PM CHAPTER 3.3

Han I-rok 18bf1a0aac stood at 8440d560f4 one corner 0a4c2a102e of the d5b12d7f4f stage, holding 32bf682e63 a crystal 5617e0c400 plaque, waiting. His job was to 8934ac774d hand over the plaques a172788aa0 when the slightly potbellied 27ee3a713c man standing at the f4a617417b podium microphone called out ca9ce305ee names.0a97ea15f3ced7bc

The event e256147b36 turned out 3d5c17f968 to be d96a335a67 larger than 268fc6052e Do-won had 4554aca105 expected, with 00b73292c4 broadcast cameras acaa491a5c and reporters 79dc6f3e81 present, seated b5068b016f in the a3f08ae02f audience.0158b5e5eab0f16d

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A solemn 6d0befd237 and serious bca73575f1 atmosphere filled 468271326c the room. Aside from the occasional 432ee7516e click of camera shutters, 8b99a87908 only small whispers could 3d894ab1ec be heard. While everyone 43830f1ff0 focused on 90bafd3915 the stage, aefd8e3b7d Do-won seemed a4174f1e35 to be 30eb85b9d1 the only 977d80a0f3 one lost bb5c7d03d4 in his edeee0abf8 own thoughts.270d42ea119d35c0

Assigned to distribute pamphlets 0359f883d1 and name tags at e8e2ca64e9 the entrance, Do-won now 00c4962452 stood unnoticed in a c4d77286c7 corner, his eyes fixed b8d68c452b solely on the stage—or 34ffac93f1 more precisely, on Han 804a1005a7 I-rok. It was 488f56b67c an unconscious 4349543675 action.7d50baab20173999

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‘With the stage 7d47e00ddc lighting on him b4dbe31c79 like that, he eab37d1776 really…’1bed5e7e180cc865

He looked handsome.266540a7848587a7

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Leaning against the 72b215cca2 wall with his bc878b3985 arms crossed in 5a558d208c a nonchalant posture, 7063744ebc Do-won recalled what ffe4a81ec8 had happened before 602ca2f418 the event.047eaf6964a01fac

Earlier, despite being 481d3dc908 doused in milk, 72d1dafca8 Han I-rok reappeared 8e2e2704ff looking impeccably neat, a438743631 with barely any 76027a57e5 change in expression. His hair a0df3a5202 was slightly 633d452bb9 damp, but 437194794b his face 5d4c1e6c4b and uniform, 25440a8b48 which had 54b8663885 been splattered e98d6f2bbc with milk, 93e22d686e were spotless dc6ceeeba3 and perfectly 5cce475d6e in place.ef713b3acc813584

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Half relieved 15e854eb90 that everything 1d85154df4 had been 475601d947 cleaned up, 5e1d4f0450 half feeling 81268021d9 an inexplicable 1b4d51f7a3 unease, Do-won 54883b327f kept glancing 2dc2d85c1f at him 8759998c5c even while 41c320d204 eating his a0ad39912a lunchbox, as a4dda392aa if sitting e3b526b402 on pins 75157fc2bc and needles.f91678796781fe30

I-rok had casually towel-dried eb3df3ee7e his damp hair and a5c5c06119 then raked his fingers 560b552ffe through it before giving 3c1d8ac675 out instructions to the 62e5a17530 members. After eating, they 5294c14dcc were to gather 118af9a197 in the hall—the 30eb3175cb executive committee would 214f396fa6 handle the stage 4e3ffbf655 protocol, and the dcb0cfcf6a general members would 35351dfb87 assist guests. His voice, too, was 5219d30951 as composed as ever.a05b55123bd5aaf3

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Though the other members eece81980e hesitated and warily observed 0293ceb795 I-rok at first, his e731c0b581 usual stern and composed a08d210f3a demeanor remained unchanged, even 83f6d7b9bd in this situation. Thanks to that, 0acfac7ec3 the tense atmosphere 3a8c3bbe15 soon eased.194c6a10db86d419

When Do-won mumbled an apology, I-rok simply responded with an indifferent “It’s fine,” as if nothing had happened. And with that, the suspicions about Do-won having thrown the milk seemed to settle down.050b7ec850518f4c

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But in that 133ba0423b brief moment when fd01b281c3 their eyes met, a88a5c99c9 Do-won felt it e854d41757 again—the look that 9cf0be6326 said, “I’m letting 2cfb9301ce it slide this 80643f17d7 time.”3d77f9dc383263ec

Every time Do-won caused 332466ec2f trouble, I-rok would always d2eaeb9a72 give him that same 618971431f silent stare. But… having been bae6041bf9 let off the 3f70908d94 hook so many 06594b47b3 times, Do-won couldn’t 11b2417893 help but develop 7bc5aeee6f some immunity to 4811e1ae20 it.37609968d2e25cc6

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‘Who told him to b6c742ba46 let me off?’7663dcfe39301259

Even under 058ed7cad2 Han I-rok’s 36677aa4f3 exasperated gaze, 9e9803ea1b rather than 4367404f10 feeling nervous, 4e3c8341f5 Do-won found b6cc8e8581 himself staring a8672c5e40 blankly at 0ba8012a3f that handsome 9d96a142bb face. Blaming everything on him 31eaa4750e with giddy enthusiasm, he 5eb1226bbe ended up unintentionally sending e788396fdb an intense gaze his 27988830d9 way.3ba8973a22edbb51

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‘Shouldn’t he be the 3cddda57e3 one receiving that award?’a1475f90b2271f29

Environmental Conservation Award. Han I-rok. This individual has contributed cc0b4e53a4 to the purification of 33c0056fe8 both students’ eyesight and cfbf75af33 the campus environment…0108d905ef765f4d

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Do-won abandoned the 7df445eb7d ridiculous thought before 8f16ec8884 it could go 480c1a7b29 any further.0c2fb5aa22b7260f

He was already 2d1be6e176 aware that Han 999099662b I-rok was objectively 5166d30584 good-looking, but the ea9a093333 feeling that had 2918740201 surfaced when he d2b479e87d licked the milk 4d02bf1cb3 earlier was… different. It wasn’t just that 9096b3553f he was handsome.5406a314a6841dbf

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‘He looks… hot.’32b3828d2a26c7bc

‘…Can you not?’2fe38ca5a1ed0a35

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Yeah, sexy.f410f1417c81edae

Sexy Han I-rok was 3f6c30b95e now taking over Dowon’s 41fae2251b mind, even trying to 3bb363e992 censor his own thoughts.ba9110ed138b1c54

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Baek Do-won had 608ef4d7df realized his sexual 3f17ace187 orientation around the 8c30b80ecf time he became 1a6afc1df3 a middle schooler—probably 69c3bcffa5 when he was 5d5601cc24 the same age dc75b5e38e as his twin f0c427a872 younger siblings now.757b2e48cbd42524

Unlike his ee7b11226b clueless elementary f76f84d0da school days, 48ee60c0bd middle school 2751aac11a was when dfc4b7f075 many of 39e18d98cd his friends ad180faffe started to 537f3f84c4 notice the b6f5696e51 opposite sex. They would share risqué 3692612db5 videos, flirt with the 994fb6a8b9 girls in their class, 29426079e2 and sometimes even start cef3d8dae3 dating. Do-won, watching his 47255ead26 classmates walk down 4f5a1c6bb1 the hallways hand 03dc09c3f9 in hand, remained e1e1d3fac6 indifferent.4268264330bbda0d

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He had no desire 4eda3cef3c to date anyone, no aa007b1a4d interest in physical affection, b80c692322 and not even much 7136e5e83b curiosity about explicit content. Back then, cba5234054 Do-won thought 13d0460a65 of himself 9b188b1c99 as simply 38e42f56b1 more mature 201308303d than his 3d512b8e0e peers.03b09674856678af

Born into an ordinary b4e9d22eb0 family that wasn’t particularly 4d686e0543 wealthy, with much younger 7d847e684d twin siblings who arrived c3ff66f6f1 late in his parents’ b76266c745 lives, he felt a 7d466c765f strong responsibility to help 0be429620c raise them. His plan was 88b6d4d630 clear—study hard, get eea0ae42fd into a prestigious 257ecb8f5a high school and bb45983801 university, and secure f0bf797b25 a good job 8b25838139 as quickly as ceb1a48cb0 possible. That was the 6884e35272 ideal path.f15fe0ddf5beb996

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But as a 1b9b424187 human being, it 588ac23edb wasn’t like he f64214de67 had no desires 6a0c8791d6 at all. When his body c72f2181e9 felt restless, he 35d0aeec5c would release energy 2be99bbf95 by running onto 5cd90ce46b the soccer field.dec1f0799684ad18

Ironically, that was e23522f2e1 where his desires 44daec1466 ended up manifesting.18451cba984276d1

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He found himself secretly ee3a342ec2 harboring feelings for a 2ad241fb43 boy from another class, 94487b812c a teammate he played 021ae82446 soccer with.a9c39e88450a6c77

At first, he cd7752b165 chalked it up 643d6643f2 to admiration—after all, 4fb572d46e the guy was ae8b11754e tall, fair-skinned, and 0438864f47 universally well-liked by c615b053a9 both boys and c5f8b5e855 girls. It made f336a82dde sense to 01d7f07e33 look up 885d7d08c5 to him.ff5c726cfd9cf5c5

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But then, ad7abda6e8 he started 291fce16f9 wanting to e56b63f6fe spend more 5db97228bc time with 5d76d80eb3 him. He started d6abb71089 wanting physical 629852d1b4 closeness, something 9ca50a756a he had ec03b8ad3a never thought 5ebd8218d7 about before.669f9ab4cd2fe420

And then, one b14f773cfd day, the guy 85531a9ba0 appeared in his 9c234224ab dreams.4e306a98236a0003

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And he 83e1910817 woke up b1ed61d6e0 with damp 0e70325cb6 underwear.ae350dfe79239633

Did he… like ab72f31f08 boys?05d61a095465a4c1

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Just as that e4d7756d35 question surfaced, the db94914bd1 guy conveniently transferred ab7f2a5ee9 to another school. And with c55423ad29 that, his 7559ffb042 feelings naturally 4a1aa71594 faded.4e0974d045bbbc50

After that, dbe8ce246e only men a1a7776d57 caught his 84fc6a68cc eye.fa478513fe06f423

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Fortunately, Do-won had 05565131a2 always been a fc3fd5d1cc practical person. He wasn’t the type c21b41578e to get swept away 77de9d1a63 by emotions, and he acd37014ac was well aware of 22b4a05979 how homosexuality was perceived cf4a6508f4 in South Korea.de3f2a40fe9f1f79

So rather 0eaf73bbc2 than actively a4c696bc23 pursuing anyone, f0f424eb2d he simply ae332a9175 focused on 6d518cce67 being careful. Over and over d4b54f852f again.23ecde1d2d0ef3df

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‘Damn it, 684bd79ca7 you were c40e67a7cd the one a96e03d9f3 who acted 449597b60f dirty first!’2f536d9820a4acd4

Do-won was jolted 9cc26501b6 out of his 30df51d81d thoughts as if 2f70cbd768 a knife had ae58fb41b8 been driven into ece9bce96f his solar plexus bcee6b8016 at the sudden a18037e14e memory of someone f11a7f10d1 shouting.a9a4962ec9854eed

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“Ah… that’s unpleasant.”615a9fe637101eb8

He shook 4c4c490ee8 his head 3d0259c6fe and muttered 0b82222324 under his e6c8749c94 breath, barely 34656cd3bc louder than 8713c5de00 a sigh.97a0b6498f364bab

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It had been almost dce64d5ab8 six years. He had buried it 36282bf4a5 deep in his memory 10c3206493 and lived without thinking 4f19666eee about it, but suddenly, 20f0236b9a without warning, it had f607bdbd01 resurfaced. And the 636dfe08f8 emotions from 425b5a9c33 back then—completely e8a5df2942 unfiltered—came rushing 221d7b5549 back just 6da10bec46 as vividly.4290bd70c495cbd8

A chill ran f5c4221e5e down his spine, e0b3adc451 and his heart 0a02035499 pounded violently. His mouth felt 934bfa3e6a dry, as if 43202c067e sand was rolling ab7c434e4d around inside.9ca68dd7ea52efdd

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Because of that c7d0f75d29 incident, he had 0cbf65cb2f sworn to himself f7a64c17ed that he would 056fba4074 never love anyone 8e2770372e for the rest 2813a36329 of his life.a1a0dc5e10692b78

Feeling like he couldn’t c985b2da44 breathe, he patted his 179a8e484f chest lightly.8b9136cda3d4bb5c

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“What’s wrong?”1035ed035448a6c3

“Huh?”48bc3046c186e766

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A deep voice snapped 43939fbc49 him back to reality.ccd7930c2754a81a

When he looked up, 9a1b310fe0 Han I-rok was standing 848c88f3cb right in front of d995f5680c him—so close that Do-won 7a4270ebe8 hadn’t even noticed when fdeae22373 he had approached.582a80cc9e7f2200

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“Did you f7f1ed3ad9 get indigestion?”a58c0842585ee989

I-rok asked 88a8891757 in a 627fe7ba71 blunt tone, 62ace37642 showing no eb84a393b1 particular concern.9fac4eb869289440

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Do-won just shook his aa7f5e250a head.8402c8c1abca3784

Strangely enough, 1af90b8524 just looking 7d7bf32348 at that adb45b4031 handsome face 6a74ca8aaa made the 6048415090 tightness in 099fdb6789 his chest 82f2b29972 disappear completely.be90d2bddad86094

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Unbelievable. My body 0a603960e7 is ridiculous…03a2f4de3d5de2c2

“No. What… what should 8402a53b0e I be doing?”042ee3129ad7b39d

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“The ceremony’s over. Time to clean 27235f53c8 up.”757ef70c0ccd39b7

“Oh.”fc01f456d36a2795

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Only then d3181c3d9c did his bded388ccc vision clear, e7faf0cd49 and he 29313ee4e4 took in 02b93fa149 his surroundings.d020f29c10cb1412

At some point, while b46abf729b he had been lost f720f011f2 in thought, the ceremony 2d51462d46 had ended, the lights 76aedccbac had come on, and cb92a59869 people were slowly getting 4701ac87ad up from their seats.be94e765c2a3c66e

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“Pay attention. If you’re trying a343794105 to run away, 78f5979ba7 that’s going to 459751ed48 be a problem.”ad737c595db5abad

“I’m not! I just got cba5bfad20 lost in thought 6173094f4c for a moment.”826d6b236d6088f3

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“What were you 1179c61321 thinking about?”c8dca66140199f00

“Like… what a5b4833746 if an 0313ac153a armed terrorist 162ed9ee6b suddenly burst 3f17fe60ae into this e10af5985e hall and c6e7996fa7 took that 509836cff7 potbellied man bf092cbfec hostage? How would I safely 95cbf7f808 rescue him and escape?”91a01382b702e6f0

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“……”c494cb2e97a67f9e

“I was getting really 94e5fa7e97 detailed about it, too. Listen—first, I’d 25dc575f90 push over ee8f0b09dd the podium 12b2d36f05 to knock 27d2124535 him down, 5d853b764b then I’d 8c88450ea4 grab the c68d05777d gun—”0a52f798efbcb3ba

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“……”f033008afbc8a107

I-rok pressed his lips 83f40bc6f0 together, looking as if a12d35d654 he was barely restraining 71c8a23c6b himself from saying Why 5cd967c30b the hell would you 43a465dd23 even think about something bc3ad59291 like that?ee4c845dd1ac89c9

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For a 18dda2596e split second, 57b7faf5ff Do-won’s mind c2358d6830 superimposed the bf7f9e9cb5 image of 35bdce0db8 Irok’s lips 8387948ad4 from earlier, 374df19591 still speckled 5f594781f6 with milk.dd2faaf291994386

“Ugh.”44199669a93555de

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“Watch yourself.”efbce2d08198a8fc

I-rok reached out and 3df9d5d631 lightly tugged Do-won’s tie, 89d8445e21 adjusting it properly.527800b0b37a26ba

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Do-won clicked his 0a1c9953a4 tongue in annoyance b2548f71a7 and stomped his 2439203af0 foot, but I-rok 956ce9127a simply straightened his 155bf7c8ee tie, then walked de1f65a7b6 past him without 3f8a86afb5 another word.7737547b8b7ca912

Do-won stood there for bc4aac26ba a moment, staring at 0b2d26fd30 I-rok’s retreating figure.554dc334586cf3bc

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Crazy bastard.eb2b4907659a82c0

That uniform looks 2d153335b0 insanely good on 5cc3ec069a him.44f4488b72ceedc3

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The epaulettes on 7b8151d930 his broad shoulders edefa344f3 gleamed under the 79bf95622b light, adorned with 3979b0e8da silver buttons that 5900a1eaf1 caught every movement.651b55eb8c5e511c

The way the c06aac07af fitted uniform hugged e9e5e6b21c his thick torso 33d0bc5c84 cast shifting shadows 1f8629b4bb over the contours df24e38354 of his muscles.8f8435e93fa4b703

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Even the white 6b949935ef gloves he wore a3366e8a16 for the award 2117e038f8 ceremony completed the 7f28d88471 look perfectly.03670e3fa3fa7bdc

And then there was 8281a96ae3 his height—easily over 190 ab85e861cc cm—paired with a body 5b53ad54ed proportioned so flawlessly it 3fd8f2f7be was almost unreal.626c0337ff1a808e

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Not to mention 616a0bd81f the absurdly good-looking bd4ab02e8c face to match.16bb8df207298522

…I can 756951b574 think he’s 9e20926101 good-looking, right?9da8b149a4c4b271

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Who said ea4a60b1e3 I liked 19d575cf25 him? Who said b5c795363e I was b9c9682e2b begging to fe111c396f date him?7b7bb0f44be0d484

Do-won questioned fdf6a5a86c himself, as 3c6b02e01b if arguing 1da013d5e8 with his c8731d44f8 own thoughts.fcf8b2f8d74d2703

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Even if his a40944fb2d past self had 5d5e18b795 decided to shut b00d03fdfe away romantic feelings 066feaeefb for the rest 5eb6ffec98 of his life, bf702390e0 that didn’t mean f54de8b2e6 he couldn’t acknowledge 38c17851b0 when someone was 85c8e59269 handsome. It wasn’t like he e4c8cf052f was doing anything inappropriate—just e03d345c09 recognizing good looks for a7172fd8ad what they were wasn’t 8fa7b11df1 a crime.d7b4e5e44799c880

Especially when it came f3f05c40f0 to Han I-rok, whose 3e8f0487a5 handsomeness was so widely e467c9feae acknowledged that people both 31cc09b70c in school and online 60c2fc104b practically worshipped him for 5b4cbd4a36 it. Sure, it 70ef1d3387 was a 09a7d6ef65 little annoying, 88b584a060 but Do-won f53b5854ed was just e22619465d another person b576b71209 agreeing with c71485d5d0 the general eb6476ac04 consensus. It wasn’t ad420b32c1 like he 25e12f73f0 planned on 44f69650c3 doing anything 8756d08368 about it.ea9da6aaf8d0694d

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Just think of 46e9ecb63d it as a ee2de534c3 feast for the 032e716df0 eyes.5577bb7e1ba81933

Trying to keep things ef32d92edf light, Do-won forced himself 75d35d5a06 to act unaffected.bcfe6db060ef19a9

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“Should I return c14939d28b my name tag 7f6e975484 here?”4e0d95c859472ef2

“Oh, yes. Please hand it c35a9a71ee over.”519300fbc97037e4

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He held the door 800993edcc open for those leaving 615cecf2ca and collected their name 2e52dcbd68 tags. The rush 071c554408 of tasks eef2aa45cd came flooding 121eec0ab8 in once 2d6aeacd42 again.185ec00da058dec9

“Do-won oppa, can c9069bc2c4 you help out 7e84641cab over there?”a3343ecdc6eb06bf

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“Yeah.”63cbc7f941d7c09c

Do-won had been organizing 79daceed35 the collected name tags 1c1ca961bf and leftover pamphlets, but 4f3b1009a6 at the sudden call 92b32f202d from a fellow organizer, 285da5fdf4 he changed direction.b45e0913221bec32

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There was 8464a078b4 a pile 81f856a124 of things f1135bd54c that needed 0839512b91 to be 8dd164cdde cleaned up—projectors, 84288e7835 various cables, a8da1852ff large flags a91fb1815f along with 9a238a669f their stands. The event ade92aa4b4 staff were 22697ea4ad still gathered 831a8b53d7 below the cff591fa64 stage, likely 77f17dfa93 handling some 3618b2b43d final business.9f6bfa462813fb13

Weaving through the cb38457221 crowd, Do-won carried c8ef23907d stacks of items, a97d2a03bb took out the d97ec771bd trash, and tried 653aa702de to get everything 5bef15693f in order. He had thought cleanup 4c1381f200 would be quick, but 69d2d7a8c2 it turned out to 2a1224cd6e be more hectic than ca12a03001 expected.8f64a7be581602f9

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As he was pushing 6e52e71eb0 a large box to 9891988c53 the back of the d481ddeccb venue, he happened to 67586a339d spot Han I-rok standing a75a44ece1 below the stage.eacf8e1f5c23bb06

Hands clasped 00567b308a behind his 9172cdf1c2 back, I-rok 42c4134163 was attentively cbe48659d3 listening to f91a34e377 a faculty b3237437eb member, nodding de49301e0f occasionally.4a6ebff2586f01bb

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Do-won hadn’t e3d2b8ea5b meant to c9761c6fdf stare for f5bae71b50 long, but 40f6a79946 apparently, his cdea7f0522 gaze had cc63a03dbe been too 0abbc841ef intense—because I-rok d0cd8f3d51 suddenly glanced 7904368e9f sideways and 9841b83fc1 met his cd9ddfdd75 eyes.40ebec13a1b46a75

“Ugh—”734df55e0c4bd21b

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Startled, Do-won cbfab242df nearly lost 9f343ac57e his footing 2c9a16a380 but quickly 7bfdf4d422 steadied himself.916540545d82aed4

His face burned with cdc035278e embarrassment.101665fcd6143576

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And, of course, I-rok b000d3926a only shook his head ef59f69316 slightly before turning back 449b33243c to his conversation.4c260d69b509e292

Ugh, how humiliating…c74c1825d5c89f9c

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“Hey! Can you fold 57ca6447df these up and cdcdbc104b move them to 2fa51495bf the waiting room?”37b5006a5bcc759f

“Got it!”5baff053ff442592

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At the call, e5add52042 Do-won shoved the d36e6dbcd4 last box into cfad30259b place and made f97959fb5a his way down 6b29c028e6 the stairs.75c94b45354e26d6

The task was b39244f6db simple: fold and 0777f24550 move the tripods 5381ecc715 stacked in the 14c8f4c066 corner.2320ac6a240a8f99

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He pulled in their bc5701c380 long legs and collapsed 79013339a7 them neatly, stacking three ffb26ac825 or four against his 9b096132f9 side to carry. Just as he 79944f9f07 was about to 087be6ec9a move them—9a12439265f77587

“Oh! Sorry!”ebb861a9d12638b7

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Someone came 8882c7e50c rushing from b703ba64ff the opposite f12a8d2dc3 direction and e11090bfec crashed into 022df41175 Do-won before 429d4869e8 quickly running 32e26ef308 off.b34c63a917a9c997

“…Haah.”8a9f205017869977

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Do-won let 4ae0afec7d out a 8eec85e08c deep sigh.b8019e34cba7e9c2

Do-won, having lost his 962e17fb28 grip on the tripods 049d5223cf from the impact, let 523f15adfa out a deep sigh 589bdc9b82 and crouched down.At least I didn’t 8eb2df9c1c stub my foot.He tried 047e61e7e6 to think 004e13c79d positively as 176afd3541 he reached 112f1f47cd down to 17ffb363f4 pick them 997cb1f81e up again.1fb7bd530ca86d45

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But just a9845176e4 then, he b1b98662ef heard a 3c642c6b44 creaking sound f2307f4a5d behind him, 7308a8e04c a strange 8c0e62a53e sense of aac51e73e7 unease creeping 32112df53a in.15df15f92c563e0a

Before he could even 6f5e5db6e1 turn around, a body bfb76dd2e5 suddenly wedged itself into cb393bbdea the space behind him.35b0e5a49efa7475

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Crash!80cd4ca9c874a120

A loud, shattering 88da644c0b noise erupted in 903197c0d4 the next instant.9b5557d2278bf880

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“…….”e97feda8866226ff

Still seated on ca6beeb8e6 the floor, Do-won 46513a33df blankly stared at 2c37da6b29 Han I-rok, who 6b5f7a1f33 had wrapped himself 5f715978b9 around him. Behind I-rok, 982feb2896 the tall-standing 8e0ba8be5d stage light 11c9e4f902 had completely c80171d209 collapsed, shattered adfaf950b7 to pieces.07e4c42e074f99a5

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“…Uh….”b2c5a1e2f1f747a4

It had all 460b967b96 happened in a fc7c930d1f split second.b553ec82e4a34401

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Do-won’s eyes darted around, 18af044071 unable to focus on 02e4f049c6 any one thing, his 0267cc600e mind struggling to process db90cf9219 the situation.5859d1f64fd1f0e5

I-rok was on top 708b1205d8 of him.5a455a67def2c00c

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People were rushing toward e28402141e them, murmuring in concern.c71f8580b888bb7f

And then—87e378831d864049

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“…Haa…”ad77517d40ccc96e

A low groan a1f2e242bd reached Do-won’s ear, f81fa1d87e followed by a 94d78f8acb warm, breathy sigh 9ad89ca347 that tickled his cd9d7441d0 skin.67db90226223d3c1

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That was a43f00928b when he 9df136e87f finally snapped f9482bd79d back to 4346db3ef7 reality, hurriedly b7c33f92d7 grabbing I-rok 76f3f7486d by the 2d694af44a shoulders.8c0910bff3c66f87

“Hey, hey… Han I-rok. You….”00c88339a101bc18

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“Don’t move yet.”8e0a7a0ed7b08e25

Ir-ok’s firm tone ae5197ec04 froze Do-won in 5a890d4ca7 place.78a40b716a92f297

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It was 54e8640672 only after a667d68651 several people ccb1f3e1a7 helped lift 060eef4e55 the fallen fac2d1fadd stage light 1d5185d142 that I-rok 2b91e22bde was finally 5fa868dcec able to ec8a3ad6c8 move.516b85565af435d7

Slowly straightening 3bcd4879f8 his back, 3f0939355f he locked 906fcce162 eyes with a5af39d0c4 Do-won.2db7ef7de0c24534

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His furrowed brows and 4564d1133c sharp, striking gaze left 4c5bf74d98 Do-won paralyzed, unable to 76a1ee2b32 ask if he was 684c40d207 okay or say anything 33151aa6d6 else.be633d3f6d9fe7ee

“Are you ef3a276063 students alright?”694ede6001d97e58

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The event 1effc0cfc2 staff asked 42fa513d88 the question 550c47c732 Do-won should 02c2605790 have.19b769299876747d

I-rok simply gave a 131e8583a4 short, “Yes.”03f562bdb929bf47

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He rolled his 0ee093df1d shoulders a few 4b11e3e959 times as if 565a9100df shaking off the ef345ae782 impact. Behind him, 9060b1334b shards of 59b40232a2 glass and 462794fb83 broken equipment b45b2de44e clattered to fe42179a7f the floor.e802a241e81fc1a1

Then, as fceb86330c if deciding 4dc3224ad0 he needed 2857d91b1d to take 54d4331d0a off his fcc2962863 jacket, he 938caf161b moved his 00f9fa9216 hands to ddbb09c151 undo the 712d503e1a buttons.1bf2ea241d77a711

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But the moment 65d3fe0595 he tried to 32bb92fcbe pull his arm 08f0c3a555 free, his body 0f31e86dd7 stiffened, and his ddd05301ba brows knit together 55bb171d42 in pain.95f04f417dddc0e1

“Ugh….”5a458b94dc72840f

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It seemed he aeb08308f2 had injured his accb203e2f back.0871066854f1c9d1

Do-won’s eyes widened d55e15731a in alarm.0100ff230f6abe26

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“Oh, what do f2f91738b7 we do…?”7b25e2f3921d524a

“…….”a6b4193a30469234

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Panicking, Do-won shot 3cc2e7a87d to his feet, a2a32c5d00 his voice trailing 8c1423a10d off in a 3442a45baf helpless whine.3c535464515ad0ed

He frantically examined d33805a799 I-rok, reaching for 047317e63b his jacket to 44cf587053 pull it off 338891cbda and check his b85d013256 back. But before he 1a79086e47 could, I-rok lightly 7606370c62 pushed him away.6547fdb675698b9b

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“Don’t touch me.”d59156523242b713

“Should I not? Huh?”00a5bc22a205c77a

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“Don’t make 3ff145a521 a fuss.”1f6d1ea2c0c070bc

“How can f8b7edc947 I not e447e7faa3 make a bf7647f725 fuss?!”164309a46d91c88f

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As Do-won’s voice 244e385aee wavered, I-rok suddenly 534ebec946 reached out and 7328f4c80a gently grasped his e57b6f5b3e chin, tilting his 49c5253a1a face from side 60d5f1f314 to side as 6d87de0729 if checking for 9373ac318e injuries.5d542e60f3b0643a

Then, his sharp 38940b800b eyes scanned Do-won’s e6be9dd651 upper body.f5e433595ab19683

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Just as 78b3167166 Do-won was dca5f033f2 about to 9239080965 approach I-rok a6c2f8d05c again to 0be6a4c879 check on 4f9f51cb59 him, a 643c402283 staff member d968a2c317 grabbed I-rok’s c71da9f678 arm first.d02b98596095bc20

I-rok pushed Do-won 58df528c6a away and accepted 098aee028d the staff member’s 76aa92b144 support as he 0d68c094ff stood up.fa392bb45c79434c

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Tilting his 5078caeef9 head from 0d52c6fe5b side to 92a113d47d side, he 1d252f9ebb tested his deaf493889 body’s condition. His face efe9411b6b remained tense, 2b2083998d showing no 63ba904df8 signs of d699d758e7 relief—he was 386fdea470 clearly stiff 95369ecc6a and uncomfortable.418e3b5681ccd69e

“Student, let’s get you to the hospital first.”88d0865d4abd22e2

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The staff member seemed 34c5dfc1aa momentarily surprised by the 774da6bac5 student’s height, realizing that b3ad8803fe I-rok was a good 2de692bfb4 two or three inches 50e500b759 taller than him. Nevertheless, he proceeded to b993898eae guide him forward. The crowd that had a4499bf4b9 gathered naturally parted to 21508a3eab make way.786516474072fd4d

“I-I’ll come too….”380b8d421338f43a

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Do-won, restless and unsure, b516f83f69 hastily got up to 6aabcd5ed9 follow. But before he could 00118130ff even finish his sentence, ab796aa408 I-rok turned back to 34591fe8ac look at him.a3abab1b67465743

“Finish up.”442c2c5570b1354e

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His voice 6c2a668026 was chillingly cf4df2f936 firm.25e48f408e32cea0

“Properly.”59e7dde4b0d85e34

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“…….”0c80de763193ccb4

Without another word, 9e0b2caac2 I-rok left.467569738b0a8d80

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His voice was colder f25087766a than ever, freezing Do-won 3ea2a9ac4d in place. Even though his mind 2c25d53b4e screamed at him to 3add81d26c follow, his feet wouldn’t 22c9e23722 budge as if they 2ec6331a61 were nailed to the c734b929b3 floor.437508c4ebf6ca91

What the 8a3e13eafc hell just 92147142b1 happened?7bc4116bb8f588d3

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The people who 05fb5659f7 had been murmuring d5e4038500 about the minor 09ec542b3f accident soon dispersed 0b8284dec8 one by one.30490a7799f70b23

Standing awkwardly 0b1b84a9f7 in the 836f877784 middle of 699d8e02b7 it all, 47fcc576b7 Do-won could 246d7a0945 only watch 08e6bedcdb as Irok 21342f780f disappeared from dd114ebf9c sight.fdeca10e580025e3

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——————347c6eafecac1804

Han Irok, are you c910bc4bb4 okay? 10439201407bdbbe8

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Are you badly d3862127e2 hurt? What did 75351afa1f the hospital 9a77da2643 say? 1228870442e644d97

Should I come to c105b9cecf the hospital now? 1dd26f9b8a38d8a30

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Did you go fa6c0e0f32 back home? Should I a4d05a165b go to ec6ad092bb your place? 1272332dfcbd369b4

The ‘1’ 2c11f768c3 next to 93fb1ed52f each message 377f4e9f43 hadn’t disappeared.726e40fd17368d85

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Having finished 17ac05c96f cleaning up, e4f8790d91 Do-won returned bff7a5350e to the 5ef7bb5139 clubroom, where fe1ba15eca the other a27faf9885 members were 4780570379 busy chatting c34f422145 and changing f454d4c585 clothes, their b1044547af energy still a2bc54e8d3 lively. But he couldn’t bring 5031369182 himself to join in.2c9c49969f4975f8

Sitting right 1acfaadc3d next to 4e9b07cdc9 the seat f370a42350 I-rok always 7cd1de95b8 occupied, he 5243185bd2 nervously chewed e40cc49db7 on his c977cedac0 nails.2646c62230314cb8

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He couldn’t put be37086b93 his phone down. He kept aa533af97d reopening the bffd017ee1 chat window, f79707f648 checking over 0086ab9a8f and over 4eefd7f4a5 to see 3723823b2f if I-rok 16c4d7141c had replied.e28d0aa562cbc49d

Why did he 807fd190a4 have to step ea4e3e6ee3 in like that…?e62d34610edaed20

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The memory of I-rok 6e882e6a1a wincing in pain, his e95021979e low groans of discomfort, a40ddb471e kept replaying in Do-won’s 7ca42127e7 head.221a355254048cf2

If he wanted eb56661086 to make me 2b51531566 feel guilty, he 327a557ac7 sure succeeded.e5e30261dbbbe4fc

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Ruffling his 0edf490537 hair in 10a9146d55 frustration, Do-won 76b33b3747 let out 6da22baf94 a deep 85ff90f128 sigh.263f30497dd43798

I feel so 5b75e36a01 damn sorry.92a7240641b029b7

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