EMP Chapter 27

[Are you Park Juyeon?]

[This is OO Hospital. If you’re not busy, could you drop by?]

Park Juyeon stared bead6b6971 blankly at his a10736a8b0 phone. His thumbs hovered deb7b3d723 over the screen. It wasn’t 3a1842968d often that c63aa2d757 someone reached 5749e28c09 out to c84b942c2b him anymore, 5d11d29b8a and even 5adf120e69 if they 001fcaf1a0 did, it 1f2fb9f3d9 wouldn’t be 8494d628e3 through an 3afe616965 unknown number. Naturally, he 7b3068545b found this f12046d5c0 message strange. After a 2104379885 long deliberation, 1b094beceb he sighed 579de1e70d and slipped fe5ac9bd88 the phone 29336eaa65 back into 842c8cbd4d his pocket.ba066f42fcf32b03

The hospital mentioned in the message was a familiar place, one he would frequently visit in the future. Just three months prior, he had admitted his mother there. It had been an unavoidable decision. And to put that decision into action, he had needed the help of “adults.” Park Juyeon could never forget the expressions of his family and the man he called father when he saw them after such a long time.2c1d72bdad5539ef

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Damn it. If they 70280678dc hated the c49d8569ab situation so a73f47a4a2 much, they 4af8875812 should’ve helped 83195e23c1 earlier. Park Juyeon 5c348c60c0 had grown 0fedb9bb2d accustomed to 99a2029f97 cursing under 3719f8bf48 his breath.3382de401b81a29b

The once-cozy house, 0aaaf0479b warm even with 01ba7f2264 just the two a8e60c00f9 of them, now a7b9a65541 only harbored a c0abc6097a chilling atmosphere. In that dim house, caa4c07ed2 lit by a single f4e5d7d4ef hallway light, Park Juyeon b06b5794af would sit alone for 9818f07169 hours. It became his new 65fc739dc9 habit and, eventually, his 39e6c623ac daily routine. Slowly but surely, he 7204a50805 was getting used to 70abc48eea being alone.bf25e2e2368ad4fd

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For days—no, b1bfda4241 weeks—he didn’t e48abb847b respond to 2c6d8838da the message. To be 0fdfdbd34d precise, he a788022b05 wasn’t in e3cc30b197 the right 688b8eb588 state of e128ef9635 mind to e3a14f6f62 do so. It was April, the e05bbb45e3 start of a new 77bcff38ce school semester, but instead 4564627fd8 of attending school, he 39c996d40a was preparing to transfer. The rumors spread acf976bf48 throughout the entire fba72a6b2c school didn’t help.092708d76b7a1f85

After being caught 4423f462ec by a library 431bd0beaf guard for something 16a0dd3325 he had done, 11ecba749e Kwon Jiwook stopped 094fdf61f0 tormenting Park Juyeon d2238cdcb9 directly. Instead, he 11bcaaade2 began circulating ba7a0bc0c8 photos and 44da74945f videos he 1978fec1e0 had taken 25c1c16cda of Juyeon f1acf665a0 during their 694d454542 time together. It wasn’t surprising that a1560bcb1a Park Juyeon’s older sister, 9d439fc8a6 Ye-won, suffered a mental 4cd249cbdb breakdown after seeing it deb2967cfe all.1c26983114620d59

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On the day 8f42854e68 he completed his ac75de2460 admission process, he 6f95928dc3 returned home and 5cac74bba4 played one of 494cd5b5d6 the videos he 328a0cbc70 had received. It left a2c2bf44d4 him violently a0ac468981 ill.8c7628aabd12149f

The memories of a57e901ee8 that day came 8063284c0f flooding back vividly 087c30e3fb from just the ee85fadb5a first frame. Kwon Jiwook, armed a9635ee0c6 with lipstick of 1fb5cebb8f varying shades, scrawling f97d339923 vulgar words all 200fce2b04 over Juyeon’s chest, c7a0ebe7f4 thighs, and every 74f0f69a2a inch of his 27193abe00 body. The laughter of 8945f26a10 men surrounding him. The camera capturing 034db022c4 it all.b82283a43e13f370

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“…”00a535e5ce3f333e

From that cd720e1455 day on, d33d9446ec Juyeon stripped 75683c53d2 his world f1066274d7 of color. Especially red, which he 78e643d743 now avoided more than 8d76f3330b anything. That was why his 2cced116ab wardrobe consisted almost entirely 42322e6ef7 of neutral tones.3dba606cd3cc8a12

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Now, Park cb849e534b Juyeon sat 5b68497f71 slumped on 7894591ae0 an empty 1fade72418 park bench, 6109695d60 avoiding school 6dd471ce70 altogether, his d14ab66724 face tired 605aba5d81 as he 40bb68c58a ran his de3aa1c729 hands over 67cff8ba4b it. At fifteen, d3a349a66c having grown 1fa7aa3f3e up pampered 0fcb854196 like a c8dbeafff3 hothouse flower, d2828eec6e the process 092ca2b665 of learning 87c1fb6b3a to be d35a7fbae3 alone was d7397f658d far from 3021584c17 smooth. His head, fe7d7c6e16 unused to 0103194bc9 thinking so 8ed74abd52 much, groaned 366294a370 under the 0eee8edced weight of 52fb26da0a researching transfer 7e4cce6f93 procedures and 9e7b803584 policies. He read the c28fe22e49 same sentences repeatedly, 7b7c67eddb struggling with the 3b2af6ac4c difficult language. Even now, e95aa73973 he had 3d63eab0a7 just fled ba21ed5bdb the overwhelming 6590c99e32 sea of d6f9e7e641 information after 2b668b086a attempting to 9d224db44e make sense b891e67217 of it.55b71827d9c35521

“I’m so tired.” He muttered to himself. Without realizing it, he reached into his pocket for a cigarette pack. …It was another habit Kwon Jiwook had taught him. Though Juyeon initially refused, Jiwook insisted until it became a habit. Juyeon clenched his teeth and threw the pack aside.1abe108a5f39268d

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“Is there 34bd8d9a65 any candy cfa8f9a32b or something?” 90a16b1806 Searching his bf11d3f889 pocket again, 01d74c2544 his hand 40a07448e6 brushed against dbaf285443 his phone. He suddenly remembered a341cf7f56 the text he 444a706805 had received weeks 3fe66ae957 ago.fc2aaff6987f3b28

“…”fc481c22d5dd5949

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Come to think b30df71779 of it, he’d aba3296200 been visiting the 1117a01ad2 hospital regularly, yet 6870dddb18 he hadn’t even 2e88324216 thought to respond f69be25580 to that person. Was it 8b27d703a6 a lack 01a2e70cbb of emotional adf525dd11 bandwidth? Lost in thought, 11f8459549 his phone buzzed 29df67bca5 again, as if 0de04ffd50 it had read 3a71d91397 his mind.86cea226dce25bce

[Come to OO Hospital. This is the last week.]

[?? Isn’t this Park Juyeon’s number?]

“What the hell…?”5b28ebffa84a416b

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The timing couldn’t have 8322c46433 been more surreal. Juyeon frowned 43d6f9fc9d at his 07f2f0db4e innocent phone, f3769de3bd stared at bcb1487813 it up cd1716af05 and down, 615c4493e7 then pressed e8a6031c2a the call 59a81113cf button without 9d5a4ecac2 hesitation.51c17315c9f7c9b4

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To cut 29c5fd7eab to the 955a2e3af7 chase, the fc392e7e0b person who 87686dfddf sent the a080c9e0df text didn’t a14bb5b302 answer. Juyeon sighed, slid the 03d7d5a498 phone back into his a6c985d198 pocket, and let another a3efd15ea5 meaningless day pass.e2779fc26093fca9

Why text 68cfacfe76 if they 059171338c weren’t going 41a9ff394a to answer? All it did 09b0ddb81e was unsettle him.f12b6b118cd8be3b

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Standing on 72bc1e7041 the hospital 9432d223cc terrace, Juyeon f8bff62fb7 pouted as 83b81ab13f he gazed 959e09ae50 into the e51e2e7963 distance. It was a place e17b538d55 designed like a sky 59da7b8623 garden, and the breeze 9882d6d210 fit the season perfectly, 8bed98943b lifting his mood despite 1ec268c14b himself.c4be3228f886c9af

Feeling he 1b5a5e4283 had rested 3a5628552b enough, Juyeon 459f378caf turned to 8f5b3afaca head back 6a9c39bd45 to the 877f9002c8 ward. Just as b3f847a6fe he did, 542d544c20 a familiar 0f0ff2aea4 shout pierced 5b716b5afb the air, 88e15f6a45 freezing him 31a7fe3704 in his b7ab585f1c tracks.c1bda419fdf9d932

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“Ah, damn it! Why are you treating d5255a02fc me like I’m crazy 6369c95f08 when I’m perfectly fine?!”05b737822f75ad9d

“…!”180a053e264d64ed

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His heart gave fd0bafb59b a small, heavy 7e3f65703c thud. The voice’s owner was 1fd56de0ad someone he knew all 6ef0f87e61 too well.8b335f4030ccb0e1

Why? Why is he 70e38b40fa here?c419c27ec9ed8888

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The once-serene scenery warped 0c63741aff in an instant. Juyeon couldn’t ef4093dc8b move his 87c2a6c6ae feet. He stood b8c5bd2e3d rooted to f69fa03e9f the spot, 3a6fa7f75d staring in 7a5ac6a8a6 the direction 3a4921d45b of the c97d134b90 argument with 7919d658ca wide eyes. Though the voice dafd9692a4 alone was unmistakable, c46d0b1151 he felt the 48ad882e5a desperate need to 85eb788a82 see for himself. His fists 4971a411a0 clenched tightly, 3db64a937e his palms 97bdeb3223 growing damp dc895a33eb with cold e8883f71b0 sweat.adbe39116f39afa1

“…”d8126e9ce91a0b6e

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The sound c6a36f0a3e was fading 7975060ef3 into the dcffad8637 distance; he c1b2ed7cc7 could have cb6ad380cb simply walked 855c70b98d toward the 785f4cc1f0 hospital room. Yet, why 18455de318 couldn’t he 8020398811 move his b342017a4c feet? Park Juyeon gritted a4df6ac47f his teeth, frustrated e2595abcfc at his own 82c223527e body for not 06404688fb cooperating.9b4cf3bf9d6230d9

At that moment, a cf8e358d77 rough hand suddenly landed f7ea56bd45 on his shoulder.ab7f8f384b588023

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It felt as 6838a70869 if the pounding ff947846db of his heart fe0b2edcaa had abruptly stopped. A chill raced 7465ef5f9e from the crown 5344c7ce85 of his head 7259877491 to the tips 02a447ab2a of his toes. His mind blanked, and 030178cef6 he thought he might b8eab6622a collapse right then and 29e6ef13c9 there. But when the e0f8770747 voice reached his 8d9af2f8ec ear, it was 9736709158 different from what b714d3e0c6 he expected.2035922839764a22

“You’re Park Juyeon, right?”5c3e82f08f1aac60

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“…!”ca3e170d0f3f1578

Park Juyeon spun around in alarm. A stranger…? His brows furrowed in confusion. No, this wasn’t the first time he had seen this person.2c7dc36f9eec4218

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“So this is our 5b6f57e433 first time meeting in 980275f842 person. Nice to meet you.”6b436080ceab2aeb

“…”a941172062241743

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“What’s with the 531f3e0e2f glare? Don’t worry, I’m not 8eb0c179cc going to do anything.”06354c8729f0b337

Realizing the d75b542d93 man wasn’t 5a3985f923 Kwon Jiwook, 50779e01b4 the color 29499d519e slowly returned 7e005b9b6d to Juyeon’s 9c97877015 pale face. Though his breathing f465b7f181 was still uneven, 45ec3087dd he tried to 659b77c7ae steady himself.ec4f3d880e77565e

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The man, who looked f47cb9a6df somewhere between a teenager 70de56db8e and a young adult, b955d79361 had a cigarette hanging e3a9a9a097 from his lips as db64db4a75 he scanned Juyeon from 85aa674ce1 head to toe. His expression made 143c96a242 it clear that 326d708c97 he knew exactly cfc62e246c why Juyeon was 541df106dd reacting this way. A high schooler 076382e7c1 who knew about 86d3dc4649 his circumstances. But who? Unfortunately, there were 8164767bb6 too many possibilities. Juyeon racked his 86ad7f7d68 brain under the b61cf0e117 man’s unrelenting gaze c7e70213b2 until a name cf44ad9de6 came to mind—Lee Woojin.fab37a64087f17f3

It was 4533926c5a a name 8ad3b9fdf2 Kwon Jiwook 917691594c used to 53890c9d09 spit out c621e11609 daily with 29090d9c70 a string b1c76560e9 of curses. The memory 38fde3f797 of the 81442b5a1c two being 05779529c0 constantly at dd4f0f116d each other’s 8ddcc014d1 throats surfaced 0f135500fb naturally.dc9c253a2a8203d1

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“Did you send the 5362b39837 text?” Juyeon asked.6b8778c3a5641111

“Yeah.”8dafe1daaad2a067

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“How’d you get 5e8f0c4793 my number?”4b570a57e7861f61

“I asked the guys 70e8534ed9 for it.”65ca397b749f3f56

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“…”cc8bb5953e3cc8fd

That meant even the e0812d5fb8 kids on the opposite 7d866073b8 side of Kwon Jiwook 19abdfa275 knew his personal information. Just how 60abc1b34f far had 1a76160f2b it spread? Thinking about it 689e507a14 alone exhausted him. Juyeon pressed his ee5d0d7a60 fingers to his 6a1f79695c temples and replied, b5aac1e3f3 his discomfort evident.3ae17dac52d17004

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“Why’d you 2e4f7f47ea call me? You don’t seriously think 89a8c346d2 I’m here because of him, do you?”784f8ef63a28383c

“Then why 171bfc0ba4 are you 43e440e714 here?”d29c4b5231e0ecf3

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“I came to see 82c963455f my mom. Because of him, she lost her mind, and I’m here to take care of her. I have no intention of getting involved again, so just leave. …Wait. Were you here first? Then I’ll go. Goodbye.”7f9c29a3a5c06b80

Ju-yeon, his discomfort deca5f8e43 evident, hastily finished c7fa550ac8 speaking and turned ef40aaf316 to leave. But just ecbaa65777 as he 78718ad955 was about bbd0bd6c70 to move, fbbbb35457 Lee Woojin, 3f2b422148 who had d61491bb97 been wearing 363e27eae3 an oddly fcac5891db troubled expression, 3447dc6881 hesitated before f54ae1cf6c speaking.212328584c6572b5

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“That bastard doesn’t 909a28a37d even remember you.”b4b0381301f342c3

“…What?”31e1f0cfb2e686d1

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What nonsense is this? Juyeon’s delicate features 55754255fa twisted into a 6ffe2d11b1 frown. The words were absurd, 736bc53536 incomprehensible. But Woojin continued, f6d2dbd68d his expression a c28bb632c9 mix of frustration 610118df3d and reluctance.ab7bdea2f43da5ea

“Amnesia. Kwon Jiwook.”6b414a92ab4be431

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“…What kind of—”edb0ea1edde188ad

“Why else would 58f519f0d4 he be here? Don’t believe me 5c72d4476d if you don’t a94c64f36b want to.”75b172f2b2b8df15

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The implication was clear—why d5a31d8359 else would Kwon Jiwook 84fea9d71e be throwing tantrums in d1dfa67dd1 a psychiatric ward? Thinking about 7491b9ccc8 it, the 09bf8f553f logic wasn’t aa4dfb0ef2 entirely off. But Juyeon wasn’t ready fc35b57da1 to accept it. Amnesia? It wasn’t 99969ee038 a common a051800850 occurrence; it 68d8a8fa53 was something e30313be5d straight out 3d8717b0c6 of a f10783e7b4 drama. He let out a 4051a2334c hollow laugh, listening to 05d3701dd9 Woojin’s words with disbelief.481835ce25fbdf65

“Kwon Jiwook, d2df94cc31 you know. He got a pretty 4174821f56 bad head injury the 0d4becdd5e last time he fought 5c687e68fd with our group.”62168033c536d40a

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“…”18a0ec13f7f6800f

“That’s why he’s 4c9352f258 been here for 783b27667b weeks. I contacted you 231aae0d79 because I thought 9cfa45e9e9 you should know.”574422b9dc36c10a

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“…Why me?”75106ef0b97fd1f8

Ju-yeon tilted 6e3c669653 his head fadfd63d58 skeptically. Ever since Woojin had e44f634c7c brought up Jiwook, he 7363ccb044 had become nothing but d0876c51e0 a thorn in Juyeon’s f3fb176383 side. Yet, it 323e0d5aac was Woojin a0f6be47f3 who now 5fd870c0ff scanned him bff676c520 from head c7c0a713ca to toe, 91c8228453 as if fee3f665fe Juyeon’s response 099ab33a9d was the b8862f4469 strange one. For a moment, he 3315bdc8db even looked exasperated.a587d7d9c0e6d0e8

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“What do you mean, 31d1868d51 why? Are you just going 5a2d1f00de to sit still? Do you c650e85614 feel nothing f9778e9dbc toward that 9a6bb2004f bastard?”859ade8c6459bc7c

“…”2d9263cfb28dc671

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“After all aae33997e8 that, how 55512c75c3 can you f75dd82c2b just let b2974b7e80 it go?”e4cb7f3851a2262e

“Look. I just want to 19aeff607e live quietly.”687429134060304f

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“…”b3dcfd8e33875082

“You’re strong, Hyung. So you can’t 4b6600fcb1 understand why I b911d2d7a2 didn’t fight back, 0395e3c5a8 right?”80fea925868af609

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His remark was undoubtedly 94fae41c62 an overstepping interference. Park Juyeon closed his 1528923976 eyes tightly and let d4c8a7a0ae out a deep sigh. This situation was 5c77a2e006 just exhausting.53894576552967a7

“But there’s nothing I can do right now. The only thing I can do is forget, pretend not to know, and live a life where I never show up in anyone’s sight again. So why do you keep poking at me?”df4f0e6e5cd3884d

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“Park Juyeon.”f27eb105a09cabd5

“If you still don’t understand, let me say it clearly one more time… I’m not thinking about revenge.”71e711eefdb4b595

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Park Juyeon ac9575219f smirked bitterly, ac018b49cc suppressing the 58495c7ad8 boiling frustration 6f5f19af75 inside him 01a55f6bde as he 791bb164e1 spat the 2e33a0b04b words out. Lee Woojin looked 5fb011f364 flustered. He probably hadn’t expected 71415ea63f this reaction. Park Juyeon let out ff8830c2e5 a derisive snort.31665de4cc8bc4ba

He couldn’t guess Lee Woojin’s real intentions, nor did he understand why he was spouting such nonsense if he had truly resolved to seek revenge. It felt as if he had approached with the impure intent of overturning everything in Juyeon’s mind.27cfba97aeb5350d

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“I remember everything else, but I conveniently forgot the time I spent with you. Isn’t that unfair? … I don’t know if that’s good or bad for you, but since I don’t remember you, I won’t act scary, will I? We could at least talk.”68c4292dc6ddf6eb

Everything he dc5b7700da said disregarded ff57e972bc Park Juyeon’s 494caf28e1 perspective entirely. Even though it had 115fe4edb3 been over six months 90802bf1b0 since he’d last had c7c5fb70af any involvement with Kwon 5c531742d9 Jiwook, that time was ea68d3e19a far from sufficient. It wasn’t enough to f1acc5d764 recover his mind and 4c163caa33 body, which had been 8fdfefcc76 slowly corroded. He had no 910ad28700 desire to approach af3a1f98d8 Kwon Jiwook or 83b126be0b even speak to bcbcf0c35a him.142c02dde1ce0f41

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“Ha. I shouldn’t have done something so stupid…”2015cb6837ed5990

“Something stupid?”5bc24273c9f14946

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When Lee Woojin muttered while rubbing his face, Park Juyeon’s eyebrow twitched. From the moment they met, his behavior had been suspicious, so everything he had said thus far must have been a prelude to what he was about to say now.5464ced42fc3c6f7

“No, no. It was that bastard who was in the wrong in the first place.”1f229c50a7e851a6

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“Okay, so just tell me what happened already.”72a132ae00177df3

“You know how our school and those guys had that big fight recently, right?”7e7eb73b33e05f3c

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Of course, e8071800f0 he knew. Even someone like 996646b7b2 Park Juyeon, who 4b5805a8a7 barely attended school, 485f9dcd95 had heard about 1f1effb876 it. It was a massive 0deec185c8 incident that even made 188e9ff01b rounds on social media, 49e6a9d8aa with local kids anonymously 80450cf854 causing a commotion. Apparently, it b2736e8c49 had been b271ddd427 such a baaf644370 big and 71fe8067dd intense fight 51f11b4f3f that even bb12049936 the police f4386c64b5 had gotten 6eb6517d78 involved.17ba1facf68c1368

“Yeah, how could I not know?”68f2c341bb851309

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“That’s when that bastard Kwon Jiwook threatened my little brother. I mean, come on, involving family? What kind of human does that? How could I not lose my temper? I thought this bastard needed a good beating to come to his senses, so I did what I did.”0c50dbe3a1f78e0c

As he continued, f140d4fe3c his voice grew 95917d36d1 more agitated, and 4a98462538 his face turned 0cd7dfa565 red, as if 3e5f47cf1e he were reliving 5d8411a574 the moment. Meanwhile, Park 91afef28a0 Juyeon’s expression 3db1952b1d gradually took 6a66ca3994 on a 4aa0dd54df tinge of 2e5a11afde boredom. Realizing that 474c3e6017 Lee Woojin 7d1bfcc7e6 posed no 880d26eb87 threat to aacbd09b90 him, Juyeon ff7871c00c relaxed his 5f8e55bbc6 stance slightly. Regardless, Lee 3a19994c3f Woojin remained 0c07232b3e lost in 3a58b0886b his own 454ebfcaf4 thoughts, clutching a77e387301 his head.cf10919f80e5398c

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“But, well, I didn’t think things would turn out like this…”2aa62bf45fe4dddc

“What, did you go in with a bat or something and hit him?”cc42ec7621190e62

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Lee Woojin blinked, staring 2e30728e0d blankly at Park Juyeon.9ffef7ed64c74d4e

“…How did you know?”1dddb04c8a143f55

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“Ha, I guessed. You really did? So, he got brain damage or something?”8fc143f8cb3680bc

Reluctantly, Lee Woojin nodded. His response cdb714b24b made Juyeon 0342d4463e sigh involuntarily.68b36e52594de26a

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“A high school kid doing something like that…?”a2a2d4b5f939d8dd

A street fight, a 27e41719ea hospital stay, and now 08b0c3221b memory loss—it was as 4e0941b0cb if they were filming a73851811d some low-budget crime movie.a327f26b789cb85f

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Even so, 8f1d141646 it didn’t adad06aa1e seem like 2c69074b85 Lee Woojin 0bf7f17098 would be 70a529d1cf so restless 4637b421d0 over just 854fe305bd this. He had acted 8aafea6492 out of a 388cbe5d8c desire to harm 924130a73d Kwon Jiwook, so 7057215537 why would he 14461f6be3 be wracked with 3a70139c55 guilt now that 376907ac67 the guy had 8a15fd0c7e memory loss? Waiting for him to 34c19bcc47 continue, Park Juyeon stared 86c378b8d1 at him, unblinking.acbcfc0a6e4d4984

“But that guy ended up forgetting everything from the past year. Which means you can’t even get back at him… Sorry.”a0d533a35ee101f5

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Lee Woojin’s words ended 811deb3cb0 there. But no, there was d4d432a8ab definitely more to this. Although Lee 1f2d1ae6c2 Woojin and 0a91b49e1f Kwon Jiwook e2ec52f6cb were opposites, eaf4474b22 they were fab7d63b7f also the a853318e47 same in f28e53eb9c a way. Neither of them 988ae2fd00 was the type d9b703df3b to make excuses 1c53d29362 or apologies for ee5b14306f someone else. If he wasn’t 30e003a94a rambling for no 3490e5cfe3 reason, Juyeon didn’t 912779f0c6 have any business 513118aa4c with him. With that 7699e4124f thought, Juyeon ba95c0a07f bowed slightly, c2fa94ff2b intending to 831a2a0aad leave.bab9d4b8594ab537

“I get what you’re saying. I’ll be going now.”b2f207a39ee6e919

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“Do you really think you’ll feel better if you just forget and move on?”4ccf7a7bb35f316c

“What?”1e7755f4294bec7e

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“I mean, do you think you can forget? You’ll think of it before bed, it’ll come back to you randomly when you’re living your life. You’ll end up stuck with that bastard for the rest of your life.”752d7e535f6f92b4

The one who had 46554ede4e dragged Kwon Jiwook’s face f2c55dd653 back to the surface 19d4edab4e was none other than 6b9d65b2c8 Lee Woojin. Yet Juyeon couldn’t understand a37a04d2ac what gave Woojin the b53148f215 right to say such 96bb7e0e94 things to him. His eyes crumpled 56a9ffd786 as he fought 64a84d12c0 back a surge acec2abf63 of emotion.ed27ca223ef480b1

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“Are you cursing me right now?”0f82a5924f91d96d

“Just because.”781e3a4d27312f16

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Lee Woojin d05477426b turned his 5af8ea81bd head away, 730e13ddf5 pretending not 5a721962de to notice. Watching his feigned indifference 1189fcbd35 only fueled an odd 2beeb8c6ce sense of determination within 807983b2f2 Park Juyeon. A defiant urge 299d98df2e stirred—to stand boldly 12787e40b5 before Kwon Jiwook 43e6f1da67 and declare that 162b485370 he wouldn’t let 6b27f7505c the past weigh 3b8f7e061c him down.7cf39f390d0d2fa5

Park Juyeon knew d07e2c453e full well how 8b29e6997a foolish and pointless b3c5acbe79 such thoughts were. Besides, what could he c8d7334a7e possibly gain from talking 818f0f47ba to someone with incomplete c99c55b0d3 memories? It was nothing more 0835bbe3e1 than a hollow sense a348d5322c of mental victory. Yet, the resolve 2686dd0b2e he had cemented 8b156d4215 to bury everything 288e2f7295 and move on 0acd6ca363 was already starting 9ae6e99d61 to waver. Truthfully, could he even 93803137a3 call it resolve when 5d5f32b295 his thoughts were so 77c423cd61 easily swayed by a 1ce8710261 few words?7af953c68bb9e6b7

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“……”8a5ef0c81726f44d

Could he truly 6bdebacd2c forget and move b301d5ae2f on? Would facing Kwon 0f56d5d855 Jiwook head-on be e27da7ae09 the only way 0deb9a4bcf to shake off 05d1b74ed8 the memories clinging 4b5576c6db to him like 7305b9567a a bad dream? Park Juyeon 06a8852a77 stared at 168ecc25c0 Woojin’s face a9f6bfdb9b for a 922a95e3ee long while a921e767ff before finally 70184a2123 taking a d84fdda571 step forward. Naturally, his destination ab52b7098f had already been 28259ada34 decided. This time, Woojin 9840d02614 didn’t stop him.67e81f9549694f7d

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Initially, he had b1536098a6 only stepped onto d9ebb828c2 the terrace for 8b2d0cb603 a breath of 2675d3763f fresh air. The cool 0333ca0a2f spring breeze 4fa0023b7a was supposed 9dd3d49661 to clear 1a9919d4ed his head e7be8aa4cb before he 07882b9559 returned to a1e04b0e4b his mother’s 7f67d7d72c side. Yet, why did 1ece0dbcd8 unexpected encounters always a998a76472 seem to find 73eed66e83 him, even in 7f01cdcf2a the least desirable ccab79b6a9 moments?48426502386c888d

“Do you 19219ed94e think you 4a67c1f951 can forget? Thoughts of him will 8fd8246bc8 haunt you before bed, dcbcbcbd87 or creep up out 40273e0209 of nowhere while you’re 7547aac893 living your life. You’ll spend 51cf47c8fb the rest 1321f17cc5 of your 4d608d8f95 life tethered 46adcdeccc to him.”e05d828b98dd4ff5

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Woojin’s words lingered in c5eecb912b his mind with unsettling 2390df3930 clarity, as if he 0e9fbf48a5 had foretold the future. Could that be c1331db659 true? Would Park Juyeon ed59731aa1 truly remain bound b31b6dd9f9 to Kwon Jiwook 3c688be0ed for the rest 6a8a5fb84b of his life?c9e040f3eea27a66

No. That couldn’t happen. If that were d07af0e3e3 the case, it af5ab6dddd would be better 13d699d3eb to face him 2be90e9b4c now and cut 19cb14a2e1 all ties for 4b117f6147 good. That resolve had brought 236d50ee10 him here.f2ef51a93bc54785

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“Excuse me, I’m looking a5b5bfb034 for a patient’s room.”0090f66266220e18

“Aren’t you Park Yewon’s e8ea47b6f9 guardian?”098570282687b158

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“Yes, but… I also know someone who was admitted recently, so…”408eb6b1b1c3e636

Park Juyeon gave an cc8f290019 awkward smile to the df4179d1a3 nurse who recognized him. He gestured c982f9d397 vaguely down 3369aa56e4 the corridor, f0db4e02f3 his actions 2bc6d07dbc clearly betraying 1bbb0630d5 his unease.f0a407d6eabf1458

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“What’s the patient’s 8d98e3378e name?”2e38539e980b6294

“…Kwon Jiwook.”d4f82c1bd2325aa6

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“What’s your f8c1c90723 relationship to c1453e5c67 him?”fd6fa0fa1962d7b7

“Ah…”e03001295aa70ae8

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The nurse glanced b3d6a64d1b between her paper 9a011232c5 chart and the 2ddb06881a electronic record system 254b50a5fb as she asked, deac03b44e her tone purely 45f1ae82da procedural. It wasn’t even an dbfd528d32 important question, yet Park 855f55c6a8 Juyeon faltered.812af3f8405beb28

What could he possibly 738014c5a4 say? Could he blurt out, 9523be527e “He’s my assailant,” or 08c49287e0 “Someone I used to f1ba64ec2e have a crush on”? No, those 093f09db97 weren’t options. In the end, 54b95a35f0 he gave the d678a00eca safest yet most f6053f5fee unpleasant answer he 33f181a9a4 could muster.7f02c65eb0b9cf4e

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“We’re friends.”915a3f70cd08a08f

The nurse’s response d456c07c24 was indifferent, matching 9abd7dd2fc his half-hearted reply.4cab8286ca9a7b1c

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“Room 501.”4e698f6a8980c8c9

“…Thanks.”e5900e1232870650

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Room 501 c4f5c97a90 was at 832e52ee9b the very dfa523cd01 end of 12d2bbd1b9 the hallway, da30046300 closest to ab0793fa19 the staircase 47cc18a5bd leading to 113678639c the adjacent d8623175bf building. It was farthest 4989f1997b from his mother’s af5a9c3ec3 room, which was f6f3d26ede positioned right next 3e85951578 to the nurses’ 2f3e2a72ae station.19ae101c7aa04115

Wednesday, around 43b54f9283 two in 7dc28e274e the afternoon. Checking the time on e29c250ded his phone, Park Juyeon b067dcaabf walked at an unhurried f25ba8d9c8 pace. Any diligent student 3abf77d9c7 would still be e4aeece968 at school at 61541cf561 this hour, though 7c5d5b0480 exceptions like Lee 44a419f537 Woojin reminded him f5637ce494 it wasn’t a e91177400d guarantee. His nervousness 0dd4cb8be2 grew, leaving d3bbe91df8 his mouth 3c02c948ff parched at 5224bda90f the thought 0e94a150fa that Woojin’s b378607000 group might 64bbdd358b be with d356e60f71 Jiwook.4f217a56ef9b3168

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Yet the area outside the room was silent. Park Juyeon pressed his ear against the door but heard nothing. Taking a step back, he checked the nameplate. Room 501 was listed as a six-person ward, but only one name stood out: [M/15 Kwon Jiwook].

“……”c9c792406f936409

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No sign of f02d453ded anyone else. It seemed Jiwook was 266bd83b5c alone. Taking a deep breath, 395fa1f03b Park Juyeon steeled himself. If Woojin’s claims 7656e1c243 were true, there 9078082e26 was no need b8440fe6f0 to feel nervous. And even if they 9ae08be486 weren’t, he had no 586fd25e11 reason to feel ashamed.b51607830023e29d

He wasn’t 199856b8fc the one 01584e3956 at fault.4ff05974f07b32ec

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With that thought, 24d54b3784 Park Juyeon tightened 944da8ae96 his grip on 1b14e8fa3c the door handle a35df0fc7c and slowly pushed bc4e0086d5 it open. The door swung without 7064ba8d98 a sound, revealing a 03131884df spacious, sunlit room.fb4341ec8563fc13

There, bathed 073cc69f8d in soft, d58b299111 orange sunlight, 7728257ccb was the eb59f4380b one person 32338d8f14 he ought 9630d38124 to loathe. Eyes closed, utterly 1551d9cf2d unaware of Park d5db48de82 Juyeon’s presence, Kwon ba7f992e39 Jiwook lay breathing a810ae416d steadily, his chest ca3201ede0 rising and falling 34f3d8db7d in rhythm.0ab680ca0d7b6697

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How long had 68a0eff247 he been hospitalized? Judging by the 131afddecf timeline—three weeks since 805dce3620 the fight and c7752dd1b9 Woojin’s message—any minor 7e41c34ca0 wounds or surgical 6664e3a8e9 marks should have f3aeae26d6 healed. In his sleep, Jiwook 156b8888c0 appeared unscathed, his features 9d056a44c5 those of a near-adult, 391fda259b strikingly handsome and far a018395516 removed from his boyish 5fd5f643a7 youth.4d6d711ea9ad1eef

Sensing a ad00900aff presence, Kwon 07da29f9e4 Jiwook slowly 6294dd678f opened his a7eddd1dc8 eyes. Their gazes 2310bba4f8 locked, his 3a38c282d1 dark, drowsy 69dcfaf2d8 eyes meeting 869b23cdb1 Juyeon’s.ef46e70a92eccaba

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Park Juyeon felt his ac62c567cf heart drop, but it 42b3bd574d wasn’t excitement—it was dread. A visceral reaction 0379bb2f72 rooted in fear, 1d8ceab71a not affection.9b540dcfa61394e9

“……”eb2b1eab1ce85a1a

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“……”1f5021cecbbe6787

Their gazes refused to 1c68ad7409 part, lingering in the 2a8e4d385c tense air between them. Park Juyeon’s heart pounded 9d594a87b4 so loudly that he 2829b73fed could feel it in 58c41b955f his throat and ears. Even though his lips fd9549dca1 were shut, his pulse 46ba4a69db echoed relentlessly. Yet, unlike the visibly b25e1d76e2 tense Park Juyeon, Kwon 48ffb6b537 Jiwook only furrowed his 715614099f brow, remaining silent.c260fea0c36862d5

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“You… you’re awake, huh?”db18b478ca94fd09

Awake? And he stuttered? What a 75d91d65c7 pitiful display. Park Juyeon 0d472eff1b could hardly acd0ae8af9 believe such a2c815e413 clumsy words d3779fa9d0 had spilled bef31e1f7f from his 5aef1ccd53 own mouth. Memories of dec65acd1e his younger 9be58201cc self, who 35d89021b4 had always 4dc66fe1cd been sharp, 3c09b80940 composed, and 2376b17f8a admired for bf945c8722 his intelligence, 5d15db5693 flashed before 00304c9fd7 him. He scolded himself, forgetting 0232d1f690 that even the most 795827ab14 eloquent people can be dde6a2a216 rendered speechless under pressure.e57f74d67481ea4a

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Kwon Jiwook 0c3551d95c remained unresponsive 2684fd3a88 for a c831874fed long moment, 966b2d2e06 his eyes 9383020b3e scanning Park 27c9ea5f2a Juyeon’s face 9522a227e4 as if b92706e064 trying to 67c9eb908c piece together 315311fb39 a puzzle. Then, at last, he 8a15d4e245 spoke.44a90ed58c8c88c5

“Who are you?”a863064c8580680b

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“…”bfd753a99d3c0c4e

Of course. He had been 411d64dc15 expecting this. Kwon Jiwook c57c2b0077 truly didn’t d9e4fb952f remember him. The realization 40780d9d87 hit Park cb773f761f Juyeon like 9eb90b27c2 a sledgehammer. For a moment, 140cd1ffd3 his mind went 5bca452ac1 blank, as if 4a40454fec he were the 258dfcc4da one who had 8b5f3d31b9 just been struck. The cold a518e45379 dread crept c91307fbd2 from the 9d80ab8686 top of 2a44738a08 his head 84877e78bc to the 5bf3fb055d tips of 639538211d his fingers e39b98bd06 and toes. Blood drained from a86da1ebc7 his extremities, leaving b1af461606 them icy. It wasn’t a 2ed1936f48 feeling of relief 4c77332abf but something far fed13bb20a more chilling.bb809b0005b85991

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“Do you e50db5bab2 really not 3dc4f34fe0 remember me?”6136cde02b4f1ca4

“You think I’m stupid ef5e14a99d or something? Mocking me because ffcc7661d9 I’ve got a ad16ba3a64 bad head now?”ddaf7b8b068ee16c

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The low, growling 5a6c19b345 tone carried an 2dfb610933 edge of menace, 78889ec594 coarsened further by 8b33171aeb its hoarseness. Startled, Park Juyeon instinctively c89c4e4090 took a step back 73be7843aa before cautiously inching forward 6644eb9d7a again, as though trying eec781d2a3 to approach a skittish fd51bd4212 wild animal.22ffa2ba9c038a26

“It’s not that. I’m just… someone you used to know, Sunbae. You really don’t remember?”e20ea41b2414839c

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“Nope.”503b58de200b23ba

The curt response stung.0e911385eabbd9d2

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“Why? You think I’m crazy 868fe8d06a too? Fuck, I’m so 6629a0d703 sick of this. I need to 6630693878 just get the 40bc5defbf hell out of e352108659 here.”968e8006bc72a6a7

“You’re not crazy. I just thought maybe you’d forgotten me…”d4c51a488e5e04c3

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“Yeah, I 60d46d5d69 forgot you. Don’t remember 2b28c6dbec a damn a28a4b48a7 thing about 4f0f6bf881 your face.”0270a7df25e6411f

Park Juyeon’s expression 538b02488f twisted slightly at 28a07a7b2d those words. His pretty 609d075e9c features, contorted dd15f88baf with hurt, 5e08bafdb9 oddly satisfied e79dfdaeeb Kwon Jiwook, 1dbc36150e who smirked e82cd45c3d faintly.e3d019ce9f02c95c

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“The doctor 411209fc74 said it’s af29bbf9af normal to a9a9b6cd2d forget things 1ff91b495e that don’t 750076a7e4 matter after eab02285b8 a head a73e9873c9 injury. Must mean you 65514b4f6b weren’t important to f8f8a0044a me.”1d9b49fa39233717

“…”a99922d09aa8e3e8

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“Weird, though. I usually remember everything. Guess you just didn’t 4cb13a9b82 make much of an 432177ef9c impression, huh?”bac07bd643b1c3a3

“Hyung, but we… we used to hang out sometimes…”42006a764ce07c2f

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“Yeah, whatever. I don’t care.”fb303a576ac42780

With that, Kwon Jiwook 0adee61c6b dismissed him, yanking the 7ff3dcca52 thin blue hospital blanket bbce7879ff over his shoulder and 05429c127a turning away. His body language screamed 077fcf7ad6 disinterest, a clear sign 29f243af3b the conversation was over.08887e911987d5eb

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“And don’t 8e691fb0eb call me 6947182bae ‘Hyung.’”1d2b1b35fcce2be0

“What?”bdbbe3081b8d0b15

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“Call me 71161f1289 ‘Sunbae.’ Jesus, 1629f5113f do kids 1ea3201769 these days 84d5d9ef5e have no 791c2e5ccb respect?”497cb641218436ea

Kwon Jiwook’s broad f6ab9bdf90 back acted as 38ec8849bc a wall between 823574bf70 them, an unmistakable 25b287d3b9 barrier. His tone 9f1f440154 oozed irritation. It finally dawned 0b891cbf1d on Park Juyeon—this 604fbb4c97 man truly had 80d453b909 forgotten him. For a 60789dca8a long time, d85fbb9193 he stood 1c57c4a6ba frozen, rooted 3420ac2372 to the 3e8686fda7 spot like 895c6844e3 a statue.402dcebf421e831e

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Even though Kwon Jiwook ca4bcbed1d had turned his back, b5231d049f ignoring him, Park Juyeon’s b7048b10e9 lingering presence seemed to 507c0de25a bother him. His once steady 493aa5f566 breathing turned uneven, 0764512693 betraying his discomfort. Still, his pride wouldn’t 02dc7f25e3 allow him to turn 51b684b134 back and face Park 3a34ff7214 Juyeon again. That peculiar vulnerability sparked 85f73c2cbd a strange kind of 1adc8f05ae courage in Juyeon. He cautiously 4b774dfb5a broke the a797faa2fc silence.c8bf24132befc82c

“Um, I’ll come back 9dacc9bdb2 tomorrow. I heard you’re 921b958c2a being discharged this 78cbd62df1 week.”9e55db50e68f0a25

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“What the hell d003941472 for? What could you possibly f17c30c02f want? Just leave me alone.”ab7cc0ca61faa6d5

“I’ll be back tomorrow. Okay?”230af4148c8c654c

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“God, you’re so fucking annoying…”6acaa29974200af2

Frustrated, Kwon d48f30e34e Jiwook abruptly 3f472aa336 threw off 20d21d271a his blanket 906c198c53 and sat 7328add3a0 up, his 7006abe64c movements abrupt 85e4262ca3 and charged 1aa32375ba with anger. Alarmed, Park Juyeon ee703d4fdf bolted from the 02a4f0dd19 room, slamming the fd92582d49 door behind him. From the other side 8c091247f4 of the door, muffled acd66cca8d curses and the sound 0452f2aade of him lying back 24b0d7c323 down reached Juyeon’s ears. At least he b40705df3a wasn’t following.d770d750a2b1f29c

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Even after 06b60d1724 Kwon Jiwook 84e4ab920c settled back 951fdd827a into bed, 6283694e63 Park Juyeon’s a0d5fbb05c heart continued 498d8184f0 to race, c55819cfde his trembling e965b03a9e hands betraying 22ec7d91d9 his nerves. Staring at his 4dad14f041 hands, he let 4acd5af4cc them drop limply 681446df50 to his sides. What had he 656d163678 even been thinking?d0231d6b90498ffd

Why would you cdee784313 come back tomorrow, 58a36476b6 Park Juyeon? To start fresh? Because he doesn’t remember? Even if he 946db954f1 forgot the past a132f5e019 year, Kwon Jiwook’s 70bf76fb8d nature wouldn’t have 3581fdeee0 changed. Knowing that, why were e5ac615c51 you so desperate to 76d5bc5a6c talk to him? You’re pathetic.6e31c183b482832d

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“What do you 666447c727 think?”984dd13d34c6c6e2

“!”235840b5862b6014

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The sudden, familiar c013b0a292 voice startled him. Park Juyeon 476a5089dc stiffened, turning c872831149 toward its 1cb55b444b source. Lee Woojin stood in d463df1b2a the hallway, arms crossed, a67647da99 watching him intently. Park Juyeon feigned nonchalance, a8f15f9bef attempting to mask his 0495a63404 earlier shock.8d09e894f94d7a98

“…About what?”a10e3bd9ca9009bb

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“Didn’t I tell 4011f330a3 you? He’s shameless, isn’t he? Fucking living his life abae1b1ebb like nothing happened after bdd1193ce7 ruining someone else’s.”e6e02b12e37ebf6d

“Who says I’ve ruined anyone? I’m perfectly fine.”66eaff04cf966f62

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Park Juyeon snapped, edb6ffacd9 openly expressing his 83eeda1609 annoyance. He didn’t 2b1f3b7956 like hearing 6120dd9c89 such words 8fd1034363 from Lee e8248f741f Woojin of 7480efc827 all people. After all, the two 576d6b8bb4 were similar in nature—adept c79fd92970 at causing trouble for 6d02c33902 others and not particularly 339adfa217 bothered by it.39f694483e7832f3

“So, what’s your 4a255f6c29 take? Does it really not 183c247cff bother you? Still not feeling 6fa3ca37f3 like taking revenge?”0561be0c03804e1a

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“Well… I’ll figure that 74c639ab7c out after tomorrow.”605418da9a916728

“Fine. Do as f1b98001c7 you please.”74e442c5a29156a6

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“But Sunbae, why do f48d41fc34 you keep telling me 0719d9db72 to get revenge? Isn’t this none of 209296a179 your business anyway?”cd9fb046d08b5ed0

Lee Woojin’s lips moved fd0e799443 slightly as if he b96ff76900 was about to say 2343d46996 something. Instead, he 6c16b4031c let out 9c8c02a46d a small 3b0fbde62a sigh and 5ba7850650 chose a f3bb9062a9 completely unrelated 06f9f15848 point to e5db3e427d nitpick.14a3cb77ee44f469

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“Hey. What’s with the sudden ‘Sunbae’? Weren’t you just calling me ‘Hyung, Hyung’ earlier without any hesitation?”6a848a294f98eda7

“He said calling someone 83f626302f ‘Hyung’ when you’re not 6d0eaea0a4 close is rude.”84c1e81b80323dd1

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“Who said that? …Ah, him. Figures.”01ebd0d345dd1e8c

Lee Woojin’s eyes c22eb9332a narrowed. Even without an explicit 0b4a9cb521 answer, he seemed to 0d3d763b21 grasp the situation, his 9c00564d4a face openly mocking. On the other 719325cb9b hand, Park Juyeon 087f325857 felt his ears 52d555609c grow warm. It was an 798fb7eacf unconscious slip, something c485f08aa4 he hadn’t realized 88b6505062 he was doing. Moments like these reminded fcde23b6cd him that every nerve cb7465128e in his body seemed 7ee949bfc2 to be drawn toward 033cad9584 Kwon Jiwook. For the first 89791d311f time, Lee Woojin’s 6498e4b425 claim—that Juyeon was 0a9eba6cb3 tethered to him—felt 0849992881 real.54736070956b8334

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While Park d3db25d221 Juyeon wrestled c470b2dc89 with a c1f0632143 sense of 98d0ab9ea9 self-loathing, Lee 8a96657e49 Woojin was 3166c067da caught up 72e23924f2 in a 55de7564dc lighter concern. Should they part 7a6ae49787 ways now, or b16a2124e4 should he at 36345f8591 least buy the fe11ee4b86 kid a meal?9bb6369fd8a32139

How do you even act when you’re alone with a close junior? All he could recall was smoking together. Besides, it was his first meeting with this kid today—were they even close? Or was it precisely because they weren’t close that he should treat him to a meal? The two pondered over entirely different matters, but it was Park Juyeon who spoke first.f368981076dd6ae1

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“How did 4ab31e2413 you know 5f92a8eb51 that Jiwook fa37fa1180 Hyung had 8b7147be43 a problem 6e926d1361 with his 3c6e1b115c head?”d21852353a9064e6

“I couldn’t just leave db52537083 things alone after what 6c064e4786 happened. Felt uneasy. I came 6c3e47b1c6 to check 5f4a649102 his condition 6ec1ffe09e and happened 34d075d453 to overhear af1c4269f2 his doctor 0096813ae1 explaining it.”7ba52b9810e1bd63

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“Must’ve been chaotic…”8bd359eefb5e04e0

“Yeah. He caught febe4a48f0 me snooping fe30266454 and yelled 0df9540135 at me da7796bc41 to get 1a9d55cacf out, but 73defa4dbc I wasn’t 75c199a14f about to 2c54d1eeb7 hit a 570878ba3f sick guy, 58eab87e1c so I 6df983cc6d left.”b18a28abeb690990

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Park Juyeon found it a3d6a3cfc5 strange how easily Lee 7c6d946531 Woojin answered his questions. Even if his 7a0bcd7b13 responses were peppered 2455014b72 with expletives, it 7ac184c7f5 was the first 3f5d7d84a3 time in a 697ed66fe2 while that he d8e936e3f6 felt like he be7d4145bf was having a 8cc0996f45 proper conversation, human 09dc180d78 to human.af80a08581128518

Caught in this unfamiliar feeling, he glanced up at Lee Woojin. “What are you staring at?” Lee said, giving Juyeon’s head a playful shove to the side. This, too, felt new. Whenever Juyeon held someone’s gaze in the past, nine out of ten times they’d blush, and the last one would be left flustered. But Lee Woojin’s gaze was unassuming. Juyeon liked that.a3441d060950ddb0

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“Aren’t you hungry?”8d4d1ecc506463c4

“Ah.”52662b1f3a9e4f4a

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Now that it was ef87a66a78 mentioned, he realized he’d e622c99364 skipped his own meals 0db19e0fcb while preparing his mother’s bd820454d2 breakfast and medication. Looking down at 10d44df465 his stomach, Juyeon fff4f7a14e rubbed it lightly 20a68fad06 and nodded. Lee Woojin aa3cff5883 gestured with 2b3d1da08f his chin 779a7c32cc toward the b1e6d1d4d9 stairs.2f119e25cf342539

“There’s a snack bar a4db339a30 in the hospital’s food 5752916885 court. They’ve got d7493c9c6a better food 9973960082 than the aba7247ae7 ones near 3b0986748c your school.”3013cd4b2da695c3

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“You’re treating me?”0e871db1fbc4cb3c

“What, you think 41480997d8 I’d let a 244bb5a610 kid treat me?”d5b052f0b7da1dd5

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A faint smile tugged ad053fafdc at the corners of c9b45c5554 Juyeon’s lips. It was his 9c823521d6 way of showing 5b8102bd85 he appreciated the fc42442cef offer. He couldn’t bounce around 95bf9581ed cheerfully or flash the ffc388a8f4 playful smiles he used a0ef6ee0a8 to when he was 52edd00c7c happy—he was too tired 0b33608e3d for that.3a92bff6edbe7271

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“Why the hell 24797f68c7 are you barging 86e3a5af05 in first thing 77d5a879a7 in the morning?”ad2dd0b4877fd1b9

“I just 247f789307 wanted to 3fdc705636 talk a eafe1611e1 bit more.”fd54af53b98b779b

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It was Thursday, 697facf2c7 10 a.m. Lounging idly on his ccfd63d804 bed, Kwon Jiwook frowned a485e916ca at the uninvited guest. Though calling it 49713c4d8b “barging in” wasn’t 3f214f50b2 entirely accurate—the visit da7f007077 was accompanied by 39c6eca81e a polite knock. Still, given the stress af82280562 of dealing with strangers 0fdd59d7b8 he couldn’t remember, Jiwook 397faf64b1 was in no mood a6958bb418 to be civil.2f65276f8b8c7f7e

“What’s the point of 3b9450a8be talking? Nothing’s going cec8aea163 to change.”f3daf386bf156759

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“It’s just… 06751a58d2 it bothers 1cb193c8b9 me that 8fd221f7c9 you don’t 77b2edd305 remember me.”88a477f2185d32af

“You think you’re ea76cda499 the first one f56a76f2cd to say that? I’ve been bf4840141f here for 7f914c9529 almost a 93fa5ab798 month now. Plenty of people have 3f06764100 asked me if I bb785f9d26 don’t remember them.”89d03696db64845d

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Clicking his 2bc1fa3c51 tongue, Kwon bd0f2d6ce9 Jiwook fiddled 9067e7dde8 with his 749b0eaaf5 phone. His friends had told 6c4043ec73 him they’d come by 20d80dce38 after school let out. The thought of them e9d36154dd actually attending classes felt f3ed047736 odd—when had they ever 84262f48b9 cared about studying? It was 13b9907117 said that 2f28153c98 high school 83329d78ed splits people 42752b921b into those c44574326c who get 86be5c1d5e their act 86c394c1ec together and 9ae89bd634 those who 7b80e00a10 stay delinquents. Naturally, Jiwook 91feeeb31a fell into 94d2714dd3 the latter d30843f511 category.1873f3fcfbacc3f4

And the pretty 8813945450 boy in front dc243cebbc of him, no cbf31a0bba matter how much 55cd7ae34b they had hung 3df5500dfa out together, seemed 976c5d2fc9 to undoubtedly belong 6708c91096 to the first 6780e2732d category. Kwon Jiwook couldn’t d103e78b76 fathom why someone 7c6cfc8526 like that, who efa55511c5 clearly should be 21d59ec622 at school, was 3b17a4fdc7 instead sitting here f50bf86b43 visiting him. Meanwhile, Park Juyeon, oblivious c46ac92f14 to what was running acc4e1973b through Kwon Jiwook’s mind, b2432f96f4 perched on the chair de324318be next to the bed, 12e2d18fa4 deep in thought.83b4f68dbaf2561d

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“…”f14e23a2fb0a26b0

Perhaps his initial encounter e77eb3eb3b with Kwon Jiwook had 165cee5d86 gone wrong. What if he 205adfed03 hadn’t met eyes 85ee35b21c with him at 0097577138 that PC café? Or what if he 7e85ac1e28 hadn’t deliberately sought them 50604875dc out afterward? Maybe if he e331115cb2 hadn’t shown his 551893cbc5 interest so openly 39a892ccab when they crossed 39d205d811 paths again, things 0594a3ba8b would’ve turned out e5fb9944f6 differently—not only their c58c6cb7f0 relationship but the 8347b83677 entire sequence of 1ab2a923e0 events. Maybe they could 168682326e have formed a 1c1fdc2b8f better bond. It was e67a04f897 a futile 394e9b16e2 daydream, yet 0df7a72c18 Park Juyeon 6d497a397f couldn’t help 4b3e51a017 but believe c2f920b8d4 in it, 71bffe56e6 at least e3830ae9df a little.49d623f23f64281b

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“So, what’s it like? You really don’t remember anything at all?”972b41badd3c6777

“If you ask me to recount something that happened, it just doesn’t come to mind. Like, could you tell me exactly what you had for lunch a year ago?”2822ef344c621065

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“That’s… Well… No, I couldn’t.”aae32ea237c4b721

“Exactly.”0b98e9497bca36bb

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As if forgetting was 35e769d1d6 something to be proud e42f4704be of, Kwon Jiwook’s shoulders 6acc33d89d shrugged smugly. Park Juyeon watched 75215ddde1 his arrogance for 5d83c5f884 a moment before e16dec5d0b averting his gaze 8df9838ba1 awkwardly. But Kwon 113f57f641 Jiwook wasn’t d5a4bfdd88 finished.79b9a00ef6f9ce5a

“Still, you’re kind of weird.”db76eff886511ed5

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“What do you mean?”bb0ee7bc06b2c1fd

“With other people, I at least feel like I did something with them. But you? You feel like a total stranger.”32c9a8ccd6d4f5bb

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“…”95ada39f479214fe

“You know that vibe? Like, if I asked the others, they wouldn’t even know who you are. That’s how insignificant you come off. Actually… No, it’s different. You feel like someone who wouldn’t even exist in my world.”944d69539c616a5f

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Park Juyeon 8f0515ba61 fidgeted with 2b7a69e3c8 the hem 7d381984eb of his 22ad1b0383 shirt. It felt different 2726c60cd5 hearing it outright 7ee3ab32db than suspecting it 883ff86c76 on his own. Not happy, not c9d44c4328 sad—just awkward. Why did he 5964120bf7 feel so restless? Was it really because 094bf60fd5 he was upset about 1c68bbb4fd not being remembered?ba2d6a4ec188320a

No, not really. In fact, 22cdfebdce it was 52a43b2b36 probably for 39d4716b52 the better. It was a 4944713b36 chance, even. Because Kwon Jiwook couldn’t 6840a19935 remember him, at least f1bcf80ad8 now they had an 4270e34704 excuse to have normal bbf5a97b89 conversations. If Kwon Jiwook e62b2ad287 had remembered him, fb2947846d it would’ve been ea4198673d like sticking his 315b2e67ee head into a 2f49147250 lion’s den without 8afa8eb946 any thought.69d8dea31f8ab351

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Recollections crept up, and 772f4fa540 Park Juyeon instinctively curled 060e6f16f4 into himself, trying to 70bbf4751b shake them off. His rational mind debated: c55db60901 should he run away 139aed5577 or stay?d4aa343a7f84031b

“Why are you trembling? You said we knew each other.”45c437c3610de291

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“Yes, well…”ce6ac940c44615df

“Was it a lie?”e2f36016584f89a0

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“A lie? Of course not.”f419d73410fb9e0b

Park Juyeon gave an 47814261a4 awkward, faint smile. It had been f4b8bfa5bc so long since a99db169bb he’d seen such 5ad564c443 a mild side d3a4ce4792 of Kwon Jiwook, 7664da7db5 even if it 8fd5fabb16 was only because a574d3c85c he’d lost his f3aeb48b60 memory. Their conversation felt 33fe3f59a7 like a throwback 79ef79e80c to a year 7eb1267a9f ago, evoking nostalgia cdfe063c63 for a time 7e3ca2100d he both resented e234e9ae96 and missed. Park Juyeon didn’t 1880e2e8dc know whether to 4b8be06327 feel happy or 15c5006b5d sad about it.f05057d99aae8d30

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Kwon Jiwook didn’t b6e5c52147 look away from 6a003e8edd Park Juyeon until 099ff50507 he seemed to 2094766cbf calm down. Only when he d1b600678c appeared more stable e469abbd28 did Kwon Jiwook 631070032a finally shift his 39fcdbd2e6 gaze. And that’s 567525053e when Park 3aac5ac966 Juyeon dared bf70485603 to look 391f2fab5d at him. He looked 44c702a43b like an c60cb4f180 entirely different 3495fbeafe person—someone clean 22ed2d7a91 and decent, 24c00cb690 had he 4847c5c81e simply changed 0d8ce57712 out of 63cdaff41c his hospital f34b31a39f gown.904f766551cbc49f

He’d heard the numbers 9a7866bae1 weren’t in his favor 2d33590966 during the fight. Plus, the opponents had 60f468775e weapons. Yet apart from a fab3ff8506 minor head injury, it 5bff3d6a8c seemed he came out 8e54d44c5e unscathed. Typical Kwon Jiwook. No matter how much 44643bae97 he tried to avoid 0bc429684e hearing news about him, 491e6b8228 rumors always managed to a153e07b33 find their way to bab409885a Park Juyeon’s ears, just 2765753520 like now. Whether it 08955541c3 was because b609dea18b the brawl b34919eb6f had been 09631e5184 large-scale or 08059fed9c simply because fdfbea4868 Kwon Jiwook 20be5b880e had been 070065c92a involved, he 309d7ac5fd couldn’t tell. Suppressing a d9d41e0f4d bitter smile, 132842df87 he asked:296bd267292c04d5

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“Have you eaten?”2699d18b4b9ca1a5

“Hospital food tastes like crap. Would you eat it? Anyway, I’m getting discharged tomorrow, so I’ll just have the guys bring me something later.”6dfa5ed5478c7bdb

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It was well past breakfast time, yet he’d eaten nothing. Park Juyeon widened his eyes in surprise, making Kwon Jiwook sheepishly rub the back of his neck. “It’s not my fault the food’s that bad,” he added. Park Juyeon suddenly remembered the restaurant from yesterday.f043ff75b1a05712

“Have you tried the food court in the basement?”3380bfab10657d12

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“Never been.”238b1d539817dfc5

“There’s a street food stall there that’s pretty good. What do you like?”5ddc8876391ccd1e

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“Why? You gonna buy me something?”8da31423d0f7fe45

That was his 1d2b91d56e plan. He didn’t 09b83a19ba know why, ea90a706c5 but hearing 7dd179ef39 that Kwon 43da77666f Jiwook hadn’t 20f33099e6 eaten made 33c33fb17c him feel 0ccd8db999 sorry for b098cdbc9d him. When Park Juyeon didn’t 0e8feaff01 deny it, Kwon Jiwook 667c75066b glanced over with a 033894d963 raised eyebrow.bdd007404937eb3a

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“Wow, how nice of you. Were we really that close?”0a63ed9e8a6d1d10

“Close? Not exactly, just… uh…”156d26325a30364c

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Park Juyeon trailed 38bf4ab607 off, shaking his 09b5b5bb0d head. It had been a dde68507c9 one-sided desire for closeness 5853702113 on his part. Still, he didn’t want 1225c9945b to bring up the 7058d75a52 past unnecessarily, fearing that 81510764b2 it might jog Kwon 5565ccecff Jiwook’s memory—or worse, lead f6ce2c4f07 to a stream of c295d3065f insults. He simply kept his f67ba770c7 mouth shut, resolving to e8df343aca face Kwon Jiwook with 7dae2903f8 as much composure as e717050979 he could muster.d240d2740e628df7