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Daewon doesn't like coffee. But it keeps him awake and on his feet to a degree where Joohyuk doesn't notice, so he drinks it. At least it's a coping method that doesn't harm anyone else.

Well, except for now. Because while walking around with a cap and face mask on, head down, may be a somewhat effective way of avoiding attention from fans, it's also a really great way to crash into people. He steps back, apologising. "Sorry, I didn't see you." The voice sounds familiar, and he looks up– ah. Hwijae. "I didn't crash into you that hard, your drink didn't spill," he defends, knowing that Hwijae is going to be extra annoyed once he realises that it's Daewon.

He would expect him to be understanding, because he's been through fans following him everywhere, except Hwijae is unlikely to cut Daewon any slack irrespective of the context. (Not all the time, though, he thinks, remembering that night in the practice room)

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"Uh– no? I've never watched bad teen movies." Or good ones, for that matter, he thinks, but doesn't say, because Hwijae doesn't need to know about any part of Daewon's less-than-ideal teenage life. "I'm not judging you, though. Still not as weird as some people."

Even just thinking about those ridiculous comments Hwijae had told him about made him almost laugh. He'd actually looked at comments about him for the first time in a while, after what the younger had said, and he'd discovered that those examples hadn't even been the worst of the lot.

Then Hwijae takes his hand and pulls him out of the way of the crowd, and Daewon thinks that for all his whining, he really does act like a kid. Holding hands "No, but you don't look like you want me to disturb your peace, so I'll just go get a coffee and head back to practice." And yet he doesn't move away, but he doesn't sit either. He feels like he should stay, talk to Hwijae, but he also knows that it will be more appreciated if he leaves. He should leave, practically, because the top two members of CGD48 in the one place is bound to attract attention.