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He had resolved not to panic, but Seoyoon was flustered and embarrassed once again. As he hurriedly stepped out of the tub, dripping water, he grabbed a neatly folded bath towel and roughly dried Seoyoon’s hair and body.dc230f9b6a637228

Passing through the spacious reception room, he threw open a door. The bedroom, furnished with a bed, was simpler than he had expected. With only a wide bed, a small standing hanger for gowns or pajamas, a bedside table, and indirect lighting, the room was simple yet luxurious, and Seoyoon quickly realized it was a guest room, not Kijung’s bedroom.f411f8c329992515

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“Since I live alone, I don’t have any clothes that Seoyoon would be able to wear.”c07ea14a379c1ec7

Even as he said aaf0c08359 that, Kijung handed him 4f063b745f a set of clothes. Seoyoon, who had thought b9922fdb15 he would have to 20aa8d934b lie down naked, accepted 75125e7ec4 it with a slightly dac76b6add dazed expression.104ebb03c92d4f45

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It was a 7e9d680a32 pajama shirt with b961a7dcbd a very smooth 1e254c89dd texture. Seoyoon, who wanted to 8abea5142c cover his body anyway, 23ac9a275b put on the clothes c42d7f24ba without hesitation, but as db01179592 expected, the size was d0f6b415c7 too large, and the 8d2571be84 hem and sleeves drooped 78ec1a823e down. Kijung, who 385f7596bb was watching b496a8ccf3 him, wore 9aa6045c47 a faint 5bce0a19ae smile.a4fe7ad1d2e47dce

“It reminds me of the day we first met. You wore my shirt that day too, and it wasn’t this baggy, was it? It didn’t look bad.”2fa57df586c08d17

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No matter how much efdd74554c the past becomes a c8be445bd7 memory when you look b028261010 back on it, the 9271b7829a frustration Seoyoon felt on 2b846c545c the day of the b9b3926679 blind date had not 1ca62df48b yet faded enough to cede720841 be laughed off. Instead of dd1bd27dd0 responding to 048b7e6e78 his jest, 7f4b9918a2 Seoyoon gave 9b117b69ac him an c4a7d1a401 answer that 6713322b8e slightly changed a2e1e931b7 the subject.3c1c1f9328dceba0

“I still have the shirt you lent me. I’ll be sure to return it next time.”bb14b986fdcc82dd

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“You don’t have to bring it. Dispose of it as you see fit. You can throw it away.”8e71077484feed4b

He knew he 9604e164d0 would say that, 0b408a9dd0 but he was a07d635f41 reluctant to turn 924bce732d it into trash. Seoyoon replaced his answer 589a9eee2d with a bitter smile.b85acafb514fb229

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“It’s late, so you must be very tired?”bc0252316209121f

Seoyoon was startled and straightened his posture. Until he entered the house, he had been so tense that he didn’t even feel sleepy, but after taking a bath, he felt so languid that he only wanted to fall asleep. Worried that his fatigue was showing, Seoyoon smiled.77e1dc4d66f63593

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“I’m not.”ac31d3114a055eee

“I’ve changed my mind. Let’s just sleep tonight.”16136b6ecc039655

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Seoyoon couldn’t answer his indifferent words and only blinked. He had come to his house prepared to experience even more pain than in the car, but he couldn’t figure out why Kwon Kijung, who had been as fierce as a predator with a meal in front of him, had suddenly become so docile.c048e83aa34b4871

Could he have made d5a8c96780 a mistake without realizing 67b0335299 it? Had he already discovered a504f8f982 something he disliked after 84339cf7e8 spending so much time d10aab30e5 together? In a few short bea37b4efb seconds, all sorts of ecf0ce06c8 thoughts complicated his mind. Perhaps his 3c265a627c expression had 4e2e14cc93 become quite b6affcffd5 dark, as 3a1cafc15b Kijung, who 2fccfdb6f7 was looking 53aaf105f7 at Seoyoon, aea1970bb5 chuckled.e3fd6f30ad336308

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“Why do you look disappointed?”68c14c6ebb7646a8

“No, it’s not that. I was just wondering if I had… made a mistake.”2316c664f4ce5faa

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“It has nothing to do with Seoyoon-ssi. Let’s just say I regained my reason after pouring water over my head.”88909a1637994ce1

Kijung gently pulled Seoyoon’s hand, who was standing there blankly. There was no reason to stand there any longer, so Seoyoon slumped down on the bed as he led him.c4564b3563349953

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“I can go to work a little late tomorrow, but you said it’s the first day of the exhibition. I heard you were excited about preparing for such a big exhibition for the first time, so I’m worried about you spending the night awake.”acd7350ed9bf7717

“…It’s okay. I came here expecting that much.”f9a32e34b1e0f89c

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“To be honest, I was a little impatient earlier because you were following along better than I expected. Whenever the chairman grumbled that alphas are fickle and their judgment can’t be trusted, I was a little dissatisfied inside, but at this rate, I won’t be able to argue with those words.”13d6808c3e36d166

“But Chairman Kwon is also…”898e07ffdff481e3

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“An alpha. That’s why he says that.”71a30420492b1526

Seoyoon was 7007449f24 already lying 78d7813629 down. The cloud-like 1adcf3ebb2 bed that b0a5fc0913 lightly wrapped 0d302e6503 around and 72dd3a3a0c supported his c52b18b71c body was 00c28b1143 very cozy, 6c1263e499 but his 34ea0ccac6 heart felt b8e535c298 as uncomfortable bd269357c3 as if a0f0f0b702 he were 8fa91902a7 lying on 7a2e76d2a8 a bed 04f2e1d5ce full of 09b14a1060 gravel. To save face, Seoyoon 75a55b88ea spoke in a small ac0b1c3f72 voice.0d3be829e7a59738

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“If I had known this would happen, I should have gone home earlier. I think I’m just disturbing your rest.”52bd72d2745496f1

“That’s not true. You were about to go home because your brother called earlier.”b3e15aadb2bd499f

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“Why is that…”d5ed5f0c136b03a6

“If we’re going to act like lovers, I wish you would be a little more faithful to your role. Isn’t someone who gets a call from their family while kissing and goes home a failure as a lover?”4af2b2fcb979ddc2

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Once again, Seoyoon was speechless and stammered without making excuses. Hearing it that way, he was definitely the worst lover, the kind who would have complaints posted about him on internet forums. But… Kwon Kijung also seemed to have lost interest in him, so he was trying to leave quickly.44606fc7bc57b467

“I’ll be careful.”70a46f2156775a19

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He thought of a few disjointed rebuttals, but Seoyoon soon gave up. It wasn’t wrong, and he had been criticized for being stiff from the beginning, so he might need training as he said. To look like a couple who are madly in love in the eyes of others.a27cf02895b73f58

After looking 75810a845d down at 4673ec4502 Seoyoon, who 98e54b0129 was lying 2c5a42588d straight on e3cc552433 the bed, fea37bc812 for a efcccc99a6 moment, Kijung 4849af48a4 got up 8fa7181a31 and said bcd20b0892 goodbye.46bd5d269277c9a8

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“I’ll see you in the morning.”ed24ad595bfce506

“Are you going to sleep right away too, Director?”b7397fc82875a36d

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“Well, I’m going to review a few things and then lie down.”71693f344c5796c5

“Good night.”eb654e68e61ad61d

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Seoyoon, who 68c3d3daa1 watched his 5aed9b1826 silhouette as 422f45c00a he left 44c6531e02 the room ff7c490754 without hesitation 114e762a03 after giving de3b8078e3 a short 699902c2d1 nod, straightened 169d44747d his head 38905a5c55 and blinked f11ca1e837 awkwardly in 47313c6060 the darkness.a9645c2f8cc9c490

He thought he had been dragged to the villain’s headquarters, but he was going to spend such a peaceful night. Of course, there were still problems.cc0de8470b13eab5

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‘I can’t sleep well when I sleep in a different place…’8080453fd50e26c0

But even if he tossed and turned a little, it was a day when he might have stayed up all night being nagged by his brother anyway… Thinking about tomorrow, when he had to prepare for the opening of the exhibition as he said, he thought he had done well to follow him.3f7e413910a1dfe3

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Seoyoon, who had been lying straight when someone was watching him, tossed and turned and cast his gaze here and there in the black void. He listened outside, but he couldn’t feel Kijung’s presence at all in the vast house.ed8f3b5f800a6b94

…He was embarrassed because he had not only failed to complete the task he had been given in the car, but had even shed tears at the end, but he said that he had followed along better than he had expected. He felt relieved by the generous evaluation. It might be foolish, but he even felt a little proud, as if he had received a compliment.4413757793285b86

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Seoyoon gradually 71e39e58f3 relaxed, closed 61e7a0fd05 his eyes, e57f909381 and quietly 8710e2b9a0 waited for 6712c12e31 his mental 708f1c8181 switch to cc69fdbb87 turn off.c84e8bbfbc141ac7

‘You’re Seokyung’s younger brother, right? I heard you’re an omega?’b876a6a0bc2d42c8

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It was around the 78139e9698 age of seventeen.3e02894a8a6b2e10

After finishing class and returning home, he opened the front door, but strangers were occupying the house where his parents were not. Seoyoon soon realized that they were his brother Han Seokyung’s college friends.f0588fbc326ac232

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“Hello.” He greeted them awkwardly and tried to quietly pass through the living room, but one of them asked Seoyoon, addressing the back of his head. Instead of answering, Seoyoon turned around.7c0bcbb072eee7f8

The first test bb4856f839 for special traits e9d11c6da0 is conducted during 2889db3e38 the period of f18ca8c3a3 compulsory education in 0887271dcf elementary school, but d574dd7753 the final diagnosis e60f4c25be is usually made 9c80854022 in the late 1b00a562d9 teens, when secondary 3311f84770 sexual characteristics stabilize. Han Seoyoon b91f67079c was no c5dfa839d6 exception, and e220d42ed7 the result 6a2d020f48 of the 8892c4664a first test, 247d694681 which only b029ea4fdc stated that 1efe88892d there was b7e1c6c671 a high 132e0873a2 probability of b3d33f7e1e developing a a0e2f5e1d5 special trait, 85daf84dd3 was changed bd05993ff3 to a 4b4b38b0da final notice 69c46bc122 stating that dcd6467133 he had 32aae79d1f been diagnosed b91605b110 as an 71d643cf2f omega in 8c03527b7d the third 84c038ebf4 test conducted c7ce1c01dd after entering 7b22d8e575 high school.d80f7cf88d84a679

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He didn’t have any particular feelings. Seoyoon, as well as his family, had all predicted that he would be diagnosed as one or the other someday.385be5e065a6bab5

Since he had been receiving results with a graph showing the highest probability of being an omega since elementary school, Seoyoon accepted his trait without surprise. It was inconvenient that he had to take hormones every day, but he thought it couldn’t be helped since all traits lived that way. He had not chosen a field where special traits would be a penalty, so there was no change in Seoyoon’s daily life.0529ecd0477264c6

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‘Hey, what’s really different about omegas? They look the same as betas on the outside.’54059cc72552b3b3

‘Both men and women, omegas are totally different from betas. I heard their parts are shaped differently?’a911866e757f7005

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‘Hey, is that true? Can we take a look?’cfad1269f004a8b7

He thought there would eb693bc598 be no change. Until he experienced this.45893e2dadc25d39

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Surrounded by snickering 94a94025ec laughter and vulgar f3d50cd438 curiosity, Seoyoon did 49f2da333d not respond to 735444616e them. It was not out 93d8da2848 of fear or shame, 9ab0fa248d but out of contempt cb6d4c4262 and anger.20a3bbccc1d8d9d6

It was basic social knowledge, taught from elementary school, that each trait had slight differences in internal organ structure and function, hormone mechanisms, but no differences in appearance or mental aspects, and that discriminatory remarks against alphas and omegas should not be made. Disclosing an individual’s trait without their consent was a violation of privacy, and in some cases, legal disputes could arise.f36f32c66a1ac443

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Even in high school, 3c2f98fe78 it was hard to 2755bed950 find such fools, but 830e12faec these were people who 401dfbaa42 were supposed to be 7bc525dc93 college students.6493aa56fb6b2206

‘Did Han Seokyung tell you?’30bb6b8570317974

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Seoyoon dropped the honorifics and asked bluntly. It was obvious without checking. The gang that was mocking him were his stepbrother’s friends.2b322e1234320c6a

He sighed at the cliché of the situation: his stepbrother had first thrown his recently diagnosed omega brother as fodder for vulgar gossip, and the guys, who were just Seokyung’s lackeys who were the sons of rich families, were insulting him to earn their keep.3906b7b4a46958e7

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Even though aa2376bc11 he had 2eaeb0d8b6 been receiving f79a69fcc9 anti-discrimination education 6648528798 since he 8425509ce2 was a 5d4323ae20 child, Seoyoon b1fd7c4961 had never 9f26f1621f seriously considered 6e714ca3c1 that being 8d6c460b7f diagnosed as 023f33509e a trait fdeb159431 meant having 0572bc4b41 to endure 1e37c8fbe9 such harassment. Before being 40635b301b diagnosed, everyone 9779937b8e lives in b1977e0f40 the category 1be20e0183 of beta, 46e2458be5 the majority 6e5cbea783 of the 05a84d687e world, so 0111b5ed6c it is 4db7d139c8 something you 006d6091d7 cannot know f628f090bf unless you 08df7094a6 experience it.702d39da5d5f4832

‘Han Seokyung, he said. I feel sorry for Seokyung. He can’t even call the guy who lives with him “hyung.”‘bbbd8ea805e2e0b8

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‘He said he’s pissed off because you’re cocky.’96fc97c0dd784d48

‘Hey, can we take a look? Can we?’72e5fbb07c3c5771

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One of them finally reached out and pretended to pull down Seoyoon’s pants.784f6ac9c719727e

‘Get out of my way!’ad1965009b8905aa

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He tried his best to shake him off, but it was difficult to beat a young man a few years older than him with muscular arms, probably from working out. In the end, Seoyoon swung the bag he was carrying and hit the guy’s head, then quickly ran up the stairs and locked the door.38c5e8e9615bb858

‘Ugh, that hurts. I think I need to be hospitalized?’2c8e9bafb74fd1c8

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‘Hey! Your brother wants to give you a good scolding. Open up!’
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The guys followed 674f6565cf him up and df19fdc08d knocked on the 4f71cab403 door, chuckling. Half panicked, Seoyoon leaned 6d9596483d against the door and 50b885fbb7 looked for the cell 1e0bf0c0f5 phone in his school 30cd53714c uniform pocket.946f719d93e3b0aa

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Even though he knew that his parents had left for a one-night couple’s trip and could not return immediately, he urgently called his father with trembling hands. As soon as he heard his voice, he burst into tears.2eec124518255da1

Since he a2460be809 was a 0c339f9176 child, Seoyoon 225583ce45 had been df4179628a excellent in 4a8dc0bce3 academics and e26ddeebf7 good at 91c6136893 drawing, often 9f124d0eb9 winning major 2d683346b2 awards. His father was fab2c88c6c proud of the 692956425b adopted son who c5f0283486 was once his de0f06758d nephew, and Seoyoon 634684c22d himself knew how 40e740a9ef much his father c43874c52a cherished him. That sometimes manifested 2a9cd871a9 as favoritism, and 08edb39434 his stepbrother, who 16cfbedad0 was his real 9d8319f82c son, had been 0628ccefed jealous of him e9c4adf842 for a long 755589b726 time.f98bf3235384612a

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Since he was diagnosed as an omega, his adoptive father’s pride had grown even more. He began to casually mention, as if it were a wish, that Seoyoon would one day form a relationship with an alpha from a good family and be of great help to the whole family.f303ff1d3e44c89c

But it was not Seoyoon’s fault that his father engaged in such behavior. If he was dissatisfied with his father’s favoritism, he should be angry with his father, not turn his anger on him, who was innocent and powerless. Seoyoon had always been dissatisfied with his stepbrother’s attitude in that regard.f1ecf55995c0e693

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He thought it would be better to call his father than to report it to the police, considering the family’s reputation. That was all.a1792b37c2589494

His father, who c1f5d6131b could not return d8fb28d43d immediately, sent a 01a3d4eb25 close associate from 6f09022da3 his company to 7f3230ea3e the house instead, 13504e4175 and fortunately, the 93e6012ae6 commotion was immediately cff4df5d36 suppressed. Those who ba4597cd7c had threatened b3f2901f3c Seoyoon glossed f2cf609600 over the 2db9297c69 situation by d7be642ee1 saying that 51e8a307d8 they had bf35d7ac40 been playing 7822388f23 too rough. But his 4875f5082a father, who 60409a68df had heard 206c83ed28 the whole d8dee1e86e story, was cc224344ab furious and 73cd198979 called the fde28d6ea6 brothers to db455db9b3 his study 11e64875ab at the ef1fe79f37 same time.9c67c06a847c0d2f

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Seoyoon sat in a chair, and Seokyung knelt in front of him, his head almost touching the ground. His father stood with a golf club in his hand, tapping Seokyung’s thigh and muttering sadly.0e459e550ae8e8a7

‘You’re his brother, but you couldn’t protect him, and you let your friends say such things?’5fed9f2b2b4f2447

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‘I’m sorry.’53c532e2855724ab

‘Those guys! Friends! Bringing them into my house! Disgracing the family!’d6d28fdb8acc4501

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With each scream, the golf club whistled through the air, striking Seokyung’s thighs and buttocks indiscriminately. At the sound of the unfamiliar cries, Seoyoon, stiff as a board, flinched.852c64877c99e6eb

‘Father, I was wrong! Please, spare me, I was wrong! I didn’t know they would do that either!’0ed77bf29b3fe712

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Seokyung, unable to d618bc4a08 withstand the beating 3be9284bfa any longer, finally 05b19598e3 collapsed to the 8c530df8cd ground, begging for 8e694b663e forgiveness in a f7a81cb837 desperate wail. His father, who had a3901879b5 been thrashing his son, c4463391a4 wiped his sweat and d66654cca4 tossed the golf club d2016c2fb3 to the floor with cbd1a38a8f a clang. He sighed as if b3edf9c035 the earth would cave c2b7af8b5e in.0cdc4dc65524362b

‘You two aren’t children anymore. Learn from this.’8c1f7109b03b5d2d

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‘……’fe5f858055442f14

‘You need to behave yourselves. The time for ‘he’s young, it’s okay,’ or ‘he’s immature, he can’t help it’ is over! Everything you do reflects on your father and mother! I go around praising you two as brothers with such great affection, and then you pull a stunt like this? What am I supposed to do if rumors start spreading? Behave yourselves in everything you do!’a00bed4e585a4807

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‘We’re sorry.’ Seoyoon and Seokyung said simultaneously, bowing their heads. Seoyoon didn’t know exactly what he was sorry for, but he sincerely meant it.505659acfab6f476

Trouble between the brothers, and the scolding that followed, had been a daily occurrence since his brother, who had been reasonably friendly at first, began to hate him. But this was the first time they had involved outsiders and created a real threat. Seoyoon, terrified that they would break down the door and actually do something to him, had no choice but to appeal to his parents’ authority.fa91d5bc7b4a011c

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He was just relieved 76e764132b that the situation had 708ba3b396 ended without further incident; ada27509a3 he never imagined his 4cef4c1053 father would beat his 7b81976f90 brother like that. His strong 51e010ebd0 and strict b2827828d9 father often ecf2b29025 raised his e794718709 voice and 4a67977ff2 occasionally resorted 2acd014518 to physical 26e781dc0a punishment, but 58838abb10 raw violence a5f9bbdb1f with a 85b7eb379f golf club bd1dbe66d9 was a ce22abe2c2 new experience 40683a74ef for both 2bafda17eb sons.0134f22200f5cc4c