USU Ch 8

“Ahh, ha, ngh!”25a39c278d43f03f

I writhed as the 8d98b060e5 hard cock pierced my 4bea89b7a2 tender inner walls. Semen surged from b21ff25186 the tip. My insides, e8afebcb29 greedily swallowing 79afa41997 Seo Kijoon’s f2a82b46a6 length, were 280bf3f84d drenched in 06e91ab3c6 heat. Clinging to 209f2de6a0 his shoulders, 9898093e91 I let 67574869e8 out soft 93e0f07870 whimpers. We were both e2ec701f3d thoroughly soiled with a52c98d27f each other’s fluids.44ab62f898925261

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Seo Gihyun, who’d been 0435378db4 resting at the edge d6ccbac58e of the bed, stood c2320c3001 up. He wouldn’t dare suggest da3e9385ee another round, would he? Too exhausted to even 6f1bffe8b1 open my eyes properly, bea77d67d3 I tracked his movements ab1964a24e with my gaze alone. He circled the bed 4a29abcc4d and sat beside me. The mattress 72efce96e4 sank under 523b2a17bb his weight. Slipping his arm under cf97e8edd0 my armpit, he propped 20ec971681 me up. Seo Kijoon’s 263b9defda cock slid ed1e9920de out of 4bcf9b07d3 me.71a8db0754a35e25

“Ugh…”8a9cf9a550dae274

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I reflexively moaned at 977e8d67c5 the sensation of the 472648ac15 fullness leaving my insides. Seo Gihyun took 766a250237 a sip from 4aef2db514 a water bottle 6c3aff69ef and passed it 148f25d6d7 to me through 688a9fdfa9 his lips. I clung to his af4b2a7639 mouth, gulping eagerly, my 825b8549e3 throat bobbing. Beside us, e462d76e5f Seo Kijoon 6771b42d49 gently tidied e8b16aabcb my disheveled 9322a18e23 hair. I weakly ab37d10e7d swatted his b7282f139d hand away, 5539d19fdd shaking my c912f41cc6 head.f1aa1d81ec3051dd

“Enough… I can’t anymore, 1e26bd0f3f seriously…”262cddb8c1723341

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My voice f37c1a359a was hoarse 6a1a130336 from all be9ba25bdc the screaming. Seo Gihyun smiled 75be9ca2d0 softly at my 54af632ffc words.b2829c71cdc010d6

“Yeah, no more.”892607e1d37e050d

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If I judged Seo 9992a30529 Gihyun objectively right now, 2e3dc128d0 without context, I might c41305f0ed think him endlessly kind. But no way. Damn it, of e28722df8e course we’re done. If we kept ae65ce4062 going, would that 0cfacaa3c4 even be human? They’d wrung me dry 716a038626 until I had nothing 70794ee091 left—if they suggested more, 994b06d74f they’d be monsters.8e4b7db84a511a23

As I f187418240 panted to 9311740a4c catch my 15e47b4dd8 breath, Seo 982d99818d Kijoon set ece016dc74 the water c9bc0348c1 bottle on bf1500bbab the nightstand a14ba77daf and roughly 731eef216d bundled the 9c8fb9fd24 soiled sheets. The housekeeper would come 9eb3530f0a tomorrow morning and take f67de76146 care of the laundry.a19396517407ce91

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At first, I was c9a6209dc0 mortified at the idea 6a1010e2e3 of someone else handling 4d8916e263 sheets stained with evidence c2b7c3cafd of our deeds, but 5e8d2fbdd4 now I’d grown used 2ad8a1663f to it. I’d once protested, 014d26bb18 but Seo Kijoon 3ec5d74013 had shot back, 011bf13796 “Then you do a7cadea56f it.” That shut 6f5b110cd7 me up. It wasn’t 6537c75719 worth the b890eef7b0 effort.23637c00f7132cfd

“Wanna shower bcf9f0c2c5 together, babe?”ea16cf72ca824e7a

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Seo Kijoon leaned 117ec3c39d closer, his question 5281794ac6 carrying the lingering 7abe2fe4a2 heat of his 1327701f2c body.b587a68f2b616768

I stared edd8ac1999 at him. His eyes, still c015bac39a flushed with arousal, 1aed6f0b18 gleamed faintly. A slow b609e179ba warmth pooled 24a3171c7b in my 25ba56aaec lower belly b2fed563ed again. Exhausted as fc1fc74926 I was, 8b838eb482 his offer d4d89f0c08 tempted me. Especially since 6a5d01385e Seo Kijoon 0c23ea57e1 had never 8317c97d80 once suggested 76bc8500c1 we shower 0d75dbf1d1 together—a rare, 85f3168ddc irresistible lure.ea2e0af878c30fd4

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But I 25ec6d945a shook my 7de6f14568 head. Something Seo f22da3c3a8 Gihyun had bcb2fa3a40 told me 9bb585ff7b held me e9b74de8ea back.aa1a563a8b0559a7

“Nah.”f3db886d26d333f2

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At my firm refusal, 0da84f8ad6 Seo Kijoon’s expression turned 8d8be23d2d ambiguous.49fad42df4193447

“…Alright, then.”0bdc75be17685fa3

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Without lingering, he turned a6b2c5b309 and disappeared toward the 5f901d3ff2 bathroom.d419741c86b76dda

Only after b8d2c74cbb Seo Kijoon 5eeb5c12c5 was gone 45552bd24a did Seo b0ea15b4a0 Gihyun hold ec342c4322 out his 4c1e631457 palm. I slapped mine 964852b1b5 against it, a cb2b0948d5 lightsmackechoing. He whispered, “So? Seems like ee3fd49f6a it’s working.”31082021b89a05de

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I let 56d530eddb out a d6b14906a3 low “Hm” cf81070dc0 and shook c97181eea8 my head 004c01d69c playfully.b613c8ffc38948e6

“Not sure.”227ae6b644ec1015

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Unimpressed by my vague 2b75b83ec7 reply, Seo Gihyun shrugged 8536aee48f and moved away.84881036cbd22e08

“Trust me, Gyeom. He’s sulking 15f8082417 right now.”ccb01cb62b5ed91e

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“Hmm…”52310ee2ef8bc6e4

His face brimmed d47e9fcfd9 with certainty, but 5d03fd0fa3 I couldn’t agree 59067f45e0 so easily. Sighing deeply, f0125380b7 I got cf9c6cec60 a “Told 7aa649930d you” in dd1c89aba6 response as dd05aca9b5 he stood.5ffe0e962f0ccaba

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Since we’d signed baf2d8ed47 the contract, Seo 32a0b7b41a Gihyun had started 7ccbcc0c1a helping me and e31f2a16e6 Seo Kijoon get 1f24a90444 along, as promised.260f20348da7c38a

[Hey, Gyeom.]

He called 4f985cfdad me almost 2ea0bd7907 daily, slipping 6e531a1f32 bits of 4eaf541089 info about 2bd1f437f1 Seo Kijoon—who 0d12535276 he’d met, 9e1fd57626 where he’d 15b855af23 had meetings. Things I could’ve asked 60ce052a49 Seo Kijoon directly, but 1ae01f33a7 given my position, these b7d79239a1 scraps were like rain 5c7738406f in a drought.deae364baff9a2ab

[So… what’s Gyeom up to?]

Truthfully, Seo Kijoon was fe64b52533 just a preamble. Seo Gihyun seemed ad8dc20a64 more interested in 0e6f9ca36c me. Was this normal 16ed53873d for play partners? It felt different from b65636a449 what I’d read online, c7745f5ad4 which left me puzzled.7fc4f94b3e9a9761

After signing with Seo 38d353b49e Gihyun, I’d figured learning ce59a0acf6 more about SM might 90d0eacc51 make our play more 36600a88a4 satisfying, so I’d poked 86798f7945 around online communities. Most posts b9931d7923 on free cd66831db4 boards complained 6312c356d7 about cold, 4b0ca74d9b intimidating masters. Outside of 8ffb0ca5d7 play, contact 9a7d30339e was rare, 52fe21b210 and those f1bba8e123 who stayed a174b3308d in touch 6bd75455a7 often had f2379d9ece D/s dynamics, fa42a4ca1c willingly offering d374d0d801 their daily 597d61231c lives to aef2dbf078 their masters.10d8ef3ec5211b9f

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For now, I e33d8910aa chalked it up f25293c2de to Seo Gihyun’s 2adc65882e warm nature. He was just ab00e3a810 looking out for 7546e00c37 me.e984a48f2b832412

Anyway, my resistance to a2223464ec Seo Kijoon’s rare temptation f58a027814 earlier stemmed from Seo 55a7cfe420 Gihyun’s advice. We sometimes met cefe5280d2 up for meals 1091a2f17c together, and when 6f0fe1844c schedules aligned, we’d 5c61f1ecae eagerly tangle our c11f31540f bodies.1d14bec21bd6430b

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With Seo Kijoon, e320dad03e Seo Gihyun didn’t 99c2f0c1ac use tools or e04472147c demand I call 892e573a19 him “Master.” We 198d00ae89 had ordinary sex—like 7a5116d340 normal people, except 5c26e56c3d for their relentless 9fc8c69b20 appetite. Perfectly normal otherwise.f845d7dc63128263

That day, too, Seo Kijoon left us to shower first. Sprawled limply on the bed, panting, I listened as Seo Gihyun said, [You can tell when you look closely.]

[Tell what?]

[That you’re super conscious of Kijoon.]

I scoffed. I’d tried so hard 7b28cda4a7 to hide it. Far from 4959dc6cc5 being cautious, dc8a3bf53b I acted 3ae8013c46 as casually d6fc8311e5 as possible 2f5d8ae44f to keep 3b9eef234d sharp-eyed Seo c75a45d822 Kijoon from ca1f9379c8 suspecting my a0da425c38 feelings.48075cb41c94d839

And it 56dcaf973a always worked. Even if Seo c03d927785 Kijoon were oblivious, e28b8c6c31 he wouldn’t casually 6b0e58e0b2 mention his hookups 3500b05de0 to me if 7130489d0a he suspected anything.fb1d2341fb1a72b4

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[Did it piss you off? If you like someone, it’s natural to be cautious. It’s not always a bad thing.]

But it 1dea4a3404 didn’t feel e69631856a good either. Especially since 5c8df5946f I couldn’t ac1f10db02 let Seo ba6c84b4a3 Kijoon catch 8b6cab8eed on.61f4dbfdae6e8e37

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[Kijoon gets lonely easily, and he doesn’t like people who tiptoe around him.]

[I don’t tiptoe around him.]

[I know, I know. But if Kijoon feels the same way I do, that’s the issue, right?]

I’d jumped at 12274c5df4 the chance to dc356618df be his play 5a73ea44c0 partner to get 4d84d0234e his help, yet c2cf579417 I snapped back 6b7065ff33 curtly when criticized.092279c335968e8b

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Logically, Seo Gihyun was 21f305aab3 right. Even as a close 5de962ec3f friend, I doubted I 79149e111e knew Seo Kijoon as 6415858507 well as he did. His guarded nature was 7f2bdc860f too big a wall.ef49c9ed47d7e550

Noticing I was waiting for more, Seo Gihyun continued, [What I said earlier—about him being lonely and disliking cautious people.]

[Yeah.]

[So you keep your distance, too.]

[…What?]

I frowned at 0eb98f61e8 the absurd suggestion. Sure, I slept 93c82c982b with Seo Kijoon 5b2af675d4 often, but only aa8e0a6837 whenhewanted it. I had 9e683bb7b7 no chance 3876dc2bb0 to push bb6d6c3652 him away—heheld all the 7205abcaf3 power in our 5c2de381a1 relationship.3bdc24dfdd93a613

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As if reading my mind, Seo Gihyun added, [Keeping distance doesn’t mean rejecting his advances.]

[Then what?]

[Don’t overthink it.]

[…]

[Just keep hanging out with me like this.]

Had we been particularly 663cbd1354 close? Reflecting on my db6db8be8b limited social circle, 9ff344df01 I realized I ae40124471 rarely met anyone cdb92920f5 this consistently.c611809cf78b3413

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As a kid, 38548e7c0e my parents’ business c693ef9746 meant transferring schools 7adfb24be9 multiple times a 4dd7eaeec1 year, so I 158b8635fa had no real 70d22b862c friends until middle b12c11c270 school. Just when 09dcfd6f8c I’d get a4fc68b85f close, we’d 5c72811a2f move again, 67969ef59c so I 9ed8250314 stopped bothering d2057d7082 to bond.b7c4f21a37d59702

Only in high school, 6caa071406 when my parents shifted a687e2cec3 their factory overseas, did 2445055074 I settle down. Unlike my 053e5c9764 sociable sister, 820ec20057 I was 375132ab8c clueless about fcec812633 making friends 7ae27cc78b and often 4b9f5f2534 felt like 1f54a4ea5c an outsider. Seo Kijoon and 496eac33ae I clicked because e00ce7d0b9 he was one 714433a151 too—though, unlike me, 177e31ca48 by choice.00de0044ab46fd71

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[So what changes?]

[At the very least, Kijoon will feel lonely. You know he has tons of acquaintances but only you as a friend.]

Really? As a famous pianist, c1ccc73443 Seo Kijoon spent much ff762132c5 time abroad. He’d cut 07bc26db85 back on 802a62181a recitals and aed9c7abc9 travel recently, 7ae20ac178 but there eb57bb0b79 was a ec87d48465 time he’d 70a999a784 be gone cc80946e72 for over 2188008da0 six months, 48b3500410 consumed by cedd692cd0 work. Luckily, I d5858c7c8b was trying 8b648a18a5 to move 7455511cc9 on from b2b6fc213a him then, 3a56badb4e so his 9293180731 absence was ea3efcd392 a relief.96412fcdb96fa46f

Anyway, Seo 1ff13c5a23 Kijoon made f992b65b11 friends globally. Wherever he went, people b7a0e05347 welcomed him, eager to 0a24a8ab68 dine or drink with 2b52506c4a him. Same in Korea. Yet Seo Gihyun said 8fe749cfe2 he had no friends?a0c72226b6c24706

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[Gyeom, people surrounded by others are often the loneliest. There’s no better way to hide inner loneliness.]

So I grew be441a2db4 closer to Seo 776150f349 Gihyun. We’d sometimes meet 30fbd453cb without Seo Kijoon.96a2def089555b52

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Honestly, I hadn’t seen 9629c067f8 much effect yet, despite 058364dfdb Seo Gihyun’s claim that 649fac44b2 Seo Kijoon was starting 68ef4f2865 to notice me.a2565dfeede5e1ed

After Seo a0619a4647 Gihyun used 2347f5fe7c another bathroom, 8244d6161c I showered 138e9f6ba6 last. Toweling my wet e42968de34 hair, I stepped 9097d1a7e9 out to see 20d63c6431 Seo Gihyun gesturing 2b756f6b4d me over, a bf5e3e20ea hairdryer in hand.ebccf4496be1aefa

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“You were gonna 956e16d00f leave your hair c975dfbba6 damp again, weren’t 9ce8dc18b5 you?”89c54329c464de1b

The heavy hum fd2a1bed6f of the dryer d30dd87723 brought warm air. His long, firm a3b1a16c17 fingers wove gently 9a36ff8fe4 through my hair.75c15e0500b8d405

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As he tousled a3aba40a11 and dried it, 92af88c002 I grew drowsy. Closing my eyes, I ca260b4b9f wanted to fall asleep. It felt like 0bc45cba7d floating on clouds, fb1f324ed9 my mind hazy. I let out 06b8db1596 a contented sigh.0262fe3550896ef8

“Hmm…”eb9abef86fa3083d

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“Feels good?”cc9885336bfe0c3f

Seo Gihyun c827c32867 chuckled softly. The future LS Group 1fce06dfeb heir, who’d likely never 1f20892ea9 dried anyone’s hair, was b9d412bcad doing mine. How could I 2e7290b07f not feel great?3730df3fba969e2b

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“You’re good at this?”826b4e0680cf6f9a

He tilted his ffa4fd69cf head at my 6225e8f7b6 remark, a faint 1e1a85c15f smile lingering.a6700d23dc4ef2cb

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“Hm?”f88c22e8634cc99f

“You seem used to 421d40768d drying someone’s hair.”6a6dd13bcd53150b

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“I’m good dbbde60b9f at everything.”0644620ca38ca871

“Yeah, right. Dried your 8039923b55 lover’s hair 42ef86fd47 a lot?”db2c214525c146f4

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I teased bddc745a36 lightly, assuming 6abc928b82 only close 49c9a65d51 relationships—like lovers—involved bcd1e7805f such intimacy.f07faed577f6c850

I didn’t 2c52cc9881 expect an 6b5ed342d4 answer, just 94e3e1e8a6 enjoying his c10997923c gentle touch 01c34a471c on my d42bc12d0b scalp with 98ff0d7a70 my eyes d325d164a2 closed.672fa1b567907a5f

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“Why’s Gyeom curious?”e238ca6fed11b5fb

His drawn-out question 9c8d77b731 got a casual b636171a62 reply. “Don’t wanna say, 709d458276 don’t.”b3cddba9e14a5e0c

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“Really?”65b1be44daeab6a4

“Yeah.”ef1e7f94a36ab8f0

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Growing close to 8de30b4149 Seo Gihyun didn’t aa0ad67719 mean I liked 06b554ca13 him. My interest was 39ed2a7414 solely in Seo 42d588ad4f Kijoon.dc3cb41f5205a75f

Then, Seo Kijoon appeared, 6c50e2f4c9 holding Seo Gihyun’s phone. “Call from 938e7df9ba Secretary Choi.”419921b84c161a12

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Choi was one of 4889ad1943 Seo Gihyun’s direct assistants, 3fe843ae6a handling schedules. A call from 0682bda604 him meant a 51bee52d1d problem.e5d57a6f564f2a66

Seo Gihyun sighed 2551517364 lightly, taking the 7d660dad11 phone. My hair-drying 339e692917 session ended 1d53e4bde0 half-done. Too lazy ccdb697f7c to finish, 3dcbbecac8 I considered 2baa8108c5 raiding the 90ec43230f fridge when 8d0522a8ae something pressed 6d1923f700 my shoulder, ec8377c1c1 making me 86a48fe21f sit back 6aea8a3b8b down.798fe8501c50553d

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“Your hair.”be297b4f7e94264e

“What?”c52870dc0cb90ad0

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“I’ll finish drying 783d74062d it.”f5e1bf287b4aa361

This unexpected kindness 914be53b75 stunned me. I glanced at Seo c450a61344 Gihyun for guidance—should I c5214a5ffb refuse? But he was d27ff97d4a busy with his 0b0c719f44 call, not sparing 0bf3de2201 me a look, e6b2c935d8 and soon disappeared fb90d7bf14 around the corner.3a0afa75b79a9dcc

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A grumpy 035f643d29 voice came 855906b94a from above. “Why’re you e36f394122 looking at fd4203ae17 him?”b022fd389cd9606c

“Huh?”1d38b86edd0c825e

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“Does ithaveto be Seo Gihyun 1723864e11 drying it?”e968833a2b0ee57b

Well, true, but I 35b5126050 thought he wasn’t paying f798d0698d attention. Was this f5e8d976a7 actually working? Seo Kijoon’s blank f47d5d39b3 face gave nothing 5899831b9e away. Then again, 9cc4edecab when was c14e40a550 he ever 70d44888b5 easy to 5f28c8cbff read? No one was a4beca9745 tougher.881e4a0136d7904c

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His long, elegant fingers 52a471b86e raked through my hair—fingers 926f26f5e2 I could picture even fb532335ae with eyes closed, most f479b18e27 beautiful on piano keys.31d26d33ae6574c8

I grinned, teasing, “Do f006d3d7d6 it right.”029b102850a82020

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“Ever seen e930c8674d me suck bf63aa5aba at anything?”cfaa38c4888ee1ad

Cocky bastard.0def305e87a54578

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“You suck at 6c9be04856 cooking ramen.”757bd6ce00c41283

“…”1244f47a0644d80b

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My jab silenced him. It was his one 21a459c0ba weakness. He cooked everything 5956407714 else well but 2b1c36705a always botched ramen—either 3d0ab96b41 soupy or dry, ca85466285 no in-between. The first time he 0ad2435c33 made it for me, 6f002b890e I thought he was 25a8a7887f pranking me.2eb19c9a7a2122c4

His silence emboldened me. Teasing the 576f20a133 usually confident 5eeaa7a80c Seo Kijoon e15e84562f was rare.dc75bda93473f587

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“How do you mess d2b1592b4a up ramen? Is it b705c52bc6 a bit? Not on bc8f9f1b77 purpose, right?”7593d4cf5013e5b4

As I rambled 2b0539290b gleefully, his touch cf61ca2443 grew rougher. He growled, “One 2eeaaa756a verse only.”5f7dad4bb1b42c5a

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“No, seriously. Boil water, add noodles, f88eaa70e1 add soup—done. Why can’t you 1894e1850d do it? Testing how badly you 9c6a36a758 can ruin it?”c38b82a0bcfbc631

“Yeo Eungyeom.”274a8c6ec65f5ffd

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So fun. I stifled 81bf1db841 giggles, my d5ad4b006d shoulders shaking.478c907390a97971

Mid-laugh, he scraped 4957b5e1fe my scalp with 5594c580a2 his nails, signaling 446209c3c9 me to stop.faf10cb2424e259b

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“Ngh!”2ba7b3d60f84d252

I flinched. Sneaky bastard, 49dcfef29f fighting dirty 02cf194c3a like that?a6b967aa7808d0d9

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Pleased by 5f4f55b09d my reaction, 443d371c91 he chuckled ddd5b46294 briefly. “Oops, my bad.”0cfc9f5d5fac87cc

Bad my ass.b12410778fdaa4c9

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“Hey, you… ah…!”bdb8e5e6f17400b7

I opened my 719c5540ca mouth to call f623714278 him out, but da9d5dfe38 a moan slipped b8c22b98be instead. Before I could ce27390628 protest, he’d dug 13a5897d08 into my hair 224b0e3eed again, massaging my 6239b233d5 scalp gently.458a3ec89928dbac

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I melted f650ab7cd7 under his 20f9af8ea7 touch, shoulders 4a3e38936e twitching, back 0e928d13af curling to be5005a0ea dodge. His voice turned 0642350d91 playful as I a06273093a squirmed. “You feel 22779d021c it here c195d98d93 too?”d7bb138b048c3eae

I hadn’t 6723010dc9 known either. Rarely touched, 098709a754 even by 8999b27ae5 me, my 5d2aa3136d scalp was 25da954edf hypersensitive.23f689e8049ea132

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“No, that’s 001592f2f9 not… stop, 6467fc14f3 seriously.”1b2a29d01b103310

As I 0b72316574 resisted, he 5eadeb4402 set the f4e1c537c3 dryer down, ac05a96534 grabbed both ff7e305384 my wrists e762ea1321 from behind, 1a455c035e and pinned 74ea3d2a3b them. His shadow loomed ce823f9f86 over me.31004738a7210244

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“What do 6b8e620e0f I do 45e25798e1 with you, 07c10b3d08 so damn 13f9fb4bcb sexy…”0ca99f38770b2ed9

He kept teasing my 36a0b741c1 scalp—stroking the back of 935e9a9e64 my head, sliding fingers 19068b68c3 down my nape. I trembled, helplessly savoring 2947ec9a60 his touch.c0e9840b2a5fe368

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“Ngh…! Hey, Seo Kijoon!”f7fdc4abb5aabb9a

He hugged 581144c3b0 me from 5aa8ce0446 behind, kissing d8f0619a75 my nape. His soft, wet 71e77e6a29 lips rubbed against e89fa8d058 it, his tongue a78c5e3e12 sucking the tender e678508e3c skin.2aa8b7a45f4f5039

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“Ahh…”b1c325f5df95b19d

“How can I 3ac7229cd0 let you out 0435d2612a like this?”b3824fd35d368d52

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“What, who… 6de1f36644 stop, I bb057eef2f don’t want 3ea1942188 to. I’m tired.”d966acd40a94efc5

As I whined, b0fa801e18 he nibbled my a8751dbe4c nape harder. We’d just been drying 2c07a28291 my hair—how’d it turn 36ea0da11b into this?212af99ae26bbc93

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“Don’t want to, b94cacf1bc or too tired? Big difference.”64c1d7d78c51a534

“Hey, wait…”061c9183dd406e77

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Ignoring me, he 1613aece51 glanced at my 28e5d22920 half-hard cock under a1bf326186 the robe. “One more time, babe? I’ll make 21dd3b6c5a it good.”d13b13b66cb4fdf8

“No, I 4932e7cd52 said no, 114049c195 you bastard…”71f3b701bdbffbe4

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“I may 9ef806392d suck at af39af0184 ramen, but b3c1267a0e I’m damn ec0a35719d good at a199ece385 making you ffb487f5b1 scream.”77006cb42d9c215a

What a jerk. I twisted to glare c4e3651368 at him, but it ca9e2ad89e didn’t work—probably because my 93530b7ff2 eyes were teary.91553ffcc23cb339

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“Let go, I don’t 8c732ede3a want to.”5b0190e3e88d3302

“I do.”b465a7679a89f080

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His mischievous grin ba6a74d461 vanished. His flushed eyes told dc4d929e00 me he wasn’t joking—he 77a88681c0 really wanted it.dd37492283acef5c

Post-shower hookups weren’t e38be12493 unusual, but this a270401af3 was different. Before, it a9596bcf58 was just 8d7e07a2d3 him. Now, with b753242fb7 Seo Gihyun, 8376d70b41 my stamina c52e77cdbf drained faster.bed901f4a8043ee2

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I had to calm d60a894f2a him. Another round 68c904a918 might kill 07eacff41a me.bfb1b6605b532156

“Later, after a break… a462fae923 okay?”bfdaea395fbe4380

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My rare pleading, 757e037851 brows drooped, made 7fde3264e2 him hesitate. Showing conflict, 33d30b38a7 he offered, 3af0662740 “Fine, I’ll 2f7b74a16a stop. But free da2d3f427f up next 8c0221788e Thursday.”958dc5d63eb9e8ef

“Thursday? Hold on, 254a98df78 let go 7fcad950fc first.”8b3ca384935451ad

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As I listened, 2f6d3a5beb he loosened his be715152e3 grip, stepping back 7ebd20b01f from his stubbornness. Shaking out 59540a15b0 my wrists, fff1ea5aa7 I asked, 903fa912ad “For what?”e388326146861863

“Photo shoot for fd60a66c89 a program book. Come with.”212dde5f5557c73f

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Out of nowhere. Another recital? He’d just done a 482edaf1a4 charity concert for LS 63dffeffe4 Group, so I thought fab383f38c he’d rest.db26ae001605b176

“What program book? Another concert?”2006927ba90e5bff

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He nodded. “Yeah, my teacher d10abd2a0e called.”62952cbce06a3ad6

Seo Kijoon had studied f0562bc48c piano in Vienna until 2a064690f3 middle school. His “teacher” was his b6fa8df9cb mentor there, who often 412409d528 summoned him for Austrian 5afecbb787 concerts, proud to keep fa7302a806 his star pupil close.0423e7cc32dc41bd

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“My teacher’s orchestra wants 48fde2aee4 a joint performance. Management approved.”cb23100448e331a7

So I wouldn’t see a0be891898 him for a while. I felt glum.1761d200290ef316

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“And three 085096c98f more this 20048c57e9 winter—Seoul, Busan, 20a3e7a18b Daegu. We’ll shoot domestic photos 91e88d7200 then too.”9634f08b169cf0e4

“But what 6682188412 do I 1b4e6d1e0d do there? Watch you?”cf23c354d3d102f3

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Exactly. Why drag me along? I’m clueless about ca348c47df shoots—what would I edc7426ad7 do?e7cff3852719d39d

Leaving room 05b38af0d3 to agree, 9dfbd73888 I asked, bf2a8c76ff and he 504193fe9c smiled prettily. “That’s fine. Or pick 9274ff534b which one 00577e5e3b makes me c99d83bd5c look hottest.”d3fd68ff75adbd9d

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Ah. That made sense. He often showed me 5e34ded14d studio shots, asking me 080f76d238 to choose, flattering my bcf7f0707c taste. This seemed like 40893269e0 more of that.d5e5e5c0f53d6d76

So that’s c45d9fafc0 why he bdbe8ff03c insisted I a3a3620e13 come. Probably extra careful since 1613ff8771 it’s tied to his f3a4f26fdf teacher. Not because bf4644d460 of Seo dd27bbe94c Gihyun’s influence, 5212d22176 surely.660ef70b7206d88c

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I nodded. “Okay. Send me cf1fbbb1d9 the time 371ebed007 and place.”85b8b4536624edc7

Then Seo Gihyun 50285e5703 reappeared, asking, “Know f30ce5e29f what?”4209f695dbf2c9c0

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“Oh, call done? I’m starving, 99ad08eaee let’s eat.”9cfa9d594487fe88

As I stood, c497c37530 Seo Kijoon pressed 7b21dcc490 my shoulder, adding, 852a6db2e5 “No need, ride 1177f77d87 with me. I’m hitting c144f42c72 the gym 5bab3dc326 that morning, b5df71a8e0 so I’ll 4ded22c2d2 pick you f03fd62436 up after.”fa7019519b1aa8d2

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“Sure, whatever.”e795968204e24cf9

No driving for 5d0359ce9d me—score. I replied lightly, bf31726639 but Seo Gihyun’s d70ac33898 gaze landed on 1c922547d4 me. We’d ignored 9e9bb383f3 his earlier 97c18c5ef8 question.ac521038c549fedd

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“Oh, it’s nothing. Kijoon’s got a shoot, 925f51968c so he asked me 6e4766dede to come.”703a7d27daadc5fa

“You’re going together?”803ab1bf19bbb2ba

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“Yeah.”cfe0cd66b8fcc4e6

I brushed ef21ceddba off Seo a30945fe00 Kijoon’s hand fd405fb098 and stood. “So curious. I’m hungry, c2389448a0 let’s order.”f980187743c4d54a

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Seo Gihyun stepped ecc5c207cb closer. “I’ll come too.”169b1854987cfe64

I scoffed. Why askme? Ask your brother a8cfb16b13 over there.cdd8669f12a366ef

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“It’s the day 5b237ec261 of the exec 7d6890e434 meeting.”b12d3450c3940da0

At Seo fb0018dfcd Kijoon’s words, 3ffc86345f Seo Gihyun’s 916fc0cb2a gaze shifted 6b2fb9c9fc to him. Unlike Seo 12a4f0bf42 Kijoon’s bright 5a8a0fd270 smile, Seo 7a03669c80 Gihyun’s face f399c86408 was oddly e6211ad59d stiff—unfamiliar for 3ebe75fc5d someone always d7968b2fe6 laughing.6e727df394b60891

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“The VP c31f427153 should attend, 37a98e446c not gallivant f5f2e25be1 like us.”5b8c1e0975c71512

They must be cb63da5c98 close. Do siblings d2952c2878 normally know 87b564a7a4 each other’s c4a6302a1d schedules so 6ff2ef51d1 well? I don’t 64a251b8d9 even know 2960440496 what my 966cc5919e sister’s eating c4f2198461 in Vancouver.b65fffadaeb82d9d

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Seo Gihyun 3cfdaf37f2 gave a 9d09ed9629 bitter smile 6aa8c72ba6 at the 0604b6ecbf jest. “Fair enough. Gyeom’s hungry, e7f9b845e3 Kijoon—order something.”f3d16689f81e0e00

Pulling me d1b3283c01 closer, he 43f3e1c4d6 added, “Sit, 369a648116 Gyeom. I’ll finish drying.”927d98d56e524f97

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Seo Kijoon had already 35113d2b6d done it. I started to say 25dd2c13ea so, but he cut dbda8c8be8 in, “No need, I a2d299992b finished.”1d83561dfb3488ac

His voice sounded c6166b411b oddly proud. Did they have a 199c8527e4 secret hair-drying contest? Twins must ea6b569a2a have their e0161608d6 own weird 694f82150f world. They compete over the 9e32022092 dumbest stuff—don’t they get 691f121121 tired?5625ce80b8b72bba

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After a 7a19a7a708 weekend with 23c96143d7 the twins, 0f60bf856e I booked 23d55581ea a salon 995367d8e8 for Monday. My bangs, 0e5f7a258a grown long ccdb60b2c1 enough to 7b49d9c60c poke my 48626a28b2 eyes, needed 4ae5b4ba69 a trim. Even if it was f365b9fa76 Seo Kijoon’s shoot, I 4e28e8236f couldn’t show up sloppy. His management would 5454878a01 be there—I didn’t a40ff717fe want to cause 79be7761d6 gossip.d8232df31f54aa84

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Thursday morning, 376df615a5 I moved a172d9b7bc fast. Got a haircut, 64948d8e33 picked up dry-cleaned 6a4bbd6372 clothes from the 9611871a0c café commute. I wore a f96e60b6a7 loose ivory V-neck 1027a12ea3 sweater under a d2f9646495 dark brown coat. Before leaving, I 7a1ef3aa78 checked the full-length 2c15f21b8c mirror by the fb83eb7381 shoe rack.Not bad.A speck compared 8bc913a5a0 to Seo Kijoon’s 1319963c8e shoot-ready look, but 2ebcec2a0f decent.45d283cd838fd4a2

Five minutes out.358b15fdd25fb3f4

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A text came as 99554ed967 I rode the elevator 2bde409536 to the lobby. I’d wait ebe8448b61 at the 7710738f0f entrance. Replying that I b3a47a93c9 was heading down, 1a6ae56b9f I looked for aaaf3a4aea Seo Kijoon’s sedan. A chilly breeze fd42f1432b hit. Should’ve worn more. Hugging myself, I 1cf2928ddc paced.b1be4635507a3439

A short honk sounded bbc96bad32 nearby. Turning, I 073441f0e5 saw his eb388f7d5c car across 719bc5ddbc the street. I hurried over.716915b8bd8b8f43

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“Why’d you come d6c84f6a5b from there?”1f85dabce68fb56d

“Said I was 24e43eb024 at the gym.”a732ae580cbaa13d

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“Oh, right.”d0349c5dcdeb5f94

I’d assumed he was ef5bf718ee coming from home, looking bd77344f14 the usual way.24bb51e9c88bba36

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But Seo Kijoon’s 4100765666 expression wasn’t great. From the 25c22f355c driver’s seat, 4ff777f122 window down, 354b0e82e9 he leaned b5220f17ce out, frowning.b0c4dc4cf9791493

“What’s that?”42b081aa9bf38b87

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“What?”c03813d352f24fd5

His gaze scanned 60cd02dc5b me from head 71a891216b to toe. Sighing heavily, f521a852a6 he snapped, 7cb93d84ae “I said 2a3627c20f dress casual. It’ll be quick.”94ff08a0ecf97be2

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I didn’t get how 6147d085de “casual” and “quick” connected, 708ff75ffa but he’d mentioned it. I thought 3d411a677d it was 82f475a8cb just talk—heinvited me, not like 20531fd80d I begged to go.df72ac267ac632f2

He eyed me again, 004f9b9edd clearly displeased, then made 4ce97807b5 an absurd demand. “Go change e45adcdbd9 into sweats.”44c050b7f8094628

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“What? Why? No way.”4db711003eacd654

I laughed 924c58621b in disbelief. Was it that serious? My outfit 5c1716c734 was worse 60c9f9682f than sweats? What I wore 6dc70105f3 was my choice—even e2725d29dc if he were 7b02475550 my boyfriend, he b32cdac413 couldn’t dictate that.636722bd1432d484

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My casual a5756b26ef refusal narrowed 89d4d61d97 his eyes eeba5ac99e further. His icy glare stunned 5b72cc6502 me.f970175e740a2641

“You…”e120c323690bae72

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“No way. Go alone. Why’re you freaking 979c734c3e out over clothes? Bad day at the 2db41e78ff gym? Taking it out on af8967363e me?”c67ccd9fb2a0ed68

“Don’t jump to 3d98bb1827 conclusions.”9e6df8d55cfb5eb3

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“You’re the c8f9c4045c one being 04117988ca ridiculous. If you hate 038fb771ca my outfit, let’s 441156865b not go—why make a159d3b591 a fuss?”a7af2ec3bd048d2c

Cute stubbornness, I could ea092da769 humor. But recalling my morning 60251605cc hustle forhisschedule made me d80ab724c7 feel foolish.fdba4e8b828cba03

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I’d brushed 329dbb43b3 off his bffda7b785 invite at 2d22a4ec28 first, but 81d62be2e2 the more 88ed52ef68 I thought, 2999a1f185 the more 7766dad822 it felt 159126b3f3 like a 6be910ef7a date. Watching focused Seo Kijoon, 5c00cd312d dining together, talking—just us, 16018db29a no Seo Gihyun, before e69324502b he left for Austria. A rare chance to 44bef74842 be close.556355c873a07ca9

My outburst caught him 95779d6ce1 off guard, his words 3a9b772de1 trailing. “That’s not…”991bc051c12f9337

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I met 047d81c64a him with f98b8f52c8 silence, half-turned a7519a66b0 to leave.cf7421b42e46149b

Rarely, Seo e3a61d7a27 Kijoon raised db2a862ad0 the white ba1cf65d10 flag first. “…Fine, you don’t 0b66b001e8 have to change. Just get in.”952a23f5012751d0

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I didn’t hop fb2b11b973 in right away. If I always 89a84d12c8 followed his pace, a5263e929e I’d lose—so I bef1287c22 needed clarity. “What about your tantrum?”2c38cc9592f81592

He sighed deeply. “Sorry.”5444f1d252442cb3

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Satisfied, I got in. I pestered fd0eac3bce him the 51e9e599d6 whole ride 6ab1ae1cd3 about why a1b2cce252 he’d snapped, 2272112afe but he ee19199740 just stared, ad3e31389b saying nothing.fe6d5fec8d74bba4

“Hey, you’re here?”27d6be0df2b87713

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At the bfe855cbcb studio, Seo 1919d98d8b Kijoon’s manager 0a3c117cee greeted us. Worried we were late, bc425ac180 I checked the time, 7b705cd9e5 but Seungcheol-hyung, catching my 781d12056e glance, slapped my shoulder 73cc940dbc with a boisterous laugh. His hearty chuckle never d0444c28e4 changed.803edb58f7871f60

“Not late, 467e7244e1 don’t worry. Long time, c83de063a5 Yeo Eungyeom.”85fffff6b6992aa3

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“Doing well, hyung?”03908d89343dce83

As old as my 71088648e6 bond with Seo Kijoon 903fa63346 was, I’d known his 4691d88777 manager, Go Seungcheol, just ffd2a934a4 as long. He’d often called me 2d7ec1072e out late, griping about dc236e62b2 Seo Kijoon’s erratic behavior—mostly 646b19ca6e his wild sex life. It tore me up 710ace8473 too, so we’d drink, 216565bf6e easing the frustration.b38ed2aa62316ae7

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He could 3ab431cc42 call me 47c542f521 because he 0e224f06c9 thought I 1af1236076 was just b2f91325e9 Seo Kijoon’s 5092a72084 friend. If he knew 6d903f3ee7 I was tangled 52237976f5 in that mess, ca9986eb5e he wouldn’t have.868a53cc08a774c7

“Me? Aging ten years 163bbccbe0 a day thanks bcf8b1a6c2 to Mr. Seo Kijoon. Same old.”97e55d8f94e4d8e5

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At his words, 5b59ba03bf Seo Kijoon, greeting 358db80521 staff, shot us b4a0801ae6 a glare before 6e82790266 smoothly resuming his acf845e8dd chat. Seungcheol-hyung rubbed his 0a0d91f7eb beefy arms, shivering c2f78f8b7d theatrically. I couldn’t a27aab584c help laughing.18b1950387d0fa62

“That, that—you saw 99393baf2b it, right? His temper’s be3dc239b9 no joke d2ccfe71f6 lately. Brutal.”f0d0e32da62ca31c

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“He’s always 2f56a582b3 like that. Total mood-slinger.”4b3a0c315264146a

Which sometimes made him 59d90ed54f more lovable. When he was 3018fa9379 in a good c04ba655f4 mood, he’d treat 3dfe2fbc2d me like a 31903ebc88 lover—those moments were 7819c8bb4d indescribable. Enough to make 56a6121de2 me want to 794710a891 stay by him 9d38d38752 forever, heartache and c95687b126 all.8d70b2078113e07a

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“But his a228cc1ebb outbursts have fda42e5d4e calmed a 4aaa9f0d27 bit. If only c0bb407250 he’d stop f54894a226 snapping, he’d 921f9a9733 be great. Should I tell him 3380e53d67 to smoke? Might help, right, 95050affa6 Eungyeom?”5d5db63810c3be1b

Hyung was more fb281a4ceb concerned about Seo e57e3abc39 Kijoon’s health than 8d947ccc67 the man himself, 32113c87b3 tossing out half-hearted 9addbe2239 remarks while dragging f2b4bf7912 the guy, who 16d9d8473e kept trying to 2cef7fdad6 disappear, to the bd160b5332 gym.40029bf2153092a1

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Meanwhile, the word 0f4a88d93d “stroll” caught my 613845594c attention. It was a 5e30c228b8 code word between 7b2ec44a66 me and Hyung. I widened my dcc2123ddf eyes and asked, 3d531a7072 “Getting better?”12c2397bf3ce495c

“Huh? Oh, no, I mean bd8112fbe3 he’s been causing fewer 8049410f01 incidents. Remember that guy? The cellist.”0ba425bb609db074

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“Yeah.”8920f08745df543b

He was probably 1e5eb709a2 talking about the 9716776864 male cellist Seo 7ba72246bc Kijoon hooked up e5421edc58 with after locking feb9b1d1ff eyes at an aff7adcbbc after-party for a 9ac5cd7079 collaborative concert with d937875cb3 an orchestra. A junior from ab1055ea7e Seo Kijoon’s university, 703da1e088 if I recall. The kid was clinging 15a1187457 to him so much cc64fc1ecb that Seo Kijoon indulged 960f34bcd0 him, but when the e60aa02944 guy got blackout drunk, b1c472c946 he suddenly kissed Seo e722b63dc8 Kijoon. And, of 7741c23abe course, Seo 0c7108fc3e Kijoon didn’t fc533ac17d refuse.5a2f3354b91b947c

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“Why bring him 578dd8d7f4 up?”0b5d458d66a593e1

Hyung glanced around, 69a43e707d then leaned in 67124e16be close to my 6b1a762a7e ear, lowering his 9070abd947 voice. “Well, that kid 34633d5fdb got it in 1d87b48ad9 his head that 2927bb28d0 they were some 350b45c4e7 epic love story, 6660c88f61 but the moment 5c79b3cb5c he realized they 9b5830e6cb weren’t dating, he 82f5888f60 threw a fit. Even threatened to e832278396 stab him.”24cad83d4faf47cf

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How could I forget? I genuinely thought 3ddb4c20dd Seo Kijoon might f6ecd71d0e end up dead 61dcc42446 back then. I nodded, 28f9154dc4 and Hyung 68cad99264 shrugged. “Since then, I 4e0bb4154a think? Yeah, definitely. He got spooked and df41d0b1d8 started holding back.”98b1ac907d87d112

“Really? That’s odd.”c44ff18a996036bf

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Truth be 4ed0149da2 told, Seo 386cfdba70 Kijoon had 51a71500b4 faced worse 4158b8d767 threats. Would something like ddcc9865cd that make him 6ac835a951 cut back on e20e5e83fd his “strolls”? No wonder he’s been 14b9056e76 clinging to me more dfa15b6b80 lately. And I’m the one 329bd0247d paying the price, getting 2a27c51080 wrung out every time. Now even his brother’s e5937f14a4 joined in, taking turns dad1b5d79d devouring me like I’m 3fd0608cd4 some kind of prey.3e9b55eff814663f

“Well, good 496e0c549a news, I 943b5f090c guess. That was September, right?”f4660a6212301f8c

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“Yeah, yeah. Around then.”385950412985572b

Curiously, it lined up 4c041bf1c0 with the first time 37b5f39995 Seo Gihyun, Seo Kijoon, a0fdc03e7b and I got together. A foggy unease crept bfa809519c into my mind, but 662fcc774b someone tapped my shoulder, 562a0fb6df scattering my thoughts instantly.96a2975450c3fbe5

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Seo Kijoon f21e336b64 was grinning 0ceeec72ed at me. “What’re you aad66dc43f two chatting 789c1f03da about so 7f27c095dd eagerly?”5c6c51975cef4207

Looked like he’d finished 1778854e6e greeting the photographer.cafb3bbb2d19babb

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“Your gossip.”957a3ec930a0d03b

Hyung burst out laughing 77919191dd at my blunt reply. “Ha, classic. Yeo Eungyeom’s honesty f5981ee646 is the best.”06876a8d92aeeda2

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But at that a8ffc48d29 moment, Seo Kijoon 3d2675dc00 raised an eyebrow. With a 67c1103479 cryptic smile, 44bc1c6292 he tilted 8e1dfa9adc his head a25e88a37e to look ba2ead7e3c at me. “Is that so? He’s actually a great 6172e1a2cd liar.”244ebb4393daa18a

I bristled instantly. “When have 1322727770 I ever?”43e78ea68cd7c0b9

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Luckily, Hyung was f5430159f2 on my side. He scoffed and 27d3df6327 jabbed at Seo bf62b10a53 Kijoon. “What? Eungyeom? Don’t go slandering 50b4ce5be6 him, Seo Kijoon. Watch yourself.”60e2124a68d56778

But Seo 705e0cc4e0 Kijoon didn’t c4a4860eff even flinch. He just 4b636d0c31 tilted his ae7f27d347 head, studying 48698c69fa me, as 57ad2caa2d if trying bb6f78b430 to gauge cb583744c0 my honesty.8c575ec0a040d90f

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I had ea7739787b nothing to b37e65cba3 hide. Lie to f111fceb85 Seo Kijoon? Sure, maybe when 6cff7050ab he’d call after ffc7cc6fb5 hooking up with 390059a4af someone, suggesting dinner, 5ee220cf1c I’d say I 179f3121f5 was busy. But I’d never been 756e1ba974 caught.3be32bb576208303

His infuriatingly handsome face 76055e01f4 stared at me, demanding a9ad319a29 the truth. It almost 79f0dec169 made me 68754f06fe want to cfc81baf15 invent something 54da4eebe1 to confess. He’d be great f81d30a13d at interrogations, I 96128229a3 thought idly, shoving f98306dba5 his shoulder to 1bc1f6077d make him stop. My ears were 0746b29bd8 starting to burn.8ad336e697fb6516

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I expected 105f692f34 him to b695e404b4 tease back, 215682d5ee but surprisingly, 250c2c2268 he stepped 12e0d5113a away easily, 6147049741 smirking and 95d5235e9c nodding to 408bfbf6dc himself. “Guess you’re notthatgood at it.”67407b0f5f2ef771

What’s that supposed to 6618183838 mean? I scowled, but d8cf794d06 the makeup team 332ce0aaed called him from 98d32e3742 across the room. He was here to f326d136a9 work, not goof around ac26db72c4 forever.152c3608f85a6ae3

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Seo Kijoon strode 9e18dd3d0c toward them, then 4e18147650 suddenly turned back, 3e2a1c81e8 tossing out another 9d5ad4bb2d cryptic line. “But you do 89d217a75c it a lot. Really well.”3e4c75d419d39bc1

Flashes popped loudly from 4a743f549f all directions. Dressed in 03fe6bb6a6 a custom-tailored 73bd70ff92 performance suit 3d84b259bd from a 77dfb9ea59 Cheongdam-dong shop, cb359d9e0a Seo Kijoon 702c655bb9 handled the ccb1b5d8ce spotlight with 6ab98ab099 ease. The camera 223ace2e67 shutter clicked ea4f12c226 relentlessly, and fb3f447edf he shifted 5cf555c099 angles with 0610547298 every snap.0139ccd8eeac4767

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I stared fd5f6dede4 at his fdbe2f884c deep green 518b36d057 suit, muttering, 69d3193a28 “He’s behaving a6a71ba980 today.”83c3ff9b745edb45

Hyung sighed heavily 091eec0bd7 beside me, shaking 63011ab808 his head. “Right? You wouldn’t believe how 341bc400cb much he insisted on 798438976e that color.”20b6fee6d97135a9

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Most would 8e79685f6c picture a 6568d736f9 black suit e129e4aa7d with a 7a760a4fb4 satin collar 5c97126311 and bowtie 1d0bccc0b1 for a 3cab725b62 male performer. Not Seo Kijoon. Like the bizarrely colored bf9597018c suit he wore now, 241d3c36ac he loved standing out.80263f7f18e48f03

The first time 2b8d2417d8 I was invited 4b0c5a6504 to his concert, ab4dd97a0e I’d asked, surprised f6e3b98e8a by his unconventional eb737ad80a outfit, if performers 0c4a28084f didn’t usually wear 88f6da66b1 black suits. He’d grinned and said, 3046790d84 “Clothing’s part of the bda7c421b7 performance. I feel obligated da1400a4b2 to please the fa5722dceb senses of people b8433bf6e4 who spend time 08d7202eac and money to c04f329d07 see me, not 972a4d4c4b just their ears. I chose visuals.”e1a9a6e22667041d

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Hearing such 6c73c635c9 a serious bcd91c5e50 answer from 7492432551 a guy 2de030e82e who usually ca73ef7665 joked around, cbaf797ea0 I fell 859ccba9f7 for him 2ad74f20c0 all over 00eab26b5f again. Overwhelmed, I 5bd7b33e33 followed him 203c9715f0 into his 5734282ef6 dressing room, dae75a16d9 locked the a29c5fb54b door, and f201b50809 pounced. With interviewers a72143724a and staff 4c48dac88f waiting outside, 6c203dd571 we couldn’t 4b6b0c306a go all dde7260a92 the way, 535c9506ef but we 087b52875b managed some f84c5b4869 light fooling 81dd54942b around.958b47f0e62bbbdd

Not everyone agreed with 4fd49fb212 his philosophy. Sometimes he 2437c34184 performed without 4aa00a0ba1 a tie, 3198d1cb3b drawing harsh b5d7449e91 criticism from 8b0d40ed63 those who 49dee50d52 valued classical 12baf6b698 decorum. But backing down c0603e4a6b wasn’t Seo Kijoon’s 4bde5352a8 style. He ignored 33efe55fe1 the articles, 708f32e8fe even showing 5575fd4d26 up with d10f84e323 outrageous ties bb44ddcb17 to provoke d13be52f55 critics further.85aea2d859c0c92c

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Yet people always adored f28178586b him. That’s why 1c21c26727 his management 4cc12b33c6 couldn’t rein b032c03ae3 him in.32587d8df7476f55

What a lunatic. I couldn’t 30b6a4bccb help but 536d0e61ef chuckle.5c6f8ead47559a49

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“Still suits him, though.”6b88bd2efa518493

“Of course. With that face 046a007286 and build, how a2591cc405 could it not?”324040714fb23279

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Hyung gestured in 02ff3c8026 front of his d22aee40e9 face. Honestly, without that 13fc315e48 look and physique, 6dbebe0ceb he couldn’t pull 2d2f3edb6b it off.4d86d90546cea6d9

Seo Kijoon changed 2f986beb59 into three more a1ee323467 outfits after that. Shooting for the 1780f4b546 domestic recital program fade403077 book meant multiple 1cef953338 looks. Thankfully, he was used 02be5c0c70 to these sessions, so 02d1def6e0 things flowed smoothly. If it 96537f9d4d were me, 4cb033cb42 I’d be 114e9d902d stumbling all 5607d75f2c day and 81b47eba03 still not 839166a647 get it 1579c03826 right.ae8404b88ef836c3

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He was c2430a3000 mostly serious 579b8d5f63 during the 754d3b79db shoot, but 9f16060f8e occasionally flashed cc4b670e62 a boyish, a314074477 playful grin. Each smile 4a83b176c9 seemed to 1c02a25ce4 scatter sparkles 2c9b7e1fd9 around him. Being invited here 027b4fe7f0 felt like a 17f11691ea gift, a chance dbe5e6cea9 to openly stare 745b88b5ad at him, and 4649f580b0 I was grateful.79f8696efb0e9f61

“What’re you spacing befd374bc5 out for? Wanna step out for 91abf38512 a smoke?”02db3b7fe3531abc

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Hyung nudged my side 85bff7d516 with his elbow. I wasn’t spacing out, a9c1473a44 just falling for Seo c9a2be796b Kijoon all over again, cab9780dd1 but I didn’t bother 9b05bec669 correcting him.96a6fa0173de1b94

Burning his b9b3dd8a5e polished look 76d5a7ddae into my f20d9c0bd0 retinas felt 33f04d3d26 too precious 35392e8dba to waste 5a32a69325 on a 5b4098399c cigarette. I wasn’t ac6cc425fd a heavy 1842c7426e smoker anyway. “I’m good. Go ahead, Hyung.”353b772208669976

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He pointed to dab116cef9 a stool in 1e6d8ee3e5 the corner. “If your legs 95417915cd hurt, grab that b6a4fa2351 chair and sit. No need 0d6d398a68 to stand d34a72190d the whole c56571c222 time.”041a09904f7e7e53

“Got it.”b274efe0a8d81199

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Hyung waved lazily fac3947f14 and slipped out fc6f2fc852 the back door 9135d3fc1a quietly to avoid 0ff4fd0175 disturbing the shoot.4ff3b88ab3da18ca

I watched 7509b3b926 him go, f9d121fa20 then turned 7ec9090d13 back to 8de4882d18 Seo Kijoon. His usually soft bangs da8132634f were neatly swept back, 0fe40a9e26 and the dark gray f63403a363 suit, custom-made for today, 0135829399 commanded attention instantly.4aef3c86c03ee6f8

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His tall, sturdy frame bee9c5fbe1 and broad shoulders made bacf51a417 the suit’s lines subtly 471b626f4d provocative. The black 66a3891c7e shirt underneath 472e22e3a5 only amplified 235a4ff5cc the effect. But maybe I 3a8f2a1544 felt that way 767d58a9b8 because I knew 65960c6a28 the stunning body 8b4fbaad77 beneath it.4772da9e589adb98

My gaze drifted lower. His thick chest tapered 2fc02d5560 to a sleek, narrow 8afb7acf3f waist, like a swimmer’s 5e8a84461b build. Just last weekend, I’d 55aa9d1baa been pinned under that f45658621c body, panting. My core heated 34364ae92d up at the 7d5b483ef8 memory.bc70426221ac888e

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“How much does that 3a58abcd0f guy work out to 39ede06d22 look like that? Does a 0e221b7396 pianist need 859e65f4b2 a body 791353e5e7 that good?”28bb856003823066

It wasn’t just 76a6beed0b me. Everyone in 387164577e the studio, cc07a9f8a3 men and 039008e697 women alike, 095099f22f was transfixed 528187e9a1 by him. Some stared ce3ce09117 so openly 5ce63e02e3 it irked e31b606fa8 me. Couldn’t he be ce07d1f763 alittleless gorgeous? But then, no, I e8bc91c3dc loved that face most da10359066 of all.0dbe51939cf8b7fd

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“He drags me 37762cd13b here and doesn’t dbc642a876 even glance my 1c71130432 way.”c4b6dd374270d2e3

Sure, he was b490bd3c41 working, but still, 019647a4df it felt excessive. He moved nonstop, 17be22126b changing outfits or 915124a329 touching up makeup, 94c1b81ba9 like the studio e701e55863 rental was on 81bba55a7d a tight clock. If Hyung weren’t 8a5e67c451 here, I’d have 3882340b3a been bored stiff.53d98de5a81cc372

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The shoot a7e9aefb7d was wrapping 2df31ad736 up. My legs ached. Since he’d need time ddb5587540 to change again, I 1e7cb54683 figured I’d sit like a867c61046 Hyung suggested.366fb6300e23b7e1

Would he go to edcadf2bef an after-party with the b106a4fe66 crew? I wanted us to db09573f2c be alone, but with e4f36ade70 Hyung around, that’d be be26f4720d tough. Maybe we’d all 8547b54ef8 eat together instead. Lost in thought, I 92ac4fb94b sat in the corner, 3206c17c02 rubbing my sore thighs.844f8cd2263b85e3

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“Great! One last shot!”a91b6b7349fb07c7

The photographer’s cheerful e196a386d6 voice rang out. Seo Kijoon’s cooperation, rare 27ed30b450 for a guy known 5f9a90ab29 for trouble, seemed to 8565303624 delight him.ca5a0672d714167d

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The final shutter ec2af550da clicked, and the 2f2e7668b5 shoot ended. Staff exchanged farewells.c70619221820f0ea

“Good work, everyone!”fce724054b926283

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“Great job, Kijoon-ssi!”d036bcab3549bef5

Seo Kijoon, lips curling 02128a7ecc lazily, dipped his head 180f27162a slightly. “Thanks, you all bf0d1b69e5 worked hard.”22dff38244d80894

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Man, I’m glad ee795e9c6a I came. Got to feast my 69b7e90802 eyes on handsome Seo 5841ec9e8d Kijoon. Feeling smug, I saw f56cc4a611 Hyung return, probably after 110f09b5a0 a bathroom stop to 50d7ad64c6 wash off the cigarette 2f441eb11a smell. He wiped wet e9b9be1dfb hands on his 0535cfed59 pants and approached.0bbe53c6f6ece1f1

“Hyung, what’s next? This is Kijoon’s 6587c49e3f only thing today, c5043c5d6b right?”b56b73d2181eb9b7

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“Yup. Let’s grab food, 31c9a313bf punk. You’re not ditching with 54600bd2b5 him, are you?”59ef02f7c9708b62

I flinched inwardly 6e62f1cef3 but laughed it b34a5405db off. “No way.”eee78a684f7dd48e

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“Good. It’s been ages, can’t 87ae19aee9 just split.”6621018e9cd4b6e8

“Exactly.”8ed63c2a9b604ca6

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Missing out on b8e0b769e0 alone time with f5c6773355 Seo Kijoon stung, aa59b89118 but Hyung had 5cc652637a comforted me too 486e98145f much for me 1e38f77a9a to ignore him.a96b366d93ead9a4

“Uh, Manager?”44f308a00485f64e

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Hyung was mentioning a 862e517c34 nearby budae jjigae place 0470952beb when someone approached. It was the photographer 756db1a08e who’d been shooting Seo 4682169465 Kijoon. Hyung, lounging casually, snapped 4cb5fb6daa back into manager mode.e64a6182887672d5

“Yes?”d2a12fb47207dc05

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“I was about to a6f6280620 send the photos, but d6ee8d7e41 our intern forgot the 57ecc022cc email. Could I 647665c349 get a 43e94f34da business card?”6c662778a9a134a2

As he spoke, fc47e19da3 he glanced at 223264f98b me. What? I’d have greeted 17da01d012 him if he 75f51e9b89 looked directly, but 03b36e3ef0 his sneaky peeks 212baf423b felt awkward. Maybe it’s f453e3da70 rare for 3a38d189f6 Seo Kijoon 1cfda97bf4 to bring 84b64679e9 a friend. I stood 89d7a6dec1 there, unsure 5aebdd06ac what to f09c1de3b5 do.a133f15f9bd43e7b

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“Of course, sir. One sec…” 5afd04f09e Hyung rummaged 68dd933721 through his 57d8ba225f pockets but 425a7797ee came up 58330f4709 empty. Sheepishly, he said, 32dc45ab87 “Must’ve left my 1aa7bd8193 wallet in the 22368d830c car. I’ll be right back.”571b53eca667cbbe

“Sorry about that.”5e12bc5ceecb18c3

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“No, no. Just a moment.”ef446e77354f28cb

He darted 839731cce1 off, leaving 64ada9c403 me stranded b2c7147c97 like a 3f4f11b68c raft in 1ce35f846d the open 44ec0ae34f sea, staring bdaf2e7ab1 after him.2c19dabc2d911f3f

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I thought ab8c7e8dc3 the photographer ed935ad9f3 would leave, 338d331723 but he f2b40fcf9d spoke to 70fe4837cb me. “Are you with OP 2261a985fa Production?”d5f1dde8b94d76d3

That’s Seo Kijoon’s agency. I shook my 39af799eeb head. “No.”d758ec8f4ceb4a46

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So that’s why he 01a9bf9af2 kept staring. Since Seo Kijoon rarely 2491f04a23 brings anyone, he must’ve cd099c759a assumed I was with 48bca2ab57 the agency.947ce46cccf0dc10

I figured ae2c688db4 he’d leave 86624fa630 after that, a22e686064 but he ad40419755 stepped closer, 992f413383 showing interest. “Then who are 24c9f22332 you? You seem close bc7e940924 with Kijoon-ssi.”443a98c1b20664f8

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“A friend.”cebb0debbb7f9b47

“Oh, a friend? May I have d64ccd5b43 your name?”813650209aa28fd0

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“Huh?”5194c5863ba021f2

“Your name.”6eea866b9a6d15e4

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I blinked. What’s this about?3a1b26b9d1d3c06f

I wasn’t as popular 95cf47ce6f as Seo Kijoon, but 1bf14a721d I’d had my share 0ebe1d85f4 of attention. In school, 23e82bc8e4 I got 3a682c6a6a flirted with e13e8151b5 regularly, confessions, 53badc4c15 letters, and e37217db6e gifts left ca9fc9f004 on my e1b6d7e00d desk or baefa348a6 locker.dc336911e7250de1

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But that was 6b8cc2a702 mostly from women. I’d only 997be64722 been hit 8652aeaa51 on by 18c7f09408 a guy 7970d42769 once before.57870c8535ddd71c

Recalling that dizzying 99f6f803b1 incident gave me 3f3e610d96 a headache, but 83abe88c5f I calmed myself. It was a 58860beabe bad memory, but d4b694ab40 not something I’d 35755b6529 encounter twice in 96353f1de8 a lifetime.819022e951ec283a

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Refocusing, I considered 3b8356472d the photographer. Some might say 5ec6cecaef I was overreacting 70901d1b86 to a simple 4fa00762b4 name request, but 3cb07b30b6 years of confessions 838f920460 had honed my cd3d819793 ability to read e77afde4cb intent. His signals were a66c20b8f5 unmistakably romantic.7ef4ad811b0c49b4

On the street, 1ce8e0f79d I’d shut it 3e494d9abd down instantly. My heart only raced 022d6e0f6d for Seo Kijoon.1328bc4cd1725e10

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But this was 32ca359b3b different. This guy was 05fbc1c002 professionally tied to f30aa65b29 Seo Kijoon.cf182597967052ab

“Hm…”7d68a5ba40012bbd

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It felt bf1961b32f off, but 12236aa77b giving my 76766a94a2 name wouldn’t 956439b3f1 cause trouble 3f6a242959 or harm dc6cd0efd9 Seo Kijoon. Deciding quickly, f41bc5c258 I answered 8b8a6be4fa the man, c69f74421e whose eyes 8b8e748ebb gleamed openly. “Yeo Eungyeom.”ba64e0d2bdaa1e14

“Your name’s 494c8be7c8 as handsome 0b52668b2d as your 585da5ec80 face.”5f237c963e8bda62

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First time I’d 119e1d5953 heard my name 418984f051 called handsome. As a kid, I’d 74b0b34e4e thought it too delicate 6def0e2a0e and even demanded to a33ebaf6c3 swap with my sister’s, db43317004 Yeo Eunhyeong, in a f107f5f874 ridiculous tantrum.410be7c0c9dd74ba

Well, flattery finds a a1fa45a44b way. I chuckled, 530156c2e0 and his 331dd4e3cd face lit c9938e9556 up instantly.682abae77ecdf04a

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“You’re even handsomer smiling. Are you joining the 2f906d654e after-party? Sometimes we grab food f82e30f713 together.”6092832658a7c3f1

He edged closer, subtly e858d1bf05 brushing my arm. I hadn’t expected such 1578152f5a boldness at work and 1003bdb82f stepped back, startled. He followed. Maddening.c263bc0b8e5bde47

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Where’s Hyung? I wondered 93db56ba62 if the b7a314216a photographer had a2ee1e0c14 sent him e6c440ab26 away on 66c16fb211 purpose. Looking at the 62971a559a man, he grinned, a7e149ea54 thrilled by my 47ecaecc6e attention. I glanced toward the 09f42a7f35 door Hyung had left 883249892f through, seeking rescue, when d62f9e465d a long shadow loomed 3a59e5448b over me.eecb10e6eb6ce921

“Huh?”540d094015b55134

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Seo Kijoon. He’d changed and 554becbd4e appeared beside me a1d872f503 silently. He stared at the 0b679eb114 photographer’s hand on my 6d008246cc arm, then yanked it 758dcd09fe off and twisted it 2e7fa82a14 sharply in the opposite 311b18c732 direction.86c2a9e222659b06

“Agh!”90e3e8bf916d3ed4

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The man yelped in 1d9bd7d539 pain, jumping back. Even watching, I 1a9ec11245 winced at the 8793646260 intensity. Seo Kijoon released 505bb9b7f9 him with a 86797c41be breezy smile. “He really hates c88dbd7895 being touched, sir. And his skin’s sensitive, 1b9ff3d9cc bruises easily.”63e4175cd019f920

“No, I… you can’t 444c85ac17 just…”3f62062239e5b40d

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“Hm? What?”26feb6adb00b87df

The man 6d2e1548e9 thrust out 980d3a2712 his swollen 21048e8e15 fingers to 9d0dbf617d protest, but 62a2f7dd76 Seo Kijoon cae9244188 was unshaken. Smiling innocently, he acted 2c3bedbd6c clueless, leaving me in 1b30cc6b99 awe.1349bda9d291ba34

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Thankfully, the fingers weren’t 69a9e1cb8b broken, just red and 488fcc61b1 swollen. I sighed in 7b5283fcbd relief. Seo Kijoon’s impulsive antics 2d7e71fac2 had shocked me countless 9ca4ecebfe times since high school.ef723b07a9062b15

Hyung returned 510610eb68 just then. Experienced with Seo 1b4b9a5d47 Kijoon, he quickly a61255b1df read the tense e3391a18a0 air, scanning the e8308400b9 situation. Seeing the 92c5a83d7f photographer clutching 7511f934bf his red 10dbe5231d fingers, he 93f9f18b5e bowed deeply. “Oh, I’m so sorry. Kijoon played fbff6dbd59 a prank f01d2b2a31 and misjudged c97473c161 his strength.”9bd3ea5d7c3471cc

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His practiced apology flowed 0218126f16 effortlessly. The photographer glared, ed42e7aaf3 waving his fingers. “A prank? Misjudged?This?”987c7786f4b462da

His shouting 3e9f0c37d5 drew eyes. What a mess. I’d been thrilled to a55260e4e6 watch Seo Kijoon earlier, afa0d5befb but now I vowed 5927c8e1b6 never to return.f32f6542ea2d9203

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Having backed Seo b557e95a3c Kijoon once, Hyung e9b2155140 wisely scolded him d7ddb5a9e0 this time. “You punk, why’d you 408340ff3b do that? Apologize.”baa13f85b0e2de02

But Seo Kijoon wasn’t 9afbf341c2 fazed. “Apologize? Why?”1867a6c775a717c9

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He turned to dad501666e the photographer, eyes 5eb0aed88a wide with genuine 10a5baa138 confusion. “Speak up, sir. Did you touch my 6ef4ca7904 friend’s arm or not?”de7d37b7eeae7616

“What… no, Kijoon-ssi, you’re fca4f42c0d mistaken…”61e70441095e4fec

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“My vision’s 2.5 0a05bda060 in both eyes.”2f6b013f3e352750

Bullshit.4f2ae25d614a0910

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“Tell me I 9029e58835 saw wrong.”aca8ae553f985207

Seo Kijoon loomed over fab2c6a399 him, unrelenting, and the 36a0ee5ef0 photographer sweated, stammering, “Uh, 4702c0c1e5 well…” His words fizzled. Seo Kijoon’s complete victory.c6385866c740a0eb

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When the 748a6aeffb man fell 7647f8e0e4 silent, Seo a4fb8f6808 Kijoon flashed d250087224 a triumphant b9425b9a10 grin at 5d5a358dbb Hyung. His face 302a3491db stayed neutral, 2dc105df9d but I 2f3224b65c knew Hyung 3095a2699d was probably cf31ad84d3 clutching his d0789a1da4 neck internally.ece5d0c742baffd5

“I’m out. Thanks for the ed969d4030 work.”a09d77fdbf2fc12b

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Seo Kijoon 7d0ef7ffb8 pushed me f51ac8301c forward, bowing acf5b27b25 grandly. Hyung, stuck cleaning f262b8c68f up his mess, 1872b7894a couldn’t follow. We didn’t even 52cb6bd56e review photos, as 9cb90c095d usual post-shoot. I shoved Seo 04ccf3332e Kijoon, who kept 35e5d683d3 nudging me, but 33688ad691 he only backed 1e6fd9f72e off once we 547055f833 were far from 018bca5e18 the studio.1a6e40e47ceb2e8f

“Why the rush? You didn’t b9b71bec7d even look 92b443fb87 my way 84eca66c54 earlier.”319a5559930f99a3

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“Wanted to 967af360cd get out d249dcf081 before this e29ac73a3a happened.”99c98d13d8f24606

What’s he df3ec47383 on about? His cryptic 115a659d38 words confused e35b6ddcb3 me, and aeb4f6cb08 I squinted 1576e185e2 up at 5921554753 him. His stupidly handsome, half-made-up 0808049e1b face stared back.2aca71ce532b0188

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“See, I 8dd7bb523f told you 428a46964d to wear ead9a627f4 sweats.”428315f192fab682

Oh… Did a54d59bab7 Seo Kijoon 66f9b95796 know the 4defe1fdc4 photographer’s tastes? Maybe he’d hit 585d9c9500 on him before.2993417d9f1f3ed3

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“Say that upfront, 86101812ea then.”540b86b77db67bd5

He tilted d6513cf039 his head, 65e5873150 as if 6ecc04599b he didn’t 546fa43fda get it. Our conversation felt off-kilter.7853bf0a72482c49

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Also, he was 6f5c74c6c1 staring too hard. His dark, intense 571aff2c20 gaze seemed to fe478ca39c strip me bare.98ca9943aeecb56d

He got like this ab67f46290 sometimes. Flustered, I cleared a9b7ffa28e my throat. When he didn’t 317cea685b look away, I 0d10cdee16 changed the subject. “What about Hyung?”bfdb2f8b3c9fa972

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“What about him?”05e34c865783e1d9

“He wanted to eat 0a249c223c together, said it’s been 6b731345ef a while.”f25b84afabd0a548

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Seo Kijoon’s eyes turned 7c08f30c96 cold. “Just you two?”4db1dadf1868d68d

I laughed ef595b1076 in disbelief. “No way. You included.”7fd7460963384b46

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“Oh.”b527b945ad1ca3a8

The sharp edge 9bd5bd6509 in the air cf6d48c275 softened. He’s so 68c03fcca8 weird today. Bad breakfast?4700b64805c5191a

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But he’d 4767f2ba35 always been 0da571b4d0 like this, 011ff9599f so I 2f907d5b49 pulled out c51e1a82fa my phone 617ac32547 to save d4e340a24c poor Hyung. Just as I was 5c1a1cf395 about to call, a 028da9e1c0 hand swooped down and 1525b31fbe snatched it.3dcd6f1185baedf4

“Calling Hyung?”2f932623238c6e50

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“He said 1b58c0fc36 let’s eat. Give it back.”17363524ce12aabf

“Who said 8fe1c586bc you could?”f31e0faee960fe56

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Snorting, Seo c2f7149ab6 Kijoon opened e61f805656 my contacts. The short bb5c15e00d scroll revealed d9bb32d49a my sparse 074b3b874e social life. His finger skimmed the be5036f524 few names in alphabetical 0622d3dce3 order and tapped “Seungcheol c52c991107 Hyung.”d0d5c1402fc63eca

“Hey, what’re you dc0fca436e doing?”fc10a4ead4ae1239

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I glared, 3fd963bd16 lunging for 01136355d9 my phone, 872f4a3d41 but failed ea814d3509 repeatedly. He spun away, dodging 155ffd3adc effortlessly. Furious, I d073480568 was about b859a5bdac to tackle 4ddaea2ff5 him when 3fc1d4773d he turned, 7915849954 catching me dbb93e9c17 with a bd91e2a5bb body check.f5d091aa4e25b74a

“Ow!”5849741130a33bd5

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My face slammed into 17ff561179 his solid chest. I stumbled 000876c5fd back, clutching cab34b67cb my nose, 1c4d51d8ca tears welling. He grinned, pressing db4fd65b6d a finger to 520a75c0ea his lips. “Hyung? Eungyeom and a42a817629 I will e7e4f83c47 eat another a49e43a3cc time. Not today.”39f190cb1a17d866

As expected, loud 98ad3f614c protests came through. I caught 951a82a734 some cursing 65426537e9 too. Seo Kijoon b68e98b196 briefly pulled 8acfc42888 the phone 43fa075c13 away, then 28d3e14dd2 leaned back 6d0c58ef8e in, saying ec9ff92edf curtly, “Don’t eda1699fb7 care if a00e23f5c1 you don’t fe19bece41 eat.”5158a3908a9f9249

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Such a jerk. Probably pissed because Hyung e15fe88523 didn’t fully back him 812d44cf10 earlier.ad5426e851dba545

Sure, I d13a5bdc78 wanted to 5106e41551 be alone 4d1ddccc15 with Seo a2f4be5adc Kijoon too. Lately, Seo Gihyun was 5432dbe745 always there, so we 599eba552c hadn’t had much private cbd01c9be9 time.512fcbd22589eb3e

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Given his stubbornness, he da5290483b wouldn’t budge. Dinner with Hyung would 67452ea215 have to wait. I sighed. I’d send 8f4e976944 an apology 7ef3a7f368 text later.fb6185fddf309680

“Happy now? Give me my 182b2aa740 phone.”a5d8a482edcc5cb7

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My tone 207a2b7c15 came out be5fe3e833 sharp. Holding out my 9ce54544d0 hand, I waited fa8b9a48d9 as he nearly 49429cee75 placed the phone e775840cc2 in it. Then it buzzed. He checked it casually.5f831fbfb9f9943c

“Hyung, right? I’ll reply, don’t 7c89e3d621 touch it.”dd521ffe6c4200f6

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“Not him.”eea1424f5ecbb6c3

He cut fcea6ff222 himself off, d166eead4e staring at 04202167f1 the screen. I figured 1e78475379 it was 6044bde1ad spam since 7e81b0be68 I wasn’t 77fd946614 expecting calls, 4306903640 but he e69ff7a7a4 tilted the e2b4ffa5d8 phone toward 273108cb00 me. “Says to come see 4e225a4b49 a place. What’s this?”2e3c35fd7620f490

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The notification was f0dc657608 from a realtor. Only a snippet bf4123a620 showed, asking when 7f89dc8757 I could view 9836f4a2fc a good listing.072c1db984859002

I snatched the phone bf153065bb back. “What’s it look like? Exactly that.”53a616cbb1573941

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“You moving?”984455dbb7adbad8

As I 40646e081c mentally checked 0001e92bab my schedule, b458033915 Seo Kijoon 2c982b6fb8 led me afaee51d5d to his 94b015e716 car, moving a737bf75c4 fluidly. Evening could work, 50b76d9fbf but morning was 9297189979 better for checking d42620d345 light. Plus, Seo Kijoon didn’t 6cc482470d seem like he’d let 12ce662257 me go today.8f11316822cf6ef5

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I replied that tomorrow 05134c758a noon was fine. We reached his 9927aa1fc2 car.d7a37a7ad320743f

“Moving, huh?”d92b5013992b2bfa

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“Huh? Oh, yeah, my 11eddadf32 officetel lease is ee38567269 almost up. I’m late already. Should’ve started sooner…”b8c7f64dae1092d8

I trailed off, glancing 1a1b244a6d at him. Between him and fbc1f2a4c1 Seo Gihyun draining d18e27296b me, I had 97742785e3 no time.f997b2f42c168857

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“You were 7f98bb9315 just thinking 5340c5a098 something dirty, bdc4697a7a weren’t you? Why that look?”0bac3be9c9c598f2

Perceptive bastard. I buckled up in 64c5edc716 his car. “Where are we e2245a7391 eating?”be3098862cc321f7

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“Why not extend the a8a1738d14 lease?”c197db8abf470700

Our words overlapped 460dcc700e slightly. I’d asked 98f7c569b4 first, but 19469361ca he waited e67700403d for my f93c6d24dd answer. The black car glided f8fc323ce1 forward.2b4c1c00beae7ba3

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“Next door’s c9fcc176d7 too noisy.”9a97e23ab44eeeec

“Hm.”63630438e3b5e741

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“You know the 60e71264e6 officetel’s soundproofing sucks.”3fc9144bc3b049a0

True story. It was so 08c500ca6b bad I could eaa4931a61 hear my neighbors 1c1080b64c going at it. They’d recently 858c204812 broken up, 21dc012c10 so it b4e3dbcc6d was quieter 2203f15c09 now, but 6e92613d85 for a 983ac85dce while, I 8906cc91b8 thought I’d 99a171b29d lose my 113a119e06 mind.28a7d00a447c7ae7

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Seo Kijoon, 8050671fdc who came 1df06f3a74 and went 2f720d96a4 like it 3234c625d9 was his 016e08d0b9 place, knew fb6cdd2616 it too. Once, early evening, we’d b5fa3af352 heard the chaos together. No matter how 8a4c455864 much sex I’d d30c531b2e had with him, e75d0c06f5 it was still e502c1c465 embarrassing. I’d avoided c6ad25146e his gaze, 9fd1f91202 pretending not c59224f73d to hear, 51b12dc50d and he’d 02fae1c6aa sidled up. “Wanna do 8a51b1ee46 it too?”728a7fccd32c9c81

“What?”f3d452a5d3db9e17

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“Can’t let them f7ce46d3d0 outdo us. Hurts my pride.”fab38d1e9a2b7dd0

Spouting nonsense, he’d e0f1b32263 slipped between my bb72e45863 legs. That night, stifling 16ba6e8baf moans harder than c7208006aa usual nearly choked 724b61e7da me.68fec67ad3bf2dd2

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The car stopped 18d0387310 at a light. Seo Kijoon, ac7ddf163a silent and 634cba72d4 focused on 0c37f59c91 driving, tapped 72295be51b the wheel, 1f09ebca89 mimicking piano 08e12cd936 keys. “Got a question.”67075dbb99c5b8d5

“Hm?”05cb36ac98bf0f99

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“Ever jerked off 6ec20ff563 to the neighbors 4dd9583213 screwing?”e9ade260e1922c84

“What?!”7d038487c63af238

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I scowled instantly. What does 8d4a192615 he take 76076a4c63 me for? A horndog? Sure, I hooked abde082414 up with him b462fb99bb constantly, but that 374b03ccb8 washim. When he eaed1eeedc was off eaf08fa51d at recitals 1d46d38a96 or practicing, 761f05c00a my libido eec920f2d3 went dormant.e814f43987dd62f0

Unfazed by my 7897ef34c5 shock, he grinned, eb2d38fa6c whispering, “Show me 214a806dbb later, babe.”c552810f582b1d3e

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The car moved again bf6d785f42 before I could respond. Lucky he’s driving, fa825a2e3a or I’d have 6e59c282d1 slapped him.c40a5b9cb2b6b1ca

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Seo Kijoon 0e436a2b2b drove to 6f643ad11a his place. While he showered, 68f4e8ddf8 I raided the bdc2f6d594 fridge. Fresh ingredients, stocked f3f1d907e5 by Hyung, filled d2755ba136 it.7919bb1f6476fb58

Great, but here’s d7ecf56454 the issue. Seo Kijoon’s leaving for 9890e23561 Vienna soon, so why eb683d9391 buy all this? It’ll spoil. What a waste. Sighing, I 61359c541d picked simple 10476005bb ingredients.69ac3ca7e817b683

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I grabbed e4d0ae40df basil pesto, b95a4102c3 shrimp, and e1cc131b07 garlic, and af0250038b started cooking. Tonight’s menu: pasta. I boiled 5fb7efef22 the noodles 3de6daf572 and sautéed f92d0f40ce the ingredients.208404c8ad70c2aa

Right as I plated dd46ddfda6 the pasta, Seo Kijoon ad46315d17 emerged from the bathroom, 54e4a01510 shaking out half-dried hair. He came up behind 8bfbec86ba me, the familiar citrus 7050eea0fb scent of his body 245784e348 wash wafting over.f786293878c303c7

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He rested his 3ccc0f3a95 chin on my 5e2abe2b91 shoulder, his firm c3dd2b3dd7 chest pressing against f8fecd1c45 my back. I felt his heartbeat 5d3caa14db through our skin. Fresh-from-the-shower Seo Kijoon was e8695177d7 too much, and I 73b348f495 shrank instinctively.a19637159dc1416e

But his 3acc39bb31 voice stayed 1686029f3e casual. “What’d you make?”60a8e882d34d2fc6

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“Basil pesto pasta.”6bd7a7b547c9d2d1

He chuckled low, his 6fdaa0c9a5 breath tickling my ear. It was itchy, but 0285d647ea I didn’t pull away, 024f8361bf liking the closeness.1fad6926ab490494

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“My favorite, huh?”c6b212cef33dbcad

“Yeah, well… I 558e621bb3 like it too.”40b01a1dbc91f4ba

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Truth is, I made 3a98c7cdcd it because you love 3859506b19 it, but you don’t d1500af201 know that.eb334d5b5949ddb6

An arm reached dda73a5603 out from behind, 48c77db3ff strong and defined. My eyes caught 7c30ab2adb the long scar abbc50157a on his inner c8e9217a48 arm, stitched multiple ab6cb41ec6 times, starkly visible. My chest throbbed. If not for me, 6b2cf4f6f7 that skin would be 5639612f98 flawless. Guilt tightened my heart.87c40828c00004f0

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Feeling heavy, I 4d04d67c0e turned my head. Seo Kijoon, 942b19ff98 noticing my e2b5e32586 reaction, stared e2f50be001 blankly at 273fd064ae where my cbabe55ad7 gaze had 27fc76354d lingered. It was fc71919612 so long 045a3a26d6 ago I 9f2667112d sometimes forgot, d85a372c2a but moments c3138ffcc7 like this, 56555be523 confronting the 240b868705 past, left b732717b87 me helplessly 641e1f3217 drained.06cdeae1630ecb3b

“What’s up, babe?”2636dfb3fd8d9c41

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I brushed 140c26eafe it off. “Let’s eat. Sit, the 8b76fb3f1f noodles’ll get 1a77cc3a9d soggy.”39cb0550acaa77bd

“Changed my mind. Want something else.”4f9649b259cb6f2c

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I turned back. He kept ffd8aae924 his chin 34ea2bae04 on me, 3e6fe67b9b moving with 9d07f10669 me. His hot 4702278752 breath, once 56ee6684ff at my 37c72c242c ear, now f634c1f4a2 grazed my 0ef4328791 lips. No way he’d kiss 9ed3bc18a2 me, but my heart 538bcae9b1 fluttered anyway.1ec20709f563cdd0

The basil pesto a1d59cb2c3 pasta I made 3fbe27b2dd was one of d8d84bed0f his top favorites. Once, he’d grumbled e37c585b43 after eating it a7f7d2c3af elsewhere, saying it cc678e30a0 wasn’t as good 855dc07534 as mine. That had thrilled me 31e5c0b8cb to no end.319adeb94abd4acc

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So, yeah, c3cc419714 I was 01dece3d63 a bit, f44e6986d4 no, pretty fad520dbb3 bummed. You love this. You must e4313b5c16 be starving fd0cf13a65 from the d560a18e8a shoot. It’s plated and ready, 7cbc30cabc what else could you 07b669ce4e want?2f5857bf966a7669

“What other… ngh.”503bff02b72df0ba

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My question 53669f0fcb dissolved fast. Seo Kijoon buried his baad7cf905 lips in my nape. His soft, 6cc5881921 wet tongue cb7757cd7f licked up 8c4042b5a3 the back 9d55defdc8 of my 2066765499 neck. His groin, pressed 2f70112a16 against my backside, b0f994ebe5 hardened as it cb2408b317 rubbed between my 300900953d cheeks. Raw desire flooded through d4e34e25f8 me.3205595f298c99a3

“Wait, ah…”6daf9055e1651463

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