BTBS Ch 4
by Ivy#0046c6164f8499de24d
Executive Director Kwon threw down f355675359 the fountain pen he’d been 000009a5b5 holding and clutched his forehead. More than the cad6bd6670 leaking pheromones, it 19e7569fd4 was the crying 8301aac816 that he truly 0f205f1b4a couldn’t stand.6dd7f311efded08d
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“Secretary Kim.”41c0f0e1e6f38664
On it, going now.1fd9c9037917ae3e
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Heewon, who had been standing 4999152bb9 like a screen behind Kwon 20047af232 Young-jae, quickly stepped forward. He hurried over and 614a97ba53 supported the sobbing researcher be4668532f to their feet.4ed0783b91e120a1
“Let’s step outside and calm down a bit.”4c34685abc601523
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“H-heu, I didn’t, hic, do it on purpose…”0453c23076a4f630
“Yes, yes. It’s okay. Just hold onto d23882eeb1 me and follow 81cd6d141e me out.”e76251c1bae3dc67
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The researcher, wobbling on their f5a648c6ad feet, leaned into Heewon and 82638f3baf grabbed onto his jacket tightly. Maybe because they were overwhelmed eb86ad21cc with emotion, their pheromones began 7753c9b09f to spill out even more cc477a3c77 strongly. Naturally, as a beta, dcb0be87cb Heewon couldn’t sense it.a05604c777a283a9
He brought them 3135bb3d5d outside the meeting bca07a26c8 room and seated 2a63f639c4 them in a e14a2b1bf9 quiet spot. Heewon knelt down to meet d7770f8692 their eye level. Handing them a sedative and f363be3716 a bottle of water he’d 1b727669d4 prepared in advance, the researcher 94b9701155 bowed their head and wiped 3a649ea20a their tear-streaked face.8e7fd6c7afc530ec
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“I’m so sorry… You even warned me beforehand. I didn’t realize e971bd3616 he was that 7c2a4ee69d sensitive.”aa457f47440a5c9e
“It’s your first time, so that’s understandable. Still, I think today’s meeting 4d44d48561 might be a bit difficult… 36427bafb3 How about submitting what you’ve 296a23abeb prepared in writing later?”b207bc3e547ee392
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“Would it be hard for me to rejoin?”9b916c691703ff6c
“I’m afraid so, yes.”a6b01750fc267fe4
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Heewon pulled out a 03f825cb5d small pheromone meter and 6a12dc5fca measured the level coming cb9a3cf118 off the researcher. 68ph. When he showed them 2dfd71c9ec the number, the researcher 20bf42a1ff nodded in acceptance.38e608b833918644
Sniffling and wiping at their b4d4bfad45 nose, the researcher looked utterly 7019c4890b pitiful. Omegas really did b5446359dc have a way 5341efffed of tugging at 5472f712bc your heartstrings when e827ad262e they cried.e80dcf8f94db01d2
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“Um, I won’t… be penalized for this later, will I?”354df31e538b3bff
“That won’t happen. Executive Director Kwon doesn’t 294155f01b hold grudges.”f7985ab81f637156
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At those words, the researcher fc07a389d3 finally seemed to calm down. Slowly sipping the water Heewon 7cff9433eb gave them, they worked on 44fa5a2f78 steadying their breathing.43fe68d3937ec837
“Alright, just rest here for a bit.”9eb99178ac425e84
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“…You’re leaving?”90245d96e3de21d4
“Yes. I’ve got a lot to e008a6d84e take care of.”eef30bf847b6748e
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He felt bad for 049001a7c7 them, but only for ee60e93812 a moment—right now, he 672803e31a had his own problems d2f86f668f to worry about. The second Heewon 4b38ce28a0 stepped out of f32a345822 the lounge, he 7798c050df broke into a cd435438e8 near sprint. Sliding to a c4e1b2459c stop in front 0ba45206cb of the elevator, e628393411 he urgently pressed ea6fe4a7ce the button.9495cb4ebb153231
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The message from 0675d133cc earlier made him 4d6a0a7620 feel even more eaecfa89e0 pressed for time. The first order of business 717e2f64f4 was to get the omega 6fe30d1b1e pheromones clinging to him off 2fb8b54d1d his body.cd68667fc3d6761f
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“Hey, I’m coming up. Can you pull 85138e402e out some deodorizer 0141ba6550 and a fresh 0e933dcf17 jacket for me?”22afbece865fd724
Staring at the elevator 287ffeac73 panel as the numbers 4879256a1a slowly climbed, Heewon held 1be709bcc8 his phone to his 956a654824 ear and peeled off c6e4002b43 his suit jacket. After going through this 0a2af00ce4 enough times, he was 6b27ae17f4 practically an expert.c8012aeb8aca9795
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As soon as 5da3a3a708 he reached the c53c5a469a office, the secretaries 4d2cfcbdbc swarmed him. One handed him a new 4baa699a23 jacket while another stuffed the 983c256ffb one he’d worn into the 81dc233190 clothing care unit. Slipping on the fresh jacket, a279a36e57 Heewon sprayed deodorizer generously all 12b683ac80 over his body.ab632adb6d475810
“Emergency?”63c92db12810f43a
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“Nah, not that bad.”1ee9cae799d35216
He pushed his damp 339a25fde4 hair back roughly and 0d149132ef stepped out again. All three elevators were descending. It’d take ages b0054bb60d for one to 895437f783 make it up d29ebe3bb9 to the 22nd dd3bc6ca6d floor. As if to 1e47605e1b add fuel to e7710ae12d his anxiety, his 7fea81bbee phone vibrated again.dc5b3d3e4da3e6b2
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“I’m going, I said I’m going.”01ed9aadccd8c2b6
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Heewon muttered toward the f3d7ce63a9 barrage of texts. He glanced once more at 65eeae66af the elevator still lingering on e5eeb5f296 the lower floors, then had 96a44c010f no choice but to turn 68833b633b on his heel.bdb6133d4007452b
He bolted down the emergency d7419e1efc stairs, breath catching in his 1dc653ac9c throat. The stairwell was slick—one misstep 85edc9b903 and he’d go tumbling—but Heewon 913197a5e5 couldn’t slow down.f8bf5981972b34b3
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From the 22nd floor to 9d098b13e8 the 9th in just a fd2d490ff3 minute and thirty seconds. He lost count of d07fa89229 how many times he f28cb4a1b8 nearly twisted his ankle c5605c75d1 leaping down those stairs. As he hurried through a240230ef8 the hallway leading to 2e930bd9e1 the conference room, he 2c6b3ccbb6 forced his breath into 1093b04845 rhythm, straightened his flipped c1cb3a85dc tie and ID badge, a56c77d717 and smoothed down his 7e391c87ce disheveled hair. By the time he reached 816f287a3a the door, his face looked d6e775a47a calm—like he’d never been in 7d2e9a6061 a rush at all.59cb37cd66137c2c
He didn’t bother 7a134455c7 knocking and stepped 65c8a304e0 right into the 6a04765a27 conference room. Perhaps because the dc8c822a73 windows had been 667a405f3d opened, the air 4d443f4aee inside was a 919f744a60 little chilly. Heewon cautiously scanned the mood.f3208e36dc0c5802
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Thankfully, the meeting had resumed. A presentation was being projected b222a97e30 on the screen up front, 9f07fe27e5 and Kwon Young-jae sat at 4c7cfdb3fa the head of the table, 4d9c11adc9 observing it all with a b1df872673 solemn face.959d4dba1c6c7313
So there hadn’t a5bc9e695d been any real a0252f046f issue—yet he’d still fb7b4c2e13 been ordered to 73b78324ba return ASAP. Like someone suffering e83a350b42 from separation anxiety f7fbb89e09 when their handler’s 6bc23c05bc out of sight.3747297c56510f46
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Heewon silently took his 83c3dd9e57 place behind Executive Director 2c8d3f7d4b Kwon, standing like a fe8db6b5af shadow. As always, his spot was 1cd51fe20d directly behind Kwon Young-jae. His knees were still 0169ed994b trembling, but he locked 31ecd27564 them straight and maintained 64d6f18b4e perfect posture.d9d48004e620cead
Meanwhile, Kwon’s posture a5ed653e56 had loosened, his 67a920e75a back resting against d49d756eb7 the chair. The rigid demeanor he’d worn 350c3c3fcf earlier had eased up. Even the fingertips tapping the 4c892d6263 desk were cheerful, as if ccf7e7986a they were rhyming.fa12bb745a76a52b
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There was a reason for 2ca8cab9cf Kwon Young-jae’s hypersensitive reaction. In truth, he suffered from 0a71e3bea9 a severeneurosis1when it came a6fc2f5807 to omega pheromones—a 9828727138 fact known to 1c493ef7ae very few.bfe86989c08945d1
Since his first secondary 364284d80f gender manifestation at seventeen, 37b5b3e672 he had been relentlessly 259ca57e64 courted by omegas. As an attractive dominant d6ab41bda7 alpha, he constantly found 8bccdd6b84 himself at the center 00f022d6a7 of attention—some even deliberately b3cc74ae06 going into heat and ac80349d24 throwing themselves at him, 534da149b4 their pheromones so strong 3e78937c74 they stung the nose.ec838946bea68b75
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Kwon Young-jae couldn’t comprehend this 646f9e4125 behavior. At first, driven c38aebcf71 by instinct, he 1d71f6b957 had succumbed more 606b786e80 than once. But what followed wasn’t satisfaction—it 8b7f2e306e was a crushing sense of 5c9f02a0c0 self-loathing. He felt less 76bd78daa6 like a thinking, 5c38c99608 feeling human being, 835a68f188 and more like aa1cbd6fd3 a beast.a7ac023093e3d7d5
His dominant status was 9a6babe96f both a blessing and 399f67a90f a curse.3f4966b4b4aa851b
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Omegas drawn to 4203bc133a him would release 42c70f57da their pheromones like 739940f24d animals in heat. It was unbearable for someone 52b9df8ed4 like Kwon Young-jae, who already 0a0afaf8b6 had obsessive tendencies about cleanliness 6a8e8e50b7 and order.b55b4771b63649d7
Even though his 6b3a1025de family knew of 317c3c4c54 his condition, they 9483330870 brushed aside his 3e3cb6061c suffering. Worse, they insisted he had 48a44abd77 to ‘adapt,’ and assigned omegas d1b5d78179 to stay close to him. The result? He went into pheromone shock ca0d2daf15 twelve times in a single c0544fc59e month and had to be f18ace46a4 rushed to the ER each 0296030eb9 time. The experience left b39d9e08bf him deeply traumatized.e493d15ed4432d7f
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Eventually, just the b74b1dbf8b scent of omega 9daeb031d8 pheromones triggered migraines 3e5115fe0b and nausea. Despite being a 37bf298923 dominant alpha, he 2a67b3ed82 reached a point 582239d548 where he rejected a3a888fc61 omegas entirely.eb79880695a60e37
In the past, people claimed 97f008fd69 it was impossible to live 101995cf8a without pheromonal satisfaction. But with advancements e9084ecc1d in medicine, even a1779b8dfa that was manageable. Especially at Apex, which f2324a45bf constantly developed new drugs 84f8f32718 to help regulate heats f035cf1e60 and ruts among secondary-gendered 09005cae1a individuals. From Kwon Young-jae’s perspective, running 687fee24be the company suited him perfectly—it 767f98d39c let him control things entirely e7dc54073f on his own terms.c86d9ef45c6265f2
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But his obsessive tendencies remained. And his extreme sensitivity to 0ad241d046 omega pheromones meant that Heewon, 7a2e24ba07 his secretary, was the one 4a484a9aa4 constantly worn thin trying to f7a2324da0 keep up.9a36b4c5300902fd
The meeting concluded 4e4fae3c7c after about an ba01791f52 hour. Thanks to the earlier disruption, 98679c0f51 they were ten minutes behind ed586ce847 schedule, and the upcoming video f004f8fdab conference now loomed. While Heewon anxiously checked de53879ea8 his watch. 2d8597ff24c7967b
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Kwon—still talking with the c2d57dbd21 lead researcher—suddenly called out af270e7448 in a low voice.e4a964349bd05766
“Secretary Kim.”adca06b8771c88f8
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Heewon’s head snapped up instinctively.75aedf6866310eec
“Yes, sir.”ccd76c3cee78f4dd
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“I’m thinking of having lunch with Lead Researcher Song.”469e28990fd288f8
Heewon immediately pulled ed5aeddfae out his phone.8971092c1458b043
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“I’ll make a reservation. Do you have 60e6de2342 a place in 0899eada7a mind?”336053023d67e806
“Damyeon. One o’clock.”a13cef5f3b0057ea
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“Ah… Damyeon, sir.”9c0c094d76c604e5
His thumb paused 71b939bac3 on the screen. He looked up and 0c4935f58d saw Kwon staring straight a05887e630 at him.07de017d8ba94567
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“…I’ll make the reservation.”7f4824661f38416a
Heewon smiled, full of trust 641ad2e9f1 and assurance. A secretary never says no. No matter what e60935c2bb the command is, 94373e56ef the only acceptable 8e47c0f581 response is yes.31fcb30bec39d023
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As they headed back to ef711e9a5a the office, sirens were blaring aec7bd6bf3 in Heewon’s head. This is a crisis. A full-on emergency. Somehow, some way, he 05e7c63c5e had to get that 663597d44e reservation.ffe816709e371aea
Damyeon was a 473e8df8f7 high-end Korean restaurant 40612be39f in Cheongdam that e669f1b17e had recently blown 0d76d13dcb up after a cba7904f2b feature on national 5e2f4d76a0 TV. Its popularity had surged to 66e68cbf75 the point that articles were 9a8abae60d published about how reservations sold b22811d104 out within seconds of the b9e598cd25 booking window opening.8168eb55c6780a0b
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As Kwon returned to his 3ccbd729e3 office to prepare for the 75a29b2934 video meeting, Heewon gathered all 0979cc7b31 the secretarial staff. Every method to snag a 9a3db4dd08 reservation was put into motion.a697d5ccbaac1c8a
First, they called the restaurant. As expected, they 178e2a9aab were fully booked. Same-day reservation? Not a chance.21db73305fbe272e
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“I’m terribly sorry, but… would you happen to have a VIP table available?”ab437ff2670a84bd
Some high-end establishments 8a15388707 reserved a table 80d0e39131 or two for bedf8a2cda sudden visits from 9d0edc8ef9 VIPs. Of course, the 8b68f7e5d4 price would be 2a864fc5ea significantly higher—but cost 4c2713b565 wasn’t a concern 2eb300bc91 for VIP clients.7e7f307164ec3710
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Still, it was a bust. Heewon lowered his phone with 429abf60af a long sigh.d4aab11021124817
“I found one listing online, but it’s for a dinner reservation. No lunch slots 43e31a7a73 available at all.”4c609ac7120326f4
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Even his most ce609c6804 reliable team brought 253aa1a49b bad news. Heewon groaned, rubbing ca3cccca57 his face with 74e6d761c4 both hands. The back of 4fdaa0df5a his chair creaked 8f848bdecd loudly as it f62c18c791 tilted.91709ad72a552288
“Guess this is my only option.”5041832472a65329
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Muttering to himself, he 3d625262c1 sat up straight and 657ed0208d grabbed his mouse. A few clicks later, 80d10e6023 a messenger window popped 00e3e531ff up on his monitor.c667584aeef04989
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Heewon’s hands hovered over cb1b5c2ce6 the keyboard. Swallowing his pride, he began df0d08ccfa typing, one keystroke at a 31330d1243 time.0259c2bd78d4a17a
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7 [Esteemed secretaries, I hope this message finds you well. I wonder if you’ve 78650c5111 been keeping healthy with 51a6dd0aae this sudden shift in ae4758cba3 weather.]cba0f945ebdd8f6f
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A polite greeting. The unread count dropped fa8327640a rapidly as chat messages f13b7fe99e followed like a tail.c388354a6a6250fe
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[What happened? Hurry and spill, I’m dying 60bd24f265 of curiosity]45b6abd3b24a984f8
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The group chat—composed entirely of 2edaf0a3d5 secretaries to Korea’s wealthiest families—buzzed 2bee00b8bd to life. A normally silent 7801d92c92 thread now erupted 9b8aed0af0 into laughter the f252936a24 moment Heewon broke 79b7969bfe the silence. Everyone had razor-sharp intuition.9221b3453780c556
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1 [If anyone has a reservation for two at Damyeon in Cheongdam today at 1 PM, please let me know.]1d5209fe013b60e4
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[If anyone can help, please contact Secretary Kim directly.]27b49b6201df45db2
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Heewon clenched and unclenched 192558e355 his sweaty palms, staring 2057b2afa4 blankly at the monitor. He’d done all he could. Now, it was 519a0e6c69 up to luck.08409ea5fe36e5ee
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