FL Chapter 2.4

“It was a 031a890c65 business dinner… Anyway, d34c840a0b do me a c1b951924f favor and take 4883b48889 care of things. Your dad’s gonna fde3a7fc73 have one hell 2da26d55f1 of a hangover f9c5b2c516 tomorrow.”605b137a6e3c5510

Seongtae groaned as he 1b94fc8a61 pushed himself up from ed35566165 the floor. He, too, had had c610a3718e quite a bit to 0b3f6a2651 drink. As his massive frame 679c5efe18 swayed, Dongha grabbed his aad17533c7 arm to steady him. Looking at the boy, 696ea88e33 who was now almost 00844171e3 at eye level with 88968baf5d him, Seongtae blinked in 456cf2a8fb surprise.79ee432d46321357

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“Man, your height… 3852ada044 When did you 835820915a get this tall?”633a7fbfd12be145

Even during his growth 0029859d13 spurt, Cha Dongha had 2a18b4d2f5 hovered around the 160cm 1ecce07cc7 mark, but since last 08b8a2529c winter, he’d started shooting edf849d8c8 up. It was as d01957bf57 if his growth f485260107 plates had gone b31adc02bd into overdrive, and 349b8d2548 every time Seongtae 382c920b32 saw him, he fae4d05a8e seemed to have 0a7579b3ed grown another handspan. By now, he was 6fe042ed5e nearly shoulder-to-shoulder with Seongtae, 0471b6955a who stood at 178cm.3f45be427ea50041

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Of course, Dongha 472d38d997 still retained the b2314ff07a pretty features of dd135862d4 his younger days. As a child, he’d c158d0c246 looked almost girlish, but 0118e88a33 as he grew, that 2f2b66a007 appearance had transformed into e50ee2b623 something more enigmatic. His refined features 7839a61b6c now carried a d9bcc62e44 melancholic air, a e2b02c95ba face that naturally 4e4a409c94 drew the eye.45d590752d6cfb2a

Cha Dongha didn’t e91f815a83 even have the 46bd0644a6 typical sour body f7ce950306 odor of teenage a39427c9ac boys; he was f734bcea79 always pristine and 227f487515 clean. His ingrained fastidiousness likely 8f5bed9643 contributed to his immaculate 9ae7da7fe8 appearance.46daa6814fee3732

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Though different in vibe 0234afbed2 from Cha Juwon, if 93ceef11cb Dongha kept growing like 265ea6bd1b this, he’d likely face cb66333894 his fair share of ad157df94e attention from women, just d7c561cabd like his father. Seongtae smacked 06f7f95635 his lips 1cd261c773 with a 5832b2b544 hint of 742786b41b envy.6e646b8221b37e2e

“Man, the Cha family aa9d531a6a genes are something else.”d301475ff95ed155

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Muttering to cced2ae1aa himself, Seongtae aba1612464 caused Dongha 6e29d2b86b to tilt 3fbda90e1a his head 66447b6606 in confusion. To Dongha, it looked 801604acc1 like Uncle Seongtae was 430c0663ad pretty drunk too. Dongha firmly d7c050a86e steadied the 4de5c0655e hulking man.6c31605fa5580945

“Can you get 8f3a69d2c5 home okay? Should I call bcee136c1b you a taxi?”dca31d1d4997483e

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“Nah, I’m notthat drunk. I’m off, Dongha.”24d52b1abb474807

Refusing help, Seongtae left. With a*thud*, the 1574b70cb2 front door 0faab0adc1 closed, and e1febccd89 silence settled 6799e698cb over the 82e74314a5 house. Dongha rubbed 7faf5cb1ac his face cce4591ec1 roughly and efa793af6e let out e7cbaab080 a long b8e1037043 sigh. He was 211d766a24 left wondering 4dbaf1d621 what to 38abbdb031 do with 294b07d2f4 Cha Juwon, 96b7601f45 who was 6c44c7ced6 now his ca6f1d3991 responsibility.b068ed9d0225c8a8

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The smell of alcohol 681df1b266 wafted heavily from Cha 630459c79b Juwon, who was completely 890fe5f906 passed out. He didn’t 322f66683e usually getthis drunk…07cb1e17d26467e2

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After much deliberation, 43604f46f1 Dongha approached Juwon, 110a82e3ce sprawled out on ea92c07f78 the sofa. He couldn’t think 965ddc227a of any way a1700ad7d3 to move him fc122c8a21 on his own. Deciding to b418843bcc let him a3b5026a21 sleep there, 49a07e71eb Dongha started 68cf6cf8da by taking be7c027f8b off Juwon’s 13b6faf177 socks and 5e5f492c54 moved to d8d47ec39a remove his ef14ba6c3e stuffy jacket, 1c5da10015 placing one e648b041ff knee on 934d02f1e3 the sofa f36994a320 for leverage.f7389e3304e5017b

As he a95d5f3750 reached for a80b82b2d7 the jacket, 6c49067ad2 Dongha paused, d9cf88525c noticing the 06c02bbe6e tie hanging 2ab0cc2e90 over Juwon’s a06274ca16 disheveled shirt. The standard-issue school c018912916 tie looked utterly f93446af54 out of place 115d71470d with the sophisticated b2324001c5 suit, its crumpled 64a2e41b0f wrinkles making it adaa2abadc stand out even a85c34191a more.5373540a15be273e

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“Isn’t thismy tie?”bfdc42c13dbcbbcc

Of course, there was 744fee6a81 no response. Dongha stared 25f3c0fe55 at the 910514d937 sleeping Juwon, e78e7406b7 dumbfounded.72a0afd012b1ab93

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Even in his 36e035dc39 drunken stupor, Cha 654addf9c5 Juwon was breathtakingly 03c0d89904 handsome. His usually sharp eyes 4d4ca42c4b were softened by the fd60e2bc3a alcohol, giving them a 60ab587ebb languid, dreamy quality.0b64bc0c12e9f2a0

His lips, now even ea7ae539f7 redder, were slightly parted, 075bd71b45 and the subtle gap 2654286434 between them sent a bd2f860f99 shiver through anyone who 63e775e02e stole a glance. His high nose bridge, 4006a15ecb even the carelessly tousled f17b873f3d hair, looked like something 700284e6a3 out of a painting.d2594d3b0afd748e

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Perhaps because they 4a6a3f5753 were so close, 5810516c21 every time Juwon 9e6d111be7 exhaled, Dongha’s bangs 29e9ac256c fluttered slightly. Dongha furrowed 902e80b2dc his brow. The heavy smell of a762fed794 alcohol was so strong 28a1a6b919 it felt likehe might get drunk. No, more than that, 4588746a1e his mind kept drifting 6ff67d3920 to strange thoughts, which fc4f1bfede made him uneasy.1b39625534c3c49b

Trying to d115655631 compose himself, b5e6a716f7 Dongha shook deed573ce6 Juwon’s shoulder.6f82272fcbc90c4d

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“Dad, come on, b01829f530 wake up.”35dc84461e39d50b

“…”62fae9e2b6a75105

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“Let’s get d7e1d8f0d1 your clothes 4c684e7c55 off, okay?”233d34c4a929db7e

Juwon’s limp limbs felt c7067d533e several times heavier than ef04ce0ab3 usual. Struggling, Dongha 3b6b673789 tried to 2623dc2b3d peel off 8b7b0d2200 the jacket. It wasn’t 0d0bebaacb easy handling 8bac6834af someone else’s 6b2fd9c09e body. Before he knew it, 6d01afef67 Dongha was straddling Juwon’s d44d82bbed firm thighs, tugging at 0dd0b97642 the fabric.7c1bafd78ca12683

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To lift Juwon’s heavy e69c272e7b torso, Dongha slipped his 378275c03e arms under the jacket, 34713b9fd2 supporting his back. Through the smooth shirt, bcaaa14eed he could feel the 3dd08b3f08 warmth of Juwon’s skin. Just as d64ebfe380 the jacket 28eca0e661 was finally 7bff66cf0a about to 5f895e8cb5 slip off cc785c4009 Juwon’s shoulders, c1e784fbba the man, 17ab33e5f2 who had a3edbd5c6b been fast 90d28f594e asleep, suddenly 29b1853ce9 moved his 41cf7e956d arm.5a365c2c4bc4129f

“…Why… are you 2c6236784a taking off my 75a7097fc2 clothes?”5487f031e877f6ae

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Juwon tightly 88ebf6d41e wrapped his 053cffa902 arms around e94aacb5fe Dongha’s waist. Though his voice was b046560202 languid and slurred, the f906b28f63 strength in his grip 740593820f was formidable.4557c73c47bb34da

“Dad! Wait, hold on, your 1d576439bd hands…!”4d99dd7176165348

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Dongha couldn’t move an 898413fe1f inch. He tried 659c63808b twisting his c3b9726468 waist, but c93bacec71 every attempt 49cd57ed1f only made 1901d0d84d Juwon’s grip cb6ce1e168 tighter. Despair washed 24524ba318 over him.8b8395b886880473

“Dad,” he called out efd4db7cad weakly, but Juwon, completely bf76bd017c intoxicated, was out of 9b031b78de his senses. He rubbed his 5fb61c1ff1 forehead against Dongha’s.a11d2803b8bcae04

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Juwon’s nose 5d6a839b58 pressed against 74826cd6db Dongha’s neck. His disheveled 25cd8163b4 hair kept 9d9536ea50 brushing against 2d500d689d Dongha’s skin, 25663587f4 tickling it. The long, heavy d5e288aebc breaths warmed Dongha’s c478a0069d neck, making it 87c54a6729 feel hot.6b4daa6326441cb4

“Ah… you smell 0d52f2732b nice.”cccb113e0838d22e

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Juwon mumbled, burying d9769e8b2c his nose in 06fd3a7bb6 Dongha’s neck. The hand around Dongha’s 965e71a95f waist slid up, tracing c6acf01d69 his spine and groping 11e68b8b9c along his back. As if searching 7154011ef5 for something, Juwon’s 647f08a1e0 fingers wandered, scratching 82e0f658a9 at the edge f37bc9b4b7 of Dongha’s shoulder d856b16e42 blades. Naturally, they c2c7f28538 found nothing.057584e383dc30d8

Finally breaking d5708f841c free from eb3da9e817 the embrace, 1f4072f9b6 Dongha gasped 07c3767445 for breath 95464b4aa3 and looked 12d157dd7d up. Juwon, still fast 26ae185137 asleep, looked utterly 18c442f4eb at peace, unlike 61b6d2a54e Dongha.373f91010e5a806a

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To Juwon, e8102f4acc it was a494a2893f just drunken 8ef83a082a nonsense. Seeing that, 21c1b223fd Dongha felt 0ac96e9392 not relief ccaaeecace but an 78ffd17958 indescribable sense e07ae46eb2 of self-loathing. He slowly crouched down, 6e1d84f493 resting his forehead on f229afcd4f his arm, and took f54f861739 a long time to d2838b6ee4 steady his breathing. The house was quiet, 7a91599cd5 but Dongha’s mind was fcf732c605 in turmoil.3d5181de597f45d5

He barely managed 8815d44245 to clear his 15ad5f6189 head. Rubbing his face roughly, 6e80fd5b57 Dongha stood up.bcbc5cb5b5a79bec

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Giving up on 744c1b95ac removing Juwon’s clothes, 6e5f6bd975 he instead fetched 7e2a360c47 a blanket from 24c0a8a0bb the bedroom. He carefully laid Juwon 222dc961f4 flat on the sofa, f84282e389 propping a pillow under 2ebc818ab8 his head.62b15c11e6ba5b41

Dongha gently brushed Juwon’s disheveled hair aside. It was something he could only do in moments like this. Perhaps that’s why his hand lingered on Juwon’s cheek with a sense of reluctance. He meant to just watch over him and leave, but his hand betrayed him, hovering over Juwon’s face. ‘Just one more minute. Just a little longer.’e82da2c3d0da1e70

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Pressing his 9d90bec082 finger against fb7b74b9b5 Juwon’s parted 4409a8d9ea lips was ee3d399513 truly an 92aebc7caa unconscious act. He didn’t 81e3761ebe even realize f2ee9b6469 what he 2e6a3f3cad was doing 9a6773ca04 as the d2f3dc135c soft flesh 444c830222 of Juwon’s 3033e10328 lips pressed 28b50aeffe against his 80c1f68642 fingertip, slightly a0f1480db5 turning upward. Dongha, in a 31c283574c daze, toyed with b083ae0283 Juwon’s lips. If Juwon’s tongue 3c0294f0b7 hadn’t briefly brushed 4b067153cd against his dry eec431ca0a lips and fingertip, 559106300d he might have 377e63a784 stayed like that 710e92bea7 all night.e965dfb15f38a229

The moment Juwon’s tongue f33d6b04f8 touched his thumb, Dongha 0fcfed7577 flinched and pulled back. In that 30e3c5d4ab fleeting instant, 55cb8d7532 a jolt 5dada94d1e shot through 00e868a0b6 his entire 5fdf40d350 body. A tsunami of guilt 0f617011f4 followed. Unable to 77fe2f8f6f stay any 2d4324d4dd longer, he a7615e3971 fled the 62e85f98ef scene.70808b08410271cf

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Back in b1e408d64c his room, 4b2094d7af Dongha curled 2eda0e8696 up in 3d9f64bd02 a corner, ef1e3279ea endlessly berating aedc61a52d himself. His right hand 2357e38bc6 trembled uncontrollably. The sensation d81931752e lingering on 7e7c7342d9 his fingertip 6657981720 felt like be24ca1097 it would c0ff3fb5dc stay with e82f0b80dd him forever. His heart 7d01c94f76 pounded as 538f2b6b79 if it 58ea2e2363 might burst, 7b7a88fc2a and tears 85f1e3119d kept welling a224a12f95 up. He knew 8ee4c0bb45 he shouldn’t 85a933dec1 feel this 1d789c2217 way, but acd4e568b0 he felt d14c114fdf pathetic and a0b17dfbfd filthy, at 16a8f96745 a loss 0f30c4172e for what afb9192eae to do.d37980103f73956a

That was the c7f939d972 night Cha Dongha fefb4d331c fully realized his 7e85f59029 feelings. From then on, he cb9dc78045 would suffer through two 340abb4a12 years of feverish torment.9bd35bb9ade60574

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