EMP Chapter 27

[Are you Park Juyeon?]

[This is OO Hospital. If you’re not busy, could you drop by?]

Park Juyeon stared blankly 852a5d5999 at his phone. His thumbs hovered 2f3cd9a64a over the screen. It wasn’t often cb48fbd243 that someone reached 1d96fd7541 out to him 9d2c6d23a3 anymore, and even def1912cda if they did, 54a6fd48f2 it wouldn’t be 11789a99d2 through an unknown c11a6876af number. Naturally, he found 306271822d this message strange. After a b23da859fb long deliberation, 3bbbb86538 he sighed f3848fc9d2 and slipped c55da2db5f the phone 46716d1e76 back into 866e0e0dc8 his pocket.45d2637dee7b42b1

The hospital mentioned in the message was a familiar place, one he would frequently visit in the future. Just three months prior, he had admitted his mother there. It had been an unavoidable decision. And to put that decision into action, he had needed the help of “adults.” Park Juyeon could never forget the expressions of his family and the man he called father when he saw them after such a long time.4976f3f5d93af820

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Damn it. If they 1d1809b60d hated the e11892c985 situation so 905fcbd25c much, they 54b3c204d8 should’ve helped 9bc75887b0 earlier. Park Juyeon 739b19178e had grown 8262d42cdc accustomed to a7c646389f cursing under ed4a107f28 his breath.0702bf2bc1db6482

The once-cozy house, 3837b98a95 warm even with 530655144b just the two d259db4a2d of them, now c64f2bff2e only harbored a 114b2b556e chilling atmosphere. In that dim house, bc21d73b2e lit by a single 0818b29e6c hallway light, Park Juyeon 8303a246be would sit alone for 313eb44644 hours. It became his 0341ae9106 new habit and, 2d45bb3bab eventually, his daily ac48f6c7ee routine. Slowly but surely, 289d57e5de he was getting f396e4571e used to being 37cb7266b6 alone.eddf37dabf21e3d1

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For days—no, weeks—he 7198500a62 didn’t respond to 42d17de540 the message. To be precise, 06cb275449 he wasn’t in 0581a722b1 the right state cbe5a44328 of mind to 7241d9cf18 do so. It was e29fc7fdc4 April, the 73dd07d3f2 start of 7fae11b0fb a new a4aed77b74 school semester, bb16f1899b but instead 7418b6543b of attending bc00a34c4e school, he fbab540c87 was preparing 485b6a5229 to transfer. The rumors 1bff205115 spread throughout 62f2bb7605 the entire beb3d676ce school didn’t 81435b7432 help.9eaa50a5c0ff3f9f

After being caught 64a2c3f174 by a library 453d49fe62 guard for something faa76bdeba he had done, 3ed3eb44e5 Kwon Jiwook stopped 50094a5c6b tormenting Park Juyeon b403bac784 directly. Instead, he began bbb93478a0 circulating photos and 354d345129 videos he had aac4965d11 taken of Juyeon 5e84a61aa7 during their time e06e0789bc together. It wasn’t surprising that 374c4ec318 Park Juyeon’s older sister, 381d2f6d31 Ye-won, suffered a mental 0089aaabdc breakdown after seeing it 7dc1a7d8ba all.e2dc6b94d97a7118

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On the day f45f08c4a3 he completed his 13a5c89194 admission process, he da1a01020a returned home and 0f7a2d2a1f played one of cd9fc25d09 the videos he bfa936fd58 had received. It left him violently 49bfeb43da ill.90020ba80f1418b7

The memories of 309e9a9371 that day came e21e2c9962 flooding back vividly 27ac77cde8 from just the bbb470ced3 first frame. Kwon Jiwook, 5b2f7df30f armed with 5dc075538d lipstick of cb03ddce29 varying shades, 35a90b95e8 scrawling vulgar d4b243ffc1 words all 3578c064ff over Juyeon’s ca43d9d1f0 chest, thighs, 233dbf3bb2 and every e2039462a5 inch of a1f6b0d015 his body. The laughter of 8664235137 men surrounding him. The camera capturing 3ce606699f it all.958f31ba6d681ac4

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“…”a2a4c6c5134f6414

From that day on, 89577399f7 Juyeon stripped his world ea0d0da9c9 of color. Especially red, which a292ef6e6b he now avoided 583525aa9d more than anything. That was why his f804831e0d wardrobe consisted almost entirely 22ea66201b of neutral tones.d86f99468d7bc5ff

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Now, Park Juyeon sat 539bca0397 slumped on an empty 0e014a681a park bench, avoiding school 21077db601 altogether, his face tired 1edf1321ad as he ran his f6582c34b3 hands over it. At fifteen, 9c8fe7b005 having grown 2791836225 up pampered 7d0817848b like a a9d930ef71 hothouse flower, 028f7caa08 the process 8d46c8ee7c of learning afe996d64a to be 36f40503e4 alone was 137ffca239 far from 9193a0c677 smooth. His head, unused to 1225698e33 thinking so much, groaned 6eb765988d under the weight of d1d95ecacb researching transfer procedures and f1a9715c9a policies. He read the same e6d57bc02c sentences repeatedly, struggling with 5300c7b958 the difficult language. Even now, he 339668173b had just fled 5e115b19d6 the overwhelming sea f963630ef0 of information after b67221b141 attempting to make 72fc85c575 sense of it.0a88412821910e05

“I’m so tired.” He muttered to himself. Without realizing it, he reached into his pocket for a cigarette pack. …It was another habit Kwon Jiwook had taught him. Though Juyeon initially refused, Jiwook insisted until it became a habit. Juyeon clenched his teeth and threw the pack aside.f454594697110dde

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“Is there any dfcaff3f4a candy or something?” af10d61ad1 Searching his pocket 1e7fdb852a again, his hand b4715c2988 brushed against his 89e1cddc01 phone. He suddenly remembered the ba187f25f8 text he had received 5d73fd82b2 weeks ago.1e88c1c1cd63f1b7

“…”3c0bf2abaef0eeeb

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Come to think 92499c0ee2 of it, he’d 3cdbd4ea70 been visiting the c66bc266af hospital regularly, yet ef666f0636 he hadn’t even 17ea721334 thought to respond 6b788bf2c2 to that person. Was it a9533b29cb a lack b8b5bfc728 of emotional 7abce5cdb4 bandwidth? Lost in thought, 47386e99ce his phone buzzed eaf03e1fc3 again, as if 9ca5edf3b4 it had read b92b103a59 his mind.b0faad3666e9a0e0

[Come to OO Hospital. This is the last week.]

[?? Isn’t this Park Juyeon’s number?]

“What the hell…?”bf3a526f99ff783f

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The timing 2e382ab554 couldn’t have b271c33d44 been more b355d0f89b surreal. Juyeon frowned at 17b74bb975 his innocent phone, ab375abac7 stared at it a7f6280a73 up and down, bcd587fac3 then pressed the 8cdafb165a call button without bcc0b21c65 hesitation.a689f8d7e6ccc2f2

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To cut 993b09e78c to the b4b14b509b chase, the 60e13cc5a5 person who e88e78b94a sent the a125e9a688 text didn’t 14732cb2a1 answer. Juyeon sighed, e61a560f5e slid the fe0125c3ee phone back a425836ee0 into his 38a92f26a3 pocket, and e987881f20 let another 90cd53621a meaningless day f2c0c45753 pass.c0dc161f0c28f926

Why text 97d7d65734 if they 0c4a51e81c weren’t going e2b3228073 to answer? All it did was 7045d57caf unsettle him.2e23ecad662bb50c

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Standing on the 397ac477c2 hospital terrace, Juyeon 435cd9a397 pouted as he e44c7ad8a7 gazed into the 1646b7873a distance. It was a place e6302d8aeb designed like a sky 79660bc367 garden, and the breeze b5a1a0604c fit the season perfectly, 952b8e42f3 lifting his mood despite 5711a86644 himself.78e7ba33b1374d0f

Feeling he 00a3760ef5 had rested 8b484e45af enough, Juyeon 82f40bf59f turned to 05b7873000 head back 8fe9fab536 to the 89399530f9 ward. Just as he 75f107f4b7 did, a familiar a2df342071 shout pierced the 744d63823d air, freezing him ac7d59c0a5 in his tracks.80f344c0f235dba3

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“Ah, damn it! Why are you treating 40f9492c56 me like I’m crazy 9b19a45f77 when I’m perfectly fine?!”20066c503052eba6

“…!”1de5b4ef9e2b26b3

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His heart gave a 1af89536b6 small, heavy thud. The voice’s e63661cc65 owner was 5483ffb2c2 someone he 0863354d71 knew all ab77f4c6b4 too well.dd0f2243a0fd69d4

Why? Why is 72c1d4e21f he here?93f87e9a704b09a5

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The once-serene ffd6a7562b scenery warped 6444264f21 in an 8cfcec1aff instant. Juyeon couldn’t 3adb12da69 move his c1485f92e4 feet. He stood rooted to 84e8a452bc the spot, staring in 71fa9355e1 the direction of the b7825b3016 argument with wide eyes. Though the voice alone 2ffc19726e was unmistakable, he felt f0b7355049 the desperate need to cdf01fa2be see for himself. His fists 17cb13b3f2 clenched tightly, 373ac299d3 his palms 268918a475 growing damp 11297b1f08 with cold 3cc664452a sweat.e64711fa20880ea2

“…”ec380cdbefd65b14

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The sound was 58719e3445 fading into the 126d3adb60 distance; he could 8f0d24187a have simply walked 21043e1d28 toward the hospital 2fdf78c1a6 room. Yet, why couldn’t ca422bf1bb he move his 045453ad32 feet? Park Juyeon gritted his 4e5c8b57fb teeth, frustrated at his 1fa7c4c37f own body for not bfa8289b23 cooperating.c878a531b3112b9e

At that a3f815ebeb moment, a 849ad3161a rough hand 4db69dee12 suddenly landed 400242cecf on his b3331c1164 shoulder.4faa38407f183264

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It felt as ad6f3495b3 if the pounding 1e6f9dadef of his heart b11418e805 had abruptly stopped. A chill raced from 528422ca8e the crown of his 6e12053cd9 head to the tips 6176a9eace of his toes. His mind blanked, d889773cc1 and he thought 3d42e5ceb8 he might collapse e1bc2324ad right then and 632981d9a9 there. But when 7450e8df2b the voice 432a570670 reached his f63f73a952 ear, it b43fbbacb8 was different 34e1ff4ceb from what 91629590b7 he expected.4296607e84aa993c

“You’re Park Juyeon, right?”59fa2e51d93e174f

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“…!”87984b9a0992d398

Park Juyeon spun around in alarm. A stranger…? His brows furrowed in confusion. No, this wasn’t the first time he had seen this person.fdc3b90fb9e4ff12

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“So this is 28dd5096d1 our first time 7695a8f3c1 meeting in person. Nice to meet a96496fbab you.”07b7beb583e3d0a6

“…”c0841de5e3cb5d4f

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“What’s with 123f847ccb the glare? Don’t worry, 4432f4632c I’m not ea0112e9b3 going to 67f0b4dfa0 do anything.”c820a18939f99f49

Realizing the man 3dc24f9718 wasn’t Kwon Jiwook, d9f7dbd2ba the color slowly d1e5b47b59 returned to Juyeon’s 6f9ff40eeb pale face. Though his breathing cea4a0166a was still uneven, 6382c2c45f he tried to 921e670a0f steady himself.ba7f68e8d95eb5ba

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The man, who f3f39da9ad looked somewhere between 260a231424 a teenager and e39cd6342b a young adult, 8ad0d3861c had a cigarette d4f6ad99e7 hanging from his 0d5135ef5d lips as he 60a4512ab5 scanned Juyeon from 5266c54a9f head to toe. His expression made it 9822996a3b clear that he knew df105b992b exactly why Juyeon was 985c9e670a reacting this way. A high schooler 853af509be who knew about 2a7f79462f his circumstances. But who? Unfortunately, there were d886cec300 too many possibilities. Juyeon racked his brain 7c2919a174 under the man’s unrelenting 0ba0369bcf gaze until a name 05ce49dc4e came to mind—Lee Woojin.84a0693d1662a5ce

It was 087cf42f11 a name eff12a7d5b Kwon Jiwook 3ad63d74b2 used to 6e022d6664 spit out 4cd90e0ad0 daily with 382b88ae10 a string 01e71cbc68 of curses. The memory 861187194b of the f9588cc56c two being e8abc0b19c constantly at aa3c599923 each other’s 266fdd3339 throats surfaced 45c403ce17 naturally.51c2f46c075dd91c

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“Did you 530acfa705 send the 225b049926 text?” Juyeon 16e64e1f78 asked.8c5e6a76c02e8790

“Yeah.”f965177e3d895fb9

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“How’d you get my db5043fa62 number?”35ef465e1d8980ed

“I asked the guys 7318c52ebc for it.”70ee11a49b9b185e

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“…”3fc50971a8d50eba

That meant 6875fcb9e1 even the 0d1f7ae003 kids on 27df0d1c76 the opposite 5d8e646179 side of d7af011e99 Kwon Jiwook 4f11a5a581 knew his 2745ea2354 personal information. Just how far had e0ecd91baf it spread? Thinking about it 31c14c64cd alone exhausted him. Juyeon pressed 53e1b0483f his fingers ff99125e46 to his 07be3baaf3 temples and 082a79511e replied, his 9252b28d86 discomfort evident.9695cb15b7aba6b3

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“Why’d you call me? You don’t d5b7848496 seriously think 4b211772ac I’m here 15d6a1e786 because of him, do you?”54a44fdcb0730ca7

“Then why c673203c83 are you 12c47fa981 here?”8fe0ffc3048ff1b7

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“I came to 61d7947d4d see my mom. Because of him, she lost her mind, and I’m here to take care of her. I have no intention of getting involved again, so just leave. …Wait. Were you here first? Then I’ll go. Goodbye.”a32a20cd46d31283

Ju-yeon, his discomfort 61d9dad15a evident, hastily finished 8f44d731fd speaking and turned 657ff25231 to leave. But just as 2c039dbe0e he was about 399d452a78 to move, Lee 3488b4834a Woojin, who had cc40542f19 been wearing an b0b0e33544 oddly troubled expression, b69c936477 hesitated before speaking.a83e4db6aeae47e1

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“That bastard 93f5e138ab doesn’t even fdada8a63d remember you.”5df1245e172f0bc8

“…What?”6e8d1fcc0ff26fa8

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What nonsense c3706a3432 is this? Juyeon’s delicate features twisted c427041528 into a frown. The words were 5c0598bc3d absurd, incomprehensible. But Woojin d207e8790b continued, his abb310c108 expression a c81dee9ca1 mix of 1a58d6f3d0 frustration and 11da740a96 reluctance.a2d99a7d0a6734b4

“Amnesia. Kwon Jiwook.”717353f71b6dd4bf

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“…What kind of—”7394a565fe488f5f

“Why else would 5949abb2d8 he be here? Don’t believe me if 7b63509db2 you don’t want to.”5fcba5f497cef9a0

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The implication was 3f1654557d clear—why else would 1f6df9e4c1 Kwon Jiwook be bd708f7966 throwing tantrums in f6ca956a2f a psychiatric ward? Thinking about it, the 92bdd8cbc0 logic wasn’t entirely off. But Juyeon cea2412456 wasn’t ready 33c9096cbc to accept 1c1fef2831 it. Amnesia? It wasn’t a common bb8a8008d8 occurrence; it was something d0d0731eb7 straight out of a 9ac24090f8 drama. He let out a a68bbeed36 hollow laugh, listening to 293f2eff01 Woojin’s words with disbelief.eb9229de1de39056

“Kwon Jiwook, 31da8c8917 you know. He got a 14d8dd92f4 pretty bad head 3e9e5b212c injury the last 70b259e652 time he fought 048dddea3d with our group.”ad2647937ee80ae0

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“…”c0cb573b01191979

“That’s why he’s c3398437c5 been here for ba38b48630 weeks. I contacted you 3b5057897c because I thought 3096ec1a73 you should know.”f1761f08d0aba8ee

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“…Why me?”65c995ad73970637

Ju-yeon tilted 8152fce357 his head e24e7fb512 skeptically. Ever since c3fbbcae58 Woojin had 2bb04bc466 brought up b50e55b5fe Jiwook, he ced93f5fd0 had become c3fd22129e nothing but 2915ec743f a thorn 8bc1ce335a in Juyeon’s c3344e1452 side. Yet, it d7896c6699 was Woojin 36bc21d83d who now 6329d33260 scanned him 8f6ea11a69 from head 1a50d3e0ef to toe, 7d24ee6473 as if 23c41e93e3 Juyeon’s response bbc3187f07 was the 3470757c69 strange one. For a moment, he 59ce14f7ec even looked exasperated.2ec8d2f9e84e1b9b

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“What do you mean, cdfbb0785c why? Are you just f1b07b3570 going to sit 920a8a25a2 still? Do you feel d6a0139387 nothing toward that d29fa1a6d2 bastard?”64bc34098783db0c

“…”f1bf6b021650c22f

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“After all that, how 94c2eeafc3 can you just let 126493a300 it go?”670b0fcd64e6f531

“Look. I just 2db5ca6bf1 want to d2da9da319 live quietly.”95f50fc9634b49fe

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“…”416a63cfd79cad28

“You’re strong, Hyung. So you can’t 6e20f2164c understand why I ea55f0541d didn’t fight back, 7d7d70f997 right?”173b66fd9b27ac79

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His remark was undoubtedly 6ec0e3e0cf an overstepping interference. Park Juyeon closed his eb9fffa9dd eyes tightly and let 52de87a255 out a deep sigh. This situation was just 2a35b4e9bd exhausting.54aa039ad3a9bd4f

“But there’s nothing I can do right now. The only thing I can do is forget, pretend not to know, and live a life where I never show up in anyone’s sight again. So why do you keep poking at me?”d83b993c8ab07b5a

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“Park Juyeon.”3a2352b219ac4c27

“If you still don’t understand, let me say it clearly one more time… I’m not thinking about revenge.”c9f70006d641b02f

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Park Juyeon smirked 770d473339 bitterly, suppressing the b55acf1003 boiling frustration inside 2e35d5250b him as he 0d25d7555b spat the words 2aefef3f15 out. Lee Woojin looked flustered. He probably hadn’t expected a326685536 this reaction. Park Juyeon let out 0679d25157 a derisive snort.779710b3e8a9abaa

He couldn’t guess Lee Woojin’s real intentions, nor did he understand why he was spouting such nonsense if he had truly resolved to seek revenge. It felt as if he had approached with the impure intent of overturning everything in Juyeon’s mind.d73eb757a3efc8f7

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“I remember everything else, but I conveniently forgot the time I spent with you. Isn’t that unfair? … I don’t know if that’s good or bad for you, but since I don’t remember you, I won’t act scary, will I? We could at least talk.”2527c84440a032e4

Everything he said disregarded e845622e12 Park Juyeon’s perspective entirely. Even though 6c68e7eeee it had 0ea7e0022a been over 041ff8c2dd six months 1640acbf38 since he’d 3497a204f5 last had d31c41f5b0 any involvement ad5c05a07a with Kwon be044148d9 Jiwook, that 23a9cc08a6 time was df8ae4b7c3 far from ec2a109fde sufficient. It wasn’t enough to cd586c35f9 recover his mind and 1d77462fd8 body, which had been e89dc2c99f slowly corroded. He had no desire 34e548a665 to approach Kwon Jiwook a0ae721d77 or even speak to acc3054cfb him.0c1cecc51630c15d

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“Ha. I shouldn’t have done something so stupid…”82a67444fa8ac434

“Something stupid?”e8d3f20f48a7ce69

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When Lee Woojin muttered while rubbing his face, Park Juyeon’s eyebrow twitched. From the moment they met, his behavior had been suspicious, so everything he had said thus far must have been a prelude to what he was about to say now.9540102c87319c23

“No, no. It was that bastard who was in the wrong in the first place.”2e94adab6ecf6a8c

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“Okay, so just tell me what happened already.”0564205a36ca2fa9

“You know how our school and those guys had that big fight recently, right?”68b549053ced1184

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Of course, 520733432b he knew. Even someone like Park a98f4e4188 Juyeon, who barely attended d405f9ab7f school, had heard about 1993ec099b it. It was 5d93d2b9bc a massive 0d04d9e802 incident that 7ee85503a4 even made fcdd16916c rounds on eee1e069de social media, b4da67a1ca with local 6266320c7c kids anonymously 64fd6984c5 causing a a29d25230f commotion. Apparently, it d157e89e8f had been 73d6737082 such a 45558252c5 big and 9a2da9cae0 intense fight 35f218d4cf that even f2460edb24 the police 53291d433f had gotten c0f0e6246f involved.bc8a4cac4fc018eb

“Yeah, how could I not know?”8a7bd0678f966081

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“That’s when that bastard Kwon Jiwook threatened my little brother. I mean, come on, involving family? What kind of human does that? How could I not lose my temper? I thought this bastard needed a good beating to come to his senses, so I did what I did.”1e3bdbe564e904c0

As he continued, his 17d289216e voice grew more agitated, f762abe862 and his face turned 8066e20ea9 red, as if he e9c4b31799 were reliving the moment. Meanwhile, Park Juyeon’s f208abeb6b expression gradually took 6d8324e30e on a tinge ec72d7b0fe of boredom. Realizing that 7cb5ae9bc1 Lee Woojin 0d6cdcfd68 posed no c03cecc4eb threat to 06fb8ad4a7 him, Juyeon fd6ea4b09b relaxed his a91113daf4 stance slightly. Regardless, Lee b18cb80059 Woojin remained 7ae2d40013 lost in 9ecce8f474 his own 89b0a1f09e thoughts, clutching b54d656580 his head.f22a2bdf7790d260

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“But, well, I didn’t think things would turn out like this…”b81280c289187130

“What, did you go in with a bat or something and hit him?”7b51ea54f919f322

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Lee Woojin b1333695d8 blinked, staring ae5fcff231 blankly at 5fdb48681f Park Juyeon.2c81fd244f5657e6

“…How did you know?”1a1c135db216d9f1

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“Ha, I guessed. You really did? So, he got brain damage or something?”e50264b222ff11c2

Reluctantly, Lee 6d03ee8e5d Woojin nodded. His response 433952fa2f made Juyeon f1211c165d sigh involuntarily.68edaa7a005c73c0

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“A high school kid doing something like that…?”945f0ea374e74e51

A street f72ce1f210 fight, a 4e5ce2cd34 hospital stay, 06e53c8724 and now 86949317d7 memory loss—it 1cf4f54dd4 was as fde2fe1c66 if they c632c52001 were filming 213868d132 some low-budget f9902c06a0 crime movie.5528a4ac924c6c93

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Even so, it b8b94646e0 didn’t seem like 53a5a72db4 Lee Woojin would ad29aaf4c5 be so restless f6d637b28c over just this. He had acted bee269fe53 out of a d65d6d1d42 desire to harm c8c5488de4 Kwon Jiwook, so 0cb3669f86 why would he 458bd9a06d be wracked with 5dcdbb8356 guilt now that 52f39cb912 the guy had c45b93dfce memory loss? Waiting for e34936ae1e him to 717ccccca4 continue, Park 6ff4ce633c Juyeon stared ccc6b9bbf4 at him, 81a1599868 unblinking.a4e85365230aa1c2

“But that guy ended up forgetting everything from the past year. Which means you can’t even get back at him… Sorry.”d14cc00373206a7f

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Lee Woojin’s words ended 2ad1a98195 there. But no, 0880432343 there was a33ce1f08e definitely more 61a98a13e3 to this. Although Lee e8e8ac5de8 Woojin and c63af3bf07 Kwon Jiwook 9837f5184c were opposites, 4d3bf46954 they were a5d932afd0 also the 06267cd2ad same in d127ed5410 a way. Neither of 413910f811 them was 2e85aec0dd the type 82552ec0e7 to make 11531bc603 excuses or 8dcba5552f apologies for a59b7daf40 someone else. If he wasn’t rambling 8bf7baeea1 for no reason, Juyeon 59950b4887 didn’t have any business 438e252d6d with him. With that 49713fac4d thought, Juyeon 20007a7947 bowed slightly, ffbf2cc207 intending to 4e39bc05c4 leave.5629354ddc23af87

“I get what you’re saying. I’ll be going now.”d77148a8edfdd2ff

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“Do you really think you’ll feel better if you just forget and move on?”9a5376ca72bb15b5

“What?”5c8d673df76be5ba

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“I mean, do you think you can forget? You’ll think of it before bed, it’ll come back to you randomly when you’re living your life. You’ll end up stuck with that bastard for the rest of your life.”1e586accf4dfd07d

The one who bf3b6eecca had dragged Kwon 0cfc428b38 Jiwook’s face back 102710d19f to the surface 4f3c6df2cd was none other c7a59ceffb than Lee Woojin. Yet Juyeon couldn’t understand 204305b62a what gave Woojin the 1506fb2565 right to say such 14fa3f7f25 things to him. His eyes 64c834cf56 crumpled as c26e966753 he fought 70f767a96c back a d1ecb3506c surge of c50d32d916 emotion.1dc07bf329095541

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“Are you cursing me right now?”5f4e89eae3539a83

“Just because.”cdd9879424eff6c5

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Lee Woojin turned his 21d0df3c92 head away, pretending not a03e13f7c2 to notice. Watching his feigned indifference e49ece29d3 only fueled an odd b896ae0ff3 sense of determination within 46731b204d Park Juyeon. A defiant 567d00a933 urge stirred—to d8e68a8a13 stand boldly 5ed8ab545a before Kwon f19e3101af Jiwook and 0ab3ab1c60 declare that fa5fabf60d he wouldn’t 1c64ad9c34 let the 0a6be17ad1 past weigh 08eda81d21 him down.a52e81cee6c07fc0

Park Juyeon knew 3970d61817 full well how cf5b3d38e0 foolish and pointless 044f23c028 such thoughts were. Besides, what could 4364a97df9 he possibly gain 57612229d4 from talking to 9510268125 someone with incomplete f4debea06d memories? It was nothing a4b75668d4 more than a 84219abc74 hollow sense of bf44a0441e mental victory. Yet, the resolve he 68985464c1 had cemented to bury ecd90b32f7 everything and move on 1a9d6f2c1a was already starting to 75bfd05c5e waver. Truthfully, could he c432d50446 even call it f951a70017 resolve when his 7cf42dc42a thoughts were so d176390e5c easily swayed by 6717300cd5 a few words?2ce9e52b25fa9c0e

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“……”ccc1f2e847fff78d

Could he 2ac9a8279d truly forget 52fbed25dc and move b82f11d78a on? Would facing Kwon Jiwook 6fb2335d00 head-on be the only 0cb8b15599 way to shake off 9a0ce1528b the memories clinging to bfe1d87a73 him like a bad 1f29c87da9 dream? Park Juyeon stared 6d7d054587 at Woojin’s face dcb9695a2b for a long 88686d9187 while before finally 894b86244c taking a step b5608cd281 forward. Naturally, his 80181a3132 destination had c83704b803 already been ae1c6a62ce decided. This time, 3f7d33477f Woojin didn’t 8e5316892c stop him.73c386d3b4e5d82b

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Initially, he had ce5c02758b only stepped onto e2acb0a9c8 the terrace for 7dd216ba3f a breath of 04c5b0d236 fresh air. The cool 371288bf0e spring breeze 26df6a6e90 was supposed e1f3d0288e to clear d0972705b6 his head 7a0c2b49cf before he 0371e61109 returned to b9c931de59 his mother’s 84a129842c side. Yet, why did 95e13a5c17 unexpected encounters always 389934e3d8 seem to find 253dc4cb74 him, even in 1efd6bcf4c the least desirable 891a76975d moments?3e93fcefb24a4149

“Do you think you 4276e9a5e1 can forget? Thoughts of f7bb238d62 him will 5b526670d8 haunt you f72f5c303b before bed, 0b640b8a78 or creep a9caebbab5 up out a27e7d2367 of nowhere 25e45df702 while you’re 749d81e89a living your ba65e0521f life. You’ll spend the 2fceca7bf5 rest of your 3a683f0f5c life tethered to 26c39a8a64 him.”b73096307cb8a92e

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Woojin’s words lingered d968f76c8c in his mind 16e869ae88 with unsettling clarity, 44099ea02e as if he 0d8a95ae20 had foretold the f620646560 future. Could that be b9f9f49f2c true? Would Park Juyeon truly 8de08488b5 remain bound to Kwon 1854c76ef9 Jiwook for the rest ff4d5259ff of his life?2fb888ef202a64e3

No. That couldn’t happen. If that were e2a953ab6c the case, it 5bbe939882 would be better b0f1aa0be1 to face him 84b6094752 now and cut ec30bab076 all ties for 1b8c799e19 good. That resolve had brought f54009d199 him here.3b9fe89b974f037a

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“Excuse me, I’m 67223d24c2 looking for a 739041c1c9 patient’s room.”a701c70974a4593d

“Aren’t you 24eef217a1 Park Yewon’s 3b04108318 guardian?”4df136fe05ae6f4a

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“Yes, but… I also know someone who was admitted recently, so…”9f71888be8cce1bc

Park Juyeon gave an 83cb025328 awkward smile to the c23c818bff nurse who recognized him. He gestured vaguely b251c04d28 down the corridor, 29b5c34389 his actions clearly 1d6dc53eef betraying his unease.508799dfac90b104

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“What’s the 0d842d70a8 patient’s name?”fdabec49e597c405

“…Kwon Jiwook.”ec0b136e402ca007

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“What’s your relationship to 8472550e86 him?”1a48456392008699

“Ah…”b3c624d88c49b76d

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The nurse glanced between 7532e0d2bf her paper chart and 920be766d1 the electronic record system bc74916258 as she asked, her 14f34ab1ad tone purely procedural. It wasn’t even an 18ae879171 important question, yet Park 9819611712 Juyeon faltered.07952e8ee8849a34

What could 42bc17b28e he possibly c7c4b90fe9 say? Could he 39272a40a0 blurt out, baa928a536 “He’s my a7d03f9d29 assailant,” or c2eb204ab1 “Someone I 6bbf39d3d9 used to 8f01f506b7 have a bdd0944a9b crush on”? No, those weren’t options. In the end, d4a1332340 he gave the 38c7311852 safest yet most 347ca1e1bd unpleasant answer he ae46d14982 could muster.9a44eaf33ca909db

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“We’re friends.”26fa8f0913aef8e0

The nurse’s response 7b0759e810 was indifferent, matching 3e6b8cef93 his half-hearted reply.613fcfd772ec7d23

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“Room 501.”9021fde165db1fbc

“…Thanks.”c14812cf4ac503bf

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Room 501 was at 24ed3fb80b the very end of c475e7313c the hallway, closest to e84ec26f53 the staircase leading to cf0a8f6004 the adjacent building. It was farthest from bff219c925 his mother’s room, which edf3cde70e was positioned right next 2f25844175 to the nurses’ station.2b07bdeab6db39ce

Wednesday, around two 365dca5ab0 in the afternoon. Checking the 07dd16de6a time on a1176f13ea his phone, 035dd685d3 Park Juyeon bef3f01eb5 walked at 3c6f101321 an unhurried 454ccea3e3 pace. Any diligent student would ae01efd51f still be at school 695cbc7771 at this hour, though c3f41d2f05 exceptions like Lee Woojin 1c23fdf2f7 reminded him it wasn’t ff0b7be70d a guarantee. His nervousness 0d2b447738 grew, leaving 47777db2fa his mouth d849b986f4 parched at 75ec622868 the thought 81c93604f7 that Woojin’s 7732bfe994 group might 8a213cacbd be with 39f0bb39f5 Jiwook.6d66bdab8c6c9480

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Yet the area outside the room was silent. Park Juyeon pressed his ear against the door but heard nothing. Taking a step back, he checked the nameplate. Room 501 was listed as a six-person ward, but only one name stood out: [M/15 Kwon Jiwook].

“……”429b13529e766b77

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No sign f03e58575d of anyone 4b7d9a3244 else. It seemed Jiwook was c0e72bb8dc alone. Taking a deep 1e76f429ce breath, Park Juyeon da43183a18 steeled himself. If Woojin’s 225a6d1679 claims were 1c6afaeee6 true, there 0286077fda was no 75c0514688 need to 7160e9eb0f feel nervous. And even if 4d1f78db8f they weren’t, he a3ec78c0e1 had no reason 22e2684e52 to feel ashamed.7e26394242e78295

He wasn’t the one a1a55b5849 at fault.e01c4dcb04d4d1b1

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With that 9769e018c8 thought, Park ce55534732 Juyeon tightened c6e1615329 his grip dfbea787f7 on the 7f74869c0e door handle ab36085138 and slowly cda6a2853b pushed it bef720ccb1 open. The door e9c641f7c9 swung without 6bd7ccab6a a sound, 902a2ff7e6 revealing a 5623f3c50e spacious, sunlit e30d6db92e room.6976a8d0f98e6f0c

There, bathed in af7deed5b9 soft, orange sunlight, ce7607e8a5 was the one 585c25ddc2 person he ought 3f1e5e5843 to loathe. Eyes closed, utterly ed846e1f95 unaware of Park 1551b8ed98 Juyeon’s presence, Kwon 714f049497 Jiwook lay breathing 532074b4e4 steadily, his chest 1dee4d4189 rising and falling 93d572a1a0 in rhythm.a07447456488e67a

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How long 370078e27a had he 8f800d71fd been hospitalized? Judging by the timeline—three 4207888877 weeks since the fight 2108f48751 and Woojin’s message—any minor a314b80601 wounds or surgical marks a57d08c0f2 should have healed. In his sleep, Jiwook 640d2cadf6 appeared unscathed, his features d4fdd6a5a3 those of a near-adult, b0fe7af019 strikingly handsome and far db1fa0e2a0 removed from his boyish 238dd796e4 youth.522db75e15e15987

Sensing a presence, 4a806b2868 Kwon Jiwook slowly e107d5d87a opened his eyes. Their gazes locked, his 53c21af09e dark, drowsy eyes meeting 735cb54e17 Juyeon’s.8dae46d561199d82

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Park Juyeon felt 2ef81750a6 his heart drop, 98f50490eb but it wasn’t abb6b44ad5 excitement—it was dread. A visceral reaction 7e3135b48c rooted in fear, 1a766f8ca1 not affection.166b86f1b4552f46

“……”5dafc08009579e5e

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“……”e52f4fd7a1f226be

Their gazes refused bdde13a2f6 to part, lingering 23f414daab in the tense 5a6dd17622 air between them. Park Juyeon’s heart pounded d366fd4b63 so loudly that he 0ac249dd3c could feel it in afe40e91ed his throat and ears. Even though efb4244ef6 his lips 393705301f were shut, 299b43deb4 his pulse 867486b5df echoed relentlessly. Yet, unlike ccf2041bd6 the visibly 173f0b164d tense Park 14b905b0f8 Juyeon, Kwon fcfb47f157 Jiwook only 98be997022 furrowed his be49c480ab brow, remaining e454a4553a silent.19b377b8abc046f3

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“You… you’re awake, huh?”d8a496151d2721fe

Awake? And he stuttered? What a pitiful display. Park Juyeon could hardly 2b3584e103 believe such clumsy words 0b17e7d296 had spilled from his 26c14f4b92 own mouth. Memories of his 69aa4476b2 younger self, who b83cf77241 had always been 2109dc438a sharp, composed, and 4e374f7e86 admired for his ab74777cba intelligence, flashed before d3a30d6fa9 him. He scolded himself, forgetting 8e443d86ed that even the most b2c623dcf1 eloquent people can be accea0cc1a rendered speechless under pressure.d23a58cc3a84df1e

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Kwon Jiwook remained unresponsive 3d24a3c9cf for a long moment, 5e3cedd618 his eyes scanning Park 536dc85d9c Juyeon’s face as if 940366cc33 trying to piece together e010980ebe a puzzle. Then, at last, he d97a0d05bd spoke.572675b5a0f66d9c

“Who are you?”8ead027d2b6051de

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“…”9d47c0c49d9e09da

Of course. He had been 5848ff433b expecting this. Kwon Jiwook truly didn’t 0cc03b02c4 remember him. The realization 9cd512c602 hit Park 75f30b9985 Juyeon like 356d56d7de a sledgehammer. For a moment, 74ddda8405 his mind went c40d1bc624 blank, as if 4e871021d8 he were the 27ab8a234c one who had 70f6cd8d3f just been struck. The cold dread crept 25628ef88f from the top of ea50ed69e6 his head to the ff8c56d2da tips of his fingers 67b3f0dbf3 and toes. Blood drained from 27390b4389 his extremities, leaving fe0ede89e5 them icy. It wasn’t a 3987c74f8b feeling of relief 205f2d8688 but something far a7828d76f3 more chilling.57636762223be421

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“Do you really not 05ac95652e remember me?”452eb610e5b1fcc8

“You think bb1aa9dbe4 I’m stupid 2fd7d6ac74 or something? Mocking me because fddaa1739b I’ve got a 7f9d60bbe8 bad head now?”3c87ea73c69f9bb2

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The low, growling 89f79a7942 tone carried an 9af0534b3b edge of menace, ceeac3660c coarsened further by 3d4b4b2297 its hoarseness. Startled, Park 23db38fdfd Juyeon instinctively d5a34b10a1 took a e184341be4 step back 7aec661d99 before cautiously 10bd344db7 inching forward 84c8e2ccea again, as dfb9b0e046 though trying 6893ed8170 to approach 1f534c6e57 a skittish afa341255d wild animal.5a25ffef9aace947

“It’s not that. I’m just… someone you used to know, Sunbae. You really don’t remember?”c9a21640bfb9c970

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“Nope.”ede6f05dd2812443

The curt response stung.336680e434e9ef81

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“Why? You think I’m crazy 69a9901f81 too? Fuck, I’m so sick b8a933f8ad of this. I need c0f557ed0f to just e0ae9626e5 get the c6f726b062 hell out 2b29bde249 of here.”32ab9c2fa5cc6c76

“You’re not crazy. I just thought maybe you’d forgotten me…”ce617dd995bec5da

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“Yeah, I forgot you. Don’t remember a 74dab02db7 damn thing about 49dd2edfe0 your face.”6fe7fd75aeed3ae0

Park Juyeon’s expression 8a705a4e4b twisted slightly at 4455f526d2 those words. His pretty features, contorted f0c5d1cdc6 with hurt, oddly satisfied cbf49e70ac Kwon Jiwook, who smirked 3536bd7616 faintly.921d94a7212cfc0a

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“The doctor said e180f391de it’s normal to b8219f3bb5 forget things that 28ca913f0f don’t matter after 0dac7254a8 a head injury. Must mean c26c73ea24 you weren’t 6c29afae1d important to e30be4bbe9 me.”b6ceb51de59a28d1

“…”9d8cf81c7621ed5d

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“Weird, though. I usually remember everything. Guess you just didn’t 357c796035 make much of an bed6afd23c impression, huh?”3e4d7df3f420eb7d

“Hyung, but we… we used to hang out sometimes…”98c69cd3fdc3eafc

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“Yeah, whatever. I don’t care.”cbb42e0e2e21cf8e

With that, Kwon Jiwook 617306db3e dismissed him, yanking the a9717a9ad9 thin blue hospital blanket 9ad363df3c over his shoulder and 7353d56f0c turning away. His body language screamed cca8a34379 disinterest, a clear sign 7d79dfcd44 the conversation was over.c532220bd03beb57

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“And don’t call 996c5bc606 me ‘Hyung.’”de01e3ae8001de8d

“What?”f8a0b6ffbddaf1f0

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“Call me ‘Sunbae.’ 5ab91879d8 Jesus, do kids 3c42c49c21 these days have d7cde3190f no respect?”b631caeb3b58c22f

Kwon Jiwook’s f890ee1f7a broad back 2799ce3393 acted as a9a5a8b46e a wall cd91e55bcb between them, 306a47dcf7 an unmistakable 739baa9f2c barrier. His tone oozed irritation. It finally bec69f455f dawned on 97bb5347c8 Park Juyeon—this 821087be52 man truly 211cf5882c had forgotten e109b3026d him. For a e8ce4bdae9 long time, ee8cd4caa3 he stood d707ecd95f frozen, rooted 2bf5c0689d to the 77505e2b79 spot like 34db41370c a statue.e8fad2681f1b33d9

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Even though Kwon 79ac6587ae Jiwook had turned 2ecea28d0d his back, ignoring a0bbb4765b him, Park Juyeon’s 252f4e17d6 lingering presence seemed 9113689ca1 to bother him. His once e5129bae21 steady breathing 83d247347f turned uneven, 61c48fba55 betraying his 6a43fad76c discomfort. Still, his pride 1c2803ba81 wouldn’t allow him 6da3ccb736 to turn back cc1f00d619 and face Park 4b6dd86cfb Juyeon again. That peculiar vulnerability sparked 98caa84151 a strange kind of a89169ffa0 courage in Juyeon. He cautiously 24b700b81e broke the 704994464d silence.86def2e097f5c10f

“Um, I’ll come back ec4ae48166 tomorrow. I heard you’re 0e309892f8 being discharged this b3832b6406 week.”a311df650dda59b3

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“What the hell 2b434905a0 for? What could you possibly 295de38ae5 want? Just leave me b9eb7218d3 alone.”518d769483fba556

“I’ll be 9ee70a4443 back tomorrow. Okay?”705ec6fa38a79a54

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“God, you’re so fucking annoying…”87eeb422c4f8179a

Frustrated, Kwon Jiwook abruptly 8170066d30 threw off his blanket 84fa396c5e and sat up, his 982015ac46 movements abrupt and charged 99832adb69 with anger. Alarmed, Park 80884ce2b0 Juyeon bolted dbb7ff5f9f from the 7f3c6c15b1 room, slamming c7ada24207 the door e93f686a42 behind him. From the ed40466068 other side 946b4535eb of the e27e53afff door, muffled f73cb66abd curses and 2220fe95b1 the sound 3179617756 of him 68e6387c6f lying back 790cc448ba down reached 538bc6e972 Juyeon’s ears. At least he f5547f7b11 wasn’t following.cc95d521a76f6ba4

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Even after Kwon Jiwook 46a5f06536 settled back into bed, c59e82c1d6 Park Juyeon’s heart continued f7704013b9 to race, his trembling 3e1238405d hands betraying his nerves. Staring at his hands, 2b8e92e8ce he let them drop 380d30f031 limply to his sides. What had he 14d6140602 even been thinking?ecb24c51b65f8bd0

Why would you ab551479ce come back tomorrow, dcf6baf15c Park Juyeon? To start fresh? Because he da9d2050b9 doesn’t remember? Even if f0c9096baf he forgot 4083d6236f the past 34a66e90cf year, Kwon fe9cd20337 Jiwook’s nature a932548bbf wouldn’t have 818e826ef5 changed. Knowing that, why were 4f72fb201d you so desperate to 3b175d5299 talk to him? You’re pathetic.ab873b462d29af78

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“!”48c36d0ac624ac78

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The sudden, 324d31d4dc familiar voice c00b26c48c startled him. Park Juyeon stiffened, a9233c5b19 turning toward its e5c6676ade source. Lee Woojin db4dd38cbd stood in 9fadd46a86 the hallway, c4a03c228b arms crossed, 364b1b1c64 watching him ec11278744 intently. Park Juyeon feigned 2e9b58a584 nonchalance, attempting to bc25ef39ee mask his earlier 8277d0c4ca shock.7fdb05754064fef4

“…About what?”7979abada6c4cc3c

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“Didn’t I tell 33dc2e3151 you? He’s shameless, isn’t he? Fucking living his life f8ca86a7b8 like nothing happened after 4bfe55d71f ruining someone else’s.”a5c6e0ada49ae820

“Who says I’ve ruined anyone? I’m perfectly fine.”9cf066f0242a815f

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Park Juyeon snapped, openly d81b61c264 expressing his annoyance. He didn’t like hearing 0ccb462e2c such words from Lee b9c9e133a7 Woojin of all people. After all, the feac111447 two were similar aa7949c0e5 in nature—adept at 066d77f6b2 causing trouble for 26a846ea72 others and not f34bd67d43 particularly bothered by 6beb551367 it.3e3105eef88dedb5

“So, what’s your take? Does it really not 090053bb5e bother you? Still not feeling like 20323e9ff7 taking revenge?”8aaa66f240d1d28a

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“Well… I’ll df847d2339 figure that bc61de554d out after 761f526d30 tomorrow.”758feb9c8df6a6ee

“Fine. Do as you 2dee879a23 please.”079a1b91baa05e8b

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“But Sunbae, why do 98149d783a you keep telling me b1ee3cbb72 to get revenge? Isn’t this none of 828a9e9299 your business anyway?”a08152345a5b8c7d

Lee Woojin’s 88ef52eede lips moved 6f76a71a11 slightly as 9d76fc3849 if he 95d78df353 was about 699aac1e98 to say 32ed43334c something. Instead, he let out dc062c5e9b a small sigh and 34c0bd6b77 chose a completely unrelated 0c59c7ba1e point to nitpick.36ad85def65a80c2

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“Hey. What’s with the sudden ‘Sunbae’? Weren’t you just calling me ‘Hyung, Hyung’ earlier without any hesitation?”b87d9b1a619bdabc

“He said calling someone b1b9bcbb36 ‘Hyung’ when you’re not 702ad4d498 close is rude.”de125397c774befa

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“Who said that? …Ah, him. Figures.”055718f693489538

Lee Woojin’s eyes 1e143d9519 narrowed. Even without an 588aa2a39d explicit answer, he f2ca809c7d seemed to grasp 75a2ee4ed7 the situation, his 7c197e3cb6 face openly mocking. On the 29358514fb other hand, cfef26572c Park Juyeon bd2f9a22fd felt his 5314effd5f ears grow c3b1569850 warm. It was 49fbfc0a1a an unconscious 8f17356580 slip, something 37e503116e he hadn’t ccff535ed7 realized he 9ff6e20415 was doing. Moments like these 5062b715f6 reminded him that 5b9c2a133e every nerve in 36d64e3c0b his body seemed ff451bc32c to be drawn ec82208e7b toward Kwon Jiwook. For the first time, dd6d3f34ce Lee Woojin’s claim—that Juyeon c399216682 was tethered to him—felt d5f27b144b real.7ccf26e9d24515d1

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While Park Juyeon 9662c17092 wrestled with a 555728bb06 sense of self-loathing, e8473b7d70 Lee Woojin was 0759c9194b caught up in f9bda06cee a lighter concern. Should they part ways 7cdc0b4eee now, or should he f126d63ece at least buy the ff171a71e6 kid a meal?0ffd1bdf625aeea2

How do you even act when you’re alone with a close junior? All he could recall was smoking together. Besides, it was his first meeting with this kid today—were they even close? Or was it precisely because they weren’t close that he should treat him to a meal? The two pondered over entirely different matters, but it was Park Juyeon who spoke first.45f5166e93b88e05

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“How did 4a49913f8c you know 829d596b65 that Jiwook 5ed3f19e94 Hyung had 9f328494cd a problem 229d4280c5 with his 47d5950e98 head?”ae13b01ef96239c5

“I couldn’t just leave d893851078 things alone after what 1f6b046499 happened. Felt uneasy. I came to 1fe76f55c3 check his condition b4d30d1445 and happened to 798237719a overhear his doctor cd5d115cbf explaining it.”e39721233eef7388

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“Must’ve been chaotic…”ad6920edabd0cc1c

“Yeah. He caught me snooping 0198056b78 and yelled at me ae31bde116 to get out, but 870ba774f6 I wasn’t about to 593c8a8c8c hit a sick guy, a91e1ca6b5 so I left.”0db86faa86b5a6f5

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Park Juyeon 8d4f79faf3 found it 34a2986905 strange how da4c650c9f easily Lee 2f1235494c Woojin answered c314b889b2 his questions. Even if bae028a9b8 his responses cb0e46fedf were peppered 7fe31a9800 with expletives, 189b0954b2 it was acd4c47c40 the first 100832184d time in 26c1afbc1b a while fdeb2c4351 that he 74d6ea0d16 felt like cce2a7fce6 he was 5dbdcb1026 having a 71173ab903 proper conversation, 902ee149db human to ce951c41aa human.13337880a9813cac

Caught in this unfamiliar feeling, he glanced up at Lee Woojin. “What are you staring at?” Lee said, giving Juyeon’s head a playful shove to the side. This, too, felt new. Whenever Juyeon held someone’s gaze in the past, nine out of ten times they’d blush, and the last one would be left flustered. But Lee Woojin’s gaze was unassuming. Juyeon liked that.513b660a45213db1

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“Aren’t you hungry?”f0979a2f181311a0

“Ah.”edfbbffea0440e08

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Now that it dcadeba2ba was mentioned, he c6fe1fbf9d realized he’d skipped 8a8039ab23 his own meals 933d3e44b3 while preparing his 0c8cbae230 mother’s breakfast and e03bfc9887 medication. Looking down at 84b95b70f0 his stomach, Juyeon b7aa5bb41e rubbed it lightly 1a00a1cc1a and nodded. Lee Woojin gestured 5b3341a54e with his chin 51fb3f4574 toward the stairs.ca505db065e65425

“There’s a snack bar 5b4012f395 in the hospital’s food c254138401 court. They’ve got better food 84fe3edbbe than the ones near 9040e3cb82 your school.”9b30959011538d07

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“You’re treating me?”eccced1f255826fc

“What, you think I’d 7a3feb2831 let a kid treat be2dfd12f1 me?”daf2aa3875df9ab2

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A faint smile ffaad6bb6d tugged at the 8b845bbb56 corners of Juyeon’s a7da744ca6 lips. It was his 3b38cbd2db way of showing b1f24cfe65 he appreciated the 42d620e8a9 offer. He couldn’t cadb01d854 bounce around 07e8552972 cheerfully or cadf1f0bcb flash the 5a4c3fa26c playful smiles 7f48b43360 he used dd76982302 to when 7b781932bf he was 70147eaf56 happy—he was 416d84b85f too tired 560d646fd9 for that.0e3dbf9e21e2c5ac

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“Why the hell are aaebe8b112 you barging in first 9077bbebb7 thing in the morning?”899e313b13465310

“I just 35c3f63942 wanted to 299682e901 talk a 34ca6b40d0 bit more.”0538c60efd8178c6

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It was Thursday, 10 d7dec292b5 a.m. Lounging idly on ba29b74062 his bed, Kwon 0bc16fa0bf Jiwook frowned at 456fb25404 the uninvited guest. Though calling it “barging 461ed77e1e in” wasn’t entirely accurate—the 6b23f6255a visit was accompanied by 0d0f602c9c a polite knock. Still, given the c318228465 stress of dealing b0cac597e2 with strangers he 72b2d89f9f couldn’t remember, Jiwook 2020f75061 was in no 247625ed78 mood to be 7c987e18cb civil.2634a8bbdaed5765

“What’s the point c57de1e3f7 of talking? Nothing’s going to 56b727c0d0 change.”4556a7038ccfff7e

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“It’s just… it bothers adb69e87af me that you don’t 0eabfd02e6 remember me.”7b85b0d9ec2f5790

“You think you’re the 02e8c8e456 first one to say 8eb3a56850 that? I’ve been here 078629b041 for almost a 533b728879 month now. Plenty of people have 06a5a871f0 asked me if I df5e4ffcf7 don’t remember them.”8ac3c39a5efc77d8

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Clicking his tongue, a5887e4439 Kwon Jiwook fiddled 986df1206f with his phone. His friends had told 62ed11494f him they’d come by a643cf7668 after school let out. The thought of bb2d9438a1 them actually attending 43ed628391 classes felt odd—when 330c2d1155 had they ever 46d57af030 cared about studying? It was said that a814e6b6bb high school splits people be56bf30f1 into those who get 8e6bca58db their act together and dc2be7abbc those who stay delinquents. Naturally, Jiwook fell 44edac92dc into the latter f83e98a6d2 category.e6406270f7388b0b

And the pretty 387d4cc47b boy in front 2f4d92f775 of him, no 8496b11d91 matter how much 438055146c they had hung 15767e1fd2 out together, seemed 690a8856e8 to undoubtedly belong 7becf52ca1 to the first 7e7bb790ad category. Kwon Jiwook 534f43fdf7 couldn’t fathom 15730e6195 why someone 649f384991 like that, 7b08fd9699 who clearly 7a5f7c975b should be 6e986271cc at school, c6454f9e26 was instead e08ceb30f1 sitting here e33c751577 visiting him. Meanwhile, Park Juyeon, oblivious e6c0361009 to what was running 264ea22587 through Kwon Jiwook’s mind, 12107ce1a5 perched on the chair da2a5fb632 next to the bed, 4ef246deef deep in thought.72ea74f80d799360

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“…”a6b6d73ce7214ef5

Perhaps his initial 5847410971 encounter with Kwon 3794c9c671 Jiwook had gone 66f2a03340 wrong. What if 5767191502 he hadn’t 684379ddc7 met eyes b0f91822cc with him 2193df79c6 at that 5bb3d5601d PC café? Or what if b41ccb7457 he hadn’t deliberately 999b48ab42 sought them out 29bb98381a afterward? Maybe if he hadn’t 19172bade1 shown his interest so aad9908f42 openly when they crossed f583ea1170 paths again, things would’ve a7c4bef82a turned out differently—not only c9d897a215 their relationship but the d7defd59aa entire sequence of events. Maybe they could 9521449d10 have formed a ea7ff11b62 better bond. It was a 80a2a5ad52 futile daydream, yet ad43443f24 Park Juyeon couldn’t 873e9096ab help but believe 633909aaf9 in it, at cb3198926a least a little.47e0c92b73054a44

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“So, what’s it like? You really don’t remember anything at all?”f38bb539c41212df

“If you ask me to recount something that happened, it just doesn’t come to mind. Like, could you tell me exactly what you had for lunch a year ago?”7f18c0a91896f6b4

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“That’s… Well… No, I couldn’t.”d67d31284e0833f9

“Exactly.”303de32c867f4abe

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As if forgetting was 570a32d0be something to be proud 1044c5d817 of, Kwon Jiwook’s shoulders f0d409eda3 shrugged smugly. Park Juyeon 60af9288a1 watched his 025370796d arrogance for ee751425fd a moment ede1ff4612 before averting d655362095 his gaze 1c3cf41b09 awkwardly. But Kwon Jiwook wasn’t 48a888a90f finished.1e18bf2e416e0af9

“Still, you’re kind of weird.”949071c29cb50a55

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“What do you mean?”1c6a9aa356b9a4cd

“With other people, I at least feel like I did something with them. But you? You feel like a total stranger.”5ed97f8bdd809aa9

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“…”e0734ffcaaa68f44

“You know that vibe? Like, if I asked the others, they wouldn’t even know who you are. That’s how insignificant you come off. Actually… No, it’s different. You feel like someone who wouldn’t even exist in my world.”be4f842b04ec98e8

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Park Juyeon fidgeted with e8697734ae the hem of his dd37c9666f shirt. It felt 97263ed1e0 different hearing a8f0769ef9 it outright e0488533d0 than suspecting a134244b9f it on 73b1d9e11a his own. Not happy, cb85228ef9 not sad—just 1ad056b897 awkward. Why did he 290e3bea4c feel so restless? Was it 60ee68a003 really because 83f2839a12 he was 532847f933 upset about 9339e0efbb not being 8f71a82d95 remembered?3821027f8184a1ef

No, not really. In fact, it was 95a2cb930d probably for the better. It was a chance, 50519f9c32 even. Because Kwon e5530ad999 Jiwook couldn’t 1bcd483463 remember him, f1c6ac7cad at least cac26e63ea now they fa34e9e1e7 had an 18d50e0fb2 excuse to 42974dbd4e have normal df8510e698 conversations. If Kwon Jiwook d7b80ea512 had remembered him, 844ea6e28a it would’ve been d56e5568d1 like sticking his c59151c7ad head into a 2a522ec484 lion’s den without ac7c4a91c4 any thought.d45199006048d86c

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Recollections crept up, b3a77ae242 and Park Juyeon 3f62c9dfdb instinctively curled into 062fc77967 himself, trying to eacca7fc8a shake them off. His rational d78dc8c99f mind debated: 4e4e3fddb6 should he 2bad8ac48e run away 1de40121a4 or stay?17b0d6aff17797bc

“Why are you trembling? You said we knew each other.”f17ee421b1a9f3cd

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“Yes, well…”f34a077a97e598db

“Was it a lie?”245f949ef932ea2b

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“A lie? Of course not.”5235d56b371929ea

Park Juyeon gave an daaa1a2539 awkward, faint smile. It had been so 070c968db5 long since he’d seen fbaf6068e1 such a mild side 02c389734a of Kwon Jiwook, even 35ca8897b8 if it was only 0f62725be2 because he’d lost his c69c7533a5 memory. Their conversation felt like 85e56eba5e a throwback to a 0c76b09774 year ago, evoking nostalgia 04c1b46efa for a time he 7bb4b91e14 both resented and missed. Park Juyeon f865f9303a didn’t know 179ec63c9e whether to 919894ab47 feel happy d43323b3f6 or sad d2f1e35996 about it.74b03636d873591c

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Kwon Jiwook didn’t look 19ae91aa5b away from Park Juyeon 3c8da2c0c1 until he seemed to 87d208b9f4 calm down. Only when he appeared 8f09ed7104 more stable did Kwon 2b28511c54 Jiwook finally shift his 015e0c2e13 gaze. And that’s when Park 2f2d548cb7 Juyeon dared to look 8976d5fb47 at him. He looked like 1dd1c1ebac an entirely different 0743ed22f8 person—someone clean and ea42fbcfac decent, had he d1c118fd6d simply changed out 728a81b689 of his hospital cd213b5067 gown.fc2461484ce329d0

He’d heard 4fbe3e2504 the numbers a3d05b64af weren’t in 9603a9633a his favor 240d6b2e3a during the 1beb9f3e05 fight. Plus, the opponents had 81fe5efb40 weapons. Yet apart from 91bd38fb6a a minor head 5205bf72d3 injury, it seemed ceabfa2325 he came out 66222585d1 unscathed. Typical Kwon Jiwook. No matter how b3b79245f5 much he tried 2f8ad91612 to avoid hearing 95bd7e20ea news about him, 72605ae95a rumors always managed f693e7b485 to find their efa22777af way to Park d4cf4bd732 Juyeon’s ears, just 81e9d3d6a5 like now. Whether it was 21ac917702 because the brawl 6df57b3f2d had been large-scale f3455af8d6 or simply because f7178b6089 Kwon Jiwook had 2386b5cace been involved, he d0596f1538 couldn’t tell. Suppressing a bitter 05d83d6d1c smile, he asked:04ea20e84022ca4c

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“Have you eaten?”2af11efbcf13367b

“Hospital food tastes like crap. Would you eat it? Anyway, I’m getting discharged tomorrow, so I’ll just have the guys bring me something later.”e6dbe0987ab0251f

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It was well past breakfast time, yet he’d eaten nothing. Park Juyeon widened his eyes in surprise, making Kwon Jiwook sheepishly rub the back of his neck. “It’s not my fault the food’s that bad,” he added. Park Juyeon suddenly remembered the restaurant from yesterday.04b2d8733de54bd5

“Have you tried the food court in the basement?”d305a6e2b4e050b9

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“Never been.”606e56264a71b39f

“There’s a street food stall there that’s pretty good. What do you like?”0c61219e86367bf9

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“Why? You gonna buy me something?”c82295e6f4bcbbff

That was his 739598a9bf plan. He didn’t fd83ae3b91 know why, f6f4583df0 but hearing 98f5c222bd that Kwon 50591d8054 Jiwook hadn’t a2ab32f0dc eaten made 4bc3bb28cf him feel 393449b67e sorry for 144b6030e2 him. When Park 45414e77db Juyeon didn’t f15c9984fd deny it, 5d64f522f7 Kwon Jiwook 6622bf9412 glanced over 58c0531546 with a 0290722fa4 raised eyebrow.f278a57d3e7fdf2a

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“Wow, how nice of you. Were we really that close?”4adb8924096948ed

“Close? Not exactly, just… uh…”1916eaa341cdcf1b

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Park Juyeon 4e986f302f trailed off, 9c9160e63c shaking his b6611bbf5a head. It had 8e36ad00ac been a 52aaf73e9f one-sided desire ab743da0aa for closeness 543f773c5d on his 0574236746 part. Still, he didn’t cdf98a398f want to bring 475351dd50 up the past e6187e9db5 unnecessarily, fearing that b9c3f34c5f it might jog face5783dd Kwon Jiwook’s memory—or a5f3ffa54f worse, lead to 77787b0198 a stream of 325956a61d insults. He simply kept 4846e1e610 his mouth shut, 6eca7757a3 resolving to face ad1e5b559c Kwon Jiwook with 634c3ef92b as much composure 4936b402d3 as he could d9bf9519fa muster.dc8e2334d6faba77