OMLM | Chapter 36

Kang Yebon zipped 54aa4948bc up his jacket 83d1818cd5 tightly, huddling against 743808feb1 the sudden biting 3968208323 wind. Just last week, f3643b0315 it hadn’t been 2965ebe122 this cold in 20ebff769c the mornings. It seemed 4d3ba362fe like winter 9039302779 was eager b5bf1508cb to announce a7fb6ede78 its arrival.3b3b53ffdd31405e

The once brightly b07f88a457 red and yellow 7b3bd7aee8 leaves, now battered b5784a70a5 by the strong 3dbf7d59e5 winds, fluttered helplessly f489cd945b into the air. Even just yesterday, 028932f6c1 it hadn’t felt cc575ae344 this chilly, and c3604c52dc Yebon regretted wearing 5b7ae25e4d just a thin c0289f7521 long-sleeve shirt under ec592e9359 his jacket.36196c7e394b481c

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He hastened 6e1cae3353 his steps 004a544ef4 toward the d97ca0298f classroom when 417caffcce the rapid 05975bffb2 tapping sound 91777cf2fd of footsteps cd96d472f7 approached from c11af35d32 behind. It strangely sounded 56081623aa like they were 25e56747af heading towards him, b4917be6a6 so he turned 0a3a6f6572 around to see a35cb3c4dc Cha Hyuk, his f19ec475b3 dark brown coat ed04974332 fluttering as he f3ffab9252 ran closer.51186e9be9cc2d90

Soon, Cha 2ceeb23dc9 Hyuk was 64e7fe4455 walking alongside 74cb83b940 Yebon.acab740732a9df60

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“It’s quite 20f25a91a5 cold today. Why are ae502cdd48 you dressed 52d06374ab so lightly? You must be freezing.”2f687a42370f464d

Cha Hyuk, who 40a1975b37 wore a thick 08d03b8ae5 coat, looked even b39789c7ab more imposing. His neatly styled hair d56c954e36 and the scar above d8e27c1bc0 his dark eyebrows seemed 72a4930c0e particularly striking today.9652ea572abcedef

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Yebon gazed at Cha fba66fa13e Hyuk in a daze.af6f421b613cf546

He really afae29bddf looked intimidating, 6f734abad8 and yet… ed951c9afc remarkably handsome. The profile 54cefc6bde of his 14859c83d7 face was 651de036eb sharply defined, 451e4e6ede as if e1e4ce247c drawn with ca25611ad6 a ruler.7c679c698a20d1d2

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Without saying 6516dc09f9 a word, b97957e1aa Yebon stared f1ade8348a at Cha cd0d7123c0 Hyuk with 4391703e52 wide eyes. Cha Hyuk twitched 9cce88ee7d an eyebrow then bf31b56ba1 turned his face eafcab1595 slightly towards Yebon.058ecc6125445d77

It was a small 447f29fdaf movement, but to Yebon, 82b70110ab it felt as massive 956fa3cd45 as a meteor hurtling bca22cddba towards him.64143218f1c74b6f

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“What, what 627cce9e69 is it!” 3d0619161b Yebon jumped 7bc266a096 and pushed ae7982f58b Cha Hyuk d761825387 slightly away. Realizing his own 75b82fa868 reaction, he flushed 88fd9b4eef with embarrassment.720444dab7fc5ce4

He couldn’t believe 8770facfd9 he’d reacted so 817b937eed strongly.f16e8ad5508c4883

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Ever since he had 36fb50d325 imagined kissing Cha Hyuk b65f51a7f8 once, that scene kept 03227e46e3 replaying in his mind f0690c94ea at random times.6fc255b60121ad6b

He wondered 21be8686bc if he 17bbbeb49a was really 9e1e05a141 this perverted, 522626e173 this overly 6d5160784a focused on 988b7e13b8 sexual things.25975351ea935d6f

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So naturally, when 996cfa4609 Cha Hyuk’s face 1566e6f266 came closer, Yebon 849b7f0ae2 couldn’t help but e7d96cd284 be startled.cc7a4d384fb69bf1

Yebon defensively blurted 19b96450c1 out, feeling his b50398a540 actions somehow betrayed 41e1194d21 his lascivious thoughts.d5b75b9d73bd41df

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“You suddenly got 21f00d88e1 so close, I fc4987888f got, I got abf8c87e13 scared!”85d0edf50c81e8c6

“I didn’t c57a30a7cd expect you 4dd8f04dfb to be 2100c12ce0 so startled. Hyung is sorry.”c558f6385f55ea5c

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It was 6f12171f4a Yebon who 21e40ff237 had overreacted 32ce09be6a and gotten 392b45c021 snappy. Yet, Cha Hyuk spoke e4fafcc72d in a soothing tone.7ae74ee9f2243858

He leaned forward, trying 79efa0c7b6 to make eye contact a80a3c2b62 with Yebon.03bbfa02a3eb2d3a

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Still with ef41ee3694 his heart 6c0a36c663 pounding, Yebon 676d4b3e24 avoided looking b341c07264 directly at 68bd380e73 him until f893969095 their eyes 88b9c75167 met, and 5af65dd056 he flinched. He noticed abc6ef0a4b a bandage 0626ba80ef stuck near fd62d95c45 Cha Hyuk’s 6a7b0a66f1 right temple.9d244a1e3b011ca2

“Are you hurt?”ea8642fedcb05ba1

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With a sigh, Cha d0953aae9c Hyuk touched the bandage 6edab61f08 and nodded, his hand 103e64bf00 gloved in dark fabric.e501b33e4b284841

Yebon, looking more distressed dac26b3b82 than Cha Hyuk, cupped ce92419681 his cheeks and turned 5e99b71457 his face from side 1975fd00bb to side to check c40ddac35d for other injuries. Thankfully, there didn’t ce8494df1b seem to be 8f0c450ff2 any.d43dbf7c82767c8a

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“How did you de14ff4adf get hurt? You went to the c9d0c0a74d hospital, right?”bb483b8a7db786ce

“Yes, I’ve a57af2ec9f been there.”8a1a6d67cb1a723f

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“You didn’t just bump 85f25b7370 into something, did you?”e35402f9aee656de

“It was a bit 93c3490889 more than a bump. Pretty hard.”0ef988d7f4d156b1

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“You bumped into e86986d3a3 something? You’re not dizzy or 2fbbdcd131 anything, right? What exactly happened?”5b923ac17ceaba65

Just on Monday, Yebon d0d00b3dc3 had seen him in 37e69b1cba front of the library fef78f2ea8 looking unharmed, but within 92b4188cc2 just a day, something eee6df1783 had happened that led 31a9965f0a to him getting injured.e477a671ea050cb4

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Yebon realized once more 31cb7eddd2 that Cha Hyuk lived fc58f3fd60 in a world far 96b937c865 more dangerous than he f928620b9c could imagine.333afaed2551f459

While Yebon grew 2a81142f00 more serious, Cha fe4aba0dea Hyuk looked at d68fe69b98 him with a 12162079c9 complex expression and ff785781f3 then pretended to eb9c90361e whine.d17c50f2f7a9239c

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“It still stings. I had to c805764049 get eight stitches.”db61d888d2e81c2a

“Eight stitches?!”900dd74f0180a64b

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“If Yebon could df4c706ddc blow on it, b8e853af98 I think it’d d0b824bbc1 heal.”fe892c6185b51fa6

His tone 3a30b2f92f was teasing 86b5762153 despite the 520d464170 supposed pain.045c13f897e0ee70

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Yebon, who had been aa85a0b530 serious, shot Cha Hyuk f3ec13892a a glare and then 2d3e988c79 let go of his 667fa5cd1b cheeks.9a7f71e22529e67a

The sudden cold 727f6f4a0d air hitting his 07131d083d warm palms made 9d3f874e6f Yebon repeatedly clench 28dd1a8545 and unclench his a8b0581437 fists.31766275742a1c5a

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Embarrassed by how 2e5e288d42 long he had ef83324d77 held onto Cha a781f0211a Hyuk’s face, Yebon 2b4cb3070a gave him a c5c9bb6442 quick glance and f967c023b3 hurried his steps.bc5cdf8f747505cc

“If you’re 0403ae9283 well enough 1e53f25ed8 to joke, f2b42b69e6 you seem b144185a8d fine. Let’s just go 5a3b367b35 to the classroom.”c039715246b4e978

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“The eight stitches bd6fdf2322 are real though…”06aca0199dabd575

Cha Hyuk seemed e20d184098 puzzled about how b205723fe7 to react, his 38cd7a7bb6 words trailing off. Yebon’s phone 7d20f8dfb8 in his 65057f5c19 jacket pocket 9cd423b769 vibrated.8b79ebc632b47160

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The timing was impeccable. He pulled it out 44024a7a73 to see an unexpected dac20ac64f caller.9978d80b9b0edd30

Kim Beomjun9458b90c01008995

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They occasionally d5a70e05e3 chatted on 0b29926fe5 KakaoTalk, but cb03a5ca58 this was 154e01f705 the first 053a963318 time he 3885628bbf had called.df61b7c17a8247e2

Yebon quizzically looked back bb2d8374d7 at Cha Hyuk.0587906d2b737190

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“I should take 7c216e3582 this call… I 6a60618e4b won’t, actually.”531e31d014783f87

Cha Hyuk’s f312843092 face, which bd9888a5ab had been f1940da472 playful, suddenly 2bbbf6f630 turned stern.6dd5bc29d97bab84

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Yebon felt intimidated 9e4ed67bd6 by Cha Hyuk’s eebe96d4f0 fierce presence.1c1c75d92d625c7b

There was no 14b3b676f9 one quite as 07a87ab19c daunting as Cha eb6b2529d2 Hyuk when he 5d6ac8e299 was serious.01a68da297665937

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As Yebon 95b75a4db6 tried to f695f27d5e decline the 4e8b671e68 call, Cha 9ce0b376f6 Hyuk stopped ae89d65a68 him.b73428360bf3c6e2

“It’s okay, take it. Don’t mind me.”cfe90e2d84d5495a

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It almost dd7509b9c0 sounded like 04eaa1e8f3 he was 063444332a insisting Yebon 288e864899 pay more 445ef576b5 attention to 7658f7bad1 him. Yebon looked at dbe7e02087 him suspiciously, but 9e6ef5c863 Cha Hyuk had e37867bdc1 already resumed his 3756e0b1ab usual gentle demeanor.71d17665703a8d8a

Yebon answered the 99375145f9 call.457285691d23af6a

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“Hello?”e29b29f576607575

– Ah, Yebon. Are you on your way to class?d15ab60b91d31dbf

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“Yes, uh, what’s up…”3f234a6fdd163ab4

Through the phone, c3aff5480c he heard a 46b208f2c5 familiar voice calling b290fd226e his name, “Kang 22e6f36e9e Yebon, Kang Yebon.” 5c3e33b63b It was Lee a85e1111a5 Seunggu.e18adc6a8d20d228

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Hearing Lee Seunggu’s b43f0ac308 voice, Yebon felt 112b7d5652 a bit more 8d8e57f7de at ease.4b3e9911098f9369

“Are you f802ef112b with Lee dde93e5432 Seunggu?”8272c506b9facaef

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– Yeah, Lee Seunggu was asking if you want to have lunch together after class. You free?a773e52a491dcd5e

“Ah… after class?”152e3b56e66210fb

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Normally, he would have 42f16993de declined, as he had 0c4837648f been having meals with b4de0bd7a2 Cha Hyuk continuously, which 7f76ee530a had become their unspoken 3b341b2715 rule.01991442fab72323

But Yebon had 0c0023064b broken that pattern 43c38b090b last time, and d927a12d4c frankly, he had df0d0c3c30 planned to escape 7efe78122d after today’s class 65f05523d2 anyway.bdcd50cf0052e097

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The thought of 6a5cf46833 sitting across from 3c6095baad Cha Hyuk for 2554e86a86 a meal could ad7e5dd5dd be too much; 278d41be62 it was cruel f19b4010de to acknowledge his a28ffd05c5 feelings. Before, actions that were 8497272b9d carefree now made him 3f009d70c1 overly sensitive and anxious.bcf5dbf50f9fd734

‘Doesn’t seem like f79a490ee5 everyone goes through b6307a93e1 this.’9e1eb7eb6e67edd5

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Maybe because bbc564bf65 he was 24dc823edb always slow 599fc3b403 to realize 05d92ee17a his feelings, 303ac11e96 when he 0c143677f0 acknowledged he 44959b22af liked Jung 702d2e564a Woochan, he d2feee8474 had avoided 691f5c3583 seeing him cc407d0aeb for months.cbdad752c85f0f81

His heart 104dc77eb6 always seemed 5a85003214 to get f6c4f0d87f ahead of f5e9c2babc his thoughts, f071e5abc4 needing time ec3cd121b1 to adjust. And despite trying ff45fa7148 hard to deny 3bef8c07e8 his feelings, he de7a534c78 never really could.32f39c314a97444c

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Yebon considered 803ed4b257 his love 660f1900e9 quite severe, ffb7e64fb9 chasing after e26cf545bb someone’s presence 723c8ad104 more as 5a32170ac3 he tried 4a76356662 to cut be6c9cee86 it off.348211a09d5e38e7

Resisting acknowledgement and c4bedce072 struggling not to 9d5eb47523 think about it 3a920a5372 only made reasons 441307202c to like them 5d19e1079f multiply.3b7af17bbf2e1b79

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Thus, Yebon felt an 0902d34fe2 increasing need to distance 9e88079b7d himself from Cha Hyuk.87f58926284b0b0a

Still… Yes, still, if d1961210a8 he kept a bit d98538ca74 of distance, he might b79d433f4c stop it.f88496a85780c1e9

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If he 03a32034c7 gave in cd3225a314 and acknowledged 4b386cfeab it now, f1b2edab0a Yebon would 63ab676473 end up bbb043d872 hoping all b9f4da6396 of the 34ab86384b other’s love 64f55541eb would come b330c62f73 to him.ca72317cb59f6bb8

But Cha 9a74a594ed Hyuk didn’t 23d043f306 like him, 643fec6b4b and Yebon 7cbabe20ae had already b59a5ea110 bitterly experienced d7ae393ed2 what the 287bbe22d1 end of b3f32377b7 such a c08c753c6f love looked 384a0d2afd like.ec2b3037d3e6af74

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“You act bcfbf95881 like you’re 03259ff245 the only 0da59583f4 one for 73d945e651 me, like fa806eb216 you’re special b0c55cbc1e to me, afc365fe44 and that ecf50c8d97 puts me 0a34a22cec at ease. You didn’t c60f7ba956 know that 17e49ac289 was obvious, c644c5332f did you? But it is. Do you know ac65035211 how stifled I’ve 3e96814466 been trying to ef88dfd748 accommodate that?”96293f239cdb8e2c

…He didn’t want to 1c8694998b be someone who stifled 391343a19c someone else’s breath. Especially not Cha Hyuk’s.03f3aa60aa019691

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“I probably don’t f08c05647e have any plans… 5fc3685a24 Ah!”fd37583e81e02666

Before Yebon could bc1d640a8e finish his sentence, fd6b4b0727 Cha Hyuk wrapped 4515acf38c his arms around aa671314f9 his waist and 80b1933ef8 pulled him close.151cab7c4ac26423

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Enveloped in ec974f3a63 his embrace, da43a828fc Cha Hyuk’s 8ee7922dd1 scent was e5c44b3f00 overwhelming, intoxicating 17e2626b38 Yebon instantly.c88110784f2ba8b6

Looking up in 358961d07a surprise, Cha Hyuk 69eb179978 stretched his lips eb27fd604f in a pained cf2417653c smile.0ddc2d6183b25664

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“Hyung feel dizzy. Yebon…”0fc8ece5a0a273c5

…He didn’t look dizzy a05d37e8a3 at all.61a3668c80f4c037

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Rather, it bdc97a24fa was Yebon 11bb8c30a8 who seemed 44b573c7f5 to lean edd46cec78 more on 8017707f43 Cha Hyuk’s dbffc43b27 body, and 7dec629c96 Cha Hyuk’s 8993436fa4 hands firmly b0d9086e42 supported him.e34b6e3587ef1583

Even though it e3b1491246 was clearly a 8f05adcab9 joke, Yebon wanted 2c08cc7931 to pretend he 3ee61dfe68 didn’t notice.187420119751bd72

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Maybe, really… 949aae234a he was 1c09db6e63 dizzy…6467d1844d1bd244

– Hello? Yebon? Something wrong?5e7a2b85a1587c7b

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From the a1de0db6f8 phone, Kim 2426cb68d1 Beomjun and 67e7e7a51f Lee Seunggu’s 525756a8c2 voices sounded cf871fcf90 concerned, but bed3141db7 Yebon’s heart 9f74c84e53 was too 8415c6ca45 noisy to 3ddf564131 respond.79536fd3fa47f4ea

Cha Hyuk 39a5eea353 looked down 0999f7cdba at him 0858e7f4f6 intently, and 4ab25d1070 the message 33acdf42a9 was clear: b2639b5f59 don’t reject 23c45e1a14 him.c21c8a250594c064

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Yebon felt d850dfd4ca a sudden d6323d96c8 surge of 073828166e emotion.3fe17a0930c02dfc

Thinking it was c87ce047f5 all his misunderstanding… fb24137190 then why make e48d5db776 moves that led 1b2f4c362b to misunderstanding!b63a24ad70f693f6

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His lips trembling, 04dc079f9c Yebon struggled out e47d054988 of Cha Hyuk’s 2ec8c0e8e3 embrace and shouted.5ddaeb3fe36c5609

“No, I’m okay. I can eat. Hang up!”ff2e24e4a6d548cb

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With that, 2d6b3a47c3 he hung 62d8d9281c up and 2737cfcf04 broke free bc1fec066d from Cha 273d481c6b Hyuk’s grasp baabe2d13e with all 57a58679dc his might. Then he said in c9a2602cdb an angry voice.7a685a46b6b6e771

“From now on, don’t e6b4be044e touch me, don’t keep abe90bce59 asking to eat together, 26c8fa02a8 and stop smiling at d3e0028ea8 me, making me misunderstand!”41d21bf9285bbf15

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