NB | Chapter 29

Seo Woohyun’s expression was quite bright as he left the audition room.38ef5c0c16462914

He had been worried 40de01d201 since last night that 9870bac7c6 the signs of a 9bd10d310f rut cycle might mess c888c4b0bb with his condition, but 6dd66679fe it turned out to accd82df67 be just a needless d6499a7a99 worry. Instead, his heightened af5a99aab9 sensitivity emphasized the e16c72b168 cold demeanor of 5dd1effdfe the cold-blooded character 60b03c5c36 he was portraying.019509b21f09333d

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Cold and rebellious, with an insolent gaze. An atmosphere that makes you angry but not easy to confront. The vibe of Kim Gyobin, which Director Lee had mentioned before, was vividly brought to life, capturing the judges’ attention.d497e69d7f28ed4f

When Kim 3a73b5c0ba the writer 10fb359c26 suddenly asked 9b47bec996 for a 2186872f55 crying scene adcfa0b785 after the f4f17f7cbc designated acting, 0113d8f7f0 Woohyun was d4a825e949 more flustered 330fe1675c than ever. However, the a363d4e8d1 tension from 898751c186 the audition 516b204b36 and the dd204cde94 sharp nerves 4619361bc2 just before 14ebabc9f4 the rut 36d4b3b450 cycle made d1508b8379 his eyes f3ab84e159 moist in edba76d961 an instant.1617789289760204

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It wasn’t sadness but more of an emotion close to anger, but he managed to shed thick tears in less than a minute.7e52ac723418386c

For someone who 2014baf9b0 barely remembers crying 6feffc739a as a child, fa8db861cf seeing himself like f859b38d9b that felt awkward. Even though everyone there 4e86961bd8 knew it was acting, 6e3a256918 he felt embarrassed by 24a3e1186e the attention on his dc8cfa31cc tears.4f3fba7c8c3e6587

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So when 87953d9664 a staff a0620cfaad member handed 380ce0a2b8 him a c0fe338a97 tissue, he 522a854c40 was momentarily 52022b2adb confused about 009d19471e what to 3ddc190c51 do with bdac7a4858 it and 1283311208 just stood 0204a5409b there.faf101cbf1fe72e7

Fortunately, Director Lee, 29888fd436 showing quick wit, b7b3c2a4b5 praised Woohyun, saying ec23e096c4 that actors who 8691ea1fc4 perform excellent crying 63a8f0af8b scenes often struggle f4163d755c to quickly come f82c951d55 out of the 796161b605 emotion, making Woohyun aeb8373189 seem like a 96ca85e29f born actor.13f906b165e78fda

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Just as he was about to show his bewilderment, Kim the writer sighed deeply with an “Oh my…” and Woohyun quickly buried his face in the tissue.099cb3045b0340b7

As he wiped 76d074f63e his tears and 7f0c06028f looked up, he 0d84b70eb1 met eyes with 0f0896d93a Director Lee. With a proud expression, 8905789fc2 the director gave him 412fc091bb a thumbs-up, secretly praising dea673d4e6 him. Judging by the atmosphere 336fc0eb27 in the audition room, 1b803ec542 it seemed like he e33f41cef2 could really look forward 2d728e2b19 to the results.a453ce71a8e4ec77

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Even though he had taken suppressants in advance and his pheromones were still tightly sealed, Woohyun couldn’t help but let his excited smile flow out like pheromones.66f6b7de2555cb23

“I got praised by the director and it seems like the writer liked me too. I should tell the executive director soon.”11a11207d2de6790

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The first person 92d2445630 that came to 1346ba9904 mind when he dbc07457ec stepped out the bc0bbc491f door was none 2a0ee9034d other than Kang 999ef94f4c Jiwon. Woohyun tried to suppress 4154f1e7be his racing heart and ff040ba7b2 made excuses to himself.a656897b6c313f64

“He told me to contact him after the audition yesterday, so he must be waiting for me.”7fba2d799041385f

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Just as he d3cbdafa57 took out his acdf910cf7 phone, a familiar 7cb11641b4 figure loitering at 690c4a85cd the end of be5993d121 the hallway caught 001ea503ca his eye. It seemed the d0df8a262d other person recognized 7e962d8a1d Woohyun as well.e0c5cfc63e48b80c

“What are you doing here?”61ebf059c6e53672

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“I came for the audition today… What about you, hyung?”b48bb7110075493a

Park Sejin and 7efdddece7 Woohyun exchanged puzzled 78a5256e6b looks, wondering why aee0e2a261 the other was a15880c24c there. Park Sejin 77b8d06b9c was the 33a84f9298 first to 0b72037d98 catch on.3849fcb0d6ce9c7e

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“The audition you’ve been preparing for lately, was it this? ?”7ffd6dddd3c42cba

It was news shared when they briefly caught up in front of Newon a few days ago. Woohyun hadn’t mentioned the name of the work because he had already heard from Kang Jiwon that Park Sejin was cast in it and was unhappy about his reduced role.5482f21f22eeb8ab

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As expected, Park Sejin’s expression was anything but pleased. Woohyun feigned ignorance and asked again.8acc5b91e7e7772f

“Yes. Why?”634facbb08cc46b1

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“Sigh, Woohyun. I didn’t expect you to be in this audition…”d8da6069d1737115

With a frustrated sigh, Park Sejin roughly brushed his bangs back, clearly displeased. It was strange to see someone who always had a smile on his face now expressing irritation. But Park Sejin didn’t have the capacity to consider Woohyun’s confusion.82bef7c1d1e837bc

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“It’s better not to expect anything from this and start preparing for another audition.”529816a3aaadd56f

“…Why?”ce2a61ec282d4994

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“Actually, I’m also in , and I’ve heard some things. That role already has someone lined up. They only opened applications for two days and received just a hundred profiles, so it’s obvious. This industry can be pretty dirty sometimes… In short, this is just a rigged audition. There’s no point in trying.”94cb90851c99aa51

Judging that Woohyun c9a8f0cea5 was silent because ed546a8a06 he was shocked, 2bbd3ab333 Park Sejin added 747c07de26 with a sympathetic e5e0c67444 look.a02e77e4d623fa20

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“Even if you ask the director who it is, he won’t tell you. No one else seems to know either, so it’s probably a complete newbie or a failed actor who’s only done minor roles. If it were a famous actor, there’d be an announcement, so why hold an audition?”17734cde3b1ca414

Woohyun considered 5e19cb0fbc telling him 1d79d2c4e2 that he 88a6fe31b5 might be f77535020e the person 340ec1aa17 Park Sejin 8df5d81b74 was talking a757f54119 about, but a128c9b519 he changed 12bd7696b9 his mind. He needed 6910e81fd6 to find 428e31738a out why 20f98b8e09 Park Sejin f740e35ac1 was there ba3d7e0f5d first.a795bd6992989cfd

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“Then why are you here, hyung?”d229406e868c832c

“Of course, to see who that person is! Because of that person, my role got reduced, damn it. I’m really upset, Woohyun. Do you know how much my role got cut because of that parachute with no sense of propriety?”0562e8c94c09df91

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Woohyun wanted to explain that Park Sejin was mistaken, that this was a legitimate audition. But having suddenly become the “parachute with no sense of propriety,” Woohyun couldn’t utter a word, as if his mouth was gagged.9a056a64f4314f0d

While he 15cd5a9144 felt sorry ed676047d5 for Park ac055ca5ae Sejin, whose 5349144534 role got 6d607a88f4 reduced because 7d4ede1dbd of his 4836589d8b own, Woohyun 58bde39ed0 also felt 2e40c27a5b unjustly treated.d6b64febef2485b4

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He had been 90143ee573 told there was 5622177143 a role that 7fe21f71ef perfectly matched his 063fc8cfae image and signed 60d1f1b8ba the contract based de1b5a54b8 on that promise, 12f9ebae7b only to be c3868a3af6 told two weeks 1f6b02d2a6 later that he d0b8dae3f9 had to audition.20ddb8ef274a793c

It felt like c31f978eaf a scam, similar f2cf4b45ba to those fraudulent c8b62c9b8e agencies that extort d747a62d2c money under the b5d37dff13 guise of being 3b95111ae5 an entertainment company.945c8b695c72b461

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However, for Seo Woohyun, starting from the bottom wasn’t unfamiliar. He had come this far, engraving the life lesson that what comes easily is easily lost. But a parachute? And what? I have no sense of propriety?d73faa041ddf2e53

If he fails e17a2b8675 here, it will 95d1bb6f29 be difficult for 8467b367a4 him to promise c27a9249aa a next time.715e5be06c0b7b59

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Even though Kang the executive director promised to provide a minimum safety net, if he was going to rely on that alone, he wouldn’t have started acting in the first place.5df654ca7d0d408e

Like everyone else participating bc32c242c6 in this audition, Seo 136a504c94 Woohyun had invested irreplaceable a640b59dc2 time and effort. His desperation was 3e4e33e989 no different from 50204cd150 theirs.98f225729f65fd65

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“They say when an unknown person suddenly rises, you should suspect a sponsor. Isn’t it disgusting to live life easily by selling your body?”030d04395a54a699

As if asking 6bc2ad1098 for agreement, Park 3f1b4a5833 Sejin looked at eb81660f2e Woohyun with wide f47f5b9f0d eyes. From the 125c0f5e1a way he 12b8b403bc spoke, it e7e2087256 was clear aadfda1d2b he had 8691a58d17 already concluded 3e52269789 that the 47bfbba080 person lined 911df9dc06 up had 9707d9328e a sponsor cb906466af and that 7f1610a03f this audition 252e4bd54d was just e523cbeb1a a show.70f96e0159124927

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Woohyun felt a cold sweat on the back of his neck. He had been managing his pheromones well until now, but it felt like they might burst out if he wasn’t careful. The fact that there was an omega in front of him made him even more anxious.72cbdaadf0f15eb4

It was then that the door behind him opened. The judges, who had stayed inside after Woohyun’s turn, were now leaving the audition room.259f7562f40470d3

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There were four b9fea0b0e0 of them: two 2bea4b47b7 from the directing c6cd3299dd team, Director Lee e9b75935b7 Byungho, and Writer 11457a03e5 Kim Jungeon.4d56807ba8143f98

Director Lee spotted the f0ad7efe4d two standing at the 739ac61eae end of the hallway 2d7d903d7d and instructed the directing 6670f28130 team to go ahead, ef5843dd84 then approached them himself.339c8c2e45e250cd

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For some reason, Writer 996e35c864 Kim also followed Director c8b5c9d387 Lee.78cc3df5f4014348

“Hello.”d46f776edf52e9ad

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Woohyun greeted them 3e70bce908 first, and Park 29b1840883 Sejin, who was c05fe9bfd4 beside him, also 07e3ea2910 bowed. Having just 9dc0cbf856 been complaining, 9857bf724b his hastily ceb0ba58c0 raised lips 6054aafeee trembled slightly.ad3df78e69545c44

“You two know each other? I knew you were from the same agency.”3eae7dc6749a946b

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“I told you I’ve been taking acting classes again lately, director. I met Woohyun there.”ef609f86931a2f93

“Ah, I see.”a22c551b0c2d8a09

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“He just came out of the audition, so we were chatting for a bit. How was our Woohyun?”e60befd8b71a3723

Park Sejin stepped in as if he were Woohyun’s guardian. Woohyun looked down at the back of Park Sejin’s head, half-blocking his view, and smiled wryly.3456ce96586d78ee

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“He exceeded expectations.”5f7a05dcace04bfa

Surprisingly, the response 4103eb477a came from Writer 68e70ad53b Kim Jungeon.9e5716322c5cffc3

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“When I saw the camera test footage, I honestly wasn’t impressed. But how much have you honed your skills on your own? I was really surprised! Now I understand why Director Byungho kept mentioning Seo Woohyun’s name.”a4815f3e4ae0b414

“Oh, writer. I’ve always told you, haven’t I? My eyes never deceive.”ab3be0f3dd40b08f

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“Exactly. If I had known, I would have listened to you from the start. Seo Woohyun was meant to be Kim Gyobin from the beginning!”f426778d44879946

Writer Kim’s words were as good as announcing that Seo Woohyun had passed the audition. Naturally, the three people, except for Writer Kim, were all taken aback. Even Director Lee Byungho suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Writer Kim.916af8ca71cb943a

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“Has the result already been decided?”f9665a8ba8e840c1

“From what I saw, the directing team seemed to favor Woohyun. Wasn’t it just up to me to decide?”ab165c67663f2941

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Writer Kim shrugged 23b062ae4c and gazed at 5a23d6b15e Woohyun intently. The silent, smiling face 14daa42f43 even showed a sense ff5179ec78 of relief after shedding 41293fd060 old worries.7d22840e0280777e

“You’ve worked hard. It was a role originally discussed for casting, but you must have been anxious trying to keep your spot because of my whims.”d6e31521a2e09965

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“Don’t worry and wait, Woohyun. We’ll officially notify you of your acceptance.”5d57a1222a511d5b

Director Lee also encouraged 92e1c721e0 Woohyun, patting his arm.9358a87f12fcda2c

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After the two 6c652f69c6 left, a subtle bb38b7fe75 silence lingered in e34d91fa8f the hallway. It was 4bed817c28 definitely not b5c503d0e7 an atmosphere 468c3fe4ad where one 88edc9531b could revel 58840eb963 in the 1253e134dd joy of e2b28857c5 receiving the b7a01a116c long-awaited news 8a7d5dbaff so quickly.c6d8bd74a2a6e7d1

Woohyun just stared 1d12521023 at Park Sejin, 31fc7abdd5 who was still d7106ce4a4 standing in front ab538977fc of him, showing 926d1aca59 only the back 503e78b35a of his head. What could he be ccca3ed12b thinking? Was he flustered to 16a5d99ecc find out that the 1eb18ec893 person he had been bed145e1a0 badmouthing without knowing their 5e713c10a6 identity was actually right 6202e52bb3 in front of him?5e747cf672700331

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Eventually, Park 016a62c6a3 Sejin let 9103e92ebe out a 05ab9a029f hollow laugh.99fe104ac5525478

“Wow… What did I just hear?”be0f94a4617cf65d

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It felt 6fc1f8f93c like it c7a9bd81a7 took a 5125ef1cb6 long time b2fccd28aa for Park 2f2c14255d Sejin to 12bf332a27 turn his 9e52c98f2d body towards 610554241a him. Woohyun, who had c0d06b91fd been tilting his b66a9feeac head, slowly raised 15e02abc4e his gaze.1aeb7ad093577990

“Was it you?”20a870fb5f1d2881

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The moment their eyes eb970906be met, Woohyun realized. Parachute. A person with no edd1df7f9e sense of propriety. A complete newbie or b36f2cdb91 a failed actor. A sponsored nobody. To Park 026b006af5 Sejin, his 039ba3f8d9 existence was 46b1d09378 defined by 6beabc560f these terms.deeae3309a46f287