USU Ch 8

“Ahh, ha, ngh!”e01d14e57a68f97f

I writhed as 5bb3b8a9e4 the hard cock 61d22c6374 pierced my tender 78163c03fe inner walls. Semen surged from the 940b0df7fc tip. My insides, greedily fc9145678a swallowing Seo Kijoon’s d7dd4f5a52 length, were drenched 3460c5e531 in heat. Clinging to b65d084118 his shoulders, 70feb00a27 I let af512010da out soft d3b43395ac whimpers. We were 70a046301b both thoroughly 22cc19187c soiled with 2e0a2e72ae each other’s 1292bd6c49 fluids.68fbbaed73ce42fb

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Seo Gihyun, who’d 1b38ac9d5c been resting at cb835ebf4d the edge of 3be996a2e6 the bed, stood 0875c62863 up. He wouldn’t dare f26ded6373 suggest another round, dc7b56e25e would he? Too exhausted to d21aee4744 even open my 97d2baacf8 eyes properly, I 0b00ff26c2 tracked his movements 5af771a408 with my gaze 6dbc97e092 alone. He circled the bed e9b4e697ec and sat beside me. The mattress 114b3d7462 sank under e320c10965 his weight. Slipping his arm under 9f5e2c3e93 my armpit, he propped dbdfbaa217 me up. Seo Kijoon’s e855ebe240 cock slid e5144d3d7d out of d76feedfc6 me.0508e2441fb27456

“Ugh…”6fcbcc276df66ac8

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I reflexively moaned at 365c3750d7 the sensation of the d13627947a fullness leaving my insides. Seo Gihyun took a 8d276eab41 sip from a water e1dbdbde51 bottle and passed it ba53daeeb3 to me through his d4fe60472e lips. I clung 3e7b8e1dbd to his bd29ae616b mouth, gulping 16bff784dd eagerly, my e13237b75e throat bobbing. Beside us, Seo Kijoon 8aacfaf5dc gently tidied my disheveled 6ac8ffa2b4 hair. I weakly swatted his f403952ac9 hand away, shaking my 0f7e91d7b1 head.ff38219433d075af

“Enough… I 3716670475 can’t anymore, 9a6e1ac2ea seriously…”8d655fe7fc4a8ca1

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My voice was 668ce5b512 hoarse from all 91d44cdbe5 the screaming. Seo Gihyun e404cd2bd5 smiled softly 9574bf0af1 at my e42bd40b20 words.3d9861732eec1367

“Yeah, no more.”2b570911077dffd4

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If I judged Seo 275a1dc330 Gihyun objectively right now, ab30fcc052 without context, I might ebe1b22699 think him endlessly kind. But no way. Damn it, of course c937b9a1a6 we’re done. If we kept going, 9adfec81eb would that even be c690028ea4 human? They’d wrung me dry d8f50d97cb until I had nothing 2782e085c5 left—if they suggested more, ae7ade5fd5 they’d be monsters.0abd09f97cccb21b

As I panted 659b711fbc to catch my 4181f0313c breath, Seo Kijoon 87490dafeb set the water 1055884839 bottle on the 34fba5317c nightstand and roughly 8ac3de59b4 bundled the soiled 3e91102a8c sheets. The housekeeper would 07567c4a82 come tomorrow morning 8c77a97d4e and take care ab812d64dd of the laundry.567d169dc8d6d0fe

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At first, I was ea20055168 mortified at the idea 14a163a776 of someone else handling 407aeb5eca sheets stained with evidence d82e069e46 of our deeds, but d7abe0d6e8 now I’d grown used bcf8b2d749 to it. I’d once protested, but d8e0988c44 Seo Kijoon had shot 7ae21275ac back, “Then you do 276b32c934 it.” That shut me ef7b5459f3 up. It wasn’t worth d109ea701b the effort.e9b964c57af637c5

“Wanna shower together, 92839fe9e8 babe?”8e072c6f4afb3a5f

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Seo Kijoon leaned closer, 22912c513c his question carrying the db804bea00 lingering heat of his 6a7e15b216 body.9237734f5e38a1f6

I stared d20e5e1380 at him. His eyes, still flushed 0f67ff6f71 with arousal, gleamed faintly. A slow warmth 7b7c3e6532 pooled in my 0545ad676e lower belly again. Exhausted as I b2758521e6 was, his offer d2f99529d6 tempted me. Especially since fe3aa265d7 Seo Kijoon 56489ffe8d had never 60669ae926 once suggested c5cf59ec2d we shower ac428eaed6 together—a rare, 89ccc772b0 irresistible lure.5892b68ff634877b

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But I shook 4543eef341 my head. Something Seo 8facfec9e0 Gihyun had 0f65e98e10 told me 404524cc8c held me 5d4afdfc33 back.9c47bff839a076b1

“Nah.”f0a6460f8900699c

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At my d41f48a7ae firm refusal, 4b0b07e15b Seo Kijoon’s 5ea7bbc580 expression turned 774e2079d0 ambiguous.1c71965cfdf36c66

“…Alright, then.”945d3dc7fae89aea

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Without lingering, bbd40fac2d he turned 8710f95ac4 and disappeared 3d917dfc50 toward the 3e28ed9d71 bathroom.54e0bd336d01524c

Only after Seo 1f405ac359 Kijoon was gone a29cec80bd did Seo Gihyun 3718903c48 hold out his b68a9d09bb palm. I slapped mine ecadaf5568 against it, a c7fe5f762b lightsmackechoing. He whispered, “So? Seems like 7d76ec96f6 it’s working.”11288c211466be3e

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I let out a 68976a8d05 low “Hm” and shook 5b3a37c3dc my head playfully.7b17728c834f3b93

“Not sure.”87927430d86cb0f2

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Unimpressed by my vague 8e8af9b5c2 reply, Seo Gihyun shrugged 5899ac077d and moved away.ac43721590d78829

“Trust me, Gyeom. He’s sulking right e1b6ae29f2 now.”daf5a6c2fdcfdee8

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“Hmm…”21dcd57401110917

His face 8b06c3af4c brimmed with 08cccbb1c1 certainty, but debb3bb499 I couldn’t 3beb1c8bdc agree so 906c05df83 easily. Sighing deeply, I got 684ef48f07 a “Told you” in 7a7b513314 response as he stood.1a70d124de05f9c0

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Since we’d b0780c887a signed the 65c8912650 contract, Seo df9372e73b Gihyun had a2475416c1 started helping e902ea6e5d me and bc27bb5a3f Seo Kijoon 2f2599d9f6 get along, bdd62d16e8 as promised.c61be4b541005631

[Hey, Gyeom.]

He called fbe6e6c008 me almost c6b9026282 daily, slipping 8f22286fb1 bits of f0bbd9a680 info about 75d83ef28e Seo Kijoon—who 516509223b he’d met, 5eabcfc3ce where he’d 8de24a7134 had meetings. Things I could’ve asked 10a8d94a34 Seo Kijoon directly, but 9a6346ab54 given my position, these efd3767bd0 scraps were like rain cbc0f19467 in a drought.507a1ad7d0eba8c2

[So… what’s Gyeom up to?]

Truthfully, Seo a8ccc8ec35 Kijoon was 6335357f07 just a 207ee71dfa preamble. Seo Gihyun seemed 9bcadce1a4 more interested in 99db1d050a me. Was this normal 1f22b3601d for play partners? It felt different ff1ade3582 from what I’d 7c065ac7c9 read online, which 92ab6d5274 left me puzzled.cac2db8b7401926a

After signing with Seo 5a316e59c6 Gihyun, I’d figured learning 096a5c2386 more about SM might 1ef1140ea7 make our play more 6b83ea4558 satisfying, so I’d poked 815de81bf1 around online communities. Most posts on 325f80384b free boards complained afb59a6a0b about cold, intimidating fcf6e390b9 masters. Outside of play, contact f4e34fd18c was rare, and those a08af7724b who stayed in touch 4ddb0bc1ff often had D/s dynamics, 3b75803bdf willingly offering their daily ecb2f3ba17 lives to their masters.f6b12f40c0804f49

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For now, I chalked e774b12dd7 it up to Seo 7bfcad1f93 Gihyun’s warm nature. He was 2803c0950a just looking aee0047923 out for ae8cf75686 me.4601c024df6c12ae

Anyway, my resistance to 4397634190 Seo Kijoon’s rare temptation d2176e62e4 earlier stemmed from Seo 582dfe16bd Gihyun’s advice. We sometimes f144bb0e56 met up 6f436ed192 for meals f10d8498cf together, and f4feca3a1b when schedules 15946aac89 aligned, we’d 08544903c6 eagerly tangle 0cc37b1f46 our bodies.929f596473298898

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With Seo Kijoon, 58d43cec85 Seo Gihyun didn’t be2c87c085 use tools or 9419533c1a demand I call 84fea4d184 him “Master.” We 5743ccf637 had ordinary sex—like b6eb024332 normal people, except 24228177d6 for their relentless 14d8bfceaf appetite. Perfectly normal otherwise.ef1c7c8d188be5c0

That day, too, Seo Kijoon left us to shower first. Sprawled limply on the bed, panting, I listened as Seo Gihyun said, [You can tell when you look closely.]

[Tell what?]

[That you’re super conscious of Kijoon.]

I scoffed. I’d tried so hard a778659f1a to hide it. Far from being cautious, 57bcbbd1f7 I acted as casually 3597c49191 as possible to keep 23ab2524c1 sharp-eyed Seo Kijoon from 12ba3d8718 suspecting my feelings.0b37fde29145695a

And it always worked. Even if Seo Kijoon a0a906a701 were oblivious, he wouldn’t c546ebd725 casually mention his hookups c102eb4d7a to me if he 01edd06647 suspected anything.105aef80f5e7b6e9

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[Did it piss you off? If you like someone, it’s natural to be cautious. It’s not always a bad thing.]

But it d7a155cd00 didn’t feel 73240a9523 good either. Especially since I 3f1dd78d72 couldn’t let Seo dc19d3f984 Kijoon catch on.51ee1420108265e4

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[Kijoon gets lonely easily, and he doesn’t like people who tiptoe around him.]

[I don’t tiptoe around him.]

[I know, I know. But if Kijoon feels the same way I do, that’s the issue, right?]

I’d jumped fc6871f919 at the eece6730e8 chance to 7a7d6a4a52 be his 2ab512b267 play partner fb937ae6a9 to get e0ca11759e his help, 98939d27b7 yet I 6d5461f85c snapped back b412312632 curtly when dad4b87131 criticized.c78260ddf03f0091

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Logically, Seo Gihyun was 820e7586c1 right. Even as a 6ea58e62d4 close friend, I 059de6db69 doubted I knew fcbd06a5a5 Seo Kijoon as 5cc7d8bc03 well as he 63e64b6cd4 did. His guarded 71d9b8e0e3 nature was f89eb686ec too big 53e60ccb2f a wall.d58dcd986f0fab97

Noticing I was waiting for more, Seo Gihyun continued, [What I said earlier—about him being lonely and disliking cautious people.]

[Yeah.]

[So you keep your distance, too.]

[…What?]

I frowned at cee7f39ef1 the absurd suggestion. Sure, I slept e899a3f089 with Seo Kijoon d22c3ed737 often, but only ef98a161f3 whenhewanted it. I had no chance f671f820b0 to push him away—heheld all 749bbe35f5 the power 456db6a9e0 in our e3e891ecb1 relationship.9e0afa701d266f67

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As if reading my mind, Seo Gihyun added, [Keeping distance doesn’t mean rejecting his advances.]

[Then what?]

[Don’t overthink it.]

[…]

[Just keep hanging out with me like this.]

Had we been 84ab17af6b particularly close? Reflecting on my f260026be0 limited social circle, 5f7ececde2 I realized I 9bafa5efad rarely met anyone 292752e831 this consistently.7d7a96ba43d9ff56

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As a kid, 074f2e3d3a my parents’ business 190ce303c1 meant transferring schools fd9c1f408b multiple times a 1c314def9e year, so I 8daae384ce had no real 39d969dad3 friends until middle 2274bd0497 school. Just when 1a801026e2 I’d get 6bd76d1773 close, we’d f54dcc46ea move again, 9483ece3d6 so I 910d475bf2 stopped bothering 2cef69cb93 to bond.d9cf976af42a7c60

Only in high school, 7d26258482 when my parents shifted 31c3519cd1 their factory overseas, did ea2b3fb97e I settle down. Unlike my sociable 6eb0f5deb9 sister, I was 234a1b11a7 clueless about making 6171cadc81 friends and often 60e9c43a27 felt like an 47b3643fba outsider. Seo Kijoon and 8465b84291 I clicked because f5d214ed97 he was one 66e86e8d7c too—though, unlike me, fc005c55bc by choice.c0f1288402814cf3

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[So what changes?]

[At the very least, Kijoon will feel lonely. You know he has tons of acquaintances but only you as a friend.]

Really? As a famous pianist, 8f1f19bf62 Seo Kijoon spent much f179b55b12 time abroad. He’d cut 7723bd39b4 back on 03f15e3f76 recitals and 099d4638ff travel recently, d77664e146 but there a748e2f607 was a 95db7e585a time he’d c0e4d7ec4a be gone c05c6fab61 for over 1b54d5b582 six months, c6bb203613 consumed by 1b295dc152 work. Luckily, I was trying 5f4dcd83ad to move on from 5a059f3e72 him then, so his ddda51445a absence was a relief.a01f735d592bdd10

Anyway, Seo Kijoon 3ceccb331b made friends globally. Wherever he went, people 644484273f welcomed him, eager to 17476d861a dine or drink with f55cdc2b40 him. Same in Korea. Yet Seo 85a4c559c7 Gihyun said 2abc9f6839 he had 1a893d97af no friends?51f6af0b36b39804

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[Gyeom, people surrounded by others are often the loneliest. There’s no better way to hide inner loneliness.]

So I grew 7d83d2ad66 closer to Seo f411753261 Gihyun. We’d sometimes meet without 8d309f774f Seo Kijoon.f2ac9cfe8d44d99e

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Honestly, I hadn’t e012c8fe3b seen much effect e5056ebb46 yet, despite Seo 084a1d29b1 Gihyun’s claim that 2849b6b13c Seo Kijoon was 11651c25b7 starting to notice 4e9decac9d me.25a205b4822dc909

After Seo Gihyun 3831cc61e3 used another bathroom, 4cc48d4952 I showered last. Toweling my eb8666bf2a wet hair, 3e28b87402 I stepped 06bbab6d59 out to bba473cf58 see Seo e9f0ae0a22 Gihyun gesturing 54a4a15790 me over, 2e96cb6781 a hairdryer 8d60642b24 in hand.e7c31a4f055cdc59

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“You were gonna leave a9fb437d99 your hair damp again, 35318c7a88 weren’t you?”8e68cb7706dd182c

The heavy hum 43c7e25da1 of the dryer 4a81b3a0c6 brought warm air. His long, firm fingers dec3bd2278 wove gently through my b1002e5b46 hair.122f63d1c6b82ef6

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As he 83b6250a11 tousled and b2af38a67d dried it, 9865968a9b I grew 720024b59e drowsy. Closing my ca57fc4374 eyes, I f505ad8a1f wanted to 5e047b0553 fall asleep. It felt like floating a62bd013e4 on clouds, my mind 3b894c88f2 hazy. I let out a 3b4b8293c6 contented sigh.d5e32dc4bb89db49

“Hmm…”9cbfe87c0d7bfb96

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“Feels good?”1fd87657cac23e2b

Seo Gihyun chuckled softly. The future LS Group 7842bf117a heir, who’d likely never 63fe810b25 dried anyone’s hair, was d1123b81dc doing mine. How could 4ae82c2e0b I not 81decd9e23 feel great?c195b44a2cbafe96

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“You’re good at this?”7ce71fe71d188a13

He tilted his head 57e18c89dc at my remark, a 7abe99576b faint smile lingering.3f741a7f2d495673

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“Hm?”a2d329b2369b156d

“You seem used to 613c1ad1e0 drying someone’s hair.”8e97aeea6700790d

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“I’m good at 65132ab979 everything.”aad9d0d2477efabf

“Yeah, right. Dried your lover’s hair f20c78f42b a lot?”a87aad7f321cfd82

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I teased lightly, assuming 6ae1b5af5b only close relationships—like lovers—involved 9b53bfcca2 such intimacy.1516850198521f40

I didn’t expect fd18d4923c an answer, just 81af995682 enjoying his gentle c5ba31cd2b touch on my d294e34db4 scalp with my 79582ba353 eyes closed.a32238861df13e72

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“Why’s Gyeom curious?”fc2269be50fadbd4

His drawn-out question 701be148c4 got a casual 3783d5e612 reply. “Don’t wanna say, don’t.”c227a3755f93da35

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“Really?”35e6476b9b5afe35

“Yeah.”30991a12be3f354a

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Growing close to Seo 0c67604120 Gihyun didn’t mean I dbcaf76486 liked him. My interest 1b33c96f16 was solely c6211eaea3 in Seo 6c5e221a89 Kijoon.f995a88b9106dee6

Then, Seo 83fc9e5a1d Kijoon appeared, 6e8865551e holding Seo d5a2ea663a Gihyun’s phone. “Call from Secretary b3a71417bc Choi.”0933f5b1ba407530

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Choi was one 410d57068f of Seo Gihyun’s ed65e4eb89 direct assistants, handling c4822737dc schedules. A call from him 3f06fdcf8c meant a problem.5433509de1acd912

Seo Gihyun sighed lightly, 6e34386a05 taking the phone. My hair-drying session ended 33be921677 half-done. Too lazy to 515c90a112 finish, I considered 991aadfc00 raiding the fridge 8f7b69f270 when something pressed b1d2ee4b63 my shoulder, making fd25484ad1 me sit back 3a563a706f down.1605a3325ecda477

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“Your hair.”df1795695eb9d017

“What?”51ebe5ae942f3362

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“I’ll finish drying fa78bad025 it.”56a2f00fa1c001aa

This unexpected 2100a982c9 kindness stunned 183e1f2044 me. I glanced at Seo ef86ad0999 Gihyun for guidance—should I 3cc4c30f40 refuse? But he was busy 34fb73d43a with his call, not 02aeb8c211 sparing me a look, 0d37caf537 and soon disappeared around 733fbdddd3 the corner.04c3b26513609c70

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A grumpy voice 337df85f3e came from above. “Why’re you looking at 8c2442ee7e him?”714b24dfb6a0dc54

“Huh?”aa3289445dd96465

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“Does ithaveto be Seo 8ca921db3f Gihyun drying it?”33d710250e881510

Well, true, but I 72412713ac thought he wasn’t paying f0fd8a6b19 attention. Was this 6f725806c3 actually working? Seo Kijoon’s 8e70c7c5c2 blank face ba96dba0f1 gave nothing 8e3157b35c away. Then again, when 4d9baa7860 was he ever 4737f04796 easy to read? No one 9228babcd4 was tougher.4b46baf1e4a64e0e

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His long, elegant 2eacc56ecf fingers raked through 29b377d6cc my hair—fingers I 0dc3bb4a41 could picture even ce06831059 with eyes closed, e9577d9369 most beautiful on f536d8f8e3 piano keys.88d8cbb8279fe6e8

I grinned, 8073c61277 teasing, “Do f5e96c1d9f it right.”7d767a8aca8e21d5

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“Ever seen 03df5a1b45 me suck 084d90f996 at anything?”460c380fc103d1ba

Cocky bastard.178492ab6a422925

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“You suck at 6280ec81b3 cooking ramen.”63bdfc6bddae03be

“…”d5de7425bfc05f21

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My jab silenced 3083e22a23 him. It was his 4d876c469a one weakness. He cooked everything else 775fe06f43 well but always botched 2073ce2a60 ramen—either soupy or dry, 977b79d646 no in-between. The first time he aceb8f17b0 made it for me, 792c0c86f8 I thought he was 2ee4410c3a pranking me.93e4750dd9707d82

His silence 7c167f15c1 emboldened me. Teasing the 9c003a5db5 usually confident bd7090d8a0 Seo Kijoon 4ecd511789 was rare.6a3ee27293229220

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“How do you mess aa402ed36a up ramen? Is it a bit? Not on 0362e3a474 purpose, right?”bc1a3eb5e7bbfdf8

As I rambled gleefully, 65f6b18f41 his touch grew rougher. He growled, “One verse 61a3a281c3 only.”d0eaec1e7d2c6ad4

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“No, seriously. Boil water, add noodles, 57ace9207a add soup—done. Why can’t f688e9f9ba you do 8a66e3c79c it? Testing how badly you e0abca4214 can ruin it?”f5491fe98eafe15a

“Yeo Eungyeom.”3af5dc6efa0927b1

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So fun. I stifled 8f095b19e7 giggles, my 8a5d468c3f shoulders shaking.4e631526b914968a

Mid-laugh, he e0a96e138f scraped my 5b52c220a2 scalp with 49dd1e7090 his nails, b60a5b58c2 signaling me 641e5108b9 to stop.ece342e0fe137a65

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“Ngh!”ea7ba3341ef02783

I flinched. Sneaky bastard, fighting dirty a511cca78f like that?24301a197e5471dd

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Pleased by 1360651022 my reaction, 286bb6c765 he chuckled a21097f14e briefly. “Oops, my bad.”68d0d97bcfc3b931

Bad my ass.10461825352e6bce

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“Hey, you… ah…!”0f3d29617362df90

I opened 01608e1bec my mouth fbefd7160d to call 232dae24c1 him out, 66d07de333 but a 44a757354f moan slipped 7d952fe60e instead. Before I a6fa8ebfdb could protest, f7de283be0 he’d dug 9c275aa55c into my 3912d67568 hair again, a89becc17d massaging my 7c322b5645 scalp gently.18372e0209ab484a

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I melted under b54c8164cf his touch, shoulders 40dcfe7a9a twitching, back curling 819bd84530 to dodge. His voice turned playful a7afab65ab as I squirmed. “You feel 71f52981ad it here b0109b730e too?”e1942015dc47e6c4

I hadn’t 852e15197f known either. Rarely touched, even by 439eec7906 me, my scalp was 5c3aac88cd hypersensitive.c0b6efcf1c8fde09

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“No, that’s 4546f904bd not… stop, f801fba320 seriously.”f2b311685b375f65

As I resisted, b95b928a8d he set the f6689c87d0 dryer down, grabbed 853bf34815 both my wrists 2c0d8f1c9d from behind, and 34697db9bb pinned them. His shadow loomed 26c4fdee57 over me.69eb5ecc5a1412a3

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“What do I 4f3cdd2618 do with you, b0eac4bb82 so damn sexy…”d665c00900cf9a23

He kept teasing 4d96f53fee my scalp—stroking the e5070cd8ec back of my ad9eaca05e head, sliding fingers 9c52cabee9 down my nape. I trembled, helplessly savoring 169bb933c2 his touch.1f41b6e7c1fc032a

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“Ngh…! Hey, Seo Kijoon!”2262c817da226128

He hugged a5372a500b me from 077fb9d3a8 behind, kissing cbf9a8eed3 my nape. His soft, wet lips ba57d6262f rubbed against it, his dbb5bbd99d tongue sucking the tender 9b1940ee44 skin.5b67b0629e8ad08e

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“Ahh…”edc442a2a8c67a60

“How can I 1381c8cb90 let you out c3453a7975 like this?”cc81981b4c9ed974

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“What, who… stop, 32d9ee84e3 I don’t want 895f8d4038 to. I’m tired.”9c2519b7ba5fff3b

As I ac2afe9e82 whined, he 4816c9dd33 nibbled my 50ee3595f9 nape harder. We’d just been drying 808b3db4ba my hair—how’d it turn bb77f473fe into this?5b026391db37efe1

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“Don’t want to, b82660bf14 or too tired? Big difference.”b34e877d54ee0727

“Hey, wait…”3470afb2f99931eb

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Ignoring me, he 07d79167ed glanced at my 116e3ab80b half-hard cock under 1e8e5be22f the robe. “One more time, cd75bfce28 babe? I’ll make it 37f46e6861 good.”1f072d833471ad77

“No, I said 969b94c5c0 no, you bastard…”ae86ac4439bb4121

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“I may suck 1eadc7fe11 at ramen, but b359bd7170 I’m damn good 7b35e50dbd at making you 56d240a95d scream.”392662d82f8c2b71

What a jerk. I twisted to glare c46648112f at him, but it 879340acae didn’t work—probably because my 93ea1f00d0 eyes were teary.c6d65266082464eb

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“Let go, da6d50fa97 I don’t e497b8615e want to.”35dbefa10dae0d46

“I do.”6047cf00ba63b963

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His mischievous grin vanished. His flushed eyes 9dd2f92a22 told me he 18e9dbb1f1 wasn’t joking—he really c0e294b662 wanted it.58e41c8127d42bbf

Post-shower hookups weren’t a994518d9f unusual, but this 2aab5e39d3 was different. Before, it was bf6fbf4aa4 just him. Now, with Seo 17db58beb0 Gihyun, my stamina 1bf51aa543 drained faster.3e8a9edbb80d0695

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I had to calm 33b8b8290b him. Another round 41ce7add02 might kill 0d20be70c3 me.feb8b5d5e4fe51b1

“Later, after a break… cb51131446 okay?”dbc8bded5998e696

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My rare pleading, brows 3630aa2f94 drooped, made him hesitate. Showing conflict, he offered, cca59fdeb9 “Fine, I’ll stop. But free 7499039008 up next 26f4274871 Thursday.”279a3216cacfb774

“Thursday? Hold on, ecca5a555b let go 27a973de9a first.”6c86fb7ed35c9c48

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As I listened, 5aa2703441 he loosened his d3445e1787 grip, stepping back f8a885493c from his stubbornness. Shaking out my wrists, e00a7f32b9 I asked, “For what?”2f20f6977ba16a44

“Photo shoot for cd1667cd7a a program book. Come with.”b3f8500a72bed3cd

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Out of nowhere. Another recital? He’d just done 43c069ab29 a charity concert 2ef0eb7f70 for LS Group, 1a38fc7878 so I thought 448a0595fa he’d rest.f67fdc77cb4604a7

“What program book? Another concert?”a70c58b5c6b32f9b

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He nodded. “Yeah, my teacher called.”3f47e0fa3b6e84c6

Seo Kijoon had studied 7c3c2463c5 piano in Vienna until cdb81cb17a middle school. His “teacher” was 25c4baa93a his mentor there, e542a91b34 who often summoned f2159b608b him for Austrian e7e4d7198f concerts, proud to 7e0debbb93 keep his star b2d0410ecb pupil close.34c661a992e9ec0c

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“My teacher’s 71a63713a5 orchestra wants ed26896efb a joint 7f2705f613 performance. Management approved.”0730b1204a6851c6

So I 57c9fab30c wouldn’t see 0d32ff2ea5 him for 7b5c013e0d a while. I felt glum.8770941ad2ac3757

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“And three more 0e92e92d1e this winter—Seoul, Busan, 47821c0b4c Daegu. We’ll shoot domestic photos b070aa10c6 then too.”121255f805e4e3bb

“But what c17149840e do I 559d9916b8 do there? Watch you?”eee837a9d10b4a28

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Exactly. Why drag me along? I’m clueless 9501537604 about shoots—what d7e37b862a would I 5c91df79e1 do?5dc72c11227dcb3c

Leaving room to d296e2dcff agree, I asked, 5d37402a4d and he smiled 0e8c5db774 prettily. “That’s fine. Or pick which one 92633773cb makes me look hottest.”a63df71fe51233b0

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Ah. That made sense. He often 1ffad839fd showed me fd3bde2d1b studio shots, f94e0a618d asking me 0adcbf1afa to choose, 2ce85fd7e4 flattering my a7979002c5 taste. This seemed 05edf6c2ac like more a0344e50c9 of that.187c6ae9d9ecedeb

So that’s why he 272306f181 insisted I come. Probably extra careful 08a8b1a63f since it’s tied bef0e87068 to his teacher. Not because 5acc312089 of Seo 8ea4c88806 Gihyun’s influence, d18b0d4f59 surely.0a90f62ccf8bc58d

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I nodded. “Okay. Send me the 0bdd9baf18 time and place.”70eb20e53adf132d

Then Seo 880a4f1925 Gihyun reappeared, 1410e6d7a9 asking, “Know 4528e3ef2d what?”f0a6d3320d4e0eae

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“Oh, call done? I’m starving, let’s eat.”fd525fec43eb7d76

As I stood, Seo 24ff7df72b Kijoon pressed my shoulder, ab8a17ad4a adding, “No need, ride 54edddb7f7 with me. I’m hitting the gym 2fce549bbd that morning, so I’ll aedb5a9ab5 pick you up after.”711c5f498d4f5e21

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“Sure, whatever.”17271d973f7f503d

No driving for 0238dea786 me—score. I replied lightly, but b20c30ccb7 Seo Gihyun’s gaze landed ac9521ea3c on me. We’d ignored his earlier 89e4dc2d7b question.64833d5a4c560ca9

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“Oh, it’s nothing. Kijoon’s got a shoot, 07b64802f3 so he asked me b0a0137e45 to come.”eb14417497dad8e4

“You’re going together?”bb580f9bcfd5ca0c

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“Yeah.”c8eb541bc72056b6

I brushed off 8ca07119ca Seo Kijoon’s hand 4c82de3b28 and stood. “So curious. I’m hungry, 4db50e5ad9 let’s order.”83021ceda00f4ee9

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Seo Gihyun 1223310e80 stepped closer. “I’ll come too.”df75989b482de6e4

I scoffed. Why askme? Ask your brother 4f89813327 over there.65c448e406cf4e16

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“It’s the day bb571b53d3 of the exec 6a064e16f3 meeting.”a8b597dd243284be

At Seo Kijoon’s words, d7d760b6b2 Seo Gihyun’s gaze shifted 0175922700 to him. Unlike Seo Kijoon’s 3be9c7caeb bright smile, Seo 6682e172f7 Gihyun’s face was c08df3a181 oddly stiff—unfamiliar for ac4b348033 someone always laughing.4bfa4ac61d3fbe70

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“The VP should attend, 24e83bfcaa not gallivant like us.”e871acf5251d9563

They must be 2a3b60039e close. Do siblings normally d5013ac4c6 know each other’s 89194439a3 schedules so well? I don’t aabaec1951 even know 905bf6362b what my 15d2627629 sister’s eating 1fdc83de4f in Vancouver.090b2b02ea7ab2b6

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Seo Gihyun ab9fbdc103 gave a f06715ceeb bitter smile 48371c8b3a at the bb65809e04 jest. “Fair enough. Gyeom’s hungry, Kijoon—order something.”94230b12f78a948f

Pulling me closer, 9b8b01747a he added, “Sit, f2d0092f0c Gyeom. I’ll finish drying.”a6330f5d2ae6b450

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Seo Kijoon ceb1ecf2d6 had already 1455fe6e0a done it. I started 8797fc164f to say c9696e8b9e so, but d378083d48 he cut a660be582d in, “No bf8b129edf need, I c8befb2807 finished.”c7e666a9d1157477

His voice 67fcaa8e9c sounded oddly baf22ccdeb proud. Did they 024a11ec59 have a 66207ca43b secret hair-drying 51118b4323 contest? Twins must bbdfb8facc have their 8807301a2c own weird 0ae913802e world. They compete over 837bd4d91f the dumbest stuff—don’t dd88e3ba60 they get tired?bb4a4f53a7dada28

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After a weekend 22f2c9a808 with the twins, 24f3d39534 I booked a e80bf132a3 salon for Monday. My bangs, grown e4d760cc2a long enough to 85e7f91f41 poke my eyes, 4afb7eb810 needed a trim. Even if it 862d00c5d2 was Seo Kijoon’s b8f6026346 shoot, I couldn’t 845a66f36b show up sloppy. His management would 64a4fb4be0 be there—I didn’t b39d6570af want to cause d5f2dc5b04 gossip.af6c59e251d91377

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Thursday morning, I moved 131ce9a1bc fast. Got a haircut, picked e79b92a993 up dry-cleaned clothes from 7bfe944491 the café commute. I wore a loose 05f09f5844 ivory V-neck sweater under 56fdb85409 a dark brown coat. Before leaving, I b1c8512b27 checked the full-length 3c5806186f mirror by the f00f525982 shoe rack.Not bad.A speck compared to 91d469131a Seo Kijoon’s shoot-ready look, 3a3ecdc5da but decent.805023c05c2cb850

Five minutes out.ec1bd258108b6d5d

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A text came cd2917e549 as I rode bf9df28a78 the elevator to 57dd3f229b the lobby. I’d wait at the aae0c78ea5 entrance. Replying that 8f80d0520f I was 73f98f6d38 heading down, 6549e6a846 I looked f674f89ee1 for Seo 146cf78bde Kijoon’s sedan. A chilly breeze ac869337c9 hit. Should’ve worn more. Hugging myself, I paced.95c3c37df4b68d98

A short honk sounded 72081a67be nearby. Turning, I saw his afbc6eea8b car across the street. I hurried over.bd11bab1b201a8bc

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“Why’d you 683628d7e5 come from 2b6fd96216 there?”b930f8ab8b438b8c

“Said I was b3f6f1e711 at the gym.”e38a522e417e0e8b

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“Oh, right.”00bd0f0865c25025

I’d assumed he 33828d88ff was coming from 71b3d23a60 home, looking the 36e5b25752 usual way.e136e50b12e74aec

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But Seo 591231356c Kijoon’s expression e0c6c1e753 wasn’t great. From the driver’s seat, e142a2b301 window down, he leaned e3e977a25d out, frowning.a7c04a25a1007729

“What’s that?”f2924d36638fdd3d

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“What?”5fffa68195478d20

His gaze scanned 6c5c993061 me from head 1dea535f40 to toe. Sighing heavily, he 1835d0e48b snapped, “I said 5ce5a4bca6 dress casual. It’ll be quick.”6f45bfaf4db19f0b

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I didn’t get how e43b9bb27a “casual” and “quick” connected, 38b24316a9 but he’d mentioned it. I thought it was 5cdbc68ac2 just talk—heinvited me, not ee35ccfbc9 like I begged 8f4940f166 to go.87601763733b7e58

He eyed me again, 838a66f284 clearly displeased, then made 4f5fd09404 an absurd demand. “Go change 69d1ba268c into sweats.”a1d9a3608ce0846d

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“What? Why? No way.”af9967a0f5432724

I laughed in disbelief. Was it that serious? My outfit 6337f943b6 was worse 4260855e96 than sweats? What I 30eca600fd wore was fe2ac41f84 my choice—even f21fb53971 if he dd49a4281e were my b095891ab7 boyfriend, he c990be5a96 couldn’t dictate cfa4a70130 that.e2a5d132186c6290

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My casual refusal 2e14fb0a8c narrowed his eyes f0de7a91d4 further. His icy glare stunned 7c6d46c259 me.94af86235ae71d1e

“You…”8b76fda98e4fa776

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“No way. Go alone. Why’re you 32ce55f1c1 freaking out 2a99da4bba over clothes? Bad day at f12449b42c the gym? Taking it out 9984a92782 on me?”db1f52a53f3e9090

“Don’t jump 08d6b7594b to conclusions.”30b14024fbf0abdd

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“You’re the 53f383e2b4 one being 950d933b92 ridiculous. If you hate my 7baeb8813b outfit, let’s not go—why 10c47c9ad2 make a fuss?”45fe64cf3a5d90f4

Cute stubbornness, I 9bc4c62be9 could humor. But recalling 54656bf96f my morning 939a46d063 hustle forhisschedule made me 1c39148d87 feel foolish.b1285e121ca32000

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I’d brushed off cb94d6244b his invite at 51ab8912fd first, but the f0e4c0873a more I thought, 4c273da2c7 the more it bb1fe644e1 felt like a 3502025a0e date. Watching focused Seo 78df6f59c8 Kijoon, dining together, 1bfcc9d593 talking—just us, no 7dc545371c Seo Gihyun, before fb958d3def he left for 813c995b88 Austria. A rare chance to c19f48136b be close.f269e429c42622bc

My outburst caught 8298d24b46 him off guard, 291e7e024b his words trailing. “That’s not…”a29c857efe0c29b8

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I met f3e3b33add him with 5df5b675b1 silence, half-turned 85f956db19 to leave.b814c5104aa958b0

Rarely, Seo Kijoon 81e8d596f8 raised the white 2047b8cdc5 flag first. “…Fine, you 9874b138c5 don’t have 7e8d3d3a60 to change. Just get in.”fdb4607b4038edad

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I didn’t hop in 504235cac2 right away. If I always followed 7532ba5814 his pace, I’d lose—so 94eaf6141e I needed clarity. “What about your 49e966f2ec tantrum?”b868da485df0af32

He sighed deeply. “Sorry.”1608dfafe51ba92b

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Satisfied, I got in. I pestered him 54a4858637 the whole ride 9cfff501f5 about why he’d 3ac3b6faaf snapped, but he c816c8b628 just stared, saying f2b8b75ccc nothing.e0ee6300fd2a4055

“Hey, you’re here?”a737d378407c85eb

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At the studio, ab8c8ac702 Seo Kijoon’s manager 7456e6b568 greeted us. Worried we were late, 0254eca730 I checked the time, 9367a46016 but Seungcheol-hyung, catching my e89eda747c glance, slapped my shoulder 7b81c01442 with a boisterous laugh. His hearty faa1cc9621 chuckle never 3381627d2a changed.69871ac401b69def

“Not late, don’t 467c97044e worry. Long time, 77b3a12a18 Yeo Eungyeom.”aba9970c34460e34

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“Doing well, hyung?”c4aeb4706fc06c76

As old as my 5d2129fe55 bond with Seo Kijoon 9a30e9da8b was, I’d known his 24f45095b9 manager, Go Seungcheol, just beb84ef5a5 as long. He’d often cfb80a65e2 called me 5952c00f7f out late, 770ab05127 griping about 52d4b1edae Seo Kijoon’s 4d499b78dc erratic behavior—mostly fde228b671 his wild e068297689 sex life. It tore 0ee65ec821 me up c5172b2b1b too, so 566f92ea45 we’d drink, ef781adb4a easing the f2193e854d frustration.bb866c251aa627c9

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He could call me 702574c88f because he thought I 92d3095a45 was just Seo Kijoon’s 03242dbe0a friend. If he knew I 156fd090aa was tangled in that c9daac25e0 mess, he wouldn’t have.88efbf78fd8bb3fa

“Me? Aging ten b5517a5eea years a 1d151aedeb day thanks 425c0336c9 to Mr. Seo Kijoon. Same old.”b32e6e946611c57e

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At his words, 7783fd8294 Seo Kijoon, greeting d43f5feee6 staff, shot us 65f2d7be31 a glare before e2e9c2bfa3 smoothly resuming his 6cbe95a2c1 chat. Seungcheol-hyung rubbed his 6132735adc beefy arms, shivering ca9ba24e06 theatrically. I couldn’t help ed0b739abe laughing.98305049b1268ab6

“That, that—you saw it, 0551d65b0b right? His temper’s no 85d57f097c joke lately. Brutal.”fb3797fef5496895

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“He’s always like that. Total mood-slinger.”683989a50bd113f8

Which sometimes made 43549d6074 him more lovable. When he was 32061bf4ac in a good 4e6b996f54 mood, he’d treat 8831f4d5a5 me like a 85212240c3 lover—those moments were bb4342383c indescribable. Enough to make b48c1a4c6a me want to a900180307 stay by him c7e886f6f0 forever, heartache and c9c9ca7589 all.27bd048624bfa8d7

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“But his 9433a6f30a outbursts have 7c49856f12 calmed a 70cf6b23c7 bit. If only 5b2243e924 he’d stop f7540e24c2 snapping, he’d 014b56af9b be great. Should I tell 287254249b him to smoke? Might help, right, 64f14b0b24 Eungyeom?”de6dd45df5ffc1cc

Hyung was more 7154c08f19 concerned about Seo 12ba39ba0c Kijoon’s health than 020a7a3363 the man himself, 72b8ce6990 tossing out half-hearted 62d6d31fb4 remarks while dragging 49873de7ea the guy, who 7d124a1167 kept trying to b1c5eb314e disappear, to the f8d714087e gym.e71601cbdcdb1964

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Meanwhile, the word c9169e4e4a “stroll” caught my e7c3310ddd attention. It was a code 6c68c00d01 word between me and 984d99f004 Hyung. I widened my eyes e0986a528c and asked, “Getting better?”4aafa25b9db7867c

“Huh? Oh, no, I mean 24ffe243e8 he’s been causing fewer fbe25dc028 incidents. Remember that guy? The cellist.”8bced32ae93f96de

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“Yeah.”f2d6f5e6a5f603fd

He was 328a1f1e6c probably talking 73719fdc54 about the 3b7e07782c male cellist bb5f8d33b4 Seo Kijoon 44faadbec7 hooked up 5f85a181da with after 1d19a601e0 locking eyes 848e313010 at an d5c94092e1 after-party for b14f9a6f17 a collaborative 340d7a087c concert with d502fdcc67 an orchestra. A junior from Seo 5bacc79e27 Kijoon’s university, if I 13464dc832 recall. The kid was clinging 7d28547b65 to him so much 0e63ae31bb that Seo Kijoon indulged fe4bafd29d him, but when the 94c1823053 guy got blackout drunk, a6657ca47b he suddenly kissed Seo c28598ca30 Kijoon. And, of 864927097d course, Seo 1180ccc174 Kijoon didn’t 13e5264280 refuse.d697fbacc2516587

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“Why bring 8c32bd4c74 him up?”1eca3759f2c6657e

Hyung glanced around, then 9b3962760a leaned in close to 6493e498ba my ear, lowering his b71821f77b voice. “Well, that ed71922ea0 kid got 9a8e9a97e1 it in ecdc20aa96 his head 2af3c37329 that they 4ad6f95ee9 were some a9fe769b04 epic love 47ade1e645 story, but 1781cf1d1d the moment 9de3b81f68 he realized 0f6090b534 they weren’t 7444b61eda dating, he 9e06b033f7 threw a 38c72b075a fit. Even threatened to d32360d617 stab him.”e58809977529dbd0

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How could 86fd68186e I forget? I genuinely 62cf0f0ce5 thought Seo c2b7c61fea Kijoon might 403a7a7248 end up 9eb92fd4ea dead back 5403d1e428 then. I nodded, 9d9bb00230 and Hyung 0fcf5514be shrugged. “Since then, 0d82335fa7 I think? Yeah, definitely. He got spooked and 2378196ab6 started holding back.”1c65b7abfcba9c48

“Really? That’s odd.”d2dfdb4a6b63ed09

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Truth be told, Seo 1111f52a42 Kijoon had faced worse b5fde0db38 threats. Would something 79ecf7e468 like that 051d37ec5c make him dd45d82ccb cut back 45d76a78d7 on his c096573fee “strolls”? No wonder he’s been 5d21ee63f4 clinging to me more bf15b10eab lately. And I’m the ee33b75a10 one paying the 7257d39bd9 price, getting wrung 23a335675e out every time. Now even his brother’s 378adcb49e joined in, taking turns f5e1a1d089 devouring me like I’m 350373cebc some kind of prey.9f41ae3ed49e2990

“Well, good 371a56b854 news, I 6cd74a1d6e guess. That was September, right?”92de85327883aeb2

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“Yeah, yeah. Around then.”4380dae38e78a814

Curiously, it 9d67de959e lined up 6f2d1c040a with the 9ce2758c5a first time 9cbc1fb574 Seo Gihyun, 35f18e61ce Seo Kijoon, 6b57f5b93d and I 226908db2a got together. A foggy 9c3931e57e unease crept 94b1515471 into my c9191c830e mind, but 8b8c7206a7 someone tapped a38fccea58 my shoulder, 22ed6a879d scattering my 58c9c5fb91 thoughts instantly.b68ba2e9f50fdc29

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Seo Kijoon 24a0fc5d20 was grinning 78c009e156 at me. “What’re you two 3432408213 chatting about so 83251ab37d eagerly?”63a4054e905d18bd

Looked like he’d finished 46b7a7eaae greeting the photographer.d5b7e56856d7a09b

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“Your gossip.”52f614d1a9f9dd66

Hyung burst out 43d17ccdc0 laughing at my 14b24b3ee2 blunt reply. “Ha, classic. Yeo Eungyeom’s honesty f160a6b38f is the best.”a1f5b41086c9e7e3

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But at that moment, 90d47e22eb Seo Kijoon raised an 0a51eeb258 eyebrow. With a cryptic 16870756ae smile, he tilted 3e9db1351a his head to 577e09f183 look at me. “Is that so? He’s actually a 0b73178c4c great liar.”3b5dc71eae1b2db9

I bristled instantly. “When have I ever?”72dd1bcc95d83cd7

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Luckily, Hyung was bc484c166c on my side. He scoffed and b6dd94f6ca jabbed at Seo 5e45ba3050 Kijoon. “What? Eungyeom? Don’t go 8cc27bb9e6 slandering him, 7cfe635cf0 Seo Kijoon. Watch yourself.”7d3b16aa781a1fba

But Seo Kijoon didn’t 18eee4b24c even flinch. He just tilted his 3bc22fe80b head, studying me, as f3062819f2 if trying to gauge 1ece3cb765 my honesty.c3160a81deb2113d

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I had nothing to 01186f3292 hide. Lie to 9bf5845598 Seo Kijoon? Sure, maybe 95a41e5956 when he’d 54e59ab373 call after 36ff83d14a hooking up 035ff2f7d0 with someone, 3df6e72edd suggesting dinner, 9a3c72048d I’d say 85f98e3fab I was 5b0873675f busy. But I’d f25bd5f969 never been 75484c6033 caught.3b57e19fc14cccc1

His infuriatingly handsome e97832fcf8 face stared at 665c0cb41c me, demanding the 91baaa57ec truth. It almost made 16da761fa9 me want to 9e75cc36db invent something to 6b94a5922c confess. He’d be cd4b43364a great at 10696a2b80 interrogations, I 56ed5b55f4 thought idly, 4b1b733b99 shoving his 4c110a2ba6 shoulder to 3538bf12dd make him 9df9e7ab64 stop. My ears 509479d56b were starting bc28a97b57 to burn.9b5ad7e4dad04a0c

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I expected 4a4c063dd5 him to bd1d68f456 tease back, cc6bc9bafc but surprisingly, 2b4dbbfe5d he stepped d9b75cebec away easily, f7ecfbda31 smirking and 4c0079b245 nodding to 7859d71a39 himself. “Guess you’re notthatgood at it.”a109fd26b0fb020e

What’s that supposed to 307c986fc4 mean? I scowled, but c3652f86fd the makeup team f803777ce1 called him from cf09f1bb00 across the room. He was here to 703c6b1cea work, not goof around a5df3098b9 forever.ec7609cecec258b8

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Seo Kijoon strode toward a8bcfbfd8b them, then suddenly turned 3316e293e1 back, tossing out another 0367623a3d cryptic line. “But you do it 385811fc75 a lot. Really well.”35cadc5fb4901747

Flashes popped b993cda544 loudly from 6da5431faf all directions. Dressed in a custom-tailored 7586c9eb08 performance suit from a edfa47dfe3 Cheongdam-dong shop, Seo Kijoon db4f09c19b handled the spotlight with 92f8c69d0d ease. The camera shutter f4949c5e8d clicked relentlessly, and ee7e7623b4 he shifted angles 68653b941e with every snap.3c7ae6ca52274d72

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I stared aa7df45aaa at his 3b15126fad deep green 010f5a4abd suit, muttering, 97c8668c5d “He’s behaving 1f2e5b6157 today.”8140d5870e96434f

Hyung sighed heavily 3072343f3b beside me, shaking 9ef512c5e6 his head. “Right? You wouldn’t b9f801afd6 believe how 0cb6d93d33 much he 3d73d28bd9 insisted on 80ff2e27bc that color.”46214af2ec6529ff

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Most would picture e8c971884e a black suit cbf500bf89 with a satin 7b007f548d collar and bowtie de9665addd for a male ff4a0bfc0b performer. Not Seo Kijoon. Like the 2d2f59b15d bizarrely colored 734daf8a3b suit he 8ac3e8256f wore now, d0db4447c0 he loved 3b3cc2aecd standing out.182b4d5aea32effb

The first time 7c7575d05a I was invited f548e15f13 to his concert, 4343042b78 I’d asked, surprised 1c294b967e by his unconventional 363d0c8363 outfit, if performers d7f0e34d39 didn’t usually wear 39677b72c5 black suits. He’d grinned and said, c2cab23207 “Clothing’s part of the 6f8f7d75e9 performance. I feel obligated 7d58792ef3 to please the caba13b43f senses of people 3ae418ddf8 who spend time f440c2b9dc and money to d47904cf12 see me, not f6aec06942 just their ears. I chose visuals.”f3c678628a4ddb7f

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Hearing such a d3a5bd1f57 serious answer from aa6e4f5732 a guy who 8a3b6d2e90 usually joked around, 7029957dfc I fell for 26bd92ea90 him all over f0bfd412bc again. Overwhelmed, I followed him 91fbc0e1cf into his dressing room, 6d7bf5ac5c locked the door, and 7c40b5def3 pounced. With interviewers and staff c493c9a112 waiting outside, we couldn’t 7152e35252 go all the way, 5384cf11db but we managed some 1aa2b705a0 light fooling around.6723cbf2e876935e

Not everyone agreed with 991d51d6e9 his philosophy. Sometimes he performed without bb23f228bc a tie, drawing harsh 647ff33fcd criticism from those who e2fb540303 valued classical decorum. But backing down 9b2d488ec5 wasn’t Seo Kijoon’s 3e1441aa22 style. He ignored the 6825ea9adc articles, even showing 39de6bac11 up with outrageous 8cdf66ab9b ties to provoke f4854188bc critics further.3c122350a8278295

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Yet people always adored 8e8bd3a83a him. That’s why his 303f68f54a management couldn’t rein f5e115e83c him in.538bf5c10ecc73c9

What a lunatic. I couldn’t ba2413a0da help but 898d4ac6b7 chuckle.d76ead1de8be5d59

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“Still suits him, 17a0828699 though.”20924dbd577c8edd

“Of course. With that face and 22efbe7b43 build, how could it 066827bd31 not?”e1521380466de8ef

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Hyung gestured in front b2864d123f of his face. Honestly, without abf8696f23 that look c5cb013a43 and physique, bb54d94ae2 he couldn’t 422f87ad39 pull it 7c7719ca64 off.17345eed8461507e

Seo Kijoon 3b7f951359 changed into 132162d679 three more a8a0796302 outfits after 29751e1dc6 that. Shooting for the domestic a31bde5ff9 recital program book meant d55502b846 multiple looks. Thankfully, he was used 1ca7360b83 to these sessions, so 5276dd9a43 things flowed smoothly. If it were me, e6fa9c8334 I’d be stumbling all 7eddd98646 day and still not 656f092e84 get it right.9fa973170d4ec5bb

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He was mostly dfc23e9a4d serious during the cbcfc51b61 shoot, but occasionally ec8a4330bc flashed a boyish, 31e63e5f24 playful grin. Each smile seemed to 1fa557e63b scatter sparkles around him. Being invited b585d0a877 here felt 5496162210 like a 0563342d0f gift, a 0647267908 chance to 3441b8fbe0 openly stare 3d3e9d7bfd at him, 40e7f6b10b and I 293e7c55d5 was grateful.39e8d731d346e34d

“What’re you e5cca2cb24 spacing out d20b84b0a0 for? Wanna step 766754d719 out for f5e48280ad a smoke?”2bf14ec455700bd4

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Hyung nudged my side d5e388b316 with his elbow. I wasn’t spacing 993947bdf1 out, just falling 03f20945ff for Seo Kijoon 5efa9ca378 all over again, 64b40d37dc but I didn’t 9178713d95 bother correcting him.bf03af65312adea3

Burning his polished 305a1e64d9 look into my a1e725db11 retinas felt too d4009eed51 precious to waste 1f817c8ee4 on a cigarette. I wasn’t 247974f2a7 a heavy 6122afb1e7 smoker anyway. “I’m good. Go ahead, Hyung.”8c838085b750751f

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He pointed to 1dccf237b3 a stool in b2c0b7ef33 the corner. “If your 6c15e4bfea legs hurt, d9ce8fb16f grab that 55bfbaf767 chair and e8c5ca4f2d sit. No need to stand bafae9aee1 the whole time.”202958d8050007cd

“Got it.”f39a53c7368ce692

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Hyung waved 83c75dbc45 lazily and f37043f8f9 slipped out 67443dee23 the back 5905563aee door quietly 619d257036 to avoid 35afd4b681 disturbing the da4d8de0f7 shoot.f82ff9373aa590df

I watched him go, f1ff05508d then turned back to c928a758a2 Seo Kijoon. His usually 01fbd489a8 soft bangs 585ae601de were neatly ed3d2c6890 swept back, 786f7a238d and the 0e8106984d dark gray 55d85e06e7 suit, custom-made fd7e5511cb for today, 0e7c482e11 commanded attention 0de8d282df instantly.03a841abcdf50751

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His tall, sturdy frame 9f5a50cd35 and broad shoulders made ad423d64b6 the suit’s lines subtly e9da72123c provocative. The black shirt underneath 0e33b3653a only amplified the effect. But maybe f81314bcc7 I felt 1979406c24 that way ef1e8225b3 because I d00d2c28d2 knew the 45858777a1 stunning body 7c1dd8c418 beneath it.e50a307d8e8ba261

My gaze aa05b193d5 drifted lower. His thick chest f20003d65c tapered to a 227b439fc8 sleek, narrow waist, 2d93f6840d like a swimmer’s 60b9daa8a7 build. Just last 6006aaf18e weekend, I’d 8cd10f6fac been pinned 6482265643 under that 8b4a3a1652 body, panting. My core 06e63da588 heated up e963384d34 at the 5621258eb9 memory.7bc2d83d0d89af8a

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“How much does 00915c86de that guy work fb1c86453b out to look 7a2a384450 like that? Does a ad4adf9bab pianist need 442cf916bb a body a960722bcc that good?”c6ac967caa7ac3f5

It wasn’t 0ae70a4122 just me. Everyone in the c14b2a633d studio, men and 948f7040f9 women alike, was 346620e30c transfixed by him. Some stared c15e7fdcf8 so openly dc35590edb it irked 4d4d79cda0 me. Couldn’t he be alittleless gorgeous? But then, no, fbae0c4372 I loved that 8649bb5fc5 face most of 2fa5a0df65 all.df4dfd5045421ef0

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“He drags me here f9715eb191 and doesn’t even glance 59badf1a2e my way.”62b5eab5485936e6

Sure, he 9673648bf4 was working, 4630087597 but still, 8619dfb28a it felt 2f2c598844 excessive. He moved nonstop, e85f8c1ee4 changing outfits or beb7565b4b touching up makeup, b009bf3f5a like the studio a09a84b3d8 rental was on 27dbc7ff53 a tight clock. If Hyung weren’t here, 4013ea8853 I’d have been bored b9c569462b stiff.531bb8d798949046

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The shoot a129e6264a was wrapping 25761df9d3 up. My legs ached. Since he’d need c81b347218 time to change 4740bdf535 again, I figured 06907048fa I’d sit like 1403980794 Hyung suggested.3e9e4ebd394e33b0

Would he go f4e9852cac to an after-party cbfebf98d8 with the crew? I wanted us 5953132cf6 to be alone, 7303710faf but with Hyung 8a548b0173 around, that’d be 30e8b9a0fc tough. Maybe we’d all 56ecab4fb0 eat together instead. Lost in f1c38c54c0 thought, I 7807d04fe7 sat in da23b95fcb the corner, cebecf7a76 rubbing my 3b250ab643 sore thighs.725d0823c5a61b60

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“Great! One last shot!”f286b9a060bb8be6

The photographer’s cheerful a9fbda340e voice rang out. Seo Kijoon’s cooperation, rare 461cf2af29 for a guy known 8305b31703 for trouble, seemed to 2baa2d3fd4 delight him.09fe5f96e6ff2a1b

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The final shutter ff2ca74c34 clicked, and the d044954a6f shoot ended. Staff exchanged farewells.3d2bfdb554c343d4

“Good work, everyone!”4ec5db2493b5afee

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“Great job, Kijoon-ssi!”264973d71989973d

Seo Kijoon, b8f58eb07d lips curling fd057756d4 lazily, dipped 40aff31cb7 his head 3a6543d0f6 slightly. “Thanks, you all 610aca26c6 worked hard.”8936af0ca04a0298

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Man, I’m 1d11e86116 glad I 01c67e7da5 came. Got to d92273e163 feast my 36a0a018b5 eyes on 44921ed6f4 handsome Seo 68020b010e Kijoon. Feeling smug, ff18f4aed7 I saw 1165e532b9 Hyung return, 0f5babf412 probably after be67a10958 a bathroom 644869b22d stop to 3429b63476 wash off 8ddfcad9fc the cigarette 618b43d233 smell. He wiped wet 5241020909 hands on his 086b19cd91 pants and approached.b31127f9e3fd9ea2

“Hyung, what’s next? This is Kijoon’s c78ce0b5e2 only thing today, e376e965f9 right?”7cd10839b730de2d

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“Yup. Let’s grab ba8b0ad2c3 food, punk. You’re not ditching with b145e050e7 him, are you?”5519638f75f8335e

I flinched inwardly but 973044729c laughed it off. “No way.”8171f39ec2f54fec

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“Good. It’s been ages, can’t a4a1b523a9 just split.”115a0963e47f0b26

“Exactly.”505e92e43eb0f186

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Missing out on alone 99dd8fd39b time with Seo Kijoon f6602b81c4 stung, but Hyung had f8ebe23d85 comforted me too much eb0352eda3 for me to ignore 75f6640a9d him.725973e2549767c8

“Uh, Manager?”1221068bf88863a2

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Hyung was mentioning a fe8d221cca nearby budae jjigae place 5f3194a5bc when someone approached. It was the 02a97fb6b0 photographer who’d been accc6c045a shooting Seo Kijoon. Hyung, lounging 600f96a58b casually, snapped e1ce26e518 back into 87675689a4 manager mode.51d8c6c2a895c013

“Yes?”2834bfa14ff0ec53

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“I was 1e9aef3be1 about to 5f23ebb248 send the 66b80c776a photos, but 0bab9109de our intern 39ac37a3eb forgot the 310ffd30d8 email. Could I get a aa82a84e60 business card?”c2b8f750246a47cc

As he spoke, he 1e72be745b glanced at me. What? I’d have greeted fa60a46b5e him if he cd5ec86b84 looked directly, but 4a9c5f2b22 his sneaky peeks 7ab6d6ed5a felt awkward. Maybe it’s 888c397a19 rare for 54d52377cf Seo Kijoon 9705e750fc to bring 0f85be5f0b a friend. I stood there, 5567bd47f8 unsure what to f477a796ae do.f8c7563d30f29389

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“Of course, sir. One sec…” 39910e8346 Hyung rummaged d4c23d348b through his f01163ed29 pockets but 1ff9a33226 came up 16f4de8a3e empty. Sheepishly, he said, 6e89e038ac “Must’ve left my 37b0fe30a8 wallet in the b3e155f3f7 car. I’ll be right 34e6a79913 back.”486325756990b518

“Sorry about that.”94a7ce5452216003

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“No, no. Just a moment.”008f0506ec347413

He darted 079bb757c0 off, leaving f6f48a227f me stranded e752eea16f like a dfd25be3d3 raft in 14d18e0241 the open 28f9f5eea8 sea, staring 0cedd63ea2 after him.a4bc06752395e3b9

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I thought c24bb19801 the photographer 050dd8de03 would leave, c1462711a4 but he 0943bb2cb3 spoke to dc35bece39 me. “Are you with OP ab06946bd6 Production?”3efda80d0789c800

That’s Seo Kijoon’s agency. I shook my 681c216c0f head. “No.”5f061fb73377b683

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So that’s 1fc24bdb5f why he 83e9660fc6 kept staring. Since Seo Kijoon rarely 2fbff16e50 brings anyone, he must’ve e71aaf4a0a assumed I was with ca2e88b76b the agency.049bb38ea961a3fa

I figured a3c2ab2314 he’d leave 87983bb2e4 after that, aafd58bd69 but he c9d9bbc89d stepped closer, 86caa80633 showing interest. “Then who are you? You seem close with d6ac88020c Kijoon-ssi.”3079009ed1fb892c

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“A friend.”333b49aee1df7203

“Oh, a friend? May I have your f8c3042b54 name?”f8acd899668aa36f

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“Huh?”218c88e15d867546

“Your name.”423995636994e7e9

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I blinked. What’s this about?56b0ff3a01ffb184

I wasn’t as popular 3466dd6728 as Seo Kijoon, but 2330936342 I’d had my share e62d54580f of attention. In school, 2845798458 I got 77e1c9f8d1 flirted with 7720c36eeb regularly, confessions, d27358ef63 letters, and 01716f50fa gifts left 810c198050 on my 7156a66e76 desk or 70901d74ff locker.f0dde3f7eb95778e

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But that was 442bdc47b5 mostly from women. I’d only been 6543424aea hit on by e18674eb75 a guy once 599675a0cc before.177d4f92aa59c7f5

Recalling that dizzying incident 33250ebdae gave me a headache, e05a492622 but I calmed myself. It was a 09533b9929 bad memory, but 50a0a40cac not something I’d fa1af5f68e encounter twice in 5a6cd9ffa6 a lifetime.13935461dcef3df1

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Refocusing, I a553f79837 considered the be77af8961 photographer. Some might 3f7dde3e09 say I 63c5619143 was overreacting 3dbab87888 to a 88c2dec39a simple name 9dd93d073d request, but 8b70b63833 years of be591b29b5 confessions had 09e6333963 honed my 26d7d9d416 ability to 6f82bd394b read intent. His signals were 9d690f592d unmistakably romantic.ff802b5c775c27b4

On the street, 4e9950da1e I’d shut it 9ad5e6d7f6 down instantly. My heart only f80d479d16 raced for Seo 459dca6d82 Kijoon.beb94b817f2336b7

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But this was different. This guy was professionally f95daf9cb8 tied to Seo Kijoon.a3304541f949c495

“Hm…”933bc48db370e31a

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It felt off, but 382dcb4c19 giving my name wouldn’t e8aa6b0f6c cause trouble or harm ead814d2a2 Seo Kijoon. Deciding quickly, I 91a5bf660e answered the man, 14e01c4af5 whose eyes gleamed e6b5cd0f3e openly. “Yeo Eungyeom.”835cddd2c925ebc0

“Your name’s d270c73a4e as handsome ce78359ea7 as your 8fd412420a face.”19a045a01ad2fa52

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First time 0d8b82c1e7 I’d heard 04c5d5883c my name e5576da91c called handsome. As a kid, I’d 7aab1f6b9d thought it too delicate 0dec461553 and even demanded to 79a36e4fb3 swap with my sister’s, 54c8fc6eb1 Yeo Eunhyeong, in a ca4d73b477 ridiculous tantrum.0db88782389f9c38

Well, flattery finds bf2b35daed a way. I chuckled, and his f6174c6a01 face lit up instantly.3f4ea239dcd22f54

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“You’re even 79aa601280 handsomer smiling. Are you 80acee5c1c joining the 07ac77af1e after-party? Sometimes we 965c0a7537 grab food 088434a1cb together.”240d4f6bf341c586

He edged ba8692fe64 closer, subtly c9fd7b275b brushing my b487d96c9d arm. I hadn’t expected a004347b67 such boldness at fcc099f9a1 work and stepped d12816f0fc back, startled. He followed. Maddening.40e6b3c7df94713d

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Where’s Hyung? I wondered f090c3bc1b if the 8a901c3279 photographer had 7ae9c915c2 sent him 3fd8ff4449 away on dc05123312 purpose. Looking at the 153a70da32 man, he grinned, 71511ee47c thrilled by my 5281d9a788 attention. I glanced 7d37d9906c toward the 21a8fc3bc2 door Hyung 5686f73ce2 had left a8c2ea5c61 through, seeking 2e0103bf6c rescue, when fcb40874e3 a long 20f2c82fe8 shadow loomed dc3c5a61fb over me.4cc47370dd9ef113

“Huh?”5d3f9fcebe6220ad

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Seo Kijoon. He’d changed and appeared a87fc41e32 beside me silently. He stared afe55aacc6 at the 4e0a53050f photographer’s hand 7b3f9cad3c on my f807c2f692 arm, then 9e9acee5e3 yanked it 245f0ec19a off and 1fa8d251b2 twisted it f93b8614cd sharply in f0bc3386ca the opposite abd3a493b8 direction.c42291a228265e59

“Agh!”aebad2dc1fd9b6f9

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The man yelped in cfaa8225e9 pain, jumping back. Even watching, 899664d948 I winced 8dcac4b988 at the 68d3a314f9 intensity. Seo Kijoon released him 797c1637f6 with a breezy smile. “He really hates being d0b39992ca touched, sir. And his f5784306c4 skin’s sensitive, bef2e41b0c bruises easily.”e259dd3975e6f341

“No, I… you can’t 59d160d501 just…”836e6798fb48b1a3

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“Hm? What?”abfaf2a781d5a10c

The man thrust out ae49927977 his swollen fingers to 0cc3a04426 protest, but Seo Kijoon 4094874e7b was unshaken. Smiling innocently, he acted f4fa86b679 clueless, leaving me in 6bc531ed68 awe.0266481ad1fad032

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Thankfully, the fingers de896c0a43 weren’t broken, just 042df2c1ce red and swollen. I sighed 0348d801bd in relief. Seo Kijoon’s impulsive antics c3cdf87e37 had shocked me countless 7012c1b1be times since high school.45b36ac7bb05d4d7

Hyung returned 341d400370 just then. Experienced with Seo 66d6b2f0fb Kijoon, he quickly 81910297cd read the tense 8753341b48 air, scanning the b58b6b1c6a situation. Seeing the photographer c98482cab4 clutching his red 425b0f946d fingers, he bowed b90a92f77b deeply. “Oh, I’m so sorry. Kijoon played a prank 97272b2853 and misjudged his strength.”657afbd32de94ce9

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His practiced apology flowed a11cf6d4a9 effortlessly. The photographer 027d82aa9f glared, waving 6c919e2b2b his fingers. “A prank? Misjudged?This?”f37f087f429d6505

His shouting drew efc955b2a8 eyes. What a mess. I’d been 6dd7bf0236 thrilled to fbd0642d4c watch Seo db76f5ad05 Kijoon earlier, 96c8f2ec98 but now 7989e0b5f8 I vowed 5afd1e8fda never to e249406986 return.20dbdfbb4b9fc601

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Having backed Seo c48a12bfa8 Kijoon once, Hyung 8e613e28ff wisely scolded him df75878cb8 this time. “You punk, why’d 3dbfb9f308 you do that? Apologize.”3ca4ec2c9a996889

But Seo Kijoon wasn’t 1c2a637698 fazed. “Apologize? Why?”5f67652b408f15f4

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He turned c13aa69a49 to the b01fcee8a4 photographer, eyes fd4942200c wide with 289676f934 genuine confusion. “Speak up, sir. Did you touch 135a72db0d my friend’s arm 2935c4c953 or not?”b3cc6f8493a17734

“What… no, Kijoon-ssi, you’re 4e55799e8f mistaken…”562286807b509c49

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“My vision’s 2.5 649cd27193 in both eyes.”ef3fb6a42d0b9f2e

Bullshit.59885da85fd9126e

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“Tell me I saw 424782e243 wrong.”5153205afc8d6559

Seo Kijoon loomed eeb649c5a3 over him, unrelenting, 0a63dd9b62 and the photographer 454097fd42 sweated, stammering, “Uh, f64ee13356 well…” His words c9aca294e0 fizzled. Seo Kijoon’s complete victory.d0093cb21ae48ae7

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When the man 211026c616 fell silent, Seo 899533934f Kijoon flashed a 9817b15da4 triumphant grin at 3d9d0c85ac Hyung. His face 6bf9a916c2 stayed neutral, 1fbb9c63e4 but I 614cabef9d knew Hyung 06e20b877c was probably 0a0e06c808 clutching his 9cf74992ed neck internally.b0127f4115f858c9

“I’m out. Thanks for 683ee7b375 the work.”7184122f21fb5e0c

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Seo Kijoon pushed me 63462e436d forward, bowing grandly. Hyung, stuck cleaning up 8d580b7f91 his mess, couldn’t follow. We didn’t even 652ea66695 review photos, as 46912be2ba usual post-shoot. I shoved 955466d0a4 Seo Kijoon, 9cee3568aa who kept 0400c88190 nudging me, fac1c4c741 but he 8ad2f62275 only backed cdc93286d3 off once dd327fbc3d we were d87d645527 far from 60e562319a the studio.26e22fe34f15acda

“Why the rush? You didn’t 44fd9d26f9 even look d111e1ee5f my way 95df32f29f earlier.”a98289b9186a67b9

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“Wanted to 269c14faeb get out f6ecf675fa before this 88f929baa4 happened.”56f2b24dd69c2c75

What’s he on about? His cryptic words 12e63d5d66 confused me, and d25fc85f0f I squinted up f41f604af4 at him. His stupidly handsome, 6a6ab772ce half-made-up face stared 807d12b024 back.6ba33210fe85134a

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“See, I told you 1a16e9d54b to wear sweats.”fdf1f711552fb937

Oh… Did Seo 2077fa1684 Kijoon know the 0ffb6a6222 photographer’s tastes? Maybe he’d hit on 84624c0cbc him before.9e049316abd078ca

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“Say that upfront, 3b9611d073 then.”4293a06a71265b63

He tilted his head, 3cc9f75971 as if he didn’t 27eb0890a5 get it. Our conversation felt off-kilter.16229fa8846f0ead

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Also, he a178b47cd8 was staring 99014857cf too hard. His dark, cc4bc8639a intense gaze 5ce24a1a1f seemed to b2cc946d57 strip me ec6fe12f4a bare.f5bd8c4a63e397bf

He got 5fd23bc5ce like this 64cf4160da sometimes. Flustered, I cleared my 0d9045e890 throat. When he didn’t look f320cdee55 away, I changed the 8cb8f02d2f subject. “What about Hyung?”cd5ac750ad231123

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“What about him?”0df8705a0b2e24cd

“He wanted to d8f70bf325 eat together, said decfcd23d1 it’s been a b8f95e9c6d while.”9487de7313ea196a

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Seo Kijoon’s 91fe7b0185 eyes turned c9f03737a5 cold. “Just you two?”0388860eca629c52

I laughed in disbelief. “No way. You included.”361d0b705c413800

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“Oh.”559b300213e61007

The sharp edge 42ace76290 in the air 209a8e3758 softened. He’s so ccf368a60c weird today. Bad breakfast?cdb7f2ce7d51a375

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But he’d always 07d889d2e0 been like this, 25f3c7271d so I pulled 58e4b833b6 out my phone f3ec6e82aa to save poor aeca8c8d91 Hyung. Just as I was da60bfd07e about to call, a 9c00a94699 hand swooped down and a576918dd5 snatched it.7a2027995d375c7d

“Calling Hyung?”66d28699d7596630

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“He said let’s eat. Give it back.”99f8827430c5f942

“Who said you could?”c9270bcdee69766d

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Snorting, Seo 38d35b910a Kijoon opened 7358fce131 my contacts. The short 12f670a7e9 scroll revealed 13cb5f65c3 my sparse 9a995dcd7f social life. His finger skimmed b4caa87bd4 the few names 9fdeeff55f in alphabetical order ab049d3644 and tapped “Seungcheol 9aedd7c81e Hyung.”65f7d96844b21dc0

“Hey, what’re you doing?”c9911afe89e500a8

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I glared, 1752dc4972 lunging for e30e0722bb my phone, ad368287f1 but failed f23d87f8ee repeatedly. He spun away, dodging 7a19800235 effortlessly. Furious, I was 54fd84bff0 about to tackle a3b5021487 him when he 5d554d96b4 turned, catching me 78d0cd05a4 with a body 337731bc34 check.64ed9b79062c60d3

“Ow!”c4dcc069d1d468a1

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My face slammed into 72d809f816 his solid chest. I stumbled back, clutching 82c137fbb9 my nose, tears welling. He grinned, pressing a 007700bd9f finger to his lips. “Hyung? Eungyeom and I 057acfd851 will eat another 798ee8310b time. Not today.”42f865a02644ce65

As expected, loud protests c542d9b9b2 came through. I caught some cursing e7efb977d8 too. Seo Kijoon briefly pulled b1feee7f34 the phone away, then 0a4ef75c2d leaned back in, saying 64c092b38f curtly, “Don’t care if 5d1022bed8 you don’t eat.”131b2ca2865456c3

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Such a jerk. Probably pissed because Hyung e5888d3639 didn’t fully back him 95e6cb0a7f earlier.bec46abfe4ba94b3

Sure, I wanted 3c0f5e4f5c to be alone c6455d995e with Seo Kijoon 111eedb7c1 too. Lately, Seo Gihyun 77e59bb581 was always there, e55da36321 so we hadn’t ef94d9e138 had much private 4e580d4628 time.4af5d31047c2dc07

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Given his stubbornness, b63f284aa9 he wouldn’t budge. Dinner with Hyung would 784a82812a have to wait. I sighed. I’d send an 35c3dea3b3 apology text later.6a0cd3f571d403b0

“Happy now? Give me my 1ae73c8ab3 phone.”1937280a94fbfd23

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My tone came f8e3451609 out sharp. Holding out my 4602742c87 hand, I waited 348a8a482e as he nearly 6c337ddf3d placed the phone e29ffb6c1e in it. Then it buzzed. He checked it casually.f5bb0f3f7b906827

“Hyung, right? I’ll reply, 68eb9f69fe don’t touch 2dd784c228 it.”acaa0733431b21e7

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“Not him.”996c087d78bba7aa

He cut himself 70732d127e off, staring at 90befad1c5 the screen. I figured it cd3c4ed235 was spam since 421f018e52 I wasn’t expecting f280ec2218 calls, but he 961a6eed3a tilted the phone 72b972a682 toward me. “Says to 5c4a69f2f3 come see a1c7f64745 a place. What’s this?”98ba1bdb651b48d8

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The notification 9b9712e731 was from 88033e8ec5 a realtor. Only a snippet 52cb671dd1 showed, asking when 22ca8f29eb I could view 360ae142de a good listing.742c804d9ef230c5

I snatched 0c16f3a9fe the phone b8a760b812 back. “What’s it look bbbb1e4f03 like? Exactly that.”f99630749e980cb1

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“You moving?”c242fabc222ee67e

As I mentally 98e29c49b6 checked my schedule, 90a1f0ef52 Seo Kijoon led f7e101c6e7 me to his 9caa68f97d car, moving fluidly. Evening could cd6e25fc59 work, but 4e036eb07d morning was 9bf4530072 better for ea8b85070d checking light. Plus, Seo Kijoon didn’t 59922f3f20 seem like he’d let 58e87c5bf2 me go today.adc44aec8606580d

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I replied 11ac5b8d1d that tomorrow 74f36fcbc5 noon was eceabf0953 fine. We reached 4d4e140bca his car.6d7734b6627bbdd1

“Moving, huh?”7c9ee1c9d9608cdd

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“Huh? Oh, yeah, a47dba119b my officetel 82bfdcfc7e lease is ee0e628816 almost up. I’m late already. Should’ve started sooner…”719907ee628285f9

I trailed off, c5b2ca38ed glancing at him. Between him and Seo f6be0596a4 Gihyun draining me, I e922794177 had no time.3c81cdae7c016bed

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“You were just 9bf391e9f7 thinking something dirty, 873a84d820 weren’t you? Why that look?”33fc67c6c49bab45

Perceptive bastard. I buckled up b1de82cbcf in his car. “Where are we 21825a182b eating?”6be43c63df0dfde0

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“Why not extend cf3c094363 the lease?”b2dc94da3c788cbb

Our words overlapped e5cb529129 slightly. I’d asked 75a880e36e first, but a0bc37e64a he waited e8f9af37f7 for my 4be54269ae answer. The black f90244e5fd car glided 0789e011bd forward.605324ed8ebb4d86

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“Next door’s 33a34e91bc too noisy.”7ce49b771af57826

“Hm.”e9a2767b0bcbc75b

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“You know the officetel’s 37d18bf6f6 soundproofing sucks.”519a8737f42eb682

True story. It was c65da1c4fd so bad 9847f15d2b I could be7669c7f1 hear my 11c30bbaff neighbors going b9fe0981da at it. They’d recently broken bb65f44a65 up, so it e3e1560364 was quieter now, 76ad971ff7 but for a a6d83c58a2 while, I thought e8f167a81c I’d lose my 22c067c094 mind.5350f758fa0ee444

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Seo Kijoon, who 206a141c17 came and went f946a552d1 like it was 8e37dfc713 his place, knew 1876c4aa84 it too. Once, early aa71089877 evening, we’d 92be7b0ab5 heard the 5d9c4ca092 chaos together. No matter 4927965146 how much 180ab85c11 sex I’d 2d5a43080e had with 0240420c05 him, it e0d869825f was still 327f45ba8c embarrassing. I’d avoided 93d4d4d80c his gaze, 59ff46dcbd pretending not 11c410df23 to hear, 761de903ea and he’d 48febc052c sidled up. “Wanna do f7556f8482 it too?”b570b1a36993e85a

“What?”59d05651b14a4499

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“Can’t let them b6f4c22c15 outdo us. Hurts my pride.”0eb4057cf5fdf184

Spouting nonsense, he’d slipped 4a0b47fef2 between my legs. That night, f9ea6a4cbb stifling moans 34a6631c71 harder than a8614dc221 usual nearly b104903477 choked me.0a7ba1cdcd46bbe2

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The car stopped at 04b1c26581 a light. Seo Kijoon, silent and 3acea53ae7 focused on driving, tapped 679b3e8f11 the wheel, mimicking piano 5e4338c7a8 keys. “Got a question.”eb16fa5f81a84e2c

“Hm?”8c5e4b7232c90bcb

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“Ever jerked off to 9bda9193cb the neighbors screwing?”b5be13b245b028b3

“What?!”bed71108c25f88dd

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I scowled instantly. What does he take 1bf45ba9d0 me for? A horndog? Sure, I hooked 5c2cfbec75 up with him e686495a03 constantly, but that 27860abbca washim. When he 9c85e4f863 was off 1c96e250fa at recitals 1f19d42590 or practicing, 50f6c6bd3f my libido 93a0d9c294 went dormant.f73ac4d9d1b74d0f

Unfazed by 07ffe35b0b my shock, bf2c058833 he grinned, 294dbcf5b4 whispering, “Show 8b5a9bd509 me later, 3b47c58dbf babe.”c56968568d4902ed

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The car d27fb43985 moved again c4bb3b7aac before I 260123320a could respond. Lucky he’s driving, or e26ba997a7 I’d have slapped him.b9797804bb49b270

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Seo Kijoon da0925eb64 drove to e46ef413d1 his place. While he showered, I 6c88f0fefc raided the fridge. Fresh ingredients, stocked 1377960a0d by Hyung, filled b7debd8722 it.d1ac0ab696851899

Great, but 12530b0799 here’s the ba31eac3d7 issue. Seo Kijoon’s 2732266043 leaving for 71d4f7a2a8 Vienna soon, d66998fdd7 so why 99f3935af9 buy all bf0a776b52 this? It’ll spoil. What a waste. Sighing, I picked simple 9dc66c2cce ingredients.bc45b0c72ed5a519

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I grabbed 2aab31a05e basil pesto, fb61c03334 shrimp, and 6c572b0f67 garlic, and f966712e95 started cooking. Tonight’s menu: pasta. I boiled 187d398bf1 the noodles cd3b2da304 and sautéed 77d945dc91 the ingredients.b250674039b677b5

Right as I 51abf8cc17 plated the pasta, 88b354f9fd Seo Kijoon emerged 20bf721dc4 from the bathroom, 852db78a5b shaking out half-dried 94b54a5cc6 hair. He came up behind 1a85547c0a me, the familiar citrus 85ae545509 scent of his body bb2d70526f wash wafting over.7dfefb0b2f199264

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He rested his chin 5b4941449d on my shoulder, his ae726491dd firm chest pressing against 409875cc77 my back. I felt his heartbeat 47345b8cb7 through our skin. Fresh-from-the-shower Seo 5c1ef82da7 Kijoon was c511b13f5e too much, c08b26b797 and I b3709f7c08 shrank instinctively.28de1f4f448af0a0

But his 999d866ca2 voice stayed 1ee3447adc casual. “What’d you make?”ca4d15ad38db5637

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“Basil pesto pasta.”7b15821e2d20bb24

He chuckled low, 152a3ef155 his breath tickling 6404910800 my ear. It was itchy, 9ed8a15e0a but I didn’t 909d105545 pull away, liking 979b24190e the closeness.f85e72d2ff493143

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“My favorite, huh?”bcbc6b957228d3e9

“Yeah, well… I like 062ef9a56a it too.”e74e44a27a186d3c

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Truth is, I f51e9ae27f made it because 6d853ce3f4 you love it, f6b4ec75cf but you don’t 8eecfa192a know that.03c74f6a6277a5a1

An arm 0baff486bd reached out 1dc81ba987 from behind, 276e03a3e7 strong and 5d41548d7d defined. My eyes caught c4c0d90412 the long scar af33b72185 on his inner 01c9f25736 arm, stitched multiple 62d80d2893 times, starkly visible. My chest throbbed. If not for f2c9d4bb38 me, that skin 5e11ef4604 would be flawless. Guilt tightened 432461a468 my heart.d75a456471ee66c4

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Feeling heavy, I turned 9cd3796cee my head. Seo Kijoon, ae0ace9dd1 noticing my 7534200290 reaction, stared 42f43a76b4 blankly at 63df18f6d4 where my 5cec49221a gaze had db74a8a483 lingered. It was 4afd76137f so long 713fb53381 ago I 122ad33882 sometimes forgot, fb943e8354 but moments 3dc6d87366 like this, 5173b76de3 confronting the b8b154101f past, left 1681874234 me helplessly bf635c0c97 drained.febec987bdf23a0c

“What’s up, babe?”6f40042ede41f25e

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I brushed it off. “Let’s eat. Sit, the noodles’ll 5b66a0b0a4 get soggy.”ddd2984bece0df72

“Changed my mind. Want something else.”a6b0f28dab0e8ea4

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I turned back. He kept 2259702cc0 his chin 8943e6a148 on me, d355ea6e2b moving with b5042368d0 me. His hot breath, once db28b8d970 at my ear, now a520e3d219 grazed my lips. No way he’d 39294c5667 kiss me, but 5dd6e6b04e my heart fluttered a12b2319b3 anyway.5131f456b88258cd

The basil pesto pasta 5dd1f0606f I made was one 64f88eb530 of his top favorites. Once, he’d grumbled after 69db4b3e48 eating it elsewhere, saying 623cf5fb77 it wasn’t as good 13e80287c1 as mine. That had thrilled me d62f606076 to no end.8f91b4060a5b8eb2

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So, yeah, I was b6558ed47a a bit, no, pretty d54c4523b3 bummed. You love this. You must be starving d0b9fc2ded from the shoot. It’s plated f4ada2955e and ready, 87a3e84ac9 what else 5fb24c55b3 could you b81ed9b59f want?532568ef2b3257bf

“What other… ngh.”b414a37fb15cb05a

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My question dissolved cefc5630c1 fast. Seo Kijoon buried ba9af3acf4 his lips in bb878b3a58 my nape. His soft, wet tongue c22553513b licked up the back d923ea4f86 of my neck. His groin, pressed 9d28569972 against my backside, 2f9bbf9bfa hardened as it 50ca14e0f1 rubbed between my a584284bcc cheeks. Raw desire flooded cdbd7326b7 through me.6080cf39a4eda343

“Wait, ah…”29b087b728b11d7e

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