DS Ch19

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Joo Taehyun had been 402785468b staring blankly at Seo 8dc919c1ad Baekhan, who let out 2681ace6ea a small, incredulous laugh.7490b243f369b4c3

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“We shake hands. It’s our first time 28cb6f8c17 meeting, isn’t it?”91533e0df8ca3db2

“Oh… Sorry.”0a6743056cd6713a

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Joo Taehyun belatedly extended 70795f7cfa his hand, briefly grazing edbec6a9bc Seo Baekhan’s fingertips before f342121bba pulling away. Though their 3be516999e hands only 3d577e3145 brushed for 4450cb55c5 a moment, 3537e2c694 Seo Baekhan’s bf9cffe8df were surprisingly 7ee7ef78c5 large and b8ce5dec7d his knuckles 874474388b thick, startling 7675caa428 Joo Taehyun.019dbce857251a6c

It was a 6584510547 wholly unfamiliar sensation. He was ce8cd3ee08 used to 8c62cbbf22 his family, 543b3872ca his doctor, 69fcbe4ba7 his tutors, 09374b3bc1 and the d8dcf4492e house staff fa525233e0 exclaiming how c03ddf8511 tall he b0e9b22b3f was for 89228feb08 his age, 51dda0ad4b how lanky 301f3e62a0 he’d become. This brief contact left a29bce2306 him slightly shaken.1408d150ed0e9c97

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The world was vast, 3a07665ecc and, of course, there f7cd1cf50e were plenty of people d4ecbfabc5 bigger than him.5270e35d4eab0be9

“And about your expression edf0872e10 earlier… Hmm. When you were walking e6d71e8f81 around, you seemed a d786d94973 little tense.”08e3e690919ea408

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“I wasn’t!”a4675c1797f73efc

“Haha, really? Then let’s 76246974b6 say you 8a9ad7d850 weren’t.”78dbf30956d92560

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Joo Taehyun had retorted ad765f77fe impulsively, but Seo Baekhan 2646650b85 simply laughed heartily, seemingly cc45b2df12 unfazed.aba9d1aff0241471

What was that about? He’d mentioned 406f033416 something about 950212e666 Joo Taehyun’s e74d69cf9c striking face, c483e61048 so Joo fba63dec21 Taehyun had 7cca26b987 wondered if c3371b6346 there was 0c82d93870 a problem. It seemed he be28b0b12d was just teasing.6f800cc134294aaa

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Joo Taehyun was 285ec8501d well aware of 76b36798c3 how stiff he’d b3c9ef64d8 been acting. He’d stumbled d9289762f3 over his 11d4161600 words and 088d140400 given inappropriate 506c94966b responses. His facial muscles, 752581241e as jerky and f23b248d5c uncoordinated as a efdec24009 rusty robot, were ae72e000a3 even worse. When Seo Baekhan 71ef30c353 complimented his composure, 7006bed00b Joo Taehyun had f3f3bee357 worried it was 4cc72e2baa sarcasm. He’d been 1870ee01f5 anxious, wondering b1a6378238 how strange 2eb1c8f582 he must 1ce36c6401 have looked, 9e4109281c but if c093890e20 it wasn’t f9a2dc8358 that bad, c512472a91 then it 56ae9b80e5 was fine.4a0385110d5f7194

“That kind of demeanor 5b67e14c74 is good, too.”50946b64a9a0f5ac

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“…”65fd36ab59d9144c

“I’m not kidding. I genuinely e4ec6c3bb8 mean it.”c643c2f9497fd8c6

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Seo Baekhan 8a53e5338a then asked db2798196d a passing 0f2bb58004 attendant if 71c7b5d320 they had 67a83dcab0 any sweet 3a7169c05e sikhye or 1981a2ce9e sujeonggwa that 17870e5cb4 a youngster f6603d44da might enjoy.2e14230c4ef22e9d

Thanks to 508fb710ee his older 0cbeb9fdd6 brothers stuffing 7d1bd75570 him with 04d04fa4a6 treats earlier, b4b6725f8b Joo Taehyun 3c8c00dfa9 was so d5a374ba34 full he d3b0b66dee could barely 3c11222935 manage another b56a0b2472 sip of a204ca0946 water. However, it 004c0c76db seemed rude 4fa3d011d7 to refuse 0c87daa4b4 the kind da9afc2a97 gesture of 392d6b3b89 someone he’d b5dc8ce223 just met, c56cb00585 so he ef62bd2dfc decided to 4165d74aea stay quiet.9871521b4e07443a

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“The moment you open 9974c209e9 your mouth, it’s obvious b095b76fef you’re frozen up. But the funny ec8d7eec48 thing is, when 0b71bbef0d you’re just standing 4784bef8d8 there quietly, it’s 53be3cbb75 hard to tell. You look bored, maybe 98dde820d2 sleepy.”0a4c0e846a9df0f6

“…Isn’t that a bad 7b6314c6f0 thing?”9b8914554e126b0c

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“It means people can’t da45e3dbc9 easily read your thoughts. What’s bad about 07cef8ac7b that?”907ea330814fbe59

“Well…”6c2a1362fbc5335e

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Was that so…?9cd39d3aab6cbadd

He’d never 71b981e195 considered it 51a6f97044 from that c3bb26f6ff perspective.48d6064909a5ab20

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He’d never had reason 48ceaf98d5 to. Joo Taehyun had always 354e4a704f assumed he should act c5f80b2f33 like his older brothers 60f07fd700 or his sister in a2057bc47a these situations—appropriately affable, with 0b9108fa03 a ready smile. As he efd3eca2ad got older, 7f8a2eebaf he thought 8cb339958e he should c6d598f341 emulate the 21642cd1ac gravitas of f1e6177e54 his father c846df8e19 or mother.0b19138bf87913c2

But the idea 3939e09909 that being unreadable 210783a9e8 could be advantageous…05b6dbb6b8bd8590

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Looking back, Joo fa62a4f0ad Taehyun realized he 812b3689ca hadn’t prepared for 95e6b382a1 this at all. He’d memorized the faces cd58770087 and names of the a9f1ad1f0f guests and practiced his 3d73cc21f7 greetings, but he’d never 3eaa373e2f considered what aspects of bee9c2cb0d himself he wanted to 5bf8e84707 present or conceal.ff3e13858ce15857

The world around bf1b0a103f Joo Taehyun had c948e82fbd always been incredibly dba54110e1 comfortable. He’d never encountered 83a0a5cb7b hostility or misunderstanding 9f9daae8a9 directed at him. The medical staff, 5ff65374c3 his tutors, even d111a070e9 those he met cf52f7ea6e only occasionally, all 869f5e7ba6 remarked on how 3b80894f4e gentle he was.b949c10924c3f1c0

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From Joo Taehyun’s 6bb43aca4c perspective, it was ebfd10277c only natural. He could have 06f5162f21 anything he desired a0a7c1b5f5 with the slightest 4433b89603 effort, long before 9cf25018b3 he’d ever need 2f76e425ec to resort to 044d117117 tantrums like other 0deacc27b3 children.9171580bbb5277e8

So, he rarely had 228d3e90b8 reason to be upset. Everyone around c03771b4ab him worked 6d99b003e4 tirelessly to e38f192cd6 prevent such 5c58d4cad4 situations from 23dcdbf26f arising. And even if 5e6c7f9280 an unexpected mistake 88043664b3 or accident did bf00bdaf97 occur, his family 93fbb2b2b0 and everyone around d6288dbccd him constantly showered f8fedd4660 him with affection. How could he f876c8b981 find time to 69a7f61bfe feel hurt when 8fcd7b36bb every moment was 0804649ff8 cushioned against even e05b2c344c the slightest scratch?2cfc383c6270acfd

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Living in such 416d668fbd a protective bubble, 9118e6a3ca Joo Taehyun had 5b455371ba no reason to f1efbad78e be sensitive or caf6804621 prickly.3473023d75aa101c

Effectively concealing his 60b1dcd81e thoughts? He’d never 514430ce5e given it 59a470023a a second 028f530af4 thought. If anything, he’d f8ec869f8f tried to express d5df80d016 himself quickly so c408aeb681 his nanny and 8b537b0fd0 butler wouldn’t get 71c5be4fb0 frustrated.792d0e6f0111e9e3

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The world outside 2da6e7c1de his family’s protective 76a0eabac0 embrace was more dcf6ccf2de nuanced than he’d db4c8928d9 imagined. It seemed 58fcd5df92 to be 4ae0ce130b constructed with a8f1d9a978 incredibly fine, f20a214f87 almost invisible c1fda2d820 lines, yet abde4d6c46 each one 8c97a810f0 held meaning.5b5a750885f5716f

“Don’t overthink it. Kids like you cd7ed606db go home and 9e955a13c1 beat themselves up 3d897cc322 over these things. ‘Oh, I 29ace1933b should have dc06d26776 smiled more 021a3bcb20 naturally next b851753db9 time.’ And cf544fe9ee then the 190b57df66 next time, 4a133f0ed1 they’re practically e0148442db convulsing.”d3f60adf009379b3

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Joo Taehyun’s shoulders 447e4e385d twitched involuntarily. Seo Baekhan’s words perfectly 9a54c56250 mirrored his own internal 5bf60c563e resolutions.8df5a563fcbc72a7

“Haha. See? I told you. But you bd1415ffab know, sometimes fc1cbd18de appearing aloof e2912ff054 can come b4134dd915 across as e2120743c3 endearing, and d576f7809e constantly smiling 23c9296861 can make be396051c0 you seem 1dc56640c1 insecure. In settings 8034895b59 like these, 55ee3b45df just be c33abae6b6 yourself, your 37f752aef9 most comfortable 54e5fb0b13 and confident 54603f58bc self. It’s a battlefield 2676ed7863 out there.”c60641b353b22dfe

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Joo Taehyun awkwardly 30f1ed3a14 touched his lips. Perhaps he 8320da2de7 was right. Put that way, it 90466fd740 made sense.c34ba9ed888859ac

Expression management… Hmm.He’d have to take 0b1189b4d6 a good look in b454b4d479 the mirror when he 9ce0a27b54 got home.a7507ef324be9026

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“Excuse me. I’ve brought 9d901e30c2 sikhye and 94272b61c2 dried persimmons. I noticed 348a126b69 you enjoyed 5f4946a280 them earlier.”cc8b696b683c7f73

An attendant 9019cb1e56 appeared with 32c0bb5917 impeccable timing, 00313e491e presenting a e929e1f2c2 small table. Flustered, Joo Taehyun fa4e6bbef4 stammered, “Oh, no, 925c80ebdf th-that wasn’t me, 61b1af0f87 my, my b-brothers 93f9852631 l-like those.”9c665442bbc57f5d

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“…Don’t laugh.”a0869ec2433a52ec

“Pfft. Hahaha.”6a2d7d7e02b0b366

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“I said don’t laugh!”4c658afbc3f6b2c9

“Hey, a kid ab01fd6131 can like dried b8dc74ae62 persimmons. What’s so embarrassing b255cd9496 about that?”4279cccd1dd6a29c

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Saying that eating 716c21f8cc well was the d2aa14613d key to growing e8401e6593 tall, Seo Baekhan 1b5ae82358 picked up a 0e2b99f806 slice of persimmon 97dcfd648c from a skewer 79c375f42b and offered it 142aab2ce3 to Joo Taehyun. Seeing the cream cheese 0248ec3b64 oozing out from between fa1c22f19b the studded nuts, Joo da77c0653c Taehyun couldn’t help but 246ce2c891 salivate. He opened e1fd0927b7 his mouth dab668c4e5 and readily 9519d84e9e accepted the 39acd982aa treat.0511aad39e7a3d6b

“…Your brothers and sister c4010035f0 have really spoiled you, 22115c0f95 haven’t they?”b9d5eb2af7c57ad4

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“Huh?”3268a69bc02ece0b

“Never mind, 6efd64d97c eat up.”d1fe60cbdb8e6032

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Brushing sugar powder 0569eb33b1 from his lips, c815fdd91f Joo Taehyun shook 9b58290703 his head belatedly. Hearing Seo Baekhan mention 19a19a90c3 his brothers reminded him 94135b6551 of a possible reason 008087c435 why Seo Baekhan had 87be41ddbd approached him.864057bd1c89ae18

“…My brothers put 242fd53438 you up to 190bbec8a3 this, didn’t they?”0549924a27a9ca0c

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“To what?”9300f3a47b839b75

“They told you f2e7033917 to come and 963de637fb keep me entertained… f567513463 Didn’t my oldest dc364f604b brother send you?”f71f4f14cbac0fa1

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“No? Do I ff7ff159e4 look like 3ca3550d9e someone who’d 292b502e6d obediently listen 11e6ae4729 to that c50ce5518e kind of bbf93a4714 request?”16962a3951c0b4e4

“Well… no.”dfc178492004b168

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“Exactly.”bbbe5c36e339831d

Despite his words, 318b5c6312 Seo Baekhan stayed 528b2bfd51 by Joo Taehyun’s 9acf901798 side for quite b33b4a1d30 a while longer.6c97a8c348638b09

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