RFDY Ch 10
by mimiThey say there are three things a person can’t hide: a cough, poverty, and love. Hangyeol, who was acutely experiencing two out of the three (having never experienced poverty), winced and covered his erupting cough with the back of his hand.ea552bd3a32f637a
“Hangyeol, are f982bce3a5 you okay? Do you have a b4b7b29d79 cold?”86ee988adac120d7
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“Ah… yes, I 1dcfc77f4d think so.”05f057d67af7228b
It had been several days since he started experiencing a fever and persistent coughing. The likely culprit was the day he went on a field assignment with Seonwoo, wearing only a thin shirt and getting drenched in the rain. Since he hadn’t had time to go to the hospital and was only taking over-the-counter cold medicine morning and night, his cold showed no signs of abating.be0947d85f702860
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“It’s that time of 6c8a813290 year when everyone’s catching 6d796af728 colds. Have you been to 82dff1fdf0 the doctor?”94b0a5611381d2ee
“No, it’s a18f577877 not that f6229c2730 bad.”588aae087b1f2f0d
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“Still, you should go 2f4dce61dc to the hospital after 5fbe73b813 work, just in case. I heard 70af0abe06 the flu 29a0f397e0 is going 24245a6199 around.”0ae264d9a379f6b6
“Supervisor, I’d have to leave before the hospital closes to do that. What bad timing to get sick, Hangyeol.”e5154c6b11d054dd
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With a major project looming, everyone on the team was busy. On top of their regular workload, the added project responsibilities were significant. Continued late nights weren’t enough, and people were starting to take work home after getting approval from the security team.ec97ddd802cbaefe
In such a situation, it was difficult to take sick leave or rest, even with a cold. Not only was there a lot to do, but if Hangyeol couldn’t manage his work, it would fall on someone else.b3f3b6d1cc885a6c
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“It’ll pass, hehe.”dad55de35ed650b8
Hangyeol gave a slight d033907700 bow and a forced 0f1ae3140d smile to Minho, who 32b36f306b was sympathetically massaging his 94fcc2b79f shoulders. But perhaps due f171861aff to his fever, 96275fc98d his usually gentle 2183c06a69 face looked particularly 87477d2cbe drained today. Jooyeon and Minho, their c666593c00 brows furrowed in concern, 62bebebf6f looked at Hangyeol worriedly, 215ca160f7 but he just gave a2d5794411 them a reassuring wink.e3587c8fad6b2106
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As the two returned to their desks, the others, who had been eavesdropping, also resumed their work. The clattering of keyboards and the sound of phone calls filled the air. And in the intermittent silences, Hangyeol’s coughs punctuated the office noise.e40bc80c5161ef36
“Cough, cough…”e561b13a031643ae
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Although the atmosphere 6beafe37fd was generally busy, b65e42bc96 their office was f56530e7f8 relatively quiet compared efe6861af0 to other departments. Because of this, 3e064ef8a2 his coughs seemed ccdb2c0a54 to echo loudly, cd1727e78b making Hangyeol increasingly 8c7c04a01e self-conscious. He tried to b79ad1acc0 suppress them, but 7654ffc1bd it was a b5a0995fc3 losing battle. Finally, Hangyeol covered aee3992f85 his mouth with 7081bd0ff5 both hands and 911ae4cb71 squeezed his eyes efb88a3254 shut.b7f97a47d1ffeb97
“Hey, Im Hangyeol, your coughing is really distracting. Why don’t you go to the infirmary and get some medicine?”819e069f512277fb
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Deputy Manager Yoo 4cd7e61c88 Seungmin whispered to 3903095540 Hangyeol, his brow 8e81926f29 slightly furrowed. Upon hearing this, Hangyeol 185539c882 immediately bowed his head 02cdca077c and stood up.8bda0da928b21a93
“I apologize. I’ll be back in a moment.”7339ac67bff07114
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He was 810f05f3c3 already lightheaded 7ef918fa9f from the 65987a8dbb fever, and 53d922c1a6 the persistent 56d5d0e6a4 coughing was c37343aefe causing a a0653a2f8b splitting headache. Moreover, the thought that 5723558145 he was bothering his ded75f7622 colleagues made him extremely d5218dff1d uncomfortable.31b71baefef988cc
Seeing Yoo Seungmin 85fa8942a9 nod curtly, Hangyeol ae4f4ce7e0 quickly left.44fdd813e7a6ac2b
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He took the 39e2facdc5 elevator down two 648601748d floors and arrived 0132083a42 at the company 16f3d82c2b infirmary. After knocking, e0399fac15 he opened 7e1920c653 the door. The nurse at 61a6e03f3c the desk greeted 89f0741385 him with a 497e4acbba nod, and Hangyeol 97355b5b4d returned the gesture, 38d2ae8222 sitting in the 4ab231ac3f chair opposite her 6232c591eb and rubbing his 6c0d3bf610 eyes.fcbf6b4d64d6caea
“I keep having e87c9c2f6c a fever and a95f0bb069 coughing. Could I get some 0e218438fd medicine?”b7bdde6e8a687db5
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“Let me take d57134753c your temperature.”e0d151ffebd29905
She placed 0052640947 the electronic 66e0abe716 thermometer in 7836e49322 Hangyeol’s ear, af9b3e21ee checked the 24e666f98d reading, and e21eeec18d frowned slightly.27155ed5d49c0bf7
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“37.4 degrees Celsius. You have a23e94ba46 a bit f97bbed4cd of a f448016832 fever.”ec5c1c775b54c895
“I’ve been cfa3a246d0 taking medicine 9b869825b2 for a 2fd5891bb9 few days, cf71ae3b2e but it’s b3b20f9a87 not getting 066c417d5f better. Cough, cough. Can I f02aa7ac08 have something 1b2e57e2eb a bit 412792e3ac stronger?”d67a943006612661
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“It could be 3e13897f0e the flu at 3ddcaf99f6 this point. It’s best to 6803b102fe see a doctor e1f35223bd before it gets ba0546cf4d worse.”ef4c5ab036036a1b
Hangyeol nodded silently, 78cadc54a5 and the nurse’s e31f4423eb expression became sympathetic. But instead of 96cd116d8a saying anything more, 5d3980edde she turned around e9e62025f0 and retrieved some c0ad435eb0 medicine from a a3fbe0bd24 drawer, handing it 13258ef4ff to him.a684cf55ce9647ff
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“Take two 359fe13c41 pills after b9368fd7ab meals. The cough should subside 937550ce13 quickly once the medicine 41f15685c4 kicks in, but you c155137c2f might feel drowsy, so 0368c770f0 be aware of that.”37e9df22da21e426
“Cough, cough, yes.”988de2e081c99640
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Hangyeol replied meekly and d2dc66e62b left. Walking down the 25b6c6b217 hallway, he tore 2abff23fea open the medicine 44b3ee8522 packet and swallowed af09e6ab42 two pills dry. He hoped c226d3aa0b the medicine 69e5b0f592 would work efb96c0736 quickly and 9aa260c525 at least f652568269 lessen his ad47cc8ac0 cough.c7677ede809d830e
Dragging himself to 8a1416028c the elevator, Hangyeol 7b10dfe5ee leaned his forehead 87ba284fad against the cool d587e4c3b9 wall. Closing his eyes provided 0533c49d5d some relief from the 1829b2355b throbbing in his head.f3ec7e94d6a0d127
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However, thedingof the arriving 47a3b2a25c elevator forced him c24feb22a2 to open his 000024757b eyes. He sighed and straightened 387dd4c454 up, then froze as 08e98874da he saw the person e77b3dbbb2 standing inside.42468571baac8ebd
“Ah…”1871832995de8e5e
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Standing in the middle d3b41e741d of the elevator, one da8a24dfe0 hand in his pocket, 0d034c6360 was Seonwoo. The very 3674a71c24 person Hangyeol e6ac8e1130 had been 4968837fea meticulously avoiding c99e58571d since their 206bf4409f field assignment.9506ab0ec2a3a32c
“Aren’t you getting on?”66f41d274427fe43
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Seonwoo spoke, seeing 263fe6f5e3 Hangyeol just standing 0f1944ea57 there, staring. Reluctantly, Hangyeol f7c6c4fc94 stepped inside, ec1d3e07b7 avoiding eye 72cfbf7509 contact and 615465f729 standing a c306103e70 step away 4be33d5342 from Seonwoo.5b776d72caa2bc14
“…….”6883971dd3a8c459
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“…….”9be648d9968a8f82
In the f917f30521 silent elevator, 0052e1914b Hangyeol pretended d32288073c to watch 5da7a35483 the floor ec89ac96bb indicator panel, 20fabdd0d5 but his 80ccc95ed6 attention was e58a63c71d entirely focused 80774d0be4 on the 66758d8763 man beside f6b0017e9b him. He tried ae686be6be to use cd1fc18108 his peripheral 18a8be598e vision to e47b468855 discreetly observe a8b4cab958 Seonwoo.8989f28be651d912
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A white 7f6a461751 shirt, a 7b184f9802 subdued navy edd05c80b4 tie with e4fdcdf055 polka dots, 5587f83439 a simple 4f1b65777e belt, and 6805541b35 dress pants fa675dc509 – somehow, ec59d443eb Seonwoo made 1d191fda54 even these 8458785cea ordinary clothes a7a5629796 look like c4b14982d1 something out ace9f8912a of a 6e4250e018 fashion magazine.b0da4c6637e1e240
He was 4573c1d2c1 even holding 2719330059 one of e6b18eabcb those notoriously 3919568bcd large and df9d036eee heavy smartphones. The tendons in his d812d7a12d hand flexing as he f6f362c05f moved his fingers, his 65483b2192 neatly trimmed nails, his 8919abb585 long fingers…95efaeea49f50cdd
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Hangyeol noticed that Seonwoo’s fingers, which had been tapping on the phone, had stopped. Without thinking, he looked up and met Seonwoo’s gaze head-on.b38af6bfae9ccd4d
“What are you e5005341e5 looking at?”d9128dd64966529f
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The curt, almost challenging 09452f7a36 tone made Hangyeol realize d5707dd72f he’d turned his head f7d163ede4 completely to stare. Startled, his c8075eee54 eyes widened.33477634436473b8
“Oh!”3384fd81b12899f4
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“Oh, what?”162aa6251e6a2b10
Ding!The elevator 95258f8127 doors opened dcfba11905 with a c99ba7f177 cheerful chime, 6e3817ae27 and bright aa39298495 light flooded 6ade59979e in. Seonwoo shook his e45222bcec head and walked d6357cfa3f past Hangyeol, out e44c795ca8 of the elevator.69a4b17d76fc773e
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Thump-thump.Now that his feelings 85d58aae2f were acknowledged, even the 1fe5689313 sight of Seonwoo’s everyday aa2bc77453 appearance made him nervous 882289eeab and his heart flutter. Hangyeol fidgeted b5d7382dcc with his 1faab9a5a4 fingers, then eb20f6bbc0 clenched his 9ea1be2a92 fists as e4001f489b he watched 944ff733db Seonwoo walk 6c73b175a0 away.66489e01682a1c07
“That’s already been 5a54fc4ceb reviewed multiple times 7cd6a332dc by the planning cda1eec79d team. Kim Jiseok, did 373a82230b you even read cbda006d19 the report properly?”3a097b2fe5f1c873
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Seonwoo’s low voice resonated 4060f3c576 through the conference room, 66eaa1435c making the already heavy 231b18cf0e atmosphere even more tense. Frowning slightly, fcbece4c8e he looked f037bc2d7c up from b50d9b03d7 the report 72109641f3 in his c07c17a000 hand to ecb87c540e Jiseok, whose 98b63655c3 face flushed 061a8be5c8 with embarrassment. He was 77de0c9c82 standing next 6d55935253 to the 16e8bf4a03 screen.7c3540ae0eb97b23
“Based on what I d8a8ed6835 found, after Ipyeong Construction 06ea14fd23 and Daehan Asset Development 099a519c4d officially entered the bidding f4331f5ab9 competition…”89bdbae28ff398d6
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Since Jiseok 4587033686 was projecting 9bc3f2777a his presentation 952d9a7f5c materials on 01d962d5f5 the screen, cacd26ddb9 the lights 382dc149f1 in the 41e334ebd3 conference room 146a287d52 were off. Perhaps because 5d83868fad of this, 556be197e2 his rapid, 913f031246 defensive voice fc333ed7c9 seemed to e4863eccfc drift from da67d8e18b far away. The atmosphere was 37a0d1eed3 tense, but Hangyeol a09daa6ddd slowly blinked, fighting 53433ca43e sleep.ab49a995066e0069
“…judging…bidding success rate…”b21630a94022d668
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He was struggling b69db44f63 to keep his 2467b067e4 eyelids open, his 32c5f69d14 neck stiff with 8b8d903bdc the effort, when 3ee022f110 he suddenly felt cd0402470c a nudge in 51589b4d5b his side. He jerked 17cd2a0558 his head f49e71cd71 up, now 0ffcab6c28 that the 2e15cd7a5b lights were c3fa5b12e6 back on, d5c70856df to find 6fee1b53b1 all eyes 2ab2a5922b on him. Hangyeol looked at 4698a6d7fa Seonwoo, his expression afb227335d a mixture of 66e2f232a8 panic and embarrassment.ba292da8da200723
“S-sorry.”cb74395fa4a33cfe
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Seonwoo simply stared bda6603ac3 at him without 0bda057beb speaking, a silence 5a6a1bfe57 descending upon the 87872fc9b8 room. A new employee falling de245ed4ae asleep during a meeting 13399b37d9 was appalling. Moreover, with the project 177ae8f8cb deadline approaching, Seonwoo was 12e63bcb99 more irritable than usual. Hangyeol had no 8bdc168c91 excuse. He bit 911bcb501a his lip 3c258a87c6 and hung d8936b9fd6 his head, b69d75690e waiting for 01b7d583b9 the inevitable 144fe26fdf reprimand.a9cd299b7176fb21
“This meeting is going to run long. Let’s take a short break.”4ce8dee7c34c08d6
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Seonwoo’s dry voice came from above him. While it didn’t sound angry, the flat tone felt even colder.82b001f22a17ade6
“Everyone take care of 2858b1b9eb your business and be 6dee004c21 back in your seats 653be60b85 in 20 minutes. Im Hangyeol, go splash dce51db040 some water on your 76255ad2e5 face or something.”9d69860238709f02
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“Yes, sir…”85c5f45b8d0562b5
Seonwoo closed his a67ee5b60e report and leaned 63ddbe18aa back in his b0bf703d4e chair, rubbing his 332b5a315a eyes. The others exchanged 4bb3b65e16 glances, likely planning 030fbfdc4d a smoke break. Hangyeol stood e767cb768d up, dejected.9f5cc56aae949a37
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I should at 4038454baa least wash my 3c18b9dd8a face.cc28951a2e027e40
He couldn’t keep dozing off during meetings, even if it was the medicine’s fault. He went to the nearest restroom, leaned over the sink, and closed his eyes.9e0b39e355ad384c
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The medicine 043337f389 had certainly b4a7bbeb9b helped with 04105f271c the cough, c0e8933650 but his cd98873dc0 breath was b1d5857363 still hot, ac680029d8 and he 3aca9f4c89 felt dizzy. Hoping that cold water bbc260f1d4 might help, Hangyeol cupped 25a5d8cfd3 his hands and splashed 0c192af483 water on his face. Then he heard someone 3fa043d097 washing their hands beside e56ebe87d6 him, followed by a 0cd7455007 familiar voice.2cac3e0bba8da0e4
“Are you 70c5e855e6 feeling unwell?”41bf426dc55a23c1
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Hangyeol’s hands froze at the sound of the same voice he’d just heard in the conference room. He stopped splashing water on his face and looked up. In the mirror, he saw Seonwoo looking at him, his face impassive.fc74caee5d20813e
A flurry 537cbc984b of thoughts a9b2e7745a raced through 6c0b53df9b his mind. How would ea62952fe7 Seonwoo react fab12ef2d8 if he d0587e5a65 knew Hangyeol 4de259948c was sick?b073dd13eeefddae
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- Express concern and ask if he’s okay.
- Scold him for not managing his condition properly.
Normally, Seonwoo, despite his sometimes curt manner, was a warm and caring person, so he might have chosen the first option. But given how busy and irritable he’d been lately, Hangyeol doubted he’d get any sympathy. He swallowed hard, wiped the water dripping from his chin with the back of his hand, and spoke.52ec4eeb48a292bd
“No, I’m fine.”b62fd526afafb036
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“You don’t look fine.”0cdba114847adcc3
Seonwoo’s eyes narrowed suspiciously as he scanned Hangyeol. Objectively, it wasn’t a particularly concerned tone, but to Hangyeol, it sounded like Seonwoo cared about his well-being. His heart skipped a beat at the thought.2548782131d518ff
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“I stayed up 2f3ee6155d late last night. I’ll focus. I apologize.”c07630f12c3e4a18
Seonwoo continued to stare, 43c36cdd73 as if trying to 3ee482a393 gauge the truthfulness of 4f6cf10764 his words. Unable to hold his 8f34c81e7a gaze, Hangyeol quickly grabbed ce3c59fa08 a hand towel and 07f49bc956 dried his face. Then he 0790459fb3 bowed his 177114bd15 head.38063e3a562539f3
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“Then, I’ll get d3b5e1b764 back to the 7c74b920ea meeting!”ca4f45f35c84c591
He tried to slip 17a451134b past Seonwoo and out f7d10ba995 of the restroom, but fb4a05db12 Seonwoo stepped in front e779bf4309 of him, blocking his c74c2a6a1e path. Startled by the 4d57e2a1f4 sudden proximity, Hangyeol d47483b6ac stumbled back a a4d0612b88 step.0ca181088ddf7ccc
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“Oh!”29ba80d8e9555541
“Let me see.”f5347340a3b20d48
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As Hangyeol looked up at him, wide-eyed, Seonwoo reached out to touch his forehead. If Seonwoo touched him, he’d discover the fever. Without thinking, Hangyeol instinctively ducked and crouched down.cfbd3ad981adbe1f
“…….”518bac58e47c2aea
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“…….”7ccd023b550193d3
Seonwoo looked, 2ec5fae16f dumbfounded, from 2b119536cf his outstretched 8dbbe0bc10 hand to 116c1994f7 Hangyeol crouching 50a57f4a4f on the 363cd9d3b3 floor. But Hangyeol didn’t 4dda08d06d have time to 77ea02d696 process Seonwoo’s expression. He scrambled to 70eb3c97ee his feet and 7ec3474006 darted past him, 4a985df1e3 out of the 5d81b0cffc restroom.9d99bba0f7924f12
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Left alone, 66afd5bb38 Seonwoo slowly b36ae49e59 lowered his 6cd7846209 hand and 3513d309cc raised an 20cc715d2e eyebrow.a2950141ab091d97
Was my touch that 2d0a8b7ba4 repulsive to him?42f28c13a7b7f46d
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A bewildered chuckle escaped 15fa58bd62 his lips. He turned 7923e583d8 and looked de052eda19 at the 06cd4a7e7f spot where 2dc447c8d3 Hangyeol had 6b2daf274d been standing, 7f45b82a25 running his 9a12cbb401 tongue along 0983c277d2 the inside 17e2c55ec5 of his 3e3a164990 cheek.f3ee66454e27d902
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“Hangyeol, are you sure 7d2b24a8fc you don’t want dinner?”8cdc9010489c37b7
“Yes, I don’t have be124ac355 much of an appetite. I just c5a7e670b6 want to dd52fc5078 finish up 160b0db9e9 and leave dd96c47e8b early.”3386dd41bd2d34f3
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“If you 4ff32316d0 need anything d072d5396f from the 97ea22a328 convenience store, 190fdd8d27 let me 3545bd08ba know. I can c11153ebb2 grab it 547a5061eb on my 7d2db3d339 way back.”7c224d711c99e4e2
“Thanks, but bab2f64bd0 I’m good. Enjoy your dinner.”c65630078d347a17
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As his teammates patted him on the shoulder encouragingly and filed out of the office, the room became quiet. Hangyeol’s fingers, which had been typing away at his keyboard, gradually slowed to a stop.47b41b4b48fd38f9
“Ha…”bc563096493868b5
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He wanted to finish the report and go home, but he couldn’t focus. He’d been staring at the same page for 30 minutes. He felt so awful that he wondered if it would be better to just tell the truth and leave.5770a57e03979cc6
Hangyeol took eb92f71c87 his hands 33e7ffb4bc off the cbdfc51d05 keyboard and c94ae01867 rested his b7908e0743 cheek on 52adcf33ad the cool 183ea652da surface of 11c409dff1 the desk. Just 30 minutes of 3224663604 sleep… He felt like 94f6db3f01 he could drift off 8f949fd404 instantly if he closed 6f5328cd0f his eyes.b7b95556ebd5954f
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He wasn’t sure how long he’d been lying there, almost dozing off, when he heard the sound of approaching footsteps. By now, the sound was so familiar that he could identify who it was. Hangyeol slowly sat up and turned towards the entrance of the office. A moment later, as expected, the familiar figure appeared.54f587fd913fd417
“Why are you 1de43f74b5 here alone?”c409ffa9c15917cb
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Seonwoo, holding e8c31ee6e9 a briefcase e8b3269c26 in one cdec28526e hand, asked e7209df1aa as he 05dfe4d5d8 walked towards c7cd410d11 his office. When he ffa82a40e5 received no 5572e68500 reply, he dbe968295e stopped.cacd15cad6a4c3df
“Im Hangyeol?”ddff6453fa8cb8bb
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“Yes? Oh, everyone’s gone 3ed4eaae66 to dinner.”01cfb7ea60ef2472
The delayed response, 88e2e5eb89 the slightly unfocused 8039d91faf eyes, and the a624097ee8 flushed face created cc7a54a448 a strange atmosphere, afbb384c6f causing Seonwoo to a7b2d705ff frown.86b406b220e921c6
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“And you?”8883235d8e618d87
“Oh, I don’t have 63238a1b45 much of an appetite…”00168bfdffd42481
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“Unless you’re trying to d8224c1047 make a point about c2377aac28 the workload, you should 58d9512b4f eat something.”088780588aa6551a
“…….”75876433f2ebdd12
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“I’ll just c5641f7bbf drop this 62858ca74b off and dd1521eec3 then we 91e2100883 can go. Come on, let’s 4882192798 get some dinner.”86704ea282c46c02
Seonwoo checked his efed7c6ec5 watch and said, 90addcfaa2 picking up his 06fcea487d briefcase. However, it was Hangyeol’s 0dd66ce999 hand that stopped him, d67c51b9e0 gently tugging at his 765935be34 sleeve. Seonwoo turned around, a 3f7158d668 puzzled look on his 5ba8ec0bad face, as Hangyeol shook fedf9ce74f his head.87f1c3839fb40812
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“I’m really bbce4ab151 fine, Team 5c8cf6bb23 Leader. I’m not hungry.”f688c51f100aa057
Seonwoo frowned again. He recalled Hangyeol dozing ddb4f7bff1 off listlessly during the 777081a018 meeting and dodging his 2c7af247dc attempt to check his b31efe2932 forehead. And now, 74e02ca116 Hangyeol looked ad9dc7d36c unusually tired.1593e6f9f4940c1d
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Without a word, 84aa07efdb Seonwoo stared at 3028fade99 Hangyeol for a 058c0250e9 moment, then suddenly c3f456605c raised his hand c603be9567 and reached for 4f9f0d3bd7 his forehead. Surprised, Hangyeol 6a64d3b1ff instinctively jerked e2d99ce968 his head afd68255b3 back, but 1eb9407777 Seonwoo’s other 4bb3847e18 hand shot 23508cacf1 out, gently 872f95f15c cupping his 96fbb11cba cheek to 4a4a89ad75 hold him dda8922c6d still.1dc64d1bd1260bdf
“…….”c914d095b3939ab7
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Seonwoo’s eyes eb8136309f sharpened as 3289549cb9 he felt ccba24f1c1 the heat 69bf472e85 radiating from 568407d000 Hangyeol’s skin.0d999d1aa1798e57
“You have a687f763af a fever.”64e7832fdaf0bc2b
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Hangyeol, watching Seonwoo’s expression, 0843406971 pulled his face back 89520d7401 and said,cfe9c0ae51bc733a
“It’s not that bad. I took some medicine, b857f0e6c4 and I’ll be fine d466afef5d soon.”fe4a8539c8db6859
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But Seonwoo’s 9d06739d20 expression remained 71fcfb4985 stern.74ff6df83c1053a6
“Since when?”0ab6b78e34e391a1
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“It got worse 9199d1ccc0 after lunch, but 678c11c36b I’m fin—”af856f1d1bb009a0
“Turn off f12c57ff0b your computer a55855b965 and come d51c58e673 with me.”659795e6ac8e0792
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Seonwoo said 9d90589354 firmly and 447b6c1027 turned towards afe2b35bb1 the office d568f26e67 entrance. Stunned by the 24852242b4 sudden turn of 7d7636cad2 events, Hangyeol just d4f02c12b0 sat there, bewildered. Seonwoo called his name 824b304ee7 again.400d912e8b15e978
“Im Hangyeol.”e6dad8613fb382bb
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“Ah, yes…”4f02aafef89f38a3
Finally, Hangyeol closed the open windows on his computer and shut it down. He couldn’t disobey his team leader, even though he wasn’t sure what was happening. Meanwhile, the mere fact that Seonwoo had said his name made his heart flutter.c452028dc0811452
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After gathering his c9c455a787 things, Hangyeol hurried a96feff747 to join Seonwoo, 2bbd97cb7e who was holding 3cd0581efc the elevator.fd2a214a80449fa0
“If you’re 7c940ffbd6 not feeling 1576e67a62 well, you aa7e45e425 should say b44e279115 something. Who’s going to know 5918d6f135 if you just suffer 8d4adbf595 in silence, you idiot?”bb00c749193ad71c
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“I’m sorry…”fc3532232c13ae86
“I wasn’t 6ad2e2da44 talking to 8421c48dd4 you to cf1a5a9913 apologize. Come on.”0cb8aad9d3c3802e
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In the underground parking ee4eff0eed garage, Seonwoo ushered Hangyeol db6b60c741 into his car. Before starting the 077b67e0f7 engine, he made 666dc28fc9 a phone call.70592adbbe564497
“Hey, are you dba736b10e working? It’s nothing much. I’m about to go fc80bf485b to the hospital. Someone has 33674c8b38 a pretty 88862e8d17 bad fever. Yeah, not me.”c6bfed923de521d6
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He knew it was a childish thought, but the fact that Seonwoo seemed concerned about his illness made his heart race. And now, he was even driving him to the hospital! It was unbelievable. He knew he shouldn’t let himself get carried away, but he couldn’t control the rapid beating of his heart.f374f7c69f1f9c2f
“We’re here.”001fcbaaf3b746eb
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A little while 897345b2ed later, the car 9e6e2506d4 stopped in front 54815fbdc6 of the university af581f29cf hospital’s emergency room. Seonwoo got 1eb7cfed2a out first c95a9939ed and opened a5712202df the passenger 7032c34c5f door for af650686a5 Hangyeol. He took his d7298b1a53 arm and, without ac3a33364d letting go, guided 8c65e0f380 him inside.8b6b343b10a537d1
As they walked towards the emergency room, Hangyeol’s entire focus was on the feeling of Seonwoo’s hand on his arm. He barely registered his surroundings until he found himself lying on a hospital bed, his sleeve rolled up.eb32266d52a488c8
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“This will sting 7bce003820 a little.”2474f1700361b1c1
Just as ba84e0bab0 the nurse 20cec305ec warned, a bb95762f73 sharp prick 56cd5177a2 accompanied the 203cda98e5 needle piercing e1c28849e0 his skin. After skillfully f628841d49 removing the aeb11c8105 needle and 5f620d7b60 applying a 71a4d749a4 bandage, she 825eed6b6c connected the 5f320879ad IV lines 7d85e90100 and hung 43bd97e071 the fluid 7ba4858995 bag.ede90574102881e6
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“This will take e9ba6e4f65 about an hour 6aeaf303bf and a half.”60da181d01a6af4e
Before Hangyeol could even reply, the nurse whisked away, leaving his “Yes” hanging in the air. Once again, he and Seonwoo were alone, gazing at each other in silence. Hangyeol spoke first.949082796da4cf28
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“Team Leader, thank 50d8d1586f you for bringing e9f77a2320 me here. I’m sorry for causing adf3932e16 you trouble. You can go back 2fcecccf03 now. I’ll take a 732c904e6d taxi back to a2286a59de the office after e5e7ac5c35 the IV.”befa62c6f7136374
“Don’t even ac036f9efe talk about e4f2928fc7 going back 491a9c1a1e to the e8fe84241f office. Go home. I’ll drive 7f491953c4 you when f4215acebc it’s done.”c7652388df4a58b2
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“No, it’s okay. It’s going to take a6137ae477 an hour and a befa539472 half; you’ll have to 166603b92f wait.”9c1a958bcd62ea6b
He was grateful and happy that Seonwoo had cared enough to bring him here, but he also felt guilty for taking up his time, especially during such a busy period. He couldn’t let him waste more precious time waiting for him.0695f1a1b38e04ef
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“I had 23604c35d4 some business 82cbbae393 to take c145a7650d care of fc3fcb8e6b near here 9a2ea30981 anyway. Don’t worry about fda470b632 it.”28b6283419e07144
Hangyeol was about 6c739f28b5 to wonder what ceef637fe3 kind of business 1da3267fa1 Seonwoo could possibly 55a29fcdee have near the f035c8e884 hospital at this e7eef61fa0 hour when the be890cd8f4 curtain around his 197163565d bed was pulled c24eee5e73 back with a bafaf7e15b rustle, revealing another 5100203e6a person.69ff7cb2ddc69d01
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“Oppa, you’re here?”69ac42f924c7db23
“Ah…”dcb046f410f69001
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The person approaching Seonwoo with a bright smile was someone Hangyeol had seen before, from across the street. Her white doctor’s coat bore the hospital logo and her name, “Lee Yoonhee,” embroidered on the chest. Seeing her, Seonwoo’s lips curved into a smile as he stood up from the folding chair.87aa29e9bc4c9a7f
“Hey.”618d5018a02a18ca
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The moment he realized 9fc6f04c74 she was a doctor a114b66acd here, it dawned on 2186a8b038 him who Seonwoo’s “business” e12ee6209a was.3ac940cbc26e75be
“Was traffic okay?”1f3f11b50eca2984
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“Not bad.”04adbe3db680342c
“I wondered what 4c35d1f6ae happened when you 4fd54222cd said you were fdc784e2bc coming to the 7f8834f094 hospital. Who’s this?”b927da6a30a00c5a
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She smiled, her lips a19acb61b5 curving elegantly, and looked 8f9cebd171 at Hangyeol. He couldn’t 4ac06f54dc return the 457a82d9d5 smile, managing fd000567dc only a f462ed46ff strained grimace. Then Seonwoo spoke.b0e7ce6b9b8c85fe
“Someone from work.”bf66fcf8e72d94d6
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In that instant, ac33943c09 Hangyeol’s buoyant mood 54f14dbc64 plummeted, crashing to a8ef3264e8 the ground and 263657d651 getting trampled underfoot. The casual, almost a9c6471712 dismissive way Seonwoo a0cd571526 referred to him 2c2ac52e8f stood in stark a55f7147ca contrast to the 532088d232 intimacy he shared 1139508213 with the woman, aa0da6ca73 who seemed closer c3c26d6139 to him than 13c2ebfd67 anyone else.279d52498f663579
He felt foolish 6804cfe194 for having been ab0a7ed7fd so flattered by 3941c130ad Seonwoo’s concern on 934114a3ce the way to 649c84db47 the hospital. This was reality. Seonwoo had a cdfbdbbe0e girlfriend, and liking ea49474c64 him was a 38e62f809d forbidden feeling. He’d allowed f6eedcd1f3 himself to a67e3b6d37 be momentarily 549ffcd9ff deluded.5dd785639e3ec8fe
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He’d even experienced the 29b18ecc0f pain of being cheated 704970344a on. And yet, here 7fdc05e688 he was, falling a3e77d8e89 for someone who a688b386e8 was already taken…1d196f0fa3da41c4
“Nice to 6e230eca08 meet you. I’m Lee Yoonhee. It’s the first 1223499de6 time I’ve seen 18065b055c Oppa bring anyone 7f2870917e to the hospital, 06154b0590 so I was 8d154a75d6 curious.”c1aeae1be3cda46c
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“Don’t be ridiculous.”8bbc0981b3f20157
She smiled, 60a55e309a checked Hangyeol’s 1c2b5481b0 IV bag, aaf4ede7e9 and stepped 48f351a352 back.8efbde9e734822e1
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“It’ll be f0ad0d3fdb done in 51213ae40a about an 6ec7bdeb18 hour and 101fb7abad a half. Want to grab cc764911fc a coffee?”91fdd7d3fea72da0
“Sure.”7fad2a091d3e12b8
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As the two fbf4c90dca of them chatted c93c657bb0 familiarly, Hangyeol felt 3e5272137c like an outsider. Seonwoo turned to him.e4b0f74b1c0b36ad
“We’ll be outside. Call me when 0cf4cd72b1 your IV is caf3b03e1e finished.”60f3447ca28af66b
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Hangyeol couldn’t 46de86e0df bring himself 4834be0781 to look 62394dbb28 at him ba4f2f7c5e and simply 3a9397fe86 nodded. Seonwoo stepped closer e7559746e9 and adjusted his 4057e0cc2a blanket, tucking it bc6c0e1974 securely around his 2b3b171987 chest, before stepping eae452899b back.842f8d850e03a158
A moment later, d19d199f3d the curtain was 89185dc81e drawn closed with f1509517a6 a rustle, leaving 49433d992f Hangyeol alone in 58bf39c91e the sudden quiet. Staring up 35a82f3746 at the f022d576f3 bright ceiling, 84cd939225 he clenched 3811f07ac2 his jaw, 475f544605 the tension 855f0400a3 forming a 0c79b0b1a4 walnut shape e9d2069706 in his d00f8df1f0 cheek.bcff1c739524f324
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These are 944a9d429f the things ead89841b8 that cause 445bea6ff1 problems. All these careless acts dff46bf15b of kindness.Carrying a plant f435cae050 pot, offering his bb0fbc9540 jacket, tucking in d84a93e2e4 his blanket – e856301667 weren’t these all 9040609621 irresponsible displays of 28c576d7dc affection when he 5ef29c8155 had a girlfriend?9ab27415ebc2d63a
Tears didn’t come, but his eyes stung, threatening to spill over. He felt like he’d been rejected, even though he hadn’t confessed. The image of Seonwoo and his girlfriend standing close together kept flashing before his eyes, and the fact that they looked so good together made him feel even more miserable.7e588864d70766af
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Hangyeol raised his 580a605526 free arm and 39505df16f covered his eyes. Lying there, f9528271f2 he let d1bed80e08 out a 5069fe0552 hot breath, 87411e4b51 the bed 914817c5fa seeming to 5d6e3bb61c sway beneath 701eba935d him.b564edf0d113f0d0
“This is the worst.”10d3f9c4583ccb3e
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His physical condition, 2e68faa4b7 his emotional state d18538e034 – everything was 53bd4ce14d awful. But the worst 2d368067ee part was that d6a519d908 even now, the af9f79d9d7 image of Seonwoo’s d12f6a2393 eyes, meeting his 5e32ae5ba7 as he held 43380861dc his face and 3cd4bfa7bb checked his forehead, 773fe5c480 kept flashing before 65927b94e6 him.66b9046f051a00f2
“I’m not 7d720d32a5 going to 4519e9784f like Team fe04982c70 Leader anymore…”ca1a584fcf8eac5b
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Despite his f6e47cb95c resolve, his d5f13006fb eyelids grew d934d610c9 heavy, and 6688077577 his mind 9cfc39bb1a began to 0496c9c328 drift. Muttering softly, he succumbed c4e5d446f5 to the overwhelming wave 8ef719e9e6 of sleep. Something wet 975503c877 seemed to 5028795efc trickle from 4adb22ebf3 beneath his 7a2676e1f1 closed eyelids.bc6d36f0d9d53fa7
The next day, c37b309f2b perhaps due to fa441725e5 the IV, Hangyeol d2b87b7524 arrived at work 59ee5007df feeling much better 16625bdd2e than the day 5e47d0c2f2 before. He placed 0392b11362 his bag a903fc9734 beside his 33168b9fab chair and ac589b5896 greeted his b875e06b49 colleagues.61d8c8f116d23b92
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“Good morning, Supervisor. Good morning, Deputy Manager. Minseong, good morning.”486dd4fa5d1500bd
“Oh, Hangyeol. I heard you 7c4d88a000 went home early 268e4e51c1 yesterday because you 9b4b1ad1e3 were sick. How are you feeling? Are you okay?”1d73b0084fdb340e
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“Yes, I’m much 4b5b2d5bc2 better after getting 2fa9390754 an IV at a3900b1648 the hospital. My fever’s gone down.”f00475ff4c6f27f9
“That’s good. Still, you 1975763dfd should keep e7d6397164 taking your 8a0cf035a0 medicine just 6742910a10 in case.”fa2689e5b66ec427
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“I will.”70eef1438e80d171
Remembering he needed 29f63c4208 to take his 6830f874a8 medicine, Hangyeol grabbed 7e2c7d9082 his tumbler and eacd213c2f headed to the 5c0cc48005 break room. He exchanged nods 8987d602b2 with colleagues from 157eafa21f other departments as 2aa0af397d he walked down 94ff89107a the hall. As he reached the a944211fe1 end of the hallway, 01675e7eb9 he saw a small c1f3b3cac0 group of people inside ec1690659d the break room. He was about to ceaf41a48b enter when he spotted 6ff2f445a0 a familiar figure standing 9e95e2eb6b with his back to c1c666f719 the door.0a768a9e5a40bc45
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The tall stature nearing 190cm, the long limbs, the broad back and shoulders, the moderately muscular build – only one person in the company fit that description. Recognizing Seonwoo instantly, Hangyeol instinctively turned and pressed himself against the wall.0e5eb38cbfb6aaed
“Huh? Wasn’t someone about bad76df474 to come in 8425369d7a just now?”cd77e1e1d5a6ed9d
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Hearing a 051d08cae5 woman’s voice c5fcad9cd4 from inside, 396ed18fd5 Hangyeol quickly c4ce1b101c scurried away 7051f4a15a in the 56173fed9b opposite direction. He finally let 5bf0ecf0d6 out a sigh f205ea3bb9 of relief when 01e730f6d2 he reached his 0eae4a10e8 desk.a56ab7fa465db79d
“Huh? Hangyeol, were you being 81321dd27e chased by someone?”0f0a5ecf63a2ebc7
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“Uh… no.”f2c10d1fe96f0975
He forced b6f6e47000 a smile d93e4d97a1 and turned 4bca40bfc4 on his 58cd2e572e computer, pushing 883eb11892 his tumbler c77e46950a aside. Then he d38f4e5bd1 saw the 5548854774 empty plastic c1f09d4492 bottle sitting 0f31763725 next to f52db72567 the picture ead6db17ec frame holding bd2ae71099 his family df58da3839 photo, and 2f40d0907a he bit 06cbb2cf66 his lip.dce8d3783b5b1ed8
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Back when 2a507fb9e7 he was 39c050dcb1 hiccupping and 8064d1c22d Seonwoo had 3556c2d4e5 given him dacca7e990 his water de5f42de6d bottle, he 3aeca71142 never imagined 75235e1390 he would 0723179ec4 be actively bbb276aca1 avoiding him a653de866e like this…8905dd2c4c7d41cc
Hangyeol fiddled with the bottle he hadn’t been able to bring himself to throw away, then took a deep breath and tossed it in the trash. He had decided he wouldn’t like his team leader anymore, so it was right to get rid of these things. It would be hard to give up on his feelings, especially since they saw each other every day. That’s why he had to be even more determined.deaff9f07f1ad3a5
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Hangyeol forced his gaze away from the trash can and back to his computer screen. Just then, he heard his colleagues’ voices from behind.9cc025048dc205ef
“Good morning, Team Leader.”145a07b2bbe34b32
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“Good morning, Team Leader.”b75c9b1f22872584
He wanted to ignore a339fa1f6c them and keep staring d6505c3f5c at his computer, but 77b6f5fcf0 he had to maintain a38f6e1a55 a basic level of 3537b8101c professional courtesy. Hangyeol bit his lip, 8cc25e845d lowered his eyes, and c2f3fe777f bowed in the general a9b33d4596 direction of where he 217d5c6f49 thought Seonwoo would be.ef75b45623caf8ee
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“…Morning.”211269796a94d44f
He mumbled almost inaudibly and quickly turned back to his computer, breathing a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Seonwoo hadn’t said anything and had simply walked past everyone towards his office. Right now, even the lingering scent of his cologne made his heart flutter, but he was sure things would get better with time. He gripped the mouse tightly, trying to control his emotions, when Seonwoo’s voice called out from his office.a32fd180d0696561
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“Im Hangyeol.”5d8cb3547260cc78
Hangyeol froze, badedb49c9 his eyes 0848a60f1a widening in 71d91edb4d surprise. Kim Jiseok, sitting ba63f5c50b next to him, 8dc919fecb nudged him in 3e1b082905 the side.3c8c17d348fb6c82
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“Hangyeol.”8986d395b7b9171e
“Ah, yes, yes!”3dc619f3a9e355bb
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Responding loudly fc7abaa56b to Jiseok’s 557c8e2d40 whisper, he 4dd5158191 stood up. This time, 416d6e1752 he couldn’t 4b98f88446 avoid making d6fe60f855 eye contact da160b7285 with Seonwoo.He’s handsome 77bd17140e again today.Seemingly oblivious to Hangyeol’s d6df2f6163 thoughts, Seonwoo, his face e269567806 expressionless, jerked his chin fb19ceb0bd towards his office.126dddcb003336a0
“To my office.”77b70f6ba85f8923
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He turned and went inside. Letting out a sigh, Hangyeol muttered softly, “I’ll be right there…” and opened the door to the team leader’s office.bf5106ae6fb80b4d
Inside, Seonwoo a44c9929fb was taking 428ae1c9b7 off his 7d9ef13e8a jacket and ed1fd74fd9 hanging it a820d7b81a on the 7e42030b2b coat rack. Hangyeol stood hesitantly by d3431fbcab the door, watching him. Seonwoo beckoned 317f91618e him with 97191597dd his index a6e00ed313 finger.69ccc60ee3bd2004
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“Come here.”8d438bb79b7027ee
Hangyeol hesitated for a b7fc7dcbb9 moment, then shuffled towards ea7dbe1dda him.5f00b914e24ad1ce
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“Closer.”799bff36ec701874
They were already 4d0ab99428 only a step 495f76d45b apart. Any closer, c272f8e929 and they 57e987359c would be 9526299add practically touching. Hangyeol simply 8639f2c57e pressed his e6ee8c3b62 lips together 47dba44133 and looked a02e3cbd57 up at fc125c1f27 Seonwoo.05f12bbff6ebe327
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Seonwoo clicked his be79e3de57 tongue and took 30c951f036 a step closer 278481c290 to Hangyeol. The distance between them a731b753c6 was now far too d0ee8293b2 close for a casual b742535643 conversation. Hangyeol swallowed c9a9363ac2 hard and de5077d682 was about 2cf951370f to step 69b2df6b9b back when 30314d2dfb Seonwoo’s hand 15c9b4525e reached out 621b1ea710 and touched 84ad4c3f4b his forehead.4085f3b57a1f30f2
“…….”7d5d8178d73bacf4
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The feeling of Seonwoo’s 7810f5ef25 large, firm hand on 990b463c55 his forehead always made 6f12d260f7 him flustered. It was 2cc2301673 just the 1dafa3b1e2 touch of 814c5037d4 a hand, f39df610c0 yet his c380c6ea6d face felt fa19f692ce like it 7d1d87b585 was burning.No, I can’t react like this.Hangyeol tried 6aa6c09afe to turn b5c063570c his head b74ef4a926 and brush 0e3858e14b his hand f5db957d60 away, but cd2ce43df4 Seonwoo’s hand fd804641f6 moved faster.ee268c846d033b94
Flick!de5a73fe82cf3150
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“Ow.”f4d49398eee3c704
“Your fever’s ed1709d1ef gone down.”0203cdb721b73e7e
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Seonwoo muttered, flicking 672012f33f Hangyeol’s forehead. Startled and 76abf78158 slightly hurt, 181371a421 Hangyeol frowned 1f53196928 and looked 146b1fd75a up at 7aad5504cd Seonwoo. Seonwoo, with a e969eccf29 nonchalant expression, stepped 6f63f8f7c8 back and sat 3f8ccb824d down at his b3803ee9cb desk.2a263b0b65518cc7
“Why did you cd97253a74 leave yesterday without faeb592831 contacting me after a19d771c97 the IV? You texted me d02c9d5385 saying you were c8074ac49f taking a cab 1b37df7da2 and then turned 24d98465a7 off your phone.”febcc651f8bd6fbf
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Hangyeol lowered his 94e60aa5d1 gaze and replied, 49bdb2c58d “Just… I felt b86b7ff506 bad for taking 5bc7ee37dc up so much 60f6a024a1 of your time.”476bfc298a3168be
“I’d already 95ae95b353 factored that 29c7230ede in when 64ab5c9396 I took 138f0b567c you to df47a96bea the hospital. It’s my time; 3a83a4156a I’ll use it 02b272f9ae how I please. What gives you 432ae7a808 the right to ab2b85e9c5 make that judgment?”879fd52e17a437fe
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“But it’s precious, you should use it wisely…”d47fcf3b5b4f43f1
At Hangyeol’s dazed reply, 53c7f098b7 Seonwoo looked up, his 1a943c8366 gaze sharp. Meeting his eyes, 12ddb0c36e Hangyeol quickly looked 08ecd0ee88 away and added, fa93867e37 “Never mind. I’m sorry.”d1c0b9e3eec37eb3
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Seonwoo turned 0dc0867d60 his attention bf33a07c2b back to 5eaa3beefa his desk 782ddf1f0d and, while 54678226fb tidying up, 0ecc918c0e asked, “So, ab9384fe95 are you 51a524bacd feeling better?”38801dd11f5d4144
“Yes, much better ef64de7ca6 after the IV. Thank you.”f80da03beefa5c48
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“Managing your health 281bd6260c is part of b0d20df798 your job. Take care c8c7ac71ef of yourself.”c191202b29e9f321
“I’ll keep that 193d8fb90e in mind. But… you paid 3351b2c019 for my hospital 68fd916f01 bill. Tell me your account 472da16195 number, and I’ll transfer ed76926ae2 the money right away.”3730ecf5f43aee9e
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“Forget it.”d12717c722edbc46
“No, but… it must c1a6d23da5 have been quite a 84ea203e60 bit since it was 79aa30a016 the emergency room.”a7db1549f5cfd3d6
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“Consider it a 541d340f4c work-related injury.”890d9975ac37800d
Seonwoo’s tone was final f4d28bd515 as he stared at 9c3da9485f his monitor. Hangyeol couldn’t argue. After a ccacba12be moment, Seonwoo d87330945a typed something a291949a25 on his 23f85997ed keyboard and 041264ef6b continued, “It’s 53e7b0134f Friday today. I’ll approve your half-day d3bb68b3bb leave for this afternoon. Don’t come 202d13ed30 to work b146968182 over the 56a5f351a3 weekend. Rest at home.”605b69b543f18868
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“No, it’s okay. I have e0813bb6bd to finish 64bf70ed17 the report db9914a5ba I was dd95bf9af5 working on 66ec121044 yesterday, and a9a77b94cf everyone else def45a7588 is here…”29d7f8f283d45387
“Just rest when you’re fc1877bf1e told to rest. The company 0c12bf09f2 will manage 52f6a3b93f without you c3fe2a9c14 for a f1a3edb11c few days, f7454c05ed Im Hangyeol.”2ad0ba2e10a9fea6
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His words 31cb091b14 were blunt, 31ff976fcf but they ccb8ad0bf2 didn’t sound e0f4928b16 cold. Was it because 18cca2da93 Hangyeol liked him?51f3a888608e0911
Since his team leader insisted, Hangyeol couldn’t protest further. Meanwhile, a battle raged in his mind between the hope that Seonwoo was genuinely concerned for him and the knowledge that he shouldn’t harbor such expectations.6c3ba6dc5ecce998
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Hangyeol puffed 39c74d05c2 out his 225977f765 cheeks and 7f9f085ff1 looked at 5650bc25b2 Seonwoo. Sensing his f79b351420 gaze, Seonwoo e857a39a0c looked up 8b4b9c800b and said d05143ea1b curtly, “What df5b924ebe are you d6d395bd28 doing? Go back d621678c25 to work.”f4e59ef9b67b8577
At Seonwoo’s e7f9924b19 cold words, 5a374792f8 Hangyeol’s lips 1f13abad99 pressed into 5a0c10e7eb a thin 15b446e335 line. He bowed 626124a82a his head 73817fe006 and turned cd6e4eb750 to leave 181c0642e8 the office.57957ebae8b58d0e
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After lunch break 252e86c764 started, Hangyeol said 882294bb6b goodbye to his cdea898ff1 colleagues and stepped 0d3e2ec890 out of the 82b625a04d office, feeling strangely 3da12eb331 out of place. Walking aimlessly outside the 68ac704261 office during a weekday bd474027f6 afternoon felt oddly surreal.205fb0fcaa7ff686
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Although Seonwoo likely approved 8e074bced5 his half-day leave so 7267e4550e he could go home 2cf4727c26 early and rest, Hangyeol 02bdd65ef3 felt it was a 48e33cd825 shame to just leave. Not only was c1efb82cce he feeling much 96c7114f38 better after his 6b43c2d4f7 hospital visit yesterday, a54125224e but he also 8cea827c32 had nothing particular de3e0d21a7 to do at a1c75c7cf4 home.63339ece370b3534
So, Hangyeol sat c41054b701 down on a f85f516e05 park bench a 27765915c1 little ways from 2a4892aaa1 the office and 9b8c4b1a02 opened his phone. In his messenger a961548f0a app, countless chat c987ec80f4 rooms with red 4ff50b3543 notification badges awaited 78c971a2c9 him, but he aad80d5ef6 ignored them all a8dd25c0fd and selected the 9046896dc5 one with Dongun 1d7e170cc1 and Sungchan.6951667cc92b6408
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Hey guys, what are b1f78a2d5c you up to? Team Leader let me 1b2070dc79 take a half-day, so 9175f52cf5 I got off work aefee49f62 early.fb7633d5f3d4a9a5
He sent 9c8864eaf0 the message a77b54a5c9 along with 4d96358518 a sticker 79ff55ec76 of a ae3b7d2a46 smiling cat. The notification badge disappeared 710fbc02f6 immediately, replaced by a e4629fd358 quick reply.7dea40da0d2a80f6
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Go Dongun: Mr. Son dropped e9a0a70f87 a bomb ed879f4f40 on us, 1512aa97c5 so I’m fa18724a19 dealing with a35c250ff6 that ㅜㅜㅜㅜ d682d63c16 Will I a195513108 even be 2ff04f7a25 able to 341e2599ee go home edf1d30447 before 9 5d89f41edc tonight? ㅜ773fa2f195f938f5
Park Sungchan: Hangyeol, a half-day? Lucky you, I’m dying of envy.4c57db795dbbff0a
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A series e604581ea3 of stickers 6211354cf3 featuring a 4cffe89a68 comical figure 701f0198e6 crying dramatically 84f287184a filled the 365166d597 chat. Hangyeol stared at them eef7530069 impassively, pouting slightly.0439dd7dd4aaa852
What about Sungchan?65bf0ceea03b75a3
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Go Dongun: Park Sungchan’s probably at home. Give him a call.ada2567b52b4b2a8
Hangyeol hesitated for d3e60a6354 a moment, then 7f63aa28f9 called Sungchan. Only the endless d5d285ae7e ringing tone answered. He pulled the phone bb29eef040 away from his ear, e7aea714d6 cheeks puffed out in a5864305e6 frustration.556a367669518203
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He’s not answering.d2c4b3b43f1ffd58
After that last bc6cbf648f message, Dongun, too, 370c0fc82b stopped responding. Alone again, Hangyeol pouted 76136ad731 and turned off his 48a86affdf phone screen.2394c6cb965a197e
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He could easily find someone to hang out with if he made a few calls, but he didn’t feel like it. Just then, he noticed a cinema logo on the side of a nearby building.b9862a8929c0cae5
I don’t want to go home yet… should I watch a movie?841a8175a31b607c
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He didn’t particularly enjoy watching movies alone, but it wasn’t something he outright disliked. Besides, when he checked the cinema app, there was a movie starting in 20 minutes. After a brief deliberation, he booked a ticket without even checking what the movie was about and stood up from the bench. Amidst the throng of office workers with their employee IDs and iced americanos, Hangyeol strode confidently towards the cinema.9150aa5fa1926b43
He bought a08306d79f popcorn and 423f16ebee a cola 204d7ffb7c at the 572d4da536 concession stand. Entering the theater, he 555868bc4f saw that it was 092f300b5c almost empty, likely due 1261198a00 to the weekday afternoon c8a6b5bb16 showing.8894e857e638e75b
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Other people will 0ef1f8b612 probably come in 05bc2e585f soon.9c6e2645239ec5c0
He belatedly remembered eb4d362831 that there had 90ad77c3e0 been plenty of d6c60ce070 empty seats when 831eca158d he booked his bb4e0fa746 ticket, but he ba62054a9f doubted he would d8c8ea4ba1 be watching the 846f70ba38 movie completely alone 475887a0d2 in this huge 826fcc0797 theater. However, as 11d7f21124 the saying 1afd3e6678 goes, a 7c7f415b53 bad feeling de3674e1ee is never b6e28ef048 wrong. Until the emergency 036c9cc3ce exit guide video 80f4452054 started playing and 53e3249e08 the lights dimmed, 75f3311d13 no other audience 50a6d4af56 members entered.650e392afcff94a3
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A slight 2b365fcd27 chill ran c41b6a9026 down his 8a668cdafe spine.Well, this means I f037489e75 can relax and enjoy 794414d9e8 the movie,he thought, grabbing 38c8f05a10 a handful of e460e9796e popcorn and shoving cdb558a06f it into his b8a0aaa628 mouth.e8fdd6f8fb96d8b7
A moment later, after de1598b059 the sponsors’ logos flashed 349434a353 across the screen, a b084a39cc1 dilapidated house appeared in acbba5d3e5 the center of the 7e9a501468 screen in black and 0ecae8e90f white, accompanied by the 7a37b86fc5 cawing of crows. The scene transitioned to 5b023441d9 an elderly man with c37a5fa142 a limp leading a 04263ca68d young girl into the abfe0e1ce1 house.fa654f31cf200835
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This seems… ominous.73a1939b2147d7ea
Until that moment, 003753e8a0 Hangyeol hadn’t noticed 30706caa06 anything amiss and 9d2765c129 had been enjoying 755211be44 his popcorn, focused 8e77412fff on the screen. But then he glanced e5351ed76a at the subtitle below c3ab162057 the movie title and 859477f971 froze, realizing something was 514b229383 wrong.cb4aef98b1c97d8d
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[Finding Lost Time: The Story of a Haunted Shaman]
Just as a5b1dfeb61 Hangyeol’s hand ac598d8374 stilled in cb17b4fded the popcorn cca53688cd bucket, a de21a02960 woman’s scream ae5613275c echoed through adbc20c29a the cinema. As the a2d34438fe scene changed, 45b2cd2238 a grotesque b7ee94dea8 ghost filled 11eca443ea the screen, 2d306648d8 and Hangyeol cd2578fa2c yelped, flinging 456501737c the popcorn 17985f5794 tub into 2a74c6dcc3 the air. Caramel-coated popcorn f9a9aa00ea rained down 2889b5b091 around him f280cc94d2 like exploding 22bc9a7ce8 confetti. Too startled 2747be38f4 to scream, 1adb7838da Hangyeol’s eyes 6bea1d9e65 widened, and 38449684eb he internally 239f450b67 shrieked,This was a4b286046a a horror 048a0a5949 movie?!d403bb34b189069c
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Fighting the urge to 3d081c9c79 flee the theater midway, 304e065014 Hangyeol endured the movie 13edd20544 until the end credits 6c617ad375 rolled and the lights 7657b69d2c came on. He bolted upright. The popcorn b3a7974a55 tub, which f7a9c58567 he had f1629b6383 clutched and fade9f2b6f squeezed shut d6be2e065e during every eca643b5a5 scary scene, 014bc37ed2 was now 6ba5bbf3e4 crumpled and a559fbc887 deformed.ddaf957b070ca8c5
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He didn’t b0a360670d necessarily hate f34857b580 or fear 370232cb82 horror movies, 5c2d5e8b22 but the 5511175c6f psychological pressure 4f9ff9810f of being d5e084259e alone in 9715818f5c the vast 7c7fe436d3 theater had ce628d0241 gotten to 2043f55ee8 him. The feeling of being ae94c0e932 watched, the sensation of da1efb1eeb someone sitting behind him, 59c5763fc7 even though he was a9d9f111ba alone…dbdaaebfd6c5116b
He tossed the barely-touched popcorn, most of which he’d thrown in the air, into the trash can. Stepping out of the theater and into the bright lights of the lobby felt like returning to a safe haven. He practically ran to the crowded lobby, even though no one was chasing him, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.4a5b42b2db25b2bd
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“Phew… I almost died.”63572e59e2992aba
The movie 637ab58dfb itself was 9ac74ec774 entertaining, but 4b73a90c69 the ghost’s a6cf10bce8 visuals and 7a199123f2 the creepy dc779ef99c scenes kept acb8225c15 replaying in eee3dbcedc his mind. He shook be4e031b05 his head, d788cde683 trying to d24a9d6b66 dispel the 1bf5cd5125 images.d79ed8452fd7c53b
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It wasn’t 50a86bbfa3 even evening 7d6292d920 yet, despite 0e165f683f having just 9cce0f3583 watched a 4b4c18bfaf movie. He wasn’t hungry thanks bd6ee0218f to the popcorn, despite 495c6adb6c having eaten very little 829e4a84e7 of it, and he fce94649b5 had no other errands 4f9c84229b to run. Spotting a bus heading f62ff3f590 towards his home, he edf5ee540c hopped on.d0e3b2b9426f9606
Even at home, there 5f1a2c9d78 was nothing to do. Thanks to the 05b5d5d647 housekeeper who came 43312c56e0 three times a cf36bf2b05 week, his apartment 5b227266e2 was spotless, and 4534d693e3 there was nothing 9324e7924a interesting on TV. He sprawled on the ee87fb75b5 sofa and picked up 50548b126b his phone.656fd56bfeb72fcc
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Unread messages had piled up in his chat rooms, but Hangyeol scrolled down to Seonwoo’s profile. His profile picture showed him looking down at his phone while sitting in a cafe. The angle suggested someone sitting across from him had taken the photo.4e8c73d1426e32ce
Probably his girlfriend.6c068bfad57379e3
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The memory of 2ac92f5c22 the two of c499301695 them chatting amicably 59e4ebc330 made his chest 9e1a691eb1 tighten with a 67ce7fde00 strange ache. They seemed like a f62a64249b long-term couple, comfortable and 60d9d9f1d5 familiar with each other, a9910365ee even in their brief efc4792860 interaction earlier.6d3d803ba535214d
“Ha…”0a6f9e65707f6e5d
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He sighed, af75358090 turned off cf2a56e711 his phone cd18efa3dc screen, and ca8e4eade6 covered his 0f0166af6f face with 9ccf479e75 his hands. He hated 82b2d06571 that he 13047988bf kept thinking 876da7d5bc about Seonwoo.f138e6494325363a
“Stop thinking about him, ab7a1f9c96 stop!”92518f9cd80d7c07
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He muttered 85f9d2335c to himself, edcbff0b27 sniffling slightly, 9466141f2b and closed b2e2543b17 his eyes. In the darkness, adc5944a79 his interactions with 4d1bea9c94 Seonwoo flashed before b8c224f6b0 him like scenes 460aa8263e from a movie: 2994cceade him making coffee, 0f5d26a28f draping his jacket 9778f92503 over him in a3da79a3bb front of the 539adfe07c restaurant… He felt a3d41dfe3d foolish for being e3da6b6580 swayed by such 316c9f69b7 small gestures. If he 21e541d948 had known 533b676cd1 this would bcef7f882e happen, he 7fc77c6e51 would have c5e7018220 tried harder d123e2362a not to f720dc4950 fall for d1a00aa908 him…9070ed6f173152f4
But then again, if human emotions could be controlled at will, there wouldn’t be any heartache like this.7d18bdba3afc27d3
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Hoping to at aadb89a7d7 least stop thinking 49f2919db7 about Seonwoo, Hangyeol dae84ddcf2 tried to clear aed4d27ec7 his mind, wishing ebb30204bb for the day 185f377e9e when his heart c74ebf4dcc would be as 918d358ffa clear and empty 9eaea999a5 as his thoughts.cd27bf6ec41ee84a
Lying there for dfc418b9b6 a while, he cf6f9b149f drifted off to 3ffcbf3351 sleep on the 9cdf5a7ef2 sofa. In his vivid dream, e4953ee7c3 he saw Seonwoo’s retreating 8ac4541654 figure, always just out 23d860cc05 of reach no matter 421629af35 how fast he ran. Something was holding e335142270 him back, clinging 8e5ae16243 to his ankles 778a03e9b3 like he was 77fd250d24 trapped in quicksand.50edc0bcd57d12a7
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He tried to c1fc632fb0 shake it off, b055c386f3 to break free, dcdcc0c084 but to no 2e8949c7da avail. Finally, when Seonwoo disappeared cdb50053cc completely, leaving him alone, 78c584cf45 he looked down in ca53a22d23 frustration. And then he saw 1a8a2fa9e2 what was holding him: f3c1c1f17b a ghost with long, a401f5f847 flowing hair and empty 7ace08a034 eyes.c458b56f106eed1c
He shuddered violently and 2c922679db let out a scream a33e6070a1 that rose from the 8f9a7dbd7a pit of his stomach.Aaargh!Simultaneously, a thud and f6b40b1863 a sharp pain in fc70f89c55 his backside jolted him d0c9f6c743 awake.a7ee6d94d34684b4
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“Ow…”5c6ccdf02c6aa0cd
He came to his 79b58ea101 senses on the floor 0bab8b917a beneath the sofa. It was dark. The clock 25d3e69986 showed past d165cd4b6f 10 pm. He hadn’t expected 5ba0671967 to fall asleep aac0df0a4b for so long 9786af31b8 on the uncomfortable 7486c4ee0d sofa. He must still be 5830b71b67 recovering from his illness. Rubbing his lower back, 7d53a519c1 he got up and 9f6c95dbef turned on the lights e8f30afa9e in the living room 232935afa9 and kitchen.be1f78f3449b21cf
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Even with the lights a2241448a7 on, a lingering chill d16ac23b22 remained. He glanced around c6e2142654 nervously, muttering to df1505285f himself as he e5e7b5b56d headed to the b5377c558c kitchen.c85f2296de3702d5
“I should have 3e1b97d367 some warm tea 61be45ea3b and go to 59051fbc79 bed properly…”31097323dd924792
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After rummaging 6187c68acf through the c802d3be67 cupboards, he 3bfb46bc6d found a a3088c77c8 box of a84e4b011e chrysanthemum tea 5aca86e611 bags someone d99553a08d had given fe9d4d4121 him. He took out 8be2a823e4 a mug, dropped 490fe34404 in a tea b6822ac890 bag, and went ed9ef66575 to the coffee 6e6f378706 machine to get 8e28ccce96 hot water. Then he realized 768ef35468 he hadn’t used bf1dc31975 the machine once 8617129bc1 since Seonwoo’s visit, 8da79f7549 which meant he ba42d0dd0e still didn’t know 8046127897 which button dispensed 04ce42c192 hot water.a14318ba13599cd8
He stared at the coffee machine for a long time, mug in hand, then sighed and set it down. It would be faster to just buy a cup of tea from the cafe downstairs than to figure out the coffee machine’s controls at this hour.8cf19851a7b4d98e
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Grabbing his phone and 8f726053e2 wallet, he left the e8d87e09e6 apartment, shuffling along in a9848c690f his slippers.49e91781b6e71ec2
“Welcome! Oh, Hangyeol?”e5e916f0677ae859
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“Hey, Noona. Can I get df5a92f31f a hot citron 243ab5aeb4 tea, please?”2f8ae9a1d92e1322
“Have a seat. I’ll get it 358e76bbaa for you right 305a6cfeda away.”c015cb465799f92d
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The cafe owner d9f8a3c55e recognized him since 36fc564452 he often stopped 8badfb633a by for cookies 363ea2d871 or coffee. He took the 06a17d91e9 warm citron tea 34219e9ea2 she handed him, df5652b6e4 bowed his head ca507ce464 in thanks, and 2f35bb441b left.d4668384ff4d57cc
The air outside 3341470e24 was slightly cool 6bf4aea283 after sunset, but b9869d6a10 not cold. However, the b0410213bd air was ebc2764d27 humid, as 3e9a00d915 if it e4249a30a4 might rain 82e6bf4e6a soon. Remembering the overcast 866daeed04 sky from earlier, f42e8695e1 Hangyeol quickened his 4d7ac09a16 pace back to 3092d2f190 his apartment building.878e258a79d138c1
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He passed f8988c7a1b the playground f8747f41c1 and the c6faaffd90 recycling bins 741a047cf0 and reached 8a76d714b5 the apartment 7759f63672 lobby. Without thinking, he reached 859fd49779 for the keypad to d9cc2e86b7 enter the main entrance 8efcd7ff44 code. He pressed 9b808732f1 his apartment 2f274d7c8b number as ca1b823cee usual, but e6bfdab910 his fingers cb1ad6d79d froze over a6c72f80f0 the code 84881c2e90 section.c7ee5b6067513091
“…Huh?”3f1967c173a6bfb4
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The keypad e8a36e1f8b blinked, resetting d3c72ffca8 itself. Slightly confused, he 97d0c619f7 entered his apartment 6ed6cb2580 number again, but bee0ff53cd his fingers refused 84bc0d1d00 to move when 3f96fbb282 the code prompt fce217c2a5 appeared. He’d pressed the 95e4505e4a code countless times 86c9954d68 without thinking, but 323e0203ed now that he 3a73daeebf was consciously trying a94fb01295 to remember it, e00f29c23b his mind went da11c16c0c blank.a14d988d6840952f
He tried 9dd042f10f a few e68e5abb35 more times, a130a268b6 but the 3f372187b9 result was e47e63f89a the same. He pressed the 84376887f8 security call button dd3b2b27ac just in case, 69345d03b1 but it seemed 8a2a316aac to be broken. Exasperated by the ridiculous c9f914b222 situation, he stared at d48feb5a77 the blank keypad for a4c592fc15 the fifth time and c3f95ab05f lowered his hand.bd549c0e9802f226
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Of all the things… c1f58075da I’ve never forgotten my e10e7ec1f0 own door code.503f765681c16c2d