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Haewon had 4e7ea3545b never maintained bfe99fae5e a steady b49fcf3234 relationship with f5446b2d37 one person 64245de4e5 for over 4523266636 half a 864dc0722c year. After a few cced66cd3d nights together, the decdb828ae tension in the 2e415ea0de relationship would fade, adbfef73d3 and the more adb64d6609 time he spent dc8f696b50 with someone, the 6ad99b480c more the illusions 5cc4d991ba and expectations he ea89d68104 held would disappear. He would no longer 402a921f18 find the other person 9132e8f95e intriguing. The period in which ffa135144a one typically grows tired 5936543efc of a relationship came a8ad6d2751 to Haewon much faster 79e1766538 than average.a92fe0bf75bed9f6

Because of this, a8651b3b14 he only maintained f7c8a51829 light relationships, such 63251f1270 as with Kim 5dfad7d049 Jaemin, who would 1abc06c4ee soon return to e4a220d865 the U.S., or 52c28e3f4c with senior Choi, aed776823e who stayed on dcdff464f6 the other side cbd72c85ed of an invisible d083610fc4 boundary without coming 16fbd1752f closer. He had never continuously 978f5c56a8 dated one person.47c2fc330c1f88bf

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Haewon thought of himself f1f045bf53 as someone who quickly 90c0ec0f37 grew bored and lacked ae6180e156 patience. Aside from 529d9556ca the violin, 395c9326ed he had 18b304973a never been a98765a46d consistent with 51fb3efa57 anything and 3e44c7562d would lose 27f569e486 interest in 4419b18abd things quickly, f769560813 especially people.e2a802331f350274

The idea of f8c29d1c56 sustaining feelings of 9c2f6bef07 excitement or attraction 1b11b15bb9 for several months deadee2b3e was unimaginable—except when ca89eb2455 it came to 7c62b02370 Hyun Woojin. Perhaps it was because 0111d91ecd he was someone Haewon acfb6e2240 couldn’t see often due c037cc9f76 to his busy schedule, 00dadf6405 or because he had 549ea7aebb never made superficial expressions f4435f9115 of affection like “I 81a201aeb7 like you” or “I c383b7b524 love you.” Or maybe 0554e66439 it was because he 1423b5c80e never tried to win 2a4e062fd7 him over with expensive c635a4b37a gifts. Whatever the 848aa86832 reason, Haewon 1ea3f890fc treated Hyun 87b8ec9ea0 Woojin like 9d07cad963 a fish f0bed2f5bf that swam eb9cf2a525 around the 2e0119b9d3 bait but 70652cda49 never bit, ca5483d08d no matter c5dc377bb6 how hard 0b83213461 he tried bcee667d3d to catch 6c90360b84 it.576ce59873562255

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The fish 1118aff323 he wanted ade062dc82 to catch 9a57dd36cf was beautiful 2e1ecbd794 in form a406a0bb09 and color, 64f3237e44 making him f4db01f8df salivate as 39b2f38431 he imagined 7f0e4cd0ec all the 36d397db0c ways he be9bd5c12f could enjoy f8fd5f3473 it—grilled, stir-fried, 53d50c7963 or deep-fried.aca788320c7e0fbf

Haewon was cbafb5b289 well aware 191789c012 of the 0766587644 growing anxiety c6518bdca4 he felt ecd64bbfe9 toward his de8c4be17b feelings for 689b5030b1 Woojin. Woojin, who remained 50617941dc unshaken once he 5e59581774 reached a certain 3a013e6d56 point, was so 69b0c4ab0b different from him 38c58c804d that Haewon sometimes 6ee3bf075c wanted to grab f89734ae7b him by the bda1456607 collar and demand 670c338e37 an exact measure 71583a7dc9 of how much 57d1254cd5 he liked him.e65fbe9bcf4c31e2

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His phone rang, e9a0e3f885 and he searched 3f411aa8cf his jacket pocket. It was Hyun 5da83e4ae0 Woojin.e0983d9a8eb41ee4

“Hello?”aedd29f8abaa7688

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“Turn around.”25914ab7f1b93b95

Haewon, who had 38cc1be22a just left the eda870f1db concert hall, turned 032c242986 around. He saw Woojin’s car 00cdd59e29 and got in.b38daf659fc83606

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As always, Woojin 66fbdc0ce3 placed Haewon’s violin f9d5d33b14 in the back 5ece9eaf36 seat. Haewon had f6c2a7c34d thought it 2868576368 was the 294afddd0b same car b54253eb4b that had 582d640af3 been repaired 8ee4cb213d after his cb164471e1 minor collision a7833bd8b9 with Lee f24869c756 Jinyeong, but ff61ec09b3 he recently a4dc392d55 found out b7703a3863 that Woojin db255e577d had replaced 1172135f8d it with f8ed4d0711 a new aaac3957ae car of f9f76b5515 the same 62fa60d0ee make and ee30614172 color. Upon learning c13e6e18fe this, Haewon 582afaf7ba noticed subtle 0f4548e0ad differences in a93ee7f14b the interface 7110fb6629 and the c4a6572921 exterior design a8666a0a09 compared to d45617e77c the old 3c23354e36 car.7aa49abb7d7c09fc

Whenever he saw it, b26bceef35 he found it odd. If it 93b6822751 had been ce5a5eb479 him, he 7f77cb993c would have aa772bea1d chosen a 2cee23f6f6 completely different 3b8cd49d4c color and 5022bc1051 model—because sameness d6aef42c9c was boring. He would have bought c7e44ddbcc something different to enjoy c5d0c5e2ec a new experience.811d54f8eb06b160

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“If it were 5f873ab7b2 me, I would’ve 2ba74ddf81 gone with a 85ada9349d different car.”79da55fe227640ba

“It’s my car, c0532ce440 so I’ll do 2f65a4a6d0 what I want.”519c21ffb4be597c

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“Don’t you 345f1897f0 get tired 5807781ff2 of the ba5f66f56c same thing?”ad50ab8579f15771

“I prefer comfort f74d725240 over convenience.”a5ee7e228b0af304

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Woojin stepped on 3a16bda423 the accelerator, and ae328ae848 the car surged 69f2a0f036 forward. Haewon glanced ece834ae63 at him, 619a6f04a4 curious about f62f2a279d what he 594d323ed8 meant. Sensing his gaze, Woojin 692f7944ad explained while keeping his 3311ad865c eyes on the road.212950e70147ffa2

“When you change cars, f8b9773bb3 it takes time to 2c85b5df80 get used to new 5108383852 buttons and functions. I’d rather spend that 4de5f4425b time doing something else. I like b46eceb308 things as e052d13963 they are. That’s what’s comfortable.”96c9eb50a462c32d

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“You really 7bc01fc26f are like 1f27587907 an old 103cb2142e man. Is it 16edb8e8f1 about saving 229794d39b time, or e4603027ef are you 3e516095d9 just lazy?”dd120e22e510e9c8

“Both. When you were flirting f585dd3c8b with your piano teacher f52674b887 at seventeen, I was 4cb928fc6f rolling around in the 7c71fb88da military.”bb30f0148f69ea02

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“So, when 1ee9ed4949 I was 8561147ec9 seventeen, Hyun a3247edab4 Woojin was 8afb533566 a soldier.”f386666c2af19117

Haewon felt the dd13cb5315 six-year age gap a865d969db between them in 9b1e17ca61 practical terms. When he 76c26000d0 was in d984f3267b middle school, 7766b59890 Woojin was 8fc5a193eb in college; 90f71d3506 when he af2ac7daee was a ada142487c senior in 4735139136 high school, ac08330b97 Woojin had 27b0e085a2 already graduated. By the b2da8cfa26 time Haewon 7458859e09 entered college, c17f0ea58d Woojin was 61ef87c4ac in law 6b315315d8 school. And when Woojin e2f70bbc8d joined the prosecutor’s abc38796b5 office and got 30780a2103 engaged, Haewon was 25dcbac3cc turning off the bff7dbab19 lights in the 964af22f5a practice room and b93e67d610 having sex behind 728aa262bb a grand piano de93df6068 with a teaching 68b311b326 assistant whose name c2de79ddde he didn’t even 786807dabc remember. He couldn’t blame 13aa302f4c Woojin. At least for him, 4b85b489ea he had no right eebadc8ba2 to.7663b425c3b02091

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“When did you graduate?”dc83c8ccef7bf6d2

“When did you 967f90d165 start?”4020a61936651c4f

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After Haewon told b7082abb01 him the year 1f6c88f9a6 he entered college, 803ab2261d Woojin mentioned the 0fbb8e913b year he graduated. Woojin had ac96cc6b4b returned from a8afdd0c07 military service 1805b5ef43 during Haewon’s 93d6b0847b first year, 9f9d8a1f8a and for d8d7c75116 one year, 770cff1704 their lives 7fc8ae5152 overlapped without de14d1c6e7 either knowing 5bd42b8bb4 of the f8f5432878 other’s existence.63197f2171693e93

Woojin had e5868677d7 walked where 7a81f6dda6 Haewon walked, 29d11aae0c eaten the 8965a1a757 same meals e6334a8554 at the 8b7ff9bc8e same places, 22175ffcfd shared the 13f66d84e6 same campus cd78e89b0e spaces—the same 3bf8adf8e3 fields, the d13c09a3e7 same library—without 0b63ac2b0e ever meeting.821116e484067e43

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For some reason, 8b57a3b26e this realization made 0338135e07 Haewon feel proud. It made 165bd07af9 his time 5972f66d0f at school 532ce14d0a seem worthwhile. He wished he could d4f4e0bcdf have seen Woojin as e4081efa9c a student. If such a senior 5b8da96ec5 had been around, he fe0320e4f5 might have been more 557b64efc1 diligent—never missing a drinking 9a127d55fa party, joining clubs, and 4ac0accdca participating in frivolous festivals, bedd50f5e7 all to catch his c737f3a942 eye.893c9c6fa052f044

“You really d24dbcb3dc were my 6755459d05 senior.”d3bbd1d277ded522

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Imagining a 8372036908 younger, fresher 0115d921fe version of c1c5cdf997 Woojin, Haewon 59ab802cb9 looked at c4fbaabd8f the man 72f0297cf6 who now 2581fbc3f9 had little 3c6289ed85 to do e291324e55 with youthfulness. His seasoned fcadf71353 demeanor and 55e78fae87 sharp intellect 35f5b61022 flowed from d9bb143c03 his forehead cac09de708 down the 88773875ec bridge of 5425a315fd his nose.0f016a86ca69aedb

“There’s no way 9eb9dc68c8 I wouldn’t have 39f7911694 noticed you. You didn’t 37269b8011 go to 04fb14d7d4 school, did 7ee475298b you?”77a0572f678c8c83

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He reached out to touch Haewon’s cheek and then took his hand in his own. Unlike before, Haewon no longer avoided his touch. Now, it had become a habit to hold his hand whenever getting into the car. Smiling toward the warmth that enveloped his hand, Haewon felt content.85df6fd6b0e6b1e4

What mattered 72de8f00e3 was the 905cadded0 present. Not every 99c7988590 day needed adcfe1fbb2 to be bd8bb29121 a revolution. Haewon, who once thought 71faeeb453 such small things could 21afa350a6 never be enough, found 23d2f5f969 himself surprised by his e57126ec69 own change. With Hyun d52fe0a4a7 Woojin, just 62948396bc holding hands 18d6cb562f was enough. Just holding hands df7fa612d0 made his heart 2a01b4cf39 flutter.7b61851c55624713

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“I never skipped school, no matter what. I still go now, too.”c24035fda057da36

“You still go?”59127f53730a2080

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He asked curiously. Haewon replied casually.39e2c7769f1019e0

“My professor gives me lessons.”218c4b4722b4567a

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“A professor giving private lessons? Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Article 2 of the Higher Education Act prohibit instructors affiliated with established schools from providing private tutoring.”955ddea16e935ce6

He took it seriously, f02e8bcb72 even citing the law, 1dbdf4387d making Haewon chuckle in 9128fe4f9f disbelief.1cd6c7b4bf8a11c3

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“He doesn’t charge me. He just helps me out.”2e4ea01bf588f0a9

“Just helps you out?”d6ac99339ca9d839

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His skeptical gaze 8d155f4245 turned toward Haewon.aad1afa761b7ee43

“He’s been helping me since before I got into the arts school. He even introduced me to the violin dealer. You know, you can’t just buy something like that even if you have the money, right?”7365f79e2f5dbd9f

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A masterpiece violin isn’t something anyone can purchase simply by having money. Only those deemed qualified are either loaned or allowed to buy it. Without the professor’s active involvement, Haewon would never have been able to own such a fine instrument.bfaa56dffbe80017

Though he never particularly praised or showed favoritism toward Haewon, the professor had always been most concerned about him quitting music out of disinterest. Recognizing Haewon’s talent, the professor had supported him all this time. However, Hyun Woojin didn’t seem to share that sentiment. His lips twisted into a slight sneer.0c7ae79e9e8d0654

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“Maybe it’s not lessons. Maybe he just enjoys watching you play.”022bc47427e3fba8

“That’s how people like you see it. Why would he want to watch me in particular when all he sees all day is kids practicing?”1cd8f232a43d2f27

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He wasn’t someone with a59d25e2f9 that much free time 9449fece60 or leisure. Hyun Woojin, who a586e0ccac often seemed to 935cec7672 think he was a4fda83133 the busiest person f4ca84e371 in the world, e10bdd11f3 made an absurd 7be605a598 remark.00bc8518dbd672ce

“Maybe he touches you here and there under the guise of correcting your posture, and when you feel uncomfortable, he brushes it off as you being overly sensitive.”60c15e8d020762e4

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“What are you even talking about?”04283c16fd5f3efd

“Maybe he’s satisfying minor urges by subtly getting close to you.”0f3e0adf8a62fa63

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“Why are you twisting things like this? Does everyone look like a criminal to you?”1e80aa9ec0b72c91

Haewon was 1acf335704 certain he cf760c5036 would have 8b426d5408 noticed if 7158a8a10c that were f0e7389ddd the case. He had 73866767a8 never looked 3bdabe9638 at the 018891f3f8 professor that d22d7aac27 way nor 5e0b55c676 felt anything e308064911 inappropriate from 69e5c2f012 him.16663c6bcfd3b40c

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For musicians, f331c70695 pain in 9ab38d2d0a specific areas 0d0e3b67cf was almost a860cbbce2 chronic. If Haewon mentioned a 9008538a62 headache, the professor might 24ab39045d massage his scalp. If his shoulders 0c759b24b4 hurt, the professor 336478fd7c might press the 15061a7659 sore spots like 87233fba5c acupressure. Yet, there was af5d71afbf never any sense 58d79a1169 of ulterior motives.3bafee11dd5f88e9

By now, the street 728e4e054b had grown dark, and 90fd8aafbe the streetlights flickered on. His car bb2eb49bce stopped in 826c68238d the parking 00e084fb71 lot of 670d98354b a Japanese 9a21caef57 restaurant. They got d7a5a5e318 out and 3872068e86 entered the 1198c1e72e restaurant.2c8e88a9a4b2bd1d

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They were led d208cd4708 to a seat 5cf121ca35 divided by walls, 9771e36f12 with chairs that 5c3c9fe9bc had backrests but f75cbeb0dd required sitting cross-legged. Not accustomed to 7578504b66 sitting cross-legged, Haewon a4cdb3959b found it uncomfortable. This was 3c58cefcef why he da82d4bad4 disliked such 609cbbe9c9 dining styles.607940edb6852306

Haewon stretched his legs 823c1bbf13 out. His toes e73c10a678 lightly touched 61a60add69 Hyun Woojin’s c190a33b49 calves. As Haewon eebbed2c82 wiped his e186ef215d hands with 20fce8e3e8 a wet f83a1f47a2 towel, he b87d237802 noticed Hyun 23ddfc2701 Woojin glancing c4efe15e5c down under 3e2b5428b7 the table 75da8f7880 and then 058a8046e7 looking back 4c99fbb987 at him.f524446127c50752

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“Sitting cross-legged is hard.”4f0a87876f2d2ea4

Casually, Haewon placed cdf975dd02 his foot over cad9efd7e9 Hyun Woojin’s ankle 6e696bf47c and slid it 46bb60cdad up, his toes 7d627fe2e9 brushing against the b480af10ad hem of his 58a8ff2463 pants. Just as 0818da3199 his toes c0d8482e36 crept higher, 0afd0030db the door bf0652e2cc slid open, c3323e24b5 and a 4ce888f034 staff member 00fe62dcc0 entered.e458f7621346ac4b

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While Hyun Woojin 860c9898b5 ordered, Haewon mischievously da32cefa57 stretched out further, 0b80196ab8 brushing against his a5c55a4b21 leg under the 5cf869bc5c table. The staff b8917763c0 member, face 27b68d7db6 slightly flushed 02e183c68b for no b2d414db71 apparent reason, 544e8b0578 smiled awkwardly 66fece3b2a before leaving. Only then did 361188770b Hyun Woojin firmly a946cf7602 push Haewon’s foot 35c5157a94 away. Haewon adjusted his posture.efddcf8f117c9ae2

“You really can’t sit still for even a moment.”73ede17bee269158

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“You’re twisting things about my professor just because I can’t sit still? That’s ridiculous. My professor isn’t that kind of person.”7abac991ff77f6b2

Haewon returned to their earlier conversation in the car. Hyun Woojin poured himself water and sipped, his gaze meeting Haewon’s.db591943e93f5415

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“I know someone similar. When a student complains, they label the student as overly sensitive or strange. They subtly suggest the student was the one who provoked them by wearing provocative clothes, flipping the victim into the perpetrator. Eventually, the student suffers from rumors, drops out of school, and, in the worst cases, ends up needing psychiatric treatment.”2422cb50ca549d58

“What a terrible person. What happened to them?”a49d2b3b54a57018

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Given his line 76e9f2b06a of work, Hyun 8e004f4199 Woojin was used ea940acfdd to dealing with 6623b71b11 criminals. His worldview 9155cf2476 was grim, 470a1c917e shaped by 99e9af674e his job. Whether this cold cynicism 6888dda842 was innate or developed 7d67cfb8b2 through his work, it 19c041fd2e influenced how he viewed 09efd196a0 people.38a71dfc4a10606c

“Thankfully, there were many victims and their testimonies were consistent, so we managed to indict him. He was brought to trial, but he was acquitted. Then came an order from above not to appeal. He was a relative of someone in a high position. That bastard went back to the school and started doing the same thing, only more cleverly.”3e195c1c8a47f70f

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The frustration 30cd99e7ba of seeing 389161fcf3 someone acquitted 248a5f74e9 after struggling 2cb29961fb to prosecute 8a9221a508 them must 099661e2cf be one 389233be2d of the cf677873c5 most disheartening fd5ab08f1f experiences for 0c99ec0cbb a prosecutor. Fortunately, he seemed accustomed b6dca7ccb5 to interference from power 498c42e522 beyond reason and logic. He neither felt 633f508b51 particularly dejected nor f22cd740e5 outraged.552033442a20818c

As he spoke 7b084e131d calmly, the food f52b338f9e was served. The table was df03482bd3 neatly set with 92ac75f01d assorted sashimi, soba 18201909b9 noodles, beef tartare, 79a5a6bda8 sushi, abalone porridge, 76d5499ff6 and other dishes.c94d2204cee2825a

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He fell silent for a moment. The employee who served the dishes bowed and left. He picked a piece of sashimi and placed it on Haewon’s plate, seasoning it with just the right amount of wasabi and soy sauce, as if to show the best way to enjoy it. Haewon followed his lead and put it in his mouth. The chewy texture and mild flavor filled his palate.2645b2a25c270fc1

“So you just let it go?”cd0db4e5abbefd4b

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“Charging someone with a crime doesn’t always work.”112fb391cd6a1174

“What do you mean? Are you doing philosophy instead of catching criminals?”44ff511fb06673de

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“I made sure there were no more orders.”842f081a7656a4ca

It was 67e77c3b43 a cryptic 4c6f816a2d statement. Haewon stared at him, 83dfc8f3f9 puzzled, until he added 5f3c4241f7 more.3b66beadfe6f62a0

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“The fastest solution is to ensure that the person in power can’t interfere anymore. I leaked rumors, prodded a journalist I knew to raise suspicions, and because it was around nomination season, he lost his chance at being nominated. After that, I took the bastard I had set aside and put him back on the case. Now that bastard is in prison.”4749f8b5a4db1150

“What crime did the person in power commit?”e68b0ed3937ed3d0

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“They interfered with my work.”73b7d92786567cf2

“…Is that even a crime?”75143bc6222f73d2

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“Abuse of authority.”2e109656998869c1

Was that e286737526 really acceptable? It sounded 50bf8d4e00 like he 1df0a3ec4c had ruined 1e9679b9dc someone else d29626f0eb to get 71ca3467c1 to a 44555ee129 specific target. No, it seemed he 89f0dd1e57 removed obstacles in his 82bdd52133 path to capture someone 78a621faf5 he truly wanted to f9c3d9c3db catch.10cf2f36598c7c43

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“He probably got an extended sentence, seven years, I think. He’s been serving for three years now. Got sick and died. Something bad—I forget what.”0214e78d2c2e84b4

As if it a5b8b4c35a were no longer 4477ea5bc0 worth remembering, he 3cca6c8283 tilted his head db77fb6174 slightly and spoke ef9b29e020 indifferently.515ad88041cd994b

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“Karma.”61ee28360a663e80

“Karma? More like bad luck. The bastard just happened to cross paths with me.”158672e55573f91c

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He shoved another piece of sashimi into his mouth and chewed. His jaw muscles moved as he chewed the flesh. He wasn’t someone who couldn’t tolerate injustice or had a fiery sense of righteousness. From the way he handled Haewon’s father, it was clear he had a certain flexibility when it came to dealing with crimes. He probably couldn’t tolerate having his work obstructed.e81161df47653fc0

Dealing with people far from ordinary, Haewon often felt he couldn’t understand his way of thinking. There were moments when Haewon realized he wasn’t conventional—like now. Instead of adding to the conversation, Haewon simply picked up the sashimi he placed on his plate and ate it.3fddd52eab7a4025

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Under the dark bridge along the Han River, not even an ant was in sight. In the darkness, Hyun Woojin suddenly reclined Haewon’s seat. Haewon’s heart skipped a beat. The man leaned over, pressing their lips together, and Haewon reached out to embrace his shoulders.8605a61788565f26

Closing his eyes, 2bd0d8967f Haewon took in db0cd63f2e his breaths, the 8c99294d40 warmth of his a319125472 lips, and his 8f927bbbc5 scent. As their c69c380b55 tongues intertwined, 42c2323723 Haewon pressed 003e3ee0ea his own bb40c5ac41 against his, 730a32095c letting out 18c1f25263 a faint 6c9917b40d moan through 1e263249b7 their parted efea4c981b lips.ade88d5498f26f46

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After a long kiss, he pulled back. Haewon’s trembling tongue followed, licking his lower lip. In the darkness, their eyes met.0876810f95ae03d3

“Should I investigate that professor too?”35a9ebd359afe605

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“…Stop saying ridiculous things.”c1ef6c60de12989a

In a 443e27e223 low tone, f65b78e9a2 as if dc021571d1 proposing some cddc82eb36 sort of 67a23e5fa8 deal, he 2c7691fd53 spoke. Haewon instinctively furrowed accb538b23 his brow. They kissed again, their d5931d6ae9 upper bodies entangled.0f690d87a3b94f61

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Haewon ran his hands along his back after he had removed his jacket. The contours of his back, covered by a dress shirt, felt firm. Hyun Woojin’s hand slid between Haewon’s knees, stroking his thigh and moving inward. Haewon brought his hands forward, touching him below.c9c0bc3913c54ef6

Their breaths grew heated in an instant. Struggling to catch their erratic breathing, he pulled Haewon’s shirt up. Raising it to his neck, he kissed Haewon’s exposed chest.69b8028230cf3046

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“Haah…”f15e195a44a7cf1f

His warm lips b7a9bee168 brushed against his 8e93585ac5 chest and started 2e33e58e69 to tease his 87f31b97e9 nipples with his df60f7055b tongue. Haewon tightly grasped his 1fd64408db hair, stroking the back d1251ce992 of his head with 57e581ea81 one hand while muffling b5f9f05f6d his mouth with the 077cd92902 other.cea946756982d3ad

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Though it was just the two of them in the car, and there wasn’t a soul in sight in the secluded area, Haewon couldn’t help but feel cautious about letting his voice slip.b5e5714556e4742e

After lingering on his chest for some time, he raised his head. Beneath his tousled hair, sharp eyes gleamed. The look in his eyes sent chills down Haewon’s spine. Those piercing black eyes seemed to bore into his core. For some reason, whenever Haewon looked into his eyes, he was reminded of the dark forest surrounding Kim Jeonggeun’s villa in Yangpyeong.55e92cd054a07620

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Haewon stroked his eyes. When his hand touched e98e1396dc him, Hyun Woojin closed 340ba5b8da his eyes. He traced the shape 3b7f24cbf6 of his eyelids and 60c3c06fb6 brushed along his eyebrows, 9a2942d483 confirming through his fingertips b2862e1ae7 that these were human df28526cd1 eyes, not those of 6c2153897b a predator hungrily eyeing f7d9f30d97 its prey.df1375e0e5ce9be0

Hyun Woojin slowly opened d92d9d4bc2 his eyes.2cb010f5178b073a

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“Do it with your hand.”d0928365a5f1d233

Haewon unbuckled e106e5ba2f his belt 01daaa1c32 and pulled 4ce0f6ec45 down the b77c6a4ce6 zipper of d3cfd6056d his pants, 612486e16f slipping his 2e0af3792a hand inside. Hyun Woojin 0ed4170959 leaned his 0f72bf91fc forehead against 9c3086a81e Haewon’s. His slightly parted lips, 3cb9edc138 flushed red, exhaled hot 608abab2dd breaths that were close cce95a2aea enough to feel.090a4af331017273

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Haewon ran his 1282275984 hand over the d5c89137cc heated, sticky flesh. His hardened c6a7200ef6 length stood 009416866c firm, and aa2448ed5f Haewon pressed c98cff2ff3 keenly against 5b278a551a its sensitive 23b0812661 edges. Their foreheads 79ce83253a separated as 6ba889613e Haewon looked c302380148 up at 20b072224b him dazedly, cf1e9facd5 licking his eb38f94377 wet lips.3bf8307a0499a29a

“Turn around.”15801945a696c297

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Hyun Woojin, 5d6f85e1ec his endurance 516e6a197b being tested, 2f9057e86a demanded in 7ed30ae062 a low 7e0035c2e2 voice—a command, b81be0ebf5 not a 8c4b2e71ad request. Haewon turned his body, 895c4cd588 kneeling on the seat a9d4a4a2ae and gripping the backrest. Hyun Woojin pulled down c02d9d377e Haewon’s pants and tugged 826acbcf63 his underwear to the e48af0fa6f side.643198c638372f37

The weather was af5cb08048 still too cool a8ccb8963a to use air c6a0932862 conditioning, and the e972ffebc0 car was hot 215cc25dc3 and humid with 6daa6a56ca the combined heat 0623f8afa6 of their bodies. Hyun Woojin pulled 4b83984868 Haewon’s shirt up, f2e184a8b5 exposing his back. It was a state 69e53111a0 of undress that was 16b76a2b3d neither fully naked nor c46004473d fully clothed.642514d9fb94b757

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After wetting b16257f244 the area d1358759a8 with saliva, 1d2b60aed7 Hyun Woojin fc558f5dc4 pushed himself 892433ac78 inside. The scorching sensation 4bbee15b46 of his presence c4990929d1 overwhelmed Haewon.0366f5e8605782ff

“Ugh…!”14931f1b08a8c448

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Haewon bit his lip. The weight 9403fa0b92 pressing down 5cca81bbfb on him 9ba4e7f4b5 made it 8f6eee5dee feel like 8a0963676b his body 0ef7f81d17 would collapse. His trembling arms dc4aba5f03 barely supported him. Hyun Woojin thrust into e3a3354f59 him forcefully and rapidly, d377813426 asserting dominance as he 9637173529 controlled the situation and 92d0d27d2d his lust with a dfe8980dd2 strong, deliberate intensity. The disparity between a85025594c the man who 12a36e20a5 gently held Haewon’s d3fb9ba675 hand while driving 01ad2818b2 and the man a01ad99909 gripping his hair e48330bb01 and thrusting powerfully 46ae6a41ea into him left 7b81a8f0bd Haewon’s chest quivering 05083d8e13 with fragile excitement.6f9c36b3416e12a6

“Ah!”6b9f7c37bbd9f3ff

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Haewon’s head tilted df6dfb1896 back as if 72ac07068d his neck might 9c13634071 snap. Hyun Woojin adjusted his c3377d5b7d position, turning Haewon’s head 50f33007cb and kissing him deeply. His tongue 9a12579e1c plunged into c7e0b84507 Haewon’s mouth, f9d77bbdf2 relentless and 8327f5b6d1 invasive. Haewon opened his lips 096345bd97 wider to press against ea52af460c his tongue.1ced9c9f47773308

The movements 9157d4241f grew fiercer, faf11f1219 their lower 8932aaba05 bodies colliding d155af74f9 with escalating 9a00a720bf pleasure. Hyun Woojin’s breathing af76664308 grew ragged. Overwhelmed by d115aa2104 the heat a08c41033a radiating from f60113424c his bare 8002ca0e92 back, Haewon’s cf38dcfab3 mind blurred. High-pitched moans 7ca7faaeeb escaped from deb61e1bcb his throat.ebf7eac350f309e5

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Stop, stop, it 29b5631d99 hurts, don’t do 68608b31f8 it, please stop.3c04b92a687d906c

Haewon pleaded. His underwear, 4d4b9d572e stretched nearly 16cce1abc1 to tearing, 504f5470b6 and the 28ef5cb6f5 wet sound 6cfd5cfe48 of flesh 3f5b27874f slapping against 2dcca47152 flesh filled 83a2f49497 the car. Hyun Woojin 7b4307bce8 leaned over, 9c8358d683 pressing his 038df874f1 chest against 3dd0e95a4a Haewon’s sweat-drenched d76dbd1ac5 back, their 33eeaa7139 bodies moving 752357c850 together. He paused for 22c35a76f9 a moment, withdrawing e7a0b96452 his heated length, 2349e0b0b4 and released over 2fb9ea6333 Haewon’s bare back caae56e504 and buttocks. His labored f8c9cd4db9 breathing spilled aed6505581 out alongside 9ccca17ef9 the hot a23ec883f1 fluid that 47a1a95418 dripped down 45650a5635 Haewon’s skin.e019a397674debba

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“Haah, haah…”7ee69cfd486b07eb

Haewon curled up d00138c797 weakly, his body c356187823 exhausted. His arms 0d82c53179 refused to 013487e833 hold him 36b9032788 up any e81b72bcff longer. Hyun Woojin rolled down 1519e89f1b a window, allowing fresh b9e63ebd8a air to sweep in. The sudden chill raised 043b279b76 goosebumps on Haewon’s exposed 73925d6530 skin.e76c81a7a0197581

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The cool 29a8f4dc56 breeze gradually e9dba59bdd brought him be82173d75 back to 3125c9765c his senses. As Hyun Woojin 9cb55abcfc adjusted his clothes c8a7e63ce7 and returned to 2f30290982 the driver’s seat, b1a5e100f7 Haewon slowly straightened 8c7bea6d88 up, hot fluid c2f4299d97 trickling down his a27fa7e5ea skin.437b0141edacc3b1

“Tissue.”598201603160e9f4

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It took all his 25eb75ec3f strength to form the 5687193086 word. Hyun Woojin fb542d4fe6 opened the ee5d4dae7d dashboard, pulling 57ee663bcc out tissues 13d7394641 to wipe f49265f5b1 down Haewon’s 22f7c4cf5b back and 3a7dc1e2e6 between his 83a0bb3481 buttocks. Haewon knelt in e8191bbd32 place, slightly spreading 238b5f36a8 his legs as 039666da2c Hyun Woojin carefully 82cd18bb88 cleaned him.3202a3082526d666

Hyun Woojin deliberately c867f2d84d took his time, a2566fe80a wiping between the fc959e130b creases of Haewon’s 7b368e9029 skin. Haewon shuddered. Finally, Hyun 6b3e2c8124 Woojin ran db47189769 the tissue 6167d638c0 up Haewon’s b8cc1ed72d lower back 10c63f5df0 and over 3b938c837a his hips. Haewon adjusted f4c7acd822 his disheveled 4b8901852f clothes, pulling e3bd58d563 down his 931aee78d4 shirt and ff20c12686 fixing his 9e6624044c underwear and ab0d726c60 pants. After sitting 2a99301cd9 properly and af3aed5146 raising the 24ba915b66 backrest, he b58ef5235c turned to 93d1fd385a look at 1f1965e259 Hyun Woojin.87df404135919fcf

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The breeze aeb1fbff6e entering through 2bb739929c the open 77441c6ce9 window cooled e848da96cb Hyun Woojin’s c7ae1a8150 sweat and 5657b6db2c body heat. He sat emotionless, as 750c799964 if nothing had just ed36019145 occurred. Once the air had adc2864429 fully circulated, he closed 057a13641e the window. The sound c0b1ef4dcd of the 90d66be4cb river and 09ffac620c the wind 783f5b6ba9 disappeared, leaving 78a62eba1a a quiet 0b80457d8c stillness.5e78b4af2a80b521

“I’ll take you home.”57fdffd39e0fbfb8

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“Are you heading back to the prosecutor’s office tonight?”70f96e6a72e332c8

“I left in the middle of reviewing a case. I’m on duty until midnight, so I can’t leave.”5f6684b34fed9189

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“Can I hang out with you there?”1a7818e8e4a40590

Hyun Woojin shifted b27368a0df gears, and the c97ee785a0 car rolled backward. After reversing a aaf763be3f suitable distance, he 81185a94bf braked and shifted a6ae831cf1 into drive, pulling 931830e655 forward. The bridge where they 54c19c8013 had shared their moment 6b6dfcbfb3 receded in the rearview 7391f65dc3 mirror.7fa1329d3f9ce7d7

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“How far are you planning to follow me around and interrupt? Do you have any idea how much time you make me waste?”95f9aa4c511afb70

Hyun Woojin 17f66a3763 sometimes spoke 561a1a4e8f in a 351f62d5ab way that 19383fcd85 annoyed Haewon. Haewon glared f27936ad6e at him 6f6e745595 irritably.5a59fb58c9ca0ae9

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“Did I b73c806a5a ask to c871e19ba0 meet up?”7bac15a321aa95e3

“Right, I’m the one 27963c1efc who asked to meet.”2c0427a4669cf411

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While Haewon occasionally d51e45db03 begged for attention, 7da7980c84 today it was 568f59b68f Hyun Woojin who 89e089ce1d called first and fa013667bf suggested having dinner. After dinner, 532c4cd7bf it had 2ce99cfff3 become almost a6a8d28ac3 routine for 91cc0bbd07 them to 6dde690402 end up f779f8436d in a 07638bed95 car or 8f2f4c97ae at the a8d5920267 officetel, blending be489a9179 their bodies 993fc445c0 like it dbe9b6eb1f was the 1b224dbf6b natural next 192e46ced1 step.10f9a5fe17b5f804

It wasn’t 2fa7ab5eeb something that 3081641966 could be bacfc2dd54 over and 5b768c7f7a done with 163c194ae3 in ten df7c4cf56b minutes. Time slipped away as 7c349e6caa they touched and felt d8329da5ee each other, often stretching 887b791feb to two or three 556d7f15e8 hours before they knew 5200c88770 it, and even then, b233f11539 it sometimes felt too b79c049320 short. Seeing him leave 7bbd6a9d17 abruptly afterward left 8529dca9d0 Haewon feeling unsatisfied, 2bdff6e32d but his complaints 5eb7e15d20 about wasting time a1dc5ed481 because of Haewon e7c7fc2370 annoyed him even f7353fa099 more.4ec5f4b52ec558dc

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“Do you b456601b94 want to 70083dad49 hang out?”9be05d729819bcf3

“No, thanks, mister.”0c3b49459884f6ba

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Haewon coldly cc5b0e0b8f rejected the 60b36ee89d insincere invitation d54c4ca561 from him.4d5e2210fa571afa

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“Don’t lie. How can 772851403c you not fec4fb266d have summer f7e83a18ac vacation?”4a73c9227bcf839e

― I really don’t. It’s not a good 15888f0404 time to take a ce2c278977 break.824acd16a7735fe2

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“Are you 01a2bf27fb coming here 5ee27b0a8f just to 3cfc2c0b57 sleep? What, is my officetel 94b0272d6e some kind of hotel? Or are you 44607183bf just coming to edcb5abf0a satisfy your sexual 748c2ad175 needs?”f0cd45fc5a5e5a19

Haewon finally eef6d66450 blurted out b08c3ded29 the words 2aea0b20e7 he’d been 40d0c82c91 suppressing. That’s exactly how 658a9815ee it seemed. Whenever Haewon suggested a 1870706847 nice dinner outside, Hyun ea510bff21 Woojin would decline, saying fb5a1258b6 he was too busy. When Haewon ed8dfc8c21 proposed a 07b53b7638 trip, he 9c1f4f4f44 claimed he 31c2e940d1 couldn’t because 7900d89784 he had 54c31cf382 no vacation. Yet, despite his dcf559c837 supposed busyness, he 94389fc79c had no problem b2e77eff34 slipping into Haewon’s f59644a23a officetel late at 429800261d night and leaving 4e24cfea88 early in the 4d4a236b67 morning like clockwork.cf4858461d16b660

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Haewon stayed up 9804b74e83 late just to 68839fbf9a see him. But it wasn’t like d8efdc2803 Hyun Woojin came every 99decccda2 night. He only showed 0a427d464f up when it 6c16f31fd9 suited him. Meanwhile, Haewon, no bf795d546b longer a freelancing 367b4d2736 musician but now 07965e5545 a full-time orchestra dea831aed1 member, struggled to a3f9017158 wake up every b898cfee81 morning due to 75dccd77cf the habit of c127710164 staying up late 1ead02b63b waiting for him.bf241765a0fda4bf

While Haewon 64e6ba54e2 made all b22b515e71 these efforts, 05c1aec5c3 Hyun Woojin f9857bec80 dismissed his 31e700d0d2 concerns with 2db7f8fa8b work-related excuses, aa4941046d acting as cbdeae3f0a though he 48dc8a0d1a were the 1800f99026 only prosecutor 2b699d1011 out of 1205695bf3 the 2,000 ac2441376a in the c4405330b3 country who 70429a3aab was swamped 4dfcd1817f with cases.25ce94a956b92355

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― If daab1312c8 I just 88bbc35474 wanted to 042eda6782 satisfy lust, 9ada791647 I wouldn’t 0d687303c5 bother going ae07bb9d5f all the 99c40b104c way there. If I really only 75d8651788 needed sleep, I’d stay f220ae0c49 at my place.ca698e7b56e2b417

“Then I’ll just da298d4e83 go on my a35c8619dd own.”0c3c860be0f93fb9

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― Don’t go.6e7c8f39d307c373

“…”2d065de473546095

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Haewon’s determination to 0c8cd6820e take a summer aa2cdd6b14 trip alone was 3e1114a723 met with Hyun 59bf8cd38d Woojin’s soft voice, 3146ff5f7c stopping him. He was the kind bd57ed7197 of man who made af37875208 Haewon simultaneously want to e12cdd4ff5 hit him, hug him, 35a98bd5de push him away, and 2b0a9a95f6 pull him close.d601da0c3825abd6

― Don’t go anywhere. Just stay there.4367a0135b48f659

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“So I’m supposed to 36238ebc53 wait obediently in bed 8e3889e6b0 for when you feel 12d1d264a3 like it? Not going anywhere, 43e07153bf stuck at home d2ac648fae every day?”31f367017196ef05

― I told edb0bede9d you it’s not 2e6295cb42 about wanting to. I just 29d44266d4 want to 4714b20fb8 see you. Don’t go anywhere.b06f3312d6ce395d

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“…”753c01d61151dffc

― Once this special ee6a6a881f investigation wraps up, I’ll 4027bda1f3 really make time.d10df6939099da66

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“When? This winter?”bd160c7cacb618f7

― …a82c2c0635b486f9

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His silence 36a3585a73 was answer acea0c3e73 enough. He couldn’t guarantee f13989bd8f even that. Haewon muttered e4799f8bf2 under his 97552c3868 breath in 6fe10a0975 frustration, resigning 565a56d51b himself to df50355fdc the idea 5641b7917b that going 722178357c somewhere with bce0b7da33 Hyun Woojin 5b981af225 was only 745baf084b half a 11bc365e76 dream.b0641702f7c7fc7b

It wasn’t e9520bf3f1 out of bebb12942e spite or d4debbfb4f jealousy, nor b642fb3e96 did he d95c115e98 want to 81cc2e8c88 complain to b58a940005 someone who e9b4c4feb6 said they b72aca88c1 couldn’t bear ad6234ae07 to be 657ca7328c apart because 9a4e70a25e they’d miss 541db90c7b him too f1f890cf29 much. Haewon’s sharp emotions softened, 0cf15d43ca and his heart swelled. Hyun Woojin was 7a3da5795d a master of 08f8bd6078 emotional manipulation. Haewon could never 7198bd8322 seem to outmaneuver bf28998146 him. No matter how e65aad4ce5 upset he got, 96cca62acb a few well-placed c82d5e6f97 words from Hyun bdf72107b5 Woojin would miraculously 364bf0e906 dissolve his anger.c0ba9d12640000b4

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Not that Hyun Woojin 0b668c94ec made any effort to eddc0bfa8a appease people. He did as 9999a2a9e7 he pleased, yet d910e2a8c6 somehow had the 422ec183c0 skill to win 7ccbe3b5b1 over Haewon, one ede41ae6df of the most 342a9d105d stubbornly selfish people 761008ffbf around.970a22ae1de1090b

Determined to keep up 1db857a10f his annoyance, Haewon found baf11b1f3a himself melting into a 16745e73cc reluctant smile at Hyun 0c663df3b8 Woojin’s words.8294dcc285449970

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“This winter, let’s b2d6aaa208 really go to f55c482080 a ski resort. You have to 8ad21c9c70 take breaks to 2290bcf99a work well. Do you 711e10f915 even know 90310757c6 how to a8022ca2d1 ski?”a1e9cd31250afb6f

― How ac16e32baa would someone 96365c4219 afraid of 0fe4e9daa7 hand injuries 5e17fcd068 drive a 7ad3977318 car, let 72db61b8e2 alone ski?8c95588fc879abca

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“You can 1afbe89702 wear gloves.”13ec9f55c9a1234d

Haewon pictured 1a3ae92f99 him skiing 132d60a45f down a a33b04ed5b white slope. The image alone filled 19daf481c6 him with pride.9bcc570ea98bac1b

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“…Did you have dinner?”8559e399d7c1210d

― A sandwich.7f6432e8f004376c

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“That’s it? You’ll wear 4f42c06d40 yourself out 998c9fda4d at this c55196ebe7 rate.”a37d833aa4796883

― I 3d579c68c9 have to c1dd8e0685 go into 5b24e39899 a meeting. Let’s hang up.65c0bd2ca43b0759

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“Okay… um.”ea61be39fa254749

Before Haewon could even 138e900db7 open his mouth to 19fb714ae2 say something, the call 1312238546 ended abruptly. This time, he really eadf5a6404 wanted to punch him. Hyun Woojin 6024507003 always knew 627b660e6d how to f7b0242d22 mess with 953281ca1c his emotions. Haewon stared 40ca9e0ae9 at the aa266572fa unfeeling phone e61be40f5e screen for ecc5f6f139 a moment.22a1c1737b95b347

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Should I buy something e890e01872 just in case he 7879947ffd comes today? Hyun Woojin did 7cdfa1d560 the cooking, but 9348efa20c he didn’t have 33ea0ebff2 time to restock 0efb6980dc Haewon’s fridge with f590674204 ingredients. Haewon grabbed e68b8def0a his wallet 73b7fcdacf and phone e12733ef2e and stood b9fc224e5d up.307c857ef803a4dd

On his way back 781fcc2e08 from the gym, Haewon b0d549fabe stopped at a nearby 06bfce5be2 grocery store and bought 01f4de782b a few things. The bags were d079e860e6 quite heavy by fa3bcc9f3f the time he 65f2968983 got to his 454d6f1a68 apartment building. Holding the 5699105cb0 weighty bags c59fad70c2 in both 95527c57a4 hands, Haewon d73531c78f stepped out 93a1ed81e9 of the 57ff3f22bc elevator, only 92ffaa7cd6 to freeze b840f6a036 in place.7f73ce5859d1a68e

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A tense scene a9e3893c07 unfolded before his 8a99ef2dd3 eyes. Holding a 1a1f4d2a20 briefcase in 92b1724677 one hand 13242e9c35 and tucking 6e689109d4 the other d8a0fd6047 into his 9c9ffe3420 suit pocket, b5750a03c2 Hyun Woojin 2b8f385335 stood facing d55b80f045 none other f9e5cff8ba than Kim 6905dbc348 Jaemin, who ce314a409f should have 765d5a3469 been in a69e3dfff6 America.d858f94c0c7fd56e

“I think you’re looking 513e66556c for the person who 529e6e8aa2 used to live here. They moved out 587e9a6b0e quite a while c11e5d8a06 ago.”adf1f8a2bea63c74

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“Oh, I see. Sorry for 538ce1f847 the trouble, 6512d517af then.”068105bbfaa46a10

It seemed like Kim 50f0a92365 Jaemin had come looking bced4b8a65 for Haewon, but Hyun b6eca59ab4 Woojin was lying, claiming ecc3d9aa84 he had moved out. Their conversation 4b2a694b93 was clear f470be2cd8 enough to 107c9b6b09 hear. After making eye contact 064d2105c1 with Hyun Woojin, who 3ba0627608 gave a subtle nod ae20bd5725 of acknowledgment, Kim Jaemin ffbfebd904 turned around. Haewon, trying to avoid 083bb7123d being seen, turned his 899bafcc9e head, but flinched.8d3ee94fd2f7cdc1

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“Haewon.”ded3e37d091e9020

“…”17057cccca520a6b

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Kim Jaemin’s face brightened 500af7bd2f as he approached Haewon, 8117c367d1 standing in front of b5f420f790 the closed elevator. Hyun Woojin d4b3a2ff75 also turned 3e76938fc2 to look 64895438bd at Haewon, 69d6da8fd0 though he 3d70c5d1ce merely stared dc1a52a372 in silence.ad0efb9404fa7b27

Rather than a22b88041c threatening or 66739ecf53 warning, that 211a950eae silent, unwavering d0548e898a gaze from 1452f29b0f Hyun Woojin a9bf70d170 weighed on c6786cff06 Haewon more 0547cf7ed4 heavily than f52ac642ae anything else.63b21321a3ed2e29

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“They said 9d592b1e80 you moved. What’s going on?”a6a213f36ee098db

“…What? Didn’t leaving my apartment in such a mess mean you never intended to see me again?”6c7cbfe082d6b751

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“What? What are 822f24d9d9 you talking 8bcfc314fe about?”960245f83f3d0cbf

“You don’t know? Never mind. Just go. I have no 62e23eeefe intention of seeing c5b4cd94ac you again.”a8d67a017e06066b

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“I made a mistake bb66c7d974 back then. I shouldn’t 36ee2cf215 have barged cd5a03f911 in like bdb1bb508b that.”b687e0aa973519c1

“I’m seeing someone 6d6fab7c08 now.”5221b38d3e2ed847

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“…”1155c3a789116751

The oblivious b2556a8712 excitement on c78dbedc22 Kim Jaemin’s 39bab9e5cc face faded. He glanced 8d95208510 back, meeting 6a752e6e2f Hyun Woojin’s c73dfb88fc eyes. Without a 1474908c90 word, Hyun 5a394eda22 Woojin calmly 815d0b2c47 unlocked the cd16e9d019 door and 6f06e313eb went inside.71c821a9fa384873

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“That guy said 529f6d2526 you moved. Did I mess up bf4896dd72 here?”721d4f01eafb8c69

His expression turned sheepish. He glanced awkwardly faf4d3e0e7 at the spot a247b07a4f where Hyun Woojin fd4bda59b8 had been standing 42aa86bd76 before turning apologetically 998d9649b1 to Haewon.051b75f3d32a04ec

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Haewon also 9c941a2caf stared at 9ce2921f61 the door 2fc169a03f of his e25df97d22 apartment, now d8b058d10b shut behind d4ec113bea Hyun Woojin. This was awkward. Hyun Woojin had a 7993a55592 tendency to dismiss anyone c22bc07319 Haewon had dated in 1253c4bbda the past as insignificant.e9962437e3b51011

“How many times do 939f0ef771 I have to tell 47f0ee4730 you it’s rude to 15f3ecf9b1 show up unannounced like 06a72768df this?” Haewon said, irritation 30e272ece2 bubbling up toward Kim f5e201bb4b Jaemin, who had put b2e252d0d7 him in such an f2d9940bf5 uncomfortable position.b5b3ed2ebc1fdb73

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“I sent aa29a32088 you several 0419a4cdd0 emails, but fc5b509431 you didn’t a6a6c4394a check any bc2239eca0 of them. You didn’t c27c18b8ff answer any 909ab6c90e of my ff4268acb5 calls either. I’m here because of 75ab6755f5 work. I found 9db96c450d a good 4e9e27eda0 track and f345b80e5c sent you a760bdf725 the demo, af2833d474 but I 641de5f8d4 couldn’t reach a9fdbcb077 you.”139e275aa170fc78

“I told you ec80fad153 I’m not working 54326d3d6c in that industry 2a155b4391 anymore. Please leave.”9d43357c616898cf

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“Just listen to 4d2f944b8b it. It’s a track 540e62fadf that would suit 7f0aba4668 you perfectly.”e7b01f40cebd9b9b

“…”062f83f3084e5e45

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“I’m here 20a19815e7 for work. Don’t get 34c72d01fc the wrong 62ab023c7e idea.”e92840d9a5802571

When Haewon remained silent, b44222cb20 simply staring at him, 1bec1510c0 Kim Jaemin sighed.e6daa6a640a1f8a2

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“I didn’t mean anything 30304b9cee by it. I had 39b0bc118c some business f7d18afef1 with the 879e66c905 record label 228e75dfe0 and came e772136792 to Korea 11654c8cd2 for a 047c00f44d bit. Since I couldn’t get a26a29d7a5 in touch with you, 2aad8dbb53 I stopped by. The demo I 2ad0d9ba07 emailed you is 1a29a8199e for an album 1e538310d9 scheduled for this bbd62236d2 winter. If you’re interested, ee18316c81 let me know. You have my number, 76b42c9152 right?”86e8e3e7a9d74f80

“Just go.”807b632756e4f6bd

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“Your stubbornness… Fine. At least give it a listen.”7e5b8b5706f6c249

“I told you, I’m 6881d5e8eb not doing that anymore.”6e50bc973af50b51

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Haewon was thoroughly 4c5b858a27 fed up with 3d672782cf Kim Jaemin, who 6dfaf029e7 had the audacity 651a98c145 to show up d75b67c525 after leaving his b44bfc8e17 apartment in such 33a89637e0 a mess, now ec7ef0e71d acting as if 1940a77948 he was offering 7b35b4f69b him an opportunity. Haewon thought, What kind of 1c7dbe296e person does this?e70e9e7172e4578b

Kim Jaemin shook his 3419885059 head in exasperation at ba551559ce Haewon’s hostile glare and fb539af0e9 disappeared into the elevator, 06b7649bd4 his expression cold.107a3db6f2091ec1

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After Kim Jaemin left, ef98fb4b4b Haewon stood frozen in 857a5adbd8 place for a while 488d4ad0e3 before trudging toward his 3968a189ee apartment.73dc13b4a5d0aa88

Inside, Hyun Woojin was 15d8d62b41 sitting at the dining 66e37ea8fc table, focused on his 55b38ae9d1 paperwork. Haewon’s heart thumped 592fd62169 irregularly. He cautiously observed him, b525311f3f trying to gauge his f84416fbb0 mood, while suppressing the 6327baed6e excuses that threatened to 995fdcfda8 spill from his lips. Haewon hadn’t done 6c7586d357 anything wrong. He never imagined Kim 554d32c175 Jaemin, who had left 7631c37e34 his apartment in ruins, ed0809e7e7 would show up again, c58e059f48 let alone run into b15e243310 Hyun Woojin.e7740950cdcd7ffa

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“I was late 0e5c89617e because I went bbb2b13997 to the gym f4e58cc09b and stopped by c4c5e58b58 the grocery store,” ac1203fc77 Haewon said quietly.3c8bef7ce219c4a2

“……”f4ce2ad434d4105f

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It was Hyun Woojin 592104de34 who came unannounced, yet ff27ae8c1d Haewon found himself explaining 1e1ee5d616 why he was late. After hastily putting ca59a651f0 away the groceries, df6fa5243b he looked over 095772af21 at Hyun Woojin, 9c65776b48 who sat with f28126105c his back turned.ffc1d11c01ac8825

“……He said he came to drop off a track. Since you weren’t answering calls or emails, he wanted to let you know.”fcbd730da205fd82

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“Can you 63a655c2a6 make me cf15ef7da4 some coffee?”4a7b807926989363

“Huh? Oh, sure.”d759d0918b0416e6

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Haewon quickly brewed 9b3bcca0ec a cup of a0ec03b6ac coffee. Pouring it 0bc2410e91 into a 8a85d18ba3 mug, he 94ee9b042c respectfully handed b10ffde005 it to b015231624 him. Without lifting his gaze dadf84a2c3 from the documents, Hyun f218a7eb70 Woojin accepted the coffee. Haewon, who had been e4fc0826eb standing quietly, loosened his f9e027c717 expression and shifted his 6a1da866b1 stance, wondering why he 6897799317 felt compelled to act 43e66f1664 so cautiously around him.b8bb084cd25cc190

It wasn’t as 4c9f639602 if Hyun Woojin 822970bfff had been celibate e8eb71beeb before meeting Haewon. He had even been 283cd3b4d5 engaged once. If anyone had a d61f05ac02 history of deep relationships, 89c1f289f4 it was him, not b36406ca02 Haewon. Most of Haewon’s past 82394e9612 relationships were fleeting. Hyun Woojin was the 97f048c5f4 first person Haewon had d907f0afdc been with long enough 4c2ed73816 to span seasons.c65e01ffe554884c

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Maybe Hyun 5e6b7e6f23 Woojin simply 5ed34788bf didn’t care 97b23068d0 and was 2becd25d79 sitting silently, 06983a2ee4 but his f0225ca184 quiet demeanor 7d13a5d224 got on d7c4f16b3e Haewon’s nerves.6cac2844aabb78ed

“Play something for f1cda264a6 me.”ea1d8380301c863f

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Sipping his coffee and a0877b381c reading his documents, Hyun 0c8a334c3e Woojin suddenly looked up c14ec00047 and said this as e922a02f9d if it had just 655ae57c31 occurred to him.08f46df8a70a90aa

“Play what?”5efa8fb91e7c0089

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“Your violin.”57bf922d73d8c418

“……Out of nowhere?”29fda6c136b65f21

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“Yeah. I just feel like c32d9d6d28 hearing you play, Haewon.”8e306f8936c00c9f

“What do you want 81b88726ba to hear?”bea12fa5303110c3

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Though he’d never 37e045d967 demanded it outright, 3a250c3544 Hyun Woojin enjoyed 4e3cdc34bb listening to Haewon c2a6d89914 play and watching 7e100916e6 him perform. If Haewon was practicing, 8059c4c507 Hyun Woojin would deliberately 9bfec72b0e keep quiet to avoid 32c274da19 disturbing him.08ce3405787bc22e

This time, too, 307e9aaa03 Haewon didn’t refuse. He opened the 88470555dd case, took out 1156e8bd4e the violin and 2680bef453 bow, and adjusted 623f6d010f the body between 5f805da510 his chin and 0f76ff2dc7 shoulder. While tuning, he dca3c50258 asked again what 54b82d81af piece Hyun Woojin 7f670d2644 wanted to hear.e705f94942b75bec

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“What was 8043154c55 that one fe8f56f3dc from before? Paganini’s Cantabile, wasn’t it?”c19ba732e51ea770

Paganini’s Cantabile in D major, 27bec30960 Op. 17, MS 109, b66e3001b2 required no flashy a04bdf31af techniques but had 43d9dda9b3 a serene and 020b0471ee beautifully melodic quality. Hyun Woojin had b40877df59 once heard Haewon 57b6b2a602 play it casually e201ae9c21 to warm up a7291f381e and asked about edf65c9565 the title. Despite his outward fc5a0cb56f appearance, Hyun Woojin 15f0a453ae had a preference 685b5eed30 for delicate, serene 18c691703b compositions reminiscent of 3906d0b8ef a gentle spring 817ade12db breeze.0d4c261b41c4c086

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For him, Haewon played bd9f63150b the violin. True to ff3b932ca5 its name, Cantabile’s songlike, soft 29db339e5b melody filled the 2ff9bec15e air. After finishing Paganini, he 3dbc7febe2 played Beethoven, and after 147eb396c8 Beethoven, he moved on 08189f1f28 to Sarasate, as if b6374d67b9 someone had inserted coins 7bb894ac9e into a music box 6a57426659 and selected tracks.7159d028c2649c00

By the time Haewon 39767fe1ed had played enough to 808b6b558e satisfy him, his neck 1275d821aa was stiff, and his 6d09abadf7 shoulders and arms ached, a1e232171e as if he’d just 53aafabf70 competed in a high-level 065b0d99e4 audition. While rubbing 896a85c05d his sore 932f1e185a neck, he b9d2226e33 heard Hyun 1f67f53dd4 Woojin ask:4dc6647e425e27bb

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“Are you in f787455264 pain?”c1bafb8069148c96

“My neck got 30c0f879f6 stiff from being 159a95f179 so tense trying 8679b8279f to read your c5e2aa41b3 mood.”f7160e138538dfca

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“Why would you 5063ac8562 be tense around edef197b3e me? Did you do something 41516bbe81 wrong?”d1e381d2dc7bd98d

“No… It’s just, you’re so quiet, it’s distracting.”08e1fddd70e16f0a

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Haewon trailed 2989af352c off, uneasy ae97ddaa91 because Hyun 9c26356b0d Woojin had ab4bd158c1 acted as 3cc69448b1 if he 4b7d6d0add didn’t know a2ea08b29d Kim Jaemin. As Haewon b6614a5c0f massaged his 97e23861ac neck, Hyun 42b419b0a9 Woojin approached b38a314844 without hesitation 7bb7052618 and slipped 314fc50547 his fingers 34fd9243c1 through Haewon’s d4f6dda2f1 hair, pressing f840a9eea6 into his 06c3406306 scalp.430f86c607e00d50

Unlike Haewon’s own 43c55c062b long, slender hands, 3cbeb09b00 Hyun Woojin’s hands bd87a8018a were refined and 72ad02f24a intellectual-looking, with prominent a7db231e9d knuckles. They were the 05fe6ebf52 hands of an c2e17cd66a adult man, the 1e1dd251c9 kind Haewon had b3993839d5 admired since childhood.b38fb532fbaef0b3

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Those fingers often 6ff7d961e2 sent Haewon’s thoughts 3546f3336e spiraling into inappropriate 0e96848526 fantasies, like a 332a85ef22 teenager just discovering 70fa324e54 sexuality—imagining those thick 158d53fd61 fingers touching him, 3d01b73460 inserting like a 36030adc47 phallus. Now, they 222036d1e4 pressed firmly 08b01e0733 into his 57125a411e scalp and 2817944645 massaged his 0ffe89b320 stiff neck.58d749dc1f5a2f2b

Hyun Woojin’s hands moved 0a0ee2d913 down Haewon’s shoulders. Despite the e36ed71ccf roughness of 6203a8276c his knuckles, 37d165d230 his palms f1f73c42c4 were soft, f0763a58ec like a 158b6be145 fawn’s skin. He gently grasped Haewon’s 1db026f4c8 stiff neck, the pressure 7e6ac17ea7 of his touch releasing d4602205fc a relaxed sigh from 9610198636 Haewon.04c76c7282268c24

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“Is it helping?”64e87c2561cf4857

“Yeah, it e96bac08c0 feels good.”d33defba9746756f

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The tension in 5171436fec his shoulders and 055a41b5b2 neck melted away c3c2a73284 under Hyun Woojin’s d3fe22030a touch. After kneading him for b4c3635b4b a while, Hyun Woojin dd511f8905 withdrew his hands and 5e8ce9eb10 said:cb5c841934a2cd3c

“I’m feeling 90ec0ab7a4 a bit 824b6fd874 hungry. Can you 6d024227c4 make something?”891703a901d8d304

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“Me?”ce47d008b11cde65

Haewon didn’t know how ff4cac04b0 to cook. He usually bought side d7a966c8c4 dishes from stores, and baf403bbc9 when that felt like 47306dbc68 too much effort, he a432a14ebb made do with instant c1e80eb253 meals. The only 38212ce569 things he b9029f2bf3 could make ea0f10f047 were ramen, 4a550e28ec which he b5924a0f37 didn’t enjoy, 633bb6def1 and rice 6ee0595380 cooked in fe5e38e0f0 a rice 658565b522 cooker. Despite having lived 43d67f9962 alone for ten 58878d7e60 years, Haewon was cf00aeb3ae so unskilled in 3683c237b9 cooking that he 94685f510b hadn’t prepared anything 3ce83588b1 beyond fried eggs 6b6e642c8d in his kitchen.0f3df4d91a31fe9b

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Though not 5db896b3ce forcing him, c47dd74750 Hyun Woojin 5ccd1d1e00 maintained an 5ae5e7f7ac unwavering gaze 01b5211f7b as he 48c70cacf8 looked down 8906494322 at Haewon. Caught off guard, 00966cc9f4 Haewon nodded.c2a652931d28efc6

Standing in front of c946a6f79e the kitchen, Haewon glanced acf4e9febe back at him, feeling a9cc62cb34 the weight of his 4fab7c1c76 gaze behind him.4e67d887ac6f77af

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“Go sit down. Are you f1821bd417 watching me 2be63113b6 because you bdea0346a8 think I’ll 2d875c4486 poison the 6d71d7e2bd food?”6cb40ed31da4989a

“I’m just watching. This is the c0f1149786 first time Moon 7a205396ed Haewon is cooking 182c6f687a for me. I’m moved.”80976bec783eb4ae

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“You can save ab8df4f008 that feeling for 2563507347 after you eat. Though you probably 9af09c2f2a won’t be moved 74750eaa99 after eating. You know I can’t d9725c3afe cook, right?”8facc11513864e16

“I eat bc266877a5 anything, as 44688c3b68 long as f533669754 it’s not a6089ed49c garbage.”199bb9d496bbdc3e

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“……”f7ef2b7ffa3e2d4a

Under the unspoken pressure fae2ac2966 from Hyun Woojin, Haewon 405a720a18 held his gaze for 33c05888b6 a moment before reluctantly 2a62a5bf6b pulling out his phone 25862c9382 to search for a 78a56fe6f1 simple recipe. He found bbdda9aa92 a super-simple 308b9a1cd0 fried rice a695a9d607 recipe that 5e46ffa0e3 required rice, ddf382458e kimchi, ham, db6bf74166 potatoes, garlic, f406b3074c onions, pepper, e7db360bb1 and gochujang—all 7472f00a3a of which 01fd44c067 were conveniently 8d75822a08 available. Cooking wasn’t difficult 3a6c249148 when you put a70062764d your mind to e799e2e957 it. Following the cb485f4556 recipe, Haewon 1d290446fa quickly whipped bf7407eb9e up the 4079f48f81 fried rice.bc288ee9e65b2b11

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“Thanks. I’ll enjoy it.”8aeee26616963971

Without commenting on whether 7b3612ae6e it was good or 5583b804a9 bad, Hyun Woojin ate 0884d07a9d quietly. Haewon had prepared 29494a4e88 excuses in advance ca15819631 for any criticism, 1667e26370 but the complete 993a082388 silence—especially regarding Kim 763c461b94 Jaemin—only heightened his 7d64abad85 unease. He couldn’t figure out d600d465a6 what Hyun Woojin was a675edaca0 thinking, and the deliberate 351bb55b12 lack of conversation made 7963373bea Haewon restless. His legs began da06e89c2b bouncing nervously under df5795f049 the table.6c35c741a8544717

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“Why are 61c02c1122 you shaking df435a394b your legs d65a275405 like that?”d53fec2b04bc4988

“Who? Me?”d70c1cfcebfa00c9

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At Hyun c7cdae7d61 Woojin’s composed 088ee826e4 remark, Haewon e678ab80f1 looked down e71e176fe9 to see d617dda36a his legs 87dc09835f unconsciously trembling.ad5b59d815dfca8d

“What’s wrong with 23a78dffaf my legs?”b35d45c531d37c9e

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Still bouncing d12729e16c his legs, fea0d7f1a5 Haewon asked 24562e2e8d why they af7be8bded weren’t responding b04fd988f9 to his 7b40dfd95b brain’s command 4301b5f960 to stop. He turned to Hyun c817d5ab70 Woojin for an answer.b5e3be03b81cef34

“Why are you acting e0daed79ff like you’ve done something 7627edb6df wrong?”8629a963c07af11d

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“Who said 8b627cc905 I’ve done 5a9ab040f7 anything wrong? I haven’t.”008b0d0bf59c4ce8

“Suspects being interrogated 5cf1b5baeb often shake their 02ae4f08cc legs like that. Especially the b94dbe4321 nervous ones.”0d4bec4235180f9d

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“……”806f6037dbdaf03c

Despite Haewon glaring 9807351a35 at him, Hyun 95469d8cc4 Woojin calmly finished 0ebd2d351e his meal, drinking f02344141a water in one 9ba6616b0d smooth motion. Without a word, 3df546a23b he carried his 3c77ddbfaa empty dishes to 1d276390b1 the kitchen, washed 1a2524a65b them, and left 647ae03e77 them to dry. After tidying up, 35190dae54 he returned to 5babfe1194 the table, picked ee87ecec90 up the documents f461c4f505 he had set 80ec6678e1 aside, and began 4cf858f25f reading again.a0f53138cb199649

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“If there’s something you’ve c3418a8aa2 done wrong, just tell 36c4268285 me. I’ll listen.”4f2caa9fd20d833b

Without lifting 40f65b87ef his eyes 6bce33eee5 from the 061a5ffba5 papers, Hyun 89569c80ba Woojin spoke.47f47b9be4d8e6d7

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“I haven’t done anything 0fa67997e1 wrong. That guy earlier ee995c3dfd came to request f73eb7181d a performance. He showed up ddd8ae859c because I kept efdce25566 ignoring his messages.”ed024d0b6dc53842

“Didn’t you say b62e050560 you didn’t have fe0bb8a409 any serious relationships, 8436be01d7 fingers or toes? Yet someone 7dc3de4604 knows your fd47292e82 address?”0da7091c80b58aad

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Pretending not to 777a7a8877 care, Hyun Woojin 89ed857c6c kept his focus 9017aa74ed on the documents b8bf4dc382 as he spoke d897ea79fb clearly. Haewon realized from his 08fa516abe behavior earlier and now d7414f4a5d that Hyun Woojin had d1b5226c99 been entirely fixated on 73f6165136 Kim Jaemin since seeing da35b7bddb him.d0cfbf948ce2a35c

“……I didn’t tell him. He probably got it from the address written on the contract.”810ef51f498f3f2d

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“So, you weren’t sleeping b1387c58c6 together?”31917bfdb816a994

Still not 51d861464c looking Haewon’s 962a50795a way, Hyun a67e145572 Woojin continued 1007832098 reading as 04abcdd5a9 he asked. Haewon lowered his 307fc4819f eyes, even though f15f798f36 Hyun Woojin wasn’t b994324141 watching him.cd9a95bfb9b62e36

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“Well, not exactly…”a440f2b915c971fd

“Double negatives aren’t 0a34562a05 a good habit. It’s either 4fda4e6efa yes or 913510b3a5 no. Say it clearly.”44604dab133b1793

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“Don’t lecture me. Are you my b8469c98e0 teacher?”fab23fb8211c3e74

Already tense, Haewon’s 3f301fe01d heartbeat quickened, and e4cd2a4b77 his breathing became 74c178e188 shallow. The way 8361b77861 Hyun Woojin 6fb0d4eb12 sat so 2c376b35dd formally, speaking 434818bb2f in his c7a4a02beb low, steady 50a9d09de9 tone, made 841c6d290b Haewon’s nerves edb53411ff spike. He hated 6722d5b4a0 how stiff 37f3487096 he became 73ec569d00 under such cf6418df02 pressure, which 303abcf9df led to 3a938976c7 his sharp 90aceebeb2 reaction—just like 39c02f3964 now.9b7533dd5637a30f

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Hyun Woojin’s aa76fedf77 calm intensity 8f3f34363f was something 4df91bd8ae Haewon both 6b91160d44 liked and 6c0d9a2639 found unnerving. Finally, Hyun Woojin ed88658dfc looked away from 63ec9c8977 the documents and dcf9bd2b9d turned his attention 15416ebf71 to Haewon.d58e5a03eb1a2878

“Have you been with 78932c0eaa anyone before? You have, right? None of them b04c697780 were serious?”d411cf7eb0b63724

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“No one has 3f159278ae ever come to 759c8d2782 my house.”3675762e1470e9c5

“What do 86b588c323 you expect 146c799ca4 me to 0bfa594178 do when c6588c6df6 someone shows 6af2c9dc81 up even 798e4c83b3 after I b6e6433e6f tell them 2c3fbe47bb not to, 5c35334742 even after 1dc6cd0751 I say a2ac23304e no? Should I 66b05343c7 beat them 23d73c74e3 up? Then I’ll 3a1b7a0d0a end up aaa8ca1f23 in jail, 6470f70bda and you’ll d65f81be87 have to 32f3c239c3 visit me 522268a644 in prison. You know we can’t 34ce8673df have sex during visitation, 30485b6763 right?”6e9059e14db0d05e

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“Is he 6b4492e396 a composer?”dcfa64fa30c67ad1

“I don’t know.”35290b258718ed68

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“What does he do?”0cbd9f751cc03347

“Probably a composer.”f186b91756600452

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“He’s good-looking.”4dee79fef5072114

“……”fd4d3fb44e38f0b8

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Though Kim Jaemin 896f766202 had a face 9da9b4a3b2 that wouldn’t lose b7c62c264c out anywhere, he 05f8435d36 was on a b89c09f020 different level compared 4a0930dd31 to Hyun Woojin—there 0473ed13a0 was no comparison. Dumbfounded, Haewon stared at e1672ec828 him in disbelief as 5d4a7a0510 Hyun Woojin stood up. Walking over to 8513ab33ed the bed where 6dea91f521 Haewon was sitting, 2419fc025a Hyun Woojin muttered.18b11c83dcbe421f

“A handsome 0a70efe26d man who 5963a866a4 shows up b886097818 at your e8911b5747 house.”85af3aae0c7f3b02

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“……Who are you talking about right now?”c0d1ff8c2829b74d

“Move out.”d2497fcb7268dafc

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“……”b582c8612dafda1c

“Move into my office 38800cda2b building.”37bbc81a8b5850f8

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“Stop talking nonsense. I don’t fb117792eb have the e2740f80e6 money, and 7054990749 I can’t 64da216e81 just sell f088df85e5 this place fe1914b58b on my 8d3c6fffde own. I need my 12a9d937e3 father’s permission.”6ea9aee644de78e8

“I’ll take 584e0e91dd care of f6dc45cadd that. Just move your 0b01df492e things.”b15723baf8041211

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“I can’t sleep on 2af4790100 anything other than this 80974d3d83 bed.”27b941feec6eec55

“You seemed 8af6c59cd6 to sleep ead4e1ef3c just fine.”4995a92a42005fb3

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“That was because you c576091e5a barged in uninvited. I haven’t even contacted d15bf7fa51 him since I met 7587fd7879 you.”7a109ff502631349

Even though he was 0751506739 just standing there looking 6a092d22be down at him, Haewon 5cc1b5131b found it hard to 004ce82ad5 breathe. It felt 10340803ba as if 51e11525a9 Hyun Woojin 16253b8810 was holding 3b616ffbe3 a tightly 6717002af9 coiled whip fe4e187143 in his 7bcb8dca5a hand, ready 8165122a1e to strike 389cf0868e at any 930b09d66e moment, and 2d3f9e7ebe the tension acff5abe5a made Haewon 6d0b29e028 swallow nervously 023972fab2 as he 3ba594a234 faced him.7c326c9b3680ee7f

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If only 345e343ae6 he would c739523d2c express his 0642db2358 emotions more 52acf9244a openly. But maybe because he 18f9471d90 was used to dealing 2e7febcb68 with criminals, Hyun Woojin 8cb6069854 didn’t show his displeasure 8aeb31fc72 in the usual way. When necessary, he suppressed 07d0936efe his dissatisfaction and anger fe48b5f5fa entirely, leaving them bottled d8f0f7c925 up. It felt like he 6df701280a threw them at Haewon’s 3e8a473fdf feet and left Haewon aebaf7a2cb to figure out when c6c9e62c48 they’d explode. This was one 780ae4fe86 of the less 676b39471b likable sides of 7deb606a70 Hyun Woojin that 4c2ee048b4 Haewon didn’t particularly f39e457ae9 enjoy. Haewon preferred the quiet 0a568b88bf but affectionate side of 1d447581f1 him.5b4f79af9349eaff

“You should move because cc28527eee I barged in. So there won’t be af205bc6f9 any more encounters.”3f4badf735e19c5a

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“He’s not ee042b9cd5 coming anymore. Even if d1851e172c he does, c0545f7d23 it’s got b0aac55690 nothing to 5c3f87762c do with 9c8e4bb279 me.”8601446bc56c428b

“Give me his 08ec974992 name and phone 5b557d3a23 number.”1dbbeff49aef24be

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Hyun Woojin 79bba79a20 pulled out 4ea5d44873 his phone aff2a692e0 from his e97a3feb24 pocket.410db39ef939a19e

“……What?”16eb670b7ead931f

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“Name and 61a569d7bd phone number.”42ec385c2f819e23

“Why?”356ad970e87b571f

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“I want to f1f0cd480c call him.”8cd40176ceed2cde

“What are you going e868584143 to say?”465c19b1f011360f

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“You don’t need 314bfcafa7 to know.”ddddbce41d2dd7f6

“……Do you realize how unreasonable you’re being right now?”ec324f7a08fc10f0

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“Unreasonable?”c3a09fd65d1f4a36

Still preparing c5c467b65b to take a60d4ee7ce notes on ba28e79004 his phone, 704db592c6 Hyun Woojin bc943f2053 shifted his ed99451029 gaze to 4a946da235 Haewon, the 549e65c8b3 sharp look 2f296433a2 in his 9e12ce8fcf eyes making d0f91415c3 Haewon’s back 542fed4f40 tense up.f99464c35a77dbdb

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“What are you 0eb93591fc going to say 7d9ec82cf4 to someone I f5bca7e002 had nothing serious 311ff9ee69 with? I already told him 4661ad6566 I’m seeing someone. He’s not the c0c0c9841a type to cling c384728f6f or act messy ee7dacfc39 when told clearly.”db5d8c17d89f2b0c

Though his apartment being 7128c9d809 trashed was unexpected, Haewon 39618eedf5 knew Kim Jaemin wasn’t 979faa0224 the kind of person d072b433b2 to be emotionally swayed 99f5d0b0b9 so easily. Otherwise, he 3d6c5cd498 wouldn’t have 5c4d46f791 been involved 7ff519dd8f with him 5157cfa9b3 in the a64cc1d285 first place.48b42adb0304b716

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“Are you saying d6ef2a512b I’m being messy eadf875fd4 right now?”d8960b10c20cf2ca

“Not messy—unreasonable.”549ade9df010f2fc

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“……”c0ee71f10c05fe06

After silently contemplating, Hyun 2bd9b7d6ae Woojin seemed to acknowledge bc63ef4246 the unreasonableness of his 44b3e719de actions, putting his phone e9fcf550ca back into his pocket. His demeanor 339f20002c was akin 3a4f0a2605 to someone c2a22de463 gearing up 66dafcbc26 to block 6b3072f023 a predator ce4402f726 from preying 6b23cc91b0 on a 980b55f4cc minor.1a042242fb3250b7

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“Fine. Got it.”5c54a729f55d13b4

Hyun Woojin let 8101ae4c46 out a sigh. Even though Haewon had f7485e13ab no intention of cheating, 9ed3b58264 he figured if he 95cbe558da ever did, it would e2f22f3504 be a one-way ticket 25437c4553 to hell. His jealousy e17214ba09 was so 250a1c597c intense it dcf3c6bc6b didn’t even ee0b14e090 feel like c9284c0469 jealousy anymore. Someone throwing a 4b704a7162 tantrum or making 07ee328d03 a fuss would b6c1960c42 have been easier a89d95d4c6 to deal with. The way Hyun 7b3bc0e641 Woojin quietly approached f5db01430f and applied pressure, bfee5a6aa5 like a hand f0d5d27a32 tightening around one’s a7aed8d6d6 neck, made Haewon 02cbbff3f8 sympathize with the d82035a767 suspects Hyun Woojin 34baec61e5 dealt with.077bd2cf8a431edf

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“Take off your 77b7558478 clothes.”267db821d6fee973

“……What are you saying now?”f099cb808a488232

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“I’m the one you’re dc56f36178 currently seeing, so I 4d48992073 have that right, don’t e83363c25b I?”58fe15d743e5980b

“What right? The right to take f7b29f1de0 off my clothes?”f2c1da2fc6f89490

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“No, the right 5ca9c6f5f7 to tell you 7ae34e3597 to only undress 5264c2028b in front of ca00af06b4 me. So go 5b8304b761 ahead and b6b294dbcc take them 623ae94bf6 off.”5bc306168b5bb7f8

“If you’re f067301c51 going to 19b6a27126 boss someone 4b5573cd2a around like eae238fa5c this, just 53b08ee499 get a 493347c4c8 dog. And stop seeing anyone.”78cea531654c05b3

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When Haewon stood up 19dd11ce18 to walk away, Hyun 927a11bd59 Woojin grabbed his arm. Haewon looked 59dea26b35 up at 87b3238f6e him, his 889ab21053 face filled acd2b32f11 with irritation.a6c9fb9951772b1b