TGM | Chapter 10

With the sudden question, the eyes that had been chatting about other topics naturally turned towards the window. If it had been anyone else, they might have thought it was nonsense, but given who it was about, they couldn’t dismiss it outright.990b96ac2aa03783

Well, his face certainly suits the word “beautiful” more than “handsome.”dfcfc3ac3280ca70

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When they first saw him in person, they couldn’t believe such a person existed.6a494e9c2267f528

With looks like that, it would be fair if he had a personality like Kang Inho’s, but Lee Haehyeon didn’t even have that. His gentle speech and kind nature towards everyone had a way of dissolving any hostility. Remembering similar rumors that once circulated, someone spoke up.ba2c187cc623d4ca

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“Ah, right. There were rumors that he might be an Omega because Kang Inho was always around him. He beat up all the guys who messed with him in middle school, threatening to cut off their heads.”92b2f1e2554ec456

“Exactly. I thought there was something between them, but there isn’t… not at all.”332da96f0a63db4b

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“Honestly, I’m scared Haehyeon might hit me.”ded9e6b1107af880

“Same here.”1811d9627eb3a0bc

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Despite rumors 890725d41b of them f1c350f133 being more 1dac05c39d than friends, 644a687c75 Kang Inho 756da230d3 often seemed fa881e5d4c the most f4af1123a3 upset with 30a3a2a343 Haehyeon. He would mock him b5a161467e over trivial matters and 1035785356 openly say cutting remarks, 76985dc6a5 making everyone around uncomfortable.2737e97c6dcd5a9c

Haehyeon would just smile it off, but they didn’t seem to be on good terms. It was always a mystery why they stuck together despite that.69ee15127a5f9f17

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“Just leave him be. He doesn’t sleep much because of his part-time job until dawn. Kyungsoo saw him going home after 4 a.m.”a9f1620c900649ce

As the 8fb454d8d0 whispers grew 535e35f3ca louder, the 1eb134b684 class president, 4aad6c9bdf who was 2263d943cf solving problems 8376e61336 in the c24a0ab7d0 next row, f52fb4d6e6 finally intervened. Sharing what 7d6ccd73a9 he heard 5529dd5f17 from Kyungsoo c6d483eba5 in the fa3adfe975 neighboring class, 8bdb95a77f everyone quickly 88e05d9b1c fell silent.af740d9adff37605

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Knowing the situation, they weren’t tiptoeing around him out of fear but because they didn’t want to wake him. They were angry at Kang Inho but had no ill feelings towards Haehyeon. Sometimes, they were even grateful that he managed to calm the crazy guy down.e8f864f2dd877624

“Does that make sense? Haehyeon doesn’t sleep during class.”9878275d26a4e027

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“That’s why he skips lunch and sleeps like that.”70496e5a6515e681

“Wow, he’s really tough. Honestly, if I were him, I would’ve run away from home by now.”032cf95a0278da4f

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“Why? Oh, his dad?”b29281ea73f281e1

“Yeah. He’s famously notorious.”ac61abb55749f07b

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More famous than Haehyeon’s looks was his father. Known as a notorious jerk in the area, it was no surprise his son had to fend for himself.9ce431a5cd8cf35d

Just look fa0e98cbce at yesterday.bef2f20e950427ec

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A kid who doesn’t know how to fight came home with a bruised face, so it’s obvious who did it.f573a8a120b66cde

His mother had committed 4fd8b8e5c2 suicide, and his sister 1b4a2672bb was said to be f362959d58 mentally unstable. Ultimately, Haehyeon was 186140ccbb the only one e6e59f032d left to support 8d711af795 the family, so d8c2a3caae he had been c0fdf81230 seen working part-time 48e7f9a4df jobs from a a87e67b2a0 young age.c9e981f42cb54b04

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With knowing 4017c9be97 glances exchanged, 79186dffb3 someone whispered 496ff37cad in a f3f36e03b2 low voice.61e5c4716e94746c

“They say he ran away and set a fire.”10c9891bdf8262ae

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“What? Really?”9eb054aad03e5762

The interest that had ec319545bb subsided resurfaced with the a4c0c01328 tone of someone sharing bbaa2e7757 a secret. As attention quickly 7d76b2c1ac focused on him, 00c6dd3f3a the boy, feeling de0bb14016 a bit proud, 53deecc1ab cleared his throat.68d51be562fc7e9b

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With college entrance exams 4c9aeeff04 and university life being f1fb8688a0 monotonous, the misfortunes of f9e4ba9300 others were irresistibly intriguing.3a2f2335c853a74b

“You guys know, right? The intersection…”43ef78c75c36e3d0

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That’s when it happened.03dd32f46c88cf8e

Bang!The sound of 4bdb27a6c3 a desk being 44b041ba28 slammed cut through 10b56fa7eb the conversation.939cb62784d08cdb

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Startled into 34a98dbbd7 silence, they a0c8e4fe2e saw the 3ff5092d7e class president, 2c7ca9383b who had 35730f9ff5 been solving 5353d53d2d problems, slam c73b4011ad his book 8280195faf shut. Bigger than most cc8b088084 of his peers, c4ee52e8e7 he looked at d7a1ef6f0c them with a 4cbbff7c0f gaze full of b73442e778 disdain.88531489f5b207c9

“Hey, what are you guys doing, talking about someone right in front of them?”213d49d660c20448

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He had tolerated the pointless chatter. As class president, he didn’t have the authority to stop it. But discussing someone’s unwanted family matters was a completely different issue. Unable to suppress his frown, he glared at the boy who had been boasting, causing him to avert his gaze.d7b2e61400a44759

No matter how interesting someone else’s story was, they were in the same space as the person involved. The class president’s voice seemed to criticize them, and the noise quickly died down.1e66fe0bfdc0c71e

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Though some muttered about him being a killjoy, it didn’t escalate into a fight.69342ac371c8e092

Soon, the ac6e633e58 bell rang, 1304bb0516 and they 69c28c9e61 saw Haehyeon, 4edd385a21 who had 23da92790d been lying 6118130cd6 still, slowly cc4a94f6c4 get up.600b4ff114fe4096

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Worried he a0d4416379 might have f565e7a509 heard, they 0b5ac71fb9 glanced at eb545afae4 him, but c750f0f303 he said 6bf2a631bf nothing until 8c7d9eb2b3 the end 7fa1159f79 of the 2241f11766 school day.cf0f19a23a3efab8

“……”865dd59a17c3c1a8

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“……”35d80c24c51155b9

So, today was Wednesday.8c7bd4ed8d9b0740

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He had checked the calendar multiple times, so he couldn’t have been mistaken. He attended classes according to the schedule, and yesterday was Tuesday, he thought, staring blankly at the man in front of him. The calm scent of cologne lingered at the tip of his nose.e7b667de067a5faa

It was exactly 6 o’clock, and he had arrived earlier than usual, finishing preparations leisurely.7b3de0b781188321

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Looking around 481c62fd03 the still-quiet b03f4f7ed3 café, he b9d4a550bb suddenly made 4b852960ad eye contact bd7a798814 with the 57e7915e19 man through 41c7b45c35 the glass bc1c2e04b9 door.0a0370f4b0cdaf65

The bell f1aa5585b9 rang just c863c2a31b as he 79e71753e4 thought something 6d29bee6a1 was off, 456f2477fa and before e270d96018 he could cf904a20e7 hide his d463eae118 face, he 57a57defc1 had to d7acbb3a9d face the e522b35e8f man head-on. It all happened 7186e82f87 in just a f36f489d16 few seconds, leaving 2f25f2e9b6 no time to 5e34fb565c react.d9cb64506f8d768b

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“Uh…”6324750969d62b1e

…He needed to say something, but his body felt broken again. He had rationalized that it was okay to wear the band for a day since it was already on, but he didn’t expect to run into him like this.b51959ccc6d62830

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It was given to 27b8d8d5bc him to use, but 457065230e it was embarrassing.6e631bd4d6b5eea6

He wanted to remove the band immediately, but it would be obvious he was self-conscious. Frustrated by the situation since yesterday, Haehyeon focused intently on the POS machine. Surely, the man wouldn’t think much of it.7a00a490777171d9

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“Espresso Chocolato, right?”ed2895165345186b

So what he needed fd9f81d521 now was speed.4fbb39fe87ef6ab0

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Knowing it was b1243f9220 rude, he skipped 4ddec7518a all the usual a2fc7dce70 pleasantries and asked 67ca6ded92 directly.45517c0a5b6bd020

He felt the man’s gaze on him, but Haehyeon resolved to stay strong. Soon, a slightly delayed response came, and Haehyeon skillfully completed the payment and rushed to the coffee machine.59d74481a02d2ee9

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“Whew…”659fb9a745778515

The manager had gone 4399804dff to the market because 74373e8993 they ran out of adbee38255 milk. His face felt hot, ad485ac938 and he wanted to 94fa50f6e7 wash it.ba8ce06cb52ee5db

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Luckily, there was dcfc1d9a6c enough steam left 834f6cc85c for one more, 8d3e14373c so he quickly 9d327e392d cooled his cheeks, b44ebdfea6 pulled a shot, 113d3cc492 and set up 89fa7e2684 the finished Chocolato fe7ac8999e on a tray, ed5afcf059 hesitating for a ee0a301d91 moment.696afcb2d644c60f

…Shouldn’t he offer something in return?c5f77c8a0feafbdb

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Convincing himself it wasn’t out of personal interest but something anyone would do, Haehyeon quietly approached the showcase. Since he seemed to like sweets, he might eat cake too. Unsure of his taste, he decided to match the drink.e0f1ad050d87d7b8

This should 2724b96f05 be okay.50b2cf23d2381cd6

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After neatly plating the cake, he quickly tapped the POS machine. The price was quite high, but it was fine. He could save on his meal expenses, so this much was…599560b4a098eab3

“Excuse me.”4f4e3bedaec7e4ae

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“Oh, this is on the house.”0827afdd51c62800

As expected, the man looked puzzled at the cake he hadn’t ordered. Even after Haehyeon said it was complimentary, the man tapped the table and took out his wallet to offer a card. Waving his hands to refuse, Haehyeon broke into a cold sweat when the man insisted it was fine.628da2b143a296ba

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At this 9b7a70a67d rate, it 2be11482c7 would seem 60250a7396 like he a2bbcf5837 was forcing 72ccc6f510 the cake 068f270ea8 on him.6d41b7a69c595a8c

Feeling he needed dc82c32513 to persuade him, 7917a30f7d Haehyeon, holding the 26c72ba9e2 tray, began to 0977bd8c50 explain his reasons.9984f54225e1719e

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In truth, it cd3b5e0e69 was more of b093dabf28 an excuse, using 0cd5f277e4 the manager as 2e2aaeddcc a scapegoat.b1e9efc7f789d78c

“Since you visit often, it’s a special, I mean… uh, the manager insisted I make sure to give it to you.”aed1f02f8a8a7dc6

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“……”c777c4ef27274a78

“So if you pay, I’ll get in trouble with the manager… probably. Yeah…”482f95f070a5124a

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He was babbling so b33653f8dc much that it was 452448fec0 hard to understand what 6e22eb9538 he was saying. Not stuttering was the c49eafaa1d best he could do, 1e4577c1c0 and after somehow finishing f8c9c58619 his rushed explanation, Haehyeon 00f45ceb8d gripped the tray tightly. It was fortunate the 6b9993fbb0 café was quiet.5eef0034bead594f

The man bdb2357937 looked at 3b527bb0eb Haehyeon, whose 0fb32b71ac ears were 42108c81c4 bright red, 7dcbc9b70c then at cee2763194 the ganache 10b86f2fd1 cake in 041251bb7c front of 846eae68f7 him. Whatever he b8513594cb was thinking, 1b76ace4af he eventually 9dad7d6de4 gave a 1d23d02042 polite nod.c800e76d5c538b7d

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“Okay. I’ll enjoy it.”54608e656850c72d

Perhaps he was being ea76147efa considerate of the young 8669098ba2 part-timer, not wanting to 13eea7a8cf embarrass him.29ab8cb9fe2a4ed1

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Maybe the 40bfc70768 clumsy lie 226c3f8683 was too 620f9793f9 obvious.dd36a921b10c09b4

Knowing this, Haehyeon’s face lit up with a smile, and he quickly nodded. Even a meaningless greeting lifted his spirits foolishly.c76635730f18cca2

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The man 48b879afeb slowly finished ae9d280f3b the plate.8dda8324ae5d0f7f

He realized too late that the man hadn’t brought anything with him today, but the rush of customers soon left him with no time to think.f2936ba8de4fe80c

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By the time the manager returned, the clock had passed 7. Quickly scanning the café, Haehyeon didn’t see the man, and feeling a bit down, he approached the table to clean up, only to stop in his tracks.ae9e411c242256a3

“……”d564d4fb83b6c916

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Next to c52861879d the cleanly b60dcc8abf emptied plate 29cacce1ad was a f5af67c4a7 small tube 65c5cbeadc of ointment, 4995c650c8 clearly from f3ea0a2620 a pharmacy.67bbf8f2f1de6657

Staring at the unopened package, Haehyeon stood there in a daze. It couldn’t be, but the kindness made his throat feel parched.445d0f4ca7d3432c

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And two days later, 1b672f3a80 on Friday.49be2ca964db340f

The man didn’t show up until closing time.ab72fe13fa8daf5b

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