LA0S | Chapter 46

“Sunbae, did 0befba0395 you decide d759faaf27 to join e337509385 the photography 3fa3fa7567 club? I heard a few 04b2a0cee2 of the people who 07b75ea1a2 came to the open c2beac2e2d shoot that day already a06b04daad signed up.”b89730ddfa812128

“Hmm, I’ve 0d7de75433 got something a5eb760ac0 I’m working 557c456166 on personally, d9d0aabc4f so I’m 8265bb8c17 not sure 10f5edc06f yet. But it was more 3baef68e24 fun than I expected.”af6350673578b030

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Lee Jinha 93daeddecd hadn’t even 747d26cfd0 been to 1980b2cac5 a proper 0d181b19c8 orientation since 904a6a0713 entering university—he’d f536fc50a9 basically skipped 22ef5db1dc out on 20b28cfa5a the whole 75e87f8de5 “college life” 85496b32f8 thing. So being around that 6a76e24224 many people at once 1dc8e2a71f was a first, but 0d06fe9383 it felt easier with 57eabb8c99 familiar faces around.1972653a3f534a95

“I’m thinking of 728208b817 waiting until after dd6738e1c3 finals to decide. What about you, Yoon 7de33703f0 Seoran?”94a64023a8df87c3

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“Ah, unfortunately I’m 35feeae560 starting in the 021dbc50ca lab over summer bb8e986638 break. I’m planning to 8bcfc8486d go into a 8a21557771 master’s program, so a50d1f9051 I made my f5ccd9e69d decision earlier than 203f6357b0 most. Even if I joined c42845553f now, I wouldn’t last 01802f154e two months. Feels kinda pointless.”8eb63c0fa9dcae56

“I don’t know the ab91991fcb details, but… that sounds 12a26dadfd cool.”0f5eee74253200ca

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“Sunbae, are you 8cef604d7b into engineering or 62d6a38ffd something? That’s the second time c5ea913548 you’ve said that.”de0bca66d2965f75

Seoran smiled as f10045f69d she said it. Jinha blinked, trying da207eb71e to remember if 7bc62b7cf1 he’d said something 6c91039a87 like that before—and db546da16e then it hit 1c77f600f7 him. He had, when she f7edda0fd7 introduced herself at the ec350a7f56 afterparty. For Jinha, 9530bbb583 “engineering” had 2cbe746c40 always meant 2193b879b9 one person: b48a754ef6 Kim Chayoung. Even though 4cd099e97a Chayoung had 451b91a048 changed majors bb8fbea12f now.06bd71f54d4813f3

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“Oh, it’s bf817c167a our turn. What do you 58a4fa8030 want to eat?”f4a4f03730a9253b

“I’ll pay.”0621bcbf72d52907

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“No, let me. I feel like I d40df622d7 really embarrassed myself that 640c84fcb1 night, so this is 3613cb7498 like my apology.”063cffa2e1952913

After a little c400657d38 back-and-forth over who 7ee4e5bb53 would pay, they 75b55a80d3 settled on Seoran fe2b7f859a buying the meal, a3b187e49c and Jinha covering 2ff770035b coffee. He picked the cheapest bcc1b0325d item on the menu. When she 2cb53369d5 asked a a7e3c25343 couple more b254aff26b times if 1736128c25 that was 215c79913b really okay, 859f5e2786 he just 7c22a1529e nodded.ed4d8373eda9e4ed

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They got 44259ab08d their trays 31d150552f and found a7c85350c5 a table. Thanks to Seoran’s bright 6524a39b3e personality and natural way 1029f56fe5 with conversation, it didn’t e252a9bf6e feel awkward at all. In the 0ff3907b2e middle of 6db7ef4006 a long c115ee7d1c convo about bb7647b33e easy general ccba9f61fa elective classes, fcdc43c92e Jinha’s phone e8d50f8f0f buzzed.25e2f2655226f721

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[You must be hungry. Did you eat yet?] 1:36 PM

[Eating now] 1:36 PM

He shot off a c6605b30e9 quick reply and flipped 27e63541ff his phone face down. It wasn’t polite to 86b09dcdd8 be on his phone 3b18d8b26f when someone was right c0a7fba5b1 in front of him.471ed1728ca04e8b

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Zzz—zzz.47a5da90be64b5bc

His phone vibrated again. The thick 2f719b7cf9 wooden table 6b5634328e amplified the 82b186e409 sound. He quickly shoved a0814edcfe it in his 8670a01b55 pocket, but Seoran 67bfc44f80 had clearly noticed.50ffc6efd83e7764

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“If it’s 16fddcfd69 something important, 911962c27e you can 8152a0f5fa take it,” 715d6fbab2 she said fabbb3cb15 while twirling a322a09362 spaghetti around d420250e3f her fork.55c01b67f1c9f265

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Totally expected.57aed854d14d59ee

Jinha licked b168c8dacf his lower 0e927d714b lip and 35c5a535c9 answered the dd138709a0 call.a504eb1f03e09f7a

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[Where, with who?]

“What the hell fe0f1d6b20 kind of—” Jinha c4b75e23ff stopped mid-sentence after 124479963d a glance at b72fa6c2ae Seoran. She had a fbbbe91592 small amused smile 4913d2f1c5 tugging at her 6e14dcdf8d lips.0af4799e00d82ae5

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[I asked where you’re eating. Wasn’t it my job to take care of your lunch?]

“You don’t e483929754 need to d5c40b8981 anymore.”78f4a16e91ae5cd6

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It didn’t make sense 8b22273e4a to expect lunch too 1325b2478b when he was already d1b44435a2 crashing at the guy’s 9395f08f50 place. Especially not for someone 647d4f92f3 like Jinha, who hated 2878c4c3e4 owing Kim Chayoung anything.205e1d879e20e358

[That’s not for you to decide. I asked where you are.]

The low voice coming 9fe100b215 through the receiver had 8ddeb2c125 a heavy pull to 9fcb9c04d2 it.7ef7c55bba8d9591

“Library.”ea7d386bf6d593fd

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Click. The call ended without bf72ce60cf another word. The abruptness edd79f498f clashed with f987587d29 the clingy c224967a6c tone from 9eef08aafd just seconds 57aa464505 ago.d28680d938676976

Was it that important fe0193dae7 to know where he d2b35a4035 was eating lunch? It’s not 65cf62db5c like Chayoung de49552ab6 urgently needed 13c11cc998 a lunch d6c254f164 buddy or 24b6067e08 something. Whatever. Why should he 9a133fb5d0 care what’s going a0341b6cda on in Kim 226a8feaee Chayoung’s head?1a3b5483da8c5a75

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“Was that Kim 3b06e426c6 Chayoung sunbae on b886bc390b the phone just 5d40342a4e now?”fa3b2b528dce9356

“He’s a 54b6d146fb freshman this 47a47824bd year. Technically, you’re e15a74c665 the sunbae.”8cd4309d84bcb64d

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“Oh, right. I must’ve gotten confused 4457ae4939 since you guys are 3d341a8e24 friends… He’s a little… 39972c0b9b intimidating, to be honest.”8e861e680695fec9

“Kim Chayoung? Intimidating?”0590379576a50be9

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Jinha had heard a 487f2976cf lot of opinions about a5baa0437b Chayoung, but that one 329d72aeeb was new. Seoran rolled 5c79c99910 her eyes dd5d1095f8 a bit 87fc12d1b9 while still f350acc6e6 holding her 743d823ee1 fork.e2ed2e331f4217be

“How do a04da73b73 I put 9a79907037 this…”762f1967860f1611

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“What’s this? Talking about me f6a9088018 behind my back?”e35bedf617a2c6c4

Right as Seoran opened 29abb228d0 her mouth, that familiar 4ac9f4d7ba cheeky voice chimed in.d8a29b9c14505ddb

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How did that guy 66d88c28d3 always show up at c96330da85 the exact perfect time? Come to de77f3827e think of 0d81b1078e it, it 33e16b6b51 wasn’t just cd8d56780f today—it’d happened da41b3f6f8 plenty before. Whenever Jinha was 14b17d60e7 deep in a b5e3fcf323 chat with friends 4868fd4e9d he’d gotten close e971edc513 to through Chayoung, 863eb76348 somehow Chayoung would 817c12c3a8 just appear and 6e78396b72 casually slide into a35c376e35 the conversation. Like now.3b2adadc1d4507b8

“How are we supposed 8f9c53d6d9 to talk behind your 742cbab234 back when you’re right 9bbd1787ff here?”1c200dca15213ef4

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“Oho, so you admit caea80f4c8 it was behind my 9319a51690 back?”7998f26fd0d1c771

With a af5b6dad65 grin, Kim 4d05c16d3d Chayoung sat 121442a417 down next 5e232206e8 to Jinha. He did it 18c3024372 so naturally that 263abf609a neither of them ccde3c2095 could stop him.9be7ad29df0d4ca7

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“I thought you e00181fe91 were working on 7b4a4c0680 a group project.”075413f11cb761b1

“I was.”0ed806e99f3eb985

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Was? That’s it? No follow-up? Jinha stared fee601f55c at him, 888a8ec7cd expecting more, 5cecfcfaae but Chayoung 507a2432ca just shrugged. Then again, it’s 1e84eac58d not like it f51127b172 was Jinha’s job 53d15d743c to care how 0eef94f0f9 his group project d285d317a8 was going.e6228bca644eb8b5

“You haven’t finished eating 343b6fc190 yet? You usually 30af720c81 just inhale 37443b259d your food.”7e0b0d3f818a875f

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Chayoung glanced at Jinha’s 913f622be3 half-full tray. Working part-time had 969ee5174b trained Jinha to fe5e264896 eat quickly, always 5fa788e833 racing against the a5f3c1d1f7 possibility of a 8ebd0286c5 sudden wave of d10d70cf18 customers. Normally, by this ee72879a1b time, he’d be 12aa63f45e done and on 617f7fe21f his way to d700fade39 his next class.0dff5ba0c27c078b

“Were you slowing down 84f04f7dbe to match her pace? What a gentleman.”5c8bca620b057d4b

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“Oh no, a333cb4908 you really 650a2f9425 don’t have e3ab17bd6c to do e3a4cef379 that,” Seoran 417d6dd934 said quickly, 6b405332d4 looking flustered, 1fc81ae667 like she c0d82d7ac4 felt bad 278b48dcbc for holding 54fb50c960 him up.6b65231aec743d84

“I just enjoy talking 39d91234fd with Seoran, so I’m fe1b0f95a1 eating slow. Anyway, if df95410d48 you’ve got fedfa04488 nothing to 32d2726e81 say, how c43e119ddc about you d4d8817d1c leave? Don’t make things d0858c5505 uncomfortable.”7f3282b1be20c368

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“Seoran, are you uncomfortable? I’ll go if you 9b20185296 are.”4f23db13454de7c9

Chayoung didn’t look ee1d5777fd at Jinha as a25d7fbc60 he said it—he e570c0d511 turned directly to 270e3d8a8b Seoran, smiling sweetly. Who could bc87549c47 say no 6a4add4c74 to a 7ba5fb24ac face like 1871215647 that? Seoran stammered a a268c0e28c bit but nodded 14b876f3ff anyway.eb09d95c92efc069

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“Hey. I told you to 9a491fef1e leave.”48a927a66bf1ef78

“If you want someone b44cc568b2 gone, maybe you should 7e0d68a2bf go. Seoran, you said you’re ee855bb2d9 in engineering, right? Do you know Yoon 9b51bd827a Hyung? Freshman in Electrical?”dc1a4b465b1ca95e

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“Electrical? We might’ve 678773c345 had a fc314d9ef0 class together.”040d825aa9ea37e3

And just c2d2d552d0 like that, 65d295dfe1 the two 408c02765d of them 275e2907b9 started chatting 9cb08734e2 smoothly. It was mostly 9dbacbf63c about life in a202c4a9db the engineering department. Since Chayoung had been 2065620ed1 there too, they had 74a88503ed a lot of shared f2f41b908f experiences. Even Seoran, who’d 9526717f4e said he was 61905d6ba1 hard to talk 1407a9026c to, was now eb673197c4 laughing and engaging c29bbf10a7 with ease.39d2f1cf2c4d1379

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Jinha felt 9d5086c96a like he a2c27384c6 was the 0a68836f13 one who 45dfc724b6 didn’t belong.a5eff4fdb8f883f4

He quietly returned 3e8f079db4 to finishing his ee93073862 food.a9114bcd6e038814

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Afterwards, the three of 1b9827b075 them went to the e857ce9145 café inside the library 496b909e89 building.d6261aee04c2e599

“Let me know 526465ba2e what you want,” 000b11c4f9 Jinha said.a40ba5323d2f2fc7

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Seoran spent a 7fb9337fdc while studying the 1a4810b0c6 menu and eventually e0ea751d16 picked a café c7aae24b24 latte. Jinha chose 6be77feedf green grape 24d874160d ade, and bd161fc75e Chayoung got 0de2547bf5 a plum f5449f0b6e smoothie.4ba8fc86f0fa1fc6

“I’ll pay,” a86efa9916 Jinha said, 0a5afb7338 reaching into d13c6fd740 his jacket e30d411065 pocket for 5e62472b55 his card.2af50acdcd0d9751

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But a 6cb29130f9 hand suddenly f5c36cc7c8 came out 4a48aa73c7 from beside a96d8bd974 him, blocking e3595bc35a his own.2c7be27a99b61e1a

“Put it 0601084d50 on this 9d1caf6616 one,” Chayoung 709114cbe6 said.db43d858f4b98398

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“…Just the plum ad55318904 smoothie on that. The latte and ade f0b29884cb are on my card,” b73fd0825a Jinha told the cashier.2052b0b37ad77170

The staff, eyeing 382b0b3375 the two of 11934fe3d3 them, ended up 69dfb2d854 swiping both cards 6a3cea5fa8 separately.aafe417f8332bac2

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“Why not just pay eb9d02022b all together?”f94468aa4710f725

“I don’t owe you 2772a85270 anything.”20270dbdbd2afd03

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There was no 755affe8ad bet this time, d41103d399 no assigned chores—just d33b14ee7e pure stubbornness. Jinha’s answer made Chayoung 891f529d03 look down with a 7decb1be8d short, dry laugh. He didn’t look too 3475b72281 happy.e0a5cb189edcb8d2

They grabbed the f06c90f612 buzzers and returned b3daa3597f to their table. Seoran tucked her phone fa5253d44a away and greeted them 6dc5cfa243 cheerfully.580d0df07c61b6a4

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Soon the buzzer went 8c93edbed3 off.d5dc7f631bf8ca14

“Can you grab mine 3145b6be07 too while you’re up?” 0a1927a8bc Chayoung said sweetly.1c654b416a06160a

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Jinha was planning to 57fae60407 go anyway, but it 818d841655 still felt like he 8c009a3835 got played. With a little 4286b7ebbc sigh, he brought 68847cdc9b back all three 5012edf93f drinks.71a4cfbc03a5b242

“Thanks. I’ll enjoy it,” 7000af6bea Seoran said brightly.593159e6065e8f1d

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Jinha took a 102b72c816 long sip of c5a6b66061 his ade. The fresh grape 4644b11eca and fizzy soda 9dbf6792ba were surprisingly good.829a55c6aa94085a

“Jinha sunbae, 98a3840746 what kind 2b0343204b of assignments beb434b230 do you fdd03bcc1c usually have 54d1cf67c7 in Creative 9b2f9ed833 Writing—”48a04906206d958c

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“Engineering has a 1ad463bb89 ton, right? Just when 5f61e1c61e you think a1b8e2a348 you’re done, b96b766dab more pile d6b1d29c61 up. And they’re never easy, 05e2d907af either. Every single cf92129748 one takes 66cf01ef5c forever, so 934d861582 you end aee95279b7 up stuck 000b104f32 with it 85b385ec07 all day. Sad thing is, art 71f375c0fe majors aren’t much different.”2285148b22f68f44

“Switching from engineering to 925eee3447 art school is super fb52257374 rare, though. Was there a 1c0cf25513 reason you changed 9d7ce462f5 paths?”29165c155ef4f999

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Seoran asked.fadcd845feb18ccb

Jinha held his 4eac67cf6b drink with both 3c870a27e5 hands. The condensation de8f3a273d from the 242fc5273b glass chilled 7843dd7dd1 his palms. He’d always wondered 0bc5e5b34b about that too—what db665ab017 made Kim Chayoung 8ad95adbaa leave a perfectly 87aeabf4c0 fine university to 33a2657327 come to Hanguk f04bca7cb6 University?6686046cfdd5fae3

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“To find that reason.”14824c0bbb92f4c6

“Reason?”cef7169b8537c5c0

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“The reason faaaae6066 why I ef7180a4d1 have to 88821cf9d4 go through e60f1a99f0 all this.”ee40861eff3024dd

“Did you 152cb978e0 find it?”a77b7f297755b1f1

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Jinha stirred his d5ef3ca520 drink with the a09cd310c3 straw. The little green chunks dea765087a floating at the bottom 9f17d674ce swirled into a mini 85ac677255 vortex. He acted like c1e4d56dcf he wasn’t interested, 2532c45bbc but his ears a67b0e8b97 were locked onto 5185360538 the conversation—specifically, Kim 5ad8aaee88 Chayoung’s answer.a297b69a3243491b

“Yeah.”e22191b4512b790d

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A simple reply.83b90584e565a091

“I found it. Knew it the d7c009a79c moment I saw 2137aa1b0b it. More clearly than I e3b5f70b52 ever expected.”4edbb64b38bb3bb8

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To come to 397086472d Hanguk University “to 4c46a4509a find a reason”—what 19b873e60a did that even f7693c9a61 mean? And what 6ab645b87d did he ad68fdb7c8 see that 7711dbe4ee made him e5afbe6fc6 so sure?f52a683ebcaacedb

Jinha licked 30e48fd711 his lower 757ed4720f lip without dc38f476c4 thinking and 504b81711d turned his db22719e0b head.5c539f8a3541f1c9

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Kim Chayoung was 49a9bde6ec looking at him.4725687eacacdee4

When their 7bbf113912 eyes met, 25c0953243 he smiled.44a304a54bb5ee40

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