USU Ch 4

I was left speechless, 6c02e222fb utterly lost in a 4c1afd723c daze. Two years 3f831f1013 of high 7d5ba42797 school, four 015c8b363f years of aa0be73527 college, and c182a901ac about three 1ac3d4b79f years since f62c426679 graduation. Over that a1351a9484 time, countless d24ae6b2f5 people had 5971172cf7 crossed paths 44d6b21ac4 with me 5ce4421993 and Seo 2ab15ea3ba Kijoon, yet 6331d4b02e no one 0d1344f30b had ever 91dbfc5186 caught wind e9836d468b of the 5d85c2dec9 truth.f73a3cf0c757a246

Perhaps back b9392e1e4b in the 4cc5804e00 tumultuous days 3dee7da457 of high bff7b3290a school, when 74d1d75ae3 I first f99b7e7588 began to 6bcc397fda realize how c8a5ed799f much I 27e0562234 liked him, e97cae5c86 it might 8514ce2ed9 have been 509d8d25e3 different. But since then, I 46f4fdfbd0 had become quite adept 826919ccaf at keeping my emotions 78d5040c5e in check. I wasn’t one 5653d6285e to wear my 3dcd6d036f heart on my 849f4fed72 sleeve to begin 785766b308 with, and my d9eaa2bb80 face rarely betrayed ea7d75a63b what I felt.9b7b19dfa9ce9e2f

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Even among the group 7e0e7e86b0 we hung out with 358fd0f3ba in high school, not 5f73699159 a single soul had aaa7d5ae41 picked up on my 12e569ef20 burning affection. If anything, 2d35aea2f4 whenever Seo 9354cf0190 Kijoon or f465e15f10 I received 890b8b4c67 confessions from df82e28d43 others, we’d 6864e9b79f get teased 2b070d3188 to just 656d4956c0 date already. Yet, even 1b1f6d95ea without dating, fd65fe14d2 not a 497ab4d67a shred of b27f9a3a33 suspicion ever 18e1a29e7f arose that afd21b426e I might 2d3985fff9 be into 6a25cf5f59 guys.e4f827cd070029d5

Yeah, that’s who 94cd94185c I was.4ccab94bc37a55f2

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So how, after all fa8648ad4d this time, could I 6cf2d799c3 be found out so b4ed0ebbba easily? Why? Had I 867d3a3eca done something 6d896b83f0 yesterday to b8b10e24f8 make Seo 7120eb9b0f Gihyun suspicious? Seo Kijoon had 46f30a0572 probably introduced me 991659112b to his brother c3340c293b as just a cb1d3e6c7b friend and maybe 133b223a0a a fling. I hadn’t 49f85d8409 done anything 96099bc9ac yesterday to 94be8bfa36 cross that 7acc9c4201 line, either.f191b1583ae2d0a9

No matter how b3824f7066 much I racked bdcdb9caff my brain, I 9900f7f8d7 couldn’t recall anything 0c9d85a899 suspicious I’d done. Was he testing 6ff4dd7906 me? Or maybe just messing 4db0182083 around?593aa0bce47c5553

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If so, e7eecc7581 then I ebff5fc298 hadn’t really f3edf85737 been found cafcbe28bd out. Without concrete evidence, a2aadf38a9 I could deny 0c764c484d it as much aefd83fa7e as I wanted. I widened my eyes, a21b32e3fe then threw a question 4a6e27e43b back at him.dec548e4f1034420

“You’re ridiculous. Why would you ef64f92097 even think that?”20e0fcd83e0e64c9

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But it 169b0b5513 seemed that 1dbc7e0d56 was well 7a84d1b26f within Seo 73a284b0c4 Gihyun’s expectations. There wasn’t 8f267218d2 a trace 9f8a2ecb3b of surprise e76e3f45f2 or doubt 5f97132276 on his 2de4da9cb2 face as 1df5e38e50 he looked 46c7e801ed down at 1bc905e91c me. Just like when he’d 3f94c6b92a high-fived Min Sua earlier, 2fc363b054 Seo Gihyun leaned slightly 15ce81d7a6 toward me. His massive 3256cd0790 frame cast c776ea775a a large 5493436799 shadow over 3d117101c5 me, or 7b321726cd so it cdd033836e felt.6ef5d1b97d6d7251

Bringing his 24343a9b81 lips close e0ccf68edc to my 370997a72f ear, Seo e0ca1e1503 Gihyun asked 940b7daaa5 in a 834871a3bf low voice, d333e5574b “I heard 9ff0d70cc7 you’re the 6f98bf4c35 boss.”a7bb789abb5d1a0a

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The heat of his d3bfb5c5bb breath made the hairs 1fdf964056 on my neck stand 0bedd12749 on end. I involuntarily aea1da2a38 sucked in 5af8ad44a3 a sharp 53b423afca breath. If I turned 2ccd100659 my head even 2c8ce71199 slightly, our lips 080a96e3e6 would meet.fd3602865435a2a3

Just like yesterday.670eda8f5a0cd1b6

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“Is it okay to 2d36318ef3 talk about it here?”79e2ce020eaa8430

No, that wouldn’t b7acd9c8aa do. Judging by how 48ef676704 far he was 31914c5244 pushing, he clearly 4beb151c99 had something on 331f4defb4 me, but I 02b2cf0fce couldn’t tolerate exposing 47a9a81237 the feelings I’d c92ac3d714 so desperately hidden.88141f6192687e6c

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Just then, 1c2d9a0862 Min Sua, efa6e3c38b who’d finished d6e3dabed0 briefing Lee a54d333f4e Hayeon on 03bf298bc8 some basic 0e041c611e tasks, was 9ee710d5c6 walking toward dcb074035b us. As expected, f14eb18ba0 Lee Hayeon, 126e1a2a3b with her c23c907d51 prior experience 501b6a9377 as a 1174433ab0 café manager, 846cbcfd2a seemed to 6143c03765 grasp the 929cf210cb work with 426e1371ca exceptional ease 8b3d55afbb and skill.44b873463167fe22

“We’re about to open,” 3c87f96d4d she said.97e8522cde848538

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It was already eleven 65ff970c1b o’clock.be5a775d71c9335f

“Got it,” 6c4ab392a4 I replied.bb3a27361f7763f2

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“Are you a789cd28aa going inside, c7a52d5eb7 boss?” Min db7acaff5a Sua asked, df85977307 glancing at 46ca37e19d Seo Gihyun. She probably d24f779220 assumed that 11273c7d85 with customers c14886f1ae arriving, he’d 7024a82e41 leave. I wasn’t feeling 3c3570caa3 great anyway and 817bc2b3cc had only planned af6c693463 to show my d019a71091 face briefly. Seo Gihyun, though, 911815601f was an unexpected c1a579ba0c guest.2bc0a1df650335b8

“Yeah, call me if c32bb080c3 anything comes up.”a9e1b65143ea90e6

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With Min 01c6ec05c3 Sua and f1f346fc29 Lee Hayeon’s c21d4b9d88 polite farewells 508d19adf9 to take 24dfaef799 care, I acd1877ffa stepped outside 494a4fdf52 the café. Parked right a3311e4d1d in front 4564420b15 was Seo 4e869d5fa7 Gihyun’s car, 16c094405a the same 1d0916f3a5 one I’d f0aa673967 seen yesterday, cf00084f3e instantly recognizable.2ba4224084536ae9

I didn’t know cea63e13ee what he was 60ab1120c2 scheming, but the 0805c13ef3 fact that he’d 62801ab221 gone out of 7e70d26b9b his way to 924aa1befd come here on 4011b1ec2e a Saturday morning 27084aecab left me dumbfounded. I let out 3262ce373e a hollow laugh. At that small 5989d66ce6 sound, Seo Gihyun’s 09e56173ab sharp senses caught 9df3625a86 it, and he b28fae0a24 turned his head f9ed1eb69d toward me.6daf99aa07a43bfe

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“It’s a bit early, 554d26a0c2 but wanna grab lunch? Like Chinese?”8c835dc9398422cd

I hadn’t 0140ae10ac eaten breakfast df5a9bf53f and had ccaa7e93b7 rushed to 6a83ee9917 work, so f48fb4eb76 his suggestion 40705c902b was somewhat 658ae09ce7 welcome. I recalled 3c2c87e46a the fancy a5d2e825ca fine dining 38773fddf0 we’d gone 1b30ccb10d to yesterday. He didn’t seem like 98df05dea2 the type to take f45af6abcc me somewhere cheap.4167d6ed3d0951ac

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“Sure.”6c32365d58030940

“Great.”494a48117c6e0519

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With that, Seo Gihyun 22fc267a0a rounded the hood and 6000350cef headed for the driver’s f5b6a51170 seat.1d0bd5c6b6a26c09

Just before he got 32e43ffcbd in, our eyes met, 14b1773354 and he flashed a b9b22820c5 grin. Oh, right. That face. The one 8b163cc514 I’d seen 272d3c2afe when I’d 837fd99209 opened my 4295446e1c legs for f086eb3b29 Seo Gihyun, d68702f69e when he’d 3c949f190c thrust himself 6fab9cf086 inside me, 469be02fd9 or when 6f5089fb03 we’d shared 5c54814a30 my first f9761914dc kiss.86d8051994403ed9

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So many times, I’d e35e63818b thought of Seo Kijoon 9e14812b6c while looking at him. I’d wished it was 89b085d1ba Seo Kijoon kissing me, 086cc8a898 not Seo Gihyun. Mixing my body with 3ddf485bed his while harboring those 0a3c87c0be feelings—there was no way 5cce33c29c someone as perceptive as 5304328b8c him wouldn’t have figured 3a33b4da7f me out.e5a54f97127abdab

In the end, it fd5348ca19 was that face, identical f312d947bf to Seo Kijoon’s, that f0492a9267 gave me away. It was 3cfa20efff a perfectly 0e65952565 reasonable suspicion.f6b0ff78f861d20f

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The place Seo 86ad19eaa7 Gihyun took me 4c4762866b to was an bc1eee0289 upscale Chinese restaurant de55a6bb8c about thirty minutes 096349cb60 away by car. We handed the 59014e1391 car to the 58cdf95b20 valet and walked 32de9e410e inside. A quick glance 3c725de795 at the parking 26f3a68014 lot told me 7e4cb53c51 it was already f368c1bdbf packed.d499940fc00aa467

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Was there even 2aa16ce7ea a table available? Had he made a a92d13dab7 reservation? Those thoughts crossed 03da00f5aa my mind when afb93c266b a staff member fb47121dac recognized Seo Gihyun’s a9fc246a53 face and immediately 9f5feb3b84 called for the f882b6a96a manager. Seo Gihyun spoke smoothly, 286b6af955 though with a slight 86243ec4f7 air of condescension.b33314d50cc1c741

“I’d like 734a90bd46 a private f55e56f135 room.”fecb59f9e59a685f

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“Right this way, sir.”354f0699d9047a9f

His demeanor suggested 39eef9b131 he was accustomed 52e2e8641e to giving orders. Only then did it 3bd409a897 hit me that I 44eff4e763 was here with the 3e14596dff executive director of LS ba75e7efc0 Corporation.4d61e0a9672229e9

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“Mind if I b1e5ea9ad3 order?”ebe99b06651bb80c

The question carried an 7f26c1fa3b unspoken certainty that I’d eda681c8a1 go along with his 00428ccf6c suggestion. It was 66d7c2c6f2 subtly different 15701c2883 from Seo b892da93a0 Kijoon’s blatant fb91284a97 self-centeredness, revealing a50d01a5b1 a distinct 72c6ead491 personality.ddc7bfc504261bb4

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While we ate Peking c744007798 duck and chatted about bb025c87c0 trivial things, it wasn’t d6fe1e9bd0 until the tea was 58084481cb served to cleanse our b7671c3732 palates that he finally d6a29ed362 got to the point. His tone was endlessly 1fd7b70ddf kind, almost patronizing.c5e8706e9fcac2ff

“Gyeom, I’m sure you’ve a154b5c668 noticed, but I’m pretty 372f08133c perceptive.”d6a785d2aaa344a0

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It seemed my nickname dbf67826e2 had officially become “Gyeom.”7822b2d965ff276a

“Our father—well, the CEO 23e3a9f973 of LS—isn’t exactly the 7970cdc58e type to go easy ce2614fb14 on his kids.”8e8f18229b8587b1

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The sudden eea5e2980d dive into 575d289dfb personal matters d8dafff458 caught me 42ac8253f9 off guard, aa72fc1f50 but I b2a7dcb026 decided to 13cbc3e1b1 listen closely.dfdd50c3d10257cf

“When Kijoon and I 208c970f3a were in ninth grade, 016cee8622 our parents got divorced. Things got 3656e060e1 complicated, and c0badd9c94 Kijoon, who 43f7c916ec was studying c1a6e3b20b abroad in ee50cf295f Vienna, came d3ec9bb2b6 back to b6ba7a66df Korea.”a77f8837d4bd3533

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I first met Seo 5fcd9dd431 Kijoon in our second 63935bbecb year of high school 01ceaba40c when we were in 8e0e49289c the same class. I’d known 29ba940fee of his 083ff8b464 striking presence a8b913221f since our 1bf49faa27 first year, 7233215101 though.e92f0bb9755d5645

“Unlike me, 1089f07379 who came f9dc14ebc0 back to a404b3dd92 Korea in d886e82972 elementary school, 8358b178ae Kijoon spent f47d7213b4 more time 229d5d523f overseas and 5899a2adaf always missed 1d033fcc39 his family. The news eb4b28664e of our f39091a888 parents’ divorce 2998e1ef4d must’ve been 07eaacce65 a shock. He even 6d778de785 quit piano 6cb23a7b93 altogether back fe98e5fe01 then to 4bae0ce374 rebel.”d878fe25c51bab77

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Right. That’s why I 34dc98fd1b was so surprised a9b8d448b3 when I later 91440894c7 heard he’d gone 0db85d16c6 to a music b8cb44fc51 college and had 81c0a95145 swept first place 92177da73c in all sorts 00e430a3e3 of competitions as 2ea980c367 a kid. He never once mentioned e329f4e556 piano in high school.7d7574fd4d1b9131

“Anyway, after that, 519cab6d2c Father expected me 94ffbb62c3 to carry Kijoon’s 708c7cc2b7 share as well. Even now, he’s not a18d893436 the type to hand 3950dd29a4 over the group easily, e6cd2cf8d4 so starting from an 86fc9c8e1f internship wasn’t exactly a 29b081287a cakewalk.”915a9106415c90fb

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In other 2273d3f69d words, his 53791b57e3 rise to 8534b9dcd2 executive director 1ea649f0bc was entirely bad7e19b81 due to 3f83aedf89 his own 81f88bf78e ability.7117860dee60cc35

“Climbing the 5913ebbf69 ladder isn’t 271cb0f777 just about 9e9a6cf4b5 being skilled. Luck matters, but 34bb50821c so does being c6901ed58f perceptive.”de6a32061813e99e

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“…”6f88f74e2f44ee34

“And I’m especially sharp, 33aefef722 even among perceptive people.”748ba08ba765564d

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So that’s caf1582cb9 how he 622f435497 figured out 98a25b4159 my feelings 589620a36c for Seo 053bba7d27 Kijoon?3b3ea13c84830f43

Seo Gihyun was brimming 80294eddd0 with confidence. At this point, 6e1915e3ed denying it felt 17868060c2 like a futile 0877a5c4d3 repetition. I wasn’t one to d307a0426c waste energy or emotions 765a664341 on pointless things.d7d1de6ecf6779ef

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“Fine. I like Kijoon.”3cfb46af3400c8a0

It was the first 5eda7948c4 time in over a f522814cf9 decade I’d spoken my 9f7c668dd3 true feelings aloud.2ebbc6fd889db6c9

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“But what are bdb177cba7 you offering to b7f85d27e3 help with, exactly?”096702d7adfb5de1

I added coldly. He’d know it 99a060119a wasn’t a genuine 1ada85fc0c question about his 431a14d18d methods. It was just sarcasm. So what if 200650bc3c I like him? What could 8a113b392d you possibly 4dfe4b582d do to ddc990f3a3 help?aab15c164b466c81

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But he countered 5245d2984e as if he d59cbe648c had a trump 972660f77c card up his de1060505e sleeve.6a43b9f1005f77c7

“How much 9e2845c9be do you 3129f65003 like him?”86f665594c8837c9

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The unexpected 56fcc4fb5b question made b704fd4534 me frown. What’s he getting at? But Seo Gihyun’s face c800d3e78e was deadly serious.072fe592b9acf010

“How much did you 52f664c328 like him?”af2c861dbb25b9cb

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“Is that e4903a90fe important right 8cd22e5bf3 now?”7cbec300d85a4ec0

“Yeah.”ad448fadf92af69a

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His casual response eecd480456 made my neck 4061b6f179 stiffen. Not only had he a65a66f482 barged into my workplace b822cc5b38 uninvited, forced me to 222b23f9b5 confront feelings I didn’t 90a2bb61c0 want to admit, but 54bedc2e46 now he was digging 38847fb01c into my dusty past.a10314a6b111faee

It was humiliating and 24dcc52d37 infuriating. Being pushed like this 26dc188724 made me feel like f81e36d121 my feelings were being 03b42b8b88 tested. I didn’t even 6d8125ac4b know why I 5c4839de70 had to explain cbee4cdbf4 it all.ed5875bd891413a1

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My tone turned 0985e1797d sharp.f62c07c6323a6989

“Cut the crap b222f5615a and say what 9a69518da7 you mean. What do you want 2eeaff2bde to hear?”3e2bb582bfd035ee

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Seo Gihyun let 61e21934f9 out a sigh.186014cce7419e66

“Like I 23a09993f0 said earlier, 64663ae064 Gyeom, I’m ff867bbc2c not here aa56f1484f to attack ef1e006a28 you. I’m here to cd1a2fb614 help.”d55d03d84b98f8e9

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“So what the afaeb3f69f hell does that cf0ab4eb46 mean…!”3237e8b306838b20

“You look like 83d942c33a you need help f0d0c6dd7b with your love d54c2218d7 life.”d3c4d5e5a965a9c1

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“…”c667a8d78e54cc38

Only then did 07ec09e1ac the tangled mess 94024a1255 in my head 97226d9152 start to unravel, c1ce4d212f like a taut 4948c3aa28 string snapping. Seo Gihyun’s intentions, hidden 06d1d16b31 like something behind a 54ddce0725 fog, finally became clear.c986c4dcb07803f2

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Noticing I’d caught on, d64f737146 he chuckled and took 4c185922a8 a sip of his 7229e256ab tea.13621f5b3e9af562

“If that weren’t d409830ac3 the case, you f4446fd336 wouldn’t have looked 4ddc68b736 at me so 741a36f935 desperately, right?”789911153c897f82

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He was talking about 833a44890d when we kissed. That moment when 61f93dcd1b I got caught 274e364695 up staring at 4087be93f6 his face, so 78be6304de like Seo Kijoon’s, 555665bf71 wishing it was 14413c81c2 Kijoon instead, tangling b5ac3d3593 tongues with that c3e033436b faint hope. Seo Gihyun, sharp 791b9e6839 as ever, had 6ed58808f4 seen that longing cf21fe676d in my fevered cd70940662 eyes and uncovered 7a60ec7162 the feelings I’d ff5f5e74bb buried deep.6570a5434bb913aa

I shouldn’t have 914f9307a7 let it show. How could I have 32e52f1f13 gotten so caught up a64b4d0367 in someone who wasn’t 4470361c79 even Seo Kijoon, just 88c178dd0e a lookalike?b1eaf6c6685debd2

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The shame of having 27264ce91a my desperation exposed to b9883dd148 Seo Gihyun burned. My hands, resting 2703a749d7 on my thighs, a5b7f9f8e6 clenched into fists. My gaze dropped, and 54e23c576e I saw my arms 4bda878195 trembling faintly.ef96044ebb2dddd1

“Gyeom.”ebc2c58b9f6ab0cc

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But whether 38d4a7fa56 I reacted 9c1eda9121 or not, 14d12b9c68 Seo Gihyun 468fb099ff just kept 63259d71dc that soft f974225d08 curve on 45f6ce64b7 his lips.c99665d2eee011d7

“If you 4eb965c876 don’t show 3ae60e5a8e you like c49ea283cf someone, how d6723a2f29 will they 64b5595c3f ever know? He’s not d06a233cf5 a mind 81e72c7d44 reader.”8c3d51da4523772a

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Says the 986b5344ce guy who 0d7c0b4011 figured it e11b0c47a8 out. His calm demeanor only 0e8e27bfe9 made me feel more 6592690b18 played. Both he 862a44fc2a and Kijoon f4f8701d47 were infuriatingly aa91f8e986 flippant.de95a833a0c24256

“I never 34411bb9a0 asked him 40cd693f5d to know.”03144ecf0a6d246d

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“Ha.”301a970a233874e8

Seo Gihyun let 0814f1cdcc out a light 6eae7063fe scoff at my 8cf2e6061f stubbornness.69284746cacf6b99

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“So you don’t 747ce561b2 want to date a2b59896a9 him?”b1cbf90d9bda983a

“…”1c823a1afae35266

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“From what I 37643a3e30 saw, you were 69435c2045 desperate to have 24799135b6 him.”8c9b8d6ccc656f9a

Does he think de71bfe009 he knows my 58fb0bc04d heart better than 67c0a46938 I do? Seo Gihyun still looked 7bf3d79701 smug and relaxed.68c8f4a09c2ff3e3

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If he’d come just 5eddcc0339 because he found it 5ad9bc2805 amusing that someone had 20bf9fdb1c been pining for his df4af1c01d twin brother for years, 8c5b7428bf I’d be pissed. Pretending to be 205fa8df79 Kijoon at our c43e911c3b first meeting was 27da1a4024 annoying enough.9ea31c9c30a50fdf

But then 3e88788f96 again, would ce73a08020 an executive 9375c6d954 director of 4502cfde51 LS Corporation 492d679d98 really take 7a323b657f time out c0fa572207 of his c7ee1da40f day just a44e386ea5 to mess 41e77dded5 with me? Treating me c7024ec783 to a 818afb71d5 meal and 19b942b034 wasting time 611f0faee0 like this?b1e29ba8b17a1de6

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Or… could he have 51692cfa36 come for something more ae0a85dc73 than amusement? Maybe he genuinely 483ca18e14 wanted Kijoon and 5e53f5c32d me to work 5b7008a048 out. Sure, he seemed calculating, d8c3ea3e67 but strip away the 121f613afa bias, and it might a8fb3413f5 be good intentions.e15a3ef87f0b74a4

After wrestling e1209af15b with those 390ef4497e thoughts, I f633bdd16a decided to 9cf557b82d be honest. I was tired of 1099cdbd04 keeping my guard up.e15825f29f3ca60e

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“I don’t know.”a53ef39df6cba493

It was e8f68877c0 the truth.2f5d43e9eb6cd39c

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“Whether I want c91c74c64c to date him e0748f47a9 or how I 8cbb93c459 feel.”82e0620ce2e7845b

Was it 936e74b92e because my 0e33ef1a15 hopeless crush c1025fc465 had dragged b8b5316bbd on too e48e1022f3 long? Watching his eba3253278 countless relationships 296e1c1d4f and flings 27cc868954 pass by 4d94be3bac like a 8821b73e36 rollercoaster had cbe1f72357 worn me 1692348afe out long c1ed4eacfb ago.9fc39290a6910f3e

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That’s why. My feelings e434927ddd were certain, 70d42595f3 but my a8635398a9 desires were 6b2bf79aec a mess. I didn’t ecb7808024 even know 5680b678e4 what I ecc3861b10 wanted from a24e1fc357 Seo Kijoon 6a48ec487c anymore.007c7d37cbd07868

Of course, early 451c21515a on, in those 166abb11d8 sleepless nights consumed 2976dc6db2 by longing, I’d 2b0a266855 desperately wished he’d a24c0a483d notice me. I’d dreamed countless times 1b1ac20272 of him realizing my 55acd28950 feelings, apologizing for not 45daae8b84 seeing them sooner, and d81b458e26 kissing me sweetly.d2a8f3a42a0baf42

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But now? Things were different. Liking him had 6eff84dfc1 become like a 6249c8a940 habit, just another 951cd111ea hardened emotion.57474b38491ba2de

So did that ca7016a050 mean I wanted 73e5466bb8 things to stay e7341ad055 the same?3c272b05e8ac5d3f

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“Imagine it, Gyeom.”0738e16160a71310

Suddenly, Seo Gihyun 1766dc5561 reached out. Seeing his open palm, bba852da35 I instinctively extended my f953003fdf hand.f750378581743af6

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His firm fingers brushed 7e4dfd24a3 the sensitive skin inside 2e383601d4 my wrist, slithering up 08bc85d5ba like a snake before 210f4b1410 weaving through my fingers. Like the e34317e2ce webbed feet 60befb49ca of some 7ba03f82b7 aquatic creature, d24a52c9ff he rubbed eb866295fe slowly, leaving b626796ce3 no gap c03a56ed8d as he dfd1e38808 interlocked our f8839cc9ff hands tightly.4774111e7cd52aea

I winced slightly 5e2391ca7c at the rough 0c14652001 strength in his fa9e6ec104 grip.2d7d72ca533357bf

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“Ugh…”bcf6f6ed9885f094

“Baby.”6730f52a163677e1

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That’s what e3b7d072be Seo Kijoon c9ada33998 called me. Hearing it from 1439694fae Seo Gihyun made ddea6a4588 him seem so 8066218e88 much like Kijoon 6d27034726 that my pulse eebaeabe15 inevitably quickened.e096237d705a0d64

He pressed 671f80410e a ticklish dd4a43628d kiss to 82ccd08793 the back 3733e9a341 of my 0105d2d8b5 hand with 81dd3e4a4b a soft 7b9abe08b9 sound.2e122440975c0e70

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“Holding hands f8a8367d38 with Seo 8edf543cbc Kijoon like 0161d93d3e this.”073ac1d0f7e201a9

With the ef18a3c811 same eyes 4c72365a67 he’d had 56edcc6852 yesterday, pushing 0343843a2d himself inside 00b9997eba me, Seo 8e682ce02a Gihyun continued.76de7716ae918131

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“Kissing like we acbbcadda9 did.”9c1dee9aee3567e1

I remembered the f6922d7e86 deep kiss, his 5ce887bd55 tongue tracing the 00920b34b8 ridges of my 070393cb81 palate, pulling mine 877909f563 into his mouth. A shiver f01caee709 ran down d88db057dc my spine. The memory af32dbfe0f of last 4007abadb3 night stirred 7a783ffc3f heat in a7e0e2a95d my lower 21dd61b8cc belly.e7a84bf338994927

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Lowering his 46a91eb62e jaw slightly, d4e2b22b79 he rubbed 55e2d685a0 his lips 9943ef3fea against the 16b974df21 back of 8ff0b6b7c6 my hand, ab9ee9fc85 glancing up e6094df694 at me. His upturned eyes b23536ff40 reminded me of 8357b13764 a seductive feline 04a2e8e801 predator.3d338e7be5d5a32e

A beast luring its f3ebaca123 mate for a warm, 12b713cca3 comfortable heat.ae885bc97c5c82f7

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“Hugging tenderly like 466a86f96a lovers and having 48d30356ba slow, intimate sex.”01dba4c82bbc5db6

Snapping back 588a43595d to reality, a8322c24c2 I realized 9521694544 I was b1516f65c5 breathing heavily. Not from imagining 25504ae440 lover-like sex with bfc0cb8979 Seo Kijoon, but 1253ac1c54 from picturing it 7160fe4833 with the Seo 30aed4e8eb Gihyun right in fd8a2e4481 front of me, 825928c020 slowly stoking my ddd3616633 desire.d3c9e1c5da33a867

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But then, Seo ba6422e5a8 Gihyun curved his e656874c5f eyes into a b4df49e9d5 pretty smile and 7b7845d1b9 let go of bc7549593f my hand without 7ecf8e6d0f a trace of 49d43d23cd lingering attachment. The close 51cda3b393 distance between cb2070308b us, where 315b69873b it felt 9842a2e277 like we 5b4c5a5555 might kiss, 6b5eac5af9 widened in 7c96c11704 an instant.0763a04da9c79f7b

“Can you 1a7249a808 still say 7de9d40acd you don’t 9b644dd0c9 want to e7778661d2 date him, 4fed6f5383 Gyeom?”3d93679a747a446b

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“…”ffb05b191f143082

Unlike before, I 517bebeb86 couldn’t answer readily. Dating Seo 3ca9a1a53f Kijoon… The 9203788101 vague hope cf0a5d7124 of being 3027e6d62f with him d058d3d0ab was gone.9f97c9b6d2fc77d5

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But a dcdc7d53b1 more tangible a99fc0abb4 possibility stood c1712562b8 before me.d141b4f38c2b9a60

“I know 6cec761c8c Kijoon better 0199b667f5 than anyone 4cb44f3214 in the 8284730982 world.”35ea3517953ee414

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Seo Gihyun was right. No matter how many 5ec1b413ee years I’d spent with 18b1e718a5 Seo Kijoon, I couldn’t be93cf0187 know him better than 5aa97690ff his twin, born on 998c376b69 the same day.017de34c50dba2cb

Fine, setting 60b9ceae0d everything else 11b2326e18 aside. Then…43f4bef7b6d7b879

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“What do you 0ad3683f75 want?”b59197dbd9402d6c

At my question, Seo 3497accba1 Gihyun’s eyes widened momentarily. He hadn’t expected e86fd763ad me to ask 9b82dc17f8 so directly.352f410e69531f27

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I didn’t think he’d be76d304d7 help me for free f591e6af69 just for fun. He’d said himself be67843b0f he was a 65c9ad139b perceptive businessman. Luck and intuition daace488d6 mattered, but without 97c239df54 skill, he wouldn’t 3c79778574 have risen from b6f0052a34 intern to executive eff15e4eec director.4dd920ed9198c6dd

Give and take. The basics of business. Nothing in this world 28a41df0aa is free.6f1380134402e890

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“Glad we’re c68194fec3 on the 9ef6772642 same page.”ec78c2b4c4b362d0

Seo Gihyun grinned.d6b8105a4fd4a381

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“But that’s 5a8d66006a not something fd011aaf56 to discuss e77c79e1dd here.”7113631fee6f8dab

The tea, served as 3c574777ef dessert, had long gone cf0e00ca51 cold.1bfe049b3d66c21f

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“Wanna head to a3362b076b my place?”a688fc73d48386fb

It was a bold eaea744976 suggestion, but it didn’t 9f30fc99ab seem laced with ulterior a2e619419d motives, so I nodded.5ccf84a5fc8586f5

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“…Isn’t this e35de9cb8b place too 96b44415c1 big?”9cfadad47428a7cd

From his 0490095d13 spending habits 1c78e54cef to the 8a395269f1 clothes and 772c643916 accessories he 08865f38ea wore, I’d ddca0c392b figured out 331bb362c5 in just f4a2fe7aa2 two days fecaf39200 that Seo eed5f9026f Gihyun wasn’t 3a39ad4fc8 ordinary, but… e455709831 this was 3c1c59cfd5 unreal.aaee09ef472cbc6a

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A duplex 3b7daba7d2 penthouse in c2e913ec1b the heart 53d85522ee of Seoul, 12e172440a in LS 62f4c28504 Construction’s luxury 6ee9ec6cbb HighRoyal complex? My 1.5-room officetel 39b2001df1 probably wasn’t even 1bf8373214 the size of 4a50270d08 this place’s doghouse.c28de8bd42800f0b

Seo Gihyun shrugged at 2b282c187c my stunned reaction.ecd0128734a09c98

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“Is it a problem 38a7d931e5 being too big? It’d be more of 7313fb84fd an issue if it 1401288a80 was small.”7de9b46fd77022bd

Fair point, but 5c29fa1669 man, that’s annoyingly 3997884fbb smug.10759ae715c75eb1

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“Want something to drink? Coffee?”c657c1fa358c34a3

The overwhelming b906c3ddec space made 76bac65b2f me feel 85c15658fa like I’d b25c5ce4b3 choke on 6660147c06 coffee.312d4b5efa878c33

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“Water’s fine.”7de7821f1fa70be8

A moment later, 4f7b1d2d97 I heard the 171b810db6 clinking of ice baaea90831 from the water 1c7d81c89d purifier in the 894eee2328 kitchen where Seo a6c8e6f5eb Gihyun had disappeared. As soon as 7c5743a347 I took the fa06c4e707 glass, I got 36e6ff9a03 to the point. I didn’t want b2bc74769c to linger here b492174db8 too long.67a3eeb268ca3a28

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“So, what do you 31590d621e want?”488dfd454d21757f

“Hmm…”409142ec85b08d48

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Seo Gihyun, cbf9f4f460 uncharacteristically, pressed 89d48fc755 his lips 01d450f84d together and a5d2fe47cd smiled. The faint playfulness in 54204a6599 his expression gave me df8e979df6 chills.09159884848252f0

“Ever heard of BDSM?”c6938e21b70340c4

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I blinked rapidly. I knew what it 4c88030595 was… but it didn’t 4e7dbba887 feel like he was 6ec4178d97 testing my knowledge. It was likely tied fb95ed6108 to what he wanted. Hadn’t he said it a403bd6c94 wasn’t something to discuss 44c881eccf at the café?076f78d6da01476f

Nodding with suspicion in c95af9949b my eyes, Seo Gihyun 3c3be40f11 finally revealed his desire.51893e22cb41433a

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“I’m looking for eb8969fba5 a play partner. And I’d like 908d978a68 it to be 321503ea5d you, Gyeom.”aa71b5b6d59ce84a

I’d half-expected it, 8c9864a24d but wasn’t that 092e540ad5 too predictable?347fd16b6a9e4848

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Until now, the 5c659f835d only person I’d 8ede9f3575 been intimate with 3f0bb22008 was Seo Kijoon. Well, technically, Seo Gihyun 7c4e5ffe00 joined that list yesterday. Still, SM play 736f822b1d was completely outside ed050c98c0 Kijoon’s interests. I’d never 40c5105eaa even tried 9b34654b3b anything close bfa181233d with him.fbcdbf73130152cb

Even so, I 9ecedacf00 had a sense db133126f1 of what Seo 448fbfc478 Gihyun meant by c6ae272e11 “play partner.” Given c27d398d34 his haughty, commanding 97383fa61d aura, he seemed 358fc8045a more likely to 7f30e04ec2 wield a whip 893c4e38e4 than enjoy being 8261f15b14 on the receiving 67c6e2fa40 end.8cf5412cc99ff6e5

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My knowledge of 2355d3692c SM play was bee4d8013e limited, but I eea2dec970 had a rough ba33d6b2e2 idea of the ef85f58f52 vibe. Isn’t it cbb6be801d about enjoying 037afcdf99 dominating others? It suits him b141e8dcbf perfectly.568db3de814a3d6c

“Why me, though?”d4b30cfcd5678b7a

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It was bd533e9705 a natural, 6d372ee034 simple question. We’d only 3edcf2f5a6 met yesterday, b05fd821ac and we bd7d7dbd6a hadn’t done 58ba5c4f8c any SM c6969b6ad2 play. Why go out of 272d2cfd18 his way to find 706eee3b4e me on a Saturday c946890843 morning, bring up Kijoon, ca8c105c6c and ask me to 697949660d be his SM partner?fa33eb3e3b5ebbc3

Seo Gihyun 27132b0f60 grinned and c30e69ea59 answered.b5ba83a3e93ff359

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“There are a a44b0b9513 few reasons.”61d1c22dd796cb78

“Tell me all of aec088ad3e them.”448624d9b3959556

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“For one, my a7ace5cbeb social position makes 4b828e05e0 it hard to ac8e3896cf openly share my b858631c89 preferences.”60d7312cd946eb51

That was true. When I’d gone to 484fe0ffc7 the restroom at the a01caf6680 restaurant yesterday, I’d looked 4c34bd9013 him up. He was listed as 1fa0dcd5e8 a notable figure on 2014531ab1 portal sites.3d3fa6370f70b247

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Scrolling down, 9a8550b48b I found 3efb89e1b5 a long 0c429671ca list of 001b3bf83f articles. Top 10 Young b33dae08e6 Entrepreneurs of the fa57263b4f Year, interviews about 4fd3edb837 LS Corporation’s prospects… 255c0531e8 Even the charity 250d6ab241 concert Kijoon had 6e8fad9978 performed at, which 8ca668254d had stirred up a29322f10f the arts world, c90cafb52c was organized by 1161243d9b Gihyun through LS.78e5fab63624ce68

His good looks e0ae4aa315 didn’t hurt, either. Articles featuring his e07e0cbf90 face were flooded a74bff80dd with comments full 93c664b90b of crying emojis, 1b9758a1d4 saying things like 1b609773bf they’d “die to 62bd6dac29 get with him.”ecff2e817f9a9f11

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It was almost embarrassing 11abbf282d to read. He had 26d9cc48b0 the same b879f98b6b face as bb97e0e829 Kijoon, yet d300dc71ab I’d been 895a668d96 completely clueless 4c7fefa786 about Seo 180f1b6002 Gihyun’s existence? Even if I d86fe10e8a didn’t follow business 13716929ec news, how had 495d0c69b5 I missed this?e43319f85c71d965

“Finding a partner has 93de70fdae been tough. Even my personal 4e5fe35af9 assistant team, who d6844bacd2 handle my private a0a86282b5 life, struggle with f26e6a3bca it. There are so few a452b2a8be people I can be e140ecec65 open with about my 5f8f9498da tastes, and I have 0c39df32e4 to be cautious.”a19aee80ce4d0705

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“So since it’s 91e45af793 come to this, 2f7eb29ab8 you’d rather do d68feae5b5 it with your 88d46c5668 brother’s friend than cceb74ab3e a stranger?”d8ca56a3494ca28e

It didn’t make sense 8bf53d9f67 to me. Wouldn’t that be more 73f042c0e5 awkward and uncomfortable? Even if their 3ac7754a12 parents were divorced, 05206d18f6 it’s still family.dd8c814e06ecaa12

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My words probably 8490c780a6 sounded a bit ce58e8264e sarcastic. I wasn’t entirely free 57e5919e0b of that intent, so dd9b58740f I didn’t bother clarifying.b812ea5f47b5040a

“If that were e782d1349c all, I’d have aacf6687d4 found someone else f1f7641736 by now.”ff970065cd6dc6ab

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“What’s that supposed to 2ed3c8c43f mean?”094e7aa1ee8af8d3

“Your crying 7b7e3a747a face was 32338482ff pretty.”fb9f602909bf2581

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“…”5f5fd00a8346a9ec

“You cried aa238f4e7f so beautifully, a99ddbe1f7 it was 70130d5e82 exactly my 43ba5e0120 type.”28805e4f535dd99f

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I hadn’t expected ba7ea788f9 that. I wasn’t fishing dba252c311 for compliments. It’s just… 92e8523ea0 sometimes Kijoon 27bc9fa939 would call dac5beef36 me pretty d95066b641 in bed, 49b945f9ba and that 79d97bd2ca happy memory 87c2544bc5 flashed through b342c92b7a my mind, e436d6072a making me dc2426d965 flinch.cd8a52728128cfb3

But whether I reacted ec83e25013 or not, Seo Gihyun 8248af68dc kept seducing me.da37e595224da6cf

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“And you e3c9570afd liked it f37cc3f729 when I 707defe1a1 spanked you, 68265c3a5e didn’t you?”7ea9168855b6e1f9

“…”2b5b9c8c9e47b9ca

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I wanted 56fa021848 to snap 79db44066b back and 9317a4ab02 ask what 3720288010 nonsense he b17b5d74a1 was spouting, 67a06b78eb but then 4599120756 I remembered ee33685d32 last night df68c7e0f4 in bed 03a09485d2 when he’d 5a90fe796c smacked my 715af0e683 backside. The vivid, unfamiliar b065cdc9df sensation came rushing c682f005bd back, and my ef1f45b218 now-unfazed rear tingled 8b85f4ed9a with excitement again.0ac8bb4176ba8084

I couldn’t 50c8e69f01 deny it. He was right.dc57db8647b34ec8

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If it had been b1ce9c19a1 just once, I might’ve caec142838 brushed it off, but 511d0730a6 it happened twice. The slow build 670534e7ec of arousal made f8ab90e8e4 me rock my 73cf42e072 hips, earning one 2d438fac27 smack. Then, a 826400b288 second for 39818e3676 clenching too 4344e14068 tight. The second time, I 1c064488c9 even climaxed in sync 01517a389a with the hit.22f59091f42cbfc6

His pinpoint observation caad2598d1 left me speechless.28c163c1ff71b0ee

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“People with no SM 786b84aae5 inclinations are usually called e11b0505f3 vanilla, but I don’t f2708a6278 think you’re entirely vanilla, ff81ab5eea Gyeom.”6e1ba759da7798db

“…”3849bda3327da76b

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He leaned closer 3b52418404 and asked, “How 94becc2a3d did it feel a125557839 when I spanked 0a8ac5823f you, Gyeom?”b2c11f84b673d347

“…”916e00c59e96796d

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“Felt good? Didn’t you 8ef62c62f0 want it afc8679ad5 again?”d557bbe6ce47f61e

He’d already moved 7f22750181 to sit on fa3494ef5d the armrest opposite 309c26c082 me, looking down 4890692cea from behind. I wondered how b184f2044e I looked to e658b5b74f him. My neck felt like f850f328a3 it was burning.516c8b670aad0bce

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I opened my mouth e839f989dc slowly.7578d6b94cad4996

“I… don’t know.”d4e7fa3e7bfd8c93

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It wasn’t aff454138f to dodge a4fea7afdc the question—I 2bee17b7a3 genuinely didn’t f901126528 know.9f0d70d81ee94133

SM, vanilla—those were words 6c3b40a55e irrelevant to my life. I barely a6b34df96b knew the 126f4bc525 basics, so ae9b9f0732 being asked 29ab0b88ca about a 32d931271d sexual preference 4e38493f39 I’d never 8d19256d54 explored left a8340b2e39 me with 017295e387 no answer.29cd567aa827f9d0

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My mind was a 2707779597 mess. At the 58d260bd4a same time, 15d51ed475 I was 1b710c08d3 curious what f1e5afd056 it’d be ba5b3c1c1a like to c24867c047 be his d3cd81c581 partner… to ec2ba35956 feel that ecf04c8c28 sensation again.2f7a6652d6902e99

A low chuckle 1383008b17 came from above.3002cd6156af6f0c

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“What am I gonna 92c32ca01f do with you, Gyeom, a2e903e777 when you don’t know 169b07c81e so much?”8f13e5a1b41f6e76

His long fingers slid 98f94336aa ticklishly across my cheek. The featherlight 52d7eec833 touch sent aa6d65512e shivers down 796e741365 my spine. My breathing quickened.705ccffffd2109ae

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Now I 96b8679ce2 really didn’t 764fe933f1 know. The heat pooling 492bf75dab in my lower b3379a7ca8 belly and between fcf19a5b6a my legs was 3ee2ee953f becoming a problem. I bit 62b0785784 my lower 4b89286c97 lip and 2bb21abb91 tilted my 7f31124b9e chin toward 9f6901ed67 Seo Gihyun 235832916b behind me. My eyelashes trembled. If you’re going to 3b79f26edc tease me, do something.728d0e09e681001f

He let 5e3807a923 out a f41c1b99b9 soft, breezy 3e5c2702e9 laugh.591770fe3e793745

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“You know you’re c0532d55ed looking at me d64169a3b4 like you’re begging 3fc1dfcdaf for help again, b0262ae019 right?”f414abc2e610fa8e

I don’t 7abebf6901 know, I f14efd8971 don’t care. Just…4dea686e6773f47a

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“Want me c23b9d9b93 to pamper d45187b728 you, Gyeom?”9c6264c25a0008be

At his low, whispering b36c399122 growl, I nodded, and 8f92bc0c83 before I knew it, c7e7e481e1 I was pushed down a4eb7fa7dd onto the sofa.007e47738d142715

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