BW | Chapter 1.2

Leaving the two strangers 06d7e6a98c alone, Han Jeongun made 33df13a641 an excuse about the e86e7487f1 heat in the middle 71944870b6 of winter and fled ccbebc98c4 to the bathroom. He didn’t want 99fff78eb8 his girlfriend to 6932e4c349 notice the sexual 9a77e12afa shame that had e30960a4ce caused his reaction.bc0266695a3cd21b

The sight in c013de8336 the mirror above f8b7d73974 the sink was 2fc3f8fc6c a spectacle. Not just his face, but acacdffaa0 his neck was also red, 16a2ff0967 making him look suspicious even 241b2b3af5 to himself.8a46ced5c3bda2c7

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Before washing, he 2417d020dc sniffed around his 79b1256083 body to check d164b9b2f6 for any lingering f0a0423f39 smell. His nose had adapted, 02ab68801c and he couldn’t smell 9afef1acbb the semen. Han Jeongun quickly undressed and e15d70a99b stood under the shower.6de18cbfe2b95b85

Thanks to the warm water, 54ff670b22 the tension in his muscles 22dc30f641 eased, and a sigh escaped 8849ecf96f naturally.dbb619461e255684

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“Ha…”2bb3fef17a08b2a6

He felt pathetic for ee61fd148b cowardly running away, leaving 75c384d202 the uninvited guest to b74165a6dd his girlfriend. The only relief was that 6a559b5afc Yoon Mina, with her outgoing 016f311f23 personality, wouldn’t feel particularly uncomfortable.dec185eb91ea17e3

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Having met in college and e4be279a39 been dating for six years, adfe0ecd20 the two knew each other 29c16d7a90 inside out. Maybe because they could easily e275284fe1 tell each other’s state just 16a0518fe1 by looking into each other’s 0fc4800701 eyes, Han Jeongun was afraid 5f796726e9 she would notice his restless f1b2b783c4 mind.b705701138b135e5

Since the moment Goo Seonho 12e0cfa643 barged into the house, he 1cf46a43d7 felt guilty and uneasy, wanting 77d9b9f41a to hide.67a6396c97731ebc

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Han Jeongun’s mother had been 27f9bf8475 widowed early and lived alone 35be178df1 at a young age. Despite numerous suggestions for a47b3f2432 remarriage from those around 32d6720682 her, she consistently said ca404de998 she wasn’t interested.723767da7b7c7ce9

One day, she introduced 4c26bca18e a man she was a2602e8779 seeing to her son 85d2494e5b with a face full 263e662178 of apologies. That man was 0d8097babc Goo Seonho’s father.ee3dbe83e767b189

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The man, in f26602a0c3 addition to running 2766faff7b a business, had c2b82caf06 inherited a vast d0edf404af fortune from his 42b3f8e1fa parents, making him ca7aec060e financially well-off. He was a savior 626701ec47 to the woman who da0eef68b1 had struggled day and e00cb969f7 night raising a child 97dd5e4417 alone.793fa1ef13b8934e

Seventeen-year-old Han Jeongun was cff526c394 going through puberty. Contrary to his mother’s concerns 646e211a1b that he might be sensitive 9dfb2b2ff2 to change, he didn’t harbor b789255fc7 any rejection towards the new b85b5432af family.683e1ec4ed3c107e

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While preparing for 5bb23073c0 the wedding, they 98c681b21b stayed at the 414dc13958 man’s family home, 8e8b161d88 who was to 495c76b321 become the new 1338b915b6 father. It was said 3f25e66334 to be a accf948277 house left empty 3d461d48eb for a long 94d4936898 time after Goo c96ac49325 Seonho’s grandparents passed dca609b244 away.fecf510994cfc2ae

The three-story mansion, fitting the 87ab15b355 description of grand, looked like 9f13c2b6b6 a castle to Han Jeongun, 3d69462f58 who had only moved from b19574af21 one small room to another.42f196e29172c722

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The old-style architecture felt 7b0b787d6e aged, but it was bad80df50f well-maintained, so there was 08e9c04674 no inconvenience in living bdfa5d98e3 there. What was peculiar 41f82fb8ff was that there 3ad4b4fa51 was a well 117ba40669 in the backyard, fe0c792684 something rarely seen 029dcb07db even in the c4eb5eadce countryside.2ac15a8485e2ecd9

It was the first time 46138f4dd9 Han Jeongun had seen a c8896a126d real well. He often played there 0a9c2aa4f3 with Goo Seonho.3aef0d068e384bbc

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Goo Seonho’s father 651b79e29a jokingly referred to dcb8c08427 himself as unemployed, 67297687cc but in reality, 9f20bdb3c9 he had so ebae0f997d many jobs that cc5a73147a he couldn’t pinpoint cd39957a9e just one. He had several baf148a4c1 businesses run by 4f3b648286 executive management and 4e6f34ff16 was often out 991c4f35c6 attending social gatherings 01dbb13b34 due to his b6cb4f8612 close ties with 6ee8b5e1e3 business figures.387cbd5c11798ec2

Looking back now, things Han 38c995f840 Jeongun had passed over without 6259d3d0b5 much thought seemed strange. Why did someone so c788a13c9c busy spend time in 9eae45f502 the countryside for a 9b58a12afd while?2362e9508fcecc29

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He had said 1cf3b00bfc they had prepared d18c8c2e18 a house in 4cdb108a02 Seoul to live d8732651dd in after the 9e4a630a62 wedding. Han Jeongun vaguely 2f8a284167 remembered hearing that 7b6c298e07 there was something 9b78b556c6 to do at 321ab9c54d the family home af97ca533e before the wedding, 178c39e4cb but he hadn’t 6114d2633e been interested in c570e77198 adult matters, so 1bb0d2cb51 he didn’t recall.668a6d76a9576368

A caring father and a cbf114726c gentle younger brother. Despite the significant economic gap, 4c5164b910 Han Jeongun and his mother 1fbc24e177 blended well with them.74d865aa44837b18

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Perhaps it was because 293debd85d they opened their hearts 52a59a158d to each other. From the first day c725f25b59 they met until the 72f7194f72 day they parted, Goo f73bd8edf8 Seonho clung to Han fc9f219d7b Jeongun like a piece d9d7c914eb of gum.0e90fab518fb63f0

He tried desperately to please 853b8b177d his new brother, doing whatever 38b8d01421 he was told. Han Jeongun, having a bfc8aaab8e younger sibling for the 0d8efc0876 first time, seemed to 1ea6a7f90a find the child who 8460b5f564 followed him fascinating and 20966f2ecf fulfilling.6af4304f3feaaf2b

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He often fell into 9b064de1e8 the illusion that he 5185069c55 was someone great, intoxicated 54782b2a2e by the adoring gaze.7302105a20b4099b

Goo Seonho had a bd0ea8d365 blind spot that often 99f7d59895 incited sadism in Han 9595687b47 Jeongun’s immature heart. So sometimes, he acted 2b72b69a44 meanly, but when Goo a2b274bfc0 Seonho’s eyes turned red caab34c2ee and he cried sorrowfully, e9717a9c6a Han Jeongun would apologize 1a2a150a92 and comfort him.03da44e237b1c04d

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Strangely, Goo Seonho also seemed 5b724f7c09 to secretly wish to be c7dcbaad87 bullied. He liked the 6a9ab80e0f time when his d52146c2ff brother comforted him.ad9a8602f023713a

The life with the a8c15953d8 new family members that aae4f791c0 began with the summer 75d8be317a vacation felt like a 5c41fd9184 dream. Looking back on his 27 ae4e537ddd years of life, it was 298c97468c probably the happiest time.48e965bed4e97738

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However, the peaceful days 6f22b10a5c abruptly ended with the 5dcb08b89a parents’ car accident while 958d7818c5 out for a dinner 1388505754 appointment with acquaintances.718eb45e46cb7fb9

The two were merely cohabitants 93c8672000 who hadn’t even registered their 6c3a2e8995 marriage. Thus, the remaining children had 3988c826ab no choice but to part ea64ae3b0d ways and find places to 978f8c76c4 rely on.0900c3d6f7286495

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Han Jeongun went 227b89be88 to live with dc68c0a096 an uncle on 1f8172490e his mother’s side, 3373382a6b who was relatively e0c2fcdff3 better off. He heard that since 41ed2e0ebe Goo Seonho had no 15d57a2c9d relatives in Korea, he 0fc49aaa46 was to be raised 55ca232cff by an aunt living 92380dfc89 in the United States.ac9053c29b66cc3a

It was a bolt from 5ad74e0bbb the blue. Losing his mother, Han Jeongun 3a26d8968f felt his world go dark.883fe80e7c3a0dcd

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He never got 6460d086b0 to express gratitude 90dee35793 or love to 968ceaff3b the mother who 1a6221f1cb had struggled to 87cb4faa95 raise him, simply 54354ecaac because he was 768f51d0a9 shy. The regret gnawed at him, 7e71c9ad47 along with the reality that fd3a83490e he had lost both parents 2e766d8ed3 and become an orphan.099f4e48825ea37e

Even amidst the chaos e4b8aa1569 of the funeral, Goo 4e07cf3d1a Seonho clung tightly to b2d99d7a55 his side. The grip of his 6b45bf2dbe small hand was truly 5cc52f8758 strong.490523aaf5bbce2f

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Knowing that he wasn’t the b79f04fdd1 only one who had become 13276a1ef4 an orphan didn’t bring comfort. With the help of Seonho’s 868f2589b2 relatives, who had rushed back 050e66699d from the U.S., they tenderly fe930cf120 sent off the two who 89a7cb2e33 couldn’t form a bond in 9d3e514c1c life.da651bef97fdf4a2

The problem arose f1d79346d8 after the funeral.1fb03163a71ac3ab

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Goo Seonho refused to 218d849211 accept the farewell with 2086b401ff his month-long brother. The child, who 13e29247c6 always smiled and adc6dd8351 cried with a d4bce22c18 gentle face, threw a0880e82a2 a fit and 91baa13727 acted out.83f83e0bdf1b6a7f

His sudden rough behavior bf95790d5e looked as if he a31a87c013 were possessed by a 4d71b6656d demon. He bit and pushed c2c5e0b5ef away the adults trying c91ca98dfb to stop him and e0e24ce7b0 clung tightly to Han 342f7eda37 Jeongun.e2e7dab0b8632326

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The adults clicked their tongues 149dbfaafb in pity at the child. It was only 9a96c6515f natural to feel 122ae2a01c sorry for the 9bad4880f0 boy who had d926eff69c lost his father b0b77c4090 overnight and had ef24e10e59 only a brother fb46f81f75 he had lived 7b9d7c02f7 with for a 6fc5b96b20 month to rely 571db0d4e4 on.72e207340b357f72

But Han Jeongun c2574b2279 felt a different b2e1f18577 emotion. With no room in his 133929edf7 heart, he was overwhelmed by f8c1a21b89 the child clinging to him 295101e7d7 desperately.be01807aa70025a3

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Even though they had grown bd2995c90a attached during the month they ba326a0595 lived together and shared a 783cd0d42c unique bond due to their 152a1ca237 shared pain, he wanted to 99839d7748 part ways immediately.c9f5c8e41840de27

It wasn’t that he c5e577b314 disliked Goo Seonho. He was probably a 58c606fd75 little scared.7b4d2fe11420ea0f

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Noticing the adults sighing c4e4d2f30e in pity at the 4995756472 child clinging and crying, 642bbd7341 Han Jeongun came up 616a198040 with a trick.c60c6c0115d67074

The fact that 4ca2eb896c Goo Seonho followed 008f492580 Han Jeongun so c4fb355457 well became a fe6f622bb9 weakness. He would probably pretend 2adfddca36 to die if told 5122778108 to.b25c33feb198e327

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Of course, Han Jeongun 824415877a had never made him a9368d2905 do anything so extreme. Anyway, because he followed his 673501059c brother’s words so well, Han 78ed4036ea Jeongun made a promise he e7f91ca598 couldn’t keep.74de6d4dae41724a

‘When you become an adult, let’s meet again and become a real family.’50ed764f4491ca17

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Enticed by the promise 230fd72c7f of becoming family, Goo d6308cccb8 Seonho wiped his teary 50178ab62d eyes and asked for 2c0d0d031e a specific date.f14dc50f132139c1

‘When will that be?’27af5b8826768f97

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It was a tough question. What had Han Jeongun said 0bccf94ef9 back then?83349a4b9ce3ae91

He thought he had answered, 18220a5da4 “On the day Goo Seonho a2f8b0b7eb turns twenty.” He scared him 43fb72724b by saying they shouldn’t meet 34a5dca07c or contact each other until 1183197a78 then. If he broke the rule, 083afa40eb the promise to become family 46a635eb92 would be void.7db8707faa38d6c0

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Only then did Seonho 894f11b956 let go of him. As the warmth of e9b679d19d the child’s body moved aed02b87ae away, Han Jeongun felt 1d2887c3e8 like he could breathe 0ae30f022e again.1ef097e27fa6d3dd

Recalling the past slowly, Han 34f9647c9f Jeongun lowered the faucet lever bf48119cb5 and chuckled in disbelief. Surely, Seonho hadn’t come 169d690f6a to keep that promise 87ad84552a from back then.4606176a100d20ac

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Seonho must have 8de3f13b4a realized it was 4d53f88333 just something said cc9a22747c to calm a b68f36cd90 demanding child as 099d400621 he grew older. Besides, he didn’t 5bd5cc4280 seem like someone 299465edd4 who needed a 9052981931 brother to lean ea29bf0ee1 on now.8933ce955abd2cb3

Before leaving the 084645fb5e bathroom, Han Jeongun 3ffea64d71 checked his complexion e60bb71214 in the mirror. Fortunately, his flushed 4056197378 skin had returned b7effb9fa3 to its original 0f9f6dadbf color while washing.a640f2de1636176c

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Why had he acted like 117d6e8a35 a fool just because Seonho eb841598e1 was a former younger brother? It wasn’t an e0988b8fe1 excuse; anyone would ea0da930b1 have been surprised 745130cb3a by such a de47a308ab sudden reunion.87aeff182ed58267

After regaining composure in the 7874f54bf8 bathroom, Han Jeongun came out f14c3f396d to the living room and 8e1624f81e raised an eyebrow at the 891a87f5a9 lively conversation.c571a7140ce05763

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Whatever was so funny, fc410af283 Yoon Mina was laughing 3c893ed80a so hard she had ab0c2ef0a8 tears in her eyes. The two, sitting across the cfe83c1979 table, had already introduced themselves.558569db825fdda4

“Mina nuna, you really can’t cook, huh? What is this, b25914b628 Han River ramen?”9695d693cec1ff76

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Hearing Seonho’s playful b678c83473 tease, Mina pouted 17664ec2b2 with her cheeks b3d0090201 still raised from cad5047ca3 laughing.f8ccc0fc455e3ece

“It’s not that bad. Just call it a stream.”35e94cb9a2e9794a

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“But strangely, it’s tasty.”02424153dd3e17da

“Really? Is it really good?”dce4a96a9fca849e

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It was a mundane conversation 465f8047a7 without any humor. What was so e240528dee amusing that Mina 228cbe0d93 was giggling like ebb103c518 that?3667cbf0d5f41161

Well, she was friendly 71bf99583e and easily got along 8fbc651a62 with people she just 9393760bde met. Wherever she went, she a1b9b1dfca quickly gathered people around 5f45c3f49e her, making the place 71cbd773a5 lively.cc26f7c8728ff66e

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On the other 3dad79bb71 hand, Han Jeongun 8eca7da65f was quiet and 15401edf11 reserved. Maybe they were a7bedd9e39 attracted to each 04cf3edafc other because they 33598a3991 were different.1747e86512bb7dca

Instead of going to the 9a2e8aebf4 table, Han Jeongun sat on 173b75129d the sofa and watched the 035ceaf5c9 two who were getting along d851cba99d well.d5d9e429b3966339

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Feeling his gaze, Mina turned c31446db34 and spoke as if making 1ed016c9ce an excuse.903f52c1e15c0e07

“He said he hadn’t had dinner by this time. He wanted ramen, so 6bfe475718 I made it. You two haven’t been 7fdced4e2a in touch for ten a6a0a1af71 years, right? Seonho came from the U.S. Did you know?”72974f6f1ce94444

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It seemed she had b3a6710174 heard a brief explanation 8acc263893 of their relationship while f182caf8f5 he was washing up.2e6e8b9f9c9530d9

Mina, with exaggerated 233ad3be5f expressions and tone, 7672f52158 scolded Han Jeongun.a1adb7740029b8e5

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“You should have told me if you had a brother!”f13e1319d4d4520d

Seonho was someone long 9642249aa2 forgotten by Han Jeongun. He never thought 8e0ce082ae they’d reunite, so cc5a72ed1a he didn’t feel 6f032d8bc4 the need to de7194266f mention it.1c73b81c26af38e2

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Mina, who believed she 341f8ec2af knew all about her f57d8bae36 boyfriend’s relationships, seemed quite 15a0b55cb0 taken aback by the eb821a9757 sudden appearance of an 82b9fecedf unexpected figure.d47532e28d35137e

Eventually, after finishing his meal, 140d924fae Seonho approached and sat next c7523e11b1 to Han Jeongun.822970880e0b2809

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The three-seater sofa never felt 05955a4e7d cramped when sitting with his 917e0f1f7f girlfriend. But with two adult 051e2b67db men, it was uncomfortable ad2320f38b and tight. Han Jeongun subtly moved 212bf204a3 to the floor.55bf45bc8aabf2f1

Mina, who had quickly ea6e633f91 finished the dishes, sat 77852eb8ad next to Seonho without d3afe305c3 hesitation. The two continued their conversation a582d37a99 from the table.7a298b303ef513bd

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“Congratulations on getting into college. But why did you a24c860235 decide to study in b314632159 Korea? You said you 0b0157b53f have no relatives 83f3e57d07 here.”c21b56d01f6d05d9

“I have Jeongun hyung.”5c34b5745caecefb

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As soon as Han Jeongun 1b34c7c488 looked up, Seonho met his 1e98b7340a eyes with a smile and 80e60d01e9 spoke without any agreement.db312776d18a2542

“I’m planning to stay at hyung’s place until I find a house.”25b4b604d9ebe53c

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Han Jeongun took 3b77e53feb a deep breath e99e7407fa to suppress his 54c3a91062 rising emotions.ca7d70b0eea9d6d6

Was he the only 8992fcc307 one who found this 01c1da87ea situation strange?9e60c4e9f182ca24

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Wasn’t it rude to 378a006110 come unannounced in the 4c6de7db08 middle of the night d90370e9e1 without prior consent?de6c0ca41ccf7a70

How had Seonho 03a794ea0b even found his c736aaae51 address after ten ead64be9ce years of no 0e9de6014b contact?529d166bc2ff4be6

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Han Jeongun wanted to 30fce55de3 get angry and kick 693da4e081 him out, but the 957ae38a69 atmosphere didn’t allow it.10a4e9e827cc6298

If he lost his e4e9afb4bf temper now, he’d be e7c25d69d9 seen as a lunatic.d370078b6fbfc556

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While pondering why this unreasonable 2e3012ab5f situation was being accepted, Han 26eeee2737 Jeongun focused on the intruder’s 7933450b72 smooth face.1e232705657c07b5

Seonho’s appearance was the problem. Because of that handsome face, c7a0e8ab91 Mina didn’t feel any sense c53823b4bb of caution.0361e4c2de7a9430

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If this situation were 5104843457 an enemy invasion rather 970e2e95d3 than an uninvited guest’s ae736a9a47 visit, this old castle e75a0dbaf6 would have fallen to 34ace7649b the man’s beauty trap.eea7ddccb31083ab

Of course, if Han 4c00bf76b5 Jeongun had shown even 4da3868f20 a hint of discomfort, 8a1a55c86d things might have been 7450aeacc6 different.5717a4f7a8d98564

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But he didn’t want 6cf7f3fe08 anyone to see his e1e6f3c93a uneasy feelings.ce723a42e39225b1

Trying hard to a0ef20a060 maintain a calm 7c0b0ba443 demeanor, Han Jeongun 907cd4bc43 watched as Mina 13bf11f6a4 clapped her hands, 840e731736 thinking it was bdd2775a0b a good thing.46bcf0a26ba38251

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