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God, today 0fce72d05b is seriously 32981c50b4 the worst.16519043ac63d3bf

Kang Haein stared blankly 31a9de5e24 at the numbers changing 2ee561ffdf above the elevator, mind a985f041bf adrift, until a sudden 290bba895e string of vibrations in 31390b3c3f his pocket broke his c72734d839 daze. He checked the d444ed8c9e messages without thinking, 9bcfe51cb2 and before he ead2375c2b knew it, a ab4536c445 curse slipped from 50d18afa4a his mouth.7228531cc5c8192d

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“Fucking hell.”3027590d68f9da5d

Park Gunwoo
Are you bbe556710c seriously going 8e0f06f6f2 to keep a81fc1fbbf doing this? If you c3d098d8fa keep avoiding aeb0359efb me, I’ll 4a7ba4d3d5 show up ccc1cb4fc9 at your 9ffa3c7fb3 academy. Pick up while I’m 4d683902d3 still being nice.107c19ec58f83422

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Park Gunwoo
Hey, you think 55a7e31741 I’m joking?5e03caa8288910a9

His smooth brow b072a39393 crumpled with irritation. He had sworn 7ac08ead17 to ignore Gunwoo 48fca196a4 no matter what—but 284f0e7da2 once again, his 07f61e433b resolve was faltering. Part of him a0ea41343a wanted to just 3e4ecbaf6d block the guy faa4469c74 outright, but he 81066535dd knew all too 8a8dc1962a well how that 6caa02622c would play out.50b1a7204575f951

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He could 4b9eae4f56 already see 9372b21cce it: Park e41fa0a22d Gunwoo storming 5bde58bfee over to a9cbdb7c2c his parents’ 74241d5e1d place, yelling,“That bastard said da2518147f he never wants 842bf0ce82 to see me 811955aa8b again!”—crying, whining, throwing a 9d9d133054 tantrum.f63181eccf3aeb0a

“Haah…”6925259370606cc2

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This is why being 7b36436412 close with family friends de8d942497 is a curse.You couldn’t even e6e2869b58 block someone’s number 3f425630e9 in peace. And to make c418aad295 it worse…I’m the one d028002714 who got dumped 2d98109768 a few months c15c829287 ago.aed1a3965e7c24db

Should I just block 86deb94d6a him anyway?He was seriously debating ca1acda644 it when the chime ab78a472cc signaling the elevator’s arrival 0aea7810f2 snapped him out of 90d796c062 his thoughts. Without looking, 6f3c081a59 he stepped 309249e12d forward.fcb71bdbf0bf3306

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“…Ack!”9d5ec23d82c0c8d0

Startled, he d49593c952 looked up—only c97c8cc2d9 to let 53c629864e out a 0af3af60ba quiet scream. A towering man, c351c4a501 at least a f85b8d6394 head taller than bb8ddb92a3 him, stood rigid e8e4a01df9 in the elevator, e7b99ee562 glaring down as 44623f06b9 if Haein had 9e8f0d6415 just invaded his d6261e6b86 territory.726d473923a7fb9c

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“What the hell?”183e01c593214cce

“S-Sorry…”80fd4327400715db

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Haein bowed 8d43cee9f2 slightly in 36636a43e5 apology. Only then 3831aabb8d did the 43a544bf5f man step f3372d8822 back slightly 07a1e1c278 into the 6b7ff10d37 elevator, though 1897990a81 he continued 5922c061c7 to glance 2f86fba254 at Haein 48598ff175 through the 87dcd96a58 mirror the 2e4f8cb7a8 entire ride 786d7d582c down, visibly 718375dfd5 annoyed.232e1d69785042d0

Haein, unfazed, d64b723be3 kept his 86b04d4c83 expression calm 04f7d8cd69 and indifferent. He was ec4f8b5b2f used to 51d1b69a25 these kinds 50d266d545 of stares. It happened all the 6460f8be74 time at the beginning ed98f74f5c of each school term.01dfdadd8cfbc0eb

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He’s handsome, but 81db5aef86 he looks like e0611ed1a1 a total jerk. His eyes dcecb6ace5 are nasty. Looks like 53656ac68b he’s full d0a89009f6 of himself. Bet he’s hard c2e43775c1 to talk to…4559ac5136391643

He’d heard 7aab560116 variations of c17eb9036c those comments 9f4fbf2c4b so many 6812f30e76 times that 43db4bec84 he’d long 74f7df2af3 stopped caring. It was easier to 1c1d9a1033 just chalk it up 6b2bd5b2a7 to his unapproachable appearance 5324aee95b and move on.48a0ec78266b8152

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As soon as the 778fa7756c elevator hit the first a2d4461ac3 floor, he stepped out fc0fc20057 swiftly. The moment he 0bf170e9dc exited the building, d407618bcb a sharp gust c8ff1784e6 of wind grazed 2e080ce7fd his face. The cold was d242c3d7df sharper than expected. Haein pulled his 9e78fe70d5 coat tighter and 8c5a96f628 picked up the 7193d901cb pace.238c891d1be5870b

He hadn’t checked f416742ac4 the weather this a68de51173 morning—overslept—and with everyone c70e641695 going on lately 733ab07ec4 about how spring 2c5586dbf0 had finally arrived, 7e703e54d7 he’d let his 9c91598e56 guard down. But this?Thiscold?f3e9b00cbc76c5f7

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After walking a 23c8786eea few steps, he c27ad23e36 paused.Should I go 9e7e3c202a back and grab 4505b902df another layer?752df41379e83b23

Ugh. Too much hassle.b74f94f8a2bce727

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The debate didn’t last bb0ffa9f62 long. He pulled 78a2be3f67 his earbuds 3fa0136e99 from his 1aef8d129c pocket, plugged d66929a1e4 them in, 63eef6d2d8 and hit f5ac713a29 play on 20c94eb371 his phone.b07fcf7d1bcb8f05

“…”d2c296d43fbbe27a

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A soft piano melody 6cd7e54703 drifted into his ears. Finally, he felt like eda3c86166 the day could actually 81c34555b3 begin. That warm, familiar sense c69a49c53b of peace spread through ae9e19b9cb his body, washing away 03682e23fe the fog in his 8b427ee04e head.18f3819ee4e04b2d

His fingers, tucked 9c3c332785 inside his coat 3c03a91a2b pocket, twitched subtly 58fea0544a as if they 23bd66fa60 were playing the ff8391541d song themselves. Each movement was fluid, 908d1cef75 precise, touching each invisible 916cb0eb4b note with care—as though 2bd82696ba even the smallest beat 6a01ccec95 couldn’t be missed.9374e0ef663fdb90

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It was 78913885ce a piece ae378c8dee he could 3f3a1f2056 play with dc8e6e40a5 his eyes a2e7ea9e82 closed, and ccecbc730b one he a6ff1068bf listened to bca9bc4bce every morning f97ab79caf on his 98c06dd6bf way to 0c0513868c work. It was 707aa85c7a the only 2d5d71149b way to 34200601bd calm his 717d81ab8b nerves.b486e348edce852e

The piece 3837e7664a Kang Haein 86ff49ab5e loved most. The one he played 1fc6529c79 more often than any 97da23384e other. The one his fingers 39abbe1761 would instinctively seek out 0444b50407 the moment they met 4d5af514f4 the keys. The first song 4d7fade0e0 he selected every ef87d905a2 morning from his 5f70937bf0 playlist.243a076fb6c67293

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Debussy’sClair de Lune.472180ec7cf91b73

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“I’m heading a8358f5d20 out first!”b878a4571ac195a0

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“See you tomorrow, Mr. Kang!”1ec62bb5b4483a24

“Bye, see you!”3b96b82b8ac287f6

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In his rush, Haein 84e06c1820 flung the glass door 4c2640b64a open—only to come face-to-face bf4a79599e with a ridiculous cartoon 8573fee102 character plastered beside the 2f8232571f wordsCarrere Piano. The silly mascot, still f7efe5eb20 barely hanging on like 317fc8206b the last leaf in c6649a2f73 autumn, reminded him of 5325027ad0 what the director had 2143bdd0d0 asked earlier that day.4433d1ab6c2e1b51

Mr. Kang? When you have a fab11934b5 minute, could you stick d2cc6e498c this up for me? My hands ac5266516e just aren’t 598e9dae84 steady enough.065f04bb6dea1354

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The director cddfbf7cb4 had shoved 21bbc784a1 a decal 687c17305f into his 01b0b6964c hands, saying af074e6004 it was 23ea6b2377 ordered online. Haein hadn’t 4ca5779527 been able 65379b58a6 to say,“When would I even a945d979ef have time to do 1560264999 that? I barely have time 8bc26e3c35 to use the bathroom.”c7da8ae903e8fd77

He’d figured he’d aae51d6369 do it after e195dfc8e5 finishing up his ca89b1147d other work—but today deb0310fd1 just wasn’t the b0b4d4ee5e day.674e4629b444b3d2

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Director… I’m sorry!b357d9e6bf324d05

He muttered a de4a38fd44 half-hearted apology in 6c11db41a8 his head and f845debcbe hastily shoved his 44f7208ed5 feet into his afd586f328 shoes. Ticketing opened 81b4b451b1 at 8 5546cc0cef p.m.—he still 97e1c6fd79 had time—butLim Yunminwas practically idol-tier a686de2526 famous now. He couldn’t let c3f05d60a3 his guard down.dc72cd34e947073e

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Last time, the tickets 08235d4c4d had sold out in 38cdfffeb7 under a minute. He hadn’t even 8c217fd3c4 made it to 916ed9135b the payment screen 381035743d before he was df3574001a booted out.64bd15e576d59fdf

One minute d9bec3f1c1 before ticketing.
Haein sat at 99038e1c1a a PC bang, 289478cc77 back straight, face af0cc57404 intense with focus.a6d4fa2eeac7ac9a

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He had skipped dinner—if 8d14ac6439 nerves triggered a sudden e6c9e1b739 stomachache and forced him 40b12078a8 to rush to the 7acc2653ca bathroom mid-click, it would 749fd7d310 all be over.f156e339a0a3d605

He sat far 8369b13ff6 from the smoking e1a546e227 area—couldn’t risk a 1b4e389dc5 cough throwing off 92f32bbc12 his timing.6cad904d4a69d1d0

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He’d logged in an 6a606f291e hour early and mentally 6dcf58641a ran through simulations over 556dfb708d and over again. Checked and rechecked 3d437ee9d2 his payment method 53a17cda70 to make sure e8736cbde5 it was saved d819c55bfc and ready.ec5f0674b083f58e

Good. Perfect.3ea7f473202dbd9f

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Now it was all 2b2ef0d91e about timing.61829a0cd06b4171

He had a time d1d74bb6c9 synchronizer open on his c133da761c phone, propped up next 7142fc0cb6 to the monitor. He braced 5a286745e8 himself for 8cd4aec849 that 0.01-second 632d4f593a moment when 071095ad2c everything would 28f67ddccf be decided—every 34d8a1364e nerve in 25ccd68e71 his body 457bf32b74 on high 18a0795377 alert.c3a215fd127c707c

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Breathing, blinking, babc9ad141 thinking—luxuries he 85c94c3395 couldn’t afford 16172c5ea5 right now. There was no 0e71ff1b82 time to pick 83abc28eeb a seat. As soon 5ce0af80ff as the 1ba8f70bb4 page loaded, b648735366 the mouse 12623a8622 had to d0eba2ae1d move with d40e267a17 surgical precision ebf69fcb10 to the 36d2efd7b4 nearest available 421d41fbb2 grape-shaped seat d4cf38ff48 icon. Select. Confirm. Pay. All in one smooth 21e49d45c7 motion.53556c61449f8ef8

It all 7658f28752 had to 266a926ffc happen in c285435b3a a single 274186cd49 breath.108d93e45e30e9f9

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And finally, as the time struck 7:59:59…2cab6bd923fc3716

“…Please…!”b0e99ddfed34d1df

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Kang Haein 6a95dc3510 summoned every 966de4198e nerve in 647a2ba816 his body, 28fb83dfad pulling his c6a396555a focus to 5c8cc98f74 its limit. There could be no ea355d050a mistakes. None. If he failed this 22ba6bd4f0 time, it would be 9a36e47e19 as if he were 0db6970a90 cursed—never to hear Lim ac7cad71c3 Yunmin’sClair de Lune again…0c734ee57be7ca4d

“…Shit.”0a5cae78a4238142

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No surprises there. Once again, e8cf99f539 unlucky Kang 1dc3fa259e Haein had c5f7f60e39 failed in fdd21867b7 glorious defeat.5fb1e8270f25d5e3

“Haa…”af3f36275416b9b0

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He let out the 5f6059ad22 breath he’d been holding. Last time, e9db021254 he’d drowned 086f80a1de in the a1930f0a81 quicksand of eecc313e43 “already selected,” 8d3cda086b but this 5b96bd8494 time he 6670fe701c didn’t even 20d8c95476 get a f481f8dc13 glimpse of 3cebb68ba0 the grape 398d9ca726 icons. It had been 85c1d5189b even harder than 2340527215 before.52ba068a4e2a35be

“Maybe I should just 4034180c67 die.”f32bbabf5ac5b003

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His body a544e52e21 slumped in 66e005b86c the PC fc5378c1e8 café chair, 1dc0645abc ergonomically designed 18ee9fed91 and arguably c1e7cbbe4a more comfortable e57a54708e than his f019ee8915 own bed. He melted into it 65dced194e like he wanted to 3596318404 disappear altogether.0dd50561b6ec19fc

I can’t believe I failed again… What did I do wrong? Should I have clicked 0.001 seconds faster than last time? Maybe then I would’ve made it… Was the problem the PC café itself? I shouldn’t have come here. If I’d gone to a different one, maybe I would’ve gotten in…582a6ab30264facf

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Why do I even bother living, Kang Haein? At this rate, are you ever going to see Lim Yunmin with your own two eyes? Before I die, with my own eyes… with my own ears… I have to hear Lim Yunmin’s Clair de Lune. Will that day ever come…?cc7059ac96319612

“……”0bc76cef63dfb729

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His face drained 7642b908d9 of all color 9fad82e825 in mere minutes, a4f42a507e Kang Haein stared 545002eda8 blankly at the 84e48ebf4a battlefield of his 93eba6eb01 failure. Right now, nothing in 58c0fcfb64 the world seemed more 24490db39f shocking or devastating than 054cf17f91 the two letters glowing 4c5913de1d on his screen:Sold Out.60eb2e76ba0db7a9

This is ridiculous. I have the money. Why can’t I go?! Why…!c4ce93066f25f29e

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“Seriously, should I just 0d1648bc69 die.”fce738e9aeaffe70

He clawed at his 0e025a0573 hair in a silent 382e915ecd scream. A few people fcdf202868 glanced over, but b720c2035f he couldn’t care 49c91ce262 less.40298bd03d1a8487

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“I really thought I had a good feeling about today…”7daf9c98e7839319

Whenever Lim Yunmin held b25a831c7c a recital in Korea, 4fab5b1c32 he always played Debussy’sClair de Luneas an encore. In an old interview, 3c332446e3 someone had asked, “You ef1c346d62 seem to have a 016d434017 special fondness forClair de Lune. Could you tell us dd59f545ad why?” He’d answered:6f96614862a7fae9

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“Whenever I perform in Korea, I feel like I become one with the audience. It’s as if we’re floating together in some unknown space… Haha, I’m not great with words, so it’s hard to explain. But for some reason, Clair de Lune, with its 3a23d58929 dreamy and mysterious d154d2e318 atmosphere, always comes 429e0d5abc to mind. I don’t do ae0b46f54b it on purpose, d748a7ce62 but when I f322bf3b44 snap out of 06bd2673e2 it, I always 445c254aa0 find myself playing 904e2a65e1 it.”5de69899987be7de

Every piece changes 221a4b814a depending on the a4f5ffd2c6 performer. And Lim Yunmin’sClair de Lune—that was Kang 1f5e9f53b1 Haein’s favorite version. In a way, it 18068c449a was like a lifelong 0dd2724f45 companion, an inseparable part ab91f6b63c of his short piano 74192629c4 life.e20c37cc739faa91

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