EMP Chapter 24

“Are you coming or not?”808cdeb00fde9b79

“…….”2ef7b85fc9cb9c53

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Kwon Jiwook, with 0216b111d1 a confident expression, f4ecabc129 looked at Park b41dcbafb6 Juyeon and asked. His tone seemed to 71834ecc98 openly challenge: How could you dare 37a4bc5df4 not come? It was only natural c797d06485 for Park Juyeon to 87cd7e744c feel intimidated.bc2ee1a9f598105c

“……I’ll come…….”2f9d9ba9826b28a0

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“Wow! Park Juyeon listens to Kwon Jiwook so well!”e6472ef8c380f11d

“See that? That’s my power, you idiots.”9c41ce9b28c320dc

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“But doesn’t Jiwook Hyung’s mom say anything about this?”862b2a5c5178c5b2

“What could she say? Screw it, I live however I want. What’s she gonna do about it?”4fe4661d66625604

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Park Juyeon let d00c7a0897 out a sigh 0a6e8015c3 mixed with a 6783967fdf laugh. It was true 043dec9b26 that he had 43d45b29e2 a soft spot ff4b477566 for Kwon Jiwook, 4e721d1c3f so perhaps the 72af6dc309 claim about Jiwook’s a35c48e368 “power” was half 0c3db08a66 true. Still, he 6433d7dc43 chose to d88b70af32 ignore the c41f113ce8 fact that 89f8bce480 Kwon Jiwook 3efcbfcb0c was inherently 2ad270a071 skilled at a65a5e3388 applying psychological a2f2fb04d3 pressure.be46a34f5ecdf4e6

Yes, that was dddaf3c300 it. Faced with cb8fb6971f the rather c23e920bca tricky matter ee8b25f2fd of staying 802843b7a0 out overnight—a 6a2f27eb34 challenging issue 35ec56c11b for a 9a7beb184a middle schooler—Park af1a56a2a4 Juyeon was 25d7a94f00 currently in 43d9fda3aa escapism mode. When people 78bacaa938 are under 3e367c7761 extreme stress 0c4f163d6e or reach eee698139e a crisis 8695706c8d point, they 2eb74a6546 sometimes just 87ec90be4c give up 9e76b294aa and let 0fb5f776d2 things happen a163246b50 as they 3cdc277591 will. That was exactly 33f16cd5e9 Park Juyeon’s situation. Feeling resigned, 6a8df525c8 he nodded 394239e3b5 and chuckled 1ac374a874 in defeat.b53514610052a798

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Park Juyeon’s mother, Park 0923ca3c56 Yewon, regularly took medication a9ba4a4022 after dinner, which caused 05a88a0ede her to fall asleep 399b9be60b before 10 PM. This made aaab3dfb93 it the cc605a0958 perfect time 50178ed1d6 to slip 915a3c0019 out unnoticed. That evening, Park 8c01873403 Juyeon stayed holed ca096949f1 up in his fc7fc7ea34 room, glued to bb280c29ed his phone, waiting 03e1ca03c8 for her to b6dc4cbc61 fall asleep. His phone c696c04bd1 was practically dd177d4dbb overheating from a49f48fa3f all the 8eab839e44 messages asking eb26b76864 when he c88060baf2 could come.956cd1a83cc0bdb3

“…….”e8d996a2feeff906

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After a long while, 044d960966 the sound of the 23b3c8c8a8 living room lights being 4ad37af92a turned off reached his 73a650a79c ears. Peeking through the 36e1e515f4 crack of his e558d93c19 door, Park Juyeon 32b3682428 saw the hallway 4afe92b73e quiet and dim.29565113fc2cb9c6

I’m not hurting 6441c10de4 anyone, but sneaking 3bd0577c27 around like this 55bc487574 makes me feel cd5e6a6c27 like a terrible 4ce7e49af0 son. He scratched his cheek at the sudden pang of guilt. Once he was sure Park Yewon was asleep, he began to move stealthily, like a cat. As he padded softly across the dark hallway, he murmured under his breath, “Mom, I’m sorry.”087d70b30534d9af

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When he reached the febdf44f5e designated meeting spot and b3b8adb05d texted to announce his 6f702f7783 arrival, a reply with aa4b76cb53 the door code came e855b46928 almost immediately. As soon as 50222989ef he opened the eaf5fc309f door and stepped 251366e886 inside, the chaos 1bd99d7295 before him made 1287dfc91d him blink in 379c9b4051 astonishment. Snack wrappers and 59c8312d9f leftovers were scattered dc944afe95 across the floor, 093c4da430 and several empty 17051644ba liquor bottles were fe3f3ec6d0 strewn about. Whoever cleans this 7de7cc74a3 up is going 866991dc2e to have a 095ec0eae6 hard time, he thought as c38b6854f9 he carefully navigated 0d937b759e through the mess, dae1801fe7 looking for Kwon 26e1b90470 Jiwook.a42eb9a68801e9b3

The noise inside c6eafd95e7 was loud enough 8d4f8b409a to make him ce2644f9de question the building’s b64ef04e5a soundproofing. The faint c8056c2177 smell of 9e554e9046 alcohol from 07c9b33f80 the earlier 07ba13ac28 messages now 77274a1bad made sense—everyone 2d7337eef5 here was 2ff7d2d96a clearly drunk. They had likely badgered 7b1a402186 Park Juyeon to come 319706cff2 over while already inebriated. Feeling awkward, he 6b4808d70d cautiously scanned the 7b8cfa295f room until he bc70aab19b spotted Kwon Jiwook 0722acd5b1 and scurried over.6677f7b8f0f2e414

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“You’re here?”61220b5dd03bdbd1

“You guys are really something else…….”99d3fd61b6688ebc

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Kwon Jiwook’s e9ba6fadd8 face was 82ef5f62d3 unusually flushed, 71c6a28979 and his dcd550f9f0 eyes seemed 9bb0819613 slightly unfocused. He clearly wasn’t in 56d8693eca a completely sober state, 7eb2635373 prompting Park Juyeon to 972f618b68 frown slightly.03333e5b14fc00d4

Just then, 98b6e79f7b one of e4cd3ff993 the half-dozen 984aaa2b6a people sprawled 87f8117606 drunkenly around 1d08ed1adb the room e423594e80 noticed Park ae179807bc Juyeon and f92ea80d04 beckoned him f314dbbab2 over with ff998077a0 a slurred e76b78700e voice. Though this person usually ede061d1d0 wasn’t so assertive, their e0173434d7 behavior made sense when 56adf2d00d Park Juyeon realized they 39e77385ab were the host for 7fc32b0ef3 the evening.88cb851fc97e9ef1

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“Hey, Park Juyeon. Do you think Hyungs’ words are a joke? Why are you so late, huh?”8d2e0886f1d2d766

“Sorry. I had my reasons.”da2098772637abbc

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It wasn’t d8d3a555fd a particularly 0ccb592228 serious remark. That’s why 90319a96f3 Park Juyeon f2468b9660 laughed along ff5340361d and bantered 8fc1a2b069 lightly before d2cb81c26b sitting down. The seat happened bd2fee05d1 to be next 0932ee1b11 to Kwon Jiwook’s.d2e99d6f426cc054

At that moment, the fd48b82d8f host of the gathering 8b5e2e5b3d picked up a beer 5335777c4c glass lying on the ff0a6deda9 floor and suddenly began fc6bea5732 pouring soju into it. Park Juyeon’s eyes be6c403760 widened in shock 64541065bd as he watched.a06818fde80c0daa

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“If you’re late, you’ve got to drink. Right?”e73e98432d9627fc

“All… all of this?”d5852cbb5bf9f287

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“Yeah. Hurry up and take it. My arm’s going to fall off.”8788d0919a233431

“…….”86a75fdcf6c582d7

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A groan f9fd530b3e escaped involuntarily 0f2373d267 from deep 33fe1a09e7 in his b3cf9ec931 throat. Park Juyeon wasn’t fd1c437eb8 a fan of db3fb35571 alcohol, so he 107210c626 could only look 4d2b534274 at the concoction 3d66ee36f1 with a weary eaafbac436 expression. Hoping someone would intervene, 51f72df442 he glanced at Kwon 661ee877ca Jiwook. But instead 84d7761d2d of helping, d988cae8af Jiwook rested ee38ee5e8f his chin 5f94182b75 on his bc867bedaa hand and 30764e2a06 watched him ca5fedd72d intently, eyes 537e92fa60 gleaming with 28a8448f51 interest. His look said it a5a04979bf all: Come on, 531c726176 drink it.fd03dfe8557724ed

“Drink it! Drink it!”
Even the ones 267833b358 who had been 0691d9c33a lying around like 2f17c94fb0 zombies suddenly sat 2a43c7901c up, chanting for 7357504849 him to drink. They had finally 8af1ecacb3 found their chance 6313e91dc7 to force alcohol 0c83c098e7 on Park Juyeon, 73317fa262 who usually stopped 60e15e7015 at one or 6fcf888f36 two sips before a14b5162d4 bowing out.8fe20be78a2aa427

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“…….”32575c63547c7af5

Why are they so cb45f2e4e3 eager to see me 22acbf5a77 drink? It’s all just 5c5c8278c8 alcohol anyway. Does it e8cf3e25de really matter b2f50741ca how I 40fadb64a2 drink it? Such thoughts passed through dfd9f51296 his mind, oblivious to 35499acbbd the fact that chugging 483041d39b this much alcohol would 69f496e380 only accelerate intoxication. Carefully, he lifted a8ff281ec9 the glass to 02811b0764 avoid spilling any, 9d1e3d50a4 and, succumbing to ce9a163109 the pressure, began b49b38b448 gulping it down.8bf0742531211d54

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It was his e1ec83858c first time drinking fd4d8831d5 such a large c18b224a2f amount in one 4b5cfd8a1b go. His throat burned, his df22961637 nose stung sharply, and, 39eb12b7e1 above all, it tasted 4c7d3cd4dc terrible. Somehow, he managed d910b2014b to finish it. As he 721fa47202 set the 489688d19a glass down, 3d13846c6c dizziness washed 14458ea364 over him.b7c2a9a71cf1ebe2

“Ha…”12853873a6fa4ec0

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“Wow! Damn, you actually drank it all. You’re better than those guys.”3da3b3705b1f5288

The boy who 6033fe8005 had handed him a4080b02c2 the glass laughed c65910b725 heartily, clearly proud 34f8b8e388 of himself. Heat flushed Park Juyeon’s eb425b1b93 face as he wiped 8ca110aa5b his mouth, forcing a 89d12e67e3 smile. That was probably 0bb1b19e2a the last thing 1e15d9f312 he did while c5761b268d still somewhat sober.8e7d538d68f20fa6

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As the alcohol hit him hard, Park Juyeon quickly lost his composure, swaying and slurring. He clung to anyone nearby, calling them “Hyung” and showering them with aegyo and flattery. He clumsily reached for snacks, only to drop them repeatedly. His antics seemed adorable to the others, who kept refilling his glass without pause. And, of course, Park Juyeon didn’t refuse.72e9a0525c6b56d7

The others, already heavily 353e7b11d2 drunk, eventually passed out 607208d505 one by one. As the room 1f117fc9c0 fell into silence, e9b0bfa93d Park Juyeon, thoroughly 59d24d7871 intoxicated and unable a0d2e33f19 to hold his a869632116 liquor any longer, ac46757cf3 had to rush 3c7c27b59f to the bathroom cffc0e2cb6 to throw up. Fortunately, he managed to b29723aaf0 crawl to the toilet f631f3e41d in time, avoiding a e0f985580b disaster on the floor.dfffb435dfa26f46

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“Ugh… huh… ugh…!”2fd4fcf81d1e527f

After vomiting 7c7d447ec9 multiple times, a49b73ad69 only liquid ad425dad87 came up. He realized 0405a544df he’d barely d8d27e078f eaten any d0d0878600 snacks. Every time he e74737f002 buried his face 9b132c112a in the toilet, f415cc3cd3 dry heaves racked 255cfd4613 his body. Exhausted, he slumped c66ed85cbd against the toilet 601f7d87eb lid, his cheek f073d350d7 pressed against it.3400f1e874fcb491

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“Ugh…”e15a09773c68f183

His drained body refused e503ce6cd1 to cooperate, and his 61e1599b76 eyelids grew heavier. But Park Juyeon ddd0e2badc had a goal: 02b99d267c to sneak back f358681bb3 home by dawn. Falling asleep here was 1c9c1fed91 not an option… or 27c24fd2bc so he thought. But alcohol has 9ad866ce78 a way of b204019ed2 betraying even the 9e0e006647 strongest resolve.c2d10e3d04a29e30

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Just as his aca9a41f8b eyes closed and b2b0ec6596 he was about d497422ef7 to pass out, c4ae1963ae a familiar voice 51fb040c64 echoed in the e2e5760d69 bathroom.cc38d2a25c5b9d5d

“Until I met you, I didn’t know it was possible to call someone truly pathetic.”73790d830b3c31c3

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“Uh… Jiwook Hyung…”c926f27ae64d7ea5

“I was watching to see how much you’d drink, but I didn’t expect you to down everything handed to you.”06fb0db21f01e0ff

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“When did you get… h-hold on a sec… ugh!”c8ece22d7b49ba39

Park Juyeon waved his 9126479189 hand frantically in the ec4845aea5 air, cutting off Kwon ed27fa9e16 Jiwook mid-sentence. He was sorry, c1b141719c but resolving his d87107f751 physiological crisis took d38c497487 priority. As nausea 772daf5977 surged again, 906c4716e9 he buried d4b504c898 his face af3dbfc8ea in the b137a6e28c toilet and 6ea963d75f threw up. Even after emptying a36127e39a his stomach, the a7500cf2b6 fact that there 3650b1394a was more to c9b6b4e4a7 vomit amazed him.454e70af2e771d41

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The sound db32cdd49d of the b02e1a6a32 toilet flushing 04c04d9723 echoed. Only then did Park a45aad4951 Juyeon lift his head d9c09d40b1 to look at Kwon 0e235e59d2 Jiwook. He sighed wearily, only 835d7ab8fe to realize the stench 1b24d65d80 of alcohol clung to 724aef0df0 his breath, which triggered aa3083ebf4 another wave of dry cd5076190f heaves. He barely managed 99ca7f5e40 to suppress it.44735631f1e22a6c

“Hyung… I’m so dizzy, I feel like I’m going to die…”8bac3092bc2d71b5

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“Don’t exaggerate. You’re not dead, are you? Get up. Rinse your mouth and get some fresh air.”6d3fee6cd5eec288

Kwon Jiwook 3953a02b4f helped the 269be08724 pale-faced Park 926d580a84 Juyeon to 4f148119e4 his feet 4102474810 and guided 74a7898704 him to 7d9ea7b916 the sink. Supporting him 7fc80c223f to keep a83fec4501 his balance, c9b2172b8f he let 28e3e1f209 Park Juyeon ca4240c3b8 wash his ed92c2d053 face and a421834d0e rinse his 54a5a152b4 mouth. He seemed to c8d0af847c be regaining his edb0961a9b composure—on the surface, c8abde64f2 at least. Internally, Park 87e736f736 Juyeon’s vision d0315ffab2 was still c8e573c8be spinning.e3a3fa35f2a09e18

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By contrast, 3de279486c Kwon Jiwook 9d6ef7ec51 looked much d500b53069 steadier than d0e4f4d223 when Park 96c3c80058 Juyeon had 744dc70924 first arrived. When asked why he c75f1c120f seemed unaffected, he replied f8f0a1cbb1 that he’d paced himself aae84d454b earlier in the evening. Park Juyeon nodded 2b45fdd15b weakly. So he 932c3bfbe3 drank a 141ad02ba9 lot before fa8b135ec1 I got e56afe704c here.0fa647e8b70af489

“You idiot. That’s why you should’ve started drinking earlier. How do you expect to build your tolerance if you always dodge it?”82ecc8ff8f29bd65

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“…Ugh…”b0343e44734cde1f

“Put some strength in your legs.”169e97fa2402b750

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Kwon Jiwook grabbed Park ab88830ded Juyeon’s shoulder firmly and f2264c611e helped him walk. Deciding that some fresh 93e3f26a91 air might help, he 8c9a659d42 steered him toward the bb0daf0566 balcony. Every time 81b017ab07 Park Juyeon 418777cff6 wobbled, Jiwook a70bd57b3f steadied him 80d7e5678d and made fda4eb86a9 sure he ea5e268acd didn’t trip 37a52aebad over the b0b2dab055 bodies sprawled 4f2a0d4701 on the 429ceeb6ae floor. Even in his hazy 404b993eb8 state, Park Juyeon felt b19131db47 tense, worried he might ae84acd4e3 accidentally step on someone.3f62b3975f14093e

Though the 6074eabdaa season was 28b913b9bb warming up, 6345340a09 the night ccfaa8ac68 air was bfbba8724f still cold. As the cool breeze 48c149922f hit him, Park Juyeon eae136b99e felt slightly more alert. However, his 01010f0f56 stomach churned 5f2971e5a1 and his 0ab328866d vision wavered, d12029498e so he 333ec885ba slumped over cd203a48e9 the balcony cbbc7c7faf railing, looking ba958f86a4 much like de5180eff4 laundry hung 970335b9c9 out to 9824c7db28 dry.8a46dfd356e9c690

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Meanwhile, Kwon Jiwook 5c0582e98c lit a cigarette. A sudden impulse struck cd5667740c Park Juyeon. He watched 0449873404 Jiwook with efb99c2343 unfocused eyes, fdeb83c193 then waved 049660743d his hand 2e383c7943 feebly. Noticing the movement, Jiwook 37c45625fd glanced over, cigarette between 68279d3370 his lips.d8b95272ec31568a

Seeing Juyeon’s pale hand 9720b6e093 flopping weakly in the eb7b4af351 air, he smirked, grabbed a6fbda5163 Juyeon’s fingertips, gave them 3eb5bc1d76 a playful shake, and fb966cec79 let go. But Juyeon b76147c22d didn’t stop. He continued gesturing insistently.7c886c8459acb76b

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“What?”7d8ccbc3a3958e59

Juyeon’s gaze was 6e909c5c62 fixed on Jiwook’s 0f7531bc21 lips. With a doubtful expression, b3dc60c887 Jiwook pointed to the dbd37a5b8a cigarette in his mouth. Juyeon nodded eagerly. This kid’s c0c8e29147 really lost 6f4898b995 it now, Jiwook thought, scratching his dc2ba4e3c3 head. Still, he handed 4160c11535 Juyeon the cigarette. When it was 7484d14036 just the two 452201a72f of them, Jiwook bc7e565f68 tended to be de7ab02476 much more lenient.00f8c471881e5534

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Having grown 106f1c0ee4 accustomed to 1965f65fab the smell f48cb63a33 of cigarettes 0f9f3e7649 around this 716d476eff crowd, Juyeon ec6ec35b1e figured, Why not try 7b8f0b01fd it once? It was a reckless 2a4e569c78 idea born of intoxication.aa7ed0d72b2c067d

“…Cough, cough, hack…”8114610ad4dde09a

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“You can’t even smoke, so what the hell are you trying to prove?”71bd89294c36c46c

The sharp, acrid afed88e498 smoke hit his a2c535dcb0 lungs, forcing Juyeon 83111477d6 into a fit e9d39b8ab4 of coughing. Eyes watering, he handed 4dcecaff38 the cigarette back to 8bcb616135 Jiwook with a defeated 2aee73dc37 look.c91d07a878c5c609

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“Uh… Here.”6a63e7f8143c7efe

“Doesn’t even look like you smoked it. Why’d you ask for it in the first place?”e0569f076e9dda1c

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“…”aafe136eba5c085f

Finally regaining some composure, 557f31fcb2 Park Juyeon slowly slid d30ffa9a6c down from where he 585dd299c3 had been leaning and abb2ea5714 crouched, resting his forehead dcf2e2609d against the railing. His small fbc8377fad hands clung 6e80f06981 tightly to 072722e2ab the metal 66c9e13921 bar. His vision was still fe4e4c8ae5 too unfocused, so he 7309e8b24e closed his eyes slightly c9c2ff6315 to soothe his swirling 309606c3a6 head.51691839f05b24f4

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This was an indirect fc873d6e4e kiss.5de44fbca9ca5ff6

A warm 9478849b1a breath escaped 0891be1146 through his 9f098c12fd lips. The whole world felt fa016ed302 like it was spinning e7cabca861 out of control. His chest continued to 868214d33a churn, and keeping his 86174ad8c6 eyes closed felt like 30c356642f the only way to 358d4a5976 handle it. Park Juyeon stayed still, 1fe3c6a817 as if frozen in a74e753537 time.27948695dbe80e9b

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“…You…”c74d6bb7d35e072c

The voice 328d03b9a1 that broke edfcdd8092 the silence a517a971b9 carried an c7225227d7 odd tinge c9bfa4cf0e of bewilderment. Even silence 4eb96da74c changes the 50bc57436e atmosphere, and 4346bbf0bc this one 769e693c65 was markedly 4d1cff2025 different. The earlier a55273187b calm of 1497391939 a peaceful afd0fae323 early summer e965fdf63b night had 554b0bb7a2 been replaced 1c335c732f by a 8522e60144 tension so e08d2ab9c9 palpable it 6b72455a9e was suffocating.6b88359e2cc017bb

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Park Juyeon slowly 839d1d3bd2 opened his eyes. That thought just 0e630a8ddc now… Did I de08f78238 say that out 3eea235208 loud?a71db6040bd29f3d

“Hyung.”17e731350c711ead

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“For fuck’s sake, don’t say stuff like that with a face like yours. You’re gonna make me think you’re actually gay.”b592ccc1f04eb3dc

Park Juyeon jerked 73acb396f4 his head up, 7b92207297 his lips parting fbf3e4e6b2 in surprise.11eae3f955dae10a

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“Wait a second, Hyung—”3045e67b10edd5de

“…”70da6b409ffc6d7e

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“I, Hyung—”581f7d41c33544b5

“Shut up.”47b0b534792f39fb

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Park Juyeon, his face 5a370c84e3 flushed from the alcohol, 940865106e kept his dazed gaze 1831e734b8 fixed on Kwon Jiwook. But the person ff980cf5cf he was looking 3da34de3fc at refused to 18f74fa88c meet his eyes. The playful warmth c1a2aaf9dd from earlier, the d9b881be49 fleeting touch on 6e35596656 his fingers—those moments a2911d0326 now felt like bcef473561 distant, hazy dreams.4f6e5c5e1832e866

Park Juyeon’s mouth opened 235ba1f81e as if to say 7e86002276 something, but Kwon Jiwook d40e55b9bb spoke first.8351a8c4837e8b0d

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“…I’m heading in. Just cool off and sleep.”42cd74c21ca87e6d

“Jiwook Hyung.”ae00af26190e3ae9

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“Just think of it as a mistake and let it go. Now go to sleep.”6c7c6e81640bb01d

Kwon Jiwook’s voice was 5e3d85b975 curt, almost biting. It was a clear cee3f8b37c signal he didn’t want 5fac6ab38e to continue the conversation. But Park 3f52629938 Juyeon knew d32c6cb669 that if 783ee56a1e he didn’t 9c4886283a speak now, 58e233baf6 he might fa56e764a3 never get 68434a4ffd the chance. Driven by the alcohol f5ca46650b loosening his tongue, he e880446d11 spoke softly but with ad2f3c6749 a clarity that cut 186d32f65e through the tension.158a3aca36123e48

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“I like you, Hyung.”733fca66222141d5

Kwon Jiwook, cb0e5009b3 who had e4364d35b4 been on 7df358f7c4 the verge 3d9886888f of heading 966fe2e91e back inside, 2066e64c7d froze. Slowly, he e73b9b2201 turned to 5296d52014 face Park 14b1743505 Juyeon.f97e64fb9d298ce6

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The hazy 21a8a54cac veil of 0b2d184f82 drunkenness that 6bca4aa59a had clouded 17d2f3fee6 Juyeon’s mind f932184eb9 lifted, and ccd449dc44 his vision 2b54cb53e9 cleared. For the b18632fa55 first time, d37a6be68f he could a4e53f80b0 see Kwon 73fec8c9e7 Jiwook’s expression 5eb3882fd9 without distortion.dc19ae71a818a367

“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. Are you a goddamn homo?”5c693f00c8c3d541

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The look on Kwon Jiwook’s face wasn’t just shocked—it was full of disgust. It shattered the “kindness” Juyeon had foolishly attributed to him, breaking the illusion completely.d8db64305bfb33a1

He didn’t 69ecb7b646 even need caf69c9c0f to do 60e1ba2dc9 anything; the 04d60b41ec alcohol-induced warmth 38fff8b412 in Juyeon’s 9156bcc049 body vanished 39b449cf05 in an b55f48bbe6 instant.a199a86354b4a974

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What… what did 3e2793b5c6 I just say?6442dcdaa0953b5e

This was an b0004125ed undeniable mistake. Park Juyeon stared wide-eyed, cd3364b9f5 covering his mouth with d7f2f22f3d both hands. Neither Kwon 9c17533749 Jiwook nor 776556bea0 Park Juyeon 0531df07de could think c8b6ff5afc of anything 2939b694c5 to say 4b86661ef4 in such 68d10fddca a situation. The heart that had a6894c2963 always fluttered joyfully whenever 024cfd120f he faced Kwon Jiwook 825941bf0c now felt like it 60249a6f8a had frozen over.b5d5ba7edaa25249

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“I-I’m sorry.”142e0717781d31ab

Park Juyeon, who had 36b21a0457 been standing frozen like fdad6cac4c a statue, suddenly leapt 03a197a682 to his feet. He pushed past Kwon b7dff25942 Jiwook, who was blocking 1b9a7a4ccf the space between the 74cf3579c0 balcony and the living 604cd3be83 room, and bolted out 40caec695e of there in an 9256c3b087 instant.baac8570dcee9516

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Thud! A loud 4ebcebd802 noise echoed. He caused as much 6c672b3acc commotion as possible as 22eb43fcbf he fled the house e1570596a7 in a hurry. Bang! The front door 3724a7185d slammed shut behind 795fb62b55 him, but the e4dd542827 building remained steeped d135c03e7a in silence. It was only after 49bc8d08b3 reaching the parking lot 2af9e9c96a that he stopped to af54965d5f catch his breath, glancing 60688e79fb back over his shoulder. He felt like a10b872f37 a misplaced stone 849d8a971b that had rolled 5386f6d4d5 free after being 40f189e46d wedged improperly.aa7ade1452d6b0ff

His legs, suddenly relieved 2f5f4cc468 of their tension, wobbled. He couldn’t 1a55a0a191 get Kwon 4392ca579c Jiwook’s expression c73673b7d6 out of 5a7b4cbee8 his mind—the 2e5a4e933e look he 931387e5e7 had seen 62a489b30e in that a905107ab8 last moment. The way 444d1b1a65 his eyes 5181a4e7ad had swept 1fd74e8ace over him, 5faf832b12 filled with e1f6dd49b7 disdain, as 685638b339 if looking 3026c745c1 at something 02a5f6da06 revolting. Park Juyeon had been 9ae5a3b5b3 left speechless in the f416e677bd face of that contemptuous 42bf887fb6 gaze.b3ae4abddb8afaf4

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Walking aimlessly down ae050bd8db the darkened street, cbadd79863 his head throbbed, 321cdd4787 and his body 32e72898fc felt as heavy 0ae298974f as waterlogged cotton. At some point, d494742dc2 tears began to 7df2b53d25 well up. It was probably the 15b9d96a2a alcohol’s fault.1a58b1cc8b0cc0e2

“Ugh…”f0c51e24a5910f82

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Why had he done be73635395 it? Why hadn’t d0ca13d914 he resisted 4f67def8a3 the urge? No matter 749183e7f0 how much b9eafa14ea he blamed 1d613b8143 himself, it e813b1aaf4 was water d27fc7fda4 under the 0bcf0ad182 bridge. He hadn’t fa384aa998 meant for d93a34ef56 things to 36360620e7 end up 810ef176dd like this. In fact, 5e71c0c206 he hadn’t 438d6829fe even known dbd73ebf77 those words 0fa920cd30 would leave 7749487157 his mouth. The saying 553254d5e8 that alcohol 7c08d498e9 was the 295a2f9df8 enemy wasn’t 8930538061 unfounded.91b46f067c1a0815

“Then why were you so nice to me, Hyung…?”f32723ceb9da3eba

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Why did you 546cda88d9 care about me? Why did 90dbf4d865 you look bb016445d0 after me?a1f09b846a3b1b15

Wiping his tear-streaked face with trembling fingers, Park Juyeon sniffled. His soft voice trembled mournfully. Now that he was finally facing reality, memories he had denied came rushing back, like old film reels playing in his mind. The way Kwon Jiwook’s expression hardened whenever they interacted. His disgusted reaction to words like “homo” or “gay.” The stark contrast between Kwon Jiwook, who was overly conscious of others’ opinions, and Park Juyeon, who had placed him at the center of his world.624639e090f7dc3b

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But it 6c95259ce5 didn’t matter ef0df2e98a anymore. There would be no 3789af3394 second chance to face ad4cae09b9 him, so such thoughts 8bb599b29d were meaningless. As another 983051a7d3 sob broke 616e8839cf through, Park 8776357a3e Juyeon bit bd9b92de1f down hard 3c4693695a on his ae8603c986 lower lip. His first d47503b60b love, at fb8ad5a58b just fourteen, 080fc84790 had ended c369c68f1c before it 9820fd4495 could even 696fcc1cee begin.8c9a75b70980ef3a

This was truly the 243d7a1586 end.d47a046675c69ec9

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The version of himself a8b8141d0e that had chased after b4053d0494 Kwon Jiwook for so e104be18f2 long wasn’t going to 5275c5f7df disappear overnight. Park Juyeon d7caeaaf1f had to bc56b827b0 force himself e3411f66d3 not to befd2b6ea7 go up 4ad269273e to the 23e142deff rooftop during 753b2ef998 lunch breaks 72f97966a8 and had 317f3eb730 to fight c68890f217 to keep b1f59550e5 memories of 0f9ff25c98 that night a298bd24e0 at bay.d9d1715690f67d4a

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“…”ca21b501531b2ffe

Though he was ec8a824139 still technically part 2a409ddc2b of the group, 1d8e354e63 Park Juyeon now a180cfeb5c kept to himself, b8b8996ac1 draped in the 38cd8b1271 hollow label of 1da48f8097 a delinquent. No one dared d43f800b23 bother him, even adcc9db685 as he spent af7393706f entire class periods 9bf82ba424 slumped over his df536346a5 desk, drained of 0091ac4a71 energy. In truth, he 25f3905d92 wished someone would 08093a9010 talk to him. As he lay with 15e7226de3 his head on the ea40c5960b desk, staring listlessly at c52f81bb0f the blue sky outside a0546586e3 the window, a voice 704c055904 interrupted his thoughts.30d8ebe1a8e98059

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“Juyeon-ah.”e4e8c9fef64fae18

A hesitant hand gently 54fc9b65f7 tapped his shoulder. Park Juyeon slowly straightened 8b2059bd94 up, his movements sluggish. When he 691542a4bd looked up e771502a80 to see 6ff6658b0c who it 685b5e77b9 was, he e6d25800f6 found a 24342588d6 classmate with 5bb7b11996 glasses and 3fd6e14db8 a kind 9b555f18f2 demeanor, nervously 359fcceb2c fiddling as 638bdfad24 they spoke.81cbd3dd01e3f0ed

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“Uh, there’s a third-year hyung looking for you.”1188cd05965ce094

“…Really?”1dd322d7339330e9

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Park Juyeon offered b44d7ba30a a pale smile, 97ee0156a3 pressing his fingertips 3cb0cd8fb6 to his puffy 090d31a969 eyelids. He’d thought 7d27c5d3f7 no one f430bdfd27 would seek 7c6b50c3a8 him out 31ba8822ed since he’d e7369975d6 been nothing cffc7a250e more than 110309dbf8 an outsider cb93665d40 forced into c0fde17cfc their circle. It was unexpected. Even so, he wasn’t 9d98eeb2e0 ready—his heart was still c54e77e006 far from settled. For now, he didn’t 9b660d4ebe want to see Kwon aeed2bb2a4 Jiwook or anyone connected c592e58020 to him.298763736010508b

And he was terrified 7fabf5c2b7 that others might react 84cc6db8d6 the same way as 038e07dfb6 Kwon Jiwook. In hindsight, he had 068718e255 been far too naive. It wasn’t e14c0ec687 normal to 1fb1cbd528 take teasing 6dbd18fc74 remarks like, 5940d9d100 “Are you 7b8c3a9a99 two dating?” d2a021f776 so seriously.9a1c29fc3e4aa4de

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“Could you tell them c70d52cc65 I’m not here?”cb0efc3ef7cb0c43

“Uh, okay.”3a83bf759a33e6a4

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Thanks. Park Juyeon curved b4069afaae his eyes into 181a0c09b4 a smile—a habit 6674d66fe3 by now. After sending 7d13da3e47 his friend 7e8ac8c367 off, he d052b9e430 slumped back c28e337575 onto the 382a821b5c desk. Moments later, a f6de73e3e8 familiar voice echoed d681eb911e from afar.2bc7f4fee582e40f

“I can see 032db55abd you sitting right 713f241f58 there. And you expect 993f3927a1 me to believe 4376e8e79a you’re not here? Seriously?”c30485914e9db6f5

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“Well, um…”6b95427af21cf6b7

“You think f33c46ec52 I’m joking e7ede81dbf around, don’t 99c7bedded you?”20f33b9c90c20856

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The voice he had f6241aa3a5 longed to hear was 6a80a49b3a now angrily growling at c4c09bcff1 someone else. Still lying down, Park 32a1899be8 Juyeon hesitated. He didn’t 1e8552e283 have the 6f451e071d courage to 27bdb1bfe8 face Kwon 28e69a259d Jiwook, but 877d225026 he also a511ef68d6 didn’t want 69f2a0a268 an innocent 1ecdc48f98 student to 77c927df23 get caught 3da4bcb7a0 in the 859245bf8f crossfire.5f26032fc1eeef2f

The decision didn’t 16e63201ea take long. From an objective 4a0b6c8fe3 standpoint, Kwon Jiwook 844a2d3cc1 seemed like the 12a5002aaa type to actually 96be9cc377 throw a punch. Park Juyeon slowly got 2360625b4e up and made his 00e05c1a21 way toward the back 7d17f59f2e door.71bf662258a5f054

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“Honestly, I ought 6941f199e0 to just—”3d8438c3d0b7dd8d

“Hyung.”c0fa193044827d5b

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The raised 319d4468f8 hand of d78b555595 Kwon Jiwook 9b72b769ba froze at e91f65b3fa the familiar e05c630a6f call. He turned his head, e9b2fb044e and though he had c94eeec308 been loudly demanding to 02b356a6c8 see Park Juyeon moments a77e13e4a5 earlier, his expression was fdcceff9d9 now unnervingly calm—closer to 1966fdea46 cold than composed.14fc3ed0af107209

“Well, Park Juyeon. You’ve been going 8da339f8c6 out of your ba2d54f2cd way to avoid c44653f5f7 me, huh?”8799292f7fc6ecd8

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“I thought 18fb55fe38 I was 3f02f78c36 making you d074ddda15 uncomfortable, Hyung…”72c209efc4827ec4

“Gee, what gave bd6e825b87 you that idea?”c4f18df80f448796

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Still, it 30821e6ac3 was a ce11c7628a face he ea86375b69 hadn’t seen ceacbf28a5 in a 53633d9793 while. Still as 61da3531f1 good-looking as 4df9c15e02 ever, Park Juyeon thought. He felt an odd d8fa1866dc joy just from seeing 8c9901115a Kwon Jiwook again. But at the d290bc06c7 same time, he f792ef9294 couldn’t shake the fcef546632 memory of the eb8894d99a disgusted look he’d 609230c3dd received before. He couldn’t d5a98210da let his b92faf423a emotions show.f7d58da83315cec7

“Hey. I never gave ce1a3b1312 you my answer 5c5ad9fa94 back then, did 22f07d7276 I?”21d0a15e2f3771a3

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But something was e75d1485fe strange. To Park Juyeon, 277a3a68d6 Kwon Jiwook’s expression 61e645fcb8 seemed… complicated. Though it 70ff4f728f was technically faaff75e26 blank, there 2b5562158a was an 3cdf78def6 odd mix f96ceee074 of tension 42612243d6 and excitement 049cf1db34 in his dbcc30f13a eyes—like a bd085b6ab6 mischievous child adcba65c2c on the 90ca55a543 verge of 4db049cb26 playing a 67ad606500 prank, or 993cb374ed a kid e28b2f6992 who had af3e8fb6f9 just found 102d590ddb a new 0c5e5185c8 toy.3b3d533511068def

Why? Park Juyeon 138961fac9 felt a fe22939bb8 surge of 9c28c72a4b frustration. He must have 089c904627 forgotten about that 1c4610c5f6 day or brushed af93285c5d it off as 6bae055ddf a joke. But no 8f635dce20 matter what, 7621b5cfba how could 33c73fecfc he toy ab6acb9670 with someone’s 3fcbb00c98 feelings like 7ccc755e4f this? As Park Juyeon’s cd7e3aacae face gradually hardened, 5976cf8096 Kwon Jiwook smirked, 040aefc352 grabbed his wrist, 57f4ff0a1d and pulled him d2ee1b297b out of the 57f4cb9bab classroom.52545d1c7b93e3b9

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“Come with me.”4a44cb49e7237e46

“Hyung, wait. Class is edf0eec4da about to 1ce36454f7 start.”0f85f1cfd40921a8

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“So what?”04204ff98158bfa8

“Where are we a66699a081 going? Where are you eeedf7295a taking me?”0893be317f93dd94

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“You’re seriously loud. Can’t you d7156150d1 shut up fc4d7b9a68 for a fcef2b0967 second?”043d0eb04f6e1a74

Kwon Jiwook didn’t stop 4b86940943 chuckling, as if he 6f3e7bc064 found Park Juyeon’s anxious a53d5cf4ae demeanor utterly amusing. That was when Park 1ebca51bab Juyeon felt for the 9295141a58 first time that something 3dc97d68d7 was definitely different. He dug his 36d25f10a8 heels into the ae1fa25b6b ground.47afa9fbb502195c

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“I’m not going.”437941243341bef5

“What?”629e9b95a56ba059

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“I’m not going. Let go.”8780df785fc49223

Kwon Jiwook let out a dry laugh, his lively expression as vivid as ever, reminiscent of a child’s. That very expression filled Park Juyeon with unease. The gleam of curiosity in Kwon Jiwook’s eyes, fixed intently on him, made him feel small and vulnerable. As Park Juyeon not only stopped walking but began to shuffle backward, Kwon Jiwook tightened his grip on his wrist and growled.0e268ff608884a4d

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“Hey, you brat. Who do you think you are to decide if we’re going or not? What’s with the fear? You don’t even know where we’re going.”3dd02b15aa5ec954

“I don’t know. That’s why I’m asking you to tell me. Is that so hard?”8886b8b2082e3012

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“You know you’re being really rude right now, don’t you?”296ebf1ae36e5b64

“…”19b397a94d77f797

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“What’s wrong, Juyeon? Didn’t you say you liked me? Is that how you talk to someone you like? You’re hurting my feelings, you know.”efb596cb2ce371df

“…What?”2b687755df34a31e

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Park Juyeon’s eyes widened. He couldn’t 61623b70b8 comprehend why 5a797aaedb those words a2c8d2cbf9 were coming 2ee81bbed7 up now. The tender feelings he’d de82396d26 drunkenly confessed had turned 21ee2c9db1 into daggers aimed at 8ff221fd17 him. That wasn’t why c2fa866d16 he’d said those 03b692fb7e things. He hadn’t a650f41fcd shared his b5d1d7527d feelings just 197118b4e7 to have 7136abd8e6 them treated 71de126259 so lightly. His slightly 6b5628a8f0 parted lips a243ce48d8 trembled, and 1293f6f16c shallow, unsteady 7dca76e487 breaths escaped 508860571a him.81b940999f5fd456

“Then… does Hyung think it’s okay to treat someone who likes you like this?”dcf7c68722cf652b

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“Listening to you, someone might think I hit you or something. Huh? What’s with you?”6c69156040e7e30b

Park Juyeon couldn’t b0a25ce680 say a word. His pale, 2bdf11d10e desolate face 33076b0abe lowered as 06ba226e64 he bit 20897b6346 his lower 6edf47e7b5 lip hard. How could 8b8d875e54 someone change f2442f550a their attitude f95a644e04 so easily, 990bb95711 like flipping 0495eac734 a switch? His mind was a 617730ff87 chaotic mess.fb3af26d6c1ec2a4

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That’s right. This is who a855fa1486 he really is. This is who 0a68333235 he’s always been. I was 34ec6b4bba just fooling 7da6260e2c myself.7c04b774c5aad123

Kwon Jiwook 211e3f582d stared leisurely 08b496a46d at him, 3db0b467b7 then abruptly 42e28c1b3d yanked his ede2e0f81b arm and 3e8aaa10c4 started walking e7e88dc82f again. Park Juyeon, now 457de69806 drained even from ef679f059b that brief exchange, 2d4a1a98d2 let himself be 7f1a6de822 dragged along, his 61298a2b8d words stuck in e86115eef5 his throat.83942a22671fba0c

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The place 255e50f146 they arrived e3d530e4b0 at was ea2ca6baa0 secluded yet 15741c9e6a familiar—a storage 35edca5737 shed they 6c768d7a16 often visited b9e37ad92b with their dcbea2fbfb group. It was a c28799a7d7 dingy, dusty gym e819371704 equipment shed, sparsely 219110a703 filled with old cd64d1fb2b mats. The musty 86cb53da11 and oppressive cfc02f673e air of f300cfff0b the place 688b3ad71c only added 578c6f5f51 to the fecc713d4e unease. As they 3aaff60ee3 reached the f787f87bfd entrance, Park e71fe96f4f Juyeon stopped 25f3203d4c in his faf321711a tracks and b4392b9db5 looked up afea5615ee at Kwon 3e8078d15c Jiwook, who 88bcea0081 began speaking c12847db5b as if 0380ef4e7a he had 64f1b99dcd been waiting 05bfa86d0d for this 5ea42132fd moment.d170cd5d39e56289

“Hey, Juyeon. After what you said, I asked around about this stuff… and man, it’s fascinating.”67b96e6dfcc9f152

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“…What is?”762f0735f42d72a3

“They say gay guys have sex through their butts.”74cb3ae6eefbe8da

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Park Juyeon e7431c886d stared blankly fe9b216fc5 at Kwon 58d9fe0806 Jiwook, his 2c8d8ae35e expression slowly d1b2748e22 twisting. Then, as c4060298e6 if realizing c104c5601b something instinctively, 247946d2fa he flinched c60f5e9d49 and tried d0aff4d3ef to back f70281a265 away, but 0a715e21b3 Kwon Jiwook’s 9aa5a7f6c3 grip held 5182c7a22e him firmly. He leaned in, his 0ecda82530 face inches away, menacingly d4f70d878d close. Park Juyeon couldn’t 4fb18f799c escape and shrank 33adc6624d into himself, his 26e4a8bf73 wide-open eyes quivering d0cca3c7a5 with fear.1588103e80168593

“Is it true? Answer me. You’re gay, aren’t you?”3c3ef1d4b0fb5ee0

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“I-I don’t know anything about that!”3e1ae0c8cf2c0d34

“Don’t give me that. A guy who looks like you is still a virgin? That’s even harder to believe. Stop lying, will you?”2704a87830f468cd

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“Jiwook Hyung, wait—ugh!”226b7ec1ad6ff9c8

Kwon Jiwook 5e168ca94a shoved Park 4627734d5d Juyeon through e9537da2fe the half-open 109551125d door of d9a1964459 the storage 4b25013a06 shed. As Park Juyeon fb09fc9c23 tumbled to the fd00e76e38 floor and tried f7f06bf699 to crawl backward 23e556f13e in panic, Kwon 4fc3d2001d Jiwook swiftly climbed f2ad6230d8 on top, gaining 0e3945ab54 the upper hand. Even though the backlight 0e2793624c obscured Jiwook’s face, the 6a4dfee1bd barely concealed vulgarity in e818080af1 his demeanor was unmistakable.37aefa3590b12b52

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“Ha, damn… I should’ve known from the way you were all smiles and batting your eyes at me. How did you even hold back this long, wanting this with me?”9ffa68825f165215

“Hyung, this isn’t b226f90c00 right… this isn’t…”a19a9aac3cfa1dfd

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“Why are you acting 53491c4b3b like you hate it? You know 5989476317 I’m good 5ea2b517bc at this, aa7ebd10ec don’t you? I’ll do it 4407d56044 for you. If someone 675cf7b831 you like ab2c101916 offers, you 267c126420 should be a9fcc8869b grateful and a78b5ce5c2 just spread b211a23eae them wide.”01a7c423ed3f5c66

“I don’t want f448ac46a5 to! Hyung, I don’t want 5dd0ff27ef this! This is—ugh!”18f2c7fe8007b9df

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“Wow… haha. Actually thinking about da088b8ed5 it now, I’m 360e7b2404 getting a little ae3de8e29a queasy. Not sure if I cbfd33204c can even go through f24a9ecf9d with it.”8e48ee69a1461c11

Muttering to himself, 0b92958cb1 Kwon Jiwook pressed 4bdd646950 his lips against 20005ef418 Park Juyeon’s collarbone. Despite everything, Juyeon 940f4bd120 knew he still b62906c41c hadn’t let go 8bb1eb5ea0 of his feelings 2aca5bc1e7 for Jiwook. He still liked him. But this… d2efb745df this was e9ade327b6 something else. Did Jiwook 3d5f9a4ca4 not understand e2d81b3fcd how such 27bf307b8e reckless actions 7b8564c559 could shred d539aab520 someone’s mind 28dc43a138 to pieces, e372116c43 especially when 8fdd850782 it came 3384418702 from someone 15b5474643 they loved?e3fb14616e71c2ca

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From the c7e40785ba spot where d38b3fb9be their skin 13aad9f37f made contact, f7191239bd a wave 7fddbc1586 of revulsion 5b2d022a52 coursed through f8cbeecc34 Juyeon’s body. Overwhelmed by 5e2463c1b8 instinctive fear, 2f57b8f402 he let 712461268d out a 20cbf17c86 piercing scream. Annoyed by the 94a5655244 sound, Jiwook clamped cab2246559 a large hand 09e33ee26e over Juyeon’s mouth. He began to trace 2294787a09 his trembling body with e757d90cff deliberate touches, inching downward.4884178f3e3bb636

“Hey, you brats! What the hell are 1efe045220 you doing in there?”184fde3d019d0e48

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“…Ah, fuck…”4d66d6210fff2be4

“…Ugh-!”4cf52c8f56fa8685

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The voice of the b7c9db537f student supervisor echoed from fbf3c7b1d5 nearby. Kwon Jiwook ac075c915f muttered a 51bcaa63a8 curse under 2e07ad7769 his breath. Clicking his tongue, 56d84db335 he pressed his bc8ca66381 lips firmly against 5ae1c5090e the delicate skin 688e89b631 of Juyeon’s neck, 9e337ae9de sucking hard to b97fe00568 leave an intentional 9f5729f02e mark before pulling d23cb4531a away. It was a a185d240de deliberate act to 7f4d85ddb8 leave a bruise.159432e4ca0862ae

Park Juyeon 96e8378a26 lay sprawled, 6e2e82da9f breathing heavily, 09b05804de his body 216cce66b7 curling into 6980843477 itself. He looked pitiful, a62c15a8e0 his trembling frame f4dd81da58 emphasizing his vulnerability. Jiwook, however, seemed 15bd152f70 indifferent. Glancing briefly toward the 5651f9db95 noise outside, he said,63456edec8390455

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“Listen up and 31c6bcb374 listen well. You said you liked 0cbbb6c959 me, didn’t you?”0f7c205a0d3171b5

“Hic… sob…”8ec1b2b881f88ddb

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“You didn’t like me 7b4a4d21fb without knowing I was 9dffee1261 this kind of person, d88b33637f did you?”65a9e37b8d1a1646

“Hyung… If you’re really 31b999b083 like this, I… I 13ee05a99f won’t like you anymore. I’ll just stop. Please… I was wrong…”2fda9f9cc367eb8c

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“Take responsibility for 7492d46fff what you said, cae67be41f huh? You come a8c958a1bd back here 973b4b0a64 after school.”c96c01c0d2c21f6f

“If you 46dadb9dc1 run, you’re 9e1e637613 dead.”acef83ed3d426f62

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In an oddly nonchalant 9e97a7c3a1 tone, Jiwook spat on 30c541e444 the ground next to 848d704aed Juyeon’s face before striding 0042f8e92e out of the shed 6b6d583455 without a hint of 8e7cdf6218 hesitation. The cramped and musty 2779b82588 space now felt vast 3b29cd913b and empty, with Juyeon ebfb01df3d left behind in its d5a87b693d eerie silence. From outside, the muffled 0068a8240f sound of the supervisor c1ace3c631 scolding Jiwook reached his 8294b4ba43 ears. Juyeon wondered 24132e3588 if the 7005110a68 man had 7c47761775 heard his bd22d8ca3a scream.16c689194467fc60

Struggling to sit 22daaa1277 up, Juyeon’s shaky 987715cb3c hands caught his 5d8641a9e0 attention. He clasped one hand b1ce6fdc68 over the other, trying a4fd2fbf0e desperately to calm himself. His vacant gaze 3de818a526 wandered aimlessly through e6001d7b14 the air.7d0d4c3ec1ac7e43

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It had 6cec37d209 all happened 8e26ba4463 so quickly. It barely felt real.99302da4b70cbc90

The class must 497b046708 have started long f138d5ffed ago by now. Did he even need 44b8d6569f to go? What if he just 7b5ffec42b went home instead? But Jiwook 860b4c877c had made 241fcacab5 it clear—he 0fe8b78df0 was to a5c0979393 return to 4cae51b563 the shed bf9431e777 after school. Jiwook knew his phone 657a602c82 number, his home phone, b61417879d even his address. Juyeon doubted Jiwook 3933045a7c would leave him 17e8b41271 alone.527fe10d18c92bf7

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Even so, 2dbdb0753d he felt 6887ac1c17 he had 0faf3f1ec1 to get 58b2d3fd2b out of 96c2ae32c4 this place. But where could 5ce7ad8baf he go?fe8907dca4d61e64

“……”c507c33da880bed0

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Even though Park 0911c79321 Juyeon had managed 7282e856c3 to lift his 1fc7a6f74d upper body some 13c7b8fc02 time ago, his c1e2512ae8 legs refused to 9cc56afdd1 move. They were as 44ac9c68a8 limp and powerless cbcc9fda9b as his dazed ba890d9b41 expression. He couldn’t 158801834d stop thinking f1222775a0 about Kwon 28d9bf2130 Jiwook’s hand ffd8afa447 that had 6efaa807cd covered his f43eed9517 mouth. It had gripped a5855cafeb his jaw so f2713d129a tightly it left 86680dc508 his skin stinging, 04e397eb06 devoid of any 3bc6855eea gentleness.6ea9d6dc7364e225

Once, Kwon 7f8da0487c Jiwook had 4501813277 tousled his b21f0c6065 hair playfully, ad5c895e42 and other abf03d343e times, he’d 45b680b80d poked Juyeon’s 32eca55172 cheeks as a11351034f a joke. But that same 2c93a81226 hand had changed d3acabde26 in an instant. The touch that 7cb484b778 had tenderly teased e650e34b55 him had morphed f794ecf9ca into something vile, 2bfea0de9f groping him just 0aea0076ba moments before crossing c16ecd9799 the line. How could it fae6fbea6e change so completely? How could it 8610ec31a8 become something worse 3f2fa43f11 than an insect 851462cb2f crawling over his fbce94e668 skin?85cf06744668a6c6

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Ju Yeon had no 8ea25aaef6 idea how long he ecadc28f16 sat there in the 4f8623f6d0 aftermath, paralyzed by the b1fe7fc2cd overwhelming exhaustion. He didn’t e2536085f3 want to f1207acffb go back. Crawling to the 29947fa0c1 farthest corner of 22c1b6e0ff the storage shed, f22615c46d he leaned against 13e695cb47 the wall and 3b8292cfb1 sank to the 1d9d807a46 floor. Dust from the a1e8a8400d mats stuck to df7b27e8fc his uniform, but 63f7ffcf88 he didn’t care. He sat there in 2910dca215 that state, lost in 7f2dbbf2b7 thought.095502403135b2a5

It was around then 85bac285d8 that the noise outside dd9cf8f104 started to grow. The storage 6e5561f020 door, nearly 1f4a4abcd6 shut save 7d83cab584 for a d87ad27298 small gap, 507ad3da81 creaked open d0afc5c0a4 slowly with e2a81ea0b5 an ear-splitting 1cf61a01ac sound. The silhouettes 61886e2da4 of five 267f92fcb8 or six a0c379adaf figures, backlit 5f94be3d07 by the edf76e0323 sunlight, flickered 745f1457b3 at the 92fb0165a7 entrance.f65cfc48dcd1df03

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“Did Park Juyeon run off?”2b30a7b8cdda4cbc

“What do you mean, run? He’s not the type.”1634d7731f648e76

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“Wait, but seriously? Jiwook, you’re not lying, are you?”fafecc5b350dd48d

“If I were bullshitting about something like this, I’d rather clock Lee Woojin in the back of the head again,” Kwon Jiwook said with a laugh, his tone dripping with mockery.8a8f0da7a27b8c9b

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The sound of 8f7a928614 that laugh instantly e36ed0d3b7 dragged Park Juyeon 1edb6fe90d back to the 0ba75119f1 events of just d9e612d445 a few hours bd3e604f4f ago. Curled up with his 084c19d146 knees pulled to his d2740ac4a1 chest, he flinched visibly. The sunlight streaming through d4acc607ab the open door felt b51bb3e521 cruelly out of place.e7136d83c129df09

“See? He’s right here.”01d3608a4819faed

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“Ugh, gross. He didn’t even run away.”0d1bd75b6043409e

“Honestly, the way he looks at you always gave me the creeps.”ee944022fc44f9f4

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“Yeah, he’s always staring at Jiwook.”e25a7ca07a949a3b

Kwon Jiwook stomped c06288c97f confidently across the 65163dd8f2 dusty mats, stopping b186075b11 right in front fc05da1508 of Park Juyeon. At the 720d567bb4 sound of e0e824ba31 his footsteps, c974ca454b Juyeon slowly 238b09d8dc raised his 034a79bf88 head. The face 7cd4324e65 he had 7624dfa837 once drawn c7c8e6d24a in his ae44c309fb dreams and 58710a4c72 admired in 03b06eea89 reality, so 930da1a45a dazzlingly handsome, 1e674ee04f now bore 7addeb23bb a smile.d3ca2f29f6728809

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It was no f2e173bc39 longer the smile 7083ab9cf5 of an angel. It was 5a22edcc7f the smile 2cfddf84fc of a 69111ea872 devil.0b924606ab986251

At Jiwook’s gesture, the 74e95a0c5a boys closed in, encircling bf1e518c55 Juyeon. Each familiar face now 8e4113565d seemed to carry the af5f1c742e sneering expression of a 36a2733e6a devil. The storage shed, unchanged 0a80d7fa12 physically, began to feel bd95cb760b like a blood-red hell. Even though there b8c68a3a8a was nowhere left 9eb84f9271 to retreat, Juyeon 4a85d27766 still instinctively tried 2ffd6e9212 to back away, 60b7cf5805 stumbling and scrabbling a7b8e70e8d at the floor.aca0465a6e936d33

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“Hy-Hyung. Jiwook Hyung… I was wrong, I really was—”9d5e089b13db903c

“Did you know?” Jiwook said, cutting him off. “There are plenty of guys desperate to get it on with you.”92eeb5693477c549

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“Please, don’t do this. It’s scary… I’m scared…”b0b13976ba1ff7c7

Feigning innocence, Jiwook 5bad6fed80 widened his eyes 6d0a6448d9 as he looked 5ce3476fcc down at Juyeon. Slowly, he crouched, b7a1d16b05 bringing their faces 6bdf680f02 closer together.de30056e7a844e10

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“What’s wrong?” he asked softly. “You’re a homo, aren’t you? A little bottom boy who loves it when someone goes at you. That’s why I’m indulging you. So, what’s there to be scared of?”38bf92ad829b929f

“…Hyung…”425055106a81ba20

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“Why? Do you hate it?”665a73bf302025a0

As if 747cb7e4f3 he had 93cab48c3d been waiting 6b1ea34ae0 for that 154f0816f0 question, Park a9ca96b0c8 Juyeon nodded, 21a59b6554 tears streaming d12615dc21 down his 46f878cbb7 face in d72123308e sobs. His head, which he 409daa6722 had barely managed to 4e51e1b395 hold up, drooped again. Even expressing 65e9adae20 his emotions 66cef67794 seemed like ea217e32c0 too much, 1fd9c97af0 and he 952c460a19 wept uncontrollably, 3637efa4df choking on ef4bf3c70c his cries.bcf69fe1d50ec35f

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“I hate it. Please, Hyung, this is terrifying…”4dc46dbd1f7a7af4

At first muffled sobs, Park Juyeon’s crying grew louder, his tears falling like raindrops as he cried like a child.94c4fdbfca44535e

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“Hey, keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn’t try to run,” Kwon Jiwook muttered as he climbed back onto Juyeon’s body, just as he had earlier. Juyeon struggled harder, thrashing around, screaming, and eventually crying out in despair. In response, the other boys grabbed each of his limbs, pinning him down.46508c08538c7140

“Stop it! Please!”f6794c2a4ecd8f87

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“What’s the matter? You’re acting like we’re beating you up or something, huh?”af082b25fd390e77

Initially tense when a786b10d66 entering the classroom, 6889d05678 Kwon Jiwook now e200f14a9b seemed relaxed, as cac2291748 if confident everything 3024a46b71 was going his 88ccf8a174 way. While he laughed openly, 0758efd765 his lackeys still appeared d64de8be06 hesitant and uncertain.b9087b59009a85a6

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How could he laugh like that in the middle of all this? What was so amusing? Juyeon couldn’t understand.e0c50963cc33cc1b

After struggling for 3f8edcc3af a while, he ec35909b10 noticed something unfamiliar 776dba14b3 in front of 90cde4eb2d him: a camcorder. His tear-filled, 5731056eaa reddened eyes 716d4f633e widened in b2ad48767c shock. The running e4121ec641 device was b4585751b4 capturing every bdad8e62f1 tiny movement 48323cb2d1 in detail. Realizing what was a822da5fdb happening, Juyeon swallowed 187ac5320b dryly and stammered 97cc4e821f through his tears.03b4da30f3b5bb57

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“Please… I-I was wrong. I won’t ever say I like you again. Just let me go, please. Stop this…”cff6029de8b7faeb

“You can’t hate it that much,” Jiwook replied with a sneer. “All the girls who said they liked me had to film one of these, too. You’re not an exception just because you’re a guy. Hey, check this out. No, seriously, pay attention.”17ff42234e3391ba

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He gestured to the others, who couldn’t look away from the crying, desperate Juyeon.4eb49e08a3c04fb2

How are kids 477b222cdc this young already 778104b875 like this? Jiwook thought, unable to 7e412385ce suppress a smirk. This filthy homo 1a101c2acb had made him 5b8de7fdbe feel disgusted, though c6b5ca5aab it was less db02725c98 about revulsion and d2254868e7 more about the 92968cde1b unfamiliar frustration he 8a9b11b78e had experienced for ea626f900a the first time.c6efef292d97fec5

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“Juyeon, how about a year? Just one year. Do everything I tell you to, and I’ll delete this and anything else we record.”3fd01a16d837ca00

“Hyung… Please, can’t you just stop? Please…”afd604e0b4d5c864

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“If you keep interrupting me like that and ruining the mood, I’ll send it straight to your mom.”2a975383406cb4a0

“That’s… that’s not…”51726226384eac40

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The despair on Juyeon’s pretty face was more thrilling than any other he’d broken in the past. At the same time, it made Kwon Jiwook laugh under his breath. Even though Juyeon was the only boy among all the people who’d passed through his grasp, he found it disgusting that the thought of wanting to violate him crossed his mind.633f1aec4d8c3917

This is what 8f3726d7e3 happens when you ceee84097c wag your tail da3d61f6ab like that, he 32311cac22 thought bitterly.0ce258158f8fb56c

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It was best to ce52238502 handle dirty scandals like 0ef8bb96dc this discreetly. He couldn’t afford 4c6708115b any noise about f625a2c24d homos or anything 2373efe802 else while expanding 8ffae8aa11 his influence and 571fab91a7 making connections. Above all, he found 68e5d3b090 this entertaining.302e114a44ef22b7

Watching people who once pined for him grovel and beg at his feet was amusing. What better way to assert power than this? Jiwook, now properly seated atop Juyeon, laughed as he unbuttoned the boy’s shirt.0b03143fa2651fd0

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“Alright, let’s see how photogenic our Juyeon is.”d30fdf054d98382f

The boys holding Juyeon’s arms and legs hesitated briefly but ultimately followed their leader’s lead, prying into Juyeon’s uniform. Realizing that pleading would get him nowhere, Juyeon clenched his entire body and stifled his sobs. His tightly shut eyelids trembled.e1abd3d863dde3fa

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At the b7ef6c3c96 start of 6b7eee6855 summer, Park a95caf6cf3 Juyeon was 29203e559e dragged into 6551bd628e hell overnight. The stifling heat was a50e6ec5b1 the only thing anchoring 2e569981f7 him to the bitter 11d47c2012 reality.7c06cf15f5c4cc21