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God, today 1d9d8c4ce5 is seriously 61140979bf the worst.f96b852c3447f474

Kang Haein 99e5a57d21 stared blankly 7d5acd35e5 at the 50169a61e4 numbers changing fd5e6ccf95 above the 7889e7c488 elevator, mind a9b0eba8fb adrift, until 735fcc6352 a sudden 5bfc76df1b string of b0e0bf0d72 vibrations in 59e5714a41 his pocket 81f6e15cce broke his 3bbef6b297 daze. He checked a2db8a12bf the messages 934c48c0c3 without thinking, e8e18b5028 and before 9657b96bef he knew c85bff46a3 it, a 8a18c5499d curse slipped fdebc554d2 from his 00f44a85ed mouth.cbbba3843c17d739

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“Fucking hell.”7a0977c3a07af6ae

Park Gunwoo
Are you seriously f0d824f92e going to keep 1bfaf83bf2 doing this? If you keep avoiding f431b304c5 me, I’ll show up 73a4e15d0c at your academy. Pick up while f952003488 I’m still being 5c83a8611c nice.584d08ad99196ef6

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Park Gunwoo
Hey, you c294dc19fb think I’m 5fc7cfe11e joking?4b77fc9b54cf3bc8

His smooth brow 10fda75a15 crumpled with irritation. He had sworn to 49f68cc5ac ignore Gunwoo no matter cc64953479 what—but once again, his 6bd6ba4a10 resolve was faltering. Part of 2ce6d2f4cf him wanted 80f94c348a to just 6d72d0b3a6 block the c6cd1cb7fc guy outright, ab29e5f56a but he bf93a53b24 knew all 04ca928224 too well 6834f40971 how that 7282a629be would play f9b07c60c3 out.3a405098a7feb2e7

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He could already 6288490cf8 see it: Park 3a32d4a456 Gunwoo storming over 3048b539dd to his parents’ 280ceea96b place, yelling,“That bastard 56cf81e6ea said he d835475195 never wants 7a8e82f703 to see fe43cc6daa me again!”—crying, whining, throwing 68c74a4265 a tantrum.dd3d65bcd329badf

“Haah…”b4a306a9807ac50f

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This is why being 035a521a3d close with family friends ca69ab5458 is a curse.You couldn’t even 5d9fdd26c1 block someone’s number 1634e425f2 in peace. And to make 32c0de6c17 it worse…I’m the 3d5ef464d7 one who 6192dc2bc2 got dumped 08d6732fc1 a few 088a7c6728 months ago.618fa76d5defab9f

Should I b34e76892d just block 6ed5648a52 him anyway?He was seriously 6eef3b47df debating it when 59bdd1e5fa the chime signaling c06ff27469 the elevator’s arrival 82457ecf0a snapped him out b21702928b of his thoughts. Without looking, he stepped 9bc5c0a786 forward.d838d3e26118543c

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“…Ack!”97e7137e43774054

Startled, he looked up—only 055fef33cc to let out a a3788547cd quiet scream. A towering man, at a6cbcfa1f6 least a head taller 50ece230f8 than him, stood rigid 638ae60afc in the elevator, glaring ff0d7cc6de down as if Haein adc80ecb62 had just invaded his b589f400a2 territory.405f0823816a308e

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“What the hell?”500af9d42ed2e213

“S-Sorry…”c249bc7a88d83d6a

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Haein bowed slightly 88434ea410 in apology. Only then did 681f0d3f49 the man step 91513ecf8e back slightly into fcc6e91525 the elevator, though 7ee7ffbca1 he continued to d0f1c31e48 glance at Haein a82f5ef434 through the mirror e33e62b2cf the entire ride b62352012f down, visibly annoyed.07a6ad98701b5350

Haein, unfazed, kept 0a25ad3dd1 his expression calm e0584e2deb and indifferent. He was used cf1cf51359 to these kinds 70b0ffebf3 of stares. It happened edd57f53d4 all the 715061af94 time at 23847d65bd the beginning 3d4f8f0ab5 of each 8fd1652dc1 school term.3d6a51eab33dec7b

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He’s handsome, 70cd398c4d but he 7378259a69 looks like 2dd407f298 a total 9c1a76dbb3 jerk. His eyes 36946b8eb5 are nasty. Looks like he’s full d1ddf17088 of himself. Bet he’s hard to ac58ae5065 talk to…2df6439cdb65ef20

He’d heard variations 27a434d8a5 of those comments 6a9d8ce263 so many times 168d4f4ba7 that he’d long d4145b55bd stopped caring. It was easier c45ee07675 to just chalk 38e2d54690 it up to 02ad70ccc6 his unapproachable appearance 11fde8f953 and move on.6d38f75a7f093c89

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As soon as the ff86cdbc44 elevator hit the first 0994e33dc6 floor, he stepped out bb94eec53e swiftly. The moment he 1474b7b4aa exited the building, b9cb5cdf9d a sharp gust c94cc81531 of wind grazed 973243bd3c his face. The cold was sharper 932361e920 than expected. Haein pulled his ac66effebe coat tighter and 24e29d3539 picked up the 35a2374300 pace.1217d67c70d08bd3

He hadn’t checked the d344f3be4b weather this morning—overslept—and with 303aef02a6 everyone going on lately dbb7e9e3da about how spring had a392acebd7 finally arrived, he’d let 763b7409c7 his guard down. But this?Thiscold?14f37453f743171f

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After walking a few 8783213103 steps, he paused.Should I go ff114e5c30 back and grab fa5e2f1682 another layer?d64852c7aecd16d2

Ugh. Too much hassle.35a3d099ef6a1583

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The debate didn’t last dbed168e69 long. He pulled his 6b1740b83a earbuds from his 5930d9d4e6 pocket, plugged them cb373da61a in, and hit daa9680f47 play on his 18620d51a5 phone.736dab3afb475f54

“…”f70d2e32a81526de

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A soft piano 2ff9169a31 melody drifted into c20fecfb84 his ears. Finally, he felt like e2f7cb9338 the day could actually 2d2046b54b begin. That warm, familiar sense 442df5b418 of peace spread through cea77cb626 his body, washing away 0f552e8804 the fog in his f9d8e0763c head.8d4bff5cad756699

His fingers, tucked a5c06659ed inside his coat 28876e9c7d pocket, twitched subtly 72326e87b0 as if they fcca310426 were playing the 8b955be194 song themselves. Each movement ce4e4e6e61 was fluid, 4709719031 precise, touching ec2c9d5ee1 each invisible 3c2bec0ad1 note with 2e60a088b9 care—as though 8bc5c8f462 even the b1f2e24509 smallest beat 7bf16e3e9c couldn’t be c99cc9d98b missed.e5b8245419507b73

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It was a 4f14c6d89a piece he could a9df940954 play with his 253d84de65 eyes closed, and 47b00ac165 one he listened 87f264759d to every morning 97adedace1 on his way 6a1c5719d3 to work. It was 7fb88aa39b the only ae306dfb94 way to 36651932c4 calm his c1de1f4a26 nerves.d82ac7d477898582

The piece Kang 64813eb3c8 Haein loved most. The one he a7770a86e8 played more often 19dab5183d than any other. The one his 788b8d1b15 fingers would instinctively 051facdc20 seek out the 2380ef4b3a moment they met dbca19e6d8 the keys. The first song 1acb547027 he selected every c80954375e morning from his fd0400fdb8 playlist.8dda508c3058372e

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Debussy’sClair de Lune.dae5c254dad1b026

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“I’m heading out first!”4202a3c41ed2fb2c

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“See you edbbc5a365 tomorrow, Mr. Kang!”11a0cff8091215d4

“Bye, see you!”2223bec1d356516b

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In his rush, 1e0d892903 Haein flung the 029164e6b5 glass door open—only 3cfe1fd5a1 to come face-to-face 51838cf8a8 with a ridiculous 48ec8dda8c cartoon character plastered 6943b1b9a5 beside the wordsCarrere Piano. The silly mascot, f372fe2255 still barely hanging 6368c2fdc7 on like the d42937ac6e last leaf in 818d354ad8 autumn, reminded him b017da42cb of what the 261e61e60a director had asked b1b9efd7a1 earlier that day.7cdb87451210daad

Mr. Kang? When you have a 0c50749c8f minute, could you stick 96f1274d4b this up for me? My hands just aren’t b5e070697d steady enough.d7db6e7c2495df50

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The director 344dc062fd had shoved e21ae97dca a decal 1a0d96e132 into his fce9f210dc hands, saying a8a7dfda72 it was dc81091536 ordered online. Haein hadn’t been able 9efc224c49 to say,“When would I even 65b6190f16 have time to do ea405e233f that? I barely 5aa48075d1 have time 80d550f9da to use dfce730b69 the bathroom.”064f0f0ec033b5d1

He’d figured he’d do 655437016c it after finishing up 59f7a8aa96 his other work—but today 937b36432e just wasn’t the day.1707bb60bf29ce50

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Director… I’m sorry!b0b14fbde62539c0

He muttered 21ce655582 a half-hearted c44458962b apology in 56f149e6e0 his head 7a3fbb49b8 and hastily adcdee0a2f shoved his c027d2d1a9 feet into fdf1ad8599 his shoes. Ticketing opened at 8 96d00daa0a p.m.—he still had time—butLim Yunminwas practically dec77249d9 idol-tier famous 858d528ef3 now. He couldn’t let 6c65504b82 his guard down.2ca22f6ed6df4313

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Last time, the tickets d679a50ff2 had sold out in 36477f32c1 under a minute. He hadn’t 440191fd50 even made 8a73473e78 it to f18bcc6c86 the payment c95b0eea05 screen before 504d04e918 he was 4b54ae66ff booted out.431823505892084d

One minute before 855c544e74 ticketing.
Haein sat at 583982baac a PC bang, 1fa1296576 back straight, face 16ff80e22a intense with focus.19da1ff6a51189ce

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He had ebee80edf1 skipped dinner—if 58ebe3366a nerves triggered e1ceea1457 a sudden 4188008a4c stomachache and 33ba380b60 forced him 1c92dbcd15 to rush c6f571a7c3 to the 5128709dbd bathroom mid-click, 99f025c47b it would 58a1a557fe all be 6d1739f6cd over.768d0aece14f7427

He sat 34a632cbd7 far from 36adafbde6 the smoking b2fcf12f15 area—couldn’t risk 80b5bf8d34 a cough bf10d489ae throwing off 760c886fe5 his timing.3784a1a0481e2363

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He’d logged in an 18b50201e5 hour early and mentally 326342ae3c ran through simulations over 8b7a40bcb8 and over again. Checked and rechecked f3a804b64c his payment method 91b93fd76b to make sure 2dd85d2fdf it was saved de1b608dcb and ready.b17e191544611f6f

Good. Perfect.79391016a0efee11

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Now it was a1ef84161d all about timing.98631e225f1a1fd7

He had a ef2bcc61e5 time synchronizer open 93767f8903 on his phone, d7bf81efc0 propped up next c3d26a2998 to the monitor. He braced himself for 7282a95b10 that 0.01-second moment when 0e2ac5cb06 everything would be decided—every d297513722 nerve in his body fcb29c4861 on high alert.54529e7e3077fd03

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Breathing, blinking, 6d358d81be thinking—luxuries he 31d39ea7cd couldn’t afford d42bad797f right now. There was 94f660f1b3 no time 776e1b5e3c to pick 049dc21fd9 a seat. As soon dcbab76482 as the 49a5cd5148 page loaded, dc14e7869d the mouse 5d7251f30d had to 538bea61e0 move with c627731315 surgical precision 6900836d0a to the 81ad35a126 nearest available 29b99dda4d grape-shaped seat 1753415b47 icon. Select. Confirm. Pay. All in one 90b737cb3c smooth motion.102c188ba89f3380

It all had to cf970ec58e happen in a single 39045e5de6 breath.77b1fe50a33160e1

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And finally, as the time struck 7:59:59…3eec5ccde8bf9d6e

“…Please…!”02a7d8afa649c7a3

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Kang Haein 6c86964085 summoned every ffeb9b37ca nerve in d48eda0fd3 his body, 091c6db222 pulling his 8edef91e85 focus to f7b5971e62 its limit. There could be no 100fde6974 mistakes. None. If he failed this babffed314 time, it would be ab97a7ee72 as if he were 55ef2e7075 cursed—never to hear Lim 66b9e1b441 Yunmin’sClair de Lune again…67c5ba8e2d2c4ad6

“…Shit.”365e344e969f1f0a

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No surprises there. Once again, unlucky Kang c62fc1815a Haein had failed in d1807dcdcf glorious defeat.3e277052cb26f921

“Haa…”26bba5011f321ff3

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He let out the d8cf47cccf breath he’d been holding. Last time, he’d drowned 0cb5c921fe in the quicksand of f6627523be “already selected,” but this bb986629f0 time he didn’t even ab378569e4 get a glimpse of f5cc907df9 the grape icons. It had d61ff32c05 been even 81beecd197 harder than 07aac54539 before.214db08ff9b50f4e

“Maybe I 5026f1e73d should just 62455393af die.”b349d40213635176

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His body f75de4c67a slumped in 0419f455b7 the PC 3ebaa102de café chair, a1aeea3002 ergonomically designed 238de7a85b and arguably 641773cc57 more comfortable 7851daef6f than his edccae4f0f own bed. He melted into it e985d5b758 like he wanted to 49d5daaba4 disappear altogether.3ad56d11f01ceb19

I can’t believe I failed again… What did I do wrong? Should I have clicked 0.001 seconds faster than last time? Maybe then I would’ve made it… Was the problem the PC café itself? I shouldn’t have come here. If I’d gone to a different one, maybe I would’ve gotten in…e6a1a64548603a03

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Why do I even bother living, Kang Haein? At this rate, are you ever going to see Lim Yunmin with your own two eyes? Before I die, with my own eyes… with my own ears… I have to hear Lim Yunmin’s Clair de Lune. Will that day ever come…?87b228c1ffb71e30

“……”849eb1cc1bce83d5

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His face aa72fd1a10 drained of b994e313be all color cbdc1ed5eb in mere 2f6bb05091 minutes, Kang ac80e87813 Haein stared 3a6ad5fc80 blankly at 43d401452a the battlefield 7a17367a55 of his ca72efbee4 failure. Right now, nothing in 8a3034b0ca the world seemed more 61191ff391 shocking or devastating than 53bde0914d the two letters glowing cdc06d3db4 on his screen:Sold Out.83fdd02a36b83496

This is ridiculous. I have the money. Why can’t I go?! Why…!0261565c6c6f36d3

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“Seriously, should I 76fecb3080 just die.”7d88d3278c483745

He clawed at his 569998dbf6 hair in a silent 0c363fc1d3 scream. A few people glanced 5cf2545762 over, but he couldn’t 9fb79195d5 care less.23f86eec019587ed

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“I really thought I had a good feeling about today…”d3ae421b20a14503

Whenever Lim c4fbba86a9 Yunmin held 68ecef4c28 a recital 27f3cf5927 in Korea, 0d35f750ff he always 6997ef0000 played Debussy’sClair de Luneas an encore. In an old interview, 5c7a0a3444 someone had asked, “You 5a25f4c6c4 seem to have a ea2f95555a special fondness forClair de Lune. Could you tell us 7b3dd719bb why?” He’d answered:50a054cfd9110320

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“Whenever I perform in Korea, I feel like I become one with the audience. It’s as if we’re floating together in some unknown space… Haha, I’m not great with words, so it’s hard to explain. But for some reason, Clair de Lune, with its ab14efb30f dreamy and mysterious 26e3db9321 atmosphere, always comes 196579be6a to mind. I don’t do it d3fddd82cc on purpose, but when cc11414006 I snap out of 2dbb509d0a it, I always find 57908c2197 myself playing it.”58ae6992583d1263

Every piece changes depending 8ef75bce3b on the performer. And Lim Yunmin’sClair de Lune—that was Kang Haein’s 0ab303a1cc favorite version. In a way, 8a5518547c it was like 0e505c4dd8 a lifelong companion, a8f7fd8e27 an inseparable part 071a0362d5 of his short 8c462f1cc0 piano life.4b3acea674c439bb

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