Your Hoodie still smells like me - You Get Jealous Too Easily

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Episode 8 — Your Hoodie Still Smells Like Me

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“You Get Jealous Too Easily”

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Kai avoided Eli for three days.

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Three.

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Entire.

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Days.

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Which was impressive considering they lived in the same dorm building and shared half the same friend group.

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Every time Eli entered a room, Kai somehow disappeared from it five minutes later.

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Coward.

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“You look offended by oxygen itself,” Min Jun commented while working on his laptop.

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“Kai’s ignoring me.”

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“So?”

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Eli blinked. “So?”

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Min Jun looked up slowly. “You two emotionally torture each other for entertainment. This isn’t new.”

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“That’s different.”

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“How?”

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Eli opened his mouth.

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Then stopped.

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Because honestly? He didn’t know.

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All he knew was Kai’s distance suddenly felt worse than their arguments.

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At least when Kai was annoyed, he still looked at him.

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That afternoon, Eli was helping Damien carry camera equipment across campus when they spotted Kai outside the architecture building.

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Bad timing.

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Kai stood with classmates discussing project sketches, dark coat hanging loosely over his shoulders.

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He looked tired.

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And unfortunately very attractive.

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Damien noticed Eli slowing down immediately.

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“Oh,” Damien said casually. “There’s the problem.”

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“Can you not call him that?”

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“You stared at him like a sad divorced novelist.”

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“Shut up.”

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Too late.

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Kai had already noticed them.

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Specifically: Damien carrying Eli’s coffee in one hand while Eli laughed at something he said.

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Kai’s expression darkened slightly.

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There it is.

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Jealousy again.

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Eli hated how satisfying that felt.

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Damien, unfortunately, loved it.

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“Oh, I could make this so much worse,” Damien whispered.

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“Don’t you dare.”

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Damien grinned.

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Which meant he absolutely would.

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As they walked closer, Damien casually wrapped an arm around Eli’s shoulder.

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Not romantic exactly.

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But familiar enough to look dangerous.

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Kai’s classmate kept talking beside him, but Kai clearly wasn’t listening anymore.

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His attention stayed completely fixed on Damien’s hand.

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Sharp. Cold. Possessive.

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Eli’s heartbeat sped up instantly.

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Damien leaned closer dramatically. “Wow. Your ex looks one second away from committing violence.”

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“He’s not violent.”

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“Emotionally? Absolutely.”

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Kai finally spoke once they reached the building steps.

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“You seem busy lately.”

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His tone sounded calm.

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Too calm.

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Eli crossed his arms slightly. “You’ve been avoiding me.”

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Kai looked away briefly. “I’ve had work.”

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“Right.”

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The tension thickened immediately.

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Damien looked between them like someone watching live television.

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“So,” Damien interrupted brightly, “Eli and I are grabbing dinner later.”

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Kai’s jaw tightened again.

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Tiny movement.

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Still obvious to Eli.

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“That sounds fun,” Kai answered flatly.

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Damien smiled innocently. “It usually is.”

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Eli wanted to throw both of them into traffic.

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Kai adjusted the strap of his bag before looking at Eli directly for the first time in days.

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“You should go then.”

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The coldness in his voice caught Eli off guard.

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It shouldn’t have.

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But it did.

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Eli frowned slightly. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

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Kai laughed once under his breath.

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Not happy.

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“Nothing.”

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There it was again.

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That distant version of Kai Eli hated most.

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The one that shut people out instead of admitting he was hurt.

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Damien glanced between them carefully before stepping back slightly.

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“I’m gonna head inside first,” he said quietly to Eli.

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Smart man.

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The moment Damien disappeared into the building, silence crashed between them.

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Kai looked exhausted already.

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Eli spoke first.

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“You’re acting weird.”

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Kai scoffed softly. “Weird?”

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“Yes, weird.”

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“You bring your ex-fling everywhere suddenly and I’m weird?”

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Eli stared at him.

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Oh.

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So that was the problem.

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“You’re jealous.”

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Kai looked genuinely offended. “I’m not jealous.”

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“You literally look angry every time he touches me.”

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“That’s because he does it on purpose.”

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“So you noticed?”

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Kai went quiet.

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Got him.

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Eli stepped closer slowly.

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“You know,” he said softly, “you get jealous too easily for someone who acts like we’re over.”

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Kai’s expression shifted instantly.

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Dangerous territory now.

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“You think I want to act like this?” Kai asked quietly.

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Eli’s heartbeat stumbled.

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Because Kai sounded angry.

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But not at Eli.

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At himself.

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Kai ran a hand through his hair roughly before continuing.

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“You think watching someone else touch you feels normal to me?”

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The honesty in his voice hit too hard.

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Eli swallowed slowly.

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Then, before he could think better of it, he asked:

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“Then why are you still pushing me away?”

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Kai looked at him silently for a few seconds.

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Wind moved through the campus trees around them while students passed nearby without noticing anything happening.

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Finally Kai answered quietly,

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“Because every time I get close to you again…”

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His voice lowered slightly.

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“…I forget why we broke up.”

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And that—

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that was somehow worse than anger.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUc8kxTuVi

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