Cinephilia Chapter 1 (Part 3)

“Ihyun, did you have P.E.?”224f4c5f332469ac

“…Yeah. It’s hot, back off a little.”05ca58accac11c81

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“Did you even run? Why are you so dry? Oh, I get it. You just sat around, didn’t you?”a3cfd4cda67f467c

“…I played soccer.”4eb7ad37208eebfa

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Kim Doyeol flipped his collar and slipped a hand under his shirt. “This part’s a little damp.” His hand brushed over Ihyun’s lower stomach and began moving upward. Park Ihyun inhaled sharply.9410e28c2af457d0

“Hey, stop…”549f49347c124813

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He pushed Doyeol e2b0faa879 away with an 5d08a16c24 irritated look. Doyeol blinked. Then he grabbed Ihyun’s chest 1c17cafd75 with a squeeze, and Park 1315c0fdea Ihyun yelped and doubled over.2dfdb1d9b34ff414

“Are you insane, Kim Doyeol!?”9f14607285d3ed9a

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Holding his aching 336cfb179b chest, Ihyun looked a21be743a1 up to see 8fb03c7895 Doyeol smirking crookedly.f7882c1625c53793

“Our Ihyun, big bro’s gonna have to teach you soccer later.”1156f25cc05074c3

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Park Ihyun could sit 00686a4167 next to Kim Doyeol 1975b83cef during second foreign language 8ed210ec08 class.142bfec019176fd0

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Ever since he stopped d9715fa9e6 going to find Kim 53cd36d0c1 Doyeol during breaks—unable to a5037dd451 join in conversations, restless, 2fd64a1ee8 only staring at Doyeol—that 7e2a438c0b had been the only ba5f77c127 time he saw him.94a61cabfd19a936

Truthfully, he had 33ae66cf6d signed up for 4062040950 Japanese class because c8dbfffd9f he wanted to 70d9deb2d9 understand the Japanese 124c6aed84 indie short films 2bfcd95786 uploaded on YouTube.2bae39b4ad011c11

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That was the reason, but as soon as the Japanese teacher walked in and introduced herself in fluent, fast-paced Japanese, Park Ihyun felt a bit intimidated. He couldn’t understand a word, yet there were already students in class who spoke Japanese. “Demo, shitai mon! Mou, honto baka jan. Atashi, wakuwaku desu.” He had looked enviously at the boy next to him who spoke confidently and fluently in Japanese from the very first class.7f9dd69971eb60e8

Thankfully, Kim Doyeol was in that classroom. While the crass boys around him laughed and groaned things like “I only know ‘Japanese kimochi,'” Doyeol sat idly by, calmly writing words like “green tea” and “cat” with a pen decorated with a bee, from who-knows-where.576cb8252335dc8e

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To get to class, 70067430f1 Park Ihyun had split c91175c21b up with Kim Jinyoung, 5734e10c65 who was learning Chinese. The hallway was chaotic 268c84e74f with students scattering to 84b3be28ff their mixed-level classes. Then, a shoulder bumped into 1629582d2e him. He quickly caught c4f4fcf8ef his balance with 23d8284824 his right foot c9eac0135b and turned. It was Oh Yoonseok. He was holding a rolled-up f185afaf1e Chinese textbook and gave a 8fe0f3f14a snide smirk before turning his 68358b9464 head forward again.a1208587858fcb68

There were plenty of f867af1f6b people, but there was 40386a4c85 no reason for them 3348122c5d to have bumped into 2d77b46812 each other. Park Ihyun frowned and cabf10b53f looked at Yoonseok. He couldn’t figure out 1df7a9bd1f exactly why he disliked 48a867142f him so much.101e75777c9b0d46

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With a sour 8a6667bbf8 expression, he entered 14d1ac0f20 the Japanese classroom.5167fa2707bcb7f1

“Hey, your wife’s here.”d3ab11c52c231f81

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“Ihyun’s here?”bbf25cfbd68cbf46

“Stop calling him my wife.”e93bb7b31c292125

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When he protested, Kim Seojun raised both hands in mock surrender. “Okay.” Kim Doyeol pulled him in and sat him on his lap. Kim Seojun was sitting in the seat Ihyun usually occupied. With an arm wrapped around his waist, Park Ihyun stiffened and glanced around nervously.43260810fb55cbbe

“Did you study for the quiz?”d7f373097eab5fe8

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“Yeah.”e74acf40ee8b3902

“See, Ihyun did. Meanwhile, our Seojun still can’t remember how many katakana characters there are. And he didn’t even study?”02f4854b8f499d88

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As he spoke, 92b80a7b78 Kim Doyeol kept 090af64668 bouncing his leg 6ffb2face0 slightly. With Ihyun sitting e2136c467b on top, his 0f70c25470 whole body bounced 68cf30e094 along. It made him feel uncomfortable 38f95ef8bc and ticklish inside, and he bc58abf218 struggled not to squirm.7630fc2c861294c9

“I’m a proud son of Korea, so not knowing katakana is no~ problem at all.”87b8c75babd77fd0

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“Yeah, you’re retaking the quiz.”512f18665f8586f1

The Japanese teacher often 1c02898dfc showed clips from famous a0e3e31151 dramas or played music. The quiz questions came 20b37cd11a from those. Despite his earlier confidence, 710c6989a4 Kim Seojun was now 78733e83ed frantically smoothing out a 2555831ca7 crumpled worksheet and reading. “Your life is yours.” After that, there were large gaps with missing answers.34c4dcc3e5eb0e22

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“What was ‘to work’ again? Shigoto?”7de056f8e2cda669

“That’s right too, but here it’s ‘hataraku.’ In the blank, it should be ‘hatarai-te.'”414fe5206cf9f99f

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“Oh… damn, this guy’s a lit major.”f056af390d1eea28

Kim Seojun clapped sarcastically. Half the worksheet, which d5c15a70fb had a black-and-white scene 0492ecc569 from the drama ‘Unnatural’, 881667ca32 was empty. ‘See, you should’ve taken better notes,’ thought Ihyun, who now looked at Seojun fumbling to memorize a five-line script. Then he froze.b6c86d8148d21ea9

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Kim Doyeol’s palm 0c22e1bb71 kept moving in 1bb33d6703 a strange way. He gently stroked Ihyun’s 4710120238 lower stomach like calming 6077eefb44 a child with a d77c6e3366 stomachache, sometimes pressing with 39bd22c11d his fingertips. It felt strange. Every time Doyeol’s palm 6660953e84 pressed down, Ihyun’s lower 31854127a2 back and hips pushed e8074bae66 back, meeting Doyeol’s lower 7aff4fa2bf body.f9955c7542f0ef6a

Ihyun parted his lips, 04f4bc22b9 then gently grabbed Doyeol’s 1ea9c0a8d3 index finger.616dcc3b65d6f455

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“Don’t.”968335d62442c7d9

“Why? Does it hurt?”8fbdbe61c98c294a

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“Yeah…”9d7e6690461d5a6e

Doyeol chuckled, then rubbed his cheek against Ihyun’s. “Aw, Ihyun… if it hurt, you should’ve said so. How’s our sweet little Ihyun going to survive this harsh world? Guess I’ll have to take responsibility for you…”02690c62a67439ab

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When Ihyun let go 13f9ea3cc5 of his finger, Doyeol 6b9b3bc373 leaned forward a bit f90492542e to look at Seojun’s c5380bb465 worksheet. Their backs and chests 616ec42d87 pressed together. It was hot. Ihyun flinched as Doyeol’s 5d4b474ea8 fingers began gently moving 7f566e825d over his belly again.f0d194f16114f0e2

Hiragana and Hangul alternated as they were traced on his stomach. The soft hair on his skin stood up. He turned his head, and Doyeol was smiling slyly. “I should study for the quiz too, Ihyun. So I can go home with you later.”4595c03816193218

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“…How do you write ‘ha’ in hiragana, Ihyun?”84f1e6c55e2e262b

“Why don’t you ask me?” said Seojun. “It’s like this.”34f0f0aeb7e377bb

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“Look.” Doyeol leaned back, causing Ihyun’s back to arch. He drew the character firmly with his index finger across Ihyun’s chest. “Draw a line here, then a short stroke sideways, then straight…” His finger moved in a rounded motion. Ihyun squirmed at the ticklish sensation. When he hurriedly brushed the hand away, Doyeol laughed.5aa384c83bff49e2

“You crazy?”0e40a9a92e167046

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Seojun’s face twisted. “What kind of lesson is that?” After burying his face in the worksheet for a moment, Seojun looked up again.7ace34a6577c09ca

“…So what letter was that?”0d27ad9ac532d336

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“…’O.'”80a54d986cccf28c

“Isn’t this one ‘O’? Ihyun, Ihyun, just a sec—help me with this! Why are there two ‘O’s in hiragana!”e0880ad1f066cd62

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“Alright, get lost now, Seojun.” Doyeol shooed Seojun away like he was chasing a dog. At the same time, his hand trailed from Ihyun’s stomach, scratching lightly behind the waistband button with his nail. It felt like his hand was about to slip into his pants. The tension shot up his spine, and Ihyun tensed.f5c486801a572ac8

He nudged Seojun 9bc37e811b a little to c3b7a3a9e7 push him away 2339dfc750 along with Doyeol.8242d4b1b8901147

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“Uh, okay then…” Seojun backed off with a baffled expression. Doyeol had absolutely no sense of personal boundaries. He didn’t do that stuff with Seojun. Ihyun stared at the woodgrain of the desk after the bell rang, thinking about it.6da7eb8e1a486137

Still, I wash his 05b1239373 hair and help him c143177ba6 change clothes and sleep 27328cefff in the same bed. Maybe we’re just really f081e3d703 close friends—nothing more? It was confusing. Doyeol always made him a5cd6ef446 feel this way.3c5bfc8bc86112f8

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“Ihyun-ah.”6943f428fb16785a

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Once they crossed the a6a31530b6 school gate and returned db6322cac6 home, Park Ihyun became 1123fb63fd Kim Doyeol’s friend again. After stripping off the uncomfortable e70f0bd8cb school uniform that no longer 848b9fd267 fit his growing body, it f4a279f921 felt normal. Doyeol, who had 68998a73f3 finally learned how 41d3c05363 to manage with ba0eb48a9a one hand, now a1834601f9 washed his own 4c29792db5 hair.60908047a1b349b5

Because he wasn’t very 5e3b610c7b skilled, his shirt would b2a017be91 get soaked, and Ihyun bc606fae87 always had to take 15f52c1977 it off for him. When Doyeol stepped 17d45f8767 out of the df84e17548 bathroom dripping wet, 31ca1ca3c1 he lowered his ae19e5f11a head.94de144e22e75d44

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“Dry my hair.”4c6e04d7b984344a

Though his body d4bd3f15dd looked mature with 045edf9449 muscles that made e3c496b276 him look older 14cfe37e8d than his peers, a0ba47fd88 he still had a078a0dbcc traces of foam 4334ed3b71 left on the 856643bd76 rim of his 42eded0bf5 ears and the 180b38bc13 nape of his 3771003961 neck.5115e321889d2639

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“Come here. You missed some.”3efe2c3e771cb6b7

Park Ihyun still had d5674c0d7a his arm around Kim a27d5c9850 Doyeol’s shoulders as he c59f758c25 led him into the 0e3d087d0b bathroom. Guiding him to the sink, 2be606c3ab he rolled up his sleeves. As he sprayed a0308df7e2 water from the 66f6b53e9b showerhead and gently 696110f921 rubbed the soap 5b226b2209 around Doyeol’s ear, 9617735751 Doyeol let out 556a725d9b a low groan.bbcb86073dfe0b4f

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“My back hurts…”d8b02aa60a69a990

Park Ihyun pulled Doyeol’s forearm bbf0532bed around his own waist. He could feel Doyeol’s 622f638460 grip pulling his shirt 5ad9419376 downward. There were still 7354e243d1 suds around his 7b8389c1f8 ear, so Park c9f8cb40b4 Ihyun gently traced c172143c5c the shape of 257fc7d412 it with his 1cfb143329 thumb.3939e108b56c7bea

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Kim Doyeol flinched slightly. When Ihyun washed f06c26c4b4 the remaining foam 80c924ad7f out from the c9b1f94e6f nape of his be972b33a3 neck and the 89a55726b8 hair behind it, fd9bd1cb93 the water splashed 849a66d3fe over his broad 2be2b016f8 back.ee698f2e4d131c93

“…All done?”a44d6e6511fc44c4

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“Not yet.”110212e9c021db5f

Seeing Doyeol being so docile 5c7bbdf6c4 gave Ihyun a strange itch e537b92a86 inside. He liked it. Lingering for a 532b0e7e3a moment, he stared 59e01008cf down at Doyeol’s dac0210672 submissive posture while cff7ba4002 still holding the d39586c613 showerhead, then turned 0897380ac8 off the water.abb10c8170166cb8

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The bathroom fell silent. As Doyeol tried to raise his head, Ihyun muttered in a low voice, “Not yet.” Doyeol obediently lowered his head again. Ihyun reached out and wiped the trails of water from his skin with the back of his hand.a2b66ab4057066fd

“Hold on a sec.”ac24c6fbbbdc0762

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Ihyun took out a towel and wrapped it around Doyeol’s head. “Now you can raise your head.” As he firmly pressed down to absorb the moisture, Doyeol groaned and straightened his back. “Felt like my back was gonna give out.” Maybe from staying hunched over too long, Doyeol bent forward and staggered out of the bathroom. Ihyun stayed behind, tidying up the sink and shower, taking his time.11b92ebae845a706

I really should make 020baec6e9 friends, he thought. Managing someone like bdf7731a40 this just because bc6f4ea71d we live in 65ff317a09 the same house, 85a6b32b32 and even finding ae3abd1110 satisfaction in it—it f8da6bc58d wasn’t good for 687f5fbc7a Doyeol. It was dangerous. Ihyun stayed standing 5c720e80a0 at the sink 4c8228e266 until Doyeol called 87affa19fd out for him bbb86647a8 to come dry 01d68a3c9a his hair.a568523d90a38899

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During breaks, Park 7bf4dfe1ff Ihyun mostly read f0d8ec8d48 film magazines. He’d buy the 72b1bf8512 latest issues as bb9744178d soon as they 31a6865b70 hit the bookstore 54d13492c6 shelves or borrow 304a46f807 them from the 1049f7523f library. Reading the reviews, introductions, 49dccdf3b0 and behind-the-scenes stories was de4fac2cec his favorite part.688dc341e60b17e4

“Hey, Class 8’s fighting outside! Over a girl!”59ace12666405891

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While a swarm 3a0bb3f604 of boys rushed 02d7e99240 out excitedly at 7304569aad the announcement, Ihyun 946bd033db stayed put, still 14c5367fbe holding his film e16df9ec34 magazine.05fefbfb0bff2a6f

The pages gleamed 79df67ea1b under the classroom’s eee07e8a7c fluorescent light. These magazines were 955115cf73 made of glossy ba0dfa8c91 art paper. Ihyun imagined himself working at a72b849f6c a film magazine. He’d be in college soon—it 77bbc29343 was time to prepare for 10dc37556d adulthood.b5dbf626ec51300b

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In all his vague 5800e86506 dreams, nothing existed that 7b855cecdb wasn’t connected to film. Film was everything to him. So whenever he c6c37dac1e thought about his ee1039a5d1 future, everything that 4db278c6f6 came to mind 6970fbcd1e was related to b747e69057 movies. Setting the magazine down for bccf58364d a moment, he glanced around 6140500fdd the quiet classroom.819ecd6ef9c28c1b

His eyes met Kim Jinyoung’s—the only other student who hadn’t gone out. Jinyoung looked a little sheepish. He walked over, stepping around desks and dangling backpacks. “What’s there to see that they’re all rushing like dogs? Right? But hey, is that fun? You read it all the time.”399c7a5ad95d5f2c

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“Yeah. It’s a weekly magazine, so there’s a lot about new releases.”d914448d18248304

“Even the ones that just came out? That one with Kwak Jiwoo, people say it’s good. Do you know the title? Is it in there?”45dbcc193fe6fadd

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Kim Jinyoung flipped through 155fa93db1 the pages. His touch was light. Disliking how the 746e621b06 smooth, unread pages 1749b251ca were flipping by 0df3c5f199 too quickly, Ihyun 34f0f6caf0 grabbed Jinyoung’s hand c2b1af5914 to stop him. As their eyes 2eb74177be met, Ihyun answered.9ba5876c83bffc7d

“The Things You Can Only Do Now.”88894c9fdd4c7d06

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Jinyoung smiled. The kind of b907146837 absent smile that 79b348dfb1 looked very much c9f8e5a5ed like a teenage a58f0825ff boy’s. He shook Ihyun’s hand like ec1a3b2037 a handshake.7a50479abc0cd1a3

“That’s the first time I’ve seen Kwak Jiwoo in a rom-com.”7d65b7bd13e73eec

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“He’s worked with Director Nam Jinhee a long time. He’s kind of a persona.”1260f8ac6ff5b066

Jinyoung turned out to be 6b42696426 a surprisingly good conversation partner. He knew a 034496aa4d lot about directors 46ec5eb26e Ihyun liked, and c589af704b he was a 0afb02fd77 genuine fan of 019296c81a several classic films, 0ef07f604a enough that they 0ebb073453 could even joke 58d5b8cac9 around referencing the 2778124835 ones Ihyun mentioned.c60ed07c9f253a39

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Looking at Jinyoung, b4dd4cdc26 Ihyun thought of b28329df85 Kim Doyeol. He often talked about 1308b927fa movies with Doyeol too, 9cef8b0557 but Jinyoung seemed… just 35543fa895 a bit more. Like he really loved films. Like Ihyun did.8f4b765fd8032d32

“I feel like it’d be fun to be friends with you.”bf21cc4438795473

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Jinyoung said it absentmindedly, then quickly shut his mouth. Ihyun, with a neutral expression, replied, “Yeah?” To which Jinyoung quickly added, “Well, we are friends! Same class, right?” He awkwardly threw an arm around Ihyun’s shoulders. When the bell rang, he went back to his seat, and the rest of the class came pouring in, chased by teachers’ shouting from the hallway.5b00c63f9552b788

Jinyoung had called them friends. But Ihyun, more 6d14f641bc than anyone, knew e2844fde08 that just being cd44476480 in the same 4ea873fe24 class didn’t make 985e67f04d someone a friend. So Kim Jinyoung 293bb14897 wasn’t really his e15157362c friend.ec9f0305a9c67f78

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Still, sharing conversation topics—especially ones you loved—was something wonderful. Ihyun had never once thought it’d be nice to have a “movie friend” in class, but now he thought watching movies together with Jinyoung might be fun.7481e7206a2b529b

Maybe socializing starts with self-love. The friends we really click f2cd87e486 with, the ones we grow 32d0bfea2f fond of, might be extensions 76ce1cce82 of ourselves—little mirrors of our 57b761ddfe own self-affection.a7d22a18ca00f684

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After that, Kim Jinyoung would 9aeeb00118 often turn to Ihyun’s desk cb4621b868 to talk about movies. Because of that, Ihyun barely c5f24c0186 read his weekly film magazine. He also stopped 112f9688f6 going to Doyeol’s 046b91471f classroom much.e94b60aba20f0c0c

Quoting an interview from a 4c520d0c37 certain director, Jinyoung told Ihyun 6a8aa11e5b a story: on set, the 529f0db9e4 director tried to talk to 05c9a5aa3d his daughter, who was working 3986ca5383 there part-time, but she just 9c53cfd18a sighed and walked away, pretending c610fc8cd7 she didn’t know him.0f793856412ef036

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“You can work part-time on a film set?”40feaf728c16a9c3

“Yeah, I wanna try once I’m in college. Maybe someone’ll go, ‘Hey, you ever think about acting?’ and scout me!”fca7cd927dd71725

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“Not just anyone can be an actor.”573ca4132fce328a

“Hey!”adda546cbd6fc5cb

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“What, you saying I’m just anyone? You jerk.” Jinyoung laughed good-naturedly. His hand patting Ihyun’s shoulder felt friendly. “But seriously, I think you could be an actor.”453a46b920ba3335

“Me? Be an actor?”2469b556bb69177b

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“Why not?”36d7ed99202d96e0

Kim Jinyoung clenched his fist d550a30a42 like a microphone and brought 358523845d it up to his mouth. His fist bumped against bc7dce0af9 his lips. He didn’t think 8ff5719640 much of it—Jinyoung 15631fefb2 kept talking, unaware, 58130a796d and Ihyun, just 36b46fe85c as thoughtless, suddenly 6df8b2506b felt awkward as b09d8979ad if a camera 31b891fe0e had turned on 2340f68304 him.ded934ab0c7aded8

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“So, does the well-informed cinephile have no plans to become an actor?”5c031fae2854f4c0

“Uh… I kind of want to be a director, but I don’t think I have the acting skills. And it’s not really my 4cb1b37fdd area of interest.”b95d0ffd7940a0b4

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“Then what’s your take on the unprecedented event of Director Park Jeongki suddenly deciding to shoot an SF film?”8165c520c7038398

Jinyoung let out a cbaacdef89 sigh, his face dropping. That director was 280a28a212 the one Jinyoung 7e927d2b34 respected most.a933316ff9970a38

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There was no shortage of db8212beaf Chungmuro directors who had tried 492f1336e8 sci-fi and ended up making a5adfbd6c9 “blockbuster crap.” In Korea, a 332995a401 wasteland for space operas and 72567724f2 the graveyard of sci-fi films, 16e52650c0 the chances of success were 7da200aa94 slim.822077d0177890fa

“Ah, this is depressing.”4bf9a9e6d8408d7a

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Hesitating, Ihyun reached out and placed a hand on Jinyoung’s shoulder as he began grabbing his hair and bowing his head. Ihyun gently stroked his shoulder, like he would do with Doyeol, while Jinyoung kept whining. No wonder he’d been posting non-stop about ‘X-Men’ and ‘Star Wars’ on his blog. Guess he got inspired by superhero schools.703a24cdee3bf7a1

“What’s so funny?”85f6bcd85c36613d

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When Ihyun looked up, 6d48d16eb2 he saw Kim Doyeol’s 490b1f0bc3 face turned in profile aea9903184 with a crooked smile.795120865162488f

“Hm? Ihyun-ah.” Doyeol’s chest lightly 99b99d9f19 bumped against Ihyun’s back.bc7bcb51dafb66ac

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“What, you couldn’t even come see me, huh?”ed211fa15dfd216e

Whining playfully, Doyeol brushed 13e0b60242 his nose along Ihyun’s 8ccdeb8319 sideburn and ear. When his lips grazed Ihyun’s b379f88b91 earlobe and the skin just b1ad455417 beneath it, it tickled deep b4cff32207 in his stomach. Ihyun pushed him away d6c509384e out of reflex.e0c9dfa04653cb25

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“We were… talking about movies…”a0dbb250d805b8e5

“Oh, movies.”1aff274c3c8abc72

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Doyeol let out 161e002c6d a dry laugh. Jinyoung, who had 550d447ab3 been watching them 8f326128f8 blankly, blinked and 6d4a383a7e looked at Doyeol.3758d24a2525a271

“You like movies too? You’re, uh, Ihyun’s friend?”c21f16966a1917be

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“You know me.”f4f93f30e6ccfa8c

Doyeol laughed. “Why pretend otherwise?” Jinyoung, taken aback by the sharp reaction, glanced at Doyeol uncertainly. Ihyun quickly stepped between the d80ae727c9 two.8f5da5eb96e21d7e

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“He likes movies too. I… I borrowed 050514d517 something from Doyeol, 2d1054aa6e and I forgot 97c880a7a1 to return it 731ba5de67 ‘cause I was f1406a4d9c talking to you…”03ea0aedb2ef1e21

“…Really?”7308b189ebd6d910

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“Yeah, I seriously love movies,” Doyeol added, maybe to go along with it. Accepting Ihyun’s excuse, Jinyoung let fa5e85e635 out an “Ahh…” and looked 3bf3a4e913 relieved. Ihyun hurriedly grabbed Doyeol’s b1a6a4e877 forearm and pulled him 8f656723a9 out into the hallway.876ac08abec0558a

“…Why’d you come?”688a4a75c187ece6

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“What do you mean, why?”76a75f7ddd22ba37

Doyeol muttered, tilting his 3bc12abcbd head back to glance dc54c6d20d at the ceiling before a1aa5573a2 sighing.abb3b1b88104027a

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“Ihyun-ah.”c48faa57d13bc13b

“…Yeah.”b865323c363c1c84

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Ihyun looked back de5f9b1e02 through the hallway 8dbda441e5 window at Jinyoung 995b0fadb8 sitting alone in 8bb314fc8c the classroom. He felt a little sorry. When he gave 17d820390c a half-hearted answer, 7d32555a2b Doyeol wrapped an e1bb516c27 arm around his 62ac243524 shoulder.8c0345e8b48865b5

“Ihyun, do we need a reason to see each other? Is that how it 6855b8ee1b is now?”e7b32ca53e7e91e5

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“It’s not like that… But you…”205bab2a8b2b6406

Doyeol pressed harder ca2f3559eb on his shoulder. Ihyun’s upper body naturally leaned 8e6fd36c55 forward, close enough for his b1b93d9f6f ear to brush against Doyeol’s b054d11f87 side.49584349b49d3c7f

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“I asked why you came, Ihyun. Tie my shoelace for me.”d3633e3c3e84b6c2

He boldly stuck out 7ea959dd34 his foot, the laces 869537da61 untied on purpose. Ihyun pushed Doyeol’s 14d20f7eef arm away and 8f8f4356a2 stood straight.bab7cffd9c8e5632

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“…Are you sulking because I didn’t come see you? Is that why you’re 49fbd091de acting like this?”81e88364fac4efb2

“Yeah.”57c184aebe983968

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Letting out a sigh, bfa5bbd549 Ihyun crouched and grabbed 6deceab667 the laces, thinking carefully 05d27ff000 about what to say.76c64f3465366963

“If you’re upset, just say so. We’re in different e3f4c9f375 classes—it’s not like a566ca14f3 I can drop 80c08d30f9 by all the 68d756e28c time.”ecdf5978ae16637a

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In a firm tone, 891a5d78c0 Ihyun looked up at 65c45e0072 Doyeol and spoke clearly. “Okay?” Meeting his gaze, Doyeol obediently nodded. Ihyun lowered his head 52fef768fb again and started tying 4e29afec21 the laces.4678f9c49c16f7d5

“Hold still.”cdba7e36249204ba

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If he was going to 568b6e88f4 behave like this, why had 5d92e3d128 he thrown a fit in 304218c49a the first place? Whether the laces were 48f3746dac tied or not, Doyeol 061c1ded37 crouched down too and 04696a5871 leaned his head on f079d8954e Ihyun’s shoulder.321448875028817b

“I need a lot of care.”9799a2a0dd68e263

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“And I’m high maintenance too, you know. So come visit 108377ebba more often, okay?” 52157de7be he added. Though Doyeol was the one 011ecf8310 always clinging and getting handsy b3852a4794 with others, Ihyun just quietly b1634db329 nodded.ae2c20e78cdd7de0

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“You seem to be in a good mood these days.”5948dfcdbaa95652

Kim Doyeol opened 37df95872b the refrigerator like e68d7994e6 it was his 1dfda312e8 own house and a03c0b5030 took out a 77d321698b tub of ice 34b32fa867 cream. Wedging it between his 40d36f2643 casted forearm and his 131f947dc9 body, he leaned against 1da84cb3d6 the doorframe, scooping up 4136c8f350 spoonfuls of ice cream bde30a03f7 and watching him.e0a4513757e6f506

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“Yeah… Jinyoung told me today that you can work part-time on a movie set. So I’m thinking of trying it when I turn twenty. It would’ve been nice if Jinyoung had joined the film appreciation club too. He said he joined the soccer team with a friend. That’s kind of a shame, right?”338f44cf7da9e72b

“What does he know? It’s just hell on set.”abc1dce3fbf79fd5

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Doyeol scoffed. “There’s nothing glamorous about a film shoot, Ihyun. The newbies run around nonstop until their feet fall off, and the younger actors without agencies get ignored… That’s probably how it is.” Park Ihyun watched his expression. Why was he being so disapproving?4c0b1e95f0b93041

“I’m not going there to become an actor.”2647b2679304e8ad

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“Then?”88fb7ff9dd46e12f

“I just… want to be part of a movie. I know the scenery inside the frame is totally different from the actual film set.”5a3dcc7d38bb7d80

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Doyeol was making a strange bb502a09e7 face. Ihyun also knew that a 6797e77e36 film set was vastly different e7cb256098 from the polished, color-corrected scenes 36291507a0 you see after CGI.58a29416b32e7fb3

For example, during 8e2c62db30 the first meeting 0cc71a93b0 scene between Andy 7cb9ad9513 and Red in e773edc26c ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, 9345f8c2ed Morgan Freeman had c09053c6b9 to throw a f4e301a862 baseball over and 2e221dc9d2 over again for a80bb1efe6 nine hours, and 05f9624f7b ended up in c159ddec77 a cast the 0d57265503 next day.6a4af1af2e9f4fdf

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‘Videodrome’ began filming before the script was even finished due to the production company’s tight schedule, so the script kept getting rewritten on set.b025b9809989942a

So the filmmaking process—unless 5cfc6af18e it’s completely brutal—doesn’t need 40d91a858b to be beautiful. What’s left behind is the 6f641ab8e2 moving image, and that will 43c422223d remain beautiful long after, across 052327c5c4 generations.e45e2a6bac85d951

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“…I’ll take you sometime. My uncle works on film sets.”7a4c7fecb28caae5

“Really?”f5f477b32c5fd143

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“Yeah. So quit talking about that Jinyoung guy or whatever. It’s always Jinyoung this, Jinyoung that.”a84f8502a8785608

“And eat your ice cream.”12a3fa06f405c4f8

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Ihyun obediently opened his mouth. The cold spoon and vanilla 0f4c15d38b ice cream touched his tongue. As he closed his lips, a7f0d2f07d Doyeol set the spoon down 64aca0e417 and plopped down beside him. The two of them dd75c7c60c sat side by side, 910142fc94 digging into the ice 2a24e734ae cream.72fd2444b0129683

“But I said I’d bring Jinyoung over next week…”743668b24f503350

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“Be nice when he comes, okay?” Ihyun hinted gently, but Doyeol made a sour face. “Nope.”252788183e360635

“Why is he coming to our house?”61fe283457cd025b

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“He has a movie I want to see, and he said he’d bring it from home. If you don’t like strangers here, I can go to his place instead?”922037e94ee02b64

“What?”be53b43329b9a477

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“Ihyun, do you even realize how dangerous the world is?” That was the beginning of a long rant, as Doyeol began tearing down Kim Jinyoung. Park Ihyun stayed quiet for nearly ten minutes, listening. Only after finishing off the last of the ice cream did he finally speak. His tongue was cold, and even his breath came out chilled.7d436ba487b2d2f7

“Why do you hate Kim Jinyoung so much?”9e8c72fdacd61924

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Doyeol shut his mouth. He ran his tongue slowly fc59c42350 along the back of his 168434ec11 canine tooth before finally answering. His expression was hard 377d31b85f to read.c43dc004385ace69

Whenever Jinyoung came up cfb1976ed8 at the dinner table, d1e7b1492c Doyeol would suddenly start b5f4cff760 counting grains of rice. Then he’d randomly change 15ff93b086 the subject with some 41d03cbb0c unrelated comment. At first Ihyun 0ccc66175c wasn’t sure, but c5d95cf72e after it happened e5e5b4f2ec a few times, 9ba7dd5827 it became obvious.fd9aee7dc2e1875f

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Kim Doyeol didn’t really like 6120c5079f Kim Jinyoung.36d84c50ff50b494

“I don’t know. He just gives me a weird vibe.”0d701af8601159a3

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“If I’m sure about it later, I’ll let you know. But until then, just try not to get close to him.” Doyeol lightly flicked the back of Ihyun’s hand and pressed it against his cold lips. Ihyun slowly parted his lips. He barely felt anything.d0bb012fd76bbeb9

That strange expression cb837a3ab4 from earlier was 0ceeb9c307 gone—Doyeol just grinned.4a665156e8c9b7f3

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“Your lips are freezing right now, Ihyun.”eb3a3de69b219bbe

One thing was certain: accccfa860 Park Ihyun had no 7b02bd1a51 talent for watercolor painting. During art class, ee24b4972f he stood up a3b3a1d5f5 holding a water 4a30745d1f container.15f0daafcfc12259

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“Did you finish the sketch?”099cfc605d16055a

“Yeah.”3134ddbdb10131b0

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Kim Jinyoung let out a long sigh as he worked on something that looked like a misshapen sweet potato. “Ugh, when am I ever going to finish this?”f684a9303eb54217

“Is that a sweet potato?”0f4a482edd3a3cd5

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“…That’s our Choco.”38de7cbbd0b7679a

Park Ihyun bit down hard on his lip, trying not to laugh. “Choco” was the name of the poodle Jinyoung raised. “Go on, laugh, laugh, damn it.” Jinyoung leaned back in his chair, exasperated. “Our Choco is actually really cute… Damn it, I’m sorry, Choco.” Ihyun couldn’t hold back anymore and burst into laughter.4e6da39277c3a1c5

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“I didn’t say you could laugh that hard.”686cb72ec7262766

“Sorry—snrk.”1ef5446be71db131

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“Get out of here…”c6cb4d2bb749d36f

“And bring back a full bucket. Like we’re in a water-scarce country or something.” Jinyoung grumbled. Ihyun picked up Jinyoung’s water container with his name clearly written on it. He said sweetly,05225554a45b4782

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“Keep drawing your lumpy sweet potato. I’ll bring the water, Jinyoung.”282c8b71c7605843

“It’s not a lumpy sweet potato, damn it! That’s our youngest, Choco!”55612d2950ca400d

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Leaving behind Jinyoung, who now 260b18b3d0 had to paint a distorted 2807d5d37d portrait of Choco, Ihyun hurried aa7de8b104 out into the hallway, chuckling 7e0e5f9afc to himself. He’d seen pictures of Choco 8a1c6e3e6a before. Though the dog was old, 7bafabd5fa he still looked like a bbb431ea16 puppy, probably because Jinyoung pampered dbfd2544c4 him so much.39aa377f5de9f425

Practically skipping into the boy’s restroom at the end of the hall, Ihyun kept laughing as he filled the bucket. “It looks nothing like him. The real Choco’s way cuter.”fce9417fddf3b4f4

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“What are you giggling about all alone?”b735ae4cdbee914e

The bathroom stall door 1f047a23ea creaked open and Oh acea90e453 Yoonseok stuck his head 51ab1381ff out. Ihyun shut his mouth immediately. When he didn’t answer, Yoonseok 5e45af71e8 casually strolled over and stood 7285dae27b behind him. He gave Ihyun 5d6dde1b89 a once-over, then 43c346a4ab turned his attention 32c5e3f8de to the water 763cf63456 bucket.035249a3dbb4036a

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Yoonseok walked up 63eed6fe1b to Jinyoung’s bucket f341ce5a28 and tapped it 7c0b30c4d3 with the back ece2eea055 of his hand. The bucket wobbled, and f57f1fe16b water sloshed over the 825eea3197 edge.81dac1714f98b51b

“Don’t.”2e155890258fca61

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“You wag your tail for Jinyoung too?”06cbf8008914cce5

Wag what? Ihyun frowned at the unfamiliar phrase. Could a boy even be said to “wag his tail” at another boy in their class? Didn’t he know what friendship was?03eed47b522772dc

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“You think he’s your friend just because he humors you.”d820426486f6c0a1

Water was spilling everywhere. Ihyun turned off the ff4eea557c tap and glared at 94bd85f720 Yoonseok. His face twisted in annoyance.43f3e0d49b496911

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“Why do you act like this with me? If you have a problem, say it. Don’t just sneak around acting like a brat.”bd8701c516006171

“Oh, look at you…”898acb7269206e66

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Yoonseok let out a snort. It was childish. Ihyun picked up the bucket. “Move.”6c57d070ab88f999

“Kim Doyeol’s just playing with you, idiot. Or what, did you already sleep with that bastard?”b6b4c6e0952ba6d3

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“If you wouldn’t say it in front of Kim Doyeol…”a0894671b953c01e

Ihyun picked up Jinyoung’s bucket. Yoonseok never said 0d1aea9bd0 or did things f37f7dad34 like that in cd18aa029c front of Doyeol. Not since that petty scene 4fc537abe7 in the cafeteria. That meant he knew 8cdcbd5bb4 better than to cross bccfbd2306 Doyeol.ef8e66f2266fa19f

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“Don’t say it to me either.”06c94ee2ecaa77fd

You can’t mess with 03f38eee3f Doyeol, but you think 4307690a8a I’m easy, huh? Ihyun left Yoonseok 7562b8ad14 behind in the 3fb0e3472f restroom and returned 8a0fb8fe73 to the classroom. In the meantime, 2ee103fab9 Jinyoung had added 780af5f675 ears, eyes, a 68731336b9 nose, and a 46468664c2 mouth to the 03739ab4e4 lumpy sweet potato.1d0b324f82f50757

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Oddly, it wasn’t funny anymore.d6e35229aaafe0e7

Honestly, he’d had thoughts 6725cf115a like that before. When he felt fulfilled 283c4fb4d1 while caring for Kim 04fd3795a7 Doyeol, those feelings sometimes b78be752a0 felt sickening. The emotions Doyeol didn’t know 85d41d1a31 about—sometimes even Ihyun found them fa39731854 overwhelming. If Doyeol, who 6b5cedbabe thought of him b4c73b48ac as a friend, a0b64134df knew about them, de5e6ebee6 he might instinctively f272cf5bbf step back in e8d5b28d8c disgust.055afe29f4a02d3f

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There was a e733baeb88 time when Doyeol c41324a11a picked up on ca9cf8bb68 it right away, d2e64163db just because Ihyun 6d5e2478ea had started acting bd3d1f4a88 a little distant, c700d2e477 and expressed that e1f8558d31 he felt hurt.591d2c7b14312648

“What’s with you? Why do you seem so down?”a0e39a9a98dc9baa

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Ta-da. “It’s a bit wrinkly, but doesn’t it totally look like Choco?” Jinyoung proudly held up his painting, now colored with brown watercolor, in front of Ihyun’s desk. Ihyun, who had been aimlessly brushing blue paint across his paper, looked at the still-wrinkled drawing and let out a small laugh.eddb60a12456f2e7

“The real one looks better.”617ec0a7c8d7716e

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“I’ll bring Choco next time I visit your place. He’s really good at watching movies too. You’ll faint from the cuteness, I swear.”87cec3cfbf0f4d5f

Jinyoung was kind ff3487d814 of a doting 026de08a5d fool. As Ihyun shook d9f9736256 his head, listening 151198da8e to him gush, c208011ac6 his mood started 9b6b962222 to lift. What was the difference between 7c001a9813 Jinyoung and Doyeol, he wondered?936b788402c4f80a

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With Jinyoung, there was aaa809d263 no tension. He laughed freely. But in front of d9cf7047f2 Doyeol, there was always 510cdb5457 a bit of nervousness—he 6dacb5151b wanted to look good. And yet, when Doyeol ab3d997f07 started whining and needed 07a0b868a7 care, there was something b961d3f76c strangely…90d39aca56d9aa63

Ihyun quickly turned his head. Shame flushed through him, burning 5b2929a20c his face.822657f2f667091f

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At that moment, he 5e3b500038 spotted Kim Doyeol’s face 4c0704f2d5 by the window in e556b5d88e the hallway. Startled, Ihyun jerked back. Jinyoung, still going 0d12435744 on about Choco, 69607244b0 turned to look d7c5f4f14d too. Doyeol stood still for a c8405391dc moment, then walked away without 085839e5ae even saying hello.cf6c9783b0ed577e

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“Want to see something interesting?”40f26cd0c6acbe48

That was what b9152cf6c1 Kim Doyeol said 579a67b229 when he suddenly a7f29dacfa appeared during break 79659dff48 time after two e832962548 more classes. It was rare for Doyeol 55e9ba88a8 to come visit his class. He didn’t even 4468af8850 hang out with 9189050d21 the group of 1be8ba971a friends he used 02ff3a7f1d to always be 5494e62a70 with. As he grabbed Ihyun’s 4cb668b423 arm and pestered him, a85f8de473 Park Ihyun stood up 68aa79ba42 and followed.4145e84c97db9568

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“What is it?”139594d327486194

“I told you before, I don’t really like Kim Jinyoung.”99c7b28a3a7c6b6c

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For someone promising to show something “interesting,” Kim Doyeol’s face was cold. Ihyun hesitated as he trailed behind him. Doyeol stopped behind the school, near the incinerator. There was a small shed there where recyclables were stored, surrounded by piles of waste paper.4ef5a243ee3c257a

“Jinyoung’s a good guy. So… why did you bring me here?”4ee60e8f29194c27

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The whole walk toward 161dd0ab40 the shed, Ihyun kept 69dd74b43b stopping out of an 4e8941303f unshakable sense of unease. Once they reached the slope 6241efaf0e before the shed, Doyeol grabbed b62d9cc69e Ihyun by both shoulders and 7ef0b70f57 turned him to face it. Nothing had changed. Ihyun stood there blankly and 72bbb040de finally spoke.f3cf84477023d818

“This kind of prank…”7e29eef376c202f1

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“Shh.”12504bc86ef6116f

A soft moan came from 0b897da5c3 inside. A wet, sticky 93fe33c7ba sound followed, and 5905064682 Ihyun realized the 165550b314 noises were coming 328bee8b73 from the shed. Someone was inside. He heard kissing sounds, 861c6b5216 and then a familiar 42720fae7a voice leaked out through 362b02bf56 the small window of 437cf69ace the shed.fb4d946c65b5d9ae

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“…Do you like it?”56c05bcd082e96f9

“…Yeah…”32f4497346a43a04

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Don’t stick around that guy, okay? That bastard’s wagging his tail at you. Don’t let him. You’re close with him? You’re closest with me, aren’t you? The obedient voice was Jinyoung’s. The breathy threats belonged to Oh Yoonseok. You’re not close with him, right? That slut keeps wagging his tail at you too, doesn’t he… You’ve only got me, right? …Yeah. Only you.e02df956106886d6

Ihyun thought of Yoonseok’s nasty e1940430b3 face. Realizing what must 545b4f74db have been going 012e094236 through his mind f370444dad when he looked 1475e82163 at him with e42de4f7ae those long, slit bc1a23f5b1 eyes made both 1f1eb390b0 Kim Jinyoung and f87d1bde38 Oh Yoonseok seem dca37c5179 pathetic.267c4a8906c8d0ac

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So he’d given him a 08ae9c816f warning just for hanging around 906481e391 his boyfriend? Ihyun let out a e8ec076398 hollow laugh. When he turned to leave, 59181c210f Doyeol quickly trailed after him.fd95d5c65e93d492

“I told you not to get close to him, didn’t I, Ihyun?”551938ea46afb569

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“Why did you even show me this?”f4a26b420970543f

Ihyun let out a sigh. Doyeol looked uncertain. Is this what you think is “interesting”? As Ihyun sighed again, Doyeol fell silent. The smug expression on his face slowly faded. Ihyun had no idea how he’d found out about it. He didn’t know, but he wiped his face with the back of his hand.46628730a4deffd9

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“I did it for you.”94098dea2674e114

“Yeah.”20786108b1f14566

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It was uncomfortable. Ihyun rubbed his face 08bb2fd8fc with a dry hand. Doyeol put an arm around 8b79fa02b1 his shoulder. His heartbeat, restless and loud, 2eaf59f998 thumped against Ihyun through his 8b12b4d1df shoulder.a0cb97dab9ce5bf3

“I’m sorry.”3f2ea755562b970e

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“It’s fine, just…”ab75a4c20de7e218

“Tell him not to come over to our house anymore. I won’t hang out with Oh Yoonseok either. He sucks. You can just spend your breaks with me.”dcf3d60a6c7afcaa

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Ihyun bit his lip hard, then let out another sigh. “Next time, don’t do stuff like this. Just tell me what’s going on.”e9c83f03f9e528fe

Even after returning to the 47a9a570be classroom, Ihyun sat blankly, his 505ae4f27b mood twisted and crumpled. He understood now why a3831e63f8 Oh Yoonseok had been 2b55eb1467 acting that way. But it still left a d160aab37f sour, dirty feeling in his 209a183c49 chest.fc586651f7d374f0

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Jinyoung only came 6d8d9d5a98 back to class cd005938c4 after the bell 020c659a9d rang. Ihyun spent the 71e475588c whole day trying b3197182d3 not to look a18634624f at him. During break, Jinyoung came 5b9088227e to his desk and 2117c98709 started talking about movies, 5073cc92df but all Ihyun could 7c156b8085 think about was what cb0aa0b301 had happened in the 4f304388ec shed. His responses came out b5cc6bf502 stiff and awkward.587ab9c19968238c

“You’re in a bad mood today. Did I do something wrong?”8c80e8ce7bc01bbf

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Jinyoung had to ask. Ihyun glanced briefly down at c77e34207b his fingers.4259f04d015b6c95

“Jinyoung.”95a42fca5de33c9a

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“Yeah?”ff0279bfa18e216e

That obedient, gentle “Yeah”—just like the ones he gave Yoonseok. It twisted something inside. That was exactly how he sounded with Yoonseok too.68684c74f11c2fa6

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“It’s okay if you don’t think of me as a friend…”c62f1c4544eeee74

“What are you talking about? Why would you think I don’t?”db9d25f88f5f2509

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“…Jinyoung. It’s fine, really. But even if it seems like there’s no one around at school, there are still eyes watching. You should be careful.”9efdadc84b370159

Jinyoung looked confused at first, a9d7094376 but then, realizing what Ihyun 6a5e88e681 meant, his face crumpled with 17aa2151e8 guilt and shame.80ebcdec76dc400c

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“You… saw?”72bb7c4dd2e73f84

“I heard.”aeec1d94e2e3c73d

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I don’t care what kind 219fdc6bdf of relationship you have with e806b0e962 him. Jinyoung was about to say a059064704 more, his face dark and 736c5beb58 tense, but instead let out bf4f5d139b a bitter laugh.98f70d09bdc32563

“What?”6c93ea4bacba987d

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Ihyun didn’t answer. Jinyoung seemed to realize it c1521f1aa1 was strange, too. He looked slightly anxious.ab3db359b520d824

“Aren’t you curious why I’m like this?”0e77db575fb2512f

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“If there’s a reason, then just say no.”f2ca4571cf78665b

Jinyoung rubbed his face with 8232dd8159 his hand. Then he laughed, 0a3ee74574 a complicated expression ec4cbb3e2d on his face. Whatever the reason was, Ihyun 2409868f3e could tell it wasn’t easy f925b08a1a to say no. It seemed less 975438c6c9 like a regular 3121e04c98 relationship and more 399fce91ca like some kind e46a8c1e66 of power dynamic—or 2429edfe70 like one side 4125e905dc was obsessively attached. Still, Ihyun didn’t a74fda5d67 ask, and Jinyoung 5ca4915867 didn’t explain.67cc68f1b5c4e3b2

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That was the 490d457d98 end of it. After that, Jinyoung stopped d65e762138 coming over during break, 1fb95c7899 and Ihyun just kept 58168cabe9 flipping through pages of f2b0b6d7da his movie magazines.78704617113e8dae

Kim Doyeol didn’t b4f7d8ca40 like Kim Jinyoung. Whenever his name 8a58ccc02a came up, he 842f79b7c2 made it clear 7a42195d09 he was annoyed. Maybe, trying to 07d4ecbdf5 push Jinyoung away, 3b6a4fe666 he had intentionally fec632cebf orchestrated the whole 5efceb6bd3 thing… Ihyun rubbed c34a4e1561 his face again.0a6e797513880b57

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He felt like he aca3ef0db8 was being manipulated by f8ee43c33d Kim Doyeol. Controlled, like a well-trimmed garden. Maybe Doyeol was a3a7cf2e09 just too much af428129c3 like him. The only difference e2fd4698d9 between them might bcdacf9455 be that while 7e9e3f67a9 Ihyun had no 20b903c31c intention of interfering b9d89a60ed with his friend’s 3b41d8dc49 other friendships out 9226a2d652 of jealousy, Doyeol 2a0622a0a6 would go through 431dd55846 with it.d39679ce02db894b

Maybe Doyeol had 0a23f14d2f felt neglected because e3ff2dde4f Ihyun kept talking bb59fc2e07 about Jinyoung. Maybe he was jealous. Still, this was just… wrong.9dc4fdc520ad5001

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Despite how messed 8f469e1b39 up Ihyun felt, 1891c04da5 Doyeol seemed in 345fd57180 an unusually good 24b2865500 mood, as if 8986d5af74 something great had d0bd0ce551 happened. ‘Are you really that happy now that I’ve lost my only other friend?’ Ihyun wanted to say, but stopped himself. It felt like he’d just a8ba1e4b10 be lashing out.a7737f22afe1f5e3

Doyeol came to 3e2a71f337 Ihyun’s class during b3632d0bdd every break and 4d8927be9e even waited with 0ec1f77824 a cheerful face 86d4567fa0 after school until 6b7ca52a5a his class ended.f80a4950ce15c6fb

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On their way 2aac64588a home, Doyeol suddenly 51add27cb8 said:d8b5ae2c46bc919f

“We’re seniors next year.”0471505120ccc2ab

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“…Yeah.”d2e9a1cb76345d6e

“Want to apply to the same college?”d5c1bd94c979048d

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You’ll go for a426ef31de film, and I’ll… 6383344d57 Ihyun stopped chewing c8b6bd86f0 the hot bar d48f078524 Doyeol had bought 70d5c03ed1 him, supposedly as 9e58ed9584 comfort food. Doyeol grinned.21f06954c85fdf95

“I’m going to act.”e41c0c7b72251b22

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“And I’m going to be in your movies.”66bc18774003d2d1

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