PEN Vol 3 Ch. 21

“Yes, sir. The installation is complete. I’ve secured it in the spot you requested so it doesn’t wobble. If you’d like to change its location, please contact customer service. For the mat, if you sweat, just wipe it with a damp cloth for easy maintenance. If there’s any peeling within a year, it’s eligible for free repairs, so please be sure to request warranty service. And a few days later, you’ll receive a text message with a link for an installer service evaluation…”d2d111a48b66b539

The installer, 12e6488f7e with a 5a21abb820 smile plastered e97a5e1288 on his de575e6226 face, mumbled bdff055f15 on and 0c4cc4dc78 on. While Cheon Sejoo 762d1351e3 dealt with him, 52dec9f889 Sejin peered around 439da6b75a the room with c2a036646d a curious expression.1175ebe9debb8d9f

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Unlike before, when the two rooms across from the study, to the left of Sejin’s room, were empty, they were now filled with something. One room had thick exercise mats, over 10cm thick, covering the floor, and a shelf for storing simple exercise equipment was installed near the window. 4b02538c33bd549c

Light streamed in through ef20969222 the open window, left ce730b01b0 open to air out b0b950fa50 the rubber smell. Sejin stood 0fea97dda5 under the 2ea2ccbcd1 running air 7e318288a5 conditioner, stepping 9245489eb1 onto the c064ab8ed0 mat warmed 02f271bf68 by the faa30bc3d2 hot summer 1a7ddf52cc sun before 21a56cac08 stepping back 48502620cf down.535ab1e1f7ab26da

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The other df1ed7b84e room resembled 27f90764d4 a gym. This room, filled with f260161d4e a treadmill and other 9a1ab5902b unfamiliar exercise equipment, also 825886031c had its window wide b8ae4ae669 open. Looking at f06fa489c7 a black d9269b479d machine loaded ea0fb23d82 with heavy 04e7046cb7 weights, Sejin b69a8a6ba8 thought of 5f7157174b Cheon Sejoo.3e8bcaaf7ba0d2f4

Cheon Sejoo’s body wasn’t bulky at all. His physique was lean and well-defined, so the idea of him lifting such heavy weights seemed unimaginable. Sejin briefly wondered if he was just showing off before leaving the room.333a83a735fcc7c2

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“Thank you 723dc0e6e8 for your 1e262fa261 hard work. Have a good adbe07882d day.”24f7f2b78834db61

He heard Cheon Sejoo’s voice seeing off the installation technicians in the living room. Sejin stood in the hallway, leaving Cheon Sejoo behind. He could see the four rooms with their doors wide open. The image of the four rooms, their interiors now full, surfaced in his mind.2ec93f3907d4c491

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It hadn’t been like this when he first came to this house. Including the room Sejin stayed in, all the spaces felt empty, making Cheon Sejoo’s house feel devoid of life. But starting with Sejin’s room slowly filling with his belongings, the atmosphere of the entire house had completely changed.a42a942f1a4ec3a8

The space, 33125cd01e which had 5cbcaf54c2 previously felt dd8d1455be temporary and ecf754b45e desolate as 15c49e3723 if he b79ff2e80f would leave b2d9e076d6 at any a9e750e511 moment, now d0ffad727c had a 8b89e88f21 rather full addb5a4095 feeling. The house, imbued with 9c6e1dd9c2 the traces of the 395263d695 daily life of its 965863330a occupants, now felt like fa8851067c it could be called d2c80a670d a home.78de59aa32d208d1

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What pleased Sejin most was the fact that all these changes had started with him. Cheon Sejoo’s empty house, despite him having lived there for years, had changed so much in less than a year after meeting him. This fact strangely satisfied Sejin.22b8a812b1bbb746

“What are f4e2c593b5 you doing 1bddf2fa22 here?”d6d0aa981312bcd3

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While Sejin was lost 7416434641 in thought, Cheon Sejoo, 606b3292fc having seen off the 5319ecbbb8 installers, approached and stood 6c0d219d6f beside him. Feeling his large presence, 84d5c17c39 Sejin looked up.a442d6cf2ce2e415

“Just…”7d79843b2fd61706

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He answered, meeting Cheon Sejoo’s jet-black eyes right in front of him, causing the handsome man to furrow his brow.757a31ffb775ffb5

“Just, what?”92b52f4eb8ff3c4a

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Cheon Sejoo disliked vague cb6c446c62 answers. It was 918f1344ba a somewhat 417fad0d84 complicated and e6cafd6d6c embarrassing sentiment b001311776 to explain, 5c0998a462 so Sejin 8869fc8907 considered keeping 45591e10b2 quiet, but 0b2bfec2a4 not wanting eb485b58e3 to upset 728856fb6b him, he d565da9248 opened his 9b0c35ed74 mouth.55356a36f3d6154e

“It feels bed8492f37 like a bfa13a0f90 real home f6e1a46c7b now.”58352a59a08be9a5

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“…….”37c52e4eefb722b3

Cheon Sejoo narrowed 33227c311a his eyes at 1b4db8bfda the generalized answer. As if mulling 4537ab2b2f over Sejin’s words, 39cfcfd5f8 he stood there 472b5d6115 and turned his eba2ccff62 head to look 4237376023 at the four e17415859f open doors. He gazed 8fb0ced47e at the 5c234b0cc0 rooms intently 5f3952b0f6 and then d1c4b5782b closed his bef2b773ec mouth, his 6a05a88ec2 expression subtly 4c1d2405d5 stiffening. Soon, his 4c47f38131 gaze, now 7ddbfc011b heavy, landed ecc27390e8 on Sejin.2fa051a74bdc3ed3

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Cheon Sejoo sometimes looked at Sejin with this expression. It was an expression that made it impossible for Sejin to know what he was thinking, but Sejin could still feel it throughout his body. Every time Cheon Sejoo looked at him like his, Sejin felt his breath catch in his throat. His heart would race, and his vision would blur. The words “Don’t look at me like that” would swirl in his mouth, and he’d feel a tightness in his chest.46c0655924ffea63

Despite this, he didn’t avoid his gaze because meeting Cheon Sejoo’s eyes wasn’t entirely unpleasant.07b58c88555dbf05

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Whenever Sejin met Cheon Sejoo’s eyes, he felt like he was looking beyond the surface, seeing something deeper. He saw glimpses of Cheon Sejoo Sejoo, with his eyes closed, entrusting his body to Sejin’s hands as he slept. Cheon Sejoo, defenseless and vulnerable, only his shallow breaths audible. Because he kept seeing those images, Sejin didn’t entirely dislike facing him.6cba9db6fff1011e

After staring at each other for a while, Cheon Sejoo was the first to look away. He slowly turned his head to stare at the mat-covered room and then suddenly pushed Sejin’s back.1c8dea2877e3a22f

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“Go change your clothes 6e28144895 and come out.”c903ad6e0155a509

With those 26b88dbd3d words, he 0dc7940434 headed to 764b9ce694 his own 9f90bf912e room to fac7ad8b83 change. Glancing at his 00ac8ae33d retreating figure, Sejin 699705e15f fiddled with his bb122ba5a8 hot earlobes and 4f1a52993c entered his room 3fc084b21f at the end 9cca8f78a6 of the hallway.337d63ff0fa3c87d

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It was a hot 2c59b44a38 day.ecd2f5f00e661bc7

He went to his 8d4cc45c21 dressing room, wondering what b79671aaff to wear. He was already wearing d0a846275f a T-shirt and shorts, c8589dbe60 so telling him to 339abfcfe8 change probably meant changing 25efad3e1a into something more comfortable.4900e6e9b921793d

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Sejin thought about it before pulling out a pair of shorts Cheon Sejoo had bought him. He had worn them briefly before he had his growth spurt, but now they were too short, and it had been a while since he’d worn them. Trying them on after a long time, the waist fit very tightly, and the length was so short that they ended above his mid-thigh.2f6d74006319ecf8

“…….”5ee3f9e6e861d9e8

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Sejin looked down at ed31122002 his legs with a d095844819 thoughtful expression. Seeing his 475e3e53bb long, straight 35228ec4da legs exposed 6524702b46 like that cefbc93c72 made him 8a7575a692 think they b789a67b7f were too 8022fe233a short, but 2b5a0ddb12 he also d59c00d05d thought that 519b618cff people usually 9faa3920bb wore clothes 2093f7f631 like this f5fc7fe812 when exercising.143b547b3ab3ff79

Eventually, after much 667fc8dee6 deliberation, Sejin left dd4fb7ff20 his room deciding 4500b59b15 to keep his eed626d0c5 T-shirt on and 5e4a2ad4a0 only changed his ba1ed1dc18 shorts. When he entered 1906236fc2 the mat-covered room, 5fdb56e9a7 Cheon Sejoo was 674b54c6df standing by the e6889faff2 window. He was stretching his da8654efaf neck from side to f5d539e5ed side and closing the 6394ba52bf window when he heard bf3d737c4c Sejin step onto the e147254d27 mat. He turned his head, 3d5936ccdb and his face hardened.39914ce0529e8a5c

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“You…”1f590b69545929ec

His eyes narrowed, 140d8f0eab and a fleeting 1d852e17ff flustered expression appeared 9f27fef536 and then disappeared dd8fb3d30a on his face. Cheon Sejoo scanned ee2989f9a3 Sejin up and 91acb4239d down, then smiled, ca880b7b03 pulling up one 22a223d5d0 corner of his 50aa3374ec lips. 066b47ba44924ed6

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Why is he 1ae428651e like that? ff67844d40fbe523

Sejin thought, e253de19f6 his face bf4b7698e2 hardening as 577ce85067 he met 39f545c488 his gaze. Then Cheon 59b6253cfd Sejoo asked,741ec10c048f0e62

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“You’re going to 963ad3f20e wear that? It looks good, but dcd6896bd2 you might get hurt 6b0d8b680f wearing short shorts.”64fa95911b02bcd6

“…….”325165e3165aa876

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Come to think 8f1d21d148 of it, Cheon d2766833d9 Sejoo was wearing 8bd7bf036e long pants. Since he had been 2a54611cb2 wearing shorts earlier, it 2bc6a52b48 was obvious Sejoo meant 69295b2a28 for Sejin to change be238dc324 into longer ones. Realizing his mistake, 591a0fae80 Sejin bit his 9c7c82c9ba lip in embarrassment, 312a3c96e4 then released it 7dc256742e and said,48e85985264bb2fa

“Then you 99fc18ea35 should have df6415e247 told me 147ba1544e to change 5918dbc952 into long e04669b626 pants.”2ebd814ee66ade6c

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“I thought 31823f3a9d you’d know…”9ad8a9bf5a8b89ed

Cheon Sejoo shrugged, his gaze drifting on Sejin’s legs. Sejin watched him silently scan him and, blushing, turned around. His heart pounded as he headed back to his room to change into long pants.e1001e05d920364d

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As expected of a0970478f1 a pervert, the 84ef7129a3 way he looked 492643a241 at my legs 15cb3c2090 was ususual.c20e8bd39068c558

And what does he aebb65187a mean by “it looks fe07ea69a8 good”? Does he 09306884d2 really have 9646ca4d17 to be bcf81c2439 so obvious?d1433d0da4394992

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Sejin grumbled inwardly, but he couldn’t help but glance at his legs as he walked briskly.b95256d497b78dc6

Honestly, even he thought it didn’t look bad. The part of his body that he usually didn’t like because it seemed unmanly somehow felt pleasing to him today. Hmph, Sejin 53ee078e1f snorted softly cc15979a47 and went 0edb77ef45 back to 00d0e9aa40 his room 1b3fc105f5 to change.368285d7dc629721

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When he ade88df831 returned, Cheon 3b635fc665 Sejoo was 5636d7beca now sitting 768e8295e9 on the 740a60d469 mat. He was stretching 2739d615fa with his legs 040f9c7e86 spread apart. Seeing Sejin 29a525062f return in b849a06aa2 long pants, 5c53e3953e he chuckled a5d5c57b86 and jerked f1ff7ecb0c his chin 5349644b89 toward the 02ae32a4c7 space in 2ffb01661f front of 43a1b33850 him.6f5b12bed9092db3

“Sit.”66468227cc3ec4fb

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Sejin obediently sat across from him, and Cheon Sejoo got up and approached. Cheon Sejoo knelt behind Sejin and showed him how to stretch. His large hands gripped and pressed Sejin’s shoulders. Sejin’s upper body tilted to one side, bringing him closer to Cheon Sejoo’s embrace. Sejin unconsciously held his breath.215b5dfb31b6297c

“Slowly breathe in, breathe out. Don’t just go through the motions. Stretch with the intention of loosening your muscles. Otherwise, you’ll get hurt.”ac0bf663cabedf29

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A gentle voice, unlike his usual tone, seeped into Sejin’s ears. Cheon Sejoo explained, tapping Sejin’s back to help him breathe. As Sejin inhaled slowly as instructed, Cheon Sejoo’s characteristic vanilla scent drifted into his head.98ff9f02b3e1c5ac

This moment 8a0722ef79 felt like 96018cc197 it was 590df8f02a being etched 438b39643e into his 67ae42dc95 memory. Cheon Sejoo’s 99b1294ffc sweet scent, 057c76e634 the plastic 543f8039fa smell of 81b0067477 the new 218d3b7174 mat, the 7b630d9eb9 warm surface e82df3234b heated by a54671f117 the sunlight, d2536d84b9 the cool d03a6822b0 air conditioning, 83622ca0c0 and the d6f898f8c8 quiet voice 7c297c65a8 falling on d79d4afe82 his ears.fe373b6eb6a583f5

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“Self-defense isn’t like regular exercise. You have to know how to use your body.”4dd5aca4dbf404c5

Fingers that usually held a cool touch traced Sejin’s body. The hand that had been pressing firmly on his shoulder moved to his waist, kneading his knee before moving to the inside of his thigh. Each time the rough fingertips touched him, Sejin’s body flinched. Embarrassed, Sejin tensed up, and Cheon Sejoo, who was massaging his leg, laughed as if in disbelief.9a13f4cae13728fc

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“Who’s going to 56c4f13779 eat you? Relax.”cb81f369eb719128

His languid 9e5777b0a7 voice was 2ae0f61e97 full of 30d7011420 amusement. It was a gentle 22939a539d tone, like the one 6e70f92aaf he’d used to soothe 68f93d6036 the man on the 25434ccb4c bed at that time.6151e5acd27a66a4

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Sejin, biting his lip cd3f07d13e hard, stopped stretching and a283bef70a buried his face in 1a6946c52f the mat.552b2e642d2cb0eb

From behind him, Cheon Sejoo clicked his tongue and asked if he had any more brain cells left to kill, but Sejin didn’t hear him.c79ed1ddcbb28c2e

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“Loosen up.”efdf95f73ff0b939

A soft touch grazed Sejin’s ankle. He glanced up, swallowing hard as he realized his feet were resting between Cheon Sejoo’s knees. Sejoo was sitting with his legs stretched out before him, looking down at Sejin’s feet.f244243a3a7865be

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Embarrassed, Sejin curled his toes, watching as Sejoo’s careful hands rotated his ankle. Each point of contact felt like a warning siren. Sejoo then tilted his head, extending his other hand to lightly tap the inside of Sejin’s ankle.4a2eb13df7629ea3

“You have…”18006a51c909fbcf

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Cheon Sejoo looked e54000eba2 up, a playful acc1444bcc smile tilting his 57565fe8e6 lips as he ec333c3584 squinted one eye. Sejin bit 8333554956 his tongue. His stomach churned, 73657facc9 the blood rushing 1d904a3c18 to his face. As soon as he 002e6648ca realized what was happening, a71086bcad Sejin bolted upright.9f6256bd3b55368c

“An extra bone…. What are you doing?”6dc3f3bdc910cb73

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Cheon Sejoo looked up in surprise, his handsome face filled with questions. His slightly parted lips curved in confusion. Sejin didn’t answer, turning instead to flee the room.b98f5c604bca4ae5

“Hey! Where are you going?”b7ff4cf325c4e9a6

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Cheon Sejoo’s furrowed brows 83723db02e deepened as he yelled 0eafe0ad36 after Sejin.6f1b4b3d2212ccc2

“Bathroom!”4b2594de854d5c7f

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Sejin scrambled to the 0d99c14e44 bathroom in the living 56a1a7e294 room, threw open the 9cdf430549 door, and turned on a4c9e76845 the faucet. He bent over the b5bd97d5b4 sink, splashed cold water 8541ed121b on his face, and aa6e6138fc cursed under his breath.31b151b8c52bc175

Am I crazy? What am I doing 5d4598d7d5 during a training session? 6dca0e5404fcbbdc

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But he felt slightly 2ebcd6128d wronged blaming only himself.c38afa24969c2268

Cheon Sejoo’s touch c160606fb9 had been too 5bc3bc5210 gentle. Usually, Sejoo would be 37011a145c yelling “Hey! Hey!;” so there 2dc018e0d7 was no reason 4d9926392f for him to e9d7bb80b4 be so tender. Shouldn’t physical 69371cd114 contact during 09b99d335f training be 91b0b38655 rougher? 2e5abbb8d07f6129

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Why is 47b6ce7876 Cheon Sejoo 2fa3d9f108 acting like 0122d6df05 this? Does he 6cded7bcc5 act this 918ce8c42c way with c4bc2d3038 other people?874248c91d31780b

The thought sparked a 5d8dd1654f fresh wave of heat, 666c4f064f this time in his a86cf804d7 head, as he remembered 8a3910d5f0 Cheon Sejoo being overly 18e7b14542 kind to Kang Doyoon. The marks c052b4de42 Sejoo had 706c694ac8 come home f949ec68f3 with after 147835c264 being away f93707a5e0 for a 598c0874de few days 6182312e92 flashed before a1e4411e9c his eyes. Sejin felt a 965c9d7820 surge of intense 7e79fd162c irritation.dd2bde2b858ff0bc

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Why is time 4e660ad372 moving so slowly? 66799f4128c6e7ec

This had become Sejin’s biggest complaint these days.d6b10d11f75b55fe

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Funny enough, Sejin was a93ce7aa5f actually confident. He had 150a35d531 an unfounded 55b4fe6272 certainty that 30eb87f877 Cheon Sejoo b8bf478b05 couldn’t possiblynotlike him. Of course, he had his reasons, if you could call them that. Just as he’d been angry when told he wasn’t Cheon Sejoo’s type, Sejin believed it was absurd that Sejoo wouldn’t like someone as handsome, obedient, and young as himself.f7de8c3980388257

However, despite this 8c33dde70e conviction, Cheon Sejoo 1ae9dea882 showed no romantic 14dcac928e interest in Sejin c6687d2288 at all, and c0930a0195 Sejin attributed this 6dec44adfd to his age. He believed that Cheon c79e200e2a Sejoo, being more moral a9ac57328a than he appeared, was a03e3f114e probably holding back because e789c112a0 he was still a 39d694b055 minor. It was truly c60fd403b6 an astounding amount f0f57f0320 of self-confidence.390fed7fb03a09a8

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In any daf662db23 case, Sejin 901aa33f7e wiped his 6a1eca8f49 face with dfaa505e40 a towel, ce2e2d2a49 hoping the 4815cd5e78 remaining two a23da619f7 seasons would cd349ed0bd pass quickly. He felt 8744564e38 that once 3430b3152b he became 7394a26a07 an adult, 34fef50899 everything would 60351f1539 flow smoothly: 9ea01ee221 his confession 39d6bcb924 to Cheon bbafb4f584 Sejoo, their e5d1b48670 relationship… everything.403e885d55574e2b

As Sejin 3e83929262 reviewed his 947c8e13c1 plan, built f33e65e34a on unfounded 89ac7c0800 confidence, the 8a484f9ed7 heat in b39a7662e3 his head a9ba3eff66 subsided, his 28a3a04ce5 complexion returning 9ef2fe3ac4 to its f77211bc5c usual paleness. He wiped the water e0cf3f6bce droplets from the sink bf17f46518 with the towel.d896395935ac599d

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