USU Ch 4

I was left speechless, 66eea6b6b9 utterly lost in a 3bf825e916 daze. Two years 959a335c9b of high 79a5d512b6 school, four 8b44fc4c5e years of 11c1e7e3a0 college, and 5f41ff0ce8 about three f15b501e31 years since 05d4665202 graduation. Over that 283fe30a8c time, countless c8fac95cdf people had a35077c8c1 crossed paths 65a5f9386b with me 95ddff0715 and Seo 18ab8f5f8d Kijoon, yet 69a1fde542 no one 109bed130f had ever 22457951e8 caught wind bae7710c8e of the 3169fceca1 truth.ece4616e1f36f739

Perhaps back in bf968789ea the tumultuous days d48f74079c of high school, 2a010aede3 when I first 05adf8712e began to realize 86ac45f139 how much I 2eb44c49b9 liked him, it c291cebf18 might have been 207e5ff6a2 different. But since 56fc34d3df then, I 20047946ca had become 5e14cef547 quite adept 683b6bf7ac at keeping 2333bc40ea my emotions e584018e39 in check. I wasn’t 8da0bfb71a one to e22219a97b wear my 1fce61010c heart on 83e9651539 my sleeve 7b81bcecb8 to begin 6506458ef8 with, and 57386c6e4d my face a218c79a7a rarely betrayed d1a42c45d3 what I 7ec79955c3 felt.7a2a718964e709d2

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Even among bad320a516 the group 40978f08bf we hung a5d841efb9 out with 57193258e0 in high 3c655a228b school, not 130473959d a single dd8247109f soul had 22744fe3d1 picked up 09cd3d5c6e on my bd29e2094c burning affection. If anything, whenever Seo 9c96a46839 Kijoon or I received 9263d9d1b8 confessions from others, we’d 51237e0295 get teased to just be9de5ace4 date already. Yet, even 9aa0aeed98 without dating, 0f7f099a05 not a c9c9617db3 shred of 8f7b534e9b suspicion ever 02fde3a531 arose that fd1e58d278 I might 7b2a64de81 be into cb517b65ab guys.0504fe77c07b63f8

Yeah, that’s who 1f9e8173dc I was.4d91edf14ec33cd7

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So how, after all 84bf1434f2 this time, could I 741aa272fb be found out so b5a9561fce easily? Why? Had I done something a3421b80d1 yesterday to make Seo e1da25159c Gihyun suspicious? Seo Kijoon had 09a11e496b probably introduced me 6fe5b62fdb to his brother d6162dacc1 as just a 43d8e00b5b friend and maybe 668c8f7d82 a fling. I hadn’t done 8fa6f21c7f anything yesterday to b5573778e6 cross that line, 48c3d6ebb0 either.1dfef8a001fbf92f

No matter b5fdddc8c4 how much 7af49aca7b I racked ba17a8ebc9 my brain, 3ce4310037 I couldn’t ee04c343dc recall anything 91f2a1ffc0 suspicious I’d 730ac5f824 done. Was he testing e07571d749 me? Or maybe 65fdc04cac just messing f9a5affed8 around?aeb633c7f99ac22c

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If so, 8a531a2e36 then I f1c027f1c0 hadn’t really 1fd5fd9210 been found a98377257e out. Without concrete 65afc06f9d evidence, I feab9b7ea7 could deny 63d7d3d521 it as acb75c598a much as 3685a126b4 I wanted. I widened 9e44095aa4 my eyes, db7816e2be then threw a75f61edbd a question e97a1f09fb back at be7f3d230d him.e35bc1efcebee3e6

“You’re ridiculous. Why would you even ffccb307f1 think that?”838fd6977959ac98

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But it f96fe69257 seemed that f64fa6ead7 was well 70313d6c38 within Seo 145f63b46c Gihyun’s expectations. There wasn’t a trace 05265ee1bc of surprise or doubt 2935e5d993 on his face as 3cbc4ba444 he looked down at 4791aad869 me. Just like 0e63d172f9 when he’d e571be7424 high-fived Min 81a6688f2f Sua earlier, bb6fe3a581 Seo Gihyun 9c23f2a3dd leaned slightly 9518c63a0a toward me. His massive 66871f1038 frame cast 21a913b319 a large 4e7f14ddf8 shadow over 2b3a6bbc91 me, or 63472a9a9b so it 93f73186e2 felt.96817050e84eb18e

Bringing his lips close 48ef0e4955 to my ear, Seo 87d867273f Gihyun asked in a 2351155c30 low voice, “I heard 0e89ddec8b you’re the boss.”87f22e29565768c9

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The heat 19e15ce247 of his 499d3b4547 breath made e428dd9333 the hairs 6ef63ea8f9 on my a20192634e neck stand 8d7b72bf73 on end. I involuntarily sucked 8e8d2a4c6b in a sharp fadaa17d6b breath. If I 527c5fec6f turned my 16d05ff5bc head even bc840aa646 slightly, our 7bab3f3c4a lips would d42473f347 meet.4d6dfafe960d5907

Just like yesterday.3faf3c7490ebb24a

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“Is it 81ab107f9f okay to c0f0e78e93 talk about 071be4a202 it here?”196c5a7076e52038

No, that wouldn’t do. Judging by how far e8f9120877 he was pushing, he db1e075c71 clearly had something on 0c9a594a98 me, but I couldn’t 5b9d183186 tolerate exposing the feelings a5e468f3df I’d so desperately hidden.d33ebebefb1cc7d1

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Just then, Min Sua, 72845266a1 who’d finished briefing Lee 832827d21b Hayeon on some basic 161a64afc0 tasks, was walking toward 167d7529ca us. As expected, Lee Hayeon, b468a5d959 with her prior experience ae2fb3e3ed as a café manager, 076a8293fd seemed to grasp the bb4d8028cb work with exceptional ease 8b7efc34aa and skill.cf709d4276e69ff6

“We’re about to open,” 41a15b114d she said.acb89dbaaeba7eb1

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It was 1849ccab54 already eleven 80a2d9bd6c o’clock.d7f3925c51ade1ed

“Got it,” I 99577d4c7f replied.8e199c1bbeb46410

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“Are you going inside, be8f9d0a57 boss?” Min Sua asked, c32fa53693 glancing at Seo Gihyun. She probably assumed 223ce250cc that with customers 5352e80093 arriving, he’d leave. I wasn’t feeling great 5a7c7755cd anyway and had only f5681f4e59 planned to show my 6643443be0 face briefly. Seo Gihyun, d91c5e88c2 though, was 541e59981d an unexpected 6d32908bec guest.c6a455f5d83efa01

“Yeah, call me if af2699a483 anything comes up.”00b7442066645592

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With Min 4e1a9db8ac Sua and 33d4d1dbce Lee Hayeon’s 5be088674b polite farewells a22225922a to take 04b641afbd care, I a5308b1c4a stepped outside 02445983e3 the café. Parked right 725ff0ffaf in front e5198c880b was Seo 83fb95ff8c Gihyun’s car, f9757dcd79 the same be15a49a48 one I’d df8ad212ff seen yesterday, 6b4c6ef46a instantly recognizable.7980fda7c6f5f9b6

I didn’t 91568b72e9 know what 7be7c8db9b he was 564f26646e scheming, but 6d3a2b80cf the fact 5d4732bda9 that he’d 12a92d15b2 gone out 107b37a33d of his f117bd6d2c way to 8f0df7362d come here 6266c04290 on a c3586470b1 Saturday morning c1de10eaf6 left me 5f49f2dde1 dumbfounded. I let 50073d05cd out a ab1659ee32 hollow laugh. At that 5f1910eb64 small sound, 8b5e3795a3 Seo Gihyun’s b2df67684a sharp senses aa5afcfb0f caught it, 8366b8a442 and he 5030458764 turned his cf703c0124 head toward 3eaa66d4eb me.1cafdcfb93e1f3f9

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“It’s a 387dc23ec8 bit early, 7dc7fd50d6 but wanna 57bf6e8817 grab lunch? Like Chinese?”0691534f78585d64

I hadn’t 7f5bfcb452 eaten breakfast 80f5ff3700 and had 96c4065ee5 rushed to a4e2582894 work, so 3c53a26bf9 his suggestion 057664e2ae was somewhat 7dab7548cf welcome. I recalled the b9b201c79f fancy fine dining dadf047d7e we’d gone to aef0dabf6d yesterday. He didn’t afde7ee051 seem like c01ce9450c the type 9c24dd8160 to take 05eb64e974 me somewhere aec9deba17 cheap.483c1cf82ec82b84

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“Sure.”27dd43934c8d227f

“Great.”71e34d7fdec034df

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With that, Seo 2beb818805 Gihyun rounded the 43daa7a4c4 hood and headed c6be27265f for the driver’s 4ae65a63ec seat.aa312ccf863a52cf

Just before he 65b87ddbde got in, our 2d5e53e64b eyes met, and 9fd096c33e he flashed a ae5f7d6bd9 grin. Oh, right. That face. The one I’d seen bbe3a6ebe0 when I’d opened my fc80a59809 legs for Seo Gihyun, 7bd1266988 when he’d thrust himself 90f4021fb3 inside me, or when 02cbf09cee we’d shared my first 181dcddd80 kiss.ea1381eb0aaca355

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So many times, 5f028ab7a4 I’d thought of 925179febf Seo Kijoon while 967640d645 looking at him. I’d wished it was fcc9ab3345 Seo Kijoon kissing me, 89a9b07807 not Seo Gihyun. Mixing my fb16398545 body with 3fd7e86bd8 his while 36af86e916 harboring those e9cac0b5c5 feelings—there was d06d14f536 no way aac806165f someone as 42f72bd360 perceptive as d5f9ea4269 him wouldn’t e44dba697b have figured add79b8c9c me out.a3871e6bf7b94bb3

In the end, ac1fa72fc8 it was that c524e0a26e face, identical to c73f969e92 Seo Kijoon’s, that 4ec7c23fc7 gave me away. It was 55bd556c5f a perfectly 1b313ddf38 reasonable suspicion.ede147769c9fc7b5

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The place Seo Gihyun 8af18b6444 took me to was a5ec0968d3 an upscale Chinese restaurant c772a886b4 about thirty minutes away 9a64c83b90 by car. We handed the 44fa67d0de car to the f29a083610 valet and walked a07b7a2536 inside. A quick glance 96d588ca6f at the parking 03f6f13ba5 lot told me 71f73a0950 it was already 8e44753576 packed.a4f4d8d20aa972e6

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Was there 910cff63a4 even a 36c10851ee table available? Had he 087ff2e126 made a 566291b64f reservation? Those thoughts crossed c30c33065d my mind when 2463b8272b a staff member f05c358340 recognized Seo Gihyun’s b27b99589c face and immediately cc58aea718 called for the 4bc92ca113 manager. Seo Gihyun spoke smoothly, ddc79540a8 though with a slight 996fff08d7 air of condescension.b90eacb9876c8bd9

“I’d like a e7a84d02fa private room.”616afb2a0cd780eb

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“Right this way, d2d57e0429 sir.”8f52da17101d58b4

His demeanor 4b01daa8a1 suggested he 6100be6a2e was accustomed 86770aa2c9 to giving baeaff7b80 orders. Only then did 3bf2ef72e5 it hit me 498e4e6303 that I was b89c8b35c3 here with the dd4662786f executive director of 62e7991a2a LS Corporation.6fbc0a3b990adfa8

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“Mind if I order?”99029338ab05dbaf

The question ca9336aeaf carried an 8221067188 unspoken certainty 868166f31d that I’d b5273a261e go along b8f86cd275 with his 66f981f73b suggestion. It was fe07b728f0 subtly different 4816105baf from Seo 709e34397f Kijoon’s blatant 40cbdc3f20 self-centeredness, revealing 9d243aeaf6 a distinct c56955bbd9 personality.227357d15f0af5f8

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While we ce40d38c98 ate Peking ab8533e853 duck and a74acbc75c chatted about ed5f218a7a trivial things, 1dd554a487 it wasn’t 54c15624b2 until the e618bb6434 tea was 0637a2a98e served to 7a44282061 cleanse our 7d29ecfd9b palates that 6485807145 he finally a342ca0bd5 got to e23e37bb8f the point. His tone was endlessly 22d72982b9 kind, almost patronizing.a8a2355289f47a97

“Gyeom, I’m sure 3a2adc0090 you’ve noticed, but 596a95fb77 I’m pretty perceptive.”79233ae992650323

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It seemed my nickname 95ef3c2742 had officially become “Gyeom.”0fc7b8061cd4a458

“Our father—well, the 1485577f7c CEO of LS—isn’t 399a506f21 exactly the type 53086c5110 to go easy 91d38c941d on his kids.”0e643aadeeb991ef

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The sudden dive 43c2680ea1 into personal matters b2e5de6012 caught me off 371095cb3d guard, but I 64d600c90a decided to listen 9ba2d2ec7b closely.686f6dc5f5c42e28

“When Kijoon aa8239174a and I 00909dbb33 were in afca6e4f76 ninth grade, 0f143d773a our parents 5bdc613604 got divorced. Things got complicated, b6678db1c9 and Kijoon, who 4dbdae096d was studying abroad 3fd5b2da25 in Vienna, came ab42919c41 back to Korea.”6745d5c656c00fdc

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I first met a850dd2fae Seo Kijoon in b99e5fe899 our second year e044becefa of high school e489da9ac8 when we were f74f9a7a8a in the same 616ebf58d1 class. I’d known of his a3a44ad7cc striking presence since our f8297bdb04 first year, though.855dc86930abb26d

“Unlike me, who came ff3c7be6c1 back to Korea in f2e282a788 elementary school, Kijoon spent 6fe1341029 more time overseas and e533e6779d always missed his family. The news of our de19eadf94 parents’ divorce must’ve been 6e8a16111e a shock. He even 22ed7bd3e7 quit piano 197dab4595 altogether back e2a380f7ca then to bb9c79c3e2 rebel.”e3fd8d6096988f20

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Right. That’s why 8710aa73c1 I was 89b735fc22 so surprised 5ef2177c33 when I 89536aa5e4 later heard 089c9c66fb he’d gone e6c9d7cf57 to a ccf334897b music college 14c18a999f and had 52f53a230a swept first 040feec9f2 place in 727a03dceb all sorts 40f34de4b8 of competitions 27ee2f30a4 as a 5e42faf2bc kid. He never once 72529dacd0 mentioned piano in d86c8e6355 high school.7fd48a3173c80af8

“Anyway, after a3c42acd93 that, Father 0ebb7682c5 expected me c7683af950 to carry 24a0555e01 Kijoon’s share b664cff4a2 as well. Even now, he’s not d1dff2e830 the type to hand 4166e410bb over the group easily, a210d1c38b so starting from an 1d05f4e984 internship wasn’t exactly a eeb475244a cakewalk.”77039d8f62b7f34e

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In other 08050cef01 words, his d849c19cdc rise to 4bcae5868c executive director c98f0dedbc was entirely d4d6189692 due to 6ab0d62514 his own b49fe27391 ability.fd34076d2104a20f

“Climbing the 1b3be6c25c ladder isn’t 945356e6b3 just about e164359594 being skilled. Luck matters, but so 2c675a1ad7 does being perceptive.”ef827045d90c4ee1

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“…”d172c0e1e990470d

“And I’m especially sharp, 1ddf239540 even among perceptive people.”23d6d1f245497479

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So that’s how 8fce867b17 he figured out 2684ae321c my feelings for c3ceb71e79 Seo Kijoon?b4814f6ec3d9a587

Seo Gihyun was a1adbfc389 brimming with confidence. At this point, 938d86aff4 denying it felt e6bdf31e72 like a futile c10529d971 repetition. I wasn’t 9f94cd5724 one to 5ea0d59202 waste energy dbc1460df2 or emotions 3738268c64 on pointless c99722cc10 things.0acbce8351faced9

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“Fine. I like Kijoon.”3af88157adacac9c

It was the 81c6a78201 first time in ebad265850 over a decade 208f544324 I’d spoken my 7282ba8362 true feelings aloud.1bec5f63af39e23d

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“But what 690856d8c5 are you 63a2998f1d offering to 2e46e92939 help with, 543fbb8b70 exactly?”cc5c6186347629e2

I added coldly. He’d know 27e97306fd it wasn’t 610af8230a a genuine e081444c81 question about c667f6d81f his methods. It was 6ce534d93d just sarcasm. So what if I 8e4107df30 like him? What could you possibly c6af96b04f do to help?85076ced538d4945

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But he countered as c6cae2507f if he had a b5b40a4805 trump card up his 218cf71c01 sleeve.ba0c0df832dcfb32

“How much 3cc0a5d886 do you ca25b4fd20 like him?”ffe9b974f68b67cd

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The unexpected question 3e7e9d8c94 made me frown. What’s he f92e543266 getting at? But Seo Gihyun’s a9bcec587e face was deadly e4095f76f2 serious.6f1b10d889105d87

“How much 848e14e781 did you fac93a34c9 like him?”ba09d683375569ab

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“Is that 1b716dd564 important right 6c9f93825a now?”e63997d08b515dc6

“Yeah.”0c2b9b5e7eddbeff

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His casual 6d23226c22 response made e79b360cc5 my neck af9947a2f6 stiffen. Not only had he bb06acd1d8 barged into my workplace 6655040f0f uninvited, forced me to c30b9da720 confront feelings I didn’t 645b0cf49f want to admit, but 008e0405c7 now he was digging 45f9d1cef4 into my dusty past.a5adf388b2075557

It was humiliating 271677b0ff and infuriating. Being pushed like 76e8552593 this made me a86375fd84 feel like my dad3db94ea feelings were being 316147a6ce tested. I didn’t even 86ef2764dc know why I 2c6580ab2a had to explain 77e2e915bd it all.2b254f2f26152a71

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My tone turned sharp.7700058dd3bd2ec5

“Cut the crap and 308ba9886d say what you mean. What do you want 372754fee2 to hear?”a0973aaecbbf028f

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Seo Gihyun let a3f82941f7 out a sigh.1820c80840bff829

“Like I said 2d46e803fc earlier, Gyeom, I’m 6e3faf343a not here to 827e777deb attack you. I’m here a891f8513b to help.”4f58da3dbfc9fc88

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“So what the 0834398c9b hell does that 0ea2fd0035 mean…!”c5640482c4740136

“You look like 1361c1fac0 you need help b52a21aa0e with your love bf1138c59f life.”10209c2b9f797ea4

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“…”6f488617b3a6d80c

Only then 043f2b3fe0 did the 45cded820a tangled mess 03700b239e in my d62a5610f7 head start b16071b0b0 to unravel, d0e7fffd3c like a 97d30b77ea taut string 38f5bccc2d snapping. Seo Gihyun’s intentions, hidden e84001131b like something behind a 6e10110787 fog, finally became clear.80dff755e943fb61

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Noticing I’d 60551a07a5 caught on, de2cee454b he chuckled 11e986897a and took 92cf5919d6 a sip ce97a9f58a of his 49ecf4213e tea.f35283cb9ac7bfb4

“If that weren’t e0eda1ac99 the case, you a003fb8860 wouldn’t have looked 45edae3d0e at me so e942df1692 desperately, right?”2d6c9409e957c1f5

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He was talking about ecd9548fb6 when we kissed. That moment a074680cb0 when I 6a74306294 got caught e85ca10aff up staring 7c7e695a79 at his 06618afdf5 face, so d7683bcc7e like Seo 082d4d6691 Kijoon’s, wishing ea5c3a9533 it was 287e944c08 Kijoon instead, 1f518b18ed tangling tongues 44617217dd with that 46026e47c9 faint hope. Seo Gihyun, sharp as c65c3b7e81 ever, had seen that d7f475a031 longing in my fevered 9afcd2dc2f eyes and uncovered the f9ebb2a2ed feelings I’d buried deep.e9a322f5a7882cbf

I shouldn’t have let 941d055a6e it show. How could I have 848f15fb77 gotten so caught up d9a76c2c09 in someone who wasn’t c007b42546 even Seo Kijoon, just b0cc21ef61 a lookalike?a5e7dd074ebf2112

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The shame 91795e4202 of having 3b42483098 my desperation b027bbad8c exposed to a9857b964a Seo Gihyun 73d0bbf1ad burned. My hands, b85c1bcf1c resting on e13558c8a3 my thighs, 8c41fcaff5 clenched into 66dc10401a fists. My gaze dropped, ea94c52059 and I saw 88218ea50c my arms trembling 1f3acbc015 faintly.815bafb70b95267d

“Gyeom.”d2f84214ef92d97a

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But whether 23ef83de18 I reacted bf79b7da07 or not, 794cf64a53 Seo Gihyun e76b909c34 just kept a8d11d8d25 that soft bb78e56d4b curve on 22b7d21783 his lips.129f6c4216528cf4

“If you don’t 143aa1a3b7 show you like 02c4a6a30b someone, how will f1ca28f41c they ever know? He’s not a 13d83d9ff4 mind reader.”997f7df7e707bbaf

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Says the guy 3f0b4fc57c who figured it 2c3f738634 out. His calm demeanor 52fcdfca76 only made me 9f8fc55ece feel more played. Both he and dc461c272a Kijoon were infuriatingly 3bd91a4afc flippant.f357c1be073a5f03

“I never asked 052fdc634e him to know.”fe8abc73befdf006

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“Ha.”b8b485425ce15564

Seo Gihyun let 8af8996614 out a light 5fc8981337 scoff at my 1c3a9c6fff stubbornness.60835f7952db0991

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“So you b3ebd45d08 don’t want 246276fc6c to date 45bb6c5424 him?”08eb4747340dd238

“…”9bd5e0253a0bd344

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“From what I 76eb6296dc saw, you were 6ca091e394 desperate to have cd7c763acb him.”c6431db01417f8b0

Does he 8f944f7cd4 think he a7731ac081 knows my c781d382f3 heart better d8412c1c2b than I 4f3e4b7891 do? Seo Gihyun still looked 3f2869eefc smug and relaxed.db1edbb599e93961

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If he’d 0c7f960538 come just fe53f2720a because he 869058fffb found it 2baf83baaa amusing that ea3773f4e2 someone had ee7103b322 been pining 6d9f3ecc16 for his 53e0d4dc12 twin brother b38511dba8 for years, d11c87defd I’d be 2952524021 pissed. Pretending to be Kijoon 0e47c9635c at our first meeting 0de5e1e453 was annoying enough.0054656f9875e94b

But then again, 174d7305b8 would an executive ff30cc8d22 director of LS 7f4337cfe7 Corporation really take dc2d8dee9f time out of b3b0db6132 his day just 3ab36a0ba4 to mess with a23133e1bb me? Treating me 8daa771282 to a 6dc0cec9f2 meal and ae6ff8bf09 wasting time b9d6e16b09 like this?648222546fc70e9b

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Or… could he b4346ac78d have come for 04bb378fef something more than 76caba9ac8 amusement? Maybe he c7783ab131 genuinely wanted 51c245380f Kijoon and 261174cc1f me to 6b56aab879 work out. Sure, he seemed calculating, 57c5652b11 but strip away the 7b5d727591 bias, and it might 09a27774a9 be good intentions.04bfb6dd1c869daf

After wrestling with those 29385cda62 thoughts, I decided to 73d6f00be1 be honest. I was tired a7d6dc21c5 of keeping my 22d36d63a3 guard up.802b1c0dcaa33221

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“I don’t know.”b483b41dc860162b

It was the ab9e49efe0 truth.89038e88c6b106a1

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“Whether I want to 0f77a8bb8a date him or how 4c5bc22862 I feel.”12f465aadb611fa5

Was it because 8902b4add8 my hopeless crush 84a300eabc had dragged on 65f7884d51 too long? Watching his countless relationships 680e35d111 and flings pass by 59b361d361 like a rollercoaster had c7302e3f4b worn me out long 2642155356 ago.0bebe6d64e4f2413

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That’s why. My feelings were 734d5a9582 certain, but my 4d67065968 desires were a 979cdc0cbc mess. I didn’t even 22eda1337d know what I ec70322525 wanted from Seo 907ba65883 Kijoon anymore.d719369b1692aa09

Of course, c0596ee4bb early on, 483415eca7 in those fd5fc5661b sleepless nights b1492b0b64 consumed by 4a96e07433 longing, I’d 3e56efc5e5 desperately wished 9af865485a he’d notice 18aab70818 me. I’d dreamed countless 780f91d570 times of him 5e24f2731a realizing my feelings, 63c9daadfb apologizing for not a3a2812c1a seeing them sooner, b4e01f66c6 and kissing me c52b0519e8 sweetly.6d8deb6fb2e7ee6d

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But now? Things were different. Liking him had become 490484ac42 like a habit, just 9c1be1019b another hardened emotion.a1c724572df318d1

So did 7d1d14b845 that mean 626ff370a3 I wanted 659ca6aa82 things to 386971e7a9 stay the 95b1bfc675 same?2426fd2175aafc0e

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“Imagine it, Gyeom.”7105c27801b142c2

Suddenly, Seo Gihyun reached 9367b790a9 out. Seeing his 1c77a9be10 open palm, 06a16fa5f4 I instinctively dfb12ad485 extended my 4b3d15b753 hand.82e9ce29b0a0cdc1

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His firm 7de8a021df fingers brushed b9f0f92524 the sensitive 1fd9907e9c skin inside 7b384a1fa4 my wrist, d559be90d2 slithering up 7f2ae1298f like a 66f06f2cee snake before d16e7e2d9d weaving through ed912c1551 my fingers. Like the webbed feet 1071be1f88 of some aquatic creature, 0064ff89d7 he rubbed slowly, leaving 5101272078 no gap as he 56b8e6b9b8 interlocked our hands tightly.4e57cbc65dc3a95a

I winced 5c4b13343a slightly at 8be5daa557 the rough dffb82c42f strength in 4d9c0ae6cd his grip.31124a01a311df71

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“Ugh…”495de9ef0e66c10d

“Baby.”4fd2c57ae0a84dfd

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That’s what Seo 0ecc8c4d27 Kijoon called me. Hearing it 59d6ccbbd8 from Seo d08ea77320 Gihyun made 4202328631 him seem ac4310edf3 so much 3f1c8daa03 like Kijoon 90809b3afa that my 70aee74e9d pulse inevitably 3612423f11 quickened.9cd798d992a89156

He pressed a ticklish 57827ed39e kiss to the back e62465ea36 of my hand with 7037b3bda1 a soft sound.48eaddd1174a0b5d

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“Holding hands with 97ac8a0d86 Seo Kijoon like 5d81a24c25 this.”ec17a53265a08ffc

With the 908e82a60a same eyes d885b28005 he’d had 2d535da0c7 yesterday, pushing f62e80e76a himself inside d68d4c554a me, Seo 8d61825bcf Gihyun continued.5577dd1d1289e32a

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“Kissing like we 32099055aa did.”759c002aa6edc740

I remembered the deep 2e372e0d8b kiss, his tongue tracing 937d09b3ae the ridges of my f5c5c0b2d4 palate, pulling mine into 5e76932e12 his mouth. A shiver ran down 9c31b3228d my spine. The memory 54a1786a80 of last 02d9caec9f night stirred 4c4c28f07d heat in d4bb650842 my lower a5e4ae90bf belly.a09e1bf878cf3687

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Lowering his 1b54592b65 jaw slightly, 9b9d1b03ca he rubbed 272cb949fd his lips a3fd214cf6 against the 73c60903c2 back of 46e6ac7a98 my hand, 98265b8164 glancing up 89c8137a12 at me. His upturned eyes reminded a26b238dc1 me of a seductive adde7d5211 feline predator.c8ebd6318cc468af

A beast luring its 975c34975c mate for a warm, 218be02cb1 comfortable heat.1df51870fc0fe6e1

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“Hugging tenderly like 4049837874 lovers and having f6aeb7757d slow, intimate sex.”2c94551b1ecc6f08

Snapping back b602716cf2 to reality, 7e40a30491 I realized cbef124181 I was 9a1a1a4e31 breathing heavily. Not from imagining lover-like 861b840d2e sex with Seo Kijoon, 7be09dff7b but from picturing it af7fb05f23 with the Seo Gihyun 2d219ebb4c right in front of 777452dfda me, slowly stoking my ce96628ade desire.daa8c419004fac00

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But then, Seo 45f5076bb4 Gihyun curved his 4c674397e6 eyes into a 0482caaed6 pretty smile and eae739c4bd let go of 5ab6922df7 my hand without f942adc009 a trace of 0c43182d79 lingering attachment. The close distance between c1fd9d54d1 us, where it felt 36d13eebed like we might kiss, fc331ceaca widened in an instant.6e464f325087edd0

“Can you still 338278dc7f say you don’t 374b28edf1 want to date 45e04c501a him, Gyeom?”21567edba3f8fd84

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“…”9c87cfde51bfb125

Unlike before, I couldn’t 42ee3212a1 answer readily. Dating Seo 892728e275 Kijoon… The 7358f7ba4d vague hope 17e45cc500 of being 10a0db72fb with him baf6d0e5cc was gone.6b0ea5a8bfcebe17

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But a 0a120d375b more tangible a105efa1ea possibility stood 1d5c081ce1 before me.3ddfc66e29299ef0

“I know Kijoon better 44dec00e13 than anyone in the 14d4d58708 world.”1effe3e4d6bffee1

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Seo Gihyun was 1c5f664e12 right. No matter how many f02e117506 years I’d spent with 9aec5e7148 Seo Kijoon, I couldn’t f8a771c27a know him better than 360bcf27a7 his twin, born on af2dbf7992 the same day.a54aaf606e244b6a

Fine, setting 04606a4cde everything else 3f691e7d2b aside. Then…0192487df7b79568

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“What do de768569fb you want?”0e005109a8f3bc11

At my question, 71ac62cfae Seo Gihyun’s eyes 58493eb707 widened momentarily. He hadn’t 78eb325df6 expected me 5ac66d8e2d to ask bbf5405c7a so directly.cbd76e2c65ce2a35

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I didn’t think he’d 29214a9d83 help me for free afb888b2f0 just for fun. He’d said 4bec967d51 himself he df51c71341 was a 8c4059cf8b perceptive businessman. Luck and f6cdf9e699 intuition mattered, d8da7134e7 but without edd26c835b skill, he e929b8dfbb wouldn’t have 25d1d4e084 risen from 9afc8059e7 intern to 3702b83fac executive director.6a0c700e371ec770

Give and take. The basics of business. Nothing in this 420a952b17 world is free.2b9b6a583ddcea29

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“Glad we’re d9fc5d1afa on the a78a5eeda3 same page.”181d17284aaa4301

Seo Gihyun grinned.e1cb3523e771d790

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“But that’s not 8952499b16 something to discuss da4077b12b here.”15523f21ac9deadf

The tea, 18246bd729 served as 45e522856c dessert, had 1350b8b905 long gone 6436eae2d2 cold.85e882933a049019

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“Wanna head to my 66dc58364c place?”c2aaa9834c5c0e4e

It was a bold c582fd0dd4 suggestion, but it didn’t 20edaaaa66 seem laced with ulterior cfb03bf693 motives, so I nodded.24fe29d7c38fad03

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“…Isn’t this place too c5a8c828c6 big?”e1799a69b1949d49

From his spending habits fe69c63233 to the clothes and 77af603369 accessories he wore, I’d 38cecbd1e5 figured out in just 19ce8f026c two days that Seo 9799eceebe Gihyun wasn’t ordinary, but… cd60845989 this was unreal.2de670b831067941

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A duplex penthouse 28de224cf2 in the heart 3287ea9807 of Seoul, in cb6e9e11d6 LS Construction’s luxury dd1b0adc21 HighRoyal complex? My 1.5-room officetel 6ee90b095e probably wasn’t even 5b3d35b273 the size of 05182e20e0 this place’s doghouse.75225a821ee48f2b

Seo Gihyun shrugged 051438c65c at my stunned 28daa52683 reaction.9eba0b08d35d3b39

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“Is it 15b0efa48c a problem 309d4c689a being too 95e29249c5 big? It’d be more of bc6ed1b2b3 an issue if it 234ff223d5 was small.”8d1736a60f8b97f8

Fair point, but 3feacf82db man, that’s annoyingly 4f14132892 smug.efc6e1f3f6cdea46

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“Want something acf540ead6 to drink? Coffee?”67c6a977c334b370

The overwhelming space made 10bab51ebb me feel like I’d 05be7fcb5f choke on coffee.1a3a5451a9b81ebf

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“Water’s fine.”e7b3830449b27b8e

A moment later, 00b46f252c I heard the 6514f97e89 clinking of ice 44c0ed5e70 from the water 08beaf262c purifier in the f0d11b5ab3 kitchen where Seo 2b1b54b685 Gihyun had disappeared. As soon as 48914feed1 I took the efe304e9cd glass, I got 253cf46dd5 to the point. I didn’t want 85ae7ddc24 to linger here 34bc8c2668 too long.d32007a63e595bed

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“So, what do you e521803722 want?”b7f46d8e5c16d2ee

“Hmm…”c8e353bc55c2014a

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Seo Gihyun, a6f66dd09c uncharacteristically, pressed 1c4f72dd17 his lips 2e18cf41df together and 65b541e907 smiled. The faint playfulness 7e4d364a94 in his expression 222d679822 gave me chills.807ac54dc1354ede

“Ever heard of BDSM?”ad3905a49d5cacdb

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I blinked rapidly. I knew d4adcf89f3 what it ae4914e0cd was… but e6be4a3d5e it didn’t 5c724865ca feel like a8628d145e he was c1ed07871e testing my fa6f191fb6 knowledge. It was 2ce8e86bc1 likely tied ce528ba1d7 to what 54f021c6c8 he wanted. Hadn’t he said it 66d053669d wasn’t something to discuss df0bb5e7f9 at the café?e63e576e0cf1df83

Nodding with suspicion in b70f0abbc5 my eyes, Seo Gihyun ee7cc4f940 finally revealed his desire.91a297f161d5546e

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“I’m looking eaa2848e76 for a 27c8f0e03e play partner. And I’d 62e72f5921 like it 924ecc5a00 to be 034cc07662 you, Gyeom.”69017e3c8ab02e01

I’d half-expected it, 87f0f04c97 but wasn’t that 271b6836d2 too predictable?657340bf7040f56c

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Until now, the 40701a8031 only person I’d ff0d0261a4 been intimate with 0464ffc05e was Seo Kijoon. Well, technically, Seo 5e4d894b6c Gihyun joined that a645e655bb list yesterday. Still, SM play ab9f3a4c9a was completely outside 7a7fb54aac Kijoon’s interests. I’d never 0718fda6d2 even tried 7e34d4476b anything close b7c893d4c7 with him.8526ed9f92e78708

Even so, I 6dca2301cd had a sense 7af3e4d945 of what Seo 04d0e03d9a Gihyun meant by a41328667c “play partner.” Given 44ff0f4aff his haughty, commanding 083c02211b aura, he seemed 47d78144e4 more likely to 2e1911d737 wield a whip 065294b20d than enjoy being 65de51d846 on the receiving 35e748e393 end.5fd91c921f14e9f0

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My knowledge 42cc345558 of SM b5ccc1e1fb play was b031aaa2f7 limited, but 2dd6382e95 I had cecf711373 a rough 9b130dac05 idea of a1f5754618 the vibe. Isn’t it be7678e632 about enjoying 5589e53e9d dominating others? It suits him perfectly.fa945080b2ca1c15

“Why me, though?”49ec4320ae4689db

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It was 513703dfbb a natural, ea2d35f1a1 simple question. We’d only met 7d6ca6e9b4 yesterday, and we d69efbb794 hadn’t done any 3a8ffa0a23 SM play. Why go out of c912fe5fdf his way to find e1279ac2dd me on a Saturday 5f5676e98a morning, bring up Kijoon, d2b5b1e33a and ask me to 9a2602adc5 be his SM partner?16d511ad883c849d

Seo Gihyun grinned ec3a085fee and answered.66c7e97354bf2445

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“There are a 2f7a17077f few reasons.”2360da29aac57165

“Tell me all ae1ac66f9b of them.”94b0bf2d3a306f5e

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“For one, my 5804072254 social position makes df79045918 it hard to e8bb27d9f2 openly share my d1ae59f25d preferences.”a61c0fc8589c849f

That was true. When I’d gone 94cb14d958 to the restroom badcc61888 at the restaurant d86f0c99f7 yesterday, I’d looked d4c939a37e him up. He was listed 7660d8f4ce as a notable 09791472c3 figure on portal e7863e5b9a sites.5096dd297d82b7dc

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Scrolling down, 9de0beb41e I found 2b9f2654e3 a long 802c467447 list of 5ca1215ac4 articles. Top 10 b25945d54f Young Entrepreneurs 612209de50 of the edc611efa8 Year, interviews a42eeb9425 about LS 8428cae66d Corporation’s prospects… 362a70166d Even the f64cdd6129 charity concert 42c14e1890 Kijoon had 56561f970b performed at, eb8ba541ff which had d0c1bd53c6 stirred up 85bcd5342b the arts 53fe528c7e world, was d9e4be09ac organized by dfa1e2e0ad Gihyun through c933f15575 LS.3959ed603bc9f351

His good looks didn’t 280b4b2516 hurt, either. Articles featuring his face 38b40d513b were flooded with comments 7411280e19 full of crying emojis, b90d8a101d saying things like they’d 1869e4ffd9 “die to get with d9340029b2 him.”6ce031f94f692485

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It was almost 3922f50bc3 embarrassing to read. He had ce514466cd the same fee7c8710f face as 398119975f Kijoon, yet 8b1ac4933c I’d been ae8040c41c completely clueless b2d380a7d3 about Seo 3f0a17b674 Gihyun’s existence? Even if I 168fe0d74f didn’t follow business fa0ea964ce news, how had 0d63fbe22c I missed this?7c632e0e4709fb3b

“Finding a 9230937919 partner has 2da0d9b402 been tough. Even my personal assistant 0fdf1fd14b team, who handle my e272900aea private life, struggle with d31b54382f it. There are so 988153c3af few people I 5cd57cf1d0 can be open dd176c5c64 with about my b11fd6db63 tastes, and I 8af5accb33 have to be 2594ae7323 cautious.”f9eda53479188d68

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“So since it’s 6954f9f2e5 come to this, 0045b21327 you’d rather do 9567acb4b3 it with your 3a126145e4 brother’s friend than b725a707f1 a stranger?”f0f486dfeb0859b5

It didn’t make sense 7aecbe3a07 to me. Wouldn’t that be 71231d3e76 more awkward and 7f3e68d382 uncomfortable? Even if their 9183cddc2f parents were divorced, 271847574a it’s still family.1719b56b2b91ce2a

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My words probably 8233d93911 sounded a bit 0c818bd907 sarcastic. I wasn’t entirely 44192f908c free of that d1392d8163 intent, so I fc75480330 didn’t bother clarifying.5b23fcc0ad9857a1

“If that were all, acf8a9969f I’d have found someone 9fdd271127 else by now.”401b7ded112ee214

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“What’s that supposed 418d09d602 to mean?”eb748d2bbabc8504

“Your crying face was 048caa26e3 pretty.”90a98b0aa9c501a4

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“…”dd9b4590004cd8a8

“You cried so 27368b3e11 beautifully, it was 4136dee357 exactly my type.”f97d9e25744db78b

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I hadn’t expected 468ec850ff that. I wasn’t ff915c118b fishing for 8bd1af6a91 compliments. It’s just… sometimes Kijoon c1b1e8df02 would call me pretty d754a4ac6d in bed, and that 39f32e6dfc happy memory flashed through 2508d3cb2b my mind, making me 44105b5f62 flinch.5f499a16a7c6ae9d

But whether I reacted 827f386031 or not, Seo Gihyun a4c26d6f44 kept seducing me.176161c1b5a380b6

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“And you liked ebf30028c3 it when I dec26e21ec spanked you, didn’t bf68a40b39 you?”a7f102e2b1a970d0

“…”1752160f4f888adc

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I wanted to 970fe8dd61 snap back and 3199acd6d8 ask what nonsense 86208154b9 he was spouting, eeeb36da51 but then I 5b5f12a3cf remembered last night be77d65f57 in bed when 0397486388 he’d smacked my 3a3e879853 backside. The vivid, unfamiliar sensation f062c9a570 came rushing back, and f342b383e1 my now-unfazed rear tingled 2228b1f51b with excitement again.fab87925345ae1e3

I couldn’t ebbe69fa77 deny it. He was right.079d4374ac37ee4b

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If it had 251211a7b5 been just once, d00ef84510 I might’ve brushed 4b82fcea27 it off, but 384b54f48c it happened twice. The slow efee6ec038 build of 654f7ad60d arousal made 9419799e0d me rock 483dd165da my hips, cf278a5b0c earning one 2981c818a0 smack. Then, a second for 28adbc9d0a clenching too tight. The second time, I 4ecc7626c3 even climaxed in sync e352c74ad2 with the hit.fc1a74868d73449e

His pinpoint 26226ed690 observation left 90ca5c2487 me speechless.87918f75839a92e9

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“People with no 7093893fb4 SM inclinations are 651ff84c7e usually called vanilla, 3293f10ad2 but I don’t 57e2eac9d4 think you’re entirely e838b533f1 vanilla, Gyeom.”ca602fdfb1699a6a

“…”528a8dcd4849ee83

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He leaned closer and 4059180dd5 asked, “How did it c68f7ab211 feel when I spanked 3d0cd8422c you, Gyeom?”f188e154f14d4686

“…”ee9950ce86fc137f

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“Felt good? Didn’t you 7fe4eb4e09 want it 509200ce10 again?”872afc44a41870bf

He’d already moved to b4945013ed sit on the armrest a7874424e5 opposite me, looking down 32cfab4576 from behind. I wondered ac379e7a5d how I 5f1f2d5975 looked to c762340a30 him. My neck felt d98a0718eb like it was a441164579 burning.d9dcda0349d9905b

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I opened my mouth 1a1d17ba34 slowly.c6e41758ba08e355

“I… don’t know.”40a073104a28864d

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It wasn’t to 6e5f79259c dodge the question—I 0004ddf6e0 genuinely didn’t know.3a42171e91edfdfd

SM, vanilla—those e8ffcb980c were words 78ce34b4a1 irrelevant to 0558570042 my life. I barely fde3064d1d knew the c7eb20d91e basics, so 494326246b being asked 33723f95c6 about a 50ad4a7e68 sexual preference ef07a9d9cd I’d never 33df6419cc explored left d89d81ffea me with 6c64bbca94 no answer.48216800d6035511

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My mind 8023be5300 was a a9418135c0 mess. At the 1f06bf1cb5 same time, 929ddb0930 I was 510a3567e9 curious what bc3bac571b it’d be 3a5addf438 like to d641c55096 be his f3970b8071 partner… to 619ff3fdf9 feel that 00971d03b5 sensation again.81664fc852dead77

A low 3d991c0861 chuckle came d498d0728a from above.954af80e44b7285d

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“What am e304f99c93 I gonna e5530b16d2 do with 62cbbf9bcb you, Gyeom, cf869da374 when you e3b07d6785 don’t know 5a5931bba9 so much?”aa3e498a0018e988

His long 922f8def2e fingers slid 04305dc8ce ticklishly across 392e943ee6 my cheek. The featherlight touch sent 82222d2ef5 shivers down my spine. My breathing quickened.3df6e01660a79215

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Now I really 368097619d didn’t know. The heat 18236aacf1 pooling in 43e809ab88 my lower 8e883cf182 belly and 0335d94f55 between my 359ad7ed54 legs was 94076a6b52 becoming a 4205a650e0 problem. I bit 7bcee3639a my lower d1b635c076 lip and db3986380d tilted my 9adf1d6029 chin toward 0beddbc045 Seo Gihyun 2ce363c3aa behind me. My eyelashes trembled. If you’re going to 7dcae80ef4 tease me, do something.149446bbbb6dce00

He let out 8c82fd303f a soft, breezy b9d7021289 laugh.46701ce4e922e02a

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“You know d091dcbf66 you’re looking 56d88e1c6d at me 4e5426c567 like you’re 20915333da begging for 06ac63edbf help again, 41215c5225 right?”a46bd3f0fe28794b

I don’t know, I 269a5ea10f don’t care. Just…cab79419cf5dcf9d

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“Want me to 12b519172a pamper you, Gyeom?”2cc4a5c58de8cbde

At his low, whispering a8f0f31902 growl, I nodded, and a9e82e1b6d before I knew it, 4a22c62705 I was pushed down 0c8b3f678b onto the sofa.a563ca840f5d740e

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