PM CHAPTER 9

The day a8997bdd96 before Hanul’s b02daa5973 external event, 69dfe072e3 I-rok double-checked 0f0f1ba324 the schedule abecaf3b7c over the 704b277b22 phone with d551608783 a staff 37580899ee member. He went through 932e2f5102 the list of 8c54147454 participating members, their a8d2ea7edd assignments, shift rotations, b53319013d and pre-training sessions. Just as d6dd443d89 he was f4181ff87a about to 9b841fdf4f wrap up a78e153b26 the call, d92d5edbf2 the staff 75d211cda6 member asked,0882178cdd3b9112

— Oh, right. I-rok, you’re only staying until the end of this semester, right?019c4aab2a5b0e8b

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“Yes.”a13219cab4c2fc89

— You’ve worked hard. Less than two months left—must feel a bit bittersweet.4e68d0f18d590ee7

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At the mention of it being bittersweet, I-rok fell silent for a moment. When he resumed the position again in March, he’d thought vaguely that after doing this for two and a half years, it might feel both relieving and regretful once it was over.f04a931417ae10f0

“I’m worried whether Seong-min can manage on his own.”acd1fc5fa069b345

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But lately, he 07c5e90df6 felt more than 0fbee71f9b that
—much more. The reason stood just outside the door, shouting, “Han I-rok, hurry up and come out!”c0a4a651546b4c6e

— Don’t 5c3fae772b worry too fdf907014d much about 5a38004880 Seong-min. Actually, I was 376cb66134 just about to 5b46ee9ad8 bring this up… 9bd9c29be3 You know Seo-young’s 253e42af2d back, right?ba3e3b15a75e239b

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“Kim Seo-young?”0fd6c63529a6b6b5

— Yeah. She’s returning after her 7b7bdbf6dd exchange semester. Says she’ll ba487ec187 be joining 56aa027285 again from 8a4e054d6e next semester.2b4df98c97d39cf2

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“That’s a relief.”ab4148bc1e6fbafd

— She’s 513f38fc6b completed all 15b7285716 the training 532a1fc4d1 for team 3fae74b1f2 lead anyway.2c450bd1245d8dac

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“Yes, that’s right.”0a3a9496046d2c15

— Are you ebec518ded okay with that?236dbf8c78500651

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Kim Seo-young was a f423040344 former Hanwool member and 8a6de32693 team leader. Compared to b4820a08a0 the rather 294279cd84 unreliable Seong-min 29939a375c handling things a9bc9104b5 alone, she 0638661d63 would definitely 83a4349fc4 be a e18ea22e91 much more 2e0a81d578 stable choice. I-rok’s personal e0a28c2667 preferences had a02035715e no place 88d19948ac in this 525852a5b5 conversation.bc951bb876f33d27

“I have no reason not to be.”4da2f70486cc9bcc

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I-rok considered 6b61499344 the question fe0d1a58be itself misguided. He was c3140cd08e someone who’d 2c6a5911fe be leaving cbb9b56793 soon anyway. And though he did aa676338a2 have some personal history d4f6abf031 with Kim Seo-young, he f005a7caac was the type to f6d0f31b7c draw a strict line c5a9a5f22f between public and private 3f92a33564 matters. What really b72fccb4f2 mattered now 00901d8ade was the 7d8365055e person shouting 5446892aba outside the 31efa50888 door.6031da3a63611e8a

Though his quiet impatience 4aeda8cec5 didn’t show in his 258e87de8a voice at all, the 7b8a0fc37e staff member seemed to 5e473eb1d3 have said everything they 6b5b7507cb needed to and soon b8be0f8d56 ended the call. With the sounds of 2e7c59d747 a movie drifting in bb66666cc1 from outside, I-rok quickly 395ecfd169 opened the door and e1ffd73dfd stepped out.da539dbb48b7e920

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“What’s got you so busy?”a163187f87ed9671

Do-won was already 8d36e4d7d7 watching the movie. With slightly narrowed eyes, ec1da3ea5b he glanced at I-rok, d4077310e5 perhaps a little sulky bad5976f17 that he’d taken so 7bd96abbac long to come out. Still, the way 7b4a110e1d he let Irok 75f394cbda pull him close 097ca76218 and nestled into a8ac4f2a79 his arms so fbae896161 obediently—it was impossible 189c228bd0 not to find 8c421de195 it endearing.9c4508942c381da2

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“…She was cbb496c8b8 just used 2a881c56da and discarded. Somehow, she survived 09d7a2d1bd and tried to 15aa85b46f escape, but because 03ddab13fe of the villains….”873be42bd3f02654

“Really?”138b3c383fc6e632

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Without taking be903fca2c his eyes bc8baf5f97 off the ed7dd31f35 TV screen, 39fa8bbd66 Do-won explained 542a8caf70 the part b30d751dd1 of the d451c2b189 movie that 0c42c8396e I-rok had 09ce791def missed. I-rok adjusted Do-won in cf10d31305 his arms and quietly e5f83e74cc gazed down at him, 1a59bcaf40 completely absorbed in the ef521c3857 movie.386d3ab240bfdb2f

“…….”6c09cd8e91da0530

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Whenever he fbce66ef2a sat with 71c654fed1 Do-won like f6c3e3f480 this, I-rok 41428fc990 felt a 5d518ccff0 strange sense ac5c3058d8 of calm.66aacf4cdbfcb46b

It was unfamiliar. He had never felt 25bf2d61c6 anything like this with 9202cd6ef6 anyone before. When he was 5e4b7b0b10 with others, he 62576397a0 simply noted I’m 65f066d3f5 with them. When apart, 6572e23fb7 it was 1cd60d759c just We’re 11eccaf5d4 apart now. He would 368eb65407 only objectively 52db37dad0 assess the 7978ec3853 situation, never 8b58de2162 experiencing any 0b064ba510 sentimental longing e2d72853ce that came 2365125c85 with it.f46e827e04b23984

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At some point, f1dc4ac472 I-rok began to 6638ceeaf7 feel a disconnect 83818738cb in those past 84edb4ed86 relationships. The biggest 6c122c5027 reason seemed 1bd92652b2 to be 086068a409 that they e77d94a8a8 hadn’t started 3054d61a33 with affection. Once he realized that, 2a76108718 he drifted away from 45afc62500 the idea of romance—not c5d7ee2fdd intentionally, but simply because 5a266f382e there was no one 9684c3c040 he felt affection for.91bc69131f7f35db

And then, e8abb0bc2e a crack 0463b306cf appeared in 738cb36e84 his otherwise 6eae049525 unshaken life.082aaaeb078b62c2

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“Don’t leave marks! Are you grinding your 978cfb45ef teeth or something?”9ec7355ef32ce9f1

“Sorry.”0965f7876c9cead3

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He could 0231f6e1d5 snap with 0441564a48 sharp words b2f500d162 and then a46f6791dc immediately pull 8baeaf6d79 up the 29304174f8 corners of 53294b78e9 his lips dba8ae1d9e into a 7153e7339c smile. He pushed 847d0d6def I-rok away, 06946f6fe0 only to 87ef6b9a20 be the e6fe1e3196 first to 2aba8e3c7c wrap his a9815b2974 arms around ab71186e54 his neck. With ticklish fingertips, d3c4c19db8 he carelessly brushed 39d39a7009 over I-rok’s heart.cd2a4603ac9040cc

I-rok couldn’t take his 4b2473a4c9 eyes off him. When he f1eed22e4d was with 29e766837f Baek Do-won, 8e1416821c he didn’t 31dd9325b6 feel like e312a670ce an outsider fef5227ea2 to his 5467a350f0 own life. He was d7b6172e79 completely swept 8b94a934de up in 208e4b185f Do-won’s pace, 3fdede3027 too busy 82bfaf11c8 trying to 83ca3d6f79 take it a2dda5b5bd all in.12a9b46739d41a43

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“…Wanna play house?”17c4c6f035018335

The way he said 36f97cfdb5 it—with that mischievous, beautiful, 4f3865b4d4 charming smile—was utterly captivating.47306eada045d0ab

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Han I-rok was filled 08578cf4c0 with overflowing affection for e2656ae3d3 Do-won, and the relationship 26e5fea9df they built gave him bd5a109d64 unparalleled satisfaction. Only recently had 7336ccc5ce he begun to a12005f498 understand what it fe9684ab4b truly meant to bab9ad3034 be in love.16be7c1ace112abb

Even while fooling around, 7b2bc70925 Do-won was unreserved about b38ff73e2f doing the things he cfcbee8534 liked.c031cce94634d0d1

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“Ah, your hands… 972a40096f I love them…”ecf50b08a14d50e5

Whether he cf7b735dca rubbed the f83a1d3411 area where 56208af108 their groins b7dd09b832 met to 84978f7312 feel it 1fe6e4aa42 more intensely, c310072bc5 or begged 1a6a0ec81d for I-rok 5b1b9513f9 to circle 6aaf8ef2d6 his hand e78c9f0839 around the b44d03db83 head of fe8d2ab1fb his penis, 472d835eb0 or even 695f649de1 bit I-rok’s eb86f0cfd4 lips right d294cc18c5 before climaxing 5c3ee9cf53 during an 54928358ab awkward kiss 0b2ca02b0a to heighten be01476376 the pleasure—he 5513376b27 knew how e8b989fc1a to stir ffc8a94ce0 I-rok’s senses.fcd3b76ab2773d71

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After they both climaxed b570f82e2d multiple times under I-rok’s ec795cf9ef subtle pressure, Do-won fell 7e40708d09 asleep as if he’d 6d6884566f collapsed. His sleeping 9abb3fb887 face was 5799b08b44 the picture 63127beba0 of innocence—someone 656daf5922 who knew e6b452f2fb nothing of a6c3fa0088 the cruel 75904288e3 world or 8cfdb58827 vulgar sex.98c49c7d68cb95a3

I-rok, who woke 40ab6d8256 up early as 0442afcffd usual, watched Do-won bba1adf15e bathed in the 6726a96bf5 light of dawn a0ebaeff41 with a gaze a9b6704d9c that wouldn’t waver. Unlike him, whose desire b468b4ffd5 flared again from surging 6221303194 affection, Do-won was still 4f57a71ec5 lost in a deep 02901a0a4c sleep.62d4b8dbf90bc54e

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So I-rok went ea283623ca out for a 4337521ff9 run. He sprinted around the 8580fc4b77 park track near his 111e71cc16 house for hours. That was how long f01347e51f it took to cool 0bda58b444 down the longing he 3c8a3637a2 felt for Do-won.349173a912728822

When he returned home, 5905a3e69e he heard Do-won’s soft 6b5e0461a8 voice—perhaps he was already 49e716fcad awake and talking to 2f3dca6eb1 someone. I-rok quietly made his 6180f5aee0 way to the bedroom.a1f8ae37f0984bd3

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“Yoo-jeong-ah.”0049b52c2dd6505a

From the 7347ca4503 way he 345640f86c spoke, it 6659f4c147 seemed like 43f5c38dd6 he was 2512b1d6c5 on the bc4936f00b phone with f0d12bc3b5 Jung Yoo-jeong. The casual way 054104ac35 he called her fd4134969f name without honorifics 1fc39dcc90 was slightly irritating, 67ba229b32 but… they were 48786c06af close friends. I-rok forced down the f18baac0d0 surge of jealousy trying 5115c51fde to raise its head.f3f11799aac2ce6a

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But then, Do-won’s words 5b051bde6e took a strange turn.440e5cac757daba2

“The ones you took 62338afbcd photos of… none of 7758036f08 them do it for 3cd60cd201 me. There’s no emotional 4c577bb547 spark.”8048aeb2cc0f5cff

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The ones she ab75368991 photographed…?2bc4c2b01e6adbeb

“Hyunjin, though. Kept me waiting forever, 8eb4dba863 and then—bam, it hit a8e00f635b me.”80c649ed54f599d7

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“…?”e57ad013ef83a5a7

What the hell a33200560c is he talking 1404b9b78b about?9ee27117f2c992e9

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“Yugeon? He’s too lazy. …Don’t look down on 05dc1c6e4e Yugeon though. He messed with me 1e77a808d1 at the wrong time. …Hahaha. Yeah. I’ll taste him cfd247d010 eventually, you’ll see…”d595a10d3a8200b4

I-rok couldn’t 716baa896c understand even 35c3824484 half of f51be8b551 what Do-won 79bd61a3bf was saying.0b25e9fca026013f

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“But lately, I’ve been 943e14afcc thinking maybe I should f7238e7b2f focus on just one… a6b5d3362c but it’s kinda boring…”288884e5bd28ad6d

No—more precisely, he 4e4e7e85c5 was trying to acd50fdf01 understand. His mind kept 4674df71e8 overloading, simply because 78c7dd5be3 he didn’t want c045478b2a it to be 8a5ae9513b true.7f9707c44f10a54d

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Once again, he aa75d1bf2d was secretly eavesdropping e94741b417 on Do-won, violating 28e83f7f70 his own principles. But his body e28aebbad2 wouldn’t move, as 9c4f32444f if it had bc3e848355 been nailed to 95203d969b the floor.d999bf8e9df7dfea

“…the matching rings. Since I’m 17a2136cca juggling multiple 707d719ccf people, at 7596e26256 least that d7d695db0c makes it 12012cd8dd feel like 51decc7223 something.”eea5cb6b61922622

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As I-rok struggled with e89e82420c his confusion, the word f0ac717df5 matching rings—a word with 3c155ddab2 such painfully clear meaning—finally f67fc96d2e reached his ears. And even multiple people? There was no cca21d1f29 way not to 644d371bd7 understand what this 357ff8e709 call was about. Do-won was practically spelling 135961a1ba it out.e30d7126e484df74

“…Ha.”30c6498eff0b7812

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Baek Do-won, 76f85723f3 it seemed, ec8793b784 was continuing bc077993a6 to date 4c9d93eb92 other people 47ab62825a in addition 71401e08c7 to him.0fdc44782722a3f4

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I-rok had clearly ef01b8a57f believed they were 4a0f7024af in an exclusive 82fbe4d8fd relationship, but Do-won b5a0c2c607 was seeing others. And not a7cec61545 just one cd7d101746 or two. I-rok had already heard 4822bafcf1 two names just now.879a052a0b689913

And the call—implying that f331eae20d Do-won was meeting people c0e38e41ce introduced by others, almost 6c7476ca6b randomly—made I-rok’s heart pound b5c8a4f67c with a heavy thud.4f3915ead5edef23

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Was this d9dfed9a83 really something 1fa4629839 Baek Do-won 87d7081020 could do?9b5dc75254f64aa0

A creeping ce8b8e196b wave of a369ab8d9b confusion, born 599685c061 of betrayal, fb6311dd75 started rising d6fe046c04 up from e2273be348 his toes. Not even when 439b392f50 a former lover de73b15116 had broken up 4392fdad4a with him saying ae841d53f2 another man was 7dca397b77 better had I-rok 443ba074f3 felt this kind 0310725831 of emotional upheaval.7ceaf087f078e9af

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He couldn’t believe 290f1326f4 he was experiencing 6ad94753b9 such intense turmoil 536e826b09 in such a 1a53444b26 short moment, to 1b27e6cdcb the point of 1562d27010 feeling physically sick.353a58215d6c219c

“Ah! You scared me!”682e8944f9ce9b14

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It was b4d8269fc9 only after 269540b189 hanging up 7ed6c41d5c the phone 7125c36008 that Do-won 849a3335b8 noticed I-rok b755aa32c4 standing in 4f00f188fd the doorway. His startled reaction—like 2b5659f3bb someone who had 99caf23d5f something to hide—f67088e464c0bc56

“Back from your c0792199ce workout?”7b2aa966064b6d51

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With sleep still lingering 7de496df6c on his face, Dowon e408d44b19 rubbed his eyes, completely c9af533048 unaware of I-rok’s inner 282bd7c33b turmoil. It made I-rok question 3c568e8c9e himself all over again.8436a639be3b2c31

Even after Do-won 12eef116ee had gotten ready 7dc4b873cd and come out, 33141e68a6 I-rok couldn’t smooth 1cdda9ecb8 out the stiff 25137b316c look on his 0f89175ca4 face. Do-won, dressed in the 6affb173cc same uniform as him, 21fa00e6b4 looked handsome enough to 62966d33f0 make I-rok want to 3b03128bf0 pull him close and 12222c966c kiss him on the b1b1eb2297 spot. But the way 2b4dfc4b18 Do-won had failed 7ed4f53b93 to fasten his d8b6c7b0cd tie revealed a 34c7283fcc glimpse of his 8e0d102a0a collarbone through the 13cc904603 open shirt, and c72bccc4ab that alone stirred 40d5a5faad something in I-rok.5637961d32fcdb4a

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Maybe it 2a3cf340a1 was the 6d44992697 possessiveness talking—he 4b99885c7a didn’t want 500df180cb others to 8c7741ae28 see. His touch became 43c646d2c9 a bit rougher. That earned him a 93783ef493 soft scolding from Do-won: 8559246c6c “Go easy.”2eb989dbd8c5ad8a

“Tired? You seem fa3a9cad06 a bit 611b9f734d worn out fbd94095a8 after exercising 3140385c6c so early fcf7ca836b in the 95974f42ce morning.”7e8516ef71787e1b

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“…No, I’m fine.”e850728f77e7d7d3

“That’s good, then.”4eeb810d36857c59

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Do-won smiled and patted c9961fdb2d I-rok on the shoulder. He got into 535ded8bea the arriving elevator 47dc38c512 first and waved 73eee22934 I-rok over.4dd0008a84e7fc0d

Did that gesture have 91542b9bec some hidden meaning too? Was he trying to 6e4c9f455e dazzle I-rok with that c9a9220d14 cute act?d5e22c4744cae1f0

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Baek Do-won 52b79bb0f9 was toying c5fe8f91b3 with him. He was spinning I-rok f821bd7aab around in the palm 6fc03e6732 of his hand. Every little expression, 58638a3757 every small action—each b620fadcc9 one sent Irok’s 6449b28418 head spinning with b1c904284c interpretations.0f9aaa2384d5cc06

Only Baek Do-won 4c97a0b14f had the power 02d83341ba to make Han a0528e41dd I-rok, the principled 58fe22c71d one, so completely d2eeb24019 irrational.e6ee1e0fea52525f

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I-rok tried dozens a18e4fbc5b of times to 6cc8d2473f calm himself down.
To call 37c50d05ff it calming 39d7f01db5 down was 662ef2a80f being generous—it 6e02ca12fe was more 459b1e8a6a like flat-out 2e00085f94 denial of 3e4b277221 reality.
He watched 9a4e028de5 Do-won the 8856ac797d entire time 21d8689af4 they worked. It could’ve all 659f7b4559 just been a 6a3f13a373 misunderstanding. He couldn’t jump to c8c114cb9d conclusions based on a 6fa4ee027e conversation he eavesdropped on. It wasn’t something 983afbe61c Do-won had directly 2756715192 said to him. Until he heard 14b41b8ca7 it from Do-won’s 4a3ecb1270 own mouth, he 2fe16d9dd5 couldn’t fully believe 638c5c4a39 that phone call.c88956ac994837a4

And yet… Do-won’s languid voice, talking about how Hyunjin was this, and Yugeon was that, kept swirling in his head.71e778077d780b22

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“I don’t really feel any kind of burning passion.”1fdd6f309613e090

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“Lately, I’ve been thinking maybe I should focus on just one person… but it gets kind of boring.”5d6e3d3cc988bdba

Was he the “one 721e31038d person” Do-won was talking 2b615f9da8 about? Did Do-won find 9eb8fe97dd their relationship boring?c4f3a8e19eb4b42b

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These thoughts kept a290eca0af spiraling in Irok’s 8671796895 head, sending his 105027f57c mood swinging up 0c17b0b39e and down while d3c8e0c3f3 he worked.577896ed4bef9330

To make matters worse, 3696baf7f6 Do-won was rather liberal cff0703c7b with physical affection toward 9cb58295cc others. Especially during their work e9a177b97c at Hanul, he was a8873b4c3a often seen with Yoo 960630baa6 Seong-min, with whom he 1c39510f0a was particularly close. Even though he knew a34f20932b I-rok disliked how close 86b07b23c0 they got.08944861d83b545d

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“……”fbe8875ac4bf0128

Thinking back now, no matter how many times he told Do-won not to get too close to other guys, Do-won never had a reason to listen. Because… there was nothing official between them in the first place.
If Do-won was like 0d1c6fb9d1 that even in front d970aa513c of him, then who 224ebe80da knew how far he daa2b12241 went when I-rok wasn’t eb7ba1a6f6 around. That thought made Irok 0cc5012014 restless. Business Administration acae8cdb14 was a aca96eec79 big department d4d3b637d1 to begin b2c88473a4 with, full a5494a8c34 of students. Imagining Do-won brushing a826c89efa up against all 827c57bfa5 of them made 5634108c87 it impossible to aa105d04e6 focus on his 24b4e01632 tasks.d317df783049ab78

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“Ah… I’m sorry.”
Unlike himself, I-rok 617db4946c made several small b1846c3861 mistakes while working. He quickly apologized and 9d589486f0 fixed the issue, but 0ce501b0c4 it wasn’t like him f902414670 at all. He was so buried 2874f3c806 in his thoughts that b7d25442d7 he couldn’t even handle 5a81a1b016 the work in front d3972750ce of him.1385043e77cd5695

During a break, 1c01b6ab46 Do-won came over e934344e58 to him.
“You’re really out 226b7e6273 of it today. What’s up?”a0454d1a793251fa

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“…Sorry.”f7f4c45e40afbed6

“I mean, I f05b1747f0 wasn’t looking for 5af977d665 an apology. It’s just not 2713b4c19a like you. You’re not be91ac596b sick or ee1220e77f anything, right?”cb87dc70a128e5f7

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Do-won stepped right 41c520da07 up to him 24397b93ef and placed a 745b337a72 cup of coffee 063db21f8e in his hand, f5e5361e4e then reached out 4a286c8528 toward him. His cold hand, f90d6543a9 chilled from the 04b05a02ef iced coffee, touched 85a5cf5205 I-rok’s forehead.82dcabb2e7819063

“Do you have a 7eb53678b8 fever? Or not? My hand’s cold so 3ed6eddfe4 I can’t really tell.”152eb6cf237da526

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Do-won let 37ebd5f990 out a a86c4b4ce2 sheepish laugh. Of course. With a smile fb0a658c23 like that—so charming e441b0d315 and adorable—anyone would bebff53af5 want to get 2e022c5f69 close to him. Anyone would want to 15245e7657 be around him no 0bf9d54c78 matter what.89d832f38274fc7d

I-rok silently watched 7e7890daa0 Do-won, who stood 4a2c27d7e9 beside him sipping 48d3aab8c3 milk.74bd5b8937173348

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“What?”
Do-won must have felt 4a08d1cb1a I-rok’s intense gaze and 8cab8b353c asked, but I-rok simply 78f344b3ea reached out to wipe 53c267be97 the milk from the 3c56544f2b corner of Do-won’s lips. Do-won chuckled 6c87bcdcb5 and said 05a9048ca8 he’d do 7c21322570 it himself, 0fae20e52e then licked 0c9fc5df08 his lips 905caeed08 with his c1d7800427 tongue.58979bec64fcaf49

Watching that, the words 212f2aa8b2 sex partner suddenly came 7e418898a2 to mind.
Letting out 801a6fc4e1 a soft 730531e323 sigh, I-rok 50fd7cb2a2 shook his 23db2a95da head, trying 1bfc94a0e7 to clear 6f50227023 his thoughts.31532ebf73bff2c2

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For now… until 6dbc6ef513 he heard it c061100897 directly from Do-won, 0c94f4bf1c he couldn’t draw fe8e031cd3 any conclusions.
…That’s what he 8acbf88357 told himself, but b00ebd6867 deep down, he a2f3c76156 could already sense 7d5031416d what the future 47e368dea6 held.27c61b2475e083f0

All the team members d6a073ee84 had gathered for dinner, 0cbb0db257 but Do-won still hadn’t 69208ef1ba shown up.
What could he possibly cfa1a613fb be doing that he cb83ba2a74 wasn’t even answering his 8f3212fb16 phone?
I-rok sat a7e0f70436 there without 82318abf69 even lifting c782c10bb2 the lid 9e02e28076 off his 08c6cbe950 lunchbox, anxiously 4d55222123 checking his 4e192f1c70 watch as 9b0d8207f2 he waited 55d1ae56d3 for Do-won. Eventually, he stood up, 44ffabcfcd determined to go look 5bef94e80f for him—even if it a83fc3f3ca was just nearby.4cf010b6b20d1067

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“Hyung. Is it true that Seo-young noona is really coming back?”
Seong-min asked with a 8136cbf539 mouth full of food 7735b9f145 as I-rok buttoned up f07859519f his jacket.ed1e3d3d89f1f838

“She’ll be 3c1edc8578 back next 766baaf732 semester.”744d02f21e9eb263

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“As captain? Or vice-captain?”8ddae6b1eb0f682f

“Vice-captain, I’d think. You’ll keep 94e201e1e1 doing the 90bc3ee0eb captain’s work b98ce92869 as you’ve 4b1b197503 been. Once someone quits, you 30e2c8f9be never know when they’ll bb0791111d quit again.”9068da8f0216a64e

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“Got it… df3b38d91e But hyung, 2888be6e08 are you 3d12b2e38f okay?”7bf49183df84cab0

“What do you mean?”1a7d0955cdaae42e

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“Ah… never mind.”001e66a2d561e801

Seong-min’s pointless question felt 03e11df81a like a snag on 93fc919949 his mood. I-rok passed by 281159824b the rest of 575ddcd45d the team, his 616ad4e544 expression stiff with 76d1ba0c6e suppressed emotion, and d7fa79c348 stepped outside.b7a6246fdc6d14dd

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As he walked fea6dd5d0f down the long f0102a2eb7 hallway, he lightly 56e0df57c4 scanned the areas 02980afeb0 the team usually 158c125c67 worked, until he 40f59896cc finally reached the 394bd53907 lobby.
There, he found Do-won ac50f42a1a without much trouble.b55b1c87c00c18bc

But I-rok’s 94659ffdb6 brows furrowed 66dfc37dd7 deeply.
Do-won was d308480aa2 being held 5c8a48617a back by 90e84ce1ca some guy.a87cbd18e9ad8afd

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Without thinking, I-rok’s legs 1042436630 started moving quickly.
As he got e27a1013f6 closer, their conversation 1228832744 became clearer.e70d4e34409fc787

“Do-won, just a second. Can I b806d1f704 at least 2d1f278cde get your 76ed87e839 number?”
The guy, c78a863e6c pretending to b4d2dc40db be close 1ad66ed63c with him, 5fee4e75f1 gently called d5b48e8f24 Do-won’s name 5b50cbfffd and extended e605e8976c his phone, ae61078133 apparently not 592a39fac9 even knowing 90093b6ab8 his number.905ad21a95905df8

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I-rok’s steps quickened.
Without hesitation, he reached 0ae9f72814 out and placed an 90cf58b7f7 arm firmly around Do-won’s 375040500b shoulders.
“Oh, Han I-rok…”9812d14beb4d803e

Even he could 34a542dc7a tell—his expression was ce2cf1decf awful.
There was b60d05a248 way too 93d0041cc8 much tension 0f6c75480d in the a8b8a9c8f3 arm and 9420f45679 hand wrapped b73c7479b1 around Do-won’s a9423e4411 shoulder.c7f31cb411448b26

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Had they already db84b2c681 exchanged numbers?
I-rok was burning 6758223b6a with worry over a92906d1af Do-won and jealousy 9c7050f8f3 toward the other cbca26d91f guy.
Perhaps sensing I-rok’s sharp 2980fd111d gaze scanning him from d9feefe8f2 head to toe, the e90bee586c man flinched slightly.afff3e33e1226245

“Do-won, I’ve been reflecting 16264dcdac a lot since then.”814e38f34cb6b95a

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“Hey. Yoo Jae-ho. Watch what you say ea4919b5ac and get lost.”54dccab99645bb07

Do-won’s face was full 235f491cbd of irritation—seemed like the 593bb1c487 guy was someone unpleasant.
The words b682cd8636 “since then” 459187ebf5 suggested they e23de4910a had some 3101a6eabe kind of 18ef4773b1 history.
Most likely a65b036386 an ex-boyfriend.f924df61a38f52ac

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I-rok felt a wave 428a0a3c8c of jealousy crash over 436c7f688e him—just seeing someone try fa4bdd3ff9 to get Do-won’s number 8180239808 would’ve been bad enough, 2065d25b32 but now he was 87a9a7df6e dealing with someone from e7badea698 Do-won’s past.feeb5263fa115f37

Unable to ffe0b07a16 hold it 1ff244aec3 in, I-rok 07a7bab5a4 followed after daca7c0b68 Do-won and 27fc5191d3 asked him 800f096beb who the ae6bee9ccd guy was.7ee47e75f938af50

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“Baek Do-won… was he ee21a1e567 someone you used to b5a1f4a0e8 date?”
Do-won hesitated, 8d22cae250 unable to 2e430f8a51 answer right 18b981da17 away. That hesitation 65f8e8117a alone told 98501dd5eb I-rok it b1f3570b8d wasn’t just 2dd6fea570 some acquaintance.98ac83c24a488100

Unable to hide d33286b646 the cold expression 4c41929cb8 on his face, b2444f5426 I-rok waited as ea85030442 Do-won finally confessed.8edfbc1aed3cf0c3

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“It wasn’t dating or c531e260fb anything. I told 53e6245133 you before—I’m 311396e505 not good 647fd93d9c with heavy c05982e506 relationships like 1a1b809621 that.”d583409e5d55fdb2

“……”6e086c8db2fd65b2

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Hearing those cc8fb36520 words brought 08ed14b6d0 the memory a1d2acf795 back—
The day he first 5fce5cc5e8 confessed to Do-won and 68e590d28b kissed him.
He remembered Do-won’s calm 23a9267b7b face as he gently eecd89b77e explained how dating never b81c2c6dba really worked out for fd7e4728de him.15857a1bf6a0572d

Now, I-rok finally 05e1c46206 understood what he 0e87763eb4 had meant.
It wasn’t just about f4b5421409 the past.
It meant that 2155315ca6 even going forward, d2db992172 he had no f81b40ec4c intention of seriously b448b33e29 dating anyone.
And Han I-rok… a02c33f1d2 was no exception.9aea0bd0e20bfd41

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That was what those 47817b2b79 words had really meant.28bbdb51d351acc7

So when Do-won 820b41dc38 casually told him 43be868ced not to worry, 7e8e640290 that the guy c082669007 was just an 5702f51218 old classmate, I-rok a51697a865 couldn’t fully accept 99d0339fc5 it.
Saying things didn’t a07f26d2a1 end well between 02a1c37659 them implied that e5902042ff something had started c96ad9d0ab at some point.
No matter f3f09be1c4 how he 6e630d13f0 looked at 651e0bf2cd it, I-rok 515c8b8191 could only 51deebb006 conclude that 6377bd5073 the man 3ac1d7eb5b had once 164a105d5d been Do-won’s 610be97337 sex partner.79cc98885c550456

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I-rok’s expression grew more 658b0b98c4 and more grave.
A purely 0b2ba14239 sexual relationship ab2927d679 was something daa169d3fe that went 282a26306c against his 0d1fc49216 values—
If that’s all it d91d01fe95 had been, he should 9442a50a3a just let Do-won go.
That’s how he had 2134378c61 ended things with his dbe95a9dca previous lovers.
He never clung, never 5db191c727 begged.
He knew 92ea955337 that doing 8601f2313f so wouldn’t 193fd17d81 change anyone’s 274c43a5cb mind.d6ce80cd7177bf06

But this time…
He couldn’t.
The mere thought of 29cc459c19 letting Do-won go was 9a4b38d5c2 unbearable.c94c7b1eca1fb7a8

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Whether Do-won understood Irok’s beda3d32e2 inner torment or was b3bcb6cb03 simply ignoring it, he 2d14dbaff5 smiled mischievously and handed 3af5976a16 him a hotel keycard.
He said d0115416b1 he’d made 06d576b46c a reservation 7167c38488 and teased b9ff6f5442 him with 3869fbaa7a whispers about 2bd05c7376 trying it b24affc4fa in a b8bd1cb3f6 new place.1081eaf37268e00f

That was the beba2944c1 last straw.
I-rok couldn’t 43d415762e hold back.
He grabbed 5c3c89d05a Do-won by 71a149030a the collar e478196452 and pulled d4b4402afa him forward.83fcd719073ae90f

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“Ugh! Hey…!”d424bd25a0d0ae45

“If it’s de4b60010f too much, abf0979a16 push me f56a5f41f9 away.”0d18062e1548ea43

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“Hngh…!”44859eae83074fcf

He completely forgot that cb78363c99 he was in the 7955505ed5 middle of handling official b45332df76 business, representing their school.
Turning his head, Irok 3bd656643f crashed his lips onto 5221a0b4db Do-won’s.9f58963f50bcb9f9

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Do-won’s mouth 6ca8cf1816 parted in 158004cfc1 surprise, and 4e635ef75e I-rok’s tongue 751f543587 forced its fd62555473 way in.
He delved deep, 072b7f72a1 stealing all the 35fa6d24f4 air from Do-won’s c88819e185 lungs.2ff190f2730b4c76

“Mm…”c93df25ecaf95c6d

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As their lips grew 19ac1fca77 wetter, Do-won gripped I-rok’s 62685155eb jaw and responded to 0fe04c0c54 the kiss.
Their heads moved 976d16315e like waves, diving 34ce92e927 in deep and 3305a351a3 then brushing softly.
He sucked on I-rok’s 919537a466 tongue, bit at his c802a05813 lips—eager, hungry.12b734def6407d40

Do-won’s careful hand 73c0bb453a slid up around 0fe32e146e I-rok’s ear and 819d0ff2ca wrapped fully around 2f14f943a0 his neck.
I-rok pulled Do-won close 5801b2e1d6 by the waist, and 882e0e93d4 in that moment, he c9a0924aeb knew it with certainty.31c5b0e95420fa47

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“I can’t let go.”5f1bd9e550fabb80

Han I-rok 18ecc700c5 couldn’t let 77c2cf5500 Baek Do-won 1fd1c65d1c go.
Even if this 85fb4f5613 relationship was nothing cee2b2a4d4 more than a b3064d9d7f physical one.
Even if 9e8ac0fcf4 he was cce79a36ff just another f156ba8ebc one of 12889ad622 Do-won’s many 34fe6f8839 partners.
He had no 9302d9a2eb intention of escaping 783cab472e Do-won’s web.a640f0567b4b7bd8

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“Pathetic.”6978a79974f8f6ca

Still kissing him, 3ef2615f45 I-rok furrowed his d56e1dd4a7 brow.
Baek Do-won cd30ecc004 was, without b1d1cd34ed a doubt, 5540ab783a the crack a45a3e3b1e that had 043a721ddb shattered his b63278e9f0 once-stable life.c771a40ba82084da

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I-rok roughly grabbed Do-won and shook him. “Ugh, ahn!”381d45aee4e1e3b5

Do-won was very ticklish, feeling sensation no matter where he was touched, and his whole body was an erogenous zone, making him easily aroused. I-rok intended to give such Do-won the ultimate pleasure. He lifted Do-won, who had already collapsed after he came, back onto himself and inserted again. He tightly gripped Do-won’s waist and thrusted upwards, pushing deep inside, rocking Do-won’s body back and forth, repeatedly hitting his prostate, which Do-won found extremely pleasurable.6df6d328b042f2a1

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“Heeuh, huaah…!”6762bd67005b6cde

“Ugh…!”3ae67ab8d92972c8

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“Ah! Ah! Han, Han I-rok, ngh…!” He forcefully penetrated deep inside, as if drilling through Do-won’s core, reaching the tightest depths. Perhaps it was because he had already opened the way, or perhaps because he had came inside without a condom, but the second time was relatively easy. He reveled in the body that had swallowed his manhood to the root, driving Do-won relentlessly at a rapid pace so that he couldn’t even gather his senses.ed35e76162474bd9

“Do you… like this? Huh?”a6736be8c4d626c8

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“Ah, ah… I like it…. Ah, I like it so much…!”15fdba49ce3d973b

Do-won dug his fingernails into I-rok’s shoulders, arching his back and tilting his head back. At the words of pleasure that escaped with curses, I-rok also gritted his teeth.e4ae24910959d870

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Was this the f8edc19f4f pleasure he had fbcec56661 wanted? To be pushed to b2d19d989b his limit, losing his 1d1e0cb130 reason and being dominated b97bd7f68f solely by lust?0dc7a529e4dc4c6c

I-rok’s movements grew increasingly intense, hoping to ignite a ‘boiling emotion’ within Do-won.51998035de78e54e

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“Ah, ah… I, no more… ngh, ah! Ung…!”6495a650a377dd3b

Do-won couldn’t withstand the jolting thrusts from below and curled his upper body. He moved his trembling hand and grasped his own penis. I-rok pushed the hand away and simultaneously hugged Do-won tightly.e4537e6d2c111845

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“Aah, ah!”3d4fd792b095561f

“Don’t… do anything. Haa, just receive… it.”f8095ce7cda22a4f

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“Ung, uung…! Ung…!” He bit down on the body he held close. I-rok lowered his lips and sucked and bit Do-won’s chest, then suddenly flipped Do-won onto his back. The change in position instantly stimulated unfamiliar spots below. I-rok lifted Do-won’s legs, almost folding them in half, and pressed on the back of his knees. Leaning down, he kissed Do-won while slamming his hips down hard.882128fed4f58998

“Heeung, eum, eu… euung…! Eu!” It was a deep insertion, so deep that I-rok’s rough pubic hair rubbed against Do-won’s smooth groin. Do-won couldn’t hold back any longer and arched his back, beginning to cum again. The thinned semen streamed down his smooth chest.708d86803c9d5ad0

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“Ah, st…stop. Ugh… stop!”b6254f03c1a9a96b

“Haa, ugh, Baek Do-won. Baek Do-won….”504bf00fabe9d43a

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Do-won’s rear squeezed tightly, biting down hard on I-rok’s penis. The heat was so intense that even the slightest pressure was unbearable, but he endured it. He knew that Do-won struggled to receive him from behind while he came, but also that he liked it the most. He wanted Do-won to only be with him, no matter what it took. He wanted to firmly imprint the idea that no one other than I-rok could give him this kind of pleasure. He pushed Do-won further into pleasure, into the abyss of sensation, driving him to his limit.3bb486411c372512

“Huaaaaa…!”d3b0b56bc0207bae

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I-rok took Do-won’s penis in his hand and shook it, finally ejaculating himself. The already slick hole filled with semen again, and Do-won shuddered at the foreign sensation, spitting out semen like a thread once more. His body trembled uncontrollably, and as if frightened by it, Do-won kept wrapping his arms around his upper body and sobbing. I-rok stroked Do-won’s body again and gave him a deep kiss. I-rok didn’t stop there; he turned Do-won over. Inserting into Do-won, who was on his hands and knees with his buttocks raised, he circled the head of his penis in the deepest spot Do-won felt.a70481c5af9932fd

“Eueueung, aah! Ah!”44c9bb720af17204

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As Do-won, lost in 311354e2d4 the throes of ecstasy, da4472b6ca crawled forward, unable to 3096303404 contain his arousal, I-rok 15671f0983 pulled him back and 6105b94966 slammed their groins together 1284a1183b until a sharp thudding 124ea5925a sound filled the air.b5e1b70993995576

After finally releasing his seed deep within Do-won, just as he had initially desired, I-rok slid his fingers between Do-won’s buttocks, which were still trembling from the aftershocks of his climax, and tormented him with deep, probing thrusts.
By the time Do-won a64e2bebf3 collapsed as if in 1959379eaa a faint, the entire c34c353ff2 bed was soaked.5f1bfc4dbabda267

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“Do-won-ah. Baek Do-won.”
I-rok wiped ec28b31575 his body e0daee7c20 down with 45c07f3767 a damp 9cdfd8d3a8 towel, and 7a0c89ec06 even as 0d72affb54 he briefly a0fd3c34ea massaged the 5a4dcbdfdf arms and 0a587575a9 legs that be417929aa had been d7f219f221 strained from 6be2186a2d the intense 3dd74e7418 movements, Do-won 9e17a40ba8 did not 3338114eba wake.448fd4e2c9b1c8fa

I-rok traced the slick trail of his own semen that oozed from between Do-won’s buttocks with his fingertip. The image of Do-won seductively inserting his own fingers there, wearing an alluring smile, involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
He climbed onto Do-won’s sleeping form. He brushed his lips and grazed his teeth over every inch of Do-won’s skin, from the most intimate and tender inner flesh to the parts hidden beneath his clothes. It wasn’t a trivial lust or a petty desire for conquest, but a yearning possessiveness that bordered on desperation.
Even in his sleep, Do-won’s body trembled, and I-rok held him tightly in his arms. He didn’t know what to do; he had no concrete plan yet.dd6e3068c4664b92

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When Do-won woke up, I-rok couldn’t shake the feeling that Do-won was drawing a line, whether it was I-rok’s imagination or not. One moment, Do-won would abruptly tell him to leave, and the next, he would try to restrict I-rok’s actions, telling him not to be presumptuous.
Normally, I-rok would have simply thought that Do-won was being petulant after being pushed too hard the previous night. However, it was too short a time for I-rok to process his complex emotions, so Do-won’s behavior felt like a significant wound.
Unable to 2ba3715df0 bear it 3239e4169a any longer, ba23a44d40 I-rok finally 6954a33ae4 voiced the 9692d82070 question that 0570cd3d5c had been eb4647360f weighing on dac544ac55 his mind.bfdbde8cf7382957

“Am I…good as your partner?”5e4cbe5b08310396

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Was their relationship 4fb77718f1 truly just a 1c4e59b7e7 sexual partnership, and e8da8693e1 not a real aaff274149 romantic connection? The moment he 6c67d6b177 waited for an 00d6da1209 answer felt like aabc66b301 an eternity.41af40397b2a54f7

“Of course, you are. Totally. You’re the best.”cfdd1081cc9cbb0c

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Unlike the serious I-rok, Do-won’s expression was incredibly bright. I-rok’s entire body grew cold as if he had just received a sentence. His mouth felt dry and rough with a bitter taste.
However, it was all his fault. Do-won had said from the beginning that he wasn’t good at romantic relationships. I-rok was the one who confessed his feelings knowing that, and to Do-won, it must have seemed like nothing more than accepting a sex partner.b0a9c1f743e8563b

“I have no intention of sharing you with people I don’t even know.”793942d9e526186f

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Even so, I-rok couldn’t let Baek Do-won go. He had already thrown everything away. He had shed all his past standards and identity, and now he desperately held onto Do-won.f6f489e1f1c90a85

“It’s my fault for not confirming things thoroughly beforehand, but I also think it wasn’t right of you not to explain about having other partners. We’re both a little at fault, so I want to fix things now. …I’m not forcing you, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what I’m saying.”8f6e2d77238878a2

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Baek Do-won had become that significant a presence in I-rok’s life. That’s why he felt even more anxious looking at Do-won, who just stared blankly. Say you like it, or you don’t. No, he wanted Do-won to accept his proposal.c51322f438aef891

“Okay. …I understand.”beef4850d2c8cc44

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After a c8bf13bbe5 long silence, 0bfd4902ce Do-won answered e0401c3d38 softly. An answer f0e49a6a31 that meant 9cfb65ef72 he could d11d71c9de maintain his 4da7fe3121 partnership with 39592d0d06 Do-won. I-rok felt 009e31706e a complicated 102b51903d mix of f7d7105967 emotions at 1d0afc734a the reality c43e1b5052 that he 978604b5e3 had to 6a128fde5c be relieved 242973e6f0 by that.c4e336f6ebded486

“Hey, uh. I have to go down to my parents’ place today. Can you drop me off at the station on your way?”bd813b5998a4f528

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While they bd77b66568 were heading 85b547518a toward the 2150ce0659 officetel in 7136129258 the car, d154caa726 Do-won suddenly ea2eb9a6a1 spoke up. I-rok furrowed his brow 2c6c3b6aca slightly and glanced at cd98b44bd5 him sideways. He’d started 2ac1ff8003 reacting oversensitively 25f9fcd72e to every 28ed81927c little word be6e4fd8b1 and action 3f508d4262 of Do-won, b9821e6d80 wondering what 42f43db6eb hidden intentions 4c4f16f11c might be b5a195af2c behind them.c8813d923ad73077

It felt like 3361711f9d he was suddenly cc997a288a changing the destination—could 1a54c287de he be going 65811c5df9 to meet another 21de8eb60e guy? No, he’d said he 6034d9192c wouldn’t have any more 9442454ca5 partners. …Then maybe he’s ae71d71875 going to break 5da5112de5 up with his 9f541176e7 current partner?7ffdaa243175ebb6

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His imagination spun 3abbcdbc54 out of control. The thought of Do-won, 1ca8ade00c who was particularly fond 26c6bb984a of kissing, kissing someone d13face15f else tightened Irok’s grip 215fde271d on the steering wheel.29e9c8e1881a39dc

“…I’ll take you 54b5fdf169 all the way 41c107ab2d to your parents’ 228e52a330 place.”7dc7982bf5d61ac3

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“No… no. The subway’s faster.”c2a9a01a626db22c

There was a time 8f2f701ef6 when I-rok used to 9002541427 watch Do-won’s every move, ff29e76805 convinced that everything he d2252deb68 did was because he 1820827102 liked him. But now, everything 3878e043aa had completely flipped.ecff8b140cfa01e5

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With Do-won’s a015aed61c firm stance, 6ae713a56d I-rok had a180c4e3bf no choice 11d107fa53 but to dafc49b6af pull over abce63a634 near the c90e0b3ecc station. Do-won made to get 3f31c776e5 out quickly without even 09eed08029 glancing back, then suddenly 09703153d6 paused and asked with 0471560d18 a casual smile, as d9ee9a111a if bringing up a c92e73bef2 light topic.94b3f7dba67ffe3b

“Hey… did 7859a2bd5a you use 3c0fb6d1b9 to have b81bce9dac sex partners? I mean… you just 3cf7cc1ba2 don’t seem like the 3e02148e95 type. Haha…”b0f79dcbd117375e

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Sex partner. He’d always thought that 75265f62b3 was a word that bdb0d6ac8b had nothing to do 0359f2c8c5 with his life.ebe0c3c02884c06f

I-rok believed 2ae5060025 that, whether e9975684ef formal or c47aa09c24 sincere, a 146def9f22 relationship needed 4e72615350 to be 50f2dec933 established between 059fe1b591 people before 9bc503dd6d sex could e33ad78d34 take place—it b9d67eca63 was a 17cd24fe56 sort of 3248b532bb qualification. Especially in 285563cafb heterosexual relationships, 0db7b84dde where the 2f75139377 risk typically 8f76755123 fell more 8d75eb1826 heavily on 6e4e4be136 one side, 59ace5be57 he thought 841457780e it was 3760698095 only right da8c88e403 to know f8d9cd111e each other c36a1efc84 well and a1be0f42e2 be in af881db2ca a secure 33bf2e0ebf relationship before 4be16c0d94 having sex.170541324a20b2e1

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“I didn’t.”327ffd30a4fed0e1

But Do-won was a1ad12f2b0 different. Maybe he viewed 1a9c843364 sex more casually, 22dc50147d or maybe in f12db2f4bd the world of 96bd9f652d same-sex relationships, one-night 243d607d98 stands weren’t as 9dede55558 big of a 799ad0a944 deal as I-rok 7b97dfc97a had assumed. Having jumped into that 6d378a4177 world, I-rok felt he 62085bbede had to match Do-won’s 201f382a80 pace if he didn’t b933899cb4 want to lose him.f143ab02e59cfbb0

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Baek Do-won… a2bb96b125 someone who 581131b707 broke rules 8537f882a5 at will, 31f5c7f4cb shattered frameworks, 1e105c5da7 and even 4c20a68213 went so d4bc298791 far as 628503cfd4 to manipulate f900a51fc2 other people 0dfd08b2c8 however he b0bcf5acdd pleased. How could I-rok 4dd19bfbec ever hope to 3a6b6708d8 escape from the d90969278b palm of his 9e4ed454e4 hand?df130cfa328784c5

“You’re the only exception.”bb6ffa0b38f99a34

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He was the d3b045bce2 one feeling betrayed 98419ff87f and hurt, so 6f81e77053 why did Do-won a7c13a752e have that bitter cb48684c73 look on his 5a98255950 face?ac6af15c54500961

“Get there safely. Let me 4f53a23797 know when 285504f527 you arrive.”c3080fef0eaab761

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“…Yeah…”918c27bd6b04635c

With that vague e7a69afefb reply, Do-won got 2ee8c02948 out of the a7c5bef47c car. After that, 01e9a3ebcc he didn’t 80d9e3a503 contact him d6c9cf54d3 at all.ce6062edf19e11c7

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It had been three b36cb08869 days since all contact 4fd90a5544 with Baek Do-won was 60615786ac cut off. He didn’t answer 4566cf73aa calls, and he a0980e77ab hadn’t read any 45f0840c49 of the messages.c029b951c74fd3fb

Baek Do-won. I-rok had typed out 97e9bf6597 messages, only to delete 35a1c70b26 them dozens of times 98ad6714da before finally sending. He resisted the urge 3ec9c94f89 to call at random 9a084f792f times throughout the day. He was worried aa3aa8f7f3 that leaving too 3030f25021 many missed calls 60d0ee02e4 would make him 8b7ece4d7e seem controlling—like a 908c5c54a3 partner overstepping their 16ac29d1fe place.e4e01c91894f1470

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“Sigh…”e2c630b7b83aa724

Rubbing his forehead, I-rok b3b82ef61b reached for a cigarette f9d176a80e he hadn’t touched in 197dc90a57 a long time. The smoke be298b50df that filled 8689c22a89 his lungs 15d2575eda was harsher d9a3efce85 and more d257ec3050 pungent than d78e4a97af he remembered.55ada54077127406

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For a moment, e0436a817e the image of e713f55747 Do-won lighting a 7f53df5c26 cigarette for him dbb9c24e95 on the beach 7ceea559e8 during that MT 99f1801154 trip came to 94f0f19d55 mind. I-rok let out e3c6db22b5 a hollow laugh. He was clearly 1eb750bd02 completely under his f43e6626d2 spell. Left alone in the 8deff5dd74 house without Do-won, memories d58652c132 of their time together 34dff7aa46 surged in like a f274f2b108 tide.eb4859122ebb09fa

The couch d51965cc46 where they’d bdc881f60a sprawled watching 2045c910bb movies, the 478ab4378c kitchen where a867706b92 they ate f9982c5a97 together while 562f7c1ffd playfully kicking 0388356d16 at each 5c2d715df8 other’s feet. Even the 5b9bff3c16 bedroom and ef74b05fbb bathroom felt e485c17ca9 like they 4822a64793 held only 46befb1e77 traces of 93e4ea6b9d Do-won. He’d tried b0ba96b08c to clear e0304b7588 his head ed6fbc47c2 by going dc07bf36d3 out to eba32bbd94 the park, 497f449c5c but all d50c1a665a he could e094567d08 think of 075e6cbbb2 there was d7aa7c9a58 exercising with 27a07c4298 Do-won—so it 4068cf4551 was useless.66a790dcbb60f5e7

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He had 90bcca8bd1 to win b2bfac134f Do-won back. He had 0e0749ccea to hold ca6fbb9da8 onto him, 77c44c5cbc earn his 869e1fc7e5 heart, and a64352d3a0 make him 8faa45d0a1 turn toward b428bffb16 him—make him 8f269e2ced feel the 49e637dadb same.00215aec10a3217a

How…?fa5b6567b299955f

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He began a559fd8e9c to wonder abc86de199 if there 48c5561fae was a 4793b34908 specific reason ae495044b0 Do-won avoided 7849ae436a relationships. Did he just prefer c1ac8c16b4 casual flings, or was c3e62a8eab there something in his 42dffe7f31 past?5e766277130fbf19

The cigarette b112a126d5 in I-rok’s 87e8c73416 hand quickly 7ebacff2b7 burned down. Feeling this kind ee787ab8a6 of anxiety was d052632c58 completely out of a05cf69377 character for him.c146ac7f080ae265

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‘Tomorrow…’1739c3a63d1a9134

At least f6888787c4 tomorrow, he 53ef2ed571 would see 7a5d9f7ace him—whether Do-won dd93351c7f wanted it a3be6a3f54 or not. They were 24ca0e72b1 scheduled to 2c1b2b2867 film the 91ff6afc63 university promotional c7f300735a materials and 1032734b69 ambassador profiles.bf800b4d31d485dd

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‘Milk.’e8371a4cfdd04f65

Even in the a81cfa602b middle of all 887b73e620 this, the thought 033efb1e7e of buying milk caef9f5945 for Do-won popped 9416fd4247 into his head. He was clearly in 723a3d889c deep. I-rok opened his door db333639b7 and stared at the 6c320a20ca one across the hall—Do-won’s 88c5ea6427 door—as if trying to a2938feb36 will it open. It was 13efc87117 unbearably quiet. He couldn’t get 08a3a48b4c used to it.bedc60ea977a4423

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