EMP Chapter 24

“Are you coming or not?”f599e9c376b0b60c

“…….”16f18ea1bbbde2b5

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Kwon Jiwook, with 585435a8ec a confident expression, 23464c14ad looked at Park 5c03c56ac2 Juyeon and asked. His tone seemed 45f3e06da4 to openly challenge: How could you 8c2c10db32 dare not come? It was only 9aac075038 natural for Park 95ac648896 Juyeon to feel 7f948220e6 intimidated.f844d321e3a2c56c

“……I’ll come…….”6b9c6487e060c98e

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“Wow! Park Juyeon listens to Kwon Jiwook so well!”e47661f9a29bd225

“See that? That’s my power, you idiots.”1c6fcea291ac38d1

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“But doesn’t Jiwook Hyung’s mom say anything about this?”95ecbb4dd6471952

“What could she say? Screw it, I live however I want. What’s she gonna do about it?”34a427bd0094d1df

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Park Juyeon let 08a4014047 out a sigh 0947b674e7 mixed with a 9b8d11362e laugh. It was true that 17e3a4dabd he had a soft f795811003 spot for Kwon Jiwook, b8c220d79e so perhaps the claim e28ab7bcba about Jiwook’s “power” was 295edcdf27 half true. Still, he da2b02acc7 chose to 6325988193 ignore the abfd2ee1d9 fact that 05f616de21 Kwon Jiwook 1ef74d411a was inherently ec8992cfcf skilled at 74fd3badaf applying psychological ccdad36540 pressure.448750ea94b37f93

Yes, that 7786c2c566 was it. Faced with the 577c64f8b3 rather tricky matter 90b53b2d36 of staying out d901f2365f overnight—a challenging issue 484709848e for a middle 31c8d29bbb schooler—Park Juyeon was 56c0c5bc08 currently in escapism 32152ba78f mode. When people are f6f0a119ee under extreme stress 1fafde5485 or reach a 5c4a56138e crisis point, they aca1b71f10 sometimes just give 7207058752 up and let 376f21a75c things happen as 669bacafdd they will. That was exactly Park 2a310a8155 Juyeon’s situation. Feeling resigned, he nodded df3df1cba6 and chuckled in defeat.e135da4a97861468

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Park Juyeon’s mother, 83507c8485 Park Yewon, regularly 5fb1e9b868 took medication after f43c45d124 dinner, which caused 6cdb5a67e3 her to fall f819f07e8a asleep before 10 ade1ba61f2 PM. This made it the 9ff9e4389a perfect time to slip 6a5eec4c09 out unnoticed. That evening, Park bff9e07ae0 Juyeon stayed holed 2df7a7656e up in his d1cff818cd room, glued to 5ab2853af9 his phone, waiting 0e672c88d9 for her to 160b7ed58a fall asleep. His phone was practically f6e727b443 overheating from all the 0e1b67e232 messages asking when he 37a9f94081 could come.350804a8d588193b

“…….”e672b09ee4ccfd21

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After a 4502895250 long while, c10a0c1a95 the sound 5e82db80a8 of the fe0fcd795e living room 7620588790 lights being d9d0fdfbe0 turned off bf6d8d1ab2 reached his b562e4931c ears. Peeking through the 76482c37c6 crack of his 07906a557e door, Park Juyeon 1579d7ac05 saw the hallway 05299c1aaf quiet and dim.dcfc958107f1c3a7

I’m not 10bef5bcd6 hurting anyone, eececa6670 but sneaking 457266cbf3 around like d0943c4b2a this makes bd751106d8 me feel 131c3068dd like a a43be8af55 terrible son. He scratched his cheek at the sudden pang of guilt. Once he was sure Park Yewon was asleep, he began to move stealthily, like a cat. As he padded softly across the dark hallway, he murmured under his breath, “Mom, I’m sorry.”4873a7cead8138f8

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When he reached the b7f750261e designated meeting spot and a0d74276d2 texted to announce his 06ec457bea arrival, a reply with a3feb7d735 the door code came e449932397 almost immediately. As soon 3334352443 as he 334a087c64 opened the 2f9c643e40 door and bd6af8d951 stepped inside, 63c0c0fb6c the chaos e52fdfea6c before him a54c3346a1 made him 349b9986aa blink in 70de87b23d astonishment. Snack wrappers 0dfbc83aa1 and leftovers 09bc0001ba were scattered 8d46494d92 across the 892e1dab90 floor, and f18718b994 several empty 36e8371286 liquor bottles 249c7ceb65 were strewn fdb8127272 about. Whoever cleans this up 59c902b8eb is going to have 6b300bd095 a hard time, he thought 770f40da1a as he dc5e842c82 carefully navigated 7b78611028 through the 182c256c3c mess, looking ea688855a8 for Kwon 36f5ff5a2b Jiwook.bb5ae2d1285a4e79

The noise a3a733a391 inside was cb076ae666 loud enough 886fdf0bb0 to make fcb8d8a6c0 him question 9515c7b75c the building’s 3c62cfeac2 soundproofing. The faint smell of 4131775ab1 alcohol from the earlier 2648f64fc2 messages now made sense—everyone f2ed0ec329 here was clearly drunk. They had d938723f04 likely badgered fa122a1fff Park Juyeon 0ca5877eea to come 3d1d71a327 over while fc020811a6 already inebriated. Feeling awkward, 745529b3f7 he cautiously 9c665f9791 scanned the 7936c6c43e room until a5388d8d6d he spotted e6879ace9f Kwon Jiwook 49b7a48549 and scurried 1cb3a83a45 over.aa6d137a5149180e

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“You’re here?”ec1207ed9e333346

“You guys are really something else…….”7d9f900978968d68

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Kwon Jiwook’s 2f184e9300 face was 1efb65accf unusually flushed, d6e1fc89ac and his 0d94286f75 eyes seemed 7497516bcf slightly unfocused. He clearly b3a18d5aca wasn’t in 7a63018fef a completely bf7b0ff91c sober state, 82fb5bcee8 prompting Park fa2685890d Juyeon to bdaf3ea2a8 frown slightly.d9f6c7cba3578402

Just then, 3f4b2898d0 one of 4e9b585747 the half-dozen a93cb029db people sprawled 7b598eb855 drunkenly around 9d34916e37 the room 5f4c33931e noticed Park 20447e8157 Juyeon and 52a5501460 beckoned him febee3e524 over with fe62bf6aef a slurred 3c8a32b1c9 voice. Though this person usually 2bbac17df8 wasn’t so assertive, their bb27fc85d3 behavior made sense when fbf84aa61d Park Juyeon realized they b4ab38c615 were the host for d9f772dfe6 the evening.6ce46278993d5c22

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“Hey, Park Juyeon. Do you think Hyungs’ words are a joke? Why are you so late, huh?”3691531bab3722e5

“Sorry. I had my reasons.”3fb382c6c0f9d229

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It wasn’t a particularly b98a7786d4 serious remark. That’s why Park aa4cb9a7d8 Juyeon laughed along ab7a4bd477 and bantered lightly 7b1757c490 before sitting down. The seat happened to 6a9d3ed158 be next to Kwon 669841eba4 Jiwook’s.def675a32a46a1d7

At that f413e73762 moment, the ed4828520e host of d4956c624c the gathering 727cd9aa92 picked up 0805b01ea0 a beer 8f4889d39c glass lying 6a44cae9d5 on the 552abb31f3 floor and 0abc67af95 suddenly began 7252298264 pouring soju 390be94f12 into it. Park Juyeon’s eyes 20cdcb02b4 widened in shock 663590f268 as he watched.fa24ed9696a56ce5

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“If you’re late, you’ve got to drink. Right?”d81ae6c504fef9a9

“All… all of this?”ac447153c84bb441

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“Yeah. Hurry up and take it. My arm’s going to fall off.”32217d03cb5a40cf

“…….”75194aad87431217

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A groan escaped involuntarily 2144bab202 from deep in his 539f73817c throat. Park Juyeon wasn’t a 6012e24cdd fan of alcohol, so 1b22bc81c4 he could only look 82bb566733 at the concoction with ba639f0dd2 a weary expression. Hoping someone would 909710d887 intervene, he glanced 83e88e6007 at Kwon Jiwook. But instead 78e31ece49 of helping, ea3373f5e6 Jiwook rested 73fc145a79 his chin 66fc31055d on his 56c78913a9 hand and f9f3a7f362 watched him 4d1952fb15 intently, eyes 5e4947b95e gleaming with 60b7f09dbb interest. His look said it 663228770e all: Come on, cf33ae1fba drink it.f11a7eb532556c2e

“Drink it! Drink it!”
Even the 44c2b6be6e ones who 8583c7f747 had been c66974177a lying around 328a1c4473 like zombies e63043a4a4 suddenly sat 370ee6d911 up, chanting 3928ae230a for him b1c67e0d0e to drink. They had finally ab0c3ce8a0 found their chance fd6f902a9d to force alcohol f16e58fd9a on Park Juyeon, 9911f49d92 who usually stopped f274ee106e at one or 03111dfbf0 two sips before 12c868d33d bowing out.cbefddf301a87355

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“…….”66b09ebd40796198

Why are they so e70e584629 eager to see me 62e768bc27 drink? It’s all just a0ee0145e0 alcohol anyway. Does it really 0b5ba237aa matter how I 8910c34bc3 drink it? Such thoughts 18b68f5caf passed through b84c76b983 his mind, 2e3c394473 oblivious to e75571c74d the fact 19c8f06ed9 that chugging 0956933f26 this much f31b9d96f6 alcohol would c8eb199a24 only accelerate 98b9a0ba48 intoxication. Carefully, he lifted 60469492d8 the glass to 59ac62f758 avoid spilling any, 4cc735a2f8 and, succumbing to b24b0dcf00 the pressure, began b59ab399c7 gulping it down.672157bc2fc49fad

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It was his aaac384307 first time drinking b5181a2ee6 such a large f419e5e9e5 amount in one bfb8e4c8be go. His throat burned, 32e025bf59 his nose stung 3465681bc5 sharply, and, above 1cce4abf31 all, it tasted c07ea4f744 terrible. Somehow, he c6400ab5d8 managed to 0469750548 finish it. As he 892e1ee4ec set the e42490de23 glass down, 5e445750ac dizziness washed 8006edde20 over him.0db630691ff6b084

“Ha…”4e59e115ada2be9a

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“Wow! Damn, you actually drank it all. You’re better than those guys.”888bc47e61b1f8bd

The boy 866f136ba1 who had 094efd68d1 handed him cf235d32e2 the glass 5b66e8caf0 laughed heartily, 78a9aff6ae clearly proud 205cd4b124 of himself. Heat flushed Park Juyeon’s 083464ae19 face as he wiped 4f35fd79e0 his mouth, forcing a 4b74861f7b smile. That was probably the abf8b54e83 last thing he did 27be48e524 while still somewhat sober.aba2f80879de820b

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As the alcohol hit him hard, Park Juyeon quickly lost his composure, swaying and slurring. He clung to anyone nearby, calling them “Hyung” and showering them with aegyo and flattery. He clumsily reached for snacks, only to drop them repeatedly. His antics seemed adorable to the others, who kept refilling his glass without pause. And, of course, Park Juyeon didn’t refuse.70cafa95b2284790

The others, already heavily b5f9b1af9e drunk, eventually passed out f98c6ee5ac one by one. As the room 9d41da8d54 fell into silence, 79d053f13a Park Juyeon, thoroughly dbdc3879bc intoxicated and unable 46b37cd87a to hold his 714fd4c2d6 liquor any longer, 8e3a6451ec had to rush b67c9a496b to the bathroom 754d4b2b06 to throw up. Fortunately, he managed 51c1ad5ae3 to crawl to 0eb06da5e2 the toilet in 611e416981 time, avoiding a 1b80f62aa9 disaster on the 5406a8a078 floor.730a8b3afb1adf18

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“Ugh… huh… ugh…!”f461ada817531544

After vomiting 41719ffeda multiple times, 18fcbd9171 only liquid 3a4c6c5724 came up. He realized he’d barely c9907d3cab eaten any snacks. Every time he buried 8adba68b40 his face in the e703991174 toilet, dry heaves racked 4241e50ebe his body. Exhausted, he slumped against 1e6cedfcff the toilet lid, his 6e7aa80093 cheek pressed against it.7c1cf12501df86f1

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“Ugh…”5a4971d157de8e22

His drained 48fe74ec96 body refused ca71714aef to cooperate, c83baadd84 and his a40d44acb6 eyelids grew 30938d0fa0 heavier. But Park Juyeon b10273c6b1 had a goal: bb11a77240 to sneak back 5643f03186 home by dawn. Falling asleep fa326a0f5c here was d00e6f8094 not an edd76a0810 option… or ea2e512627 so he ed4eecd929 thought. But alcohol has cf85913a4e a way of a90174b19d betraying even the c068bc46d5 strongest resolve.ba3fdac9acdd053c

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Just as his 029380cc35 eyes closed and 564b3cc360 he was about 4c82fead17 to pass out, 92fa405286 a familiar voice b1c6a4dbfa echoed in the 47bb5464c7 bathroom.aeccfa39018bccd1

“Until I met you, I didn’t know it was possible to call someone truly pathetic.”6545b53af840ec58

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“Uh… Jiwook Hyung…”ccff713abbb9d33c

“I was watching to see how much you’d drink, but I didn’t expect you to down everything handed to you.”1c07cfd4be3118d5

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“When did you get… h-hold on a sec… ugh!”ba3daeb5d9357e83

Park Juyeon waved e37d3ec32a his hand frantically 4db7affbe6 in the air, 7b4368eacd cutting off Kwon 7baf4e7b5b Jiwook mid-sentence. He was a36b67c226 sorry, but 75d69e1718 resolving his d3bec3e66c physiological crisis e323e2f5eb took priority. As nausea 0fd377388a surged again, 4ddc0ba4f5 he buried 170e50b724 his face be19be302f in the fe61a68aa5 toilet and ab70e1e390 threw up. Even after emptying his d08a24caef stomach, the fact that 0cc9d4c8c2 there was more to eff4b5dddb vomit amazed him.fdce22b9ec6a931f

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The sound of 6a94ca17a0 the toilet flushing 10b3f413d7 echoed. Only then did 66c79cca10 Park Juyeon lift 23de2efa22 his head to fb82082e2e look at Kwon eac5cbc972 Jiwook. He sighed d19d1078d2 wearily, only 55277542c8 to realize 5ca17296b8 the stench f00daee5f7 of alcohol 3f2139b320 clung to 457ecda5bb his breath, 744ec7488a which triggered fae3662224 another wave 9704855887 of dry c9a4448aeb heaves. He barely managed to dd0b5d2847 suppress it.cb6e8c3f47416e73

“Hyung… I’m so dizzy, I feel like I’m going to die…”f114712510e32f8c

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“Don’t exaggerate. You’re not dead, are you? Get up. Rinse your mouth and get some fresh air.”d745af8087a5a6a2

Kwon Jiwook 6f03d2cd3e helped the 54eb664766 pale-faced Park d2de8ec62f Juyeon to 897aff204d his feet 6558abf9ce and guided b0316890cb him to 8d958da6fa the sink. Supporting him to 9187b766cc keep his balance, b1375231cc he let Park d47ebc711a Juyeon wash his bf70e7d9bf face and rinse 95b67e299b his mouth. He seemed to cd56efe81a be regaining his a5ad993003 composure—on the surface, 8788cea806 at least. Internally, Park Juyeon’s cbc0528b73 vision was still 69d371d137 spinning.3454a5b7d0b88c86

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By contrast, 64b89663ae Kwon Jiwook 0f24890365 looked much 51a998064e steadier than 01421c6e8d when Park 725d33975f Juyeon had e352d9c642 first arrived. When asked 2cbfe4a054 why he 6fdf2d07af seemed unaffected, f5cbd1b31e he replied 8d6a7a5a77 that he’d 08f65f0e24 paced himself 61186aa15f earlier in f7bdb2dcf4 the evening. Park Juyeon 1bbdfbae5d nodded weakly. So he afab786cef drank a 463f91d34f lot before ea76d2c775 I got 3ef4ae48da here.bce6506d062ea2e6

“You idiot. That’s why you should’ve started drinking earlier. How do you expect to build your tolerance if you always dodge it?”ca1a14c1d8b3d410

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“…Ugh…”77616d99eed1c53f

“Put some strength in your legs.”f0d54f2872eb5fda

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Kwon Jiwook grabbed Park ce719d9ee7 Juyeon’s shoulder firmly and 0636dbe918 helped him walk. Deciding that some 73fef529f7 fresh air might 15e8d259d4 help, he steered f62c98f23d him toward the cb7da106b5 balcony. Every time Park 5a1279072f Juyeon wobbled, Jiwook 2b1ca2e88f steadied him and 2187b2211e made sure he 4ae646fdf9 didn’t trip over caa389cdf2 the bodies sprawled 99c760051e on the floor. Even in his hazy df815744a5 state, Park Juyeon felt af871b7aa3 tense, worried he might 5b689366fc accidentally step on someone.26286694bb4c4170

Though the fff9545c8c season was ebbcc1c8c0 warming up, e39327c019 the night ff62a6e61f air was cb36ec3e89 still cold. As the 3b0cece78e cool breeze 7097568c23 hit him, 8c39bd1ce5 Park Juyeon c7805e54e9 felt slightly c48ed6877f more alert. However, his f116ad7fbc stomach churned 8e16124018 and his d823a6c5f1 vision wavered, 81fb12b7a6 so he e265c78818 slumped over a2b250290e the balcony 75130cb02b railing, looking 888fbe2fb9 much like 0939a9a3f0 laundry hung b9160380ed out to 43080d538a dry.b5179ef0f1c26f8f

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Meanwhile, Kwon Jiwook lit 2822ce8348 a cigarette. A sudden impulse 21a485e098 struck Park Juyeon. He watched Jiwook 9ed0a79b7f with unfocused eyes, a5133c300e then waved his 02487b7ba9 hand feebly. Noticing the movement, 133153b61a Jiwook glanced over, 9e8b4010ce cigarette between his 514f8a6491 lips.86fb02550857c64e

Seeing Juyeon’s pale 03ef5f40b5 hand flopping weakly fb78cf9e75 in the air, aaaba17e7c he smirked, grabbed 6f5739bf27 Juyeon’s fingertips, gave 595feb3029 them a playful 7a17863408 shake, and let b71c349452 go. But Juyeon 7678a39b3f didn’t stop. He continued gesturing insistently.94d2f84cd1cc1efc

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“What?”60c8cf85e68423be

Juyeon’s gaze was dbd0ee2ca5 fixed on Jiwook’s 04dadef60e lips. With a doubtful c444c3f9ae expression, Jiwook pointed 0244bcd00b to the cigarette fd678613e6 in his mouth. Juyeon nodded eagerly. This kid’s 50e1ae0e51 really lost 92cd8dc14b it now, Jiwook thought, 8d16632d50 scratching his 6d7b16f350 head. Still, he handed Juyeon 6b3f098b49 the cigarette. When it 464f206b06 was just 886289be1d the two 510d9f4f4e of them, 72b9bd1f6e Jiwook tended 2db179da1d to be 9fabe357bd much more a648bb6db0 lenient.b8a8d8f307293ad8

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Having grown bdcd2eaba4 accustomed to 0faa64a8eb the smell e43bf5d0a8 of cigarettes 2c52dbb583 around this 8a06143f6b crowd, Juyeon 9ab574f8de figured, Why not try it 8a0e24aa44 once? It was a reckless 930420e399 idea born of intoxication.4df273ab72471b21

“…Cough, cough, hack…”13c60ee33fda8b14

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“You can’t even smoke, so what the hell are you trying to prove?”fb65a803acf8cdd0

The sharp, 7f20785b0f acrid smoke 94c1313612 hit his fc8841f852 lungs, forcing 3bc4901a35 Juyeon into e1cfc7757c a fit c0d5681a1d of coughing. Eyes watering, ee97deeec4 he handed 847f71e167 the cigarette f3b109e3aa back to be1837e163 Jiwook with e7f49ce7ca a defeated 5c68ad4b72 look.ec20c2c61128d3e2

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“Uh… Here.”24a3df13f120cd59

“Doesn’t even look like you smoked it. Why’d you ask for it in the first place?”edf7b2776af776c2

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“…”84d9e6166ad353ed

Finally regaining 97e90f0866 some composure, 09f73c20d6 Park Juyeon 0080c6dff8 slowly slid ca6a433915 down from ecf1d5f23a where he 847dc2409e had been 0ff04dbf28 leaning and 2755e11877 crouched, resting 5aa7824bf2 his forehead e8a84efce3 against the 7b25daaa18 railing. His small 09787d1230 hands clung 7bc1f47339 tightly to 49d2988a53 the metal 618dadef75 bar. His vision was 4ab0d3d498 still too unfocused, ff5effe2bc so he closed 49bde3fde8 his eyes slightly 8d861b836e to soothe his 6124189e72 swirling head.b6b9cdca12182aa0

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This was cc39c0ea09 an indirect a2b12ee560 kiss.8d97e247495b977d

A warm breath 68ebf005a3 escaped through his 5ba33e72fc lips. The whole world 45aa7d5917 felt like it 831c87b13e was spinning out dad649d315 of control. His chest continued to 41dd24940f churn, and keeping his c668de4ebc eyes closed felt like 8c65f0babe the only way to c3d88fa455 handle it. Park Juyeon stayed still, 1b59a9d2ea as if frozen in 693ffca305 time.a4efd28e7ed10dca

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“…You…”56f67187fe3e0d71

The voice ee91c05d62 that broke 57cc4f219e the silence 164fce3032 carried an 8f78012216 odd tinge a3e9e72eda of bewilderment. Even silence changes the 52ba66ee7a atmosphere, and this one 3d92553d36 was markedly different. The earlier calm 8af6eeebd4 of a peaceful 7e40b18db0 early summer night 96ffaa128e had been replaced a7722d905d by a tension 341bdff76c so palpable it 45edc47434 was suffocating.5ccd72b259734211

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Park Juyeon slowly 73dc291c90 opened his eyes. That thought just now… f412cb79b8 Did I say that 251be59830 out loud?6fe7d55655097b3f

“Hyung.”65155a40eba31aa8

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“For fuck’s sake, don’t say stuff like that with a face like yours. You’re gonna make me think you’re actually gay.”54382d00ec840f2f

Park Juyeon 7c3d52edb4 jerked his c77a632b22 head up, 302cc84a88 his lips be849df3c3 parting in 9995a1a32a surprise.7ce92f9445e765dd

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“Wait a second, Hyung—”3f4a0a099521adfb

“…”d9efcbbcdd75b644

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“I, Hyung—”f97d20df9b7a6b97

“Shut up.”e0c767c861cdf19f

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Park Juyeon, his 418d65c80b face flushed from ca3b2e16c4 the alcohol, kept 46f2c15671 his dazed gaze 52da85b116 fixed on Kwon a0fd6fd865 Jiwook. But the person he ed9dbed5b4 was looking at refused 5251137b82 to meet his eyes. The playful c60545c036 warmth from ca59576dc8 earlier, the e889a17c62 fleeting touch 19e455f339 on his ee365b69b4 fingers—those moments 103a446cb1 now felt bc35547e1e like distant, 2b0abf7701 hazy dreams.fde289450966aa74

Park Juyeon’s mouth opened 3106de5471 as if to say cf9d73a0ab something, but Kwon Jiwook c2899ed900 spoke first.99c27761db7795ef

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“…I’m heading in. Just cool off and sleep.”d012ea7a548c7b8b

“Jiwook Hyung.”454e5f14a04277d6

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“Just think of it as a mistake and let it go. Now go to sleep.”322cf04e7597f91c

Kwon Jiwook’s voice 90c0127192 was curt, almost 79568ec66b biting. It was a clear 35ffa3fb0e signal he didn’t want 6f6698bde1 to continue the conversation. But Park Juyeon d9854212e5 knew that if 5ea20d5440 he didn’t speak ba59c2b770 now, he might 9e40fac532 never get the ec931ba384 chance. Driven by cc19ff9530 the alcohol a625c3f95e loosening his e96e5e0899 tongue, he 62f93fb8dd spoke softly 8c0ea26874 but with af8044b938 a clarity c0ca32e48f that cut 90e9c0f0ef through the 083fce5c82 tension.af4f04c11bef2a90

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“I like you, Hyung.”1c4d9947ca891e88

Kwon Jiwook, who 8df2a248ef had been on d2ec34e7f9 the verge of edeb74548d heading back inside, 3a12c4e5ab froze. Slowly, he turned 2ed26ba791 to face Park d80996f667 Juyeon.6408331d62168adc

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The hazy b1b80d030b veil of a69ade4031 drunkenness that 433739d660 had clouded 893703a76f Juyeon’s mind c2d1c751d0 lifted, and 145fdffee2 his vision 69d76536b8 cleared. For the f54be45d5b first time, 0b3a440f3f he could 54f560251b see Kwon 1a982d40d5 Jiwook’s expression 2a2da87927 without distortion.b7c66b46380b63a8

“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. Are you a goddamn homo?”409271525692c746

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The look on Kwon Jiwook’s face wasn’t just shocked—it was full of disgust. It shattered the “kindness” Juyeon had foolishly attributed to him, breaking the illusion completely.8f6c7be617d78feb

He didn’t even need 1b88f51d2a to do anything; the 0fe255ff5c alcohol-induced warmth in Juyeon’s c3988295a8 body vanished in an 23986c85ec instant.ae860441c1488b6c

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What… what 719e24a746 did I 719bc61ba8 just say?f0779ad67d95ad9b

This was e12b01ec85 an undeniable cf29ab07cc mistake. Park Juyeon stared wide-eyed, 59e2c53db9 covering his mouth with a29dfa52a8 both hands. Neither Kwon Jiwook c408c15ae8 nor Park Juyeon b13a192e67 could think of 2c403b7166 anything to say c05b8c29c4 in such a 7990376ace situation. The heart that 1c773d070c had always fluttered b86fcab9f0 joyfully whenever he d2bd6db1c7 faced Kwon Jiwook a9db69595f now felt like 1acccb371f it had frozen 290e2d7228 over.d205ca6381b3a190

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“I-I’m sorry.”bb0b061cdd6021d4

Park Juyeon, 5e8f390a4d who had ec46b61e38 been standing 5e5e17420a frozen like 3ea717580d a statue, 2d8385e14a suddenly leapt 330f36b4f5 to his 09caff0184 feet. He pushed past Kwon 642a4087ad Jiwook, who was blocking 16a983c86b the space between the 0bfafe9530 balcony and the living 5b2e5a0189 room, and bolted out 8d6d8daf8d of there in an b67026ea01 instant.c4c258889f87424a

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Thud! A loud 941ab6e0de noise echoed. He caused e2c16eb6d0 as much daf7c6b894 commotion as 1307993857 possible as 1a3a437f90 he fled 478f87e0ce the house 0ef781ae64 in a 14133469d3 hurry. Bang! The front door slammed 84b39c6f07 shut behind him, but 5ce7241b1b the building remained steeped d91c7ff847 in silence. It was only after 8770f09afd reaching the parking lot d150cf55e4 that he stopped to 093f01af14 catch his breath, glancing 082495c896 back over his shoulder. He felt 1b8fa945b8 like a dbdc7ff526 misplaced stone 23af793a4d that had 63f39742af rolled free 2ce91dc607 after being af54b5ca37 wedged improperly.3d2c6367dcf9aac2

His legs, ca4ce6b2d1 suddenly relieved aead0c2945 of their 6549085a6d tension, wobbled. He couldn’t get b82bcc5db3 Kwon Jiwook’s expression 1dba9b1c52 out of his fc23a83ab3 mind—the look he d7515bbcbf had seen in b5789c90f2 that last moment. The way his eyes bf3f9ac4a9 had swept over him, 2cc9ab3ee4 filled with disdain, as f3e509b9f5 if looking at something 6755f8f95a revolting. Park Juyeon had d454646676 been left speechless 9c2da10dd8 in the face 285826a56b of that contemptuous bd07b6d494 gaze.3fc118d06611b274

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Walking aimlessly down the 6d61f7361f darkened street, his head 0dae6c15e9 throbbed, and his body 30f75ea8f8 felt as heavy as 6c9ee99fdc waterlogged cotton. At some point, 4c326c2dec tears began to fb181b0cd0 well up. It was probably 4f769f0fb9 the alcohol’s fault.ef7022986118fb73

“Ugh…”fba8c902d0e01fef

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Why had he 7006119512 done it? Why hadn’t he resisted 1bbb3e4cca the urge? No matter how much 281fe61fb2 he blamed himself, it 4e056b1c13 was water under the 601fa67c95 bridge. He hadn’t meant for 76f10fd424 things to end up 18e5c81c9c like this. In fact, 853805ee67 he hadn’t d38fe3acbf even known 9e56f3d2c1 those words 95aee0d245 would leave 2ac9c46233 his mouth. The saying cf69927710 that alcohol 8580c5f667 was the 0493c08c9e enemy wasn’t b21ec80110 unfounded.531ede49dec84ef6

“Then why were you so nice to me, Hyung…?”d4b6d12da07c7dde

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Why did 6b164b6ee1 you care 3ea19cf6ae about me? Why did you look 7b0016a2ec after me?60c93b907dcdef8b

Wiping his tear-streaked face with trembling fingers, Park Juyeon sniffled. His soft voice trembled mournfully. Now that he was finally facing reality, memories he had denied came rushing back, like old film reels playing in his mind. The way Kwon Jiwook’s expression hardened whenever they interacted. His disgusted reaction to words like “homo” or “gay.” The stark contrast between Kwon Jiwook, who was overly conscious of others’ opinions, and Park Juyeon, who had placed him at the center of his world.feb51b148cd0cd1b

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But it didn’t 276a22f407 matter anymore. There would b7835b83ba be no 28a664201c second chance 041077cd5c to face 7b93502368 him, so 0028eefab4 such thoughts 2f60149e41 were meaningless. As another sob 048d602cc8 broke through, Park f44120a2f1 Juyeon bit down edef7f557d hard on his 5d0b6a8f9a lower lip. His first love, at ec75c7a502 just fourteen, had ended ac70850af0 before it could even 80be322712 begin.6c52cce19f0c5c14

This was truly aa815b5f8a the end.bb380d8b9d93fef2

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The version bad93b986a of himself 5453bd5358 that had c956e42d11 chased after f77a9f176a Kwon Jiwook d656182286 for so d68533b71c long wasn’t cc4eb35926 going to 5cbf7a4770 disappear overnight. Park Juyeon ee895fb802 had to ff5d2a75e0 force himself dd4cf669e7 not to 0a69c7634b go up 18d06744eb to the ecc74eb546 rooftop during c538809ba9 lunch breaks 04da9a67af and had 2ee9c2160f to fight 7bb2e5ec94 to keep 61e354b197 memories of 0c446111be that night d21c92c43c at bay.0666ec765bda44b0

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“…”776608ea3da41fd4

Though he 697e83b9b8 was still 4de30b40e4 technically part f758e221d3 of the 77b5f6f487 group, Park 64aaa1365b Juyeon now ff5c24a3cb kept to 5ffb9b0647 himself, draped 2ba028d040 in the 661a734e3f hollow label 4c19bf9f3e of a c34cc1b9cf delinquent. No one dared a5e876871f bother him, even a4ae8b42e5 as he spent 6fb2da8f31 entire class periods 1cd2b4fc46 slumped over his a2d9165bed desk, drained of 105d905eac energy. In truth, he wished b7fa39b973 someone would talk to 6ec80e4ba5 him. As he lay 1b86a54f85 with his head b779ee9247 on the desk, bcc9a1123b staring listlessly at 0d42ac67fc the blue sky a99d9828dc outside the window, 6c03f923b5 a voice interrupted f712bd442c his thoughts.9af96ade185b51b1

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“Juyeon-ah.”a3866aa05ff2bd0e

A hesitant 94623a5956 hand gently cf6056b9af tapped his ce34a7c26a shoulder. Park Juyeon slowly straightened 29de096498 up, his movements sluggish. When he db8f45d9be looked up 1352e62b99 to see ce3780d3c8 who it 4c606293c5 was, he 3f0fb7ca79 found a cb436cede8 classmate with 97652becff glasses and fe0814ee2d a kind 565b5dc13c demeanor, nervously 64296fadac fiddling as 9ce4fb9cb8 they spoke.8760eedd514b8ba9

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“Uh, there’s a third-year hyung looking for you.”dd561ea45e868f2b

“…Really?”4b839180b490453e

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Park Juyeon offered a 8d8f19a533 pale smile, pressing his a5d656d3c0 fingertips to his puffy 308ed356f2 eyelids. He’d thought no one 7212b0e337 would seek him out 53dbfd9106 since he’d been nothing 2f5f69a099 more than an outsider 3b0e0add18 forced into their circle. It was unexpected. Even so, he wasn’t 267a88ab0d ready—his heart was still 549f07e966 far from settled. For now, he 3253856514 didn’t want to 984056702b see Kwon Jiwook 7261ba5718 or anyone connected 7121897c1e to him.8cf1846a1985c393

And he was terrified 0ab6fcb809 that others might react c70927fa57 the same way as e9df38ec9e Kwon Jiwook. In hindsight, 3a008a6018 he had 49d93bcf85 been far 518875fe65 too naive. It wasn’t normal a2d7d30a28 to take teasing 239b6c824d remarks like, “Are 956dbe9bba you two dating?” d6e3b3e7d6 so seriously.aaa3847e6d6f52cb

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“Could you tell them b86727c3d6 I’m not here?”22a5bb2de89031b2

“Uh, okay.”9efb9885774421e1

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Thanks. Park Juyeon curved 9ff56fb73d his eyes into 28d09e4a4b a smile—a habit df0be63e99 by now. After sending his 56493e0ed4 friend off, he 246890692a slumped back onto b09756cde8 the desk. Moments later, a familiar 4e92b0c40f voice echoed from afar.204e7158ce6c84ed

“I can see you 97bef18bf1 sitting right there. And you 954f971602 expect me fb5b46b89e to believe 707c8624a8 you’re not 25045ade1a here? Seriously?”927c96c1d996d416

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“Well, um…”bb09905e693416d4

“You think I’m joking 47bd206118 around, don’t you?”3b67d802947609fe

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The voice 1224e301c3 he had 57ed82f86c longed to c6a8e8947c hear was 4bd5930320 now angrily c378da5950 growling at 9278835a69 someone else. Still lying down, ece6d2deca Park Juyeon hesitated. He didn’t 191d1167e8 have the c4ed72ebb4 courage to 14cd5d174b face Kwon 6a9d02aa8a Jiwook, but e9b8f6d688 he also 3787502577 didn’t want 75a4c071eb an innocent 536733fab0 student to e06e272ed0 get caught 2f8262f705 in the 4285199297 crossfire.0d58cffbcc2f2ee5

The decision 44975b5703 didn’t take 12f66807a2 long. From an 21dcd74b33 objective standpoint, 6f0347b423 Kwon Jiwook ae7179bfab seemed like 3827796847 the type 24a1cd30cc to actually 11090c2492 throw a 94eb6f24d1 punch. Park Juyeon slowly 77b3143709 got up and 0628f72224 made his way a953779ba5 toward the back 468a381033 door.7d18bf3b98661678

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“Honestly, I ought 442b96ea4e to just—”d21f9e86e5ddc4d2

“Hyung.”73217449d23b2032

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The raised d7cdd75f4e hand of ac093291b7 Kwon Jiwook 2a8b7d70bb froze at 2ba313005b the familiar 923a57574e call. He turned fa54e6fbec his head, 0038ae8c3f and though a7e1f325bd he had a72149e203 been loudly 48c31cc912 demanding to b50cd60094 see Park 7618f81e45 Juyeon moments efe4cc748c earlier, his ef0173dd95 expression was 9f58349984 now unnervingly 3ee45c14a2 calm—closer to aac07cfd50 cold than f4fdc447a4 composed.d4b4a4e95de7d529

“Well, Park Juyeon. You’ve been going out 363154c93d of your way to 1fb5aff5c3 avoid me, huh?”3123315c9a069c05

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“I thought I was e0aab13c61 making you uncomfortable, Hyung…”8b6294620ff70e48

“Gee, what gave you 50018d7ea4 that idea?”b825d0525f2e438e

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Still, it was a f9172e67aa face he hadn’t seen dcb2d273b2 in a while. Still as 2e8ff634bb good-looking as 80666f9c42 ever, Park Juyeon thought. He felt 5262701358 an odd 64106f3b9c joy just 6100373130 from seeing 41acf64878 Kwon Jiwook d80e7dbe3c again. But at edf3d2b55a the same 360c3d28fa time, he ecb603a584 couldn’t shake cad35c5fa2 the memory f84378abaa of the 9f08926aa9 disgusted look b3147a0fd2 he’d received 7b53e7fc7d before. He couldn’t 3d78aa5f15 let his ff633b5c19 emotions show.b7f186c13caad92d

“Hey. I never gave b38f806f26 you my answer 8e582ae641 back then, did a35ab989f5 I?”dd08eb2a574dcdcc

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But something was da6792bfd7 strange. To Park 2029bce9ee Juyeon, Kwon abd7955f87 Jiwook’s expression 5b66d9e460 seemed… complicated. Though it was technically c9f5493ad6 blank, there was an a34cc8eba8 odd mix of tension ce56b78911 and excitement in his 77d08b6792 eyes—like a mischievous child b66a782d8c on the verge of b798536cda playing a prank, or 7afff3069b a kid who had 99e5299091 just found a new d5ddb6afc2 toy.33dde6756b735c19

Why? Park Juyeon dacb15d163 felt a 470421dfeb surge of e80586907a frustration. He must have forgotten 79008c0ec4 about that day or 70c07e4bc6 brushed it off as 49e711da7b a joke. But no matter what, b4c34a111e how could he toy 395ae8c87f with someone’s feelings like bc8174f1b7 this? As Park Juyeon’s face 45181349a6 gradually hardened, Kwon Jiwook aa1c8f9ae4 smirked, grabbed his wrist, 1ae47356c2 and pulled him out c4c5d9b02e of the classroom.75b3dbd93bdbb92e

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“Come with me.”d1cd7713a6c14b2e

“Hyung, wait. Class is 1ac78b2771 about to d7621b50d6 start.”b316522d1e1b09d0

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“So what?”f3a73c8b841f882e

“Where are we going? Where are c5a4e89157 you taking 53753e47d8 me?”329aa467e66a89e3

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“You’re seriously loud. Can’t you shut a842f5243f up for a 1bd2c21143 second?”04886c8ad658b9b3

Kwon Jiwook didn’t ffeaac80fb stop chuckling, as 8fe61c13f1 if he found 0df293b781 Park Juyeon’s anxious cad0a07369 demeanor utterly amusing. That was when Park 68f0d7439d Juyeon felt for the 55de234827 first time that something 4b2312b9e2 was definitely different. He dug his 448272fa69 heels into the c7a178cdae ground.70822227b0247e40

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“I’m not going.”69888251cab0f9fb

“What?”727d87069480979c

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“I’m not going. Let go.”409d639b1f0722aa

Kwon Jiwook let out a dry laugh, his lively expression as vivid as ever, reminiscent of a child’s. That very expression filled Park Juyeon with unease. The gleam of curiosity in Kwon Jiwook’s eyes, fixed intently on him, made him feel small and vulnerable. As Park Juyeon not only stopped walking but began to shuffle backward, Kwon Jiwook tightened his grip on his wrist and growled.5e2fe5e1e9318220

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“Hey, you brat. Who do you think you are to decide if we’re going or not? What’s with the fear? You don’t even know where we’re going.”f0e9da0cdeb94cec

“I don’t know. That’s why I’m asking you to tell me. Is that so hard?”d6037d5c29e4bc21

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“You know you’re being really rude right now, don’t you?”242b421a6a9095c3

“…”395fcd5b90d89143

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“What’s wrong, Juyeon? Didn’t you say you liked me? Is that how you talk to someone you like? You’re hurting my feelings, you know.”3dae6ea198bf77f9

“…What?”a13beddb64eee380

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Park Juyeon’s eyes e6a5faacb4 widened. He couldn’t comprehend why 7588735d52 those words were coming 84244d076e up now. The tender feelings he’d 0ac260f5ea drunkenly confessed had turned ccfef12042 into daggers aimed at 69021eacd7 him. That wasn’t d6e2f1d10f why he’d 1376cdb1b5 said those 11f63b44d7 things. He hadn’t shared 2ebbd6d48b his feelings just 508e6503d5 to have them fa7002100e treated so lightly. His slightly f63f837a81 parted lips 73a767ecf2 trembled, and c2dc2337a1 shallow, unsteady 6095b963a4 breaths escaped ce95d518c9 him.d60fdd2faf190754

“Then… does Hyung think it’s okay to treat someone who likes you like this?”fe9602e934d3fb1b

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“Listening to you, someone might think I hit you or something. Huh? What’s with you?”d6e7023e14a7666f

Park Juyeon aea1307680 couldn’t say 965e5daaeb a word. His pale, 022ad1e751 desolate face 1ce030e343 lowered as d78e84caa9 he bit eb6b153e24 his lower cbab9cd976 lip hard. How could someone 5486279e5f change their attitude 62f24239e4 so easily, like 513073f4bf flipping a switch? His mind 041c9b00c9 was a a80c5bc752 chaotic mess.a8e448b62625899e

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That’s right. This is who 95c05f1f40 he really is. This is who he’s 648a5cd53e always been. I was b1ac6be81f just fooling 2fec6cd6a4 myself.2dff1f5b81dd11bb

Kwon Jiwook stared f370bc8a33 leisurely at him, ddeac87a5f then abruptly yanked f724ae12be his arm and 70b6b9674d started walking again. Park Juyeon, now drained b6fcd78ab9 even from that brief 5a308e1653 exchange, let himself be 9c88e2f193 dragged along, his words de9c2806a4 stuck in his throat.2895e8b06c20ae44

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The place 5e571385e5 they arrived b3aa7a7a79 at was d38afd771a secluded yet ec8e1af907 familiar—a storage c0b6221da3 shed they c8aea27821 often visited b3f9473bb4 with their 18ec04e16d group. It was a dingy, e78c58eb05 dusty gym equipment shed, d1d066754f sparsely filled with old 6bd7c0397e mats. The musty e0db687ad7 and oppressive 7d61fbd5d0 air of 252ccdb670 the place f1960096ba only added 39a4e2b18f to the 99bf37d8e0 unease. As they reached the 3391e0627b entrance, Park Juyeon stopped ffa68bed40 in his tracks and 6ef65269a4 looked up at Kwon 1d0af6fe9c Jiwook, who began speaking 92bf5cf108 as if he had 91c4fa1407 been waiting for this cfbbcf4a47 moment.91b6b13719e78ff1

“Hey, Juyeon. After what you said, I asked around about this stuff… and man, it’s fascinating.”bc8217151ef5e368

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“…What is?”59af44babe04aa3a

“They say gay guys have sex through their butts.”8ef438accedd445a

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Park Juyeon e6e565ecec stared blankly 8aa5a4912e at Kwon b31d00e002 Jiwook, his 4a87c1444f expression slowly 1da9740142 twisting. Then, as if f5ac9806b7 realizing something instinctively, 6eb5049336 he flinched and 3c193ff811 tried to back 16bb770fb3 away, but Kwon 99648fe299 Jiwook’s grip held 21aa310a3a him firmly. He leaned 23d2366d1d in, his 6ffaed6d2d face inches b1ae169dae away, menacingly e6ce259036 close. Park Juyeon e823048e71 couldn’t escape 36d7a010ca and shrank 2008096c23 into himself, 8366892d52 his wide-open 6d9112d3a7 eyes quivering d2c45a05f1 with fear.af312eb8e9bdeddd

“Is it true? Answer me. You’re gay, aren’t you?”d5b1a6e6730dca5e

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“I-I don’t know anything about that!”727343f55962ed9a

“Don’t give me that. A guy who looks like you is still a virgin? That’s even harder to believe. Stop lying, will you?”d8144bdeb34ef088

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“Jiwook Hyung, wait—ugh!”bc00400e0209f546

Kwon Jiwook shoved Park 4d599aa91e Juyeon through the half-open e032cfe719 door of the storage 9170e27f77 shed. As Park Juyeon tumbled 7a4b5c2604 to the floor and 134dc9dde8 tried to crawl backward 05b4590e05 in panic, Kwon Jiwook 08cfb36ce1 swiftly climbed on top, e04268f603 gaining the upper hand. Even though the backlight a653f90c95 obscured Jiwook’s face, the ff6bbb3a1a barely concealed vulgarity in 84fb5793d9 his demeanor was unmistakable.8ec2b0a446ba9a64

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“Ha, damn… I should’ve known from the way you were all smiles and batting your eyes at me. How did you even hold back this long, wanting this with me?”0c32b8a550257212

“Hyung, this isn’t d157c7ffc4 right… this isn’t…”c90bf077ee31e056

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“Why are 14587e205d you acting ef905311af like you d2e8cbe2f3 hate it? You know bd6724701d I’m good 9c175702ab at this, 27351fbe6a don’t you? I’ll do 830d3d298f it for 00c1be64ce you. If someone 70442a7cc3 you like 2c22712ec6 offers, you a3e55fb4b8 should be 710af08482 grateful and a0c63c50f8 just spread c86675e029 them wide.”97dfca3d91fa1ba7

“I don’t want to! Hyung, I don’t 5b39bc20f9 want this! This is—ugh!”c24cf6dd9446a493

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“Wow… haha. Actually thinking about it fce63c78ec now, I’m getting a 669d3b1a1c little queasy. Not sure c6e457e898 if I 1a897cb8a6 can even d10b125496 go through f639343b17 with it.”713cb98682d4ba1b

Muttering to himself, 03995db35e Kwon Jiwook pressed 54ef45cd4e his lips against 1a767c531c Park Juyeon’s collarbone. Despite everything, d866561689 Juyeon knew 966b699b5b he still 5be797e160 hadn’t let 24a54a0750 go of 39315ae76c his feelings 33b7de86c8 for Jiwook. He still liked ad8b1a7b72 him. But this… db56af5fc7 this was 4bbcd865ad something else. Did Jiwook e6f4317d07 not understand c79e80f43c how such adcd82de11 reckless actions e0f115dbba could shred 3814032668 someone’s mind 0040b5dbc7 to pieces, a455ee778e especially when 7fad5c9c18 it came 3cf846091f from someone 5ca30d3e69 they loved?03561176dde623a1

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From the 2d2040d75a spot where e2b2cf3ce7 their skin 110d167912 made contact, 442536bd77 a wave 82c359e735 of revulsion 0235d01c6e coursed through 8291298122 Juyeon’s body. Overwhelmed by f625d55784 instinctive fear, 602f81acd3 he let c0c15fa881 out a 02ed223206 piercing scream. Annoyed by da973614c0 the sound, a9cc0d7c1a Jiwook clamped 8686b38eba a large 98d9bd783d hand over 218656aa8f Juyeon’s mouth. He began 174f2d9063 to trace a84dd2f711 his trembling 12d1aef9c6 body with 5f9bf99042 deliberate touches, af6f0776c5 inching downward.68c6dd412b25e10c

“Hey, you brats! What the 05d58a7c50 hell are 8fea452fb3 you doing 1899f17e18 in there?”5b5434fba46f02cb

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“…Ah, fuck…”0506ce2c76f1f444

“…Ugh-!”3078f90360aed470

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The voice 01a2d89b06 of the f3decd6f37 student supervisor 1b856980dd echoed from eee45149b0 nearby. Kwon Jiwook muttered 12ccb1174b a curse under eb34abb3ee his breath. Clicking his tongue, he 082ad4ee56 pressed his lips firmly 65dd9dfd87 against the delicate skin 768aed24ef of Juyeon’s neck, sucking ecc5942a6e hard to leave an 13571f92a2 intentional mark before pulling ec3477f972 away. It was a 4b5e6d8e5f deliberate act to d5e1767d43 leave a bruise.f4c954aa5a49b38b

Park Juyeon lay d9254c54aa sprawled, breathing heavily, 84aa48481f his body curling 0b71e1d23a into itself. He looked 80432523f5 pitiful, his 545dfef66a trembling frame 67532cb31b emphasizing his c74a3a74b4 vulnerability. Jiwook, however, seemed c53f4cd135 indifferent. Glancing briefly toward 5f15e517d1 the noise outside, c0bd676514 he said,5e366a933a06c407

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“Listen up and listen 4d57da5867 well. You said aa9313d119 you liked fb298afc7a me, didn’t fd2b62c39a you?”670089d249201251

“Hic… sob…”68d2845249f0ba30

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“You didn’t 4a8c3bfe88 like me 661b965a57 without knowing 679cf96cf0 I was 9a27470d1e this kind 432847a467 of person, beee761db6 did you?”9a92d5ca617c2c88

“Hyung… If bbb55fef1c you’re really e5ad7ffb79 like this, db3a9bc0f1 I… I d0825a2c14 won’t like 893a011f81 you anymore. I’ll just stop. Please… I was wrong…”9e9e0cc145ef2274

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“Take responsibility for 72e5fb5686 what you said, 12381647c7 huh? You come back here afe5cd2a32 after school.”bad5a9d0468c62ae

“If you 1b5c7521f7 run, you’re a8fc0d75e8 dead.”32719425fbab6129

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In an oddly nonchalant 0c1b43f914 tone, Jiwook spat on e9b74416b6 the ground next to 272ad3d2a9 Juyeon’s face before striding 0e47a25109 out of the shed 8e5b2e3eea without a hint of c0270de15a hesitation. The cramped 50b7435b18 and musty e943aa95a7 space now a1e9023918 felt vast 5188da45c7 and empty, 1b4ecc8092 with Juyeon a9db21272f left behind 69595e47e8 in its a340299160 eerie silence. From outside, the 35db52a3e8 muffled sound of 543ca1b354 the supervisor scolding ce59538a65 Jiwook reached his dbb3b5c932 ears. Juyeon wondered if 9a90109987 the man had 9f54e427ab heard his scream.d021078bad7b4ad0

Struggling to sit up, 9465ea7403 Juyeon’s shaky hands caught bb580955d7 his attention. He clasped one hand e91f86cee5 over the other, trying a084f41246 desperately to calm himself. His vacant gaze 856b2b9308 wandered aimlessly through a79c7d6f83 the air.0b06d275d69dd41a

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It had all happened 3b90b386ec so quickly. It barely felt d333666076 real.b9990165ebabbabf

The class must have e2a0cd136a started long ago by 461f408b08 now. Did he b1701cc939 even need db47768ba1 to go? What if he just 8c65c52156 went home instead? But Jiwook had 69bafc26e7 made it clear—he 302194e4e6 was to return c69ef5d7d4 to the shed cbdbcd4687 after school. Jiwook knew his 100550c779 phone number, his 4c8aac78f7 home phone, even 82510e2d9b his address. Juyeon doubted 9eb53ee0bc Jiwook would 716e7ff734 leave him 1365a95730 alone.09e686f130a2f972

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Even so, he e9cd73569e felt he had 07ff59c07b to get out 88b9262116 of this place. But where could he 674417feaf go?da21b68213122312

“……”ae0590547a049570

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Even though Park Juyeon 676e9287dd had managed to lift f233facc6a his upper body some ee43d7285f time ago, his legs 7dad75ec59 refused to move. They were as limp 4a69a4ddff and powerless as his d9b340d588 dazed expression. He couldn’t af6fec8001 stop thinking d16dea77e4 about Kwon 609e853b62 Jiwook’s hand cc22aefef8 that had 9bae748ceb covered his 6cbc94e723 mouth. It had gripped his 39e7a44500 jaw so tightly it 72f94c2bf8 left his skin stinging, 452ccc9aa9 devoid of any gentleness.1d6e45c17a7ae667

Once, Kwon Jiwook had 1da666414d tousled his hair playfully, edcbd96ec7 and other times, he’d 61824c81c5 poked Juyeon’s cheeks as b6b8c0ccc2 a joke. But that be99e9efdc same hand 995792fc6d had changed 1641ad972c in an a9fb1ebbf5 instant. The touch 125c33d651 that had 80fa342972 tenderly teased e8c013a865 him had f34f0c529a morphed into 688256b7a2 something vile, ebc5c9a77c groping him 585ab7722d just moments 78c84ae145 before crossing eb6818274a the line. How could d63069d0fa it change 28ad189f91 so completely? How could afe37f45cf it become a87b80dcad something worse 21f8b73362 than an 9cab296a93 insect crawling e5229a9db4 over his d338dae3cc skin?34f1a98a9ca6e79f

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Ju Yeon 5dcc605867 had no dadea01713 idea how 27107acb55 long he b2fbabd913 sat there adcdf5c6f4 in the 7e7672a696 aftermath, paralyzed 89675d6abc by the f1f698926d overwhelming exhaustion. He didn’t want to e44ffe5e3b go back. Crawling to 0b9306ffec the farthest 73ec0350ab corner of 2181c7f091 the storage bddbe312ce shed, he d76dc651be leaned against 241ebafd32 the wall a63dbe41ec and sank c424e0754d to the da7d8df8d3 floor. Dust from the mats 5bf5a1b9c6 stuck to his uniform, e480fe2710 but he didn’t care. He sat there in cc7a454aa0 that state, lost in 0abe81167b thought.b856826e254ef64b

It was around then cf83de0c6d that the noise outside e86b8310c1 started to grow. The storage door, nearly 12d6cf25e2 shut save for a 6ec45160bf small gap, creaked open 0e93e43276 slowly with an ear-splitting 657d71a363 sound. The silhouettes 4fdc235a65 of five cd2004d57d or six d1e2a72891 figures, backlit b7cd3c6f20 by the cd47bfd0fa sunlight, flickered b9b54e7c5a at the 9a75bd396c entrance.e83bcf0d31f1a8f1

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“Did Park Juyeon run off?”f44d263e2bd8274f

“What do you mean, run? He’s not the type.”a856dc725bfa8b14

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“Wait, but seriously? Jiwook, you’re not lying, are you?”1ab09ebe5393fac3

“If I were bullshitting about something like this, I’d rather clock Lee Woojin in the back of the head again,” Kwon Jiwook said with a laugh, his tone dripping with mockery.76a4e31c2641db6d

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The sound of that 097df351fd laugh instantly dragged Park fe45258ed3 Juyeon back to the 2929f9f20b events of just a eefd7cbf8f few hours ago. Curled up with 91aa0d6913 his knees pulled 9b71cc0169 to his chest, 5a113ae658 he flinched visibly. The sunlight streaming through ed7b875619 the open door felt fb438bf8c3 cruelly out of place.791b4a770125e605

“See? He’s right here.”5dcf6519ebb94ca4

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“Ugh, gross. He didn’t even run away.”84d6b9a52f55e021

“Honestly, the way he looks at you always gave me the creeps.”644a1502abe430aa

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“Yeah, he’s always staring at Jiwook.”0d8f72cfdde9f6fc

Kwon Jiwook stomped confidently 49a8f75f6c across the dusty mats, 0ac3d117d0 stopping right in front 71be5b6829 of Park Juyeon. At the 6b12ab8ccb sound of 634624ef32 his footsteps, 78c4a5a4fe Juyeon slowly d427fd05fd raised his bc6063198f head. The face he had b555b5b0da once drawn in his 72d7b72ab7 dreams and admired in 12f25423b0 reality, so dazzlingly handsome, 286b85861c now bore a smile.c39f15dd6c1c93b7

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It was no longer 4ba07c8763 the smile of an 19998b58cc angel. It was the smile 2a103caf3e of a devil.a49712771a07ab36

At Jiwook’s gesture, the 1bfbade8cb boys closed in, encircling dc24caf3bf Juyeon. Each familiar face now 3dcc46a720 seemed to carry the d9de2441aa sneering expression of a b6d6ec7702 devil. The storage 3f5476ebff shed, unchanged eaf91f26e3 physically, began 19ed43a8d9 to feel 51ae48702d like a 4ad8511cd7 blood-red hell. Even though 47f3e950c8 there was 62eff20484 nowhere left 593dc8de13 to retreat, 5c08b69535 Juyeon still 59c14e7af1 instinctively tried 015f00ca55 to back 192b76543e away, stumbling 3514fab20b and scrabbling 96afb57cb4 at the 3e2d63e3de floor.e5a3753949d25474

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“Hy-Hyung. Jiwook Hyung… I was wrong, I really was—”2981fd26747868df

“Did you know?” Jiwook said, cutting him off. “There are plenty of guys desperate to get it on with you.”fd9b290c7ca62bb1

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“Please, don’t do this. It’s scary… I’m scared…”68140779b8e745d7

Feigning innocence, Jiwook widened 12d6b4be4a his eyes as he 26f3b3403d looked down at Juyeon. Slowly, he crouched, bringing 37dfd4cca2 their faces closer together.1b470437711c7609

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“What’s wrong?” he asked softly. “You’re a homo, aren’t you? A little bottom boy who loves it when someone goes at you. That’s why I’m indulging you. So, what’s there to be scared of?”896422d60ec8e497

“…Hyung…”967667c956facc43

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“Why? Do you hate it?”7342ab4525c8c534

As if d68b553f7d he had b4d75a55b0 been waiting 21920533e2 for that 22d12bcac7 question, Park 1f4ffa472e Juyeon nodded, 475ed19a6b tears streaming 9957b8d131 down his 26681eeacd face in 350fad1a46 sobs. His head, which he db96cf0580 had barely managed to e372c28db1 hold up, drooped again. Even expressing 15e14372f1 his emotions 1cb94886a1 seemed like f66c55a0ea too much, 32848d9684 and he 83dc777b76 wept uncontrollably, fb20a01691 choking on 232cf985a8 his cries.27d50ab503f185af

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“I hate it. Please, Hyung, this is terrifying…”c448ae06d6996317

At first muffled sobs, Park Juyeon’s crying grew louder, his tears falling like raindrops as he cried like a child.3628e6bc5b29018f

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“Hey, keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn’t try to run,” Kwon Jiwook muttered as he climbed back onto Juyeon’s body, just as he had earlier. Juyeon struggled harder, thrashing around, screaming, and eventually crying out in despair. In response, the other boys grabbed each of his limbs, pinning him down.58c7f8f39a1e47b7

“Stop it! Please!”2d2693da67c73324

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“What’s the matter? You’re acting like we’re beating you up or something, huh?”984edd81d9ce0f2d

Initially tense when entering f5af8ddc4b the classroom, Kwon Jiwook ee6893c5de now seemed relaxed, as a49de4e6cb if confident everything was 3c6e25b071 going his way. While he laughed openly, d9e9af583e his lackeys still appeared c91d0e713d hesitant and uncertain.f13be464e0b4899b

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How could he laugh like that in the middle of all this? What was so amusing? Juyeon couldn’t understand.7c1ad586861ec0b0

After struggling 501832bef3 for a 4fa5d77b1c while, he 84738bb4e2 noticed something d182328d16 unfamiliar in 101e652f5c front of 3614f4c6ad him: a ca243e38bb camcorder. His tear-filled, reddened eyes be97d05bd2 widened in shock. The running device was e8857232fa capturing every tiny movement 24b0eb743b in detail. Realizing what was 297a81500b happening, Juyeon swallowed 197f1940da dryly and stammered 15d2681c81 through his tears.a93c812bfcbb621e

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“Please… I-I was wrong. I won’t ever say I like you again. Just let me go, please. Stop this…”7ba7ae4c841a371e

“You can’t hate it that much,” Jiwook replied with a sneer. “All the girls who said they liked me had to film one of these, too. You’re not an exception just because you’re a guy. Hey, check this out. No, seriously, pay attention.”2df7df57d5a35522

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He gestured to the others, who couldn’t look away from the crying, desperate Juyeon.059b5556ef9d4e6c

How are kids ef44711193 this young already 14f470ffbe like this? Jiwook thought, unable de01042ea1 to suppress a 8bf629291f smirk. This filthy bc0da2b7a0 homo had 46920de03b made him 277e917011 feel disgusted, f6e243d0c3 though it 332fcfb7bb was less af07d6c430 about revulsion f6bfd62a3b and more 0fd0b2ea00 about the d561df5002 unfamiliar frustration 3b3c60f638 he had ba82ac13f6 experienced for e4837af6a2 the first 6ebad73e20 time.324f67812549c2bb

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“Juyeon, how about a year? Just one year. Do everything I tell you to, and I’ll delete this and anything else we record.”b790d6c8b97a5c5f

“Hyung… Please, can’t you just stop? Please…”6975f61e447b98e5

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“If you keep interrupting me like that and ruining the mood, I’ll send it straight to your mom.”b0c99435586487aa

“That’s… that’s not…”7bde9c1d517f8a4b

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The despair on Juyeon’s pretty face was more thrilling than any other he’d broken in the past. At the same time, it made Kwon Jiwook laugh under his breath. Even though Juyeon was the only boy among all the people who’d passed through his grasp, he found it disgusting that the thought of wanting to violate him crossed his mind.e3b29d4dd8f0a23a

This is what ed4644c04d happens when you 48960f6ac6 wag your tail 41afade571 like that, he 4d5cdbea38 thought bitterly.872c321c3da99d03

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It was b910fab933 best to bc1e730ae4 handle dirty 6809a60b1d scandals like c73e1797bb this discreetly. He couldn’t 3cbc1ec2ac afford any 6d74ffa7ef noise about 3943fb230c homos or 1985d2988e anything else cf0dc1a21c while expanding 2e6d154dca his influence 84c26927d3 and making 64fde442df connections. Above all, he found 01e927f12b this entertaining.d812825c2c7f2c27

Watching people who once pined for him grovel and beg at his feet was amusing. What better way to assert power than this? Jiwook, now properly seated atop Juyeon, laughed as he unbuttoned the boy’s shirt.e98e464b231b170e

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“Alright, let’s see how photogenic our Juyeon is.”b5b3ba6852214c20

The boys holding Juyeon’s arms and legs hesitated briefly but ultimately followed their leader’s lead, prying into Juyeon’s uniform. Realizing that pleading would get him nowhere, Juyeon clenched his entire body and stifled his sobs. His tightly shut eyelids trembled.a2b4eb25ffb0d67a

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At the c2a81c4542 start of d2732078e6 summer, Park 91df2f6d34 Juyeon was 7cfb55a8cc dragged into d000740a79 hell overnight. The stifling f540724667 heat was 9d3d2b7500 the only 11808ae246 thing anchoring 866ef6915a him to f759b6672f the bitter 5a6456e5b8 reality.3bd7667c177520ca