Your Hoodie still smells like me - Two Can Play That Game

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Episode 18 — Your Hoodie Still Smells Like Me

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“Two Can Play That Game”

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Kai's question stayed in Eli's head for three days.

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Then what are we?

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The problem?

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Eli didn't have an answer.

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Not because he didn't care.

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Because he cared too much.

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So instead of dealing with his feelings like a normal person—

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he avoided them.

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Which meant avoiding Kai.

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Again.

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Monday morning.

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Kai spotted Eli outside the media building.

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Normally, Eli would've waved.

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Or smiled.

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Or at least acknowledged his existence.

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Instead—

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Eli looked directly at him.

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Then walked the other way.

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Kai stopped mid-step.

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"...Seriously?"

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Across from him, Rowan nearly fell off a bench laughing.

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"Oh, that's brutal."

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Kai narrowed his eyes.

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"He saw me."

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"He absolutely saw you."

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Kai looked offended.

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Deeply offended.

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By lunch, it happened again.

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Kai entered the cafeteria.

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Eli immediately became fascinated by his phone.

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The wall.

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The ceiling.

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Literally anything except Kai.

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At first Kai was confused.

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Then annoyed.

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Then determined.

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Because if Eli wanted to play games—

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Kai could play too.

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Three days later, Kai had a plan.

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A terrible plan.

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Which meant Rowan loved it instantly.

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"This is a horrible idea."

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"I'm aware."

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"It's going to start a war."

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Kai picked up his coffee.

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"Good."

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Rowan looked emotional.

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"I'm so proud of you."

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That afternoon, Team 14 was meeting in the architecture courtyard.

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Eli happened to be walking past with Asher.

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Pure coincidence.

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Unfortunately for him—

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Kai knew exactly where he'd be.

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And exactly when.

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Which was why Kai was currently sitting beside Maya Collins.

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Laughing.

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Actually laughing.

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At her jokes.

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Smiling.

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Looking interested.

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Eli immediately slowed down.

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Asher noticed.

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"Oh."

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"What?"

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Asher pointed.

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"You're glaring."

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Eli looked away instantly.

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"I'm not glaring."

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"You absolutely are."

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Across the courtyard, Maya touched Kai's arm while showing him something on her tablet.

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Kai didn't move away.

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Didn't even react.

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Eli hated that.

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A lot.

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Very unreasonable amount.

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Asher looked delighted.

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"Jealous?"

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"No."

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"Lie."

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"No."

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"Massive lie."

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Meanwhile—

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Kai noticed everything.

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The way Eli kept looking over.

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The way his jaw tightened every time Maya laughed.

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The way he pretended not to care.

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It was satisfying.

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For approximately five minutes.

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Then it wasn't.

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Because the person standing beside Eli was Asher.

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And Asher looked way too comfortable.

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Way too close.

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Kai suddenly understood why this game sucked.

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Later that evening, everyone ended up at Noah's dorm for project planning.

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Mistake.

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Huge mistake.

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Because now both Eli and Kai were committed to their stupidity.

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Whenever Kai entered a conversation—

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Eli left it.

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Whenever Eli sat down—

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Kai found somewhere else to be.

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The tension became so obvious that even Noah noticed.

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And Noah noticed nothing.

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Finally, Noah pointed between them.

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"Okay."

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Both looked up.

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"What?"

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"What?"

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Noah stared.

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"Did you two have a secret divorce?"

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Silence.

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Rowan started laughing immediately.

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Min Jun looked exhausted.

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"I've been asking that for months."

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By 10 p.m., Eli had reached his limit.

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Mostly because Kai and Maya were currently talking on the balcony.

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And Maya kept laughing.

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At everything.

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Even things that weren't funny.

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Eli hated it.

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Which was ridiculous.

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Kai wasn't his boyfriend.

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Kai could talk to whoever he wanted.

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So why did it bother him so much?

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The answer arrived immediately.

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Because he wanted Kai to be his boyfriend.

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The realization hit like a truck.

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"Oh no."

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Asher looked up from his drink.

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"What happened?"

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Eli covered his face.

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"Oh no."

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At that exact moment, on the balcony—

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Kai wasn't having fun either.

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Because every time he looked through the glass doors—

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he saw Eli and Asher together.

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Again.

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Neither of them were winning this game.

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They were just making themselves miserable.

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Finally Maya sighed.

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"You know."

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Kai looked over.

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"What?"

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She smiled knowingly.

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"The only person you've looked at all night isn't me."

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Kai froze.

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Maya pointed through the glass.

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Directly at Eli.

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"Oh."

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Kai rubbed a hand over his face.

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Embarrassing.

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Very embarrassing.

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Maya laughed softly.

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"Go talk to him."

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"It's complicated."

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"No."

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She shook her head.

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"It really isn't."

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Inside the dorm, Eli looked up at the balcony.

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At the exact same moment.

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His eyes met Kai's through the glass.

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And for the first time all night—

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neither looked away.

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Because suddenly both of them realized the same thing:

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Trying to make each other jealous wasn't working.

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It was only proving one thing.

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