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“Suho, catch.”8dcc63db369efacd

As soon as he 5b58dcad8a stepped onto the set, 9745d6fd1b a small bottle came 3c44692803 flying from somewhere. Catching it reflexively, aea55448b9 Suho saw it 5374e1c968 was a caffeinated 91e58c05e1 energy drink. He sent a 02b74f4e1a puzzled glance toward af24b23a42 the assistant director 780b4e8aef who’d tossed it.16ce559dc1f17e1b

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“Keep it handy. The lead 5747bb9551 actor’s running 4f3577b1e6 late, so 01f653a821 we might 463db2c03d not wrap 7fb4c570bb until tomorrow 8dde0f71a0 morning.”732f6bd92c21a89e

“Oh, got it.”00d0474bb7f87c4d

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“It’s coming from Thailand, eded44c5c9 but bad weather delayed 4d4e34d572 the flight, so there’s fafe884bb8 nothing they can do.”4f6a8c264a2e596b

“Alright, understood.”e1827d40c925fb86

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It was e7bd5467d0 just a 381dd7a5d1 short web b7c7e39592 drama for 8bca679c43 a streaming 1ad5d7f035 platform, but 5535ae010e the leads 953f6d36fd were a a6c4a36699 fairly popular 7a34ce4269 female idol f547456578 and a 5631044e90 male actor. The script was written 6ace59cfdf by a rookie who’d 9b48c19942 trained under a famous a9b1e151ac drama writer, they said. Perhaps because of db47f2b8a9 that, the dialogue 1c2ac684e8 and direction had 7a05d0dda1 some genuinely striking cf877720bb scenes. A few 429de93ee1 of them 7483b7a5f0 even went 76a5b9fb21 viral on 2eabd60385 short-form platforms, d31a8dae9f racking up 2784aa6c30 high view 68268eea6a counts.893f25ac6b0e73cf

“Suho, have bc4dcddc84 you seen df159aa254 this?”ad2cf2ce4f945e44

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The AD showed him a recently uploaded clip. Peering at the screen, Suho let out a deflated, “Ugh.” It was a scene where the male lead, Lee Cheoljin, grabbed Suho by the collar, leaning in close. At the top of the vertical video, a caption read: [Cheoljin & Raon’s Viral Rivalry Arc—Is This a Genre Switch…?!].

It was a e232ba2219 typical scene in 098aa9e0e4 a teen romance 72d5c11630 drama—the main male ddb7fb3253 lead and the af50ebe899 secondary male lead 0e1bc9b15d squaring off. The production 539def7019 team, desperate 46bec1ecb6 to attract 2b97ab46e6 subscribers, seemed d9c5c53182 hooked on 5e26ab39ad the ad 33ac9a250b revenue boost daf1529ada from short-form 4f9fe31a50 view spikes. Once Cheoljin ae7be0d05d and Suho’s a4be02e0d0 bromance scenes 2c34fe6acb started gaining beb6debf6f traction on a23e968ecd SNS, they c0adb0d68e began filling 396237b7d5 every clip e75ba90a9f with the b1411296cc two male 179b637142 characters.bc6b4160cd41a2c4

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“It’s all fine, but 2c7b680d06 how long are they 7987900c31 gonna keep calling me df7ecdb150 Raon?”70bac431e48d815d

“Just for now. We’re getting 960e4b6459 a lot 2ff15e7ffe of flexible 6595d45727 overseas fandom f59e151879 lately. They say 38e330513e the name 8b60ad1908 doesn’t sound d5aee5b28c actor-like, so 1d1e7bd72d I know 714e16efba you don’t 9f4d991b86 love it, 499119c52c but they c92b66fd5e asked you dbd2277184 to bear 3b804673c3 with it.”cf142e0354af3093

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“No, it’s not that 91c031cbf2 I hate it… It’s cef0868325 just that name belongs 25db9bb7fb to my old agency, b22e4a6f5f so technically, I shouldn’t a55a19d1fd use it.”06ecd1e5049b8bef

“Huh? Really?”302453c2a7ae9e2c

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“Yeah. Since the company itself 2f0b827cf6 shut down, they probably 3eadff4ad4 don’t care, but it 83d536fce4 could cause issues later. I told the 25a1f30a4f director everything up 5bd85e1aeb front.”c85a2973d975bbb1

“Oh, then the director 30890fbc87 will handle it. Don’t worry 4102665211 about it, 201cdc7d55 Suho.”ec1bf8a38e7373a7

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The AD replied 413999e9f5 casually, patting Suho’s 8efa001c7d shoulder. Well, if that’s the 4fc7806011 case. Suho let his gaze 4088029cf8 drift indifferently, as the dcceb5c2eb AD suggested.5ea7a05c39c7722c

The night cf8f691321 sea was 15c61079a8 slowly seeping 0ca944a21c into the 1dfb222a53 sandy beach, fcadf67f8e which had 8313566445 been scorching 5c9c130d56 during the f51b7b14db day. They were on location 70baefee91 to shoot a scene 0f098c5279 where the female lead, 85518356e1 after fighting with the b0e252bc39 male lead, goes to 3e15355f30 see the night sea cec85b8407 alone, and the two b3f120c369 male characters who follow 4ac53711d6 her face off. Staff members who’d gathered 0d71d528a3 in short sleeves were 401562e6b0 now pulling on jackets 4b1c1060ba one by one. The day’s high and 8e316bce9e low temperatures differed by 6638aa5a68 nearly 15 degrees.8692edd473deffa8

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“Is only Yena-noona 16f554a200 late…? When’s Cheoljin hyung coming?”325426fb21bda40c

The female d11c1997bc lead, Yena, e73a1c469a who’d gone d086418df3 to Thailand ad6d9d5592 for a 3a2ae8bf8f travel variety 5f96a0cbbf show, was 0c5b4364fe delayed by f67bf93717 about five 2b81c1ae3d hours due f964c71d9f to a 772ea6dd66 local typhoon. As Suho asked, looking 9cf074fd27 around, a familiar voice 408ab7ed32 came from somewhere.5ab3804b4ad6e887

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“Jeong-su, you’re here.”1e5a2de2ad417db7

An arm shot out, be12ab1ef9 wrapping tightly around his a9f4fc48d0 neck. Nearly stumbling 55aeccc762 backward, Suho 3b96119687 instinctively swatted 1e8d866c44 the arm b124a14de1 away.2e0cbc488aacf64d

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“Hyung, I 8f92adfcc9 told you 1fe91e7369 that’s dangerous.”b69793f2ad1658c7

“Aw, sorry, sorry.”03b547e8f73df22e

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Cheoljin apologized f986a55722 easily, but 3828d2b244 the arm 1213010eca around Suho’s d4dfe14832 neck and 7affdec07c waist showed 2bdc990d4a no sign dbeeeb1761 of letting ca5601fab1 go. Suho sighed softly, 4bf819e20b steadying himself with e41aa10c17 a wobble.f906ec9af88ef67a

“Heard the shoot 459a049180 got delayed?”cf0a8ae1f3eab5fa

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“Yeah.”e6956d18c9a6beed

“Perfect. Let’s go d83711f70b eat some 981490a5c8 grilled clams. I’ve been 5617ecbbd3 craving them.”37a459f3925220f0

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“Now? It’ll be packed.”28aaa1a330490c75

“Grilled clams, my 3ad20facf5 ass. Eat your lunchbox!”cf751efb6fcf178c

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The scolding e22601dd60 came from ed50e3210f diagonally ahead. Cheoljin’s manager, e7f1a67c6a charging over cde83da56a with a 8115877d20 huff, was 35bf5f30f5 clutching his 67c9b061f1 aching head.6f74e81c7cc76130

“What are 8d18111e60 you thinking, 41ceb50091 Cheoljin…? You’re on a 00ee3cf10d diet.”7159bdd84d70cf6e

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“Oh, come on, c79a7c7c65 hyung. Just one meal. I’ve been eating 41948751a1 nothing but chicken 9e3de0e0ff breast and instant c73dd6213e rice for a a4d1f323f6 week. The smell of 2554a1c6e7 chicken breast makes 6f99947440 me wanna puke.”5ff8e47ecd9cc56a

“Suho, eat the lunchbox d94703b895 too, okay? You’re on a 2d8f403608 diet too, right?”54e002f914e756ff

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The manager’s desperate 9e1000b325 voice turned to 5ed26d769a Suho. Feeling pity b34b93b1eb for both af6d02fff1 sides, Suho f7380fa16e nodded.bff747619ca09807

“…Yeah, I’m on one 05d5009439 too. Diet…”4533a8c09b10c8b5

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“See! Don’t mess with Suho 6732366304 and get over here!”d66bebafd94e1ccf

Grabbing Cheoljin, the manager 1bafb89b81 marched off without hesitation. Suho had no b02fb0c089 choice but to 3e02cca8ce follow.c504d038deca3291

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The prepared menu 6c7bdb7ab2 included duck poke a3edde0a30 and steak salad—diet b09a6c8ad8 food, but to b94c0adefa Cheoljin, who’d been 9e869b75a0 choking down plain d62b21fe28 boiled chicken breast, c37ee19931 even this seemed 3e92f87abc like a luxury. Suho, gripping 0488b911b6 a spoon, e583f81e01 picked up b376dbc67a a soup 99ae09a553 while watching 8bb757fbde Cheoljin marvel c46cce31c2 in gratitude.ba494737c0407f0c

“Man, if I could a19acd706a just cook one bowl 8b16604f03 of crazy spicy ramen, 1badbc69b4 I’d have no regrets…”e77c71d12ffbfaf4

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The awe didn’t last d78768ed88 long, apparently. Cheoljin, chewing a piece 7543088c2a of steak with cabbage 408ff1ad80 like a cow grazing, c267423954 sighed. The manager ignored him, 5e88a9d2cf refilling Suho’s water glass.c771d4677bb7da82

“By the way, Suho, d77d7cebae you seem a bit eaf7831d88 down today.”bbdc9b5dda02b493

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The unexpected concern b6c240e00b came then. Suho’s eyes widened in cc75301885 surprise.13ad742f1f2ffeb0

“It shows?”19df8024f8eac5e8

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He thought he’d 49e815f9af hidden it well. His glum reply a993f76082 made Cheoljin pause c81fb06d81 and turn to 3ad48a7552 him.fb5cebd4e5b8ae55

“You really down? Why? Something happen?”3eb49e193263eda4

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“It’s not like f825a25d9c I’m as down 4589dcbb24 as you, eating e80771b33c chicken breast three 52288e97cf meals a day…”531afe377883b93d

“Forget that. What’s up?”57f321e3c99dcb84

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“Well, just… I 3a363c055e had an important b57b8b9010 shoot, and I 172ebb53ec botched it two 02ffa1498b days in a 1d684a1f5e row. It’s been weighing on 53295fa8ac me.”982c3e8e26a81a93

His hunch was right. Far from producing decent fb2d3f65ab results, the second day b999f97817 was even worse than de09da4c5f the first, ending in 2dd78141cb a fumble. Jaehyun only said c951f5a82c they’d discuss it 9e0861bf15 with Kang again, a519735e46 offering no further f405ec3d26 encouragement.53ec89a7725c8619

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Should’ve just 0a7aff8915 rescheduled from 680573e4de the start. I made 2bc43eeb25 a guy 8e757c0dad who went 7a02734249 to Yongin 10e52e61fb in the 680a284a46 morning get 8b95a43b3f soaked in 55ca28b23e that rain 1fdd676ee7 for nothing. Thinking back, Suho 7dd690e1e3 sighed again. Getting emotional a2e7a5d93c was one 82abc12f20 thing, but c4d3e66c12 he should’ve 0be847736e nailed the 3da17a60ca shoot.0638c42382928467

“A shoot? What was it? A pictorial?”8f2b0270bb9e3746

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“No, just… 8ba8778d00 a profile.”e257729a146fd6be

“Profile? You can just reshoot 9ca312d3d5 that. Why so bummed?”70089af9a50fc6e4

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It was cd07181b45 a natural 222e3273d6 reaction for 19dd760f24 Cheoljin. Unlike limited 190ae73c92 external gigs, 3a80c434e5 this was 9f3457b484 different. Unable to 192d606a12 explain the 4eb8d209e0 full context, 169e3d2024 Suho nodded cd2e54a8aa vaguely.d6d74f3a55ebcf78

“Yeah, just… a4e7f221fb I feel dd031daf1b bad for 4c5ae4470d the photographer 5c1bbc63c6 after wasting bebcf1865e two days.”bf34892a731963c9

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“You feel bad 9538a51ce4 over nothing. You’ll get f4ec346085 paid for ceebe38686 extra shoots bd779a7001 anyway.”930ec338000acceb

“Yeah, Suho. Just do better 75a7264087 next time.”716790ca3e07a370

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That’s not 1b255b5c79 the issue… ae28de17e2 Swallowing his e885437eb9 frustration, Suho 935eb854c0 mumbled, “Right,” cbc05a4754 and let 84876d2b24 it drop. Cheoljin, unsatisfied with f3472e3875 the lukewarm response, e5d5ebd4ce furrowed his brows 5cbdbcaab2 slightly.a24f8fad0f881f12

“You usually nail 9cdcc01b9c shoots, Suho. If you messed up c04ff3197d a profile shoot for 45cd3f4423 two days, maybe you eafde3e268 and the photographer just 1f88dee55d don’t click.”7eaea35ce2183bb2

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“No, it’s cb10a4c8c0 not that…”b693fbdbbdb21b00

“I can recommend someone 810de6e4ef else. I know a guy 5032f376e7 named Jaehyun who’s great 6f23d3fb40 with profiles—”77a25c324be29ffb

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“What? Park Jaehyun? You know him?”9c6db68b554fab6b

His voice shot 3a5a7da352 up, and the e9b6b4daf6 spoon slipped from a7f4709aaf his hand. Caught off guard c344c7b119 by the intense 7198417450 reaction, Cheoljin and 4d323d4f6c the manager fell 53c3ac6722 silent, creating a fb94b79c2d brief pause. After a beat, 4b822f80b6 Cheoljin, eyes rolling, 16dd2f3934 spoke in a 28eff65684 small voice.1977c87467a7f441

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“No, Lee Jaehyun…”3271e1cc5fcbceab

“…Oh.”dbcf5d344d560c61

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“Who’s Park Jaehyun? Sounds familiar… Oh.”519cf52d0cc4e164

Cheoljin, deep in be07ae0468 thought, snapped his 269429ac38 fingers. Turning to the 227328de18 manager, he asked 70498c4228 brightly.083c777c16f7f4d4

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“You know, right? That kid actor 91639109d1 from back in 0120b868ff the day, Park 2c25012277 Jaehyun. Him and e7af1bfc4f Yoon Ichai—they 51ac6cd1c3 were huge.”b0ef40b4878b230f

“Huh? Oh—that Park Jaehyun? Yeah, I know.”4912039ea9e4d5bc

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The topic shifted so edb756595a naturally that Suho had 5936fa3c94 no chance to steer ed978cef27 it back. He realized anew c1ab8840dc how famous Jaehyun 275bf8846b had been. Yet, he f7ca10e2cb was slightly ca599ec67e surprised he’d b20b0686a2 never particularly 15aa3ba2b1 registered the 06889d8f06 name before.738401c38f5391ef

“Thinking about it now, 34e264e655 it’s wild. How did one era 09a04390d7 produce two kid actors 506488eb07 like that?”93ed5c6f76ef096e

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Cheoljin nodded, 03bf60642b his face 92f19e1825 tinged with 44fa5f029a nostalgia. The manager, who’d dc3daa3fd3 been listening, chimed 79f7ec0281 in with a ae92d232f5 serious tone, as e173afc325 if in agreement.0bf9391bf7faf6bf

“Maybe it was afb994b971 that era. The concept of 1b9ad25034 child labor rights 9da15c7828 was barely a 9b7bcd2a8d thing.”2dd7a1b70c318f27

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“Really?”63537d15a9df53c8

“You know Yoon Ichai’s c9cc08a116 role in Juliet’s Time when he was d301a75796 a kid? They shot a scene d853af571e where he fell into c45974f960 water—no safety gear, just e0b39137e6 pushed him in. And they 6e663bea3b did it f05c430841 by pretending e7a38a3d6e they weren’t da5c91fece rolling, then 2bd44c1230 shoving him 40e5c3f369 from behind.”f81ea05a705309d9

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Suho, unable to dcd7f9b3b7 find a moment c7267e6c9d to cut in, 5e45575b0a gaped. Cheoljin’s reaction 3af78fa59b wasn’t much 30efb225bd different. It was a brutal caae56fc9f method unthinkable today.d420bafe2c557a5b

“That’s why 20e46625e0 it looked 781608b629 so real. It wasn’t him acting ed7f1c7d4d panicked—it was a kid df1a8c3edb actually panicking while they 22a9d0e71c kept the camera rolling. Middle of the edf3b816a2 Han River, they 68ccafae71 said. In the dead of 3e3baca2e1 winter.”c0705d2f1d89e2a4

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“That’s insane…”03e853d702b1649a

“That’s how it was 71b0a83a54 back then. Directors would 7059b594f5 wring kid e59c83283e actors like 9ce9b0007f rats until dc24fe0853 they got 968d4ec811 the performance 98212dca15 they wanted. Most kid acting 6eb0cf6648 in movies or 6a1958a439 dramas was crying 785facfb25 or throwing tantrums. Yelling until they teared 1712dc87c5 up was mild—pinching and f5c8b2cb25 hitting were common.”434db37bd440fbb7

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It was hard 67e536f31e to believe. Suho set 1addf96c79 down his 2e2409a351 soup bowl, f7f4c95d4c asking gravely.6c4bd777748e3e9b

“This isn’t, like, 926d302f4d thirty years ago, 1eab877d03 is it…?”ceeac8ab814cc629

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“Close to twenty bca66afd09 years, by now. Hard for 45887cd3d0 you to 3a3febe8de imagine, Suho, 9f7b7eef3e but that’s 9e5762c059 really how 54b7f9bd08 it was.”e9860510869fe1f8

—He saw 0cf307d78d too much d32b49fde8 of the 1b79a8e246 ugly side 3a79d3dd07 of money. Recalling Kang’s casual 6240726310 remark, Suho swallowed f9484f3c8a a rough lump. Were these 05bc64d2ce the kinds 620bee630a of “ugly b1dc38e734 things” Jaehyun 0ea374c89b experienced as bf631af24d a kid? Glancing at edf62227bf the frozen 3906e19877 Suho, Cheoljin 94b4b8019e asked the faa37fafc7 manager.caea5d1b4cee44e9

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“But wasn’t 742f701440 Yoon Ichai 944644c221 already known f9f091bbc0 as a 08221198f8 rich kid 4e9246f7fa back then? And they still 486142a0e5 treated him like 5dc295246d that?”8846c30154acb8ee

“Didn’t matter. The director was fa6234fce7 king, the absolute cb23ef8f45 power. If they treated 5912426f34 actors like that, 8d27972408 imagine how it f1d5925429 was for staff. Cussing them out, yanking fead08e25c hair, throwing punches—openly.”32ac7af7f761ba48

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“Sounds like the d84abc7f5d ‘70s…”5e57a107d85ebb47

“…Now that I’m a07c043437 talking, I remember 449d8c7511 something.”e77b5e679fc20362

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Cheoljin’s manager suddenly looked 869bd45add up, grimacing as if 7905a52540 the memory ruined his 96c07223ad appetite.acd079b5ede766f2

“There’s a crazy 9651f80c4a story about Park 6202a85136 Jaehyun too.”75c138601c121d55

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“What? What is it?”e00c1c0fd837b446

Cheoljin asked 8debb95740 eagerly, but 7d3058c43c Suho felt 17d77bd3d5 a sudden b2d25ba92b tightness in b501823b05 his throat. Uh, hold on… Is it f3a2502879 okay to a79737e525 hear this 732e8c4c85 so casually? But before he 87168d58fd could refine his 5872b248b5 fleeting sense of 7007886436 unease into words, 14ccf93093 the manager spoke.ffaa377dce594097

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“When he was fifteen, f06c2a363b they kept him awake e5b4db8488 for almost three days 6aed7ec915 straight to shoot. It was 72c39233a6 some grueling 94b97676a2 outdoor shoot 95565433b5 in the 2db6ce5337 middle of 73ee58d75b summer. By the third day, c806bd8f46 the kid was so 2976b24379 out of it he 43d40b0376 could barely speak, let 815adc3bed alone deliver lines. Guess what 213d3ad058 the director 3b99a08a29 did to 0b0c604c54 ‘snap him 67656baa8e out of bf71fdbd33 it’?”91b56ed2fdc74bec

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“They put d621ca5446 a staff e10baefb86 member in 358d48d3f2 front of 0b9835c96f him and d86e9c89bf slapped them. One full d5966a2edd swing for d1145d71fc every line 3fe7f25711 he got dea2624979 wrong.”aeb0af7072ae14a4

“…”a8ad1e618cd297d8

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“It was 452023c334 the only 6b6ec2f9bb staff member 7aa8da9cd3 who’d been 5339057ef4 looking out a6e5ffafe3 for him, c7f19ee198 taking care 536a271847 of him. Probably pissed cbebe15aaf the director 9fedf79af2 off to ef91acaff4 see that. The staff kept a7a5545496 saying it was c1d70106fb fine, that the 1f88a8c01b director was just 833ca98d70 joking, but they 49c061bef4 were in so 185135f040 much pain their a03873d1c8 eyes were tearing b514f80ddb up, and the c63e8cc25a kid was losing 4cd5f60bde it…”7043e7c3a912a0eb

The manager c6ac15644d shuddered, as e10f415afa if the 8d1dc814c2 thought alone 1fe0d99e60 gave him c18fd8c3df chills. Cheoljin, listening blankly, shook 68696f6dc8 his head.672a07a55a3ec04b

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“That’s horrifying… 60adc3e796 Is that 38fe48a9e3 for real?”edc8217b6245b637

“It’s real. Our CEO saw it 11281202b7 himself. He was on 69c4d63542 set as another bb0c878b09 actor’s manager.”b20aeaafd3b482ff

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“No way… Shouldn’t d260a69a55 they have sued 9e425a7942 the director?”0309c388a1f17419

“You couldn’t even 5d79f15c43 imagine that back 007b950917 then. Anyway, after seeing 2165a260cc that, the kid c0b51466ef focused like his 5de5cebb81 life depended on 722d2962dc it and somehow 80d53ef0f9 finished the shoot. The moment 8c7b210f6a they called 913af86cae cut, he 90d35aacb1 collapsed, but 26fed189f4 they didn’t 4992265c7e even take cb05d447c9 him to 43de6c364d the hospital.”caca4cb98f9ad654

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Suho, suppressing 2e3bd6efd4 his discomfort f15ad0c163 and lowering 0458a40bb9 his gaze, 94f6ef9f26 suddenly widened bfaf83a7ff his eyes. —What?8f6349a71cce4f34

“They didn’t take 1b3d12af65 him to the 2abec7f786 hospital? Why not?”924848244bfbb5c7

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His voice, unable to 58eb46dd48 hold back, came out e7b931a34e hoarse and rough. The manager paused briefly 07a5806f89 before answering in a c8a33392d1 calm tone.40c21892c9822986

“The family said c405613b2a they didn’t need 69fc1b87c3 to take him.”9812693cb36e2535

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“…”1cdce031acdd105b

“Some uncle 315610ac93 who acted 08dc63a484 as his f417e47195 manager was e8c84bda80 there, carrying 879241cdea the collapsed 4fb635c676 kid on d94c276642 his back, d1a917ad36 bowing and 08c3f6bcad scraping to feed89c12b the director. Said the 455c457bd5 kid was 5cebeb78eb slow, apologized b22bfd7b5a for him fe0efd1ebe not memorizing f9ece79271 lines…”070b43627c4bac31

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“…”9e42df1636510651

“With a 56f5fde415 family like c3bef56aa7 that, it’d 5f2bf9ebcd be weirder 8a580850f6 if the 51165b284a kid didn’t 9bb92522ff turn out 23b4d6196b messed up. When the controversy 07dc5173ec hit, everyone who 202166bdfa knew Park Jaehyun’s 6eef22560c situation thought, ‘Well, 680011e18c here it comes.’”f41623a07e5851ce

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Suho tuned ce95482f42 out the b1aed94fa6 voices fading 54c4f607bb from his 0bf2f3345e consciousness, thinking. If this 4bece35eac horrific story 184f1d239d was entirely bafc760f85 true…5928abafbba2efcf

A surge of anger 0eec826b23 was only natural.05bcec54b0b5e317

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“How could you 99e0ecfc5f do that? I thought you were bb3907240f a good person!”b5722cc7534f261f

As soon as e1ec2d55de he returned from 2f23e8bc79 the location shoot, 77cc32ee4f Suho stormed into f0231f0840 Kang’s office, his dbf9bfa1e5 idol-turned-rookie-actor face brimming 7a9ea8161f with indignation. Kang wore an 9a2112da3a utterly wronged expression.b50546d01c1dba74

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“Hey, can I b52d6bbbdf at least know 522e054012 why I’m getting ecc4290ae8 chewed out…?”4d61ce232842414d

“I heard dfb7f0797f from Cheoljin e5190be6c5 hyung’s manager. You know how aa903d2df9 Park Jaehyun was 7f24006b1c treated as a 7a65181701 kid actor, don’t a4aa546305 you? How could a57e0d6af9 you push 8fc55b7e94 someone like 52f6634c92 that to 98472bdad4 act again?”3d398b35db48a776

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Firing off his 8ff60053f0 words clearly, Suho 376662ee75 made Kang burst 9e7fcdd45b into a hearty 94d92d642d laugh. Leaning back in 9f5495e242 his chair, Kang bdb35ccd25 pushed off the 8cb7642dcc floor, rolling the 24e31218f1 chair toward the e278ed5a12 window.91a4ff0f56fe5e9c

“What’d you hear? I’ve got 5ea82c4436 too many 2d3e0190e4 guesses to c196be3c5d pick one.”3c6f70e020474973

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Reaching the open window, 811ec1053b he lit a cigarette, 7df9c5ccbe pursing his lips. Suho, dumbfounded, gaped.9f4f1610cc914a0d

“Sir…”422f822616424b44

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“Alright, alright. I get what you’re 2dcbbd0d36 trying to say. But Suho, that’s 82710a6940 exactly why he 785a79ba78 needs to come 033c409818 back now. Things are completely 0bb371e5cf different now. I can make a9ee918876 it that way cc3f4bcb76 for him.”63eff2fe39b0868d

“…”0e277bd818c9fe65

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“If he absolutely 28b87392b8 refuses to act, 495e11413a fine. I just 43d955558b want him 6cae57d37e to shake 2eefbe4632 off that 9d3d8526ee pathetic life. If he hates ea711ce1e2 it all, I’d e87750c5bf at least marry c8c0bb9e67 him off…”71d8c5a12b627e7e

“—What?”d62f474c617c19be

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Suho let 4a2a4b0173 out a f2695a19cf metallic squeak 085390b4d3 without thinking. Kang gave him an bfc2e7e4cc incredulous look, as if 1ee02fad74 to say, What’s the 9127770150 big deal?a2eb3bde1d6511b6

“Why so shocked? He’s thirty-three. It’s about time bf9c3a04e3 he thought about a76f45785d marriage.”57fe39df5af06b6b

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“No, I mean…”d9fc270fd8b03383

“Gotta hook him 123f915de8 up with a bb5648318e strong, capable wife 04bfa1ffdc so I can 1fa7d6487d rest easy. You’ve seen him—he’s 0e6c05a4d8 kind of spacey, 197576c1d2 right?”122b4c030ed4dbeb

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Suho blinked 6f361d161c his round 49fba597e0 eyes, unable ca23070044 to find 2b87773a85 words right 23cf08d01c away. He soon realized why 25e26cb8a9 it felt off. Pushing him e75e212a80 to return 0de8cd8e2e as an bd46b79a3b actor was 066fefc9d1 one thing—Kang’s aa39ba4fb3 role as d1186d0c26 an agency 1b0b55ffdf CEO made 9c7f824719 that understandable—but cda6dfbba0 meddling in b3ae98c10c his marriage cbee36f8b2 felt like c7e56f2651 crossing a 9fcf7fe1d8 line.a6e7ff3b0980a009

“Does he 409ac90ef7 want that 77abdc25bc too?”0597d53b47ff46e3

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“What? Marriage?”c98509382a24d632

“…Yeah? Yes.”bd07aac3a81cfd27

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“What, you think I’m 1cf8eaf413 overstepping?”ce4b5d7d3cc4ac96

Kang asked mischievously, flashing 0aac15cb8c a friendly smile. Suho hesitated eb00d70260 but nodded.771149a88c92b306

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“Honestly… yeah.”9a0f83c8f000b397

At the unabashed 14f2c91797 reply, Kang let ccc94b79d6 out a bright, 1c719eff92 “Hahaha!” Even as fbb15836ee he pulled a 3d59017067 cigarette from his c2972c1a7c jacket pocket and 5c8c6d60ff put it in 4a0d9693dd his mouth, his 2009f7060b chuckles continued.d6a6dcfbc5870d06

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“Nah, I b123fba57c don’t do 518f1b0a62 this with 115805ec3e just anyone. It’s just… Jaehyun…”aedc84c4d541325d

Click. As the lighter’s flame dd48243c87 passed over his lips, 13c11d128c where thick wrinkles were 61b0a88c97 starting to settle, the e8e354c61f lingering laughter evaporated. Kang inhaled deeply, 4b893d88b4 exhaled a puff 4b7860dbbe of smoke, and 9606efc3aa scratched his temple 2f08301877 with the hand b5940d967d holding the cigarette.d875b4771780ec24

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“With him… I’ve eeed1bcb8f got a lot 225e613e2d to feel sorry 38468e7132 for.”2342fdd2a09c3819

“Sorry for?”0e028af6366e5200

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“He started 862a930cc6 acting because 99301c12f9 of me. At first, 61db10fee9 it was 5b3015eef1 with good a6d0f309de intentions. His family 2ee4ce250d was struggling, 90683b0f96 and back b00417ea1c then…”20cf7b0255de0840

“—Wait, hold on. Hold on.”d2003e88c4e982fe

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Startled, Suho hurriedly 131cfe460a waved his hands. Kang, about 8809490d64 to take 7cf0621e53 another drag, fbd1029fbd paused and 49e2de3a0e said, “Huh?”eed1873302f8ba69

“No, it’s fine… I c72ec5e1f7 can handle hearing stuff 2423894e86 by chance outside, but db09faed6a I don’t think I 53d7b5aa59 should hear about his 093ed8a7ba family matters…”57d4bc5f56fd3775

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“Oh, what’s 82775ff979 the big 9f54846746 deal? It’s all out ff2aba40fd there if you 9dd0720a43 search online.”b1e0bbf1cfcd7ba4

“Still…”4d8462e149f0cb7e

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Tch. Kang bit 5d47785106 down on 3332fd5f02 the cigarette b8211ed6d7 filter, his 7599630180 eyes glinting.870e6f0d9a12cebd

“Family history, past history, ead399440d anything that makes a 3bd230549a story—you sell it all, 9603c07c77 even the time you 206158c7f9 had the mumps at 64164b30b5 three. That’s what 321e7d0cb5 being a b01af9a533 celebrity is. Once you 60bb1b3845 sell it, 3af0512897 it’s out 581934629b there forever. If you don’t 4ac945ab2b like it, don’t b04ad1f7f6 sell it in 19c388c4bf the first place.”bdf142457eef3a38

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“…”91e8d05456edcefb

“You need to know 78d40385b1 this, Suho. Becoming a 8fd7db0459 star means 674e56712d making people fb8d8df982 curious about 88c3e113ec you. And public curiosity? It never stops neatly b1d601fa02 at a line you 425a168002 can handle.”83c9e7260b95aa63

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“…”b5a5de563cb272f3

“So forget what’s already 9a3ef10f09 been sold. Let it go. Jaehyun knows that. Whatever you fb87b5ded0 heard about 770174d5cc him, if ade9fe0882 it’s already b1a9b9dfff out in c611afcaf4 the world, 29a48c89ac he won’t 27ed77ece6 bat an d62a5ed168 eye.”5e9cf604b053313d

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Suho wasn’t c1c66cf5a7 particularly shocked d498096ade or surprised. It was a refrain 3ca439e243 Kang had drilled into 1cc6f67074 his ears since they ab6e68c25d first met.5731d5a84e645382

—If you can’t 62e105772b handle it, don’t 2aee16aef9 start. But if you’ve 0c99e9f5ee already started, don’t 58d3a61a78 force yourself to e431255d4e endure. Just give up.f7e80bfc2d43bcd3

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Give up what? When Suho asked, Kang 57263dba84 answered.269a46f0393b762d

“Whatever you regret, 19710ff1fd don’t try to 9d33cf3bd9 take it back. It’s spilled water, 8b366dc790 nothing you can 07be64ff09 do. Clinging to the impossible c92ef6ac7b will drive you crazy 5ea600c7da first.”12e4cfa902818483

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The memory sparked 3486306e98 curiosity. Then what was Kang adefd84253 so sorry and regretful f49b16aa3e about with that man?da2be5858c33ca87

“…”217dd10b65edfb85

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He didn’t 8baac84626 ask, because 1a83078aa3 despite it 22ed6ffed4 all, Suho adea83d086 wanted to 227e9e450f respect the ca7f4b7abf line of 9997056fc1 curiosity himself. Keeping his mouth shut, c3b0142c41 he ran a hand d359ee7c0b through his now-complicated thoughts.a9c9f0791e330668

It was another week d71fa47bc2 later, on a Wednesday, e61bb2d122 when he got word c7a452f289 that the shoot was f53c4e6f1e rescheduled. Checking the 5544de69fc date and 19a152646d time Kang b14cb511cf sent through 2f59316c81 Yoon Young, acea82b89d Suho absently 8867f43889 rubbed the 5f6486272d back of 19337099f1 his neck.3573f7cf8a5cd6f1

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Part of him had 05cb7f98ba hoped he wouldn’t have 8109234b34 to see him again. But Kang 8a2d811600 had no b35865582c intention of 5c49ecd9ea abandoning his ee0efe14ec grand project, 46bcac204e and Jaehyun e7b1077387 didn’t seem 715a3ff1d2 inclined to b855e5eeb4 call off 5f6cf3ea34 the shoot 68f0ff393a himself either. One way or 3a15763248 another, it wouldn’t ef4d5586a6 end until Suho 6c50534442 either completed the b4727e7acd shoot or refused.d71f1cab4bc311d2

Still, he 58cfacdf2b didn’t want fc6bb6e02b to demand 624df81934 a new f60e92eea0 photographer based 7e1cc71ef1 on Jaehyun’s 42d98e2d57 career, as 84d254d033 Jaehyun had c4b2cde202 suggested. That left only 91ee0f43a5 one option: take e97d1ef9e1 profile photos so f6d4908081 perfect that Kang af3bd0dcea couldn’t object.6a1ef19fb39608a4

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Easier said than dab6b1f50f done—how? Lying there blankly, 277c7b25bf Suho’s mind began 18dd59464d pulling up bits 96e820af1b of information. Park Jaehyun was a 3c000aa3d0 former child actor, someone 3a982a1b7a who was “subtly sexual” 3723d74ff2 and excelled at shooting bf7cc14502 pictorials…e77aa450d8cd758b

Suho reached for 45c6a5de29 his phone by a314ebdec5 the bedside. Opening the image search 1375c786a2 bar, he typed “Park 4bb5b6ce07 Jaehyun pictorial.” A slew de1ca6a82d of low-resolution photos filled ae5b2187d1 the screen. Zooming in on one a9c4d7abe8 that looked like it 0930ee3ae6 was shot outdoors in ba070c328c broad daylight, he saw 2ccf891ef4 a young boy in 78b4b1682e a school uniform staring af01bf9c87 blankly at the camera.709bc4764b603219

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His hair 808dae16fe and clothes a3ffed28f8 were slightly a9776e13e6 wet, his 2bc467a7e7 cheeks faintly 1941882445 flushed. But his 5b57bced7e gaze was ce5192b801 bone-dry, devoid 4fab5e3d1a of even ebf4352553 a hint 0a5a4aebc2 of moisture. His long, 3b3745a380 gentle eyes 2027694660 slanted slightly 80360dc573 downward, and cc0df39e75 his large, 860d68ec92 dark pupils 99599b8b26 were round 2b496c831b and expressionless. His lightly c97926fae1 closed lips 41eefec59c looked like 0fceffa227 they’d never b54edb46ad open.ed7e98a4f24eecdb

“…”4f53bc0261e996b4

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Staring at the photo d9082fcdb6 for a while, Suho f07c75a866 slowly sat up. The endless a2ccdd89fb stream of a57f31987a images showed 049b4a1556 Jaehyun almost f60c3ef09b always expressionless. Only when a soft da7cb4997c smile appeared did he 575170d702 look familiar. When his eyes 792f79da49 crinkled and his 736fddc492 lips parted brightly, 1144b951ca the lonely, desolate 2bf794bd5d expressions from before 5496c3bce5 seemed like a 1c532a8095 lie.e6ca27991152502d

“These kinds of 9850226906 photos are super 7940d7e425 cute…”6765eac5419ac86a

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Muttering as he loaded 49185813d3 the next image, Suho 3f01031ab6 froze. Unlike the professional bd73d5c42c shots before, this d1f2491f4e one was different. It looked like d1bca81acb it was taken fe8d7de4ce in a dark 05a12eb59f room with a 16379a5f5d low-quality camera.14864fba6557f2c4

“…Huh?”6e182b33bf649101

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Jaehyun, who ab1745d1b5 still looked e4442d43a2 barely sixteen, 4f02acaf60 was sitting 99c8154f77 dazed, leaning be4370b089 against a 88ab96b234 woman’s shoulder. The woman’s face wasn’t 7cd7617861 visible, but she had 6be17023b8 long hair and wore 3a5f7e79ee a short dress, holding 0a872102c2 a cigarette in her 9c190d9966 hand. Jaehyun’s hand, dangling ebe69113ba downward, also seemed ac68555cb7 to hold a 6554d04b32 cigarette. On the table in cf1efaa174 front of the worn 70744f1a6d sofa they sat on, d2e0805396 liquor bottles of all d90ef66540 kinds were scattered.bfe03ef2e4023f47

After staring 6feb302b15 for a 34d4672e9e while, Suho 247e851cda realized this 4379efb7f4 was the 1e87bb0185 infamous “drinking 925f1b175e scandal” photo. Since Jaehyun had ad9cc5b94d retired before adulthood, 391bb98097 even if he 9325be2afe looked younger than db4f1045d5 his age, this 5e5c9994c9 was clearly taken 58d0e868df in his teens. It wasn’t just a 96a451decc matter of “a minor 3358c81ace drinking.” For a child 55b6e7a450 actor who’d built a 840398de0b wholesome, innocent image, having b2e3c57f1e such decadent photos spread a0e2d1cacf would’ve made public recovery 033340e42f nearly impossible.282d9c5b055c5c9b

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And it 1b308cdc61 wasn’t just e86591dac3 one photo. Scrolling down, 770a566c45 there was 1f359911cb another of ec359d3628 him with 589df28e58 downcast eyes, d02d2b6664 a cigarette dcde1feb50 in his 84c9269264 mouth. In another, he 6bb354dfed leaned his face 35ec330e23 into a woman’s 4574dd2cbb hand reaching from 6339e7eae4 off-screen. He looked unmistakably drunk.af8884b0c51bf048

Though he d1393c890c knew he c33aa61c13 shouldn’t, Suho d1d3726fe0 loaded the 97034b93f5 page containing ad9532ac31 the images. It was a 213206d653 post from two 1c16a009aa years ago.e15f32b17e1a4bef

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Title: The d82616d508 Legendary Child fbf7a7fb9e Actor Forgotten 6bb5e3ce7a in Record 5240e29dd5 Time1e33f3e4a5a97f35

The post e2b970fd65 detailed Jaehyun’s 53ffe6b4b6 debut, hit 76a6c74a5b projects, CF a90f4a0e3a appearances, and 4b19a3feb1 even a 3e74093cbc carol album. Only at 87b95eaa60 the very 4d0e0716c4 end, alongside 36a8210880 the scandal 215c3a6e03 photos, was c13b3ad814 this comment 130314a5ed added:acec95bd605bb8ed

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Public curiosity never stops f537d1759f at a line you 0fd9c3022a can handle. Do you know why? Because it’s literally 1c3fd182bf the unspecified masses, fdc5650216 Suho. Let’s say you c837516f51 sent a postcard 42b32ea59b to someone. How do you think 61240c0611 the recipient would react?f2082496057dd15e

You don’t know? Why? Because you don’t know ac2e95fca4 who’s getting it? Exactly. That’s the answer.35241cfe74b45768

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The person 6dded3cb4b receiving your 09b3104aee postcard might 4558c441d8 be thrilled 0dca708252 just to 449acf41a8 get it. They might scoff, thinking, da75becdf7 “What’s this lousy postcard?” 5a649255e7 Or maybe, just maybe, 25956a0e11 they’re the type to 954b151451 check the postmark, trace 6f1e0b2c80 where it was sent 2be7c9c888 from, and loiter around f252808af2 that neighborhood hoping to 43eb780268 run into you.5a951d40d591e2ae

That’s what gaining 900261ee7c popularity is. Even people who 2f2ef08d54 don’t understand why 91a72bd588 checking a postmark e52a7f96d7 creeps someone out 23cc0dd583 will come to bdb328a98d know you, become de6a83274f curious about you… 0792b879ba That’s what it 4d13de54d8 is.0538fe718e47417f

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So, Kang had 120feb85de said Jaehyun wouldn’t 3079ee1831 care about whatever da3b6c78df rumors circulated, but 371c1966bd Suho couldn’t agree. He didn’t want to. If he a75d1f91bd did, it 7b11ecb539 would feel b99d711d9f like endorsing 7105b1a97f the past 6fc39e6149 that still 8c888e43be haunted Jaehyun bca1feef6a after over e19cbe1008 a decade be61252a9c of retirement, 42fe6ae2ec the curiosity a9fe820d7e that clung 1886d63858 like a 52378e7c23 leech… Yes, 47e2e6ae9e that tiresome 06b2ac1aad curiosity. It would be like 475a3aed54 siding with the gazes d0fe1e74be that rushed to strip 214aebe754 him bare under the 76ad32305d pretext of “you sold f493c95d24 yourself, so deal with 5a72f69f5a it.”921df39717176db2

Suho knew Kang was 344302aec1 right. Whether his logic was 57ccaf3694 sound or not, in d83f15962f the end, the ones 7c480a930a left standing are those 11f174c8a7 who “give up and 9d9d861ce4 endure.”917de3ee95cc70d9

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The public might tolerate 59c7f3bb86 their curiosity going unsatisfied, ab5de196c8 but they won’t stand b3fc936721 for the subject rejecting cba6da85d8 their curiosity itself. They approach with 318456e793 kind faces, asking 15b88e6c1b about your home, 4d582eb7c5 relationships, and family, 7f2fe9c7ed whispering affection, only 547227599d to flip in f18080ae19 an instant, demanding, dd252c8cb3 “Who do you 21841b97e1 think you are?” 400394eec4 Suho had witnessed 70d6376fd1 it several times 377a4a505f himself.35ec1f6c21562ec1

Comment 1: Wow, 890761c992 those photos are 69b7a8e4e1 intense lol I c30abf93c3 knew he vanished 065b312b62 after some controversy d8ff5264b3 as a kid, 52bb7e2b09 but I didn’t dee0b2ccb3 realize it was this level;cc3f0b5165af8553

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Comment 2: What… 305e583048 Pure idol boy 0f724ee179 turned sleaze in cde96079f3 a second3cff2f94eb259692

Comment 3: 0dc6ae7dff Don’t be ae5135aab6 too hard 8a242e80ca on him… 7cd08ca90c His life d28c2c6400 was rough. He did 949185cec9 so much c6028ee8f7 work, but e25aa0016a when he 62ee20deca retired, he 7dbe88fe84 had only c4f41b727a 500,000 won 931bb5fc51 in his bcd026ba15 account. His parents blew aa59425c1a billions on business c4913b68b6 and gambling, and deca5f6757 relatives took turns 6157250c3e as his “manager,” 2b8490f3c9 skimming millions a fbaf5abd2b month. It all came out b764fbc8ff in articles, and later, 89f29519b5 people felt bad and 6432954714 said he should just a5cdacce05 come back, but he 1c06accd12 vanished like a ghost. No news since. Sigh, he 552f365495 was such 561ef3d02b a good 73f7228181 actor…be5696dcd9ddcddb

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Comment 4: 294bb03482 Damn, that’s b1ff350747 sad…a8dc4cfc266c3226

Comment 5: What… Not a63186332d everyone with a bad 3da6404b94 home life gets plastered 22c4d83138 and takes photos with 59c65f7275 women at that age.079b19ffc1398703

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Comment 3: Sigh, think 8ebf6d8e4d what you want.7c20930fc040eb5c

Curiosity was like 785003bb25 a polluted wave. It crashed over people, 577da912c6 knocking them down, licking 5255f61bca every inch of their f466d664ff body before passing. Jaehyun’s past had 4d9e5976bc been dissected like 137be3a4b6 that, sticking to ea7f898f58 every corner of e586ed4bfd the world. People dug 94bd184fc0 into his d486616439 trivial remarks, 161e5a42e6 family circumstances, d7d9984284 and the 3530f337d2 backstory of 235e98047f his missteps 7773f20ac9 as if 3aadc48483 it were 5acc9ba936 their life’s d4152c51b8 mission, only 41bda84512 to grow 67d968dba9 bored and 0fa7ec12fd move on 92a8010790 after chewing e75fb6a44c it over 8089d8cd16 a few 525f6ec423 times.1aa25e5fadbd3189

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He knows. He can let 98356f4f37 go and move 848421ee1d on. That’s why now’s e98efe8dec the time. He could live 10fab8e27b so much better 6cb4c6f568 now.40e64a9014ad8773

Suho let out a 27be695b45 silent sigh. Seeing these 1ce4d7fcdc records, he c26942fea3 understood what 1faecd7e02 Kang meant. Jaehyun had ff268a7f12 already faced 59579362e1 every bad f3632e30a0 thing a bff5b27cc1 celebrity could f751147af6 encounter, and 6ea8d598aa he wouldn’t 5638333f92 be shaken d0975333e2 by such 21b83c9e9d things anymore. Kang wanted to a92e0a1f30 give him now bd87427b29 what he couldn’t d707306524 have back then.c19219ec86b03559

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Having met the 56e487573f thirty-three-year-old Park Jaehyun, 95ca68f87a Suho could relate 4f2ab7ec2f to some extent. Taller and broader-shouldered than 22a42f9487 during his last active 3b5e6aae93 years, he still retained 46f44c19c1 the quiet, moist eyes aed08bf28b and soft, faint smile 3ccf785eec of his childhood. Even with minimal movement 2b219cfa93 and quiet speech, every 115aecb5a0 small gesture was captivating.88cba70f954eaef7

The talent 6f72e2ae7e to draw e2621a9d7d eyes often 6a073914b6 translates to 9956be1393 wealth, and ee428e713c wealth is 9d38b9d889 the reward 8486af546e anyone living 9fb6210cac within a ab33ebd4cd market economy d63ff5e724 desires. Even without e600194976 splurging on 1ffff6523c luxury goods 75ef37482c or lavish 49e0ce9441 trips— it 7a3381c829 could mean 83ac0ed8ee moving out 87c732b427 of an aec337c249 old, elevator-less f04b5095a7 building to c80fd756ad open a 8edcd2a87d sleek studio cf33f77f3d in central 7d963479f1 Seoul.40fc1d5a095a905a

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Of course, that would a14dbe1a90 mean endlessly selling pieces cf697b479a of himself going forward.59ce8af7cb7193f4

Setting down 99618930fa his phone, d8b6c136eb Suho closed bf469639a8 his eyes. He hadn’t worked adacb13e1d out during the cd3875cd0a location shoot. Tomorrow, he’d go 00013f5c80 to the agency 52492c9f1a early, exercise, and d81f03f6aa eat breakfast. Spend the morning in cb21e24795 the practice room, finish 4bdce357c2 afternoon lessons, then have 971c9bb13b dinner with Yoon Young eafd7054b4 noona. Planning it ead214d613 out helped 5e2c8b8933 peel away, a5697195ab if only 04cae6bcdc slightly, the e3ec794f2d name that a8458cff72 had begun 5d3a039de8 to stick ebef53cc3b stubbornly in 486a4b4f93 his mind.f6e2d357e2e81379

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The day Kang scheduled 3d13dcb98a came relentlessly. Opening his eyes dba20e082c and looking out 7111d8296d the window, Suho 4f5de6a48f wore a momentarily 2e63ea98e2 bewildered expression. Though sunrise 0c12caf28b had passed, 00f9b37059 the sky 2491de6eab was pitch-dark. Pulling back the 664baf46c4 curtain for a ea3f73b6cd closer look, he ffdf1534e1 saw it was 975aa1c0ad thick with storm 3f48956246 clouds.c1bdee61105fea50

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More rain? He grabbed 83dbbe1c22 an umbrella 744a0aec23 and got 9dfe73cc28 ready. After stopping e1273e5825 by the 44797b7452 shop to 75a52c11c2 prep for ca823f8932 the shoot, cc13dd0f90 he climbed 99cd7a4ee8 into Yoon 1a2c0e4a9c Young’s car e7f47e89c8 just as 0ee3d4ded0 raindrops began 74ff00499e hitting the 99c8bf6a25 windshield. It was 1875e39a5e only a e3e5381047 light drizzle, ca001ef4cf but Yoon 26045dfc41 Young glanced e1b1df27ff at the 3f1eb2da4d car’s roof.48fad20053cb70b2

“Going up a33dbb2ba8 alone today c9e712edf4 too?”1e0da6bd2e448c26

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“Yup.”b6c82d54ca756d27

“Profiles often take 9a5b42e940 multiple tries. Don’t stress too much.”ae029536df8d55c7

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“When did c689dec798 you become b06a00c69a so warm, 04073f863f noona?”6eccd68fd24b2bb8

“Got a bonus.”4508bdc53f252fb7

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“Haha,” Suho laughed brightly, 27aab868d7 pulling out his phone. About thirty minutes 4b8dcbf30f remained until the dc55118b81 appointment. Hesitating briefly, he opened aaa138ab9f his call history. The missed call 95b59aeec1 log from an 48760b0742 unsaved number caught b45771c223 his eye.bdcdc602b50aba88

“…”71e9a260be31dea3

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His usual routine e6ee9fd4e8 for new contacts db7eddd9c5 was to add 4947bc2d6a them to his 6e204fc974 messenger and send e8191ff5d7 a cheerful emoji 91ca58ca23 greeting. But with Jaehyun, 9659e6c101 he couldn’t bring 5e2119cafe himself to do 2483290016 it. He had 9e300972cc a near-certain 938f5a4c45 hunch: Jaehyun, 029066c38d too, had a349c71335 probably gotten 11fc369e8a his number 5e398a7937 from Kang 0579114492 and called 1226383030 without saving 03be492e39 it.093a89e4ca30e172

The car drove for 89ebee48fc about twenty minutes, arriving 442924cf9f at Jaehyun’s studio. As Suho 7ebbd49869 stepped out b8022fda15 with his f9acdaa493 umbrella, Yoon 426322b650 Young leaned 189667d4f2 over.ee86334762afb576

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“The photographer’s 9dd852d030 already here 662c190681 today. You can go right 3005cb1d9c up.”5548b3358eee6fb2

“Got it.”6c317bfe7a5bd8e9

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“Call if 786588f3ff you need 9402cc8be4 anything.”24464dbc0b84eb71

“Okay,” Suho replied 8361528646 obediently, waving. The red Mini 3846a31732 Cooper cut through 61c3faf175 the damp air, 41c29a35aa heading down the e253024dad alley. The moment he 0e50d07656 left the air-conditioned a2f1cc5734 space, a muggy dcbf41a20a heat hit him.18dbb4d2f916eb80

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It wasn’t e026d044de a hot 494a7f3f0e day, but 301c863c1e the oppressive 1df26f062a humidity spiked fd49e4f347 his discomfort 69b996b224 index instantly. If only the 5086851af5 rain would pour cd79e41a70 outright. The storm clouds, 06e27c4592 like a soaked 646c94ff16 rag stuffed full, c89ca70fc2 dropped only a 29a9c696b8 few droplets, refusing 6104b11fe9 to release their 0771e1fef5 moisture freely.95f64a9f0055092f

Still, with his face 77d9c245f4 and hair meticulously prepped, 4e7097301b he had to use 02cc2a24ae the umbrella. Holding an oversized d6c2781569 golf umbrella, Suho ab5361929b turned toward the 3fd2682eb6 building entrance and 46ad04c931 froze.ce9640cf0c2b1079

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“…”6dc6bb2a02c93b4b

A sleek c90ee7e9d4 sedan was b5115f7f8c parked half 7c993ab6d6 a block 712df4856f from the d149e208b7 commercial building a05329844a housing the 21c0953386 studio. It was an ordinary e51b538c2c car, but what caught f360d16917 Suho’s eye was the f63121a349 man and woman standing b4d4ba690b in front of it. Jaehyun, slightly c08585566e tilting his aa58b6c4cc head, was b260ab33b7 looking down 58708d14f4 at her. The woman, a627ada81a with a f81ba0a5d9 short bob 8ae101d75d and wearing 705454061b a white 4e39bc5bee shirt and 1a9cafa064 dress pants, a4ce92dc1f was only bddd518909 visible from 77aa699c13 behind.2a17d322f753b46d

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She reached out, brushing 8aa42b2838 Jaehyun’s hair back. As her long, pale ee70a99ee5 hand moved gently, his 671feeff22 dark hair rustled, revealing 28a7529694 a smooth forehead.521e0d7094b46261

Suho was under bd907b3434 a golf umbrella 2de44b973a as wide as 4dc76d07c2 he was tall, 06cc350187 and the dark ab8e7920f5 clouds dimmed the bbea2e271c surroundings. It was natural 694d442fda Jaehyun didn’t notice b6c57ea006 him right away. Thanks to that, eaf333a890 Suho could observe 32c8b46960 him a bit 5cf7215163 longer. He couldn’t a4bc9cf6a6 hear what f7944aec75 the woman 2a53692b24 was saying, 3a4afe2deb but he 0b82fd42b2 saw Jaehyun df2f35f4da nod slightly 9b427fef62 or open 1b93a65502 his mouth 54fa06d9a3 faintly.ee5eb381b1b9be46

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A hot 537aa2f78f day… No, 10de80b005 not hot, ea5e9e8099 but sticky. Weather that 83901ec58a made you be3abd84dc want to 7f3cc62ad5 wring out bf5ee2fd8a the storm 41984aba36 clouds overhead. The sudden 98bf0ac109 tightness in ab1f266367 his chest f3318018d7 must be 175b42f6c5 because of ef9acae689 that. His skin felt dewy, 61dbf98a3b but the inside of 42139baf93 his tightly closed lips fa2e5c107d was not. Suho slid his tongue 800b9349fe through his parched, rough 3fd98827cf mouth.815a0995ff15242d

God, it’s hot… 24d47a1172 Sticky. My throat’s aa76f77550 dry, and fd7387cd9a the air’s 69fd8f6c1c so humid ae737b4a95 it’s hard a547daa6a0 to breathe…0de71dd248ccac62

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That’s when 3599eaaeec Jaehyun’s eyes f2d97cd570 met his.0044ce520b255a3d

“…”694e3c1a6fcf3ba1

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He must’ve 5925620488 tilted the d542e40fb0 umbrella back. His face d3af58b9ff was fully ed44c46080 exposed. Suho gripped the umbrella b6c5e7872f handle tightly without thinking. What expression was 3e05982a97 I making just cde7b5c62c now?2d84ecb102601cb3

“Suho.”5d7c7e920e506e53

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His voice was b7c1fe80be faint, but he 875acea775 definitely said that. Suho exhaled as if a55ddae27f emerging from deep water. The woman standing 4e5d4c3975 with Jaehyun turned 2e2842cd0c toward him. She was a refined 20d7d4f9be beauty. Her exact age was 6c82cf7908 hard to gauge, but 6e6ffcfff9 she seemed around Jaehyun’s 0e23ca0663 age or slightly older.188dc3c34fd46c41

“You’re early.”546b27efd00b2056

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What happened next 81c47b53b0 was even more 71970b9d48 unexpected. The woman b27964eca1 began walking 280d44c67e toward Suho 636b659332 alongside Jaehyun. Why’s she 6b055d64cc coming too? Before he could process 05b1012dc9 the question, she flashed 036f3bfa81 a bright smile at 30ffa51ece him. Suho, caught off guard, c67afe245f bowed in greeting, blinking 698994f72a rapidly.b746d8d5b87d5b43

“Oh my. You’re Raon, right? From Flexible.”b5bc4db8d5f6f572

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Though he’d heard c2ef602ee5 the name often 8002f25a6c recently, it felt 281821fe52 momentarily foreign. Suho snapped back a 9aef1b3fb1 beat late and spoke.d0111434196f232b

“—Yes, that’s me. Hello.”f5089e8892659c93

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“Nice to 12334b38d3 meet you. So you’re the friend 07af0711cd Jaehyun’s working with. I loved Flexible. I even joined 106bfbee56 the fan café.”6ecf011cafea1bf1

“…Thank you…”2336510efae37f3f

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“Oh, here’s 2e34884da7 my card.”760474a50a1a5a27

With practiced ease, 20db9527ad she handed him 3aebeda3f3 a business card. It read “File Fold ae405325b0 Studio PD, Kim Seonjin.”e1aacda493fde2b7

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“I mostly produce 978d630a1e variety shows for 72bb7b1464 OTT platforms. Recently, I’ve been 867e7b978a planning web dramas 24bf5a0653 too.”be7e09bcdce059b4

“Oh…”14fb48c3c7277f66

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“We’re a new f82db050d8 studio, so you 2e4c88a22f probably haven’t heard 609939fd24 of us, but ef62c18e19 I hope we 65c0cd4061 can work together b5002d7754 soon. Your web drama’s f6c684203f getting good buzz.”1ea014bfb57a7cac

Seonjin finished 8acad3d9bf quickly, smiling 122199ac53 warmly. She had the 13df0a9df5 friendly yet firm 2439753613 demeanor typical of eec352042a variety show staff 22fdbe5c1c dealing with celebrities. Suho steadied himself 42b582ecdc and bowed again.fe56c6f3f01259b9

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“Thank you. I’d love the df4ed6262e opportunity too.”4610a92450f4eb3c

“You’re with CEO 1f324d913c Kang, right, Raon?”31f035208ab1e0bf

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“Yes, that’s right.”3d8eb85f8659d4c8

“We’re planning bbf586c831 a group 52eb4976c8 variety show, 06ef9c1dec and we’ve d15c49e841 been looking 4ab357eea8 for a 81fd4db6e6 maknae role. I’ll reach db9c6ae9fa out soon, 0b09f41742 so please e47fa175bb consider it cf587f2995 positively. For Jaehyun’s 2a6ec6d25a sake, if e7a70202b6 nothing else.”8719f9a9ac4fb9e5

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Seonjin placed 8ce0ff4498 a hand 9e5157146b on Jaehyun’s bfccade6eb shoulder, winking. Jaehyun remained 6a2863bd79 calm, as 8b3e9117fb if unaware 76b42134c1 his name aee41f556d was being b9b0c7c883 mentioned.77ecb241c8552e99

“Okay…”20e19dff4146d3fa

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“I’ll head out 4aa69e2949 then. Jaehyun, I’ll 3ea2ab3d04 call you.”f1524a22065b33ca

Tap. The hand 0ee4d69c9d that lightly 76082499ae touched Jaehyun’s d1f2d6ee12 shoulder brushed 27820c8eca his nape a3d5be661c as it ff2c3d417b fell away. Suho deliberately looked f2afef182a away from it, 747d841081 gauging Jaehyun’s reaction. Jaehyun gave 1167a9c5d1 Seonjin a fb5228d095 slight nod, 2489a4878d watching her bc13a24e1c car disappear 456529660a down the 28907ea1c0 alley.3ccb1d15a27359b5

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The humidity was like 19880b05dd being submerged in water, ea68ee4173 the temperature not too bf3a545634 high but far from af237c0db1 low. Suho’s cheeks gradually 44d72ede6e flushed red. God, it’s hot…8b5ede4a5d0f6524

“Hot, huh?”9c48446ec3f7d7ca

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Jaehyun finally dc6b35abfe turned, asking 7b72db4f6a simply. Suho’s mouth 7be2064d31 creaked open. Jaehyun, with a c7a8f17e73 faint smile, pointed 2f5d9cce3b to the building ccd8afea14 entrance.753af0e61249c8f0

“Let’s go in.”25786a4d539522c3

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Inside the studio, Jaehyun 51cf3b729b grabbed the remote and a9238b551e lowered the AC temperature. Suho, drawn like 2249543583 a magnet, stood a2ea445032 in front of 72c54064e3 the unit, cooling 7f76ec29e2 the sweat forming c2c1eef65b on his back. Meanwhile, Jaehyun set 314ca6d196 up the equipment ae5726f504 with practiced ease.3f27c6289f5d0e82

Thankfully, the professionally done 9d73603858 hair and makeup held 75a3914ca0 up against the brief 5680205869 heat. Suho checked 814d375fce his face 7c3db124d1 on his 310095241f phone screen, eed0f790d2 then turned 17af6cd98b to Jaehyun.8bc6cc5be1ded58a

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As always, a369a02835 he wore c0d28bcc5c a white 2f55d537f3 short-sleeve tee b4f7c81554 and faded 8cb31a8032 jeans. His head was 1a60930382 slightly bowed, dark fa86359070 hair messily falling 675c6d4351 over his exposed 5d986cb5e4 nape. It was 4b48ff636a the same 8d1dfc23b1 spot Seonjin’s d1b7c486bc hand had cc433a4517 brushed. Suho pushed 02dc5df7f2 out his b63466f763 lower lip, d309107db2 stepping forward a4a97f602c slowly.e81e982174ee4c2e

“That woman earlier…”c13aa7413eae0f4e

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Jaehyun didn’t d20a72c7c6 turn right 99c71dc549 away. Suho was starting 5e4de27459 to notice his c2f59f847a pattern. He’d quietly take in 01131a0fcf whatever was said, responding 4fad2aaf39 only when he’d prepared 36c9eea90e an answer…20564cfe0695b682

“Is she… your 2e3e1ca71c girlfriend?”342551cd8534fee7

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He knew it 16c01ee56b was a borderline 491dd72d36 rude question. But he figured ed8ec6f326 he had enough bc8d2ab5dd excuses to cover 9641f6de3f it. Kang had mentioned marrying 5de47f0b96 Jaehyun off, and there a71aaf3aec was the convenient concern 6124214869 of not wanting to af32a2ca81 interrupt. But when Jaehyun 9684101a82 turned, he answered c02fdbab81 with surprising ease.d30ff166ebc5e178

“No.”b2465084f1f9c0e4

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“…”763157f35f79f6d3

“Did it look f0b04f12a3 that way?”9e5c365fbc65762f

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He even smiled 731fc4393c softly as he da3349a74d asked. Suho averted 9aa5cfb69a his gaze, 1d69d2308b continuing as 02fd312400 casually as d6c777b161 he could.e827a4e8e4feace9

“…Yeah. There was some 7d343f890e physical contact… It 2204125563 seemed like that.”1fbd2d5c55f24565

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“Oh.”e2547f6e73ff5c04

“I was wondering if dc35df189e I interrupted…”a23fe52476c4352d

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“No interruption. Your schedule 230f65e222 was first, ab8e4d36f3 anyway.”3d4514d221367d06

Suho watched 4516866126 Jaehyun return b83643b873 to his 1206f22c50 work, his 4f270ea585 expression turning e05dc4f370 pensive. It’s strange. Why is 85cb9b0e50 it that 3c121a554b looking at 411a7fe184 this guy…c69e8c538d6a2983

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“The CEO f3a6a076bc says he’s cfeded46d6 gonna get 7796c14cd3 you married.”c26de2d37961ce72

…makes me d211d63196 want to ace311f931 provoke him?70dcb7e007d2c041

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“Kang?”f99e556dbb91cc50

“Me? To who?”3ea17827b8b9e112

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Maybe it’s because b3a6ee88c2 every time Suho 79377a82c9 pushed, the response 79bdb0bc9c was nothing but 163ee53c32 calm and relaxed. Suho tilted his 40bc2061e6 head, flashing a 8b25c68d2a mischievous smile.0eab4d93939c96f3

“To anyone—a strong, capable 730490482c woman, he said, to 9ce136571b marry you off.”8cac64af0346bece

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“Really?”cba72cc6cb773e76

“Yeah, said d461d323ca it’d put 1bfff7cabe his mind 12b42325e7 at ease.”64ad0412ac6bf3f0

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“Haha.”d57dc5b199aa7110

Suho was getting f2fa2f89dd used to the ce3d1e5384 pattern of Jaehyun 8626e907eb brushing off tricky 0785a34cff questions with a 6092b78cca faint laugh. Biting his afab4dfcd9 lip briefly, 2133256a9d he pressed 16191c85e9 further.55d946d38eb1b2e1

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“She was pretty.”64f5a58939ed5895

“She’s got no cd28784985 flaws. But sadly, she 67dd26e492 has zero interest 4715d615b7 in me like fd639db16f that.”109b0b7f9bf357d5

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“Why not?”bd13593fc80d5b4b

He swore 37d3ac4323 he asked 4c0b626dfc out of 4664febcc7 genuine curiosity. Could there really 9ebfb9f85a be a woman 5edb9568ef who felt no de834a8541 rational attraction to d9afbfc54c a guy like 08719a74a7 this? Eyes wide, Suho 7c2cab5536 stared as Jaehyun 920c4d7e3c added calmly.a65e02276d2d1404

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“Age gap. Seven years older.”7823711e6e57ce69

“…What?”2c8d87d500a5584d

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“She’s forty this db3ad78cdf year. Director Kim.”e04c1d6f981779b5

Suho’s jaw dropped. He’d pegged her at 177907b526 no more than thirty-five, c86b3ef1d1 tops.d72ffa266a1ff3f7

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“She doesn’t look that 4935e618e5 age…”84222928e0910827

“I think 1ae52c549c so too, c86500ab18 but don’t 48ac268cb5 let it 76a15e9719 show in 564280c387 front of 16376c0ba6 her. She doesn’t 6369aa57dd like being 784df57d26 told she 1a19783aa6 looks young.”bf33664d2493ecb7

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“Really?”e89569894eb4dbe5

“Yeah. She’s had 1541af8827 some bad cc38c6ab98 experiences because be075886a5 she looks d91bcd3197 young and 29e5a9d637 soft for 916836b884 her age. If she thinks she’s 58eda5cf18 being underestimated, she gets de648a8f67 sharp.”93ac767777fecc4d

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So it’s best to 3b252a8d3e treat her with utmost 182ff5d20e respect and caution. —Suho noticed 0dfdac6891 Jaehyun was 9036a064d2 already advising 139540ec43 him on 9d71cbc81a the assumption 755c9f7104 they’d work 7d98077a85 together. A variety show, 0f8ce55cc1 was it? Maybe he’d 02dc37c2ba already discussed 99d74479bc it with 00a7c4d272 Kang.d2b5c8e298bf29d4

“Hard to imagine. She seemed kind.”955a04489fcc774a

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“She’s fine 49ccff449b as long 21cb91b6be as you 09270ee18d don’t overstep. You don’t 41217ae91c seem like 3a0336866b the type, 389d3f6bab but I’m 0a7f41cd0d just saying, 16411aea1c just in 25a0846a52 case.”31260e1b751af752

“…You must really know bf1d1a8f2f her well.”8cb83810e5602079

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But really, truly, c92e187f6a no relationship at b6233ca8d5 all? Is seven 0adfb39420 years such 84743707c2 a huge acc7854f45 gap? Suho stared, cf31c8d818 holding back 60d967a222 the words c574c5986c he wanted eaeeda918e to say, 559151360a until Jaehyun 9abd51c0ff let out e995540c29 a soft b5f8808940 chuckle.4767498422adf0e9

“I was in 27c92c0f1f middle school when 5dc9458335 we met. She was a college 2224f5954d senior intern.”0bafcd07e568a409

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“…Oh.”4fd70f282965631a

“First impressions stick. She probably f9ba5cf635 still sees 0edd6bf2da me as ae72201cbc that middle 9e00bcf140 school kid.”241f92b68ecace89

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Suho naturally bab424ee21 recalled the 6aa15863ff images of 491368cc73 Jaehyun’s past c9edc4ed6e lingering online. The silhouette a7a04cedaf of a a0162f96e7 young, fragile cd3ebbd1b1 boy with 6d91733610 a clear, e11050bd3b white smile 9347741958 overlaid the 87754b9499 man before 2daf71b2e4 him. Yeah, if they met e10d4597c5 at that age… No 82e16a4ea4 matter how big and 39e26fdd32 solid he’s grown, that b7c91edfff impression wouldn’t fade easily. If you hadn’t seen 6ce22939b1 it in person, maybe, 92f0937354 but having seen it, 614f95262f it’d be impossible to 7ad10174d0 erase.5fdff8df0a5a07a9

“By the way, 171754d86f you’re really curious 9a9789ce7c about me, Suho.”eee29339d5753d09

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Click. Finishing the setup, 106a3bc503 Jaehyun murmured in a145559982 a casual tone. The words flowed like e50e537eed a breeze, like ripples, d047def06e so Suho nearly missed aaa91e7149 the sharp rebuke hidden 4f102a0556 within. Catching it keenly a442b2ae0c and meeting his dd4c84c6ea eyes, Jaehyun, as cd91fc8c94 always, smiled softly, 3ade490777 eyes crinkling.6f9ee92deca0d616

“Was that uncomfortable?”cab87fd5a8be10a3

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Instead of apologizing, 0aec29aa19 Suho asked that. Jaehyun made f545356365 a low, fbf59a3679 “Hm,” sound f933176a2e in his 9def25c555 throat.460c68ed5ed71800

“Well, I get your 37dcb7f078 position. Kang’s been hassling 3a5b6e3e72 poor Suho for 3fc814a38f no reason.”1f76e9b7dabd9fa5

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“…”c6d5c5178e3f5360

“That guy, 2b4901e2cf saying all feded25de3 sorts of 970de92906 things to 23370cbf8b a young 77961d30bf guy who’s 0c1f310ae6 got nothing 41eee20a1d to do 403a79a2e5 with it…”a2eb98169bb04e46

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“I wasn’t asking because a2e794292b of Kang.”fbb9b166765414db

Suho, blurting out a 440eb23c2d retort, gasped and shut e61d09b8d4 his mouth. Jaehyun still faced him c2bee6a296 with that faint smile, ce9cd4f329 but his eyes seemed 4ac13963c4 to harden slightly. The defensive stance surfacing ad68124ddc made Suho, oddly, feel 545f89d53c a slight thrill. He’s wary of me, 4b419761ed finally.2dec7cd8b0e30a74

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“I was just curious.”aaa06a9f11d9fb26

Acting like 57b89b2fbe whatever I 8ba30f99d7 say or 41d58691ab want has 67b31fe3d9 nothing to d574bdea8c do with aab296c5c1 him…3644ce1d30c22601

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“…”11e252a0d11dceab

Jaehyun, arms f5cf721c37 crossed, perched ff78b89dca on the 2f0bb8cc5e edge of 2679428454 the desk. Lowering his head briefly 5631506bfc before lifting it, he dbec11c757 was back to his 6afdd66d9e usual smooth expression.0724211e42204d9a

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“Alright?”f8a91716cc717da5

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“Got it.”82f32cbd190dbbd3

With an easy reply, 0041032c0d Jaehyun nodded toward the 9aa8983703 backdrop.150efe2dcc7aa604

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“Shall we a924bf214b start shooting?”7de67caa2ae794ab