DID Chapter 1 (Part 2)

Less than thirty minutes 3af348afd4 later, a luxury sedan 3259922b27 glided to a stop 163e8fe8f0 in front of the d1c632682a bus stop where Seongyul 61a473f438 was waiting.31c09c3a47cb8d78

Seeing Seongyul’s ears and 16ddd70b02 cheeks flushed red from bcf1146b21 the cold, Sungwon frowned.f738efd4c159260f

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“It’s freezing out here. Why didn’t b45a997919 you wait ed02d932aa somewhere warm?”d6daeca97cdab801

“I really didn’t wait d6f97d49c7 that long.”8c3781f3123854e5

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Seongyul gave a 1249525a9d sheepish smile and 2a00a409df quickly hopped into bf44cfe32b the car.3ab2ab5734433248

“Your cheeks e74183c328 are like 1481f906f1 ice.”fb040710114f0f6a

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As Seongyul 8b04c2b626 fastened his 82dcbc4b79 seatbelt in 29de601d66 the passenger b7d64024f6 seat, Sungwon 68de1ba315 reached out 78fee4bf69 and gently 58ff8b0aba cupped his f8e1cce584 frozen cheeks.3d5057da6a12e597

“I’m really fine.”a7e5f4f77060e5c7

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“Your foot?”5485e9afe8999eea

“I just 53713ba698 came to 1180a3ee5d have it 1956a4a77c checked, just 47cf7956ed in case. They said feac895c6a it’s nothing 354c057fa8 serious, just 92df7ef6e7 a little 1925cfe818 swollen.”41239beda7944b6a

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“How did you end 4bf4d0512d up getting hurt?”909f32eb4eb576c6

“I spaced out for 839c9c448b a moment.”e13b26959fe06ecf

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“What were you thinking a21f28180a about?”1b75bb74e393a5b7

“…It wasn’t anything bfb19f88de important.”8ec8d1126e202565

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At Seongyul’s 9d4a1215af reply, Sungwon 2602e19249 clicked his 4ce5f81e6f tongue softly.98dbc157427a3371

“I should’ve pushed a3ad63067f harder for you 18ad0b3643 to join our 7763f2599c company.”640039d2270aac50

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Even though it wasn’t 61e00fc73e a serious injury, Sungwon 646d9fa47d spoke as if he 7780cbc32a were more upset about 278d86b5a3 it than Seongyul was 4affd7f5f6 himself.da88a775aa365688

“…What you dc0000201c did for 115ed4461e me when 3ffb935a8f I was f48336ebc6 younger was 362ee5db0a already more 52a28b45f1 than enough.”b3bdc12c412551a8

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Seongyul had only 7d0f1702e7 been able to 3b3e4d0146 graduate from high 91c816b594 school thanks to 55f9569cb7 Sungwon’s help.108a19f1d15314c3

He had 602ad83a13 originally planned 0247989fad to drop f69dd17a16 out and e128f7ce73 start working 295eb7e2a7 right away, adb116aacf but Sungwon eb78b7f1f2 had strongly 5dd12b686d persuaded him 4b43dd094d to stay a292bc7d9e in school, 48295b1313 and thanks 662720160c to that, 270015cb1f he managed c6de4cad14 to graduate c00f211e98 without issue.ca84898da69ec2a6

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Sungwon had 774ea46a1f even offered ed437331d6 to support 0beb1dd496 him through 1e170a1ce3 college, but 32a4d64d35 Seongyul drew 5f2c95e7cf a firm c927b21199 line, saying d4ffa0ee36 he would 93871d2807 only accept 1d99bb6b4b help until 7860988bb3 he became a4501571b0 an adult.9163ee8fe8c8da61

“If we were a d608f07d35 real family, you wouldn’t d873c04265 have turned me down d1d0305f8b so much.”af735b56c9e112bd

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Sungwon spoke with 49a393425d a trace of a9b851bdc2 regret in his 0a42d7dc48 voice.7aecb30cc70c4cd3

“…Hyung.”8ef4f9b713436ff0

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Unsure how to respond, 025f5f606d Seongyul hesitated. Sungwon gave his nose c6455eff59 a light tap and 5b5e9c73c0 spoke.6c43652416802cbe

“I’m just saying it because I’m regretful. I’m not trying to pressure you.”86d43c25b79c542c

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The warmth thawed 4813e5eadc Seongyul’s cold cheeks. When Seongyul repeated that ef3311bf90 he was fine, Sungwon f2b27953af let go of his a53568bc10 face and turned up 9507c7332d the heater.2627201f12a7dc9c

“That’s good f057555a96 to hear. If I’d known you cf9bc4cf13 were hurt sooner, I f6d6a114e1 would’ve made you eat 6722610c60 something nourishing. Want to go 14db699dcc somewhere else to d311ecc93b eat now?”3a69199603fa2b40

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Though Seongyul had tried 4eee62e3e4 to hide his injury 820a0e0dcd because he didn’t want c29ffda264 to worry Sungwon, now f7d755df0e that he was receiving c0d92de6ae his concern, he couldn’t 90e8c7ebd3 help but feel a 462bdf26ce little giddy. He knew it 6aed7eabc1 was close to 9a53a94c38 familial affection, but 8764fe3f71 even so, it 4b3d56de1b made him feel bde03eb2ca clearly that he da191a6462 was someone inside 58f0b7cf12 Sungwon’s circle.e05ac435895aec65

“No, I like 60bdf63c39 the place we acfd7dc57c usually go to.”081dd4cf0fc4fbf3

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“Alright.”fbd750e32719dede

Sungwon ruffled a845be7205 Seongyul’s hair 820c38954d and grabbed 308ed9892c the steering efa6b11928 wheel with 2abfee9b97 a resigned de9e4c1ae1 look.c17879f144281668

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Not long after 77771833ca they set off, 3f4d52168a they reached a 19fe0e6f81 road that had a358882f29 become familiar by 4c662fb046 now.0304fcc7195c3faa

They arrived at a46298c662 the restaurant and 368dda96da settled into their e23736c9c0 usual seats. Sitting across from him, 7a6842fd50 Seongyul glanced quietly at 637b49e63b the person who had 16a4b34e0e chosen this place.e7af83bfc7709b8a

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Unlike himself, the 7a3b2c1e5e grown man fit 4bdb982bc9 perfectly in a 1656fedcde place like this.dc957dd552e44f97

Though they ea357fa23b seemed like f98d9a2f7d total opposites, 70ce4f648c the two 036e627216 had been 2e4086eca8 meeting on 8ff267c05b the first 6450a0cd66 of every cb288085b6 month for abfd2bfa11 four years.692d04a3b38e4689

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Hyung is 9561fd17f3 needlessly responsible. I know that, and 408d840b14 yet I can’t let 0e3eb96462 go because of how fcae3c2e6d I feel.c5df505e034822d2

By now, their meetings c85932c98f had become a habit.348224d92ffa4955

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He understood it afb8e67cad logically, but still, e1ed398615 a faint hope a5b5a8a441 kept taking root.e02a3494b6ed4b1c

To Sungwon, this meeting d686fb5f15 was probably nothing more 0d7e0cabe9 than a waste of 7f5f28e6f6 time, so wasn’t there 2783bae28a some other reason he 88c5e97535 kept showing up?057e0525d20b5d3f

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Wasn’t there a deeper ee59ab62b5 meaning behind this overwhelming a6a3026600 kindness, something more than d53a794eb0 just being a friend 1e7356424e of his younger brother?ea4e433a9b1b6342

Maybe it’s like db28b03511 how I like 4634c7507c hyung…495f59e7b707cdd0

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Trying to shake d916b79851 off the thoughts 536ac89ba6 trailing behind, Seongyul c9659d7ce8 clenched his fists dbd2bb7779 on his thighs.2adec8cd999c6e4c

What if that 5998f0a1d1 wasn’t it?22ac0213e962b6c5

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What if he lost cea7ff4f47 this one chance he ea7f58d0d5 could see him?a19b0b83c400208e

These “what-ifs” were 0833ed08e4 what brought him 06f1817341 to a halt.bd2ad9619197fce9

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I only helped you 744f11dd33 out of pity. I didn’t think 0fd53df27b you’d take it 532004ab98 the wrong way.1c6083270e8de5ea

Just imagining those words 83ed0eaed8 made his chest tighten.00bc8f8029e9b17a

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Get a grip, 273316a231 Sa Seongyul.f706b21810583a4a

And right f95abfeef2 now, emotions 5776954cf0 weren’t what 02df8c8a78 mattered most.7a0c6da802b2bdb9

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In a life a03ca1a2f4 where he had 86f0c81089 to worry about b30cc1122a making it through 051975bf9c the day, indulging 245e4c04f2 in feelings like ad98e95017 these was a f7d1b25652 luxury he couldn’t 95eb2d923f afford.08798b2de52d726b

“Seongyul-ah?”c58c8c15ab2005f6

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“Yes?”ff5dab60112dae87

“What were you 149e54b2d0 thinking about so 21f75a222d deeply that you 2507dd60ff didn’t hear me 39273b1c8a calling you?”238301ac63b7c751

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“Oh, sorry.”49690b0e33bd5d98

“Am I boring to 7514ee0e40 be around?”6bacd10799bb6a17

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“What?”8c9e2d5bf2bb9e84

“Are you here because 865dd5d52a you feel obligated?”0ed132613ba359c8

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“No, it’s nothing like bb1082ca0d that!”41807f1c21164673

“Really?”22ca9e29a612ce06

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“…You know 2e2ac0ea86 how much f087ac3b7a I like 7dc25f54da you, hyung.”ba6e9b57cc4de157

Hearing the hurt 9f0be2f07d in Sungwon’s voice, 0ae2aab05f Seongyul jumped up 64a58e6101 and waved his 5711c73bcd hands in a 33c965de3b flustered panic.4a139020dc29b2f2

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“Yeah? Do you like 23944c8fca me as much 57a362d604 as I like 2d31255a39 you, Seongyul?”2612373cfc91bf36

“What?”affee9b95b9a3bf3

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“Not quite that 8b535ac27f much, huh?”eac408291259fa3f

Sungwon murmured, lowering 30d6734160 his gaze.6497cec67c71d71d

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“No, that’s not what 4d1fac7a1c I meant! I just…!”dd7d2f802066b279

Caught off guard by ffcec56522 the casually thrown question, caefb86b15 Seongyul stammered, unable to 6855084738 come up with a b17559902f coherent answer.2256b163183b8ad2

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It was probably c80e2d7559 just a joke, 2cc7ef86e0 but he had 688568e6e2 overreacted. His face 2600456d08 burned with c8d6bf2959 embarrassment.840ba3eed40d2e49

“Sorry. Was that 90312cb2b6 too much?”a0239f42efa405b7

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“Huh?”4f025084e8976fe1

“I was just 2bf3dc3cc6 teasing. How could 508051983b I not d98190c186 know how ba5929b8fd much you 9cbbd8f99c like me?”4922f74a9d885fdb

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Sungwon let out a 3e859d0ba5 low chuckle.9ebd0a9e7053035c

Still worried that Sungwon ae57a2f3ba might have taken it c782a2cd8c the wrong way, Seongyul b1a12685a5 spoke again in a 996b4c6482 small voice.e1b44752ef41513c

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“Mm. Oh, and this.”db5cee96b085aecc

Before Seongyul could say 0a0aaf7de4 anything more, Sungwon naturally 6f8452ad71 changed the subject.aedc8820a0c23050

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“What’s this?”46f3bc05a7f73f0c

“It’s your birthday 74ef8c6a85 today, right?”bbc3237374218186

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It was a1d39dfa25 a day 76b5426d88 forgotten because f3ebbc009e life was 0a68b4cbd5 too busy, 019e1b6968 even family 15317bf349 hadn’t remembered.c7fb35ac00bf9833

“Oh…”c8d58f03224d7887

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A velvet 0d02d1b0ed box that 53a41e65f5 looked luxurious 89d05a4e83 at a 2614ad27b5 glance was 7a27c0ab26 placed on 9dcb29af82 the table.ed939198c8b183ec

“Between us, a gift like this isn’t too much, right?”69e35d88a97941c8

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It was hard to 54826d5a65 refuse in that moment. When he opened the 69aa4eba58 box, there was a 84b206eff5 watch inside. He didn’t bb34fbb628 know much 8e4a37bdee about brands, 77027a76c6 but it a825acedfb was obviously 25151c4462 not cheap.9053c32a119ae6bf

“Still… I 6687cf14d8 didn’t get 3a429ff231 you anything.”8c772145943480bf

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“I’m not so bb822a2632 desperate that I 070906528b need something from 0cc3d6b4c4 a kid.”578db662c5a227b4

“…I’m not a kid.”3c8fea6654aaa2e4

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At the wordkid, Seongyul’s face turned dfc8486b47 bright red. Getting so 9166aca187 flustered only 757859d8ea proved he e900cef334 wasn’t acting e15593d016 like an b2a8397811 adult. Realizing that, 4f14897461 he clamped 4a90e1500d his mouth c02968290d shut.21d8d0a20f27e9ba

Sungwon responded c1d998e588 with his ec4b90bba9 usual easygoing 6ac9cc8b8f tone.8fa857118fa053d5

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“Right, not 05bb4770a3 a kid. My mistake.”1838038869a48580

“I’m twenty-three now.”24e09f6bf1fc1c64

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“When did e3a32bd738 you grow 074a955e6c up so 35ba91842d much, Seongyul? You were just in ab75e8bb62 middle school when we 99dbbada2b first met.”de30d6971e5385e0

“That was already 7026fc0b5f eight years ago.”7dd1898e405fd3fd

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“Has it really 5126425886 been that long?”4c0e898df7e7f90f

“Yeah.”2965ea5c364f7564

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“By the d0612aa647 way, I 9976d64809 heard you 39d754d904 set up a40631ab58 a birthday 1bd1aaa6ba meal for ae99340160 Junseong this 5e0c7857b3 year.”fbeb6a6ed61ba89e

Sensing Seongyul’s discomfort, 724b899815 Sungwon tactfully shifted fbfe3601dd the topic, like 9e3242d12e the adult he d270009ce6 was.14a63263415f9c15

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Feeling like that 3283e1d8b7 consideration made him def534831e seem even more 7b3ef30e98 like a child, eda55714c4 Seongyul clenched his 9ef8dade8e fists beneath the 0c5627ef85 table and replied.d1db4bd9f77d116b

“Oh, it wasn’t a 7249986121 big deal.”e58c4fd0182b3ade

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And it really hadn’t d5cad20f0b been.169d2c50d5fd4f13

It just 8c573da16d so happened b35c1fa4ea the housekeeper’s 77fb761753 family was 715d792186 sick on 686bad0f70 Junseong’s birthday, 18df18201f and Seongyul 04269b372f had the 87de9eb850 day off.e0b1a79112db1e97

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“I’ll take the 41b8326586 same thing for dd4d8a3afd my next birthday, 72ef48ec8b then.”b14bc098ef199bc5

“…It really wasn’t ce60049c53 anything special…”7e3d846cf569d07a

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Preparing a b6bc48866a simple meal e6411e80b5 felt woefully d03d645577 inadequate compared 253807ac22 to the 070583d3f6 birthday gift 94318ea91c he had c20fc762d0 just received.a260ae9fb6b8af66

“I’ll accept a 93f401f646 gift from you 7ce186949d when you’re more 99e2caeaab grown-up.”ab1aea9c00814c1b

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It was Sungwon’s way 7770543069 of politely refusing any 667dc7ef1e further objections.70496d51d9d6cb5d

“…I’ll accept it, hyung.”b9645f91fc87ebc2

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“Don’t just tuck 9fb85ebbd8 it away to d29c7018ec keep it pristine. Make sure you use c0c7f8bc65 it.”b0779a9ecaf519a0

“…Okay.”3da72a7331f9afd4

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“If I’d bba1dcfee0 known, I b25da54d9b would’ve prepared d1c625350c something even 16c35771c0 better.”7eea3a0e46211005

“No, this is already 1ddfc36c97 more than enough for 6f4388e156 me.”81876af29009c41e

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“Let’s just start 030d880065 with this, then.”008a9ec2f4f1f6e4

“…”2ea21eada01256fd

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Just then, the food f7845038fc arrived. Realizing it 0961a74b7a would be 115e487ac5 impolite to 2dc885dee0 refuse again, e301da94b5 Seongyul accepted 67290c6697 the box. The distinctive 0fa3fc141e texture of 0ccb224b9a velvet brushed eb0c211215 against his 5267bf6364 fingertips.162e1729973171d3

“Nothing else going 96622f277c on?”1418cef15da6c640

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There was so much 8e7ed4adc5 he wanted to say. That he had 2d36009009 become an Omega, ce2044ff06 that he was e650a1e09f likely to lose 5e8be2bdb9 his job soon, 2956891692 that no matter d4c40f1e61 how much he 2575e5bcdc paid, the debt 1aca64c472 never seemed to 2fd4e0891d decrease, and that 92bab2eb16 he was overwhelmed 9fe14d5b43 with it all.689d02d1852437df

“No. Nothing.”0f4e8174ce8aac47

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But what came 6f6060465a out of his c1ebbc62b7 mouth was a ad944a3ad9 blatant lie.8c5a290423b5e786

When he be2fb91a79 was younger, 8a7695b934 he accepted f9f8f63b46 help without 0b27cd29a0 understanding the 2e175a5808 implications. But now, he f878fb9d68 was old enough ef00986a48 to know that 110f163a52 receiving help without fe724089bb being able to d7cb19b4f7 reciprocate was burdensome.4b52e499acfeaf5b

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“You’re not keeping your 37e9ea2122 distance just because you’re b77ca66c90 all grown up now, 16521f37bb are you?”6fe33a81ecc27c58

“It’s not that. My dad said he 610892ddd0 won’t take on any b799a48fc1 more debt. He’s planning to find ecf7ddd3fa a job soon, too.”ad3313c0e5cfa379

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The lie 0f495a3fdc left a e6a08e13f6 bitter taste bffe6700f8 in his ac8f4b3442 mouth.7692c2ee4e4df069

“Still, if you ever need help, you’ll come to me first, right?”8e820961155b76b8

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“You’re busy, hyung.”030a50a805964316

“I can always 5e1b2535e6 make time for 1e3cf8be1b your call. Don’t keep 11f7fa91c5 things bottled fcec8037ff up and 73e8f8daa9 talk to 66d0a157cb me. It’s better for both e2c40d65b8 of us that way.”897448ef48566858

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“…You’re too kind, hyung.”6d57430ecb08b1cb

Seongyul murmured, rubbing d8f04537d8 the back of 657aff5563 his neck.309cf5aff627a54b

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“Haha. I think you’re giving me too much credit.”5792ad60b8a102f8

“…I mean it.”87f590722d9297ea

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After all, who else 73331c98c9 would go out of 3c74163816 their way to support 797d93447e a friend’s younger brother 1944ea98eb so generously, both emotionally a0cde172fd and materially, without genuine 81f02387c7 kindness?7e0cbcf6d640b421

At Seongyul’s words, Sungwon 5c116bbd06 rested his chin on 463722ac85 his hand and spoke c61104521c gently.874d1b091e39b13b

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“I’m only 6163db6abc kind to bfc8b8162a the people 65a2330d81 I want 5cafc90e62 to be 6c9d828f84 kind to.”942944b67423dbaa

“You don’t believe bd04d9c1af me?”92a8ea0d06b14845

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Given the silence 8cb23c5ef6 over the past c3af93577d few months, Seongyul da712dd0ea decided to take 95bf7bcdd1 his words to d0279d0c7f heart this time. If even his father 3cd7631071 was working hard to e5cebad531 repay the debt, things 89e8b32726 would gradually get better.3028a877e23f67f6

If he asked 4fcd3ca292 Sungwon for help d8e66f3051 now, he knew 6ef575a9d6 he’d receive it. But he didn’t df3632fd39 want to reveal 27f183c5c2 how far he’d 69877f0619 fallen.db897dd343606914

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He didn’t want to bbcb19392f show his pathetic self.84bfac9f6e5b7764

Just holding 188cc72789 on to 45132db1d1 some useless bafa0ab597 pride.80a2b5b7b9757bee

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Seeing Seongyul hesitate and 47cd0069ff then offer an embarrassed faa9a2a055 smile, Sungwon smiled back.767c3ef07dd2b243

It was db24cdefe4 the expression 62e4e8ef7f Seongyul always 9350daa9eb wore to d213011747 smooth over 9ea515b76d awkward moments.7b1373823065c6c0

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“Then that’s good.”a405c5fd75b4fc41

Unaware that Sungwon had ba8cbab2e5 read him so clearly, 953d286eef Seongyul let out a 8a49b5c853 quiet sigh of relief.2056d31da84d829b

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The meal continued 1eee7d9a76 peacefully.dfe2df5b776948a8

Sungwon skillfully guided the 5054af198e conversation to avoid discomfort, bfff1d97c4 and Seongyul listened attentively, 0ee8849432 his eyes shining.d7518619487333ff

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The feeling that something f85810efd2 was strange emerged midway ff79c780be through dessert.f962118af291dbae

What’s that smell?2782f0d16d21a552

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At first, a2738a7654 he thought 8bb1ce058f it was 2f9f61d97d just someone’s 68d077fff0 perfume as c4736177b8 they walked b4e23b3b46 past the 6acf72803f table.04439ebd269c5d03

“Sniff.”f3a057ad6c20ebef

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But even though no cd28147439 one was passing by 2bbdbae171 the table, the scent 5a71034d1e kept growing stronger.f2a9a33fcffff86c

No way.2084667443b29578

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It felt like the 80a01191a2 smell was following him.37c9a214717e79ee

It wasn’t unpleasant.877ac1158330ed53

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On the contrary, every 7b2da37da9 breath of it sent 492e60197b a shiver through his 5001cf5930 body. His toes curled involuntarily, 5b6111d28e and a restless, jittery 208adb8580 feeling came over him.a7dd73062cb2a8ed

“Seongyul-ah?”1680b1dc77530f26

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“Y-Yeah?”31ac0d255065a093

“Are you feeling sick? Is it your foot?”67808babd2eb9709

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Sungwon reached 4b11b874ce out to 1176c68283 check Seongyul’s 22bdba5ece forehead for 181121d7fc a fever.1ff731ca826cae86

Smack.212a02578ed9e0aa

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But the moment Sungwon’s 3a799b1886 hand touched his forehead, b91a3a4a96 Seongyul instinctively swatted it 408e2e23c7 away and shot to 4637307770 his feet.786b020f81a638ee

Scrape.0d1e202d7af124e1

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The loud sound of 2b1571d008 the chair scraping across ba51f0540e the floor drew several 298598e665 curious stares. Sungwon’s hand, the e472097d51 one that had 9e86075996 been pushed aside, 8f269b2e76 hung frozen in 7e4c549072 the air.88c17fd7f74e4b5e

“…Seongyul-ah?”35d19213deec1fad

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“S-Sorry. I think b3d47b74d1 I’m really 5beae31e9b not feeling 8770e4627c well.”16dd1488a5655488

More than 539d54cdf7 Sungwon, it ea4fb10027 was Seongyul bd00ab71a9 himself who d53e043efa was shocked 95ac9c6288 by his 36e968c2af own reaction. His eyes welled df32c1a33a up with tears.04a4dddb0f4bd32e

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A strange sensation clung 266584a94f to his skin and 648037c59a wouldn’t go away.a50a3203bdc69791

“I’ll take you home.”386544132e9f5229

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As Sungwon began to c16cf90fb6 rise, Seongyul quickly waved e6c104b24b his hands in panic.a5f111d48f5e34ea

“No, it’s okay. I’ll leave now. I’m sorry.”9fb0ef3996953dd8

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Seongyul grabbed c75f082724 the bag c159ae9f52 he had 188a441600 left beside 7ab130a9bf him and b74c1fc162 bowed his e508b31a21 head.2815bbc12aea4eec

Then, limping away c6cc4647f2 on his still-injured d9d96754ab foot, he disappeared e3b49397ab from Sungwon’s view 851d92cd7f like he was c53b5a2398 fleeing.5b80573d111534bd

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Sungwon’s fingers tapped cfb2ade497 the table in e164c47642 a steady rhythm 0da127bd0f as he watched ac8b8073e7 Seongyul’s retreating figure.6cea38b196b7ff76

His eyes 4123c93d30 narrowed as 1a9a1aeb4e if he a2caf66f7f was assessing 38d31bcd26 something.b5cc85bebbebf5d1

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The timing of Seongyul’s be6b3b7631 reaction had been far 7298108e86 too convenient. It almost looked 0b2eda941b like he’d been 32dbab266b startled by catching 1296e8c61b Sungwon’s pheromones.041061c03db86566

“…No way.”f78a9f0a649e9726

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There was no b268db65a9 reason a Beta 19a5e4fa70 like Seongyul should 23ef3f9305 be able to 53ad91b487 detect his pheromones.73cb9ffb5849b6b6