EMP Chapter 26 – Main Story End

After finishing his sentence, Kwon Jiwook paused to think. Who exactly was the “me” that had just spoken? And whose name had he called earlier?bd24a8fb1a65a684

This was the process of a “dream” wandering through his unconscious being reassembled into fragments of memory. At last, Kwon Jiwook fully woke from the long dream.2ceab4deaaffd660

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The ones who 1adc33caf4 had tormented Kwon eed0b6206a Jiwook were clearly 8adc9f1035 no strangers to 8c0d76af94 such acts. As a result, f4b64f002e his condition was e835351795 worse than Park 358366f102 Juyeon had anticipated. While it wasn’t 1f2e61459a a matter of e29f6edaa9 life-threatening injuries, Park ced4158869 Juyeon concluded that 1ea49f5570 it would be 4e5a191e7a difficult to take 89d45b14a5 care of him 084b3233a7 alone.0c95689f7a943c79

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After moving Kwon Jiwook 2233a5e2ab into the car and be6e2e07e7 preparing to head to 0c7680849e the hospital, Lee Woojin f9dcde1114 tried to tag along. Park Juyeon declined, saying it 8539639696 wasn’t necessary. It was enough that ace34867dc Lee Woojin had provided 420d7bc788 information about Kwon Jiwook c2e2dddc99 and helped him build 24bb7522a2 the strength not to 46967c0864 be overpowered. The role Park Juyeon 08553d7142 had wanted Lee Woojin c280537537 to play ended there. Similarly, he planned 886b15b4e6 to stop providing dad80887a6 financial support for bd54a98749 Lee Woojin’s gang-related cfb3b49f84 activities. By now, he d2556e7b66 figured, Lee Woojin b9d084b04f should be able 38056c2a31 to get by 246a6336b6 on his own, dc0e26d855 freed from the dd50cf86f1 lowest rungs of 5e6d6df8e6 gang life.7d311c576493bddf

It was already too late 7871641daa to check in as an 18b0bd57d3 outpatient, so Park Juyeon carried 765ef241b6 Kwon Jiwook into the emergency 30ac2fd41d room. At first, the medical 2b30f5a9de staff had been helpful, b72d038afe guiding him along. But as more examinations cc3a091242 were conducted and the eb555a55ff context of the situation 32c79e6c6c became clearer, they began fc51806e19 casting suspicious glances his d681f72531 way.5139843e5032399c

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So what? What does it matter f0bc71572e if you look at 40eed5a57f me like that? I didn’t do it. Park Juyeon remained unperturbed.d5d9c20920f6700f

Without him needing 07c1d8d25c to explain, the abaf538232 staff inferred that 133a661aaf the injuries were e06957f0d6 related to sexual 623b122c70 assault and violence. They contacted the 052e5a773a relevant departments accordingly. Kwon Jiwook had suffered injuries fd3b9534c2 to various parts of his e16fb4c492 body, including tears in his 2e346935b6 urethra and rectum, along with 3304762beb fractures in several minor bones. The main advice was to 892a986b5c avoid any strenuous activity. After approximately a 60ddf5d830 week in the 43850cd889 hospital, he would d138d3c749 be discharged with 52d053e535 medication.ea46006e407c66a4

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Wow, you really made a bbc6c9f684 mess of things, didn’t you? Park Juyeon thought to himself, 10f81437cd clicking his tongue. He made a 25ebb0f561 mental note to f7e5010ef8 send the medical 186e66adf3 bills to Lee 27a02fe5f9 Woojin.df407d17ef5d96dd

After completing the b407bbf637 necessary procedures, Park 156dbd5294 Juyeon finally returned 71cb52c1f5 to the hospital 82d25de91b room, where Kwon 1c88a4d700 Jiwook lay sound ed8b83264a asleep. He quietly gazed at him. The faint glow of a a373a635d6 streetlamp outside filtered through the 0416a5f4d1 window, casting a dim light. Once his eyes adjusted 6fa65e81cb to the darkness, he ffef9e5c19 could make out Jiwook’s 77f9660fc6 face in detail.80f945993a8cada6

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Park Juyeon traced his 944728b9ff delicate fingers over Jiwook’s 9bf92ea8b4 prominent brow bone, down 4a1807b60c his nose, and across 7b7a9aed5c his lips. Swollen and bruised from the 3350531710 beating, his face was marred 6b23315132 with bumps and welts.c0dce83cca8fe775

He had exacted the revenge f00655d3f3 he had dreamed of for 60eaaff6a9 so long. For eight years, db27a7b603 he had devoted 779ede652a himself entirely to 63dd8f9613 pursuing this man. He had never 94b4fd59da even considered what e6da94bcb7 feelings might surface 1eb95649e4 once it was f7364af23a over. He had been obsessively 8dd9e01437 consumed by the single 2ba4108889 thought of making him 504e408033 suffer in the same 73060dab14 way.91f81a6f983c9ee5

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“What am I supposed to do with my life now?”4928603f4178f9b4

Revenge breeds more revenge. The best revenge is forgiveness. It was a saying he had heard so often it had become a cliche. But Park Juyeon didn’t agree. Revenge, in his mind, was the ultimate way to make the other party understand their wrongs, and “more revenge” was merely the residue of unresolved guilt the perpetrator refused to acknowledge.33765049ce722830

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He thought about breaking free 9ef3bfb240 now. He had spent the last 558ddb4ff8 eight years fixated on Kwon 61acb8a5da Jiwook; it was time to d34f0cd8d7 move on. He should seek out new 98277d4243 things, meet new people, and ba8c59d7ee refresh himself. But he wasn’t able b4b4519ad2 to let go yet. Perhaps it was because he 519566c128 still had lingering feelings—whether those 823da0d6c9 feelings were remnants of affection 599325ec1d or unresolved hatred.ab1642d56f8a640a

Resolving those feelings was Park ae28a06b42 Juyeon’s final task.5c1fb23eee789ed2

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He checked the time. It was well past 3 7d1517e3da a.m. Strange thoughts kept circling 48f468d48c in his mind.5425330e39e42237

So this “late-night mood” thing really does exist, huh? He muttered aimlessly before lying down on the cot beside the hospital bed. He closed his eyes, hoping that when he opened them again, his cluttered mind would feel clearer.da83fbc7fadeb23e

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Before opening his 1e58a0f4ad eyes, Kwon Jiwook 7c6d7410f5 wondered why his a393b2a89e eyelids felt so 840ae98aae heavy. Maybe it was ae3a186a06 because he’d been bca56a7ccc struck in the c5cece4df6 face, or perhaps f1303ccde2 it was from 17b760e104 crying so much b7a5df471b that his eyes 45beed1e27 had swollen shut. As he mulled it over, 47642220b6 he realized that beyond a 272f2ea014 certain point, he couldn’t recall 835e2f98a1 anything that had happened.f9c91c19599a1432

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The last thing 7ed6d4e4fb he remembered was 83c20e86a8 the moment the 02a99c6107 urethral plug was 77db311c6e inserted for the b5f1856030 first time.12169f0cb8d535b3

Lying still with his 16037a3528 eyes closed, Kwon Jiwook d7cefadb49 suddenly felt one of 397ca2e465 the men’s hands rush 06b35671d5 toward his face in 23bde0b7f8 the darkness. Startled, he gasped sharply 63efd45ae5 and snapped his eyes 3fadb02ff0 open.3e1815d9ac25af81

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…Ah, the hospital. The faint blue dawn still lingered in the room. Kwon Jiwook struggled to steady his ragged breathing.91163070cd2283cd

At the very least, he cc9100a923 had survived.39d8d2529642a08a

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At this moment, Kwon 5ce85886dd Jiwook felt more disoriented e967cf7021 than ever. He assumed it a35e5a1b64 was the lingering d7f818df71 aftereffects of the b53753d0c0 abuse. It was hard 118ff2b076 to focus on 98ac666a7d any single thought, ac007dff64 so he decided 3ce7465994 to sit up 8d3b943103 instead.f756f4b4c840685d

But as soon as he cd63c7f471 tried to move, every muscle 7826e9bc2d and bone in his body 1981b485ba screamed in pain. It wasn’t just 7b2f625ad3 soreness—it was beyond 09e2a2c585 that. The injuries weren’t solely ffe64dccc7 from the beating. He felt numbness between his 10e8f608bd legs, and the parts of ca593335cf his body where the patient 079405ead2 gown touched stung sharply. When he noticed the 128d6f2709 unusual weight in one c34e353841 leg and arm, he b7436c6da3 lifted the blanket to 5033c93d9d find them both in 8df74c5731 casts.70896ed3d081339f

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…A walking disaster zone. He glanced at his remaining hand. It trembled slightly, involuntarily. When he raised it, the trembling worsened, so he let it drop back onto the bed.0b14b409e9897b02

“…”2e338c8a7d37e795

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Regaining memory was as 0d9fa37a08 natural a process as 6aac1b287d forgetting, so much so 7a88b19985 that one wouldn’t even 86f5d05b85 realize it was happening. It wasn’t dramatic. There was no sudden headache 9455e93906 accompanied by the rush of 26288f4cd6 a year’s worth of memories, 71c0dd6df9 no divine flash that jolted b27b5bbb9a his recollections. Instead, it was simply 2cfcd908b7 that when someone asked 79d9ff0fbe him about Park Juyeon, 0af0d31a59 the memories that surfaced 32545b896d were from middle school 2b0857be40 rather than college. Oh, that happened, he thought.6a004ebb16cac3e9

Slowly, Kwon Jiwook turned his head to the side. There, on a cot, sat Park Juyeon, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, dozing lightly. …Right. That happened too.a72bdce84f383b92

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Fatigue was etched deeply 854476be58 into Park Juyeon’s sleeping 0626e6dcb4 face.8e295948c93f0227

Feeling inexplicably anxious, Kwon 4409b55e53 Jiwook said nothing and 024b985ef6 simply stared at him. Eventually, Park Juyeon’s eyelids fluttered 8f05a00b48 open. There was no trace of e54430c219 sleep in his eyes.a3375eb2405907be

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Even as their gazes 4cafc4f60e met and tangled in b68bf670c1 the air, Park Juyeon d0ce354db4 said nothing. Normally, his composed e069c41c0e demeanor would have 0b81088dc6 annoyed Kwon Jiwook. He half-expected the kind 19cb2f5849 of taunting comment that 25b8511a46 would aggravate him—something like, “How could you collapse so easily? You’re so weak.” But as he studied Park Juyeon’s face, it seemed even more haggard than his own, despite everything he had endured.fda661e43579a553

“You woke up late.”239a54ea2a2512f6

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“…”cde978caaa44a961

“You’ve been asleep for two full days, Hyung. You weren’t waking up, 751e44c426 so I thought something 41300773f5 was wrong.”cdc9c6a9b0400df4

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Park Juyeon stood, 069f442b18 adjusted the bed 0607250831 to a sitting 0b904efed2 position, and handed 5590b99273 Kwon Jiwook a 14ffa953a6 cup of water. Kwon Jiwook quietly accepted 834ddc93e5 it, drinking as he e0c4a2b529 looked around. The luxurious atmosphere 4d4b4e9372 of the private f36abc8d0c hospital room suited 9e6b535e19 Park Juyeon perfectly.23a5cbb2cf962d27

“…Hyung. Do you hate me?”6b733e3116d2c69d

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The suddenness of the question 4e26797f0c caught Kwon Jiwook off guard. He remained silent, waiting for e4e4372bda Park Juyeon to continue.651f9bd2390aa2d0

“You said you didn’t do anything wrong, didn’t you? That you didn’t a710ee4a22 do anything at 3d4b12e052 all. So, do you 68d2c4f68a hate me for 38e541d814 taking someone like 22ca5101af you and doing 11f16d4eeb this to you?”926a4f2331d482a4

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“…”3f024c4f7b875ac0

Park Juyeon usually cfe24e3013 maintained a calm 71da88053e demeanor during conversations—unless 7b6a1a7b80 provoked. But now, he was visibly 85709fd344 anxious, fidgeting with his hands cbe6329b05 and biting his lip. Even he found his aa3d75b1d6 behavior unusual, but he 0781620a97 couldn’t control himself. It was the first 53dbc07641 time he was confronting db90641f39 the emotions tied to 883b5c0900 the past, which he b74ca07c46 had always treated as 7152f9b5bb mere sequences of events.49991707af123808

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“You don’t believe me. You still resent ae11ac899c me, don’t you?”59bdf7ee060b3680

“I believe you, Park Juyeon.”27739a16b36e57b0

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“What?”6a4985326bef2388

“I said, I believe you.”7e19644483083494

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“…”fddd02c3734ba79d

Park Juyeon’s eyes widened slowly. Even with Kwon Jiwook’s hoarse cfbb6f9073 voice, the words were clear. That only made 7d042b9f70 his heart pound 97007d0ef8 faster. He couldn’t predict what Kwon 00274c93b7 Jiwook would say next. So what? What difference does it fd0ffacea6 make that you believe 395cd3b6e7 me? He was terrified that 6af0d1577a Kwon Jiwook would act e67d2e389d as if nothing had d043403150 happened.975b11aab159653d

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“…”f49a56e6c016a76d

“And… I’m sorry. I was… wrong.”add406e0b8d9b7f6

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“…Hyung.”afa6898efec9bdc6

This time, it 63f318205a was Kwon Jiwook ac54338da4 who averted his 74586c8b45 gaze. Lowering his head 1ba661732f in front of 17b1ee24bd Park Juyeon wasn’t 093cf97b2f because he had c260e1e880 suddenly become enlightened 09bba9ca5f or turned over 0038da4b89 a new leaf. It was because d15b976b82 he had finally 43746e38b1 acknowledged the emotions a8dfb551c3 he had been 85a62db9fc denying all along, 8a84b3153e along with the e72d28d283 memories of their fb80d9a170 shared past.3fcceb15b9335549

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Only after eight years 8e91a3f0f2 could Kwon Jiwook view 62c8ad8282 himself objectively. Back then, he 61df9e111d had undoubtedly liked 045de4e72f Park Juyeon.e86b5267b450ddf3

He didn’t try to 141ca38fe1 justify it with excuses 283d13b14b like, I just didn’t b881b3fb9d know how to d252a7db3d express my feelings 1f6e7f3df6 properly. He knew perfectly well what a healthy relationship should look like. What he couldn’t accept was 326d6a6c0f himself—his feelings for another man.59b3ff8c1c753f3b

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He had simultaneously wanted f35ae86827 to stay close to 350e50db98 Park Juyeon and to 39ba800ca9 push him away as 3b6e24a897 quickly as possible. For someone like Kwon Jiwook, b878dd306f appearances mattered more than anything, f5fafb0716 and the latter desire had 924ac80b38 taken precedence.e0bc58196d4cb63d

If only I hadn’t acted that way back then… Maybe our relationship could have turned out better. Maybe I wouldn’t be lying in this hospital bed, beaten and broken. Maybe I could have lived a normal life like everyone else.522e89289b151fd9

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The actions of d541b06ec2 a self he fe92cfa90d barely recognized were 62ec9ebbc9 now dragging down 4840630c5e the man living 5c34a05002 in the present. Into the tattered 57b5869ac7 state of his eb4d59d8cf mind, a fragile 983a797ab5 heart seeped in, 2451fdc1cd and absurdly, a e696f504ce warmth surged up 4905ec1a1b in his chest, 89b0587707 bringing with it 4421cd558d a wave of 820b613a96 emotions he couldn’t b5fbe31c33 suppress.c9b7135286a6309a

“You’re saying you’re sorry?”63294c4867411428

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“…Yeah.”372364e1ff0d1a6b

His weak voice trembled 941ea785af with an undertone of 344d175c4a sobbing. Park Juyeon looked silently b2b2dd31ee at Kwon Jiwook. Back then, Park Juyeon hadn’t 5e0aed8ac4 been as severely hurt as 890a21f8f5 the current Kwon Jiwook. But even as a e09eb4fd41 young boy, Park Juyeon 1bbfaba1a7 must have begged for 53fecf567a forgiveness like this, apologizing e43969df36 for things he hadn’t 4f2d72130f even done, just as 137655328e Kwon Jiwook was doing ccbced9479 now.55a3f29d7c28e1fb

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“Hyung, when I was a kid, I apologized too. I begged you 544af6373c to stop, but 81cd170eb1 you ignored me.”4bdac8903e7c7bbe

“…”569d710637832b8b

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“Do you even understand what I’m saying right now?”6eed306e61857e68

“…Ugh…”1965e9426ff112db

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“Do you remember and cry about it? Or are you crying 8ec5cc7003 because it’s unfair? Because honestly, I’m the one c2b883c624 who should be crying here, 7d1db86221 not you.”191be42d3cace230

Park Juyeon’s voice 9d029be1c5 grew increasingly agitated. To him, it 43aa37644f felt like Kwon b4ffc2a516 Jiwook was clueless, a608c0957f simply listening and 038cc10ba6 offering misplaced pity. Or worse, crying f017c0b992 out of a e389e2d7b6 sense of injustice. That thought only made 69f290a775 him angrier.cfeaa58ee350376b

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“You know, for years, I’ve done nothing but follow in your shadow. I spent all my time 0949433fc5 thinking about how to destroy b7537b0794 you, how to make you add646bdd1 feel utterly wretched—because I was 2288abf291 wretched because of you. And yet, you 7b0a4a70f8 didn’t even remember 629de82c4f me.”af94512de9c79624

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry…”20a017773e2ae041

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“Is saying you forgot enough? Does not remembering 0c657236cc erase all the e3a7f51eda wrongs you committed? Does that mean 8fc87bba03 all I have d67e1e33d9 to do is dcd03536b0 endure it by c8b1fa0682 myself?”471eefd89ef6d760

“No, that’s not it…”ba6e243bae69fe14

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“How could someone be so selfish from start to finish? I just can’t understand it. You must’ve only wanted to 64977c92f9 make things easier for yourself.”57194d8bed67112b

As he poured out his 685f5bcd68 accusations, Park Juyeon’s voice began 3cea313473 to falter, trembling with instability. Startled, Kwon Jiwook momentarily 2d1d94a72c forgot to wipe his faf2caa78a tears and lifted his d0154bca23 head.c277107ab1f47166

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Park Juyeon’s eyes were 9dd49c7d5f already red, glistening with 41ec0f9153 unshed tears that threatened 0090016151 to spill at any e676c48344 moment. His face, heavy cded71072b with emotion, looked 3e85dd0380 so much like 1c54858da9 the boy in 6f6065bbc9 Kwon Jiwook’s dream, 476a6dc9b5 swallowing his sobs.b6abf5c8fd22ad16

“It’s like… it’s like I’m the only one living in the past, Hyung. I’m the only one trapped there, over and over again.”9124fb6e6ed07221

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“…”f74ebb3eb2039324

Faced with such undeniable guilt, 786ffdc868 Kwon Jiwook had no words 335034eae1 to defend himself. I was wrong. With his eyes squeezed shut, he whispered the words. By now, both of cc66237bd5 them were teetering on 55bc674b00 the edge of their 1c5a23e10e emotional limits.678c1843dd2f9afc

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Park Juyeon, who had been 092222b65d staring at Kwon Jiwook, finally 91478e9919 averted his gaze to the cf9deacd37 empty air. When he blinked, a tear 4bb5be3ff0 that had been pooling fell 4a30817096 silently.a8ce9f0e1e12a892

“But… why is all you can say that you were wrong? Shouldn’t you at least try to explain yourself? Or is it that you still don’t remember who I am?”5687903164b9322d

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“I remember. I remember… and that’s why I can’t even make excuses.”46355ec5fd599144

Park Juyeon’s eyes fixed 6c6f33c904 on Kwon Jiwook’s cracked 627b00713e lips, intent on catching a8a1722493 every word.cff43d4b265f4132

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“Then talk. Let me hear it.”175e97e54751ea61

“I… Back then, I hated you, Park Juyeon.”9fd28e5b918d746c

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“…”8030cb00f40b4048

“I hated myself for constantly looking at your face, hated myself for wanting to tease you, hated how I wanted to take care of you, even a little. I was terrified someone might notice and start talking. Me, liking a guy? That could never…”c3e306374f25081a

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It was a thoroughly Kwon Jiwook kind of excuse. Park Juyeon let out a bitter laugh, short and sharp. His unrelenting pride had driven him to torment someone over such a trivial reason. It was so absurdly in character for Kwon Jiwook that Park Juyeon couldn’t even respond. Over something so simple…016f57cbaf209a93

“…Fine. It’s an excuse, I get it. I still don’t understand it, but… I’m sorry too.”5b72e6e2464a0360

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“No, don’t be. I get it now. You don’t have to apologize anymore. I just… I liked someone who was too much for me. Someone I couldn’t handle.”3f220217ad245d96

To the young Park Juyeon, f4041c0094 Kwon Jiwook had been a 5afa7cc898 hero, an idol. And someone he 719b5cbe69 wanted to love. Losing all of that c047329c07 at once had been 1f1b04ede9 devastating. At the time, he had bdf27a4578 thought the pain was something 08ee3759e3 he had left behind.efec51146aae3384

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But the emotions 1602ee3ccc he had suppressed 2a76f87d35 for so long, eb1103ba31 without counseling or 41390814cb therapy, spilled out 337ebea685 uncontrollably now that 7b6f76d611 he had opened b18ea9de80 his mouth. Even Park Juyeon was daa770e202 surprised by it. After a few sniffles, he d8b2ee541b sighed deeply. Was this enough? Had he finally 8b1ce98839 unraveled all his fc5857fb31 feelings for Kwon 59d92ab211 Jiwook? Was he truly cbf2281ecc free of lingering 69762a857e regrets? He wasn’t sure. He needed time to afec56541c clear his head.3e1c212d7b7434a5

“Seriously, I don’t even know what kind of mess this is.”ad27f659b585076a

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“…”c3625f5dc0743514

Kwon Jiwook felt Park e3651706c2 Juyeon’s presence retreat as 4c47d18a7e he left the room. His movements were hurried, almost 486b9479ea rushed.bb6749d861da17b0

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Kwon Jiwook closed his eyes ef01fc50c7 in the empty hospital room. Throughout the conversation, he had dfcfa29cd8 secretly gripped the bedsheet tightly, 2db7255bd1 his knuckles turning white from bb54398138 the strain. Only now did 6f7ad38057 his fingers begin 694228a680 to relax, though 68dcacf3c7 they continued to 9ea9fe71d5 tremble intermittently.8df334844d2fee7b

Kwon Jiwook hated seeing Park ff0f1ed2e7 Juyeon angry. Each time Juyeon 96f23e8e92 confronted him, he cea85dcebf would lower his 9143e08410 head, too busy 16d413c016 hiding his fear 53e3fd3a84 to respond. The tears he had shed e593587e9f weren’t just the result of b1b78512cc guilt that remained after confessing 99260e1cca everything; they also stemmed from ddb70a73d9 his fear of being abandoned eed72cd0c4 by Park Juyeon and thrown 059b1f112a back to the men who ca71701900 had once tormented him. In the end, all 83cc2dc5bc he could do was 1338f7ee36 beg.5864d9d64b38086c

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“…Hic… ugh…”d7831df4326af7e5

Once the thought 6b5ae72ef4 took root, irrational a18a2aa778 fears flooded his fc15de51ab mind. He couldn’t shake the idea 0120e497f9 that Park Juyeon, upset by 220cc2f18d his words, had stormed out a1240adf86 and might never return.5d3bcf6dcb5ed636

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Memories from just days prior 6fd79b6d01 resurfaced—memories of Park Juyeon watching d17fef165d but never intervening, his gaze 93de760096 unwavering. The growing unease began to 79b24c84a6 dominate his body. What if Lee 94bb80fe4f Woojin or one 8d51e1eef0 of the others a086fcf82d suddenly barged into d739670f2b the empty hospital 90f0726ad4 room?04f3a517da1a49eb

No, this wouldn’t do. He had to find Juyeon. Just as Kwon Jiwook, c67b7d4b68 frantic and on the 9fcc74cf32 verge of calling out, 78bcf82f59 tried to lower the 198dbb8ced bed rail, the door 45f60ea5bf to the hospital room a4885e8663 opened again.0af0d3d3198241e1

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Park Juyeon entered, his gaze 90d6db3195 quickly sweeping over the bed 72f8b6a205 as he approached. The air felt heavy, chaotic. Kwon Jiwook parted his lips.6658ec6a9cf20f55

“What… What happened in the short time I was gone? Why are you like this?”22fdba8a9f3b39d4

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“Juyeon… I was wrong. Really. I’m sorry. Please don’t leave me alone, okay?”90b37671547d7dda

Kwon Jiwook grabbed 234d00474f Juyeon’s collar with 2c931af352 his uninjured hand. The furrow in his brow 6f2f8aed75 clearly reflected his mental instability.e5595bc925554dc1

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“So… please don’t abandon me. Don’t leave me behind. I’ll believe whatever you say. Just… please don’t be mad. Everything’s my fault, Juyeon.”51529e09a85442a8

“Hyung.”d4fa69394f40d2b1

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His injured hand trembled violently. Park Juyeon stared at e835231582 it before reaching out 0b8df7ea93 to clasp Kwon Jiwook’s e41158aa89 hand. Even then, the shaking 7a9f95330d didn’t stop.c7bf267b675e433e

“…Hic… ugh…”1c0374574f10b5ef

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“…Really, how can someone be like this?”4e85cbe44680eaf1

This person had been chaining e8b729ea67 him down, both then and b554354ae2 now. It was as though Kwon f576729117 Jiwook’s very existence was pleading daf46aac06 with him not to even c08a3454a9 think about escaping. And despite himself, 923c8d6d61 Park Juyeon remained 4987c054a8 weak to him, da0dff65a9 just as he f1d5a32462 had been for dcc719ad24 the past eight 7031a3a664 years.f9fde82199ee8907

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So much for 616932fce1 seeking a fresh 52f36207b4 start. Park Juyeon let 41077d4d61 out a bitter 364cc1d853 laugh.1fa8b497fe7bf1bb

“Hyung, from now on… you need to be absolutely certain about one thing. You need to be truly grateful that I’m willing to take you in.”dadbdcd3067c9198

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At his words, Kwon 99d8810cce Jiwook nodded endlessly, trying 909983d525 to hold back his d94578ba6f tears. Juyeon lowered the 29a7df786e bed rail on 376a8760d8 his side, slowly 30acf994d8 pulled Jiwook into 42d7dd1dba an embrace, and 1a55448b0c gently patted his a0da16e962 shoulder as he 1d0edde944 murmured softly.b658a76d3a4d78fd

“…Okay. Got it. Once your treatment’s done, come stay at my place.”787fe591a3834a55

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“Okay.”ead5cc634298dd26

“Other people might come back to beat you up, so you’ll need a leash.”cdcf0a2b2b110677

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“…Okay.”456174ffe1b9f738

“And if you go outside, you might get assaulted, so just stay home.”7b80feac3d699bec

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“Got it.”0cb2c02155415f12

Kwon Jiwook trembled 2f47780b24 as he answered, b51def0ac1 agreeing to every 7aefdd6caf outrageous word Juyeon 7df29b3883 spoke. Perhaps, Juyeon thought, the bc1007797e one with a truly e9ef252244 twisted sense of humor 6da3241d71 wasn’t Jiwook but himself. Otherwise, how could he 8123e6ccc2 find every pitiful, fear-driven 48282a47ce action of this pathetic 3b6b83b34f man endearing?f00ff08cd1065bf7

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“…This time, I’ll really take care of you.”7b2a6be24b77056d

“I… I’ll really behave this time. Hic. Just don’t abandon me.”12c0b13402afbc4f

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He nodded fervently as he 4af94e7a2d replied. After a while, aad48d0a3e as Juyeon continued 198abe077f to rub and e3255b1c72 pat his back, d77f795c88 Jiwook finally began 3cbc77fb55 to calm down. When the room fb70cc79cb fell silent, Juyeon 917ade058e glanced over and 50ddd4378c saw that Kwon 9ddb217d18 Jiwook, drained from c2e0465770 the emotional turmoil, d5f04e727b had fallen asleep 1f7420eae6 almost instantly.ddcd5a9fdd8c4415

Juyeon stared at b5eb61d4f3 him quietly before c68668090a gently laying him a1955a2dad down and lowering 96a80e53b4 the head of 251755f7ae the bed.4f8a22a95d8aa074

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“…”92575fe02d77f68c

Who would have guessed dd22a71098 that someone like Kwon a3959c4e11 Jiwook could become so d15efdbf43 weak? Certainly not the Park 4535aca003 Juyeon from eight years 1ecf153140 ago. If he could go 44180930ff back to that time b8e0468cf8 and warn himself, would 9f9c2b32bc he have been able b367497d99 to find a different 70c8ce1d4d purpose in life? Could he have let bdbb4cbe7f go of his old 55cb499282 feelings and freed himself bf29ec15fd from Kwon Jiwook’s grip?898c1da2c6863816

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Juyeon slid onto the nearby cot and leaned his head against Jiwook’s bed, closing his eyes. Going back to that time… To someone who had exhausted himself in the present over past events, such thoughts were nothing more than empty fantasies.bb2943bdee2ab5ab

Still, if he truly could 586f81edec return to that time, there 2159be1fcb was one question he would a387ae0b32 ask Kwon Jiwook:69ed8a76db405af7

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“Were you ready to accept all the consequences of your actions?”8ac87a9ba02e289a

Lost in thought, 5d018eec8f Juyeon absentmindedly reached e188f319f7 out, grabbed Jiwook’s bbb3362037 fingers, and gave fcbb0ed9a7 them a small 879f95698c squeeze before letting aa08e7cf46 them go.b0fbc54633e60dd0

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