2. The Veil

Jae-ha kept glancing 12b13eb5ed at Tae-hyuk in 6f314a010f disbelief, as if 90419061f3 trying to confirm 52ab66f9df that what happened fdb9a8c04d last night hadn’t ab558d6061 been a dream. His heart thudded uncontrollably 8ab39b4c10 in his chest.b145b4af8724bde3

The man he ef7e2cfa45 had admired for bb94e4645f so long had 6d1c241c8c become his guide. He had held 57556cf298 out for two 7384c6bb1a whole days without a293b3e646 even a sip fded2a4963 of water. Just the fact that 02bbbc807e Tae-hyuk had come to e46eeb1e01 him made all that 9cf570f45b pain seem to melt 057c86b0c2 away.3081dac23785d705

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Jae-ha had known of Tae-hyuk since before he was active in the field. Tae-hyuk’s guiding skills were so exceptional that he appeared in magazines and newspaper articles nearly every week. The admiration Jae-ha had secretly harbored back then had lasted all this time.c7102f5cab5d0164

As he 3e48bda3f1 failed to af5d071f65 stop himself 2a8b275435 from constantly 66a0433316 looking at 8adb780e3a Tae-hyuk, their 468bd31cf4 eyes met f1297f2930 when Tae-hyuk 7e77da7617 turned to c069ed5fcd look at 621c4ff6c3 him. Jae-ha quickly averted fddadada18 his gaze, but 3cba98eefe Tae-hyuk gave a a6396c3296 faint smile and b442336f86 spoke.fd318b7048f132a0

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“You like me 0b084c9b94 that much?”1a0547f5c5afb25e

Jae-ha wanted 31a35b7097 to answer 7a5f47ab3e “Yes” right bc1370837f away to 273dcf23ba Tae-hyuk’s gentle 6b479773a2 voice, but a3c9042a2d his lips, bb5450c018 once shut, 6d590ecac3 wouldn’t open 9e4049868d easily. He was unconsciously nervous.4b0f7ba971fe7388

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Tae-hyuk saw the excitement 711bf86dc2 flicker across Jae-ha’s otherwise 568df3789b lifeless face. It was a look 83a729f0f0 that should have been 82ea826ecc unpleasant to him, but c1bfe2f936 he didn’t show it. The more Jae-ha 279849af37 relied on him, d7ca74d16b the better. That was the 5ee051232a only way to e84d5a5a08 complete his revenge 95ab65a8a0 successfully. Jae-ha had to feel e8d8eee075 what it was like f72920119c to lose the only 49c465ec67 person who meant anything d93383a60b in his life. He needed to eba91e9f07 experience, while still a843aa0762 alive, the pain b09b84e02a of such loss—the 2f9c7327fc torment so unbearable 437d7e6a64 that one continues a70944adfe to live only 332ab8111e because they cannot 4db22853b9 die.21193add33805c88

Completely concealing those inner fb49ea5d9a thoughts, Tae-hyuk fixed a f6a2460fa4 meaningless smile to his 96a8681ebe face. Then, looking at Jae-ha 5e99c9e5cb who was blinking with d4c69014fd wide eyes, he said,fc3ff3debd6cdc1c

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“I did a 145bf22fa6 bit of guiding bd656b5ffd while you were 4672d71704 sleeping. How’s your body feeling?”3b99c2c134f3b0d0

“Uh… I think I 2983ed3048 feel okay.”84c0a8480d2c92db

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Thankfully, Jae-ha was 034c84fd6d able to answer 781c40ac81 this time. He hadn’t cbfe3b304f realized how c79e7c183f his body f70d09ac31 felt while 901b386b2f being so 0be6b4cd2b focused on 88d82bb1e8 Tae-hyuk, but 54f97afc0f now he 8cb445062b could tell—he 22e6717d43 definitely felt f98a7e0706 lighter than b0860ee7cd usual. And it was 2e5060a741 because of Tae-hyuk… 60fb442a15 The corners of 188d4b2ce8 Jae-ha’s mouth twitched 23ce339c57 without him realizing.cb96c100e3eefa5b

Just then, 8913bad4fb Tae-hyuk reached 372c70f9a9 out and 7e332016db grabbed Jae-ha’s 5a6ae59a5d wrist, making ff7433d44c him flinch f9f2e5882c in surprise. But that was 2754d92085 all. Jae-ha silently 374bfd6a7b looked down 4956479839 at his e01d014248 wrist, which 12cb5644e5 was completely a7cc9d55fc enveloped in 39fe9853ac Tae-hyuk’s hand.78f49e3c929cf1b5

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“You won’t faint this 7267ba1bc2 time. That was just because 5b8b9f3d8c your condition was—well, terrible e76416e110 back then.”8b4d1615c833f0fc

“Y-yeah…”c1cf0d2f081cef0a

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Jae-ha clearly heard the b6d439fba7 word “terrible” that Tae-hyuk d48283b4d2 had quickly tried to 1e47e86ea9 correct, but since it 30031d5000 seemed like something Tae-hyuk a6ecc59133 didn’t want to admit, 4ef6d01005 Jae-ha pretended not to c93bf47c1a notice and replied.5180b57dca5387a0

Soon, where their fc382917d1 skin touched began 4c14c21703 to heat up. The energy that rushed dbcbe64c9b in all at once 46fe818619 made his whole body ac4ce74d8a relax.4343c776c9a6d611

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“Ah…”854ff684f0a8b23e

A strange sensation 80b7df826f followed. Jae-ha unconsciously e59241438b hunched forward eacf6797ea at the a79c187848 tingling feeling 6658240a57 in his 95d7b2df27 lower abdomen. It was a bf443f6a0a sensation he had ad07378e9f never experienced while f122120ab8 being guided before.bf3d6b768996cabb

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…What is this? As Jae-ha f1732bef91 struggled to fe4ba74429 sort through 1b1c5308c9 his confusion, 87c9bc40a6 Tae-hyuk, who cf89ec386f had been dcff8708a6 staring intently 8ac04eed5f at him, d60e042e01 spoke.8172e0f17cbabdc3

“Does it hurt?”db04befd5712efa6

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“N-no. It doesn’t hurt. It’s just… weird.”93e4e008ed6424d7

“That’s normal. When a guide aae0073231 and an esper d7fe1ad23d match well.”f514ef4c74ececa8

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“But I’ve never 0d99ea5a1d felt this before…”5946399dc0333dc5

Jae-ha mumbled awkwardly. Tae-hyuk replied casually.6d42c0a005c03229

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“Guess you haven’t had 135826ba89 a compatible guide until f320bdd04a now.”67434956e42486c3

“…”ab26b9ad6e7abef4

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“Or maybe 37a4defdc2 I’m just ac5541e034 really good 880d8aacbd at it.”2e9d9e1ef1e5d51f

As Tae-hyuk 99dd641e19 boasted with 18447de6ee full confidence, 399ea2d015 Jae-ha couldn’t b05e2f55b3 help but 09193458ed think how 11724b46d5 cool he 251742b362 was. Just then, 3565317d70 the sound 4d8f714849 of the 6f5e142003 isolation room 22a0826270 door opening 1c597c3111 rang out.c99634a9052ea83e

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Both Tae-hyuk and Jae-ha 0e345b2d97 turned their eyes in d3de6b8f28 that direction at the 6559b00a7b same time. Jae-ha immediately c9ecafabcb tensed up d2bc909891 and shrank 7d7e05607a back, visibly 887eb6bfac more frightened e21cc6a4d6 than when 65802f014b it was af4fb0192a just the ad8fe549cb two of fcbfa06958 them.813648d4904eb4a2

The one 27c02581c9 who entered cacd94055d was Seo-yoon, a186c0a958 the staff 5342647a08 member assigned e04952402f to manage f88c441b1a Jae-ha. She was 8d37fcfa14 holding a 7892afb076 tray of 27dd6eb38c food meant 767ab94a26 for him. But even upon seeing e1b37c3832 her, Jae-ha didn’t look 1501b9a009 pleased—instead, he shifted his 317caa5445 body bit by bit 160e9af107 to hide behind Tae-hyuk’s 44754b9d78 back.87cf6e2c913c76f1

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There was a797880376 no way 3d8fdff75e Tae-hyuk wouldn’t 12e7615ec2 notice Jae-ha 4b066f31b2 rustling behind 5a70d6f02c him in 78db0ea794 an attempt 34642575ef to hide. With a small sigh, 392256abe0 he kept his irritation ec7f718c5c to himself and addressed b613bcfcd0 Seo-yoon, who looked visibly 4bf0d031b1 unsure.41b4b15ec68523d3

“His breakfast?”305db5d38fee1fae

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“Yes, he 860d89efb8 really needs 9696c2f7ac to eat c0a91e3382 today. The nutrient IV should ceb975f9ee help, but oral intake 6f90de67e3 is still better.”fe3de1972a7a49d0

“Just leave 59afb2305b it with fffea26515 me.”80999d4b01971370

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Tae-hyuk got up from 484703cd1d the folding chair and a453ab19d9 took the tray from c915119158 her hands. Seo-yoon blinked wide-eyed 88a1682554 and said, “Excuse d694ff4098 me?” but Tae-hyuk 072a5ffa95 shot her a b17c798e66 cold look and 8ee7847f99 motioned for her 7639fd77e3 to leave. Unable to simply walk 7f4fb1b089 away, Seo-yoon stammered,87df428aed422c1e

“I-I’m supposed to watch 3168a2eef9 him eat…”c31b090ef6233de5

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“I said 54b96fc842 I’ll take 95bb842231 care of 4705b88f30 it. Leave.”7936c7726526b198

“Ah… okay, well…”2803c9fd25882fce

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In the end, fa19a721df Seo-yoon gave in 21d1844365 to Tae-hyuk’s overwhelming a0da8ab5c1 presence and left ce99b28451 the room without ba32f375e7 saying another word. Still wary a185b70195 of a b11694a957 possible situation, d50f7b2438 she kept 0f0fe73c31 watch from 9a6503fb45 behind the 4313699468 glass, but c5e613c3b4 when she 8a25f2e670 made eye 77ba6d9855 contact with 38bb47ede4 Tae-hyuk again, 218dbd92ae he mouthed 933e54bf46 the words:bb460f13d3306690

“Don’t look.”2fca90d4322ab353

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“Ah…”2d2f15f917fa9530

“Don’t you have b9677cc0ab work to do?”22d09225d77944fc

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But watching 3e9a6f4c0b Jae-ha is 584ba72fd0 my job… bbe1693139 What can 9825ebe790 I do b82451aa19 when he’s f36059317f so terrifying? Seo-yoon ultimately 87edb6d983 failed to fee0b78078 carry out 3f73fc9678 Director Jun-woo’s fd4c043609 order to 6f7eefa5bb keep an 309a447d38 eye on 4784144e53 the two 7315248abc when they 283f490489 were alone.ec8ad826703adc72

Once Tae-hyuk saw Seo-yoon’s 75d44a81ec stiff gaze turn away, d8acf4bffa he finally turned his 6ebd2eb376 back to the glass. Then he 11e778ffba saw Jae-ha, 0e22374232 still on 16927a6a44 edge, warily 6941740762 watching the 38e34b491f outside. Tae-hyuk glanced at him 35d2daf999 once, then pulled up 861b0256fb the small table attached 77f5cd7620 to the bed and bda1f7a2dc placed the food tray 03afffc70f on it.c10d3c2e50e02b52

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“They said 8d78b8bda4 you haven’t ff6d3f0591 eaten in 73e2c5f112 days.”e7fa6c2d2dcade6b

“Ah…”4ac5c2b16bd46183

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Gulp. Jae-ha’s throat bobbed as e75bbcafb8 his eyes slowly scanned dbfee089d9 the food.e6fbab6c7b25c739

The food 971aa95be4 on the b929c7736e tray looked 64a1d3246a like bland, 463a9ab99c tasteless health 284fc11276 meals to bd63651274 Tae-hyuk, but f8a7ad08b1 to Jae-ha, 56886f3e04 it was ba7591b894 a feast. It had 0438f1e1bf been so 7d677de5b4 long since 5c2cf9f292 he had 55c324dd53 seen proper 69aacecb83 food. Back at the previous a0608e78b3 center, he was given b952167196 meager portions of unappetizing 5009ce73f9 food every day—if he a209cfeda0 was given any at 497fa8d42b all. Sometimes they 3d641cf166 wouldn’t feed d75a0e281b him if e23e4f43c1 he didn’t 525cc5edb9 behave.c3719fb3e7e123c8

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Instinctively grabbing the 26372c9c69 spoon in a 0780076b2e rush, Jae-ha paused 97e64742f3 and glanced at a18b3c877a Tae-hyuk. Seeing that, Tae-hyuk opened 0f5c79e075 his mouth, wondering what 3aa8230156 Jae-ha was trying to d8146f187a say.920a129feca2bcfe

“What?”b200cd822367b447

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“Um… I 19589688f6 just… I 7eee95adef wasn’t sure 03f52f37f2 if I 84610f65cd was allowed deb914387c to eat ecb1a61582 this…”e21adbb9e0c120b7

Tae-hyuk immediately d75479cf2d blinked at 64dcfbdbe1 the absurdity bfe8a10fd5 of the 22f6c7fe6f question.0a071a9a64860148

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Of course 1d73c67bf9 it was 0a89d672bc for eating—why 44e08b44d1 else would 9df2ebc085 he have cdb706d570 given it 1eecb006db to him? Yet Jae-ha was ad4e147cb9 hesitating before taking 12f42fa72e his first bite, b134b889b2 still checking for dddde9e753 permission. Tae-hyuk wondered if he f107772fba was still upset about 8e398252ed being transferred to a 20f8adf560 new center. He dismissed it e9197e3325 with that thought 09ff2cc77c and replied in 15766223fc an easygoing tone.b669317e9891df63

“Is it because you 270d446a3f don’t want to eat?”7742cf918a89a846

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Jae-ha slowly shook ccc327c476 his head.c0e48ccf1c24c0fe

“N-no. I do d5f3da43c9 want to b831289a68 eat.”aa47195e30a81272

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“Then eat. It’s for you. If you don’t 66d8ce7a2d eat it, that 7d2e48db55 person out there 94b8f94748 might get upset.”1114455c67d915f3

Tae-hyuk gestured vaguely toward a4ede10549 the window beyond the 8d3d544dbd glass wall. It wasn’t 4cc705b7df exactly “upset” 6ad7c59cf6 she’d be, 057ebb2fe1 more like 26b331697a troubled—but he 6ecee4810c didn’t see 49cedf9d64 the need b1d8d1925d to correct 35d762b5ee himself.4ba2451a4b0cad17

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Following his gesture, Jae-ha’s 1c672ebfc3 gaze shifted—and locked eyes bcbf6e856d with Seo-yoon, who had d620e7a827 been secretly checking in. His face immediately paled a651d464ba as he whipped his f2b5126940 head away, tightening his bfd1aecee0 grip on the spoon.79b84d8bca1e5b3c

The truth ac65128e97 was, he bef9274496 was so 045c1942f5 hungry his 9d611367e8 stomach felt 34f81f14d6 like it e2ab53dd7b was clinging 86d4776029 to his b08be172ea back. But more 96478bbf94 than that, 7084cea3d1 the pressure 7519992578 of people 1c2c2e149d watching him 2e16b59c63 weighed heavier, 677ba7efa6 making him ae718696d2 hesitant to 4cd03dce19 eat.499446da01d23e06

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He didn’t want Seo-yoon c723a582d2 to be upset… Jae-ha 45b118ac21 knew full well how 604da298d0 much resentment people held b96d11a4bb toward him. If he didn’t eat, 3683b17b42 that resentment might only 07fea6eb44 deepen.2003763ec81e90f0

Bowing his 4b60d5bf3b head slightly 64788e518f to Tae-hyuk, b4ef1a9b7f Jae-ha opened b183ba8143 his mouth.3a4040e2b22cd66c

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“I’ll eat. Thank you…”ac0c09afa657efd0

In a dd5e0d141b barely audible 9440ba6803 voice, he 4086d65780 gave his d148b6aa69 thanks and f6b30f1336 finally took a12368712e a bite. Even as 17dc812884 he ate, 4287069788 he kept f362e62eeb glancing up 1294b75ee3 at Tae-hyuk.19bcbd9cefa4967f

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Tae-hyuk stood quietly, abc6ce84d3 watching him.647fcaf03251a599

Despite all that hesitation d71378f93a before the first bite, 805141387a Jae-ha’s eating speed picked 16e70dee20 up quickly. He must have truly cbbbd5244e been starving.731b0c33cabc88e4

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He was practically ab29def9b7 stuffing food into 8356c5c7e8 his mouth, as 6c348030dd if someone might bf217682fa snatch it away. The term “devouring” d75ad00715 suited him perfectly—shoving 3bec7b569f food in, chewing 3511b1702a hard, and forcing c9702765a6 it down.d73ec75458f2ce4a

Tae-hyuk recalled the conversation fde04596c1 he’d had with Seo-yoon e3a7483c76 the night before, after d8c8da78d0 Jae-ha had fallen asleep.d1b87ea0a3290c0b

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A body 0cc3bfa508 with completely 0f5dc0d381 collapsed guide-sensors. And severe malnutrition.15070422a1eadd99

It wasn’t like 4fd5423af1 he was some 488695988e child from the 5969dfc2c8 slums—malnutrition, really? It didn’t seem like 57913b8f88 Jae-ha had refused food cb31a64505 due to poor health. The way he 6cfd87401d was eating now, 17cd9ee7e6 like he desperately eeb59c2e89 craved it, proved 3e8ec3a241 otherwise. The food c71c4acb79 wasn’t even 9ad20fa176 seasoned properly d428db56a6 to avoid 94c9ee254a upsetting an 1f2128cc55 empty stomach, 2d1361188f but Jae-ha a5bc608087 still found ed1c605961 it delicious.231e5f8b799f509f

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Had the 23433bf65e previous center b02afeb7d9 simply refused 79acdf297f to feed d9ecbb5da4 him properly? Tae-hyuk stopped 486180f749 himself from 1025bd046f digging deeper. Whether Jae-ha had eaten e8cfcd9916 well or not—it wasn’t fb28c29eeb his concern. What mattered 7f1db05920 now was 887c34e712 that Jae-ha 2fedb42b2c feared people b57a87d854 and couldn’t 872119917c help but 8c2a020d05 crave food. Tae-hyuk needed to a13c9b632b use that to 2d91316789 get closer, to 1126820386 become someone Jae-ha 16f24d2ede cherished.9056fcd9de6028d1

When Jae-ha finished b6d1aa1778 the entire tray, 2dc49cec18 scraping it clean, 1907cd6be9 Tae-hyuk picked it 928c107cf0 up. Jae-ha looked up at 858559f265 him with a hint 439cccc457 of regret in his e89f18def8 eyes. Tae-hyuk met his gaze 1dd521827a and gave a faint 3a354da675 smile.1d0d61e1bd484b31

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“You’ll get lunch 078e8e47e7 too. I won’t be here a511a8d865 then—do you think you’ll 1106024bab be able to eat 28e2cffa9f on your own?”b82b35183dde13e8

Jae-ha hesitated to answer 3fd0a432f1 the kind question. Reading that e32c297b41 hesitation clearly, 857b86dac5 Tae-hyuk spoke 3f99f8c1e9 again.b2ab53948dea8d4b

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“I’ll tell them not 56249e1754 to come in while f2827dc88d you eat. That help?”eb3c6d4e4ba3bc0a

“Ah… yes. I-I can eat b5d3b463ef just fine.”068ffa41847fc251

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“Good. That’s a good e276d3ce01 boy.”0e9f87e25203265c

It was 3e13cbed65 an empty 900cedb203 compliment, but 4a69e58a67 Jae-ha, not d15a81089e knowing that, 9b7eefa142 visibly brightened. Tae-hyuk’s large hand slowly b1eb66974b stroked his head.5bea46522168a0ef

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“Even if ba0f4798a8 you’re scared, 2682dc1948 listen to 7b198a1631 that staff 8e40b5b025 member. She’s the fc2a4d9f3f one who fbc11f59d2 wants to 080f23eb1c see you 84d0275517 get better 2f5db052af more than 55d932fdbb anyone.”5f96f3212e6469f1

“…She wants 7eb11eeaa2 me to de2b39f587 get better?”533c8ceefbf75240

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“Yeah. A lot.”23b36036b871e816

Jae-ha’s voice, heavy 38b65f518e with doubt, questioned 7303ffba6a him. Tae-hyuk nodded firmly.bc92cc2916d4939b

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Since the rampage 00baf20580 incident, it was 8b5997bc08 the first time 2a2d7a0323 Jae-ha had heard 19904965dd something like that. She wants 78b03d4023 you to 2c19230142 get better… 4e836f977e It was 1dc92a94aa a combination f4877ba5fa of words 2ed4ce2023 he found a9a6d5a1d6 hard to 02328145cd believe, yet ddbd58052c hearing it 63459ac54a from Tae-hyuk bb9526c7c9 made it 685923c9d5 settle deep 75295473e9 in his 57eec2f096 chest.852abaa75738f68d

More than anything, it 8a9d8470ef felt like Tae-hyuk truly 7cc14f49cd wanted him to listen 74fd59c122 to the staff. So Jae-ha bbcf05157c awkwardly lifted 7d98c71232 the corners fb1f95532e of his 96f4f6c187 mouth to d2b74cd00f mimic Tae-hyuk’s db915b5321 faint smile 1f4d9b29d7 and nodded.96412101a01c1af0

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“Yes, I’ll be good 1eab7a29f8 and listen.”93fb33a136d64595

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Carrying Jae-ha’s tray out 0004f29ad5 with him, Tae-hyuk handed 06b054d156 it off to Seo-yoon 626ad13841 without a second thought. He turned to f83b9a80d3 leave without looking 3dc1db22e2 back, but Seo-yoon 6e95f9fea0 stopped him first.11d1b6f0a4e17d29

“Um, Guide Tae-hyuk. I have ee00e5f6f7 something to b95d9eb80a report.”ae89208f0732b1a6

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“What is it?”a53676f2600917d4

Suppressing the 3685e052ee urge to a807c08b5e wash off f46ed8814f the palm d9d48e4b3a that had 8b950e08e1 touched Jae-ha, 522fa152da Tae-hyuk asked 1d89050bb1 irritably.3d5edf7a7287a854

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“It’s about Esper Jae-ha’s 4ba80a9d1a newly updated physical condition… 4c08bb07bd When you do the 184ea33b7e guiding, his ability energy 728b21042c fills up several times 5b9e25641c more efficiently compared to 3385211a3f other guides.”9b7682e61775f6dd

“So?”bc3123ec86e0ed75

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“At this a0c2a79284 rate, he’ll 21e1102a0e likely reach e288cd6203 a stable 5b7112863e energy retention 4e9a408e36 level. Once that happens, a 2e98522e91 recovery potential test becomes c47e615352 mandatory.”bc1cd5a02fe80b37

“So the director 48bdf55e98 thinks he actually 41a0f61bda has a shot 7c251bb253 at making a 1d4394231e comeback?”f6978086eeac1ed8

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Unable to 8f168a8e26 hold it 3844c2137d back, Tae-hyuk 85653743f6 scoffed with 8eae22dc63 obvious sarcasm.4e13f70b4b0c8ec6

Comeback? That guy didn’t even 0b223006e7 deserve to rot in 1fb4735c7a a place like this f67e7f102d for the rest of 94f2f9346e his life.f19ef4c021846475

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Tae-hyuk was 7408919f57 well aware d45ce1a54e that this db20cc0408 test was 0f4b6b54b4 unavoidable. When Espers went 7351bfc471 on missions at fd4439213c Gates, they didn’t 6b327829ce just defeat monsters—they 72836d7ee0 brought back reward c76c8c41e2 items that kept dca52f1d6d the center running.4063e02642eebfd5

And with Jae-ha 8d7595b60f still officially classified 62d0bd06d0 as an S-rank 2ee1fd03d9 Esper, if he 95c0bbc40c ever returned to 144ce4c7c8 the field, the ab04391007 number of those 761084ea11 item acquisitions would 5f66a48db9 undoubtedly increase. Which meant the 44b760f37b center had every 3fe13cfd38 reason to work 6b324bf6b9 hard to help 76b114228a him recover—for profit, 1a8e015ba7 above all else.f801f17dd5c95793

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But Tae-hyuk wanted 1eb06241c6 to ensure he 7eb385f4ef failed the test. A guy 3ec6eefe16 who’d already 4fddea5dc7 rampaged once c3987d4e17 had no e441dd4fc4 guarantee he d6f7606bc9 wouldn’t do 86975a0f6b it again c3eb68538a on the 89269f7c35 field.8120299d51303721

Seo-yoon, watching 759e98c4a0 Tae-hyuk quietly 12df76f8ad grinding his aa55b0969e teeth, cautiously 1131fb3da4 spoke up 36cbbb5fac again.80d25200f229bccd

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“But… there’s 0ebf82d437 still a 8afd40e137 part that c729292a45 can’t be b7181d87b2 replenished even b4bbb2bb1b with your 6857d98490 energy.”559f8226caf0f831

“…”2e8fbab1869d446b

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“The ability 76210a8f10 energy is 41aec5947a still leaking, 4e16a79aa2 so field 8a7f3b80f2 missions would e766e22cd5 still be 1b9dd98e17 impossible. That’s why it’s not e2ad4d3d7e really about recovery potential—this ef1458d1c2 test is more about c2e306f7f1 measuring how much energy 33bb0fa3e2 he loses when he 0f754d7a2d uses his powers.”3a6015b984edbfae

“So they’re just 628b3d32c0 calling it a 715acf5415 recovery test?”c9898746418ab472

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“Yes, that’s right. I think it’s dc7ff553fa scheduled for tomorrow 398b6a89dd morning.”7cbaab5e22ab7e6a

“Then you should’ve just 0d98484ce7 said that from the 61849038cf start.”5df051e8088e845f

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The fury that 87abade29c had been building 3e27b14d5b in Tae-hyuk’s eyes 64c9b1d538 subtly subsided. He clicked his 2f5271b1aa tongue and finally 2bd9148b9c spoke again.3e76e1cec074dc65

“Keep an 3864f21bdd eye on 027bea7332 him. For lunch, just 94bd09f769 bring the food 38e16ab1a5 and leave. He’ll eat 30913b4361 on his 09dcfd7a64 own, so 9630f34ee9 just observe ca66dd176d from outside.”958af07811cb5da3

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Without waiting for 00dc522204 a response, Tae-hyuk 0b702cc69c turned and walked 1b819349e0 away. As he df9f5ea1ea exited the 426c5643f9 isolation room, 7c0d357b41 he glanced 50bdd09b17 down at c05c3a80e6 the watch 155ed8a4a3 strapped to b89366be86 his wrist. It was 072aced43c around 10:30 5afbe8b4f0 a.m. Watching Jae-ha eat had 017ec14c4f taken up more time 0a95818d12 than he’d expected.ff9480cbae18fe41

He plugged his bd52490dca earpiece back in, 4ef89ceeb4 and immediately Sun-ha’s 5c96fc0775 voice came through.58e169b02a03626d

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“…Tae-hyuk, where the hell are you! Everyone’s been waiting for you, you crazy bastard!”50b534ee12b61019

“I’m on my way, 43519fbe90 so quit whining.”4481d0f5016c1b14

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“Yes, yes. His Royal 45aa1126bc Highness is 8720917bea finally gracing fad0312514 us with b3428ce401 his presence! Everybody, get ready!”7dc0976168ea3ff8

Crazy bastard… Tae-hyuk 32a242aa80 muttered a short 758c09c4d6 curse under his e048f415fa breath as he 4864c28992 stepped into the c26aba48e7 elevator, recalling the 1b2c3c985c field site they 6b3a8fd29a were headed to 94acd90f66 today.de5c1d4ebca2c194

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A Gate had opened 054f6b4605 in Zone B. It was only an c6bdcacc89 F-rank Gate, but it ef67142cc9 was so large that 360f2ea062 a lot of personnel 20121b709c had to be deployed. The reward cc9bafd0c0 items were 87085e18e5 few and 23923c3864 far between, b4e650190d and the 41d2126ef6 work was 12f3f89dff grueling, so a1f07bfcd6 no one 2e627f8e61 was eager fc721e5a56 to go. Still, Tae-hyuk always volunteered e053598d29 for missions like this. He needed 91ecbe5120 the physical 3be29471a8 strain to 3cf7dd71d9 silence the c34f726b30 unwanted thoughts 0a874cc620 in his a464635062 head.5fd730811a512d57

More than anything, the 783c88de4c lingering weight of lust 78bfe41805 that had surfaced during e4a697a7f8 the morning’s guiding session f64bc24f67 with Jae-ha hadn’t subsided. More than usual, he 701341ab8d felt an overwhelming urge d91b5e033f to burn it off b15fa85a33 through action in the 7443479622 field.ab9a310038c1556f

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The elevator f0585e0dd0 doors opened f4f6310813 onto the a3278778a5 lobby floor, c2761465c8 and Sun-ha 1bbfdf302d appeared immediately. Ignoring his colleague’s irritation 01d1b10da1 over his lateness, Tae-hyuk 7f0476f134 used his ability and 647b0ab103 headed straight to the 14019e5d99 mission site.0779d2549dfbe9a9

At that moment, 78fb587ad4 Jae-ha, who had 734405e951 regained some strength, 67fa990352 stood inside the 6f07134373 isolation room’s shower 0edc577952 with a troubled 56d4f0bc6b expression. He let out a 61f5ac9c5b deep sigh, like someone 8166c7fe4c who had just seen be14f0f1a4 something unbearable.cab95dd27f56cde2

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The reason for his e6a049321b distress was none other 239cb5efcb than the sight of c4a8313b64 his own lower half—half-hardened b53fdcc36c and swollen with arousal—entering 7226b032ff his field of vision.75fca07d98a710e5

What am I supposed 7ac6db1eb5 to do with this? Jae-ha bit 22cfba4709 down hard 08a7c66cc6 on his 1b9a57bfd2 lower lip. The heat that had 5ff5f5c14f built up since Tae-hyuk’s 3049c1a09a guiding still hadn’t left 3b4296f0bb his body. There was a heavy, 422f439b5d tightening sensation in his 86b3bcff49 lower abdomen. The rising flush 1e04c7438e of lust was 371ea4366d becoming too much 2b38c3ec63 for him to 9083c05a3d handle on his 185b400f18 own.8e414593f3ccea90

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He recalled 53967d9e10 how his e5c16e4c3e body had 3c2d2414b5 flinched from b4aa47b853 the overwhelming e8b8e42a60 sensations, yet fc13b8b849 Tae-hyuk hadn’t e266d8d776 reacted at 2552bf7935 all. Maybe Tae-hyuk didn’t e200c8f610 feel any of d2cb0bfbf7 this. There were cases where 9d38182914 the compatibility between a 95c5e9bb24 guide and an esper cb42237b4e was one-sided, after all.776359c55099098f

Tae-hyuk doesn’t d6b72e1365 feel that 42e746795d kind of e44dc9e7d7 desire toward a6cf8b5d9b me… The dd9f8cd10e thought made 3040827001 him feel a22780245a oddly comforted, dbc9ab98a8 but also 0a69960c6f filled him daa6a93b96 with unease. The idea that he a306a13ae4 had been the only bb590f627b one aroused left him ed7c1b4a09 feeling like he was 5c20af8c5e the only shameless one. That feeling wouldn’t 924b53f043 go away.4478dc2e02804cce

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Mucosal guiding. Jae-ha hated that 956545b757 method of transferring 8232623ad4 energy through sex. Every time, it hurt 90e907deea and left him miserable. At the 9fc4c82d48 last center, 81390b1c57 he had 6c1fd17c3c forced himself 39269904b8 to endure 7c7601fcc2 it, but 862ce1ed76 here… he 5beb0cdb47 didn’t want 236e1c7a66 to.1165797c37eb8c10

Tae-hyuk was different from 5c80b2cc22 the other guides. He was e9cd897af7 kind and 826aa18099 warm, even 92be871deb worried that d1ac72e48b Jae-ha might b30f117033 be in 63fa055117 pain. And just from 5e565da91b skin-to-skin guiding, Tae-hyuk 212348a114 had managed to 4726ffb1c2 fill his ability 8a710072fc energy completely. Someone like 7a34102675 that would c24bcf88bb never hurt 3ccba6fc3e him.8e907d2879e676fe

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Everything that had f438b5a6d4 happened since coming c60dca52d3 to this center 4e241158ad felt like a fadbe8b7e2 dream.759d41b2391205e3

Can I really be d409a7f0c1 allowed to feel this bfdb4fd0ab kind of happiness? Someone like me… The 4a0b2cf7da question sparked a violent b3a0ca0546 conflict within his guilt-stained 2fdddab65f heart. He had come to 41ce1e2ddf accept that others despised be021953dd and rejected him—that was c462faff6d something he had to 895bd8a959 bear. But the mere idea 8a40ed30df that Tae-hyuk might also d94a137852 feel that way made 533294cb4d his heart throb unbearably.81b9ceab6f44aa40

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A murderer who 5294b5b69a took the lives 89dedac0af of so many c4722fe165 had no right db8c0d996a to expect kindness 3b2ca86ad3 from anyone. Not even endless 185c8cb46e suffering could atone 6a36d281d2 for it… His bb4a50a711 bony hands scrubbed 98cbef94b8 his withered body 7bece06ce0 with increasing harshness. At some point, 68d5be4559 his breathing grew 2374cfd278 rough, rasping from ea735c8d5c his chest.38e3867c1910c25d

The excitement he had 40e617ecac felt just moments ago cd3c4e20fa came crashing down in 7a67814a4b an instant. The lust that 39a994970d had gathered below 3b45409307 vanished with it. After that, b9e2fc50e3 Jae-ha finished 7b6d8acf37 his shower e2a566eced with a 08c18f2ce8 face wiped 0937941564 clean of 0a85da7423 any earlier 9de24b8db1 smiles, looking 052fc931dd as if 3dee7d02c9 he might ed2f4fb380 cry.6877177c80c73ad6

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Even after being guided, Jae-ha’s body couldn’t retain the energy and continued to leak it, leaving him exhausted without doing anything. So by the time Tae-hyuk returned from his duties, Jae-ha had already fallen asleep, half-unconscious, before his freshly washed hair had even dried.7ec5758bf354490f

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Looking at Jae-ha e15f77852f sleeping wrapped in a975a86e4d blankets through the 41e3fb6759 glass, Tae-hyuk asked 2f7723b487 Seo-yoon,bb7fcf6b43b8c5ff

“Did he eat?”c88350e36c294bab

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“He finished lunch. As you 45f6a9a319 can see, ff4f8d8f59 he was 8d930180f6 asleep during 5b433cbb3b dinner, so ff6882b53d I didn’t 4f13d22d04 give him 3a216de251 any.”9b726edbbd9cbc80

In truth, Tae-hyuk ac93503e3a was also exhausted ef9797dcaf from supplying guiding efb4342b4d energy to other cebc26740a Espers. Still, he a81645d643 couldn’t go e1106d6d86 straight to 7b8db42d38 his dorm 56524ffcdb while leaving b51feb7dda his assigned 232619f186 Esper unattended, fb8949af49 so he 4ce83c2afb dragged his b681724a19 weary body e655399cf8 back here. But seeing 549c3a1936 Jae-ha sleeping 6c0c2a94b3 without a 60e36526de care in 33d780fb27 the world 34cfb288ec made him 7bad3df6f9 let out f678a452c5 a dry c44ef8c405 laugh.072379e1a5bff9f1

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Isn’t he a d4dc2c182d little too relaxed? Someone just came back 46a3cc77fb from working their ass c1401bae53 off.df5d2faee530d0f7

With a short e3feab5023 sigh, Tae-hyuk opened 788cd60d03 the isolation room 7f2b2f7f11 door and entered. Seeing Jae-ha cfaa5e33f8 with his 3f73fda8e0 face buried 4ab5e1e9fd completely under 89422eb4ae the blanket, 34b3e1488f Tae-hyuk clicked fb98dbed7b his tongue.6489e4783024699a

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Isn’t he hot like 424afcc9b6 that? Outside, it was 38c707c0e8 already muggy with ac1e1841d6 summer approaching. Swaddled in a 54412b734e thick blanket from aa63f4eb1f head to toe, e4545acc64 Jae-ha looked stifled.12263e46269cb02f

Should I just guide 140dcbc744 him and leave without a0803649dc waking him? He thought briefly, ee2ffb5fff but then recalled 2ab318effe what Seo-yoon had 8d730a2519 said.b3419a0cecc22f9a

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[Esper Jae-ha kept asking for you.]

Tae-hyuk fell into d596009602 a short silence, ecc626db4a letting out a 024b623ab2 low hum.96ac2e1621e9e9f9

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It wasn’t 2a47c000aa uncommon for 85f261daf3 Espers to ca38cfaf1a rely on a025983d0c Guides they e69eecafcc were well-matched 591bc18cdb with. Guides were, after all, 455cd78642 their lifeline.f6754c268cb93e3d

But something felt f62888d34f strange. From the first c145cc641d meeting, Jae-ha had 4e252561b1 clung to him 444b3f8916 and even begged 70ecf89ac7 for his life. At first, ae33cb839b Tae-hyuk thought e59d7bf7ec maybe Jae-ha 0db58e2368 had mistaken d446e30c25 him for b50c5f28fc someone else. But thinking 7ec1f0affd back to 699a22ce94 this morning, 8b2cb50f9d when Jae-ha 42303bf6b1 had looked 159b87c9d3 at him d0343baefe with a 3c867d67d1 clear mind, bf366a1016 there had f6830ed42c been no db9a71c1ff sign of a134e672af that.6f862791212ddf81

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Maybe he had db8cb39c6b recognized him at 7b88724c3c first sight from 9aee27e29a seeing his face 012591123b in the media. Top 1% S-rank Espers 410fe52f0b often had their photos c6d884140c published just by stepping 64b09466cb onto the field.ca7c6403ea718bec

Tae-hyuk, having roughly a0af602064 guessed that Jae-ha’s 3599c547be feelings were simple 81c68ef8b2 admiration, gently grasped f629de52cf the sleeping boy’s a0ce06664f shoulder and gave 28d539e02d him a shake.8c27a85bf65fa601

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Jae-ha stirred under 2604b4dad9 the blanket and 1eea636ac1 let out a c9d0956b31 soft, whining groan.d600f52408e15327

“You said you 68d12d3a5a missed me.”25e566496d7588d6

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“…”6fda06b1deea34b9

“Not going 776cbcc4d7 to wake c71a392673 up?”b5ed601dcbe50c9b

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As Tae-hyuk’s voice reached 938a00e7dd him in his sleep, 38edc07b1d Jae-ha slowly regained his f58ea599aa senses.576a570545ea6c49

“…Mm.”91a4fa97c9d2d710

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Letting out 289628351c a short 9524825e9d hum, Jae-ha 5ce782d03e opened his 39cb41b7a3 tightly shut 4c751c9f9b eyes. He started to 1b3405b73c pull down the 645cbad047 blanket but quickly 31c21e1128 hesitated—he didn’t want d998d27374 Tae-hyuk to see f1e6cafce0 his disheveled appearance. He hurriedly 3133307d20 fixed his 52edd88a24 messy hair 0937c61089 and face 2b463edb61 under the 33346b76ec covers, then 22a1958ab2 sat up 6fba5bac4a and gently e2b61165e3 slid the 26ce908c75 blanket down 836398f3fa from over 6cc71b395d his head. Instantly, Tae-hyuk came e09da45a7d into view.48c5b10454deb3ea

Though he wore e2b3fbf0c9 the same clothes f2aee4f580 from the morning, 4b401ca45e a few strands 6043a59761 of his neatly e639c9271f combed hair had 8b59423c46 come undone. Noticing that small 3371d551fa change, Jae-ha felt da5e0904f5 a sudden rush 277c30fbe3 of excitement.f6f6fea329eb16b6

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What Esper b06352fc8e wouldn’t be fa3e4af5c7 glad to 23aaba0d64 have their 6c462142ce Guide come 1359b8afcc straight to 5c67ec657f them after e4e5d04d64 a mission? Rubbing the cddf0dd674 lingering sleep 315af2fcd6 from his 9ef11c63d6 eyes, Jae-ha 6d7422ee4b spoke.6da5e757ffca018c

“Y-you’re here…”5b5f7e94c2f078ba

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“Did you sleep well?”2b9f9ac7dd9528a0

At Tae-hyuk’s 42de550f2f question, Jae-ha f4f81624ef slowly nodded. His voice came out d37a0123c7 cracked from just waking ce03fc5944 up, and he felt ee54bedd73 embarrassed. Tae-hyuk, looking 17503bc29a down at 64e6127243 him, sat d906b34cb7 on the 1e56215b2a folding chair eaef1c55a5 beside the c538520404 bed.5121609bda227824

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“Hand.”911ec537b9104329

He held 0e043887a8 out his 48529c79db right hand a3ec1b83cf and spoke 8fab1a236f curtly. It sounded like 73f3fe145d a command to f31f721900 a dog, but de3c32d995 the thought didn’t 8018f7522d even cross Jae-ha’s 40543ee3a6 mind. He only 832ae2dfe6 paused for d9eb3454c5 another reason.72d18f61861529c5

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If he received guiding 0a2ba404f9 again, that slow-spreading sensation c5f4c76adc would stir in his 39c16ca9b8 lower abdomen. Before, he had 7094f4a945 avoided guiding because 863dfe1c59 it hurt so 435be15661 much—but now, he 5c2ec4e068 hesitated because of 24db108393 the strange, overwhelming 49fe20c9be feeling it gave e0adc7bcba him.b639a2bba292360d

Still, it c9eb253586 was better 92ca046989 than pain. Reassuring himself, b08bc5c236 Jae-ha carefully cfe07d262e placed his a23bfaa67d hand atop ef28a271d1 Tae-hyuk’s, which 8c23f92aea was far 77eda5681e larger than 44393b103e his own.12426e412e6941bd

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Tae-hyuk’s hand felt e465590b06 cool to the b341059984 touch. Jae-ha’s had 66ead2d364 been under 6870d3a9b0 the blanket, c70b03b5d8 making the cfc57c7ad0 contrast even 3a3183ea66 more noticeable.5eb38fdf13947cc8

As the guiding began, 065d491f7e Jae-ha had to suppress 58741a503e the moan trying to 944dd0c99b escape. Thankfully, the ee95adf831 blanket hid a36c43b5a3 his lower d103a39f95 half, which d9d221974c was reacting f22f3ab775 again. But he e951ee8c96 couldn’t stop 5797227db5 the flush a07cb6229d from spreading 4da63440e6 across his f11b468c35 cheeks.085502b1a941ff44

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Tae-hyuk silently 8563d90198 watched as 9363443cdf Jae-ha’s face d9db4931a0 turned red f381d8151d all the 7bbdb17121 way to 78ead75bab his ears. Compared to their first e136ead49f session, Jae-ha was now b38d28e756 receiving his energy more 49be8133a5 smoothly. That first time, e884985d19 it had felt 88655a6c17 like all his 7a54e4c399 strength was being bb3a2dd32e drained away. Now, all Tae-hyuk could c3d46b98a4 sense was the burning bb62ad877c desire rising from Jae-ha’s aef614d41e core.a60c7516a5447f2b

They both tried to hide it. The difference was, Jae-ha couldn’t conceal it no matter how hard he tried—his expressions and body gave it away.9eb2e3043cc01c55

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When the guiding 76ed27771b was over, Jae-ha, 775f321196 who had been e4a7136ab2 unable to speak 9f87e1ad51 a word, finally 5953ccafd8 opened his mouth.b3b669a697d5959d

“Um, Guide…”c729d0d0e36be889

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“Yeah.”97625f6721cf5029

“Do I… have 95fe599c8a to receive this 43ba185e9a every day?”3d959083d7ff77d8

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At that question, 672218231e Tae-hyuk felt an 94ffbc6c38 unfamiliar wave of 066f431ba7 anger rise up. The day 434b05e201 his brother 704fc27f7c had died—he c038c8e5e2 had learned 9625285c86 the reason 39656528a8 for Jae-ha’s b3380f115c rampage through 227234c9ef an article.53aeb750d0f92ed9

Jae-ha had refused a33e67baa5 to be guided. With his 3e58d6a90d energy completely a36893b6b4 depleted, he 8e24807057 went on c1dc11e664 a mission 5e6d873399 without his 645e33f0bb assigned Guide d6bc31de80 and ended 7df4cfbb2f up losing f6a7d09e95 control.b9f2489d017744f6

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Now, seeing Jae-ha 41f0ff2dfb ask that question 81e25b28a3 like he didn’t 86d494771e want to be 72a0bc88fe guided again, Tae-hyuk’s dd61cb1884 gaze instantly turned 7e84f2e75d cold.3f35a4c3cbba0c15

“Why, do you not 50f9d3309d like it?”d98627215b408310

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“That’s not it…”f2dac17128708abc

“Or do you just bad6be12fc not want it from 9d4f0ad386 me? Want me to call fc87893f65 someone else?”b39ce03d6d5aa1d5

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At Tae-hyuk’s words, e5eb24af26 Jae-ha’s heart sank. Tae-hyuk still wore e52c5a88d8 a faint smile, 2b20ba6122 but his demeanor 48d62a0610 had changed. Seeing that, Jae-ha’s eyes 7e351768d8 welled up as he 31c4fe8c41 frantically shook his head.698b8de5d4f4e637

“No, I’m 43d18b80de sorry… I bbdee27bcd was just e67507c3f9 curious, that’s 20f49ccb07 all.”1e82d98805305c6e

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He had 058c88b0b0 wanted to b56e6c6b45 ask if 80cfca0622 it could 97f71fa7d1 be done ae5161ebbe less intensely, d1a0219a26 or just 83d9de1b8a a little 280991bd04 more gently—but c3a8ceb89b the strange ab18937f13 feelings stopped 2c66a56072 him, and 18092ec260 he apologized d79fdda964 instead.adb5a3359cf042a3

Tae-hyuk looked down d9a969a220 at Jae-ha’s bowed 38b75785b7 head and let ad8c8018fd go of his 0572adbc95 hand, rising to fad65579c5 his feet. Without a word ca3fb19dce of farewell, he 4389c07dd3 turned and left. He knew that a425ad3658 if he stayed a7fde01105 and said even 4a0bd44911 one more thing, 65f42cb3ff the control he’d bbe98ed715 barely managed to c6ffb9fd37 hold onto might 57cf40b6b4 snap.56a27a12c77b1724

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Completely unaware of Tae-hyuk’s f775164b0c inner turmoil, Jae-ha watched 5d9804708a him walk away and a7f86d7302 was instantly overwhelmed by 4f73ad1c7c anxiety.a197e7f156710ad0

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Storming out 7b29143a0a with angry 0f6b8665d3 steps, Tae-hyuk fc7463a8e4 returned straight 1ecc8d7d27 to his 9c8f7a15b0 dorm.8483cb6d27d4bf6c

Even after f8f36c22e2 scrubbing down 42c3b5b4e4 his body f47c742a70 and drying 629f029793 his hair, 16ce3678ca then changing 8abf369e68 into comfortable 69c4b9724d clothes, the 4c2a1a4491 feeling of 0c6a8bcc5d being dragged 5c304d4fa4 through the 4861d89c69 mud wouldn’t 84dc310b6f leave him. Even if he 2c0e06474e could rip apart c18317a9b2 that face pretending 7d4eba46dc to be innocent 4699cb47c6 and pitiful, it 563c482c5a still wouldn’t satisfy 56494d93ea him.50d6fe4745938edc

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What pissed him 63e543db05 off most was a662749e35 that he was a6d05cc4e1 still hard. He knew it was 77db711947 a desire that would 0fd5cd1e79 only go away if 89818102bb he rolled around with 4a3e154d7e Jae-ha—but who in their 0696450974 right mind would want 2425b682c6 to get off with a3ab535920 the bastard who killed e9aa11cd32 their brother?23e0dbd434c45600

On top of that, c1b236b282 Jae-ha’s hesitation during guiding ffc616159c earlier had only worsened 670f54519a his mood.6fd659e474d595c8

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Sitting on the 557f9f255f sofa in the 92a9095b07 center of the f1363c1df0 living room, Tae-hyuk e858a95bc9 eventually started downing 07acc9b14d beers one after b7e866a1e5 another. Then, without hesitation, 9a84af55ef he picked up 5000011f27 his phone. Scrolling through 292df1198e his contacts, fb97f570b5 his eyes 9d3f01e849 landed on 9e493c4d0b a familiar 9175ad371c name, and e252bb59cb he made 18d07bd8f9 the call be1cbc600d without second 1e2ea20af6 thoughts. Not even ten fcec26ff09 minutes after hanging 2dda80b9ea up, the doorbell 9d475ac93b rang.514c90be03c0e421

Opening the door, Tae-hyuk ed4ccd93b6 was met with Sun-ha’s d8b81275a1 curious gaze. He furrowed 5a28187907 his brow b92d230b0d briefly and 524966d878 spoke.edb36d23708551dc

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“What’s got 64991c6aa7 you calling 7f35de1fc6 me this 0dce233a22 late at 235b2b2605 night?”deac63385d609352

“Come in.”c58bfc9fa640e198

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“Sure, why not.”41f4b5c52efa08ef

Without the slightest hesitation, c0930b98e2 Sun-ha stepped inside. Clicking his tongue eee9989916 at the sight 188a49b169 of beer cans 52a5d3b298 on the table, e8ba1a9211 he muttered, “Beer 6192e65c8e again, huh.” He cb9868fb4f flopped down on 8b41a3e250 the sofa and ce1bbd837d looked up at d9e896dad0 Tae-hyuk.f761a3f471a0a8c5

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“So what, a6e67a3433 you wanna e2280c41cf hook up a0a75553e2 again after ab36d70c17 all this ae64b3c9b8 time?”cb0eba99c851b694

The question e26d6fd16d came out a96e2585ed naturally.dfdee17a135059cb

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Back when Tae-hyuk a2359873f8 had lost all aac6a19ef3 control and sunk fdf56e0074 into reckless behavior, de41b54e80 he and Sun-ha 7ecb172cba had hooked up d1f8e7be3e several times. Since they could replenish 4b8c90663e energy through mucosal guiding 200bcbefd0 and satisfy their desires af879ca523 at the same time, 203b0a99cb Tae-hyuk had been an 4239bf139b ideal guiding partner for 62ecfb9fba Sun-ha.6c8e2459e3194b1c

Lately, he’d 16ca3095c6 seemed to a0eaa96dfe be getting 4998bce523 back to 34aca7a82d normal, so ed8ad9e6bd what brought 0a8410c741 this sudden a74381d080 change? It crossed Sun-ha’s mind d329c017f4 briefly, but it wasn’t 07ef16e2fe important enough to ask c930fa1558 right now.41d341f0373cfc8a

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Taking Tae-hyuk’s 8ddde614e0 continued silence 46a244985e as a be8827c654 yes, Sun-ha e12229417a smoothly started 72c50d150a unbuttoning his 3a6d11e321 shirt. He had b81fd40bcf already used 4ce92719bf a lot 244e614aa0 of his e51e22abd2 ability today 85c6be4c3e and figured 8e0c80f7a1 he could 238f469085 use some a68e07ad42 guiding—so this 303bdc3ca5 worked out 45fba4d0f4 perfectly.de50e9ac47c33566

Tae-hyuk, watching fe4a979b14 silently as a50f71b625 Sun-ha stripped 4301096024 down halfway, 12444e0320 emptied his d282c3f25e beer in dfb1bbeec0 one go b69d9f8881 and moved 49721ba9a9 to climb 0da0b79422 over him.883229f0634fb123

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Just like before, they only needed to let their bodies touch and carry out the act…de7a1d0fa6df9f00

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Suddenly, Jae-ha’s a8639cbe55 voice echoed 9c29d5a897 in Tae-hyuk’s ad6de707db head. Even though Sun-ha 80881fb1f0 was right there 5908f570b6 in front of d7a44bad6d him, his face 0a4770acb5 overlapped with Jae-ha’s.8dd881910c6d5484

“Ah, fuck…”5345a177a4fc7812

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The curse slipped out e69677a130 before he could stop 1e93958e29 it.e22ec0a984c837ae

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