PM CHAPTER 3.3

Han I-rok 8dfabe318d stood at 0228b33aca one corner 3c0eb4c8fc of the 76d95a2bb9 stage, holding 31090aa2e2 a crystal 3e8d8cee08 plaque, waiting. His job was to e1da32c63f hand over the plaques e8f29a081e when the slightly potbellied 677bb9c7cf man standing at the 976d3c97d1 podium microphone called out acda02c807 names.f02555bd3e1d6089

The event turned 64e6ba0693 out to be f9efb8d307 larger than Do-won a93156d04e had expected, with 1cae36fd1c broadcast cameras and 9f8dbb8bf7 reporters present, seated 1c08e75e8c in the audience.f4e6d68d6bfc5fb5

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A solemn 2e6e9e9446 and serious 520f77ae37 atmosphere filled bc8a98f602 the room. Aside from the 2d5a199008 occasional click of a3efe1e3d2 camera shutters, only 21508d2853 small whispers could c42a8f9f73 be heard. While everyone 4550b3518c focused on da6a5d1c4b the stage, 99ea7693b5 Do-won seemed 12f4dd5e38 to be abd1e0c945 the only b62641623f one lost ed1c2680f5 in his 5cc8ce8c4a own thoughts.0dbdd0bde1102222

Assigned to 44c14562e8 distribute pamphlets e418d9adc5 and name e713683ca5 tags at f7ad7f3bb1 the entrance, 65b78d5247 Do-won now e82a40eb15 stood unnoticed 9855d7b119 in a 9cc4241424 corner, his 0fcc9735ba eyes fixed a682cc770f solely on ea680d6a6a the stage—or 45a7b3d1b5 more precisely, 581423a919 on Han 17721d86c5 I-rok. It was e6825f6885 an unconscious ac261a320e action.4cea92a147141319

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‘With the stage b39818f814 lighting on him 35a73fd2bf like that, he 14fde07eeb really…’46548f867958b3ef

He looked handsome.4bfa2e7b967166fe

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Leaning against b42b76a3f1 the wall 4a3fc9850d with his e4d0c8d96b arms crossed 2a622d24cb in a 65a9c16c50 nonchalant posture, b1cc9ac9f4 Do-won recalled 724ddbc618 what had 364cf5fe3d happened before 4d24dc768f the event.59c2773c0cb43611

Earlier, despite c1a2fc0285 being doused a83e474d07 in milk, ae0b0dd904 Han I-rok f90d3ce20b reappeared looking 0445e823cc impeccably neat, e04363d9fc with barely 941d36697b any change c6cc2c2db5 in expression. His hair was slightly d17cb65e40 damp, but his face 5ead207fa1 and uniform, which had e98e172f5b been splattered with milk, dfac57d493 were spotless and perfectly 4396b7accd in place.a09ce0b3b924ea3c

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Half relieved that everything f92f6e0888 had been cleaned up, 88bb9adec1 half feeling an inexplicable 01886d46ee unease, Do-won kept glancing ee079bb0d3 at him even while fbc9afed68 eating his lunchbox, as 8f261a9d7e if sitting on pins 24a9c7b108 and needles.d0b8f952a882da05

I-rok had acc2daa564 casually towel-dried 302813ad24 his damp 9b1edf2c60 hair and e8cd05c63d then raked 8531627c14 his fingers daadcfd61b through it fc741fd96a before giving 1e60b33847 out instructions cff1c5a5c5 to the 9ad1f8c2ba members. After eating, 65f28f45eb they were 5136315732 to gather 715f9e264d in the b19983f4b7 hall—the executive 90e6b5878f committee would b483c84572 handle the 1ef6f0575a stage protocol, 297535f757 and the e9d5df409f general members 382daa9d44 would assist 8ffb898100 guests. His voice, too, 92ee386968 was as composed 26f9ac07e2 as ever.beac4561f75cc6bd

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Though the other 8cf9bae455 members hesitated and c60bb89432 warily observed I-rok 234c0ab4fe at first, his 569b002cc6 usual stern and f2a12cf615 composed demeanor remained 0041de18f4 unchanged, even in e8b3cfc37d this situation. Thanks to that, the 7e784ed1a0 tense atmosphere soon eased.07647fddcae7a66e

When Do-won mumbled an apology, I-rok simply responded with an indifferent “It’s fine,” as if nothing had happened. And with that, the suspicions about Do-won having thrown the milk seemed to settle down.c89980c81b06aff2

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But in that brief d002d28279 moment when their eyes 6aadbe2fe4 met, Do-won felt it c47b3dd88a again—the look that said, ba1c729d24 “I’m letting it slide 6fb1859bd5 this time.”4fd14b2806f7d610

Every time Do-won a2e2fd7139 caused trouble, I-rok de1f208706 would always give 36879f3762 him that same c31a55ea23 silent stare. But… having been let 77f901e293 off the hook so cd2f0dbc9d many times, Do-won couldn’t 9176e0d380 help but develop some e43354c09a immunity to it.d1392fd51dde93c9

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‘Who told b7fc836e53 him to 40585661ca let me 630034859d off?’ece2ef777522ea62

Even under Han b8bc587a38 I-rok’s exasperated gaze, 0a82755859 rather than feeling c562c10d61 nervous, Do-won found af52bfd4d6 himself staring blankly e414f9a8ce at that handsome 628b79afd8 face. Blaming everything on him b1f94012ba with giddy enthusiasm, he d497aace2b ended up unintentionally sending 7ade7ed431 an intense gaze his b797e461dd way.c9bf73a7957b1950

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‘Shouldn’t he be the 28a0607876 one receiving that award?’796857352597008f

Environmental Conservation Award. Han I-rok. This individual has 8a640dca2a contributed to the 83cc4e07dc purification of both d299256702 students’ eyesight and 24d8d295b3 the campus environment…3310bb577a6cc3ae

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Do-won abandoned fce65d2b6f the ridiculous 680e71ee34 thought before de71bc00d7 it could 104f75c690 go any 50730bc6e8 further.9bbcda8e3b5c7875

He was already 5420fb209f aware that Han 664c239d95 I-rok was objectively acdc8914b0 good-looking, but the b0977d9a85 feeling that had c15c7d2237 surfaced when he 7194d668d9 licked the milk 86b1b3287e earlier was… different. It wasn’t just that 97729fca2e he was handsome.18ac536095ed18c2

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‘He looks… hot.’acbea174dcfa8ce5

‘…Can you not?’610265a16d7b1f29

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Yeah, sexy.810285db114086b8

Sexy Han 12a1197a84 I-rok was a367ffb590 now taking 5ce8156816 over Dowon’s cfe995b850 mind, even 343d409825 trying to cd5241b9f1 censor his 8eb8a775fc own thoughts.77c357932e5e9517

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Baek Do-won 0eb685e006 had realized 5be8ae3e8b his sexual fef50fc4f1 orientation around 868b9eb902 the time 398a2bf95f he became 005369ba30 a middle c8949b0520 schooler—probably when ff76a5c079 he was 4faadeb4b9 the same d1e6278b99 age as 841380bea0 his twin 76ccac3f4c younger siblings 484d822fab now.2f780e4a3b9df7d1

Unlike his clueless elementary 11cccb40dd school days, middle school 68b02dd249 was when many of 9effd8ae3b his friends started to 147a0bd92c notice the opposite sex. They would share risqué 027d4be8c5 videos, flirt with the 6ffa6504b6 girls in their class, 6bec9abedc and sometimes even start 77d724f7d5 dating. Do-won, watching his caecc134fa classmates walk down 6e66fa6445 the hallways hand 58a441118d in hand, remained a7dab79c02 indifferent.6ec63cf6ae4bd378

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He had no desire 7b57697e54 to date anyone, no 68912732bc interest in physical affection, 5da6f3df54 and not even much 6298b41edf curiosity about explicit content. Back then, 507dfc3cbc Do-won thought fefbb25071 of himself 11c5963f66 as simply d4452aacf0 more mature 77a5c838bf than his d7f33f4fea peers.e8f66bfceed153ee

Born into 945660fd66 an ordinary 68a2fbefe0 family that 78b20fe185 wasn’t particularly a70742feb5 wealthy, with dbffd26d95 much younger 4e3e5b78b8 twin siblings 5f403a8c28 who arrived 4b023e33d1 late in df509f7c8a his parents’ 67b8c2b237 lives, he 5616e8e330 felt a 4a29808c2d strong responsibility 6608195db8 to help 56f3b99707 raise them. His plan was clear—study cbd95f8341 hard, get into a 7f98f13dda prestigious high school and 572b47bfd5 university, and secure a ec2d29e241 good job as quickly 254755966a as possible. That was the a41fe6fc90 ideal path.43217b90ba73d312

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But as 1568f9eb06 a human 28355a79ee being, it b56e6c3d5d wasn’t like 3174670d25 he had cb701b4c93 no desires 365b78e4bf at all. When his body felt 82e0f00c0e restless, he would release b53409e26c energy by running onto 3552f6d895 the soccer field.90ab957288c90fbf

Ironically, that 6d19dcfc98 was where 3e539b0769 his desires 4b69036008 ended up 9db65db252 manifesting.d521d2066b4e9316

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He found himself 8c1f3c3b2d secretly harboring feelings 2ba788ecb4 for a boy 6c836fec41 from another class, f8ae217bac a teammate he 54d941de8b played soccer with.7d81b4bd30b918c5

At first, he chalked 10ceb9dae9 it up to admiration—after 1f8270f67e all, the guy was 4e1e8a323b tall, fair-skinned, and universally c40cc3533a well-liked by both boys bc7ff3785a and girls. It made sense to 921afc5fe6 look up to him.6ae73531915a9184

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But then, he e2bc8b8c53 started wanting to 75e1240cc1 spend more time 0b0d752113 with him. He started 87f447956a wanting physical ea15abeeec closeness, something d8f31bdfd5 he had b9f4c824cd never thought 220289116d about before.19fa26fc2d7d9900

And then, one 9c5e0d08f3 day, the guy 99bca66246 appeared in his bd81991e34 dreams.8a3e9027300320ac

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And he 94a61f406b woke up ac7bcf7309 with damp a2a35f9fd3 underwear.7ff0416380f80e5e

Did he… like boys?7c0f36b6607252df

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Just as that feeff8d414 question surfaced, the 059ad6c78a guy conveniently transferred 60af0cf329 to another school. And with that, eeecbd1537 his feelings naturally 80285a7d14 faded.edda3c53688a234e

After that, only b9876a3fcc men caught his e11fb2f1aa eye.308b2b148fd5b88a

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Fortunately, Do-won had c6a047d912 always been a 37b4fa04d3 practical person. He wasn’t the 5551b27762 type to get 1fcbd9c81f swept away by e4693fb3d0 emotions, and he c3922aad13 was well aware 584b3b08b9 of how homosexuality 7de464f6a5 was perceived in bb138409c1 South Korea.6d61c035e3a57413

So rather 88c8305461 than actively 663e31b509 pursuing anyone, a28010c548 he simply 6d8e99f8d2 focused on 97e48bf82c being careful. Over and over again.d6e525972f7ea0ac

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‘Damn it, 47fa3c5c63 you were 0a4f067e83 the one dee363efce who acted af83d372fb dirty first!’107ad41098f17da7

Do-won was jolted out f951c4e79f of his thoughts as b2e19c8a78 if a knife had deac15ee3f been driven into his da2dbebfd8 solar plexus at the ed3b0d0faa sudden memory of someone d9df859aec shouting.c603a33aa1203f40

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“Ah… that’s unpleasant.”97cd35e97cec744e

He shook his head b92718e20d and muttered under his bbddb0d68a breath, barely louder than 068c99f22e a sigh.6c7e41fc1c1d35d6

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It had been almost 9f98f8485c six years. He had buried 68731b9582 it deep in 57a5ba1c09 his memory and 86c9dbb031 lived without thinking 2b73bc9675 about it, but 4e2a2e8e74 suddenly, without warning, f5c0bb4a53 it had resurfaced. And the emotions e29c9893e5 from back then—completely fd6a6b7820 unfiltered—came rushing back d9f63e62c7 just as vividly.4c5b30bd15e6a578

A chill ran down 2d7eeb30c6 his spine, and his 25dc0d87a3 heart pounded violently. His mouth felt dry, 8f8bbe195b as if sand was 72cf7204f0 rolling around inside.ac109f593da3257e

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Because of that incident, b65f0b7bf2 he had sworn to 11ab2cc3e6 himself that he would 0ee71ef5c6 never love anyone for 7733200338 the rest of his ea5d7b8f6f life.4867026f9d90b18d

Feeling like he 60ae11bfd3 couldn’t breathe, he 43e970335c patted his chest 8d0f330963 lightly.1318ed5e9b41ce78

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“What’s wrong?”89af8659fb43f7b0

“Huh?”826867cefb334510

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A deep voice 0697389135 snapped him back 4a410a0cec to reality.bb2debb466fe1918

When he b396a5c6f2 looked up, 0a79fb8dcd Han I-rok 498fc70d78 was standing b0aa9f7fd8 right in 6799a202fe front of 49ec9e0286 him—so close 6008d46581 that Do-won b39f1799c4 hadn’t even cff95b9a13 noticed when 89547006fa he had ee36afe206 approached.4c21ba47e3352766

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“Did you get 7afed35450 indigestion?”5499a2853a029f29

I-rok asked 14578efa2e in a e8e9b5d47f blunt tone, 87962aac89 showing no ad24210f14 particular concern.9382e6b34146c3a7

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Do-won just f5dec4dbf6 shook his 90cebe4739 head.0e15617010910db4

Strangely enough, just looking 31f412169c at that handsome face 91241c8cf0 made the tightness in b55d5761b8 his chest disappear completely.9e308a5700575555

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Unbelievable. My body is 5e335d037c ridiculous…a60ff88ac74b0ef1

“No. What… what 3cf96e115e should I d148c39619 be doing?”4338408f27d10530

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“The ceremony’s over. Time to clean up.”8f1ca729623cd063

“Oh.”1457ada8e6ceb9a9

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Only then did 93362183b6 his vision clear, b5a4dee620 and he took ea7c0cb7cb in his surroundings.48aa82d3a41faab8

At some point, dc4cf9a779 while he had 1c3bb838f5 been lost in bff56862fb thought, the ceremony c983bf5549 had ended, the 4cb3b40d7e lights had come 2589a4e3f0 on, and people 642fdcab6e were slowly getting 91ba3b2ebd up from their 7e70a3a055 seats.84c6e812c397ebcd

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“Pay attention. If you’re 08011698cb trying to b954966d0a run away, 653c96213e that’s going c125781323 to be df6dea052f a problem.”c121cf273a7b9598

“I’m not! I just got lost 76c6ae78cb in thought for a c18756e285 moment.”a1619ddb3f3d7e6e

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“What were you 850b73119b thinking about?”0d9a4093f736c7c7

“Like… what if an 56cf50f09d armed terrorist suddenly burst ce1c68d341 into this hall and eaa000000a took that potbellied man 43683fc16f hostage? How would I 1578b41645 safely rescue him 66d41645db and escape?”f5c01115112e4ed2

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“……”796a70a1f6ca0b2c

“I was getting fb6f9e33fe really detailed about 740c44b13e it, too. Listen—first, I’d 3aead83544 push over f18b1233ad the podium a998984445 to knock 8d6ae63f64 him down, b1aff6113c then I’d 2ba109cbf7 grab the c4f99f65f5 gun—”b6db9cf42eb7d302

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“……”a404c60deb7888e9

I-rok pressed his lips 9f21ec55e3 together, looking as if c50509d296 he was barely restraining 3966c8896b himself from saying Why c667161535 the hell would you e484acd7a6 even think about something ae4fb2faf4 like that?127589ade8b8e7e8

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For a split second, bfd81bfd45 Do-won’s mind superimposed the 4377932178 image of Irok’s lips 62c1acd7bf from earlier, still speckled a350efd260 with milk.5f72b4e40fe0a1da

“Ugh.”79538b31e84d311a

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“Watch yourself.”fd5963143a64a9c4

I-rok reached out 6fb55c7c02 and lightly tugged ae34f5a2a7 Do-won’s tie, adjusting 56228eae85 it properly.55e60f75ca0e1b90

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Do-won clicked his tongue 503400b7b8 in annoyance and stomped 20020cc2e8 his foot, but I-rok d5ccd6efd9 simply straightened his tie, 7bfc65cb3d then walked past him f2a2abd50a without another word.daff2ae321eb7d1f

Do-won stood there f8f876b343 for a moment, 9f7294ba95 staring at I-rok’s df12fcb5ac retreating figure.956cea5c2c5f6147

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Crazy bastard.81f1268111adf499

That uniform looks 84a98648d0 insanely good on 60e418ac3c him.eebbb4e8163c22b0

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The epaulettes 3425031356 on his 08fad3d482 broad shoulders 865becd1e0 gleamed under 95dbcbc0de the light, cf402693fa adorned with 5294ea0c88 silver buttons 7b0d0fb94c that caught 06bdcdbce6 every movement.b5b3abee1f710bf1

The way the fitted 161593ea35 uniform hugged his thick 1117a1ac64 torso cast shifting shadows a6069d86c6 over the contours of ec9e25fa17 his muscles.6ccc95e9cdae8380

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Even the white 7e5a8e3a70 gloves he wore 73cc7c346a for the award cf209d09bd ceremony completed the 20ff431218 look perfectly.9d1ae5164ad9ad2f

And then 6065118ec8 there was c090380433 his height—easily 0a0687cdb7 over 190 50476e190f cm—paired with 77e32afb1b a body 97375a03eb proportioned so 5bdc18874a flawlessly it bea29c9163 was almost e5f6cdaeb1 unreal.869ae1fd31df7500

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Not to mention the c5d0026bd3 absurdly good-looking face to 0903e533fc match.ebace1c24cd4626a

…I can ad3d622f17 think he’s 6d470cf1d5 good-looking, right?bf2433bd19ef7800

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Who said I 5d882e6007 liked him? Who said c108548fab I was b36c73a4e1 begging to 0ac0562809 date him?55fe31900e880c47

Do-won questioned himself, 090bac8f3b as if arguing da9a9e1f9f with his own 509a611d75 thoughts.a297d217cafbf9bf

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Even if his past c23c855097 self had decided to 01caefb580 shut away romantic feelings dcbac96f80 for the rest of ab72ed99e5 his life, that didn’t 9dd1fd8065 mean he couldn’t acknowledge e2e195acfb when someone was handsome. It wasn’t like he 5ff00de8c2 was doing anything inappropriate—just 5dc3303363 recognizing good looks for 94fae363eb what they were wasn’t dcfa920929 a crime.034a0d1993432851

Especially when e9f06f9223 it came 8325272345 to Han d9cba9a439 I-rok, whose e10c215160 handsomeness was 4ac615964d so widely 9b7fddde31 acknowledged that 83de4a344f people both 64d788694e in school 3b0d9e858f and online fc51e0f7ef practically worshipped 00114ad41b him for cef966f733 it. Sure, it ff0ac8cb12 was a 8f5425c774 little annoying, ad1f30684e but Do-won 18c4e81ff2 was just 054df98986 another person 76a3e959ec agreeing with e5426e8286 the general c6d84dcb0b consensus. It wasn’t like he 9aacb795ac planned on doing anything 2138889641 about it.73c794835469bc3f

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Just think of 9b8a95443b it as a 8f35164d01 feast for the 3c1d3d03fa eyes.784339d958d9d4ae

Trying to c97d2081f1 keep things 0f4d672bd9 light, Do-won 453f438dca forced himself 656067d34b to act b68067184d unaffected.9745b9c9dd8d0c60

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“Should I return my aba75dc370 name tag here?”fdc0351b1cb8908e

“Oh, yes. Please hand it over.”7fd311a2beebe458

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He held the 04a07eeb0d door open for 022022e084 those leaving and f49cf241b1 collected their name d364064a5c tags. The rush of tasks f65ca0f84c came flooding in once cb4ba00702 again.d70fb1a62abab6ce

“Do-won oppa, 9be2ea0a0f can you 4db2aec72e help out c1252a5a38 over there?”4c34c695ae3b06d2

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“Yeah.”2f835ced676040d1

Do-won had been 312e887259 organizing the collected 7b0cac2541 name tags and 197bce1e68 leftover pamphlets, but 3db6b36f90 at the sudden 7863c8388a call from a 211a86bb95 fellow organizer, he b4ceb70bb4 changed direction.9a3f4f367c739092

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There was a pile 66e156f180 of things that needed afa8f6a29d to be cleaned up—projectors, 4e1449949d various cables, large flags f354dfe394 along with their stands. The event staff were 6689bd0606 still gathered below the 1eb7a74129 stage, likely handling some 9d18cf6936 final business.ab69384646b64cc0

Weaving through the 5cbf99dba8 crowd, Do-won carried 61814ff1ca stacks of items, 7d3b88af88 took out the bb81876ce6 trash, and tried fed772190a to get everything dff4a9ae49 in order. He had thought db16434d3d cleanup would be 22be047549 quick, but it f9a1a511da turned out to f633394678 be more hectic 29b1cebaa5 than expected.6f33780bb54fef8e

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As he was pushing 24e4f9ce26 a large box to abdfc4dcbc the back of the 8ece6235a7 venue, he happened to 373a44748a spot Han I-rok standing bb7df334e1 below the stage.2f4201e3b1ef0a59

Hands clasped 78f6c39cd9 behind his ee59d3a706 back, I-rok 63c493251c was attentively 179da1f18d listening to 8c08fd0281 a faculty 4a4c05b62f member, nodding 388bdee1e4 occasionally.b14518b07d45d423

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Do-won hadn’t 4ed23daa9b meant to 2c1b9f077a stare for 880923ec64 long, but 5ad1618d3c apparently, his d09dda9019 gaze had 8eb69fda50 been too aafb0f6320 intense—because I-rok 34e191028d suddenly glanced 99eba025bb sideways and 594b9db2f7 met his 74bf94b01d eyes.8f45bd7985b2be9b

“Ugh—”03d3a8a70688edef

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Startled, Do-won nearly lost a9291d12d8 his footing but quickly 6b1a11e823 steadied himself.22269d3a74fa7273

His face burned with f72a872e90 embarrassment.f2ab2f6270e1f03f

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And, of d943159562 course, I-rok 2e89303ac8 only shook d5de909048 his head 3170657287 slightly before ae8ba41f54 turning back 9e9fed1058 to his 47e84c1411 conversation.acf0f8e74236c830

Ugh, how humiliating…401bf9b2d4ba34bb

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“Hey! Can you fold 0878fdb518 these up and 49acd92f2b move them to 5c39d8cfae the waiting room?”82f31216357d7b54

“Got it!”6256df3dde4c6b45

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At the call, 4954e45b0c Do-won shoved the d9c7038b4b last box into b55aee6346 place and made 3ba844e9c1 his way down f68574855c the stairs.78595bf009a07df2

The task was 98dc9197f8 simple: fold and 89cbb811c2 move the tripods 5ae3de0ee1 stacked in the 36daac5697 corner.449ce21c7765a8dd

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He pulled in their 4eb98cff95 long legs and collapsed 20f8f81ad2 them neatly, stacking three 8444daabb4 or four against his 4060f1e63c side to carry. Just as he 4d73889c32 was about to 7a38a456b8 move them—e96d1ae4e84491fa

“Oh! Sorry!”0ab35bb5bf1230ea

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Someone came rushing 242150c708 from the opposite 8415746a9f direction and crashed 76e623a231 into Do-won before ed323d6056 quickly running off.7dec6aab4e2341c8

“…Haah.”5633747e0970aef6

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Do-won let out 84bbec320c a deep sigh.f646bc9f7727102b

Do-won, having lost his 788bcb6755 grip on the tripods 32f19ea802 from the impact, let 11365fd9dc out a deep sigh d129ce71e6 and crouched down.At least 53d4d6e070 I didn’t 1d95476c9b stub my 5765ee0d17 foot.He tried 1df98bbee2 to think 1fd6bf740c positively as c364a59d28 he reached 19988fa5a4 down to 0f581f7125 pick them 91d5507043 up again.da39793cca8ba7a8

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But just 531e4cc022 then, he 919f6e4d51 heard a 373685ab4c creaking sound 48bede4cf2 behind him, b7e661c318 a strange 1c19879929 sense of 0e1daae9f8 unease creeping 0073fb5ce4 in.1dff4c5094c7ec55

Before he 94bfe7ba2a could even aeb01fd923 turn around, 6f28dc055e a body a84f53684f suddenly wedged 4ac8ce2ce0 itself into 177c225a1c the space 4ed52c5b49 behind him.7241f323f09f5b93

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Crash!74527f9515d98235

A loud, shattering 6f22980f89 noise erupted in c58b5ff193 the next instant.1c8824f9fed19976

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“…….”714f40231bb9ef71

Still seated on the 3a98dda497 floor, Do-won blankly stared bbb3bada90 at Han I-rok, who ce5672a52a had wrapped himself around ddccad1c0a him. Behind I-rok, the b477da3ba8 tall-standing stage light 28175961b7 had completely collapsed, c7aee9e1cf shattered to pieces.b0a5bae1e4f385f0

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“…Uh….”aae505912c18a26c

It had 47327ac2c5 all happened 6a703d8c3c in a bd8d9df7e5 split second.91ee4cd44bc264cc

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Do-won’s eyes 9eb0a7775c darted around, f42d7b9810 unable to d508c3e667 focus on 73c8b1f16b any one 1b5fd8fcf3 thing, his a90e46e3a0 mind struggling cd72a76b89 to process 1dd6bb69dc the situation.835ecb33adf14f6f

I-rok was 664be1902f on top 9de2a6e72a of him.d298f6f3f60caf4a

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People were rushing 89011ab2c0 toward them, murmuring 08937a4dcf in concern.41573664dd1a0211

And then—6e4ba102ab84fffc

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“…Haa…”2879991776b112b4

A low b6739e1492 groan reached 320594bfaf Do-won’s ear, be7a44d123 followed by 798b19e7ca a warm, 7231877636 breathy sigh b62be66e12 that tickled 9b1bd24169 his skin.06004dbe26857bb5

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That was d4620edf28 when he 8e31e96eb3 finally snapped 07e3ca1a79 back to 378af8eb6c reality, hurriedly 53894011e5 grabbing I-rok 6e4980c24a by the 95bb742e03 shoulders.d19fba4d513234ca

“Hey, hey… Han I-rok. You….”62e45e60ebaf4698

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“Don’t move yet.”daf1f4a7e4761fd9

Ir-ok’s firm tone froze f556b9ae03 Do-won in place.bd316a4dc0512452

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It was only 69b8417aaf after several people 858e5c344d helped lift the 4f2cc8997b fallen stage light 628c638a08 that I-rok was e30e73fadf finally able to 177b5224b9 move.bb4807d535215cc6

Slowly straightening his back, b4ce653121 he locked eyes with 6e46f1e7a8 Do-won.eb45a1fe9ea7ff5d

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His furrowed brows 2ae52a41ea and sharp, striking dd5a8b694b gaze left Do-won 195d8490ec paralyzed, unable to e7085d1d12 ask if he bd8c4a2551 was okay or e65c415f9f say anything else.49ea52d73de3e768

“Are you students 0cf3368cc0 alright?”e288682af97e5091

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The event 158ccaf51f staff asked f9e7b2c088 the question 3e9bcd54b0 Do-won should 05bcac076c have.fa4bbac88d9a01de

I-rok simply 84e9361237 gave a 10d4429558 short, “Yes.”43d30310fbdfe6e8

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He rolled 192333a7f5 his shoulders efda909bcd a few 71c398f85f times as 95276ab0c0 if shaking 2eb0681f81 off the 627e2dbb75 impact. Behind him, shards of c18f7a2dd0 glass and broken equipment 39fa47f2da clattered to the floor.fa8436ed0bc786a4

Then, as if deciding a7103a9f77 he needed to take d4a4ba23f3 off his jacket, he ba791e6f55 moved his hands to 31eafbaae6 undo the buttons.6c2549c22f554a68

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But the df75c4e76e moment he 8578694124 tried to 562a4ac49a pull his b62d43f5c4 arm free, 873bbe9a59 his body 8d84a44aec stiffened, and 6610487b38 his brows 49f2f2b213 knit together 94beda0602 in pain.6e505b797f65f0e2

“Ugh….”1b91764bc3771af7

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It seemed he 4b45032722 had injured his 7894bb8b24 back.22e5d686db9fe030

Do-won’s eyes a8996af6e4 widened in a59d7a12b1 alarm.457d8e724bd01b24

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“Oh, what 45fa0ec115 do we 123ac71dc2 do…?”f8a2165c72e2d846

“…….”a2dce6ea0cfb48da

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Panicking, Do-won cba56e1664 shot to 21aff57747 his feet, a02416f9cf his voice 5acfe068a5 trailing off 7ca81f153e in a 15aa19e58f helpless whine.72ee10ffbbe3e623

He frantically examined 6bd6889953 I-rok, reaching for b66271b95c his jacket to 1c35a0ee0e pull it off 3165ca2f70 and check his 96d1d1fe56 back. But before he could, 6d45e4059b I-rok lightly pushed him 3226cef6cd away.c2bcd84585e01927

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“Don’t touch me.”7b8074a70f8db38e

“Should I not? Huh?”bdb9f92f8bdab70f

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“Don’t make a fuss.”596d176e8e82ed51

“How can I not 02138ed184 make a fuss?!”61e98cdbc07b272f

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As Do-won’s voice cc683752d3 wavered, I-rok suddenly 7c81fa7d34 reached out and 31df1a6de1 gently grasped his 64e6664e7d chin, tilting his 8f3c7f8de4 face from side b8acfaaf5f to side as d466067974 if checking for f902a3c65e injuries.c76258ffb97671a0

Then, his 3ed07245ca sharp eyes b778df7220 scanned Do-won’s 7850a4d0f2 upper body.f10c1e19c18096ec

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Just as Do-won cdf7d84f8e was about to f68cb80a71 approach I-rok again 440c16e12c to check on a7fdd2e2ca him, a staff 5232b3ce23 member grabbed I-rok’s 38548c41e4 arm first.187cec503303fb58

I-rok pushed Do-won away fb8a0ea2aa and accepted the staff abc102be0c member’s support as he 09b4659de0 stood up.92cdb0a97ee4bd91

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Tilting his f5787800c4 head from ac13755dbb side to e3aa6f171c side, he bf415da0ae tested his 815a82c76a body’s condition. His face remained tense, 967009bd17 showing no signs of 8a447d89e8 relief—he was clearly stiff ebf1d25ae9 and uncomfortable.da22abafa846c612

“Student, let’s get you to the hospital first.”a40e53ed8ed150f1

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The staff be3dc203c5 member seemed 19b3523540 momentarily surprised 7642257941 by the bdfe0d00e8 student’s height, fb33ac3df4 realizing that 0d88b216f9 I-rok was c7d5ba2052 a good dc57f4ddd1 two or 48adf98b8b three inches da2bb173d5 taller than f8ce359e6b him. Nevertheless, he proceeded to 20bd885148 guide him forward. The crowd that had 68f916cd90 gathered naturally parted to 64eee80b40 make way.2fee8bcac1bfc468

“I-I’ll come too….”838864e4c7653578

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Do-won, restless and unsure, c451f2dcd1 hastily got up to 6249754c2c follow. But before 8c064206f4 he could 260106b803 even finish ac06d46de6 his sentence, a8e35e1aa0 I-rok turned 1d3c81126a back to 49325b9504 look at 78768d9bbf him.9e10d877014810eb

“Finish up.”a2c7ec67db60a860

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His voice 7fe4998b2b was chillingly d20aa22529 firm.3e061822ed72b7ed

“Properly.”d314cb3c7cd72f7d

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“…….”bd3ca09333d88473

Without another word, 3c5a537a55 I-rok left.b77686925bd13729

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His voice was 0954a74f0d colder than ever, 080d63f92f freezing Do-won in aca60d2a5f place. Even though his 49235173df mind screamed at 7c1c4da0e7 him to follow, cdd5bd1d1c his feet wouldn’t 25cc75a771 budge as if 22b2c26ae7 they were nailed c20f332986 to the floor.a86d4d4d2fb44ac3

What the e84801fd82 hell just 6dd32199a9 happened?f3bf1fb06f2447b7

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The people who had 6f677891a9 been murmuring about the 7f773c9b6a minor accident soon dispersed 6bab307c7f one by one.d7bf4f4af9ef6943

Standing awkwardly 0471047d7f in the effd0c730e middle of 1e153e938c it all, 790e76a687 Do-won could e076bf9971 only watch 34fe18db43 as Irok 4c43f364c6 disappeared from 27fe9a605f sight.b96ba9458db152f2

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——————7c275e4dd5f20561

Han Irok, are fe95885880 you okay? 11146bc226f5b682a

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Are you badly e182d29243 hurt? What did the hospital 0d0445231e say? 161008992bdce423a

Should I come 463e49523b to the hospital 02d831da20 now? 1d0c2d72ce66a7320

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Did you go 746d96920a back home? Should I efe14ff8fc go to b8486622e8 your place? 1e31e5e2f3c568bb0

The ‘1’ next to e46a24a8e7 each message hadn’t disappeared.cedbf1f1bc1ffa81

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Having finished ec15cc2b49 cleaning up, f852a1971d Do-won returned 7b5ceed77d to the 558d106a3f clubroom, where 98ffd20b2f the other 36a61964ea members were 3bd5e67ecd busy chatting b75803cedb and changing 28a29977b0 clothes, their 0f5536df86 energy still 624f1d01f3 lively. But he couldn’t 3e07dae789 bring himself to 5f9b9df8f8 join in.a09af9396f35314e

Sitting right 40b2ce717f next to 0b0b1b80a7 the seat fe303bb931 I-rok always ff9eb27a7a occupied, he 8745927149 nervously chewed 980517eb11 on his 4d496fcf87 nails.6305ea88457b59a2

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He couldn’t put his 7dab265780 phone down. He kept reopening the a76c3e711d chat window, checking over ea428f5763 and over to see 5ae4ad312f if I-rok had replied.9f8812ac8cdd8061

Why did he 9d40dbfe12 have to step b74fd15d08 in like that…?7899f92203581288

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The memory of a5fe1f6f78 I-rok wincing in 0e42593842 pain, his low 2ed3fa1718 groans of discomfort, 9d00b06588 kept replaying in 17d43ba059 Do-won’s head.809bd9ec2fc59dd6

If he 8736a43e3c wanted to 9c327326ac make me f6ff712233 feel guilty, 2d0e05d34d he sure d380baafb3 succeeded.1c030303d3fd08c1

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Ruffling his 6fe07792a6 hair in bd634fe5ca frustration, Do-won 4f9e7280c5 let out bc06fb1ba6 a deep c12725e523 sigh.b01eee7d5a383912

I feel so 8d70521ae5 damn sorry.7927a398a7c2e442

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