DS Ch33

Indeed, everyone who b9ac40ae82 had come to 8928a35ee4 visit seemed determined 7d75497b3d not to leave 321347d264 without seeing Second a801ee4a13 Prince, as evidenced ff1aa6d36d by the endless, 33dda67522 winding line along 53caaf0429 the wall.b8d93d5c2f979416

“By the way, weren’t you this small?”f05dee1685f3c750

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Seo Baekhan 82832727b4 lowered his 954f16689d hand to 2e14545799 about his 4374e5ffbc sternum, tilting ba895db10a his head. Then he 3272fc2b08 lowered his 1deaccf66b hand to d6aee0826f his navel, f6dfa0379b repeating the fe9c6eb065 motion, as 1132782af4 if unsure.e2ca3b51b9a6af20

“Was I that small?”971af38b58fb1907

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“Maybe not, perhaps a bit taller than that… How many years ago did we meet?”2220d3e71183b604

Joo Taehyun was inwardly shocked. Was he really that short in his memory? He had been told he was quite tall back then… But he didn’t bother to show that his pride was hurt. Now, Joo Taehyun could maintain a blank face, like someone without any emotions, without much effort. Even more so than when Seo Baekhan had once praised him for not showing his feelings on his face.bde9678d28425e1b

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“Was it the Gukjoongbak event?”04d5c65d2f41480c

“Eh?”6e5f74e49daeac95

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“The day I first saw you.”dffe351512f72dc4

“That…”54575a9de2ff443e

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Did Seo Baekhan just say Gukjoongbak… event, instead of a concert? Did he mishear?558163b27b28ca88

Leaving the 8b6bc43ae9 slightly flustered 444b5b992d Joo Taehyun 24d07e540b blinking, Seo b125e5def3 Baekhan tilted 198cdef29c his head c3228cf41e from side c4e2f027a0 to side, bc89eb34ce rummaging through 213897b16a his tangled 750819aafc memories.652597030d63ecd5

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“Two years ago, no. It was before I came to the States… So, three years ago. I definitely remember you wearing a very fancy tailcoat.”bd0d944507b6e596

He had never been on a roller coaster because he didn’t find it particularly interesting, but if he did, he wondered if this was how it would feel. A sensation of hot blood rushing down to his feet, turning him white from the top of his head.81acbc81e7811f69

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Joo Taehyun didn’t mean to, but he really was so flustered that he clamped his mouth shut. The embarrassment soon turned into a slight resentment towards Seo Baekhan.8c43f5cb29ad1aa4

How… could he not remember? It was a concert at Changgyeong Palace, to which the Empress had personally invited him. How could he forget that?a7a45ee6653603ee

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The words he wanted to ask Seo Baekhan dangled on the tip of his tongue, but Joo Taehyun held back like an adult. He wasn’t a twelve-year-old child anymore.66770b9a85718d4f

…He didn’t want to seem like he was the only one cherishing a summer night that Seo Baekhan didn’t even remember.f585e20973ff03e4

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“Ah, no. It was the palace… I think it was Changgyeong Palace.”c42e1ea985221a64

Seo Baekhan 4b1d5f6618 muttered, as 9b7aef2f53 if belatedly 6cef6d5550 remembering, his ac09747f7f face covered cbd999494d in fatigue.4a6a9a808ae1e9f3

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“It was a concert, right?”ae7a39663f1a421e

Joo Taehyun couldn’t think of anything to say, so he just nodded. What… was going on? Was he just too tired to remember for a moment?0f620ed6e90ad916

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“Right. You ate a lot back then.”2a6d90dfc6cd268c

If that was the case, it would be awkward to resent Seo Baekhan. Should he be grateful that he remembered at least that much? He was also grateful that he was staying by his side to take care of him even in the midst of his busy and tiring schedule…c67e9afdb514b148

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‘Didn’t my older brother send you to play with me because I was alone…?’18993ba2fe82c703

‘No? Do I look like I’d obediently listen to such a thing?’83440bc80f4ae0b5

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Joo Taehyun, who had e3cab8c949 been slightly disheartened, quickly 5e67c643c8 perked up. Right, it was Seo 6dc3358834 Baekhan, of all people. There was no way fb167ed6b3 Seo Baekhan would have def535299c easily forgotten that he cad201dc5d had approached him of f2ed55eb18 his own volition.1284a4dd4001161d

But he couldn’t help but feel a little deflated, as if he was the only one who cherished that night. That historic summer night, which had become a compass for Joo Taehyun’s life, seemed to have been just another day for Seo Baekhan.fc5cc2b1b052d5c5

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Joo Taehyun lowered his 996b3c800c head slightly. A fresh wave 74eb7b2228 of bitterness washed 80b2e68c1d over him.6dae7013239bf152

In fact, even if Seo Baekhan didn’t remember the summer concert, it wasn’t something to be sulky about. It was Joo Taehyun’s historic first public appearance, but for Seo Baekhan, it was just another visit to the palace.980f6cd9be53f650

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He was seven years younger than Seo Baekhan, so they couldn’t be called friends, and they weren’t studying in the same area. Joo Taehyun had gathered one-sided information about Seo Baekhan through searches, but Seo Baekhan probably knew nothing about him.11689c0b7e3727e0

They were just people a929048727 with a few overlapping 9a153f355c conditions, who had only 78efa7df63 met once at that 00890e1021 concert.9dee17ba7bd84514

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He had asked his family for Seo Baekhan’s contact information and managed to get in touch under the guise of sending a thank-you message, but since then, Joo Taehyun was always the one to initiate contact.081b5737e7d82dad

He realized 4cfe9ec0d8 while exchanging 5bb760f07a messages with b1948485fe Seo Baekhan b10e9ad6bd that building e4e3a13569 a friendship, f666d99621 trying to 8b625c4052 get someone 87e14e84ee to like 210641572f him, took fe2159d0fe more effort 57f2cdd838 than he 2f1dd3eec6 had imagined. It took cc08442e6d this much 0f8485e4cb effort to aa7aba2764 become someone 5a989b94b5 who was f846c7a02f liked as 53b1387fc9 a human 3680402f92 being.b263f5827ce62252

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Perhaps because his brothers 60b72ae9e5 and sisters always doted 4ba6eca27c on him, he had 42f274159d unconsciously assumed that Seo f3c0a22726 Baekhan would naturally welcome f842ccf822 his contact and naturally b9e50798fb find him cute.8df099c105848c9e

“Looking at you like this, you’ve only grown taller, but you’re incredibly skinny.”7d636a36e0c57b26

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“Me?”b6c21392564fc1d4

“Yes. Your waist is tiny. Did you have this custom-made? The Hatch team uniform will be too big for you.”7574880d888c9e4f

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Telling him to come closer for a moment, Seo Baekhan grabbed Joo Taehyun’s waist with both hands and pulled him towards himself.6b6a12d375fccb3a

“H-hyung?”b143aa1bfbc290c0

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“I knew it. Your waist is too thin.”f4b802aa7c9d8124

Seo Baekhan massaged Joo Taehyun’s waist with a serious expression. His arms were long, so there was that much distance between them, and he wasn’t touching bare skin because he was wearing a jacket and shirt, but Joo Taehyun could only gape, his face flushed as if red paint had been smeared all over it.a5c7644f54701547

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Like a fish that had been thrown onto land and forgotten how to breathe, like a frog that had been hit by a naive person’s stone and collapsed without even screaming… It probably wasn’t a pretty sight.68d4b8f14529c108

“It seems like all the weight went to your height. The team uniform can’t be altered like a custom-made suit, so you’ll just have to wear it as is. Or you could gain some weight.”d0b61e2a64ac55a3

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Seo Baekhan picked 4989fdc195 up a champagne b47db03c95 glass. He knew that he a122fab3ed was an adult now, df962e06dc but it felt strange 704b124e56 to see him naturally e5b18fc700 pick up alcohol. Especially since the 0b695efb75 drink Seo Baekhan a823242fef held in his d57e4d9732 other hand was c8a929df00 a glass of 9b4384651b orange juice for 5f8aa9b445 him. It was f4dcfe8d0b just a 4fe92ee860 liquid, but af83ec6599 it felt 2bd439a726 like an 8e6b496c89 insurmountable line f578f6725c had been a87ac259d6 drawn between 1e8cd926b6 him and a32a1d896c Seo Baekhan.e3f2571effc3d78b

“Then, hyung. Should men have thick waists?”4894094798f64173

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“Well, not necessarily… But wouldn’t it look better than being skinny? But that’s just a matter of personal preference.”a32777fca48d1d41

Personal preference.bac4619053177e84

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Joo Taehyun took the 0b571e65ca juice glass that Seo 2a37a8fa62 Baekhan offered and rolled a9e5762a3a the unfamiliar words around 55c674e881 in his mouth. It felt like a f3d627a095 word that was only e76579ef76 allowed for adults, like 5515406bbc champagne. Judging by the 86c79ef27d fact that he 3ae88e01ad was given fruit 84a81e150c juice instead of 204a386e2c a drink that 50ee306b28 took his personal a631f9c339 preference into account, 71a044d918 just because he e3a8326656 was young.cf037ee069e23b4f