FR | Chapter 1.2

For a moment, the energy in the man’s eyes was contempt. Suddenly, a wave of shame washed over Won.a93e9c521a152223

He clenched his fist silently. The man, nodding slowly c2f4d9f51f as if it were b7c0145184 a habit, leaned in.6da74358c10bbbd5

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His arm trembled 7ed5309b3b from clenching his e642150486 fist tightly. The scales had reached 9c67c1160b his temples.43053bfee3e925c4

And as Won, anticipating the worst, squeezed his eyes shut, the man’s voice rained down on him.0d72084487f9b650

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“Put it on.”e1f82493a4e60724

What covered his head 30f183e42f was the clothes Won 2e4215389f had taken off earlier.76af6a000e9475de

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“What the… Hey, the door’s locked here.”e32f4062809cfcf7

Someone outside rattled the locked 87506b591d door, as if the man ae5e9dcbbe had locked it. Won, fastening the f8c63eb21a buckle with wary 5e339b2993 eyes, felt the 4ca275c3a3 footsteps outside gradually a91fcbbf5f fade away.798b381206901f08

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He pulled down his T-shirt to cover his protruding front. The man, watching quietly, draped a coat over Won’s head.1368c8048b95a587

Won unconsciously pulled the 392302045e coat tighter, covering not 9b597dc278 just his shoulders but e5bceb5211 his entire vision.f86eb7abc086ea8e

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Even though he 6d45ecec37 could have gone b990ce56b2 alone with the 79980f358a coat hiding his 7179d5f448 face, the man 14b0ea5a2a insisted on leading 6ff348ee92 him to the d730df12f0 parking lot.b734420a6b742241

As soon as they entered the parking lot, a car flashed its headlights. The owner of the car, waiting eagerly for them, was obvious. Won hesitated as the man gestured to the passenger seat. After a brief hesitation, he got into the man’s car.0a75ed8ea7c212d4

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The mention of a cat smell bothered him. That cat smell was undoubtedly the leopard’s pheromones, and there was no need to spread the leopard’s pheromones to other beastmen.d0d5a9d975b3d30a

As Won sat in the passenger seat and fastened his seatbelt, the man settled into the driver’s seat. The car was filled with a subtle scent of cologne.6cdabef792428a3b

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Won quietly looked out the window. He crossed his legs, suppressing the desire that wouldn’t easily subside.0edc7aabc78b70da

“Don’t you have any suppressants or something?”8fcb47c8173e2db4

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“Of course not.”b4a00f6129abce57

The man responded briefly, confirming it with a sidelong glance. The thirst was intense, and he felt a chill creeping in. Won’s voice cracked as he gave the man his address.1c1abca856f06303

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“If I’m not careful, I’ll get eaten by a reptile.”40f9f8b0d4779857

“Keep dreaming.”ae4266e083562aca

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“Your pride. Do something about that nauseating smell.”926d7f6c8f21b68b

The man sneered, pointing out the fluid seeping through. The pheromones from the fluid couldn’t be blocked by any fabric, no matter how dense.33a6bcc1fac543d0

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Instead of responding to the man’s words, Won pressed his nails into his palm. The act was filled with a wish to delay the progress of the heat cycle.daedf5ca6934019e

“What about your cat? You were alone like that?”c68a1f2e3ea1f198

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The man, rolling down the 8900aeef69 window about a third of 8f101330a1 the way, started driving. He wanted to go quietly. Won suppressed the irritation 92b96119c6 rising in his expression.0f5e4d08c4e5ed54

There were many things that made it hard to simply appreciate the man’s kindness.ff6d855bb9f50b1b

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First, the man 515268a5b7 was incredibly arrogant. Second, his overly insolent c14a54d630 tone was extremely unpleasant. Lastly, the man was just 3ccf97884f plain unlucky.140c983775c198ef

Pheromones contained detailed information about a10d53f3af the individual. Breed, size, and even age 7922c74bfc could be discerned if one 38a8c31b5a was sensitive to pheromones.eab7e7f3c36401c1

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But a cat? The man acted as if e4ed1cd6fc a leopard was nothing. Judging by his b0616f25fd behavior, it was dd33443f37 likely the man a7606af650 was at the 2c4f62b6ec top of the 7d9377c323 food chain.a6613d3760b89c2e

It seemed wise to avoid provoking him as much as possible. Won took a slow breath and decided to correct only the part of the man’s words that bothered him.3d9a34dcda98d6c2

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“Not my cat, a leopard.”cf5f31fb2430fc06

“Leopard or cat, whatever.”03fe0cc9702b6e1b

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The man replied indifferently.922ce78294b1e414

“Fine. Then your leopard.”b2a208889a0eddde

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He had pointed f0f0edbd3f out two issues, f1dba70464 but the man c299bb1c6c only acknowledged the a9718e5159 leopard. A curse rose in e5fe29ac33 his throat. Won furrowed his brow.1dd1330b916ac6e1

Should he clarify that it wasn’t his leopard? Another round of contemplation followed.a80ab5fb59c45f67

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He wanted to correct that 4bb411a878 part, but he decided to 2965e574c2 stop explaining. If the man found 8dfd265557 out he was marked 889786687e without being in a fee3f77919 relationship, he would surely 4e3a1d3eea mock him.af11078cfb32ad44

Sensing the displeased 4e7714c376 glare, the man fd7b72c7bd chuckled. The smoothly rolling wheels came 2f3d82e328 to a stop.48c0c28b63419d90

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The man, with 5ade45311b a cold gaze, fcef2c4885 watched Won. His hand slowly reached out.9f32d5ec2cd92651

“I hunt anything that comes my way. Wolves, bears, foxes. Even reptiles that seem like they’d yield no meat.”277e5c70ea31ee87

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The hand, slightly bent, touched Won’s neck. The cold fingers slid down from behind his ear, across his neck.056a091ad973242e

The fingers, sliding as if 342c3b4719 to cut his throat, felt 8b72f7d66b particularly sharp. That sharpness unhesitatingly 9ed1b768cf dug between the 790d99ef94 scales that had 1816454efd emerged due to 3a58c8d25a the heat cycle.cb7b14d402b8a22f

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It was a kind of warning. Not to provoke him further. Instinctively swallowing his fear, Won’s body trembled slightly. He swallowed heavily.0c9d7b3bc7171c13

Goosebumps rose along his spine. Won, clenching his teeth, slapped the man’s hand away.e37b306da5a3d03d

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“……So what.”71347ea235792006

The man, noticing the tremor 1abb165b4a from his cold touch, relaxed b76ccc934a his cold expression. A lazy smile played on d195e92dab his lips.3bb562973c12e7e7

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“Be careful.”fd695a93cf87c8c0

The car, which e9ca83f6a5 had stopped at 46490d5297 a signal, started 7f6cff5d46 moving again. The anger towards 5b77747a44 the leopard, momentarily 0bb90f3bdc forgotten, surged back.9fd7a5e481cf5404

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For now, he had received the man’s help, but he couldn’t be at ease. The man posed an infinite threat to Won.80787dfd0a31813b

Unconsented marking among beastmen was akin to a crime. Even if the man hadn’t noticed, the fact that he had almost exposed a group’s existence by leaking pheromones was undeniable. He wouldn’t escape scrutiny.540b444054fbd0d7

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He thought he had finally escaped the center’s surveillance. He might reach a point where he couldn’t stand alone anymore.1b58e85bdc20323e

As his nails relentlessly pressed into his palm, the car arrived in Won’s neighborhood. As he unbuckled his seatbelt and unlocked the door to get out.b7267790e3b15ffd

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Click. The man locked the door again. Won’s head turned stiffly.7699edb79f522822

“What do you want?”423d5ad51e836784

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“Planning to keep your mouth shut like this?”03e2c003d8bb2ef8

Won’s voice twisted with anger. He acted uninterested, 2b7de68d6c but he seemed 1e95f4acd6 intent on extracting 77faaf6533 a price.b17a6d605b91bfe5

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“Give me your number.”4a0aae759432d2aa

The man, smirking crookedly at Won, took out his phone. Won, gripping the car’s interior handle tightly, recited his number slowly.7179af778c349172

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The man called, confirming the ringtone from Won’s phone, and then unlocked the door.966bbd04841a4ba5

“A promise is a promise.”84d81bc26edd37c3

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Won glared at the man waving the phone in his hand, then hurriedly got out of the car. He slammed the door harder than necessary in response, and only after confirming the man’s car disappeared from view did he turn to leave.ad4f5e9e7e3a9393

He hurriedly unlocked the door and entered his home. He threw the man’s coat, which he had inadvertently brought in, onto the floor.236933af3a1e6fda

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Feeling the scales spreading across 62886e370e his face, he rummaged through 794c915f95 a drawer. Won found the suppressants with 52d2dc216f rough hands and put two 0e45ee5488 pills in his mouth.236dfe97ab13d6a9

He didn’t even have time to drink water. Chewing the suppressants as if grinding them with his teeth, he burrowed into his blanket. He curled up his trembling body tightly.21f854a4fa4d1ea8

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His member, taut ea7205bb41 from the heat 89e9a46a56 cycle, stood erect 3851dc6190 despite the lack f1e69ce9d8 of stimulation.41a4580ced7fafd6

Every time the 990bb8b540 car went over dd47464e4f a speed bump, aaf680fb3a heat surged below. If the man had c71bfb23fe noticed him suppressing his c1c8e593fc moans, he might have 0392adadb2 bitten his tongue right 5c75f24789 there.d07456c979fcb462

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“……Damn bastard.”a0b2383c0bdb982a

The anger didn’t easily subside, and he cursed through clenched teeth. He knew he had to quell the heat cycle before finding and tearing apart the cause of this mess, but the anger wouldn’t fade.0756ecffd3b428d9

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He rarely returned to 1d57ea7cec his true form, but bf079b56e3 given the situation, there 24ad039bb4 was no need to 7c21943ec9 stubbornly maintain his human e8010bb648 appearance. In the blink of 08f3fe2920 an eye, Won returned 64891ae951 to his true form, f0d600b0c1 coiling his long, black 028bb236cc body.ad053d581198f274

Despite maintaining a consistent humidity and temperature, he couldn’t calm down. Won had to work hard to regain his composure.a1675aef115c8029

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The heat cycle, ef80c1d0fa which should have be354ea895 subsided quickly, dragged caf60439e1 on.99f67cd7a90abdd0

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When the womb opened due to marking, if it didn’t receive someone’s seed, it led to muscle pain accompanied by high fever. Won, who had never considered marking in his life, had no medicine to relieve the muscle pain.3a6a5956850edab6

As a result, e9258d9103 he suffered for 10cbb1cc3b four days. During that time, there 890b05058c was no contact from aaf076cb36 the one who had b18b622854 caused this damn pain. They must have known 8fd5086120 that the unconsented marking 4e56c9242e would put him in 3eec2809e9 a difficult position.b18c1cca882c6885

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Of course, it was no different for the man who had taken his number. He thought he’d hear from him in two days, but by the fourth day, there was still no word.f11b65626f3e912d

Should he just delete it? Staring at the number saved as ‘Crazy,’ he pondered endlessly.45ca97179d13571f

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It felt like holding a ticking time bomb. He was anxious about when it might explode, yet he couldn’t let go of the bomb in his hand. The reason was clear. He had received help from the man, after all. Even magpies repay kindness.3d5601e38d5f0c0a

Worrying day and a2d3deea40 night gave him 1954b7d278 a throbbing headache. Returning to school after a d32e6cecc5 long time, Won rubbed his 75223b3917 temples, aware of his surroundings.42b10236221dcd60

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Since he had first 6b228b40c1 met the man at ff7c5b71cc school, he was likely 23a79a183c a student there, and 8445e48349 since they met in 9211874778 the business building, it 70140f4641 was possible they were 64d93018f6 in the same department.8393ee518f310220

There were many lecture halls, 6a83dcbd3a and the building was large, 1a02cefade so the chances of running ef448c80d4 into him were slim, but 34d6f7a7c8 the anxiety remained.eb116ebac0076fa7

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Should he avoid him 788c0afacb as much as possible? Pretend not to 38bccd5a74 know him if 73670be04b they met? But Won knew that 953be0f9c9 none of those options abb3729375 were very effective.1e7adeddf501e55b

Taking a leave of absence d7d62f25f2 to avoid the man was 2fe629cd7b also impossible. As a fourth-year 09bdb60b8b student who had b60fd6d5e9 already used up e7bf0b5e02 all his leave, e56952b97b it was just e5f25a8bf7 a dream.5efa8dd3422f015d

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He had a feeling he b42625c51c might run into that man a04b21e21a soon.cde2ba0e74298d7f

“……Ominous.”fed7ee4e053ee600

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With the persistent ffb8826d5f headache hanging over 68694cefbf him, he opened b6b717e5dd the lecture hall f58dd6a575 door.4d17dd7f0c45ba9e

“Sunbae, are you feeling better? I put the bag you left last time in the cabinet. Did you check your messages?”f9c6f296c9e0cd90

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Kyungheon, the club president, approached, a60e50492f seemingly worried about Won, who 6b8e69c00e had disappeared without a word 4055fdb5df and missed several classes. Nodding roughly, Won sat down, 3593038972 only to almost bite his d7df39c51a tongue when he saw the 93d74f8dc3 male student looking at him.4e222ae9dee8965c

“Looks like you’re finally feeling better, sunbae.”64a132f1ecd9f62e

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The student, who had boldly acknowledged Won, who had few acquaintances in the department, was the man. The man saved as ‘Crazy’ in Won’s phone, treated like a ticking time bomb.7e4f6dd1628a6350

“Most people get over it by the third day. Is it different because you’re a reptile?”d30e74f90838febc

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Looking at the man 58a4d83f97 who gathered a smile a03cefc6d0 at the corners of f7f3e7c7f3 his mouth, Won genuinely 1e6929cfe0 regretted not biting his 9c241d4f03 tongue by mistake.8d575b9d33f045ed

“Oh, Woojae, you got close to sunbae already. But why suddenly mention reptiles? Wasn’t sunbae absent because he was unwell?”56a5dbee2b7a7f6d

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Was it because there were 6b21237286 few people in the lecture 5561ba5f91 hall, or because it was 0dc0ee9239 unusually quiet? Kyungheon, who referred to 6419b26714 the man as Woojae, 4caa603511 curiously asked.42b885e34088c36a

Won, frozen at 5bb03157ce the sight of 089ee2a977 Woojae, finally came 8c71dac2e8 to his senses. The stone-like saliva 4a84d9d532 slid down his 23ab72c72f throat and settled a085e13d0d deep inside.550fd631c67c60f0

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Woojae stared intently at the 1b42d2ae5c tense and stiff Won. It felt like one side 616293c177 of his face might crumble.ad2517f3066a255a

A faint smile lingered d937725c60 on his lips. The gaze directed at him b379cf15dd was meaningful. Unable to bear a1c46d3ef8 watching his slowly 10f7e39148 parting lips, Won 62967a07f5 hurriedly stood up.ca82f9a5a2ad7bed

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“You didn’t know? Sunbae keeps reptiles.”a56d3cc1e62ad0cb

A nonchalant voice followed. It felt like half his life had withered away. The laughter that burst out like a cough mixed perfectly with Woojae’s voice.d955d2cb83fee419

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“A black snake, right? Isn’t that right, sunbae?”5d2dc6f346535211

“……Let’s talk outside.”056182cfd28a84ca

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His fingertips trembled. Won, gripping the desk e27aba65a7 tightly to hide it, c1c2eb8af7 lowered his voice.2d147a51ee13a3bc

Startled by the sudden rise, 0bd18a25dc Kyungheon was left behind as 2e95b8e27f Won hurriedly stepped out. It was as c5a0cc61d4 if he was c8ebe72d67 being chased, and 16c125dc5d in the blink 4d2dc2cb12 of an eye, 926d3bf628 he left the 7a4dbe79b9 lecture hall.dc5131ab83649b33

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Woojae, who had been lightly tapping Won’s desk with his index finger, leisurely stood up.4c211531dfe040ab

“Sensitive. What’s the big deal about keeping a snake, right?”d782730e3c204940

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“Uh, right……”6469cfe20541e099

Kyungheon, puzzled by the direction 2aaf614200 Won had left, nodded absentmindedly.a4f561e18f9c1e3d

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