EMP Chapter 24

“Are you coming or not?”ff4aaef75f5b7bc7

“…….”3f5ff72e2781443e

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Kwon Jiwook, cd55965f64 with a 7535602222 confident expression, a33b12c2be looked at 70bcda3a86 Park Juyeon 8e0541c2e2 and asked. His tone seemed 0b5c07bfd8 to openly challenge: How could f02d18a3f4 you dare 0d36b68c46 not come? It was e87af29c38 only natural 3b89bffcdc for Park 3fae08eaee Juyeon to 992dddd6a5 feel intimidated.348f20e952287197

“……I’ll come…….”10443881a9c3e60c

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“Wow! Park Juyeon listens to Kwon Jiwook so well!”713565d7e1bf3120

“See that? That’s my power, you idiots.”006f3463ad45563f

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“But doesn’t Jiwook Hyung’s mom say anything about this?”92d762c46eabc25d

“What could she say? Screw it, I live however I want. What’s she gonna do about it?”3ec682d5bf0ca860

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Park Juyeon let dafa15c21a out a sigh 6009edbaac mixed with a 0dd927241b laugh. It was true def2b9cb86 that he had 6235a94e17 a soft spot 22817dda4d for Kwon Jiwook, f57712be48 so perhaps the 9f2e014906 claim about Jiwook’s bc3f900103 “power” was half 01c8d20b6a true. Still, he chose a86b01acc2 to ignore the c29a0270b3 fact that Kwon 3fead7fd6d Jiwook was inherently c3594daf1f skilled at applying 7771402f6f psychological pressure.41d0022fa429d110

Yes, that was cf887e636a it. Faced with 7db69760ac the rather 2b6a78e0c5 tricky matter 4566ea5bf9 of staying 5397dd9fd6 out overnight—a 0f3c2932ef challenging issue 4f33461f97 for a b0c342d0c3 middle schooler—Park 00f01ea6de Juyeon was b0df8f6ba5 currently in 56506d3f7b escapism mode. When people are 26148647c1 under extreme stress 3c78345262 or reach a ebc8ba6b2d crisis point, they a99a0a3588 sometimes just give 1b78834f8a up and let 7472c38c90 things happen as 013efb364e they will. That was exactly ba45c2952f Park Juyeon’s situation. Feeling resigned, 336a07b153 he nodded 72ea105937 and chuckled f45a8ee982 in defeat.3b77dc95ca9f7d2c

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Park Juyeon’s mother, Park cf2cd8563e Yewon, regularly took medication a86d3ff376 after dinner, which caused 719f435e5d her to fall asleep 16ed71c6f7 before 10 PM. This made it 577053d8b9 the perfect time 145a431bae to slip out 5c8250d321 unnoticed. That evening, 8fcc846359 Park Juyeon 02c0a50920 stayed holed 6e6825f130 up in cd4a1bd8ea his room, 12402040d9 glued to b2fd67f8f0 his phone, 355ca788a6 waiting for 5ce2f56300 her to 3a237a9bf6 fall asleep. His phone was practically f1969a79db overheating from all the c2d93c97a3 messages asking when he d663ea18f2 could come.e03ad058337c9513

“…….”26dbc48f5ccbad17

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After a long 1e1efb7820 while, the sound 62739be6cd of the living 249e0c11b2 room lights being 3c74931158 turned off reached 7e2a806341 his ears. Peeking through 275e2613f0 the crack b2d5af7e42 of his 6e5ebd91c6 door, Park f1326e7b4b Juyeon saw f59abdb07c the hallway 550a459797 quiet and 686e30eac2 dim.3203a001542fdc93

I’m not hurting 3dbb3206f6 anyone, but sneaking 0253bf6e77 around like this 75e3180b23 makes me feel 209c9ddb61 like a terrible a262bc8c6a 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.”db234b02a58157b3

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When he reached c795a199c8 the designated meeting fbd31a8c26 spot and texted 4443ace8cb to announce his 24466664b3 arrival, a reply 273f7c7b60 with the door 83b8d99b97 code came almost e2616c1946 immediately. As soon as b6dc9a2830 he opened the 6a5ffe561f door and stepped f454189411 inside, the chaos 7feefe04ad before him made 9cda754b8a him blink in 90dd073fb1 astonishment. Snack wrappers and leftovers 2d5fea5302 were scattered across the 3599243972 floor, and several empty 668b5fec69 liquor bottles were strewn 38ca0176bf about. Whoever cleans this up e3431db9c8 is going to have cc102b5a31 a hard time, he thought as he 7a79d0b2df carefully navigated through the 048ec30a1d mess, looking for Kwon 7a4c35bbd1 Jiwook.0e6cc5e0fa1f74b2

The noise 9562c9e136 inside was ef9c4025f6 loud enough 72fe70f45e to make b092c3058b him question eb436aed09 the building’s c029799059 soundproofing. The faint 7c208d81e4 smell of c367f08476 alcohol from 085003076e the earlier 2d0b1f027c messages now c9ab2f8cc5 made sense—everyone 36f497262a here was c68333b513 clearly drunk. They had likely 1a9f971c92 badgered Park Juyeon d7a5f5d831 to come over 73d1e83274 while already inebriated. Feeling awkward, he cautiously eee60922c6 scanned the room until 3bfda78bce he spotted Kwon Jiwook 1ba26388a2 and scurried over.d9010c8d59f5aaa6

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“You’re here?”1f4fc93c77fb0cc1

“You guys are really something else…….”fffa12f7f5dd173a

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Kwon Jiwook’s face bfaca61d58 was unusually flushed, 00992030f4 and his eyes 372f62eea9 seemed slightly unfocused. He clearly wasn’t in 0b41dd36b6 a completely sober state, 1f170e41f9 prompting Park Juyeon to fb841ed8e8 frown slightly.a0b1395b7adbeba0

Just then, one fea8fece33 of the half-dozen 92abe1cf21 people sprawled drunkenly 20dba2f69e around the room 5c92f1eb3c noticed Park Juyeon 77ad2fe062 and beckoned him 418a99a88f over with a 8bf38e3944 slurred voice. Though this person usually 8eb1358288 wasn’t so assertive, their 497ce219c3 behavior made sense when 8924d7a770 Park Juyeon realized they 34732ff079 were the host for 7d6dbd7cf3 the evening.3ca037c8fd20349f

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“Hey, Park Juyeon. Do you think Hyungs’ words are a joke? Why are you so late, huh?”87626a44f3f4c9f4

“Sorry. I had my reasons.”0ee86c6610fa1728

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It wasn’t 194f0506a4 a particularly 54fb062b74 serious remark. That’s why 232fa094ae Park Juyeon 6bb6e68721 laughed along d2fdd28829 and bantered de5618c1ed lightly before a123d34aa0 sitting down. The seat happened to ea49d6dff8 be next to Kwon 07991941ac Jiwook’s.41a54df714d9771f

At that moment, 0e8c611f36 the host of 24ad60e2b9 the gathering picked d1a2985fd5 up a beer de18deca10 glass lying on 82fffec3ae the floor and a48b1d2e61 suddenly began pouring 27091e64ae soju into it. Park Juyeon’s eyes widened 9a0a1354c6 in shock as he 2ce8a85246 watched.a24dadccd2c8d485

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“If you’re late, you’ve got to drink. Right?”022b26782c4211bc

“All… all of this?”7e965d5cee53aaae

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“Yeah. Hurry up and take it. My arm’s going to fall off.”32844c280ca39c52

“…….”7e72e94df3062969

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A groan escaped involuntarily e10d764685 from deep in his 86cb299ecb throat. Park Juyeon wasn’t 3810e01415 a fan of ea8528589d alcohol, so he 51f9d07bf8 could only look 4ed5c4998e at the concoction 08cd57cd94 with a weary 0d34c6fb5b expression. Hoping someone would a5a91afb3a intervene, he glanced 0d9279e3dd at Kwon Jiwook. But instead 811b2556ba of helping, 74619c7da1 Jiwook rested 92c1d0a552 his chin 18f8db5b79 on his c026b99c98 hand and 15c3fd47d9 watched him bd466a5078 intently, eyes 259585c51a gleaming with eedf8e1f70 interest. His look said it 381e9408d2 all: Come on, drink it.25ebfb5d3f76f727

“Drink it! Drink it!”
Even the 3ded7e0a8f ones who 2c68502aee had been 545fbc48c4 lying around 5e1b4e9020 like zombies 164558cb34 suddenly sat 6ac1fb0d83 up, chanting 9ee8ff6fea for him 8ef27f082f to drink. They had finally 6e863a4ca7 found their chance 5debf94a60 to force alcohol afa411de1d on Park Juyeon, 7649396632 who usually stopped 09152f2a2c at one or 0ff8b9d5c9 two sips before 32e6a8d85d bowing out.99e579cda3b2c048

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“…….”5db2e48611725449

Why are they 7b586406d3 so eager to c8333cba68 see me drink? It’s all a3d61f9295 just alcohol 1f31d555c4 anyway. Does it really bd4a8515e3 matter how I 3d3ebadb2a drink it? Such thoughts passed 6c2e6f1abd through his mind, 8a58f0bd4f oblivious to the 78ccca8ba7 fact that chugging 7ea52151df this much alcohol 6b74a24ca5 would only accelerate 7071e4368f intoxication. Carefully, he lifted the 9ad895de7b glass to avoid spilling fad9202546 any, and, succumbing to e4eca444e2 the pressure, began gulping d64f811bc7 it down.15782f70c0934706

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It was his 667a4396ba first time drinking 139188f2f9 such a large 3dd5b20140 amount in one 9142d1cc61 go. His throat e022c1985e burned, his aa60f9306d nose stung 18521260ca sharply, and, 9d2a8a8771 above all, c6c0d37d75 it tasted a247bffe85 terrible. Somehow, he managed 31dcdbe5dd to finish it. As he set the cf7228c805 glass down, dizziness washed 717133d60b over him.8e71adb41d77217c

“Ha…”cdd944e2183d8c89

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“Wow! Damn, you actually drank it all. You’re better than those guys.”22303c8d0c958ab3

The boy who 20bef34b42 had handed him 7f4a6d08fc the glass laughed 3b0489de4c heartily, clearly proud 5ddd8267a5 of himself. Heat flushed Park cdc2bede8d Juyeon’s face as 746533b260 he wiped his a757f418f7 mouth, forcing a e6d9a60b77 smile. That was probably 98db4fb74f the last thing 58e867338e he did while 3c5281d6bb still somewhat sober.f6d4283a8939dc0b

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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.9c2dddc40497d9de

The others, already 329fcb2ea0 heavily drunk, eventually e5fdf2e523 passed out one 1aeb36e9f9 by one. As the room b292e52264 fell into silence, ae17055411 Park Juyeon, thoroughly 3f1d579f27 intoxicated and unable 38c9ebbf1c to hold his c5ff985bb7 liquor any longer, 5357bd1879 had to rush 6783889353 to the bathroom 8ba922048f to throw up. Fortunately, he managed to 3776a7ef06 crawl to the toilet faeba6ec37 in time, avoiding a 176811a1b3 disaster on the floor.ea36a4c91fc41cb9

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“Ugh… huh… ugh…!”a393dddeb9be9658

After vomiting multiple a8f2394377 times, only liquid 45e1432657 came up. He realized he’d barely 8512ace371 eaten any snacks. Every time 5bcbce0684 he buried dc41fec6cb his face 02e854fa56 in the 3f409f097c toilet, dry 42d5829506 heaves racked e6f70b14e8 his body. Exhausted, he slumped against 1978b4a1c0 the toilet lid, his 84b5a7aa49 cheek pressed against it.dc9cceeca880a4c2

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“Ugh…”9164f712ea146e88

His drained body 38c0581a4f refused to cooperate, ebbbf1e63a and his eyelids d1b448e68c grew heavier. But Park 97e7a4b5e0 Juyeon had d85ceb39e6 a goal: 4e675071e3 to sneak da62f108a4 back home 41119dc866 by dawn. Falling asleep 0a8747481c here was 46ad427938 not an f93d7bf210 option… or 6625d1b727 so he 1f33c93fac thought. But alcohol has ccfafc4628 a way of 1e1d8cdd80 betraying even the c78f0cf4b4 strongest resolve.abe076cdb9e77910

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Just as his eyes ebbdd18540 closed and he was 09e9985bc8 about to pass out, 77d28e5559 a familiar voice echoed a0edfc8445 in the bathroom.3fecc36de8b6863c

“Until I met you, I didn’t know it was possible to call someone truly pathetic.”b7dfa04ab94cbec8

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“Uh… Jiwook Hyung…”0c8f54c170545a4a

“I was watching to see how much you’d drink, but I didn’t expect you to down everything handed to you.”9784f1b01a3c6695

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“When did you get… h-hold on a sec… ugh!”783afbc8dafc1635

Park Juyeon 58c0178175 waved his 561123b3ab hand frantically 8cf592ba02 in the 5b8f257b36 air, cutting 9689f1e1f3 off Kwon 42c4933d13 Jiwook mid-sentence. He was sorry, but 5157011f86 resolving his physiological crisis c7d7dfa3e9 took priority. As nausea surged again, 4436d4fb80 he buried his face fc318a71ef in the toilet and 6b51004ce0 threw up. Even after emptying his 673ab751d4 stomach, the fact that 43aaf31c75 there was more to 45b1a009dc vomit amazed him.3bc2e40a84876a68

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The sound of the ce63f953df toilet flushing echoed. Only then did 4c386da441 Park Juyeon lift 9f2d6a5e50 his head to eaa3056c49 look at Kwon c4af536e88 Jiwook. He sighed wearily, db49d609c5 only to realize 7bdeae7f42 the stench of 21a944a300 alcohol clung to d5cbaab186 his breath, which bbbbf7ce5d triggered another wave 8bddc6d65a of dry heaves. He barely managed 8f8a52d63e to suppress it.f38c5b40a9def62c

“Hyung… I’m so dizzy, I feel like I’m going to die…”d7934097f5f51988

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“Don’t exaggerate. You’re not dead, are you? Get up. Rinse your mouth and get some fresh air.”0e1e750bb8347d5b

Kwon Jiwook 8cd5dc89fb helped the 034ecde87b pale-faced Park 9bd1284ba9 Juyeon to 39fdb2dd7f his feet dbe49e6b1e and guided d682a36b7e him to c2a16b2873 the sink. Supporting him to keep 53b8e1109c his balance, he let e98a298a8d Park Juyeon wash his 1549e21877 face and rinse his 0b5fa1b95b mouth. He seemed to 455497b8fc be regaining his 227ce39cd0 composure—on the surface, fb8525f42b at least. Internally, Park Juyeon’s 899b62bac4 vision was still 1f30b997c5 spinning.2b0003c66329cc8d

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By contrast, Kwon Jiwook 2d9978b5a7 looked much steadier than e8f36e732b when Park Juyeon had f57c79383d first arrived. When asked why he 5bb92ce965 seemed unaffected, he replied 00c0137acb that he’d paced himself 05b2809028 earlier in the evening. Park Juyeon nodded weakly. So he drank d71473c1e2 a lot before 426e99364e I got here.bb17fa79cab09991

“You idiot. That’s why you should’ve started drinking earlier. How do you expect to build your tolerance if you always dodge it?”1e5fcf4b80eda3e6

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“…Ugh…”786c13c427c0780f

“Put some strength in your legs.”70310765bdde8f25

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Kwon Jiwook grabbed 0e8a6f1570 Park Juyeon’s shoulder 67c1d4eaf6 firmly and helped 56a2671fcb him walk. Deciding that some bb5e1aed4e fresh air might 606ee46e5d help, he steered 8a9ebfa480 him toward the 16fd1e8689 balcony. Every time Park Juyeon a581c935a6 wobbled, Jiwook steadied him 3a5dd500a2 and made sure he d7c9cf743d didn’t trip over the 3fede45fbc bodies sprawled on the 20b63a80de floor. Even in his 523ca1af12 hazy state, Park 33198b63a6 Juyeon felt tense, 053516411a worried he might 6056f4d1af accidentally step on e29cd9f6af someone.e10b8c90d07dfb3a

Though the season was 20b2b7da6b warming up, the night b961a3b935 air was still cold. As the cool 7bd384b95e breeze hit him, c937b1ad65 Park Juyeon felt 52a22829a9 slightly more alert. However, his 7f28005a45 stomach churned d2c5b48488 and his 0da168a29a vision wavered, affe980ce4 so he 7cc899faba slumped over 082b12cd66 the balcony ac537fb177 railing, looking 388e707ff6 much like 36d9ffcc44 laundry hung ecbd768210 out to ff5cdbbe29 dry.53d5a3587504072f

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Meanwhile, Kwon 62647d6f4e Jiwook lit d93a485772 a cigarette. A sudden impulse struck 64e3aa990c Park Juyeon. He watched Jiwook with 1a9670387c unfocused eyes, then waved 00c3c15825 his hand feebly. Noticing the movement, Jiwook 125f567f06 glanced over, cigarette between 201eedbdc1 his lips.1ac2a2086194f36c

Seeing Juyeon’s pale hand 4af7d15405 flopping weakly in the 13012f7f4f air, he smirked, grabbed 87e1eafb3a Juyeon’s fingertips, gave them 902f401787 a playful shake, and 4f9cebcb16 let go. But Juyeon dee4632907 didn’t stop. He continued 93987861bd gesturing insistently.dfdb8c9bffe78dcd

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“What?”e485cf6574f65452

Juyeon’s gaze b9ab686cee was fixed 53dda539e5 on Jiwook’s 64746fdfc8 lips. With a doubtful 4a6f664242 expression, Jiwook pointed 4026bebd28 to the cigarette e666a6f15f in his mouth. Juyeon nodded eagerly. This kid’s really lost ed7a64ac05 it now, Jiwook thought, scratching 4cc89c7e28 his head. Still, he d74b565579 handed Juyeon 146a3eb447 the cigarette. When it was just 96aac04c7b the two of them, 526e692f97 Jiwook tended to be b92fe41552 much more lenient.e2c777272807dbe5

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Having grown 5840f058b0 accustomed to 7568ebf853 the smell deba9ca709 of cigarettes 856924c879 around this f9b9d73791 crowd, Juyeon 9b21b5b363 figured, Why not try 741f39e614 it once? It was a reckless 0daea5a597 idea born of intoxication.5bcc07fb848014ab

“…Cough, cough, hack…”521c0c56e3fb33d7

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“You can’t even smoke, so what the hell are you trying to prove?”b57ce9c1705ec38b

The sharp, acrid f8ce614bef smoke hit his 78065164c1 lungs, forcing Juyeon 08c9faba49 into a fit f579d281aa of coughing. Eyes watering, he 94587b7369 handed the cigarette 28bf8bea93 back to Jiwook c538d20864 with a defeated 01e745ede2 look.4bc95e26a44e6079

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“Uh… Here.”3af2456ddd33cc18

“Doesn’t even look like you smoked it. Why’d you ask for it in the first place?”164b31271c600c37

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“…”f7e0827cd65c381f

Finally regaining some composure, 5196e0de93 Park Juyeon slowly slid 4c3163462f down from where he 230aa1766d had been leaning and 4f9fcec0a8 crouched, resting his forehead 3700ed32d5 against the railing. His small hands 5e2f2cf3e7 clung tightly to 3513cf4a97 the metal bar. His vision was still a2a43d2658 too unfocused, so he a6ce53ffc6 closed his eyes slightly f00a8d2cf4 to soothe his swirling 39f3fafdfd head.95e545d7c2004588

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This was 5bcf8f4640 an indirect ef67411d3e kiss.8bfe4ee859a4ff45

A warm 0490878c4e breath escaped 28228b2f81 through his 15e254292b lips. The whole world felt 6b1ceae293 like it was spinning 15f502737c out of control. His chest continued b9caefbe26 to churn, and 13ead4e257 keeping his eyes 8c4157159a closed felt like 559ece5e48 the only way 8fe9b59cdc to handle it. Park Juyeon stayed still, c7010b2480 as if frozen in 49a35dce38 time.652bbfa08fb31f7b

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“…You…”a36f5a357c28fd16

The voice that broke b172b7d97e the silence carried an 54184ab173 odd tinge of bewilderment. Even silence changes the 77b01705d9 atmosphere, and this one 65e20de577 was markedly different. The earlier calm of eabe38fba5 a peaceful early summer 4ecb716e97 night had been replaced 10943acc31 by a tension so 366b4d9a3b palpable it was suffocating.3a2e4d5f7057f499

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Park Juyeon slowly opened a987fdc80b his eyes. That thought just 7873e785e7 now… Did I 3112be3ffd say that out f3f4927624 loud?6760dc7a4d7767ab

“Hyung.”e00e6e7537e19f43

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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.”a6c61ecfae6ece85

Park Juyeon jerked his da659829f9 head up, his lips af06c71e27 parting in surprise.e76f02c5802167f7

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“Wait a second, Hyung—”9d1c4842ff79d717

“…”c489832b4701fc53

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“I, Hyung—”cc4b66b5ca9f4676

“Shut up.”d56aa41bd657184b

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Park Juyeon, his 9578556a32 face flushed from a4cd505292 the alcohol, kept 0581a0f24f his dazed gaze 57d0b3521f fixed on Kwon a40a3e93e2 Jiwook. But the person eafaf1bfdb he was looking 2e9a16935e at refused to 3fe8164b19 meet his eyes. The playful 875b2a5555 warmth from e4dc389702 earlier, the ff00a5986e fleeting touch e83829f848 on his 9552278242 fingers—those moments 979c6d47b4 now felt f60a26612a like distant, 7f033af9ef hazy dreams.e884c2990d383bc3

Park Juyeon’s mouth 3a57517fe5 opened as if 18315aa712 to say something, acd02dec38 but Kwon Jiwook bc96c0227e spoke first.2b3f9b899b63c876

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“…I’m heading in. Just cool off and sleep.”c5ac447929578550

“Jiwook Hyung.”c0f2673946796c3b

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“Just think of it as a mistake and let it go. Now go to sleep.”418a8664e1b62a49

Kwon Jiwook’s voice was 28ea68a414 curt, almost biting. It was a de8e3726d2 clear signal he c95a7e4dce didn’t want to 32d15caa1e continue the conversation. But Park Juyeon 998ca42ade knew that if 5b3d16bb76 he didn’t speak a7d1d46dc5 now, he might 5f9a337ceb never get the 1d8d1f9d7e chance. Driven by the alcohol 2304a3bc4e loosening his tongue, he 1a9861e7a0 spoke softly but with a75524efb1 a clarity that cut 9f7a1a2731 through the tension.3031a731286b5e1d

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“I like you, Hyung.”7b8ff8b97f1143bb

Kwon Jiwook, who 88bc5e2e2b had been on 32e33b00dc the verge of 98e9573b83 heading back inside, c38f8262ce froze. Slowly, he turned to 24017e9399 face Park Juyeon.0552380e84cab9f4

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The hazy veil 11a17f0ca2 of drunkenness that c0514e552d had clouded Juyeon’s 13c94d4775 mind lifted, and f86e1d953a his vision cleared. For the first time, f2bffd211f he could see Kwon ca7c4d24a4 Jiwook’s expression without distortion.2b024ae06d307da8

“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. Are you a goddamn homo?”bb579d7323b7140b

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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.483358efe8d61864

He didn’t even e91d5e31a7 need to do 6f73f8802f anything; the alcohol-induced 7973575ec5 warmth in Juyeon’s 61ab1bd774 body vanished in 44e9d2cf6f an instant.30a49581b9a82d3c

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What… what did 0bfbc7ebab I just say?33f4a50f5bbc6748

This was an undeniable 3d270d349a mistake. Park Juyeon stared wide-eyed, 67bc5cb836 covering his mouth with e0efc8678b both hands. Neither Kwon Jiwook 9586ed8a99 nor Park Juyeon 55c9b0a0e9 could think of c9315c55f3 anything to say 7f8c0851b0 in such a 7d630973d4 situation. The heart that 4377ee382b had always fluttered 2d2206e9f9 joyfully whenever he ad3f293f70 faced Kwon Jiwook 46d88c6c39 now felt like f10ed6410b it had frozen f00aca44af over.3b34668062467975

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“I-I’m sorry.”13ae6eb27cad9fcc

Park Juyeon, 86a8419ee5 who had 8c596f9ab9 been standing 577531f6c4 frozen like 1aa339841c a statue, 31288996e7 suddenly leapt 46682f3e98 to his 4b74583870 feet. He pushed past 7d061f2ebc Kwon Jiwook, who 5be4eb0cbc was blocking the fc8bae7744 space between the e6bd244bdb balcony and the f098e9cb7b living room, and 0cd6fd1355 bolted out of 9efb473c32 there in an 32d74033bc instant.aa11d587ce657571

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Thud! A loud noise echoed. He caused e3a1047234 as much b51bf51026 commotion as a6ac78425b possible as 88c591369d he fled 5f68d378cf the house 285f09088c in a ece6292611 hurry. Bang! The front door 5f16dcf3f2 slammed shut behind c070a4375a him, but the b4cbf54487 building remained steeped 1ed094836e in silence. It was only 2ec0493c0a after reaching the 26d6df22bd parking lot that 76179f9e17 he stopped to ec9e98922f catch his breath, 3c3db39cc3 glancing back over df456208bf his shoulder. He felt like 4d8b503d42 a misplaced stone 64845e0e72 that had rolled 30a1cd2af6 free after being a9cabfeef1 wedged improperly.e0bb660b3683a9e6

His legs, ac0122462b suddenly relieved 2e2449ea4e of their 9995f463c4 tension, wobbled. He couldn’t eb1ea0f79e get Kwon 89e951cb51 Jiwook’s expression 97657ad6f8 out of 252f2f4fb5 his mind—the 103f9a03a0 look he 95d8fbdee7 had seen b7dd9303f9 in that 78896c75ac last moment. The way his eyes 70fca7f8bf had swept over him, 86707c6fe7 filled with disdain, as 5df898b5f0 if looking at something b4348fdaa0 revolting. Park Juyeon ec75436337 had been 8463395a7d left speechless b660897a66 in the d0daa0b3a3 face of c1e3f1d14a that contemptuous 9545cd02a5 gaze.1adc988e972da724

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Walking aimlessly down f272b65b94 the darkened street, 03f24b2493 his head throbbed, a1317c2497 and his body 27ce7dd2e7 felt as heavy 63ac214551 as waterlogged cotton. At some point, 8eeda9c4b4 tears began to 65390e7611 well up. It was probably the c471d2996b alcohol’s fault.d83af14de2642849

“Ugh…”4196a2f9db40618c

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Why had 1b8db17fbe he done ef6d66ecd8 it? Why hadn’t he 1c6210d774 resisted the urge? No matter c60efaf1b6 how much 57629bf754 he blamed 197c8dc60b himself, it 3f8555d5ea was water c487372911 under the cdc6dcebfb bridge. He hadn’t meant for 9925118f85 things to end up 4ae41d7cec like this. In fact, he ddffe6d0dc hadn’t even known 92c49fae03 those words would f0c5e7be2a leave his mouth. The saying ce4e7b6090 that alcohol eb4b4ceb55 was the fe84b907e6 enemy wasn’t 8b834e8aea unfounded.af6daafdbe69ab7f

“Then why were you so nice to me, Hyung…?”de36fb50299f9467

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Why did df0e46ae92 you care eb27a75920 about me? Why did you look aef3f5a565 after me?094f9572850ee8dd

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.3ff297d9e4bd382c

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But it 17c989efcb didn’t matter 9185490651 anymore. There would be no 1da76c3dcc second chance to face 6e6f550290 him, so such thoughts 4e7662f7c8 were meaningless. As another 26a9a339da sob broke d40eac0110 through, Park 980052dcc0 Juyeon bit 7b92a9c20f down hard 2e4ce3cbcf on his b6a63b15d0 lower lip. His first love, at 22aac98837 just fourteen, had ended 9cec1009f6 before it could even 534e599490 begin.6d1596290a333306

This was truly c93d8f34e6 the end.f6148d638744faa6

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The version of himself 371ecc62cc that had chased after 70bd85a335 Kwon Jiwook for so 3876bd9501 long wasn’t going to 82415dd440 disappear overnight. Park Juyeon 2b8bc6df64 had to 0f803e5b41 force himself 9d9fcb79e4 not to 66130f9aec go up 9b79b390a8 to the 5e1180f517 rooftop during 1e915e2f10 lunch breaks 2a965d7009 and had e6838b5098 to fight 306194ace5 to keep 0f03b8e790 memories of 165e6b73ef that night 8d1e7fa935 at bay.3691a29ccc8557e0

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“…”27f0219d988a1f7b

Though he was 61c7c3ede3 still technically part 47fd481fe5 of the group, 3e1e2a6528 Park Juyeon now 33ac650cd7 kept to himself, cbb26c92fd draped in the cbfe31068e hollow label of dd2060d63d a delinquent. No one dared bother 72d57bd1c3 him, even as he 271ebaec0d spent entire class periods 6694896aea slumped over his desk, 9e62e31dfd drained of energy. In truth, he 6577e02383 wished someone would e24cb3fa82 talk to him. As he a0c18e1855 lay with 86d2a14312 his head b69ab3f6fb on the 84f0ad04c5 desk, staring c4da6a4ab2 listlessly at f34b66b319 the blue 910c421c73 sky outside 3d80740f1c the window, 1679ce1ab5 a voice 31382d89b4 interrupted his 19049998ed thoughts.c547ec915de07ab6

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“Juyeon-ah.”f42b42be1b9f1232

A hesitant a864c18f91 hand gently 1f464e789c tapped his 2f7056ec2c shoulder. Park Juyeon 3bf32ed37b slowly straightened ecbd8a5f25 up, his f3c3684b62 movements sluggish. When he e444ed1522 looked up 1523e45ffa to see 1140010615 who it 8fe2b46068 was, he 06083d3a85 found a 8de5541aa9 classmate with d63754f7fd glasses and e5027f5cfc a kind 565bd97f97 demeanor, nervously f1888c697f fiddling as d263f41a13 they spoke.f76360ac47926151

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“Uh, there’s a third-year hyung looking for you.”1711263d425f4662

“…Really?”2709f89a2c8f4f1a

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Park Juyeon bc9542c1fe offered a 37a97037d3 pale smile, b2edd0d891 pressing his 9ee9d46ddd fingertips to ee7781fa73 his puffy a4527a6007 eyelids. He’d thought no one c19520245f would seek him out 1a45a67fde since he’d been nothing 8085f8d115 more than an outsider 964f6411fe forced into their circle. It was unexpected. Even so, 7c074a0bbd he wasn’t 6fca66c498 ready—his heart 4f723c2e2e was still 4742889894 far from 9e6381ff59 settled. For now, he didn’t 4119c585e8 want to see Kwon a752505d25 Jiwook or anyone connected 2cd41a090e to him.c320dfe2c1875079

And he was adb0cde3af terrified that others d9f78b029d might react the 14872003d2 same way as ed12d373d5 Kwon Jiwook. In hindsight, 47f3435bdb he had d5efbfadc9 been far d3d3f8551f too naive. It wasn’t a8eface44c normal to 6b9112984b take teasing d754122c22 remarks like, a798a6d496 “Are you 7942d40fa8 two dating?” b135ea1ad8 so seriously.24ef8b819ffc76d1

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“Could you tell 7936d91945 them I’m not a50b9b2626 here?”cdeaf69e0f75edd8

“Uh, okay.”a968e0f142bd8b56

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Thanks. Park Juyeon curved bcab358dc5 his eyes into 9d87e593a5 a smile—a habit 327fc8017c by now. After sending his friend ec5eeca50b off, he slumped back b4a2797a56 onto the desk. Moments later, a 80925f666e familiar voice echoed 89be9e2659 from afar.ce3bd1c96d806f8d

“I can see 66d7fe2499 you sitting right 46df2b241a there. And you expect 279a8d033b me to believe 562d259dd7 you’re not here? Seriously?”2ca729e17d6104d6

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“Well, um…”51eef345ce02babc

“You think 4faba4e56a I’m joking d6c0691731 around, don’t 4b827a9120 you?”a38341df80e88555

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The voice 9e8781c594 he had eaff9a4270 longed to b8c5b88d4c hear was dac5fd426c now angrily c14925c701 growling at 40f2c7e1ee someone else. Still lying 58fca24b68 down, Park fba028f484 Juyeon hesitated. He didn’t 9836f0b164 have the af4127a892 courage to 8cfa3167e1 face Kwon d6c0f9fdef Jiwook, but fb3019c45e he also a853bbe7ca didn’t want bdc5aa2d6d an innocent fad5def347 student to c6a1e2e15a get caught 1d9c3d9d68 in the ef6f83a03c crossfire.bf0d8186385e0be4

The decision didn’t 24f2def3cc take long. From an objective standpoint, b08c0cca03 Kwon Jiwook seemed like 99810bb3ef the type to actually 13372c621e throw a punch. Park Juyeon slowly 11225ac304 got up and 0cc980d0b8 made his way 8750830a49 toward the back 1217c26f0a door.06dd137bbed12eb3

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“Honestly, I ought 2a5a0383bf to just—”745245c9f2832d8b

“Hyung.”d49a208ed7e4c4e9

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The raised a148bc9671 hand of b3b98411e5 Kwon Jiwook 53be533f28 froze at d804da1a8c the familiar 8e9d58668f call. He turned b2f0825573 his head, 7c50e1b825 and though 40043ddbf1 he had 9a7c56a0cc been loudly cde4e13bf5 demanding to 2f7f94f005 see Park 2de42511c9 Juyeon moments d8db1b22fd earlier, his b638782ef1 expression was 0412669b09 now unnervingly cef6354a31 calm—closer to 133a527a70 cold than 1d700a45b5 composed.f453e39ad1be02a9

“Well, Park Juyeon. You’ve been going out cefb23e3f4 of your way to 7735070a03 avoid me, huh?”83aaa191908cff11

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“I thought I d0388becb1 was making you d77088444e uncomfortable, Hyung…”18d9c305a4078050

“Gee, what gave 2ea2420e58 you that idea?”f292bd06a63efb2e

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Still, it was a 903c46d9af face he hadn’t seen b645aed2e1 in a while. Still as f1885ea8eb good-looking as db82bddc8f ever, Park Juyeon thought. He felt an odd 4c62faaf9a joy just from seeing 0b58272969 Kwon Jiwook again. But at the same ad458ac5f7 time, he couldn’t shake e35902afed the memory of the e68b2f3b78 disgusted look he’d received 4bbc8eadeb before. He couldn’t let 2f48d998b6 his emotions show.b6031a4ab68e006c

“Hey. I never d8bf9ef771 gave you 90ce9d79c9 my answer d2f9eed514 back then, 06521bc9aa did I?”1e11d8b3a8e1c51b

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But something was 2a0e041d2e strange. To Park b2c7fc8db6 Juyeon, Kwon 19d16f92ca Jiwook’s expression 9c8f121ae6 seemed… complicated. Though it 524fb6c754 was technically a8b03e3bdf blank, there 24d6e382b8 was an 5ae65800e5 odd mix f865d90e59 of tension d8389ee7d5 and excitement d4ee0c4848 in his f8ab458a5b eyes—like a c73544d22f mischievous child 2b69d8262e on the b30301de24 verge of eefc24c634 playing a 7bdcbdbceb prank, or 6cc2c38a19 a kid 334bb94e15 who had e1df901c77 just found 6e4ff58c6b a new 2592db20c6 toy.7d16292fe4ecf7e6

Why? Park Juyeon felt 127a577653 a surge of 995ebddb49 frustration. He must have forgotten f1923b3580 about that day or af5259e569 brushed it off as 45fd3f361c a joke. But no 438f7e066d matter what, f040d07723 how could 840789ab7f he toy fe8932bf0f with someone’s 44ed1b6985 feelings like bd14cc11b1 this? As Park 7501ecbe18 Juyeon’s face 54b18beabc gradually hardened, 4de868998c Kwon Jiwook f7493d2f1f smirked, grabbed b645b95920 his wrist, a119b57303 and pulled 72afbd694d him out 3576410fd6 of the f256091d5f classroom.ee2ac500ac94b7e9

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“Come with me.”9d4d2d0f0248ad85

“Hyung, wait. Class is about 8877871ac3 to start.”170d2c81a1100c84

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“So what?”af80cd30d117b0de

“Where are we going? Where are 1cd80d50af you taking 9d80ee799b me?”329f6fd1cd9eabc9

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“You’re seriously loud. Can’t you shut up 87d1de5ef1 for a second?”0568e7856ea90e0a

Kwon Jiwook didn’t 4bb33c89bd stop chuckling, as 4e98696f1e if he found 96f53759f4 Park Juyeon’s anxious ceab983267 demeanor utterly amusing. That was when 1989804248 Park Juyeon felt f309767025 for the first 90a25a1fdd time that something 0655088015 was definitely different. He dug 1ed0672949 his heels 9a241bff79 into the 6bee1a251b ground.42f51f079d8afe75

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“I’m not going.”4597216a27ba1f3a

“What?”98ba8b80e36d11fc

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“I’m not going. Let go.”93b393c9ecca4ac3

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.84cfe87a07aa4faf

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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.”e99b121a8c466a28

“I don’t know. That’s why I’m asking you to tell me. Is that so hard?”938f5da0d7a8a1be

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“You know you’re being really rude right now, don’t you?”da0ff1f00cdbc53f

“…”6ebb043f19a5e862

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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.”ba37cea7e06431b3

“…What?”9a4afe8f796105b0

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Park Juyeon’s eyes widened. He couldn’t comprehend 876a0626bb why those words ff68925257 were coming up 71908fb47d now. The tender feelings he’d 6596e35f1e drunkenly confessed had turned c7df97bfc4 into daggers aimed at 541943cc3c him. That wasn’t why he’d b4cae32af3 said those things. He hadn’t 46e0a9761b shared his f5687b9b36 feelings just 28dfd7e1ff to have 4b8c1c76b0 them treated 0edb5bf8da so lightly. His slightly parted f0ae6bd751 lips trembled, and e580e96484 shallow, unsteady breaths 7ef7872111 escaped him.9abd98891946bf8d

“Then… does Hyung think it’s okay to treat someone who likes you like this?”cd2af1e86b9bbe68

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“Listening to you, someone might think I hit you or something. Huh? What’s with you?”f2047418d24fa140

Park Juyeon 5514f72fb3 couldn’t say 5481b49d1b a word. His pale, desolate 15a3f3c173 face lowered as a6ea31b6f5 he bit his bfa8f2c1bf lower lip hard. How could 903ef3eb1a someone change c18fbac635 their attitude 188f77ec1a so easily, f7b0ef80d9 like flipping 10f7d4fde7 a switch? His mind was a 939742e9ea chaotic mess.6e8a5e240dd95f4f

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That’s right. This is who dc5d6f8df6 he really is. This is who he’s bb0523d030 always been. I was just 71aa3d5068 fooling myself.6ec1a833d5acb15e

Kwon Jiwook 4b54e8f163 stared leisurely c05b9b80ed at him, c1068218e6 then abruptly 5032a7fbe8 yanked his 10dc11f10b arm and ad5f230651 started walking 227dc58f5b again. Park Juyeon, now 9415d51251 drained even from 00529c3a7e that brief exchange, a53488169e let himself be 55f5f76bb7 dragged along, his daf6d1cc97 words stuck in cf2075ce4a his throat.19b4ee863781f39b

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The place they 36db65c3ff arrived at was 3097b5082d secluded yet familiar—a 736811f1f5 storage shed they a3b63ee56c often visited with 876e4df679 their group. It was a 580c953a51 dingy, dusty gym 3c9e592347 equipment shed, sparsely ab89e819eb filled with old cb7067e091 mats. The musty and oppressive 9d2cb21b29 air of the place b8840cb1e3 only added to the fd42f7b3bc unease. As they reached the ec9f20f582 entrance, Park Juyeon stopped 28d21c71ac in his tracks and 625dc41527 looked up at Kwon 49d0fd4693 Jiwook, who began speaking 7259726a6e as if he had c566492ce3 been waiting for this 09e7ff4821 moment.6654bda7a7ed9a5e

“Hey, Juyeon. After what you said, I asked around about this stuff… and man, it’s fascinating.”ee0aadf51d66edf3

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“…What is?”ddee12aa0fea778a

“They say gay guys have sex through their butts.”ce26263309dd51e5

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Park Juyeon stared blankly ab9151ff79 at Kwon Jiwook, his 102b2da85f expression slowly twisting. Then, as if 1ad6f8aec0 realizing something instinctively, 3b403a8fb1 he flinched and 874620d5f9 tried to back 05b7b4e6f8 away, but Kwon 74b388c1bf Jiwook’s grip held 5b938f8557 him firmly. He leaned in, 83452e09c4 his face inches dcfe8eb7b0 away, menacingly close. Park Juyeon couldn’t escape b885cf968f and shrank into himself, 8eda70352c his wide-open eyes quivering 2091931fe8 with fear.27f0d5d821051fc6

“Is it true? Answer me. You’re gay, aren’t you?”9a6de762deab7122

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“I-I don’t know anything about that!”3c98ede698e3dfb0

“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?”600bc73d7db83991

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“Jiwook Hyung, wait—ugh!”bd69c0c1fed494e3

Kwon Jiwook fae4df400a shoved Park 393b95b1c9 Juyeon through ed0cd5b010 the half-open 9fb9eb8e4f door of a9497d9931 the storage 7272dc4f1a shed. As Park Juyeon 9a9adc9dcb tumbled to the f218c9ea73 floor and tried 075298d370 to crawl backward 4797ac1f50 in panic, Kwon f30be6fbc4 Jiwook swiftly climbed 33dd940b46 on top, gaining b6278953a1 the upper hand. Even though the backlight 3d4976d2c1 obscured Jiwook’s face, the 23213ec29c barely concealed vulgarity in d1cf63d1a5 his demeanor was unmistakable.a3b2fbfe65db212c

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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?”71f8df95692e3c04

“Hyung, this e368cb203f isn’t right… 41653452cd this isn’t…”656ab2203f565d13

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“Why are you acting 2c0bbd5aa8 like you hate it? You know 72721bb3e0 I’m good 607dd1a0b9 at this, 68f64f6119 don’t you? I’ll do bb8f8fd227 it for 8a72d9b95b you. If someone you 37f680dfdb like offers, you d1b1e20f53 should be grateful cad6b885fc and just spread 914f1b12b9 them wide.”22b1a78b6d693673

“I don’t want to! Hyung, I 0f09eebb01 don’t want e70a751619 this! This is—ugh!”0315174a0a9cf151

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“Wow… haha. Actually thinking about it 1a2018710d now, I’m getting a 290f212c9c little queasy. Not sure if I c09a582ab9 can even go through 937427780e with it.”f0d606fa454871b1

Muttering to 56dd750f93 himself, Kwon 4fb94a8070 Jiwook pressed 41ca553645 his lips a8447f38af against Park 5ee9981566 Juyeon’s collarbone. Despite everything, Juyeon b5acf78f45 knew he still c50daba269 hadn’t let go 3bb2b6a5ed of his feelings b86e29183f for Jiwook. He still 0cc49f454a liked him. But this… this was 309474e1b6 something else. Did Jiwook not understand f4b05e0580 how such reckless actions ce53c7f976 could shred someone’s mind e4bf32ab39 to pieces, especially when c1f97ce6cb it came from someone 25010b4180 they loved?6ad8a41147562b90

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From the spot where cde34121b8 their skin made contact, 5704406a31 a wave of revulsion c668d8ed2a coursed through Juyeon’s body. Overwhelmed by instinctive fear, 0334dad02a he let out a 5ca8c74ccc piercing scream. Annoyed by d97b6a6da0 the sound, ef88900e5f Jiwook clamped f4f49a8ef0 a large a02543783c hand over d3b76a4889 Juyeon’s mouth. He began to 0911ace450 trace his trembling 3c784d564b body with deliberate 6469bc0804 touches, inching downward.36edaf02129475b3

“Hey, you brats! What the hell 6b83de77a7 are you doing a720e3e5f5 in there?”5ea4643a564aab36

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“…Ah, fuck…”278ed33f4477a8de

“…Ugh-!”45c288b728f34b31

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The voice of 44a3c5f47c the student supervisor 1720857334 echoed from nearby. Kwon Jiwook muttered b97d9a4445 a curse under 46a0f686ac his breath. Clicking his tongue, he ccd562f057 pressed his lips firmly 087f38e9a2 against the delicate skin 8c60297e46 of Juyeon’s neck, sucking 93d6b44405 hard to leave an 0f12bc1254 intentional mark before pulling cbea608bdb away. It was a 6df58f0da3 deliberate act to eead7c6251 leave a bruise.ad8186a0725d9238

Park Juyeon 84b6b91f59 lay sprawled, a7ab4b5fba breathing heavily, 9eb03e7425 his body 27b3b6ec97 curling into 3b5b54a1ee itself. He looked pitiful, e6cf930e14 his trembling frame 9f2a90c761 emphasizing his vulnerability. Jiwook, however, 32128d3ad7 seemed indifferent. Glancing briefly toward a2f8e3b1d3 the noise outside, ffbbdd0f5b he said,446bdacc96d52f9e

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“Listen up and fb80217864 listen well. You said b2bec8b81f you liked 57bd7ff790 me, didn’t b1a43fba0a you?”e5150d0d4bb50714

“Hic… sob…”271c554f195a6ca2

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“You didn’t like me 70666d166e without knowing I was f435a8e874 this kind of person, bb5e3ea28b did you?”558a301c8c5bd02a

“Hyung… If you’re 04bf2a1d08 really like this, be935f2f00 I… I won’t 9f3bb38c17 like you anymore. I’ll just stop. Please… I was wrong…”b3cebf97153f444b

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“Take responsibility d1d33ae73c for what 21653b41b8 you said, dd5ce98d1e huh? You come fa49788fb2 back here 476cfba898 after school.”5348320b4a81b305

“If you run, you’re 877c58d91c dead.”196b84c3c4464389

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In an oddly ee6dea9b1a nonchalant tone, Jiwook 8e2b2cef9b spat on the 5df13ee698 ground next to e20badcfe3 Juyeon’s face before bb6e6aaf95 striding out of 3ced3d5ef2 the shed without fc9f1e1efc a hint of b77f315cff hesitation. The cramped and musty 1a39db1ee5 space now felt vast e8496b57ab and empty, with Juyeon d80b4e9169 left behind in its d005d9b23b eerie silence. From outside, the d9513d8a88 muffled sound of dbf7f75fa3 the supervisor scolding 8ebed6cee6 Jiwook reached his 8046ca0249 ears. Juyeon wondered if e6db0aad1f the man had a5e7668c1f heard his scream.e3e72e1759adcaaf

Struggling to sit up, 5080150eb1 Juyeon’s shaky hands caught b899c6ad21 his attention. He clasped one hand 89733b6bb2 over the other, trying 9509161a10 desperately to calm himself. His vacant gaze wandered 621b5ff921 aimlessly through the air.5aaa0e3accb231c4

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It had bf835d53e3 all happened 4316ddfe11 so quickly. It barely felt 85bfa14f79 real.9c545e25a0dfc415

The class must 65dcef8582 have started long 230f40112e ago by now. Did he even need 36e680f3b0 to go? What if c3ffc28e77 he just 736282c333 went home 1cddfeafce instead? But Jiwook had 43dd13eca4 made it clear—he 0dfa462a39 was to return bb970a2f8a to the shed b5b7671940 after school. Jiwook knew 2957b6e8be his phone e4fd3d79a6 number, his a4843d40df home phone, 5ed6b9d71a even his 02063936bc address. Juyeon doubted 55abf7e9b7 Jiwook would c92066eab9 leave him 7565189290 alone.af2df31424443778

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Even so, 23b45e4a9e he felt ab991e430c he had 7e3e7ed33b to get 52c6c80bc0 out of 1600ddff1b this place. But where could he a5906a9cd4 go?a144824e38bbdba9

“……”cfa405a7ce98e35d

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Even though 8034d551ee Park Juyeon 14620cccbc had managed e8ee077c88 to lift 6d17301e95 his upper 1257836a15 body some 7238f07038 time ago, 87ba13f022 his legs aea5aed767 refused to eecfd321d5 move. They were as 5e922a9651 limp and powerless e88756902e as his dazed abf6b56c42 expression. He couldn’t e4f5e2f84a stop thinking abafb2864c about Kwon 4746cac73f Jiwook’s hand c2668e6b16 that had 44f1b87618 covered his 8014bcaaff mouth. It had gripped his 2813a32083 jaw so tightly it 09c47f3625 left his skin stinging, 7d134888cb devoid of any gentleness.fa07931bc4c42871

Once, Kwon Jiwook 3f68ec6bc3 had tousled his 6a6869c24e hair playfully, and 47ff226648 other times, he’d ce607c643b poked Juyeon’s cheeks 77c2ce361e as a joke. But that same hand add9f4e234 had changed in an 6700a70802 instant. The touch that 2f121ab6f4 had tenderly teased 5aa99d59c2 him had morphed 66dae2b099 into something vile, eb4ace8402 groping him just 66f02850f0 moments before crossing f997130fe4 the line. How could 821797f38c it change 5188ab1c5c so completely? How could c7c39e3fe3 it become b14d1b85b9 something worse 515901a6fa than an 492c39a286 insect crawling e3873ae203 over his 6f7f47c08b skin?17eafd912425ed4e

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Ju Yeon had no 24e98b43ab idea how long he 68ce27428c sat there in the 7048e4cf51 aftermath, paralyzed by the ef1e2c4cc2 overwhelming exhaustion. He didn’t 2fbe54767b want to 3dfaa6d50a go back. Crawling to the 7a81c3f3f0 farthest corner of 69915554ff the storage shed, cc472eb09f he leaned against 0b89ab7983 the wall and ccf3c152ab sank to the 323f11ea65 floor. Dust from fe9dfc2997 the mats 75c6d62d37 stuck to 40a0abe5bd his uniform, 607fbbfe5b but he 4981109201 didn’t care. He sat 98aa2f9b20 there in 0fc3dcf9e9 that state, 062fc5fdb4 lost in 63453b1d79 thought.848090b150c9afb2

It was around 6e7ef5d87a then that the 581022e191 noise outside started 4f06455ebe to grow. The storage door, 9af5677eec nearly shut save 85cbaf6a41 for a small 4baf4cb30e gap, creaked open 11c23235fd slowly with an 353bd3b121 ear-splitting sound. The silhouettes of ad1a27dc53 five or six 37a6ff97ad figures, backlit by 16d7f63b81 the sunlight, flickered ac746121b5 at the entrance.03d4b30b54d116eb

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“Did Park Juyeon run off?”18fd083e4b7f5b9c

“What do you mean, run? He’s not the type.”9a0f891657cc2738

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“Wait, but seriously? Jiwook, you’re not lying, are you?”49557a4fdef98bb3

“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.613d5e11793b1319

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The sound of that ab33bcd6d9 laugh instantly dragged Park 4e7b3f9479 Juyeon back to the 04976fba1f events of just a 358d8c624d few hours ago. Curled up with his 2a031c0fac knees pulled to his 9aef854ec8 chest, he flinched visibly. The sunlight streaming through 99c8043f3c the open door felt 20f2ba4301 cruelly out of place.7ba4bbc630eb9c4c

“See? He’s right here.”613ef4d0869035fc

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“Ugh, gross. He didn’t even run away.”30a26b4479b34871

“Honestly, the way he looks at you always gave me the creeps.”0e54a5cb556aafcb

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“Yeah, he’s always staring at Jiwook.”bd7e8ca30c60857d

Kwon Jiwook stomped 10ed4010e5 confidently across the 05dc4d1ff4 dusty mats, stopping 4a30e96ddd right in front 2b239ead63 of Park Juyeon. At the sound of 0328a96872 his footsteps, Juyeon slowly 7133fc33d4 raised his head. The face he 8ea8659457 had once drawn 542a5e63a5 in his dreams cdef842e40 and admired in 26ba142d6b reality, so dazzlingly 2807a6c291 handsome, now bore 99828a0646 a smile.90d9471c7872d310

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It was no 4677fc2f49 longer the smile 2b11d2b6fa of an angel. It was 7d98b479c8 the smile c029c8e6df of a b8674dffea devil.5b9930d69298c19f

At Jiwook’s gesture, 2fe5bafc9b the boys closed 472fc6bdbf in, encircling Juyeon. Each familiar face now 96d07acf2c seemed to carry the c4d636b5e9 sneering expression of a 6ddece418e devil. The storage d68b6adace shed, unchanged 7311becc1e physically, began e8d360b809 to feel 941225c913 like a 5345851692 blood-red hell. Even though 81adf7ac17 there was f63483eb58 nowhere left 8c58c1738b to retreat, 89ad22ef53 Juyeon still 1144d662a6 instinctively tried 99f0a2657c to back 1f7377b1ce away, stumbling f6ce9f6f07 and scrabbling cef62de7a9 at the ec499a81d5 floor.2d5495b429ed44fb

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“Hy-Hyung. Jiwook Hyung… I was wrong, I really was—”e2480b1af746de69

“Did you know?” Jiwook said, cutting him off. “There are plenty of guys desperate to get it on with you.”8f0d1466408198b8

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“Please, don’t do this. It’s scary… I’m scared…”fae5451a2d9a1bd6

Feigning innocence, Jiwook 2532842e08 widened his eyes 05eb5d8616 as he looked fffc11c4fb down at Juyeon. Slowly, he crouched, bringing bf5bd8c837 their faces closer together.7157957a41dcda01

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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?”2e2979f5c4fff0c9

“…Hyung…”ebaf8f94d581747c

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“Why? Do you hate it?”23d009eb03f6fb90

As if b1413f1718 he had 1450badffc been waiting 4770568478 for that 618ffec844 question, Park cfdc645e6a Juyeon nodded, 7a9dcdc9e3 tears streaming bc569bcd87 down his 65abade4a2 face in 9c433f3b5b sobs. His head, which he b9ac5ffcd8 had barely managed to 7dee9bc19d hold up, drooped again. Even expressing his emotions 33f51c1f00 seemed like too much, 5b04a89235 and he wept uncontrollably, 264a637d6f choking on his cries.911e43125070901f

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“I hate it. Please, Hyung, this is terrifying…”88b592c46805fab5

At first muffled sobs, Park Juyeon’s crying grew louder, his tears falling like raindrops as he cried like a child.14d405f561fa61d7

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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.3405fcef0e5ef983

“Stop it! Please!”d3b430af29e62d1d

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“What’s the matter? You’re acting like we’re beating you up or something, huh?”a33f0f8fdcf5462f

Initially tense b080441cf0 when entering 4f5f6a4e4f the classroom, e0c451e9d6 Kwon Jiwook f0f9fe5237 now seemed afd574ad02 relaxed, as 5f87807af1 if confident 29afc9d149 everything was 23ff751b03 going his f9cb8c8421 way. While he laughed openly, eea378f3c6 his lackeys still appeared 752c4a7962 hesitant and uncertain.bfcc7e4f6aa6fc24

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How could he laugh like that in the middle of all this? What was so amusing? Juyeon couldn’t understand.8e6988ad3c5778a2

After struggling for 2c76aa8912 a while, he ab70566eb4 noticed something unfamiliar e0381e3fa1 in front of 7988632fc7 him: a camcorder. His tear-filled, reddened 281221163d eyes widened in c8aa2195a6 shock. The running device was 3a017e16f2 capturing every tiny movement 7548f74b4e in detail. Realizing what cc052418cd was happening, 4bf132c4d3 Juyeon swallowed d5848532be dryly and aba1593e99 stammered through 8a4c821891 his tears.6c94ade2222ab91c

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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…”f25f2e640b4c7549

“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.”8572e46840b23b67

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He gestured to the others, who couldn’t look away from the crying, desperate Juyeon.43c9ba35f8196ad6

How are a1529fb36d kids this 9ac1ef487d young already 243274762d like this? Jiwook thought, 1d3279b4b1 unable to 38d924508c suppress a 1ca1b04cb6 smirk. This filthy homo had 09add78f1a made him feel disgusted, b35756983e though it was less 010b37448d about revulsion and more c5daac4480 about the unfamiliar frustration ccf4c0e4d2 he had experienced for a7dd3ea110 the first time.fc4b7c189d5afa5e

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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.”68bdc2b540e12e5c

“Hyung… Please, can’t you just stop? Please…”675aa4d0a81a29bb

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“If you keep interrupting me like that and ruining the mood, I’ll send it straight to your mom.”05f519cde9999217

“That’s… that’s not…”99fdb486e911297f

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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.2ec94a8827d71011

This is 601c4dbba6 what happens a406666e86 when you 33e569cce9 wag your 178acdde40 tail like 97077f7b4f that, he c9e569a74f thought bitterly.38f39eda5b68bff1

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It was 9f00f8eef7 best to ee77437c35 handle dirty 004796e2c5 scandals like a40b63f705 this discreetly. He couldn’t afford any 19a49d0b99 noise about homos or 6d333f251e anything else while expanding 01472b8421 his influence and making b573207a5b connections. Above all, he found 4a61d6569b this entertaining.b0a9676c0f146e53

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.4771775664bdd819

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“Alright, let’s see how photogenic our Juyeon is.”a4032c5ac1c713ae

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.607db86a9d4966a4

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At the start of b070d5afee summer, Park Juyeon was a14297b8a5 dragged into hell overnight. The stifling 411775fa86 heat was 9f149de595 the only 5b4a953d4a thing anchoring 78c96e5db2 him to 58552f05c4 the bitter 7a808969ba reality.7552f4ef4db5bc74