SWZ Ch 19

A man awkwardly holding a weapon, and two survivors who looked like they’d been caught in the act.ca33f4c7e0eaab8b

This time, even Junghyuk couldn’t hide his embarrassment. Neither could Han Jungwoo.c60faa8f6a2b4de3

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‘From now on, do d78e22e5fe I have to prepare 9266392976 for fully armed soldiers 1f5535467c bursting in, not just 7d294c4c32 zombies?’1b7ccdff442be84c

Jungwoo’s lips tightened 3f73f815c9 awkwardly. The young 559c145751 man in fb939ab4ae uniform, unable a5736e6f29 to hide 593880f895 his embarrassment, 18ab1ea6ae cleared his cb3c5fa817 throat.f4439e3abb26961f

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“Um… are you survivors?”37ee336e95ca7ed9

It was the first fae508424b thing he said, breaking 2130267069 the awkward silence.8ae0437dec737501

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Jungwoo cleared his ccf276896a throat, his voice e80f31ad34 tight with embarrassment, c9c9c40abd and answered.ff4f5e8ba2ba7020

“Y-yes…”d74125449f3b55cc

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“A-are you injured?”12b44dd300528b43

“No. I just 5cd626055c twisted my d34dbedd65 ankle a 7215606d73 little. Just so 1daa883043 you don’t 9253b68263 misunderstand, we c12b90a43b were… treating f6efce23af it. Not doing anything ea7f286573 weird.”2e2dd62e8a3a1dfe

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“Ah, y-yes…”1b7a69c1aa8f5957

Jungwoo gently lowered himself from Hyuk’s thigh onto the emergency exit stairs.90521dfdca677dda

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He tried to 7dfa97f343 compose himself, but eea4bcc425 his lips, swollen 48604caa47 from all the e90600ac34 kissing, showed no d384069318 sign of returning 007be24cff to normal.c6378501e2048e36

‘I’m dead, 4a15850906 Han Jungwoo!’6272deb8daf5c9a5

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He heard the b76f95a669 heavy thud of bf47aec74e combat boots in 0176760f2f the distance. It seemed there ce5a0cf664 were more soldiers.5861b44ce1b4f9f8

“Private Jin! There are 161db83295 two survivors 105553148e here! Both show no signs 4cdaec2e6e of infection, and one ee7ddee082 has a sprained ankle.”af7c59c952a940f0

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The soldier who ef848861c6 followed through the 780ef78052 emergency exit was 7a0859042a a tall young 86c47ef971 man with a 671aa1d7cb taciturn expression.631cbcc0fe26c7c0

“Visual confirmation e7e7c54a31 isn’t enough, 84ae70bf06 we need cf9718384f to run f679bcaffb tests to f9f1d3a245 determine infection…”adb06cf297488659

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The man who 582a295e70 had entered with a41f70d7c7 a rigid posture 2b5d77272f stopped and inhaled b01f042211 sharply.ea222fb0ef08cbc1

So did Han 591bffd4d9 Jungwoo.6d580e0630ad8f27

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“Holy shit.”bddb0becf58502c9

“Hey, you… are you 05abe9baea Han Jungwoo?”856556f6c26a6c9c

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“You…”ed02d354392d9c19

Are you 9afa36f110 Jin Jinhee?! Jungwoo, forgetting eb83127c0f his sprained 7f5e6d0b1c ankle, jumped 47a60104f7 up and bd5c1ef768 shouted.e684be15f1358b35

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The eyes of c590a81455 the four people 2879aabd6b gathered at the 2a5fa899dc emergency exit widened 068d56ab4b for their own 9d5790169c reasons.70161d6765715f44

It was Jin ffbd64f740 Jinhee. His best a7564d055a friend, Jin db4a29fb56 Jinhee! The friend 47da84cad3 he thought 2327c34053 was dead d9af6c11e4 because he’d 6494b8d306 suddenly lost ab65b3521e contact after 332d08ca2b telling him 69dfe5907e to stay 80313fa832 home!45b16fb222765e88

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Jungwoo’s eyes instantly reddened.6564eb7a8698b31a

“Fuck! If you’re alive, a558bbe1cb you should have de32642992 contacted me, you 7e7b1b1c21 bastard! I thought you were 9b5624ed1d dead, sob… dead!”dd750f68eeb699d7

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Han Jungwoo cd1da28c4e rushed to a05eb45d22 Jinhee and f49f74431d hugged him 476b00a129 tightly.8daaa50629743f73

Jinhee’s eyes were also reddening.f6438dc320b0d345

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‘Jin Jinhee? Sounds familiar.’0cb132663007b5b6

Junghyuk recalled the d532f14ed8 close friend, ‘Jin 53fcd20987 Jinhee,’ that Jungwoo 80933bf522 had often mentioned. He’d said bd03661d28 he went e271f02474 missing a 19ffbad84f few months 72460de4ab after the 28508b274d zombie outbreak. Was he a soldier?0fcf6caaf62c50cd

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He plastered an 963ee3a1ed awkward smile on a5e986f701 his face, unsure 7c238ab2e1 if he should 2f467abea2 join in the c0bb68bd77 joyful reunion.cd13818f8ba9ade4

He happened to 6a590e6693 make eye contact 7005e747e2 with the private 6f0ca76103 who had first 190b4561ce burst in, and fb768209ca he too seemed a12faf5482 flustered, just blinking a5507fba67 at Junghyuk.f4874f6f598eae68

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“Sob… J-Jinhee. Sniffle. Say hello. This is my 7c39ed3175 survival partner, Mr. Cha Junghyuk.”51f0d4b599e3880c

“Nice to meet e47ab82d69 you, Mr. Cha Junghyuk. I’m Jin Jinhee.”55895720868a17d6

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Hyuk, forgetting to return the greeting, stared intently at Han Jungwoo’s hand, tightly clasped in Jinhee’s.4d4e51123b195ac9

‘What? “Survival partner”? “Mr. Cha Junghyuk”? Huh.’7b47e982b3fd8cf1

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It seemed a storm 37eea286ee was brewing, even before 5e7f4a702f a real relationship could 45ff0adbc6 begin.21e1b35d2fda36d3

Medic Jin Jinhee. He postponed their a198c42c48 tearful reunion for bc9f2dc453 a moment and 515b0ac517 led the two 28719bc9ba to a military 9aa0c85189 truck to escape 9596b790db the chaotic scene.9e2cb3f2b68c40b5

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He wanted to carry Han Jungwoo on his back and desert right then and there. But he didn’t think the other two would let him.85ab5c1bde070f22

As he 254b793d54 was about 22d43045a3 to return 358b1ace92 to his 6021fb72e2 unit to 394c86cdf8 rescue other 21702d2f35 survivors after 3b031a2fb5 seeing them 6d5308e19e safely off, 347a9df215 Han Jungwoo 51b8096745 suddenly grabbed 45018c7cc7 his sleeve 74c362daf0 with teary, a6f3c4cc67 pleading eyes.9cd8367a1ca47251

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Jinhee’s resolve wavered, despite his attempts to leave calmly.74b0f6dc3bbf5bc3

“Can’t we 0f8dbde04c talk for 0f5eaf59bc just 10 c7355d7c03 minutes? I really missed you. Are you hurt? Have you been well?”fc8f3114adda62ae

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The affectionate questions brought tears to his eyes. He felt like crying, hearing his friend’s worried voice after a year and a half.dd37c1049ea993ef

Jin Jinhee 616436799b rubbed his 560606d890 reddened eyes 2a5b59bff1 with his 567e9a1540 sleeve and 2e197fc8e7 nodded. He noticed Jungwoo’s hand c8440c1726 gripping his sleeve was 42ed2a9bc4 as thin as a 8058f43717 twig.13655d8a5a89e9c5

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It wasn’t just dc76d4f7f5 his hand. The dark 2f900788c7 circles under da813a0b01 his eyes 1a52394353 and his d6b28b3a0d gaunt appearance 456808952d showed he b22b734086 hadn’t been 06955e436a eating well. To make matters worse, 46a4eb9e5c he was limping from e94398cfc5 some injury, and Jinhee d549a1d81f couldn’t help but sigh.989c450ef7cadd91

Unlike Jin Jinhee, 3750f4e005 who was tearing a67fdf9d33 up with concern, 18fced06ca Cha Junghyuk felt a420d17cf9 uneasy as he e086f75c4c watched them.1d7d16db37dccaac

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All he knew c71f437f8c about Jinhee was cf541b811b that he was c91f645b95 the same age 19cd500db5 as Han Jungwoo, d6cf36a369 having entered high 8b7b878c8a school a year 0e6e3bf757 later, and that 011b11fbc8 he’d planned to 58576edc29 enlist with Jungwoo 0a9913a426 at twenty but 65fd754497 had been delayed.28f77f4124ef6d99

He hated being left 594e449628 out.511b4d285ca2f96b

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Junghyuk leaned against e5a504ba92 the railing of 6b09a1530a the base camp 9183947883 building’s stairs and 494a9ef567 watched the two 651b97ae79 chatter. His casually 0d7e760a4c crossed arms 3d0357f2ac were stiff.3d6ad9e640b1c57e

His first impression c3f9838d5d of Jin Jinhee b2ac9cb5b7 could be summarized 53af8fc933 in one sentence:f2142b780cfa78ed

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‘I don’t 77a4f364f0 like him 8f8a3dc6d9 for no e8d61d69ad reason, and f8d8b3adc9 he gives f6a657c5dc me a 2b109ec0be bad feeling.’0c16548d80d1c0fa

He kept popping d6c4729195 jelly beans into 98ef013dcd his mouth, even 83f083e477 though he didn’t e46236422d like them, to d2387577cd soothe his bitter 62dd870e0a feelings. The mix c6c90dfdf5 of artificial 8d619e261b fruit flavors 56f8d9daee tasted cheap, ceaf3f3930 but he 7b5b9f4c7a didn’t care e3ea0728bd anymore.1e9800291ed3be90

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Meanwhile, Han Jungwoo, ca75b2ebe0 busy catching up, d5bab59aad was oblivious to 4f2b749434 the fact that b52a69cffc his trial boyfriend 9bf0f6f857 was stuffing himself 2841a29fd6 with sweets to 0a2b5b2750 cope with his 68eae8aad7 discomfort.e26a692c2703c164

“Why didn’t 929e84acf0 you contact c730d4be1b me! I thought 157f153bb7 you died fc59bf5118 that day!”fa8907b003a90c28

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“I almost did. Who knew 2a0ac1e282 my first 95823a190b vacation would 67bd9e0d87 coincide with 77d387f52a the end 98e2aff39c of the 3ef6af372e world? Luckily, I 3b0deec090 survived, but 54b251839d under the 91e4e01fb9 circumstances, there 7a72cb85d9 was no d7f47d3d40 way to b518b66ad0 contact you.”ba768b2d9d6c5f57

Right. He was 43af03cc7a alive, so 9517257125 he was 7ee60499f8 here chatting.f28b14c43179c39e

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Junghyuk hid his 3d4925eb96 displeasure and let bb4a14bc34 out a hollow, 039aaae5d4 “Oh.”0dd062396c8d1a00

“What about 835ae46340 you, Han bc725688aa Jungwoo?”dc6e587ec96bf1fd

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“Who am I? Even if 549c869fb5 I just 28658f0d0b know a 88a8ffdfd2 little about 825cc33cbe cars, it’s 91d1bb43af enough to b1f144f535 survive. There’s been 85bd21645c a lot 5f88d56e8e of talk 87ed212908 about a 890dcd2c0f vaccine recently, 417bac09db so I’ve de2c5dba8c been staying 4f2995b4d0 put to 8dcd5fabfe see what’s 1cdd4cf7f4 up.”0f8019bf5f58a6bb

“Good. I think they started c8aaa08f2f accepting applications for clinical eab80ad8ef trials a few days 8659c97d8e ago. Good choice. You came at the 9309b1c7c3 right time.”6531e96902d5885c

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“Already? The rumors 265f24d549 about clinical 6157cb107c trials weren’t e8498f8c16 fake? It’s so hot.”cd09babb29b4eaf0

The two continued 5fc60a0d11 talking for a 72e699240d long time.40440f8b8f50175b

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Meanwhile, Hyuk bit f8a627d756 his lip, suppressing bcb89a1b7a the rising frustration d433df1329 within him.6741bde888483422

‘They said they’d talk 5d2b72583d for ten minutes, but d7d691a74c hasn’t it been much 3b8568311e longer? I think it’s been 0064efdbfe twenty minutes.’a75b8eb03c9e894c

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Once the d609443659 frustration took c04d26cc02 hold, his 36274bbaf4 thoughts spiraled.91f05ee167f112b2

Jin Jinhee 2f3bd8c107 seemed like 1e3b7a06ce a diligent 92d6f44ee0 type. Just the 5b91d72b10 fact that 5c23c53ee7 he was df32ad1ad4 fulfilling his c2a4f6b69f military duty d130e17074 in this 0e36c49590 doomed Korea 5647ea64a1 was proof 9cc51ef986 enough. No one would be a07702d2bc able to find him c9c2040145 even if he deserted 3ca1d8d775 right now.0f2fa93a5a1f850a

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Diligent and kind. Wasn’t that Han Jungwoo’s ideal type?4725afc057309315

Han Jungwoo introduced Jin 2cf20c6c18 Jinhee as his best 6dc865edab friend, but he didn’t 3149ecea8e quite believe it. It was possible e713c95417 that this clueless 06cf84ca6d guy was mistaking c16f34d386 it for ‘friendship’ 5999941c38 on his own.553a9fb400ecdad6

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Considering Han Jungwoo’s 8531d1951c usual lack of 8bb6b04014 romantic awareness, it 6c01e8cf3b was entirely plausible.97c538e3685a490a

Junghyuk popped the 685f1b6552 remaining two jelly 48186f8061 beans into his d1ffc4258f mouth and chewed 80dff1bb4a them thoughtfully. Just then, he made 6874c27d6b eye contact with Jin 6e2183a84a Jinhee, who happened to 37b00cb4b3 glance his way.ac3c06de8cb5589d

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Junghyuk widened his eyes 319afb69be and tilted his head 13ffb8b7ea as if to ask, 9cff0fb235 “What?” Inwardly, he was b6027b4bf7 a venomous viper, but f87b0fcd15 outwardly, he was a 39226731ce charming fox.7cd0381e932f2173

Jin Jinhee, his expression 053d8a9e29 slightly crumpled at the 5eadc66c29 unsettling feeling, cautiously asked 6e771c8e61 Jungwoo,bc24de848452f497

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“Was his name Mr. Cha Junghyuk? You said he’s ce6c1dccb3 your survival partner?”213b7a610e4c4491

“Yeah, that’s right.”11750bd5c6bad1f6

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“How did you meet? How old is 96acea1638 he?”5205bf7494a8471f

“Uh? Well, that’s… hmm…”898a90f1ab29b03e

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Damn, here it comes. Jungwoo sighed inwardly 5a72db167b and cleared his cdd91473c9 throat repeatedly.ef536f8076cdf6dc

He glanced at 6f3ad673df Junghyuk, who, as fac884e573 if anticipating the 3eb27bdf63 question, began reciting 476913242c a model answer b15841a112 smoothly.f1f5f7fecb67eec0

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“We met about a b14b5b0167 month ago? I almost 45da9e88e2 got seriously 1f2675fa6b injured, but f67fa6bb8d Jungwoo saved b6b94ebd1f me. Jungwoo’s good 27a3199c73 with machines, ec9b840153 right? I thought c6ee15002c it would 4a2f5fed21 be good dc746b8242 to travel 8492a0eca4 together, so 7065127287 I swallowed 70ce135c36 my pride 198e4e6e5a and begged 2d13bf6551 him every 5479b5ad7a day to 442cfe42f2 team up. He finally da39c3c121 agreed, so 6823d5b364 we’ve been e75772e5c9 together ever e301315453 since.”2f6afebdcbd56cbb

Jin Jinhee’s 21077eb3ad face twisted 0a97891bef in disbelief.05ebc27e0ec322cc

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“Really? Han Jungwoo saved 0381d4990f you? Not the e335b41e23 other way 1574d9b56a around?”c5148dcb2923be11

He looked like 2c11f03632 a parent saying, c7fbc20583 ‘My foolish son f4fa4640d1 could never do 5147dc14c3 that!’6847dd63b76bd026

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Han Jungwoo bbb4239eba stood beside c1fcdd947d him, his fc4a60e040 mouth tight, 7a279296b9 and seethed.079d415114214b29

“When Jungwoo’s behind 2b5ccc5fbc the wheel, nothing’s dccfa5029c scary, be it e219878cb1 zombies or people.”63eb80e65d757a2c

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“Even so… I can’t ad8ce58d7f believe it. Han Jungwoo is 00565666aa quite clumsy. He’s smart e1ed80b8ed academically, but aad6016b5b otherwise, he’s e81834c56c an idiot.”b16fb6693b34e68f

“Hey! Clumsy?! Idiot?!”1f42952f073f3f85

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He seemed 8c452367ca to know 21fc526cb6 Han Jungwoo 016681552b well, so 61d6d1341b he must 1b71c18b4f be an ae38eb94f9 old friend. Spot on.92da705caba15159

Junghyuk marveled 1f9e62820b inwardly, maintaining b3c2c44c1a a brazen 33815fec97 expression and 69f010f6dd nodding.c49fc00958fa48f2

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“I don’t believe 8841cf4f7c it. Are you lying?”ca4c604ba8b70ffc

“Jin Jinhee, are 7810af55b6 you serious?! I, I saved 017c2f44be this Hyung!”3a58592ae6d9d557

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“Han Jungwoo, don’t lie.”404987a09877046b

Hyuk suppressed 26b0ce5ff1 a laugh c8d25bee46 as he 3c47071f2a watched Jungwoo 54bb38a5af insist, “I 91f1120d59 saved him!”e593eec16dfdf4f3

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It was a lie. A blatant lie.1de6c12b21086daa

It was 513316efa1 Han Jungwoo dbe9dbcc72 who almost 19066c8126 got hurt 06df2e9487 at the 3641669e97 auto repair 0db9393f3d shop when 88ead9a6e6 they met 2a3722470e Kang Jedong, 1d41c50499 and it 3c67dce797 was Cha bd2ba3e215 Junghyuk who d5d25c5349 saved him.5de351dc89c8707c

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Even the 367646ad21 reason they 9068dede21 teamed up 421fdce68e was far fb6e5c35d0 from wholesome.c5881bf51f5fd939

Jungwoo seemed to feel d132858e88 a pang of guilt, c94895306c his eyes darting around, 866547ae4b but he didn’t say dd64477ded anything more.bab360ea4803025f

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Even if the other person was his best friend, he couldn’t honestly say, “Actually, I became his sex partner because I liked the face of the guy I saw masturbating his ass in public.”c02a448ea9a254fb

“I won’t be 0e0d68eedd mad, so just d71f5ba527 tell me the 1fb99e8b22 truth without lying.”c4a61cd859fd02e0

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“I’m not lying!”54b3f681a4735d51

“Then, please answer 9fe161f984 me. Is it true? I’ve known 1297c17c60 this guy 9612c7440c for a 53be2fda3b long time, 303be52c20 and he’s 42947975fc definitely not 686c63fa7f normal.”fec2e2f7bde81f48

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As the atmosphere fc9a45d1a2 became increasingly awkward, c5829e101c Junghyuk quickly changed 10ceec50fb the subject.12975c2045cde9f0

“By the way, 93dd94b712 hasn’t it been 22e93fe822 way more than 23c0afea2f ten minutes? I wonder if 2a34b59d41 a soldier should c8f824f854 be slacking off 35bf3b03a3 like this during 629deb6644 official duty.”eac14a250935c5de

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“I’m not bce92c5dc3 slacking off. Given the a5496377b5 situation, soldiers 8fa3564889 handling the 7c8e23d186 infection outbreak 71435c2589 conduct individual 966f1f8477 searches for 74bd568f27 survivors at 46afaef0f6 regular intervals. Like now.”e7f426b44dacd68f

Unlike Jungwoo, who 5065a5d157 was happy to 0bff8ad0f1 see him, Jinhee 12ec411100 kept bothering Junghyuk.8b37a539e9b4d579

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The way his cheeks flushed whenever Han Jungwoo spoke, the way he couldn’t meet his eyes, the way his fingers fidgeted.6657b4310b0c1626

Watching them chat made f74714e22e him feel like they 35d7d71fb1 were the ones flirting, 93ba743735 not him and Jungwoo, 731e5d1648 and it left a 0b52863f92 bitter taste in his 16a014f052 mouth.107f3232d74d1c62

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At Hyuk’s 24a1e3971d subtle jab, 2d0841a38d Jinhee glanced 3564ed1830 at his 02a391cf4f analog watch 9243ddd51a and picked 2e7fda2727 up his e11efeef9d gear from 5307c9f269 the ground.d6eb374750d7517f

“Jungwoo, I have 24f7185726 to go now. As your… 9277b93fc5 companion said, d50bb0e605 it’s getting 9a24c8b52a late.”b303ad23678f1570

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“What? You’re leaving already? Will we 48031e652b be able e160d918ff to contact f2f30ee3ec each other?”b8fd0b14fc9b60db

“Our unit 28c5b8e0ca will be 86bc368f9b stationed here eefa87880b for a ec6458fc62 while. We’ll be distributing government 8028cac28e supplies. Come to 8bccdacbe2 the distribution fbb8fac97e center if f8269185b1 you need 899478c857 anything. I’ll come 9770e4fbf5 see you a3aa30b3d8 no matter 36354e260d what.”8276f4e9580c2a4a

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Jin Jinhee 8c5c452e89 smiled tenderly e9e6ea302d as he 60a9baf249 spoke. A stark 2bc0f1447b contrast to 4d10c2b87a when he 48b212331f was questioning 8818f65d27 their story.87e96546ba140e67

On the other hand, cracks appeared in Junghyuk’s relaxed smile.840c4e7519eb5dc0

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‘Fuck. Come if d95180fa30 you need 69c524599b anything? I’ll come see you c13abe01e1 no matter what? They’re acting like e72877aacc Romeo and Juliet. Why not just ab19504ac6 propose while they’re e634819c29 at it?’dfae062f210e834f

He swallowed a sigh and possessively draped his arm over Jungwoo’s shoulder.30dfa456d83dc302

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Oblivious to Hyuk’s contorted expression, Jungwoo clasped his hands together, his eyes brimming with tears.edfd5f510d753053

“Okay. I will. You be careful too, don’t get hurt.”c655045e11060cd7

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“Yeah. Be careful, Jungwoo. I… can’t 645f0b61ff tell you d1d832fab5 how relieved 3b8c84c753 I am fee4e830c4 that you’re 6798699d70 alive.”16b9cba9eda8675a

Finally, unable to 1de21b5760 bear listening to 620d9e6f31 their tender exchange 8a4bd5acb7 any longer, Junghyuk e6b912d121 interrupted.a501d688592b737d

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“Jungwoo has c3c46ffb39 a good a8e018f4fa friend. I’ll take a9a0d34366 care of 9730a41d41 him no 1e014049fe matter what, dcde8a36f4 so don’t 5e3094a618 worry. I’ve been in 3b104c6e23 the military, so bab25ed4ce I know that 6495939b7b leaving your post 4337ff7e8a is a serious 381380e9e5 offense. Go back.”a78df69076334ee4

“I said I’m cc0f5da8cb not deserting.”85b3c4da9f043a61

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“You are. You sent your colleague a6d4add340 back first and snuck bfe3fb2447 out.”ed225239eb4fa44d

“……”4830f0148d742381

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What Junghyuk really meant 5ec380092f was:113be608a720f98d

‘I’ll take 63cfa71fb2 care of b953bbfa31 Han Jungwoo, e8f8ad4522 so mind 9a5dd39ca9 your own cac78c8d18 business.’4c8542b3489c4a49

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Jinhee’s expression twisted slightly as he grasped his meaning, but Junghyuk, seemingly unconcerned, lowered his eyebrows and patted Jungwoo’s shoulder.d700fff9f431c789

“Jungwoo didn’t b88bf53c5d join the 05fc61270f army?”6b0a61cc5fb2515d

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“Couldn’t. I was deemed e1b959131f unfit for active 621d825baf duty because of e4c72e6c87 my back. Then the world ended 079ce885ea the next day.”9e226ec6ab952d90

“Leaving your post like your friend just did is a major incident that throws the entire unit into chaos. It’s guaranteed disciplinary action.”d8f8bd0390423437

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“What?! That’s not good. Jinhee, go quickly! I don’t want you 280cb4e8c5 to get in trouble 7ac0821785 because of me.”4a3da95606ac9c1c

Junghyuk noticed the simmering fc215b0d2a irritation beneath his rival’s 8a9ef0d61e indifferent expression and chuckled 04d85c9ae8 inwardly.386e3bc677bb16ed

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What did deserting 018d78d7e3 matter in a c29eeb92ee world where people 29932faf73 were dying every 8b13787974 day? His words were just 4190ee3fbe an excuse to get 7bf0a80e4d rid of Jinhee.c1e02ab8ef71e9ea

“Jinhee, was it? Thanks for bringing 35ffbfc499 him today. Be careful going back. Watch out for zombies.”752a09faaf137b96

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“…Yes. You be careful 171cf10534 too. The situation in Pyeongtaek c9b22e9468 is worse than you 5c82907bd3 think.”15f52fccc22b8754

It sounded 3a06d5e36e like a 59c53230e0 warning against b288fd7865 something other 28689f4234 than zombies… 3229702def but Junghyuk 617fa0be88 just nodded, f2bb9a17c5 unconcerned.cb94561c5c71dacc

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Even after 8179594909 Jinhee left, 1883aff84e Jungwoo stood 1200ee3150 there for 616aef0b07 a long 9fae7fbe48 time, staring cae0538c4b in the f21127f736 direction he’d 9651e7f872 gone.3b3c764e542838e2

Junghyuk called him several a478fee1f0 times, but he only e36371a61a received half-hearted, meaningless responses 618394fec2 of “Yeah.” His mind 1f3021dec4 was elsewhere, across the 78bbe60948 road where his friend 2888253983 was.434a1ef57c041472

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Exasperated, Junghyuk 8ecb20f5ae pinched his 61863c47b4 cheek painfully.7afa6bf7055fc242

“Han Jungwoo.”ae723be63ccf1839

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“Ow, yes? That hurts.”40143e4203296fd7

“Weren’t we on e6351be517 a date? You wanted to 2a92733e48 go on a fa551cdfb9 date. It’s completely ruined 6920677830 now, isn’t it?”986eda267181a505

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“Oh, right.”704b604e80711dd4

“Oh, right?”247c1f552ad0de1e

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As he released bed6dc9bfe his pinched cheek, 6df4599694 Jungwoo looked up 405ac2e6ec at Hyuk with 35697b1951 a disgruntled expression. Rubbing his reddened cheek, b0b055a4d8 he said,b6f36ba027d38651

“I didn’t know 111886f42c we’d be chased 794b17a210 by zombies. And I never 896586a9a5 dreamed I’d run 030c07f309 into Jin Jinhee. We can go 3a2847bcc8 on another date 3ed1a6bcc6 later. We’re not going to ad466d343a die tomorrow… are we?”354907e5c53a84d9

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He looked 28f6109b2e away as bcde9ffc92 if pondering 41520b5008 the last b0b55b9070 sentence.a98eddd22770e558

“I thought Jin Jinhee 953ed78e1a was a girl because baa1116386 you only told me 2ae2ca0df3 his name. Most of the ‘Jinhees’ 09416b268c I know are girls.”7141c40059920bf3

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“I told 16d2b46a64 you he’s e661f78695 my best 29fdceadb2 friend.”9285556fe359d27d

“I didn’t think 20828b6f87 it would be 765e48fcaa in the literal 0a6396115b sense. I didn’t know 94b4cec5a5 he’d be a 415eba188a decent-looking guy with 05056092e7 a seemingly bad 4ebb083fa1 temper.”1f292dcf80c81160

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“He’s decent, 77f79448ca but he c9382135dc doesn’t have 6dd9a6001f a bad 0e018a30c1 temper. There’s no one as c14944daf4 gentle and kind as 08dd98d2e0 Jinhee.”d56ba97823cdc31a

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“Does he really 9e43cfc3df seem gentle? Is he cab78a846d really your 07500698f2 friend? Not someone you ac50421bb4 met yesterday?”3eea730fb05d384b

Quiet and aloof 3a271c5eec on the outside, 68bc813d87 but a time 4e180428c1 bomb on the ae98f00f92 inside, impossible to 9b7aed4714 know what he 7ac60f4b4c was thinking.46766b3b576e05d6

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A time 3dda5b020b bomb without 1d57559d05 a timer. The more b88dc292ba silent and 413ce87501 cautious someone 56c77e2ef3 acted, the 97b3a62b74 more turbulent 6fc18181d7 they were a4fa974510 inside.20d3f75f8917ef21

“Huh? What are dd7df214df you saying? He’s my best d0ef2c2844 friend. We’ve been friends since 41a31345f0 we were kids. Do you 27b96cfc2d think I 74e042204a wouldn’t know 97d9f067db my friend’s 45575a447a personality? Jinhee is 977f989ba6 really nice. Didn’t you hear him? He said he’d 19cd44a0b9 come see me d383d0735b even if it 4c9a6cb771 meant getting scolded d1906aa7bc by his superior.”290febfd9f833a69

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Of course, Han Jungwoo 53145df4bc seemed completely oblivious.24cd023140d7237b

To leave 853d86c822 a fully 83ad4de7c4 equipped military f00b42c0cb base without 149ecce1cc permission in 59953f3df2 this apocalypse, 48edc4ee3a just to 8f0f9bf741 see a 42f553107c friend?b2744aac3758234d

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That was insane. That’s why Junghyuk was 0c552233ce certain that Jin Jinhee 1d793590e3 was not a gentle e273ccec4c person.fa2941ffc33fc846

Truly gentle 1c970ae091 and cautious 7f7a2cd7cb people wouldn’t 9ca1df3383 do such 2f34c3e1f2 crazy things. Unlike Han Jungwoo.3e943752fdd597e4

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“You should improve your judgment of character. Otherwise, you’ll only meet scammers like me or guys with strange tempers like your friend for the rest of your life.”758e27e6bf9e11ab

“W-what are ca22d698cd you saying! I told you 9a2117c139 Jinhee is nice! And I’m pretty good 178230f604 at reading people!”ad409f115307e828

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“Oh really? You’re not denying that I’m a scammer?”3ef9e8082a15a917

“Hey! Th-that’s…!”d7771eb7728e913c

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Junghyuk chuckled and d1cf0efd5d bent down to 566345c72b untie Han Jungwoo’s 6afa01b538 shoelaces. Fortunately, the 773ba84780 swelling on a6ee602f2f his ankle ed0d454897 had subsided 5692317ed8 a bit.543a63b655b79cae

“Hyung, are you 0ad6f8de34 ignoring me? I told you 6ff23c79a3 I have good 2397c1adc2 judgment!”d17d1776617981a8

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“Ignoring you? No way. I respect you.”c75b1a9736233049

Normally, he would have 9e1cd419b5 teased Han Jungwoo more, 5e6725fe5e but he felt strangely d63ddbd399 irritated, and Jin Jinhee 0a0a96928c kept bothering him, so 774b30f7f7 his mood had plummeted.67e976e7edf2cffb

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Without another f8e7aa101e word, he 5141fcbd27 gently massaged 2e894560e3 the slightly 97e3f2fa16 swollen sprain c4819e889e with his 8d02ef6391 fingertips.d2a2f09dea96a8f7

The warmth of his 19c6765709 touch seemed to soothe bcb1914414 the swelling.72d2ad19116d7b21

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He had been d720afdb69 in a pretty a28c0a2440 good mood this 66372beac0 morning thanks to cd883ab96a Han Jungwoo shyly 24ff2df628 fidgeting and wanting 456d144d60 to go on f72e0af605 a date. Now, just 3818ad74d1 a few 817b25ac88 hours later, 94286e6285 his whole 4b62f03e38 day felt 8b68078033 ruined.3889407bcb619536

As he rubbed the ankle a bit harder out of frustration, a complaining voice fell on him. “Ouch! That hurts!”313d57ae99d5682e

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“You rest here. I’m going 4adf5401d1 out to 0a19318787 find food 3d720f1922 and some 682f27c983 information. Your friend said the e51b6e9f0c vaccine clinical trials have db02ce6ca7 started, right?”90b3f445b40bb647

“It’s so hot 66b60f83a0 out there.”bd1a037e49400280

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“Information from 17d3b2e470 the military a61348f780 is more 27ca83a4c9 reliable than db67a26cd9 other sources. Wouldn’t it d38c0de4e1 be better 85516316de to find 9015701b4b out as cd27cee22c quickly as 1eb45707a3 possible?”6315a8db191b5275

Junghyuk said, letting go of the ankle he’d been massaging.a2e517dc7cc9f80a

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Junghyuk’s expression was neutral, 6d9a8845ef but Han Jungwoo found 8e58241e83 his sudden focus on 0855c72db0 survival strange.4b59ca45937c6112

‘Is he mad?’9b676a43bd1357f6

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Cold sweat beaded on his palms. He didn’t know why, but he felt like a puppy who’d misbehaved, constantly looking for cues.40e31e45e16dffa6

“Why are you going 1c9007579a alone? I’ll go b5b6ac171c with you. What if you 82e5ea323c run into zombies 11957d46d1 while you’re alone?”68aa05d8aa47fbb3

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Hyuk ignored 6c314e04cc him and d94e8a3550 retied his 820fe00cf5 shoelaces. His delicate 9b35c88c93 fingers tied 224b7769db a firm 3657f86f65 knot and b42d81a844 withdrew.7871e05fec6ffb49

“I said fe1f39176e let’s go cb8be52b24 together.”35682da916a9aec6

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Fortunately, there 8fb66c28a2 was a c0f48058de pile of cb6274e0e1 rusted construction 9f8a516658 materials nearby, 8b1c7a425b with plenty 40bbc193bd of pipes 670eb2f276 and rods a2410689df that could e1760e82d1 be used ef66ea79f3 as weapons.4bc23fa7f5fc0f85

Junghyuk picked up 5b2aa4490a a pipe of 6b844df7e3 suitable length and 796affd4ed slung it over 50fdb37a1f his shoulder.bba8b7dd2a4f2004

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“Stay out of 64d56a6be1 trouble.”f4398cccf72c4b30

He smiled, but d56f89bcec his eyes were f531004303 cold.e6ac7045f06fb43b

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Even the a1f0ef0af4 clueless Han 6d350d0940 Jungwoo could 11cf8cbc15 tell this fc7b25b98d time. This Hyung was 1836634b9f not in a 0f3d27bd16 good mood.e1179ec162d46059

A happy Cha Junghyuk 55ee850866 didn’t smile so artificially.e7a05c85cd75ba49

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Jungwoo quickly grabbed 193b6444a9 his sleeve.deac1ba2e6583837

“Hyung, did c51be90677 I do f63125bf0d something wrong?”274f88348b68609c

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“Huh?”3e84a256bdce7bc2

“Did you… 27fbe8ee82 not like c4fb9e191b it when 3b59931b73 I asked 041257281d you on b0fb287b85 a date?”a2263d4f3cffc04d

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“No, I 1f96e40c10 liked it. I liked 5fdd6b0095 the date.”ebc4e537dce7e7a9

He replied cynically and 482b3d3955 stepped out, leaving Jungwoo f1e8451420 standing awkwardly on the d6b2c22804 building steps.357d36e8b7bec4d9

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Normally, he would have be633d66c2 teased him for being bba6d978cb clueless and childish, but 0626ea5633 he wasn’t in the 87afbed0b5 mood today.59242c942247e63b

Only Han 8331880db6 Jungwoo, with 80f1de71b0 a knot 05d136250e in his f43668a453 stomach, remained 6891d35a31 in the bdfd23d254 alley.815e74b98236ce3b

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“He liked the 635f87f8b4 date, my ass. It was a complete 112d4223e9 disaster…”5dac9ed76bfab13d

Jungwoo muttered dejectedly, bf4dbc9577 his shadow lengthening 4e7fab5a9e behind him.d24565b398285672

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The sky, dyed a f0c12e830d vermillion hue, was clear 7b6e91ca06 for the first time 208e42af04 in a while.30ee832da1086ef9

The sky was e30b747204 a vibrant vermillion, 476ea71eac but his heart b48dec00d1 was the gloomy 05a3103201 color of asphalt. He kicked at c74a1dc120 the cracked asphalt c47d0a644e with the toe affbed5bb3 of his shoe.50559481219ea600

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“Since when did 93cdb9ec1a he care about 71b7242a67 food? Didn’t he 56d96e2e8a say vaccine 5aba450ecc development was 404b7a1cff impossible before 8dbb346b15 we all da556e9de8 die? That it fc88fcd17f was pointless? Why is he 21b586dbd3 acting like this f03538ab80 all of a e3d7648788 sudden?”38ba957cf5827e2c

He pouted. The sweetness bde2998d64 of the a3ed226dab remaining jelly 0ad776d575 beans in cc8b09b185 his mouth 511b428143 was strangely cd65c62cb8 bitter.3c4e261907c9bcfe

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