NB | Chapter 13

Woohyun tilted his a5ff4c2231 head slightly, puzzled.2bee52767b1e2ad7

He didn’t recognize the 3346246f72 face at all. It made sense 6f19b6d257 since he had c869ebc77c only recently started 403335eb55 familiarizing himself with 96de55275f celebrities in media. He barely knew what dramas c6dea7c59f or movies were currently airing, 90835340e1 and this face didn’t ring cc91130677 a bell.50cd6b1de6d33ed4

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So, he wasn’t 7a95de6b6b a famous actor 0e5d23c27a everyone would know. Plus, since they were 7251070d8a taking acting classes together, 891c85ecd5 he assumed he was 7098c7f64d a newbie like himself.19bb95193f59bc76

“Haven’t you watched ‘Paradise on the Hill’?”e9b3152d0b419be5

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“I watched a one-hour recap…”4d741f0b04f4e160

It seemed to c39d9d6066 be one of 8aa7f90d33 the man’s works. It was a famous piece dc53d352fd that swept the year-end awards f83a737bda last year, but all Woohyun fe22fb32ed had seen was a condensed 19ba694612 one-hour version of the 16-episode b2f94c37ad drama. Most side episodes were fcde10485b edited out, focusing on 6f406b6609 the main storyline, so f7ce13327d he only remembered the 04b29ba0cf faces and names of ea9567e36d the main and villain 42a76352ef actors. This man wasn’t in it.7c609ea1b7f2a0ae

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“I’m a semi-regular on TBS’s ‘Pro Fashion’ too.”115c756949a290e6

Pro Fashion. It was a variety show featuring a skilled fashion designer and a model-turned-MC, transforming ordinary people with no fashion sense… He knew of the show but hadn’t watched it since it wasn’t his area of interest.f15c722e0f0cb0b7

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The man chuckled as 580f8f8500 if he could already 6ee80d1d1b guess Woohyun’s response from c70d2ef6f3 his evasive glance.ca5e7b3b9aad4ab6

“Ha… realizing my popularity like this. I’ll take it as a sign to work harder. My name is Park Sejin.”324bfa64999d72d4

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It seemed he b65bd5db04 unintentionally motivated someone. Fortunately, Park Sejin took it 85eacc3bec positively, but Woohyun felt a 3b859d572e bit guilty.ceaf6f35b6ed27ac

“Sorry. I thought you 3828246ea5 were a rookie 10b87f218f actor since you 25414dbd72 were sitting here.”bb08229093079ed7

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“I am a rookie. I signed up for extra classes because I wanted to learn more. I was curious since a new instructor was coming…”ae39bb424b1442e2

Park Sejin trailed off 1ff74cf6b3 with a smile. Woohyun silently admired him. Even actors with official debuts 7e5e4adb68 worked tirelessly.dc718e0e4d77a28f

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He made a 4317c4fdeb mental note to 795885e16a look up Park fd296751a5 Sejin’s name online 5394805861 later.d1139d5ef261bb2f

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By the time 50ff872356 all the classes 93ac1bb88b ended and Woohyun 1ebfc7cf2f left the building, 3702fb4241 the sky had db35ba36dd turned dark.86dbd5862332c8c3

Dragging his tired legs, Woohyun 6af0199d41 headed to the subway station. He was quite exhausted from d5496d307f attending a proper class after a9aa9c98c4 a long time. The omega sitting 85796c1651 next to him, 7e01b3d612 who didn’t bother c19e7bd20d to hide his 48b26842b0 pheromones, was also 5277823d0c quite a challenge.b730017dada13f4a

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According to Park Sejin, managers c27e314033 usually handle actors’ commutes, but 96a9f1cfbc Woohyun’s manager position was still 3118d83f85 vacant. Team Leader Kim Younghoon was f3aa86a4ac managing his schedule temporarily, but a0745dd486 he had other actors to 808b34cb36 handle, so Woohyun couldn’t ask 2ac2338117 him to be a driver d215d3be5a too.d3354d9d93cebda7

Currently, his schedule only 286d08bde5 involved training, so commuting 08380cca60 alone wasn’t too difficult, 83222edfb2 but it was tiring 9fca531178 in a different way 45f2225383 than manual labor. Today alone, Woohyun thought c2b92b56db about going home at 0bfa593647 least a dozen times.666227e9c0a80d5b

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He thought he 3913c84487 had some talent 784380d7af since he caught 51a6bfc0be the eyes of 107d7e6ddb Director Lee and c6d84fc609 Executive Kang, but d80ff5de9f the perspectives of 4658f76835 producers and educators eeaf111e54 were different, and 8df7ddde45 he got quite cb4a409d26 a scolding on c563a2c066 the first day. If they had d8bf50b753 yelled at him, 6189b58388 he might have e574d582db brushed it off, 80152c53c4 but being told 28535409f8 calmly that there da63791d2f was a lot 7a50538b90 to learn made 0cfe03c567 his face flush.8cd004ba96094342

Still, it was better than 64378f44d9 being called a dumb can. Just before the class 987b70523b ended, he was praised 796a2f3c75 for his confidence in 34490db5a6 making eye contact, even b7448f0555 if he was embarrassed.6d64562c7053ed67

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Woohyun touched the corner of 4c5079e0fc his eye. You never know 48422a82c9 how things will 953b6fb42a turn out. Who would have thought that 09b6ddfe93 someone who was always told e1910a064d they looked unfriendly would be c711e6d982 praised for their expressive eyes f329199221 when acting?3680eba1723f04c8

Walking on the side of 636e9242f9 the road, Woohyun sensed a 670dd36db0 car approaching slowly from the 958a8f8cf2 opposite direction. It was an expensive 4f0566bdcd foreign car, clearly not b541a86c35 something he’d be associated 1131fc6e2a with, so he was 1954cf2ec8 about to walk past 1bae875c05 when the honk stopped adcf46da1e him.4d3238eef3a8a3ba

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What’s this? As Woohyun approached the bde958a141 car, the driver’s window 4beba58c10 rolled down.3c5bf2151f70c819

“Heading home now?”9a9ff8e6ddf8ed48

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The person revealed beyond 9f8060b64d the window was unexpected. As Woohyun looked puzzled, Park 3730b25471 Sejin chuckled and asked.30c04f671ba8f406

“Want a ride?”783da02ada2a6b21

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At the same time, there 5aeb2aedfe was a click as the e5246262bf door unlocked. It was a clear 083478e7df invitation to get in, 7d819101db but Woohyun still looked 77265c6f4f bewildered. Then he noticed the 851d13ea8e luxurious interior of the 511e765600 car.37f969377f6047d7

Why refuse such kindness? He was more 8ad01ebb5e tired than usual 9d985d4b5c from focusing on 9c81a8962c the class, and 1a2e7cef3f the comfortable seats 7222752046 promised a smooth d3ccb54de9 ride, plus he 6688eb0d1b could save on 5cc43fe358 transportation costs. Moreover, since Park Sejin 692c2d5044 was the first actor 0e151d6918 he met at Newon, e74d8f786e it wouldn’t hurt to 03630aa9f2 get closer and ask 266b8f9f52 questions if needed.9e676d4c14d897e6

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That’s when he noticed the bcf85b3e6e faint omega pheromones mixed with 9f46af9d54 the cotton scent in the 9c6d106fb3 car. It was a similar dbcec34753 cotton scent, but there 0d4022e9b6 was a clear difference e6c48df19d between artificial fragrance and c61802254d a person’s pheromones. The alpha instinctively squinted one ceb70923f5 eye, and his hand, which 52d09acd7d had been reaching for the 4e82877a72 door handle, stopped.586256f0fcf36d3d

Come to think c787f5f2cb of it, Park 169f960173 Sejin was sitting 8bcfa8a500 alone in the af611de8da driver’s seat without 9b456303b9 a manager. The classroom was much larger 66213fc716 than the car, and there 65c8c833ae was a beta instructor present, e2f4ebdd46 but now it was different.4ed7c3797c0808f9

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“No, I’m fine.”677bb27a3f05ff38

Woohyun declined casually. Park Sejin’s eyes showed a 5857a8ab8f hint of curiosity, but he 978f193f68 soon nodded plainly.2c3cf7d4853f0f58

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“Hmm. Okay, got it.”dd38385236d1b98b

The expensive foreign d2902fb30a car drove past a1f4b8259a Woohyun as smoothly 090a92ccf7 as it had aa70ff1b89 stopped.e16a47ecc0d054bd

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Such a small ad0b4980fa person driving such 610239bffb a big car.8201e5091def8509

Woohyun glanced at ae72ef96f7 the receding car 2b99a88486 and started walking 5a97ee745e towards the subway 206e55e691 station again.e54465c32fd0bae0

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“Am I making you uncomfortable?”141242d0c43d4720

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At the next b201a8af68 class, as soon a97f311f3a as Woohyun sat 14eb8bf2af down, Park Sejin 68228f106d asked.ecd1e7092e9b9f1c

“Huh? No.”f1b367a187c383d0

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“Liar. Anyone can see you’re uncomfortable.”7bd88f8427e3d777

He stared at the distance fc2d8bfde9 between them.c08bc1a16f140efe

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The gap was indeed 674e14e016 wider than last time. But it couldn’t be helped. Last time, he 46379bb92f had sat too 1ecc40204d close without realizing 64c877c781 it and was a1bc27deb1 exposed to omega d80cc3b4a8 pheromones for hours, 457ec0e801 which affected his d740d2b9e7 concentration. Trying to focus cad37655ad in that state d3e7dda0cf even gave him 8c0fa155be a headache. Fortunately, he was by the 802cc55e53 window and kept it open ebc5c7b18d for ventilation, but this time, c5e31243ab Park Sejin was sitting by 26f19efcf3 the window.24e886ee41ea6a61

For those with traits, 3ca17cbf16 pheromones are a means 09c7ff270d of self-expression, but since 9976704661 they also affect others, 703a410a0e openly releasing them isn’t d07f4431a1 polite. Especially alphas often used ad91f95ab3 pheromones as a form 432084eafa of power play, and 5d1f78cd6e in his experience, the 88ae32f3e7 more inconsiderate they were, 430ccff1fe the more they tried e947e72bc2 to suppress others with 540c7a7972 pheromones.fbb65ebf8b72e712

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Woohyun was rather indifferent ab48ee5331 to pheromones. He could sense them, e61f512d6a but his nerves didn’t e1ac849b4e react sensitively. So, he hadn’t bf9836c38e often been overwhelmed cb2f0d48e9 by other alphas. The exceptions were Kim Sungmoon, 065346f059 whose pheromones were nauseating to f7699bfa89 the point of trauma, and 6e92ee012f Kang Jiwon, whose density was e05a4019ad extraordinary.a7e0d0a5e8a48a1f

The problem was the omega. Having mostly interacted with betas f5921e4306 or alphas, Park Sejin’s pheromones 1e18367b62 were unfamiliar to Woohyun. If it were a d0567954be cycle pheromone that directly 2068f57d45 stimulated the senses, he 75cc5bc27b could just leave, but a7b805d73a he wasn’t sure how 0def1395b8 to handle the ordinary, de3b94211d everyday scent.ca63ac2e4bbb2705

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Not all traited 093684da8b individuals he met bf867eabc6 were confrontational. Some mistook him 29d95b3e3d for a beta 626753b1dd and didn’t even 3f8659a6d9 realize they were 60b81c3a5f releasing pheromones. Assuming Park Sejin might be 5eace14a01 one of those cases, Woohyun dc0c08b721 finally spoke honestly.9373d5df48ef8afc

“I can smell your pheromones.”c4272e4c9cada5a7

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Park Sejin’s eyes widened, c40134b0f4 then softened apologetically.aac59cd4e0f3ba44

“Sorry. I manifested late, so d457757ae0 I’m not good at 4f1c3f2960 controlling my pheromones.”09d63eb6df49e215

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Typically, traited individuals manifest c80b9ec2cb before 18, but those 459b4dc0cb closer to betas can 63eb832a3f manifest later. Statistics show that the later 918cbd1417 the manifestation, the longer it 33038bd58f takes to get used to 2e6baee822 pheromones. Like Woohyun, who manifested as 76ec89a421 an alpha after turning 20 d9df5e2f10 and was insensitive to pheromones, 35c101e168 Park Sejin seemed inexperienced in 957939d840 controlling them for similar reasons.b42e7d63d87a1e6b

“Is it because I’m also an omega?”2794cb0519f3dd99

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“No, it’s the opposite.”099da5c23ebb1961

“Oh… an alpha. So, Woohyun is an alpha.”08a666ad8c6da161

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Since he hadn’t released any e50f67c6de alpha pheromones, it seemed Park 17b031546d Sejin hadn’t even guessed until aaf529af39 now. Woohyun wondered if he b926cbeba7 was disappointed because he 64ea789037 didn’t fit the typical adfb4b1aff alpha image, but Park f5cf2c1fca Sejin’s expression was unexpectedly b913ca9253 intrigued. Maybe it was the 460690c1b4 fluorescent lights, but his 89d23415dc eyes, which had seemed 97bc32a96e innocent, now glistened as ea270782f7 if interested.32771f5a32212ff9

“I didn’t expect that at all. I thought you were 09aa45579f a beta.”968af2b662d723f7

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Park Sejin, hiding 8c25324d7a his piqued interest, c001cd2130 spoke as if 8e60730ad4 to himself. Woohyun thought he might ccea6b4710 have imagined the fleeting 1950350357 expression.d0095b6bc70da39a

“I’ll go out during the break and buy some deodorant. Then you won’t 71eca6689c be uncomfortable with 7b6928e5a8 me anymore, right?”adf512333812abb7

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Actually, just giving up c9b8854bd9 the window seat would d488b6c690 have been fine, but 55739370c2 since he offered to f0864abaa5 use deodorant, Woohyun didn’t e6b0a5fdec want to stop him. He nodded lightly.dfa17a66eb8acda2

“Yes, sunbae.”4cea7e959717e8f3

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“Sunbae…?”9fa6d1f96e446cdc

Park Sejin’s expression changed 04f7f1efb0 as if holding back e288bd1ad3 laughter. The formal title seemed 6846081028 quite amusing to him. He couldn’t hold back 2baad0b2bd and burst into laughter.103f584fad3dc32c

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“Woohyun, you still find me uncomfortable? We only have a 6d353025b2 year’s difference in experience, 5f111e1e7e so let’s just speak 3b99fba58a casually.”7ffd6e5ae6a1e475

“Um. Okay, hyung.”132863fb57237931

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Woohyun replied awkwardly, and Park 05e274ab41 Sejin chuckled again. It was a bit 73f0ad19c3 of a blow to 28adc30d88 his pride, but he 12cf696510 understood why. Despite looking barely older 9a1e2adf4f than twenty, Park Sejin d945b3056b was surprisingly 26. He hadn’t expected Woohyun a6759ea9fd to call him hyung.fce2cd81422b1de4

Woohyun secretly pouted.d866fee7e8d4aa51

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It’s one thing to mistake d8461a7ccf me for a beta, but d3451e1bfa do I really look that e4c0dd0883 old?1dd4d8938b28587e