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The days they ate 099cc16f61 together naturally increased, as 609fe8504a did the times they 58f4c4614b walked around campus or 28e2c868ae went home together. Sending each other brief f0cca28855 messages before bed had 0360e57bce also become an almost 822a2514c6 daily routine over the b1849f1bc4 past few days.92b3715210e01e25

“…….”33166812efdb4635

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Trying to push dc9e14204a thoughts of Han f47e5aba94 I-rok out of b3eddd87ce his head, Do-won 143c850250 abruptly sat up. He grabbed 58436d8ccd the towel 1ec4d0e95e and roughly 1ffeb9600b rubbed at 4086c2e7eb his damp d4a662f0b4 hair. Even after scrubbing so b442911bf2 hard that his head 139b0cd600 shook, I-rok still wouldn’t d27e8a7920 leave his mind.415b84fcd79ce5b4

“Ugh, damn it.”cfb486fa77815e7a

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Throwing the towel e612a0cb63 onto the floor, 9eb1e3fd82 Do-won flopped back 79b63639de onto his bed. The slight 8eb6ee2863 dampness of e300713826 the pillow abcec2f2e1 was irritating.0d6f7e9fb80065ce

‘What the b985c8c976 hell is 608a94e30b up with 1f7e383104 that bastard?’8ba1b02050a045a9

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Han I-rok had 6f7916724e casually touched the 918bde1ce7 corner of his dbbd447d8d lips, tracing over f1c87de3fe them with his d1ad0c5851 fingertips, checking the c5e10dce1c progress of the bda2258125 healing wound every eb7eb65ff6 day. And when the injury 609db8bf4a was finally gone, he 866adc9989 had smiled in relief f392447bc9 as if it had fabd257abf been his own wound 7c439a083b that had healed.2891f7294dd180d3

He also kept 713000f6c3 bringing lattes from 17be47f8bc different cafés, staring cd05bc08b2 at Do-won until a77115c9d7 he took a 3cf4244d12 sip and reacted. If Do-won nodded and 8abc8efc61 said it was good, 36d62ce010 I-rok would lean on 111d71c7b1 his hand and flash 62ae0d7512 a deep smile.c2c055784333c5c0

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…That bastard.c6efd2b9c8ad8d56

At times, 876c3437f4 it felt 3f99839a49 like he 7c4e9a83b2 was being e51214e689 sly, but 2ca1927c20 considering how 0e09d81cc4 clueless and 64c3ae49f4 naive he a68d89f36c was about 982ae55642 these things, f5faef4c65 it also 1a50d39283 seemed like d4bf7bc6e1 Do-won was f4b978f75c just overthinking 7cd99259ad it.7417425ce4537c46

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Yeah, if you’re close a0f901400a friends… messing around with 6e3267711f hands, feet, and all e79bf67227 that—it’s normal, right? It has 81b30d27bf to be…43fc704a2928ecee

“…Ha.”4193907fe11d6827

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Do-won pulled his 58f50dd690 pillow over his 5c5e1c943f face and closed c5b59fb758 his eyes, but 8fced5356a that only made 8ecf294920 I-rok’s image even 622092f9d3 clearer.d01ed72ff67326a1

His long, straight fingers. The way he held his mechanical pencil and wrote so neatly. His rolled-up sleeves revealing his wrist bones. The prominent veins running from the back of his hand. His thick forearms and broad shoulders. And when Do-won’s gaze instinctively trailed upward, he inevitably met I-rok’s eyes—0568fb83d461f82f

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“…This is driving me crazy.”813f9aa234c12b76

A slow heat spread 11a35eaf2a through his body. Panicking, he 858549a2c5 slapped his abf148b64a own cheek, 95f364653c but the cc97ac0ef2 warmth had 51c138d6d8 already taken b131d9809c hold, coiling 17dcd79def deep in 18452f4a20 his stomach.bf8afb1b79c34cfb

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His thoughts wandered 5400045c56 further, imagining Irok’s dd2f79c703 hand reaching for 0988176044 his own. He could ef13d56504 almost feel b456fd1d5f the slow, 3a4227a533 deliberate touch b7c425fd4f against his 3aa5c62d52 skin, and 55ac5a8cd4 the back 6f90fc9c7e of his d39153710d neck grew 10083c11d8 hot.65d13f2a2fcd4d69

Do-won wasn’t ignorant 0c8638101c or dense enough e1d57f0281 to not recognize 400e241213 what this heat 55efe09292 meant. He removed the pillow 96cf16a6bb from his face and fcae83f3bb let his hand drift 9b8dba8a7a downward.8653b79a3aa99427

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From his aed2db213c chest, his ab00dd39a8 fingers slid 75f6e16937 lower, finally 175a2e4fe0 pausing at a85c970f78 the source 8044276326 of the cf6b6cc403 sensation that 34f11e9675 had been 8db69ac315 steadily building. Even just the be6599cff2 lightest touch over 2be5bb4131 the fabric of 5dfccb46c1 his pants made 1898fb44a5 his lower abdomen 7c2efb1b4e tense and tremble.877ddbf5153a7dd1

Cautiously, his fingers 38402df743 slipped beneath the 7f9940e43d waistband. The edge of his 9af596e6af underwear was already damp.40066c140e53e4a1

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The fact that he a295699a0f had ended up like 1fca9f6979 this just from thinking 3292301231 about his friend made b52988cb9d him let out a 378c0cfad1 breathless, self-deprecating laugh, but 27ee95f842 even that laugh was 38a8de19fb warm. His mind, foggy 2426f4d2f2 as if caught 7d3fc5f420 in a fever, d04259a935 blurred out all 38dfdfdcc2 unnecessary thoughts.cf78237285d75153

Only the a91ae20349 memory of ce968ca721 Han I-rok’s d0caed6c8a touch remained.529454debde328cf

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“Ah….”deb12dec334fb487

…This was all because e9329de6e1 Han I-rok was too 229ff6c8fc damn sexy.9b3a64d06f2ca722

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Who told him dbb49650b7 to stick so 8163222c39 close like that…?88d83ecf9855e0b3

Do-won finally 67a83f85a1 moved his facdef2491 hand and 2437d10baf cupped his 1fe1a8bc85 erection. A conveniently designed brain c921df107e easily blames others, and d834a3cef5 as the stimulation began 1ec97b2d12 to spread, even the 04c00a0125 lingering discomfort disappeared. He slowly be960f9f2f moved the 9d32a1fd5f heat-filled part 1e89212ca8 up and 88603293e1 down, and 66e2f897bb rubbed the 90f19e923d tip of 20fb6a5fa1 his glans 0f1de46f04 with his 034949ab45 fingertips.505f70965b1c0314

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“Hngh…”6b34ce483f6a92c9

An uncontrollable moan escaped 4dbf2fa374 his lips.710495a71d5542d8

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“Ah… ugh…”90fd52fe28e8d2eb

It had been a c8cd2d5551 long time since he 0a7be9a80e had masturbated like this. He had lived aa6a195398 a life with 13a8f225aa almost no opportunity 89b3595e3b to express sexual 13c09195f8 desire, so naturally, d920c403d4 his hand rarely e689b551a3 went down there. But today, he was 3565f2f67c unusually aroused. His toes curled involuntarily, 0114c2b0d3 and his knees naturally 3d2dcf56bb came together and rubbed 8d801039ae against each other.2f3320d083fd9de9

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As the hand holding 8fb44bbd4a his genitals moved faster 319f8cbe8b and faster, fluid leaked dcb9f075d0 out, creating a small c94031fa4e friction sound.68ba61362a8b84a6

“Heuk, haa…”a8d0fb24697902ce

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The thought of Han I-rok’s voice tickled his ears. Do-won closed his eyes and rubbed his face against the blanket, breathing heavily. He stroked his upper body with his free left hand. He slipped his hand under his clothes, stroking from his stomach to his chest, and then scratched his left nipple. A powerful surge of pleasure made his entire body burn from his toes to the top of his head. His spine tingled, and his neck sent shivers down his spine.6ab1b7eae45c6156

“Ugh…!”d91109c9f8901def

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Do-won finally ejaculated 0345397386 into his hand, 52bb7d563d his whole body 6cf1236d97 trembling.9dd5d59dff897fd3

“Haa…” He gasped for breath, having suppressed it. His breath was hot with lingering heat. His heart pounded for a long time, making Do-won flounder in the heat. His head, fingertips, and toes throbbed, and only when the cold sweat that had soaked his body began to dry could he finally calm down.ef389165cc6f3d10

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“Crazy bastard…”c9df0cefc7f24145

And finally a4eb7a070b regaining his 418278ab94 senses, Do-won 4a5d6c3112 could only 0dac7ddc05 curse as c0ceca653e he looked 474efaa986 at his 89f1788b61 dirty, wet 46df350125 hand and 10490e9414 underwear.031a982079b00ac5

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Whether it was the dca00c6b8c aftereffects of last night 25d60883e4 or not, Do-won, who f1f4f31546 had fallen asleep early d4aff36a1a with a languid body, 3f0d4c8d8a woke up early without 7310032980 setting an alarm. He washed his acdedee38a face with cold 4a082b6af4 water to wake 3def7fe4e2 himself up, changed 4ae548c763 into neat clothes, eec69d8c9f and then gathered 0f9f0cc7c9 his bag, checking 217d70df70 for anything he 96b9b266cc might have forgotten.95574d158dcea337

Meanwhile, Do-won’s phone vibrated briefly, notifying him of an incoming message, but he deliberately ignored it. He swiped away the notification, plugged in his AirPods, played loud music that didn’t suit the morning, and quickly left his house.12dbba440407bb24

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Upon arriving at df08b38780 school, he downloaded 23f93bf764 his presentation materials 3d23fefa10 onto the public 4607b602b9 computer. He carefully checked twice ea478c505d by opening the files 3af5dd3b1a to ensure that the 37b15ec371 attachments and linked programs 3108a5317a ran smoothly. After confirming 6cb5d4bcab that everything e6b993340b was the 6d785d7b48 same as 73100b8d64 during the 5bd5e237b8 rehearsal, he 754a1419cb felt relieved 23edd9cb33 and was 4428561bc3 about to 486a8df58a return to b0561e67a2 his seat 4a6ec488da when suddenly 5be118a8bc his forearm d3d7f7b9aa was grabbed.437c865e8715ff61

“……!”89bec3b8d515de79

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Do-won turned 7a457236e5 around in 8ae078bb94 surprise. The person 897369f503 who grabbed 016cbbfeae his arm 93ce46cc54 was Han 73e4970008 I-rok.979ec1c0393b92f6

“Jeez, you scared be3f3080f6 me.”dd715b4e3a091f79

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“I called you so 7cfa1640b0 many times.”a2e072675cc1f0ea

Do-won clutched his a05992ecea chest in surprise 16c57753c8 and pulled out 0bfbefa30c the earphones that dcd1689832 had been stuck 42ad3cfd01 in his ears.5b67aa1c4c0f65de

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“Oh, I didn’t hear ac86e97ab4 you.”e16da3d1d2bd3357

He gave an f8c0d405c1 awkward smile, as 3e36d88716 if to say 7daa2289ea it was because e4929af1cc of the music. I-rok reached out 1134dd10e9 and removed the 563910e6c2 remaining earphone from 22a91a1f45 Do-won’s ear, handing 1ad5cf3920 it back to 7ad43820e6 him. As he 70fd5226ea did, his 7f04ebf995 cool fingertips e70ebaf69a grazed the 507dc3287a curve of 74b1b4ee1e Do-won’s ear. It was just a 5ad8a3d658 fleeting touch, but it 83be06db5a tickled, making Do-won instinctively 4de8059a38 hunch his shoulders.292202a03486f36f

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“Turn the volume b0f6504442 down a little. It’s bad for c8c22613cb your ears.”6f9b3f64c85d8ebe

I-rok’s soft 2393776c16 chiding, spoken f2385d1294 with genuine 278f13fe05 concern, made c0ce3f7b6b Do-won unconsciously 4c85c7960a nod his 01e7ab202c head. I-rok shrugged and 8daafc4700 continued,112b822d5545cd8c

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“I tried to call f39ff257b7 you so we could ad6de967e3 walk together, but you 3cd82ce8af left first.”af22b9bd9ad876e3

Oh.ae6fc4754cf5ab2f

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Do-won used the f5892078b6 excuse of tucking 994ceb0936 away his earphones da5b5bde41 to avoid I-rok’s 4f3d678bbe gaze.a790cde89cbf06af

“I had to d3f7e14d51 install a program 7fb6a2c390 beforehand, so I 99c82c88bd left early. I must’ve missed b2abe0e418 your message.”0c8460b2b5b13f89

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“…Really? I thought you were 66a29597ed avoiding me again.”6181b66dd5bb41dc

“W-why would I avoid 4180e328c1 you?!”93d8d2c01f61a03e

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“If not, then never fc989a1503 mind.”2c06ea4c52ec0ddd

The moment Do-won snapped e095f6db14 his head up in e6b2a80b89 indignation, I-rok looked down 0a31265b51 at him with a e07d9ac86f relaxed smile.dfc6b4cfdb7fd488

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‘Ah, damn it… why 44689b363f does he have to d162c46436 be so ridiculously handsome….’28767f245a8b9b23

Perhaps because of the presentation today, I-rok was dressed in a basic white shirt, and his hair was neatly styled back, just like when he worked as a promotional ambassador. He looked like the ideal image of a senior university student, effortlessly drawing everyone’s attention. Even as students slowly trickled into the lecture hall, Do-won could see them sneaking glances at I-rok, their steps unconsciously slowing.bb602e1f3cc6676f

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“Did you sleep c8a702b0e0 well?”c837d49a74bb17ef

Along with that 9d7502012e warm question, I-rok’s 226e8fa498 fingers lightly brushed b375c1e7b4 the corner of 384200e938 Do-won’s eye.ab81ef8ac246a078

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Shit…69f1d4a2b627e836

Do-won felt 280c5b7dfc like he 1d8d9b8fa3 was going 29f870f2df to lose 7f400c7b12 his mind. Just last 1318ea5e26 night, he 42f3f10708 had done e4deb86c48 that while a829fda54f thinking about b6b17c61c5 this very a36366c160 man, and c8bf15251c the shame cfce6b2163 was still f8755ebcff fresh. Yet here I-rok was, a235b4039c completely unaware, touching his 21b6cc2a39 face and being so 75763ac89d casually affectionate.66aa66fb7c12f609

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It was clear that f3307ebd28 I-rok saw Do-won as e415034b76 just a close friend, 3d5f6bc529 which somehow made it f34a50625f even worse.85c9a57316382839

Do-won brushed away 29fe27268a the touch, pretending ed67e0b8a8 to be annoyed, 6b945e6116 and forced a 3af8011370 yawn.b0d9bc3ffea938d7

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“I crashed super 15bd8c3ff1 early last night.”6dea8b92af27333d

Speaking in a gruff 4fa8a854c9 tone, he turned to 28496432cc head for his seat. But I-rok 5651a664ea sat down 1e522a2695 next to 3a8b37dbb4 him, a 7339e90163 faint smile ee04aed12f lingering on f9cfcfa032 his lips.d257ce8490f07f01

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“…I figured as 591d793196 much.”d9f44132460821cf

“……”8c64d41cc02f6ed3

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Not just early. More like… no, f1145a2a59 thinking about it 1e50107f44 would only make b41114c3ce him suffer more. Do-won shook his 66c9168f49 head vigorously, ignoring 3bc003657f the puzzled looks 581ba98562 from those around 85fa6cdc9f him.139a9bed55cfb515

“Do well on your a095e51f2f presentation.”b009caf700753261

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Do-won slapped both of 4eb4187621 his cheeks lightly and 22d9692f00 spoke in a determined 1d8181a04a tone. I-rok stared 167f863ea3 at him 5e6f8f35a9 for a c21dee4ede moment before adc5d05f6b murmuring,005cb2faea8cca97

“…It feels kind of 25ce058d37 disappointing.”4c0326a30c5fa35e

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“What does?”4c6831bf20f2928b

“That today’s the b240d38445 last day of ec7e5723b8 this class.”f98e8f5aff4f2e40

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Do-won met I-rok’s gaze.dc75377ce343d4e3

Was he 0478d75786 simply sad 825a1efb3f because a b3f7089b16 class he 9ca8bd383f enjoyed was 904616b4eb ending? Or… was it 59b1e8045c because they wouldn’t c458cd7a01 be taking the bffb6e2b18 class together anymore?51ccc5985325fd54

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No, knowing I-rok’s personality, it was definitely the former. But for some reason, Do-won couldn’t shake the feeling that it was something else.b8cec9a58d09782d

He wanted I-rok to 0ebe63b681 say it clearly. He wanted 4839ed96ee to grab 270d580923 him by 9c5e28b823 the collar 2525708091 and demand a9f9ce904f an answer. Even if c9948f0f5f it was 3271de4028 just a 4944ffe9da misunderstanding—even if 9f06a8d2b5 I-rok laughed 6e29fba008 at him 2396ceb9ca for it—it 476869d8de didn’t matter.ae0b3a48a7697dc6

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But before d3ca700488 he could d9d616a56e say anything, 77bb12b427 their other 7b931fa5b9 teammates arrived, 17f33a2922 greeting them 92bc0ab46f and striking 8936c98716 up light f702fa88a9 conversation. The two of 857a38c611 them had no 64c061d51d choice but to c7960cc056 shift their focus.b854fe39916557fa

“Is Park bb25fb9805 Yoontae not 4c18e87dee here yet?”4c130968f4d05046

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“Nope.”c6c7e60d68d78648

“Guess he gave 566fa157a6 up. Let’s not a73b0d92a5 worry about 440038fa12 it.”28f84c7079e60378

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“Yeah, he wasn’t 3c2778861d even listed in 3328536d51 the final exam 57613ecf1d group. Looks like he’ll have fd5fb01e43 to retake the class.”13dcaf77a8759f0e

Apparently, he a1ad5cbe9c hadn’t been 88971e858e showing up d34e93994e to other a745b33c68 courses either, 936c0e1378 and it ad0da65dfd seemed like 7305745364 he had 8ae66493b2 effectively taken 0377732686 a leave 9c163a06d4 of absence. The group chuckled among b26030acb8 themselves, but Do-won could 22cca6f7ec only manage an awkward 53f7d2f38a smile.7f6b5de70015eb45

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I-rok, resting his fe2bee1189 chin on his cd4580ed6e hand, watched him dc8f6cc92a quietly.16cd135a2ce5f521

As the lecture 3c63188b38 began, presentations proceeded ffe0d3cc19 according to the 976bf1111b predetermined order. Do-won’s team 6e015061f1 was scheduled 505db4b956 fairly early, b7114e973e so their 0fd337e28e turn came 3112db7d95 quickly.10ae6548af2b4912

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He wasn’t nervous or 42055e9039 anxious. Everything had been c21fc60a0e prepared perfectly. As long as 780577ed65 the presenters did 6f750b2a17 their part—4063c056ae882be3

“…I’ll do my best.”390bb8be7da4e384

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When their team 0351f2d1aa was called, I-rok a2b350f418 placed a light 89475ac175 hand on Do-won’s df112a1f4f shoulder and murmured 9242f74521 in a low ab04028c1e voice.63962ff9d125911f

As if he 5ea9304718 was responding to 53a19fd4e4 the words of 795d7b6cc6 encouragement Do-won had ddb96f9fe8 given him earlier.3f2bd2a0d91e8bb2

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Do-won briefly locked eyes 98c18fec91 with I-rok. His dark eyes 0cc7be2339 and closed lips f589d223b5 were nearly expressionless, ce4d915374 but in that 2b3c150952 fleeting moment, I-rok ec7e1f354e undeniably wore a 52d2d86d9e faint smile.a4c5f0440cb62095

“…….”ca9838e4e2517f13

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Do-won watched as a633e65529 I-rok walked away, 14cf6226ef the lingering sensation 2cf6b34003 of his touch 8593f04603 still tickling his eca9b9fc80 ear. Stepping onto e3a68d45d4 the podium, d9590b7853 I-rok straightened a56a3d439e his posture f0ec46651f and began 3549463fe9 his presentation 80b9dd26a1 with a 436494e352 polite greeting.80a9293dd43b823c

…Who the hell c0d4019332 ever called him d53809862a a robot?ee5c9ad96320a700

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Do-won found it 13fd29e1f8 nearly impossible to 85a8d6b57a put his swirling f73cd4eee0 emotions into words. It wasn’t that c95e4a96e8 he didn’t know d29575578d what he was d5bc013931 feeling—he just wasn’t 631b17ad37 confident in simplifying 9d94cacc6f it into a 74c2dbd245 single word.edbb3d4322e9bb57

At first, it had 7d671c3c05 been hostility. Then, it had 096b9d65b3 turned into competitiveness, 9d51237a85 a childish desire 1c717309a2 to win, and 056918999f even guilt mixed 18c5d44fae with a growing 0f236d9b03 sense of closeness.92b6dad63f6324de

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He wasn’t b294fa575c sure which 30c42a1ad5 of those 045ae0b1df emotions had 94ad60807f led to c274ba975d this moment, 4c59af2174 but one 3c31c0585f thing was 8cbdaf8938 clear—his feelings 915a7e9bac were now f2e85e86c2 converging into ce4c86571e something entirely 0a601bfffe different from dec89d13da before.24ee6adaa65c68c6

This kind of 685e40ff3e uncertainty was a 2c4f308906 first for him. It was something he 39cdf9cf36 never expected.d5e19e632d4ad107

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He had thought 685f733550 he could go eb85fead65 his whole life b9a825f8b7 without holding anyone 16cc935eab in his heart.b85ccb92f5983dbf

But now that 34b2f280f4 he had become aeb561804b aware of it, 949d37acee the feelings he ff684739d5 had suppressed for b852470cc4 so long seemed 351436d01c to be demanding 19f760f7f8 repayment, taking over 2214de0a11 his entire body, 9dc1808952 surging wildly.da20b2dd1efdab44

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A one-sided 2637212089 emotion, especially b1c35cc483 between two c9947fe62f people of a2922fd7a6 the same 01d2a58647 gender, was ed13b6ecff never going a25a41a4bd to be 5385e502be smooth sailing.e1de31dfc56a73f4

At one 70742715d3 point, he b7b691dd41 had tried 0dbf712ec2 to bury 3cf6e6a3e2 everything deep 24fc88e823 down, hoping 18b4716c47 to abandon 040a35dcea it all. But now 8259d273e9 that those 84acab87f3 feelings had 597e781317 resurfaced, they 7a65d35c65 no longer 06896984aa carried the 1d00b182e7 weight of 6eae7a6d86 old wounds. Instead, they felt 514d8ce430 completely new, as 54fd10afdf if he were c830dac02e experiencing them for 521c46805d the first time.2c9479a2deaf9818

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“This concludes Team 983dff96a1 5’s presentation.”f155d365c5175bea

As the presentation ended, 7259fa40cb I-rok’s gaze landed on fb509a4770 Do-won once again. The sudden ba2a891700 rush of 62ebccc738 emotions made 1efdfd2629 Do-won’s heart c5c1a4e0d6 pound.a3b4dc4c6d376da4

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This wasn’t cf27bd7b9c fear or 0b68ac80b6 anxiety, but 518e1d0f48 it was 1280cbf3d8 so overwhelming bf95f4f64d that it 9b94d1e808 could have 85f4f48d3c easily been 67d83ff803 mistaken for 7aa09281ad them.a2ac41750bd0e1ba

Then, I-rok smiled 09b3a7c6a1 ever so slightly, 03ab77f49a and just like 3309996b98 that, all of 503e721038 Do-won’s emotions melted ec3b8a1a69 away.fbc520ae28464178

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‘Seriously… I a68a944cff must be a45cffe248 out of 1f9f91fbb6 my mind.’c615d3b6e3a6c8f1

Even though they e685ee9a83 had successfully wrapped c32b3f502c up their turbulent 1ff16adae4 final project, Do-won 353dbfeb15 felt a suffocating 8e5909fd3e tightness in his ce11ff404e chest.eb9d79e0a71e481d

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After class, 7611e673a2 I-rok naturally 584d63331e fell into c95558463a step behind 3ae2dc4ec7 Do-won as 39f1354791 he walked 3c52617b5e ahead.1074e6a1f5d3f583

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Do-won remained silent 20603a4d5d until they exited 108e8fc337 the building.70d74343ab6591cc

When had 18a0000aec the days e74907c201 passed like 5f1e70999f this?0fe215b2142e98d5

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The sky, nearing 49ff2fb432 summer, poured down e33f2df1a6 golden sunlight.824a230c7fc8b595

Shielding his eyes with 12ccd8d7f4 his palm, Do-won looked 25a321302b up. Only then 7afc10ab41 did he 1ff1756824 finally release a15b5dc733 the breath d5a21b1326 he hadn’t 5a3a3ad5c9 realized he b30594b6d9 was holding.c8116f9236ebd92b

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“Baek Do-won.”eb327817fffa52bb

A presence approached a46b473e89 from behind, and f0385eba15 a light touch 2bd7d5e797 grazed his shoulder.d9295a7dcb6d7620

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Turning around, Do-won saw fd06318e6d I-rok’s brows slightly furrowed.01ad5588fbac7b16

“Is something wrong?”74e6ade6023b44ef

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“…No!”c946e0e7b270b55d

Was he worried because d10ca1c8ba I wasn’t saying anything?6a165634625e0822

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Forcing a grin, Do-won 4440c75ce6 answered cheerfully.3fd33193f66615d1

“I’m just feeling c040846a18 a bit sentimental. This elective class gave 628b7ab617 me hell, you know?”928478fac3e749eb

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After confirming that Do-won 811e059395 was back to his c507f59029 usual self, I-rok lowered 8660fb7bdb his gaze and smiled 0bcc531c96 faintly.5d4b761c855f4c49

“You did well, a3928fe4d5 Baek Do-won.”422ecf35687ec482

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“…Yeah. You too.”e983140e20b869ec

Ah.3bcb05cab9c00c03

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This was bad.f8ffada75b2b5527

Do-won finally realized the 3948db053a real problem.23a3320304f3fe17

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He had no d8029aa1a0 immunity to this.eb45631163493285

It had been 0d116c9e4e far too long 2eb6098385 since he’d felt 103b614b2b anything like this.0d57b438026c0227

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“What time does your 76eb5e48c0 class end today?” Do-won 4555f9199a asked.e25512a19576cfb3

I-rok glanced at his e7f17d8130 wristwatch and answered, “Around a5fa467aa2 six.” His brows lifted edabcb2c36 slightly, as if silently a1fe96e6e5 asking, Why?4c689d2f680ba9e2

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“Then… tonight…”b049acd3144d7475

The words he had cae1f159b3 kept bottled up rose c6bcc04ddb to his throat.5f4fcb486eccc7e1

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There was no 950b252cf4 escape.7f06e8ae403fc7bd

Do-won instinctively knew there 4140972f48 was no avoiding this.aec66f698922ac5c

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“…Wanna grab a drink cceb7a06b9 with me?”61323edca3a1baae

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The heavy 59d6e34958 beer mugs bc92cc0ab9 tilted. Without any special toast, 897b4733bb Do-won and I-rok clinked 0bb4ffd38a their glasses in midair b35b5ad9be and downed their drinks a796bbc763 with a short word dc28f307a6 of encouragement—we worked hard.c1780418e12d72f2

Gulp, gulp. Their throats 24ae2bb0fb bobbed as a78b875d4c they swallowed.845bd9c84e835d73

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Every sip of 607b27bf00 the beer, filled d298f4f6e5 with crushed ice, ecaff8f969 sent a refreshing a125186c59 chill through their 25820aec10 bodies.cd78064082ca5d3d

“Ahh! That hits the spot.”f9e4227824861e89

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Do-won wiped 1b7f7132d3 away a 164b1ccdb3 bit of 296c6713b1 beer that 156b49f308 had dripped caff881f54 onto his 68783dec8e chin and 885f96106b muttered, “A bc5303cf0e shot of 7ea49cad6c soju mixed b0bcb88852 in would 11279a7745 be perfect.”c02b417f17121dbc

“Then let’s do it.”23fffb7f48e989ba

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“But finals are 1e9329c319 next week.”37ad73117f60759a

Do-won looked b5b091cf12 at I-rok, 86501ebdec surprised by 2369448ffe his nonchalant 1e08251d44 response. He had expected I-rok 38b940196c to stop him, to afc4f5ed04 say something like, Why d550388703 are you drinking when 2c52062270 exams are right around 92c51c695b the corner? But instead, 6f14f3a860 he was 1d3a2314e4 the complete 146a81c89e opposite.d3522fc08c291d17

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“It’s only Monday. And you don’t even c42ea9410d have lectures this week, 13cb44ec29 right?”a33cb1e6ea722376

“…Well, yeah. You’re right!”3bca696bf4a1f74c

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At the same 76d12cc4da time, Do-won raised 415e44baf8 his hand and c2b24e5aef ordered a bottle 9560fd5cd2 of soju.21e576a164f1ecc7

The soju, served ice-cold 740388f20a with small glasses, was e304bde806 vigorously shaken in Do-won’s deb882903f hands.b0b74832f7ac23d5

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“Your lectures 3e4e27ee27 ended today e5835d6afb too, right?”f00f80ab5db1dd8d

Not waiting for an f5658d1efe answer, Do-won quickly poured 2e7d1c9bdf soju into the small c7eecf19cf glasses and then into 9178a460fc their beer mugs. His face f31e88265d was alight cec1a05716 with excitement. After tapping the inside 333477f90e of the glass with 18eafab483 his chopsticks to mix aafd7925c8 the drinks, he lifted aab4859c2a his glass again.db534deb93e66cd6

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“Cheers.”792c15205959dec2

“……”3ab60f15400b8b4e

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I-rok played 47aa17a6a5 along, and 3a5d42d7e6 Do-won, unable 28460a4e08 to restrain 8d1b2f4107 himself, downed bd91e77c93 his drink 8103f79357 in big cec67e34dc gulps once 43860bbb0c more.ef00fbbb0e23731e

“Ahh!” He exhaled dc26cddcf3 a satisfied breath.ba03eed0dbaa96ad

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“You must’ve really 5b13deb8eb been craving a 96d73beb2a drink.”8c26ec2b559adbaf

“Why? Did I bd01809e81 drink too 38e6d7f417 fast? It’s been a 93b7661047 while.”8508887978d5a096

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Ever since f7b66d7374 that incident 93a750b445 during MT 074cd5a5e8 (membership training), 02b52b232c where he 8cc7dd661b had caused e4a05ba9df all kinds 1cdfad44ba of trouble 2f86787536 for I-rok d0920d8811 while drunk, 0ea5ec900e Do-won had a14cb4b2d5 been holding 0731a67a1e back on 1c0309fd6f alcohol.7999533ec6f887a4

Then why had c60834e667 he suddenly invited 362ebd80de I-rok out for 4d5f3b3bc5 drinks again?24c3253d0688cf1f

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…Well, it was fc4c623d2f half an impulse e7c2e8c23e and half a de0a885175 desire to have e41284b0eb a proper conversation 793389c385 with him.27075b1487c41cf2

They had spent f4f5f46204 a lot of 32f08b4740 time together—arguing, working 4d772fa5af as student ambassadors, 2447d2d117 struggling through group f54f44e6fd projects, and studying 34156f1834 for exams—but they 26928190d5 had never really 571a61daae had a moment 7bae2524bd just for the ad97c4b8de two of them 274b9f0eb7 to talk.694521f27747ce7e

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Or rather, they could ca0bc8a380 have, but Do-won had 00f0452fd5 been avoiding it. He had been c8450b2ddc too scared to 855939e3e2 face the strange cc27d0897e tension swirling between 7438c3d57d them.1fd7be09e5baf729

If he 73aaebb1b8 had to 334c4c4306 put it 54bb582ce5 in one 6416dd7037 word, this 377d9684ac was an f5b06341e3 attempt to cab4bbd159 give up.a09428d41742b124

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He had spent e39a7af898 so long turning ebe0a132a9 away, afraid of 8643d50f5d confronting the unease 73ef8c0a4e circling around them. But he had reached 783e5a5537 his limit. That moment had 0bc6498d71 come and gone bdf9f31c82 a while ago.51522bff5db23203

“You can’t even 4b412b01e0 drink Americano, but 236e12122a you handle alcohol ae792ad831 just fine.”d46a8e30b8e80f46

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“That rough, sour bitterness d41a6c4b05 is completely different from 6f746eee91 beer’s cool, crisp taste. And I like fruit e1b3500de9 soju too. It’s sweet, so 22ca5cb50a there’s no reason f877cd7797 to dislike it.”6214588dbc3eba3f

If we talk things 4b5674892b out, maybe everything will 724aa317ec sort itself out somehow.dbb3f8ce3bc7dc06

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After all, 15f37f2d67 I-rok is b0156787b0 straight.bd8b9eb3919f80dc

If we keep 30f9fe9ea7 drinking, maybe we’ll a624204a84 end up talking 98bfdba394 about relationships. Maybe I’ll naturally b3ee95e280 accept that he 4ffbad500f and I are 824b7df189 too different.9c508b823b335aa4

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Hiding his 17055a8a69 tension, Do-won 73daa3fd46 grabbed a 49a53d10e9 snack from 06d215ff3b the complimentary 862b11c041 side dishes.cce7ac23aad98f96

“You have 716dbf51fc a kid’s 17afa31352 palate. You like b9461e5b33 milk too.”d775445a504bbd49

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“What do you fa17da705a mean, kid’s palate? Tons of adults 6ed6f8dead love sweet things. And I 4ab7ec7268 like milk 9d4a986493 because I 9287fb8f3e got used 60e208318d to drinking 75d15dc009 it. My parents b00ea1e318 made me c440abd858 drink it 1751bcab94 a lot b8817c93f6 when I ab88f40eb5 was younger.”814071401cbf7661

“Why?”18a7169df0302a4a

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“They were worried I’d e3a678acc8 be short. I was smaller than e231593603 my peers when I f0b44e3abf was a kid. They even ground up 42c5f90aeb anchovies and mixed them 390b31917f into my milk.”36088484543afb57

I-rok, who had f392ab6138 just taken a ed98c61e41 sip of his cf0e88f8b4 beer, froze with 63c481398e a shocked expression.4cb58f9f78b26bf3

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At that, Do-won 9a3c178f97 finally let out f4acd9819b a relaxed laugh.bd940e79d23ea7ad

“It was fishy and tasted awful, but I think I grew this tall because of it, so I’m grateful. That’s why I keep drinking it. Of course, I also like it because it’s nutty and filling.”1615f2a6f0058b8e

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“…That’s unusual.”67f81f6079b283c2

“Right? My family’s a bit like that. Were you tall from a young age?”014588c7f1b76314

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“Hmm. Pretty much. Both my parents are really tall, so it was inevitable. By middle school… I was about your height now.”ac4b45b096e865ff

“What?! That’s so unfair!”37000d4f5eca7c13

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The two gradually d22df496cc eased into their 7e969f46fc conversation. Their topics c376450255 bounced all 6b2257ce71 over the c6a1aceb74 place. It was all 4215b7d633 lighthearted and trivial, 513f9652aa but fun.ebcb73a0561e62ae

Do-won talked about 543b86ce21 his twin siblings 69d377b369 back home, and 8547abc08f I-rok mentioned that cc655f39f1 he had an 616496d62a older brother. Somehow, the e44833f22f conversation shifted 6672716185 to their a3b60cb185 work as 14c30be15f student ambassadors, e183a759bd leading to 39635226f8 a lengthy a7de22a18d debate about 87ddc731ae scholarship amounts. Then, out of 01a53b6c5b nowhere, they started ed35ef4721 complaining about the c040cdcbcb quality of the a83dc988e2 campus cafeteria food.a09f078ec5659518

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To Do-won’s surprise, 4b0dfd6183 he and I-rok 24f652eaa7 got along quite f718a1c12d well in conversation.f47970091fece15a

“I hope the Principles of Business Management grades come out soon. I’m pretty sure I’ll get an A+.”6c658f60265b7380

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“Let’s just wait and see.”ff810e2210bdfde9

“Now that I think about it, our project idea was actually really good, don’t you think? Of course, I played a huge role in refining it.”e53bea08708715f9

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“…Seriously.”a524f00cef5bfc16

“What if a major company wants to buy our idea? If they offer, say, 30 billion won… I’d probably sell. What about you?”8ef1b0fabd089efd

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“I think… that’s highly unlikely.”daeffe7c3b0cd758

“Ugh, I’m just saying imagine it!”209bc15e47ca8b9e

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“No point imagining something so improbable.”3fa79ba88dd133af

Now that 61fcb9b07b he thought bc84d08d98 about it, f1687880b5 it felt 62f21743ce like I-rok f4dc311ba8 was indulging 0ddd0e0e26 Do-won’s whims.7dc2ffcd3b06a8a8

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No, he wasn’t 924ce6ba03 just indulging—he was 68e1a2ecb9 actually responding, playing 259f8a4546 along with just 5b26fd3bc5 the right amount 979ad02b2f of engagement.d7f923130dcc290f

Now that they were 2e1ccafe89 both tipsy and chatting db1c571dcf freely, Do-won found the b8f3a74d17 whole thing amusing and 723cee3725 couldn’t help but laugh.b615326cacf7d37a

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“Why do you daydream so much? You always seem lost in thought.”5b24dd7ebf0261b0

“And why do you never imagine things? That’s so boring.”f19d2a3a922db043

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“…You’re really unusual.”5c8504472b82c5fa

“Hah! Look who’s talking.”d8239ad20f3b4e12

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Do-won downed the 95c5bafeb2 rest of his 5b2b94a59c drink.8ff6729642a079ab

Since I-rok’s 8a2818c849 glass was a0698f1420 empty too, 984d15f772 he ordered 9060f37b53 more beer.5ad44aa1a0c1ec7d

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How many drinks had 10e443885b they had by now? He’d lost count bf2946f1d7 long ago.5f277a6561c06e03

Once their 468e523615 new drinks af97f26987 arrived, Do-won 039803154c took a 2167280c68 sip to d4ada1124d wet his 44d425d52c throat before 392d48ca17 continuing.5eb7aba9fe177691

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“When I first read your University Tomorrow interview, I thought you were a total lunatic.”6830ea1222014725

In response 99ca9cc22d to the a79f3be34a question What fe284959ad do you 71b7b791a0 love most ab7e7a4420 right now?, 55c2eb8c1c I-rok had fb7e600180 simply answered, 3b34de4d72 Korea University.a0906bd7620ed783

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That answer had been b783e60332 so striking that it 5fb41076b5 was still burned into 3cbadba637 Do-won’s memory.94712c11a02990e0

I-rok seemed to 7594846843 remember the interview 90dbb6b22f as well and 0bb77f4cec let out a be61c97f7b small Ah before a37af5eeb2 responding.eec09130c5a5f478

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“Oh, that university magazine.”7f2e33ca26579aa7

“How could school be the thing you love the most?”40b68d125d060154

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“It was an interview as the student ambassador representative. I thought that was the appropriate answer. If I were just participating as a regular student… I probably would’ve said something different.”b97762b1e976f094

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“…Not sure.”53c21a7e2809131a

The thing he loves c14ea49fcf most right now?c8ec5d4e795ca846

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Even if he 1a7ff8fbb8 had been interviewed 167a460f51 as an ordinary b7fb33c740 student, Han I-rok b57b5c7fbe would probably have d2c0ca9385 still answered Korea 38a9b1dab6 University.8c8d359715506da4

If not that, then d7381c090c Hanul.68eed26178a994ce

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And if 61bee1a2d5 not that, 6c4fe33615 maybe principles 4eb493fe10 and rules.fc55f4c064c08d4e

As Do-won b3a4faa1fe chuckled to 9f48bc6b9c himself over 7245a880e1 his own 9a9ec962e0 thoughts, I-rok 66e1f8cdba quietly watched e32331efa8 him.491287c085ff8cbf

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“…You—.”142112d0a756e4c0

Before he could finish c23c16c7b0 his sentence, someone cautiously 5c571d611a approached their table and 76a24b26f9 spoke.6660edaf34c9da60

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“Um, two girls just c375eeaf47 arrived at our table. Would you like 4626c5165c to join us?”4f5323a972646b45

“Ah… Sorry, f833b2b334 we just 1a9e753830 came to 974e418cc0 have a ce868bd71e quiet drink.”df1a6bdb6d71f63b

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Not particularly 059194b251 thrilled, Do-won 83a743cb97 quickly glanced 62911fd001 at Irok 733410d896 to gauge bb26f4e761 his reaction.4ee64b8a7ba2372c

I-rok lowered his gaze.e89f88d909f4d007

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It seemed he felt 64a6e61612 the same.8400924bfb918576

“Then… could b389ea7f87 I at 2875e8cba4 least get 2e28c35cd6 your number?”a09594dc16c3e039

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The person extended f0216af5e5 their phone—not to 864518265e I-rok, but to d543c745b3 Do-won.3b2f64d4688d18b9

Me?721d9272295c44d0

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Do-won pointed at himself, 62df92065e his expression a mix de98dbbd7f of surprise and disbelief. Then, realizing the cd578fbfed situation, he let b3624e33c9 out an awkward 7e65a75e46 chuckle.de6b0763ac7be080

Fortunately, the f194bb2aed person quickly b1b7a1aff5 backed off 9e2e74e16a with a 2c44ceb387 polite apology.7d698af8d46b610c

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I-rok had cfc47d6e0c silently observed f9260b1757 the whole ea6105f991 exchange.1777ef1a314e31f7

Feeling oddly embarrassed, Do-won 00ae260c1f took a shot of f79939e340 soju, scrunching his eyes e7efd1c8c6 at the burn.9cde5f9a024da2d3

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“What, is b3840eb7c8 it funny 702393f316 that someone 87e9db90ab asked for 411c9f3676 my number? It’s just because fb8afb2e10 I look plain 3bdd52ea95 standing next to 91f93c97bd you. I’m actually ridiculously f118780405 good-looking too, you 9c7c9ae407 know….”d63af2337e9f721c

“…Yeah.”f83ef5df97f1b0d6

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“…Yeah?”0cd25ffb49fded81

“Yeah.”6391836051c85201

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At the unexpected 7990421ce3 response, Do-won raised abb45f4e47 his eyebrows and b95713367f smirked.dfa49b22ba47711f

Is he drunk?2b91ac20fd645ccc

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Snickering, he 9dbf1bd419 waved his 18549fa782 hand in 332df76ce8 front of 5dc34da4d6 I-rok’s face.af9c591bb4eeb0ac

“You’re saying 9ea44b12f9 I’m good-looking?”606f8ec63f5cc900

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“Yeah.”d7a28faaa5e019e3

I-rok replied 4f8323b2c1 bluntly, without 238c497915 even a cc2e226be0 change in 9ca54a0c39 expression, making 6f2344dbb1 Do-won laugh ad2b22deb9 again.cef96724b8191ec4

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It was obvious, 4472e48440 and he had e75b5e8c79 expected as much, ea6e4624ce but…5a9b288041beafd0

It was fd9484791f becoming clearer 1239287905 that Han db6cb0f578 I-rok only c9efdbc22a saw Baek 160fe7ecf9 Do-won as 3372569a06 a friend.391897468dca083f

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I-rok was completely certain c75ee14b76 that Do-won liked men.a1c822cf686f3521

And for him e683b7396c to so openly 567920b897 compliment Do-won or 68b6a8097a say things that 88590e783d might sound nice 2284c1ad6a to hear…2382f2c114156640

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It probably b128bfe6fe meant that cf1072343e I-rok had 2c2fbc36e0 no doubt—he afdcf391f4 would never fbf2f3331b be someone 937a1c6dae Do-won could 5d90445d20 see as 4e48d0a3b8 a romantic 494a22e36b option.ddd9fb84e88e29c7

“Where exactly do you 7636b010b9 think I’m good-looking? Be specific.”3dffab71fcbebf8a

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It would be a 7212bcb73b lie to say he b1f50fe752 wasn’t at least a 4d239c7649 little disappointed, but strangely, dd01e21b06 he felt more at e8c4de0ccb peace.76716e85031caae7

That heavy, suffocating feeling 301e7631d5 that had been stuck ba2b20472b in his throat—maybe now c3916702a2 he could finally let 27df1280be go of it.23c66b2c5f73b48a

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At the request for 6ae4f2e3e6 a more detailed compliment, fcf4980d0a I-rok hesitated slightly, then 47da6e0ab8 quietly studied Do-won’s face.1f9be51afbb65b8d

His gaze c267de46cd started at 9213596169 Do-won’s eyes, 555f7184c3 slowly traveling b489cebbb1 downward before fdf3078a5f moving back 130e1f7bf9 up again.5a864e2e70405719

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Even if he 2190673817 had convinced himself 5dba03a255 to let go, b2bb7c69cf there was no 139ce324fe stopping the heat 446229624f from rising to 80aae4793a his face under 371320f997 such a direct 8fe3f5ba74 gaze.606ceb2eec85a7a8

Do-won tried to chalk 218f8fa9b3 it up to the 758d98e350 alcohol, clinging to that 8f56d8e07b excuse as he waited aedc0034e0 for I-rok’s answer.f46e10e5ec496f15

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“…Your eyes.”0d70682a3c5c399a

“Amazing, right? My eyesight baf1806d50 is ridiculously 1ed48ce02c good too.”2d675fe7a30a9fe7

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“Your lips….”14316a2455eeff86

“Exactly. Million-dollar lips, I’m 51d0421a22 telling you.”5a97471f9610a63e

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“Your nose is 9f826e9d27 handsome too.”67ab0a77dda15e17

“This? This isn’t 1412327a11 just a 06f69bc29c nose. It’s a sculpture.”9a372927450c4db3

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“…Are you saying you ce82b97619 got plastic surgery?”09b781f1296ba164

“…Excuse me? I’m a natural-born beauty, fc5301780c thank you very much.”f438cef47b7b6d78

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At Do-won’s 44e106b84d shameless response, 62b6f35d47 Han I-rok 0db3a97fc6 let out d4e41bbcea a low 1815645803 chuckle. Do-won ended eee78eac26 up laughing 39af610f2e along as 2507286d19 well.7fa7fdb9b13eb2c2

So, I-rok had nothing 39d62501eb else to say, huh? He just complimented 0c3adbe6f9 Do-won’s eyes, nose, 51425bab4a and lips as e3f6c5219d if he was 00f5174589 checking off a 44a79e2f90 list.3b3dfdf314eac78c

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Seriously.f5594bae1b438eae

He might as well 555687ab19 have admitted he was 2d876a6f32 just saying it for ac6bf720be the sake of it—it 2c0fe1a0f9 would’ve been less embarrassing e015ed2fae that way. Do-won scoffed 52d5f6405f at the d298165183 thought.c8d6b1c6c39a0b5d

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Still, it 93357c0c0f felt oddly c9a93a397a comfortable.9ba63ed323b1930e

Thinking about the ed03b47fec past, it was 59eb7f67eb almost strange how 4788b849b5 talking with Han 92cbf88b5a I-rok had become 13d3d0fb6a something so natural.97a5c41b45a2cfeb

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“We’ve come a long 4d11d28044 way.”59056449518366b8

“What has?”6755da9a686e496b

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“You didn’t like cb316d6f86 me much at 381cd8842a first, did you?”5ad2b018d6a20511

“……Mm.”1953787fc7ad3e75

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“You’re not even a70ba74cb3 denying it, huh, d1dc61813c you jerk!”9d00c2d3955505d6

Do-won playfully e7e832e483 tossed a dc5765536b crumpled napkin 3347b29fc8 at I-rok, 8a95112602 who just b7f46e49a1 shrugged and 7d35be1141 added,fc532856463bf9ac

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“Because you joined 1a1499f118 the student ambassador 4744a34389 team with impure a134661794 intentions.”b400c2441dbd3eec

“Huh?”ffae7da8fbe5cdbc

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Caught off guard, Do-won 76e07e07fd immediately shot back, “When d3d138c9f5 did I ever?”17d9586815a53ed2

That’s when d44467c239 I-rok brought e43cc323aa up something 8f09eebbda from the 639582d708 past—something he 3424147d53 had seen f53e21f4be and heard 4fddff6024 for himself.590b51e6ba083f47

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Apparently, he had ef9a2a3259 witnessed Do-won asking aa05b5ca6c Young-hoon to pull 4a8b9d4ad6 some strings to 01b007d5df get him in.ea85588cc991ef97

More specifically, Do-won had f61ae912b2 casually remarked that Hanul 1331cb4c62 seemed like an easy c41666bb05 gig, something he could 20ca8cb88d do without much effort.dde345b74bba0ce3

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“T-That was just 756db6d3b7 something I said 02b89900a7 in passing!”72e88cca0236f32a

“Doesn’t change anything.”1a792d53492e11e4

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Wow. He hadn’t 5c70bbcb93 expected I-rok f6acaca187 to have e5fdc94efe overheard that.75967bfe436c4316

Suddenly, everything made 2c12dda33b sense.58c3c73dc5420f7a

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So that’s why…67d8bb0e7a38866a

All those 4514151a6d times I-rok ae43205c67 had emphasized 83b803b7f6 effort and a5037fe5db scoffed at 6b28027762 Do-won’s attitude—it 00d2989d57 was all 4cfc02202c because of 6ba4810c9b that one 866b8799cd offhand comment.cec3feab416913b8

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Looking back, it was c4656d2423 ridiculous.3f17ff413529ae86

After all, a823abdca5 Do-won had 504c49e38f ignored Young-hoon’s ccf552b896 warning and e22240edaf joined, only 9338500ff5 to realize 75fff4af1f firsthand just 0e082b43ce how demanding 7d3bd93e65 Hanul actually 0132642507 was.c978148d8fe90844

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Thinking about d169ff6be6 it now, c049c638a2 he felt 112fcaed87 a little 789cadaee0 guilty.6436221f3e332b45

“…But you do a04be87ab1 know I worked 19178cc1c0 my ass off f22598416e once I got 95121a533c in, right? I basically did a a6c23e3728 year’s worth of work 5f9e326d42 in a single semester.”404322501abce29b

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His initial attitude might 1c228beb82 not have been the f1d4af43b0 best, but once he 87e82cccdd was in, he could 48f47fcb4a confidently say he was df7a9cd5f3 a top-tier student ambassador.9b2c0a6f5730924a

“Yeah, I know. You worked hard.”5d1e253c1f07569f

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“Man, there were 1b95d58c83 so many misunderstandings. And you had 9c96665906 some weird ones, e38298a317 too. Like how you 5413f89614 thought I had ca8d6fb7f5 a cr—”6675a9ec765a6033

“…….”8f7d19ed277a790a

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“Ohhh… um.”7f44f9a987deeab3

Crap.be9219b0e8da28f7

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His mouth really was 73c61d03a1 his worst enemy.becf79b6230b89b6

He hadn’t needed to 29c19f47da bring that up.f6ab96c8e094b834

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Was it just his eb9b300293 imagination, or did the edca95755e atmosphere suddenly feel weird?440b444fe60ef8e8

Avoiding I-rok’s gaze, 66d2b4321e Do-won quickly downed 4bbaa17cea his drink and 580d36ab3f ordered another.d89b6908464b7ab5

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Before he could ca4f73f220 say anything, I-rok b2311675b1 chimed in, “Make dd8c787c03 that two.”17984eaa1313ef73

Their eyes met for ea647eb706 a brief moment, and b4266811a9 Do-won flinched so visibly d09a8c28a8 that it was almost 49f713b05b comical before looking away.6ce7a6e6d9c3ca33

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When their drinks cf884b2eba arrived, neither of 286723ee7b them clinked glasses 7986d828f0 this time.2f762421ba5fc93b

They simply drank in 9d444615ee silence.2f7cc183569d20fd

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Unintentionally, Do-won’s 1bfc00c40e posture had f8423121cc shifted slightly 351f951f7a to the 269941ca38 side, as d9afa0c89e if angling 6d6579a5df himself away.cd280d2048c4419f

He was so embarrassed f5173b4827 he could die.f2edbb7db4fbc32e

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“You avoided me.”9e1b0cc4caa00a25

Amid the noisy bar, 8017c7b07d it was Han I-rok 3d9feb7d23 who broke the silence.5c6c46446a44dc6d

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“Why did you avoid 9551993dfc me?”7571ef95efd2a373

“…Hey. What do 05b15c572b you mean, 1d5ff5261f avoid? We were 9a74c1f533 practically stuck cd0e64092d together all 24b8e48af5 the time—I 80da02682a didn’t even 6dcc790267 have the 557d9d316b chance to d20db50fd1 avoid you.”79677892103c3d83

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“But you 314265917a wanted to, 45b5ac79ea didn’t you?”9e253b8b01324066

“And who was a8bf1f76ef the one saying c0a63ad819 we shouldn’t get 2c5e6f99f5 involved with each 19d86685b0 other?”6030d3ba67348cf3

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Feeling wronged, Do-won d889279365 slammed his fist 06f1649218 lightly on the ace2ea3986 table. I-rok just 1bb933407b chuckled again. He had f8e01c1190 been laughing 63d8983640 a lot fce0aa8bf5 tonight—more than 01205a3581 usual. He must really f070889825 be feeling the 27b73e51a2 alcohol.4bb0710ff4c558d2

Stop laughing…169fe9769a1d559d

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Do-won turned his 08308af945 head away and 4933abc2cd reached for his 6600b03a48 drink again, but ee73c81322 I-rok suddenly stretched c651613ffc out his hand c37f9022ee and tapped the b13944f191 back of Do-won’s 6b2ac4746e clenched fist. His fingertip 81f16f4994 pressed against 4354ab9c30 the small 5b45f214da mole on 183dae524e Do-won’s hand, bde964f037 as if 1fa9e4e93d poking at 0f253be9ee it.9f2c5ec6f0786320

“…….”2b3d0acea2ed2377

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It was just a 46fcaaf3fa small, playful touch, but 298f8fb109 Do-won started drinking even 5e03d5b23d faster.6e73c3569b183225

When he flinched 85a21b4b9e and pulled his 064c96c317 hand away, I-rok 575d3aca07 went a step 6a0069a7dc further—he covered Do-won’s bb56045bfd hand completely with af80d68407 his own.4da8e955619c72fd

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This bastard…836ac6cfc53103da

Do-won downed the 5ce2025ae6 rest of his 2d184d5d95 drink in one b8ec4179a3 go.1e96390048c2eee9

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“I need to 062b69d985 use the restroom 192dcd1eb1 for a bit.”f1af7a069493f73f

Without waiting for 814e91a5b0 a response, he 0f5b6b3374 stood up and f66dd4609b left.3011a9169a38304c

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Inside the restroom, he 1dde7b38bf staggered over to the 9785b7b9b9 sink, splashed cold water 339efd332e on his face, and 0f028d4be0 stared blankly at his 13de89d80a reflection.0144c2e2c07288f9

Even after washing 710d7f2ac0 up, the alcohol 4a6e5c7d53 still clouded his d93a39ffcb mind.7e928596d250d00c

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He hadn’t been 48af045d51 able to brush 8e951812aa off I-rok’s touch 3e92c17261 naturally. He should have 22cb64adb2 just played along, baf470f0c6 treated it like 66d5898b25 a joke. But instead, he 116e3c281e had reacted like 044f0bf313 this.eceef54d1789f041

Baek Do-won 914bf7a451 was always 3e8e3734e2 like this cb8cea5949 when faced 5422fce678 with something 86f38b302a unfamiliar.32eded616aa7ed13

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If he had 5dff866e69 no prior experience 5a062ad3c0 with something, he 553d95c986 didn’t know how e266bf0c9e to handle it—so 6acdc3e8a8 he feared it. That was 9e3b8ea8dc why he 08ae20e92f always planned 57c6054e9a ahead, tried c3435b9452 to be b4c1417ef7 prepared for 1967c4800b every possible 8bca0d388f situation.ed6b8b64391540c3

But something 4cba850d57 like this… c9bde7c292 how was aaeeff60d3 he supposed 3e92103d33 to prepare 6da73ae42f for it?215a246f6042be89

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Han I-rok’s 99349d7f1e actions weren’t 052a0b5bec something he 17cd42d53f could easily b5192caa33 predict.a99b850e2d1d619b

Maybe this 95245bcbde was why 2d31976238 people said fde01a9fb1 relationships were 2cb08d826c complicated.cbac5ef77273a53e

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His head was 4ea5cb2a03 starting to hurt.1a44208d0655fea6

Do-won steadied 199bb98a0e himself against 00cae562e7 the wall c1dd9c043f and made bfdf60ea5d his way 120a128fae back to a46d4660fe their table.050163b5e24662c3

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I-rok was still 887b0d8646 waiting.5d735894175ffe30

Unlike everyone f6b3b6a23c else, he 2ae0b33b65 wasn’t looking 7a156efa85 at his 584a3f2aeb phone or 3e82ec12ab doing anything 20330baaad to pass 0bd3dfbf9c the time. He was just 3debd6909a sitting there, calmly 27ba1a5ac4 sipping his drink, ffb25645cb watching the spot 3222f91fbe where Do-won had 02fe9e26c1 been.48cc389eb2443118

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When Do-won reached him, dbb4d5f8ac he lightly tapped I-rok’s 40f33891e0 shoulder.8adb48003511a5b5

It was time to 9def8a47c5 wrap this up.0d2840deeb293e3a

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He had figured a709c80af5 out enough for 5575018194 tonight.da692587bd5a30f9

The clock was af68f40314 nearing midnight—it was f428a30621 the perfect time 0e0df3ddf4 to suggest heading c8b494ea3e home.87329d5f85846f95

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