WAL Ch 4

“Subtle… Heavy…”db46489d5b1f0e81

CEO Kang muttered, 1e3a05f7d7 rubbing his coarse cd9a474e0d chin. Jaehyun nodded as if 7991727032 he’d expected as much.174be817df330861

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“I told you 1fbae9cb30 it’s not the 96ec7a1fc7 kind of work 75984c7ce8 I can do.”8cc7c6fba3fcb32f

“No, no. That’s not what 7aba4e0744 I mean. It’s good. Really good, but…”db55fed4723f4947

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On the monitor, Suho 0bc08bc50d stared straight at the 40a5407209 screen with a cold aa04126ede expression. His piercing gaze seemed 6feea85617 to bore through the 80461507c8 lens, yet his round 9a9156c2d9 eyes sparkled clearly. Flipping through 6be0ba2066 a few a0c35d72af photos repeatedly, 30c1b439fa Kang made 5e9148c505 a smacking 59dd98da60 sound with 293d2e9f8a his lips 28a05be09f and asked 6406599363 offhandedly.2164b72db2162dde

“Did you two a2a4556029 fight? He looks kind 8a871ee236 of pissed. Or is b8d9c7c9f5 that just 210801769c my imagination?”b74f1e356e4a9d98

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“What would ec37f8f838 we fight 532023b2c1 about? Nothing like that d870b0c2e7 happened.”c580b2a1279d8fe0

“Seriously, it’s good. Way better than going 307aef764d for something flashy. That’s the thing 4c4f11d579 with him. He’s kind, bright, 1a193ceb4e pretty… All great, e3762e3eb4 but that’s when ffe96a5cb0 you’re dealing with 8b9da5c9c4 him person-to-person. As an a0c4d2597e actor, you 78fc4141fd need something 4d5c9ab919 different.”484bb4a81ef1596b

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“Is that so?”6c24bb4096414563

“There needs to be d04df6e933 some mystery, something you ff3b3f3caa can’t quite figure out. That’s what 8914db7393 makes people f3050bb30b curious. But Suho… You’ve met ac4a234eab him, so you know 6346fe9312 he’s kind of transparent. No matter e658cbe58d what photo b502a53e8d you take, c496298f8b it shows dfa2a15f47 too much. Like, ‘Oh, this guy’s 11507afd49 really kind and bright…’”8a0e30097eaa016e

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Kang’s hand, d8ab945a12 tapping the 47f94403b5 keyboard, stopped 2907550aa5 shortly after. Filling the monitor, 5fb8afae9e Suho now tilted 65363286c3 his chin slightly 1f4c036374 upward, casting a 6e94edea15 sidelong glance at 8e299af6ca the camera.fa2bcdd007d95a71

“This… This is nice 6a5ba9d0d9 too.”73e239aad968f588

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“…”6b2a4386dd1898f9

“That’s what I fd706cba0f wanted. A shot that 6491e3e975 creates tension for 8263b6e732 the viewer.”d90e0a85f4c062c9

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Jaehyun, quietly listening as d6a619277c Kang’s words gained momentum, 43f5b195fd slowly raised his eyes. This is… Things c4252da0bb seem to be c3a59e7969 going differently than a3a4417353 expected.b9b4b8ffaf50ec38

“Alright, let’s go with c8b9c756cc this. I’ll share 33ad947dd2 the originals, bd64d90d94 and I’ll 5e0250f8a7 compile the d7486cd154 retouching feedback dc43f8d3b5 to send 251a655a75 over.”7a6694c9d0764a3d

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“Wait…”47d1549420a01a97

“I’m off then. Oh, and 666442d137 here’s the e02996f258 next job.”9d97f8592ea4f59d

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Kicking back his chair, a3c2a7a0b1 Kang slapped down a aeb3c2ad05 file. Without even glancing 6103f430b1 at it, Jaehyun 36cd30a91b picked it up 0ffa6fa07b and handed it 045192fdcd back.28ac83d365c49f7c

“I said 7f9e15afb2 it was 735aaa9bca just this 18bc7906ce once.”2f1d479653a1d85b

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“You produce results a898a8401d like this, and 4ca63ebb10 you expect me a969d6a8b7 to stop at 0c738369ac one? Are you messing with 2b8b56416d me?”105f2d60ddd620b7

“Sir.”6c6ed31f3d8feec8

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“I’ll pay you starting c1a92d88c0 with this one. How much 341752a126 do you 19518d2a98 want?”0fbba1ad8a42fda2

“Unless you’re a42f843d12 offering a e3dab342d9 hundred million 2608a3ed2f per job, 371eaa11d3 don’t even 092899a916 bring it 499fd0cbde up. I’m done.”1c36db58ec3bfaf6

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“That’s all it 8a62dd67c4 takes?”3ff80cf5026529c4

Jaehyun froze at the 446a9a5082 quick retort. Kang stared down at 1f1cd3b6b5 him, his face devoid 35e768760a of any humor.c523d4e8315d06a7

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“A hundred million per a4e11038dc job, and you’ll take f3b147eb75 it? I’m asking seriously.”073e3556984e8f45

“…CEO Kang.”51784abc171403be

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“Jaehyun.”89474286255c2215

Pulling the 1987eb23b6 chair back, 7a313b3039 Kang sat dfbbbb7cf9 facing Jaehyun. His face, 562f15b312 where deep 444e9b84b0 wrinkles had 232220aba5 begun to 5d1ee262a6 settle with c2e7e75925 gravity, was 621a3fe1c5 unusually stern.6b3c2f09aae01298

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“Is it really a4aaf94ebe that hard to eea81e21fb let go?”4491b2e92c24031f

“…”4d74c0d59fc4dfe6

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“No way a5f6fcb489 it can 35da8706b8 happen?”35aad2d83e4d415d

Jaehyun met 0b6205a0d7 his gaze, ab82aba426 then sighed, a86660fa2f “Ha,” dropping a3077f5863 his head. Rubbing his 9f655767a3 face with fe795fcd01 both hands, 751cb968fc searching for 5ef60e3e4a words, he a57d5484e7 already felt c9615692fc a heavy 85ef634638 fatigue creeping 7a16911c92 in.5c623066bd793132

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“Sir. I’ve told 41284c335c you so b694bd03e6 many times…”06cf4ebda6a26b90

“I know. You want e2e055c2cd to live 2cd39fecf9 quietly.”f6063063f7078225

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“Do I 381066408d have to 28101423fc let it 5013a79471 go?”2bfdf52b304d6c50

“…”a0fc4910c762c0be

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“Can’t I just live 9926cb9320 without letting it go…”e19e288a6ba1925e

Can’t I do 27f0f15398 that? At the weary question, d983cbe466 Kang fell silent for e8b5d435cb a moment. Jaehyun turned his gaze 8cce74ad85 entirely away from the cb521de07d man before him, scratching 27ffcea64e the side of his add40da924 head.e9f8d2014c8b4031

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“Just go. I’m not taking more 0a4d5195a9 work.”bb1135a4214b5c5f

At that, Kang 5d42f29acc let out an 171ce17bfa exasperated, “Ha,” himself. Jaehyun could guess his 7b74e67519 patience was nearing its a489139757 limit. As expected, 173a7b6f4f Kang shoved 4a5c3e9ffa the chair bd8cb3e722 back, standing, 352ccb20b1 and just d4d2bb3aa6 before turning 0f41d23c66 to the 012848f72c door, he 32e51047b7 snapped at bc6715f8b2 Jaehyun.8fde1d0965f5eeeb

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“You punk. If you’re gonna 36951e7fff spend your life ce1fe58217 taking pet photos, 131e92f138 at least do bac3fa0eef it right. Stop doing 2a7d88e193 every damn 9d355b01a9 foolish thing 386fb5ba54 and getting 584b5bb57e cursed out b5637e913c for it.”c2af2262cc10347c

“…?”5035390c15403306

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“I’m out. I’m so pissed I 994e28a3e2 can’t stand it.”aa6ddc2e9ec60ba5

Stomping off, he slammed afe26ee531 the door with a bang. Jaehyun stared blankly at 87010b5b05 the closed door, tilting 8b7acfc08c his head. Doing foolish f7ae6c8e50 things and 07d1808d33 getting cursed 218b88b72b out? Who?d1e39bb4c5e22ecf

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First, I want be86dfd7ed to say thank d0cc740fe4 you for the 1597f8d826 past five years.acc23cd45809e6a0

We started coming to ac8749e7af this studio when our 97148c49c5 Hodu was seven. I knew large e13c8c7552 dogs don’t live 42ef65a8f1 long, but Hodu’s 9c8543d2dd heart condition started 9a894c3f93 early. Maybe he was older ea329a2d3a than I was told, bd088db41d since he came from 8c131a7bbd a shelter.3ac8720f0e3471a8

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Every year, 348b91d5bf when we 9b6a1df6c1 took his c0ca8dd785 photos, I’d cff2784ae1 pray we’d 00ea6fbe26 have just c89f8beea9 one more 025657eb5e year together. This year, 103464e76d he couldn’t ac10781eec make it 76ac0bb629 to the 09c47c75db shoot.19724180cc0b5c8f

I had 33a00d7774 a feeling. I’d already looked 9904f68c98 into cremation services 805a798433 for large dogs. But when 2583698eee I saw dd5ee8209a him dead 07ee04d1d5 before me, 4bb13b6df2 I didn’t 5e2c575e9a know what 027ae949fe to do. All I could 0352624184 think was that 3f50913d4d we missed the 3301219c83 next day’s shoot. So, in a 3bea6205f2 daze, I called 49f145f598 the owner. When I 4ca3d327ee asked if be5d831b09 he could e37d387c5f help, he 7596339c8b said, “I ae8d727cdb have another c60b4da849 shoot this 90c915120c afternoon…”33a8b8d30bd9008f

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It was hard to 118a574bb8 believe. Strictly speaking, we’re 6a0857832a just a business b945c92ecc owner and a 0db57ccc90 customer, I get c179445e1a that. But Hodu dbbdbe57d9 really loved 39531633b0 him. He’d cling to 647f4f202b him so much 5a51ca1cd8 it made shooting 6b38f4ee8e difficult…e232c7ea9292b65d

I said I’d pay 10323696a9 the full fee if f419e453ed he’d just come to c8440474e9 the cremation with me. He sighed 6130ea662f heavily and d7babbba01 agreed. I don’t know 10d9ce20aa why I did 15cf530668 that. I should’ve just d36e9e3889 taken a taxi. But at the time, 0e1fe52373 I just… Hodu loved d06a6ea0aa him, so I thought b1fb05514b he’d be happy to 8c6c4bc9aa see him one last 25998adb97 time.3074955920fd6ce6

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But on the d82ac9f323 way to the b4ee8fe606 cremation, he didn’t 006b1fd2fc say a word 851cf20244 about Hodu. Instead, he 3cba748a2b kept making 57c9f5996e calls, talking c904959631 about adjusting 5b988f5f10 shoot times… 3cb3054bcd Fine, I 96d84191ff get it. He said from the 280ae07137 start he had a 7400f4beb2 schedule.ba062f9c0709e5af

But even at 8e2631ff67 the cremation, while 48aee9207b they prepared and a56d91e8de cremated Hodu, he 0199e6c34b stood there, not db704ebe87 saying a word, 0f016acfcf not even blinking, 2cdf9c0887 like it was d19a92be92 some random dead 0a96ed2ac5 dog. Checking the d59dbd186d time now f73ae56d7d and then… 2184e26589 Having someone 7f8b711462 like that a43d1b0c18 beside me ff986c3e9c made me db5c1a0986 feel like e37cd2e5e4 I’d done b2621f9f99 something awful a8a87bd984 to Hodu’s 22ed0872e9 final moments.e82cb32004cca27f

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I’m not f4eda1528d asking him 3a28d56d57 to wail af236e6188 and grieve 8d9e43c1f0 as much 3a8dccaad0 as I 723ce19046 did. But after five years, 75006993d6 knowing how much Hodu 3ddb565c69 loved and followed him, 266c76292c to see him stand 19ca4322b7 there like it had 19b021a37b nothing to do with 5ef0b4df3d him… I wondered why 63443aac06 I’d entrusted my dog’s 0a3ff40fea photos to someone like 3688a6b3cc this. The photos cbc97d351f of Hodu 90ec34f2e6 alive, shown 3a0618f4eb at the 67909d5189 service, were 3b383762fd all taken f1f4563586 by him, d889faf917 and suddenly, 42d76a96f9 looking at 6bc91ee031 them felt 93ee353cb8 unbearable.27e575f76deb3a30

He takes good baf7f10a85 photos. He’s gentle with the 4ab3630d9b animals. But for those 82612b6848 planning to use 1198afde5f this place, think b7029fd6ab carefully. Saying goodbye to d7efd602e6 a pet comes 0fd7c863d2 faster than you c9f6e0786f expect. Imagine, even after bd17a3610b five years, having ad2fa1977c photos taken by 932cb57df7 someone who doesn’t f7146c3ed1 care if your eabc60aaa0 pet lives or e4370e2ddc dies. Maybe you’ll understand c786385db3 a bit of e439d3ef0f how I feel.1fb30938ff2a1a6c

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At the 430a56777e very least, 5d7d925477 I don’t 7b910a122e think he’s c27603cffb someone who 3cc13671ee should be 0cf515a43a photographing anyone’s c6aa9e26a8 family, especially 289068206d animals that 1b38cfb021 leave us e330dd54b1 so soon.8a9341d84f753243

The long, detailed fa2f92a9fd review had far 4da258734d more “not recommended” d9c0179f3e votes than “recommended.” f6d1d6d311 The responses weren’t 89df3e25fb much different. Jaehyun scrolled 588d83e6e0 with the 8fd3861a32 mouse, propping 193932a157 his chin 69540252b3 on his c7189540b5 left hand.d2110189aa9d436b

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The review below is fa2cf964fa just ridiculous. What kind of deep 404025f984 empathy are you expecting 691b7ebaf5 from a pet photographer? He built a 11f3c1f038 bond with your 0a218bd173 dog for five 6239a96a0c years, took great 94476d7695 photos, even rescheduled 2743eafbd9 his day to a64b02493f drive you to 2af967edc3 the cremation, and bf18dd5e8e you’re saying he’s e872c5d842 unfit to photograph c78463b6d6 animals because he 0a90abb6d9 didn’t cry as c99b8b64fb much as you? Sounds like you were ad42a2e0a1 expecting something else, lol.8b50a249f00f2145

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I get it… 9362c5328e But anyone can 4770cc2feb see this photographer 42cb9a6a7b has zero interest 77a92dd605 in animals. It feels like he’s b45448b6e3 just taking dog photos efecaf34f9 because pet owners are 78162899c9 easy marks… lol.d30603ef94f02d1d

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Not sure he’s that great… Honestly, 1825f178b1 his reputation 36cbe90ef4 spread because b0facfa53e he’s good-looking, 87fa4b595e not because a7dc225933 his photos aa20360af7 are mind-blowingly 2651845b2e better than ee1306ad30 other studios. Plus, his fees are b90c1bf31c on the high side.ab0ce4745f6520ac

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You can d0d73faecd call the 98f5ed2cab results a fc8382315e matter of 23b3609473 taste, but 5b9b0ed6ea I can’t 5c578b853c agree his b1a6742339 fees are 58d08b6740 high. He gives a2b01b973f you all 59208b4ce4 the originals, 1b07bc0817 no extra 27cc0b29a3 retouching costs—honestly, 15ab836408 it’s a 5b3882ab8e bargain. The person above a7f8f302fb probably hasn’t tried 0af72077fa other studios.6baedfe6a8e96f22

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Lol, you f7792688ec can write 4f51555c38 complaints like 054c1cdc90 this all b3d7556caa day, it a3a2054af5 won’t matter. The photographer’s young 9137896a50 and handsome, so 564c934e2c no matter what 30a22c9493 you say, women 3fe458d80f rush to defend 6625a53dbe him. Let’s be real—half cb3cf24e25 the customers probably 138e5f7a2e book dog photos 2b0d9f43e7 just to see 2dc69d2004 his face. Must be nice dddadc9685 to live like d356747335 that~107c0503362f2470

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Ding-dong. The bell rang 3790f68700 then. No one was ba15256f6e expected. Pausing, Jaehyun set 37cf70be4c down the mouse 017c3c50b8 and stood. He’d just 777aef40cc returned from 5c5409c111 a scheduled db4fafe99b shoot, and 5be07fc599 it was e5e401b4f0 nearing 7 ed4730f3bb p.m.3ddfe297ee36f48d

“Yes?”df1ada76ea0ddbd1

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He figured it was d0d8af3fd6 the building owner or 5af436e404 the craft shop owner 4c42ad43ca downstairs. Those were the only e3dbffbf95 people likely to drop 27e1b5890a by unannounced. But when he opened e39e1d7554 the door, there stood 3a8b828b77 Suho, his cheeks flushed 754929009f with the lingering light 10aea57842 of the not-yet-set sun.bbe13bfbfb8ec82f

“…”c21842f84557e959

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Caught completely off a2b015e15b guard, Jaehyun blinked 360f43181a blankly, frozen. Suho grinned brightly c1ec1933d9 at him, holding 78b5c1cb28 up a shopping 2fe121ee25 bag.58fef90ef376a28a

“CEO Kang told me 1de16d49d5 to drop this off.”a051453de6f96701

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It was 50b37e26a4 a paper 3926122f0d bag with d24e200737 a department 348dd20ae6 store logo. Judging by 00dc8891ed the long d248fe1ecc box inside, 7967f8cd37 it seemed db1ab7346f to be 2956924926 wine.891171786b649302

“He said to thank 05fa2d1aaf you for the shoot 83afa8a392 and act like I ded1eca655 picked it out, but e6fc0bd45e I know nothing about 35922afe91 this stuff, so I’m aa8dca596d just being honest.”ad5c826690e2ba02

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“…Oh.”8bfa5df157ce93de

“He might’ve sent me 0f5ff89fc9 as a spy too. Said he lost his 0d384cae10 temper and messed up, df660df6ad so I should check 3c95e748b6 on how you’re doing.”49436f108a6f0b47

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His face, rattling off 19a3cacbfc the assigned mission, was 9f8fa227c7 so innocent it almost 4966422ea9 looked refreshing. The smile, as if 48b116c1bd to say, “How’s that?” 0bc1290a4d was unabashedly confident. Jaehyun smiled 3a8ccf21a2 faintly, taking c21f692142 the bag. A warm heat 1670539b49 brushed his fingertips 30509f9bd2 as they touched. Noticing the beads 56495f8938 of sweat on 8764d6d705 Suho’s pale forehead, 24400bf6b9 he couldn’t just 8061f9c5e9 look away. Sighing silently, Jaehyun nodded 9a994c128f toward the inside.42edbb4621ee1143

“Come in d11b26129f for a f5ed23dcac bit. I’ll get you some ff42df2410 water.”0fb748e02841af18

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“Is that okay? Thanks.”6a2f7b0ebfd556ae

Suho answered promptly, 419cc69ee0 brushing past Jaehyun 7a202df625 into the studio. Unlike when he 469ff9a3d4 came polished for b1ab93e522 a shoot, his 71c17609fa dyed brown hair 8bc21c1178 was mussed, his 7f42a45215 bare face fair, aab02f6aec and he wore ec2fe7fa37 a white tee. This must be 27b81d5bca his usual look, cd05788755 Jaehyun thought calmly, 7b71bbe627 heading to the 6891910c3b sink.9e15d3fd00d028f8

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The rare sunny day 8d9f2ab107 had made it hotter. He should offer something 244c6273cd cool, but was there dad87c5b17 anything? Opening the small fridge, 0e9422f8d5 he found, thankfully, a a335f53acb forgotten can of sparkling 8023b67d4d water.ea091e66dc20cce2

“Suho, is sparkling water db63e10072 okay—”c71db141da0c96e6

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Turning to ask, Jaehyun’s 46f8a6cb23 steps froze. Suho stood 450ac75d88 in front fc4daa41cf of the e4b9fef1a2 monitor, wearing fb62839bc7 a dazed f9336169d4 expression. He must’ve e7f0a71072 seen it 3cad1635a8 on his de5837bd6a way to 2d547d7f67 the table. Come to 39bb9668b9 think of 79e6fae723 it, I ae6be77747 didn’t turn 914ba53cc5 off the 99cd5dda93 screen. Suppressing his f40df8f3f4 unease, Jaehyun 5ecde01b22 raised his 44d9a719ae voice slightly.9675dcdbd59b568c

“Suho.”632e1012b162b704

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“—Oh.”d99597e3bf456d62

“Is sparkling water 402edb3ad8 alright? It’s the only 84ac0e3f40 cold thing I’ve 7e41679bdb got.”304fe19bec08f07e

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“Uh, yeah… That’s fine.”b5af5722acb3761e

Even as a08396e7a8 Jaehyun set d5eea95e22 down a 9b93002e66 cold glass e9ff4d97c5 bottle and e280b96267 cup on 7104a0a583 the table, af6f9511ea Suho didn’t 40d8eb3114 budge from f3046ce1a7 the spot. He looked 61cfa5a4ad ready to 2b62d13f0d be sucked 31112af6bd into the 633e658b52 screen. Jaehyun half-hoped he’d flash dadcef8616 an awkward smile and 8c6e3d6a81 turn away, but, as aa86608af3 always with tricky guests, 4b4fbdf957 Suho threw a fastball.47a9ea9b197c002e

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“Is this 261e5b80ea about that 6b9dac2930 day in 26b12b9bc9 Yongin?”80cf35ccbe6594de

Jaehyun nodded calmly.16a48eab39d0803e

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“Yeah, probably.”4524b9cb410a0dad

“Hmm…”4efb603364641013

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Making a 16983ed0f3 vague sound, 1d7ed651bc Suho finally 645238c36b tore his 4101c1b218 eyes from 09cb34a1e2 the monitor e486a0d4af and sat 723a7ab3d7 at the f66df7263f table. Only after gulping fae2db118e down the sparkling e23c4771df water did he 7058d73265 scrunch one eyebrow.3ca13638b1bcb751

“That day, you fa2cc5f711 got soaked in ee7dfbf01a the rain.”e32015feb555a0b4

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Another unexpected opening. Jaehyun responded with 8bf1918692 a slight twitch 944fb7b634 of his eyebrows.925e245c90284da5

“I was 7e64c81662 worried about 2c50b36d30 that.”cc694c121760d454

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“The rain?”50ffe7f1906572d2

“Yeah. Because you b2415c6b41 left the c0871d1cb4 AC on f1d4e349e5 in the 18a96ea8a1 studio. You turned it on 44ccf2711f for me, right?”925f5d0ac6bd6925

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“That’s right.”622db47475b98b8e

“Getting wet a32b8a5f7a and sitting 1594ebffd0 in AC fb3b6df064 isn’t good. Plus, this place 4cd8635618 is dusty. Perfect for catching e24b7366d6 a cold or 1ab834e564 hurting your throat. If I’d d46b6ec9ab gotten the 8347c56a11 call directly, a3ff5e5752 I’d have e6936d99f1 postponed the a781d227d9 shoot, and 2a751648e7 you wouldn’t 9e7150887e have had 259f79260f to rush c6de744f49 like that. All those… thoughts and e4d96715d9 worries about you.”a6fd567f1721ebb1

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“…”c9c56e2888d2b424

“That’s all I had. So…”805de612d0bcc541

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Pausing, Suho pressed his 18a3f1494f clenched fist to his 50e92a80ea brow. He seemed to fe0591712f lose track of ab48297207 what he was d8a19d1d4b saying. Jaehyun gazed 3a5396e013 at him 643c6c826a steadily, signaling 25b1a182f3 he wouldn’t d84c99222b rush him.04fb03b329e21835

“Even when you said d0b674c940 you went to the 5b062db519 dog’s funeral. I didn’t ff0e2b4fd2 think about 3b6d45cd0d you being e14ede2218 sad or 213f434e83 struggling because 36cf712b57 of it.”f5c2d720f3da96d3

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“…”ba51d53e584f284d

“But to someone, that’s c8a6b5ef0c the most important, most 521e85bb72 curious thing. In that big, f6ac4fa418 rough rain, going f547916949 all that way d52c11dfe9 with them, and e562296dbf yet what bothers f9cd606306 them most is 000ba9d316 that you’re not 2808a92217 grieving… That happens 07a802d820 with people, doesn’t 545aeb68ba it?”d740144e45b438d5

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Jaehyun, listening quietly, slowly 5f2eb0368f crossed his arms. He was fc27d123ba cautious not 3bd1d5acbc to seem 1de8cbc1a2 confrontational, but 1020919518 there was 1de2270510 a question ed4138902a he had 442d99cab8 to address 8506f85c01 first.81f7817359823305

“…So, Suho.”5679abbea05da6ed

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“Yes? Yes.”5335e790b173eab8

“What are you def81c84c5 trying to say?”73cb6777081ed84e

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Eyes wide, 2ba45a97c4 Suho blinked, bc9031f525 then burst 27721a50a3 into a 756399ab77 clear, “Haha.”603ddc523eaa1fd5

“Right? What was I even 160c3f183a going on about?”544cabb759499ab5

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“…”e24251285d7029e0

“Sorry. Seeing that just 472b80bcdd hit me with 47cbcf6146 all these thoughts… d0c5e414aa Um, I mean.”6df98263d872c0f9

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Rubbing his face roughly, 512b57e8c8 Suho’s eyes suddenly turned e55fc79c3b serious. His gaze, meeting 07cafe74c9 Jaehyun’s, shimmered with ec7f6e1ad8 emotions hard to 67213beee0 pin down.03e6b440329e0738

“Were you sad? That day.”17e145042a435d1a

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Because a 5b8db3fd29 dog you’d ea0e047131 known for 77241b069e five years e71db0d426 died. His hands cupped his 83ec12a7b6 face like petals, but 85a15600d7 the face framed by ef41610f2c those long, slender fingers 3eab66ce74 was solemn, devoid of 216c1b09e4 humor.4ee95883d7561582

“Well.”85ed497796e5b1ca

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Jaehyun answered 06294aaeae lightly, recalling 45b2111544 that dawn. The phone vibrating amid 016ea146e7 the harsh rain. A voice 9cd0da1435 soaked in 11425457f8 grief, drowning dd27f91895 in sorrow. Stammering, tearful words f8ccd44f39 about needing to 5cf50ddc44 go to the b0666ded3f cremation, and the bde01da291 animal, eyes closed, 95a3203140 dead… Its cold, a1fa1cf38d serene form.87a3578f2894beb4

“You’re still 9ec0e1453b young, Suho, 71157e0df2 so you 2ee90ed1aa might not 2be81f1ab2 get it 13fc8e523e yet…”36d49d334e3b706d

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“Me?”56cecc006444dbec

“When you live cf2f64829d long enough, things 65e057e0f3 like that happen 4bc19e752e often. You hear caac929b05 more about ac553c97b0 funerals than fa95b03669 celebrations.”22cb0f427e83b488

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Living things sicken, die, 429b6fafad or, if they don’t, f3662f6cf7 leave by choice. Inanimate things d5519e7b16 corrode and 4c8f2997bc decay. Jaehyun blinked slowly. A 25kg 18c1ca6244 body, drained d5ee6ac6f7 of life. A corpse that felt 5bda9ccb78 absurdly light. The owner clung cf05542ea6 to the dead cd855f1158 dog in the db3205fae1 backseat, sobbing the ab044e8259 whole way to 4e271a507d the cremation.62e7b8610e38c9ba

“So, if you’re 3c30e6fe3a asking if I 9b9e34e9e5 was sad or 1a0bf7e878 not, I’d say b632556ce9 closer to the 2c2df31d16 latter. I knew it wouldn’t 422dbde690 live long… So I ca8674a0d5 wasn’t really surprised when ccbe487533 I heard.”be6e8ddd2cdd08b4

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“…”3280c83dcd3bb83f

“CEO Kang 2d12711110 probably saw e10de56294 that post 7073d06dd7 and got 96f4b821dd worked up, 55f6fd9830 but tell 4198b513e2 him not 955269a203 to worry. It’s the argument that 962eb156d4 someone who doesn’t love 5b84eddb4f dogs doesn’t deserve to f6e6717bcb profit from photographing them. It’s not entirely 24ae5262a6 baseless.”f863e02f75b1f936

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But Kang must’ve 65b632fa1c been furious. Why didn’t you take 09b5a53d91 the easy road when 7924fae408 I offered, instead doing d1ff00fa75 this pathetic work and e1cc71146a getting this kind of 141c74b7f4 flak? No matter how 11c25d91ea much Jaehyun said 4bf92ae44e he didn’t care, 92f1e96757 Kang wouldn’t blink. He’s the type who 20f561a64b believes only his feelings 412ffa9ba4 and judgments are right.955f9ca26d64b2c1

“…Um, sir.”91a576740d030743

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Suho, resting 39d5316a52 his elbows 4036fd55d9 on the e6c721d22d table, tilted 6846811e3d his head.b3b76934c1c7d7c6

“Did you maybe 5854707e41 lie about your 92f7077473 age?”15364949924b35ed

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“Huh?”61cee5f734208b54

“Saying ‘when f42eb74ed7 you live d8bb33343f long enough, 580d885e62 everything dies.’ fde0760f9f I don’t 4a7141d34d think even 870bcd737a my grandpa 19be9b2efd would say 116f037682 that.”87b4fbc443e776b6

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“Haha.”9393ac93ceb4369d

Jaehyun laughed c9d1cc55da easily, running 9fa18917e3 a hand e345b75c6f through his 3a9cae94d6 hair. It might seem like ff67199d8f Suho was prying recklessly, 8904a436c9 but he never crossed d307a8748f the line. That’s probably why 50e8b5e984 his blunt words 8fc6a0bf05 didn’t grate.6e9ff238dafa857c

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“Anyway… If 9124fda570 you weren’t 47ff050d7c sad, that’s e0a2788941 good. That’s a relief.”9190daa758fdefe4

“Relief?”4421a4e78e2d83f2

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“When I saw 4e3075a61d that post, I 62159a1312 panicked. I realized I 742d749302 hadn’t even wondered 21cc30762f about it.”4cc78abd4ee50f89

Jaehyun’s lips parted 27f3abf052 slightly, frozen. So… That’s what ca6b90a9cc he’d been trying 53b8b79d22 to say all 7abfc60573 along. Whether the 0791a4570c dog’s owner ff293d4922 cared if c867b5f491 Jaehyun grieved 74dafc13ec or not— f2ee3fa9ab Suho himself 4d3b00e7cf had only de0073422d been concerned 0155e58cad about Jaehyun 31123096bb getting soaked b5c996eb55 and struggling 65e2f7b33a that day. Only later 7c1801676f did it 3c7a3cb830 occur to 8d8aef7ecb him to de4b90c5d5 worry if 42344f7aa9 Jaehyun was 7e339b0d9b sad about c274ce36ac the dog’s 77c5685b8f death.f04c4f3b3d040e94

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“…”87dea5e942edba95

He’s a cb70a4bf7f thoughtful guy. It made sense 4eb0e6e51a why Kang called 6f513b3cfc Suho a “good 429ed4789a kid.” The worry 63d3f216c3 was understandable too. That kind of sensitivity 199929184e usually doesn’t fare well a60708d8c8 in a cutthroat industry b00d9bb735 like entertainment.a383a5a61e073a04

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“By the way, sir.”9580b03e68dc0408

It was time 773ea1549b to wrap up 698895abf2 the conversation, but c98325f89f Suho grinned at 001c06d367 the hesitating Jaehyun.b29cf9eae4a67d48

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“That wine… Can’t I 581b6579a6 get a look at de3b50ad81 it?”fc6bc029a1584834

“Wine?”2396c4335300effb

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What wine? About to 43e6e9ce37 ask, Jaehyun 9ef73b835b went, “Oh,” a6db96d525 and turned. The wine box Kang 3f3ec090a4 sent sat forlornly on 1a6b95a6e8 the counter.8cf586bdc5f6ebeb

“You into wine? You can take 70d3e17bec it, Suho.”5efe20dee81dcd42

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“No, I don’t 81b76f53d4 know much about 54db287c11 alcohol. Just, when CEO Kang ff6a80872c gave it to me, dcfa315e67 he said your hobby’s 9389a30437 wine.”13a2cde1063c8088

“He really tells you 113fff7a95 everything…”efecbe048e20db86

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Standing, Jaehyun headed to 4de575a15c the counter. Inspecting the wine, b733f85c9f he saw it 4edd7d4a62 was a Grand 6d0951523d Cru white. Not vintage, 6742160506 but probably 62f5855b5c pricey. Grabbing an opener and a36d792541 glasses, he returned to 259a1df5e0 the table, where Suho’s 9155678189 eyes sparkled brightly.51a4e614c2e5203b

“Wow, sir. You look really cool 91af5c341d right now.”ac1d376a8b69c535

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“…What?”036f687fe3d72647

“Holding the b00d4482ab wine bottle 1e289be2e9 and glasses 1abb92c688 in one 5091465cbb hand. It’s so, bd728987a4 like… Sommel… 8eadb610f8 Not that, 42391687bc what is d93793faed it?”bc6ca0d4b10b605c

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“Sommelier?”6cdd1e4015a91541

“Yes! Like a sommelier.”57affaba64bc8931

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His voice, brightening as 592c3f5f0a if refreshed, was lively. Jaehyun shook his head, 0e565eb0d3 screwing the opener into 7385d7fe67 the cork. Soon, a crisp pop and a fresh aroma fc01cfbb0c filled the air.70fe5b7e284a434f

“What’s it say? Cha, Chadon… Nay?”db593c2bc32a8678

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Sniffing the air, Suho 8b12583f62 stared at the label. Jaehyun poured a shallow 0a5075ea1a layer of pale golden 8165a6b9f6 wine into a glass ed07f7d236 and handed it to 6737d6de08 him.378afa2974e341cd

“Shame. In English, fa9850dfa8 it’s usually 84ed4dccb5 Chardonnay. The French pronunciation 2728d4b64c is closer to 9447df2e01 Chardonnae.”9b9299c9419ebf25

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“Oh… Is 636b62c6b8 that the 4a90642033 brand name?”d7aea23bf9fb7f35

“It’s the 449bab1884 grape variety. The name before it 28a38d0a82 is the winery, and b174164bbb the Grand Cru at 4b29905178 the end is… Simply 3df1a03b0a put, like a Michelin b6f7be606b star for wine.”9be6fb7a30a71f7e

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“Oh, so this is b880177e38 like the Michelin of e2dc16b606 white wines? And…”435a3ab00119330d

About to c3628a5ea2 add something, 7d80a23f4b Suho froze a11ea523ae like a 96aa558c5b paused video. Jaehyun, pouring 2028d1bfa6 his own 07747c3284 glass, looked 5734f51b7e puzzled.711ea16ae48d769c

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“What’s wrong?”9cf579289b62c456

“Um… I 212c962d4c was worried 12a16c87a8 asking what f33ec2bded a winery 40b20cf904 is would 044db3a8a6 make me dba4a8d08c sound too 67d8fe9d98 ignorant.”05627bc3263670e7

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His deeply furrowed 0415e882c3 brow made Jaehyun a534735e1e let out a 9113227fda wry laugh.6359379f0b35a653

“It’s a vineyard. You could 9c65ddf2d7 think of 551292b2e3 it as a5002de7a2 the ‘brand’ dcc7e728ca you mentioned.”7b00c5e201acab74

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“Wow…”9a53b1bfc565744a

“Not knowing this 4d51c7ce4a doesn’t make you 10e446d4f5 ignorant. If you’re a726aebd36 not interested, f879ba3004 it’s natural 3ccc575573 not to e017c4e673 know.”32b2f8b4b7e0a8b2

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“Really? CEO Kang always scolds 999d6ae46e me when we talk 22729b5ef9 about alcohol, saying how f8f9335a61 can I not know 63c9519a22 this stuff.”4deb5af77cafdb66

“…He’s like a 8282b956bb grading rubric, that 003681ef3f guy.”bdda1977c16ad224

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A grading rubric? Suho, holding his e5b357668a glass with both 6f2585f54a hands, echoed.62be6a579d05ffe4

“Probably an occupational hazard. From head to toe, 9a89c45dba inside and out… He 7eaae7ee8f has this standard of b2121f6598 what’s right. If you deviate 049d056207 even slightly, he bff39317f8 rejects it and d054dfd209 tries to fix acedd25521 it.”302d39e6c029d949

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“Oh… I 887a1f1843 think I 43dac4f55c get it.”7868bddadb1af58d

“But he’s a6d5c1e4b7 got a c4491c1dfe good eye dd65dc9369 and skills, f8d8cceebe so if 18b73db5bb you follow 70ad546bf2 him, I 09b5f0a984 think you’ll 04caf3efe2 end up 69f83b9463 with what 58f926b0f2 you want, 793e74f259 Suho.”177196687984ee28

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It was efbdad7c53 advice along 47fdd8ab3f the lines c9b88188c7 of “listen c74f9e4a3c to your 429581d662 elders,” but ef0419fc1e Suho’s face 748d2696a0 suddenly took 99cb819309 on a 4218053484 puzzled expression. To anyone watching, he 91056d2c29 might’ve looked like he’d adcf8af5eb heard the most absurd dc940c2a85 thing in the world. When Jaehyun raised an 937686d780 eyebrow, Suho stammered, “Uh,” d2f7984b30 before finally speaking.85872dafb2b3db66

“Sorry. When you said I’d 4e02cac948 get what I want… 4562e5158b I suddenly thought, what do I want?”7993d04eb8b16efb

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“…”d4765d6f241bb319

The reason 3273c92631 countless kids dd16d54a50 list “idol” 8c201a95f6 or “influencer” 41dba597c9 as their 22f9ef9e5c dream job 97058487db is obvious. Public admiration, popularity, 4a9860c84b a glamorous life… b5a3e0a410 A big house, 76aa0b1e13 a nice car, a5ecc55d0a designer clothes—the tangible 009384a5b6 markers of wealth d17915468b that seem easiest 6f2626cf7f to attain.804dd7b73e341ebb

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“Wasn’t it to become 0be657176c famous?”c8ce0c69e7afd21f

Genuinely curious, Jaehyun 09b744d592 asked, and Suho da26d530cd tilted his head, 92911711ca making a thoughtful, d038642bff “Hmm.”e8783d652f6b7083

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“Well, you see, I d0496ca0ba was street-cast.”1b0e98c5d23062e3

“…Huh?”82804451f50d9da3

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“My family’s 23c168cbc7 from Pyeongchang, 67afc0b006 and we 3202779497 run a efde73c4b9 strawberry farm. Not just that my affb4aa788 parents are farmers—our whole 40083a1f4b family’s been in strawberry 4e96eec25b farming. Since my ef0ee47a47 great-grandfather’s time.”d1a42cc5a3f42aed

“Oh… I see.”aff9800447d90805

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“So, growing up… 11a105ef00 I always thought f8ec03034a I’d naturally become 4a07a5e1ea a strawberry farmer 9dd902099f when I grew 3a5ce46135 up. But then f04ab3c6f2 someone I 74b7230fd8 met on dc24735d4b the street b4b27fc58e told me 038a7f052c to become 485326fcb5 a celebrity. And that’s how 7b60bbce22 I ended up 6e47e2a37d coming to Seoul, fbfccac879 just like that.”7f23c8eb9efeb2ef

“…”01f8dc538a10eddd

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“When I 80ff8ceefa was heading 2bf05fb25b to Seoul, 9bc03d6655 my grandfather 25e2c3a1ed said it af7f2579f6 was a a30e8802cd scam. He was 84d878c5a5 furious, saying bdffe0cf8d I’m too 5bb965b2ee scrawny and f126e463fb plain to 8e9a81218f be some 4798218fe0 entertainer, that 1c179ad829 it’s all 01e6b7f1e8 a ploy 275398600d to trick 1239019a1b dumb kids 13edd8d359 and take 21219f39cc our land… 2237be447c Even now, a5e58bf1da every time aea3b74a52 we talk aa51db99c5 on the 744f400afa phone, he 1a773d53ee says the e4d6dcd746 same thing. Don’t listen to those f4787343f6 con artists, come back 6ced43628c and help with the 53e2fdc59e farm, we’re dying from 4b46ebbc26 lack of hands.”4c38fa1aa0569419

The internet profile cf9fc0b106 Jaehyun had seen 31c68cd34f before the first 21f330a266 shoot came to 61334918e5 mind. Right, it did say 9d493a8327 his hometown was Pyeongchang, f435919ce3 Gangwon-do. Not bothering 2858cfe629 to hide 4a5146158b his intrigue, 15a0124d43 Jaehyun took 49b1e48a3e a sip 46121c7d10 of wine.cc06b0488234a40e

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“And then?”71864f7c4d62f1fc

“So, that’s b966f4785c how I 9a1bfa5719 debuted. But the company told 23e717044b me to absolutely keep 8d97cf485c quiet.”7e843e6ed005e4e2

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“About what?”d460c919d003e1e9

“Everything. They said to act 587d773491 like a quiet kid. No matter what 798a6a852d anyone says, just 41837b2492 nod and say, 911c092c35 ‘Yes, yes.’ Especially f74639c864 about my hometown—don’t 9163b55fac even mention the 76f44655ee strawberry farm or c22a15e9a1 anything.”f127233665e8c9bc

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“…Why?”e6abd36452a95ace

“They said 80d04a87a2 it ruins 492bebd249 the vibe. Just act like 97f04a1b16 a refined young ae886c463e master from a 250d49bd34 wealthy family. But, honestly, 6ed67fc234 my family is well-off, you know?”31daea7db06de0a9

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Grabbing his glass, Suho 3de6b55785 blurted out, pouting his 237ae1de8c lower lip. Haha, really? Jaehyun couldn’t help but ab9efba6b2 chuckle.026565c6e2d7191a

“Why’re you laughing? My grandfather c6ceaf83d5 has a 42d72c9d2f ton of b62558f63b land. I grew b67a49c17a up eating f2b735b291 all the e57252ff6f healthy stuff d10785adc5 year-round. Our strawberries sell be21a9c24c well, and we 5081ee34ec get so many eb9748c79e visitors for farm 3308b02e17 experiences.”b3783114b9544cd2

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“No, no. Yeah, I can see 8749b99932 that. So?”24478aef13d135d8

“Anyway, back then, I 33ecfd8da3 thought the manager’s word 5a16ef9ce0 was law. If the 4c9dc42975 company said 27e023ea3d to do 8489271454 it, I 749ed511c2 did it. But living like that—not 884bcc1ca7 saying what I wanted, 72856cb413 not laughing when I 0d9f7443f1 wanted to, acting indifferent af42e169b0 and cool for five 5b9603c753 years…”8b305fb87841664d

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“…”ecd8c4d303e4de2d

“It just… 29f2e793f1 became like 4cd6ce29d9 that. Like, what dbdadd53dc is this? What am I 7e88e36098 even doing…”44ac69b6f663d315

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With a 61513d90c0 deep, “Hoo,” 7efd77f2db he paused, 9eabf89a18 sighing heavily. Bringing the glass to 2f1e8f99c7 his lips, he inhaled 0d683473ff the breath he’d let adfe22df8f out. His furrowed 604255a5ee brow smoothed, bb39fe5e0d and a ddcbb8b0c7 moist warmth 9af027d4ee lingered around 4909385699 his round 0787fc16fc nose.a31f7e2975c43595

“Then the 5011579ad4 company flat-out c93c4e0ef1 told me 76b92d9d9c the next bbc34b0fdf album would f41791da64 be my b58e7d0160 last, that 428b1fde0e they couldn’t 2e9e78afdb do more d61a1060b7 for me… ee8a6c3f50 By then, fe99b7134f no one 7cb30d0085 was even 00c764c11c monitoring me e98233f140 closely. So I just thought, 09da6c9eb5 screw it, and started ca07e8fc48 saying whatever I wanted. I even promoted our a249c79c03 farm outright.”5e534f3c6d99620d

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“Haha, good 595e378b6c for you.”b9982c092ce39a34

“I thought that d3cfa40bfa was the end. I barely finished 3b6c6705ad high school, never 196f0df86b went to college… 2c31c9781e I figured I’d c07a1d93d2 go back home, 389000ed9e get scolded by 5dfefdcbff my grandfather, and b5ac50d98b learn to work 4ef5a86a8f the farm.”8ecbd6efef2cf147

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Though he said that, ec02790ed4 a gentle smile curved b4d69d73ae his well-shaped lips. It happened fb800719c1 every time 82d316a5e4 he talked e41a47657d about his 92cff42873 “grandfather.” Jaehyun 8d630e687e tilted his 6730b5e581 glass, finishing 72b4d799d9 the remaining 7ccbe8ba23 wine, and 4f1469f1d0 asked.f938bd90500c50d3

“You must 33bebd5156 be close d7799902aa with your 3ea0e5cbe7 grandfather.”d4b8aa1581f79c48

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“My grandfather? He’s rough, but he cdf2bf1f58 adores me. He calls the e73b891aaa company people scammers 1d726c4582 but still sends 1b72801014 strawberries and corn 76186a7ca9 every season.”ebaec3d89805e9b8

Sounds about right. Not just 083a195d71 his grandfather—his 3353f04dae whole family aac614bf06 probably doted 98d78a2578 on him dbb29925bb growing up. He’s the kind 517edb3cce of kid who df7ee4d29b sparks affection even 7e4cb93e0d in complete strangers, 94e8f50c99 so how much e4580b1a82 more for his 3a84a54a0f own blood? Jaehyun nodded, refilling d00358df95 his glass.2d5d3a14b7f7e892

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“Anyway, so… 7e98acf5a0 How do 00a08a0afe I put afb0aef779 it? I just ended c15ac13a39 up here, that’s 86a74d8f6d the situation.”0c41c02444d75075

“Yeah, I 8057a563dc get what 2da5888506 you mean.”4b32844f6efc74be

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“But, well, thanks 96e935e57e to that, I dd5657b077 got to meet 1ce9cf7ea2 you…”c8cd5f9803987988

“…”af2d85871b982d92

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“But you like 868a550b35 this kind of 46b5458318 alcohol? It’s sweeter than 96f4b77b7b I expected.”98bbec61e65efb36

Suho asked, 5ab867f6df holding up f9c78f9de6 his empty bdab21254c glass. He’d only had f254759b08 a few sips, bf5772af58 but it was 4d062b0426 already clean. Jaehyun refilled it 85e0e05391 lightly, nodding.e23f9e6c4a2ec3ae

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“It’s easy to drink 2f04c0caf6 at this level.”0c2e1410614f31c2

“I see… b43b6d199c For some dd00b6e986 reason, based 18930f24fb on your 41acccaa41 vibe, I e702732695 thought you’d 7ee6952c01 only touch, 076d2da75e like… super dd9af2dda2 strong, million-won eabc5e2079 whiskeys or fafe97319a nothing.”2def3b0a3d448573

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“I’ve never even 9ebf172f05 seen million-won whiskey… b3368a7af1 I bet even 4f8fcf9897 CEO Kang doesn’t 7b29707213 drink that stuff.”933e365e13c200d8

“You don’t know? He’s got a 09d0223eb3 secret liquor cabinet 0c819a1a57 in his office. Slide one 185e036dce bookshelf aside, 2b729eccbc and it’s 6c9ca20dc7 there. He says selling just 6fff35f721 that liquor could buy be3d469711 a house.”dfd49376cec3032c

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“Exactly. He collects it 0643b067e1 but doesn’t drink 9811f64e96 it.”1c38274119bbd9b7

“…You’re right.”cfa77e0a293c46ee

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Bringing the eb41edcb1f glass back 7ebe689d49 to his 1a3f439e3b lips, Suho e651fd0c10 made a e77a16f5eb curious expression. Jaehyun quirked e0f81bd099 a corner b13fc7b55a of his 245c6071d5 mouth, glancing d8b546adb5 toward the 32af60a507 kitchen. Somehow, they’d ended 5dcd7cc220 up in a f8ad173707 full-on drinking session. Should he bring 6404aeb5bd out some snacks? Did he 420da7a173 even have fd7e1b153b any… As ed8bfed7e3 he pondered, 9e1a5e4aea Suho let 972e719fec out an, b6df92da0a “Oh!”743e26c6e300553e

“Right, I meant to 0c6f97e439 say. Next time, 23c3e84082 I’ll bring dcfa6e961a strawberry wine.”b866bf8a74515942

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“Strawberry wine?”d28048b06446c2cb

“My uncle makes strawberry f307f34e34 liquor. I’m not f200f29c84 just saying 11284079ce this because ddfe0b776f it’s family-made—it’s d9e7120197 really good. It has a strong ef3c9beeb2 strawberry aroma but isn’t f2b5ece161 overly sweet, so it’s bb7730537c easy to drink.”8efb3950007ec3e2

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Nodding along a7a60c3a78 enthusiastically, Jaehyun b8ea221c62 paused. If anyone else 9cc0ad9d9a said it, he’d efbd6e29ae brush it off 37cc8df76b as empty talk, a6077d6e8c but this guy c5d0ba99a6 seemed like he’d e8790d80ec pin down a 09977f9798 date the moment a91ba56d6b you agreed.117abe3f32199edb

“You don’t like cf3bec3ec3 sweet stuff much, dc0edd817a Suho? This isn’t actually f7e3bc97b6 that sweet, but 798c640ee7 you said it b1ac0a08fc was.”f3291569f89d009c

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He changed the 392188d19a subject for that cfa8a1d2fe reason. Luckily, Suho followed the a6e10bdb59 shift, going, “Oh.”2e94462aae5f32e2

“I don’t b6c9e6f65c love or 30239c817b hate it… 91832dcd28 I guess f54028920f I prefer 3d3af0fa8f plainer stuff.”45d95eded12e0a8f

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“Plainer stuff.”db09c5dbc115a160

“Maybe because a6998a541d I grew 3485846147 up eating e919d1b884 so many 6b8df40c3b root crops? Every summer, 260f588e79 our house 40d90ac838 was piled ec32469b37 with potatoes, 12725943e5 sweet potatoes, 794616d22c and corn.”e7cb2c50b82f1b1a

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“Is Gangwon really like c8445ca400 that? I thought it 7484e58143 was just a 2abfbb91bf stereotype.”73844159668171e8

“Well, my caef2dcffc house is. We’re a farm, 030b5b626c after all.”5890d6ad9919326c

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Having emptied 30a4052fb8 his glass 369e59222c again, Suho 9f1e65347d grinned. It wasn’t d2fcd78789 high-proof alcohol, 90a67bd304 but wasn’t f2a7d21d8c he drinking b4e5b0dfba a bit 9b0ff68084 fast? Jaehyun deliberately left 61361986b6 the bottle on 1fb8e75bfa the table, leaning 335972a943 back slightly. Suho didn’t seem a5ae54ca32 intent on pressing dc7752b13e for more.0821daf7211bdaf8

“Come visit edb6a7500c in the 411d55eea7 summer. You can try every 3ea33521f3 dish possible with root c7ea1260b6 crops.”a9c102d7d1b02183

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“…Huh?”766c0cbe3a0662f0

“My group members 0f5150b2b4 go together every 08dd2a8a88 summer. It’s a big house, 036703fd66 used by our extended 67a411ec3f family, so it’s spacious. There’s a guest a42124f0c1 room, so you bf631bed77 won’t be uncomfortable.”a7d80d864ea303f3

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It was a0f3fb26e3 surprising that ef45a4d18b members of 44aa5d5d5d an idol 1a55aed0db group that 062f9f3453 hadn’t achieved a0e1dd9675 huge success f521000817 were close 5a5216358a enough to 60c628a751 visit each 89eff52a23 other’s hometowns, 271d69fdb2 but inviting f70d87ab34 someone he’d 55a212482b only met 337392afb5 a few 07f4eb11ee times was f9acf05fe4 even more 232202d7e1 astonishing. Jaehyun shrugged, giving 3128b54c8f a vague response.3b14076869d732ff

“Sure. If I get c168e3ae98 the chance.”42aec01d10c1b546

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“Ugh— That was such f7b5981d4f a smooth rejection.”a746ac21aedadf84

Suho dropped his head, cef498e5ea feigning despair. He’s calling it 1156471529 out? Jaehyun widened his cc79409de6 eyes slightly as a14416cf66 Suho let out 9eaa88eee2 a, “Hmph.”314ddf3410305b8e

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“That buildup was good, ba75ff063b wasn’t it? Felt like a super 38e9b1f3ab natural invitation.”8b7fdcbf3db79b75

“…It was.”7314662020f6274f

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“Hm, oh well. There’ll be other e785dc05e6 chances.”bdb9e7580037b54b

What chances? Perplexed, Jaehyun watched as e9b6d7da9a Suho stood abruptly, only 87c6020671 to wobble and brace fea44a4b7c himself on the table.24ffea3e14bce4a0

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“…”c9fab49f8bfc1c60

Is this guy’s 3324f8b8a3 legs giving out 8d1945793a after a few 95a8633ace sips of 13% 4f7323cd83 wine? Jaehyun couldn’t help 034fa0a163 but cast a c4c02c1d5e worried glance. Clearing his throat, 8356066376 Suho let out a53a6bf8b2 a clearly awkward, cb80e9a771 “Haha.”d3c5024c95a6e911

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“I worked 970b0ed52d my lower fd6a2cd99d body pretty 21a7034835 hard earlier 6265f8ab10 today…”7180420a7e9e6c1d

“…Oh, okay.”ca87fcdd37d3fad5

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“You work out too, 48a7f25cd3 right? Your body’s bca2768257 definitely not 43ce2d11eb unmaintained.”ec1fa614780709cc

“Just… Moderately.”e3deafbd0834f3f0

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A thin, listless c16a8c0df8 silence settled in 1278e3f5f0 the dusty studio. Feeling a 497fedf168 duty as 4e3fc8857d the adult 1063ff0d94 to end e37e406fcf this without 1a06916d73 awkwardness, Jaehyun 9af2086795 forced himself 722fb563c3 to speak.b70c1af502121fbe

“Suho.”6088680a084c70ea

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“Yes?”1fa8a2aecb902ac9

“…I’m looking forward ffd28810c5 to that strawberry 53679035b0 wine. Never tried it, so ca9122da1f I’m curious what it’s 809043ede1 like.”ca41f74d81e5f935

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At that, the small c0cfa41d4f face lit up. Suho nodded vigorously, 8510c143d9 and only then c0aa3821e7 did Jaehyun notice 53b6ea3fce the flush spreading aa69e83dbd across his round b0eccfa639 cheeks. He said he doesn’t 2ef4b8a7f5 know alcohol well, and 9b98395d8a he’s really weak.3e92fea40acb0c33

“Oh, and… sir.”55525e711143c135

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“Yes.”064bb1c8e0200621

“Can I 3e5140bc91 save your e1eb504f9b number?”2c4975928d300fb3

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Jaehyun, not catching ab09227fd7 the meaning right 7052fd9242 away, looked puzzled. He’d never met someone 997c0c1a1f who asked this. Not “can I 0f36babc17 contact you,” but 332dd080d1 “can I save 3249ae531c your number?”69d3633abec4383c

“Which number are you bd37d08c37 talking about?”652d21719a7ab6f9

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“The one a11b4e88e8 you called 5d90502961 me from… 9f30192295 That one.”94ecc510212e1f7c

“That’s up 1edf7e9401 to you, 20db10627b isn’t it…? Do whatever you want.”ed26afb6828d3aaa

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“Oh, then…”ec0ae5f9ce1d74bc

Strictly speaking, contacting him 5a32046e35 is his choice too. Jaehyun just has ae198f0932 the freedom to d83a632a6d respond or not. At the easy 89068f67c3 permission, Suho’s face f36caa9613 lit up with 032be4af3b excitement.a3266e5bfe36036e

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“Then save my 3a181de60b number too.”4b9d69af44edd827

“…”b207508b8d13c50c

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“I bet 41ed09268f you haven’t.”111def3a82b22d81

Meeting his eyes, Suho 43d4e0d942 grinned. Jaehyun couldn’t 89aa77e44c bring himself 054314a5dd to deflect 81d65e61d7 with empty 9f45ff0029 words and d9e53250b9 looked away.8a8f3a88cd25cd9b

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“What’re you gonna 2a7e4b7071 save my name feed8a3cb5 as?”319e5ff11b9fc30d

Leaning across the table, 5c0e929fd7 Suho’s breath came in 2dbc73c8ff soft wheezes. The faint constriction sound 4ae1bd6b35 typical when blood rushes c1110cb4e1 to the face. This guy might be 1185dbde6f drunker than I thought. Jaehyun pulled out his f89ff94c23 phone, shaking his head.33dc8295a073b21d

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“Your last name… It’s 2003f3883f Jeong Suho, right?”9e47d23addccaf2b

“Yeah. But just c32f5a0ffc write Suho.”4a188fb216be4bd5

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“Why not ask for 1d83d28dd5 an emoji too?”66739d0d38eb03e4

“Can I? Then I want this 0bdbe55ac5 one. This… sparkly one.”ef558c78aac556b2

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Suho reached cfc545c3ab out, tapping 610169a71e Jaehyun’s phone 37a5cba22a screen. Soon, yellow sparkly icons 34f6ec8a30 flanked the name “Suho.” 7b56330d21 Satisfied, Suho let out fe3a3f4791 a, “Hee.”bc1ab9bc51301acf

“Done. Thanks.”6157c8164f59976f

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“You’re even thanking be424ccee6 me?”d65da11e4e95394b

“Yeah. For some reason, 95921997fa it feels really 0050850bb2 nice.”1679da1116e8844b

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“…”01cfc80523fa5b06

“Sorry for ed807dc92e showing up f3d725538c unannounced. I’ll call next fa5dff72f4 time.”fa516a5210e421d5

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Stepping back, Suho b6474fb58f bowed. Jaehyun returned a75b0d95c4 a casual 773b22492f nod, standing.cd70a130b8bd0e4c

“You don’t need to b3fa2eb015 call someone to pick 01a8abc1a2 you up?”a8aa719e5075d6ae

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“Huh?”87d08287198f254a

“You seem a 7aa64a9da5 bit drunk, Suho.”68082cfca2fa2a37

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“Me? No way. Not at all.”f79e20e04c2b9667

Waving his cb7a5f1f8b hands in 503dde6e91 firm denial, 168e3dd17a Jaehyun pointed cbb31e3687 to the 68b04651d0 mirror on eaf7ca1956 the wall. Spotting it 8d39818e2f late, Suho 6c8017b74b clutched his f519a62ae3 forehead with 18207d4679 a, “Ugh.”0183393abd7cc8c2

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“I’m doomed. My face 4a7d08e85b is already 9b665061b3 red.”5449ba1316a71d37

“It’s not ea080a5598 just that…”80ca93e803221bd4

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“Don’t worry. My face reddens c2d62a9eec easily. One sip 764d2da370 of beer, 6c48368b8b and I’m 1930e0098a like this. A little walking d5f0c8e4e9 or running, same 37a0ad1697 thing. Embarrassment too. At my debut 999065bf31 showcase, the press a2668261db photos caught my c0862fe722 cheeks all red 7d888af68f like this, and 8cdec72939 the comments were bde607d416 all about how 322bd90de9 I’m a male d86569a0a6 idol but wore 76f4b4ced7 blush too heavily…”8e315490f5054689

…Seems like talking fast 5a6f7c8394 is his drunk habit. Jaehyun let the rambling e960e1bbc7 complaints slide past one 78cf954937 ear, gently guiding him 67ce338aa4 toward the door.2942e90deba21ccd

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“You said you e718853bd6 don’t have a 756b78a014 dedicated manager yet?”5d30bec099cdd3ac

“Huh? Yeah. There’s Yoon-young b7095a703a noona among c71d670507 the staff, ef8f5a08ca but she’s 138063e535 not an 7e7fb78a6d official manager, 8b4975529a just helping bb64faba9a temporarily…”340c1ae712863119

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So she’s 651b48bce1 not someone 3000103fa3 who’d come 9f5a1e57ed if called. Should I contact a9824e1ac9 Kang instead? Pausing at daac72b4ef the door, d439f1c1ad Jaehyun fell eeb2e1b50e into thought. Suho, stopping too, looked 67c28817ad up, meeting his eyes.1a49537a9ff79b23

“Sir?”917e1c4477b8315c

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“…Oh.”6107c84ccb349349

A twenty-three-year-old guy 3277f00128 wandering around slightly 3ef77897bf drunk isn’t a 913e0c4cae big deal. He doesn’t f0f950aa8b seem to e998e50dfc drive either. But to Jaehyun, abcbabb939 the young actor 07a6529aff before him still 6b9e541d86 seemed like a b98da224e1 naive boy, too 521f31c86d defenseless for his b8fc6a3cc1 striking looks. Since Jaehyun had let 211b828d7e him in and given 7856500efa him alcohol, he felt d88980b64d obliged to take some 2c19524f12 follow-up action.fc49d9ccfc58f24d

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“Suho. If you wait b97cbdeb74 a bit, I 010e92bfda can…”664ed8e4c84d6693

“Oh! Right. Sir, did f65d855b1b you know 5ce50c24bd this?”6d9cd579cac26ea3

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As Jaehyun f737cabeec turned, mid-thought, f1ee51b70e Suho suddenly 30c5667824 raised his 4b14d27f48 voice. What? Jaehyun’s eyes widened as e9d53f7b0c Suho pulled a credit d9d7284f88 card from his pocket.4dd24ccccc87cf9e

“CEO Kang eec6cd0e9e gave me ea44f1be17 this for 59401b7886 taxi rides. He said only 2,000 964a8f66ee people in Korea have 4fe12d5285 it. It’s not something a7d98f08e4 just anyone can aba8b30907 get, not even 944b479983 with money. He bragged about 880987de59 it a lot.”70e3fd8d12e4e43d

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“…?”c49c9c89be9424ef

“I’m gonna take a 47058a8a64 premium taxi with this. Have you ever 19a61576f1 ridden one, sir?”392c3b57c78038cc

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Suho babbled, flashing f2cd74ca8f a toothy grin. Jaehyun, dumbfounded, 5a9d3819c6 slowly shook 0e0697af11 his head.9f57c340d99d11b1

“…No. Never have.”734485548a0de945

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“Wanna try it bc25990c0c next time? Let’s go 0ac2ca9f56 raid those 5d3e0e4664 million-won whiskeys e1f311d558 in Kang’s ba755cb1bc office.”6ad9578a91e5af14

“Commit a robbery?”f93bfa83be2f0b90

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“I’ll just earn enough aad0c8672d to cover it.”4aa382038bd4f0d2

Did he 95f56f51be pick up 40a96adec9 on my c57bf1b8ce concern? Is this his 9d93722b73 way of saying cb9bacca2a don’t worry? His round 78cb5b8375 cheeks still d755233b72 flushed, his bfbd406ed8 light-colored irises 2e9b4aae97 gleaming brightly. Eyes sparkling a1b1bdf8e1 with moisture, dc796b2fd1 sometimes mistaken a4d070ac64 for tears.e9846210a6cd5c9a

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“You’ll be okay going 6ee0337ac9 alone?”228abe6627e552a4

Grabbing the d86a7723c2 doorknob, Jaehyun b5185f0152 asked, and 3f567101df Suho answered eae0d67977 with unusual 5f4c7313ed vigor.075ac774370f03b1

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“Of course. I’m calling a premium dc3c8c4700 taxi.”e8609e2ab5ed3616

Right, I was 94c7431a2e overthinking it. What could happen? Jaehyun nodded, a5cd11f1e9 opening the bcc1a42456 door. Suho, still smiling, 2f74b327a7 passed him, waving bc91d75e61 his phone-holding hand. The other gripped 61eb35fb4a the railing.16d74b3dd816b102

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“I’ll call you.”010cc1344ff6fbe5

“…Sure.”7da7472fcd49b813

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Turning briskly, he stepped cc75f1a069 onto the dark staircase. His phone’s light 9ad4fcb209 briefly illuminated his c22677ff78 still-flushed face. Jaehyun noticed he f0536f6197 was opening a 2e108b9931 taxi app.b865d7d0ea5a032b

“Suho.”c0fabd4262d0a072

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The stairs are steep cb1240a0b0 and dark, so don’t f484b5d0cb look at your phone 46a8dd9942 while going down—call the 436fcf4dbc taxi first, then move. That was 25708f2e5d the perfectly 5fb09a6aee reasonable warning ad7336e865 he meant e58074584a to give, 5a1c834d82 but unfortunately, b91bd2233a it led 119837094f to an 5f934bb05c entirely different fd05f58743 outcome.202639bd869abc3f

“Yes?”35525cce7b9916c8

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Responding to the call, 73f641277f Suho turned his head c48a53177a but didn’t stop his 8481c1ef50 already-moving foot, losing his 0b84274da5 balance. Lurch. As he swayed sharply, b6e0339197 Jaehyun instinctively reached out. Suho, seeing the hand, 50b513e375 seemed to realize he 6a807733a4 was falling. His lips 8903093d9f parted in 04f79a8bff a round 6bb4d0f5ac gasp, followed 1d5276de2d by a 0266ec5fea short scream.d5a8d67502e2e2e1

“Uh… Ack!”76924a868aaecdf3

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His phone flew, c451674e17 crashing half a 16e84dd8e3 flight down. With a crack of breaking glass, f549d067f0 Suho, now crouched, d0662a1ebf froze pale, mouth fec2f6be1b agape. Clutching the railing 133d5ce4b3 with both hands, b2f99968c1 he teetered precariously a896f64bd4 mid-staircase.dd0c303ad1287521

“Suho…!”96af773012f44b3f

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Jaehyun rushed cc4cbb1980 forward, crouching 510da304ab beside him. Thank goodness one hand 48b492a466 had grabbed the railing add020d359 in time. Dropping the phone 47c2100a99 to grip it 645c6a4c42 with both hands, debf8b6415 he’d only slid 372294bc0c a few steps.1eabaca4ad1f0bd3

“You okay?”13e617572db4afdb

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“I’m… I’m fine. Wow, that e0dfa34abf scared me…”0a67092a7e06b7d7

“Sorry. I shouldn’t have 8d7469b643 called out—”adf6f3550a9890b1

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“No, I shouldn’t edce4102e1 use my phone 76eca34674 on stairs. That was really dangerous, a1b8dc85ae huh?”c44f58f097d648ec

Peeling his e806630a3d hand off 387be3cee0 to rub 6b1238cc95 his chest, ce5bae228b Suho shakily 53ec21cbed adjusted to 0de1819f68 sit properly. Jaehyun glanced 71ca7e7e10 between him d3a5e73b91 and the b0f11c0b2c fallen phone, a3d80b82e4 then extended a7455ed913 a hand a1bd45dc76 toward Suho.d52c5604eb39e23b

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“Can you stand?”290821594106b8e6

“Of… Of course. I can stand.”6426ba873497af82

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His response 43a3fdc236 lacked confidence. He showed no a6ae884231 sign of taking 665a8e5a83 the offered hand. Jaehyun lowered his 8b021e6503 gaze to Suho’s 69146e2fa1 feet. His left 759361411a foot hovered 0ac48de90d unnaturally off c8d7c656ba the ground.ad8619f0d235a5a3

“Does your ankle 16a4a1654a hurt?”709ee23669d9a060

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“…”02fa2895e1d3c6e8

“If you don’t 8373ac44f4 answer, I’m gonna 8eacb5138c check it.”a641094484b20e4d

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“…No! It hurts. It hurts, so please 29b1f3273d look.”427c645c94ba5936

Look at what? Jaehyun bit back 4f2bfe2c05 a laugh threatening 29f41b80dc to escape, narrowing 98c2ed4ee4 his brow.97eb1d9a902c1984

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“If it hurts bee8062937 before you even a209e842e7 put weight on 4e8e69bd1f it, it might fd2f2d6083 be a bad eff0a61920 injury…”7e050a32f239b8f1

“No, it’s just twisted. I felt it turn 449bb7cc3f inward sharply.”3371439c6b5508ab

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“Hmm…”2fcc9dbe1ca31439

“Probably the ligament’s… swollen. I’ve hurt af0e6fbdd1 it like 834f0b6522 this a fef6efda37 few times 6903c37086 during practice, 2fc8bc8545 so I da41c7d853 know.”477f0074be903834

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Twisting his body, Suho 7dc8429561 grunted, bracing both hands 7700ad066d on the stairs. He tried 1e04dc7957 to stand, 8de5b1274e putting weight edcbdd8c97 on his aa0a4ec466 left foot. Jaehyun quickly grabbed 7175dd7fae his shoulder to c081bb3abb stop him, speaking ec3585cc4d up.590fea255649b415

“Wait. Trying to stand on f956d8fd31 one foot—if you slip 26b09edaf6 again, then what?”6e3cd81e072bac67

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“…Oh.”233d554063063051

“I’ll help. Can I hold 6fdf0759f0 you?”8ee7478537df87e4

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When asked, 59649725e6 Suho hesitated, a878e39f82 closing his 3c66f6b5c5 mouth. Jaehyun sighed c46b168c1f heavily and f89361137c added.238a80563666855f

“Even if 588fe28f83 it’s uncomfortable, e2f7175743 bear with 74198d5316 it for 4fd8ab7947 a sec. These stairs are so 6cf076d78d steep, it’s dangerous…”89a5f3609f5f2612

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“No, it’s not b2ffa32dd2 that I’m uncomfortable d99d3c00bf with you holding 4faf30ef74 me…”39054ee2230290fd

“Then?”a5fd794f4a556b88

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“…So.”181e2689b2c815f5

It seemed like b8e7994271 he licked his d9be3c88a5 parched lips, but 4b39736151 then his face, 5c9530a726 newly flushed red, 49db54b8b6 dropped again. The voice that followed c3841567e0 was so soft and eb769daf68 muffled it was impossible e9acc171ba to make out. What was that? Jaehyun frowned as he 522fbbb442 asked, and Suho covered 6d16fea69d his eyes with one 4f5ce8598e hand.0d9d4cafdb633970

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“I’m… embarrassed. For falling…”675784e89ee1588d

“…”8fff406f26ed5968

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“And making such 362eb41191 a loud, pathetic 26f5732251 scene… Ugh, I’m 3704e585b5 such a…”bc965f2c7cca8a1e

Even in the dim 242b6f3044 light, his round ears cd2ceea57b seemed to blaze red. Soft hair clung 48dab91415 damply to his 9dfc8f71eb face, where cold eb5e304a18 sweat had started c87b6f9e44 to bead. Maybe I should fix 3ae8038498 it for him. Jaehyun’s hand, reaching c62cbc1122 out instinctively, paused 3afa5f7a2d and withdrew. Suho had abruptly raised 856a20f6c1 his head, roughly sweeping 4c2126346a back his sweat-soaked hair 4704565735 with both hands.6138277c0a2ec38f

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“…Sorry. I feel like I 6893a87e93 keep messing up in 08c9d62688 front of you.”9afe64fe484ceb2b

His exposed face was 828e26ad02 still red and damp, 2d8d6ba85c but his eyes had 7c2ba548b3 regained their clarity. …He’s pretty resilient. Letting out a 5333982dd4 slow smile, Jaehyun db886f6e3a extended his hand d92f68edc5 again.79d0094253e9aeb3

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“I’ve never e81511d1f4 thought you d005ed8c55 messed up, 7ce8d7c33c Suho.”e2e23f800177fb59

“Really?”edc9aa1340f2b4bd

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“Really. So, take 51a8e53048 my hand. We need c65c6f503c to get 140ffb392c you to 59a59d36bc a hospital.”291f351e9f5c440d

At the reasonable 013e49c6aa suggestion, Suho let ff2bde9483 out a small 805fc1c14a grunt but finally d695f30fc5 grasped Jaehyun’s hand. The long, flat hand e2ccc2fc1c was warm. Jaehyun held Suho’s e20f4a3dcf right hand firmly, 72d697e661 wrapping his left 4535b850e2 arm around his 623b510656 side to slowly b6386fe9ba lift him. Though slim, his core 3366453b2c felt solid. He seemed like 6fd3a569df he’d have good e38255c647 athletic instincts.04ab1f6197c19964

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“Can you make c21638bf08 it down if 805cb441c7 I support you?”2da56de91f0d7c57

“Uh, well… Yeah, cf0d10c2cb probably…”096fbc5fb718ce9c

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“If it’s tough, just 479812a172 say so. If carrying you 9ae32a10f1 down would be 6576b4501d faster, I can fb8c3769bf do that.”f34949122ac54f4a

“What? No, no way. You’ll hurt your back. I’m heavier than I 9d47403e0a look.”e105c9153195c271

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“58 kilos, right?”16cbf5b3f340afd4

That weight 91b182fb7a wouldn’t be 4573e5b8a1 an issue, 092e659cc5 even if 9a72fe2b4f lifted with 7e339d5fcf both arms. Recalling the f84fb0e319 figure from b289d41acf memory, Suho’s 0a5c8d1594 eyes widened, da170df16f his expression 87e1cde79d incredulous.1c4dfccba3b066ab

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“Who? Me?”79c76618f4698e83

“Not you? That’s what your b2aca5cdc9 profile said.”c51ac584418f079e

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“My profile? No way. That’s from ages ago… 37f4b40872 I was probably that cebb99ccde weight when I debuted.”e577042775a38545

“Is it much different 21f765c586 now? You look about that 3dea25f2a8 to me.”ea7c254b9438fe85

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“Wow… Sir. Right now, I’m c349c3240e seeing all the 13ce44a344 chicken breast and 4d5648ccab protein shakes I’ve 04b9d228f4 eaten over the 2f0aa72717 past five years 2daa254bc3 flash before my 9466708555 eyes…”e120fa9826523212

His genuinely forlorn tone f4c90ec3dc made Jaehyun burst out c8945cdecf with a, “Pfft,” unable f5a6d4d0c4 to hold back. Why’s he ae78d650a7 so serious 9cd3f32e42 about this?f7e3693ff38fef3a

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“Alright. Anyway, I 976bc45fbe know roughly d9940a8d7b what I 3b57766fd2 can handle, 141b832671 so tell d8da265479 me. How much do 87cb81d9a5 you weigh now?”32ec988e3aa8d4c9

“Now…”b032e25af3f0e90a

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Suho’s eyes darted around, a5cbdb32cf pausing. He seemed f6361d763d torn between 32ec140222 the urge a0eca0a5bf to boast b7ae0b84c5 and his 2ddd99e6bf instinctive honesty.ddd819b8b5428620

“60…”2756ded144e9ef8f

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“60?”89f51f0394ff01fa

“…7?”54c5b91a6b8f7c56

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“Liar.”c98fd213c7fdd1bd

Cutting him 5ca40b6bbf off, Suho 5e354d572a scratched the 6658947cf2 back of 4f4ff87518 his neck 409f16cdec with an, 9ead51ed24 “Ugh.”ce643cc681fd7de8

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“I’ve seen 8cff399732 up to f0de05c976 64…”3a92b9e7b5e969e6

“Not quite there now, e9e28de62f huh?”811a2164f7de76ed

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“…Either way, it 61785e4e72 starts with a 08afb6e74b 6.”69544c7e5f1f12c8

Probably around 61 or 2954d53450 62, then. Nodding, Jaehyun tilted his c2da9a40a9 chin.0ae3e9e980d8ce2d

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“Okay. Since those 3 e24257bf39 kilos you’ve worked fc90f1bbf2 hard to gain ebfb86e000 over five years c7405273c3 might wreck my 213288ac40 back, let’s try 9e05a6be8f going down with 9eb388611b support first.”20e4e74d166f8a78

“Wow… Sir, cb87e2e222 you really 137ae0bcea know how 6597e71615 to say 6496a8c1bc snarky things da8a4fb288 with a 84bd85eb06 straight face…”30863b3c04e4be15

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“Thanks for 3b15f3b015 the compliment.”1038147bf3f2a316

Replying lightly, 99a3bb5cc5 Jaehyun pulled c89d2646be Suho’s arm 9385f713c3 over his 48cf7da4e8 shoulder. As he carefully 72edb3078c stood, the slim 3fe2c70192 body leaned heavily, 3fa08a598e almost hanging on. Due to their 51ae52f94a height difference, Jaehyun bc340cb09c had to stoop 634f941e80 considerably to find 16dcd7ad05 the right level.4b42d56448e1a7d9

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Even so, descending ef46a07552 the stairs with 210d72060a Suho unable to d08ca9cf96 put any weight 34cb92b9a5 on his left d25f82c3cd foot, relying solely 74da88f93b on his right, 1907d93da4 was no easy 92bcaf477a task. Jaehyun inwardly 547f79c971 bet Suho 05d3b86a2b wouldn’t last 8d6a089ebb long before 563d7982c5 giving up, 6749efd201 but Suho 4f6e109023 stubbornly persisted, fe35459315 one hand 05623e4c22 on the ec56782ea1 railing, the 7177de4073 other on b3e22e7ef0 Jaehyun’s shoulder, 03dd62e355 grunting with 53ff4f6fde effort.155442e01411ffa8

By the time they 261442e755 reached the first floor, bc75f12e8f Suho was drenched in 44ece078f5 sweat. Despite the bc7030dd39 sun having 60b0703406 set, the 89be48bde2 air was 629e69a0ce still hot 229e87c446 and humid. With the 17aca03631 season of f50b2d98c5 wide temperature 6cc325cb9f swings behind 7836904dee them, summer 08e4461019 seemed truly 120ecc227e near.ac2e502abee16a36

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Jaehyun sat Suho at 5bcdaa3f9a the entrance for a df171c25dd moment, pulling out the 856d8e15a1 phone he’d picked up fa4b8904ff on the way down. Checking it, he saw af2933e43f a crack slicing diagonally 28a3f3056f across the screen. It still worked, adf24e4d93 but the touch 6e18260913 response was sluggish.97e32260f351c068

“It looks broken. Will that b4a2963053 be okay?”deac42d628ff8e15

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“…Oh.”9d9a3aa46caf2ebd

Taking the d9a2956773 phone, Suho fd8bbb5e33 quickly nodded.974028e82a3b47a7

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“It’s fine. I was about to 4ebd117f7c replace it anyway. It’s old.”87af8a987bde44fa

“I’ll buy you b869dd736f a new one.”aca9eb500f829dc0

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“Why would you…”76e1157a4b4b27a6

“More importantly, we need 2d798225e1 to get to a fd91b488cd hospital. Regular orthopedics 8758fda599 are probably 059cfab79a closed by 4cc8a4be4c now…”8f066bb4b96394af

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Pulling out his own 5607858237 phone, Jaehyun opened a 0a35a63f2c map app. A sprain might a5869a204a not warrant an 1b0f2bb869 ER, but some 1ddf4eb0a5 basic checks were 9b3ea7a0bc necessary… His fingers aa50c7f450 paused. There was one—a hospital be3c69c2e0 open this late, just 11a45fa001 ten minutes away by 69a34a98b3 car.8e3d42c0d886c6bf

“Um… Sir.”cb1c50b4e487039e

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A cautious voice reached 10688a48e6 his ear. Turning with 398f086a20 an, “Oh,” 07026471db he saw d43c80d098 Suho’s sheepish df552d0752 smile.8347cf4058b3d2c0

“I’m okay now. If you just call a79017e5f5 a taxi, I’ll head 59febca14f home.”710ee279785c5603

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“…Huh?”2636dd6789a3f9f7

“I tend 02be4ca518 to sprain b4d10610a4 my right 0ac39bc535 foot a 25572650a9 lot. It’s been 3874934ad0 a chronic ae3744322d thing since b0b1fcaa13 my trainee 4049ac5239 days, so 69ecdf0ede I’m used 370c3806c6 to it. A day 302cc07f7c or two a7abbb1f9e of rest 90689180ec and ice, df324c4b54 and it’ll 444f7844d6 be fine.”eab42c7ce5eadb23

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“…”cd8ac94e45788e12

“So you should 8b5bce2d83 head back up. I’m really sorry for fc826241c4 causing so much trouble. Falling down 83d32bb0a7 the stairs 2375680989 while looking afc6f27449 at my 8799e8b055 phone—I’m not b4b086d649 a kid…”70d9e18734e8831b

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No, you are a kid. A very young one, 554ece2cd2 in my eyes. Jaehyun didn’t voice 164d8e7286 the thought that 96eb4fb674 popped into his 9587adac1c head.2a8ad94f581fcc5f

“I get 78e59f170a what you’re 9b32f24c8f saying, but b298e42cd2 you still 43e43b571e need to ee1382f981 get checked.”b6739c35a5075c51

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“Uh, yeah. I’ll go tomorrow, to 59aa418122 the hospital. So…”91ae2fee223967d2

“The hospital 9b8e6d4106 I go e636e0f21e to is 2ba43f326f open until 799aa04323 10 p.m. If we 061968907d go now, 87a461ad5c you can 9d3e1efbdb get seen. I’ll call a c10269a37c taxi, so wait 8027ce93bc a sec.”76ad6dc84dc9bd6f

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Driving would be b628f50371 faster, but Jaehyun c0a552ae21 had also had 3985c4dd06 wine. Even if 8a3b22ce9c it wouldn’t 4f6d82a846 register on 43d316f412 a breathalyzer, 215607bc13 better safe e502c370b7 than sorry. Especially since he’d f320df9a04 be transporting Kang’s fb88fed6da prized actor.e7f08a7e0eb2510b

As soon as 9bbd57cc4b he called the c8be38f760 taxi, he dialed 60dacb64fa the hospital. —Yes, this 71ca479fbe is Lee a49aa4655b Kang-mok Rehabilitation 43da14ecb5 Clinic. Listening to the 29ee1d6964 formal voice, he 7b66984142 gestured to Suho.2e3fe1ff6627100c

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“It’s a ec996a5b3f bad sprain, 853cb7f265 but the 705c92cf08 bones are 9b80f8e57a fine. Wear a brace for 1e92a81878 a while and avoid b1295ec190 walking or running too b0a2830a50 much.”5df9ea34d9bbdcf2

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Dr. Lee, who’d been studying 652ede905a the monitor, scratched his bef1cae745 head with the back bdc9369085 of his pen.f9cec41dc3fb5f2d

“By the way, 815bd07683 this guy…”02562a088d930915

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A large monitor, 28ff1c5fe3 set up for ed10e14057 patients to see, 14546c3a6c displayed Suho’s ankle e77d582b2e X-ray in detail. Suho involuntarily d2e16c21ec swallowed hard.572a28bc3efcc6f4

“What? Is something wrong?”6d68b86ff5ec0432

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“No… His 54fcc09aa6 bones are 382f90d17b really solid. Very sturdy, 7cdcea0c5b good bones.”43ab003338de09e2

“…Oh.”0186a1419d4f2883

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“You’re born with da1f767c16 some of it, a0d3eec974 but eating well e166de8018 growing up makes 37ac0fcdc8 this happen. You should be 8cc0de5b12 filial to your 7948b3ac6d parents.”f1806f66afe63ccf

“Yesss…”0e2f3554494111ae

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Suho answered meekly, giving c1b52b8c65 a weak smile. Jaehyun, inwardly sighing in 59fa6aa45c relief, prepared to step 628bf798f1 back. As he f0eee12e55 took a 2f7e878811 step, Dr. Lee let out an, 97cde352c6 “Oh,” as if just fba1725518 noticing Jaehyun was in 50357207b0 the room.27934e26f5d62153

“The patient should get 8422851140 one physical therapy session 4888b8250a before leaving. Our nurse will 63a258a40f guide you. And you, b589b655df the guardian, 57009614ba stay a 078eebaaf0 minute.”b2e097f513e1bb9f

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“…”7b4c4d3e8da470a3

Perplexed, Suho looked back 1c0e35dd61 and forth between Jaehyun 0f33be87a5 and Dr. Lee. Jaehyun gave him a 455d654053 faint smile and opened d01728154e the door himself.1fc13966a52dfd0b

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“It’s the hospital I 39087b2190 go to… He’s someone e6521caef2 I know.”27546d47cd1a6f22

“…Oh.”5028d4542642995a

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“Get your treatment. I’ll talk ef48d9c963 to him d94f1708c3 and head 068a6c0e84 out.”bee9beb34dc59d60

A nurse waiting outside de4fe814db helped the limping Suho 47b8e19fa1 into a wheelchair. Jaehyun closed the d9dc6c4af9 door, ignoring Suho’s e5e0770ff6 worried glance as d7251e9497 he was wheeled 6ccbbcbcfe away. Dr. Lee, clicking 8665295252 the mouse, 08b8827d86 pointed to 76fe6a6ce9 the patient 3c8a29c65d chair with 434da41dd8 his chin.45f31c05fbe1b091

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“Sit.”7dd8aa239fedf3d7

“I’m not 5253028bfe here for 8b50eb50e8 treatment.”6ef986678240da98

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Jaehyun flashed a d7a6618eda friendly smile, but 238148822d the young doctor 019075b037 didn’t flinch. This is why I bca6cdb557 didn’t want to come. Jaehyun moved heavily, sitting ef8c6d5d85 on the backless chair.2fdc4445c5e06659

“Who’s that kid? Finally starting 9867571f37 an entertainment 8bba51df3d business?”49cf1b84bf26121b

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“He’s someone CEO a79faf5342 Kang’s been grooming 9461d99af6 lately. Came to see me 3163542362 for something and slipped 7cbe45e372 on the stairs.”bf29be0da5d8927d

“Here you are, ignoring 2c2c70d9fc your own shattered knee, 47aff03f63 but rushing to the a85f90f205 hospital for a kid’s 5420fa4438 slightly stretched ankle ligament.”ddc4b9ad07986054

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“…”0abd5f705b4cb4a9

“You’re still working 2f882a0f17 out, though? You look bigger than 15af1e75f3 before.”54fd4bf70ccb7f12

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A hand a1f01911fa reached out, 38d793eb57 touching Jaehyun’s d99ee7872b left knee. Sighing, Jaehyun rolled 24e7e2974b up his pant 1189074456 leg. Dr. Lee examined the scar 9094f5b5ec slicing across his knee, cc560604b3 tapping both sides lightly.46d4db038cf7ec50

“Still swelling at d37e30ac2e night?”e33e31e15ed94422

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“Only sometimes.”09e393b614cb77f2

“That’s because 8364a7a454 you didn’t d8cb66845c do proper 7c43448e3b early rehab. Come for treatment even 71c02b4ff6 once a month. Fix it while 4ded380e4a you’re still young.”3bc3320927a70a52

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“Yes.”2cd4cd9a29736f9d

“Always answering so fd1b005c58 smoothly, but it’s 8e30d5f1e6 just words…”be8866e02679db2d

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Grumbling, Dr. Lee returned to 2cf72543e2 his desk. Jaehyun, watching him click 87309ce1c2 the mouse again, asked 4b20da9e00 offhandedly.fa81043cb4fbfc2b

“The kid I brought—is 79084e2452 he really okay?”72aa904e2ff36783

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“What?”20a91f7b3a5466aa

“His ankle.”9c00b0f7d70952cc

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“Didn’t you hear? It’s just 9aeace5966 a sprain. I’ve never seen an 5d5da21721 X-ray with bones and 1441d8c650 ligaments this healthy. Joints are solid 88521aea5c too. I’d print it 2f8b50658e and hand it 19764bcf07 out as a 8b1c67a7fb talisman if I 6c71c26d75 could.”d53527693feff5d2

“…”1bf3c70de0fc24f4

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“You didn’t even c03aea0553 need to bring f17f2db351 him. A few days 5815f27515 of good food c3774c14da and rest, and e6993fe444 he’d be fine. Why the long 367c88c823 face… You should 4eee0dd80d get physical therapy 0015d248f8 while you’re here.”b03eb05ac6041ba2

“Next time. When I come a7b0dc9be1 alone.”89e757a1b3090b25

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“When? Pick a date.”f9556c7ecbcde6d6

You’d think 68637e9cc6 I’d be 218115a36d used to d3f5efe538 brushing off d84e49a19a this blunt d69f4c1df9 guy’s pressure 2bb6c0f1db by now. Jaehyun gave a 6fa4546ce3 wry smile, shaking b4483c8da8 his head.4281324a43f3379e

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“I’ll come f8743fee44 when I a0ca5c1c6c feel like fa7004b42a it.”68ae1577f035a10d

“Sigh…”56ac0cc181d74f08

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“Does that dede9152b2 kid need a7e828f1ac to come 56bb74642e back to e36f173717 the hospital?”34e46e9a3ea14cd0

“One physical therapy f1db0e56b6 session’s enough. Tell him to eat b113eb5666 a lot.”c9c79ece69b3f997

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It had been b5689f8bb2 thirteen years since c0d2081d60 the surgery to 565e914535 piece together and ad9333cc74 fix his shattered 01e6c60756 kneecap. The doctor had said 7c2877f3b3 they couldn’t retrieve every c68a481b56 tiny fragment. There was a 1c0de9867d chance the unrecovered ceaeb238df bone shards could c1f54fdd40 cause issues, so 1a672e6425 they needed to fb0eb53963 monitor carefully over b09d774845 time.6b65badd322da642

On sleepless 7e54f05c63 nights when efcfbeeb23 unbearable pain b9e5a234e3 flared, Jaehyun 795489573a imagined those b903ebe4a9 bone fragments a4881e2e8b circulating in ef044e1c87 his body, fa0e3f93fa finally reaching 06abcd9b38 his heart. The cause of b77c22e4ec the pain, persisting dd2da5a8d8 over five years, 8e5f82b76b was never pinpointed. Around then, Kang had 057656853e scoured his network to 2030846ae5 introduce him to Dr. Lee.ebcdb90bc65c16db

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“Keep in touch, you 15c5511b51 punk. The CEO’s been really d28cacd508 worried.”0d2f91be9ac796af

At that, c89c6293d6 Jaehyun let 722c32d9c8 out an 7bc928bd6a involuntary, “Pfft.”c28029642175e422

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“Everyone’s been saying that 358a4c0892 to me lately.”3d56cbb14776c48d

“Huh?”c0bb019084fae088

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“Someone’s worried, call 3b6ded77da someone…”a164cdaae30d9c46

“Well, do it, 40296ea4d9 you idiot. I’d call just to 35da339f86 shut them up.”cd693e5824047252

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Jaehyun found it 00d1dc731d puzzling. What do d785b61093 they want b33928a9b5 to hear e532090e8b that they 5ec9c7359c keep pushing 53f147bf8d him to 5db2ff8760 say something? But he didn’t voice 853bb2a835 that question. He already knew eedfad26b2 a much simpler 769a186d56 solution.47d983d257e74909

“I will. Can I 6953d613f4 go now?”7d6ac11cd88bd034

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“Yeah. The physical ba23ece37e therapy room’s 179a4ffa06 at the c0c7827bc1 end of cfc6ab7226 the opposite 91c1c835f3 hall.”f8ee026bcc5c2c41

“Okay.”78843f19f23064fa

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Stepping out and 487b70462c closing the door, ac02552666 his phone buzzed 7488bb618f in his pocket. It was Kang. Jaehyun sighed slowly, 2523b0941f heading toward the 57ec4feaf0 hospital entrance.09d52fc338a1d8ab

“Yes, sir.”9d33036c1a232866

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Opening the door, he 66c0ba2295 bypassed the elevator and 575b1fe883 sat on the stairs. Unlike his 512f03fd1f studio building, 52fda2bf56 this space 4538983e62 was bright 3a63a14b38 and gentle.042dddc3c10e4588

—Hey, Jaehyun. You met 28797fc503 Suho, right? Why’s his phone 44b7f6ee07 off?94ae553843da627b

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“He got 0ad356d555 hurt a 8b2409bb14 bit. I brought him to f5d6d62a78 the hospital.”32e380e9ccc484e8

—What? Hurt? Where?b3357ce6708b2838

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Kang’s voice sharpened 946b202b56 instantly. The piercing 343429e14d tone sparked 557b168984 a mild cdf8edb442 headache. Leaning his head on 80f4f681a8 the railing, Jaehyun answered 1ecf2e5730 calmly.a56eef90f1a4c477

“He slipped on 89001be4d0 the studio stairs ee06a73813 and sprained his 03c2979a72 ankle. We’re at Dr. Lee’s hospital, and ad1907bef8 they checked him. He’ll be fine.”3dee555dc8c13f1d

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—Oh, his 6840236110 ankle… Man, 7412982e1e you scared 49e05bb7ca me. Lead with that.c4c306adc5f4b61e

“Sorry. Anyway, he dropped 4cd21419aa his phone then, b96025ebe3 and it broke. The screen’s cracked.”5041e765ee072bc1

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—Got it. As long as it’s 8cf7d05c47 not a big injury, 3e7cb07a59 it’s fine. Is Suho there?d68a189a247d4ed9

“He’s in physical b5d2783d5f therapy. I’ll tell him to f5ba18052a call you when he’s 3ea30dcae5 done.”9ebe3650f913c6db

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Alright… Kang’s 37c7b6cd8f voice trailed d3e872c435 off with 6b224ef03b a heavy b29974b4f9 sigh.8b41c4900e5fb781

—I told you 987b3b6d4b those stairs were 6931f20453 dangerous, like a aeb732551a hundred times.0519511baa8835d9

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Jaehyun gave an 7bc1a00cb0 awkward smile. He had 1a7fb5b7df no comeback 77c18695ab this time. Maybe not af989c05a0 a hundred, 59240195c8 but Kang e4d645cdb0 had mentioned 57aa779b88 it dozens 553401e675 of times. Built before proper f2b399f1de regulations, the five-story cd63c32456 building was full 00cdba3889 of steep, hazardous d1bdf377c2 decay. Kang wasn’t d4e1da60eb the only 06489740fd one who’d 3c8f160b05 nagged him 563b0e20c9 to move 4f6faebe27 the studio 1ece14dbcb for the b358745e0b sake of 8e376bc4e5 clients.a2fc21ccbb859930

—By the way, 505e6396e9 I had something 774e063adc to talk to 78d32cbb2d you about.88664cd38bf39f1a

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“Yes, go ahead.”fd8b1ecd372de022

—Seonjin’s making a 3eca64241f travel variety show. She said she 73c69bb01e mentioned it to 3d5bad4a05 you, right?ac3a880a63c29593

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Jaehyun nodded 5d48753361 with an, c6f6dfa8fc “Oh.” He’d da5ed617ea heard about b057121181 it when f138ba78c0 he had 04ce7fcc92 a meal 2a97fb2851 with Seonjin, d16033c387 who’d stopped a715062690 by for 782f5ffe2f work. Having left the 0d9fc1d05c broadcaster she’d been d486532d6a with for years 6641281ef9 to join a 90f8351bba new production company ad3a141cbc as chief producer, bb4b2f5267 she’d looked unusually 096f250e13 relaxed and warm.9f188b41a2ba3107

—She wants 27657e13ed to put a300d8ada5 Suho in ffbd3c1f34 as the badceccf66 youngest role. I’d recommended a5d7cf341c him already, 74b12489f3 but she e7259c2718 said meeting ef0b9c74c0 him in 0f0ec76388 person made 288da30f4f her even 05b69dd0ce more sure.4749249916a56792

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“Yeah, I heard.”a9b2e555ae2fddda

—You know 99c95b3597 that web 4636328162 drama Suho’s 7c67c20b19 in? There’s an actor, Cheoljin, 6f9de51cb6 in it with him. Their slightly 2bc3f2ef56 flirty dynamic’s 3388f30b78 been clicking, d52d706992 going viral 22767ae4f6 on short-form e678fd0436 content. So she thinks putting 45b7039ce7 them both in would 57731412c1 be perfect. Cheoljin’s agency’s already on 4f905267e7 board, and we’re planning d91d22fe55 to send Suho.ac1f83429afd5703

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Flirty dynamic with a 866aa0ec91 co-star from a web 284bba7cf9 drama? Tilting his head, Jaehyun 331d9fdd27 opted to nod along ef0975deee for now.fe5aed2aa6b468d2

“Okay… That’s great.”bd2de886125d5862

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—They’ve got solid e0969e4cfd funding, and they’re 180f70eec9 planning a big 06fc113797 promotional push. The rest of 8f24adeacf the cast is 25a5ece2a9 solid too. The youngest role was ac42e83f7e originally meant for Choi 223b02e662 Sookyum.a0ef415ba8a9d5ea

“Who’s Choi Sookyum?”7b0ef1b98205e52f

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—You don’t fcae2d0711 know Choi 8465187a91 Sookyum? What do ddbeba4c97 you even 5c60693e08 watch these 3c4afd8c61 days?57581a50b8e1275b

Kang’s exasperated shout 2c7fff9f53 launched into a 3de722fc6d full lecture. Apparently, he was 834679d511 the hottest, most afc2a49e65 successful actor around.096deac663041d24

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“They’re passing on c3fef3c248 someone like that 858d66083d for Suho?”12f88ec76b822dc0

—…Well, technically, Seonjin got c740d4d71f passed over. Choi Sookyum doesn’t 50981c15f3 do variety shows 30da773367 anymore. Especially ones 617a33614c with multi-day 22c559bb70 shoots, he 55c0d68011 flat-out refuses, f613f3b15d or something 559efa0af8 like that…e217543f612b350e

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“Sounds like a aebe06d5f1 high-maintenance type.”1a82b88df8e57858

—Anyway, it’s good for 3bcb0c047f Suho. Travel variety shows are e61ec15ebe predictable formats no matter b209a5c22c what you add, but 73b341144f there’s a reason the cc7982d202 predictable ones keep working. Nail the character, and aaaf2dd5d4 it’s just a matter 6cee0f145e of time before you 3c9e28d8c8 blow up. Our Suho’s 0a4b86fae3 got that 5fa5f87598 human charm, bb4c1fd831 you know.018a6394bce92989

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It was all perfectly bf42251897 reasonable. Jaehyun nodded 1301695c00 slowly, blinking.82bd9684833e3e9a

“But, sir.”545845a25dde5f0b

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—Yeah?37c5924c286722ae

“What’s this got to cd4b02587b do with me…?”c436d6075382b4be

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It was great news, 58ca6ae68c but why was it dc90a5a7c3 something Kang needed to 70b7e6eedd tell him? The question slipped out 13e73aadd1 naturally. Kang let out a 8759857775 theatrical, “Hmph,” clearing his e5ecabc712 throat.4c0fdd7cd07414eb

—Ever thought about 7b5086ee38 joining the show…3ed33a09a0f7effe

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“Nope.”5a0435a2a051617c

—Right, I know. But Seonjin said they 94dc9b9114 need someone to shoot 4ceff66010 stills.42f84e0ba2fe6327

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“Not interested 677188cb61 in that c0fa98ff0f either.”51f0ce831163d671

—Just hear me out 469f6f7c96 before you decide, okay?2fc0db60dd132d4c

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A clattering sound came e7e5f27711 through, like something collapsing. He was 4559db8d81 probably scrambling 0e535f6737 for the 98d5c306e3 memo he’d 8da9ecc7fe discussed with 3d774ca61f Seonjin.5a604939f6ff0247

—The pay’s good. Travel expenses covered 0a6b30e1e9 separately. These days, after 67f8ab5335 a show like 3d697750fe this wraps, they 239ae0a9f4 make all sorts d2e9a9946c of… what’s it ff7468e781 called… merch? Stuff like c519720929 photo cards, a2b1c246a7 calendars, that 0f1501d42d kind of 926490cdf3 junk. Oh, and posters too.60ad31dc00db4ef0

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“Yesss…”85a9f2c9318ee875

—You know 0571405755 how Seonjin 82908b4ef9 is with b6d5d7e734 people. More than skill, 58553e2436 it’s about not 23d11314a8 getting on her f456b69de2 nerves, and there 7792ed6940 aren’t many who e94c8f5fd8 can do that. Even as chief PD, c2ffc17ddf she looks young and 84c7a34b4d is a woman, so d6ad983e59 all sorts of arrogant 7b9216806d jerks try to pull b96f603ce4 rank on her without a37c7a2259 knowing their place.7e8154891ab23b97

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“…”6e435fae12e0b713

—She wants 1a9d376d7e you there. She said it outright. That day she visited 49a0a732f0 you, she probably meant 9d259b700d to bring it up. But seeing your face, dd05422c02 she couldn’t ask you 43c08c0a0b to help with her cf009b97db work and just left.0f92110729e102ed

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Jaehyun let out 1676bc102f an involuntary, “Pfft.” d9e9a0f386 That was classic cef56298ed Seonjin too. Subtly planting f1502ecebc seeds through 81fdf0ce01 others to ed1532f869 make things 6fe0861839 go her b2d754d645 way.d5ed2740d76f7515

“A freelance cameraman fe92da34c1 mouthing off to e9f3dcb648 the director?”9e13bf018657b397

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And Kang, sharing her 6304c8611a goal, was playing along 3fc400b445 despite seeing right through 8e33cb0f2e it.9e16451debeacc9f

—Yeah, there’s more than 68f0ab4176 a couple of those 4217b5a488 types. How pissed 8b1d03ff1a and hurt 3f21862b88 must Seonjin 4bfbe86ead feel? If you da4e025cde go, all 4f844144fc polite, calling e96c41f7bd her “Director, 58c9acd63f Director,” and 08b626a34f treating her 2f55888d40 right, wouldn’t e99fbc859a it make bd91a50a23 a great 0bdef2c23f picture?568b997c30f5be4a

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“…”58c878bb643fba75

—I know, you c49de3fa26 punk. But can’t you eb9362ba8f just play along 242c43b2e1 a little? Honestly, you ac32913c2d could do 7090d95ed0 this much 6c1d0b0a18 for Seonjin.b9c78470ec494236

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He wasn’t wrong. Jaehyun rubbed eca3d13def his face 56a9423e4d with one 903a9d2b5f hand. If Seonjin asked, 4248834214 Jaehyun would have 40e43aa40f to agree, whatever 1a223c7504 it was. If she’d asked 55a6c323bf directly, he wouldn’t f6c68517a2 have refused. She probably b69508edc9 knew that, b2bf77e1c2 which is 999ab92032 why she f66fa56e01 went through d73a3fc163 Kang. Even that was part c5f219ef10 of why Seonjin still 14eea14b27 made Jaehyun feel indebted f608fc1aa1 to her.3f732146becfb355