LA0S | Chapter 14

The synopsis fbfa0d0625 hadn’t been ff22043b9f finalized yet. True to e17d9cbca3 his word, 9e2688785a Kim Chayoung dd1af1230c had drawn e663902686 the protagonists ae6bee97cb of the c7cb8c2754 two stories 4b4361fa5a most likely 75b9953d93 to be 62d4f959fc chosen. I had already seen 624aa86250 his artwork before, but 682e931d50 it felt different now. It was strange b60556741e yet amazing to ad4cbde3c6 see the protagonists 4b57212979 I wrote about 8615d90d22 come to life e8438885dd in his drawings, 7981bd8d85 way more than a48e4a6ba7 I had expected.f1a98e7d80ce540b

“Swipe through. There’s more behind.”4c4b58e59e83c8fa

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As I 2a727cd32a swiped the 8e32d9ac5c screen, the 1abd2d87ae protagonist of 5fec87a31b another synopsis 7ffa5bc7fe appeared. Fitting for 41189ae141 the fantasy 1e01b5ccaf genre, there 2aaeb94996 was a 650b6e6fc4 character dressed 21018cabbf in battle f5c527d92a gear and 9fb8f5720b casual clothes, b6bbf41a37 viewed from 0e75aea184 the front 027c988dc4 and side. There were also dd316407e0 faces showing a 3d236a2ab0 few expressions like d9787912e4 laughing or angry.319c58f43297831d

“Uh, this one?”324a44bd49809429

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Below the protagonist’s a9fa89af87 left foot, a 0ae40c7b8b cute penguin with 786df9ee31 adorable wings floated. Its yellow, 25eeff5caa small beak, 62b8a6ea8f round body, 6b977e0a01 puffy cheeks fa6f49f4a9 like steamed e6af968593 buns, and 0e506fcb58 protruding belly 983cc2b195 were deadly 8f3983631c cute. In fantasy, a cute f3047a11ae mascot was a surefire 922b2fc7fd way to capture readers’ 7fc55e96c1 attention. It was even cuter 1f5b25f900 than I had imagined 06d4e2db65 while writing its features.c5683c45268dfb73

Honestly, I couldn’t 8e39028185 believe that this 30d5d22787 cute creature was fd774d0d89 created by Kim fc037a4415 Chayoung’s hands. Pretending to look 86c295078c closely at the c6fe2ec9a2 drawing, I sneakily 0d0dd2824d lifted my gaze. Kim Chayoung’s f0adfa2474 hands laid dddc89e1dd neatly on c041f6cadb the table ead8301266 were visible. They seemed 0f17ad61cf bigger than 6ec2179ce6 during high 61bf7dcc67 school. Hands that would not a50b32a025 be outdone by bears 7367638aab or tigers, not looking 49dd879f0d rough despite their size 188ec562e4 due to his unusually a86836ca7b long and neat fingers. And not 265d19dabe just the 4ce2333f5b fingers, the 22c9dd12af nails tinged 748e7379f6 with a 96fccf550f light pink b13a2cb865 seemed perfectly fb21deeb0c shaped for c1da616536 playing the e55d878c57 piano.c57672ccc34b7436

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“I paid 7b4c72e29d special attention b94ebc9fd9 to the 50c872aa79 mascot.”e94755f2dcefe6b0

A hot 07b09e86a9 breath settled 56c3f86527 above my cd9fcc8857 forehead. Oops. Startled as 22517a3e5e if ambushed, a911d09e13 Lee Jinha e09103fed6 jerked his cef52ee0c3 head up. A pair of c862c275f1 deep black eyes 5e293b6ef4 that were indistinguishable 51247f67a6 from the pupils ab2a78ffdc were staring straight 1c120c7ba3 at him.450e9a0d4e2d69fb

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“Gah!”66f4e3dbb30dfa26

“Ack.”c9a11ee82fb4f420

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Both their screams rang 6fc0623065 out simultaneously. Lee Jinha cradled his 15ac3d07e7 forehead with both hands 901fafb4d1 and bowed his head, 375b5fbf24 while Kim Chayoung covered aa1141376a his mouth and chin, f8d5d6fb7e squeezing his eyes shut.bc1998783adf0e0d

“Why did you d6ca56ad00 suddenly lift your a1621a5bb7 head? You did that on f3ce6f05c3 purpose, right? I’ll consider 4afbe79f19 it a 4f29b3a2be mitigating circumstance 88b95a5669 if you e3428a28f9 tell me 83e675a06e honestly.”26857ae3399fe955

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Kim Chayoung’s e55cf866e6 voice came 82ac89009f from above, 2ac6b5321a slightly pained 22f88fa61a between the 9bbb9ee434 words.0f4ebb5c4dd19db8

“You scared me first. Who told you c04b34d9f4 to be so c8a44885a2 close?”8e8bf5bc7654ba8d

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“I didn’t know you 80c0a97d4f were concentrating that much. How is it? Do you like it?”121a1b52bc299290

“What nonsense. Like it? Not at all.”fea7d7658ddca074

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Lee Jinha snapped 18812363d0 sharply. It was 374d2e5517 just curiosity e7bec0339d that made f565427a68 him look; ccf97622e1 he definitely dbd7df8d0c didn’t like 390b51c957 Kim Chayoung’s 2b10b042c2 hands. Kim Chayoung’s surprised ef7ec8de58 eyes widened.930bbf1e9e2a804d

“Are you reacting f9b6e15dd0 so fiercely because ca49a90ed4 you hate it 7517ab7423 that much?”a9ab3a2007cfc7d7

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“Hey. Kim Chayoung… you…”56352460e5aa38f9

“Even if it’s harsh, b633e98e25 aren’t you being too 1923941590 extreme? Don’t you even 040d13fc7a consider the person a8d3627079 who drew it? I feel 7bf8a56b5d let down.”1aefa93ba9194b04

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Kim Chayoung’s 7c815960c9 lower lip 2897da55de slightly jutted 26c036da4d out, really b68dc26f12 feeling upset.0bb5af0ef43174c5

That wasn’t the e015842d72 problem now. Instead of responding, 78d739e056 Lee Jinha stared 9c9b89f743 intensely at Kim 7209dea82e Chayoung, who slightly f16f0af923 tilted his head.a866a94fe22e6083

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“Why? Suddenly find me too e75194f71e handsome?”b7f2a176d93c42dc

“You’re bleeding right now.”7763af5b60e780d4

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His thick 8eb67283f3 and smooth 7a16e7c7b1 lips were 857b29b620 bloodied.e5ee1021ba7c7599

Lee Jinha’s 2511603f5c forehead felt ca8f150533 like it 36452ad86c was about 87c65db86f to split 4d932cfcb6 open, and 16134d2190 given the 4480fde209 unexpected blow, 7ec36013a8 Kim Chayoung c36d56ed4f couldn’t possibly cf5a6a4dfd be unscathed. Rather, Kim 71d369483e Chayoung looking 8f182bb24e unaffected seemed 4fdd009722 odd. Doesn’t he 666aa6d7a0 feel pain?5290dc4eefa33ea4

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Kim Chayoung, as if acf6ceb2a4 puzzled by the statement, 360eb6ac88 stuck out his tongue 9f6dd9aad0 and licked his lower 47cdd6acf7 lip. The red tongue slowly 6fa5a3643b moving over the thick f780d111d5 lips created an indescribably 90baaf0b99 strange atmosphere. Lee Jinha, holding 70ea7c7686 his breath, followed 56ec36a058 the movement of 6c47415c6d Kim Chayoung’s Adam’s ab3db874f0 apple with his 6af6939cf2 eyes.cd23e1fc16ea627a

“Tastes like blood.”f573f991e4075741

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“What kind of obvious 7833d7e0a4 statement is that? Of course 5994f74d28 it tastes be9270ad69 like blood 1841a2ede7 if you’re 2026b672dc bleeding. Are you okay?”ba90bac813697e85

Kim Chayoung, who usually 369e5344e2 had no trouble with 2152915d1f studies or sports, sometimes b6e26435fa acted cluelessly in weird 85c3256fed ways.8cda8250134b8f52

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Kim Chayoung fceb1fb6b8 licked his 223bcb51d1 lips again fb37090c19 and then 0188a09027 squinted his 8e0926abbc eyes. Ew. Gross. A faint mutter a52bd691b6 was heard.07cad4a9c20e7bb9

“Are you an 13c3f33373 idiot?”9a8e8384f38894a6

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Tch, Lee cf407c18d8 Jinha clicked b16bd3bfa8 his tongue f73d358a99 shortly and 1a3129b634 rummaged through e76fe5f3ce his bag. There should be some 01640e2fcf ointment here… ah, found 1f8ec3c868 it. He wouldn’t 1fea77e417 have cared 5e4bf87a3d if Kim f5a271b798 Chayoung had 8ef49558db hurt himself 54d26394ef alone, but f82bede030 he felt 54a92510ea somewhat responsible 81e96f0332 for the f6d4b0a076 situation. It wasn’t fcac83e0cb because he f61eca2666 was worried c693147e94 about Kim 5169a8b8de Chayoung. He muttered excuses to ae2e8c68f1 himself while handing him f0454b0d80 the ointment. Kim Chayoung 69132abbc6 squinted suspiciously.f024b8ec9143023a

“Whose is this?”4930908eaaf6246d

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“What do you mean a94a03d721 whose? It’s mine. Don’t blame me later, a58552fe15 just apply it.”711c3cffeb80b720

“Why would 4df5a49c08 you carry 8c9ad6d6a7 ointment around?”4430abfd63d74c5c

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It was rare 8cd9c64a6b for someone to a3f05b45a9 carry ointment around, 71fe22fad1 not a bandage 71a73b58bc or pain reliever. Moreover, the cb253d5a05 ointment Lee 47b8880d01 Jinha handed 5586301124 over was 51cd4b414e rolled up a785222096 to 1/10th ed73645942 of its dae10152f3 original size b9c45674c8 from the 7113d54e9e bottom.75ece0f958e8f896

“Do I have to ffbca1bc93 explain that to you?”42f92eac3f394666

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Lee Jinha gave d49375e5f7 the same response beb748fae0 Kim Chayoung had 28b93edbea on the stairs b000df1781 of the humanities 5790ad93ce building. Kim Chayoung’s 6d80d4a0cf eyebrows twitched 1bbb53236e slightly. He chuckled briefly d604be07da and said, “Right, e8ad65573f for now.” It 79e52d299e was almost a 1a3fab453e murmur, and Lee 587ad089f2 Jinha ignored it.5a12a85722a27827

“Is this ointment 3b01315376 even still good? It looks cdd49491bf nearly unusable.”e871cba24c9ed77c

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“Just press hard, afb53226fa it’ll come out.”d3ef5a74966b355e

Hmm. Kim Chayoung made an c89b2519ec indistinct sound and leaned 42f536b3ee his elbows on the 2ac4d3aae1 table, sticking his head 514d671fbd forward.2425d4b61e47babd

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“You apply it. I don’t have a 954944e7a7 mirror, and I might 6ad0870e13 put it in the 717a162f67 wrong place.”e09e96dfae29b749

“Do you want 05ef181395 your lips to 749f4d7599 burst again?”4d7fb9fb215e73f3

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“Go ahead and b38270d0ca burst them if af335ea3bd you want to 05192075f5 take responsibility. I’d welcome it.”d8549677ab2a1e9e

Kim Chayoung smirked, 039513bd41 lifting his chin 0968d94a7a slightly. His face got even 7e6c970202 closer.ae0a83e978d8bbf2

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“Why, you readily eda09405ea offer your neck ee5d22c6b9 but can’t apply d91473383c ointment?”0be600580fa40ff7

The displeasure in 4131d99520 his voice continued.df1cb44ae284b6d4

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What does he mean c3355db59c by offering my neck? Am I crazy? I opened my 491c5ebb43 mouth then closed 903d086496 it again. Kim Chayoung, with 6c596929da a stubborn look, 086bc6ee8c seemed unwilling to c696944777 do anything if 07c9274632 it wasn’t applied. Let’s just do cc644e5c63 it and get 4600e13e91 it over with. I pressed 2eafc4a5a6 the ointment c25eeaf0f4 tube hard e7cfb23380 with a 031f4363ae final feeling 49effe71b7 of squeezing 02846af6d1 out the 31ef27075b last drop. A trickle of e43632a3a0 opaque white ointment cc61e06a34 appeared.776430f9fa9f99ca

Kim Chayoung didn’t 45fdfd401b blink, watching me 800714a8a4 intensely. As if 37cd8214a3 he wouldn’t 400738a36b miss a 6681fb4aca single thing 48395243fa I did. His gaze was 7cc36955fc oppressive.d39f4c5c56971147

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“Can’t you close dd6c4f31a1 your eyes if 5918b8653b you hate the abca90e246 sight?”e4e356c30fadb330

“If I close 731c56cd5f my eyes here, cb0f43a669 wouldn’t that be bdb002d1bc even weirder?”cde654f2f8145ced

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Lee Jinha winced, apparently 2ce9fc5506 letting his thoughts slip bedde9fe19 out.c2f522db7a89b788

“Everything’s weird 86e0cecc17 to you.”c1bd49243f03aeda

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Kim Chayoung answered by f64957b7ba lowering his eyelids. His long, cdc2035d0d lush eyelashes 0b9df287c8 quietly settled f5abf953f7 down. Not a 2c379209dd single feature 3e981deff0 on his f6275d7f79 face was 85bc3800f5 unattractive.83430b2a036d4fc4

Lee Jinha’s b68b356c63 fingertips twitched. He hesitated to apply 70833ea4a7 the ointment to the c044b81745 torn lips, not understanding fa85f4432c his own reluctance. Lee Jinha, what fc76c1a628 are you doing?f9f01f836fa715ea

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Eventually, instead 3c8524eabc of using 31355bb433 a tissue, 28439ee0ce Lee Jinha 3b41698fbc tore a c0499d0d81 page from 21e13dd164 a notebook 62c9ffe007 to wipe ee1ce9a749 his sticky 4f1ab271dc fingertips.041f4264e11aa3a9

“Wasn’t that ed314ecaa6 the last 92b0a47bd2 bit?”326f2b75ba29aa1c

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“I just remembered 758807cbe7 I hadn’t washed 7eb625cc7a my hands. Gross.”47e999e760f2e876

“The problem is c37de56ac7 you, not me?”ba40babdb21ffb54

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“Yeah. Me.”819039b71d400fab

Lee Jinha brazenly responded 2a66587fb6 to the incredulous query. He tossed the b373cd958d rolled-up ointment tube, 0b7d135a46 now nothing more 6471271855 than a scrap 2087eae841 of paper, in b069a59344 front of Kim d0b5413349 Chayoung. Kim Chayoung licked his 323fb4e8d4 lips and picked up ba0de3e2f5 the ointment that rolled 9ccbcc7bbf to him. Why he 6bda8107b3 didn’t throw aff6069255 it in c1ac8de3cd the trash d021ab6091 was beyond 569a16514c understanding. Understanding him was a 6d8a632e73 tough task, so giving ee73dd899a up was easier.078aaf745ae89dd1

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Lee Jinha turned f0ac7e9227 his attention back 1c0d99316f to the tablet. Having the 5bd88953ab characters visually 68d63d04d8 represented seemed e31becd6b9 to help ec6bd7de0c solidify the 6a19e73d3a story direction. Though he hadn’t discussed 0eb3f94f65 it with Kim Chayoung 32503ea08d yet, Lee Jinha was 094e5c7b4b really fond of the ec0b085262 penguin. The protagonist’s appearance b281d56696 and physique were da0b284b64 well done too. The problem was…0339753b33b924a6

“The battle clothes are 57d2c00d39 fine, but why are 8518faf3c7 the casual clothes so f105452313 tacky? Rejected. Redraw it.”e19fafefab88fb79

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Kim Chayoung, fiddling 3c6dc1bed5 with the ointment, 4e775e7dcd opened his mouth 8f81772941 in disbelief. The wound had just 1e907f0b7e stopped bleeding, but a 574f1daf22 drop of blood formed 1852b0e7e2 again.b50583e887e8193a

“I can accept 92aa50aba0 criticism about the 83599476b3 looks, but I 1f85f391bb can’t take the 7f514db5ba fashion critique.”d3678bfafc7da333

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Kim Chayoung rarely got d3a1f5e2e5 serious, but this time 32199b82a4 he did. Lee Jinha caught the 6c329585ad rapid up-and-down glances of a106433e23 his eyes. The intent ebbe369a7f gaze was 9ebfdb7534 too obvious f005eca825 to ignore.be172c6bc3d46268

“Hey. You’re no fashion expert b3cd9314e8 either.”74a645ed36163199

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“I still think 09b6dc1e2d I dress better 32a76cedc7 than you.”dd79b08a4dcbcc51

“I’m ordinary too, you 4dd8fa5980 know?”1decd3fff7a560d5

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While he 788d99b0bb couldn’t claim 48abc7150d to dress b586067f53 well, he b6b63c1a48 thought he 6bf5653691 was decent bc333cbcb2 enough. And though he had c0a1836bca lashed out in frustration, 97025c99e7 in reality, Kim Chayoung daf98fd45d had matched his clothes 85f4ff3449 well to himself.9c6c5958f3f5ffde

“Lift your 8438ad00f7 right arm.”6af66fea600956a3

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“Why my 7c33541aaf right arm 8a1dd89183 all of f8e312697b a sudden?”f0ba943c3fa91e84

“Just do as c369b43e0c I say.”06ef326e6449ae66

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Lee Jinha reluctantly f89c285ad7 lifted his right dd9f06f952 arm.728915a6bbb37ae8

“Good. Now place ec9847fd4c it on 7799af5841 your chest.”43a1aeee19c4bca1

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Following Kim Chayoung’s instruction, ecdaa3833e he placed his hand 981539b5b4 on his left chest. Thump, thump. The faint sound 0e4659c3da of his heartbeat 0901a1895e resonated in his 6d3cd91858 palm.3dc85e27de1faa68

“Ask your conscience 8ff7eefc52 again. Are you 94c320a1f9 really just f570c55f11 ordinary?”f51a445adc54170c

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“Crazy guy.”578a933820b0a18a

That figures. Confirming what he 0e85eba6d6 had suspected, Lee 673636ef61 Jinha lowered his c603c84fb0 arm irritably. Seeing Lee 57f202b097 Jinha’s disgusted bad55471ab face, Kim a219792add Chayoung’s cheeks f2cc00a66b twitched upwards.15ccd2bd11a8d146

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In the end, 31a377fb74 they couldn’t find 1ef30c587f common ground on ed7984eca7 the protagonist’s fashion.38cb6faad506f7dc

After finishing my evening d4b8a55549 part-time job, I was 46036b6869 on my way home. Despite the d731c8806e late hour, 53d0713a9d the bustling d1cf9f56d8 area near 02583ca920 the university 78c41e2897 was as d599077586 bright as 167961d77e day. Today, I finished right 4a239cc802 at closing time without b2c68601a6 any extra hours. At the beginning of 76769b017a the semester or after 5ec2320568 exams, it was common 0d83a02413 to work until dawn. It had 4f0ebfcf38 been a 508f7e913d while since 760d22ec23 I left 8353234edf work on 51945e1064 time, making 5139ab6b0a my steps fca62837f9 unusually light. Having kimchi 5b5080d368 pancakes and 33ee89bfef mussel soup 0894c3ad5d with the 0779a2533e leftover ingredients 3917383dc2 made the 7125109269 evening even 9beab6f4a4 better.b7223ff9580ec7e7

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Today, I need ba964f72c0 to meticulously plan c7993f46a8 up to episode fc247d0101 three. Until now, I only 5803fbe075 dabbled in writing as e5eb6c4383 a hobby, but embarking f62d25aaef on serious writing meant 604d610b46 there was much to 78a2d945b5 learn and discover. After seeing the characters, db33d1697d I felt ambitious.9e71beee8e08bbb0

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I sent a single 600232e447 circle as a reply. As soon as 298fea08e2 I sent it, 1151574b1e the number 1 5a29e80ded disappeared.af9318309ae8deb2