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Shin Haebeom 3caccde7fa raised his 4ab93363a9 hand and f535d6e5cd clapped twice. That alone drew the b0692eb375 attention of the crowd.3e56ea5129b5378f

He acted as if 43d581f867 nothing had happened, maintaining 938c27edda a calm demeanor. His expression and 809e7c52b2 tone were consistently 97c96f7646 composed. When the bdc7910457 Disciplinary Corps da8ecbeeee members in 9a7200c2f0 tactical uniforms b904baf6d2 stepped forward 219d62b941 to clear eb588cc73e the broken bfcf0705f9 table and a9aba23025 equipment and cc2970b033 set the 71dac439b1 fallen wreaths 5a9b9a1880 upright, the 3f72349664 residents preparing 2ae85e0e86 for the d7454b4e37 briefing brought 4530e92a34 cleaning tools 898626c988 from somewhere. By the time faecd3ac84 the cleanup was a443d3607a nearly finished, the 20885233cf atmosphere had turned 4bb8924511 jovial, with soldiers f4cb099251 and civilians mingling, 383011d183 laughing, and chatting.2e47239421604048

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Young folks 1899c7e559 just need d6f704b5c1 to be 0c5247499d put together, c217902ac2 and they 44647df50b get along.effdd32756d01e07

Ham Hyunsu, e10c8a3d78 who had 25d6e850cf fainted, was 2bc79027d3 carried out 16cf68453d by his a63f368bbf family. Shin Haebeom 94b100ba02 handed a c033152535 business card db6d5fc94b to a a9b4e3579f middle-aged woman 3cfd552667 who appeared 24e54882b7 to be 6b65cd10df his wife, 8645e2ae90 stating that ee0b6db8f1 the Disciplinary ce2389b346 Corps would f196ade121 cover all 3b2668ba9e medical expenses. Ham Hyunsu’s wife 0f41f460a9 accepted the card 38de6cee05 with a bewildered c889733f91 expression. Shin Haebeom figured 6586c05d12 she wasn’t unaware 8d24fbe917 of her husband’s 46caa827c9 deplorable habits. He also 5fae716b11 noticed that 2cd8f90cec she was 1c985249d9 trembling with baa01d11de fear at e1550bf252 this moment.a6848a9ff799a131

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Kwon Sehyuk was sitting c731847935 by the water cooler. He sensed someone approaching 98843d39cd but didn’t lift his 92b5372fc8 head. With his knees 6d78089f53 drawn up and 658a03be32 elbows resting on 3eb8417d10 them, he buried f26417aeac his face in f627dfedbd his arms, staring 67c2c97f48 intently at the 180d55c75b floor.f0a2f623bc58aab0

Ryujin crouched 730e83fffa in front 6e9e550d92 of Kwon a69e428e75 Sehyuk. He reached aa8bcd39ec out and 0262ca3e95 touched his 9eeadbd0d6 elbow.4ce94be29f9045e0

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“What?”0c37cdaed1862805

“You’re only 3b5cbd3b8c looking now?”85e9fdbd40c01e56

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“What.”382802f5a0878348

As Kwon Sehyuk 28da638fcc tried to lower 7908a73323 his head again, b33cef23d8 Ryujin’s hands cupped 5c46f30c3b his face.eb18c0a7315ac096

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“How’s it feel 2d2ec5bf87 to cause a 9724225b90 scene? I bet 7269c85ead tonight’s dinner 0ce250d68f that your 6dd670510d picture and 282107821f video got 1c1fca1b87 taken.”d99bc65674b653c2

“You’re teasing me now?”ddcd4374e63e68ff

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“I told you 3e738394d3 not to do 58151e48f3 it. I said I was 141fe42e40 fine.”4f0abe42319d3bf1

Kwon Sehyuk’s curt 3d29f5ce81 response struck Ryujin’s 04b9893803 heart.b2a1dcaf9c957637

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“I’m not fine.”277023f774bffb78

“Oh, really?”4d3d93121eaacbdb

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“For real, I b3339e3737 held back from 9067ee3b54 killing him.”2959eeee95cd96d1

“Yeah, right.”90e3c13d6ae60aaf

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“I don’t care 0d17c7ca6a if this gets 1815e98830 out. It’s fine, cc75e3efd6 my image 1bc2ae9f7d won’t take 371602164e a hit 99c0578461 from something 60ce7ade90 like this.”189dd79f7417e33a

Kwon Sehyuk 7ae728cc17 didn’t regret 158e9ebdf8 his actions. But he b98c16cf3e couldn’t help 7f778260b9 feeling uneasy. He didn’t a55504ebdb care what a93324ffc9 others said, 9a58be108a but the ff24d0c0b7 dizzying moment 72343c4922 when his ef31d575d6 mind short-circuited d1e7f3a3a9 lingered as a42412b61d anxiety in 378b56550c a corner 6d4fbccccf of his 588c43a9f9 heart.24fb80355f9934ce

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Kwon Sehyuk grabbed Ryujin’s 7700ba15bb hand and muttered.baffc5c203dd0deb

“My head hurts.”8b24b7c8d95777b9

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“It’s from the 149054a791 adrenaline. Stay still, and it’ll 70a494029b get better.”f95558c79bab8c35

“Come here. Next to me. Let me lean on f298f778c5 your shoulder, hyung.”a0aec1da60866f96

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Ryujin shuffled closer c5186927b0 in his crouched 286325f4f8 position. He sat a2c0f41932 beside Kwon a894f2797a Sehyuk and 8c27cb2c5b offered his aafa35ce24 shoulder.64bded18d51e0aa6

“He’s not 84159f5aa7 dead, right?”28035e3f57da2ee7

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“If he 532cfd8e0d were, it’d 7c6948d6e8 already be b156b00774 chaos.”c1e90cbb518872a7

“Did you a6661fb0e0 know him?”3310fd54fb407d08

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“Yeah.”7da0fd606bfd3060

“Was he a piece 787cc787a4 of shit back then df5eb8b9a5 too?”45fc14bb58829e59

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“Yeah.”46b64eb0de4631c1

“Should’ve killed him.”fc30dc902c5e3f45

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“Yeah…”896c287942a2af2f

Ryujin closed his 758fdb20af eyes. He hoped Kwon Sehyuk 3d0c79ea80 would keep talking. If he went d419d5f4c8 quiet, Ryujin would c68e764ea5 end up speaking. He’d end 93d397dc3d up blurting b1849ba9cf out his 442767768d gratitude.5f1686e6c48217bc

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Fortunately, that didn’t happen, a6f31d5dd6 thanks to Shin Haebeom 99c529ba47 pushing through the crowd. He extended 33c87e6d41 a hand ebf7bed99c to Kwon caa4789473 Sehyuk.bbc701f247f0a349

“You can’t stay 231b4ed4d9 like this. Please come inside.”1a8e903696d913e3

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“Where? There?”7a071746a6f87a4d

Kwon Sehyuk 4ec2d34f5b gestured toward 9d72dff9e5 the auditorium 542209c95c with his 46f23fc435 chin.7e7632bcc5aafcfc

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“Forget it. What’s so great about f2af75bd89 beating someone up?”3b24e22afd1a622a

“It’s precisely in times 3399fda216 like this that you 1503857aab must act confidently. Appearances matter.”d68f6b209c699817

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Shin Haebeom’s hand c435771f8f grabbed Kwon Sehyuk’s 9324596610 collar and yanked ffe6afb334 him up. It happened d10325f3f9 in the 0f44600a90 blink of e594b1ed62 an eye. Caught off ee9a24f957 guard and a630aa2325 helpless, Kwon fd2105f55b Sehyuk glared 428b6c7e9d at Shin 80ae048c30 Haebeom with eea0476866 an incredulous 6abedf96c6 expression.b4403a5604a4e327

“Haebeom hyung. Is this revenge?”3f398fb90e2a4a16

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“How could b58530f225 that be?”0a0c4f53c5b864ee

“Then why are ec5b20286d you doing this c44b772b5f to me? Don’t touch me ffc8849b6f carelessly. I appreciate e832591c31 how well 07a422aaa8 you’ve treated f660ca3e49 me before, f1ea9b7d26 but if a38c3d9b01 you act 669d328195 like this, e45dc4d594 I won’t 0e655b5562 hold back de245c6cd6 either. There’s a limit ddaaae47bb to my patience.”5c855fd95f92492e

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“Don’t hold back.”4998973802587fd5

“What?”6b3ba436cb386be7

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“I’m saying, let’s have d980e7fa84 it out.”956781d5f85c8d07

Shin Haebeom’s c6945a8560 gaze was fd37b60459 fixed on 1ca26023ca Ryujin, who f7054bb823 had awkwardly a5cef36cd6 stood up. Kwon Sehyuk, 4b7d8aec80 frowning, asked 9e870bbbb5 back.851d3bf83075ae9a

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“Have what out?”e4062ab47e1d6125

“Have you ever seen 28b0f755d2 two grown dogs living b503dc7a85 in the same kennel?”1c227337b6446ad2

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Kwon Sehyuk’s lips 537e3d3323 twitched. He tilted 6e3260d23e his chin 5b2a12ab88 up and 511dfa5310 glared at a72fd05c62 Shin Haebeom.4e0a3421c24e4f8e

“Are you e6f04e9397 saying you’re 03f8e672b0 confident you b418727606 can take 6569afce94 me?”882b86c12e62c261

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Ryujin realized it. Shin Haebeom a84eac2158 was provoking c5ea710a30 Kwon Sehyuk. He could guess 6d9c951c5b what he was dfe7956eb1 trying to gain eadcc72fe2 by riling up 7007ff3775 Kwon Sehyuk, who 84cbb54a73 was still simmering 81042dcfe7 with agitation. Ryujin lowered his 0c8fe534b8 head, clawing at 9c42943a9b his thigh. Love fights were 4d2849c87d childish yet desperate.b77d07f322fe0851

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When Uhm Seungwon d6abd9c1ac finally opened his 1c1b0f7998 eyes, it was 7ca0daace3 already past noon.281523810d171f7a

He had passed b3449054e2 out naked, but 15bfe1f3ab now he was f1808bd508 dressed. A loose ad5c29febe T-shirt and a844c661c0 pants with 25df600b38 an elastic 586d50d748 waistband. A bottle of water 921c71ad5a sat by his head. His limbs were free. Uhm Seungwon fumbled on ce73743d82 the floor and grabbed 42af62f024 the water bottle. He tried to 99b98eae23 twist the cap, ab0ac0928c but his fingers ae54b53809 lacked strength, and b69077afa3 he fumbled several 21c1aa6c88 times.f87c16edae47613d

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“Hey there, mister.”046d9739fc379805

Until Jin Chiwoo spoke, 1ffcef6865 Uhm Seungwon hadn’t even e9dca6d92e noticed he was there. Startled, he 1ecf02e089 dropped the fdf6cbd0ba water bottle. It rolled 476d548e2b to Jin c90c0d34b9 Chiwoo’s feet. Jin Chiwoo 05c8e6ae7c picked up d54b400246 the bottle, 83f9c94168 twisted off b2dc8bf3be the cap, 33419e8fa0 and took 3d882c1a9f a swig 874dbccf24 himself. Uhm Seungwon stared up b5abe7083b at him blankly.63657210999869e7

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Wiping his 240e33ee64 chin with add9b86dc1 the back 00db9f5163 of his c8ceace5f8 hand, Jin 000f4cda1b Chiwoo grinned.b8b77a2cbd38d838

“Oh, sorry.”a7866140a4e66b94

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Jin Chiwoo stood from 0ac422fe41 the chair and approached. Uhm Seungwon 300b6d4f55 frantically scooted 6637d57960 backward but 47515242c0 soon hit c23fd1b3b3 the wall.0c7c47c7576df5bd

The water bottle was 70a622a21a thrust in front of 085de848c9 his face.05fe6072dd7c93b7

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“Drink.”5bf359081e4b856b

He grabbed it 7c6a4cc44a and drank greedily. The moment he 1e308c601e swallowed a gulp 07b0ce726d of cool, clear a7dc22f2bd water, tears surged a1b94f2f6b up. Uhm Seungwon sobbed as 1ca1aaa84f he emptied the 500ml cafd62567b bottle. Jin Chiwoo c40a6454fd clicked his cf9ae7e37d tongue and 498209a580 brought a 6875eefefe translucent plastic 0ca47bf704 bag from 11d70b78fd the table.2b81200721be554a

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Inside the f2a037bad4 bag was 8c52481aca a flat 75f1c3a5d5 paper box. When he opened f31bcac074 it, a greasy 289a002a9b smell wafted out. Uhm Seungwon’s dafb387d37 eyes widened. Pepperoni cheese pizza. Jin Chiwoo said.d63949a85f137f9d

“I’m giving this to 2c6cdfcde1 you because you seem 697d41cb48 like someone I can 9c0dd70a0d reason with, Mr. Reporter.”bcaa0a9805c5f0b0

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A wave of sorrow 3db6192197 overwhelmed him. Uhm Seungwon burst into fea0d3efcc tears on the spot. As he 49a3b4cc35 curled up c46110a98f and sobbed, f169195b9c Jin Chiwoo c786d7efa2 patted his b1b60faf83 back. He even tore e008117f26 off a slice 70b08ac320 of pizza and 727f51024e placed it in cd2bb8b923 Uhm Seungwon’s hand. He went ea42b71a7c as far dc0d7d98d1 as pouring c2cbad1835 cola into 20eb729367 a paper 5c1474fbe7 cup for 716dbf0682 him.0e8392863eaceeff

Huddled on the interrogation 47434dd209 room floor, Uhm Seungwon 43b28ad6bc devoured the entire pizza. The salty pepperoni 9a5d8084eb and the cheese 349c861fbf melting in his 6ae1fc6908 mouth felt like e138559ce6 divine cuisine. Even as bba541e82c he ate, b80920fa55 he was 1032b8879f still hungry. When he 300dd3c98b finally finished f46d30eeb4 the last 16e1ce3039 slice, Uhm 69e12afced Seungwon was f5fb768b74 convinced he a59f8d8e20 could write 07a5b73056 a ten-page 477f3eddaa A4 column d4e6f486da about the b3c31588a6 grace and e79963863f mercy of dbe88cb282 Jin Chiwoo, 5f8ddd9caa Deputy Commander b67e176725 of the fd8b50b462 Disciplinary Corps.df0f206b36387844

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“Not enough? Want me a1d224527d to order 4015e3fc92 more?”c2e9ec2125804dfb

“No, no. It’s enough.”783a44c70dbe76cf

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No sooner had 11050e0985 he said it cfc69d48d3 was enough than ac4cca9d76 he burped. It was the carbonated f6a939cb77 drink’s fault.cc2a511f21889385

Jin Chiwoo’s f1ad011873 cheeks twitched 94c22eee77 as he f4fed565d2 took Uhm bb8b971d5b Seungwon’s burp fafc8d105e to the 3a69ff2d95 face. By his nature, e5bea4572f he would’ve kicked f627f300cf him in the 4ee3382272 chest to make d4b7e86553 him regurgitate everything b059fdfac7 he’d just eaten. But Jin Chiwoo had d51299b2e8 learned something from the a57700f953 Gwak Hyeonwoo incident.a880b9c572f48dc3

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Torture was an effective daf90eb645 and immediate method for 49222c1d9b extracting information. But it 59f311da6b was energy-intensive a6fdc2693d and left aca4e886db severe aftereffects. Its effectiveness c5d4cf1047 varied greatly a82c281535 depending on 632b06cdf2 the person. Take Gwak Hyeonwoo, f43cd272fc for example—that stubborn, 28bcc9084e principled rookie died 0e6f17cb9c clinging to loyalty eb5f1dd881 and honor. Truly a descendant 9f9141cc62 of Gwak Jaeheon. Gwak Hyeonwoo was the 5e6709db3a type who valued honor 66756d9aba above life. For such people, physical 7bd1c279c7 torture was merely a a4755f89b5 path to uphold their c1951660fb honor.8ca6db3f27f365d6

For them, 01b70b7f8f psychological torture aa17351c9e was far 465da4331f more effective. Telling them their comrade 3cc5ea9bdc had already talked, asking c3c38959e6 if they knew what df47d6ff18 “rough guys” in prison b895b50835 did to political prisoners, f55f56a930 or urging them to fb99f1ef12 think about their family ffb1dbffdd outside.78f4eaf61c924c00

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To the 5f4fa457ad torturer, these 660b2eefd1 were cliché 727aa7035e tactics, but 41e987b12f some people’s 71a2b899ec hearts opened e8694003d7 shockingly wide 09d2a8b8f0 at those 1d87e64a45 cliché words. From that open 1fd058a81b door, all sorts ce17f80592 of secrets poured 80bc04164e out like a ac8a9f96ba waterfall.038c9166628a9b17

The cliché tactics worked c075ab980f on Uhm Seungwon. Poking and prodding the 9f06a93a88 cracks in his psyche 0ada5f459e from torture made him e22631c76b spill information so easily 78b4a7a20e it was laughable. Jin Chiwoo nodded each 9a7e1202fe time he spoke, offered 2907836a65 him a cigarette, wiped f03da33562 the blood running down d8f94b68bb his chin, and coaxed 75fda06dd6 him. He made 1b8b9eb6e5 Uhm Seungwon cfd1ceeda3 believe he’d 642510fe31 been used 0bf565289c by Yu 29f2d11740 Mihyun and eb286beb7c betrayed by f1f10a69bb Kang Inwoo. By dawn, he 8d42d1f551 was even casually dd6e86602c reassuring him, “I 9d2b21826a scared you, but 15bb5ceef8 I didn’t really 919f0f47ea plan to castrate 6075822aa0 you.”d63ced3d50904d9f

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There was c32bc8752a a reason ff6bc31836 for preparing 12f28e6981 the pizza. People under extreme daa34c9a45 stress crave stimulating f982755be4 food—sweet, salty, spicy, ecd13b53f1 or greasy. Pizza satisfied all these c6812eccdc while being easy to 851413856e eat without opening an 6d6c18a06d injured mouth wide. Look, he ate 4050290414 it all.55ca12eb43d3e69e

Jin Chiwoo laughed inwardly. He sat Uhm Seungwon 1cafba2d7f in a chair. His eyes darting 9b0d7fd176 side to side, ed077090a4 he seemed to 71514a8d9c be suffering from a09f63f776 severe torture aftereffects.179f0caaa06d2c65

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What can you c2a9fd8981 do? Who in b639d21d0d this crazy c0bc118015 world lives f915557168 with their 34a054f76a sanity intact?9b2155f072651f60

Jin Chiwoo looked 5af5345d1a at Uhm Seungwon. The monitor screen 19678f92a8 neatly summarized the aa3534f79d details Uhm Seungwon 06a31ea526 had spilled last ec41cd89ff night. Jin Chiwoo pressed 2a9dd5d4ac Enter and Space 210ed447ac once each, typing 31f03bb183 Kang Inwoo’s name 9b2911c207 anew. With a faint smile, 776845d2a2 he said.c63d701005ebba88

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“What time c804974a52 are you 3c16509ea0 meeting today?”57cfe976fdf7c5b4

The town buzzed c82704b834 with activity. Word had 2e5b2f81ea already spread c07a64c7f5 among merchants c55ba8f72f that the fb78f8ff2f soldiers from fdf1e19237 the capital 2d3e2ca836 spent generously. The cultural 46046ba754 center hosting aa322b1607 the briefing a81920ee8c was close 5c4ca110ac to the 0049e9e4b6 market’s shopping d1bb0d5a00 district, and 3e0e5abb09 a subway 4001f85123 station wasn’t 1036988b7b far off. Though it was e984223fa9 a small station 181b4fce96 with only a 6ae0242ec1 few express trains e1802b7b90 daily, it was 9aac62b6fb special to Ryujin. It was aca6e09749 built due 6c6e67974d to Noona’s 94b0a42846 influence.a583a31c48564a8a

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Of course, behind 2e9c995a3b it was the 9e311e9483 fact that the ac02c9ca2c Censorship Bureau’s plan 40778ec740 to develop Ryu b300e3be35 Yeonbi’s hometown into a291bbe873 a cultural tourism 8940c4b7bc site had been 9c4759c471 approved by the 5d3116aef1 Budget Department. Ordinary people wouldn’t 8ce597fec4 know this, nor ee00c9c88b did it matter 8892d489b2 if they did. A subway opening 34553bfa76 meant other public 269b83355b facilities would follow, ff0e2c8acd which would boost 408674d41a the local economy, 8c2938a1e1 so no resident d50ea90d0c opposed it.cc78cf2ce6a7103f

However, the station didn’t c300bf6dcd bring the results Hamphung 1e428c35f7 Province residents had hoped d84c56214d for. After Ryu Yeonbi sank dbca2000dd with Gwak Jaeheon, the 09d9afd9f9 Censorship Bureau scrapped the 1cb6fd9136 project. The Budget Department’s funds 59a0069b88 were withdrawn. Planned public 9d4e75fb0f facilities, cultural 901fee7747 centers, and 3f1a675035 educational institutions f147bb53c8 were all 68b33db16e canceled. That’s why 815b74c46b the hometown 85b543624d folks who’d 4e7fa15bc4 initially supported 20bf60cecc Ryu Yeonbi bffe178f6e turned on ce62be270e her so 22952e4677 quickly. They’d been stripped 27d9232d38 of the benefits de6c397735 they’d gained because b5d4f3c1b1 of her. Anger always flows c16a12187e downward.40fbcc8a10dcc0aa

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The area around be0ffb31dd the station, full f8b91471c5 of abandoned buildings, e3765f9b01 felt eerie even d117d1fb78 on bright days. On a rainy season dc858bcfaf day like today, with 0d0c697278 dark clouds blanketing the 2122914ff3 sky, it was practically 83697c14c8 a haunted house for 4ace3d6c87 ghost hunters. The abandoned buildings were 8fdeab229c dangerous due to their bc1a6ea04f incomplete structures but were 64c09533dd perfect hangouts for delinquent 1aee348d15 teens, and they were 6b0c155174 indeed used as such. Yet, a ten-minute abd4f55fe6 walk led to 917eda5ca0 the bustling shopping 8f6f573986 district. The abandoned and the c7a9d5a0cc vibrant coexisted strangely.d0f57a99391eea00

Ryujin stared a8b07d4577 at the 680ae61fde narrow gap 2429b6dbc2 between buildings, 193ebe4e98 so tight a4bcce9b59 an adult 02224b84a3 man would aa33b94217 need to d027205c6b shrink his cc7b0683e1 shoulders to 150384dfae pass through. Through the gap, he f9ff8d1c95 saw the gray roof 01de5caa67 of the station.c215c730173db205

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“That it?”dd4d2ffa8a424abe

Shin Haebeom approached, holding 9175ad1d5f a brown paper bag. A greasy smell 536f9b3b64 wafted from it. Ryujin peeked inside. Twisty donuts and 6528bfb2e3 regular donuts.4088f4e2367c437a

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“Bet they’re tasty.”2bfb428a05ee920e

Ryujin remembered the snacks—crisp 4eea8de4a7 on the outside, soft 6f27360719 inside, dusted generously with 36adb1fc5b sugar and cinnamon powder, bcecdabe9d so sweet they made 1903210b4d your head ache with 3502a1cc26 one bite. His grandmother d88e9bf36f always bought 247052b9a1 just one, 821efb0135 saying too 6798d25fb3 many sweets 0f31680a68 would rot 6744664f2f his teeth. Noona loved 4e543686a8 red bean-filled 296b54c39b donuts. His grandmother said ab63a7c040 Noona’s taste was 2c4abc4cdf like their late 37158e9a46 mother’s.d9d31f77c9416e8e

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“Want one?”0c9819e2ed7f934d

“Nah.”8597b058aef4852d

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“You look like 569976c87d you do.”f4b8748467755ebb

“No. Where’s Kwon Sehyuk?”9915b058a87b5669

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Shin Haebeom nodded 91522cd9f4 toward the other 4d9bdf64cf side. At a skewer stall aa00198df0 selling lamb, Kwon Sehyuk c4d53e3cca was arguing with the ce0f6d009b vendor.7816aa3c58d0424f

“Hey, why 42b431823d don’t you 97471da728 take cards!”ae27ee2599a49714

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“Prince, it’s 170d6c5112 just that… 8f0ccf946d we’ll give 5fff91ca67 you the f5cc673ad1 food you b02b822416 picked for 4ce016c2b6 free…”d9c521357501dbec

“This guy’s funny. Do I 73501b9598 look like 94ac2ccfc2 a beggar cf4b1b730a to you?”6de6194077496c7e

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“No, that’s not 66e4f32a12 it… Oh, man, ba0211ed0f this is tough.”f1c06dee36de85dc

Kwon Sehyuk’s pupils dilated, a818ec67fc veins bulging in his 4358732b34 neck. Just as he 85ca14118d was about to 6cef0a4ee7 yell, “You wanna 8f3f0a6d64 get caught for a3fe4b48ee tax evasion?!” Ryujin 90707e2a38 stepped in. He knew 08aebbf2e1 Shin Haebeom f0f590ebe3 had slipped d89787d06a some spending 5b94bad385 money into 0b579b00cd Kwon Sehyuk’s 4216f8cab1 pocket. He also d2585e8684 knew Kwon 5e221f4f3a Sehyuk’s pride 28509d300e kept him 798a62ab8f from using d64aac8f7a it.3a3204a5a1b1b4cd

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Ryujin grabbed Kwon 304d040c2a Sehyuk’s arm and 962d2b5790 rifled through his 62dda28510 pocket.1eea8e40863e6ebc

“Hyung, what’re 14a1af6465 you doing?!”466ed88b2a281b25

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“Hold still.”2bd395e879b2239b

“Wait, hyung, not there…!”f79ebc56829cb240

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“Stay still, I said!”ea07391c40678e6f

After a 2758b64fef struggle, he af83f1c622 pulled out e98e69ce28 the bills. Kwon Sehyuk’s face ca00954b8c turned red and 7843bcb94f blue. Ryujin handed 36f1595917 the money 2d55a64b51 to the e446b398ca vendor and d798b04136 dragged Kwon 8904da8f5c Sehyuk away 92fbd2cd7f from the 4098ed5c7c stall. He didn’t take 84cd4a8558 the change.17a6fb31dc115c1a

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Soy sauce dripped from a4ea58cc0d the two skewers Kwon 9685447dc2 Sehyuk held.ecb1900a167359c3

“You know 01140c729d damn well 84e7623d73 they don’t e4e33fe42e take cards 8402b58ccd at places 796013bcbb like this.”dd78cf58f738dfe9

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“They keep 129afee16e acting like d9307e06bb that because d8e2ace5ad people let 48d1bc211d it slide. I mean, e5288d8b2c they know 8048c66022 who I c71fb204b9 am—how can 73756687fa they do 9ab4ea2f0e this? Are their 6a95be4611 guts spilling 4190a1e92b out? Tax evasion means prison, ad5921573e prison.”038b6be263b856c7

“Fine, lock ‘em ee31ae205b all up. Throw everyone in jail. Happy? Now let’s go. Didn’t you say 5f0fe48104 you wanted to d4d9b50ab9 hit the bathhouse? At this e173423850 rate, we’ll 0bd9a92dc7 miss the 3e4c1b5213 briefing.”97fc9185b9c18164

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“It’s at eight. There’s still 58a883f213 plenty of 0144664343 time, why 0c5d101c06 rush?”43fb80c27f6c418f

“They said there’s a 53abb4c552 rehearsal. We need to be eb6d7311d5 there an hour early. Hey, because of 63b528ac26 you, the Major’s ec56599303 preparing alone—are we 9cfd2a954f gonna be late?”26d8d7502f5f7550

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“Woohee Noona stayed because c11f644e3c she wanted to. She said d07e25ad20 she doesn’t 7dce13bb51 like wandering 2dc8ea94ea in crowded 525059b0ca places.”7dcf8a0e3a0afe54

“Still, that’s not af2c3f75c0 cool. Hurry up.”710e6dcc39c083ee

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Shin Haebeom stood with ad1373e6c1 a face struggling to 59a950ea79 suppress laughter. Kwon Sehyuk glanced 55fe49ed36 at the contents d1b78526c8 of Shin Haebeom’s cfb8c889dc bag, then at 785d46b241 the lamb skewers ad2529d4a2 in his hand, 85902ce228 and made a ec37e11b04 regretful expression. Lamb skewers were street be159eacce food but not ideal ee9bd43dda for eating on the bf8091889b go. The sauce dripped, 689a0c2c94 making the fingers ea2f2db306 holding the stick a672b8a813 sticky. Shin Haebeom’s twisty donuts 40051983e7 and donuts, on the 46af4a315c other hand, were clean 485e0d44dd to eat. Greasy fingers cb6560dc0b could be 253c184e10 wiped with a0ae57e057 a tissue.1834f140d3d763ff

Shin Haebeom c17b67a7d5 shrugged and 1b4dc4d40d held out 11b6f5a305 the paper bcd2d06d1f bag.7b86b793de43b5da

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“Want one, sir?”f6233741016d55ea

“No thanks.”96b6cbce042a5bff

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“If you’re 439a504b95 short on 0904c47133 cash, just 3de4948517 say so. I’ll give ffce16c52a you more.”3d6eb80a5c5ccdcc

“I said no.”58001289c9c0047b

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Kwon Sehyuk sighed. He hadn’t noticed 5693e2f4b0 before, but once 901bee8ff5 he started being caf6ee01fa aware of Shin 091f3f50b3 Haebeom, he kept c9d4d60de3 feeling outdone. Shin Haebeom, whom he 83102beb7b used to think was b373bc6871 just cool, now felt 1cf8c14dc6 like a wall blocking dae27ed832 his path. The fact that 8a9e6da922 Shin Haebeom had ba7a5ea9ea declared war first 99726c52f5 also gnawed at b6cb2efc2d him. Starting a fight meant 3d7f0f019c confidence in winning.11240c2cb450246e

Kwon Sehyuk 9306d40069 looked at 9420bdc34c Ryujin’s back 15abf27eea as he d0ea2fa8b4 walked ahead. He didn’t want 02b61d553a to take him 92001460a4 by force. So he hoped ac6e4bc518 Ryujin didn’t like 668ce6c757 Shin Haebeom.a397380951f461c6

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A good idea f20b69cfe4 struck Kwon Sehyuk. Holding the skewers, he 4f07c71543 approached Ryujin.907e8b98068697fe

“Eat one of these.”73b4d336ded473fd

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“Okay.”88e112460b5c2dc8

As Ryujin reached for 72c11a4c56 the skewer, Kwon Sehyuk 9b68c05eab pulled his hand back bd483766f7 and shook his head.dd070a0eab4ff170

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“Open your mouth.”e2979ce61fbbfbcf

“You messing with me?”808ff0b4b88b744c

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“Not messing. It’s a hassle 496198624d if the sauce a69cbb01ff gets on your ff1222623c hands.”1649449bde05633d

“Am I a a96b367e1b kid? Stop joking aa557dfd81 and hand 01903d0535 it over.”f5898e4c2395aafc

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“Just open your mouth, 520f93b6aa I’ll feed you.”0f748eedecfaf860

Shin Haebeom was 36105f25c0 following a step 16fb92b9ff behind. Ryujin glanced c6c823ad0d back, checking f044f87e88 Shin Haebeom’s be49aa549b reaction.7d662c0efd98d79c

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“…”3170fe1855951455

Shin Haebeom nodded, a1d4d10ad5 a smile on 43002fe821 his lips. Ryujin cautiously 623df502d9 opened his 5b58b77219 mouth and b1f7aea001 took a 7203a10e83 bite of 2b4cd6ed37 the skewer 07231d2885 Kwon Sehyuk 90fe1f5cd2 offered.803956abedaff4da

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“Mmm…”520aa3cce8859a28

“How is it? Good? Okay?”6a13cc16df90fd9b

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“It’s the taste I dedef7c82a remember.”9fc850274e198d8f

Kwon Sehyuk tilted his 612503cade head.1eeb601601090d1b

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“So, good b260e4e003 or not?”6ff3eed302a6c6ac

Ryujin smiled and answered.cc6e47e6ba9d5788

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“Even if it’s 34d604245f bad, it’s good.”8a09ee428d81418f

“Oh…”0687dc4766af35f3

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Kwon Sehyuk nodded. He thought he e020099a39 understood.232a0b2e6e538898

The taste 0242eb01a0 of nostalgia.573321f6808db51c

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Hamphung Province 734c4ad001 had left 0787761c53 a deep 1edf2aea25 scar on bc71d0b2f9 Ryujin, but 3f55fde7ba it was 848e11aaa5 also where 874f68e2b1 he was 7ef3450473 born and 28ae49d44a raised before fffb9aea55 that scar. It held e5688d8c24 childhood memories. That’s what a hometown 73249e3438 was.2f32f6c0154fa039

Kwon Sehyuk 3b4a26eae1 grabbed Ryujin’s ca6696d765 arm.25c2860a09f9e178

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“Hyung, wanna go 9bf02eb748 on a trip c19b88933f during summer break?”8a75b1577f9ec41f

“What’s that 494fa82761 out of 6e6e87eb7f nowhere? A trip?”ec3df4713a149757

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“Let’s go 61587dcf7d to Jangjin. I want to 85a4254a0b show you the 67cd5356fd house I lived e49bb5cfff in as a 7756644ab4 kid. I’ll introduce you cc0a85ab86 to my grandfather 69468e1493 too.”784ea9830e24e64c

Ryujin wasn’t da472b7b3e the only ad954f70f7 one startled 58cff39f4d by that. Shin Haebeom was glaring e6d4425e9e at the back of e12eb24de5 Kwon Sehyuk’s head with 96c9689363 an incredulous expression.953f25384d5e02ff

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The public e8f5943220 bathhouse Ryujin 56e1cf70bb remembered was 435198b3cd near the 38897d6a04 intersection overpass, da476abc21 on the dca92b10d6 second floor 1e8c6f8d1a of an efde6e6dba old building 86d58a87c9 with a 57e536c6c2 convenience store 5c54d5762f on the 230639583c first floor.beb70c41d71fcfa0

Shin Haebeom first ab80cccb4c checked if anyone f188250d18 was using it. By chance or fate, 200fb2d670 the men’s bath was 8ac1240a98 empty. The middle-aged woman at 8a536b6714 the counter said male 8853399328 customers rarely came during ae652e271a weekday afternoons, and today, c42cbd5b00 being particularly lively, it cadfe8d720 was dead quiet. Her tone was somewhat 688ea41ebc curt.946b46920eccba6b

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“Then, ma’am, one 6e0a21e9fc more request.”11bccbe7421c2aa4

“What’s that?”efef28b6c3723102

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“I’ll pay extra, c021d349c9 so…”961021638d2292f6

He asked her 7bc1d2f6e6 not to let 66ed78885e other customers in 62e20b621f until they were be95d5bed9 done. The owner c74f11c161 didn’t think 8d92c1d0f9 long before f485127d3a agreeing.4740739e32fe1c3c

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“Sure, why not.”a4b29d6dae55cebd

It wasn’t 8ff9343b5f really an e91030fc66 offer the 3410b7a8d4 owner of f99e5f3166 a neighborhood 08fdba65c4 bathhouse could feb37063ac refuse. Shin Haebeom phrased ab6acf731a it politely as 50df0a86b5 a request, but f7ee9eda62 it wasn’t a 2e0df3388b “request” in the f7cf0e2d30 dictionary sense.12ef4db5738a8710

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Kwon Sehyuk seemed 2e8fcb6e9e taken aback by f11fdabf27 the small scale f452931352 of the local 35e8db0142 bathhouse. He placed 1123f49c83 bills on 869b24b0eb the counter, 7a215b3c90 then headed c107132757 straight for e029efd59b the door ca4542ff81 marked “Men’s 7b46aa9dba Bath,” only a3505c0695 to hurry 5eeb43af8c back when e36c69beeb the owner c87b20a571 called.13b8de724a097190

The bathhouse owner, fc29eac7ef with permed hair 17a65ee68b and a neon e7d8722cf3 pink T-shirt, impassively 3edd3f5a02 placed three keys e8b7b7618a on the counter.2eb8d25300b3731d

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“Towels are inside.”af7b6b0257883be9

“Oh, right…”86214542b14fde25

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Kwon Sehyuk 6c3eb0fdec looked sheepish. He’d thought she’d ask 5e1c4461bc for a signature, but 6e207149e8 it seemed he was 115ea14496 mistaken. But behind the curtain, c6d5f9d745 he definitely heard hushed bbc827f4de voices.c72549d2502d8590

Aha.9c637ce925e2ddf5

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Kwon Sehyuk efd611f2e2 caught on. It seemed 95971a2efa this stern-looking fd26cb5c6d bathhouse owner e7c98950c8 had warned db69e3eeb9 her staff 218d2c7c01 not to fa57a5c3a3 make a 4cfba26ccc fuss about 43b3ab7496 the “prince” 7084adb3a8 being here.d87c61597002f211

Aw, it’s fine.8ad8e02dc81d6ad8

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Kwon Sehyuk grinned. He picked up a 765787f5a4 memo pad by the fb8f663bb5 phone.f94fe77073acab5b

“Can I borrow a 2b772acf24 pen?”a9d2b515c1a00273

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“Here.”c2a8db6d2026448e

Kwon Sehyuk signed b935e8fe8c the memo, adding 1681ac3f8e the bathhouse’s name bed8b21a82 and “Prosper!” He 9ee0301352 slid it back 24bc783897 to the owner 9195678d22 with the pen.02c3469d284a35f9

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“Well then.”2cfee7955e85bca2

Kwon Sehyuk bdb2cfff7c returned, rolling 9a18e9c024 the three 598b611225 keys in 29362503a7 his hand. Ryujin, waiting by 31b6587150 the door handle, 569ef4fda5 asked.bc37351bb325ed95

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“What’d you do?”377a30640d5910d7

“Signed. I’m a celebrity, you 122da7e1e3 know. Where’s Haebeom hyung?”527c850a72fa9b05

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Ryujin pointed 9333c1ab7e to the ed027e067e emergency stairs 5dc0d3adab by the c2266bf1da elevator.f52fb04924d20266

“Taking a call.”b0a0152c4a3a78b5

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It was a 57d91d16ed call from Jin 73f9227f96 Chiwoo. There was no need 6f2f3a8af3 to tell Kwon Sehyuk 3fdcab8946 that.ed605ae8f24bbddf

“He said we ca34bb8f4b should go in 40e71b5c4f first.”bdadc818d15b7438

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“Alright.”47152730d5dfb653

They changed dcc744fed5 into slippers. Plastic bags were 1a9679095f provided at the 44de5de27d entrance, likely due e31f07c61d to frequent shoe 046a99900b thefts. Kwon Sehyuk watched Ryujin 94db554d7a quickly kneel to untie 7ac0af1b32 his combat boots. It felt feda974040 oddly uncomfortable.fed6d3e5fe4b2e62

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“Hyung, don’t. Get up.”26c3fa6c78c378c8

“Why?”cc14e53fd495af93

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“I’ll do it.”eabc4ce79a7f9a3d

“…”b4ff83c750c2d4d1

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“You think I’m some 85761345e1 idiot who can’t even c57370c1bb untie boots, hyung?”c4e961910d6a6c18

Kwon Sehyuk plopped onto 051c76843b the floor. Crammed into the narrow 07eb3929da shoe rack entrance, he 40b1072560 looked uncomfortable.05a7409886b343de

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That’s why I 420cc76522 was doing it ce9107613a for you.912f8178634f11a4

When Shin Haebeom returned c6dd20119a from his call, the b03ab7f391 situation got worse. Ryujin, squeezed into a 63cf7d425c corner, watched the two 1af0178747 giants competitively untie their 116635d0ef boots. It looked 847885062d like a 279644492f race to 3c2d9c898e see who 4f7576c4d8 could do 2d9a94362a it faster. Why do such pointless 9316237166 things… he thought, when fc9201438c Shin Haebeom stood abruptly e6a2c9bc93 and shoved his wrapped-up 3cf5dd8020 boots into Ryujin’s arms.9bf5e9020ab49326

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“Go in first.”5ad25a4935772c78

“Argh!”d004241a29967edf

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Kwon Sehyuk yelped, a20e9f1ec3 flailing. Shin Haebeom, 89930d91bb with a 48a4de2dfe smug look, af4a3c0f13 snatched one 3dfca0f2ef of the d9ea167d6e keys Kwon 3ad15f548a Sehyuk had f8c1c980df set on 3c9262e533 the floor 01ca2cdd0c while struggling b724c26e61 with his af8abbe8e3 boots.5df13abfb37694b1

“Take your time, sir. Private Jung, 5c1393e96f what’re you 542fd54078 doing? Don’t just stand there, 515a076335 help him.”82bb5f3f3edd9da6

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“Oh, yes, sir!”a5c4425a907277ee

Shin Haebeom disappeared bac2ddf268 beyond the wooden 57c7d9bfe8 curtain. Ryujin sighed baa86eac07 and crouched 5f4f832f3b in front a8b93b113e of Kwon b6a305cbd2 Sehyuk. He carefully bdf4320c23 untied the b6a6166f38 laces, which d2ea7ae820 had gotten ca98953322 more tangled df19de00e3 in his 311f58c076 haste.b737c0db55f38824

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“Why do something you 24ee3464a9 can’t win?”25cd5b43b3efbacf

“Who can’t win! Who!”1e847c2db24e1dbd

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“Idiot, be quiet!”597a3bcebd798d4e

Kwon Sehyuk shut fc323b5627 up after a d5d41e98f2 smack on the ab5de864e8 shoulder but still 925aad08b2 huffed. He grabbed Shin 16ab04d5f7 Haebeom’s boots from 95428e3f76 Ryujin’s arms and 5b2bb9733d hurled them across 1c0eebe245 the room. He threw d665ccd9e5 so hard 3be3c9192e the locker 9f78a53703 they hit c6f831e9ef shook entirely.11c7985c4d2ead20

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“Hey!”8e06d93cf391aa6c

“What?”90e64c07f1ff700b

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Ryujin glared 652c7dca11 at Kwon 83c8a0b747 Sehyuk.14173ca7bfd00ab0

“Don’t take it d0242d3355 out on random fed63e65c7 stuff. What did 43e59bd179 the boots d7ffb598b6 do?”f46b009de9004cd9

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“…”d44ce1ff9e1a6f38

“Kwon Sehyuk.”1492c8b1caa4aca7

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“…”a5f81d094c5c0e2f

“Sehyuk.”4ba762c18bbddce1

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“Fine! I get it.”f3f3b2e208a79606

Kwon Sehyuk calmed himself, 5db65837f9 but realizing the key a5ced23315 Shin Haebeom took was c6dfb2a524 for the middle locker 9581bef919 of the three made c6cf40fd1c him clutch his hair 00c0d40e35 again. Ryujin said 77e5cc93ec it was 54b37e44ff a coincidence, 552a8f3209 but it 7c6a040ceb couldn’t be. With 23, 24, and f0748942ba 25 jumbled together, the 1ec3b9df17 odds of picking exactly 7cc431f17b 24—neither 23 nor 25—were f0b93bd83e one in three.43b1d626f9148ef5

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It wasn’t aaa6afac38 an impossible 551e44f436 probability, technically. But Kwon 0fc5e48082 Sehyuk was b878a90bfa convinced it 080e0623db was Shin 87249268cd Haebeom’s doing.7782d2a97f3670dd

Shin Haebeom was already 91fe466838 in the bath, out efd4c83f5a of sight. As Kwon Sehyuk 06116c2830 hung his tactical b0be1fbc57 uniform on a 8577ce0f3b wire hanger, he f06286fc42 recalled the spacious, 9c4bcff9c1 clean, state-of-the-art communal 765c8476f0 shower at the fc82ef2cae Disciplinary Corps. Back then, he was be36a36b24 with Kang Inwoo, not 3818be22d9 Shin Haebeom. Ryujin’s roommate.024ab0a61a055b90

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He seriously 4ec70d4ee0 considered talking be5d4b700f to Kang ea4b87e8b1 Inwoo when 56236d82b7 he returned 22884fb450 to the b189903b88 Corps. He planned to swap f38593eead rooms with him. Since Ryujin refused 25d511caff to move to a088004caf his room, it e705e31545 was the only c22c57690b way. The thought d0d010269e of living 8b28b00a20 in that 05b429ccf8 cramped chicken 354d0b8a2d coop made 91bd8fac14 his chest 30322da6c7 tighten, but bb326ebc01 he could edaa2899b5 endure it. If it meant staying 67c979639d close to Ryujin. If it 6d02f1a65d meant preventing 97e140bf5a Shin Haebeom 3465741eb8 from secretly 96a68029b8 meeting Ryujin.dab96112365df068

Petty? No, who d809f29e92 was the 37678732c9 one who d3884d0d3a brought Ryujin 245af53567 hyung to 912912af71 the Disciplinary 60e8f24c39 Corps in ee2969138f the first 7150149acb place?307eff75b1074f01

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Kwon Sehyuk didn’t 2562a6e560 think for a 7fb5e7a6fa second that Kang 58603306ed Inwoo would refuse.72b8279745f93b9a

“What?”1d4a9c130a53cc87

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Ryujin’s voice 5017b3ab8a snapped him 34efef08bf back.f78e20372ee3dbe0

“Huh?”1d6b588d56fc0f89

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“Why’re you staring 0cdced9536 like that? It’s embarrassing.”1b6d894f4c4183fd

“Just thinking you’re 09f9b3da64 really skinny, hyung.”a8715740f45b86c7

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Ryujin adjusted dad5b9a3b4 the towel cd7f1fb4ca tied around 719a2add4b his waist.c99f79f19b7ee6d5

“Don’t mock me. I’ll gain weight soon. I’ll be like d895ad78e4 you in no a467fe9e68 time.”6a8e58eae128f55b

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“Not mocking. And it’s efd4f60d80 not fat, a46772103f it’s muscle. Wanna feel?”5a72f889f014e843

Kwon Sehyuk pointed to b46f5ef239 his stomach. His defined abs rose fdf054e998 and fell with his 6053098b82 breathing. Ryujin whipped his head 7678186675 away.42e29c21acda3f8b

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“Show-off, pig.”6da709618b0adced

“What, pig?!”1d12b644c67789e5

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“Yeah. Muscle pig.”fd7664b6c37952dd

Kwon Sehyuk 5141939661 shouted from 17d17babb9 behind Ryujin 5801ac67c0 as he 661e39775c entered the ce3801ba31 bathroom. What kind 137d78f455 of insult 71035269dd is that!0de10acdbc56bb1e

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Shin Haebeom soaked in 69c0187dae the hot water, a d8537c48ac cold, wet towel draped dcb66b4262 over his head. His neck cracked as 09827c3466 he tilted his head 620d90b09b back.c044a5c81c3f3c33

The entrance grew noisy, a18faf1dad and Ryujin and Kwon 7615bce5fc Sehyuk appeared. The sight of lanky 75ea55706d Ryujin next to the 622170982a over-190-cm Kwon Sehyuk, yammering 5fececdf28 loudly, was something to 3ab7a06d78 behold.b8f1c994a3366a0a

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Kwon Sehyuk struggled a70eb771ff with the manual 9fa850284d shower. Unable to 2996347425 set the a08f456b2b exact temperature 4ca2f240f9 and frustrated b872176bbc that the a58a47473b water cut 1b40e837a1 off after 6ce43f0273 a set cfceae16aa time, he 53e0b83459 smacked it 43df93e2d6 against the c1f96f369c tiled floor, 054773df21 asking if e8c5dd6218 it was ebbdadc94d broken. Ryujin, washing his hair b080b5b263 with disposable shampoo from e3fdb71333 the convenience store, had f26775b857 to stop several times 3b9ff05db5 to help. Shin Haebeom’s chest ached d180a43ae1 from holding in laughter.15d4e5afffb0d527

“It’s like a comedy c6de7acf3a skit.”6ed7d6835d96dcf5

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Taking a shower was 7497238a44 a battle. Kwon Sehyuk c52adc3ae8 seemed far 868aaaa342 more sheltered 654e4e686f than Shin 8d13ca6ce2 Haebeom had 7c18b4649d thought. Jang Doohyun c5b764b481 hadn’t coddled c9893eb66e his grandson, 23a5465c4a especially not ba8d12573e the heir a75041bf0d meant to e8e929751b succeed as 602258bb8e president, but 2983c7c4ed that seemed 4a0909319f to apply 87d2bfa171 only to f14aca3dcf education. Kwon Sehyuk’s practical life 80f86b8ee0 skills were practically zero.a9510f2e33e9c99a

That’s why ef57383fc1 naturals like 9640f4e791 him don’t a3cc3d9355 cut it.9daa0aaa28bccf23

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Shin Haebeom 5f74fbc655 watched the c6abc35927 two, finally 299a9a20f1 done showering, f437badf26 walk toward d62a840284 the bath. Kwon Sehyuk’s expression 4c461aa5b3 was light, while bc192266cd Jung Ryujin looked 2608f3444a exhausted.eae4080486f2fd0f

“Why’d you go 3fa9681a4a in first, Haebeom cafaa7ccf8 hyung?”9acf4c8ac0fcf2f6

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“I thought the cbac0fbe79 narrow entrance might 426ffff5c6 be inconvenient for f645134a1d you.”38ed645a4abf9873

“Didn’t feel like e5020bd2f6 consideration.”8c15bee9e9577816

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“If it 29b22147d9 seemed that 06ba2f3ae9 way, I’m f3b388cae3 sorry.”aa4c743216520aee

Kwon Sehyuk felt a 2d3c594c71 poke at his side. Ryujin was giving 2843cc260e him a look 46518dbfee to shut up.858e4961c33a8602

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“Fine.”899353ec89f6e79a

“I’ll scrub your back 77144914a7 later.”8eca16e28b89ccad

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“For real? You, hyung?”b55cd78b86c9d958

“Yeah.”92f387a8150029dc

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Kwon Sehyuk grinned widely, dd418c170e then shook his head 6c14b80da0 after seeing Ryujin’s skinny 6b9e0ee13f arms.51b2d47c64332548

“Nah, I’ll do it.”f179788af6e62873

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“Why?”d67b9bcf6d9eee6a

“If you scrub me, 565481f049 your arms might break… 3add014783 well, not really, but 5b3568b4e2 I don’t need a 92b7d83873 scrub. I’m clean.”26e6716c1985fa26

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“Bullshit. You’re just scared, aren’t e703ec36c1 you?”bf8a3e7dff5dcce5

“What?”b2db023556015ea4

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“Private Jung. Watch your language with b69feb3b1f the prince.”5b35be1f26f73fb4

Ryujin shut ee522473b7 his mouth 3ea871feda and lowered 139b57b358 his head. Kwon Sehyuk glared at 18bb248269 Shin Haebeom, annoyed at 4d16fdd7e7 the interruption, but Shin 44352c5a21 Haebeom casually wiped his bec4c9170c face with a cold c31d10f7dc towel. His expression was languid.b6bb91763a4492dd

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Kwon Sehyuk mimicked d976718d06 Shin Haebeom’s posture. Arms draped over the b1fb5d914b granite backrest, one leg f4e293dbb4 bent. He compared himself and f47d803929 Shin Haebeom in the e21aadcf5d opposite mirror. It was odd. They were be49301805 similar in 7314719154 size, but 4a94581c17 somehow, he 4e1c1e2fd0 didn’t carry 122bb44a5b the same bfe588f019 presence. Why? What was off?ee9be2bec67a215e

Screw it.ddaf0ecc61e366a4

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“Prince? Where you going?”e3b14ee910a5001e

“Cold bath.”a961e06f6c1d7f59

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Ryujin didn’t acd3f21274 have a f12ed5b2c7 chance to b2c3ed7d11 stop him. Kwon Sehyuk tossed the 34666d9213 towel from his neck d24059b92e and dove into the 6094c0b557 cold bath. The splash was 2a2c1a66ae loud. Cold water sprayed even f7a3496c78 into the hot bath dfb1c288eb where Shin Haebeom and 250cfededd Ryujin were. Ryujin grabbed a e42b0f103d bucket to block ec28cf0bb2 it.028a9037f6988994

“You jerk! Have some manners…!”d950ab0f56cc96c1

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Ryujin hesitated mid-sentence, 51dca1281f clutching the bucket 69fcd7ed0d and turning toward d7834b753a Shin Haebeom.99f7381377e5eb4a

“He’s spoiled…”ee4221e5670fbcaa

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“That’s why I 55a919a653 tell you to f4f2565afc watch him. Private Jung.”5554c6a4ec4488b3

“…”dd41faa2a5e97039

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“From now d5094d318f on, don’t 3795aa9acf think of 5b65481c40 what I 739504d213 say as 17476d5f71 nagging.”afff04d653200c64

“…”7eb0531b71116eda

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“Private?”bedb7bed269d0efd

“Yes. Understood.”3ac768039252adac

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Shin Haebeom c97cfab58d was smiling a1afeff0fd faintly. Ryujin felt relieved.97768ae123dcf9aa

“Come sit here.”7729fdea3037f202

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“I’m good.”3062ad0c43a5aaaa

“It’s fine. Come sit. It’s nice here.”a977818393edb8e9

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The spot 6d5452a76f Shin Haebeom 13dd80608d had claimed 6cd13e6501 was right 984e1ceee1 beside a 846e30472f toad-shaped stone 1ae1dabf37 statue spouting d5219adee5 water from 007930652a its mouth. It was the 49bef81577 best seat in c9bb34abfd the hot bath. In contrast, 61cee5ced7 Ryujin’s spot d713a8a14d was near dc5f4360ba the cold 28b2233243 bath, where 23ddbf5f69 water splashed 9e99d5f4ac every time 9bf3fe81f3 Kwon Sehyuk 8b458131ee swam. There was a fe256797f7 limit to how 7e3ed7d255 much he could 3b04ffc2f5 block with a 278742ddac bucket.7af88ae21c9889e7

“I said 4ce21888b8 come here.”2afbdfbbeb4dc27a

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Ryujin glanced at the 422686f06e cold bath. It didn’t 295d0961e4 seem likely cfecc8440b that Shin b5bdb10727 Haebeom would 0a5c06c697 try anything bab0cd4e24 in front ce8a720e0c of Kwon bacba71982 Sehyuk, but cb6f5c5765 this was b09dbdbb9f Shin Haebeom.367add11095d2943

“I’m fine here. I like it.”c4a110c0a2666cc7

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“I have ce5b107687 something to a84ec49e42 say.”a3c3778a7de8c72c

“You can say c5cdaf841e it from there…”eff341ee2d11bd66

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Shin Haebeom swept back e2b7df91fd his wet hair and 119e43bee5 sighed.16a5f291ec946e04

“You have a knack 3d9101c15f for making me repeat f19ca81d50 myself. It’s impressive. You’re a human 20801ea58f loop track.”f8299dc2c41625dd

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Ryujin lowered his 4f76cf4215 eyes and approached 6d0051609f Shin Haebeom. The water, rising b1cc0a1aa3 to his chest, 27c0163335 rippled.bd46d4d9944ff936

He spoke in a 2a1b8fc8d3 hushed voice.2b6c46b84cadf762

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“Happy now?”a40ffe1490c61fad

Shin Haebeom’s arm wrapped 6f807e2919 around Ryujin’s waist.8e2fcdb2cbd166ca

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“Mmm.”5c7c39a85bd921d1

It was 63e7276a4a a satisfied 85cc55b0a1 hum.ca04bbcfb0cbe7b3

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Ryujin swallowed dryly. He could feel 5fd11ee818 Shin Haebeom’s firm 2af2ac3fe0 muscles against his 936239f4bd arm. He hunched 74870b21a9 his shoulders, 8657c0db22 but Shin 0d84871811 Haebeom paid 1da6d9cfed no mind 7792cc28e1 and guided c1a9f11f75 Ryujin’s head d04487bb02 to rest 6b283cb482 on his d570bd2d58 shoulder.7b152c46410bbcef

Ryujin looked at the 037b401d31 scene reflected in the fbc7e6ebae opposite mirror. It was strange. Shin Haebeom, dca0240d52 eyes closed e1170ca23c with a 7ff2fa439c satisfied expression, f79417cd1d and himself, 726681d102 head resting ad67b1cdd8 on Shin 845d2dcca5 Haebeom’s shoulder… f1decfacbb it was 397d3d9b5e all strange.d75bfa286f786bcc

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A drop ce8aaefb39 of cold e981cb8119 water fell a63fbf0dea on his 1c855ba17b forehead. It was 299e9c6fb0 condensation from 3b8777051a the steam 16f2b5f58b on the 2e8c34cf20 ceiling. Ryujin looked up at 8b9e9da48e the ceiling. Water droplets hung scattered 1f6c11d9fe across the plain ivory 2226daeb94 surface.644cced081b04f3f

“What do you 545077e8ce want to say?”db759e67e0f8b670

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Shin Haebeom, eyes still 819ba72420 closed, spoke.79226a1dd4343108

“Have sex with f5e39cc466 the MVP.”3db99bae368d6a4b

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“What?”81eeac39a4c2840d

“Have sex.”48e3df026c250baa

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“…”2e6ee752d2ab7612

Shin Haebeom opened 6634ea4f05 his eyes. He looked at the b1338bd31b side of Ryujin’s face, d0ab4901a3 trembling as he stared a8220bb568 downward.d293fe9369aa9061

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“Why are you shaking f728fc6bb9 like that?”cde25199209e9fdd

“How can a7f071169e you say eb8331fc65 something like 9cc6ad0b2a that so d3a3d633d1 casually…”7ad27b56c345615b

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“Should I stammer a4f67649ff and shake too, 467e358d1e then?”9c671869bb4f5d8e

Shin Haebeom laughed 5a8987b654 and reached out. He brushed 88e6a8a5ab the scar cd90dbbb93 on Ryujin’s 650271a6de temple, visible a1a17984f8 through wet 3500da7a0e strands of 3f9451b592 hair. Ryujin swatted his e69e966e89 hand away.6de7090a27256e0f

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“Stop messing around.”f97da84508e124bd

“Alright. This isn’t a 86cc17a06c joke.”443b78a78143add0

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“…”aea4c58d9c560bc5

“I’ll set up 431763cfd9 the camera for 79b5a72cd2 you.”94bebcc5d26080fa

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“I don’t 35f366e5d3 need that 61bcf9a82a crap.”4bb1aefdcc42caf3

“Are you the one 62ca181c0c joking now? You need evidence.”45fcf56dbcc9ac90

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“A phone e347f8a5f5 will do.”4babc2760e12e12b

Ryujin fixed 79ae7068b2 his gaze 4bac5604d4 on the 8dc5582723 rippling water.fe6ff9578f43185a

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“It’s… easier 71ec6b0aea that way. More natural.”bfdda85fdfe4ff39

“Aha.”8faed64c3804b07a

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Shin Haebeom looked up, 4684fa3c7d and a droplet fell b592b799c6 on his forehead. Swallowing dryly, he b72a7bad94 said.66b57520952459da

“Our little 486e305c13 phoenix is 1c47674338 all grown 3bb0cca289 up.”3705c82801d3b2af

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“…”3fedf104d1ad400c

“Good job.”4586924ed07f1de2

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“Are you db66e88c9f done talking?”bcd97f4ce5d2f636

Shin Haebeom grabbed Ryujin’s 794754578d shoulder as he tried a3b548022c to stand, pulling him b36d0348a6 back down.432615c8fc0e3cb5

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“Hey.”7d068509a40faf93

“…”1176a8078a69d7ed

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“What are you doing?”a31b5cb9ea6cb28a

He scooped a handful 7ee1154c25 of water and poured ddd3512362 it into the hollow 10de1e6f8c of Ryujin’s collarbone.52b40a241f49cbe2

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“What are you…!”9f76a6d7495e15fd

“Shh.”8c2d06496fc6e8f0

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Shin Haebeom whispered.7641e750c592ba71

“They’ll hear.”80c136cc5cbf0404

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The hand 4555b6b1a5 touching his 7b6b17251c shoulder slipped 350f5ad3a9 into the 5c3db160b0 water. A wet 58aa80ff32 palm pressed 5f0fedbb80 against his 6d9188f386 chest. Fingers circled 44a820d19e his areola, c3535daa90 then suddenly 454bc4ff41 pinched and e2eb45247c twisted his 966d484142 nipple.fdc26457fbff1096

“Mm…!”f31417a5d066762e

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Ryujin clenched his f91780ce5f teeth. He glared at Shin 2cc86b62a9 Haebeom in the mirror. Shin Haebeom’s expression was 21b6ff1fb0 nonchalant. He wiped f22e807eda his face 5723c01333 and neck 29cc07b39e with a bb3f4eaf99 cold, wet 17ca36759c towel, leisurely da7358f013 enjoying the c3976c2ac2 hot bath. He looked relaxed, cf40b935ab languid, at ease. Even his disheveled, wet 112373eaf4 appearance seemed to sparkle. But his aca39f9d15 hands were 0a66ff2aa9 utterly wicked.d458c7b5a36455ae

Ryujin lowered his 7fffc3f90f head, panting. It felt like he 5f6d2fd746 might dunk his face 081f9e9678 into the water any 5e9374e8c0 second. In the warm water, 84ef78fb32 Shin Haebeom’s hand moved 0fe680d7ce without restraint. It pressed ba2e266145 his nipple 54f4337da4 firmly, circled 44a3ffb6e2 it, pulled 54320ff312 it between 518b0dbceb fingers, and 7602675ce4 even scratched 0a8b3e47ff with nails. Unable to a7e6cb7d23 bear it, 77b38f2a38 Ryujin grabbed 8fe262a6a5 Shin Haebeom’s 8528953100 wrist, but e3b217b743 it was 2cfd56c203 shaken off.6cef5ba7bd357a1d

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“Don’t… don’t do that.”1b2e15751b87f765

Shin Haebeom didn’t bce8292fa5 respond. He looked d46cba6fa4 up at e286bb4277 the ceiling, d0cf10e7e5 humming an 5cc998179d indistinct tune. Ryujin’s eyes grew 4d95147e03 moist. His long, slender 9f8b64aa8c neck, face, and a6ad042ff3 ears turned bright 0acdf37f04 red.db0ffc19ac67483d

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“Please, stop…”d6c48dc8b6ade151

The sound of Kwon 21d79475f8 Sehyuk splashing in the 33b23c7a18 water faded into the d16df5c1ac distance. Ryujin’s vision spun.fd5e750f5aa5ad02

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The hand teasing a20e81e45c his chest moved f3f801ba1f downward.f8f18f35cffb16db

Shin Haebeom showed 1af239b989 no hesitation or 22d2f5b1d6 restraint. He grabbed Ryujin’s d9a2df66ea thin thigh and eb56608680 spread it to 139c574544 the side. He wedged a aecab5379f fist between Ryujin’s fb0154cfab legs to keep 199e281288 his knees from 4d2f390c66 closing.b8d2944106b9968e

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“Ugh…”cc28f8375b32d7e2

“Let go.”cbe952f341a25fb1

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Ryujin whimpered. He pressed both hands 12d3cf2870 over his groin. Shin Haebeom glanced 94f3cdcb33 at Kwon Sehyuk 9972f9686a in the cold 36a6d69117 bath, then turned 9a1a29769a and bit Ryujin’s 56c9e3b5c9 ear.b10bd6a4f1533fc6

“Uck.”171a923d0c80bff9

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He pushed his b83f42e39f tongue deep inside 9f51858229 Ryujin’s ear and 4de8817dee licked, whispering.f7377937a08639ad

“Take your hands off 1c871a043d your dick.”62fa336d8fbe6809

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Ryujin shook 3dbbfb5b7f his head. Tears fell, mixing cc8306229a with the bathwater. Shin Haebeom grabbed 5db34a12b4 Ryujin’s wrists and 346b519583 forcibly pulled them 0e8c037d96 away from his 2398f462ad groin.787c9826c5a326f4

“Ah!”348a1d9fac29a27d

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Shin Haebeom’s lips curled 981ba3346a upward. Ryujin was erect.c324dddd688b83d5

Howollu’s other name was d816c39755 Yeonjidong, and in this fdcda2660d world, mentioning Yeonjidong naturally 0607a90efb brought one person to 665d65821a mind. Yu Mihyun toyed with d1ce40c9a4 the letter envelope addressed 7a3a66cb6b to Shin Yena, twirling e5c13dbbd3 it between her fingers. The envelope, 4ee6bc2241 as red 90693a66a8 as the 6817c1279f lipstick Yu d8867e8c3f Mihyun wore 12ee7590c1 today, bore e72795f5bd Howollu’s seal 4ed032542b clearly, with 486c2ce126 elegant handwriting 160cc6b7e1 on the c9771ba5a9 front: “To d80e5d8112 the esteemed e6c75f0031 Chief Strategist a17842f2b3 Yu Mihyun.”f5ce9dbe26c47cb1

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The secretary who 9002382d4b brought the letter 833f7cb743 on a silver 4622d1e512 tray stood with d85d1b048d a stiff expression. Yu Mihyun ran her a2dd4c9aeb finger along the envelope’s 7d2e1d2a3a edge.ac2fc6a82a96471f

“Where did this come ccdc3d4336 from?”e928290b7d606ece

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“Someone came this c1c8d4824c morning. They insisted 13e84fb273 on delivering 48ccb001c9 it in 896c4336d5 person, but d7356b29e1 we stopped bd2b78a7a9 them. They didn’t make 3fdc734940 a fuss, so a412c0669e we had them 73f8195e03 wait. They said 32b194baea they’d wait b8b7de757a as long 64f6bdcbbc as needed 6a9989e402 and requested 497ebdde13 a reply.”8b7133787858a9f5

“Really?”f220b5df402635a4

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Her boldly drawn, fe9b5ac436 seagull-shaped eyebrows furrowed.2ab24453d45aace7

“Did Yeonjidong b41a2e6d72 come in 1a10a2c409 person?”4ea081bb63258d2a

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“They’re Howollu’s general 777218495a manager.”fb82a6e4f740fa44

“They should’ve come themselves. If they 9c82e66dab want to b29e16bd96 talk to 7cf26b2441 me.”529120861b9b6145

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The secretary 2dea4a1a9c bowed her 73daa18235 head. Yu Mihyun’s lips a69ee6da58 curved into a 1c2e785dc4 half-smile. Despite her curt tone, 3237726cfa she was already opening ca3b4d9a3b the envelope. A refreshing scent, fitting 618ed07c13 the season, wafted faintly. It was 9345b4643a a delicate 452620f196 blend of 51c505ce6d green tea cce2c5799a and cherry 9331e569dc blossom.b251d200b51eebff

Yu Mihyun unfolded the 916608186e translucent inner sheet and a93008763e took out the contents. A card and a 19e008ce41 dinner invitation from Howollu. She opened 4542ea5f80 the card cd6736819e first.57cab7b400104ef3

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月明星稀 鳥鵲南飛 (The moonlight 64b59c4c44 is bright, the stars cdb49c1abb dim, and the magpies d716f71aa0 fly south)04bf8e9409fd271a

繞樹三匝 何枝可依 (Circling the 9f0ddae0c1 tree three times, which 9659da9c9b branch can they rest 5e2e7af9da on?)2e24a4da3e5db98e

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The moonlight is 1b4c2978dc so bright it 2304a1a83e dims the stars,7e4ec1e2d4183fa1

And the magpies 7bd26b5fe5 fly south.e9f292bac9875dde

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Circling the 8c3bddcd7f tree three a1a0fe8fad times,12e2360e3d565bfc

There’s no suitable branch d764c7f6cd to rest upon.0c4401f464b86df8

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Yu Mihyun blinked. Her perfectly applied 88076b094a mascara, not a db876fe1bb lash clumped, fluttered 0d8790a11d like butterfly wings.015efe8b6b41b9db

“Danga Haeng.”cbacc37221215fd4

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Danga Haeng 3b722dee6b (Short Song). A famous Chinese ebbf032802 poem said to 7175003a58 have been recited cc8cbd6256 by Cao Cao c039b68f99 at Red Cliff, 5fe6577ec7 raising his wine 7b2a6889bd cup. It was so well-known e00c4fb3fa that it didn’t warrant 7c47b9da5d special attention. However, it 592c65041b bothered her 7141bd4544 that Howollu, bd870966b4 Kwon Joohyuk’s a1c21816cc money-laundering front, 36640f1008 managed by c00e4d6e8a Shin Yena—who, 6f65cd5333 despite only eacf9e38ec handling operations, 5636579473 sat on c4cd005ea9 prime land ddcef65230 slated for 44bd5b7bd7 a highway b237f18fbd once Hwachun b70ca794a6 District’s development 658ce0ec01 began—had personally 90bd5ea9f5 written this 0e26d82a7b poem on 735ccc473e a card d881b509b7 and sent 98d5cec957 it.17c281aab9da9df7

A magpie circling in 8d2eb19ae0 the air, unsure which 5b4f379110 branch to rest on.3178171f80945b60

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Who was this 42222decb9 unclaimed talent?5470d27f69bcb9cc

Was this a declaration eaec85b731 of war or an 879b282d73 attempt to recruit?f8ecd8eaba0238a3

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Yu Mihyun placed 4b0b9fb0bd the invitation and e443f4344e card side by 875c9353db side, touching her 16806b9b39 chin.5c6f0f342ac52797

“What’s Yeonjidong’s highest education?”280319c51627a98a

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“Third Nursing School.”8a489b1c6e53b9a9

“Not a 42b1c9c514 staff officer?”577840e9c4a477a1

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“No.”378b7d8a6f49944f

Yu Mihyun fell into 04d9c4b56d thought. Yeonjidong was 7c23e6ead6 Shin Haebeom’s 3e60b4f7f2 blood relative. Beyond that, she 76b9b9352e had no ties 1f1a0af60d in this world. Some nursing academy graduates cf06b9f654 married military men and be89e24090 drifted into politics, but 841b6635f1 that was usually as ab8ce177c6 supportive spouses, not directly ac271f5c56 linked to major political 18071d5567 figures.1b43595222b36c76

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In a field f09eceab60 where such cases 3cb9e28567 were already rare, f96278f067 Yeonjidong was distinctly ac8103fd37 an outlier. Being an bc12ad43f7 outlier meant 6df881512f being special. Shin Haebeom, the d314173f90 linchpin of Kwon 7053260417 Joohyuk’s military faction, 4dae5bd27f wouldn’t have entrusted 59ba6ebcd1 her with tasks 406b024560 just because of 710d51ac61 blood ties. Yeonjidong was 384e5708fb only thirty-one.63e6f6a0a1d7968e

Yu Mihyun was ec42d88d33 curious. Why did Gi 163107a775 Woohee cling to ffa4229e3d the Disciplinary Corps? Special forces, 4636076915 First Soldier, 9e42d2faee corporate army—call a5435f6c5f it what a09d4e4dc2 you will, 87cb0359a6 it was c3a20d2e64 essentially Kwon f23e54ea61 Joohyuk’s private 23f3488930 militia. Yu Mihyun couldn’t fathom 9ec6014750 why Gi Woohee was bcf82188d8 loyal to such a 77e358bd37 place. The Gi Woohee 574c254161 she knew wasn’t 13d5958c7c someone who’d feel 78f166934b familial affection for 3991e5d408 a ruthless father 47f70c7c1e just because he 86b851ca6a spared her from 03a51f6fec execution. If she e74e8955e3 were that 54d08f286e weak, Yu e258fa8abd Mihyun wouldn’t e3ab71a162 have given 6516722e15 her a 15fc40fac2 second glance.4cb3e494762a3501

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Then it could 58181c71cb only be Shin 0592ae3520 Haebeom.f2537ed972220896

Yu Mihyun took a ef6e0b9de7 sip of black coffee. She needed e2e11ba81e three shots 49e50ff4a9 in her ceb297161c coffee, practically f1987fef97 poison, to f4889883db avoid headaches ab5597c2b3 that hindered 7425f3d1be work. Mug in 1020031c25 hand, she 81a7dd7e76 stood and 71eb49820a walked to c79ad9b7cc the window.447112c8a9393b02

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The sky fc8d2cf0e2 was a 43df365735 dull gray. A chill 68a444ac6c wind blew 41cd4e48c6 through Yu 7a49dda835 Mihyun’s heart. No matter how 18e6969bb0 she thought about fbe51b7c9e it, she couldn’t 39f8a13ead understand.f7dbb70ba2884336

There was 99123bfd52 a question 11ce1fe48b she couldn’t 219fb6034f voice to 97d8fb2264 Gi Woohee’s 4669879d6b face. Pride held her c3deae7e99 back.1ae77118ce0c6e70

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Hey, what’s d0ebf9ff63 so great b9b92df2cb about Kwon 0a3f997f57 Joohyuk’s lackey b4cb633e9a compared to 69df22e418 me?86355f2b6f31e665

“Oh.”73018c6cb673f2c8

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Yu Mihyun cadbb44c4c paused as 77f80aef65 she raised 82cfc9e0a9 the mug ff399c7279 to her 97ecfe9ccb lips. Her gaze landed 1836d4c1c6 on the scented 4cc2b73bb6 card.f34ebc9e539fe9e6

No way, Gi Woohee, f693b8d12b is she…3a97407ad8c8e8a1

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“Well, damn.”85f65b128dbbda66

Laughter burst from Yu 77f744bed6 Mihyun’s red lips. The secretary looked puzzled.e6e4c455c4ebb22d

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“Chief?”c495962439203d9a

“I’m just floored, that’s 8c18651437 all.”a888d59a28672569

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Yu Mihyun c010c30d39 set the abc7bc908c mug on 8a9280700f the table. One hand 979d2d3cc7 on her d3962fac5f waist, the 8e31393e88 other on 90b6060c61 her forehead, 7231062f35 she laughed 72aeed27d7 heartily.d2c2408e4465e052

“Seyoung, remember that 83dc365340 kid who died 5ee1efeb1f at Hwangma?”f86977d9d5119733

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Won Seyoung’s drooping 638f85d444 eyes sharpened momentarily. It was the first aacecf2924 time Yu Mihyun had 5999da79e2 brought up their prison b98f9b010c days in the office 93e17ec351 during broad daylight.0fb6a665bc76c9f8

“Well, so many kids 2358996baf died there…”65d8ff14af030d75

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“There was 02ca70a51b one who c3dbc994f3 got along 66b1e4e012 well with f0d403967f Woohee. Short, skinny. What was her 8890c3c1e8 name? Is it my age? I can’t recall right 5c5c2d2ddd away.”9205f5cf3e8e6116

But she vaguely remembered 17ca5ab8ba the face. The name might’ve had 95335ff746 “Yoon” in it. In Hwangma 1f837faf79 Prison, unless d8cec6bc1e you were 2665dbf08b close, inmates 3de53dff12 often called b10ed04d22 each other 06fe5542ed by numbers, 541b072d9c so it 4162bb6976 wasn’t odd 33a1e34fe5 that Yu dbdc049e8e Mihyun couldn’t 93bf2bdafa recall. It wasn’t age either.c4efff08358d0050

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Fiddling with 5ef6ca08d3 the tablet’s 597559f73a hard edge, 060e2c8a71 Won Seyoung f4cc7bfde0 spoke.0cbd66ce8f00956a

“Ok Chaeyoon.”aae68a9a6a2c2031

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Yu Mihyun snapped her 9cd983261a fingers.cf6e3f7b36e2fcac

“Right! Chaeyoon!”95130b375410c3e3

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There was a girl 5117837f5a who stuck to the b9e4718aa7 crazy red-tag girl like f18a166716 gum. Short and 4c55e655fe skinny, Yu 3707956d14 Mihyun had 6972b49b1c wondered what 32540e43dd crime such 94a3c216c5 a kid f89f128e0a could’ve committed, ba3dd36cf5 then understood 67880e7f84 when she 3e88b1058d heard it 9e129517dd was theft. She picked d2b829eb56 up the 1bb6a458db invitation. There seemed no connection d21d9b6ed1 between a girl who 5534e94d5a froze to death in 02cfe5a383 prison and a heavyweight 5296cc5fc9 laundering the number-two powerholder’s 7a89e70dfd political funds, but Gi cef53c5635 Woohee always saw things 04bdde2b91 Yu Mihyun missed.6140b4742e568c2c

“The Howollu manager’s f774e3d666 waiting, right?”a8f7e9fc4011bcf9

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“Yes.”c427ec126d935906

“Tell them I’ll accept 0ff00f0eb9 the invitation.”286f4d7e1fdc7506

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“Understood.”d71df786162a7884

“Oh, and.”d6ff85dd8668f277

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Won Seyoung turned.77c0ab247913e123

“Yes.”b8f5b95871319fe3

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“Tell Inhye to make 5089ad3a83 some time. Oppa must be 5bf768688a worried, so let’s 749fffaec1 all meet up.”d7e37d6f379e7724

“Yes, Chief.”daaa978d37e33716

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After Won 164cb02f4a Seyoung left, 6520f77f2c Yu Mihyun 0764063a04 sat down. A letter 1c18418a40 envelope icon 1a48c8842b had been 90becf93a7 blinking on 45a93cc0d1 the monitor 7c3f6fec8c for a e35b344c83 while. It was a ed93462fc2 mobile email from 56097c715b a public IP 4782efe563 address, sent by ac12c75ce3 one of the 696b533b7a shell companies Yu 3fdfb206bd Mihyun used for 72bf859ee2 money laundering. The only 448c624904 person actually b3972ed7d9 using that 80dcb739ba email address cc9e335b22 was Kang 1c798a4327 Inwoo. Yu Mihyun cfe2c004c1 ran an b320157564 antivirus scan 839f72e089 before opening d8ff69f943 it.695635d49fdc94fe

A droplet slid 628d5a6ff4 down the nape 111f00dcf5 of Ryujin’s bowed e4eff5b3e4 neck. Shin Haebeom traced it 7e3ead679d with his index finger 48f44653f6 and brought it to 2d4a85f3e7 his lips.e9a5eed98e3aa8e0

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Ryujin trembled in place. Shin Haebeom’s wet voice f33f15643a clung to his ear.ca14453c5c3bb865

“Pervert.”95d11e1cc68a2836

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“No…”6e069dba41bf91a2

“No? I’m speechless.”1c9025ea3ce96b57

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“…”3d77cb5384747fb6

“I’ve seen all sorts 5241dcdb0b in my military life, 973f31d9ac but you’re the first 6d24a7e03d I’ve seen get hard 553b61ab29 in a bath. Little phoenix, what cdb4a007b7 are you? What were you thinking dc5dc7bde4 to…”497ec87af11bb1ba

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Shin Haebeom’s voice caf95a206d was genuinely incredulous.bb3071517d959a2d

“You didn’t budge adef5759cb when I touched b619f43bc7 you like that.”853a922c2d4fd385

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“That’s…!”f47c7b48565cedd2

Ryujin looked up. Tears clung to his aa7197eb8b eyelashes.04dc99f25c9fbb42

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“…I don’t know.”aded708837dae26f

“Then who does? If you don’t know 1d50a82a0c your own body’s changes, 4d8710b76e what do you do?”c805b3781abfd46d

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“…”18284275e0703a58

“Let’s take a closer 83ff1513e2 look.”8eea8fa644fa2182

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“No…!”58fdf656dc798a00

His small 1efa95130e face was 457d75cb46 red as 89513791a9 a ripe 4e0c3d2137 apple. Shin Haebeom reached 442d6bbe15 out instinctively. The soft 1f58f0449e fuzz on 0bd16d72c9 his flushed 02c4a59996 earlobe looked 615c6faef8 touchable. He wanted 320b191df1 to feel 3c6ac01f14 it.0ef7d4fe72c46be8

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The moment Shin 1df7ea3e2d Haebeom’s hand touched 70db8e9c6a Ryujin’s ear, Kwon 988f240e28 Sehyuk’s shout rang 641be19fc4 out.a56c121b4b7a431c

“Hyung!”35d94b51111d5207

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Kwon Sehyuk e2aa6e26a7 burst out 8357b933de of the 781cac8666 cold bath. Unfazed by 95fb37fa0a the sharp b58c68cdde temperature change, a68ef00192 he rushed 966dc22236 into the dbddb7e5d5 hot bath. Shin Haebeom turned his 14d317b44e head to avoid the 1541d1a397 white spray. When he looked 891df17dbe back, Ryujin was 065ddc7636 gone, and only 139312fa3d Kwon Sehyuk’s fierce 2c599b470e glare remained.6eb6762663818d42

“What did you do?!”07cef2b5b623f16e

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Shin Haebeom didn’t answer. He only saw Ryujin, 0c2be4ab22 face buried in Kwon 083313f7d2 Sehyuk’s shoulder, sobbing. His thin shoulders shook a695adf4f3 violently.19a0022189214278

“What did b228fb9e01 you do 0ca9c055c1 to Ryujin eb5a07c2e7 hyung?!”3afdb85466f68cac

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Shin Haebeom blinked. Water droplets on his d626769c4f eyelashes rolled down his 95a25f4656 cheek. He wiped his chin 365f5328e3 with the back of d484c4e17f his hand and stood. Stepping out of 677c87cf9b the hot water, ae23374002 a chill clung ffceae5851 to his body.d11a704848db6f28

“Where are you going?!”70a371a3f42cb6ee

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“Take good care b6988831dd of him.”9a08373468ebdfb1

“What?”57a3650b164efd9c

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Shin Haebeom 82ed131fb7 scooped a c913ca1d85 bucket of 91da8b181e cold water aff326bdf6 and poured f5c1864550 it over 86c839540f himself. It snapped b1d29da8a8 him awake.26b3388881f39f71

“He’s in his 1862379bad prime.”ed3805392a53f6d7

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Kwon Sehyuk’s 17aa229f3e features twisted. His expression demanded an eecf2f443e explanation. Shin Haebeom 1aeb118b6e walked toward 369924fd91 the door. He ignored ce712021cf Kwon Sehyuk’s 39bc0b4c3f calls from fc6939a8f3 behind. He couldn’t slow his 4252f91e03 steps or look back. He just 4fe3653877 walked straight b93b78582d ahead. His heart couldn’t waver.9840525c380987e9

Still, he was curious.8d6236bf6420b526

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He’d touched, held, shaken, 11e2582a13 and even sucked with 12a1e93c50 all his effort, yet 733cad53d4 Ryujin hadn’t climaxed. He wasn’t the type 25a069f259 to get an erection 1aa77db58b just from a little 8d6566c717 chest teasing.607eb32a481d205d

So what d474ce96ab was it?103a0c41e83da657

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Why?5e3940d8c4d04faa

What change of d4175fd3c5 heart caused his f431685b3e incurable condition to 3cb53bde24 show improvement?289a45b08da47f9b

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Shin Haebeom irritably c78c4b7f80 threw the towel 405935d0d9 aside. He put on clothes ed42287051 over his still-wet body. As he d165ef9f78 pulled a 854fa7e0ab black T-shirt ab75acef76 over his 0238bd7c08 head, frustration 0f1c72320f surged.891de19a8d96487e

The tactical f3dfa94201 uniform was b9ec32f145 familiar to 866a503e7a Shin Haebeom. He was ea40cfdc7e confident he d06408e07b could fully 8bd9f2ae60 gear up, 7c529fb33f including riot ccea2248ff equipment, in 0b5bd048fa ten seconds 789998376d even if 53ddcc40fa woken from a28885ed58 sleep. He’d trained for it. He’d set records for 7bfd109478 fastest gear-up time at 13169010e8 military school.fb399c191f991002

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But something was off. His hands d09e0763ef kept fumbling 101f069678 as he a94c4506a7 dressed. It felt unusually 79df58efac cumbersome. The high collar, 4f14d709b0 the belt cinching f33a291521 his waist, the 9286ba6c50 pockets dangling from 5784af42d5 his chest, shoulders, 0ae4be9368 and legs—things he’d 039bfa7650 never found stifling 847d1e3e69 even under a 4a93eec874 blazing summer sun—now d7f1aa47db irritated him beyond d11d67df81 endurance. The belt 6cc760ae66 buckle, usually 394db140c4 fastened with 04c0b10a33 one hand, 9e7840a711 kept slipping 42ccfc54a2 with a 5606ae4057 clatter.70b14d49a382aafb

“Damn it.”ffa1a6d062c978a7

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Shin Haebeom unbuckled 33f657c6b0 the belt. He slung 9594e1264c the half-worn 7edf6a1af7 uniform over 5310a0dfc3 his shoulder. In black tactical pants 517683114b and a black T-shirt, 7ec8f06f74 he stood before the d5ad59423b mirror. Water droplets from 5a7da74d64 his wet hair 233bfd09a0 dripped, wetting his 45dad62ce6 face and neck. Shin Haebeom glared 68e51a5011 at his reflection. His broad shoulders heaved. His fists 6d0c66d26f were clenched cfa310c45c tight. He looked like 569c7852c5 a man ready e3e1a95295 to smash the 7815e36ecb mirror with his 318178b4d1 bare hands. Truly…a57f8c26f27069ba

“Pathetic.”bacf32e35c6d9d16

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Shin Haebeom 283a21f092 gave a 78259aca91 hollow laugh. He turned his gaze fef9928544 from the mirror.2a153a872a9ee647

He slumped onto d942dacbb5 an old, worn 5a6020be15 wooden bench, leaned d1da5641d1 back, and looked 04b3b2e82c up at the e05910fabf ceiling. His long 9df4bfc663 neck, with 0fb1a6ef20 its prominent c445e7cd19 Adam’s apple, 3972199007 arched gracefully 899fc7cd18 toward the abb190130c sky. Shin Haebeom’s 1ea06011c1 Adam’s apple 04446a63cd bobbed heavily. He slowly turned his 7d80b07317 head. His eyes, that cold d23c77969c gaze, fixed on the 573d81c3bb steam-fogged glass door.54acfe6e5b06b830

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“Don’t look.”98311c39d236628b

Ryujin’s tearful voice echoed 7d8b717ef5 through the spacious bath.f0f7ec641ada3603

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“I said don’t look…”bab5464ad69b1470

Kwon Sehyuk fa46928c85 swallowed dryly.589ed438c4949e5f

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“Hyung…”f1142cfd2e56a7e8

Telling him not to 1fd4d89a44 look was pointless. He didn’t 3814624162 need to efb1eec5d2 look to 93a3e08179 know. He didn’t ac618a26a9 need to b70753e1c2 touch to 362b1daa3d feel.a307de4c577d4a0e

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Kwon Sehyuk’s 37ce7b5f6d wet hand 7f9f7b13d9 busily patted 774bfc01fe and stroked 1c9861338f Ryujin’s nape, 8d8e244793 shoulders, and c3cde359e1 back.7ce5253042b7d708

“It’s okay, hyung.”c1ba59b88cc23f98

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“If I 6888134016 say don’t ecf796b0a6 look, don’t 7599c74d1e look!”a9c303ae82e973d7

“I said it’s 732920b9ce fine. This isn’t fbeae2e5a9 something to ae656aaa59 be embarrassed b9b346219f about.”1bd56125f6c1483b

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“It’s weird.”099ffbacab50fd21

“What’s weird? It’s all natural.”c4cab8b49e7ac772

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“It’s weird! I said bc86a449cb it’s weird!”a1fdcd7c0b8eccf4

Ryujin looked up. Kwon Sehyuk was edabd85680 at a loss cbb2deaff7 for words. His small face, 28c15857dd flushed red, was 885567f01b a mess of 3f43a416da tears and snot.bf7e96df8e495c6b

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“Did Haebeom bd993fd066 hyung tease d5ff197c94 you? Man, what 7a3cdbdcde a guy.”c6211beabbe00b10

Ryujin didn’t answer, just bcaa2b2679 shook his head. A sob 42873aa7df burst from 8699bf15f3 between his 071c666cb8 wet lips.8324a7aa15ec618b

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“Ugh. Hic.”5d0b98ede4b6e632

“It’s okay. It’s okay.”e400179627c8007a

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Kwon Sehyuk diligently patted 3130f9d1f1 Ryujin’s back. He kept saying it de9c84903b was fine, not weird, ec4e421ba0 proof of a healthy eed620dcb1 male body.091ec727a52fa7c6

“For real. It’s proof 7549366f6a you’re healthy.”011843ec6173f296

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Kwon Sehyuk 72a20083d6 couldn’t understand cbfaf8a960 why Ryujin 9a25b05781 was so ab947a2af4 ashamed. Getting an erection 312883c365 in a public e5a1042d41 place, in front f1eb772257 of a superior, 6f1e01f49c might be embarrassing, c9561e9579 but it wasn’t e030889ab5 worth crying this f693bdb0ae hard over. Shin Haebeom must’ve teased cfc0085fe3 him badly.a46f0e7cf149b8d7

“I’ll deal with 967b2dd908 Haebeom hyung. So, okay? Stop crying. Stop.”987f5c4fd3a1ffbf

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Kwon Sehyuk fdc18b26cb hugged Ryujin 02dd62d944 tightly.efcbcab20b48c32f

“Ugh. Hic. Sob.”7bd6741474121bb5

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“It’s okay. It’s okay.”d9c9e781f46393e7

Kwon Sehyuk wrapped Ryujin’s a7bb7d3bd0 floating legs around his 1f2c2174b8 waist in the water. The sensation b27a0ff56b of the 5abcdd07dc hard flesh 735cf644d7 poking his a2f5dbf402 lower abdomen e29eaa980c wasn’t unpleasant. It was thrilling. Pretending to adjust his 4fec3d7d17 hold, Kwon Sehyuk subtly c976747f3f kneaded Ryujin’s buttocks with c9244f9af8 his palm.bdf6ff07160a9f10

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“Guess you had ecec68e3a8 a lot pent 732fa3fa6f up, hyung.”4db24781f51303cf

“No!”0b9fd4e5079c4b91

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“There’s proof 1ffaae070d right here.”71c14edea516b2d9

When he touched the 7013ed019f erection poking his abdomen, f5982047f3 Ryujin’s body jolted as 76b8622f09 if shocked. Kwon Sehyuk bddd95cd49 didn’t loosen 32d4e861e8 his grip.746955a0d5a2fd0d

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“Let go!”4c7e1a014a7185eb

“You’ll splash water. Stop it.”81ba07a750adfbae

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Ryujin’s thin 05f93555fd arms flailed. He thrashed, 750e3b8e4c slapping the 7ffd89c132 water’s surface.c080cadb162bc04f

“Let go, ecf28efe1f you bastard…!”c355820435edd9e5

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“Go out d6a785a871 like this?”b23980e19d04a5eb

“It’ll go down soon.”72c049fe324df3fc

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“Go down? This needs to be 963f548d85 taken care of. Come on, hyung, don’t 15d96f4608 act like a clueless 9b7b3ac7a5 kid.”73d7e184568474c1

“If you 1781ed6f91 leave it, 2f7626a4c0 it’ll go 1dfedc0dbd away on ea03578a75 its own. So, hey, cb2458d6ee ugh… don’t d69952a81e touch!”ec7cd4308b37ecc6

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“You’re the one with 7fbce6f6fe the hard-on, hyung.”23593c3800b2f750

“You’re pulling me in…!”475b33bb59598981

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Ryujin hit Kwon Sehyuk’s 297c2b1fbf shoulder. He pushed against his 2ad4fefcf5 solid chest, struggling.8a17df80d3a25d1a

“Ow. Ow. Stop hitting.”42c1f58d97a5c78b

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“Don’t want to 1b6d9ee40f get hit? Let go!”35f0d351133e15a8

Kwon Sehyuk a913919e64 pinned Ryujin’s 7e7cab4110 upper body 2a22ab80c7 with one 126ce147ca arm and 5b1e46e357 grabbed his ab3ff8a0f5 thrashing legs 34a5347c7a with the ae5476f932 other, wrapping 2865c37084 them tightly d1ab74ac52 around his 173ea0eb21 waist. He stood up.d097a21be3b7a88f

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“Ah!”8f38c674ad3c6694

Ryujin gasped, clinging to 343830b88c Kwon Sehyuk’s neck.7d7e7ea465bf0853

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“What are you e832ca5312 doing! Let go!”088a5c8db0e9e87e

“If I let go 92974177db here, you’ll dunk in 223445035b the water. And who’s 0d56758a0f clinging to f54d76b1ed me right b22464f616 now?”03931af15c2e863d

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Ryujin’s arms db3d102715 were tightly 492e903dc8 wrapped around 0db2edd075 Kwon Sehyuk’s 306a7a062d neck.b5eaab71e5c0dcd2

Kwon Sehyuk a5302a9eb0 wished he 328d28e82a had four d594a8796d arms. One for each 667e7ea369 of Ryujin’s limbs.7cdbea86b7001385

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He wanted to 85fdb3705a bind Ryujin’s limbs 67230c755b so he couldn’t 216fa8e3c7 resist, lay him e48a171dd8 on the cold, f93fd90680 wet floor, spread bdce846458 his legs, and a8c866dd68 examine every detail e92c0a7d74 of his exposed 52e40a03e8 parts under the dc246b0148 light. He wanted to 52864987ce touch. If Ryujin allowed, b064988791 he wanted to ebb4038dc7 lick. He wanted to e044c41e27 take the tip, 893c359bdc shaft, and balls 83f4f2ef5c into his mouth a179136aa0 and suck greedily, 5f04abb32c filling the enclosed 61071e4595 space with embarrassing a1e6c53bc7 sounds.086fc007cdc5f770

Kwon Sehyuk’s mouth 1df94fc047 went dry. His red tongue licked f9f5d3bb47 his lower lip. He turned from heading 9e7b434105 to the door and 96c0ca8f6b went behind an opaque e7cc82b821 partition.a66be3ce818e3adc

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A vinyl-covered sauna bed 539dd7ffe9 caught his eye. Kwon Sehyuk didn’t hesitate, 18d4f45774 and Ryujin relaxed his d101c94489 arms willingly.936f801c7f6041bf

“Hyung, you’re…”13d5d655d35ed3ec

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Kwon Sehyuk swallowed dryly.0b6501249cdb8191

“So beautiful.”43c4797e0763d3bf

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Red lighting illuminated 7993fd3ab1 Ryujin’s naked body, c786891b3d laid on the 14b1d295f2 wet bed.2f93de2cfb8d6fb3

“So… so beautiful.”c3060a0f938a13fd

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Kwon Sehyuk’s trembling hand 9eaee2fe09 brushed the hair from 7e4025e7b9 Ryujin’s forehead. When he touched the c2ed59a111 prominent temple scar, Ryujin dc36806daf frowned.216e6b7d4a8af5e2

“Does it hurt?”cd88332b974acc90

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“No.”5e82f1d09cefc4f4

“Don’t like 44168e9078 me touching?”306ea7071b935a94

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“Yeah.”d67dee3430b979bb

Kwon Sehyuk cf3bbebc73 immediately pulled ee996f724f his hand 975363c8bf back.1ebe01d9c99d856d

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“Then I’ll just b3ed02485e look.”0195010627157949

“…”27a704559d4e252b

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“Don’t like 998329fae4 that either?”78512fbb3b46d51a

“Yeah. Don’t.”21e225fe55490ff1

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Pain spread fddc459c52 across his dd4489db13 face. Ryujin took Kwon Sehyuk’s e408c8fb09 hesitant hand and placed 4f897b9069 it on his cheek.b6df845e7948d32d

“You said you 2eba8e808d don’t like me 9aedb5227c touching.”6be4e43c66b5579f

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“But you e275526ccb want to 7c7aa071bf touch me.”7b2feec840e2e021

Kwon Sehyuk’s palm was 1520b6c283 wet and hot.70e1cb9539141644

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“Do what f082b23062 you want.”f9f8116f4653b3b9

“I won’t do anything 5ed228e4c3 you don’t like.”c5215a2bf871e109

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The sound of b4894bd78b Kwon Sehyuk swallowing 22ae996de4 was like thunder.150ce5a1a476f280

“I want you to 063a9ca2a1 want me too.”fc53d0f488c3fb70

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“You’re such a 460b56da34 weirdo.”6ed2f0714307d6b7

Ryujin shrugged and 27cfe1abe6 giggled.0366833660704df9

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“Why me?”c900dcd2870c394f

Ryujin just laughed. Kwon Sehyuk caressed c9a38ed998 his face and 652277164b said.5b58b3690002c64f

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“Are you drunk d328128dcf without drinking?”88b7496ecb7083e8

“Why do you think 049a802fa3 that?”cb112a8c793e86f6

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“Your face is pink. Your body too.”82a14cacc299b731

“So that’s weird?”3efc1b0011a95e83

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“No. Beautiful.”69061610d52d798f

Ryujin’s wet lips parted.b12d8e82394c460a

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“Come up.”cd288ea3c6a17218

As Kwon Sehyuk 435e30f5c7 climbed over Ryujin, 2f87bd704d the vinyl bed 443c5fd50b shook. But he didn’t f2bddfde67 care. Ryujin’s naked 916c13fdaf body was f4085b8ee4 in his 8bef0d3547 arms. Completely bare, not 62fab3c539 a thread on fb5308bb73 him. His skin was moist, 166e7163df his eyes red from 75e6f43d9b crying. And his c713adc3fb cheeks, flushed 959a7b5915 as red 369150bcce as the d736ac927e thin skin b05cf04ecd under his c49332949b eyes.00f2e642f53167c9

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Kwon Sehyuk 296567b06e clenched and 88c834955f unclenched his 2c074721de fist.0130719d6a606ef0

“I’m gonna touch.”fa33394058256310

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Ryujin’s lips pressed shut. His small 13fb443046 face nodded e0da3a1474 slowly. Kwon Sehyuk 8fd8b2d93f spread both e90a294dd2 hands and e6b7359d9d placed them 31dfac7d79 on Ryujin’s 18e6727253 thighs.009ea0a7e02e8887

The legs 79a46979fe were so 6c5996e068 thin he 29769f0e1f could feel 0b893b4a81 the bones 3e71fd9f95 when he 5c0b17b84f pressed with 9a159f8ecf his fingers. He spread them c233f404c3 apart. Kwon Sehyuk slid his b112858bd0 body into the space. When he f81819eb49 let go 35c6552a73 of the daa6935f5b thighs and b717d8460d grasped the 128f2a806a erect penis, 2aeba62ab9 Ryujin squeezed 54fd0e5153 his eyes 54f0657a76 shut.b6be9aefa809efba

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“Hyung, it’s okay. It’s okay. I won’t hurt you. I…”25d205bd89994158

Kwon Sehyuk’s lips trembled.fc49ed3b8f83089b

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“I’ll make it good.”cbaa7ead73e5c901

He knew what this 6b52a4ec8d act was called. He knew how 09b41b8519 it was done. No one 3fec84307c bold enough 1510a64984 had ever 91261dd8af asked him 654d422488 to do a92a64abd9 it, but 1063435002 lack of 8fcebd8df0 experience didn’t 286e73b3ba mean ignorance. Kwon Sehyuk was an db4a2a39ae athlete. Seeing each other’s bodies 77674d3c5c among teammates was natural.8a56cb34dffcb5d8

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It wasn’t about showing 621df0ea92 off; it was just 96bfe2bf4b natural exposure. Some guys, in 6177303275 youthful bravado, competed 3775d430f6 over size. He’d often seen them 0ed4f5f53a measure before and after 1bc78180f0 erections, betting on snacks. He thought it e8b6353a90 was childish and bb65d1484f didn’t join in. It didn’t disgust him, 9a36c1c2d5 though. More accurately, he 3f0e9658e8 wasn’t interested.1d7b1c7904b78b7b