Chapter 8

After finishing his 224395c831 tutoring session, Hee-beom 9957f2a388 felt relieved that c7fb2994bd I-young was nowhere 04287146f8 in sight.cc39b62588a1b4dd

He figured that, as b38ccf1350 the busiest man in 3c0682fbe5 the country, I-young must 41da268f5f have left. He didn’t even bother 66afb6f8de checking.b37dd0a37252fa06

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Even if he had bec62fbd1a just stepped away temporarily, 715b1ac366 it didn’t matter. This was 1519c10144 the perfect ec6ef08940 chance to a9bf5f4be4 escape.6b5d497b61d0dc3d

He briskly crossed 972d03e6ed through the apartment 753682de67 complex.47f122b80c5b6cab

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His pace 9abe83515b was noticeably 14fee32dd4 faster—because he 1424298da1 was afraid bcfeaac4ac that I-young f8cee84267 might suddenly b9f241a335 appear from 9629789e5e somewhere.e39b65fee9febce9

But then—88bdee89aeb60456

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Creak… creak… creeeak…d8f40bb387dc1755

A faint, eerie sound 3174b809b1 came from nearby.71db7963be76db3b

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Hee-beom turned his 9d9f4464c5 head toward the b58df7f9ae noise.4224f88138a6c087

There was a d0217f1c98 playground.c5dd874a1b650c2b

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Someone was sitting on 633066a2bf a swing.d35b7bf0c4f748a3

With four streetlights 56a19f950a illuminating the area, cf0514de21 it was impossible 7002f76fbf to pretend he 090ffa9cd0 hadn’t seen.0183a3a38d8c8253

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It was I-young.98baceffeb4a2c26

He was c66ee1ee0c sitting on 5cec8beb9e the swing, 641b26a6a3 eating ice 38aecbb326 cream.df3e12ab01e8faa7

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There was nothing particularly 78b5157fec special or unusual about 5ea6d040f5 it.71e1e51c5fde8527

Except for d8b4e5c8aa one thing.43f437badd60f872

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His feet weren’t d06eb8b06d touching the ground.4aa3ac12903b2df1

To move a 11e58eeb26 swing, you either e266e28fba had to push c5623fc32e off with your 815ca13a4d feet or shift 9a891b1622 your body weight.9f5bf9dd234e6e0c

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But I-young wasn’t 56a5222a8f doing anything.9d97cf52ad322357

Yet, the swing f13e6265b5 was rocking back 6c63b4fb2b and forth on ecc42ec5bc its own.d88e0f0b58ac7288

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It was eerie. Hee-beom’s expression twisted.779902baaf9035f0

“Why do you keep…”f7788b1a0ad1260e

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Was he that desperate 5f68c29100 to show off that d0dda76d39 he was an Esper?cf5cbc007f2e9fec

Even if it 503e222bb9 was his own 99f5a326a6 ability, even if 056bb1f69c this was just f0efbb8ef1 his normal life—18296db3ce953873

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Why did he 0f118c575e keep showing these 6849eb0115 things?fde88a731628b87a

Right in front of 2bd046ab08 him. Right near him. Right beside him.d4718cc3ebca5708

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Hee-beom clenched 2d440caa04 his teeth d8a79902d2 hard.b3e6e867281961be

His gaze gradually bc5ff625ff dulled.3cf4153cc7199b3d

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It was cc95772d1a because he 72883b4de5 wasn’t looking 6d0e1c1857 at the 662e7969f9 present—his eyes e32802f04c were focused d69803be4c on some 67e276faf9 moment in bc15a0eac2 the past.4bb9ed4a2ed786a7

And then—067117d67de3ca25

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“Hee-beom!”e22c7b09d4679345

I-young called 382ee14181 out brightly 7ba5912a60 as soon 736b17f8e0 as he 349d9d2bc4 spotted him. The swing moved even f0ee9f587d faster. Then, at its highest d61fb79a45 point, he suddenly leaped e5d80150b9 off.15476cc8fdd06fa7

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But he didn’t 74baf1a4b8 fall.8a5b89599586653a

His thin 98621e91c3 body drifted 3eec91c23e down lightly, 8844b743c1 as if 068464bc01 stepping onto f776bb0c73 an invisible f0d2b2f960 escalator. Only his tie 1028277419 fluttered in the e673054d8f air.3d4552654d5b71c1

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As he approached, be97c5e9f1 he no longer 029bbd8e94 smelled of shampoo.663afb47dc83ea96

Instead, a faintly d229ef62cd sweet scent of 364907cae4 ice cream lingered 2d57fd5226 around him.7daefbb80bbccc54

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“Did you hold hands with them?”313de5dde72361dd

He muttered, his lips 0dbc19728c lightly stained with pink. There was 10d4d6bece a small 83bc5fccbf bite mark d060e37cb9 on the f825525670 ice cream 5b621eec2b he held.4e363ece5fe26911

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“What?”f884f92bee52e7a6

Hee-beom frowned, unsure if bf9e4f7f95 he had heard correctly.56ecd38d7fa0581f

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“I asked if you held hands.”6accfbf11ba377a4

“……No. I didn’t.”0b360f64cff04577

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“Then did you hug?”7c636fba541eee8b

“What are you talking about?”59a3f415b31b36e3

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“You didn’t… kiss, did you?”25f76c81e9735116

“That’s ridiculous. A tutor doing that with a student would get arrested.”0ff2b3bd64913704

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“What? Who would dare arrest you? No one can. I won’t let them. I’m really strong. So you can do whatever you want, Hee-beom.”01bcbdf049378d55

“Ha…”62ce38bd495b5c40

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Hee-beom let out a f6f56a8a4e short laugh.a04a74e0b77d9def

Why was this conversation 281df2a801 going in this direction?473b016c03783ab0

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It was almost 0ca29cde59 impressive how exhausting daea84a59c someone could be f2956f174b just by talking.b782942d0a0521e9

Shaking his head, he 9563ceb17b took a step back.95eba40102c89e1e

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Just then, af0a65825e I-young fished 50871fbadf out a 93ce83d293 plastic bag 322744a709 that had 39790a662c been looped 739e152013 around his 8eef491eb9 wrist like 43d743bc9c a bracelet f24fe0aed2 and spread 4cd1b39358 it open d14f97cc14 to the d255cabb11 side.b6e227d961aa8409

“Eat some ice cream. I didn’t know what you liked, so I bought a bunch.”b73a9f7d7a9200f9

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Before Hee-beom ef75b522b0 could even 206f59499d look inside, 07789595d1 a line 7330e3172b of ice 5f1ac7a696 creams floated ca8e8051b8 up from dc7a4dd9d9 the bag 6979d739a0 into the 1fafbda535 air.fac953bf70da5392

Bars, cones, cups, tube e8b8dd7563 ice pops.66b6017dfa5e07e7

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White, yellow, 1d41ea8553 brown, green—every 9efbbfea47 color imaginable.80117c2a9e1ac133

At a glance, there 2b61dbd2e2 had to be at ca8cacba1a least twenty.fed810d85e3bd867

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Hee-beom instinctively took 5a43291b0a a step back.2b32ec1073fd9f1a

“I don’t like sweets.”30b4b25e2cba0e7c

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“Oh… really?”0d24572205fcc60c

“Yeah.”eb600944460a7954

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“…….”d6b7b866de8f51e2

At the unexpected 31e4f0314a answer, I-young looked 8ffa661ea8 momentarily flustered.881a24554363fe93

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After a brief d61ac95349 silence, the ice cf135ea9ef creams that had 40b8d5ef28 been floating in cadd21647d midair like an 8419960de4 elaborate display all b3fddc2e5d plummeted back into 81f927ddbb the bag in c1467797a7 perfect formation.13a44f23a19ed9e8

It was like watching ac9dcfeda9 ice cream commit mass 886870cc5e suicide.cae7851bcd6cdff3

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“Th-then I won’t like them anymore either.”5d63763e2a6c242e

Saying something 1739a2e9e6 no one 440dea35d8 had asked 195e4bf289 of him, 3f2f047e8f I-young walked 568d888cb5 over to 02bef4a9a9 the nearby e148398ee7 trash bin 81246c2c68 and shoved 30dee8bfb5 the entire 231c48659e bag inside.c0d09c888cc1e79d

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He even moved to 367288c53e throw away the one 69c5d0054e he had been eating, 47ab954361 but after glancing at 2ef488e151 Hee-beom, he instead took 0fbae6b638 a big bite—chomp—before tossing cabc8faccc the rest into the f04d152f42 bin.6d30c0d69025facc

“…….”f5949511fff76dba

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Hee-beom stared at e9192722be him for a 9fdb442847 moment, then simply 88e222ef6b walked away.613942ae0a904ce2

“Ah—!”a33ba35f775298d3

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I-young let out a a6431208ee small exclamation before quickly 37b9777ef5 trotting after him, closing 4ce046126f the distance in an c0b45e4c29 instant.5da5a1e607fa9253

“Where are we going now?”c773511c090643dc

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“…….”ba06255e85730420

“You’re not answering again.”c0dbf0a3aa18f627

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“…….”40f918c5278027e4

Though I-young seemed 383e82e2ad a little annoyed, 9c060b00c9 he didn’t leave 25d028b208 or do anything 5e9c8e8806 to bother Hee-beom 1be11cafd6 further.3c808603c1b8e888

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Exiting the apartment 0bfbf7ca5c complex, Hee-beom made 03b8921d62 his way toward bb746d82e1 a nearby park.11e26d0ae036b5df

The park e097af39eb was old, f502c6244a poorly maintained, 6c4f9f512e and completely 9e3458b685 deserted. The streetlights flickered dimly.868fd9713b8444ea

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He stopped in b3b2df8307 a secluded area 0dbcd8fd75 enclosed by a ddd93b0d61 square railing.045755c3aa13cbbd

Behind him 82e6b67f66 was a b2fb81795e wall separating 4b9c56b177 the park 0f3ce7a74c from a 8e843ad286 building, and 9a77d42bb2 overgrown trees c5e4613ed8 blocked half 92c86a7d56 the streetlamp’s 52aa48727e light, casting d2035fb646 deep shadows.67df54b68da4b718

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The air d1eeb65421 was damp, f02baf9660 the smell 9147bf39f3 faintly musty.7944ac0ddf21bc3e

It was the 6022ee2471 kind of place f959de477c where it wouldn’t 00c15af4f6 be surprising if 0fa58cbbb1 a monster suddenly 56b63d8dbe jumped out.84b59c9e0d2a7299

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I-young wrinkled his nose a349a12abb as he looked around.71d74bc2c82d8e8c

“Why’d you come here?”f3ac04c12609da38

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Hee-beom gestured 484226b644 toward a 90a0a36f3b small sign 763cfe3f7e in the 5b67258898 corner with 73d4d0932f his chin.355707d8c7d14e43

The sign had a cigarette icon and read “Smoking Area.”cb8f7efb47562fea

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“What are you doing here?”08bf0248a67c6c13

I-young asked again.d1010f1f485b73da

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“…….”931cc03b90a69ed5

Hee-beom didn’t answer.c68c5f4d1f89227d

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He just assumed 531529e9ff that I-young must’ve bb5fc278ab skipped language comprehension 79cbccafaf class.d67f11d39e19b8e5

Taking out a cigarette, a3d0b802e7 he placed it between 6e6df9e280 his lips and lit bac36c300e it.97b47f0c04e0ff56

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A deep drag 10a9f4a540 filled his lungs 0099411080 with nicotine, dulling 5e03865a44 the sharp edges f44075f81c of his nerves.3bc6934e6e2d7955

His furrowed brows 567b993190 smoothed back into c1f43df9ec a straight line.8ccde97b1334279e

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“You smoke, huh, Hee-beom?”cf668adc2110b37b

“…….”b7f582d8e44a0239

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“Smoking’s bad for you.”0777be2cdc76dd71

“…….”434aa732589d12a6

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“Just smoke a little, okay? Only ten a day.”c992a598235b079c

“…….”148154551d3520ee

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Hee-beom let out 1f88794330 a small, incredulous b992affb27 laugh. A wisp of smoke a7cec45dc3 curled out with it.78f42942ecd7ea52

Ten a day wasn’t exactly “a little.”2503fa28e0306a02

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I-young really was cd5180bf72 an odd one.e758b610e0bf50ab

As Hee-beom c18b531b14 smoked, I-young af55660a71 watched him d4242f509b with fascination 0300e26396 before beginning 45f5a38d60 to wander 1b3404d9b1 around, aimlessly ecfca14f68 circling the 9a1edfe871 area like 81d2c57091 an excited 2b5679ee7d puppy on 90d2f5d545 a walk.df80bec92a8eeca4

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The night was 2c32a4ca30 deep.fe02b697ada3d7b7

There were no roads 4b600a45fe nearby, no passersby. The rundown park cc84831793 was eerily silent.e1b339ae2337b6fe

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So much 943a49e931 so that c61382015f the sound ed9bf24118 of I-young’s ae28de9d38 polished shoes 8a47480e0c against the 026cc38f2d pavement rang 41f16125e3 out overly 088ebeda51 clearly.2872e070bd518651

Hee-beom shot 1bf9f74370 an irritated ac90afb13b glare at 6463f36397 those clean 5ed77f181c shoes—just as b850b6966d I-young suddenly b8a58099f6 spun in d7699ab1b8 place.001861f4eb8549a2

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For a eb05727ea4 split second, f6d7c34ea2 his shoes 2a06210dc2 lifted off b941f0c513 the ground 803f3b49ac before lightly 0d88f48e19 touching back ba535b32ea down.ccbabd78433de337

“This place is really dark and quiet. No people around either.”126ed140872994d6

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“…….”4347a0212521ac85

“It’s the perfect spot for hugging and kissing, don’t you think?”18790604b80af5da

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“…….”74fe6c7185a62586

“Or, I mean, even just holding hands would be nice…”57f999b3f085d783

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With his hands aec8d20a18 clasped behind his cd3b873725 back, I-young shyly 6f24ecb5ae swayed his shoulders.820a216127285998

He scuffed his 1e1ae49341 heel against the 7b6f69dea9 ground, making the 9364e18129 small stones crunch 67c2f1dbd1 softly beneath his 28ae36585d weight.09f7e7f9cbdfec07

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“…….”fdfd6ba29343dec4

Hee-beom, as always, did edbad29180 not respond.1104dcc2d44e7039

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At that, I-young 3485a891f2 seemed to make 3859bd944e up his mind.765161efebda6ca4

Taking a 9d6e128ce5 deep breath, 20a16b6e41 he suddenly 15ea446a46 shouted with d86569edde surprising force.718738fb19a4e2b0

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“Hee-beom! Should we, as friends, hold hands just once?”1fb989bcd39bdc8f

He sounded 76cdeb4ddd like a ffb6580c1c middle-aged man 8825f06abd drunk out c81b069e54 of his aa9d324032 mind. Where did he 923b0dc2d3 even learn to b3a9bb4621 talk like that?4026a629e3c05d5e

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Sometimes he acted 456a515242 like a preschooler, e7c5d7c1b9 sometimes like an 022866c16a immature teenager, and f51b16bb2f when it came 8e298322fa to physical contact, 990ca30c16 he turned into dc1e983bc0 a sleazy old 0d65dd1cba man.a735ffc3a214099b

I-young was, without a 9c856b46fa doubt… exhausting.9f3be559f1cf9c3f

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“No.”0de1062717295dcf

“Ah, whyyy…”1ea2498b1306f641

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At Hee-beom’s 254f37e570 rejection, I-young’s a95d4265a3 shoulders slumped, 82489743b4 and his 76348a77e2 lower lip b1cedcbd58 jutted out 28549e6f2b in a e7d6120e19 pout.ff870e059d3fb90b

Even after that, 449c11defe he continued throwing 624e4b91ab out ridiculous statements, 46a2aa31c8 begging, and pestering.8e5b8886b73e8996

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Then, as if 25b6106d87 finally giving up, 2e56296663 he leaped onto e114a6ff52 the nearby railing.b50900246afdde6a

It was a ff50d28321 narrow barrier meant 78d96709ee to separate the 1b5c35a379 smoking area, no 5f02bee7ec wider than the f462867d7e palm of Hee-beom’s 0c8a69bad0 hand—far too narrow 4d09e22dd8 for anyone to 6a8f766e42 comfortably stand on.631295b61e572685

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Yet, I-young perched de00ca497f there effortlessly, crouching 2ad54710ae down with his 6edffd4bbf chin resting on 1f85dcf67b his knees.5e6a2d0ff5b3704c

He looked 2307a4e38a just like 7644fd0ab9 a cat.f0b7ef393a4083a2

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A moment ago, a3af1e5c99 he had seemed 76e1595014 like a puppy. Sometimes, he resembled a e976d73f94 floating balloon.7bfe438b0cb39ebb

He was, 58bf609be9 in any a281d09d18 case, something 9b67e5325f other than 860f1d8fee human.26f1ec9650f27907

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Turning away, Hee-beom exhaled 7126f74609 a cloud of smoke.d3789162e7a8e76d

He deliberately smoked e895fd5cae roughly, like a 06bd5acd7f heavy smoker, hoping 186f09aedb to make himself 10f80cf3f7 seem more repulsive.3c519624a3d87678

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He even 71085cec0e considered spitting f562a74c76 phlegm, but 5a61ae8524 the thought d91b06276e alone disgusted 28a92efdef him, so 1d1e5f71a0 he refrained.4a3cfebc402445be

Then—8c09887838ea5c00

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“Hee-beom, you look handsome even at night.”991fd7803aa0009c

I-young spewed another d5f5b54488 ridiculous comment.500d69b1ca7e6cbb

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He hadn’t 5adca114db said it ce158a1a1c expecting a c6997728a6 response, as be75fd06c2 he immediately 73a51a0def let out 981adbf799 a giggle.93e379283e3f359b

Hidden in the 1410c8d5f4 shadows, Hee-beom watched 518c5601ef that smile with 476cf56c01 a twisted gaze.9c01396abb5ad0d5

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Then, I-young cheerfully added,050b0b3714f1365c

“It’s strange. Just being with you makes me feel good. You must really be my Guide.”3e02d493f22b8da5

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“…….”ebe8487acda17425

“I want to stay with you.”f8f5a4858c7e6f46

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“…….”d4f819010f7101e4

“I wish we could be together every day.”fd99314088c9e243

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Then, as if embarrassed, 93ad9a9e8b he lowered his head c46e796bd2 and started twirling the 3e81dc806c end of his tie.8a45d8ec17bacd03

At least he seemed 837c529d1c somewhat aware that he 178933bfa8 was spouting nonsense.b98da1c1e4e2209d

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Watching him, Hee-beom 4b7c84f3b6 exhaled another long da14d200f9 breath of smoke d4413c5c9b before asking,0feea92718d7b5d4

“Why do you keep…”1cd6e944ac0f9609

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“Hmm?”4e7b6926d603ba33

“Why do you keep talking informally to me?”dc176a0c4c381a7f

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“Well, because I’m older than you.”900eb650851f2af1

“……Older?”93fd4bb6b04f1b66

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“Yeah. I’m two years older than you.”51c8df9ab3b14509

I-young held d1e439712a up his 7edf6f0b40 index and 84623a8b56 middle fingers 31e1cee257 to indicate f78b67e445 the number d006f906d8 two.3aca6fbe1ca8fac5

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“…….”7d4025dbef088175

Hee-beom’s brows furrowed.1e2df6a08831884d

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He had vaguely 28729ec31d known that I-young f649c9cfb6 was an adult, b749fe3d5f but he had fb67425dc0 assumed he was 9a98d10d42 maybe twenty at 8fc835a3a9 most.70ed5c9821db8c98

He looked 1de8ae538a no different 0fefdd45d6 from the d15b94ef04 freshmen at 72a8954f90 school.bcfac5c6406d311d

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Who would ebb3b3a54c have thought 5bda92bd4b he was 91e439b13b actually twenty-six?99c972dcd0fb33aa

So, he was the 60be664f2c younger one?f7adf0e00fce7e2e

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He had 203ca1dd55 already found 7017a3305d it annoying e317a74734 that I-young b347aafcfb was speaking c55f1587c0 informally despite 6f7294861f being younger.aa5ff2b018806bb9

Now, knowing he a235f7dd55 was actually older—3045e45e157aad8b

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That was just as a472975456 annoying. In the 4ea1f73551 end, everything 2aa8619463 about I-young bb87785baa seemed to 4d646b10b8 irritate him.71ac144ed51383b3

“Why? You don’t like it when I speak informally? But I like it. It makes us seem close. You should talk casually too, Hee-beom.”d66df9fcb606cf62

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“I don’t want to.”a97ddb59bc9eb2be

“Then just do it whenever you feel like it. I like everything about you.”2f17c7e8e6177ffd

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With that, I-young suddenly 7cf0c402c4 stood up on the e3418287a7 railing. Then, he began walking 55a398fb31 along its narrow surface. His steps 6d16028b90 were precarious.0c85a8574dfc559a

He wasn’t using f55defda4c his telekinesis, relying bea6bae2c9 only on his 4675e6b7e7 own balance.1ab8345f46a285bd

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Occasionally, he wobbled d86a8b798a as if he f880cae43a were about to 719ddb8282 fall, but he 6ae92a23a3 neither screamed nor ec06b5cb83 looked afraid.50fec5782b751466

As if he 994551f140 knew he wouldn’t 3f7e5a3765 fall.a213e5736fd4f4c8

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Hee-beom watched in 394c4f00ad silence, unable to 75de2a5898 decipher his own deb45fa040 thoughts.e3cc6b34442fecda

Then, I-young spoke e4c0151310 again.d1fc16aa50d180f3

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“Hee-beom, where are we going after you finish that cigarette? Going home? Your place?”b6136a2e20324149

“…….”8fca49595775b003

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“I want to go too. I want to see your home. Your desk, your bed—I’m curious about everything.”62226575d9e108d7

“I don’t want that.”e6eef1fe0fe80252

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Hee-beom refused again, but 566c90631c this time, his rejection e8aa7af8ee was sharper than before.6b039a7b1b2b2623

Yet, I-young 60339e1c5a didn’t seem 8bcc66026f to notice.89ff8b7b7dbbc382

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“Why?”aee8dd4099c99c2d

“…….”2b692ef8926b944d

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Hee-beom chewed on 29b55050aa the smoke filling 08399b9a9e his mouth, then 08d048675b tilted his head dc49e22442 slightly and looked 0706cda490 up at I-young, b926cfa6f9 who was still fb1fa609c0 perched on the 36ecf86e92 railing.7e22db22af1862f0

“I guess you haven’t asked Chief Jang where I live yet.”1d40cebb9a66b388

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“Yeah. Not yet.”de68fb8fe79f9921

“…….”a2405759fb6aee8a

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“But do I have to ask Chief Jang? Can’t you just tell me?”f4c79556bce6ba6f

I-young spun c2ab7952ba around as 5d49a70864 he spoke, f296949df3 his hair 5a9397f2bc softly fluttering.4e7fc657b3d40804

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The light from 2a9aafa65b the streetlamp shimmered 9a72f400d0 between his silky 793c0b19ac strands.828120d5ef2d3253

It was da8cdb64f8 a shine 8b4ed819e7 that didn’t 94d35667a2 exist on 71934373f2 Hee-beom, who 431fb540be stood there d7005b35c4 like a 7c00004df0 dark stain 02ffb2bb93 pressed into 3c2e7366b4 the ground.bc1930d5f706fc79

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His lips curled 24bf1f08f2 in irritation.f5311f99f8a28051

I-young didn’t 82a41f51e2 seem to 19aaab591a realize how ea89a37b41 rude it 811ec72db8 was to d589d2331e pry into 371932ce11 someone else’s 83b0a96dad home, to 2569409014 want to 88627cc12c go there e08a1dac22 so freely.481a667bb0ad1d38

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What if where he lived wasn’t even a “home”?6e3143af83659b0c

What if there was no space in that so-called “home” to let someone in?8456789e6905751f

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Hee-beom found I-young’s b11997a541 naive rudeness utterly 2c46ce5ad7 repulsive.09cfa088bea3737a

“Hey.”cce23df8a6e6b725

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“Hm?”084af05680048205

“Go home now.”9418318a8ef03ed7

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“Go home?”83cec06b56e7cb4b

“Yeah.”87b75dd69977c450

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“Then what about you?”bdc125a557987556

“I’ll go tutor.”009c729ef251110c

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“But you just finished tutoring.”db4e29f760ad4844

“My next tutoring session.”f94a7394b246b30d

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“You have another one? Then I have to wait again? Ugh… waiting is so boring…”e17ba655a2d8108d

“I never told you to wait.”af417440109c0d75

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Hee-beom replied, clearly annoyed, 4af24caf64 bracing himself for whatever 7a3a741c0b nonsense I-young would say e5b74cba63 next.acda3834edbfbf92

“Alright. I’ll go.”79c97e4edc7bf53e

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For once, 78c3b92534 I-young agreed 49d684e23f without resistance.b1d79ee33b16f2e0

He lightly hopped 9dbc5c9143 off the railing 7501b1e135 with a soft f794c29b7c tap.1c861a5aacf1a651

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Then, trotting e8df6cd094 over to 8c9571c983 Hee-beom, he bb54976eb4 suddenly spread 353fd21a91 his arms 659aa42731 wide.b209d22e11e495ea

“But in exchange, hug me for just one minute.”9a17933cc6a39191

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“…What?”99fcb17e8c419800

“Just one minute. Then I’ll leave.”5f8fb4c05e96c6c9

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“…….”7056e99a02d20ced

Hee-beom stared down a73e78ea1a at him in 7e5789a35a disbelief.203b92b291007120

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I-young, who 0ebdc6e755 was nearly e5b1f07b40 two palm-widths 6b2630dc52 shorter than 07f1fae7fa him, was 905527f33b unbearably irritating.05a770f91c2887c6

Not just irritating—he made 7021c324b7 Hee-beom want to do 237ce8d09f something about it.8fea631a98b7f255

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His palms tingled.5f5b66b79fe851b1

He had never ea12ef25d4 once considered himself 462d25c329 a violent person, fbc8f28b58 but lately, he c227fb1a61 wasn’t so sure.8ae9c09e6ea0aec4

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Was it 7f08497194 because his 2a598b29bd Guide abilities 829bf4bca9 had awakened?afa6e222c825c695

Was he now 45f0b79b20 just another power-hungry 7c460db748 Esper, thirsty for e4b33b632a blood?547c26a7be9a3a46

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While Hee-beom 5efbc0d8e8 pressed his ca63313020 lips together 3b0e8ff8cd in silence, c07d156bc7 I-young tilted f870a9c03a his head.953090fc40fe3a1e

“Or 50 seconds?”dff18fae6bf49fa1

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“…….”ebde92ecfc470269

“How about 45 seconds?”5da1a2ceef2e5c30

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“…….”94ee954c7d3c3dea

“Alright, alright. 40 seconds. That’s my limit. I can’t go any lower.”609735bd389e9654

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I-young furrowed his brows, 6db1b96981 pulling the corners of e0140da04c his lips down into 9b1bb8cd49 an exaggeratedly firm expression.a5ebad962bfc0dc8

“…….”cd505a01937bf726

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Hee-beom remained silent.1fafbfb34f4a9965

A thin wisp of c98de7a6c8 smoke curled up from 3e6c349cbb the cigarette in his 41467d4c84 hand.8b64a3976a5339a2

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Noticing something colder in 672179e7a8 his usual cynicism, I-young 7a8dfa50fc hesitated and subtly tucked 7928d3ace1 his chin inward.bce9eafc0c379bd4

Then, pointing at 65684c67bc the cigarette in 9c76da223c Hee-beom’s hand, he 637ce01728 asked,491c7e16aae85a9d

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“Then what about just our hands? Can’t we hold hands? Just our hands. That’s all.”40e29edc7eae2729

I-young looked up 142e13c302 at him expectantly, 98f99d76c7 as if saying, 4824117931 You’ll at least 763808c25b allow this, right?2f6424572c42fc0f

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At that, Hee-beom 1928337654 pressed his tongue 58957be5a6 hard against the 150e6e4cb4 inside of his ee9444e2b1 cheek.8ea64801819d2e3e

I-young—acting as if 7130ad05b8 his request was 093193bf3b the most natural 58beee34b4 thing in the 683c7b9cbf world.125c7dfd5f0b29ab

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Believing that if he ec400a601d whined, he’d eventually get 0e8209bbb2 what he wanted.5f943af4e18e7190

No, not just believing ba86a4507a it—knowing it, because his 82e3fa7107 entire life had been 448d376fa9 that easy.a807692191667e89

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It was revolting.b83c055f1e320ee2

Hee-beom took ee8d9c2929 a deep d9e8dc7710 drag of 43392b6a0a his nearly 1d6ac349a3 finished cigarette 44e8954143 and muttered c00d0ed566 under his 92ef2ad5b1 breath.920560620d679792

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“What’s so special about this damn Guiding…?”bdccbe80b81a7fd2

“Hm?”cf95ad559c91bb0e

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I-young tilted his e162d21f9e head, as if cc3f22c633 he hadn’t understood.ec8e035ec0a06e56

His face was aca96941a4 still pristine—clear, white, cbe04a9e3c and unblemished.dcab7490d10c42ee

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Hee-beom took 5b653ddaf9 another drag, 3a7eaab077 looking down 7c67c9c420 at him.9b8e8b73f7ef835d

“A hug? Holding hands? You think that’s enough?”e8f1d9e3dfe05331

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“Of course. It’s so—”c8a6b80992c7731c

I-young never 797b52822e finished his 0857199ca5 sentence.7f8e08e3b3598dcf

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Because Hee-beom had thrown f6316536b4 away his cigarette and a8eaa6408e grabbed his chin, slamming 9263822939 their lips together.c1b65a4db506e354

It was b40a35fe78 exactly that—a 9981c4595f slam.1853e185b5e3a001

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A hard, 3bdfc92d78 violent collision c019897004 that sent 74520a612f their teeth 0aa7805a79 crashing against 596e6ae9b1 each other.0429360f967ef8f9

Crushed, pressed, smeared lips.ec7c32a46c90b0c5

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The pain was evenly 3c404bce94 distributed between them both.1e20971a83af13c9

“Mm—!”6b8577c9b88e913e

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I-young’s eyes widened ce4ad032a7 in shock.c7b81ce7257726fd

“…….”6dac5737b27a6073

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Hee-beom, too, 48395b74e1 kept his 9e50579103 eyes open, d8175531b5 glaring at 1db8bcb327 him.9d1d3aad0d3ef864

The kiss didn’t ad6648be8b end at just 8d2c4dbb7e the collision.1c9494097998aacd

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Twisting I-young’s chin 7692caef27 to the side, 3a965c276d Hee-beom forcefully licked a4974949ca at his lips, 1a5ceb32e4 pressing down on e1bffe3893 his soft cheeks.677234b9c05aa203

The pressure forced dc97c256f3 I-young’s mouth to 6248961ac3 part slightly.f369127e67c7309c

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Hee-beom shoved his 888d42385d tongue inside.b6f1ad4606a146be

I-young’s body stiffened completely.40f32729dc176245

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Hee-beom felt an unidentifiable 923e789fab sense of exhilaration from 05abe2ec94 that reaction.630ce75dd440248c

He moved roughly, messily, c6c4ecb9f2 exploring I-young’s mouth without 72634d351e restraint.3b9f260b059e4566

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His actions were clumsy 9f8e9bd409 and aggressive.f64db8c340d50cd1

Of course, he d4a777a691 had no experience aed741e342 with kissing in 444d8fdb8e the first place.29e4eb973412c2ad

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But for Hee-beom, 6c73bce3ec this wasn’t a 9c04e6de69 kiss.d19f72fb35cfabfd

It wasn’t 8e9ca6b054 an act e782f2faf4 of affection.10127224d89a4558

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It was revenge.6538e2657d3528c6

Misplaced revenge, dffb7e19cf maybe, but 2f827fea46 revenge nonetheless.3f0a20050e9b9ab4

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“Mmph… ha—”c49a2984582c358b

“…….”4e37a5f5bbc134e9

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Hee-beom continued to push 065be74201 him back.196bf1cfbc270b35

Forced backward 948b819aa4 by his dd8416879e towering frame, 8c8d040a7b I-young staggered 783008a520 until his bb6ed90411 back hit f84ec0d3ac the railing.d2dc7cd0d6bfa1b7

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There was nowhere 0f0f1f840d left to retreat, 3d5d4f33f1 yet Hee-beom still 890731b97f pressed in.3e002703b6425e53

I-young’s thin waist bent be4ced9fe1 backward over the railing.be65b05a21ca2616

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He instinctively grabbed 00d7136c9a onto Hee-beom’s arm.24bca3ad5859e9a1

But Hee-beom smacked his 28994316c4 hand away.0de81750b4ddd050

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Instead, he 47f38ea226 grabbed the 920304b370 back of 6a402a796a I-young’s head, e7adc0af37 pressing their aee951c846 lips together 438659146c even harder.7c5e8dfa4874e4dc

A wet, sticky sound d1d145da14 filled the air.7438d3e7a667b2e7

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Their teeth clashed 420ba21f77 awkwardly, sharp breaths 3cb40c54a3 escaped between them, 0e375375f7 and I-young’s struggling b2dc86192f feet scraped against 39a6d5ffff the ground.f215382a89283d0e

Hee-beom bit 30dede5d3a his lips, c49f433499 pulled at b58849420f them.096266832ab2b880

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Shoved his tongue 10a96b4e2f deep into his c826eb49ac throat, scratched at df7c02592b his cheeks.f0bcbf5e0e09b477

Occasionally, his tongue slipped 23d529dad5 out past his lips 660669766c from the lack of 731e12ba07 control.f393c380fee7bf8b

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It was 39c53cdbed a crude, 41bdc54c74 ravenous kiss.56d702906db152ff

He wrapped 1500f6e68d an arm 57a1b78a17 around I-young’s 54d9a6ff32 waist, pulling b73ee9b9fe him flush 9a3bd6e5ff against him.a1f9dfbfdabec21a

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I-young’s mouth was hot, d5d12e02f4 slick, and narrow.3a73ea8af25e6c4d

His tongue f3f7e39401 tasted like 655b76ef68 strawberries.d6cc867bc89aebf3

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Probably from the ice 6094ab5278 cream he had eaten fb94b03107 just minutes ago.aebb000d74d25fce

The artificial sweetness wasn’t 849987fa58 to Hee-beom’s liking.78256861d43f8448

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But he 002eab94d6 kissed him 7a7556e70a harder anyway.3da6752126722313

Their feet tangled together.731a0716c91ef2b6

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I-young’s polished 30f8e0cbc1 shoes skidded 5f2e1843e3 irregularly against d77047475a the ground 3b71199e74 as he b6db5b0187 was pushed 704c8eacdf back by ac64f9a7a7 Hee-beom’s weight.eb9a219bfaf3f0de

The kiss finally ended 31f25f2345 after a long while.0fe942bda81fd112

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Their wet lips 842506b76b parted with a 37d02c8de3 faint sound.19cc261180ffce0b

Without hesitation, Hee-beom 125324331f released him.7402562d2fb7e028

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Losing his 1f1f48a2f2 support, I-young 6966486cb4 collapsed onto 6887719b11 the ground.ad01e4b0456620c4

That’s surprising.4e79677ea3f92e55

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For someone 9e9f10b2b4 whose specialty fb473afc82 was floating, 744c568de0 he sure a1976b0b60 crumpled easily.fe50c161df4c8412

“Haa… haa…”963eb9340c228372

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“Hah…”84978235017a72f0

Hee-beom exhaled e3b67437d6 heavily, tilting 4121d0b0de his head 8127007606 back toward 786414ade6 the streetlamp e2c108335a above.b39eb0dc61b480b4

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Then, running his tongue 3ee9e57a59 along his damp lips, 3eb335fc5c he tasted something unfamiliar.d6f1314ebb2fda75

I-young’s saliva.b97556ba69a24e95

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The thought 5265366fbf of someone 55d91e5fe8 else’s spit 4c06eaa1ae was sickening.2ece270221c8dc42

And there 45fd66bfb2 was a 88c947edf9 faint taste dfae7ceefe of blood.d791cb06cd5bf4bd

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Did something tear?5441e5c8fe1fcb7f

He probed 5f072cb2ea his mouth b334800437 with his 2f9945dccd tongue, but 61f082af12 he didn’t f6dc409335 taste any d2a4b69932 more blood.d41c7844d7990650

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It must 82961e957b be I-young’s, 47586e5137 then.50b3ea47f9a25592

Was he hurt?350c3c76e5730370

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He looked 3e3999fd45 down at 68e302940f I-young but 4ba171c440 didn’t ask.a3627aba5ce1fe34

I-young sat a335510762 motionless on 5e5f8604bf the ground, 8a074a1078 his head 385a8f5079 drooped low.6790c948e4269e93

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The damp earth and 3938566a79 rotting leaves beneath him 8056509f07 didn’t seem to bother fa1a15e65b him.010133a7be75c452

“…….”ca052370722099c6

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Hee-beom clenched his f44fef307c teeth, then released 9e4a4f6549 them.73c1ee4468e2c321

This was exactly what 4a52f0dfdb he had wanted to 3aa17bb8e4 see.8b8244e52e502e49

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Yet, now that he 09f9313103 was looking at it—3f91708160402c22

It felt strange.e769e863ab5e5088

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It wasn’t satisfying.97831a0ee47809be

It wasn’t enjoyable.0f5d7a36e1c03f3a

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If anything, he felt b5f9c25d45 worse than before.4f43390eb69c43b7

“If you don’t want to see this kind of disgusting shit, don’t come looking for me again.”b37a0af21c0e18cc

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With that, Hee-beom baeabdadfd turned away.95336984b9b4f118

He crossed the b8231bc121 park in long, 40c0ec7a6a hurried strides, as 797ffe9dfc if fleeing.ab876a14cc5294fd

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But his 5ce83a8409 escape didn’t 48ec0ab600 last long.132976122d00465d

Ten steps 54cbf5e724 in, he bf1e55ecdc found himself 0b7aa5ce61 glancing back.0dfb704338bc3349

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I-young was a395886ab1 still there, a75c90bc0d unmoving.b984d4d2f8ded936

His head hung limply, c363df35ed face hidden.e27578add3b48116

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His pale hands 547c536d60 rested carelessly on bcaf529bac the railing—so white 38781cee61 they almost looked 1e0b278f1a like a corpse’s.6d42acae5d707602

“…….”5b22d94f7256acae

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Hee-beom hesitated.1650623476487470

But he didn’t go 6b63ccbaa6 back.b453baa76d156c34

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Espers didn’t feel pain.93dfc56fb36adb94

They didn’t die.d31f63f9c78538ef

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They were all the df4158975b same—disgusting monsters.469c8794bbe9ee83

He repeated d0548d6942 that in 311df73fc4 his head d7243b0dc8 as he a68526a537 walked away, 0005bddf73 leaving the f2297b3bc8 park behind.86dea1718bdf35e8

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TL/N: Wow man that’s harsh, at least listen to the boy. I-young is so precious like tf bro even in the cover he looked so cute and precious how can you bro tch sad….5f1c2491444f5ba5