Blue Hour between us - The drawing

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Episode 1 — The Drawing

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The library was always quiet after classes ended.

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That was the only reason Seo Yujin liked it.

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No loud students. No fake conversations. No one trying to look cool.

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Just silence.

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Soft pages turning. The hum of the air conditioner. Orange sunset light spilling through tall windows.

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Yujin sat near the back corner, sketchbook open on his lap, earbuds in without music playing.

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He liked pretending the world was muted.

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A sigh escaped him as he flipped through unfinished drawings.

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Hands. Eyes. Rainy streets. Strangers he’d never speak to.

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Then he noticed him.

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A boy asleep beside the window.

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Head resting against folded arms. Black school blazer slipping slightly off one shoulder. Golden sunlight brushing across his face so softly it almost looked unreal.

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Yujin stared.

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Just for a second.

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…Then another.

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The boy was beautiful.

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Not in the loud, attention-seeking way people at school usually were.

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He looked tired.

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Lonely.

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Yujin slowly reached for his pencil.

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The graphite moved almost on its own.

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Sharp jawline. Messy dark hair. Long eyelashes glowing under sunset light.

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For the first time in weeks, drawing felt easy.

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Peaceful.

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Until—

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“Am I really that pretty?”

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Yujin froze.

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The pencil snapped in his hand.

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His eyes lifted slowly.

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The boy was awake.

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Warm brown eyes stared directly at him, amused and sleepy at the same time.

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Yujin’s face burned red instantly.

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“I-I wasn’t—”

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“You were drawing me.”

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“I can explain.”

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“Should I be worried?”

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Yujin immediately shut the sketchbook.

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“No.”

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The boy blinked once before laughing quietly.

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Not mocking.

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Just soft.

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Cute.

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He sat up properly and stretched his arms above his head.

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“You’re Seo Yujin, right? Transfer student.”

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Yujin stiffened.

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How did he know his name?

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“I’m Kang Minho.”

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Of course he was.

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Everyone knew Kang Minho.

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Second-year volleyball player. Top student. Popular without even trying.

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The kind of person Yujin avoided automatically.

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Minho tilted his head slightly.

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“Can I see the drawing?”

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“No.”

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“That bad?”

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“That private.”

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Minho smiled.

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For some reason, it didn’t feel arrogant.

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It felt lonely.

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The silence between them settled strangely comfortably.

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Outside the windows, the sky slowly deepened into blue.

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That quiet hour between sunset and night.

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The blue hour.

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Minho glanced toward the sketchbook again.

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“You draw people the way they wish to be seen.”

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Yujin looked up.

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“…What?”

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Minho’s smile faded slightly.

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“Nothing.”

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For a moment, he looked unbearably sad.

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Then the sound of his phone vibrating broke the silence.

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Minho checked the screen.

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And instantly, his entire expression changed.

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The softness disappeared.

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His jaw tightened.

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“I have to go.”

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He stood too quickly, shoving his phone into his pocket.

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Yujin noticed something then—

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A faint bruise near Minho’s wrist.

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Hidden beneath his sleeve.

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Before he could think, the question slipped out.

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“Are you okay?”

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Minho paused near the library door.

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The sunset light no longer reached him there.

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Only shadows did.

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But he still smiled.

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“I’m always okay.”

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And then he left.

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Yujin stared at the empty doorway for a long time.

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Before slowly reopening his sketchbook.

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At the bottom of the page, beside Minho’s unfinished portrait, he quietly wrote:

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> 6:07 PM

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