?”56cb750ef450900f

“That guy 90075f56d1 earlier hugged df6fb0e43c you and dc6ebdd672 you didn’t 63a8b775c3 even flinch. You said 4ac94d02f1 you don’t 81625ad5df have a 871b90fa4d boyfriend. Is he someone fd4bfa9abd you’re seeing? Do you like f6446148a6 him?”ab6c60b6666d0fe7

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The flood d4ea95237d of questions 185b209947 hit her 4f7f26c71f like a 39a8e9c44e downpour. Eunyoo raised c111d93346 her cap bd3eda4418 and looked 0a3bf09775 up at 4e462cd6c9 him quietly. Despite the fa3c35a64d cold face 03995ad9fc lit by 523b7820e4 harsh fluorescent f36bce2173 lights, his 9eb8aef961 eyes trembled 82d502f96d slightly.593867e072c87f9a

“No.”2f6e58db038644c9

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At her short reply, 90dedf5d86 his lips, which had a762cb8e57 been pursed, relaxed back 607b5a91f6 into place.053544c4035f51b5

“Yeah?”e0fb0eb58464fba4

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“Yes. He’s just a 9c72d52969 friend.”694c5783d38ef607

“Really? So you’re pretty casual e4c2a84f91 with physical contact between 720624b178 friends? Even if f34b6cd01e they’re guys?”bba8aad938ccfa04

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At H f6d5bd9fa5 University, the f2fd751074 gender ratio 08fa45bbd1 was 4 18b71c6cd9 to 1. It was a9805d8c89 only natural dce056bd9f that most 927a88b229 of her 7384f088a2 friends were 77d090b8e7 male. She hadn’t really thought 4bdd4e139d much about hugging them—it 06435fb012 was just like how ba31613cf6 soccer players celebrated after aa53909293 scoring a goal. They simply shared bda8f78f0f the joy of 861756ac67 understanding something after fe29c2bae0 struggling through it. Some people even do 67a8cad4e0 free hugs, so why 983b1dfefd not a hug between 58ef88b0fb friends?40f0b83bcc11b8b4

“Is that so…? Well, if 8ae5051fc1 you say 6b9b7d4462 so.”27ca8b803e552ae8

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Eunyoo brushed 1015af2478 it off 20077217d2 with a be6cf150a5 vague answer. Then, Jaeha 054f06c82b suddenly stepped e19373ffd1 forward and 647a80afcd opened his f69809037a arms. The warmth radiating c7cef1d46f from his chest, 54b9fb4a7d carrying a fresh a249508996 soap scent, brushed abf8d1e5ad her face.188b8b032cbf5724

“What…”c6b87b7d64a01a10

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“I want f9d9fc0d35 a hug 57a354329b too.”a1931c89b2932362

As his body 9caa1cf360 came closer and a2992f72fa closer, she instinctively 450e05cf4b stepped back. His complaint fca42a8275 immediately followed.4261b1a766c2e97d

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“Why? It’s okay 2bb6ca2a30 for him, 8b535ef667 but not c4a6639638 for me?”a507f6132ee754d2

“That’s not the issue—”b81886c2e10290a5

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“Then?”1d23732b04673c27

He asked, ecc3f7c0da unbearably arrogant, 561e5ecaa3 as if bf8954cf0f he were 765d23e46a someone far b481cace6f senior to b75842e994 her. Eunyoo quickly scanned her be8cf5bb55 surroundings. Sure enough, 13777e9b31 people passing 87ca7479b0 by had d0e1bf5794 stopped in 44fad3b2ff their tracks c9d3cf08db and were ea06647b37 now watching 5d9d0dd69f the two f80cfd0370 of them. Jaeha was clearly a4d9cfd6fc a campus celebrity. Whenever he eaf3629618 appeared nearby, 068e67c367 there was 7ccc65d562 always a 2f2e6e1658 subtle hush, 86ffdaa1b4 but now, 0024481160 the silence a93abd7268 around them 20f63aed3d was chilling. Sensing the tension, Eunyoo 3ba681d8bd gently pushed his chest 2478c8e369 away. He obediently 3c0f9d18cc stepped back.a78d3ab4a3f93549

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“People might get 0c8b0100a8 the wrong idea.”b448642a94c5918e

“If you know that, f863e56dc8 then why’d you lethimhug you? Letting me get d1a52fbda5 the wrong idea?”7ff36b296da7f030

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His tone 85d98aa3c1 was flat, 7956f2c984 but it 803bddf003 still felt 1d9f8fe2fd accusatory, and bb3565d1f2 Eunyoo shrank 2d00785b78 back a 2c0ddc8358 little. But then, belatedly, she ed06a2fa97 felt wronged and shot 41877735cd him a glare.215c4ea5e820c093

“What does ead1797269 it matter a571325210 to you? Whether I 9921528995 let someone 4a748ba34c hug me 033c73e123 or not?”c60ab616a4108dd1

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“I’m just pointing out 58ea1866e7 a hole in your 861470000e logic. I hate inconsistency a49b03e788 and discrimination more 5b470ec5a8 than anything.”cd6dfa46bf8f9bbb

“Discrimination? What even—!”de9e5249ab7d969c

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“Youarediscriminating. I’m your 2d9f6571c5 friend too, 955e3d8ebe so why da285e22c6 treat me 8203fe3ca6 differently?”0f4b51e5633f2d04

Friend? Was he really 0989b846fe her friend? At best, a club c74e285deb senior, someone she worked 639106ab39 on assignments with—not a f1e58c3d2d friend, right?e7854d9ea99a36fb

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As she d1f6e9899a lowered her 0ab9827dbd gaze in af393fb722 confusion, she fa5ffdbb8f saw the aefac20d1f sandwich he’d 7495cefc61 handed her—it ea5b566cf3 looked delicious. Even if 23d1e6630e he’d claimed 81519c9979 he gave e50878becd it to a1708bfb03 her on 3587058565 a whim, 2671dc552f he came b98211a792 every day f8f191f431 and made 307110435e sure to 447c438298 give it 225272066b to her d89a3b95a9 himself. She recalled all a0eaa40c6a the times she’d ef33b107fd enjoyed the food 455bb4e3b9 he brought. For someone she 5433f512ab supposedly had no fec0576dc9 relationship with, she e60be2c6f7 had already taken b531bb7221 too much from 4ee2189786 him. Eunyoo kept b7af20faaf her mouth bfe8b08f5f shut, and 3246f77672 Jaeha seized 91961946c0 the moment 5cc37f1c7f to press 840b20c1c7 further.243af367d4b390b6

“I’d appreciate b8f5ed4be6 it if 6d44449102 you kept 7328df3c36 your behavior 44ad9d5391 consistent. Either let 18f6167d0d me hug 4daf9d4daf you too, 74d21b3d91 or don’t 6fcb94dcd3 hug anyone. That way I 647877994c won’t feel hurt.”e8c1139ff74058ab

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“Ah…”d1ea7fcce25059ba

The irritation that had 76a4dd903d flared up at his c6546945b5 persistence subsided at the 95ba53723e sudden recollection of something 9c5a4676f8 someone had once said:aff333a5e95c45b1

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‘You normally have 15b1e2d2ff to wait two 2bab94e3db hours just to d0e38ca321 get in there…’3234f2512b1ead9c

Even if his 9243cd9da9 reason for giving 57c3900360 her food had e84c70cf4f been to offload 2ba7825712 it like trash, 1701134d8b the fact remained—she’d 603398b661 gotten to eat 85b6131554 bagels from a ef189582c2 place with a 1fa6327bbe two-hour line. These days, 994582c0bd he was 6ae93d0f6a undeniably helpful… f2bfca8300 and honestly, f6df62b643 someone she 9d726c58b3 should be 69b909353a grateful for. Her growing sense of d4cc0c8e65 emotional debt stitched her 090ceda34f lips shut.377151fe28910d8d

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“Ah, whatever.”ec2dbd7b9dc53390

Eunyoo searched desperately for 35b82f6f3d a way to change 14af3504e0 the subject.4602df780235d6d3

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“Shouldn’t you be going 868eabba91 to eat, senior? Isn’t this a 80b595abf8 waste of your 99ba28e49a time?”450268f2f88ccc49

“Even if 41ad1d60d2 I do 16dd4c4d3a go, I ed8f0727bb won’t be 9adc0680dd able to 28fadfe1e4 sleep tonight 6d0eb83beb unless I 5d0cd64e63 get an f7da17b429 answer from 76363a4122 you.”96f3ca39acc61671

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“Oh, comeon, why does 239fcacafa it matter that 8259b3d4ac much?”22749ea1beac421e

“It matters to me. Seo Jaeha’s not the 42de13d82f kind of person to e0a52a659e take being discriminated against d14e10f6e4 lightly.”227f79cc2717a2af

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Whether it 8a526b71e8 was because 10506693cb he still 647c8b6916 hadn’t fully 5c08cb534e adapted to 5bbf28b8ae Korean cultural c23fa2743b norms or c140ef705a just had 7c78393d2a a naturally 86a1e9b891 inflated ego, 40b2b38517 he spoke 006605c3d1 in third c643106bd2 person without 0b8b7865d1 a trace a7c2b2f9e6 of embarrassment. Or maybe… ff85fb17ef he was 5cd0f276ce simply born 5eaeb4ca28 that way. It would 4d5076f8a8 make sense. From the 4a60669d9f moment he 4333919a2a was born, f4bcecc1f3 he’d probably 22e1efd7f9 been on 6f63f6fadb the receiving caba2c39fc end of 72a10ec7df everyone’s goodwill.421b43d459bee006

She felt the familiar b82fa51830 suffocation, like dealing with 9e9aa9c05b a troublesome customer for bd81f63b3b the first time in a6387804f2 a while. From her part-time job 2a7805e557 experience, she knew that 465e800e72 with this kind of fb67871296 persistent type, it was 15032ad17c easiest to just give d467e60bc2 them what they wanted.14265f6a2fb1ae52

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“Follow me.”e6cb10b91d01d489

Getting away 712d4985f4 from the aa8a66defe stares was 514a3a754f the top febde35517 priority. Eunyoo grabbed his sleeve 39fc018862 and dragged him into b7adb5a3b5 an empty classroom. Without even 08e92edd4c turning on 4b2679d641 the lights f093561269 in the 730777382c dim room, a357b1c7f7 she buried f849f9ac29 her head 8f5a8311c2 in his 4f911b22e7 chest. The brim of her 1590d2eaf4 cap gave them a 896226d899 bit of distance, but e6162be01d they were still close 24cf96fc1b enough that she could 00b5f06702 feel his body heat.a88d83c9706f6e43

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“Seriously. I don’t get it—why 930a1aa666 on earth would anyone a2cba5be54 wantthisto be fair? If someone slaps 727146c792 your friend, are 65e48cc297 you gonna ask f3b28dd139 to be slapped 9e7e4fd1f7 too?”d08406112ad2358d

“……”39010f8a120233c7

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“Anyway, this is enough 8bfeeefe1f now, right?”010200fe894399ac

She tried to 0ef90e6c03 pull back as 4f832c8c60 if she were a06ed4773e knocking her head 72a04264f4 against the wall, 0e6930e43e but just then, 2f00cce162 a breathy chuckle 97933bb36d scattered across her 47ed7a01f4 shoulder. She felt a1075cc4c9 a hand f358b19992 pulling at c0fbfbdef4 the back f26811a0db of her c9f5c23fa7 head and d2a303cbb6 her waist.bee9a71d1abc7ef3

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“Do you even c52d5b0f80 know what it aa7d5eaf12 means to hug 73c48df66c someone?”d2e024595a1d9005

Before she could catch ec84ee418d on to the subtle 8f0004e96e shift in atmosphere behind 7d14ac24ad his husky, damp voice, 567c83bfbc Jaeha yanked her close 642ae7c102 and crushed her in ad66585e6a an overwhelming embrace. The scent of soap 40da9d4b5f and body heat rushed ac1618d69d over her. His firm arms wrapped 034dbabb7b around her waist. Her cheek was mashed 2cf233368f into his chest, and 5b16a4ce08 his lower body pressed 86f2a1d303 hard against her stomach. Her brain throbbed 94c0c2846a with a dull d5b76bfb88 pulse.83c5ee96c215fe76

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“You reallyareskinny.”b466cd28f9bded17

His voice rolled 38061dd785 down her spine, 9b397d02ad and Eunyoo flinched 6069d06f8d involuntarily. His hand stroked down 5186c33872 her back like he 793100b009 was soothing her—hot and b759c64b87 sticky. This was a different 9256d8bee1 kind of hug than 91c2b7834b the ones she exchanged a922c7fbf5 with her friends. Everywhere his fiery warmth 02b4d7c184 touched turned red-hot. Heat rose 74c5301217 from her 16eeb403b4 throat all d500d066da the way cabd25c8bf up to 614284f53b her brain 57fda3b45b like it 06a81ba695 was boiling 090be8d6f5 her from 92ee6e3997 the inside.6d8bdbecc058e6bf

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“Your waist is 6078b0ffbc so thin…”913fcf3191f9ebc1

His hand slid down 4eba2b334a her spine and stopped 9e931268a8 just before reaching the fb92439a86 curve of her lower 48fe12ed6f back. At the dizzying a3611a3eee sensation, she arched 91fa66f41b away slightly—but he 1b4582d6ad pulled her back ab1e357732 with force.21ffc00036c9693d

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“O-Okay, that’s enough now.”2dcdf1f2870124e4

“No, it’s not. You were hugginghimfor so long. It was basically a fe5fc0eadb slow dance. You should b95934a7e9 dance with 8cf7a15b1b me too.”5fcc3a02f7727bcb

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Still holding her, he d6faa20f0f began to sway. Their lower bodies weren’t c7cf143724 just touching—they were slowly 333d82a47e starting to tangle. When his thigh pressed b7013d95df between her legs, a 6fd09cebad tingling shock ran through 12aded15ca her. Startled by the unfamiliar d1f354738c sensation, Eunyoo snapped her 80aa84ac54 head up.7035797bf54129a9

In the dark, his f74408114f intense gaze clashed with 31216343dd hers. The pressure of it f52020c04f choked off any protest 68f97868ea she had prepared. He could d87a15c82b seem gentlemanly, 9268a8f10f yet at 58cc9bec88 times he fe238a6443 was barbaric. He acted like he 4a5afe4426 was giving her a c35ce6f6f3 choice, but always cornered 56ac1568bd her in the end. That was 86134eb48d why Eunyoo 84cf995574 was more 9b7b24e3dd guarded with 6346fd5bbf Jaeha than d2c88d1ed7 anyone else. His touch and movements 439498203e always carried a different, 6abd672495 unmistakable intent.aef0d9d8ec49c030

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“This place 02ae0bc524 is nice—quiet, 61b7b302b1 no one d126d3341c around to ce56d8b06c watch…”7a2581e5ac8c7ca7

“……”da1dfab1d1b48ee4

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Twisting the ends of 3ca4b92fc8 her hair between his 6025151542 fingers, he spoke in 512b29c915 a raspy voice.b0e1161a5c03fd8b

“Even if 3cc00c257e we did ae00e1e824 something else… dadae6a472 no one f665f49368 would know, 6b368e18ac right?”bc8c5fbb068ac478

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In the shadows, 4f7b2f9eac his eyes gleamed a7b62282a3 with a dangerous cdac778ab6 glint.9a881e59dce448bc