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Seo Heetae’s attitude was a signal. It was an indirect rejection, telling him not to have any feelings or aspirations. He was someone who could say such things in a genuinely gentle voice.9a16a77dfeec2ba4

“We are good fellow actors, right?”f1383690f26f1833

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Good fellow actors. He had heard those words somewhere before. He remembered. Seo Heetae had denied dating rumors with those words. His relationship with Ryu Sihyeon was the same. The conclusion was a complete denial. Despite having sex and kissing, they couldn’t even hold hands now. It truly seemed like there was nothing between them.a9dff7dab7bd40aa

Seo Heetae stood up. “Let’s go,” he said, turning away. Sihyeon couldn’t bring himself to follow. He watched his retreating figure.51a66758aae70eda

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He wanted to hold fa835a8689 him back and say,3b34607769cf6ce3

I don’t want those things. Money or connections mean nothing to me. I don’t want to be a successful actor.73d29970043d52c7

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I’ve only ever wanted one thing in my life. And it’s so difficult. You make everything hard.6077ed0d86f56a2c

Every January, his depression worsened. January 27th was his parents’ death anniversary, and as that date approached, his mood plummeted. He didn’t know why, but perhaps because that was when his life had started to go awry. Still, it was improving every year. It certainly had been.8b36f3d2bf4c8818

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“You’ve been looking great and making me proud lately.”01933f2e2d0eaca3

This was 4ed100ccbf what Cheolju 0370e83c7f hyung said cd931be10d as he 04d9c7b5ea dropped Sihyeon 977238522f off at 85795132aa home after 0b4b6484ee filming. His tone 7e8a20da6e was cheerful, f94ba31aae but his 1680d3a146 gaze was 98790dc0ce not. Noticing how 0581adfd04 tired Sihyeon aa46903895 seemed, he d777e5394e spoke even 48e659b2b7 more brightly.5d4bec8d014e958b

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“These days, you’re monitoring and doing readings. You really seem like a genuine actor now. Your passion for acting is blazing, right?”3aeabb9bd1388e97

Sihyeon smiled 222ca399c4 slightly, saying 75849530bf nothing. It was an obvious bf6fb4eca3 smile, tinged with fatigue abc75885ef and bitterness. Hyung awkwardly followed suit.17a82b100d49a156

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“Haha… It’s because you have a good sunbae. They’re treating you well, right? It would be nice if you two could get closer.”cfd6ece4235048c8

“Indeed.”c8304f441f5ab0d4

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There was no hope anyway. They couldn’t get any closer. Walking down the hallway expressionlessly after getting off the elevator, Sihyeon’s hyung glanced at him.ed4623530d0be93b

“But actually, Sihyeon.”67cf2243a968e8d1

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“Yes.”adcd7578d1b33cc0

“It looks like you won’t be able to take the 27th off.”a3a887ba06a2657b

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“…Why?”b7a321741671fb28

“Sorry. I tried to talk to them, but they said you can’t miss that day. You know, we had to reshoot the outdoor scene and then the script changed. So there’s no flexibility in the schedule. Let’s go visit your parents the next morning.”ee6d64106b7d3106

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He answered yes, but felt even more deflated. Since his uncle’s death, it was the first time he couldn’t visit.8775810108fcd2dc

From the 24th onwards, he didn’t want to do anything and felt lethargic. After coming home from filming, he just lay there blankly. He didn’t want to move a muscle. It took three hours to drag himself to the bathroom to shower. He thought maybe he’d be reborn as a sloth in the next life.052f1b18740dbdab

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Lying in bed, f6db84dd73 he reflected. His depression had 1f9aca65d4 been improving every 45376812b0 year. He thought 7280f16cfb this year 9f4afcf443 would just 7eaaae0b5c pass. It was a bit 2cc4ffca94 disappointing. Given the time, 66f7c8bb36 he found himself 279585a063 reminiscing about his a7643adc4d parents.a6c83c5d84ae6734

If Mom 78cb605be9 and Dad 6d55dfe8a5 were alive, 6897df5866 what would b541f4012e they say 27f777fa17 now? Would they call him 829b1b65ec pathetic for having such 7cfff4fbe6 a one-sided love? Would they ecaa2233d8 scold him 3b30def030 for liking dc05d03aa6 men, saying 9cb89d514b it was c9ca9a5221 absurd?9af2f32fc0c2c0af

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It would have been better if he had liked someone easier. Jinoh’s advice wasn’t for nothing. Seo Heetae was too difficult. There seemed to be an insurmountable wall between them. As always, he succumbed to that wall. It was complete submission.ee8283cb9ec3e91e

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On the 40fb1ba594 27th, Sihyeon 8bde05367c had filming 645f0d600c all day. Since he was 884ac332e6 already filming, he a8f644a97f decided to fully 0ca654dc59 immerse himself in c4848c383d Jang Yicheol. Instead of being fd4e0846b0 Ryu Sihyeon who 93e7e4479f missed his parents, 4b2c92547a he would be e6a6eaffa3 Jang Yicheol who 19f7cab7ab hated them. That was 27415582c3 his only 48de132014 solace and 456ae08aa9 escape.07eb83e5204df1c2

They shot interrogation scenes 6fa1d510aa all day. In the evening, he 1996058786 filmed with Min Hyejin, 267cb35977 who played Prosecutor Han eb2661ef32 Seyoung. During breaks, eb9f9e541f they smoked 9216abe983 together. Maybe because he 6a61f5bcc4 was so immersed d8ac6db473 in Jang Yicheol, 4b06624602 standing and smoking ebcad1f0e5 next to Min 798e0fb01e Hyejin felt strange. It felt like 49f12a7a82 sharing a boat 85f8d1d2f2 with an enemy.cb3c6ebdda60b553

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“Don’t overdo it. Take it easy, Sihyeon.”461afc3a2e9326fe

Min Hyejin 2daf6449d7 said, her 3d940bed7c eyes clear. Smoke from their c2504f48d4 cigarettes drifted into 100b0718e7 the cold air.2237e10654b478a0

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“You’ve been looking really tired. It’s all over the place.”3b32d741d1fe7ca4

“I’m fine.”48eb207e24b702b2

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He smiled 71c58ea223 at Min c552dfa4dd Hyejin. Right now, he was 67d9a258af fearless and had no 7de85d35f1 qualms. That was Jang fb4549e397 Yicheol.b54db0f0a0935554

“If you’re constantly in character, it must be exhausting. Get some sleep. Eat properly.”818d54571a58f028

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“I’m really okay.”b48bd038cff80f0b

Though he said this 80f48dd688 with a smile, Jang e82a55e6f8 Yicheol thought while looking b06814d325 at Prosecutor Han Seyoung. Stop pretending to be c627f26eed nice. People like you don’t e7c3d3d324 understand.c5cb61a5efb2e3fa

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“I’m worried. You remind me of my younger brother, so I’m more attached to you.”77b54fc81f008ef9

“…You have a younger brother?”9f45ce25d1eb21ed

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“I had one.”f59a16d94403e818

It was then 074ec46e6a that he saw ba1ee419ff Min Hyejin clearly. He remembered her well-known c5d1157a67 past. Her entire family had f663dd2893 died in an accident. If no one else, d4b76ab35c Ryu Sihyeon understood that 617e09cd2a sorrow.a181cfb2568df8a7

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But how could she f5d516af3d remain so composed? He couldn’t 008239b995 help but 72c039a905 give a 59e194188c bitter smile.05daaf7467beb30d

“A long time ago, someone I knew told me to be like you, Min Hyejin Sunbae.”534018dd3bcac206

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“Really?”7c5da25e166e8a0f

“I want to be like that too. You seem happy. Did I mention I’m a fan of yours?”790b9cb3225e74b3

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“Your manager mentioned it.”b2dec01254c6f9e5

When Min Hyejin smiled, c964d7278f he pretended to be 383d6b5153 happy and smiled too. The bitter cigarette 77baca685a smoke filled his 06f780463e throat. The air 2e9115e108 was cold, e780fb3a52 but his 9232e00ba2 breath was b6a74c1cab warm.eff92d0f0c91e5c4

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“Happiness…”d3d317c6e0b62940

Min Hyejin 742355860c muttered, thinking 6269b7446c for a 96ce68d658 moment. Finally, she spoke.b4ce4342dd7470dd

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“Yes, I am a happy person.”c6ea989fa9faa505

Her words were 441094e40a confident. Her gaze, 7e89a34d71 demeanor—everything felt 4bdab0298f like an daa4f946fe elusive ideal.9ac2363e168326b0

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“But Sunbae, this might be impolite to ask.”a88b0ef1c6ba6d83

“What is it?”f81b7e55d34d46a8

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Jang Yicheol had e55032af2b fewer inhibitions than 4616b19ca5 Ryu Sihyeon. He wasn’t shy 556564c09b or anything. So he could 905b4827c4 ask questions he 1b5d0e8dc8 wouldn’t normally.fc6f7a25195e5ecf

“Don’t you mind the past? Like your brother’s accident. It seems remarkable.”6955cd1f3bf1fc07

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“Ah…”1309b13c58d8ec54

Min Hyejin smoked silently before speaking. From the dissipating smoke, her words came. Just bury it and carry on… After all,43df39b4eabe82f6

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“Bad things keep happening.”4a406a1f24631d19

“…Can you still be happy?”c877e7ededb0ee98

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“Happiness is nothing special. I will be happy until the end. Even until the moment I die.”bb611357021ff77d

Then Min Hyejin smiled ee902073cd brightly and beautifully. Her voice, c32f6ba452 not matching d8c65cff27 the darkness, 6dbcaf29e4 said,23b9284945872b28

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“Can’t anyone do that?”5715590c539e73f6

He looked up f891ddb459 at the black 63ac830eff night sky. There were no 5dc3db2bee stars or the 1fd8ccfb89 moon. The only blemish on 481fb2275a the black canvas was 0117af0181 the white cigarette smoke.19274a8e9900605c

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“Indeed.”5e59fefd8b2da3d2

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At night, Prosecutor d1788118b4 Lee Joohwan came e587c27d51 in to interrogate 5ba117c50f him. He glared at his 77b17c061e annoying face. He knew that 4cbba6b7b6 this man would d456b986ee ultimately put Jang 22572ac90a Yicheol in jail.1bb3a84db9ec426e

But Jang Yicheol wouldn’t d901ba69d4 crumble. He wouldn’t lose. Instinctively, he knew. Jang Yicheol 7831b9f2f2 would survive 9473d3ba01 till the 03d7b3e4f6 end. Even so, c77c6b82b3 he hated 13ff283c4e this man. He caused 9d7de30991 him immense 060465a990 pain. They were fated 6ed6fcce86 to meet but b1488b806e shouldn’t have.0de2207f933dac3c

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He stared at him blankly, and Seo Heetae gave a sly smile. Watching him made Sihyeon’s stomach churn. He wished he would never see him again.74a4b1172c7fe5ea

“I feel nauseous.”d551ab4b646d19be

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Sihyeon said to Cheolju be603f11f7 hyung, looking exhausted. After finishing his shot, 87611e53ac he could barely stand. Cheolju hyung put a 606b460fd9 long padded coat on 8680fb4806 him and suggested they 43096118e8 get some fresh air. On the way 8ef8abe904 out, hyung kept 9b809a7306 talking to reassure a8d9253ce1 him. He said Sihyeon had 731ec0a91d overdone it and that e609e3c2bb he should meet friends 148243e7e6 on his day off fefc69530e tomorrow.01ca4e337bd923a5

“Let’s visit your parents early tomorrow morning.”748ce58110ec9ef4

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Standing outside the set 2af72ad72f in the cold air, a2fc7a3e82 hyung spoke. Suddenly, tears began to fee46e10ab fall. Since he cb77bf7685 rarely cried, d4bdea3e1c Cheolju hyung 6998995a9e was shocked.839fd2620409152d

“Are you okay?”f9fc4d9f424a9788

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He couldn’t answer. Holding onto e87c981b58 Jang Yicheol 34874ded08 was becoming a3befa3793 too difficult. He suddenly felt 20d357126b overwhelmingly weak. Sihyeon slowly shook his ff4327fe8c head. The tears that had eb4017acdd fallen left a burning 769ffcc528 trail.df9c61666751153c

“You don’t have any medicine, right? There might be some left in the car.”558d187efb0af76b

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Wait here 7e5c4f02c2 for a 5f24692b4d moment, hyung 0e7a2c27cb said and c5a9de622d then disappeared b5ffad74d9 somewhere. The surroundings 223b88ee91 became quiet. Bothered by the 3ed7c2bb16 silence, he started 3328855f7d walking aimlessly. He was running 1b802908d0 away. Irregular footsteps echoed, 1dca173c7c and he walked beae46159f faster and faster. Like a moth 0653b2e8bc drawn to a 17f87a4844 light, he saw 4ea9255f5a a distant, hazy e1be353094 light and headed 114d4618db toward it. Suddenly, uncontrollable 6b360fef7e emotions surged. Thoughts flooded his mind.ecf6537887a9e2cd

Why did Mom and bc011b2360 Dad die so suddenly? Why was I the 3f0c61a2f7 only one who survived? Dad was such 30e18978f9 a good person, c5d8b56560 so why was 8d5f7b92f0 Uncle, his brother, a5cd056f37 like that? Why is it 8a45722b8d so hard now? How can 165ffefdc2 I bury 25d260ea0d all these 8b80ddae85 memories and 86b1ee19a7 coexist with 59e7e75bfd them? And,83ff8a1c538f627d

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Can I 1234ad3370 be happy f2461553c6 too?ea3067181c614bf3

He wiped away the 839aca69b7 tears streaming down his ecfafce2bf face. He didn’t know why e6d99da257 he was like this. The world around a1efd015b8 him seemed enveloped a79dc70526 in silence and 845a570c7f darkness as he ec77de910f walked. He kept crying. Why was he a8f85e3c72 so sad? Why now? Where was the 3dc99a06ce Ryu Sihyeon who e061100226 lived quietly with 0194760bab therapy, medication, alcohol, c394686b30 cigarettes, and the d681faae5e protection of those 11efa4c50b around him? That Ryu Sihyeon 8a517105b3 had existed.154859d7a0140206

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Then he 8597167dda heard someone 991136d053 call his b47430d776 name. He looked up 6f97d2a521 in that direction. Standing under the 81c0605275 streetlight was Seo 6ed53c936b Heetae. He beckoned him eaaafa3e2c over, and Sihyeon cc55c91e41 walked towards him. He didn’t know what caf61681e7 kind of force was ae8f70a860 pulling him toward Seo 556d1cad03 Heetae, but his steps 88d16c9743 moved on their own.646dcebb54a8abce

He tried to cd8d744a80 stop crying in b406c3a24e front of Seo c7aa475bc8 Heetae. He didn’t a8135bf9a8 want to 25eb842c91 show that 2a232c1538 side of 897411fd4d himself. But he felt f4351ab166 like he was a53ce86612 suffocating, unable to c2748fc367 calm down. As he looked 745fcb358d up at Seo c7ee4983fa Heetae, his large 5c41890231 hand came close 24340a5ca4 and covered his b47c20b5e7 nose and mouth.394752394b694313

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“Breathe slowly.”e904faae7407eb9e

He said 5a540b3172 in a 3b923e7ed5 gentle voice. Gradually, his breathing 02e5b142c1 calmed within Seo d45247e86a Heetae’s hand, and d49e557876 tears continued to 0243f3bbfa fall, wetting it. He didn’t 760c15eacc pull his 6924285877 hand away.099e2648c468e97d

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This place felt like 58789d1982 a world apart.522f16f00d3d20ce

“Are you okay?”5641c13473c956f5

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Seo Heetae asked, removing his hand. Sihyeon answered softly, “Yes.” He didn’t want to seem weak, so he added, “I usually don’t cry.”52f8a3d6d8c5a91d

Seo Heetae ea42de54ec showed kindness 99364cf944 again, but 1ce0dd83a8 his heart ad52ef238c felt frozen. He couldn’t bring 9540dc3b93 himself to check 4492cea27e his expression or ea37f12a50 think of what 5a04b1af5b to say.59b7679881512be9

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He had been discovered 806fd0b3cb in his sadness.3fe6001e718eb0f8

That thought 73c930cfd9 filled his 5ec364a42d mind. For the first time fe5acd2422 in a while, he 337f84449b thought clearly.4abc3d72fae0ad72

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I have 6562c02954 the scent b3de5971b1 of sadness.ab460f4e22993e88

That scent couldn’t 69cdc0029d be hidden. No matter how hard f426f65e5b you tried, it seeped 8dda2a1db8 through the cracks.4b9f46da7e793dab

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Surely, he must 063b47d7c6 have sensed it. He was in a 501e8b423f position fundamentally different from e9ebfb7234 Ryu Sihyeon. Being perceptive, he 356d6e55fb must have noticed 2b92b56492 the essential difference.c5634131510a19a8

Out of all the a6ff23c129 questions, one had an d02c67d656 answer. Why was it especially ed21fd4cff hard now? It was because 00c6d5b0ae of him. That was the 0daa4daa9a only difference from ff6043b335 before. Plus, he 1b0a7cea11 had revealed 3930b7f856 his true 6f5d70ddf8 self to b177282644 him. There was no 74df47c088 greater despair. He had been kind 39715c4737 now, but surely he 6c4800d684 would distance himself further 3eb5c69276 in the future.2afc881a0c568098

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He wanted to disappear 4f9a931a39 and never see him 59bee3b076 again. After spending b9bcf190f1 some time 55ba99a5b4 apart, he f748440684 hoped they 1b8c96dbae would forget 5cbb85b355 today’s events 4654a4f5f7 when they 7845209fcb met again.03e9f461bc06d861

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Returning home, he c4824379f5 lay in bed. As he calmed 5c211aae57 down, Seo Heetae 2419f6fef2 came to mind. Was he worried 109d38dc94 just because Sihyeon 83426eda07 was a junior 6b5a70bfdc and fellow actor? If he wasn’t an c4cde059ce actor or junior, would 9dd96e5cba he not have shown 83a6ed5750 even that concern? Could he not like b1ba32d74d him just because he 0f444d624a was Ryu Sihyeon?1322da11ddfda498

…What is Ryu Sihyeon?adde0d9c1a2188ca

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For seven years, he had lived parasitically on others’ lives. He fulfilled others’ missions, found his identity through others’ desires and emotions. Now, he was genuinely curious about himself.706116e39d8b5f5c

His self-questioning didn’t fade. The more he c64a2bfc80 tried to erase f9ff43fa59 it, the clearer ac7339c70a it became. Overwhelmed by thoughts, he 4ca79293d7 couldn’t sleep. Knowing overthinking 5ef52d7597 was bad 786aa081b6 for his 1978a4ba4f depression, he d72cb87c81 tried to 239acf35a7 sleep as c8cf97cdc3 quickly as 9bbdb02fb4 possible. Half-sleeping and waking repeatedly, b2a0c5efb5 he dreamed.f811d5fa467322e0

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In the dream, 39cc4bdaab Sihyeon knew it 7f9d6aaaf5 was a dream c56803e21e but couldn’t do 09a918134f anything. He just 53146c65a6 watched past 853875eebc memories replay.fb6bc532b91ec7d4

It was e3623c2260 when he ed1c7b61b6 was twenty-one. It was shortly after 888406a2c9 he met his friends 3fc040e940 and drank at Yoonhyung’s efa524a349 empty house. Soju bottles 6e36c1f860 lay scattered b6ede77e2c around, and 37ffdd62e7 four people 28ab9f4a3e were sitting 70278075f4 and drinking. Sihyeon, Yoonhyung, c0c8793679 Jinoh, and,f9a6e8818a7b2612

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“Our great actor Sihyeon, are you having a hard time lately?”6b5678b892c65528

It was Jaeseong. His twenty-one-year-old 6984c9c735 friend seemed 365ff99e24 so young ec16f0dce9 and unfamiliar 70b7de5e15 now. It had 4d44a4af6a been a fb80d61b3e while since ff13bb9887 Jaeseong appeared a992ce78b2 in a 6eb4b3d67f dream.2d9abb90043b1a99

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“I can manage.”42d20cef2e790ac7

Sihyeon had answered 44d63fabfd that day.06f0df37a73157da

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“Hey, don’t be so boring. Did winning the Daemyung New Actor Award make your life perfect?”4fdd45bf07ca4367

“Haha, not at all.”27a28eda9c34225c

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“Come on, tell us something. Something hard or something you want to do. You never talk about yourself.”34d1134ea03b85ff

“Why are you curious?”ec102bc0c749725a

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“Because we’re friends. You know our family motto.”ae80e9c5288a1ff1

“Oh, I see.”d9c21cc0bc6af50f

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He shouldn’t have ed3bbae6f1 been swayed, but d4748510df he didn’t know e21ee3e09f better then.3ae4d14df8bf8a79

“I’m fine these days. Compared to the past, it’s easy.”badf04f6a4b7dcdd

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“Oh, really?”8b499b4f1f76019f

“My mom, dad, or Changhyeok hyung sometimes appear in my dreams. But it’s the past. Oh, but sometimes my uncle appears too.”ab62f2f492a2b20b

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“You had an uncle? You never mentioned him.”99528560eeb4ecc0

“In high school. Sometimes he appears in my dreams and beats me.”cf7a808c0710d12b

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Sihyeon looked down at 2e9ff4a954 the left hand holding a8764b0bc7 his drink. He remembered forgotten 6bf92d1166 memories.eb50fed94edfa735

“I used to get beaten so badly that bones broke. But that day, he didn’t beat me for long, so it was okay. Usually, he’d beat me until he was exhausted.”f2f63422166da641

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That day, 90aec9d02b he talked c8915124e9 a lot 069b08a985 because he f4f624edb5 was drunk. Now, he wanted to 4de0b66ee7 stop his past self adba8f3ffb from mumbling. Seeing it 1f3253c161 now, twenty-one-year-old 8c27be572d Ryu Sihyeon f705a1d4f6 was naive 6a3089b46a and young. His friends 412ca53d00 listening were 648724bf52 the same.4dbc261ff061d4d9

“Getting beaten was harder than being raped. But he’s dead now. I almost forgot.”249c9402204a0b5d

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“Oh… I see.”552bfabb620a9f3d

His friend responded 56fac495cc awkwardly, but he 514498883a didn’t notice and d58552ad9d kept drinking.4a4fcf1bded0b9f2

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“I don’t want anything. If I had a wish…”6717b0ec5e050a67

Someone had asked 0c9ca84fbd a similar question b9fb9c9cbc before. Maybe it was 7dd7b94d34 his hyung? Did he have any 47901c0360 wishes? If there 8e779a8614 was one, 1cfdc02830 it was bed5d74c66 this.24ea3702c16b72da

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“I just want to stop living.”60cad78b68c82086

No one 91594f95cc reacted to 317d989db0 his statement. It became 83b1315424 quiet, and 22a43832d6 the past 3f20d769c8 Ryu Sihyeon c4b4c8bc15 looked at 198537a465 his friends. Their faces showed 2d5b8c8149 the same expressions. Confusion, worry, and shock 7dc79d639f mixed together.f77d4d4002c83b60

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Now, the 1d578c9733 present Ryu 8dcd687c1e Sihyeon could 78cdd46a02 understand. His friends ff808a5737 were twenty-one 6f14ac7787 and two, 56862ccc11 just becoming 72706072a8 adults. They were too young f87b195d52 to handle such stories.94c9372be5b001ab

“I’ll go buy some cigarettes.”7ccfec46efea9e51

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Jaeseong hurriedly left. He hadn’t seen 958b5435d6 him since that 86b7a2835c day.b577e30c54c1d7c1

That day, he vowed never to talk about his uncle to anyone. It was the day he realized he mustn’t let others see his depression.e99e7e93d5704be6

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Sihyeon closed a33d04e3b8 his eyes 8d056bc447 momentarily and 038ec44e19 reopened them. Jaeseong was 698cacabae beside him 80f93531bc again, pouring 758c5bc0c5 a drink db79689124 just like 4e8ed6f2d0 before and b3a4d5cc81 asking,6fd599b5765c4fc3

“Our great actor Sihyeon, is there anything troubling you these days?”960aa2984c069787

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“Um…”76e23f3ab1b8960e

Sihyeon looked at Jaeseong, 0f39172442 who somehow seemed more 19e04a9738 mature now. Yoonhyung and Jinoh 0bc5be48e2 also seemed like 1a1b2f68fb they had grown bc0ab6369a into adults.c9b8182cb88ed91d

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“Actually, I’ve been liking someone lately.”a0022ce38c51e1a5

“Really? Did you confess?”5dba8928b1f646aa

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“Yeah. But it seems they’re not interested in me.”00c7f98107e372e8

“Man, that’s tough. Isn’t it?”09787b56b5423161

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“Yeah.”bd203c63f300920b

Jaeseong patted Sihyeon on ccc6777acf the shoulder and took 745bf4df02 a drink. He grabbed the 658e3cd2c7 whiskey bottle and ed59eb4877 poured a glass a2345f7499 for Sihyeon as 2fc437c8a8 well.488556219b1de3d4

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“Unrequited love is always the worst. Here, take a drink.”1ac560d803c23273

Sihyeon drank the d99cdcd0bf glass his friend 975d69049f poured. The strong whiskey 6ae6c53152 burned his throat, 6f63bdd684 making him wake 964e5b66d6 up. And then,33e5a145faf88100

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It was reality.c54d30078aaac777

In the dark, Sihyeon slowly sat up. His esophagus stung, but it wasn’t that painful. As he caught his breath, he thought,8af25599ff1c1e85

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Indeed, it’s really terrible. More than anything, this is the worst.51f035c70e944d0f

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At sunrise, Jinoh came to Sihyeon’s house. It seemed hyung had sent him instead. Sihyeon quietly got into Jinoh’s car. When feeling down, it was better to be with someone than alone, especially a friend. Their destination was the memorial park where his parents were interred.6f0fc37556ad0698

Today, Jinoh was b57509d21e unusually silent. The music in the 2507eca430 car felt overly clear. When Sihyeon 4c6f77c6dd asked if 0e225bd45e something was 79c18c37fa wrong, Jinoh 34cd3cd649 said there 5b28a61da9 wasn’t, so b1d2a12f46 he let a770453578 it be. Normally, he would 293c0a30a9 have been more cef141fafe concerned about his 768e2f48b4 friend, but today 4d66dfef84 he was too 229492d045 tired for that.99bf43f960cadc5a

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There was only 6e9c877ac7 one photo of f4ba8da31d his parents in f7edf1dbf9 the compartment where bc3e0fb9b0 their urns were a06d576eaf kept. Both the b9333d87a2 urn and 329e17e352 the photo 89ecccf74c had been 56a06672b8 salvaged from 615a56dbb2 his uncle, 9bdbc2775c making them cb1bf44e88 even more 6128db8975 precious.384365c0d891d2b2

Sihyeon stared 89e06b5386 directly at ca88c3cb79 the picture b1cedaf924 of his e1697ff54b parents. Seeing it f7162121d4 again, his 719c973887 mom was 3c8b98c888 truly beautiful.7a16aee93e81db86

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He spoke to them in his mind. His depression was getting better, the drama’s ratings were decent, and Cheolju hyung, Jinoh, and Yoonhyung were all doing well. These were everyday things. And there was something he particularly wanted to tell his mom. Someone said you must have been a beauty, Mom.aab15cea51d633b3

But it’s someone c0800131e6 I like. I never thought I’d d8aad2c214 like anyone. Isn’t that fascinating?03ccd683cc59a149

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Standing there, he couldn’t bring himself to say, “They don’t like me back.” If his parents heard that, they would surely worry.ebec3b3a17738b1f

Instead, he asked a question. If he thinks you’re beautiful, Mom… does he think I’m handsome too? He did say he had high standards.17658c7ec905d782

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Of course, no answer 1c5a0327df came. He chuckled 0a828cc940 to himself. It was a sillier 664f8d64e8 question than he thought. But oddly, he felt 11b95a7622 better. He hoped 90a3d21ee7 to be 75b7562bc2 in a 0f4489dccb better state 0d7f7899de when he e31a2d0b0e visited again 09263a3d44 in a 55566f54d9 year.51502b737135db1a

Leaving the columbarium, Jinoh’s car stopped at the hospital. It was a place Sihyeon had been visiting for six years. As Jinoh unbuckled his seatbelt, he asked,9778c79e5ae130b1

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“Do you feel better after seeing your parents?”5221ec0e295df6d6

“Yeah. I’m okay.”7d6ea8c31c4029ab

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He looked at his e8da1e8168 friend’s stern face. He seemed 8c4b6bae1d deep in fbfbbd36b4 thought. Jinoh sighed and 2c522c4115 said,30c117cff60ecfe9

“Yoonhyung thinks we’ve been overprotective of you. But I don’t know what to do.”93e5bcb6aa412fd9

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The pauses between cf90d98533 his sentences were f76ab54c71 long. It took him a 499fce2814 while to continue.22e104d05e2543fc

“Honestly, I still find it hard. I don’t know if I’m doing the right thing.”290421da3bb051ad

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“Sorry.”20922eb32d1c91bc

“No, don’t apologize.”f51e0e3432057c32

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“I’m really okay. Yesterday was just hard. You’re doing… great.”0d4671087196fe14

“You’re doing great too.”70af007d57ddad12

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“Yeah.”900bae7095c0af50

Jinoh gazed out the 20dc03e415 window briefly before turning 9b83f4a16b back to Sihyeon.3557d18a5da02440

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“Sihyeon, you remember our promise, right?”2c31538300037061

“Yeah.”d794eba954150dc5

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“Let’s make one more promise.”a7718ae6409c588d

“What is it?”3d57b7022abf6fd0

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“If something is really tough and painful… Don’t have bad thoughts. Don’t do anything drastic.”9cc473c8f935cc51

“……”6ab0d3c9372542b8

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“Instead, make a different choice. Something small you wouldn’t usually choose.”622d44a8e2af44f1

He thought he understood 9e74c52ac9 but also didn’t. Sihyeon looked at 89e74f83a3 Jinoh silently. He needed 884db1cb13 an explanation. Jinoh gave b3772e6ae8 an example.e2085e10bf0b0f1f

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“In a story I know, someone tried to hang themselves with a rope. They went to a tree to hang the rope, but it didn’t go over well. Then, they absentmindedly picked a cherry from the tree and ate it… and it tasted amazing.”947c73874729536f

Jinoh smiled slightly. His gaze seemed 52c0fa0765 to convey a 0b1daf2e28 genuine story.2af8a2858f9721b0

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“After eating one, they had another and soon had a handful of cherries. They left the rope and went home with the cherries.”ad0ee5f4abaf5b4e

“…Is that the end?”4f0f127b2f1449c0

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“Yes, that’s the end. They lived happily after that. They had a good life until the end.”43a461e899658e85

He didn’t know why, 24a8c60a62 but that sentence struck 304abd87aa him.044759c64dcae127

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‘They had a good life until the end.’47c2b18dbf6a4767

A good life 75119700ed until the end. Anyone could have such 998aa8b449 an ending.5eceabd994986c34

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He visited the 43318a036d hospital less frequently 9922150608 than before. Now, he 0bcb246794 mainly just 30fe44ed1d picked up 22c59464cf his medication a304134dc0 without long f0860dee8c counseling sessions.a4164a2f9ec420c0

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“It’s normal to feel down around this time every year, isn’t it?”5fe1a429b59ec8d7

The doctor, whom he hadn’t seen in a while, smiled as he spoke.8eeb7a746fa4e767

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“Yes.”26af606e6bf74ae4

“You lasted longer than last year. Is everything okay these days?”17929aa3c7d1d5da

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Normally, he would have just said, “Yes, everything is fine.” But this year wasn’t like that. Sihyeon called, “Doctor.”bf883ca51ae496f4

“I actually have someone I like.”1abdc06699ec234d

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“Really?”5ac13082fd2e0bea

“But they don’t like me back… It’s really hard.”8566d3b029fe1edd

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For a moment, he b0197e7318 felt stupid saying that. Maybe it was 18847715b8 because he was 489517a152 in the familiar 2a8bfbf799 counseling room with 6f49caa0fd his history. He realized, 98b5258fcb after everything c926acfc48 he’d been 302596fcbc through, was 494059aa96 he struggling 85e810f37f this much 862a134e85 over unrequited 58a9b018dc love? It seemed strange. He had shared much 7a4c81cf5a worse in this room. Feeling embarrassed, 95e15a2b2c Sihyeon looked a73462280c at the 3fa83f0027 doctor.75577ca5fb057f5a

“Do people come to the hospital because of unrequited love?”ab78bc3d509689d7

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“They do. There’s nothing wrong with you, Sihyeon.”c7da49dc6dc8098f

“Really?”fda959fd46306c62

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“It’s perfectly normal.”e6f9e9a0a70c2a76

The doctor, 8198219d0d writing something bf883ec64a on paper, 039cf2c115 told him.7b6498a647172070

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“Nowadays, you don’t talk about the past. In a little while, you won’t even remember this.”1eda52210d078a1a

Really? It seemed plausible. It felt like the 1f66a62621 only comfort. Seeing Sihyeon’s doubtful expression, d28b91e8d0 the doctor said,9eb50fb78ad547dc

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“It’s true. I told you, someday you’ll come here for relationship advice. Wasn’t I right?”41ab4fc4f1558bb6

“…Yes.”2aedc8332785ff37

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“You said you wanted to be ordinary. You are. Just like you’ve gotten through everything before, you can get through this too.”1a56481e809ea50a

Could he really?7860678ea9ecc2b4

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There was de10a129a3 only one da9a1162bd scene left 3d97a39f2c to shoot 769d3281cb with Seo 73f5a3219e Heetae. Sihyeon lay his 1658004dd0 head on the 7395bc9b8c table, staring at a405e9ec79 the calendar. He had drawn 1725c6e33f several stars on b1cd7ab3e5 it. Sometimes, seeing 2f2db6e153 a star a9ad7a69e0 for the d44f38cc9b next day 5c9e9c10d0 was exciting. But now he wondered 15dc58b13e if having many stars 8e81a7a2c0 was good or meaningless.1c2693944cbc730f

He finished his 5552f8497c beer and impulsively 5e80a12afb sent him a c70a177bf9 message.930e8a0bcb79de0e

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[Sunbae-nim, please take care of me tomorrow.]

It had been a 28efd808c1 long time since he 672f004028 sent one. He lacked the confidence d68521b162 to face him, but 06bd6020f7 strangely, he found the 998a6f4131 courage to do this.42437a30935886bb

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He stared f87f082242 at the ba730fc300 message window d633e53c33 for a 7b35d82f86 long time 80d5c1ae92 before putting 3b3079c84c his phone f96a1d8857 down. He knew what the 48827b3e8f reply would be. Something simple like, “Me 9615798c79 too” or “See you 9a3c500f1f tomorrow.” So, he decided 8ee3b34eea not to check the a9d9abf4f8 response even if it 86c502fda1 came. He put fabf28ee35 the phone 13efca7548 face down c6f8fe7a60 and stood 3cc1f26052 up to 423783a15e clean.d9cb5f09bce1d037

He hadn’t taken a step when the message alert went off. He immediately turned back. Sihyeon placed his hand on the phone, hesitating. Should he check or not? He couldn’t resist and picked it up. Surprisingly, Ryu Sihyeon was not very patient.85348090194ece9c

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He squinted and 19992142ca peeked at the e334c947c0 screen. Seo Heetae’s ac04f6e2c3 name appeared. A short 7074398407 reply might 5318a0f06d hurt, but d040a0eb7c being afraid 7ae528ce4a of such f1c87deaff a small 9746e5def9 thing was 968c2e40f0 laughable. He decided 84885f7c79 to read 3424921691 it. One needed this kind d2f021f615 of boldness to survive 45a0311d2a this harsh world. It wasn’t out 86efbf08ce of curiosity.08d300f8745eb826

Sihyeon read the 13e1a4dd92 message and took f42b9378bb a deep breath. It was dc42199358 longer than f06891a7bf he expected.cf5c695de5f7d007

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[Tomorrow is the last day with Jang Yicheol. The internet is buzzing about Jang Yicheol, which I believe is because you played the role so well. It’s been enjoyable, and thank you. It was truly an honor to act with such an amazing actor.]

…Did he really write this himself? Did someone else write it for him? Why did he suddenly send such a long message? ‘It’s been enjoyable, and thank you.’ That one sentence made his heart flutter. His hands trembled as he replied, ‘Thank you, Sunbae-nim!’ He double-checked for typos. Seo Heetae replied again, surprisingly with a question mark.86b3284267858dab

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[Did you get home safely that day?]

[Yes^^]

[It’s good to work hard on acting, but don’t overdo it.]

That sentence made cbdc1fa818 his heart flutter. But still, he had fc54260bde no words other than fe154d1a1f ‘Yes^^’. He hoped a6d513f2ac Seo Heetae a423d22d44 would forget e745c33dde the Ryu 7ee3322581 Sihyeon who 33e6a07502 cried into d7ed3bd788 his hands. He thought, f3b2db8cdd if you’re 35c2af8942 worried, why 00e9f547f1 didn’t you 02fdaf748c send a 2ecd9a7100 message first? He decided 69378671d5 he shouldn’t 518050223d get excited 124c6af1ce over a 28cebdafb1 courteous remark.2325fad44f73c499

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The next c4ba326218 day, he 14b80180d7 only had 963569c283 a chance 28c2dc0a02 to talk 80d6609f29 to Seo b6f4aeac6b Heetae after c05942338b filming. Seo Heetae had 7f65b1aa27 already finished his 27f06df45a scenes and returned 48d2592b3f to the waiting 3c00fe8901 room, making Sihyeon 5ea7fa1e91 worry he wouldn’t cd08f6288e see him. After filming 7513ddb9c9 longer than b970d71441 Seo Heetae, bbc9c344d5 he hurried e1ace1042a to the 0938f00319 waiting area. His brother, walking 6798aafc0f with him, said,3ff21531b49a619f

“Sihyeon, let’s greet the sunbae-nims and leave quickly.”10e72eafb49b29e1

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“Yes!”583f6e11199d56c6

“Oh, so enthusiastic. Did you take your meds?”6cf5fe39dcfede57

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“Yes.”6ccbb3ba12bc2f49

“Good. The assistant director was really worried because you looked tired.”3473f8e61f37f46f

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In truth, taking medication made it hard to focus. He could barely act. He only managed to be Jang Yicheol when the camera rolled. Plus, after filming, the director held him back for a speech. Talking about the acting, the hard work, and asking him to do well in the remaining scenes. Jang Yicheol wasn’t someone to sit quietly through such a talk. During that time, he lost his focus completely.89813068585447a8

As he walked to Seo Heetae’s waiting room, he was anxious. Sihyeon still had scenes to shoot the next day, but Seo Heetae didn’t. He wanted to see him, but the director’s speech took long enough for him to have left.e2f62957c71e0be9

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If he was 223b12f79c still there, what f161e43f48 should he say? He hadn’t thought 32e27541fb of anything. Saying, “Your acting 6c0e5dbd5e today was great!” 44301825de felt off since 0b03b6b10f he didn’t have 561673af75 many lines. Still, it 57ca86b71c was the 6b708f29a7 last day 57ea84709c they filmed c41e85015e together, and 134f9ebbe8 he wanted d1e40e8bda to say a83cc179a3 something meaningful. Thinking this, 19849d3f76 he saw 63f4943261 Seo Heetae 85e06b5421 leaving the 5bb4853555 waiting room 6ba6e1345d with his 1b1291ac58 manager. He had c4083a09ba changed into 60c73eeb76 casual clothes 7cfc6ecbe8 but still 0c9a674e41 looked like daf68b7068 a main 1810329f87 model for 8af7758dd3 a famous ad5be415a0 brand. Seeing him appear so 02568d86ca tall and handsome made fb93413eab him stare in awe. Any lingering resentment 628cbabf20 melted away.50ace3e33909ee71

When he looked this way, Sihyeon awkwardly bowed his head. He wanted to say something impressive but only managed, “Sunbae-nim, thank you for everything.” Seo Heetae simply replied, “I enjoyed it too,” and looked at him briefly. He seemed to want to say something but didn’t. Sihyeon spoke first, breaking the silence.d1b0984d49acc59d

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“Can I contact you? Now that it’s all over…”1f56ef478bcae4d0

“Sure.”0bf7b44b19ad9f5e

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He should have boldly 2c97d103f6 asked, now that you’re 8a7b16b4ae no longer Lee Joohwan, 12ea568e12 can’t we get closer? But it seemed 6ea57e020c that such serious 074e7dc82c concerns meant nothing 13a7941d93 to Seo Heetae. He smiled calmly as bf95142e71 usual.c6ee921497a6fbbd

“Take care.”a7b3e24ea92323a9

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His farewell 1d43b4271d made his 4b0c5ee9e4 heart sink, a7c8e7abde and he 89feb36c5d barely managed 7b9f42a4dd a “Yes.” 519504fb0e He didn’t 7fe35d637d think he cee02aab4a showed a 892b991a79 good expression, 6f9b113981 but luckily, d5bba36a62 his brother 60e639dff7 called him, a9a12bcaf3 allowing him 0238b6c46a to turn 1b7df52db0 and leave a82ff325f2 quickly.5feab411e19d3f4d

Each step took fce6d469fa him further from 81b66e5329 him. He wanted to 67141eccc6 look back but 1234be0239 didn’t. He knew 7d106c1c65 what scene fb9a0a01ca would be 6b5dfa30c7 behind him. Seo Heetae 1095dc5d38 would walk c89e96b63f away without 2d2cd099b0 hesitation.51b66b9e63361f01

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Usually, he 976c5f8893 said, “See 6cb07d36f5 you next 66529b0dc7 time” when 6fa2ac128c parting. But today, edf32ce0dc it was 9930c4c9fe “Take care.” b91f6e1025 He now 42332f04e4 understood the c97920a422 true meaning 8f122b8a1f of his 56e0584f33 message from b51d620042 yesterday, “It’s 5930870195 been enjoyable, 1692013959 and thank 759010caa4 you.” ‘It’s 2bb9ae127b been’ indicated 6ae12c35eb an end.be9d67e34a5e3ae6

No matter how much 5c280d7951 he liked him alone, d8a2bb06f6 they would always run 94c4d24d9a in parallel lines. Indeed, it was like 522f482d34 that. Saying they 8e640a72a8 should keep 2aeb8d4851 their distance 625aecf922 because Jang 8006f90183 Yicheol and f12c7879ff Lee Joohwan 83b11903d7 were enemies? That was 661f1aac22 just a faf1e59c35 plausible excuse. He probably 25cf8af339 never had cc02810111 any interest 629501fa50 in Ryu 7fa17ec83e Sihyeon.894f3b2ed6f97e5b

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Jang Yicheol never 46f82a44ad gave up. If he, 131760831d who didn’t f0db4a0c29 know love, 005d419b85 were to c2692764c9 like someone, 0a563268e7 he wouldn’t efe7fff28b give up 5a69d61980 and let 1199f91e29 go. But Jang Yicheol was 2dc488c380 fading. When the drama ended, 408f99bef9 he would disappear completely, 5f05dfc771 leaving only Ryu Sihyeon. Ryu Sihyeon 9ac7e53d98 had given 5cc8192fa7 up many b421ff22b0 things, so beb4b48dd7 letting go 7bfe571fab of one 7e15b071dd more wasn’t 19fe2861d2 hard.04e7b62a10e46bf6

Ryu Sihyeon had d9bf583904 been lingering around f38f964517 the wall he 061058d0a1 built. Now he started to e927eb557f step back. He took 1d70dda68e a step a1c2e85205 away and ca6cc87bdd needed to 42b5a86e0d move further. This wasn’t a problem aca29fdd9b that could be solved 7a98181c17 by lying low or b47ef591c6 submitting.f5ff370ddf907287

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He needed to actively b8ce0bd9f9 let go.5ba97793bc361bba

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Jang Yicheol’s end was anticlimactic. His final scene was meeting his loyal follower Ha Jinyoung in the visitors’ room. It was a short and simple scene, but due to the comeback schedule of Haeun’s girl group, it became the last scene they shot. Since it was everyone’s last scene, the mood was good, and everyone was excited.ee51bd2713bb8bc5

Only Jang Yicheol 0eea225a04 maintained composure.719f5b67323854b5

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Jang Yicheol enters the visitors’ room. Seeing Ha Jin-young sitting behind the glass, he says,c2020b7fd1927c58

Hello, my Peter.2df89f32c1e396e2

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Sitting down, f146007fa1 he looked c17ba46ccc at his b410e6c92d face, filled 59d56ec104 with guilt. Jang Yicheol knew 8e515e3f12 he would eventually eee7ba3d3e come back to 1d457cbcb5 him after betraying 66a45e5842 him once.9ab15ee3a15e32ec

Peter denied his 53e4c2a51d master three times. But he remained e76d4ab70b a faithful disciple. Jang Yicheol would give 5dba6f07a2 Ha Jin-young three chances. He trusted him that 8bd8677ddf much.ee8182d0b09df7de

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Jang Yicheol wasn’t over f3a4c1bef3 yet. Sihyeon could 7a18b4f663 instinctively tell. Perhaps Jang Yicheol might c13208d5b4 live longer than Ryu 3c3f0f4b77 Sihyeon.ff50ddf153434f32

Outside the set, Sihyeon a059a1b8ec fumbled in his pockets. He wanted a cigarette, a5df4a4692 but finding none, he a5266d855b inhaled the cold air f28cc4a974 instead.9f2db0448d337a53

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Thirst was completely over. Living as a1ba7b40af Jang Yicheol 7350f7810d was over. He felt empty inside. For a a7a7581270 while, Jang eddf26730d Yicheol had 7de694ba4b filled parts 3a8651a195 of Ryu 40a43a0c11 Sihyeon, like b3a08608be pride and dc8e1d1a1b self-esteem. Now there was nothing 864a678482 left but Ryu Sihyeon. Not even ad6a75dff1 a cigarette.f4e4bb2cd7327a2d

But today, for the first time, Sihyeon found Jang Yicheol ridiculous. Why trust Ha Jin-young? Do you, being human, also want to trust and rely on someone? Despite being such an evil person, you lean on such trust. He would never trust someone who had hurt him once. You shouldn’t trust people easily. It was foolish. Somehow, Jang Yicheol seemed pitiful.bbcb5a19c9ee2f0d

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Ryu Sihyeon, who didn’t even have a cigarette, was pitying Jang Yicheol. It must be because Ryu Sihyeon still had two people he could trust. He felt like laughing and, surprisingly, felt better. He thought he might not need his meds today.0240821280075316

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The film Four Seasons, Seoul, 1983, which was shot 0612bc1add over the past two e5d9c2bcd9 years, was finally about f1472c6d4f to be released. And the screening f6bdc84255 was just around e119589f49 the corner.f1cee23da5010b86

Sihyeon received a message from Yeo Juhee, apologizing for not being able to attend the screening. It reminded him of Seo Heetae. He didn’t know why this thought association led to Seo Heetae, but it made him feel resentful that he said he couldn’t come. Thinking back, no matter how much he drank, if he promised, shouldn’t he remember?fafcdc34eb1ba817

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Jinoh had said before that not properly rejecting someone while giving them hope was the worst. Wasn’t Seo Heetae doing the same? He held his hand and everything.dc914f23d7ad696c

Feeling uneasy, he started 4c9037df52 baking cookies again. Just in case, on be4b5ce733 the off chance, Seo fcdb1f084a Heetae might come, he 2de4eca3c7 left out the chocolate. He made them not 724a09d053 too sweet with walnuts e957ed592b and almonds. All the while, he b89c9c79da kept thinking:bf6d9588317e3786

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Don’t like him. It was the wise choice. Yoonhyung was right. What’s the point of liking someone when you can’t even date them? It wasn’t likely he’d meet someone who genuinely liked him… Even if there were, it surely wouldn’t be Seo Heetae.681f55715f4db559

So he kept resolving 4514f4e9ea not to like him. While repeating 01acc8963f that resolve, 40f7d51257 he ended e464834798 up with 2974c66032 a pile 29886da0b0 of cookies.59f7ea2aef1d9664

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After the screening, Sihyeon 7724d4e201 greeted several people. By then, he 5f344b2ec0 had no expectations ea9ad41fc2 that Seo Heetae 9cb6d13ce3 would come. He had already checked 3396db98cd the VIP waiting room, 0b66815767 hoping for a 0.01% 45aef08448 chance, but was certain aa89617300 he hadn’t come.5b13af102a3b1e88

Instead, he saw someone he didn’t particularly want to see: Director Lee Joong-ho of Cinema Pic. When he first saw him as Director Lee Changhyeok’s mourner, he was a general manager. Now he was a director and still praised Yoon Dahee fervently. He seemed to be part of the office politics, aligning with Yoon Dahee.1205ffea6e6ec704

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“Our vice president wanted to come, but unfortunately, it’s his birthday today…”a52f69e57f9a5f96

“It’s fine. Please convey my dfc3852e33 congratulations.”ecd823f9817b2adc

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Now, whenever 17424f103b he heard daeb5b2572 Yoon Dahee’s e580a054f4 name, he 29b8cec6dc only thought 11816d4254 of one 235546c991 thing. It was 6e02737583 what Director e6cf7c8613 Choi had 1881f78872 said at 9eb92255d7 a wine 681ec60238 bar. Didn’t he e05caa45a0 say Seo 7b2746fcb5 Heetae liked 82d03f7304 tall, distinct-featured 577f5bce95 people like bd97cab844 Yeo Juhee ec407abfad and Yoon 05592e3227 Dahee?a4f2303e7e4dc383

He had 27ddc3f074 resolved to ded2244941 give up, 5a1589aa33 but felt 2664955d46 foolish. Maybe his uncle was 21c469d74e right; he really didn’t 597655ffe4 learn.8b10b41e3d0db114

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After the screening, he 944683e703 felt like drinking, and ca5080c0a0 when the director suggested 983d4b6316 an afterparty, he agreed. It was 354243b98a a gathering 085b716009 of the b082503351 director, producer, 14cc1a0634 and a 88ecf1e04c few others. Sihyeon drank moderately, d9009b2b1f using their chatter 4a8c356ba6 as background music. He rationalized to b22450d3fd himself: Meeting Seo 145e4052b9 Heetae would only 09ff303b64 hurt him. It always did, so 7ea4301772 it was better not 10f01288e3 to see him today. He had decided not 9331339314 to like him anyway. He wouldn’t see him 3bf59e512b in the future either.9d0b7eebb77f6188

Lost in 7d2dc40c33 such thoughts, 3758dc7556 he was 95345a5e84 suddenly interrupted 57490f8194 by the fb336207f4 director.f1c7de92cc7bad19

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“Sihyeon, you know 4bc8d70d9f Seonui, right?”884c6472a066ce13

“Yes.”315448aa13919277

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Seonui was 69c1c1a64e the assistant b1f8969141 director sitting 345281c547 next to d0f712eac6 the director. He was helpful during 2df49dfa51 filming, always looking after cb7dcf56d7 the actors. The director 362e118985 patted the 6fb0e82f7f assistant director e653fe5c8a on the 95ea2ef591 shoulder and 5c7192df68 said,ae9631be86692fd8

“Seonui wrote a script. Can you f8d1d726b9 read it? He’s talented. He’s from K 77e91ec61c University. But it’s 7c915a23ab hard to 7c23daf24d break into 1e34447e46 commercial films. The representative here 02c460fa02 said he’d support b9d7702614 it if you 681ae25a7d agree.”60d7d4d6ab2fe6e2

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“Wow, you went 3cb20c5e0c to K University?”c28135941e07ccc5

Seonui smiled shyly. He was 9039031bec a man ae5cca154b in his a21f206ddc mid-30s with eb8dd20efa glasses, looking 2cecd59abb very gentle.168967bf8082da3c

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“Yes. I majored in film at K University, but my class didn’t really make it…”be21d039c76ad6bd

Seeing that awkward smile, I couldn’t say no to the scenario. We decided to meet with Iseon’s assistant director later, and that day’s drinking session ended. Sihyeon, in a pleasantly tipsy state, got into the car. The alcohol made it feel like there were no thoughts in his head, and he felt lighthearted. He was about to turn on a mobile game when suddenly, his brother said something shocking.73b44cdca1cbd15c

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“Don’t drink again 2e1ea9e563 when you get 43cf5a0269 home, alright? The wrap-up party 31c0db8d1f is in three bf7d8921bf days. You’ll be drinking a 7b17ff20b9 lot then, so take b3283e1331 care of your health.”e9d305256950a173

Sihyeon’s mouth slightly opened. That’s right, there was a wrap-up party.9b48230799bc546c

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“Seo Heetae Sunbae f3d2c1230e will come too, 63fe3044f0 right?”c613621504fb30c3

“What kind of obvious df8fc06de8 question is that… Do 6943a2ec05 you like Sunbae that 305541e89b much?”5de4828171e3b06f

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His brother asked 9d33ae96f6 with a wide 9e15fb169a smile. It was the same f78ad99c66 expression he had when 6a2d5276a5 he made his first 34f407d56e friend.5d8f5208a0936e98

“Yes, I do like c34cd05c9d him.”b6c3470a951d23e8

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But it wasn’t 933e3b10c5 that he wanted a5598a14af to see him. His mind d1801a8a48 was too 1a62d4d392 cluttered, and 0aa089d2a0 he wanted 1e4ca30c70 to avoid f9fb1c9c7e him. He was 04afd169c9 afraid all 433f9f8e27 his resolve 95f93f7d9a not to b630ce09d3 like him 01758ce7fe would be 5fbb5c2ab5 in vain 7686e33b53 if he ae210ae19d saw him ee25b5488f at the 3590c6eaf2 wrap-up party.412ce992fb27ec95

“But I’m too 39e5b6c4a7 tired to go. It’s been 2d168ddd86 so tough 2a1626dc9e lately…”12358980dbf46dcf

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“Just this once, Sihyeon. How can the lead bc468d50b3 not attend the wrap-up a77ca04ed8 party?”edb043d79e341aed

Usually, his brother would go along with what Sihyeon wanted when he said this. When it didn’t work like now, it meant it really couldn’t be helped. Reluctantly, Sihyeon tried hard to think with his drowsy mind. How could he avoid meeting Seo Heetae? But no matter how much he thought, he couldn’t find an answer.da5df16e2d8156c7

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Even after 9d21f9e491 sobering up, 481e30a1a0 he couldn’t 02a3754961 find a 9b3c819ee9 good solution. The next day, while 9157a87e7d doing a scheduled interview, ae4c0914d1 he continued to ponder 3e8ba21f79 ways to avoid attending 67ad9ab1c4 the wrap-up party. First, he b099e6228f could say 739391f087 he was a816149421 sick. Second, he could 5aa558216d go to the 1db973c50f bathroom immediately upon c609a6eaa2 arrival and sneak 475effcfd4 out. Third, he could retire e1a69b8582 right away. That seemed too 6f44a54d30 extreme.a280553bbc7fedc3

Realistically, he had to d62726309f attend and be photographed. He could attend but aa7abb3a8e stay as far away 70bed9dfd0 from Seo Heetae as 7fb46b7d08 possible. The leads eaacd4c923 would likely d2c792c152 be asked cd06003511 to sit ad2bcd9e6f together, but 57f616ce04 how could caaee1187b he avoid 360efe891c that? While he was lost 68f128899d in thought, the interview cddef5e905 ended without him realizing 202ca8e6f7 it.f048bc3bebadebd1

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On the 732130b1d4 way home, 7a13e09a0a he took 92e74dfe52 out his 838029567c phone to 355a6b9f22 listen to 7484c1302c music. He played 141221fb2a some music 50c1c58a86 and checked f3fbd15425 his personal 3b9a2724d5 messages briefly, 31d22d1d85 noticing one 55831cf686 from Min 3315cb8a33 Hyejin. She thanked 1a6bb15c33 him, saying e4b477d9f6 the snacks 2fe9ad4298 she received 3a283ff3d6 at the 38f5198641 premiere were 35a9813169 delicious.0bb61b3cf1754ffe

Sihyeon zoomed in 8028a4403b on the photo a9202a84b7 Min Hyejin had ed7e0709a5 sent. It showed the 1d7c227d51 snack box placed a3def27a20 nicely on a 1ff0917b4c table, with a 64cb428a6d cat sniffing it. Although Sihyeon wasn’t interested 23c5999636 in cats, he thought d30ae30d2f Seo Heetae might like ebd918f95e it. Objectively, it was a 456b51dd2c very pretty cat.2fbb0d361a6c6467

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Should he 0930d1d488 be reborn 25c813df1e as a e64180b265 cat in 5181af37b8 the next 7af23b00b5 life? That didn’t 26e6615138 seem bad. Since he had donated 2fce11adfc a lot, maybe he d9a709b41e could be born as 81790bc33f an animal of his 374e5059db choice in the next 2f439f601b life.973fb2c1b9d59edf

As he was thinking bb20b2bb3e this, Min Hyejin sent 2084836af2 an unexpected message.368c212645a63446

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[When are you going to see Sunbae’s play?]

For a moment, he wondered what she meant. But soon, he remembered the play <Thirst> featuring fellow actors Na Seonyeong and Park Yeoeun was opening soon. His brother had also mentioned they should at least show their faces.4c5844bf31913dad

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This was it! Sihyeon checked the 3b67b0eaee play schedule in bc8756525e the group message 2e270a77fa he had skimmed 05fc28c7b0 over before. Both were c6997853cb performing on 89f33f888c the day 0d80dcc5c6 of the 7780e08ec9 wrap-up party. They would definitely come 3ed8f01cee to the party late 6e18231b03 after their performance. So, he could bd6dc7dbe2 watch the play, 94f06fa3b2 attend the wrap-up 8b86a1d3bd party late, get ba98a3b57f photographed, and then b73aab4cf4 slip away.9d1140b2236e7ffe

Sihyeon immediately contacted 4da5eb6084 Park Yeoeun and 106fd6fe1d Na Seonyeong, telling 99ae38d562 them he would 330920fb72 come to see 23dbebf672 the play. Even after 125f8d5027 thinking it 50629adc93 over a 7d8b1053bd few more 90517fdee0 times, it 18d7b75070 seemed like c67a983fb1 a good a44c8612a3 idea. His brother was very b3ed7ffa47 pleased with Sihyeon’s plan 035238ef28 to watch the play 614bd8d2bb and attend the wrap-up c6e4a712d2 party with Sunbae afterward. He was cf8453c5c1 so touched 1a896229c0 that he 1386a21344 even got 50b04d2ed6 teary-eyed. Although Sihyeon a862581759 didn’t really 0b9ff6110d have such df89f9db9f a noble 681a847064 intention, he f0a5c8c080 felt a e816dd00a7 bit guilty.fdfeeaf2f7de2c95

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On the day the final episode of <Thirst> aired, he went to a small theater in Daehakro to see the play and ran into writer Shin. Unlike others who just stared or took photos from afar, writer Shin actively approached Sihyeon with a big smile.d2407c4793ac9a6c

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Writer Shin chatted away, sandwiched between Sihyeon and his brother. As expected from a writer, she was good at talking and talked a lot. She mentioned that the play had won the Pulitzer Prize, that the director was a friend of a friend’s father, and that friend was actually director Jung Giyeon, whose father, Jung Yeongwoo, was preparing his next project… Sihyeon just nodded and pretended to listen to the writer.d58c3f6071f97106

“Heetae came 70a5946625 to see 86c684ac0a this on 4cb4919568 opening night 07899cdd40 with Hyejin. I’m just watching it bd1d82d9fd today and then heading 65cd5acca7 to the wrap-up party f0beb36012 with them.”cd94d4a20c47fb92

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Sihyeon, who had been dc0932eb4f listening mechanically, was surprised 68abca62e0 by this.edab206f2c94dc4b

“Opening night 0ec3f2a25f was two 81f2e737ce days ago, fca26453ff right?”46bc86a44f04f353

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“I think so?”f04ac322091ffa3e

That meant 2caf0984bf it was 148885fe67 the day 9037b1fdcd after the fb654583fe premiere. Suddenly, he felt e268d071bc extremely disappointed. He didn’t come f47b1477a4 to my premiere a1dcbc2b45 but went to 6800378abb Sunbae’s performance? After that, fb9c01c7c8 he couldn’t 24f1315adc hear the 8fff3916fb writer’s words 847f23e931 anymore. He sat in 46a4071c0f the special seats d98ad493e8 with a dazed 50d8667531 expression. The disappointment didn’t fade 80f33be756 away, even as the c7c56748d6 curtain rose. What on earth could fc393dbe25 have been so important d270c24851 that he didn’t come?8308bb94cc68cc2e

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Because of those a8b3ac3bc1 feelings, he couldn’t df35db54cd focus on what 728f7a61dc was happening on f017ec61bd stage. It wasn’t a 663f2bc19c particularly captivating stage 5112c30c58 anyway. There were only e20ce5871e the mother and be236d95fb daughter, Jessie, and e6927989d7 no scene changes. Just a small ea0769ffbc living room. That was it.27ceb9f2a4258eb1

But suddenly, a line 3912ed377b from Jessie caught his 55e32e855e attention.c0959e5d19b306b7

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“Mom, I’m going to 0aaf6b3933 kill myself.”b4d9b2a97e819d80

Sihyeon couldn’t 139fe9f80a take his fa8443b87f eyes off 4968b8c970 Jessie, who 05ab8087d5 looked plain 3f6a7a2be4 and shabby. Jessie reminded him of 7297e0fa93 Ryu Seongwoo. He had achieved 0e9824ed27 nothing, and there 906a0f3fc2 was no one 712b362165 by his side. His relative, with d44ece1fee whom he lived, 0e8f3423ad was an empty d2eb7a09a1 shell, and the f02194b3a6 daily routine gave a8ea526b65 him no inspiration.f4f6406b1e7a95cc

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The Jessie 8d5852f222 on stage b7aba5e640 was very 3f2d488bf7 expressionless, but e7c0e066b9 Sihyeon felt 81e50333f4 like he d6c680c93b could see 976695c590 Jessie’s tired a318043492 soul.75ce92474a648144

“Mom, you’ve 14e9d92364 been on be25ef051d a bus. When you’re f23d9b66cd on a 8180947cb7 bus, it’s 9474f93863 hot, bumpy, ce015c604c crowded, and 0468509b2c too noisy. You really d5e01b3a26 want to 5b9b782d0e get off, ee7ced05b8 but the 3b22e44c0a only reason 28ccbf6cbc you don’t 06514607cb is because f84c764ff6 you still 331efa0706 have fifty b0eb1410fd blocks to be8c4545f1 go to d23e503ecf your destination. But I 7982808dc0 can get 45c382b2da off right ffdacec5ff now. Because even if I cdefbe3b42 get off after fifty 4a20eec0c9 years, I’ll be getting 13de654e46 off at the same bf8f8841fa place anyway. If I e418185889 want to a0beb02d04 get off, a1a0b5b74e I can. If I cc466801d2 think it’s ab4a17674c enough, that’s 088585a0f6 my destination.”67fbebab77106e0f

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Ryu Seongwoo got off c5ff09f716 the bus. He wanted to, and 9d11105b8f that was the only 6b9496defc way. Ryu Sihyeon was 360d0fbec4 the same. He had experienced such 0fd515df83 temptations several times. He felt like the e7e15a51b5 conclusion wouldn’t change no 814f576286 matter when he got 8b53f142ef off the bus. There were times 3477f70ce4 in his early 3003e5bee6 20s when he e06cc1bd64 paced the veranda, 8f0e77641e contemplating. His friends fe70e178a2 had found 93382cc04f out and c9beb02f2e pooled their fb780c7336 money together 89e876a9ff to help 4d540b4b0e him move 3940eae570 to the 36521419d4 current two-story 1d90ef7006 house. They made 22fdc28337 him promise f060d0f15d not to d2b892acbb have ‘bad ec6ff9810f thoughts.’ That’s cde35f478c how he a549050a60 barely managed bb27af180b to get efda9b3c44 by.eb7f05a0d1f16470

But eventually, Ryu Sihyeon 5b19b462d6 got better. Compared to Ryu Seongwoo, ea3ced94df his life was so 41a2c44e7b much more peaceful and bf8597d3ff stable. At some cb91228ba6 point, he 1b88e2b013 had been 6b5ae52784 living so cb77b3adca steadily, but 4542671700 lately, his 229cdc9c53 routine had 6c74b8ca24 fallen apart. He was filled ce80edcce6 with upsetting, disappointing ffd3d9790f emotions. Why?742b08856b952515

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Could it 14b2aa613a be because affc69adad of just d71f189f7d a day’s 8db1dbfe1e difference that 854c24c06b he was db79a28357 so busy? All the worries 3a697c386a stemmed from Seo 19858f7adc Heetae.3cd325337def8060

He didn’t 5fd9c8d41f know why ef133e15bd he couldn’t 44d11f4e85 control his 5792120640 emotions as da565306aa he did 56d4840bda when acting. The emotions that 5fcc26be80 had grown in 70557d4aa7 the empty space 4a7f2292a9 had become uncontrollable. They had grown 6c448454e5 into a tree 82786d3b1a with many branches. He couldn’t 9bce34d67b even guess 3308d755d6 how to 51ce862f43 trim it. He just held onto bad3a73c26 it, hoping it would cf5bc81873 be okay. Without knowing how, e3ae8a1ce7 he constantly thought 7f7e982f9e about it. Not to 74e9c10aca like him.b2bb3e2c7b5b3ccb

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That tree 8408dd8067 was lingering c7f33288fc attachment. As much as f049de1c7d the unresolved emotions 37bbcc750a gave life meaning, 9734b93900 tears fell automatically. He didn’t f2c21ff091 even know 70c99adf13 why he e811710423 was crying. The old 4b054734b8 Ryu Sihyeon bb56a71431 didn’t cry, 2b251dd794 so he 3b2ad339be didn’t know 480420f467 why he ec825f0d19 had changed.b9f5154504efa818

“You can’t 2860c4e857 make life b2d137dab3 better or 8990cc886a start to e19c2ab057 like it. But you can 40efe8ce42 turn it off. Life is like df3994cf5d a radio.”dab03e53349beac3

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His vision was 500d5b903e blurry, but his d815bd8c43 gaze was fixed 5c77718f72 on Jessie. Jessie’s voice was clear cfd5fb2ce4 in his ears.4e53d828d97e1291

“If nothing’s playing and c5ceaf0eb9 there’s nothing you want 011d43c7db to hear, you can 90d7b23458 just turn it off.”184b5fa49390993b

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Ryu Sihyeon’s radio 68694568de still had music 5a55fe83af playing. He didn’t know 1b8845d212 what kind of ad793740d7 music it was. But he wanted to b920e5c705 keep listening to it.dce2871bc6185dc4

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He arrived a little 1ced0600ae late to the wrap-up fe85587949 party, as planned. People were 3734ae37a1 already watching 1bb9d14f75 the drama c2ce8e7d35 that had 87cd7827db started, and 064f4c385f he naturally 2f9c2883fe sat at 43baa4fbb7 the same 24665cf58a table with 4308fd090f those who 8a1d95687a had arrived 8cf5736f44 together. Fortunately, everyone c5dbb0ec91 was focused 66641f0e33 on the d7c8af1276 drama, so 437a421738 no one 29e8d0150f paid attention 278eaa1850 to him. Still feeling the 53948ff845 lingering emotions from 63f381e05d the play, he 5cfc5aef37 found it comfortable. He felt a bit 4cf7ae0bc9 sorry for the writer 6705666d0a sitting next to him, 627824d86d but if he had 3901e63e72 to choose between the f1dab03256 play and this drama, 25d4347b0a he preferred the play.0f95aa2d95587f97

“Sunbae, your acting was bbbf1b81ef really good.”98475d85a3104ed6

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