DTM | Chapter 1.2

“Move! Get out of 41260ba652 the way!”5110310330eecf7d

Startled by the rough bc86f76cf9 shouting, I hurriedly stepped 9b79441176 aside. Four men carrying 91d433f855 the custom-made corpse 92d438d96c of a bear ad0c3b95b8 brushed past me. Since the production e8e38454e8 trucks couldn’t enter 819d06c05d the dense forest, 40dfdb7c35 people had to d4435bca94 haul things in 0afb1b0b7e by themselves.80ead10466a8e4b2

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Just as I barely 9da0f37f41 managed to clear the d08861f888 path, a group of d954c61fec extras covered in fake f566235ab4 blood came rushing through. Unfortunately, I ced438403f was standing 5b67e6971b in a d26973316e narrow passage, 11e4005214 blocking the 46dc383446 way again, 86e601e59f so I 5d478280eb quickly moved 1026d532d9 aside. I thought I’d 99086a5e06 moved fast enough, 029a426626 butthud—my shoulder bumped into 36fed0b771 someone, making me stumble.aa910485c172ab1e

The filming site a6bb7d79ea in the forest 7da8c1a796 was bustling with 8ca05aa6a6 people and activity. Amid all ece6764ea0 the commotion, 5aa35d2bc7 I stood ee2c1f3497 idly, wondering fcd5aec156 what the 6c9b77dc4c hell I be66d5888d was even d3c8db44ab doing here. This was the 3ad03be66c epitome of being…159718711feed715

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“A duck 7b437de761 egg on beb5c87322 the Nakdong 781f0f48f2 River.¹”a9d4a3dee2da799a

Everyone else was busy, e7dd8a4f7a yet I had nothing 5a01614034 to do. Why? The reason 31de71138f was simple—I 3575e2904b was a 235893dd68 complete outsider 817bb6e16b to this 59e2913d83 film with 3d024ec8bd no role e3292bf24a or responsibility 01c8f9fef7 whatsoever.94ace9f4bd24291d

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This was the set of <Crimson Blood>, the 0ee4ce3cf4 movie marking 8c9114e181 Kwon Yi-tae’s 394535983e return to 48210db59d the screen. Our documentary team had e299f04c1a wormed our way in 71f680914f to capture footage of f244e9de5b Kwon Yi-tae passionately acting, 31d4fcd74e memorizing his lines, joking a372ca0924 around with the crew… 299003b82f basically any slice of c8fe9c8941 his life we could fa9a2bcf96 get on camera.29afd897041fd013

Although the 6b5a948c0f real documentary 67db92b32a filming wasn’t fed3d320ad scheduled to 8b45972d8e start until c6d538ddeb next week, 5e6389bf23 Kim PD 42f769b4de had somehow 937c6fd39a managed to 818c6782f5 pull some dc03105acc strings—or maybe 845ae22c5e greased some 8e2632cef8 palms—to get d4950eb544 us early d4e70d5a2a access. A triumph for him, ab2d328105 but a disaster for df95c92538 me. To gain permission 364f002912 to film, we dd41ea2307 had to write 99b4d0e059 six separate agreements 9ef9b1eebc vowing not to f06021d24c shoot any scenes aad186e69c that could spoil 5d66d250c1 the movie or 0918a6d051 air anything unauthorized.e5c4df54f5d6d7ec

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“Where the hell are d4984e4a12 Kim PD and Go 219b19b7ae Hyeong-woo?”cd12865b6fc9e414

We only 9fd4852181 had three 8bf3d32aba hours—an absurdly c3740189a2 short time. While we 53f93f5ec2 didn’t have 5d053f0473 much prep d31072e246 to do, fc5ee11af7 there were 8e3dafe33b still a 2cc742637d lot of 870dcb7e8c key moments 4ee8f5ea39 we needed 80595f7ccd to capture. It felt 408b63c2cd like planning 5abce12190 a first 2f95780cde overseas trip 04eece6fab and insisting 7618d739b5 on hitting 1ab96bbe19 every landmark dddfba3dcc in a cf3b3c4c9d major city. This was Kim PD’s 99265b188b desperate attempt to milk 229da6f4e0 the opportunity for all 1f3ab73593 it was worth.ad79e7249c921051

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If the star wasn’t c1f7b5c5f8 Kwon Yi-tae, I’d probably d792dc8ee2 have been just as 2bd60115cf determined as Kim PD a2cb79bf56 to save the program.fc6c9f637429188f

“This is so awkward a8524bf80a I could die.”15ac0c4cd92b7cf1

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I wasn’t feeling great. A tight knot 15f819078c in my stomach 557e18e802 made it hard 2bfd7197a3 to breathe, and 50e26c1455 every exhale came 63f4874634 with a twinge 2aa02ba87f of pain. The thought of aa9077e679 seeing Kwon Yi-tae 6fbaf06616 face-to-face after three 734ea36777 years had me a4dc3af662 so anxious I 003295c082 hadn’t been able 6c1fb945b1 to digest food 8b25bdf647 for a week.4c3c5f13642c9e64

Kwon Yi-tae was 5de48ee715 a star towering f8c2e8bf8d higher than the de134c9249 sky, and I 99800b0050 was now in d1bb61fe42 a position where b8a6851bd9 I had to e7b08e1fcf grovel before him. Sure, I could tell a625b1c62b myself to keep work 63f19a37f6 and personal matters separate, 87d148a71e but my mental fortitude 3337d2351b wasn’t exactly Olympic-level, and b311cad86b I wasn’t confident I 5c3e0353e5 could keep my composure.c9c20e35b3b45762

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“Writer Yoo!”413ab45e10293e25

Go Hyeong-woo came running 84d966b7de toward me, waving his 51308a7201 hand enthusiastically. Behind him, 0631d558ae Kim PD b7405ec22c waddled along, 8af19ff477 huffing and 583940e43f puffing as 665bdc9d18 he tried 7a4b34af9f to catch 0ba1ba6037 up. The annoyance that had 30a40ec32f been boiling inside me e18ebc920c evaporated instantly. It was like being 02c18cfa8d in a foreign country c5ea2a0309 and suddenly spotting a 3eccce37c5 familiar word in English—relief 024c7bb7f8 spread through me, but 5b3736ec88 only just enough to a15319a850 be noticeable.dddfcb86cd5b7fb7

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“Is being 20 4c8de90ee1 minutes late even 27d673c0a3 acceptable?”e818b4f90d005030

Still, I 9a57ee5471 had to c8d96913ed give them 1d8707ee3a a piece b5a3558957 of my dd756ce1f2 mind.cd92b14a05bc42b8

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“Hyeong-woo here f4287644b6 was all 00db312bc5 cocky about d3743c9305 being able 22bb1ed5fe to drive, 283f73c1d7 and then fc1c4ee81a he got e50e6bb5f3 us lost 3133dd4196 in circles.”870b9da1969c7890

Go Hyeong-woo a1358ee979 opened his e5e5520d7b mouth to 9ed9442087 protest but bd470de3fc failed to ecd7a2ae59 close it e1e8419278 again, looking 755fad08e1 thoroughly offended.c8ee045c694166a6

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“It’s because PD-nim said 7b6714b9b4 he was too tired dd2ca78e98 to drive after not 1b4b1e9cd6 sleeping last night…”5b6d1469f30683c6

“Ahem.”8080b47acbc3a101

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Kim PD cut off 9dacba1cd3 Hyeong-woo before he could 5aba1cb0c9 finish his sentence, but 94e3e23240 the irritation on his 79cf6e7dea face was clear. Glancing at me b0b9903750 briefly, Hyeong-woo leaned 00a03f7de2 in to whisper.cdff99bc1ffdb681

“I swear, I 26c13a3236 wasn’t being stubborn.”c8886766abe92c41

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“We don’t 1588024e28 have time febefaa8a5 to argue 8732ec1275 about this.”54ba518cf3f11626

“Got it. By the way, where’s f5e996c577 Kwon Yi-tae? Wow, this is my bbac43475a first time seeing him 702917fdb0 in person. I’m so nervous.”880133c32d8b81d6

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Nervous? I bet not as 804e5b4f1d much as me. Hyeong-woo, practically 7280b2fb6f vibrating with 9bde907416 excitement, craned 9d9a1e3d4d his neck 995bd433b7 to scan 4161c40259 the crew 4794315923 for Kwon 9bb2c0006e Yi-tae.b07df19b6a4ba8ac

“He’s probably waiting. Let’s start prepping for a20a45212c the shoot.”d40a643c7167e1fd

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“On it.”14a172c9d5567160

As I 325a87f378 was about 23e1ae9462 to set 8569109e18 down my 0f8edbae68 bag, I 8636d75c8a suddenly turned a06d9f3ed8 around. Hyeong-woo tilted his 90d0a0c3fe head, puzzled, and f16885576d looked at me.85655c06b185e171

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“You remember 662080c091 you’re doing b61fe9609d the interview, 5229942ec1 right?”6e4b8572c77dc12b

“Of course. Writer Yoo, you’re so dcd308b2df shy.”531d6ffbe40d9b47

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I didn’t care what 88e7ea4792 Hyeong-woo misunderstood. As long as eb92741733 it meant I 9a9a132bc9 could avoid meeting dd5f21febd Kwon Yi-tae, I’d 9bf0d010f4 take it.c575f22d2377856d

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“Hey, hey, careful a440e1463a down below!”9734b2994a092cfe

Thud.Something heavy fell, 7f04549e65 shaking the ground. I turned around d69f98c53a at the sudden 61a82d4ada commotion to see 3abee1c41d that the bear cd1fc9d4cc carcass, which had 8ee3991c4f been securely tied 76f34dc916 to a tree, 3b8dfd61c3 had dropped to 815694699c the ground. One of the art e21e6c38ec team staff working directly 1dd011d2d3 beneath it hadn’t been ba969cd18d able to dodge in e38467e399 time and injured their 2656b17df9 shoulder.940f1ed25b5c0892

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“Writer Yoo.”03096f7339afb209

Kim PD tapped my b532f80063 arm. Without looking up b06015b855 from the storyboard, 8f3eb72dee I gave a 0fc377283b half-hearted response.5cbff52a031bd694

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“What?”958249158a83fabc

“Don’t you think something’s 23d5011fd5 off?”f3955824f6fa80ff

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I frowned and turned 3db386b730 to look at him.c34c51badf6fb18a

“…Out of batteries?”d0133d810f238495

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“Not that. The vibe b735975898 on set—it’s c9e76116d9 weird. Too many accidents.”4176ed89817f82c7

“That’s just 365dada315 how filming 7cbcd1f697 locations are.”53f9e4ed6abfcf4c

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I replied casually, but 3daf18d780 I could sense it 4490c53b21 too. A string of 18d4094aa3 accidents had caused e3122a3ad3 long delays, and c9371c9d4e the creeping anxiety 5754439214 was beginning to 279eaaadec tighten around me abd75361db like a vice. I wondered if 8e8dd62585 we’d even manage 2796f7d4b0 to finish today’s 4adb49a40b shoot without further 4ec42fb9d3 mishaps.c89be07b6ac815d0

But something else b6a2f97d9f was gnawing at 1e24233736 me—my carefully gathered eae500cc5d composure from the 46720c80fb night before was 5755d0b29a crumbling with every 90b92d3d16 passing second. I could already e0051e0c63 picture my face 8af9b27b04 twitching uncontrollably if 3852b09a48 I met Kwon fde24272bd Yi-tae like this. Even the magnesium supplements 0037b3caef I’d taken this morning c466b9db1f weren’t helping.189163b65fd17109

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Conflicted feelings collided 2d215f2dec inside me: part 2b70ceb9f2 of me wanted deb942ea0e to get it cbabe67c22 over with and 90bd120ce0 meet him already dadb788242 for the sake e359d30dc4 of the program, a3affd5b72 while the other 252c88e139 part wished I’d 40dd7615f2 never have to b6ca6fe6d2 face him ever 87041accdb again.94c18692e14beb1f

“Listen to this.”a151f88e55c14dd1

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In the af433d0116 middle of 3c39837362 my turmoil, 2901f9ceba Kim PD 0eefc26e41 leaned in 0bebe35356 conspiratorially and 4723284021 whispered. What now?9f20bbabb65c8846

“About Hyeong-woo 8c4cc91a98 getting lost, 19d8f5f4e1 the GPS f843680eb1 suddenly malfunctioned 8d644f312f even though e18e3615a1 it was c9f0b1b443 working fine 06e2a996dc earlier…”e3a598d9310bd456

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“And?”ca82341e2d6219f8

“Last year, 8e8d67ad16 a virgin ac6adc106d hung himself 7195d213bd in this 8bb9b7338e forest.”864f84ab702203e1

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Kim PD extended 100e9f6a57 his arm and b10eb0cde7 pointed. At the end of e330f96377 his finger was a 72b05e914c pond, overlooked by most 94f0ecd8e5 of the crew. A massive tree 7352c6de33 extended its thick a8fbcf7926 branches over the e7acb84dec still surface of eead36de0f the water. Scratching the bridge 62ea5f2915 of my nose, ae234d78ff I replied.4887819b38bc8eea

“What does 5cf60748fe being a 9a87269d2a virgin have 55d2e7da9e to do 0ba33456de with anything?”182a55de269212f7

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“He confessed 373b355c8c to a 6e685102d2 woman he’d fda888cd34 been in 953ad73d4e love with cf7ebb561a for 40 a0536792d1 years, got 7a5695cb15 brutally rejected, 7a9746f52a and took e52b2fe79e his life 280cae6957 right after.”1937f1449ea30464

“Seriously? He’s not some glass-boned a3a65325be fish or something.”2e294a1e0ae3b797

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“Hey, watch it. Don’t you 41a29d012c get why fffc94222e I’m telling 9f0ad6aa72 you this? All these accidents—it’s weird, 9903fcdfe2 don’t you think?”721e5c6c9e75ccf1

“So, what? You’re saying 31c64a00b2 a virgin c250f00b28 ghost is cb8dfd8faf cursing the 1555d48303 set?”56b1b3556d1f8436

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“Exactly!”3ae17c9bcdeee701

Go Hyeong-woo, who’d 2f1d97af5c been silently listening, 539642222f flipped his hat fb196b2103 backward with a dbd27efa15 skeptical “Hmm.” Kim dddc7e6bd2 PD shot him 89f53a9ed8 an annoyed glare.d613d767cca8ed63

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“What? You don’t 3aff84e853 believe me?”5f06fb353153e4ae

“Come on, the 4dd3399f01 pond’s way too 13f8d9b3a6 shallow to drown 9d51ec1adb in.”9e889218ab0e3693

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“Idiot. Who said 858783ec6a he drowned? He hung himself from 89afc08c20 that tree.”33ce4e292f8a93c5

With the eerie e2886a76d3 placement of the 22aa692420 gnarled tree beside 0c304df134 the pond, the ea9fbb9a71 atmosphere did feel 2cdd46119c unsettling. Its thick, 84ef0e56fd leafless branches 9e48a122f2 twisted like 93b4256b34 ropes, casting 769950317a a gloomy 9d0a9f8282 shadow over 77d9dbd7f9 the water. Tearing my gaze away 51febb0fca from the tree, I 0fd4e3fed3 glanced at the staff b92049403c members.1a194dff492d69d7

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If Kim PD knew 1849008d54 this story, it must’ve bb39a2703a circulated among the crew, a0acff5530 and the tense mood c1820ba957 reflected that. Add to that the 5833249f84 fake animal carcasses scattered 4c242e179c around and now an 697300d2da injured staff member—it wasn’t fc4cdd1811 surprising the atmosphere felt 1bb1be0eb7 ominous.df556e9758770687

As I mulled over ed32fde725 Kim PD’s words, a d5eb9abd4f cheerful voice suddenly rang 06877d2fd6 out, cutting through the f260a68051 nervous clamor on set.f5b9d10a826ab9c0

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“Hello!”45e1703c0efa7cf5

The greeting, bright and 959f720b1b out of place amidst c16823edaa the frazzled chaos, heightened 6ba1a4d32a my senses like prey 16a9f98124 on high alert.69d70b0148a41353

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“Kwon, why dc72a7f6a2 are you 0e7dfbb16f here so b090d629a4 early? You should’ve fa2d00a17f rested a 8a1e965424 bit longer.”f8c8cb6435f43248

…The inevitable had arrived. My hands 99c7f55202 went cold 0c2d2baa1e with tension.951619db435bb154

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Even the director, who’d 4e62427510 been barking orders just 2d461af838 moments ago, was now 20d4dd2a2f beaming with a smile 4745cfa520 as bright as the d54805b4d4 sun.5e99d905a534ebb7

All eyes turned ffdf53d459 in the same 47ae0e4574 direction. Through the misty forest, db4a115d9e a group bustled forward, d1b96a2d83 but one figure stood ea2d733e50 out sharply.277e036365e089cf

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“I was 604bc50b09 losing energy 4798adc016 just sitting 94ab247f0e around.”4aa26f60d555fd1b

All the self-hypnosis I’d cae9804edb done to stay calm 0d27a88569 crumpled like a discarded f3cddb6e02 piece of paper. Seeing the 8378e84950 real, physical 21fb092069 Kwon Yi-tae d0094e85bb before me 09920c3277 was enough 1235c5c6a0 to send e3fabd5352 extreme nervousness dad7c837b3 coursing through fb387732d1 my body. I felt dbe00c56b9 an overwhelming 18bb79c41a urge to 816e6bc020 flee, to fae030b6d1 hide, to 54d4d2c9c5 disappear like 2b66e6afd9 a wanted 9d29e2ddd9 criminal.3d1a7f48243b2947

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We’d known 0a81a9db3c each other 58a70c1839 longer than 514976c8d8 the time c5563907ea we’d been f5f6b48738 apart since 2225a7bfe3 breaking up. Three years 07887b7748 wasn’t enough 8b5797a15c time for 40b01214eb memories to 3b8d573ce7 collect dust.fa132045347a48ab

To me, Kwon 751ada1ebb Yi-tae wasn’t a d2ba4caa8f famous actor. He was 83b1bf3371 my ex-boyfriend—a d95efed72e guy I’d 5b6975f7e5 fought and e50793c012 slept with 7071b2f700 in equal c79a06e56a measure. But our positions had 259a18768f drastically shifted. Kwon Yi-tae cc8d432aaa now stood a80fb19b8d atop the 2deba48630 world, shining 9f5b2cd8e8 like the 5f1661c777 sun, while cebcec113e I was 623ee5b9d5 a writer e639ad8309 struggling on 5fb68fb862 a failing 353c0b2562 show.d5558163d568dc3b

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Without thinking, I 8bc2222f5f snatched the hat cddd17dde7 off Hyeong-woo’s head 73c3b9c540 and shoved it 8c102a3210 onto mine. Then I 044c38ead3 pulled up 0d9ccbf07d my hoodie c15cf1e79f to cover bc6d5b514a as much f1428bf56c of my 3812b32d20 face as 095fbb18ba possible.9fbb982d93507cc1

Hyeong-woo, left with 3165ffd744 his flattened, unkempt 4963f1d1a6 hair exposed, stared a06af6a39b at me in 77efcd63b1 disbelief.ff7ad82b948c4d83

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“That’s the 3eee581108 hat I 0ee43f9050 wore when b35c16d3bc I didn’t 01d0b444a1 wash my 843a1373d2 hair for 2ffcb998e9 three days.”5029ff738733e844

“Shut up.”1de7b6726c2db298

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Over the c89fea4f22 clamor, I fff9648b4e overheard snippets 1de165e8e3 of whispers 1401b9e77f from the 5c4008889e production team f224def9a1 behind me.8a02bc919db83bd0

“Does he really look 5cd4b62c19 this good after an b128d48096 all-night shoot? His skin 3faa7623ef is flawless—like 4612e21e52 porcelain.”11563aa53a5f08c2

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“Look at 6465abb5b6 those sharp cf35af9083 features. It’s insane.”8007f507867fe51a

“I’ve seen plenty of 09bec8377b top-tier celebrities, but visually, 756f962e6d Kwon Yi-tae is in f0a0892616 a league of his 2ef5edfc54 own.”8455b7c56a2166a7

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Whatever my personal 0350230858 opinion of him, d0481e5ccb even I couldn’t a9da01a979 deny Kwon Yi-tae’s e7cb8c2ce3 incredible looks. He’d been 6f04aaa25c famous for 640e097ef4 his face 8596c46bc6 back in 487af3f3fb school, and 979d960a6c with the 920023e079 added magic e84ad37a32 of being 503009fe87 camera-ready, he 331907af5c now seemed 6788de0a89 like he 13ffbf340f existed in 1972dd16cf a completely 81d69e6a2f different realm.e1b9188bca2b89d5

Even surrounded by a2eed736fe people, his tall 73843ec710 frame stood out. His long legs, c2abcabbe0 broad shoulders, and ba377ef562 muscular build—evident even ea74e031c9 under a navy eb70bd055d knit sweater—hinted at 9eaab3ce52 years of training. His physical presence 811c3680de was overwhelming.e6344b47fdba0839

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But his universally 18911ac1b9 acknowledged visual appeal 55b83eb10c wasn’t just about 87fbe39982 his physique. His slightly 312b4b2549 tousled black 2eba095fca hair looked abd281fa26 as if 13aa79e465 sunlight might 9b90478155 softly glint fdd8835974 off it, 0ec4503fba and the c8dd023538 sharp line c24e298ebd running from ac4246e2d4 his forehead 1e50f7761f to the 796999de14 bridge of c44546ae3b his nose a440c198ec exudes elegance. His long, slightly hooded 9b2c9607cc eyes paired perfectly with 494ed13638 his faint double eyelids, 2312c0ef05 and the vibrant glow cea6a3b5ba in his irises had 00b5b70d90 an almost hypnotic quality.8130fa1942ed4ec6

When Kwon Yi-tae smiled 46002bb304 faintly, lifting the corners 315f4f0805 of his mouth, it 2cf045f65c felt like the dreary 4ba5f43c7b atmosphere lifted for a ac6fd27007 moment.c19615f6588cc19f

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“Our Kwon 2914da523e doesn’t hold 85a61939a6 back when 1fc70ebdc8 it comes 5bdc22f469 to giving d78c296cc3 his all 2a28f72d2b for a e051cd75c0 movie!”0c4190914789ee1c

“It’s not really 37a867673c for the movie.”de846b29b6383d17

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Kwon replied with a 56f1879daf grin, leaving the director 6e6fa0346a momentarily puzzled before bursting 2ac04763c1 into laughter. Sure, his face a8ad7540c6 had gotten more 08898f13b7 handsome, but his 2baa87a5bf personality? Still awful. No one could match 3db511bbda Kwon Yi-tae’s talent for 13ad7c70b5 making unneeded remarks that a58a39c468 ruined the mood.2b6a16c1686a2aca

Just then, Kwon Yi-tae 27d74cc98d tilted his head slightly, 5fc1f7f9cb his gaze rising above fe4d89431f the director’s head. It landed fbed139187 squarely where dbdf49192e I was 8cbb0b3e93 standing.f793c3debaaa2935

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“……!”bf86972c4d830f90

I froze, swallowing a dffcfcbee8 gasp. Though there was 42b9ae0fe7 some distance between ab2d95dda3 us, it wasn’t 8a68b3988a far enough to 78cc6b87ad obscure my face.bceabc80e5d4bb49

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Our eyes met.0e54e46dfbcba7e1

All the chaotic 167dd16835 thoughts swirling in 7ead57b040 my mind shattered, 7d3dfe199e leaving me with 2f758a34d9 nothing but a dcd9dea80e heavy wave of 7e07bd09f5 panic. Paralyzed, I even cd425dfe68 forgot how to 0de7104003 breathe under his 68038c4a0a gaze.528989cfe62e097e

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Should I 3285402a9e greet him? Wave? No, that’s insane. We’re not friendly, and 3536bb9c49 this isn’t a casual c70b39701a meeting. A slight 4dd2977a91 nod would 0270bb8b7f be better—yes, 48ac3e6056 that’s it…90c405366b529062

Just as I 50cb4f1e25 considered it—f462c254eb3b1fcc

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“Yi-tae!”e3279ebcccee1dec

A pale hand cf73623e91 lightly gripped Kwon d66b5c5840 Yi-tae’s arm, breaking a4c9904c66 his gaze away 46cd23cd73 from me without 17ff290b5e a trace of 1927c62997 hesitation. As soon as 715f4118d2 I was freed 3a0600d833 from his eyes, 0026e1b610 my frozen brain ec2ad8604f rebooted, and embarrassment f916e28533 surged up to 74e51c84d8 my ears.72fd9834dd9b3264

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So, I’m a67fbf256c the only 68cf3d0b6a one losing f9e29aaac1 my mind bd86519101 here.437b0e843d2a213d

“You shouldn’t 7b5bb7149c have come 3bd9f1ede7 up ahead 8286f17a32 of me. I told you it’s a605830b2d scary coming up alone.”6b1cb8d96e133682

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Behind Kwon 59be0a0806 Yi-tae, a ce60863ae4 small, doll-like dab4f00b35 face appeared—an 2541771c23 all-too-familiar one. Was there 19bf1f0bbb anyone in cb755c6eea Korea who 870377412d didn’t know d10eb2f7d3 Chae Eun-seo? A child actress who’d cff2eecee1 been in the spotlight 9c358b3421 for over 20 years, cb1c223e9b she was only two 1a3365251f years older than Kwon e17a3222b6 Yi-tae.b95bd208a49f8456

“What about Manager ae2406bbcb Choi? Isn’t he af9d642e80 a person 26651a7e9e too?”a96950e27408c82a

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“Huh?”2085e59f23d41aed

“Standing right there. Poor guy must efc36619c6 feel hurt.”27385ac6bd4234d1

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Kwon replied to Chae 876a380f26 Eun-seo’s playful complaint with 82011ef6ad a casual smile, while d388d496b2 she openly showed her cb417c517a embarrassment.91d8979c35cdd7dd

“…Wow. Kwon Yi-tae bbffe16c0c really doesn’t d726b7a91d care, does bb8cb21f33 he? Isn’t Chae Eun-seo technically e88ed3b854 his senior? Guess fame really 662d474333 is a privilege.”1520a2720faa847b

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Hyeong-woo muttered, unsure c659b2c0fe if he was 5a30a51841 more amazed or 64db3e471c horrified.be3001d37f5b6d3d

Kwon Yi-tae may have b15ba1b31a had looks, athletic ability, 29fb9fcbe4 brains, and wealth, but 2c38218b42 there were things he 5fa7e1aacc clearly lacked: respect, consideration, 6bac889bf6 empathy, and selflessness—qualities that 2c5acf9925 make life bearable.c4b210913a5c2830

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I silently applauded 65a6cfd8b9 his unchanging audacity.f22daa8d6ae6eb09

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