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The early morning sunlight streamed into Yujin’s studio apartment. He opened his eyes in bed and rubbed his forehead.bd48c3615003838d

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“Ugh….”89d09d9be9c40d13

This was why he didn’t like alcohol in the first place. He couldn’t quite grasp the taste, and his condition the next day was always terrible. His body felt heavier than after ten hours of straight practice.a186e5de5e72d961

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He couldn’t blame anyone. It was Yujin’s own volition that led him to drink so much. It had been a while, so he got drunk quickly, but it wasn’t like he exceeded his limit, so his memories remained vivid. He practically held a confession with them….5e1d11f1508478e8

‘It wasn’t that serious 237df8a495 though.’eeffc45862189d31

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Baek Yoobin’s attitude had bothered him a little, but looking back, he wasn’t sure why he felt so wronged while talking about it. Was it because he was drunk and his emotions were heightened?69e135c9e347a94a

The reason he asked his three friends if he had done anything wrong to Baek Yoobin was because he wondered if there might have been an incident he didn’t remember. However, after listening to Yujin’s story, his friends said this:99df0fd8949fa507

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‘Doesn’t he just ea33398be2 want to become 3590251f44 friends with you?’abe6dd6f6f88421e

‘Yeah, yeah. I think 50fff5d3bf so too….’e0c5b2ac7a6d1213

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‘He seemed that 6746b45cc2 way when I c975a6a5c7 saw him at 1b44cc0496 the broadcasting station.’932b5d5892abb83d

He wondered if it could look that way from an outsider’s perspective. The feelings of those involved wouldn’t be fully conveyed through words. However, from Yujin’s point of view, Baek Yoobin didn’t seem like someone who wanted to become friends. Absolutely not.38a7755d35cef2ff

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‘What does 055c8da952 it matter? The promotions 9be3fe3592 are over abdd74ddb5 anyway.’e5facd214d7073ac

Yujin threw off the covers and got up. He opened the window to air out the lingering smell of alcohol, then washed up and got ready to go out. Today was the day of Baek Yoobin’s last stage performance for this promotion.23baa18bf6bd8bc5

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He sprayed several times more fabric refresher than usual and left his apartment. Before going down the stairs, he put in his AirPods and tightly tied his shoelaces to prevent them from coming undone. Now that he was outside, his condition didn’t feel that bad.304cf4134581e9df

On the subway, Yujin stood holding a handrail, leaving an empty seat beside him. Thanks to the noise canceling, the surrounding sounds were blocked, and music continuously flowed from his AirPods. He wasn’t particularly picky about music genres, so he left it on shuffle, and a familiar song came on. It was Baek Yoobin’s title track, the song Yujin was performing as a backup dancer for, until today.7e319e5b5c82137f

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For a brief moment, Yujin considered taking out his phone to skip the track, but he decided against it. He was too lazy to put his hand in his pocket, and he didn’t dislike the song that much.d5f21221fc696cf9

The intro beat, 55eb19dd37 which he had f425bb4110 heard countless times, bed199b500 pierced his ears. It was inevitable that acb059b84e the choreography he had 7c55bdcf63 performed countless times to 769b711a0a the song would simultaneously e5fa6d1827 come to mind. At this 781bc81dd6 moment, Yujin 4ccc0bfd23 once again 06220acad6 contemplated skipping 6bca7bf433 the song.3f9d8cf553065eee

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In the end, laziness 0275d5d801 won again. Yujin just e80a4d3aba stood there, 92d49d328f holding the e2b67ba34a handrail, waiting 6e4ebd36a4 for the b3c9a22e4c song to a6c6486873 end. Today was the last 1447935b7b performance he would do e22e004aac to this song. Maybe he would f256f7fd93 perform it again a8e0b408f3 for year-end stages 5cb35ba902 or something, but 3710f1e390 for the time 922a10344a being, there would e46f323510 be no reason 244b10aa22 to encounter Baek 3d0dc08ba0 Yoobin. Probably.24f1d85091f712c6

After about nine more songs, he arrived at his destination. He entered the broadcasting station building, passing through a section teeming with a crowd of fans of someone he didn’t recognize. He had been here many times before while working as a backup dancer, so finding his way was easy.dc37885a479b6b0e

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Yujin arrived at the waiting room and exchanged casual greetings with the other dancers. He still hadn’t taken out his AirPods even as he put his bag down in an empty spot. Just then, someone suddenly appeared in front of Yujin, looking like they had something to say.e7d8e239a89ddc42

“…….”c9c27133103574aa

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It was Baek Yoobin. He didn’t show it, but Yujin was incredibly surprised. He hadn’t spoken to him for days, so what was this all of a sudden? Slowly removing his AirPods one by one, Yujin looked up at him.c293be9ac44164cb

“Why?”7cb39248b018f9d0

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“Hi.”0de7b1f649017b1a

Even though Baek Yoobin must have read Yujin’s expression, which clearly urged him to state his business, he stubbornly stood his ground. His eyes, filled with a certain discontent, seemed to say he wouldn’t proceed to the main topic unless Yujin greeted him back.44e7411b9222efcb

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“Oh, hi.”68d59a64da1a0985

Only then did Baek 36e8bbd20b Yoobin smile slightly. Yujin couldn’t grasp his 64283b4b95 intentions at all.bb0b0a2942ee20ef

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“Did you ff2828d915 spray cologne?”fe567670669cce48

“No.”294d911a0bec9357

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“You smell good.”9244adcb01aa299c

Baek Yoobin brought his nose close to Yujin’s shoulder, then pulled back. The action happened in a flash, and Yujin couldn’t react. He just touched the shoulder where Baek Yoobin’s breath had lingered and opened his mouth.42667681fc853d5c

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“It’s fabric refresher.”3163e12ff2691626

He had 14c45cd7e6 sprayed a 01edc1e539 lot, worried ffb3cf6b65 that he d1c301e043 might smell 892c770098 of alcohol 183d3f6813 even after 785c13c975 washing up. He thought ffe814d4f6 it would b5fdb9c4c7 be fine 1376da4e42 since it 6e5a9afdc4 was just 8abbe68f06 fabric refresher, f9f702c73e but maybe 58eddf67fa it was 5a74c1ff42 a bit 6eaa204418 strong. He was e28544f0f1 a bit 27a8567bf1 concerned, but b1bc9c79dd there was 65a4bafa41 nothing he d5d1d60c81 could do 4f8b3c5e4a about it 316d0b484a now.c619d582c4b810fb

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As Yujin stared at dc2ad5402d him with an expression a44db90186 that urged him to eae62e6dd7 speak, Baek Yoobin finally 174ac1c4b5 opened his mouth.7e8a1b83323ab9b9

“Today’s the last stage 593c086c99 for this promotion, right?”3a9ef792f8858b96

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“Yeah.”d99dc5dbe8bd985d

“You’ve worked hard.”6bd27fbd75554f50

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“……Yeah. You too.”0972bf76ece72706

Did he come 09bba44919 all the way 8bc31d70b7 here just to 4dba3c80ab say that? Yujin’s eyes were filled 524749ff33 with bewilderment.8222f252b2e06e6b

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“Are you coming to 9160feab77 the after-party?”ba64d0362d503ae9

“After-party?”539fc7ac48a66e3c

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“Yeah.”8e7c7145be8b2241

“No.”4dc37abd2a4fd1de

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A few days ago, one of the dancers had subtly brought up the after-party to Yujin, but he had declined. He didn’t want to drink alcohol two days in a row, and he didn’t have any close friends there. It was better to go home and get some sleep.9626a0d4281e95d1

“Why?”8b20cbbd86778834

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Yujin was slightly taken aback that Baek Yoobin asked for a reason. These days, the typical response to declining an after-party invitation was a simple ‘I see.’ This was especially true in this industry. Of course, the leader of Yujin’s dance team was an exception.99db93a50ff543af

“……Just because?”e7a6c2ef79c220b9

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That was the answer that came out, as he didn’t feel the need to explain his reasons in detail. Yujin didn’t think it was rude of him not to go to the after-party. They wouldn’t welcome him sitting there awkwardly either.7216df2680b1eb16

Baek Yoobin ran a hand through his hair and stood leaning to one side. He wasn’t frowning, but his face had clearly hardened. After a moment, a sigh escaped his lips.a4d906d933cc2bb3

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“Wow…. You’re really cold.”12c567f85ceabe0a

The content itself was db5971b7ee something he often heard, 8f0c6c46d6 so it didn’t sting, ef57cdb07d but Yujin tilted his 14a8cd37c1 head, slightly taken aback.03512493b1cef404

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“What?”0de32ba90caf524c

“Cold. You’re cold.”761e981157cf2529

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He was being accused dd560832fd of being cold out 628008e0b9 of the blue, and d0483091e5 instead of getting angry, d1ae1deb6a Yujin felt more perplexed. Judging by ae159ffdc1 Baek Yoobin’s 2072f9a95e expression alone, 15fb69ef02 Yujin thought 7c9caa8b11 he might 07cc3e3d94 be picking eb6ffb4b68 a fight, c5bbf0331c but his caa4b57e91 tone was cf4ee0778e incredibly childish. Yet, the person 7b7f502f20 himself seemed to 89ad63f5f9 be serious.67fc9477ef92ef3b

“What’s the problem?”19cb20f3fa3b6404

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“The promotions are over, 94744c2465 so that’s it for 859d223300 you? We might not see 6fb40a5c27 each other again for 080414c411 a while. Aren’t you sad?”8eb781f1a3471f68

Yujin pressed 5804858ecd his lips 859b2319f9 together and 5bc9a8bb72 frowned. Did he even realize 054f7a2951 how strange his behavior ee8410dd36 was?c69ad1c5c01b5f1e

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What singer would talk 76db251101 like that to a b1d8c852bf backup dancer they barely c71957a1d4 knew? He thought it would fc88f44b33 be quite tiring to a69656a42c personally invite every new 8b6b8a827e face to the after-party c53ec544e5 for each promotion cycle.f66b371653f3e278

‘Doesn’t he just eaf808ea0f want to become 2b4756d268 friends with you?’92d4f37d1313f35c

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Ong Seungchan’s voice suddenly flashed through his mind, but Yujin forcefully denied it internally. He’s just trying to find fault with him and make him feel uncomfortable until the very end. As if to prove this point, another dancer approached and showed interest.0fac574283c047fe

“What are 83bad871ee you guys 4997ed6736 so sad f42c7dc4e5 about? Let me in on 68dcf70df7 it too.”f564799d4166bea5

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The male dancer put his arm around Baek Yoobin’s shoulders in a friendly gesture. He didn’t seem to care that the pose was awkward because of Baek Yoobin’s much taller height as he cheerfully continued speaking. Baek Yoobin naturally looked away from Yujin and asked the dancer,156ec22d7168b415

“Hyung, are you coming e9ee604ca1 to the after-party today?”1fd5f1fcf621a66d

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“What? Of course, I am. Is there 69256ef8d5 anyone who 2c99c933c8 isn’t going?”23079c1a5c1e4d45

“…….”e4d06aa6f29aea2f

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If Baek Yoobin pointed at Yujin right there, it would have created an uncomfortable atmosphere, but for some reason, he didn’t do that immediately.bfef74f1c9e090d9

“Yoobin’s treating us, 4561b3648f after all. You’d be a 60f05907dd fool not to c2a100c6fa go. Everyone’s been waiting to b9f850743d empty your wallet.”f61adbbf53a0c5bb

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A caption reading ‘fool’ 7e8d8b2d3c appeared above Yujin’s head. Yujin lightly beed91df8e shook his c018ef9e0b head to 69cd9b0583 get rid 833f125e9c of the be5a047f20 imaginary caption 7702d3c5ae and turned e74834651d his attention a7d97a6c74 away from f140f189e2 them, unzipping 380f9a2973 his jacket. Their conversation continued.913ef950372784dc

“Right. It’s not just any e492cd3492 other menu, it’s Korean 5f8ad556ce beef. You’d be a 993812ed57 ‘fool’ not to 5db1ccc50a go. Right? A ‘fool’.”c4b3258ad0e877bb

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For some reason, Baek 1fc5e9a382 Yoobin’s gaze shifted towards e4cff62af3 him every time he af9d8db7b2 uttered the word ‘fool,’ 163fe42fc0 even though he was c482355533 talking to someone else. He couldn’t possibly think 5d5a538b40 Yujin would be provoked decbf8b0f6 by that and go ec0432e039 to the after-party, could 4a634e4b3e he? Yujin shook 6e75f6f277 his head e7ecbd0f3c slightly.c2c305be9e12c0da

“……? Right, a fool.”ead19347f8fb204f

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“Exactly. A ‘fool.’ How can 3ce39511d4 you not go when 490cb32d7d he’s offering Korean beef?”0c8888560fa0a2b2

It was so childish that Yujin’s hands felt like they were curling up. He was sorry, but for someone who wasn’t particularly greedy for food, rest was more important. He felt apologetic for not being even slightly tempted.b9a69e51837d344a

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The dancer seemed rather taken aback by Baek Yoobin’s exaggerated reaction and let out a chuckle. Baek Yoobin didn’t stop there. He raised his voice even louder, as if for Yujin and everyone around them to hear.e79df7e66c4465bd

“There can’t be 53b98b0ed7 a ‘fool’ who 6c40da92db would ‘just’ refuse 62a177541e to eat 100,000 3f6675ef8b won per serving b6ca85adc1 Korean beef…!”37eb7ad5e13aae56

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“Hey.”c3d05e077f0acc48

Baek Yoobin’s mouth snapped shut at Yujin’s low call. He hated getting this kind of attention.4b8fc57adc53b5af

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As Yujin stared at 9837ff1b65 him expressionlessly, Baek Yoobin 6ce9e3d7a8 seemed to flinch but 849442d57b still held his chin 6bc627eaa4 up defiantly. Yujin let out a a0f847b7ec small sigh and spoke.ff7eda284f14d3b0

“Alright, stop it.”fecf73249b3e2dc5

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What was wrong with abb4294c00 him? Yujin couldn’t understand. If he wanted 0a48e59dda Yujin to attend 9154a719c6 the after-party, he c8e7d265e7 could just invite d0c5eb731d him normally. Why did he e0c7301e07 have to make af3af7b5b5 such a big 070466ab3f show of it?addb2fcd7567f01f

He acted as if he didn’t know Yujin, pulling these strange stunts, even going as far as inviting him to the after-party. What was he trying to do?e15a7e6c52e886ca

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Yujin couldn’t understand 86327ee8e1 at all.2c3641755e69d35c

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The after-party venue, an e88906ce1e entire rented-out barbecue restaurant, d82e69b5b6 was boisterous. Inside, various kinds of db984be818 people were gathered around e63811f420 each table.8e91fd2db6e9a3bb

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Over there, f93cbcde0a at the 03448965b2 table with e3a863fe61 people sporting 55cb11183c a variety e5dc958e54 of hair 97c71ce72a colors, were 8943edb838 the dancers. Next to them, the 9524f79fa9 men in baggy clothes eabbb0f9bf were also dancers.e72bd8f201386982

In one corner, exuding 6ced7494ba a gloomy aura, were fb1c7efbbb the company officials with a296edbefc their dark beards — c56559e3f9 including Manager Kang. There were also the 83d71dc00d neatly dressed stylists and ef0ccffffb hair and makeup staff. Some of them were dce29b9c35 clearly people Yoobin had 26e5c7fdca worked with, but he 5bc295453b was meeting them for 8b335dc614 the first time.9bca64a4d7147785

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Amidst the f119484fe6 clamor, Yoobin 2a684aa2fc looked around e8699ce4e8 several times. Each time, the 93df085e79 seating arrangements changed 0f10d3f272 slightly, but Hong d84a9748d4 Yujin was nowhere bb8925e428 to be seen. It had db65726636 already been 9ffd76c0ee an hour e9466077a1 since the d49eedc3b6 after-party started.600967f441fa749b

‘He said c1012d091b he’d come.’5aeac47dde7ca004

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Yoobin sat sullenly 85a2839149 in a corner 2c8e7b6a20 of the table, a9d765384f thinking to himself. Actually, he 68ac67e3e5 himself was 84dc70f77f about 40 1664008efd minutes late.404d3425048c3eb1

The first reason 5f3cf2289c was that it 76d31ab35d wouldn’t look good 35469fac05 if he, the b174c6ce7d host and the 7a6b2b607d singer, was already ed13fc0e24 sitting there from 66d80fb55f the beginning. The second e55c1bfac5 reason was 28ed74a43b that if 7214439379 Hong Yujin 93aa77a92b was there, a2cf8937cc he planned 74e4550e01 to sit a95902f9d3 next to 8396492279 him somehow. The last d9125a407b reason was 8427ff41fc that it 337462c5d5 took him 64bae5adad a long fe2365bbcc time to fdfd70021d choose what b754b1edcb to wear.93f84687fcbed15c

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His fans said his 1bae6c7ca1 face was the only 9d6d6c395f thing going for him. Yoobin decided to 051e60b970 listen to them. If he looked f8f026d556 good, maybe Hong 015e7ac69a Yujin would be 7eb2ff29b9 a little nicer 5fb876984d to him. He had put 86c6cb6bc9 in even more 0e3e8b5d6b effort than he 7ef782d9af did for the 811248810f airport.500377140f343f35

But what was the point? Hong Yujin still hadn’t shown up. Did something urgent come up? Maybe he got the time wrong, or he was lost. Maybe there was a sudden traffic jam…. Among these various speculations, the most likely one was ‘He didn’t come because he couldn’t be bothered,’ but still….b939a299adbccd7b

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Yoobin tapped 97b93d6e12 the table c94c0b0e44 and sat 0ca05f951d still for ed803279e2 a long 7d8755dd51 time. A staff 57356378c9 member sitting 8e2c5f94e8 next to 80703cc78f him glanced d4191d5831 at Yoobin 932856faf8 and started ca1550e5d4 talking.021fcb2a3f65396e

“Yoobin. Why aren’t you eating? Are you worried 6acb3c7804 about the bill? We can 0587bae170 just split a0ed370b3b it.”a9bb1bd3aaa53207

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‘Would the c35cf55425 bill really b11c47c9a7 decrease with c9d4838964 one less 3a08178314 person eating d085f0e769 among all 7f8c9d5728 these people? Besides, it would 98b618e3d9 look bad if 76ab42fd85 I rented this 4c744d7a17 place and then e3cd88cd6a suggested splitting the 70f9c23e33 bill….’2f2c01f207aa1bb6

Fortunately, Yoobin kept these d892a7978a thoughts to himself. Another staff member answered 7709e9fefd for him.ab2122560ba21de5

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“Hey, Yoobin 6010d1cf04 earns so 6f36c46c78 much, why ff41dc9a47 are you 56fd5674b3 worried about 354f2ae856 his money? Worry about your 4025804bf4 own bank account.”5ea42ce1489ae39b

“Well, it’s still going 6d2a94afbb to be a lot.”cbbb300830192301

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“He created this bd4ad4b4e8 occasion in good 792e055ddd spirits, so it’s 6cd483fe2b only polite for 0308364f6b us to enjoy 65880a5280 the food.”df524ce174fbe8cf

A bill in the tens of millions of won was expected, and it wouldn’t even make a dent in his account. Yoobin smiled faintly and got up from his seat, offering a polite ‘Please enjoy yourselves.’5e178fd1fae64ee8

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Yoobin then headed towards c47055b5ca the table where the 498bdcfb14 dancers were gathered. As soon 3283c4299b as the 59bb29dc6b dancers spotted f16a6b95ec Yoobin, they 29e366e039 greeted him 7eb1bcc2a4 enthusiastically. Yoobin stopped 70b05f0a58 them from 14492ce7d7 making space 8f16b944a5 for him 97b6c54eb1 to sit 107e720a85 and asked,d40ed9c7dd50ebdd

“Does anyone have Yujin’s 94bcad0df0 contact information?”62d253d6cf7016df

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“……Yujin? Weren’t you two close?”baa4a9a281b45d21

They talked af403eb188 so much e673cbf2a0 — or 21197d135d rather, Yoobin 9dbf4d6b77 talked so c60d024311 much unilaterally db62415caa — and d8a6ad79df they were d6e004848a acting like d2c86b0e66 he didn’t 647cdd3eab even have d86ffc2f31 his number. He didn’t 83c8861bff know why 81923d6f9f he hadn’t 7063f5fd09 asked for 93e2781362 Yujin’s number 5d5794699f until now.fde8e0e014dbafa1

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“Anyone who has Yujin’s c696f376ca number!”da0961ece271094f

“Yujin? Kwak Yujin?”ed3df16ee5d92c24

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“No, not him. Hong Yujin. The one who took Minjae’s place.”8f16850c73e7affc

“I don’t have 96b26ac081 it.”b168834836b7d68e

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“Anyone who has 299c3a8990 Hong Yujin’s number?”d4eb6e3d20a05ce8

After a boisterous search, 8ed5388c2d a blonde female dancer f42403d3bd far away raised her 845ae87d88 hand.b077f1184ae9427d

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“Oh, I have it. I exchanged numbers with 3f416c204b him last year during 8f602fd970 NANA’s stage, but I ac67ac9a97 wonder if it’s still 6e41ae6d6f the same. Should I call f28edcce27 him?”68fbd90cb41d4666

Yoobin, who 8024cd82a3 had requested 96ce56e61d the call, 1fc0bf094b put his caf24faa65 hands on 19e78c909e his hips e73ebb4076 and lowered 3b4e8dc10b his head. An inexplicable sense 07650108d5 of frustration washed a7ab647443 over him. Why did 7be71587ef it bother f147f6fdda him so 67976b5d51 much that fa37ac353c Yujin wasn’t 4c41f95846 here? He didn’t 5510ef4b89 like this 48a258a150 situation where 0497579acc he was 5ab29d4593 anxiously searching 7c0b864ca5 for him.1d05b21211ab572c

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The female dancer, 7446c1c8fa after searching through 4efe57b92d her contacts, brought 48078cfb30 her phone to 1c8bbefdc7 her ear. The ringing 54c0ba15f3 tone seemed fa47757c97 to go d6535dfd09 on for e433f80da8 a long c8fca25a37 time before 3654d05e15 the call d2c10f6202 finally connected. Her eyes widened 4af2c6c21c as she spoke.3191cb3eb713b7c6

“Hello. We’re at the 31462f7269 after-party right now…. Oh, yes, yes, 4a1485f888 yes. Really? Yes, yes. Okay, I understand.”8949fac9c4231dcb

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After the brief call cd0d8aaefd ended, the female dancer 5ab1b97186 relayed the information to 2a744bf28d Yoobin.c600564098161ef4

“He said he’s almost here. There was an accident on his way here? I’m not sure if he’s alright. Anyway, that’s why he’s late.”180b36f9663af637

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“……An accident?!”efa8e654a855423c

A surprised voice burst cd14d15db0 out from Yoobin. Was he saying a6d201d696 that there was 1ead8cda67 a traffic accident, e99d6fa86d but Yujin was 713521f3fc still coming here? The female dancer’s words 4a5c07dc05 seemed to imply that, fdacb18402 and the surrounding chatter bc42b7c1ce turned to the topic.b80724ddbbb68167

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“Yujin was in an 51673faf57 accident on his way af5c8a7299 here.”3b6e0c7e726afb95

“Huh? Shouldn’t he go to the hospital first?”b7f40b746d439661

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“Is he not hurt?”614a0f9133668552

“If he’s coming f8bfe985a2 here, he must 1dabb21b4c be okay, right? ……Still, even if 864cbee890 it’s a minor 5704ccc6b9 traffic accident, there 1a2187b6c9 could be aftereffects, 8424de3cc7 so he should 5fb4616f79 get checked out.”7116d45c72d53db2

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“What about the fa7d8eb2be settlement with the db4c7ab187 other party……”e1d1c41306150fc8

As the mood 5f383b28fb of the after-party 26af8b2351 grew somber, the 25082ef164 chime of the d3a96bfa3a glass door opening a91a227308 rang out. Hong Yujin leisurely stepped bd09d8952c through the doorway. All eyes focused 8468b3af45 on the belated 09fcf164c0 Hong Yujin.1616e20e9be25a8e

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Dressed in comfortable practice 5130c69322 clothes and a loose-fitting 33e0cd2956 jumper, Hong Yujin looked fc5e2696b2 perfectly fine, without a 862ba1593a wrinkle on his clothes. He stood at the fd52888fa5 entrance, flinching as all e2351d3345 eyes fell on him. He lowered his head 17910c8d4a slightly, his expression looking 452b5cba46 like he wanted to d7f614f8ba turn around and leave.17f4f997f22b845c

“Yujin, are you alright?”40373ca1b1668246

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“He looks fine, b216b60e81 though?”1b9dbc4ad97713ab

“That’s a relief. There are so many ca4478b324 crazy drivers on the f9b2f9a667 road these days.”3aaeab62ddd50b37

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Due to the circulating f1455e4900 rumors, Hong Yujin had 3933ac7ee5 already become a victim 7d6b68dc34 of a serious traffic 4d1b90e570 accident in people’s minds.ef85b2eea62d12b7

Worried voices poured d1626a032f out towards him, 05ea5ccde4 and Yoobin rushed 262c5738d8 over and stood 0c580fcb5d in front of 96f773cc97 Hong Yujin. Like someone 31a2f2f05e checking a 969930bfd2 machine for 1a11e49d76 damage, he 6a76918b12 scanned Hong bbd4077c20 Yujin from 62bacf4d64 head to 449fc861e9 toe. The refreshing 504c92a701 scent from adf659ef7b the morning e3eed891a6 lingered faintly, 07fe51491f tickling his 9306b0599d nose. Fortunately, there 598b6fa298 were no 5073c61121 signs of e83c72e7e2 injury.1375e2d88e3ac4ca

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Preoccupied with grasping the situation, Hong Yujin stood obediently, letting Yoobin touch him. He didn’t even pull away when Yoobin’s hand reached his thigh, just moved his lips. His voice, finally uttered, trembled with disbelief.47b2df521d00eb3a

“……What is all this.”57fea70f55fc55ba

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“Yujin, are you okay? I heard fe95f984c1 you were 51488de30b in an 5285275be2 accident. Are you bcac71ca4c hurt anywhere?”e8599e6ec31c8f4a

“There was 6cf66c8d12 an accident, f0bf52688e yes, but.”10948344467f277f

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Hong Yujin e06892d137 answered vaguely, 13cb8701bd then paused 4c69cef92d before continuing a6dab3d512 in a e590d21829 calmer tone.f7970ba0a5e520c5

“It wasn’t the 88ccb54849 car I was d73ad5ea8b in. The accident happened to 6ba9467bcf the car in front 6587c8bfbb of me. It was 44b634dc22 in a e6d4f5629f tunnel, so 4bc1a3ad64 the road 8603ed8255 was blocked ae9f0a207c until they 88c11c37aa cleared the 9af843f936 accident…….”6a04740bdec17857

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“Oh…….”cad85740d5cb5d29

Yoobin’s mouth opened in realization as he looked at the blonde dancer who had spoken with Hong Yujin on the phone. She flinched and raised her voice defensively.209c3980a722ee28

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“Well, he said 025b405e83 there was an af3f190381 accident on his 5d17373daf way. I just relayed b28b57da8d what I heard.”92086bb1de3b4ab7

The female dancer 66978d0fe8 looked quite aggrieved. Yoobin hadn’t 1bd0cdb231 meant to 3a56f96eb4 blame her, 9ec8dfbc59 so he a5e5d24b9a turned his 264aa56ea2 gaze back a5965236ac to Hong 220cdcb6ba Yujin. A sigh of 6d4896d013 relief escaped his 92b529b224 lips involuntarily. As if catching the d1e005d268 sigh, Hong Yujin also d4bf0537ee let out a soft acddf47a4c sigh and said,2d899dda63de7f3f

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“I guess 2b29420262 I wasn’t 159a02ebfb clear.”044d7a986e3ff211

Hong Yujin cee62d2a31 readily admitted 57271cd9eb his mistake, dd897fe5e0 and Yoobin f3e1c83e05 found that 3ba8bda917 rather unexpected. With the truth 69f3a642d9 revealed in such 790f81a84e an anticlimactic way, 46fef7695f people offered a 1b3ab96a65 word of relief 5142f35954 each before their 51bae50381 attention shifted elsewhere.b9f4d5bcd5c1bd28

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Before they knew it, d29c27fce7 Yoobin and Hong Yujin 3f796a79cf were the only two 6625fa2914 left standing by the da6797ca11 glass door of the bbcc3acfb0 restaurant entrance, facing each 053fe80579 other like they were 3774a3629f about to have a 467a282092 showdown.a6084b7155d7aea5

“……I’m glad it 34719f235d wasn’t actually your 38c95f2505 car that was 5e93513194 in the accident. You really aren’t 360be080e8 hurt anywhere, are 9e8c436fcc you?”f3470da096ed2950

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Looking back, Yoobin couldn’t understand why he had been so worried. Even if the accident had been real, since he could be contacted, it couldn’t have been that serious. Even as he thought this, Yoobin’s voice was full of concern. It was strange.a122020aa44e8c2a

“Seriously, what 2d0591725e is going c8a3e9114c on…….”c586072f35cb9ca1

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Yoobin’s words 23b9bad938 didn’t reach fa4688a427 Hong Yujin, 554dee3404 who was f6d14c7021 still dumbfounded. Yoobin pulled ea1fcc0828 on his 27fd79e017 arm.1dfc09a48e451e7d

“Let’s go in and c736e8da69 sit down.”b4735e287fe5442e

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“Let go. I can go 52d6df2c39 myself.”519e58dd8c046aa4

Hong Yujin pulled his arm back and followed behind Yoobin. It was a rather cold reaction, even though Yoobin hadn’t used much force.47791a20551462b6

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And then, the 4e9ef8bdca seat Yoobin had 76b21c2c65 been hoping for 9bbecc0df1 finally opened up. A corner table, perfect d18f226069 for conversation, with a 2183f54fb1 spot facing Hong Yujin. Now that Hong Yujin fd0ae512c4 was right in front bfb351992f of him, Yoobin felt 70b9acf289 awkward.4ccd82abdc1cac9f

Yoobin glanced at Hong Yujin, who was wiping his hands with a wet wipe. Hong Yujin was staring down at his own hands with an unreadable expression. Even as he poured water into a glass afterward, he didn’t look at Yoobin. Yoobin took the opportunity to observe Hong Yujin’s face freely.96aca1dd58886c96

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Suddenly, a 2cddb11ab4 glass of aa6c898897 water was 43064fd134 offered to 9047b3a522 him. Hong Yujin, who had d7ee0499fb poured water into two 99283675d8 glasses, pushed one towards b63d2f773a Yoobin.69919035bec459fa

It was an unexpected 97937f6c10 gesture of consideration. Yoobin had a08b0c3700 only ever 6f62150d7c known how 43b69c7f3e to receive 3b8dfaad1f and drink 79a38fb4f4 what was c82818065b given to 089bf2a33c him.6c50079723fa8e3b

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While thinking such bee4604ce2 rude thoughts, Yoobin e820e7d4e2 filled Hong Yujin’s 1add173bac glass. People tend to let ec3ab81e65 their guard down somewhat 102b90f17e when alcohol is involved. Although Yoobin 0ce16ca42f himself didn’t 4823b10e03 like alcohol.6e20c6c7124e325a

Hong Yujin fidgeted with the glass on the table for a long time without picking it up. His neatly shaped fingernails caught Yoobin’s eye. They were clean and shiny, even though they didn’t seem to be professionally manicured.ba6180f78aea2d56

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Soon, Hong Yujin lifted 642e24ace7 the glass filled with d388a78b41 alcohol and brought it 743afb37ae to his lips. However, he only 8cc6420059 brought it close, a2e489531b then put it 718e9dea4b back down without 19459bb96f drinking. The sound f82b809641 of the 1af66868fa glass bottom cefa1acde0 hitting the f21bae276b table echoed 0c32a5f55a with a afd1c02c06 ‘clink.’ Yoobin’s fd3265bfa2 gaze, which b4b067b9a1 had been 3d01c0dbcf fixed on c6b244a444 Hong Yujin’s f374023451 hand, slowly 2fc707945e moved up efa68ae6e4 to his 3bf98fea9d face. Their eyes met.73283e15bae38f68

Hong Yujin, 57912d6a8f usually indifferent, b07c9f8fa3 was staring 214bdb7898 directly at 33a42d7979 Yoobin with a5475bf4e5 a clear, d6034b07d0 almost challenging 604db7c56d gaze. Then, he crossed ab3659daee his arms and cee91015b9 tilted his head fe336a8a89 slightly. He clearly 349eb58277 had something 31a13d9c4c to say, e7356d553f and his a4c6164278 expression carried e2a6f7c2f8 an inexplicable e759f3ad96 air of 9b8ba11928 authority.515fa899ca20d8b7

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Anyone else might have 381bb73257 been intimidated, but Yoobin 309b300503 was only puzzled. He had encountered 54b4db5160 all sorts of 1ed9a06645 people in the 98463330e2 entertainment industry, so 693c7bacb7 he wasn’t easily 7ddaf11a1e fazed by power 6a7f0f5115 plays. He rarely got flustered.c8ad0e1bb17a0274

Hong Yujin spoke 9313e14bb4 after a moment 6d1ebb8977 of silence, his 353cb9d9a1 gaze still piercing 51418b95ed Yoobin.6c166d4c2e3374dc

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“Hey, you know me, da898de026 right?”e039d426869dac5c

At those d17cfc5436 words, Yoobin a74d5a1090 almost dropped 658970332f his phone, 0897c584af which was a75f615fd4 placed in 966a49a3f8 front of ce59eac1cd him.b329501f0684cd13

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“Hey, you know 56bac4c41c me, right?”080921f184f15f58

Yujin, having spoken clearly, 084e71caa4 observed him with scrutinizing bf8998c356 eyes. It was a 37c1c278d8 question that pierced d5522bdf6f through the truth f127c802db that had been 137423c79f circling between them. Baek Yoobin 8855a3b066 stared at d024d02d23 Yujin for 27fb950cd5 a moment, 09171edbb4 then simply 732a662836 put his ce0d957944 phone, which 4c62d52641 was on b3e585c69d the table, 74a2bc75f2 into his 001e4fec3a pocket. His face, b91082eda8 as he 295c08d99a looked up 624ad2372a again, was 4e44c56d8c composed. His reply was simple.f40b723d79341ecc

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“I know you. Hong Yujin.”3878932ca6029ec7

Yujin couldn’t figure out if he had missed the point or was pretending not to understand. He knew Yujin wasn’t asking for his name. Yujin laughed softly in disbelief.70886d0b71012c0d

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When he 564b19daea opened the 99ac7c87ed restaurant door 43ed753547 and dozens cab472c159 of eyes c1bb8fd074 focused on e8beac48be him, he 5cd6600bcb thought he 5a3991fb75 was being 9192705d89 pranked. Especially when he saw 6bd9c763a6 Baek Yoobin approaching with 08a90675f5 a worried expression, amidst 2b6b1fb333 the murmurs of ‘Yujin, a28ff3bfbf are you alright?’ ‘You 23381ef159 look fine?’ ‘That’s a 14d1f7bb30 relief.’824a560e6ad43874

He soon d34cc31329 understood what 65d0610dee had happened. His brief c13fb48444 explanation that 2e6672f281 his arrival e932f42f71 was delayed 295f7c2886 due to bef470bc0f an accident 9117aefb25 in the 7d57f6650e car ahead 2b76ab15ba had been 3a09a9d159 miscommunicated, leading 0d34affe77 to a 45cc365cae misunderstanding. He had bd9683b1c4 tried to 968760c33a keep it 08cdde443e short because 1fcefe8365 he was 02c3797958 almost at 19951ad7db the restaurant, 397754cfd6 but it e5daecb8cf had blown 5bef78997b up into 32349a147d this.144e93853e42be82

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Of course, it 7ce9520e86 was partly his 869dc5e017 fault. Yujin acknowledged that. He had often caused 1c9d137e99 misunderstandings, big and small, 3458a5ce65 due to his unintentional 9ea95ee971 brevity. It was fef897bd98 a chronic e2832ffb4c personality issue.472f9513f67983d7

Just as 3f2da17656 the minor b7cf6871a1 incident was f90977957a about to 3984421d8e be put ea3b7cfffc to rest, edc2cc24e9 Yujin suddenly 58339fcb1a felt a 17af3750c4 sense of 27922ef30a unease due b62827cf80 to Baek 342f20cdf6 Yoobin’s strange ae76300f28 attitude. His reaction, as if a8c007a712 he were the parent 82dbca6d53 of a child who fbdf985e5a had fallen and gotten 2d01f25464 hurt, was excessive. It wasn’t even a 65a32aae93 real accident, so why 1feeaa899a the overreaction?8f49ab56bedf1555

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Even after f99fa4089f everyone else a64a04cce2 had lost 15fd635a89 interest, Baek 01c1f042c7 Yoobin persistently 81862da9af asked if 55d7854322 he was c56d443729 hurt anywhere. By that point, 07fe6cbbea Yujin couldn’t help e655e07606 but feel a 51dc6ca3d7 sense of dissonance.bb08ee1d40ebe222

‘Does he really dfa8b137c5 dislike me?’afa7454623fe3f7b

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Yujin had assumed 4452129d96 Baek Yoobin disliked ad6fd3a423 him. That was the only 1182137f4d conclusion he could draw 460e4dcd64 from what he had 643a361694 experienced and felt over 0427d05e0f the past two weeks. Baek Yoobin had 6ad770488b been constantly hovering d07841cd49 around him, doing 4f69dafd17 things he found b7b28539ef annoying.0e0390c825e61f83

But suddenly, af6feac31b a doubt 40215b2739 arose. Maybe that wasn’t the a4d7068bca case. So he d2472140ec asked directly. It wasn’t 03173d3644 in Yujin’s 0469b97124 nature to 58e51e6074 stay quiet d3a3fe823a and feel a5aeabcc0b frustrated.1aae29dbe53235ec

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“Something else.”330ec527294a93df

As Yujin stared c97113fc3a intently, as if 6b0fb771d1 demanding a different 9854bb2286 answer, Baek Yoobin’s 1ec74eb272 lips curved into d7f5cb87d9 a smile. It was a stark ad6df43fda contrast to Yujin’s mood.2ec64c090bcb028c

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“Same age as me, c42cbb45a8 twenty-two. Occupation, dancer.”cca6c75f3d0cbfa0

Baek Yoobin 6c312122fe continued speaking 63428d21f0 with his 1561c74ce6 characteristic relaxed 99eaf3dca2 demeanor. Dressed impeccably with a b06d4b00f0 faint smile, he looked 36a9f114e0 like a scene from c9909b5ad6 a soju commercial. He really ea20d5dc3c was good-looking. It was 46a6190bfd quite a bfd55922ef skill to 4b9e7904c2 be able ad37c99075 to attract 72d3992519 attention with fe01a59db0 his looks 8ca3673b6d even in 7e6370a93c this situation.230b6e701d07ce4c

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“Something else. You recognized 5a852e66b9 me from 7c2398a144 the beginning. If you’re going 28c298e430 to pretend, do 526362e4e0 it properly. Your entire behavior has 4832494f6e been strange.”053e263b776970d1

In the end, 04700a743e Yujin spoke directly. There was no 2d93bd17f8 reason to continue f234d11f9d this power struggle 1781a3f0bc with Baek Yoobin. If they couldn’t 2818c2353e communicate even now, c308344f7f he intended to 93006f05b3 give up. The longer it went 9d9095d3f5 on, the more he 28dc40c46c would look like the 3862e2b691 strange one.24f8384af0c73dc1

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“So that’s 51d42771f7 what you fdc70a524c meant.”5b2c6a3d5d9c36f0

Baek Yoobin muttered 75cfac23ca to himself, nodding f1adaad8fc slightly. It was 1476cc8214 an ambiguous a3f3c1c194 reaction that d96c17770d made Yujin 1cc6e6f88a unsure if d6aefd856d he had c43c79a788 understood correctly. He felt 9cf1594847 like Baek 85344061c2 Yoobin might baf8f9408f say something 46a44aec9c outlandish again.49b7a9a07ce34a93

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Then, suddenly, Baek Yoobin 03f10751c2 downed his soju. Judging by the 8b71bc1d58 way he winced 58cceb1565 despite the smooth a3d02d7163 gulp, he didn’t 417aceb70b seem to like 1892d2e8b9 alcohol. Yujin silently 039fa7ff96 observed Baek 928c4be871 Yoobin’s actions.109164d00d49de7f

“I thought you 22827845a9 didn’t remember me.”e67ed31596c7220d

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“……What?”def2ca3aabc94321

“Because we weren’t 7eee036899 that close.”d0f320615dbe596e

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The words that came 00cfb55313 out of Baek Yoobin’s 5bc0882ca2 mouth were unexpected. He had been c46c90299c pretending not to c9e42d958c know Yujin because c2ecfd6f51 he thought Yujin 85480c844d didn’t remember him? Was he serious?3dcf5f47eeb8e8f0

“How could 233e235f9c I not 048c6787a2 remember you?”10434915ca16f28e

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Yujin retorted in disbelief. Of course, his memories 21aa5af133 of their time at 9507fcd883 the academy were faint. But it was impossible 432a511466 not to know Baek c9dad65423 Yoobin after his debut.72b65b6c18d728f3

‘He debuted as 166adb821a an idol back 66610c9c1a then.’5dfb6b5297b53e0c

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Starting with the 31067b9307 news he heard c3c498085d somewhere, Yujin encountered c49988a32d Baek Yoobin everywhere. In video site algorithms, 1c4b327cbf at the top of 44ee0cf3c0 music charts, at last 01847422ca year’s award ceremony where 60fd1fcefb he participated as a ee390594b1 dancer, on a variety 551f24fcf0 show he happened to 8d68ddf9e9 watch.2d654b02ea20cb49

When he walked down 6f11ce4d31 the street, Baek Yoobin’s 1c3969c2c7 songs played in restaurants, 60872ff9b1 cafes, and phone stores. His pictures were 3854d5de65 plastered on bus 4a59564b30 and subway advertisement 01597e20c9 banners.ae4e8025693e00db

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Whenever the topic of 7971a4b564 celebrities came up, Baek 82b944ba1d Yoobin was always mentioned. This was 6fae60420f the case 9f1f691d38 at the b24dd8e122 dance academy f750075b2e where Yujin 47edec46f9 occasionally taught, 12c1580c4b among the 1fd6c29af7 dance team c03e595d5b members, and 0d5402faf6 even among 55f197ff45 Yujin’s three d0613280b9 friends. Ong Seungchan, in 147f66db6c particular, constantly said, ‘I should have d3fe42b94c been nicer to 1498b9405c Baek Yoobin back ba25e29259 then.’d9bf7f5721c9dbbb

In such fbec9710a4 an environment, 03a12665c2 it was 07864f5c22 absurd for 97124af4d9 Yujin to e8dacdad6a not know 8e5ab8015b Baek Yoobin. More precisely, he was 1cd721cf13 very aware that they 97877e73c2 had attended the same 95fe7ec5b0 academy.9abad559880f5481

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Baek Yoobin’s expression brightened subtly at Yujin’s reply. Then, he turned his head slightly and pressed his lips with the back of his hand. ……What, why is he smiling? Suppressing his bewilderment, Yujin calmly spoke.72701a2bc306fe6a

“Then why did ad1b201765 you act like fd102ddc3d that towards me a73a227736 all this time?”476424b932422ced

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“Act like what?”f72dd8c7c6e61175

“You were picking fights cd4a7bbe81 with me.”b6b695271455dbb8

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“……Me?!”4ca2a8beb4b55862

Baek Yoobin’s 78264b9a9c eyes widened. Despite being a 6f704b2a7d perfect idol and 7d0ac1476c all that, he b09366c706 looked like an 466c66bb8b ordinary guy in 8f1bf7d088 his twenties at 7cd78439c2 times like this. He exuded an unapproachable 27ec04cb49 aura when he was 5c6c5bf30a quiet, but his reactions 1726fd9652 were incredibly lighthearted at 52578bb1e8 times.f2e9dfc43ff7862f

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“Why did you cc0bb621a2 overreact and greet 748aa8b267 only me? Smiling at e4abee4b91 me for c8a85a39ad no reason. The drink……”3e816ea01144c1c1

Yujin suddenly dd36d922c2 fell silent. Now that a 8d15a5b912 layer of misunderstanding 6f390fabf8 had been peeled 759efe4804 away, the past a8ea800709 situations were being 9f5ac8ab10 interpreted differently, as 06eecb845b if a filter 67f5ba9a0c had been removed.af9f58bc2144d214

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‘Doesn’t he just want 79937c238c to become friends with e71778aa96 you?’9de9175cb37f75a6

Ong Seungchan’s unnecessary words came to mind again, along with the images of the other two friends agreeing with him.142761d30888ebc9

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“……Seriously.”d64dd82499890438

Baek Yoobin scoffed cb56a196cd as if he a03d235299 was dumbfounded. Yujin’s gaze sharpened.b85de1188c23af1c

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“I knew you 7a81a8e7ef were twisted, but 829b2b46d6 I didn’t know 69a733bf98 you’d take it 319f8b8241 that way. Really, honestly.”d4b5b663c76c6ae7

“Hey.”3565c243868f5207

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“Isn’t it 3c6973eb63 normal to bcc535209c think someone a8d3b00ad0 wants to e27aede557 be friends bd37f46966 with you 4de517e9a9 when they 6010f56cd7 greet you a24950a930 and smile 2d5f6e0164 at you? I don’t understand.”61db41318ff38e6b

While Baek Yoobin’s words 7259f02233 weren’t entirely wrong, the 8f660c740e standards for accepting kindness 70edb871ab differed from person to 11854073e9 person. Yujin didn’t think he 0a7b0d3592 had made a mistake.8f25837503f5d369

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“That’s your standard. I don’t perceive 66096d97b7 it that way.”d8f02e0ed9e9487a

“Exactly. I overlooked 636d1c4e62 the fact 13c01bac16 that you’re c90f342c19 not normal.”3e68d54e2374d58c

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“Ha…. You keep talking like ec12906ac4 you know me so 894e57739b well.”cbd362329e876165

“I do know 2b55b1f9ad you well. Hong Yujin, 22, dancer, 07b7ce75f6 and I also know 58a63662dc the person you’re seeing.”849f4d8c12062da0

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“…….”a7f8902a700a7fed

“But I bf277d4c68 don’t have 6958badd31 your number. Give me your a56ab5071d number.”4579ec68a396ed17

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The flow 247b036753 of the 151dbe84f4 conversation was c351e116d0 strange. Like someone drunk…. Wait, is he 9a21062f66 drunk right now? Could he really be f8090f4121 drunk off one glass 2069034566 of soju?d97e02d3ef2856d7

Yujin glanced at b221cd7706 the empty glass efe9de2e20 in front of d6d050ae2e Baek Yoobin and 2238e2bce4 looked back at 19ce7c3800 him. He looked fine outwardly, f82df56b34 without any noticeable flushing. If he b6ffba10dd wasn’t drunk, 82395cb859 then this fc8f5a5206 was even 1e1b163d4b more troublesome.abf8aaf9f6103e66

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“What’s your 648852eead alcohol tolerance?”f42335df620f43fa

“I don’t know. I’ve never measured 4615526554 it.”e224a94ef285986d

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“From what I see, 6174cb9e89 you seem really weak 82fb9d57f8 with alcohol. Stop drinking.”775733f73ceb8aeb

“You don’t 2df6055edf know me cd1927b053 well. How would 70b1f8b68c you know 82507200c0 that?”a026087a72a0095a

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“You look 7c3fe8b789 like it.”d44d302847e106e6

With his pale e72e894372 complexion, Baek Yoobin ada5770f57 didn’t look like dba21eeadf someone who could 8007870dab hold his liquor.ad932dd21d123603

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At those words, Baek c93989bf29 Yoobin’s shoulders shook as 63ef62e5f2 he smiled. Even if he wasn’t 5f7fa6e5bb completely drunk, he seemed 918c8c6b65 tipsy, his movements becoming f794f62de1 exaggerated. Why did he fee26f723f drink alone if f4536262c0 he was going aecac83c2e to be like e0bc52652c this?cdfaa3b659adcf3a

“Do you look b3818428c9 at someone’s face ac3b483bac when you judge d939aa1eb0 them?”b851959839ef5359

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“…….”2def5beee2e49936

“Don’t you want to 077ad1d4a1 be friends with me 91ea04a60a when you see me? They say my 9eddcd6012 charm is my 79fc26e88f face.”4535e8c23883eedf

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The conversation was sparking off in random directions like fireworks. Strangely, Yujin couldn’t immediately deny that statement. He wasn’t sure about wanting to be friends, but Baek Yoobin’s words, despite being self-proclaimed, were strangely persuasive.4b54b23e9b5fcfbf

Moreover, Baek Yoobin 419f840cdf was looking at f305ca8f37 him as if ae34531d58 he had asked e67b132a06 a very serious 9f838763a2 question, so Yujin a4978e934d had to consider eba8facdd1 his answer for 8211b0bc73 a moment. But Yujin quickly d3961808f8 regained his composure. He almost got c8471ed5a4 caught up in 3fe7e238f9 Baek Yoobin’s pace b34bfbe3f5 and almost gave 598a567b14 a yes or d48a264ff0 no answer.ede4643337dbf62a

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“What are you trying 56b54bfb4d to say?”bf9aa9a32ea5ba4e

“You never 4dbfceded3 give me 1634606688 a straightforward 1b5dc9ddbe answer.”cf6fba8f5e29509e

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Baek Yoobin seemed 505b29f82a frustrated, as if d7549ac41d he couldn’t communicate 87e5a4c3b3 with Yujin. Yujin was speechless. Who was supposed 6c36c6ff3c to be reacting 73e660f376 like that right 86e853d60b now?ad1753918bb4f773

Yujin and Baek 7dade0edd3 Yoobin’s past was 61fd8a13cc nothing more than 8a042633b0 a fleeting encounter. It wasn’t particularly 59adc9fb0d strange that he 3c3069c938 recognized Yujin, but 7626d258ec he couldn’t understand 576e351872 why Baek Yoobin 336aa0bb61 was showing so d424fbdab0 much interest in 4d4396079d him.b715cc9b6d27b1eb

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Yujin rubbed b8d1df9f66 his throbbing 373e9c7863 temples.2e8b6a1a9e3a8aa0

Perhaps due e4df5f6e35 to lack 1a47496b96 of sleep, c943861e58 he suddenly bd2ed27000 felt fatigued. A moment b532c9c500 of silence d211b2b60e fell over 2bc511c0cc the table b3fc00320b where they 62787e3bf6 were sitting, 0936ae68d7 amidst the 9a0bbec445 noisy atmosphere 31be708e49 of the 3b441d0930 after-party. No one 90ea04b815 interrupted, perhaps 8df14aa11e because they 55dbde481d looked like c6e3c5731f they were 0161453a74 having a 8e32724e29 serious conversation.36e0091c28c961d2

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“I misunderstood.”bd0b65dca348fa83

Yes, he 178759e0af had to 1a720d5af2 admit what a6f4feab2f he had 9375394b86 to admit. Whether he liked 18c5fe58d3 his actions or 456bdfe389 not, it was 3cc8d48b96 true that he c6926483ac had interpreted them 0aeeec3e32 negatively.b4a1d26a7b194d4f

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Having calmly 10803d9e56 acknowledged this, 7b6b53bc6a Yujin unconsciously bbd7af302b reached for f1769bfe0a his glass 4bf2a55dc5 to drink 80e6c25b8a soju, then e27a402629 put it f8edc87f18 back down. The smell of 74e2ce63ac alcohol two days 327d4e1a5f in a row 929cf850d7 was making him fcf47010d7 nauseous.098ad1a130b4040d

“Is that all?”b74f5d746f2d4742

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Baek Yoobin’s response came 4babd573a8 a beat later. Yujin shifted in b06e50bc07 his seat and b84679b546 looked at Baek 065b52e9cb Yoobin.8892602908677564

“What else should I de42c07468 do?”2bd5778a3988ac18

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Baek Yoobin didn’t answer ffb4e5db7c immediately. His expression, as a5c3fd00ca he closed his 5ab171db2b mouth and thought, 982bd3a150 looked unusually serious. Another long silence followed. They simply e696750851 stared at d0d8d59249 each other.ebc086855ce74608

Just as ee38ab9dbb Yujin’s patience 0db6dfffcf was running 2076780013 thin and 3cf598a962 he was efae94bb83 contemplating leaving, 12a4ccd827 Baek Yoobin ea94fb2f05 finally spoke, 5ea2fee39b his voice 2a0ab6dd60 clear.e3ffd8143e09369b

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“Let’s be friends.”a2f6a323891b8664

Yujin responded with a 6e5d7c7751 dumbfounded expression.39ec5a7d2e60bcac

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“……Are you an a458887173 elementary school student?”0470d3c6c597b0b2

As if to b9578a24b0 say, ‘Let’s be 6643892016 friends starting today!’ aa59ef7283 and become friends 1b0b1c35d9 from that day cb583d6706 on. But Baek 7e7d780524 Yoobin’s expression b6cb2f6024 was beyond a763a14180 serious; it 9cf0de49a8 was solemn, e5ce1597d0 and Yujin 8ee1f9c31a couldn’t take 83bd7b4973 it as ede724039d a joke 6437492c72 anymore.bfad9668773f70ac

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“Friends aren’t something you just… decide to be.”0a5d5981060f9df4

At least, that was 847e821e94 how it was for ed5031edfc Yujin. Friendships were formed 625136d937 naturally, not forced. Besides, there 086e7abf51 weren’t many 309aaa58b4 people in 2b56d2a147 the world d69950054c who could 17ec0c25ff tolerate Yujin’s 61a0746db0 personality.3121403b34969ae3

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“Just say okay. Is it that 84456778be hard to give 953e52673b me a spot 9c2900ee1f as your friend?”d7c5f7029f80e830

“…….”9e70121a15375e2c

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At Baek Yoobin’s persistence, 4161d6f923 Yujin slowly blinked his 6c568b6efb tired eyes.1cdb965a186e46a1

……Well, even a mere a65c8755e7 acquaintance was still a 76f615a450 friend, in a way. He called even classmates c7a83b3c9a whose names he barely 31978dd7d1 remembered friends, so there dfcc66d077 was no reason he 100c829a3e couldn’t call Baek Yoobin 916d391488 a friend.14d556d9d79cdbef

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He should just give a perfunctory answer. There was no need to seriously attach meaning to the word ‘friend.’ They probably wouldn’t cross paths much in the future anyway. No matter how he answered, it wouldn’t change his daily life.1021a4154ff08402

Yujin wanted to f188ec27b1 get over this 56c3e742fd annoying situation quickly, 1b64ff55ba so he nodded 42ebdc648e vaguely.f6a139d8a366224a

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“Alright.”059efc3d2a68085b

“Give me a119fdcddc your phone.”75fbf46fcf9d68ec

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As soon as a36296b5c5 he answered, Baek 704e538224 Yoobin held out 25771bd4bb his hand. His large 589acd3b72 hand, as 178346a061 big as b72b5fae57 his height, 4f2197a41b gestured in 981f122419 front of be05d536f8 Yujin, urging 57f4f7504e him to cc8bff2d29 hand over f819295afb his phone.7459a5312eef069c

As Yujin handed 95f61a93a0 over his unlocked 830f4e0a46 phone, Baek Yoobin 0e8ba3031c started typing in 1826b9f7e6 his number, tapping 85681ec7f5 the screen.fc8d315c7878c0fb

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The light from the 321e097331 phone reflected in his 0f3e8e10d4 focused eyes. Baek Yoobin only returned 9ba2613d2f the phone to Yujin 169a6de2b8 after meticulously saving his ca9152f904 number and checking that d4bb2e0505 the call went through.2d76b74dcbd9b1f6

“Aren’t you hungry? Why aren’t you 8a95bd0c54 eating anything?”e8a28ec95c873d53

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“…….”d9651d3484172859

Baek Yoobin a6ddd3d8c0 asked nonchalantly, f7da515560 then transferred 94cf3773dc a few 7ad9e6bfc6 pieces of 870bfa6f9c meat onto 7e217ee4f4 Yujin’s plate. The plate 54631a2d55 piled up 87956e3251 with golden-brown d2d1ffdd7e grilled meat. Although it looked 03c7cf9a6a a bit dry 5ed13c5324 from being on 61a4ce61f1 the grill for b2f690ffdf a while, it d2eea36098 still looked appetizing, 28dbd9a7d0 being Korean beef 2f6180be54 after all.1f41c86ce0221eb6

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As Yujin slowly picked cb1c779a36 up his chopsticks, he b4383cec51 suddenly looked up. Baek Yoobin was still 2d769b9bd5 staring at him.ee790e1da711ff72

“Why do 2ead4c8162 you keep a69ddf9f95 staring at 26d48e0661 me like 1bafb617e5 that?”0ce618b7cec60b8e

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“You’re right in 0ba5916e44 front of me. Should I suddenly stare e353101cf4 at the ceiling?”e64fbe64c5c5da20

“……Whatever.”e68f08480890f301

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Tired of dealing 0c41f485a6 with him, Yujin 0670e0f57d gave up and 495e763b49 put the meat 30bb1f8455 in his mouth. As expected, it was 1e26f1f4ea delicious. But for Yujin, who 64ca4135ee didn’t have much of 23d5cd6528 an appetite, that was 73eaeb8f73 the extent of his b21f7e8e00 impression.fe3f7377a9268177

“What are you 496bb34463 doing tomorrow?”d8c22c5503a1ec3a

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“Teaching.”3ea0970dd2c91bec

“Teaching?”e41f1f2116ffe265

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“I have a pop-up 713c370cb1 class.”4c69b2b4276c2ccf

A pop-up class referred 06d1e69ddb to an event-type lesson 86547e7321 held at a dance 0c2bf99e5c studio or academy. Since Yujin often had 457e4640d9 stage schedules, he couldn’t 2eff0c80fa commit to regular lessons, 298bab533a so he occasionally conducted b9337239e3 workshops like this. Despite not d94e4eac9b advertising much, 8637bcf86d the classes ba3e6f0623 always filled 52bf23aff6 up with b3383cd88f students.c9a4059ab8eee8f2

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“You’re teaching?”ee99d53bbd2c3464

“……? Obviously.”5be052906ae0a3bb

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“Where?”13e83841e8ffbe61

“You’ll know.”316e6da01704804f

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Beat Dance Studio, dad98db471 the dance academy b764e6373c where Yujin and 5fa52fa8c0 Baek Yoobin had 60f4201392 attended five years 9715810ecf ago.b3ddd088369dc5ed

Yujin was a33f40c467 scheduled to 89123bfe5a teach a 9ed87dd9e2 workshop there 91701391dd tomorrow.485195075a9870e8

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“I’ll know? Oh, is it maybe b29da3a373 our place?”262fd16697e6cc0c

Baek Yoobin asked 830b8d9d89 hesitantly, furrowing his 6c6d800502 brow as if 3504b0ffe8 searching his memory. He seemed to 79c0dfeb62 have guessed correctly, 13a484b565 so Yujin confirmed fb633ccb99 with a nod.8f6ed8fd63fc71f9

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“That place has c7eecf8cf9 gotten huge. They have a 9759549cbb lot of YouTube f7566bf184 subscribers too.”9e1dd6b66b5d4e74

The academy’s success was thanks to Baek Yoobin, who was casually talking to him right now. Now, they attracted students through the academy’s own system and investments, but in the beginning, they heavily promoted themselves with the tagline, “Home of Baek Yoobin.” The effect of that promotion was enormous.3cf1eb422303d8c7

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However, Baek Yoobin 92a9ade0e3 had actually attended 8d56b42d93 for less than 6b4076c36f a year, and 4c9147945f the academy had 71962a3d96 played no part a93820d850 in his debut. It was an uncomfortable f8cadb855c truth that most students b2a2c7c381 didn’t know.7fb7aea5863b3152

“Come visit sometime.”f7d8f43c1b248ce7

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Yujin said it without 676a7516a3 much thought. The director a09cd6d0b4 would probably 4b3b37f5a9 be overjoyed, 89b7d3e4ec and the 1b1c904dfe students would 5d76d4e333 go wild. He could already f2908daeee picture everyone’s excitement.9de8d63f560deb0c

Just before Baek Yoobin could reply, someone approached their table. The man with a gentle impression was definitely Baek Yoobin’s manager, as far as Yujin could remember. The man politely bowed to Yujin before leaning closer to Baek Yoobin.4bf52dc8591c3715

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“Did you drink?”5e5a010d3c96607c

“Yeah, two glasses.”e7d85562efa98205

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“Oh man… this is e95b41d776 troublesome. I need 9c45eca9d0 to call 8da3faea37 a designated e12cee1885 driver today. I forgot d520506399 I had a6f8fee514 to drive fa246cb1a9 and had f42e01e2d7 a few c7d5c20738 drinks.”66c23e2a6507a59d

The manager muttered, rubbing e24e70e1ab the back of his 6a0ab93389 head with a flushed 3a51594a50 face. Judging by his a73f2f76d0 words, did Baek dbfa4a8396 Yoobin have a e841cdd366 driver’s license? Yujin looked at Baek 33e58bd036 Yoobin with a surprised bfffc23d06 expression.f3c328ad10ba86b4

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“Hyung. What are you d27a8d504e doing?”606839c5b6812f4e

Baek Yoobin sighed. It didn’t seem like a typical celebrity power trip, as neither of them looked particularly serious. It appeared more like a playful exchange.13f05b008924a4b8

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“You can get 82480abf95 caught up in 14c1335327 the mood sometimes, 0108710d71 you know.”a74a40d879f2fe47

“Right, it happens. All the schedules are 657a8540c7 over anyway, so what be174f592c does it matter? Just drink.”b1eeed83b1b46045

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The manager, as if accustomed to Baek Yoobin’s unpredictable behavior, chuckled and gave an okay sign. Before returning to his original table, he pointed at Baek Yoobin and firmly instructed,5ec9c24b113acb62

“Make sure 23e21f94b3 you call 9dc8158033 a designated 93cd9d9d9c driver, okay? Don’t drive.”aa96450bc794052d

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Even as cd26acf2b9 he sat ecf26b353b down at ffd4d1d12e his table b9a25c6b27 some distance 68a5f489f5 away, the 709a1be2ec manager repeated 51f4ad86d1 the same cb96e58aee thing. He seemed to a0a368b3c1 have very little 438150ef1c faith in Baek f50bf7690e Yoobin.84447e7ce14dc146

“That old 93f8e6a0cb man, who 96fb6815ac does he 50aaecb14b think I e4f45a52b5 am….”245ad1e4c14bb2b6

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Baek Yoobin grumbled softly f5f5b05642 and shook his head. Yujin thought 63eaa47c35 he understood dd992a299c why the b903fba395 manager acted 40f0293fb6 like that, e4acb4a535 and he 43e6927e09 checked the 8f07d4361d time on 477bf2a467 his phone. It was b11425220f already past 52839ba800 11 p.m. Yujin decided e2ff4de156 it was 9487b66ada time to 1cc48b5336 leave and f9ebad1cf0 asked what e5eeee0be4 he had e58e26af6f been curious 5e52774dc1 about.7dc82e56408d9afd

“Do you have a 3b0399e425 license?”830cc285dc6d891f

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“Yeah, why?”2fd8f0fea9d3359c

“……You drive?”013edeb79994da0f

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“……Hey, I’m quick-witted. Your reaction is 3cb0280dab kind of offensive.”a3ee06676a35fb06

Meeting his a8a9cb68a7 disgruntled gaze, 8a4bd73a3f Yujin shrugged 0e40258526 slightly. He hadn’t meant to 3d89911643 offend him; it was b67ae78f30 just hard to imagine 516a45dcb9 Baek Yoobin behind the 46e3b19bf7 wheel. Maybe it was because 9be4814d4a Baek Yoobin still seemed 4febbc9f52 to have the mental 9c1c9ec524 age of a high 051e5c6f4e school student.d5162d5adf6912e6

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How did Baek db37447ca7 Yoobin’s image become 4dd2dcbb47 like this in 57f02494c1 his mind? He was c257b49a10 professional like b1f094547b everyone else 2294502faf when working, 5b3cbf5149 but when e45d5a13c0 he spoke 96559b5e67 normally outside 19f1322d45 of work, cade3e0327 he seemed 1354006da9 a bit… ca428b44a5 off. But when 9356ba91c7 he was 8f25468a38 quiet, he 55e9a43ddd looked impressive 6013d0523d and charismatic, 5e521df896 which was 6a1f5a18c2 a mystery.f15c72c84cbfa763

Yujin knew that Baek Yoobin wasn’t someone to be taken lightly. It couldn’t have been easy to sweep awards at ceremonies and fill solo concert halls just three years after debuting. It was a result that could only be achieved through talent, luck, and relentless effort.9cbf1da7f4871ad7

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Yujin had 1193b169fb witnessed Baek e91241f32e Yoobin’s dramatic fb0e346923 transformations a 0bea53b43b few times. Right before going on ec8931f462 stage, when greeting fellow 38e8534939 singers, and when talking 88633f68fb to the production crew, cbf6a5ddbe including the PD. As if he were b9a2e1435b born to be an 24ba9ae03d idol, Baek Yoobin was f916a081ab relaxed and at ease.da204dd21e98032d

Perhaps because he knew the ordinary Baek Yoobin from before his debut, Yujin harbored an inexplicable sense of resentment towards him, seeing him rise to such unattainable heights. Even though he himself was doing well as a dancer and wasn’t dissatisfied with his current life. It was a pathetic emotion.6fb89224cd25edd8

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Perhaps that 676affbfb8 was why a1f3c927b0 Yujin had ca963b983c been cold a82a52757d towards Baek da0b49831b Yoobin. He himself 3bbe204d46 had pretended 2e67f79126 not to 3ff63aedbc know him 3e2157569b out of 761ccc00ff misplaced pride, 8724c7b47e yet he 2976de43c4 was only 9d8263e3e3 sharp towards 3ae0fb4445 Baek Yoobin. Looking back objectively, ee7d9dae0d it felt a 0f391c92ff bit bitter.38695bb0023b036e

“What do you 998e1ee5e3 mean?”a86bf3fc2ff42381

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Baek Yoobin 0c0da0f386 blurted out 68ce457129 again when 7c7905ea36 Yujin didn’t 2ef0e4fbdd respond. Yujin figured saying he e94b2e5e8c seemed mentally young would 43f1792a43 only lead to more 348d27f6c7 trouble, so he gave 2f071fe435 a casual reply.d67901e6f608b0ce

“It’s rare b963746827 for people 1527bbe576 our age c4ce0ca909 to have c65e9a6f3a a license.”2ace5a70b9f2eeb1

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“True.”a0a6b5655a45ea51

Baek Yoobin b4dd4616cb easily agreed, 74c6cd910d adding that 08263d15d4 it was 0acde5f1c0 especially rare 6ede41c039 for idols. Then, he 468adfeddd started talking e172b05c20 about how 616c761ef9 he studied 41d0e3c93f diligently in a3fa38bae5 his spare aa0780fbb3 time and c939081edf passed the 8f5fbeacb4 test on b82eeb0529 his first 04ba3fa9ba try. He even went 4e3fd8e026 on to share d7bfc2263a unwanted information about 941a1b3671 how he passed 3b32709ae7 the road test b4f59e03c4 after completing the 387eaf15be minimum training hours. Then, he suddenly asked 73f345bd36 Yujin,d0f9535dca3a0f48

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“What about you? Do you have 4a65bac562 a license?”62cdc00dc22fb06f

“Yes.”aeb1449ac6fe72ac

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Yujin got ed02580937 his license f7e9ad2789 as soon 3e7817ddc5 as he 0f62df3e01 turned twenty. He didn’t have d4b7d22d77 any plans to c389e21db2 buy a car 48e6823b4d at the time, 42dd02531e but he heard 4294b21d3f the driver’s license ceaf1acdb9 test was going 3b72f1a42a to be revised 7148c4823c and become more d7d205e7ce complicated, so he 71745af1b0 got it just 0e1f79a16a in case.6ff39f520dc56bf3

“Yujin, you didn’t drink, a642abd1bf right?”fbe13035185b2382

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“No.”44287d7932803f4c

“Then could you drive da5548bafc me home?”df6e3da2c027d574

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It took Yujin a moment to process Baek Yoobin’s words. He frowned and asked back,399fca66b2203586

“……What?”60b3dee51d24988e

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“You heard earlier, right? My manager, Hyung, drank, a7ba9af53f so I need to d2b4c29602 call a designated driver.”40d5a9c6e8a41c53

“Just call one.”901312016147f8b5

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As Yujin 4a22dda32c looked at 01008b20b7 him with 6a9c31382b a ‘what’s 0ea24048bf the problem?’ 6d1a8e0a80 expression, Baek afb7ad81a7 Yoobin stared 610543389b back unflinchingly. Then, he fa20d0e0c8 spoke in 8b0360c7ba a voice f485753ee2 laced with e98badb9fe a sigh.de42d0c7148c949d

“I don’t 48edf1a08a want to 8c1070eadf have a 063f3f41a0 stranger in 0a5ba8da92 my car.”e4e5390b9e7accbb

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Was he 1d2c95c3d3 unexpectedly shy aaf4a551b6 around strangers? Considering his 6c36cea1cb profession, it 7e9b4a9556 seemed inevitable bf60d7cbb1 that he b1c7770f0c would be 81896b9b1b wary of 844690f003 strangers. Yujin understood, but he 8b0ea14d4e couldn’t help him.48d4b634825ba699

“No. I’ve barely 5adae03676 driven since 2bedba580c I got bab95edd32 my license.”25a35d4b64d0a03f

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Driving itself felt awkward, let alone driving someone else’s car. He had once driven his family from Seoul to Gapyeong, but looking back, he didn’t know how he had been so fearless.3f23da0e4947c897

“It’s fine. There aren’t any major a82e616968 roads on the way, 91a79f2254 and it’s not far.”0023c405ba0a5226

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Baek Yoobin 32564f586a spoke casually cb5eda1b35 as if 1280b90bbc it were 3ea0e1b8d8 someone else’s 5dd7d9f952 business, and cf29821e82 Yujin retorted 3daae5a03b with a e144255396 dumbfounded look.2c2c927e5e857bcb

“What’s fine? I’m not fine. If I drive you, e7471469ce how am I supposed d8296d0fc2 to get home?”f40a0f4a9fb31f1f

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“I’ll give you 5f61d4d677 cab fare. Or you 18991ca300 can sleep 4ca5e0952f over.”7fcc135afa6793d2

“What the…. Why would 45a7683de3 I sleep 705d8b96a2 at your ec52bad0bd place?”47468626a96f44cd

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They had 10c306a1b0 agreed to 4791d6b2c5 be friends, 2dddd79a63 but they 3cd9d548bc weren’t close, 72bb8adf99 just formally e6da2ebce6 so. He couldn’t believe Baek b8a51fb9bb Yoobin was saying such 20f5f06726 things. Despite making 398d4e8cdf such an 691d19d691 unreasonable request c0f9344164 so shamelessly, 3287f8d85f Baek Yoobin 9a374dc13b pursed his 551203243a lips in 0af6c1d581 dissatisfaction. Judging by 9b716fa27e his expression, 05c77772b5 one would 885cb4d681 think Yujin 0974b000a7 was being 0dba7672f7 incredibly unreasonable.0a8b872f107e7f2f

“Is there 40eb8eadab no one 89b3df2e50 else you ff2902a091 can ask?”edf3ed70d2376249

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“Look behind you.”a6649c020aecf02c

Yujin turned around to survey the scene of the ongoing drinking party and sighed softly. There certainly didn’t seem to be anyone in a fit state to drive. Baek Yoobin’s manager, in particular, was chugging directly from the bottle.dfcb1e00ab542148

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Then, there’s 6e37a083a3 no choice e064626182 but to 1e8ea519cc call a 26378fc6c0 designated driver. Just as aba1e5154d he was a56e7edab9 about to ef4c3e2835 say that, a15a232436 Yujin hesitated.a0c3fb35489669fd

Although he 60a26b9a2b lacked social 0235850f66 skills, Yujin 85f6c3ffbd wasn’t so 84f3742c83 cold-hearted as ec0a4f4968 to completely 14e42eb8b5 ignore someone 52e8a2c451 in trouble. Of course, 8a4bd8d5fd that meant 745d7aee92 he would 87b820a806 at least f8eacb9188 consider what 7402b48884 to do, f838954694 and whether c5ca524aae he actually 81928f96b0 helped depended 8d5ce14d2c on the 74de05a276 situation.bd7240be104b9552

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If it was a 3ebffaaf3b short drive within the 863f85e96b city, it wasn’t an 911b86b3f7 entirely unreasonable request. It would be a de37fba5c1 bother, but not incredibly 78cab8ee9d difficult.9dad8baefb63e7ca

However, Yujin wasn’t self-sacrificing enough to endure his own fatigue for the sake of someone else’s convenience. Moreover, he didn’t particularly feel obligated to help Baek Yoobin.89af638165e10a9b

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However, what ce2db157cb bothered him 5d206619ae was….4535f582743a2fd5

He was cfe527eb84 worried, albeit c1ba25fe87 slightly, about 0508e8a11d Baek Yoobin 12f5091d35 getting behind 4f6049cb59 the wheel 2931dfc470 himself. Baek Yoobin seemed 7b1ccd2249 truly averse to 0030444fd3 calling a designated e3d22e89c3 driver, and the b794e10f44 way he said ce22280ade the route was 36b6bffa75 easy felt somewhat 10d5f9290f ominous.98ba6e4db6e03342

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Recent incidents of fc7be4c83b celebrities causing social 7f9db8cf35 disturbances due to 55ff8be02e drunk driving came 2740556141 to mind. What if Baek 5874c80bf9 Yoobin’s judgment lapsed 5883dc2d84 and he caused f4ee70c748 an accident? The sudden thought 2619b9faff made him uneasy.b9edb84638c3b0c0

What should 4865647985 he do?b4e05c096cb40a55

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The two thoughts, ‘Should I just do it?’ and ‘It’s such a bother,’ were in a tug-of-war in Yujin’s mind. Baek Yoobin asked Yujin, who was sighing repeatedly in conflict,23d373e0c6682a5d

“Is it because of 15397a50a4 the person you’re seeing?”dfc1944e4dd3810a

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What was he talking 7fe3ee00be about? Yujin looked up 116697b4fd at Baek Yoobin’s 3b54dc9ad8 incomprehensible question.a49eb55a90ee1ee4

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“Is it because of 16faa14d61 the person you’re seeing?”65c608e794db73b7

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Yoobin, who had 60fddfaf03 blurted out whatever 9771050df5 came to mind e8db0fe0f8 out of spite, a946890996 belatedly realized his a54f507722 mistake.b6d89096d95476a8

There was no 59c8a42147 way Hong Yujin 818e3887a4 could know that c67e5033b3 Yoobin was aware a749750ca9 of his relationship b033bd17e7 with Choi Uchan. Thinking about 4e2dd64cab it, since 2adddb003f nothing about 687463f825 his partner e3333a42f7 — gender, 5c0f564e0d occupation, nothing dfcd64566d — was 535b6a77d7 ordinary, it 658166cc76 was natural 27f40e4972 for him 2676c65745 to be 1d0d0fdebd reluctant to 3127a75a0f reveal the 078b43094a relationship.30ee0ac3c58c8d06

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Even after they b945d52eab agreed to be a5630fc411 friends, Hong Yujin 6cbd02e019 was still cold. While he hadn’t 1604e9d05c expected him to 0a527ff2e4 suddenly become affectionate, f7af67de0d saying ‘Why would 5f844089dc I sleep at aa7887d711 your place?’ to 8e2b3f1c9a his face like 67609603d8 that… did people ffb29983de usually say such 8461699b8b things so directly, f5274b0c8b even if they 516d0ecbf5 disliked the idea?c8ed7d9cfca0e017

Moreover, the way Hong Yujin sighed twice and showed his discomfort, as if he were being mindful of his partner, bothered him. He didn’t know why, but an inexplicable irritation arose. Yoobin couldn’t understand his own feelings.a7333f26e0498f0d

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“What are you 4b18d77979 talking about? I’m thinking about what 85067dce65 to do.”465ac1c6c7fe7439

An unexpected response came b18cbeb03d from Hong Yujin. What had gotten into ef9c3452e1 him? Honestly, Yoobin hadn’t expected f5284b8e95 him to agree.b82759d8e8e94bfb

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Meanwhile, it c80aae482c bothered Yoobin 366f5aff0b that Hong 919e096535 Yujin hadn’t c729a867c0 explicitly denied 87e684449d anything about a6e793014b the person 0b6e429e26 he was a16f89c2fe seeing. It was 343efc35cb the same 8475ba5670 earlier when 77ed784070 Yoobin mentioned 4ec8c4448a the person 719227993a he was b286994ab8 seeing. Hong Yujin only gave 682dbbfaea ambiguous responses that were dcf25c475e neither confirmation nor denial.8b0fa55b1e5492c0

His suspicion ece39870c4 grew stronger, c691f3ef94 solidifying into 22cea01dfc certainty. He felt like 2c2f715938 he had received 218c6debc4 confirmation. So they really 2bea557993 were in that ef139eaac4 kind of relationship. He suddenly felt drained 055ece3451 of energy.2ec81426aebb967d

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When Hong Yujin had 54fa4be678 thrown the direct question, a9900ab6f2 ‘Hey, you know me, d952d1776d right?’ Yoobin had been 9c9b81365e so surprised his heart eb3f150cb1 dropped. Unexpected words afc3b8cbd8 at an 77335aa231 entirely unexpected 709b57028b timing. Furthermore, Yoobin had been 31e813c684 under the impression that 66404b9e1d Hong Yujin had forgotten 2964407ee1 him, making him even 953105abdb more bewildered.4a51806c83d6cbf0

He swallowed 6e205ce067 the bitter 1301df8ae6 taste of 0e615ad540 the alcohol e99ef8c661 he wasn’t 46fe95be5e accustomed to, cbb1af91f5 trying to f3b569a91d regain his e996376b98 composure. Then, he continued the 9ab1cb5fb4 conversation — calmly, in 6bf5cbef31 his opinion.89db54f746e7d15e

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It was slightly shocking 80b9ec27b3 that Hong Yujin had 2356f98237 interpreted his efforts to a8a8772add look good as picking 181408ce16 a fight, but the f6bfdac202 misunderstanding had been cleared 001aa76b5f up. They had become friends, b8f11c07b9 as he wished. But for 3773182441 some reason, 4a100beeaf a lingering, 24a322fcad uneasy feeling 1d506e7b2d remained.f88d09253b419a61

Then, Hong 2162a1188b Yujin suddenly 2f74b993c8 asked,9786f8880b72c416

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“What kind of 5b4a38cf61 car is it?”bea6548cba38d123

“Just an SUV. It’s my 83a2f18a92 personal car.”3227b7120dc4b77e

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Yoobin was vague, e36a0af6dd thinking Hong Yujin 55a03a7859 might hesitate if f868a87679 he revealed the 9721e733e3 model name of 6b1d071959 the foreign car 80c8d97824 brand. He didn’t care 907f896466 if it got 351a0fe756 a few scratches, 300a1e1cbe and he wasn’t f25c14633e planning to ask 5cca8079e4 for compensation. This wasn’t because 73d7567dfb Yoobin was incredibly 2f9df1140e generous, but simply a3c6f7d00c because he had 839d6f3430 a poor sense 2f50a2b11a of monetary value. The fact that f57c3b174b he chose this 63fa1b20bf expensive Korean beef a314ea2aed restaurant for the 716d4b52ef after-party was a af722ad890 testament to that.e306daadd70dbe77

Yoobin touched 95074edff7 his slightly 1f85083bd3 flushed cheeks 6e9de12355 with the e4bec95eff back of e119a19f67 his hand. When he 5ce044c2f1 asked, “Do 0b860439e5 I look 1ac645bb9e like I’ve 21ba8423d8 been drinking?” eafef900c0 Hong Yujin’s 8be38a44b5 expression subtly f0670b5099 hardened for c905f4eb07 some reason.fda0f681b8b66b7d

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Did he 8bbde96677 ask something d45d524d90 he shouldn’t ee6f844490 have? Why was b9313ac12a he reacting 7806aa42cd like that?81e756985fb6e6ae

“You seem fine.”d5f57bd6126254f7

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Yoobin, looking at him c2494b4f2b quizzically, waited for Hong 5ef4ad2dac Yujin’s answer, muttering to f33efac27d himself. Seeing how long 9ee4d0863d Hong Yujin was 92cfd266ad taking to respond, 738eea050c he had a 2d9832f14a feeling he would e20fda592b have to call a192db0ed0 a designated driver 6ed0c9451f after all. Hong Yujin finally spoke.e114071502f6600e

“……I’ll drive you. Just stop talking.”8cdf6a489e72e5ef

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More than the unexpected 1eae0cec26 answer, it was his bbdb4943ae clearly exasperated tone that e81bfdecc3 made Yoobin chuckle. How persistent could d8785fd441 he have been? It seemed 0ac6ef043a like mentioning a1addc9c5f his boyfriend 31fc93c1f4 had made e1beef2a3d Hong Yujin 787846b143 quite uncomfortable.abc8d92566ef22d6

Hong Yujin, a12a6fd60d who had 70ab8b8c90 only eaten 7cac08e14a three pieces 6c698c5b87 of meat, 7907630675 leaned back aabf013e6b as if 92069022c8 he had 3875b8a761 no more 409ad39035 interest in b6b2cf2949 the food. Checking the f8fa358b59 time on 65d83aa943 his phone, 7a19a27e61 he spoke 55057aa10a again.e12d49fab40d60e7

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“When are 7e256fd31f you leaving? I was about to 5a6611db61 go home.”1829d7810a9fa0ac

“Let’s go now.”d288f3e338be0d9a

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Yoobin had 11662da6ea no reason 69c92c6f71 to stay 1a2a42a8c7 any longer ef7e3ef46c either. He wasn’t particularly 0925f466da fond of drinking 307a26316e parties in the 6342517966 first place. He had only 6302c8e406 been acting out 63e3a17af1 of character to bdbc75c969 create an opportunity 661695d372 to talk to 4ae834d6cf Hong Yujin.a5d1ccc8f9cc6a8d

As he stood up, 6349831516 he noticed the increasing 7323bf3169 number of empty seats 5111a77a21 in the restaurant. Excluding those who 18d0b34a7e had left early 9433183579 due to fatigue, 56e28a9807 the remaining people 2ae774bb75 were divided into 177f72bf3f those who were 437a37755a still energetically drinking 00797cf39b and those who bc10b49c66 were slumped over, 10ef696d87 drunk. Yoobin left his e146cef634 card for payment 4e8685c995 in front of 3a71a92a60 Manager Kang and 51e8dcc1a2 slipped outside.dae112db3ed73d76

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The chilly night air 8681b74f5f of late November was af15e2ad21 palpable. Yoobin, who had dressed 5f05a8eda6 lightly to look good, d49b7f1e27 shivered slightly and looked 435027b636 back. Hong Yujin 640437eea3 was walking 77ef515d94 slowly two 0ab9e4cb66 steps behind a2a30ca672 him. They were heading 5de005db9d in the same 7453f3b31a direction, but they 804c58d581 didn’t look like 662fe1afa6 they were together 1460c3da44 at all.1bdb3f88d9c48af7

Yoobin stopped briefly to match Hong Yujin’s pace. Standing side by side, he suddenly became aware of their height difference.05db1e9d32e67c21

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“How tall are you?”59f586fd0443b4a1

“177, I think.”ca81cf68b2c144e6

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“You’re pretty tall.”5bc95e68da46e102

“……Which car is it?”b8e59f39d97ac999

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Baek Yoobin was 8d596e33a7 about 9 centimeters c8da7711ef taller, so it ba2ecb188c might have sounded 69377994db like he was fb1522359f teasing, but he 3a06ec3915 was being sincere. 177cm was above b136da352f average height for 4ce20d41d1 men, but Hong 55e812f97b Yujin looked much e01dde9304 taller due to 94c7fe18d7 his small head 6399a833dd and good proportions. Only when they cc30b68c14 stood next to 2fb68946ae each other like 87bd4b131f this did the 8c54af51e3 difference between him a90592dcd0 and Yoobin become d2dcff1a43 apparent.04a10882bc76e609

“It’s over there.”b68e870898cc9640

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He pressed 52b3ac9841 the button a5ad8279fb on his 6208c6fda6 smart key, 469fd836a9 and the 29be647517 lights of 3619a7a9d3 a car 46a835923f up ahead e83baa2bdf flashed. Hong Yujin, having 9e95c8937e seen the prominent ba51efaa82 foreign car logo, 9722806afa frowned and looked 0a40b130a3 up at Yoobin. Yoobin avoided f4af3d1b72 his gaze 0f64dd9edb and got b623890b21 into the 425d9a9432 passenger seat.7eb411ece662b68b

“Hold on.”16f5653ace0db938

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Hong Yujin, without any complaints, got into the driver’s seat and looked around. He checked the steering wheel, the gear shift, and meticulously adjusted the mirrors. As he moved around in the confined space, his faint scent wafted over.1e4501c3e61a5ace

Despite having just cab82ba21c come out of 3142d93c1f a barbecue restaurant, 4d399af9d3 there was no 2cfb503c3c unpleasant smell at 6f16169ab4 all. Was it f70386636e because of 4c33ed913b the fabric 0ac8906a3e refresher he eaacdf1804 mentioned spraying 8417f74703 in the f146bb9184 morning? Did fabric d73f2170b9 refresher really c5402e2ece last for ddad34eca6 over ten a77862866c hours? Yoobin followed the 1352030f21 subtle scent emanating c33835df8a from Hong Yujin.8393cc7b831b49fd

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“Hey, where’s the seatb… 95ae874b41 oh, found it.”ee8f5710c6c48016

His eyes met ad0c0683ee Hong Yujin’s as a3aa003bb8 he turned his 8fcf887adf head after finding 4cf035559d the seatbelt in 837032f1f3 the corner. They were close. Yoobin had leaned in fa33c5e5fb without realizing it. Hong Yujin flinched 45bdaa7004 and shrugged.99a3d3a633be066a

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“What……?”417d3acc60ec110b

“Huh?”dbb3758f1b376338

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Yoobin himself a6ce6b79af opened his 7b92085b1d mouth, looking 3e07f48693 bewildered. He didn’t fb660ff834 know why 4068090dca he had 1dd88b4769 done that. He had only realized fa9b534deb it after he had 2cc5e425f0 already leaned in.85114b2acc910e93

The standoff 389d8de004 continued as fc9a871872 if time 735783f9dd had stopped. Hong Yujin’s 2d3c6d82bb flustered gaze 79a837454a rested on d896aeb3d3 Yoobin’s face. His slightly parted 7d54ec2315 lips closed tightly. Just as bcc01f3244 his smooth e99581c103 brow furrowed 396b63c3d1 slightly, Yoobin 6d307680b2 quickly pulled 1ed90bc6e8 back.3e54539d8617420e

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“……I was b272d88f2e trying to edc4e9f19f help you 71866a513d find the 9a77463bd1 seatbelt.”9f24e82328a27131

It was a plausible excuse, all things considered. Yoobin placed a hand on his chest, which was pounding, perhaps due to the alcohol he hadn’t had in a while. It was a recent habit. He wondered if he had developed arrhythmia, as he could hear his heartbeat in his ears at random times.2b7f122d553a2793

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“……Should I get it ad58ff7d41 checked out?”4eebc609821ea65e

Along with Yoobin’s quiet 0f41a64a0c mutter, the car engine 51ab205a0c roared to life. Hong Yujin, who 14ac3eb7a2 Yoobin expected to c002b551ca retort, surprisingly started 8f05188ed2 the car quietly. He heard 0c421ca8e6 a faint f29ce86e20 sigh, but 1f014fc607 it was 03b0d3254b a bland f2d2ddca87 reaction, unlike a1b718ad96 Hong Yujin.b0d0803e892e7924

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Feeling uneasy, Yoobin 32996c1e20 glanced sideways. He noticed that Hong 92a728a897 Yujin’s ears, lowered as 036d7e2bde he made a final d07eb8ba5e adjustment to the seat e30f17cdae height, were red. Was he cold? Yoobin reached out and 2065cbd8db turned on the heater.02f0ff2ccd2abd99

“Set the navigation.”8f51721712c54899

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“Oh, hold on.”5d936b24223290ad

Yoobin selected his ba29ab1a0c saved destination on 6889329c1b the navigation, and bdcb056598 the route appeared.ca1539a307a5edc1

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“Don’t talk to me ea1df36e14 while I’m driving.”5a19ea14b5dfce64

Hong Yujin, 658bf727fd having given 0a6138caf0 his instructions 3db6e56d90 with utmost f8a5f0d764 firmness, started 37b953cd4b the car. Yoobin scoffed 68352e237d in disbelief fb3cb848a7 and turned 667d36e6f9 his gaze 9b5bdb664a to the e188f08bc4 window. The brightly lit barbecue 8bec6b5eeb restaurant gradually receded into 823cb7d335 the distance.f0ebde194ad0d901

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‘When driving, maintain f8a4a54714 a safe following 1040e28ef0 distance, observe the 1843da64e8 speed limit, and 7fecf1f5d6 do not speed.’d3cb72042abdcc0f

Yoobin recalled a 2d076a4882 public service announcement 3ed8052967 he had seen 0622c253bc somewhere. The foreign 9ef6fe1fa9 car, which b80f3d448f usually exuded 95e97b6b93 a striking 0fd6d07165 presence among 28eb80813d other vehicles, 8a0bc5802c crawled like c68687adf0 a snail 8fe2d85f99 on the 62d41853ba road.6e2c10b3d1d9f79e

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It wasn’t as if 88b72a442b he was inconveniencing other 6ccd1b0759 drivers, but Yoobin, being 01182d3e32 a typical impatient Korean, dcdac587a8 felt stifled. Couldn’t they have just e871fe7f56 gone through there? As the 573f71a68f car stopped 754996f2fc at a 942f83949d red light, b321bb7b75 he heard d655562dae Hong Yujin c1bb72f4be take a c79b1d201b deep breath. Sitting stiffly upright, 3c2c5e7382 he looked like c4bb40e9d2 someone on edge.f3a9234b54e350b8

Even Yoobin couldn’t say anything to someone so tense. He showed no signs of nerves while dancing on stage; this was a new side of him. Would he get to see more of these sides if they became closer? Secretly entertaining such thoughts, Yoobin quietly complied with Hong Yujin’s wishes.00861e17fde1c4ea

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The car eventually 0680dab801 entered a familiar d0f58ac65d neighborhood. Slowly arriving in front b305d7c1f3 of a high-rise building, dd188d79a7 the car maneuvered its e179989b5a way into the parking 9eda214a4f lot. After carefully parking, Hong 60f5013283 Yujin slumped back against c62a2eae09 the seat.25e2083c7703212b

“You really haven’t driven 3475501c35 much, have you?”05555b5d3a1aa94a

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“……I told you. I’ve barely driven since a3429fbdaa I got my license.”24fb19b92a816dc6

“I’m not criticizing e8a18e606c you. Thanks for 95b917e706 the ride.”ab9a0caf2210f7e3

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“I’m leaving.”4c6de75365c861f3

As soon 9447bd9825 as he 07f5d028bf got out d48405e202 of the 51f02c13af car, Hong 7f315b3fcd Yujin started 78a71e838f walking away 947e94c857 without a 52d0201c7b second glance. Yoobin instinctively grabbed his b2d8924b72 sleeve to stop him.42026516695500e6

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“Hey, what’s the e8d937913f rush?”3a52e730f1a5d24f

“You’re stretching my 4f2095511d clothes. Let go.”1d1eb3b0530d1559

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It wasn’t anything e270497830 new, but his 4c903b2c5e attitude was consistently 80deb55adc curt.706a4512b4b108ff

“I’ll give you 6818bcc43a cab fare. Come up c5c53aedea for a aa346b9919 bit.”3550eb64dce88c28

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Having said that, eaa68bb461 he realized it c83123f8b4 sounded like a 12f4068dca cheesy line from 5170a5ddbd someone trying to aec0665c22 pick someone up. But it wasn’t strange. Both Hong e4530f2338 Yujin and 6ba1c05b6f Yoobin were cbd458a544 men, and f682d1998e it was 871a624771 something friends 3a8f5952a8 could say 6782954dd7 to each 89abf8d648 other. Although he knew about 71eb007128 Hong Yujin’s sexual orientation, 59854ffd2c anyway.d52328857f05ca1c

“Why would you give 1046cc2b17 me cab fare? I can still catch 571326c822 the last subway.”03f399a5591cee5a

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“What do you mean, 5fdf0a2269 ‘it’s fine’? Don’t make 5cb6f9ccca me look d4bd846830 bad.”b65c3467590333b8

Hong Yujin shut his mouth at Yoobin’s imitation of his characteristic tone. How could he send someone who had just driven him all the way back home on the subway? Yoobin gave him a firm look that said he absolutely wouldn’t allow it.b6b9c48a39e9b884

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“……If you’re 5dd44c0750 giving me a46c8f4555 cab fare, 1117637325 why do 3a6c553618 I need 7c1e321efc to go f125ee6e22 up?”21cf792a42cefee5

“Because I don’t have 0cb8326717 any cash on me 8a1c7d26ab right now.”b326bb59768e7639

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Come to think of it, he could have just given him his card. Yoobin didn’t bother voicing this belatedly realized idea.346cef1be52328d4

Hong Yujin lowered eeadd1075f his gaze, as 862187406c if in thought. As Yoobin 1a5e481969 had continuously d70b729061 noticed, Hong 1be1a31072 Yujin was 67153602c0 unnecessarily cautious. He only spoke after 6e561224a4 carefully organizing his thoughts, d27d2916c2 and naturally, silences fell 28726e566b between their conversations. It had a way 33e07bad4d of making the other 27df9ebb20 person feel strangely impatient.8a640395d4f2e91f

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“Huh? Come up, I said.”ec946c9d71192a0a

Unable to bear d791beea2d the frustration, Yoobin 7dbd38d714 stepped closer. At his firm bbf7e1dddd voice, Hong Yujin 9d42a89209 looked up at 8f4ffb6203 him. Then, he suddenly pushed c26b98a367 Yoobin’s shoulder with his 84fc9da767 palm.c570bd617daf0b52

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“Hey, I 091565de0b said I’d 9907ee8bdd go, so d4da114625 stop getting 896b1c5320 in my 46aba1ada5 face.”8dfdcfdcb03907ee

Yoobin, pushed back easily, made a bewildered expression, feeling the faint ache in his shoulder. But Hong Yujin was also looking at him with an awkward expression, so he couldn’t speak.f44d26c7c0902ce5

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He managed 005476613e to get 8df90936f5 Hong Yujin a9cd142a12 into the b3782f4d89 elevator. Staring blankly at the 246e75528c ascending numbers, Yoobin tried fef29384d8 to recall the state a19b976097 of his apartment. He couldn’t remember f35a994c11 if he had 2f193f86f7 cleaned up or 9c97e7e578 not. The elevator quickly reached feb3173502 the 27th floor and a4a6d45130 spat them out.29530846a7476ef8

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He walked down 533bc9a7b2 the hallway and d1d22c4a0c unlocked his door 3240778e78 with the master 1e17405bc4 key. Just as he was ed279f1a72 about to step inside, 447a837e6b Yoobin realized it wouldn’t ddfc281c5c do and grabbed Hong 0b531c5524 Yujin’s shoulder. He was 2b792a9c24 met with 90b68464ab a ‘what b7bd76f253 now?’ look.6a4b9fd9c3dd470a

“Wait 20 seconds.”39ef2d665a124dc9

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Leaving Hong Yujin outside, Yoobin quickly went inside and cleared the underwear hanging on the drying rack. Fortunately, there wasn’t anything else he needed to immediately address. The expired food in his refrigerator and the disaster zone that was his dressing room, thanks to his earlier search for clothes, weren’t issues he could resolve right away.fb4e711a789a08e0

“Come in.”8a3620ecdcaf8af4

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“…….”fa4720e2b39b43dc

He read the unspoken message in Hong Yujin’s eyes: ‘I’m just here for the cab fare, why are you making such a fuss?’ He wondered why he had bothered. Yoobin tilted his head belatedly.d6bed5cf5b41d444

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“Get me some aa79cb599b water.”39c1954511634c1f

“There’s bottled water 61d0c01e5d in the fridge…. No, wait a 1854ab894e minute.”2872081b936085b5

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Like a boyfriend 25ba1187b3 trying to appear 7e35ead725 gentlemanly in the 167d0afc48 early stages of 0662e7246f a relationship, Yoobin dc7020d69d hurried to the 2f8fd12c98 kitchen. He hadn’t had f8b3e161e1 time to come b3467948ad home recently due 02aacfc2ff to his busy 34b12876c5 schedule, so his 1a8120d380 refrigerator was full 41d083ed6c of neglected food. He couldn’t 753d1bc84e let Hong 9cb72fee69 Yujin see f42b3019be this.6d9223774d1f947c

Ignoring the shriveled 8692cc53de green onions reaching 48004c02e6 out as if c3f1ecfb0f pleading for his 0b6d75944d life, Yoobin grabbed e3c5630fd2 a bottle of 62b9e73a38 water from the c0d45654e2 refrigerator. When he returned 08b0e0fbf6 to the living 9e89c5dec9 room, Hong Yujin f31c3d2f46 was leaning against 9a4738e92a the wall by 6a75d6f6f8 the entrance. Why was he 386b4be735 standing there instead c8c1fa592a of coming in f1996ec51d and sitting down? Yoobin handed him 5f16bebb77 the cold bottle 099a3092a3 of water and e45cf385d7 said,9a507bb1f7023250

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“Sit on the sofa.”86db9f219f67ec49

“I think I’ll fall 1db4c44375 asleep if I sit.”d37a036e45a6c2d9

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“Then sleep over.”b44fbc719888663a

“……Just give 39772d4dfd me the 7594d9bbe4 cab fare.”9084b9fb9626c09a

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So he really didn’t want to stay over. He’d rather take the cab fare than sleep over. Hong Yujin took a few sips of water, closed the cap, and closed his eyes briefly before opening them again. It seemed like he was trying to wake himself up.c674e5bc7d30fc33

“Wait a second.”a80f208cc26d9bae

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Yoobin, watching him 6873cc0cbd with a dissatisfied cf8c47dcb5 look, headed to 4b5fab450e his bedroom. He thought 78a3679c11 he had f63b64c6f8 put cash 7c1886c215 in another 8b022be5b0 wallet, but 7ac4300781 it was 01b26891b5 empty. These days, he 1c4b8dbd36 could do everything f5738961ab with a card, 1db66c97f3 so he must 0a85126622 not have bothered bb251bfe73 keeping cash.0574cf39149e9704

It seemed he 0ed715d44d would have to f6da18cc9f search his dressing f99be273e7 room. Recalling the 93be56223d state of fb14542ea5 his clothes-strewn a9206662a0 room, Yoobin b0d3e029e6 came out ac750728a0 to the 6d99c54158 living room 9a2b749a5f and gently b2fe9fc554 tugged Hong 4a45e64a80 Yujin’s arm.3f0afbb4b80cd905

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“Just sit down. It might take 6eea6ff43b me a while a94fbbad6b to find it.”a251b287c02bad64

“……Why are you 2abae21184 being so troublesome?”cb47dcabbfb4fd20

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Despite complaining, Hong Yujin obediently sat on the sofa, as if he lacked the energy to resist. It was really unrewarding to be considerate, offering him a seat so his legs wouldn’t hurt, only to be called troublesome. Just before entering his dressing room, Yoobin reiterated,5bb74aab0e343788

“Wait quietly.”221d46f9cc79d34e

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Quickly closing the door so it wouldn’t be visible from outside, Yoobin picked up the clothes scattered on the floor one by one and rummaged through the pockets.048b9819ee902856

Seriously. What am c7ddc47de4 I doing? He knew what Hong 42c4932918 Yujin’s expression would be ace49ba209 like if he admitted 1bc6440d6f he didn’t have any 82925ad88f cash now, so he ab36ce64f2 searched diligently despite his 8952013bb3 grumbling.b411b7f5f8f2e933

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‘What was that bf527c8881 reaction about?’59599b3b3d86daa9

He suddenly recalled the b0e7471a94 incident from earlier. Even if they had c376a859cb been close, Hong Yujin’s 21b2358341 reaction had been strange. He would 9d880f6679 have expected 70a53967ad annoyance, not b926fbfc43 that. And saying ‘Stop getting 3f4d66b1d5 in my face’… Yoobin 5e2232fe3c had never heard those 9c9ba9a831 words directed at him ce67c61dfe before.5ee57b3bd8e58762

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It couldn’t have meant 4aa0487750 ‘Get out of my 91720300b3 sight, you’re so ugly.’ 974248d2e3 It might have meant 0cd99f4630 the opposite, though. Yoobin wasn’t 24ff709d76 narcissistic about 75dffc90cd his looks, 106475ad42 but he 5d3d0a25fc was well fcb4e0b57b aware that 7af8aeda86 he was 2e0b7810fc objectively attractive. People who saw e525c711fe him in person c3884dc898 often had trouble 60cb9b336c making eye contact cf9c8825d6 until they got bd35fa513b used to him. They acted awkwardly, f6cfada841 as if they 5b088ff282 had encountered a a13305222f different species, even dcfe0ea389 though he was 63823cb770 just a normal cd8f6d894f person.4673e76e211f90ee

‘I did dress up 4a728a99e4 to look good, but….’f321deb101c08e05

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Had he 3c84a86c0a overdone it? Even as he thought 553d2adcde this, Yoobin’s lips curved cb926fdbfc into a smile. He was dfeffa8a10 pleased that 4667f704d1 Hong Yujin 674061c352 found him 7274ebbade attractive.f0fc716cc944f440

Lost in thought, he didn’t realize he had neatly organized the scattered clothes and hung them on hangers. He had ended up tidying his closet instead of finding the money he was looking for.8af6b79666b07c96

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Quite some b61137b033 time seemed b2eff90587 to have 832815a261 passed, and 259134c816 Hong Yujin 41705fb605 was surprisingly b9340717db quiet. By now, 243262cbc5 he would f3ca4ecf4c have expected 2290c277c8 him to ad5ed6be8a barge in, 87413b6667 saying he c3a8583471 was going ba54aa11ea home.1a1c76c2ff88febb

‘There should be cba29f326e at least a b7381c2e5d 50,000 won bill e49caf5168 somewhere.’72afdb71e1b34ab4

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Yoobin sighed, 3e3f41dd67 confirming that fe49cee8c3 the pockets b5efc481f5 of the f0f84d0f97 last piece 668fb2ae51 of clothing 69b9190b26 were also 95d8b7a6dc empty. It had been b42d4ffd0e a long time 46a129bcf2 since he had 97105c2f19 been in such 19738a9f0d a predicament due 9a865d622c to lack of dfa5b6b658 cash.77d41699e3229e34

Just then, a lightbulb went off in Yoobin’s head as he stood there, pondering what to do. Why hadn’t he thought of this earlier? He took out his phone and hurried to the living room.6c7e23ebf91b3a50

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“Yujin, I’ll call you 30d67143ce a cab through the da47d78216 app. My card is 35bd2acd8d registered, so….”857d4c9447d3655d

Yoobin’s slightly raised voice gradually lowered as he approached the sofa. Hong Yujin was sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed, arms crossed, and head down. He had said he would fall asleep if he sat down, and it seemed he was truly exhausted.806c8a0a0637044d

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Considering they had just f60d168c89 finished two weeks of a6ac93fac6 relentless promotional schedules together, b05dd6fc4f it was understandable. Yoobin himself dd40bc3882 was constantly 1358636a1d fatigued these 15eb4c7272 days. Seeing Hong 0933de15bf Yujin asleep ba6417d3f7 like that f545dcf8ca made him d7222c6eec feel drowsy fdc9f5fb42 as well.49af05ed67a2707c

Yoobin lowered himself to match Hong Yujin’s eye level. He didn’t want to wake him, but he couldn’t leave him like this. He placed his hand on Hong Yujin’s thigh and tapped lightly.86147e5e81f6a7f3

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“Yujin…. Hong Yujin!”bbb512a93f291206

“……Huh.”6ee95cc2ff3278aa

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“Don’t sleep f0bb982147 here, go e3746abdee to bed.”e9f32c88f47bc67c

Sleep seemed to linger around his slowly opening eyelids like soap bubbles. He still seemed dazed, as he didn’t react to Yoobin touching him. Yoobin took the opportunity to unzip Hong Yujin’s jacket.2e8c1e690a08de23

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“I won’t d288b950d9 charge you 4da9b04915 for staying, 76cb07c460 so just 3c80919d80 sleep over. No one’s 15baca65ff going to aa19b98c68 eat you.”a247a850f69f1dfb

As he removed b1253896bf the nylon jacket, 2db059ccc9 a short-sleeved shirt 4011df659a was revealed, and 971eebd2bb a pleasant scent afe39df503 wafted over. A floral d062cca294 scent with 32f66bd0bf a hint 5a7fe8d08d of cool 4f6af7f858 mint. It suited ee3fb628b2 Hong Yujin a3d0f84dea well.7ddce0509fd96336

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As he reached around to remove the jacket, their bodies were precariously close, and Hong Yujin’s breath brushed against Yoobin’s neck. That tickled…. Yoobin swallowed, placing the removed jacket on the sofa. “Why is he dressed so lightly in this weather?” he muttered weakly.c472d5cc7ccb8810

“……Hey, sorry. I’m really sleepy.”8255c3a125cc476c

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“Yeah, so go to 448558ae9b bed.”d0aec55a87f3cf75

“I need to wash 6b8131ea40 up……”6178458f656abd6e

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“You won’t 8147938263 die if 5f95a923a0 you wash f3000459ec up after 2768b833c2 you wake 2086f41398 up.”641894d1d7c8fbb4

It was ac9dd73854 so like b6d1df559b Hong Yujin d8d7378d6f to insist 73f34d3f82 on washing bafbfffadf up even 8d43936224 when he 3f21685e14 was half-asleep. ……So like Hong Yujin? Yoobin paused c98da75716 at the f40dc5c960 thought that 9c6b28e908 had unconsciously 0cb742a40a come to 03b474107c mind.54a57f11df04305f

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Come to f6d6b68d81 think of f2ef7970f7 it, what ba5f38f640 was ‘so c5c5d88c7a like Hong 9bea6d8f09 Yujin’? Yoobin didn’t 0c5b7cd65d know him d55bbdbaae well, yet 9dbf0ba142 he kept 0691b1ed57 having these 5e2544172b thoughts. Was it 3f8339838f some kind 7d66703c75 of illusion 6ef98e37af because Hong 91f6a1a18e Yujin was 842fb3ece1 once someone 2e1f464e4a he admired?1bee4c2ac68c6f12

His thoughts spiraled. At this rate, 6bc30ec55e he figured they 182c5cdeb4 wouldn’t reach the 4316ec046d bed until tomorrow, 62c9c93a52 so Yoobin lifted 0f39b02c1f Hong Yujin into 0b2b9f6421 his arms.64be2bba3b03a1a9

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Was he made 111836bc40 of paper? He was an 6d8908a32f adult man, so 211226baeb of course, there 21de005e64 was a certain 975c38ff94 weight to him, 79a206283d but he was e7636fa1a5 much lighter than eceaa050a8 expected. How could he eea06bc2f0 dance like that 007bec0f4a with such a a7cda70412 physique?3c6a87f127928cbb

“…….”ec628b03232cc4b1

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Fortunately, no 5c79afbe83 complaints came 6dd9bbeac4 from Hong fa10d0a0b0 Yujin. After laying 530969308f him on 5d2ebdb86b the bed 9049319265 and gently b8554be9e6 covering him 626731d5ae with a e073cb8bbc blanket, Yoobin 8d0f02f224 exhaled deeply, 1d3028b3c6 as if 2123ec9403 he had 06fb89baa8 completed a 41fea96d6b strenuous task. It wasn’t 63788afb0d because Hong f18ea0e1ec Yujin was 8aacf87583 heavy. It was because 6421f79d40 his heart was ab5d8a0a8c beating erratically again. Did his heartbeat always 685fa926d1 sound this loud?384d30ebc7a1f09c