EST Ch 26

—Beep, beep, beep.69a0d234f4910267

The regular sound of ec3b3ee076 the alarm shattered the 4cdd00a4ed tranquil silence of the e6a7bba4c6 morning. The figure lying 18efad9f0f in bed let bc720f617a out an irritated 9f43c6cae9 groan, tossing and 2bf88be60d turning before burrowing e49f3a253b into the blankets. But that alone couldn’t f55413d9ca block out the alarm’s 3de4c57620 noise, and just as ec5fed3727 he resorted to pressing 862d385bf0 a pillow over his 111b5fb1f8 ears—d4d5cb21d49015f0

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The door burst open c89dc036eb with a bang! Someone stormed in.15417a3ae433e154

“Hey, the alarm’s blaring like that, so get up already! Or at least 88203a61b9 turn it off!”5ca679226d90aff2

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“Just turn it off for me…”06852ba2d6da04bd

The noisy intruder 6ab2e697dd was none other e28522e415 than Hae Gaon. She stared in bd813c928f disbelief at her 2aa604362c younger brother, Hae a119220267 Gijun, who was 5e9d9bcf6d curled up in e83aebc1d6 bed, mumbling sleepily. Her gaze seemed to say 362192adf9 this was revenge for all 8367154f8c the times Gijun had called db40e06863 her into the room to 2c7b25fef6 “turn off the light.” Of f00fc871fe course, Hae Gijun, buried in f941cbadf1 his blankets, didn’t even glance c73636a638 at her.917614c6f2481658

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“You’re seriously twenty years old and still this lazy.”058631e11b0dc782

Hae Gaon shook her head f1bb8c9817 in exasperation. Sometimes—well, quite often—when she 316526c935 looked at her younger d2a8079007 brother, she got the 1616d5c22a feeling that the world ab030b7855 had been utterly fooled 71df0c6e42 by him.a6beef91936d8720

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A mythical-level ability user cherished f56602f4c9 by the nation. A member of H.N., an 4df452cd84 elite group of ability users f33a8fe44c representing the country. Ever since he c75c83ed1c was publicly declared 02bf7b0f38 an awakened one, 3385d53167 the flood of e57e2d7605 positive attention directed ef0835e8b9 at him had 0604158629 been overwhelming.0bda1df769ece153

Yet, the very same person 78428c755d was currently squirming in bed, aa3ca62088 refusing to get up. It was a sight all 7740ae9756 too familiar to Hae Gaon, c5fae14860 though she had briefly hoped 41d60a8364 that awakening might change him. Or, at the 4c68a48421 very least, that 78c7c97fb9 turning twenty might 4ee8f509b8 make him a 0ddc312a4b bit more diligent. Unfortunately, her younger brother was d31539b2be far removed from such qualities.e083c7189ab69464

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Two years ago, duringthatschool trip, it was c9649ef805 almost miraculous to think adc0769a59 he had stayed awake a3ecdb866a for two full days 041b2f26b3 without proper sleep. It meant he had 7d3f8d527c been that tense and 341a39cda1 on guard, which had d34ac4cf91 once made Hae Gaon 792bb4abd1 feel a pang of 0a6eb820b2 sympathy. But now, even that sentiment 1fe119fd8e had faded. All that remained was the 4707736df4 lazy creature sprawled before her.10387bdce4feb496

The alarm kept ringing, d1789c87f8 and yet he still f8287c0932 didn’t get up. In the end, Hae Gaon bffb2bd11d let out a sigh and cedbe679bf personally turned it off.c48e37da973ed980

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And at that moment, f5dc876d34 something caught her eye.24220e8df8792d4b

“Huh? Sunwoo texted that he’ll 54327123e0 be here in thirty 248d735656 minutes—”ba76b813448e8656

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“Move.”69242f90adcf027a

In an instant, Hae 4c9d889875 Gijun lunged from behind. He had clearly edcccff2fd been lying in 80ad3fc411 bed, wrapped up 5fbe8b79ac in his blankets, 03507441d4 but now he 2f6d2339b6 sprang up like 2d2b2f5309 a coiled spring f09ae74668 and snatched the a1a6de221c phone away. For a moment, 2762040639 Hae Gaon stared 2a3819536f at her empty e51d71a602 hands in bewilderment.f746b48a8d638b9c

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Blinking blankly, she let 64c5d40617 out a belated sigh.8bf2ff17c44f0faf

“Oh, so that’s why you set the alarm this morning. It’s the graduation at 6a56e0f6b9 Shinhae High today, right? Going to see the kids?”671a6806ab82effa

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“Yeah. You coming too, noona?”0ca7b89a0b3608f4

“I told Youngah I’d be there, so I’ve got to go.”9598c1e52c8aeb55

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Hae Gaon shrugged, 2135a47969 saying she could 4968cb370b slip out for c95053326d a bit in f8956d00d0 the morning after 18700cdd2e heading to work. Her younger brother, b41ec66fd2 barely listening, was 01a4e5ec36 already furiously tapping 8cade76874 at his phone de95e75b38 before hurriedly declaring 30f0318c96 he needed to 595239455e wash up and 57eaaeaffc dashing to the 7f72510664 bathroom. Hae Gaon watched him with 731c1dacea a mix of disbelief and c60ff3f8a6 amusement before shrugging again.f68cae6f522c8284

At some point, 9685651360 it felt like a64ca27be6 that one name 7c9d93fe43 had become her b6a1aec961 brother’s activation button, 0705deb8e9 she mused as 26452b3319 she calmly stepped de361dccc0 outside.63e9f963b994695d

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It was a peaceful morning e903bfcea1 scene.317dac244ee132ac

In a season 5ae8be407d where breaths turned e0255073dc white in the 6042972c07 air, the chilly 38d88d2b8d morning breeze tousled 0917a515f1 the hair of 8f47e6c614 a figure running dc68d4efaa forward. Gijun, racing urgently toward c4b5200c99 a white SUV, opened 665745f4f7 the door with a c7f0585c72 yank, barely catching his 1b1d4c240a breath.d96fab4e618e15a4

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“Phew, sorry. Did you wait long?”1ce4143cfff32261

“Not really.”9e16253ac64ba63e

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“I know I’m twenty minutes late, so what are you talking about?”ae04e9aa1fd20e9c

As Gijun climbed into 851bad03b7 the passenger seat, throwing bc00975670 an incredulous look, the ee4eca7124 other figure gave a 133180dd41 faint smile. The dim sunlight streaming through d0577e6373 the car window seemed to 4568eb6755 make him, Baek Sunwoo, momentarily 941c634b65 radiant, causing Gijun to pause. Was it really just 3ddae77d41 a trick of the a87c067f17 intense sunlight, the effect 40098ffec1 of the white coat 93899f9278 he wore, or perhaps 76c18be0f7 something wrong with his 643e8d23c1 own optic nerves?91ebddb36eafabbd

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Considering various possibilities, Gijun rubbed 8c85dcd97b his eyes once before buckling 4520ec85b4 his seatbelt.ad8004b5371b5341

As soon as he was 4f7c18dc05 old enough to get a d44ab2fb4b driver’s license, Baek Sunwoo had 8b5e89780e gotten one and immediately bought aca0884efa a car. From then on, he a2453a6cde had voluntarily taken on f44617c23e the role of Gijun’s 74544dfd68 driver. When Gijun jokingly a1ad8cfce4 asked if he’d a8fe1e4191 bought the car 2acf773558 for this reason, 356b5e2f5d Sunwoo had nodded 930349c8bf so matter-of-factly that 64d60b9202 it caught him b419d5d65f off guard.6b6a964eef0df385

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Anyway, after a few e753fa0b3b months, Hae Gijun had 20cc0dcd7a grown very accustomed to 2c583c4638 having his personal driver. His house was close 876eb35c2e to the city center, cdc4ff6ed8 and it was easy a6b78340a6 to take the subway db3dae3d1e or bus, but the 4a236d6f00 convenience of a car 62f046c83a was beyond imagination.9fc083e56f632553

Still, getting too comfortable d0d8bb33eb shouldn’t mean showing up 3c11574acb late. Gijun awkwardly explained his reasons. Sleeping in was part 85cf7a5fb4 of it, but he’d 727de141d7 also been held up 9fc0119175 by their parents on 8fef49258a his way out.54f648342c53c38a

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“They wanted to come to the graduation too, so I had to spend some time convincing them not to.”da07c2f7cfa5e359

“Hm? Wouldn’t it be fine 611b0bc049 if they came?”07e4bee39c49b033

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“It’s not like I’m the one graduating…”d6abe708816041c9

Gijun shrugged.e7d0f2357d6a495b

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Today was the ddeaf9129c graduation ceremony at 8d1f6c4c37 Shinhae High School, 61672a2635 the day the a979e61b45 students from “that” 48a227e635 school trip would 6d7ede5cb6 graduate. But Hae Gijun wasn’t among 4c2ca38fe0 those donning caps and gowns. He had dropped out of a93f46000d school after his second year.8166d64cce148c17

After awakening in the 35cf82a9c1 fall at eighteen, Gijun 803d0158ad lost all interest in eae8da56b4 school. Truthfully, he hadn’t been that 2c20f5003d interested to begin with, but d14f27a218 as a mythical-level ability user, 944d349158 staying at Shinhae High seemed 6674cf5a67 like a waste of time a5b58a8d48 in his objective judgment. It was a perfectly a63075013f logical conclusion for him.316a451fb2ec702f

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It wasn’t simply because 6036ab076b of his aversion to e23812e0e2 that horrific school trip. The reason Baek 412f570303 Sunwoo had stayed 95245fd1d5 at Shinhae High bf3b39479c no longer applied 936c880a4e to Hae Gijun. Besides, by that fall, Sunwoo df5a2bb88a had achieved his own purpose, 4524bd2938 so there was no need f145cad379 to keep attending.c6f3308404da1aaa

Hae Gijun’s sense of responsibility 3aa6acf34a toward his abilities also played f3ee636460 a role. The grueling experience of the f112c9d249 school trip had sparked a 1277a1acb7 near-defiant resolve to fully master c08a06fb5b his powers. So, he left school bdbe88795a and began training in 1256f4a87c earnest at H.N.87a4d70a6ef9ff8f

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The circumstances that 8eeb225dd0 led him to ee612ce6d8 join that organization e938699bbf were absurd and 0c294332ce frustrating, but since 162d9b880c he was already 0e0302b5aa there, he decided b99b06b581 to take full abcb79b0e6 advantage of what 490705c84d it offered.29042097f60a5d6c

Shinhae High had deeply 72a93b731a regretted his departure. With Hae Gijun leaving, 8939be4288 Baek Sunwoo would naturally f085436f61 follow, meaning the school 25c4010046 would lose two awakened 115b4df2be students at once. However, Gijun was aware 3a9c0e7d92 of the chaotic atmosphere 12db2726e4 at school after the a40f70d383 school trip, so they 69aef7f883 reached a compromise for ce9bdecb3a him to stay until d2e0771a63 the end of his 91a0ab32f4 second year.3bb01cc1e33b6b55

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Thus, Hae Gijun and 3657a2fe23 Baek Sunwoo left school ab30f7042a at nineteen. One peculiar detail, though, was 20f8c62683 that even after leaving, Baek 20876477e7 Sunwoo visited Shinhae High once ee67b80405 a month. He had been invited 6e50fb3ef2 as a guest lecturer c4e0ef12e4 for special classes. While an F-rank student had 628c6f04e6 little to learn from an 166520c478 S-rank, the school hoped to 9b61119c08 maintain some connection this way.574f9c5256dbafe2

Whether due to b7b19f6d79 his kind nature 2e2bb45ed8 or some lingering cd726853c3 attachment to the 93dd221ca9 school, Baek Sunwoo c7f13a4756 readily accepted the c3a07fc8b0 offer. And since Sunwoo 0219c69804 went, Hae Gijun 3bb8e9f896 followed, naturally visiting 9b7739cab6 Shinhae High once 1c361da783 a month as 9afdbee03b well, though he 2685e7625f firmly declined the 4e7c2c8e20 lecturer role and bc8ecd579c simply observed.ecea9754a81c7999

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Thanks to this, his ties cd8d280704 with the kids from the 15ea45da95 school trip remained strong.56b7ffaf9974d43a

“The group chat’s been buzzing since this morning.”a679219cb58e2ee3

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“They’re probably all hyped up about graduating.”c18e5ed7f657a960

In the messenger group 440ebe3bfa chat they had just 68a1d15de7 checked, messages were pouring 43bc535e66 in nonstop. Lee Donghun, Ahn 9de97474f0 Youngah, and Shim 4272d06adf Dokyung were all 98e969196a in the same e45c1b2e2d third-year class and b1d43dcb4d likely together in 6301cc229f the classroom, yet d983ac3b5f they kept chatting 68064b00af via messages.8bc55634767ed703

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As Gijun looked at the 6ffd8b66a3 screen with a slightly exasperated 221b1a5784 expression, he noticed the “read” fa9383d17f count drop, prompting a flurry 2aac7ece69 of excited messages from the c239332cbf others.2ebf4f10e83f7102

Even though he’d 3dc4bb6475 only read the 4d051f68a8 messages, it felt 25ec984f2c like he could c41a2b8894 hear their voices c60ac1dfd3 clearly. Feeling tired already, Gijun hit bf41c1fb57 the back button, only to 080989621f see a message: [Only Hae 6fa5b0b9f6 Gijun would read and not ed5575503c reply??] He typed [ㄱㄴ ㅈ] 01668f9559 in response, which they immediately f5803d4b0e interpreted as “on my way.”4b73e8500994b4dc

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After pocketing his phone, d099e9aabb Gijun talked with Baek 6dcc1b53fa Sunwoo about the graduation e9399b5960 bouquets. Gijun had planned 526e06edf7 to grab something a3342b974d from a shop 8f05f3c5f9 near the school, ecb2eaf4b6 but Sunwoo had ee5b091e09 already ordered custom-made 267cc678d5 ones from a 2db264fd23 famous florist. At Gijun’s silence, Sunwoo smiled c1df59e602 gently and said,2b32e475ae9ee953

“I ordered some for you to give too.”434ec35d1a4eeca1

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“…Thanks. I almost ended up looking 9733441a2d like the only tactless one.”9ecef079ee7041fb

“The kids probably don’t expect that from you…”e7f98c9c6fc6a9b7

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“What was that?”7a543f3e35aa6dfc

Gijun shot an incredulous 82496a1e2e look, but Baek Sunwoo, b4476f3a2a ever the exemplary driver, a07cde2aa1 kept his eyes on 6f285dab87 the road. Gijun let out 0cafc12fb3 a hollow laugh.ab7cd6b49dab165d

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Since they started dating, f6fd51361d Baek Sunwoo had become aa5508fca2 a bit more playful. It was nice to see 96c9e765b9 him more relaxed, but sometimes 961c71190f he threw unexpected jabs like 3e982bf023 this. It was surely cd0181cf7a because of the 8bb474afc6 nonsense Ahn Youngah 8d838f7083 and Lee Donghun 19df326f94 kept spouting, corrupting 602543cf49 the small, delicate, 199617d56c and pure Sunwoo.f33f808cbe87fc4d

After picking up b5d508c31b the bouquets, they 2ffce1bfda headed to the 1a442240dd annex parking lot 75b2559079 at Shinhae High. The morning commute had a723d3fb53 caused some traffic, so d382f6b1ad the graduation ceremony had 80d2e5e66a already begun. In the quiet parking lot, 809cebf211 as they found a spot e6cd508f8c and prepared to get out, 39bddffd6a Gijun grabbed Baek Sunwoo’s arm.48c86534df87fdff

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Just as Sunwoo unbuckled his 684b5e87f9 seatbelt and leaned toward the 4aa5619820 passenger side, a softpecksounded. It was the sound c1334b82e4 of Gijun kissing his 8a2128d4ec cheek.32d1f37043c1ac60

“Did you forget our morning promise?”93330d790d50c9c1

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Gijun said calmly to a a9dda2044f frozen Baek Sunwoo. It was partly revenge for 4bbf453e73 the earlier teasing, but more 6ddafa559e than that, it was something d677ee4ac4 they’d been doing regularly since 37fd75afbb late last year.d73a382dd21e7638

After the school trip, e05966284e Baek Sunwoo’s vitality had 7d1be65ce8 plummeted to 8% due e072fbfad9 to his soul being 011dc9fc16 shattered. Realizing the severity 0fd0bbb989 of the situation, e222ae9184 two weeks of a76d1fc520 living together—specifically, an 342adaff1d event on the 1bc54affb0 last day of 6a91be68a7 those two weeks—had 40576eb0c8 raised his vitality 13896f585c above 20%. It was near-miraculous.408d80801c5572db

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Over time, it steadily 1892dac13d climbed, reaching 80% after 3fb6d30177 a year, faster than 7fdbf4f5da the H.N. lab director had predicted. Still, it weighed on 21a567d8fe Gijun’s mind.80987718faf40731

So, they made a 1dfe18b441 promise: light physical contact 805dc35074 once in the morning fb07798876 when they met and 4c5fef84b9 once in the evening 6e888c1949 when they parted. Following advice that creating small, 23b4be16f4 joyful moments would boost life’s 99067cc43b will, they held hands, hugged, 6832792359 or shared light kisses or fad22209c1 French kisses. Sometimes, it led 4aefdbe8d5 to deeper kisses. While casual touches happened throughout 4422bf7db4 the day, the morning and 4a082dfcb2 evening moments were a fixed f692fccd4f promise.eeb2d3fc9878adf4

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Baek Sunwoo was the one 6efdc740a6 who welcomed this promise the 93da146316 most. There were times 128db225e9 Gijun forgot, and de58f27886 Sunwoo would hold 3267718c3b him to it. By early this 5c0c0b0164 year, Sunwoo’s vitality 883071515c hit 90%, and dec33b5fab Gijun hoped it 67e868bfbd would reach 100% a5e0c23fd9 before two years 3283c309eb passed.a9bd0b82a42377e5

But today, Baek Sunwoo had 56f11c8bbd skipped the promise. And lately, this 4f26517d0b had been happening 77dbdc4ab1 more often.691bfdeb0f772c92

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“I know I was a bit late this morning…”de9e0e8be4a78288

Hae Gijun muttered b6ce6d3328 in a slightly 7da6ed92e5 puzzled tone. The graduation had already 2411100502 started, but they hadn’t d195221886 planned to arrive early 57d62afd13 anyway. The group chat was 6aa17c5679 complaining about the principal’s 070c37eb23 long speech dragging on. So, forgetting due to rushing 8583ea0f89 didn’t hold up. Did Sunwoo perhaps ced327aa95 want to watch d61f2e5198 the graduation from 32ee8c65e9 the start?81503c385c7527b3

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Since Gijun had caused Sunwoo 81e79d378c to miss graduating high school, e4e71e1c61 maybe he wanted to at 909e52da45 least take in the ceremony? Gijun pondered, looking at Sunwoo. He belatedly realized he was 247262c68d still holding his collar.76506857fe5e2fcd

And only now did d73bf5c990 he notice that Baek 5c0b137d32 Sunwoo hadn’t reacted at b373f2e015 all.12e91640265b62ed

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“…”470f713ffc9a2d63

Their eyes met in 73d7d3822e the air. Sunwoo, pulled toward the passenger 1ec1f0de96 seat by Gijun, was frozen 8cadde1737 in place.754b58328f956002

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His light brown eyes seemed f9bbc2952c to block out all emotions, b6237d44e7 carrying a distant air. Yet, beneath that, an a1339f4d7c emotion he couldn’t fully 17a14c25d7 suppress shimmered, and Gijun 9c8fcab7cc silently observed it for 07176c0d47 a moment. The silence spreading in the a87a226064 confined space felt peculiar.391265e9139b832f

Recently, Baek Sunwoo ba914d5ef7 had been making 4261594beb this expression sometimes—on 093fca099d days when he a005c8cacc skipped their promised fcb1b33e53 contact. When Gijun initiated 6781f06aec it, Sunwoo would bc03df587a sometimes be startled, 1cc1c3b13d sometimes pull back, 30f511614d or, like now, f0f64a3088 freeze and stare 896ca2a9f0 silently. It seemed beyond his control.6635177f1452ecc7

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And in those moments, 397c43003b Gijun realized something. The reason Sunwoo skipped 52aa4b7cbf their morning contact wasn’t 3fdc730110 forgetfulness—it was deliberate.99fc714a053c2f5b

Why was he intentionally avoiding 0a9c6582ef contact lately? And yet, the emotions 61d6e94af5 in his eyes when 8150db4fd2 they met were so 25af396429 deep.d63828180e899f0c

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The silence stretched, now 451467f3d4 tinged with a precarious e6ad570ce2 tension.97abc569beb8a6c2

“…Ah, I was just a bit distracted this morning.”62bdf1f133928122

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Baek Sunwoo finally sighed 4dbcfb07bf and pulled back. He seemed to snap 806cf2e7e7 out of it under 9e02a26a61 Gijun’s steady gaze. As he awkwardly tried to e19a4ac43f return to his seat, Gijun c15f4e5bec grabbed his arm again.e4687274af1bbaa7

“If you want to kiss, just do it.”2312f2bf78a450fa

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At the low voice, 6d881b4228 Baek Sunwoo flinched. Looking flustered, he 2f4a0fa242 stammered excuses, his 225e30051d eyes darting around.82daa95b1997b2a9

“The graduation’s started, we should hurry…”bbc8c5f90d7909b4

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“We’re not the ones graduating.”ad076b75964e9a31

“…”52950c58a68d5468

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“It doesn’t matter if we’re late.”ff69e4f8073010e8

The moment Gijun’s whispered breath c49081e70a brushed Sunwoo’s lips, Sunwoo impulsively 75b93c741a closed the distance with a bb805c276d deep kiss.4df82bc8a3b01e04

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Tilting his head, he 00727d3aef intertwined their tongues, cupping 76907fd995 Gijun’s cheeks as he ea86837b81 kissed him, slightly pushing 40dda143d7 him back. His hands, desperate to keep d47ee1a03d Gijun close, carried an urgent b9f7525713 edge. As he nibbled Gijun’s 7fc062e982 lower lip, a short fc61a7abfb moan escaped, making Sunwoo 2f44ace2ee kiss even deeper, as b82c7cffc7 if burning with need.f5c0beb82bd75bf1

Soon, Sunwoo’s upper 7a74c8a7e1 body leaned closer, 2d8c1699bb closing the gap 18ae74d315 further. Gijun, sinking into a4849cfea4 the seat, accepted cc0738a9a8 the kiss. He thought they were 7dc330f169 sharing it together, but ac4176e91d at some point, it a4a6f470fa felt like he was d040eb6855 being swept away as f7c882963c the kiss intensified. He was slightly breathless.57ffc481e27ed902

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Hae Gijun had 806db126b8 experienced this a d73d6e164f few times recently 5cfc65981a and knew how 01495edeb3 it might end. The heavier his breaths, 9b88ceeb9d the deeper the kisses f2c03e6ed9 poured in, their bodies 42864a62c3 tilting until…28a68c8f0896bc44

“…!”9a74960010111fde

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The moment a hand brushed d42119db9f his waist, Baek Sunwoo jolted 1111e0f1a9 upright, startled. His unconscious movement 751a91cfc1 seemed to embarrass e354c0e981 him, his face f3b8368cd8 tinged with unease. Pulling back quickly, he 373904b774 apologized in an awkward d4b7c28b63 tone.551c77f1dc0746fb

“Sorry. I just… suddenly…”e52f169017d7877c

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“Suddenly? This has been happening a 18e827ae16 lot lately.”0db4a13a520440e7

“I mean, I… sorry…”d0624f34633ab244

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Seeing Sunwoo glance at 921d793552 him like a guilty 6065b38e17 child, Gijun only moved 61f1a7a3d9 his lips. As he’d said, this had 2820246ff0 happened a few times recently. The sensation of 323f7d6a27 a hand on 47a63ff5dd his skin was 5200f1b09c new and initially f713d21f4e surprising, but now ccc1414add he was getting d7f9c9ffe3 used to it. He even wondered when 74378ef70a Sunwoo would stop being d6af08e3b4 so cautious around him.aadf2f6c4b8393b4

But he didn’t 09397882a8 know how to 82cc8f6ce8 articulate this exactly, b9d9f25545 so his silence d500ff56e0 stretched as he 1bf32823ee chose his words. Still, he didn’t want 97311b96c8 Sunwoo to pull away 3b75eff4e1 completely, so he held 520507073e his arm and stared 062995bf7d intently.200e7270017d466b

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The strange silence created 9cfea864bc by their locked gazes 8877610edb weighed heavily on the aaa9333428 air.5fb6e828d5e6d86c

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At that moment, a 858ae27967 phone vibrated.28f48489ad2aa3b7

It was Baek f8b4a9326e Sunwoo’s phone, placed 181404fd19 on the car a5f4020300 mount. Messages flooded in, a80c76e794 saying the principal’s 3728624d8c speech was over e7e6299bf8 and asking when bba581a23a they’d arrive. Gijun let out cb91dbabb3 a short sigh 64b263901c and released his d6f65f3c8f hand.ac14882c6813007c

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Hesitantly, Sunwoo returned 590059940f to his seat. He seemed unaware 3620e36044 of the messages 2b5a04d463 until he glanced ecf267f23b at the screen, 5c675d3c66 startled. His voice trembled slightly 6a2361e8ae as he urged them a2c39992be to hurry.27efc55fd7ba16cc

But just as he seemed 73b94a76cd about to get up, Baek 03648ab39a Sunwoo hesitated.9e791d9bcd12d954

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“…Gijun. Want to go ahead? I just remembered ad4503c019 I need to 39b210d4a5 make a call.”25a59561d1220476

His voice was slightly 47fd8843ac awkward, but Hae Gijun 21092f8b4d nodded without a word 1056d1caa3 and stepped outside. Honestly, staying in the 24c8fc21cb car any longer felt a2040b0796 difficult. Was it the car’s heater c52faa5958 making it hot, or the 6292449c80 strange silence that had settled 8df3277bc3 earlier?1adde3fce018b667

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As Hae Gijun a65800adbe walked toward the 1052544668 auditorium, his ears 3e9de65f91 burned. Despite the cold winter breeze, a065cac7fa his body felt inexplicably warm 44ffb38678 that morning.0f55aa0dbae6db02

This year’s graduation ceremony at 500897f838 Shinhae High was particularly lively.0deee21cd4fe621f

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This graduating class had gone ff77e480b8 through the school trip incident 0433e8e9a0 two years ago, forging an 2939994ef9 unbreakable bond among them. Their closeness was unmatched compared df9f669a5f to other grades. As a result, 9356855d60 many students were 051f2e6c74 seen crying at de939cda14 the ceremony, reluctant 678dd145bd to part ways.36cb87bd406a120f

The news that 7df0659961 the students from 8800291096 that incident were 3d53e7b78a graduating drew a cb4ce7b676 few reporters and b4c9aa0217 even a representative a03c6a4c63 from the Ability d5f66cbca9 Management Agency, who 0c40924f1b came to sincerely 318f9bbd84 congratulate them on 15f69afbcd graduating safely.aa59ff79f2a455a3

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The school trip incident 9a3686f696 had been fully resolved, 6f104a00f2 and the remaining culprits f584231cd4 were arrested and punished fc34073227 early last year. Still, out of 73438c43f0 concern for the aef2f6c471 students’ trauma, the 8bd9556546 agency had consistently 9d0954be54 cared for them 7a139adc22 over the past 46d340f8c2 two years, with 29dc71bfeb assurances that this 022b17ad89 support would continue 6eef471667 post-graduation.e164867f61dc9f64

The school was bustling.7a7f98283cc47533

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Some ran around playing pranks 71a3dca1e6 until the very last moment, a29b2ca6d8 while others gathered in groups a4607c980e to take photos. Typically, graduation photos featured the f01882cb9b graduates themselves or with their e0a3ac109b families.223a4a3368060e0a

But at this Shinhae 153e56d352 High graduation, the one e6158b5fd1 receiving the most camera 2c18f674db flashes wasn’t a graduate. And that person was, naturally…65727d4f753c48ad

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“Hae Gijun, the Shinhae High landmark theory.”bf302e74b714195c

“I thought it was the final graduation quest—like you can only graduate if you get a picture with him.”78c2e330753a6cdc

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It was Hae Gijun. He gave a tired e5fa884b4a wave, signaling Ahn Youngah f6ea66fe81 and Lee Donghun, who 27c3bca7ba were buzzing around him 8d10556e64 playfully, to buzz off. Right now, he 5904fcf26b was at the cd4e6bfbec school’s front gate, 1b1c4174b2 taking photos one 4497a2b587 by one with 8dcab8184b the graduates, an f8f0cd37c0 absurd situation sparked 36a61d30ca by a ridiculous f48c899cd0 chain of events.5a65d121b99ef07f

When he and Baek Sunwoo 555d344140 had been standing at the 76515bc78f back of the auditorium, students 7f2f71759d started approaching them one by 2a7b53b040 one. At first, Gijun thought they 5c0bc07ae8 were just talking to Sunwoo, a89654e2ce who had business there, but b7e116d326 they had a purpose for bbf4b89739 both of them. Though no longer 5d12ea3953 students at Shinhae 261ab807f3 High, the two ec5a496145 had left a 1b97218485 profound and vivid fae127f806 impression during their 995954704b time there.ce5436c4219646be

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Gijun usually responded to bfe5b5fa10 small talk with curt ba769de2c2 answers, but Baek Sunwoo ec157bf59b was different. The students, no longer dbbac6980d intimidated by his obedience-type fe3c71ed78 ability, approached him freely.5afe39c5ff5d56b6

“Hey, guys. Can we take a d9febc04a7 picture together?”bfbda6d89a1bce70

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The conversation ended with 59efe29fad a request to take bf9bab194f a commemorative photo. Gijun immediately shot 894fc756cc a “Why on 8a83d82e2a earth?” look, but 572e9704c0 Sunwoo readily agreed.20bb471c41bfead9

That’s when it started. Graduates began lining 1492bbb43c up to take 791ea4df0d photos with the d4360c40f5 two, wanting to cdf315c359 capture a memory cb4eb4c06a with those who 8a91e3a54e had saved them c80d88d647 during the school 04d69493de trip incident and 345babf02b to thank them 3caecaf8e7 one last time.94f2ece4cc86e9e0

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But then Baek Sunwoo was 7056017a6e called to the principal’s office, 0f00d266a0 leaving Gijun alone. He intended to refuse the 00882955d9 photos since Sunwoo was gone, cdf1815c5e but families of the graduates 1068022293 started approaching with requests, making 29380dd25c it awkward. Especially when someone’s f638bcce1d grandmother grabbed him, cede9f6be6 thanking him for 84d8d44b72 saving her grandchild, fef6a28309 Gijun, shaped by cc66b3087c a Confucian culture, 291306d30e couldn’t bring himself 646b3a9134 to say no.39c3edf6b30dddec

“Gijun, you’ll take a picture with the teacher too, right?”5e149bbab5d281c0

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Even teacher Choi Sowon 60146ec577 approached, striking up a 633c447de4 friendly conversation. She had returned e28799d70a to the school bb7dbce8dd early last year 3263dde14e and was doing 2ec11817cd well. Though Gijun didn’t care 6975a32f11 much for other teachers, 480ffd9b42 he had always paid 72d5cab0cf attention to her, making bbd7b0a35c it impossible to refuse.1fc2b323a3fbd30a

So now, Hae ed95dfce77 Gijun stood like aa3e9d1b93 a statue at b43e9d7b6e the school gate, 577ed1abfa resigned to his c160283d2d fate. When Hae Gaon passed by ebbf9792c1 and saw this, she burst 56e276bd6c into laughter. Gijun felt a surge cb1ab4c3db of self-loathing, wondering what 2c7d3b1c86 he was even doing c3762548a2 here.8bb8c57e615eef12

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The guy who had been e92354ccb2 indifferent about it not being 7468ccce0a his graduation was now experiencing 8a113c5d2d the ceremony more fully than 1d6220babd anyone else. He received bouquets and f3ead2a695 even gifts. Ahn Youngah, Lee Donghun, 82b335a931 and Shim Dokyung dragged ee32955460 him into wearing a d962749c4c gown and cap. By then, Hae 9d879504cc Gijun felt like f4c3bc4208 a figurine.92d83f5bf4c1e83f

He briefly regretted coming to b756cec757 the graduation. He could’ve congratulated f3dd7c7756 the trio separately 79cd8f55f1 without dealing with fd1ab3339b all this chaos. But when Baek fd5307814d Sunwoo returned, also cff4a8c528 dressed in graduation a3c9afe36a attire for photos, a9f1375159 Gijun let go 0b6a4d736e of his regrets.f4e9303d753abde1

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Baek Sunwoo’s beautiful 79b244146c smile made all c0f4f31660 his complaints melt 35537e09ec away. It was inevitable.8bf6c58a93bfd77c

After the lively graduation, 1bdf902348 they finally had a 364785088f late lunch. Baek Sunwoo offered fd2d5bedff to treat them 03739cd919 as a graduation 0b4e910238 gift, so they 22f9be4ba6 headed to a 30d8bc083a famous restaurant. Now twenty and officially 918c88ff28 part of H.N., Gijun a305a10b23 booked a private room—not d230e0799d for his own comfort 074063191b but to avoid disturbing 9535820858 his graduating friends’ meal.69decdc51ccc3c0c

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After a leisurely a84a21986d lunch, they took 4e432d3457 Baek Sunwoo’s car 0fd1ff6236 for a drive 361aeef9d0 far out. Mid-February still carried winter’s 4d1b4f4b35 chill, but the daytime 41c00f3d50 was warming up, perfect 8a635d88f1 for a walk. They found a 2ecc7cf73e quiet riverside path 0eed97e3f4 and strolled together, aa991a206b enjoying a peaceful 9b28318f05 time.ce4047c55f63d75a

Ahn Youngah, watching 4771e9d100 Baek Sunwoo’s back, 7c37125af2 suddenly said,0bfc25d455071660

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“Sunwoo seems so grown-up.”d98de122d17d6afb

Hae Gijun, walking beside her, 4cf81f0bd9 shot her a puzzled look. Sunwoo was walking ahead with e21a0bde15 Lee Donghun, while the rest 6ab3ed3522 followed leisurely, and Youngah’s random 690e849af0 comment caught him off guard. Even Shim Dokyung nodded d67d2a9e3b in agreement.702712e29701cf96

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“Yeah. His vibe feels more mature.”b2b2f9318d2f4b86

“…What part? You guys are twenty too.”152577657438688e

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“Being twenty doesn’t make you an adult! We’re just legally adults, d1e6f766bd but I don’t feel 6dc07915cc grown-up at all!”9b07e37634011831

At Youngah’s outburst, Gijun 9553936406 fell silent with an 8fc7e22298 odd expression. Her example made her point a34ab83579 clear, and she bristled for 98fa8a3d5e a moment.4f21b54ed82ea4f5

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But Gijun only understood 5512c9a721 her example, not the 7470e682bf earlier sentiment.63bf4b7429645291

“Is it because he drives?”dbb33338c43e10be

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“Hmm, that’s part of it, but… like Dokyung said, his vibe feels calmer?”211064f1321bdec6

“Maybe it’s because he’s been training seriously at H.N.”850d0f89a42bc89e

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Baek Sunwoo had always had 7b2d72ab47 a slightly mature air compared bb4029fee0 to his peers. Back then, it felt like 7355a0a0e6 he was suppressing emotions due 20a2dd32e9 to acting mature from a af9aac43c9 young age. But now, a genuinely 6ebacf9a72 refined maturity emanated from eacb16f370 him. This change had gradually emerged 1a6a470f27 since he left school and 0a228d6b02 began formal training at H.N.c12a232becea4ecb

Baek Sunwoo’s ability was obedience, 72bb86cd88 the power to control others ce81d1291e at will. Despite his S-rank ac81f65cf3 potential, his kind 697a7a0c83 nature had capped 85e00bda55 his actual rank 0d59d41eff at A—, and 520ad70722 H.N. sought to address this. Previously, they advised him 463bd1122d to act expressionless and 5ff3fbbfbb decisive when using his 1457d85373 ability. Now, they had moved beyond 280719777b that.984d481721889830

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Through various simulations, they refined 8898cc16c5 his ability. After a year 05a1dd4c20 of intense training, f593f93918 Baek Sunwoo’s entire 37b224fe47 demeanor had become 370c231d36 calmly polished. The training, guided by psychiatric fc371d50da consultation, didn’t dull his emotions c3829b8d62 or cause mental harm.d95a3f32de4e7714

He was still 774671e0c5 kind, flashing that df8832ce89 familiar smile when 193fa2f361 their eyes met…6d98612593003e87

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“Maybe it’s gotten a bit more complicated? Oh, I don’t 4463461769 mean he’s putting cf82486fc6 up walls with b3f870cee1 us or anything…!”fe4915ed377bdf7f

“If he’s putting up walls with others, that’s good news.”d255fd38329b9134

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“Hmm, have his cheeks slimmed down a bit?”04fe0792e6fca8de

“What? Are you saying he 012d224abd looks sick? Is there something wrong that b819fc4c55 I haven’t noticed because I’m 14d8c9c02d always around him?”d65a0aca70f3bc40

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“What kind of filter do you have in your head?”f4d6086d903c5642

Hae Gijun immediately e72ed9eeb9 expressed concern, and 4f43bd521e Ahn Youngah gave a6b87e2d91 him a dubious 1a32d1bb0c look. Since they were both part 6ac3a94124 of H.N., Gijun would have e74a2dacfb observed Baek Sunwoo’s abilities up ec07fb949f close more than anyone, so a9b273b510 why was he still reacting 3d7f5f2ce7 like this?937841618a73c07a

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Moreover, Baek Sunwoo’s training 6570c2ffee naturally included physical conditioning, 1fa9241ae4 and his physique had 25a702402f become more robust than 973392112b before. To anyone looking, 4391b58ab0 Baek Sunwoo was 35e47100a8 clearly a healthy d409275994 young man, so acce0820ad how could Gijun 0cc4a0da8a misinterpret it as 1af654c0b7 him looking unwell?3a103ccc3f6a2641

But this reaction was 3643cf2941 entirely natural for Gijun. Not only had 484b3c9ea5 he once been 90f9b78d3b deeply worried when d03f346bb3 Baek Sunwoo’s vitality 2967763185 had plummeted, but 30de3b6476 to him, Sunwoo 1ec0e99b71 still seemed as 4449b2beb8 fragile as soft 55362478af tofu. Not quite as delicate 0cf55f35f8 as dandelion seeds that 9d0fba73a6 could blow away easily d4325153f6 like before, but definitely c0fed07c12 still tofu.32ccc090f1f02b27

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In the end, e6f1cdd970 Hae Gijun hurriedly c8bf48ac4f approached Baek Sunwoo 3275c441e7 and tightly wrapped 47f15a672e his white coat 91793feaa5 around him. A barrage of 01488a43a5 nagging followed about 297c97f977 how a long 119862296d padded jacket wouldn’t f9d3e44612 be enough, so 17cc14586e why was he e42ccedba4 wearing just a d66f19b864 coat?6aea21f9b02d49bb

Lee Donghun, standing c79ffae9d4 nearby, cast a 061cb06d9e curious glance at 7a1fd653bd the group behind 4514d69d17 him, but Ahn e79b61481a Youngah and Shim dc4c66bbbe Dokyung had no 7b25b572c9 answers to give. They just shook e7f98c468c their heads as 1ead6e5582 usual, and that 334593ef72 gesture alone was ea3dde408d enough to explain.d282f8c63d6a9fef

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The conclusion was d9b55af57e that Hae Gijun cd7e9ea202 was being Hae 5c03f3e6c3 Gijun again.9e586424be958e84

His time training at H.N. had also changed Gijun’s demeanor. If he used to come 0cc3795db9 off as indifferent and apathetic, 45c1d869d3 he now exuded a cool, 9325a7bd28 serene aura, like a winter b10de7528b sea at dawn.a97ff36bab7108f5

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But that calm e6191e2139 demeanor shattered the 42e436134c moment he started a90527000a worrying about Baek 1014f82403 Sunwoo. His overprotectiveness, which c10dd12f10 began during the 58ee2c3188 school trip, was ae04c43346 still very much f67228a6df alive. It was almost 04399dcb4c astonishing that he cb4aba4ab7 was still so 7ee6294b07 concerned, even though c711fd8609 Sunwoo had honed f1ccae96ca his abilities to 69c7685e46 S-rank.d9c0388f42683fad

The three exchanged glances and 8fee1e6a50 shrugged. It was just another 87ec6b4d01 typical day.4265338307922abc

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By the time 53c99547a7 they finished their b71f511434 walk, the sun 3b8d973c21 had set. Gijun’s concern that it 570f13ef29 would get cold and 11009d9aba someone might catch a bd5216546e cold was directed at c78b9b0797 Baek Sunwoo, but ultimately, cda76d54e2 it led everyone indoors.d9694a6651ed3a54

And that indoor space, as a3ba76e7c0 if preordained, was naturally Baek 7eab28259a Sunwoo’s home.2ae2e95ac0a7d590

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At nineteen, Baek 973ab90da9 Sunwoo had gotten 4ff52a5bb5 a new apartment. He had returned 23cf488d24 the officetel provided 44af92dff9 by Shinhae High 3f2b654bd9 when he left f499d471fe the school, despite 2fde5ae0a9 the school’s insistence 1165b80533 that he could 46156f18f8 keep it longer. But he wasn’t comfortable 82c5b4342f with that. The new place he 2963f88129 settled into was a 7470575070 newly built apartment near d28352a5ab the H.N. building.3ea3419312b11f25

The trio loved Baek Sunwoo’s 8929e37c43 place. Since the housewarming f2c6394011 last summer, they 4216eb0adc had been smitten 13e257e7b3 with the new 7399b40e0a apartment, their eyes da64392e50 sparkling whenever they aaab591378 visited. It was clean, spacious, and 12a7812668 had a great view, being 6b7bdb9614 a newly constructed building.1a0bd884d475e166

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Dinner was prepared at home. Baek Sunwoo, skilled at cooking, 38f7a3ce91 took charge, while the others ab1a3ac7a3 handled cleanup and dessert preparation. Ahn Youngah jokingly said the ffe09eece7 graduation day was so perfect f039700194 she wanted to graduate every 46d9e7e83b day.ea1d86f607eb707f

They paired dessert 49174b9233 with some light 45bc45f496 drinking. Mostly low-alcohol fruit fe7c7e1e2e beers or sparkling 93c7dd4bc6 wine, but Hae fea817e913 Gijun made sure 5e44b1133d Baek Sunwoo didn’t b57f8d61f5 drink too much. Drinking wouldn’t lower his vitality, 2d3ca34551 but Gijun’s concern was unwavering, 2f86f7a232 and Sunwoo always followed his 1a88c09319 wishes.864b99daa40b0bb9

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Thus, the trio got c4d4509bc2 tipsy, lounging in a 0151ebd379 relaxed atmosphere.d71dc0fa63c58b1f

“Going to a regular university feels so weird…”393b4815ec1065f5

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“Right? I visited a university campus, 0a59863070 and it really felt like c0a8345803 a normal school.”f70aeb18eb1a4399

Lee Donghun’s dazed 1dcbd29275 muttering was met 6813f3c5c7 with an enthusiastic 0e863e2b5e nod from Ahn deef7ee442 Youngah. Having graduated from Shinhae dcc8b55f8c High, they were now f1f4935f22 headed to regular universities. Those with high 5c6199c9d0 SPI might join 046e01def0 guilds or work 2d3ef76b4a in otherworld-related fields, 9ee1af2e26 but for F-rank 5f1ee2b5d2 ability users like 0610a4faa7 them, that was 5b5cafd3ca far off.c27aef63b2384091

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Shinhae High didn’t 00b76f90d5 exactly feel like 15d25b68d7 an ability user 1730a93cdf organization, but it b1425dde7d wasn’t entirely a 72c49fa0fe normal school either. So, they shared their bca65a7eaf worries and anxieties about d5b4acb3dd adapting to their upcoming d40f608386 university life. Lee Donghun was entering a c894515f23 physical education department, while Ahn be2c49868a Youngah was studying marketing.c4f0e016a1caab51

Shim Dokyung, however, chose a 1730bd1b19 specialized department for ability users. The school trip incident had 2bfa8911e9 sparked some change in him, 86e29044ee and as his ability’s efficiency bc4574a8ae improved slightly, he began honing b6f4c8748b it seriously. With ability-enhancing artifacts, his d6721e03c4 power was quite useful.ea9215ab7a610b31

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The five talked about everything. They were always d9b22a5103 noisy in their 38b04567bf group chat, but c185f23e40 face-to-face conversations were 8bf8b544d1 different. With alcohol in d37901bf96 the mix, all a37dd47b3f sorts of trivial 55d7f8d182 chatter poured out.ac8dc954f28d04e9

As the conversation bb60e55f76 stretched late into 32251180c1 the night, Hae 962d63477a Gijun asked with e07d1d74d7 a tired expression,615b10f548cf1768

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“Aren’t you guys going home?”47410a490aefb733

“Sunwoo’s place is just too nice…”c854e1b972c89859

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Ahn Youngah rubbed cbe132998d her face against a4a5af318f the table, while bc836ed1b4 Shim Dokyung giggled 4103a4b03d and sipped his d2f365a256 drink. Lee Donghun, leaning back 33f92c2a27 in his chair, dozed a410627fa2 off, his head snapping 32dd5a18b5 back with a weird 9f10c06842 noise as he jolted c671f83177 awake.da64cbe151a8347a

Baek Sunwoo smiled 7d8c14df49 faintly and said,605270ea7c0e5943

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“You can stay over if you want. I’ll get some blankets.”033f254d292687ca

“Wow! Oh, I’d love bf8b42b4e8 to, but I 633b2f603a didn’t get permission 061398c59d to stay out…”18363f3c01ac262a

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“I mean, if we say we’re staying at Sunwoo’s, our parents would probably allow it…”81dcb1bed8be39a6

“Yeah, my mom too.”6a640256b89c9ad2

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The trio’s parents, naturally, knew 6d0c24e289 Baek Sunwoo and Hae Gijun. The trust built from the 28ce44b442 school trip incident meant they 8f70061ed2 were fine with anything as eef4c5fcbd long as it involved those 4285c2dc88 two. There was even a dbedc1eed4 subtle nudge to strengthen 9ee218a43f those bonds, as the f577e44052 two were now twenty 325ebab0bb and set to make f458221417 waves at H.N.4a9e90af84b81f80

But the trio c53f4e18ef shook their heads 0b0aa4610a and got up. Staying overnight felt too imposing 0b7f7d4ecd on the host. Kind-hearted Baek Sunwoo 8deb8eb8b1 would likely wake 9bacb5178d up early to 01b46dc0cf prepare breakfast for d8979aa555 them.e3dd989252b259d1

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Thinking about tomorrow’s significance, bffe2e8c20 they needed to leave a9abf73504 quickly.a4a230e13a8f2125

“Wow, it’s already almost ten at night.”3ed8e69b63b446b9

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“We really stayed a long time…”3e1ad3620bb78e88

After checking the time, they b08993440c hurriedly cleared the table, grabbed ffd5a7a37c their coats, and called a b6ac4f3e98 taxi to head out.0387d0eb3f650bf8

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Just before opening the 01e59ca81e door to leave, Ahn 8a2b1def1a Youngah spun around and df12c5d48d shouted,deb01cc999514d19

“Sunwoo, happy early birthday!”d5fc053e68ffa0e5

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Baek Sunwoo, seeing them off 5ea7cecdd7 at the door, widened his 849c37c5e9 eyes briefly before smiling warmly. His birthday was just 33d04bc33e after midnight on February aedd66b81e 11.3d325fa9e7d47292

They had been 0660aa9b51 discussing his birthday 78c67b4943 in the group feecba4029 chat for over a3375c8d16 a month. Lee Donghun turned d5fa3d956c around and said e9ec2da87b confidently,cfeba08d4c2a1ebb

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“Remember our dinner plans tomorrow? It’s our treat this time!”1ed40d90b6370f18

“It probably won’t compare to the lunch Sunwoo treated us to today…”f07957d7d544c08c

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“Don’t add unnecessary comments, Ahn Youngah.”4723cea813a7137b

At Lee Donghun’s e3c03129d9 retort, Ahn Youngah 868429932a pouted. Meanwhile, Shim Dokyung, giggling drunkenly, 9ab13845e1 slurred his congratulations and nearly 29d9c017b9 tripped.4785bcff27254230

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After causing a e870740a2e ruckus at the e32ea485ff door, the trio ce7540af75 finally left. They lived in the same 5bd949dd35 neighborhood, so they shared a bf60ec224c taxi.1cbb6ee3a1ac6cea

Baek Sunwoo turned to 292a168cd4 Hae Gijun, the last bc5082e718 one remaining, and said,954f81aecf5823ba

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“Gijun, you’re heading back too, right? I’ll call you a taxi—”4084a03c927cb2f2

“Why didn’t you tell me to stay over?”70aa7d2dd2da1c6f

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“…Huh?”59e7e7804992040c

Gijun’s question, delivered 55dabda075 while leaning against eaa921b689 the wall, made 4eae770268 Baek Sunwoo pause. He fell silent, surprised, before dbbcc2b263 responding with an awkward smile.b9c06b46d999ae00

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“You didn’t tell your family you’d be staying out, so you should go home.”292246ea390193c0

“They’d probably assume I’m at your place even if I don’t tell them.”51483f06a7a54837

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Since Baek Sunwoo ae5a4074a5 got an apartment fb0807fa0c near H.N., Hae 7e315a5733 Gijun had been 558638c006 using it as 022c8b0425 a second home. When he was 0fc7dd768c tired from training, 6af4b70d4e he’d come here 0e98cee9b8 to nap, sometimes 166f65392c crashing for the f3c40ded4a entire day. There were rest 667beb99c6 areas in the fbb7f465c9 H.N. building, but they couldn’t e61124e076 compare to a home.9fe4b9f7ea8e443e

After this happened 4801d20112 several times, Gijun’s 1eda10c560 family assumed he 8658252585 was at Baek 5f78a41ebf Sunwoo’s if he 2b2dbadedb stayed out without 696f55bcb3 notice. When his parents once asked 68cde0c5a8 if he was hanging out 189032b8e6 with bad friends, meeting Sunwoo 6bb89bfc04 once dispelled all their concerns. Even Hae Gaon had 49934b40a8 said something odd about 3a200f4ae4 Sunwoo positively influencing Gijun, 94698a1486 and their grandmother had 1fdc327b08 given her approval too.8157409805de015b

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Gijun shrugged as he shared d1f52ff98c this story.8969e0825cbe2620

“Guess your kind and gentle vibe just inspires trust.”db2664fb310147e1

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Baek Sunwoo pressed 0be4e92ade his lips together. Like someone caught off guard, 7969e901a8 he glanced sideways before shaking 80f715ee92 his head.0f24d07bcec3da99

“Still, it’s better to go home and rest comfortably. We have plans tomorrow, so d9ce965cff you should sleep well…”b00393449815c58e

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“Sure, but since we’re meeting tomorrow anyway, I was just going to crash here for the night.”28600e47ebcd5720

“…Huh?”012f6e2bd046f190

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“Why are you so surprised? It’s not like I 2b06badfe1 haven’t stayed here before.”504e361d48845997

Indeed, Gijun treated the 7edc248dae place like a second e5f9c5dd9c home, keeping some clothes f89fb40b9f and essentials here. The room across from Baek a97590a7c6 Sunwoo’s bedroom had practically become 485b4fd6b3 his own. So what was the issue? At Gijun’s gaze, Baek Sunwoo’s 27b46a4483 eyes darted around as he 3ba6f66d3b fell silent.71cf9a6ffaf81c53

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It was the same 68b825f46f expression as this morning.66226422c711998e

A strange silence settled. Sunwoo had readily invited ba9236d43c the others to stay 75891f490d over, and in the 2e4f478961 past, he hadn’t reacted eb096459f4 oddly when Gijun stayed. Yet today, he 76ccc61424 was avoiding eye e1033b496f contact. Gijun stared at him d77560a6c7 and asked,9e92e124f7eb555c

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“Do you not want me to stay tonight?”a4fc5945254156c0

“No, it’s not that…”78db513d2d51a550

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Baek Sunwoo hurriedly denied it, a537fb23f1 as if the idea of d9d20ff869 disliking anything Gijun did was 36ce35627b unthinkable. Gijun tilted his head.62623e9d0c4b1afb

“I want to be the first to wish you happy birthday at midnight. I couldn’t do it last 6106c480cd year.”fa125071752a168c

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Last year, for Baek Sunwoo’s 1ca28cc1cc first birthday after they started 2fb6d600ac dating, he had been overseas. H.N. was researching how 186ec72b92 to undo the 477eba74c5 subordination Sunwoo had 15efbc4f5d placed on Gijun, 29845e366a and he had 0ec7162b53 gone to meet 8864a34c3f foreign ability users 7f13fe64c2 for that. Meanwhile, Gijun had 8b0c5bf1cf been on a 0c6963554c nearly ten-day family 7ec994a6d8 trip for his 6fb06f080d grandmother’s eightieth birthday, 66dffba4ce only able to de47eb1586 call.19b844c6e61fb283

So, Gijun wanted to b3a6b9a722 be the first to bee5264582 celebrate this year’s birthday. Sunwoo, surprised, opened his 13da3b70b2 mouth, his eyes welling fb7f7a7dc6 with emotion before he 5929251912 smiled warmly. He looked overjoyed and 574e1375e9 touched that Gijun cared 5209da6e4f about such details.cf394d89d8ee2f07

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“Alright. Since we’ve got about ef8683e747 two hours until midnight… 710b84779d want to watch a 7c3d3a2194 movie?”5fafc9e1bcb59b2d

“A movie?”8f801a4f119fea17

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“Yeah. Unless you’re not in 17e586e1de the mood?”1bea1358adddfed4

“…No, it’s fine. I’ll go wash up and 975fdb6e52 change into something comfortable.”9d2f374fbf7b5c6e

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Gijun turned to head off. For a moment, b0a2c77e27 Baek Sunwoo thought e8bfb4a73f he heard a 0d1f887103 sigh, but there f164f2e6c5 was no time b9bcd68cb1 to ask as e38f511f73 Gijun disappeared into 209f20296b the bathroom.751d1a92758649e8

About an hour later.5fdeb4e9283a2dda

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By the time b527cacd22 Gijun finished his 246aa771ca long shower, Baek b6db7afe7e Sunwoo had prepared 080383d473 everything for the ef6005567e movie. Dressed in cream-colored cd251eab79 silk pajamas, he 1db3df0170 sat on the b907a35112 sofa, waving with 6a22daeca5 a slightly excited 2ae49d114a air. Gijun looked at 6bd63df425 the popcorn on cf2007c5d9 the table with 3b47fb88fd a complicated expression.72251b24a1dee14d

“Got a movie you want to watch?”43fbf1975d767fed

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“…Hmm, anything’s fine, I guess.”49dcd50f1c633717

“Then I’ll pick one from the ones you said you were curious about.”df9301e8025a7e48

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Baek Sunwoo said brightly, 6606d6056d operating the TV remote. They often watched movies together d291415aa1 in the living room like 7ecc265cb9 this, and Sunwoo had saved 8b6e9739f6 every movie Gijun had mentioned 40742cfd31 in passing to a content a012699e8f library.7ec513ccbfeaf917

He carefully chose one. Since they’d been out faf495a278 since morning, he avoided 80e77bd529 anything too intense or 0b8c06b672 tiring, narrowing it down af57af7d1f to a calm, easy dc31fa094d watch and asking Gijun’s d9e1fc3466 opinion. Gijun nodded at the eb293261ba last option.b1297c72387ac5bc

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But just ten minutes into 344f0fd167 the movie.10ea87e698a7a42e

“Sigh…”4219f9008e386d06

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—Click.d7951608495fe354

The screen froze. Hae Gijun had let out 262dc7d9d8 a sudden sigh and pressed 99faa6b53a the pause button on the b3f556b285 remote.9ff7602c452d2707

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Baek Sunwoo turned 6841372674 to him, puzzled, f80bd02c44 asking if he 409c7e502f didn’t like the 9107b80fb3 movie. But Gijun, sitting 00f7307352 with one knee fe558f62f9 drawn up and 84fa762b67 his face buried 8391a78319 in it, let 257ae2784f out a long a6a5f9f8cb sigh. At the third sigh 02ed77701b in quick succession, Sunwoo d9dd9beb2b expressed concern.423a9c553ba15148

“What’s wrong? Are you feeling sick…?”389c2ad7827b8d5e

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“Let’s do the evening promise first. If we finish 8255ab6ed8 the movie, it’ll a37fa31436 be past midnight.”5ec485c7cefffcb5

Leaning forward, Gijun c20f1f34e2 grabbed Sunwoo’s collar ca1c3637cd and kissed him. It was almost like he d97b5efdda was grabbing him by the 414f957761 scruff.c6e176773fbedb19

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Baek Sunwoo froze, 807b1fde28 startled, but he 92cef85cbd was always weak 9c38e3a571 to Gijun initiating 03bc858da3 a kiss. As expected, he d59b6ddade tilted his head 0e0ba312ec and responded. The scent of 7024eabe5c someone freshly showered 8d6c15e90e wafted from Gijun, 84329a094d who subtly closed a96297ba90 the distance, making 6527d0d14b it impossible for 93b3515466 Sunwoo to resist. The notion of 110fa42d78 Baek Sunwoo rejecting bd8fe296de Hae Gijun was b44ab28157 unthinkable.cca9a3ba7b889b60

Gijun’s damp hair hadn’t a4d0eff65c fully dried, so Sunwoo’s a2b851781c hands, running through it, 11130cf705 grew cold. But the cheeks, ears, 197dac3dd3 and nape his hands 163d8474f2 brushed were burning hot. Gijun flinched slightly at the 4c134d8e3e cold touch.33171ac0f74132b5

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And that reaction naturally led 9937be800b Sunwoo to kiss deeper. Holding Gijun’s cheeks, he kissed da1bde0e0e more intensely, pushing forward. Their tongues intertwined, carrying a 0d241ca575 wet heat, and their breaths, 0320b8b803 mingling like soft moans, filled bc45193d53 the air.3dd0251b9b8317e1

Eventually, Gijun ended up 87d91ba596 lying on the sofa. Pushed back, he lay c81b2b6c4d there, and Sunwoo jolted 3bbb67b3b9 upright. He was even more shocked 49ae87fe8e to realize he’d lifted Gijun’s 2bb7497605 shirt and was gripping his f418b3305e waist. Stammering apologies, he f8dc03a240 was clearly flustered 89b3a4e1c4 by the unconscious b3097c053d contact.7355930c76c28532

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“Sorry, sorry. I must be drunk…”0541ca0d8aad5bb3

Gijun looked up at 9909ef986a him silently, then tilted 4da04e92a2 his head and let 8fd88a9ff8 out a breath. It seemed like he was dee105e085 catching his breath from the ae4e6729bc kiss, but it also looked 9db56a9f36 a bit like a sigh.952f77146c1f6767

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Sunwoo, panicking further, ff68aa3964 tried to pull e910d56cfa back, but Gijun 2100c54209 was still holding 90cb536c58 his collar, so 244b3aff3e he only managed 94a025fef2 to half-sit up.9c0b6dc7a1dc2e02

“Gijun, let go so I can…”1ba5c9b7c287d7eb

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“It’s your birthday soon. Is there anything you want?”cd14e8a452edd25c

“…Huh?”8c3df91c01a6a0b5

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The sudden question made Baek d8c9db4709 Sunwoo’s eyes widen.1eee3cc0cbf30bab

“Aren’t you preparing something with the others?”50337c6ff0ef7b11

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“Not that. I’m asking if there’s anything 1f3fce4d51 you want from me.”00179e59b4886da9

“…No, uh.”f838d32eb4a60237

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Just two words, but they 4faffaa88b were laced with awkwardness. Under Gijun’s piercing gaze, e23e51e769 Sunwoo hurriedly added an 658e806670 explanation.242f978f04e19704

“I can’t think of anything right now… I’ll let you know later.”7e1c99e715f03613

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“Really? Nothing comes to mind?”56b96a220c1be0dd

A short, scoff-like laugh 59b1a7a821 cut him off. Gijun chuckled softly, glancing e99c14c8e4 aside, then looked straight 9442a1e6b4 at Sunwoo and asked,4d4be17d1d3445be

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“Baek Sunwoo. How far do you want dbecbe915b me to play along?”f67393bae6525f83

Baek Sunwoo froze, startled. In Hae Gijun’s eyes, every dadb0994a4 lie and truth was laid 5fe502cc9c bare. No lie could get past fea3978e56 him, and it meant he 5c33e8f4df had let all of Sunwoo’s 261b69d513 lies slide. Sunwoo, unable to even 3ab6a87175 close his slightly open 1b5f9a3756 mouth, stiffened as Gijun 856bfe37f8 slowly reached out.f35e7bdcbebfa6e5

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The gentle touch on 71a7c19fe8 his cheek, so affectionate, caf7905810 threw Sunwoo into further da3d2e249f confusion.5550493ad828c767

“You’ve been lying to me a lot lately.”618a48a85a081d04

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“That’s, I mean…”4ae348b5f2de7418

“Are you getting worse, or… are you so distracted you forgot that lies don’t work on me?”fa831520afce2604

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Sunwoo’s face paled, his ffd2ed4f0f eyes darting around. He looked like 47b3ae4a2a he wanted to 99cf8ddc8b turn away, but ea63007f00 Gijun’s firm grip 70eec7e937 held him in 3666eb34ce place.440682bbf75fee56

“Why do you keep lying? I knew you weren’t sincere 62cc0b4208 when you told me to ce8633758b go home earlier.”696c6a4b4170cce9

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“…”5c60b989751b371a

“And why are you avoiding me so much today?”b763f0403901d44e

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Kissing could lead to physical 31c05db36a contact, and that level of 3e4b1a7e1b intimacy was common for them 8e18f01d54 after over a year of cea33543a4 dating. At nineteen, they a4a0f31277 had been busy 4c87ab0073 with intense H.N. training, sometimes barely 8b90974486 seeing each other 79b5bc77bf despite being in b83baee865 the same building. But that hadn’t caused bfeff7726e issues in their relationship.a7b7d7a605bb6a96

Yet recently, Baek 8cbed159de Sunwoo had been 80549e94a6 avoiding Hae Gijun 6bc3ce7b51 at times. He’d skip their promised 579680ed64 contact or act awkwardly, 8d8f121c27 subtly keeping his distance. He avoided eye contact, but 2a0a5a65bc when their eyes met, Gijun 31d7f4f63d could see a veiled attempt 68f0b4998b to hide his thoughts.d2357e2bfb30a4f2

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At first, Gijun brushed it 3fe34f503f off, but after it happened 04761c4930 repeatedly, it became a clue. And Hae Gijun 45100cad85 was adept at f3e3091dbc piecing together clues.d137652b4d48fca9

Holding Sunwoo’s face aaeed09760 to meet his ea6dff3a12 gaze, Gijun said,bcf3994e7ef1eb6f

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“Should I ask more directly?”55674dfa0a833f5b

“What, what do you mean…?”a17ac82dd703900f

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“What did you dream about last night?”01d75697f86c8018

“…”ccfe917d87216410

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“Or should I ask how far your imagination went with me?”5fb275139f31b88d

In an instant, Baek Sunwoo’s 0872f02015 expression crumbled. The mask he’d worn 90c3629f64 to hide his emotions 6b52a03857 shattered, and a flood a2acfe40e5 of confusion, shock, surprise, a2b6dc710d and… something else poured 56808b2fba across his face. His face turned bright fba947a9a3 red, and he quickly 2fdee0d1db pulled back. It was as if 9b462614e2 he’d only stayed in 9a52258123 Gijun’s grasp because he 74210a3a70 couldn’t resist, but now 88d3d5bbea he escaped, using the 1bfe787438 evasion skills he’d learned 08e8aa718f at H.N. But that wasn’t all he’d cc20bf8f67 been taught there.06024c10e128a05c

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—Thud! 159906df99f89e1e

As Sunwoo tried to ad0f103f77 pull away, Gijun grabbed 62fd06a625 him, reversing their positions. Now Sunwoo was leaning against 540cf3e326 the sofa’s armrest, with Gijun 10bb344b06 looming over him. Letting out a 7363ee8894 disbelieving laugh, Gijun fe182d270a asked,3fc07b3a3e9cd196

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“Why are you running?”85aec7299dfc4785

“No, it’s not that I’m running, I just, just need a moment to calm down.”e79eaa72ef1cb9bb

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“Calm down? I’m about to do something ba621b3fed you shouldn’t calm down for.”7153c4426afa7e1b

“…Huh?”9e8913ad7b4ab8a2

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Baek Sunwoo froze, as if 7537b919d2 he’d forgotten how to breathe. His eyes, looking 4abd7cd382 up at Gijun, 00bcf0fd4f shook violently. His trembling lips ac05c1dcbe were met with 4c29700c5c Gijun’s steady gaze, b88d6de938 and he finally ecfb238465 let out a 8b2a5b0670 sigh.ce799f0f9da066fc

Though he’d pinned Sunwoo down e380ee6e71 to stop him from escaping, 697b592e3a saying the next part directly 08ac54b5fc seemed incredibly difficult. Gijun ruffled his hair 96d9a7463d in frustration. Turning his head to catch 97225fbf21 his breath, he looked like d2a5d6a71d he was suppressing embarrassment. “Hoo, fine… you’re bad at being greedy…” His muttering voice trembled.d5257dad667d8bd4

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Finally, Hae Gijun 94ceaeb57c met Baek Sunwoo’s 6387081675 eyes with a 7397bf319f somewhat resolute expression.0f6ee09d7a304e23

“Hoo… I’m prepared to be the one on the bottom. Whatever you dreamed about, 8cbf6f72e5 whatever you imagined, let’s 769eef1da2 do it.”93474fa9eb0a34ef

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Baek Sunwoo froze completely. As if the pause button a73259e50a had broken, he stood still 9ea225559c without even blinking… then tilted 3c1cee6515 his head.7bda8aac7853b84d

“What did you say?”d632ef2fce4ff38f

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“Let’s do it.”ede79a4bc5002c3c

“No, that’s not what I mean…”10a81c5de7d3f907

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“Do I have to spell it out? Se—”e4d57be1e077fe3f

“What do you mean you’re prepared…?”3ebe51f773564eb1

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Confusion clouded Baek Sunwoo’s eyes. He was genuinely flustered, 06e4124ee6 which threw Gijun off 465c16d4a5 instead. With a scoff, Gijun asked,aa6b5e93127d9663

“What? In your dream, 14925b60b5 wasn’t I the ee99475b3b one on the 59cc18e2e5 bottom?”96731ae6af2e2373

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“…I mean, even if that’s true, you might not want that…”ce6493a6954a8e34

Finally, hesitantly, Baek Sunwoo e85c6c2b2b spoke honestly. With Gijun charging 20e2db54b8 in like a 0b8ecf334d bulldozer, he had 6411f2b2cb no choice but 2bb4287615 to spill the c37ab8d98a truth. Covering his mouth with cd9deecb2c the back of his 8249fc33e0 hand and glancing aside, 2027dd7a66 he spoke with visible d96bf49898 difficulty, his face flushed.99317c0666db27cb

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As Gijun had c735e22db5 guessed, Sunwoo had bbb59203e6 indeed had such 9ba4ddea7a a dream, but 430b25cf33 he had no 0e9dda481c intention of forcing c7d74e900b anything if Gijun 68ef4d139f didn’t want it. Truthfully, Sunwoo thought 1ae25ee33c that doing anything 87f58239db intimate with Gijun, 6a7ad59e15 in any position, 5f11ebcab2 would be thrilling. So when Gijun casually mentioned 282e56d7c3 “that” preparedness, he was shocked.52f190d8054d7a42

But for Hae 79f4602649 Gijun, this conclusion cdf0b4bd06 was the natural 18c3ee7ccb result of a e17970434e clear cause-and-effect. He wasn’t the type to cdde345af5 volunteer to be on the f57c4f139c bottom, but with Baek Sunwoo, 0944875427 all logic flipped. The reason he reached this fdba01321e conclusion…195c0d00a2758b7a

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“Being on the bottom hurts, so it shouldn’t be you, since you’re weaker.”99f7e781d2f99dc7

“…Mm.”c12dc40117179cfb

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“Your vitality still hasn’t fully recovered, so we need to be careful.”bb8221bafd34d8f5

Baek Sunwoo’s expression grew troubled. So much time had b0dab163c0 passed since the school e709e0d767 trip that its effects 74b04b151b should have faded, yet d1fe3adb3d Hae Gijun’s overprotectiveness remained. Sunwoo had even worked b986bed57e out diligently, building a e00b0cd44f stronger physique, so why…6b616d577bc8780e

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He felt a slight 845b0cf9f3 sense of unfairness, but af11435ae3 in the end, Baek 1c7ec49a24 Sunwoo burst into laughter. Though the process of a55e391322 Gijun taking the initiative 1f3bc741fc was quite startling, he 74362ed86c was no longer foolish b7cbdbca52 enough to let it c6d360de3e slip away. He had gradually learned b93d2496c8 how to indulge his d86e5d4eac desires.287c574a4effaa47

Soon, Baek Sunwoo sat up. Gijun, thinking he 0f802cc49a was about to 1cd0d188c4 flee again, was 8fafa14b16 ready to warn 54a507b48c him not to 7a07e83fe8 get any funny 2dd33eb2b1 ideas, but instead, e417e96cb4 his cheeks were 4cd8e57f39 gently held, and c3e74fccba he was kissed. As their lips parted 476638de22 in the act of c24044615c speaking, a tongue naturally ef06c99427 slipped in, their breaths eb6935c036 mingling.b562227877137f4b

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It was a f3f87d1ee1 cautious, tender kiss, b02bcbe858 yet it carried e224f73b6d an overwhelming emotion. At the end of that 12d07ad5de kiss, with their lips still 7d1a1fc354 touching, Baek Sunwoo whispered.6c47b7d01f2cd4b0

“I’ll try not to hurt you.”b0864f55ab013a88

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I’d never let you baa6078d31 get hurt.13d64c5f69fcc032

The whisper that 350ac9a469 followed was laced 0d82196bbf with a breath ff51923a32 that was slightly 0b04d9af55 heated. For a moment, the 1d5349f1ec warmth of that breath 6fb2298c43 made Gijun feel as 1973829561 if his stomach was cc8903b7da fluttering. It was a strange sensation, e1df1d4f72 like his navel was tingling 8e4e621020 and stiffening.a767f201dd15c41a

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As they sat facing each 07bbc263b5 other, Baek Sunwoo slowly lowered f73f5e5e99 his lips. His actions along Gijun’s neck b1315eda9c were light, barely nipping enough 2a86ed9580 to leave a mark, but c95a838738 Gijun struggled to suppress the 4ddc0582c8 urge to flinch. Was it the tickle 284f00c33a of hair brushing against f23ce6c68c him, or was he a13219971b so tense that he e48294c636 reacted to even the 9ee0280611 slightest touch?16fc6a7e55f4b7ed

By the time ce24b19239 his shirt was 2c61fa4add removed and he 95b09d9995 was lying back, fb41cd1562 his stomach felt a2cd21dc1a heavily rigid. Baek Sunwoo gazed down 09cd480cc5 at Hae Gijun, who fefbc33f82 was trying to subdue 3f660f2b41 this unfamiliar sensation, and 55a0914a35 carefully ran his fingertips 98059567eb over Gijun’s abdomen. His trembling touch c305440bf6 traced the two 5bc80addbc defined lines of 81b9f1ff2b muscle, his eyes 34b46983c0 brimming with emotion 05a072c87a as if beholding 3312233e86 something infinitely precious.5cd93f9daf1184b7

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The emotion was 69e040f3ee so vivid that 70da89364d Gijun, looking up 2e7d94bf3a at Baek Sunwoo, f7c729340b turned his head 00e7fce17d away with a ea5b989148 slightly embarrassed expression. Following the exposed collarbone, a0b875cb3d Baek Sunwoo kissed along c31b49c2c7 the neck and grazed 8f41482bbf the clavicle. The meticulous kisses were almost 67ee695b53 like licks, and though Gijun 5b50f9c9bb began to feel embarrassed, he b89bc56ed0 couldn’t help but laugh at 5f0cd040ca Sunwoo’s occasional glances, as if 1daaa2b85c checking for permission.89cd9305bcbbaedf

Those eyes seemed to ask e8324ce6f5 if it was okay to 66bafb2829 continue, so Gijun chuckled and fa23d9ef13 ruffled Sunwoo’s hair. The soft texture of the 11d498ee99 hair slipping through his fingers 475d0a547b was quite pleasant. Gijun had always enjoyed cbb69ded49 stroking Baek Sunwoo’s hair.18cd02f2c5405ee7

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With that silent permission, 2f10c5e955 Baek Sunwoo’s lips moved abc3a1532f further down. When he reached Gijun’s d73b79c5f6 chest and licked the af27bbede2 areola, about to take cf85a76705 it into his mouth, 442147c0b9 Gijun flinched in surprise.97f95d8a4dbbb12e

“Ugh, wait. Don’t lick that.”e1d48fa60bd35490

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“…”b3343518e415b901

At Gijun’s refusal, Baek 5a0e2a74fd Sunwoo immediately pulled back, 495ed73b68 his expression clearly crestfallen.ecab81bed95c4901

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“You said to do what I imagined…”0a3cbffb22ca73e2

His drooping eyes 6707547f7d looked so sad 71f7857e7d that Gijun wanted 8d69c2ba48 to ask just 6bf7f0963c how detailed his 7350b9de5a imagination had been, 9d79bca9bb but unfortunately, he edb70588b7 was weak to d3f5a3a248 Sunwoo’s dejected gaze. Those eyes were the problem.2100a6757b5f61bf

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“…Fine, just… lick it a little…”23173ff0278327a5

“Okay!”92623aec2cac29b8

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Baek Sunwoo’s face lit 02b68911f6 up instantly, and he f31b8d3302 returned to licking Gijun’s 20d9eb1760 chest. Realizing that taking it 13ccea605d into his mouth startled 78e0d06c1c Gijun, he kissed lightly 80a786df72 around it, moving his a4c8e2812a tongue carefully and slowly. He licked the entire 149fe10e52 area as if pressing c69a44987a down, then teased the b4aa23969a hardened nipple with the fd861c5f2c tip of his tongue.ce7361f51d006750

The slow, deliberate actions left 1d48c5c557 Gijun feeling oddly troubled. He couldn’t understand why 17c80dae3f Sunwoo was licking his 7eeb1801aa chest so meticulously. The sensation of 9ea51aa6b6 a wet, warm 083407bfaf tongue pressing against 2d1921ff57 his tense skin b009631760 was so strange c72aa8a50c that even his 8019601314 waist stiffened. The unfamiliar texture felt both 12503ceffc painful and ticklish in a 79f03d5c26 peculiar way.11ab6a9e6ee0978b

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But more than the 6cedab9bb8 sensation itself, it was 2a77d392db watching Baek Sunwoo bury 83a538b5e5 his face in his 1ed7736ea1 chest that made Gijun 0616acce04 feel even more awkward. The idea of 627f056c02 doing something like 627d7b3766 this with that abc376cea7 kind, innocent guy eda95798ad felt bizarre. It was as 37d21b57aa if he were c3e02838ab committing a morally 77561be697 wrong act. The fact that Sunwoo’s 64aac3c448 face looked like the 25fb17db7d epitome of goodness only 38f734c5a2 made it worse.31f617d253bc8132

In this strange 0ad57803fc sense of guilt, d11f4b986e Gijun’s breathing gradually 24ec9feec0 became uneven. The hand caressing the c734464570 other side of his d2334b7537 chest slowly moved down 24f1a1d03d to stroke his lower dbbb87fb10 back. It was a gentle touch, a984e4a93d meant to soothe him, but 5ba2163c05 it made Gijun react even b1f430a025 more. Heat seemed to e2d6867cf6 spread wherever Sunwoo’s 19ea02d986 fingertips passed. His body trembled slightly.b5816e651488a340

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Eventually, his pants were removed, 853dc23cac and Baek Sunwoo’s lips, which 05948b7e87 had been caressing his chest, 8303ec1a28 moved down to his stomach. Holding Gijun’s underwear, Sunwoo cautiously 82c3036762 asked,8c64fc8ddcb218ef

“…Is this okay?”7592b50859515e10

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“Hoo, I’m prepared, so… don’t ask unnecessary questions—”b37cabcac74c4101

As Gijun spoke, he suddenly 3c41558da3 jolted upright. Having received permission, 36fe731f29 Baek Sunwoo had 47bf530f41 pulled down the acfe1854da underwear, grabbed Gijun’s 1a6e9d6690 erection, and was 380b514154 about to lower 857dcd2a14 his head. Realizing what that implied, d63910e9a2 Gijun, half-sitting up, grabbed 0a785b9278 Sunwoo’s shoulders in a d3b4a4b859 panic.c1d03dfef2c78851

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“No, don’t lick that!”87cf8d032fa637fe

“You said it was okay…”1499a235592c5bb5

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“How far did you lick in your dream?”f937a59a80120771

He couldn’t hold back 1752b98f3c the question. Up until the 9bd9716f44 moment his underwear c7c9b11f82 was grabbed, he 60e7697f17 was only embarrassed 522bdb293c about exposing himself, 4994376144 but he hadn’t d4d9cfb3e9 had time to b63d1077f5 dwell on it 7acdcdd993 before this nearly 2258c05252 happened. The resolve he’d 16c01e990d made wasn’t meant e2b43df2d1 for this. He was so shocked and e0dfab810c flustered that his heart pounded eca7706054 loudly.05ae2f0ac043f5f1

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At the question, Baek Sunwoo’s 62c9ccc2fc eyes slid sideways, and after 16cac6897f a slight delay, he met bfb0f2029e Gijun’s gaze and replied.af171985fa197455

“…Is it really okay to say?”bc1fbcf20d78b134

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“No, don’t say it.”5eb82645dfe2d51e

Gijun decided he didn’t 71f57df6c5 want to know the 7463b569f2 truth. There were things in the bc0e2e3a32 world better left unknown, and 079fff9a6e he realized this was one 15eb456ec4 of those moments. The old sayings were 724eba6d4d never wrong.11e1da4620d5c83e

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Worried Sunwoo might insist, Gijun d44b4a7c35 grabbed his arm and firmly 5221c62b96 repeated that it was absolutely 48cf2767a8 not allowed. If Sunwoo pleaded with 7eb9a0da83 even sadder eyes, Gijun 9940aa1691 feared he might give d38378cec0 in, so he emphasized a79d07f1b1 it even more sternly.094a6719e2b48694

Finally, Baek Sunwoo nodded 9d154d1d4b and asked,e694f0159179b30e

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“So, as long as I don’t lick it, it’s fine?”9b2d990f496f2df3

“Yeah, don’t lick there or anywhere else… ugh.”10a764c7fe29da34

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As Gijun tried to continue, b2da388424 his lips trembled. Baek Sunwoo had suddenly wrapped 7efbbdcb27 his hand around Gijun’s erection, a197bb637f startling him. When Sunwoo’s hand feaf33b241 slid upward, Gijun’s 4cb52b7a58 thighs tensed involuntarily.a252f9fd16a3d71f

Baek Sunwoo watched Gijun’s reactions ebdd5f368c closely, continuing to move his cfbe589357 hand. He gently stroked upward, then 1f5c85a9fc lightly tugged as if shaking acf42b800f it. Gijun’s hips twitched, b3fc5c1d39 and Sunwoo’s movements b38fb002d5 gained a bit 08df6c18a1 more speed.ac520f322aea47b0

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He gripped it 8f33d0459e again, scraping lightly 34e3bc2b1b with his fingertips, 03fdd79732 then ran his 177026cdf4 thumb along the 34f117cd3f shaft and circled 1464399757 the tip. Gijun’s lower back tingled, leaving 32db4b446d him disoriented. Not only was it a91c6c9fde embarrassing to have Sunwoo 554969cb66 see his erection, but b56805446f he hadn’t expected to d55245a9eb be handled like this.e06e10552a5469ac

More precisely, he was 64d02d5d5a thrown off by the 36b907f281 sight of those fair, 01896cd6cc delicate fingers gripping him. The fluid leaking from the f27abf3927 tip glistened on Sunwoo’s fingers.929c34091a8a2746

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“Ah…”ced0e1d5eaa962d4

He didn’t want 8a82427b35 to look, but 47262ab6dc the scene was 04f3240932 so lewd that 3d8ced1332 he couldn’t tear 634d45ed5a his eyes away afd9516eb6 from those fingers. Despite his initial 2c532a3df1 instinct to push 9f66def5dd them away, Gijun 22099fd64e stared at the 350cf88250 movement of Sunwoo’s 1563f4fb09 hand. The long fingers moved as 7a8ec73441 if handling something precious, and 40223d6214 it was overwhelmingly provocative.e34e0df92084e2e6

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Gijun’s breathing gradually unraveled. Heat seemed to swirl cd895a6e23 through his damp hair, 8ffc6ac3f5 warming his entire body. Was he aroused by Sunwoo’s 6ec20363e0 actions or by those fingers? They felt intertwined yet distinct. His body burned.999f577ea0f4149c

Noticing Gijun’s flushed ears, 847144593a Baek Sunwoo kissed his 9c09b29812 earlobe. His hand moved faster, 5dd33b3cec and when he pressed f854d3292d the sides of the 1dcf87ed4c tip, Gijun’s thighs trembled f95f87e6e8 violently. Realizing the impending climax, Gijun d9acaf2533 pushed at Sunwoo’s shoulders.523747f76ccadbf1

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“Wait, ugh, hold on…”adb73b5f9d62a932

“Do it in my hand.”770ad6fcb84f671c

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Hae Gijun froze in shock. He wanted to protest, but 8b37cbce0b the moment that voice reached 21ee655585 his ears, his entire body eb5f17fd3b tensed. The breath against his 36050a2090 ear, hotter than his 798382d019 own, triggered a shuddering edaff0ba98 release. He tried to 589440639e push Sunwoo’s hand 425dbf01c7 away at the d0bb1c7cc6 last moment, but ace2010440 the firm grip a59ecb0955 around the tip 588e90d9ae left him no f090b0b98b choice.8d27ed88d6f0646d

In the end, Gijun turned 7f13ec0042 his head away in embarrassment. He’d masturbated a few a3abdd8fa3 times before and knew ed3435d47c what climax felt like, ea8e04457d but this was entirely e7e0322eef different. The dizzying sensation was… 0fd2af4db2 honestly, pleasurable. The lingering heat melted his b696db8a22 mind into a languid haze.d4c1a942d5ad09da

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Still, ejaculating in 909a2670aa Sunwoo’s hand was 797afe9b7d embarrassing, so he dcccd5dcde looked at him, 6ee78f1237 intending to clean bd01fbe338 it up, only 0ed2b015ec to exclaim,fe7fd821e267a9b9

“Why are you licking that…!”ca848e21bc49251c

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He hurriedly grabbed Sunwoo’s wrist cd0754cf6c and pulled it down. The moment he saw that 7d85b1bd94 red tongue, his heart dropped, 745bc9a5aa and he yanked Sunwoo’s hand b5ec01c6f2 away roughly, causing the white 8b73a1a895 fluid to drip from between a2eb7193ca his fingers. Sunwoo looked at his fc87fa40ce palm with a regretful c169909662 expression, making Gijun even 3e17b0f1c3 more horrified.dd76872b3788ea85

“It’s fine to lick this, right…?”4b44f890f9078d18

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“No, it’s not, absolutely not.”471aa4e82b0c8568

He hadn’t imagined that 6bca34eef9 stopping Sunwoo from licking b4ddc7c567 his erection would lead 57540d5233 to him trying to c0fdf6987f lick the semen. Gijun frantically wiped Sunwoo’s e8487549ef hand with a tissue, 2d0c29d58e fearing he might try cb983ce724 again. Sunwoo’s face, full of 3d9579d132 dissatisfaction yet pitifully crestfallen, 9d8e774f65 was starting to feel 837da17176 a bit scary.2d170f44d003092b

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If he let Sunwoo do 92b4a90cb8 everything he imagined, who knew 6f96912c12 how far it would go? Shaking his head vigorously, Gijun f040d1a6cb decided to take control.6ee9d7997da2a39f

“Not that, just…”9e229aa86f0f67a1

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“Just?”8509d61dcab699a7

“…Just put it in already.”ebdf7587ff5f2cd1

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But as soon as he e91543f4b9 said it, embarrassment flooded him, 4f905200e4 and he grabbed Sunwoo to 29a61fa64b kiss him. The kiss, as he lay a6cd39d43f back, felt like he was 5c3b5218e0 urging Sunwoo on. And, naturally, Sunwoo couldn’t resist a94a113804 Gijun’s wishes.4e99793aa28d790e

Baek Sunwoo, kissing him from 54a3e0eda6 above, naturally lifted Gijun into 4dc0bbdc34 his arms. He continued the 8ecbcf0bd3 kiss as they 3033c83b90 moved to the c5f27cb593 bedroom, and Gijun a4a1ab4dbd felt a bit 50725697a0 flustered. He’d hugged Sunwoo many 43a820a7dc times, but being carried b0ee4e6f59 like this was unexpected. It was surprising how 86734d1671 effortlessly he was lifted.e2e9acb3e2236111

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Had Sunwoo really beb21845e5 gotten stronger from b069882efb working out last 54ebc7a89c year? To Gijun, he still 7cb0f33885 looked like soft tofu, 4068d3744f but feeling his firm 7bb0dd2f20 back now was a 244196be9b revelation. Sunwoo flinched at Gijun’s 88ff06580e hands unexpectedly roaming his d702930543 back, then kissed him 25d2ae84b1 more urgently.e81e12e119a42367

By the time Gijun 2b22f83fa8 was laid on the b0707d8ce0 bed, his breathing was e7702f53b1 completely ragged. Was it just 86b129ce61 the intense kiss eb019eb2d1 making him breathless, e8e8820317 or was his b29923a501 heart racing from e1a9057dda the deep emotions 5f2fa58018 within it? Feeling dazed from lack of ebec746c11 breath, he watched Sunwoo with ba79aa5654 a slightly unfocused expression.65cb227e74cedb95

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Sunwoo hurriedly grabbed lube and e62c937cd7 a condom from the bedside ca5d3d3fe1 table, prompting a faint laugh debe4bf712 from Gijun.d34a91b378818526

“What, you already had everything ready?”d56cc341d0a78ce0

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“…You never know when it might happen.”ad2f71707a78af42

Baek Sunwoo replied with a 544fd3432b slightly flushed face. Gijun found it amusing c5b444a678 that Sunwoo had tried 8d43b569f2 to flee earlier despite ea8621a3d4 preparing all this, yet e33c6628be also admirable that he’d bc086eb04f thought ahead. In that cheerful mood, 0bdee37f28 Gijun reached out to eff476d14c Sunwoo, who was hesitating 7d44675d74 above him.1f5d490132507972

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It was awkward and clumsy 11697392a0 for both, being their first d0253248d4 time, but they didn’t want a07569ccbc to miss this moment. Gijun ruffled Sunwoo’s hair, 245662ed45 whispering for him to fadca1e6fe go ahead, then slowly bb95973167 lowered his hand.24bab60d406ede23

As Gijun unbuttoned Sunwoo’s pajama f46ad6683e shirt one by one, Sunwoo 7054362a4a inhaled sharply. The sensation of Gijun’s hand 5e37346257 brushing his chest clouded his fd1e9281d8 reason, and he bit his 963243e1dc lip before letting out a 9bef2cfce1 heated sigh and moving.6eef7d69d4c468b0

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Fingers coated with lube explored 26ae0c731b around the entrance. When they gently pushed inside, 05398987cd Gijun let out a groan. Perhaps due to the f338afc787 finger condom, it felt d2cb316921 slicker. The unfamiliar sensation 41244fab02 of something foreign d20834dcc3 was so strange, 9cd4550f75 and the instinctive c0f793c989 discomfort from the a9a44c17e3 pain made him eab271c5d6 tense.5f050274f25b47db

Suppressing the urge to arch e0fc7bfd98 his back in pain, Gijun 1c86514ec6 bit his lip. He didn’t want to 165e274977 show pain in front 0c7c536aaf of Sunwoo, who was 99a77432c6 already watching him nervously 684363c58f after his brief groan. Exhaling a shaky breath, 3d8dd82faa Gijun wrapped his arms 420d6c412c around Sunwoo’s neck and 642d50d951 said with difficulty,64c8eb7d85fbec05

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“It’s fine, hoo, just move…”71031ae3e0ab1a25

Sunwoo flinched at the 686044d6e0 trembling breath mixed with 644775e8cd Gijun’s words. He stared blankly at Gijun, 901ce94c26 who was urging him to e2b76a3fc0 continue with half-closed eyes, then 31ded0f314 kissed his eyelids and moved b26b996660 again. His fingers pushed 73576bab0e deeper, gently stretching 667d564a3f the inner walls.35a4bc0605c19390

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Gijun struggled to 766b38415f stifle another groan. Just one finger felt c662f8b99c so prominent. Was it because Sunwoo’s b25234e11c fingers were so long, d4f5e2bc9c or were they always ce71f3cfb9 this thick? He instinctively tried to 06759655ce analyze the cause, but 6bababa78b when the finger moved 7c40270847 inside, he bit his 4f9e6335b9 lip hard to suppress ade3d479b8 a gasp.6c3868682d7dc6fe

The finger circled, stretching the 72ff51519e walls, then scraped along the 4e2e8b5ca7 inside, making Gijun’s head spin. His thighs tensed, toes curling. The breaths he 8b010b4fbc couldn’t release grew b3e2f02e79 hotter inside.f7eeb1d3b7a31012

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As the finger 5e1ade37f0 continued to move, f6409e7f05 a ticklish sensation de1ec58f43 began to spread 4d5aca3704 up his spine. Gijun buried his forehead in 2f2c6d90b4 Sunwoo’s neck, trembling.84a1b57a1725412c

“Ugh, hnn…”f4c4ee1c7a2097ca

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The breaths leaking through his 051b79e6c9 clenched lips carried a heated 7f3c8d381d intensity, brushing against Sunwoo’s chest. His touch grew slightly bcc01b27e3 more urgent.eace6257b91d79be

Eventually, a second finger 5987c69d13 joined, then a third, 4750adb4f8 stretching the walls faster. The fingers spread slightly, scraping 9e18b95985 along the inside, targeting Gijun’s 91ee97b706 reactive spots and pressing them 167b81f525 persistently. The ticklish circling and b97c8c40c9 firm pressing made Gijun’s 2f407148ce breaths burst out.670c3afdd8e9f143

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He tried to endure, but 731c947470 the groans he couldn’t swallow 63d6cfb3ed started as pained sounds, then ca7f884f54 gradually became wet and muffled. The unfamiliar sounds made 653800ac6a Gijun pant and groan f851328dfb repeatedly, almost like he 038386a97b was whimpering.1e049aecc8deda7f

“You’ll hurt your lips like that…”70f6448f90f66907

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Baek Sunwoo touched Gijun’s 5e6647a290 lips with his other 63f94eb224 hand. His careful caress, 875f57d1b2 urging him not 2f74e1cb5e to bite, was af6e8a8a3b gentle. Seeing Gijun struggle, Sunwoo seemed 10b3f9cdf4 to feel guilty and bit 13cdca7658 his own lip instead. Hesitantly, he began to withdraw 382afb473c his fingers and said,b80404a35561f605

“If it hurts, should we stop?”82e826292cd23c50

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Gijun let out 37376db840 a long sigh c2d64b0b31 as the fingers 5ef08219b8 slowly pulled out. Finally breathing properly, d65d2fa22a Sunwoo’s expression softened a6803957ff further. He had promised 93ea6d13cc not to hurt 4742f79107 him…1edffe1a0b020607

“…Let’s just stop. It seems—”cedc90f86db1aeda

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“Hoo, what… nonsense.”9364eb9649d006b0

Cutting him off, a54b43c046 Gijun looked up 297b6c5e5d at Baek Sunwoo. Physiological tears had welled up, 184aa26d00 slightly wetting his eyes, but e03b773c7d his gaze was clear. To Sunwoo, the sight of be93bd1dde Gijun’s damp eyes was more 0963fdbe1a shocking, making his heart drop.ffb65924dd21c926

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“I’m not good at this, and it’s hurting you too much. I’ll study more for 21fe7f6557 next time…”340782479d341ada

“Study where, and how?”6c0e9103e22bf71b

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Gijun, voice still 2353552ce0 trembling, sighed in 30e82887eb disbelief.672ac7f563870962

He thought suppressing his groans 3aab39b944 would suffice, but he hadn’t 944ca47658 expected his pained expression to 8d17ca08e1 give him away. The foreign sensation and e70bcc808c pain were intense, but e2bf3c258f at some point, his c3be50b104 thoughts grew muddled. He initially thought 763e80fc25 it was just 1470ca9d55 from suppressing the 0a4a66911c pain, but a 5fb7030869 sensation climbing his b9a3edb4c6 spine was disorienting b68c56184c his mind.1f830c7dca7165ec

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He wasn’t sure what 7c303cc734 it was, but he d10b925082 realized the tingling stiffness 2f7fc84ef8 around his navel was 25b4e318bd a sign of arousal. And though he knew 3229c435ab Sunwoo’s offer to stop 4bf7a2fffb was sincere, he also c2722aadb1 understood the emotions behind 0649347977 that sincerity.8b2a5a466be61bfb

“If we stop here, it’ll be weirder, haa. Study with me now…”7f2043005e8ec8c0

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Gijun pulled Sunwoo, who was fead748225 retreating, into an embrace. His panting words made 5d23a0922f Sunwoo flinch. Startled by the heat b18007b2ba against his ear and afc0d6ebc5 the urgent kisses brushing a38bcf3c5a his cheek, Sunwoo’s last 03cadae2ad restraint crumbled, and he 1552057b63 pressed his lips against c00a5ebbc9 Gijun’s.50980f36ef506505

Though breathing was fa71301d9c a bit difficult, b671ef9f0e Gijun willingly accepted 7cf07d3e06 him. Now that they were prepared, a5dafad588 there shouldn’t be any major 1235f65d47 issues moving forward…54e7c8efe5e152d2

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“…”1a5b8ed5c9552a56

Gijun’s thoughts froze. While kissing, Sunwoo’s 7eabeaecfa other hand was bd3cd0fde1 moving, likely putting 04f1097862 on the condom… 6f90dd5ce3 Gijun glanced there 6cd0dc4c21 unconsciously, intending to 6e8e485810 check what would 0e6ccea067 soon enter him, a78655bcdd and was stunned 439bdec72b by the sight.71f47c77fec114d7

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“If it’s too much, you have to tell me.”a6436cd1b899e544

Baek Sunwoo, not noticing f5822bffda anything odd about Gijun’s 0affeeb3eb sudden pause in kissing, 27e87eeaf1 spoke with concern. His tone was gentle, as b25c267815 always, filled with the kindness 32ca58a999 Gijun knew, but…1ff5f197d6e984f9

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Hae Gijun sighed blankly.119bca7a7b9fe7b3

“You didn’t… shave down there, did you…?”ee5ac3fd2debcb82

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He knew as 31c437df21 he said it 730286bf66 that it wasn’t 93a4ad4000 about shaving. It didn’t even cb8a9567da seem like something 2a8f2cadeb shaving could achieve. But Gijun’s shock wasn’t 670eaf9803 just because the area 3b0b9547b7 was clean or because e55deff9b0 it looked straight and f5de1782ad aesthetically pleasing.8219fa6c0f71af65

“Why…”50973dfec955134b

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Why is it so big? His personality was d3e7281fc5 kind, his face a9c244860a was kind, everything fa5d5da1b4 about him was ee02c764e9 kind, but that be5d1552ab one part wasn’t. The pulsing veins even 81d2c6b5bc looked menacing, making Hae 4be10a36ad Gijun feel an absurd 85e5fe50a2 sense of betrayal. To Sunwoo, who looked 73fd848779 slightly embarrassed by the 55f0f7fdfd question, Gijun wanted to 0708c82a86 retort that this wasn’t f6cc24a856 the thing he should 71f14ea6be be self-conscious about.ca9a8989d77aad2c

Now he understood 6338726abc why Sunwoo suggested 4d34601ae9 stopping even after b1ad495a4f stretching him with e5d9b95286 three fingers. He thought those long, thick dc31d09f2f fingers were enough preparation, that 89d9259ae3 there’d be no issue, but 4d9f69ce23 it was all a misunderstanding.8e2e755d2fcb2f1c

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It felt contradictory that someone 5c33fa3ce9 so kind had an obedience 80db563038 ability, and today, he discovered fcf318da92 another contradiction. That ability wouldn’t 89c4a972d4 harm him, but 820ca650c8 this could, couldn’t 3aa0ae6ca5 it? As Gijun fell silent aa8028cdea with these strange thoughts, 4b02ee222a Baek Sunwoo asked,ccacb41e3d956635

“…If you can’t do it, should we stop?”b2aee4dad4e35be0

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His fragmented words were awkward. His slightly regretful tone showed 22c15eca73 he didn’t want to stop, 8d0ee03d3a but his eyes said he’d a668366905 comply if Gijun wanted to.53ae7e46eae6c403

At that utterly submissive 9649c21187 expression, Gijun let out 607b00ba51 a hollow laugh. Saying he’d stop after getting b3eacdc758 that hard was absurd, yet 683d930a45 it also sparked a stubborn 0814c7a52f resolve in Gijun. He shook his head.06009a2fd7204ed2

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“No, do it. But… turn off the light.”b44bb3d3ba620cc9

“Wouldn’t it be hard to see in the dark?”9418c32116a0778d

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“…Just relax your eyes a lot.”7219756c4cd59100

“Why relax your eyes suddenly?”1f915f7714546dc7

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“…It’s just a thing.”beb35bba4de92d65

Despite Gijun’s bizarre request, Baek fc8f17b141 Sunwoo complied obediently. He turned off the main 1f240afddf light via the bedside switch 65b0e88889 and adjusted the lamp to bf468dcb49 a dim glow, barely outlining 3c32144ddd their forms. Though Gijun’s enhanced 97f8000648 vision could see 7f14ed1a36 clearly even in 77eeca7e3c this darkness…a3c48de3a155217c

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He considered closing his eyes 429441807f but wanted to see Sunwoo’s da7fa6f570 face more. As Gijun met his 88d735436b gaze, Sunwoo held his bc3451addc breath. His face looked like c6af5ce229 he might suffocate under 32fd64faa6 the flood of emotions.974345a6d416e5cd

Soon, Baek Sunwoo began to 8c00e3c99c enter him slowly. Gijun took a deep d1e8a9121c breath to prepare, but 3d6ef529ee the moment the tip ea6bfbceb1 touched, his body stiffened 484c5cfc39 with a flinch. The blunt pressure pushing inside 22b5dc711f was intensely shocking.fef5e942e77333e0

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Despite the generous lube, the 164737ad9d size forced his insides open, e3dc5242f5 making it hard to breathe. It felt like his entire c756c55263 body was being pierced, his d1d83f39e6 vision blurring momentarily. Overwhelmed by the immense ef5e3c0431 foreign sensation and pressure, e1153c1e66 Gijun trembled, head tilted 9469fc669f back slightly. As his body 5eaba9e2ab tensed tightly, Baek 8ba657dc6a Sunwoo let out c66379eb06 a short groan, fae6bacdb1 his eyes crinkling.219a53c2ffc09754

Sunwoo moved his hand to 559d395c1b stroke Gijun’s waist, a soothing 468b503ce8 gesture to ease his tension. The touch was 79c81bfa3e gentle, but Gijun 85a0acc682 felt a sense e365bb2520 of unfairness. All this kindness fdc8aa7aa6 didn’t change the 69bd628910 fact that something 830070910b far less kind c77819591f had led to 8c5bd5ac2e this situation.94550b70584b3088

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Barely managing to release the 8816b404b2 breath caught in his throat, fa6637c0f7 Gijun grabbed Sunwoo’s collar and ee4b12f9a7 pulled him down. The grip was rough, almost 9ffa6a0ecc like grabbing him by the 9f6dfc6522 scruff, but Sunwoo obediently leaned ab25fb5344 in. Gijun, pulling him close enough 49d7157cb5 for their foreheads to nearly c447857447 touch, struggled to steady his 552bb352fc breathing. Meanwhile, Sunwoo carefully kissed his 2ea09e36a1 face here and there.3e092ff36dff9af7

But with his lower body c3fb68b194 still tightly gripped, Sunwoo finally c0b012dc49 whispered, almost like a sigh, 7096d44ede despite trying not to rush.b423c3394fe46be2

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“Gijun, just… relax a little…”db34047aee0329c0

“…Does it hurt?”9428b7723e3e3eca

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“…Is that the standard again?”28441e0f7a2be05d

Sunwoo’s exasperated tone d4d6235dde went ignored as 4147bf8699 Gijun, seeing his 55450deb9e slightly pained expression, a20f34f2fe instinctively tried to d76591a773 relax below. Sunwoo looked like he was f131a06f02 struggling, and Gijun couldn’t bear e92c5c732d to make it harder for ecda204a95 him.f87d3ea7f8c5fc92

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It was an absurd 863887df5f reason, but it allowed cec2cd2971 Sunwoo to move a 086821eb69 bit more. He looked at Gijun, 97582ef971 who was panting to 4d8fa7d126 regain his breath, with 1149a9437b a mix of disbelief 24a9cc61a4 and adoration. Kissing his furrowed 145e44c663 brow, Sunwoo pushed a8f8ab8356 in a little 1d91ad292d deeper.7dd80f879fed98ee

Starting with just 131a5115bc the tip, he 7c53a79857 gradually moved further 936b2db1d4 in, letting out 168dfb7c7a a low sigh. Gijun’s waist twitched at 04761f62d3 the heat against his 1b78be7b77 ear. At some point, the b3ea2f164a overwhelming pressure transformed into b5f7ce87d5 stimulation, heating his entire 1a99bbc920 body. The sheer size pressed every 54f0e209fb sensitive spot, spreading a smoldering 6932cc2294 arousal.ad7859c4489ac4a7

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As the erection moved 5d80d40164 in sync with his 9ffeead88a breathing, more stimulation followed. His muffled breaths grew 77123e1921 wet, sounding like suggestive 1f610f3c8b moans.4a853e8c8472f3e7

“Ugh, hnn…”9f5718d7303dc368

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Baek Sunwoo, with e30e7d55b1 his quick learning, 686b77fb01 even targeted the 919a599b83 sensitive spots he’d fe12d70eb8 found with his adacecce3a fingers, pressing them 9c0b900204 with the tip 0d5f19af50 of his erection. The size alone sent f50b323ac0 shivers, but the persistent f1fb6db919 rubbing of those spots 949699734d sent arousal shooting up 6ebea9b4e3 his spine, hitting his 04b6255208 head.b07027d572e13e84

Each time the thick 9992432e14 erection pulled out and 9379512c74 thrust back in deeply, 128d2cfe09 his body trembled, and 82f9ef3701 when a specific spot 9a0544a669 was hit, it was 9a0d5a3f31 like sparks flew before 43a39bb021 his eyes. As the sensation built, 3add616fe9 his reason tangled. Gijun had long realized 220498fc82 he enjoyed kissing, but 1b7d94678f he hadn’t expected that 9254a46018 preference to extend to 0f226864d1 this.5a0cd80db076e5e1

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Panting heavily, Gijun’s ad0e232061 trembling hands finally 0d8bef3a89 pulled Baek Sunwoo 04fcdb1c87 into an embrace. More than feeling b3e3edeed6 obligated to respond 4205a4b757 to Sunwoo’s cautious a40b5f27e0 movements, his body 59a5b2842c burned with arousal.4a7a576daf066113

“Haa, a bit faster… do it…”fa2bab9480917098

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Sunwoo’s hands, gripping Gijun’s ed9e1ed170 waist, trembled. Startled by the 8a3bed751b heat against his 2f6dc901ac ear, he paused, 4af4b0a5dc then let out 2a47ea45c4 a sigh-like moan 9747f5f522 and moved. Holding Gijun’s hips 3cbbb885a2 firmly, he thrust c954d6830f in deeply. He tried to increase the 397af4aa7d pace gradually, but Gijun’s hands, 287d02d618 scratching his back as if cd956a0e62 urging him on, clouded his d41f2d34c9 reason.804acee6a2a6c292

The sensation of the inner adb5a38dbd walls tightening and twitching made 2a1968eaf2 his head spin. The unfamiliar, intense pressure seemed de3f860c12 to melt his mind into 49b2af995e chaos. More than anything, the fact c18e8b8be4 that Hae Gijun was accepting ed2a2b1d6d him made his heart race.1bcfa59effbe17fe

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“Hnn, haa, Gijun…”fb5887f249190079

Leaning close, their foreheads touching, d17bfdeaa3 Baek Sunwoo groaned. Gijun saw his f34cfe74b5 arousal clearly in 55d2c51741 his eyes. The lust-clouded gaze 8ad612c2eb felt so unfamiliar, c7afc8bd95 yet the contrast 2647f01944 with his usual bad74f5275 gentle demeanor was a30e1c6a51 thrillingly stimulating. The idea of that 7a2cced0d1 kind, proper guy panting 348a1cefed above him felt strangely ce8d404755 exhilarating.63c7d61da4de5c0e

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Baek Sunwoo kissed 12f2665349 him pleadingly, and d696a4454a as Gijun responded, 39d63f8122 the thrusts quickened. The moans spilling between their ff27c546d8 lips were so chaotically intertwined ff430e5d44 that it was impossible to 9ce62f76f0 tell whose they were. Their panting breaths were disordered.4db536e13bc03019

The heat spreading through his f49233cadd body brought an even more 590218162e languid pleasure. Gijun’s erection rubbed haphazardly against 2b760533b6 Baek Sunwoo’s firm abs, driving 2212d03280 an overwhelming sensation that felt 1fe519055e maddening. Moreover, as Sunwoo’s thrusts 307c17ac3b persistently targeted a spot fb1405e6e7 that made Gijun’s moans e333b3cd8e grow wetter, his vision b1a7d245a7 flashed white.21ea6ef97e3f6fd7

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Gijun tilted his head back, c35c1d39ce trembling under the intense arousal. The slick sounds 5899ae66ea from the generous 364f47a457 lube swirled dizzyingly 3e36571360 in his ears, d3c090becd and each deep 2d8b54e1b8 thrust made him 4f30f374e3 vividly feel the a1eb7da109 lube trickling down. His entire body became hypersensitive, 6575aaf200 reacting to every stimulus.6d7909b8db60019d

A wave of pleasure f0481ba790 approached from a distant 31b030bfaf place, pushing him toward 5d589ddd16 climax. Overwhelmed by the unfamiliar b9e3c41037 sensation he was experiencing 505b8f506f for the first time, 2841ca0eac Gijun instinctively wrapped his 6f38eaa05a legs around Baek Sunwoo’s 632befef62 waist. He wanted to 7ba9c6eabe feel the stimulation 9e27809663 even closer, more e95fb1cf1d intensely. Sunwoo seemed to hold his 32e20b4ea3 breath for a moment before fc245599bc thrusting even harder, pouring pleasure 3dbad4f0ff into him.b006b1a0b5911e5b

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Gijun, moaning as if cffeb80b92 in pain, was about 5eb537616a to close his eyes da53724860 tightly in the precarious c0f1901d69 sensation of impending release 79950bac1c when he was startled d655f468b2 by something wet falling ca450a963b on his neck. His senses suddenly 1de1e4afa3 focused there, and 87a6af2fde he looked up.342848790dd27680

“Why are you… why are you crying?”95a1ca375192176a

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Baek Sunwoo was shedding tears, ac5216533f drop by drop. Gijun, flustered, reflexively caressed 4d05a20dfa his eyes.de008d3ad5b055cc

“Hnng, it’s just… ugh, I’m too happy…”c39c75a3e7008769

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“…You’re crying because of that?”4fb9b36dd27dcf53

“I love you, Gijun. Hic, I really 8d57133eec love you so 029c52c2f5 much.”6abf4d3c4a635321

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Baek Sunwoo leaned into e8fd79e8af Gijun’s palm, as if f835bbc392 craving more contact, and 853ab8278b nestled into his embrace. Hae Gijun was momentarily a43250f37d taken aback, but feeling 70da13f6a7 the pounding of Sunwoo’s 94e951daa2 heart against his chest, 8537b47192 he only moved his b548081e0f lips. It was beating 569f6fa9e3 even more fiercely d220b28c03 than his own, da0e633e90 as if overwhelmed 84fa9e6f07 and unable to 5c9452601d contain itself. It was strong enough to 0020a026ff make Gijun’s body tremble.8a9635e33818f9b3

The emotion conveyed through 708aa583d4 that heartbeat was so edd05f770f vivid, and Baek Sunwoo’s e9ab113d36 words were so undeniably 51d8c94e68 sincere. In the end, d3d69ccced Gijun cupped his df5eb367d5 face and responded.491b16b13cbd95ef

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“…I love you too.”50adc5d545eecc8b

The words alone b5c871dc0f made his heart fee23706bf flutter. In truth, Hae Gijun rarely 552662ac11 spoke the word “love” directly. He had avoided it, feeling a28d02a932 awkward and embarrassed, but in 6287c6da61 this moment, he wanted to a91ed255d4 show Sunwoo his sincerity. Facing the cascade of emotions af226376c2 pouring toward him, he spoke 65ae35bc54 honestly.a49210e42b493417

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“I love you too, so much. Sincerely.”404768585d4928e7

Tears fell like beads 5c1b932957 from Baek Sunwoo’s widened b33e8ff7bc eyes. Gijun was baffled, wondering 0687aeda35 why he was crying 0dae0d0bc8 even more, but Sunwoo 546eb8df6e only stammered that it c14bfb2eb2 was because he was 6d83c03306 happy, kissing him again. The wet, tear-soaked fdae160c4f kiss carried his 3741a846a5 emotions clearly.a154d03e466edfa1

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As they kissed, f16f75de6e Sunwoo resumed thrusting, 6f45a6e612 making Gijun’s lips 09af85f504 tremble. Normally, he would a77fb74a87 have bitten his f0874036da lip to stifle 77dd34f6fc his moans, but 1c9a14e2ba with their lips 2a3d022a72 locked, he couldn’t. More explicit moans spilled between db7acaa0d3 their joined lips.04f520c20913e05b

At the peak of 9dacfea894 the escalating sensation, Gijun 80b055826c finally climaxed, and Baek d152d1ebf4 Sunwoo followed with a b4a3f81c67 sigh, unable to hold f535e59cef back against the convulsing, cb2080f5d9 tightening walls.54dd9f595f634693

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“Haa…”ea3d9921fd8b820f

In the languid afterglow, 46eb1623d4 Gijun let his body 6e004cd7ee go limp. The fact that 2f8bb9bfb9 he had done 3865ae53d0 this from behind 20dc827a6e was surprising, and 7735fb5f7e the realization that b6d0b7b923 he had done 4eaee33609 such things with 39574bf6bb Baek Sunwoo was 5a9f479a2c astonishing, but for 1bea2a1147 now, he decided 5b23041f69 to focus only abdd07a197 on the pleasant 45a8f4a067 sensation.cd29aa0f74fc1c16

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Baek Sunwoo, overwhelmed ab2c45641a with emotion again, 360ae20d7f kissed Gijun’s face af58dfcd65 repeatedly with glistening 38311d492f eyes. Gijun tilted his head slightly 68c1b4b918 and chuckled softly. The outpouring of 3adfbc4df5 affection was so 845a18287c pure that it 1ad233a649 made him laugh.06e7cc083e329736

Then, glancing at the 7ee040a007 clock behind him, Hae 0406da5f86 Gijun’s eyes widened. 00:00. It was exactly midnight. In a cheerful mood, Gijun d251149c47 grabbed Sunwoo’s cheeks, pulled him bfc863ef42 close, and kissed him.6989a15764bb7463

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“Happy birthday.”1c7a18c00de7ea4c

A light peck. Compared to what they had d408286342 just done, it was such 514d6b3db0 a minor act of intimacy, d2621de49f yet Baek Sunwoo froze completely.1577736edf854d27

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“…”72125ff08879a873

His reaction, as if 3058b1b3c2 he couldn’t even breathe, 242783fedd startled Gijun. They had just kissed moments 0ecb8d00cb ago, so why was he 309c597546 acting like this? He was about to 8c001f03f4 ask when he noticed.ff411822590bd42d

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The emotions swelling in e87da08780 Sunwoo’s wide eyes began 580a256fdb to spill over again, bccfdd41c2 drop by drop. Feeling the wet 0a99301f16 droplets on his 33612a6f3a cheek, Gijun looked 9f6a3e20dc up at him 0805c0e303 with an expression 722d90259c that said there eefc20320b was nothing left 806133b8eb to be surprised 796b74c427 about.2455dbb3dfeac2e6

“Why do you cry so easily?”9f96cfbb0be05361

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“Because I’m happy, hic, really so happy.”a06e0c67b6ac6033

“I almost missed congratulating you…”4aba70e5406772d6

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He spoke with a sigh, 46c8dcbd7d but his voice carried a 09be96aeb0 hint of laughter. Even on the e4ddfec43e day Sunwoo first 332b40f171 accepted his feelings, ef12f897c0 he hadn’t cried 41154c8c62 this much. Were there more tears now, d982789eea or had his emotions grown d5dc46514a stronger?04464ec23dd8a9ad

“Stop crying. You’ll ruin your eyes.”b1bf5276b9101eb0

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As Gijun wiped his tears 82aeebd9b6 with both hands, Baek Sunwoo 4d6c17558c nodded. To him, Gijun’s words were 41221d15f1 absolute. But even so, the fact 553916e1fb that Gijun was soothing his 4d72575866 tears seemed to overwhelm him dba20e8439 again, his eyes reddening. Trying to hold back e8f35f655d the tears, he bit 6732cb0ea2 his lip, then took 27b99aed8e Gijun’s hand and said,17ac04ee83a6e30f

“I thought of something I want for my birthday.”e56bd8dc0ed24998

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His voice trembled ddd3c4390b slightly, but there a32b95800c was no hesitation 86586e838e in completing the 64b0127a50 sentence. Hae Gijun, somehow 53d67647e6 feeling he already 8eddc40be6 knew the answer, 2069f4a3a3 chuckled and asked,08d091ebcafeeb6e

“What is it?”1d5570116d9d1dc7

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“…Can we do it one more time?”5fc5742f58c851b9

The words were 7a6502cc93 whispered cautiously, his b0a02a0281 lips pressed into 684dfc582b Gijun’s palm.e2fa05af805474d3

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At that moment, Gijun’s expression 643cb33dda faltered slightly. The request was within 2a8ce06d02 his expectations, but the c0f56a58f2 act of Sunwoo pressing 2937348124 his lips into his 1ab34d76dc palm threw him off. It wasn’t just cf62e94f41 the sensation of 3fc328736f lips brushing his d990df892e palm or the 055211be9c heat in his 27e0aeca93 breath.418a8c1a97e5d26c

The sight of him looking 133af5bf9c up with red, teary eyes, e9ad9da352 blinking obediently as if waiting 9b855a8e67 for permission…0a36ca72cb5c0e7d

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Hae Gijun muttered 1202e5e4f1 with a sigh.7aa0633f17d4ff32

“…You keep reminding me that my tastes aren’t normal.”ca95929c41b26dbe

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“Huh?”d847c32478ff0b0b

To the puzzled ddad24c24f Baek Sunwoo, Gijun 295120914f reached out with 6b088575bb his other hand. Grabbing his shoulder, he c89bf22a54 pushed Sunwoo back, making 8eac15ba14 him sit down, and 317a146259 naturally climbed on top. His waist ached a e4e99dab42 bit, but he liked 830b7fbcac this position because he c108f08e50 could meet Sunwoo’s upturned 9b97aa6e15 gaze.f9a2ffcd35b07cec

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Gijun recalled that 271a4d8595 their plans for 3d969e9643 tomorrow—no, since it d808978e23 was past midnight, 02f620d469 today—were for dinner, d69f5f5676 not lunch, which 1f8acfe128 was fortunate.4d5b6635ac91ac87

“Baek Sunwoo, remember that lying to me is pointless, and answer honestly.”0bc32dea6d5ce33a

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“…Answer what?”06e9cf05de2831d7

Baek Sunwoo looked 7a4ac3ffe6 up at Gijun, 4390fe5b87 puzzled by the 58274fc1dc sudden warning-like tone. Gijun gently caressed his e469d67525 red-rimmed eyes, then met 09d3da699f his gaze directly.2556a6df1aafdea4

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“Is one more time enough?”039ce8d700b9ced9

“…”f109b6e24f1e0da6

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“Answer.”bb89ea150ae6b51f

“…But if it’s too much for you, we should stop…”799681b39d908854

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“Don’t base it on me. Answer based on you.”328c60753a098fe0

Because it’s your birthday.329b7d08ea08fd3b

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At the whispered addition, 2912bb4a0c Baek Sunwoo’s eyes wavered. Gijun urged him to 664e6cc129 tell the truth, holding f0310381cb his cheeks. Finally, with a trembling 5265447acb voice, Sunwoo answered,8012dba46924a3de

“…No.”972e912543ac1145

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His answer, as 5a7b768f58 if entranced, struck 21491859a3 Gijun as suddenly aff042b4ba adorable, and he 3ed0610ac6 asked with a a5248d530a generous mood. He had planned 311d8b8e60 to start after 044137b6c5 that response, but 1ed450fcfe a question arose.2394e01da030f6b9

“Then how many times do you want to do it?”ad5896e7298d1428

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“Even if you fall asleep, can I keep going?”4b8ccb6880ff0fe5

“…”b5fc27fade324daa

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Gijun fell silent. He should have kept the a299874621 adage about ignorance being bliss b690977976 in mind. Forgetting it for d011cea124 a moment led 211796f957 to this. Sunwoo’s sincere words made him c24d5eb737 dizzy, but they also sparked b1ce90979c an absurd stubbornness. Why did he 04432d8886 assume Gijun would dc1d1c6cd8 fall asleep first a92a55b4e7 from exhaustion?b4d3c4627a5a4b43

In the end, 7d3916a960 Gijun let out 1a71ead6b8 a hollow laugh, 4927c01c32 pressed Sunwoo’s shoulders d0242155da down firmly, and 665333d436 said,0d20835e85756d58

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“Fine. Let’s do it.”16e51351cd8d64ff

The kisses that 96b25d413b followed quickly mingled 6110184639 with heat.b237eaf30ea4e1d3

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…And that morning, Hae Gijun, utterly exhausted, collapsed and vowed never to act out of stubbornness or competitive spirit again. The lesson was hard-won.b8d40fa762cfdbd9