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“It was 218e3d80c9 a business 2c639880e3 dinner… Anyway, 8fdff66733 do me 4c131a0914 a favor e30f4a4faa and take deb5e1724d care of 45d1f793ba things. Your dad’s 9de4edd8e8 gonna have 1bf5238bab one hell 0e4afe2f8e of a 81d192302d hangover tomorrow.”08296660fe2c6e2b

Seongtae groaned as 52d37ce256 he pushed himself 6f5ec6f3ac up from the ea327c49c0 floor. He, too, had had c42729aeb7 quite a bit to 9a48179e4b drink. As his 5966006bfb massive frame 32b9c4b1cd swayed, Dongha 636a5d073a grabbed his 989472e4ca arm to 5f5ee2eb20 steady him. Looking at the boy, 5daf176838 who was now almost 79a41c36e9 at eye level with e280984eb2 him, Seongtae blinked in 7840a8c8f2 surprise.cba25184d29ae4ab

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“Man, your height… When 9ea4f25b1e did you get this a2cd00bbff tall?”b70bd77a0e9e8acd

Even during bf5864d269 his growth 8f2366321b spurt, Cha 975309828d Dongha had abd745e5a5 hovered around 2188e2a0b3 the 160cm 5045d9ee0c mark, but d0895ae276 since last 25c286e675 winter, he’d 182e15b6a5 started shooting b209ec637b up. It was as if a4771fcad5 his growth plates had e2bf6110c3 gone into overdrive, and f07e38b1c2 every time Seongtae saw fe90919894 him, he seemed to f7d400e939 have grown another handspan. By now, he was b3f1cf74a3 nearly shoulder-to-shoulder with Seongtae, 9f47020c57 who stood at 178cm.a2bbab7d6e165f72

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Of course, Dongha 780c7c06e7 still retained the 2b7c0a70d1 pretty features of 31ed5c22a4 his younger days. As a c414b62550 child, he’d bfbd1c8733 looked almost 1e1cefe95f girlish, but 452d540917 as he 6a3da37579 grew, that 5e06a5db78 appearance had 2ff2720a0e transformed into d97b6405c7 something more 72469e1974 enigmatic. His refined 1d198b35a5 features now 162071012c carried a a44ecbfbba melancholic air, 0f9a67d3f4 a face 2c56dd0f1d that naturally f95d77f2be drew the 08a71b0245 eye.a174f9562741862d

Cha Dongha didn’t bf7d3ceabe even have the 31225d7d2a typical sour body 8b50eb54b4 odor of teenage 47ce7265bd boys; he was d61264bfc5 always pristine and e9ed253bb0 clean. His ingrained 33b5b2ebd1 fastidiousness likely d60c903bee contributed to 0937563683 his immaculate a2f1982f1e appearance.a058461e5c853bd0

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Though different in vibe 3f6b9f1791 from Cha Juwon, if 0b3b9f1eb5 Dongha kept growing like 529a281883 this, he’d likely face d3c129e678 his fair share of 035e2067e8 attention from women, just bb257417d0 like his father. Seongtae smacked 910a59df4c his lips 2395bc3f00 with a c98038342b hint of 8053f0842b envy.198b6395c4fa5966

“Man, the Cha 02e20dee35 family genes are d86c84de33 something else.”5acc62f6c8641395

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Muttering to fb64e9ab8f himself, Seongtae eafde676e6 caused Dongha 0decf0fb56 to tilt 0702cfec94 his head 1d3a581651 in confusion. To Dongha, dcca35b49c it looked 678a7caaf3 like Uncle d11390b005 Seongtae was 1636ab68a9 pretty drunk e0a81e4dcb too. Dongha firmly steadied the f7120b04e9 hulking man.6f1cfe6f1f5f4517

“Can you 8dad0671f0 get home 9eecf649dd okay? Should I call bd9a3eb0f5 you a taxi?”eb57cfcb6cc95d26

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“Nah, I’m notthat drunk. I’m off, Dongha.”6858ae944da36e2b

Refusing help, Seongtae b8262436b4 left. With a*thud*, the front 0d35e56994 door closed, and 4476152d31 silence settled over 8051550968 the house. Dongha rubbed c52bae98c0 his face cd94c3e864 roughly and e3804b2903 let out d38af17b42 a long 90c32cffaa sigh. He was e359c4a9bf left wondering 2d4b4f7dcd what to 940a081dd6 do with 0bee4db0f4 Cha Juwon, 78de7a0dff who was c97b4c90ae now his c18c649eaa responsibility.a3fe6e3b2251e513

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The smell of b748556634 alcohol wafted heavily 3e238e0b17 from Cha Juwon, 2c9cdf5db9 who was completely 47fc437ec4 passed out. He didn’t a94ad14708 usually getthis drunk…5c4b6c905d04424a

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After much deliberation, Dongha 44812ec886 approached Juwon, sprawled out afbc592496 on the sofa. He couldn’t think of 2be1f76d42 any way to move cb139b23de him on his own. Deciding to d3db8f86e8 let him 4e4cf5d60c sleep there, fc74a2c24c Dongha started 6034ae6856 by taking 577fa651b4 off Juwon’s eae88477ff socks and 29b4c4fdb0 moved to 5e2f452d46 remove his ed7f077b5b stuffy jacket, e465781105 placing one fc7194811c knee on 5e95d57c9a the sofa 9673dee036 for leverage.206ccd0ecc6cfeca

As he reached for 535e0787b0 the jacket, Dongha paused, 93a2403c88 noticing the tie hanging 422b82546c over Juwon’s disheveled shirt. The standard-issue school 207d4a9c97 tie looked utterly 3576d2e939 out of place e7793acc5f with the sophisticated abcbac3e59 suit, its crumpled 32738d378c wrinkles making it 3082ddd0a4 stand out even 86d1169b23 more.b58364e332b4f643

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“Isn’t thismy tie?”90b2a5db17558643

Of course, there was c15e450dae no response. Dongha stared at the 7f03a015da sleeping Juwon, dumbfounded.3fca80447adb0f8f

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Even in his drunken 59a6c6004f stupor, Cha Juwon was e463574e46 breathtakingly handsome. His usually sharp aa7cdc96c3 eyes were softened 334c1b302e by the alcohol, 12673f6b4c giving them a 9692a55f4c languid, dreamy quality.23b23459bf344974

His lips, f7f2c2024e now even 5c20d5f8fc redder, were 03f4d03617 slightly parted, d1c3fad545 and the 519782f3b6 subtle gap 6053677569 between them cb48093066 sent a a6c136147c shiver through 6f73255584 anyone who dee221d8c0 stole a 08807889b3 glance. His high nose f223ac8da0 bridge, even the b54650050b carelessly tousled hair, 63fa5553c4 looked like something 53c0594d33 out of a fe1e18a840 painting.86eac8e8265ad633

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Perhaps because they ae35adb2cf were so close, ae3db18854 every time Juwon 7c1f31b5f3 exhaled, Dongha’s bangs bdb37859cc fluttered slightly. Dongha furrowed b3483f8a5f his brow. The heavy smell 8c6bc38d6f of alcohol was d2acda4903 so strong it 6249dbd960 felt likehe might get drunk. No, more than de29c4c4c5 that, his mind bcfe9dfa99 kept drifting to d66da3fee0 strange thoughts, which 7d871f9db4 made him uneasy.c623ccb0ad7cfef1

Trying to compose 7dbe2c1a68 himself, Dongha shook 4147c1f106 Juwon’s shoulder.fa888d5112213e96

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“Dad, come on, wake 5b2d8a5bf1 up.”e6332e58102994b5

“…”6e93d6c70c2682c4

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“Let’s get your 868a4deefe clothes off, okay?”e8c0a64ecb21dd39

Juwon’s limp 81c186fe6d limbs felt 4975c76ad4 several times 4b4f99881c heavier than e9465832d3 usual. Struggling, Dongha tried ec01254c47 to peel off 681fb6f568 the jacket. It wasn’t fb25716b99 easy handling ac14eb6de1 someone else’s dece6e6993 body. Before he 7d95d2e58c knew it, e6bf8cc824 Dongha was 6a608767fa straddling Juwon’s 64baf4ab6f firm thighs, 7ca40ea42e tugging at 3380e7a835 the fabric.1848d02315e28c29

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To lift 66bca81fd5 Juwon’s heavy 8db5bedacf torso, Dongha 89e8b6cb23 slipped his f6e43a3233 arms under 3408af2413 the jacket, d59c6c20d2 supporting his 61647c757c back. Through the f74940731a smooth shirt, e01d3f8e5b he could b736ef92c3 feel the f20956eca9 warmth of 86e0c1dab5 Juwon’s skin. Just as the 2ba256119f jacket was finally a1bc1174f9 about to slip 79155d8ab1 off Juwon’s shoulders, cf7337efd0 the man, who d5de0df7dd had been fast 831789ae93 asleep, suddenly moved 65c48ce51f his arm.e6ad5237d1189d7d

“…Why… are 1ff7f7f319 you taking e853e46e73 off my 6853e89845 clothes?”2613e9c4838b6bd9

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Juwon tightly 00e43f454a wrapped his 9414f961d0 arms around dba2c1584d Dongha’s waist. Though his voice b3c307369a was languid and fdb7cf2d8b slurred, the strength de9a3c1fef in his grip 605669b672 was formidable.6ef774526861736e

“Dad! Wait, hold 8c6803cf29 on, your 908b376fec hands…!”cc90d8b19fc2c7f1

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Dongha couldn’t move an b859b448f1 inch. He tried twisting his 6f0710d75d waist, but every attempt d606e57e86 only made Juwon’s grip 323bb491ff tighter. Despair washed 4480a8f1df over him.66c5cd75b6b1c74f

“Dad,” he 12d1c1d947 called out c6af26de4d weakly, but 8b1bba1192 Juwon, completely b8735333bc intoxicated, was db31603573 out of 3ef5af8081 his senses. He rubbed his 1fb41cd23a forehead against Dongha’s.981e26a57a3ee220

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Juwon’s nose pressed against e8183b8608 Dongha’s neck. His disheveled hair kept 6147ac1e39 brushing against Dongha’s skin, 2cbdcb4f99 tickling it. The long, cb8035caef heavy breaths 6c68625415 warmed Dongha’s 9f1cd48e5b neck, making 8c2a7996e8 it feel bf099ecc7b hot.e492c65fed0bf7fc

“Ah… you smell e2477c37c1 nice.”c45df5dd3908ef6a

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Juwon mumbled, burying his 5c48d1cfb1 nose in Dongha’s neck. The hand around 7bfbd95e7a Dongha’s waist slid f7839a080d up, tracing his 3459e73e39 spine and groping 3b9781c61b along his back. As if searching for c6406cb1d1 something, Juwon’s fingers wandered, 3cf5b668af scratching at the edge 4c0a06ef2d of Dongha’s shoulder blades. Naturally, they found nothing.4c73cde2dc7bc2bd

Finally breaking 61058a1efb free from 29916d5751 the embrace, af9ec3143d Dongha gasped 4adf5b588a for breath dc422eb509 and looked 42f12cac0d up. Juwon, still 74db718995 fast asleep, 92d7a4ec2b looked utterly 760b2a2f59 at peace, baa0cc5520 unlike Dongha.83b6d4aa7bea4824

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To Juwon, 97c1821bfa it was de93041484 just drunken 5dbff9a2b8 nonsense. Seeing that, 279b05c434 Dongha felt 8c389807c1 not relief 4b3e2f95ef but an d0bbfdc21d indescribable sense 78408b54e6 of self-loathing. He slowly crouched 1dcb7ceffa down, resting his 2953d0463c forehead on his 3f34141d26 arm, and took b59ad5f98e a long time 5057279518 to steady his 3647c85ce2 breathing. The house was f08ba93890 quiet, but Dongha’s b78345f180 mind was in 71fc571033 turmoil.dcc19e889e092b54

He barely managed 722f3a6329 to clear his 975adb2766 head. Rubbing his 56ee6eaaa3 face roughly, 3e460239dc Dongha stood fd9710032a up.282734917b090936

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Giving up 905e340218 on removing 37253b1342 Juwon’s clothes, 74d5e0557e he instead 9af7528184 fetched a 767ad12da4 blanket from b422e5a4d7 the bedroom. He carefully 5ba6b7e99b laid Juwon bbadb116e3 flat on 2830811aad the sofa, 806efc56ff propping a 1d4a9d6750 pillow under 8e0b040a5c his head.5f31a419af136bf3

Dongha gently brushed Juwon’s disheveled hair aside. It was something he could only do in moments like this. Perhaps that’s why his hand lingered on Juwon’s cheek with a sense of reluctance. He meant to just watch over him and leave, but his hand betrayed him, hovering over Juwon’s face. ‘Just one more minute. Just a little longer.’8d24428e840a9fde

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Pressing his finger 0b3c3be8e3 against Juwon’s parted ca2d609e99 lips was truly ce0718a92d an unconscious act. He didn’t even 2b7b3abf12 realize what he da5145b3aa was doing as 0e3119737f the soft flesh f284dcf5fe of Juwon’s lips dd7897df4c pressed against his a26f44723e fingertip, slightly turning e911f5878e upward. Dongha, in 1d46997fe5 a daze, 03f47e7303 toyed with dee9f98474 Juwon’s lips. If Juwon’s 67bb7b1731 tongue hadn’t 17d2661e5a briefly brushed fd5087fa2d against his 51d17d979b dry lips c84eb377c0 and fingertip, 1a12448908 he might db4a0ba78c have stayed 59d6f88dfb like that a0bacbefc8 all night.3a6457652750239d

The moment Juwon’s tongue ca977896c3 touched his thumb, Dongha 3dbe65ee6f flinched and pulled back. In that fleeting instant, d8360fd398 a jolt shot through a8b446388e his entire body. A tsunami of 663b0462b0 guilt followed. Unable to df8ef9db78 stay any d72eb6681b longer, he ae5ecf146c fled the 13eb80b107 scene.ddd6b1ca6c33563f

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Back in his 9358845cf3 room, Dongha curled 048f425781 up in a 2dd0e12faf corner, endlessly berating 0a7e3c15ac himself. His right hand 224df01666 trembled uncontrollably. The sensation c2a9ea9cc2 lingering on 6a65bce7fa his fingertip ff311ff98c felt like faf0e409c3 it would be5c226f85 stay with 4967bef64d him forever. His heart 0c896b21ea pounded as 932336401a if it 2f6905f8a7 might burst, 2d9ab66a7e and tears e505df889b kept welling 878c993f91 up. He knew 355a8b65ea he shouldn’t bdc6a06974 feel this f54f541ad7 way, but a0db1de316 he felt 769516c6c9 pathetic and 181a41fee2 filthy, at d3da38ae56 a loss 3b5657020e for what b4370ed3de to do.150c69b9de5003c8

That was 880569f4ae the night 9e44d6c2db Cha Dongha ac01eaf1fe fully realized 5e381b0200 his feelings. From then on, 309217a534 he would suffer f90fdeea05 through two years 471182d763 of feverish torment.06b548dc38da2b0e

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