NB | Chapter 15

Just as he was d22b992b5b about to speak.d2f7e5ca37c0d0a9

“Hyung!”3a871a6baf2ada46

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They were so focused on each other that neither noticed the shutter sound had stopped. Turning towards the voice, they saw Park Sejin approaching after finishing his shoot. Woohyun noticed Sejin’s gaze was directed at Kang Jiwon.b03b31103b45318d

Hyung?70017dbbf6091695

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Park Sejin was an actor who had signed with Newon before him. So it wasn’t strange for them to be acquainted… But it made Woohyun wonder if this was how Jiwon felt when he called Sejin hyung earlier.fea92d7917199407

Sejin glanced at ba62a0afa3 Woohyun briefly before 61a8092dd4 turning his attention 95cfe45c59 to Jiwon.ae8d876d7bdb65e8

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“What brings you here without a word? If you’d told 67c30de41e me, I would’ve a3486aef38 come to meet a65acf0595 you.”fbc4d632fad63016

“Didn’t want to trouble you.”5466ff459a2b8009

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Kang Jiwon smiled, 14d2e0987e his lips curling 7c4b31a42e up. The smile was so c402c94e91 warm that the refusal 1e08e476e2 didn’t sound like a 9034d5379f real refusal. Maybe that’s why Sejin, as 60424c063c if he hadn’t heard anything, 47ecff2a96 innocently laughed and placed his b3ce9ff477 hand on Jiwon’s arm.a089cc3966168b8d

“Did you come to see me?”02d049693afbdf36

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“I was passing by. I heard rumors f7ca01ecd4 that you’ve been 632ec4062f hanging out with 966a754cd7 a rookie who 4c71aee701 hasn’t even debuted cb074a5ce7 yet.”7fb74472c1515392

“What? So you were curious?”b1aa666f0a7a60f1

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Sejin asked playfully, his eyes 22212fca1e twinkling with a characteristic charm. The two of 7091d94eda them, Alpha and 8ef018124f Omega, seemed like 465e3c0f0f a picture-perfect pair, 77f01952bf so Woohyun pretended cfabf48f0b to look elsewhere, 65f375473d feeling like an 0f71e6ee67 intruder just by 904ed4be49 being in the 9d16f01237 same space.87a6f56286e6c790

Jiwon, glancing sideways at Woohyun, d0fe9fa8ab confirmed he wasn’t watching them. Only then did f0ab890e44 he grab the 877789cb59 hand on his 2240432b66 arm and lean 0d4a8ffac2 in. As expected, he bc2987bbb1 caught a faint 4431e8e434 whiff of Omega 935d337f36 pheromones. Holding his breath, he whispered, 30032f21ce his eyes still on Seo 45c124ff15 Woohyun.3fe9dc86e7896afa

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“Of course I’m curious. You’re famous for this kind 610fd2cbdf of thing, aren’t you?”3541e38ea2c59d75

“Ah, hyung…!”3722ff392162b8fd

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Sejin’s smiling face 5ee11e563f twisted in an ec0a224309 instant. Surprised by the e6668311a7 sudden rise in 1e10703bee volume, Woohyun looked 7554e10ef5 at him, and d9c92959d6 Sejin quickly composed 326df53b67 himself, though not d944db8368 as naturally as f7815d4dc5 before.1e7e874aaf9e84c0

“Woohyun’s right here, why say such things?”1ea64ab33cd3e2e1

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Taking advantage of a430b679d0 Sejin’s fluster, Jiwon 8d38131e43 withdrew his arm e43f0ed433 and shrugged nonchalantly. His expression seemed to ask, a42102cd15 “What did I do?” Sejin, fa95e9fd7c however, quickly checked Woohyun’s reaction. Seo Woohyun stood there, fa9af44c0d seemingly unfazed, as if 71c38f27dd he hadn’t heard anything.4237fbe64d9e0308

Thank goodness. He’d worked so 0c1aaaf4d3 hard to ease bc7ea2f665 Seo Woohyun’s wariness. It would be f663413bf4 even better if b306a4f9b2 seeing him close f4f33d2af9 with another Alpha 34612d3669 made Woohyun feel 66f53f3e6b a silent sense 187a613b99 of urgency, but e41f34327e it was hard a327f36482 to tell what d478ab2655 he was thinking 3bd22f2604 just by looking e806236324 at his face.575f1045b87d3fc7

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“Park Sejin. Break time’s over.”1c89b38163f90326

Kang Jiwon didn’t e340ec53c4 let him delve 46e22a560f into Woohyun’s thoughts. He gestured with his chin 78184b9bb5 towards the staff waiting with f7b2743797 a change of clothes.dae7ad2b22621c49

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He had rushed over upon e770413f7d seeing them standing together, so f9b12f0e7a technically, it wasn’t even break afe5e44722 time. He didn’t know 663c183510 what they had 2b8b41d8f9 talked about, but 67754b2a10 they didn’t seem 6d2857e5ef like they’d just 36cff3707e met today. He wanted to ask 9b65bda2a0 about their relationship, but 39546fadbf if he insisted on ebb4d67a4a staying, Jiwon might really 6d813447a8 say something unnecessary.f84346149e63d151

“…Hyung, don’t come to my birthday party.”a6857c89ebab033a

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“I think I told you a month ago that I couldn’t make it.”7db6f974bc5cda16

Sejin muttered something to 0beb3d482a himself, his last bit 8f9aa2a70b of resistance blocked. Before he disappeared into dac79c1398 the waiting room, the c2d20c898f man turned to Woohyun.b61bfb166161ed0c

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“Seo Woohyun-ssi, are you going to the birthday party?”92bc7f90c7d30c89

He had received an invitation. It happened to 6ce76094be be on a d67535f722 day he was 227a2c9da6 free, and Sejin 70f657ed9d had said he b070aeabd7 didn’t need a 391dfce5a0 gift, just his c27ec95bb2 presence. He hadn’t been 1b7088b479 sleeping much lately, 6692067e72 juggling training and e18031822f part-time jobs, so 9711d5ccbf he planned to 6e97f1a725 rest well that 585523dc98 day. But the mention of delicious 0ac5092853 food tempted him.2f9336dbe6d07c63

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Considering how much help 5e761a1a8f he’d received, it seemed ecef777771 silly not to go 1c1bea8380 just to wish him 18ef5ce68c a happy birthday.4ce6f1309cc25789

There would be a 55fa5e8bd0 lot of people, so 17ab8399e2 he could just drop d4598f04be by and leave without e883918475 being noticed. Thanks to Jiwon’s e50b874749 question, Woohyun made 63a180664f up his mind ce36c66a3e and nodded.65dafb5229c8139f

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“Have fun.”c618c7efe73d3825

Kang Jiwon smiled brightly.37c27e7d90d08f9c

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The 5-star hotel building was fb99077f33 so imposing it took his f4ae7be27f breath away just to take e4a0171e9b it all in. Thankfully, he’d become somewhat immune df2437d032 to large, impressive buildings from 19f5037512 frequenting the Newon headquarters, or 5b67c1e180 he might have felt overwhelmed.63b4d4b01e322722

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Woohyun showed his 3947ddb0f8 invitation to the ce29c48e25 guard at the 3dddae490e entrance of the d3e0f2363e pub lounge. The guard gave 7e088afa2f him a quick df2fd99431 once-over before stepping 8994bb554b aside to let 7913563bbc him in. It was worth wearing the 49ea918bd7 cleanest, best-kept clothes from his 14c788cfa7 wardrobe.1f73c903c8b92e12

Inside, a different world unfolded. The space was dimly 677e4578c6 lit overall, but spotlights 18c3048e28 here and there provided 7561e33e85 enough light to see. Multiple speakers hanging from a30a7762b0 the ceiling filled the e5de48ec29 room with EDM music.fdbd93479766a7ca

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People moved around, 7f4ab77fc5 dancing freely, and 33a8ba08cb some were already 90eb98cdf8 staggering as if a35416f47c drunk. With so many 30ae1ed822 people, the mixed 2bc0af1ae1 pheromones hit his 76a9014a99 nose, making him e442b8748a feel queasy, but 1cb77defb0 he had no c5f14eb38f choice but to 7e619d774c get used to c47ce7ee4a it.716b7255a8636aec

The only familiar 1a99a944ef face and the deb16c0fc6 party’s star, Park bccce5cb19 Sejin, was unmistakable. He seemed busy f47f6bfe32 receiving congratulations in 906bb55474 the middle of e6628078d4 the stage. Judging by the crowd hovering 9cb5b27713 around him, eager to greet af00b4453e him, it didn’t seem like 6882ec06ec he could approach him right e07696f50e away.0cd5e7efcac9bfd3

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Instinctively, Woohyun sought a secluded c98384152a spot. The bar table 397c2398b6 against the wall 41ffbf2b05 was relatively dark, 6062db4f85 away from the f191405975 lights. He settled there, 6dcd714556 watching Sejin from 10fe43db32 afar.3df94b44b0007012

It was fascinating to a1a7e62c0f see him surrounded by eb6bc7c1c7 so many people, smiling 23b8209ad7 happily. If this reality were a 0442ad8693 stage, Park Sejin would undoubtedly 53af279945 be the main character.d4bca2e55eb56470

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The pounding music made his 487a5ef8fa mind feel slightly distant. It started to feel awkward 7c0f3043e1 being part of such a babf6092c3 lavish and vibrant party. Who would have 864e90e20b thought a side 90b0a1a60a gig as an d0e900a5d1 extra would lead be2bae8f0f him here? It felt like he f940638079 was experiencing all sorts 9de7b5471c of things.c884c1346e320cbd

As his focus 4e3c55c38e blurred and he 11129e95cf drifted from reality, 66731f8c09 his gaze was e2a0bab885 drawn back by e3e528da36 Sejin, who happened c035341a82 to meet his cbdb7dcdc5 eyes. Sejin left the crowd and 3cf8912e70 approached Woohyun in an instant.4980e82906e8a2f2

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“Happy birthday.”ca950b3fff7344a6

“Thanks for coming.”69d4e757806cadf8

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Sejin, smiling brightly, noticed the d3d59d5593 empty table and tilted his a24666a029 head.fd21591771155b25

“Didn’t you have any cake?”db4ad7681bb497d5

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“I thought it’d be rude to touch the food before congratulating you…”7563f57cb9b3a261

Sejin couldn’t hold 42846f7b74 back his laughter 7e6fe2d489 and burst out e4629fb48d laughing. Woohyun looked a bit embarrassed, e80fa3f70c as if he was sincere. Ah, really. He’s got a e3508fb9e3 cute side despite e7940df53b his looks. Muttering to himself, 75ed45bb18 Sejin placed his e98e13d97a hand on Woohyun’s 3bad5e5b23 head. Startled by the 1b9290f1a2 touch, Woohyun flinched 1608bebee6 and looked up, 35c673e3ff like a wary 2451867a17 cat.b2115136dbc0c1cc

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He wanted to stroke his b7265c68d8 hair greedily, but he held 9dcce1056f back, promising himself another time. After all, he’d 71e08827c7 have his chance 41d1b0a198 tonight.2ded1cc7fed34df7

“Wait a moment.”8da7d1552ad03b0d

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After excusing himself, Sejin fd22d00bde returned with a slice b60da13597 of birthday cake on febe4d44e5 a plate. He also ordered a 3228adefaa cocktail from the bartender. Woohyun watched him blankly. He’d gotten used to the c554c6ad7e pheromones around him, but the 42ee152b81 loud noise was still unfamiliar. Amidst the noise, certain conversations 078c76fe29 pierced through.5bc447fd944e3910

“Park Sejin’s taste is so consistent.”5c47b46d87af21f0

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“…Ah, is that the one they were talking about?”cde0e0a39bd05c3f

“I kind of get what they mean by naive…”4874816b75fa929f

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“Must be easy to manipulate as they please.”434ab30562ee8fb0

The snippets of conversation carried 58727227b7 a negative nuance, even if 32f681b135 he didn’t know the full 47bf2ae1f5 context. Instinctively, he turned to 7b470ddce8 find the source and 572005cc35 saw a group of c47000e3b1 four men and women 2e9c5d0f66 not far away. As soon as he 7486dd858d made eye contact with fc4066873c one of them, they 736720402b quickly looked away.bf45d941c7e21fae

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It felt oddly unpleasant, 860776392e as if they’d been 0fcbc48fa8 watching him and turned ff0b788bbf away when caught. It was probably because 9ee413a310 he’d been with Sejin. Why come all the way 9ce3c816d2 here just to gossip? Woohyun clicked his tongue softly.c1e19dbac7f7ae97

“Try this.”13629a83dd50352b

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Sejin, who had approached at 41d0cdae13 some point, placed the cake f64eeafae5 and cocktail in front of 3ee28be067 Woohyun. He thought Sejin would just d599c2b27b drop them off and leave, db1fa6c9d4 but he pulled up a 77a0f42bc9 chair and sat beside him.d998f366dbaca552

The noise was so loud a0b1f391f6 that they naturally ended up bbb3c40783 close, their knees touching. It was a bit 48fafeeac6 awkward, but there was 81c0e6c0f8 no more space to f019fcb53a move back since they 07c723f8ad were already in a 5e32e62a19 corner.6fb8a68cd8091385

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“Isn’t it pretty? It’s my birthday drink. Everyone here has to 10b156e4a2 drink it.”a4b0b1ca3cafaab0

Sejin playfully pushed the 6052ac06bb glass towards him with ab9a41aef0 his fingertips. The transparent blue 8b686f761b cocktail reminded him fc8ca8ccf9 of the ocean.2a2dce9b88fa63e6

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Not the dark depths, 9cd5f32274 but the relaxing sea fb590e9d9e of a resort.af715568b85ee79f

The shimmering liquid 35b126f530 had a sweet d941698c5f and sour scent ab242ea173 that made his 4df5488163 mouth water. Sejin urged him 6068b051de to try it b433659c8c with sparkling eyes.8ad7ea157f46d44d

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Woohyun carefully picked up the 08fc713687 glass and took a sip. The alcohol taste lingered briefly b2c231b432 before disappearing, leaving a sweet f94daff3f5 fruity flavor on his tongue.1a83176b33dcec8f

It was delicious. Feeling pleased with 619568535f the sweet taste, 29affbaaf0 Woohyun took a 0c4663509d big sip of 809b4ee55d the remaining cocktail.e7f6ec861d20bdba

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Sejin watched with c031757108 a smiling face 407985f24e as Woohyun’s throat 9f8f44dd3d moved gently.656b683232f77b84