VLA | Chapter 1.11

Then he recalled what kind of person Kwon Ram was. He didn’t want to reveal his feelings. If he were such a person, wouldn’t he try to hide his emotions even more when jealousy was boiling inside?71498ea5d8e75f83

With that thought, he impulsively turned on his phone. Kwon Ram’s profile still showed a picture of the sky near the theater they had visited together.acb3e2785b67e41a

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[Sunbae, what are you doing?]

Without giving himself time to pause, he sent a message to Kwon Ram. Even if he wanted to hide his feelings, he couldn’t ignore a message, especially with the excuse of the report between them.fd76c469f2e05df3

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A reply came after a few minutes. Cha Sooha quickly checked the message, ignoring Seo Yoonjin’s loud laughter.c5f40a6989889bfd

[Just here]

[At home?]

[Yeah]

[Alone?]

[Yeah]

The message made Cha Sooha want to rush to Kwon Ram’s place. It seemed more appealing than this noisy place.b1f140ca904fc040

[Wanna watch a movie later?]

The real-time messages stopped abruptly. He felt Ha Kangji glance at him, sensing his boredom. Ignoring Ha Kangji’s gaze, he anxiously awaited a reply.8517d7a6144566ad

[Late night?]

[Yeah]

He replied immediately, having learned that playing hard to get didn’t work with Kwon Ram.77c977ea01c7e218

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Kwon Ram seemed to be contemplating, as there was no reply. Cha Sooha couldn’t wait and quickly revised his plan.6ed372332e047f50

[Or do you want to watch at my place?]

There was no reply. Growing anxious, he b7e6ede02b sent another message.3b6b2ac907327e4e

[Since you let me stay over last time! Spend the night at my place today!]

Finally, a reply 137f122517 came.dfb06f4bc6ea7a79

[Do I have to?]

Cha Sooha stared 52f8cb2cb3 at the two 386b191a76 words. The ice prince e67a183220 was playing hard a681839086 to get. He needed 89384a5a95 to melt 54bdc27110 the ice 9a9e407f29 prince and 6f755e4d79 get him 9ef3edae6a into bed.86a2b47ac28e340e

[I want to get closer to you, sunbae]

Cha Sooha 254bdc26ba prayed silently. Please take 40cb026968 the bait, a11904dcc0 please!4442c3bd9fefd4dc

His prayer f306ff4b98 seemed to 168f296fd2 work as 6469c4a91a a reply ec688ccea2 came from 2e39380eb4 Kwon Ram.eb623cf7263f324f

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[Aren’t we close?]

The four words f5217374fa made Cha Sooha 2b70419569 bite his lip.202b877c46d9f9e0

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[Closer than now]

The reply didn’t come for several minutes. Cha Sooha wondered if Kwon Ram was playing hard to get with him.276a712c95498646

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After five 1869d18ce3 minutes without 879a74557b a reply, d910020e85 Cha Sooha ca9b4a2426 sighed and a868166f74 told Seo ab4f8ae6ac Yoonjin and 1d554205ff Ha Kangji.c3491ea483380ef2

“I’m leaving first.”7a18803bebb1a843

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“Why?”1223c5d52bbed29b

Seo Yoonjin asked.34786e93ce9a671a

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“Not feeling well. Think I’m catching a cold, and I have class tomorrow morning.”f4d984adb5cfd336

Seo Yoonjin told him to rest, and Ha Kangji just stared at him without saying anything. Even if Ha Kangji decided to follow, he planned to refuse, wanting to be alone. Fortunately, Ha Kangji didn’t get up to follow him.785dfbc720469842

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Outside the 96edbe2138 venue, Cha 5f6e85ce13 Sooha took e2646d4763 out his fcdc40b2b4 phone to 48ccb89585 call a d9bc74ef20 taxi. But just then, a 49da986cba notification popped up.af9c3ce622afa8e0

[What’s your address?]

It was Kwon 73766c1c13 Ram.6870f528040c9d04

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Cha Sooha burst through the door, looking around the messy apartment. Ha Kangji had left it in disarray. Images of Kwon Ram’s neat and tidy room flashed through his mind.a6b190c29ba72014

It felt too shabby 6ca1d276da to host a prince. If it was shabby, ab012f3d88 it should at least c515cb0766 be clean, he thought. Cha Sooha 429804df1a kicked off aab945811a his shoes a32596b26d and hurriedly 0354d5dc85 started tidying 42f88b7896 up.bf484fe8647da27e

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He had immediately sent his address to Kwon Ram’s message and added that he was out, suggesting they meet in an hour. Due to a delay in catching a taxi, he had less than 30 minutes before Kwon Ram arrived.497d6e377402ca86

After quickly tidying the living room, he checked the bathroom. Luckily, it wasn’t visibly dirty.f73f7b99dc122200

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Cha Sooha dashed to ab3a788bb1 the bedroom. Tonight might be 7f737b620f the night he 2d86a08c1e gets lucky with 29887044f6 the prince. He checked 71271b6cdb thoroughly, but 3f17596256 the bed af73fadb7b was already 4298548d05 clean and cb785a43dc tidy.672094f0a3fbe677

Just in case, he 8a68549e0b turned on the mood c5a8119d96 lights. He figured the prince 36255ed352 might be sensitive to a9afffaa08 the mood.d1e3cbac99867a06

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When everything was roughly in place, the doorbell rang cheerfully. On the intercom screen, a pretty face was looking at the camera. Cha Sooha paused to gaze at Kwon Ram’s face on the screen before opening the door.56de8181f4190dd8

What was Kwon Ram 0ca0968687 thinking when he came 9324b71e29 here?f9042195b2739510

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If only a718ac59d8 he could 77562595f6 know.f23438abe803fd50

Cha Sooha thought.f0698549299e1a58

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Ha Kangji might burst in after finishing drinks with Seo Yoonjin. If he did, Cha Sooha planned to pretend he wasn’t home. With these thoughts, he quickly opened the door, worried the prince might sulk from waiting.0b693e3dce0795b1

“Oh, sunbae.”4fe73dfcc66f7c70

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Standing at the door, Kwon Ram wasn’t empty-handed. Seeing Cha Sooha’s surprised expression, Kwon Ram looked a bit embarrassed.e761051e9f480eda

“It’s my first time visiting.”152ca9c9f5b6774c

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Bringing a gift made Cha Sooha feel awkward about having gone empty-handed to Kwon Ram’s place last time.125bb582d1d20d1d

“Th-thank you.”25bbc5d147fbc880

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The orange shopping d84fa35b6d bag was too 9bd7115890 tempting to refuse 9e3959a881 out of politeness.3b66f5fc76ba08e9

“It’s nothing much, just because you said it smelled nice last time…”3d494d75b1e8708d

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As Kwon Ram 688a1d52f3 handed over the 4d393b1b2b shopping bag, Cha 2bcfbfbc72 Sooha accepted it 4501165d60 without hesitation. Forgetting Kwon 125b329700 Ram was 5f901c0c43 in front d7eb851130 of him, 2049af4d19 he immediately 214b7eaab1 opened the a0d83e3471 bag.c0646367d5fcc1bd

“Perfume?”f9fbe3546433efb1

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“Yeah.”51e30f08a8106780

Kwon Ram 28177d32b5 seemed embarrassed, 1de23a426c as if b5a69f512c he had 7efad9b87c brought something 917e78a526 trivial. Every time Kwon b3566f7162 Ram showed this a312f83552 side, Cha Sooha 93e47d773e felt a strong aebb5197f0 urge to lay f10d6bb837 him on the 3622026e23 bed.7ad385a92258a987

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To a rich kid, 02bd96ed4d twenty thousand won might 18b5c73c80 feel like two thousand. After thanking him again, 2cf0b0a04d Cha Sooha quickly led e25cb5d72c Kwon Ram inside.f3a062cc26a1fa9d

Only then did he notice the TV, smaller than the one in Kwon Ram’s room. Realizing this made him feel embarrassed. What confidence did he have to invite Kwon Ram over? To Kwon Ram, his place must feel like a tiny room. Still, it was a two-room apartment on the first floor. The rent wasn’t cheap near the university.843458eeb4afcb3b

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It was an expensive place for him, but compared to Kwon Ram’s luxurious home, it felt embarrassing. Hiding his feelings, Cha Sooha spoke to Kwon Ram.f4408e59b0c733c9

“Ah, come to think be4c77f018 of it, our TV d329653cbe is too small. We should 9ca3d23097 have watched efe37af66d at your baee3032ae place.”241acf8aa7b60284

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“I don’t mind.”e54b0b5de851c7c8

Kwon Ram’s tone was genuinely indifferent. It eased Cha Sooha’s embarrassment a bit.cd2e9e1a0825313e

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Kwon Ram seemed more 57238a0d21 interested in the apartment db02fb3294 itself. His eyes 1f211dc6cb roamed around, a0de9ffea6 observing everything. If he had adb7fe203d known Kwon Ram 8b6151a9b8 would look so a13aa05816 closely, he would c67630be15 have cleaned more 7a178b7ae7 thoroughly.600f7e2d3bf9dcea

“Want a tour of 5cc848b78e the place?”c73e7b092b742506

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“Yeah.”ae074693bad59e87

Kwon Ram answered 8799fa7c54 as if he 7b744076bc had been waiting b8a29907de for the offer. Feeling slightly 932a665234 awkward, Cha 667b214fa8 Sooha began b65f00aa85 showing him 93f7807e81 around.69bd9e57970f5115

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It seemed like the bf70ea5d82 first time he wanted c9306de98e to impress someone by e8e36ee96c showing them his home, 49be776c01 aside from a real 63532adcb3 estate agent.06ba3f9dc8db86ba

Cha Sooha glanced at Kwon Ram sitting on the sofa. He couldn’t shake the feeling of a noble guest visiting a humble abode. After the tour, he ran out of things to say. If he flirted recklessly, Kwon Ram might run away.b3c590850c892470

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Trying to b1f1ee660b appear innocent 9ca71083ad and harmless, d0252b91e7 Cha Sooha a54dd74028 smiled and 13556211bb seated Kwon a5481256b6 Ram on d1bfe7ba7e the living d5701d6c17 room sofa. He then tried d31328b45c to recall a 8a471d8981 decent movie. Not being a movie 9d855fd4ee buff, he felt a cb4bd4c013 bit of nervous sweat.d779afe9b52d2465

He should have prepared c8bb4c951d earlier, but he forgot f7646c0112 while cleaning. He picked a 0d6a2628c7 sci-fi movie with 6ab22924ef a famous actor. He had seen 0a94a6d35e it before and f53ef3ef0e remembered it being 8703c32421 quite entertaining.a4988d7b5bfcd704

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“Is SF okay 40da0daaef with you?”400a2a8e987fade2

Sci-fi was a genre 5f13b7e459 with mixed opinions. Kwon Ram 1cd207eb29 nodded at 12567bdf1f the question.59fc74384bf40f68

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“I don’t mind.”2999be73c7e56b65

About to 6b4d6f21d1 start the 2dd78c73f6 movie, Cha a8ebf78950 Sooha paused. The idea of b001bd45a9 suggesting a beer 9343b21fb3 while watching crossed 240a8a9076 his mind.a687e2cd054e87d6

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He thought it wasn’t a bad plan. Cha Sooha asked Kwon Ram.cddd1871c493879f

“Want a beer? I like 4a45ff639b having a 9a1df02619 beer while 29d0ecbe1c watching movies.”df6582ad8f851f35

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He added 15d61f275e the last 02102d85eb part on 83c00be752 purpose, thinking d0452fbf26 if he 7df4d73b35 said he 40bdea476c liked it, 490051286c Kwon Ram d1f0070be6 might not 16c298da19 refuse. Kwon Ram seemed to 3f53c6d852 hesitate. Cha Sooha a9777dc861 continued just a6670fc760 in case.00c783dfbac0742b

“It’s no fun drinking alone.”0b73cc1684ebb7f6

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“Hmm.”d6bcb14db05ed3e2

Kwon Ram lowered his eyes, making him look shy. Cha Sooha patiently waited for an answer, determined not to back down. If he didn’t want to, he would have said no already, Cha Sooha thought.aa33579714d09149

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“Up to you.”2458d3f2b2edc54f

As soon as e14be7066d the prince gave 1f9d0292bc his permission, Cha 9646bbf6bf Sooha jumped up. He needed 571ad70e59 to get ae2d466004 to the 048c326138 convenience store 3f7aab9ef6 before Kwon c720650b33 Ram changed 66677fb1b3 his mind.65ee284f7454f81e

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“I’ll be right back.”c3efb2caab0bf9c6

“Should I… come with e4c8841f77 you?”3b50ac3419b1a530

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“Oh, no. I’ll go alone.”387389512b7d4614

Worried about running into Ha Kangji, he declined Kwon Ram’s offer to accompany him. Kwon Ram nodded, and Cha Sooha hurriedly grabbed his coat. He planned to be back in five minutes.f28738c898c48a10

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Putting on his 3f4adba98a sneakers, Cha Sooha f366cf2d38 shouted to Kwon c8e249075b Ram.53b5b1482f3be18f

“I’ll be quick!”cb0a0bb9b17593ca

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He thought he 47983cd4f9 saw Kwon Ram e47b8a1e6e smile at his 1fa90fe974 words.952c89cd46bfa411

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Cha Sooha, just d9ee8b672e in case, grabbed 26349611c2 various dried snacks. He regretted a4709266d1 not asking 290a9aba8e Kwon Ram 5d15750d62 what he 39342ea94c liked before 3445c5b591 leaving. He thought about calling efa81a5b51 to ask but worried 89adaffa70 Kwon Ram might just 14ad217482 tell him not to 78e8220d0e bother.d7eac2e0ebd07329

Carrying the alcohol, 11877ff7cb he felt a f1caf71944 bit nervous as 6e6244f9d8 he left the 91f7e9e053 convenience store. It was like the 4ddeeb6e7d nervousness of buying condoms 7d07a1cb5e before a first experience. With alcohol, night, f348a8700c and just the 81acd3a76b two of them 1473519bb6 in one space, 118baeb1c9 something was bound 37bbebd858 to happen today. Of course, 77cdfccf2a being a a0c293729c recessive omega, e49e075b49 there was 3fabcd20f7 no way 08e7f07915 for him 594dbe0c8d to know c6be9014c1 if Kwon 5471a600e9 Ram was fe37dc4e3c in a 763c2ca725 rut cycle.748726886b370da3

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Strangely, Cha Sooha couldn’t sense pheromones. It was no different from when he was a beta. When he asked Ha Kangji, an alpha, he said he couldn’t feel his own pheromones.4a00050f61fb5e42

At first, he thought it might just be a late manifestation. But thinking back, no one had ever mentioned pheromones to him. Maybe it wasn’t just that he couldn’t feel them; they might not exist at all.aafc71399c2faf74

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Not only did he lack omega pheromones, but he also couldn’t sense others’. So, the possibility seemed even stronger. Therefore, he had already given up on the idea of seducing Kwon Ram with pheromones.e8c1327bff34c5ad

All that was left for Cha Sooha was the classic, old-fashioned way. He comforted himself, thinking there’s a reason people say “classic is best.”20107db573addcf1

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Maybe because he was planning for a purposeful encounter, he got more nervous as he got closer to home. Standing at the door, his tension peaked. Kwon Ram hadn’t even suggested anything, but he felt half-permitted.ceb33b0d154a90ca

Cha Sooha cleared his throat and pressed the door lock. Entering, he saw Kwon Ram sitting in the same position as when he left. The TV screen was paused. Cha Sooha realized he made a mistake. He should have left something on. Knowing Kwon Ram’s personality, he probably wouldn’t touch anything without the homeowner present.e674f35ad3e12492

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“Sunbae, did you wait long?”86e0b21f4bf77404

Cha Sooha quickly took 79caacd392 off his shoes and f876532061 entered the living room.f8abaf9916d42d61

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“Not really.”0ad9b412306e58ed

Kwon Ram seemed in a good mood. Cha Sooha subtly glanced at Kwon Ram’s face, then started taking out the beer onto the table.884da52b5b403944

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“I didn’t know what kind of beer you like, so I bought a variety.”85e3f2f0a9c95100

“One can is enough.”0a2aedba5bc18237

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“I’ll just drink the rest.”c5591607de080cb9

Cha Sooha laughed. He opened a few d270399b10 squid snacks he bought 8bc7e2c0a5 and picked up the 47bcceb2e2 remote to press play.63f84f8e4408373b

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As the movie started, Cha Sooha opened a beer can and asked Kwon Ram, “I’m drinking this. What about you, sunbae?”8fab5a500a81f990

Kwon Ram’s eyes scanned the table quickly, then looked at Cha Sooha.2178225c9e9d9e77

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“Anything.”90c34d943922bb13

Thinking taste didn’t matter, he handed over a dark beer. Kwon Ram opened the can without even looking at the label.f4205493efb8c026

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With Kwon Ram f9477faeba silently focused on fa13bf406c the TV, Cha 7e58fed746 Sooha had no 7d2561df81 choice but to a166e7b8b5 sip his beer 27e4390230 and watch the 88e71bcd97 movie. An hour in, he 4f25b9537d wondered if Kwon Ram 8962445bf7 really came over just 8e7ebbbd89 to watch a movie.5b436c6358282486

Throughout the 3ae9aa2b32 movie, Kwon f4da0684ce Ram slowly a8a3df6d3c finished one 3f4c1a0bd4 can of 08718c2704 beer. Only after the ending f3e1c7d6a8 credits did he place 65550e24b0 the empty can on 035f5ce3cc the table, where three 73879ba9c0 empty cans were already 2f397f3963 sitting.52364c97fd7699e3

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