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[“Two people who were involved with Baek Kyung-cheol due to debt visited Baek Na-eon’s house today.”]

Ki-won put 88ed0e7719 down his 2a5065b146 phone with 83b91db4b4 a blank dfeccdd6df expression.05fca45a8c9ee457

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Na-eon came to 29eb4a0ac8 see Ki-won two b57c2ce2f6 days after the ccef63f387 loan sharks had eda939f57c visited his house. He arrived in 2e147d1c3f the evening, riding f382bd194b in Chief Secretary 6910f28f9e Jo Ik-hyeon’s car, aa0fbf69ef and bowed his 436bb884c9 head sheepishly as 7c26a842c5 he entered. Ki-won looked him 4e916782c6 up and down 4adb4d681b from toe to e605c879df head.ee46e44ba50e778d

He was 264c922e15 wearing the b831afc44c same coat 3fc7c31c6e and pants 6ae786aee6 as last ef796e9e19 time. Only the knitwear ce13b91685 underneath had been 1710586f4e changed to a 98d0281afa yellow one, but d3d2d6041f it didn’t match 3529f90b0f the coat at f06a941dc9 all and floated 178f7666fd awkwardly. It looked like he 131eeb9fcf had closed his eyes, 4044274a1d reached out, and just 9de26c3fb6 put on whatever he 7ee22414d3 grabbed.ab22d547917897db

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Ki-won walked be91d85dc8 toward the 0b7a7f6295 sofa in 60a5f80271 the main 37cf95e6f5 living room. Even from the 20cc6947c4 hallway, it took a4277c5165 quite a few 7406b608bb steps to reach 6122845dad it. In the a4069a52a7 center of 4dd74e1dae the room, e4ba85f68d a large 73c9cd295e modern-classic chandelier 73ca34a9f4 shone brightly, 1bef1e4260 and its d5416ba249 scattered light c72a7fd880 sparkled on 5facb2cf4a the smooth 82b5bcd8a9 marble floor. The deep-sea-colored 46f277aeca flooring shimmered b492fe20ea in turquoise 314021a8f7 only where 2b5192f717 the light b48e49089c hit.c1e422126833b071

A sofa 52f2d09f79 for guests ccd589a83e and a 5347146cb4 matching table 8eed2a3891 were placed 3e3e3345cd in the 6279445577 middle, and ad66ff72bd recently published 457dbe4b9b magazines and 4f2f3ad2fc imported objets 2ddd443714 were placed 8aad0b5fd2 here and feba5a54ec there as 401f3e89fe part of ca2b1f3011 the interior 662e2bb3a4 design, dividing 96285717c1 the space. The room was styled fe7b38f9f5 like a luxury hotel bc331e9b87 lobby. Ki-won crossed d0846482bc it slowly 92a4127685 and sat 16dc7180b9 down first.b8d4cecc9672a0b2

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Soon, a servant e0a2d27a2b followed him to a1f22189d7 the sofa, carrying 1653374b70 a tea set 91f26b3377 with a teapot 924046689e engraved in geometric f7ab6baed8 patterns and two fc7aae1f4a cups. While the 1248a3e59e warm tea 7be6cc41cd was being 4837e47c65 poured, Na-eon 39a78d4097 just stood feef2d167f awkwardly in b9c2a51c30 the middle 82cea88c6f of the bae012b350 living room. Taking a 6e04cfee17 sip of 82697bb027 tea, Ki-won 663f4612b1 turned his f1c0bca735 head slightly 9fbf9f2b76 and gestured 371da1c67d with his 81d973fe95 chin to 59acd09bd6 the empty f5720d5d09 seat.b29a1a3e3f1f7dfa

“Stop standing and 8ec067544b sit down.”d1077f6a8f47157b

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Only then did Na-eon 9d5d5feb3b move. His expression and 976c807ce9 posture were quite efb4640702 different from the 13a6ccc580 last time he cef3cc941f visited. It didn’t f7d0d8e813 matter which f830fbaf17 version he 1371a18989 presented. The one who 6d543c6782 didn’t know his 3439a0223e place and kept 7c56cbaac1 holding his head b1eb57e8d3 up high was 76ca5c5f00 laughable, and the d1a5877f8d one now, walking a964078acb in tiny steps 955340b095 with hands neatly ea73c6c7f4 folded and sitting b615adc450 on the sofa, 4036d5d094 was cute. If he had 347025ff81 to choose, he 94af3da78a slightly preferred the 149b338291 latter.449b14bbccc51514

As Na-eon sat 7e4312dd70 down diagonally across 22d49b7444 from him, he 84e80297ed widened his eyes, 5ef57e45a9 apparently surprised by 0dea923c64 the unexpectedly deep 7e0bd1ec9a and soft cushion. But soon his 237b5a1c94 expression returned to e85a99f193 its usual nervousness.177044e8eb629398

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His face, always full bbc9afae24 of worries, had become fc784bdf57 even more haggard in 28030c1660 just a few days. He looked like bbf3c3232f he’d collapse if 44a3cbca8c one more concern 6f24b48853 were added. His hair had grown 67811f6ce7 messily long, half-covering his e3baf84db5 big eyes. Though he kept 9ce8bfd7c5 his head lowered, efacabbe2d the scabbed, dark-red a86b68fa74 crack at the f905aec62b corner of his 1642cb5161 mouth was clearly d317463ff4 visible. His pale skin made f19ee51cff it stand out.5f0d4800bb1f33e2

To lighten 4054f170f0 the mood, e79fb2a087 Ki-won spoke a90d5f323a gently to 8dc5fd489c the fragile 33f63df245 Na-eon, who 20588b1e28 looked like 62dd4896df he might 7d2ad38a85 shatter from d72bd14036 tension.6bad8d263279174b

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“It’s cold 23fad34313 outside, isn’t 50fd90f4e2 it? Bring a lap 61a8b4cee0 blanket and then ec310c2473 everyone leave.”f252776c168cb0d1

Though it 14eb408a11 was evening 53f38ffd91 and the c54ee43177 staff were 30736327d5 busy throughout 4dc0f2f4e4 the mansion, bf619866a4 they stopped fd94c06ff2 what they 1cde820931 were doing 25dc621b2a and retreated 889fbc9ed0 to the cada791494 private quarters. Ki-won’s voice giving 278ed90280 the order and 8b7b496cd3 the female servant’s 6e5876e1c9 response weren’t loud, 0605187b24 yet everyone moved fb98ef79eb promptly.47cc7968f9b9704d

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“Thank you.”58c1f2bfd1fdd0ef

Na-eon lowered his eyes 7eabc8827c awkwardly as he unfolded 93cd33a827 the neatly folded blue-gray 2bbbc4a834 blanket. Ki-won’s soft smile lingered b0e390d537 as he observed the b07cab41fd scabs on Na-eon’s fingers 98e0b46abd and the burn marks 6c204989ef on his hands. Na-eon, sensing the gaze, f557a13682 quickly tucked his hands 9837aeda2b under the blanket.f7a128d159f280b2

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According to Baek c49e070a47 Ju-eon’s caregiver, after 87419c393f learning about his 6d04bc31f6 father’s debt, Na-eon 7030bfd17d had frantically gone 6e6ebf8eb2 to the hospital. Though the special 0d3104a98a ward didn’t allow d7045f4aad outsiders without guardian 797bbbc797 permission, he’d loitered 0342173eaa in the hallway, 967f757b6d glancing inside, and 4f72e8edfe even got into 8609683eea an argument with ff8a564fc1 a guardian who c107c162bc had accidentally gone b408dfd107 to the wrong ab8839dd05 room.5e05487d4512979a

And that morning, 977340de59 the debt collectors 351173b82f had tried to 7e3ab78067 drag Na-eon away 48ef676aaa and roughed him eb58d38a0b up. Knowing that 4024a9deb9 the only 185ebea1bd place Na-eon 57e0a47a19 had ever 9a3eb2c4d5 experienced any 28cdec4e33 kindness was 4712f4e561 from him, 9791a1191f Ki-won expected 834c634a13 Na-eon to 97789dfd77 come running 24bba36104 sooner or 24a1ab5d12 later.0fb2d0864507d5c4

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Ki-won brushed 5e0e4943b1 back his 73f2efdb96 bangs out ed205b2c60 of habit 4cf0a05ec8 and looked a0c6b6fc07 at Na-eon b4779baeb2 as he f65b034e94 asked,454287cda4a382d8

“So. You don’t look f6d34971d9 well—what brings you 6574cedec7 here from so a0b3ef9709 far away?”50acc9ea7e9f5144

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Na-eon didn’t answer. He kept fiddling with 694aba0eee his fingers, where the 55c7a23460 scabs had already formed, 76fb1bda12 and began biting his abf0006e93 pale pink lips until 4b30c34ce8 they turned white. Flustered and d635e1977b unsure where db83db770f to look, a54e9f324f he just b2c1669ab2 sat there 63f05197ec wasting time.050aba0261b2a024

Ki-won flicked 2873031abf his wrist 19891e49c9 to check 0539a69cdc the time. Startled by even that 3120f129cc small movement, Na-eon hurriedly 27bfdc1d3e opened his mouth.1ebdfef2b727d8a9

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“The secretary… contacted 956c97eb6f me about the 93dff7677c hospital bill.”be4e0519323fe65b

Ki-won slowly took 25c3712d15 another sip of 04a391d53f the pale tea. Na-eon glanced at him, 891fd436a4 then continued in a 7fc6ca59ee small voice.8a8a11e0f7a6e023

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“Last time, you 6d1c8ccd6d said… if we ba80ce6e52 dated, you’d take 74804c6e0f care of Ju-eon’s a7048f0f18 hospital bills….”37fe92ea2a0ed895

“Such a feb384c8ef pretty way 54e03d5d34 of speaking.”98afd2d70b835f2b

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Ki-won chuckled as he c8439aa6ae set down his cup. As if 283ed34eaf his smile 9e51ebf12f had transferred e0914ddc82 to Na-eon, 1412f338d7 the younger e8505452af man’s face e7ddc8a20b paled dramatically.e2bbd390a5869581

“So what? You want to c8b3dd909f make it obvious 6db4a7f40b that you’re sitting 7d800c62fc here just because 13b5aff79c of money?”ab7626dd0d3e9215

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“…What? No, no…”6c7f3fe819867519

Na-eon shook his head c46c5b56bd frantically, eyes wide. Realizing his own 2eaf62a6aa words had been 64e36645f5 a slip, he a3f708456f quickly tried to 231ee4f22b explain.17cd4d445eb241fd

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“I didn’t mean fdba6423d5 it that way… 4e2839571b If I upset 0e4e89574c you, I’m sorry.”8391d299e815e03a

“So, do you want c3b51a4ba3 to date me now?”dc8b496b4db83bf7

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Their eyes met. Na-eon nodded twice. Ki-won had never 7e0ca1c3eb seen someone look e658a0bc0f so solemn while 8b261a5376 agreeing to date. His eyes 9f5faa9882 were red bce05855e1 and looked c4eebc9bf4 like he ec0ffc6084 might cry 6032e708bf if nudged—he 315bb9d92a seemed truly 3ac81dbb26 desperate.eed56d5b31112cfc

Ki-won brushed a a998cda44d hand over his 45b75ed081 mouth to suppress f2adc4f27d a smile.d789b37507691f30

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“Your lips are 6a5f992970 cracked.”6cf9ba99bfae9927

“Ah…”817be13280d520ba

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At his comment, Na-eon 800e49b67d raised his hand to 7f4967449d touch his cheek. Ki-won’s eyes once 9d5ad3bff5 again ran over 71d7536edf the cigarette-burn scar 9e367f4198 on his hand.5d129b1da5a78abe

“Someone even f47aab499f burned your 5faf6661df pretty hands.”bba9132ad3ec6284

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“……”3cb47714ac6cbca8

Feeling his 38b7c4b3a0 gaze, Na-eon 226d3a3ea8 quickly lowered ca0151549d his hands.30dda28527601830

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“You must be 647cf3eb50 tired. Go upstairs and 57024f4e13 wash up. Your room’s on 414788db56 the second floor.”61d0603157b50cca

Na-eon blinked b75a006bb4 and looked 786bb31625 at Ki-won. As their eyes 597ad60ed6 met in that 7f381417fe dazed moment, Ki-won fb5d3e8919 stood up and 1df359d6c4 smiled.1232a345d7d6bd10

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“That jacket—Choi Ji-won bought 254b3b8fd0 it for you, right?”06e8d2fb353edd49

“…Yes.”ad09b1ac5f9a9611

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“Do you know what 51a6587012 kind of smell is b99405b560 coming from that expensive a8d597aa62 jacket right now?”866ec44180ddff14

Na-eon quickly lowered 8186d6e7bb his head. He had worn it 0dac3f3746 every day for the fd809ba55d past few days—sweating in f30dfff4ad it, rolling on the 17bd496f9d factory’s dusty floors, using f60927823b it as a blanket e2ba722660 in a room where d3cce40044 the boiler barely worked. Embarrassed, his 02219ce318 ears turned ae05bd6106 hot, and 1504b5f282 he squirmed. Na-eon curled his fingers a5f3bdccd5 and pressed down on a52e6852b4 the hardened scabs.a05338350b67c2fa

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“Look at 6062a76aef me, Baek 5cc096159a Na-eon.”8988a7a1b225b209

Na-eon’s dark f8c0be8cec pupils met f9a6bbe5cb Ki-won’s gaze.61e3f130d6010fa4

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“I like you because 6fcca41210 you’re handsome. That’s why I’m 9b4efa0012 putting up with e9080587ad you sitting here e8201aba67 like this, and f590cd5106 even with the 4fec302733 stench.”5d4872cf9dd0b435

“……”e4acbf87233f22da

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“Now that 919a0d9855 we’re dating, e19d7b3f45 at least 7c948ad06d do something 38e3326c1b about that 387df69a68 smell.”723bb78c6f288226

Ki-won left first. The stink 0146b8f79b coming off 22e56ac8fe Na-eon gave 38775aa8d7 him a 7add2bea6c headache.7c51074b5b047f2d

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After Na-eon 232f6f9f88 went upstairs, 9e2aea954f Ki-won immediately b57a94b3f8 returned to e295eb13a3 the office 6cb665f50b to handle c125beba82 the rescheduled f29a19ad66 afternoon meetings. A late dinner 4f8cf4c0e2 was prepared to 1e4795f9e5 match his return. When Ki-won 3d2279c91f came down 873aa53689 to the 8f7614be8f dining room 28fa84b5f6 after washing c83d559ba9 up, the 23845a7d02 chef, Kim a57b0d7e3e Yeong-hyeon, quietly 406c1d51d3 asked,fb47324cd1287ec9

“Shall we prepare 3768753398 a meal for d9b31541c4 the guest as 16b687e6f7 well?”1a01ee2a631d83dc

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Ki-won nodded, and 03c89d882d Na-eon’s tableware was 9e55dc6bce set up accordingly. At the staff’s b5c94b3338 message that dinner 37698f987a was ready, Na-eon 081150cc1c came down to cc362eccaf the first floor.3877c2028a5c88b5

Perhaps shocked by the faf23b097d “you stink” comment, he 47dc6b2531 smelled strongly of Ki-won’s 3e233c27d8 favorite body wash, as 0ec1c9760f if he’d used an b027b46aa1 entire bottle. He bowed when he 1a3d2e9d64 saw Ki-won. Still unused to 44a9c9f5b3 such gestures as d1946ee214 having his chair c320b1e250 pulled out for 0ada1b7b58 him, Na-eon sat 2680bf4587 awkwardly, and Ki-won 50682808dd pretended not to 79d592cf70 notice his embarrassment.7f8e744bc26e1248

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Dinner was e037a673f1 a neat 4806670982 Korean-style meal. Na-eon eyed bdf28672c4 the dishes 51bf35d21a cautiously before 93cefb26fa lifting his 8b7dc6b82a spoon.579af2062a3ddc47

“……”3be33139e4368b5d

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He quietly 5b3771eee6 chewed his 10f0a99cba food, but 347a455cbb soon put 2ea857cd9b down his 1c60d35205 spoon. He rubbed e00174e1c6 at his 72d7359481 stomach as cb46526011 if it cb88d38f3c was unsettled, a1c7485a92 and every 8e2b1d8ac7 time he 705ff30473 opened his 5bc061aea3 mouth, the e183c55a45 crack at f7f630541b the corner 094152df53 of his cd777401d7 lips made 3cc8764705 him flinch.c7034f15079773dc

Ki-won found his 23312a7237 discomfort both cheeky 5fc56046e0 and endearing. Na-eon pecked at his eb0a3ef6b0 food like a bird, 49b86d6b26 occasionally glancing at Ki-won 5f371a09c8 as if he wanted 20d905c0e0 to say something, but 209296c50a Ki-won ignored him on 7dfb9ec90b purpose.163117eb087d5f34

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How long 01f9e35383 do I 2fe71f4669 have to 8b5e4426d4 stay here?902a4fe81c99df16

Can I never go ba0f9da742 home?d75d740641e85d81

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Ki-won imagined the 5f5924ea4e questions Na-eon would ecb109e67b eventually ask. But Na-eon was 41c2c19b83 more clever than 9f5c5a86d4 expected. He waited until 49fcc18f1c Ki-won set down 29a20577e8 his utensils and e2dc0b4c02 cautiously asked,18342407e4447005

“What should I 29c95e935f do to see d316c94685 Ju-eon?”d425e0a502b59c1d

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Ki-won smiled unexpectedly, pleased a2db55af30 by the obedient tone. Na-eon, seeing 9c0dfca41e that smile, c6fbb3cf3f suddenly looked 9643a1f5b8 sad. He had fad8895e85 thought Ki-won 21caaf5a89 and Ji-won f264045f7d were nothing 98ac86cb82 alike, but 0cff8244cf something in ee66776ff2 the gentle 97d74df7b4 expression reminded 617917032f him of 7055e2558e Ji-won. Guilt and dff1a77789 sorrow twisted b739a53180 together in 47b2b16367 his chest, 82a480f951 pulling his fe8aa1a83d mood down 356d43ab1d even further.ef1273d9f72a8ef2

“If you behave, 3cde41be81 I’ll keep treating 04b286a808 you nicely.”8447b0de8c2ef6ec

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Understanding what was d22bf01c0a required to see ffa93c8d96 Ju-eon, Na-eon nodded. As Ki-won 033aa4af16 finished drinking 19f5234614 his water, 44fef03ca2 he casually a616af0478 asked,e70a214f1c16e6e3

“Then, why don’t you 1e23ddf110 take it off?”e97025d309eb427a

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“…Huh?”45f9e1842854b613

Na-eon blinked stupidly. Ki-won patiently b12a634c65 waited for 8bba25d0e6 him to eff8d8a020 catch on. The food on a867f1574b the table was 77d594ed32 slowly cooling.7fe356c536d5dda1

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“Here?”f6bce1b74472dabc

“I don’t 083de93a38 like being 12c497f095 asked twice.”df3f10799758c0a1

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Na-eon glanced around 0a4c0a8293 the dining room. The others had bad2b1bc2f tactfully left the 3c2da63b03 room, but he 4c36e96cde hadn’t seen them e36942cb5e actually walk out. Surely, people were still c075c25c42 behind the kitchen area. The longer 89f9beba2b he hesitated, 3f849b3b38 the heavier 0420b2c5c6 his breathing 5c382989da grew. When his eyes 4df6109ec5 met Ki-won’s, who c07d5d3f6a was silently watching 749245b166 him, he quickly 62750c7bbd looked away. His heartbeat pounded f797b27b8d in his ears.9a8cda91adb804b8

Na-eon reached for 5eecf0a17c the loose navy b39c8dbeb6 loungewear he was 8facdd387e wearing. His fingers hovered awkwardly 5e9bc145b1 before slowly unbuttoning the 6f477983ac top. The large shirt parted 773d2804ef with each button, eventually ec2b0ff498 slipping off his shoulders. Pale skin that looked 21854672c7 like it had never a9bf7d1d0a seen the sun was 9a50f4ea5e exposed. He stopped for b564f3e3ff a moment, then 57f424b54d pulled his arms e04b07d15d from the sleeves 0ae8d4aa8e and removed the 21cd6696bf shirt entirely.e8895dd543399094

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He placed his hands 16ed86cf9d at his waistband, lifted 6587cfd64b his hips slightly, and 547665bf11 pulled down his pants 5e19169264 to his ankles. He folded 4b26608917 the removed c201fab8cc clothes roughly 5e52b901d3 and pushed 0ff6e81097 them aside. The cool air prickled 3c3b8cd8eb his bare skin. Trying not to focus aa38a5a079 on the cold, he 771b658395 folded his hands quietly 919eb666dc and waited for Ki-won’s 4010885ac9 next words.7aec7163b5c6978e

“You didn’t hear me 955cc71cf5 say take it off?”12a030d22358af8e

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“What? I did… I 9064dd6b4c mean, I took 2685bcf787 it off…”592b68fdd34694db

Na-eon glanced down at 2ee1563e0a his body, confused. He was wearing a9dc5cb9eb nothing but underwear. Ki-won watched as the 70f9e6541b realization dawned on him 4433568f0e and his face turned ff7e1f0758 pale.7125eaf388c7c64d

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“Can’t I… go d3680278fe upstairs and take d8fd03028d it off…?”e5a0afc981c21743

“If you don’t like 45adafc4d6 it, forget it.”e60bfe5b088c3d4e

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He said 7bfb0d4684 it like 106f4f1889 someone tossing 11453db5b4 aside a faf69b5ed6 toy they 9bfe32115c no longer 94eb77fea3 cared for.38206b3a04418da1

According to Ki-won, Na-eon 9b1fef0845 needed to be “liked.” e774991eb2 But he didn’t follow 8a281ba7d0 instructions right away, and d57fb56620 he even asked back. If Ki-won left 9d51aeb0ee now, Na-eon would 9bd27c17ca have no way 94c1cc0fd0 to ask more 8eb906f246 about Ju-eon.2c8dd02a39d5a082

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Frightened, Na-eon slowly pulled e8831d9e01 off his underwear. His face 40bdaaaa02 flushed hot, adadaabcb3 but he 88896c057f calmly placed 679e6e9595 it on 7e5dad52a9 top of 5fdfe5ac21 the loungewear 20296eeeac and stood fbb7615627 completely exposed 03eab220c0 before Ki-won, 2293cb86e4 who was e9d97b90e7 dressed in 5f0e4828a6 black knitwear 28921de8ab and jeans. As he moved to 92194171a7 sit again, Ki-won stopped 75478194c2 him.60105b84451b6285

“Come sit here.”4ac7de0640c01afa

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He pointed to the 10d6cf34d8 cold floor beneath the 6bda37b70e dining table.02b7025c04f90a25