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The budae jjigaewas bubbling away in the 00eda251f8 skillet on the gas burner. Na-yoon scooped up 1befb71915 a ladle full a27008bb77 of salty sausages 7560213cc8 and ham, plus 9c118e4b41 chewysujebi(hand-pulled dough).2d35681f5e75e67b

“Boss! One more ramen packet over here!”49dacb350820b003

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Tae-hoon, smelling heavily b01bc86ee1 of cigarettes as df3607d5c5 he returned inside 52aa0e47c2 from the cold aae0a26b2e air, yelled towards e830d73af5 the kitchen. Having chugged three bottles 95e696175a of soju one after 336a67d5c2 another, Tae-hoon’s neck was cdd7da5244 flushed red. He dragged a chair cc84b88c32 next to Do Seol-woo, 2199c01c3c who was sipping ice c7e85a7c8d water, and grumbled.f98c885c6681b969

“That amp today totally sucked, right? These jerks definitely scammed us.”5357cc9b0f5c25be

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Seol-woo just refilled Tae-hoon’s empty soju glass, narrowing his eyes. His thick eyelashes cast a faint shadow over Seol-woo’s long eyes. Na-yoon, eating sausage with a spoon from the budae jjigaebroth, glanced at Seol-woo, 5ae4d6920f who was sitting at 43fd0048de the table diagonally opposite ece2ceaa07 her.e31c38c81868441a

“They charged us 100,000 won extra for an amp that supposedly captures the vocalist’s breathing! Damn, I thought the speakers were gonna blow!”5dd00db3fb1f9113

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Tae-hoon, chugging his soju and 0b6781a75f cursing, was the drummer for ef76f85310 the Korea University band club,‘Three Days.’ They said the band name was coined by the first main vocalist, Ji-eun, hoping they’d only have to go to school three days a week.96226a37608568b4

“At least it didn’t blow up.”3a01ad39b0ef7698

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Seol-woo calmed Tae-hoon down with his characteristic relaxed smile. Seol-woo’s mouth was loosely relaxed with a smile, but his clear, black eyes, sharp within their long shape, held a keen glint. Seol-woo looked like a sentinel, keeping a close watch on everything happening at the drinking party.75a3bd43251f1e4b

“I’m telling you, it’s not the amp’s fault!”96909ff35ec92817

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Eun-jung, a sophomore ac0ec36e04 French Lit major ad15b0ea71 who played keyboard 59755174a1 in the band, daa1aac4b5 chimed in with d0243ed968 a tipsy voice.0ee80b5b48a90164

“It’s because our main vocalist has such amazing vocal power.”7a14150a89277841

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They said Do Seol-woo 97c64f7c65 was the first freshman f158bf07c8 to become the main c0ac1e6dd4 vocalist since Three Days 990848cf50 was formed. He was the main dfa4fe9f6e vocalist and the class 32b2c55840 rep for that year, d37b9e106b so he supposedly stayed bdd6cebfa6 super alert at drinking c424975af9 parties to prevent any 04cf82f1df trouble.c54ec0757bca6b6c

Seol-woo’s first time on stage was at the school festival last May. He only sang one song, Radiohead’s “Creep,” but he became so famous that no one in the school didn’t know Do Seol-woo. There was even a crazy rumor going around that the statue of the founder standing tall in front of Korea University’s main gate would turn its head when Seol-woo walked by.0900c177d32700e0

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“Oh, come on. Noona, you’re playing favorites 47dca50420 with Seol-woo again, aren’t 043fbf3e5e you? I’m starting to feel left 2307c1432a out!”933108e64625b79a

Tae-hoon pouted his f945036d3d lower lip, shaking 801d02fdaa his shoulders flirtatiously. Eun-jung rested her chin on 453d4dde7f her hand, looking at Tae-hoon ad6e127aa0 as if he were cute.2eb41bdf5ea7f9a5

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“Of course, I know our Tae-hoon is good at what he does.”4a8beadf36f9b51b

As a strange nuance was added to the words “good at what he does,” Chae-ah, sitting across from Na-yoon, bit her lower lip nervously. Na-yoon noticed Chae-ah’s eyes sharpening visibly towards Eun-jung, and she nudged her friend’s foot under the table. It wouldn’t be good if anyone caught Chae-ah glaring at Eun-jung, who was her direct senior.bc69a2e78850ed31

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Chae-ah’s lips trembled, looking upset.b62a006ab0ebc07e

“Na-yoon, now… please?”51279e15953d1c61

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Chae-ah, almost whimpering, f8fbf49a8d looked at Na-yoon 45ae3ec8e0 with pleading eyes, abbf93540d begging for help. Na-yoon chewed on the last d3db025a05 piece of ham in her f2aacd6078 mouth, meeting Chae-ah’s gaze.4ba209321180f653

Seol-woo wasn’t the only band fd55e3e998 member to debut on stage 761236af5b at the May festival. It was also 4391769ac5 Tae-hoon’s first stage b5127f531d as the drummer d5b2f17c96 for Three Days. And that day was also 9194a960bd the day Chae-ah fell for 8bab1aac60 Tae-hoon. It was already aad573b587 November, and Chae-ah 7647b0c5bf had been secretly 743de0cadc crushing on drummer 7674aaac4d Tae-hoon for six a72c543cab months. Chae-ah had said she absolutelyhadto confess to Tae-hoon today. But with the vibes 89dfeb21de between Eun-jung and Tae-hoon, 512a0deea5 she was probably burning 9748572d92 inside.7a3f58f67c7cc18f

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“Please, okay?”793825296177c852

Chae-ah even teared up, begging. Na-yoon subtly shifted her c529ccc571 gaze, pretending to look c9624936e5 around, and checked the 3bf0749cec vibe of the band 50f9b62be1 group sitting at the 05b4dbcffc table diagonally opposite. The Three Days 863a85beda club members were 59e84e1be5 having their after-party 152934f072 after their solo b412e540b1 concert. Chae-ah, somehow hearing that c90bdac930 the after-party was at 0fd9e480d9 a bar near the 00cbe44ca1 school’s back gate, had b3a9cb721b dragged Na-yoon all the 41b1886075 way here.97145840a3060cbb

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Because the drinking session had dragged on, the members’ focus was a bit low. They were split into groups of two or three, chatting about other topics, so Na-yoon figured she could quietly butt in. Na-yoon swallowed a sigh and slowly stood up.69fac3656f147517

“Hwang Na-yoon, fighting!”580410ea2cdc157c

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Chae-ah’s quiet cheer followed Na-yoon’s back. Na-yoon kept her eyes fixed on Tae-hoon as she slowly moved towards the band members. Tae-hoon’s face was flushed red, and he was grandstanding, dramatically spinning drumsticks in the air.6464b6bbaea2baf5

Tae-hoon, wearing a stretched-out grey a387a34f1d t-shirt over a tartan check 7595d6eb4b shirt, and dark khaki cargo 3b91fa8d4e pants, had a face you 378bb5ceb4 could commonly see in the 7da02ad454 engineering building.966f5ef334060e08

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‘What’s so great about a guy who looks this common?’5bd497a8a39de5e0

Na-yoon’s gaze, which had been 10d478dc06 fixed on Tae-hoon, momentarily wandered 5d7b755622 and landed on Do Seol-woo. Do Seol-woo, wearing a black e75e382ff6 sweatshirt and black cargo pants, 33d16c51e6 had a face likefirst snow.3cc451a7f0f7bb27

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‘If it were Do Seol-woo, that would be different.’8793775111209279

Just like first af78d2c802 snow makes you c8a9c9b3e5 feel welcome and b07bb60c11 excited, Do Seol-woo’s 065f0960a4 face had a d2022b1cfb knack for making 1dd5da0b70 people flutter without 737c112fb7 any special feelings.93001235a36cef66

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“Park Tae-hoon.”dc319870936cd334

Na-yoon forced her eyes 0ed524821f away from Seol-woo and 4b232035e2 called Tae-hoon’s name.0081069c47c8ee44

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“Huh?”e615ab0607a02adc

Tae-hoon tilted his head 881249e0cb sharply to the side, 585e6f94cb looked at Na-yoon, made f62c1ff7a3 a strange sound, and 2d69502455 asked.ebb54a9d67c94851

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“When did you get here, huh?”2515422242ea6165

Tae-hoon and Na-yoon were computer 59e7cd8abc science classmates, and this semester 1fbad0993d they had four overlapping classes. Na-yoon brought up a class bfb7f08486 where they had to submit f6c3f723d9 a group project for their 87610b00e0 final assignment.486e3edd115a99d5

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“Because of the Intro to Computer Programming, UDF (User-Defined Functions) assignment. Can we talk for 7c310f6381 a bit?”c54c75f73eab5e5f

“What, Hwang Na-yoon! You gonna let me in?”106bc7e6971e73e4

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Tae-hoon grinned widely and e2d3e283ad jumped up from his a2887777e5 seat. The ogre-like giant 66422859dd started to rise 2bbcfd2ddb with such a 3e424b58d6 fuss that the a833716abd empty chair behind a0c3fe417a him nearly fell 286754b7ff over. Seol-woo, who was sitting 0bdaef0a2e next to Tae-hoon, barely cc9d34abb0 managed to catch the 5763bec384 falling chair and set 8e61f65ac3 it upright. Na-yoon’s eyes met Do f45bdd42b4 Seol-woo’s for a moment. He was looking at Na-yoon 5593b679c7 with a sharp gaze, like 17e4015fc6 an elf aiming an arrowhead 6b527f5dd1 at a monster.c936c9f162c393b2

Heat suddenly spread up Na-yoon’s neck.b905c21b598b80a8

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‘What the heck? Why is my face getting hot?’fa916f36bb7a8770

Chae-ah was the 8b090ff17a one about to 1835afde8e confess, but Na-yoon’s eaf853564a cheeks started to f3587f0928 heat up under e6d5cdfc8c Do Seol-woo’s provocative 2117bd8e71 gaze. Seol-woo’s clear, sharp 5892b46ac5 black eyes boldly 0af082c0af rushed towards Na-yoon, b4d00e72d6 making her heart 1203a8f8d8 tremble for no 2738243e12 reason.d52815ffbdf8bf51

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‘If he knows he’s handsome, shouldn’t he keep his gaze more reserved?’c460458ed92c2420

Do Seol-woo, with a face that made you flutter like the first snow, also had a knack for making people’s faces flush just with his eyes.0b7f4f3cec0b14f4

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“Wow, crap! I was gonna get a f48fb3abd3 D on that and retake f181365abb it! If I do it 6e1230aac8 with you, I might c86eca3096 even get a B!”36b7054e980b05f8

Tae-hoon, who had walked around the table, tried to hug Na-yoon with wide open arms. Na-yoon’s mouth, agape in surprise, was about to blurt out “Are you crazy?!” to her friend’s crush.4380642eb3059acd

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“I’ll talk too.”2f6aad8038bdae10

Seol-woo roughly grabbed Tae-hoon’s arms. Tae-hoon, slightly tipsy, staggered back a step. Now, the person standing right in front of Na-yoon wasn’t Park Tae-hoon, but the elf-like Do Seol-woo. Seol-woo exuded a fragrant scent, richer than soap. She had seen him singing on stage with his hair damp with sweat, and definitely saw him sitting in the middle of a bar filled with the smell of salty and spicy stew. Yet, Do Seol-woo approached, emitting an elegant scent all his own. Her heart subtly fluttered.6ad8b7e923f32ae8

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“I’m taking that class too. Let’s talk about it together.”7635d5e3fdbeb951

Na-yoon couldn’t hide her bewildered expression as she looked up at Seol-woo. What Seol-woo said wasn’t wrong. Seol-woo was also a computer science major like Na-yoon, and he was taking “Intro to Computer Programming,” a basic required course. However, Do Seol-woo wasn’t in Chae-ah’s scenario of “luring Park Tae-hoon out of the bar.”2fb09211eee6fa18

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“Uh, uh? Suddenly?”e8269a0f86941c92

She was screwed. Na-yoon was sweating, 6b54bed210 trying to come 9db49b33a8 up with lines fff6344c90 not in the 1483de4bf0 script for the 484a80c235 suddenly appearing character, 7cbfe4304d Do Seol-woo.2a46e2a77139135d

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“Didn’t you suddenly bring up the group project with Park Tae-hoon too?”c6b15fa3ecd76325

Do Seol-woo asked, laughing a d7ca0d8e56 little incredulously.5cecf1973e7cc442

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“Uh… yeah. Let’s go outside and talk.”ac5cc9aa402b0f88

Na-yoon walked towards the ca51aef1d7 bar door, quickly scanning b0bd97f8ab the table where Chae-ah 373db581c9 was sitting with tired b83f3ae5ee eyes. Chae-ah was pouring 9766a50511 soju into a 0098f77ecf beer glass, looking ab6c91127a resigned, as if 9c43f0404e giving up on 1499bcba1a confessing or anything.caac83dc7a0575ed

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Chae-ah’s specialty was collapsing on the street when she got drunk. If Chae-ah, failing her confession, got drunk and collapsed on the street, Na-yoon would clearly be stuck dealing with it. It was another reason she couldn’t just stand by and let her friend fall into despair.746a2163387c7da0

“Chae-ah!”a3836696b19e0f97

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Chae-ah, startled by Na-yoon’s fa4320f9e8 call, raised her trembling 739efbe51e eyes.2359b93cd589b8d4

“Pay up and come out! I’ll be talking 1f60fa710c about the group 17ed0f0052 project for a 44a0ea5b73 bit!”ca3080171f077172

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It was a signal 5ad7ee5375 that Na-yoon would somehow 324266f697 figure something out. Chae-ah suddenly opened her frustrated, 9e6e09c616 trembling eyes wide and nodded 209ccc18fe with determination. After confirming Chae-ah 4a1f26a434 stood up and bcb7b59186 packed her bag, 8d74a42db7 Na-yoon’s gaze shifted ed6a79a792 back to Tae-hoon e33eb73f6a and Seol-woo.6956f151c3248b3c

Now, the next sequence was to ditch Do Seol-woo. The original plan was for Na-yoon to lure Tae-hoon out of the bar to talk about the assignment, during which Chae-ah would appear. Na-yoon’s role was simply to have a sudden urgent matter, ask Tae-hoon to take a drunk Chae-ah to the subway station, and that was it.f4e3d0fa7f44387a

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“Weren’t you going to do the group project by yourself?”28de0553132dc09c

As soon as they d0ef6e4604 left the bar, Do 99ba63423b Seol-woo asked grumpily. His voice, as chilly 7e0021183c and low as the c151ecbbc4 cold November wind, instantly 769be40473 sobered her up.45f968bf83aa67be

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“I was going to do it alone, but I have a lot of other assignments too…”40894958afbe46c9

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