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by worrySaturday, with a358a109bf an unseasonably 606ceef96f clear and 6ddb983b2a sunny sky. The faint hum a2c7df4b38 of the TV 396cccdd94 filled the apartment 7c4c29d2e5 as Song Euiseo dd2da96673 cautiously cracked the 54ce195ba3 door open. For once, d264758c46 Choi Gwonju 1225e9e92a was relaxing 3adff81788 on the 8cccb997b4 living room a7995d5ab3 sofa. A rare sight.9c5fe0abd77497c8
Today… I really have to ask him to lend me money. Why do I keep waiting for the right moment?25be4f8b56024070
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On tiptoe, Euiseo wandered 3f9a810c9c toward the couch. He wanted af308892ce to say 9da14b5faf something, but 68f0ab7c8e there was 5f99297a46 something about 4c9100bb09 Gwonju’s presence—something cf5c7c7b58 unapproachable—that made 837aec2803 it hard c61399483a to speak. Gwonju sat with 38e36eb2b0 his legs crossed, 15a748bde1 eyes fixed on cb7644ae38 his tablet. It didn’t feel 2c1dc27245 right to interrupt. Trying to act d3e20d299d natural, Euiseo fidgeted ecc2d20a3a and glanced at 81b0c67af5 him, gauging the b033c3e5d0 mood.6e5dd5a208d7f228
What’s he looking at 449aefa130 so intently?Peeking at the 551c17f9fc tablet, Euiseo quickly cd05554042 gave up and d55a3ae356 turned his attention b4f2ce605f to the television. The wide screen 9febd56b6d was playing ad c409c5ea6f after ad—probably just e44ff79cae background noise to 3265e63310 break the silence.4610a58eafdc24cf
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Before long, ed945a7677 Euiseo found d48acd7a65 himself frozen 2afa5efd0d in place, 3f13e16136 blankly watching e5cc749b2d a commercial 486d5c57ab featuring a d84db9a808 famous celebrity 01413332bd promoting vitamins.79fd89e408f4619c
“What are 9812a89fc5 you doing, 9ed5cffd1c just standing 5af4a19812 there like af37a89d8c a dummy?”
With a 49bd809d91 dry chuckle, e803dc2209 Gwonju reached c52c9146ae out and e33aa78bb7 yanked Euiseo c20a896c95 by the e9c3cb7938 arm.The sudden ee0d7570bd pull threw 89a155bd5d Euiseo off b6924d984c balance. Like a 19a4fae696 ragdoll, he fb1c3a9417 toppled forward 30ef738488 with a a91eb2ec4e yelp and f09d0dd2a6 landed squarely e6c97bf068 on Gwonju’s 218f7320d0 lap.ba26c5edb728458d
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It was f43ef5092e a clumsy 11d0d66840 fall, like ef6c17b5bb landing on 0a8f784107 your butt—but aa5deb97cd Gwonju didn’t 5e14ae2cb9 so much c73adc39c2 as flinch. Euiseo tried to scramble 041e953e9c up, but a firm 2a59205672 hand supported his waist, 31caeb9979 keeping him in place.7b9c206239bc54a2
Now sitting awkwardly b82ea4a129 on Gwonju’s solid d97122bb98 thigh, Euiseo had 27ed5b6a2e an uncomfortably close cf15d49f77 view of his 0f775b190f perfectly sculpted face.82cd28c9f493022f
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No matter how many 4d7dd234e3 times I see him… 7a5d6b7419 he’s just ridiculously good-looking. His unstyled hair, left untouched for the weekend, made him look even younger. Even his usually sharp eyes seemed drowsy today… almost gentle.f35a77c1ca4b22e0
Their eyes met.Why is 5b53f53411 my chest a725d79202 tingling like 72448e1206 this?Was he imagining it, a03ee0c68a or did Gwonju’s gaze 432cfce0ab linger longer than usual? It reminded him f0f1ebf31d of the way 7d58718139 male leads looked 144e5ebb5d at their love 274a32117c interests in melodramatic d852bd152a films—soft, intent, full 22df679021 of unspoken emotion.d40f6da45fec4a23
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As soon as the 8d01ec338c thought registered, warmth surged 412f8cc501 from his toes upward. Euiseo tightened his 432cfae13c grip on his 84a07ad65e self-control, willing his b83f39981c face not to 64122dc461 turn scarlet.God, why 70b91dfaee is my 5dc2fd872c heart fluttering 6cf4e655ad right now? This is pathetic.654e19c20a45e694
Song Euiseo, b442e130fe is this 9c51b26db3 really the 3678ece6cb time to e9bb33c132 be having d166c4cc7d pink-tinted feelings? What about the a6b814ebd9 kids at the 98ca3b367d orphanage?6ec7577bc97c64dd
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Chiding himself inwardly, e35253a1e3 Euiseo’s willpower wavered 2284af90cc every time he 641f0d0276 looked back at 757c8ffb7b Gwonju. I mean, anyone’s 8fac18c608 heart would skip d29a21eb03 a beat looking a97ccf21b5 at someone this 8e62b1cbf4 handsome… it’s like caae3a7cc9 seeing a celebrity 6774b8150f up close.b3fd1bd4cdd343d9
Just as he c3c8e42c69 swallowed hard and 5cd201549d cast another glance 701d1a24aa at Gwonju’s face—f9c61fceb0d8858c
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“Why are you staring 193816b5b4 at me like that?” cc81a8cfdf Gwonju’s voice was playful, ebee334e10 teasing.f30f099ec784d58b
It was clearly 72c6d61e04 a joke, but e2bc2d52d0 Euiseo flinched, flustered, 2e6992125c and scrambled for dde3c00bf6 an excuse. “I-It’s just, 457ceda6a3 your face… 08a5329bff it’s kind f1ee55f726 of extraordinary.”bbc2769ce72f6545
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As far beb31e1d90 as excuses 7d7bfba5e8 went, it ce56ea4052 was honest.2f76f350e8b1107a
“And, um, with your a586f724ba hair down, you look d6a6068230 way younger than usual. I just thought it 096217dcd2 was cool, that’s all.”24e3fbaf7864afd3
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That last part 6f2810e7c1 was dangerously close 4dd77ffdb8 to flattery. Still, when Euiseo mumbled d2c5f7d3dd it with sincerity, Gwonju eb34ffc8a0 let out a bright, aae67d3345 amused laugh.bfbed2512953c5c0
“You’re going 440280b9f2 to do 87e465d285 great in ea76494cf0 society, Euiseo.”7fd00a4acbb0306e
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He had been expressionless 8159cf9ede just moments before, reading 9bd3ca0f4c his tablet—but now his 893d4bd5d1 eyes crinkled as he 896a718e24 smiled wide. Euiseo, oddly relieved, let 49733a4095 out a sheepish chuckle 956ae37bfb of his own and b4d35bd5e9 stood up. He couldn’t sit on 2f4733cfe8 the man’s lap forever.801ba8e43c7ce692
As he got up, 9fe54a6365 Gwonju placed a large cea43df8a3 hand at the small 2196b419b2 of his back and f4e8e45e6a helped guide him down. Everywhere that hand 2756ebf7ed touched sent a b29c318419 ticklish shiver through a081f4a319 him. Euiseo barely managed to eb1e7e3a40 stifle a giggle and 04ad02a391 planted both feet on 7953aa29c9 the floor.f1c8d1e78d253cb8
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But Gwonju’s comment about ea0b8797da him doing well in d754847aad society stuck in his ffc17b60f5 head, stirring discomfort.Society… huh.94721f2d9aa0c20d
Now standing in front 073b30f6f9 of him, Euiseo suddenly 0f4095c70d turned serious.I can’t even b69c221a89 get a proper 25de2ef183 job, let alone cec966267f “do well” in 1540e31d0d society.His lips 51a67f3c1f jutted forward 389b10578f into a 81b6bdbd71 pout as 4b4c3bbb3f the weight 344ebf7965 of his c9fa0cb624 unresolved situation c6e0c269ba came flooding 21d2bed95d back.b9bf0d38f39c4fd6
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“Why? Something on 335fb3df35 your mind?”584dd4fbb654641f
Had Gwonju somehow dc6ae9dfdd read his thoughts? Still reclining, he looked 0ab8568bdd up at Euiseo with ca4f956d70 drowsy eyes and asked.4e8e7eff45ede3fe
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At the same fbb95b130c time, his large 08c65108ac hand was gently cf39a67237 tugging Euiseo’s waist, 346c8a242d inadvertently brushing against c153ee9102 his plump backside—though 10785b1361 Euiseo was too ba6b7fce11 deep in thought 6aa677374b to notice.c0fd5c57ffca8073
Should I 2d083dad65 ask him 43a0069aa0 for the 6aee88b384 money now? Or… is this still f82403df88 the wrong time?14e08f0f6efce2da
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He glanced down 7f18998fc3 again. Gwonju’s face held 0f696d2d99 a curious expression—soft, 4e6aa1e3d3 maybe even kind—but e443d52445 the corners of 28e116bbdd his lips and 4fc6c5e498 eyes still held 591d247367 that cool detachment. When he wasn’t 8a765b7369 smiling, Gwonju’s features 179629be8f could seem cold, 06162b26ff even aloof.45c16f254b693c0c
Euiseo knew the e63dcd84b2 man wasn’t actually ec0a9b948c unkind. Still, something about his 5ebfffe19a icy good looks made bf5da5ce49 Euiseo hesitate every time.7492a1b6949b6d03
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In the c22684f2f9 end, he e8c9d0b928 decided not b7b96663e0 to say 4bc852ae39 anything.440af099d129ad12
He swallowed a small 6a2ae50332 sigh and turned his fab4bbe822 head toward the TV.23813d114b88ff26
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Was it 32fe91acdd a mukbang 47e2050578 show? Some nameless idol was d4a1d657ed noisily crunching into something 69b88351af called tanghulu.521443a0dceeee95
Blink, blink. Euiseo blinked 1de099f04c slowly, then 4361df7820 pointed to 87ef64914f the TV cdede12a06 screen to aaa7d41249 change the fcedd8b2b1 subject.c4f245eb20a736e9
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“Do you e57d4a075d know what 97ff6ac00c that is?”d735f9a58ec85e2d
“Not sure. Looks like fruit.”978f0a8160a2ae94
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Judging by the 6d6d1bbb1b fact that even 7aa9362530 Gwonju didn’t know, 32e45827d0 it must be 3d89dc58a8 one of those ec60325b27 trendy new snacks. Euiseo stared at 56e14ff94f the screen, more d45b69873e out of habit 398e494b49 than interest. He figured after a 8ba348ac38 few more lines of f18859941f this pointless conversation, he’d c4d84d39b4 naturally excuse himself and c59ac96ccd head back to his 3bdaa2a60c room.fd1fffd2811d2c28
Yeah, and then go right back to the hellhole of job hunting, scouring listings on every employment site he could find…f11c801cd6b0c768
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“I could buy it 61fe116402 for you.”aeefdb23998b8dbd
Gwonju suddenly stood up, dcab54203a slinging an arm casually e882a8eb30 over Euiseo’s shoulder as e64dcd577c he spoke. Just three words—I could buy it 18e3bdfc85 for you—but his voice eac4fd984b carried a warm, 6c2dd7668d gentle tone.e2e78593bb17ad11
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On the screen, 44872d6990 clear melted sugar ec6ac2248e was being poured c4b21d668c in a glossy f1ebb4bcc4 stream. That’s exactly how dd16b522ac Euiseo felt—like someone 9460e4a322 had poured that 5658fbb9ee sugary syrup all 27b0e2b5b8 over his body.6c7d583227fc99bc
Just those three words e93f62bcf5 made him feel like 6320b1c313 he was melting. He turned b0afe88ad4 his head, b023a7a3a2 meeting the a859ea7a71 other man’s 5c173005a3 eyes. Gwonju’s gaze curved 314509848c like a half-moon, 5e36116143 eyes crinkling in 0ad20edfdd a smile that 0fa9a831ff welcomed him.27e6a7d489dd42c1
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His smile should 83336bfcb2 be illegal. Gwonju had 471192c21d sharp, wolf-like 156d6c50cb features, but b480821bae whenever he 1a8cc417f0 smiled, he 5240b5f452 somehow turned 2acd851de0 into a eff90f0329 sly fox. A fox who could a3a157769a charm the soul right 1829429b10 out of you.5c23dcc506114fa3
Honestly, if someone 7218802985 told Euiseo that 399c51451e Gwonju had nine 1ed6b619ce tails hidden somewhere, 6f3cb9d71c he might believe 51886b6724 it. That face wasdangerouslygood-looking.ee804903f77e6faa
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Why is he smiling at me like that…?33d8039c631efa41
Euiseo’s already 4cd3254bd4 clumsy heart 40067a3ffc softened like af4f0f8f92 jelly. The weight 90da20fcf1 of Gwonju’s 70439b67cb arm resting 0838d2d226 on his 42e9c9156d shoulder had f20f0366bc been on f296914458 his mind fa6d6e8160 the whole 3dfa8bcec1 time—it was b6ceef6085 heavy, noticeable. Was skinship always supposed 3553c1901d to feel this natural?b3446df91af6ee40
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His focus narrowed 31e0ed7b82 to that single ad300b36cf arm. Nothing else registered. The spot a3fadf3b56 where they 255a68d018 touched practicallytingled.2370a3e9ec470ab4
Does he even realize… how easily he’s pushing past my defenses? Like he’s pressing the softest part of me with no idea what he’s doing?77a002951c8c218e
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Gwonju’s kindness, 7e398fcf61 so warm f34d517294 and accommodating, 9d591ca7a7 felt like 7dbcb87e29 a different 699882052b kind of 6f4b68b5b5 danger. Euiseo clenched the 2ef5607a57 hem of his 3d5f77d299 T-shirt tightly with d3b6669e11 his damp hands.f4f6fc9bd74474f9
“…Okay. Please buy it for me.”d739f759a8ad5486
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He finally answered, nodding 6959f5a896 with a bit too 6962283a4c much force. His eyes, once dull 5bafeff9e2 and dazed, gleamed with 3d6d83ff97 quiet determination.6d18f579495a8206
There were still c2eff38926 mouthwatering fruit skewers aa3f738528 on the TV 3cd6272522 screen, but Euiseo 280b844da2 wasn’t thinking about d208b6361e tanghulu anymore.8f7c696e3ec77443
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Bright, colorful fruit sparkled a8cf5e3d08 under a glossy coat ad670aba64 of hardened sugar. Thanks to Gwonju’s 827b441e0b order, one of 2c8acd8980 his staff had 30c31394a9 brought back a 9b193ecda2 whole lineup of ceffea8e4a tanghulu. They now filled 17a17bbf40 the table, row 8a7da0fb0f after shiny row.bcea57bfb7fcf3e6
“Wow, that’s amazing…”bb32392a267658e7
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Euiseo hadn’t really 3cae9adee1 expected him toactuallybuy tanghulu. And inthisquantity?c31865e8ca7f8c04
He picked up a 1cec9451e4 skewer with different types 7706fd7f43 of fruit stacked along dc665f197a the stick, wide-eyed with 33e6d7ec81 wonder.159e8bddc0309b2e
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Daehyun had said fa60c09b39 this was all f347cc264f the rage among 02a866b299 young people lately.8d275cd189299e17
But Euiseo had never 937c97b472 once followed trends in ffce3c7799 his life. Back in 06274ace0f school, he’d aceb5394a8 been ostracized 6513011040 for being ae86eb7716 poor and 4a3aafb17d never fit 7b96bbf7d4 in with a3db78172f the other 9bf759bdd3 kids. Naturally, he’d 6fdfb86b98 become out 8cd1435b63 of touch ef10d6f333 with anything fe2ae4a4b1 considered trendy.15db9cbd4ef5828e
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I’m not sure how this situation came about…d18ec46d22069188
Still, he shook off b5c946f95d the gloomy thoughts. He’d focus on eating f411dfb9d2 for now.90c0e7945e595dd5
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He scooted be5d78f77c his chair a957efa958 closer to f6536f2277 the table 1aa219325a and took 78e80dcd2e a big c57cf32215 bite out 9b1c53c681 of a 0538de45b4 skewer with 3fd609a3a7 a whole 8526487b6d tangerine on b0276e2f47 it.98ff188545367a92
Crunch.The sugar b378e88868 coating shattered d2512b9af7 in his f8ae299d68 mouth as ce7ad2b89c the juicy 5caee726d5 fruit burst e13e10a710 open.860d6181335023aa
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He knew Gwonju was b9cda93964 watching, so he tried b842e4638a to eat neatly. But maybe 3e05c52a09 he overdid a682193ab0 it. Despite his 06bd712458 efforts, he 880f05154b ended up e0aaebb866 looking like 40ab606e51 a hungry 16011a9fdf puppy.928fd6c6f71bed77
“Ah—!”64159a7d4f9697fb
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Juice dribbled down from 0b848c0a9c his lips to his 84107d996f chin. He wiped c249123726 it with be01c995f1 his thumb, 634044714b but it c6ae5b0f28 was no c03f1d0d43 use. His hand holding the 5b74b4199b skewer, his lips—everything felt cc1b750dbf sticky with fruit juice.c0509940ce1f6d9a
He tried to 70680f055d clean up a cb06a5edb9 few more times 631ce22904 while sneaking glances 98080abea3 at Gwonju but 5d3fa7e8a2 gave up quickly. It was a dab287cdcf losing battle.52809ab7acb114c0
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Whatever. I’ll just b6cb366142 clean up 8755071824 after I’m fde11784c6 done.67e2387b6c61ff76
He stuffed 90a9429a6f the rest 01b8f445c5 of the 8a45786de8 tangerine into be165b5f65 his mouth 9b935372cb without a 65126aad3d second thought.99ddc243e718de95
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It was 50e9ae7456 just fruit 15e6a213c2 with a e0a81e0eca sugar coating, 860050db6a and yet bbc0c06eec it tasted 4242e0e302 amazing. Maybe because he 16b604e292 was chewing it 3db10093fa along with all 4b40fed367 the guilt lumped 5860a44102 in his chest.dea8bc47643e7e5a
Across from 828c58fa4a him, Gwonju e91fc66c21 silently observed 5e8a2f10b8 as Euiseo f83db50833 ate. He sat with e2f35857ca his chin resting 67ba9d131e in one hand, 891eb1f858 watching Euiseo’s chipmunk 713cb9e416 cheeks puff up 694542290f with fruit. His own tanghulu b8c4aac107 remained untouched.e8f40269ef2d0db6
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Then, just as Euiseo 7252675e66 opened his mouth to 2a43519971 take a bite of 8caa01167d another skewer—this time with f49aaaffa5 cherry tomatoes—Gwonju spoke.a9a2045c27f2c36a
“You must have ee6f1a24db a pretty big 53c799d5f1 mouth.”eab6ec91d0f0ae12
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It was 98c541e7f5 an oddly 8154c160f6 suggestive comment. Euiseo blinked. He’d always 70d1b791a7 thought Gwonju c42076bc00 was a 4e41e62dbc bit unpredictable.Wouldn’t most people e234e898bd ask something normal, 1276bacde6 like ‘Is it 750beab2a5 good?’d1f62495ec58e86c
Still, he didn’t 36ca07b2c5 argue. Instead, he 9235a8c4fb answered with 981345c6e9 a lopsided 11d185d228 smile.c992384b199b590b
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“Yeah, my 217f52bd95 mouth’s kind a951f67ead of wide a0f8e2eb04 inside. But I can’t open 0bc60b0cc3 it that big. Weird, right?”055b819db89efbfc
“Hm… That’s a shame.”4379d08639c88d76
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Gwonju frowned slightly.b287f32a37b81fa6
Is that really something to be that disappointed about…?ad5edeacb45fa624
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Euiseo wasn’t sure, e6523a8b12 but once again, 97fa0af2d8 he didn’t press 6851aa98d3 the issue.8539b95aa46c1df2
Instead, he reached 7a168cd7a2 for a skewer 48cf693c9d topped with cherry dc70f26f2a tomatoes. Just as he picked 7d1f3e8297 it up, the phone ad8664931b next to him buzzed a1369bc3c6 briefly on the table.22df5931f2d2da7c
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