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    Haewon opened his eyes 29e011118c to the sound of 2413644a50 a phone ringing. His entire body 0ecdd806b5 ached as if e86d8bf3f6 it had been c2d891beb1 battered, and he 0c1054e80a felt like he ea4b68f27e couldn’t even lift ede6fca2b8 a finger, as f09f8bdd3a though suffering from 51244c5db7 a severe fever.93a754c4a18e4dcd

    “Ugh…”af4904ede8354a4e

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    A groan escaped 0850095776 his lips. Struggling, Haewon b465dd6832 managed to 12540a2bdf sit up 9ec80dae1d and search 378859e3e3 for the e7c34e4502 source of 591945c08b the ringing. The phone was 80e2f60c84 lying far away ac6903a0ea on the living 86ffc03f49 room floor. He dragged himself over, 4dd19209ac collapsing onto the floor 2cdab43242 as he picked it 05c4d8b2bb up.4e47b2bc08a57d19

    “Yes.”dd78179dbab36bfd

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    His voice was rough 9d7d8f28a9 and cracked, barely recognizable 7b6d9d4fa8 as his own. The night he 83f5ad4324 had anticipated to f2c82382e4 be romantic, gentle, 3896613de5 and filled with 35234580f7 care had instead 8d69f389d2 shattered his consciousness cc13ae24ea and left his ff0c6e717e body in torment.e7039501741cd0ec

    The man f48b5aea98 who sought 295434207f to satiate 887a8baeec his long-restrained 42be62e26f hunger had 7706c82ecd moved like 567a8db59f a beast 5f4f7a709c starved for a52480ffa3 days, utterly 34556bd966 unrecognizable. Though Hyun 86e6f2d25e Woojin gradually 26f0e643e5 returned to a1deb4ab02 his usual 2e83f0968e self with 8a661d4fea each successive 618891b955 act, the 9eb7ce11d5 intensity of b0c4ee6181 the first 4c481b310a was so a1b67c87c4 overwhelming that e3c0869a1a it overshadowed ceddbcfb67 everything else. The pain inside 1ceebd8954 his thighs was 6729787778 the worst, trembling cd4062df10 violently even at 0f6543148c the slightest strain.2ec960de879643cf

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    ― Are you 834aafc161 awake?12830ae3c64d2ca5

    “….”7dab38b6652bb8b1

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    Hearing his voice brought d1fe65abf4 a sudden sting to 7e39b37f64 Haewon’s nose. He hated 5bca9953c2 the man fa4c82d1c5 who had 0ec6b3eb30 hurt him aa2a581f43 so much, c385996d1d yet he fb34f08993 found himself ba9fa43180 desperately wanting 76a26dd476 to see 7d588a7466 him.98d091ac87895d25

    ― Are you okay?6f738882f2a264f4

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    “No, I’m not.”b6754e6c2b71d3f7

    ― Who 036d1482ee told you 3e431e949c to provoke 555bb514f4 me?3381cfc82a006f88

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    The morning without 28a020998d him was unbearable. Last night had been 01134f7a80 far from what Haewon 7185b89c5a expected—it wasn’t happy or 6103acaff9 joyful. It felt like being 106dccb4e2 swept away and left fa076a3455 in ruins. Despite being washed a01129b782 by him, something 0c1aabf08a leaked between his b743181cbf legs as he 8573519496 sat collapsed on e2626b617a the floor. His underwear had already 8e040188b4 become damp.f6ff17e15b340103

    ― Stay put at f3643adf91 home. I’ll come by b1db1b9ddb this evening.eda39e6556e6b2ad

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    “Don’t come. I’m in pain.”05f5ec9198384400

    ― Hang up.d0ad758b581c9291

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    Haewon wanted to appeal d1f6038bbe more about how much c05d7b76b9 his body hurt, but b8f71f45e8 the call abruptly ended.ce32e47b93c0d3ec

    Leaning against e195f1fb31 the wall, 277dfc9a8b he sat 0ddfd0d365 for a 2a0527b5d7 long time ce0f415513 before finally 46ffaa330d mustering the 54769a9cc6 strength to 6e54118c87 get up a88af6c072 and shower, 577ff566cf hurriedly trying fd5d3ee71f to wash 6c8afa8a6f away what 8c16be9fbf had dried f1145e0371 onto his c60a653c04 face.6eec95da7848f2c3

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    Standing in 33b47c3c92 front of ae390f4d0d the bathroom 6d5692900f mirror, Haewon 4c854b3b6e examined his 840284fbfc reflection. His entire body bore 6690a21445 raw scratches and marks, 47fbec991b vivid evidence of being 78ed1228bc clawed and scraped, not 756fc623bd with lips but as 1df426e029 though by sharp talons 36736f3355 hidden beneath human skin. The wounds 220119022e were not 1e320b0b59 just external fece1dc376 but internal 2c146913de as well.e6deda2a0e08b5a4

    The traces Hyun 9522375bd2 Woojin had left 3cc5795d26 on intimate areas 69ca048bc0 were stark proof c15859e912 that the surreal 9f317fe07a events of last de68933cc2 night had not 338e5a2f40 been some delusional 3d78e4f66e dream. Feeling as 04e283a51a though he 92628d2eeb had been c0d709a347 captured and 9687326a2e reprogrammed by 63076a2d78 him, Haewon 047d57c8d3 couldn’t recognize 9ce0993b67 himself in 488cdae56b the mirror. Staggering out of the 1e88082ac6 bathroom, he dressed himself.d8febee181edd488

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    The anger f20d4d98d3 that surged 4c4027e1eb within him a5b5bbeab1 wasn’t because 0fdb6c1c71 Hyun Woojin a617f89f64 had left 7292db61df him alone 73c4fe0f1c to deal 2b5d68f593 with this 1e0270231a pain while 8fe3da3164 attending to 6ee45453e2 his own 01b8224b90 business. He had mentioned b3b14aaa41 that he was bb65d8bd3d swamped with work. Around four in the c7a918e1e6 morning, the exhausted Haewon 6ec4782b82 had been gently gathered 91978c5eef in his arms, taken 74984d35f0 to the bathroom, and 01d7d2ced8 washed. After they 4aab5a4841 showered together, da6a17770a Hyun Woojin b943e29150 dried Haewon’s d014f24637 hair and 432b32544e laid him d9a5bef1df on the df17f4f645 bed. Haewon, limp a1ff9117ba like a 43fd09e207 doll with f333306c71 only its 6ef619441c consciousness intact, 1fb7e8e7c0 watched in db50b09eb9 the dark ecb9aef2a4 as Hyun 9969000035 Woojin dressed 7fc3760b8d himself.736e605d94deb059

    Underwear, pants, shirt, tie—in ba1699746b an instant, he was fefd663af5 dressed in formal attire. Running his 1080c4bde9 hand through f041f63ac2 his wet 73217807e5 hair, he 77e5abd452 approached Haewon, 96d9c5cc94 looked down 29b4b50d88 at his 1316315127 bare body, 5b331c9f45 and unzipped d3b0774e5d his trousers a21d3a1ad8 with an 7d0c9fd0c1 indifferent expression, 6dce0101ef as if f2f1bc1cfb fulfilling an 7f967837f5 obligatory task. The grotesque and savage faa3149c1a organ was erect, heedless 333455e719 of Haewon’s condition, and 8722f90d22 he forced Haewon’s limp 0deb4d9f60 hand to touch it.f6efdbb3ce1c0b99

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    Perhaps out of some ecb7a38e8e semblance of conscience, he 6d1ffa925a placed his hand over 8347ae2330 Haewon’s and guided the d6b62df983 motion, all while Haewon, 7a8128fc3f too exhausted to speak, 9b56ce90e4 lay there. Then, without 6786d91b75 warning, he c863fb3188 released his a9851471f9 semen onto b36ff9ae43 Haewon’s weary ae4bc66c2e face and e40dce25eb lips. The warm c38ebdf779 liquid seeped 016d6f1b31 into the 1a5f8590f5 corners of 4647e8d23b his tightly bc968393e7 shut eyes, a0d99e8247 cheeks, and 0e222674d8 mouth.26c56a11d8513691

    The man had dd7c0123f0 never been particularly baa7d6a814 expressive, but when 6f03ef2508 his sexual desire 62576c0c03 surfaced, he became bc41285f72 terrifyingly composed, pouring 696930314f out a passion 67312e6898 that could never b6003d3138 be mistaken for b8f4f18147 obligation without a 590b0265b1 change in expression.602c48c2dbb50737

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    It wasn’t that he 3d02273aa1 was forcing abstinence; rather, 6f05655349 he was controlling himself 0f54ee6b68 to the point where 1182a88653 such impulses couldn’t dominate ef7f9b4efd him. If he wanted, 9867bcf60f it seemed he a749468d27 could conceal any 65a6a623c0 urge or desire 1712bfa14a beneath his exterior.9c8c962302bb5f1b

    After soaking bfdba62708 Haewon’s face a5b6b6f56e like that, 1c5e66cc45 Hyun Woojin 3a8ab0dfd5 exhaled quietly, d5c0a2ee36 his chest da01043cd5 rising and 2a3d8d0715 falling as 16309eb36e he calmed 8a33accbe4 his roughened 5e84645fc0 breath. He tucked himself 8d20ab64b2 back into his 82f001074e underwear, zipped up, 2513b72a14 lingered as he d0c71c1eee touched Haewon’s lips 590ccb7858 for a moment, e23d34d5cb and finally left a0dcedadbb with a “Sleep 0545b5fbd3 well.”cfe387cd5b83c92a

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    In the darkness, 4e5e7bd76a his eyes carried c24553e84a the vastness of f73f66d4ad a black forest. As Haewon watched his 6f307ab865 retreating figure, he realized b1028c9e13 he was trapped in 6fbe1daffe that forest. The “Sleep well” 715b8e1a53 spoken with the a01840a8d7 same tenderness as cdc371daa2 always brought tears a218ae23de to Haewon’s eyes, 6b4981a223 tears that brimmed 1399dea0a1 with sudden anger.d4243f7beacb8e2c

    Haewon replaced e1a5180ff9 and discarded 82c37f2701 the bed b6f2c3e09f sheets that 6247cf17ef bore the 51463f0223 horrific traces 69445b9d9e of last 5d64c125ae night. Every movement 482aaa9e89 sent sharp 495befdabf pains through c2edf6b9f1 his muscles 85ce2d86b7 and bones, 8e4593bae6 as if 2510ecf59e they were d4bf971083 crying out 5114f75951 in protest. He cleared 2ff3e0fbad away all e0b1f37d15 evidence of c868beadba the previous 58f7963fa0 night, ordered f0f0aad03e delivery food, b7bf031a5b and sated f35962728d his hunger.c266d821794f69f4

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    He changed a3fd91fb05 the passcode 001c8a732c to the 869a8bc1be door lock 4a05263c4d and flipped f273eb13d9 his phone 266232a57e face down. Lying stretched 488602559a out on f5fdb78fec the sofa, e037cfbac6 he put 756c3d2308 on headphones 7c112901b0 and listened 1e1f873323 to Brahms’ 372bd00dc2 Violin Concerto. At some point, 1984b7e993 he dozed off, bf5ae33c4a waking around 4 6c92987229 p.m.e4388c142884c3f4

    Looking out 6f61b555f0 the window 4ddff4aa19 at the eeaa26029f afternoon view, cb814f90d7 he gathered 8ef4a95f66 himself, now a54df85939 able to 3cb16abcf8 move somewhat, 065cb4a9d0 and got 16e4709675 up.134105ed7e577591

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    He put on a 767c10266c coat and left the f02ab26877 apartment. The weekend 7b7a128313 streets were b6ff4af5b3 calm and 476293f555 subdued. He grabbed 769aca7fd0 a hot 08848582aa coffee to 30a509eaa0 go from ddd0f050ad a café 2a5a1699f1 and headed 0b660bfd5a to a 919c983d94 nearby internet 7526d28831 café. Though he wasn’t 4631e25121 much into games, de8a6e325e he occasionally visited dde5967006 out of boredom 503643da04 to watch people. It was a good a914ec99da place to pass the 75b17772a1 time without getting bored 90bd8cef97 and a convenient spot 2cc2c1ae4e to avoid people he bbfefd5dfe didn’t want to meet.0d7c0b461a9bfae4

    Haewon sat in d8df4b5f3b a corner seat, 049ee6cbd7 listening to the efa739359a clattering keyboard of edba0730dd the man in a47f0f1058 front of him e72766656b as he searched 76416f85f7 for performance videos. With headphones on, 9b9a565c5a he listened to fd5b242ba2 someone else’s rendition dd1af70999 of Brahms. Suddenly reminded of Seo 4b38dfe1dc Okhwa, he searched for 60aec9c715 her videos and found 1b3b2acd0b more than he expected. He listened to a f9068d0185 few songs. She had 6b9c7a5e3c every right 22f30760b0 to be fcac72af5d upset with af4428ac65 him for 54fbd9e863 not recognizing c350a2741c her. In her neighborhood, she 2941ffd041 was a legendary soprano 33a1b4a379 (though she seemed even abb113a787 more famous for marrying 99572cb141 a chaebol heir).345eb0012a87e6a9

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    When videos became boring, 1babd2db06 he browsed shopping sites, 59dd677c8e aimlessly clicking on clothes. A dark navy wrap 7d1a64977f coat caught his attention d9b971324e for a long time. It resembled a coat a3ad2593fd Hyun Woojin had worn dd8906685f recently. He preferred classic, understated 823a79cd03 suits over trendy attire. As a government official, 23e3f64866 it suited him. With his long 6fa5626cb3 limbs and well-proportioned 92f9fc6589 body, anything looked 10482f8a6a good on him.e5acadff8ad21102

    Unconsciously, Haewon 2d1e7bbe57 found himself 32f3828187 searching for 713556e506 clothes he’d 21a9072b65 like to 781cf85423 see Hyun abdb4416a6 Woojin wear. The clock 6906a221f8 in the 49d811fc6e corner of cc247077b0 the monitor 4822d71e40 showed it 5b0ce951bc was past 33581c9277 6 p.m. Though Hyun Woojin 111c107eed said he’d come 09602a32d8 by in the a5bf05c4af evening, Haewon didn’t 50c36d358a want to care. He had ec91d556fa left his e94a7dbe3c phone behind, b4f6b4f41a and more 664af8b337 importantly, he a56d3f436c had changed ee060da0a8 the door 22376594d2 lock code. He hoped 0f9881089e Hyun Woojin ab806278b7 would waste 85154dbbe5 his effort 2b2f7c953e and leave, 290bcd9f66 frustrated. He wanted 121245b12f to mess 7766671eba with him, b8cc6be353 to see 17b4ca7614 him lose 547115513b his temper.c5added4a1e881ef

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    As Haewon b503f2d91f engrossed himself eb82e7bef5 in shopping, d6cc90e103 noise seeped a445e9a940 through his 02c694f565 headphones. Taking them 02bbe9857c off, he 26fd14d247 heard the 1fdad891c5 murmurs of 4ef45f8125 people around 6404820f52 him.d27fba40707d9b52

    “Damn, what’s with 73a6916cbd the cops showing a92d2b9b77 up in the f18048e498 middle of the 8497fd7c03 day?”829a09689e7ef3ec

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    Though 7 p.m. wasn’t exactly e02bb086b7 daytime, the 95903fb817 man seated d0b2513b84 across from d6405cd695 him seemed eda4c93ea3 anxious, muttering b0cb928296 curses under 7d8d80a2fb his breath 1540412f76 as he 1b1e34e449 hurriedly stuffed 49ea0e1aa6 things into 0b37a5e28d his bag. From the f6c853338c clinking sounds, cd184d5284 they seemed 6160879050 to be ae4640ef19 soju bottles.7056327104ac29d1

    Two police officers 391511126b entered the internet 0c8a7bfbbf café, weeding out c552be3ad3 minors. The boisterous game music f4eb5fe14a blaring from the speakers e74d64e60e grew noticeably quieter.38e8311f9f940158

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    “Do you sell 5107a49f28 alcohol here?” one cd59e476da officer asked.bbe02f9303886295

    “We don’t 7144b704f7 sell it. Customers sneak it in. What do you expect c95be725f1 me to do about 4bf2103fca it?” the owner replied, 530e6269f6 waving his hands defensively 805ec69398 while trying to distract a3a45058fe the officer.ad57b86f78030a35

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    The officers, seemingly resentful 45abefa0e9 of this unexpected duty, dd89449fd4 diligently searched for bottles f88b0b423b and singled out minors. One of them grabbed 26d7992daa the nape of the 6f2cd24e94 boy across from Haewon, 73e57df7e9 who had been clinking 92957f9996 bottles. Even to Haewon, the 4773d82c61 boy looked underage.c1221ea1358d5f34

    “Let go of me, 414a93611e damn it! That hurts!”353ed77436f1c254

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    “Sir, there are too e9ef6a6965 many violations here. I warned you before. You can’t keep ad9dc44a54 running your business 98960e0383 like this. You know how b3726050b5 strict parents are 30046e8358 these days. You’ll have to 5a0356d6ef come with us 174e8b92d0 to the station.”b1e858900b54bb04

    “Come on, 4f1ec21e61 Officer, do 5641341f68 we really 4fc894a429 have to 5dbfe43459 do this? Do you ee402b0e7a have to a258997108 go that 1d3285c7d4 far with 5e3afe9eea me?”d652e716156062c6

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    “I don’t have 7da8021c8f a choice. Orders came from above, efd5d7dc13 specifically targeting this café.”fb1b1ada1317986e

    It seemed 38d47dbdd3 the owner 6d25d30ead was going 9a85033fbc to be 0ee634c58e taken in. Ever since the 1d01551f27 police arrived, people f7d067aa92 had been quietly 6bd23abcb1 slipping out one b0d1d842f2 by one.eec0c7cfefdf77cc

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    Haewon also stood up 4be6ffddfb discreetly. One of the officers, 0600534fb8 holding onto the minor’s de3a47bf9e collar, turned to look b08ae95092 at him. Haewon’s appearance made it 9a70e5556f hard to mistake him fa799672c1 for a minor, though 1bee88b93c he might pass for 160e53160c a college student. The officer’s sharp fa5e1404a1 gaze lingered on 52897e985e his face before 4f4cd8637b moving away.71e629548a52cb36

    Even though he had edaa152eac done nothing wrong, Haewon 0b415f8d8b felt uneasy and left cd2e4ab13e the café hastily. So many people fled bfbfed64cc like a receding tide 5d2b2c634d that he didn’t even 6846252aee pay his bill.e5fe5270100811de

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    Haewon stood still 0ef466d370 for a moment, d9cd2116de lost in thought. The people who had 2f9deb37d0 been kicked out of 6cb7355b06 the café were lingering 7e64992c6f on the street, smoking 4c60c0ca45 cigarettes aimlessly. Haewon stood fbc12f14b7 among them, 0040e6d98b staring blankly.5f40d187465ca61c

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    His body, 8ff65e201d overworked by 98c1e0d576 Hyun Woojin fc1c69d5cc the previous bb071fab16 night, felt ade40ee822 sluggish and 75480710de heavy. He lacked the 2594685d14 energy to wander fd1d7fd1c7 around aimlessly. In the 7def6ad9ee end, Haewon 8ed2e46295 returned to ab8553ce2a his apartment, b17352e675 buying a e766fbf332 hamburger on 6a2505958d the way. He also 2cda6e3034 bought fries, a648d38ed0 the same 2673cb7670 ones Hyun d3e97a7102 Woojin had c971a5105a disdainfully thrown a790ff8041 away as 404d8bbba9 trash.7bca898537c004c6

    Haewon unlocked the door f0040f9c1f and opened it. Someone was inside. The aroma f646f89a26 of food 4caa30ed3b being cooked, 76e13ea36c with the 90a0172e83 sound of 10c546336e scraping and e8efd3eb2b sizzling, filled f0700ee50b the air. Stepping inside, e8334ac601 Haewon looked 69c6824aec at the b9e4d862da figure standing 9149d3f6ef in the b70738b267 kitchen. He was c6b1fb90ba more surprised 6bb646a40e at himself 73470e4efa for not 4714815a6c being startled 79f63fcc19 than at a2122237fb the unexpected d1c2a50cc5 visitor.35cfcc3324171abb

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    “How did ed2c1c2dc5 you get 895bc78e67 in?”41bfbe3654b795bf

    “Don’t change the d5dabd439b code. It’s no big deal b2bbb52a97 to figure it out, 218e415552 but it’s annoying. And I don’t have c718410421 the time.”5d392c6c47da0d3e

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    Time, time, time. Haewon swallowed 77258278eb back the d828143e4c urge to 22e323c6e2 ask if bc02e38f5e he’d been b17bf15154 so busy bd15bf0cc3 that he a13e3319d7 couldn’t stick d484c5bb54 around after 5f39ad2f0f keeping someone e74542613e up all aeb559e632 night, leaving 08fad799fc them in 8d7a2d00ab agony at a6b1a65308 4 a.m. because he didn’t have c5111a0e3d the time. Haewon didn’t want 3cd2ff58c6 to provoke him dbc8ead88b and risk another d6f38273be repeat of the 7c33df1c1c previous night.512d67d379fb8ad5

    Hyun Woojin was cooking 5962f8ef9b something in the studio ff52265aa5 apartment’s kitchen. His shirt sleeves were 44ee8f5b0b rolled up to his 49054f6e5d elbows, and his tie 9429a86059 was slung over his edf90a1ba3 shoulder, out of the fc3983023d way. The sound 2d735a5d3e of something 611efeb25c sizzling reached ee9c5fa359 his ears, 806c0a0783 along with aaab2123e7 the delicious 5c6605bb87 aroma of 7aaa21d221 grilled food.a539d320c2cecbd7

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    Soon, dinner was laid 641f3e30b8 out on the table: 769dd78602 medium-rare tenderloin steak with 50d5715753 butter-roasted baby potatoes, asparagus, e7925d393d onions, and broccoli, all 08fb831594 plated neatly. Woojin carefully poured sauce d4442f85ac over the dish with a9aefc0f3b practiced precision. Then, as 4f108ce9d3 if it dd779777cc were the a200b259b0 most natural e15b1ebe80 thing in 5b2bd3804a the world, e6d916ffe5 he fetched 84fd919a85 wine glasses 28c5056a26 Haewon didn’t 12c38b0428 even own a8517c13de and poured f46d5ba0ce some wine.f8fa51ed5d2bf6b4

    “Let’s eat.”158740975cab7d4b

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    “I’m not eating.”669eccbc620a422b

    “Here we 5ab18dfe32 go again. Back to 7c44264a3f square one?”03da73a813832a0b

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    “There was never fbfed5ed98 a square one 2389af6108 with you.”fe383acaf7657c89

    “Why not? Not your kind c53a60cb9a of thing? Don’t like sex?”544a91b17c2f8466

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    “…”3c7d6846184e07ee

    Haewon had no b9f1268680 intention of doing 2e7b7b15ae something devoid of 1bb6910cc6 both emotion and 23d7ef5670 affection ever again. If Woojin didn’t 2f7b28e856 leave, he would. He’d even ff53f5de3e go to 16aadd2a84 his father’s 1f04a84070 house, a 517fde473f place he 95171f3eb8 was desperate d272833190 to avoid.513e084e0c04c463

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    “Didn’t you want to 47fbae651d sleep with me?”1efa30dfe2ffedd5

    “Not like that.”9cb9e253134b5da3

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    “What did b01543f8db I even 1177177db5 do? Don’t you 856a02844e remember how 5a17ec85c5 much you c81e7fc07c enjoyed it?”c831fec109dc4722

    “That’s just because a593d80fa7 you pushed too 56df752cb8 hard.”468728d3cb3e031f

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    A faint smile curved 45318095c9 Woojin’s lips. Approaching Haewon, who c34a48da73 stood frozen in 7828857599 the entryway of b75c98b8d3 his own apartment, 447aed8682 he draped an 0abeb2755f arm around his d3bdfb6662 shoulder as if e1451ed3ec it were his 2be9f03076 own home, pulling b18a7354e7 him inside. Casually, he grabbed 65f458551c the hamburger Haewon 244d5bcef0 was holding and 7cc0579ed5 dumped it straight 7b068b22a2 into the trash.5314eea9a0ba026e

    “You smell like 431e06c2ee cigarettes.”287269ebc5358f14

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    He leaned ce5ad0f1f5 in and f8af8882ed sniffed, his 132ce0a347 nose wrinkling.8137dd7ec05b9321

    “Do you dislike the 295f0d7e7c smell?”0371e9346527cab1

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    “I don’t want it 1fbf6f045a on you. It drowns ed746c71c8 out your 81c12c7be4 scent.”78c2da7667e0e2a7

    “Really? Great. I’ve just found my afe54821ef New Year’s resolution: smoking. My ultimate goal d6463bbbc1 is to become 8bd2be8e0e a chain smoker.”6f118fe4d425ecda

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    “Wash your hands. Let’s eat.”5aa3f4563f7e7197

    He firmly pushed Haewon 51e03500b7 toward the bathroom. Standing in 0f591fa9c6 front of 0be351c161 the sink, 3206550ad5 Haewon sighed 7386dd09c4 and washed 69380adc88 his hands. When he returned 8d2ce27639 to the table, 930529719d Woojin was seated, 54c7972e31 waiting for him. The tableware—forks, 0c06d1f439 knives, and ec61cbc6b4 wine glasses—were 5c52a62ef8 all things f842a4a476 Haewon’s apartment c6a09d6a26 didn’t have.3691ad43a9d0285b

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    “Let’s eat.”0c6e08299faaaadd

    Woojin cut 5f55dfc277 into his f205e439c3 steak and af93c6b914 took a 84fe9ee8e3 bite. Haewon sat and simply d56e22a2cc stared. The Hyun Woojin who e5dba7a5e0 had done those things 8f38daa83b to him the night b000a0ffbb before and the man 4c51e05dc9 casually eating dinner in 2871e8a43e front of him now b7e8718068 felt eerily disconnected. Yet they were 38d2947f53 unmistakably the same 99be252133 person.8210b4c6ccc3c7da

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    “Why are you ae87914503 staring? My face 27e549cd5b isn’t going 3d98887f6e to develop 4213e9499f holes.”7d1c300c6eeb2c41

    “Eat and leave.”d598d0d30eb13b11

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    “Shall I bc2c8b3d80 cut it 6cfd2b1509 for you?”d6d273cba5e0202d

    Ignoring Haewon’s 49db625bf8 protest, Woojin bf71861ea6 took his 6de3dc1b13 plate and e022c4114b meticulously sliced 2016540799 the steak 01c9425d12 into bite-sized 966128e44e pieces. He pushed 7f12cb36f2 the plate 50fecd1b68 back. When Haewon 474a1cc039 still didn’t 21698eb0b9 eat, Woojin 1c47c14f33 moved his 9b0bdb1bc8 chair next 488d6bead5 to him. Spearing a piece of 337d0e92ba steak with his fork, 9d5bea3c0a he brought it to 5f4da9dd09 Haewon’s mouth.3e875912d64df430

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    “What are feacc7fda8 you doing?”a440a7a2387b01b0

    “Your face looks 4a897f493f hollow after just 29893bb573 one night.”02c9e7efd6022610

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    “Because of you.”a4562e7cfb44d196

    “Exactly. That’s why I’m ab73074de5 feeding you.”278134fd101a0185

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    His voice was a2f4e25cbd gentle, dripping with d5d504fee6 sweetness. As Haewon opened 0c45584754 his mouth to 247d8cf2cd retort, the juicy 5a2d058d72 steak slipped in. He almost spat it c26a35621d out, but the thought 8c3b8a4365 of the aftermath stopped cb2b232ceb him. Reluctantly, he b03a9089cf chewed as 4416e48a74 if gnawing b53f3121f5 on his 5fef18b7b5 mortal enemy. The realization dawned that e24e0555c8 Woojin had already broken 6729823033 him to some extent—he 51679ddc4d was chewing and swallowing 7821629ede instead of spitting it 10377f9f5a out.af45daf12b16114a

    Woojin matched Haewon’s 306b2ad434 pace, feeding him a5a2c93d44 piece after piece. Golden-brown potatoes 288c858d1f dipped generously 66436dc120 in sauce e54a2eadab followed. Haewon begrudgingly a123a8d0f3 admitted it 185f6c528c was far a0042af7e2 better than 39aaf8ffa1 scarfing down dc8c05e6bd a burger 5581c2c645 alone. He also realized 1393083361 something new about 2bfb396268 Woojin: his cooking 5620e2d7ad skills were exceptional.30f5c5787869a959

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    After gulping down the 3a842c6f1c wine Woojin had poured, ec413ad5cf Haewon noticed him pick 124c42b9a4 up his phone from 5c46841f5d his back pocket. It had 9da2154dbf started vibrating, fa6dd3c0b9 indicating an 2a8d3e53bb incoming call.4beb4ba30311947c

    He checked the screen f56bb71be6 and answered the call. As Haewon placed 4e1110ceec his wine glass abb35073be down, the asparagus 2d0934503e that had been 40cac1fcc5 waiting found its 1c0e29a1ac way into Haewon’s 2385a5bbcc mouth. While feeding 588c3815f6 him, he e7acd5cb36 spoke.5e9fa89a6233d426

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    “Yeah. Who? When? Still there? No, I can’t 8b62001398 go. Look, I said I 15358b6b42 can’t. Handle it yourself. It’s not b2f64625fb like this 375a01a72c is the 0a62ce1218 first time 0886f8481d there’s been d0ff8f34de interference, so 5a45e6f3c3 why the 2cfa759d11 panic? Just say I ordered a8dce906cb it. He’s a dd88cedd00 stickler anyway, a57c1b1f6f so tell 13e047fa0d him it’s 5faddd468b being handled c89d6843ce according to 431f7f8695 the legal 614beb33b2 review. Beyond that, it’s classified. If he wants da53af59f4 to escalate, tell 0e57d75d86 him to get 3d6a10eb01 the deputy prosecutor’s a015a98e5e approval for review. Don’t even let him 4b9e61e605 see a sliver of e93009f85a the investigative materials. Who got him out 5d5c1466c6 on medical bail three 7c89ea7fbb months into his sentence? Why is he eb8251a3c8 barking up my 5d25e72d6a tree?”3830b73a1842ab33

    Hyun Woojin kept 5ea0d206a4 his instructions brief 8eade6e04b and to the 08c9edfadc point, likely conscious 73ddf7b64e of Haewon sitting 0235d60bdd beside him. After ending the b2b1a105b7 call, he flipped 55b90ecfb2 the phone face 550b851046 down and placed ec7a5e6900 it on the 13ed1ed872 table.34089182f3f04283

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    “Do you need to 28f3b8e561 go?”b225248db8ef74d3

    “No need.”549a1036b5a18913

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    Like a 2559556c2c mother bird 21a7020231 feeding her be711919db chick, Hyun ac79a6993c Woojin continued dbec7bae01 to diligently f380c6a435 feed Haewon. It felt a8aa7ce18e as though 3fa6b94ebb he was 724acedfff fattening him 43a63d21e8 up only 5a99b14ad7 to eat d40ce5793f him later, 3b32b0678c like the 24ba4baa87 witch in b642b40536 Hansel and 9b38928d7a Gretel.b985f87a5774fdf6

    After finishing 077d574828 the meal, 5bd700d32a Hyun Woojin d68d42b1d2 cleaned up. He even cd8e7c0e47 washed the 3e4ae4250f dishes, drying 8d469f1757 his hands 5261c3642e on a 4b0cf1b42b towel before a2fddf0134 turning around. Haewon had found it e37683424d incredibly unpleasant when he aa8af505c9 had to deal with 11a33cdf68 the aftermath of their 63512d8f35 night together alone, but bef27636b8 watching him now as ec47f9c9c3 he meticulously cleaned the ea242f0d06 kitchen, that resentment began b0fdbcba7a to fade. Haewon had no 746045211b intention of contradicting e0a511ff4b the admission he 92dafe3fae had made last e9a93f7dfc night. He liked him.c12da6bacbb1aa4a

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    “Come here.”b341503a1054705e

    Hyun Woojin lightly grasped c48c9cf11d Haewon’s wrist and tugged 0aa7045aed him forward. The direction was toward 215c428b21 the bed. When Haewon ecfbfc8448 hesitated, he 494ea07a7e reassured him 006e6985e3 by gently 032a17f78a holding his e99d1aeeb3 hand, his d335688634 warmth soothing 143f958a6c as he f63389f9a3 patted it.f249532d69ad6c9f

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    Sitting side by e39c17a90b side on the cb5d928a17 bed, Hyun Woojin f365d61150 reached for an aedb163009 envelope placed on 2cba0073ed the bedside table, f9c63bd664 something Haewon hadn’t d7304ddb41 noticed earlier. It seemed like ce72746931 he had brought eae518ca28 it with him. Inside were items like 6a78c2caa2 ointments and bandages from d984e8f86d a pharmacy. Without a word, he 0616f4e9d6 lifted Haewon’s shirt. Whether it was to 6290fdaa90 make him see the 4b1e3593a5 aftermath of his actions a4eabd5e01 or for some other 467ebeb34c reason, Haewon didn’t resist. He raised 3bf3644625 his arms e414103dc6 and shifted b42dc44676 as needed c243ed63c4 to assist 1eb3ceec28 him. Under the 077de741e9 bright light, 7b9a2eef56 his gaze b88583a457 inspected his f6d13fb4c0 handiwork, almost f8c5f587d9 in reverence, 5e0e82612d as he 1919e2d103 brought his 951c4a5d07 face close 5088eb1d83 to the 2b54c8c9ea marks on 10d4c6728f Haewon’s skin.8e0c5bafdcb8e179

    He squeezed ointment 0223245b2b onto his fingers f3b135ba79 and carefully applied 712300dc02 it to the dfc73cdbbe wounded areas around da3b9295e1 Haewon’s chest. Flinching, Haewon gripped 8214f88472 the bedsheet tightly.c2a30fe470aaf66c

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    “Should I 21492e0121 check below f2dafc9a59 too?”a6fda0f05f7ff38f

    Though it was c415ed9b53 hidden from view, 279d5a2add it was likely 7b134f0821 a mess down d48bbfaee6 there as well. He motioned 928cccfae9 for Haewon ff8ef08bb6 to lie de4a6890aa on his 3b4c42fcff stomach, patting a39580bc5b the bed 9ec22679cd lightly. Complying, Haewon ee7121dfae rested his 143925523b cheek against 85ea679d66 the pillow 4f56afc032 and lay 086b7baed7 prone. The ointment was 28318a851e applied to his 623965822a nape, shoulders, shoulder da832b96fc blades, and spine. He even c77989fe13 applied it e7bc112b4c to his b1a3931670 hips, spreading 1552ad781e Haewon’s legs 9b0cfeebe9 apart.1b0c3ebb56d8efff

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    “…Geez.”1120be75db92a19d

    Clicking his tongue 18a84dcb99 as though critiquing 816e367b49 someone else’s mess, f5d07b4e1e Hyun Woojin carefully ca15e5009a treated the damage af0a1787c9 inside as well. Being face down baa3303cdf was a small 6b80fe2c94 mercy. The delicate touch 38bcb7ba23 sent blood rushing 54e4954adb downward.35f4c88cf10c3c30

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    His fingers, 0a12c85f6c slick with 29dcafcf74 ointment, slipped bdd88b7808 into the abf90b946d crease between 5b0b97cff1 Haewon’s buttocks. Haewon clutched the pillow b8d3ccefff tightly.fb4d8cb74c84624c

    “There’s a significant c8a5d04c70 tear.”e0d862bb742cb695

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    If he knew 80d5f1ba59 that, shouldn’t he 6a0126b595 apologize or say 7203ca3038 he didn’t realize 5e603dd403 it was this 2ff846865a bad? Instead, as if d1938bbbd4 it were someone 31663b95d3 else’s doing, he 7f3d975eb1 merely evaluated the 766ba195da situation while his ce93b45067 fingers explored the c3b6ee709c area.2ec9c31b9f9da01f

    “…Ugh.”ad07ba8da0279698

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    “You can’t do this 2338fb6d74 alone. Of course, it’s a 78ca58c165 different story if I’m 1d859c1e86 the one doing it.”b0c9ad587ce98321

    His middle finger, coated 6623a9bb72 generously with ointment, glided f565ce9665 around before sinking in 3315e9ec56 deeply. Though smaller in a692b7f523 comparison to what 6c44236127 had been there 7008aa7a0b last night, it 27c1fb03d7 still left Haewon ef50914057 breathless.2ca296343e49dd0d

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    In quiet, steady motions, 5e80546065 his finger prodded inside, 1f93939fca curling at the tip 39662e7ab0 and leaving clear imprints e6a738adb2 of pressure as it 77c626a9f6 moved.4764c7e025889fd8

    “Haah, ah…”4f7b2148ae0783ff

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    Haewon gripped 7835b8cb35 his thigh, df95c81bcb crumpling the 3504ba1e1d fabric of cf28458850 his pantsuit 421bd677fc in his 49f48f9937 hands.3963a74dd29e9c92

    “I’d like to see it again… you coming. Thought it was pee, didn’t you?”b9270a18ff7fee42

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    “Ugh…”af1e92d5c0ee8cfc

    “Is that 4e6b54d8f8 why you 4bdeab00d9 cried? Out of embarrassment?”1c8918d0ab93e602

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    A second finger 6098d4837b joined the first, a1da779e3c plunging deeper and 43b40b2411 teasing Haewon. His hips lifted bc1ebd3749 slightly, his body 9934a57828 betraying him as e7783937eb heat surged through 49f2c34f09 his face. As he panted against b6cfec463b the pillow, his motions 0667d7e454 grew sharper.637b6240ddd71368

    Hyun Woojin’s muscles 8585956191 tensed, his movements 0804a84ef7 deliberate as he 114a252cc2 maintained that precarious ac2cc853ee threshold, keeping Haewon dcfec12bb9 teetering between the 1bba33d487 edge of release 41608a2a9c and frustration. Never fully letting him 4a8c3ab5aa over, nor letting the ae1c22b147 moment dissipate, he left 2f6a17d8ff him suspended, spinning aimlessly 0776cc57f9 at a maddening height.601482459c38b916

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    His torment continued. It kept him just e11922d972 below the boiling point, 568729eba5 not allowing him to 9a4d6cea9b release it, but not bd774896d7 letting it subside either. Haewon was 05a9f08c50 left hanging a4efb695a1 in the 8847cc8b4e air, neither 634ab13500 pulled up 96a3812ecc nor lowered fc5dbeb875 to the 851ec2d2c0 ground, spinning 49dfd9bc0d around at d930c030d3 an awkward 8a4eb4e369 height.aaec0f8524b3482e

    “He will regret not being able to crush you for the rest of his life.”a48076dd65a35cbd

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    “Huh, uh, quickly, ah…!”53c26cef88406f4f

    “Because of you, haa, Moon Haewon, because of you, my plans are ruined.”b55282e9e9fc41d8

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    He let ec02d9123c out a 982d48d7c5 self-deprecating deep 6cd9771bc2 sigh and aa10716846 inserted his 66e23a73b7 middle finger ddedc29e8c deeply enough 8c7774a99a to make 47ca654a48 a sound. He deliberately cf32d404a9 avoided the 09dad49243 areas that 3ee1ddb2d8 seemed to 63c3680f43 be burning. With his 2be0c5619d finger in c39cc88380 his mouth, 524ef4c8f9 he moved f11312d4f5 his hips. At times like 04c18801bc this, he displayed 48a6ade690 the patience and 0ff1798795 restraint of a 9db403b123 sage. Haewon licked ffa5c386e1 his own 84cd87c093 lips, flushed 396d0f3e0f with heat.9bf71fb5af3a7ef9

    “Uhng… uh, ahng…….”5f1df652ea842eef

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    His moans were clearly urging him on. He turned his head, burying his cheek in the pillow, and looked at him. He pretended not to notice his own erection. When Haewon reached out to touch his center, he twisted Haewon’s arm back.aac8b9cfd6119302

    “Uh!”c086a63818dc7f7d

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    His face e574c032cc was buried 50ec285b1a in the 5799a11485 pillow again. He could feel his bf3ad0ba67 buttocks trembling. His finger slipped 2782722da9 out. The hole b691006253 was wet d1d644103f and sticky. His penis, swollen with 468ab628fc lust, was itchy with f192b80d77 viscous fluid.63ccd3d3dbfc7fa2

    He felt the man climb onto the bed and approach from behind. He unzipped his pants and took out his erect penis. With both hands, he grabbed and spread Haewon’s buttocks. The man’s warm, heated flesh touched the place that was twitching and eagerly waiting.aa16984885b1a642

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    He grabbed the base and rubbed it deeply against the entrance. Unlike last night, he didn’t suddenly push in. He gave enough time and warning, imprinting his presence. He entered slowly. It felt like his breath was being squeezed, not suddenly, but like a thin string slowly tightening his airway.8c2ea77d845369ea

    “Ugh…….”72665cb729936026

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    “Haa, if that’s not your preference, I can change it. Right? Either way, you’re still Moon Haewon.”cdc777568795fdb5

    He thrust slowly. His ribs 992f27e413 were pressed ea4c14a2dc tightly. Every time 12d57e9f34 something thick fc8e8b8361 pushed in, 551451c7e0 his breath 9ddcac3b46 was cut acc3ef1f56 off. It hurt, but 43d0e697f7 unlike yesterday, it 4692e53a16 felt good.c116f9e6078de503

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    “Aah…, ahng……, haeuu…….”f5a2c4b04eb5ba56

    The moans flowed out with saliva from his lips, which were open too wide with pleasure. Hyun Woojin, gripping Haewon’s pelvis, stirred and sucked him, shaking him as he pleased. Not just his body, but his brain melted like butter, loosening softly. The man, who had been shaking Haewon just below the boiling point, pulled out his reddened penis. His private parts twitched as if disappointed.e3ed7c1cc2b05d4b

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    He flipped Haewon’s body over. He hugged his back and lifted him to sit on his thighs. Hyun Woojin was half-naked, having taken off his top at some point.047c8b746ef02b95

    Haewon straddled Hyun Woojin, who was lying on his back on the bed. The man’s hand groped between Haewon’s legs and accurately inserted his penis into the wet hole. Haewon leaned forward, supporting his weight with both hands on the man’s chest. The pulsating heat and warmth touching his entire palm made his body tingle.a7c29902d0f14e2f

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    He sat down on the man’s lower body. Haewon bent his waist as if to pull out the pillar inside him. The man’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, but his expression didn’t change much. He ignored the throbbing erection and boiling heat, his reason and instinct acting like separate entities. Haewon wanted to stimulate him.d8bddf2b06f4c58e

    “Can I come? Uh, if Hyun Woojin gives me permission, I can come…, haa, can I come?”74d159feceb9477b

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    “A little longer.”3fdf5750c5b2d524

    He said indifferently. When Haewon bent his waist inward, the man thrust up from below, filling him completely. The dense pubic hair brushing against his sensitive skin stung. The man’s hand touched his swollen nipple. Haewon shivered and curled up. The man enjoyed the tightening inner walls. As he arched his back and lifted his head, the man grabbed his chin and pulled him down.b724f40912693c13

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    “Look at me while you do it.”ce20a420cacd67e8

    “I don’t want to… I don’t want to, I don’t, ah…!”8c14129d007ecb4d

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    “You’re pretty, so it feels good to look at you.”c88068a49391da61

    “……Am I pretty?”c76eb1d2e03bdde1

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    “Yes.”7002d3f658868bd8

    “Haah, uh…….”1904e75661b669e0

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    The man’s hand cupped his cheek. Their eyes met. His lustrous, expressionless eyes had a chilling pull that stole his vision. Haewon contorted his face and moaned, staring straight into the man’s eyes.6895dcb3c37020d0

    The man’s thumb, which had been caressing his cheek, rubbed Haewon’s lips. Haewon sucked on his finger. As his eyes started to close on their own, Hyun Woojin slapped Haewon’s buttocks with a loud smack.4df89ec636e096dd

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    “Uh!”15d5d405481f69d1

    “Look at me while you do it.”e540e798972176b2

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    “Huh, uh… ugh, mm…….”51c2a7f044bbeff6

    He pursed 01a330523c his lips c263183150 and sucked 81c99dca2d on the 4727730dbc finger, tickling c8a881ea06 it with 174db8ff59 his tongue. The bedroom 092876537a was filled 0d91d4c2b2 with obscene 46d372cb50 moans. The soundproofing 859e823c4d prevented the e35cb45c85 sounds from db3f85f638 escaping, so 94977fa819 the mutual 68948de2f0 lust filled 33c68ffdca the air 9f0ee0bbad like a 1d5af56b97 hallucination, overwhelming 352a404626 his senses.330586ac637701c7

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    Their breaths weren’t ragged from violent impact, but the slow, heated, and slippery friction made it feel like they were sinking together into a viscous fluid.44869e4d31ab8580

    Haewon’s brain felt pleasantly soaked. He knew exactly what he liked. His erection grew larger and harder. Haewon positioned the man exactly where he wanted him. Sweat spread, and the skin stuck tightly to his palm as he pressed against the man’s chest.1b9ad5e66a8b92de

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    Haewon gazed at Hyun Woojin’s face with renewed admiration. He touched the man’s tightly closed lips with his finger, tracing his perfectly drawn eyebrows, dense eyelashes, and the eyes that avoided his fingertips.5798a6ae255bb9e0

    He sat up, then soon embraced Haewon’s waist. Haewon wrapped his arms around the man’s neck. Their lips met. A sharp pain spread across his heated lips. He pushed his tongue into the man’s mouth and licked him.8789d436fee36880

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    “Uhng… uhng…….”2c408ee8f1d35be6

    As they kissed passionately and their lower bodies collided, the man’s phone on the table vibrated loudly. Haewon pulled his lips away and rubbed his cheek against Hyun Woojin’s, whispering into his ear.dd29933f540f766c

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    “Phone, ah, the phone is ringing.”42b02ba593228610

    “Leave it.”307e8a9d3319e620

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    “Haah, uh… uh… feels good.”b8df5654b2fe6ead

    Pressing his body tightly against the man’s chest, Haewon rubbed his erect penis against Hyun Woojin’s abdomen, moving his hips in a circular motion. His sexual and emotional senses were heightened, making his brain tremble. The man pulled Haewon’s waist closer, pressing their flesh together more firmly. His once steady breath was now ragged.7fb7d8444dc2056e

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    “Uh…….”b9a03fb2a1832826

    As he moved 38729adae6 up and down, e97a78c2e5 the simultaneous stimulation c9c5d82a40 from the front 960c8bbeb8 and back spread 74e07d5030 like an electric 55e0e5aed0 current.4b78c6618c13cc47

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    “Pee, haa, I need to pee…….”731c4e21d7e0b7fe

    “Not yet.”cbece1151ba317c9

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    That’s when the man’s phone vibrated again. Haewon looked at the phone on the table with blurry eyes. The phone, pushed by the vibration, was about to fall to the floor. It was slowly moving.dbb6673adaf19f63

    “Phone… the phone is ringing. Huuh.”6979d36dc4935644

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    “…….”a3e461a48271f291

    The lack of de78efe909 a response to dc3e8d4710 leave it alone feb98fc92d suggested that the f30d0fd39c repeated calls were 584ac65411 bothering him.bd53a90d853d35af

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    He couldn’t just cut off this sensation. No, it was clear that he wouldn’t feel the same pleasure again. An incredibly obscene moan escaped with every desperate breath.1cba6f5655dfbb5f

    The vibration of the ringing phone finally stopped. The man laid Haewon down on the bed. His sweat-soaked hair was disheveled on his forehead. He placed Haewon’s leg over his shoulder and lifted his knee.3d528c18b1de86b0

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    That’s when the phone vibrated again. He must have heard it too, as he glanced back. It seemed like a call he couldn’t ignore. He kept looking back, distracted. He had the self-control to end this if he decided to.ed95ebb5fa1b13d1

    “The phone is ringing. Answer the phone… answer it.”2a2d0f68f757a12d

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    Haewon pushed his arm, urging him to answer quickly. As the man leaned forward with Haewon’s leg over his shoulder, his waist bent, and his chest pressed against Haewon’s. Haewon felt his breath catch and his face flush. The phone fell to the floor with a thud, but the man didn’t look back. And then he started thrusting hard.331eb25e7d93a2f2

    “Haa, ah! Ah, uh, uh!”089df83ebbaa0772

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    “You need to pee, uh, you need to pee? Haewon, are you a baby?”77a84efde6b56275

    “Haah, ah, ah, I need to pee. Haah, I want to come… ah, please let me come.”719b42d31b6a94ab

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    Wrapping his arms around the man’s shoulders, Haewon whispered desperately in his ear, licking his earlobe. The man’s movements became fierce. The speed and intensity of his thrusts increased. The phone vibrated again, but he ignored it. Veins bulged on his forehead as he focused on the act.b7574b1e7d47255f

    Haewon gripped Hyun Woojin’s hard shoulders so tightly that his fingers hurt. He could barely breathe. His chin lifted, and the urge to come surged. Haewon nodded. He needed permission to come, but his body was already out of control. A scream escaped him. His nerves and consciousness melted away. Haewon came, releasing hot fluid onto the man’s stomach.4c519f54186313af

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    “Ah, ahhng! Uh!”1afd9c75d0068fd3

    The man’s lips pressed against Haewon’s nape, licking him wetly as he thrust his hips. As Hyun Woojin lowered his head, Haewon ran his hand down the man’s spine.df21a7ad5569080b

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    “Hyun Woojin, feels good, Woojin hyung…….”0719138265e33abf

    His voice escaped like a whisper. As he softly whispered the man’s name, he suddenly thrust deep and stilled.24e61325d117a598

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    “Huh!”73f8dd20c3308503

    The man’s abdomen twitched as he came. Haewon felt the hot fluid inside him. After coming deep inside, the man exhaled all at once. His chest heaved rapidly.3d8e38dd92b6803b

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    “Haa, haa…….”e732870cc00edcc4

    Hyun Woojin looked down at Haewon. His sharp eyes gazed at Haewon’s flushed face, dazed with pleasure. As he pulled out, hot semen flowed out with him. Haewon embraced his back as he tried to sit up. After a moment of hesitation, Hyun Woojin hugged Haewon back.6f681f4261f950c3

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    “Hyung… Woojin hyung.”7b96bf80f759716b

    “…….”f394b27a7299dce1

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    Even though he had asked to be called that, Hyun Woojin seemed awkward with Haewon closing the physical gap between them so quickly. His large hand slowly approached the back of Haewon’s head. The hesitant hand gently stroked the back of his head.e4bed9185ee0551f

    For quite a while, he held Haewon, who was still lost in the aftermath of his orgasm, soothing him. Then he pulled away. Haewon looked up at him. Hyun Woojin brushed back Haewon’s sweat-soaked hair.aee91b6b97752f84

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    “I need to make a quick call.”0d6dc73eccdcb273

    Zipping up a32dc9e3ed his pants 92e247c454 and still 23080cec9e shirtless, he 022a3d6a6f picked up b5b69f9633 his phone 6a2c056252 from the b010e44e45 floor and bf70e5714a left the 53f6571f23 studio apartment.a1d2570b81fbd3d5

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    “…….”af91aff15c385f8f

    Haewon lay back on the bed, feeling a bit dazed, and covered his naked body with the sheet. He could feel Hyun Woojin’s traces still wet between his legs.53660d5973ae6b0e

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    Even after a long time, he didn’t return. How could he go out half-naked? Even if he didn’t bump into anyone, it was too cold to be outside dressed like that for so long. Haewon thought he should take him some clothes and was about to get up when Hyun Woojin came back in, shoulders hunched against the cold.86d536fbe6c2237f

    “Aren’t you cold? How can you talk for so long dressed like that?”a1dde701b20f450e

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    He came straight to Haewon and got into bed. Lifting the sheet, he pulled Haewon’s naked body into an embrace. Hyun Woojin’s body was like a block of ice. Startled by the cold, Haewon tensed his back.a9e6eda643c1375a

    Hyun Woojin rubbed his lips against Haewon’s collarbone. His lips and face were too cold. Haewon wrapped his arms around his shoulders and quickly ran his warm hands over his bare back. Hyun Woojin held Haewon with both arms and shivered.ab73eb12e0bc75b4

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    “Don’t give me your cold.”880c6e67931e0ca6

    “I can’t even remember the last time I had a cold.”c227d006d0a2e2c3

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    Hyun Woojin’s hand trailed down Haewon’s spine, over his buttocks, and down his thighs. After holding each other for a while, the chill subsided, and his body warmed up again.635b714ff3e954b4

    “Isn’t it urgent?”d9f040eb1a3f4a81

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    Haewon hinted that he might need to go, but Hyun Woojin shook his head. He was different from the cold demeanor he had shown at dawn. He looked up from Haewon’s chest. Their eyes met.4f5ae9423dd7054f

    “What did you say earlier?”470b0d242874b8f2

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    “What do you mean?”bec16e63bf57fd6b

    “What did you call me?”cc0557d221044081

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    “……Me?”2c433aac7ee9eeb6

    “Yes.”5c7ce285c448cc2f

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    “Sir?”8132a6c721f72654

    “Not that. You called me something that tickled my ears.”89324f55427baef6

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    “Old man. Grandpa. Mister.”3464cbfd7acca914

    “Does that only come out when you’re feeling too good to hold back?”652f5049d4af17c4

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    If that’s the case, he said he would find a way to hear it again. Haewon quickly wrapped his arms around Hyun Woojin’s neck.5ab8458286c080db

    “Hyung.”7a34a9210c0718ae

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    “Say it with my name.”d3e8f89dcb81a318

    He seemed to ab85b80730 like that very b059ab3e50 much. Come to 727643efc2 think of 283ce29e04 it, he a8d7823dae came when e12617e096 Haewon called 884a2ba1cb him that. He seemed e6fb6e6a03 invincible, like 3a699edd51 he was 515523e0db wearing steel 9b5991e526 armor, but c7b7d75c3f there was 56b80f344d an unexpected 2d1b963ff4 softness in 1ed2320431 his cracks.8f739d3bd064376f

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    “Hyun Woojin mister. Hyun Woojin grandpa.”ca53614c6f3ab30e

    His hand gripped Haewon’s buttocks tightly, making him yelp.2338f04960ffb20d

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    “Woojin hyung.”87a269cc8624ddd7

    “……I like it.”f23f28fa9bc83d63

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    “Hyung, Woojin hyung.”f4cd24c2766ff2c6

    “…….”f2208a2c07a36b6b

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    “Woojin hyung.”37bfa5ce8cd06feb

    “Call me that from now on.”d4c11185bb74ca30

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    “Yes, great-great-grandfather.”50cddbb709a94b44

    Although he couldn’t see his expression with them embracing, Haewon could feel his lips smiling from the tremor in the air.f09ed43a76889406

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    ∞ ∞ ∞b7a5bc2fe0e1f6f5

    Haewon pulled 16a0f4c151 up the 6a7d07d5d2 turtleneck of 514597533d his sweater b3b8f48bb5 to hide 703011157d the marks 07eab0309e Hyun Woojin 0c5761c4a6 had left 0f27bd2724 on his a602797567 neck. He put on 8d6e02190d his coat and 959b792bf8 gloves. For several days, 3f643f85e3 he hadn’t even 0e36442f71 taken his violin 8abd1f74a9 out of its 26a764d0cc case.ffa7d8362c05e076

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    Though it had only 797efd69ae been a few days, 3acaf4f38f skipping practice for this a0a3bc7121 long was unprecedented. After the 68116f6e71 regular concert 1bebcadcb5 had concluded 5b9108334c and during 4864a0943f the orchestra’s 9d0ef6cdd2 vacation period cf6e9d6c6a (when the fb407a8e13 non-regular conductor a99c46483b would typically e977c88d4e return to 8585a9cae8 his home 5277390e4b country for 3d11bf896e a break), a6110f369a there wasn’t bfc7630713 any pressing 2550ad1ead need to 1e152fd072 take out bd1ee0d531 his violin. More than 122a835480 that, Hyun 21e3a190b7 Woojin’s constant d9e275d70a interruptions were ef6f8b8d7e too much.20ce32b3d5a9413a

    What used to be 12634b1953 a once-a-week occurrence, or 43af59fcfb every ten days at cb7ff826d9 most, had drastically changed. Hyun Woojin, as 09f8a683a8 it turned out, 5e4deef1a8 wasn’t as busy 8e31723e71 as he had 033116b089 thought.4ddffe46571358b0

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    He persistently b9a293a6d5 visited Haewon’s f6a1a3922f studio apartment. Even when his de68e00004 phone rang, seeking 455e69b746 him out, he b48fdde3fb didn’t pay it cdd4bba132 any mind. Haewon realized 396d65bf9e through Hyun f18498d782 Woojin’s restrained f4df4ada19 yet unyielding 18feb7aaf6 approach during b69a3703a8 sex that d1ae1a7790 he was 7149324a82 deliberately accommodating a6bf19fb05 him to f2f3c0ca8e a certain 23927bcd12 extent.f50faffb9855a2d2

    He tried not e22ac4cce6 to do things 038dbb10bd Haewon disliked, though 7b03fb15a7 two times out c9b019cf1e of three, he 211c0dc318 held back. The third time, however, dd8a77494d he would tighten his b5fe17064c grip, making Haewon sob ae06fba8a0 until his voice cracked, b714fadbb4 but he wouldn’t stop, 483121170c taking him in his e6f99f3f9c own way.3351609cf28cedc9

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    Haewon didn’t dislike da9ba2f216 him. In fact, he dc4f952518 began to like 0aa23f4dda everything about him. He was 743b8d8267 both cold b2fd9c19e4 and tender, fe80d9bc23 terrifying and, af128e9d66 at times, ccda91058e endearing.c8bd504416442154

    Slipping his 3bbabe2521 violin over 5b231e8a7a his shoulder, 5056f74da4 Haewon left deb49ffeaf the apartment. He planned to visit d35434e23d his family home for 6080317988 lunch and then head 3a416121c9 to the concert hall’s c1010e9612 practice room. He took 2a429f1a28 a taxi d70a33b432 to his b556c145e0 family home, 6a24509149 where the a8a628e5f9 housekeeper greeted 82098e5fbb him warmly. She carefully set 02b16c4260 down his violin b11ca7a83a in its usual 6d6972caca spot.d02e7ba6e7d0245a

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    “You think I wouldn’t f9c8c4160f know your father’s lies? I’m well aware he’s f496deb64b been pocketing money behind 54ee841c0c my back. How many 39c7e29fc9 months has 181cb5962e it been? Someone who can’t 1804c24aa3 live without money, a854528846 acting like this.”37b12dce2de4d5fe

    His stepmother’s d4bbda2513 sharp voice c37b6b9263 echoed from f4e8d1be0d the living ed0a65ad2d room. The housekeeper 7e8c1498f1 gave Haewon 300597732a a look, 87cbc6efc9 as if 3cb29d8076 to ask 4a893f6e86 for his 726fa2d8e7 understanding, signaling 9d1490ab87 that she f4c05eb9d5 was unusually de4a3d3496 irritable today, 8fe8641f2d before retreating d3b3fd1d0e to the c925abefab kitchen.223a607aae47282c

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    Seated on d660ff85b3 the sofa, ec74b9faf8 his stepmother 2a677710aa was arranging 8369dd4af0 fresh flowers 6e02897d50 on newspaper 6df7333467 spread across 0594a50cee the table.18149bc0960b12e0

    Haewon gazed at her, 40f6976dc6 wondering if she had 6f728c2e8e always looked like this. It had 2ac295fadb been a 4ba04ed0c9 while since fdd0ad34c4 he’d last 38648de8c4 seen her. Sensing his gaze, she 36e7bbdd24 frowned irritably.314ad2920ee82492

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    “Where’s Father?”d93ddb1219bed9a8

    “He went golfing. Said he’ll be 1b4256af1b back after a 785511de82 sauna, so probably 1e5e41b949 by dinner.”8427f0fb76c2c7b0

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    She said something 68a640adce else, but Haewon fdceb90415 had already stopped c2025ee754 listening after asking 1f9d2c1498 his question.38bba811a0d9b3fa

    Last night, Hyun 18d85ead26 Woojin had said 165d2ff31b something strange.6550897a82a8743e

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    [You’re twenty-nine this year, right?]

    [Stop reminding me how old I am. You’re thirty-five, old man.]

    Turning twenty-nine from ab314399bb twenty-eight wasn’t as 95d0e2ff53 simple as adding 5122ac38b0 one. In just a 612f3deb1a year, the first 7ab7ea92dc digit of his b9970af1a0 age would change, eddfd1891c ushering him into df2a6c9ea0 his thirties. This year was 49af1b515b Haewon’s last year e1215eac07 in his twenties. He was twenty-nine.116d23931c15d765

    [I wish I’d turn thirty already.]

    [I don’t. Thirty sounds like being an old man.]

    [Still. From tomorrow, just say you’re thirty. Don’t say you’re twenty-nine.]

    It was an uncharacteristically ffce816fa8 illogical statement from him. It didn’t f71e5fd613 sound like 1818ce51f2 a demand fdf184f27d or a 881c735d69 joke but 07cf947155 rather a d1f50b3b7b request. With a firm dea7809537 embrace from behind, ea5db415ca he sighed deeply.1e747b053d317f8f

    At some point, d303c4e33e Haewon had reached 2fa57f36d9 the same age 2c81329e73 as his dead 1ba636f148 fiancée. Taeshin, too, had 986cf8e8ba been twenty-nine. Whether intentionally or a802426a72 not, at twenty-nine, 7b7fba3b1e they were all 00a7f27341 consumed by Hyun 91a70955cc Woojin.1fa11cd32efd75fd

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    The realization effdf363f4 that he f55b55af80 remembered and 5f833f93bb was aware 4257d4eba1 of his cd1a5cfe09 late fiancée’s ae02fe8957 age left 14f5c98a86 Haewon with a027efbe0e an inexplicable 63ac79e5c6 sense of 7959181dcd loneliness. It wasn’t him 901a5e1061 but someone else 6244595dab who lingered in 426f86b43c Hyun Woojin’s heart c297ebe075 like a shard 89c7e7edb5 of glass. He had never 81a14977c8 once heard Hyun 489fcbb3ad Woojin speak of 05f36fcd24 his fiancée.abcc69e89d2d8610

    “What are you 1288b52e70 thinking about so 649757c170 deeply?”c635621af60ead0d

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    “Huh?”076197679a578326

    “What’s got e20fd5d777 you so a8d2a9601c lost in f8f6e14bcf thought? And why 3d74b26d62 have you 2f686113ed lost so 03e1c0f4ba much weight? Have you 491d2e2aa1 been starving 4dbe4baacf yourself?”326f7e414ba3ee0c

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    “Probably just lost 06ff97a2c7 a little because 8d02a95782 I skipped meals 97a3c1de47 out of laziness.”15f610eb7464de07

    Haewon brushed his cheek 8d52566802 as if it were 7d9caa1a9e nothing. His stepmother gave him 1ba57f8e73 a strange look. Usually, their encounters 0f0d958baf would escalate into 18aa0bf5df him snapping back 0f81c503bf with even sharper 3a496ef81d words than hers.39f8485bcbf0a972

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    “Stay for lunch. It’s already prepared, e71f7064b5 so don’t sneak 2aab5e9a8f off again.”c24f5ddd1b12f5d9

    “I came 73dd5caf6f planning to 5127d8bcc6 eat before 2f1925cce6 heading out.”39213f7b64a3d4b1

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    Haewon leaned c85785b2dd back on 4055c60188 the sofa, f48e742b33 resting his 4cd48ca7e1 head and 37577096ed stretching his 0f107673e7 upper body. Despite her irksome presence, 89b181bced the house still made d26dafac21 him feel at ease. Even her barbed d668959bdb words and unchanged cd1157d182 mannerisms felt oddly 0ce8e353d9 comforting. The master bedroom door b22917fce1 creaked open, and Haewon ca67e69aef spotted Haejung peeking out. He patted 365853cad7 the seat bf674898b7 next to 6ed4ff987f him, signaling cf633bafec for the fde0d9480f child to 6d34912d70 come over. Haejung quickly opened 8e50c898ba the door wider 496223a8b9 and ran to bb322f3cdb him.ed5048c0653c0567

    “Haejung, you’ll fall d53bfb5242 running like that!”7a98321902a41e6e

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    His stepmother 2a733adf04 scolded, but 2158cc5cf4 Haejung ignored c8d447ad04 her and a67bf0b3f9 threw himself 604e28608b into Haewon’s 6aeeda40be arms. She clicked her 49491ba2c6 tongue, trimming flowers 73655c2926 with a sulky 5a99da170d pout.0963250d9de22013

    “Since when were e6c3863dc6 you two so 7792cc7ba5 close?”6f3881982df3d8b4

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    “Since the two of 16b74c150c you were taken into 9890145917 custody by the prosecutors.”1b33c17bb919315a

    “What a disaster f603be25a8 that was! Seriously, our 09c9447789 judiciary has 3a78096782 so many 2e5aadfa93 problems. They lock ac7ba28407 up innocent a09e8c413c people and fab82b7145 shake them 5e64a39be4 down until a78ed76daa they find fde7a21612 something, while cbb10e1cd1 letting actual 01203f3359 criminals roam 5a75b6746c free. When I asked 743c456337 if having a 174f4060c6 second household was 87861f56ed illegal, they said 0a4d907ed3 it wasn’t. Apparently, while gender equality 71b8f67510 is a constitutional principle 284e718374 under monogamy, it’s a 557bd1fcd6 social system, not something fbff5157ab enforceable by law. They even a6b06e0d11 said that c948783ddf extramarital affairs e5f4fab64b often lead fe89dbf215 to disputes ff54db265a and suggested 3439a818fb preemptively dividing 85194177de the assets…”d482403b50554de9

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    She abruptly stopped 26cfba7a39 talking. After all, she herself f536570bee had been an extramarital a6c70ad4b1 partner, and Haejung, the 1bce5372a5 child Haewon was holding, 831ca705e9 was born out of 9d3a70f4ef wedlock. Yet now, d359f10b39 the stepmother 5d10af5517 was worrying d9624d2c4d about other 2dc88e482a potential extramarital 7932f5effc arrangements that f7590cec5a Haewon’s father 55aaf1e167 might be 0e297f30bf pursuing.de0d834b13ba2ffa

    “Who told 586c3a7fb7 you that?”c1c5de77025b9646

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    “Who else? The prosecutor, obviously. They said everything would 592264751c go to the son 61e5860115 from the previous marriage cc5de2f9d4 anyway. As for 1bda2c936c me, I’m 47a0bc2130 fine as fa589db14c long as 60be373cbd I can 3b5c45b270 scrape by 151b3a53b0 with Haejung. I haven’t laid a c242e76db6 single claim on your f26ff50c6f father’s assets.”f64d74f4c95a3162

    “……”81bbd63e1ce0d12c

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    “They were 44cdbc4359 so relentless ff9082db10 in their 6b79fe4618 questioning that c181210284 I nearly b67529b1d4 spilled everything 4827284101 about your ed826536e3 father’s antics. But I must say, 79a8eabf68 that prosecutor was really 29d9b5b02b handsome. Quite the sight to 8f741154a0 behold.”96ab67973adb2adb

    It was a856fe6483 clear that 28159cb3e6 Hyun Woojin ab9d5cbac7 knew a 4dadb86d7b fair bit 28755cc1e6 about Haewon’s 3769dce21d complicated family 7db9e42e36 circumstances.f0baea2e62396644

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    Haewon had once a0a66b4e14 lied to Lee d2afcda394 Jinyeong, claiming to f3b035aba2 be a college 912efbc439 student who had e191559784 run away from 0481d90b16 home, and stayed a744908ff1 at his apartment. Hyun Woojin already knew 29c15b1bc7 why Haewon avoided going a6e1ef5ae8 home and had even a36f65c35b likened Haewon’s longstanding conflict 229a2c201c with his father to bdd26f74fa childish behavior.bbb6c3874914084d

    The stepmother, bdc0fc9157 who Haewon 5f6db855c2 couldn’t stand, 30e701efbc and his a71954e9e1 father, who 46b00d595d endlessly brought 3cdb3bf9fa new women 34c4d84901 into his f8f461467c life, both cd0aa21a1e treated Haewon’s 5057af7dc5 reluctance to 0f3a2f4338 be at c968091d85 home as 3df3be3b28 immature stubbornness.a3355904943b1e0a

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    Haewon felt his face 8c8a68c36a burn with embarrassment and 4cd7424df8 rubbed it with his 21f15a4420 dry palm.0843e018eee6d57a

    “Ma’am, lunch is ready.”58ae0c3ac7ff8e1a

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    “You’re staying a71ae0cbae for lunch, 3b572844af right?”0ad665b0e80c1c8c

    “I already 375708cb13 said I cd6321375a would. Haejung, let’s go.”443b90901e07d672

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    Haewon took 125298be3b Haejung’s hand 023b0f6410 and headed 1ba09830d9 to the 5677d188c4 dining area.24bbcc2f2c93fe5e

    After lunch, 5f31dcf0e0 Haewon left 1c5dc7c72b the house, 2dc126892d receiving a a848760063 send-off from 8bca317230 his stepmother c8ad8a60dd and Haejung. The stepmother seemed uneasy 9c2851d623 about having casually brought f5068cbea5 up the sensitive topic b1cf13fb30 of inheritance for children 95c3069f7c born out of wedlock. Until Haewon departed, a965fe2536 she made a 5e605d2392 concerted effort to c5f8fb20eb emphasize how pitiful 54b7f646c4 her and Haejung’s 82382d1e20 situation was.762b223e083f05be

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    Haewon’s father 4f2ac8eb5e was unlikely 73133e6577 to ever 66e3f39462 consider dividing 1477fb5962 his assets 9aa814feaf while he f74e0d8866 was alive, aaff67a6f6 and the 142daf1b92 stepmother, even 7ca34d8292 at her ed3028116c age, would 6c13d306eb continue to 6188b5f6d7 fret and c48799becc suffer under ee0c51e73a his tyranny. While Haewon didn’t d6fc9c7c0b feel much sympathy fa13c1cba7 for the stepmother, 875b57ea18 he did feel 514fdca914 sorry for Haejung.563a2ba8986b0b18

    The practice room was a274045826 quiet and empty, as 60573b7849 it was a holiday. Haewon scanned his card 1c19cf3c4b to unlock the security 513c568444 system and went inside. Feeling the ef472c00d5 chill in e8cea48b45 the air, 3336ff0d44 he turned c7cacf1128 on the 264c3e44f1 heater. After hanging 0d6e1c3291 up his 082dba851d coat, he 366d0406f8 began doing 712bb7a42e push-ups on 6bc1431204 the floor 2d70bd1d3d while waiting 5bfda5e47f for the aa6710ac1e room to 6b9f2a0c54 warm up.1478cae3ce8e88c4

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    Up until last year, e357bfe6f5 he could easily manage 9007c09ebe thirty push-ups, but after 5af51dea87 twenty, his arms began dc3612b29a trembling from the strain. He barely 0ba14d98f0 managed to 27b7a3be61 complete twenty-two 4be5f77624 before collapsing 647ef6c57d and dragging 2a9cc2d4b2 his torso 79095644c9 upright with d3fdb959d8 effort.2c916aa8f362d70a

    Before the room warmed fa9af3f950 up, his body had 7838fb5055 already begun to heat 29e7d65604 from exertion. He checked f90873a59e his reflection 6946b4a3d7 in the 7535d9329c mirror. It was hard to 9eaed24dec tell whether he had 2b159af55b lost or gained weight 55a20ec5e0 since he hadn’t stepped 55fce628bf on a scale, but e12edc7bf3 he looked slightly thinner. It made sense.38f1d3f8ee51ba7c

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    Hyun Woojin, b535d71dfc who visited b1e27570be nearly every 470f4d9f23 other day, 03eb818c61 was the 60bb46f8fa reason Haewon 7c2f5c48ec couldn’t sleep 62ad7e338b properly. He came 4a81b22da9 and went 7bf8bf466f on his 7cb3d9726c own terms, 44ba138a92 without saying 5994c48d34 when he 2f21d642d4 would arrive 42bb1554af or leave. Not knowing 7d3d7ff4cd when Hyun 6034ec5968 Woojin might 2cae234d53 show up, 863cc85cd2 Haewon had 5e48d3da1a no choice 7a7a0c740a but to 051a693439 stay cooped 6c0652978d up in 9e60808fff his officetel.0ad8a4937881e94f

    On the few 8da24fe580 occasions Haewon had 013e934908 gone out and 30e5aaea52 made Hyun Woojin 8fc53ca433 wait, the man 8cde080686 turned into someone 186bd17417 unfamiliar and terrifying. One time, he 687f76787f had left Haewon 2e13711a82 bedridden for an 034fc384ed entire day. After that, Haewon instinctively e3c0f92f37 began texting updates about ef6e02cb55 his daily plans—where he 6b964b1ae3 would be for lunch, eae0e9ba63 where he’d go in d47af86a70 the afternoon.8dd0d798ea1fbf9b

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    Haewon pulled out 74397f7419 his violin and 54ec7908d8 replaced the G 484aea2c89 and A strings, 6774d57aa6 which had started 76afd7756c to go flat. He tuned 86160160af the instrument 91f1352e37 carefully, applied 9c4db0d034 rosin to 6d9e8de8bb the bow, f074d6eec0 and tightened 2f948c88fa the bowstring 63b10503e8 to make b0c1d43fe3 it taut. After positioning the a3982dabf7 violin on his 5fa3cb5f1a shoulder, he began d72b46bf69 with basic exercises 224081af95 to loosen up d12e5158af his hands.216dbc202186a6d3

    To rebuild his 47d58f2a40 technique, he started 39e5e9d55a practicing Paganini’s caprices, c8b12b4e00 renowned for their 53f9e6b272 complexity and difficulty. These pieces, 060ba192e5 which he 4e1546201a had memorized, fe9d6ecd38 required intricate 7cc350c1f6 fingerwork and 962fc4526b high technical d9ecc6bb2b precision. They quickly sharpened his 9a500036fb skills.8d7f8f6321e914b3

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    As he d301369657 worked through 7d37221c01 the caprices d657a668d3 in random 44db6543ea order, a 677de6a34a faint, intrusive 0e5563b7ae noise broke ae16c1580c his focus. Haewon opened d8e6b89750 his eyes. Once immersed in 031d8cd767 practice, he usually 3379651a2e became so absorbed 125f078178 that he paid fe7bfd3522 no attention to f2162e9140 his surroundings, reaching 4604f6ae01 a meditative state. There had even fd147c073a been times when 4bacc799f6 he unknowingly played 02e7566510 six full pieces 9bbe55e129 with Hyun Woojin 8b14e4d672 silently watching from f13b120fc4 the most comfortable 50c4713a7c spot in the 401ecef0f3 room.f40fd89c942c1347

    Now, breathing dd3c34d154 heavily, Haewon 6d2e2d9d1a lowered the 992a420229 violin from bff5cce3a1 his shoulder. His jaw 238e803c04 and shoulder f900377a68 ached, his d370b08a99 arms throbbed, 83fb8b64da and sweat 26975cb1a5 dripped from 48bdc83b94 his forehead.e810602a4b692a27

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    “Why did 59001af4b8 you stop?”c47d402511765223

    Standing before 3bb8e682e6 him was 56d148d29b Seo Okhwa.90054f71b26919ae

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    She was someone Haewon e77118ab4e had met on the 59e3274e37 night of his regular 88496b144a concert, thanks to Hyun 0eddfa99d0 Woojin. Mistakenly believing that Haewon c1a614e6fc was a fan of e4b183c17a Henry Chang, Hyun Woojin bb4e759053 had arranged for them d9e3d220b0 to meet over dinner.1a1b8d527b1fcab0

    It was f418b54a95 one of 8c7a6f2e5f the rare f4fc89800a instances of cf5dcbdd8e Hyun Woojin f26d9755e4 trying to d1b15dd4b3 surprise Haewon 784c5b951b in his 4afbb3432f peculiar, endearing 3565e60bd5 way.f5f61427767b086b

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    The faint noise 08940dd2dc that had distracted de13bb668b him came from b384c30c34 the bracelet on 21dc6cb47f Seo Okhwa’s wrist. She was 0556d17be6 idly twisting 2d77c3c428 it, producing 94da46aafa a faint c0b85c4dd1 clicking sound 59f8bff42b as if 7ff3174821 it were a1a4358485 a rosary.e330169480148c99

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