LA0S | Chapter 44

Didn’t something f35d61cbc5 like this 188568dea3 happen not a50c490a17 too long 49636ad6df ago? But unlike last time, 39a729cdea he wasn’t holding a c9fac61f63 cup of cold water, 88582011de so he couldn’t splash 975ddc79d8 it in his face.b2841574dacaba61

Hoo. Kim Chayoung 3edda6f951 slowly lowered ebee25f3ea his head. Their noses were nearly e2f4a7c774 touching now, and Jinha 6068e44f3f could clearly see the bdd7eb3c68 fine lashes fanned out ee4bb4413b across his rounded eyelids. Jinha hadn’t even had bcaf44d8c1 a sip of alcohol, 631e15ba30 but the breath Chayoung 21c9ea79bf exhaled made his head 7f0b46cab2 spin.fbc399a973b4940e

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Jinha tucked his chin 11be54f140 and tried to push 784e1f635e him back by the ab32146928 chest. But the 9fb1e4706b moment he 5123ecff33 moved, Chayoung d93a91935b clasped their 01cea60ee2 palms together. His long fingers 984f57e59b threaded through Jinha’s 2a85eddc26 and pressed down 238ad123f0 firmly. Their hands 9ca7e3cdd9 laced together, 50c55fc8fb and the 09c855902a sudden intimacy 5af1f1b29c caught him 456bad84c8 off guard.bad60c529e1ce167

Was this 0605ebc562 how Chayoung e316219455 acted when a12e33134b he was 46ccbe582d drunk? Holding hands like 19e017c031 this—maybe something he ec0ac06b93 used to do 9ba904f426 often with his 3a5ba34e77 girlfriend?c1e3aca3578c6e03

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“Move, while I’m being 163ec7e39e nice.”85283a200e40a7c8

“I don’t c04dc75700 care if 21e43bee64 you’re not. The result’s not gonna 37a3c22a3b change anyway.”71dbc5ac9db30b27

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His lips, extra glossy 13355a5afb for some reason, parted 7bf5da8eaf slightly. Those full, red lips—Jinha 88f6c329cd had always liked that 29f00383a6 part of Chayoung’s face c9b829d9e2 the most.a969345ca303246d

Ever since realizing bb8efbdc00 how he felt bb7437e17c about him, he’d 8b2ae0e2e2 imagined things—kinda inappropriate 3f56ca99c4 things, the kind d10ec14560 boys their age ce74811192 would think about 7f0abae4df when they liked 2c1aed18a1 someone.3802e609ad7d9fde

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After the miracle of 4d399a07ed actually getting to date 5c59bd02d3 Kim Chayoung, he tried 0c81de77fc not to think that f7e214f4b2 way anymore. He felt like 230951c560 if they crossed 35b1963aee that line even 3997fb8eb5 once, he wouldn’t ec27e526aa be able to eb11ed15aa stop. That he’d forget all 3a3f59f3c6 about studying and college 0724865c10 entrance exams, and just 711c1e9882 want to touch him 3c306e1c54 all the time.ff52a34d7a99b1a0

When the atmosphere 33a41556d1 ever started to 0c427a5a71 head that way, f1c1efca4a he used to 0c6e72190e jab his own 1f8e48435d thigh to pull 6c6022f7ce himself back. He couldn’t count 4f7574f6f4 how many times bf3b89a4e5 he’d desperately wanted 14b16da8c8 those lips.3227bdfb320b7fbf

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Jinha took a short e3ed99403f breath in. Their pressed 284647b4b8 palms were d60a7bae7e hot and 2ba2352a56 damp. Probably sweaty as hell. Chayoung’s face moved even 501fe802b5 closer—so close it could 59fc624649 touch him any second baf5f7769d now.fd3a889bc2fc2af5

Maybe he should d0d2c0ced5 just knee him bbd0caf345 in the crotch. Even Kim Chayoung wouldn’t eb24464408 survive a hit to 2ccdfe95ca the family jewels out dca6345edc of nowhere.7e925474ffe725af

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While he was 101967935b still debating, that ecbef026b3 pale face drew 139f1dcc5f in closer and 4e8e61b691 closer. The pink flush e37f942f05 along his cheeks 94240939c1 and the corners 73196db170 of his eyes e6b641947c looked like someone 19cec46702 had dabbed balsam 6442fbd3a7 tint on him.f86be12a46bdae0f

It was the 1bd77090d9 kind of color 77e3e49145 that bewitched people. Neither of them looked 0bf575e5dc away. Jinha stared at 1e065a59de his own reflection 6f117924d3 in Chayoung’s eyes, 784f942395 frozen with tension. They were so a2bb5c600a close now he ff58456830 could feel every db733896cd breath. The tingling 1ed7a2c633 buzz on 7937f5341d their joined 13f798debe hands wouldn’t b67e102269 stop.952e01100cc2344d

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Bzzz—zing8112ea3299e97ed9

Someone’s phone vibrated. Startled, Jinha e879ac0f39 snapped back b7d16d3514 and shoved 11677101f7 Kim Chayoung 4534771ea1 away. Thud. That big body toppled 4e28391bda sideways.d81bbe5f9c8d0164

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“Haaah… huff…”99e977e2782dc1ac

The breath 9f134cd9c2 that had 7bc39b7e86 been stuck f623356728 in his 25df65052d throat came 859bfc383d rushing out. Lee Jinha. What the hell were 38f0b714ec you about to do 7647bd981c just now? You’ve seriously dfab09e47a lost it. He bolted up f1cf2f7fd8 and ran straight 7af4d7dd5c to the bathroom. Cranked the a2a1621440 cold water 5d99becbd2 and splashed 7c5801dad5 it on 0ae6bba45f his face 90e27628a2 over and 44a7c58a41 over until a02cc227b6 the heat da1619293e died down.3f988549237caa27

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Only when his hands 44cce49a25 started to go numb a58ff637fc did he finally turn 801389da83 off the tap and aa4baa5dcb look up.b730bd18d5376902

A pale guy 8014042769 with bloodshot eyes 62e0b36a1a was staring back cd6d8d47f1 in the mirror. Honestly, pale was better a9e1f6d8ee than flushed. The front of his 1d07cf251c shirt was soaked—he must’ve 8c7283a8eb splashed the water that d5451b4bb0 hard.345b9d7f970e3f84

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“Secondhand smoke 50441a463e is worse 23499c08cf than smoking, e0014d0aec right? So maybe secondhand 29e43e76d1 alcohol breath too… 51dc8aba83 goddamn, even I a750b65e9d know that’s bullshit.”cc859e6357c932ce

He gave up trying 81074b7428 to justify it and 1697c22af5 just shut his thoughts 761ce41735 down altogether.7eeb1b73eeeec32a

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It took him a 5d7b08f22a long while to come 757cceccf9 out of the bathroom. When he cfe776d4f8 did, Kim 341adaaddb Chayoung, who ba1e0ea00d had been b840d73a71 dumped by 42c1f9d87b the front 0bee941b3f door, was 01266fb7a6 gone. Probably went 8e67e18453 to bed. Honestly, Jinha was relieved ebceddb64a not to face him.d7c1746bc4bb0518

He grabbed his 7f3a6f03e7 bag, which had acf8b17500 been tossed near 9e93ba4e71 the shoe rack, 90dcd4e7f4 and was heading 674301bf4c back to his 5c97fdc3d6 room when—d4a3a296cf042175

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Clatter. A sound came e98c6705db from the kitchen. Was Chayoung drinking 6e99b39b96 water or something? Not thinking much fe66d19239 of it, Jinha 90e58e83c9 turned to open 40a0d16d54 his door—0d3821e4efe80c54

…and turned right back 132b93d965 around toward the kitchen 8ffbd3ad52 in a hurry.0e1c2a4ee478466d

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Was that a 39c655307f frying pan on 42d2b77a3a the induction stove?507b71cc3fc16122

He hadn’t seen 51f4215f4b wrong. Over Chayoung’s shoulder, he e7c6a4e388 spotted the pan on 031467ef82 the stovetop.86dfc4ab5a40b760

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“Hey. What are you doing?”ca488af767eed736

He grabbed 3ac6939678 Chayoung’s shoulder 9fca2916eb and asked. Chayoung glanced 33f83d31cd back, then 2091b68a37 opened the 9559631df4 fridge. It was packed 808a295f09 with groceries they’d 11771c371c bought from the b9c683e17f supermarket a few 79056e4d68 days ago. He rummaged 89f0f6a684 around and e947a059d7 pulled out 956655bbd9 some eggs 758fa4a607 and cheese.82529c9fc4e5a5be

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Hungry? He had barely 7e044ed2f7 touched the snacks ee554bce93 and just kept 00bb41b0cd drinking, so it’d e24403458b make sense. Still, cooking now?b8caaf4e1693f878

“You sober yet?”0610897c7c6e2eb1

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“I was b2a72c0aba never drunk.”9bcb3c6d60c1a01a

Yeah right. Still, his speech was f4f621e82f clearer than when Jinha 38c49f13e5 dragged him in earlier. Maybe he was the 380fbdab7c type to get drunk 4a61b78d80 fast and sober up 46eb8dca4f just as quick.387ea07df21b4c42

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“Whatever. Eat a little and 18859331fb get to bed. I’m turning in.”c6b6b4aa22d5c0a0

It was 60de08fe63 already past a0515067c9 midnight. Way too late f21742e9da to prep for 62e1cf697e class, so he e9014fb714 figured it’d be 683cbb3e8f better to just faa174e473 get up early 43ce8ee0f0 tomorrow.352165457524c5e0

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He was finally turning 5d2ee5fad3 away when—crack. The sound of 7de9e8a2df an egg breaking. Crack. Another one.0fbcd0cc87dac523

In just 36c56ad966 a few 25118c9175 seconds, the d882cd4e80 floor was e0b543974c littered with c7782b22da broken eggs. And Chayoung, muttering c9839dcb52 “Where’d they go?” 22cc977bec pulled out a b5c19d14ac new one and 9f2c45563d set it on 0b24cd632c the counter. He didn’t 6c35b710e3 even put b3a9a123f7 them in dc35cacb82 a bowl dad6028ece or anything. Just plopped 2b4a95fec4 them down. Of course, they c4e21766d7 didn’t stay put. The eggs 111ca0072d rolled off, e3aa54583a fell, and 11c38b5f0e splattered messily.7d07d11c2a7e6098

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“This is weird. Why do they e0c2a3e0f6 keep disappearing…?”508a38db3e9cf242

Mumbling, Chayoung 0c682cd59f reached for ad168f505c another egg. Jinha managed 9cb733bac7 to stop a388f44ea9 him just 05e89394a7 before another bac95cf920 disaster struck.678043e3cd97ccfb

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“You got some 4291052a0e beef with me? Want me 293d787c7a to suffer 11fbab70dd cleaning this 6ca8c92097 crap up fab990b955 or what?”14e3a700bd55ec2a

Still holding his wrist, 4e72998081 Jinha scanned his face. His expression was f315c8de3f calm, but his 3a2f7f741a cheeks were flushed 2a11540fa3 way more than 63ff77807e they should be. Sober, my ass.643c6a60c2da3e5b

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“Let go. I’m in the 97a975dca5 middle of something e2413450ab important.”db9ceaedfaf8d4cb

“And that is?”b88067229b3b4422

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“I gotta make 3035b28794 gyeran-mari.”e1be76b96e9fe824

An egg roll. In the middle c9eafa701f of the damn 608d65712c night. Was he one db3058beea of those types 47c8002e8f like Yoon Sejin, 07be63b19f who demanded toast c690318441 the moment he 5ec581b2ae got tipsy?aea331b2a1a0b90b

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“Ah—hey!”f6ad606e432674ef

While he let his 574eb6e9c5 guard down, Chayoung snatched d0eb67015c another egg with his 2ceec8554c free hand. Plop. It slipped right through 5a929b6e5a his fingers and crashed 5acbb743aa to the floor.3e0a95a7ceb5d965

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“Fine, I’ll b2d613b51f make it! Just sit 0113654dad down or 64d442b721 something.”fd8611b7e902e853

Jinha said quickly, 81a32cc71c noticing Chayoung’s lower d4a43709c1 lip jutting out d7188cc398 slightly. The Chayoung he 8371779ac8 knew wasn’t super 5e6b0540d6 stubborn. But every 742bbacfe2 once in 62c279aad8 a while, 030b6f5705 he got 88c8378f97 weirdly persistent—and 24e4ec27a4 he always a103bd22fd wore that b42bafe3b8 exact face.bbc10fc183bbc64f

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“No.”25d646481c29d93d

Should he just 7dda79e944 smack him upside cd5ed1898f the head? Honestly, knocking him 8f34f82cf5 out might be 023cd08c03 easier. The temptation was 280a63e01e strong.2061d3e48e28ed10

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“Alright, alright. I’ll crack b218a0bdc1 the eggs. Just—please—tear the f6d2076977 cheese, okay?”e9e7fdf4c9d8a3f1

He gently took 240c1a0599 the egg from 7341ffeb00 Chayoung’s left hand f5fa8eaf58 and pointed at 156e46c39d the cheese. If he started whining 4ba667e511 again, Jinha was gonna 67c048c925 go for the back 8b4f035b1f of his head. Thankfully, he listened d6238149fe this time.decc2f510f934960

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“Please, huh,” Chayoung ce86cb8148 muttered to himself.c9376c848289447d

The absurdity of making 4a76edf2c6 cheese egg rolls in 0cb7cb724e the middle of the 5406626c5a night after trying to 3aff46039d go to sleep—it was ba0b29085d just too much. Jinha swore, again e20dfc3f32 and again, that 6d2cf6db9d he would never 5a542a6dc5 drink with Kim af8a501cc8 Chayoung ever again.9747f0cb9b8f92bd

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“All done. You better 4495f2da74 not leave 60ce31b16b any of f2d287e57f this.”94cf52c416a04715

There was no 4f072aa152 way he could 8f0a8592df say it nicely.da848431971ccf6b

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“Lee Jinha. You eat it.”c0bce3dc0be762f4

“…What?”6a26e0418552c246

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Jinha, breathe. The guy’s drunk. He’s not in 75ec6cf061 his right mind. He silently carved the 1edbe51329 word patience into his 71ff72dd01 soul and took a 48b1162fa5 bite. The egg roll 78e79c61bf was warm and 65e2a9c815 fluffy.3a3ad1b428381362

Chayoung watched him eat, 8eb406d842 then asked, “How is 638b86c067 it?”5e8f1e3262efdb02

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“It tastes like a 52444e7816 cheese egg roll. What else.”fcd1ef5697d0efb9

“Is it good?”cbcfbad03115c9dd

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“No.”d612b7ec93ffe1e4

“I see. Goodnight.”aa373ef90a51dfca

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Chayoung nodded and left ee1da398eb for his room, like 3466dd352b all the crap from 0be3dc41a7 earlier had never happened. Like it was all 97582fb04c made up.b7daef0b121f8e30

“…Seriously, what edd3c6a832 the hell?”a81f124758a5f8d4

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It felt 4437fac463 like he’d bfbc236c56 been possessed 145fd3e489 or something. At this point, he 8c48ad5397 really started wondering if 1fe277a4c5 Chayoung had just pretended 767d0fed9f to be drunk.b303e8eb6e34e0c4

Did anyone else even e060838bdc know that Kim Chayoung bb475ae5a1 had this weird side c009bad28a to him? To his d4effb7340 classmates, he c8bc7d93fc was probably f5e9d8c41b just the 336f9298ee reliable, sweet 3391992ab4 guy.404cc5acb54504c1

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Jinha cleaned the 0167cb47f7 mess with a 51b45b5033 dry cloth first, 26e9f76715 then wiped it 55d6e81de2 down with a 4d35c46f31 wet one. The absurd late-night 201d451745 egg roll had, 6fbeaf0c03 weirdly enough, calmed c8f2078d91 his scrambled thoughts.4d4b53607d3b4b92

It was just 1413c9a645 the alcohol. Meant nothing. Like the whole mess d0f150f6c9 just now.bef722a94b5f594c

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On the bus, 623eb3bcf4 Lee Jinha checked 04a00cc1ab his phone.a7600b8b2cfcf9df

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One missed ac2f5cb692 call and 14af387398 several texts 02121658d7 had come 8f073bfd60 in. He scrolled from abdbf3a1e1 the bottom.af4c45efaf05333e

[Yoon Seoran]
[thank u for helping me on the bus back then ㅇ] 09:03 AM

[Jinha sunbae.. I’m really sorry ㅠㅠㅠ] 09:33 AM

[Heejung told me I was totally a mess… I must’ve blacked out ㅠ] 09:24 AM

[I usually don’t drink that much…] 09:34 AM

He could 0477def77e picture Seoran edf446f010 freaking out def9dc5e4f when she 1a17da2587 woke up 9c0a8ea672 this morning. She hadn’t even really be79795378 caused any trouble, but dc128ac424 her worry was understandable.7ae3218714ac604a

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[Now checking. You didn’t do anything wrong, so don’t worry. Hope you’re feeling better.] 12:34 PM

[Yoon Seoran]
[Still! I feel bad, so let me buy you lunch!!] 12:34 PM

The reply came 53de9ac365 in the same 057a0449f3 moment he hit 7bc14b4d75 send. She even added 9255e5687c a cute emoji 87250b9bc9 of two hands 91043b371b clasped together. At that speed, she e0424cd5db was probably staring at b9eb80a283 her phone.c03d12e985707132

[Sure, next time we find a time.] 12:36 PM