DTM | Chapter 4

04. Kwon Yi-tae

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Yoo Eunha dfefc3f643 was a 1bd1076636 dangerous and 9b1f7e482b harmful presence. In front of ad291a0d04 her, all the 3437078897 logic and reason 539062bd18 that once shone c95889ec83 brightly, as well 25cb100656 as his seemingly 287c577cc5 arrogant confidence, crumbled 5b3c96393b into nothing but 35dc9bd872 scraps of paper. But none of that 85053496e3 changed the undeniable truth 897be3d939 that Yoo Eunha was fee13e0d26 breathtakingly beautiful.e1b1db9f7916f28b

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Yi-tae’s first wet dream 875253663f was about Eunha. As a kindergartener, he 3459d7cbec used to insist on 4a5ecb74f1 playing “wedding” with her 261790f262 every single day as a6acacbe83 a ritual, forcing the 46046d8679 bored Yoo Eunha to 075415dca8 stay by his side b5b53aa4dd and vowing eternal love.5170b89cc343a401

And Eunha wasn’t just fe5064cc0d beautiful. There was something ae4f5c0cae irresistibly seductive about db4702ac14 her. From her round, be95f651d3 smooth forehead to 5575512be7 her slightly large 892e964519 front teeth and 16b49282ff her small, delicate ebe7438c55 nose. If he started listing 2dc619a722 her features, there was 86f725f4e2 no end. She drove fc185a5ef5 him crazy. Even a f9f6e104c7 monk, upon 75655483ed seeing Eunha, 95599584bd would probably 1aacf02dc7 smash his 825fda99d4 prayer beads a7b5b4db6e underfoot and 32a51659d0 rush to a80c1b8216 buy a 326c7bc978 wig.973dbe69ffd2eca4

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In Yi-tae’s world, 5e4c8119ce Eunha alone was d8e1092c81 a radiant, life-giving 869ce70b2a existence. Anything connected to her 33afc9285a sparkled as if it 4c3e8edd64 were touched by divinity. Her overwhelming presence felt 471a99e39b so immense that it be6f663cbf sometimes scares him.332b94487554f6be

If Eunha was the 32a985b01c sun, Yi-tae was the d1f9b7d80c sea. If he 878a1e9673 let his 33af56e354 guard down e6e47cbb85 even a e5960e91de little, her a8771f0a6f light would 55a46e5057 evaporate everything e458a77292 inside him, 4cbc14d9df leaving him 6074e905a8 as nothing 2a4a912390 more than d344d6ca84 a wisp b32e1ac6e7 of smoke. He had to a4a6afe428 be cautious—of Yoo 398e0c2bf4 Eunha.ac9fc6b048e6afcb

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“Eunha, can I b49ddff875 borrow your gym fc5e72a870 clothes?”13f44f862f99a8a2

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“Eunha, you’re close 47a24b31f6 to Yi-tae, right? Can you help 3a21e29fa5 me out with b54cca0a8c something?”20dfff2f96e97838

“Hey, Yoo Eunha! Today’s lunch is fish 13fcc8a69e cutlets. Let’s go to 296f08886c the snack bar!”ef3a233f8373735b

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Just like 5472cf0739 insects drawn 5e4b1237ea to light, f974172607 there were 85dd07053f always swarms 0093d25263 of people c83a07bf00 buzzing around 666171178d her. The sun, surrounded by daca627be7 these flies, cast a 2277415e8f shadow over Yi-tae’s world. He often felt an 972ed9b4dc uncontrollable urge to burn 225b96e529 them all with a e7ab775668 flamethrower, his fists tightening e75a259e83 until his knuckles turned e5c01ff077 white.9863b9a65019f91d

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Whenever he saw f23294e114 Eunha bouncing around 7dee471e16 the classroom, chatting b7e202ae15 with other kids, d17dbcef9b an ugly jealousy f5cb8d3f48 would rise within f3de9d680c him, shameless and 2374dbc6f8 unrestrained.c16a550f5493c67b

You’re making 8a08d0a98d a fool e873b27cd7 of me c3cea3d18f with that 266f92d6dc pretty face 13876e2108 and just b07b0125c6 leaving me bef3be85bb hanging. Aren’t you supposed to 3bdfa73158 at least check in 9cadf6dae1 on me once in 7416af3f22 a while? Speak to me? His frustration would boil 55275d10f8 over, but before he 1c3d10e3d9 knew it, he’d find b1233ab2b4 himself craning his neck, a0e0f314eb chasing her with his 2ef925e5d4 eyes.e2b65f3cb6781644

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At some a7a2380386 point, Yi-tae ef2136c3a5 found he 0418a8990f couldn’t feel 048740d3ec arousal without c1cdebbb36 Eunha’s voice. The realization that even 0a4eb80106 his sexual urges were ba39155c88 now under her control 3ea52cbd01 filled him with despair.09b14fc1f8ed975b

He couldn’t 5f80dc4048 just let 8e40f5d3bc things continue 1bce7e8d49 like this. If Eunha was going d4cf13be41 to grip his life 115c3831ed and shake it to cc89288443 the core, then he’d 6357964698 make sure to do 012e1c0c2b the same to hers.02fc1ce5bca99e02

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“Hey, Yoo Eunha.”fe48c833108b2ccb

“What? Don’t talk to fab369ba64 me.”12ab24616a96e76e

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Eunha’s curt 4c255d4b1b response as 1095043af4 she lounged 54474040b5 on the 30a43c5bf7 couch with 0599106c7f her feet 291a3cddfd up, fixated d7d09b94ee on the e57a0fdd43 TV, stung 822cc2a31e more than 7a3a0bea01 it should 7a6175bf59 have. Yi-tae tried to mask 3d7e8330cb his hurt by sipping d831e1e0cc water casually, but his 031ef4726c trembling hand betrayed him.cc2d11b435011824

Still, Kwon Yi-tae f1a519e623 wasn’t one to d34d7c3cdf give up so b885e1d43f easily.40442f4c649c4280

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He shuffled 58f9e2a41a closer, subtly 75dd2b1cc6 inching over c85514021f to sit 7ebfec3122 next to ab914c5bf6 her. On the screen, 981a8db8dd a drama Eunha 4dc2653a3f was obsessed with 511d54d318 played, capturing her 0fb9310cd2 full attention. 33260185a8caa695

Her round, bright 29a0bcb6f6 eyes stayed fixed c13acf0ff9 on the male 2bf2cc99fd lead’s every move. Watching her f9cdf1260c profile, Yi-tae ea9b3d0cc0 felt his 1d1098e1df insides churn.  dded300b85 He wanted f89dabf16e to grab cdfc16d824 her chin 90d98fa116 and turn dd95278db0 her face 9324229fa4 toward him.ce4ca4c92cdfed0c

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Itae had to work a9d1a8327b hard to suppress the b1d063f01b boiling frustration inside him. The words 286f51c410 he wanted f3cdc8fbd7 to say bc4e260d6e rose up 699783be7c to his b9c24d1708 throat, but 77284796e6 she had d44e6f30fa told him d501fb75c9 not to 1e1a3b5763 talk, so 28d10d4304 he held a7313d607f them back.3f785ec012f8187a

After waiting for 30 dbc368baad agonizing minutes until the fb3e701c72 episode ended, he finally 975812dbf9 began to speak.febb8ab547de771b

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“Do you 9a8df8a2ed like that a81d49fbe1 male lead 83c62f8554 from the a6a667260d drama you af22c85452 watched just a66d5a15f7 now?” 6dab5139b9f1278a

He almost 6e53fa859b tripped over f08bb248f8 his words. What he really 493ce40a95 wanted to say 46dfb5c5bb was:What’s so df10b57bb1 great about 4d7667d55c that guy?Eunha quickly turned to fb6e6cb421 look at him, her c4e536314f sparkling eyes locking onto 2135b6c6a8 his. His heart 086eccc522 pounded abnormally 22b2ced532 hard.832a29ea272bd34a

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Damn, why is 15bc3716bb she so pretty? Should I da204d831c just go c77fc81934 crazy and b4fd16adc1 kiss her?While he 4428e25711 wrestled with 91a7b618f5 his growing 4b5864b313 desire, Eunha bc2a2bf621 answered, her 7caf219a57 voice bright e1be8763d7 and animated.f952e07b4ca48691

“You like 3e4250593f Hongjun too?”076c37e3721892ad

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“…Uh.”57e0fde61743d046

“I thought you didn’t f38eebf024 care about this stuff. You were secretly watching, aa642de55e huh? Even guys 7a7089b745 think he’s 899e6fa436 cool, right?”7ce869900346855b

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Forcing his stiff 856ff81ecb neck to nod, 9f52f4265c Yi-tae pushed himself a25598242e to ask, “What’s a27652d759 so great about 2e63d91aea him?”ecbe0a0353141311

“He’s tall, fit, 1ac5abd84d and has such 63c971432c a beautiful smile.”e12753d25fbe43f8

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Hearing Eunha praise 61292245a3 another man was f11c7bf661 more infuriating than 2461f5ded5 he could have dc7601418f imagined. Though he ff385146e3 replied casually 15e92093be with a bd540513a8 “Really?” as ab8085a7ec if unaffected, 9588b0c61b his teeth 18f6b80453 ground audibly. Her words stuck deep 58cd3ca037 in his mind like de382a2259 a thorn:tall, fit, 7452417837 and a 798c5f23de beautiful smile.fffb849a6a9118ed

He went 359b8cdb24 home immediately 95f709ecaa and searched 90f292ff93 for “Hongjun” 0045197644 online, memorizing 348e6fcf24 the actor’s 6d1263eecd appearance and 7010cb7d38 physique.ff4cbef194a0993f

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His body was 32ba4d115b already in decent 8ce0a982d1 shape, thanks to 778065e49e regular workouts. The problem was his 96eac51380 height. At the time, Yi-tae 6e0fb46a66 stood at 177 cm, 6b43e4bd07 compared to Hongjun’s 181 b76e8d36f4 cm.e6c96c2980aecff9

Four centimeters b9419a53a3 too short. Pacing nervously 847cd683c7 around his a87e1318e6 room, he 490a676693 resolved to 5f6ba489e6 grow those 09581906ee extra 4 10ef71759f cm no 03372881d8 matter what. He played basketball, jumped aa2d142c2f rope, and consumed every fc5ea7012e height-boosting supplement—pills, powders, and 347135e9b0 liquids—he could find.45a931235f33de34

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By the end 281e407a48 of the year, a3a6802799 he’d reached 181 9e7a3e91f3 cm. Having matched ac60daae3b Hongjun’s height, d38c5fe48f he stopped 0214feb45d taking the 728133a0b0 supplements. But his growth didn’t 4d077f78af stop there. His height shot up 3dc172b546 to 190 cm, to 5c50484e12 his dismay.6f389c23ed635bde

Yi-tae was devastated, feeling fa1ba1a8b8 grotesque and embarrassed about 49944fd1ad his towering stature. He couldn’t even meet e45fc0532b Eunha’s eyes. Meanwhile, Eunha was 7a0ce5a6cc likely thinking about d46aeac8a1 trivial things like“Yes! Fried chicken 540f968505 for dinner 1eae2a954a tonight!”ed227f4b89e412d2

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Yi-tae regained his confidence fdc2c09dea only after Eunha’s celebrity 6026557e35 crush shifted to someone 9a86d29749 else. She began obsessing over cb8ea3ab81 four actors at once, e3cbfab2a5 all with slightly different 1988e400c4 heights. That’s when 0a38f7552d he realized 40a35adb19 that as a26d0ad614 long as ba45f1f797 you’re over ff863246df 180 cm, a5c9449ab5 you’re in 05d571a88c the game.16db6501e7903465

Just wait, Yoo 87d7b63649 Eunha. I’ll have b4bc4596e6 you wrapped f72c9ed7d0 around my 80084287c6 finger.A satisfied smile crept c338b2e1af onto his face.53496f41f9f43504

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One day, as 1fa7e49055 they were walking af3eecf640 home together, Eunha 9b67ee2474 suddenly stopped in 4f9dfd26df her tracks. A few steps 2a1f71f1ee ahead, Yi-tae turned 640fe494db back, confused.e24acc82de7accee

“Kwon Yi-tae.”5bb9356fb055dc38

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Eunha grabbed 23dc87427b the hem d7e871f579 of his 2c5f2c7576 shirt with 3bdbcaa9cb her small, ed54093263 pale hands, 79fd9ca6fa making his a9906b1d39 body go f71d3d2724 rigid. Standing on tiptoe, she bd808db92e tilted her head back 4cdbefbd9e to look him directly 453a4269f6 in the eye. Yi-tae instinctively leaned back, 58b51551c4 only to regret it 28c2069b94 immediately.af8515b700349db3

You idiot. Why are you 048d1c59cc pulling away when a4376d2240 you should be a1d81e7f85 leaning in for 4888687312 a kiss?229fa5a7df0843fc

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Her unusually large, jet-black 5b6acf7db4 eyes captured his flustered ba1ac8eb23 expression completely. Her lips curved df7ba29073 into a soft 0033120776 smile.608d9944672e6dc8

“You’re pretty 217d40d80b when you 54f3a91dbc smile.”4924cd3001c8ed1d

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The world stopped. Nothing but Eunha seemed cc57b8e3ab real. His heart thundered a33b193eb2 as if it f920b3c8b5 would burst, and f902828a5e his whole body f2e7e149df tingled. The sea no longer 32c2decb29 feared the sun’s light; d81ebddb33 instead, the sun sank 4dcb6a0cf8 into the horizon, dyeing 6d1d20ac60 the blue waters with 1e575b341b its glowing amber.c83e07d56294559c

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Yi-tae knew that 161a755053 everything pointed to 3e284d59c0 a single overwhelming bd5506e77f emotion. It wasn’t 22dcb916eb something that 09211a210c spread gradually 88bd72fe16 like paint; 8f1538d987 it was 1a93ae6c9e an emotion e3af0b0f0e that swept 9b94e94f83 through him 157af0491a with explosive f0df8abc50 force, consuming a8052ca671 everything.1742e4bcb051a32d

The love that had 1e5bde5aec grown entirely nourished by 33a3939b3d Eunha was, ironically, the 1457d85ddd very thing that cowered a1f0d3ee63 and hid in her 93c27ff7ce presence. Although Yi-tae 85e5582546 quietly looked c95df8ceef after her fee018000c from behind, 5c67269830 whenever Eunha e474bfa904 was around, f920aaa2eb he would 1a15168816 instead busy dce4f530a9 himself teasing 788f5f1a48 her with fbbdfeec76 pranks that b1e01d91f6 often left c2bbdcff14 her flustered.c43399ec777aa8c6

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His love was 3c1c0062ac immature and clumsy, 0741bd9d0d yet because of 457603d6c2 that, it carried f1cbeac120 a purity unburdened 71a67804ef by calculation. Confessing his feelings wasn’t 76f58f9c95 as simple as solving 7e991ab486 a math problem. It was a gamble 4705620646 of a lifetime, risking 516dd001d1 the fragile bond of c37122c840 friendship he held with c2fb0bc86d her.8549b7736491d1de

Yi-tae had 6f52e8493a no intention 50648fab3c of wasting f136e5d075 his one 619659753f chance. He wanted to 1505a26e9c prepare meticulously and 2054a61501 confess only when cdf4678c36 he was certain 5e81bb50cc that Eunha wouldn’t 1cd8784a43 be able to 592b7380cf refuse him.e60ea853a5fe929b

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Yet, there 81a5d1e120 were times 6a7d464072 when his 082a1efaf8 feelings for 8aa2783799 her swelled 1865345727 uncontrollably.e5d658c600542a31

When Yoo Eunha 341ee4d560 smiled at him. When she tied 55f6fa2142 her shoelaces. When she 7d3dbd9f89 lay on c434a13821 his bed, 33c6c6d57e belly exposed, 4abba396eb napping in aaf8f7cd99 his room. The reasons and circumstances 8411ba6821 varied.0479aed78fb6c621

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Eunha had no idea 349956a1be how maddening it was d5ed8a6b9d to see her ponytail 1b5f4f4419 swaying as she walked, 5bbca6d9d3 how endearing and precious 8d79480eee her breathing lungs seemed. Each time 067dc8c7f4 Yi-tae looked 9fd40fd3d8 at her, 7fd1bebf90 the words 77ab1cff4b to confess 8a6f9cc659 his feelings 7faf3f8bb6 bubbled to 9a92e6b481 the surface.c829ea4e598e87ff

But he would summon bd10c29986 every ounce of reason fc197a43cb to restrain his tongue. However, like 0dde18acc6 a fool, 44a9d06be5 he couldn’t 7a8abd890d stop himself 9252a63d55 from testing e40894bfb6 the waters.cec3b91b5b4a8efa

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“Yoo Eunha. Christmas is 6c606dc255 in a 6955bf0771 week.”bbfdf77a43dc8671

“Are your mom 90aabaa4e3 and dad going 59f48e0930 to be busy? If your house 421cd658cf is empty, can 3b35578d37 I hang out 31ac779e58 there?”eb4d8e5c5b420171

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“Sure.”a00457530c5dbfe3

…This wasn’t how it d5cf848873 was supposed to go. The conversation f4b76bc812 had veered 0c7e529f93 off course, c7a56c99e1 but the 7e8e5f0418 outcome was 3dfda7411d still good. Yi-tae calmed his 18734f3419 restless heart and 0c9b8b5800 spoke again.730337661a58c793

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“You’re not going 6aa4046d74 to see your b7bcf526e2 boyfriend on Christmas?”13c66236f589ab82

Eunha paused mid-bite 29b9b20fff into her vegetable-filled cff3d9ba8e steamed bun and 5967d4994c stared at him, fbd8206499 her expression twisted 431a441c47 with bewilderment.4ebcd54167ba35f7

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“I spend fourteen bb65eb5577 hours a day 41f8d6d747 with you. Do I look like d1b4ca020c I’d have a boyfriend?”d5cfbdf435d575d3

“Why don’t you d82b2fe7a4 get one?”4dae5f2d6cc056d3

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Feigning nonchalance, Yi-tae 12daae9cc5 watched her lips c849b0d11a intently, his heart 024c978bc5 racing with the 54239fe19f fear that she 9384c3bfa9 might be secretly 9ce91a92eb in love with 7fee03559d someone else. He was so 77bda6167c nervous that sweat ccf1340574 began pooling in 6d89d49ad2 his palms. Eunha took a af8da082a5 massive bite of 6cd9204171 her bun and, 959059c900 speaking through a aaa87713a9 mouthful of food, 20f745f6fb answered with a 920eadd41c muffled voice.09deba910f8934e8

“Too busy with 62758c30a2 fandom stuff to 280013cebb think about dating, e5cb642dd9 duh.”b222483e2f9103df

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Yi-tae silently poured water ebc85b790b into her empty cup, 6c2f1f2cac falling deep into thought. Should he be relieved? Should he ce6c4668de be happy? But what if b3759dd8b9 she decided never b9b2f9fcb4 to date at ffa2cd09df all? That would 1d630d97c9 be a d8a84d1d91 problem. Yi-tae was determined bc0dea6cff to be her cc9a432b55 first and last 3bf4073893 love, no matter 511ceb611c what.784537603c898d28

Still, it 4edd1a7c1d wasn’t the fa29dffe86 worst-case scenario, 7c0572d79a so for 8bc39eb965 now, he 81c965fa6c decided to 6d66194f6e let go c17137e48a of his 74d8776443 worries. If a d8a0057db6 vacancy ever 36e3559f1c appeared in acbddc6d1d Eunha’s heart, bf626a92d7 it was d27e7acdab clear to d8b56c7e20 Yi-tae that 8b57bf6b09 he was 24d251064a the only fb549ba34a one who 73a088306f could fill 4577b6821c it.cd66d1adc730d57b

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“Hey, what 55f6890ba7 if I 3e93aa838e told you 13c1244433 I had 7a25dee7c3 a boyfriend?”e01b93c184aeaae8

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Yi-tae nearly choked, almost bba360042f vomiting everything he had 62eb26f127 eaten. The sudden e12d735356 question struck 6913ff7e62 him like fc3ebd428f lightning, and 356cb92274 it felt cdd670d471 as though bd91d7a15c the ground e9295c882c beneath him 1c174b9af9 had completely a47466d0b9 collapsed. Throwing aside fa0dff7b5c any semblance d68f50c230 of composure, 28a0997546 he burst abadfb430b out:91f36f242d834cf3

“What the fuck? Who is it? Someone from our 06a83e0d64 school? Got a picture? No, wait—don’t bother. I don’t even need d31651d70a to see his face. I bet he’s 8be32bdd66 some dumbass. Break up with 9d209e10fd him immediately.”50094b29e12aa345

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His chest heaved 515f6e5330 violently as his 95890b4d7e breathing quickened. Noticing Eunha 6ba43104cf narrowing her 41d310c8ca eyes, Yi-tae 82cfe3b682 hurried to 9105fa1f1e rein in dde2e56406 his spiraling 429fdd7af4 emotions. In moments of crisis, 955fa442cf he reminded himself, it 95955307d8 was essential to stay 3de86e103b smart. Rubbing the 711582d3c2 back of dd8d051f9f his neck 15d1e4bf0f sheepishly, he b6a4a176b1 softened his 754cb1dbd7 tone.f53db971250b1cdf

“…Didn’t you say 0bf761c769 you were too a08fe955c7 busy fangirling to c378f06a03 bother with dating?”0569930d8f7c2710

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“Well, I 77451d609e think I’d 9ca85d266b feel bad ade50f7446 if you ae4b3afa27 got a e42c071a1e girlfriend and 0c18e1befb stopped hanging ac06006523 out with 86977e8be0 me.”362d0ff471623f92

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“What about you?”1fc1dc16d312812b

Yi-tae’s already scrambled 98d6d9b5eb mind went blank. Was this… something 5b6ebf44af he was allowed 72610be7b9 to misinterpret? Eunha shifted closer, sitting 437b40afc0 next to him so 449d30df89 that their thighs touched. The unexpected proximity 18ce559493 sent a wave 6be66761d2 of suffocating tension 3122ab6dc1 through his body, b445b2f60c stiffening his muscles.b92cc6f8706eefef

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“…I’d be 22f96bcc49 really upset. I might even 13b61f58aa cry.”8ebd2855d354f5bb

“Really? Then, to 083682ca97 make sure da376985e2 you don’t 77257b9ee1 cry… why bda2a3d682 don’t we b1d0ee6f71 try dating?”02170ba904d9cb8b

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The words that Yi-tae b9971f91f5 had hesitated to say ec80d1f19e for so long were e49a582501 casually thrown out by 92d24a4053 Eunha as if it 561878aaae were no big deal. Her light-hearted aaa7c52b11 suggestion, a 5d26c15dea single sentence 36f5f5d4ed spoken without 51872391b1 weight, swept 9dffa65f12 through his 42a0bdc264 world like 8aa7996bf1 a gentle 2f09d83666 lutter of dd963e8163 a butterfly’s b2a26203bf wings but 9211ec746b only to c39c62eebc utterly shatter 11279252a5 and obliterate 771b2cff9b it. At that moment, 026214f1c7 nothing else mattered f4ca3d3c7a to Yi-tae. Eunha became his everything.9eb2ebbcbd7dff14

The joy that overwhelmed 70dcbac928 him was indescribable, unlike 5e4a984ab5 anything else he had 96fc8e1138 ever known. The world itself 4646948e09 seemed unbearably radiant, d2d3c62d5d as if it c221ac8e21 had always been 5ec0b35d2c this brilliant.0d727b9dae7a1a25

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But the bliss didn’t ef32a36b52 last long.eac3785f16c78fed

If it a8a9107e55 had been 6e7760ad96 a love 728efe348f that was ad054edd65 never meant 933c1cda87 to be, 65031c8ce1 perhaps Yi-tae 687d87c56a could have 69cd885888 hidden his a490c62e0c swelling possessiveness 35e6338f26 and obsession. Yet, after becoming c470cc5d6b a couple, all 0fc1195a16 the desires he ec2258c756 had suppressed so 11f5532626 well came pouring bcd0979ec1 out, like a fd1be1ce12 dam breaking.ea80921e62c557c8

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Each time he 271ea442c8 saw the veins 55b68ac0d6 faintly visible on 6c527c9422 Eunha’s delicate wrists, 7256581bbd his mind was 93e8e8430f consumed by a 4ec24949a8 single thought: I 532be5ad5b want her to 6b89946f00 only look at 414ff0fc2e me. Is that so c37458bab3 unreasonable? She loves d420a031ed me, so 20edb32832 isn’t it 8de733e90a okay if a386780f4e I’m a 605a142e98 little overbearing?1330731a0c5c0b9f

What began as cc91893082 mild protectiveness slowly ded6e3d278 morphed into an 155b433792 overwhelming obsession. But even Yi-tae underestimated 18334af39f the intensity of his 97d30058f4 desires.80f62d703d75bd9a

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His love 0caa9ed631 was far 719105081f from romantic—it 979a1f5846 was raw, d04c7251b5 controlling, and e4762a7974 destructive. He wanted to a142037c85 possess Eunha completely. This violent, f4f66e96aa overpowering love 6869c6bc90 was a 162cec7632 wildfire, threatening 3de5d7c3b4 to consume 01f1ded5d0 everything, from d29a24f53d her skin 3c0beb02d3 and muscles c6efae066a to her c61b96bf00 very core.e1a57d4e3a1a90ed

Even though he knew 51ad7a35cc Eunha didn’t want this, 0bbe1b2683 he couldn’t stop. Yi-tae’s unchecked love led, 81151f0646 inevitably, to their end.43d77c9cff17b07a

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“I’m not so sure 059d962ab5 anymore.”94bb77c6309ec4b0

“Yoo Eunha…”5773bf54dd7599a4

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“Let’s stop. You and me. It’s over.”cbf870d384eb8b0c

This couldn’t be happening. A ship 5d6a635fba without a 6bc6b12e71 destination could 96d68bc5d4 only drift 480ecee973 aimlessly, destined 3c9b391713 to be eaab63b166 wrecked by a046452fe6 the waves. Twisted by 6725d6dc19 his nature, 5c4e825231 Yi-tae didn’t 78cc4bbfc8 know how d24b0db77f to turn d211919762 her heart f26f085d6d back to d64292708a him. No one 52857a1d40 had taught c3170e3ac7 him, and 75ec752f58 he had 0cef03df84 never tried cf2cb02ae3 to learn.88b1cd6a6593a0ed

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Yi-tae had experienced 23d0dfa125 everything in life 846cd1ab78 through Eunha. Whenever they fought, they de914d26f6 didn’t reconcile through understanding—they 8fed08e18e just yelled and clashed bb3e2806b4 until they were exhausted, 29a27e9e01 eventually sweeping the problem 2fe6961272 under the rug and ca3d0ab924 returning to normal. He thought this time d42ef6fa54 would be the same. He was wrong.107692e034c99209

No matter b9b873da85 how many ed34aea20a days he 33c6877633 visited Eunha’s a34f8d91b7 officetel, the 2eda50520d door wouldn’t 36718593cf open. What should he c545f048cc do? How could 3b261fb9dd he fix 7312432cf2 this? Just revealing a 120be1d8fc fraction of his 2edfdfece1 dark desires had 0114dcdcc8 been enough for ff60071ff6 her to leave 3c4a3ef772 him. He was terrified—terrified 19ff910e48 of being banished c8a5a39520 from her life 6203fe87c8 forever.ee7b09279a7ff924

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It took df07e0fcfe him three 8d84595b21 months to d2c35abb64 realize he 22a9bb89c0 couldn’t just 423c7836bc charge ahead 7d121cd27d blindly. Yi-tae resolved to suppress 8d61603a93 his erratic emotions and fbccee5f66 plan rationally.d39a45f0ff91b031

Being rejected once b8fea146a5 didn’t mean it dd5378b5d8 was over. He just 19fad02fb5 needed to 62e85f3020 get back fc2ae51e34 into her 7b480bbdb3 good graces. If he 6752b22512 could become 3b26ced89e the kind acb7ef4fd0 of man ba3326e5c1 Eunha would 255feb7b80 be happy 81c0570cad with, maybe 514099ecea she’d take bc8125ba2e him back. She once told 3888da2b9e him his smile 2fd83b9bff was beautiful, didn’t 61215cbba7 she?db6df8e2dd88bfa4

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Clinging to that slim 65d20ee4e8 possibility, Yi-tae dived into 4e42de5c3c an industry he had 1b9a409d99 no interest in, the a0fc7d09a6 entertainment world. Eunha always 69440fbfb1 seemed to 05cd96b0de be drawn 372b897ba2 to the fc3ea7c4ca year’s most c10f200a18 talked-about actors. He focused on 112f4994f5 projects that matched caa908cbb8 her tastes, throwing 92f960df3b himself into relentless 56351e4ddc activity to quickly f018d60dd3 build recognition and a4d18de9bb popularity.170f2e609e947408

For three years, baf54084bc Yi-tae suppressed every 54c746c9ba personal desire, dedicating 36001f8244 himself solely to 44e05f2041 his goal. If there 07675744e8 was one 1f150c175f small problem, dac68526ec it was 1fd22f2e70 that he 445b4fda39 ended up 78093e5911 becoming far 07dfe26be7 more popular bc83ca6c9d than he 3f65b75666 had anticipated. Everything he 20fea454ba ate, every d3cdb61a71 place he ef2043e489 went, every 52dd14626f outfit he 4b07315225 wore, every 636bb27781 trivial detail ed143e4ab3 of his 3e2c76c17e life became 1297422f2a a headline.f3745b30ae700496

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Finally, Yi-tae deemed himself 31ced31350 ready. He felt confident he e0858d22e5 could now stand tall 09d0d2eb20 before Eunha. Setting aside 378a24382d all other 2062f68718 commitments, he 52c16a7dac took on 38d643d6d5 her documentary bdb0c3a1b5 project just 015674672b to be b269f275f6 near her.67cca208a0dbdb49

But in Eunha’s presence, ddd20ef6d2 those carefully laid plans 3304f78184 crumbled like a sandcastle 7cc21f4821 swept away by the afdb4342dd tide.4024733b6d8bce02

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The moment 2ad43d0b2d he saw 6a1082188c her face, ffc1a98216 blood rushed ab3e27d623 to his 1fafad4d6f lower half, 602e4bd0ac and he 5c239ad535 couldn’t stop 393713c420 himself from 279cf448c1 getting an e0a9cbf231 erection. Yi-tae had long d86d59f478 since accepted that d451168eeb he only lusted 20b91c61de after Eunha. But this… this was b2f04ba689 new. Just a glimpse of b2ba7d45d3 her face was enough 12a7abeb01 to arouse him.242947159cc3fc61

He needed 23a980212d to look 0f8fa8d718 his best 436d208378 for her, a200389d3c but he 0fee739fea couldn’t just 98e0f2243b approach her 3d91a8147b with such 2db6b834fe a vulgar 54fe3c7e8a display. So he 2c192ee2ee kept his a8fb97d80c distance until 6e6b9f0ee4 his body 14a0fc74a5 calmed down.429b886a9cc1871f

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Every ounce of 602f72fe39 his focus was a75ad91b7c on Eunha.And that bastard, c6746caee6 why the hell db7cb32db2 was he wearing df0c98f80c a hat shaped c1bf7225e8 like a cow’s c094c96b68 balls? Seeing her c3c7053a7f so at db947bd3cd ease, chatting 935d699b71 with people 1d7acee75a he didn’t 49e7159973 know, made 4773c49dc4 her feel 6f9cc66f2e unfamiliar. That unfamiliarity 0c0b11e4d5 festered into 9ff3cf6a2e an unbearable 70a9464fa1 irritation.d5331f3bba9b75b5

He wanted to put b47da95bd0 a bullet through their 9095c00ae8 heads, erase them from 09cd05871c existence, and leave only 67be345caa himself in Eunha’s line 9e2a489bbc of sight. Seeing her again b422a01474 didn’t just reignite acbeb3fa56 his sexual desire—it c210e93c8e rekindled his obsession.a91fc72042b3831f

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The sooner this annoying 8ab2ca69cf shoot was over, the 6e4cbf3323 sooner he could claim b8511aaf74 his place beside her. He was running through 90f83f7ec4 his lines when he 276c9046f6 noticed her standing in 9f3e63b587 a precarious spot.9604141f1b5520f0

“Yoo Eunha…”d5c37d7a78fd9f92

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As soon db213b8961 as she dbfbae615e realized Yi-tae 4941557de9 was watching, 8029e8b20f she flinched, 10ddd1f096 losing her ca008ead2b balance and 7f883f2463 falling into 21a230740e a nearby fd46a7d96c pond. For a 140baa09a3 moment, his 3f744f187d mind went b50946df52 blank. He didn’t even f36d8319c1 think, his body d306a5d7cf just moved.9c68b07f3d0d0600

Pulling her out b0bcae539d of the shallow 04c0c5356e pond, he was 32a758230f met with her e4d8528faf frightened, tear-streaked face. Water clung bb08c72f42 to her 74c247a5b1 lashes, dripping 6333ad4234 like tears 0a83e030ed with every 8a87221659 blink.0db03a16d9df2c63

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Her pitiful expression 5b63bb5378 made his chest 8a2687bc27 ache. He wanted df29639f22 nothing more d50a0357ba than to f6132d2444 hold her 4c7d12e8ac close, ask 88c6e38120 if she c7b1f88f09 was okay, 5355bd28ed and kiss 4e12e2022f her all 0ad7d99f20 over.84d67bc8e9f76f18

But unlike Yi-tae’s heart, Eunha only looked burdened by his gaze. Discomfort was written all over her face, clear as day. She couldn’t even stand to look at him. And then, instead of thanking him, she reached for thatdamn hat, 03247e5e81 cradling it e7af82014d like it 141b0fd32c was something 601779d0d1 precious.f105ece6db5c7fe3

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Yi-tae’s dark, cc98313e09 possessive desires a371bc7a0f stirred within 03cae34645 him again. His plan to 98690c6394 win her admiration 091370e5aa wavered under the 582d77ba83 weight of his d287ed99ad impulses.Take her 35b650cb94 before she 2290f5935a chooses someone f5cdc39ca5 else. Make her yours so 97c424b3ad she can never escape 5fad77d9ec again.8135be7d4297427b

But when e716097bc8 he saw e3ad78f1f4 her trembling, 39a7d5e54f pale lips, 3214f3f077 the dark fb377a1a4c thoughts receded.4c8ecb55e5cf2853

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“Get out fd33b34908 of the 75304b1650 water first.”e95067ead384a48d

Even then, 3491056fc8 she wouldn’t db53201a54 meet his f2e50f6d3c gaze, her 15c3b8e20e focus entirely 80d82d5620 on the 00627a1b58 damn hat.256f2b5fb3804128

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“They said she 6757b10c9c fell while trying 9464e9ffa1 to capture a 3e4bf9b914 shot of Mr. Kwon’s face.”e4559dd76aa7fe3e

Yi-tae listened 808e3ba753 quietly to 70741d713a the hair fa8fd3c98f designer’s explanation e82fe4d33b with his 6497f3a577 eyes closed eba18686a5 before abruptly 14cc824f1e leaving the 2adddea372 room, his 34b9bc647e hair still 7f1e268f92 only half-styled. Ignoring the protests of 4f007d935f the staff, he headed 14a7348a46 straight for the tent 03c2a72419 where Yoo Eunha was af6c6fd802 waiting.5e42efe6d4a3e8ae

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“Where are you? What time are you coming home? Who are you with? I’m coming over right now. I bet he’s completely unhinged. Even my mom doesn’t go that far.”b0d79b74ee0d3f06

Even without a b630d6cb45 subject explicitly mentioned, 430faf89ee it was obvious 5f06e43b5c who Eunha was 5de43c8d26 complaining about. A sharp, exasperated 913a58a29e laugh escaped Yi-tae’s 9e4196136b lips. He could already c89f7a77f1 picture how Eunha’s 702895c224 wide, startled eyes 4e83721959 would look the ed3f9f13b7 moment he entered 28ae9e35ea the tent. And sure enough, as 58cc264ed8 he pulled back the 0789267464 flap, Eunha froze in 8673949f98 visible panic, unsure of 5baf0073ca what to do.f9e20bfa814341d6

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He had come a4defbffae to check on d263939eb8 her, worried she 44f581cc07 might catch a a6355ce54c cold, yet her 4273059165 discomfort at his 034b1f119b mere presence was 9d7fa8cea0 written all over a848b5ea6d her face. That reaction 7e02c4e9ed grated on 36f5199710 him.83832ff659e69869

And then she delivered 299e73fb1d the final blow to c88f319506 his unsettled heart.e0e72826399ea4bb

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“We just barely know c82585316a each other. Took one liberal arts 86c15fb842 class together once, that’s 07c7b03305 it.”75dbdfeb288ab896

The words slipped 26a854252f from her tongue da4538e6cb like a dagger, 6ab68952c2 piercing Yi-tae’s heart 1ffc6f15d0 with perfect precision. How could she 3df83a288d draw the line 6f5ade5fb7 so coldly, so 7e03ced630 decisively? When her gaze sought 25d91d88a2 his agreement, incredulity welled cc5450737e up within him. What followed was 941f8063ad a twisted kind c93098e750 of anger. No matter 688e44b670 how one d8ae32b7df looked at e815720ab3 it, they a4a0ee885a were more 29b82cdd8a than just 1a09cb640e acquaintances, weren’t 8d4c9260f5 they?a7fde88eb0cb6d39

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Resentment and frustration a5e31509c0 spilled over in db2573da2a a rush. He couldn’t fathom 4f19e724f2 why she would 6693bad1d9 deny their history 133ede5ab0 just to save fc47179800 face in front ab542b98d3 of others, and 725c5a67b6 frankly, he didn’t bf20ad30bc want to.6f17103a249d265e

“If that’s not ea6346c3ad the case, then a420b42f79 stop paying attention e16d0f8556 to me. Just focus 4d46b8f6ae on the cbd1be6137 broadcast.”3ce9bbcd33db82ed

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Her firm, defiant words de36b2995f pierced him like barbs. Her small, 063c746654 resolute face 4fa7251df9 and sharp 8856b073d5 tone stabbed 12ed58b4bc deep into 251978469b Yi-tae’s pride.59303ac07fd774ef

“I really want to 275eae6f85 scold the hell out 9d02e6b6de of you right now.””90a409d63579c890

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The sorrow that fueled 5f4d9d93ac his anger twisted into 3103156e2b a more primal heat. His body, which 2d42c4a572 only ever reacted 07cebf0cbf to Eunha, was a8460b71bc beginning to burn. He wanted to 95e237c773 crush those small, 826a3e47cf cruel lips with 9acec87c6a his own, to b1d2cf178e silence her with 67506d9283 his teeth. Yet the icy d7e95c9719 sharpness in her 2130293f9b demeanor held his 17c469ffcf desires in check.a9cd33445917c322

He was d1eb0a1979 barely holding 5df89318f0 it together 0c6a625a1d when Eunha d357fdd625 suddenly paled, 36cbe97f7a swaying on 63caf9032c her feet.07cae601fe5c4712

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“I… I think 4dbc551b70 something’s wrong with 7d7a281639 my head.”e39bf4f4c581d1a0

“…….”d7cdedb4a8e8edca

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“I need to go 6c50ff983f back.”d24580392aa36b2d

Even just a brief 9b9fbf88b7 glimpse of his restrained 48e19ca2f7 obsession had thrown her 87b608dcf2 into disarray. If he moved too 48be37353e quickly or forcefully, everything c30fd0e4b3 he had worked for b06e2ff9a0 over the past three d560da6420 years would be destroyed 114bc6e4d0 in an instant. He realized he 56db70eb17 needed to approach 8ea26659e8 her with the 30bff8a890 utmost care, as a14c2672d5 if coaxing a a9a2ce8014 skittish stray cat. Swallowing down f8ddffc297 the boiling, 06f38ed8e3 base emotions 1620624680 in his 3eee76b5d6 chest, Yi-tae 3b8dc1f1af suppressed his ab318d79be instincts and 2c97b96545 stepped back.60731029c861c44b

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