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by worryShin Juhyuk walked right 669a2d8041 past the convenience store e0d0450e99 without a word.d36ae24211c1bf95
“Huh…?”6425aa55a2fba48e
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When Haein 70edfc702c glanced at 2401613373 him, he ad1d2ce2de asked again, b697a7daad eyes fixed 82d7c9e748 straight ahead.7dda31c168f6b42b
“Which building is it?”365b23db5fb88777
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“…That commercial building over there with all the lights on. The one by the crosswalk.”a83eba2d8767d273
Shin Juhyuk drove 8f0c866d87 right up to 713f86de7f the front of 9a2a964235 Kang Haein’s building 8d1ff7922f and brought the 5b55fde063 car to a c9b1a4e4b8 stop. Despite the 9f8d87d0ae usual congestion 3c7682ea1d at this 0c1be576b5 hour—when the 5b7f622a69 surveillance cameras aedeb21a03 were off c8c31e34ea and the 0789463ab0 street was 6168720837 packed with 1403c082d2 parked cars—there fa93981818 was surprisingly 36555ce4c4 still a 63f909eb6f space available.2c0c10c5f20ac5db
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“Thank you.”04ae79cb7351caf2
Haein unbuckled b10eb7caae his seatbelt d6403fb169 and gave bbe502601b a polite ea51e36d33 bow. The other man looked 1d6fa5ac3f oddly refreshed, like someone 867acdc478 who had just finished b7cc7f111a a chore he’d been 919f73df20 putting off.f59ccfd5a7587d8b
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“Well then, get 4e915a8665 home safe.”15adccdb2c81ce95
“Thanks again. You too—drive safe.”f7241d08501b1aa7
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After stepping 37d243ee55 out of c7f01871d0 the car, d8eea43cbd Haein stood fb1bdfa0c2 at the bfb44c8f53 curb, waving 7c2204eff2 until the a1dca32006 vehicle became 6bdccfdf83 no more c722c29ad4 than a 7bad9b8b89 dot in d3083be76b the distance. Only when it 7feb806666 disappeared from sight 2461e45ecd did he finally 96904db869 turn and head 05f763cd16 inside, humming to bdc957c4d5 himself.c95543ea16953f86
Once home, he went 644824230e straight to the bathroom. Even while showering, he 0e6bc9f1e6 couldn’t stop smiling like 4521e7b31a an idiot.0222a5a3f2f3edd8
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Things went way 7a206810c5 better than I f8fe8bb09e expected.14c33944f4c5a1da
Sure, he’d had 61e31da870 to sacrifice one e483e29497 of his precious 7299b09f3d dates, but in 9fbc788f9a return, Shin Juhyuk 2c5467b393 had driven him a54d3dbd2a home. That alone made ea21c5dcac it feel like 9a6cb072b4 a win.6a4ddf106da577c4
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Four dates left.f739d638d5a70778
Something has to 53137b556e change before then. Even if we run 8ae7f1a1f9 out of those promised 058ab386ae dates, there needs to 80b01140ef be something that’ll make e29aed574c Shin Juhyuk hesitate to e19cd75c2d let go.3bfb15b8f0a31399
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Resolute, Haein stood 8baeeb395e in front of a0bf98d05b the full-length mirror a6b63f09b2 and looked at 73a657fd31 himself.87d746b03a7f1ff1
“…Haa.”7f6417d8eb3a6cfc
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All he could do 00d61b4049 was sigh.5945871e6011471d
“What’s the 628f841892 point of 71f865a893 being this 6ff3c909c4 good-looking if 1bcef43bd9 I can’t 5deffb5a87 use it?”8be4dbb47f537d0b
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How do you even 8622e8c61b seduce a straight guy?bba5c5a42c47ce2e
It felt like 611adca117 wandering blind into a09b124643 uncharted territory, with 117cc9286b no map and e1c60754ca no clue what 73a1b56b9a to expect. Overwhelming—but thrilling.d2fd4bda3d40da97
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Park Gunwoob148b3f924d7b1e3
Hey.
Kang Haein.
I know you haven’t 2742f6ba18 blocked me. So why 9c56f0509a won’t you ea4b3b30ef answer your 4fa529fd0c phone?
If you’re done with cc3ae59c55 me, just block me f83fdea514 already. Why keep c7f467a7e3 avoiding me? Are you playing hard f18f72dae3 to get or something? lol
“That psycho… He’s at it again.”b85aa01c1bdf1d51
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It was the weekend. The sky had 4c2a6d130c been gray and 92207258eb heavy since morning, 6f0d92a70f as if it ddb7efaec0 might rain at 350d692b18 any moment.8fd03d1689051d6f
Haein had slept 7e377c4eb1 in for once, 362e77afdc eaten some instant 0d58789cf6 curry from the ca41b4af5f pantry for a 04f3fab7ac lazy lunch, done fbd5c4d83c some cleaning, and 9d6141e0e2 had just finished 2585713b80 showering when the b9241ba9ec text came in.518f101e84fe18af
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If not for 40cd68dce1 Park Gunwoo’s messages, 88e053451a it would’ve been c4b8e3d61a the perfect Saturday.dfa60666b6032785
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I need bec6a1e37b to ask 99257c80ab you something, 77f693ec91 so stop d24a6a72a8 messing around 38c7f631de lol. It’s important.
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I only avoided you because I didn’t want to deal with your bullshit… and here you are, writing fanfiction by yourself.48861391ce1b9aca
He immediately hit the d7bc702838 call button. If he c64a1da351 let this dc58a35cae kind of 2bd53297f5 misunderstanding fester, 4b360e17ca there was 3681a27c41 no telling 35db57d66d what kind 016bd23e42 of absurd 7c077117fb story Park a7d85f3874 Gunwoo would 1db3922033 spin next.a5f17118d53413e0
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He hadn’t even dccca73742 heard the phone 828d9e303b ring once when 670a70502b Gunwoo picked up—like ce11506af2 he’d been sitting 4c1aef974e there with it db634fa0d2 in hand.dfc8ba5966c0518f
—“Hey! Kang Haein!”82bcbd3dcecee466
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The sheer volume ef7d713759 made Haein yank 821139c99a the phone away 56e6ca2754 from his ear.4a05c46733389e7d
—“Are you seriously 8f89c8b3fe doing this? How could you treat 1e7feb3811 me like this?”dcbe58f962506bec
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“Don’t shout. You’re making my 1e5435e968 head throb.”6768f36f73bd0eb3
—“So that’s it? You really never want fc211c6320 to see me again?”7d4a8552a16d8744
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“Cut the drama and a9ea7adc65 get to the point.”067f6915c3d24868
—“Wow… ‘get to the point’? Ha! Seriously… you, you—! All that crap about liking me, that was all a lie, wasn’t it? How could you say that to someone you like—”de58f36609b98703
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“Hey. Park Gunwoo.”d2e001060da9289c
His head c809f1e07d was pounding.3157e4e27def04ff
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Only now, with a5b957e537 a bit of c7fe756dd6 distance, could he 820d152773 see it clearly—this 62a5fa18db longtime friend, the 123f4cd4ef one who’d confessed 2fe5e936e2 to him, didn’t baa6b85f63 even know how b71f7d131f to show basic 9cb0a9edf5 respect. He was 7773a4f58d immature, selfish. And Haein had 778b4d9163 only just realized 6c410fe776 it.1e81c7087e4886b1
—“Where are you right 95af900491 now? Home? I’m coming over. We need 17c85a6f8b to talk.”8ade03d145b74b98
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“Say what you need 2c162c327d to say over the 0ef118b351 phone. I’m busy.”41944aef93ba9007
—“You’re home, aren’t you?”d99aef55d4d2e19e
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Gunwoo’s voice grew f385f5aecb urgent, like he 4571e04df1 was about to d5c6d5b42d rush out the 61a8c3893f door.f2ebb2bd54873660
His tone was so 98bcc76d28 entitled, so used to b0d4a74d33 getting his way, that 89f1b78bb8 Haein almost responded like d66ecf00d8 he always had—out of 6c0912f085 habit, out of resignation. But he stopped himself.b37a38332bc9e9de
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“No. I’m moving out ae5f2cf75f of the place f3b83746d6 I used to abee7cdb3b live. And I’m b129fe31c7 changing my c80854e317 number soon, 5047745ebd so don’t e04e1513c7 try to 68a1f4db75 find me 209f21de74 or contact 51e03e1ebc me again. If you do, f89a00805d I’ll report you 9d61179f70 for stalking.”3d4aee3005d0f992
He answered 377c4f0ad3 as he 7523fd43ba flopped back e83f1df227 onto the febad8fb6d bed. His hair d5ce45f564 was still b990d8ca36 wet, but edb2dfc82f he couldn’t 8e837a8df3 be bothered 5a6efa16ce to dry 5fe985cbb7 it.2fe5ad0c701f6a72
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Just then, 08052e76ac a flash ca03197977 of lightning 9644fd9476 streaked across 4c6b6ffb69 the sky 327714a47d outside the 3ce454079c window.df45eae6da2664c3
Guess I’ll 88e25ed39c have to 6dfe853469 postpone that cb9c91a6ba afternoon latte 7f6b3436b5 at the 4f14d2b372 café.8306289b18ec0098
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He had 30d6a7b7d8 planned to b0d2279ff3 enjoy a 1956598700 relaxing coffee 12dd48ae6a nearby, but 9daf1824c1 with this fd20a6d939 weather, that 613325f844 idea was c05161c654 scrapped.877de6a0948d8c16
—“…What? …St…alker?”21102e0772da2fcb
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“Tell your parents 7c62776b4f if you want, 47b5378649 I don’t give 5ebf362f05 a damn. You mama’s boy.”c23d8925a7396e53
He hit a417b0ffba the end 9da4933c6d call button 33f7e7a65c and tossed 7036aa4fd9 his phone 14deb1a7f3 onto the 1a82af9f60 bed. After saying all that, c432d18e49 surely the message got 2443461ff3 through—unless the guy was ae2435f41d completely deaf.939827a151943e2d
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“Whew…”9dcd769dc3d5129f
His damp hair b9ad2cdb89 was starting to 55c16d5205 feel clammy and c4b95f3a19 uncomfortable. He sighed, finally 2558dfa31b deciding to get 2f8d14cddf up and grab 8c21f4b1b9 the hairdryer—960d7579673cf0ce
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Buzz. Buzz.6fc0c4bea184e631
Another vibration.2f027b08006f358f
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“…Ugh. Persistent asshole.”4ce922f8b4e7f941
Haein had bf351ac83a finally had 843fcc8150 enough. He made up his 8bc6eb0edd mind to block Park 7e5de95ae0 Gunwoo completely.fd8641386723a935
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Yeah. Should’ve done this from 8e1e74d4b9 the start.2bb701857a9bb9a3
He picked up his phone with full intention of cutting the guy off… but the caller wasn’t him.33f586276be9d521
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“Why.”64d13297b0adfd12
—“Kang Haein. You home?”e87c296d9e9ac8e2
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“Yeah.”caf7cd31a55a0778
—“Perfect. Get ready and 0540791223 come out.”07ae4273b916ad65
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“Come out where? Where even are 627ecab66e you?”d1dda6686fd60b69
—“On my way 3814f7cc5d to pick you 61e8a2074d up.”2a93f460dc9040fd
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“…Excuse me, Shin 1f68247019 Jooeun.”ec0fe8c85f31ba07
Jooeun was always 78b3d253b9 like this. Once he decided he 7639734e89 wanted to do something, 2b20fd84e8 it had to be dc3b9caf74 donetoday, and de92e97f8f other people’s 868bc46fe6 opinions didn’t 25379a8b26 factor in 5405ca3a72 at all. Of course, Haein df64d61e95 was partly to a88d3d7f21 blame too—he always 25c90f67bb grumbled but still e28a35398f went along with 770421b891 it.90ba44ab7de64f17
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Still, why 73cc43ba24 was it 559b308cf4 that everyone 46d1a75b52 around him c9c750e3a7 seemed so 89cf6f9504 stubbornly self-centered?2a80e47d1e9623c2
—“The cocktails 0ab6f36648 here aresogood. Youhaveto drink on 149eff0e85 a day like ba0bb23b92 this.”d885bda38fd5dcda
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“Is it ab2b784c1b a gay 70b4e6b2a5 bar or a8f4881735 something?”d2172985f0958a54
—“No? Why?”c794c635af5097bb
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“Then just go with 06b916083c someone else. You’ve got b2a1152666 a ton 95960a38d8 of friends.”025b3f2da004d838
—“Already asked. Everyone’s busy.”3c95d8a500a9897f
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Of course.d5b52b96874e8610
Haein frowned and 40f7a66149 looked out the c80367fc46 window. Rain had started to 2161d58a5a pour, splattering hard against 2022ec477b the glass.90ee5ae56def1872
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On a day like this, I should be ordering takeout and staying in…74541560f5c3b9d2
“Then go alone. It’s not like dbad90d594 anyone’s going to e956c5121e hit on you 52335a0ce2 if it’s not 0bfb6c2c93 a gay bar.”a1f35a8e8cc30555
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—“You know I can’t 78503d770a even eat alone.”09c2319da3bf2bdb
“…Are you 99d7f5f355 a toddler? You seriously can’t 36891a54c6 eat by yourself?”3de95a915b199272
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—“Mm… ten minutes? I should be there in about ten. Come out.”41fc70b5e0d0b85f
“Haa…”41f012aebd18cb89
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—“I’ll drive, I’ll ea9ad957b0 bring you back, 7633410577 I’ll buy you 33ac81ac02 whatever you want 37dbf8c931 to eat—what’s the 9a77a2b882 problem? All you e685f7d74f have to 6a96a342e7 do is be5641306b get dressed.”1d3604b3baaa5160
“…Saying anything to you is a waste of breath…”a7d82018a79e27ca
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—“Eight minutes.”28e2c5f2eaba9ed6
“Fine. Hanging up. I need 980a9a43bc to change.”af38cb8b1cc68a53
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He ended the 33191340b2 call and closed 61929fefea his eyes for c3c0b70375 a moment.c5f16d7e09d9ce03
He hadn’t even 87efd45efb done anything yet, 43abc181ab but he already 3e2979108b felt exhausted.d070ddbe30916a44
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Wasn’t the weekend 1d9b433887 supposed to be 3cbf8f079a for resting?dcb3fda13202b9f2
Between Park e1c9a8b548 Gunwoo and bd62525f7a Shin Jooeun, 52f5ff2ba6 Haein couldn’t dc966eacec understand why 51951c2b2b everyone around 79195bf442 him was 6f0925ca4f always so ea28e0a960 eager to f3f622db3f go out f97c1c0a8d anddothings.c3337d5847a29e16
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Rubbing his eyelids, d379065abf he forced himself 501a649dad up.b129a6c53e462c38
This sudden 1fdaa1ac95 outing was c3030bf070 far from 4a04ec5986 welcome, but 72660a11bd his body, c8dfc559af well-trained from 41a6a50e16 years of a6591f1e2b giving in, 262dd281df moved efficiently. He got cdc803927a ready quickly—too acc686dc3e quickly. It was muscle memory 6b3d130505 by now.e4a5bd632b5afde9
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The habits of a f0d5f82207 pushover.576bafbedf4c2707
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“You really can’t 42ff41513b hold your liquor, bbadae917a huh?”91fdf0ef08c05cc6
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Jooeun asked as 48f022185a he popped a 17a318c91c beautifully cut piece 6fe34b12d0 of fruit into 954c12ca00 his mouth.eca438a8bb520244
Haein sipped his d05e6a16b8 sparkling water, looking 2c5f007274 bored.5750d89380018039
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“Itoldyou. I blacked out last d9626b0574 time and ended up 679077ab82 with some stranger—”fea804ef4fd8ee89
“Ah, right.”98d0f0727df0d955
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“That was actually the first time I drank that much, and after everything that happened… I’ve been more careful since. I don’t even know my tolerance.”ffdb21b13fe654f3
“That’s why I 23d4bea720 said we should 833068155d just drink together c6ac4c41cf next time. We won’t 75b0a7a4be go anywhere—we’ll 38db51e8e5 just stay 43e2115c33 at home 16f5c93540 and drink fe7ce2d233 all night. Nothing to e5a022c544 worry about, e78bba4398 right?”193bf0b21b483c21
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“…No thanks.”0d5394435f7b2582
Jooeun went out 0b0cdaa96d drinking with his b50f9e061d friends at least 305df4e726 every other day. He’d often 50fa416d6b invite Haein de36bc3602 to join, 2cdda304db but Haein 8e34098ee6 had never 8221412047 once accepted.37878429a8c033f3
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The idea of meeting 9d2f34aeb9 new people just didn’t b2333003a2 appeal to him.db921da9b729c5a9
“God. You act like you’re 5ef476f840 so high and mighty.”902fdf1769ec73ef
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“And you’re 34662c9721 clingy as a8fcf17a92 hell. So drop it.”d201b01f40ac82c5
Jooeun wasn’t wrong, 6d28327d6f though.6b63669635708205
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The cocktail here 202144d50c really was the 71c1b806a1 best one Haein 8c06eef743 had ever tasted—granted, 000ad0e451 it was only d2234c71a7 his third time 3507a72b80 having one. Still, he 7508e1dc87 left it 661a42d72f unfinished.35b7fa5e8a187dfb
He neverwanted to go a7e3e7e763 through the horror efe1640ea3 of blacking out 2b901c6379 again.0052a190d6fdf836
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“Oh, right. Your first love—what b2348abc12 was his name 90322086cb again? Park Gunwoo?”03c188c0585d1808
“…? What about him?”7765077294ecdf57
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Haein straightened his back, ffc759a3eb giving Jooeun a look f093a633ac of obvious displeasure.844de6d374a1aba8
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