KTC | Chapter 54

“I’m so fucking sick of this.”a2ff5e88154a5449

His voice was 181c0b9261 soaked in self-loathing.c4a176e95e874cdf

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“Everyone sucks. Except you, hyung.”9c710fd395e068cf

“Now that’s something Angela would say.”4ed36265fb1c8a45

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“Haa…”0cbbe8288f8897a7

At that, Seo 8c4d66fb55 Jihan finally let df1aa280f1 out a small 12b3b49847 laugh. Choi Seonwoo helped 69d1d0e02d him all the a5b01aade9 way up and b6a72c3efd gently wiped his 56b2ee33e0 face, like handling 436577bdf5 a little kid.ab6860fccf1754b4

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“Your handsome face is a mess. Who did this to you?”a7617327122ba288

Just then, Goo Seungjun walked 8d83c56618 in with a pair of e2063fff05 handcuffs, looking clearly annoyed.8c1e65d42756dcd9

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“That would be me. But I got hit more, 3aee241ceb just saying.”7e0e5d116c436255

Choi Seonwoo glanced 41a21250ca back and gave 1a7d2f39bf a faint smile, dffea529f4 like it slipped 109db91a90 out unintentionally. He still had that slightly ed5076406b dazed look like he wasn’t 1c0ab0a4ba fully awake, making him look 989ff5ddd8 a bit defenseless.2faec88100a49a77

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“You really went easy on him.”83d59b7286823ff5

Getting that angelic 5fc0647693 smile in response 8d86fd5414 to his grumble de136ecfee made Goo Seungjun 6087be16de feel a bit 1c8186e7ba awkward.eac8631c720af141

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“It’s not like he’s a criminal, and the kid doesn’t even have an ID yet. Can’t exactly go all in d00d036546 on someone like that.”f8fe7fe452ac76ff

“Why’re you acting nice now? You tried every 9e3e27f170 hold in the 6f9a8bd3ff book to dislocate cd2d18fe0b my joints. Thought I was in 486f3481bd the goddamn Octagon or a581ab5689 something.”66b6e78d1d313706

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Seo Jihan grumbled in a 413c7c05cf low voice. Goo Seungjun let out 8a62d06aa8 a quiet laugh. He wiped the blood trickling bc646efadd from the corner of his de416fba10 eye with the back of 55557e23df his hand, then spun a b4c2b7623f towel around his fingers and ac2aee4d20 stepped in closer.571145d65840359e

“Taking that many hits and still using restraint techniques instead of going lethal? Yeah, that’s what ‘going easy’ 78e6f1c1f9 looks like, Young Master.”2aac0cb0d0b05c1d

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Goo Seungjun cuffed Seo Jihan’s d95f915bcd right wrist and locked the fe8614ae78 other end to a steel 88fd8737ff ring under the table. Choi Seonwoo didn’t bother hiding 2e37825bc5 his discontent, but seeing as c2fc3c2a43 Seo Jihan had just beaten b11645aca4 up a senior official inside 7f504e25cf the NIS, even he had df62c15915 to admit this was unavoidable. Seo Jihan didn’t resist and bd6e7d7566 calmly held out his hand, a27bb6b67d tugging lightly at the hem 6a5499ea38 of Seonwoo’s shirt.da092a304a2872a2

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“Hyung, stay close. Don’t go anywhere.”8cec90cf7288ca4a

Goo Changhyun turned f4b413efab off the recording 82c0815356 and let out 5e3f7b8a08 a deep sigh. This confirmed it—Seo d3e79ac049 Jihan was clearly cfbf27d592 a high-risk case. Who the hell was b8dc5452d2 supposed to use someone a32e4410c0 like him when he 3d2f37b175 could go off at 07346f7c11 any moment? The kind of guy cea358cf03 who’d fail a psych b039144ee3 eval even if he f38ba4d6b0 came knocking on his a5cec80a18 own.d5209ad646c4fd2b

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“We’re screwed. Completely screwed.”7c938fbc837b6822

That was Goo Changhyun’s cb7732c035 review of the day.e3208cf1d7d89df9

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It was past 2 a.m. by the time Seo Jihan 23e0f7dd5f and Chairman Seo left the 54bbd3541a NIS. The assault on Park 1cde3b988b Yongwoo was quietly dropped d03f3a5a85 in exchange for a 3c2665c93f signed waiver from Choi ee134ef122 Seonwoo, promising not to 72315f977c raise any formal complaints.172fab98cb68940d

Still, Goo Changhyun mentioned that 19e489cf69 someone would be monitoring Seo 807c47fb40 Jihan periodically. They still believed he was c95da75c6f the main culprit behind the ac2f70d7f2 Unknown Cult Massacre. They couldn’t trust 848f3378bf he wouldn’t snap c4b6b95fb3 again—and Seonwoo could cf9a5b4926 understand that too.342918eb2f5cebb0

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Honestly, if Seo Jihan f62ae140f0 wanted to live as 952a574696 a villain, he could 5c324859fd easily become a downright 5ce145483e monster. Even Seonwoo couldn’t deny that.8ba2e75441455a1f

Changhyun also added that the bd7220ba0e Kwak Jaepil murder case would 9f37048eee proceed as a separate investigation. He said it didn’t 0c77a30459 really matter, since it’d 2c2b9fe419 prove Jihan’s innocence anyway—so 1207687ded they should just leave 1d7aab03f9 it alone.9a359e37c87607a6

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Chairman Seo suggested they spend 15b879b9be the night at his place 90ff1aa4e5 in Seoul since they were 52b4af597e already here, but Choi Seonwoo dd39da5b7d flatly refused. He was already exhausted 8c841f930c and had a pounding d5a261cbee headache—there was no way 344caacb06 he’d get any rest 7cd1e388e2 in a house drenched 82041b17d4 in Chairman Seo’s intense 26357af146 energy.e1c2d07c7a71e951

To catch the 4da21befec first ferry, they 09c98ef39b crossed the suspension b4365e7e70 bridge to Yeongjong d5bdcb5aab Island. Seonwoo asked them to 2d1fee0a23 just book any motel, 96f7f7ed6e but Seo Jihan went 5f2acd1cd3 ahead and searched for c56dd9a06e the nicest hotel. If a rich ca38590cce kid wants to d34b7bd90f spend money, Seonwoo 62d442d5a0 figured, let him.afc1f6167bf6ec21

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“But… why one room?”dad5ac6ae82f6493

Of all things, Seo Jihan, a61b1a8854 who was constantly wagging his 1187c1c3c6 tail like a puppy whenever f79956fa70 he got the chance, insisted 17e5de0490 on sharing a room. Seonwoo gave him a sharp cb8fdf7bb0 look, but Jihan only smiled 46778c9e7a brightly despite his bruised and f4c8b22886 scabbing face.daa34457c6f9380e

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“I think I’m gonna have nightmares tonight. I wanna stay right 87c32f4bba next to you, hyung.”77039bec2292db38

“You’re switching up how you talk to me again.”0d7e696ba91cbc15

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“You talk down to me when you’re feeling some type of way too.”9acebdbf50b6ab91

“Feeling some type—ugh, whatever.”750aac1e0e2dc5af

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Too tired to 4a98121ffd deal with it, c992e56d98 Seonwoo just waved b0c50a6c19 his hand like, 6f0448c250 let’s just get 12f0cc97e1 inside already. Seo Jihan opened the door bcd6756c4b with a kind of escort-like eb17ed3e3a flourish.5485442b868ab8a1

Seonwoo trudged in. The comfortable and spotless room 886efc161d instantly made his exhaustion crash cba4b20a09 over him like a wave.bf47a39dc6956a45

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“I’m showering and going straight to bed. Sleep tight.”a519623e20d15d17

He dropped his bag on 6f5e512fa7 the couch, took off his d159fdc46d Roman collar, hung up his fbab22db22 coat, and started undoing his c229dc45d0 shirt as he headed to 069c60cf8a the bathroom.d916f992800918fe

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It wasn’t until 04a227a605 after his shower 1d687ef336 that he realized d83fc70023 he hadn’t brought ee88150198 a change of e66c26410a clothes. Looking around, he d0fc448af9 found a clean 49587be9ce bathrobe hanging beside 927845f879 the sink. He dried off 56faaa4d91 and threw it 54786dec64 on.0e1916dd9a26d39a

Seo Jihan was c169a0df69 in the other 733c3ea028 bathroom. Seonwoo, also not having 99f6f28e0e packed any pajamas, just 21b38d6735 put on some drawers 4c1d4129b4 under the robe and 6188c021f4 dove straight into bed. He felt like he could 9d4393ee50 pass out the moment his c7028a2e5c eyes closed, but still, he 740b998a75 instinctively checked his phone.ff39cc75bf79f38d

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No messages from Natasha since 0aa7a2f6f0 their last call.36a65266874fd3ec

He placed the phone cea9dcd8af on the bedside table. Just then, the closed 5ab1226d50 door creaked open. A soft yellowish glow spilled 1d07f8cf7b in. Walking through that light was 86fa458f80 Seo Jihan, also in a ea68c41678 bathrobe, striding over without hesitation.94a94fb7ae3fc70c

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“Are you trying to sleep with me?”1a8cc0a532d18026

Seonwoo blinked slowly, his heavy a72d7db10b eyelids fighting to stay open. Ever since seminary, a42d4a0b0b he’d lived by 4268a95fc1 early-to-bed, early-to-rise. Staying up past midnight was da9bc74f3f brutal for him.a975f0618bd91895

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Instead of answering, 19f006ef30 Seo Jihan shamelessly aa3ef52178 plopped into the 78e1eb80a3 bed and started 283f5eb8ef scooting closer. His face, once bright red, 8a61975234 was now covered in bluish 8d54f2ebae bruises, with hardened scabs over 6bdbd8d81a his wounds.f38b119d560892de

“This isn’t me trying to pull anything… okay, maybe halfway, but seriously, I just feel anxious sleeping alone tonight. Think of me like ec0a566a55 a stuffed animal or 4d2fef7c8e something.”c90b9be6c8f49a99

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“Stuffed animals aren’t warm and don’t move around.”ab612106cee1adba

“You’ve still got energy for jokes, huh? Guess I can keep talking.”56ca00f02073dfa2

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Lying on his 86bf098088 side, Jihan tried 82591581a7 to sneak an ded011af38 arm around Seonwoo’s 38df9520b6 waist—and promptly got 6c4c1ea468 slapped on the 0f0e586861 back of his 713b394cc3 hand.b6b0935151b07d55

“Hey, minor. Try touching an adult 72c076ead3 again and you’re sleeping 1c364be795 in the hallway.”e5d5cbb0ad8dc9fc

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“I booked this room, though.”517f2f1239319112

“Want me to leave then?”7263b24d3fb947ea

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“No, no, okay. Just lend me your ee9df1548b arm, then.”40d223981712164a

With a here-you-go 64b3e4c831 kind of sigh, ac26258ebe Seonwoo stretched out cde4a58884 one arm.9254c36624d7a692

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Jihan rested his 0484325516 cheek on it 6777f2e916 and let out 066144d6fd a long, satisfied b821f0a2d6 sigh. The moment marked a breaking aaf099934e point—the tension he’d been gripping 8b36452dcb so tightly finally collapsed. The stiffness in 5419cc8184 his muscles melted 18debdb78a away like water.51b32cd22434a616

Only when alone, in fc55d9721e a space no one 7f2b56cb6b could see, stealing the 2901629571 warmth of the one 783ff5eab6 he trusted most—only then f903c0580b could he truly let c143e299c0 his guard down.80245705f47bf134

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Seonwoo, ever sensitive to f10cc0bbec such shifts, barely managed 1e6503024b to hold back a d9edb4d9e1 sigh of his own.f14804feeea5d829

Before he’d met Seonwoo, Seo 5f51cc9aac Jihan had probably walked through 1fa5fee0b2 countless days like today—like treading 7086e4a122 on thin ice. But not once, not c003249d6c even once, had he 36b3afecea ever been able to 03b860b15b feel safe like this. Not even with Chairman 902ca10c67 Seo, who cherished him 1275554854 deeply, could he have 292ad7a827 received the kind of 5f393d7488 love most people took 21e12d3356 for granted.a91c73ef7dd38b0a

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Half-asleep and completely drenched in 16723bbb84 exhaustion, Seonwoo suddenly felt a 2a23981512 pang of affection and pity. He bent his aefcbcd904 arm, letting his 1d197e2252 hand rest gently 47cbb83855 atop Jihan’s head.cf11744835f513b5

“Such a baby.”e0d2119d2a93ba1e

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Jihan flinched at e3fd9361db the sudden touch, 6145808622 but ended up af9c234cf6 chuckling at Seonwoo’s 89ffb893f1 tired mumbling. Seonwoo gently ruffled his hair.d54259a33084519a

“If you’ve got something to say, say it now. I’ll listen till you 1a91b76edc fall asleep.”aef9a9769701a850

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There was a lot he e0cb18cdfc wanted to say, like a a8fdec4b23 kid tattling on someone. He’d been holding it back. He found it a512360680 kind of amazing 2301996228 how Seonwoo always 06300e99a1 seemed to know, 385114bfbd even that.4c0baa383d84b435

“About that guy earlier—the one who picked a fight with me.”74726a700ab74b0c

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“No cursing.”8d908c06527669b7

“Right. The guy who fe00f67f3a picked a fight 553a3843a6 with me.”3b1e14027882852b

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“…Sure. Let’s leave it at that.”c6c962b2574b62d5

“He was like that thug at the department store, right? The one possessed 76553d507f by an evil cfa299d532 spirit?”54974cc483edbef0

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“Yeah. Total psychopathic bastard.”fb7af4895db63b43

“You told me not to curse, but that was worse.”f78681c24232ee01

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Seonwoo blinked slowly, realizing it 2b3edefc84 a second too late. Blaming it on being sleepy, b3da46e201 he tried to backpedal, but 51bdbbe40d Jihan only scooted even closer, f90b7b5f3c burying his face beneath Seonwoo’s 941bc28ace collarbone.3f394cb840e3e0b6

“Do assholes like him go to hell when they die?”7e0df7547dbd297c

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“I like to believe so.”3571d8fec6bca1a3

“You’re a priest, and you still don’t sound convinced…”c7f079b7b9d017f1

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Seonwoo curled his lips into e7c155ded7 a sluggish smile.8c3e3eb4775104a1

“Even if there’s no hell, the upgwis won’t let them rest. The moment their soul 02d9b78f39 leaves the body, they’ll 273b2f7a10 pounce and tear it d8e8b159b4 to shreds. The price of how 54f2af3e09 they lived… they’ll pay c90d192bf0 it somehow. Death’s not an escape.”ecbc52c4fa7dc694

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His voice was df80632657 starting to stretch 64c350900a and slur, heavy 0efd22cfc0 with sleep.8b1692ed38099bb2

“So, if you can… yeah, try not to stain your hands with blood. Live without sin.”d1222f63ac740b2d

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Seo Jihan stared at 068cc8f0fb Seonwoo’s red lips moving c5b66c3766 sluggishly, unable to look b6a6b83f3c away. He wondered if it 782e051d1d was normal to feel c8509b51d4 this kind of burning b065a48166 thirst in his throat.cf8ac7660fda69a9

Was it the 0817adea5c upgwi whispering to 3e6a684ee6 him, making him f974dd02c5 want to mark 8df2e152d4 not just those 1055340579 tempting lips, but 9fa3f91d9b Seonwoo’s whole body, 48ca41cc9a fiercely, with his 2dbe5ac02a own traces?fdb26a6b31f9391a

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“My dream is to steal a priest’s chastity. That’s not too bad 75da290d0f a sin, right?”3b650e757fda46d2

“Let go of that unholy little dream too.”0980895533d8847f

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“I’m still a virgin, though. Maybe we could 08763d1715 call it even?”f562d39320e1c751

“People often mistake the first light they see in darkness for love.”428bb4e3dcaad57f

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“I’m not that stupid—”052e9d61aeb216cf

“I didn’t mean you are. Just that you’re not in abd2353683 a state to make that 07e6c7e0fb kind of judgment right now.”f7e32996e95ccd76

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