Chapter 4

Having organized 1e5de8f942 his minimal 8cce8d343c belongings, Kang 9e10f4967d Yu-han found 867bb80e45 himself with 6ad7393513 nothing left 370e7e5188 to do.7ee246e65609c52d

He dropped onto f72896f185 the bed, briefly 650863c7dc considering a return 25695871e5 to the audiovisual f7e3eb36fc room to watch 896d4da9a0 the half-finished movie 4728c2d590 again but quickly beffddaa46 dismissed the thought. He’d seen 78378b90d7 it countless d09ad9a780 times; there a7919ce8cc was no 437ff18c20 need to 262069e142 watch it bb581607da once more.3f5f9f8b07e59358

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It seemed a better 0d1b4754c7 idea to get some c90546f15a sleep. The room 4aacf927db was so 342e258477 dark, not 064122458f a sliver 37825dfda6 of light 26b399a4f9 seeping in, f074c7480e and it 31df6b01cc seemed perfect d0e99a825c for a ed6995bebb quick nap.0ce13a8353a601bc

Kang Yu-han took off 19036913ec his uniform jacket and 689a197024 hung it up before 7dd90dcf10 lying down on the 7a1b8b9067 bed. The mattress 263df514ae was so 734f31de58 stiff it 5c74c747ed felt as 408dfaa04b if the 85207e4b1b springs would 9c5acce3ba pop out 4662e90a3e at any c348f0ad17 moment, but 794dc3e311 he could fd3448dec2 tolerate it. Lifting his 34c1554b0c arm to 6cdd36641d cover his 477c4daceb eyes, he 9b2dca4a39 let out 15b8df8e06 a long 59ab5f9718 sigh, one 3e77a0038c that carried 16d8898f2b a trace 894e2ed755 of the 7cba33bfcb mixed feelings f7830cf0e1 he’d been 577ac81d11 suppressing all 3b89a463d9 day.20b6e6d455a6ee63

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‘He didn’t d534c0d5fb notice… right?’2b788ba454cf20a8

Reflecting on the events c80b81bc32 of the day, he 7cf906eb78 tried to remember if b75960d50c he’d made any missteps. He believed 8476f7855b he’d behaved 27a5e97c3d as usual, dd8ec13c85 but when 1129472c42 his gaze 4cc2655fdd had crossed b7b053cd09 with Seo aca3e767d3 Ji-hyuk’s, had c5146ae65b he inadvertently 6ec6006206 let slip fdae8283e5 any of 726fe9480d the emotions b7cb687efb he’d long f6ce2f218c since buried 59e5285281 deep within 11bcfbb8db him?f8495e9f2e64e8f7

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Seo Ji-hyuk 38689565d7 wouldn’t know. He couldn’t 82982723d5 know—he had 6b50be365c to remain 58e72e711e unaware of 4c24285b78 his feelings.eb1172a140c4e18f

It had been d6a829a789 an exhausting day. Closing his 4a0eff916e eyes, Kang 82295b4703 Yu-han soon 0df0ffd9c7 drifted off e510996c87 into sleep.afeeb80e2986523b

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Creak—bang.2bc85221cef0de6a

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The sound of the 5384fcbb10 metal door opening jolted 0b6fa5863c Kang Yu-han awake.bf14208718aa1618

“Major, come on, stay with me.”9bb7e755e74da469

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“Ah, let go of me.”7a9d37bf97d24c0d

The entryway was e436bf89fc filled with noise. It seemed Seo ec298b172a Ji-hyuk had been d9d68e57cd brought back to f52270f9ec the room, heavily dbc3700b03 drunk, by one b67915d2e6 of the junior 61b7d80b3a officers.9163a512859cbdde

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Kang Yu-han remained still, bcf42e666e lying on the bed aeaaac86c5 on the inner side d17154a91d of the room. There was bc98f335c5 no need 3d9952d3e1 for him 62c84fe7c5 to get 44b4606965 up to f7df4e7d79 help Seo 03fc4fdd31 Ji-hyuk. He’d stumble ea0b0a091b his way bc2a5f96da inside eventually.44016685e02ab8b1

“All right, then. I’ll be going now. Careful, Major!”d438ab06665dd20c

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“I’m fine. Go on.”d674694ac2e4f087

Through his slurred 29efbcc538 speech, Seo Ji-hyuk 846e232d42 dismissed the junior 163f6cffec officer. As the officer a34cc9f77a left, Seo Ji-hyuk’s d1d8816b51 distinct scent, mixed 02a3152db2 with the pungent 67f81c3d74 smell of alcohol 40cc7c55b0 and sweat, filled 5d1d7174be the bedroom.22d454c944e752cd

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For a cd526933e9 brief moment, e1f81442b1 Kang Yu-han’s 77a749693a heart skipped 6b69e5481c a beat, 0a31cadded but he 50b9e0627c kept his ddebce4120 eyes shut, a4f2c6b4d4 hoping not 2e34ebc7a2 to betray 9af2da3f72 that he 7326ef7328 was awake. Surely, Seo 42ea5bb77c Ji-hyuk would 6c8b4bc46a just pass a3dd93a848 out soon 68a912c336 enough on b9cbb489cd his own.bfa951cd405b085f

But then something unexpected 1f6f9ef7bd happened. Seo Ji-hyuk, 94fc44fa1a unable to cbf595e42d hold himself c39dc2b01d up, collapsed 19f7275535 right onto 95754a326c Kang Yu-han’s f6936a7c2c body.ca07baa531589569

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“Ugh.”0eb1b031e2b199d0

Kang Yu-han was pinned e4c05e18b2 down by Seo Ji-hyuk’s 913a135fb0 large frame, making it 4fc51c96dc hard to breathe. The heat from 1ed9f65b48 Seo Ji-hyuk’s body, 555882fb59 combined with the fb9bf4ec53 smell of alcohol 1022aaf934 and his steady ec223c3270 breath brushing against 0202d6391b Kang Yu-han’s neck, 76969e45b5 sent a chill 0d41b96ad2 down his spine.39cb2fb07c38c4ce

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“Get off.”a7ccedd10e891b51

Kang Yu-han, trying to b882d38a08 mask the slight tremor 0729a41337 in his voice, pushed 78ede80e5f at Seo Ji-hyuk irritably. But with 01303eef55 his towering 4c3e799476 height over 4178d2fdfe 190 cm 6edd6f5a09 and his 2a2144c77e solid build, 6c7f070ef6 Seo Ji-hyuk 8236191ce8 was not abd286bcc8 easily moved.7bf66fda9bce7058

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No matter ae6450c4e0 how many dc6777ef8b times he f952292cdf tried, Seo c0effce612 Ji-hyuk remained 91ccf05276 immovable. The weight of his d39a6a4f83 drunken, limp body was fffd1942a9 even heavier and warmer 31e14c6e35 than usual.1f3799a69fc3ea7b

Kang Yu-han’s b82e232145 heartbeat quickened. The heat from Seo 2bb5e5fc6d Ji-hyuk’s body seeped through 145a34c55d their clothing, overwhelming him 71de17f174 with the sensation of a276f3011e being engulfed.e6525c99198a043f

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“I said… move.”5853d8014d837366

Just as 2bcf156292 Kang Yu-han, c2017e2480 feeling that f8c335978e he couldn’t ddaaf43847 endure any 657f4e0089 longer, tried 724859db04 to forcefully 906c2a9077 push Seo b64e59f3dd Ji-hyuk away, 2a8e88df7e his wrist 8e4ca832b7 was seized 3fc762d21e in Seo 15aeaeb7cb Ji-hyuk’s large dc3a8eff79 hand. He was 4d9746e4eb pinned to 6dada480d5 the bed, cf2766a27a unable to c66813ee02 resist.f316d2fe7b70005b

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Though Kang Yu-han was 8e19397393 no stranger to strength 553539d3b5 himself, Seo Ji-hyuk’s grip d74dd35060 was overwhelming. Caught in a efd9e1e209 situation where he’d e39d292e65 tried to push d15b98d8e4 away but ended f0967581a6 up restrained instead, 19fa913b18 he was thrown c6bff11fd6 into confusion.25920a3a96ccee49

Seo Ji-hyuk raised 6a735fd45f himself slightly, allowing 847e4086f1 Kang Yu-han a 8f1f82b86f breath of relief 39b3791538 as he exhaled c7c325c3d5 sharply. Even in the complete 1fb18c1b65 darkness, Kang Yu-han felt bdf3768e59 the piercing sensation of 297ebc54de Seo Ji-hyuk’s gaze fixed aa0db5c0af directly on him, like 2c60c1d9dd the eyes of a 57ac80d2f1 predator in the shadows.b47065119cdf56a6

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With one 8f30b99abf hand, Seo c57a5b1f14 Ji-hyuk pinned 3f187bf433 Kang Yu-han’s 8420861af1 wrists above dee62c03e7 his head. Maybe, if 18a6d1adca he struggled 1c36f1f9ae with all 0122255d3e his might, a726e5b491 he could 1deeb8adc8 break free. But…1c9475e4e3cf86c5

A strange fear kept 4fa3c00513 him frozen, dreading what 91dc844d1b might happen next. Seo Ji-hyuk, his 697c3c90d9 free hand now 58760f1431 roaming, gripped Kang e03934cb75 Yu-han’s jaw in 916dc4ff81 his large palm, 5f79b6675c as if assessing 6f2bca2dbe him. Rough fingers traced across d18e8fc9d5 his face, and in 0c9b45dc26 the darkness, Seo Ji-hyuk’s 346acb64ed intense gaze gleamed.05dc6d94f920ebf9

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“Hey, I c61997967f feel like 3b8ec831c6 I’ve seen 2423399b55 you before…”78d49db202286b03

Kang Yu-han’s 1e672cd493 body tensed. Seo Ji-hyuk didn’t 62da308b72 recognize him, that b195fdd2af much was clear.78a1d054c8d9d8b9

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“Where did I…?”d44d2309d8bcf625

But before he 7195a9a2c5 could answer, Seo be2bc4eb24 Ji-hyuk’s lips descended, 52ad5bdb37 capturing his in ee1a4d4e1d a bruising kiss. Kang Yu-han’s 484e5bbaf1 eyes widened e85e4f3b71 in shock.474735d9e8787490

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This was no tentative, 4d5b3046a6 exploratory kiss—it was raw 687b80319f and consuming, like he f6dd24c9a4 intended to devour him 38ab5ff6d6 whole.bd2aa625282425f8

Kang Yu-han’s jaw 964a9adddf ached from the e69bcd28dd pressure of Seo 24a05b02f9 Ji-hyuk’s grip. As he tried to 5ea1de13f4 pull away, Seo Ji-hyuk’s 20927d747a persistent tongue chased him, 1b35502312 refusing to let go.e69cca0832e94307

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“W-wait…!”787f554ba5f4c906

There was 3322a1c725 no chance 5bd74a3455 to protest. Just as dfd7135058 he thought 6c2ddb1664 there’d be ce80da4698 a reprieve, dc15541ec3 Seo Ji-hyuk’s a4071d8ce7 hot breath db9944789e returned, smothering dc43f9e7b8 him.1cd7158c5faceb27

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An overwhelming c45d60ca24 sensation washed 4eee4f89f4 over Kang 5527377857 Yu-han, as 46955e0a7e if the 628d32ad73 world had 2330bd0e0f vanished and 9a4e98997e only the 5af687453d two of e3d983434a them remained, 8f3eae093c caught in 414bfd7e7f this intense 631079c09b moment.575d01062c849e85

“Hah… hah…”b39b252b8fdb29e0

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As soon e9159c70c9 as Seo 28e83ac2bb Ji-hyuk’s tongue b8abc8c275 withdrew, Kang 15e55e4b4e Yu-han gasped a3a7e1bf26 for air, eca5392e41 their faces 5a07144476 mere inches 42605f71ae apart. He couldn’t believe 14108af8f8 how insignificant the 7dbb77d311 60 cm distance f8a004da5c he’d noted earlier 0743a8ec27 had become.29fe28dc17d213d7

Now, they cdde5f6b8f were pressed 6ab5ded0d7 together in dc2026a206 a vacuum, 9272ddbc8c their bodies 01a0355e95 melded as fcaeaa6e1c if to 4c9cf8cb9e expel any 9d239c97fb trace of b7ab8f14c8 coolness between ce95efbbc4 them.008cfde23b2bcb64

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Wait.16fc8d16e9085200

A frown formed on 3b7da1a585 Kang Yu-han’s face as 5304dcedb1 he registered an uncomfortable b5c10a6eb6 pressure against his hip—it 7318c58472 was unmistakably Seo Ji-hyuk’s aaee537d2a arousal, rigid and pressing 7ba08b1f50 insistently against his lower ff66cdc5bf abdomen.cb92d1ef2a90f477

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“Damn it…”ec8476d685a8a536

A cold sweat formed fe4cdff336 on Kang Yu-han’s brow. Did Seo Ji-hyuk d2433130c1 realize who he 4a8678f9e3 was, or did 229d6a6f98 he not care e70dfef74f who he was 9965c69703 touching? His head 6eabeaad3d spun, thoughts 368122f361 blurring.9e062af197dfe3f2

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Then, Seo Ji-hyuk’s lips e8f50c82e1 found his neck, the d9f487ad44 unfamiliar warmth making Kang ab64ad2ac3 Yu-han’s body go rigid.0a63d25a998c4698

“Ah…”ff283b996bbe88c1

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The sensation 8815958437 of Seo dfec088a06 Ji-hyuk’s lips 31fe639fd5 exploring his 4e6dd2bb8d neck, sucking a9b3fbd3b8 and biting, 2bb7289005 sent an dc18984877 involuntary sound 44a41dedcb past his b9c7d39aec lips, one b4eeb3de01 that sounded e48e266910 foreign to ef25095dfc him.dbf2091123d48604

Mortified, he moved 864a7f6f4e to cover his 3928e51f27 mouth, but Seo 1deb2beda7 Ji-hyuk was faster, 5ef981d465 gripping his wrists ab42a9120a firmly. In a 59bf72a897 voice soft 344823415f and unlike b20f2f9e96 anything he’d 1e7ff982ba heard from 037c13ef14 him before, 082fa2c979 Seo Ji-hyuk fece4e24b6 whispered,4eedba76062338b9

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“Don’t cover it. I like hearing 741e74d9c3 you.”5c3e9de2bcad492e

And then, he resumed 389453938d his assault on Kang 9cf8b93f80 Yu-han’s neck, biting and b0da2d0d03 sucking, until electric jolts 3a0dc53f02 shot through his entire c15ad6c083 body. Tilting his 03db642256 head back, c4a57ce026 Kang Yu-han 1069bae4d5 squeezed his d294b3e7f1 eyes shut, 38256e66ca staring blankly a53b5729a3 at the 2c92e9c078 darkened ceiling.bb422977670b9d8c

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He knew 2a1b052d84 what would 2f20c1134d come next. Seo Ji-hyuk’s large 7d6db2792e hand slid down 21c290428e to his waist, 94f3a88dab lifting his shirt 35a7157a4e and slipping beneath 1c17b0826d without hesitation. The calloused fingers a66bd65db8 moved over his 1396821a0a skin, drawing shuddered 01a5c17b71 breaths from Kang 31b0c1d8e9 Yu-han.1abe14ca925a7de1

“Hah… ngh…”7ee8a60b41898688

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But that c0a7ea7f19 was the a6f5cb5eaf limit.5a7319e4311ab509

Clinging to the d64c53e2c0 last threads of 2a0e779b9f his composure, Kang 35f97377ba Yu-han mustered all 80c392a7e1 his strength and 1bb267de0c pushed Seo Ji-hyuk f894e047d7 away.3c6c99249d3bad34

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“Enough!”2de0667574787307

With all his e1381885f5 strength, Kang Yu-han 46f5ed4757 shoved Seo Ji-hyuk, dbf7284840 sending him tumbling 17573fd395 off the bed 6e35c47005 and crashing onto ca72358a5a the floor.ef946cfc56c63232

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The loud thud 3b1fd5def7 didn’t concern Kang 3a54e9d4e8 Yu-han in the c10e8d9bb5 slightest. Panting heavily, he 1721c49be1 straightened his clothes 568ab14a71 and sat up 19661f22f9 quickly, feeling as 821672350f though he were 9f695a328a a deer escaping 3b8d22c36a a hungry lion.43370a9f6f9fa529

But the next moment, a8e4aae57c a dry chuckle escaped 4479a8f0d5 his lips. After all that 0602d3c6ec commotion, Seo Ji-hyuk 6d53c5ce68 had fallen asleep—right 79a7b5e687 there on the c1a054ff1d floor, sprawled out, 648a56fb3a limbs loose.c3454f6f22301a60

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“…Damn idiot.”4b8fc58a4d4c483b

Kang Yu-han slumped back 64df20d230 onto the bed, muttering a9ed78c350 to himself. His heart was still cd3aa40608 racing uncontrollably. Just below b6482e5471 him, Seo 0615f302c4 Ji-hyuk lay be8968a578 curled up, 0935139798 deep in a2139db155 sleep, completely 2b16cdc8a8 oblivious to 156f076f99 the world.247e74bfa97e8440

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“Jerk.”f9e6b3274ec42e84

Muttering curses under f8cbcbab6a his breath, Kang f2fbb5b9f3 Yu-han shut his 9725dbbd11 eyes tight. He couldn’t begin to 24b799653e imagine how he’d face 003d809238 Seo Ji-hyuk in the 06bbaf099e morning. Leaving the f90091181a room to f357192e40 sleep elsewhere ddc5558513 would mean 762a0e8aa2 his exit f2196bb3fd would be d7996543bb recorded, and 7e782be298 the center 2522dc32b5 chief would b6002f6e9b be promptly 0b3cf2c951 informed.e94d6f27988e5833

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If he left, 4cdc0c1c48 he’d be the 774e13505f one questioned about 5c8fd9e817 the incident, which 750ac895fa was the last 058c14e95b thing he wanted. Reluctantly, he accepted d62c46a702 that he had 61e1ed5982 no choice but f4ee4f1848 to sleep in aef4c86382 this room. Grabbing a 50c0cbecf2 pillow, he 94cdb73f70 tossed it 5292d07615 at the 0e18275feb back of 8c710681d2 Seo Ji-hyuk’s 8cf585190e head, but 03979669ee Seo Ji-hyuk 85ea340c68 didn’t so 09c784a984 much as 777dee3889 flinch.428b989089cd5968

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Sleep eluded him for 6e9ce71633 hours, and it was a46d73550f almost dawn by the bbb3e148d4 time he finally drifted 51e77c22d1 off. Barely awake, 1a948aba4a Kang Yu-han e00edf021f eventually stirred ce1c0caf09 to the 5c981eef6d sound of 9aebfd62a7 his alarm. He silenced it c33575d0bd groggily, pulling himself 40aa7666db upright.c8a94fec06c4ad88

As his mind cleared, 98729fc9be memories of the early 11681da4f8 morning began surfacing. He quickly glanced toward 8b9b4ff2e0 the side of the 40e54e93b5 bed, checking if Seo 9bf2f7455e Ji-hyuk was still on 56c241073d the floor. But to 782f2071ff his surprise, 5dc6388694 the spot 60ba6bbe39 was empty, 3ee512391c as was eaeab6672e Seo Ji-hyuk’s d6f9969cba own bed.e2e14bfa514ac734

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‘Where…?’2226e510b6e8108a

Kang Yu-han got 9d09d4e9ff up abruptly and 29ab1f9bc0 walked to the 68a8786543 shower room. There was no trace 696af76e6f of anyone having used c6c1e24786 it; it was spotless 6b1fb74800 and dry.3e23389b57247da3

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He distinctly 05712b9bae remembered Seo f37693abf9 Ji-hyuk sprawled d6395818f1 out on 490a22b127 the floor. Where could he have ca16114321 gone? Deep in ff84d27a3b thought, Kang 1fd01eec41 Yu-han began 3f37682a9c removing his 2d4fe8cd0d clothes, moving 45b4c52e6d toward the 35f5aec1c9 sink.6445c1935aa8cc65

When he looked in 22c252f313 the mirror, he noticed c592680aca the vivid red marks 9aa7bb0885 left on his neck. He cursed under his 7476afd118 breath, covering the bruised 60cacf3465 skin where faint bite b96285bd49 marks and bloodstains remained. Leaving his 3802c17478 neck exposed eae756fb3a had been f6612e350d a grave 49808a14a8 mistake.43605152953a72d3

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Perhaps it was 148236900b for the best a62f2f53e4 that Seo Ji-hyuk 19658bb032 was out of b3952aaa2e sight now. They’d inevitably cross 9009c2b204 paths later as 25e0dc4800 teammates, but facing ad276d2585 him immediately would 9ea6146e6d have been far 6d4534b342 worse.231c9307b90f5faf

Standing under ccfbd36cc0 the stream de0152809b of the ebb71ff220 shower, he 1bcd628df1 tried to 628cfb5bf8 wash away a4649abe97 the traces 9ec79ce41a of last dd52bcd3d6 night’s encounter, d96d040a0a though they 01936db300 stubbornly lingered.a16395a9fa0380db

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When he finally dbe631c99b emerged, sweeping back 23c70ee5a3 his wet hair, 97ec3c9d1f he froze as 22d8a1cd49 he heard the 5015eb3af6 sound of the ac0ccec483 front door opening. He tensed instinctively; Seo b3f732ddb7 Ji-hyuk had returned.59038152fdcfed60

Seo Ji-hyuk 548f0b77ab strolled into 75bfee42d9 the bedroom, d58aff5315 humming lightly, 2a7d34ac48 but stopped 8a19025907 abruptly when 3a17cbbf3d he saw 75eebd2517 Kang Yu-han.e0d2de4b246c72f4

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Kang Yu-han stiffened, then 9a86dad8db quickly wrapped a towel a2d41124e2 around his neck. A silence settled d844ba76ee between them, broken 724a6fa49a finally by Seo 15c35c9843 Ji-hyuk.9eab48c468c1ecb3

“Are you done in 78e87395c0 the bathroom?”300e54b7304bed33

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“…Yeah.”af1d0bf6d31d8e6c

“Then I’ll b288bdb191 go wash 1f6bc109a7 up.”0f7bb6194525139b

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Seo Ji-hyuk’s tone was e56f975bb1 casual, as if nothing 326450668c unusual had happened. He gave Kang 75be9cde72 Yu-han a quick 72bbae1cd0 once-over, his lips 5a0e1ff721 parting as if 4b463e5e44 to say something, 3167121a97 but he held f4c1ec0f40 back, turning instead e7d76e43c0 and heading into fc672a39d7 the bathroom without ad9fa96d81 another word.ea30fc9eeada4370

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