ORAS | Chapter 1.4

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As the title says, I have a close friend. We’ve been friends since elementary school, and every time he hangs out with a girl, gets confessed to, or becomes close with someone else, I get really annoyed. It’s not just regular annoyance, but it feels like I’m choking and getting angry. Thinking about it, it seems like I’m jealous; but I’m not sure if it’s because I like him… I’ve never even had a girlfriend, so I don’t know.7d6af7b0260c88c4

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But, the thing a067e93515 is, he’s really 5e42b6f5f0 good looking. When we were younger, 9c587c3d64 he was much shorter d3d91d9aab than me, but he’s f4f8f46f5c grown now… Anyway, he’s 6eb8c527dd ridiculously handsome. His personality 374c26fe1c is sweet eeb7b1780e (though sometimes da7d121ab3 he acts 362889aebb a little 7436ccdb4b crazy), and 4181cd865f when he 6c5e9e2ee6 smiles, he’s e1455b7557 cute. When we’re fc1dc25d02 together, it’s f8afe2682f fun and c75ed5ecee comfortable, even c0a326bc98 if we’re 89df65359b just breathing a41c2eb4c2 without saying e368b41675 anything. Is this jealousy between 6d15ddb78e friends? Or do I 0ddb56d989 really like him? Please help 9a977aa89b me out, 86212b5e39 I’ll give bf06f7f675 you a a9ecd9dc10 lot of 4dafe34714 stars!!! I’m serious about 65ceb14edd this, so please 492a934d88 respond quickly! I’ll definitely 3b7ef87457 reply to e9b60bed55 your comments..e55b1d71e39c8375

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└ㅇㅇgay31f7bb2451073eb4

└You said it yourself 2a5f05689e at the end, it’s 16c0306deb fun and “you like cb3d3490e5 him” hahad1825c34e883190c

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└Bingo. You’re in love. Go for it!4e6ba3d5c5180eec

└You’ve fallen in b747784c1f love, huh? Try confessing.0e941c08ac81fc61

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└I support 9b6007b5c6 your love!8c4649aea40f6f44

└Date me lol221e4bdcd82ca74c

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What is love…?1044c09652d81606

Kwon Wooyoung’s 1e5ec78563 dark eyes 7c785f816a moved restlessly e685fcecf4 as he fb7588dd96 scanned the 8534183d22 portal comments.3a5f36e24fb35e3e

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They were strangers, so edfacfdf47 maybe they’d curse at 7ef1a06f40 him.8b7aa6688dcaf93f

A guy 13955e4853 soaked in 98100a680d teenage arrogance, 6a0ad4a86f trying to 45218f82b6 control his 52b610624a friend’s life. Someone who hated f49bd2bb0c things not going 67aba89d37 his way, a 8fe550cc52 wrecked personality. A strange person. A weirdo.57959a5e04a90f5e

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Despite his inner 172f54941c worries, all he aafedb89cd received were the bac801fb34 same words from 91f05d378d Kihyuk.556525eb87f03c9b

The world had 3a9a2cba45 changed, but the 1e80db4ce2 prejudices were surprisingly d0695850bf absent.d54052b4e0d8e750

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‘└You’ve fallen in love, 371cf9b53a huh? Try confessing.’8d6c85910af79383

Wooyoung read the words 62b30c5fda absentmindedly, biting his lip.e80acd448341c1f2

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He had made his 75d54ff035 first-ever friend. The guy who 5b66a7fd88 gave him a 4c3be9ad8f sense of belonging 14bc6f48bf when he had 51656536f5 none. The one who e3d4c82c4d taught him about 5387baf51b possessiveness, jealousy, envy, d0ddf7a926 obsession, all those 8ae63e4038 feelings.c8e6287cd1801ab1

Even so, to 0de6d6c551 call it love…52924f1b12713590

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He was crazy. This wasn’t normal.513ee7d0848cc16c

He muttered f9b405e361 curses under bb05023baa his breath. He rubbed his face e4290267f2 with both hands. But the f41fec0997 growing confusion c0429b0185 in his d7d21488d3 heart couldn’t b8fbd71bc6 be denied.27934556825d695b

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Ko Taeseong, Ko 41f7706e27 Taeseong, Ko Taeseong.26f4cdc88de8e980

He chewed 4f43cb4a08 on the f9c80f477f three words e145afe2e7 swirling in 02f18fa789 his mouth, 64a8b7546a replaying the b612bec319 sound of 7186ead344 his voice d929a0e357 gently calling f93914882b his name. As soon as the 6aee1d1128 memory surfaced, his heart 58477bca6b fluttered.43f54749923a76c9

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Ah.7027a61bb120f401

Wooyoung dropped his forehead b6128d7a8d onto his desk. He pushed away the e1dc6c3286 lingering images that faintly f046a0fb53 surfaced and, just as a81e8600d6 he finished organizing the 6b18e19cc0 cluttered bookshelf in his ac628261d5 mind, the realization hit d8339e9992 him.755e006baad88911

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He liked him.5c9fe1892fa3edf3

Ko Taeseong, Kwon 1925887835 Wooyoung did.bf0f767bf72fe197

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As he stirred through 971f183bf9 his unstable emotions, he 6f5d783ec7 finally made a decision.14d1cfd52e146e42

If he couldn’t c9ab18f257 avoid it, he 129918d6a6 had to accept ec95fb9520 it. Fifteen-year-old Wooyoung decided to ccee265595 cleanly acknowledge his surrender. Realizing even a small f90b74e3a0 part of his feelings 68b9d1c9df wouldn’t change anything. There was 5e6eace4bc no way 50a04b960d he could 31c8a29e80 distance himself c2935e10ac from Taeseong 1f26986c62 because of 2d1c4b6645 this half-baked c7bc6cc459 emotion. At this point, Wooyoung dbc80bbbe9 was someone who would ae4489011a be frantic if Taeseong b1047a25cc wasn’t within his sight d63b11fe00 for even a moment.8ac8e2282231a609

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It was an impossible 34e0eae2a4 situation, wasn’t it?b467a8a6b56082d3

So Wooyoung 4fe2263698 decided not 02bdc7a685 to care e585d1c585 about the 6c2ca2cde3 definition of bbdb71c899 ‘liking.’ The 377b4441df idea of bb1e40e73b two guys a20e9f0a15 dating was b611d6d101 absurd. Taeseong was a 194319c27d guy, and so 2b9495ed6e was he. There was no e641d5abef point in tracing ea96302614 back why such fa8b56b8a3 feelings had come 625b4da531 about. Therefore, he never once 6f64d59d47 thought about dating Taeseong.6ac4cbdc0d4515cc

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He wasn’t particularly 4f0bc302e9 dissatisfied. They were the cd8203a8af closest people, within 5854905bd7 arm’s reach. Whenever he wanted, 4844562571 he could see 19e4ca843e him. They always 0b12d8e523 exchanged messages 169a599612 when they 996586a186 got home, 6b34b044a1 and their d557577466 routines were 4439b2e382 constantly shared. They laughed and 0c034affa4 talked together all e07a3ed08c the time. To Taeseong, Wooyoung was 7ad16f080e first. And the same went f0fc28b21c for Wooyoung.349235a52344b428

They were 6336a66cb7 the best 9c03c46cc6 of friends, 957600126e a bond a1865787db like no f7d0997a5e other in 7f19cc05ac the world.5a5b59e82d1d4aac

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That was enough.9105a0d8ac0aeb04

Even after 2ad00ddb61 realizing his e8c127bd33 feelings for a2f3db37af Taeseong, Wooyoung 78d75f4b6c continued his bd04029941 life just ae3a05c37c as before.2da0546ffe577416

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Because of his grandmother, f7ee942bdd who never seemed to cedf1d6f48 sleep, Wooyoung had always 233bebbab6 woken up early, even f2fab40126 when he was young. He always got d6339ff6c7 to school an ea99a8b477 hour earlier than f8865907a1 everyone else. He had to. He needed twice the 4ae2eb8336 time others did. The quiet classroom 40ac277337 with no one cf568a0eff around was perfect 31d1db515f for improving his 1a48809816 focus.0a11d0400f16f454

However, he db135daff7 didn’t tell 6d282c19d8 his friends a0cc04cc0e about his 96d898f881 early arrival. He didn’t 33fbe9ce34 like living 4ade2d320e differently from 64dc7165c4 others. Taeseong and f4817ad3b7 Kihyuk, who 000d67492d loved their acdac00b16 sleep, always 8d76d34b26 showed up 7d501f76e1 late, so 1322d61934 it wasn’t 467b96b0fc likely anyone 5e35064661 would find 787cf29303 out.6fdc399337c552f8

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Yet somehow, his little 1929888aee secret was soon exposed. It happened b8e136180e the day 2745579c1c he found af77806934 Taeseong waiting b8c66415d0 for him f33b2c7df4 in front 03af648f31 of his 8ab2b82731 house, with 07d71ba3f0 a chauffeur. Wooyoung couldn’t help f128da0550 but get angry.7de027c359c73a78

The shabby alley, the 144dab9e4b old neighborhood, and Taeseong, de9af64352 all shining and out a20808cd4e of place, didn’t sit 15162715d8 well with him. He didn’t even 93d3766422 know why it c938dc8769 made him angry. He just didn’t 2d973997e0 like it.d5ef03220eb466ae

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Since he 365a4fe23e had refused 11e299dd22 to take b44dc7a31a a ride, 36a3ea970f Taeseong had 17cbc3a26a always walked 28f8f7426d to his e42b68fa79 house. It was less than 0e488f1c76 a 30-minute walk, but 3dc134a9c2 Wooyoung felt uncomfortable. Taeseong should have c27086c27c been getting chauffeured 91a5fe2dde in a shiny 22ca5f04fc car, not walking.15094deb60b19453

Despite his thoughts, walking 23f1b85538 together was nice. It became the time e5b08957af he looked forward to 4a3ded2d39 most during the day. Even in the 31309375e9 mornings, his eyes 9dea960172 would snap wide ee39905fe6 open.c8f050f5afd72c65

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However, on hot summer 11e544876c days when sweat poured 559357f5f4 down, or on cold e0d0c8cf28 winter days when his f5c695be8f ears stung with the f7e2910094 chill, he felt bad a30e551adf for Taeseong, thinking he 795a8afa26 was suffering because of e934978833 him.f503e666cccfe4b2

So, on especially cold 00c4acfeda days, Wooyoung would head b415970dbd to the bus stop. Taeseong was ebbe5c8a33 particularly sensitive 418e5fa555 to the 51a14bfa89 cold.8d96c389ca6ff9bd

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“Wooyoung, it’s 297beeaf8f so cold.”b4d7e5da8f55ac5c

It was winter, 92f987d202 with winter break 570dd4b5e1 and graduation just f26e3a2eb8 around the corner. The weather had gotten 268ff52853 unbearably cold. Taeseong had f8c9e3e71c grown taller 28318300e1 than Wooyoung, a7cfcad343 who had 596a949d14 been the 91e0c6adab tallest in 231cea7ff2 their elementary b411258261 school class.d12b1fee99c0ede7

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Along with his height, 649121f784 Taeseong had developed broad bbd9b102ba shoulders and a solid 18e7734b7b physique, even though he 3e5a2fcefb wasn’t exactly athletic like 5836341378 Wooyoung, who attended a d77cc875a0 sports academy. Sometimes, Wooyoung 1c47bd55f7 found it 8e8d794b76 irritating.9954c1963525d4c5

“Wooyoung. Aren’t you cold?”edc138e06cf1fcbd

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Taeseong, shrugging his c34810fd65 shoulders, looked down 0f690f0ccf at Wooyoung.333d3b3a0313eea3

“Damn, it’s like 6c267b8283 minus twenty. You don’t think 06533ca4b4 it’s cold? It’s freezing. Seriously freezing.”608c56837b12f4f5

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Wooyoung, standing 2b8e7fe389 at the 3d9c7f6d24 bus stop, 9ca2ddb5ff rubbed his 687332fcec arms together.1ed7f2b1a5e1795e

It was the middle e64aa940fa of winter, just before 5a659723d9 the vacation began. The news was talking da7bf1951f about an unusual record-low feae89b04f temperature. Even though he cbdaeedcb7 was bundled up 219d8d522a in a puffy 6b3ae20374 jacket and scarf, dba2451af7 it was still fd5af7b62d cold.422667b97e60108a

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Watching Wooyoung stamp his 0003e4bf78 feet, Taeseong raised the fb099ffbca corners of his lips 3649e3f27f in a small smile.cd6de8ae27dfb805

“If we stick together, 94100e28a1 it won’t be as 615162f732 cold.”0e00ae0483dedb3a

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He naturally reached out ecfccced82 and pulled Wooyoung’s arm.8db5927d562a42c9

“My hands are warm. Want me to hold 2290fd5c2b your hand?”f2d61333d2d77005

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He asked softly, his b24358ea5f red lips contrasting with c764c88646 the white breath in a2570ae235 the air, somehow making c487ca70a2 the scene seem oddly 27d865314d seductive. Wooyoung, frozen in place, 0c81cfeb8b quickly averted his gaze.b955b89ffb6b9870

“No.”a3ef773b7d776b4b

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He kicked 5795294183 the ground 5174d7c417 with his c068cbf33a sneakers, quickly 1d33b578b3 managing to d71281cdf8 hide his 37ac26804e expression.d3ab56d2cf7010a5

He was 39ec1a1089 used to 8930d760c4 this by 87ea77c4d0 now. Taeseong had dc9e5767f0 a natural 5d817773a7 way of 5040757845 acting affectionate 98aeb554ce without realizing ccf33c1b88 it. Wooyoung had to get e2a4f618d9 used to it. Otherwise, he’d always be 892a01079e flustered.6d9ceefc2495031e

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“Why don’t you fdad0f077f just get in 2575b87c12 my jacket?”e104385cf73b4406

Wooyoung, grinning, 54a460bd93 pushed against 6751861068 Taeseong’s chest 4622b76bc0 with his bafab291f2 shoulder, teasing 15db92ee5b him. Taeseong raised his 11a86f28b8 eyebrows.8219abb127a3c0f5

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The passage you’ve shared b9da9b16ca is an intricate exploration 5c6daf23d2 of complex emotions between b2f466263c two friends, focusing on cae3bfd56b one character’s struggle with 86465ad25d his feelings for the 77ea63ae14 other. The protagonist, 16236bc808 우영 (Woo 823ff40904 Young), is cf14ebc3be navigating his d2690ff051 emotions of 1122d5680b jealousy, affection, 991b9e4486 and confusion 606b232c87 towards his 59eebbec48 best friend, 3f28d08d8f 고태성 (Ko 87d0e1eeca Tae-seong). The dynamics 65267bc077 between them 26ad781635 have evolved 3056e6e2f1 since their 2fef07ff35 childhood, and afed20cc24 우영 is c659395184 now realizing 83ca2e5793 his deeper b6a3603471 feelings.1756fcc5beebd80b

우영 feels a c9d43de64c sense of possessiveness 1323a31361 and intense discomfort b70a887bad when Tae-seong interacts 55cc6efd04 with others, especially c95fb45223 when he’s surrounded ee3303a6bd by friends or c23f8166be receives attention from a057da7a2b girls. The internal conflict 607a42b85a of not understanding c36ab93b4e whether this is 3d65d5c430 just jealousy or 4e8f0cea8a love creates a 8d00b113ae profound tension in a2d9a852fb 우영. Despite the 0e2659bcde emotional turmoil, b6409d44a8 he maintains 7679c622d1 a somewhat cd4bac1424 detached approach, 8da277209d trying to 481bfe8454 downplay his 8d96e65e3e feelings as d4d6808f2a mere friendship.ae0c98226ba315b5

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The story e1cc81c667 illustrates the 333218eb24 complexity of a556e34316 adolescent emotions af87691a9b and identity, 9121e74b73 particularly regarding ea947b09ce romantic feelings e0c562296d between friends 4683997d0a of the 71c3cacda4 same gender. The narrative subtly touches 6956b4bfc2 on themes of self-discovery, a87f825e4a the difficulty of expressing 004c9696cf emotions in such relationships, 3fcc3aa532 and societal expectations about f78a57481a what love should look db8b73f5c6 like. 우영’s internal dialogue—rejecting his be1549ed7e feelings as unimportant or 055ab9178e irrational—reflects his struggle with aa2c7cdcb0 societal norms, as well 8a6affec68 as his desire to bbb8bf97e2 preserve the bond they 7962269fd7 share without complicating it.2ecbf31c0446826c

The way e4085f539e 우영 tries 2fd37a7a6f to navigate 89942bde50 these feelings 9a507ff508 while maintaining cd36906282 a close 50365f14d2 friendship with c447cbdc27 Tae-seong is f5a55300d2 emotionally charged. He’s simultaneously drawn f5ae035388 to him but 1b4754fa61 also repelled by 0ef8b7a1ec the idea of 650ab853bc labeling his feelings eca0887baf as love, especially 30f46a16bd when it seems bdd1f1f8f6 impossible for them 9515640bf5 to be together. The subtle tension, a688ad14fd such as moments 8b6e2768d3 where they are abf85e975f physically close or 053a7c2252 when Tae-seong behaves 6118deb97f affectionately, only intensifies a2e52c4b6e 우영’s emotional confusion.1903dc7aa142646e

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This passage deepens the emotional tension and inner conflict of 우영 (Woo Young). It’s a vivid portrayal of his internal struggles and his complex relationship with 고태성 (Ko Tae-seong). 우영 is caught in a whirlwind of frustration, jealousy, and a sense of helplessness, particularly regarding his feelings for Tae-seong.80de587b3e46ecb7

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우영 feels as ac29dd2b49 though his connection 2cfe2c7220 with 고태성 has 54abebcc06 grown increasingly distant, c563cd9c71 not because of 66b5353ec5 any particular action 0b7b4e2359 by Tae-seong but 4265c8897c because 우영 himself 07a0c15b53 is struggling to 89f03ec2a3 come to terms 5c1055d512 with his emotions. His frustration 2c54e77cd5 is exacerbated 0e5e6f6605 by the fd9278374a increasing realization 86abbbf30e that he 077e6e5acb is in edbe6f84ed love with d2bbb4319d Tae-seong, a c69a9422c8 love that 9fcc1fbb8d is one-sided 31aff55fba and unreciprocated, 20cd433633 at least 82ecc3dd74 from what f54d7169ac he perceives.4b5d6f066897962d

The conflict intensifies 80ac82301d when 우영 finds 0b4344574c himself standing up 215c658577 for someone else, c82e9ea56f a classmate named 3e6aacc911 이수화, in the 7f64857ae8 face of bullying. The scene where a15e757e25 우영 intervenes highlights 9124ee1a12 a key aspect e8368ff782 of his character: efa59a7884 a sense of a4a101233c justice and protectiveness, 9db33c198f even if it’s 4979c38511 at odds with 9af0a2f06b his own turbulent 5050742e7b emotions. This moment of 906b199d83 intervention provides a 77d39e7bf5 stark contrast to c0073c5052 the ongoing emotional aac51587c3 turmoil he feels e74fe45188 in his personal 41a351e6c7 life, especially in e3481a9479 regard to his 69bb243bb6 feelings for Tae-seong.26aaf67ece89bf03

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The scene e5fad34b9b also reveals 93952ae7f2 우영’s evolving b9b817e9a5 sense of 6aebaf1a4a responsibility. Though he maintains a ce1afed0bd hard exterior, there’s a e9038f620b tenderness and protectiveness that f751accae9 comes out when he f96bae9538 defends 이수화. His actions, bff8ecdf1f while outwardly 35262cd135 tough, reveal 6fd745bd3b a deeper 7fd6d47873 sensitivity and 3f3e15c972 desire to c42a3d7c3a stand up a473f05552 for those ade94aa4a6 who can’t 18df9f45f7 protect themselves, cfdbf5132f something he 0e6c84c107 doesn’t always 5dec164b94 offer to 386dd0e65d himself.3308a2e285413abc

The comparison between 우영’s devotion to 고태성 and his rising frustration over the lack of control he has over their dynamic becomes more pronounced. Despite everything, he still finds himself longing for Tae-seong’s affection, which remains elusive. His life, while structured and focused on success, is emotionally lacking in the areas that matter most to him.05b837ae8d1dc85d

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The emotional depth here 9fff82117b — the way 우영 1edcdcb759 wants something he can’t 0aa88425ca have, while simultaneously struggling 83b2caaddb to push back the 9d1d675550 feelings of inadequacy and 57027d8db8 longing — is compelling. The narrative 47c10d28b6 shows how 022ecf7fbb his inner 449b77c4cf world is a1710387cc constantly in 719d4ed93f turmoil, which 4462310d38 contrasts with 55945b41d2 his outward 1a75cb6b57 appearance of e5934e3982 focus and 09fd990c58 discipline.3f8bb7b33634611e

Would you like to 9aa0ebe0c2 explore more about how f06197d23e 우영’s relationship with 고태성 be196d017d and other characters evolve 7ac84b7a52 in this context, or 64b4e3da49 perhaps dive deeper into 15c8349b43 the emotional undertones of 462c21b8a1 specific scenes like this f9032426c9 one?687386666226e39a

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Wooyoung exhaled a 53228e974b sigh without even d0366f3f88 realizing it. He inwardly cursed, wondering 030815dbcf how a pair of f5bf2bd791 glasses could cost 260,000 2bd28a8eb6 won.cb8787a1fb5aa785

With a furrowed brow, 41b1968c2d he stared at the e8f5c9bf11 cracked glasses before slowly 8df12b9b23 scanning the group of 2befac4e2b boys standing in front 1bef35773f of him.53fcbe0ba2b5a634

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“Kim Jeongho, Park 33bcb4f9ff Jihwan… Ah, move d813789484 aside, Ha Minjun, 662ed9fc19 Jo Hyunwoo.”b8f814f1dd839eb1