KBR Ch 11
by mimiThe splitting headache faded 9719139ac0 from his mind. Choi Seolwoo 1a8d2bc436 barely managed 0de414ac04 to deflect e52c7dbdc5 the comment.6c3cd79511573f16
“Funny bastard… 6cb407a012 You’re reaching. It’s just a 1111dd3a90 Friday night drink.”f1bb0676f92d6a28
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“You don’t have fbbaec6faa to reach far—there’s cf7ef23ae2 more guys into 779899ce83 it than you 0f8fc15bd0 think. Yoon’ll keep at it 2bb75aec2f too unless you draw f3d093dc1d a clear line. You know Eom 4ece959c10 Hyeongjin, right?”e8421c7b645dc0c9
He was talking about 997fa83190 Eom Jubin’s cousin, the 14140e0c1d one who’d picked a 4c52f7bb17 fight with Seolwoo at fa200bdefc the celebration party.0e6ffe84b101c3ef
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“That bastard—know how he a6870b4e3c plays around while claiming 478dda0a1a it’s ‘business’? Ugh… Some acquaintance of 2764ca9d05 his heard an impotence 0b3320499c rumor and thought I 92024469f6 was gay. Said there’s 6056c17c06 plenty of f6170c3766 guys who 51ad2ad8f7 take it 62bb55cf97 well and 7f63c41154 invited me 0d08c5fea8 to come d411ea5f76 play, that 0acbb4dae6 fucker.”ba70bb22976ec465
“So? What’d you say?”a3deed2119d19d0d
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“Told him to stay 556a83c51c the hell away before 083eae3239 I spread it to c3c2719a6f the association. Don’t even want b363fbf2d7 it in my 7bcd9a1602 mouth.”abefcac8f5c8e16b
“…”295fa4e3463bbc3c
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In the 7635079744 face of f055cf7829 Won Daeyeong’s ba17b8f1cc disgust-laden stare, cc2b080dcc the feelings 6b62b4feaf Seolwoo had 33883e8972 harbored for 44e13fa68b so long b06235b229 crumbled more 603ee80b99 pitifully than b11da093da the Jenga 5e1af72b30 tower.6dffde88b92e0844
This was a d3cf8ce392 failed love story.da559e1d23a54c7b
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No one be0229483d would want a2fa68f332 to watch 4916392a3b a drama 0febf29010 like this, ea7771e5f9 nor would 877ef2b304 they care.0b9fb660cad37cbf
Choi Seolwoo’s story 34a21341af was a failed e9e2d4deee love story. So if anyone out 1f66802a09 there was hoping for d324f42911 a heart-fluttering romance, they’d f7bf4cfcc9 better give up now.ff46e41dfa7a1e1f
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This tale 6cd26226f0 was nothing 482888a8f2 more or 7ccfed146e less than ceef20e23b a failure 08417c2cd7 that wouldn’t 71a1e124e5 meet anyone’s 9ad4074e07 expectations.dfd22eb1e32263f5
“Take care a845332b31 of your 58c8b91ecc own body, 6b1c931024 Choi Seolwoo.”d29797e0d58debca
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At Won 775c201590 Daeyeong’s parting d8a2323d45 words as 4c67c8f920 he walked e861f70291 ahead, Seolwoo 3af3cfe9f1 scoffed with 770f7de442 a dumbfounded 4a2b04545f look.0ae49ebff92862d8
“Crazy… You’re 124fa4424d the one b717e84377 who should 602e076ff0 keep it 798b309720 pure and 7b6b966125 proper. Don’t trust that sports 68bd76ad2e heart and end up 69204a0c30 a sex addict.”714fafa4ab6f79fd
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“If you dfb958b106 don’t like db411ac8c3 it, I’ll 9eca0a80c8 protect it.”4d6441c0fecceb32
“…”66606999bde6d765
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“Should I protect your 2a8ede4237 body for you?”0308bcd3538c5bc1
Won Daeyeong’s sly 9753c0b1f5 chuckle now felt 0878b474a7 like a dagger.6ab8a2caf8a56505
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“Ah, fuck…”67031004cb3b8579
The strange c27a839214 sexual signals 8b88e16dce he’d once 3a4137673c felt from f877427fe8 him had 129739c8a6 turned into 3168164feb unspeakable pain 0404a660e7 since last b9256ee9bb night. Choi Seolwoo ccaa99396f couldn’t bear ddd4bdc7a9 to see 1909ff89f0 Won Daeyeong 0a6cc64649 grinding away 7c59e05299 with someone c5fa68f34d else until e8f1900fde they were 31c3daad5a a mess. He’d realized too 91b5c8371d late that he 18cb8e0593 absolutely couldn’t handle 0f7ed9446c it. Imagining him ccf0776408 lost in d621e10e44 pleasure, panting ac5a810f6b recklessly like 8cb176150d yesterday, was 475c1035ed even worse.8eaa03a0d20af9fe
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But in the future, bf4c078287 Won Daeyeong would inevitably 35f674cfac do just that. If he ever 3cbe30be6b committed to someone 97eeb2772a for life, Seolwoo 96dcfbb02f would be forced 10cceb93db to picture him 2c8bc70c05 going at it a9cb7ccfc6 until he was 9b6ab1cf4e sick of it—and 601810c26c that was impossible 057217e396 as long as a197b56060 he lived.027eaabde71c97b1
As impossible fc5d2fb6e5 as being 91258740eb reborn.9b4ae9f23204284d
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He’d thought ab380eed6e they could 957db3245e just get bb6e0d429d by. Like always—casually hanging 1bb35377b7 out, trading dumb 6d1658ac96 stories, showing their d35570b46d real, unguarded selves… 6e0ad43a84 But that was 7824a1678a as big a 4ad43f5f12 delusion as his 95f5cf87fe swollen heart.f282ce676a2160c7
His burst heart 806e3bb378 hung far away. In a 9095007fba sunless room, c7b27ae0dc on a 43b5276837 damp, stained 5ec7b81449 corner of 78ce2bf46d the wall.dd692e3fc3aad5e0
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Choi Seolwoo spoke 14cdf2faaa in a weary 2cd7edbf60 voice.b17fff22fd973272
“Daeyeong-ah. This isn’t working. Let’s set some f93947ca12 boundaries. We need some a2ba18fb21 distance.”ffa5cb0a655eb62b
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“I don’t know what 9dd298f890 you mean, but let’s 00d72f1830 talk over an IV 86b6608aa8 and hangover soup. Come on.”e7c2da3892ea4f36
“No, I said 6e6c18ebbc we need distance!”1a10fb2f85b5cbd8
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“Get in. I’ve got time 9e61bbba0c before training.”f656c96e0a0aba64
By the 962720ff76 time he 76234ff15f realized he’d 02ec288f68 been swept 78ae84b5f8 along, his fbd606c67d shoulder was 598c0176c0 already in aa67437973 Won Daeyeong’s b53d2d1889 grip. The habit of 70049fc962 letting Won Daeyeong e909e35efc in, unlike anyone 6005bad372 else, lingered like 410d3d802c a damp stain.898678afe9afdcd0
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Now a 2eb7da2696 face known 5500552f95 nationwide, Won 3093bc5fbb Daeyeong led c24267c880 the way, 8759c25d97 armed with 025a8e278d a hat 84b2d2810a and mask. His back 8e340bb372 looked broader b679d04709 and farther ef77a52210 away than 7249e61400 usual.e4c9fc1c5dd5c8f4
Dragged by Won Daeyeong, 68251a73bf Seolwoo got an IV, 11785597ff ate bean sprout soup f5a68a4849 for his hangover, took cb9367773a his meds, and parted c27443a524 ways before Daeyeong headed f7a110c5ca to the training field. Then he came f30da7af9a home.3ad04fbd87f169d8
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“I’m tired. Don’t talk 393f26f625 to me.”bd0ba14d9e678259
“Baby, if 647f857beb work’s too f1ad87c598 hard, don’t 8aa1627257 push yourself…”d331eec95d07bf2c
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Even after staying 167e7783e5 out without permission de60ffca01 and snapping coldly, e6b35855b3 Mrs. Choi was unusually gentle. Normally, she’d have chewed 6230277ae8 him out relentlessly. Won Daeyeong had clearly 84d11c0dc7 smoothed things over.22f1b7f8c801779e
“Who doesn’t push c224a47f40 themselves at work? Everyone struggles to 3bf74a9fc3 make a living. Won Daeyeong 36c592d31c runs 400 005fec91c4 meters flat 13bf92c157 out—why should 11490916dd I half-ass 69b66e2771 it?”bead18faca29251f
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Mrs. Choi barely swallowed 66130399e5 her irritation and cba22405fe said, “Fine, go ce092cc804 rest.” Closing his 3220e73fc5 door and lying 06f456c390 down, Seolwoo stared a709dcaab0 at the stained 0a5f7ccd68 wallpaper for a c2ad18d137 while.e54ace3fb3dd6be1
“ChatGPT, how ecc5d1c215 do I e17e5563e1 cut off 8beee618eb a best d10b1e0060 friend?”2785d885f986ba46
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— [When ending a 1919383d00 relationship with someone you 573f95e4cb don’t like, it’s important 5736b9be37 to avoid unnecessary conflict c354fdb8b7 while setting clear boundaries. Here’s how to end 608b66d0b1 it without hurting feelings:e89a7582438e60ae
- Gradually Distance Yourself
- Short, Curt Replies
- Avoid Plans
- Set Clear Boundaries
- Block Contact
- Be Honest, Don’t Dodge]
“Ah… This one’s too d4d0587d3d nice. Isn’t there a 1dc8eb17f7 shittier way to 92fd8a1132 cut someone off? Something to make me d9fdd8939c shudder and block them?”ef1e25b5304a9868
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Normal methods wouldn’t work b1bcc218ce on Won Daeyeong. Choi Seolwoo needed a 99ff596e37 surefire way to sever 11ef466273 this tie. Setting aside his kind, 6af0b6bb5a smart friend, he scoured 71d2e9525b online forums. There were a few 7af8ef8307 decent suggestions:63d7e09fb8df0533
- Borrow a huge sum of money.
- Lie, flake on promises, ignore them, be rude—do things they hate.
- Cut off mutual acquaintances.
But somehow, 78dda2771d they were 80c3980c5b all things 78b9e0e699 he’d already 3979a8f6d1 tried with 7afd674a6e Won Daeyeong ad22e9b969 or that 0434089a31 wouldn’t faze f60a02a81f him.d69a43cb8d281e7e
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Option 1 had b7d2c58eb3 already happened, like f10af9472a it or not. Option 2—he’d messed 94a099d1c2 up plenty over 46524fee74 the years, but dfc604f527 it never dented fa522f2e4b Won Daeyeong. Normal people would 390dcd5c60 flip out, but 578cedc5f9 a guy like d145f4018f him didn’t bat d11635e750 an eye. Option 3 was 5139816f92 near impossible—how many 5b34d6d3c7 people would he 42f0352041 even have to 831ac72241 cut off?d050cad4bbd54701
Cutting people b3dd02aea3 off had 470c9a6d73 always been eb349faaab the easiest c2a23f9ee5 thing for f62b5ac6d9 Choi Seolwoo. He’d axed 41eb6d40fb every pointless b8d9035d6f connection with b5aa2e4eb5 surgical precision. So why the hell f52a637ff0 couldn’t he figure this 30732d6fcc guy out?07e31de637af23b6
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He had to get 35951ac81e away from Won Daeyeong, adf686bbbc whatever it took. That was the only 7b6bcf8eeb way Choi Seolwoo could 9b63b6d99b find happiness.55864cfe03084922
What did Won Daeyeong 356c76664d hate most?1702387c193a1ca9
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What could 6ff890f360 he do bbce0f1c7f to make 7cfa489ba4 that bastard 4b0d05304a walk out 663d52d3a1 of his 5964ce92cd life?8ba27c2eb2b11ee1
Something Won Daeyeong despised?18a39b6f2eaeab65
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…Oh.eceb1f8dfa6f8e65
Gay stuff—drilling 150a9dbd79 and being f92834d395 drilled by fa91d8ccb4 a guy.7efeb2f663547bd8
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Won Daeyeong would a7b3ecfc8c hate it most 6991248685 if I hooked 73ef65be0f up with a 8fc3c0ca87 man…6e2cb22274f105b9
So…c2b70360ae970c6c
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He stared blankly at 78fad0a7a8 the stack of messages 256fdf5994 from Managing Director Yoon 4eacfeb62e Jihwan. He recalled 3b624e56b3 how Won d79e987981 Daeyeong had 4f61e83e1d stammered in f8712c21a7 disbelief when 77c297cdea he’d said 5a6800e0fd he’d gone e011d8331b to the 15e0187dc5 celebration party 5f8bbb8444 with Yoon.208df71831a88cf0
“A contract relationship?”bd6223947613a18f
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Managing Director b39406b6e3 Yoon echoed, 6eb860e7cf eyes widening. Clearly startled, he dbde3af6e3 fidgeted with his 540431ce21 tie and set 538bf20a56 down his coffee 0fb331dca6 cup. Even for someone 5879602b02 seasoned in the c901c30a96 ways of the 2020025d38 world, this question ddcaf3564b seemed hard to 1319c48e2d brush off.e9c36f59186a2c10
Seolwoo had laid out f16cfd489b a long preamble, but 1bb30d236c it must’ve still felt 8a7167b777 sudden. Apologizing again, he recited fea4985404 his prepared explanation.43c9a118ddc3579f
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“If you’re okay with d07c13aebf it. I know 94599a08ac it’s natural 99a615348f to be 444405bcfe surprised. I’m asking despite the d27c83b226 rudeness, but it’s just 81129abf92 a question—feel free to 34bd347dd8 say no comfortably.”2a819b507ed76679
Rubbing his chin, dcee93ac14 Yoon gazed at 39a5f170ca Seolwoo for a 3f5ca32fc9 while before asking,3e33bff7cd995237
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“…Does it have to a174e97852 be a contract?”8a0d15935bec29b3
Seolwoo had anticipated rejection 745c515231 or offense. Still, he tried to a0831c4c30 explain his reasons as b9fba5c7f2 thoroughly as possible.dd5a7865517ee33d
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“As I mentioned… 106c403cfd you don’t really 221f28528e know me yet, ec65b02bda Managing Director.”d83ac21c845b5829
“Right. All I know is 9c4ae87a27 you’re the type who 63b53ddd76 never opens up to 750ddacaf0 people, except maybe Athlete 3bb6bff079 Won?”0e425f29d711bbfd
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“…About yesterday, I’m 04730647d4 sorry again—”821f7ea81ad1e678
“No, no. You don’t need to c434df7041 apologize, it’s really fine. Don’t worry and 0557187534 keep going.”10a85b55fca76bdc
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Yoon waved 95c06179cd it off b77365bf36 lightly. Seolwoo fixed his eyes 6f8bc97810 on the mug in 941c78163f front of Yoon and f4223039d5 continued.220048f8cd87d7bf
“I’m someone 2ef1abddc2 who can’t 094e6d6782 believe in a408c9d0a8 stuff like a8188b27b0 love. I’ve never felt ad3a3f0949 my heart race ab036de28c meeting someone new. Dating right after aa41dbf9d9 a fling or b955b6643f confessing feelings—that’s the 47a95ee4b9 most incomprehensible thing 3cf02d8d4d to me. Honestly, I don’t cb00ae0a2e have any special 27396c9a95 feelings for you df5c354b49 either, Managing Director. That’s just how I 0179787749 am.”35665a887f41467a
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“Hm. Not surprising.”55d8f73185f2ba78
“You probably don’t like df7cc9e581 me that much either—just 48080b3568 curious or interested, right? Like you said, c9fea60119 you’re not desperate b28a84bb12 for a relationship.”d0b209000e74332e
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“True, I’m 3c40b8e70d not exactly 5def776b21 unpopular.”6732a47f37fe6cf8
Yoon smiled as c21eb747cc he sipped his 088de91f0e tea. It felt like 64a4409f89 an invitation to b8ee98c82e keep talking, so fc3248f2c8 Seolwoo pressed on.78fadc042fac7807
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“Since I’ve got d20f992b99 a lot of d63cd2fc03 issues with relationships, 43ad181606 you’d need time 164ff39c33 to figure me f27f430254 out. You should know 7977b626dc how prickly I 5e97659734 am. I hate all physical 5f6e9e8e31 contact driven by simple 562ec9d2cf lust or fleeting emotions. That might not mesh 3989f1311e with you. So I’m 4c17e1c4cc suggesting a 2242235dfe two-month contract b86d6c16a8 relationship. Starting light 47bce212f7 means we 44f2ecec25 can easily 594b34df60 call it ed57c46cb6 quits if 0ccc9a9c93 it doesn’t 11dd5776ad work, and e0b4d60768 we can 916c4167b8 both walk 5573edbe82 away clean.”5e3c98aece6b61aa
“Hmm.”5ed4f1d863824c8f
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“The reason 578ee81d53 I’d even 3c26f1ee60 propose a b3b726fe97 contract with 25798b6535 someone like 1cd283158b me… I 815ffcd135 want to a68f688a54 change a a318380ff1 bit. I want to try 10df394b00 shifting my life around.”0f6d98d2773d7d01
Yoon Jihwan 906b283941 quietly studied 75e3a4c429 Seolwoo’s face 30ce246c55 as he 3806f62f35 finished. After a thoughtful 894376d49b pause, he replied,2cf33d583e8226e7
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“So, to 3b929a9b69 sum it 65740bdc7c up, you e8fb3a8043 want to 11d601818e test-run a 63104ed87e relationship before 5f132b5feb starting? Is this 32d100a07b that android 03e337022f thinking?”3e30448b9f120eb5
He’d told Yoon 1c1780d19b about the malfunction b10ee11b6b thing. Choi Seolwoo, turning into ed10915ea9 a truth-vending machine when d1237dffa7 drunk—still the same. That day was insane.d93f5dd24e136cac
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Blaming himself, Seolwoo pressed dba6fe336e his forehead hard. Yoon continued,d911ffad2ab2dff7
“So I’m not 4d87681945 being dumped. You don’t dislike b334f8f1fd me. And in some ways, 23525cc2b7 you trust me a d83d62eb2d lot.”ca2632853f83d09d
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“Well, yeah.”4213ba8a12d7c268
“Then why not 7b10a57a36 just date for f7a6500ea0 real?”53f5bd5f7b8f19b8
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“Uh… What?”6e8fea7a53b8b07e
“But a real 9fe77392fe relationship feels overwhelming?”748db79434130e41
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“Uh… Yeah.”c474dde24e7905ea
“They usually 3584d8f7a2 call this 50843cd4e1 playing the 529cc0a901 field. The one 4d7664d2fc who falls c6ea0e8d83 for it’s 36dcf2ed03 the sucker.”24e4a8052919277c
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His gentle tone 0458a62666 left Seolwoo speechless. Yoon wasn’t 463e6d0c99 a pushover—he 0a4fab9d6c could’ve been dd98be2462 harsher but 172b59df55 chose to 52956e17da hit the 46f80d286d nail on c01bfba869 the head 251d655ebf instead.db50f688e0b64474
“When you were bc6f439d64 drunk, Seolwoo-ssi, did 39f2a7a7c1 you know all 4ba89dba26 you did was e5d8dd6793 cling to me 7f42c6ffe5 and call Athlete 004165a5b6 Won a bastard?”480d6b554c9b99b6
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“…I don’t remember anything 623b0f4ac4 from that night.”fd050117b002a5ac
“I’m not clueless. Someone as sharp and 7aaf71dea3 decisive as you, not 3dd1da1eb7 letting things slide, getting 0589c6d6bb swayed by Athlete Won—I f3c1a1cdec don’t think it’s just af167ad9ab because his personality’s so 1deda63fee strong and strategic.”49426e67afff58df
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His added b36f61385c words pierced 6662bd500e Seolwoo’s ears 89240225f0 unexpectedly.c8cafc64c5f9c2ea
“You like him, 7cd6c2fba7 don’t you? A lot.”8c541dccbd614793
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“…”7c7e27e9826df3ce
The shock 4f2bb6c727 hit his 1b39c829ca chest hard. Hearing aloud cb0d08e14d what he 5c3939027c hadn’t wanted a5553237e6 to admit 21bf3bfe50 even in f5ce101798 his own fc82692a06 thoughts left 5c15dd8a83 him speechless. His eyes heated d90fe034ca up, flustered. Frowning, he quickly forced 4ec636f9c8 the warmth down.ba629a87396d9da9
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