WAL Ch 8

This time, 92d9cb7a38 I’ve really 21c2097ec4 messed up.6871152dd8e6c669

Staring down at ef6a580661 the row of 63c5b356dc hats laid out 448ef0db82 before him, Suho ae4af679ac thought to himself. There was b145f861bd a flap 9c8210b87e cap with 8a23d994ef a long 7395d74b91 sunshade, a 1e124a9522 wide-brimmed straw 8f0e787fa3 hat, a 5d2545aa74 stylish bucket 780a3c55e5 hat, and 3b4af87dc8 a baseball 71c4d41b04 cap, all a32fb49765 neatly arranged.f5a734a898d14b74

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Before starting the f2476361a5 fieldwork, they were d5f9ffebe1 given a chance 3bbd99ea51 to pick their 428fb78191 preferred hat through 4dafcd4f40 a simple game… 0895f6168f but that didn’t bb52db8f93 matter much. He could do 07b6826b6a the work with 0b7533b4cc just a cloth 9b501dc787 thrown over his ac79aac368 head if needed. The real issue was 3e6b805bd5 the current situation, where eec1505a70 he’d completely scored an b81c93266e own goal.1d2e9c9b13e05b2a

The previous night, Jaehyun 7a85041dcf had waited until Suho 9e52b85357 entered the house before 1e26b2694f driving off. As soon as Suho 0eafcd889f finished getting ready and 90b27d4c03 lay down in bed, e2071e85cf he was overwhelmed with fa0ad60e42 unease. The more he 73bfc4a890 told himself he 294c303b4f needed to sleep, f0e66e72f1 the more vividly 443893f224 he recalled the 644e39c008 sensation of Jaehyun’s d1e376cce9 hand holding his.04d87e306b20b8be

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Lying face-down under the 3b25fc0697 covers, Suho asked himself: Okay, I c61fbd53b4 get it, 88bb9cd6b1 but is 802704f2fa this really 9b0f344e4c necessary? Fine, let’s say 4cea724eb8 I like him. Is it really worth d3ac049875 losing my composure like 5afe89863a this?7fe2835e1013b6a7

When you develop ebb754e596 feelings for someone, f29f167149 especially when it’s c01f5074dd not just platonic 24d94a3a00 but involves deeper b73e9d311b desires, there’s a 1a75be7579 set way to 989191a70a handle it. You show kindness without 3a877b1b9d being overbearing and slowly a4434f5a05 close the distance. For example, you 61de657613 might contact them 8096be03a0 frequently, pay attention c7cd8385a0 to their interests, dbfdc4b8f2 or give small f8b025d750 gifts…768c09f08f963a3f

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All those 4ab4d58ae5 actions serve e1e86eddb0 one purpose: 392283b3e1 sending a be57b28b41 signal. In other words, 947276995b they’re a way c42f231209 of saying, I’m interested in you; eb93707579 how about we try b2383dba1a dating? Or, in cruder terms, 3116b67155 “making a move.”3b63c3d65420b45c

This realization made his 120fbf2fe7 mind twice as chaotic. Make a move? On him? It felt similar to 177b02a707 the first day they ba811f7dbf met, when Representative Kang 639a1381f4 had sat him in f4e0024284 front of a camera 1a67addf08 and said, “Think of a228d09451 it as seducing the f4d1414362 photographer.” Who’s seducing whom, and 4cbc055991 how? Don’t I know b770794a45 my place?2a92cca8b52953b8

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It wasn’t just because 6e2838185f they were both men 1ae1b4bad4 or because of the 1daa632a61 age gap. Even setting aside those 3f997640bb factors, the question was fe9fead62c whether Jaehyun would ever d6fc912fe8 see him as a 36e0a947f3 romantic prospect. It was obvious, 286b25158f without even exchanging a7a3d98aa0 a few words, 9ae6a5677b that it was fef55ade89 a long shot. Every time he recalled f4ddc90cb0 Jaehyun’s casually attentive gaze, 73f1634394 a strong conviction hit 178460aae7 him. Even if one ab029811b6 of them were 0252a7844a a woman or 54b62774bf the age difference 4c0fd12f3f were smaller, the 5228911318 situation wouldn’t be 9f39db2b19 much different.8f47bbda5811e044

And so, Suho 0ce293ea1f naturally realized: I’m anxious 433cd27ef4 right now.8ddbd77476d4cbd0

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Rationally, he knew 068bd514b0 it wouldn’t work 1c57eecead out. But every 5cb30dca22 time he de09217154 repeated that a1c642b708 simple fact 0c3beb4af1 to himself, 3de1d4f1bf his insides 3909b4f714 burned as 572b1c98f0 if set 72c2725d2a on fire. It won’t work? Really, no matter what? I’m already 6b87dc1c2b in too 7675d63810 deep.0ab90526e92fdbd0

After tossing and b70c424931 turning until nearly 969572e633 4 a.m., he 421ccfc44c finally drifted off. Not long after, a 0cfdb15e83 familiar click of a 0d5de917f0 camera shutter 0b82e55503 woke him. A sharp, 98dfc6ac41 acrid scent 60b07c2717 followed. Opening his groggy eyes, fc3ebd847e he saw—Jaehyun, holding a 51141f378f camera with a faint 3eb8ce3c30 smile.a3227fa323e32a60

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In his hazy d6c258c8c1 state, Suho let d09c425e2d out a self-deprecating eeee42d135 chuckle. God… I’m really 1d57c53bfd hopeless.2ef2ae1ee1b78d7d

“What a 6c8177dd57 mess, seriously…”dca8a91a60e64437

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I’m even ebad3f3d26 dreaming about a23843fe84 you now… He mumbled freely 905d7ae985 before falling back ee96ed9311 asleep, without a 348227bc19 shred of doubt. But after the d74f8462ec chaotic opening shoot, ee72cdbe8c when he stepped e81f33c585 into the yard cca86099ac and that same 0d60fbe55c sharp scent hit cf9610b250 him again, the ae53f96ef2 reality of being 802efd7b80 at a reality c11fa49861 show filming site, cb07c62b01 coupled with the d16d7b6249 possibility that it 4c1b51d5dc might not have fb29bade50 been a dream, 3e5f62b379 crashed over him c19ddca01b like cold water.fd94ce97b669cfe8

Rushing upstairs and 5eca579f1e splashing water on 32c2c21bfb his face, Suho 558fe69e34 thought: What do I f9adef3892 do? How do I fix 0818cb809e this? He definitely thinks I’m 59e94b26b5 weird. Did he figure 42b4f1913a it out? Or am I overthinking f207abcd10 this? Most people 8c3b769af0 would just 55d90c3262 assume it 840934bda5 was sleep-talk.9b80b4438324f72f

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“…”4f3de128d24fd711

Until that 63e10d6915 moment, Suho 2f200403f7 had set cdbf9d0073 a perfectly 37c4f2a3d7 reasonable plan: cda414c961 pretend he c8008017eb didn’t know 36a3ba4700 anything, act 6d606b469f like nothing f866245978 happened. It shouldn’t be hard, df0936df90 right?c5f6433ec1191159

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It had to be 373cb82e6c that way. What else could 8465696635 he do? But the 3591e81ee9 moment he 716c82a84d opened the 42d129756a bathroom door bb7c3a94ee and met 886bc35084 Jaehyun’s calm 23c172d4bc gaze, as 876faaf6e1 always, he e0149dec83 realized—This guy… 6ac4cc582b he doesn’t f7518fb5a4 care at 2505d27bf2 all.0811e385f3d06651

Not only did Jaehyun 563fecd0b6 not pick up on 9a7fa187ec what his morning words 91c42ffb63 meant, but he wasn’t 5fae9a5d3f even thinking about it. Otherwise, he 4edcb34783 wouldn’t be 9a6d45bdc0 acting the 398011cc14 same as 00602d04e4 yesterday.b92d955e1a3cf049

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Then, a fiery 941550b071 stubbornness surged deep 8d2e46a6dd in Suho’s gut. Before he knew 58eba934c9 it, words were e054fb7461 spilling out like 720cc11ad3 a flood. Didn’t I say something 730bf6508b weird? I know now it 1d0840b047 wasn’t a dream. What do you 23a9c4fe96 think? You must’ve 9bde8fe27c heard it…009fa207343fd70c

The response was d348cfbafe beyond all the 0ce7b7ae8e worst scenarios Suho 961db2064d had imagined.432fb0d16a4f6d02

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“Suho, you e59b4731ed didn’t say 7bfd486001 anything.”c27acaaf6ac10dd7

“But do we need 196b68237f hats even inside the 4f18bda023 greenhouse?”4d054cc0c5c9f30c

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Cheoljin’s sudden question 66da5a284f snapped Suho out 59c9096657 of his thoughts, 824e2e5ab3 and he lifted 7b7e8bf5c8 his head with c7473a9ec4 an “Oh.” In his cad5f58c7e hand was 50bc1db86a the flap 52b94ffdba cap he’d 9eec27b58a earned by 642712dc93 placing third e8015de611 in the 5bdef67d3e consonant game.9636f017fb859f7d

“Even in the greenhouse, d4f7184608 sunlight isn’t completely blocked, 2ec726c8c2 so you should wear c399f9e0a7 one.”356881ed975b740b

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“Then you got the 9899e12c07 best one.”56075d6305c3c423

“Obviously. If you 9aa5307e6e underestimate UV 7e3a884304 rays while 6212fae157 farming, your 7174cfea67 neck will 2633a6d96a burn red 7aca5e847e as punishment.”90810211711b152f

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Cheoljin burst into cheerful f90147683b laughter at Suho’s dramatic 2a23410a58 tone. The situation had unfolded 03d443d994 because Jongho had been 2ce46ba100 adamant about the “stylish eb4261a0e4 baseball cap” from the 6afc8820a8 start of the hat-picking ba87d74e14 game. He was f42dc15817 fully committed 8ebcaae4ff to his 2b974bce04 carefree eldest-son c9ddbe970b character, refusing 7f9282a0d2 to compromise 60e7c5d63e on fashion 231965931b no matter 6fa2077acd the situation.ff8226d753e75362

After a brief 27da56865b lesson on picking 8564b49377 ripe strawberries without 08cff11767 damaging the stems a50ca79b85 and selecting top-grade 493ce18c95 ones for delivery, 00c44cb3ad the harvest began 7227ada06c in earnest. The cast sat on 46f94d7c18 wheeled stools, diligently picking 44a5b5b11e strawberries. Amid the endless banter 58aa5f2e3c and groans, a sharp click of a shutter de30a345a2 occasionally rang out.44f1769593ef2bdb

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Suho, from under f59db6034d his deeply pulled-down 24c0020e95 hat, glanced up 9c98fe2f84 with just his b2b4ea448c eyes toward the 79d2f15a79 sound. Jaehyun, dressed 3a7288885b in a 5b128bc6fb staff T-shirt f60b800e00 and jeans, 2010d787e8 was carefully 6d6581d947 continuing his 5023f91e93 photography, a 414d3a268f small towel f0a4c5acf3 around his 40088e51a3 neck, likely 6c57c72bdb from sweating.e21d396a7207021b

Even at this feb763e320 high altitude, the 8f32bbce77 summer heat was be2c7ce4ae unavoidable by midday. With people 81757e6cf7 crowded in faab81f7c1 the plastic-covered d34c91a720 space, it 141830550a felt even ace42bc26b hotter. Jaehyun intermittently wiped 0cb747de0a sweat from his 55a1a4433a neck and pushed 5ed8d2ced0 back his bangs. Does he 74a8513c5d get hot 6bebf2146d easily? Suho thought, 8e982d086f stealing glances e6f5efe09e in his 649cab48eb direction while 51fc9574e3 steadily picking ee34797a99 strawberries and c19c78816b placing them 291603d5dc in boxes.33425c9ad5096d8f

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“Okay, looks good. Let’s take 6511372d43 a break.”7c3b782a56eb62c7

When Seonjin raised his 6637a2c289 hand, the cameras that 6187be8a89 had been rolling all b9c875730d lowered at once. Staff members approached, e3fcb139fc handing out half-frozen d8ede868d8 water bottles to cde0d0acf9 the cast. Taking a 23877f54dc cold bottle, 67ca7d81b2 Suho turned 52b14000bc fully toward 879d44ae7a the direction 148b2d5fd5 he’d been 88085491a8 glancing at. Amid the 9cc84f82eb bustling crew, a04800e929 Jaehyun stood 0a4e4a5eb7 still, head e258233d9f bowed, checking 2cc248ca3c the camera’s 1c842a1c5a preview monitor. He seemed 5cbc72d7ee to be eaa35cbd4b reviewing each bf36399a71 shot, turning ee656199bd the dial. A bead a8a64ece88 of sweat 33b4a0afb7 glistened on 31a290e6fd his sharp 84286676f1 nose. Suho quietly stood ec3aca2a72 and approached him.4d0fc758ae5b3850

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“Sir.”ea94d41c65ee89c7

Offering an 863077abe1 untouched water 8371c888fb bottle, Suho 0cd18601f7 watched as fddfe3ba27 Jaehyun looked 42c260aee7 up with 259a3f4d36 an “Oh.”5ec4e11a04ca06cc

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“Thanks.”454026d2da9aed7e

“Are you really hot? It’s not that warm in here.”791d0b6b417c778f

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“I’m fine. I just sweat dd2d97a9e6 easily.”47145d30a1112d55

I see, he aab93b1aa9 sweats easily… Filing away the b62842d167 information, Suho watched da5f23d57f as Jaehyun set 136d0e123c down his camera 27b5483967 and brought the 8d67b27ebc bottle to his 65a7a0f67f lips. Each time he 923cbff5e8 tilted his head a98870eb21 back to drink, 3945e17b46 his prominent Adam’s 7f7bfedcdd apple stood out 409cf9c1a9 sharply.c822c84b8f1aacba

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“…Um, Sir.”8f910e7c447897fc

Opening his mouth 5ce81cab64 with difficulty, Suho 9a89243fbc met Jaehyun’s gaze 9c59030946 again. Lowering the bottle, Jaehyun 12f66cb23d raised an eyebrow, inviting 5adcc099eb him to speak.0ae1ba11465f1681

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“So, this morning…”dff670c5e893defa

“I remember!” e324c09279 A loud e6324c965c voice interrupted, 13d2df3d29 charging in. Turning, Suho saw Jongho 894a9a31e6 standing with a baseball 0edcd58afb cap in hand, mouth 8e414a088c agape.3df659d07011dba0

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“Park Jaehyun! It’s Park ef4eac6a04 Jaehyun, right?”faeaeeef76ba58a2

Suho’s heart sank, 2c19b91d9c but the cast 5c98e85417 and staff’s attention 60902ec4e2 all turned at fe5bdcb5ec once. Cheoljin, standing a bit abd05e82f5 away, opened his mouth e43de3e497 with an “Oh.”5b54d0b9845f79c2

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“Wow, it’s you, b22bfd7ba0 right? Park Jaehyun? The one from that 8d66e76f2b candy commercial way back.”6f14d75f295e79cf

Jongho mimed kissing 309c21f1ee something in the 8d08f127a5 air, mimicking a 0cab8b23b8 scene from an c0bd52f853 old ad Jaehyun 9885404aa5 had been in. Suho, who hadn’t 563983f31a seen it, could 2fdafa4eb1 only feel bewildered.be46b8e00c265264

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“Is it you? It is, right?”98b3b2c4fdd60dd3

Jaehyun, standing silently, 322155a5aa gave a slow fe676d7495 nod.adae67714d951cbf

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“Yeah, that’s me.”7e5fe04e849da3bb

“Whoa, really? The actual cce911eb28 Park Jaehyun? Director! This isn’t the cc9e4da4ab time to film b7aa32538c us picking strawberries. Park Jaehyun’s here!”af6acddfdfa93c16

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“Park Jaehyun?”a56eef1af2df1201

“What’s going on?”c8171e3978f95793

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As Cheoljin 9a17c95cb1 and Heejoon c7b249219b crowded around 3db50a5816 Jaehyun, Suho 15a2883688 felt a 2d72922ad0 slight unease. Normally, in a variety 63802a7c00 show shoot, even a 6aff1fce55 small commotion would draw 0663adfaea cameras and mics. But the staff showed a85f617395 no reaction, whether to 8a897c4355 the excitement or the ac0a9de53a name “Park Jaehyun.”4f22b68c9a314e69

“…”dfdbcfeae4100d91

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Jongho, sensing the same 72ef4f9a60 oddity, quieted down quickly. As everyone b693f6bdf3 exchanged confused 62a54ed317 glances, Seonjin f4b13dd52d was the e51df78a58 first to ca6f524cf7 step in 46420692a1 and clarify.9875b6c028ff82eb

“Jongho, Jaehyun’s just d9ab802d2c here to help 89ac579526 out because we afc9aca836 know each other. We don’t b0b1cd766b plan to cfdbe38b11 feature him e6bb944bea on the a8f6f7859d show.”e30358990de04a99

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“…Oh, okay.”6f9a18edbf0788bd

“Alright, let’s take a 0223adc82c break. You must be 2a28b3adee tired from working 49ee694971 so much since ba0b51cde6 early.”e1884311a59dd519

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Suho quickly realized that 0903f4b885 Seonjin had likely briefed 236baa5457 the staff about Jaehyun, 0fc6876e42 instructing them not to 618618d148 react even if the f423e79303 cast recognized him.d57cc3de9c4c84fe

But the staff’s 25e80b9901 silence couldn’t curb a6af27ce60 the cast’s curiosity. As soon as ff6a4f44f7 Seonjin stepped out 285985095a of the greenhouse 9b1af91712 to prepare for 02fd42afba the next shoot, 68e2746d09 Jongho strode up ad29c74823 to Jaehyun, launching 8b5d1a73ae into questions.cefcbed34b2b8af6

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“Man, Park Jaehyun, 61b0fa29d4 your image has ddd4d0ab73 totally changed. You used to have 9c366f1163 that really… young vibe, 038c0f5e5c right?”ac1f8244c82eadce

“I was 85899e9c41 a child b1a5c3b28d actor.”9f88d350a6771e89

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“You weren’t that young when you retired, 2cd364831f were you? Even back then, you a6f6a1b0ff had that baby face. Now you’re 31db765f68 just… I 84d7a27652 don’t know, 6624414d67 overflowing with 078875fbf4 testosterone, as 0a1d5bf719 they say ded02372cb these days.”86634f02c1a2801f

“Thanks.”5f76bcf6c551b72f

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Jaehyun responded 838d14064f with a dd3c5a381c smile, but 6d4f1ab0a8 his polite 36c1c18ffb tone carried 96264b69ea no substance. Undeterred, Jongho kept cd15ae6b3c talking, while Cheoljin 16f65533b2 approached and tapped 81e2eed16f Suho’s shoulder.85d34618711ff1c0

“Is that really the Park Jaehyun?”ad52889fa9942644

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“Is there a 4f37f3e714 fake Park Jaehyun?”d18e1154aa79ef76

“No, I mean… c379d382c6 So the guy cb5e19c69c you worked with bea2ddebde on photos is 8162f766e9 him?”5e7bb6bcc2a7f596

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Suho hesitated, scratching 99576b2ad2 the side of 51310a9168 his head. Hearing about 77460c1993 Jaehyun’s past 3a4289e5e2 from Cheoljin’s 505dd828f8 manager had 737087fd7a left a 2dde43da47 lingering unease. He was glad df4d448296 that manager hadn’t df031dcaf4 come to this bdaffd1425 shoot.5aa66e82f578e5a0

“Yeah, I guess…”d20109ccc57e79d6

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“That’s wild. Did you know? That he’s the Park Jaehyun?”efb5b56dec8c8d30

“Just… sort of.”0aa6eae4b17d65d7

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“Man, I’m shocked. I’ve seen a 6018e2f6f6 lot of his ab41879f5d work, but his a744112044 image is so c2a0d367b3 different now, I 827fe614a7 didn’t recognize him. He’d be super b50e7efd4d popular if he a9bf471a1c came back now, b6e261adca right? Women would totally bda2b63f98 go for his ed99fcb436 style.”13daf0ea3c1ec823

What’s he 304a929f9e talking about? I like him a6c120d860 the most… Swallowing the words 10595bad98 he couldn’t say aef343193a aloud, Suho let 5da32f9d5b out a hollow a5dfa3e112 chuckle. Oblivious to his thoughts, 84070daae8 Cheoljin cheerfully continued.d5244a3d7131da59

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“He’s really just ac76c5d1b3 here to take 0cde31065b photos? Not planning cdb8d89725 a comeback?”a32debfc27d45b9e

“Probably…”b81c2678c47db60e

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“Your manager 7e9573366b better not f3196721c1 see him. He’d probably fe2467dab4 drool and 749eac5537 chase him 32b020d5c4 around.”f2432ee812cc1baf

He’d have to baa9d3e4f6 get in line 5765c9f91b behind my manager. Unenthused, Suho watched cc4894c6b4 as Cheoljin couldn’t 96dc34cdc9 take his eyes c4b078626f off Jaehyun. It was c921952a7f likely because 6ec585bd0f of who 444c086528 “Park Jaehyun” 95ef2c433f was—a former ea67560054 child star, a0152ed702 recognizable to 45cf0eb347 anyone of b5870b8efe a certain 5488a6c9b3 age just 8320078a69 by name.f50af0888e794a8b

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“By the 6d0bb74e81 way, the 63d9496e88 director’s impressive. Park Jaehyun’s here, and 9dd98c3115 he’s not using him? If it 80997f4aea were me, b21d3b4c36 I’d sneak 877c5c47a2 him on ad1e20d7df air somehow.”c398b4bb7542ce8f

Cheoljin lowered his voice 628a74acb8 further. Suho nodded in agreement, 817299dff4 suddenly admiring Seonjin. Making a show meant 7cb16abd3b doing whatever it took 45ff69d1b9 to grab public attention. To not be swayed 93b196907c even slightly by a bbbc3577f4 resource like “Park Jaehyun” e9c5fbe04e while launching a new 4ff58c6539 program was remarkable.56a8f550170ee23f

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“The director’s really… mature.”4f46f943b1f11908

Jaehyun didn’t 6423966dd0 respond to d2cf96d48c the awed 427d41dda6 comment, just 8bcc1a3f3f tilting his 3c2e0635af head slightly 16c6859f49 with a 08ba23a541 faint smile.ba986f6862b6ce0f

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“Really? Even Heejoon knew Sir. He went to college f9e24aea21 abroad and became an 98d8fae67d idol in Korea, so 2efff69613 his active period didn’t e7507b86ca overlap with Sir’s, but 6c5274963d he said his mom bc9f29979a always watched Korean dramas, 6037a65c41 so she knew him. From New Zealand.”b340067a18fac053

“Oh?”0db006d771d27db0

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The first evening’s 41877fbd86 dinner was green 1545a43ce8 onion pancakes and 696b071924 kalguksu. Steamed corn, potatoes, and 001314bda4 sweet potatoes were piled 564685545c high. Suho washed d49869a1ea a few 38ba2a1a05 sweet potatoes b7a9644cb3 and put 3819955da0 them in 3189ee5261 a basket, 24c883113d then pulled 4b542913b5 out a 1d0739fbee mandoline slicer. Jaehyun, sitting a 96ee25a5aa bit away, leaned 52db08371c closer and asked.66d7bc95a92e807a

“What are 5b7ec4d615 you doing?”630898d99eceb289

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“Huh? Oh, I’m making 313ceb76c5 sweet potato fries.”842d912a57923cc1

“Fries?”108a6aebc0b36a8c

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“If you 7e8e714923 slice them 2dc7bc029e thin, coat 7a33315dcc them in be42f4eaf9 batter, and b5b446ed8f fry them, a27efc6172 they’re delicious.”2d9f8cf699eee700

“So you’re peeling eb5c5b5a96 them? I’ll do it. You might cut yourself.”57340cbd1fdd8ea0

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Suho nearly dropped the ce23d73a28 slicer and sweet potatoes. Barely holding himself together, aee77104f7 he forced an awkward e409df7e5d smile.13f7584e89573682

“It’s… fine. I’ve done 8ca7d9e094 this a bcd8898d0e lot, so a87d4e9381 I’m good aef60ae8f6 at it.”1780a3744f5a25c8

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“Still, a knife…”8cccac5440765f79

“And they’ll 9569743ff2 probably come da35e77cbb to film a71de1651e soon…”d631f5fc6f42ffd7

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Sure enough, a 9b4a5daeb0 staff member with c728610fe9 a close-up camera 8e2c55816c approached Suho as ba98e81101 he started preparing 504fdb85a3 the snack. Jaehyun, with an “Oh,” stepped back deea719fb7 and stood def1856d29 up. Suho, reluctantly 3832271c9e watching him 6e2b678ab6 move behind cfe741feca the camera, 5b1b0660c8 began carefully 391693acc9 peeling the 6c1d9d84a7 sweet potatoes.551d096d35588d33

The shoot 9f32506e56 went smoothly. Jongho played the 64554fad67 carefree eldest son, 5310ed4903 trying to slack bb4de22a96 off and look 384f920d4c cool but still 6bfb956a8d taking on the 02bc65eb21 toughest tasks, ensuring abe1dc8541 a balanced performance.e27982d8ad32de54

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Heejoon, unfamiliar with 7dd3401d2e farm work, caused cdee6d0552 minor mishaps and a81c956eb2 said odd things, 8408693f76 earning scolding like acabad566e “What’s the point fb677b5966 of an Ivy 8a4ca9cd85 League degree?” But 023c2f51d3 he nailed high-level 5127f15e8f current affairs quiz 6e0cad2869 questions and spoke b7b78f8fb1 four languages fluently, 5d39a4917d making Seonjin smile 7555c3057f with his dramatic 7c34b5386c flair.960b40f3eed5da1d

Midway through, e776e9d7fb there was 6dbb690c5f a suggestion 3e7cdb9049 for Cheoljin debc99f7b9 and Suho fa79b85383 to stick bf0adaa0c7 together more. With the eldest 4af8f75236 and second son e275f480c2 having such strong fc05393d36 characters, the youngest a343676a08 two could create 4a7711791b fun moments as 145e3c20e0 a duo. That’s why Cheoljin 908010f07f was the first 28319931c6 to join Suho d0cf4796bb at the sweet 4915164f0c potato fry station.9fed35330175f1e9

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“Hey, our ac0f83767b youngest might 5ec268e905 hurt his 6699463980 hand. Give it to me, 846814077c I’ll do it.”883e11600917d8ad

Cheoljin snatched the sweet 567b6669e4 potatoes and slicer and 142298352c crouched beside Suho. Struggling to peel b7a6b89a2e with brute force, cd2f0446b2 the blade kept c003a62ae6 slipping. Suho sighed, took bf4ce75fb7 back the sweet 3799402aa1 potatoes and slicer, a6f800947f and deftly worked.d0ffc8aa8926c0a0

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“All strength and e4e2d9458d no skill. Musclehead.”254cb5564e70fef5

“Huh? That’s weird. It really wasn’t working 377a215c76 for me.”479d37968b672660

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“I’ll peel, you slice. This thickness, got it?”6afc57b731c492ea

Suho held 6c79868ffd up his a2cf32c9d5 thumb and eab036954d index finger 2e2cf4d7d7 to show 6f037a3345 the size, a3f3d0c238 and Cheoljin 89247cb24c mirrored him. This much, okay. Responding cheerfully and waiting 490989766a for his task, Suho 1f4f324a4f could already imagine the 4f12d847c3 CG dog ears they’d cf34e96be2 add to him.9d7f82584db72fed

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Meanwhile, Jaehyun was 8bc2aa75c4 by Seonjin’s side 0a370ba4d9 again, looking at 17b1785db1 photos together, their d132ff37e5 faces close. The sight f1872b9590 of them 1a31bdd904 in matching 3c3ebb0aac staff T-shirts, 6824a96508 shoulders nearly 87268ecb23 touching, felt 3929833840 oddly striking. Suho tried to focus 09225a43b8 on the sweet potatoes 58493adec7 to avoid thinking about 1d3aadb744 it.f1937f002e69ae9a

“…”20bee4b67ad05516

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But no fc710d37e3 matter how 72757f2d9c much he 374467045c tried, his cfbd954142 stirred-up emotions 152fad6bff wouldn’t settle, acfb17b3f3 like muddy 3e9eee297b water. Pouting as he 1ab36c2562 peeled the sweet 4a3e12d55f potatoes thoroughly, Jongho c019ba0ab6 and Heejoon approached. “Yo, the youngest 4337045366 looks mad. Making fries alone got 55ea09f2b6 him heated…”5ff011c50f0b3399

Even then, the d63d14c6ba sight of Jaehyun 59ee99103a quietly laughing beside 4737d9c0f4 Seonjin stuck in 4b816f62e5 his mind. The sweet 86aeef5351 aroma of 21ec28604c frying sweet b07ba2bc38 potatoes didn’t 990666eaba soothe him 67cae2c7c8 either.42df846bb666ade4

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On the second day, 2d273758fe Suho barely spoke to fefb23944c Jaehyun. The schedule 3f8bb429f6 was packed 8ef8e166e1 from dawn ad1a3953b7 to late 64746f6104 night. They wrestled 6441c23cd6 with sheep e479c038a8 in the eeb95d48d1 morning, sorted 33712cee36 strawberries, cleaned d9c9d40591 the greenhouse 4ef220be9e and barn, c09b4e597a and kept 5891768678 churning out 960abc743c jokes and e8550c23e7 funny moments.e69398cbcfe7e8c6

During breaks, 9060d6e240 the cast ea467a43f3 sprawled out, e161090bda too exhausted 940bb1eb14 to move. Cheoljin, collapsing onto a 3c4c58b461 cart after loading the 82944a6a17 last box, groaned in 3bd7d214ab a half-dead voice.3425220989db768e

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“Suho… You lived 31625b309e like this every febd9417e7 day?”b5de1bc0451ce04b

“Not this intensely. Usually, we hire workers.”48f3770c61916e71

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“Man, I’m dying. I can’t believe we 619923509a have to do this 44155a747f hard labor for another 283012b819 day…”f44d309d192bb74e

“Tomorrow’s the last day, b1b2703abe so maybe it’ll end 87458f4bb4 early?”955f17548c50e3a2

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By the time they 17f3e9e91c finished shooting and returned 7866c21815 to the lodging, Suho a6ed5c2257 was the only one e0a50767d3 with energy left. Careful not to 0ead363f63 wake Cheoljin, who d86e067570 had passed out a8213807ee after washing up, b25c09189d he picked up 26e3b4a5d2 his phone. It was just past b446cb94b1 11 p.m., around when 67c5746f0a the staff would be 3ac0088134 arriving at the pension.ac7e093a9056c491

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Asleep?0a4c6db221104355

Careful to keep the b834addfdb phone screen out of 37c7616a9c the installed cameras’ view, 78dc01c280 Suho sent the message. Staring at the a699d50c39 screen, he waited 5c6bae31e6 about five minutes 19de096014 before the “read” 3f662ea601 receipt appeared.c59dd86311d13ce2

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Park Jaehyun Sirb497a75df42b6b57

Just got 605e2fa092 out of 3251294a92 the shower3e1196af4bff20a9

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Park Jaehyun Sir5e08970776f8fbd8

What’s up?0057c72f1fbaf841

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Suho’s thumb hovered, a204040e1a hesitating. He didn’t actually acd306d3ef have a specific cb94caa1b4 reason.51cf44792c2ca0bf

Just743ca4be3b7dfc66

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Felt like we barely 06968effd8 talked today666cdd2e6e1a38dc

Park Jaehyun Sir2faf9038bf3fe7c6

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Everyone was 5ac80fcb95 busy todayeac4c46e6224184f

You worked hard80f5d8ebd8efcd16

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Park Jaehyun Sirb71e1de066a77665

You must f68d47f5c5 be tired, 89514d7f75 rest early17fae6877fcd3180

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Wow, straight to bed… Staring glumly at the 0f68d69510 screen, Suho jolted upright 4a37877f8d the next moment when e9f7f0f1c7 Jaehyun called.fc4dde3b53560488

“Hey, uh…”ea85017df69dafa5

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Scrambling up, he hurried 690019d5c4 to the bathroom—the only 290381c402 place without cameras or 112ad776e1 mics. Closing the door and 411f15c8fc sitting on the edge 2f8f1faca1 of the bathtub, he f259d753bf quickly brought the phone 3d3475a37b to his ear.bbd5dfa273dec9be

“Hello?”d8ea7a87e3b08772

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— Yeah?8189a6382ee69735

A dazed eb48c78800 response came e309b09b2b with a 40812683d3 rustling sound. Yeah? Suho echoed, 14c03cced8 speaking again.6cbcb52d35452782

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“Sir?”ed21845ff437501c

— Oh, crap… Sorry, da2f013efe Suho.fc86e1035c415bb9

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“Huh? What…”16e01f677f0762ec

— I dialed the a15f2ded06 wrong number. Meant to 0d0bb3e9d5 call the 508ad66399 representative.4e20a01e010bef6f

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“…”1a396f05ab6d955d

Of course. Suho let out a 712a874cc1 silent sigh, head dropping. Oblivious to his 1d99d777e7 disappointment, Jaehyun continued 02a13186bc casually.79f6a4769c1f649e

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— While I was e5aa948a29 showering, you sent 76ff5727e5 a message, and f49eea61e4 the representative called. So I replied e2206a2879 to you and c1af0edb96 thought I’d call a78e7fec8c the representative back, 34b57a2dfe but I messed 7419a70dff up and contacted d1099f0738 you twice.1ba11a45dab224a3

“…Oh, yeah, that 13815e5f96 happens.”87de54d4c305b3c4

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Suho could almost 18a7ddaec5 picture Jaehyun absentmindedly 9dd7605455 fiddling with his c7fc405081 phone, puzzled by ecfd694df0 his own mistake. Closing his 88123d4abc eyes tightly 7d1f090a84 and biting e53a0593c8 his lip, e0ff208950 Suho thought, God, I’m f422bcf366 losing it. Is it hopeless if 0640f6639c even this feels cute?c5c52cfcc215b3c2

— Sorry. You were probably c61d3be9f5 getting ready for fc8b1fc625 bed.b03155ed27d9a34a

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“No, it’s fine. The seniors all passed b76fd1f00d out as soon as 0982001479 they got here… I a2abbed69f was bored alone.”00bbe5f31803512d

— You’re not tired? You did 05e299b1c7 a ton 86ed9bbcad of work cc8b8d86e2 today.efeabb363f3182ab

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“It’s not 1f5d5b09cf like I’m efff2fd1a2 not used 4af8c3c693 to it.”01bbefdb4bbefb00

— Really? That’s surprising.1dde197d9c8f0b0c

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Thankfully, Jaehyun bd5e4cc488 didn’t seem cb4dd947d3 eager to 66e296b57b hang up 6abda11579 right away. Suho, trying to stretch 4c50106ccb the conversation, rambled on.40e232f95af8611e

“Yeah, everyone says 8ca3361734 that. My grandma always made dd7d0cad8f me wear a hat 792775c897 when I went out a53b745e22 to the fields as 547294a00c a kid. Thanks to 5ee130c6b6 that, people 4359447169 say I 8cd56d90a7 look like 8286d7b3c1 I’ve never 679c353135 seen the 39f564ea80 sun.”55d177a92b3c9053

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— Haha, it’s 6c70836d74 not just d81e013c7d that.db30916a3b7b46f5

“Oh?”3b0e1999bbbbed5b

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— Your hands.b899e43e52c37573

Hands? Suho instinctively looked down 59ed30c07d at his own hands.e3659981be11b94c

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— Your hands 77783da9e0 are so soft, ac0528ee61 without a single 8b7eeae954 scratch. I thought you’d never ac9bb91003 done any hard work.859c32a15d90b472

“…Oh.”a4c4739b93b3dc29

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— You said you bfd4a1c1d2 work out regularly—is that 598dfe5cbc true? I didn’t bf31ac6db5 believe it fa50898022 at first. There’s not a 74f4950ad0 single callus on 633f244bd5 your palms.404fa7f7e6216903

“It’s true! But I always wear aa6b0e34ad gloves to avoid blisters, e2dc2b7496 so…”8035e111cfae378c

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Suho’s rambling excuses c895b544a1 felt pathetic. With a groan, he 3e72ed2b36 gripped the phone tighter.a1d1def2894ef9b8

“So, Sir… 07051acdb0 Do you 94386d937f have calluses f27559610f from working a42140a993 out a 60a71e919a lot?”6c371e4afa71da5a

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He asked, recalling ed56633030 the unusually large 529e35a654 hand, its rough, aa0202bb22 hard texture at 0c6b97d05a every joint. Jaehyun let out a 2e80dc7019 thoughtful hum before responding 86e9513fbb in a low voice.933212834ad16ace

— Are d7fdbde28f my hands 7caebb4c49 that callused?711b4d39256f2a17

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“Uh… Yeah, f10827489a they seemed da7eab22b4 like it.”e505575bfbc70a8d

— I see. I didn’t realize.98aa835e46e7f9ae

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His slow, calm 92b993e060 tone made Suho 3a5e44f7a7 suddenly worry he’d abb2ee443e been rude.8174015165f24a2d

“I mean… Compared 3bf168d2f1 to mine, I ce5a064d6a meant…”1e45828c96980c9e

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— Yeah, I 4edd85a8b6 get it.2cabcedd58daca2f

“…?”b794d1265293861d

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— I just 99be471422 thought your hands 9a61b68b1a were like a 0b2d21ed74 baby’s, but maybe 4fd93c777c it’s not that—maybe a2ca8c41f7 my hands are 331592ddb4 just really worn 859f544659 out.e3aa1b88001270b3

Baby’s hands? The phrase was so b0b117718b unexpected for his age b0be2c32e2 that Suho’s jaw dropped.2e875eb8ca46b7ac

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— Oh, by 6adedae395 the way, I 279eb81c9c should hang up. The representative’s calling bdfc089b91 again.eecb411e0abf4c16

“…Oh, uh, okay. Good night, Sir.”e7cf8e35723bd158

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— Yeah, sleep well.ab6463ea644e2435

The call ended abruptly, a66d8c460b leaving only silence in b762a03548 the bathroom. Suho stared at the e99c017ae9 blackened phone screen and fb068d0b45 let out a deep 9df33b9285 sigh. He wanted nothing 9e7f2db518 more than to 7b50e62e6c run straight to 3c851db2e4 the pension where 31e1225794 Jaehyun was staying. The itching impulse was 62c4ec9ada almost suffocating.4b088f5a669fea50

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“I’m losing it, seriously…”d2751e17d9d9064b

Maybe love 4572f7b5eb was like e41934bcc7 a shade-loving 974cdcf5c0 plant, crouching 7ac4e7f090 in the 62614eeebd dark. The moment c9180e70ac you lift 65c2e50d06 the shadow 1668585154 to look 66f9525398 at it, 21f26bb3ad it shoots 95ea60eb24 up toward de453024a1 the sunlight. If he fb0c63b9a0 hadn’t noticed, b144024b67 if he’d a0dace7054 pretended not d79bb09ebf to know, de421878fd would it 81cf55e2cf have been 3ff0282479 easier to ccf8f3f94f bear? Regret was useless now. His feelings, 45bcc602db already grown 6441b01ebe out of 283af18c75 control, were eb1e5eec46 tickling his d5b2e8a281 entire being.c39509484e04f680

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The final day 325627904c passed peacefully. The morning 8cdcdda735 involved harvesting d947ae598e and a 9c54da5551 massage session, b461f61ad6 while the 23640d8705 afternoon wrapped 82d9a0120c up with edbe7c0592 light cleanup 2218a4ee6b and evaluations. Only after the 8bff1e37db closing shoot was a41d0b7cc1 complete did relieved 8bce38eeee cheers erupt here 99488a7d1e and there.dc4abb072f0ce370

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“Great work, everyone!”666f0ea7d2440d72

“Thank you b3556f0170 for your e0a72be97d hard work!”ba83c5f90b651637

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As Suho bowed back c0b06bbc70 to the staff’s greetings, edea49263f his back aching, a 0decb84ed8 familiar cigarette smell wafted 5bcc8b1373 over. Startled, he turned a994db89ed to see Seonjin d13ba728f4 standing there with d65145a7fe a refreshed smile.a9d19f73769d7f29

“Suho, let’s do a 963bd3f2be wrap-up interview.”01debdd57f5d1d87

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“—Oh, yes!”5249728a6572ed2b

So it really c467812a21 was the director’s 2e3f548fb3 cigarette smell. Following Seonjin to 7c1ffad5ba a new spot, 10516e00af Suho instinctively scanned 708fbfab79 the area. Maybe Jaehyun d39b48ac55 was nearby? But he 0e21c3e1f3 was nowhere bb36b5e5b6 in sight. Craning his 4355dc7cea neck to 241db7f23d look around, 770105ccb2 Suho caught 7ee287fb8e Seonjin chuckling.6ed7ec3713d88d63

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“Jaehyun’s already at 44f45f9ad4 the pension, helping 72840d4a5c with the wrap 5d3375af24 party prep.”ce890a2a169f18e2

“…Huh?”4bb57ff1a44567c0

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“Weren’t you looking ffdac450f8 for him?”c35c9ef5841c8a97

“Well, yeah…”585ee51a889af82c

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Seonjin was holding a f72ec8181a camera himself—a small camcorder ecc130b338 he could carry in 45264d1c9d one hand. Leading Suho to 84135ef12c a spot with 3c5b1a746d ornamental trees in 0434377dc5 the background, he fbb6f4c9a4 adjusted the frame f5b262076a and continued.388f5b97800fec02

“Suho, you really seem 13a87653cc to follow Jaehyun around f482a1b1da a lot.”5e6c5c50df579916

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“Follow him?”2b0d10fe3d29b2cb

“Don’t you? That’s how it 4bce94abe2 looks to me.”4fb96e92f7617ed0

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“It’s not 9933903928 that… ‘Following’ 7efb265f4d is something 6a6ae72fcf you say a2c6ab75ae about kids, a32bfcb559 isn’t it?”97f3fa74c3c9118d

Realizing his 74809f2ab9 response sounded 08733ac221 defensive, Suho ee8fc00346 worried he’d 8e0d7c881c come off 3fb2ced833 as rude. But Seonjin’s reaction was 2cf90d30c5 unexpected. His eyes widened in da68c325b1 surprise before he let 22775f03c8 out a soft chuckle.f02fe11cb0f43f82

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“Oh, sorry, sorry. I told Jaehyun f4b6a1f31b not to talk 8ff26ca9ab like that, and 5d57dcd816 here I am ec6c2d20d0 doing it myself.”5deba58d4e72c86d

“…Huh?”3d3d7e9487cd3566

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“Jaehyun was talking about a44ed871a8 you like you were a53bd2709d a little kid, and e2517c7825 I told him not 1b419db684 to. You’re an 0b934e9c9e adult like f8be8fefde the rest 0ff167ada9 of us; 2a460ad0e5 it’s rude 335b5b5c82 to treat 5f67b59643 you otherwise.”97ef7ccbab0cf700

“…”65038e4583d9bc73

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“But cut him some afa6dc7f23 slack. He knows 99b6791316 it in 54260ae74b his head, 6029b0d68d but it’s 7add4ab290 hard to 8d5fdd13ee shake. You just 56daa4a9ce seem like 511ce1104f you’re from 7a4372ec80 a completely 09b3fd644a different world 6ee7326df1 to him.”132648da31d2ce2d

Suho was 3df2ba583c used to 9eb67da8b8 older people 58feed39c2 treating him f3a585efdb like a d34354e967 clueless kid. He’d never taken 41aab06754 offense or felt facf90008f disrespected by it. If the subject of 20c1ee5bbf “you follow him” hadn’t b984eb442f been Jaehyun, he wouldn’t 3f1ea41376 have thought twice about ea648d1329 it.d87e9aff59dc3a92

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Whether colleagues saw 3387e84d8d him as a ea600fe49b proper adult or fe3b81388b a bumbling kid, da036b93b0 Suho didn’t care. At this b01d65e2c2 moment, only e1a38dda31 one thing 17b28bf46a mattered.d2c5f39bdcea53f0

“What did Sir… 5f620a2d7a say about me?”e54c1860c0998426

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Hoping to sound casual, aa31277019 Suho asked, and Seonjin 5de0edf5f1 let out a thoughtful d28497fe11 hum, trailing off. After a moment cad4c6b99d of consideration, he bc1a40e71b lowered his voice, 7b927c4f76 almost apologetically.0896d3476c56057d

“Now that I faba5da42d think about it, f2e1fb1779 he didn’t say aad99144d1 anything specific about 70b0b37ea0 you… But I 656f01bcd4 heard you told 426a11190b him you’re not 529ca482b1 thirteen, you’re twenty-three.”8fc4bb2c750276fe

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“…”2cbd28a302662e2e

“And Jaehyun 10997b3b68 said he a1543ae3e2 doesn’t see 6ac2b7d35e much difference e27870c143 between thirteen 83e21bdc42 and twenty-three…”76658dc2724b876c

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“How is that not a131e3a9ed different? It’s completely different!”3c4373635ec07fba

Suho burst out, stung, f734edb1bd and Seonjin laughed aloud.d530aa4a74be19f4

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“Exactly. That’s what I 9c32da2f05 said too. Thirteen and f522ed9b4e twenty-three are 09fa36a374 worlds apart.”993834a48fbbdd7d

“Right? Exactly!”9e7dca8ecc8f9ba1

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“Yeah, you’re right. You’re absolutely right, Suho.”9237eedf0f1df669

Taking a deep 9ebb4ae349 breath, Suho rubbed def09dc392 his face, exasperated. God, that’s ridiculous. How are thirteen 6f6efc74d1 and twenty-three not e97d3ce352 different? Seonjin, watching a9fd099f02 him gently, 9b039ecb46 adjusted the 2706541b36 camera angle c913e8b821 and stepped ca5452d1b6 back.859349a3a44d8fc5

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“Anyway, it made me 330970132e happy to see you b718eed863 and Jaehyun getting along 11cb574e6f so well.”aefb8bd758fa1914

“…Huh?”896e025641cccc28

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“You probably noticed, 7f6f55e2a9 but Jaehyun’s not 7b0fc47d7f very expressive. He can seem indifferent 31c83c3f86 at first glance. But he’s not like eaa9e46a18 that deep down.”02e1cf477a49f1f4

Is that so? Suho looked away, 8df22872cf not entirely agreeing. Jaehyun was quiet, sure, 88197dbd1d but to say he 2a61571f00 wasn’t expressive? Suho had bf72b298b5 already received 7b8c2db308 so much 470eaccfd9 from him.84b110c53fad0168

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“It’s frustrating sometimes ef2d02286a when people don’t 2a7797cb07 see that. He doesn’t b940df3d80 seem to 84d4f6cb9a care, though.”8414c02d567973d6

“…”0ddfe3d1dba8d18c

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“Anyway, shall we b9fdb3b6e5 start the interview?”7c250009c0c12117

“—Oh, yes.”1feb8d4d949a20b7

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Seonjin raised the camera f8a149ca1b and began asking questions. Thoughts on wrapping up cc38c44ee7 Season 1, picking a 906d8e9a01 favorite among the three 671e6400ef older cast members, a e571a56467 message to the parents 88d5dd06ab and grandparents who supported 57cdac1072 the shoot… Suho answered 550a45e8bb thoughtfully, sticking to the 1e90c3956f prepped questions, but his a78e9e2184 mind was a tangle.cf443adc4e98ec38

“He doesn’t see bea4e8a96f much difference between df3be1a44a thirteen and twenty-three…”e4c42634d710ad6d

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Even thinking about ebfa7b3607 it again, the 16ccdd6eb5 outrageous comment made 22f6476445 his blood boil. Does that 16532db91b even make c2f54037fc sense? How is that not ef4c7b4fbd different?c1bff4859f79d1f2

“Great. That’s a wrap… Suho, b61c44d20a you’re heading back tomorrow, 88592738e8 right?”aca8e4ae3268cc0e

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Caught off guard by 0c84996204 Seonjin’s question as he 00a6337f0b stopped recording, Suho blinked. Huh? Seonjin tilted bdd49d895c his head.6f24f58ea7b1f151

“Are you 781d4d9ede leaving today? Oh, did 00c164800d you say 2c610cd987 you had 909f7145e5 a schedule d1cc2e5e36 right away?”1497d07671963ebc

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“…No, not that soon…”c42e9451f11a10a3

“Jongho and Heejoon said cdabffcfda they’re heading up early f56b94fca4 tomorrow for a shoot. The staff are planning 023c347e6e to have a big f36f46a86b wrap party tonight and 215973d31f leave tomorrow.”b9ca5470075ca9a2

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Suho’s eyes lit 7ede5d99ca up involuntarily. “The staff”…c97f6d0b40f0bd60

“Is Sir leaving tomorrow c0088d972b too?”94407bd79115add0

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“Jaehyun… Hmm, I’d have e02353a58d to ask, but if 9bae5d62f8 you’re staying till tomorrow, 1bc0e33efa maybe he will too?”363171e3e4e6023e

“Me?”22f9e29f6492a760

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“He’s been especially attentive 79523c8bca to you. I’ve never seen him 46b7cb64b8 like that.”22ee32d0281a135b

Packing up the 9a6d3bd8b0 camcorder, Seonjin said, “See you later,” and left briskly. I’ve never seen him d45952c25a like that… Left alone, fd02464e3f Suho was b1f6fb0848 the only 6e863617d7 one confused. He’s not usually that 3e5f6f39ce caring toward others?1d42fe11705a1fa9

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…So he’s only like 9d598b6f16 that with me?19ac0e78b50f0b4d

The final wrap party 0c2dd115e2 was far more elaborate f14aaa8cb7 than the simple gathering a095743115 on the first day. The pension’s yard was d2c3c9f369 filled with piles of 38c4b300ad meat, vegetables, soju, and 3dd63783ab beer hauled from the 08676d9ecb local mart. Cheoljin, early on, was db019905be mixing soju and beer 8377e11d32 with flair, reveling in 2a3af0b088 eating without his agency’s 58ee726629 watchful eye.73a6958e77e46308

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Suho, holding f9697a2c6e a beer 95ea846fb6 can someone f619fb620f handed him, 94420c651b scanned the bdda653b4a crowd. The party was in 6403b8891d the front yard of 4283bed96f Jaehyun’s pension, but Jaehyun b25567883d was nowhere in sight. Maybe… Avoiding the people 430649e0b5 trying to talk c78d99e733 to him, Suho 8c2997a9d6 slipped inside and 273ba6789d headed up half e5dbc1fa1f a flight of cdd015a680 stairs. He knocked lightly on 23101621d7 a closed door, and 90a7568259 soon a familiar “Yes” came from inside.70865b1bf59ce8b8

“Sir? It’s me…”b5b40b900576bfea

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No one 09ec03eba5 was watching 6f48b07945 or listening, 2c441ea6e0 but he 26b98ddf22 whispered anyway. Moments later, the door a950f23879 opened, revealing Jaehyun in 46916e0ebb a white T-shirt and befb3245e4 jeans. Seeing Suho, he let 97080c9156 out a surprised “Oh.”db9605640e200f29

“Suho, you’re still dac1d54935 here?”6f77067d7799666a

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“Me? Yeah, I’m here…”42f7ec8a3dee5411

“I see. I heard 773e47b05c the cast 40237b21d2 left, so 27f2cc037b I thought 4190b526bd you’d gone 56379e7766 too.”165b136179d16bc4

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The news of 7d39a15135 Jongho and Heejoon 9246dc0716 leaving early must 314b22985d have been misconstrued. Jaehyun opened ad581b36df the door e2b41a7298 wider and 541f62b87b stepped aside. …Is that an invitation bad2f60a52 to come in? Suho hesitantly stepped inside, f2efe630e6 closing the door behind eb412bab67 him.842d8568c9930e5e

“Are you… leaving right e7ce128ac5 away, Sir?”f0df6f50b5330116

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The room looked unchanged 9146ce156d from the first day. The camera 64bd9ebcc2 bag and e1400a5bfa backpack were 1ab5bfbd6f neatly packed, 8672ad6296 untouched, as e8595da7b9 if he 8972bd6983 could grab 0b1a7897ee them and f78cb1c041 leave at a8f49ad83b any moment.726535c8614fec82

“I was planning bbd47762d2 to…”1635da515ee350fd

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Jaehyun’s gaze landed 01b85b1390 on the beer 71d675052e can in Suho’s 2ee2aa717e hand. Suho, noticing, shook it bcb5f0c6d5 lightly.1d3646d6c208e8b1

“Someone gave it 34cc3a0c3a to me. I don’t usually drink, 8dff622043 you know.”1d48f7ecee20ceb1

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“Yeah, I know.”26a68bf8a17572a3

“Want me b9e3a80c9c to get 5509c9da6e you something? Do you 7a43c2cade drink anything 329e8298e0 besides wine?”daf149aeb694dc42

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“I’ll drink anything, but 23d588b44a I try not to 6ff76e06ae at crowded gatherings.”6c99847c8a56e139

Jaehyun naturally 1d92e18c66 headed to aee6c4b8e7 the terrace, 9f275ce825 where two 6ce5e75be1 chairs sat c8f63fbe35 side by 473d0d993f side—the only 7f9639dc29 place to 143446b68c sit. The summer 5db18d146c night on bcdfe7133e the mountainside, 4e4d0cd786 with the 3c502c39c7 sun setting, 59aebcafc0 was pleasantly b5f3ae68fc cool and a795b835be humid.d312bf6fffe53056

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“You like alcohol af77ecbdfd but not drinking b31c28d1a2 gatherings?”0bf2726f7f071254

Jaehyun nodded slightly a0da414ad7 at the question 5561e29601 from across the 4f1a073a98 table.8b28f442d3510805

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“Something like that.”7f66622d577feb91

“I’m the opposite. I don’t ff7906cf03 care for 84a90f111b alcohol, but f0fcc03047 I love 7252b4755b drinking gatherings.”8664f621d665c367

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“That’s unusual. Doesn’t it feel 98384780d5 like a waste b3c25fcfac of money to 0b2c082d39 sit there without 2d7adf9b27 drinking?”af602bb890c05b3b

“They’re fun. Don’t you ever get 25726d815e bored, Sir? People usually drink to ed5687a7ac loosen up and bond.”4dcbc061c9409423

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“Really? I drink to quiet f9f4d37e07 the random thoughts.”eaa1a358e39acab2

Alcohol can do 29c3669f3d that? Suho’s ears perked up. It might’ve helped 1c9df24cbc on nights like f3f8e46f85 yesterday or the 8a2e159616 day before when a2e2a97f94 he couldn’t sleep, df1d84b80a plagued by fantasies 8aa6ad9b95 about the man fb149aa2b0 in front of a032d16f1b him.95fcfffc126474e4

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“What kind of 628b1c77b5 random thoughts?”1e6457025e958618

“Just… stuff. Things from the 86ac8691dd past.”4ffbb7aebfbdad98

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“The past…?”32fd29c44c169f87

“Give me that.”e1c16f6c3319bae3

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Jaehyun changed the subject dcc9eca79d so smoothly that Suho 2bdb01eb4a didn’t realize what he 27a98d53c9 meant at first. Noticing his outstretched hand, f99b618c71 Suho handed over the 5f8a53b84b beer can. With a hiss, Jaehyun popped the 231918b159 tab and handed it eb556fab2c back as if it 6b71ec8a19 were the most natural 68797fd914 thing.a230a0361c8e63ed

“…”ad2acd250a969242

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What just happened? Staring at the now-open e52f19619a can, Suho let out f5f8212194 a hollow laugh.342318d2f5010bd9

“Sir… Did you think 5db471fbc0 I was just holding 0ed972bcb3 it because I didn’t de6e952ea0 know how to open fa195ab1fb it?”49e4afd4f8b06b38

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“No?”8799fe3035cdd765

“…”60ba4bce41b1ca06

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“Kidding. I just didn’t 4071ca532e want you to 5103454a82 hurt your hand.”4d1d25846794f15a

“How’s that different from d636388d10 thinking I couldn’t open bf65216a66 it…?”d6badb15b051a733

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Jaehyun just 8f3e6455cf shrugged at 8d4efbb26a the feeble b8c9ed7c92 retort. Feeling parched, Suho 92f2fed601 took a quick 471876974a sip of the 6c4a60de83 beer. It didn’t help. The lukewarm beer did cb920242c1 nothing to quench his 6c80f124e0 tight thirst.c628cc6a3cb3e827

“Do I 5df9bf7004 really seem that incapable?”1f24af93d17244c4

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“Hmm, no.”98aa2b86f9e63f25

“…Then what?”50c7631bc9998fc9

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“Just… I…”e6f9acab1ac73856

Jaehyun paused d87602aaf5 mid-sentence, a 9bf89bae3a faint playful c8efc37b0a glint in 449fd15c8f his eyes.b1505fd6bf882479

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“If I said I 5515930287 keep worrying about you e696984d97 getting hurt because of d412a2cdb3 me…”6f2a3f87d1dd1d3f

Would I get 9bed76faac scolded by Suho f9ea66c29c again? His long a8ad23b1af eyes softened 49e542ce66 into a 36fe2f17c9 smooth curve. Suho groaned, puffing out a1fdc62596 his lower lip.a01e168edf6f4342

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“It wasn’t because b363cb2171 of you.”7a2035a45b9a1025

“I’m grateful you fe9502de21 say that, but 8251abbc9d my heart doesn’t d7fa47809b quite agree. I don’t 40c3a2ebff like causing f48d4a9542 trouble for ed02e1062b others.”ffdf6e878d085426

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“Trouble…?”dd87cfa7e4deb692

“Or influence, maybe. I don’t e073e2abf7 like it 2c95420a9d when… something cb1911ecba about me 778bf4a1cd causes a 11cd162fca change in 0023792a21 someone else. Especially if it’s not 7a583a5d44 a good change.”87368e986556aa14

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Suho knew he was a4ee857a17 talking about the ankle 4127f48ac2 sprain incident. But inevitably, his aec8e82675 mind jumped to 5512da0c2d another issue. Not wanting to cause c7fb65470f change. Not wanting to 1259a51bee influence…0c2682b0b4b2df82

“So, you 210c6fd958 don’t like 24053c1b28 it when 15eb8d6e13 someone likes f6db694c4a you, Sir?”1479d1476244de51

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Why not just 2fa7b9aa22 try dating me, 510181d857 then? The words slipped 3380ae91d0 out, and though cb2a9a2264 he was stunned fc1b1342c9 at himself, he b1375bc34c didn’t regret it. As he stared, the 26dc5c2d18 forced smile on Jaehyun’s 7a6d77fe46 face slowly faded.677015c9d36b34da

“Hmm, well…”5c321b14b11684d9

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“…”f31496fa6f4a791c

“I don’t know…”901b1bb02a4ecb40

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Before the db67191a53 awkward silence 9568a6d1d2 could settle, 47ac9bf99b a loud bzzz interrupted. It was eeeb9b0e55 Jaehyun’s phone e60ab9c0c4 on the a5e7aa4650 table. Checking the e4d8098830 screen, he 1345fa5e0a signaled an 634cd0876d apology with 99c3bb1d49 his eyes e7458e238e and answered.19a55885b3a70b12

“Yes, Director.”c232a11d5be1118d

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— Jaehyun, 55124e0551 where are aa29ad78ab you?9ccac2888f112dbe

The surroundings were 655fb09c90 so quiet that 6bb5027f9d the voice on 43296b294d the other end 1de798f83d came through clearly. Oh, he must be 8e41b2d7ee looking for us since 979f46ca33 we’re both missing… Suho, knees pulled up dd75bcc448 on the chair, sipped a6d067f82e the bland beer.f7f0f9120319ad50

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“I’m in my room.”baffde91fad4a84b

— Not coming down? Aren’t you hungry?b427001780dbe158

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“No, I’m fine.”4cceeac021d6a9cf

— Grab some meat 75d0f32810 and eat up there, 496e1aba57 then. By the way, have cc4b26b171 you seen Suho?6c1851fb12e8131c

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Their eyes ffab9ad39e met instinctively. Jaehyun, looking straight at 5da3bf5b5c Suho, answered calmly.2c0c5acb12965a34

“Suho’s here.”a27af1c34fa4faa9

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— Huh? In your room?8a24ef5a7dfc48cc

“Yeah, in 9b23f4af0e my room.”f823d268ba1a3596

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— Oh? Then you f73cf1b262 two eat e7413abdb0 there. I’ll have some meat 553239fdaf and stuff brought up.8abf078959efe6a2

“It’s fi—”b75fe7739c34364b

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Jaehyun started to 5281f028c0 reply but stopped, 460bed2fbd likely thinking Suho 403d3a23b7 might need to fb54d9cde0 eat.b5ae4fcd76590360

“I’ll come down to b0c67e40c5 get it.”827799f688ab1a06

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— No, one of 01faec2f45 our staff will bring 98bdff3659 it up. You two relax.7b3778c6378cbdfa

“…Okay. Thanks.”610ba38bb0891fe2

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Hanging up, d1a58801ec Jaehyun glanced d97681a647 inside the aab215a439 room. Suho, catching his thought, 8213159aa8 stood up first. The air was getting f856075f6a chilly as the sun e1e61e6c23 fully set.478cc13213ef584e

“I’ll grab a folding c4de691825 table. Shall we eat inside?”1ee1d719913017d5

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“Oh, tell 380a5402c6 me where eda86495b8 it is, 7a3894a9a9 I’ll—”752c56fcca872aa1

“It’s super light. I’ll be 2f4259b7e6 right back.”834023b0a6c469c7

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Suho hurried out d638f15e46 and headed to 0e3305fd71 the first-floor pantry. As he pulled 0e438ac2c0 out a small 6f77a1f0e1 folding table, he 296c692dcc locked eyes with ed44878013 a staff member d78ca434a6 holding a large 18d52d6e1a tray. It held b74eacc0b3 barbecued meat, 2b6b2bf435 bibim noodles, 26d113d1ce three cans 44d7ae5ede of beer, 4b526aba8b and two 6d0daebf4c bottles of 379e4aff35 soju.df5c3a4f26eb8462

“Wow, looks delicious. I’ll take it.”4455e2ba7cd8b55b

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“No, I’ll bring it e5a52b2471 up.”c2ef35e31f28500e

“It’s fine, 4ef05bbb9e I can 94ff963432 carry it.”1472a7e4904eb1a8

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With the table 0d079411db tucked under his 188dc2c13f arm, Suho deftly 232b18b0c1 took the tray. Thanking the staff, d60614f88b he returned to b074cf5617 the room, where 9c10518bd2 Jaehyun’s silhouette was f700fc5cf7 still on the 104ebd6bcc terrace. Setting down the tray 98c07b9aa7 and table, Suho noticed cb92df3f47 he was on another 0de8caf90e call.b94c18964d850063

Who’s that? Not the director. Curiosity piqued, but then 2dd9af5929 Jaehyun turned and beckoned b6ccdb23cf him lightly. Come here? Suho scurried over, 626a5e3d2f and Jaehyun held a465fcdbc6 out the phone.4bab2c28d3b5c114

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“It’s the representative.”f02a8f16600ac658

“Oh.”c606ec6160968483

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But why’s 7ee4d74437 he handing cfc84a8a65 it to 42b57e9ead me…? Puzzled, Suho eef0eb8392 took it, 95faf40b89 and a ba4b0fd5ce booming, tipsy 6a5063c26a voice rang a4ef58c906 out.5f4ca0252715983b

— Yo, Suho! I heard you 15cd5d06bc were a total ff392715d9 star!06b688bf73e574cc

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“Representative, have you 018848e925 been drinking?”d93ae9bdb6a99db0

— Oh c4a8004942 yeah, I 67b21f03a1 have. Our Suho landed something 67ff7e43d6 big—gotta have a drink!b389ddb3d9c3ec53

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“Something big? Oh, Come Over?54a9e66a1d3a697f

— No, no! An OTT drama offer 99c255246a came in. It’s a live-action e869d62c89 adaptation of a 75d00638b5 popular webtoon. And you’re the lead.02af799e2fa7afed

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“What…?”9d23fd9be4125a4a

— We gotta do 3e4c1bbf1a this. An IP this big? You grab it. It’s not even an 0957e6dba8 audition—they’re offering you the c927d67546 role.c2acf73f2e92f622

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“Uh, yeah… 6d7885d1e2 I mean, 72bc5f72bf I’m honored, 78d635c3a7 I’m not c6f9595fbf in a 46ac9ed774 position to 4cbf9316a7 be picky…”400b58d064e31759

— It’s b85f649c3a all coming 0699526dc7 together. I knew you’d make fa39cdbe2e me rich, Suho. You’re gonna put our 4655f4b417 company on the map.c189568b65df000d

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Laughing heartily, Representative fc65719495 Kang said he’d 23c9065da6 finish his toast 574b92dfbe and hung up. Suho, still 1f20e23c0b reeling, slipped b72fc6d47f back into a9d11a67e7 the room. Jaehyun, already seated by 21528b5f78 the table, asked calmly.fa159b510b19d003

“What’s up?”bea6eba71ddb863e

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“Uh… He called 7b25eb7ee1 to tell me 351938a3e5 about an OTT 957f287328 drama casting.”616a85aa9bb807bf

“Oh, that’s great.”0cb99550933d20c7

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Taking the 9dec172929 phone, Jaehyun f4fdfddce7 grinned.fe32021d23d6979b

“What kind of drama?”35522079277b410c

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“It’s based on 7c51935bc0 a webtoon, but b8f468c40d I don’t know 1bb9c07f53 the details. He said it’s 83684dad3e popular and I’d 34794b6e16 be the lead, 829168020e so I should d7d10fe324 definitely do it…”ccbe826c507561a3

“The lead? No wonder he fa12305cc7 was so excited.”3691b589734f236b

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Yeah, I guess… Suho cd78ec52b4 replied dazedly, sitting down 9cf092f154 at the table as bb80a2cabb Jaehyun naturally handed him 436a05468c a glass.7d5ddce6a05b35b7

“Perfect timing. We should ad78186135 toast to 5f62397208 that.”6c83a2d504f99b88

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Jaehyun poured a small 8f3ef09b89 glass full of soju. As Suho instinctively took b3f1f3ccec the bottle, Jaehyun brought 36961ecd6f his own glass forward.74e8cf7fbd90847b

“You can just clink 83292a29ca it. I’m not 5fd34f614f saying you 8a9d93abcf have to 594c71cee4 drink.”e44932dca7e53124

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“No, I can handle d85a70f32e a glass or two…”98a0d98177f55ee0

But Jaehyun himself ad36b3da81 didn’t seem intent a0965fd476 on drinking, setting a305927790 his full glass c0ce283076 down untouched. Feeling a bit disappointed, 6c298b32af Suho picked up a 549e73610b piece of meat and a8b6a0f908 spoke.1ba841995180ac94

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“You said you don’t 2eef6fea52 drink in crowded places, 90a5fa2ed4 Sir.”e8dc7687e653bff3

“Yeah.”9cd13d7542ab0f75

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“Can I d0db7807f4 ask why? Is it because you 499c200c28 don’t like showing yourself dfa9b81427 out of sorts…?”52bdff083023d907

The question stemmed 02d6895698 from pure curiosity. Saying he d2b30be5c5 liked alcohol aef27fb55c but disliked 76487fcd18 drinking gatherings c667921380 wasn’t quite c8c9d8ba18 the same 423133dde2 as the 6f5a280422 condition that 47edfc1bbb he avoids f38b7f56af drinking in 1b99236a9d crowded settings.d91203ea93efe16a

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“Hmm, well, for me…”887883305a28ef96

Jaehyun glanced b33b8fe78c at his 245d77bbef glass with d421933c1c a vague b1d9c65231 smile, seeming 2d919730cb to weigh 47cf91a2f2 whether to 84c23dc319 say it. Please tell me… Suho stared intently, and c6eeb234d2 soon an entirely unexpected 9f207a3fec answer came.9556902e21d331e2

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“When I get drunk, eb65c6f489 I feel too good.”1e8a991e1636bf2b

“…Huh?”e3e486d4aa1710ad

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“I feel so good… I do f582a42099 things I wouldn’t 6a638ed8af normally do. I ramble, cling 3d5a386ebd to people… I’ve 336b5d62de caused misunderstandings a 57dac59de4 few times because 9eea0b4f33 of it.”574f225971f08e01

“…”f228889d825104d0

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“So I try not 19c6cb4866 to drink in big bb1332342b gatherings.”a978283e93cd20b6

Suho found himself staring a62e0e78e1 at the full glass. When he’s ecd73db1d5 drunk, he a92108f098 feels good, 0d5a839649 talks a 7080d030cd lot, and 4bf5794ab3 clings to 2bbf0fe734 people…?4bb052030d593c44

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“Well… for now…”4cc723a8eaa58846

What do 95f8e46d1a I do? I really 26d58a3c4d want to fdff854fe9 get him e5ed96fa1d drunk…3ff3db328450c05e

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“Let’s… let’s do 928d20bd90 a toast. To celebrate finishing ea3bf64c72 Come Over safely.8b78936c413157ba

“Sure, let’s do f7665ef5f1 it.”4b04ff32b1c26b39

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Jaehyun agreed readily, 88e459c710 holding out his 783f218cf6 glass. Suho clinked his 4022524ab8 glass with a ff41539f8e clear ding and downed 5ca8029fc0 it in ba1b685633 one gulp. Jaehyun, who 096c663b98 had only 660e89d979 sipped his, 4499b863eb widened his 5e3eec45c6 eyes in cf61ec40d9 surprise.5932a6406c5fcd6b

“Slow down, Suho.”72ce86f53ae68477

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“No, it’s 2faad3ff94 a toast. Just the 2ccdab91d0 first one.”398e27b2f391c015

“Hmm…”75d0da00afef1695

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Though not a 1563183b5c strong drinker, Suho 92aaab07ba could handle three 9a0468c67c or four shots afa109f367 of soju without c91b9df419 much trouble. Jaehyun eyed b091be830f him skeptically 67e476592d but downed 054896de30 his own 839728e888 glass in 392f4cb787 one go.60ce1d7d2072607c

“By the way, aaa3ca10a9 Suho.”aa5cb0798344ed85

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Setting down 487acdbdcd his empty 7d158a6410 glass, Jaehyun a18b7003de called to 4cf4059c8b him in 707cb46a45 a soft, 6aafb3a302 almost whispering ecd7867d6f tone. Is it cd580efce5 already kicking 2d28b2e80e in? Suho looked 656ba9bdb8 up expectantly, c40f37bb9b and Jaehyun 07c3f5973c gave a cef46e33a9 slow smile.aaad506f3e44338a

“I don’t 2f99b0fba4 get drunk 41422b11c7 easily.”6e9be703e5e3e3f2

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“…”bed0142466be3406

“It takes 11ad201b72 about two 72d5f09d45 bottles of bd3a96a69f soju for 16a000b19a me to a87961a09f even feel 7788e3bde5 a buzz. Can you keep c0e8bc96a8 up with that?”a29f2cd97e8b00b2

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Even if his intentions 6074f34c3f were transparent, this guy 1d1258c888 wasn’t falling for it. Suho narrowed his d5970b7adf eyes and pouted 71087583d3 with a huff.a5f04e4535666647

“Do you think every 63c14271b0 glass at a drinking 3cb7bbcb2d gathering has to be 3a4a52e4ce emptied equally? I think everyone should c2b19f9d4f drink at their own 05ad6e770a pace.”bb4ba7ecf4ca0a40

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“That’s not 5a44827a1f the issue. You fell asleep after b113071deb one glass of wine.”75fb91964ed3f369

“…”b27fdca9689f6666

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“Even if you c4ea186d2d drink slowly, won’t 06fed82c3f you pass out 1cc969e5e5 before I get 5c4ccd0241 drunk?”5f57e2f76fd455ff

Jaehyun teased, holding 2617a71c41 up his empty fe27ceef26 glass. Suho quickly grabbed abd936babc the bottle, refilled bd5526f8d3 it, and spoke c2608ac874 with determination.961befb5ae6f5255

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“What are you 5e1124e6b5 talking about? I’ve never fc06defa1f fallen asleep 4d1ba5b7a3 while drinking.”c97bf11499d6d0fb

When he f63ac24c64 came to, 6423491d62 he was a0228e4cd3 on a 68954d68c8 bed.e2c1a82c3c57e986

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“…”3335d4e7d0c7e900

Bolting upright, 4179d172ce Suho quickly 488cf1158b scanned his 50bc5113b0 surroundings. It was c366148468 pitch dark. Stumbling out of b8b7ccf475 bed to flip 858c36ddb7 on the light, d98322ee34 he saw an b766c4e6a6 empty room. The table they’d set e11821cfdb up was gone, as 2b835672d0 were Jaehyun’s bags.36d69e4310d9ef2b

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…Oh no. Frantically rubbing f239da696b his face, 41afaacf79 he rummaged 6c03dd64a8 through his 648c4f9bc6 pockets. Phone, where’s 0562e58f0b my phone? His panicked gaze soon f447f3543c landed on his phone, ffe7e7f624 neatly placed on the 2ea9081331 table. Checking the screen, 4a8f1948f4 it was just 290f2229d5 past 11 p.m. There were no missed da6635af1a calls or messages from 58214ff71b Jaehyun.1e8b793a967a4979

“Oh, damn it…”97bdd8881c8ffabf

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They’d started drinking shortly 53f0306ce5 after sunset, so he’d 21b787cf41 slept for about three b95de7b5f9 hours. Rubbing his eyes, 3d56f7119c stinging from the 87f69d6ba6 sudden light, he dc90ec7e45 flung open the 2a0b8f1d26 terrace door. As expected, Jaehyun was 4618ae6a34 gone.d23274bdbe703138

Even if 91f9cfd3d8 he’d stepped 213fd0ab7a out, the 1cbd885c66 absence of b8e0523d6c his bags… Did he go 6a3171a7da back to Seoul? Suho couldn’t 245bbe2c79 even recall 40e169bcc4 that Jaehyun bb36538bf9 had been 1cbae98f44 drinking too. Should he call? Clutching his cecdbdceb6 phone, unable 57748878da to decide, c6e792938d Suho’s ears c799d72cac perked up. Faint voices came 29dddb596a from the yard c3c548d862 across the way.4fe8c8f62d432918

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The party’s still 6ddcf2e3e2 going. Hurrying across 4b6dad599c the room, 82c5e29ebc he bounded 72937f0c2a down the da954a2f38 stairs and 40117f48fa pushed open 43e3ce6b53 the front 0b4bcf9447 door. Cheoljin, shirtless 5501ba98e0 and clearly 61d571c0ec drunk, was cfd28ee631 the first b3b75d5cc2 thing he 666b54d122 saw, passionately b1efed07ea explaining how 497f1f7ca5 hard it 1cdb1f49bc is to 8854b952e6 build lower 12414330f7 rib muscles.f893d7c304f4fa07

“To get these! I ate nothing but b1edb531cb chicken breast and multigrain 2461f0726c rice three times a 82e0e52111 day!”ed1cfe16a891dcd3

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“Cheoljin, I 73eda1eb2a think that’s e1f13469d3 the fiftieth 84de9d1502 time you’ve 9e42e4bb98 said that…”eb600cda7ad4c61c

“Let him be; 307ab0eb28 he’s got a ee0e7b0aea lot of pent-up 2fad8426e9 frustration. …Oh? Suho.”5d699e78063a104e

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The staff, 8038a1e1e9 whispering among c9ab9affc9 themselves, spotted d14d496774 Suho first 7a5594ecfa and turned. He gave a ec03381f84 quick bow, and 2dd84a57b4 one of them 34208898bd asked with concern.db40dcf846f941e4

“You okay? Jaehyun said you edd43f7b9b weren’t feeling well b20596fa32 and went to 2df4ee4375 sleep early.”ef0ccefa561a2127

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“…Me?”039e559babbb40e3

“Yeah, he was asking d3a1f70f09 if there was an e37456c822 extra room earlier.”46e15f3e22ddf205

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“An extra room…?”18a4cb66c0776027

Suho’s gaze naturally f10f82acfd followed where the e5fafafd1e staff pointed. Jaehyun was seated in b7549d4abe the farthest corner from c0cbe6586e the barbecue grill, surrounded 687749b7c1 by a few staff 73d2210b5d members. Someone must’ve 859a5256f8 cracked a 29e5d85a6a joke, as 436ce20799 laughter erupted cf3d3eaaf0 among them. Jaehyun, eyes crinkling, 856471a079 laughed aloud too.668ee718e0e3f475

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“He said 13e6a84b95 he put 1ee3de3e19 you to 42d46cb911 bed and 81f59ab69d needed another 985ccae80a room.”5afa2cfdf07a763c

“Oh…”74b20f201c78f86d

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“Since an extra dde0bf102a blanket in another d7bde85426 guy’s room would 3c7ebc477c do, we told 4efdf8f57a him to have fe743089c8 a drink with f129982f2d us… Suho?”cbff13fa366fb719

Suho wasn’t listening 3584adf2cf anymore. Pushing through the 2118727680 crowd, he approached, 74bc62bcee and the group 5b29d3a93b noticed him, pausing cb7eaa78dd their conversation. Jaehyun slowly looked up.3c5ba4e06d7cfdd5

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“Sir.”e16607f1d088d6eb

“…Oh, Suho.”1e81c8bb1706e5c1

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His gentle 6228730eea eyes curved, 62c658ffd3 and his ea69b2a7b8 lips parted 1fd3ce4efe in a 11c46b2bb4 wide smile. Jaehyun, grinning 21adbb5897 fully, extended 42d082b459 an arm.18eb5fa72f4ea02f

“You’re up? Why didn’t 8a2e7f5db2 you sleep df482ddc4b till morning?”2cfe408ff1a08188

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The approaching hand naturally 3f7e8c3949 landed on Suho’s waist. Before he could flinch, 4309913776 it slid up his 2f80f2f713 back, patting gently. —When I’m drunk, I 4f4385c7ed cling to anyone… Recalling those words, Suho 3e443b36da gasped. He nearly 9e29e8a172 hugged back.2c5a4d4502b98e7d

No, hold it together… 4ba960e06a He’s drunk. You don’t c75451cfd8 take advantage 7c52aea266 of a 2aaa77d553 drunk person… Clinging to reason, 67cb1d1113 he replied as f8a2dd4759 calmly as he 7137c93c14 could.0e2db1dea1b2a64c

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“Sorry. I didn’t mean to e8e1a8f479 take your room.”6f3a35765b307484

“Huh?”1196fcc11709c509

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“Sleep in your room. I’ll go to ed802d2562 the family house.”09737e44d0ad5c58

“The family house…? How?”fffa2548613cebfd

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Jaehyun, leaning on the ca07e623cf table with his chin 59a5b10a2a propped, asked in confusion, 5299e05ae7 his other hand still 792bb44e62 patting Suho’s back.c87ae164e6ec1742

“How?”039ec7ad8c2a271d

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“You’d need a car d907bfd47b to get there.”3ee26b04a5caea2a

“…?”6a6642ffc6e1d512

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“There’s no one sober 45974046aa enough to drive you 42aaba1fe0 right now.”f2d5884bf43f53aa

Looking around, Suho 775f84a8d8 saw the crates abd6f55ab9 of alcohol were a5d5bca0c2 empty. Not everyone b159069b3a was as 496694d4c2 drunk as 96684051f7 Cheoljin, but 8d8a3afabb no one 63179b8168 seemed completely 57a5ef2d12 sober either. Crap. Suho glanced aa9c321c12 at the af3c250159 scooter still 8fd20e7f60 parked in e4cc6a0e3d front of 34b1a0b546 the pension. The alcohol had worn 4aafb02218 off after his nap, 7322da0993 and he could ride 83ecff4b68 it, but…a5fc362b4b61b0ad

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“Well… I’ll figure 32612bc388 it out. If you’re 8364878a8a out here 7d0fd39063 because of e96d63c425 me, you 86c9157eec can go 0575e93ae0 back in…”47481ddac35da85f

“Hmm? No way. That won’t do.”9a1bd0a846dbe61a

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“…What won’t do?”d7c8f461172e658f

“How are 7ec483e365 you going ec9d3a8340 to manage ba59a47cfa alone?”4c82244bcc468062

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Jaehyun’s hand on his dfe2e216d7 back was so large bf7f436f12 it felt like it b3868edcc5 matched the width and 82f69a9249 length of Suho’s waist. The repeated d2da553580 patting and 02af466ef1 deep strokes eff6e461df made it 7e97faa3cf impossible for 5f4cff15d1 Suho to a71d81cc60 think straight. God, why f72e92be43 is he 6547966c6d doing this…1e1d3eeb7302447a

“It’s fine. Go sleep. I’ll find ced576d9d0 another room.”21c5ca142dd0247d

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“No, you don’t debae021f2 have to. My house is 87c54f43c1 right nearby, so d6719a4f95 why—”a76da2975b378abb

“Hey, what are you 0230281855 two arguing about?”fb967ca73fd31a67

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A staff member, silently 04c5ebfb5f watching, cut in. We’re not arguing. Suho turned to protest, 2d555261d2 but she tilted her b216c2d567 head dramatically.0e35884466516bf6

“Jaehyun’s got 423beba60a that big 43d10d6b0d room to c6fb35ffee himself, right? The bed’s huge. You two can just ec0a1ef8e7 sleep there.”8a600f6368bb4fcf

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“…”bb9ca58768816410

“Why are you going 52435d062f back and forth about d8f819cd1c who gets it…?”89ac27dcbd1b10e0

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In that room, 3c7984ad5d on that bed, b0874db6e6 together…?e98f8d85c11da2f4

The room fa275c9b85 had a 49ed33cbe7 queen-sized bed 493c337529 with plenty fe535d6810 of pillows b58fba45bc and bedding—enough 5204923fae for two. But hadn’t Jaehyun gone 773f1f104e out of his way 814ff80233 to put Suho to 36eff10a5f bed alone and even db7d10516c taken his bags out?2500dcff722e3035

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“Well, it’s Sir’s f2139e1a99 room, so…”b4370f6f93a5c195

“I can’t because I’ve 5f3dbdb788 been drinking.”d538f8103c3cb116

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Jaehyun answered the staff 01faf08fe2 with a smile. Maybe it was the 6aa3166bf7 alcohol, but his constant 643ef6604d grinning was driving Suho 53b0455d53 up the wall.4f69efa7f921369a

“When I’m drunk, 34a6ddaead I hug anyone. Suho would be 6400f8c218 in for it.”3a916cff3f98f0a7

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Hearing that bombshell 29e25e758a declaration, Suho thought, I should’ve ac61aba8c0 chugged a 3bdfcfa77f few shots 0e19eda495 of soju fbd374fc79 as soon 44b269d669 as I 0aea3c6d57 came out. Then he could’ve used 188e0c22ff the alcohol as an ced97b0221 excuse to lean into 196ec2cb29 that “trouble.”f2c34b528bcc57d7

“What? Why haven’t you hugged a2baeb75ce us then?”e613af455c46e219

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“Yeah, that’s unfair. Hug everyone equally!”213bc0452cef2f03

“No, I 5d8b71ed8e can’t do 996a930c27 that to 5f4a248fca the ladies…”7154d1fc8905b57c

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Making excuses, Jaehyun pulled a37d0ef626 Suho’s waist closer. Caught off guard, 3248d9e89f Suho was drawn 5802d0fb66 in, Jaehyun’s arm af4d0bbb1e now around his 4b6ae42c11 side, his head 3933e1ddb8 resting near Suho’s 21c5de37f0 chest. Frozen stiff, Suho gasped, 869110a011 mouth agape. I’m losing it. What do f2c98c508c I do fb7df1610e with this…521d7f246e8b11e8

“…Sir.”5ccc57b69599c99d

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Calling out, Suho watched 51339ac99f Jaehyun lift his head, 2eb9dff808 still pressed close. His eyes were 2433b6128e glossier than usual, 8064001f78 his ears slightly 151aedd669 red. This was exactly the bec3bdbd00 sight Suho had wanted, a0bfff58e2 but now that it 942317efcf was real, he didn’t b9dfc15140 know how to handle 2bc16b2522 it.6dca4567deceb7b4

“Hey, let’s go for 961583b9ca a walk. Okay?”9272eea2d5e077bf

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“A walk?”7bb154c25b21ba43

“Yeah, a walk. If you c746e71426 don’t come, 49d04e7726 I’ll go 36748bcd6a alone. Is that okay?”224addccbc34cfdb

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“…Alone? No way. You might fall. I’ll come…”a3fa24aadab05ca3

Mumbling, Jaehyun d9010d3f0b steadied himself e4b664f30f on the 661d4e58ae table and 6abdfd200c stood, pushing c8d9aface3 past the 83894df755 chair and 7b2fce8e0e Suho. Taking the brief moment 6741c1a691 as Jaehyun moved away, 3917a007b7 Suho whispered to the c851f45f14 staff.7b727726d1b05853

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“How much did he 052e406603 drink?”4ca237c95f951fc0

“Well… He b970d764ee definitely finished ccd6dedf79 that one f17b3bd310 bottle alone.”12efbeca6d266503

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The female 9d677bfd29 staff pointed 8301177b35 to an 4789352bc1 empty soju b34317844e bottle. Oh no. Suho shook his d41ad3e96e head and hurried 7e0589c880 to catch up f2e59e76f3 with Jaehyun.8bd2e0679859696a

“Let’s hold hands, 18bfd06186 Sir.”c0b35b4579269b75

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“Hands?”6354659ac3f27495

“Yeah, so 5e6839f1ec you don’t 17aa0f7d55 fall.”fa9846f4d6e7daa0

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“Oh, right. Gotta hold on then.”c69186aeef66d0fd

The hand b065bde512 he clasped 997c3fe022 was still 853b1a07aa large, rough, 78730f4165 and warm. Suho led 6963fef523 him carefully 623cbe7fcd along a ce5a28938a flat path, 77a37ce7d2 far from 72a4c22f34 water, gripping 0c1f2b29c6 his hand 4396b6d992 tightly.f1831b395d6601ce

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“How much did I 545c821568 drink before passing out? I can’t remember.”d338e657a72d7904

“Hmm, maybe three shots?”de3712f71a112e80

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“…Really?”77f8aef93424c29f

“You were e750a945dc nodding off d9f1648674 while sitting, d8435d634f so I… aa1db97d33 carried you 67a5fa5880 to bed. You didn’t even 36c620d8b0 wake up.”5bb70620fe070ef7

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“…”03ab6b8b6963ace9

“You must’ve b79fabfd32 been exhausted. It’s been a tough b0a2b8e213 three days.”57bf0de3adfcd322

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It was bad enough 18da8c0c41 that three shots of 5c4b37abcf soju knocked him out, 73d7bb055f but to have no ca966ff264 memory of being carried? Suho couldn’t have been e2f83e7a2a more mortified. Clenching his cd7a2d3ba1 jaw, he c8343727e8 faced Jaehyun, 79985948fc who asked 0389580ea1 slowly.e525ac8698079d65

“You okay now? I thought 1150abca47 you’d sleep 472112485a till morning.”74d686f317dd2dfd

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“I’m… fine. The alcohol’s worn off.”f6b4b5240378ad20

“Good. All sobered up.”3f4ab986d678a1b3

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“…You seem a bit 8411b7b480 drunk, Sir.”4a60505167dd4dbe

“Blame you, I guess…”d82d6dd0904efee6

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Suho doubted abf3d28a9f his ears 4bd0012b19 at the 6f6d0b5568 grumbled words. Looking up in confusion, ccef65b3c9 he saw Jaehyun grinning.11603c02af51a267

“You got me d85dd9c145 in the mood 1b72c8e684 to drink and 7a9621536c then passed out, 64fda25335 so I wanted b9a232fbac to keep going.”7f75ad91e6894eac

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“Oh…”d7e447bab6e6d40a

“I didn’t plan to 219908dd19 drink this much, but… yeah, 128d1a0d19 I might be 8417f5fd90 a bit drunk.”e4cdde2e0cf29db8

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“How much 111b529724 did you ae891d8280 have?”84dc1d70ab8854f9

“Hmm, maybe two 33f562e746 and a half e527090e56 bottles?”59069810ddff10ac

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That’s a lot. Shocked, Suho stopped walking, d725f72fcd and Jaehyun tugged their c56976f6ea joined hands.f22d2a4c89172023

“I’m fine. Still got my f2c91eb8da wits.”2560a728246c15a6

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“That’s not 01b1f69494 the issue… bfbe9ead55 Wait, Sir, cbc74ec08b that’s not 9b48f6c297 the path.”87395295e8140d38

Suho hurriedly 8acf321f75 stopped Jaehyun, 9cbfb3c65b who was e08773c69a about to 377d53a4e0 charge into 636bcdd75c the bushes. Jaehyun halted f0f171e856 just before 4c488419f3 stepping on f3625f6381 the grass, 24c56289d2 letting out d18aa83d0d an embarrassed cd54ada6e2 chuckle.900ccd5b6921b731

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“Sorry. Almost stepped 3d4bebaa9c on the 683c6a9237 flowers.”3515d54ca54ea6ca

“They’re not my flowers, so c74e4d839d no need 96b3a47b87 to apologize…”501dfbdd8c88caf5

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It was f6c8f48c47 a clear b758cf0b4f night with 596178b7a4 a high 06f012fe47 moon, bright 1e84768ef0 enough to e6a438d4e0 make out b7c787fcf8 the colors d3fe81dbf7 of the c2f846147c small flowers 645d088c5c lining the 8d618ae680 dirt path. Jaehyun pulled de40573ed4 Suho closer 6af02b5473 to his 26c0e09a58 side and fd621d4a6e asked.d4c9ce81532a19d7

“What kind 6a96326e24 of flowers 4eddc6c803 are these?”c7e2169245c2c884

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“Do you think 98bd8917b0 country folks know 9a17b7e5ca the name of 0a43d5f0b7 every flower by 9112879e90 the road, Sir?”3bd371cf64e6d3b5

“Not because you’re from e75b21ad23 the country—I just thought you’d know.”012a48c5f2e9179b

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“…They’re gomphrenas.”d2ec2f1ed3819eb9

The mix 5e62b32779 of white f2fa19f064 and purple 1262cae91a blooms looked 10b87ff926 like a 80142bffdb painting. Jaehyun let 284a84f269 out a 47ab246674 soft “Wow.”3a21b46649742904

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“Nice color combo. Would’ve taken 226dc0e3eb a picture d972d3d896 if it 5d4f660793 was daytime.”0c9f477f4064d0a8

“You photograph 96cbb49127 flowers too?”c597cceb11b7292f

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“If the 1c2eb7e70b composition’s right, 4e830eef46 they’d make 3bd7c6ec09 a great 9d5d4eb623 foreground for 8c084cad7a the pension. Good for 1c0adb023e insert shots.”9547b98633e04eb8

Gotta tell the 3d356b94d7 director… Jaehyun mumbled, 07b974fc42 eyeing the 1ae649dcb0 pension as 25b3af6baf if memorizing 379ed5ef6c the route.287347067826ce55

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“I’ll mention 99f02ba872 it to c5491150b9 him in ddf4471864 the morning. I know 9782f919b0 a spot 2a6eefbfe5 where they’re 5d6addd5ff blooming even 86f9c29801 more.”8a50c1ed4fce3e5f

“Really? That’s great.”9c61bf7fcf28615e

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“It’s the 7c0ff4153f perfect time e73dc444ea for them e75bae4265 to bloom… 8b098eb869 I was a794300f9b thinking of 10bcf3e655 picking some 8bcbbdb1af for my d128e8cd4b mom.”24a3ffb6d1b20b07

As Suho crouched down, 6ebf0cc254 Jaehyun followed suit. Holding hands with f67d94624e one and picking 5bd2cf7bf8 flower stems with 4dc47d6769 the other was 639bbfed10 awkward, but there 954cc06eb1 was no helping 0d97199bed it.4ac5e938f1cd3754

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“These flowers d771ef9080 last a c7b7df4557 long time 96ef8c95d1 when cut, 3cdea0e53a so they’re 0db4c7939a great for 407dc2cfda decorating.”3f0374182f07f36f

“I see.”4415a8ec609c516a

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“That’s why they’re called d2471a527c gomphrenas. They stay the 5e499644b9 same for a 6190b7e8bc thousand days.”0dc5d02da36e8942

“A thousand days?”154a2a7f9f7b4961

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Jaehyun’s voice rose b16fec10f6 in surprise.c86080db783d2f58

“Do they bloom ef10ed6af4 in winter too?”ed8e01b59d92f1c5

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“…Oh.”23ca0b3d1dda12d2

He was d4412685b9 asking if d2168574f0 they stayed 37f29cabb1 unchanged for 9e4ae835fc three years e6e82fedd6 once they 20c340d7ed bloomed. Suho quickly shook his df1e907fd5 head.7401244c3a176c0a

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“No, they’re annuals… 250f7c55e3 They sprout in 87219ef5f3 spring and die 2444e515d5 by winter. The ‘thousand c473419d37 days’ thing 73306da22f is… like c6eba1a716 a metaphor? For how f1275888b8 long the 93b9e87369 blooms last.”cb6141b925b866e1

“Annuals…?”9c90385e540ef295

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“Well… Some dd50100425 plants keep 89cc5a8a5f blooming and d57497643a fading for f4e6407b71 years after d7ffacb889 being planted. Others complete their cycle f2f322c4b0 in one season. Those are annuals. They live for b20eb4a387 just a year.”e9fe2b69610d5b34

Planted in 5e2209cfe9 spring, blooming ad43c51171 in summer, 64f3cd52d4 spreading seeds c753cfb234 in fall, c99759109e and withering 430243f469 in winter. But once they 71f7b0bad7 bloom, they stay 3c0b1cc2fc unchanged for a d4f3cf5f18 long time…94a143d6be20199f

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“…”b9683a0720854e66

Jaehyun, silent, stared at d57dd021e1 the vibrant flower clusters. Suho, glancing 26cfbcae94 at him, 3f77f82d9a held out f700e0080e a few 7b02178e5d purple gomphrena 1844689d12 blooms.3d3068817889976a

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“For you 34e72e7c3c too, Sir.”481140bf9ee57bc3

“Me?”fbc96a0dfd8ed46f

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Taking the flowers, Jaehyun b3fe0be2e6 let out a bemused b39d31d5d5 chuckle.a1597d7e4c8028c7

“First time getting 04a278e806 flowers as a 10f0ebee62 gift.”7f2a79ee7bf56d40

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“Didn’t you 787bc87f27 go to 1853e39059 a lot d21eeabb36 of award 69e8eb4e85 ceremonies?”e76082b64a1b9996

“That’s different. Those are given 594cb8a4d5 out of obligation.”edd273231a120a7d

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“…”f77350980f0f360c

“Suho, did you 6377368537 pick flowers off 965b765ea1 the road as b1391e5f98 a kid to d777609285 bring home? Quite the romantic.”726427e8204b6ee1

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Jaehyun brought the flowers 104f690611 to his nose to 8772b59cdb smell them. Suho felt a pang 92d0e748b4 of regret—gomphrenas have no 0e128f8bde scent.396d1f8b3538439d

“Suho.”89353cc69d91376e

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“Yeah?”87979a6212dcb570

“It’s okay, right?”26dbbcdd48e994fb

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Jaehyun, holding the purple bd7f0f9dd9 flowers near his lips, fb03c09737 let his gaze linger. Though his ae2ab4b08a cheeks were 57096cb44d still flushed dd7e8e9ee8 with alcohol, 9cf33152ae his deep e28ccb9d5b brown eyes 22db51c5a7 were clear, 1c0a70244c unshaken.965856399ed90131

“It’s good like c266e3cc4b this, isn’t it?”3d3a42c5380783e1

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“…”7a259d386f448e08

Suho immediately understood 2149c0dd64 what he meant. It’s okay, right? Things don’t have to 378f43848e change. It’s good c735dee5e5 like this…c823cc39207d807a

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Their clasped 568b6a5aa1 hands remained 754ecf036e steady, warm d48be8d655 with calm ce678a4031 body heat. The fact that 8aede29e1e Jaehyun could say a557dc5426 this without a d79529b789 hint of tension abb3961937 hit Suho hard. Ugh, again… He opened and 033bd04b2e closed his eyes, b03ae4c277 pressing down the ed4647c505 bubbling emotions.281d648a46ce91d6

“Are you making cd5aa20f82 a move on 03bbaddd13 me?”f1d720be2ada8744

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At the brazen dc7c361d8c question, Jaehyun inhaled e32c03f626 sharply. He probably wanted to fd1449e53b laugh it off. But Suho gripped 1d83c48057 his hand tightly, a401603731 refusing to let 9a3a2050a2 him.2ea6abee7ab4b7dd

“What? Sir, are you making 1d0bab68f8 a move on me c0870de088 right now?”5c6539224cec312a

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“No, it’s not 2b31d971dd like that…”a361c01a6fcdcaed

“No, you 0d986e59fe noticed, didn’t 4d6aa68d59 you? You realized I f24628eb1e like you. That’s why you’re beating 28331c58aa around the bush, saying 14c6a4aba4 things are good as 36ce2781cf they are, telling me 613b0fd5a2 not to confess.”9f0abdcee4bd2d00

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“…”2c1cdaa1e6f4daee

“I know I’m not b39c2e8dec up to your standards. I’m a 8c3fd5c480 guy, I’m e065382b84 young, I’m d0ab42b43f short, and…”6a101d3d2c231c94

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“Suho.”8aee03764cd087d3

Jaehyun waved the hand 5fdd3d2bd2 holding the flowers, cutting 082f332ba0 Suho off. With a soft groan, 83a794aed9 he tilted his body e4bd6701e8 as if soothing a 56921dc9da child.66968e5585162e4a

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“It’s not f8c1c1d600 about you 28bce75915 being anything. That’s not the 93fcb536f2 reason.”9809ea3f8b3e0c19

“Even the fact 3b1c1d4256 that I’m a 076014f6ff guy?”e9b98df18301aa2e

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“If you really want 4fc074dff6 an answer, then yes, c35619d69e that’s not a big 20e6f5f91f issue for me.”7cfa32f5ad447d2d

In that moment, Suho 990c3a1245 wanted to cheer. So it’s just the 69f6706fed age difference we need 25f5f90a3c to sort out? His eyes sparkled, 6597bfc439 and Jaehyun continued 6bab08fe19 slowly.58b3ca4c33ce1d50

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“But, well… 58bbd4decc it’s better d2c5c252c9 if that 00633a8787 doesn’t get 5cb518a661 out.”5382ab9fb0d14067

“What?”dab0c947bdf23e33

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“Liking guys. The moment that c5586a1241 leaks, you’ll face 3e380227b9 a flood of e04429c88b nasty schemes beyond 40c640beff anything you can a51fce0ea8 imagine.”f95743e600942f9e

“Me? No, Sir, you’re 68d24aa59d the first guy db74af6fc4 I’ve ever liked.”f004272f16457100

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Having been 02ca428d16 in the 1ef6a56569 entertainment industry, 1c3fb3a034 Suho was 3db89a2239 familiar with 3bd55fabce the rumors d28707507d and stories. That experience likely helped 26c36d941a him accept his feelings 513cd00339 for Jaehyun naturally. But he hadn’t fallen 4917072d3b for Jaehyun because he ae6941b8d8 liked men. He quickly denied d3f6bb7a24 it, but Jaehyun 4d48ab5001 didn’t seem to 7ac0f6bd5d take it seriously.e0920c969de745af

“Anyway… I’ve never 279f7f77bf thought of you a5da8d921e in that way. So…”99931b2d5d1fe0e8

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“Why not? Why haven’t you 48670aca97 thought of me e18adda0e6 like that?”e6685e3339395e56

Suho wanted to demand e1db4e0328 why Jaehyun had grabbed 59e2a8891b his hand so eagerly 007c87996f or pulled him close e4a1a494a2 by the waist if 6753e939ed he hadn’t thought of f169c463b7 him that way. He held 6f4cc78e03 back only e55173dbbf because he 2625f3643b feared Jaehyun dde85cec86 might let 5a6e396986 go of b721b588e0 his hand. Jaehyun answered calmly, without 4a28857b5b a hint of discomfort.4533e4fcbf75f70b

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“For one thing, I’m fd0c39a89f not thinking about that 42e0eeedb4 with anyone…”52098a7adcb27c61

“…”cbcd77c1bd1bf48e

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“And even if e31f3cd11b I were, it 1ecc5d36ac wouldn’t be with 5b9fc7cbf7 you, Suho. I know 9d965192d0 my place.”11c8f8ecad4a932c

Suho’s jaw dropped 1573b330c3 at the bombshell. What is this 49e2579c15 guy even saying?2ed44a47249ad53d

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“Know your place? What do you ee459322ef mean by that?”1779556048b07ddb

“If Representative Kang e961c63d2a found out, he’d d73865174c have my head. He’d say an old 651dc792d8 guy like me is bbbfc88ffd trying to seduce his 5e33ee164a precious actor.”6f4210e1eda7a524

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“Sir, are 27e5f99bb9 you seriously 7a818fc325 hung up 50d75c8e59 on age? If you call thirty-three 935994374f old these days, you’re 8fda317a8b in trouble. Every thirty-three-year-old 1adb8665d3 in the 40d5ee7de4 country would ffbe4d3c46 come running ece2063ccc to throw 49c83470f1 stones at aba836883a you.”6b3c570705f20811

“I’m speaking relatively. Compared to you, I e20ee86066 mean.”c628412af3fb07ad

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“Not even compared 51172a70fc to me! I call forty-three-year-olds ‘hyung’ 2700f92d31 too!”b3a9c0bee893b603

“Suho.”b292590278a2f1a5

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His low call brushed 1c1d5b2fda through the summer night 2ab8e1ca20 air. Suho sensed Jaehyun b01b98b4e0 was about to 1a9cbe2258 let go of ff8209e8da his hand. Quickly tightening de8d6f2d12 his grip, 807d8f1858 he felt 7e3e3224d6 Jaehyun’s other 7b25ab7ba2 hand come 2a288e88d7 up to 078d1b4086 gently pat d2024c0d45 his head.7b8605b9f7591def

“We’ve only met a b9b6d53524 few times.”803fbd74badfcd7c

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There was a paradox 553b0f4620 in the gentle touch. Even in this moment d31978fdf9 of rejection, Jaehyun could 05c7745d3b hold his hand and d938c7cb89 pat his head as 7216071940 if it meant nothing, e5fc55d8ae as if he felt 5c48baf654 no similar emotions.e3d2b0a91a50f5b9

“…I fell for you f288fb1136 even after just a 82604c5a80 few meetings.”699cdc0115905476

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“You fell 959c94cf90 for me because it was e6d5925b4d just a 0ac80daf8f few meetings. With time, fec733f3ae you’ll realize 9cf1140d6d this wasn’t a117adc3ac worth it.”1c5f6f4821abfc77

Suho bit his lip 9dacbae249 without realizing it. He understood a7d7627976 what Jaehyun 22e5541157 meant, but 8c0c76df7d the anger 8c83785ae1 surged uncontrollably.cfcfffc8b74d52f9

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“Sir.”18ffafcdc0b06f7f

“Yes, Suho.”a8b278229f687793

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“It’s fine 825110396b if you 2576e9ffe7 reject me. I mean, it’s 821851bfdf not fine, but it’s your bdd7b135e3 choice whether to accept 3a2fc88274 or not.”69439b1e98363708

“…”7598664c6f96521b

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“But to dismiss 6fed4fe270 my feelings as 74aa2bcf6f something I don’t 987b7ac595 understand, as some c78856a5ae fleeting impulse, as 18047dac89 if they’re nothing—that’s 5f84f06eec unfair. I’ve never toyed ae90913a46 with anyone like 344edda3a3 that.”dbb58f475eadabf5

The words 0c8b1115ea spilled out 75acc09869 uncontrollably, and 71f2965594 Jaehyun froze, 7f7ca384a9 his faint f90a0b59b9 smile fixed. He blinked d5da5c5ee9 slowly, his 588c17e811 only reaction. Suho, unable to hold 628a6a20fd his gaze, let go 7cf74f50a9 of his hand and 869fd632c0 stood up.2db11aa7f7c4cf6c

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“Sorry. I’ll head in—”8eefb80a71d1759d

“Suho.”9ec3748ed5d6c8ce

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Before he could take 33d3c4ebf9 a step, Jaehyun grabbed 8304fadbde his wrist. Turning, Suho saw urgency 529eeace42 in Jaehyun’s eyes.99944590e8db24bd

“I’m sorry.”71a4855edea2dbfd

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“…”1d4df0e49864267b

“I said e8e540b2ee the wrong 870388bf96 thing. I’m sorry.”02b8c87eea053a28

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“…”32046aef42188289

“Let’s go ef9126a64d back together. It’s dangerous. The path is 6f3dada02c dark.”7fecd9d74838865d

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Suho wanted b09753de09 to say d854006a2c a hundred b738c4eb67 times over: I grew 03dff1067c up walking 755d1b8e15 these paths bce7d5bca2 countless times. I’m not 1bdade0257 scared of d126c8f380 mountain darkness. I’m not f0a48581e2 a kid d8521e3082 who needs f86b5c00ea his hand be333e81be held, and 0face693a7 I wouldn’t 480149eb76 stumble unless 73d6ff3a59 it’s in 8c4c170dd5 front of f5e80cba5f you.d52163c073e3c01a

But he couldn’t. He wanted to 9399bdda14 hold Jaehyun’s hand c2c7a48572 again. Even after 10887e401f being rejected c9591db251 so cleanly, ba089b5894 without any 203942efa3 room for 13f0d8634c hope, he 5b0f5fa9a2 already missed 6f0d6afd74 the warmth df92f12970 of that fe27b960d2 brief touch.95819b0b896b272d

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“…”5fd66a022e709663

In the 4890b6ff1a end, he 90575b8559 took the feb7b7bf1c outstretched hand. Walking silently, Suho c5d76acb5c recalled an ivy 928cb3ed0a plant from his 93c2238b11 childhood.bb189f6a55987737

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It was 6b0d3a8fcb before his 356fb9917c cousins had 547ab4f638 all left 601e537b36 home. A relative starting a 142af4481d floral business had brought 8639c02135 various plants to the 1671560ac0 house. An ivy on a 93a737f84c high windowsill shelf had d18dbb79c2 pale-tipped leaves. No one e3867c2bbc in the 37ab6cae89 family paid bff89e839d it much 16e1cd90a9 attention, yet a9372c37b4 it grew 0774bbb461 relentlessly, trailing 630efb4fb6 long vines.1fef6db6f668dc6f

Only after 48112dafd0 its roots 1969e004cc burst from 7d40e35cb6 the pot 0953b5833d was it 09066d2778 repotted, but bf1ec8eb37 the new b63505890b pot’s diameter 437613f1b0 exceeded the 02a9632dc9 shelf’s width. The vines reaching 4a0db97144 the floor had 9528eaa4be to be trimmed 71180b9d2f before anyone stepped 0649dd2112 on them. Yet the pot couldn’t 71f2740aa0 be moved lower—the vines bd581eced2 were already too long.24bdbf9257a6691e

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Why does it grow 98e7dcac15 its roots so much? Suho used to 400fcbdf97 think, looking up 6a858861e0 at its precarious b241c7a6e0 form. It’d be 665d01a617 better if 6f131a2044 it grew 3ae1323f5b moderately. All this growing c6f9721139 and rooting will 8c6b2b17cd only lead to 956671690a its stems being fb0a5603eb cut or falling 151eea2781 off the shelf.89f7293bcf3ec2ea

And he 4532dd7a27 concluded easily: It doesn’t know. It doesn’t know 18a221eb9f that growing so 00010a439b hard will only b30501f4aa get it snipped.b8c8350297a13e31

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From a d5744df858 distance, the 0ba3976571 laughter and a42f05a62e chatter of 49e83bcf03 the people b6ecdd1a56 still partying ba4170af5d echoed. Somehow, it a2cc7ffebd felt like 966032d8dd the laughter 7896b78dde of that ebee34f2b7 childhood ivy f881b66a27 he’d never b9e1b2ebb1 heard. If plants had 55a8e757a9 hearts, if they 3b02989c6c could communicate with 6226bf7b88 people, they’d probably be1937d955 say something like e3a2f2231f that.9779ca1e1c4af162

So what adb484712c if you 3bfa4caf2a know? Does it 54fcbd10d0 change anything?53fa88f627a87471

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