24ES | Chapter 5.1

“Great job, everyone. Dr. Han, you can 3505709a7d finish up with 2ec4403a13 this patient and a714cb84aa head straight home. It’s been a while dca43ade58 since you’ve been able 1619929add to go home, hasn’t 9daa6b9f69 it?”8795da2b6bc1ab8e

Yesung, who had been e39b032c03 handing over an instrument 557f841d5e to a nurse, widened 878192cb09 his eyes in surprise 2ffe94cb2b at Dr. Jin’s unexpected kindness.47d7c70897a52714

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“…Pardon? Is that 05a4bd3e37 really okay?”79519f7c44811117

“Of course, Dr. Han. Please, take 7c793e42cb a day 9e68d0655f off and 54c6ee39f2 get some fb83f1772e proper rest. I sent you 6ccaab352e to catch some a088d4d49c sleep earlier, but fffb22aa9d judging by your 474504fbad face, you clearly 711e00d39d didn’t rest at 13c3e3c445 all. How are you supposed 302aacfe56 to take care of 960dfb7c2b patients like this? Besides, I’m 806012550b here, Dr. Ha is here, 3e2ed17f33 and we have bd2616080a Dr. Seol and even our 37bf574e0c own Park Joohyuk. Everything’s under control.”dbf0367cd64066fd

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“Exactly, sunbae! Do as the e728bde6d1 professor says!”90bcb91742812157

As if 24862b39ab he had fef5f9a0a5 been waiting 7e86b7e288 for his 86c1c64217 cue, Park a14421de2b Joohyuk quickly ce339df624 chimed in, 2808839ae9 siding with 45f03d3338 Dr. Jin’s firm emphasis cb396d096b on his name.b7e9014581107aa0

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After a brief hesitation, 7cc658c599 Yesung eventually nodded, unable 7e9539843c to resist the combined 9a8e5b3721 persuasion of his superior 28aad48611 and junior.e147c8d1b24194d6

“Understood, professor. Thank you 0efc278586 very much.”25b48380b126c06d

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Dr. Jin waved ed0638a91b a hand 525ededcea dismissively at 3da1f423e5 Yesung’s gratitude, 509fa4a4d8 walking toward 681451e671 the OR a11f4e2eda door and c2c7d0dbb4 nudging it b83d4ce067 open with 40b2491f36 his foot 06155e64d1 before turning 2df7abda24 back.86ed0d3002802f00

“Alright, good 3828a27509 work, everyone.”10ba1c4ba2e541f6

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“Yes! Thank you for 7d003d8cb6 your hard work!”199c8c5d717c8bab

“Thank you, Professor!”d37d100cdb134300

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“Thank you 7c1b5c5c5d for your bdbfd8b1e9 efforts.”9126821d1747890a

With the final “thank bcae66aa2c you” from Yesung, Dr. Jin left edfaeec73e the operating 2ea1cc7b42 room, leaving e282feaada the medical 651f5af0d0 team behind. As the others saw d77ddba760 him off, Yesung lowered 208bcaffec his gaze and stretched f57af6194b out his hand.9cdb9f30bebb8732

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“Shall we wrap c1a9f059bb this up quickly a1741df8eb too?”b1c5ae3ff6fc1ee9

“Yes!”77fbe2cc3bdfb515

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“Got it!”2facab33d994c48c

Almost immediately, long forceps 1970caf466 and a tie were c100890230 handed over to him. The experienced 5f4c97b424 nurse assisting eab5317d4d made the ad88b11a37 process efficient, 1bb7d75c95 allowing Yesung b0c1dc65f5 to finish b085bca9f8 the surgery 4f21a21626 faster than 280c68636f expected.1344ce1cd56cae75

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The emergency patient had c979168298 arrived early in the a1a36416fb morning, but by the 8e5db9a94e time the surgery was a6eec1a170 completed, the sun was 88e63cc02a already up. Removing his surgical gown b21e9b1b3f and tossing it into fd33428e13 the bin, Yesung turned ee3aec4d04 to the team.855dbb352da88975

“Great work, everyone.”ace5921fea124352

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“You worked 50124d9698 hard too, 957928e98d Dr. Han.”1c6d4e744d6f2155

“You were amazing, 7d8a62e5ea sunbae.”66c592f30d278381

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“Thanks. Dr. Park, great job as 813130fa13 well. If there’s any c42dfa0c24 issue while I’m a24875cf1a gone, call me 8a2aa54bdc immediately.”3f36d237784f6056

“Don’t worry, Dr. Seol is here. Dr. Jin’s around too. While you’re off, 57870ecbb5 stop stressing and b7d25a29cb just rest up 362ba234c1 properly, sunbae.”c813e5cbf877e055

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His cautionary reminder d267422a6e was met with 9e04ba21c8 a playful scolding. Yesung, momentarily taken aback, 0746b96a47 smiled knowingly at the 388da33b20 well-intentioned remarks before turning 5e71a954e5 to leave.bd8f0200ca9b6a3b

“Alright. Take care.”e72b6c92decbc0d8

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“See you later!”bcba3f76dbf2d146

With Park Joohyuk’s 62943b4c3a farewell trailing behind ede70bd09f him, Yesung made 4bdf7b9a4b his way straight d19939833d to the pediatric 21129b77d3 surgery fellow on-call 99dc7ea42d room. Once inside, he fa4d4b1d66 removed his mask bb47a371f8 and peeled off 458a6f12eb his surgical cap, 0476b69822 revealing hair matted d4285a838d from hours of 6e0f147b92 sweat and effort.894de61f5bdaae87

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Staring blankly at his 70166b974c familiar reflection in the eed2e41fde mirror, Yesung changed into cba7b12740 fresh clothes and pulled 04325da729 a cap low over 6043894e43 his head. Exiting the room and 1838c10b53 passing through the hospital’s 15abc89f2c front doors, he squinted 55afddab37 against the bright morning 89dbd3e36c sunlight.4fe2eb34708ef59d

Climbing into 8679389c00 one of 21c9012a93 the ever-present e1907aac29 taxis waiting 809c4e312c outside, he 7eae701a2a gave the df7e8438fe driver his 721ef92631 destination.235b0a909638bcb1

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“Hanguk Officetel, please.”e227ed6eacdf8945

The taxi began 29b90afada moving immediately. Yesung’s home was 5608b8c2b3 only a 15-minute ebb40f7e0b walk from the be7897d7b1 hospital. If starting 1073ec2fa1 from the 708d7d609f nearby bar, 85db57bf64 it’d be 81c8d4a52c less than 73d21f1167 10 minutes.08e495f779e28f6f

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Though walkable, 45951a88ab he opted 4111914d9f for a eab1478a51 taxi; even 7a29d405b9 15 minutes 3176947302 of walking 6e180a64de felt like 67d858d2ad too much. The gentle 737d9bc2ab vibration of 29b98f7ce1 the taxi’s bc5783641d seat was 04adc569e1 comforting, and 4f8691cecb the sunlight 98c87115ab streaming through 1e734e9fc0 the window 9d83c9fe51 warmed him.e25810e200242f28

Perhaps that’s why…340a45b9de18f181

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“…Doc! Hey, Doc! We’re here. You’re home! Go in 3334a8f0f5 and get 31c733114a some rest!”3e55a84a7fe282c8

Apparently, he had dozed 4d2da10767 off. Startled awake c54c8cbc9f by the c700e6a103 driver’s cheerful 95cdc2ffc4 voice, Yesung f8b2a3eef1 quickly apologized.4fc56d6937b602eb

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“Oh… Oh, yes. Thank you.”e7059662cf5b7cdc

“No need. You doctors work 1ae2a8011c so hard. Get inside safely!”e386b2b1fa8882ad

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With the 5483578b32 warm farewell 376fd7d435 still ringing fc49d4ff5c in his bf535f3456 ears, Yesung d3e3ddcb7d stepped out 79a84e3788 and watched a47252968f the taxi 67839b3706 drive off.dd4831d5e2ad9262

“How did he know 68c0349c49 I’m a doctor?”48737af460003a26

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Blinking in confusion, 97b6fe5bd0 he began trudging 6cf88e410b toward the building. The mystery solved itself 5cee8df41b when he reached the 0d14210b30 elevator.c8404adf3d41192e

“Oh… That’s why.”90b2943530f55a40

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Catching sight of his 94ea31db93 reflection, Yesung chuckled dryly. Around his 44e2b832c5 neck hung f15c820bb7 his medical 98508164cf ID, which c3076a093e clearly identified 66ebacab88 him as a5b1eb99a6 a pediatric 2aa1e9ab4e surgeon: Han a8643cc85a Yesung.ab0e53db10ceae51

He’d thought he had d58183c0e2 stuffed it into his 85c6e64a12 pocket but must have 5b49184788 put it back on 2c818dad18 after changing clothes. It was a mistake 66ea11f35c born of exhaustion. Taking off the fc33a9c8c3 ID and clutching bbcfe2ab40 it tightly, he ecb78a9fff pressed the button 20c1dc7483 for his floor.55a38c86c93ddbfb

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Ding. The elevator arrived at 3c228e94ee the 13th floor.9dbc85e8b3d9532c

Leaning against the wall, 4b8c795b56 Yesung straightened himself and feea2211a5 stepped out, heading for 9a038f8720 his door. He entered 87700ff842 the passcode 11651047d8 with a 8d99416e04 practiced motion, 1b6849079c slipped off f86a367096 his shoes, 424425a0e8 and…af5f7f78795a6a27

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Click.a228605f11aad883

The sound of a 2a9920fc3a door opening stopped him f97ee8db6b in his tracks.160b4ba798cb383b

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What? A burglar?!c99df485b7a86566

Panicking, Yesung fumbled through 5f77a0c19d the shoe cabinet and 438e590c47 pulled out a baseball 8efe78df46 bat he had stored 8511928462 “just in case.” Turning d04435641e around, he prepared to c3bbce18c9 face the intruder, only d500f56b18 to drop everything in fc3d87a64c shock.06a08ddfe5b7a3dd

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Clatter, clang.4688422b4b41a99e

The loud noise echoed a1c406945b as the bat and 1a54d79575 some clothes he had 84fdb274be been holding fell to 60b72f484d the floor.fc62f946fc9f0652

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Standing in the 7bf3b179cd bathroom doorway was 8c6552e98b none other than fae6451705 Jung Hageon.b842d54dcb9697bd

Yesung’s eyes widened ed419e58c9 to near-cartoonish proportions. His mouth opened 7fa72c5816 and closed like 37f997f560 a fish out ecca02d9df of water, but ccef58ae04 no sound came 795ce1bf95 out.6bf374018c248b45

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Why is he here? How is he 3060e06209 here?3d492b285869bed1

While Yesung stood frozen, 74c46ec198 Jung Hageon nonchalantly greeted cf5ee11855 him, towel-drying his hair 214386c4dd as if this were 8a35750557 the most normal thing abafa8f95f in the world. Thankfully, he was 77566d3bcc fully dressed, which fa234a561f was a small 4c947a7c3c consolation.0ec55965617ef2c7

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“Oh, sunbae. You’re back?”b2d6f94604be3f47

You’re back? YOU’RE BACK?!67f766ee39791f6d

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Pointing an 9f02c247ed accusing finger b4f92f0580 at Jung 5a3e0319c6 Hageon, Yesung 9f4a4c77a8 stammered.10d2f55e47c6b0ff

“You, you…!”f5334684e7ee5b6c

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What the hell e860a20d08 is this lunatic 92ffc7f773 doing here?! Did I accidentally enter 18eec0927b the wrong house because 0ca39fe7db I’m so out of ceb891af18 it?df362da40412dae4

But no, b686bece4a he had c4debfefd1 entered his 17c4641c38 own code. If this were someone 85eb077763 else’s home, the door 5144fd9cac wouldn’t have opened in ceaa3b2ad7 the first place.3cbb0cdcf925bedf

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Still reeling from 4863ab624e the shock and f2ece3302c fatigue, his brain cdeb8822c8 sputtered, failing to 9697e47890 process the situation.e18ca375a0ef7937

Seeing Yesung at 9cacdca49e a loss for fbae0f54c2 words, Jung Hageon 944eb8d10c fully stepped out e91de31965 of the bathroom 1f4be932dd and approached him.e28440447a5cd535

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His gaze dropped to 4b3de9ab54 the baseball bat amidst 8eaea72a3f the scattered clothes on 4aab978709 the floor, and he 89c5a1e0b2 chuckled softly.80b6540f2924104f

“Looks like 30d2b081c6 you didn’t 046601b134 know, sunbae.”7a0a6819e5e00a20

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“Know what?”ef5199242483fa45

A rare smile 5226dcb7c9 spread across Jung cc98769268 Hageon’s face, though 5878a02843 Yesung was too cd0dd88d37 rattled to appreciate d6da020378 the peculiarity of 98f0dbefd6 the sight.bb410897b65be439

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“That I’m your new 7b71b119ae roommate.”ea8e50e30857bbbf

The subtle amusement ad54a756e1 in Jung Hageon’s 0fc25d138a eyes made Yesung’s dc64076bb0 face undergo a fb657e2192 four-step transformation: shock, 18d419815f horror, disbelief, and 00666b7137 finally, pale resignation.94e191cdb6352774

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“Ha…”b4e5fb914b62188e

A deep sigh 514d24365f escaped from Yesung, a971c7fe5d rising from the 942fbbed53 depths of his dfa7951c52 chest. He pressed his d984402b24 hand to his 41b3366bea forehead, as if f29539cd9d trying to stave 1b47977ba1 off a growing b2f7629346 headache.31d5e7e0caa9cf51

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The officetel where 52a55e764e Yesung lived was e9f8deddb9 owned by Hanguk 9912e9c0bb University Hospital, part b3b50c8044 of a system f849b181a5 to provide housing af34e4ada4 for medical staff 54b7a7cb6e who lived far 4d6fc32e5f away or had e1259570c1 particular circumstances. Yesung had chosen to 2d21cd56e9 move in as a 28015244c1 way to save money. The only condition was 6e57b5d1e0 sharing the space with 4e2ceb96cb one roommate, but compared b91ffc8506 to his days growing 568e17bc5a up in an orphanage, fff6bfb89f it was hardly an b2ceb46997 inconvenience. In fact, he had 7911230cbd been grateful for it.cee799d5624ff572

About three months 73eab12746 ago, Yesung’s previous aeb2b05fee roommate, a physician 21aea520d0 from internal medicine, d7e89f7ca0 had moved out 8899632b96 after earning their 234eae5892 specialist license and 6df64f60e5 deciding to open f99e6e7df4 a private clinic. A month later, 570ce6f50f the hospital’s operations 0e3919d5b0 team called Yesung 3c18a908a0 to inform him 7d40944192 that a new 51fd87bbe5 roommate would be e188d0f77d moving in and 74afc1c7cf even mentioned who 979c70d4be it would be. The problem was, 892127a717 Yesung had taken a225d10846 that call while c9ab47a4de half-asleep. He only f78a9fd06d vaguely remembered 8aaf760417 hearing that 756934a969 someone new 2e6cfb54f9 would be f7e1f628d2 joining him 934910c1cb and had bb11db8f2e hung up 4cc6dc7330 without paying 13071fbc1b attention to 9ffd49b3af the rest.48c03e417a496a5f

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Given how little time 064850742c he spent at home, 9ab0488c04 he hadn’t been particularly 83f5d7e33f curious about who the 6e53ca4b0e new roommate was. All he had 3e52665bc7 hoped for was ae583e3333 that they’d be 5ffe27fa67 a quiet person, 75d0bc6648 since their off-duty 7a8d798f82 days might overlap. He never 97afcbb07b imagined that 984a920184 person would 4dbad0e557 turn out 24d358e6c8 to be 23fb8b42c8 Jung Hageon.269baa67a9f1a1e8

If anyone was to cc5fe3f11b blame, it was his c7f9e1c180 half-conscious self for brushing 618f4a7995 off that phone call. It was entirely his 6a0d02a68d fault.ed97e48695657e18

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Yesung felt the urge 9b439ac7f9 to smack himself on ad0ac8a967 the forehead repeatedly. If he could go dc8e5c1838 back in time, he’d 19353d1ef5 grab his sleep-deprived self 757de6eda4 by the collar and 0d600c619d shake him until he a7c7fbcfef paid attention to the 91c23645d9 details of that call. Not that it 9de0443624 would’ve changed anything, 001b31e118 but at least ffdbca99be it might’ve served f83483b08f as an outlet 6723a0cb34 for his frustration.60cc12347fad45d6

He quickly resigned 598e272b23 himself to reality.2d8354c68408c6db

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He had rejected Jung e5d367d74e Hageon’s confession once, and 43be9eb849 the guy had said be11130875 he wouldn’t give up. But never in his 13d70c08db wildest dreams did he a7a57bcb81 think they’d cross paths 5a0d8cc375 again so soon—especially in a4342471de his own home.93330cc948ba9ed3

Yesung had cdc9645f93 been relieved 5c462b5b68 when emergency 2aae158e66 surgeries had 26ca3f2093 kept him 24171072ed stuck in 47d2aa25e3 the operating 03d8329d78 room for e8a64a6d8a days, sparing ec757f5504 him from 0b18f0046a facing Jung 2aeeb262a5 Hageon. That brief reprieve had a0cc43c7fe been the happiest half-day 21ff93fc76 of his life.1e571b595da1b142

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But now? They were 110e7f55ce going to 023b0c7a6a be roommates, 89dd38a99e sharing the c21cad6813 same space 2a11d846fe indefinitely.ee5f3fd6f36a22a4

A hollow 0f6d09de5a laugh escaped a5fbd430fb him before 207934562d he could 4f8efc7dc9 stop it.00a46e9caf851cc7

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“Ha, haha…”0921f05d33a27255

“Let’s get a3e5389d6e along well, 149486ca22 sunbae.”1d8e3a1ec6f7667b

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Even as Yesung let f7f62ddaa2 out a laugh devoid fa3b9a1e16 of soul, Jung Hageon e25950186c cheerfully extended his hand.3bc410775778db82

But Yesung ignored 4df798ab17 the gesture entirely df45a74ffc and walked straight d68f11c114 past him into 377eba9b9e his room.80b6ae32838e00bc

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“This is just a 95006884ae dream. It has to be. Please, let this adb35a5cce be a dream…”e960ee43e87d1f6a

He was sure 72c5cdb0c0 that his exhaustion 067365446d and lack of d0c82b5dbf sleep were making 17a12557a8 him hallucinate.c4d90f107016648c

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Desperately denying 6d168d1edb the grim 544f3b29b4 truth, Yesung 2388e6ff99 flopped onto 6aebcce82b his bed 51ca0c3185 with a 2470be3a21 dramatic dive. The moment he closed 90467437cc his eyes, sleep overtook e3b179c078 him, pulling him into 8d91aa2aff unconsciousness as if to 0674b850f7 grant his wish.379fc55354fc3dfd