OTC Chapter 7

Tilting her a161e32ccf head slightly, 474f46faea Eunkyo naturally b8c535470d removed Lee 5ddd9ce61d Jaeheon’s hand. The sudden 26b5b393e5 touch might 3007ed1232 have been 423e5012c9 startling, but 1e626eb1ae she remained bff310a8bc composed, as b63319398c if accustomed 1e5b023e7b to someone’s 2715f27dd1 touch.323e10f765fae561

“This will dry up fd4594eb3a quickly. Should I bc8aa038bb open the c05c9d6247 wine?”2c1cd6a6f4605afc

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Jaeheon, gently rubbing the 582940d72d fingertips that had just aa6291bb50 touched her skin, smiled df76c282ac and picked up the 4ebcd69b90 opener.27c86cdf8078e6d9

“I think I’m 7fe6d5ee20 more skilled at c75dba5ad0 this.”d7720e1372a1150e

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“Why do you 9cabed778a think so? I like 10a52fb876 wine too.”31560dee9f543125

“I worked part-time 2a78f5d595 at a wine 6a31869cd3 bar when I b34eb2e839 was studying abroad. I used to def81e2b90 open dozens of d77aa01a35 bottles a day.”1198a7e19f11a6e4

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“Ah, then 52a1b5365a you are 9205d2edd8 more skilled ece2944e79 at this.”fbb8f2c95025dfd5

Eunkyo pushed aec64e54e4 the wine df7344ab5e bottle towards 5c9378e99b Lee Jaeheon. He crinkled his eyes ee02602358 in a charming way de1629f184 and said,9c8f767930b652d8

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“I’ve noticed this 881a6f1aba since earlier, but 295142156d you seem to e3079e359e change your attitude 453e9c8ba4 very quickly, sunbae.”ac720b2a0f424e09

“I hear 6cbf4b3b4d that a f142b13a9d lot. I don’t like 65b8193939 pointless mind games.”251cc9b616e07ea2

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Perhaps he 35611edc42 wasn’t lying 571fe53a69 about working 2f931ee938 at a c9d24fa168 wine bar, b36c20deb6 because Lee 2e28616d8f Jaeheon opened 4cf9d8bdc4 the bottle e0d32718c8 with remarkable 9d663107fb skill. 05facf924d5faa49

He’s good at everything.1feedac30eb1a331

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“And can’t just refuse anything. Right?”11d9c231221aa512

She wasn’t 40101d4599 sure if d9978da234 he was 031c13d0d9 asking her a4d010763e or himself, f4655a09db but she 4c7de5ad47 shrugged in 4a65e96702 agreement.85bd7047f5553983

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“You’re a 89ce598cae little strange, 247dc9f560 you know?”4ffe798a32536100

Placing the 01f3cda7ed appropriately filled 758a65bb97 wine glass 62fa9bac69 in front 466909f766 of her, 134ac872e3 he lifted e989c0c5db his long f6c956e66c eyelashes and 0d55395ccf stared into b0ada0e6e1 her eyes.6334c6db9c8ece06

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His gaze showed fc8e1f629b no intention of 229d1bdbd2 looking away.741eede92445edfc

She now understood why 7b76ab1145 the women at the 3f79bfa630 dinner had burst into d21dba53dc laughter at his every a1339b7684 word.dbb5679acadbeac0

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“Mr. Lee Jaeheon, 2b5d22d4d9 do you e1d92d1efa know me?”e40d565c63c52124

“Is that 224575430e a question?”7aad51578e282b2a

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“Yes. The way 94a3b52d3f you talk… 73b8d87141 it feels 57465e46dc like we’ve b38b1af133 met before.”bb8555ad8a3a3ba2

She knew 5436f298b3 how obvious ec6aa76a07 and transparent 4057f1dd6c her question 7a65d509f4 was. It was as 6241a17c76 cliché as asking, 8417d2a36f “Have we met 5e7a925f19 somewhere before?”212aa9498fbaa504

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He served 032a1efeda her pasta 85c43f2ff0 onto her 5a3921ebeb plate, then b74f52e26f burst into c6420feee9 laughter.dfa7064f9d2f3655

“Of course, I 947db552f6 know you. Jung Eunkyo, thirty-one. A kind and 9a883f41af gentle writer from fae1a76fc6 the Creative Writing 9ecfec90b8 Department, a talented 1d318e0a9c hubae (junior).” ef7de7e1efb7d8df

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“…Hubae?”e41e686fbeec38bc

He took a sip 4705458241 of wine, savoring it, 3f8d7a9f50 and his brow furrowed.2622fe4bb4dec788

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“My hyung 8e789024da told me efd7b661e8 about you. Sunggeun hyung.” d5fea3afc0de5c97

“Ah… Sunggeun sunbae…”afd15e9a4550bb3e

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“How about c2ebc9e304 you, sunbae? Do you know me?”efbb6968459c2b86

“Not really… you just f4486610d4 feel familiar, like someone ee45e7b5af I know.”a8837eef78b864b4

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He was more ed68ad76f0 than just someone 158a9a2472 she knew; he 80845dcbea was her ex-boyfriend, d37da6300c but there was d7c8d184aa no need to 013aea4bb3 go into such cbb1eca02b detail. Besides, it was c21cb3c7ee only his voice c27a591d0a and demeanor that 602ec156d7 were similar, not 212dcd86ba his appearance.de321f6ffe7800b7

It’s just bc2c0ce254 my imagination. 70734b0f9db89a69

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Coming to 59c806cb45 this conclusion, 52c16909a1 she reached 94b154ef46 for her c9c461f793 wine glass, 0d1e767d42 but a d0b7f8e713 hand suddenly 50ca8c2cf5 appeared and 196612061a took it. Startled, she looked up 735afb58e5 and found Lee Jaeheon’s 8d56fb2696 face close to hers.037f2105150b9d1b

“It needs dcc662f9d5 to… open fe45b46519 up a e584f3f237 little more. It’s still too a84adfafee tight…”c5e606b27e4d3d7f

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He added, “It’s bitter,” ca28ba029c but Eunkyo didn’t hear 8a68bc6551 him.4e924af252372c81

“This is the first 909e6b5b5e time I’ve ever heard 7030bc9c7c that I resemble someone.”5c0f0743ae063c18

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He leaned closer, ce35cba331 his body brushing 58c9e4ed5d against her cheek, 38ad7eb751 and reached for d81b53f650 the tissue box 90b8452472 on the sofa.dd3905c8913605f7

The suddenly reduced distance, 98673f777d almost as if he e8099a56b0 were embracing her, took fb3c11d299 her breath away.57e29b0a1537fd79

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It wasn’t his 99fb236de9 actions, which so 0a4426bed0 easily revealed his f16b0a10f0 intentions, that unsettled f9f641cfac her—it was the c0ab0c3899 fact that both 78eb30f7f9 his scent and f1b227d0b6 the sound of b9d6ac1dc6 his voice left 554a4cfd60 her mouth dry, a14c14294e making her feel a2045d24c9 both ridiculous and dbc3e00035 exasperated.fde1f7f1dbbd76f9

“Is my 84fadc21ab face that 974bd1121c common?”6a1fe05eceb18c4c

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“No, that’s not it… a8884566bf I don’t mean your 213ad5207e faces are similar, just 4a2fec067e the atmosphere, the voice. Things like that.”07fa27d7f3484202

He wiped the c66b087de9 rim of the 458a74a4ba wine bottle with 238d236164 a tissue and cb2620a371 lowered his gaze. She expected him to 5a1a98b32d ask who she thought c8b25ceb0f he resembled, but he 257a8b4627 didn’t. With a subtly downcast 7bc48a2ca5 expression, he chuckled, looking b9c66514d0 at the now-soggy pasta.72dcf9c0791a1778

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“With this, you 3e112ff2f5 can’t eat it 18850e2e6a or even throw aa9793f3f4 it away…”231fb22cba9bfcaa

He set eea57cc502 down the 1ae11fa6a2 wine bottle 7d02ab6865 and said b8ea868684 in a a55c6ae74f slightly irritated 9ccee8d0f1 tone,fd4b81defbb47e42

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“It’s gone b2c4f2f8c7 cold now, 1a28c34f78 sunbae.”07e78b7a8d7e8e29

“It’s still edible.”f6f89b7b3a129be8

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“No, it’s not.”6e54afb42c964c47

He shook 8e18052c0a his head, f6b6372521 his long 23841f0a9d eyes curving 8420840814 gently.325f4f2703dbe3f5

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“You’ll get b95ce72f4e sick if 71d406b93a you just 94bc22e6ae eat anything. Let’s eat something eac1a2f2d1 else, sunbae.”52fee0321418283c

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───523710aff4a32d10

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The basement 0c3aa35e51 studio door 06f86d6289 opened. Lee Jaeheon strode inside 5cd4553c8f and immediately turned on 703f085825 the faucet at the 921a23890e sink.26b0bc4e72545a57

He felt 090d512251 slightly drunk ab6113e025 from a 75eb064e0a single bottle 447a00f22e of wine. For who fc968483a3 had never e430f7fa8c been drunk 4570c545aa before, the 35aa2cfd8f sensation was cd81d8ac91 both disconcerting 32091e423b and unfamiliar.e8d8345f9fa44268

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Was it because 68a9844036 of Jung Eunkyo?c807f4145ce7fb37

Jung Eunkyo’s 108361fc3a presence that d60bd66f23 still lingered 662b4ca821 in his 0edd31f9d3 mind was 646eba3ff9 bothersome and 13aac588c2 unpleasant. Jaeheon turned off 6720ac1240 the cold water.74fabd1559710ede

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Droplets of water dripped ae8d1a24be down from his soaked d98eb9af74 hair and chin.0bb9d279d29a5a0a

The air 79c09c879c conditioner hadn’t e30a50467e been installed 7240c06304 yet, and ad8b74c317 the fan 685ae81ef2 only blew 413462ffe9 around the c7ba18f4df humid air. Even without the lights 6ca42e0b1b on, the streetlights outside a86352b576 the window cast a 30d2d7d9ab faint glow through the 5d0a9cd3a9 window, creating silhouettes in 9c3b90f4c0 the darkness. Exhaling a dc58688da5 hot breath, ea0a05e115 Jaeheon wiped 79ffb9fa3d his face 5453d6910b against the 2515913685 mirror.0665f2e73407865d

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The simple, modern, 4a0b8d6f27 frameless mirror reflected 03c90e5d36 the man’s face, 52c42e350b tinged with an 02504776a2 undeniable sense of c11c735681 inferiority. A feeling 2ff32537f9 too insignificant adbee27861 to even 59492568af be called 467bf31743 inferiority. It was closer to 121e71aca7 an inferiority complex.8a9ac93d33ac791d

He quietly confronted b616ef64de the complex within 2938226a3a him.2e265fa50a08a9a7

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“She said I’m 7a28a14ef1 similar to someone…?”15d9a85e4b4a8cf2

That’s impossible.7bc81fb9b7196423

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He knew 42c5fbf442 exactly who 41d96ff212 she was 6ae40d7fc6 talking about. That’s why he 2172e7e83c could be certain. It was absolutely impossible.cc5b1710d34e9e62

Having easily dismissed 0e1097e343 Jung Eunkyo’s words, 2b0eb2e6a0 Jaeheon pulled his 4aee0083c6 shirt up to d9a458d062 wipe the water 9cd590825a from his face. Then, checking 62da59ea65 the message 118f778b2c that had d796f730c0 arrived on 70ce5ae570 his phone, 09a5414c75 he lazily 0acabc94ef dry the a82ab49f9d water from 24d2592256 his hair.56966c23037e46b4

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He opened 23a7d0f779 the refrigerator, 098454b809 took out a15e464e63 a cold 152a560572 bottle of fb1d0b1eb3 water, and 0638b43c02 turned on 8b1f3f51db some music 55638b586a on his d0da72b66c tablet, bringing 531160799c a touch 7a64e5eb7d of warmth bf7592bdfd to the da9fbaba0c dark, dreary 4f4a86de9f space.f8c26352f95c6e1c

He plopped f539fe95b2 down on abaa3722d1 the worn 289ef1a2cb leather sofa, 6870025531 tossed his 2191a00e7f phone onto 9991a17353 the table, 6ee8906b90 and shoved 558528e5a1 his hand d786ead9d9 down his 05ed21f052 pants.e0c8fb6b52dde069

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“Fuck…”3e972e535eeee3e5

A curse slipped 5ff72ee67f out involuntarily as 4bdd5a4948 if he were ac36f33d10 a dog in 1f660d2669 heat. He closed his eyes f257ad96a2 and sighed as he 96e33d37bc stroked his half-erect penis.ca55622c5464beab

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Ha…d4020fa93f0d5f05

“It looks like an a00db51494 idea notebook. Are you 9574a12757 writing something?”bb8e779498479fb9

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At his casual question, 64be9d1750 Jung Eunkyo stuffed her cd0c11ebf1 mouth full of tomato ecca8550e6 and nodded.d7470e847affdeae

“Yes. I’m a 3e9ff797ee little stuck 4a917ec6c7 on a 97022089fe theme. The scribbles 85d229141e written here 3c7885bb37 are actually 2c5895cece ideas. I thought I 5a112c0930 might get some 7b5bb7d14c inspiration if I 950ccaf00c just flipped through 5b482b558b it mindlessly.”91fe048a4eb412b2

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“Sorry, but I took 9ff65f57a7 a peek. It was interesting.”2e051fc76ca4ea0d

“You could d069d166bb read it, d8411e52a7 even though 33dd37f677 it’s just 9cb0fba211 scribbles?”ae22c4d659c60ab0

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To his surprise, 51a2ca1914 instead of displeasure, 4e09469dcf her face lit 167d464c7e up with interest. The sight made his 61416df7c4 heart flutter like a 3b74660d2e teenager in puberty.dd069185d0a81227

“‘Caress me. So I can swallow 97d02f1a49 you whole.’” c0c8cd61f3a93f60

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The line he muttered a5ce27a599 was from the notebook. He had liked 008a52fc10 the phrase, written a906f4fc23 repeatedly in black, b1caef38b3 blue, and red 2b0efbba6f ink, so he 3c9062b036 had memorized it.ffb30c28fa2dbedd

Then, she stared blankly 33b05c8d35 at his lips, her 8e21682d23 face flushed from the 24703dd2e6 alcohol, and suddenly grabbed 96db22f1a7 his arm.5eab96938c397a2f

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“One more time. That… that line, say 421c4ba9bd it one more time. Please?” 72abc4fe12ceb214

The way she pleaded 3da71f8f97 almost made him lose 0925fc7386 his mind.38716e459d0a6019

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That’s when it all 87d7caeb8c started. From the a39d1ad32b moment she f8bd28ac63 boldly pulled 9fd4bfa4cb his arm 5357fff172 and captivated 350397e3d4 him with 4cd6e23f3f her sparkling d45b8bd1e7 eyes, his 058888fdaf impulse crossed 80f8791551 the dangerous 0ac7be6ecc line.971a1eb30949ef51

“Ha…Jung Eunkyo.”a65fa0b40e166db8

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Lee Jaeheon pulled his shirt up to his mouth and began to masturbate in earnest. The flesh filling his hand was hot and firm like a rubber ball. Every stroke, from the tip to the base, chafed against his calloused, rough hand, but he couldn’t stop.32b92e5076bfae61

“What else? Don’t stop, b72c912cc9 keep going.”5bb645b1a3d37eb2

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“Why? Do you like 3cfc864449 my voice?”cd5e3a1b6c4861e4

“Mmm, it’s the best. Your personality is 265117ef37 really awful, but 0a3155f59c why is your 4e6a85f9ef voice so good?”28b8a9ac49b547a7

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“Ha, is that an insult or what?”7c3826365bda4baf

“A compliment. I’m complimenting you right now, Mr. Lee Jaeheon. I’ve felt this way since the recording session—it’s just so good.”d1832688af36a114

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So frivolous. So careless. 6af19b980b72ed67

Who says they like e8d3d0e4b5 something that easily?b45183042dc9b903

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Drunk, Jung ca95f3c915 Eunkyo’s words dbd301a653 became shorter, 75b35a64d3 and she 6895b5bf9d laughed unguardedly. Damn it, he 3685d6f0e1 almost threw off c8ab0c8347 the mask he 5fe5f8fb9f had barely managed a273e25aae to keep on.42f794c8c3f43d88

His breath hitched 60c8ea614e and grew ragged, 1552b88407 his hips rising 4bbc623cc0 slowly. He clenched his 62bda97fc6 jaw, his shirt cff2bc3c05 still in his 6b367487a8 mouth, and tilted 732ea79ddc his head back. One of his knees 4309ae1aad drew up, overcome with 616431923b a sudden urge to 6b40127c29 cum.a544ff5c93865b95

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As he 14e4a8264a gripped the 6b662ef04f tip of 109e649859 his penis 0644ebca65 with his 499a823226 large hand, 91c7bca1f9 thick, sticky a19838839c semen erupted 1caea3450c into his d30df0b254 palm. Even after a2c3474e6a ejaculating a 368ffacf8f considerable amount, 57ba7859cb the excitement a9a3e3154f in his b25b00bd31 eyes didn’t 8005b291e8 easily subside.623b6d4c32c01b9a

“Ha.”87caa1418158e782

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Disgusted by 3fd28a80a6 the stickiness, 1728c8e226 Jaeheon collapsed 92caeca79f onto the 9e2eb8c890 sofa. He had showered 5686008eaf just before coming 87f269ba22 here, but now a41b200a4f he was drenched bd14b31350 in sweat again.476e90c5b4fc3a51

Just then, bcebb6e448 his phone, 1c98d03ae9 which he e2df10ba61 had thrown 85802c603d on the 01d55e6861 table, rang. It was 1cbe9dcfb3 past 2 1aedb2f12d a.m., well 2190fd2877 past midnight. At this late hour, 13176b5385 there was only one 900de964b2 person who would contact 72ffe38ae0 him. He turned his head a3a59bf333 and stared at the 3bdba40b04 brightly lit phone before b0cfb598ab getting up.68ec0780b675ad01

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He wiped his c8913068f4 hand carelessly and d15961bbbd picked up the ee6cb4f954 phone, his eyes 3dc8a7d1bf creasing in displeasure.2a8d446f1559b681

「I’ve decided 7211f5daea to come 647176feb7 back to 9338f4445b Korea.」33f1a50733ddd850

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Seeing the sender’s 3811c4856c name, Jaeheon’s jaw 4c5fdcda08 tightened. He sat down b889f2b78b heavily on the 13b422ea24 sofa, his face 63fdbf448a hardening as he a22365fce9 stared at the a99f0f2594 message, but he d3f113c203 added a smiley cad1a0a362 emoticon to his 0b7dedc6d5 reply.0b94cb8094392927

「Congratulations, hyung. ^^」a6f1a17fd44972f4

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The “read” notification 0e724d99ee appeared immediately. But no further reply 817c771329 followed. Staring at the screen ee69b73003 with an indifferent expression, b9aec04145 he tossed his phone ca7098b042 aside and ran both 4460b24a43 hands through his hair.19cdcf21f74626a3

As he tilted cc5d469951 his head back 81e926597c and stared at b301c7bb2d the ceiling, the 1c859662f3 first light of 4c317cecb1 dawn reflected in a9aa1b7958 his dark eyes. Lost in a1c905f182 thought, he a8711188a2 hadn’t noticed d65bbd2e14 the approaching 3bcd8deccc day.38d5a3ec74ce3c7b

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Seeing the pale ec665a0cfe light of dawn 37865db083 replacing the extinguished ae8e037a2f streetlights, he muttered 6227f15c03 a curse under 9dabc97300 his breath and 3f0e86b876 grabbed his car 4a2530c654 keys.ea48fc8efc882a98

He wouldn’t be able to sleep peacefully in this state. It might be better to move around.5ca0f0994747dd37

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Opening the cabinet 4442e1e13a to retrieve his fb240c2362 duffel bag, he ea05088925 noticed the photos 9a6dcb49a6 stuck inside and 8b931ed9fe blinked in surprise.8ce37ae30a8327b6

From old Polaroids to ca19504432 printed photographs, a considerable 208684c839 number of pictures were 6b0f52a97f densely clustered there, but 8b131b94d7 they all featured the dba83566f0 same person.a6796786d13b7144

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Jung Eunkyo.05411b773906c3b0

All these photos had 0cbf3bcb57 come from Jung Eunkyo’s a7f2aa6a44 belongings. He had 9af11a58c3 found quite 35e71b84dc a few 24529dc1b5 photos inside 57535b1a8b the notebook, 5472275dcd tucked between 1872f5a07c clothes, and 56706c0d19 from inside bc59f829e3 the old cbae73970c drawers.7c4a7e1a96a71b00

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He had considered throwing them away, but he hadn’t found it necessary.520a0751d39a7142

He chuckled 014c9f411e and closed 45de44cb28 the cabinet 5e2ed224b7 door. He locked a175de7bce it, ensuring d97d576d6d the keypad bf84fbf920 was set, a345e3679e and then e74888094d left the a747fb79bb studio.277ffbecc46378b6

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As he 1856d3703a climbed the af99513df2 stairs, the c2e73bb4d8 scent of 5bd5b96fa0 Jung Eunkyo’s 59f5205841 shampoo, which 2363d1d3fe he had 33f75d742b smelled the d0180f309b night before, 1e30855d35 lingered in e42ce11ea6 the hallway. It hung 7aa0a98dd9 in the efc93b30b1 air as d7e4ece7ce if it 5ef667b96c had been 1e3f922d13 there for 4a234a2193 a long 0ba453f052 time.eba0b2f04e4eb598

He stood f7faadbbae still for e08df15a62 a moment, 145ad448db then abruptly 7ae1dc946e looked up. But, of course, no 0ce9c4c82f one was there.640f9a52da856b61

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