Not sure if it's only the sound that is soothing or maybe watching the colours as the clothes whizzes around inside of the washer add the extra calming effect on him. He surprisingly starts to love the whizzing sound again, hiding quieter sounds and rhythm. He relaxes because the other distracting noises fade away, hidden by the steady pulse of the washer.

Jihoon then is interrupted not soon after he starts to engulf himself deeper into the calming noise.

"Hey…"

Jihoon looks over to where the slightly deep and husky voice comes from.

"Do you have a smaller change for this? I'm 1,000₩ short…" Jihoon can see the said taller guy is holding a bigger bill of won in his hand while looking at him apologetically, with hope that Jihoon would help him out. Jihoon doesn't know what force takes over him when he obediently takes out his wallet and searches for a smaller change of 10,000₩ but he doesn't have enough so he gives the guy 1,000₩ instead.

"Here…" handed Jihoon the 1,000₩ bill to the guy.

"Are you sure?" asked the guy for confirmation.

"Yeah, you don't have to pay me back, it's okay…" replied Jihoon while continuously staring at the guy.

"Thank you…" said the guy and before he disappears to another washer, Jihoon receives the most beautiful gummy smile from him, leaving Jihoon speechless to the extent that he has to ask himself how there is a person who can smile so beautifully like the guy because Jihoon have never seen such genuine and happy smile before.

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