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“Shin Jooeun.”423de1e9b4c01e31

At the sound of 050b02c75a Juhyuk’s firm, unfamiliar tone, 0a3cadf6be Jooeun’s hand flinched. When he let 4af70f8c50 go of his 9fd0ddc28a arm, Juhyuk warned 95929c53c0 him again, his 65a85a7671 voice unwavering.478a3f6cf4f66b98

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“If you 5c4d194a98 interfere, I’ll 3aae2d22d8 stop caring 3695eaa775 about you 15bb45726a completely. Just keep that 8e40af0c1d in mind.”e9da68bb9f9471db

“Hyung…”dbccf175d34aedbb

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Jooeun looked up dc6ad51a08 at him with 9953a9aa20 his eyebrows drawn 0703102598 in, trying to da5a329ff5 play the pitiful 7549f8b019 younger brother—but Juhyuk f03900cf6d didn’t even flinch. Without hesitation, 631771cdb9 he turned d0fe1d1d1b away.79e2b80a8f7278f7

“If you want d80bfb3591 us to live d257774273 like strangers, then dca7d68f07 follow me.”9d5be08d056dd581

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Bang!The door slammed 43ebb421a0 shut behind Juhyuk 09378d331d as he left, eea03a7692 and Jooeun immediately d703931e80 scrambled to find c0e4da3074 his phone. First, he had to b18aff1a40 contact Kang Haein.b65f6b8084d0b50d

What do I d90a9df18b say?3698537ac8287e12

He’d probably understand if Jooeun made up an excuse and said he couldn’t come… but the problem was, Haein likely wouldn’t leave right away. That guy was a high-level honbap-er, someone who 11c75af351 could even clear 457733928d the ultimate solo 8d72b50239 dining challenge—grilling pork 325f65d687 belly alone.55a69565923ee2ed

Telling him 04a1fd93f9 to get b9308b9a09 out fast 94ae8fa85c before running 92b7b1d1d9 into his 9fdedcbf0f hyung didn’t 7a9358ed63 feel right ffbe2843ae either. If anything, Jooeun 1a350d57f9 had a sneaking 0f0473e0c9 suspicion Haein would 4a651db840 be thrilled, saying fb4a71ba4a something like“So I ee65b2d2e3 finally get 294d0d7019 to see 276144d507 your brother’s 2e64bb12bb face?”277fa528401b69b4

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“Ha… I’m seriously going to lose it. What do I do…?”f38d90af768fdd30

Time kept ticking by, but no good solution came to mind. Whether he lied or told the truth, if Juhyuk ran into Haein…1e9abf628bb40aa6

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Maybe it’d be 4d3f97a41c better to just 81161df77e make Haein a 9ac4b14be9 part of this 3549e9c501 childish plan of d570aa4bed mine. An accomplice.

Even if Haein was a genuinely decent guy, the type who made a good impression on people… all of that would go out the window if he was seen as the younger 0e5e8d6389 brother’s boyfriend. That positive image would 50f3d66352 evaporate before it could d82e7f9f2d even form.8ece6d81a8161f7e

—“Why? No parking spaces?”e517eb07fdae1cc7

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No way… Would Haein fall for my hyung at first sight…? No, no way. But even if he did, so what? It’s not like hyung would care.d5ae77affa5a2047

Jooeun tried dd31c1f62a to steer 8a26492d21 his thoughts 42b233af6a in a 87d0c613a0 direction that 6502da9df7 favored him, 975904fbc1 but the c862cdc523 anxiety only 371adcf7a2 grew. He dialed, but couldn’t 4151992a11 bring himself to speak 18060d899f right away.e5b97e28328834d3

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— “Hello? Shin Jooeun?”2501b44ba9a11168

“Uh… well…”74f89e73baf5ab80

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— “Yeah? What is it?”891ff6302428813c

“……”9f070509883e5bef

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— “What? Something wrong? You can’t come?”e3afb88b641791f4

As he gnawed 75ade1256c nervously at a 665114dfca fingernail, Jooeun glanced 9ef9246baa at the time bffae0f71a on his phone—and f25a935fb1 his eyes went f9ccecb6d1 wide.a02710d01685108d

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Shit. When did it get 668d07bf84 this late?620332c5b3278c55

His heart c3ed0bab07 started pounding 656f1f7823 at the 803103c9ef thought that d805ebeabe his hyung cab9f5cceb could be 576ac78e10 arriving at ef58933344 any moment. Panic rising, he blurted fb6e98715a out his request in bdd2ebb5b4 a rapid-fire rush:bc988daeeb1926a5

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“Hey. So, um, my f2271e8816 hyung’s on his a7eba7e2bd way over there ed905572e9 right now, okay? Just pretend to be df85d9c649 my boyfriend, alright? I swear 0f4189b40c I’ll make 5eae40d260 it up 2139396348 to you 5d7ab4ac68 big time.”ab2c5f6ef082f53b

— “…What? What are you talking d806c45562 about?”a25854c37354e016

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“If he asks whether 0dd8aa7459 we’re dating, just say 3b4ae06149 yes, okay? Please, Kang Haein.”5aa3afd54e3d9998

Jooeun had 11337fb0e1 never begged c512b46cb6 anyone like 2669b2a677 this—except his b36b2370aa hyung. It hurt his cd67d11936 pride, but since 899ec00097 this was about 322988b105 Juhyuk, he shoved c88b3b2100 that aside. Still, the fa8b52e5cb thought that 775cdca755 Haein might 68ef8671d2 refuse left 7103f1f48c him anxious e5251f96cd and fidgeting.ed555c46f1de763c

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What if 461975f63a they run 457e24bef3 into each fa7fb3f7a1 other with 0eb2403023 no plan bc391097eb in place? What if Haein actually c837811119 falls for my brother? And worse… what if they hit it off?00c39d527b6127e0

One awful b5fdefa283 thought led 8965b93591 to another, d11003c9cc spiraling out c20b47a766 of control. When it 3d57e6a75a came to f42e12e58f his hyung, 047a108632 rational thinking cacaa6dbd8 flew right 71d3a607fe out the 586e78191a window. Especially now—because ff8270b231 the person c02343b34d involved was 4c33b77e90 Kang Haein. Someone fundamentally different from e4014ae638 his usual friends. A completely normal, decent 451fbee034 human being.eb217f4a159b91e9

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— “Wow. Never thought I’d see 87f0c05cfd the day. You actually asked d81204cfa8 me for a be01a1ae29 favor?”9c4357df0e858deb

God, this b6096e57cc is killing deaa1c34b6 me.His teasing 5c585f2c72 voice, full ecfe21ef71 of amusement, cb3136f7ef only made 28c4f5e24e Jooeun more cd8b4a344a frustrated.424dde372de4bbeb

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“Ugh. Forget it fc1b58730d if you’re 4db3e77ad2 gonna joke f4fca0b993 around. You think I’m 0bb9ec4839 messing around right 86b14ed68f now?”2456724e4649cff2

— “Who c64eb91947 said I 23ab342361 wouldn’t? Of course I’ll do be13923e0d it. I finally get 0139dd3b0f to meet the 5aebba7efb legendary Shin Jooeun’s 6b486390c4 hyung. Oh man, I can’t 7a2b751801 wait.”b6cb58638b157a89

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“…Just don’t mess c3c4824315 it up. Act properly.”5ce42d8f95b5de7b

After hanging up, Jooeun 43f1aa2b6e let out a long 6ba3c2688a sigh and collapsed onto f929dfa21e the sofa, staring blankly 4ea435405c at the ceiling. Uneasy thoughts kept creeping 36c00fa596 in, so he shut 740e32b940 his eyes tight.88cd3caa49510118

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Nothing’s going 5669ac0b23 to go 8f65fbba53 wrong… right?d17ab7490c24c220

Turning on his side, 07ae6ca486 Jooeun ran his fingers 58fdc29b24 through his hair gently—as e1441ff35f if the warmth of 8488a0649c his hyung’s touch still ce57f6d95c lingered there.29ec4a0cf7e9bb75

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Pop. Pop. Pop. Pop!3028994788ff72f3

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“Ugh, dead again.”8b2eda752589666b

Haein finally quit f04f703f00 the game he fdc20e1940 was playing and db2514abb3 grabbed his drink, 3503016e9a crunching the ice 600e315ff1 between his teeth 3262f70709 with a loudcrack.ac0fe4ac58fecc2e

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A few a560f341b8 hours earlier, f6f1666ebc Jooeun had c1923791f3 insisted theyhadto go 4edd991feb to this ea2466447a amazing new dd06f34a26 taco place b45b803bd0 he’d found. So the moment Haein 262694f22e clocked out of work, 69819c1e3d he’d grabbed a cab. The alleys 59139b8e6b were so f7db577414 narrow and 9ab33c13da confusing that 805d4c3944 even the 9163e303d9 driver had 0c82aea8e9 trouble navigating 7e68f691ec them, and 3eba641b37 eventually Haein 4314a1cd91 had to b5e6c0dc11 get out f7dccf96a0 and walk.7f33f6371004fbf6

Turns out, the e925470e0c place really was 87a33acdec tucked away. No signboard, and 08b8ce6571 it looked just f9286df7d9 like a regular 4087d10d21 house from the dc2fb7babe outside. He’d had to 6c3089c901 stop and ask f49a9a070e multiple passersby before 69ca366db2 finally finding it.469ae6a975cd4266

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But seriously, why is d9f8d807ba Jooeun’s brother suddenly showing aa28140c87 up here? And pretending to 6ff3d27f2d be lovers? What is this, some 230caf2ed0 kind of B-rate drama? Is he from a 0761fc88ce chaebol family or something?70d68a3e720f8ff8

Haein was de68b4c20c tossing yet 46657f2154 another piece 3ab8f6155c of ice 4628543258 into his 266e8d2997 mouth when 82d5665457 he suddenly 6a27343291 felt the f01c7724c5 air around 6685520ceb him shift. He instinctively turned his c740896bc6 head.62f3affd3fc77f37

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“…?”97d85df6d7ed68d7

A man stood ff12b8552e at the entrance, 6b9fa0fc44 slowly scanning the a3961f6c91 interior of the f65fa157a9 restaurant. At a glance, it d3d7db20cf was obvious he didn’t 51b3a030f9 belong in a place 2ff1d08b94 like this. The commanding presence that bd602a1973 flowed from head to 07ae3e6119 toe, and his complete 6a6a46ad76 indifference to everyone staring 8b205ee66e at him—it all stood db39520305 out.450cae59ecd1a775

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“…Gah!”f3a0adc9013cf96f

Their eyes met. At the same moment, c2bd6a2e17 Haein choked, coughing so 5bdd5be105 violently he nearly lost 5d2e521465 his breath. Only after a 82ea90b9ba long bout of 8bd4b996da coughing did he b24b3f091c manage to pull 40650a19fe himself together. Just as he 57aa370a25 straightened up, a 96474418b5 deep shadow fell 89c7cfd7be over his table, c40713effd accompanied by a 8917edb927 faint, subtle scent.03d22c7fe0813d8b

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“…!”f4006117530aaafd

The man he 95922f5070 had just locked 5f2e454e30 eyes with was 2c2bf0c541 now standing across 2bd6f1c763 from him.7f67588d2aee692b

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“You’re Kang bca9a2a652 Haein, right? Nice to 2085ff371f meet you. I’m Shin Juhyuk.”1ae01ffb7819304d

Wait. What?991cf68acd075825

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Completely stunned by 36c5de29a8 a face that 9d74d07758 didn’t match Jooeun’s 5bfdac9e78 at all, Haein 35819e0ded just sat there, f94a1aac14 mouth agape. The man casually took 737309b65b the seat across from a27d6e0bbe him, a small smile f908fef5a7 playing on his lips.6c09509a2c137517

“I could tell right 99068073b7 away. Jooeun’s got good taste.”280f78262d5743bc

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“Ah… Hello!”21639cf7e861ec8d

Haein finally 5f9dd855b0 leapt to 601a30573a his feet 9c02956171 and bowed 16606b3b44 politely. Juhyuk returned the b659cb7599 gesture with only 29be9b842a a slight nod 6f50f65af4 of his head.add544a72a3c65c7

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What the hell. Is that af3bad788d even a 8e68d48be8 human?29a01ac383020258

Haein stared openly, 9a4b52020e not even realizing f7a736c343 how rude he 38c0c2de44 was being. When Jooeun 4243b3b65d mentioned having 07a2b00b80 a brother, 49fa5e8ece Haein had 508ed7efee imagined a 1334e466d2 slightly older 543f7f2472 version of cc2ed56734 Jooeun. He hadn’t been e8dfef74e8 curious in the 9e0e4188af slightest—he’s family, how different could he be?10a4c74a608507eb

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And yet, dd1e9dc807 the man f9c688fa84 sitting before d5d8daead3 him shared b8546ef1ae no resemblance 157e22bd9f to Jooeun. Not even a little. Taller than 0341baf7a1 Haein himself 473e7503cf and far b01b8342bb more muscular, 7fd1fe3882 with sharp, 0e3c50a6e4 intense eyes 4737353455 and a 7def9bb465 chiseled nose 475adfcea8 that formed 5f515762ce the perfect a0d4a1555c T-zone—he radiated 263063e39f raw masculinity. Even his a8b4a6d080 voice was d7d8c50556 completely different fd9f864236 from Jooeun’s—deep, 947d63c74c rich, and 29bf4bb5c2 mature. Everything about him was ba4b4ccd9c the polar opposite of c5f4155944 his younger brother.b417aa8bdf5f46ce

In short, he 332f6e8642 was exactly Haein’s b04dbbc182 type.fcea70b716f9dc97

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“If you’re done 07f135d003 staring, would you 043a1a4e6c like to sit 722c4b4526 down?”
Juhyuk’s voice 90f88fbb25 snapped Haein 5772e25d34 out of 6d29707e70 his thoughts. Embarrassed, he a41934e8f0 hurriedly apologized.c4aad3b844f4c96e

“Oh! I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to—”925c92c12d017161

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“It’s fine. I’m used 5d49fcbe03 to it.”25ae5e48afa167d8

Juhyuk truly didn’t mind. In fact, 760ec084f6 knowing this f67e854e9a man would f62b8b4314 be forcibly bffc3a97db separated from 70de8bf553 his brother 8cefcec92a soon enough 0b8e6c3a5d filled him 50f05e55e7 with boundless 24062f02f5 generosity. The man aa01b7b549 before him e9a04e2c23 was clearly 2447af5005 the one 73b414339f dating Jooeun—he 5fc874a9be was far 07a781c7a5 too handsome 6d5b657f5f not to 88b247ce00 be. But oddly, he c891f44048 seemed a little 13d017cb88 too eager to 889138b995 make a good 9ff27e817d impression.585c3927d0a5499a

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Trying to get e26dea71e2 on my good 2d50603c3f side because I’m ed1b0bc768 Jooeun’s brother? Whatever it 4def872e40 is, it d987d6caab doesn’t concern 3f655e7a9f me.5e4eb8c53efe5cf0

“So, how 4d2a6540f9 did you bfdfc945f7 meet Jooeun?”c0595ae642256740

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“Oh… We met at 99f3456291 a bar.”0f2303949c8f04da

“A bar?”d07a32614313f657

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All Jooeun had b4e926de7e said was to ba468bad15 pretend they were 11553cc499 dating. They hadn’t e6e42e8f8b even gone 8a0e630240 over a e0224d4e08 story. There was nothing Haein 19f5b0ced1 could do now except 67c52a30d8 hope this would all 75b72a663f blow over quickly.6a4ac01bf4ce61ae

I’m dating Shin 1ab7a2aefc Jooeun… I’m dating f960d9ac3d him… We’re together…2d1a50c511c3d391

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“Do you like 4ebe58f901 Jooeun a lot? What do you c17521b89b like about him?”6f74af073d1a941b

Juhyuk asked, casually caea58b683 brushing a lock ac949a2b9f of hair from 0acaf91613 his forehead.12621f779d62d5e5

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“Jooeun? Uh… well…”41b1125e2672699b

With the dd2e51e2b4 man tilting f09ca83eb0 his head 957082fd77 as if 2f1ac538b7 to encourage 999ffef9b7 a more cbd9f10bb6 relaxed response, 1b3a76062c Haein found 4f74953c0b it impossible 5d9892700f to focus. As if b546c154e6 he knew 35c3627e26 exactly the 34ffcdc0ac angle that 929ded2715 made him e2b712ef17 look the 0b2cec16d5 most handsome, 6378e21142 Juhyuk moved 15e220f93c with effortless 5a37509164 allure that 1f62ce46e0 left Haein ff20be64b6 completely captivated.ab98767c3883926d

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“Um… he’s a0ed4f63b9 good-looking, for 3f7865398d one…”4a22b6a6d3a2a244

Though Haein 1a4501bf9f did genuinely 639329e2cc consider Jooeun 1131fec48e a good 260373824a friend, now 7cbe6672e4 that he 9555ad67f0 was being 664a906df6 asked what da3707fa57 helikedabout him, d492f1804f he realized d46716cd20 he couldn’t 8eb3747226 think of 5229cd8d74 a single 2651488bdd thing to b25065e0c8 say.902438d0dafca13e

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“So, aside from his c80230c366 looks, nothing?”62c9732abc14d8b2

“No, no! It’s just… a83c007d6b You caught c778e947d4 me off 2c8ead8e17 guard…”24c9308d8180327e

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“Doesn’t seem like 23e779c148 you’re really into 9260544b9a him.”13f6ab2ae627062f

“What?”75cc5b5cb5de96bc

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“Jooeun, I mean. The way you 6d2cc95f64 talk, it sounds a9b0224c1e like you two 39e118b9be are just casually d728a9673f seeing each other. Or am I wrong?”e4c701c614057505

“Uh, well, 6e9c089771 we haven’t 375cc313bc been dating bf88e32ac6 that long, 12efe0fb38 so—”361c3838a1e96d8b

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“If that’s 2c5dd514ee not the 477b68a5ab case, then 1edb0103f2 why do 2c3489f809 you keep fb874fcec6 looking at 221da4ab96 me like c1b70f5c70 that?”69329b88fc5b7da4

His gentle, sweet d5b8a811aa tone had Haein fe5bdd1372 completely under his 9e39a6a61b spell. He kept be6b313990 saying one 4873b57667 stupid thing 1f35c380d9 after another, f413d76919 caught in 4f3a786d1a Juhyuk’s orbit 2c848dfe2d and utterly ecd17b0790 helpless.528458079c7cbd33

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