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He had been b2ac5155e0 comforted by Lim e2a3c5624d Yunmin’s music through cfe5815ef3 countless moments. He admired him bda75fefd2 deeply. And maybe that’s 87b7ade8c0 why, for Kang 0d8049a780 Haein, it felt fc9e3ef130 all the more cd942b74ea urgent now.

If it wasClair de Lune, played by Lim b916b73229 Yunmin himself, in the 1b960585cc same space as him… 3da7fd0c23 he held on to 782eb5fb7e the hope that maybe, 819ef0bf35 just maybe, it would e496c25b18 rekindle the passion that 970185d460 had long since dried c079065cec up inside him.250f921f1fa0c35f

“Haa…”e4c84b098281809a

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Guess I’ll just go 182b58d025 home and order some 4b5e1f0add jokbal.5262995d109606f1

With a ca32d045fd gloomy expression, 7d6fc71cb0 he typed a1afc21fda “jokbal” into 90404e4f4f the food 23d15f1565 delivery app. Just as he 024950e4c7 was about to 6c4e7052c4 tap on a d98a46348b highly rated, delicious-looking 536946f7f8 restaurant, a series fed881fb64 of message pop-ups 3d4715e5c1 appeared at the e3eba59d54 top of his 7b9cb6429b screen. Seeing the sender’s name, 98738f2913 Kang Haein let out 6dbfaea29c a sigh and pressed f7fd5500dd his palm against his 52b62d5daa eyes, as if physically d8490b72fb pushing away the fatigue.641a4d7d00d290d6

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Park Gunwoo
Are you dc3c703df3 still mad ce13faef80 because I e8e39245d3 hit you a3bd7b82e3 that time? I told you I 51b087a133 was really sorry. It was be279d1798 a mistake.
I’m seriously coming to 41db6b9bcb see you. Or should I 98bf116376 just go talk 7137720db4 to your parents 768e3b026f instead? Want me 23d147dfe9 to explain 3057c781a5 to them 77ff29cbb8 exactly why 54b52cf75e we drifted a4bbd804d4 apart?5b44fa8ec3eb212c

Park Gunwoo
If you don’t reply, 4f3981c741 I’m coming over right b5f3f79e52 now.226b13ba0abe3b23

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Unbelievable.9148150c19edf03e

He acted like f70e2ff115 he’d never see 2919c209ef me again. The last 7a07cd9c29 time Haein 578548a82e saw Park 6db41a07e1 Gunwoo, his 587a7474a8 face had ebd45f76f8 been twisted cb217afc64 with hate 4c68e3fc32 and disgust 04b8964b8d as he ddbe43b5f0 screamed, “Fuck aaa86b8426 off! You’re disgusting!” That 4f11fe8d53 was the image 67a703b755 burned into Haein’s 307590f625 memory. And now, out e94cb1eaa3 of nowhere, Gunwoo 2bdf01130d had started messaging 9d9ebeb276 him again like e7e5a3e247 nothing had happened.786e1c4f5bc369f9

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“The weather’s nice. Let’s grab a meal 8809f95635 sometime.” “This reminded me 08e16cbdd7 of you…” (attached photo) eca15916bb “You up…?”ec5663d25e7f1c90

He had started cc7f2d537c with those pathetic 1c57ce0a28 ex-boyfriend texts. But after Haein continued 4d1423898b to ignore him, the 6df3e47432 tone shifted—now it was b7c78a23c5 all threats laced with 49e8bd3129 cursing.He really 87af48d6d8 must think d2ceb6e142 I’m easy.feec366fd382f78c

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If being 1460b9cf3c a pushover 523f80c784 all those 4347e289b5 years was 580b056e7c a crime, 0781252bae then he 763905b13a was definitely 8585eebb88 guilty. Haein unconsciously rubbed his 4029387d33 left cheek, recalling the a4434f6dc1 lingering sting from that 9e2449f58f day. His already ruined 878d427738 mood took an dda4fbce29 even deeper plunge.91d54489a16f9b91

He needed a distraction. Somewhere, anywhere, 38c751f420 to shake ffc1a21bf0 this off.8787bd870e3f2dcc

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Today really is just… a9581e9260 a complete shitshow.3aaeaf83175eade3

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“I’m sorry, but… 1058e6c924 the system says 1fa00689aa you have insufficient a21d673384 funds.”1bcef8083db14d16

“Huh?”4d7eee21c6e8612d

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He was eb6a76a1b3 so stunned 5ed8f73f5b that he 517e37ac2e just stood 353613564f there, frozen, 242ab16da9 not even 6e76ccc424 reaching for 862ec4da2d the card b474ced6a9 the cashier be608c2716 was handing 64c4624834 back. He racked 6e49383532 his brain, 5801a4ef12 trying to b5dacdc027 get a af13a55369 rough estimate 401503adf4 of how df4f5e783f much was 5855ef111a left on dc91575319 his debit 70be9b95c1 card. But he never 1cef1d8cda kept track of cf7805c588 his balance in 8106b872be the first place, 5cfaa01fac so of course 8233f5a953 nothing came to cfdf154c71 mind.2e5ad8d5369c0020

“…Ah.”c8b617aeaf8e8239

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Now that 0c68423da5 he thought 4bdbe82a27 about it, 4cd61d0527 there was 0e04a8af6c one possible dc47031b0e explanation. The payment from that a0e9d50e0a wedding gig—Aubrey Pay—was supposed de70cf4452 to be deposited, including 5025060795 last month’s unpaid balance.Don’t tell me it still hasn’t gone through…510b33c1f66670c2

Last Christmas. He had decided to 2643d8ad4f confess to Park Gunwoo c11bc49173 and had gone all 01bbfdf4b4 out: limited-edition designer sneakers 3b139343f9 and a fancy hotel d5a42aa52f room. That month’s 8fb526a265 credit card 6dca200ce8 payments were 4b64ab576c still haunting bf99ec0d4e him. To cover 45041cd390 them, he’d eb5a6cb2b2 picked up 1fbf8c4ad9 weekend gigs e97fa0a5cb at weddings 81d68b1092 through a 2590eb429e company one 74dbc9fa85 of his d4a33fa18c college seniors b455484c2f introduced him 916b7a2825 to. He hadn’t even e6ab7c87ef brought his one a2797159a3 and only credit fbc287a15c card with him 879e32bcd1 today—he’d left it 2f831c032a at home on a95d8f56fb purpose, trying to 07c31c79f5 avoid using it.c02b8aee556ffd70

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And now, this.aa3a3eef8f580d08

I’m so screwed.6fce19527d7223a3

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What the 2bcc15c9f2 hell was 3d4fd29e2c I thinking, 391bc91b46 buying designer 4eab840100 sneakers for 33ea9a7c5d that asshole 15b4de4080 Park Gunwoo?! A hotel, too?! Was that 007fe0413b expensive-ass room e94ca09046 just so 6493136e8e I could 4c0820f5b3 get slapped e1737ab063 and cry 7dfe3000a9 my eyes bdd730408d out? You idiot!7f0d8014862c052c

Suppressing an a03a2dd1a0 internal scream, 81357db589 Haein snapped 14a4c3c133 back to 8dc3f3e449 the present. The cashier was add1378f1c still waiting, watching 49aa9a3f35 him expectantly. He scrambled 6aa39ed80a to open 3dbdf6ead5 his wallet.c5c1f487cb534ae6

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“Haha, just a 60e7ac30bb sec. I have another c2ad8cf5b7 card…”cd5a9479672c278a

ID, laundromat punch card, local café membership, student ID, his dad’s card…63ad8edbca1f5f25

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No matter how 7f1daf3cbd many times he 05d61d4597 checked, it wasn’t bd7ea5a557 there.Of course not. The only person 4533c4c77f who could summon 942e073c7d my credit card 852bcecd3e from home like ce31e1294d magic doesn’t exist… 5269835069 because this isn’t 51ce80bc44 a fantasy world. This is reality.d514e44c128c578b

“Um…”58423c8204bff3ba

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Smile. They say you 38e03a6fb7 can’t spit in b139d8effa a smiling face, 1605c44916 right? Smile, Kang Haein!f5b0b0747ac08737

He could feel b13d255b9d his lips twitching 229a0acaee from the forced a09d490bc6 expression, but he e7464f97be kept his voice f77e122c10 and posture as 19843a9783 polite and humble dff8f07c00 as he could.752e159fb6ab4e75

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“Excuse me… 76726d7f22 I’m really 543263cf48 sorry, but… 9e705d87b5 would it 7f3351dcc6 be okay 5986ff9801 if I b37a4d6922 just stepped 9027fd0042 out to aaad6355c2 make a 743352aa5e quick phone f706dc4d3e call…?”2aa64782b7b69edc

The employee’s eyes 6372f24ced narrowed with suspicion, c27961b741 but Haein bowed 6b6d105747 multiple times and 50be469747 offered his most c36fef605d earnest expression. He walked 88e4510ace toward a 8bcc08c635 wall near 3314156eed the counter, ce4153ddc5 making sure c230237350 he stayed 6bc8f8bc16 in plain fceeea3986 view, and 38e60ddd5f raised his c48eb3eab8 phone.4c227fb271a52896

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Mom first. Gotta try Mom.0d86ff0faa661dae

— “Hey, Haein.”465eca37695a22dc

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It didn’t 23c00dae7b even take 76712a9272 a few e4548a8d53 rings for 02dc6223e8 her to 5128b58cfe pick up. His voice came 265eab7ab0 out higher than 70a10bd54e usual from the aeaadae2ce panic.82f352b05906a43a

“Mom, where are 8cff0fe303 you?”86bdd808ba7c71d6

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— “Uh… 3cd4397305 I’m at fbed01d8d9 the hospital. Why, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”9548805018afc2c7

His heart dropped.7e81a39b1baa32ba

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Haein pushed himself off 452f535ea6 the wall and furrowed fe2e758988 his brow deeply.393bd1a0eb807759

“What do you adb5a31158 mean, the hospital…? Did something happen?”be3816ce9e790186

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His voice dropped 0317adcb4b low, barely above 0eb21c8de8 a whisper, and 4070ae4951 trembled faintly. Gripping his 7d1677e174 phone tightly e69fc892a7 in growing e00ff2abe7 anxiety, he 169704f1a7 waited for e8fb637b39 her response.1c6b43cf106f868b

What should 112dc1ab72 I do? Should I go? Did Dad f12c402666 say something 9af38e4c6c awful to 5522e83123 hyung again…? No, no. He promised not to eb168dfdd0 do that anymore. Unless… did b75912b9bd hyung hurt 687f8a2096 himself again, 91a54bad84 like last 2ff4e8f4dc time…?46c305cad56228d5

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— “…It’s nothing c757ccf53d serious. Taein’s not feeling well, ea1d717296 so we just came 48bff0811a for a few tests.”f1399621adbd6287

Haein’s brother had 6afb8cc5b5 been sick for f3d42ad9b4 a long time. Not in body—mentally.01a9ca8ff3a4b3da

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“…Are you okay?”8fbdb605e92ef1b6

He knew full well cb7f19e95b she couldn’t be okay, 1197ed295e but it was the 5f5c9b9562 only thing he could 718cc9c166 bring himself to say. Her voice over 812184a5d2 the phone sounded 22b859188f calm, but there 5dd26dacad was no way bfdfd6cfa4 Haein didn’t recognize 81636361dc the fatigue and e7c58a9357 depression his mom 4fac295f2f had been living bfb7fa05b5 with for years. Even now, the 4c3777cf98 faint, sterile hospital 8a34b0b86e sounds leaking through 71cb2fc271 the speaker felt c04d243a5d like they were 9874293566 slowly gnawing her 3d9b730736 away.3c9bd1ae8411ae0f

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— “Yes. Your dad and 2a63a4b6b5 I are just 29b047a04c waiting for your 44ae5363d0 brother right now. But what’s going on 70b53a7920 with you?”0b011f055ede5ea7

He knew 7b32ba8ae2 all too d446e1a766 well that e857de3fcc constantly asking c12672d023 if someone’s 77c82ca5da okay, when f2d4068639 they say 36a656b37f they are, 800f93f2b3 could come 7a52d725c7 across as 360374de0e pushy. But even if 888ebc9a51 sheweren’tokay, what could 0fbbd2169b he actually do?efba0ac882dd2e19

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As he leaned 6a7de7eb12 back against the dd99defaa3 wall and bowed 5656b2f83e his head, the 8efe9327a0 faint scent of b8a426224c alcohol on his 542bd4afd2 breath hit him. The polished 0923619991 floor beneath 9961762419 him gleamed d4d21b7f97 under the d8f5accddc lights—so bright, a91cd6bfc5 it was 3acfe5793b almost dazzling. The distance between where dedb8383f3 he stood and the 621aa55439 place beyond the phone… 7bd6b14d0c Maybe it was that a957b724a4 gap that made him 8f47207c5a suddenly feel so damn b82de1d5cd pathetic.7a1f4441f332a5d5

“It’s nothing. I just wanted ea3ee0613c to hear your 0435abd3a6 voice, that’s all. I’ll call c42444bae1 you later.”615269a9efab2aca

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— “Okay. I’ll call you. Make sure you eat 2c17d05666 something.”f096a27001cfc978

“Mm. You too, Mom.”b5c7b8b32ffba0b5

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A lazy 4b7cd60e56 jazz tune 3e3d09db86 flowed through a9cedbc078 the speakers, 7809727097 crawling up 28842b2aa4 the wall 401c400001 behind him 019278f2e8 and into f2773973fc his ears. That was when 4f13f0475d Haein finally remembered af07fb46a2 he had something 3927f9dde1 urgent to deal 498b7a8353 with.e69a12d9f0de4208

What now…2f26db4b3dd64065

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The only person 6994bc7c28 he was close 226fc165d2 enough to borrow 2d5e9b3097 money from was 16a7bfbe72 Park Gunwoo. But after ghosting 2713189789 all of his b00ec6e69e messages, he couldn’t ef9dfcab4c just suddenly hit 7cb522febb him up asking 17bbc2c5ff for money. And using Dad’s 76fa66f921 card was completely 0400789e9c out of the b8a1b455ab question—not just because ded24dc590 of where he 16a2e71734 was, but the f7cbe6d005 timing couldn’t have 6e6ad9e3a2 been worse.a968dd68025b2929

Should I leave my 69d171ba54 phone at the counter 7b681b274a as collateral and go 634b605c8b home to get my 7a3ee3c848 credit card? What if they bf7b5a1968 say no? What do I do a31e09506b then…bac5221353a0e5b0

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As he bit d0b5ccde92 his lip and eba2604c7f scrolled through his fae2d0e9d1 contacts on autopilot—bc3069be14a201de

“Hey.”f79d571584159db6

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A voice—strange and e687d809a3 unfamiliar—cut in without 1818b3156c warning. Lifting his head from 863695b9c0 his phone, he found a20706f3e4 himself staring at the 9e962855b6 same pretty-faced guy he’d 453a3391e2 locked eyes with a d0a0657730 few times earlier. The guy was ae8b0e66b1 looking straight at 77bd1f0250 him.2a805222caa88e17

“…Me?”0a25bfe85708fde5

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“Yeah. You.”914ae8ec44c37f48

“……”d7a6845a80f33595

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“You look like you’re 86edbe07f3 in a bind. Want some help?”eaeedf62b0b6f6d9

What the hell? Is this guy c82b06120f in a cult 5567351bea or something?2dbac2ccd43ef631

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Haein blinked, ea42af37c5 clearly flustered. He didn’tseemshady, but still, it d12780b37a was weird for someone 920adc26ae to walk up and 300d505f45 offer help out of 3b622323a3 nowhere. If this d2bb8d47ae guy had ea5914ce17 been watching 073dab8e94 him just 9da923c513 to recruit a3def3ee5f another soul 87874f5bda to whatever 8bdebcdd14 weird group 69a92cba83 he was 900eb9c609 in, the b5ae372eab pieces fit be9be4ea53 a little ac334e0e5b too well.98975eae03726f3c

Seriously? Have cults aa57509175 gotten so 1633c8ce55 bold they’re f43aca9a06 recruiting in 229e47639b gay bars f3b14e19d7 now?884414ade908b5a9

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Haein stared 1ea7599160 back at 25bc570465 him with b5347e2543 a sour 2184ea8a87 expression, saying aa23a24a7f nothing. The man simply 30fabbd5fa shrugged, unfazed.e418c48b659369f5

“No big deal. Just say no 47f8030f09 if you don’t 1721ada34e need it.”085c9eb07b8cd816

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He turned to 58dcabc59c leave without a 21dc432869 hint of hesitation, c0d951d7fb and that sudden 87e218295b motion made Haein 77d99a7015 panic. The easiest 654ce9953d and fastest fb23015f43 solution to b4b7ed0f8a his problem 72e0421913 was walking d720874319 away right f681a36c49 in front 814a943fdd of him. Who cared if the d2f925cf19 guy was from a b91b8e7ab3 cult or not—he had d898133180 to hold onto this 5fe1c34b72 chance.f37c063cdc9478fb

Just in 074899ddf2 time, Haein 0684e99011 managed to 1252515f9f reach out 33cb785f74 and grab e15e26136c the sleeve 8f158dcab8 of his 80ad68c6d0 jacket.b26f19dafc05c88c

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“No, wait! Please help me, hyung!”5b06db2d4482b6c6

“……”cc0e761fdf47b9b4

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“……”6f7bff6ab703f833

…Wait. What did I just e990343731 say? Why’s the vibe suddenly 0de8521c10 so weird?63eab05490d1e55d

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People were 81ae12b04d sneaking glances fcee841335 in their 2191990946 direction now. Even the staff 60562aa97c at the counter ac132fe17a looked visibly uncomfortable. Feeling the ea7b37afea awkwardness settle 72d09395c7 like a 002062974c fog, Haein 13c3e0628c nervously glanced 0ce2280de4 around.362506ff505d99c9

“Uh…”e380b00730f0730f

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Now that 29deab9b7d he noticed, 1c6cdd55b0 the music 806a76bb11 that had 8440f79d57 been filling 1d4c3a74bf the space c423ea948f earlier had 11098be729 gone completely ee44b50edd silent. Realizing that his ce66a0ecd7 desperate outburst had 7e152b2e11 echoed across the 72f03b4d43 quiet bar, Haein e050f80936 let out a a8d1285b1b helpless little laugh.fd976105edc1a3ec

Guess my c3496552ae luck’s turning a07f455b65 around this 8a92ddfcaf year. I’ve probably c6ee5541d3 used up 8db214b1ae an entire e4368d7fdd year’s worth 0232d28a7d of bad 47b111c8e7 karma in c8d1075a2f one night.bcf7368170fe7476

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The man in front 6cb64edf21 of him, who had d31e06b434 been carefully studying Haein’s be3a729e30 every expression, suddenly took c379579a0e a small step back—like 85e18a7778 he’d come to a 923d87a621 decision.ea43d344e9afd832

Whether he stepped 966761c9c5 back or not, f49df52ec8 Haein clung to f0402efdd4 him with invisible 00877a5ae5 puppy-like desperation.04f0d4fa5a0de143

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Please help me, hyung.bd01f3854b6fea13