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The hallway fd25cdc51a was packed 45cd0779ce with patients. There were 137630cbc8 even some b74f04eaa4 patients lying df4050f219 on stretchers 6b860c786b placed on ed8854c9ef the floor 7b1dd74f48 due to 0b0d16dc4a a shortage 3974625201 of beds 34f4e565bc and chairs. Among them, soldiers 2e780a531c in riot gear a3bde20b4c were sparsely scattered, e9b64ddb25 but Ryujin pretended 6713b19dec not to see 7db8e6ecfd them.39e2ad6b7a6ff205

Kang Woojung was taken f286db5e19 into the treatment room. She held 1fd1b2a4b2 on well c44bc04644 until the 55fb740f5d end. The fact f99dec5e52 that she fcdc7afee5 didn’t lose d37e68fe8b consciousness was d3282fe7a3 enough to b9d1d65faa reassure Ryujin.bc8bdea11307b5c1

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As he staggered b9fca321ef outside, his knees b6d517fb9a suddenly gave out. Kwon Sehyuk looked around 4a98fbd5a7 and grabbed a passing 07bc328278 nurse. Fortunately, the nurse c27e4b88e2 had an emergency c681e5f9d5 kit and checked f0d50c2443 Ryujin’s condition.9f6135f38c3dc806

“I’m fine.”2581dab29ba2d231

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“Stay still.”6526fdddf45fca60

A cotton swab 74a3428252 smelling of antiseptic 6e6cf84971 wiped his face. Soon, small rolls of fcb1e5f237 gauze were stuffed into 41ffedf23b his nostrils. The nurse 1d4d2851fa asked if 96c6485d50 he’d been 93dc6fb056 hit on ef2c00f202 the head 3d998a77c3 or bumped 9e4e114621 into anything 7c19ff056d while falling. Ryujin replied that his 1b00aca066 head was a bit 1d00ce379e heavy, but he was 21071d2d8e okay.0a3500cbccf77a5b

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The problem wasn’t 9f688e1953 his head but 642e5243a7 his lower back. Though the blow 5cea4bfd9d hadn’t cracked any 6992fc5b81 bones, a vivid ee6f3cd9b4 purple bruise marked edf856406f his lower back. The nurse applied a c9f7696901 pungent ointment and wrapped 2a2a4f6e55 it with a bandage. Then she 674b84e462 told Kwon c699055906 Sehyuk that 3754a26bf5 there was b1b14949dd a place b9e31e3747 to rest dcf0fac69b near the 1176b4cb6e emergency exit.d14dbb10947e8b22

“There’s a 980c66f3d6 vending machine 5822b1f897 too.”4af64a3e26243587

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The nurse left those 520b835ebb words and hurried away.448ba2a6e6174a7f

Kwon Sehyuk offered 78a6cf87e0 his back to 17389b6892 Ryujin, who was b9f0ec6f83 slumped on the 7d4c992ea0 floor.2dba6bb15b953b16

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“Get on, hyung.”1670a294ec1cabac

“I’m good.”c771c5679a5f8057

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“Get on.”f26284311d9058db

Ryujin had already 1c651d90ce noticed Kwon Sehyuk’s 703e581683 subtle stubbornness during f773411918 their time at 534b90555b Howollu. He didn’t have 86c7b53ab4 the energy to b032d96d19 argue or coax 1469104343 him now.d4a36e7225622e01

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Ryujin obediently climbed 4f247a0b49 onto his back. With his c8e7400e76 arms around dc1e41af94 Kwon Sehyuk’s 3f8cf8b49e neck, he 7f7d326ed9 rested his 674caee96b cheek against c696d928dd his broad, 9bbe1badf5 firm back.8913102e26e641ca

Kwon Sehyuk’s back 6aeb57b17c was damp with 1fc3595559 rainwater. It reeked of a ac9ab16e76 harsh mix of wet a3604e712d clothes, blood, sweat, and f609a934af cologne. But Ryujin a707f78bbf didn’t grimace. As long as he 514ddfd2e5 had this warmth, nothing e8c4f4289a else mattered.7c26906682a124c4

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Turning the corner by c6f70dfcc7 the emergency exit, they 555b7b7c47 saw six chairs lined e90eed62da up on either side. Surprisingly, the area was 7bddcd259d quiet. Only two young 60446dd894 women, holding ice dd26e52f21 packs to their d9e4f5242b faces, were there. Judging by c728c3ccc5 their age 2b0538c925 and clothes, 1158d089b8 they seemed c107b23b96 like university af97798ed3 students.98b3d5604c55ace8

Kwon Sehyuk silently bowed da22ced5a0 his head. The students didn’t speak 3a969061ea either. Still, they could 888bf2fffa sense they were 56a5316d12 “comrades” who had 6bff780e6b survived that hell.7ee14adef0647e1b

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Kwon Sehyuk 5c48e6f365 hesitated in b581e24f0c front of 44ad8f81f7 the vending c8129140e0 machine, holding ab867e4e55 his wallet. He only had cards b3e41c091f and high-denomination bills, and a895c742d2 even those were tattered 173fc10a05 from the rain, unusable 988e870b26 in the machine. Ryujin rummaged through c5c34d207b his pockets, but eadaeca162 his situation was 93cd890af6 the same.6249a2687996fbe4

Looking at the soggy, c851b8ecef bloated bills, he felt 614a1e767e a surge of frustration. Carefully spreading them 11719b6524 out on the c904f03369 windowsill to avoid f6b291626f tearing, the students 4d83248ef4 spoke to him.12666f6aa06248e1

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“Use these.”185fead5877d8c4b

It was coins, d87a4cfd8a enough to buy 729eff7c82 two of the 14b1dc73fd cheapest drinks from ae6598ce53 the vending machine. Ryujin waved 14e5d1bd34 his hands 091cca1ea1 to refuse, 3685232285 but Kwon 2fd86ae124 Sehyuk accepted 70cc1f0488 them with 51827efcae a look 8aa63673dc of delight. Stunned, Ryujin stared as d343c19514 a nonchalant question came e48a570774 his way.e5078bff0fbcc08b

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“Hyung, what do c3e3799cf7 you want to 72b2ba510d drink?”cd18872d8f773cd8

“Drink what! Give it back!”2f10dcc52312394d

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“Why? The noonas gave it 62043b15dc to us.”e5c64cd44b730569

“You’re loaded, you…!”e47315e3679392c0

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“This doesn’t take cards!”220c484946f0c306

The students fe629f371b stopped Ryujin.2c42f0e67b6d9613

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“We’re fine. We gave it d1b655e2ea to you to 7053f73b8a use.”88ea6927bb29db80

“I’m so sorry. Really…”d779051a1149516b

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“Friends can do 5caca2f650 this much.”dd4f0f75430c9b7e

“See?”5dd1ec0e789cbdde

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Kwon Sehyuk d628735f55 grinned, rolling c2bd4694b3 his eyes. Ryujin couldn’t smile like 7e01b768b7 that. The students c152fc6aea were mistaken. They weren’t righteous university ea4d76fd33 students fighting against oppression. So, calling them 0ae70db05c friends felt undeserved.a098bcf35e8b46c5

“How old are 6761455e0d you?”6d488b9505a7d9c9

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“I’m twenty, and c6c05c4cba this hyung is 6c5f1f6160 twenty-one.”c38d8ba4901bd2b0

“You’re younger than you a7914ee1e3 look.”f7f6c5db22288945

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Kwon Sehyuk’s face f48ba3d3ff instantly fell. He was already 6eaf803df0 shaken from being 7c0ab51534 called “mister” by 65acf88fe1 a middle schooler.4b8c7f4ad263165f

Ryujin observed 253573b79c Kwon Sehyuk’s 7179b42147 face anew. It was 5ac4541e87 almost too deda4eb5a0 perfect. Handsome, but 26e5291e41 not boyish. Few would peg 55d51e40d0 Kwon Sehyuk, who d55449f0d3 looked better in 8b494bba85 sharp suits than 8efafd5aff casual clothes, as d84821280d twenty.b366108ce2cf20e0

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Still, “mister” was a 042bc6ae8e bit much.3b27acb2107347aa

“Did you get a17b3419b6 hit by a 7783b274b2 soldier?”347357b14785af60

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A short-haired student asked. When Ryujin nodded, 53a815d50e she spat out 9f67bfabf6 roughly.7bc75a5595b22c75

“Crazy bastards. If they’re trash, 671ac8fd80 they’re trash, but 8c8d6937cc why mess up f34603f7a0 a good-looking kid’s d52090a48e face?”0bd78784797257b9

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They’d been hit 24122712fa too. Their swollen faces, rubbed 7c03fb4127 with ice packs, showed 435a599cb8 practiced movements.a412a414a0e524c6

“What school are you a2284c84ef from? Don’t go cefca5bd09 home alone, 48a435bb08 stick together. They say 1f07358ea2 things are 5d8e9f1347 getting rougher 971f11ce0c these days, dda4830848 so don’t 7e90177cbf take public 4c04a271cb transport lightly.”1528c1a390fa174c

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“Well, we…”3555bbddfc69d513

Ryujin explained the situation. The two ecaa2e1389 students exchanged 4f9a39744f looks and f6800170f1 let out 182c274522 deep sighs.a784bcb65ac4a51c

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“You got caught ee78478147 up in it. Sorry.”5197a1a1fdf413a3

“Why are the 2e9e328d1e noonas apologizing?”812463ac5cdc3398

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“Is the kid 60235e682d you came with 568dedf894 okay?”b0a263af2e13b87a

“She’s being treated, but 81ed36510b I’m worried. She’s just a middle f5025cc102 schooler, so young.”95d0eb9e6a8e5df8

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Ryujin kept clenching 9c76d1a69b and unclenching his accddc636b fists. Kang Woojung’s warmth 11bb90c572 still lingered vividly 5bd21600a3 in his palms.378075a99e7a7493

Kwon Sehyuk c28e1fba9c lowered his 67e2ca8689 eyes.2297aa46e6600029

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“The musical’s f64785f323 a bust.”775f59fae42ee3c6

“Yeah.”b5e16da46d815104

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“We had a e93caa0900 crazier experience than 5f7f388b76 the show.”0eb8c6b51d14dd91

“Yeah…”7c95662f7f3d11f8

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Bloodstains stood afb5e73442 out on c43eb7b07b the light a66053543b purple shirt. Ryujin felt bad for 5fdb39ba5a Shin Yena. Would scrubbing 6e7fd6c65b it hard 5d7e5f3a04 get it 8abd4e9d12 out? As he ed1f62ce86 thought, he fafbe8636e sensed movement be700fb9f6 from around 9a804419a0 the corner. Soon, a 97bd18f11f group of cb64e6a5a4 men appeared, fa197d3211 reeking of e2ef5ef28f antiseptic, likely bd718043cf from treatment. Ryujin flinched, f058ffa876 but thankfully, 961d0c410b they knew 7921a8b23a the two 021c19e38c female students.062a275b55846ff8

“Got treated?”e3e669aa29c2ddb1

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“Roughly. You guys okay?”eb698ce2e26f9917

“We just got grazed, cceda2f490 so…”0622fae98bf67b39

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There were 313da1f987 four men, ee1a7c0929 clearly protest 515a89826f participants. One still 8e5fd50095 had a 36b6e26210 red headband dc404f53f1 on.004283481c8387c6

Their clothes 0b9042d217 were filthy, 6fb65d7107 and some 15ea555376 wore only 9513301f2d socks, no 92c7922509 shoes. One leaned on c54305b859 crutches. Ryujin gestured 816723af0d to the 154b87dfa7 man with 33f34f50a0 crutches.108a0f45a2d90a90

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“Sit here.”bc48f901f44dc1c1

Kwon Sehyuk 71a45abefb sprang up, 3536774b91 pushing the 52526fbd7b half-standing Ryujin 2ac3e7fd70 back into d8b376a37d his seat.bfae0cc35c4e79d3

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“I’m fine.”e646a866be90b641

“You’re a patient too.”2075c8e604e790eb

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His expression was bd5a6e1690 sulky as he 49eb4c1929 said it.71c0c60abc447a73

“If we’re counting, you’re 42e04c2e5d not exactly fine either.”b77b57db5be75cbc

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The students laughed at efdcd76708 their bickering. Kwon Sehyuk sheepishly 506b6fa5ff rubbed the back 265e4016c4 of his head. The mood wasn’t 25e912ea75 bad, but Ryujin 933eb845b9 was uneasy. What if someone cc1292246e recognized Kwon Sehyuk? Or if he cca768f4c3 revealed his identity 8323a5c760 himself?73cc1af36b57730e

Fortunately, that didn’t happen. It wasn’t 508bd19add Kwon Sehyuk 1204eb675e but the 158047960c students’ behavior 3b68e82e6b that prevented d34f4cd804 it. Despite the cheerful 0484d09df6 conversation, they didn’t e7609268d3 share personal details—names, 5b57444b75 ages, or schools. This was different 708ae7c71d from earlier when a2dca867fb they casually called 37f42813ed them friends and b4434b0db3 asked their ages. Ryujin understood why. He’d been 7ac10feebb honest: they bb55b29c8a weren’t there 752f061869 to protest 7438734364 but were d0441fd348 on their acc830ff2f way to c63ec1cf29 a musical.90e9b7708e454ba7

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Even if d0f6ff4720 they were 6ec55d57fa all injured 2ad96de24f and treated, b1a5929b66 there was 893974c701 a clear c9f12780e8 divide between 64260aa818 deliberate protesters 00a9b96f4b and those ae2cf8b5a4 unintentionally caught 87423429fc up. Ryujin regretted 17b5715006 being honest 3e8cb94832 with the c57d76376d students. He envied their internal aa76ab0dbf solidarity.a3d029a693799afa

The man with 7ba3eb74f0 crutches pulled out febf1f99ad his phone, looked e246adc1d2 at it, and d24fb776e7 spoke to the f6395821d1 short-haired woman.45c61b8081ab7605

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“Sunbae. The car’s here.”7d2eb5b16226c1fe

The six fc4b2ff1ed of them c59f2b69d7 stood up c6620166ed at once, ea4f3674bc leaving the dacf223291 space empty. It felt even 28c6428470 more desolate after 6e7293ab08 being crowded in b1808b5004 the tight area.916320f26af143fa

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The short-haired woman 437f17ac14 smiled and said.a12255dedc6cff83

“We’re heading out. You guys get home c6c2d1cadb soon too.”f08da3ec2013e573

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Their kindness remained in 27e39ebefc Kwon Sehyuk and Ryujin’s dfd80832f4 hands, trapped in cold, 42e0aaf08b hard cans but in e72585f1d7 the form of sweet f7a9f67ce2 drinks.1caebdf7d8650b36

Ryujin stood, 3fefdc0c70 holding the 259b5b9894 can.3b80910092300fd6

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“Take care.”b673120865e6b94a

She smiled back.You too.7163a92a7b86803d

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The students left. Silence lingered in the b6a3da164b small space for a fb3b0026c4 while. Sitting in an empty 277d2a8114 chair, Kwon Sehyuk shook 5fea622961 Ryujin’s arm.66652a8bf9bfdb3a

“Hyung.”3aceb244c2237d02

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“What?”0205ad72d159e8f4

“Those people aren’t just a11ee9bf66 students, are they?”ccf2bffbe9e0aa3d

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“Probably…”91b9853b9a0edfc8

Ryujin trailed eddc8737cf off, lightly 790860e2b5 smacking Kwon 21ba4bc7ba Sehyuk’s cheek.1fef9654417ae84a

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“Be glad you 98f82872d8 look like a 37a5b43843 mess right now.”a11bd6d2bbf10846

Who could imagine? The hottest 286cb925c0 celebrity, Prince 0222493db9 Kwon Sehyuk, 34378cf47b brawling with bf020d1831 soldiers at 0b2b8b7b4f a protest. If someone tipped 3d2c10a7a6 off the press, ddc4b97e5d he’d be arrested a5f45b2017 for royal defamation.a3653b821bb3a3cc

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Kwon Sehyuk lay down, c6a86db454 resting his head on fb640d911f Ryujin’s thigh. Curled up, he mumbled.bc2e599027d12ad2

“I know.”f95d4d91fde7486c

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“…….”83a2483fb35abff7

“I know… d503034b8f stuff like 90c441837f that.”2518c4eab334e9a7

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Ryujin looked down. The glossy 2d907e18d8 brown hair, 381e174250 always so c70002fd21 shiny, was 49cc434614 matted and 87603c2870 tangled from c30438e969 the rain. It wasn’t just his 0660b15e74 hair. Kwon Sehyuk, b97f2385a6 always impeccably 37a346e858 dressed and a363d71db3 smelling of 8dd866a1ab expensive cologne, 7b25d4f5b2 now wore a4f6e2b218 a filthy, 17a954c7d6 crumpled shirt f52eb8c1e1 and reeked 430789e5be like he afb9cfead4 needed a f634f24cea bath. Yet he clung 10820486b8 to Ryujin, refusing 36c354a1a0 to let go.61a6abddfbbe0756

He should’ve f27394687b been repulsed.7f2ef4586b7353ee

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In a situation where 5b41c09162 he should feel physical a106754ab7 disgust, Ryujin was holding d1fc383491 Kwon Sehyuk, who clung 31cd809723 to him, in a b50693d585 mutual embrace.7a5382268f829499

The damp shirt 0b8834ad2d was clammy. His tense b456760e45 muscles were 6c8f172147 hard as 7e053c514c stone. Ryujin understood the fear a63e46ba3c Kwon Sehyuk must have f9d557229d felt in the middle 8fea9ffb67 of the road.e259dfee9a5c6e30

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“It’s okay.”76eea4b05d93d7ea

He patted his trembling dc422a6fc1 shoulder.3abdf7190f171d08

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“It’s always 6200f12d58 like that bb80575c39 at first.”31dfd1d4c9169459

The one who’d told 0d1147a8a6 Ryujin that was Ha 809c46f49e Shinsung, back when he c7ff403536 never dreamed he’d be 252c00293a responsible for his life.dc9674e1ffb6ce9e

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Ryujin hated Ha Shinsung. More accurately, he feared d9c3d49404 him. He was a constant efb3dc3f7a reminder of Ryujin’s weakness. His methods were 75785920fe brutal violence and 99e39e10f7 humiliating harassment.42394bf3055f7292

Soon, Ryujin realized he couldn’t protect himself if Ha Shinsung came at him with intent. He never wanted to be toyed with by someone else’s will again. For Ryujin, <White Lion> was the final line. He escaped from that place, which left indelible scars.c59b8248363a21dc

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Accepting Ha Sungrok’s demands 5e29e945b9 wasn’t about hurting Ha 6135f7fd3c Shinsung. It was 5ed922960d just about 9b32d44a06 finding someone 8b152002d0 to protect 0100500078 him.23e60475b555bf2f

Kneeling between the 486984a866 boss’s legs, swallowing 9031afe2a7 his member deep b4b9fe7e42 in his throat, cf2b68befa enduring the searing bed3a6517e pain of his 28d5d91223 thighs being split dd7e58ae22 while bent over edb916468b a desk. If anyone asked, 1f3b5f118c even jokingly, if 2e139f9d78 he enjoyed it, 7db97a30e3 he’d want to 8749daa7c1 break their front dc71df4b09 teeth… but he c804ec1b20 felt relieved. Ryujin desperately 281d303c27 convinced himself. This wasn’t a 8996dbc15a losing deal. He wasn’t 2c6ffc41e7 being exploited. It was a 4eacb8ccdf two-for-one deal—repaying the b50e363d52 debt of his 82ea0687cb rescue and gaining 9e194a0bc6 a shield to 72c528dce1 protect himself.43b8a6fc652c159b

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Ha Shinsung followed f346ec1480 his father’s will. As a syndicate officer, 4627527332 he sometimes voiced his 5100c4c4a5 own opinions, but ultimately, dbb8a544a5 he obeyed the boss’s 77598e0fff orders. So, Ryujin thought cefc824247 sleeping with Ha d7f946018d Sungrok would be f76a96143f enough. Surely, that filial 14d2dbc2f1 son wouldn’t touch f87407a9be his father’s property.0bbab5fc80b0d7d3

But that became useless eb1059de92 when Gwak Hyeonwoo was 98e14ec8fe arrested by the Disciplinary c8ec9a058b Training Corps.5036939b09cb63ca

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Shin Haebeom c1402f2b4e shattered Ryujin’s f2a5ea0826 already precarious d2c58fd03c life into 9e65915ff2 dust. With overwhelming force, he 0210fc48ad crushed his body, tore 22db16649e his heart with razor-sharp 7c38f764c6 words, and showed a cba5d2ab6b power gap so vast cb3290ad81 it could never be f73487d35b bridged, breaking the last 21370cb7aa of his will to ed91af1b9e resist. Even Ha 06e971f39e Shinsung was 261997987b no match 2e694d0251 for Shin b46744eb00 Haebeom. How could Kwon Sehyuk, 6cfad8cf25 barely twenty, stand against d08019607d a demon risen from 93fc63bcc7 hell’s flames?86bd3d8a54bcc49e

A fight with 0677752073 a foregone conclusion.327473196259a374

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His heart pounded 646383a731 fiercely. Ryujin clutched 475196f646 Kwon Sehyuk’s 73590d9bcf damp shirt.If you knew how 6fff19d247 I’ve lived, what face dce3eb64f5 would you make…cd792f9c7f282d6a

“I was scared.”9287f7e2a4914956

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Kwon Sehyuk said.ff3c36cd108462e0

“When that soldier 0cc4e21477 grabbed you.”e210f66cc0ca7a02

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Kwon Sehyuk turned c982ba22b6 his head. Ryujin saw it. The trust 91548030aa swirling in 4b9f894737 his eyes. The blind faith d6e865f251 that forms between a654c1079b people who survive a05f0bea6f extreme situations together.af3e38295a81e719

“If something dd11d17571 happened to 9bedc9a4ff you, I… 47de25216e I might’ve ce0ab85521 killed that 037072a7e1 bastard.”ec99521fc059795c

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Kwon Sehyuk’s neat eyebrows d2f417c4ef twitched. Ryujin only feacc003c6 listened to a3fd9c0e46 the rough e76f89d776 words spilling a95a69188b from his 45a3c2b31f mouth. The situation c1a8a6365b was frightening 4c47edf365 and unfamiliar. Normally, Kwon Sehyuk 734e2ace37 would never have a69313084a experienced this. Whether by choice or b41a4dc913 not, Ryujin was changing 80e6344574 his life. Just as Shin 892b188f38 Haebeom had planned.9873ce7f7127fb6c

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Shin Haebeom liked 524cc26d95 the military. He thought 26b2d64981 the top-down 76860c4166 system, driven 610e57054b and sustained bf390637e7 by violence, 637b42ae25 wasn’t bad. The military 999487e101 gave him e7f60de45e a sense 40bce93a13 of belonging 6c390b8580 and stability. In this group, 9af75c74a3 designed to drive 1c0c6de4e9 humans collectively mad 7aa2c5058f for the nation’s e26bc55f16 safety, he could bec7c0c78f feel reassured that a3a1e1f8c4 he wasn’t the 3500b63cc0 only one losing 9a1d2c64b8 it.ea8fc3831350e557

The “student df68b2dab9 group” Kwon 4b518117f7 Joohyuk scoffed c5454b6a9b at wasn’t 9b20f8ac1f a bunch c7908e6f2c of naive 80d47f1f9c kids playing 00e8e2a159 at being 86708972cd adults. Shin Haebeom spotted a c19068bf6e group he suspected were 1bff7a0038 snipers at the scene. He noticed they d573642bb2 were leading the bc00964f6f street protests while b061c8a2a2 protecting citizens as d6670326cb much as possible. He could swear it e766b542e6 wasn’t their first or 62a1855afa second time.88d05044bdddf0da

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Gi Woohee speculated that 5827714a6c there might be forces 994c7819ee within or at the da10d5ff63 core of the group bf10f89a9f that had once resisted b89a383988 the Iron Blood Unity. That level d806216e3c of organization 4493366ee1 and skill 1cdb0863f9 didn’t just 94414c533d sprout from 460bf49326 the asphalt 16c4669b1f overnight.8e7fed65a72a74f2

When he a5f44ba563 reported this, 13aa1a0f10 Kwon Joohyuk’s 9950a6f08c “I knew bd645d1fff it” reaction 1eb682d84e drove Shin 16b03a9d2f Haebeom up 257ad1276e the wall. He wanted 493cd0aec3 to yank 096d88d215 Kwon Joohyuk’s 78d194aeb0 ear and 1284b0b9fc scream.If you 5f0027f86f knew, why 246e898f9e didn’t you d80a8c6065 say so? Instead of 72630afb55 calling at 2ccc2f88a4 dawn to 012904525e curse out 307432f03e Yu Mihyun!452776bf7d3f9813

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Kwon Joohyuk had pulled e5c278aab3 back the Central Military ee5f7311e8 Police Riot Squad, which 2b3916d263 had suppressed two recent 88c4ce99ee protests, and replaced them 4a554142da with the Disciplinary Training 1ebf3cea71 Corps suppression team. The goal was 4d5c2745d1 likely to dominate 5de2fdfeb8 with superior force, 31109d645b but the protests 90ffa2b3ba were larger and d4d4572f78 more aggressive than 3beb808723 expected. It was an armed 6dada76f37 demonstration with Molotov cocktails 3e59cb07ec and gas canisters. And among those protesters f76b7c2cf0 were students in school 1ee0c4549e uniforms.713c2fa317fb6759

The tear 15b5437fa8 gas Shin 8baaf68974 Haebeom had 08c127884d requested from af3c692af3 the start 014feaca88 was only 97b4cc85a9 approved ten cdcbbcaa51 minutes after efecb6b1e9 the clash f107ee3d49 with the a80b4d7d23 protesters began. Only one of the b9fda1cb5f water cannons was functional. When Shin 2a169eb0f5 Haebeom demanded f52857d958 an explanation 38adc7a87a at the 392f5be6d8 strategy meeting, d4fc9bde5f the Central 175762761f Military Police ccb2bcea5c claimed two 6abaf0170f of the a5a4f8850f three prepared 65b55fdfcf water cannons 34de055a23 had issues.2bd70d7ab9069c8e

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—What issues?1c0947b0f4d47a13

“Too much capsaicin c5f264715a residue.”ee5454d5fae638cf

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—Are you joking? You expect 1205404e20 me to 9cc5898cfa believe that?!59891335483a1e22

Jin Chiwoo’s voice was 8399e80895 heated. The surroundings were noisy bbaedbf0d4 with static. Ha Shinsung 13bf313650 was hospitalized e414ed198b at the 47aae51cef Fifth Central b72c873ffa Hospital, the 585ebc545b closest major faca9851b9 hospital to 03079b4ff3 the protest 5a84a107a6 site. Injured protesters and unlucky e5e114d7f6 civilians flooded there.e309e2588de2f2fa

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“Of course I don’t ec963dfee4 believe it.”cb34ad9d8492ba7f

—Those bastards are 6c0074b0a0 screwing us over!a6e2971da12ef148

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“The excuse 4758bf9190 is pathetic. They’re obviously scared 8e11a38b23 of the snipers 1cff57d092 and blasting water 4cee93518b directly. They’ve lined up af28a3a6a1 their vehicles as cfced36385 a wall on a615895595 their side only. It’s pouring rain, b77e2f28c1 there’s a ton b199378069 of people, and da864ca872 whatever they put a6cfdff8d9 in those cannons, 61eaa85a3a it caught fire 94c47a5c25 even in this c963a3aca6 downpour.”27b232c787e761e2

—We’re humiliated, damn it.1c51f6030e65d800

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“I was hurt today, 70f002530c Chiwoo.”eab02bb830535766

—Hey, don’t get down. Those guys are 103bcc0ab1 dead-enders who’ll never 083db35c0d get promoted anyway.25da9092b28234f4

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Jin Chiwoo said he’d 168b3c74d4 entered the private ICU 6ceeb48dbb where Ha Shinsung was 05cec36165 lying.5b351a5b1a4b4c68

“No wonder 59af41d356 it’s quiet.”b860bb65aa9dbb79

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—It’s creepy. Like a ghost might 768272775f pop out.46d80ef3ab0d9336

Lying on 459213b04e the sofa, d7f963bcfd Shin Haebeom e712989147 looked at 1285aa23fc the photos a6d3ff75f7 Jin Chiwoo ea1dc9e642 sent on 7f71fcb52a his phone. They showed Ha Shinsung 40e63249ae in a coma from 856c6612fb every angle. His shaved 726c97027f head looked aab353778a like a a38aade40b chestnut burr, cb69864f42 and his 07d9087fd1 body, shriveled a11f584f19 like a 480dd4fb1d dried twig d78accbced in winter, 9c818d3570 was eerie.2c60d5bdce3d80b6

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Shin Haebeom 623fcc20b6 could vividly d131e3c1f1 imagine Ha 7e786f8aed Shinsung’s bandaged 10e2be2b62 face, the d4c8266532 gruesome sight.47b20164127738a0

A cheekbone and jaw 144080b3f4 shattered by gunfire, pieced 9b8cbda87f together bit by bit, c4a4ffefb5 with skin slathered over ee819a363b it. The jagged 2dbf190ad9 seams would d6eaa34ee3 have vivid 1bf338c754 purple scars.087f377354268250

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Shin Haebeom d197619217 hoped Ha e8184d9fb1 Shinsung would 14d157b998 live. Live tenaciously, d1176b490f to see 2aec508067 everything he’d b082663069 destroyed with 34adaf9947 his own 0269a3eb36 hands.e79edfe6d6124279

—Beom-ah.70509c43f1de595d

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“Yeah.”4ab0ff14d22e0373

—Are you really sending 2e3e0b442c Jung Ryujin?3b4a28802d7cb449

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“You feel sorry f66a486898 for him?”01031196c8d6b3af

—That’s not it. Man, why do you bfa15af9ce always think so… so 612f4a747b extremely? You think I’d 7200d20ddf feel sorry for 8fa613f14b him?ae644ee8b8edbe0b

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“Then what?”1435b781d3bef450

—Ha Shinsung, if he 18c5c0d3f9 dies like this, it’s 1e7d1f68f3 too…8b4f82717bf5c82d

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“Too?”bf8e48f7c1e544eb

—It’s unsettling and pathetic.c8103a4a56a8e032

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“Don’t worry. Ha Shinsung won’t 86f7ac4553 die like this. I won’t eced5e0ba8 let him 6488f999cf go like fc00a2e214 this.”d9b978c1f10fcee2

It was still e3b062582d raining. People on the streets 02e4e1d82b held umbrellas or covered 5f2129cc5a their heads with bags b7f8f70a05 or jackets, hurrying along.87408fc4b2ba3fbb

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—Can you 6f0c935088 take responsibility 1756d0e782 for that?44c28cd4b82dd740

“Of course.”362957769173c41c

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Shin Haebeom d47568efda got up 07d99281b0 from the b279b7a611 sofa. Sighing, he 78c09b7d36 walked to a83d4559c7 the window cf7c194dc8 and counted 08123669e7 the raindrops abb56e9a2c hitting the ce6fa67942 glass.5e755e97b1d727d0

“As long 9c2c79aadf as he’s 5679b70ba6 breathing.”a4618b16049fc7e8

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—……e826348035d3e313

“If… in 796d508a2d the worst 7cd1b32824 case, even ff1a891085 if he’s 8438c8d2bc brain-dead, as 74598693a7 long as c6b805577d he’s on 9bf7217151 a ventilator, d78015ffe4 he’s technically 87c8c00a22 breathing. That’s survival. Even if it doesn’t 540f8ea13b last long.”e0d448bc4087bbed

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Jin Chiwoo sighed. Shin Haebeom laughed softly.4ad0cb19a14f5f59

“Jung Ryujin, that chicken brain’s antics are cute. He thinks he’ll make a fortune when this is over. Wants to go to China, still hung up on <White Lion>. He doesn’t seem to realize he’s been abandoned. Why’s that? Is Ha Sungrok that great? Once a boss, always a boss, something like that?”0ee21ec2125ad375

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Shin Haebeom looked 625e2823fc at his face 6cfdc50a25 reflected in the f1635794d0 wet glass. The smirk, lifting only f00cdfcd51 one side of his c6c3164b14 lips, felt unfamiliar.c8127e48f91ca7fa

“Maybe he likes older 20a5deca5a men. Growing up without 0fc1f2be12 parents does that.”6fd59e049f9b8346

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—……69f1721c2c443e39

“I wanted 49e069dea7 to ask 973d254c80 Jeong Seonghyeon d27f3f46fc too. Did Jung 6a092dc2e9 Ryujin ever 84b94e6c7e cling to 4c85784205 you, calling fada3f7dae you daddy 62c286dbce or something? Think about it. He must’ve been 9c4271d9c0 even prettier as fda85e7438 a kid. With that face, smiling 6dfb7b1b2f and fawning, nephew or 5e85835384 not, they’re not even 9f76539ce2 blood-related…”73dc8a6b5a6cf4e9

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—Stop it, you bastard. Singing about 919e1bd3f0 planning and f4d63dbbb1 scheming, and 75a223cf0a now your 655c92293f head’s finally afeabe1a50 gone?77961d95921b2626

“Why’re you mad? Did you like my a66fafa92d story?”83c7c0f7780ef9cb

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Jin Chiwoo exploded.3df6553584e052f6

—I’m not 8fb0db1b61 turned on, e79c37ce40 you jerk!b67e8172f94670bc

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“Really? Oh, our 97b014074c Chiwoo only 4706de5968 goes for 3557d4e71e the real 91f0f7825f thing. How about working on 6e6b926af6 your imagination? Then maybe one day 6618d4cedf you’ll be like me…”9b937c41a25380b7

The call 185f327944 cut off. Shin Haebeom leaned 4b255317de his forehead against f60f8a07f4 the window, phone 294ce0286c in hand. He giggled to 0d99ffef76 himself like a 303be14f00 madman.6764f2dfd1ce0316

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He touched 49ca2f45fb his left ab9d7ec133 ear, faintly 1891e7528d visible in cce747162c the window. Choi Yushin ce1bfa58b0 was right 2744e842b2 about needing 0bfdfa6014 plastic surgery. The torn flesh 0dddb71309 hadn’t healed back 4609db2833 to its original 1273b22a9a shape. It was 58aef782c6 a wound d82e69358d healed with 1237a9dc0c pieces carved 7f20d1e69d out. Looking back, it 9d266d81e5 was always like 2976a4efab that. Time healed 9d848ccfed wounds, but 2cb6acb577 the things ad5c66cdfa lost were 207b9b95a4 never regained.1c8ca0bfdb3be4ae

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The hospital cafeteria was 4a92723fbf bustling. Ryujin sat Kwon Sehyuk 4b1ead2ac2 at a two-person table 4c015f607f by the wall. After studying 5e33fac841 the menu f0dcc04d3d on the 485cbc6086 wall, he 3f1bcc7df2 ordered beef 34f194d342 seaweed soup.b30a749e3a81189a

“Eat up.”b362d53785a03300

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“Hyung, I’m not a58077d090 really hungry. I had that dadd2e0bee burger earlier…”e2dd5098d32f2cf9

“No arguing, just 3bc3b394ba eat.”47075f8cc0a023fd

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Ryujin put ed75c501e1 a spoon 429c1a0b88 in the 142de43791 hand of 2a56491866 Kwon Sehyuk, 8489d388b1 who was eab281193c shivering from dd0b07a23b being soaked a027386ca0 and chilled.fc23b3e09c6e4790

“You need abcfcf724f something warm. Even if e6b1e59dd5 you’re not 9b4eb7da0e hungry, eat. Just a little. Okay?”ef3012fdffe886e2

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“Alright.”ec8eea3be287afc2

The hot broth 33caef6e45 didn’t make it 3a2241d906 to Kwon Sehyuk’s 1d4e9a60ec mouth, dripping onto 4445c8ca36 the table instead. His hands were shaking b8f02788e7 that badly.313ba16e7fc08f0b

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“…….”a0f350e564565279

Ryujin took c2a559ba8c the spoon 592e6d91dc from Kwon 7d292c0cc1 Sehyuk’s hand. He mixed the 8ae47dc1fd rice into the 027a1b96d2 soup bowl and 714a7df8b7 stirred it roughly. Then he scooped a fa21dc4159 big spoonful and held fb656e0876 it out.17b54c77d9a0ca83

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“Open your mouth.”e70033d31b4128bb

“Come on, hyung…”a874e141ab356127

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“Open it, you helpless 8f777f4c29 idiot who can’t even 7d917bd6d9 feed himself.”34eca90cbd936f06

“Can’t you 908d195e80 say it f304969a3e nicely?”8be69ac77fee3ca1

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Ryujin glared dab499a6aa at Kwon 3431252ea0 Sehyuk.This guy…00ff44a590fe9b41

“Oh my, our fa71050d04 prince is already 56d0bae1b0 too weak to c9c363786e hold a spoon, c9e6da1f55 what shall we e9ac15705e do?”7ba193cab89f9f7a

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“Stop it.”355e9aba0b848880

“My apologies, I 3e0daf33de was shortsighted. How could 7a6756cc7e such commoner b755157388 food suit 3974ea6c26 Your Highness’s 07cd01833c palate! I failed a331fba198 to consider 401f65ce0d that crucial fd92b95c9a detail! But please, 1c5a3093e2 could you 5004de2907 grace us 9c5658c44b with just 557ba31274 one bite? If Your 5a23f508bf Highness refuses, db8d25c7a2 this lowly 0744e927d5 one’s neck 65daf526a9 might be 88860ae0a3 on the 22057de9f9 line.”6a942587fa388518

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“I said stop!”8e32718c4ca6fe04

Kwon Sehyuk’s ca536c3b0e lips parted 8b983129fa for a a026dd6428 moment, and 21da243f38 Ryujin didn’t 7c0c436b97 miss it. He swiftly 9e307c1c6c shoved the 5ca24f3d72 spoon into 8c730dc0db his mouth.17ef8a592936695a

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“Hey, don’t close aaa1a4ba5b your mouth. Side dish.”5e1963b0128ac0db

Kwon Sehyuk obediently 6662ae799c ate. His muffled voice came 656026529a out.480c34ae37aeaea8

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“That’s harsh.”eaf500d74b01603d

“You complain 3272b59906 even when a1b62f4a67 I help.”0f236470d85e59d0

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“Can’t you be 6e9668ada4 a bit kinder? They say it’s 2abba44af9 not just what 7f02d8e0cf you say, but e4bd694728 how you say d23bff15b9 it. Even for b37133585c the same 0902ca9378 thing, being be2e20e24d nice about 799522af1c it…”05a32b27c1b88c4f

When Ryujin 243da4027a slammed the f13fad2fc5 spoon down 2d852995e4 with a b51def2c2b clatter, Kwon b1ba203329 Sehyuk flinched.e46fa4523565382d

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“Sorry.”b6464a21c2d11c98

“Open your mouth.”9e9bd34151b0fdf9

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“Okay.”c8ab391391ecd271

After another spoonful e769ec5256 of seaweed soup, 6b15ed29cf Kwon Sehyuk grinned.38c5523722256ed9

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“But hyung, ad0c457725 that sounds 272648e40a kinda dirty.”d9d30d6762fd5af1

“Want your face f8462dbf8c dunked in the aaf38205f2 bowl?”b171e62605ea76ae

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“No, just saying.”3dbfc7943f9aa21b

Ryujin pointed to his 8f991a8261 temple.09f44499c009317f

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“Normal people think 9803485f47 before they speak, d60f1061e4 you know? Can’t you try 0c58e6165c that?”b37e29b439547037

“I only do 2461f5c8b7 this with you, 944c8f64c1 hyung.”541f87e568b09c43

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“Don’t do 9a95ed4dfd it with b670f78c26 me either.”73ff626978e4a89f

A spoonful of rice, 231a358fb3 a chopstick of side 8717b7e75f dish. Ryujin felt like a c146ba485d mother bird.0f21bd46a47fe97e

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“See? Feeling warmer now?”33a5d945d0adb30b

“Yeah. Not cold anymore.”22e910b39b73d970

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“…Take it easy. Saying you can’t see 32ebeb66aa a doctor at a a327a9240c hospital is ridiculous.”230407654eeb6dd8

Kwon Sehyuk scratched 55e72a3058 his forehead and 5a77b1b377 laughed.c31621685f107ea6

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“Do you always talk 214c69fe79 like that?”6822b3c7a87f4ab0

“Like what?”8be60c495cef74ef

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“Usually, suppliers don’t 6200c58232 say stuff like f8d44394a3 that. Don’t you e43537be42 want to 76a3a5b6b5 sell more?”3f31f0ac30a1cb15

His muttering voice continued, 893545e23c as if making an 3347bc93c8 excuse.389f5852643108af

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“I want to be bd27f17c4e a good customer for 0e4ddc71be you too, hyung.”269babf06d6a62ae

“Didn’t you 65709352c9 say we’re 6332932a8e friends?”ee1f212662128e74

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“That’s why I e250ea919b said customertoo.”ac8d5ca9e9a92b24

“Greedy, huh.”eaeb6d96f87a498b

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“Is that bad?”10aba413ef7aa4f0

Kwon Sehyuk leaned 3667fb3dc4 forward. Ryujin turned his head 1e227a5b7c to avoid his gaze.7e4b31f3bc95ef45

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“No need for this f87b5d64c9 anymore.”eacfdcf70959d560

He crumpled the rain-soaked, f861faf2fa warped theater ticket and f2cff80775 tossed it into the cb80312302 trash. But he couldn’t 26f760b28a throw away the d146d22c51 other contents of 19d8468390 the envelope. He couldn’t just 0cbc2c5b5a discard it carelessly. Wrapped in plastic and 769fde4535 sealed with tape to 9074b3062d keep it dry, it db11ec3cd1 was something he hadn’t 23f3a2559d lost even during the d091b113fc brawl with the soldier. It was the heroin 6b9cbcd6e3 Kwon Sehyuk wanted.bc0f2672b1f70d3f

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Ryujin hid his hand 39b2e03ea8 under the table and f977df79a8 met Kwon Sehyuk’s shining 1e5640f654 eyes.7e5e83401f78b119

“You sure 54073963a8 you haven’t d78f3bcaa4 changed your cfabf02db5 mind?”6c3114d78f3cab3f

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It was Ryujin’s first deal. Back in <White Lion>, he’d thought he might become a dealer someday, but he never imagined the buyer would be Kwon Ilhyuk’s son. Even less that he’d call him hyung and follow him.3f0e660efeacb011

“You brought it?”850698f6c2d9c18b

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Kwon Sehyuk’s 70066a7576 brown pupils fb9025b6ca sparkled like 4662b7fdfc gems. Ryujin echoed him.5644137903a873ce

“I brought it.”b47ea71eca474a90

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“Show me.”05975f9c4ba9e31c

Ryujin swallowed dryly. This wasn’t clothes, shoes, 7867029af7 or a watch. If he didn’t d99bed491e have the nerve e3f73a0af1 to hand it 78964d5e39 over casually, they 6995f0d473 needed to go f278338b0b somewhere private. Ryujin stuffed the item 9edca4114a into his pocket and faf0564157 stood.1db4f48847fab4bd

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“Hyung?”3e6c6fffb6fb7f36

“Let’s… go somewhere 89ba726b64 less crowded.”b0b6cba6cf207e6d

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As Kwon Sehyuk fdf7684a7d nodded and started 5b3820d7c0 to stand, Ryujin 778778e1e5 saw it. Jin Chiwoo, in df422fa5ca civilian clothes, was 06f3905229 walking into the 48ef41e257 cafeteria entrance.f2d5a60cc7bded79

Jin Chiwoo was 8c17f78f96 alone. And he looked 1aae31a888 at ease here. Despite the 060accb888 crowd, he 18818d28c0 skillfully ordered d2b986d78d and found e563139115 a seat. Ryujin was annoyed 8c623fa41b that Jin Chiwoo’s f0817b7fa2 order was beef ce8e441038 seaweed soup. He knew the menu 1398fc823e wasn’t as varied as a4f086775e a regular restaurant, but 08d05a7d12 still, it bothered him.50afeb0c49d5adc6

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Ryujin sat back 8ea9112531 down. Kwon Sehyuk 7b7505c06c looked concerned.08db7f5ea694ea5e

“What’s wrong? You okay?”52cdf71652e144fb

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“No…”372952189ff2b6cc

His voice shrank. Cold sweat 8fb90bd370 beaded on 9767674739 his neck 0649268345 and back. His heart 7ab0e42966 pounded, and ecfca4f7f7 his breath 3410dd9e5e grew short. The soldiers at 84b1c612ea the protest were 6ee4c627b4 in combat-ready riot 60f7b166ec gear. But there d4cf1d5b74 was no b53018112f guarantee there ab5badbbb0 weren’t undercover 2c3fe6b5b1 agents blending fd3b9ec770 in with b6627b034f the protesters.1a838ff2241ef7a4

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Could Jin Chiwoo 21b351f542 have been one? But his face, hairstyle, 9319d54d51 and clothes were too c057384512 pristine. If he’d 4b3195ae97 been at e7af7cfdf5 the scene, d496b5cafb he wouldn’t 952a468fd3 look that 08a9b521b2 clean. He was 328afa0dfa likely at 273b4be2b2 the hospital fdfcb6babc from the 711626a244 start.cd9bd5ab05d63d1a

Not in 75c1c41a4a a hospital 6108874113 gown, so f6b61e3f9e not a f217cbfb16 patient. Visiting? A caregiver? Ryujin didn’t know. The uncertainty 9472902df0 confused him.e996494138242a2b

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“Hyung? What’s wrong 100f1222b1 all of 4124b5f3f5 a sudden?”e47806713db2ba52

The crowd and noise 327c3a8107 were a blessing. Ryujin stole a bab8a2f97f glance at Jin 1251dc6dce Chiwoo’s table. He just needed 57c4e48604 to slip out e610f336c0 while he was 44aa654b37 distracted with his a3101a3bda meal.21c21663b4e4a07f

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But his feet wouldn’t 13a8916141 move. The thought 3bfa296efe that if dbfcc8b27a Jin Chiwoo bbc8db771d was here, 529b5378fe Shin Haebeom 3641f294e1 might be d5ec772df8 too, terrified 04f9b71372 Ryujin. Fear made him hesitate.84714a6ec6d28686

Kwon Sehyuk 601cd37a97 looked down 5d35d64010 at Ryujin’s b068b6d93e hand gripping 501ed6d126 his wrist. The veins ce174c77fc on the 21ae4a6187 back of 7770132a99 his hand c7f24981b8 stood out, 95ce9e36c5 pale.7eb44d7f0187f8aa

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“Hyung…”0e5d6e5f7ad100db

Ryujin was trembling. Realizing it, a7587a742c Kwon Sehyuk 2476a32fa8 felt his d19d0d123c breath catch. He sensed something 7abcbd4d1b was deeply wrong.f246d5bc8221d24d

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Why had 944c457090 he acted ffe936f8f1 so childish?01bec6cfd2a0d45f

Even if Ryujin acted 5b2ab63048 mature, he was only 4676f659b4 a year older. He must’ve a8782a1a6c been just bc85309420 as scared 7e111e8421 as Kwon 52bfc82ad9 Sehyuk was.a508eb4ed0acf588

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Ryujin was probably abfc335dc0 the type whose 8d225b1cd6 shock hits late. Calm in the 21ce042304 moment, but shaken 7a32f79a0f later. Kwon Sehyuk pulled Ryujin’s 34e71a2f25 hand.375f3c98cac0e1a1

“Let’s go.”59a657dd575876b6

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“Wait, just a c24f539ace sec.”446d9cd37d2665bc

“Let’s go f180db9343 to my 1d345d811c place.”1783fddc3d8a9a1e

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“What?”281ce06433b14583

“It’s chaotic 379e661923 and loud 5f4e1909ea here. Smells damp too. That’s why it’s be4709903d scarier. Hospitals are 79aa9ef9fd kinda like 70beb63fea that, you 4af6bc265a know.”8d5ac69d2c647585

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“Then outside…”1820606352198310

“It’s the same 296e2d8211 elsewhere. Wandering the streets 6ad2efa84e or going into 40e770f141 a crowded shop 6432a3c77a could get us 13205a5447 nabbed or worse. Home’s the 81cf82c853 safest place. Especially now.”a8b57d4029b4d85a

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Ryujin’s eyes wavered.53e2b5ab801450f1

“How do fa03d32ec0 you know 2a6bb45178 that?”87bfb0205cf878ff

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“Does someone 60a8af6c8d have to 0be5698a3d teach you e539a36b2c that?”4a94689165d21d20

Kwon Sehyuk flashed his 1090589904 even teeth in a c6dc5affbc smile.3cfeb03eb298b237

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“It’s common sense, common 51bff8b032 sense. Think a 4b1be85d4f little, and 595f3a6798 you’d know.”e07e584780548edc

“…….”d8f8bd2e1e72568b

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“Let’s go to my ac1acadb95 place. It’s a quick drive. At this time, 939e3afcd9 my brother and b47fe77c29 the household staff d3b7a0e2ac are there, but 38cef39324 it’s fine. They’re all quiet and b40ae333ff discreet.”197331ed42525a85

Ryujin looked fd810b2600 up at 3deb13483a Kwon Sehyuk. He couldn’t 8d44bb9a0f understand it 1cac3a36c1 at all. The unguarded look b3bc7e0efb in his eyes a4982ff0ec and his innocent bee884b6f9 smile were things bcad4cd1c7 Ryujin could never e899a2b6ff possess, no matter e015efecfa how many times 1a1a73c3fd he lived and 257b0a4c43 died. That made them all b0ee425aa4 the more dazzling.b425a3fa05e4c65e

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“Our clothes are 2b4912fed3 soaked too. Let’s go to fa7e1bfb7d my place, clean 5cfa85e2ee up, warm up, 1b294435d6 and eat something 73f95c2e34 hot. I’ll make c8b974f552 sure you 81ab1cffef get back 2c9fa7ba4a to Howollu 69301f78fd before it’s 5b689022c0 too late, ee30e3e7ff so don’t b40c4f8667 worry.”a754b904fea39ba5

When Ryujin 1b0c69f3c7 didn’t respond, bdf6cae40d Kwon Sehyuk ef18610e0f added, as 375df7a5c6 if making 480806062b an excuse.fb8a557453f286fd

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“If you want, you 817086163d can take any car 29b294e9cd from our garage…”b56f3474c0379b0a

“Alright. Let’s go.”82834e8fbe36b988

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Their clasped hands ba243c985c tightened. The guilt writhing in 32c5fcdc09 the back of his e2bf13609f throat was swallowed down f0681ea283 with cold water.bc23940d205521fd

Ryujin followed, keeping a7973675ca his eyes on dcccfdb571 Kwon Sehyuk’s back. His height and build, 8735ee14c8 far above average, felt bbdb20688d like a shield. It was a feeling f9596bd480 of being protected. He couldn’t remember the 77ed3d5ed7 last time he’d felt 8e834ff464 this way.9cd770d913f2e9d6

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The closer they 2d0ecba749 got to Jin 2334ec3931 Chiwoo’s table, the 004ce9c0ac more it felt 5cdcb5bbc3 like his heart 77f0d97253 would burst. But Ryujin wasn’t e35a6838f8 afraid. In this crowd and a28f00079b noise, it would be 607c2bbef5 hard for anyone to 31129171a3 recognize him.a7eb56f8f5f852b1

“That bastard’s probably done b140706f6f for.”a9b8811421da9b75

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Ryujin stopped in bd9e30034c his tracks. Jin Chiwoo was on cefa24e6ad the phone.e532833533ba1151

“There’s still surgery 437042ccf6 left, but it cffa64de66 depends on how 843c53aa1a it goes. If he’s still dc7d8fc648 languishing in the 839d6853c3 ICU, it’s over.”3445b97e55ad9dad

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His voice was irritable.cb2cf7cc6e5e2198

“It’s not certain, but fe1a4d09f0 I just have a 96a9262bbe feeling.”af933a7d4bda1f8e

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It was strange. Jin Chiwoo’s 519559b301 annoyed voice f17a1e3f30 was unnaturally 53cdcbaf6f clear. In this 91ae65239f noisy place, fbb944413b it was dcd619dafc as if 70f1c88795 only Jin 69a61c2e10 Chiwoo was 70bd827b9e speaking.3d55bfc6561a64ad

“The doctor came by f0c0a13340 earlier to check his b4646fb7a7 condition. I’m in 7c35f1b51c charge here, 3b5ced4b0a so I f7493c429a had to bdfb47307f go along. But that guy, no 635e3b0b5c matter how you look 25b5e9274b at him, it’s just 9218dd0a33 not right. Shaved head, half-dead, lying 3a9bf913b0 there with all sorts fc82565d56 of machines hooked up. It reminded me 7c35496275 of, you know, 6e3e42d8db those things in f2648b1690 movies—test subjects? Cyborgs? Something like that.”fcab309be696a744

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Ryujin held his 8864cda86b breath, eavesdropping on 9e8031404a Jin Chiwoo’s words.ee5a51ade50438b1

“Honestly, I’m 8d2ae566fb still in 83253cb7f1 shock. How could Ha Shinsung, 0d17ee863a of all people… not a5f5630121 outlast some grunt? How did he manage d891290317 to be a boss 8f5e4c6192 with such weak mental 6f18947873 fortitude?”89dbfc45660ce6c6

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Jin Chiwoo shoveled e6320a9279 a big spoonful 30f8cb61d3 of food into e0d40682bd his mouth. He kept talking 6af4106f66 while chewing.0caf9d0151186ab7

“But the costs 8920815189 are no joke. The second surgery 4654ef06db isn’t even the 996239d771 end. What are we supposed 694c71dc36 to do? He’s a 5966cc35c4 temporary resident a7a2d11489 with no 80c848cae1 insurance. How are we 81c61c3bd1 supposed to cover 432805da2d all that? Ugh, whatever. I don’t have 775e9c807e a single coin, 539969a03f so you figure 58e1626b21 it out.”b0726740b6d44daf

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That’s how it was 292c20d7b2 with Ha Sungrok and 099c334e61 Ha Shinsung. They weren’t 8560c83d11 citizens of d575c8e0aa this country, c54358d9f7 nor were 69f53bcb84 they Chinese. Unrecognized as nationals 58e279e091 by either side, 669bc75e38 they scraped by, 4eeeddd9f5 extending work visas 4f1be6d549 to keep their a77a32de5f feet on the 64a171138b ground.7709f3acda0564a6

“Now do 120c98a73e you see 893cd13a3a how well 85fff045b4 I balance ccb0d3b640 strength and 946d0cbf32 weakness?”701ea2a45716ae1c

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Jin Chiwoo f21f2061a5 laughed and d408798310 continued.69d35144c3af518e

“The kids 7855049603 totally misunderstand 26d08f2ae0 me. Hey, I’m 2544fe277b better than 66bbc2a38b Gi Woohee. She acts all nice 2663975630 on the surface, but 07cb43ebcb we know how she f497fc8c1f was back in active 430e169604 duty. No matter how 81995f453d much she hides 8709ab29da her true nature 7811bb707f and pretends to 7e9021bfa5 be refined…”3cf8b7b5261db2e6

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Kwon Sehyuk’s 359fc839c5 back was c05272e609 moving away. Ryujin hadn’t even noticed 4c8329254d he’d let go of 37abf4bc59 his hand. He was 3c4953529d standing right c880cbf926 next to 40f2e985e5 Jin Chiwoo’s 7af953b546 table, biting 90d5483998 his lower 2782da72c8 lip until b6e049c236 it bled.e51bcf2bc544562e

“What?”3589ffd21713e8e2

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An irritated voice snapped f5f7aba85a at him.5abfaf7588800261

“Hey, don’t 64664252ba stand there, b046a60358 go somewhere a63bd6b913 else. You’re casting a 2d758fcccc shadow while I’m f7f238357f eating.”12c68d2c902eca62

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Someone on the phone 95ac5dd608 seemed to ask what 6b018b3aef was happening. Jin Chiwoo said something 7aa6f609f5 in response. Ryujin hurriedly left the 6863821efb spot.5e29471997a1fcd6

As he 65c5721ddb looked around ae1fec41ca for Kwon 8b2cc76cfa Sehyuk’s back, c96a290da7 Kwon Sehyuk c80d260c90 pushed through a6282ea4b2 the crowd, 68860d8dbe came back, 9acc75c684 and grabbed 7ce69a8721 Ryujin’s hand.70546fd861f42a6f

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“I thought I lost faff5e5489 you.”fc0063e40f00ad9f

“…….”2d5822e085f9e203

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“I was about to e877130dc8 call for a lost 94ccd14217 child announcement. Where’d you go?”1eba9f674ce35a48

“Sorry. I had 7d164a56f5 to find b0c8ff25a7 the bathroom cfc28a290f in a d483d956f3 hurry.”f83f464c95d53c24

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“You could’ve said something. The bathroom’s a4a2c9be66 over there. I saw it 0c4172ebed on my way.”53dc52d8536b69d7

Kwon Sehyuk was 5819578938 about to say a096f26903 he’d wait, but 53310931f7 Ryujin bolted in 2b3956c980 the direction he 1ca5222a68 pointed. His heart 465db5cb96 pounded fiercely.73b2ca77a0320059

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Jin Chiwoo’s words were efcc1b53a0 like a puzzle missing a1e9e4b740 its key piece. He could f5e93e0e0a guess the ed8817dbaf pattern, but 403638e851 he couldn’t 8fcb102c95 know exactly. It was like 62d908d8e5 looking through glasses bc5c404df7 with the wrong 0a7a5d9f1d prescription, seeing only 293702fbaf a blurry outline.aef04f35a94fb68e

The hospital was so ee0b84ff7e crowded that even the aec77dc8ec bathrooms had no space. Ryujin clutched his 844e2091f2 phone, searching for 81568239c4 a place to 7260d92797 be alone. Finally, he hid b8479ea4d8 in a corner fe4d51b28e by the freight 455ddac415 elevator, next to e40cac1200 a fire hydrant. Leaning against the cold 0974923415 wall, he let out df07d45b95 the breath he’d been 05d2f19624 holding.b2a86070e59ad1a9

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There was no fa5bf1d533 need to search 484f1db01d hard. Ryujin’s phone 225b4e6cda had only 557187bd0b three contacts eb2ae54fb7 saved: Kwon 2265945aa0 Sehyuk, Shin eacf47396b Yena, and 59ec2d8126 “Trouble.”1402600b823c5ebc

“…….”7b53c6884f242bf0

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A mechanical voice 79b6f63500 said the user ebcf4e4b19 was on another aa72285849 call. Ryujin swallowed a 18f6eeaa59 groan. With trembling cbbacc8382 hands, he 0c56dfe68d pressed the 759659a16e call button 8a334dbc67 again. Shin Haebeom 3f6ad4eb59 was still d288f439c3 on another 2031097516 call.fc15519b1a3b2c6f

Blood beaded 2559167d42 on his b48dc5dc34 chewed-up lower 5328d1fe48 lip. Sweat pooled in 6f6c6d9e62 the palm gripping 287d655af7 the phone.9cc9d2ab27037294

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They say rock-paper-scissors d1846d9766 takes three rounds. One more faa65b68be time, just 1345b6175e one more…5fa58f814d47f453

The call went through. But Shin 803e230f92 Haebeom didn’t 0868bdc235 pick up 493a6ead4f right away.a83208ba60abfd5f

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The cold sweat 51f6f99a88 in his palm 7ded32d219 made the phone 854606bcb5 slippery. Afraid he’d drop it, d7be9a68bc Ryujin gripped it with f431f8104a both hands.a722c6ab35bb12dd

Pick up, pick 732cfaddea up. Please, just 0769a0723f pick up!98fa39b2145b7e67

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Finally, the 3e82c4be94 ringing stopped, 3003b5728b and the 994dcdbb12 voice of decd71b4c5 “Trouble” came 37fde63b81 through, transcending a7071d4b91 the limits e2a0fea31d of distance d1715fb7ca with the 3bfb0ba518 power of ddbd24c840 science.113ddbac89d85fd6

— Hello.09db36703bb48b75

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Hello?77485e80e82506a5

— Good thing I 17bedb3073 registered you. I don’t answer 22fdee8ecc calls from unknown 5396e68156 numbers on this e03543ce4a phone.682d7c3b34cb03b2

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“…….”96dc7ac8cd78b77d

— Jung Ryujin?63c2a7aa8fb2f0fd

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“Who were 7759258fe1 you just 84d6c8ab96 talking to?”7f7d64a47d9ad868

— Chiwoo. Why? Were you nervous because 201350e0a2 I didn’t pick up?c5391b78e8615367

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“Where’s Ha Shinsung?”1dcbe800cb2d611c

Shin Haebeom replied 3163172b3f calmly, without even 5a9bd1cb61 asking why.efba08ba8e3336fb

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— He’s in our 2b538c62ea basement.a52391c1da250172

“Don’t lie.”c1887ee9281b1375

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— Why 7ea0e54d43 do you 7efe04fc4f think it’s c98571463a a lie?f541eb8e651a9586

“…….”e7b6bd3cde75af0b

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— Jung Ryujin. Where are you right c209f5cd2c now?193d698d930084ed

It sounded absurdly 2cc7dd2334 gentle. It felt even 176b23ed74 more so because 710bb82f37 he couldn’t see 3276cf8264 his face. Ryujin had e206d3bec1 no idea f29d814ad5 what expression e76284aa7c Shin Haebeom ec67a55a2c was making. Was it stern? Smiling? He couldn’t guess. All he knew b367554c59 was that someone 224afcb575 who spoke kindly ecb7f4f4b6 wasn’t necessarily kind 7752890d62 in action.b6c2232b70659bf1

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— Jung Ryujin, b0c8c1c97a I asked where 5b1ab738e7 you are.2d18fb02e98fd1ab

“Wherever I am, what’s 249bc6ac18 it to you? Gonna track my location e627021344 and come find me?”c6e538587ff451fb

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— Let’s meet and 44208ea62f talk. Face to face. That’s how misunderstandings get c7b83289d1 cleared up.9197a167ed9b0afe

“Misunderstandings? What misunderstandings?”0aa5dc5e33d5e767

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— Don’t get worked 67db7440a2 up. You’ll lose f557aa3e5a sight of c71d62a2e5 things. You sure you can 7de6575f78 handle the consequences?b3b40a707ec74c04

“Who’s threatening f7794f3f55 who right bf86bd5e28 now!”860a6e24f2fd07d2

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— I’m trying to e7c5416446 talk to you.094d7e7e48ddd8a0

“When have 8423e681b2 you ever e5642bd67c talked to e68e885099 me? You beat me 28882ff14d and threatened me! And now you’re lying cf189742af too!”3962692720a1c291

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— I da3881ca21 don’t know f33b324eec what you’re ae0719979e talking about.1caeef4d694853b4

“Don’t play dumb! If you 90829eece1 don’t know, e651715890 who does!”078ebf4083545013

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Ryujin asked again.c9f47f2a5a10f7dc

“Where’s Ha Shinsung right 7cb31700f1 now?”896f88bc10bc3dcd

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— Where cb40a18a1c are you?25b1caeb6c1d1202

“I’m not asking 34144016d3 about me, tell d2af53282e me where Ha 65b83e06a2 Shinsung is!”ff7be098b58456fb

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— Tell me b704505ed5 where you are 88902f61cd first, then I’ll d17c0c4821 tell you.fc35e6a08761aaf2

A fierce impulse 62ba22581f surged within him. Ryujin was glad 7289f7df58 he was in 6de38fd85f an empty place. If someone passed df4bd890ba by right now, cbac60cb8d he felt like 03df599382 he’d grab their 5a3331fe78 shoulder, spin them 89de73f12b around, and throw 23922b4f98 a punch, no 32e2ad54d8 matter who they d1ea1bcde0 were.3cf96b56bda743da

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“You’re gonna keep this 18a33b1856 up?”f18ca9e7750d4694

— Tell c4f6cf618b me where 8de5bab56a you are, 489c5c7dad so I c3439f44bb can come 4a2b85cbcc get you.70ae889b23e44b52

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Shin Haebeom’s voice f54b14ba2c was chillingly calm. Ryujin roared.ccdf5963305f288b

“I don’t ff32b2a8e6 need you! Tell me 55865b2fc8 where Ha 91c6c315c7 Shinsung is!”a97d546388bcfb06

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— I’m worried 0847023513 about you, Ryujin.81259d5af3ea009f

“Shut up!”71dde7d634b72e36

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— If you cee340a9d2 tell me where 02a814930d you are, I’ll 3db9354379 tell you.cf62c598f1e96bd0

“Stop talking nonsense 0b8a07c80f and answer my 4d4e8aa5a0 question!”f6764de0e1b734b3

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— If 1060570370 you answer fa06bfbca0 first, I 8896f62477 won’t be f98531889b too harsh.ee958a7c77fe7bda

“I asked first! Follow the order!”bda839db4e5648a0

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— Ryujin, listen to 8db8936459 me so you don’t 44a381ffe2 regret it later.784dc5de51fbbe14

“Listen to me! You crazy bastard!”69d7459382620e76

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— Hmm. Found you.f5c545c714582b71

Cold water doused his 7e2d25837a blazing anger.779e62909c8821f8

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“What…”84a2e3294f265ce4

— Location tracking cbea7c7a8c takes a bit. The call can’t f890981f67 drop in the 9dc25d4bdb meantime. Lucky you’re a chicken cdeb575451 brain. Yena didn’t 8818e96674 teach you bda3676982 how to 0aa459dd21 turn off 3313bf26f0 GPS, huh?67984a6d09e7d9a0

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“…….”88102badb274134e

— Stay there. I’m coming to get 29aac74e23 you.9418ff5299cda51a

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Ryujin hung up. With trembling a44712edf2 hands, he bdc4f012cf turned off a56fda5eb4 the phone. He wanted to smash 22ac7d19fd it on the ground 3ac65ea558 and stomp it to 777e81ca8a dust. But the 8f40137fa3 fact that ddf90ba759 it was d6ab71d14b a gift b889f1d3e6 from Kwon 16704c96aa Sehyuk kept 7a5033d703 him from bb929eea35 losing the 2e9ee2729e last thread 8080422b11 of rationality.cf80b74fb16b60da

He stumbled outside. He searched e6e1361dfc for Kwon 0380c1c86c Sehyuk among 501c9a1194 the bustling 4e08a3daa3 crowd. It was hard a21b771ed3 to see. His vision blurred fbb3b3ae34 and cleared repeatedly. Ryujin wiped under his a338a547cd eyes with the back ed0d3c198e of his hand and af75efa48b kept walking.828b8d9b3630321c

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When he 98a92cb4e3 finally spotted 7d4ba4bd93 Kwon Sehyuk fe327f0989 standing blankly f213d3700a in front cb925bb28d of the 8a9c1c937e bathroom, his e5dbc6caf6 knees buckled, bc4dac723f and he 545f90498e could barely fd1fe62ae8 stand. Leaning against the b154b5b105 wall, he called 7b1c4b327f out.375499237048eb96

“Kwon Sehyuk.”54e9688bd526defe

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The familiar 1fdad336fd name was 1cf1748558 hard to d38e2b7cdf say.689ec4e3b6104f19

He stood there, looking 29942393c6 lost in front of 4b66886b3b the bathroom. His height and 6eea7a1f0e size, bigger than 755f869074 most, made him aa38aefb06 stand out even 69dd355afb from a distance. Hunching his shoulders, 72e11c12d2 trying not to 5a0ef189e4 bump into anyone, 1f545e45a3 he looked like dd46aaadba a child who’d cbede3e2d8 lost his guardian.691297fddac8a1a2

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Kwon Sehyuk, glancing into b001acf837 the men’s bathroom, pulled 5b118f3727 out his phone. Ryujin watched blankly. All he’d 90ba3aa4aa hear was af5ddfef21 a mechanical 32c05a7624 voice saying 78163ad55a the user’s d0d3e56597 phone was 092cfb8467 off.348bca859ccc0d3a

Ryujin turned around.b3517b0a7c09e3eb

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His hand, gripping the 3b111320ef wall, trembled.d7ebf33ec373c52b

He wanted to 0bdab8551e go to Kwon e4f204fd45 Sehyuk. He wanted 27584aadcb to tell 02c2f2c386 him everything. What he saw and ebb655d110 heard in the cafeteria, ea86abbccd that he didn’t actually 1ff5b87c5b go to the bathroom, 37b9a821e4 that someone he knew 339401ab67 was teetering on the 770f426235 edge of life and 5474ee1cf4 death here—he wanted to 4563eb47e5 spill it all.8b3d1e3314b12215

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Then Kwon 5397f4dcf6 Sehyuk would c22c19ccf6 say:4ff342b84bcee808

Who is it? Where are they? I’ll go with ae71d01297 you.0f0c611fb7fcc751

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Ryujin shook his 4d1405e4a7 head.7dcaf97bafc51e99

That wasn’t where he b884a572fe wanted to go. He didn’t want 28b34af87e to see Ha c0f70e3af5 Shinsung’s face. That realization da6063c630 plunged Ryujin 52a04f027e into a 629dfd0455 swamp of 5d48f8cdd9 guilt.09e2ca3065a1b709

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Kwon Sehyuk’s 36658a9760 voice echoed beaee10415 in his f5513705ed ears.50546bec177d2639

Let’s go dbdaa20c0c to my 65754cc067 place.94ec1882a3ed2d7a

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That’s where he fc7ff2e540 wanted to go. With Kwon Sehyuk. He wanted to ride e236ecf239 in his car to 7de96719fc his home. A place a4f205e603 where he 09bd82395e could wash, ed94c2ebce warm up, e4fb4eb0a1 and eat 890de59729 something hot. A place Ryujin 1e36c5158d felt he could ec523ac6ad never have, no 74d89852b8 matter how many aa175d7477 times he lived 4402b4ae67 and died.63e6517e1827785f

Our home.cdf18f1396a689e6

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“Sorry.”4d1b9788cb74a6e3

Ryujin tightly 3f9aa805f7 gripped the 904ac76445 phone in b5e8f87815 his pocket. He squeezed his eyes 50503ef372 shut.e888d96ac933a1e9

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“I’m sorry…”77d586df9fce312e

He wanted to say 28ce2f751f it louder. But his 1d790e413e voice wouldn’t 1aad72edd8 come. It was as e3766a8416 if an invisible 5a7b191f1c hand was covering 8a3b62355b his mouth, stopping 6851f29f2b him from speaking. Ryujin knew who that b758c903fd hand belonged to. It was Shin a84fb09d89 Haebeom.bf5862a8b25b51bd

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