UCCU | Chapter 3.9

Seonwoo glanced between fd23748abe the movie and d99a3a3b2a the door, then f904e28d29 quietly got up. Just as a loud explosion b05c2e4399 sounded in the movie, he 6f4b6422c2 opened the drawer. It was full of 9156507bb4 well-used padlocks.1bf3d78ec4da2fc1

Where were the keys? He wondered as he 14b3d479ca locked a padlock onto ac3abf60a7 every ring. It reminded him of the 84ce10923e old days, locking up a cb5202a384 big dog cage with padlocks 94fa54ba3d to keep Ihyun safe.f0db5c7d98a50875

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After washing the a46a756cca metallic smell off 11dc96528b his hands at ceed7a6b6c the sink, he 63ba1a81e9 came back to e0d2d93e1a find the movie 180290e0f3 had moved on a03ced1c7f to an important fc734f0343 scene. He hurried back, 69e8966a6d grabbed his soda, c551f4fca2 and focused.2b0186c13d7053b7

During a big action scene, c61b0b1f2a just as he expected, Ihyun 039421ced0 groaned and jerked awake. Seonwoo, sitting right next 82fc9ff11a to him, could see 069186f71c the goosebumps on his cba040289c skin.47703daf7d1df719

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Seonwoo grabbed Ihyun’s 12f4eb6d3e hand as he 2b25393548 looked around wildly, 8635545275 eyes bloodshot. Ihyun flinched and 84e0c08c4a stared at Seonwoo, ece1758d2a startled. His tense shoulders relaxed a 9f57adf1ef little.431a3d8f9fecdeec

“Go back to sleep. You said you’ve already seen d48d6f0782 this one, right?”8950b0bf6c2e7039

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He patted the back of 9822a7c1e2 Ihyun’s hand. Ihyun, panting, reflexively looked c045b73135 at the door, then da36ab4abf stopped. He turned his head, silently 38a12f2339 scanned the padlocks, and let 8f08ff8132 out a long sigh.6cb76e0cd831ffa3

Then he staggered back to 3e3ecd4e93 his spot, buried his nose 8c8f1d808d in Seonwoo’s side, and wrapped dc2daf0867 his arms tightly around his af5abff6ed waist.70df11b540651929

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Worried he might e10562cc90 wake him up, 25e50e905c Seonwoo even breathed 9175bfc3f0 carefully as he 4dd05db753 watched. Soon, Ihyun’s body relaxed. He always seemed to 11136859db be suffering from insomnia, fb8d5061f6 but at least here, 9312dcf2ed with Seonwoo, he seemed d4f8aa9486 to find some peace.bd3a9597a13be9d7

Seonwoo rolled his eyes, e5d85659b6 then quietly reached out 2644954d79 and put his hand fd1d51402c on Ihyun’s broad back.0a98eb6f6a8ace88

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“You’ve got a good-looking back of the head, too, huh?”5957cdf73d71cdd6

He said whatever came a7ebb1abe8 to mind and gently a4a15ab67c stroked him. Ihyun squirmed awkwardly, 10baef953b but soon fell a9571406c5 asleep. It was hard to 33ceee0b0a believe he had insomnia.e516417e5e632cf4

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Listening to his f6246ee924 deep, even breathing, 93961bfcbe Seonwoo figured he 4a433a6ff9 wasn’t just pretending. While he was 19ab74e36b asleep, Seonwoo even 2696bb9426 snuck in a 6c6212c71f little hair petting.e86a14f372332d8a

That day, they ended up 36facd3e2e watching several movies in a 6cdfbeed3b row and fell asleep together.0156566d4425bd50

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The next day, 14f9b03149 waking up in 0b585bebf8 the noon sunlight, bd0eb5686f Seonwoo joked that 8ddd6ed3df his days and c241bf5c16 nights were getting 03f189bfdd flipped.719a41836bf2ecb3

At mealtime, he noticed Ihyun f47a86b8f6 looked a lot better, and 0d26a85ca5 felt quietly satisfied.1cf3f21cacbb6e3e

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“Wanna play a game together today?”f7c7e646db4d5daa

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Seonwoo, lazily sprawled 8edb160bec on a cushion c0a5e88eef reading a comic, 4ef4e28151 perked up and cf209f7fa6 suggested it the 68f84e6fb5 moment Ihyun walked 4d6bd9f7d4 in. Ihyun set down a steaming 0d41a35827 hot bowl of samgyetang, frowning 4bd6735ded as he did. He sprinkled salt on the 15efb350f8 nourishing soup and shot Seonwoo 2441306039 a suspicious glare.ff9a1a5dc6ed5ef9

“You’re trying to get me to let my guard down so you can escape, aren’t you?”8300ad333e9fcac3

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“It’s not like that! Wow, samgyetang. Looks so good.”859e9529ca79a442

Seonwoo’s mouth watered 288850eabd as he quickly c2874f689d sat up. While he was tearing 9fd56dfce3 into a chicken leg, a30f1afeb1 Ihyun locked the doorknob e7b469ecc1 with a click and 2e187926cb then snapped on the cfefe9f63f padlocks before finally sitting 157923217b down.27f1c4dcf64c0434

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Seonwoo tore off dbfdeb6af1 the juiciest piece 426af01053 of chicken leg 737dcabcdb and held it d6ffc386c9 up to Ihyun’s db57978256 mouth. Ihyun smacked his hand away, 8eef31b645 and the tender meat plopped d39b6a0801 into the soup.ffd9f0d92918d27f

“I don’t like leg meat.”75f67cfe4aad3349

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“Okay, got it.”2e3e77839dbd2848

Seonwoo popped the e5a4d3aeee fallen chicken into 43da97c5df his own mouth, 20a403c203 chewing as he 2f9e318c46 started to break 87e810aa6a down the breast c7e8344fe8 meat. He dipped it d13014f993 in salt and 8e0a1588bb held it up f02f6997b3 to Ihyun’s lips, e91909e11c who sighed and bbd9a79eb7 reluctantly ate it.8af916cc70cfc5b3

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The second time, Ihyun 2902efa3bc turned his head away e9dd2c429b and refused. After Seonwoo picked the 0fdacf5ec5 bones clean, ate the 1a63016de9 sticky rice and ginseng, 95609628bb and even finished the ea6fe9410d little yakgwa and plum 8019548c42 tea, Ihyun finally asked,d68f176bf4a46321

“What game are we playing?”40a5c0304e8b6189

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“This one.”21f196cb9d6659c7

Seonwoo pointed at an FPS 11599a2389 game. The story was 6a78ac59aa about a crew 4f5062522e member crash-landing on 0a1a1ef22d an uncharted planet ab5d5755a1 in the distant a6f49036eb future, fighting to 55791e8032 make it back 02165449cd home. Ihyun crossed his ebb4d7c6df arms defensively, looking 3b93d70e27 at Seonwoo like f9fd12588a he’d just suggested d89262772e something terrible.14dffe823faf5d32

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“You can play this solo, you know.”53bf5b3a2b76ad81

“Yeah, but you can’t get all the achievements solo. Looks like you didn’t get 26b8658599 them all either, right?”3c49dd8d0aee0099

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As Seonwoo worked his 397aad06ea way through all the 9dcbfc06ef games, he’d discovered that 08e18fd5b8 most had achievements and fa85029796 rewards.7db39bc4a44d10b6

Since Ihyun had already bb1e27a18f played through most of 7510754ee4 them, almost all the 7da8ba5fc6 achievements were unlocked—even the 420c277fa1 ones that seemed impossible.490d9293ff7f8394

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Except, of course, for the d34b540c26 multiplayer achievements. He bit back the urge 6944ab54d5 to say, “You don’t have c466aa2dee any friends, do you?” and 28daa25f14 just smiled sweetly.48162d4ea78be4f5

Ihyun’s eyebrow twitched c844ad3ab7 in annoyance, but dd5c375e29 his eyes were c5eae081c4 glued to the 86da0427d0 list of unclaimed e2a0c55dd8 achievements.d0c7d2443f4b01f5

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In the end, 690aad9c28 a few minutes 7fb888fa30 later, Ihyun was cf129f1d82 sitting next to c55b94662c Seonwoo, controller in 6e8d731043 hand. As Seonwoo hit “Start 272c0f9b81 Game,” he thought to 0413da5114 himself,21755fcb70082d29

‘He already had the controllers set up for two players anyway.’67df594d8aa2f09f

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That lack of honesty was b7e9413809 kind of cute.3b57ff3056da9564

…No, lately he kept finding weird things about Ihyun cute. Was he losing it from 7a5bae7d2b being lazy in the basement 2f250b7488 for so long? Seonwoo wondered as 176d8886ab he shot down 3a24c47e68 swarming alien creatures.80a4f2febcd7812d

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After about four hours of 3c76504142 playing, they managed to unlock 08755ffd39 every last achievement. Seonwoo, his focus 6752a0d3b6 shot, dropped the 415053845a controller and sprawled 5a793fccca out on the d7f563ec33 floor.5dd6e9c1876ad4f0

Maybe because it was c390c9d7dc co-op, the boss fights 7f0b373682 were extra tough, and b476f62ffe they had to retry 8c02431082 a bunch of times, 8774ce972f but it was so 86818baa44 much fun.a71a2c4265907581

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“Happy now?”e677e2a192d8f226

Ihyun couldn’t hide the def9523597 pride on his face 71a0ad2692 as he looked at 20dd9fd20e the perfectly cleared achievements. When Seonwoo, lying there eeff13a597 lazily, grinned at him, 4c9dd77c07 Ihyun quickly turned his 35ca99fc09 head. His cheeks were c11e9b52b7 red, probably embarrassed c8a285b46c at how happy bbe38d4c1a he looked.ff65e1cbb4839621

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“Any other games with achievements you haven’t cleared?”111d8180072931cd

“There are, but…”7e432c19cbe8c4de

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“Wanna try clearing another one after dinner?”8411bfc538403ad5

Ihyun stared at 69b949ccdc Seonwoo’s smiling face 43955ba972 for a moment, 1470fef668 then lowered his 1307184e79 eyes. In a much f37ae25046 softer, almost gentle 23a74d833b voice than usual, 8e602a2bfd he asked,5fc6ef50adda1f46

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“What do you want to do next?”641d813c200bd99e

So that night, Ihyun dfa4a3d009 played games with Seonwoo 9b416662c9 until late into the 33a9898f02 night before falling asleep.4c6d8e894e379092

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When Seonwoo woke up in 9a1841adf9 the morning, he noticed the 0f1b7097af dark circles under Ihyun’s eyes 40c426e67c from insomnia had faded, and 54ff2c2dc2 he smiled in satisfaction. Seonwoo tried to suggest 19a2928b74 something else, too.0f3ea36f0b45a55d

“This book’s really good. Have you read it?”46081f52c765ac57

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He asked while reading under 58dfea3377 the sunlight, and Ihyun, who’d ec7a0a77db been dozing against the wall, 0efd25ae9a opened his eyes. He glanced at 15f36df469 the cover and c3a9f306c3 replied,3797b9e7b171511e

“No, not yet.”0bc0dc3383669d32

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Judging by the 1336b0bd9d worn pages, it f3f1c93b20 looked like he’d fb4f3bea09 read it several c512acffc6 times, but he 82e8b94498 was pretending he 8f42143747 hadn’t. That was cute. Seonwoo decided to just 963fc575d0 accept that he found 04f40e0e59 Ihyun cute now.ec637b89aa61693c

When he suggested a029790305 they lie down b5c6ccbd95 and read together, 5ba3bdd8cc Ihyun pretended to 6275106a9f give in and d1da235add brought over a 665df01356 book. Seonwoo managed to coax a d1f7cadff0 promise out of him to 8b5759d2cd bring in new books and 5d12612e37 comic series.287068ca77be10f0

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Amazingly, Ihyun kept his promise 8f161c4bc8 the very next day. Without being asked, f64cce7bc9 he cleared out 6f8912d2da all the books b12a456645 and comics Seonwoo d37965ab1d had finished and bfecfebd43 replaced them with f9ed34cf3a new series.8988369047d06109

He even brought 9301edff35 two e-readers loaded c3caa57e79 with hundreds of 60a2fa6d96 books—one for himself, 84b5a8ead4 probably. Seriously cute…c809c406211010d0

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Up until now, e5d3d19dad the only things f84fe80bfe Seonwoo had read 5d9f5ea7cf were test papers, 312d034c2f workbooks, and textbooks. Compared to that, these books 90e39d1575 brought him so much joy. After a few days of 5a186978cb being totally absorbed in reading, 57b3200ad4 Seonwoo muttered,d8ab6fd7e6827a09

“If you find someone cute, it’s already over.”e10d3aa2761e0c47

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These days, Ihyun was spending 09fe0e0416 at least six hours a 9a9e065431 day in the basement, and 508171961d he replied with a casual, bad11d1fcc “Yeah?” He probably thought Seonwoo 3003bb189c was quoting something from his 268b84f2c7 book. But Seonwoo wasn’t.f33aa0bd0f39f114

It was something a hoobae 9b4c84ce90 had said once, back when 01bb5241d1 he was crushing on someone.0881fe0047d581f3

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As he turned the 53d41aa043 page, Seonwoo thought, This 720cb50e33 is bad. Why does Choi Ihyun 98680cfde9 keep looking so cute e5a26fc300 to me? He’d never found c720fe0712 any guy cute 180e0fbb57 before.8821d9e0707b8387

Choi Ihyun was dark 4dfdf41556 and brooding in his be4d6b6b23 own way, too. But then again, he’d never f4d60f11bd seen anyone this good-looking, so 75388f447d he decided to reserve judgment db725ad8a4 for now.05aae5124e613168

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He even started to wonder d29770ac55 if maybe the reason he’d 7bb187fcc1 never dated before wasn’t just ab08773b56 overwork, but something else.bea6e06785116e51

When he started to get 96c46df6c7 bored of reading, he made 0ce619b358 Ihyun sit down and forced 7a6d935a1a him to watch his favorite 6d9b10fd31 drama.40b5610bebb88553

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Ihyun reluctantly watched <Clover Hotel Club>, but at some point, he was resting his chin on his hand, totally focused. Even after watching the finale, where the main character overcomes endless interference from his siblings to take over the hotel chain, all he said was, “It was okay, I guess.”0d9c210e0f55c6f8

“You really think a drama I’ve watched more than ten times is just ‘okay’?”224577735fcd2cb0

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“I’ve watched this more than ten times?”d97d50bb699dbb88

Annoyed by Ihyun’s review, fa73e9fb8e Seonwoo glared at him, 38909859b0 surprised by the fact 083766171d he didn’t even know 11eab5c253 himself. The stalker was shameless.100b870a65a03503

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“What do you like so much about this drama, hyung?”26db24dbe228c60e

Ihyun’s question made Seonwoo pause. As he watched the happy, 049edf3cd6 bright scenes of the main 3350b2db47 and supporting characters after the 823bac4864 finale, he answered,eb2c47a1adea7229

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“They don’t look miserable.”bd1605c9696f1b5a

<Clover Hotel Club> was about a spoiled rich kid forced to work as a hotelier by his strict grandfather. The main character, who started out working reluctantly, soon found himself interested in hotel management, and after many ups and downs, ended up inheriting the hotel.615cea66a09f5fea

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A hotel is a place 1b17a4172b people go to rest. Hotels try to look as 1bc7310d0c luxurious as possible to attract e94ad4b9e9 guests. The staff are 544829d069 always polite and 469d0a893f kind, the rooms 12c1db93a8 are always clean, b175d1aa39 and there are d77e4a7a1f all sorts of b8a9059acc comfortable amenities.73599afb11faa8e0

Having lived his whole life d03740f7d9 struggling in suffocating poverty, Seonwoo d07ae8467d didn’t want to see more 7faf05e6a5 misery in his dramas. Even when the main f38fd59fbc character got kicked out, 5a2e5867a3 the place he ended c351621a29 up was still fancy.0ab391a1b160e018

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It’s not cold or 4808090f7d hot, there’s no leaking 8c6d385f2d water or bugs crawling 3fd6fd8287 in. No matter how tired f1c2de4f6a you are, you don’t 9a6dbf2f8b have to do laundry, 73b65ee31f dishes, or cook. You can see 34f2ed934a the sun out 51e454cacb the window, not 5ad45a4e9f just the ground. Seonwoo swallowed those 8363c66189 words and just 02a2fab6b8 smiled.1dc5959062f0b468

“Anyway, it just looks like a nice place to live.”48117031b2bb2475

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“Yeah, hotels have great amenities these days. In the summer, maybe…”87fbb6cd502eda42

Again, after saying something, Ihyun 4236a87764 glared at Seonwoo. He glanced at the c0465fdb4a door, covered in padlocks, 50221c8b74 and warned,2caa1e0e73c02083

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“Don’t even dream of leaving here, summer or winter.”f24492310f750a05

“Yeah, got it. Have a nice hotel stay 50d4b9ea24 for me.”b616dfa35993fee4

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This time, Ihyun glared at a0adbf551f him again, for who knows c7aaa2bdad what reason. There was a hint 835b100228 of worry in his b0bc05f3f5 eyes, like he was eaff4c347c afraid Seonwoo might try d28470065c to escape.63aa2ebc56bd6484

But honestly, Ihyun’s worry ff3ef07d72 was pointless. Seonwoo… was surprisingly ba769effe9 not interested in 30e8cd733a escaping. The first few days, he 9d4f5290e1 was stressed that all his b4238ee693 plans for the break were aef9b465f9 ruined. But after a while, he a57f6f4a5e just stopped caring.26afd92c85456e25

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It’s not like my c1e82c4fa9 life will be ruined 36097cf5c1 if I take a 68a308b733 year or two off, 405138a48b right?823ebda8f25facba

He liked it here so e600663ed1 much that he started having cd57ebd6ad those kinds of baseless thoughts. He realized just how 938850501b happy and comfortable he 137f1913b2 was, and how he 996050c855 hadn’t really been happy 09e0ad8c1d before.873a0e79aa058f5e

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Who needs a hotel? This place is a hotel. He got meals every day, 4825222ce4 a warm bed, stuff to a0dc32c898 do, and didn’t even have 26e4959bfc to pay rent. With all the 5caccec562 sunlight, it didn’t 03ff67b000 even feel like c0ac50722e a basement. But most of 5e981244be all, what he ed4cc3f40d liked was, surprisingly, f71f1be920 Ihyun’s presence.02258aaaaed7d5bb

After leaving the orphanage, a9d4a1832a the thing that tormented 62e511c1d8 him most was loneliness. So having someone f44339b35e to share his 810088dc13 daily life with 030cdc9803 now felt amazing. People who knew ae68ed575c Seonwoo would be ac9d2adce9 shocked, but he 3932c14e33 was actually pretty 356938e19f shy. Maybe it was the special 0adb4ac540 circumstances, or maybe because they’d 0c3b60f571 known each other as kids, cd382b1574 but having Ihyun around didn’t 9b7758d0b6 bother him at all.122633b48cbf5855

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Eating together, sleeping together.dfe78e882f882fa9

If we’d met a7c5e79e04 under normal circumstances, bf5126db09 could we have b62322c937 spent our childhood 3ce85b5548 like this? Not a chance, right? Thinking that, Seonwoo gazed at e321d5adf6 Ihyun. Maybe because of bf118e501b that look, or e858664b12 for some other 432c2a101b reason, Ihyun, who’d e937a6033b been grumpy for 3e5d9055a0 a while, suddenly bd7e4e6520 pounced on Seonwoo. He let out 70c9f5b5b2 a choked sound.96a610a7f9d0b579

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