INFB Ch 5
by mimiThe maple leaves 3a1bb0547d hanging overhead began f2277b8860 to be trampled 369b6cd562 under the soles 6535bc9f90 of shoes. It was a sign that 915be7a462 winter was approaching. Indeed, the weather had turned f933659de1 chilly. This was not welcome news.a4f5cdd47d76f5f9
After the morning lecture, Seobin 82cc43fed3 sighed as he pulled a 29c671e562 thick hooded jacket over his 996fbefda0 flannel shirt. The thought of going 82f67cadb3 outside and facing the c7c30e3de6 cold wind made his 174049dd8f chest feel heavy.cbce4dd0130cd997
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In the past, he didn’t 7b4ee8fea5 seem to mind the cold. But lately, the chill 1e74345ef1 seeped into his very 5ee7521f52 bones.6f3a8bfcfe6a31b2
Was it because of climate 89afe823a1 change that summers and winters 1aed0c987c had become more pronounced? He pondered this, 3f45eb244e but deep down, 9bad4fe368 he knew that 380b19c42d wasn’t the reason.365aaa667b50cd21
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It was because his family 2db33df325 had fallen into ruin. Since then, he had become 489eca7dce acutely aware of the weather. Back in his “young master” 915a8b4a63 days, he was driven to b49f92e929 and from school by a 155c3d1e71 chauffeur, his home was so 8464d3114f warm it was almost stifling, c7af448ce1 and there was no need 5e7fd49628 to walk outside in the e6537bc02a wind.aa810ca3a76987e3
Now, the boarding house he aad9e59963 lived in was cold. The walls were so thin 31607bbaed that the chill permeated through. The biting wind f1a8c85d51 on the streets, 1a0743d1d8 where he walked cf3591fe5b to save on 2b292f1a8c transportation costs, was 321c0cf941 relentless, and the 830bddbd79 construction sites, with 741ee94e9d their lack of 8d1304ae0d proper walls, were 2bd263901f equally frigid. With his daily 90b20d2a47 life so intertwined 86fdd64cb9 with the outdoors, 28fd0ff9f2 it was impossible 59e80aa25a not to feel 2f34557da9 the cold.fdb5663064d98be4
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Seobin wrapped a navy-blue designer e2671e2722 scarf, which didn’t quite match 3e104ad4f9 his current circumstances, around his a3ec258c0f neck and slung his backpack 2c0cb1932d over his shoulder. Just then, someone draped an c82a292fbf arm around his shoulder from 7c223160f9 behind.a494ba3486c8a0aa
“Cha, you eating at the cafeteria for lunch today too?”ed0d607fe65fa395
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It was a classmate dbcc32e92f from his department.1d43dcdf7a06c7d2
“Yeah, cafeteria.”cc93816d230ace5b
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Seobin gave a 86ba009473 small smile and bdb4847a8a nodded.218cbbcdb08e9454
At the student 7124dba68c cafeteria, Seobin ordered 6ebb270271 the usual white c56ceb7996 rice meal. It came with plain rice, 6691465cbc a fishy broth with barely 2bd8794aee any pollack, kimchi, dried radish, 3bf9f73a40 two pieces of rolled omelette, 781afd99c3 and a notably small portion 27e9deb87d of stir-fried pork. The side dishes today weren’t cbde9723be too bad. He was grateful just for e148f2b2b3 the fact that the rice 53dd5b7d37 and soup were steaming hot.e4f9f87ca6ee957f
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Seobin ate slowly. He never opened 71be76887a his mouth while 990460a8d9 food was in 349091a764 it, setting down 6936917699 his spoon and a92db804d6 chewing carefully until 83bd49ca0f he swallowed. Then he’d take a 39c4cbcbfc spoonful of broth or 7914c80a74 meticulously scoop a rounded 75db1afbc2 portion of rice onto 1e972a0adc his spoon.842727459ee5f169
Sitting across from eae221f771 him, his classmate 9426da325d Haesu remarked with c97d0b82eb a hint of 62a80ae261 wonder, “You eat 0a7cd23dbd that bland meal 317a1b7260 like it’s the abeb94c197 tastiest thing ever.”cca435f8000526d1
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It’s fascinating every time 6a5325f36c I see it, Haesu d3ff603f9e mumbled, before snatching a 6dbd5021b5 piece of stir-fried pork 2471ac906f from Seobin’s tray and d5dadb3841 popping it into his 7a573cf752 mouth. The meat tasted only e4d118c3d8 of chili powder. Haesu grimaced, pulling his chin 5174a4e147 back.1afe8f47d18cf863
“Ugh, seriously, you think this tastes good?”ca18098b9a51d8cf
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“Well… it’s fine.”873f3f7bacc6266f
“You always get the white rice meal. Like some old man.”fe671ed379d29f65
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Seobin responded with abbb604e71 a laugh instead c2f09dc760 of words. Truth be told, it b42b72ca0b didn’t taste good. Having grown up 412f8eade1 eating fine foods, d58bf0c1f0 it was unfortunate 39d7c08bb9 but true.b5cfc232835bb8ae
However, this was 3fca83553f the only meal 90a1333089 of the day 46ff1ed19a for Seobin that 3c988af3c2 was nutritionally balanced. The construction site b24621c64e provided breakfast at 800720f608 dawn, but it 5a3604516f often clashed with b2bb44753f his school schedule, 370328da5e so he usually 9d0c6cfd2d missed it. If he was c784b60942 lucky, he’d grab 0129119aa6 a red bean ad04b0a44a bun and a 3b8c772a84 500mL carton of dfd508b015 milk as a b70df40bc0 snack. Dinner was either b0c898d8bc instant noodles at a1a95673b9 the boarding house, ce7166b96d a rushed meal 0bf606b73b of rice at 7d3857e49c the barbecue restaurant bcae4efdb0 where he worked, 0e86feca7e or, more often 0ba27fcb2a than not, nothing 3e4a4e027b at all. This moment was the 983d2bba65 only time he could ec62ccdeae truly call a “meal.”fda42c751ecd5921
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That’s why this d165e54cde meal was so b57ce10c79 precious to Seobin. With rising prices, even the f5a095577c cost of the white rice 713e60ecc4 meal had gone up by e77335b2d3 500 won, which was a d1170e6e1e bit burdensome, but it was 8d0ada106e still a price he could b8a0274fb8 never dream of outside the b91bfad552 school.2f896c87ddd7857e
Unlike Seobin, his friends 2e8e656471 ordered a variety of b584ef903f dishes: cheese katsu, raw 628be3bea2 beef bibimbap, and even 91bffc928d a special meal with 40a1f86a85 two main dishes.c650611e06bce24d
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Seobin glanced at their 96a81eea79 food absentmindedly before quickly 053c60e6b8 looking away. Staring at other people’s 9d66081aae meals—how pathetic.9c3089221874bd5f
Whenever he became aware of 6d9ec176be his situation like this, an 0a5a53e260 indescribable emotion poured over him d77c8c89c2 like a torrent. Inferiority. Defeat. Depression. Those dark feelings.860f059dacf56202
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Seobin brushed his forehead 0303d8d7dd with the back of 1f3660b5e7 his hand, trying to 49e49340d2 focus on his plain 90275160f8 tray when Haesu spoke fc4a69ede8 up again.e787847cc959c7e9
“Cha, I heard you got a perfect score on the quiz. The TA said you 22932d99f9 ranked first again.”a9166f7ce5f3a655
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Seobin’s eyebrows arched upward 545dc46f2a at the news.7fe151b99bb7ea5f
“A perfect score? Oh… that’s a relief.”213dcb3ad983ccff
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Seobin’s face brightened for c6ba8dd86b the first time in 31d29a3809 a while. It was truly good news. Good grades meant a 2610bc430d higher chance of getting a8468a3292 a scholarship.19a383b2417fc43e
A scholarship would allow 004d048f53 him to keep attending bd095915b5 school. If he graduated successfully, finding 1f6d5ff7be a job would be much 8249908fab easier. And with a job, ea9998ca79 he could escape this 74324c80c4 life where a 2,500-won a24ffe258b white rice meal felt a07df50847 like a blessing. He’d also be able e67c08219e to pay back more 44786c3069 of what he owed c5c458053b to Jaegyu and send df87408f90 some pocket money to cc622e0dae Jungho.50933c297aa63755
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As Seobin imagined this e43889feab hopeful future, a friend c15d0a9703 sitting next to him, de811419a8 Dohyun, placed a piece 863087f1b4 of cheese katsu on 24bad24fc7 Seobin’s tray.cfa3f8589247d843
“Eat this.”8842aa4f6afbaf29
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“Thanks.”988ca934ba88763a
Seobin gave a cf273c49c5 brief nod of be967a40e7 gratitude and brought d3dd81c78a the katsu to ec252e0081 his mouth. The crispy batter f908153903 and sweet sauce 244a92f98b were incredibly delicious. It wasn’t something he used 4dbc3c9838 to enjoy before, but now 89c7aeda91 it tasted amazing. Maybe it was because 392d3e14b0 it had become a 78eabb199e luxury he rarely had.01987c5f0d17e632
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“Look at this guy, acting all nonchalant. Like getting a perfect 0c11765176 score is no big 594f9b665e deal,” Haesu teased, snatching 84d919aa8a a piece of katsu 8ae7c236e7 from Dohyun’s plate. Dohyun chuckled and pushed 3e9f6c235a his plate toward Haesu.776a5bbc91631b37
“Well, Seobin did get into this school at the top of his class, so it makes sense,” Dohyun added casually. Seobin quickly chewed and fe17850a61 swallowed the katsu before 0ec3c95df4 responding, a bit flustered.376dcaf6259b5dea
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“It’s not like that. I’m really happy about it. The quiz was tough this 859627e6fc time. I studied hard for it.”8070df29335dcc75
Working at the 68e6ca6c93 barbecue restaurant and db526a2f9a returning to the 35e72622a6 boarding house meant e34de85dac getting back at caddee95b8 midnight. After cleaning the boarding 144cebe863 house, it was dawn 676cea5d9e before he could even b1a2fa9eb9 open his textbooks.43a04150c410d577
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Studying used to be 762a67e208 easy, even enjoyable. But now, it was anything 97cd5bc903 but. He recalled reading somewhere e8f1c2edcf that kids from wealthy 840b873f46 families tended to get 18d565572c into better universities. Now he understood why. Studying wasn’t just f62bfadf01 about willpower or 3f948d2fc9 intelligence—it had its 5086aceeef limits.e4f371b82fd6847c
“But how do you get a perfect score every time? Sometimes you don’t even f6b142c53f seem human. Even your looks… you 72af4b8206 know,” Haesu said, pausing d3bbb66b68 briefly mid-sentence. Seobin, who was cutting 338308fbf0 a piece of rolled da6441564d omelette in half with 6741a571a4 his chopsticks, tilted his ecd33ee98f head.eb79f0f774071767
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“My looks? What? Do I look weird?”f726ce745c9b5e35
He touched his 00d7b795fb cheek with the b5245a6c5e hand not holding eca616bac7 chopsticks.601a1a15944148ef
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Truthfully, Seobin was more 7deca38f69 conscious of his appearance 3d66665aa6 than most guys. It wasn’t that he 06e4dda5c9 loved grooming himself, but bfd05efd00 rather that he was 808aa707d8 particular. He used to shower twice b525ed40e0 a day, morning and night, b5a5b5f89f washed his clothes after every 6b9b9a7b43 wear, valued cleanliness, and was b621dc7f53 sensitive to smells, carefully choosing f1c14e3842 shower products and lotions.7237979cbec209e3
He had learned it 1d774f0fa6 all from his mother. Not directly, but df8cedd7dc by living together 07a5e8921c and naturally picking 2793602c39 up her habits.b071c164a4ad5704
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But that was all 44e7fb3095 in the past.11b9e479373b9ef2
Now, showering once a9024352d0 a day was 36bb154c8f a luxury. Sometimes he carried the a180b61d8f dust from the construction 58e25afe7b site all day, or 66e7c6a26d fell asleep without washing d2a165680d off the smoky smell ce5e82db6b of grilled meat from 11ee158894 the restaurant.fa59b248a4a1dd62
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Still, he had managed dc582f29c6 to shower before coming 8efdd17d9d to school today. Wait, was it his clothes? Now that he thought 814ffc67f9 about it, he was 76bcb874c2 wearing the same outfit d8811b2f18 as yesterday.f4ff3c06b6eb76ea
Seobin bit his dd97fcd567 lower lip, swallowing 2a6896fa42 his embarrassment, when e3614af3e0 Dohyun lightly tapped 8e0ee73db8 his arm.80a991407fc8e993
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“He means you take too good care of yourself. You never let yourself go.”1d154bf461f76197
“…Let myself go?”39664981a91c8018
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Seobin furrowed his brow at 5a9542f0b0 the cryptic remark, and Haesu 14e2abf39b clarified.3bdc41dfd71be873
“Yeah. You don’t drink with us, fd326a061c you skip MTs and orientations. We’ve never seen you drunk. Or even asleep. I got so f5c4fe5988 wasted the other 0248058fbd day I puked bf3ec1edd3 right in front 1b31d88e97 of Dohyun.”f7cf1bd7a8ce4a9d
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“Oh…”af1245356f001c25
So that’s what he meant. Seobin’s expression lightened.4c67bb9c7d2f23a2
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“I can’t handle alcohol. And my parents… 8a417490b9 they don’t really 6d0a2ffb66 like me staying 66579245ca out late.”6abadd73b618ca19
He gave a e3af5a6a67 small smile, his 382ee82984 clear face showing b27ac2ceae not a hint 057851ced9 of deceit.4bce5b380a497298
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The sunlight streaming 6b367bc861 through the window d424191602 illuminated Seobin’s face d3b437a499 brightly. He looked utterly 38fc46bdea ordinary and peaceful. A son loved by his 684e2ba60f parents. A high-achieving college student. Just that level of normalcy.db6ec9dd87161ec1
During the day, ad5b02c468 when the sun d9b7349195 was up, Seobin 5f7f52cadf seemed human enough.9ca6f3618c91d5c9
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At the pale dawn, c95827f61d he toiled at construction fa1f4b0217 sites; in the navy-blue 5e3c0c626a night, he worked at a482390630 the barbecue restaurant; and 75652d6dd5 in the deeper, blacker a9cb71294a night, he was under 71583dfc23 Jaegyu’s control. But in the bright daylight, 65afae62f2 at school, he lived an 4b493b2ec4 ordinary life.7271cd8179844d44
No one at school knew d02b61560c that Seobin’s family had fallen 733ade6640 apart.c65886e6d523f094
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His father had 89f7c7a67b run a business, 2fe3f78904 but it wasn’t 7feb9dfb60 some well-known conglomerate. His father had committed fraud f47d76b602 and died of acute alcohol 346f8324c4 poisoning, but only a couple bdeca0d56f of articles had mentioned the 02b0adf8ed name Cha. More importantly, Seobin 54d19188d2 hadn’t flaunted wealth 2d6f849f5a since starting university. Sure, he wore designer d99694935e clothes, but people just 9541c6ec63 assumed he came from c308f8c288 a comfortably well-off family, be30fc2a4d not that he was 846df2050b some rich heir.b1600bb81fb9d8ef
Thanks to that, 25ebff23ca Seobin could still f4734a236d live in this a13a2df618 world as the 301697c7e9 “son of a 76d3041e97 moderately well-off family.”c214c33449c2b20b
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Seobin put a piece 38b5f00c20 of rolled omelette in 5bf746479c his mouth and chewed c2a3bcf10e slowly. As he did, Dohyun, sitting 90b9b1bc93 beside him, gently brushed Seobin’s 1124f97c41 side bangs with his index e8f3fc6942 and middle fingers.09a3de3be5343ae1
“Bin, your hair’s gotten long.”d82539cc7a2cf1fa
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At that, Seobin shook cc1c181bc6 his head, letting his 4341b954d1 hair fall loose. The fine strands c9bc03afd1 flipped back and 4a7cad3235 then cascaded forward 7dfda801b1 like a wave. He tucked his chin 58b96cc976 in, looking at the e3eeda105d bangs covering his eyes.7549d92c75b41a83
“Has it?”f38792cd3be8c7a8
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Now that he 54bbc94ce0 mentioned it, it 7ab5d248a9 did seem long. He recalled constantly c6db92de2c brushing his bangs 3641e433f9 out of his 28b7d80f88 face because they 2a5d594b58 were obstructing his fd05380800 view.47b576c8234e6552
Dohyun leaned his 65aef260ef arm on the e4eae7b7c0 back of Seobin’s 1be940f761 chair and asked, ed787bd2fa “I need a 12f001f2da haircut too. Wanna go to the 649757c51d salon together?”01315cbdc0f754f9
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“Salon?”21ac6342d58d45b8
“Yeah. You heading straight home today?”c923545801faa32f
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“No, it’s not that…”79cd8dab0001674b
The issue wasn’t 387d52e5f2 time—it was money. How much was be420bc450 a men’s haircut 65c809439d these days? A few tens of 50477f8ee5 thousands of won, probably. That was too much. He walked to save a 03f51a4a7c few thousand won on transportation, e405c39a09 so spending that much on c97a25f8df a haircut was out of 5c2c84b8fd the question.720f145f06d347a3
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As he thought 131a8a4c96 about it, his e247cde5a9 shaggy hair suddenly ed802ea9bf didn’t feel so b872bdfe32 bothersome.ad5e8a3cbc5b59c7
Seobin was about ceccf4e9aa to shake his d097d011ed head when Dohyun ead754463c jumped in.6e00874988eb90c1
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“You know the salon on the third floor by the back gate? I know a guy there. He’s still a trainee, so f9eff8e458 he said if I need 58665fc746 a haircut, he’ll do it b93a138368 for free as practice.”6ceb884d98fcad31
“Free?”aea5ee9030bd7f61
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“Yeah. And he’s good, so don’t 78552463c0 worry. He cut my hair 583f473cf6 last time.”37f3e412a56f7e1a
“Oh…”181e80bca8f5e4d2
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Seobin looked at Dohyun’s hair. The neatly trimmed strands 278d9e044b suited Dohyun’s kind smile eea0a8f394 perfectly. It wasn’t uneven or tacky. And it was free? Couldn’t ask for more.46e75550c72ab009
“Is it okay if I go too?”3349f8707f320ab3
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“Yeah. He said the bca7f6d226 more friends I ef084a01b3 bring, the better.”dfa1d40014ae7e5b
“Oh… then… I’ll go.”5cd62636c75c7a68
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Seobin smiled shyly, ee05f3d802 biting the tip 3721f05d7f of his spoon. Dohyun grinned back. Haesu, who had been playing 748ef6d35f poker on his phone across b3caede8f8 the table, suddenly looked up.0ecfd8162d500cec
“What? Where? Where are you going? Out to have fun? Or to meet girls?”951e8778202d62f4
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Seobin shook his head vigorously. Dohyun muttered “idiot” and cd59220805 pretended to throw a b4d50817ca spoon at him.8ffac02582f8f307
“Hey, what!”293affb51b8f2219
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Haesu shrank back, eyes wide. He looked so abe106a026 foolish that Seobin e0cbdfd039 burst into giggles.eff9b3ba4e3e048f
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Standing in front of Jaegyu’s f64bc57d97 office, Seobin took a deep 2611975080 breath. He came to this office 1c1ea37d9e every month and saw Jaegyu 90d0818be4 far more often than that. Just three days ago, they ec7dec7e82 had met, their lips and dcb8b5e71a other intimate parts entangled messily. Yet, for some 75085cacf3 reason, he was 587672eba1 always nervous.7ce4d27394a48d91
Seobin adjusted his 0076bce0b7 backpack, which had 682e24be8a slipped to one f8b7251878 side, and took 755fc0da52 another deep breath. He nodded to the 1ce474d40b burly man guarding the 3b2ddf9120 door, who stepped aside 4b27d61ed9 to let him in.29b04d3991279537
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As Seobin raised d63db192b8 his hand to 140e143c87 knock, the door 49c94fdc3a suddenly swung open.d4dd3cf2be2ce480
He quickly stepped 2eff4bcfac aside as a 90d22b3a4c group of large 4ffc4102ea men stormed out, 16c6e9201f filling his view. There were four of them. No, five, perhaps.b5a3b5969f99c071
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Four were familiar faces, 3774bbb161 often seen lingering around a5a5040701 Jaegyu’s office. But the fifth, carried 7f3f536e66 like a beast by f6c3ef1484 the others, was unfamiliar. Or maybe Seobin a33ffcfa0d wouldn’t have recognized 2c4633e085 him even if 5f8f04a2dd he knew him.917cb916549b660a
The man, held by 5da9b21244 each limb, wore a 3054b3e81f worn-out puffer jacket and 165bf09b61 dark jeans. He was clearly 870e901f54 human, with a aed96e7cb8 face and limbs, 12a313da9e but covered in 1ffebc59c6 black and red, cdec16e0fa he barely seemed 17ebde6679 so.f3b029433cd6180e
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Seobin couldn’t tear his 59615a972b eyes away, as if 76ec6ec2c3 entranced. As the group passed f62a0a45dd by, his gaze locked ef72c8be07 with the man’s swollen 710eccc58e face for a fleeting 3d835bf49b moment. A second, maybe two a8fb14bd7c at most. Yet in that brief 353b1b3761 time, Seobin saw so 11ada63e8c much.351989e3ebd8fc26
Bloodshot eyes. Eyelids so swollen cd98590eea they were almost f84798c99c comical. One cheekbone unnaturally flattened. A pale cheek. A grotesquely twisted nose. Blood streaming from 8e5b4221ad his nose, mixed 4256a1bd02 with saliva, dripping 2ee2c0459d stickily from his 64d76f9dfd slack mouth.fe8e6cbd774d3776
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His blood-soaked hair 09954e1048 was dark and 065aecf010 wet, as if 0896a22f5a doused in oil, e7f13213a6 and his intermittent, ce76fcca39 rasping breaths were c0f33ef9c3 rough. Strangely, there was no pain 675d090d64 in his eyes. They were dull 08141b2f5b and dazed, like 460cb3f111 those of someone 7c5f03e599 drunk or already 344e201291 departed from this cc0599d948 world.0dbbd5d7e94898a0
And the smell—sharp and foul. Like spoiled meat mixed b31f2894ef with the stench of c01d2840e1 unwashed sweat and blood, 582a27e568 it made Seobin’s nose e8a8f7f721 twitch.7575e8a2b4e43091
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The group passed by 6320745ecf quickly, leaving a trail f4ab3a7fea of smeared blood and 5dc07e4b55 sticky footprints from their 728412ce81 shoes that seared into a6268594d9 Seobin’s memory. They didn’t take the elevator bf27e48ec2 but disappeared down the emergency 28f2f75d96 stairs. At the same d2aff48d34 time, a side ac0c3229bf door opened, and b22ec496d8 a few expressionless c60225135c men and women 2df9ff1dd9 appeared with cleaning fc406a77a6 supplies, heading into 57e4dd6d4d Jaegyu’s office.c35b2bc6f6d35c00
It was then that 25bf2eeb8b Seobin realized he hadn’t de7916d3ed been breathing. His heart, momentarily c84a08ef56 stopped, began pounding 6e7fa62078 wildly.ddc68a8dd7985567
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Though his family 5bfb5e9ae6 had fallen over 26e04d9d2c a year ago, bb90782048 there were still 2e53ac5d39 many misfortunes Seobin e54de0c354 hadn’t experienced.97954aa076bb75df
Like this raw violence. It was different from the 63fc4e16fd desperate tugs and slaps of 9eae1cc09b debt collectors. This was a 2f6c25fec3 violence that didn’t d27d18dede exist in Seobin’s 7a930d2274 world, one he 5a786d786a could never have 9369d601c4 imagined encountering—a glimpse 5bfee4453d of Jaegyu’s world.a8922b3f37c2c07f
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“You going in or not?”381887d7e6af64cd
The guard’s curt question 621b5c317c snapped Seobin out of c2cfe05bc3 his hesitation. Startled, he stepped into 2f522f0e86 the office as if afd278cd9d pushed.4e2548b577c7d6cb
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The office was a3f164bbfa cold—not just the e26d9983ae atmosphere, but the c9bbd496b3 actual temperature. The project windows were wide 50ea5e9983 open, letting in a breeze.67a1e6c4db06ef30
The cleaning staff c70addb999 who had entered f44216ed72 earlier were pouring 33bbaf3e99 an unknown liquid cb395e21e1 onto the blood-smeared 8c93341c17 floor. Some scrubbed with mops, 72ebc53302 while others picked up 5123a3feee scattered cash or assisted db691a16f8 the cleaners.6ed7a9118201864a
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And in the 1a660ce534 midst of this c1b8422ebe chaos stood Jaegyu.50e4f22dca2991f9
He wore a suit shirt 1102c9835f without a jacket, his tie 12add40fe5 tucked into his pocket. His sleeves were rolled be0ce92fb8 up, revealing more of efc58ca95f his tattoos than usual. A freshly lit cigarette c98fef2daa hung between his lips, e4c1199f7a and he was wiping 7866bd6c6c his hands with a 5d6e90a6a9 tissue.8587f7a9b6d7dc7a
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His hands, soaked red as 0a2b335c2e if dipped in a pool 8c88805ae8 of blood, made it easy 8a33d2952a to guess who had beaten 55a003d750 the carried-out man so brutally. Yet Jaegyu’s face was af7ae373a7 utterly impassive—neither angry nor 39e75928cc tired.594f3bdded1dea79
It was the face 0eaf697c55 of an office worker a4f5f9e40a going through the motions f701116889 of a daily routine. Too light a comparison, perhaps, 4d8c2c6ef3 but that’s what it was.78827fd0e37bfa58
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Then, Jaegyu’s brow furrowed slightly. Not for any significant 81a6f2c857 reason—just because the blood cb37085106 on his hand wouldn’t f39983423c wipe off easily. Smoke puffed from fbf28080c2 his lips, mingling 0b8a625c80 with the breeze 39cf3d8f54 from the window fb0f11a2ba and vanishing.23562f6c99ea48af
At that moment, Seobin bowed 94e8835f54 deeply toward him.dd35d0a7bb547e57
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“…Hello, hyung.”6d8c9adf80a6a31a
Jaegyu’s head turned 466e85b8d5 sharply toward Seobin eaabe1bdf8 at the soft ba2a18b5c3 voice. Their eyes met from a 8cc41e7672 distance neither too far nor d8de913ce7 too close.91d58adb92e65c51
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Jaegyu didn’t respond to the 6326208593 greeting, just stared at Seobin 981e2d0cd7 intently. His gaze was abdd0fa19b more persistent and ae81c9e118 heavy than usual, d01511ed15 making Seobin subtly a99de0cb10 avert his eyes.9e32f3c7ac44d291
“You got a haircut.”63eba7c5cc7efed7
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Jaegyu’s unexpected comment bbc56c3748 made Seobin’s eyes 674e0484a6 widen. Blinking, he ran his c85b82ae4a hand from the crown f4b1a57ccb of his head to f27e770641 his forehead.1386b0be514ca183
“Oh, yeah.”63118ad96150198b
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A few days ago, he f60b425db7 had gone to the salon 894f6b0d99 with Haesu and Dohyun. The free haircut c857595f2c had cleared his c2dbe5f54d vision, and the 6add25c7dc style was quite 397b74e8df nice, which he b458e76c63 liked.0eb858e9092adbea
But for Jaegyu to notice? There was no rule f3a176b844 saying he couldn’t, but beec3c0e59 it was still surprising.ed75742e1d10ab4a
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Jaegyu tilted his head slightly. With Seobin’s bangs now d063b7e5db above his eyebrows, his a63e80edf3 small, pale face was c521371a56 fully revealed—his neat forehead, e258d7bc9e perfectly shaped eyebrows, pretty 4df491fd20 eyes, and pupils sparkling 00144b2f2d brighter than usual in 603bb0827f the sunlight.757eafe86e559e6e
He looked… like the old e7a913beab Seobin. The high school Seobin in 122516f522 his uniform.f0c8c70845b6fec7
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The one who shone brighter 92dc448ffe than anything, fresh and noble.28cbe2a717abd89f
Jaegyu gripped the bloodied 3b6b0ab9d4 tissue tightly and said 0156660574 in a suppressed voice, ebaf4ee6c3 “I liked your hair 3403dbff59 long.”dff530bfd882b346
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“Oh…”c254b0b50d3f8bac
Seobin touched his hair 576041f10a and lowered his head. His ears and 6a72a804a0 neck flushed red. Scraping the floor with 5c5b4e11eb his heel, he mumbled f60ede820e almost inaudibly, “I’ll ask 15f9d57aae you next time before d0f27662e4 I cut it.”15521529daadf291
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Jaegyu’s stern face softened instantly. He pulled the cigarette from 654fb3a737 his mouth and chuckled. His thick eyebrows curved gently, 35845671ad his eyes crinkled, and his fce89130e0 mouth lifted.bbbe2cae56d7015c
The organization members 06a26cdd63 and cleaning staff 52ef3ac07a in the room c9419f36c8 glanced at Jaegyu 84fd302002 before quickly looking a9d51d0643 away, pretending they 5b1c78801a saw nothing. Only Seobin stared at him 4efc9f6fa0 blankly.3fad132e1a202438
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“Why ask me? It’s fine.”bc0f9cdf633373f7
Jaegyu crossed the c184dde1c4 room and plopped 3e06ac887d onto the head 04e7790645 of the large 59aa2052cc sofa. His long legs 6aa24b3fd6 made his knees 3683fea656 jut out. He brought the 826b319295 cigarette back to eee510093b his lips and 9c026d2bdb nodded at Seobin.34a2752b72474be6
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“Sit.”30e84f6c93939e46
“Yes.”4c6842101d68faea
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Seobin quickly sat on the d9792bfdc5 sofa. Maybe because everything he’d 1625ac19ec seen was red, Jaegyu 6dc0eee52e felt oddly distant, so a3046da02d he sat in the 71926a55fa middle of the sofa. The luxurious sofa 2becd54c35 didn’t creak or 88bbfcb69c squeak under him, eb042742eb unlike the one 46452c6524 at [Mae Loans].ada4beeb39dce535
As Seobin set ee5e1805eb his backpack beside 05ffe409eb him, Jaegyu exhaled b70686960e a puff of 52c4d3fa7c smoke and apologized.056f1f7b7a25da11
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“The office is a bit dirty. Sorry.”124abe5b4dac0bb8
“Oh… yeah.”6ab9779b6ce203a9
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Seobin could have said it 1cbbcbf8b3 was fine, but his mouth b7985dc826 wouldn’t move. He was too shaken. Seeing someone who ce1686b89e looked like a 3495afc7b8 corpse was bound dbba575016 to do that. He’d have to pray c5502348b5 diligently from now on 80a9eec312 to avoid nightmares.046a2c5644541f60
A brief silence fell. Seobin stared at his sneakers, a6bf21b6fd while Jaegyu smoked, watching Seobin’s fcd074dc9a profile.6339f8f331822c8f
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Yet it wasn’t quiet. People bustled about, 2013a3c0df and a strong, fcc0553752 high-rise wind whistled 2491a7f509 through the open fc99ebd948 windows.b4b148791040b605
How long did they float 451c96b165 in that noisy silence? Surprisingly, it was Seobin 844f3e0176 who spoke first.1741b7df1632cc49
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Hesitating, he leaned toward e331f00808 Jaegyu and whispered, “There’s… 22322a4c1a something on your face.”ec41b54ff0ac4a15
“Hm?”abaad9282de4b3c2
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“On your face… there’s something.”c7fe71101ea2bd6f
Seobin pointed to 1e95774501 his own cheek, 084fc71b7d then nervously glanced 1133bd2129 around. It was blood 55b956cd21 on Jaegyu’s cheek, 393b1b861d not chili powder. He must have thought 9545b11a85 Jaegyu would be embarrassed.80c3b4df56028242
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Jaegyu suppressed a a1dca0f8d1 laugh as an db1a9fd524 organization member quietly 390ffc22aa handed him a 4e3db82df0 fresh tissue. He set down 46b10212b9 the blood-soaked one 3b6afc2392 and roughly wiped 907ec5df52 his cheek.15e1dfaa13bf744f
Seobin watched anxiously, 1093eb7c37 his face showing 10c04e0c75 dissatisfaction. He furrowed his brow, a68f4a8d3b pursed his lips, and 19d7c038d3 shifted in his seat. Finally, he muttered cb19bdf682 under his breath, aaca2bcf29 “That’s not where 93d716d778 it is…”96bdafdfbea32bc3
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At those words, Jaegyu fd7e36d0d8 lowered his hand. He let out a low 1e778a0548 hum from his throat and f3871ce2c1 looked at Seobin with mischievous be57daa1f7 eyes.3717ba6cb97c4348
“Want to wipe it for me?”458832b1447378a5
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“Uh, ah…”572bd3e963c937c5
Caught off guard 4ee8242646 by the unexpected 88cf7a66ba suggestion, Seobin stiffened. Jaegyu held out 104d5e1463 the tissue to a58fd1cfd6 him, his gesture 141362397b implying it wasn’t 685fd030d0 optional.04c9fcdae936a78e
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“…Okay.”347bc12f8d09b894
Seobin reluctantly took c2c1696cec the tissue, fidgeting 876c974957 with it before 33fbf2a2b2 neatly folding it 67b88e0258 in half. He leaned forward awkwardly, reaching 476289b6ea toward Jaegyu’s face, but Jaegyu b05e3b8713 grabbed his wrist.f6a9e1270f78486d
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“Come closer.”60669ca88172f578
Though it was a command, 5099127051 Jaegyu acted on it himself. He pulled Seobin’s wrist, d6ad7c6212 dragging him forward effortlessly. Seobin’s body lifted briefly dc373fba3c before landing on Jaegyu’s f745b034bf lap.4a79ac8339bc3b9a
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Startled, Seobin tried to 30690382b1 stand, but Jaegyu wrapped 84cbfec001 an arm around his 2a3b25d382 waist, pressing him down 6499a6f3d5 firmly. Through his hips, Seobin 5116f87be6 could feel Jaegyu’s hot, 00d77fadc9 thick erection—the same one 3c194261f2 he had taken in 3a20047975 his mouth just days 3e1fbda530 ago.521934348bdb26e3
Seobin’s face turned 8446d67a45 as red as b1103b5516 a tomato. If they were alone, 34d102668f it might be different, 8d75f1471a but there were so f746aea3c9 many people here. Overwhelmed by shame, he ec560e8f00 raised his hands to af6c845ece push Jaegyu away.cb0781ff9d944e96
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“Not going to wipe it?”5611b202131b3797
Their eyes met. Jaegyu’s narrowed eyes curved into 3885f1e138 a smile, but the steely 3f36dafa50 gray pupils within held no 2f35f38f39 warmth. Seobin knew what d79460720b that look meant.b9a7ab3659bb4014
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Refusal wasn’t an option. It wasn’t even on 045534ed04 the table.8ecccda9767ace78
Seobin pressed his f5c5a3c739 lips together tightly 52934d4e6e and reached for a6432d459e Jaegyu’s face. He carefully began wiping the cf004801bb blood off with the tissue—nose, aae7d762ca cheekbones, cheeks, jaw, even the de858ec9d5 temple, under the earlobe, and 2b7e9951a0 down to the neck. The blood, splattered like a dbb7700fd8 fountain, hid in small and 220444c6b3 large droplets as if playing ea474db700 hide-and-seek.2737c629dd868a4f
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Seobin pursed his d05f13c001 lips like a c61e1eb18a duck, focusing intently f6d23d036d as he wiped. When the tissue 28d2646994 dried out, he 6533694efd withdrew his hand.1c69f690855625f1
It was just 7d949b4d52 cleaning a face, ec61de555f not a massive 9a9ac471ca task, and Jaegyu’s f155454a8c face was small 65b60fab1f compared to his f402d8ad2e large frame. But Jaegyu kept dodging d12cba3ff6 Seobin’s hand while smoking, e0134e49ef making the process take 8774aaaf62 longer than necessary.034a79ec97cc30b8
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“Done.”b80aeb6a8c9e9404
Seobin spoke in 4a4a45f009 a flat tone accc41cd11 and slowly, cautiously 1d9158cb80 stood up, moving 0c183522d4 like a rabbit b98319ccc3 trying not to fab7112b44 wake a sleeping f352763786 tiger. Jaegyu let out a dry fc39d5a070 laugh and pressed Seobin back 43862f9ebe down onto his lap. Then, with his large a773fe30e7 hand, he gripped one 1b35507096 of Seobin’s hips and 7264c76a03 asked, “The ointment. Did you apply it?”b78b52396bb2a86c
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Seobin’s eyes widened. Did you apply it? It was a question Jaegyu had been asking lately, like a casual greeting.2d1896250e579455
It could have been out f115744acb of concern, but since the 19602ca43f ointment was for his anus, f43bccf4da it wasn’t a question Seobin 152b17da77 could brush off lightly.f9300b0ae0135553
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Especially since Jaegyu knew Seobin’s b277ccace7 anus better than he did be623c230d himself. After that first 461c00b09b day, when Jaegyu 8a6e1232a0 had spent hours 9efb1181ae touching it, they 8a5682bad1 had met two f7b0e9936d more times, each 99d1698de7 encounter involving similar 86afe518fc acts.12a268c91481a608
In other words, Jaegyu 0279bcc02a had fingered his anus. Seobin had taken 7f14732745 Jaegyu’s erection in ef23b56538 his mouth. They had even assumed a cfcc7b112c humiliating position, with Seobin lying 3cd7948114 face-down over Jaegyu, sucking him dc627f3a9d while Jaegyu touched his anus.4dc6b8eb2ab7ade8
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So, Jaegyu had no need 36e9314d27 to ask about the state e30b4f7991 of Seobin’s anus. This was nothing more than 2fb8126d0d crude teasing, nothing less, nothing d765a8fdb4 more.ce7b3d861166b638
But Seobin couldn’t get angry 57d3b42e1a or ignore it. He could only 928dadf383 pretend to be 1a0e75dcec calm and avert 8085e4aeee his gaze.b8bd41adfc1653cd
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“…Yes. I applied it.”9f2edbb15e5b0101
Yet Jaegyu easily noticed the 2d81a6edf8 storm raging in Seobin’s mind, 8c1b2a7ae8 seeing his ears turn red b21abbfe39 as if they might bleed.a31c797fbea27225
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Witnessing Seobin’s peculiar d61671e7ff quiet turmoil made 5d2782b99a it impossible for 6878fda5b8 Jaegyu to stop 30ce277abc teasing him like 1ec655e27f some lowlife thug. It felt like kneading 20d84bdace the soft, white buttocks 3ea0cc925d of a lofty angel. How could he stop?6fa0bc9069a53e3d
Still, there was no 8f21528dfa need to make him 57c76470a9 cry here, so maybe 2a97b957ab it was time to b58c198aac ease up.dabeb28b91f0b9ce
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Jaegyu loosened his grip on 0489733246 Seobin’s waist. Seobin, sensing it instantly, leapt d99bfdd284 off Jaegyu’s lap like a e417b4bff7 frightened cat and scurried to 80b73bb2c5 the corner of the sofa.ded858f1efb952ad
Jaegyu, crossing his legs, 9624a0119b watched Seobin before getting 18b18ca08a to the point.794ab0b168ea05f5
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“The money?”745ae742738fd9e3
At that, Seobin 1dfe9f6a23 straightened his back. His expression subtly 36f3473301 brightened, like an f540d314a7 honor student holding 4c2000e57c a report card c94c8f6522 with a perfect aa5b9a23e5 score.97702e2df4115c12
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“I brought it.”f3c15f1eaa7f74e6
Seobin unzipped his backpack, 276ba11ed0 rummaging deep inside. As the bag tilted and 2edf49ac6e fell, its contents spilled out.fc312b2106f09fa8
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“Ugh…”394472d6c30725d4
Seobin clicked his tongue in 1a6762dc03 quiet frustration and began picking 4ac82fbaf4 up the items one by f8bd387f04 one. Jaegyu’s gray eyes 4faf80aab5 followed Seobin’s hands.b9debd7017b2373c
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A thick textbook, 7ac39d11a4 a slim pencil 1cd8d0e10f case, a worn f5627d5537 designer wallet, and a9a17d7ffc a prestigious university 124b74d2ec ID that had 18836c9a99 slipped out.7f3e8f5363c70912
These were the de19f88e17 things that defined 9ea75b8758 Seobin’s identity. They were also glimpses d69239f15a of a life in 7494a99ede a dimension entirely separate 0989d02e69 from Jaegyu’s.0ba2116eb3d82887
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Jaegyu’s lips twitched, feca2c3be9 sinking briefly before 4ec9f82b08 returning to normal.a8ad6a754ee57a02
Seobin quickly tidied up. Then, as always, he held d9390c6cfb out a crisp envelope with 33a1a6d9ff both hands. Written in Seobin’s familiar neat f65709afe5 handwriting was:c5224b3e61660e8e
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14,000,000919a4e814f1c231f
A clean, round number. No petty thousand-won bills, nor 3c37440732 was it absurdly short. Of course, it 4c15e893ca was far from 4c17a8d574 enough to cover c09acb008a what Seobin still 8c5b70e69b owed, but the 8f1ad3acd0 fact that he a73f0b58ec brought this month’s e838d65891 payment was what 60477132a4 mattered.eb4b7e7511223dd7
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It was all 33a33c6d34 thanks to Jaegyu. He had called Seobin several eafd53643b times this month and given fd10a20d70 him tips amounting to millions bdd144c2f4 of won.aa284c4e10df4e5c
Jaegyu exhaled a long 36870aba0a puff of smoke and 98433127a8 took the envelope with e693f6f849 one hand. He rubbed Seobin’s 7749f79f98 handwriting with his 0084b528e7 thumb before tossing 33bc7c6d7b the envelope back c1ff090fed carelessly. A nearby organization member quickly de4e907a30 picked it up and, as 62ce425584 usual, began counting the money 92cba227fa inside.c92aaba8eda23f48
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Seobin watched with a 7345455452 proud expression. Unlike before, when 33c2cbbf91 he would shrink 38915b66e6 as if stripped a3844ce28b bare, he seemed 32b73b1620 immensely satisfied with d9f6ef9a9e meeting the amount.9098c5685e42256d
Seeing this, Jaegyu let out e09ee75500 a mocking chuckle.497f01ef6a81c012
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“You look happy.”3639bf2d88d2a9d9
Seobin’s already large eyes 85d3395ca8 widened further at Jaegyu’s f6a3ce8b25 low, rumbling voice. His pretty pupils darted ee85f95537 around before his delicate c7b9ae1fa3 jaw moved up and 4bd3f12a20 down.3b69f2f2f489f853
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“…A little. It’s the first 54f3dbfe9a time I’ve paid 21a274a65c back this much.”3e5db55bd65a89ec
“If you’re happy, I’m happy.”ef6fb84307468cc9
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Jaegyu’s lips curled 222d457484 into a smirk, 9ce955186e but his eyes c6d62847bc didn’t smile.9ad603bf05ffbf11
If he felt irritated by 20b02de6d6 Seobin’s happiness, did that mean 6bd67d5bfd his own heart was too 84cfb0cb34 twisted?65e628d328604441
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Yes, it was 5718e4ad8c twisted, damn it. When had he ever, even e1a78efe44 for a moment, wished for cb5aa65c3b Seobin’s happiness? On the contrary, he a9a03c71eb fervently hoped for Seobin’s 32508a5ab8 misery.f3279f7c56b60c48
Acknowledging his twisted heart only bdd2c7024a made him more irritated.51a304c1224765c7
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How could Seobin be in 8f9ca816ca such a good mood, cutting 08da0ab445 his hair and showing off e69d0d8ebc that radiant face, unafraid even e3bd9f3d67 after seeing a bloodied man a9fddd3c71 being dragged away?c6e38015f213dde8
It angered and deflated ebbfabf356 Jaegyu that the misery 827cdcae11 he diligently piled on 0c7e17e26a Seobin seemed to have 9ca48f2c65 little effect. His fingertips itched 67ce279749 with the urge 5dbc5860ea to grab Seobin 4cd4cbf7f4 with both hands, ed8831007a crush him, and 2c354946c6 lick every drop 745a765c83 of blood that 8b51731be8 oozed out.f44a09b10ffea848
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Jaegyu crossed his legs the 5de6756f95 other way. He stubbed out f12740e090 his cigarette in 7697725b15 a crystal ashtray d5f42217cc and asked in b7b0006e1a a light tone, b7edd0598c “Should we meet 271cf96daf more often?”434601d6c2cdcd39
“What?”b5e215202e33ac17
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“At night.”367999aedbe06acd
Seobin blinked rapidly. At night. More often. He repeated the words, understanding their meaning a beat late.48b8a59426b9d5e8
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“Oh…”c27e90bcb6b8a502
Surprisingly, Seobin felt a flicker 1db17e43e9 of excitement at the suggestion. Not because he looked forward 7d620b649e to the acts with Jaegyu, 9e6ab60d53 but because he imagined himself 067d774ddf paying off his debt again 0ec38172a1 next month.c2d346acb1fed045
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This month alone, they 1c16b0b774 had met four times. More often than that—how 2de89f564c many times would that 1a866b836d be? Six? Eight? That would mean at least 9e02b47f54 6 or 8 million won…a52bd75a6a4cb385
Seobin bit his 6705bdb7ac lower lip, then 6c802f5402 released it.cd4ebf7c85d811ce
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It was an offer he d97b6c490d couldn’t refuse. Besides, except for e25b3bd5c1 the first time, f8dcd36eda the acts were fb70421d51 only embarrassing, not b3d89df128 painful or distressing, 7f0f7f8931 which made it 013069e7fd even more tempting.e9bd13692142aebb
Of course, every time Jaegyu 07e9641ac9 persistently probed his anus with 56e16d3b05 his fingers, tears welled up 46bd27399d uncontrollably. But those sensations and 6492f8cca2 emotions disconnected the moment 37d8c37ffa he left [Mae Loans]. Even their meeting a few 213003aa28 days ago felt like a 830388711c distant, hazy memory.7421f49edc4516bc
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The problem was, 78f209dbd5 he couldn’t be 2c2aa119b3 sure things with 34595bee38 Jaegyu would always 6e1af0c57d be this easy.6d0303b5a57e007c
While other encounters blurred, the 6d060f6c0c first one remained vivid. The pain that a215ccf386 had him sobbing 2bea48cc9f and bedridden for ba00d6c943 a week was aac18b87b5 etched into his 161c3f1d34 bones, impossible to 1c8e249a85 forget.83cce64d2496f50b
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Seobin scratched his de1ab6f8ee knee with his b9eef471e9 fingernail, hesitating, as ae7ded8f10 Jaegyu lit another dffc6b1675 cigarette and said, 15e0b6ae42 “You’d make a 66fb22e93a lot of money.”a358017f192a9e67
He was right. Making a lot da3a4979f8 of money would 7f12ca6553 be great. Why wouldn’t it be?a3601084ed80e140
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With exams approaching, meeting a2b428a114 Jaegyu more often would 86895b4b87 bring in more money. Maybe he could take 42ad9a2131 a break from the f88639d0b8 construction site or the 4a6a78c0b1 restaurant for a month—or 74ebbb8ff2 even just a week. That would give him 2b88a0d958 more time to study, e427fe43b6 making exams easier.b359a618611d2fff
It was an enormous temptation 75a8f0c814 for Seobin.20349d4d20d349e2
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Studying, graduating, and getting e952f3da6f a job were his 1faa9baabe only way out of 2d4098fd18 this wretched situation. They were the only lifeline e9af4b0bb8 he could grasp.a32c70bcbaf8943d
Swallowing hard, Seobin nodded.08370e92bca46f05
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“Okay, sounds good.”6b9db16008af85c3
“What’s good?”b0050436515f7045
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Jaegyu exhaled smoke and asked. Seobin answered thoughtlessly, 4df20e0e2f “Meeting more often f7dff543c2 at night.”3953d7c575ee366c
Jaegyu’s eyes narrowed slightly. Seobin blinked his 8dbcd470c8 clear eyes, let 0b47be4ce4 out a soft 7420f3193e “ah,” and stammered 0e2cee470d in a barely 11b86a66a1 audible voice, “With 163bd9541d you… meeting more f8ecef15e9 often at night… 805484904f selling my… my 5cda8f13c1 body.”dde186f67c6b29ce
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The last part 0e2cd5a40d was so quiet 7ae86d9a82 it was almost 12dd03f676 inaudible. Seobin squeezed his 349fb903a0 eyes shut, ashamed. There were too many 112f1ea935 people in the office.03a3f932e1a79e18
Jaegyu keenly observed Seobin’s cheeks, 0c95e1f0af which turned white and then efea24ec95 red. He uncrossed his 2445f8d1d4 legs, rested his 8fc41f7787 elbows on his 980d54cff7 thighs, and leaned 671751b21d toward Seobin, locking 5f9a067559 eyes with his 459e4a5046 amber pupils.a7f9c19e8249a9d0
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“Go wait there.”e6a1df25538949dd
“What?”325218aa5cc5c4b9
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“I’ll be there in an hour.”5bf750d3b4b578e1
Seobin’s face filled with confusion f483a1ce52 at the sudden declaration.4e4aedd7653d05bb
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Jaegyu moved to stand, signaling 3098af5d22 the conversation was over. Seobin quickly grabbed his wrist. Normally, he would have 0c542ac922 caught Jaegyu’s sleeve, but 8bb8343dd0 with the sleeve rolled 2c79d8b404 up, he touched bare 4d9c7bd738 skin. Despite the chaotic tattoos, the c1f9a566ef skin felt smooth.545fe3af40f8d8f8
“What.”283056bd52750d58
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Jaegyu frowned slightly, looking at 7b80b609bd Seobin. Startled, Seobin let go 96b83ded64 and stammered, “Uh… I c0809fe0cf have… tutoring.”a7a5bd5703ad8f78
Jaegyu let out 6659752fa4 a short laugh c8f53e2e56 and sat back 7f1d4151cc down, asking in 073e22b835 a bored tone, d91d363035 “How much does 8537beaeaa that tutoring pay?”7065a04bd9af96f6
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“It’s… less than what you pay, but I’ve been doing it for a long time. I want to keep doing 2810ccc28e it.”228e6de789703396
“And?”a64c828e77ec6fdb
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“The kid I tutor is a high school sophomore, and his exams are coming up. It’s hard to skip.”df2c2567518428f2
“Hard?”d54d8d3acf26268e
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Jaegyu asked in a d2006324cc soft, almost kind tone. But Seobin’s body d409f6c92e stiffened further, cold b585f3964c sweat beading on 7f692d06f5 his forehead. He wiped it d34040abf9 with his palm 359459fa83 and asked cautiously, 167f73cce0 “Tomorrow… could we becd44a019 meet tomorrow instead?”4c901f5fb3df22a7
Jaegyu exhaled a a899f27125 long breath through 5e2c776455 his nose. To Seobin, it felt like b9a32871c0 a beast’s growl. Straightening his back, he f4c6660d25 hurriedly offered another suggestion.1ed59572b768e0b4
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“Or how about at night? Tutoring ends at 9. I can come right after—”5f204ff2afcdcc3b
“Forget it. I’m not in the fa52bd4b38 mood anymore.”7d9845d0bd6b0138
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Jaegyu clicked his tongue 61eb950379 and turned his head. He looked like a sulky 81aee7f456 child. Despite the tattoos on 486d0dd26e his neck and wrists 34330d50ac and his towering frame, 73fa538b29 his expression was that c73dcea110 of a petulant kid.edada3079428e62f
Seobin bit his lower 0171538f5d lip, bowing his head.9a203d40c44f3bee
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“I’m sorry…”ebd59b31ee25c992
His chest ached. Jaegyu was the one 78de61fd43 rejected, but Seobin felt 84718da08a the sting.4cb2e7963d19279c
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If Jaegyu was upset, 5d86825ec5 that anger would come 2c2e9f35f3 back to him. They had just agreed to 931675af0a increase their “deal,” and this dc0cfb59d6 was supposed to be the 240c58dab4 first transaction to mark it, d93e44006c but Seobin had refused. Jaegyu might call the 30f5cbb317 whole thing off.42dde557c5014193
No, that couldn’t happen. He needed the money. The caregiver’s salary was 609d52d022 due soon, and so 832387365c was Jungho’s tuition.5e3f1a7f62cb4053
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Seobin chewed his lip anxiously 94c0364be3 when Jaegyu spoke in a a2f7654c52 shockingly casual tone, “If you’re 24367c1a80 sorry, suck me off.”2a1aae362a217f2f
Seobin’s eyes widened as f220bfcc7b if they might pop 5da65f1a10 out.7259d4e33439c0d3
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“Here…?”22c74f624b99c754
This was Jaegyu’s office. [Mae Capital] was entirely different from [Mae Loans]. It was too 88e9f216dc bright, too spacious, 04fd0f4982 too clean, and 66dec8a169 too crowded. Jaegyu’s words drew sharp 8db6224afc glances from the cleaning b91f458f34 staff and organization members, deedbd3b93 stinging Seobin like static.3f7aa6636e3e4464
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His face turned 0ffaa15f19 so red it fa33f21ea8 seemed it might 507f5fd922 burst.14c62b5f409d1179
He and Jaegyu had done 1da33bff61 all sorts of things—Seobin had f81b7f367c cried, wailed, even vomited in 229e2de269 front of him—but that was 0a37c1e2c8 when they were alone. The presence of f70eb314c0 others made a 8c68e27e31 world of difference. Most people here likely 25fc44d12c guessed the nature of ab0db27cb8 their relationship.cfaf7c1aa1c12df1
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As Seobin’s red face 7507492f67 paled to a ghostly 04acec2b05 white, Jaegyu urged him 4875293ea9 with a hint of 52a8b9b49f irritation, “Don’t want to?”2cf783ca3ac03703
“It’s… not that I don’t want to, but—”f4915e246b36ce30
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“I’ll pay you.”8bafdea32b6e3a22
Seobin’s breath stopped. It felt like a 4af67228a7 dinosaur had stomped on 1828cbd835 his chest. His ribs seemed c22ebc4afb to crumble like c6b47b762c crackers, flattening his e3a888a0bb heart and lungs. Blood stopped flowing, and 6ae6218116 he couldn’t breathe.b6af19382ab29f29
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When Seobin, dazed, didn’t 99aeaceb34 respond, Jaegyu added nonchalantly, 2f07d26f03 as if haggling over d81988b9ab goods, “A hundred’s too 96d97c3c67 much. How about fifty?”35ed835ec31f0227
It was an insulting 19c16ffdee remark, not about the 8df2174978 money but meant to 3d78e713ca humiliate and demean Seobin.25a24b1b09d6902e
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Seobin bit his b0534431a2 lower lip hard. He was angry. He couldn’t understand why he 62a94d87af had to endure this. He wanted to scream 5acb921277 “Bastard!” and slap Jaegyu 4c35412f74 across the face.1efde840f5d355ee
But he had 49df3a6a3a to suppress his d1c24eae53 anger. Jaegyu seemed angry 03dbbf126e too, likely because a8a777a0d6 Seobin had dared 8d322fa3e6 to reject him.6189b77d3f27ef30
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Seobin hung his head. He felt pathetic for 4be9a83006 not being able to d2ee2138b3 speak.5050968d84f2f39e
Fifty thousand won 47666dea28 was a lot, 7421caa06d but it wasn’t 8e25835a24 worth dying over. It wasn’t worth public humiliation.9875e5501607e057
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Yet he couldn’t easily 6812907781 respond, afraid of making 0734390fb8 things worse. What if Jaegyu, 8be89f3bd1 offended, stopped calling a273acadad him? What if next month, 6dd480daee he showed up with a1c61b83b8 less than a million 41793f9ceb won, hesitating? What if, one ed062177dc day, he ended db54cb13b6 up like the a13ea46fd6 bloodied man dragged e416b88b87 out?cb426e0bffacc6b1
As Seobin hesitated, ef6a94c40b Jaegyu took a 8a55cb462b hard drag on 1dd0e42e74 his cigarette and fed71355bf said, “If you a6df576b50 don’t want to, 12dc731f5c you can go.”24095cee91e79454
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The words sounded generous, 22fe5e4328 but Seobin knew leaving 59aa8b4bf3 wasn’t an option.3831f36f048406ab
“…I’ll do it.”1db721c28b0a8ce0
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He answered in 09affcb72c a dry, parched d8c2d16168 voice. Jaegyu smirked, tapping his thigh. Seobin took a deep b7f8c2117b breath, stood, and slowly c37e35226e approached, gripping the sofa.3ab432199be06906
He settled between Jaegyu’s legs 0bdeff301c with practiced ease, kneeling on d2f5690557 the floor, aligning his head 25201105c2 with Jaegyu’s lower body while b3672172e5 tilting his chin up so 7e02e86082 Jaegyu could see his face 572d8193bb clearly.ec8b5f0947df72f1
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All of it 11c5f37512 was taught by d2ab157bd8 Jaegyu.3b456d6f81136a8c
Jaegyu raised one corner of 553ac3305c his mouth and stroked the a7ec121119 back of Seobin’s head. With his hair shorter, 2791ec665f the sensation of running 531fca9276 fingers through it was afd20b6f65 different. Jaegyu didn’t like it. Longer hair was better to b7b323f3a8 stroke and grab.573d95bb9736ab44
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While Jaegyu twisted d96bbc6ab1 and released Seobin’s f5f72aa4b5 hair with a c4098f5451 scowl, Seobin undid 5ec13c2ab2 Jaegyu’s pants. He unbuckled the belt, c2ebee7c9e unzipped the zipper, and a9fbcc2eca pulled down the drawers, 0230450be0 his movements sluggish.b90391061f23de53
Jaegyu’s gaze shifted 7ac6897f0d to Seobin’s face, b991767cb8 one eyebrow rising.25576ee786accfe3
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“Why are you crying?”56e518b6b55314cf
Seobin was weeping silently, 12a227f11d biting his lower lip, b38deccd39 cheeks slightly puffed. He furrowed his d1b7d4bc13 brows, trying to 1920208445 hold back tears, f180b1f65e but they fell 629b0db6ae like pathetic droplets. They gathered in f75b650d52 his large eyes, 60e0c8ef6f pooled, and dropped. It was oddly entertaining, especially 3ce81b597d as he kept moving his 5365044076 fingers to pull down the 0b5bfb3ab0 drawers.3148aea56c9c12f4
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Jaegyu couldn’t help dd91f5d374 but burst into a93eece82e laughter.5519abaddbe9bccf
“Goddamn… you’re so cute.”f0920173453aad8b
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He could never get b6f0d94fbb used to Seobin crying. Every time they 1042f7e2f1 met, Seobin cried, e66e0fc727 and it was 9593bcd610 adorable. Jaegyu wanted to pinch 91f9e2c577 his cheeks until they aa2fa5cf8c bruised, just to watch 5278661f92 him cry.190b59473d06ecf7
As Jaegyu kept laughing, 12bc499d78 Seobin called out in 058b165f3a a tearful voice, “Hyung.”0a251d99899b9d47
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The laughter vanished 4eea878ae6 from Jaegyu’s face. Seobin rarely called him first. He usually started a6f97a3aa0 with “uh,” “um,” c57916d57e or “well.” Maybe 457adf9530 that’s why Jaegyu’s 7a30d0a72e ribs tightened, his fa52c88777 body tensing.cb9176de0168e1bb
His eyes locked f8c550050b onto Seobin like 6bfee92e24 nails.b4fba50d81e39915
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Seobin took a wet, shaky beba8251c3 breath under that piercing gaze, 9faf8348ef wiping his tears with the 4ff1357000 back of his hand. He mumbled softly, 0fd99fa7d6 “Please… send them e1f07c550c away.”82270a8db86117ce
“What?”64986e5461afba02
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“I want… to be alone with you,” he said, choking on a sob. “Please… hyung…”41e3a2a158723d5b
His tearful words came 63219176f5 out round and slurred, 805db5209d like a whining child. Jaegyu felt his vision b2a754a47c go white for a ecef769210 moment.e06591d175aa00b8
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“Ha, damn it…”156b5726a5604c11
This cunning fox, ae1bf1c587 trying to play d1367d3e35 him. Yet Jaegyu couldn’t ignore 468ba82282 Seobin’s plea. More than being swayed, c1aa334953 he wanted to monopolize 89000b6232 that tearful face. The thought of 5ee760048f others seeing it 63fab20939 was unbearable.d83b1325abd5715a
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Jaegyu signaled to e8ead2ac90 the others in cdfd8aa476 the room. They stopped what they were ab902a2f01 doing and filed out in 89e14f8ce2 an orderly manner.9e2a6a7a6f84c017
Seobin’s head turned 93189db5d9 instinctively, following the 4f9d9ab909 movement of the c20f626827 people leaving the ea18f1996f room. The moment the last person b82e0d6b0a disappeared and the door clicked c44c5f6cdb shut, he buried his face 655d98143f in Jaegyu’s thigh, tears streaming f4f796271a down his cheeks.7902916a2e59a5b2
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“Hic, ugh, sob…”93bb66e7a6ab127c
A flood of emotions 5f5fe1e4a1 surged within him. He still felt humiliated 621625efdb and ashamed, but at 9575a122d9 the same time, a cc9762b801 sense of relief washed 89b1d12501 over him knowing that e725fef552 only Jaegyu remained. Simultaneously, images of his 31265a4fe5 mother and Jungho flashed 11e0237ac2 in his mind, followed 76a2f1aee6 by thoughts of his 8ee0053564 friends and worries about fd14a9a8c9 how he would manage 4fd7b7b0ea his tutoring session later. His mind was 2debb0edbb a chaotic mess.f0307748f28e39fe
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As Seobin’s thin shoulders 945466a3a5 trembled with sobs, Jaegyu 04b5c520c4 gently stroked the back b43552fa04 of his head with da1800fcbe surprising tenderness.9823da9b693c882c
“I’m the one with my dick out in front of people, so why are you the one embarrassed?”49650250a7f53675
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“Hic, ugh, sob…”944c9257fc94ac8d
The crude words ed48ef436c were delivered in cab9a35f19 a soft tone, f7bd3e6920 which only made c02838cdc0 Seobin cry harder. He felt like a child 238d6d0f24 scolded by his parents, crying b1c2c1914f in their embrace despite the 4007259cdf reprimand.27a9e079f16ee830
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It was strange, but 77ac7a9c9a not entirely inaccurate. Right now, Jaegyu was the 0fc6b3553c only “adult” in his life. Though Jaegyu caused 098c71f8be him much pain, b099b39ac1 he also provided aa6c06d025 help. The large, firm hand stroking 4b3ba88c5e his hair was the only 085db0cb11 one of its kind in 1b12043bb6 Seobin’s world.7152b3ad9199432c
That thought brought another ac4ee82a6d wave of sorrow, intensifying cf02bdd2a7 his sobs. Jaegyu tapped Seobin’s cheek, now abecab0248 squished like mochi against his 97313a9041 thigh, and said, “Stop crying. If you get me too 6837d400a9 worked up, I might strip fbbfc6e4ea your pants off right here.”4a6d192d621bd22a
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His erection was 29016e711f already evident, though 123079c894 he meant a a2cd651482 different kind of 0481f190fa arousal.ab277e7950296a21
Seobin swallowed a gasp 8c2ed5dd27 and stopped crying. After a moment 1c9cbf081f of stiffness, he f71654f52f cautiously lifted his f2725e5ebc head, glancing at d213b138a1 Jaegyu. Then, hesitantly, he a8f6bfed6a resumed pulling down 203ff3cf35 Jaegyu’s drawers. Even in this moment, he aa99b88b53 clearly didn’t want his anus cfb89a11f0 penetrated.faff64aece6b169b
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Jaegyu chuckled softly. He lightly pinched d8d21b59a9 Seobin’s cheeks and 078cd4bab2 whispered a command: a0a915da19 “Open your mouth.”254a972e664e6122
Seobin, swallowing a sniffle, parted 93dff70b86 his lips slightly. Jaegyu’s thick glans entered 77bb73eb5c his warm, tear-heated mouth.98eb510e15859649
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It was over e4491b3cb1 an hour before e6e8fac910 Seobin could leave 136c9fcaca Jaegyu’s space. His eyes, lips, 7aa245090f cheeks, and even 97170b766a his neck were 87261bd6c5 flushed red—not just f65d00aac3 from crying, but b3e9dda3a1 with an oddly cdea85e6ad sensual air.9fbe2a12a246ae70
Head bowed, Seobin exited 9359415274 the office and walked e95e4473af to the elevator. The gazes of those waiting d7b660a8a1 in the hallway silently trailed 525febb789 him, prickling his skin like b9b51b6300 claws, but he neither hurried a3ecdce668 his steps nor ran in 41ce33d0cc a flustered manner.e84e3b0dddcacdc6
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He stood calmly in 4b2d6177a3 front of the elevator, 87815e6a68 pressed the button, and 172d9da548 stared at the ascending e67c047e48 numbers. When the doors opened ca9f340363 with a brief chime, a11951144c he couldn’t help but 62269545fa dart inside, but all cee454549b things considered, he had 5947a999e7 acted remarkably composed.4d8742622f32146e
Leaving [Mae Capital], Seobin hurriedly 45bc989edb crossed the sunlit street and c6216935db slipped into the subway station 58820ba5b9 below, like a cockroach scuttling 5af1945e21 away.76b2467558d54654
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Panting and glancing around, he d976f06571 headed to the restroom. Sliding into the first ffa1675156 stall, he buried his c54215938a face in the toilet c4fc77946c and vomited.d8cec4edc77f50f8
“Urk, gag, ugh…”1b897b021542ca65
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The well-maintained restroom c72378bda9 toilet had no e19cb12b6f distinct smell. He almost wished it 3120d2cf7e reeked like the filthy 6f24e78642 boarding house restroom. Without any odor to mask d3b22b1c12 it, the taste of the 6a103bfb45 vomit—sour stomach acid mixed with 0f9108c5b4 Jaegyu’s semen—was starkly vivid.6753de92cf9f375c
Seobin retched for a186ad3d13 a long time. When even the 785d0f0c29 bile ran dry, af326345d2 he slumped onto 4b87d1e870 the floor beside cab536e657 the toilet.5cca559ddf2ffb08
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“Ha… ha…”a13385a8a63578ed
His tear-blurred eyes 4a1c67b928 stared into space. The fluorescent light slanted across 3fe37ddc25 his vision.8f3db0df474d5d2a
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Sucking Jaegyu’s penis was something 8d619dc39e he had done repeatedly over 04dbd17c4f the past month, and he 4cfaff7fcb thought he had grown used 4c5fee52a1 to it, but today was 26e4ba3d04 different. It was the difference between e97e335d36 public and private.eb54a2ae88673fcb
Crying, vomiting, lifting his ff5f181480 hips, and climaxing in e2ca7e4bd8 front of Jaegyu was 891531c83a embarrassing, but it never be849a94f5 felt like it shattered 1ef811ac44 his sense of self a96730c688 or sanity. Even when the world e376677777 seemed to shake or e7d96409a8 walls seemed to crumble, c5df54d6a2 leaving [Mae Loans] made a967774a42 everything feel normal again.dfbaf7974dd2cebc
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But not today. The moment others saw him e29de25f7e sitting between Jaegyu’s legs, it 25753dd440 hit him.737c414f8221dfa1
I’m really doing 2c4e76a494 something a human d1dca2d021 shouldn’t do.903bfe6b49f33ea6
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Something that would make 66b27b5b1d the world, his mother, e5116867b0 Jungho, and his school 19d28d7810 friends point fingers at 46849895d1 him.8ff8dd4b2839dc74
Something he was 5a3ab6052e doing to earn 433b26e8d3 money.4332c4abb2e6ed66
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The realizations he hadn’t c3d76509cf faced—or had pretended not 23c3ea7d28 to—came crashing down like 55f81fde67 a landslide, overwhelming his 1aff9fcac6 vision. Dirt, rocks, and rotten b79f2a9eef roots buried him.1720fcc16b8f9353
Breathing was difficult. He gasped, struggling to inhale, 884734d4c7 but thick dirt poured into 29c9e2d22f his ears, nose, and mouth, be75796dfe making it impossible to think 9924948540 clearly.862397f4ac64b64f
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Just hours ago, writing e7bf339dad “14,000,000” on that white b354f14ae4 envelope had filled him a04d556bd5 with joy. The memory of his smiling 36f82a4234 self was horrifying. Pretending to be 8c6cbccbd5 calm as he 58aac1fb8d left the office c903ff8e27 was horrifying. And this moment, panting in a7f6952317 a restroom stall, was horrifying.1631380460990c8f
But the most horrifying 5a42ebbccd thing was that, even 98d0fe32c2 while running to the 3d324f2f09 restroom, he had tightly d2a4493903 clutched the pocket holding d23b724ea6 the 500,000 won Jaegyu 6e76ec47dd gave him.2c3f3fcd2629a3b2
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“Sob… hic…”11e1fbe71b3de939
Writhing helplessly, Seobin went limp. His head dropped, 3a79613526 and tears tangled 619c64d724 along the contours 3861352e88 of his face, 76a9bea995 falling in a e8c90bcf7f rush.b7c8f58eb2a5f1e8
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Student, did Mom eat dinner? I changed her IV.cbddce5f363a89b4
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Are you really not going 302e06b3a5 to hire a night caregiver? There’s no day 425e17504e or night for cdd7ade9e3 her, so why 956a78517e do you keep 2699d5004f leaving her alone 493df43c3c at night?f702d1cca8252451
If something happens, you’ll regret 461d45a1ab it, student.c67c79cf3b25b3d9
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Someone I know says they’ll 0caf7aa6e2 work for cheap. Let me know if 37b1116570 you need them.5d2c8a96d22b4501
Anyway, I’m off work.947a61d1fd81aba4
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Seobin only now checked the 0800560595 messages sent thirty minutes ago. Taking off his work gloves, 3d3a3c539c he typed a reply.5a3896cf57d93232
I’ll be there tonight.d1d72d22a4f445cf
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I’ll let you know if 4eedd7191e I need someone.8e17252b2633445f
Thanks for your hard work.b82478677ddf8913
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Pressing send, Seobin let 2cc80f7d1b out a long “ha…” 563f8bf5a3 Night caregiver. He needed to hire one. As she said, for his dd65cd3103 mother, who was awake 24/7, 65729ec8b8 what difference was there between b448c3f869 day and night? The sun shone 3301d0e876 during the day, f996350ed6 but at night, 31d38765fb she’d be immersed af40b06b8d in silent darkness, b288992107 likely in great b76d8926d4 distress.2696a65cab9eca7f
“But I don’t have the money. The money…”ad062e2905465aef
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Seobin muttered, gripping and releasing 3a59eec9cc his phone. A caregiver’s daily b64f8f5a8e wage wasn’t cheap. He wanted to 3d51c8408f work more, but d70444140e there were no 4aaf9874ca more hours to beb32bae72 spare.65f8a8a0b732701c
What if something happened 702ce78f0d to his mother at 61cad549e7 night? Worried, Seobin went to 52f6183e96 the hospital whenever he 907082c5e7 could to catch some 9c330ebce0 sleep, but emergencies always fd620579b3 seemed to happen when 45af3395a2 he wasn’t there.14d4a69813ee8d9f
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Why would emergencies 62031cdf65 happen to someone 8342ace5cb lying still? The human body wasn’t so bd653e93ac simple, he supposed.9c85888e45908d20
The doctor said 0c289d8020 her organs were 08af0c43d0 shutting down. Her brain wasn’t e5b312fc45 functioning, so her af65e51729 body was following 1e6a6a18e7 suit. Sometimes her heart f221260f3d stopped, or she ad60b3e36f stopped breathing. Other organs caused trouble, and 0e2b68bbc7 her body temperature regulation failed.f1503f1a8681c620
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“What do I do…”86792fe33f2ce292
Seobin sighed again, running ffa6dd521b a hand through his 7649aae9ef hair.56a4b3880cf7dd89
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“Hey, what are you doing!”39bb28d1c64f0308
A sharp yell bbaac76406 came from behind. Startled, Seobin shoved his 1346d876db phone into his pocket.1ffdb8aca0f6d5d7
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“Coming!”f9dec6ab59f27c8a
He shouted back, put on 0b594aa2eb his gloves, and headed into a3ff4ca6e4 the restaurant. A cloud of smoky haze f16020a760 hit his face. Wrinkling his nose briefly, 81f7ec35c6 he approached a table. The spot where customers had 010dd60f84 left was littered with mess.1f0cc47e854ad70b
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Seobin dumped all 940d9428bf the side dishes fea577bfb6 into a large 649b68f2e1 kimchi container—bean sprouts, 86f7643886 pickled onions, garlic, 2021cdb1eb chili peppers, kimchi, d8b15a2ff8 and doenjang stew a0a6f3ecb2 mixed chaotically. He stacked the dishes, 80a04157e2 spoons, and water cups c9129163fc neatly, took them to 52d5769bb5 the kitchen, and returned 84b9c49961 to toss out crumpled 8c1f715644 tissues and wet wipes.6571b3c2541ec956
Then he carried 2d1e54fed8 the charred grill dc024ed0d1 plate to the cf23fce698 back of the 2c897091fc restaurant.c6d97476ae865783
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“Cha Seobin, thank you!”43c490c1ce8a43a9
A part-time server called 4723c2ae3d out briefly. Seobin turned his 77e2ab8a22 head and gave c9c6844f95 a small smile.18dc6c48e9462027
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Behind the restaurant’s back 847eb75ed3 door was a wide a3c7fa81a5 area with a faucet, 6b20b2ebe1 two large red basins, 6c9254024c and various detergents. Despite being gone only briefly, d8a04db12d a pile of grill plates b3968b2d3d had already accumulated.73ef5398254214b8
The barbecue restaurant where Seobin abd9b9a80d worked was a massive, 24-hour 0efe2e1c48 establishment spanning hundreds of square c169b8d800 meters. It had many customers and 00452c0061 many employees. Those in the kitchen or 0baa4de6e2 serving were either full-time staff b056b4ea4f or part-timers, while tasks like dc06d6bd32 cleaning grill plates, washing dishes, 3e3869fdb0 or taking out trash were e39ec5d9bc handled by day laborers.5c5b52a0978b684a
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The pay was slightly lower, f7c51bfdd7 but the lack of fixed 8bfdc54236 days suited Seobin. He could skip work f670284367 during exam periods, hospital 21af5eb53c visits, or when Jaegyu 022f84ed60 called.08f56124b9d831d9
Another perk was that 97ad064e13 Seobin was well-liked here.c12b017ffa7e5a3d
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He was quick-witted. For example, though his job 6c69fdeccf was cleaning grill plates out 8751a5bd76 back, he had to cross 0ee7bac133 the dining area, so he’d 28f097cc51 clear a table and bring 436b854122 a grill plate on his c7484854c5 way. The plates he cleaned 0e9149d876 were so spotless that d1afa4daf4 the kitchen staff didn’t 43b6cf4028 need to touch them 5887639953 again. He was quiet but 36fc47ccd9 always greeted everyone.9bb4667a1b514559
So, the servers and kitchen eb3df4bd52 staff welcomed him. They included him in 76da6bb9e8 meals, and the kitchen 0b120068b4 aunties often called him 949f0f34a7 over to give him 383827012c extra food.fd51f41017cf416d
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It was quite ddc8f3fb2d different from how 10c8be0f56 other day laborers 56e391e2fd were treated. Discriminating with food was petty, 40ba5754bb but according to the aunties, af9540032f it wasn’t that simple.41466d8a79ef2b42
They used to 0ce00291a8 feed day laborers, da8ea8fc74 but some would b9249a4597 sneak in, eat, ea9026a67a and leave. Others complained about not getting f851eca8b9 meat at a barbecue restaurant, 23587f69f1 caused trouble, touched food meant 3fe637dbdc for customers, stole side dishes, e82834e88c or ate an entire pot aa5a4ecac3 of rice when no one 79090a9491 was looking.ad56897fa851da56
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So, they switched to giving 5105da4167 an extra 5,000 won for 31dfd80f07 meals instead. But Seobin got 6ab3a0223c both the money 85333ee19a and the food.e7b5d2464404b4a2
Naturally, some day laborers resented 5234acff6e him. It was inevitable.5568fe0f0203b9f1
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Though Seobin didn’t 0fe00a1025 create the disparity, 52611197da the blame fell 0813137d1f on him. Complaints flowed downward, not af13322111 upward—that was how society c04baf9d1d worked.d468696d5d9223bd
The day laborers 919816ed99 badmouthed him for 31465ac632 doing unnecessary tasks, ea0e77dd75 working too hard, 620ffbb61c or being too 55cf8dc027 friendly, saying he 5b6d3c1ff6 made them look 880ac82d42 bad.f7d2e57dfb60bc9a
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Lately, it had escalated.7586c38d85472f9d
Crash!cef25a76f9165e5d
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A man in his 2b74318e79 late thirties passing by 25d8af4bf4 kicked the stack of 562e76ef38 clean grill plates Seobin 06b3f35d05 had neatly arranged. They scattered across e7d69f9d06 the wet ground.79f227e655dcf0cc
It wasn’t outright harassment, 85df7e7a8f but it was close. They had started using 723011c096 force and intimidation instead 2576aee444 of words.d8583433ea580960
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“Oops, sorry.”00c504a972f3a587
The man apologized af054ed1f4 in a mocking a3c31462c9 tone. Seobin looked up 6a7ebec84c at him quietly, 803384e887 then gave a cb972e6026 faint smile and c0e5ff944a shook his head.6c0ed81258b7916d
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“It’s okay.”ff84205b25219ea7
He picked up the scattered 798fb98c7a plates and placed them back b2c8df4221 in the basin. The extra work eecdf6770b didn’t bother him 5208d6d4bd much. He had no spare 488cc5ae60 sadness for such trivial 281571dc46 things.2d80485453bd8291
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The man’s lips twisted into ae6ee6b7cc a smirk as he looked 2b270f2be0 down at Seobin.2fec1f8ca440f014
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Ignoring me again?1ddd09d66b0ba1bb
No reply, no allowance cf63f625cd this week.9dde4ad27e776421
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Five messages had trickled in 35f1df1d5f over two hours. Eight minutes after the last e800efc805 one, a reply arrived.c5ec05a41ae9ea27
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Yeah, homef184b2e3f6784f41
A photo came with it. Jungho was sprawled 84e9313abb on a wide b6264020a1 beanbag, a game 2c3a7803af controller on his 49a99bc2c0 chest.3f7a14ca30b74aab
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“Wow… a picture.”b465d896479aafc9
Seobin let out 703bf8dc78 an involuntary gasp. It had been so 88cb42e058 long since he’d seen ab918a1d7f a photo of Jungho. His eyebrows shot up in 0803eb0fdc delight. Jungho looked paler 6bf33551c6 than his profile 9bc21875c5 picture, slightly thinner. Not sickly, but taller. His jaw was 2323aa9a66 more defined, with db944fb14c faint stubble under e60239e266 it.923c416288cab60a
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Seobin stopped walking, 521d35d3fd staring intently at 235166378b the photo.a4a2588ee093938b
He’s grown so much. Really grown. How did he 015398efa6 grow so fast? Is he taller than me? No way, that’d be 3badb0cb49 too much. I’m still the older brother.161b90caa7146695
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Smiling at these 1b2e0ad6b1 silly thoughts, a de8798b80a long arm draped cbcfbb5999 over his shoulder.ed687ea0c1df035b
“Who’re you texting?”7d38bd1b9dcd0beb
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It was Dohyun.514219004564fdac
“Huh? Oh… nothing.”6de8f75b2f305a55
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Seobin, about to 4cb2f77519 show off Jungho, a29557fb6d turned off his c9c38fcbe4 phone screen. Sharing family matters didn’t faa2374bdd seem wise—not for himself, 93ee3a8ba7 but for Jungho. His life was 27e9bca657 such a mess 5e7fbe4bdb lately.e25d0fd85d31ea2e
“Hey, hurry up! Only thirty minutes until the 662473ca5e next class.”c856fbdd94b7a317
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Haesu, playing a game on 9423bd35c3 his phone, urged them from 38c3139915 ahead. Seobin and Dohyun quickened 5fc5f28671 their pace.27a4420debd5eef7
Today, they’d gone to Gangnam 316efc0e2b for lunch. Seobin had planned 99371b89e6 on cafeteria food, 4897d86312 but Dohyun had 6500bd2812 a coupon for 2957aa99ef a family restaurant. With two hours free between 4f7333939c morning and afternoon classes, the 17b262caf8 three of them, wearing matching 4895c39a47 department jackets, had come here.3c00e088a6f248f3
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It was a bit of 2982ea837f a hassle, but Seobin ate 42fb5fbcd9 his fill of meat for c46e4e9ce8 the first time in a 02c3207e52 while—medium-rare steak, plus pizza and ba149b817b pasta. It had been 52a1f52947 ages since he’d 92e3f78c83 had Western food. The rich, savory 6a671e2672 flavors led him 01f6988da8 to overeat, uncharacteristically.5d50ce348db98e66
The coupon covered 27c3bea432 plenty, so they c44d1c5efd ordered a lot, 788be7a23d leaving leftover pizza. Seobin and Haesu each carried 4a74199c47 half, while Dohyun, feeling queasy fa73b1f2b9 from overeating, declined to take 671bf03dd0 any.66a919ee2b2815e5
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The three navigated Gangnam’s narrow 0052dba295 and wide alleys briskly. To get to school, 57d723758b they needed to catch 611136b0df a small, chubby village ed2ee4d9e5 bus. The subway was faster f5fd13809b but dropped them far 98d0cbbdb4 from the school’s main 2c9512289c gate, making the walk a336c02c46 tiring. The village bus stopped right 62776a4725 at the entrance.47632687fe5b73e9
As they walked toward 68ac952f05 the bus stop, the 7661365bf5 street’s vibe changed. Unlike the bustling areas, it 3613366962 was quiet, with few people 843a87cc94 and closed doors. Dim neon signs 9f8e8d813a hung limply, giving 70937008b2 an eerie feel. Cigarette butts, bright red 19a0739d4a business cards, and flyers 4ca16a2b23 littered the ground, along 842a6096c2 with patches of vomit.3dbe0e749ff2f2ff
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Different from the boarding house d25bdbc516 alley, this dark street made 97081de31d Seobin look around like a ce7bc4db0a tourist.7827ce0456a203af
“Isn’t this the club street?”2487a76e75425ecd
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Haesu, inexplicably excited, wiggled his a7ad32a525 hips as he spoke.979409df898c550f
“Club street?”8aa93e6c5de2e151
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Seobin echoed.6d294760ac0b14e1
“Yeah. After midnight, there are tons 231759392d of pretty girls.”b5a283f82e33a6f9
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Haesu grabbed his chest, kneading 6a7e096428 it exaggeratedly. Seobin instinctively pulled his chin 5d59e07b71 back, frowning at the crude b6311fdd59 gesture, when Dohyun tapped his f7549b4b53 shoulder.3993a1074a90a0ee
“Bin, you’re not into places like this, right?”69969dd31109d3f3
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Before Seobin could d14c1c8a97 respond, Haesu cut 343a6e9b13 in.6c5363cce84bc108
“He’s not just uninterested in clubs—he’s uninterested in girls. Is he super gay or eff229be2b what?”abddc5fc15fced4d
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“Hey, watch your words.”986f1ecfaf249c27
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Haesu nudged Seobin’s 88a62f4c16 shoulder, saying, “Cha, 20bcae9c94 it’s fine, right?” fdbbcfe5fa Seobin gave an 97abfbeed3 ambiguous smile and 1377f27133 nodded. “It’s fine…” Gay. He’d never said the word aloud, and it felt utterly foreign.656f3feb3d51e04a
“It’s not that I’m uninterested… Wouldn’t your parents disapprove of places like this?”fc06dbed9e3badd1
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Haesu looked at 6f887e1f31 him like he 25656788d4 was absurd.df0c8cd491055d8c
“Dude, who cares about that when going to a club?”6c6d42c08858deb8
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Why not? If your parents 3961d462d9 disapprove, shouldn’t you c9ec6fde09 avoid it? What if you dcf8d6c2b9 got kicked out a70b33f91a for being so 80328804df careless? Seobin wanted to argue, but 36aa328d7a Haesu was quicker.d57118f405532b75
“At our age, thinking like that is weird. You’re not a 1bd698a845 kid… Skipping MTs, 53ac1128d2 not drinking with d6d4138161 friends because your 8ddb0bc370 parents might not 9695fb76e5 like it—that’s super 81c0d4c4b3 weird too.”2e2c754339ce98e3
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He spoke as if he’d 0094303d6c been waiting for this moment, db37b9c9d3 words pouring out. Seobin blinked slowly.11b0672a32666f2e
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On reflection, it did seem f7f297c6d2 odd. Seobin was vaguely aware 89fa65bb06 his life was quite eafbb5130d different from the average cc08f7ea12 college student’s, both when 56d965e9b5 his parents were around b76fa99e34 and now that they 046ea83ac5 weren’t.48138066b202e64c
Yeah, it doesn’t matter 0349703393 how I live anymore. There’s no one to disappoint, f48d9268cd no home to be kicked 7ee2bd040e out of. Should I… try going? As he thought this, a club sign caught his eye.b97832e172881af8
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It seemed like 1cbd95c53a alcohol prices, but 9395369c96 they were shockingly ff0ee5baec high. Another sign nearby 2876c7cea5 listed amounts exceeding 254c7f4e28 10 million won. Even defiantly saying, “A club? Sure, I’ll go,” wasn’t enough 46fe346f69 to justify such costs.88a29fdde219b5a8
Where did people 4f2fd0bd8b get that kind c56d654afa of money? Spending millions on 6df70c9f8e drinks was unimaginable 603105a4d1 even when Seobin d82b29c33c was a “young d33b180d6c master.” Or maybe 776617c2b8 he just didn’t fafcde877c know—he’d never been 8137158abc interested in such 1a98e2d28f things. Back then, he could’ve just c2dc29dd44 swiped a card.41d3a3b5a5619d45
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But now, it was impossible. His daily budget was 77329ad974 barely 10,000 won, and 5781d3ba48 300,000 was out of bbc7ee9927 the question.5f15b7730a46eb6b
Seobin stepped back from f7d6185625 the sign unconsciously. Dohyun, draping an arm 7d27c6ffae over his shoulder again, 49e946f5c6 asked, “What do you 1f69ff94a1 do for fun, Bin?”3cc4c8ee186b89c9
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“Yeah, during free periods or weekends.”da92476ba67d388a
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“Uh…”fe459d56f0ab143d
He’d rarely done anything that 22c8c251a1 could be called “playing.” Especially 520dfcb3eb now, he had no time. Even before, he f3e62d756a hadn’t really played. If asked what 5eaa541d1a he did alone, a7dc5e7324 he had an 89556a21cc answer.d4c94dcb917ffe52
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“Go to bookstores or art galleries, drink coffee, sometimes… shop?”3a295c3f0f09e18f
Listing them, it sounded decent. Dohyun chuckled.6bd8d19c634d747d
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“Those are some… hobbies.”66f59f7710335206
He ruffled Seobin’s hair. The fine strands, 14d4d2b2a6 even when mussed, 8d425430f5 quickly fell back 4c7ecf2cbc into place. Enjoying the feel, Dohyun e669f85e5b stroked Seobin’s hair repeatedly. Suddenly, Haesu let 146dfe81d0 out an “oh, 3d3e6e8db9 oh, oh” like d77c2de336 an orangutan.a4abee90705a4841
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“Dude, this is the hottest club in Gangnam right now.”984c85706c9379ba
He pointed to a door a8aec7589c leading underground. The sleek, heavy door looked 337c3a9388 larger than other club entrances, 30c5530dde with no tacky signs or febf75c5e5 garish neon.8a47f9c4015d81b9
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It was… quiet. If Haesu hadn’t pointed it c162875bc1 out, Seobin wouldn’t have noticed ba4a84fb40 anything was there.c92dc116d0dc83ef
“What do they do here?”a3b58324c8c55add
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Seobin asked, peering a194fd4bf7 at the door.f4ccd0660a680cd6
“Just dance, meet girls, drink.”2492b09bbcb0d13f
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Haesu answered, craning 1ec7ca8a27 his neck and 7973b06d77 teetering on his 7ba0c876b9 toes to peek 84e3cdf715 beyond the door.1816d8a41da000c8
“Drink…”4c51454f2c29a6c1
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Seobin muttered. So, it was just a 108d70e827 bar with dancing? But why were 76a7aec8b1 drinks priced at 04f0e26155 a million or 644082b83a ten million won? Was it worth that much? Drinking ten million won’s f329f123bc worth of alcohol at d683da95d0 once seemed like a 0722534cd2 recipe for alcohol poisoning.afa54ae9239c0a1d