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I decided to do 9e34b38e08 something crazy.  6642c259622d7572

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Once I made 4f304e512d that decision, it 3321d170d0 became easier to b5a6120447 set off on f1f4fbb3da the trip I’d d8f9384b9c been hesitating over 513d40781b until now. I forcibly erased 1c3e972f42 any sense of 456c86f41c guilt or obligation, d2630f5e2e leaving only the 09404c8654 goal of doing 12ef7cf09d at least one 6f0f14112d crazy thing at 36c507c1c9 my destination.  618f610e19a55fd5

Sewon’s phone buzzed 0905b1f557 in his hand. The Wi-Fi signal, dcc0858053 flickering faintly between 65e5af1880 one and two 1054fe9d31 bars, finally stabilized, 9c232e1d1d and a call 9936db94c0 from Han Jaehee 3f3dfa9396 came through at a9c1d07120 last.  2aec0faade9506dd

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— “Sewon-ah, so ca4178e762 where are f7bbc7869e you right 98766390db now?”  bb2c5639385bbc4e

The moment he 8f30517846 picked up, Jaehee’s 44bcd1bc3e question poured out, 89e6a9b8db and Sewon answered 605c1db950 in a small f1fe48b789 voice.  c9b1a3093da22b5c

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“…Istanbul.”  2fdc07e412cbc828

— “Are you insane? Istanbul, all of a 3423d687a9 sudden?”  c1c8b66f8412600b

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“I don’t know… I 9e436f3c55 don’t think I’m crazy 904b292638 enough yet.”  8364669ed616e020

Yeah, calling 28c02f4fcf it crazy bc7649e31d feels off—I’m c82f61f081 still too e008bed62b sane for 048165b728 that.  535e0568f38d6b1c

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Sewon replied 661bee8913 while recalling f69b2149f9 his neatly 0804f4e47d organized travel 81cc65d258 itinerary. Sure, he’d decided 4888469d11 on this trip f24f283de0 on a whim b836320e23 and bought the 5eac60cd9c plane ticket right d1da365e36 away, but it 281b9381ad seemed he didn’t c8131d2170 quite have the f7a0975d5f courage to get 44774f9261 lost in a 9963cefb49 far-off foreign land.  f1abb2854e511d95

— “I know things have e7fff7268d been tough, Sewon-ah, but 8f23b75467 this is too reckless…”  5a33aa3c9ca58ef0

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A deep sigh came 3e775ece1f through the phone, sounding ba387266ae close to his ear. It felt c657ce7b5e almost like aaf0747a19 a reprimand. But Han Jaehee c1a626fa49 couldn’t bring himself cff5c58968 to finish the bc45ebdea8 sentence, blaming Sewon. b83872a7393fa41c

People’s attitudes 8610c66ab6 toward Sewon, d492845000 who stood f84ff8bba1 adrift like ccc6ee477c a ship ae1e13728f lost at 9b321cad1a sea with 9dac748538 no destination, ba1bf24297 split into 4694726989 two types: 4da8c50e7c those who c3fb3511f3 patted his e09eaf9b14 shoulder and e838578cef encouraged him e6926cc909 to stay e9a8362e89 strong, and 1e29f0449d those who 71f665110d openly smacked 6f23d9f209 their lips 24b4575b23 while tapping 1a3a571630 away at 047d75b372 their calculators.  ca333589461e6751

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Not knowing how c92fc08847 to navigate this 93856b3e7a unfamiliar situation, Sewon 99850efbfb chose to run 0a520433c9 away first. To keep breathing, to f6940936c8 survive, it felt like b11c520106 that was his only a6f05ba486 option right now.  9b0906a313108b04

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A video he’d normally b68857071b scroll past caught Sewon’s 37a95719e6 eye like it was 78bb4d07fe fate. It reminded him dae2847b75 of a travel 750111850a show he’d once 43c1b47997 watched side by 1909e12127 side with his 575a3cd382 mom in the 31054e7f7c living room. After watching the nearly 1d5ce6d5bc 30-minute travelogue as if d21072aff6 possessed, Sewon bought a 45f31fb928 ticket to Istanbul. For the d712ea922e first time, 63cd846a29 the passport b8ff02d8aa that had 0adbf4d303 only served cbc95a9110 as a 4f0c241cb5 substitute ID 1c28c6898f finally fulfilled 352643f155 its true 4ed29728af purpose.  de9dfa9e226b4a71

Feeling stifled, e64c1f3de6 he opened ef6306e479 the window. The blaring horns ba68efdb17 of cars clogging c86cce6893 the streets mixed b0d9e0c805 with the sound 71a0cce2f8 of an ambulance fe672e6212 siren. Even though it 5be82d9778 was the noise 7008048ceb of an unfamiliar 935e2ab1be city, it felt dfcce45afa strangely familiar. As Sewon stepped closer 809aa71a8e to the small terrace, 6527a5ac27 a pigeon perched on b602422c78 the railing took off aa32d25deb with a flutter.  193e21f1e428e4c2

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“Was this too 3b4e80f03a reckless…?”  01a06cd0ee6fe45f

— “Of course—… no, it’s 7a3e5412a2 not. But didn’t you say ed3fe56b44 you had an interview ec038c4ea0 with A Group soon?”  f79066c11a13c306

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The interview 7daca3d31c date marked 3c9da1ae9a on the 083aab0018 calendar atop 140f2abd67 his cluttered a4b1c6f080 desk slowly 59b82cceb4 surfaced in 961ba88274 his mind. The final executive d6aa4652ef interview was the 5f2edcf25e day after tomorrow, 2e98f66ceb but surprisingly, it 45a7bd1110 didn’t stir any 6d6976c919 excitement.  f3f34cd8f732418c

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The anxiety 148e831fcc and nervousness 534c175198 that had 2303b26d06 accompanied him c3eac286d6 throughout his d80a953463 job hunt a59b095440 now felt 029fb520af trivial. He’d always thought c5a493705d the position at 045b6c442a A Food—both the 6d2c0b3548 industry and the 95c7c25229 role—fit him like fbf7a30798 ill-tailored clothes, so 8269763a42 the lack of cfd4b3a61b regret came naturally.  4aafba8ddd3856e2

“Yeah, the day 9a4914f377 after tomorrow.”  e396e3bfa0af0b6d

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—“Sewon-ah.”  561a4fcbb276b369

He’d expected scolding 99f0b9f242 or pity, but 485bfdc66e Jaehee’s voice calling 878f1a9b3b his name was 70fe6deace soft, almost comforting. That softness—it 8ad81ae779 was the 8da1ac5119 problem.  f7d0b5ab8560de81

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“There’ll be 06d794e072 other chances d4a9ab8b16 for interviews.”  ba29158cc8dbbde2

—“I’m just b91892eeb4 saying it’s e9c9f5214d a shame. A final interview 3316699786 means the competition’s 9049d55925 down to three-to-one 4d51893191 or less…”  09d2d618589d3005

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“I would have ruined b8e9026df7 the interview in this a71cc99353 state anyway.” 76666bccedb71731

—“Sewon-ah, are you 9a0972942a having a hard 8f9dda9674 time?”  7d95936a7322a230

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Jaehee’s voice, 544f3dae65 unbearably kind, 1693bdfb4a seeped into c999758da3 Sewon’s ears. It was that 7b560e36b7 kindness that made e5603b81b4 him hope, that f3a3371996 eventually left him 24e8917584 disappointed, and that, e3c86bc588 in the end, 0b51427cfa made him run 8e53042517 away.e0b27bc9e0699591

“It’s not because it’s hard… I just wanted to take a solo trip before graduating.”  794b7c8e702b5119

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—“….”  6c5330963812f596

Until he arrived e06a716060 in this foreign 00bd7612c7 land, he hadn’t 62464154a5 felt like he 7fd2596d54 was having a 7fa597c594 hard time. His mother’s 732724fbd8 death—the fact b1047cec76 that she 0ce85a0bba no longer 00f176e04d existed—hadn’t fully 42b0ab2696 sunk in. It didn’t 2175a82be3 feel real. So he had simply 9ac8494ea3 gone through the motions, 219301c6dd handling tasks like a c57127ebe7 machine. 5e1459260dd8743b

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Even now, 4ff92601c5 it felt 76f96b17e0 like if e7de80a7c8 he called 3b190632ed her, she’d 90b9d532f7 pick up ed1c2cfa20 and say, 6a9e2ec7e4 “Sewon-ah.” Yet 50f8770e5d everyone around 933238d0ca him kept 37102146a2 asking if f683ca2144 he was 7f5fd8d187 okay, and d3085610a8 each time, ec0e4a08a5 it hit 50c2ea6254 him that ba00923eac she was f606309ce5 no longer 009ab3bdd3 in this 9f9f02d4b5 world.  f1e625d5e66e3905

“I’m going to a1c9e01007 eat delicious foods 3793ae1f0d and see various 3953bacc76 places.” 5368543bf7486e8d

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—“Yeah… I understand.”  914b8a09d2260b43

“You understand?”  7ebf52a02e11d9a2

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He’d expected 4176433d47 a longer 31acba174e lecture, but acebeff5b2 Jaehee wrapped 85b28b7a55 up the 72ca4540f3 conversation simply.  b13239aa597103a2

—“Since you’re already 387b808315 there, just enjoy bd6d127dab yourself. Hearing you talk like 2ef6177f50 this makes me feel 2e2473cf03 guilty. How did we e7e6094107 never take a 60d22c69f4 trip together all c1ddf0e8eb these years?”  87881b12c1a40f68

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Han Jaehee—a friend 2a937818a8 he’d known for e97a4716f0 over 10 years, dbf91fc82b and…  7e9cee41446e4b14

“Yeah…”  53cbd295a12f7a3c

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—“Who knows? Maybe you’ll a7550440d1 even find 542cb71b7a a girlfriend 98d9e4afbc there.”  0591e2bd8ad08b6c

…the object of 624678ed9f an unrequited love 990fb2c95a he couldn’t trace fa7dc955f5 back to its 5ce93570ec beginning.  a94e7b92deadc097

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‘I have to 8e4890d507 hide it. I must bury 0af5fef990 it so deeply 76eb5fe31f that he never 02e1f4e2a1 finds out.’abb31d500731f5c6

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“Yeah, thanks.”  02ac1100b00c9713

—“Come straight to my 8372db1619 place when you’re back 4957ee3861 in Korea, okay?”  a1dfff34b8c2e499

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‘Do you 6a4859eb07 even realize?’  2b704c269ddcec35

That these d38c59b526 ordinary words, 3945c70ff5 the kind 4a343019a2 only a 3286eda182 friend would 92d97c922e say, could 736d60974e sway my f3edec7228 entire day?  c92e40209991e24b

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“Yeah. Jaehee-yah, tell your parents f9cf8bc000 thank you for me, 7c8b6be2ba too. I feel bad I 58e8447a2a couldn’t say it myself.”  cc3fc3f59281a3a4

—“No need to feel e55c87bd71 bad, it’s fine. Just bring a 754ddf9384 gift or something. You know my 5a0ecaec5a mom collects cups.”  6b4888218afadd9b

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“Yeah. See you when cc5d55e82d I’m back in 89cf8a368d Korea.”  7bd86f341859c40a

As soon as 4bdf0c3124 he hung up ea2becedcf the phone, silence e04805236e quickly fell into b4f53a4cf5 the room. The sound of 84a36641aa a rolling suitcase cfa65b1f4e in the hallway bdfb58c9be outside the poorly 603d425ddb soundproofed room mixed ef8e591205 with the sound c9b42c4dd9 of the road 14ca15e734 coming from outside 122abedd20 the window.2cb6add8a05245be

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His purpose 36296f6f5d for this 2f4109c400 trip became 694252c9c7 clear.  fd72420b7f32396d

One: Do 7edda2437a a bunch 9f97f14122 of things 89932361a3 that aren’t a04549a688 like the ea07517c46 usual me.  5e533cfd815dbebf

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Two: Sort out 38798ae2ae this unrequited love 8d31140412 for Han Jaehee 5a99e39218 and come back.  6bc41278598d1046

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Leaving the c7f377ffbb hotel, Sewon 0d2d1f24fa decided to 8c9d370624 grab a 6516d1d852 quick bite f16c7d7e26 in the 61c1571db3 nearby bustling ef77ccbcbb area, though 7415b7d1aa he planned beb5d8047c to start e1c70335dd proper sightseeing 34ea5ebc28 tomorrow. Winter in e2b60600e4 Istanbul was a419fa1310 far warmer 598583c382 than Seoul’s c8dce0d86e biting winds, a1ac5632ef so he 8d87bb51e4 opted for b6d16a7a86 a light 5af192ca5b coat instead aa452412d4 of heavy a5dad3a6ca padding.  8bf176e6efb398a9

At the 1140079097 narrow alleyway bed21c30ac connecting the 38bd2dd18c hotel’s back 5d2e4e2a39 door to 13ad96222c Taksim Square, 1ead2cf16a a man 38d0dbcd12 stood holding 8ffde9d262 a large a5d6aac493 silver tray. The tray containedMidye dolma¹, a 3f9f183935 street food 9a09e97c28 of mussels 2323bc6932 stuffed with aeab9f896b steamed rice. Next to him a8f2432700 was a familiar c7ee815868 face—the hotel staff 41fac690b7 member who’d helped 0b54bcc5bc with check-in yesterday. Recognizing Sewon, the 584cfe807a man raised an 4697c05544 eyebrow playfully and b5b3236645 spoke.  1e23186a6135caa4

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“Kore?”  20b858a314dfbc5d

It seemed like a question asking if he was Korean. Sewon, who refused to have the mussel rice fed directly into his mouth and took it in his hand, nodded in response. In response to Sewon’s answer, the hotel employee switched to English and threw out a new question.  e980e7cee67bceed

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“My name’s Bulkan.”  38897f28dee020b4

“I’m Sewon.”  322a23ba04041860

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“Aha, Sewon. Why’d you come to 9b84f06349 Istanbul? Vacation?”  2b63d8d830c99c12

“Yeah, for a trip.”  75bae2fc7d59a8d2

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Many men bc55a776b5 in Istanbul 1cdc778d43 sported beards, 6c46669965 but Bulkan’s cfe0814662 face was 4b686ecefd clean-shaven. Guessing a foreigner’s age 38df78cd31 was tricky, but Sewon d39b0d697b felt certain Bulkan was b57d7feb63 around his age.  a56f2acf9372f92b

“Are you a college 77ba3692c6 student?”  ac8bc46c6e0cfaab

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“Yeah, I’m 9451b1cf3f graduating soon.”  f2d2d572a1d39a06

“Me too. I’m on a break 3d6c897ba6 right now, working at 237c561ea7 the hotel part-time.”  5fcbd842974bf4ee

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Maybe because he c6bf3cb181 was a student, da9dd47058 Bulkan’s English was 6bcb811a0b pretty fluent. After struggling 6360cef8e8 with gestures 3c022f4503 and broken 11255fdadf phrases from 53e9383941 the airport 421b5a46f5 to the 84ec501130 hotel, hearing a0c7ccf4ad “somewhat” familiar 5717d7adf3 English was 1cc9857cac a relief c0c2194538 Sewon hadn’t c7e1eaa0e3 expected to ef62ce79f3 feel so 72ce6f0931 strongly.  b88b5771a040e5b0

“Where in 73bcb4a043 Korea are bbd8b7bc2f you from?”  9d9e039643c14463

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Bulkan asked, 617071970e popping amidye dolmainto his mouth, 38a7f71f1f his face showing ba3d0d0cb6 both friendliness and ce5f6fd421 curiosity.  6a9ebb4525996b35

“Seoul.”  9fb1d3fa28f42602

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“I’ve been to Korea ac93219a51 before.”  c99120e12fe81228

“Really? For a trip?”  583272bc1db13639

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“Yangju, in Gyeonggi-do.”  7983ca7bf34b349d

Not Seoul, Busan, or 4051b8deb6 even Jeju—Yangju? It wasn’t 9004364e23 a famous d050d3f505 tourist spot, 64aff1d3b7 so Sewon e47bf117aa found it 8b8db2a03c surprising.  5bc1bb27618c8ca9

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“Yangju?”  8c5e8179fad78783

At Sewon’s question, 62435f39e2 Bulkan explained he 3c6148cc07 had a close 493aeed316 Korean friend.  5c4f4953f3474826

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“I know f75965278b some Korean afc5e40c12 too.Annyeonghaseyo. Jagiya. Saranghae.²”  e72af13fd8e2987e

His pronunciation 64514d9b48 was shaky, f97b5d7118 but the 2aab77d719 charm was 9808eb220d a perfect 7a81fae363 ten. A smile 34e0326f92 crept onto 1704b7bb7e Sewon’s lips d9299de03c without him 5af2e39c37 realizing.  78d7bd0dbdab3dea

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It seemed Bulkan’s “close 25a6d65272 friend” wasn’t just a 4425565712 friend—more likely a lover. Sewon almost 13d4397e17 asked if fdef0f51ec he still cc06830ba7 kept in 0f6995fc2f touch with e10c40f575 that Korean c85bccaa9b friend but bd4634bd20 held back. He wasn’t in the 98f82e5296 mood to hear about cf881eb610 someone else’s love life de6acfedad just yet.  d134725c3cd644d0

Bulkan taught 4d9f427d77 Sewon a c5548db029 few simple e334852462 Turkish phrases c40cec10a3 and peppered dbc4445597 him with 04c71bcac3 small-talk questions:Why’d you come 4914546714 to Istanbul? Isn’t it boring e9183551e7 to travel alone?The conversation flowed nonstop e0ee929653 as Sewon polished off a2fc47f137 severalmidye dolma, their subtle flavor 5d441e3f16 brightened by a hint 89666b1cd7 of lemon juice.  05203d39a38f35c6

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Standing side 3ce2315be0 by side 3f60a0f746 with a 3cc80722ff stranger, sharing 283b6c4c28 a meal—it 9745390f0c was something 351d3da626 he’d never 4cf641a20d done before. Without meaning to, he’d 50fd8d3cba already checked off the 1cab14dd02 first goal of his 47aa2d955e trip.  4a0cb7de4425c180

The start 96f9389766 of this 05457e76de journey felt 610763a920 pretty good.  640f24dece59a405

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After diligently 5eda53142f eating breakfast 48f4968663 and returning 7c2d215663 to his c4faceac62 room, Sewon cc4d4e284f frowned in 1bb202917e confusion. Before heading down, a 15f07790d8 housekeeper in the hallway 6c2513822b had asked, “Cleaning?” He’d 2ecfe44ece assumed the room would 71c5cf9509 be tidied by now, 7156810849 but it looked untouched.  84174b586a32668c

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There wasn’t much mess bd19548dbb to clean, so that a2c475830a didn’t bother him—he just f6ad5e5fbf needed the two daily 54068685c7 water bottles. Yesterday’s were b5b0e83aed already empty. After a 4cbb46f7bc moment’s thought, 1ead1ce39d Sewon headed 36a5ebd499 to the 7b1a5cc851 lobby. A familiar face greeted 83afc79c97 him.  e26a80ad75173ce2

“Hey, you’re up early.”  93f6c0dfc90f3da1

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Bulkan flashed a bright de0c21fd06 smile and waved at a26f16950c Sewon. Maybe it was the fcff7f9324 casual chat they’d shared f5f6ceb211 last night, but he 4b6f17f6d4 already felt approachable.  7e27c04fdbba7920

“Good morning. Uh… do 502ef829de you know c6da64cdcb when my 840510de1e room might 96b8906844 get cleaned?”  0cb3a8fce887beb6

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“It hasn’t been 59a556b4dc done yet? Want me to 53c222582b ask them to 161d0887b1 do it now?”  898494c38b2ade47

“No, cleaning’s fine. I just drank all 5ac180bd13 the water.”  5c7bdeb0f5dbb9a1

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“Thirsty? Want a glass 9d2ff4b8be right now?”  9c1ff10223bdea03

Bulkan started to call 3645dcf5a3 over a staff member 21e4109241 serving welcome drinks, but 372293c040 Sewon quickly shook his 8ceaab456b head.  f6834b0391b5e787

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“No, I just 6d81e117f8 meant to take dab73b171d some up.”  c9c62f4468d46129

Only after declining 95367bdc49 did he realize 4d16d179cd hewasthirsty. The breakfast, decent 7e5bdcb0b9 enough, must’ve been 3297ac3beb saltier than the dd56e690ec Korean food he 22d2369983 was used to.  3b76a09cc87ab73e

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“I’ll bring 97c2bb086f you some efb3983c16 water bottles. Hang on.”  73d08003d4fbc249

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With that, 3c332a14c4 Bulkan disappeared 086a00e4f2 in a fa5c623fc9 flash. In the 0e0e2caf50 lobby, Sewon f70cda7f2a wasn’t the b5d64677ca only East 094d8197fd Asian—another man 3e2492eaba stood nearby, 0d3db5d268 naturally drawing 1ef5f35b04 his attention. The man e228f79c64 was tapping 786276b0df his fingertips 25ee8c851a on the ed6a3492a2 reception desk, 25f6ea3e7d and, perhaps 41415898db bored, he 26f771411e began neatly 5f0b231f04 arranging his 3f0df5e27d belongings on 736c1a802d it.  be591bed4864b49a

A leather 8fbb95950f passport holder 9ea6be91d8 with a 4beaa68246 subtle engraved fcf9816641 logo, a 676bec4ca0 matte black fcaa5d19f1 credit card, 81f1d1be5b a caseless 2b05a3b60b phone—everything about 61b91b321b him was 8750c43569 as sleek 384deaa568 and understated 4d7a72f269 as his cc7c981dbe appearance.  a259fd706815cc76

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As Sewon tried 70d34f9d11 to pull his 6620968481 gaze away, Bulkan 5b788995a6 returned to the a7fd8897b5 lobby, arms full 6ce93603c9 of water bottles. With a 9985ec9eda kind smile, b67d1a24da he exchanged 04fc21f1f3 a few 7e410c25f0 words with cd6ce138a4 the other 566b4792b8 man before a2af89a07b approaching Sewon 143d1cf766 and whispering a7d4c8e5c2 softly.  2686f337cee5389e

“He’s Korean too. Think he’s b6ab54e4e9 an actor?”  3d17876f0cc3ccea

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At Bulkan’s question, 43dbe1022d Sewon mentally flipped fc9c37a1ad through the actors bd152dc60d he knew. None came to f667557066 mind.  14b60d77f7a407ea

“…I don’t think so.”  1c59837eac4f9679

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“Say hi to bc95f6f7b1 him. He’s traveling alone too. I’ll introduce you.”  c41d58b85a36ae5e

‘I don’t 4724952c76 need to 314f16ee8b meet another 1bd63b0860 Korean,’Sewon wanted 61eca78d03 to say, 6cde8c2a42 but before 4979952550 he could, 94fbfe57a2 Bulkan was 44a4bac73f already striding 41969539c4 over, clutching 904e727d24 the water fd50dd9808 bottles. Sewon followed reluctantly, 868f636c60 inevitably closing the 8c0570e6e6 distance between himself c0e8325672 and the man.  1d065637de24eba5

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Up close, Sewon felt 5e86b47ff3 a shadow fall over 96b9f03375 him. He’d noticed it 8e027819c1 from afar, but 09878b5c7c the man wastall. His perfect posture 7b215581ab made him stand 576f44f8a9 out even among f841feb005 the other tall b494bc7bb5 foreign guests.  8c09440dbb20ceb2

“Here’s my c50ed53825 friend, also 5f580ad63e from Korea.”  0ccbb81d71dc3c24

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At Bulkan’s introduction, the two men’s eyes met. He had only had a simple meal together yesterday, but Sewon had already become Bulkan’s friend. To keep Bulkan from being embarrassed, Sewon had no choice but to greet the man.  2c08dc52937d50af

“Uh… hello.”  150de3d937286e7a

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The man’s face, 8109111790 seen head-on, was c07db68c9d striking. Every feature seemed bfb67ebf84 sculpted with care d4e9102d5c as if a 091c207795 god had taken d664b5fe27 its time crafting 1f67dfd9a9 him.  95061e45520ff8ce

He was 9fd5f6bc9a so handsome 0be45e1bd6 it felt d80609d8a3 almost disorienting c57c7852b3 like space 89f33041ef and time e52f5b8c72 were warping 669fbf3b84 around him. Meeting a man abbd500cfb this good-looking in acad0565fd a foreign country—someone 2df8d5c5d7 he’d never seen fbcafce861 in Korea—was surreal. Or maybe it b94dd4ca73 was because beauties e744fdca59 like him were 635b6208de overseas that they 676ce2f56a were rare back 7aa4935ba1 home? Lost in silly 92957b733d thoughts, Sewon shifted 498f56e7d9 his gaze. His eyes landed on 0cf24debd5 a framed poster on 6c67a1026e the wall.  ea2c3048d6131051

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It looked vaguely familiar f4821f705b but written in Turkish, 1a6443ad06 he couldn’t read the dad48fc5e2 title. Next to it b987866424 hung a photo, 41217a1c4c likely taken on e51be72e57 a movie set, 741cda2843 with an actor’s 4d28f88bc8 bold, stylish signature 5d3cb2481c scrawled across it.  974f904af404d987

“What movie was that…?”  aac767a8a2820f2f

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Sewon mumbled 6c8524a8b5 to himself 9e0b0c3f96 without realizing—a 0e65ee056b habit from 320387ac88 years of 75359c9711 living alone. A beat 940997cdac later, he fb19abd922 clamped his 8ef880aefb mouth shut, f152cb0dc9 remembering he ae22f8b228 wasn’t at a968ad98ba home.  7838043810801f6d

“Burn Sterling.”  352dd21af58bd7f2

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The man’s flat-toned response 0862656560 wasn’t a greeting—it was d0e02fd2b5 an answer to Sewon’s 66ab4d6697 unintentional muttering.  3458d87473fab76b

“Oh…”  58257e878d671ae8

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Burn Sterlingwas an action movie 8702c56401 series about CIA agent f2e62f9541 Marcus Sterling chasing villains c8cd3288bf across the globe. Starting in e6bd4d6e8a the ‘70s, fb3c81cfe2 it has 12a0d2210d spawned sequels 7260968bf5 ever since. A slow exclamation 09b62e45b7 slipped from Sewon’s 47687d10d8 lips.  5b2df38237166e03

“The first and fourth series were filmed in Istanbul, and this hotel exploded in the fourth series.”ce46faf8131dc449

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“…….” 366ec79bb0ed8227

Sewon’s gaze slowly turned to the frame hanging on the wall.ecf01bdaa7e1c9b2

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“This hotel appears in the movie for less than 5 seconds, but it remains an unforgettable memory for some people that they’ll never forget for the rest of their lives.”67877f9b32956069

His voice was 259406a644 low, but it 79fefcb8bd carried weight. Maybe that’s 6ddfcfc3e7 why, even 3426a331ea without a 746f59834e stiff suit 8ff75939dc or an f9d4dec6d6 imposing air, b319b39dfa he gave 0194c850ca off the 006b9b4a3f vibe of 29da859c4e a mature 365638a8f8 adult. The man gave Sewon e34d0c1254 a brief nod before f099faa9eb turning away without hesitation.  c1f9334282652970

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Even his retreating d40c3d5f05 back was handsome, 596df1c6a5 Sewon thought—and suddenly, 1eddffa49c his throat felt 41071a8030 parched. He cracked bc0e7c7147 open one de29b6e586 of the 72ee8d31ca water bottles b07a5401fa Bulkan had a330d0aa45 handed him, 4656183e9b downed it 42cfbc624b in one 736981c69d go, and f8f4cc996f stepped out.  dcdc30932f811a26