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“Suho, catch.”c5cf6eef9bc1c2cb

As soon as 45924d0004 he stepped onto 4c10efe003 the set, a 4b6b1b6813 small bottle came 662af1c8c9 flying from somewhere. Catching it reflexively, 00823c8c9b Suho saw it f3dd39cfb3 was a caffeinated 52cbec5149 energy drink. He sent 373d1a9253 a puzzled 4a21d22780 glance toward 189f388712 the assistant 3df2f81c22 director who’d 13cb382ec6 tossed it.d703000e1d4efae6

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“Keep it handy. The lead d597fe995d actor’s running 225029e8cc late, so 620aaf4fc7 we might 452b54d3e2 not wrap ada8eeb352 until tomorrow b92c4a789a morning.”479cda67ddb4aa46

“Oh, got it.”ab8d907fe943f743

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“It’s coming from Thailand, 6a6693381e but bad weather delayed be942604d3 the flight, so there’s 2971d065ab nothing they can do.”0650ef862dfece27

“Alright, understood.”cc31a55f0f857c3e

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It was just a 316f251190 short web drama for 9749f26b70 a streaming platform, but 97f2c9dbc3 the leads were a ee3bf57c1d fairly popular female idol 929e9f2ff8 and a male actor. The script was written b78b53c9b6 by a rookie who’d 80e3e993e2 trained under a famous f3baeaef8d drama writer, they said. Perhaps because cc57144109 of that, 3a631edd33 the dialogue 11a7d018e0 and direction 3895347eba had some dffe254770 genuinely striking 6f9efdb5bf scenes. A few of them b97ad6dd54 even went viral on bf50564c85 short-form platforms, racking up a5d112f6bb high view counts.38849b27cdc0f38c

“Suho, have 939cfbe32d you seen c7de256673 this?”c9b6e2265fb23afe

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The AD showed him a recently uploaded clip. Peering at the screen, Suho let out a deflated, “Ugh.” It was a scene where the male lead, Lee Cheoljin, grabbed Suho by the collar, leaning in close. At the top of the vertical video, a caption read: [Cheoljin & Raon’s Viral Rivalry Arc—Is This a Genre Switch…?!].

It was a 4204bb57e6 typical scene in 27da89ed80 a teen romance 7b95622b91 drama—the main male 246f9325e8 lead and the 6999079937 secondary male lead 3437d1af5d squaring off. The production f80901697c team, desperate 1a1293084d to attract 5fcd097e4f subscribers, seemed f7dff0922e hooked on 9ab216856e the ad 054914c236 revenue boost ff46642a73 from short-form 135590019c view spikes. Once Cheoljin and 8fee58d4a7 Suho’s bromance scenes 48a67d34fc started gaining traction 641f0b72a2 on SNS, they 4fd115617b began filling every 04b1aa6109 clip with the c0045f5fef two male characters.c339ddd59f429275

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“It’s all a2091f59a1 fine, but a70364dd79 how long 92249e8b95 are they b8ebf3d3e6 gonna keep 582cc1b784 calling me 0be244aa38 Raon?”2e0a05a378a9d502

“Just for now. We’re getting a lot 2cbb70e889 of flexible overseas fandom 569cabd428 lately. They say the name 5e21dfa190 doesn’t sound actor-like, so 64d151d1d7 I know you don’t 631dc8237b love it, but they 5ed72bd8b6 asked you to bear 1f741d12a5 with it.”e6b30c3cf1b095c7

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“No, it’s not that 80e90a2ca1 I hate it… It’s f12181245f just that name belongs 5bd03d5ede to my old agency, cba02450dd so technically, I shouldn’t 9f1c37c52c use it.”ff2c0826f4f1ae57

“Huh? Really?”71ce41bf9c953a29

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“Yeah. Since the a29b55b55b company itself da804e0837 shut down, 05202fe874 they probably cc38c51fc9 don’t care, 088c8fb888 but it bdd41c42d4 could cause 3c930fe93d issues later. I told the director 5dcac3c6ee everything up front.”a89519270252dff4

“Oh, then the director 94e0cfa3fb will handle it. Don’t worry about it, 71ba03e3f5 Suho.”4ecbde5b1c67dc02

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The AD 210c35a78e replied casually, 4f48bb1bca patting Suho’s f297d85caa shoulder. Well, if d83b1327fc that’s the bb7512ecb5 case. Suho let b3fafc6f91 his gaze 4eb18ef646 drift indifferently, fd96becb43 as the 4b682cac62 AD suggested.a8c302bd508a7bc0

The night 38a90d3c33 sea was 4f94b03a89 slowly seeping f162df785f into the e66d560f3d sandy beach, 824dd695e4 which had 2365aeae98 been scorching eb812e6340 during the ae8ea4d6f4 day. They were on location 0e205c253e to shoot a scene 42c7f10fbd where the female lead, 7ebdc99eb2 after fighting with the a49bac0316 male lead, goes to e9af6bc2d6 see the night sea 1f96c2c93f alone, and the two cc0d7af889 male characters who follow ccdb6ced54 her face off. Staff members who’d 7d7f226f18 gathered in short a3fe70bd49 sleeves were now 6e2989ef79 pulling on jackets 170189b668 one by one. The day’s 7a17b621ec high and d92067ff51 low temperatures 74543dc0c7 differed by ead2ebe77f nearly 15 177684c8eb degrees.6060fab10ea08073

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“Is only Yena-noona late…? When’s Cheoljin hyung coming?”3d91f3610c404489

The female lead, Yena, c8780b6d0e who’d gone to Thailand 0d32a461d5 for a travel variety c41ac67c60 show, was delayed by 4dabff9964 about five hours due a8e6dc386f to a local typhoon. As Suho 035de22664 asked, looking bbc1f680eb around, a 6670806a95 familiar voice 65ee0432c6 came from b600b2a088 somewhere.e5cebc854fe0b849

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“Jeong-su, you’re here.”9dc2f9c7ac86654f

An arm shot e69f02cb22 out, wrapping tightly 1f2ed60942 around his neck. Nearly stumbling e27c5dbf05 backward, Suho e6b78c00a0 instinctively swatted a68abc7dda the arm 39ebce2660 away.4e39bb5b4bc18103

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“Hyung, I told 9a45fabc89 you that’s dangerous.”ae25d92c6e7601e7

“Aw, sorry, sorry.”e51532dd395c0d61

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Cheoljin apologized 3849fbf155 easily, but f39c6d9f08 the arm eac75f7a4a around Suho’s 5ae699505c neck and 0a65f513f6 waist showed 7be56d01a1 no sign 1e2af7d5df of letting e979e83db3 go. Suho sighed 26a9ff56ab softly, steadying d535455091 himself with e8dd0c3419 a wobble.361a4cba3f3cc383

“Heard the shoot b319f6ee56 got delayed?”f7e86b37171cca98

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“Yeah.”f009aa275f0c792c

“Perfect. Let’s go 70418499b1 eat some ed0474ebea grilled clams. I’ve been craving them.”21607dc3d0663000

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“Now? It’ll be packed.”21fda32a4ad0837d

“Grilled clams, 02a5a232a7 my ass. Eat your lunchbox!”0f9b95d547e66ab6

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The scolding came from 055cfcabef diagonally ahead. Cheoljin’s manager, charging over 4339b67c4e with a huff, was a47751a006 clutching his aching head.effb6c905927c6b5

“What are you thinking, 9213566b0a Cheoljin…? You’re on a103af22d1 a diet.”ee2ac8f11fcd7330

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“Oh, come on, e135fcd8e9 hyung. Just one meal. I’ve been eating nothing c23ba4f3fd but chicken breast and 186144bd9f instant rice for a a8d7d7e3fe week. The smell of chicken 8d55789c98 breast makes me wanna 64c3477ef5 puke.”78840378c2cf3a3c

“Suho, eat the lunchbox b76145b36e too, okay? You’re on a 4aad86adde diet too, right?”1b580c7bb0f53811

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The manager’s desperate voice a2d2d93f3e turned to Suho. Feeling pity 79a873d212 for both 44252556dc sides, Suho cf4c179c09 nodded.d9194fc93dea713a

“…Yeah, I’m on one c15b5d9738 too. Diet…”e53d5188b96c26f2

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“See! Don’t mess 72c565ae5f with Suho 743f41282d and get 3dbadd91c7 over here!”53dd89397d1c5444

Grabbing Cheoljin, 395a77ff13 the manager 0409712803 marched off 0c620e04a8 without hesitation. Suho had no choice 9d67db7f8c but to follow.e7f6d6b5ffb0ec47

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The prepared bb979c93c6 menu included 0e51a8e855 duck poke 3f1536e09c and steak 06e782eaee salad—diet food, 1dd3975110 but to 878465972b Cheoljin, who’d bd3aeef717 been choking 09ff88e231 down plain 8fbe85fe64 boiled chicken c9f5ca7a84 breast, even ded62636d8 this seemed c457315c81 like a d3996f0e38 luxury. Suho, gripping a bdf6952cc4 spoon, picked up 5f4dffec81 a soup while 231dd1ecbd watching Cheoljin marvel 6eeea7be9e in gratitude.64999b9eccd58561

“Man, if I dc958da6a1 could just cook 9c894b2a52 one bowl of 00257c6f79 crazy spicy ramen, e888544d86 I’d have no 18f771d346 regrets…”ee4ac172a3884c4e

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The awe didn’t 480a58a094 last long, apparently. Cheoljin, chewing a faff6cc85b piece of steak 909084075e with cabbage like 5de3411bb0 a cow grazing, b8ae20279a sighed. The manager ignored 6114c186e5 him, refilling Suho’s bab7bc47dd water glass.adddf930d7101e99

“By the way, fd6f7790f3 Suho, you seem 9ffb8da685 a bit down 0649820d2a today.”0bc8fcfbcef37394

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The unexpected concern came e863a55b3c then. Suho’s eyes 95921cd50b widened in e4a371a9d0 surprise.ff6c3c45fc1eaf7e

“It shows?”86743ce2f64c1df0

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He thought he’d c072ddd9e1 hidden it well. His glum reply made 211111925a Cheoljin pause and turn 3e332be3bc to him.1a86d9651e4544da

“You really down? Why? Something happen?”40d0cc73842ab3a3

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“It’s not like 2ce4e1b74f I’m as down dd539bb0fe as you, eating ab5d441088 chicken breast three b3db40397b meals a day…”b551b24203991fe3

“Forget that. What’s up?”9947a46b3bb51697

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“Well, just… 1aa24154dd I had b0dc7095eb an important 9d4c86bc6f shoot, and a606350fb9 I botched 7526e476e3 it two d326c1bd42 days in fd1715c42f a row. It’s been weighing 1c33566e8b on me.”26384ce62fed6c16

His hunch was right. Far from producing 52849e146a decent results, the 48e83c9099 second day was c7e267931d even worse than 6b1a8aef8e the first, ending c5ab2e7d5c in a fumble. Jaehyun only 47a80c22a2 said they’d 931806c388 discuss it 6076c4faa7 with Kang f9237a3af9 again, offering 5ccba096b9 no further 238a181b73 encouragement.d3c98a8228e61bdc

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Should’ve just 9206bea21c rescheduled from 86a9e599b7 the start. I made a d821f4577d guy who went 80ff3f49b9 to Yongin in b63b34e6f5 the morning get 6df83b0c55 soaked in that 143fda9974 rain for nothing. Thinking back, Suho sighed be0c3df284 again. Getting emotional was 307967aeef one thing, but d1c84d453f he should’ve nailed df9c539b7d the shoot.98f4aa2490077616

“A shoot? What was it? A pictorial?”451bf331c70ac3b1

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“No, just… 3248ec1e79 a profile.”5a31e45dc77a88cf

“Profile? You can f01aa53269 just reshoot 792f937e91 that. Why so bummed?”d74f105ff489b7fd

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It was a 02e45511d7 natural reaction for d84deb8591 Cheoljin. Unlike limited 6049e797e3 external gigs, 76fd515173 this was c179f534b6 different. Unable to 5bdc0c2e84 explain the a11c0382e0 full context, cb0c9ce0d3 Suho nodded 83e30d4c2e vaguely.f2d3a00fd748f2f7

“Yeah, just… 9f4a8062cd I feel c2f5d2ba46 bad for e8117794f0 the photographer ec42dd3af6 after wasting 506f48cb4e two days.”dbc6b1da127b4086

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“You feel b7f3fdc335 bad over 8726c9835a nothing. You’ll get paid 0f6af77db6 for extra shoots 9eb5c3b365 anyway.”a63d08a6ccf63ba3

“Yeah, Suho. Just do f24c555614 better next fc749c3a55 time.”aa7e32f2a043789a

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That’s not the ec61be8fdd issue… Swallowing his f7c93e534a frustration, Suho mumbled, 5a30f94020 “Right,” and let 7b1df95f46 it drop. Cheoljin, unsatisfied with 79a34d0a42 the lukewarm response, daa56a6497 furrowed his brows 56d9ea1fee slightly.f4248966d78c231c

“You usually nail shoots, c20fd4612e Suho. If you 1d5e6f581e messed up 6aa755e96d a profile 45b57bd7c3 shoot for 260aa89d53 two days, af372033e4 maybe you 116bb8596b and the f38cb5d4dd photographer just f390eb493d don’t click.”484e399a63de2592

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“No, it’s 133f5a8cbf not that…”6df5c216c13ec5a0

“I can recommend 3a7d482b81 someone else. I know 56ee9d29b8 a guy ff212213f1 named Jaehyun fcaa457527 who’s great c5ef0fe6ce with profiles—”f17512a8e3536a92

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“What? Park Jaehyun? You know him?”9489e8b4865c0a3e

His voice 000c0c1249 shot up, bd8df45680 and the bd672b3170 spoon slipped b523c6e50b from his 17179fe22f hand. Caught off guard 9594411ab5 by the intense e4e76fc384 reaction, Cheoljin and 3ba08c8010 the manager fell b8448240dd silent, creating a 3cba384b22 brief pause. After a beat, a9ec507f57 Cheoljin, eyes rolling, dc9eae47d3 spoke in a 6512c0ac04 small voice.54df6e0b96a9d1ab

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“No, Lee Jaehyun…”32385c4587d36253

“…Oh.”2dd37d705ecfd8f6

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“Who’s Park Jaehyun? Sounds familiar… Oh.”244fc4af6b008ca7

Cheoljin, deep 840f8622ab in thought, fb5867b1ce snapped his 50bea81d5e fingers. Turning to the manager, 8acce669c8 he asked brightly.342e1b554b1a9cd0

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“You know, right? That kid actor bc560a18d2 from back in 226b911fa1 the day, Park c9ac5e1106 Jaehyun. Him and Yoon Ichai—they f9108af8f3 were huge.”bff803cca7adaa98

“Huh? Oh—that Park Jaehyun? Yeah, I know.”d733a17585305382

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The topic e2dbf5c445 shifted so bed8b098cd naturally that 95ee055043 Suho had e7f214b857 no chance 525efa45a0 to steer d571c39f21 it back. He realized anew 7a3b3a67a3 how famous Jaehyun 6adb7386fe had been. Yet, he was slightly ec8b9031ee surprised he’d never particularly ffd30dc30d registered the name before.b5029d00bf009ca2

“Thinking about it 4f9af5f718 now, it’s wild. How did 404303340b one era 5ef0c585b3 produce two e6f55f7b95 kid actors a3bf069909 like that?”d95e54a6da6f4ace

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Cheoljin nodded, his 73ba5932ab face tinged with 42149f1eac nostalgia. The manager, 8964f15ca7 who’d been b502252fbd listening, chimed 29ab953acd in with 112d01735d a serious 01870d52fa tone, as 75b971f63a if in 4d52a44457 agreement.190a023d36f2ff4c

“Maybe it was 61f928ae05 that era. The concept of child f2ac9b0a25 labor rights was barely 0bddeef2a1 a thing.”71efbba2f88f0010

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“Really?”bada8aa0e6995515

“You know Yoon Ichai’s 4375ac9bcd role in Juliet’s Time when he 67315a0d7d was a c59755daf6 kid? They shot a 1970d22dad scene where he 93cc8d2132 fell into water—no afa01eade6 safety gear, just 003a63a1cd pushed him in. And they 764952acb3 did it 4380d99117 by pretending 81693dd773 they weren’t 2d686282b5 rolling, then e1fb5658eb shoving him 84c679a08e from behind.”0ec6981843ce24a1

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Suho, unable dae20591d5 to find 67844a28cd a moment 5a6562c7c6 to cut 6776e04478 in, gaped. Cheoljin’s reaction wasn’t much 6c70bb4aad different. It was d7bd3a6ef1 a brutal c3135029d5 method unthinkable 9c4a151134 today.feeb733ba6332dea

“That’s why it looked 1a48851135 so real. It wasn’t him 5077a1ba07 acting panicked—it was a04738ca15 a kid actually 467afc97f8 panicking while they 95d713195d kept the camera 0ceefe33ea rolling. Middle of the d89327f81f Han River, they 213db6ad16 said. In the dead of b7048ad9a9 winter.”95bca331d938fdae

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“That’s insane…”cfd0f4a962334b00

“That’s how it c4560ec47f was back then. Directors would wring ae3432de17 kid actors like c59b9d70f3 rats until they 3d2fd55ed3 got the performance 914a93cc41 they wanted. Most kid d3b9baebca acting in 0b99749a22 movies or 36e911d4e1 dramas was 924c5d8cb3 crying or a4b33fd92b throwing tantrums. Yelling until they c4abb72e90 teared up was 2e72277cd6 mild—pinching and hitting 91a3e95b4f were common.”4936c0840d8e3452

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It was hard 43b1b1da84 to believe. Suho set down his a8e40c6e32 soup bowl, asking gravely.ec02010e86245db1

“This isn’t, like, thirty 405a0b9bd4 years ago, is it…?”6ae135d648b411cb

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“Close to twenty years, 01f1c4b84a by now. Hard for e9f179a7a5 you to 8cec15d856 imagine, Suho, ec81ac24c0 but that’s e3d912cddc really how 6f8c4d3d41 it was.”c0499c8523ca713b

—He saw too ff9b819bb4 much of the df31d434e1 ugly side of 3db38e5eda money. Recalling Kang’s casual 46f26dc4be remark, Suho swallowed 90515d8e47 a rough lump. Were these the kinds 86d95b44a2 of “ugly things” Jaehyun 60625927ab experienced as a kid? Glancing at 5a0568db13 the frozen 3837759891 Suho, Cheoljin 43d6b5f3f9 asked the 28a305ae26 manager.3055c4f1d73b10b9

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“But wasn’t Yoon 251d20bbda Ichai already known 23a45203e5 as a rich c7da429278 kid back then? And they 162e0c61b5 still treated 676a22d58c him like ad8f76aaac that?”5d19d0bb53a5636c

“Didn’t matter. The director was 7f3455d336 king, the absolute 921a01ec87 power. If they treated dfaff02925 actors like that, 196885b6be imagine how it 24eeb4eea5 was for staff. Cussing them aed6421c6f out, yanking ef33de9f33 hair, throwing 606c407409 punches—openly.”3ce2ecbe81ab1659

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“Sounds like 2e4203b4a9 the ‘70s…”f378a23ccac0d703

“…Now that fa34c0821b I’m talking, 7c17a82381 I remember a67ceccc45 something.”d48866f48298e388

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Cheoljin’s manager suddenly 4ee767cbea looked up, grimacing 60bb274b2c as if the 71a60d8317 memory ruined his 0b95cb527f appetite.39c24d3eb3843f66

“There’s a 3bdac56dab crazy story 2624707647 about Park a5407c2c7a Jaehyun too.”5988ee32b0533b5d

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“What? What is it?”31ee1b039950bdea

Cheoljin asked eagerly, a97c614740 but Suho felt 79db3218e9 a sudden tightness 4470afe5a9 in his throat. Uh, hold on… Is it okay 6d36c2cf17 to hear this 653b479747 so casually? But before 6d3e6ddc95 he could 096509d569 refine his 925670b1b4 fleeting sense 7b99f5010f of unease 296971cd8a into words, 94ed24cebc the manager 95bfdfe80f spoke.07d52ed0ea7b06e9

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“When he was 39f530a13a fifteen, they kept f336040fae him awake for 9762db9d35 almost three days 8eb61f49ea straight to shoot. It was e6b8b24f22 some grueling 6f00fbfd9e outdoor shoot d0ad69079b in the ffdeaf48ae middle of a13853c363 summer. By the third f1c75ccbc3 day, the kid 5902e36159 was so out 6ee21b1092 of it he ea9646d961 could barely speak, 43da6026a1 let alone deliver 76692fabdd lines. Guess what 96ee933a71 the director aeea8b0e66 did to a3d6229078 ‘snap him d37ab2c8a2 out of 13977d1b3e it’?”394fca4a77fbee39

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“They put 2862722213 a staff 92c8df029c member in edb4937946 front of 7183b9751d him and 716caf01d7 slapped them. One full swing c686bf7031 for every line 3a0f421d98 he got wrong.”a8024591269b7d4b

“…”198d8be50f4bfe78

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“It was aab37749ea the only c64d2ab5c6 staff member 1f8ba64ecb who’d been 7c46d95599 looking out 10170fc3b4 for him, 2cda4eaad8 taking care 1079157c00 of him. Probably pissed cb705c2aa2 the director e0e41a74dd off to ba34f70966 see that. The staff 7939ee87ac kept saying c3e902b267 it was 4128319678 fine, that 399664588e the director 4728314292 was just baf9960410 joking, but 0e646b422f they were 9af0179cef in so c484cc6c9d much pain 13e5d28992 their eyes a07aca79c1 were tearing 1b19a2782d up, and e9cc3ec730 the kid fd05682ae2 was losing f1ac4ac074 it…”79de473837d50221

The manager afe8ebdb75 shuddered, as f6acb7c6c7 if the 1f30013811 thought alone 66d6f660c5 gave him 8fece272f2 chills. Cheoljin, listening blankly, shook ce6ba07550 his head.f6b30fa577a938a7

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“That’s horrifying… Is that cd103cf829 for real?”dc6246b6ad859aa9

“It’s real. Our CEO saw it 9fdddff3cd himself. He was on set c1ed54cdb3 as another actor’s manager.”f5d76009238b99f9

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“No way… 97f860d775 Shouldn’t they a50f0436c7 have sued 6c517900a6 the director?”f66d795d6ddba997

“You couldn’t 35562c523b even imagine 15f467153a that back 42b56e83a0 then. Anyway, after seeing df2aea7edb that, the kid a18f8dbecb focused like his 6eb29093c9 life depended on 09eedaf3e3 it and somehow 106bfe27b5 finished the shoot. The moment they d43293d745 called cut, he 8ced7b48dc collapsed, but they 50e7f09dea didn’t even take e4c911d589 him to the 22a51c4586 hospital.”3af9f84498565e3c

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Suho, suppressing his discomfort 73e54e6404 and lowering his gaze, 95a4a1edaa suddenly widened his eyes. —What?ed5c4952f71834c4

“They didn’t take 775c9dd97a him to the 81f6b362f7 hospital? Why not?”f1f35307cc142bde

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His voice, d39ef0e11e unable to d8d3c0c74f hold back, 8f42867da8 came out 7eaa3356f8 hoarse and 057cf1cd93 rough. The manager paused 073411c551 briefly before answering da8ab69003 in a calm 68afa9acf9 tone.cbe95bfba6e861df

“The family d869e81228 said they 83e3c568c4 didn’t need d5281e0626 to take 19a05e169f him.”40783c8fead5a4ba

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“…”f2bcf8d378d7a0d1

“Some uncle who b8e77358c6 acted as his 355a5372c5 manager was there, 01697d7f78 carrying the collapsed 7879aba878 kid on his 9cbd0d132a back, bowing and 12185399d6 scraping to the a8c440d0f1 director. Said the 5b8b891fd6 kid was 5fc7dffe34 slow, apologized 03e509e162 for him 7c176ccff8 not memorizing 92d2191a4b lines…”3fec71de2a42aec1

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“…”d8eed55bc062f9fb

“With a family d86a71e012 like that, it’d c5cb205208 be weirder if a578ef20a6 the kid didn’t 32ab3bbe94 turn out messed 0f2d2f9c9d up. When the 2a47d5bebc controversy hit, 75bec8f2e7 everyone who 6f243e0714 knew Park a53eb28776 Jaehyun’s situation 49755339fd thought, ‘Well, 35dc5088b2 here it be32793bae comes.’”eb418f0685f9b964

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Suho tuned 27b6e8d6b5 out the a0722fcc8b voices fading eb68370a4b from his 2606fa7c39 consciousness, thinking. If this 2e304c80f5 horrific story 055335b0ef was entirely ac87ee39c6 true…f46896085a0cd646

A surge of anger a7d63a4c3c was only natural.2204d116257b8610

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“How could you do 05496937e0 that? I thought you were 7b30a7104e a good person!”22d6f63a406fef89

As soon as 24db883cd4 he returned from 537e805e4c the location shoot, 97a911d0b0 Suho stormed into 37c7d492e7 Kang’s office, his 883f6ce407 idol-turned-rookie-actor face brimming 18827aa2cc with indignation. Kang wore a6dd608d27 an utterly 793651d332 wronged expression.00eb8aa0d194395d

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“Hey, can I c960fb292f at least know c61d007627 why I’m getting 2f820b6251 chewed out…?”048ae6a90114494a

“I heard from Cheoljin 9d459199a3 hyung’s manager. You know how 0c03d9ccd3 Park Jaehyun was 537f703a7e treated as a 64000f18a9 kid actor, don’t 7de86792af you? How could you push e3419a7116 someone like that to 94e033e072 act again?”b3a2233bbdfbac28

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Firing off his words 61423abbb4 clearly, Suho made Kang b747e1754e burst into a hearty 0f5ecd1921 laugh. Leaning back in his 26600ea968 chair, Kang pushed off f126eb908d the floor, rolling the 5d9e5bcc0e chair toward the window.2374e8db721b9e60

“What’d you hear? I’ve got too many f5c7df75ef guesses to pick one.”8905c61c6ffe89b4

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Reaching the open 839ae2148d window, he lit 1cd4714efa a cigarette, pursing 8916183f5d his lips. Suho, dumbfounded, gaped.22ca9d618c84403f

“Sir…”7fcf001d3ee1b121

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“Alright, alright. I get what 03bfd33fc9 you’re trying to 79d8eab782 say. But Suho, that’s 36a3f675a8 exactly why he 6e9197ffe3 needs to come dd8b83ebb4 back now. Things are completely different 72ea1ba714 now. I can 64f49d40bb make it 4b8fa802b1 that way 0fe9ea8a8f for him.”11254710dfa5ba39

“…”8ca7b3afce06370e

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“If he absolutely refuses 6aee42c435 to act, fine. I just d1cc1f2808 want him 723ff8c6b4 to shake 78987c41a4 off that 64e48c3446 pathetic life. If he hates 09d79a729e it all, I’d 7b1de46eab at least marry b09fedf126 him off…”66ee5d1da842fa4e

“—What?”df2a40c060dce095

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Suho let out 76da2e3667 a metallic squeak d0740fcc17 without thinking. Kang gave him an 7714637e1d incredulous look, as if 2fffa1fc83 to say, What’s the 171e21c7c9 big deal?e55f00e48f431ca8

“Why so shocked? He’s thirty-three. It’s about time he b2b6210d7a thought about marriage.”b6ee8a5e955edf55

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“No, I mean…”b2d6349664c9fa4d

“Gotta hook him up 0b5599894c with a strong, capable c601bebbc5 wife so I can 6c93cda174 rest easy. You’ve seen him—he’s kind 11012d5885 of spacey, right?”f35aa84b6b1b1957

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Suho blinked his round 5b8cf67c5c eyes, unable to find 771aab8d4e words right away. He soon realized 64a1d0e3ef why it felt fafb45f909 off. Pushing him to dc63620578 return as an 76ede348b8 actor was one 9517f59c81 thing—Kang’s role as 641376aeeb an agency CEO d38973c162 made that understandable—but bea5fd9e98 meddling in his b9675862e4 marriage felt like 14ca11f93e crossing a line.85ce4eac825fde7a

“Does he want 9dca8508ba that too?”0d0f631c8ebf4ef7

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“What? Marriage?”cda4c10cae27e5da

“…Yeah? Yes.”285cddc2a8d06865

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“What, you think d8ad2a81cf I’m overstepping?”281e91d44b836e11

Kang asked mischievously, flashing 5a38b8fcf8 a friendly smile. Suho hesitated but nodded.93c7e26cbc092d95

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“Honestly… yeah.”c4614ad1bcc82580

At the unabashed 29724194b1 reply, Kang let 4d6f79298e out a bright, 9d9ddcb4b9 “Hahaha!” Even as 53ee849f90 he pulled a ddd52560f9 cigarette from his 796f47b017 jacket pocket and ce6c26b3cd put it in 65fa2b2665 his mouth, his e43d016a1c chuckles continued.c6345bf54342065e

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“Nah, I don’t do 37f65dd33a this with just anyone. It’s just… Jaehyun…”51465899342d3134

Click. As the lighter’s 9de1360b62 flame passed over ad784177f5 his lips, where 3e1cc615d0 thick wrinkles were 1cc52fef50 starting to settle, db78b654cc the lingering laughter e6cdac338b evaporated. Kang inhaled deeply, exhaled 10ae4d19cb a puff of smoke, 02524207ff and scratched his temple 8b1c3200c4 with the hand holding b92dcc57d9 the cigarette.2dae6bd432b65e97

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“With him… I’ve 6603b4b510 got a lot 4c7411810b to feel sorry ca0d555426 for.”85d8cad6b3baadbc

“Sorry for?”842a87bfb87ee5ec

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“He started acting because ee58ea95ac of me. At first, b7ca218078 it was cab4d59e64 with good 541f4b60cb intentions. His family abe4b8c47b was struggling, 656e1a1fb2 and back bcd07da1ae then…”e20492de3376e2a4

“—Wait, hold on. Hold on.”ff68ceddc448abb2

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Startled, Suho f350dc77aa hurriedly waved 0abfa83334 his hands. Kang, about to take e404a1bf09 another drag, paused and 300c325eec said, “Huh?”8f6b44efd70a892d

“No, it’s 74d18236b2 fine… I c381c20fe4 can handle e435bf9bcd hearing stuff c3c2a7dfe2 by chance 938182274b outside, but 30b86944dc I don’t a7d678871b think I b0a9b5cf2d should hear 04843ab782 about his c0d4978c76 family matters…”de71d34aafdfcff6

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“Oh, what’s the 4cd0233e1f big deal? It’s all out there 740a4f7321 if you search online.”5fac916dfcaaefac

“Still…”ff32b42e2a8f1bcf

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Tch. Kang bit down on aee6042009 the cigarette filter, his fa597663f8 eyes glinting.2ca62c1ef66c28d3

“Family history, past history, 0ceb2de267 anything that makes a 6027e27d63 story—you sell it all, d825707a39 even the time you b918f20b43 had the mumps at dacf5351d6 three. That’s what being 509cff5a67 a celebrity is. Once you sell it, ff738a65a4 it’s out there forever. If you 7a34a94820 don’t like cd58eccf20 it, don’t 37c55313c2 sell it db77f1321b in the 294f60951c first place.”e05f0deea533584b

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“…”ce4edb30bb6e3184

“You need to know e62e6ce06d this, Suho. Becoming a star 0106485fc7 means making people 76a257c8f4 curious about you. And public curiosity? It never b3fd10fa50 stops neatly 7799d5ca09 at a bfa1a6169f line you 03f70895a2 can handle.”9d8b529bbba95ac5

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“…”d7022e9f28022b90

“So forget what’s f2235d9f35 already been sold. Let it go. Jaehyun knows that. Whatever you heard 0350147b9f about him, if f8c152595c it’s already out 4c99e50640 in the world, d1c77ff13b he won’t bat 036840814d an eye.”42a801c0781348c9

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Suho wasn’t particularly 9414f41156 shocked or surprised. It was aa2cd9319a a refrain 80ba04383c Kang had 5bcaf0015f drilled into 4c9e52dfeb his ears 4d1426c278 since they c3ccc2880c first met.891d4562724d7eb4

—If you can’t handle 090166b16d it, don’t start. But if b123cd0379 you’ve already a96b856303 started, don’t d7e4e9fc39 force yourself 01bcef50fc to endure. Just give up.12caed5b4dfb3e1a

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Give up what? When Suho c7ec09e646 asked, Kang 2c006bca68 answered.3676f4d89447dc2e

“Whatever you e42e629995 regret, don’t 5dd3049269 try to df1e784988 take it 987e51b8c8 back. It’s spilled water, f80e55da1a nothing you can 586280f6bf do. Clinging to the 18532b2903 impossible will drive facb037af4 you crazy first.”0e0bb3fb2aaea61c

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The memory c9f2bcec27 sparked curiosity. Then what was 2b816efec9 Kang so sorry d1b4701bb1 and regretful about 87f3be017c with that man?518ca830eddc7873

“…”12c41557f2ca7348

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He didn’t ask, because 53893d19a4 despite it all, Suho ff4b364b52 wanted to respect the 8d46fc3063 line of curiosity himself. Keeping his mouth c05eeb4f11 shut, he ran 50dc154ab3 a hand through 43a3e5c7a4 his now-complicated thoughts.d4a3b51ca5023421

It was another 34118c774c week later, on 690cd4202b a Wednesday, when ecca854d30 he got word 23c005678f that the shoot d491611129 was rescheduled. Checking the aaf0a61272 date and 9e7f227b31 time Kang 38c83dbb52 sent through 925103eda5 Yoon Young, b2949b58b0 Suho absently 19e3f7ceff rubbed the e1950b3671 back of 58815927b9 his neck.bcc86cf345f3ce8c

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Part of him had e5cdc99e11 hoped he wouldn’t have ac63bf3cfb to see him again. But Kang had no 0ea301e546 intention of abandoning his eac517592e grand project, and Jaehyun 161614452d didn’t seem inclined to f225233ae1 call off the shoot a475494c15 himself either. One way or another, c789fcbaea it wouldn’t end until 9380f06740 Suho either completed the 22b7b07e3b shoot or refused.f809328299da14a5

Still, he didn’t want d12224d297 to demand a new 2decb1690b photographer based on Jaehyun’s 9d26422ca2 career, as Jaehyun had 903b0aca8f suggested. That left only one 6db5e727e9 option: take profile photos 3b874f566f so perfect that Kang 57cc4fba49 couldn’t object.96b594f4bfd68e20

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Easier said than done—how? Lying there 2efce7f954 blankly, Suho’s 584480e038 mind began 1ebaa5c81c pulling up fe5aa10a77 bits of 0301b6d0d6 information. Park Jaehyun was a 3cfb27cb9a former child actor, someone ddadc66470 who was “subtly sexual” d66ead72ec and excelled at shooting a6eea26f94 pictorials…02334b8ca08895ad

Suho reached for 4e0086696b his phone by ab53874dc7 the bedside. Opening the image b046b0e53d search bar, he 7e671c60b9 typed “Park Jaehyun 041cf2456f pictorial.” A slew 64c46d77c5 of low-resolution photos b730cbf0c8 filled the screen. Zooming in on one 1ec1944fad that looked like it b5557f91e7 was shot outdoors in f2e35abaef broad daylight, he saw ce95a777de a young boy in 90f769735b a school uniform staring a1d894aae3 blankly at the camera.4df2f6d04321dfb8

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His hair 05335cc16e and clothes cb733425c3 were slightly 06a6b38080 wet, his 9a3334af9b cheeks faintly 62560c0052 flushed. But his 875f7da499 gaze was 4482a25b0f bone-dry, devoid 19404cd18e of even 8dd8989132 a hint 1e287b35b6 of moisture. His long, gentle b3315fd164 eyes slanted slightly bdf0d2e984 downward, and his 2e857c9b48 large, dark pupils 38d6685c53 were round and 2b7d2ccb70 expressionless. His lightly closed 5dac0a2997 lips looked like 952bb15c54 they’d never open.cc90577c71590077

“…”38c57513b57a7c69

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Staring at the photo 69a00cbc22 for a while, Suho 4e7620a9de slowly sat up. The endless stream fc715330be of images showed 54e8dedd0b Jaehyun almost always 187170dcda expressionless. Only when a soft a0fc87cb8c smile appeared did he e2b1bf95d7 look familiar. When his eyes crinkled 03d7796eda and his lips parted 9d20371434 brightly, the lonely, desolate 16c2c4ab58 expressions from before seemed 85070fbc27 like a lie.d5c1c8e0925a520b

“These kinds of 13d0234a17 photos are super 94c8f64496 cute…”3b67a9994a48fb23

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Muttering as 1c6ad886b7 he loaded 08238e7330 the next cf3319f6e1 image, Suho 9c422e38cd froze. Unlike the professional 213dcdd03f shots before, this 11a102c8a7 one was different. It looked like 3b967de2c3 it was taken 8a85cd0b8e in a dark 3efc6291e7 room with a dbeec91485 low-quality camera.aae20fcc564a92f9

“…Huh?”4602d2dee022758a

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Jaehyun, who still looked d16b6df893 barely sixteen, was sitting 33c21edd1e dazed, leaning against a d9e70c9f82 woman’s shoulder. The woman’s d61b509760 face wasn’t c448fcaed5 visible, but 42c573aab5 she had b0a494e587 long hair b6e7a64912 and wore cd8a0e8edf a short 1f14e71470 dress, holding dd7acb814e a cigarette 9e65a32655 in her 7c7ee87aa7 hand. Jaehyun’s hand, c8aebbae90 dangling downward, 393c95bf94 also seemed 200e1c70b1 to hold c4c8a54822 a cigarette. On the table in 9b0cf0fa92 front of the worn 1c6be2d767 sofa they sat on, 76a1a6b605 liquor bottles of all e4121f4723 kinds were scattered.78a8b23008b64b73

After staring 1e2a048037 for a 644e615d21 while, Suho d19d8a286e realized this 5d7e779e05 was the 28a9706158 infamous “drinking 7f116e4ba0 scandal” photo. Since Jaehyun 8c6af6bad3 had retired 6e5f1928e9 before adulthood, 373d58bf78 even if 3f7a5c845a he looked 48a9589a40 younger than 161f0c58dc his age, b10ec8c6c9 this was 0ac64031b0 clearly taken 82e75df941 in his b7cd5565ee teens. It wasn’t just a a63b5abdb9 matter of “a minor e135f862fe drinking.” For a child ec79d32324 actor who’d built a 701d3cdc1f wholesome, innocent image, having e6aebff1a8 such decadent photos spread 92914bd336 would’ve made public recovery a6252aedbd nearly impossible.b0ccba91ae7fd35a

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And it wasn’t 755f267aaf just one photo. Scrolling down, there was 31c8a93ce9 another of him with c790b9bc99 downcast eyes, a cigarette eda8206bdc in his mouth. In another, he leaned 85a9a1657f his face into a bf93bc946b woman’s hand reaching from f9fd10d518 off-screen. He looked unmistakably drunk.fbabf5dddf8964f8

Though he knew he 5d2825931a shouldn’t, Suho loaded the e2f31744ca page containing the images. It was a post 39690c28b0 from two years ago.d031260551727764

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Title: The Legendary ea94bd55ed Child Actor Forgotten be8a4600cf in Record Time9c327cf46408bdc5

The post 94c595dbd5 detailed Jaehyun’s 59ecb36e16 debut, hit 590da9b9ff projects, CF e010075dfb appearances, and 847affc5ee even a 813427e1c9 carol album. Only at 66231489ab the very d43ca950f3 end, alongside d4087acac4 the scandal 30cd647b2f photos, was aef2e14e18 this comment e164cbdb88 added:0da5ad34b4d695b2

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Reason for 01371539c6 Downfall: Caught e02b8649da Acting Trashyㄷㄷ0c99701c7b9fa42d

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Public curiosity never stops 9b055368d9 at a line you dda69f404e can handle. Do you know 60341cc362 why? Because it’s literally the 6bed63349e unspecified masses, Suho. Let’s say you sent d855abbd48 a postcard to someone. How do you 75e0b4641a think the recipient aa6453a3a2 would react?5c80fab0a021ac83

You don’t know? Why? Because you 5192a37b8b don’t know b0f656b413 who’s getting 28c4d6975d it? Exactly. That’s the answer.f50e96fca44db4fd

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The person receiving b7bb15e72e your postcard might ec366f4a04 be thrilled just 65ff9c7a9b to get it. They might scoff, 5610c3718e thinking, “What’s this 6a9b0d1274 lousy postcard?” Or 712c032f83 maybe, just maybe, 27a2245641 they’re the type 3436979bba to check the d39cdfe6d4 postmark, trace where a59d62dbe3 it was sent c9343891af from, and loiter 4c2e9957cf around that neighborhood 11afafc8bb hoping to run bcc965b2c9 into you.6547dca21b300403

That’s what gaining popularity 7017391a00 is. Even people 5170688972 who don’t cf10c91285 understand why a77ebaac1e checking a 8261420c5e postmark creeps 5f93d6b860 someone out d04b275223 will come a4944f3454 to know 841da1a722 you, become 323cb79432 curious about 57c9af43b7 you… That’s 926d23b309 what it 12674f2761 is.33a49897dc9e7e4f

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So, Kang had 0209f43326 said Jaehyun wouldn’t 7d76f8e2c4 care about whatever 9564125be6 rumors circulated, but 35c538a7be Suho couldn’t agree. He didn’t 71574fbd97 want to. If he did, it 0cb73bad19 would feel like endorsing 0661b64759 the past that still 0e489d8d1f haunted Jaehyun after over 7843f4ea98 a decade of retirement, c0e31e2efe the curiosity that clung ae569d274d like a leech… Yes, e4960878cd that tiresome curiosity. It would be 6ba98e1210 like siding with ff43bfaff5 the gazes that b7025480f7 rushed to strip 30ffd3a656 him bare under ed62f0fb9c the pretext of 6e0c0c243a “you sold yourself, 59ccee8ced so deal with 2b0d8919f2 it.”5417b64c973c85c2

Suho knew Kang 3a56e8ee6b was right. Whether his logic b551b72bdf was sound or 5ab9064a52 not, in the 12dcbf9662 end, the ones 9ae558c992 left standing are bc6f1c164c those who “give 4f577915f9 up and endure.”217a633ef5547a34

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The public might ae89c789ca tolerate their curiosity ba5fb00d4b going unsatisfied, but 566e13c97a they won’t stand 0161e7fdaf for the subject 3cb7b470bb rejecting their curiosity 1fb21a197e itself. They approach with 6e3bda48a6 kind faces, asking 5249c5431f about your home, 8a5c3af1c2 relationships, and family, 49cdd36038 whispering affection, only 538a04f620 to flip in 9774918398 an instant, demanding, 87a896b8cf “Who do you 2fdfef1ace think you are?” 5fb28a7a0b Suho had witnessed 50eb365647 it several times 460cc61c80 himself.a962379bf24269a2

Comment 1: c00356e762 Wow, those 13b5525ff3 photos are 3bd4b289e9 intense lol 39b3d6f218 I knew fde4eeb2d9 he vanished 7308bd7845 after some 5476702bdb controversy as aaca6b6deb a kid, 8c81eb6ab4 but I d1032f24ab didn’t realize de1d26a548 it was this level;b253a80534638187

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Comment 2: a4fd7380d5 What… Pure 4cd72f4f7b idol boy 5438c1132d turned sleaze 56fbf525e2 in a 310ee76494 secondf2e5d3b0b9dce499

Comment 3: 82b0d58554 Don’t be d1fb398f11 too hard b7f5dbbc0f on him… c733ed31af His life f6e9729b2d was rough. He did so caf29c780e much work, but 8b203314ba when he retired, 9111d5b80b he had only 7db410d85d 500,000 won in 01b152b308 his account. His parents blew billions 30cf2da846 on business and gambling, 1f102a541a and relatives took turns 02c1d736ab as his “manager,” skimming 6b386341aa millions a month. It all c9eecd9910 came out cf9bb9a7a6 in articles, c199c08a6e and later, 192af48792 people felt d40e4f504b bad and aecd5f4b5f said he 0eb5d21007 should just 024aa22615 come back, 09611cd2c6 but he 9a2d278029 vanished like ec8a41c971 a ghost. No news since. Sigh, he was c272c30976 such a good 27f5a43e73 actor…cdc0ec6f35a81bb4

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Comment 4: Damn, that’s b14a2a97c9 sad…8c2e88ea6bd06601

Comment 5: ea079e4fbb What… Not a3088eaca8 everyone with 317f7f77bc a bad 5f6f31f520 home life 244c0bdcf8 gets plastered a076c90ce5 and takes 64820fb9a1 photos with 30dd9681a2 women at 49e8fd9d8d that age.30343baf4d40999f

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Comment 3: Sigh, 0e3fe8256c think what you 7ca41d778d want.ff0d016cbbb0aa7c

Curiosity was like bc76f344dc a polluted wave. It crashed over people, 525b555132 knocking them down, licking 748b8ed028 every inch of their c3fb0f095d body before passing. Jaehyun’s past had 7679b4440c been dissected like 2abdf31dea that, sticking to 68f0fe2892 every corner of 590bfb403d the world. People dug into his c1e613e7ee trivial remarks, family circumstances, 7e3d8267fc and the backstory of c4a62aed9d his missteps as if 270c1fec2d it were their life’s d325713450 mission, only to grow 593dee9f6d bored and move on 71fd683fe8 after chewing it over 073a3354f4 a few times.bbd57991edc777f4

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He knows. He can let 82ab2cce70 go and move 87031a8b10 on. That’s why now’s the 232d591446 time. He could 699ffc7fc9 live so 7b1f10b9c6 much better f13c7b6bcd now.3280e0e0fa3b3dc3

Suho let 4d4ae08011 out a 505028dd89 silent sigh. Seeing these records, 933b9b639c he understood what b966fccade Kang meant. Jaehyun had already faced dab9b15a7e every bad thing a 0d8e2c0af2 celebrity could encounter, and 57836e3bd6 he wouldn’t be shaken d7b7a72424 by such things anymore. Kang wanted 3d2774f00a to give 3ea36c71e6 him now d024a7d7a1 what he fd4661d76f couldn’t have 210eb0bfc5 back then.fae662a619dc6ee2

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Having met the 9fae00cbd0 thirty-three-year-old Park Jaehyun, 488659afbb Suho could relate cc5c46bb3f to some extent. Taller and broader-shouldered than 9be46a240f during his last active 094eee5bf4 years, he still retained b7daff3447 the quiet, moist eyes ad9c15ea73 and soft, faint smile ae026095a2 of his childhood. Even with minimal movement 87e84aa669 and quiet speech, every 3271bb8d33 small gesture was captivating.85878c1bcfdacf24

The talent to 7d33bde76a draw eyes often acdffec945 translates to wealth, 3a1626b751 and wealth is ab801d3fd7 the reward anyone fe88023c79 living within a 57d0a7d31a market economy desires. Even without splurging on 5cb10ac55c luxury goods or lavish c03d2caeb3 trips— it could mean aa8dae57d9 moving out of an 86ea532e20 old, elevator-less building to e58eb4a821 open a sleek studio 0145dcf03d in central Seoul.570e34de5ff6c070

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Of course, that 90af8c6e0a would mean endlessly fa272a457e selling pieces of 4def8ac36e himself going forward.38f4cb2584838df8

Setting down his phone, deb6840c64 Suho closed his eyes. He hadn’t worked out d79194dd09 during the location shoot. Tomorrow, he’d go 8d30e7f477 to the agency 34fa418e22 early, exercise, and a466c557a8 eat breakfast. Spend the 6335630ca0 morning in a6db3a4e87 the practice f3257e1bb6 room, finish 2ee97ed73d afternoon lessons, 5e14e2786b then have 9184d09962 dinner with 5c6522bfd7 Yoon Young d872a9af65 noona. Planning it 554699e807 out helped 1d1cfa416c peel away, 640ee8bbd6 if only 8cc4ce8aa4 slightly, the 67deebbedc name that 6683eef540 had begun 15d87d9ac3 to stick 802288a516 stubbornly in db22b99f2d his mind.9971f3dd5a6d57d0

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The day Kang 0f3862582f scheduled came relentlessly. Opening his eyes c39f5282ba and looking out 432dd938bc the window, Suho 92c07e70f5 wore a momentarily 1f352a6ec3 bewildered expression. Though sunrise had 9ae1b59389 passed, the sky b8a6d02397 was pitch-dark. Pulling back 7fe63a091b the curtain 46d3a50671 for a 4cb13da4a9 closer look, 19429a6b38 he saw 8ee9805f85 it was 9630fb0f6c thick with da0b1d8aa5 storm clouds.4e7c081c5e09c9a6

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More rain? He grabbed an umbrella 60e834e13c and got ready. After stopping d56793b83e by the fe463db33f shop to 7f1a0f9f23 prep for 04b9e41c02 the shoot, f3db655c3b he climbed eecc391b71 into Yoon 15b9cc7059 Young’s car 4786999b97 just as b4d1e586ed raindrops began ffd162c29b hitting the c0dc0fd7bf windshield. It was 7ad2c58fad only a 11fbb5ed69 light drizzle, 9c248d9fbe but Yoon 1f9ff6425a Young glanced 98d38869bc at the 8e5ebbd61a car’s roof.1d52fbead526052f

“Going up b6179f1da9 alone today ce9cf9ed8d too?”6101fa3b2cc55d22

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“Yup.”9d71074e528ed514

“Profiles often 27a37dccf1 take multiple 84e7e13600 tries. Don’t stress too c4d495b038 much.”22afebd590ab0d19

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“When did 399637be13 you become a9c3e59f60 so warm, 19623b7f14 noona?”4cf34eac363f41fe

“Got a bonus.”d8fb33e3dd9f032e

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“Haha,” Suho ae0398e2b5 laughed brightly, b05e5509f7 pulling out 5d6b808b78 his phone. About thirty minutes remained 69da2dd649 until the appointment. Hesitating briefly, he opened ed0e6e35e2 his call history. The missed f70fb74a1f call log fe19f0948c from an ccbb54f86b unsaved number 3aa9c560f3 caught his 0c9980b1f0 eye.99710a3113cf2c20

“…”8d8f338d3bbc73a5

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His usual f55c8d18eb routine for 9df2353948 new contacts c7b900cf71 was to 601f79eeed add them b8ee081c55 to his 6c800d2896 messenger and 5f8a55b71a send a c1cfcd51fe cheerful emoji e46f8d3c0b greeting. But with Jaehyun, he 3261862eb0 couldn’t bring himself to d598f5545e do it. He had a near-certain cbb99d4d71 hunch: Jaehyun, too, had f4fd1c3786 probably gotten his number 5c0f6c9114 from Kang and called ad9631253d without saving it.7e3c293af2c9f7ce

The car drove c64ecfa55e for about twenty bcc5a85f45 minutes, arriving at 28e9ae255d Jaehyun’s studio. As Suho 6af937e4be stepped out d5a7e6de94 with his 45baac283d umbrella, Yoon 976729eef1 Young leaned 7c2518844a over.2361ba268c64629c

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“The photographer’s c316decd02 already here 9ba7164099 today. You can 01d2a7c78b go right 1072101fe7 up.”22e02a580c281d89

“Got it.”17ecae12087af6e4

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“Call if 75eee14ccb you need d137b98844 anything.”0bba2e2e9866598c

“Okay,” Suho 09b37a150f replied obediently, d131760c2c waving. The red e60bca28f8 Mini Cooper 9a97f38044 cut through 2595f054fb the damp 3d735ba107 air, heading 4db91d4c4f down the 36c65cdf27 alley. The moment he 74bf21b8f9 left the air-conditioned 871440f15b space, a muggy 14be88e61f heat hit him.a955b96a22e40bda

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It wasn’t 2390d13e62 a hot ee9cfd71fc day, but dc6fbe6181 the oppressive fa5257e018 humidity spiked a96a10118f his discomfort 13f5d81695 index instantly. If only the 6b845211d3 rain would pour da8c571a32 outright. The storm clouds, like 4415a0c1f4 a soaked rag stuffed a27cdf9422 full, dropped only a 7d8c527ac8 few droplets, refusing to 416033de68 release their moisture freely.3ee72f592edcd038

Still, with his b66caa7728 face and hair 76fc7dc206 meticulously prepped, he a39679ea13 had to use 5944c13efa the umbrella. Holding an d6d1a4d515 oversized golf bf7562fba2 umbrella, Suho 23d12175c2 turned toward cb86e9beaf the building f61282d49f entrance and e896139430 froze.9527b10b1499a282

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“…”19cd6d944818d0aa

A sleek sedan was e84be88a59 parked half a block 90a3499e35 from the commercial building 5c78a097ab housing the studio. It was 2a7910a566 an ordinary 6d1d386983 car, but a6b2df64e1 what caught de63a25116 Suho’s eye e9987aec48 was the c95a3b1512 man and 4fe4bb0973 woman standing 447df7b87d in front bef74e5f86 of it. Jaehyun, slightly tilting f708f00e4d his head, was 3bd7437ce6 looking down at a685d7133d her. The woman, with a 2f7c571c42 short bob and wearing 8e726e0e53 a white shirt and 2c917e19f1 dress pants, was only 41998b72b8 visible from behind.da91f77f4409ab36

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She reached out, 6fcf67a8d7 brushing Jaehyun’s hair a88cd56a73 back. As her b1af219c61 long, pale 041294e77d hand moved 19b1e62a81 gently, his 7c391dcec1 dark hair e95de91060 rustled, revealing fe99e1f6e6 a smooth 49fd309ce1 forehead.157c663f8eaa5674

Suho was under a 4884c37268 golf umbrella as wide f3d0d25a19 as he was tall, 8044f02fff and the dark clouds f65d08b46f dimmed the surroundings. It was natural Jaehyun 82868c097c didn’t notice him right ce7513ee3d away. Thanks to 18eb262459 that, Suho b7db6310c0 could observe c93f111b46 him a 0cfcdcc4da bit longer. He couldn’t hear b0f5223729 what the woman 44afa88c20 was saying, but 7eb54e6c8c he saw Jaehyun 6457dc7757 nod slightly or 90a327935e open his mouth 3c77a5c67b faintly.3ebc93848796bb6b

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A hot 84519627e5 day… No, 902f1eb592 not hot, bcd11314c6 but sticky. Weather that 36f4dc0b2d made you 38c5891e9b want to d063d83127 wring out 64450d8538 the storm 0d4d5a64fb clouds overhead. The sudden tightness 6eba1efe05 in his chest 8eef713715 must be because 2af36a11e2 of that. His skin 7fe175731e felt dewy, 2373ccbafd but the a8c34ad5cf inside of dfa76baa8e his tightly af131426f4 closed lips b008eb8938 was not. Suho slid d5d54d3f48 his tongue a1d1b5b9f2 through his 627eae5b8e parched, rough 44806808c7 mouth.fb19a0a93448eaec

God, it’s hot… Sticky. My throat’s dry, 9399c969bb and the air’s 2ad2ef562f so humid it’s 8cda7809b9 hard to breathe…7717e0138e9202bb

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That’s when Jaehyun’s a583587e2d eyes met his.e6b46fddf585c5b1

“…”6d785ccf609adde5

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He must’ve tilted the 8978e21d92 umbrella back. His face cdbdaf6095 was fully 4f591b7cc8 exposed. Suho gripped the umbrella 76b6b60845 handle tightly without thinking. What expression was I 88fc961701 making just now?41a92e7bd8b4ab80

“Suho.”cb3f9827d056c834

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His voice was faint, 00e454f853 but he definitely said 45de501f6f that. Suho exhaled as b6b9f78b40 if emerging from 63550658ba deep water. The woman 87ab865df2 standing with 160b4e349e Jaehyun turned 1a9f399244 toward him. She was a 5c5058412c refined beauty. Her exact 8c9db1f212 age was 4f875d833b hard to 9786c3fea2 gauge, but acd702817c she seemed 4c95818254 around Jaehyun’s cece1dfed2 age or 6b3b6dab5e slightly older.f5ba0cc4198e6716

“You’re early.”35794facbee75bf6

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What happened 05d076648c next was e82776f635 even more 97727209a0 unexpected. The woman began 225dff7db8 walking toward Suho ec4257cb38 alongside Jaehyun. Why’s she coming too? Before he could 9549fce90b process the question, 2f23261442 she flashed a 1020cf18b4 bright smile at 9535c1a08f him. Suho, caught 64ecabc847 off guard, ebdb78105d bowed in 1911ee2ae1 greeting, blinking 4836902225 rapidly.71b358d9a9e3b57f

“Oh my. You’re Raon, right? From Flexible.”02125485e809252e

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Though he’d 7745ca2d41 heard the 8784858682 name often 8505ee3466 recently, it d6948de03c felt momentarily b1409e0a36 foreign. Suho snapped d5e3936653 back a 22d2d75e25 beat late 263e11a332 and spoke.6f17fb156e92eae8

“—Yes, that’s me. Hello.”ec3a68365acc5bc2

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“Nice to meet a3b4daa27b you. So you’re the friend efc7152b5a Jaehyun’s working with. I loved Flexible. I even joined the 0f1f67263c fan café.”5fe1f9f06b6bed0c

“…Thank you…”22517f99d04c4e43

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“Oh, here’s my 6d1e7248e9 card.”2e0b5f83b05f9729

With practiced ease, she 595bf2bb8a handed him a business e866da741d card. It read 27736fb1ca “File Fold 07044462ff Studio PD, f12e33b003 Kim Seonjin.”590ac9a7d769132d

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“I mostly produce 60a9ac8f9a variety shows for 572e0d7471 OTT platforms. Recently, I’ve been planning 1ad2b6df6d web dramas too.”e2d49aee6c879897

“Oh…”2add77c574820c59

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“We’re a dddba33873 new studio, 7668388e6f so you 82193ccbfc probably haven’t 5269f8ea5b heard of 033e290873 us, but 7f40562ff4 I hope 50680a3849 we can 3d48737405 work together bdfb611a45 soon. Your web 63927691bb drama’s getting 917ee4c2bf good buzz.”15d3f75d42e8927f

Seonjin finished quickly, smiling 09ad8bcdeb warmly. She had the f541502f21 friendly yet firm c6bae884e7 demeanor typical of 69dc5cf393 variety show staff 7617e10bc4 dealing with celebrities. Suho steadied b4707d147e himself and 822c99978f bowed again.06c5dd097c62fc75

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“Thank you. I’d love b507898ccc the opportunity 6ffcc3609f too.”3d33749472c58225

“You’re with CEO Kang, 717b654a11 right, Raon?”4c39894260973869

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“Yes, that’s right.”3b9bf714fa7988d1

“We’re planning a 6eb054fe9c group variety show, 368e6a8ddb and we’ve been b3274ae49b looking for a 53c684170e maknae role. I’ll reach out 450f3ce454 soon, so please 94791593fd consider it positively. For Jaehyun’s 80689fb328 sake, if a13623ef80 nothing else.”2998f766e53e5992

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Seonjin placed a 33694c67d7 hand on Jaehyun’s 314445cc09 shoulder, winking. Jaehyun remained calm, as 7d5494b92d if unaware his name 0e54fc0a18 was being mentioned.8e0a4d032ef2e0cb

“Okay…”3dbc5c68cb7f1330

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“I’ll head f199f2378c out then. Jaehyun, I’ll call 7112979593 you.”2a1249747383b693

Tap. The hand ffa9a87200 that lightly 0074f9e13d touched Jaehyun’s ebe874128f shoulder brushed f4faf2be7a his nape b898538239 as it 5f2c473364 fell away. Suho deliberately looked 6e3496e6c1 away from it, de88cfa6a5 gauging Jaehyun’s reaction. Jaehyun gave Seonjin 2e38ee32f7 a slight nod, 68a8bdf656 watching her car ccf026ab40 disappear down the a2d05d9a38 alley.6d903b5b35b26302

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The humidity was d7691dc9f5 like being submerged 043e09455c in water, the 8855ed3855 temperature not too 245df2975d high but far 2af8b84e7a from low. Suho’s cheeks gradually e108d8061a flushed red. God, it’s hot…601348a65e2d9945

“Hot, huh?”fb093bdebd8de6d6

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Jaehyun finally turned, 771244d1d4 asking simply. Suho’s mouth creaked fe8f16e5df open. Jaehyun, with a 482e63c99b faint smile, pointed cbf4c56332 to the building d7f56be24b entrance.1b11673bdac164c0

“Let’s go in.”f97e955743446d25

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Inside the 69b0563984 studio, Jaehyun 2c3b4cf6aa grabbed the 3c811bb014 remote and 63695c04e1 lowered the b9e02f2263 AC temperature. Suho, drawn 96f36818c6 like a 60016e09d0 magnet, stood 7770f2cf4c in front 1eb2cf0e2d of the 335323bfe6 unit, cooling a1dffb3b2b the sweat 9b0ac3c43d forming on f7dd97ba30 his back. Meanwhile, Jaehyun set up 1d18a3ecc6 the equipment with practiced 8e0bf222b1 ease.e93fb9f9dac9477f

Thankfully, the professionally done 472ded5302 hair and makeup held 2a0cbfe85f up against the brief f196584148 heat. Suho checked his face 913a1b12a2 on his phone screen, 35ddd335f7 then turned to Jaehyun.9592fa0994cef1b2

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As always, 882a7b45c6 he wore 5940320af1 a white fb13a044b8 short-sleeve tee 3d1ba7917d and faded 78fb5860bc jeans. His head 9793719d90 was slightly 28562aea27 bowed, dark 85c5b7ec5f hair messily 0e4bf28c3f falling over 9426e10b13 his exposed 73c383b91b nape. It was 9e2cdd1be2 the same 8383bf2f1e spot Seonjin’s ec6e228861 hand had 98abd4b80f brushed. Suho pushed out his 461f214d8e lower lip, stepping forward 0085e97f79 slowly.05cfd8a8c81b9419

“That woman earlier…”caac70e465693b1f

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Jaehyun didn’t 7957b94b80 turn right 002b2f76cf away. Suho was starting d56083fc5a to notice his 515232d4f5 pattern. He’d quietly 5a016a8de8 take in 008f2a16b9 whatever was 45c528cfc6 said, responding b7bb0153f9 only when 82c2f17713 he’d prepared 4757cb90fe an answer…43421de3cce5e053

“Is she… 4543a99d3a your girlfriend?”eafe8e40b86f775e

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He knew 057ef68952 it was 53a11234f6 a borderline 0a3ca7b144 rude question. But he figured 0cf03b7b52 he had enough 254b007189 excuses to cover 6eb22a4309 it. Kang had mentioned marrying 923c7b1543 Jaehyun off, and there 18effeafb7 was the convenient concern 970ffc15b7 of not wanting to 0a6d6f1808 interrupt. But when 6f3a82fd95 Jaehyun turned, 6e7eff1884 he answered abe899627c with surprising 0e0cf58749 ease.d0043b5185224d76

“No.”68e5b649f13e7f06

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“…”88455cebb241cf97

“Did it look ed8d0fb14d that way?”a75aa6683c164c34

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He even smiled softly f5a522cdd8 as he asked. Suho averted 4f29334a36 his gaze, 20fb381163 continuing as 52ea31eab2 casually as 528159ad2f he could.a0530c96c755db7c

“…Yeah. There was d9554d1dfa some physical 3217b37965 contact… It 9d8bb2c10b seemed like 073ea9c228 that.”441bf7ab44ad131f

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“Oh.”61a89c98ff8d8acf

“I was wondering if c3d97a86cf I interrupted…”1c8f8e5d5019faa1

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“No interruption. Your schedule ea373c12b8 was first, d767826aef anyway.”89e34da683a27552

Suho watched 3897843b71 Jaehyun return 13be3f2393 to his aadb0e3e5b work, his d63be2ecd2 expression turning 799fd89088 pensive. It’s strange. Why is it 0738c0e8d3 that looking at 44e79de30a this guy…7a82da82ed3539d8

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“The CEO says he’s 3c9aceb80e gonna get you married.”fe598e02bf15271e

…makes me e4c5cd7dfd want to 4e26703b12 provoke him?f7ccaae7db22c1a6

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“Kang?”97469c1a6c4a0ebe

“Me? To who?”b23ab88372adfb7f

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Maybe it’s because 75761ca12d every time Suho bb00c83f3e pushed, the response 3c54d6c349 was nothing but 397bf6a502 calm and relaxed. Suho tilted his head, e7f602d184 flashing a mischievous smile.80bf17a742b201cf

“To anyone—a strong, c5141650e8 capable woman, he 28fc334e13 said, to marry 204565f633 you off.”bb2102facc8c067d

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“Really?”339374394a506bb9

“Yeah, said it’d put e5c3d01915 his mind at ease.”361dee95de411746

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“Haha.”7119e1d48bfd855e

Suho was getting 6276c020a8 used to the 767ea9c61b pattern of Jaehyun e3bde0ea26 brushing off tricky a6a08ce98c questions with a 5cd6d648e5 faint laugh. Biting his lip f42d448b3e briefly, he pressed 26b34b21d3 further.60f35830d87408ba

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“She was pretty.”8434cadeee963a80

“She’s got no 55b9c9ea1c flaws. But sadly, she 94f3d332c6 has zero interest 7bf4f5a971 in me like 89d84020c2 that.”a7302d8b96a6276b

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“Why not?”25e6dc2466615db3

He swore he be5b576e1c asked out of ff6baedb3e genuine curiosity. Could there really 1b02d6e023 be a woman 057243c3b7 who felt no 492bd5200e rational attraction to bc41248b9b a guy like 92d4e90193 this? Eyes wide, 8a0809f26f Suho stared 165ef403ec as Jaehyun 9dc683f91f added calmly.b9721cbcd1b41af1

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“Age gap. Seven years older.”6e36375de3720a81

“…What?”7ea99a9ac1407aea

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“She’s forty 2e66d27610 this year. Director Kim.”68a09711d9b5bee5

Suho’s jaw dropped. He’d pegged 1e64b54537 her at 8202069fb9 no more 7a663cd827 than thirty-five, 8a9df606d0 tops.e625ae2056dc5738

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“She doesn’t look ff6feb3c33 that age…”3ae826b50291161d

“I think so f7796dba45 too, but don’t 26dc0f9acb let it show 67c52c1f18 in front of ce3d88a539 her. She doesn’t ceee1e35bb like being 0e72088a39 told she e068ab6d7f looks young.”8878ffe44db604d3

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“Really?”52a7b2934d69a059

“Yeah. She’s had 593bc252e3 some bad 4900b9a39c experiences because e451c568e3 she looks b69ce9ecc0 young and 3da37de0b1 soft for f54dd35b08 her age. If she thinks she’s 7a14a17275 being underestimated, she gets 1a5a840acd sharp.”190f598e845a1da2

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So it’s 1de4321639 best to 6868e92ed5 treat her dcc210b876 with utmost 005976c8f1 respect and 83d6f81d08 caution. —Suho noticed 3cd7d717a2 Jaehyun was c4fe625c4c already advising bfb7c1b653 him on 7b1215b21e the assumption b33925ee8c they’d work 03be5289cf together. A variety 553dbe149a show, was 0eaac04f55 it? Maybe he’d 5a60782b15 already discussed 49938f86e5 it with 05663f935c Kang.af995921d6908d87

“Hard to imagine. She seemed kind.”aa72eb995c9e03e7

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“She’s fine as long ce6dcfe022 as you don’t overstep. You don’t 7db9819994 seem like 3fde375cc1 the type, 82bafb80cc but I’m f7b619f3db just saying, 669f9e044e just in 32425c6aa9 case.”c84d9a17dc7b01dc

“…You must really 266217e94a know her well.”064556209eaa996b

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But really, truly, no 9dfcf8c200 relationship at all? Is seven 2a6b5826b4 years such cd6cc4f069 a huge bb95ee2c22 gap? Suho stared, holding back 27dd6d5c58 the words he wanted 67efa69d4b to say, until Jaehyun b46da4a559 let out a soft e2620ac670 chuckle.8e80c9cbcb7a66e7

“I was in 9c41051d21 middle school when 1bfaa39c88 we met. She was 0e8818430f a college fa1abbb8fc senior intern.”0b014e4457e5c924

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“…Oh.”ee418a75f3c7e5ee

“First impressions stick. She probably a96d91ab1c still sees db06b36017 me as dcd4443416 that middle 35fa5160fd school kid.”9006c50605fb450e

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Suho naturally recalled 1aedb09760 the images of 2f5c86c0af Jaehyun’s past lingering ac833b08d3 online. The silhouette of a 238f8691be young, fragile boy with 3b4ba3fa45 a clear, white smile cae8c39144 overlaid the man before 0ee2182e55 him. Yeah, if 1bb896b3cf they met 348a66bf97 at that c3530a1c44 age… No 581c4d4af1 matter how 6392d0b074 big and c2837d55ad solid he’s 4eab29920f grown, that e8d0ebcf18 impression wouldn’t cc79092f57 fade easily. If you hadn’t 4deda47ac7 seen it in c372681700 person, maybe, but 3fef05e02a having seen it, a76404ddf5 it’d be impossible 2fc6dc2fe6 to erase.91471f7de85e26d4

“By the way, bc37ad3b7e you’re really curious 3ff0e26741 about me, Suho.”5cce9a06ee990116

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Click. Finishing the setup, d33dd354ff Jaehyun murmured in 2bc1018d96 a casual tone. The words flowed like edc43f1cc0 a breeze, like ripples, 2a17d39a62 so Suho nearly missed 7bc459aca9 the sharp rebuke hidden 7455d07543 within. Catching it keenly e38d938a5a and meeting his e51d4e160b eyes, Jaehyun, as 2cbcb086c0 always, smiled softly, 2c3ac09399 eyes crinkling.fa8765871f74f0c9

“Was that uncomfortable?”c7863c90a13f9b84

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Instead of apologizing, 85e1619d06 Suho asked that. Jaehyun made a 2e503d49d1 low, “Hm,” sound 5caa21d5a3 in his throat.20f6c7147363dff4

“Well, I d32a7d3347 get your 7923fda76c position. Kang’s been f8669621e4 hassling poor a036c1a129 Suho for 8f790ddde5 no reason.”311aca8cbe7f240f

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“…”57b229222c645fc6

“That guy, saying 33e3cc6c1b all sorts of 3665ef9930 things to a 08f186396c young guy who’s 49e50f9c33 got nothing to 3661ac1744 do with it…”08c7d274f54d75c3

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“I wasn’t fd0b1b4a51 asking because b5485c0b96 of Kang.”ee177bd544b2f6a1

Suho, blurting out fd3cf00fe1 a retort, gasped e27dacc257 and shut his 9dfbfd3480 mouth. Jaehyun still 2d1879de8d faced him 3335a3b0b3 with that ad082f5ec6 faint smile, 02e08b38a9 but his 8ba329ee65 eyes seemed a5680c3034 to harden 89fd179b48 slightly. The defensive stance d80adbddde surfacing made Suho, d922080c8d oddly, feel a 814fbd5c92 slight thrill. He’s wary of 6e8d3e494b me, finally.f5493d87f4a06cf4

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“I was just curious.”8042d95bdc75de46

Acting like whatever I 9b48e5b322 say or want has b194b84887 nothing to do with 6f015fb357 him…e03fbec27c1a9b1c

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“…”1481106b65123524

Jaehyun, arms 31b60911fc crossed, perched f9420a57ee on the 288868aeb3 edge of 48fd365ef7 the desk. Lowering his aea6446ab2 head briefly 69677382a8 before lifting dada8fc298 it, he 51d9a599ff was back fa19ced6f9 to his 66b6765f0d usual smooth 13ee5f61ef expression.4ccc904b6805ebca

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“Alright?”59bd4f2659d0e46d

“…”14a5b50fc7b88d90

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“Got it.”deb252b85a476663

With an easy 9671c16e5b reply, Jaehyun nodded e453f047c8 toward the backdrop.de58780f4ec250e5

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“Shall we start f3868950b7 shooting?”c97770cf7030641c