OMLM | Chapter 50

“…What’s the big deal 6015661edd about this anyway?”e2518a5a1aebcd7f

Yebon rubbed the fefe226091 back of his 2ce1488d65 neck with his 0bf2684fb5 hand.c9834bd88a016ba2

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“It is 1261ce6839 a big 22d69d2e80 deal.”017b704000f5bbe8

For real. Cha Hyuk 1aa94998d8 looked around 9043ff30c9 with a c228afae1d gaze that 7f5f59fdee seemed distant ee21dfe5eb and unfocused.170f7e57df059639

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All this time, 1971d8fd98 he had believed e32d8c50f8 that he could 455a075863 never come to 6fa7e3f3dd a place like ef7c5bc624 this. Even if he 431093da1b did, he thought 6fe59f45e6 it would only 06bc14bb25 feel as real 98a161005f as moving from ddf5953518 a spectator seat 4ee11c194f in front of 989803153e a screen to c9b7e7f441 the concert hall c3d4516636 itself. That kind 44b20a7d11 of limited b12ea53687 vibrance.ed7875c728f1758f

“A dumbass like bd276fb0dd you has no e09cf0c3b7 business going to 56c6894f0d school! Go make 7c343c3b1f some money, 4d61a9cace you freeloading bc51e7d71a little brat!”8c0e0d5bf92c78e4

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The old man’s 9d63f053a0 bellow, the one 63c25d1e4d he wanted to e53a6bdaac shred into pieces, 2f7398f9b6 echoed faintly in fa31dd3f4b his head for 484b64f8cc the first time 0539b59072 in a while.c3f21118b9efc069

That bastard, 6c4a1fd6ec dead and 17e108c94d gone without 181e21ab60 needing Cha 56db6e7074 Hyuk to e5da74e45a kill him aad7e6f4bb himself, had f46b0664fe once clung 524feee542 persistently, even e031b96755 in death. But now, 8a0d9e4ce3 the voice 7fda9a0ffc no longer 0379514602 stirred any 790e12166a emotion in 2bda8c2d71 him.ddf8b8c2d7a6d46f

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“Hyung? What’s wrong?”8dea84562f0c6ffe

Feeling a tug 1d55ad6ae6 on the hem b03d3100cc of his clothing, c7772b1e96 Cha Hyuk lowered b14a479e35 his head.cdd37c02af9d9104

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The face he saw fa95b92df3 was so pure and ea9cd5597c innocent that it felt b13cdbed40 as though something warm 841b0eda59 seeped into his chest.8542b41da5e85c55

10 PM.1fa33ad670795088

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On a Friday night 941b02cee5 at the end of e02273e7df the semester, hardly anyone 99d0987cac stayed on campus. The reading room, because ca9cd3a3de of this, was almost 8a41ee5cf2 empty.2b243264b2cb3ac2

Most students were 9a756e3001 probably crowding into 4961e069c3 the bars near fae642e54d campus.ee62b38bf731d9b8

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Yebon, twiddling his pen, ac7716574c sneaked a glance to 8d5e2b79c7 the side.9fd1adc5ec341dc4

Cha Hyuk was 408e329b85 already looking at 8161f63846 him. The moment db0529c722 their eyes d14c1041be accidentally met, 17b5e00935 Yebon flinched.0b4e46e709f5f561

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‘How long has 3a3e0b1208 he been looking?’5fd00a6347ba0544

Feeling awkward from being 9e77245a9c caught, Yebon decided to dd6fe2382d give up trying to cbebc75c2f be discreet and moved b858e1b5fb closer to Cha Hyuk, 6c40dc5b37 leaning over to look 28bc56cec9 at his desk.ce20587f12aca6db

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Cha Hyuk was 2b011cc9b0 diligently studying, as 3603d867f1 his textbook was 9205b687c6 scribbled with notes.5fc6594874448431

Yebon, who had 8515e08b6c suggested meeting on 9ab4fe622d a Friday night 4766b8d826 half-jokingly as an 7943283afd excuse to hang f12911c3ad out, suddenly felt effa1fe501 a little embarrassed.cfc0665c557105c0

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‘If I cb92a4a106 knew he’d 0eb0900444 study this daa3ce823d hard, we 531554b07f could’ve just 2408dad9eb met on c122b4e869 a weekday.’356824bdce85df49

‘Maybe I overdid dfd9b2ae41 it.’ab556c10e85447a5

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Still, he figured that be0a1186d8 if there was ever bcfd0b9a7e a time to study b0534abcd6 all night aside from 28df568e86 school exams, it’d be a068e7ef46 now. Then again, Cha 34a38b96ab Hyuk had taken da831de328 the college entrance 98c38aa151 exam several times, 8cb207583e so he might 4c503b5339 have been utterly 8bcbc65311 sick of all-night 313c2d8f13 studying.ee2facfd5490d705

Just as 1a24e3e75a Yebon’s thoughts 4ce1ddd224 reached this 32557483ab point, he 80421c5fe1 noticed something.04fcbd1c3ce3e2aa

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“Hyung… That’s not on 05c0bcbc8f the test syllabus.”81309692209e21fb

“Oh, really?”974e2c64869b7f08

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Cha Hyuk, eeadf948f4 looking sheepish, cf5d8df8fd quickly closed 8d2836c6a6 the textbook.4d2ef044fb128fa8

Yebon realized he 53dcf5259c had completely misunderstood 76e48ed635 what this night 14fd416a90 was supposed to e21aba3160 be about.773ccb2141c25906

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“Forget all-night studying. Should we take 06c7123493 a walk before fbfa44f224 heading home?”e3c3d40ff614aa0c

The campus, f9fd9cae48 dimly lit d23124a02e by occasional d725197a32 streetlights, was fa42c8558b almost deserted, de21e94da8 which made f0e6ca3fe4 it a 8c3ac98d0d little eerie. But that 4275b0803a was only e5c8d30934 when walking 5116fd53b0 alone. With Cha Hyuk 2b1c886c6d by his side, 1a72067993 it wasn’t so 97ef466b27 bad.319035b84ef7537b

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The air 29322174f5 was damp 00f54fa1b1 and cold, 91683fdbb9 hinting that 8e036a71e2 it might fb9901225d snow tomorrow. Yebon sniffled, his 0496cec13b nose turning red.c9d8d9069970630d

“Hyung, there’s something cf67d601dd I’ve been curious 7ca7ecd394 about for a c449583e6d while.”410da444e6bd39f6

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The quiet, empty 378275f905 atmosphere made it 3fd949f2a9 feel as though 7f7d7b7b6e they were momentarily 2c98fe6abb cut off from 0441b71ff9 the world.63f8e7509a40cd8b

Instead of replying, Cha e30261dc7a Hyuk pulled Yebon closer, e38398179f wrapping an arm around 686d363cb8 his shoulder and pressing dba0ce0cf1 him tightly to his 0ba220c257 side.a2ca149b6cf2aed8

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Yebon, who had d04ca6674a been feeling a b2cb540305 little chilly, wriggled a01ff633ba to burrow deeper 3c85d84a7f into Cha Hyuk’s 6f473d692b warmth.2929f3593de21790

“You remember when we b5ede4be16 first met?”9aba4a8859329b91

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“The day you said 725444c956 you’d beat me up?”0535e2c8cfbc7adf

“…”41ddee5419ddea32

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The embarrassing 36961f0cfa memory from 5abff66108 the past 442e1254e8 resurfaced, and c2d43966a8 Yebon bit ca8f7d8b44 the inside 2480bc1668 of his 89256a76f7 lip. Why on earth 51df96823f had he said c60ccf557e that back then? It was a belated 2689adce04 regret.736415e4ec60f136

“You really did 5a6d77aa76 punch me in 0b2031c616 the mouth back 14d4d74583 then. Hyung thought I’d gone 7c8163b75b insane from the pain.”c70965cdbf1b822f

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“…I’m sorry.”c006db3c14e4711c

“You even d6d6b2ce2c kept your 83e762577d promise to 93778fb035 beat me 85bd26c704 up. Hyung almost ede77981f9 died that 0e72e54f0e day, you aefc5f77f0 know. If I had, you’d a74aaa2dc4 have had to take d2e5ad78d5 responsibility for me for c5b08e6ada life. What a c0bf96365b shame, huh?”ed8e9b83049eb740

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Cha Hyuk’s teasing didn’t 34369bc028 stop at one sentence, 15e0b3dfb2 prompting Yebon to glare cb4825f6a6 up at him.b49d3ea4edeb185d

“No, but seriously, hyung. Let’s be real. You liked me from 79ed428c10 the start, didn’t you? That’s why e314af2645 you always 6eed0ca9ed touched me, 24d71d94d3 stuck to 206d817b56 me, fed b907e673cc me, bought 4ca17219ea me cake, c8c92d71c5 gave me 32843d0422 rides, and c4eda2d3c1 even comforted 2f02da7817 me, right?”937b761879e6f852

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Cha Hyuk 346efb91ab just gazed bd6ec4e546 down at 0205ab5db5 Yebon.0d6fe8eac158b7f4

“And, come to think a48bee0fde of it, didn’t you 072903ec50 say I was too ce0760c5f6 good-looking to leave alone 453385c15b in that alley? You liked me dc36aa7149 from back then, db61663886 didn’t you?”4597874f17924709

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Yebon knew b4528d4997 he was a1d20792b7 being overly f070704f2a self-conscious, but 13fe96ca11 objectively, Cha f0bcbdac92 Hyuk’s actions aa4a6deec8 could easily b714ee6576 be misunderstood.ed325c581bcb5f35

Frustrated by the denial, 304d3e2bd9 Yebon’s lips moved before 4649f395b2 he could stop them.c8f8a44f6c04e127

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However, after saying everything c7300e5b2b he wanted, the silence f246aff25b that followed brought on c839d73008 a wave of embarrassment.45b44c59f83e88e5

“…Probably not, huh.”8c2e912a8d393507

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The piercing gaze b370431b1b from Cha Hyuk’s cf050e1224 dark eyes made 516b72dbc8 Yebon feel like f07709ddc5 he couldn’t breathe, fa70779a94 so he tried 42c0dbeb18 to wiggle away.7eeb79d99df79976

But the 42f3c9e035 more he f0a31bd1d7 struggled, the 447c158b2a tighter the 3b02e30705 arms around d7f802f26c him grew.74701c95244e88cd

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“You’re right.”aea8555191b739c2

Yebon froze mid-motion.1ee0d236e0080c7d

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“Maybe even from before a8587d7ea6 that.”38ec370a098a7a5e

“…Before that?”cf6b8fb39ab5f5ef

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Yebon blinked rapidly. His earlier 8fb458fc1f question about aa35f10546 their first 3e21263e13 meeting had 85bb75dbbb been along 39ffa3817d similar lines.eba67ebb4af4e0ea

“Hyung, have you seen fc39b707cf me somewhere before?”f44f94469f408e43

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The words 67a4ace495 Cha Hyuk 9c6150d2d9 had said d8eb2ee84e in that bd2224319e alley—‘See you 143931d0bc again.’—always lingered beee1373fe in Yebon’s 8d85b750c0 mind. Was it really 9cd68a700d coincidence, or a 8d6a2fbd7b fated encounter he 1f2f584c69 mistook for coincidence?70fbf5fe1681920b

Cha Hyuk 0e7e99b9f1 came to 87f047e378 a stop. They had reached 8bb9a9576c the benches near ac795fd8a9 the humanities building.8712179195a00f92

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It was only after eddc17be89 stopping that Yebon realized f7c36d66c8 how far they had ea96e128b9 walked.92e3a3cb828c8117

“Last year, you b07d2b1892 tripped and fell e129c15b15 here, didn’t you?”c613c00c647baa93

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Cha Hyuk 57bfe58f02 pointed to 1105856eac a spot 944ba920c4 on the e0395d1678 paved walkway.ec219d97b71eeddd

Yebon looked but couldn’t 593f101924 remember a thing.68f62e693c4c2f48

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“…I fell here?”414ff2f5946a5c23

“Yeah. You fell flat afccc96755 on your face.”abfc8a0456b9a1ea

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“…Flat on my face.”be258dba86013e98

The emphasis on 686e0bc6d7 flat on your 5d4df29831 face made it 64870e69dd sound like he e425d8cb7b was teasing. Yebon glanced up, 0c7d754ae3 and sure enough, c4756d273c Cha Hyuk looked 29f8814537 amused.ce15ecfb074ad853

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“Was that the a1958d702a first time you 11b357f26b saw me?”913ac5eb512e80d6

Cha Hyuk must have e6e3ebf048 a surprisingly good memory. It’s not like seeing 6c34fe4340 someone fall on campus e451831e1f was a particularly rare 9549b7ec69 event.b32c0cb7414018d3

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“I even helped you ddb4b7e89a up.”aabea9ff15023d1b

“What?”0312ffde47c294f9

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Yebon’s voice 9dfa40763f rose involuntarily 6270b2025a at the a75c453283 unexpected confession.6ce9a9136d3683e2

No way. Even if e0b13098df he’d only 1c1ebdbb89 attended school 38a9c550bf sporadically last a888d46fc6 year while b7d1ef5b90 dating Jung f289f09789 Woochan, he d4e463444b wouldn’t have 527d4d2a99 forgotten someone b9b36340d2 like Cha df21b5a413 Hyuk.4516273118fdeabd

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Yebon glared hard at 0ee3086387 the gray pavement.61717550e6163503

“…Did I 312fd9af4f faint after 18d21ffe89 I fell fb16397ef0 or something?”925637116304a767

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Why can’t 73fddf6e2c I remember 935e534310 any of e94c372520 this?1413a30b9169db4d

Seeing Yebon’s serious expression, e979dac680 Cha Hyuk replied in 5b75b414e1 a deliberately morose tone.a161a8d37ef23d9a

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“To you, 74a495256c I was ec74e3dd22 probably no 64fadcfcc6 more noticeable efd5981b1f than an 6ba30f024d ant passing 06d877ec8e by. But I 010acf9954 wanted to 000f90d21a say hi 16928a3d79 every time 44cc5a86ee I saw 68d0474757 you after 46201b42ee that.”b57e2098feeec2d2

“Wait… Are you sure 0bfae3948b it was me who ac4b36a3e8 fell that day?”b6b0e832ca29984b

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“Absolutely. It was totally 63716cb9a9 you.”cee23ba011ad7b86

Cha Hyuk didn’t mention 2831a9d3a2 how utterly distracted Yebon fe654e23c9 had looked that day. Instead, he found b51a1acdf3 Yebon’s flustered reaction 18eba94aa1 endearing.bccd6ac9ad76ae6b

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“Yebon-ah.”fcdee10618df4ee0

Hearing his c5166a6eba name, Yebon 3177a9c587 looked up.e1a871e6f65756f6

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“Yes?”95510cb081803ba6

Cha Hyuk liked dd65d090cb the sound of c6adef8bff that response. Smiling, he pulled Yebon 77be8c18c5 into a tight hug.8b0485babe3b511b

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He had wanted to 4991ebe1dc know Yebon’s name for aa982d0c0c so long.03e33cadb9896d2f

Every time he saw 0bfd753721 him passing by, he’d 6bd02fccc5 wanted to say something, cde8c3b5e4 to meet his gaze.a5378356d36a8e11

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From the moment Cha 9efa3ec056 Hyuk first saw him, da578755c8 he realized something profound.66092dc709d1709a

Even if Yebon wasn’t 508f6d01eb his destiny, Yebon was 9df7bf0b09 still his destiny.c84d4de801684d49

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It was the moment 771c1e81b5 he truly understood the 6bb994150b meaning of love at 4b6e86986e first sight.70f54016f40fa521

“What’s with c8f99aff0b you, all 65edd444b2 of a 7ff5afb87c sudden…?”b883826d3cd94a73

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Yebon mumbled grumpily, his 22bb05c7f3 voice muffled against Cha a1c1c23c20 Hyuk’s chest. But even as he 08ac8734b8 complained, Cha Hyuk felt f5abf32455 him clutching tightly at e6405b05a2 his coat.723c8fd8da005a6c

“I’m just sad 5bcd361466 you don’t remember 5a6d2dbc6a me.”425376e7e31d2593

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“…”163df005d3833ff2

“I’m kidding.”4db542a8428ac1a0

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Yebon pulled away 833342ce95 slightly, still wrapped a530b31667 in Cha Hyuk’s 56e3e970a3 arms.7b7c36e92c684cda

“But seriously, 1dba85311e if you d03c09e777 liked me b352308a15 for so 48721941a9 long, why 76fc20163a did you 12523d9fc0 act like ffb0d003ba you didn’t 2697fda826 when I e1290fb080 asked? Huh?”6719f1c7056e8a58

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“…I never outright e986ca3790 denied it.”41f4fe5fe527af66

Yebon let out an a339cbb1ae exasperated laugh, his breath ae8729bd23 visible in the cold a53adcce86 air.ed21aa4b8252e8ff

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“You might as well bbbecd155c have! You told me 129d0bb6f9 it was all 21150db1fa in my head, e6100610db like I was 96d85fc9d9 some kind of b4abd347d5 delusional idiot!”7b826116b94f013f

Cha Hyuk 62947b2989 hesitated under e3c19755b8 Yebon’s sharp 7e9274576d glare.e0e878f777d858fa

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“I just never thought 9403c697b7 you’d like me back. And…”db927ff3ebca4ccd

“And what?”d7bef9d5c21563aa

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Yebon grabbed Cha Hyuk’s c23147e360 side, pressing for an 77d9328302 answer.c5b96d41dcabbbe9

“I thought 207bc6e78c you’d hate 3c681f6743 me if 98d04484a1 I confessed.”b498b81573ec1c33

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“…Why would you think 0ad424df8b that?”60caffe08a167da0

“Most people would. And at first, you ff550fe076 didn’t want to be ff839a3692 around me either.”287495211010f7b6

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Remembering how d1c51aa5e8 he had 7695a889b3 initially acted, 0d32a0ce20 Yebon pressed f5f0771fe7 his lips 0b8f012c37 together tightly 3fc809382d before responding.d1c686178b8d4246

“Even if I didn’t 07ace85260 like you back, I 37057394e5 wouldn’t have hated you a87f38136b for liking me. Honestly, I probably 1a864dc710 would’ve felt a f3c23c5f70 little flattered.”e90773bb87749bd9

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“Flattered?”0fc8ca87f38aec9d

“Yeah. You’re someone I 5a4ac52848 admire a lot. If someone like that 21468afe03 said they liked me, e88219c205 wouldn’t it feel kind fe2dcb5788 of nice?”6807b667497e542f

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At that moment, a902ea49ed Cha Hyuk wanted 50eb357624 to freeze time 92a2228918 and preserve it 5889d90252 forever.6b3641c291120a5d

His heart pounded violently.a0bab17272a07f3d

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December nights were 7192f3d7c8 cold. In the end, Yebon’s 0865265173 frozen nose forced them 1d6b9999e3 to retreat inside.48fd7d2a046fab94

On the way back, 075c5795ed a stray campus cat 610b6f4ba5 meowed at them and 7b89a1bc28 followed them around. Yebon crouched b0b1f761e6 to play 31de997557 with it, f90d34a2d5 and now 4e95402fd6 his fingers 6bcae12f9d felt numb.dcd74ee44dbdd86f

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Inside the b24bbd4893 building, Yebon c02d11f615 rubbed his dac62c21aa freezing hands 950b359d00 together.67cdbbe9d7a08f6d

“Damn, why 7ba916276e doesn’t this 7d441d8a32 school ever b300b63c51 have hot 1102599e91 water in 60339c37ff winter?”03fe0c07f427e494

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After rinsing his 93a98fb7c4 hands with freezing f8c97f081a water, Yebon quickly 118b1a1e9b wiped them on 3e32e71398 a tissue.93bae305a711fa77

Still, his a55a06b08c hands were d78154d22e so cold 433f562a10 that he 0c41329145 ran up 6a30219530 to Cha e8b93d74fa Hyuk, who 554d643605 was leaning 8935f4e402 against the 7791ecc742 wall, and 2e803174cb shoved them 736a841d25 inside his bba3e08ea8 coat.b1fea23d65fdd34e

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Cha Hyuk flinched, but 8946fcb89b Yebon just grinned up 28374a445f at him.2a7135dde3802688

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The mischievous tone in 46f3188852 Yebon’s voice was the 74aab4163f last straw for Cha 500b1ee77f Hyuk.d04a91e47fec2a13