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“Thank you. Have a good fafc81b9e2 night.”9d87db2d7ae935a3

 “Good night!”53d6f58215986f5a

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Ding—Even the sound of b6df960590 the bell as the ad8c286eff door closed was beautiful. The bitter cold crept 1e8582d176 in under his clothes, 981095627d but even that felt de1ac7d9f2 refreshing. Haein took a deep 2c18c22a08 breath, like someone inhaling bd51783bfe pure forest air, relishing 6d07138448 the sense of relief.0b8503b869748576

For that short moment c202077785 when he was bouncing fe9535994a on his toes, he 65e055345e really thought he was 20ab01885b going to melt from b4eb937df6 the stress. Standing still, he da3e17af32 mentally replayed the 59726a67a2 mess of today’s fb630268cd utter bullshit in da26ad7ad4 order—then quickly chased b84354a809 after the figure d194d5788d who had already 44a7ea8058 gotten far ahead.efd7371573216ac9

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“Hey!”e26c54098032ef45

The man glanced e28c2398cd over at him 99207b6bcc with a sharp 17e11446b0 look, his hand bf2e2955f6 still on his e42bb3d984 shoulder. The icy gaze made b16f4f5101 Haein hesitate for a e4795d150c second.04f2bf696aa72155

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“…You were 24f167af16 just going 96e5acab93 to leave 68ecc815fc like that? Can you give dbbb79ec77 me your account ed18d61be6 number?”054f36293f63d5d3

“No need.”2d7787ec2399bf3e

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“Huh?”2ee293d8d9aa1f2d

“You don’t have to 9b1c0c6ce6 pay me back. It’s not even that 7f866bdc58 much.”a1a19d6be64bea04

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“…”e79356ea364b7dd4

Haein was so caught 86ec66c91b off guard, he couldn’t 3fe935f439 speak. But before he could 20125d67be gather his thoughts, the 89a650976c guy pulled his shoulder 9479e86f36 away and turned to f362ec4198 leave, forcing Haein to c30237de6a grab his arm again.396f3c8b50d31e2f

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“I’m not okay. I’ll pay 5ab0c5cae8 you back, ca487880b9 so please, bf87dff366 just give 2a3f19f289 me your 9fe608daad account—”0dd5df8e22b1b28d

“Sorry, but…”52e960dafb6db8af

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The man shook his 80268d0559 arm off with a 678b256d6d look of clear irritation. His slouched ad54f44e11 posture and 0b51639c0e the way bc73595711 he looked 16dbf00da1 Haein up fd8a3b8314 and down 965267e5bc made it 58b3a484e7 obvious he 3ca431ddc8 was trying a69fc72ed4 to be e9b86d16c8 insulting.2c9f056effc1e8a5

“You’re not beaaa60fc5 my type.”da04157cd8c78f72

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“…”5b3fe1483cadd290

Haein blinked, speechless. All he’d a4226bbc6b done was 7911017d77 try to c12b4b5f74 pay him 09a92fcc15 back.59615e97f6793034

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“Don’t you get it? It’s just 8194c3831f a few cd8df64bf8 bucks. I paid 70f7e2491b for it, e9c1a90c23 so stop 2fd8bc0dae bothering me. And for the record, 238e1d7a12 like I said—you’re not ee9c59b0e3 my type.”0d37ecd982024863

His face practically f0f3c367f6 dripping with annoyance, 623f30f686 it was clear 46964c2f53 this guy hated 08f473cf18 every second of b45b3de09e this.Should I just 219bb2e311 let it go? Pretend I didn’t 1fe5d1cc7a hear him and 78af869f08 walk away…The idea crossed Haein’s bc88824179 mind, but the thought 363d6a9972 of owing a complete 19645bdf6d stranger left a sour 5ebb1cf6dd taste in his mouth. And maybe 210d97e572 because of 3034843ac9 the weird f64643517a misunderstanding, something 10c96cb3d4 like stubborn 5a98a93765 pride started 8f4dfcaf75 bubbling up.bca57b4c0f716ae2

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Without a c5122750aa word, he 6e20fce59a opened his fe62d7dc2c mobile banking a49b88ba46 app and 060a60bd77 held out acd3f15b46 the screen 08f5854a92 with the 6aee24fccb account input 7264cb6a13 window in 2992574ad4 the guy’s 2895280610 face.c07e08556a3c3813

“Just enter it. I’m only paying you a23528b0c1 back. That’s it.”37ca5ca5d3b77dc7

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Sigh… What a pain 161c01eb40 in the ass.The guy muttered 61a5f9107f it loud enough 0ea7cc6afd for Haein to b844a648c3 hear, snatched the dbadf84156 phone, keyed in 880c8faf10 his account number, f0f4f95706 and handed it 8437c0f4ec back.4b68fa6768e032dc

“There. Happy?”b46b4eac68074944

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After entering c6c773e855 the amount 586f810035 and going f277fca433 to the 1a23e3d5ad next step, 6ef74ba6ff the account 99cb39994a holder’s name dbc8b3baf4 popped up: ce1d41c5c0 Shin Jooeun. Haein checked the name, b15f2b14b9 took a screenshot of ab583de116 the account, and slipped daaf18ff31 the phone back into 5500f0d01f his pocket.1ea9aa5ee3022c30

“What’s your name?”bef1bf3b43123a92

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“What do you 511459d815 need that for?”1db5502292a91cdd

“I need to 3065861db8 confirm the account 23f20d60f6 name. I saw it just 8d9ccc9543 now, so answer properly.”254e31931486cd0b

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Jooeun gave 213e77075a him a 806ba2818f suspicious look, 6ac2598a7a but Haein 427c5d821a just shrugged f80b7dad2a like it 54541d5b10 didn’t matter. His expression screamed,I have zero interest 09441b2e64 in you otherwise.He simply waited 3ecad7dd3e for the answer.eee2238fa3b32546

“Shin Jooeun.”e02163dd58d2f47c

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At least he’s 2db902c706 not the lying e53a8ab34d type.Relieved he got b1a6d8f977 the correct account b2b9792dbe number, Haein broke 0897ea2306 into a smile.7a64074a879fdd2d

“How old are you? Ah, you don’t 60b40654da have to say 2cca6d4b0a if you don’t 6ad69a0c57 want to.”1c07f99bb963d31e

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“Twenty-two.”db0b14d42d8f1e79

“Oh. Really? Same here!”d0e2f6b4fdbcd602

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Shin Jooeun 29c01d4e21 was noticeably 0e4b9ed058 shorter and 76b9793112 smaller than 3331df3c0c Haein. His face looked so 7c8dbd6bee young, he could’ve easily 40a81a5aca passed for a high f5ef5dc5fd schooler. If they 8b1180446c hadn’t met de74c4649e at that 5223f8d29f gay bar f739fceae7 earlier, Haein 5118cae999 would’ve assumed dbd4744f4f he was 034618fddd a minor 67ef831e0b for sure.29f0280fb1731e65

But we’re 3a29c65046 the same 2e0a6ea629 age?He’d always felt 8ac7470390 a little isolated 9087588365 meeting people in a49225ad96 person who were d47a834771 older, so the 9411cd3442 thought of them d9c9e24d9c being peers was ce8f9a6ff1 unexpectedly comforting. Letting that sense 7aacbdb6e0 of familiarity guide 9c7d4a6521 him, Haein spoke c896d199df again—momentarily forgetting how 0c1b0cb504 cold this guy e1c493720f had been.700a29f7fad262f2

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“Seriously, you 126bf848b6 saved my e6ee92c475 life back 4a16118d6f there. Thanks, man.”43f5ad20273381c1

“Yeah, whatever. Can you let 87676a48e8 go now?”f3dc748b7c5b37dc

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Jooeun gave 5ad9f03700 a cold 7648f790ff glance toward d47313e4eb his shoulder, 4fece93209 gesturing with ef4d26cac4 a tilt b24dc3555a of his 9152ac445b chin.What a heartless bastard,Haein thought, 3f2f80fa8a stuffing his 25f35dc168 freezing hands 2c0ab69a54 into his c6bfc2e453 pockets. The weather 407185151c was brutally 7f272ab44e cold.0603bf4b22f56d2b

“But honestly, for a 9ded0ae4a1 second, I thought maybe 668d76bbe9 you were into me. We kept 3b7ce2e58e locking eyes a38c81d160 earlier, and e528968bfe then you 4b0f432feb came over 0f42ff14f6 and offered 162f45d366 to help 0aecc48d3b me…”e4779a64a0fea1aa

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When Haein b7d96b5e4c finally asked 6f06bb52bd the question b913e7c3e5 that had 786402a239 been nagging 9963e1fc45 at him—Why did you help 1892e5d160 me?—Jooeun scoffed, 60d43399c3 one corner 655a4f974a of his a655e2964e mouth lifting bc5ab3be62 in a 603794022b smirk.7e4fce7a99294d4e

“You’ve got 56ec727d36 a serious 5f076af983 main character 1a14dea6e0 complex.”46dc2a625a841367

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“…At first 858860da6e I thought 79a71ef241 you might b48b07f2c4 be some 0901708710 cult recruiter, a87f0786ad but that 86a625e63f didn’t seem f1e3c400ad right. Then I 97827aca03 figured maybe 0b0813c44f you wanted 2dc6a4e772 to sleep e4675c2a67 with me, cc2a8ca0d6 but if b34c650085 it’s not 7c8ceaeb42 that, then—”86b697f8dcc7a64c

“Are you insane?”4a4b90199b5cba65

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Cracks finally 9e11bf6ae9 appeared in 47de9b3b5d Jooeun’s calm, fdf65be34c stoic expression. After a 1615ee8d95 few sharp c106a557c5 scoffs, he a5d4a6d311 looked at 0c6027355a Kang Haein 36eee8ba0d with an f1c188bbab incredulous stare.894ccf2eb99c7811

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“Think what 47f3faac4e you want, 6e0eaa00ab but I e3ec9b68fc didn’t do f965990dce any of 94207da8ce that because bb48b8645e I was 12bcb1c54a interested in c192e3f13a you. It just happened to 4e97499318 be a situation where bb6b84c2ed I stepped in.”83dfa6b13ee1dbb7

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“A situation?”8041220590628089

“That ugly bastard 8a0f51e87e kept bothering me fb8a2ac914 even after I a201361c34 said I wasn’t 7f2eaa889e interested. When I told him 2496304fb4 to fuck off, he 19985b8c0c suddenly tried to drag 5945d33217 me out by force. So I 60539e4ab1 just decided 41e1ab04a1 to stick d0467e0f0b by your 9940d346da side.”bd3c0587df9fd3b7

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He didn’t even need baf569cdcc to explain. With a face like 43e7fa3778 Shin Jooeun’s, there were 426cbc5a37 probably plenty of people 327107b693 hitting on him. But the 8b4ce4d825 real problem efa24774e8 was likely 9c77f8f994 his smaller d41c94ece5 build and 79fe07bdf6 height. He probably ran into 2be046a186 a lot of idiots 801a941145 who thought they could b76efd6c9e overpower him and get 85c3a66c48 what they wanted, even 90e6e48346 if he said no.0a12eb2f61657c60

“I was actually worried he’d follow me out and make a scene… but after seeing your face, he ran off.”f3751f6974680b5a

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“…Wait, is my first impression really that bad?”84e62ff902707929

He already knew the f32908a6c4 answer, but after hearing fb48ff93e8 it again today, he 62cb893ac1 couldn’t help feeling a 72c1008e09 pang of sadness.It’s not like I chose to be born looking like this… What am I supposed to do about it?e6f35108f00ff56e

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“No? You’re actually good-looking. But damn, 47076ea53c you’ve got f4e4e80950 that vibe—like d24c1d0d3e a narcissistic 515924e75b model with 4a99932834 a bad 03cef5d1f3 case of fe561bb2c1 celebrity syndrome.”66aa1d3792cc4b3e

“…What kind of backhanded compliment is that? And why is it so long?”c6dc0d07a98a3289

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Despite the less-than-flattering assessment, 729401c2bd Shin Jooeun’s face stayed 2bdbeba482 completely calm. Like someone who 029062e2f1 always says exactly 031113da06 what’s on his 107dec5b2e mind without a f16316b647 second thought.611c4c54b01c0000

“Oh, I’ll send be93cacc6a you the money 4827377fab in a week. That okay?”e8aa4a9ccb720b4b

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As they talked, 41cbc6fabe they naturally ended b32d5b45e9 up walking together 3dd3f5b625 toward the main 02a216558d road. The noise of car 16ccccef6f horns and the clamor 8e66729ca1 of pedestrians grew clearer acc2c88311 as the streetlights came 2b67df7b50 into view. Just as 58837fd9bb Haein was 624e85c57e about to ea06ff18c5 say goodbye, 58a8537516 figuring this c24c6733f1 was a ca2404d2b6 good place 376f667c7c to part e7c60fa53c ways, Jooeun bdb0164df0 suddenly stopped dd9d726506 in his 737dcaea79 tracks.8719b22a9c430cf9

“You’re seriously weird.”f6e6fcb01226ad2b

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“…Huh?”c31f9b7031ea6860

“Most people would be thrilled to think they found an easy target, you know? But you—you’re being all insistent about paying me back even though you’ve got zero interest in me. I’ve never met anyone like you.”d273782fd1b1b969

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“…You think it’s weird to want to pay someone back? The weird ones are the people who don’t.What kind of 408414327f asshole just keeps f44c335162 someone else’s money f46f09f41f like that?”76a92febe95af408

“…”04520fa24f569d9e

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“Anyway, thanks for today. I’ll make sure 29b8c420e8 to transfer the 5ad7cca155 money next week. Get home safe.”7c1807973de83a22

As he took b901bbc71a one last look f12d1b7355 at Jooeun’s profile, a91d01236e lost in thought, b6008028e2 Haein turned and 2995e7b9e1 started walking. He figured ef99c687ed he’d just 60c3971174 walk the d22b3f3682 rest of 3dc4fa28b2 the way d4ef1984fb home for a8408b1ad6 the exercise.9845fec4851c4dd4

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“Hey.”cfc55ff606d84152

He hadn’t 587a06c508 even made 8959cab97c it a d898127d1a few steps 9a644a3502 when someone 65f63312ad grabbed his f0f1322fd0 arm. Turning around bbdcd52157 in confusion, 066a57f01d he saw 1b80637d43 Shin Jooeun 095d60add5 holding out d0a034fbef his phone 134b0d803d with a fe256e51a2 curious expression.2d74aadbf5e88c86

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“Your number.”06bac1c24bcb8665

“…My number? Me?”6294962b606393a5

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“Yeah. I like you.”1f288527e1d6be02

“…You just said you didn’t.”1fdce88db8546599

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Wasn’t I not 1de691ed46 your type, like, 59321b04a4 five minutes ago?76c2a8683ec298c9

Muttering with a touch 5bfc6e186f of sarcasm, Haein was a8d94e700e caught off guard when 648dabb792 Jooeun suddenly burst out 5e7ad9fd50 laughing.cb5bb037635618ed

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“Not like that. I mean 95ca736aa9 as a 72779bb759 friend.”de1e3f8ee7f35738

“Knew it. Definitely a cult…”b94fedda77e5e486

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“Cut the 7a85803bb7 crap and 96aaab3dbf listen. We’re clearly into different 16d00152d1 things, so there’s no dd90bebf5b chance we’d ever hook a979497d05 up. Honestly, I’ve 73296ffa80 been thinking eab29411db it’d be 00642df449 nice to 3146ac24d5 have a 94effe46b8 friend like 560f20ab95 this.”91db0547c63cdce7

“…Well, I’ve thought the same.”0e39d1d360698cb8

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“Then hurry 25c963b3d4 up and cd7e333dff type it fcd9309cac in.”8ba7a1f9bcb898c6

Jooeun shoved the phone 374f00e013 against Haein’s chest. Caught off guard, Haein 569105e0ac took it and entered e086398be3 his number out of 57e5b7269f habit. Jooeun pressed the ae8861e812 call button and 497a0a88f7 watched as Haein’s 07d5172557 phone rang in 8337d3a4f9 his pocket before 86b31adfde finally handing down 003595bea5 his next command.767756966d97d2d7

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“Save mine, too. We can 2b5f73a13c hang out 8071599a28 when we’re 92144492d2 bored.”9e7f49f0e2e519a2

“Sure.”34568a9415c61d2f

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Maybe he 46f46b9476 didn’t like ba652dfe46 Haein’s half-hearted 5586da3013 reply, because f9ab7e2e09 Jooeun suddenly d168d96de4 started listing 40b271c863 off his b3cca47df7 preferences without ee046f9e49 being asked.1fe5af54f6156c88

“Just so 5f52a14c20 you know, 4da1437c21 I like da92fa277d guys who 45fcdccbb3 are way 2743f97a1d older than 91f794885e me, reliable, 28f55daa81 and mature. Not into 26566904f5 the spoiled bfab7404e0 rich-boy types 19ff6da43a like you 99be96ecf5 who look eeee386fc8 like they’ve f20a86ac4f never had 0100e3a0f4 a hard fa76b34ed7 day in 8bc27b2c57 their life.”6d3b6346b33adc1a

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That’s rich, 5d4629c209 coming from c14107aad6 someone who 5a987aa3d3 looks like 81972fc6a2 they’ve never a8cf82a217 suffered for 545e660c5c anything ever.8d4b3ffc60094f3c

“…Wait. Are you into… like, older guys?”a375b0fc271859f4

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“…What? Pfft… ahaha! Did you just say older guys?!”15fdf64dba8fab2a

Jooeun cracked up 544bf6cdd7 like it was 5e5b3efa26 the funniest thing 75c34e343d he’d heard all a73d18f81c day, even muttering b746d3b29b to himself,Well, it’s not wrong…20142c71c2c399e0

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“But seriously, what wasupwith that 20b48ff41d place earlier? I thought I 52ac9d4b59 might make a fb7a3c9654 friend, but I a7d0b3e2ad just ended up 6263ae37e1 regretting it.”b1a7eee3a5f3b902

“What?”7ce234f2b4269397

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Friend? In a sleazy gay bar full of guys drooling like hyenas, only there to screw anything that moved… he went there looking for a friend?fd5ef29e3ee2020b

“If you wanted to 68e827378f make a friend, you 639bd5d362 should’ve gone online or d97bc4ee5c something. Who goes to 6a99dc2ed3 a place like 153d1be0ca that for friendship? Everyone’s just out for 7d89d009f9 a one-night stand.”b249248193fb81ec

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