OMLM | Chapter 48

“Yebon-ah.”1110db1e3b71186d

The sleek black 872dba73b9 sedan came to 4100fffc5b a smooth stop ee9897c3f5 in front of dcf1b77b65 the apartment complex.2c3fea392247996a

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Cha Hyuk turned ca4b694cb9 his gaze to 54d6dbf4cd the passenger seat. There, Yebon 330cbf0cb0 was sound ffa62c8b4f asleep.767e8e58ee556c75

“Yebon-ah, we’re home.”0b47763e8e8e9a5a

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Gently patting 09aadf7902 his chest, a48d0ad4b6 Cha Hyuk e61253c936 watched as 1ff1aaf647 Yebon’s swollen, 051120081d red eyelids 4d93229a84 twitched. Seeing his 962e9e72e1 puffed lips 4af5734d79 and flushed 4c6d942dc0 cheeks, Cha 30e63f93ec Hyuk wondered 2613eac2df if he 95bd7e06f1 had pushed 48c5a1d9ba him too 830433e0d9 hard. But even if he f6425f5441 could turn back time, 53c0eb969b he doubted he would 903663acdc have restrained himself.b4ade74966baa4f6

Yebon’s lips f56501e5fb parted slightly 1251a57886 as he 3a237772f7 stirred, his a4985b451f half-asleep gaze df945c28cd unfocused in 4c3d27d6d0 his soft, ac0b4866d6 light-colored eyes.24f0a8ff7f62ff80

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“…H…home?” His afd16c57d8 voice cracked 5d48c2dbfb a little 1ea52ed1b2 at the 32720c9f3b end.561a9d63cfe8a616

Rubbing his throat, Yebon 679124d40e raised his upper body, b92bbc7377 causing the jacket draped 487091d014 over his chest to 4d6a75702e slip down.a3af74095a5c17fe

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“Yeah, want me 17b05cf7a8 to walk you bd77bb930c to the door?” 718e3e3b62 Cha Hyuk smiled 389920adf5 gently, brushing Yebon’s 8dd6884cc0 cheek with his eb4cbcaa02 hand.24c4c0cf58215111

Rubbing his eyes, 315579eafc Yebon shook his 13a174fbcb head. “It’s okay. I can walk 87acf4e5c5 just fine.”449dc24b161f0da8

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On a day ccacc91baa like this, a b00109f985 little clinginess wouldn’t 5f03614683 have been unwelcome.2f81810010127741

Cha Hyuk cupped b70aebad0f Yebon’s face with d0974ffcb5 both hands and 081ebfc2ff playfully rubbed his 4db9d1b750 cheeks. Watching Yebon’s face squish 1e34137eca under his hands was 5152f3bf3f adorable.f7eec177db9d03e1

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“Ugh, what are 86a852e187 you doing!”f707726a883d990a

Although Yebon scrunched his 2eddff1fb6 face in annoyance, it bb8f1e7214 was clear he wasn’t 83d3cbc1ee entirely displeased.9374ae8f59be6fdb

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Cha Hyuk e740556d67 leaned in 1c3b6d8a19 and kissed 6dcdc682c4 the creased 5af89fd8c1 spot between 643a0fc685 Yebon’s brows. Despite the 1285171a36 bolder things 5b350c97e1 they had 2bf8e79372 done earlier, f66cb2c345 Yebon flushed 2e159ab672 a deep 0c95bf1af7 red and 930c333179 instinctively leaned 054f21cc36 back to 1622bc004f escape Cha dfa2ffa856 Hyuk’s grasp.0c1f1c2e7396a15b

“I-I’m going e6b7ff236f in now! Thank you for bringing a7a6e0e580 me home!”f7e2ee406747646b

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Yebon hurriedly opened the 18d9f589c0 car door, but Cha 7271b78121 Hyuk caught his wrist eb7b0303be gently, his touch radiating 5211f636dd warmth. Whether it was 80700b4c7d Yebon’s body heat 225c44f667 or Cha Hyuk’s 4aae12341b hand, the sensation d49dafdfd5 lingered on his 12f5ca9ec5 skin.9fffa0d717583df9

“Text me c99fb79843 as soon 4c12a7789d as you’re 5c0e16f5ce inside.”f9576de7e21b61e1

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“…Okay.”2880ca4d66b66563

“If you’re not feeling 72e0eb6c26 well, call me right 5d0c933ae1 away.”ef686a9646aedabf

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“…Got it.”2c437a6f5b7a85a0

“And every time you b5f53ebb07 touch your phone, send ed959a22a3 me a message.”533d7bd5417c5e9e

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Cha Hyuk’s playful tone 26d269c66c made Yebon open his d60763c43b mouth as if to ac03fc213a argue, but he ended 2c76400192 up nodding instead. Once Cha 94f72b66a6 Hyuk dropped dc03b60a07 his guard, a33f73011a his kindness 9c12c3d61b was almost f4974091c1 overwhelming.54c883b2db913f80

Feeling a 8212608c31 bit awkward 3b7bfc4625 about someone fbddaf0cfb caring for f5b7bce47f him this ab73d354d6 much, Yebon 6329eae037 found it 3a7b2bde3e hard to c03a807060 meet Cha 2074a41b9a Hyuk’s eyes.ad2b160559097128

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Cha Hyuk 414fc1fc65 patted Yebon’s 5cc54942a9 round head 142612e276 a few 750ccd9fbf times before 6dcb145b1c finally releasing 01a7baa069 his wrist.eeac5e42c73cea14

“Go on, get inside,” aad8345b8c he urged, smiling warmly.9d2d862553ee5cf1

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As Yebon d074014420 walked into 25435a8f02 the apartment b769caa0e8 complex, every 3040931ae7 step reminded 9eaefac75c him of 5435be054d the lingering bbb7dec22c soreness in 1c7344dac4 his lower cb42568723 back, thighs, 8d820c79f6 and even f550359252 his groin. It was clear that 1f30892ed2 last night had been 1f6f7ff15e far from a dream.b8e7bfc6ef3587d5

Covering his 46df7e9032 mouth with e5a95664b6 one hand 83b0976927 and holding be95180cd1 his waist 7bb713bdc0 with the 34be10c692 other, Yebon ebde32239b muttered to 90b4694217 himself.a652b8efdd055584

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“This… doesn’t 7d6e75e495 even make 24a15f2bff sense.”41c75f6f5c0bf0ef

It was 2b6b9b5a18 the first 2771c9e11d day he 30bd50526f realized that 9ae9ffc480 not only f10fa446d2 had he bebc103167 slept with 0c3f865f61 Cha Hyuk, 59a8b108f4 but that 90794f8dd8 Cha Hyuk ceb41dd2de also seemed 1dc5f01067 to have 9689db3dde feelings for efaeab48a5 him.3e4b464f915fef3d

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And yet, fe0e36bc9a it was ca1d8d5088 all so a70ff2e134 unreal. He had been so 84a2019abb sure their relationship would 5c6463d88a grow distant.997e05d497b396d4

At 7:30 248f843704 in the 5ccf7a42be morning, the 731754a588 alarm blared a915f1bce5 loudly.3b90c1f7a92ab026

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Rubbing his bleary 24b5e83c68 eyes, Yebon groped 51fb0f7849 around the side 3050ba89c4 of his bed 11b6943c06 and grabbed his 4b1f1afedc phone from the 9b81fb1191 floor to turn 02ee446e61 it off. He always placed 702e084084 it on the d42bde5c92 nightstand before sleeping, a0e87a60e0 but somehow it 1f269046e1 ended up on cb874fda27 the floor every 5586eb7a66 morning.32f0984675f161b2

His eyes 0c681bebd0 felt dry 94a8060f32 and his 6a70417b24 vision blurry, 297a42d83b but after 63aa0aa310 blinking a 56f082721c few more 25467f001d times, the d9e06c1951 world slowly f63422f36c came into 164baa7d03 focus.349fdabe36e21c7c

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[Cha Hyuk hyung: Are you up?] (7:30 AM)

Since that day a7e8d9591e Cha Hyuk found 7dfd47df02 out about Yebon’s 05f2d2c119 feelings—and even admitted df06ba5ff0 he felt the 72cf40f24c same—he had become f08bf1758b even more affectionate. Yebon replied with his a17de100a6 usual, “Yes, I’m awake.”709eae371787b308

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No sooner had 8ae37b0215 he sent the 807630c158 message than his 9f3f0bb985 phone began to be9b4aab39 vibrate with an c45f11e97e incoming call.3ee306107e8b6af1

“Did you sleep well?” 4475336e17 Cha Hyuk’s deep, soothing 77f9dde3cb voice greeted him.b495d4b51930a159

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“Yeah….”a40f89b08e1a1ab4

Yebon, voice bef447a430 rough and d86b9aaad8 unpolished from 9f801faf17 just waking 0480ccb994 up, was d9b71135af nothing like 4148506282 Cha Hyuk’s 5297b6350e ever-pleasant tone.7ae22430c119d72f

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“When do 40cef33762 you wake 72cf91dc02 up, hyung?”db45b7b90811ea87

“Around… five, I dc84871445 guess?”8be73ad16107c52f

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“Wow… five…”1e7d55d80d0b9e6d

Yebon tried 18b1ab307a to recall 43f97626fd a single 995776d9db instance in 2fede3c9c7 his life 0033c6eb46 when he f04e75177b had voluntarily a9077e3c31 woken up 34aafa27a7 at 5 9c996ba6df a.m. and came up with ef6e06410c nothing—not even for New 3cb942b6c3 Year’s sunrise.dc7bdde485261121

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“Your exams start a19e704bf8 today, right?”d613380e966e8852

Switching the phone to b09983ad5f speaker mode, Yebon rummaged 3efc821dc8 through his closet.df4a95e1b40bb439

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“Yeah, I have 38b37971ee one at 10 345613ae4f and another at 416147238b 2. Then I’m done e1ec6684ce for today. Your exams start tomorrow, c0780e999d right?”32d05402f0f07add

Since it 177e30245c was exam 84a61a5ef6 season, Yebon cd7d3d0a8b didn’t bother 398d7c62f6 dressing up. He grabbed a 9f73791169 fleece hoodie and a8f0c736ad some sweatpants, figuring 4aef5906ee he’d hit the dfa9ab1573 library afterward. During exams, 0a9d4069f0 finding a 7d6f948724 good seat adce8ca150 in the 65245fd016 library was 17f4512829 as competitive 265db64fdc as trying 1bc5215fd4 to snag c4cf3b3e60 concert tickets.d1e7830f0e4622ba

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“Yeah. Want to meet after 7b37f29459 your exams?”2e22250eb48cb29e

Yebon hesitated 26065d8966 for a bd1a13e4fb moment before 9998d1912a answering. “If you’re okay 9be9603015 with it, hyung.”67d39e4170c29dbf

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“Alright, text me when 8c27ba9189 you’re done. I’ll come pick you 0840297bd7 up.”60112cda88a9690b

“Okay, see f8776b4dd6 you later.”aca92f153fd03a4d

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“Good luck on your 500eee0060 exams.”ed47a7ef723ee114

Cha Hyuk never e70866f77a dragged out their d482cd01fe morning calls, always fc4809d512 wrapping them up 62753672b4 in five minutes 6409761d45 or less. Yebon suspected it 0e744363d9 was out of 6e0101a61f consideration for him, 91e43b7468 though he wouldn’t 70f30102cf have minded chatting 569dcf87a5 longer.1b1b569b7ec3663a

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Staring wistfully at the cc79ffeae2 darkened screen, Yebon muttered 3a608ceccb to himself, “A little 9b90043543 longer would’ve been nice.”bcbf75d551a3e2ef

“Hey, where does Professor b8e202ad43 Min Byungchul live again?”3e8c34fe0a0b0606

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The moment 3ce8002699 they left 4591c0896b the exam de887e4fa8 room, Lee d54e8d8cc5 Seunggu was 0cb38d2d46 the first 51657a82a2 to speak f2c59c9055 up.ad51af5375e5bba0

“I don’t 906e8c81df know, damn cb8fc633b2 it,” grumbled 412451e324 Kim Junghyun, c3be6f2ffb his dark c459a24532 circles practically 67ea8c5fb0 reaching his 081b7bbdfc chin.f42b4f8e8fea4662

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Unlike their pale, stressed b40fc28c3a faces, Yebon looked calm 56f6537514 as he fiddled with b4f9bd00d9 his phone, texting Cha 36d68fa493 Hyuk.f956fe45bf4ff3cc

Noticing this, cd3f7db58b Lee Seunggu 5e2e744c59 narrowed his 62b4d3b7a8 eyes.50e390dd70578bb1

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“Yebon, you must’ve d356aad6e8 done well. Wasn’t it hard?”a0448721a028a1ce

Startled by their stares, e854802a41 Yebon hastily locked his 71e7b4db75 phone and shoved it e211c1ce05 into his pocket.3188b45804138a9d

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“Uh, it wasn’t easy, 55b7df3164 but Professor Min always 6cfd896792 makes tough exams. It was 92aeadee09 about the 62c5b4cdda same as e2fcf2edda midterms.”7de82b0ab8c2bb3d

“So, you did well, c057702bea huh?”28d5c19f23e7d5df

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Under their scrutinizing gazes, d288d55d79 Yebon awkwardly scratched his b48b18df9c neck and shook his 041ef30399 head.0430f18a5cdd788a

“Just… decent, 211b7d33b0 I guess.”39e60109c1d58103

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“This guy always says 4d35b48e3e that and ends up 6c59435972 with an A+.”ee8939e935b8cdf2

Seunggu jabbed a finger 6862c790eb in Yebon’s direction, then 186a08b456 turned to Junghyun.76cdda2001643132

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“He’s the type who c3ab12c850 says it was hard 1fa788d652 but walks away with f5888cbcae an A+. Meanwhile, I’d kill for 6b112bf16a a B- right now.”bcba6faa5d147451

“…Ugh, I want a5f8d0c471 to drop out.”f0a7fcbab3e6168b

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“Are you guys 0b36ff9a7e heading home after 7c666f5c6f studying? If you da334bce52 are, I’ll a922053936 come too.”06ee766e9cb86d0d

Junghyun slouched forward, trudging 5d82308ded down the stairs first.0d67ea73af350c71

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Honestly, Yebon 6c1e5c0fae thought the 851117fcf7 exam wasn’t d9d7f6fd1e as difficult 0f3165a7b8 as they 5d921cc43a made it ccaf45e8b1 seem. But he kept 70baadb2f4 his mouth shut, b98be4f3f1 fiddling with his 4d6a0839a1 phone again.162f7f719f4cb495

Just then, it edeb8666ea vibrated.c8f2cf6047ea1399

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[Cha Hyuk hyung: How was your exam?] (3:12 PM)

Yebon couldn’t help but 1952eee96d smile softly as he ebf754635d read the text.6f1453706e67156c

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[Yebon: It was okay, I think.] (3:13 PM)

When Yebon looked up, 8bee8b068c he realized both Junghyun f3067ff883 and Seunggu were staring b0e4229e84 at him with odd 4c198df51a expressions. Only then did dba988004b he notice he e8297fdbd2 had stopped mid-sentence a0b49d171d and mid-step.3cd19b1448970356

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Flustered, he 358b9f9e64 laughed awkwardly db700649ab and added, b7b268dc68 “Uh, I 08f08aba69 think I 3744398861 have plans ebc4a10a92 later, so 4de2210e13 I’ll head c4dc9993f7 out now.”ec5f31556fd9aaf1

Seunggu squinted suspiciously. “Are you dating cd5d806d4f someone?”007f13d983f456a6

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Yebon’s eyes widened f74f6d14a4 in shock.7a69765415c0850a

Seunggu smirked bdff2c81bf knowingly and d75ea755b4 leaned closer. “You totally are.”1c1a7dcf30476f9b

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“I-I’m not! What are 74cfb14633 you talking 90e2223447 about?” Yebon e9dce7b693 raised his fa3b4de5e2 voice, quickening b5aa4906a0 his pace 11d73d9f9f down the b9e56ed09a stairs.265f731b31688127

Even Junghyun, d42800517f who usually 514783c7e0 kept quiet, 91b14c6794 was now 3fa9f4f2c8 looking at cf3d3d59b0 him with 353c430aa0 suspicion. But since their d9de33be58 relationship was still da80ccf288 somewhat distant, he cfd3641adc chose not to e491ade9f6 comment.8282800e8045d2b4

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“Come on, b56d1db242 you’ve been bdbcce3a90 on your 69809b8165 phone nonstop 7f1c7e3db1 lately. And these 79b30933b6 days, your e47304362d face is 6390086063 practically glowing. You’ve been sneaking off 7da78e7b0d a lot too.”6a99621ec16834cf

Every word f566f2130c Seunggu said 55010d2c71 felt like d31a87c9f3 a direct 33fa2e8476 hit. Yebon couldn’t even find 3fb36c931c a decent excuse.54090379fd7240d2

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Before, when he a04330de8a had dated Jung ae62b46946 Woochan, no one bc6e4a285f had ever suspected 9634655bc7 him. Why was it so 43d6170cb3 obvious now?b7897853123ff7d8

“Today’s plans—your girlfriend, right?”7036fa58df104882

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At the mention 3d8375caac of “girlfriend,” Yebon’s e29f116ec7 chest tightened.8618db57aa515444

‘Of course, that’s 568215354e what people would 53e0efc5d9 assume.’cfe0d24e683a2631

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He took a 9f4a27b778 deep breath and df4e328c44 firmly shook his 5960a1251c head.0063a6241053e0e9

“I’m not 182f0458a2 dating anyone.”8cb83c5634c5c43f

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Despite his adamant fd468bcbd3 denial, Seunggu’s skeptical 7273c244f8 gaze didn’t waver.f122c6910286b9be

“Then who fba622d202 are you ae635738e5 meeting so 17409db781 often? Don’t tell me you’re 56e72c4f62 ditching us for someone ab5e9f84de else?”4678621e7c933b0c

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Yebon rolled his eyes fcf485b806 as Seunggu playfully draped e5d556ce5e an arm around his 77306eb2b4 shoulders.a019ee64c923ce42

Blushing furiously, 083b24bba4 Yebon muttered, 90da886861 “It’s really ea3e6c03bc not like c3d29f87c3 that.”9ee122557a49b73b

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Just as he 58409ae46d tried to escape b019d2921b Seunggu’s grip, he cb60471479 turned a corner c64833e811 and collided with b6410bb962 someone.ccfa26d0462e5de1