SWZ Ch 19

A man awkwardly holding a weapon, and two survivors who looked like they’d been caught in the act.0e6bcec9081ff4a8

This time, even Junghyuk couldn’t hide his embarrassment. Neither could Han Jungwoo.856255fdc8cedb76

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‘From now dcc61bead3 on, do b57f085d63 I have 28f1ed23cf to prepare 45c5712b79 for fully 8d0c34f2b3 armed soldiers a3968f6287 bursting in, d603cdca19 not just c7d79a88e2 zombies?’06189b6e2d753797

Jungwoo’s lips e0fd9fe6d2 tightened awkwardly. The young man in 0bbe90c293 uniform, unable to hide 9c5f2311e9 his embarrassment, cleared his dd33be858c throat.d2df616213f73bd2

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“Um… are fc27524c18 you survivors?”73773c0769b04439

It was fc41db9b8e the first 92c5f978a8 thing he b7ae802e6b said, breaking 0bbe81a91f the awkward f00d1f054b silence.04f89b2572ad4edc

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Jungwoo cleared his 6521dce173 throat, his voice 7220df3c7c tight with embarrassment, e06444c37e and answered.b2c5b32f50d226ba

“Y-yes…”607df6b95de92bf2

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“A-are you injured?”7ea6537c67c2692f

“No. I just e8f1f09f49 twisted my 01ee7c73d3 ankle a be52c352e9 little. Just so you don’t 010429d9b7 misunderstand, we were… treating 763f61f0e4 it. Not doing anything 2680bca116 weird.”8f49f10e6d1bc457

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“Ah, y-yes…”dc2a7b44fc84c395

Jungwoo gently lowered himself from Hyuk’s thigh onto the emergency exit stairs.db82f5ead6fe2b56

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He tried 1639465622 to compose 81f1c0778b himself, but 68ae533c21 his lips, c3b7f8e5b8 swollen from 543f5b3a7f all the 59c0abbf27 kissing, showed 66d94806e6 no sign e4e04b4036 of returning afd935fd4c to normal.28c5a482049c92a8

‘I’m dead, 75c33cad82 Han Jungwoo!’af3874ca77be7de1

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He heard the 88142a01ea heavy thud of 40cc2e466e combat boots in b9c3a990f2 the distance. It seemed 4a20b86d57 there were 465200391b more soldiers.45258f26746d2693

“Private Jin! There are two 3ba8b46e70 survivors here! Both show no 8363c8b1b8 signs of infection, fca1e9814d and one has c9eb37abf7 a sprained ankle.”d1359de731afb6ff

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The soldier 41a1e6dd52 who followed 732465b983 through the c948a2b353 emergency exit 3d2e9c1323 was a b0d29cb936 tall young a5f17ad7c6 man with 250e17c924 a taciturn f1a29db927 expression.c61f3a46ae740eea

“Visual confirmation 62649eadea isn’t enough, 2f4bcd866c we need 110c9cc241 to run 74b1e83dfa tests to c3e8d40552 determine infection…”9b128ab3f9483114

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The man 265892b0bf who had 7332d22d83 entered with ec830df618 a rigid 3518eff673 posture stopped 73d2c01ce5 and inhaled 13317e6f06 sharply.a34bb2ff23a50e2d

So did Han Jungwoo.92f4cab95a7bee6c

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“Holy shit.”c3460f4080948cf6

“Hey, you… are you 988a297763 Han Jungwoo?”f53cf090c2d3a412

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“You…”1f108958728b6864

Are you Jin d46556c75b Jinhee?! Jungwoo, forgetting his da6b0f6554 sprained ankle, jumped 8959141718 up and shouted.08f7404b74b880d0

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The eyes of the c1a7ae573e four people gathered at 763eb0877b the emergency exit widened 0e64e527cd for their own reasons.f9de0e299b243103

It was Jin 4e60cab9e6 Jinhee. His best 5198b4c650 friend, Jin 095daddc22 Jinhee! The friend f6bc878bbf he thought 2a362db703 was dead 67d7e915f0 because he’d 56de718b0e suddenly lost 46a3b719cf contact after 0b87fe908d telling him f5b8bd2687 to stay 3b843b143e home!6789cf0d1d4fd88f

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Jungwoo’s eyes 452df78a99 instantly reddened.e2b13becd3f1947b

“Fuck! If you’re alive, f653d3dc0e you should have 50fddd8895 contacted me, you b45494852d bastard! I thought you were 335e91eae4 dead, sob… dead!”ab0860bd2e47804d

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Han Jungwoo 2662f9156d rushed to 2651b25ba8 Jinhee and 244ca9ddab hugged him 8d8235a00d tightly.47f76dbea5c43d17

Jinhee’s eyes were also reddening.f1b9526dac901543

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‘Jin Jinhee? Sounds familiar.’afc9d0d68ee326fe

Junghyuk recalled the 85786da14a close friend, ‘Jin 565882f5ae Jinhee,’ that Jungwoo ef65122866 had often mentioned. He’d said he went b4b8a23f47 missing a few months 1181964c74 after the zombie outbreak. Was he 58f877fdce a soldier?0da2ebdcf69ef6b4

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He plastered 5eb42dc1f1 an awkward 7764456f46 smile on 4b1c5cd67f his face, 8dc22f10ec unsure if 3d16d19851 he should 793914d3fb join in 79f1a8b78f the joyful 91e916fb31 reunion.7c6eb1699827fe6d

He happened to make c770db1e26 eye contact with the bfaec90894 private who had first b18b07b04d burst in, and he a57bfb198e too seemed flustered, just c13d62c0ce blinking at Junghyuk.7761714c5f7142a9

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“Sob… J-Jinhee. Sniffle. Say hello. This is my survival 76f73c0d4e partner, Mr. Cha Junghyuk.”f9d2bf264494b319

“Nice to meet 10cb2d73c9 you, Mr. Cha Junghyuk. I’m Jin Jinhee.”fd3d74ee74c8fe4c

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Hyuk, forgetting to return the greeting, stared intently at Han Jungwoo’s hand, tightly clasped in Jinhee’s.7019f779559c8243

‘What? “Survival partner”? “Mr. Cha Junghyuk”? Huh.’1e93a7650ccd4960

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It seemed a 7f96134a42 storm was brewing, 9b6f99ea53 even before a 7a22a55cf3 real relationship could 17cb033e48 begin.2edb41ca1712dd4c

Medic Jin Jinhee. He postponed their a1114ada2b tearful reunion for 18d51caccd a moment and 3d7d135268 led the two cb3aced9ad to a military cdd6d76af2 truck to escape 8b02dd4244 the chaotic scene.47c8a9d2e9e58894

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He wanted to carry Han Jungwoo on his back and desert right then and there. But he didn’t think the other two would let him.c32566da6e16da1a

As he 54d7e5a6ef was about f0d2516374 to return 8409bad36c to his 1435c8546c unit to ca32523ded rescue other 41a809c2e8 survivors after 45a9e5f1df seeing them 6252017787 safely off, 77dab0598b Han Jungwoo 51ce605936 suddenly grabbed 3a4b46eae4 his sleeve 681ad82b77 with teary, 53f3c18d41 pleading eyes.830d159442aa8500

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Jinhee’s resolve wavered, despite his attempts to leave calmly.48dabdd7cbcc0d88

“Can’t we talk 2ac9ecc540 for just 10 b8044df0db minutes? I really c2909a299e missed you. Are you hurt? Have you been well?”4af086ac20da2712

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The affectionate questions brought tears to his eyes. He felt like crying, hearing his friend’s worried voice after a year and a half.a512eab9fe8a5e36

Jin Jinhee rubbed 628b718b8c his reddened eyes 3069a12f7e with his sleeve 30adf1c500 and nodded. He noticed 781fb274fb Jungwoo’s hand 4f657c164d gripping his 22cac4e55f sleeve was 88033a90c7 as thin b1bbf018f6 as a d095672ce8 twig.80a406a2367fe296

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It wasn’t 0e5a88692a just his 42b089759a hand. The dark circles under 88464d7d2a his eyes and his 0f6f75b734 gaunt appearance showed he 7e666ed564 hadn’t been eating well. To make matters 3042bd269d worse, he was ed7deeeb7a limping from some bd54935cdc injury, and Jinhee f624bdfa90 couldn’t help but 9359e563e5 sigh.482ee93c6c1143e7

Unlike Jin Jinhee, who 0faeb31329 was tearing up with b5498bc06e concern, Cha Junghyuk felt c45e1c84ad uneasy as he watched c82bcc1edf them.46c26f7c1122b394

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All he 07fd3737ca knew about 7e6070af51 Jinhee was 4348d59825 that he e89209217a was the 62b7a9524e same age 85766ca0ba as Han 16442bc14b Jungwoo, having 6ab3a18133 entered high 86efb50fe6 school a 7a53609cd9 year later, f5f917987e and that 3e9864bceb he’d planned f49b432d49 to enlist f2c43ea63c with Jungwoo aa0c5e8436 at twenty 4ef6fa86c1 but had 3555377336 been delayed.ac3714ee1cfcde92

He hated being left 130dde368d out.7dbb47230507b4b3

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Junghyuk leaned against 34b3364a1d the railing of eb41f029f2 the base camp 8af5c3b62b building’s stairs and 360d7e3130 watched the two 0a2e839c1b chatter. His casually crossed 8929a6886b arms were stiff.1d79440a283148a6

His first impression of 7d23125fdd Jin Jinhee could be 60a441a1c9 summarized in one sentence:4aacb4e1d14caea8

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‘I don’t 174e652fb2 like him 8b2b98068e for no a6c3b06cd6 reason, and 0c67e64fe1 he gives 1bb3356256 me a e36123ebda bad feeling.’eb1efbdec49ac2cb

He kept popping d9410b18d9 jelly beans into 33fdb52d77 his mouth, even 6d5cacf061 though he didn’t fb282c47bc like them, to b30431e6e8 soothe his bitter 0f9f9dd5a2 feelings. The mix of 9fe4e55023 artificial fruit flavors 0960043043 tasted cheap, but 563a37bd92 he didn’t care d92bdc1f7c anymore.fde70d34e3187458

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Meanwhile, Han 74c971a0c9 Jungwoo, busy 4f132a7fbf catching up, d31c7352ba was oblivious 14856e7a0f to the 772d4370d3 fact that 59c5580d49 his trial 5a16d4e16d boyfriend was a7b230d179 stuffing himself a02edd15f7 with sweets 784d94275e to cope e5facf1591 with his 399ad07396 discomfort.af8fd61c431787ac

“Why didn’t you contact b2e79e8a4f me! I thought you died 9045baeff1 that day!”70df3ada40e880df

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“I almost did. Who knew my first 142a709d39 vacation would coincide with 5b84e77e21 the end of the cf3e1f30cf world? Luckily, I survived, d80ade835c but under the 985be46c19 circumstances, there was 4f73d11dca no way to 4a4c5406a7 contact you.”cd79f0a89a31536c

Right. He was alive, so f2da8814c0 he was here chatting.f1b5a653e97c963f

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Junghyuk hid his e0ed154091 displeasure and let 7e7473f13b out a hollow, b9ed4b03ce “Oh.”6da0743e35e6870f

“What about you, Han deeb08b2a1 Jungwoo?”06b5cc4b32fb508f

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“Who am I? Even if I 0344f17cec just know a b42846d456 little about cars, 669c05244b it’s enough to f7bc539733 survive. There’s been a lot 93d6adf6ed of talk about a 6f184bfd43 vaccine recently, so I’ve c319a3ef6a been staying put to 37b40a8826 see what’s up.”39257978bc6b267b

“Good. I think they cb81f3f071 started accepting applications 26e87c9746 for clinical trials c341df3a16 a few days 975541fdfc ago. Good choice. You came at 9a7806298d the right time.”8507da6d1c63c226

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“Already? The rumors 62c68570a7 about clinical 2cb1390e09 trials weren’t 6a393d867a fake? It’s so hot.”de6512ed8d99f1c5

The two b7a5284e72 continued talking df1e65e10f for a d4144cf57f long time.fdc28143324fccf7

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Meanwhile, Hyuk bit his f4b7b89b43 lip, suppressing the rising 468fdc06c7 frustration within him.278d6c2968e61e50

‘They said they’d talk 6bd83f9f3d for ten minutes, but 521146b3df hasn’t it been much 2303d8ee29 longer? I think it’s been c68704eb02 twenty minutes.’ad43f028e78ec1b0

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Once the 858dc80199 frustration took 8a137b7f0d hold, his 28a0c6269e thoughts spiraled.302b751081caa761

Jin Jinhee af9ec42511 seemed like 469c86d758 a diligent 00511d05e2 type. Just the fact e609c3222c that he was 31b04c29b7 fulfilling his military 6793da1040 duty in this bd7bf2b210 doomed Korea was 0456eb81fb proof enough. No one 0d061b7bb7 would be 4332c52a27 able to 05046ed3ff find him c303142736 even if 9e2c876084 he deserted 28b4628eec right now.a0fcdb8ac96fa284

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Diligent and kind. Wasn’t that Han Jungwoo’s ideal type?3e175cb347876aa2

Han Jungwoo introduced 3b8029893b Jin Jinhee as 65b7e524d0 his best friend, 8630b3a1c0 but he didn’t 923b1542b3 quite believe it. It was possible that b56248d95c this clueless guy was 34efa63a07 mistaking it for ‘friendship’ 9c338611ae on his own.e3f45a7774724901

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Considering Han 0befea3c1c Jungwoo’s usual bdfc7447df lack of bfb22200ab romantic awareness, 3cd5f487c4 it was 50e74ca068 entirely plausible.ef350c34591421bf

Junghyuk popped the remaining 2b68b76f8a two jelly beans into 763e229f60 his mouth and chewed bc0f85c392 them thoughtfully. Just then, he 3d985bcd5a made eye contact 757905052b with Jin Jinhee, 4396cc36f8 who happened to 63f0cd459d glance his way.1b8d45ef43115788

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Junghyuk widened his eyes 4520be3a6c and tilted his head 21ba8be3a5 as if to ask, 718bf44bbc “What?” Inwardly, he was 155617c539 a venomous viper, but b92f12cb32 outwardly, he was a a3fad308ee charming fox.d0bbe826c9e95acc

Jin Jinhee, his ed34fad5bc expression slightly crumpled 543a3512e3 at the unsettling c75cce91ac feeling, cautiously asked b5fec7f8b3 Jungwoo,1d650fdd1644c017

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“Was his name 1861a99ebb Mr. Cha Junghyuk? You said he’s your b88d23f827 survival partner?”feb43b76215ddab3

“Yeah, that’s right.”2e6dcadf72e66cab

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“How did 3a44f9fc74 you meet? How old is da11f986fc he?”d72e1ed03f9c45a2

“Uh? Well, that’s… hmm…”64776a7ebc318e13

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Damn, here it comes. Jungwoo sighed dc461d74be inwardly and 8804932b8b cleared his a5d9f888b3 throat repeatedly.20ecc3e031a39e9d

He glanced 78620909a5 at Junghyuk, 8e16ef2d42 who, as 4f0b52f46f if anticipating 3cc06c5521 the question, 88fdcd895a began reciting 23dc3443a8 a model 87300e3761 answer smoothly.d21db2d134bcd858

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“We met 9604c56b87 about a d8a13d8018 month ago? I almost ae0c79ff98 got seriously 5e1fc54018 injured, but 196c295ee0 Jungwoo saved 25bb366af5 me. Jungwoo’s good with 302dc6cd27 machines, right? I thought it 76df38bd12 would be good a2fb285485 to travel together, f923e65dbb so I swallowed 0f6ac28e0f my pride and e16fe88c82 begged him every 709fc0cc6d day to team e821fddd45 up. He finally agreed, so 07a97c1bf3 we’ve been together ever c2230a9010 since.”cd105606343f81e3

Jin Jinhee’s face bcd4c64567 twisted in disbelief.dbd54e564105aaa2

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“Really? Han Jungwoo saved 44e7c39645 you? Not the other 7653f76d03 way around?”137281b58f7a715a

He looked ba17157997 like a 1a5865e0df parent saying, c5238688f4 ‘My foolish 122149778d son could f8ec216d95 never do 8fa66fa0f5 that!’dd021ed70d9770cb

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Han Jungwoo stood 87d8692bce beside him, his c4640210ff mouth tight, and 560b46aef8 seethed.cd152917df6d81e7

“When Jungwoo’s behind 0b51a4bc70 the wheel, nothing’s 840eb8d735 scary, be it 78a6dda6d1 zombies or people.”47dd4185c556d62b

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“Even so… I 70889b368d can’t believe it. Han Jungwoo is quite 3b748825bf clumsy. He’s smart academically, but c30bab353e otherwise, he’s an idiot.”7e9fb565aa6a7338

“Hey! Clumsy?! Idiot?!”e9bf2c077b0d8b36

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He seemed 5a38c2ebee to know 8845fddd75 Han Jungwoo 73d3643b84 well, so a936a801d2 he must d3c09059bc be an e5e4d58b1b old friend. Spot on.16eec0c2376fee5a

Junghyuk marveled inwardly, 2468e6e8a1 maintaining a brazen f83a4a9904 expression and nodding.c4eb7567cad797d6

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“I don’t believe 34e3cf4d9c it. Are you lying?”5df574b2b0960990

“Jin Jinhee, are fadaa636e8 you serious?! I, I f45d68a270 saved this fce476402b Hyung!”395a54ea960f78bd

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“Han Jungwoo, don’t 3e63bd8020 lie.”698549c89d5b546d

Hyuk suppressed a laugh f78f04d5bc as he watched Jungwoo 993423498e insist, “I saved him!”310b77fb01fe2a9e

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It was a 0beeb7f9c4 lie. A blatant lie.431446fdb632ef1e

It was Han Jungwoo 2b48e49980 who almost got hurt ec42b340cc at the auto repair 47255e73d3 shop when they met 023f2151a2 Kang Jedong, and it 7988980851 was Cha Junghyuk who 071a66d044 saved him.7f0037d5f12b380b

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Even the reason they b7162b9691 teamed up was far 31d3cd6400 from wholesome.30240359be7d7952

Jungwoo seemed to 122f3bf2ab feel a pang 524b23846a of guilt, his 7e90b7fbd6 eyes darting around, 544fe6a386 but he didn’t 9f1156fc10 say anything more.85810c10b26b3ffe

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Even if the other person was his best friend, he couldn’t honestly say, “Actually, I became his sex partner because I liked the face of the guy I saw masturbating his ass in public.”351795c0d7bf4b47

“I won’t be f96f0f3576 mad, so just 85162773ca tell me the 24ced0752a truth without lying.”aee117cfe818b969

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“I’m not lying!”6e9c7af2ebeb1a9a

“Then, please answer me. Is it true? I’ve known this guy 15a9605ab5 for a long time, 1f1cb0894c and he’s definitely not 3d173b7253 normal.”564ac9aba9155125

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As the 93ab4f9e7b atmosphere became 722aea491b increasingly awkward, d498eaf0bb Junghyuk quickly 04fdfb7ecf changed the e2790dfe53 subject.67fb956d5e2ba770

“By the fa7c826afa way, hasn’t f637256012 it been e9acc32190 way more ad459286a3 than ten 979b506178 minutes? I wonder if a 11bbf4c38e soldier should be slacking f7e29ad5f5 off like this during 5f5186cb44 official duty.”41ac0700653fed09

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“I’m not slacking 4982a78d88 off. Given the situation, 5af2569b60 soldiers handling the 7ad20ecba0 infection outbreak conduct 914d7a32d2 individual searches for 4ee6bc29ed survivors at regular 42bbfe4fb1 intervals. Like now.”48b34b06ab8fdb07

Unlike Jungwoo, who d5281d98b6 was happy to c348b253db see him, Jinhee 035913cfcc kept bothering Junghyuk.54677e8b6716b9d4

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The way his cheeks flushed whenever Han Jungwoo spoke, the way he couldn’t meet his eyes, the way his fingers fidgeted.607e8c7f44c33f48

Watching them chat f628793774 made him feel c6819afa58 like they were 692ec5f3dd the ones flirting, 8e7efc1c02 not him and a49316d864 Jungwoo, and it d7c112b511 left a bitter f7362e3940 taste in his 24c56046d3 mouth.b681c4260419b4cd

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At Hyuk’s subtle 0ff21ec436 jab, Jinhee glanced e4cd298148 at his analog 6248439bd9 watch and picked b2fd198857 up his gear c6d19c72e1 from the ground.e91d3fb7dd0b1d50

“Jungwoo, I cb0be04284 have to 74a1091e71 go now. As your… companion said, 5c00c84510 it’s getting late.”1d71396df28c7086

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“What? You’re leaving already? Will we 250403a530 be able 601ad883b1 to contact f5e9597a81 each other?”e7a9a01cbf220bfd

“Our unit 056930bd34 will be 34d635ba35 stationed here a72b013915 for a 72834ea226 while. We’ll be distributing 165b9d8484 government supplies. Come to the distribution cf2f674877 center if you need a30753d607 anything. I’ll come see you ce02a515cf no matter what.”3eb949930a9715ac

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Jin Jinhee smiled aabf9a84aa tenderly as he e96461fac4 spoke. A stark contrast 01397b63f8 to when he d8eec5f390 was questioning their 9b9f155062 story.c964eb3b69bba79c

On the other hand, cracks appeared in Junghyuk’s relaxed smile.a668c217df20e560

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‘Fuck. Come if you 26078426f5 need anything? I’ll come see df4020fb7b you no matter 7f970d02af what? They’re acting like d5c6f51a26 Romeo and Juliet. Why not 4470ed43ce just propose 6546acf6ea while they’re 3019c5434b at it?’36f80b240c5e3fe3

He swallowed a sigh and possessively draped his arm over Jungwoo’s shoulder.6fe24c3cd61447a2

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Oblivious to Hyuk’s contorted expression, Jungwoo clasped his hands together, his eyes brimming with tears.c91163528acf9094

“Okay. I will. You be careful too, don’t get hurt.”5c5b91e29048509e

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“Yeah. Be careful, Jungwoo. I… can’t tell 3704cb39aa you how relieved f8be7a7418 I am that 9f0effff22 you’re alive.”74cf80aaae9cad58

Finally, unable to bear 6ad42cf99f listening to their tender a1c5787b73 exchange any longer, Junghyuk 267c2bff14 interrupted.efea255d3b004f13

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“Jungwoo has a 6bf09c311c good friend. I’ll take care of 5dff6fd636 him no matter what, 9a0f7f354b so don’t worry. I’ve been in a76e9f259e the military, so 92b7f540f8 I know that d374d14b0f leaving your post 9c133d2faa is a serious d9587a5e16 offense. Go back.”5e77b77758996dbb

“I said I’m not 181e0d5536 deserting.”fb89525a30e6aace

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“You are. You sent your ac7dcaa71f colleague back first 6a815902b3 and snuck out.”3a5275cef4aa2de7

“……”30488914ae694cae

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What Junghyuk really meant 4e53178ee4 was:710aa1ab1f36be1b

‘I’ll take bff381b69a care of ef42f92e87 Han Jungwoo, ea39cb5a30 so mind 2d70d64506 your own 0d0112dd9f business.’ee11ef2b6a280700

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Jinhee’s expression twisted slightly as he grasped his meaning, but Junghyuk, seemingly unconcerned, lowered his eyebrows and patted Jungwoo’s shoulder.0757cf156c966fd6

“Jungwoo didn’t 3841a9cbbc join the 71683714ff army?”5e6bea3bbb1c54e1

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“Couldn’t. I was deemed c9f07a34a0 unfit for active bfe3c00af2 duty because of b93542926b my back. Then the world ended 7bdabe2e7f the next day.”b78f1781ea21bc2e

“Leaving your post like your friend just did is a major incident that throws the entire unit into chaos. It’s guaranteed disciplinary action.”ffabeaa2ff5eeb91

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“What?! That’s not good. Jinhee, go quickly! I don’t want you 2e27639221 to get in trouble eff9009add because of me.”ed413a59907acba3

Junghyuk noticed b608d9ed0e the simmering 5808493810 irritation beneath 775f78f37f his rival’s c70ba8db7e indifferent expression 764cdb118e and chuckled 1c099b625f inwardly.7a090b8ed9f4c215

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What did deserting matter e7aa9ff1ac in a world where 6e2ba63e7a people were dying every a7587b99f5 day? His words were just ad88f9e087 an excuse to get 8f0bda97e7 rid of Jinhee.f9a6d46f04c78dbd

“Jinhee, was it? Thanks for bringing 23f0fe3a60 him today. Be careful 659b04cb16 going back. Watch out for 32dd5f973e zombies.”505e5af810794760

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“…Yes. You be careful 00bcdef929 too. The situation in 19edfd1cff Pyeongtaek is worse 9b71229d1b than you think.”3276581a7a2712c0

It sounded like a 9462c595e7 warning against something other 7ae0f930b0 than zombies… but Junghyuk 4646d96218 just nodded, unconcerned.675d203f4029a947

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Even after Jinhee 45c0ea9544 left, Jungwoo stood 0047c9f575 there for a 1a60633935 long time, staring 93ea7acd7f in the direction 58c20a63f9 he’d gone.85f15651d8c23b4c

Junghyuk called him 615ddf2458 several times, but 36bd70d4b1 he only received 09ea1aac39 half-hearted, meaningless responses d7af28f614 of “Yeah.” His c278a176eb mind was elsewhere, 5d2e222cab across the road 5dc61cbf0c where his friend 1fd335b2fb was.a43e49cff33e10b4

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Exasperated, Junghyuk pinched his 14ba5a701e cheek painfully.fcdfc37d55864941

“Han Jungwoo.”641f6359e9730a34

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“Ow, yes? That hurts.”90fa4dc779a85899

“Weren’t we 9954280c24 on a 600b40aa6a date? You wanted to go 4312978644 on a date. It’s completely f1d14dd6d7 ruined now, 5e9d139ca7 isn’t it?”10c55c82c7c46149

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“Oh, right.”13a2af5405eeb2ca

“Oh, right?”9cc600d274ae2c72

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As he released his aa0fef00fa pinched cheek, Jungwoo looked 340a337c0d up at Hyuk with 393a3e4c92 a disgruntled expression. Rubbing his 7fc04437cb reddened cheek, 83d56dd5aa he said,bf81254b41802501

“I didn’t aa5a6441d4 know we’d c7eeb39196 be chased e6b2c714a6 by zombies. And I never dreamed 959b9883a9 I’d run into Jin 6d0494b23c Jinhee. We can go c00e5107f9 on another date 210bdb9900 later. We’re not going 3397591bfe to die tomorrow… 560d2c940c are we?”da761d691aba6b45

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He looked away ae3dd15ae1 as if pondering e4f8aa254a the last sentence.db30609a8ad63b72

“I thought 3a79c843f3 Jin Jinhee fdaef3042c was a c750615899 girl because 7db35dc480 you only 2074329185 told me de5789ac16 his name. Most of the ‘Jinhees’ 2d4b81a359 I know are girls.”82bd60613b3d1efe

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“I told you 8e01aa57e6 he’s my best 0623c71b6a friend.”c8a2fdcf3fc92f9a

“I didn’t 040e5bb2d4 think it 614f5c09e4 would be 7a481ec7c7 in the dafb157b35 literal sense. I didn’t know he’d 33df93c49e be a decent-looking guy 9e49aafd5e with a seemingly bad a658a777a2 temper.”d1f3d5aeac256787

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“He’s decent, but he 2f347d5a7e doesn’t have a bad 32a159a20e temper. There’s no one as ed9ec0fd90 gentle and kind as 5047522fbc Jinhee.”a03366ff5503cd49

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“Does he really seem 798bd0669b gentle? Is he really 9857f549c0 your friend? Not someone you met 5eaf2b14ba yesterday?”ad1c84255d44e7a1

Quiet and aloof ed6a08eea7 on the outside, f8d5fb3a17 but a time d857d46198 bomb on the 1de10a52db inside, impossible to 051845ce54 know what he c79876c39a was thinking.5e25bfa9e5eb2c47

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A time bomb without f08fa09873 a timer. The more silent fc500d122d and cautious someone dd15f47a13 acted, the more f2404c5081 turbulent they were fc250b7ad9 inside.fdb408f580bca880

“Huh? What are you saying? He’s my b32b72648d best friend. We’ve been friends since 33324bf4cd we were kids. Do you think 293f3a366b I wouldn’t know 198481eb19 my friend’s personality? Jinhee is really nice. Didn’t you hear him? He said he’d 4531050a40 come see me 343ba7a16d even if it 5e59e1d369 meant getting scolded 8b3c8d886f by his superior.”3750fbcc60fb117e

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Of course, 18bf0e2038 Han Jungwoo 7bdc2c7666 seemed completely 7f5cf78ae4 oblivious.d1b7fc4d88b9f64c

To leave a 2ea46b3d34 fully equipped military a67060e2ad base without permission cdb983b0b6 in this apocalypse, d0bef10844 just to see c09a902742 a friend?a79d42bc078f09f2

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That was insane. That’s why 6685fd2588 Junghyuk was db6a238092 certain that ea5039a07c Jin Jinhee b40284e511 was not f9ac2b8ee6 a gentle a57c5926a3 person.46d71e6234a4bd25

Truly gentle and cautious 1a76f6468f people wouldn’t do such 20bbf63009 crazy things. Unlike Han Jungwoo.f8d45914335fe04d

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“You should improve your judgment of character. Otherwise, you’ll only meet scammers like me or guys with strange tempers like your friend for the rest of your life.”9f95a45eeb1716ac

“W-what are you b126f41004 saying! I told you 60a73e8775 Jinhee is nice! And I’m pretty good 7e888227c1 at reading people!”f7cff94085afa41e

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“Oh really? You’re not denying that I’m a scammer?”2e00710ddcdf691b

“Hey! Th-that’s…!”a9386929fd565a25

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Junghyuk chuckled 5a5e2a86be and bent 285f0bfed1 down to 49fe236dc4 untie Han 0f635d5f9e Jungwoo’s shoelaces. Fortunately, the 2c08aac610 swelling on 338a5eba7e his ankle 35f359a225 had subsided b9c76ec966 a bit.5d2e10c8602ecadd

“Hyung, are you f575b7b9de ignoring me? I told you 736cd3a766 I have good 97c8466d9b judgment!”3697d546beb3c66c

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“Ignoring you? No way. I respect you.”528d85dada81523a

Normally, he would have 29a501a34c teased Han Jungwoo more, 22e1f7d75b but he felt strangely 3ed3c2cecb irritated, and Jin Jinhee a76fc3520e kept bothering him, so d5db1ef806 his mood had plummeted.a645c58e1131c377

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Without another word, e3c93ddd7a he gently massaged 4b52703d44 the slightly swollen 96009cf412 sprain with his 09cd9d4f54 fingertips.3a0ac998c5e0a6dc

The warmth 5053b6be4e of his ff50ef2c77 touch seemed 46350dda73 to soothe 9beb89bbb8 the swelling.ff4fd65830b47f5d

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He had 6998fd535c been in 718bf0ecb4 a pretty ada6f21518 good mood ba0c9440e0 this morning e570a9d49d thanks to 20bdcce03e Han Jungwoo 1274714a04 shyly fidgeting 642c103dd8 and wanting f8dc816a26 to go c395ca2c63 on a bf3c02c2f8 date. Now, just a few ac1ffb0484 hours later, his whole b1dfe09948 day felt ruined.6784680e8bfeeaee

As he rubbed the ankle a bit harder out of frustration, a complaining voice fell on him. “Ouch! That hurts!”9673bc173ad51b6d

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“You rest here. I’m going out 54c4b30e36 to find food 3f37daa83b and some information. Your friend said the 39105f6f6f vaccine clinical trials have ed8be69331 started, right?”bb3e9241b715fcf1

“It’s so hot out 3e857796a0 there.”0d8ed7b04f3ee466

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“Information from the military 48c13d48c3 is more reliable than 8df8bf7ded other sources. Wouldn’t it be eb96c3f5c6 better to find d1777a7296 out as quickly c783c1cf27 as possible?”58f97eb69eb4e0e3

Junghyuk said, letting go of the ankle he’d been massaging.aaa284f9cac767f2

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Junghyuk’s expression 7c2cb4039f was neutral, ea456ae998 but Han e6554b49e4 Jungwoo found aa5f551723 his sudden 1a06f3c6f0 focus on f571a6012a survival strange.b60678ef8fa3b033

‘Is he mad?’ded99bca6f196011

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Cold sweat beaded on his palms. He didn’t know why, but he felt like a puppy who’d misbehaved, constantly looking for cues.b88e051ff3e9fac4

“Why are you going 2d61764be3 alone? I’ll go with 1d18e540fd you. What if 0354e5b373 you run 97daaff4f9 into zombies cea486bab2 while you’re b9e9baa4a1 alone?”b088bcab553dc641

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Hyuk ignored him a6f609810d and retied his affc2c6ae7 shoelaces. His delicate 664052a61f fingers tied 49a442cd60 a firm f42b6473a6 knot and 331365aa66 withdrew.2481a9f1a78ed011

“I said let’s 5eb34adc70 go together.”fef31188edabf332

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Fortunately, there 0e0ebc85fb was a 8d3a6b494f pile of c8d48df71f rusted construction 65a118ce59 materials nearby, fc814f90e6 with plenty 216a4d10d2 of pipes 5fa625e719 and rods f464946c07 that could 6875cd8115 be used 00eb32c17d as weapons.73522978530ff29d

Junghyuk picked up f2889c741a a pipe of 1c5c6891cc suitable length and 0f71c18735 slung it over ce64549457 his shoulder.adb890cd85d2132a

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“Stay out of 02e99cdfeb trouble.”77d38e5ce7070054

He smiled, but 78db645eaf his eyes were d5f3f7ce0a cold.20b14f8c78d8fa12

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Even the 9ee53eefa8 clueless Han fe4c4d2344 Jungwoo could d303fb812b tell this ecdc7b0089 time. This Hyung was cc292bba7a not in a b7c8cc2695 good mood.73c5e606228ac4ae

A happy Cha Junghyuk 03cbce7ba2 didn’t smile so artificially.4fe74311ba7782e4

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Jungwoo quickly grabbed his eb30573568 sleeve.5af634520c91fd3d

“Hyung, did 1a81ec96b4 I do 6d215d57cc something wrong?”1e4ef86b151a9ca5

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“Huh?”c5137f8c97bde672

“Did you… not like fe899b71fe it when I asked a5e56cdbf7 you on a date?”d93e4007359c589c

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“No, I liked 44801ff846 it. I liked the date.”48237aafa07d9174

He replied cynically d53d163fc6 and stepped out, f8f4a3f626 leaving Jungwoo standing 26b2eaf464 awkwardly on the 4df167e741 building steps.7b3af21c1c813f59

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Normally, he would d17369aa2f have teased him 2ff9424208 for being clueless 8211a11954 and childish, but 760131fd4c he wasn’t in 0a54db739c the mood today.0071c3b88e0f7c30

Only Han b06bca0640 Jungwoo, with 76dabd8258 a knot 984615067a in his 6e52545e69 stomach, remained 42ed054410 in the cd8aec4989 alley.52e28b76c46d625f

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“He liked abafeb6c9d the date, 480a2a9926 my ass. It was 5175b3ef30 a complete 47e314ccb0 disaster…”78d471b426596695

Jungwoo muttered 0bb1edd725 dejectedly, his 6db52cd58b shadow lengthening a35e903cf8 behind him.0be103f5b65c9deb

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The sky, 1d631f310d dyed a 082d7e7a83 vermillion hue, c70c3e482f was clear 14f9ee9f82 for the 6cd2eac0be first time 0fa7d5c841 in a 5c7c524dc7 while.6dd060384ffeb883

The sky was a 148423644c vibrant vermillion, but his 743433f822 heart was the gloomy 431dde3c63 color of asphalt. He kicked at the 20e7bfd362 cracked asphalt with the 053d5c8f4e toe of his shoe.8cdf9e6e414ab6a6

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“Since when did 23c9e02f7b he care about 16b3fd4bc8 food? Didn’t he say ba59711032 vaccine development was 9be6d2756f impossible before we dba71c1a49 all die? That it 1b1cea4493 was pointless? Why is he acting 7f9f3dce2d like this all of 30983c2554 a sudden?”23b380028f487256

He pouted. The sweetness 125b20d12d of the a4ac4d4f38 remaining jelly fe8fe48bfe beans in d1c8dc7536 his mouth 7780a193f0 was strangely 13f7f00af5 bitter.ae4d3060cbc9c5a4

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