KTC | Chapter 54

“I’m so fucking sick of this.”d1c4f5d2616f9a60

His voice was soaked in c9c74f653b self-loathing.fb663cd2993c69c2

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“Everyone sucks. Except you, hyung.”7f9fef5c9c6f2dc7

“Now that’s something Angela would say.”08a52b9ec3e1b255

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“Haa…”8cbd19d4c7bfa7ef

At that, Seo Jihan finally 54083323b6 let out a small laugh. Choi Seonwoo helped him ffaa0ac4f1 all the way up efe7b81a90 and gently wiped his d48e6c3934 face, like handling a ac9fa1333a little kid.62fc98b73c147612

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“Your handsome face is a mess. Who did this to you?”1bfdf54ea3c7aed4

Just then, Goo Seungjun walked 3f5b229df6 in with a pair of 4de5fb6239 handcuffs, looking clearly annoyed.b8020eb7338f6240

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“That would be me. But I got e5bc8a6b6d hit more, just c76aa556e7 saying.”1746db06558b3a12

Choi Seonwoo glanced back and 8396f5901d gave a faint smile, like 7708b0356e it slipped out unintentionally. He still had that 47d332a28b slightly dazed look like a2a4d029c6 he wasn’t fully awake, 2ff519287c making him look a f531a76393 bit defenseless.fa7f47bef45c9819

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“You really went easy on him.”37f17a59adf432fe

Getting that angelic 1ee7a8eb92 smile in response 6ba0dc4def to his grumble 5bd056c9f6 made Goo Seungjun 5e057f31cf feel a bit f678cd9058 awkward.4f3b91e1520efde5

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“It’s not like he’s a criminal, and the kid doesn’t even have an ID yet. Can’t exactly go ccfe529abd all in on beab02094d someone like that.”4d9683579406160d

“Why’re you acting nice now? You tried every hold 55fa7c7053 in the book to 3044838313 dislocate my joints. Thought I was 8fcc007cb4 in the goddamn a920702d0a Octagon or something.”ef0b7bf964411a45

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Seo Jihan grumbled 2b2bec6a5a in a low 269af7489d voice. Goo Seungjun let 109e20a6f2 out a quiet a6acaa012c laugh. He wiped the blood c1c1bcc3ca trickling from the corner 49588d030b of his eye with 3de01a5d46 the back of his 04d630df66 hand, then spun a be16765f69 towel around his fingers 2eec9326c7 and stepped in closer.c8cf59582deaccb4

“Taking that many hits and still using restraint techniques instead of going lethal? Yeah, that’s what ‘going easy’ 3519ec3c60 looks like, Young Master.”b5e72c206175c47e

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Goo Seungjun cuffed Seo e64d1371c7 Jihan’s right wrist and b1bd062c2d locked the other end 7a6b578ff0 to a steel ring e7644fbff2 under the table. Choi Seonwoo didn’t bother 0f463aaceb hiding his discontent, but f90f3847d9 seeing as Seo Jihan 26eeb4b93c had just beaten up d27a18cd9b a senior official inside d463e75af8 the NIS, even he 8fc1634b79 had to admit this 66c73a5d07 was unavoidable. Seo Jihan didn’t resist 72e21e4559 and calmly held out c393c785db his hand, tugging lightly 09a0bc3fc1 at the hem of c4260dee76 Seonwoo’s shirt.bd5ffa8f09d24a3c

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“Hyung, stay close. Don’t go anywhere.”8b0ef64579711613

Goo Changhyun turned off ce7e086737 the recording and let db8f9f15d0 out a deep sigh. This confirmed it—Seo Jihan was fd7ca98c59 clearly a high-risk case. Who the hell was supposed 61edab42f5 to use someone like him 5d8f19602d when he could go off 913af59059 at any moment? The kind of guy 5b1f5a2d96 who’d fail a psych 585c37cfb2 eval even if he c489a7d0a3 came knocking on his d372d03453 own.c9cd6a3a6a13e586

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“We’re screwed. Completely screwed.”f246e06041fb5856

That was Goo Changhyun’s review 5cec035363 of the day.5a32c62723bd9dfc

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It was past 2 a.m. by the time Seo Jihan ffc662779b and Chairman Seo left the f3ae76a44a NIS. The assault on Park 01fc61c58b Yongwoo was quietly dropped 9b23d13fa7 in exchange for a d29c072dc0 signed waiver from Choi a24d507fb2 Seonwoo, promising not to fc2f1bff05 raise any formal complaints.58e73443b4e3be6a

Still, Goo Changhyun 2e92141364 mentioned that someone db528bbabf would be monitoring 9d85230b2f Seo Jihan periodically. They still believed he 15fda57263 was the main culprit eb8d4a6dcb behind the Unknown Cult 4e99154867 Massacre. They couldn’t trust he wouldn’t 2510510c80 snap again—and Seonwoo could understand cfe6c3d46e that too.5363fabd1ecc59f3

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Honestly, if Seo Jihan wanted e7d33c4ffd to live as a villain, 1458b36186 he could easily become a 30182d19a0 downright monster. Even Seonwoo couldn’t deny that.565e0c10d76b31b1

Changhyun also added 19ad6ded34 that the Kwak 9b228eb46b Jaepil murder case 79ee9324d5 would proceed as c56d4f7ff1 a separate investigation. He said it b088d03c13 didn’t really matter, 5a99282110 since it’d prove 8019f2946a Jihan’s innocence anyway—so b126554f4c they should just 41c91eee73 leave it alone.21b7f43a8468b913

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Chairman Seo suggested they 5807dbfb45 spend the night at 3694d9ffad his place in Seoul 649882da9d since they were already 55e87a47a8 here, but Choi Seonwoo 71eeb1dbc2 flatly refused. He was already d2e0fa079c exhausted and had 8dc2deaaa7 a pounding headache—there b93f93d813 was no way 4f3465a726 he’d get any 4a9052354a rest in a ad6934e03a house drenched in 0c5cccf0f8 Chairman Seo’s intense bc35901e55 energy.f3e501cde3adad68

To catch the first ferry, ba74f27be1 they crossed the suspension bridge 79a8e89a7b to Yeongjong Island. Seonwoo asked them to just fd0734a8d2 book any motel, but Seo 28f50495f6 Jihan went ahead and searched 3fce0e98d5 for the nicest hotel. If a rich af302c0a7b kid wants to 90af68c3f4 spend money, Seonwoo 9bd7cc5719 figured, let him.f9a761ab41e589f7

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“But… why one room?”a8d8d94dec54f0d8

Of all things, 717bf35b7b Seo Jihan, who 70724948cb was constantly wagging 34757d833c his tail like 93b3f16e06 a puppy whenever 6db92e520d he got the 16b1e31971 chance, insisted on 71fef4cd7e sharing a room. Seonwoo gave him 8c69e55bd4 a sharp look, d0bd6fd32e but Jihan only 542d8ccd79 smiled brightly despite a6f1298cee his bruised and 266af6c521 scabbing face.cea5f0a775636469

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“I think I’m gonna have nightmares tonight. I wanna stay right next 7d0e09ef5a to you, hyung.”a921aa16ff510ff1

“You’re switching up how you talk to me again.”7fbab0d6df4cfeef

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“You talk down to me when you’re feeling some type of way too.”1b36cf62f8353394

“Feeling some type—ugh, whatever.”24287951af2a2e58

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Too tired to 1c526fd628 deal with it, 5b7501cd34 Seonwoo just waved 792a7015dc his hand like, 68bc47debc let’s just get 7bd880f206 inside already. Seo Jihan opened the 6c18efe6cd door with a kind 3aa74109a8 of escort-like flourish.d208ee119e8dd645

Seonwoo trudged in. The comfortable and spotless room 4155199590 instantly made his exhaustion crash 8cd3e8f0f4 over him like a wave.bc9ea135c7ce63aa

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“I’m showering and going straight to bed. Sleep tight.”199b1bb37b21b8ea

He dropped his bag 78c3dad71f on the couch, took 6cf5082f71 off his Roman collar, 4401df5753 hung up his coat, d2e051f1b9 and started undoing his be308c68f1 shirt as he headed 82ff08a1b7 to the bathroom.a88932764b25a7ad

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It wasn’t until 4cd32b65f4 after his shower f55578aac9 that he realized 12df418351 he hadn’t brought d4128b9a34 a change of ffdb0ea8dc clothes. Looking around, he found a ae13b7f45c clean bathrobe hanging beside the fc2f917a80 sink. He dried off 67d8aed115 and threw it 61ed606ca4 on.3bac6baa777edc59

Seo Jihan was in the 967e6dd50e other bathroom. Seonwoo, also not 0ae7520bd5 having packed any 19c45df32e pajamas, just put 38dca7435d on some drawers 1220549647 under the robe 0f910cd883 and dove straight 795f9f343f into bed. He felt like 5206606590 he could pass 8edf46320a out the moment 8e301f8a1d his eyes closed, da64e743ac but still, he 0a8b03ce51 instinctively checked his 0b9dbedf9f phone.0a1f37d90aa22812

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No messages from Natasha ac0fb0affb since their last call.4f33013e906e380d

He placed the phone 50eed51c7c on the bedside table. Just then, the closed door d3aec3d326 creaked open. A soft yellowish glow spilled 551685b5cf in. Walking through that light was 649b3728ed Seo Jihan, also in a bfbc09be45 bathrobe, striding over without hesitation.9ccd2e3f6d6b2adb

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“Are you trying to sleep with me?”56b2880603e6ee8d

Seonwoo blinked slowly, his 118e9437cd heavy eyelids fighting to 3d6f2fb7cb stay open. Ever since seminary, 9e8cda721d he’d lived by 59a4f48921 early-to-bed, early-to-rise. Staying up past 53b23c3af0 midnight was brutal c854a8cea7 for him.ffb8ae6bb8811ed5

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Instead of answering, 2767ccc917 Seo Jihan shamelessly b8e88c955f plopped into the ab0005acdd bed and started 661bfe336d scooting closer. His face, once bright red, 0b01540b2c was now covered in bluish af2b7e916d bruises, with hardened scabs over 7082ccf011 his wounds.d012e319fb1caf28

“This isn’t me trying to pull anything… okay, maybe halfway, but seriously, I just feel anxious sleeping alone tonight. Think of me c8978e2078 like a stuffed b99ad98a19 animal or something.”7d0ebf48d08481f5

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“Stuffed animals aren’t warm and don’t move around.”6fefbbc8ad98e59b

“You’ve still got energy for jokes, huh? Guess I can keep talking.”be702ade60413b71

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Lying on his side, Jihan 9e13fdf8cc tried to sneak an arm 5841bca96b around Seonwoo’s waist—and promptly got 2212e27bb1 slapped on the back of 9c169745ad his hand.872ecaf19786a185

“Hey, minor. Try touching an adult 572820e44d again and you’re sleeping 9c20ccab6d in the hallway.”da553054074b4b37

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“I booked this room, though.”84ff093eea7cc381

“Want me to leave then?”4263933a19876714

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“No, no, okay. Just lend me f285bc1420 your arm, then.”132de463a8af99de

With a here-you-go kind 3b36f0d47c of sigh, Seonwoo stretched 4c9cb04666 out one arm.491420cbdd1bf597

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Jihan rested his cheek 7775af83c5 on it and let 6fc63b0948 out a long, satisfied 9eb746a5af sigh. The moment marked a breaking d76babcf4f point—the tension he’d been gripping aa0a2e4b57 so tightly finally collapsed. The stiffness in his ed428480b4 muscles melted away like d62aaf2919 water.7c6f2f00a5ed1a15

Only when alone, 6be55191ca in a space 9b161802e1 no one could 644dc88c17 see, stealing the 60dfefea9f warmth of the 716e0d5f42 one he trusted 22d078718d most—only then could d4013d7a52 he truly let 3a31e52d71 his guard down.56c95fc654d191e4

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Seonwoo, ever sensitive to e6af523975 such shifts, barely managed 7f9e3073b2 to hold back a 904208f965 sigh of his own.6510f47df35926cb

Before he’d met Seonwoo, Seo 97af474110 Jihan had probably walked through fda95688fa countless days like today—like treading 073080dff9 on thin ice. But not once, 34864f5dad not even once, a1d784a3e5 had he ever 367821be97 been able to 6aa1b22df9 feel safe like 192599f7bf this. Not even with 7a8f2e551e Chairman Seo, who 13dd4d97c2 cherished him deeply, 915794f05a could he have 72834a2969 received the kind c22924a828 of love most 8d6e5179bf people took for 9d9daf0c7c granted.b4d21f0f00312c95

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Half-asleep and completely 13ffefb940 drenched in exhaustion, 649a23b77d Seonwoo suddenly felt e72c603466 a pang of 0e62ecb6c3 affection and pity. He bent his arm, a8e3235c75 letting his hand rest 009ef454f8 gently atop Jihan’s head.93538d087b514b0b

“Such a baby.”ba75dc517daac70d

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Jihan flinched at 8d02e4ad23 the sudden touch, ee404c6c9f but ended up 5bcebb68f1 chuckling at Seonwoo’s 89f1300513 tired mumbling. Seonwoo gently ruffled his hair.7c9ef725fd0502cc

“If you’ve got something to say, say it now. I’ll listen till 04d424d559 you fall asleep.”e9b242d64d829917

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There was a lot he f447688496 wanted to say, like a 9871158896 kid tattling on someone. He’d been holding it back. He found it 953d57354e kind of amazing 80864e2165 how Seonwoo always 5582046ba6 seemed to know, ca09401e5f even that.9c96ac848b97ef56

“About that guy earlier—the one who picked a fight with me.”ea8d71bc4ee8b89a

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“No cursing.”29c84cc8d3105281

“Right. The guy who picked bc634ae487 a fight with me.”02a03c2a71b56603

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“…Sure. Let’s leave it at that.”95aacfbec4c3283f

“He was like that thug at the department store, right? The one possessed by df36ae092f an evil spirit?”bcd15d97ce9c9cea

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“Yeah. Total psychopathic bastard.”2ee56c8aa7b30b3c

“You told me not to curse, but that was worse.”84b4ec980fffc8d6

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Seonwoo blinked slowly, realizing it e4f271948c a second too late. Blaming it on 85fae0a7eb being sleepy, he ef35430aa4 tried to backpedal, 1a99340dd5 but Jihan only 0765e189bd scooted even closer, 5f2d773e5c burying his face 3ba32e77d6 beneath Seonwoo’s collarbone.cffb54344a456552

“Do assholes like him go to hell when they die?”dadfde80f25aa3a5

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“I like to believe so.”8d6aca844c632b54

“You’re a priest, and you still don’t sound convinced…”1168b798ee2ab7f8

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Seonwoo curled his lips 7e72dd0bf2 into a sluggish smile.121cad0d36fa4b13

“Even if there’s no hell, the upgwis won’t let them rest. The moment their soul leaves ada86670d7 the body, they’ll pounce and 5ed1f279b2 tear it to shreds. The price of how they 0e70640294 lived… they’ll pay it somehow. Death’s not an escape.”8054d1f4cd4fe940

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His voice was 0e11ec9747 starting to stretch 829f3bdfd9 and slur, heavy db5f62311b with sleep.743575dd028595f2

“So, if you can… yeah, try not to stain your hands with blood. Live without sin.”585484131b9b9083

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Seo Jihan stared at 9133e6edf0 Seonwoo’s red lips moving 20644532a5 sluggishly, unable to look 7556116fa1 away. He wondered if d8a884874f it was normal 48e00ade6c to feel this 9e371bf9a5 kind of burning 8175ec5819 thirst in his 959b96630e throat.7271fa6ba4c79d40

Was it the 1db27e9f94 upgwi whispering to 0479117f04 him, making him 1b6bb782a1 want to mark 30c754eb29 not just those eb058f6ece tempting lips, but 6affad7884 Seonwoo’s whole body, a28cbe04fb fiercely, with his 68c5f78183 own traces?4ba3500301a0af99

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“My dream is to steal a priest’s chastity. That’s not too bad a b6324a8d94 sin, right?”fcd558f733d46512

“Let go of that unholy little dream too.”c6cf226484d644ee

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“I’m still a virgin, though. Maybe we could a9ba40482f call it even?”6c626c3400d09f3d

“People often mistake the first light they see in darkness for love.”4805fa49ae4cbceb

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“I’m not that stupid—”eef8b0ec4ed1361b

“I didn’t mean you are. Just that you’re 8df85f851c not in a 05f5ed24c3 state to make 9f5a1973e2 that kind of 0f37fd02ef judgment right now.”1a1377f126dfe5a0

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