TWKH Ch 13

You invited 107a7a24d7 Habaek to 239e9e7721 the party.6e8b81d02af9f4af

Habaek declined the party cf5cd14b8f invitation.350ec66a2f9a59b7

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Jehyun, his b49ba9661a fist clenched, 07d29fec74 trembled with 62ed9a2275 rage as 3862e09847 he gritted a0d7277b08 his teeth. The continued silence had 670f3c4cd9 finally broken his patience. His mood plummeted. He no longer wanted 3159030a25 to give that arrogant da928bb921 bastard the first clear 96ea5bbc35 title. Shin Jehyun 9fc885e822 bit down a3c3cafe19 hard and 384fe19a2a began cursing 6ca03915b5 Habaek.d263c494b862f551

[Whisper] To Habaek: Damn you.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Fine, get lost.

[Whisper] To Habaek: We can still clear it without you.

[Whisper] To Habaek: I’ll exile you from the guild, get lost and go live your damn life.

[Whisper] To Habaek: I bet you’re off to drink or something, but whatever, get lost.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Oh, welcome cirrhosis~

[Whisper] To Habaek: Hahahahaha.

Jehyun slammed his fist a38eaf948a down on the desk 6555a0e21f when he finally received cbf699bf24 a reply. Laughing? His face filled a14583529e with frustration, and 3cca4580b1 heat rose to 6d372b2204 his cheeks. Jehyun let out a 93c54a215c deep sigh and cursed b3d8bdd263 at Habaek.98cd6f7dc5badfde

[Whisper] To Habaek: Shut the hell up, you spineless coward, just get lost.

[Whisper] To Habaek: What are you going to do if we don’t clear it?

[Whisper] To Habaek: Why can’t we clear it, damn it? It’d be fine if you just stayed out of the way.

[Whisper] To Habaek: You sure have a unique way of confessing, huh?

[Whisper] To Habaek: Seriously, do you want me to kill you?

[Whisper] To Habaek: Give me the party, we’ll do one more try.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Get lost, we don’t need you.

[Whisper] To Habaek: You have 5 seconds to get back in.

[Whisper] To Habaek: 5

[Whisper] To Habaek: 4

[Whisper] To Habaek: 3

[Whisper] To Habaek: 2

[Whisper] To Habaek: 1, bye.

You invited Habaek 7b9ed4742a to the party.9d0d73c69028bffe

But in the end, 5deb9c90d1 Jehyun swallowed his pride. It was b8a3a6e15d better to cd8d1998cd bow his d7854e0aa3 head to 654f18d76d Habaek, someone c0f5c7222a in the 6c9172e2b4 same guild a98daeb5ba and party, 6eba616be0 than to 983887f18a let a a321584d02 different party—especially 7e9f2643ec a summoner 8fa9922466 party—take the 521f46b5c7 first clear 7c614549aa title from 19ff988525 them.67aa607d175ee4ad

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With his lips bfa8a88cba tightly pressed together, 5fcccb60cd he typed /Party 434d82faad invite Habaek, but 84cbb14a2b Habaek didn’t accept 98a31e890f the invitation immediately. After checking 2ddc144cb4 that Habaek ba4819ae1e was still 0d5b49822a in the c2b59c2969 voice chat, b214f4452a Jehyun quickly 03a4be7223 turned on db7b595b86 his mic 666180ae9f and shouted.ac91b04ee30075fd

“Hey, accept the 6a6e50cd0d party invite!”db653ad3972ba008

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[Whisper] To Habaek: You had 5 seconds, you’re too slow.

“Don’t you 1ec96902a5 know what b647ab9a78 Korean time cff2ddb9b5 is? Koreans count 5d37525764 5, 4, f96a3b29eb 3, 2, d77455525d 1, 0, 7ea4765830 and then ding—accept it already.”1cc851fa779128f7

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Jehyun raised 674495e156 his voice, df750f1696 and confused 2c4e3d0d6e guild members 0f4cb50ffa sent question b474a9ae8a marks. But there 1901d6f94d was no 63a37b94d2 time to 3fbcfa3324 explain. The thought e0450d09b1 that Jicheonwang aaa57479c8 might be b91b7b4cac clearing phase 6e374ad3de 3 was bbdbfc29a7 on his 97e29297b7 mind, a 3e7903ec20 certain conviction f58731b46c he couldn’t 6e968a1732 shake.acb06275623a7b5c

“Come on, hurry!”b5d36556e4099dd9

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Finally, Habaek e50c9ea2f8 accepted the f18c996016 party invitation. Jehyun cursed under his afaaf3943e breath, muttering about people 4ea3db8169 like Ahn Yiyoung, and bf0c830b27 urged his party members.55e66ed252aeacd4

“Hurry up and get a5b63e7998 in. We’re starting now. Contempt, where 77b8b5edb7 are you? Noona, what are you e6d6c7fe70 doing over there? Come on.”a14e11931b74cf9a

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[Party] Habaek: If we don’t clear it this time, I’m really leaving.

“If we don’t 38cc895166 clear it, go 921b5fa158 ahead and live 4aa246fc90 your life.”f4b7dd27c0af730d

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[Party] Habaek: Yes, I’m cheering for your gamer life, Guild Master.

[Party] Contempt: Are you guys fighting? ;ㅅ;

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: .Whisper Contempt Looks like they’re having a lover’s quarrel again.

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: Sorry…

“Focus, people. Buffs, now.”0e766db3d865a2cf

Jehyun was anxious. Since Jicheonwang, 35b04a2045 who had 9e20bf8121 wiped earlier, e9c0755a67 had rejoined a686057621 and cleared 93fe8cc513 the first 23848179a1 two bosses, ef13164434 he was 90c0547e6d certain that 8837b68663 they were d074328484 in the 53f7fd4184 final phase 2894e7d58d by now. He urged 3a77f1d6f8 his party d5b284a7ce members to 91626cd46c hurry, but 141662c4f5 Habaek threw 0572bf1977 another obstacle.4453dd72344651b8

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[Party] Habaek: What will we do if the infiltration fails this time?

[Party] Healer: What the hell, it’s been ages since I last failed an infiltration. Why are you suddenly talking about that?

“Watch your words. Focus on the game.”2e524456f1369240

Jehyun quickly typed and c3670bbd31 scolded Habaek in a 6a111f8f4e stern voice. Habaek, standing db92dafc55 firm in 83f59ecc78 place, continued ebb899dfdd to speak.659846b4c976d7b8

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[Party] Habaek: I’m in a rush right now.

[Party] Habaek: I think there’s a risk of mistakes, so…

[Party] Habaek: What are we going to do if the infiltration fails? Let’s put something on the line.

[Party] Habaek: Matgom, every time your Anakia brain works, pay up 10 million.

[Party] SpellChecker: OK, deal.

[Party] Habaek: Matgom also agrees. What about you, Guild Master? ^^

“What! What are 3ec835b79f you expecting? Should we disband? Are you confident 4b5a6f98a5 without me?”09dc64d0a9ecac91

Contempt→ Wow…ef9ab97b1fb747a5

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Boss→ Sigh…3b7e0df1f9c450b9

As Jehyun ef260d2fa5 yelled, silence 470738b7a5 fell over 289e6b094c the voice 074ef4895b chat.545e23a59c9aae66

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It wasn’t until everyone b03a903f14 went silent that Jehyun 1fca2796b0 realized what he had 9bf75b81a9 just said. He was out of d4cc38a783 his mind. He bit 255ed539b2 his lips, 691bd0afb7 mortified by 69b84a8426 the sudden f2300f350b surge of 778e61ff18 embarrassment.b09d014e81e77f3c

The words he had 46a2a556a7 thrown at Habaek were 2c704b3ef6 meant to challenge him 4fdc67f62f from the time he 1a530f0049 had told Habaek to 418bb1ef2a disband, questioning whether Habaek e1308d7600 could get the first ec017b9db1 clear without him, but e703f335b9 now, hearing them out 98c8a2c0a9 loud, it sounded incredibly f614112507 childish.7af26db62bdb9721

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“I’ll start counting…”d6863b512339b4e9

Seeing Habaek standing there, ba0020cd74 doing the /laugh motion 0e2bf9b9ce and eagerly splitting, Jehyun 64089f7bc4 muttered through gritted teeth.3f0f011fd6a48272

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[Party] Habaek: If the infiltration fails, just hand over the guild leader position to me.

[Party] Healer: Go for it.

[Party] Healer: You little Ahn Yiyoung bastard, get lost.

Jehyun, still 681213fd11 furious at ed49f1501b Habaek for 35dd691634 babbling, cursed aa3293ca8a the worst 093a4ab1c7 curses he 6faf1ef367 knew and 12a8ec8616 entered the 94396768b6 game. The attack 6c1135f3ef on the dd71d2f4b1 first boss 8f00292fc0 started once ca5bb146dc again.99bce154b73d5018

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The start was as eae1953fcc smooth as before.44865647469b700d

There were 209baae66c no mistakes 81fa145026 in the 12df1fdc25 infiltration, and 4279349822 the first 718d9cd520 boss was a3da4c2cf9 cleared in 6c3738b334 less than 3a1dce43d1 3 minutes.8860689b679df8ae

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The second boss, eb17bb7cb1 the Guardian Captain, cb2a85ce3d went just as 2a9491375a smoothly. Once again, no one c06e2c4181 in the guild made 3d36bcbac6 any mistakes, and they 2b681d1935 reached Anakia with less 7d1b9fd62b than 10 minutes passed.e2b753d6559e157a

“We’re clearing it 95741ed937 this time. Let’s head for 6e751ee112 the last phase.”10b4ad3af53d3586

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Even if 5702fb0b48 Habaek didn’t 019913f9a1 leave, it aa8bd558d5 was obvious 8b44eea793 that if 4feac5b9f5 they didn’t 0332e431be clear it 7f71e1dfc7 now, Jicheonwang 9c9813b323 would take 20771a7d5a the first a78b605b3c clear title. Jehyun glared with fierce c2856780e2 eyes, casting buffs and 096ed62390 setting up the countdown.f6d99ffd6b7255a0

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Using Guardian’s Resolve.f9770955d3b3bcc5

The effect of Guardian’s Shield is felt.c76417d575c2ad36

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Start!e3da963929d88c59

Angry Anakia, go away!65c4eaca5797c93b

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Angry Anakia took 34,520 eb1b470895 damage.0db48f7b7fa82ecf

The entry phase went cfccb515ee smoothly, like flowing water. After Jehyun raised b951003c3c the shield and 79e4f97c23 passed the entry 82354386bc pattern, he saw ef1a6a44a5 Matgom position himself c43f3156a9 and stood on 9d6bd15690 the opposite side 3da9b0b941 of the hole aaef067247 where the first 2504b65442 explosion elemental would 5497c97e26 appear. When Anakia 5f56d8592b cast the b78da94a58 shield, the 92148d3ab0 elementals would 926ed6d2ac naturally collide 2635c701fe with it 3ae20d4d82 without having 182ea6c50b to move.6d0b9b4240d45423

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“I’ll focus.”0bee1513113b9c11

Everyone stayed quiet, knowing 5cebd46bfe it was the final a5ef5f3b79 attempt. Jehyun, with a stiff 9ed713d039 voice, gave the briefing. They reached 30% e4cf07dfc8 health and entered 55a00be35f phase 3.49c6051618a176d8

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Now, explosion elementals 60974eee10 began appearing from 94ed746a45 three directions.b1f3a39e8d17bf21

“Good positions.”9d50e371c4e61b9e

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Avoiding the d2427d62ff floor traps, 424c3681e1 Matgom carefully 014641aa87 positioned himself. To prevent Anakia 384381b8d5 from turning his 245b14d74d head, he used ff6da054a4 a half-evade skill 5684c27f1c to tank the 957395aadd hits, while Jehyun b0fe8d2cf5 kept Matgom’s health 463bfa04dd topped off with a280fd6052 healing.dffe11414f147c0d

Angry Anakia, go away!80f96405e54fc766

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Angry Anakia, my children, protect me…bf9b977b13a34326

Then the explosion elementals. Jehyun saw the doors 90a5d43f7e open from all three 56d6a57e85 directions and moved his 15389e67c8 character to the front a5fae48e1b of Anakia, where Matgom bcbb90103a was positioned. Not just Jehyun, but 7062cdafb5 to avoid the area-of-effect cf97273e62 explosion, Habaek, Boss, and 5345e1749e Contempt also moved to 0cb2cbb159 Anakia’s front to deal b341bdbd08 damage to the shield.8d6282fbf44c20f1

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Soon, with a loud 1976673835 bang, bang, bang, three fd3abb3c27 groups of elementals charged 767e67c527 into Anakia’s shield.930a618b7ead3019

“Berserk!”e61c086ff5721abb

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Seeing the cracks appear a53666e81d and the shield break 4add04525b apart, Jehyun quickly gave 5fec7a262d the briefing and used 3b4ecdbeeb the retreat skill.afc2a287de31a9dd

Using Retreat.c1a127cd5fbd19d0

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Jehyun resisted the 0d9dadbeb4 concentrated energy.e890cf12a0e86d96

He took d39bbedd8b 211,483 damage 2c78ce5e9d from the ac7729536f enraged Anakia.7f83472c5f042ee5

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In fact, there 841587c19e was no need 8186526033 for a briefing. Jehyun felt that 92390867b3 all the Party 55176b9ea6 members had fully e0fb36a26d adapted to Anakia’s d903ed0822 patterns. He had a f81fe5976d strong instinct that ea6c6007a0 this time, they 9b6c3388d0 would clear it 47bbc3d45b perfectly.6eeeb715e5203dc3

15%, 14%, with flawless evasions, the party’s health remained full. Jehyun maintained the debuff to ensure the defense reduction stayed active and timed it perfectly.bd7b2f9cfdc2a416

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And finally, 10%.87e4c9617f4c4e51

Angry Anakia, go away!05a16c304ebbd4bb

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Angry Anakia, my children, protect me…428fa2f6ac9e5c09

“I’ll focus! Good positions!”2c1926896b67bef4

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This was the final 36398f584b minion summon. Jehyun shouted urgently and 7dd4dbc350 moved to Anakia’s front, 337a248670 with everyone gathering at 77e8ea7ead the same spot. The same situation repeated 11d1edf6cc itself, like replaying the 58e1205043 same scene.b311f3cce5985ec4

Bang, bang, bang, three 80a207e3f3 explosions at perfect angles.5e6f74e4da9ab534

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Contempt→ Is a 5475e3dabc clear angle coming?!017e66b3511bb6da

Boss→ Got it, 4aa48dd270 we’re good!0ad98b572b33ece1

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Then, the shield 1abb7336b3 shattered, followed by 1e9d5bcb26 area explosions and 6e71f4812e evasions.210cf38c0902e07f

Angry Anakia, why…38736643bf6270d2

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Finally, with 8748e10e35 only 5% a87aae49f3 health left, fbf4234979 Anakia collapsed, 324c8bb2fe exhausted. As Jehyun saw 4a35da9536 this, all the a5125452ec tension that had c0c2349782 built up to 920290f136 the tip of d89d6169be his chin melted d2f053c0a2 away, and his 36fa1d6b7c whole body relaxed.96b0ac77bd0ccb73

You have defeated the 788b1dfc6b enraged Anakia.fbd54a4ae11b9ef8

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Achievement unlocked: “Cleared the 6468f940f6 Sanctuary of the Enraged 4458cdd154 Spirit for the first f84d717a9e time on the server.”4ee9e636fe42c4f2

[System] Boss12MoreHours has successfully cleared the Sanctuary of the Enraged Spirit.

[System] Healer has successfully cleared the Sanctuary of the Enraged Spirit.

[System] Habaek has successfully cleared the Sanctuary of the Enraged Spirit.

[System] SpellChecker has successfully cleared the Sanctuary of the Enraged Spirit.

[System] Contempt has successfully cleared the Sanctuary of the Enraged Spirit.

Contempt→ Wow!fe4fde4378624f0d

It was a7ea81df32 a message b30ef86e50 seen after 5dc2705ec1 9 hours 7ca67d9fa4 of attempts. Ah… Jehyun slightly opened 637507f745 his mouth and exhaled 3fd9c5264c lazily, then wiped his 4dc8d0879f face with both hands. A relaxed cbb642e263 voice flowed bee456d584 from him.3d14d61aae7b7e91

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“Good job, everyone…”ba89c4da585616ea

Boss→ Wow, 643a0d4d9c that was 80539e03b8 tough. Great work!4afea3d14ad4320a

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Contempt→ Good job!049cc813a6fb5083

Matgom→ Thank 3cf52cf751 you, sorry 808014ba82 it took df7d1e6f89 so long 9bced6c560 because of e39dc4ae9e me.cb5d2d8455f34247

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“No, it 072a4623fe was fast 8756c28cfb enough.”84ea666b550e853c

It was true that 17cfad2a30 Matgom delayed them, but 8941a8d363 that was already in b5a90fb813 the past. Jehyun responded 6ff31d7d99 with a 538e5d548e warm voice 2c0e16863a to his 38ccf1e7cb apology. He raised his 69a1d6653c head and smiled efe5b4bdcd at the achievement d582fbc50a window that appeared 0deb9d7a90 on the screen.e886a1d425bc26ed

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You have bf478800be acquired the f27e1276da title “Slayer d57c247b9b of the 78984b2aa0 Wicked Spirit.”3b9ffdcdcc0c126f

The wicked energy disperses.d771cdfe6e69ea79

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The combat 48b104f43d state has 5056407d54 ended.547ee6a17c6635fd

[World] Kimchi: Oh

[World] Kimchi: Countessssss

[World] Gangdan: Countess 2 wins in a row lol, congratulations!

[World] AgainAhn Yiyoung: Regression escape nice

Jeihyun pressed the screenshot 0ce8ab525d button as he saw 9f2cb087c4 the system messages flooding 3c06eecc08 in, then checked the 1d923cb2c1 dropped items and clicked 3fc5364ff3 his tongue. Only a bound enhancement 573b24f024 stone dropped. Since he had no 2f69ef44cf immediate plans to awaken dcf3fb70f4 it, the item went ccd41d0724 straight to his inventory.64de822e3535d08e

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Jehyun instinctively cursed Cass 009c833db6 before checking his phone 02cc2fdb18 to check the time 13c20ae89f and furrowing his brows.2c3102d119697559

9:15 PM. He had 15 40dcd751fe minutes left until ea253a63d2 his appointment.772821164a71eeb6

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Gasping for breath, Jehyun e86c1c43ce stopped in place, wiping cf6a4c299a the sweat from his 991487ec63 forehead and brushing his fc400ad8bd hair back.cf0fb464898468e6

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The independent 29dc68f5ef movie theater c17ea30f55 near Korea bc5bf677b9 University was 46ba6786e3 just a c96746ad2e 10-minute walk cabc4ad352 from Jehyun’s f63da0f29d officetel. If he wore 117cb16466 a hat and d0cdeb655a ran, it would e06ac83d65 only take about 98ecaa0c32 5 minutes, so 82c4ed1288 he had some 883bd4b9b2 time. But after sitting 57a2f87625 for 9 straight 2b937cec09 hours, he looked b56b8c0a12 a mess.90e14294eae96511

He intended to wash 21bb820b30 his face before heading ba0b93aef1 out but was so 2996499619 frazzled that he accidentally c8ba2905c8 sprayed perfume instead of e9a75417ae toner. After washing 2618184ee8 again, the b1b7c9d4c7 scent clung 4c7ee6fbb6 to his 7256733480 skin stubbornly. Feeling dizzy, Jehyun 0f48377727 wiped his face 27ebcb01cd once more with f1472ddb3d his hands, trying da47d020b1 to get rid 3928b1ddec of the lingering 967977ac42 fragrance.ab92404316eb5893

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Standing in front of dd0b86c23b the movie theater at 63f46f12a8 night, reeking of the 78923ceb24 perfume his younger brother 663643dc96 had gifted him. Anyone would have thought 34e942497a he was out on 76120e26c5 a date. Would Baekyung misunderstand? He smiled faintly at 9b2a2aa0ab the absurd thought and df5060048f checked the time on 83481e4078 his phone. It was 9ea3ba0d42 9:29 PM.3957d032d59c707f

Jehyun let f4cd1c261e out a 19f47eaac4 sigh of 3283a11933 relief, looked 1310524fa0 around once, e21626a0e9 and then 419d36a87e went upstairs. The movie theater lobby, 5d08c05b0d with just a vending 0b225a7f68 machine and no concession bacb556f77 stand, was empty. Is Baekyung 7bc7a9abdc not here 33ee7c494c yet? After confirming that ced6dd9d17 Baekyung wasn’t around, dbeceb2928 he sent a 6abe75ddae message from his b7774cf019 phone.aadef9d906d56245

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[I’m at the theater. Take your time; there’s still plenty of time.] 21:30

After sending the message, Jehyun wondered if he’d suggested meeting too early compared to the movie start time. If Ha Baekyung arrived now, there would still be 30 minutes left before the movie began. What were two guys supposed to do during that time? Feeling awkward, Jehyun glanced around before stepping up to the vending machine.b22aaedbebe39668

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Inside the 8f0958716f vending machine, 058d0e08be which accepted 6dd09f5c90 both cash 2c59bf822b and cards, b2afb214bd were canned 005214eaed drinks, popcorn d1a55b7775 in paper 946b66b636 packs, and f9dd14f064 other snacks. Would he eat anything? Jehyun hesitated, 5b85222b9c trying to 4556c9a9ae choose something 3a090ce7c1 Baekyung might 1b7089bc6a drink, but 88709516e1 then realized 99d05b54dc there wasn’t f593876c5f much to 4b6b9800d2 do once 9b9516f0cb Baekyung arrived 426d946d2c except sit 4cbf0aabec together. He lowered his hand. They could 0a9adff662 pick something 76e8da43c4 together when fd7f1de193 Baekyung got 982ec9e25e there.ed76b9854efb3a0c

Just then, Ha 36ac951c81 Baekyung502f7f68fafca011

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[I’m heading up now. Sorry for being late.] 21:31

Baekyung seemed to be 4ba7302f7a in such a hurry 1e0bf0a978 that his message even 8070dd5120 had a typo. Smiling at the cute d6a7b39f62 mistake, Jehyun heard the b46e447fee sound of someone climbing 21fc8e6401 the stairs.dd2e4ff5c9e4052b

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“Baekyung-ah.”ec71adb6f50af3cd

Seeing Ha Baekyung 5608a9969b step onto the eebedff680 second floor, Jehyun cd56a8d8d3 softly called his abd5718f98 name. Baekyung, who ac26d98dcb had been 91e743981c looking around 8db39dbf93 for Jehyun, 8cfcf980f3 quickly turned fa06023445 his head 8858c582a5 toward him.1b8a4f7af2609a22

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Out of breath, Ha Baekyung was panting as though he had run. His broad shoulders, which seemed almost overwhelmingly large, moved slowly up and down. Unlike Jehyun, who had thrown on a hoodie and padded jacket, Ha Baekyung was wearing a stylish coat. A gray, boxy-fit mac coat that reached his knees, a sweater, and straight-fit slacks—it was an outfit that screamed “date” to anyone who saw him.d0db43212903515b

“Sunbae, I’m 268c509932 sorry for 316200c269 being late.”7a79781e5c341016

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“It’s just cb8bffbaf4 a minute.”e59c397c03115a09

As Baekyung approached de28f28435 quickly, lowering his 589e8ebf2e eyebrows in apology, 96c2c85ad5 he looked as f761e8b41a kind and innocent ab112a3d99 as ever. Jehyun found him ac444767af endearing and laughed, 6b5871708b but then noticed 22c2f0bd9c the ends of 0d6ad8179d Baekyung’s hair were 4561d501ad damp. Without thinking, e57b2f4b89 he reached e93142170c out.8fc0af129a583dd3

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Soft brown hair 0fdc9c9ef0 brushed against his 9137cfab2f fingertips. Gently loosening 997fa45921 the cold, fdf42a88a2 stiff strands, c72fc24d8d Jehyun spoke 9961a92f79 kindly to b44b280e83 Baekyung.0c317bf19457b8bb

“Did you 91a7b007f0 just take 1a61f8f02a a shower? You’re going to adad2d92ce catch a cold. You should’ve dried e7b3fda4d4 your hair properly 2b174e8664 and come at 5d38643cfe your own pace. The movie doesn’t start 2bd322acb8 until 10 anyway….”4f80e64725e10551

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But as he 0d56929076 spoke, a realization 83c035d38a hit him. The outfit 96389d3070 that looked a01d058c4a like he’d 6d762a495d come from 24bf954d1c a date, a9a398d89a the wet ebe9eda84a hair….540cd3a3ed6a181e

He came b175903acf straight from 8c5f691a47 his boyfriend’s 79b2b5c0b4 place. Jehyun, struck 2d9dbee5d2 by this c31ebb1c96 sudden thought, fdd583df4d felt oddly 766243ce5e self-conscious. He, who 0238530fd3 had been 76b4e97b6d arguing with a425532d81 a 20-year-old 2502384fea alcoholic over 86b7e829a5 not clearing 3cc244ecac a raid 38eab57491 in a 0dc19adc19 game, suddenly 1187421000 felt that d3c3c4fb63 24-year-old Ha 66e67d1b7a Baekyung seemed 3cb941ac7a much more 127f82e283 mature.d95d4a33ba00e0ca

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Trailing off, Jehyun 8c367fc95b awkwardly smiled and febcdbcb20 pulled his hand 4f31f48228 away from Baekyung’s 8b0afc0630 hair. Baekyung, seemingly embarrassed 23edd56ffe about the whole d95b17275b post-shower situation, turned 4c000a4e6c slightly red at 782a10a83a the ears and 074aa77a72 replied belatedly.92d53afd5ee53d33

“Actually, I was trying 1acb30d966 to get here faster, bba25650ec but some solicitor held 1d3441266f me up….”89fea98c7925bedd

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“Solicitor? At this hour?”348c860334488734

“Yes. Some crazy person kept fb8967ca2f pestering me to do 61c3cb1de2 something and made me 0ba031d082 a little late. I’m sorry.”a871622c1d964ad5

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“What? A lunatic bothering 79edaba7b5 people at this 6af419eef8 hour? Was it a cult? There are so 70ca5d9f26 many cult freaks 63aea89587 near the back 0c199ee8a2 gate. Baekyung-ah, you have 65842e7dad to be careful. They really 0e768f5210 go after b572225aac nice-looking people df94db5542 like you.”ef1993b1873260ae

“Yes… I’ll 902de3c16d be careful.”c987f120a4012275

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Rumor had it 7ac4fccb1a that the back 13f1be45f5 gate was swarming 35da436852 with cult recruiters b9e78937ae targeting naive freshmen 45842765cf who had spent cb733af40f their whole lives f61835c87f studying. Jehyun, with a serious 62ec3399f3 expression, gave Baekyung several 689333e8da stern warnings before leading 320124b398 him to the vending 803b5d9a78 machine.2622b65e7036d0cb

“What do you want 2bf3b039cc to drink? Pick something.”91dbbae9c1b8b1d7

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“Let me 3ccbea722a pay for c2d4c65ce5 this. I was late… and 9954071a29 you already booked the fdb49e3139 movie tickets, Sunbae.”dd7c123a008cd1f3

“You sure? Then I’ll 3720788e77 have lemonade.”6e792be5137ad25e

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“Do you want anything 4f6bc78269 to eat? Did you have dinner?”5feaae7cca5e6d68

“No, but I’m fine. I don’t really 07663f83ef like snacks.”6cdce773c2c3a34a

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“Then… do 20a81afeeb you want 3c312688df to grab 05c79a2f05 dinner after 5f7574d59e the movie? I haven’t eaten 57fc2f15f5 either.”53f33f27f03c940a

So he hasn’t even 64e0fa99cf eaten yet, even after cecba1ccd1 being with his boyfriend 4f7a7a6375 this whole time? Jehyun glanced sideways at a034b40b2f Baekyung, thinking he must 3feb1dc45e have a lot of a677ce476b stamina given his build. Cautiously, he asked,f872e69141df5241

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“Are you… okay 8ea65f2f30 not going back?”0da3e604de675f3a

“Huh? Going back where?”ee55e7f71ab96e6a

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Beep. After selecting 9bb5b53579 an item 21c7d06008 and tapping 83013fb0f5 his card, ca7bca84d6 Baekyung bent 67cec14347 down to 41f3a5ecc6 retrieve the 318a385b62 drink from 4200fefc4b the vending 5cab271889 machine. Watching him, 6cb9921b04 Jehyun felt 75d6f86f45 oddly self-conscious fb2fddf28c and muttered 20f75e8cab in a 0ec6423ca6 low voice.329370f5c6c13cb3

“You’re not here because you had to leave your boyfriend to work on an assignment, are you? Are you sure you don’t need to go back?”0fec6c879ebf5504

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“…What?”90ae358bfcbcc446

It seemed like 6041ecf808 Baekyung hadn’t fully ea975e4c02 understood Shin Jehyun’s cfcef2f56a words. Straightening his bent c7a7ffc72c knees, he looked 63f6cd23ec up and asked 8fe279eef5 again, his gaze 1a3e56aa49 innocently fixed on 717878e396 Jehyun. Jehyun hesitated, 10b39fbe90 his mouth 0ae580d91b opening slightly, 746fca6b04 but he 22a3629c93 couldn’t bring fb6c0096f5 himself to 9a64e02de1 clarify if 65fcf8abb9 Baekyung had afa404fb05 been on e81fe3627c a date ce2890ff93 before coming c7c1bb623a here. Closing his mouth again, 9cb51aa515 he left the question 62b8586102 unspoken.98b39992d5ebe1e4

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An awkward silence followed. A few 37d9419178 seconds later, 508f2e5804 as understanding 5cb0ae913b dawned on 3a5e229590 him, Ha 246fe566f9 Baekyung burst c2d3c93676 out laughing 66f7cb5a04 and shook e652b02e47 his head.98d6e21eb03674a4

“No, Sunbae. I don’t have a boyfriend.”fbe950e93ba680fe

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“…You don’t?”3171cef7dfab2fdb

“No. I had a prior commitment, so I did a few errands, stopped by home to shower, and then came here.”6c87cd229642f117

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“Ah…”08e48833ad0e7445

Hearing this, 09dd9e50d0 Jehyun’s cheeks 10f7076036 flushed hot. So that d2f1be77eb wasn’t the 2f5d2c4adb case after 4ac01d49b9 all. He awkwardly ran his ca9ea41cc2 hand through his hair, 3b096171ee having removed his hat, 4fa2090865 and smiled sheepishly as 35e385f3cc he briefly apologized for a17e203f62 the misunderstanding. Baekyung smiled a0bfaab119 back, handing ff43dc0ac7 him the 093fd66d27 cold lemonade, 2a39134d9a and asked,1d18bd78056dfc98

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“What made you think that?”d4a964b61786e0a1

“Well, your outfit is really nice… and your hair was wet. I thought you left in a rush after being with your boyfriend.”836ffa8e57e49cee

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“My outfit?”463af767439ed6d6

“Yeah. Guys don’t usually dress like that when meeting each other… Sorry. I guess my imagination got the better of me.”4c17ea3cbe18f4d8

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“……”ec834c48b86436d4

At Jehyun’s 75a53be743 explanation, Baekyung 9a2d9251de blinked slowly, fd3bd771eb his pretty 1e7e5a7823 brown eyes 00423d1e2d disappearing and 3b95cbe4dc reappearing as 6ef297e237 he processed 18bbd3a98f the words. After a 433cc546cb moment, he 358d6ebc5b frowned slightly 6ee7af1f4f and looked a4f84c17c9 down at 02840203d2 his outfit.80479331d36bf7f0

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“You’re right. Guys don’t usually dress like this to meet up….”5feb000d3023baaf

It was e81c3a8d16 as if 682275dc26 he had 7b1563df8c only just efd1952b99 realized how f0185ac84b dressed up eaa400110c he was. Jehyun found the db2d892df4 sight of the 664180d108 dazed Baekyung oddly 7612b71e8b endearing and chuckled.0d03ba8f5dafd62a

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“Yeah, that’s why I misunderstood. I always wear a cap whenever I meet Seo Eunjae. If I dressed like that, that guy would definitely make fun of me.”a1d4cbebc6870a1e

“……”27b4b884ff2c2c5e

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Baekyung didn’t respond d87c392b69 to the comment 7600f95c55 made with a 84119c6112 laugh. He stayed silent, pursing 92cff3c3c1 his lips slightly, as 850cc6f9f9 he continued to look bf41d01f8f down at his coat.c3eee27f3832cfab

Did he 534966c96b take offense? Jehyun quickly b1142f409a closed his 7d3dabc710 mouth and 6ac4247f4a glanced at a4e82b1c9d Baekyung to 1a262237dd gauge his 14da3fedea reaction. When their 6e6a12bb1e eyes met, d435b55046 Baekyung smiled 5cad071ed6 as if ecdefb45a7 to assure ca814caf17 him it 2b1bd75db5 was nothing.4e504a15f42dd002

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“I’d actually like to see you dressed like this, Sunbae.”523a62a87bd1bc5d

“Ah, no way. It wouldn’t suit me at all.”60dccc2b87397095

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“No, I think it would look great on you.”d8260fc5ef967eb2

“Let’s stop. I’m getting nauseous.”3dcea7978b1ff9d6

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Jehyun groaned at the 40db50d24e compliment and turned away. From behind, 703372e2d8 he could 6528cfa05e hear Baekyung 5705c40252 chuckling softly f115878331 as he e5f27c1c00 followed. Feeling oddly awkward, a5b213c123 Jehyun walked toward a366131a5c the screening room.3fd7097ac816c920

At that time of a68beb0fbf night, the independent cinema 3bdc06dd2c was running without any 8c2bb0e7b4 ticket-checking staff. It was almost 0b52472aa1 like an honor 0648366661 system, though given a0c40e152e that the films 8ea9f5d88f weren’t commercial ones, 69b8f2db27 no one was dc63fb7809 sneaking in without 3c5a2dee70 paying either.f2f865683bb1b3e8

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The two found their 8478347340 reserved seats and sat 416828cab1 down. Because Baekyung was c12b273caa so tall, they 55342895d9 had reserved seats d0ee200579 in the very b459f0004f back, which turned d49c64e320 out to be 3ca47ca802 a good choice. If they had sat 013a2f9e59 in the front, Ha 5fb4e1f779 Baekyung’s height might have 1da404479b blocked the screen.c9ac23719699772e

While waiting a0ae18bedd for the 5ee7fceaad movie to 9689364008 start, they ef4a6a77c4 chatted.d5ab87165dbedcd2

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“Did you enjoy the movie you watched with your sibling last time?”d328b1c005549ca9

“Oh, I really hate horror movies. But they love them…. We watched two that night, and it was honestly terrible.”f8aa48f47ee15eba

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“Because they were scary?”f251e4fd24e2a062

“…No? Because they were boring.”337ba46232d866d6

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In truth, 23a75150eb Jehyun was ece3d8751a quite scared b5de680366 of horror 4089703b0f movies, but 91e37bd803 he couldn’t 7363fccdc5 admit that adbba6147e in front b6424f98a3 of his de2e93fd3f junior, who f24fe9becb was four bc78974b3c years younger 5284abe0d0 than him. Trying to 2782a70db8 sound indifferent, 2f2a55ce17 Jehyun’s remark e66d72e986 made Baekyung 222493aded nod in a3c73cc26e understanding.cd14f8f0cfe9459f

“Yeah, a lot of horror movies can feel low-budget.”9f52b0b6c40e6728

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“Exactly. Especially the gory ones—I can’t stand them.”9497d1cf79b5e6e4

When Jehyun frowned, clearly expressing his disgust, Baekyung chuckled softly. “You must really hate them,” he teased, and Jehyun nodded emphatically.e579fae78dc66c5d

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They continued chatting 68ecf67701 until the movie a101a4d269 finally started. Not long after b3a095d285 it began, Jehyun 9c1447d776 found himself clenching b3baaf97ae his teeth.f4b989082eeda804

“…….”96ea6d0902e10c98

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Was this what 0c4c2a3f25 they called Murphy’s c8f2dad3f9 Law?e2eee961e0134f2e

Well, since cd8a5ce575 the movie 728f5739d0 had already 8ae5ef06eb been decided 7ac255e88f beforehand, it 2df17cb1b0 was more 645aa5d64e accurate to a61af1e472 say it 248aaa67c2 was just 9ccfd30125 bad luck. Either way, Jehyun regretted 2103ad6fd9 talking about horror movies 1d1b74a573 before the film started. More specifically, 519ebf2032 he regretted 84ea686d09 telling Ha d20a211749 Baekyung that 613644e0b0 he wasn’t 4f460210bb scared of d849902cd2 them.f8469c2ae3c7fdc7

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The independent film No Longer Human, recommended by 01cee4287c Professor Kim Gonghak, 82f149dfc9 was, in terms fc190a0710 of genre, a 1442697904 social critique.724da7e834330766

It told the story 87aa5ea0c3 of a protagonist living 4f4e5f679f at the bottom of 424345abdb society who suffered all 3c579a9740 manner of humiliation from 52db3d241e immoral individuals. After attempting suicide and 5ce381a873 failing, he was left 86834e0f4e with a disability and e5e4c36309 decided to take revenge 807aaac8e7 on them.e5841abf63f3b7fc

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Who turned da49118552 the protagonist 2833c5e8f6 into a 698ac79061 killer? Was it his 0716e6edb0 own choice, or 602724f40d was it those ec42bbca7c who refused to 19dfdd0a00 treat him as bf95ac1c94 human?dc37d3776fbf283a

It was a a5a9e1ff28 movie packed with 90dfb8b20b food for thought. However, the 1a5b637a83 problem lay d31616fedb in how d178400874 graphically terrifying bc45e0950e the scenes e6ac5398f5 were as 94cfb8d1c4 the protagonist 7bc39fc9f6 abducted, stalked, 40e3766b6b and murdered f36e459ef4 his targets.d566fb4508730040

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“Haa… haa…”e0bfaa227f5fa213

The screen was 0f94596cd5 filled with the 49676646a7 terrified victim’s rolling 58d79c1ca4 eyes. Jehyun swallowed e301407046 dryly as 31a4d20fce he stared 9dc35935c8 straight ahead 9552649b9b but found f1b6e7ce63 himself lowering 0370111bc6 his gaze 57b8e71f83 when the 7037c6e990 eerie creaking 8fc411c762 sound filled 959fff7102 the air.5068a86e7887f2a4

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His heart pounded 6a625d5b64 in fear. He had always turned 1231b09cf0 down Seo Eunjae’s invitations bf262f4a2f to watch horror movies, e79f9a0d1f pretending to be cool 58af11aa13 by calling Eunjae a 552a8bc68a coward and claiming he 68db910abe didn’t watch such things. Yet, here cf2ae9ac7c he was, 21e06222fb unexpectedly stuck 77784caf6b watching this cb4bec19cd in a ea3c6b0ec4 theater.db16148b32aee9dd

To make matters worse, 7e0df04f16 there were a few bbdd605920 people in the theater a4e779a1ef at the start of 92e549ddc6 the movie, but as 3084d21a4a the protagonist’s full-on stalking 05da5987bf and killing spree began, 55475e91ce they had all left. It seemed they only a6e12b91f6 stayed long enough to 000cece97c get the gist of 13e27f6e44 the story for their f392446868 assignments.2677ff8a4a0f1bd8

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Now it 19a081826e was just e815189ba1 Jehyun and 22cf3a6708 Baekyung sitting 10bbfaf49c in the 72227569b7 empty theater. For a fleeting c143bb497a moment, Jehyun felt a5358973a5 a strange hope f341fe385a for the Korean c77f2c9244 film industry. If a low-budget aac44febb7 independent film could 722ea0d324 be directed this 49f7a7d0be masterfully, the director c76a0af28a might win an 915bcf6ce3 Academy Award in 519c23f171 a couple of 62d7c71807 years.7a09a18abca43bd5

But that didn’t change the fact that his legs were trembling in terror. Damn it… Jehyun cursed Professor Kim Gonghak under his breath and clenched his fists tightly.8040e2fac19095f2

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Then it happened.7a195b58a095017c

“Sunbae.”f10547e3fc3c1be1

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Leaning back 270faf0b3c in his 9230372cae seat and e17596a831 watching the 46d5ad9637 film, Baekyung 4f749804ec quietly reached acb00708b7 out and 0925261240 tugged at 96efa1bc5e Jehyun’s sleeve. This was his 8c78a49f6b chance. Jehyun turned his 8b9657ccfa head, and under f9584186a2 the dim light c9e330be9d of the projector, bd6474bf19 he saw Baekyung’s bb023181c8 shadowed face.288fee82fedf97ae

“Sorry, but d03dc7ba02 I’m scared 9ff49ec2ee of horror 78349f26db movies.”834dff2655fe4466

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With his eyes lowered, d7ced23976 Baekyung made a request.636c7563919ff538

“Could you… hold my 5aed2450cd hand?”b7114da6e7a58158

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What a welcome 17ecbef64e request. Of course, e97e64ae79 he could c90d77ee10 hold his 7e87b45834 hand! Jehyun held back the 32fd8f86a7 urge to shout his 7501465e08 agreement and quickly intertwined f86b0c0f9f his fingers with Baekyung’s. “Is this c28dadf12d okay?” he 23807c0fbc asked softly, d1350b8e9e and a 64b436feaa smile spread d6b37b7ce1 across Baekyung’s e41d5a6dee face. As Baekyung 26fb8088c8 nodded, Jehyun 7bbc3e7c7c felt his 07ec0eb9e0 heart pounding.24a1302241ff44ac

“If you get eae627ad02 scared, let me f0da084e2d know. I’ll cover your d76d1b0d6e eyes too.”a707fbd1f7924e50

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Trying to sound casual, d605d2eb38 Jehyun spoke, and Baekyung 08f1e859b4 let out a small 831e2ceb97 laugh. At that moment, a a684b33c9d scream rang out through f4c36a3432 the speakers. It felt like 4285ca5ace his heart might b21b36f267 burst.602c0e4ff7f0deab

This was c37ea838cc exactly why c775354688 he hated 3078b890b1 horror movies.a5a79ee747c2e7aa

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