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?b31eaf9bb747f89b

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.31e06b14884a6fb3

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The ones 91512878d9 who had 7f1e250345 tormented Kwon 32508d7d97 Jiwook were 0e88cccafa clearly no a695ae5954 strangers to 8fd6176d64 such acts. As a 6208294295 result, his b72800853c condition was 441617c1cd worse than 9554e420ec Park Juyeon e44b85ad43 had anticipated. While it wasn’t a 32266d6bb5 matter of life-threatening injuries, ea1921aa05 Park Juyeon concluded that c52ba9b846 it would be difficult bd0374b5be to take care of 62cd0cde46 him alone.48488a9b659e5214

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After moving Kwon Jiwook 96b03f9a12 into the car and 17b8adf07b preparing to head to 13228fca54 the hospital, Lee Woojin 6fb7aadf41 tried to tag along. Park Juyeon declined, saying 1d1c183b39 it wasn’t necessary. It was enough that 7a05cc46cb Lee Woojin had provided e7a2758e15 information about Kwon Jiwook 646be2b1c0 and helped him build efd8ebdbf5 the strength not to 3be9760272 be overpowered. The role Park Juyeon 853bb7e764 had wanted Lee Woojin b2f99098c9 to play ended there. Similarly, he 82a2ea19f8 planned to 8806ac0443 stop providing 8679f81e06 financial support e59d3d3fde for Lee 6ad3d02fb3 Woojin’s gang-related 870bfd121d activities. By now, 25037e38e0 he figured, f095d17720 Lee Woojin bf0a5c1bf3 should be 448eac4a92 able to 436e601e4c get by 4d16329211 on his c3fc5671d2 own, freed 9d4a9f8373 from the 9cf3b165fb lowest rungs 6ebeb48508 of gang e6eb405175 life.60c759e2f3b02cf6

It was 07bc2961f5 already too cd6d97e329 late to a3e4344664 check in 6e03199fa6 as an 792a08d475 outpatient, so 7b426b49df Park Juyeon abe486b663 carried Kwon 3acbf0f7c6 Jiwook into 743b2889df the emergency e63ffa37b7 room. At first, 678928cd70 the medical 3e6a8f1e39 staff had f41a8c6063 been helpful, df834f861e guiding him f3f0c119b5 along. But as e158247ff5 more examinations 549450f64f were conducted 73af7bd86b and the e033ccc9e8 context of 6ed757f820 the situation f001a70a05 became clearer, 776ef4881c they began ff29febbe7 casting suspicious 05e6020db9 glances his 889b086bba way.044b111e88491107

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So what? What does it ec387d2bd5 matter if you 2be5f65f79 look at me 2066ae91e7 like that? I didn’t do 88111a94b2 it. Park Juyeon cfe4b71165 remained unperturbed.a8ad1e10687ee27c

Without him f5b7551bb7 needing to e08a5b8463 explain, the 9675669a7e staff inferred bc1c90324a that the d1692d9282 injuries were 0c3c3494fd related to 32db5cdf1a sexual assault cc1028806a and violence. They contacted b046b4633a the relevant a8a178e0a5 departments accordingly. Kwon Jiwook 03ea7dbea2 had suffered 3221367cd7 injuries to 2549d9f22e various parts ef27b719a0 of his 344c183b63 body, including 031a990f9c tears in bbe62e9b2e his urethra e06c1336e2 and rectum, c1dcf882ef along with f89bf7cb52 fractures in 5e54069cd3 several minor 0d4aee31ef bones. The main advice 36a9496e0e was to avoid 87f1b82a07 any strenuous activity. After approximately a 8eef5266de week in the da2a89e7ad hospital, he would 837eabfa0e be discharged with 8f34445b45 medication.1d7d8d857d947ceb

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Wow, you really made 23682ef157 a mess of things, 829f1fffc1 didn’t you? Park Juyeon thought 61b01f1f85 to himself, clicking 4d9ef44d8d his tongue. He made a mental ec2daf93a0 note to send the 02d5f3d23f medical bills to Lee 8e04840916 Woojin.378a3bc5847e914c

After completing the necessary 5ae136da67 procedures, Park Juyeon finally 82ca424e6d returned to the hospital 8544404ec1 room, where Kwon Jiwook 50914bac76 lay sound asleep. He quietly gazed 3f5f4cc368 at him. The faint glow of 0d423058ba a streetlamp outside filtered c802093d5f through the window, casting 2c5daa7b69 a dim light. Once his eyes e870873100 adjusted to the 4c397c1b39 darkness, he could 9fcd57c54a make out Jiwook’s 080e9dea90 face in detail.107fe5f6593827fa

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Park Juyeon traced ac76714028 his delicate fingers aef29db371 over Jiwook’s prominent 3bd8d4fdf7 brow bone, down f868a69f32 his nose, and de9ddf07e2 across his lips. Swollen and bruised 7a1a653605 from the beating, 6037295ab0 his face was bc60b63e59 marred with bumps 3cde9e76b5 and welts.7fd3c0bfe96f3984

He had exacted db9c532a82 the revenge he 5d0a6909e3 had dreamed of 558eb773ec for so long. For eight years, he ece47f2f19 had devoted himself entirely e5d7604ce9 to pursuing this man. He had d9fb162677 never even 5349f08531 considered what e5675dfc74 feelings might e9f0b90dac surface once 63f8e4665b it was 3b08724550 over. He had been 9b6d45a438 obsessively consumed by 137b913601 the single thought 33f66692a0 of making him e6bcdb1bcd suffer in the 02dae8364c same way.a5ec542365a03388

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“What am 72eebc2d20 I supposed ef7cd7c10d to do 89383b54b7 with my 3d34a88fc6 life now?”0c2b6d97fef7b06c

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.8cfda5c75cc3122e

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He thought about 497dbc5dca breaking free now. He had spent 9e0c78ba49 the last eight ff94dbbeee years fixated on a79a7309f4 Kwon Jiwook; it da9af95c89 was time to 15be799ad5 move on. He should 241aa84a4c seek out 8f29399100 new things, d7a265a8a1 meet new 3345519672 people, and 13c2d7befd refresh himself. But he wasn’t able e169a68a36 to let go yet. Perhaps it was because 1376398ca7 he still had lingering a8eb47702c feelings—whether those feelings were 576303ea1f remnants of affection or 2ad8a9cbd3 unresolved hatred.d5f8286f16de75a4

Resolving those feelings was b7c8280ae5 Park Juyeon’s final task.bd4eda97e1e21fdb

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He checked the 7b9e850a48 time. It was 934a37b705 well past 63526faee5 3 a.m. Strange thoughts kept circling 0f755858f0 in his mind.dc2d1e0ec0d9c8b4

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.e8b34c4672957b64

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Before opening his 0d2be12d3e eyes, Kwon Jiwook d2f38fc0bc wondered why his 512952fd3b eyelids felt so fba56663b0 heavy. Maybe it was because ac98b99097 he’d been struck in 0ad30ca658 the face, or perhaps b2362ef614 it was from crying dbb85055e6 so much that his 81e348ef7d eyes had swollen shut. As he d58d525850 mulled it bed49207cc over, he f084737a45 realized that 3a68e6a9de beyond a a594d58f5f certain point, f7d9504a33 he couldn’t 2a18f0181e recall anything 530c021ce6 that had 679b6fa6c5 happened.e164116c7f9ab40a

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The last thing 039f77d771 he remembered was e0060ee7a1 the moment the 75ed942087 urethral plug was 92fc391a1f inserted for the 64141568c3 first time.3df2c5fdf7f18930

Lying still with e7ef1b130d his eyes closed, f790cf3cc9 Kwon Jiwook suddenly eeca1da960 felt one of 02a42cd965 the men’s hands 3c6a510738 rush toward his 2fd033db31 face in the ec66b96569 darkness. Startled, he d7a512d393 gasped sharply b40a9b42f7 and snapped ba32d8d1dd his eyes e262a9ef27 open.eda0950cf3be4036

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…Ah, the hospital. The faint blue dawn still lingered in the room. Kwon Jiwook struggled to steady his ragged breathing.b3a1f124559da1c0

At the very least, b088cece47 he had survived.124b8a3b9b9f3e15

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At this moment, Kwon f5e9bbee81 Jiwook felt more disoriented b074a72288 than ever. He assumed f9dec52fc5 it was 55016ad8ad the lingering eec2d113dc aftereffects of ba985c3e02 the abuse. It was hard to b92738185c focus on any single 273a621f8c thought, so he decided 10ce23d357 to sit up instead.8fbb0afa0a0a9d4e

But as soon as c8283818d1 he tried to move, 58bffd3dba every muscle and bone d5dbf59b42 in his body screamed fd45d2dfe2 in pain. It wasn’t just soreness—it f465df94a6 was beyond that. The injuries addb180f55 weren’t solely 8d53787982 from the 9de6e01f12 beating. He felt ce81ba8afc numbness between 7f693a730f his legs, 0fdb6dca90 and the d7857d8e9c parts of e41b04ad04 his body f76288b7f0 where the 96e4a25e1f patient gown 3779275203 touched stung 430b4262aa sharply. When he noticed 72853e90c4 the unusual weight 34210288ba in one leg 1cb0611f64 and arm, he 451a7fb9a1 lifted the blanket 402314aa52 to find them 6b32cb4ba7 both in casts.5a8ea6d735ece320

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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.32faec3a1609280f

“…”992d1e3219561d68

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Regaining memory was b1de72b70e as natural a 8643dc8aa2 process as forgetting, 6197aa781f so much so ab890dabda that one wouldn’t f79ce9b29b even realize it 4bb0c2c237 was happening. It wasn’t dramatic. There was no sudden 5fe4e797d8 headache accompanied by the 2f4bd63116 rush of a year’s f0aa267d28 worth of memories, no e10398eadc divine flash that jolted cf648b359f his recollections. Instead, it was 90f536cb6e simply that when 20457f1e97 someone asked him 104db6a541 about Park Juyeon, fff76d002f the memories that 28abe75b5c surfaced were from a562e4818b middle school rather 6414fc778e than college. Oh, that happened, e199c6984c he thought.d10d444d18c6ef3c

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.2921bec0e0a3fdec

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Fatigue was 3689b7283b etched deeply 50bdfcc99b into Park f964a150ff Juyeon’s sleeping 12e842a915 face.bc66080df22b4eed

Feeling inexplicably anxious, 8a033e1e10 Kwon Jiwook said 3599b05309 nothing and simply cb0d0175c8 stared at him. Eventually, Park Juyeon’s eyelids 4220fd5e20 fluttered open. There was da5d607525 no trace 8652a08aa4 of sleep 9affa9500c in his 3a4f63b457 eyes.e214a1e85782c111

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Even as their caaeecd516 gazes met and 58dd6ed822 tangled in the 40546efe28 air, Park Juyeon e133fa9b3e said nothing. Normally, his composed demeanor 784dbf2573 would have annoyed Kwon 97e64b647f Jiwook. He half-expected the kind 9e4da02c4c of taunting comment that 90f6921128 would aggravate him—something like, “How could 3d20a673bd you collapse 3702ba2a90 so easily? You’re so weak.” But as he 7ee529c66a studied Park Juyeon’s 46afb69c92 face, it seemed 717763e79b even more haggard b0f6550d34 than his own, dc2f7efa0d despite everything he 294320816c had endured.a6587d98cd4821b0

“You woke up late.”97a492275d52fb04

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“…”e87fed2a2b2d8050

“You’ve been asleep e0b7688ad3 for two full 2e04607285 days, Hyung. You weren’t waking up, f6745b0f52 so I thought something 54e05cb6d1 was wrong.”5892241cc7c06d1e

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Park Juyeon 3fe76dd61d stood, adjusted 40cd0865ee the bed 1a7cd34760 to a aade944b45 sitting position, 1455207eb7 and handed 955d299b75 Kwon Jiwook bb51b3a9e4 a cup f47df48c8a of water. Kwon Jiwook c2bf55ce9c quietly accepted ce140730d8 it, drinking 01a0bfece8 as he b59c91adac looked around. The luxurious atmosphere of 26785579c0 the private hospital room 897f14980b suited Park Juyeon perfectly.ae7ec2c5c11912fe

“…Hyung. Do you hate me?”36dc9c95f22fcabc

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The suddenness of the 5727a7542e question caught Kwon Jiwook e398b0924c off guard. He remained silent, 61b4c091a3 waiting for Park 07e30ba14f Juyeon to continue.a9274837d3fa909c

“You said 8e1b02215c you didn’t 80fafacf01 do anything 5bd9e66360 wrong, didn’t b6ab5f03d5 you? That you 1d2f115438 didn’t do a7f5877c07 anything at 705b60aa58 all. So, do cb19f97cdc you hate b096dff190 me for 3a7916bd49 taking someone 53fdf6f159 like you 9c2c6d4136 and doing 500e04d092 this to 5f39b96333 you?”e6f987ae73f65a35

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“…”8d5a7ff32379e2bf

Park Juyeon 59acab2e79 usually maintained 09884b66dd a calm e294ca81c6 demeanor during 008a36eead conversations—unless provoked. But now, he was 2c45e4437c visibly anxious, fidgeting with 47339b2f54 his hands and biting 370ea0986e his lip. Even he found his 9b18faac07 behavior unusual, but he c7e461e691 couldn’t control himself. It was 82414e341d the first 047f7403a8 time he 74104c8805 was confronting 16adab71e9 the emotions e405865e0d tied to b9dc389713 the past, 36d248f563 which he 204f607bb1 had always 78bcdadce6 treated as f402bec260 mere sequences b29d3178e8 of events.bb9312e307bc446a

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“You don’t believe 10edf774a9 me. You still 01b5111ab2 resent me, 89ca49e701 don’t you?”f9fd8a35b1fe141c

“I believe you, 3854f405ce Park Juyeon.”35e21c0b11b3d5b6

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“What?”ad1827f11456f1d7

“I said, ee2e02fd02 I believe 63d31b0dce you.”586ea75f2f58ead4

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“…”70a3eef214e65f19

Park Juyeon’s eyes widened bfaa419d0f slowly. Even with Kwon Jiwook’s d9ac654d0d hoarse voice, the words fbf3556210 were clear. That only made his 7949204ce0 heart pound faster. He couldn’t predict 913fbf1f68 what Kwon Jiwook da13b094f8 would say next. So what? What difference c58167868c does it a311a5370b make that e70c336a98 you believe f73411276d me? He was terrified that fb37053365 Kwon Jiwook would act 86efe7ef7a as if nothing had cc76caea50 happened.3ed2961b0a6e20ac

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“…”b9738ca5d7bab602

“And… I’m sorry. I was… wrong.”ebadb0d53e940776

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“…Hyung.”245d7bc96754e0ef

This time, it was f3d5647064 Kwon Jiwook who averted 5a62be4cb0 his gaze. Lowering his 030af0f21a head in a829dc4fdb front of b886b3f83e Park Juyeon 596d49901c wasn’t because f8f6204325 he had e223ef99c8 suddenly become ff454d8d41 enlightened or c63c94afe8 turned over 30162074a7 a new 2c5f2da1d6 leaf. It was because 48e153bdb8 he had finally b9c700ead2 acknowledged the emotions aa116a8bde he had been 1c0229fe33 denying all along, 3ba6222a7e along with the 8dd97fb004 memories of their eae07893e2 shared past.a5213e00925e960d

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Only after eight 6fcb667e59 years could Kwon 838862ea47 Jiwook view himself 115eaa469b objectively. Back then, 06c1f8714e he had 80000468ef undoubtedly liked 9bc434e702 Park Juyeon.23002daf39cca846

He didn’t try beab3fcbe9 to justify it 55fefb8e7e with excuses like, I just 1ee70577df didn’t know 51db08b118 how to dc79df45bb express my 460a671366 feelings properly. He knew perfectly well 4eb0b0f57f what a healthy relationship 8b683e2fcd should look like. What he couldn’t accept 4f55514ffd was himself—his feelings for 9fd3e48e9f another man.4c73c48415262253

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He had simultaneously wanted a98ff6a15f to stay close to 92bd8d3cc1 Park Juyeon and to 6a5b5a6731 push him away as 798d72c4d1 quickly as possible. For someone 63cf320d45 like Kwon 11a76384f8 Jiwook, appearances 3ee0d66290 mattered more 5ddb5ff2ea than anything, 4418ef5dd5 and the 5ff923d62c latter desire 3cca9fcc87 had taken 84eab8dde4 precedence.41d2dfae0f6aa783

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.f2a63afcfc4d8e2c

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The actions of b2bb4fab51 a self he 87fc66ab4c barely recognized were 2f159573fb now dragging down a1b5bde2dc the man living 06ef651195 in the present. Into the tattered 199fdf6f9c state of his 8595fc91b1 mind, a fragile f7e279a762 heart seeped in, 0ca14ecbf0 and absurdly, a 9bc81af196 warmth surged up 9dc2be7439 in his chest, d6490e5292 bringing with it 8bb4ffef3b a wave of 3c7dbc3f47 emotions he couldn’t ed25fb5133 suppress.b92e575490bcc2f9

“You’re saying you’re 06dbc92220 sorry?”a2c5bd90fbeae811

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“…Yeah.”2b3c6a03cd687b1f

His weak voice trembled c646182120 with an undertone of f0bbfdb04c sobbing. Park Juyeon looked silently 8db4a3b93e at Kwon Jiwook. Back then, ad46dacd58 Park Juyeon 778a153909 hadn’t been 2e80787f41 as severely db8407519b hurt as 93f71a25e3 the current 7cd94ed1e2 Kwon Jiwook. But even e88f7d74e3 as a a792ed49c5 young boy, 6e3ea23be2 Park Juyeon 0172bdbd81 must have 3c1f301edf begged for 2548f428c6 forgiveness like 793511377b this, apologizing 30ad4e328b for things 57189a9a70 he hadn’t 2c232ca9be even done, c54beb5149 just as efc254c963 Kwon Jiwook aa877a30f0 was doing 75bed4ce01 now.1f4bcad3dc40f0ad

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“Hyung, when I was c604bf63ae a kid, I apologized dd83765757 too. I begged you to fcf69df055 stop, but you ignored 2f866285c5 me.”be6430312d8decbb

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“Do you even 74ed48e4cd understand what I’m 233830a17d saying right now?”0a92211c0dfae4d0

“…Ugh…”50797c6ce2a5d991

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“Do you remember and 1adb5c9b49 cry about it? Or are you crying 33cb12a889 because it’s unfair? Because honestly, 0792703da1 I’m the 1115fca757 one who da6227f5ea should be 91b1c1bb20 crying here, 8cdd153444 not you.”a8c4907d34fcf434

Park Juyeon’s voice 0b5e808fdd grew increasingly agitated. To him, it felt 69f499632d like Kwon Jiwook was 98051a1e6c clueless, simply listening and 8c7f5c3b4d offering misplaced pity. Or worse, crying 13161b9879 out of a 661279deb1 sense of injustice. That thought only c2ec0980d1 made him angrier.c7e1a8ed053d631f

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“You know, for years, 4e18c647f8 I’ve done nothing but 3278bce1ed follow in your shadow. I spent all 64afe42eaf my time thinking 6cb3455f1a about how to 6debdbd100 destroy you, how ee34791cf0 to make you dd4461ea10 feel utterly wretched—because 1025328752 I was wretched 9315e20838 because of you. And yet, 20f9f37dee you didn’t ada58e1034 even remember bbb245ba16 me.”1ab81e0f19df05fc

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry…”e33cc240f3229382

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“Is saying you 3db546b059 forgot enough? Does not 29054fc02b remembering erase 4cefc9a2f0 all the 21e779eff3 wrongs you 2c59bbfdee committed? Does that mean ded0412f75 all I have 94f44507be to do is 28b0221c45 endure it by 7c78c7ca55 myself?”8c243e7975835d89

“No, that’s not it…”2c2e262544adcb70

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“How could someone be d32eacd25e so selfish from start 2248e31c6b to finish? I just 968e876178 can’t understand dbd61d1efa it. You must’ve only 7488f5c13f wanted to make 861f1a1438 things easier for d56616c6e8 yourself.”7646800c5ee55d8d

As he poured fc374dd03c out his accusations, 7c53156603 Park Juyeon’s voice e448b5fc92 began to falter, 729698ae22 trembling with instability. Startled, Kwon Jiwook abe39c5476 momentarily forgot to 6d36b83d98 wipe his tears a625cbc870 and lifted his 45f8676a3f head.077741db34bbac7c

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Park Juyeon’s eyes 8866a2cffb were already red, ea7861e388 glistening with unshed 343132d02f tears that threatened 76a0e08658 to spill at 892ce624eb any moment. His face, heavy f746943b09 with emotion, looked fc42c358a5 so much like 7c4e940626 the boy in f2b4dd2d92 Kwon Jiwook’s dream, 39e9db6bbf swallowing his sobs.4c7249aa04bfd57f

“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.”63b3e7b67f9f9e88

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“…”32dd4a4a3e83ec6f

Faced with 26d2aa4ff6 such undeniable 654394e964 guilt, Kwon ec6ab031ae Jiwook had b5a1192903 no words 594aea10cc to defend 0648ec2d26 himself. I was wrong. With his eyes squeezed fa2ee74dac shut, he whispered the f1c5dc39b6 words. By now, 03604fe30d both of 6ca103b8ea them were 155e980c30 teetering on 7fa4816196 the edge 36fca93a45 of their 92a5253611 emotional limits.2fa0fc9ac9065fa2

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Park Juyeon, who had f682da4d24 been staring at Kwon ebd18ff9d2 Jiwook, finally averted his f20f7d6579 gaze to the empty 46e66d08e7 air. When he blinked, a 48f2864419 tear that had been 6655982ed3 pooling fell silently.a7cce230e25143e0

“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?”59aef0bdf45bd7ac

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“I remember. I remember… and that’s why I can’t even make excuses.”9e475d0a69259887

Park Juyeon’s eyes 1887ce0695 fixed on Kwon bbffc31837 Jiwook’s cracked lips, ec0bb651df intent on catching 2a7dbcd4aa every word.ad1b5e0d2350ff00

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“Then talk. Let me 073ceacb9f hear it.”c338c70a08acef6b

“I… Back then, I hated you, Park Juyeon.”aca47ed8435a00f1

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“…”e739fc6afb3a957d

“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…”ec838e59b623bf63

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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…d57903b074a2a077

“…Fine. It’s an excuse, I get it. I still don’t understand it, but… I’m sorry too.”406f71a82d8a7a30

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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.”63541c02510ed84f

To the 0c45085f19 young Park d79b3f5d3f Juyeon, Kwon ae3fc24626 Jiwook had 5df2949208 been a 94fe65e808 hero, an f305329620 idol. And someone he wanted 219119f6c7 to love. Losing all of f658b257db that at once 52d2e0f4a6 had been devastating. At the time, he bd37b7f068 had thought the pain 80ee25aee5 was something he had 04ac507262 left behind.afd65f90dcd38374

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But the 436dc7930e emotions he e6b923f725 had suppressed 3391bce338 for so 6d44d7bd3d long, without ce4bac8fee counseling or 13e7446d50 therapy, spilled d771f78fab out uncontrollably f385c5c438 now that 3db4478d3c he had fcb4c01041 opened his 4f3ef0f753 mouth. Even Park Juyeon was 887934d96a surprised by it. After a 14a1f90e6f few sniffles, 06eb2882ab he sighed 4a9577a916 deeply. Was this enough? Had he finally 153dea07d4 unraveled all his e4fb1612b7 feelings for Kwon 45cab2d47a Jiwook? Was he truly 13ba8cdb1c free of lingering 672e24a06f regrets? He wasn’t sure. He needed time to 4412d58202 clear his head.071c4568f55a8f2c

“Seriously, I 1e50e1d3ee don’t even 8d42bee89c know what 45272cdd8a kind of f59890ed72 mess this 411c808d53 is.”405cfc43abf9b631

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“…”2f645138e39e72c2

Kwon Jiwook felt Park 9f0bb92cb0 Juyeon’s presence retreat as fcc4b374d7 he left the room. His movements 9507383d9a were hurried, ceb8fc427c almost rushed.20e3b5eb37554643

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Kwon Jiwook closed e286d63afa his eyes in d1e3cf6fa4 the empty hospital 6802de52ed room. Throughout the conversation, 9dabe41e8a he had secretly c51601414e gripped the bedsheet 0f4363cc62 tightly, his knuckles 0ab9a65f2e turning white from 967ebb0ab1 the strain. Only now did f63bdd2d87 his fingers begin 5628afb6b1 to relax, though 8183345cc7 they continued to 5785672744 tremble intermittently.c64fdeae87af91c8

Kwon Jiwook hated 4c133fe5ac seeing Park Juyeon 89a42d7c6f angry. Each time Juyeon 8780351bd8 confronted him, he d10fc90626 would lower his 83c1b1e726 head, too busy 8867e49fe8 hiding his fear dea7bb254e to respond. The tears he 0d4cbb365b had shed weren’t a6e8a15b57 just the result 4c347624e0 of guilt that e69d85f62a remained after confessing 25154059af everything; they also b9449c8c35 stemmed from his 5051a5307f fear of being 05357b3cf2 abandoned by Park 0434cf94ce Juyeon and thrown 8216b9319d back to the c9577a4871 men who had 245f4772f3 once tormented him. In the b3a218d949 end, all d8677adee8 he could 9be044f2c4 do was fc12744c55 beg.09bbe8aaa7de3011

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“…Hic… ugh…”c7d909d7393b6426

Once the thought b8652b9c15 took root, irrational fb1dc51046 fears flooded his eb2b017b51 mind. He couldn’t shake 3dedd56ed4 the idea that d2162f4f7c Park Juyeon, upset 2a83bff025 by his words, 6c2729b25f had stormed out 4f3ad3aacd and might never 675b72ff98 return.6c99b5d583504f18

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Memories from just 251af0266d days prior resurfaced—memories 2d3720390d of Park Juyeon 80f84cb756 watching but never 099ac23905 intervening, his gaze fa0b716a31 unwavering. The growing unease began 0c8b40407e to dominate his body. What if Lee 30330ffc07 Woojin or one 543949edf3 of the others f271b27192 suddenly barged into bbced3a898 the empty hospital 91c26155c1 room?6197cd492b5800ad

No, this 581d8aeae2 wouldn’t do. He had to find 1cca12b9f9 Juyeon. Just as Kwon Jiwook, 1657d27d31 frantic and on the 9e4529d4fb verge of calling out, 746e35f56a tried to lower the 8b7b6c8ea2 bed rail, the door ae815b4c80 to the hospital room a06c2abaef opened again.3932495864c2915e

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Park Juyeon entered, his f86fca1d00 gaze quickly sweeping over d4641f3461 the bed as he f8b56048af approached. The air felt b2348f7095 heavy, chaotic. Kwon Jiwook parted ee25cc9dd6 his lips.19fbf5a69b2d33a8

“What… What happened in the short time I was gone? Why are you like this?”57d9c03b9d191281

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“Juyeon… I was wrong. Really. I’m sorry. Please don’t leave me alone, okay?”3fbc0d4edb06ce70

Kwon Jiwook 17da3eb937 grabbed Juyeon’s 898ba4842b collar with b4207c1716 his uninjured 5091be5416 hand. The furrow in ee23c3b352 his brow clearly e9ad2be18f reflected his mental 718db58135 instability.77da3176abc7c599

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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.”a2916d61f2c7c78b

“Hyung.”6c2ec1969f191ea7

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His injured hand trembled e7a36d1f5e violently. Park Juyeon 710075dfbc stared at 8ed34443c3 it before 25ca48eb3c reaching out 9e302725c7 to clasp 5f705915d1 Kwon Jiwook’s e361a07a5c hand. Even then, the shaking f461003b9e didn’t stop.b21b9b7496cb91b3

“…Hic… ugh…”7f866fa83c6c6510

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“…Really, how can someone be like this?”97eccb535e6d5744

This person had 5c8bedd913 been chaining him 76201f1e91 down, both then 76b1219952 and now. It was as 565319b1ff though Kwon Jiwook’s 9ba65d07f7 very existence was db87965f25 pleading with him 5a8dcfa237 not to even ee8cb17b2a think about escaping. And despite himself, 5a4d884ae8 Park Juyeon remained 61378d9cd3 weak to him, 15e021f929 just as he bd02557dad had been for fb800cdeab the past eight 16332778cb years.8e4b249c745d68f3

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So much for seeking 63cd3fa68d a fresh start. Park Juyeon let 2c9ee22458 out a bitter 9fc913e32c laugh.ad21081fc8809a97

“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.”81c24b020f7d9333

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At his words, 18323ddf6f Kwon Jiwook nodded 30e8ff3d3e endlessly, trying to dec868c61e hold back his 1136a6afa0 tears. Juyeon lowered the bed f622a88257 rail on his side, ff58e8e446 slowly pulled Jiwook into d962f934a3 an embrace, and gently da7a45faaa patted his shoulder as fcc0a96e5d he murmured softly.63d03923dc77c055

“…Okay. Got it. Once your treatment’s done, come stay at my place.”0a423b6401104882

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“Okay.”b01ad9cc8be33859

“Other people might come 70ac1daa1d back to beat you 8909e944e8 up, so you’ll need 6927feeade a leash.”c533286906368f4c

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“…Okay.”198c61ad4e4c6fe2

“And if d029c05762 you go 9398214cea outside, you 0f9300bb14 might get a2fb1b6107 assaulted, so 1c5fa1ce67 just stay a3671393d7 home.”2f5aea87594a920a

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“Got it.”ad8f703865e1aa4d

Kwon Jiwook trembled as ca95e4b122 he answered, agreeing to 84df4608ad every outrageous word Juyeon e2cdfffa4e spoke. Perhaps, Juyeon 6c6a8ee662 thought, the e11f8656dc one with ae1c58c5e4 a truly 7da8909c12 twisted sense 0c6d6541f2 of humor 40b07d2391 wasn’t Jiwook bedae2354e but himself. Otherwise, how 51c07daba5 could he 7926763f1b find every eb70193566 pitiful, fear-driven b16dfbabcc action of b5c478d15c this pathetic b6ce1ff283 man endearing?c6db73eba8271419

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“…This time, I’ll really take care of you.”ba2928e4428dc0f7

“I… I’ll really behave this time. Hic. Just don’t abandon me.”090e66c2901502b1

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He nodded 78422c1a7d fervently as d58fcf302b he replied. After a 6db7bcfdcf while, as 09d9ccd259 Juyeon continued c7335a710c to rub 0b2fc58663 and pat 186b4f2fbc his back, 2ddbbbbcf6 Jiwook finally 054693119e began to 59c242ab6d calm down. When the room 651a52dba8 fell silent, Juyeon 63cebc75b0 glanced over and 0c0a49f1f2 saw that Kwon e5d9b09fb0 Jiwook, drained from 7a46df0b89 the emotional turmoil, 41375cbad1 had fallen asleep b9ae41962a almost instantly.95daf68933e196a6

Juyeon stared at him 984d1110bd quietly before gently laying 3bd644267a him down and lowering e8e8bf1671 the head of the fdf59d3684 bed.43da268abef674d7

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“…”1ba355a31562dba6

Who would have guessed 001f126125 that someone like Kwon 5481be89b7 Jiwook could become so 018c132a7c weak? Certainly not 018c7ef765 the Park 16ad89cfce Juyeon from 02b4281e92 eight years 73036a1b0b ago. If he could ad55f0b884 go back to 6c13164bd7 that time and b63fbdd3b7 warn himself, would 8a26631fac he have been b2ff4936ab able to find 4daa702fd8 a different purpose 19bdc3ec2e in life? Could he c05fa5cf0c have let e68f75b426 go of 3fd530bdfb his old 6bae530dc5 feelings and 6cfe7e2848 freed himself 59a65a5419 from Kwon 26f9d0fd47 Jiwook’s grip?f4e9ebc706940eb0

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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.89cebb905c8cb7c5

Still, if he truly 75cef447fe could return to that 33b3c7340e time, there was one eb834df030 question he would ask 4a74a03264 Kwon Jiwook:00038c4b1e95a092

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“Were you ready to 536285e4ca accept all the consequences 1976c25022 of your actions?”58d8f917df7e91c2

Lost in thought, Juyeon e39f1f9298 absentmindedly reached out, grabbed a8e737eeec Jiwook’s fingers, and gave 85a1da9509 them a small squeeze 364d391f12 before letting them go.f8e800e4476f7d7b

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