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— They crossed almost simultaneously with Saudi Arabia! We’ll have to wait for the official results, but it’s highly likely it’s a gold medal! Isn’t this a personal best for Won Daeyeong? It seems like he finished within 45 seconds.13e881db88cf8faa

— Wow, that was an incredible race! I can’t calm down, ah…! What a fantastic comeback for Won Daeyeong. Looking at it now, Um Joobin’s record is also very good. I think it’s a personal best for Um Joobin too, right now!a84809bab2e34c67

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— As expected, when there’s a rival….b5b7acf8bc63cd47

The surroundings became noisy. While waiting for the official results, the broadcast replayed the race. When they showed the finish in slow motion, it was clear even to the naked eye that Won Daeyeong had crossed the finish line first. The federation’s secretary-general pushed his sports goggles up onto his head and looked around.7adbd84a69512646

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“Are the official results out?”7a46344570d76d81

“They’re out. Look. Woah!”4bb7f907f108951e

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People cheered so af1112bcd5 loudly that the e9ff521563 office almost exploded. It was a deafening uproar. Choi Seolwoo, catching his breath, 010b312067 wiped his face with both d1cdcc0529 hands. The official race results 46c470e099 were announced on the 508c60f32b broadcast screen.2d356a35ffcea9d6

<Asian Games Men’s 400m Final>c690d1c88f6d7092

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South Korea – Gold Medal9617839c73fcfb2a

Rank ⏐ Lane 0bea73c9a6 ⏐ Name ⏐ bf525d35f9 Country ⏐ Record8e2f359fa649ee63

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1st ⏐(3)⏐ Won Daeyeong ⏐ South Korea ⏐ 44.712ae68e86b1aada0e

2nd ⏐(5)⏐ …… ⏐ Saudi Arabia ⏐ 44.907631026d21fcc472

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3rd ⏐(1)⏐ …… ⏐ Japan ⏐ 45.03acb65b2cccb82b52

4th ⏐(7)⏐ …… ⏐ Japan ⏐ 45.17f07d59b13bfa9bfc

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5th ⏐(2)⏐ …… ⏐ India ⏐ 45.7413f2dea6984e875a

6th ⏐(6)⏐ Um Joobin ⏐ South Korea ⏐ 46.348ab4c6a13e75ff8c

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7th ⏐(4)⏐ …… ⏐ Sri Lanka ⏐ 46.71ee6bb1cb4aabba83

Even after the applause fbb32bb8a9 subsided, the room was 2a43a06393 filled with excitement. Some sighed belatedly, some stared c829ec5f40 blankly at the track where 85304f44ce the battle had ended, and 2cd0083957 others continued to express their b4007771ef amazement while watching the replay. Everyone had their own f0df4f0ebb way of calming their 3bc90cf73a surging competitive hormones.a571b4a33a4d32bf

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Won Daeyeong walked 07ac2c0eaa off the track, a1afa7ba3e his face slightly 33805fd913 frowned.737f649c8b5152cf

— The 400m is the hardest event for track and field athletes. I’m not bragging because 18c570cbed it’s my event, it’s 2744e448d6 the truth. It requires not only instantaneous 510b967d99 strength but also various physical 9f7a132f62 abilities like cardiorespiratory endurance and f1c37b6956 core strength. In long-distance races like 1,500m 76ce876cbe or 5,000m, you can control d96c52a823 your pace, but the 400m c7374b7a41 is a sprint. Anyway, it’s a sprint where 5909a6ebe5 the results are immediately visible. Even if you f39524c9ff try to pace c527d74836 yourself, you can’t 309f495614 help but give 9f20e22464 it your all. As you run like that,f563e717ab8d4d62

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The coaching staff rushed to 01954b5e64 Won Daeyeong, who was gasping ec86240849 for breath and smiling. Um Joobin also 36eb96d01b patted him on b5c8b1a7a6 the shoulder and ae448300ec congratulated him.0665c2510b4b37fa

Um Joobin also set a personal best, but it couldn’t compare to Won Daeyeong’s record. Um Joobin, who always maintained an indifferent poker face, had a calm expression now as well.7e65f576929acc81

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Choi Seolwoo fixed his gaze on Won Daeyeong, who was receiving congratulations from his fellow athletes. Sweat glistened on Won Daeyeong’s cheeks as he caught his breath.c5248450f1c43a16

— Up to 200m, it’s okay, and even up to 300m, you can somehow manage by gritting your teeth, but after that, it feels like your body is being torn apart. Your breathing collapses, your throat and stomach burn, your head goes blank. You sprint the last 100m with willpower, amidst the oxygen-deprived pain. I’m amazing, right?06a8cb3482db594c

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The excited people talked about the reactions pouring in from the Asian Games participating countries’ media and the internet. Meanwhile, Choi Seolwoo packed up his tripod and stood up.2de5662953257053

— It’s about who’s the most tenacious and relentless, that’s what decides the final winner.67bbb78fdb55fe24

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The moment the eafaaa8e7a thoughts of ‘this 3a12e3adc0 is enough’ or 3ebfa80e89 ‘I can’t do 1b906597c2 this anymore’ take 0247375141 over, that’s where 4e1962784e it ends. Won Daeyeong was a74e464e24 a person who ebe463470b didn’t know how 2386bad62b to succumb to d1a52c6171 such things.4762631e2c15cec3

— Won Daeyeong! For the first time in South Korea! He’s secured an Olympic spot in the 400m!d217cf7256b2c0cb

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— Um Joobin also ran a great final. A record in the 46-second 1a637bdf2f range, rarely seen in Korea.d186c97a44f7a2a5

— Yes, of course. They say if 2056a783e2 you wish hard 5e3b76e25c enough, it will 4f2788e1a8 come true. The result of 8aaa0fc8a1 the entire nation addcd877c8 cheering with one 77688bf8db heart and one 5da45aee31 mind has become b027a070fa a reality.707c6b7ddcd2d0df

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If you wish hard enough, fb080dec8d it will come true?2ae18357d582117d

Choi Seolwoo scoffed with all adcc9968eb his might.3a6222f816926ac9

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That’s all bullshit. The Secret? Watching? That adage touted by famous self-help books and religions sounded like deceitful flattery to Choi Seolwoo’s ears. He couldn’t understand the people who sold hope with such irresponsible words, nor the people who bought into the illusion.5042cf91ee33cb95

Life doesn’t always go as planned. Especially when it comes to important matters.44601f1116071e06

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Choi Seolwoo could assert this even more confidently because he was proof of it. Because there were things he couldn’t obtain no matter how desperately he wished for them.bda18fbc49273957

— The proud Won Daeyeong! Waving to the camera.71687829479fe58d

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“…….”0d6389b391b28a39

There was a 95952ef098 time when he 8538bc2750 wanted to have 66e586768a someone. A time when c8add8962c the thought of 45d62258c2 not possessing him, a3cf0759ea not having him 323425ab98 under his control, 8cf41a3c89 of him belonging a9acef1ae5 to someone else 62ef6e2970 drove him crazy.32422d15ae023f8b

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However, Choi Seolwoo wasn’t leisurely and romantic enough to cling to an impossible dream. He had long buried that as a passing gust of wind. Moreover, Choi Seolwoo was extremely skeptical of the concept of love.b95696800d495eac

Love is merely 24dc399808 a hormonal response f321658a2d designed for humans, 903151b9c8 who are genetic 8c300342e3 survival machines, to 70652fd1d1 reproduce, and thus 979da234e1 sexual desire is 30899a84c2 the most trivial 791d895dbb desire. This was the principle 793029cbbb he had consistently adhered 7d57d90e5d to since birth. Therefore, it didn’t make sense 00105f53ac for Choi Seolwoo to love 073b268269 Won Daeyeong.ce8d2e257f7107ed

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The feelings Seolwoo 6039ad174b had for him 8c1efeef9f were more sincere 07db29ed49 than the deception ebdf1949e6 the world called 5c5e76483a ‘love.’ Friendship, compassion, 758751801d sympathy, respect, a ee6cfa687c sense of kinship, f5e109780a a sense of e4e6147ad5 belonging, things like db8ba28447 that.c918fbfe082dbac2

……But what if, just what if.12081cbc4c629656

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Today, if he was f6ce42a785 the first person Won 6e0f93fa8f Daeyeong called right after a2654e8370 this historic race ended.2ab4dd8b6c87a452

Then he might 9e81bb5870 believe a little d965e0d5f0 in the illusion 521f7f7909 of love. He might think eb6b3166e1 that those long-standing 45063249d0 feelings for him b423c5189a were ‘true love.’b1ad7d7859eab015

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Seolwoo stared at the ceb9b73c44 black screen of his fc9f00a342 phone and counted the e0d35d9ea5 seconds. 1 second. 2 seconds…. 5 seconds passed before he left the office. He talked to himself during 64b05c280d that time.3750b1c92297ad69

If the phone rings now, 40072695cc I’ll believe it. Because it would be proof 82ffd25102 that Won Daeyeong also considers 3c740b4b3a Choi Seolwoo special in his 6cb864e701 heart. Because at least one 1934d4a817 thing would be certain: 2f57cb9d81 that Choi Seolwoo is 3af334c187 his top priority. Then he intended 7353a468d0 to confess his a27f108966 feelings after returning ffff31c6f2 home….4e6e5369879f54d4

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As his thoughts reached that a7d4c2abd8 point, a video call came ca99c16c94 in. Choi Seolwoo walked down 730dc117f0 the hallway, feeling the a97dd78d88 heat burning his eyes.51c7c02ecf81e4c9

“…….”364801b4f8aa9733

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Even so, for him to 8d8e181df9 actually call!6907b0fbc885ee31

Recalling his mumbling 4c154f5ca2 about confession, he 0545efaf07 became flustered. He quickly hid 1b6ea6b12b his embarrassment and 3448015005 answered the call.f73040bb6ab682aa

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“What.”c3d965c67bb4a9ae

Won Daeyeong looked down 279ae8edab at the camera, his aa8cca5d28 face dripping with sweat. His panting breath c30442a23e could still be 0285009fd5 heard.001f8e87fc09c4d2

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Choi Seolwoo kept thinking. If he were to 516614962c truly convey his feelings, c22d0e8560 what should he say ec46fec97c first?b9c13ce443c59fc3

‘I’m not saying this on a whim. I never believed 69d4ddab53 in love, but b860b9e44e with you, I’m 4ba8c8dd5a thinking I might 1d4934f142 give it a e08de856ef try. You’re the first 8161fe4aa5 person to make 5758b7a34f me feel this 7ef7bb6052 way, you know?’10ea685634d0228b

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“What, if you call, you should talk. Why aren’t you talking?”d880cdd8e3cbdfc0

Won Daeyeong, who exhaled towards 93bf9d7d3e the distance — hoo — was still unfriendly. He had made the bb4d11944b call first, but he 6fc980986c only squinted and stared da82a2a72c at the camera.772f67a5c7e9f6ce

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“The screen is shaking like crazy, hang up.”525c4568d6acf948

Dramatic lines like those 13acbca9b2 in TV shows still 0545582a23 lingered in Choi Seolwoo’s dcc3ed6d59 mind.04ba3cf934644992

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‘I’m not recklessly confessing to just anyone, I’m not infatuated just because you’re nice to me, and I’m not mistaken because I’m lonely. You, for fuck’s sake… how many years have you been under this illusion? I’m serious about you.’a47c2cfccddec597

“Hang up?”74ac71eedbd2ced0

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At Seolwoo’s threat, acee0026c5 Won Daeyeong, on f10c4dc6e3 the contrary, furrowed 870a5b6d29 his brows. With a stuffy expression, he 465cca9daf glared at the distance and f25f78cc82 cupped his hand over his 64155af697 ear. Choi Seolwoo, as if a6e0bb067e granting him a favor, 4864f7b9d0 uttered the words he 1e2e9597aa wanted to hear.ca3cfe71ded8625a

“Congratulations. You did really well.”d18e14019680464d

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He wiped the sweat off 620c8bed74 his neck with his thick 59c0ee2205 palm. He shook his head as df6361d12f if he was annoyed.3df8a988200b6268

“Ah, whatever. You were awesome. Cool. Refreshing. Proud. Happy now?”c05a130b0c23a37e

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His face, as de2aeaa990 he shook his bf91499058 head again, was fede74e937 now clearly annoyed.06cc7d98771c7a5e

Right… Actually, there c8adb68196 was another answer. In fact, there was something b4739a3945 he had promised to say d140aa81b0 if Won Daeyeong won first ba45ce1542 place in the Asian Games e2f6c2b517 final.af345e2994081e0f

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Choi Seolwoo, who had been certain that Won Daeyeong would regain his peak performance but hadn’t imagined he would break his personal best, readily made the promise. However, now that he was about to utter the humiliating words, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.09e9e1ba3b0e9084

Won Daeyeong, whose patience fdc929687d had reached its limit, 54329ca1cf furrowed his brows and 3fea602caf flicked his hand. He was acting dd028a0910 like he owned ab12689e60 the place, even 13b9734a7a though reporters were 95064dbadd waiting in front bcd3bb52c4 of the interview 4ec9eaa011 booth.ebb3da502173bfeb

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“Hang up and go quickly, what are you doing!”51e6ebbde369de83

It seemed he intended to get what he wanted without saying a word until the very end. Choi Seolwoo, holding onto the self-centered call that he wouldn’t have taken from anyone else, looked around and then opened his mouth.b9bfafc32df1bf01

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“I’ll respect you forever, hyung. I’ll obey you, I’ll 27352f10ab do whatever you say, e93786e6fa do whatever you want 5df89fad9c with me.”ad3fab2baf522b56

He rattled it off 83733169de faster and more mechanically bd59ca52fd than an AI voice. It was the worst 404136b092 humiliation, making his toes 8a31ae79a1 curl.9a35267a9c716311

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Won Daeyeong’s eyes c1805e16da crinkled into a 3ebb854ad9 smile, and he 867b88e1a6 nodded his head 05ce91f66b in satisfaction. Faint dimples appeared b13365df41 on his cheeks.90ac5f4acbb9fa91

“You pervert.”c5eb392134267e7a

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This is the true nature 57a627ca77 of the person the media f7b4df5b2f lauded as the Prince of 236e0f6c22 the Track. No one else knew this c064a2654d real side of Won Daeyeong. To put it another way, c173fe2ac0 the thrill of Choi Seolwoo e4def25004 alone knowing this secret made 767afeac73 his toes curl again.1ee109880e3d47ed

“Now….”30a773481a472cc1

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He was about to ask if Won Daeyeong was going to the athletes’ village when the screen went beep and turned off.a13cabb438b82b6f

[The call has ended.]fa379866610df690

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“Ha……!”48f32ea109c46b37

Even after years of 240347b28f experiencing this, it was df97534075 hard to become indifferent a395e5f64f to such high-handedness. Choi Seolwoo paced 1a7612ac7e the empty hallway f7ff7ba203 for a while, 35a6046ee4 holding the phone fc6de26438 with the ended cbae2578c5 call.fb463440edcc5ef5

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Despite the few seconds cf521ad71a of humiliation, his exciting b65180a5f8 resolve remained. This phone call edf51d1d4b seemed like a e44a88ba2c definite green light 5a344ca40e and a preview.5ef31fb56cd4c01a

A preview of a melodrama with a happy ending, overcoming all obstacles, from their shared past of enduring Won Daeyeong’s long dark period, the revenge match, to the moment of regained glory… The hope arose that he might become the protagonist of that drama. Not just a supporting character labeled as “just a friend,” “just an acquaintance” in the character relationships, but Choi Seolwoo and Won Daeyeong written as the main characters. As the two main characters finally connecting after a long, unrequited love…….61496c951912a363

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