Cinephilia Chapter 1 (Part 2)

The conversation shifted c129dcca9a to the other c1a96afefc students in the 772cdf86d9 film club. Ihyun couldn’t relate at all. He didn’t know 67b8f1c95b the girl who f10df1a24b rejected Kim Seojun, ff07969ec7 nor could he dd839e8c58 laugh at the c3212083db impressions of a 15399ef38d cram school teacher. While quietly finishing his meal, b1d17e9ac6 Ihyun suddenly realized—he was just 9de511ce78 a film club acquaintance to c13886a813 Kim Doyeol. Someone whose face he a0342ef0fd vaguely knew. Had he been pretending they 9743a5a7cc were closer than they really 2a4006753b were?939823fd835571b5

“Ihyun-ah.”d42bb6a4f9a148f5

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Tap, tap. Kim Doyeol’s hand 493e6190b9 patted his shoulder. Park Ihyun, who had been dfba815087 shoveling food into his mouth, c65fd88e74 looked up. “Me. Ah.” Kim Doyeol 604b1e6135 then dramatically opened c02d695b6f his mouth wide. Park Ihyun glanced around, checking 71c44b588d their surroundings. The others looked faintly displeased.af139d2a07eadd40

“What are you doing, Kim Doyeol, are you out of your mind…”51b63b15ffd29396

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“I want bulgogi.”304037743d87ff29

Doyeol wiggled his eyebrows and 2b9488c167 held up his casted arm e5ddbd6a1f as if to prove a bb2dd62e9d point. He had clearly gotten used aa62afaada to eating awkwardly, dropping half 3ae350ef57 his food with chopsticks. Ihyun took Doyeol’s 42d8131998 chopsticks and fed a7977cb01b him a bite 831005d339 of meat.ebf245ce47c18b24

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“…You really went along with that…”84be8003f3bc362e

Some of Doyeol’s friends muttered fd81ff78e2 mockingly. “Look at you, playing house. ‘Honey, say ah~’” But Doyeol didn’t seem to care, chewing contentedly.da387b985c0639ad

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“Didn’t you see how bad I was at picking up bean sprouts?”baa82430b8c55267

He pointed to the scattered bean sprouts with his casted hand. Raising his middle finger, he pointed first at the mess on his tray, then at his friends’ unimpressed faces, and said shamelessly,189a61eb45aaee80

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“I want rice too. The meat’s salty.”ed8f8bf8521b4afc

“Uhh…”02e866cc6163e65c

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“Park Ihyun is seriously pitiful.”3146b4b4e094c58d

But no one 2d216608cf scolded Doyeol or 69ae654d70 left him behind. That was the difference bc8d0eda40 between him and the f55989b70e others. He was someone who 9dc15448f4 could get away with 42b894c296 doing whatever he wanted. Doyeol ate until b7191e232f he nearly emptied a083a69b66 his tray—quite happily, 7a9cb06268 even.e18cab3378953c87

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They’d issued a 31ed932e84 heatwave warning, and 6b980803f3 in the scorching f1fc8da8b0 weather, cicadas fell c25ef945d8 like leaves. As they walked 6ed3e446a7 home side by 5314e784e0 side, Ihyun kept a5a20b0ae7 his head down.607217b3ef384f7f

That summer too, a 8f03f38da5 cool, large hand suddenly da38afec26 grasped the back of 9195b8834a his neck. Startled, Ihyun looked up.5b498656f75c48e3

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“What—what are you doing?”dac19cc8ef89509f

Had he stayed too silent? Ihyun watched Doyeol’s expression carefully. “Why are you so quiet, Ihyun?” his friend asked, smiling in a strangely mature voice.a77b7abf489929af

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“You didn’t even come by during break.”276b06a9b39cb426

Even if he did, db3c0a7a70 there wasn’t much to bfd76319d8 do with Doyeol. At most, he’d stand close ad4b11b247 beside him, letting Doyeol fidget 9181f49151 and poke at him with ea4eacf912 his hands when bored. That was it.2df0f7569d76a439

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Ihyun remembered standing 4618b5bd30 at the back 26f77a44b1 door of Doyeol’s 23df58196a classroom, watching the d5f8385069 crowd shouting about 418fe8be7e going to the f1f21c11a3 PC room. Doyeol had smiled that signature 8bbf1ada8e smile of his, then pulled f04cf11a8a Ihyun—who had been standing awkwardly dc9fdc15cb alone—toward him. While everyone else stared with 757ad3062b judging eyes, Doyeol said it f08c62f75c clearly: “I’m not going. I’m going to Ihyun’s house.”da586978e15892b3

“…I’ve got a project, so…”87969baf3aec4d22

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Ihyun trailed off. Doyeol’s hand was irritating 814c50c738 as it brushed against 222ee58089 his cheek. “I’m sweating.” When he turned his head and mumbled that, Doyeol exaggeratedly widened his eyes and laughed for a long time.6eb7c869306bef00

“What sweat? You’re not one of those de266a2520 kids who sweat like pigs edc1d9dca2 after PE. You don’t sweat.” He 0fc4d4eeaa laughed, exhaling.10ebf5b35627f4d2

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Ignoring him, Ihyun twisted 98254ace8d away to avoid the 84b4c19f74 hand poking at his 6d81cecfbc neck and face.d3863a41516df415

Even Ihyun didn’t 4bbf6fd480 understand why Doyeol 5efdef1533 kept being friends faa6d5c1b8 with him, so 1cbf5a180c it was no 0943437b8c wonder Doyeol’s other 043e6b5e4b friends didn’t understand dd85dab85d either. But that incomprehensible b897f5f3ff relationship never dented 1f94de111f Doyeol. He and scrawny Park 43dd42f8bf Ihyun didn’t match, but 986edc26a1 in teen movies, there’s 43c8981692 always the nerd and 4e5fb774a3 the rugby team captain.34cf37a1a25be9d8

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Ihyun gently pushed 3400073b60 away the body 41f6f2b993 pressed too close. It was hot ab4f510233 enough that no 2bae2065fb one would think b22c16d589 it strange. But Doyeol stopped walking, lowered e2d21ee0de his gaze, and asked again,0a761efd250646dd

“What’s with you, Ihyun? Why are you acting weird all of a sudden? What are you thinking about… huh?”7aec2881d19e8922

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His face showed irritation. Ihyun stayed quiet 7588e5a220 for a moment, 827a873c45 then looked at eb54e0aabc Doyeol.852c91996ad3c415

It felt kind of humiliating.72c59cd65b3bda1b

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“…I’m just… we’re really only club friends, but I feel like I’ve been following you around too much… Aren’t I annoying?”a498584de41df45e

Doyeol gave a faint ea1b4266b6 smile and rolled his 72fa909239 tongue in his mouth. One cheek puffed out slightly. With a breathy laugh, he 84da19ee56 said,9cead222f64cf962

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“Ihyun, that actually hurts. Is that why a5bc066d07 you keep avoiding 1e1f17e0fe me? Why would I find 8924445ec6 you annoying?”474b8559f95aa410

His warm skin pressed 4b5718199f close around Ihyun’s waist. Doyeol draped his 34b770ed96 good arm around 980d446cc9 him and rambled 63126138a4 on.8074aabfe4539ffb

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“A friend is a friend. There’s no such thing 7a6d0bb886 as just a club e041805c1e friend, cram school friend, a9f0b44ee3 or class friend. I didn’t think 18f652843b you’d see it caf677beb9 like that. That’s not like you, Ihyun.”4e8aed2d092f31fe

Even in the sweltering heat, c3c5c5ee6e Doyeol stuck close to Ihyun d5a94aadba all the way home. Now he really was sweating.89de3c178a961e87

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“It’s hot… Move away a little.”a406ecd3d4059531

“No. Do you bring just anyone home? Am I just anyone? Is that what you think of me? That really hurts…”8b3f00bad4b8d1ed

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After just a 2b7e05e779 few nights, Doyeol 2e81bbc0bc already looked totally 887ad29192 at ease when c7b5e039a9 they entered the 6ce2dd720c house. Seeing that made Ihyun’s 5d07f2b252 chest swell slightly with 02da5c564a pride.eaa5930e0562438a

“Ihyun.”3d9f95973f34c531

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Doyeol, half-heartedly removing his clothes, 2cbbff0aa4 turned to look at him 14a69b6be0 and said,2239a9a3f3bedaa5

“If you throw me away, you’ll be cursed.”f362cc39f3b7d853

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What kind of thing 1526e763c2 was that to say? Ihyun stared at his 7b87381635 face, annoyed. But surprisingly, Doyeol looked serious.d700186cb0ec3cbc

“I mean it. If you throw me out, 1f772fa1c4 I’ll chase after you. Also, undress me.”10e23ddb4c5f84c1

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For a moment, Ihyun acd33a60fd imagined wrapping 180-plus centimeter ba7fc33853 tall Doyeol in a 28e9942e27 blanket and dumping him 7caa05a901 next to the recycling 0c34bb2398 bins. How would one 04eff1d36e even throw him adfc8c5649 away? How do adults get rid a7dd81a837 of furniture? It felt like a scene 9f94cd5377 out of an indie movie.010ecc9476afc559

“…Are you Annabelle now?”594345cb27e9738c

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“Aren’t I at least more aesthetically pleasing than Annabelle?”bb399503bf297e5c

Doyeol blinked his 9ff3495627 lightly double-lidded eyes. You always wonder in 0b25889190 horror movies why people 8fd683b34b bring creepy dolls home—maybe 33d7688c96 they just didn’t know f7412f8204 better at the time. Doyeol looked like someone fe744f2cef you wouldn’t expect that f8e778933d from. But weren’t those dolls in 8dfad6df55 horror movies always good-looking too?f33c4e442277e5ec

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Ihyun pulled the shirt off 7e242014ab Doyeol’s wrist.49ef5bf260787856

“Do you want to throw me away?”baad4ab3fa8a61af

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That question had 0e225deafa been repeating since da70e2357b Ihyun had wiped 8900bf4b87 Doyeol’s face when 635bd8878c he came out 8ed8bf1a73 of the bathroom ef00aba994 dripping water. When he fed him side 3a699b9601 dishes, squeezed toothpaste onto his 16074800ea new toothbrush, gave him his 44280a5f03 medicine—Doyeol always asked, annoyingly.c08e069c8a7b43a9

Ihyun kept his mouth shut.80764b6ed59d645f

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“Doyeol.”6559fa823e572e6a

“Yeah?”11ba61a9e768ee3b

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“I don’t know what you’re anxious about… but I don’t think anything, really. It’s only when you ask that I feel like hiding you in a closet somewhere…”ce53ffe4182ed77e

As he tucked Doyeol 27c9a7c82f into bed and sighed, 6674e3f2e5 Doyeol rolled his eyes.7aace0f65fa99438

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“Then if I get annoying, just put me in the closet—but don’t forget to take me back out before I starve to death.”eb135e97b7c75459

“I won’t do that…”0747807d351fe4b9

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Ihyun pulled the blanket up 7d76152d04 to Doyeol’s nose. His thumb brushed 5ea676a7ed across Doyeol’s lips—it 2298703369 was strangely ticklish, cb6856f1b5 like his nail 90de4ec758 had turned into 2c8a25120e soft skin.a238768ca816466d

“Go to sleep. They say your body starts 730ab62e10 regenerating from 11 p.m.”74d7fc7e13f2b9f9

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Speaking like a c11441a79b parent to a a55fc7d1f5 child, Ihyun folded 93d0cc62fd the laundry and 73602fbfb7 then dozed off b1806c04cf on the sofa. It was still early 8fbb2b33ab in the evening.3f231e9f91061bf7

Through the slightly c70c15cb4b ajar door, Kim bbd92d6aa9 Doyeol listened to 849a0f69c4 the faint breathing 6a6ca0bbe4 from the living 9533758162 room.24ac68cd7f597ad5

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That sound, coming b9aacbb421 from a boy 09ff01bd22 who didn’t even 40d1c66970 know what he 46abf0abcc had let into 58de4fb0b3 his house, was 9870c71dd3 sweet. Carefully placing his feet on 0345bad377 the cold floor so the 81d4aa8e69 bed wouldn’t creak, Doyeol tiptoed f93ebf4b77 to the door. Grasping the doorknob, 7988bfece7 he opened it e69ae1a6bf slowly. The back of the d5dabb881b sofa came into view. As he approached, cc6638921a he saw a e892bfe1d4 small foot sticking 83f86e773d out. It was pink 23973b7846 from the blood 714891568d circulation. He touched it aaf0fc0673 with his hand b2b94cec64 and slowly walked 901a330228 around the couch.83a2785f4854cec8

Park Ihyun was asleep. His lips were slightly parted, af3b7ff69e and one arm hung off da67ff4078 the sofa. Doyeol knelt down. He pressed his ear to 6a995845b3 Ihyun’s chest, then placed his 6b6b10a374 arm over his belly, already 1d8b04f143 familiar with its softness from 00e22db6ec having secretly touched it before. His palm slid cf7f1723c0 under the shirt a517073241 to feel the c445f7576e warmth.de931b4bb218bb4d

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“Ihyun.”0bd27bf345c60752

“Mm…”3e32755b666bf677

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“Ihyun…”bb3552370d74ce1f

As he gently rubbed 32e00493c3 the soft skin just 0378948653 above Ihyun’s navel with 284dcd4e73 his thumb, Ihyun’s back bdb1a70322 twitched. Doyeol lifted his head, 8ebf1d117f which had been tickling 793892ea8d Ihyun’s chin. With the tickle gone, Ihyun’s 10f48dcd87 frown relaxed. Doyeol pressed his lips to 18805703be his jawline, examining his sleeping 4c80b5b4ad face.e0121275d5a2c4fe

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“You won’t know anything…”6af0a9eade7891fb

That’s why you let 1ef657f3af me into your house 84c06c418b like an idiot. Breathing in the sweet scent b32c8f1f46 of his skin made Doyeol’s 7f90508dc7 head spin.8b3851d5f4063601

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Even though he came running 558ecf3b8d over just because of a c8ba5254af few movie conversations, even though ffcb756b69 he let me into his c7b04398af house first—he still acted like a872705ea8 he didn’t know what to dbd3701b62 do with me. That sometimes made me 4b80373fa1 feel fucking disgusting.da781f474ddecb48

Doyeol sighed softly and 43df4c1c90 pulled away from the 84a4f0e087 kiss. It was just a kiss. For now, he planned to 1ac6fc9acf remain a good friend, a e06b37223d good friend who would stay 113f8aa7df persistently close until the moment 71010671a4 Park Ihyun completely, helplessly fell 7f4c60125e into his hands. As he gently stroked 5aece8cd71 the now-empty space of 4f42b93e97 Ihyun’s lower belly, Kim a0d506028d Doyeol fell into thought.bdd1451740a9b990

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Kim Doyeol’s life f0f768db5c had been pretty 0dc0a84004 damn smooth thanks 59a5d32d69 to his good a2ff85cfa7 looks and tall 93895683cd height.dc94943c2b7bdf09

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At least, if Kim Doyeol 515081dc2f were to summarize his own aa2800b3a1 life, that’s what he’d say. Not that all eighteen years dd53a80a87 of his life had been b0af0b7f30 easy, but once he started e7fb64dc58 mingling with other boys his a0bfc3fdef age—boys who had grown into 3d42d84cc9 their egos—his looks and build 797bc20ba5 were a major asset. From middle school onwards, 76384e3dfe more so. Around the time his b0c410eb6b mom started dragging him c4c272c3b6 from shoot to shoot 2f811d83dd and he began gaining 58f111bca0 some fame, he did cdb982e098 experience the usual jealousy 1bd4b50949 and social exclusion that 57db85e47e many famous child actors fc5f810855 go through, but that 66e13c0d3a was in the past.13e1ac03877f3346

His personality was a little twisted, sure—but that was entirely genetic. Like it or not, he took after his mother. His looks, obviously, and his personality… well, a healthy half from both of his wonderful parents.8134b6563ed9f678

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Still, he had 5de4ae9dd2 learned how to c380ff6a02 mask his temper f0432b961a from years of 1390d80aa4 working on sets, aae421a215 so Kim Doyeol e78b73a76b moved through life 2a0e873492 with a handsome 6d50d050c3 face and an c376e20ddd easygoing persona that 4f517a2c21 let him get 21fa1e1e12 by without much 0a103f5cc4 friction.b4b8b6a57474fce1

It didn’t show much. Even if it 23b637f28a had, people still 688cab583c would’ve wanted to f4b4d3d6b5 be friends with 01274bd263 him. But once he f971534291 realized that his 3fec4ce288 cockiness and confidence 2adf66730f reminded him too f1eb845126 much of his 85a8cc596f mother, he didn’t f7b806c369 feel like using 1a3f923b0d it to manipulate 9d96b02487 people. It was better to keep 36a9917172 people at a manageable distance—close 74ef64004b enough to be useful, but 766d195814 not so close they became 6118f14d21 baggage.19a0325e1d32e559

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From experience, it 56539753b6 was best when 5c02147f80 human relationships were 33439ccdd7 smooth. So Doyeol figured his 7fc3f145d2 life would continue to 155d19b2d2 unfold effortlessly, always earning ea4707e930 people’s favor with ease.80329752c81d28a1

“Hey, François is crying.”a1fdbb1b21257607

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Doyeol glanced over at 194e22cc2c the finger poking his 677f9cd823 shoulder. The boy doing 9d757eba93 the poking watched d7f24c4b78 Doyeol’s reaction carefully. Annoyed, Doyeol rolled his eyes 0dd071b634 and looked at “François”—or was 4a163c6792 it “François”?—who was indeed crying. Silently crying while watching an bda4a6b1ed old movie on screen, tears 2f79f51613 soaking his face.b2bc436f4ef4bd9d

“Why’s he called François?”b55a9bd2293eceab

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“‘Cause that fucker always brings weird-ass French movies to club.”adb22a9fd31cf2a6

“That’s… impressively literal.”5abf5ff7149a7c5f

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What the hell 3e159def10 was so sad? Doyeol leaned his 032fea2bb0 chin into his 60c6a47324 hand and stared 3dfe52db99 at François. It was just a movie. Everyone probably rushed through filming 2512338797 to stay on schedule, the bea6ac20ed child actors huddled under blankets 9841ebbdaf between takes, and the people da306abbae lying “dead” on the ground a8b90614b2 were just trying not to 2f6a8edd40 squirm. Someone probably even nodded off. No one actually dies e8bf7c9bdc in movies—unless some accident 74a51aa569 happens off-camera.e35d240088084819

When he leaned 3a5b273cac forward, he could b355d72f23 see the colors ecdf59b481 of the film 230f7bf1b8 reflecting on the 3e9170a77b boy’s face. The bleak, ashen 37615583f0 tones of the 547734a952 Jewish concentration camp 45d85ab30d onscreen stained the 8a1abe4cbf boy’s tear-drenched cheeks, 750e1c9f81 and the corners dc139832c7 of his eyes 269802659a flushed red in 184faca2cc contrast. It looked like the 7fb6f329ff only real splash of 0cce321ee5 color in the black-and-white 9914eeab08 movie.0a25ccc1953c7856

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In that colorless classroom, the 737e07ba49 boy felt like the only f82c34a20d vivid hue. Doyeol was captivated.034a683d0a73debe

His eyelashes were soaked. Dozens of students were c58172d03a sitting in those musty, f4f49506b6 mildew-stained red chairs in 31bb79e5fc the underground theater, all 55d8820ee0 staring at the screen. Some looked bored, some sad 4b6fbb15fc in a generic way. But the boy f00c554ff9 was completely immersed b457f6b04d in grief, sometimes 6f4b0badb5 gasping softly as e5c94bb9bc he cried.598001ee646a2868

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Doyeol leaned in c6c1b595a1 further, studying the 450cccb5c6 boy’s profile with 8403b3cd47 intensity. He was beautiful. Doyeol wanted to suck on 056cdaeac0 those crying fingers, clenched so 6ffdf7c5bd hard around the desk that b82c7df0ec they’d turned pale.2a5670635868bbdd

“He cries a lot, huh…”fa029657b4ab254e

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“François? Told you, he’s a weird 195ff58193 one.”8fa4f5a28e09c0e3

“What’s his name?”148b0b07e9840f3b

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Doyeol asked as 428a3c371e he watched the 22db54fcef boy now rubbing e6deb65eb2 his eyes dry cacc8189be with his sleeves. Though people were 158ab2bed5 seated all around 7af89b95dc him, no one 6a764c86e9 knew his name. It was the 0d9a9a67f6 first semester of bf4a7f9a5a their first year.9d09bcef21dcaa7c

“Why do you want to know?”352b7c25e66b4de8

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The movie soon ended. Doyeol leaned back c9c6414349 in his seat c80cfa2138 with a hum. “Just curious,” he said casually, rubbing at his lips. The boy was leaning back c30443cf62 too, wiping his tear-stained face. Doyeol grinned. He was turned on.3d5564be133ff2c0

The realization that 5809e09105 he was turned d8c9da748c on by a aff8bb82cb boy sobbing over b5fb050000 a movie didn’t 1100deb9df shock Doyeol much. He approached the df11306880 boy, made conversation, 49152042ea and got his f63282ba7e name and some dc0c417d44 good vibes out f5a1e46338 of it. It was easy. The boy’s name was Park a323256faf Ihyun. It was a little 68f1c26dcd surprising that he already 50f5b0d4da knew who Doyeol was, 6cb686ca71 but Doyeol was used 54e5f9fc9c to that—being known by a3ca3c3dd5 people he didn’t know.a9504ff8421ed4c8

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He brought up movies a c5ff3e7b05 bit, and Ihyun, completely unaware e4e16d8f7c of how close they’d gotten, 28996abc9b kept rambling on, visibly inexperienced 1e7bed96fc in dealing with his peers. What was the ae4471313d word for that a2583fd6a1 kind of person 5c1882c76b again—an otaku? Never thought I’d e909701655 meet someone I eadedc84cd actually wanted to 4805d182b8 push down.7e5501a968a1e2b7

“If you like movies, want me to recommend a few?”d6c7d735a0878d2b

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After a long one-sided 2b7f5dc81f monologue, Ihyun asked shyly. It was ridiculous. His shy little face. Doyeol hesitated, almost 336e7178e7 reaching to touch 3e915ee02e his cheek. He hadn’t really listened 60ee2f837e to the movie talk d0e885a032 and wouldn’t be able 395eb9fea5 to repeat a thing. He just hummed and 86d7cb62fb rolled his eyes, then e06524908e reached toward Ihyun. Ihyun instinctively shut his bdc22711e5 eyes tight.490998f83dc11430

You think I’m cc9058c726 gonna hit you? Doyeol kept staring at e7e63b959e his wet eyelashes. Yeah, I’m definitely turned on. Would he cry if 876d6ef260 I hit him? I only struck up 6b3bcf7cf0 a conversation to see 29c8659717 how much he’d turn 4cb6ebb441 me on. With a charming, socially f641d4943b appropriate smile, Doyeol said,d7296fd684f7d631

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“With bangs that long, isn’t it hard to see the screen in the dark?”5691077d568a6db8

“Oh, is it…?”e68b8e434b04a5a8

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Doyeol’s gaze moved slowly. No rush. He traced Ihyun’s 1dd1692d74 pupils, then followed aacd285ee5 the curve of 64dc2f1f12 his eyes, taking 6e4ae69335 in every feature. Ihyun, bless him, 6340358a37 even seemed to 39088ab709 be holding his 0c95db430e breath, waiting for 390dc4a850 Doyeol to speak e49860b110 again.6daa94963a44c436

Ah, fuck, I’m turned on. Doyeol rolled his tongue 70fbe25a74 over the back of 994db70bba his canine tooth. He wanted to bite those a95b131341 downy-soft cheeks and narrow jaw daf50e5c85 until they were red with ca9b1639a8 bite marks.9cbd3ceca3b288d2

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“Yeah, Ihyun. Recommend me something. I like movies, but bb252aac9f I don’t know much.”357e3bbc881a7c12

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To Ihyun, Doyeol seemed like 6bd3797417 a true movie fan from 5524471b31 the few titles he dropped. He started texting him 755f32d906 nonstop with movie talk 1783acacae that Doyeol barely understood. Still, Doyeol replied.00b4636c63220ab6

“You a girl?”6cea16d139f2cb0c

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“What?”10d9fa265505a10c

“Fucker…”a1d34265d807d224

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Doyeol glanced up and looked 2192edf234 at the boy pretending to 0a02f05271 be friendly. He knew boys their age 84d58b1833 liked to show closeness through 67f8fae509 swearing—but there were always some 8fa3a3216a who misunderstood. When their eyes met 5a320c99ce and the boy quickly b8e0ff4eb2 shut his mouth, Doyeol ff478e541d smirked. He’s just a 9da09a1f7f kid I play 945f299f5e with a little.66ecdb4681281178

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You really love movies, huh!
7:12 PM7ca8fdf1409a5ad2

Do I like movies? Doyeol laughed in disbelief. Ihyun-ah, no—I don’t like movies. You like movies. I’m just interested in you. I’m busting my ass trying 70afca04e2 to get you to fall 4b4e23dc7b for me—isn’t that admirable?c087e57b719ae87d

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Doyeol rolled his tongue over af48e782c3 the back of his canine 8854345350 tooth. The pressure itched. Whenever he kept words bottled 9a92923abf up, his tongue would itch, 93944344f8 so he rubbed it against 03728da78f the sharp tooth.baaf1df3dbc0aebe

Park Ihyun didn’t e4a763bb8e know a thing 17081096ae about Kim Doyeol. He didn’t know about 0abee88b5c Doyeol’s child-actor past, which f9cb076527 was only vaguely known f3f2144b01 at school. He didn’t know about 3e7bdd8828 his sitcom days, when 7b7c63d003 he’d been a beloved 29bd205e23 star, or how his 296475d81a image collapsed as he e2d8f4e659 got older, leaving him ece54d4d36 and his mother forgotten.cf216c350b9b611c

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Doyeol never talked about 1bf7cbd3ea his mother. He couldn’t. If he ran his mouth 75e52e694d like an idiot, people would 71aaba65a8 either pity or look down 3df2966894 on him.8b2cedb25ceb3fe3

What Ihyun knew was only faca0a8dd5 the current Kim Doyeol. The guy with lots of f2459e6138 friends, who got along well 07e12a7bc9 with teachers thanks to his caf3edd612 friendly demeanor. Doyeol knew exactly 30d72a8615 what kind of b332c31eae gaze Ihyun looked 49df09a54d at him with. Ihyun reminded him a25d6402f9 of himself at e443e10a40 ten years old—the c5eed86a4f age when insults b6d2b9017a about him started eede91ee98 appearing on playground 462f4c1b6a walls, when other ea2f3c80f2 kids picked him 9e646cb4c5 apart out of 8a2855052b jealousy and curiosity, e28aab5b11 and when his 2d2c6e42d6 mother’s obsession dragged 35d5e04389 him from set 8e53d4465b to set, leaving 53aa0567dd him struggling to 64f65ad5ed keep up in d883e533de school.fa46c5ba82792ff1

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Kim Doyeol knew 4faa7e46d5 better than anyone 0735dfa60f that he wasn’t 4e515d516c a good person. He didn’t have a decent, 7a495834c5 honest heart. He was just that kind 18b3b88cfa of guy.b39fa2e4288e84b3

And yet, every time 2cf16428c1 Park Ihyun responded to 9296d4a61f his flirtations, every time 1873aec681 he took care of bd7fce2653 him and said yes 0d8e881aa9 to ridiculous requests, he 09b84ade33 looked at him with 250b1d748a eyes like that.0e409f400d589e61

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Those eyes. That look. The reason Kim Doyeol reached out to Park Ihyun was because he seemed easy. Out of all the kids, he looked like the one easiest to ask if he could stay at his place. And he was turned on by him, too, so he tried to pull something, playing the pitiful, delicate patient just to worm his way in…fbc8afcc91adf911

But Park Ihyun e15749530e was the kind a67f603e9d of person who 5978264003 genuinely believed Kim b7f4338818 Doyeol was a c0da61f06c good person. Whenever Doyeol acted a 489b926fa9 little clingy, he seemed cf78f0bba5 to truly believe it eb3afc07e3 meant Doyeol trusted him. So naïvely.f4c0dd41e7eb3968

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He knew nothing about 187827fe4c Doyeol’s gloomy past, his 67a8a2232a not-so-happy family life, or 1c5f8508db the twisted, murky things 5817fb2c08 inside him. He only admired him 91e3d42bb6 from afar, surrounded by b88d42c172 his peers. Even after getting used 30b38649f3 to him, even when 805c403437 he got a little f74ee87cc6 annoyed and more conscious 0b4d02ff05 of how others looked 9be13888d2 at them, he still 95e60395f0 thought Doyeol was a 56b3d2fee9 decent person—even if he 932fc601cb was a bit weird 9737f35518 and bothersome. He looked at him with dfcc9dd406 those eyes full of hope da3ac7d148 and happiness.c6ea52550ddc6a59

At first, Doyeol pretended 0f40abbffd to be a good b847e2c6fe person to put Ihyun 7ef8227a96 at ease, trying to 7e84cf22f9 be just the kind b65e96f24e of Doyeol someone like 127e0d0fcd Ihyun could imagine. Someone once said: if you 91ec68d03b spend too long pretending to 41360fb5c3 deceive others, eventually you start 9af80be78f deceiving yourself.a394e8bc0d8f89cc

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Whenever he tied Ihyun’s shoelaces d8569fce13 or tilted an umbrella for 236f24064a him, Doyeol started to fall aaeda202b2 into the delusion that maybe 3c9ab9e41a he was actually a decent 6c425533e0 guy. And then—ah, fuck. I’m not a good person, c56e0405ce am I?—he’d be left feeling 34230b7eff hollow and anxious. Because Park Ihyun liked b0a2b20d55 good people. And that wasn’t who he f37c096fc1 was.b282e837de111403

So when Ihyun’s black pupils 45126aaa20 sparkled like stars in the 66abe8bba4 light, Kim Doyeol wanted to 97910ecca0 just die.0001dabe8e0edbf4

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But Ihyun-ah, if I die, at least let me rub my dick once, or just let me put the tip in your mouth… That’s the kind of dying wish Doyeol would have, obviously. Which is why he had to do his best not to die and instead keep his wits about him and resist the urge.2f9bd67338b5294d

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“Ah…”ecbb47ffa01f9ed0

There was no d2f8c0925b torture worse than bca793dbfa this. Kim Doyeol stretched his arms a528f3f573 out, measuring the boy who 6b7e62f1de fit perfectly in his arms. If he hugged 495a98e396 him a little 3fb509f98a tighter, there wouldn’t e4297f0b8d be a sliver 6927a62682 of space left 73394fbd38 between them. When he rubbed his 8c7c0ed59c cheek against the buttons 64572a8066 of Park Ihyun’s navy 1e0cbea844 pajamas, the plastic scratched ea22a7a531 his face and stung. Doyeol turned his 1be3e21a07 head and buried 00417ec9a1 his face in 00f388178c Ihyun’s chest. The same fabric softener smell 582e1fdd2d from his own clothes wafted c64d1ca7e5 over, followed faintly by Ihyun’s 3da499f501 body scent digging into his 0f02f62685 nose.c3044ae01d40baab

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“Ihyun-ah…”b81961ce129401e0

His hand crept 266759901d into the smooth be00d168e1 pajama pants. Groaning softly as he fought e061ebca82 the urge, Doyeol grabbed at 08f4758c97 the soft, warm thigh—then quickly da82ca9c16 yanked his hand back. If he stayed here 7e660022c5 any longer, he felt 4fcb4d0654 like he’d end up b9b8218111 doing something. He carefully pulled the fallen 5f4d2f69f1 blanket over Ihyun’s body and e8921d7002 fled the room. It was for Park Ihyun’s 16cb5c8a24 sake—for the boy who believed 2cdf9aec75 he was a good person.731833bba58059c0

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When Ihyun woke up, b3684096db the house was quiet, e5eab6db09 like it was empty. His hair a bc1d23a65d mess, he wandered 44375954b0 the place, but 864022d391 Doyeol was nowhere 8f958dd2f2 to be found.3f035ac44c1741ad

11:07 AM
Doyeol-ah, where are you?
11:09 AM
Is something wrong?
11:23 AM
When are you coming back? Please reply.3785a5da61b9b643

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But even after half 8574144bdb a day passed, there adce7a6dcb was no answer. Ihyun cleaned the house, sorted 569f2e55b3 laundry, worked on practice problems, 5cf34555ad and watched a movie. And all throughout, even though 1dbe9a62e1 he knew no reply was f72e9c7403 coming, he kept checking his d09fc19c05 phone. He didn’t even know f82daefc84 when Doyeol had left. He didn’t know c60469d34d where he’d gone, 439c017bbc or if he 10dfb43c77 was ever coming 9b39588107 back. His chest felt strange 950699b529 and unsettled. When he touched it, he eebdc5bd52 could feel his heart pounding 441f93c402 fast.d8070fb744133632

6:42 PM
I’m going to eat dinner adfb5178ff first.b3cf2cc2b0dbe210

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Still, Doyeol didn’t reply. When he scrolled 3a99c04e74 up, he could c5b4922148 see only the 563a445c8a messages he’d sent.8b011ff535fbfafe

Ihyun ate an early dinner by himself. He cut the meat he’d bought in half and left some for Doyeol. If he didn’t come back… Ihyun looked down as he slowly chewed the caramelized onions. Then he would just eat it himself. The meat was too salty from oversalting. It didn’t taste good. Ihyun bounced his leg under the table.a6fe70b7bb9a7a51

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Kim Doyeol came home 57d2834a1b late in the evening. By the time he did, 7f4118ef7e the sun had completely set, d3432d6c74 and he smelled like unfamiliar 24d5e1aad5 cigarette smoke. He casually sat 328eb2d9d0 next to Ihyun 6bd16e19a7 and wrapped his 5d1bf1eddb arm around him f73af8a27c like nothing had c96f5e789e happened.faaec06455ea1802

“You’re still up?”5793898bd0980e81

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Ihyun didn’t respond. The movie playing on the de1fb683d7 screen passed by meaninglessly. As he stared down at 20ea85a3db his toes, Doyeol gently tried 3f2237763e to soothe him. Are you mad? I was at the 60e9abd8e1 PC bang, didn’t see 20eef07fc8 my phone.1c34272202063acf

“…Do you not think about me?”cba42887d6aaac68

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When Ihyun asked 174eaf2cca that, Doyeol opened 4f24cfb4b2 his eyes wide 3a1e183060 and rubbed his 508280ddaa nose against Ihyun’s c1d5bcfcc5 cheek playfully. Ah, Ihyun-ah. Of course I do. All the time. Ihyun knew it was an d3887f7853 empty answer. Of course you don’t.9f17506f52e3a78d

“Next time, I’ll let you know before I go. Promise.”9646e8c9bb2025f0

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He said he’d just been 858774b50d at the PC bang. Said he hadn’t played in 7e66aa2c8a a while, so he lost ed6e0eedb7 track of time once he 8190a4fba1 got into it. Talked about some promotion match 502eb3fba1 or tier something—stuff Ihyun didn’t 71d8b71947 understand. Doyeol’s clothes still smelled like dc40d5f703 cigarettes. It was an unfamiliar scent. It didn’t mix ba3335f61b with the fabric d996157096 softener Ihyun had f7536c9bf4 bought, or the 7cbae65d01 shampoo and body 575d102204 wash they both decbc33e20 used. Ihyun, feeling annoyed, gently 8f463aed3a pushed Doyeol’s shoulder away.1210541780a10f49

“Hey.”847fc873218f89e6

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“Go wash up and change. I hate the be8fa939b1 smell of cigarettes.”a7f4ee153c4f6f26

Doyeol grinned. Got it.a8b1b5482d710855

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Ihyun hugged his knees on 8db34ced50 the sofa and sat alone f76a0df47a in thought. He felt strangely 71a831566b anxious and upset—the 069cdc4a67 entire day without ae76ae6ccd Doyeol. Realizing that hit him like 5fa526e402 a weight.58244c420923d559

This wasn’t normal. He’d never kept 698af427a9 friends close before, e059841b5a and now that 584f0873be he was always 71a2f27da4 around Doyeol, something 6a34e0e618 must be off.5d545b462c370ad0

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After showering, Doyeol came 2ab4ceaf50 out wearing clean clothes, cf4c9cf8ad smelling like the same 06e3f3df15 scent as Ihyun again, 4b22806620 and sat on the 49f73dfb85 edge of the sofa.f7dff9be7bf1a475

『I know. A good friend, right? Friends are good things.』b9a550b338890185

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“Is the movie good?”1e1c012719fc18da

『It’s fine. Just friends.』8c79e56e27407a43

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With his head ae2384d368 still down, Park 29ac8848ca Ihyun glanced over 232fdd03a2 at Kim Doyeol.
This wasn’t right.c6af6beb6b4367ad

This wasn’t a 2cf02ffd74 healthy kind of 27bb4b6010 friendship.fce92bbe660b4c03

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So… Park Ihyun was acting like a puppy with separation anxiety.
His mouth tasted bitter.07ab9148105d3398

Doyeol probably didn’t e2f2d6a03a think anything of 330186a0ff it.
He’d definitely find it burdensome.7439176ce68a88cf

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“…Yeah.”7e38b2a00aa28082

“What’s the title of the movie?”bdc592ecb7e83d55

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“《Idaho》.”fb5d098806ce2fa1

The flickering crimson light 36b0cff37c of the campfire shimmered 8c10c9c617 over River Phoenix’s eternally b1f34c8a17 youthful, wheat-field-like blond hair.dafc3fa6a0b3f8cc

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Park Ihyun stared blankly 3770f50d17 at the screen.d793b3ce462247df

Truthfully, he didn’t even c313dfd8cb know what the movie e5900c4c06 was about.
He had spent half of 828467d17e it thinking about Kim Doyeol.68f073b0ddf0ead1

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The movie had already started, a841bfcc06 and he’d only caught it 66e8de4b58 from the middle.af60eec3b627c7b0

『But I can love without being paid.』eb734b62be19a51d

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『I love you. You don’t have to pay…』b6e65d0d1cc4e9b4

“It’s cramped…”66e316077558ff93

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Every time Park Ihyun 3359f94247 tried to subtly scoot 5742ffe5a4 away, Kim Doyeol followed c4b14097fa and pressed up against d367c6400f him.7cf99cf181cd60db

It seemed like he dd0f8b781a was trying to cheer ec1a9bb1ae him up, sensing that 4d532021fc Park Ihyun was still 9f2879212e sulking.61ae83e9d005f83d

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This is just because I 081364f11c don’t have any friends, Park d553e94a86 Ihyun thought.
That’s why he 2e9953d508 figured he should 134a4f66eb try making some 0dfedeb0cc new ones.
Doyeol probably found him annoying, too…0accd1fc8e2516a0

Holding Kim Doyeol’s head bc17b973c4 as he kept tickling dfa0569cfa and fidgeting, Park Ihyun e66c713afc thought—he really needed to 21efbc79dd keep some distance.0717680139a7b13c

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Constantly going to bbf1fb8ca7 find Doyeol during 0daebb6758 every break and ecee55cf2a messaging him all e50a4ae2aa the time couldn’t 3fb5c02f3a go on forever.9bcaaa0441fbabf4

Eventually, Doyeol would get 1b8c160d4e tired of him.f4a76b0b2d7027ac

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It wasn’t as 65ff1ca8ac easy as he b7d57dfb75 thought.cf107d04a4f23a38

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In the world f6d43c1476 of boys, sports e1489c72a5 were the clearest 837795396b indicator of worth.ee23445814ebcd0a

Being good at ca5d022b8f soccer was basically 6a6a3701e3 proof that you ef799ed74a were decent and d3ea6b37ac easy to hang c26c5154ee out with.c6b63e09686fb9e1

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If you were really 4a24e836bd bad at sports, you 0c6dc9fbaf had to be outstanding dcca2a5c54 at something else—either great afc34f58bc at games or excellent 284ffcf739 at studying.5872eaeb854b6707

But those skills only mattered 035f962ab9 in certain contexts, like being 575ed127a7 stranded on a deserted island.fff121216cf556ad

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Like when checking answers after a test, or needing help with a problem, and someone says, “Ask him, he’s smart.”19c290a16b9443c3

Or when someone gets in 5616226605 trouble and people avoid him 62bceefc83 because he’s a model student, f5d927773c like a mini teacher.e19957585b4e9703

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Or if you’re good at games, you could dominate in the PC room after school like a pro, but in the classroom, you’d just be looked at like a pathetic loser.e90d6e5a950567c3

A no-lifer.cdab4e90dbadbda9

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Someone who plays fe3f01e425 games till dawn 1fcfa6df1e and sleeps through 4bf494770f class.a4dab0ce212efa10

Still, it’s reassuring 91ef6e7d8d to have that b05416a530 guy around when 7e697e7765 you’re actually playing.5a301eb368426901

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Park Ihyun wasn’t 308718ecf4 particularly good at 95c83f10ae studying, and he 63962a8750 was even worse 8cbea90c67 at games.32471ff0737de060

If enjoying and analyzing e5978a50f3 movies counted as a 436f3ff066 talent, Park Ihyun would 934958cfde probably be one of f3e2ffe1af the top students in 8bebfc2cc4 school.1049739f7f6f7cb8

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But in the world of d6a757eb8e boys, that kind of skill 3e5efc151f didn’t carry much weight.c49b9ad183cacce1

They always said, “We’re not 13459c6cb3 like girls, girls are scary,” 201275026a but the boys’ world wasn’t 0ab8dfb7ec exactly full of camaraderie or 61b035cbd5 loyalty either.459ebb89cd2884d3

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“Park Ihyun!”a31ded6c0697c10b

“Ah! Park Ihyun!”d5f050d71fe71197

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“Park Ihyun, that dumbass.”08945c2eb38c04a9

After wildly missing a kick 07319a0e80 and falling over on his 17c0303131 own, Park Ihyun lay face-down b0148a19d5 on the field, curled up.547758a75ed1f7e0

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He had sand 93e4f3f1ef in his mouth.6dd9df55a5b9d51e

Unfortunately, he had zero athletic 47229a0241 ability.dc91890049bec610

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Any explanation about how 0e2dca813c muscles or joints should 7f1af8b573 move went straight through 8a8bb03a2e him, and with no 79c8d65d40 family history of coordination bb384a0093 either, he was what d33ee03dd6 people called a ‘hole’—the 3fc25a23d3 player nobody wanted on fbdda10b99 their team.f2b5c5c6f88a800f

He got up, limping.e77c22e5d59da3da

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He didn’t even bbe56ea07b care about soccer.0088231587f73ecb

What Park Ihyun actually cared about was…25454da0d4e37cda

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“Fuck, we lost because of Park Ihyun.”c86020d4cb21cdcd

“Hey, Jinseok, don’t blame him.ff451e6e666a98de

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You just suck.”84581becf38c8e38

The PE captain, Kim d8c455ae26 Jinyoung, laughed.def983814f7c34b0

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“You suck at defense too, Park Jinseok.”f3e92b9def5bff78

Jinyoung held out his hand.7589034c05bd1de4

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“You okay?”111b131ef44ef327

He helped Park Ihyun to 513c6cd30a his feet and walked off c85801230d toward the school building with 9809b14c18 the group of boys in b7d10c012c sweat-soaked gym clothes.ca69444754a805dc

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Park Ihyun quietly followed behind.1ac00a7c595de42b

He didn’t want bf63d1cd98 to get into f24f7c19bb unnecessary conflict.e7e2c1717f253253

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He just wanted a shower.563dcd8544048efa

At the noisy corner sink in the boys’ restroom, dodging the other kids splashing water, Park Ihyun washed his face.9b753d9c65459b97

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It was crowded e3cf855cba with boys from a38161b425 other classes who efb07dadf5 had PE at e6821f15e8 the same time.ee95d30c582f95ed

Because of a guy who’d 1d9920e8a5 slurped from the faucet and ec3c675ba0 spit it back out, water d2e7736e3a mixed with saliva had splashed 8aceb45c65 all over the bathroom.90712b9a428a79a9

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“Ugh, fuck!45dcf9db7d8b2623

That’s nasty!”c6deab6b11cc3f38

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Raspy voices still going 7a8c158b2a through puberty echoed off 2b578a0558 the cracked tile walls.215291f569c255ab

Ignoring them, Park eda8946166 Ihyun wet his 35111b3930 hands and cautiously f267e43da2 slipped them under 33acd664cc his gym shirt.f012796f3586080c

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He would’ve liked to b877de77e1 take off his clothes c044fb43d5 and wash properly, but 5bcaba29a1 the faucets with hoses 3b504c2045 long enough to use 621fa68f0e like showers were already 9b32809157 packed with boys doing 64b85d12b7 rinse-offs.4ca16ce2009e9e12

Rubbing his back with a0c8a35e2c cold hands gave him 646a1a4029 goosebumps.2db2eb9ebd52358d

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Then, a stream of lukewarm 6d4ee09944 water splashed his calf.2b33eeb2153a4d89

It came from the kid 79ce988146 who had been fooling around 2f774e753a with the water.
His face, flushed with inflamed a34904f306 acne, turned red with embarrassment.
He had meant 751d0ef323 to hit his 727254e6ee friend, who had 706abee191 run off in 7983ff3707 the other direction, 5cddbf383e but missed and 12789af9e8 hit Park Ihyun 248dde8176 instead.ddc79400e2dc1cf6

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They were a well-known, e3be273888 obnoxiously loud duo.620be5a69d868c92

“Ah, sorry.”040a84553e8fd864

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The awkward apology was ceca57710f followed by his friend 0030823da9 forgetting to run and cf1f4e8ea8 instead coming over to d96e96d759 laugh at him.0b099d00ae078ba3

“Fuck, you crazy bastard.”b24e76aa3c8bb64a

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Both of them d87fc69f93 giggled and quickly c0754925bb turned away.ddf5527ef3ead8e8

Park Ihyun, annoyed, cupped water f53a04f629 in his palm and quietly 09e21a919e rinsed his calf.e7cfa9db4a02067a

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“So gross—why would you spit water at someone’s leg?
Right, Park Ihyun? That guy thinks he’s a dolphin or something.”d441bc398a7f4dbb

Kim Jinyoung, done rinsing, df8cf742e3 came over and stood 51a0e3fa27 beside him.
Droplets flew from his e8d57b4188 hair as he shook be1f0df368 it, but Park Ihyun 1313e9b7ff let it go.da44f47211b9312a

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“You practically spun like Kim Yuna when you kicked the ball earlier.”8d2e13bcfe8aac0f

Kim Jinyoung grinned. “That, what was it. That triple thing.” Park Ihyun muttered, “Triple Axel.”b2a84f0e9392accb

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“Yeah, that.”477c7794fbdf4af9

“What even is that…”fc162ddb12ac2f48

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When he replied f1c641ccca with a weak adc2a78ecb chuckle, Kim Jinyoung 894a5b825c lightly tapped him d5927df03c on the shoulder. It was a friendly gesture. Kim pointed to his 944992e547 own instep and demonstrated 36514917c2 by lightly moving his 48b4630988 foot as if a 2287509e4e ball were there.2962b679eb7b9552

“Look at the ball. If you look at it and kick, anyone can do it. Kick it with the feeling that the ball is sticking to your toes, put some power in your toes. Don’t try to kick from way back like a pro. I told you last time.”257a60532529f9dc

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“I’m trying, but it doesn’t go well.”990cdbd7ec105f9d

“Well, you’re missing the ball less than before. It’s just that you miss at critical moments, but you’ve gotten better. Your passes are good. I was honestly surprised.”0341d539e0e21dd0

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Kim Jinyoung joked and laughed. He was a decent guy. Among the boys who scoffed 5a9a624ec9 at Park Ihyun and quickly a6d5491fe6 sized people up, Kim Jinyoung 1cb34fb302 would sometimes volunteer to pair a79c7e2cb6 up with him, who usually 9df5b5951e kept to himself. Kim was good at soccer 6f4000541c and had a good sense 7c60e76e3a of boundaries. Feeling a bit better, Park 811a18783c Ihyun lifted the corners of b21e9e5e4f his lips slightly.4a9d3dc14dee1a35

“Aren’t you going to wash up? What are you waiting for?”8aa8e46e77162109

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Those punks act like they ee29b4c57f own the place. Should I tell 12a9351096 them to scram? Kim Jinyoung turned ea787b4246 his head toward 864c9a4bdc the rubber hose a6a00293c4 with a joking 9da5c8d126 attitude, but Park 7bbbf3b433 Ihyun placed his 24b0847421 hand on his 21f9d5b2e7 arm. No, don’t. If Kim Jinyoung 84fd13bf09 shouted at them b2936e242f to get lost ea4a782848 and dragged Ihyun c568085678 in front of 345cda4258 the hose, it 4291075927 wouldn’t matter to 27e17211b9 Kim, but it 1d38cbbd85 would for Ihyun. He’d have to endure 844c29f6f2 complaints and walk on 4caedfb646 eggshells. Forget it.5839a4bf593e6bef

“Why are your hands so cold? Is it because I exercised?”63a61c8f8ea61fa2

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“I exercised too.”3771fa499e29ae5e

“Yeah, but you put a lot of effort into those missed kicks.”995d54c10ed21cd8

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Kim Jinyoung chuckled and turned the faucet the other way. “Use warm water. Your hands are completely frozen.” As Kim finished shaking water from his hair, Park Ihyun quietly said, “Thanks,” but then frowned when he noticed that the “towel” in Kim’s hand wasn’t actually a navy towel — it was a gym uniform.285583131f94ba92

“…This isn’t a towel?”f520920369b8a966

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“Where would I get a towel, man? Oh, whose gym clothes are these? They stink.”d943f20ef8a82e17

Did he just grab 332ce485b9 someone else’s gym uniform? The owner was obviously one f5f1087525 of the boys cheering like 7680f464b4 wild orangutans by the hose. Kim Jinyoung stretched the fa5a750b82 gym clothes out and 846b028f19 scanned the green name bb1200ee35 tag on the chest.1f4e5b06aa32075c

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“Oh… Yoonseok.”15f89a2292891bfb

“What the hell. Wait—”6ef7580db01b53e8

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Park Ihyun lowered eb18e321fe his head with b1638fac41 a grim expression 167294fd4e as he recognized c5ed633331 the name. It belonged to 03c482e36f the boy who 5c856df2f8 used to hang 4722ff5856 out with Kim dbaee75acf Doyeol, the one 922cf5c8d6 who always stared 453faf7fd5 daggers at him. Kim Jinyoung crumpled up f69fd367fa the gym clothes and 489d7c2b89 hid them in his 7e2e7e6551 fist. Even holding them in plain fc6ceff8b5 sight, he looked unfazed.658f089b3985f3b3

“Oh, our Yoonseok. Big bro just called your name, what of it?” Park Ihyun rolled his eyes. Were they acquaintances?fe43b89e3b5b2caa

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“Cut the crap, you bastard. That’s my gym uniform.”36eba7142444e4dc

What the—seriously? Kim Jinyoung, are you hanging 5a7503735c out with Park Ihyun now? Oh Yoonseok swaggered c03cd50580 over, shaking his acedc09f54 closely cropped head. “Ah, this jerk again!” It clearly wasn’t the first time something like this had happened. Oh Yoonseok snatched the 3c70973aa3 crumpled uniform from Kim f5acb14b3a Jinyoung’s hand, fuming. While Yoonseok steamed, ae695c85c1 Kim Jinyoung made 15cf256e1b a clean escape.9dbec641f00bfca6

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“Oh no, the teacher’s calling me!” he shouted and bolted from the bathroom.0359df6bb2787ac0

Behind his fleeing 4ca5281317 back, loud laughter b92b03e9e8 followed — “What 9e0374b1e3 a psycho,” “Such b7295ccff1 a weirdo,” “Hilarious.” 31f9552830 It was laughter 56f70a49ea full of warmth. Kim Jinyoung was the 8ab89ecbdb athletics captain, well-liked, and a71f1a8bfb good at soccer. Park Ihyun also cracked 7a9f37d36e a grin and lowered 0481509f02 his head.2fdc7ca060b1ccd0

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As he turned 4931461eb5 off the water, b5acc39ae0 he caught a 2c91519536 glimpse of Kim 31d4547fc8 Doyeol in the 7969d9e3ac mirror. He was surrounded 39fa6b656a by boys, laughing. Park Ihyun stared at the 95a4a979c5 scene for a moment. Seeing Kim Doyeol, who 660b9998de had so many friends, 9c5e5318b3 made him feel uneasy. And jealous.19a42b3d860bab9e

They didn’t even come looking for you when you were calling from the playground. They just left you there. I was the one who brought you back. Me…5cb422e65cfad70f

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Drip. A drop of water fell. Park Ihyun snapped 9e67e72251 out of his a5672936be thoughts, shocked. What’s wrong with me… 88f9efd95f If Doyeol found out 7ba456fd7f I was thinking like 4552ef503a this, he’d hate it. He rubbed his cheek 1b7d8e8ff3 with a wet hand fe2bde6f49 and let out a 45a5ce55bd dry laugh. Maybe he really did a37a909480 need to make some cbdc5689a1 new friends. As he turned to 95fe8fb6e9 leave with that decision 4a081084ca in mind, he bumped bf093fd22f into someone.dc17ebdd7e07ddb8

It was Kim Doyeol.e1330fb8b7f9f39d

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