CR | Chapter 9.1

“Hey, Kim Donghwa! Your phone’s ringing!”09dd4f88255c476b

Just when I 8be4428304 thought I heard 56fde05f09 a vibration somewhere.c7cadb10fd03ff3c

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Wi Woori e89dc5c697 spotted the 16565c7d48 phone buzzing e423207d48 loudly on 11a1ee21f3 the dining d9fdefdc6d table and 94cf18394c shouted towards 52ee6aa2b4 the bathroom. The sound of water c04efce6a2 pouring down stopped abruptly, 3767981acb and soon a deep e1d7bf5578 voice echoed back from 3dc2e0ddcd the bathroom.de679ca1faff502c

“Who is it?”ffb8ef2e6b265182

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“Your dad!”28b0bec4d72f65d2

“Ah, I’ll call him back later.”8ef32764ce285c01

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“Okay.”68b6da1b39536bdb

Wi Woori replied lightly f66cc1f773 and plopped down on c687ef1430 the sofa. It had been a 61716b4071 while since he got 0a2972ec98 a haircut. His hair 35f754c5dd was starting 088dfe1e6a to poke ac238ac875 his eyes, 246ff1b617 so he fa67e4cda8 pinned back 142c47ce63 his white 62d228551e hair with 39ccccbcce a salon 28fd9f831e pin his 085def0799 sister had b5d5cf6e47 given him.d42d202779adc2fe

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Kim Donghwa 9282b2338a would probably 5d7a148d10 hate seeing 8adae17dba him like 1c9294609d this.479a6653cdef5d2e

Even knowing 73d76420af that, he 4fe95e965e was too a8fd2ade7d lazy to 1dd0041c4f let his 5d26f61928 hair down. When his sister first 866ba9c26e pinned it back, he 0a65c949ec had thrown a fit, ba2ed32115 saying it was embarrassing. But once he got 70ad9d7b90 used to having his d5968b6903 bangs pinned back, it 3cf42bf3b5 was incredibly convenient.33f0710255ef2a21

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Since then, he occasionally d778fed11a kept his bangs pinned a95851717f back. And every time, Kim fc83cedb0c Donghwa would react dramatically.bfc4e54f0dde93dc

“Oh, come on.”39cb36063c20824e

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Just like now.740df5ee2d4d6bb9

Wi Woori chuckled mischievously at Kim Donghwa’s predictable reaction. Did Kim Donghwa even realize that this was exactly the reaction he was expecting?bb6ecd451ae79d2f

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After finishing his shower, Kim Donghwa came out with a towel over his head, water dripping down. Standing on the diatomaceous earth mat, he shook his head, and Wi Woori’s eyes were glued to his upper body. He had hastily put on pants but didn’t bother with a shirt, not wanting to get it wet, making his bare upper body quite a sight.32a62cbf6820ab6e

His muscles moved enticingly. When clothed, they weren’t as noticeable, but underneath, they were robust and impressive. Wi Woori thought about teasing him and stood up slightly, but Kim Donghwa quickly shot him a look.344f3be09f1877cb

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“Don’t even think about touching.”cda5ffc8c447685e

“Oh, you caught me.”f2ca936b53b89a41

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Wi Woori grinned and sat back on the sofa. Kim Donghwa, having dried his hair, covered his toned body with a T-shirt and walked over. Wi Woori showed him the phone, and Kim Donghwa’s handsome face briefly hardened.aa49b8500442f883

It’s not like he has a bad relationship with his dad, so why the face?8f855af6b1b89a1d

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It’s not that they have a bad relationship. Kim Donghwa’s parents would do anything for him, practically worshipping the ground he walked on.bc06212738685069

“Why the face?”a6248a5cb6dd0e74

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Wi Woori asked be494f0b27 curiously, and Kim 2fb44c403a Donghwa scratched his 29b4cbc1d4 brow lightly.7868646777a6cc5c

“Well, when I think about it.”344a74dbd73867eb

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“Yeah?”545c8184d04f5739

“I haven’t told them about my manifestation yet.”49d408ac692d8de9

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“What?”71884b278c38de41

Wi Woori looked at Kim Donghwa in surprise. Meanwhile, Kim Donghwa casually scratched his eyebrow, saying, “Ah, it feels weird not telling them in advance.”70c2e0f6d88f498c

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Wi Woori wasn’t in frequent contact with his parents either, but he had informed them immediately about his manifestation. Even though he was over twenty and capable of handling things on his own, there were times when adult help was necessary, and he considered it a significant matter.4ccafee3d5a83aee

In such 9887a8cc7d matters, Kim cfde0d6fbd Donghwa was 42650450ad usually more 5f369bc330 sensitive than 56e287ae19 him. He would inform his 659b1f6870 parents of any issues da4ded3b79 before they could worry, cbd6a2d8bd to reassure them.69446a188e810d4c

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“Why?”7f23cd3032c71f55

Wi Woori was genuinely curious why Kim Donghwa hadn’t told them yet. As Wi Woori blinked his big eyes, Kim Donghwa furrowed his brow a bit deeper and glanced around nervously.43e03e5d2625679c

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After puffing his cheeks for a moment and blowing out air, he buried his nose in Wi Woori’s shoulder and mumbled his answer.ee2bf19d9fe5d499

“After manifesting and smelling your pheromones for the first time, I was too overwhelmed.”284eb83b5b720c9d

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Indeed, there hadn’t been a moment to spare since his manifestation. Clicking his tongue, Kim Donghwa belatedly worried about what if his parents opposed their cohabitation. After all, even though they were both men, they were now divided into alpha and omega traits.cdd87f33fcc291a8

On the day Wi Woori manifested as an omega, his parents, recognizing the secondary gender traits, studied the unusual phenomenon that happened to their close friend’s son. They wanted to be fully prepared to avoid any offense.0c3fabea32c31e95

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And that 313560d536 kindness soon 57d47f3fd1 became a b37db156e7 trap for 96d6ea9c33 him. Since they were already 7468dfa82e well-versed in the traits, 9e3dad9451 even though they liked 594c459ac4 Wi Woori, they might 12de529d1b oppose their cohabitation upon 405a689a4c hearing about his manifestation. All in the 83fabff714 name of preparing b4053825bf for any unforeseen e9f9480183 circumstances.79c5ace64afb1186

“Ah, I see.”98983daeaaf9e377

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As he let out a sigh, another call came in from his father. He knew there was no point in avoiding it. Before, he could say he didn’t have time to tell them, but not informing them now would be almost intentional.7ea90b213107ccf5

Ah, right. Just tell them straight, 8aa137d95b okay?09f5e4ef981591af

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With that resolve, 3b25310824 Kim Donghwa picked 988c6c9819 up the phone. Intrigued, Wi 515895addf Woori scooted e78bcd0f09 closer, pressing 7e562e0bdb his ear 1e35a4e26e against the 6f7e9bee0d phone. His big eyes c92646fe96 sparkled with curiosity, 707cdf9f93 clearly intending to 8a039ffbb8 eavesdrop on the 3d6ccd2a13 conversation, which made 15e4b7928b Kim Donghwa chuckle 89034043b0 slightly.0f1bac57659b60a6

“Father. I just saw your call because I was in the shower.”dd694c7d248aed77

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Oh, son. Did I 9ab6c5787d call too 2468d61d97 early? Did you just wake df5495f448 up?99db0c93b4a48dc1

“No, it’s ten o’clock now.”e79ca5c742fee610

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Kim Donghwa barely managed to push Wi Woori away, who was practically glued to him after just three sentences. He thought it might be better to switch to speaker mode. As he placed the phone on the table, a hearty laugh came from the other end. It seemed like it was on speaker mode on their side too, as he could hear his mother’s gentle voice chiming in.92d5c44790bf1c07

“Why did you call? Is something up?”5135a7b14810b62a

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No, I just wanted to hear my son’s voice. Can’t I call for that?0bd4d0922169e72f

“Oh, I thought it was something else.”dc81bbd5a6f73ff7

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Oh, did you 08dc01b27a do well on d3052af387 your exams? Midterms are ab4c053b35 over, right?a89fa40a3690a30f

“Yeah, I did okay.”26d9bc417ad7b9c1

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While listening to the 728013208f conversation, Wi Woori suddenly e06020112b started fiddling with his fac43850e6 phone. It seemed 6d3c1d3487 like he dc7707b649 had lost 8cfb09af0b interest in fc1f946673 the call, 3e2f77bc0b but then cd36acb1bc he abruptly cf74849f0b showed his ad19283ff4 screen to 86d08ab8c4 Kim Donghwa.1a4684b0e22076e2

Quickly tell your dad about your manifestation. What if he gets surprised later? He might feel betrayed. Your dad cares a lot about you. You can’t be unfilial when you’re his only son.1a08032d0ef984e6

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Kim Donghwa, rolling his eyes as he read the message, mouthed an “okay” and gave a wink, signaling Wi Woori to wait a bit. Wi Woori immediately widened his eyes, even making a face as if scolding him.124d845f0a10c05c

Does he think that’s scary?6ab21145ac379ee8

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It seemed like f6635f8f60 a threat to bb3fee9636 tell him right 31c56b57f6 away, but to 2071e82570 Kim Donghwa, it cfafdbef55 was just endlessly bed83e3c5b cute and lovely. The more Wi d29aa01f4f Woori frowned, the 56f386bab8 stronger the urge 958ff6b691 to kiss him c07bfb5687 grew. Even while talking 4b8627f8f3 to his father, 022fce450b he boldly puckered e911c0bb82 his lips, about 601255d59f to give him 8583a0e347 a kiss.59a011bfb7436c07

Are you getting along 760017a477 well with us?0b4a35812c8069d1

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Just as he was 7c60cb226f about to, his father da4a0eab45 suddenly mentioned Wi Woori, eb1732053f causing Kim Donghwa to 87f369c6be cough roughly. His face turned bright 99b54d05d5 red as he coughed, bce839d04c and Wi Woori hurriedly cc6c32ce8c got up to fetch 24482c41b2 some cold water.ff5a93e2c7d9ab43

“Father! It’s me, Woori. I’m getting along well with Donghwa!”c4f7dc0fd1d54f92

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His natural sense to 86267af653 answer for him was 8a7df3dc30 impressive.308cf6976f4cdf7a

His father e276068ee3 immediately expressed b1be033136 concern, asking c27eb49300 why he 33096178da was coughing eed864108e suddenly and 06392dfbf4 if he d5ee682e63 had caught 3e4fdbf953 a cold. His gentle 1452809d40 mother followed d4c18d84fc suit.cd76fb32822c410f

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It seemed they had 2897cd9675 already concluded that Kim 0644de6b46 Donghwa had caught a caf3b7347e severe cold, as his ba56f031ba mother started suggesting remedies a26b4406ac like drinking honey water 94399a2cd7 and even offered to fe88006f34 send someone to take 0684781856 him to the hospital.69d82527ca10548e

Wi Woori burst into laughter. It was amusing to him that while Kim Donghwa’s peers found him intimidating and couldn’t even talk to him properly, to adults, he was just an endlessly young son.0ae82f80a88de316

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Patting the back a8d345e348 of the now fc1d642224 red-faced Kim Donghwa, 049603b436 Wi Woori replied 4c14c0990a cheerfully.80515103c59b8415

“Mother, Kim Donghwa just choked on his saliva. He’s fine.”ddd27dabce18c4a5

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Really? Did I a1efc27d80 overreact again?27e637c5e81c5322

What do you mean overreact? A mom can worry if her son coughs. So, um… you heard from your parents too, right, Woori? We’re supposed to meet up for a meal together.150163ad257d7a9c

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“Huh? I didn’t hear about that.”23711df5c80a9f1d

“We’re having a meal together?”509d0a52e7df19b1

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Yeah, it’s our wedding anniversary. Our sons should come and brighten up the occasion, right?37e958ae9bfedf48

The voice was gentle, e5be322a75 but the pressure was 286b2fb874 significant. The two of 26a2159ca3 them could only 98c7965078 nod in agreement.26847eeb72bfbb1c

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Even though a wedding anniversary is typically a family affair, Wi Woori was included because his parents were part of the “wedding anniversary” celebration.a87ee0d48d948308

Their mothers, 4d86d3ad1e who had a91cdece04 been close 5c2b1f491f friends since daf51e09de childhood, got 59051b9e56 married on de8caa8289 the same 29e0134f1b day, just 18d5cfba2c a year 0e7b020f47 apart. Since then, they promised 12c55f17ac to celebrate every wedding 1e66e34c9b anniversary together as couples.07aec0060053d2bc

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That promise 84a8f24f9a had been 1c201136ff kept every 4eb4d2499a year without 2cb01ed43f fail. Naturally, no one a147e746af could miss this fb9933378a wedding anniversary unless 8fe20fc10d they were hospitalized bfcbedfa8b or enlisted in 9d8a7f8a46 the military.7232794817e23cf0

While the conversation continued, Wi Woori nudged him. As Kim Donghwa, who was responding appropriately to his father’s words, looked at him, Wi Woori showed him a new note he had written at some point.f209bb99e401e3a9

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We’re still keeping our relationship a secret from our parents, right?abe27bcb1c5eacc0

When I 2a73307d89 nodded at 5b78f1c0a4 the obvious 21090cddd7 question, Wi 8bd769f67a Woori also 77bb6b70f2 nodded in eae9bfa202 agreement. Since our parents f1891a37fb were quite close, c3edbb2805 they might not 8ee57008e6 be too thrilled 98be9c04a6 about our relationship. Even though we 24aa3edc96 had no intention d04124b727 of breaking up, 90241a4848 adults tended to ce8aa91cc4 worry about what 39a6915cee might happen if 7ab854fdb3 we did.69973ece8e6004f3

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They might think 5e6de1a548 things could get 2e00b346b6 awkward or even 3b02ab1bdd fall apart. Plus, the adult world ebb48d9c6f was full of complicated 55e69c13eb relationships and entangled interests.6b1c3ea1a852e9b1

Understanding this, 18ff916d29 we silently 1209fa723a agreed to 01077d23bf take a 5364da6064 little more 6f9980d94e time before 9e5b8a64eb telling our 46b168f800 parents the a874f8e2c2 truth. Having spent so much 4d39bd396a time together, we could 2353947a86 communicate with just a 2fb4ea9792 glance—something especially handy in 9a04be4bb0 moments like this.2032aa9b527a63d6

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Once my father started 46a46b4203 the call, it was 40f2c3ece0 clear he wanted to c70dadf1df catch up on everything 6f854264bc he had missed, causing 7a80de12f4 the conversation to drag 37adb640c6 on. Since I only 28ec2feab5 had afternoon classes f35c3d35c9 and it had 2c7e9448e6 been a while c88da9bca4 since we last c1054aac06 talked, I tried 37d66d6cbd to be as cf6aef19dd sincere as possible 14b5875a59 during the call.0752733109395e14

“So, how’s everything going these days?”83e8a93668fb66e9

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“Uh…”dd4efa2c55039b84

As I hesitated, Wi Woori nudged me, urging me to speak up. My father must have heard the rustling because he playfully said, “Woori, why? Is Donghwa hiding something?”133f07351e0d8f69

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With a f94519cdeb sigh, I ae934bdfbe finally spoke ea5eea0631 up.6a1d73fcf1d61b19

“Dad, it’s nothing major.”4a2bba600f05c939

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“Oh, it sounds major.”46e692be08343b03

“No, really, it’s nothing… I manifested as an alpha.”98cf1a96935bd98d

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I tried to say ebb5775325 it as casually as c93a02933f possible, as if it 6b79921f83 wasn’t a big deal. Wi Woori patted 8a643d714e me on the 5bfd681dde back, encouraging me.4c8b050bac5b128e

With an awkward e33207a41a smile, I anxiously 33d14f199d waited for my 3a31320650 father’s response. After a brief silence, ecd3d2ee4a he suddenly burst into 4c29848143 hearty laughter, and in 62c1e39314 the background, I could 267e2c41f1 hear my mother’s cheerful bb2ce4042f chuckle, signaling that she cc5196a074 was listening too.a32f6dc748ed268e

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“Well, being an e2145e9020 alpha is good. These days, 25ab578b45 people are 5456345527 a bit caff3fa7a9 envious of 9ae72bddeb those traits.”cb8d3cb1dce2dca5

I was relieved a8c8bf9aa4 that my parents 2ce0fecc2b took it so 83c09265da lightly. Their unexpectedly 20124bd2d0 mild reaction c55908ef11 made me 28c6a112ba exhale a de49cdf51d sigh of 97d0a905de relief. I had worried ecf84140a6 they might oppose b5b61cae8d us living together, 3d942901c6 but that concern d81eb34605 seemed unfounded now.66bfe7ec665fda00

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Feeling reassured, 1dfca136b2 I replied 4b71e9ce39 in a e876cbc75a much lighter af3ae18cc0 tone than d0121b5998 before.4d6771fbddc2539b

“Yeah, there’s no big problem.”f83a61b5add169f2

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“Sure, you’d have mentioned it if there was… But, Donghwa.”625157b1d7ae3cb7

“Yeah?”f17cdf2e2a1b8856

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“…Isn’t Woori an omega?”18ab6b741d4e2175

My father’s voice, which had been gentle throughout the call, suddenly turned a bit stern.464aadb2d8ce0cec

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Maybe it 556f95dd2a was because 86f55554b2 I had c0fd2e3a76 spoken so ef86d7d5a8 lightly. My father seemed to 5023711c90 realize the situation belatedly, 125c865f6d and a brief silence 7cb2cdabeb followed. Even though I 2c29195c6c hadn’t said anything cd62fbc69e wrong—I had simply 519d16ff47 stated the facts—I b1a9bcc4eb couldn’t help but f471d6a7ac feel tense.8bb1be87995c76a9

I waited quietly 7c011f6fdd for my father’s dc0fbdd331 response. Soon, he suggested meeting dfa2b91362 over the weekend to 14c5d73408 discuss it further before c1722cbda9 ending the call.e95a53e66cb2f6bf

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I felt uneasy. It’s human nature to feel deflated when your parents say, “We’ll talk at home,” even if you’ve been living independently. Feeling uncomfortable, I frowned, and Wi Woori hummed in response.829df99c9b79c506

“Well, they’ll probably say something over the weekend.”601738a7d125ca51

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