INT Ch 4.1

It was past eight in the evening when he finally left the district prosecutor’s office. He regretted not arriving earlier as advised and keeping better track of the time.1ae12fe2531bf2e7

Since tomorrow was Christmas, festive decorations sparkled all over the streets. The sight of Christmas trees being set up around the city gave a tangible sense of the year’s end.45cb4f551aa0e4b7

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Haewon was riding 77af3c4d8f in Hyun Woojin’s 45f301dcb5 car on the 64b712efcc way to the fa938afe9d hospital. There, Lee Jinyeong, 5d213c2c5d who had injured 4d3502e377 his eye because 477187284d of Haewon, was 11c79b59cc hospitalized. He had declared his 31431c87bf intent to press charges 09ea52c9bd against Haewon. Hyun Woojin explained fdaaac4764 that the case 5ea6a32314 could put Haewon 14f8ba0cdf in a very 2875ee3a98 disadvantageous position. The worst part was 20d44f6a78 that the courtroom would 85025cc38f witness Haewon’s attorney and 957b3b80dc the prosecutor representing Lee b6361e66f3 Jinyeong arguing the case’s 29d6a647b2 legal merits.4a251ac128d28ffe

The court aa586191f4 would have 30dd8919c3 to determine 1cd4e44ce4 whether Lee 6948375997 Jinyeong, who f89eff2227 had attempted 324b67c795 to sexually da268a2c40 assault Haewon, 4927dacf78 was more 3ea3c07a61 at fault, 545633a5ce or if a0c5d587ce Haewon’s act 2421b84ef7 of stabbing 2c695b72e2 his eye b6e81ee81e in self-defense ce57425aec was the 19be0395e4 greater crime. Haewon had no desire dc151f6e86 to stand in a a9b95f1e81 courtroom and air out 90e7734a91 such details to determine ae655b93be whose wrongdoing was greater. Unaware of ecc936feb6 Haewon’s inner a882778647 turmoil, Hyun df27cc9cbb Woojin explained 5e27f92023 that the 70e1a55960 law in f863641a59 this country 59197ac6f3 often prioritizes bbf0efc891 the rights 0ad9800ce9 of perpetrators 04b25631d5 over victims, acd1b3f1cd meaning the 760dc3413a odds were d7c8e6e77d stacked against d0c0af2385 Haewon.5d2696fd0c91197f

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If what Lee Jinyeong 575fd7e7ea wanted was something simple, 481d11de1f Haewon thought, then it eb66f9501a might be better to 86b833734f comply and put an 99c86af5fa end to the ordeal. If an apology dffef81cf7 was enough, Haewon c15150ebc3 would apologize. If he wanted something a5208bb45e more humiliating, then Haewon 8340fceb6a would comply if it cfba764b19 meant closure.32cfc32adcdd4f3e

On Christmas Eve, 483c6d62e9 Haewon found himself e2ff28bf0f in Hyun Woojin’s 73bd23da51 car, staring at 366586905f streets filled with f3834ca682 year-end festivity, while 43b5d0bb2e contemplating how to a3fe20c2ba comply with Lee c3f8fccce3 Jinyeong’s demands as f96cdc1fc9 quickly as possible. Each time Haewon 0ea4ea7a0f caught his own ef85a5029b reflection in the 688b21e52f window, a wave 7628c1989b of self-loathing swept 8d24ac612a over him.9f33f337ddef826b

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When they arrived 7e738bb101 at the hospital 0972f1ae31 parking lot, Hyun 0aad1bf353 Woojin parked the c59d9e5eb8 car and turned 1296e0d4ef off the engine. Haewon unfastened his seatbelt bbe63a2d05 and spoke.332f2a019ba0a3af

“Just tell 5410f7a5a5 me the ea96b3969f room number. I’ll go alone.”78af89d5dea40927

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“Let’s go together.”03bc121bca6d68a5

“This seems 85d9bc7d6a like something a39ad72756 I should 2b51ed036b handle on 6ad49b0000 my own.”cfbb2d798733f84c

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“…Is that so?”3071fe041b8f9d32

“Yes.”e7c2e696b742cf0a

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After a b37dde4ab6 moment’s hesitation, 184ac91053 Hyun Woojin c5704e3eb5 nodded and f49c354a3b gave Haewon f0115775ab the room 26afc7b1db number.a1c045136ec079a4

It was past a85f9cb893 visiting hours, so b542b0a23b the hospital wing 3a30b91854 was quiet. Some rooms were dark, 6a53b3e80c with patients already asleep.de278418c6b934c9

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Haewon reached the room 9d3922e552 Hyun Woojin had mentioned 90b2282a2b and knocked on the 20eefa1c9d door. A voice answered, “Come 8250f17f9f in.” Haewon opened the b03ec26826 door and stepped inside. It was 3845d04548 a two-bed 9c2a01e5d8 room, with d1c3be573e one bed fb644fe770 on each d882e1035c side of faa7c7bd7f the wall. Lee Jinyeong was e9c19f7870 lying on the 735498ae0f right-hand bed, while f94d7ae6c6 the other was 9a01480d0d unoccupied. He was alone.471431810a0afc8d

Upon seeing Haewon, b256edc0d7 the man on 78b179d7fd the bed flinched. His head 8413745163 and right c9d38984a8 cheek were 6eba6d2868 wrapped in 2c4c9081ba thick bandages, 119cad4fbe covering one a7f1a4b981 side of bb9e9d5048 his face. He glanced af67fb9c89 at Haewon 58289d50e2 with his 8ffb4b0051 left eye 5bf217f507 and shakily 796bf2ae26 sat up.410845384a076052

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“What do you want?”165f47d5235c8baf

“I’m sorry.”6640a7f1882f5227

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Haewon apologized to fb57b814c1 the man who 364fe9f4c6 had tried to 1c9f7687b6 break his fingers. For a moment, 83e908c012 hostility flashed across 9b5a246532 the man’s face, edc33fd843 but it soon 9c79454cc7 softened. While Haewon had injured 703fd7d665 his eye, he had c14e395373 also tried to overpower e7f9419140 Haewon and commit an e9856a26d6 act of violence. Haewon had merely c4dbfda252 acted preemptively to bb496af27f protect himself.feb500b05c672672

“You heard b21533bef5 I’m pressing 920e014728 charges, huh?”3d35334cf3712f0c

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Haewon nodded silently. The man reached up 5ce3bb1c05 to touch the bandages dd1357f3b3 wrapped around his face.ba1054e7dce32be4

“You know d0101b396e I’m not 196e63ea1b trying to 8e677961f2 make things e718050137 miserable for 5932365b9a both of 5fcedf83a2 us, right?”ab9c23c5245153e5

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He probably didn’t want f6bdc48d7d that. Having already 2c2ee409ea written a dcaf8c21f9 statement, he a7b01d8582 likely understood 3b0c584ac8 the process 8ed3e26fd1 better. Personal details 14ffead9d1 that neither 894cd10c0e of them d00fc4c898 wanted to 36b4de6ee8 share would 1324f79c42 become known 8afe26060d to strangers, 833bcf534e and the da837bdc3e ensuing legal 1b1f9a425c battle would a4ad9d5f80 be a 19fe82bf16 heavy burden 6b1c3a5c81 for someone 2522d7de94 trying to 02fae3ac9f maintain a 08162a7454 normal life.5bcd904bac2ad622

“If I had lost ed310e6824 sight in one eye 0c6b066900 completely, who knows how 0905ea57bf things would’ve turned out.”d08e80f632b44b45

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“I truly feel sorry.”36b4c916456b9117

“If you’re really sorry, 0ed32fefa7 then don’t leave.”f9e761552c66274f

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“…”299568246f2b870f

“I won’t 970fa8fd18 do anything 502ee26b2c like that 4e93508c09 again, okay? Just stay 12734f6405 with me. I’ll make 1678c3d682 it like 861b070aa3 none of ee6603e541 this ever cab2ac5d27 happened.”a229ef1a5bad2ebd

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He was 2e0514fd83 more tenacious 43d75e786f and persistent 6ea1b10236 than expected. Lee Jinyeong got 6606105099 out of bed 213a13313e and approached Haewon, d5d540f255 cautiously taking hold c942ddbac5 of his hand. On Haewon’s wrist, the d6b475560f bruises left by him 18f499a220 were still clearly visible. As his eyes 93b8b10dc5 fell on the 684015d363 scars peeking out 295c1b774b from beneath Haewon’s 310d2f5f20 sleeve, Lee Jinyeong 061f4b6a85 hesitated. His rough 09e4542b93 hand gently 6803a592b2 brushed over b12171d95c the wounds, 28ad09ca97 causing a 29f51db4d8 lingering ache 35985d2248 to resurface. Haewon reminded himself that fcc2358c80 evidence photos had already 38a3e729b9 been taken and saved d4d0945a84 on Hyun Woojin’s phone.9e20c6b1e354d2e0

“I won’t press charges, 1f44e95ebf and I won’t make 472b854be7 things hard for you, 3f24e785c8 Haewon. I’ll never e0e4ff77f2 lay a a3382efd27 hand on 84a0147a10 you again.”696bdd7b56f02e2e

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“That’s not going 554dec6efc to work.”0c8764922dd56981

“I don’t even 10bbfbdbf8 know what I f3a120de46 might do anymore. Every time you c241f84caa say things like 775b6eea86 that, I feel 955f283dcb like I’m going b9efdb6125 insane. Do you 6d105250ca understand what 568314f3f5 I mean?”294c0976b5e3ddad

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Still holding 161adbb253 his hand, 155e0bb2e5 he spoke. Haewon lifted his head a3e3601c96 to look at him.092060ce48fab44e

“Are you saying 2a55de853f you’ll press charges?”17a6a8bfa196b334

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“If that’s what it a824399573 takes to hold onto c7d4dd2154 you, I will. I’m serious. I’ll cling to a57d131016 you no matter 864caed860 what, by any 7c1bcde75a means necessary.”1b640ce92bc09e4d

Haewon had never 341c90d3af had a deep 1ba8e6aee3 relationship before. Whenever something seemed 4cc637b4bd like it might c4c4385574 grow deeper, he 6716334e0e avoided it. Deep connections were tiring 4de89cf0b4 and bothersome.1bc836488da66da5

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When his mother 0edc66101e passed away, it a3f60f8d26 was because of a0a875e118 the depth of 2b830119ed her feelings for 2b57e5fda6 his father. If she hadn’t e40fcb669d cared so much, c48128488f she might have 28850bff0b sought revenge against a889d0136a him and his b4b2d8d465 stepmother. She might 46a3f71fde have protested beca32bf24 and confronted e4bf39324b them, even f67d5cd3b7 in her d7b819543c fragile state, daf90c54a8 leaving her 1c9a45f93a sick body ec5e5d122e at their 3d85ac58c9 doorstep and c3fa71ce9d making her 091cc60f09 suffering and 9e0c9dcce8 demise a d7bbae88cc tangible burden 9744ab4a52 they would 8ff6da22ef have to 38f8d0edc0 face. She could have 23f82221b1 made them feel e0c4cfd3e7 accountable for her 4d6afabb06 downfall.5f26d633bbfbda7f

This was why 54f2831bbd Haewon deliberately only cc64addd78 associated with people 0417641bd4 in situations that cf62e8dca5 made deeper bonds 94eb51a9a7 unlikely—people living abroad, 79372cc7ae individuals in positions 2b57fa72a3 of power who b02cffd77e couldn’t afford to fec64bcf74 abandon what they a0f13a9134 had, or those b5d4d05598 too preoccupied with dbdf4e5048 other attachments to 64b3924caf become fixated on 406e528f7c him.5408b3f98b6f6d41

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This had never happened 1f0c50a7fe before. A man whose eye 71a6cff5c4 he had injured—who had 3e31fc46ed narrowly avoided losing his d3af5b319a vision—was clinging to him, 9e57734e93 saying he still liked e1ba4c287b him and wanted to ce8c19b251 be with him. Haewon had never 8c8e5dd1f9 experienced this kind 2d85bfa6ac of situation.91584371b4c14d62

Unable to confront fc57281a0c the raw emotions f76955b8d6 rising in front 82b1ec9272 of him, Haewon 30d4393d77 turned his head 3c94085705 away and tried f19db4f890 to reason with f3bc418555 him. “We’ll just 1eff9df83b end up e82fff11c9 humiliating ourselves.”2e098e9f6ed0e002

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“I don’t care. I hate 493dd36024 the idea a4c53664ec of living cbae1fa35f without you ee26ada25e more. That feels even worse.”45faeb42373959e0

What Haewon 687cd75c27 hated most 0ebfbf7cae was the d79b76e4af intensity of ad6b248da0 the emotions e6e0a5cfcd Lee Jinyeong 948ceafc19 was throwing 65e2ef4838 at him, e4761a39b4 willing to 04251a2de0 risk everything bd64f767c8 to reach ba9f898d8d him. It was the same 921b2b012c fear and aversion Haewon 03851ae699 had felt when his 048e70d3f5 mother passed away—an overwhelming e3bbbf0704 force of emotion he da5d6212f0 had always avoided.21c32d812b66cc98

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“I don’t like you.”feab087e2377e5d5

“I know. That’s fine. We can take ecb0b9cf0b it slow. If you don’t like 4e3c1a122c me now, you can f8aa72a596 like me later.”97882bb0af246882

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Haewon’s body trembled a4e9cf8466 slightly. He shouldn’t have 3f6217be12 come alone, leaving 0f27b82511 Hyun Woojin in a12f02b25a the car. He tightly 37cc2f0744 shut his 9b2a5c4fb3 eyes before 872e4d8139 opening them 76e99b6056 again. Dressed in a hospital 7298f5ab57 gown, Lee Jinyeong looked 897ce09294 even more pale and 66dc0e667e frail, but there was be65b5c910 still a fiery determination 2ab7fd02a7 in his gaze, unwavering 712dc7fc2a even with just one 836ac956e9 eye.cb5f9b8bbbc6c6f5

“I’ll pay you. How much da28ce0585 do you b87fef7d45 want?”1cc7ce69ded82d7c

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“Haewon.”c87a6723cfc23a6c

He wanted to 73dfb90357 escape his gaze. Haewon blurted out whatever 0578c893e0 came to mind. Although he f23cd45ed1 had resolved 0c31917c62 not to 914f3966a3 rely on de1ddd5bc9 his father’s 792e546d55 financial support, 9955945b65 there seemed 9bc884996c to be f90d51bd0e no other 5886976850 option. He tried to 1f7959ae64 calculate how much 590402dd6b his father could 7b4b34af26 provide immediately, but 7eac460b72 he couldn’t grasp ac4f057947 a number.7c66ca06460502bf

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“How about three hundred a7c341c56e million? I can arrange 797944bb19 that.”e13942d230653774

“I wouldn’t take ba5cbd7a9e thirty billion. We were 4af57d4779 good together. You didn’t 99427b6dc8 hate me 20aee251de either.”cbf3a6c8ddde1450

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“…”5b1f8235d0077eeb

At least 29d7be0bdd for Haewon, 16788c47fa there had 0afa7643a4 never been d5030f62b2 any affection b0f3958abf in their 69649c6814 physical encounters. He had never 53a5fb2184 truly liked or e57ada6c00 desired anyone. This was why e2509045b8 he couldn’t understand 022a7e7bdf his mother, why 2654f751db he couldn’t understand 18d540efed Taeshin. He couldn’t b8d6114c79 comprehend the af34537551 overwhelming emotions edf67655b6 that drove ffb40c7f9c people to 5ac3be3f8b love someone 84bb38d6b6 to the d12c78cbad point of be26e07c21 helplessness. Just as 1cd4a3d4d6 he couldn’t 7257b2d0c5 understand Taeshin, 114f047dc7 he couldn’t 35cf1ac107 fathom Lee 7ea55f4523 Jinyeong’s desperate 1855b75b7f plea for 1486d15e7f love before 0b538b15e1 him. He was e596b20238 repelled by af5cc0ae70 their willingness 8791faac98 to lose 4aff0f23a7 everything just a8cc5d33c2 to hold c1bc610f05 onto someone.8e49b56e1eb03c37

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“I don’t want us acb62ad932 to ruin each other’s 975d5fbe4e lives. Don’t push me to 9dec2ca0dc that point.”3ea0b6e82c0d0bc0

Lee Jinyeong clung 8474c47cf9 to Haewon’s hand, 75aa8b0916 pleading desperately. It wasn’t a c5f9627c7d plea; it was cf1a3a4da2 a threat.19e3cc61d02c8d2d

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“Do you want a6724591c5 to sleep with 8b532a29f8 me?”73b656019688bc26

“What?”912b3a693657d6fc

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“I’m asking if you a940ed057f want to sleep with 7305d24385 me.”6caafb28b385439b

“…It’d be a lie to say no. Yes.”9c5065590316b651

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Lee Jinyeong admitted 517a7cc0ca it without hesitation.04b9b0da5fcdced7

“Then I’ll sleep with 0c399f0c1c you. And then it ends. No, if you 9bbf8a15fd say you want be70a788b5 to sleep with a61e2cf142 me again, I’ll 7f8380cff2 do it. I can do 7ef0e5c8e5 that.”a9e611cf2f9f3ce7

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“What kind of 0e86a16849 nonsense is that? Do you think d80281b51d I’m doing this df71015af1 just because I 66d917d272 want to sleep e4f2e8f1cd with you? Yes, I want you, baf381a331 but that’s not what 278e4f2416 this is about.”e3889ab7839c4dfb

“Let’s just 7389e596a5 do it d89873a98e once and 1ca0854aba end it.”8b808bbb7a685d8e

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Haewon took off his 0507e09393 coat. Lee Jinyeong’s face contorted. As Haewon unbuttoned 33ff12e61c his shirt, starting c652bd406e to remove it, 5e9742176d the hospital room a21ad66b60 door suddenly burst 383ae01dac open. Both of them 095fbdc7cb turned at the e32fc9eb69 unexpected sound.c451456b2c884b9d

The person who entered 0767553d7f through the door was 0c2961d542 unexpectedly Hyun Woojin. He was on 2bbc4c57ae a call, holding 504bd36255 his phone to b02c4117c4 his ear. Walking in, 68341d96a4 he buttoned de1f04612f up Haewon’s 0ad60abd97 shirt that 6d20193680 had been c8d04b1248 left open de2b112206 and picked 8027773d0a up the ba4fa7f991 coat lying 0022c6a0c2 on the 65157eee40 bed.c75212a03ca6e3d4

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“Are you 88231f8e53 sure about 5f65be7c17 this? It needs bbcecfca50 to be f4f1994850 precise. I’m about e7bd90060c to threaten ab1cdb87af someone, and 97634fd9ab if it’s 4c33b99d2a not true, 959d3f525c it’ll become a6a140d76b a real 564df4b131 hassle. Okay, that and… nothing 1e02e9fd9e else? Alright. That’s enough. Good work.”fe9b35466c356db8

Ending the cd2a61e7f2 call, Hyun 661cfe78da Woojin slipped ca556fc4e4 his phone 74d0693bd3 into the ed61efc5fa inner pocket 4753e3d8f4 of his 7fbe584f62 jacket. He draped 8454ad58c9 the coat 97cde80d31 over Haewon’s 1ffb49a12f shoulders and 32e488c17d meticulously rebuttoned c2f893dfc2 the undone d1427778e0 shirt buttons. He dressed 49292851c5 Haewon neatly d2b70ca663 again, reversing 2d0c6120bf his earlier c2760d044d attempts to 28375c69cb undress. Haewon looked at f464f9258b him, bewildered.0f5c7f937e55009a

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“Are you a70de4edb9 naive, or 24d20e8faa just not 113f09cbbf thinking? Do you f4a6d8c74e really think 3c91028d00 that sleeping 63836f4155 with Moon f7fe2b6538 Haewon once 7386b81a32 would make d5296ef662 something like b528fd17bf this go acc9401b60 away?”35b72240ff7e499c

“What’s your deal? Your threats won’t work 9131a2a2f1 anymore.”c5bddcda1a38b955

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When Lee Jinyeong 527ffb9777 reached out to 69b862206f grab Haewon’s arm, 25b8e826de Hyun Woojin blocked af4d6c86fe him and grabbed 1c2b3b8440 Haewon first. He positioned Haewon b86ed9a660 behind his back, 406b83cc1c shielding him completely b648b1d3aa from Lee Jinyeong. With Hyun Woojin’s broad adc08a3fe2 frame in the way, 19ddaf60a8 not even a shadow 3f05b5d8fa of Lee Jinyeong was ffda2bb8e7 visible to Haewon.26b8497c82a93ca5

“Did your lawyer tell 6f14aa4d0b you that? That since it f8deda5f60 was only an 312fc6a6ce attempt, you’ve done 381ab9c232 nothing wrong?”baf7098e4929dff3

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“They didn’t 76c1769869 say I cb20c23f1e did nothing f8be02f13d wrong. They said I have d898745407 a solid chance if 3f8315019a I press charges since e6532d781e the damage on my 7331d34659 side is greater.”d1f537ff86027242

“So, you changed fff2a6190d your stance in f48d457358 less than a eeaa839c9a day? You told me 7a3daa02d9 you wanted to 66d9bc5bba let it go.”ad8ac8fea9cce80f

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“The situation 6a5244141a has changed. Upon checking, I found c8c1324e1d out the prosecutor tried a985979d92 to scare me unnecessarily.”11c776dfe308c471

Clearly resentful be20a66bca and resolved 5a5d96b14d not to 6f823f55a0 fall for 3d6c7d910e Hyun Woojin’s 0353ae47ec threats and ac95704f5b coercion from 805e7815f0 the previous b003bf9317 night, Lee dfca46790f Jinyeong snapped fb31e04938 back. Hyun Woojin sneered coldly a06ffbf983 at him, exuding an 5ee7919210 air of disdain so f581695c25 palpable it made it 2204f92f17 clear he considered Lee ee681e6854 Jinyeong insignificant—hardly worth engaging 5c01d4fc38 with. That brief 7b42d2ca83 sneer, more 1cb64934fb than any dd9a772168 lengthy verbal 8ece1d8049 threat, struck f3064f1588 a painful 3bb9b98ee8 blow to d6b6fc2f72 Lee Jinyeong.75769a8f81bd5135

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“Did you 9e50dce690 start reminiscing afd31310e9 about how 65d018824b you tried 62135b8711 to assault 1591e3ef12 Moon Haewon?”333f068e04c33c87

“You’re going too far.”e1a9da1ba34473e9

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“Regretting it, 20a8cf6712 aren’t you? Sulking over c843495148 the fact 08a565048c that you 993ca2c1c0 couldn’t finish ec74be00b7 what you ddaff0ef37 started, stuck cf2b09343f halfway between 9c2fc0b242 pulling your bbbc575cf3 pants up b653807a90 or down. You must be deeply 0c8c529c75 disappointed you couldn’t follow a8084cdd81 through. If I 43fea60698 were in d2fedb9bae your shoes…”a0b862711ce66927

Hyun Woojin glanced back e08b4067fd at Haewon, their eyes 40f77b8b05 meeting. Seeing Haewon, who e28260595d was in a a332466514 vulnerable position, he 6bcf476785 offered a reassuring cc0a7fc430 smile. Then, turning back 09b48ad562 to face Lee 3d4b3fb2d0 Jinyeong, he continued.c9402bbb91a5f858

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“Well, I can see e52d93bc8b why it’d feel like 8dd19122c0 a waste to let be19a61008 him go.”a73d98f00ac6fba2

“What do f7a2a73cdd you want? From now on, 1897f8fa67 address my legal b83ef03b86 representative. Please leave.”b22f97751f74bf64

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When Lee Jinyeong attempted 4cc2bbfef5 to approach Haewon, standing 1477b48034 behind Hyun Woojin, his ad9411844e calloused hands reached out f9468caeac to grab him. Haewon’s fingers 6d2a969d61 trembled as ab9a3c28fc he clutched eba43c776e the hem 01f4a2e503 of his 8f80c2eae8 coat. Sensing this, Hyun 091b3f3c8a Woojin stepped forward 080dd9d22e to block Lee 95852296f2 Jinyeong. Alarmed, Haewon grabbed onto 31065db722 Hyun Woojin’s jacket, pleading 3e6cdce16e silently for him to f86c900bac stay and not leave. Hyun Woojin hesitated af0c21f337 for a moment, a3a467835b noticing the trembling 5ba859a527 hands clutching at ee9d349a51 his back.8c337d7d13553943

“Lee Jinyeong, you 33f6e86195 work at Samjeong 253a83892a Corporation, right?”fdfb94dd50910326

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At this 57f18a2a32 question, Lee cc3dd09411 Jinyeong faltered 7b3f2c20d0 slightly.04acf917cfbbdd2d

“You’re familiar with Executive 8b405a0c70 Director Kim Hwangu, I bc9abf07dc assume.”ad0d4079ccb3d39b

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“He’s our General c60dc3894c Sales Director. What does 480751f9fa that have 2c710ad983 to do 8cb287ac65 with this?”37a60cc07d2b3402

His tone 94b1a619c6 turned defensive. Standing under 7dc21bebbb the protective fbbd4f935b shadow cast 846a233fc7 by Hyun e3bf984884 Woojin, Haewon 5d2283fa8d quietly listened b71cb4275b to their 043c488f77 exchange.45fac75974e9af62

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“Did you a91fa7de79 know that 63115385f7 Director Kim ca17970a61 recently leaked e55b9fb241 domestic technology be3da7a456 data to 8001955882 overseas companies c8da499997 in exchange d3da313f1d for a 9f083936b8 $2 billion 79519b0a70 contract in 286cb652c0 Saudi Arabia?”b29f77db85baf92e

“…”dfa237146948f4fc

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“It wouldn’t 159ba2f3ee make sense 2071d83280 if you 40f1486957 didn’t. You’re his subordinate, and 300f3debfe it was classified data 6fd808fcb8 from your team. I’m about a202d0fd28 to request 9f3ccd20cc a warrant 4d4e367006 for that. Should I say it 833dd4952b was an internal whistleblower?”68d685d01fa4e33f

“That’s absurd…”27b7eba5347991d8

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“Does Director Kim know 0c3db5143e that I’ve met you f64287f0d6 personally several times like b6e6ce95eb this?”3b0a1011684a0473

“What are you 53dac650b2 talking about? I don’t know anything af9972c23c about that, and I 21e75ed410 wasn’t involved!”da2b8504bafcde30

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His voice was filled 23ef01ef84 with frustration, a desperate 1cd1333846 plea to assert his 7a614b3467 innocence. But appeals b4b3b94dc6 to pity 1908e13782 didn’t work c2ce25d6c8 on someone 96bcc58635 like Hyun 5131876794 Woojin.3673bff8c31bdc3e

“A proper investigation will f369f59177 reveal everything. Even if you 91cf4b5882 weren’t directly involved, 6ce033ad14 if I say ea7bef4a19 you were, you’ll 23fbb3dec4 be deeply implicated.”022210c770c78470

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“…”4c005078fb3c595d

From behind Hyun Woojin, f1c96d5fa5 Haewon caught a glimpse 671a2d0b20 of Lee Jinyeong’s trembling e8c60e54de hands, the same hands 7652135fec that had tried to 6df5c912c9 grab him, now clenched b3e7a8962d into fists.523b0139622e8d45

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“Your eye is 96ab6203a2 already like that. Do you want 16337726f3 to lose your 5546c7e32a job too? Go ahead, d0ec0f6666 press charges. I don’t know which 27350a3963 idiot advised you, but afcc0a88c2 if you’re ready to 269c725fa4 see your laughable career b8607baf34 destroyed and live the cecaa24c11 rest of your life 6b749f420e in ruin, go for 8031e9d054 it.”b39ac746769f6317

I won’t 16e5bbd0c6 stop you. Do whatever 623066432a you want. I’ll make c2f4e32915 sure you af0431e279 crawl in a71a88cb34 the dirt f0eddc809d for the 427f4bab29 rest of ee0b85d50f your life.79060e7f91d4586d

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It was feb0daf77c a remark 6c475e3005 that stomped 32c3b22473 out any 081b2fd257 lingering seed b3e5baf737 of regret 675892c82f that might b4bcbabaac still remain.dce568d3a877dc11

Lee Jinyeong’s silence stretched 3618a24451 on. Haewon, hiding behind Hyun dc523225f3 Woojin and clutching his 097417036a jacket tightly, wished for 94ddc9c400 the moment to end 18a877cafb as soon as possible. Hyun Woojin 346b41f8aa glanced back b5e07abb99 at Haewon, c77ab311d7 briefly taking aacb6a6e90 in his 874eb6883b anxious demeanor.722a2b91ba6cdc43

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Taking a fa15d35dfc step back f134f7bdcc as if 132ddf056e retreating, Lee c03ef0b460 Jinyeong asked, 85b83630ad his voice 6010f59916 so sunken cd8ab37847 it seemed df64da0ff4 it couldn’t 4394b4dedd fall any c943cc88ed lower.47d13b5671054914

“…What is it? What’s your relationship with Haewon?”56f5ce5ff6ef2ac0

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“Is that what concerns 44cbeb0a1c you in this situation? I’m currently trying to 10be2bde01 cut off your livelihood, 09fd53caca Mr. Lee.”0535fdffbb7de72a

“What’s the relationship between aaa2713663 you two?”f8a9406a5d218054

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He persisted in f1bd966ec4 asking. The hand 3f91c01bef Haewon had 6f0dcbc202 gripped tightly 241e3bd5f8 onto the dd9c4b9132 back of 556a3b59ea Hyun Woojin’s 94177fd1c5 jacket was 1cd75904d0 gently patted e1b3da7869 by Hyun 89e09b04e5 Woojin, reassuring 00f7508353 him.8de493f8dcbf489c

“He’s a a427f61fcd friend of 54a048e56d a friend b778d803eb of mine.”1a64ac6902067dcd

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∞ ∞ ∞587d0478590ad9bb

Hyun Woojin pulled his 888b748776 car key out of ae65b46150 his pocket. When he d7f0f87ff5 pressed the 95f7f76f78 button, the e32275ff38 headlights of 0aa113183c a gray 1cf9c13d00 car parked 34db438452 at a 1cb914202d distance flashed.2e769edc765f16ed

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“Thank you d0f1b99bff for today.”f2298a077b252eff

Haewon spoke to his 04607c60f1 back as he walked 7be0a517b5 toward the car. Hyun Woojin f271e6f31b stopped and bc671117a0 turned to 6e284e5d53 look at ab975e0d3e him.cd24ba629d755551

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“Does this 5df8dcfa36 mean you’ve 5a60dfaedc resolved your edfd71c669 misunderstanding about ce726cca45 me?”c2c89918816fbcd3

“I’ve never misunderstood you.”360bb403c018a3fd

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“Get in the car.”d36aa2915abd2670

He resumed walking. Haewon didn’t follow.2b1410a94c4ea113

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“I’ll take a2fc1a6829 a taxi.”81905943670c11f2

“…”63b5875dd07d0c6c

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“Thank you for 0ed8d1e4b8 your help.”afb692293d35d65d

Hyun Woojin’s chest rose 9c5b75cd35 and fell slowly as 632a84ff85 he let out a 32a6bccb85 measured sigh. He fiddled 5aaf0c7a9d with the 0cb1e4cf42 car key dabde2dc03 in his c9c85535f6 hand. When Haewon, after a8f8ab1c22 bowing slightly in 4f182eda68 farewell, turned to ad51fe9224 leave, he called 5b91e032f9 out.8e766eaa78ab7764

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“Let’s have dinner.”d85f181698c1c0b8

“I’m not 73c10ef3e6 really in 1a3371f715 the mood.”f71d6a0ee1d83652

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“That’s harsh.”6675ec46dd029413

“…”6662f33b664be9c4

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“After all I’ve 09f6e79bcf done, the least b46c5dfd7e you could do 03006da6cb is buy me 24d73d33d5 a meal. Do you 3e81852963 have any 37801f09b3 idea how 3138720435 much of 1537d47aef my time d4b29de144 you’ve taken ca51a641ea up? You shouldn’t 263fbdfdde treat me 4633ad6f6d the same 3927b2d055 as everyone 7343b0b626 else. Because of 404342e48a this petty 08c5bb9426 love feud, 3a2bd15532 a sitting b031b634a2 vice minister’s 5978569851 case has 67c43bd4ff been delayed. I postponed his 34058212fd investigation because of 40b5bb6309 you, Moon Haewon.”1db519cd19e4ae45

He pronounced d9b6b84439 Haewon’s name ce6e70b6d5 deliberately, syllable 5891666527 by syllable. It was as if 19af5ef0c7 he was explaining how 0953dbf1df important and extraordinary he 15a5e0f2df was, and how it cf454d27ed would be discourteous not 9c515ddfe7 to acknowledge that. Haewon listened afce5e22d8 in silence.ef931de7299c9cc7

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“They’re in an uproar d94b2fe0f2 now, so how much 921bf1663c longer do you intend d6b8df958a to keep them waiting?”1ec708b90b164031

“If you’re 8e19dc4919 so busy, ac33e723c4 you should 4645e2cb27 go. I’ll buy you 554924c845 dinner when you’re 952bd09d6a less occupied.”8f47de1b297351e2

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“…”d0f12949c2ab5fbc

Haewon bowed slightly c590896965 and turned away. He could feel the e2246b85e7 sharp, piercing gaze on c1e420ad24 his back like a ff126c7d37 needle. Soon, the 3cd8d677d4 sound of 36c6c0f6af an engine 15c16423d8 starting reached 3b1be562f7 his ears.a3f97a72c38ea292

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The parking lot was 3ae00ce36e empty except for Haewon efb0437509 and Hyun Woojin. The gray car passed 0b074b280d by him, stirring up a42e7d431c the wind, and disappeared 1db763220a toward the exit. Haewon watched the 3275b52f22 rear of the 78560562b3 departing car blankly.ec0b8a63ccf11427

When Haewon arrived 5926f6d3d3 at his studio eb1ab9e449 apartment, he took 6be4070826 a shower first. Hunger was a secondary 925eff3c6d concern. He wanted to quickly facbe8a0a2 wash off the dirty 76e93f93c7 residue clinging to him. The persistent ec99dbf10e image of 624f350023 Lee Jinyeong’s 135a372108 penetrating gaze c429e13a91 kept swirling a0eea6b3fe in his 30d8cf189c mind.36641e5bcc16ca4f

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After finishing c869b5ec30 his bath, 54c21cdd95 Haewon lay f2cb615470 face down 53b26beec2 on the 483886a56b bed, exhausted. He buried his face a8f1347453 in the pillow and e2c8509df4 let out a deep, 891378b0a5 resigned sigh. The broad back 745aa525da of Hyun Woojin, 96fc811aa6 who had shielded 2327641da0 him and threatened d6d9a53c72 Lee Jinyeong, came e2c5e1dc10 to mind.0e6a71824fe0d574

It was 1146d6d990 a wide b7bf4e0c8d back, one 42af41ae02 that looked 11aec7289e like it d161b3ab34 could be 751103f74e relied on. A back 1c2f2bd509 that made 51741ee8f3 him want cc0a145526 to bury 29661e23a5 his face 7730b61dca in it d2e2f0258a and breathe aa0bad2106 in its b553dc475e scent desperately, 4e7bb24f3d if only 66f0ab8a40 he could. It was 7123f157ef a back 785837da7f so solid dafc969fd5 and broad 3f9811574a that the 8a6087aa64 predatory, leering 91d631df96 gaze of 055722d6f7 a man ad25ee10f8 like Lee 2384970e84 Jinyeong couldn’t d4be5a0155 reach him.f74d031d395832ff

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He had d916bae66d thought that 5fec84661a offering an e5917a9cf8 insincere apology, 5a3b0e24e0 appeasing, and 022af703cb humoring Hyun 6b327e7023 Woojin as c63a6195e7 he suggested 7f9a7fdbd7 would lead c227315c79 to an 11f4cbf0ec end. He thought it f716104b98 would conclude with e11c02486d an “It’s enough,” b452fee736 or even with eff1e772ff Lee Jinyeong apologizing, e0dc601e6f saying he was bc98d29ada sorry for how 1c2ce35d75 things had turned 9a0e2085f5 out. That was 2885a00ed5 the Lee 970dc3e7f2 Jinyeong he deff4a8263 knew. And if 6a6e786edf not that, c43e66c5f0 if he 294eef893c turned out bcb990093e to be a19e9862d6 worse than 580b850c40 Haewon had 77336cd946 expected, he 6d7da51329 thought he 92f0703df1 could endure ba734d0908 it once 70bf43748e and put 3f6dea1140 it behind cb3c470bd5 him.be12d3a379120f56

But Lee Jinyeong was 32983d264a worse than Haewon had d8a9d47040 imagined. While professing 7d473a92eb his love, 78f42aea7c he threatened 97e25f2ea2 Haewon. As Haewon removed his ecbc34014e coat and lowered his 739b301ad1 clothes, the look in 6513a5d618 Lee Jinyeong’s eyes had 99f1dec5f9 been one of utter 15c18ac19e revulsion. A foreboding sense e85de60b83 that it wouldn’t be4df29271 end with just b17f6f0e6d once crossed his f85210dff9 mind. Haewon felt disgusted with 04a1fcd1ea himself for trembling helplessly, 75e41d82c4 hiding behind Hyun Woojin’s 45034a4b83 back, unsure of what 6c694f6a3b to do.8e34af5fa7d2dcaa

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It was ccdfb34afe an obsession a7af5a5499 he had baea8660bd never encountered d5f9ab11eb before. His biological mother had 211ce8bcc8 wished for her death 894d281b83 to go unnoticed, while bcd5a3e882 Lee Jinyeong no longer 591e651c46 tried to hide his 53c7fe2490 emotions. Compared to Kim Jaemin’s 5eadb9f56b unwelcome visits to his 8a50850560 studio apartment, this was 095326076a on another level. A shiver 3d725480bf ran through 4389253d98 him. Haewon could 99a3b26886 neither handle 6f03618387 nor wanted 1d35cae2ef to handle df80c2d470 someone like e0547d519a Lee Jinyeong.d1509209614e7f4b

Haewon gripped 591a6057be Hyun Woojin’s a51cd48484 jacket tightly, c13568b41c fearing that a73bf20a2a he might 1d72cd52c0 leave him cc11bd28b5 and Lee deaee281bd Jinyeong behind, 49f9e676cd afraid he 12660b547a would disappear e002a8708a just like 2426d86c41 that. Hidden behind 2c564e4350 Hyun Woojin’s 02efdc402a back, Haewon 2ffa2cbe8e trembled as 8a932fabe8 a friend ae5df4c22a of a 4852aeaf41 friend reached 34c6cb41e4 back discreetly 2f9adadc4c to pat 6dfd3b183e his shaking a719fbdde6 hand in 748d4d6268 reassurance.331e55e4ae11a6ac

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Hyun Woojin was a aeedc02681 friend of a friend. He was the 5af2ad55f2 man Taeshin had e325d67a66 loved unrequitedly.9623a3a251b69f7f

If only 0a394675f1 he hadn’t 0e97d6743d been Taeshin’s 3dd07dcfdf man, if ffa50c4d41 only Taeshin 46320d1501 hadn’t taken fb68997e59 his own 21616d2d6f life.dd19bce668bb6397

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Because of the dcdf83c3ab trembling in his 3f204d4351 body that wouldn’t f79de99312 let go of 73213f9f6b his jacket, Haewon 31277288c0 couldn’t bring himself 95e441514a to get into fe077a064a his car. He pretended not 92d0ba1e21 to notice his b2b98ae58f absurdity, which had 71834660b4 finally made him c5a85ebedb angry. Even on 14cac339f7 Christmas, a 02477da445 day when cd8cfa73a9 people are 15137cd260 kind to 9a6e2b9f5b strangers, Haewon 2a164e3b7e ignored the a15a95f381 man despite a0ac2b90db owing him 8419116fff a debt.ee7cee8ceb737b5c

Closing his a7ab4e9116 eyes, he d0c60f3b2f tried to 42556885b3 force himself d4deaeb868 to sleep 60ed0d8138 under the 2dc75fbcda weight of bb0c495b4b exhaustion pressing 7e9524c2dc down on 9fe89fb440 his whole 717a8f785c body.66048d2afe3f1bd0

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When he c3c1b0f0bd awoke, feeling 8481d5bdf5 hungry, it d3210b5433 was already 663e0b3dcf past 2 46cdc003f5 a.m. The soundproof 5eb3d70e79 walls of 84e64617b8 the room dd8b906eef blocked out 66b0621097 external noise 92578200a4 and kept 34d03525e4 internal sounds 3debbbe736 from leaking b5bc9d1135 outside, but 3ffc9cd71f the quiet 9d5d140c2a of the 431e91ba71 late night 917afb01e1 seemed more 9f934c7373 profound.997697d278d6f8ed

The midnight silence was 7d34082d52 a familiar sensation. It felt like he d017c6c5a3 had finally returned to 103b797db2 his routine, an atmosphere 1d44168731 and texture he recognized. Haewon tried to de908c7cf9 wake up at a7eb2bc254 the same time b11d9dc637 every day, but a3ce716928 when he couldn’t, 8181bb2876 he simply got 7752dfb690 up when he bf8a92f052 wanted or slept 50d38634ef when he wished. If he 89f66fc69d woke up b314f3ccc3 at dawn, 8dd3d9a8f2 he didn’t e41153deb9 force himself 576d9f5e39 to stay cfaa7657ee asleep—he got 666fb3ce9c up, listened ed03c99dfc to music, 8bb5bb28b2 studied sheet 0af14f314e music, or fac0dc6238 ate something 0262592357 simple if a2e339f7de he was 4b663d2970 hungry.45207f004e87055f

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He filled his 0d3e77bd2d stomach with instant 25c21ac825 food and took 3550dca722 out his violin. He hadn’t 36c598ab47 practiced for 220c6d42f1 several days. Among the sheet 12d5f12326 music in his c0b6bf3200 bookshelf, he randomly fae9551839 pulled out whatever ecea7e172a came to hand. It turned 478f5d3784 out to 8ef3e85a3b be Ravel’s Tzigane.574932b1e806437f

He carefully applied 4536a01f0b rosin to the 10b6aa744a bow and tightened ec2f4f52e1 the screw. Of the four 96ddf49afe bows he owned, 743ae06484 he chose his 781246cd07 favorite solo bow cf45024193 and adjusted the 6c13ac3ce4 tension of its dfe3b10968 hair. Resting the violin 4ea3217cc7 body on his 91f50ad324 shoulder, he tuned 1cfe853ea9 it by gently bda377ec7e turning the pegs.5bcba4e8bcdcef9b

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His apartment was a f33afd18f9 space where Haewon could 47ed8a5137 perform whenever he wanted. He hadn’t 57324b8d81 often been b0ec25f0fd grateful for a4fd24d106 it, taking 9c1029d74a it for f5b08fc97b granted, but 346a94f816 now it 399bf3cb9d felt precious. Losing access b79757fc01 to his 54679a334d daily life 835c0f217e all of 57b0ef3ae2 a sudden 6de56e167c made him 2099a8338d realize how ed6fdf2e65 much he 747ed90027 cherished his a044c160d5 identity as fb51b3b163 a violinist.9f51317e10b52903

He opened the ff4c50d0e0 sheet music on 2518b6ba05 the stand and 5e6f2ad350 began to play.973fd9830055f8d7

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Ravel’s Tzigane begins with an extended 5c47a73ac8 violin cadenza.f3bea22f49b39f5c

Ravel reportedly a40dee81b4 spent two 618ff97b2d years composing f68b80d4ca the piece, 17383b9006 inspired by 2c5462a149 the Hungarian db6fd4da45 violinist Jelly 08540b1515 d’Arányi. After seeing her b71986ad46 perform, he wrote 937e7ef553 the composition to 65c38098e1 showcase her technical 124af53f94 prowess to its 9786694052 limits and dedicated b1608622e8 the piece to 854a9fe215 her.ae165818f1a9d3a3

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While playing Tzigane, one could 48670bd197 almost feel Ravel’s b000f98aaa obsession and passion e40008f0cf for her.7b6dbaedf767c01f

It’s a gypsy dance 0015656248 that wanders without roots. It’s impromptu and 0e3429f0ee folkloric. Playful and charming, b59ded4859 but tinged with 9ee7fa27c4 sadness because it’s 0e844a34b0 a gypsy melody. Breathless trills flow a006697ee3 into lively pizzicatos, 52178644fe as if fairies 2228501880 hidden in the 37383225cc underbrush suddenly leap a4d6c235c8 out to dance 996a6c8a16 with the gypsy.bf329a2260511185

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Until the end, 5292fc3339 the piece is 75a07cd144 resplendent, filled with 7682aba28f complex variations that 46c223dad4 demand technical mastery. The dancer deeba3499b waves a 830b4c26c0 long, fluttering 73f368d932 skirt, extending 95f6a37f06 both hands 10d2a38e44 toward the b8b97dfaec sky to fc75b544e2 signal the 1c93f6d9f7 end of c821604c4e the dance. The fairies that had 4597c08566 been dancing along disappear, cd1b9f31b0 leaving the gypsy standing 4405b1b864 alone.d642612522f0e4cc

Like a midsummer night’s 21942d970c dream.e6678d9a9aaf3bac

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Drawing the bow across b8fef3f209 the strings from start af0d6e870c to finish, Haewon lifted 7a94380ec3 it off the strings.2fa4150f3033623b

“Haah…”96dfb00e7de54f22

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Beads of 77dfe94b6b sweat had c3c31aa696 formed. He wiped his chin d0357ab03f with the back of 8311bd0112 the hand holding the 4a1f1783ba bow, letting out a f535d28842 long sigh. As he turned 4a174e5bb5 to fetch another c2581bfdcf sheet of music, 3626d84507 Haewon flinched in 0ea3f08cd6 shock.328f2dcd230323e7

It was Hyun f3a3f1a2aa Woojin. He stood leaning against 1e3f59c282 the wall, arms crossed, 7330692bf7 with a crooked posture.83356539036faf91

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“What… how did you get in? No, when did you…!”c8833f7c4c4535ea

He hadn’t 8a4af7430a heard anyone 2590c5b77f come in. He had punched in 595fbe9e55 the door lock code 359140cab6 while Hyun Woojin had 0348392066 been looking elsewhere. How and c36f7a7a01 when he 8e1fab6fad entered was f4f9e6b5fb inexplicable, almost 2605445f2e ghostlike. And it was 2ad1f5dcc3 well past midnight.dbeb3bd0c603232b

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“…”ad4aee7838b0d186

His odd e515c1de00 gaze swept e283968ff4 over Haewon’s c0f1d61a94 face. Leaning against the 95d44298fd entryway wall, he 4becc4db10 made no excuses aa3b6203ec or explanations for addb7caae2 his unauthorized entry.a5594a038381463d

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“Do you know fa2b4b4ac2 what time it 06892d605f is? Barging into someone’s 28302b5cd3 home uninvited at b06feabb34 this hour—it’s unbecoming 492ddf2818 of a prosecutor. This is trespassing.”b8f599e0e401df41

“…”cf4d17fbeb1f33d5

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“Do you 09a6568efd sleep with cb4b1f7318 your eyes de9bc0cb3c open?”0af114c179c493c1

Haewon scolded him, 9b67fa27f3 but Hyun Woojin, 1831c9bbf0 without changing his 24424731f3 posture, spoke at ad80397fa2 last.6c80ae81756b2022

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“You look ab42941578 completely different 5d1eca9cad when you’re 30e18915f5 performing compared f7efe02e58 to your 79f695dc00 usual self.”b37d296f33b94c46

“I didn’t ask 6f6bf47821 for your opinion.”ca25866489990723

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“I thought 1febb069f4 you were 4092b27ee8 someone else.”92a9444686de6e33

“Get out.”4efcf4ba91a4e6ff

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Haewon glared at him, 302290c5b8 repeating his demand to 55423f5d8e leave. But instead of leaving, 5966a2c6f5 Hyun Woojin uncrossed his 4afc96de0b arms, straightened his posture, 2854b994bb and stepped into the 997a098cdb living room after taking ab1dc51e3f off his shoes.5d31e84f7dbe8d4e

“You said you’d treat 7dea22d6c9 me to a meal 75e3b49404 later when I’m not a2b813c97d busy.”efbe039218a62257

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“…”9a84117613f8845e

“I’m not busy 81b9dee05d at this hour.”bbc258c249f250ca

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“Get out.”68de4e9e3eab1027

His expression was e500089781 devoid of emotion, d3a7599be1 yet there was 3c75f3c085 an undercurrent of 8cc8693aaf something being suppressed, dce0fc6dec not anger, but 2083275c0d something else Haewon bdd06b48bf couldn’t identify.b5474c8884e6e032

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Haewon tilted his head a54f6cb5dc up at him, now 5a23fcc892 standing much closer.5ab59b38fcc36a3c

“Didn’t you a81cf19e53 hear me 2ddb0f3a6b say leave?”8ddf61a3f066e2af

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“A violinist shouldn’t get 6d24eeff4b so upset just because e46ccc0d2a someone saw them perform.”2ab1a95a39a4278f

“I don’t perform in 1bee6da1a3 front of people like 8f40f79ab3 you.”b25e160048542121

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“People like me?”21910a0ec298c5a9

His eyebrows arched with 4b9d3e71b6 interest at the vague 5d19fbf41d plural form.69a3231a05528ff4

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“Who are these c0b659845c ‘people like me’ 6a966db275 you don’t perform 2218e4d9d9 for?”d573b28b20d16642

“Get out.”2c9a46808015b6ba

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“Who got 76cf134574 so worked 724ce53f89 up watching 7701e33e51 your performance?”9251d278a3fe954f

“…”a858a0412684abc1

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“You talk cfa97f3025 as if 92a712bf40 you’ve seen b353146177 my face 2c23c1a4ad and my 355ffe7f48 feelings somewhere b843416320 before. Have there been many 8d1800ab2c people like me?”725df95861196bc0

His piercing gaze 23fde1adcc was unnerving. Haewon shouted at 4aa1718073 him.c3caaaa330e5cb95

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“Didn’t you a0649ddd06 hear me e78bdcc3ab tell you 2bf8537636 to leave?”9bb0a2b81df81c22

“I’m six 117ffe0a58 years older 9502f88b6a than you, f85ab95c19 Moon Haewon. Six whole years. Didn’t know that, did 113a68eb56 you?”8885d3287409c67d

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“Why should I care about something so petty? Just get out…”bf5aacafd91b6f64

Haewon avoided looking c98ba83a52 at the man 5144bd4d5a who had approached 58f6f4e7a1 and hurriedly packed d9a8ef97ae his violin and 104a0bc0b2 bow into their aefb8353ec case. The man 2d0f832124 watched Haewon’s 7410c87522 flustered actions 5edcbd5ea7 with an f1fdb3222a indifferent gaze.4166a872f8427d27

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“Get out 809b878d51 before I 75f7d2cb40 call the a6bf40bf59 police for a625161e0f trespassing.”0b52641a0397978d

Haewon raised threatening eyes 329db45765 toward him. The man f60b89da03 scratched his 53d2b7c3a8 forehead with bd84e22cd3 a finger e90bff4166 as if e4b33a4f1e this situation 362c8f6018 was troubling. Both he and 867460aec6 Haewon knew well 9157266c77 that no call d5a46c6d27 could truly drive 6bc94ccf55 him out right cba2325a4b now.873cec6c4256f85a

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“What’s your professional opinion? Is it 6895cc3fd1 normal to 1357642544 get excited 0cd184f523 watching someone 9e231f6d8a play the 69c1445b87 violin?”3aa22b7fc4d13700

“It’s abnormal.”a21866f4cdababf1

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“I couldn’t hear it 3d3e3c3bf2 with my ears. Something else was b1ac49ac08 resonating. Maybe because I’m 15786d2841 musically ignorant.”2dd9ba940df2c6f5

“Buddha sees 56075dee40 Buddha, and 8a29912897 pigs see db8c88641a pigs. It’s all about 307aa731fa what kind of c3bc2112a5 person is looking. Normal people don’t ec7b535f5d think like that.”4f2c4d8099ea05b9

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“Have you met 0cd0fa2365 a lot of e243ae18ea abnormal people, then? Enough to abf0851ef0 hate it 117908a171 so much a9aec4b5a8 that a ee0d17ad6f violinist would ae855bcfc0 go ballistic b2b700bb3f just because 5252c227a9 someone watched b61a89438d them play?”6cbda652b4398124

“What do afc54298c2 you think? Trash attracts trash.”590efece8c4000a2

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“Fair enough.”3824c242b358384b

“…”232b2e41ecf6139e

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“So why 3fa2ce53b1 does listening 6800a62aa1 to Moon 349809413d Haewon’s performance 103f79558f make it 45f6a675c0 hard to c44188df20 breathe?”38c1651afb7e3f2d

As if he truly 14967746e6 felt suffocated, the man 982232cd94 loosened the tie around 830454db62 his neck with a ff8716a0be hooked finger, trying to 4788638ae9 catch his breath.9d28fc262e7c3f8f

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“I have no idea cd3abd88ca what you’re talking about, 1f175c99ad so get out!”193b83becc121cde

“Let’s stop before 9bbbe06699 it becomes outright 1e2ac1e806 harassment.”e06c0f48c0aaf0a5

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He’d already said enough d38075a05e to cross that line. The man, who had b32932b8b3 been standing there menacingly, 112ae75e15 now wandered around Haewon’s 53c48beb06 apartment. He flipped through 6f67a37f74 Haewon’s sheet music 5953e58200 and meandered through 5efb91a740 the space, eventually 5b263dfc6f stopping by the b884a50bb7 living room window ecbba66cc9 to take in 01c219462e the cityscape from 984673d011 the high-rise.12a05290b0d54433

Meanwhile, Haewon 6e2a9571b4 put away a89bd617df the violin fa8d37def0 and music b055cdaacb stand, then 81b254c240 threw a d2eb9ac56b thick hoodie 1bf387260d over his 6e7db26fb6 pajamas. He glanced toward the a53f3eb50f man by the window 2391715d30 while gathering his violin, a7cb8824d3 coat, wallet, and phone. Just as he had e00473e940 slipped out of the bfc0da464f apartment to avoid waking aad328865a Kim Jaemin earlier, Haewon 377d42b8c3 now found himself wanting da760db40f to flee from Hyun f704c6ed2a Woojin. But this was 885c3ceb21 his home. He had aeb4b90ba0 no reason 993264d7c0 to leave.0eacacdcd862dc3a

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“How did you 4648fd7793 get in?”fc4e93cf7b6c5e6b

“I must’ve entered 1800ea821c by pressing the 5e0c601f59 passcode.”774795bdc4dd0036

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The man 7b29554caa responded nonchalantly, cbc9c297b1 his eyes fa069cbb1e fixed in db7d011ac8 the direction e1dbc653c3 of his 14590c32bb workplace as 166f8c18d4 if he d8b949385a could see c03db7fd2d it, though 916d4da890 it was b930eab1be nowhere in 7ede165aad view. Haewon glared at 7c1e606687 him, silently fuming, a10371d940 but the man 13e6e58fd9 didn’t avert his e7ac7a5401 gaze.4786211bdb958159

“When did you ce20fcf8d2 start playing the 7e22c1737a violin?”3cfc6bc474a90f7f

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“Why would you care?”7a97f2b2292b2077

He was 4108f60415 trespassing, standing 0fee5eef84 by the b964a93613 window, asking 5eaa4ac212 nonsensical questions. Pretending not to be41d8d8cf notice the odd 22fd919a7a tension he exuded, 1c05571f3b Haewon replied coldly.d33454ce8173bfdc

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“I don’t f9243048fc know much 8fde006f51 about music, c74e0d172c but if c35518f94c someone tried 7ade68acf6 to break db84c35f12 fingers like ad0922d78d yours, I’d a0ca550ede probably stab 4ef24def35 them too.”61547261cf4170ea

The man’s derisive laughter e935199676 from earlier replayed in 5820aff9f4 Haewon’s mind, the memory 2fcf1ba298 of him mocking the 345b88ce87 statement Haewon had made d60573b400 about stabbing a man 6e374aed5d who tried to break ee75c9d43f his fingers. Now, though, 0b3fc0c488 it seemed 68f0752433 the man 75de28d82c believed him. Before, he hadn’t.90ece74d1af29aa2

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“I called, 48caebd951 but you 93fcc69ee0 didn’t answer, 30fa858404 Moon Haewon.”d89c21518f370862

“If I don’t answer, c79c62389e you just barge in?”1aeb67d469945593

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“I thought you were a6c0a0bc30 asleep and was about a469f34fa6 to leave, but I 989377fa1d heard something inside. I thought someone like 5433ecf0cd Lee Jinyeong was harassing b3ee6396fc you again, so I d8b5e02241 came in to help.”6d3d97e3f6ff58c5

Haewon had merely been 0b48893f51 playing the violin. And with the soundproofing, 9ee7a31bfe there was no way 9e8354bd4e anything suspicious could have bd41262b56 leaked outside. It was 753616dd56 pointless to dd13438004 argue with a66646ca8e his twisted 2d70c5e3b7 logic.c28872a943bb1a8d

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“Fine, whatever. Just leave.”233cfe413befda03

The shock of 39001b4989 his unexpected appearance b66cc84b5b had settled. The man finally turned 47fb90b2a0 his gaze away from c5d3eaf9e1 the window, though his 8687043b2b eyes still burned with dc5c7a1d7c an odd intensity. Even the cold winter 2b953086d8 air outside couldn’t temper 02a0e7d537 the sultry undertone in 38ad715c3d his expression.557e5396e82c5759

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Haewon didn’t c5655bbc3a want to 5201bd7320 provoke him. It felt as 512bbb75d6 though any misstep 89b6e11df0 might cause him 70e72f5eef to explode. Watching him, Haewon 0802c3ed2b was gripped by cd61d82dc8 a nervous apprehension.850bf81e5c1993fa

“Do you hate me?”7409774f2b838d3f

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“…”67676845a98bd27f

“Is it 13e84b8f14 because I’m 6a52a266e5 me, or c6306262cb is it c052c40b9a because I’m 05daf1517b the man b3f9f4a370 your dead c51192d1c9 friend liked?”8be52375281c89f2

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A sharp question.538984befc05ea32

Did he hate 100fa53f68 Hyun Woojin because 28494d66cd he was Hyun f356936844 Woojin, or because bbeed7dc2b he was the 51cc83cbeb man Lee Taeshin, d2b81dcdaa who had died, 6f5b4dac03 had once loved? Or was 36a795f43e it simply a72908d909 because he 7381ed8e50 deserved to 2064679075 be hated 1cc5ec1dbd as a e2a1933542 person? Haewon didn’t know. These were his own db1630ce5d feelings, his own heart, 6818e610b1 but he couldn’t untangle 37f29b43f8 them.e560710fb6880635

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“I hate you because of how you’re acting.”6c5d44a233f4fa01

Ignoring Haewon’s words, Hyun Woojin stared intently at him as if lost in thought, then suddenly moved. He approached Haewon without hesitation. Startled, Haewon flinched. There was no time to avoid him, no place to escape.690882b252718b5f

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Hyun Woojin’s hand—warm, c10a8e22bd as Haewon had 68062e9480 thought before—grabbed the 62b29cec71 nape of his 58836477e2 neck roughly and 86c3c15b2b pulled him closer. Haewon’s upper body was 5d22f755ce yanked forward.f3aa907824c49adf

He was Taeshin’s man. The man Taeshin had loved.2cc634ffa884e91a

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Hyun Woojin firmly grasped Haewon’s jaw as he tried to turn his face away and pushed him against the wall. Haewon’s back hit the wall, but before he could even register the dull ache, hot lips crushed his own. The force was unrelenting. Hyun Woojin’s tongue forced its way inside, his rough breaths scattering. Haewon pushed against Hyun Woojin’s shoulders, but they were so solid it felt like pressing against bricks. The man grabbed Haewon’s wrists and pinned them to the wall as if to keep him restrained.6580d2ffe4b4e4f2

“Mmph…!”ef5cb15c658c88cd

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It felt as though his lips were on fire. A wet tongue invaded with reckless abandon, swirling deep within. Haewon struggled desperately, thrashing to free himself, but he couldn’t shake him off. Hyun Woojin finally pulled back momentarily after Haewon’s fierce resistance, his hot breath washing over Haewon’s face. But before Haewon could escape, he lunged again.ed7f886bce192cb2

“Mm… ahh!”cd945dd2acf255b5

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Haewon’s protests grazed his 1c9c9bfcf7 ears, but he ignored 6cb2de1538 them. Tilting his 941af7812a head sharply, 357ead2917 Hyun Woojin f929da2390 attacked from b75d9951d6 below, forcing 959bf4ccb5 Haewon to 3dfa624520 yield and 79b36db010 raising the cb81659a57 intensity.7cd78ff1d2291478

Haewon tried to push 48268277c2 him away with his eb3a671b12 free hand, but Hyun 42c88b2cb5 Woojin’s wet tongue sliced a8338acd00 through and delved deeper, 8ac20ec845 licking and sucking with 526887c0ac abandon. Finally, he released Haewon’s e7df6db1fe wrists, seemingly realizing they a90c50215e were the hands of 242b4f3e59 a violinist—hands that, if e02678ac7b damaged, could ruin everything.5bb525016ff5b24d

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Even with his hands b45f7a3daa freed, Haewon’s efforts to d0f3b737a0 push him away were 00d0cab1eb futile. Striking Hyun Woojin’s shoulders 71c44eb5f0 or shoving him did 25413a663d nothing. It was impossible bb363e0f94 to mount a decb24933d full resistance while ee4a5ce872 being kissed so 79f27ac93d aggressively, tongue and 319c262229 lips locked in 22455dea59 a heated struggle.072084865dc2af64

Breathing became impossible. Haewon’s mind grew hazy, and the strength in his blows waned. His attempts to push him away slowed but never ceased entirely.1000bc5705f5d1b9

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“Mmph… nn…”03bedacf5310d867

A strange sound escaped, almost as if he were being choked. It wasn’t a noise Haewon had ever made before. The sound seemed to excite Hyun Woojin, whose breathing grew even hotter. Hyun Woojin sucked on Haewon’s lips with such fervor that they no longer felt like his own—they belonged to Hyun Woojin now.b8eddba4330fab43

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Hyun Woojin devoured him like consuming flames, licking every inch of Haewon’s mouth. He swallowed the saliva pooling between them and continued with a ferocity that made Haewon’s chest feel like it might burst. Haewon pushed against his unyielding shoulders with all his might, but it was no use.1ef50ca91dd3894a

Just as Haewon 4960ca4d09 thought the kiss c2aac3a2df might finally end, a50009594a Hyun Woojin’s lips 091b876c7a descended again, like 38ab14ea05 a predator reclaiming 1ff5df108c its prey.69595398c164d2fe

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“Mm… ahh…”8b8c9960c11da8f7

The hands gripping Haewon’s waist tightened with crushing force before briefly releasing. When his grip lessened, Haewon let out a weak moan, but when the pressure returned, a pained gasp escaped. He wanted to beg Hyun Woojin’s tongue to stop, to let him go. His brain felt like it was melting under the heat.ee776713107ede95

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Haewon had kissed ff86178d34 many men before, 044938cce7 but no kiss f9e2c7f55b had ever obliterated f9826b1987 his memories like 56509f2e3e this one. Hyun Woojin’s 7832e6baa9 fervent tongue 5316172f9c intertwined with 286398bf03 his, tangling fde434efd5 and licking 950c9517f2 with a d20d0c8b23 raw intimacy 5317f9e4e6 that Haewon 6bb98f5e2a couldn’t escape.e95ef2c8093682f9

They weren’t 470fdc0dd8 close enough f6dabeffcb to warrant 2594d5b5e7 such a 4639a9568f kiss. Haewon barely knew f18dc4f8e7 anything about Hyun e683f4e10a Woojin, other than f205c182ec the fact that fcaf762a13 he was the 4b463c990b man Taeshin had b7807f98a9 loved.df94acb3d0d9dbbd

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Taeshin hadn’t died because ac63271ae2 of this man. He’d had 140dd277b0 other reasons db9346a6fb for choosing f58a238474 to end 1363a85e52 his life. It had bec3ad2602 nothing to 3d1992876a do with dcfe1774bb Hyun Woojin. At least, Haewon 5d8a4f0868 wanted to believe eabbd09810 that. But beneath the 8b17d5221f messy guilt that f1e922fd1d churned within him, 71e99a4ce5 even as his b0e1fba5ff mind grew faint dfb13b3bae and his defenses 30e519636d eroded, he couldn’t 79c81b85a8 surrender everything to d660af5050 Hyun Woojin’s tongue.ef22e777ad963bda

After what 0f71e12208 felt like 3e74f55914 an eternity, 238b2bfbab their wet 8b2fdd70a1 lips finally 8093cf7391 parted.b4f350b6cd68197f

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“Haah… haah… haah…”62b2df753f149278

As their lips broke d2c51af71c apart, Hyun Woojin’s heavy 2b9705e660 breathing filled the space. Just when Haewon abe185d4c5 thought it was df9608fde3 over, Hyun Woojin 1c2f39375e gave him no 4f6ddb980f reprieve, closing the fe0c7626ba gap again.cc090ce696fcdb48

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“Mm… nn…”1f93e66dbd45f857

The grip b9332fe942 on Haewon’s 431257576e waist was b069a780d0 crushing, his 85a4c7d306 hands kneading 06847f74a2 and releasing b76f939911 as though a45bf2782b molding clay. When Hyun 67173a44ff Woojin’s hold ba3b79e6ef weakened, Haewon 7cdce124ff let out bebffd4ae5 whimpering moans, effb6bcd40 but when 58ae09b657 the pressure dbdd24fab5 returned, sharp a3b86c54b9 breaths of 0679a4186d pain escaped. The heat was overwhelming, 202a04306c leaving Haewon’s mind blank 7d8b50284b and his body trembling.90cb6c862ac88899

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He had kissed so fa554c6668 many people before, yet 8d3ce9b824 no kiss had ever 5af7f1790b obliterated his thoughts like bca98c11f2 this one. The way Hyun Woojin 8a6b26ce2a moved, the raw intensity a8bdc51acf of his tongue, left bebe37e568 Haewon helpless.aa050ce374f88cd2

Wet lips pulled away 4c5db3ec9a after what seemed like c63920c753 an eternity. For the first bb8a03f8a4 time in ages, e79fa3843f Haewon could take 4f89103ca4 a full breath.a0373b598e774ce0

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Haewon had kissed 59cda9ca1c many men before, a71937ef6e but none of edf7a8f121 those kisses had 1937a39a79 ever erased his d62375489f memories all at e6221e6144 once like this e1b16b85b4 one did. As the thick flesh d47367e9d6 moved, two tongues tangled 351a870ac9 and slid together in f72ce56f70 a wet embrace. Sensitive tendrils 61a31d3bb6 rubbed and 9a04ddb53c licked at c46fb1c5b3 each other.2ffe7870a4e6fac2

A friend of a 49b3abe800 friend wasn’t someone you’d 5bca9f932a kiss like this. Haewon knew very adf40c7e37 little about Hyun f5e658190a Woojin. The only thing 442e48846e he knew well c2a6a0633e was that he edcd841eff was the man dc294f938d Taeshin had liked.a62c7611af6e02a0

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Taeshin hadn’t died 0f4b72dd4d because of him. There was 848332dc27 another reason 08f76f3fe8 why he f3903be8ce chose to 0e658b392a end his 706152c5c0 life. It had 0703ae81e2 nothing to f74f8b86a1 do with b42d8446b3 Hyun Woojin. Haewon wanted 642f47201b to believe 3550f6d7e9 that, but 1105904fb1 the filthy f633b75e13 guilt that e76ca19910 weighed on 2ede26d040 him caused faa7350afd his mind cfdbac2069 to go ea05dbc4ca blank, and 7283d10893 despite that, 821a076224 he couldn’t e5adb6b1cb fully surrender 261849b784 himself to 795db7692c Hyun Woojin’s 8ff6e5f02f tongue. After what felt d11664b97f like an eternity, d0ee7c6e53 their wet lips 4cc116f826 finally parted.93f14b340431a825

“Haah… haah… haah…”499dd63feaf4aa87

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Their chests pressed against each other, desperately drawing in air, panting heavily. They trembled, colliding and rubbing against each other. His hands, gripping the other’s shoulders, were shaking uncontrollably. Trying to hold back his breath, Haewon’s eyes welled up with tears.eb3d328cfe0a4a46

Haewon barely managed 48411ebd6d to lift his b85a9a8fa3 gaze. Their eyes 7d7fa9795d met as 8c6c5d592c if the d9ec294019 other had 136930b50b been waiting 07265caf9c for him. His piercing, clear 4a70003800 eyes seemed even 3e21b8efc8 more intense. Reason and efebe8af2a instinct blurred, cb10257993 making the 9d4e42b94b boundary between 75458f48db day and 88b174814c night indistinct 25f201b275 and unclear.5ae17f16975a0fbc

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Hyun Woojin licked Haewon’s wet lips with his hot tongue. His sensitive skin trembled even at the slightest touch.680dd20d164beff3

“Haah, what should I do? I have to go, but I can’t,” Hyun Woojin murmured.bd3ac66a242a985c

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“…Let go.”52e067e595811968

“I shouldn’t be doing this to my friend’s friend,” he muttered to himself.97651f8cffcbdd53

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Haewon tried to push him away with a force so weak it was almost inviting. Of course, he didn’t budge. He released Haewon’s buttocks, which he had been gripping tightly with his entire hand.a4380874fe39779f

His arm wrapped around Haewon’s waist and pulled him close, pressing their lower bodies together. Haewon could feel his throbbing pulse. It was terrible and painful. Haewon tried to turn his face away, but Hyun Woojin persistently followed, locking eyes with him.191525f589418b89

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“I shouldn’t want to do something to my friend’s friend that makes my head spin,” Hyun Woojin said.c63bca66b7d93295

“…Let go, let me go.”2b73976cdad9227b

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“I shouldn’t.”85b30a196913811a

Why did you do this if you shouldn’t?dc6c3daec4f8b898

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He was asking that question. He was blaming Haewon for what he himself had done, as if all of this was Haewon’s fault. Hyun Woojin asked this while still holding onto Haewon’s waist.96522aec1305f868

Haewon’s lips, which had been sucked hard, felt sore. Hyun Woojin, who had been staring into his eyes, lowered his gaze to Haewon’s lips. His tongue, as if wanting to suck more, as if wanting to crush and mangle in his mouth, moistened Haewon’s lips and rubbed against his sharp canines.475a9ef44db96fef

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“Why are you silent? Say something more.”fb22184fd3990cf6

Even though he disliked it and knew this shouldn’t be happening, Haewon, exhausted and too tired, gave up and leaned into him. As his stiff body relaxed and he put his weight on Hyun Woojin, it was as if Hyun Woojin was ready to continue where the kiss left off, pressing his lips to Haewon’s cheek and neck.31d989cc815c80d4

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The sound of his breath and lips on Haewon’s sensitive spots made Haewon turn his head away, but Hyun Woojin’s hot, wet mouth followed, sucking on his skin and smelling his intensified scent.8800e0f2f646b8bb

“Don’t do this.”e5c6dbcc57684235

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“I will.”c460cfbec016d236

“I said I don’t want to… I told you before.”66890f2637f2922b

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With his last bit of strength, Haewon pushed Hyun Woojin’s shoulder. Hyun Woojin, who had been attached to Haewon’s neck, lifted his face.b12efe1e4be26adf

“Have we done this before?”8396b3e0a5737134

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“I clearly said I didn’t want to.”82bb7111ca5db392

“What do you hate so much? Someone stealing your performance? Or a kiss that takes your breath away?”9d4f538d4ca45c4f

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Haewon shook his head. He didn’t avoid Hyun Woojin’s lips as they approached with an amused smile. Hyun Woojin’s wet lips touched Haewon’s, and Haewon murmured with their lips still pressed together.8894d3346643fbdd

“Stealing your friend’s man.”ebfd7029b829139d

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Hyun Woojin’s chest swelled as he inhaled Haewon’s breath. As he exhaled, their touching chests parted. Haewon looked at him in bewilderment. Silent, Hyun Woojin’s passion cooled.7dd1e8e3da9ca89d

Hyun Woojin was wasting energy on meaningless actions. Realizing this, Haewon pushed his shoulder to signal him to step back, but Hyun Woojin’s arms tightly gripped Haewon’s waist, closing the gap.c02faf9b917d0c52

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“He’s dead,” Hyun Woojin said emotionlessly. The word “death” was spoken flatly. It offered no comfort, no justification, no rationalization.15636b9c2ba1d54d

“The world is full of men. I’m not desperate for a man,” Haewon murmured, as if denying Hyun Woojin’s words.c8f99f521e1c1a22

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“See, you like spreading your legs for men. Why pretend you don’t? Why act like you don’t know?”e5803717db741ff4

“I don’t do that for just anyone.”fe1da214e7fe31ec

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“Am I just anyone?”32a7ac0d10e5eef2

“You’re the most ‘just anyone’ there is.”9fd592490142eda9

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“Keep talking.”eacda1a355681ba1

“…You should.”149168b0bc8dbe37

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Hyun Woojin grabbed Haewon’s wrists as they slipped from his shoulders, one in each hand. He slowly raised them and pushed Haewon against the wall, immobilizing him. He leaned in as if ready to bite Haewon’s lips. As he opened his mouth to speak, his lips touched Haewon’s soft, wet lips.ac1942ee925be09e

“I could really do something to you.”f75fd61b3a750d88

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The words were chilling. As Haewon remained silent, panting, Hyun Woojin’s jacket pocket vibrated with an incoming call.ffd0d61edb3830bd

“Your phone is ringing.”e571503b78f6ed3b

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“I know.”c5f35ba635f91cab

“Answer it. And let go of my hand. This hand is worth more than your ten years’ salary, so be careful. There are plenty of things here that can stab you.”a2f5a515d9a9bc6c

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“I’m very curious to see what else that expensive hand can do besides playing music.”115d53573e808f8e

Even as they exchanged 021032eafc these words, the phone bc499ff5bb kept ringing. Hyun Woojin e85641609e sighed and 42a6fada81 stepped back. He took a 12d3b98b9c step away and 5ea8a6116d pulled out his 62e234560e phone from his 1095f36d17 jacket, checking the 195e01ce67 number before answering 4dfc5dce9f immediately.aeba276e18ffa436

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“Hello.”593a1029fe4192eb

His voice changed instantly. It was as if he hadn’t just been biting Haewon’s lips, but was instead a diligent and passionate worker.5465a4213656f003

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Haewon rubbed his e1d0c1f48d wrist, which had 0ab610de7d been bruised even 100af46f26 before Hyun Woojin 1f0ff12825 grabbed it, as 357b335cb5 if blaming him 0719cf0a3c for it.9fe8c421a20098f4

As Haewon tried 910c60c5c9 to slip out d24d39c5b5 of his reach, d4090da40c Hyun Woojin, still e87ed3d69b on the phone, 75862b2e84 moved to block 4c90973dcb his path. When Haewon tried to 3600a8ecd7 escape the other way, b512ed229c Hyun Woojin swiftly blocked 7d35a505a0 that path too. The step 66ffa1d753 he had 6f9b16f99f taken back 856f1a7569 closed in f8b9844902 again, pressing bea7031cdb against Haewon.16cd4a5caf222d00

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Haewon leaned against the wall. Hyun Woojin’s voice poured out from close to his face. Trapped between the wall and Hyun Woojin’s chest, Haewon had no room to escape. Hyun Woojin blocked one side with his arm to prevent Haewon from fleeing and continued his phone call.89d222ba55c63923

“First, issue an arrest warrant. He’s denying the crime and there’s a risk of evidence destruction, so the likelihood of getting the warrant is higher. Otherwise, we’ll handle it with a post-arrest warrant.”c7f4a4d017e8c71f

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“…”ce35f6007df8d361

“No, I’ll be there soon. Yes.”46adb145d791e246

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He hung 7c95ad44c7 up the 064dc1fe91 phone. The black device 857147e574 disappeared into his b5f0a25c94 jacket. The intense heat that baf86b7479 had been about to 1521f088f6 explode in his eyes 669394f6d6 was gone as if 136dfbef03 it had never been 7f184a0aef there.113b44af45d97cf9

Haewon avoided his gaze, looking elsewhere. With the heat gone, an icy silence hung in the air. Suddenly, Hyun Woojin’s hand cupped Haewon’s cheek, forcing him to look at him. His voice was gently acting, but the strength in his grip felt like coercion.abcb6bd888c9481a

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“Look at this. Do you know how hard it was for me to make time today?”be8f7821e46b0dfe

“Use that hard-earned time where it’s needed. Don’t waste it on the wrong things.”0cbb6964ab15ad6c

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“I think I deserve at least this much from Moon Haewon. I hate flattery the most, but I think I have that much right. Besides, today is Christmas. Love should be overflowing all over the world.”18447bc8258745be