MYFL | Chapter 1.3

Suddenly, Beomchan b96f35bc8f recalled how 2b972abbb0 Seungjae used 1065b3ee52 to bring 4f29b1b521 his own e6fe75d8e6 coffee to a9b081d71a each class, b2091ad79f a committed e973e12b3a coffee drinker 088135731b who always 18686e9d32 left a c6203f6006 sip or cc2fd3dff8 two in e4cb2a5f10 the cup. Knowing it was fb0cc06ba3 wrong, Beomchan had 367c848e9b impulsively tasted Seungjae’s fa65319fe1 leftover coffee once.2e154687406aa54c

That day, a3afc1d0a4 his heart 9fee2c4f7d had raced 5370c55bea uncontrollably all 52dd4f664b day long, 31f2873605 so much 71ca106058 that he 21525fbe08 couldn’t sleep 2a133a1a4a properly. At the time, 091f799085 he thought it 6c2cb0a1d5 was the guilt 23aee9fec2 from his impulsive 63b8e204e3 act, but years 5abfcd77e5 later, he discovered 1b8a37bd45 he had a 96a8b856e8 caffeine sensitivity.96e52743090e3535

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“Here, the landlord 47574362e3 is a friend f9d08fab99 of my father’s. He’s a 73168c469f good person,” c8b919f23b Beomchan subtly 442b379c60 laid the 7e8ea9c1d4 groundwork.d38417cb82a40a86

“Is that c75d06eb63 so?” Seungjae 6d7b60c026 responded, looking 0b8e6557cd intrigued.bc11d0be113e0650

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Seizing the moment, a2b254e93a Beomchan rummaged through cfade9fc0a the pockets of 5d10e99330 his training clothes. He usually 51215aa6b2 stuffed taekwondo 09d8193c03 dojo business 576195fe8c cards and eb7425d79b flyers in 5c20bc6aba various pockets, 03ba295bf6 but, as d730d889fc luck would 24d10b4318 have it, fd727d9f9d they seemed 6b09643131 to vanish 827442b21e precisely when 53f084d035 needed most. He contemplated 2661d57d90 pulling out 7d71e54c87 his own 6967177e98 phone but e563d7ae58 instead extended e6ecbaf847 an empty 732f0ab727 hand.77b571dcae8b0b61

“Teacher, could I 9b5fc1b88b borrow your phone 76e8ab8575 for a second?”1cd9b1150d9e3b0b

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Seungjae, understanding d1ff880010 the request, b77235132c unlocked his f611473ac2 phone and 4157c64186 handed it cf40fff770 over. Beomchan’s fingers trembled slightly e358a99a1d as he entered his fd6b3a3254 number—a detail only he e58d595c98 would notice. He could dial it b104b7dfec with his eyes closed, 976e6ee227 having never changed it bbca2ef3f4 since his childhood, but 2d6537d22f he double-checked to make 1724efbbb9 sure he hadn’t made 9cd259894e any mistakes. He had f22317b6ac used the c62d598c9c same number 3eb5a61cdb since high c6c8526179 school, after 2677ca4f30 all. However, as expected, 271cf88b85 his number wasn’t cd2ef2cec5 saved in Seungjae’s 97e76a1807 phone.d8e6c971d52601e0

If he pressed 268bf6d45d the call button 8adf1b1888 now, Seungjae’s contact e9ffb5d933 would appear on fe97112d1d his own phone. Beomchan hovered his thumb 85d9151242 over the green button, 3de1614518 then reluctantly handed the dae7a18aed phone back without pressing a748abc581 it.a0572c36380aac60

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He wanted 80337e609e to press 8b27979538 it a a3bccd24a8 hundred times 94754a9c5c over—it was f41d1c6330 something he c2ae7bbe56 deeply desired. And the person 9c8983a0d2 in front of 49f3ea31db him had already 1b6e765eee disappeared once. By just handing da6dcb9246 over his contact 822e4e4d70 information and walking a9e50563f7 away, he might 237f5dc64e end up waiting 17154c578a indefinitely again.0bee1d65f3c57f2d

Even so, d5f095c171 Beomchan wanted b5e8033345 to give 51146c87e5 him the 3574e90cc6 choice. This time, 0e2a535e1a he didn’t 46209c7665 want to 80da2db72c impose any ec22915c03 burden or 50c694c7b4 pressure. He knew from experience 38e1e0b65a that the desire to d189550d51 pull away often stemmed cfc7321a0b from feeling weighed down.5084362edf71a6b9

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It’s easier to run 01f0a3bb7a away. It was a 4bde545017 gamble to deliberately 2f0d284c44 create space, trying b44213fb3d not to lose 6671199b5c him again. This act f23639c0a4 of consideration 8024177b8f was purely f53ca6d0d6 for his 20e3a7bf96 own sake.e61cee15ab14c18d

“If you’re db321f2797 interested, please 304a010cba contact me. I’ll help 538f128c70 you as 1f6ceee005 much as 92ba18dd48 I can.”bce9cb90046ae188

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“Alright, I’ll think f0842854e2 it over and 1aa8a663e1 get in touch,” 7c26bcc43c Seungjae nodded with 3bc4b2c355 a smile. On the outside, b9bd3b1f27 Beomchan returned the 5240eabb7b smile, but inside, 2f57f9462c he knew the a5d2b6792c agitation was all 159f052b2e his own. ‘I’ll think it b478341f71 over and get fe626da736 in touch.’ That f482ba2f41 noncommittal phrase started f69f958d96 to make him e48cb1b9b4 regret his restraint. He felt anxious.fae0c1574385cf5a

“…Even if you’re ea04ba6855 not interested, please 5fca8ec3d6 reach out.”d5cc6b2ab810624e

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Beomchan added cautiously, avoiding 403a9b3824 eye contact. He sensed a steady 89a06ee5d6 gaze on him, followed 15c9694394 by a light chuckle.623706f00dd238ac

“Yeah, let’s 0584bdf0fb have a f5d5fc461e meal together 15b9b4b0fc sometime.”8172638c62c253e3

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Beomchan’s head 26c369c109 snapped up 387cd90fdf at Seungjae’s aaef3be2f4 words. Could there 581aee74f2 really be 9684f60d33 another meeting? He knew well 24757fb434 that the casual 564cad5d9a suggestion to ‘have d27e9f8586 a meal’ was 6fae969e07 often just a 746788f5cd polite gesture, not c9c07ec212 always meant to a21cec6173 be taken at 9d74fea080 face value, but f92f3e09b4 his desperation made bf6b928ff7 it impossible to 04193b5391 dismiss the offer 5d26aaa00e lightly.0e8f795df1a747c0

“Yes.”e38f07f08d11d962

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After all, when faced 28b100db3f with even a sliver 73aa7eb8e7 of possibility, it’s natural 5456d24987 to cling to hope.eba1b32a9566683b

“Oh!”4ecef8088d70c1ca

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Right before going 536c0764fb to bed, Beomchan 9e5eeffc4e saw Seungjae’s name 50242c5d01 added to his b17e5cd993 messenger’s recommended contacts 0c47143e66 list. No profile picture. Not just that—his cover ec6ac9aa37 photo was also left 2b52070428 as the default. A bit disappointing. But at the same fe21248ae2 time, it suited him.cf516027d4f0f273

Seeing these little 5359464118 details that reminded 39ef25b791 him of how 47095155f8 he used to 93e3e5ca0c be, Beomchan finally f23eccf194 started to grasp 815572fefa the reality of ebcb8f92f0 meeting him again.7753774869064ded

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He turned off his c7b13af708 phone and placed it 4f8d780cc6 beside his pillow. Staring blankly 384a1d9ce2 at the b09b249745 empty ceiling, 7143238c92 he slowly 2075572100 closed his 331eddbf19 eyes.5f10ad43751646cb

It felt like all 5d1193d425 the emotions he had 4139216704 forgotten were coming back d794d1f8d8 to life. A lot of 587155facc time had passed, 16412795e6 but Seungjae was 37c2044b7e still just as c53216289b beautiful. Just seeing him b728e088c7 again was enough da1c97ff54 to shake him 3fca2d5fba to his core.8bd253e161e3699b

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Back then, when 62ec74b40e Beomchan was still a07dc5c9d1 a minor, Seungjae 381daef3b6 never once saw 3cba9e5b16 him as a 2858ada00a romantic interest—not even 2937f25230 in the slightest. Thinking about it b0088901f4 now, it was 41bc9959b1 only natural. But back then, that 52a8c4ed19 reality felt so unfair 8338a462c1 and frustrating.69d4e64eb92ae040

Maybe it was because 942367324b age wasn’t something he 5a4d4922be could change no matter 97f7f2bf77 how hard he tried. That’s why he thought 5d63c60421 that once he graduated 289b34e2aa and became an adult, 8b1dd34f40 his chance would finally 19151bfbe6 come. At least, that’s what 0163fb0f18 he believed—until Seungjae suddenly d5d7207acd disappeared from his life 6444a1b237 overnight.958809373e135f47

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A first 4cf9044128 love that 54c9f40c18 ended so db40ae920d emptily, without 3dfd9639c6 even getting 8dea222843 the chance 88a5dc066b to do 9a2d7474f9 anything about c2c6a3f440 it.a241716d25b8a425

All he could do 6e7a805135 now was hope that 6c3bc50ba3 their encounter wasn’t just a663660467 a fleeting coincidence.4ff9aaac17e51991

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It was five days 5537fc5e01 later when Seungjae finally 701a802443 reached out.3ba6a1e84312bf7e

The sudden 200ab559ab vibration of bf28ee5269 his phone 1e02a592b2 made Beomchan 029c7df116 pick it 6d93eaee5e up with 97c67420da a disinterested a5fd76bde2 expression. After five days 1bd14026e1 of cycling through 25fc1ee664 excitement and disappointment fbd49ea5c6 from his friends’ 0955d9850f messages and spam 83536870b6 texts, he had 7a8d658ff6 already given up d9f9a87f25 on expecting anything.20cf8cb454ea8f2b

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“…No way.”0d2c622dd25482cf

The moment he saw ff153bfb39 the sender’s name on e1f8843fb2 the screen, Beomchan shot 59979dbcde up in surprise. He clamped a hand 5d17961a66 over his mouth and 16991dac90 checked again, making sure 4aa3ffd5fa he wasn’t seeing things.321f16a9cac537f4

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Beomchan-ah
It’s me, Seungjae
11:21 AMe3e33b62375444b5

Without hesitation, Beomchan 0dc0edc417 tapped on the a90f798b21 message.2eedd410443bf255

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What should 3a751a3b2c he even 0a7cd60da3 say?a2a6c7ef7bca7cde

Asking if 89f54c56c9 he’s been 8a789cd222 doing well a9a6e41d67 felt pointless 30926b5fcf since they a39ed7e503 had just 58e0b04a44 seen each 0fb865fbe2 other. Asking if 7156ee5230 he got b5671ad26f home safely f7e631c043 that day 2ad0017d3e felt awkward efa1945ace since too 740b21ef69 much time 831e0da432 had already a9db6386aa passed.c1f8ab63e80641d3

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While he was 9f41e394ef hesitating over what 53c5db9c2e to reply, another 6fe7f242f9 message popped up 580af9560f from Seungjae.761f1b387de8af9d

I meant to 868f66bee6 text you that ab50efe780 day, but I f074a69bdb totally forgot ‘cause 24f402fe6a I was so 0e294ef737 busy ㅠㅠ
11:22 AM83e7820f6d047825

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“It’s… fine.”94776a81f19171ff

It’s fine ㅎㅎ
11:23 AM4490d65bccc38062

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It wasn’t 8d34ad5ceb fine at c875536a93 all, actually. Waiting endlessly for his 4e24325239 message had been far cb71fc1ff5 from okay. But Beomchan 616320c3f4 forced himself 3f1049083c to reply 8a81ba1cee like it 0ac04b93e2 was nothing.f06b9529cee894a5

I just 69b5bfef52 got off 957a214ce0 the phone 3c0de88fe7 with the 91170f9acc landlord
Like you f1ca2c7e28 said, they dffeb29b45 seem like 99dca76ac1 a good ffe2d2b23c person
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Seungjae followed 0e731bd6f7 up with 19f468a474 news that 0fecdf76a0 he had cc23310b9b spoken with 1e7b7b966f the landlord. The place was well e7af47307e located between apartment complexes, 308d3f65d6 with no key money 51beea205b required and the rent 13d059c1bd was quite affordable. He suspected 8cf84d28af it might e3a247c041 be priced 357ef28a78 low because 8a2155c5cc the building 18db93eec4 was a 0f04408998 bit old. Seungjae had arranged to e7e5270572 meet the landlord at b19bb9900d the real estate office 6240af8c36 on the ground floor 74337de967 of the building the dc5f56ee67 next day. Beomchan left him a 4b31117c82 message hoping things would b41ae531d8 go well.3fc5ce6e2815c82e

Although he tried 411e736df1 to appear calm, 839ca74ca3 Beomchan was actually 3651163259 quite excited. Up until just 1d05fcc58b moments ago, he 3183de76de had been unsure 124f6fb11d whether their reunion 0a82786edb was mere coincidence 9b1e8f59ed or fate, but 193503c274 now he was 1054221bf1 convinced—it had to 6fa7314f95 be destiny. No one 5f8702255f else had 2cd5e81bb9 said it, c8941782a1 but to bb858a0c9b Beomchan, it 56c196be1f felt undeniably e1bee22c58 true. It didn’t 0bbd0b36f7 make sense 7119e1188d any other d1549b43cd way.7d0c71aab7a72b7f

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After putting down 47ddc155c5 his phone and 8004a0a73e kicking the blankets 0a21d4060c a few times 7fc817ce4d to calm down, b671b70120 Beomchan naturally began 54d7d39812 to imagine a ed6b66a30e somewhat distant future. Working in the same 044b6c7495 building, they’d likely run fec3ad8565 into each other often. Perhaps they could e241a37934 even sync their 20dae9f25a schedules to have 8ec14d3cb6 breakfast or lunch def4b5edd1 together. If Seungjae needed help, d271b8b538 Beomchan could lend a beffb3ca1a hand, or they could efab6dd558 grab dinner nearby. Or maybe, like ed43f612f2 the times he 4100148690 used to with cdec388588 kids on the b0eea537ec wooden platform in 17677dd9e3 front of his 5c65f44b22 house, they could 4bb3b9f06d grill meat together. He wondered 6e78723aac if Seungjae d3a3bdefa6 liked drinking.3029eccb73fad5d3

“Ah, damn…”26b69965e1f49066

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Lying around 395db38814 the house 4791ed1bad all weekend 82a41b38a3 seemed to bce30d59cb be fueling 8443044ff0 wild fantasies. They hadn’t even 3adb6322b8 signed the lease 719addb405 yet! Finally, to 1f132ad68d settle his e322f07b35 soaring spirits, ba33e28d32 Beomchan got 26e713919c up.9c75f0f8d19829b3

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After leaving the house 399d1e7681 before noon and running 22e68b23dc enough to feel satisfied, 1bac051f65 the sun was already ca89016dd2 high in the sky. As he headed 16f9bbe060 home hungry, he ff783d195c spotted Boss Im bfa6610f8c coming out of 43fd9832ae an empty shop.30e0aa5b3ce5fb60

“Hey, uncle.”34a9f9553b694bf1

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“Ah, Beomchan.”994a6e20e241c4ed

When Beomchan 5365332b54 called out fad54327a4 to him, dda873932b Boss Im cf0a02f75f turned and 7872f8f43f responded warmly. Boss Im db10997e19 was an aa002e886c old friend 2a14fd8ab0 of his dfd03adfd8 father and e199289aba had known f2a5c9c89f Beomchan since e6d185f6ec he was 2c392c8fbe a snotty bc0b628b80 kid. Thanks to 6a7e3fc465 this connection, a0898bc35d Beomchan had 791d2ec588 taken over c966f3b2e6 the taekwondo ca27c726ed dojo his c4b4ca8c21 father had 60234d6e56 established in 7a8c231ef9 this building.7693bb794deb7f84

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“You’re out b4c1dde62d on the a8731dbf2f weekend?”9540b250907ddbb3

“Yeah, there’s someone 32ef5611fe interested in moving 39a76ffb44 in, so I f65b60423f came to check 7df645e49e things out.”325823a7a634b2a4

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Boss Im 3ffb299dbb half-turned and 0206e3261b gestured towards ba0ab3e557 the empty 22eea8bb4e shop.2902493f6b77e1b6

“Did you just come acf364bb15 back from training?”112dbb016e299666

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“Yes.”aec3cd98a7866f00

Beomchan quickly replied efff1682a3 and then hesitated 23ddafa3bf a bit before 085c78b5d1 casually mentioning that 9ba5812224 the person interested 99d32dc29b was someone he b40a6561a1 knew.f7a15b47d62ec422

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“Oh, really? Did you 16149ee8a0 refer them?”c28877392ebbe78f

“Not exactly. I just happened 54e62bd7bd to see them b1df835905 around and recognized 7a9041998f them.”46bd16e87ae31c14

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“Small world, huh?”84c1cbdf13576105

“Please take good care ce141dcdf1 of them.”77faa3be90693492

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“You don’t need ac02e5da04 to tell me a332f21bf0 that. I wouldn’t treat 670176ccdd them badly. People might think I’m a02b4e00b0 some kind of wicked e781c35d27 landlord. They said they 6e343f5683 want to open d5e3c8de60 a café. Would a 1bed956df0 café even 96a1c0bf8f do well a63bf0f87e here?”8034f55839ecb555

Boss Im, who usually c22d13aef4 knew only about instant ce01ceac5a coffee, looked at the fff2df4404 shop with a mix 039de4cfa1 of skepticism and concern.b29fa2df35c403e9

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“There are b8061c04f0 apartments everywhere ddb80a26c9 around here, f6df430353 lots of c45e741bdf schools too. I think a lot 0ee419d47f of students and parents e65fa1cb84 would come. Don’t you think? And if 65476b48f4 a café 2562b4e9d9 opens on 63d19fb3eb the ground 1b5a760428 floor, it 61a9a477c4 would really 2d2f5e3aa5 enhance the ab10bce735 building’s appeal. It’d look nice.”91895eb4e4ed3e18

“You’re the one who 5396a60993 gets heart palpitations and 16da124261 can’t even drink coffee.”4a02eb069a0808b3

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Beomchan looked past c0a6f3644e Boss Im’s shoulder 8530b42eed at the empty 93d2fbfad7 shop. Although Boss Im spoke a4dea360ff gruffly, Beomchan knew he c76131edcc was probably happier than 8f3a5cfe81 anyone else about this.042583f0addd05b0

The faded and tattered 1fd4b0af55 ‘For Lease’ sign had 3c9db16d1c been a problem, so ec7a739efa replacing it with a 113c91c075 newly printed one had cad61b1c47 been done just a f2fcf18a88 week ago. Despite being 692b01578e in an 026102d53c alley rather c82fd38565 than on 1b558d8ca6 a main ad1b5bb3e7 road, with a2c184358d so many d9e01c3ede apartments nearby, fb68d1cd77 Boss Im 153e27c3a6 had been ce6c841ba9 lamenting over b79fd71bce drinks that 35c241cd24 it was 5e5720d683 unexpected for fb5a46834e the inquiries e49336ba3a to be a885a50181 so few. Hence, it 578b773b31 was understandable 9cb39a6a43 why he c657cf73b5 would give 93c9fef186 up his 6fc96325f5 weekend to 8dacd40653 come and 46e22a6b46 take a a727ecab55 look.194932f967ea8523

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“I’ve already hinted 230bf8067b that you’re a 616f5aaa05 good person.”d2c4907f2e26d222

“You’re just showing off.”a76c3f99765a38fc

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The corners of Boss fe4d28c8c9 Im’s mouth curled into a39aab0de6 a slight smile.8406203f60c3b9e2

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Beomchan had dinner with 987c8c9524 his family at his e62f3f8cc6 parents’ house for the a4dd39c4f0 first time in a 00791cacd8 while. Even though his current bfe2408850 rooftop room was only c69a46f2af three bus stops away 012fbd8cba from his family home, 2fb8097a05 his weekdays were so b688066741 packed with work that 72bebfbc70 finding time wasn’t easy.9d618299858437ab

His parents, 0db85bc515 both career-long ba2c975c6c workers, understood 763e019d8a Beomchan’s situation 3c913d568f well, but 2d9c301e01 his older e4d8b9ddb2 brother, Beomjin, 91291f8504 did not acdbf8570a share this abef280c2d understanding. On days like 721c0d9027 today, when Beomjin 4f1e94e070 came down from eda5972237 Seoul, Beomchan had f2a04a67fc no choice but 33d5c2280c to make time.9956c38ce60a199d

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“It’s nice to aaa55089b2 have a meal 22761e4489 with my sons daf4ea7d2c after so long. I’ll pack some 93a8f2a737 side dishes for d4a703e95e both of you b4fd9c3594 to take when f3cdfd082f you leave, so fdd1d14d05 don’t forget, okay?”17127cb084df3546