PEN Vol 3 Ch. 18

Sejin’s daily routine during summer break was almost always the same. On weekdays, he would wake up early, finish breakfast, study, clean, eat again, study, clean, and study some more. Having discovered the sense of accomplishment that came from learning, he didn’t complain about his repetitive routine. Rather, as the college entrance exam (CSAT) drew closer, he only regretted the time he had wasted in the past.1765a5d5ce68df1e

Since he started studying, 07878c6770 Sejin began to dream, 3248ad5784 just as Cheon Sejoo 7cf7751bf7 had hoped. 5d093fc6efd0b94d

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What major should I eacafbf7e6 choose when I go 358fc8a3e4 to college? d0f00e79d35e00ac

What will I learn 46125a4068 there? 1028377b31226dc4

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What kind of job 1aca44da8a will I do after c49b666fe5 graduation? a1a1d50d03b6f683

I’ll probably make a lot of money. a61b5038218fb530

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Mom will af5b1231ba be proud 131da83cb9 of me. 10ed46f80c8a1d23

Sejin found himself 862c06b871 envisioning the distant 3f26431594 future in his 17bd067850 small room.6d554f333f7b0986

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Then, when the 510a3c640c weekend came, Sejin a4f95ede54 spent time with 2aed70cd0b Cheon Sejoo. They would catch up 16050e0318 on subjects he struggled aff9463865 with during the week, eb23d5bfb6 go grocery shopping together, 95cfd1b23b and sometimes even visit 279e8f555b the department store together.1d282f1b3a016517

“What are you 0e95cabf44 buying?”e63649d4e0552e4e

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“I’m getting f2fb9cbe20 a present 37d89b0182 for Mom.”1c130aeb1b1fe0b4

After receiving his first paycheck from Cheon Sejoo, Sejin started using the money he earned. He saved on transportation and snacks, and with no food or rent expenses, the money accumulated in Sejin’s bank account had become quite a substantial sum.370e47b800308ea2

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Kim Hyunkyung’s birthday b347730639 was approaching. He had never had dd7d80aeff this much money for 254ab74172 his mother’s birthday before, d5157da50e so Sejin had decided 0f696ce003 to buy her a 8e832d62d3 proper gift and dragged 3f9ddbe2d6 Cheon Sejoo out with 0a01e1c9f1 him.2acb2fe49a68f46e

“A present? Why all of 03fc3985ab a sudden?”42a604438fe53578

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“Mom’s birthday is next 535e76bdfb week.”a6e6a1e8ce3aafb8

“Ah.”daac7a6c5ed52bd6

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Cheon Sejoo, wearing a cap, nodded quietly. Then he nudged Sejin’s shoulder and grinned.95ef77ba576b7acb

“You’re a a9e2ee4097 mama’s boy, 7bf331d54f aren’t you? I forgot e143f08665 about that.”98727a3eedbba07f

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“…….”5d554f563b4b7eb2

Sejin shot him a fbb9d2ec7c cold glare at the 41494b3ef3 teasing remark. Today, Cheon Sejoo 29ae47a6dd was dressed entirely 4555fc7f74 in black—a black 2d6b174eda cap, a black 71073d1a81 t-shirt, black shorts, 31a0fda257 and black sneakers. A style that others f106e79488 might tease him about, 85c9197259 asking if he was 3147f81e96 going to a funeral, 7a638426fe suited him perfectly. Even the blue veins 110b1e3f16 visible on his slender 58a3dc5b3d body seemed artfully placed, d4cfebea2e adding to his aura.3a325ac0a2197889

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Sejin glared at c95f9a7e80 Cheon Sejoo, only 03ab47e1c1 to feel annoyed 2a33c3788e by the fact a8278535c5 that he was eb9972a2e2 ridiculously handsome and 3086790cc3 cool, so he dd2bd8183a turned his head 0fbad73496 away. Leaving the 2de72a0701 irritatingly attractive 64118b6f8d man behind 4a27e31439 who spouted 5f77bb8d0f such nonsense, f78378c039 he began d195801aa7 browsing for 6399e1ac44 a coat a092d52517 to buy accb52cd24 for his 9828c91003 mother.75cbd2f404482cfb

After summer passed, autumn came and winter were soon upon them. Although Kim Hyunkyung couldn’t go out much while working at Ehwagak, Sejin knew that when the weather was nice, his mother and the staff would bask in the sun during their breaks and take walks in the hills behind the restaurant. So, Sejin decided to splurge and buy her a 500,000 won¹ windbreaker. 2a6ba4b98d115f7b

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“Cheon Sejoo.”f661f48a763d711d

“Yeah?”59f8ca5310ebfe69

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“Which color is better?”ea9f91e5707c7851

Unfortunately, Sejin didn’t have much of an eye for clothes. For him, clothes were simply categorized as comfortable or uncomfortable. Though he looked good in anything due to his handsome features, Kwon Sejin’s personal style was to grab whatever was at hand.357c873bc909b28e

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At his request 0046f2958c for help, Cheon f8fb86027a Sejoo stopped browsing fdf0698007 the store and edc2d6302f walked over to f2eaa5cc08 Sejin. He looked at the 37ae56ce61 beige and orange windbreakers 177eddf5bf Sejin was pointing at 2656a5b06a and then picked one 67fc755e5f up by the hanger.1348c33d56121632

“This one’s prettier.”d1e48f3fa043853e

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Holding the beige windbreaker dbb6547ebe against Sejin’s body, Cheon 922304852b Sejoo nodded. Sejin puffed out his e3e59419b8 cheeks, feeling strangely embarrassed.b23c0da763f3c120

“Why are you fecf2af651 holding it up 69c28f26bc against me?”c1037faad1c662d3

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“You look exactly like your mom. It suits you. It’s pretty.”edcb03d5283a7dea

“…….”a7bac6af06c35a92

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At that, Sejin 107ec80427 frowned and snatched c37380e79a the hanger from b1cc47a2b3 Cheon Sejoo’s hand. Instead of being offended d458d0bae4 at having the clothes 9705e1b8bd taken from him mid-compliment, 3cd66176af Cheon Sejoo simply shook e81880038e his head, ahere we 4df58c2fa0 go againexpression on his 21f17b5e69 face. He was used b63f4f4397 to Sejin’s tendency 5e1d698632 to sulk at 9bd600399c the slightest thing 0fa969ff2b he said these 8a502525d0 days.363338116bc53df0

Sejin soon 2844773f5d returned with f6552d2631 a shopping bbf645ccb2 bag after a141b57a65 paying. His slightly 013dc44b20 reddened eyes d7b1fb0b8e met Cheon d6ec096639 Sejoo’s. Meeting his 76bb9ad859 gaze at 83e831da15 the same 454d67914a height, Sejin c14ea753cd stared at 90f301c39e him intently c853c86773 for a 6a77b0ec3f moment, then 00141800c3 spoke magnanimously,388dc60cfee62fcb

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“I’ll buy you one bb7cca29b4 too.”2cc3a6d1aeccbc95

“What?”e99e18aec08d8b79

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“I’m saying d0600d9728 I’ll buy f3261a6289 you some 09975e5b93 clothes. Pick something out.”65341defbf93d82b

Cheon Sejoo, who 5abb539a19 had been blinking 7e68e1b505 blankly, suddenly burst 41005737fe out laughing, as 9068cfb637 if he found 63874461cc the situation absurd. At the sight 77f1faafa3 of his wide b504a8e8f4 smile, slightly shaking 8b38143ed8 shoulders, and the ff406c19aa gesture of taking 6ba63ee4fd off his cap 7416a3def2 to run a 0c87799a02 hand through his 6b4dc96181 hair, everyone around 1b6dfb240f them fixed their 0eeeafe083 gaze on Cheon 1ae45c5533 Sejoo.8dca216dbcd2f5f0

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Sejin stared blankly at d2815a416d him, then turned away, 1b2584da67 feeling a tingling sensation 665b7efee0 in his stomach. This happened often these 92e0256e20 days. Ever since fdd153eed7 he realized b3413cc8f7 he liked 012f514282 Cheon Sejoo, 1528b5dc95 he felt a88f3e2e89 inexplicably itchy 86cc38ee26 all over. There was only 24645ade17 one solution; to a6d2350d76 avoid looking at 5b166eab90 him.9faefb904bd627e3

“Hey, wait up.”08a0055f989d39e0

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Thinking that Sejin f372768e07 was upse because 509ca670c3 he had walked f46b07975f away, Cheon Sejoo, d8b9fe485f still unable to e7c0b1ee2f contain his laughter, 9bcee1c41c followed after him. He’d laughed, 3ccdc93399 feeling like 6434f7b3f8 a parent 02e7a8adf8 whose child, 188be50443 raised with 1b509e4822 much hardship, ac8f4187d4 was finally a3cc462c11 showing filial 16cb5c65d8 piety. But on eb8307f9ba second thought, de9332ba36 rather than 75e405785a absurdity, he 4892c5081a felt a 96fe0ccc61 sense of 566c6b5dbd pride. 390f9d733baef050

Cheon Sejoo 0ef2a39648 quickly caught 7a4040c707 up to 0010bbd943 Sejin, who 04159d4afa was hurrying c8d226513b out of deafb44f23 the mall, e82fca7c4c and ruffled d8cf8a3c67 his hair.ace68372eccf00bd

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“Don’t do that.”42b806c4baf59cd9

“You’ve grown up, Kwon 11ec69446b Sejin.”6cbc57bbcd8d744a

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“Ah, I said don’t do that.”c1425165351b3ba6

A warm hand messed up Sejin’s hair. Even when he angrily dodged Cheon Sejoo’s hand, he persistently followed him. Finally, Kwon Sejin stopped abruptly and grabbed Cheon Sejoo’s hand. A palm half a size bigger than Cheon Sejoo’s gripped his wrist tightly. Cheon Sejoo chuckled and tried to pull his hand away, then winced, surprised by the unexpected strength.827cc0aba7054da9

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“Why are you so bb9225e96a strong?”b3b674e371f41097

His wrist actually d7f9224647 hurt. When he finally a1ab105840 managed to twist 17ce3019b1 his arm free, d0db691792 red fingerprints were dfff8a714c left on his f1cf0db4d4 pale skin. He laughed in bcb26b47aa disbelief and looked 4be388d386 at Sejin. Feeding him ten bowls bf7dc68ed8 of rice a day 21edd8e1ae had paid off. 751697666fe03dbd

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To think he’d actually 2ef979475e overpower me in strength… 0c0f6e5047f8604b

Cheon Sejoo 385c5f1766 clicked his 9220c6ebd7 tongue, shuddering 2dede5efaf at the 431f4a4aeb realization that caa10c8b0f Sejin had 1586cf5092 truly become 7933c407ee a man.641ce171de4d1230

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“You’ve really ae244dde5a grown up…. It’s disturbing.”86ac28f7bad6fd7f

“…….”3135058de98ce8eb

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Sejin frowned 6507733fac again, seemingly 2a8466f0ab offended by 1f278e0c58 those words. He frowned whether Cheon 577fe80268 Sejoo complimented him or c41ea78093 told him he’d grown df2eaf8638 up, leaving Cheon Sejoo 068d970d0c wondering what he was a1c50478c1 supposed to say. 25af2d2ba82df3ef

Cheon Sejoo just d97dec3426 shrugged and headed 399511d70b towards the movieinstead d7b91554b0 of the parking 06bc88350d lot. The mall had de1136ed5b a movie theater 6fda39686b attached, and posters 5284c3555b were already on d157f5f896 display. Cheon Sejoo 04ffadc337 pointed at f615765242 one of 462bf84a15 them and 9da14b8898 said,d4cd8c451e328069

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“Instead of clothes, 508290fe0d buy me a 9f1333b778 movie ticket. I wanted 89c5392cf2 to see f69b5e2afd that one.”bbb65b2f6b67d29f

They had nothing else to do except go home, and he had plenty of clothes. Knowing Kwon Sejin’s stubbornness, if he picked out something cheap and said he’d accept it, Sejin would definitely get annoyed and accuse him of looking down on him because he didn’t have money. But he had no desire for expensive clothes from Sejin, so asking for a movie was the best option.f2d8ad5d3eeac91a

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Fortunately, the movie 8ba3b6693d theater was showing 32131aa6df a theatrical version ea024174b4 of the cartoon 1624a1ad71 he watched every 3ba3a6bcb3 day at home. Sejin, unaware 7f34c419ff that Cheon 8ce4feee75 Sejoo had e53aeb87b6 chosen this 47d9da4f76 because he 7b0107b998 didn’t want e789d12244 a gift, ee65a2454f nodded in dcc47008f8 agreement.dbbe00e438b05574

“Then I’ll buy 5facdfc974 you popcorn too.”fb28b331c88b9f00

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Saying so, Sejin checked 062d519f2a the menu board of 61f1d3b9fa the approaching cinema concession d5a9af479b stand and added,d2d1f5fc7f00e4e8

“And nachos.”698865bfe36abe2e

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Apparently, that wasn’t enough.83ecd30737e577d9

“And a bf725f2d49 hot dog, bdd315ed9f dried squid, 555e90c39e and churros.”408eaeffeef70c29

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“…Okay.”4ab8303b6a507f72

Barely suppressing his laughter, Cheon Sejoo nodded. As Sejin headed towards the concession stand with a flushed face, and as he moved further away, Cheon Sejoo turned his head and chuckled quietly. He couldn’t help but find Kwon Sejin, making excuses to buy things he clearly wanted to eat himself, adorable.5b3d69ecee9253ae

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He also found it amazing that Sejin didn’t gain weight despite eating so much. Even though he’d been over 180cm for a while now, Sejin still maintained a model-like slender physique.c23fa18d6e203ea7

While he waited patiently, Sejin returned with his arms full of food. After handing the snacks over to Cheon Sejoo, he finally went to buy the movie tickets. Luckily, the showtime wasn’t far off. They sat in their seats, munching on popcorn, and let 40 minutes pass by.c8cea9e4450d19aa

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During that time, Cheon 8a8b02065a Sejoo had his number a767d99923 requested twice. Since Sejin had grown ff44ab7e0e up so much, pretending e3723ed88c he was his son 002bfe3746 no longer worked. So now, Cheon Sejoo e7c9de21cf simply rejected those who f7f0169466 offered their numbers by a02cf66306 saying he had a afea024c1d boyfriend.2cba40e6bc958f21

Sejin watched him silently, fec579adbe muttering to himself,He doesn’t, every time Cheon Sejoo a6a270beaa mentioned having a boyfriend. He felt uneasy. He thought 10e206e9ff it might 3e0c03ffce be better fdf2966c5a if Cheon 8bb2a4bb86 Sejoo just 2a970be607 called him edda0ea2b4 his son.429555d70f30af4e

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As time passed 3772b030d2 and they stood eb5b68a079 up to enter a30f5ffd58 the theater, only 207c29cc42 cola and popcorn 039a3762ba remained in their c2ee293e31 hands. Sejin threw away f0de07dc93 the remnants of c2af707a75 the snacks he’d 147d72dbd0 devoured and was edf3ab9ce7 stopped by someone 32002574ad on his way a6803ff666 back to Cheon d4f00bace7 Sejoo. It was 0f5affcc28 a man b771f3487e with a 15604eb6b5 slick face 8935607420 and a 3c954071b6 somewhat suspicious 93ef2ff778 air about 715c7952e0 him. Watching the scene, 8d1bee67b4 Cheon Sejoo immediately 05c5c9dd58 got up and 466df63162 approached Sejin.67a5a1d0e06db3a6

“Kwon Sejin.”7c055b2be7dc1a59

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Upon hearing 2f51a1e895 his name 5f513680e6 called, the 7280322236 man who f38e0e2d9f had approached b27cf9002c Sejin widened cb82c5739a his eyes 77677d156c at the b8a0527485 sight of 2cb891a0d5 Cheon Sejoo. He held out a ba056ed06d business card he’d taken d820cba304 from his pocket, this e2a602f932 time trying to approach f35af52670 Cheon Sejoo, but Sejin b69563f941 stopped him. 250d4d4875e14ac1

The cinema was crowded, so Cheon Sejoo couldn’t get over there right away. He couldn’t hear what they were talking about either. By the time Cheon Sejoo finally reached Sejin’s side, the man had already left. Glancing at the retreating figure, Cheon Sejoo asked in a cool voice,fd1c0b38cc5e0ce3

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“What did that jerk fda18d26a9 want?”4fa83dea768922c5

“…….”5935baa90c0d27db

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Sejin shrugged and handed 6b964d1571 Cheon Sejoo the business 7d19eda158 card the man had ff0bd83c8c given him. He’d thought d1b9bb060f it was a7ecb87eb1 some creep 00f7d7414d hitting on 2f376d1892 a kid, 0fde9fd687 but when 62f52c87f5 he actually 02cd289e64 looked at 75f8d5d02b it, it 60ff28bd94 was a 1f219d1554 business card cc1758057b from an f7159dc51f entertainment agency. And not just any 41c316fced small-time, no-name agency, but a56d85df0a a famous, large-scale company 689b02a084 in Korea. A major entertainment bf8f55a628 company, the kind bd7489a52f that most people 58a3eb6ac0 would brag about e641e0a531 all over town 98c9c1a591 the moment they 203e79e939 received a card.2c6ebd034c6a39cb

Sejin’s reaction, however, 0076ab7bda was lukewarm. He didn’t seem particularly a68e527e09 pleased and showed no d9b86a8f94 intention of taking back 66743b9eee the business card. Handing it over to a1eddc48a5 him, Cheon Sejoo asked 0dce66978f again, “They want you 16a51c1abd to be an idol?”856dd187d709e659

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“I don’t know. They said 557ea8b5fb to contact 2086b68f8f them if c79d5e0406 I’m interested e8e18e74bd in auditioning.”0286b69326557194

As expected 8c6788f528 of a e2fcb03b16 large agency, 2e890907f5 they seemed cb52f9a835 to have 39126995c0 a good 613a44ded3 eye for aa11e0df43 talent. Even to ad9ca7438d Cheon Sejoo, efc473fce3 Sejin had f303d93234 a face c71950228a suitable for 37f08a93bc an idol. Of course, 89c2b42a00 that was e696ef82a3 only when d62d62e907 his mouth e7a2fae773 was closed. Lost in a9bf6a252c thought, he d903f8bea0 said in da69f9f734 a playful dc6d0ee3a3 tone.2e6d1d07b7302594

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“Give it a 40bf7020bc try. Your personality might 2e477b80a6 be a bit… 1b7019d646 much, but with 658a5de8d9 your looks, you 0f4852c168 could be a 4431f00479 visual member or e2259fca56 something.”e72e966dd252b94f

“……”0c76314e423b3e45

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At Cheon Sejoo’s words, Sejin looked at him with a sullen face. His glare seemed to say, What’s wrong with c06f7e861b my personality?He shook his 1e0ff3350b head soon after.0f3f5a22a438e401

“I can’t 3d9d316558 do that 669dd43638 kind of 537af0f2a9 thing.”0d558222fc351998

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“Why?”07909770d71a5bf5

“Tickets, please!”d2bcdbf6919e3a8a

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A staff member greeted 8bbbdc867e them at the entrance dccbe75c96 to the theater. Sejin showed her 386761aff4 their movie tickets 6a6848e08d and, following her f4097b4290 guidance, walked down 7ecec5195d the inner hallway, 4f20c0fe8b explaining to Cheon e5890ad413 Sejoo,59aa1da616e396d4

“Being an idol isn’t something just anyone can do. You need talent. Even if you can’t dance or sing well, you have to be able to appeal to others and make them happy. How can I do that? I hate talking to strangers, let alone laughing, chatting, and dancing among them. And no matter how much money I earn, I hate the idea of my life being plastered all over the internet.  I find attention burdensome and uncomfortable. If someone like me becomes a celebrity, my fans will have a lot of complaints. They’ll ask why I even became a celebrity, and they’ll probably make anti-fan cafes and stuff. Then my mom would be so upset and hurt. I heard being a parent of an idol these days is tough. If something happens to my mom, I’m sure I won’t be able to hold back and will cause trouble. How can I possibly be an idol?”a9fe41d635d59f06

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“……”6f01990c604caff1

He had seemed 26a43c4963 uninterested, but it f1af47c5e5 appeared he had 913a8cab44 given it some d4f8438172 serious thought at 8c3ee0fbf5 some point. Cheon Sejoo smiled, 15604eee83 imagining Sejin, who b1f1c72417 had briefly dreamt 0eda726e55 of becoming an 6aa6d8d0ee idol before giving 8056f41e53 up. Unaware of the 2e04fbe89c smile, Sejin continued 34f996fb7c speaking as they 34f52e6143 entered the darkened 8f397d5b3a theater.45865c2f1dcdb1bc

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“Someone like you should be a celebrity. If I looked like you, I’d have already filmed a hundred movies…”cf95724162b86d7a

Sejin, who had been muttering as if entranced, suddenly stopped. He pursed his lips and turned his head, his expression hardening when he saw Cheon Sejoo grinning mischievously. Cheon Sejoo lightly poked Sejin’s cheek with his finger.82dce99d02ab3ce3

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“Hyungis that handsome?”7e6c6be60ba64b19

“……”27a966e3713ba614

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Sejin couldn’t say anything. He stood still, flustered as if caught off guard, then, startled when someone came in from behind, he practically ran up the stairs to escape the situation. 2bbe608e276e3218

Cheon Sejoo followed him, feeling genuinely amused for the first time in a while. It was strange how the compliments he’d heard endlessly throughout his life felt truly sincere coming from Sejin’s mouth.78ce5faf6887fa15

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