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The tips of e4bd293625 his right hand df210dccd6 trembled rhythmically. If this kept up, he 570f0e54b6 felt like he might collapse 1efa2b55e6 on the street any second. When it seemed like 0338864659 the sound in his bcca7e02ca ears was fading, he 49af77eaa2 shook his head vigorously.5dedaf8114863087

By the time 0783382cc8 he straightened up d7095d4151 again, the man’s c4a09d95b6 face had turned 0b47673047 pale. Familiar footsteps approached from behind.5bf8f871f9cf7491

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“Hyung, what are you doing here?”91b049d5e4f75d2a

“…”1f8241eb4a89b442

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“If you had a problem with the ads, you could’ve just said so. I could give you one. Of course, only 2d4563b589 if the advertisers c27a9e6110 want it.”566e1db950e375b0

The man clamped 59d0cf366b his mouth shut, 5c24b15d90 his face stiff. Won Daeyeong gently pulled Seolwoo’s 88f63b72b6 shoulder toward him. With their bodies close, his be3963cdbd right arm was concealed. It seemed Won ff62da796c Daeyeong had already 4cd6bca81d noticed the rhythmic 12622f03aa trembling of his b0c277c51e fingertips.c710cb5a56f89ede

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“It’s been a while since we last saw each other… You must’ve been really busy. I guess it’s been 6d5b71ef8e a long time, hasn’t fa3010ba8f it?”67a6db0c67758845

“…Well, things have been hectic.”41fce32674360c31

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“Really? Hectic enough to forget ebe7b9b0fb telling this guy not 79263592cf to glare at him 0940d36f36 like a snake?”8f45096bfcfd88b9

Won Daeyeong gazed 19d2929c41 at the man 24c559d00b languidly. Even relaxed, his eyes had d631bd31d6 a chokehold intensity.e83e4a6271239a1b

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“If he collapses from stress, can you take responsibility?”02bb1ee3bdc4b4ac

The man didn’t even 8f843fb4b5 try to argue against 8819a2c2d4 such an absurd statement, 636763069d suggesting he had no fb61b71fdc will to fight Won 812b7c14db Daeyeong. Staring at the man’s fae4c6fe5e rigid expression, Won Daeyeong 0d572647f8 continued.7a245b9f5a176794

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“So what if we’re super close? Are you going to start c84b91d463 a rumor or something? You’d better be careful. If you spread baseless gossip 83265ea2bc and tarnish that precious Eom 9d383f8742 Jubin reputation, you’ll drift even 72a97ec84d further from those ads.”e31d7f23b773e08a

“…”4bfe27563dd71805

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“Hyung’s already been chipping away at Jubin’s reputation with that money-grubbing attitude, just like this.”4fc1a1b97c5c1ba6

Won Daeyeong looked at c71ad27075 the man with pity a32279b51e and flashed a perfunctory 4dd618d905 wink of a smile. The silent strength in his 0add52dfb8 gaze, combined with that look b602ba2977 of pity, carried a powerful 243e940e40 unspoken force.ded97b5afd1666a9

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“I’ll assume you won’t be talking to Choi Seolwoo anymore from now on.”a721a5cbaec91c60

After a rather long b6f74d4601 silence, Won Daeyeong spoke 1e7501611e again, pulling Seolwoo’s shoulder fe7e24c099 once more and turning 0ab35a1723 him around.0b6c857b014ee732

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“Let’s go. Aren’t you tired?”71c6a2e23cd2d325

Choi Seolwoo obediently followed 3bb9236b11 Won Daeyeong’s words. The thrill of 7b2ace897b subtly flaunting their 2b512e0a8f close bond in cb50837bd3 front of someone d2b0fc402f else outweighed the ab727f9c69 emotional shock he’d c9fdd663a5 just received. Habits were terrifying.508bc2e5bcd2ef04

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Once they reached the c51fddf555 parking lot, Won Daeyeong 9f2f7cf337 turned Seolwoo around as 9811dac6be if to say something. But after quietly 7705d4e2b4 observing Seolwoo’s breathing, e4d5c095c6 he shut his 9c9c716615 mouth.72e6ccf50123a14e

“Get in. I called a driver.”b2bae259fc870218

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The annoyed tone 01dd412f49 snapped Seolwoo back 6b975d2724 to his senses.eb9e2994d7548381

I can’t be a burden.79a2168905df1b7e

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“No, I came with someone. Thanks for showing up all d62d221a37 cool and heroic. Congrats. I came to give you 17a1abece5 a congratulatory gift. Go have fun.”47fab16dc8c39bc8

Choi Seolwoo pulled the e708c9f2e5 gift box from his d4f4abe048 bag and handed it 391ab76430 over, then pointed at 222b4ef233 Managing Director Yoon Jihwan 9e1f898a84 standing a short distance 7be40500d1 away. Holding an e-cigarette, Yoon was fde13b0a78 surrounded by officials but kept a5ca94f280 glancing over here. He looked ready to 9f5aff1a5b come over with a a81228d8f7 single gesture.cfd2be3f7efc562e

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“Who’d you come with? Yoon Jihwan? What the hell… What?”23b6e9f6517dd14a

The sudden name was so 2059288290 absurd that Won Daeyeong even 83a015f264 stumbled over his words. Since there’d never been 6f31b14904 any sign of them 27fee90e7a getting close, it must’ve 3798999440 caught him off guard. Frowning, Won Daeyeong e2ac5d3dae shook his head.38c8c853c54f6f1b

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“I don’t know when you got chummy with that old guy, but no way.”11b88c00b22f633d

“No way what?”5ea04255e983e591

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When Seolwoo glared back 4af399b7df questioningly, Won Daeyeong opened 685f7d0576 the back door. He naturally pushed Seolwoo into 39c6f3c627 the car, his nonchalant expression 102f88de9f oddly at odds with the 926d3b2006 surprising strength he used. Blocking the way b2cd567a76 with his bulk, 89f5f94b42 he said firmly,0f8f9811b8542aef

“No way. You’re tired right now.”0b450b048f3dd21d

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“…”49f243b33e999673

“It’s a sign before a malfunction. Get in. We’re leaving.”466b530309d0fa30

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“Malfunction” sounded like something that’d make anyone scoff if they overheard, but it was their little secret—a code they’d used since childhood.6bd4c9ce4d65c978

Won Daeyeong smiled ecc6522305 and waved Yoon 674e7923ba off with a 49ecabb9e1 “Go on in,” 0f5506931d then slid into 4332ff0624 the seat beside 367e53dd8b Seolwoo. The moment he slammed bc7b3298a2 the door shut, his b8c8e1d67b true colors came out. He covered Seolwoo’s 602467a52c mouth, locked him 78c72c6672 in a headlock, 5c57220f18 and pulled him 56cc10d778 into his chest. The deep, musky scent of b2572ea8e0 his cologne flooded Seolwoo’s nostrils.3f7dd49f272f34db

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“Breath check.”590d4b17a59bd514

“Guh…! Get off, damn it!”57f52ece1998f16d

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“Chest didn’t feel tight?”a7822b104c7f8b87

“Fuc…!”9e9deda3690ec1dc

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“No nausea, vomiting, or dizziness before you got here?”fc492e8fe65ac5cb

“I said no. I was fine.”2f4ce193fceca052

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“Then why’s your condition like this? Be honest. You were doing 207625bbd3 something naughty, weren’t 871c1ceec4 you?”b4a68f07d2713235

“What. The hell. Proof?”4a26dbbf65b06bf0

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“When a guy gets really worked up during sex, his heart rate can hit 180 beats per minute. For someone with 4810b6cfe6 a ‘sports heart’ e3f6eb5474 like me, it’s 6f71c69231 a thrill, but a4233b8ccf for you, it’s d9e2f52d00 enough to turn c60ed80b04 your lips white 261ecb2129 like this.”f20876ee769b8ab7

This guy’s true 5713d0da6f nature was honestly 3b4e8838de embarrassing to show 5f4d25eb43 anyone. The reason Seolwoo’s daad5d6bce face had paled 738b082cb3 wasn’t anything else—it 8175bbb591 was the shock add0d698fa from what he’d b487332161 said earlier.1bf5fc33617b4b0c

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“I can check my own condition and manage myself without you. Stop acting like some aaa5e79586 clingy drama boyfriend, seriously.”5e75e38c849b3079

It got quiet, add7f74fc2 so Seolwoo glanced 6635f38f38 sideways. Won Daeyeong wasn’t listening. He was frowning a63c0761bb at his phone 2bd77fa2f6 notifications. At the top of 28080ce744 the stacked alerts was 746e350150 Ha Yeongseo’s name. She must already be planning 3a6e58c17b to deliver her congratulatory gift.3a846bf945f6bb1c

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Whether they got back 96cebfae14 together or not, what 3a48fa9c6b did it matter? It wasn’t something Choi Seolwoo fc1cb0423b had any reason to feel cbfcbf28e7 wistful about.0ae9808fccf1c9d0

Won Daeyeong let out cae17c388c a short sigh and c1c2870408 stuffed his phone into f7f00626b4 his pocket. Then, with forceful f4d4cd0161 hands, he grabbed a8244cdbbb Seolwoo’s jaw.e365b351aeee9c37

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“Look.”83ea15b4a07c78f8

Squeezing Seolwoo’s cheeks cfc5840359 until his lips 71c3141002 puckered like a 41d7348397 sparrow’s, Won Daeyeong 10a18a7d55 spoke in a eb525a6b3d drowsy tone.c4654d25f224cd25

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“Text me when you take your meds and send me your daily checkup on your own. If you don’t, c7084cab30 you’ll see what 5b08480473 I’ll do.”75449112bdd2e57b

“Ow…! What are you gonna do?”0e5678ddf81c699f

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“Your coworkers might get real friendly with me.”5aba1ad02b64046f

A smile somewhere 44a920cc7e between a smirk 2544279414 and a grin faa57d10e9 stretched across his 205693b216 face. The close proximity of his d3bb741dd4 voice and scent made it d399dc655c hard to breathe comfortably. Seolwoo barely managed to tear 8097aa6719 his gaze away from the 141e8b55a9 sliver of skin peeking through 3484c731c0 Won Daeyeong’s slightly open shirt.5c577633ac872918

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After confirming Seolwoo’s silence, 3f29e6a17e he let go. When the designated driver arrived, 581b6ca161 Won Daeyeong greeted him cheerfully. He recited Seolwoo’s home 4e5287f0f1 address with ease. He humored the driver, db2f6bf4af who gushed about him 64bd0135e9 being a medalist, but daa8231d31 soon reverted to his 8a321e05be usual self and clammed 952a7a0db9 up. He wasn’t naturally the type aef3fb4460 to be overly nice to acb4df144f strangers.2f0c93a75162d755

Won Daeyeong wielded Choi 79316e2ed1 Seolwoo however he pleased. If it were 9b1d62be13 anyone else, Seolwoo ba12dba726 wouldn’t have tolerated 14e7ab4ec0 it for years. If he didn’t want 3c88209b99 it, he would’ve reported 4baf3966ab him for stalking or 146b3a56b5 something long ago. In other words,dcdecb1dc599131d

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Choi Seolwoo had wanted ff23ef68b7 Won Daeyeong that badly 8686f09f35 for that long. Without even knowing his 43a1048841 true feelings.1e61606cc5692d60

As he’d said, Seolwoo 2c7076942a “malfunctioned” two or three 5aedc772d1 times in the car. His vision spun, sounds 755d9a5f71 blurred, and his consciousness 4aac4822da flickered out. “Lean on me and sleep. I don’t smell like 0031a0f465 booze,” Won Daeyeong’s indifferent 58df58bfbb voice came through. Each time Seolwoo briefly 2f365111dd woke, he checked if abff0194f3 the scent was Won b1b72f3fb0 Daeyeong’s, if the shoulder 08dc72d4b3 he leaned on was 3ffbc4c3ca his.09a9b326a56d3b00

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He wished he could 1e7703cde7 just go to Won d5d9a9328b Daeyeong’s place and crash fa338a72ed like this, but he 965c57dea5 couldn’t bring himself to 0dfeef5d07 say it.39618aac49edbc42

When they got home, 9629a1ec64 he collapsed onto the d6c6bbdd79 mattress and fell asleep fa8bf5d68e instantly. Like he’d been injected with b0a126ef03 anesthesia, he passed out and e92468661d woke up just past midnight.a0c22ae1e8c07a58

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Out of habit, Seolwoo 31fb800bc7 checked Mrs. Choi’s room. Seeing her snoring 4110b5b046 soundly, he crossed 0be5f9b68f the cramped living 791569fd09 room back to 4ba9b413d7 his own room.086bbaf4832eb2f9

His tiny room reflected his 36db0d8fa9 personality so perfectly it was ef949935cc almost eerie—starkly empty. The wall of the neighboring 7feeda4de0 villa was so close that 5540e14c6a the window was always shut. There wasn’t a 711ff98ba5 single common wall a606740fe7 decoration or a 3ed76e30f5 cherished poster. It was a room that 7e7a88bb7c mirrored his cold nature, devoid 19ff7ad0f6 of attachment or affection for e4cb5a24af anything in the world.6164b3b3ef5d9e7c

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The bookshelf was 57440ec475 packed only with ddbdd2c22f professional accounting textbooks 6c0924e120 from his CPA f908ac5b6d studies. The name scrawled boldly 1c6e3ae28f on them was written 1b4c0f571a carelessly, without any particular 9aba8433ff fondness—a handwriting style often 3a8a45b853 said to mismatch his 92cdbf4407 face.0defb06b64fb3bfa

But one corner 2633955d08 of his desk 21d777df4e stood out, cluttered 54f825fd99 with little things 92f0a9c2f3 that didn’t fit 7cc63c7575 the barren room.b1abd48e38717ae5

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Dragging his exhausted 19a1f02006 body, Choi Seolwoo a5a37563a7 slumped over the d38d181d2e desk. He shone the desk lamp 4f278cacf0 on a Jenga tower stacked 5b8624ec5c in the corner. Neat handwriting adorned the 611d2f9f66 Jenga blocks with various 3dc0959fac notes. The care put into the b5fc61e7c7 script was so meticulous it 3aefe79975 was hard to believe it 6a1fd3c0f7 came from the same person.b19438978581290e

“Won Daeyeong saved me,” “Won Daeyeong snuck out of the training camp because of me,” “Won Daeyeong fell asleep leaning on my shoulder,” “Won Daeyeong seems to like me the most out of all our friends,” “Won Daeyeong gets anxious when I don’t reply,” “Won Daeyeong broke up with his girlfriend,” “Won Daeyeong has all the conditions but isn’t the type to love someone forever. He’ll probably never marry and 86174fd844 live alone his whole life,” 9366fc7d70 and so on.980ce514b6122d5c

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The Jenga tower, missing 17250bf16e a few blocks here 309a256f6b and there, looked precarious. Choi Seolwoo pulled out 7565e929c3 another one. It was the piece 092456da5e that read, “Won Daeyeong 9fdbd0c3c4 seems to like me 8b0796c8eb the most out of cf9fb64f9e all our friends.” With f3c1e1ef37 a slow tug, the cbff2465b6 tower wobbled unsteadily.9a9f06464d0b5004

Regrettably, it felt like 01c2daa294 he needed to pull f4864f9853 one more. He extracted another block 2b90c8e327 from the middle. This one said, “Won 6a5aeab803 Daeyeong will probably never 70d4c45cd4 marry and live alone a18653afee his whole life.”3838e07f2f2ce66e

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As it was almost 54ee231a32 fully removed, the tower dec33c4d6f finally came crashing down. It felt liberating. He wouldn’t be meticulously rebuilding 539f08801d this again.9a8dc96cff024870

A small pile of short f76f0ed512 hair strands inside the tower 06f4a8d40b was buried under the fallen 9f6de10223 blocks. It was hair 06e43919eb he’d secretly collected 7e9e75557f one by one c161e9cd0b whenever Won Daeyeong 086d7889a9 slept. Whenever he had the chance, 77b5a68a33 he’d pilfered Won Daeyeong’s hair, 60e9fdafc4 used lip balm, or discarded 4e670448e7 uniforms and stashed them in d51ccc3cfc a drawer. What the hell was d2b292ab7f he even doing? Thinking about it, Choi 1c8e2e285a Seolwoo wasn’t exactly normal 0ab02dcb20 either.8582d176d43b9362

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“This is fucking creepy. Am I a stalker?”8ecf388a1f0f1fbc

A red whistle hung on 71799d97d1 the window latch, etched with 21c75ffe6f the marks of time. It was a gift from 43c84cc89b when he first met Won ba7152ebbb Daeyeong at twelve. Self-proclaimed “Whistle Man” or something. Looking back, it was cheesy c3c1bf722b as hell.09343b73c5c6ad34

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