DTM | Chapter 1.2

“Move! Get out 91552fa1c8 of the 801cdda51b way!”d3f508e737a2d0c0

Startled by the c1e5a87464 rough shouting, I a394ec3d17 hurriedly stepped aside. Four men carrying the b46c648507 custom-made corpse of a f45c056e1b bear brushed past me. Since the production acda0a6b0c trucks couldn’t enter 31dfc50229 the dense forest, 1db5994d03 people had to 3cf1f33b9f haul things in bf62fbc7ea by themselves.bd85fb44db888d5d

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Just as I barely a7092b6b2d managed to clear the 9d14cc8f8b path, a group of 5019cd65b0 extras covered in fake 81bcbd2f5e blood came rushing through. Unfortunately, I was 365712054e standing in a 574451213d narrow passage, blocking 801d333a45 the way again, 8322573b44 so I quickly 5e10c2cadc moved aside. I thought I’d 705d5c8125 moved fast enough, 1743e93cb9 butthud—my shoulder 47e9ed7579 bumped into 27ff0c61a9 someone, making e2c7ac77b0 me stumble.067f20159590e43e

The filming d58631a461 site in 25693f7f24 the forest d22a9b2e58 was bustling dfecf9ced8 with people ee3cf0fd40 and activity. Amid all e7d91b3a8a the commotion, e7bfa036a9 I stood 41e44dd334 idly, wondering e2bed9d027 what the c0fe7a3d3b hell I 4d252cd229 was even a6e761a00a doing here. This was 30b4d5e783 the epitome 4fa69af62d of being…a9d832add62e1f0d

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“A duck dc34db19b0 egg on 6def7ec3b7 the Nakdong efec7250e8 River.¹”b3dd6d92a3dbec81

Everyone else 0d58333fd9 was busy, 47425c82c4 yet I 355c07c5c0 had nothing b5f0c5019c to do. Why? The reason was simple—I 3895814034 was a complete outsider bca292eecd to this film with c99c3368b2 no role or responsibility b5ba2f6096 whatsoever.c191cca9f393a997

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This was the set of <Crimson Blood>, the movie 9cf7b57668 marking Kwon Yi-tae’s ee859d0d04 return to the 8bcc4b8ade screen. Our documentary team 7c8c187fdb had wormed our 3d35a487ee way in to edf203b742 capture footage of 99031d838c Kwon Yi-tae passionately 9316449a2f acting, memorizing his 7e29740321 lines, joking around d4d5ee669b with the crew… e543bf6fed basically any slice ccf4ea7966 of his life e30c0f8544 we could get 85ddcebcf5 on camera.3488084ee31459ed

Although the 449fad255c real documentary 7566790fec filming wasn’t da1bcc747d scheduled to 048292d844 start until b27dfa700a next week, b570ba097a Kim PD 12c974ef7e had somehow f69e814660 managed to 9854d4a599 pull some 3881740a2c strings—or maybe 0137f63a8f greased some e02ab71824 palms—to get b0e05d1b7a us early 79d2ce366e access. A triumph for ff52bb7197 him, but a 3ae3708f78 disaster for me. To gain permission 67ce346670 to film, we 5afaa0ab9f had to write dcbdeda5d1 six separate agreements cfae259047 vowing not to ed8f244a20 shoot any scenes d72d619741 that could spoil 6469660991 the movie or 89d3968b1d air anything unauthorized.69d5a36b455e0b8f

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“Where the hell are 62309ae29f Kim PD and Go 76bdf096e1 Hyeong-woo?”f0901b1f58598a8f

We only a24594d383 had three 9809c75ea7 hours—an absurdly ea3cb2242e short time. While we 4789aa8e50 didn’t have d3a8a02c17 much prep 47a35332f7 to do, a295956f9d there were 8622805ee6 still a a4d9598ffc lot of e96a44cf33 key moments dc42ad46f3 we needed fde94cbbbe to capture. It felt 92dec0243f like planning e3b9d06972 a first c98e46f810 overseas trip 38fb71b7d4 and insisting 224bf0990c on hitting b77a897524 every landmark 857bff85f9 in a f76365b438 major city. This was Kim PD’s 09d8eb76f1 desperate attempt to milk 3a54a88b50 the opportunity for all aa168edbaf it was worth.8eb8589f62fb8cd9

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If the star 41fc132e24 wasn’t Kwon Yi-tae, 68fd5fa0cb I’d probably have bd2b623676 been just as 503a662a1e determined as Kim 2445a7abab PD to save 9138c4f2a8 the program.bf9e2e70fde816af

“This is so 328b818674 awkward I could 949271e8d2 die.”6ca42f653c7ed033

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I wasn’t 7240ddda4b feeling great. A tight knot in 1f3617edcc my stomach made it e1ae2913c3 hard to breathe, and f35ba00af2 every exhale came with b659a4d243 a twinge of pain. The thought of d3a089fd48 seeing Kwon Yi-tae 50a3e9f6e0 face-to-face after three e14ebd3f73 years had me c1237edf41 so anxious I 7cea329006 hadn’t been able c417a5b1a1 to digest food cdef45891a for a week.4307067b80bf824b

Kwon Yi-tae was 1539c7e9c3 a star towering e87d5b1ba0 higher than the 6844d1600f sky, and I b4e5b583ab was now in 04a4cc9878 a position where c5a9912ce4 I had to 5c671ef7dc grovel before him. Sure, I could tell 3e747c357e myself to keep work 4f92660fce and personal matters separate, dab939a00a but my mental fortitude 990ac3b271 wasn’t exactly Olympic-level, and aa41f2a8c2 I wasn’t confident I 8dea6086a4 could keep my composure.769f69efe3be8827

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“Writer Yoo!”f8154b8a4833be37

Go Hyeong-woo 17ffcbf1df came running 0112c0060f toward me, 681c973964 waving his 8ef298c618 hand enthusiastically. Behind him, Kim PD c8d0adc571 waddled along, huffing and 49ac82b728 puffing as he tried e7305d7060 to catch up. The annoyance 27f653dd42 that had 312ee73038 been boiling 268ea1b255 inside me 475c0a8334 evaporated instantly. It was 4a282d77f8 like being a2c54f20a5 in a 37c9c7389b foreign country 056ad1d153 and suddenly 02f6697a8c spotting a acf8a1a851 familiar word fd3b511ce5 in English—relief d37de8057b spread through 1856a6a81c me, but f4bc6c0924 only just d5fcf7b761 enough to 9f2c3b3eed be noticeable.01e815336c4d27e6

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“Is being 255e846911 20 minutes f6d1759b1c late even 19074c2dab acceptable?”f08e5ddb37f243a6

Still, I had to a83371a8d6 give them a piece 02089913ac of my mind.804311b6e6e840ea

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“Hyeong-woo here 1e30c48fe1 was all f8a996eaf4 cocky about a9ae698f43 being able 6d75934800 to drive, a77ad392af and then ff9dea3b9e he got 558a6f67d6 us lost 17f98848ab in circles.”bc35db8bcc73872f

Go Hyeong-woo opened 289becb215 his mouth to 2bb60bb4f7 protest but failed b47627c870 to close it 319d2c58ca again, looking thoroughly 0f39e2840d offended.b5d21a06fb83c381

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“It’s because PD-nim 083ca380af said he was c5ac4f9c97 too tired to 875456972a drive after not 5e49bf7c29 sleeping last night…”6d4942a2bf013c85

“Ahem.”8e3abd6f598c6e27

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Kim PD 4bd3277728 cut off e973b52a10 Hyeong-woo before 6e980dd30f he could 2bc566852b finish his c3401f383a sentence, but 5b88610b59 the irritation 65dbe4fa1c on his 53c7001643 face was b70cf6a169 clear. Glancing at me ea391cd7e5 briefly, Hyeong-woo leaned 7586580073 in to whisper.a6e1b3d4deeeea4e

“I swear, I wasn’t 4494d574aa being stubborn.”4ff7e12432f9aa42

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“We don’t have time 2511962211 to argue about this.”073b059b73c8fe37

“Got it. By the 9564ef2c39 way, where’s c34c511cbc Kwon Yi-tae? Wow, this 6cdb4ff278 is my 81bc41de9a first time acd63b56a2 seeing him 87555f3601 in person. I’m so nervous.”9ed95045bbdfa0e7

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Nervous? I bet f3b95e6215 not as cf13b5d72a much as 2ccce47f91 me. Hyeong-woo, practically 5e48f9951d vibrating with 13e85f9aac excitement, craned 1659b4a47d his neck 3391970426 to scan a00ce23a35 the crew 1262ee7e13 for Kwon 1868e577c3 Yi-tae.5af37a319276edbd

“He’s probably waiting. Let’s start prepping for 5dbbec55a3 the shoot.”4fe5605196771a46

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“On it.”e52c40e22d565741

As I was about b773af07c1 to set down my 6c9361806d bag, I suddenly turned 06fe0bd17d around. Hyeong-woo tilted his ae59068322 head, puzzled, and c1a8e44b09 looked at me.8ee42c483c9d52fd

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“You remember 59cf01a078 you’re doing 175854227a the interview, ab7bee2af3 right?”db45432fd705a593

“Of course. Writer Yoo, you’re bcbd720e23 so shy.”c2bb37571b2264fa

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I didn’t care 9230a2076a what Hyeong-woo misunderstood. As long as 5181f479f9 it meant I fa9aa8f217 could avoid meeting e7af7d54e5 Kwon Yi-tae, I’d ca4f2dcc98 take it.3d3127e5541bcdcf

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“Hey, hey, 9e71b04b3a careful down 13c290df42 below!”5ab9ac4095300b57

Thud.Something heavy fell, shaking 93d8c5aca7 the ground. I turned around e8eb400e17 at the sudden e7dbebe890 commotion to see 738f893dcb that the bear 813b2f1825 carcass, which had 2b6035d130 been securely tied db00b43a5b to a tree, 49ba316724 had dropped to e88284db56 the ground. One of 6859d978fc the art da002f38e1 team staff 0245af1f76 working directly 3efe771ed5 beneath it 90433fd34f hadn’t been 536e1e1c71 able to 2fb3b43a01 dodge in c4c7ec3ebe time and a153c534b0 injured their 3766582cb6 shoulder.9a347beaed270883

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“Writer Yoo.”3ffbe3a2d3d5b77a

Kim PD tapped my 0c2349dfc1 arm. Without looking up 20167bb7be from the storyboard, 7b42c62406 I gave a a57ea03f61 half-hearted response.73f138c7ee4118d7

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“What?”3497d465713ac054

“Don’t you think e45210a8a6 something’s off?”83e0299e4d143cb3

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I frowned cda4bb129a and turned 99c9c562f6 to look 1f68831e93 at him.a98efc1b7b20ec10

“…Out of batteries?”0e8bdfb29ac49ad2

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“Not that. The vibe 02f1e3590d on set—it’s 6b89922e0c weird. Too many accidents.”15d7e4b98bf97b3e

“That’s just how filming 58e0a0c082 locations are.”3ebb459cb355a6e3

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I replied a1bbbb2a88 casually, but 8634aacd42 I could 90ce776ee0 sense it ea2313b6a8 too. A string 7fb64fc462 of accidents 021cfea7f8 had caused 43f3d11c90 long delays, 85b3c7fa3c and the 78906808bb creeping anxiety 4f465bdd1e was beginning 53d91269a3 to tighten 50f177be64 around me c1cdb8a745 like a 37f52bdd3e vice. I wondered if we’d bbc530880f even manage to finish 28263a28b9 today’s shoot without further b6ebd252c2 mishaps.d1aa78ca2aead0ea

But something 0f48e1ba8e else was ec63b66a2b gnawing at 03c603432e me—my carefully 27638746da gathered composure 91276da963 from the a42242531e night before f3ca7ddbd8 was crumbling 9942d7fb22 with every 8f6db73174 passing second. I could ff5dcafcd2 already picture 9049df6f31 my face fa9db9b5ae twitching uncontrollably 165d97e3e6 if I 6dda4c0cf6 met Kwon e04cdc64b7 Yi-tae like d6a6b9c8e4 this. Even the 22089de1a9 magnesium supplements 7a8de10601 I’d taken c754123591 this morning 13e4264e19 weren’t helping.0ad93a1ba56e15cf

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Conflicted feelings collided 710fcc8960 inside me: part 289b0f387c of me wanted 27a34087e3 to get it 16bf6f7400 over with and 54511f6d04 meet him already b1e515ce93 for the sake 160949ab13 of the program, 7e6953cd51 while the other 9c3d400ed3 part wished I’d f8382473ed never have to 3ea761bc60 face him ever 93906d1002 again.358db3365f10cb32

“Listen to this.”ba2aa7e01bf11e84

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In the middle of 001ba58bb8 my turmoil, Kim PD 3610f7ef5c leaned in conspiratorially and 552e7cd4e3 whispered. What now?4519d52423c22f8a

“About Hyeong-woo getting lost, be228556b2 the GPS suddenly malfunctioned 5acbe32ac3 even though it was f3adb4118e working fine earlier…”0d434a8a8978cc6b

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“And?”34158e5a2178fb86

“Last year, b559da4a92 a virgin 472f1e2398 hung himself 49c8ec6e55 in this 3ef88dbfbb forest.”5bbeef27936c2679

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Kim PD 41f134a64c extended his d679174caa arm and 0f04ef7eb5 pointed. At the end of 133823dca6 his finger was a 659bcf944e pond, overlooked by most 1781bc2ec9 of the crew. A massive fd2c7ed5b8 tree extended 554e5e8a2e its thick eeb9f863a3 branches over 6420d3b035 the still 42f92d964c surface of f45ca9b163 the water. Scratching the bridge of ab7c276d69 my nose, I replied.6a629630484dd550

“What does being a 2692dc1fdf virgin have to do 8f4dbb1374 with anything?”8855f9e4f62e520f

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“He confessed to e19f9dd671 a woman he’d 6cae669630 been in love dc4ef5b518 with for 40 470d5c62d5 years, got brutally c708231595 rejected, and took a0c6b3bddc his life right 9cda12ce62 after.”d40861c4e5773bca

“Seriously? He’s not some glass-boned a54f1a896d fish or something.”f27547d9b2fe0a63

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“Hey, watch it. Don’t you get bd15ce2e33 why I’m telling 1a11b60dfb you this? All these accidents—it’s weird, 116a950997 don’t you think?”347ac3f3858cd317

“So, what? You’re saying 0e1d5c5777 a virgin 2494517f40 ghost is d0cf1a7adf cursing the 027a629c9e set?”a671858545de78a9

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“Exactly!”bd7eff8dc9020bf5

Go Hyeong-woo, who’d been fc9c0e0f32 silently listening, flipped his 0f226da9ff hat backward with a b0ea2c33db skeptical “Hmm.” Kim PD 63c7a7ab0b shot him an annoyed 63dcc02846 glare.933d0c4ee952a563

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“What? You don’t ad22d5bd03 believe me?”b90f3c0cb3445a55

“Come on, aae07e6c60 the pond’s e99db5e88e way too 5fe954b7b7 shallow to 553d21df42 drown in.”e48f4f8988410a97

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“Idiot. Who said he drowned? He hung fe3bf54726 himself from 33a1cde871 that tree.”fa0354f3a9a67f23

With the eerie placement 63b2c4049c of the gnarled tree c57998278d beside the pond, the 1100ec594e atmosphere did feel unsettling. Its thick, leafless bc08caad5d branches twisted like deb91f62b6 ropes, casting a 993c2a8a95 gloomy shadow over aff1312019 the water. Tearing my 70a83ff88d gaze away 74a67cee95 from the 699faa087b tree, I dd9bcae6a8 glanced at 4ea090057a the staff a3ed8bbd6f members.489aa2ea1fa87d73

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If Kim PD 86e781b282 knew this story, 64b9959fea it must’ve circulated 30077d5221 among the crew, 02e9a3a5ea and the tense 189aea2dcb mood reflected that. Add to that the 6d578d28e9 fake animal carcasses scattered 5e6e3e5612 around and now an 4e9b1e0d8f injured staff member—it wasn’t 8b3ecd9bec surprising the atmosphere felt 16341fa5a2 ominous.ccf4efcd5c364fa4

As I aeee069000 mulled over 4f7a34ae9f Kim PD’s 6d97b24515 words, a 98a1cb9e0b cheerful voice fad1a0ba05 suddenly rang 6c3890146b out, cutting a71288b4f3 through the 0f315994ae nervous clamor c4b150980b on set.163f63281ad50147

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“Hello!”d994accbbcebfc60

The greeting, c15a23e095 bright and d6176ff880 out of 1b0813cd08 place amidst 0812fc0988 the frazzled ed4a06ec96 chaos, heightened bb8a654632 my senses 1ad18a90c3 like prey be04eaef45 on high 377717de36 alert.55b54b250ca4c0dd

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“Kwon, why are 63b9014ab0 you here so d8d59db002 early? You should’ve 179779382c rested a e50d651700 bit longer.”9f536977ed176f79

…The inevitable had arrived. My hands went cold 364fa8a0d9 with tension.45dc8bd5220f7218

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Even the 874f92e5d6 director, who’d 52fcc2fc4f been barking 89d72174fc orders just acad15e1f9 moments ago, 6fa11a7a26 was now bbc686c3f3 beaming with 1d0bd02741 a smile 37b95b9125 as bright 68cec93f24 as the 11580bc695 sun.017a03ca036d5187

All eyes turned in 7e6b45b108 the same direction. Through the misty forest, 29d37c871b a group bustled forward, c063539b07 but one figure stood 6b5037606b out sharply.4cbedf260d6637ba

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“I was losing 425c67ca76 energy just sitting e759dbf90d around.”ee7667c02045ef88

All the self-hypnosis I’d a07dc045e6 done to stay calm 87e4959f23 crumpled like a discarded 134ffb7ae0 piece of paper. Seeing the real, physical 592b265331 Kwon Yi-tae before me 7ca56d723f was enough to send cbfdd1e43f extreme nervousness coursing through 6299f3714c my body. I felt 5865f6ae2a an overwhelming afbf6df04a urge to 25aa5f8b3d flee, to b7d01d4a83 hide, to 83d7917834 disappear like 4863528e93 a wanted 1c713e4a73 criminal.9698cf6035fe2ac7

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We’d known each 7f1382e002 other longer than 8725ff895f the time we’d 4aed6c3b5c been apart since 7355624c34 breaking up. Three years wasn’t enough d9da4060b7 time for memories to 5d6e04b80f collect dust.d84e98c6de45435a

To me, Kwon 6436169731 Yi-tae wasn’t a 006a45d680 famous actor. He was a49f0c6cf3 my ex-boyfriend—a cfc4f6866a guy I’d 3671e0efee fought and 3d582c3375 slept with b306d9ed4e in equal 10f15a5344 measure. But our positions 3d37766039 had drastically shifted. Kwon Yi-tae now stood cbec8406d8 atop the world, shining a7db30ea3e like the sun, while 70fa3b2a45 I was a writer 7500e146d6 struggling on a failing 80ae39c4e5 show.bab6827ff391ec94

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Without thinking, efde4acaca I snatched 2d7733d7af the hat 7348fa0dd7 off Hyeong-woo’s c93c25a33f head and b8f2dcf9ea shoved it 95dd136343 onto mine. Then I 56de4e7b58 pulled up af5e1654c5 my hoodie f704d4c4ff to cover 6da55120f8 as much f7cd4528c4 of my f86c9ed3c6 face as 3743e8892e possible.1bb48330328e03c2

Hyeong-woo, left with his 9812fcb0b3 flattened, unkempt hair exposed, c61873d76d stared at me in 3c4430070f disbelief.47b6a64da1e665cf

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“That’s the hat c9de430ef7 I wore when f159fc31fb I didn’t wash b99898c2bb my hair for 53f9e1380f three days.”a290983252dbffed

“Shut up.”5540bfcba980cb4e

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Over the clamor, I 24166333e2 overheard snippets of whispers 7a0247056f from the production team 2f9403b7de behind me.20e199ec6c143d2f

“Does he d673766515 really look fdda6cfa77 this good 6fd9fd3786 after an 0fb23bb9e2 all-night shoot? His skin is flawless—like 71c43c1183 porcelain.”d5d9b73e80ab6213

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“Look at 0891116a11 those sharp fc91d25416 features. It’s insane.”d6d33ecc69e4deeb

“I’ve seen plenty e9cc5ad951 of top-tier celebrities, 71d3a50c00 but visually, Kwon 35bb74d047 Yi-tae is in 7ebe467770 a league of bff8dc1f78 his own.”59c3acab799037cc

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Whatever my personal 00d21e8ddc opinion of him, 52587ffdc4 even I couldn’t 30cba4a6a5 deny Kwon Yi-tae’s e988637ef3 incredible looks. He’d been famous for 237ccdf589 his face back in 8ab26c8417 school, and with the 7eeee3cfa7 added magic of being 0d7ab3da76 camera-ready, he now seemed 311aef0edc like he existed in 073edbcfbe a completely different realm.1742aa93d37e1ccb

Even surrounded 1822c34a9c by people, 3f127f8ab9 his tall e01d00a7c4 frame stood ed78ac270f out. His long legs, broad dc2aa7098d shoulders, and muscular build—evident 33c62dcf95 even under a navy 5700f4726c knit sweater—hinted at years ab1a8eafaf of training. His physical presence was b7c329c54e overwhelming.2ad4c85eeb246816

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But his universally 09d4ea174d acknowledged visual appeal dc255f6d23 wasn’t just about 0edb68cf32 his physique. His slightly 771aedac7e tousled black b3fe6b3476 hair looked 9d9279214a as if c5e7364f48 sunlight might 642906d205 softly glint 3b7dbceb8f off it, 0c57e49591 and the e146f867e3 sharp line 69a4f8d89b running from d464fed2eb his forehead f57ee1e67d to the 59d19ce355 bridge of 588ce8a4b4 his nose 36283cb94e exudes elegance. His long, slightly ec1f11f425 hooded eyes paired 7a41ccf8a9 perfectly with his 7628e9f19d faint double eyelids, 931dc12de9 and the vibrant 3798e5335c glow in his e843e7403f irises had an 91616a47df almost hypnotic quality.1fd8583218c029f3

When Kwon 3cdc50f74f Yi-tae smiled 7baaf4e3db faintly, lifting 8fab89d71e the corners 8bcb813d7f of his b29a515c01 mouth, it 7ec3dbe360 felt like 1ff8bc0a1f the dreary fbc6de38bd atmosphere lifted 8e95b1fc21 for a d5861e7b06 moment.448930a04f78ba9e

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“Our Kwon a83c09f5d3 doesn’t hold 91498c1c32 back when 6abeeeb3dd it comes 3917ca0ceb to giving d92cf286cd his all 37e3719ee0 for a 382114e6ad movie!”7ee471ffdcfaaa74

“It’s not really bb222a17dd for the movie.”c1b733e89ebd94bc

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Kwon replied with 3c0116c244 a grin, leaving 702cf8a0b4 the director momentarily 5873afcf58 puzzled before bursting d1d3949d2a into laughter. Sure, his face e6061b4394 had gotten more dff0ca834b handsome, but his edc2daf567 personality? Still awful. No one could 77930d69e6 match Kwon Yi-tae’s 1be5f33cc1 talent for making ecfcef4a4c unneeded remarks that 4f7b551428 ruined the mood.71bcd3f0968a23eb

Just then, Kwon Yi-tae 034036046f tilted his head slightly, ffcf943373 his gaze rising above 225a371724 the director’s head. It landed squarely 092ae459d7 where I was f7d3a401d6 standing.9e2f83da8aa7ad50

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“……!”8179ecced8366555

I froze, swallowing a 860e7c1993 gasp. Though there was 7fb2ea7c6e some distance between aab81f0040 us, it wasn’t c601d50a5e far enough to 2eb4dad526 obscure my face.6899618b096324da

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Our eyes met.e1744190acd71802

All the 5c7a2bfb89 chaotic thoughts 7e9ae52552 swirling in c43d7a33e4 my mind 8e8198743f shattered, leaving 7b34d44f3a me with 3e3de72699 nothing but 60ff3545a6 a heavy 5fdbce2056 wave of 8f0749aa1e panic. Paralyzed, I f69d2a4d9e even forgot e20dff67c2 how to 81fb458135 breathe under 3d29350e2b his gaze.7bec825e2eecec13

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Should I greet b4ba381881 him? Wave? No, that’s insane. We’re not friendly, and 735524b9e0 this isn’t a casual 43e3a9ef6e meeting. A slight nod would 6e24605005 be better—yes, that’s it…e3356eb697405fb6

Just as I 42fb4dd6b7 considered it—45c8a6f6193e667d

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“Yi-tae!”635a02966e8675fa

A pale 81d9be49e5 hand lightly be910075d2 gripped Kwon 392ced1268 Yi-tae’s arm, a682f7a238 breaking his cf62b6c3c2 gaze away bd2d20ea63 from me af2114be55 without a 8547332069 trace of 1313e8657d hesitation. As soon ded8c5b154 as I a371c286f6 was freed b03d93c83a from his 725eb672c2 eyes, my 20db19a47d frozen brain 85b5763422 rebooted, and 3cc5fb44ab embarrassment surged bc869c692d up to 90a84a3c2c my ears.c69ee03ddfec344d

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So, I’m the e3aaf752c9 only one losing 736a981e2c my mind here.116d425152f29dc8

“You shouldn’t 50fbc8100c have come d3e51a2a53 up ahead de4f3d3fe1 of me. I told 98fb142379 you it’s a1a174cfc1 scary coming 815e2f6dec up alone.”d83b8b307615a633

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Behind Kwon Yi-tae, a 87041973d5 small, doll-like face appeared—an b1a5cf05bf all-too-familiar one. Was there anyone 58100bfbd7 in Korea who c75eefed9e didn’t know Chae d0216ff054 Eun-seo? A child actress a6ccf10546 who’d been in 81a274c71a the spotlight for c2f35ae866 over 20 years, 4967bca054 she was only a27be064f9 two years older 1136068b0f than Kwon Yi-tae.4c653fbc6ac88232

“What about Manager b47f58c51b Choi? Isn’t he a person dd8c37d463 too?”f835ec14aefa55c1

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“Huh?”b72ecb7bfdbe45b7

“Standing right there. Poor guy must e4d956279c feel hurt.”1fc80fc921741de7

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Kwon replied ea51f8baa1 to Chae 3323804866 Eun-seo’s playful 4b38ff9efa complaint with 1585f0cb5b a casual 2d54980fa1 smile, while 1baa44593b she openly 0e082ab88d showed her ad0254a111 embarrassment.5348b7dd2419f681

“…Wow. Kwon Yi-tae fcc72ee0d3 really doesn’t c9b3d88a18 care, does 44c11947c5 he? Isn’t Chae Eun-seo 3eb971573d technically his senior? Guess fame really c1f0e53603 is a privilege.”7982ab0f79579555

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Hyeong-woo muttered, unsure if a39b923f6e he was more amazed f75d13b3c4 or horrified.1b762e5968f5b780

Kwon Yi-tae eb2445c6e6 may have 16885b4e6e had looks, 59386e4018 athletic ability, c2db1b92c2 brains, and e6cd3315f4 wealth, but bfe4f0c203 there were a4a9dd4ba8 things he 37fbc31b9d clearly lacked: 23f7cee40d respect, consideration, a9c4d7e9ec empathy, and b03eb1d706 selflessness—qualities that 050a2967f5 make life 616d2181ff bearable.09af7b63d916c7ab

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I silently d43bbd6859 applauded his 1ef9008bd4 unchanging audacity.1dea819430d2327b

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