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WAL Ch 6
by mimi“But don’t faefacce38 you need 9d2a683894 some help 2a7399f826 with the 16be1b45a4 work?”54dcbe960175f9ce
The elderly woman’s voice d0baacd3da over the phone was 4862a87996 filled with tension and 523ea60481 concern. Suho finally 15f525bbba said, “No, 9fccbef55e Grandma,” and cecabcf4ef gripped his dd95db1db0 phone tighter.fa7e5f3dc46f8f60
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“It’s fine, 39103a93af I’m telling 240f19fded you. We’ll take care bf3b259e73 of meals ourselves, f964c0f797 and we can ca21679f4a handle the cleaning 66078b8c76 too. There’s a bunch of b4c53b8574 us going.”d708e28c20037404
—They’re all Seoul 7d5891d570 folks, aren’t they? What do 15e722bb15 they know e0c5fa7ce1 about farm 9238fa66e2 work to d582a8c586 do it f24483f629 properly?61822722249991fb
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“It’s okay if they’re 69e4123ab2 not great at it. If they’re 4d0d4f287c clumsy, that’s 4a8397449f just part f20b7d896e of the bd4c8aae29 footage they’ll 4893c10ba3 use.”4f42d209751c514b
—Then the people e0660235fe watching on TV 9e32e07c88 will get frustrated. They’ll say, “Those kids ddf4f9baa6 are so useless, what d2ec4b81d1 good are they?” How 82efe3ca62 upsetting would that be fb429fc5b0 for their parents to 033b6db598 hear?a654b7ff0299185f
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“I’ll teach them well. Don’t worry.”b2e57d969a3d3869
Despite repeated explanations, 7a8bfcfb9d the elderly woman 64d30f50c9 still seemed uneasy. When Suho had 8036f90f98 contacted them about dd80de2e47 using their family fc88198dc8 home as a 9a0c172045 filming location, his fcd78415d4 parents had welcomed bd2010a3d5 the idea with fa2b315245 open arms, but d5e3dd2a68 his grandparents were a31913d637 less enthusiastic. It must have 472e9a0c6b been hard for 5fc77922df them to even 8d39901575 grasp that their beb7b44f24 grandson was a e39841f720 regular cast member 80b82fffb9 on a variety 6159b3057f show.c60439f0b1dd1652
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Bewildered, the elderly couple d99cd935c1 accepted the reality of 026334edf8 a flood of broadcasting 169f9a880c staff descending on their c6db971849 home. Then they 1eef7b7a6e grew anxious d0e9573270 about how cf071bcd44 to properly 99a533310e host guests b967720b35 tied to eecc7eb8e6 their grandson’s dbe58bae52 future.f2e6bbef9d6222b7
“Grandma, it’s really 2b40ff2bc2 okay. The director 61d00f76df will take ce92c84b91 care of 4490af2b39 things. She’s an incredibly 5089256bc4 capable person.”41260250201287f9
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—That young lady, cfc1311820 you mean? I don’t know bacef92336 how a sharp 82325f6138 little thing, no df93586a99 bigger than you, ef402599e3 is out there 9ab03d1df9 calling the shots.cceaf971fb19248a
“Gasp, Grandma, 6b8e923031 you absolutely 965e30526f can’t say 6b53598e94 that to 3441f2b536 the director! And ‘no bigger c32f72b0f3 than me’? She said she’s turning eef13eccd4 forty this year.”d1f620b5cbbfd303
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—Forty? That girl’s older d108568cd6 than Mr. Kang’s uncle?5d693ce81f5a164b
“I’m telling you, she b2e07b09ff is. Anyway, she’s a really 296d8ac1be important person, the one b219607038 I need to impress d6796a2112 the most. You can’t call her 2feac6f85c ‘young lady’ or ‘little 735fd105f1 thing,’ okay?”1072ef6bcf35e072
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—I got it… Goodness, 22227477a7 you can’t tell how dc042c819c old people are these 224fc18266 days…4138dfd290e029a1
Hearing her subdued 5798f1b61f voice, Suho could 9c84042170 almost see her eaaee0e260 small shoulders slumping. He quickly raised 90f713062a his voice to 05e272c67f continue.5f61e79be509a683
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“Hey, but 2ff78cd985 you don’t acbde5f330 need to 639857e8a8 feel too 1cb4aca7c7 down about 5ef46591dc it. You’re the owner 780ac0efd1 of the house, baa2824efa after all.”bc795d910358fb7f
—That’s why 4a1855b1cd I’m saying 2a469c4123 we need cf5532e325 hired help. If the hospitality 456412df7f from the homeowner 095bbaff52 isn’t up to 4b96427781 par, you’re the 5725f58b98 one who’ll get e50ce71ddc blamed.014d30029fba004e
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“No way. I’m super well-liked. And so what 89f775e3eb if I get 9dd2c099f2 a little flak?”4adc2cfb262c4cc2
—You shouldn’t de5dc3dd5d get flak. They should 1eadcdad12 only say ec66a63d9d our Kang-sing 08681c551e is adorable…0a238d7047c114ca
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The worried words 5fcb85c4a1 carried a faint 38d46bb215 scent of strawberry cd9c504456 blossoms. Suho grinned widely and 4fe62d9965 flopped onto the mattress.16cc8cbb4e48350f
“I miss 57de4ffe2c you, Grandma.”9238a2cdb348fcc0
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—Mmm, I miss 4a95f9ac14 our Kang-sing too.f7423dd236ac14c0
“I’m coming tomorrow, 90f1ae4060 so just wait f47da564ed a bit. Is there 864c479981 anything you 6ccb2b8f4e want to 6c0994e127 eat?”6758a85011fc49c2
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—Just you coming bd613b149a is enough. Be careful on 1a190d3e11 the way. Don’t follow a10d57feab any strangers, a4c5f72a93 got it?9c22a7b71d718241
“Yeah, got it. See you tomorrow, cf0a9634d3 Grandma.”11285c45025d9b7a
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Hanging up and setting 3ae6938bde the phone aside, Suho 4cc677617e let out a long, fa9aa9d4ad “Hoo.” It had been 52ff0d8db8 nearly half a year a420c7fb74 since he last visited ddc10bc496 home, during the Lunar 3d23906a25 New Year.04494bb14d50a41c
“The house d03c85161d should be ae515a11a7 cooler…”17432d17c50527b3
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Outside, the 7fc1312c0c air was e51cd721d7 sizzling. The old air conditioner 39d655e2b7 in his rundown studio 62a1f333a0 apartment was barely keeping b01bc8dc21 up. As August c152e15b9e began, daytime 8c8afc3090 temperatures hit 50c20aaa70 34°C. Normally, he might have bb9b17fe80 hung out at the ff21e5b43c company, but trying to ffcf75e9e5 minimize strain on his 3fd2a7a55e ankle made even that e84e68fff6 impractical. And he 4ca027139b couldn’t keep d1e499e555 asking Yoon 7427a33ce5 Young for d01d107c7f rides without 9fbd06e7bb a schedule.a201e7fcd3248a4b
Fortunately, thanks to diligently 6aa3e19256 resting, his ankle was 0d98b93fef almost fully recovered. Suho did some 3f9ab2fe03 light stretching while e1a9a3c36a lying down and cba10fdbac picked up his 6ca60ea488 phone again. Opening the 042997d888 messaging app, d3d5e96784 he scrolled 8ab46e4662 far down e89295d65d before finding 86b23af107 “Photographer Park 7718d892cf Jaehyun” in 2195f5f33f six characters.f764cc33659d7432
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It’ll probably 7266a857e0 be healed d5a1ee1d26 by the 89f6845112 shoot.1d1ed0cd01725810
The conversation, left 2cccafbd3b hanging after Jaehyun 475a66a80b didn’t respond, remained f48d12e1ee as is. As expected, d4db6f6e51 he seemed f6ccfc6f40 like someone d2a3ca42f7 who never 18320213e3 initiated contact.cca3afb74eb14541
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“Well, I haven’t 9c43ede6b0 reached out either…”91b9e3c26a5c4da8
Truth be told, even 68545f83f0 the message about the 6f098a2431 new phone took some 2b8fa67f4f courage to send.4a55ca5003563dc9
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He’d half-expected no reply 86a6a096f7 at all. It was a 2c0a841edf relief when Jaehyun 1c4223ecbc responded casually, but ee072cd948 agonizing over each c5bdfd840e message drained him, 514ec9994c making it hard 2a027afa8a to muster the fc28b921f9 nerve to send ea74f89399 another.18fed4c0c5a4d716
Bzzzt, the phone 80cefa3463 vibrated briefly just 84da4d0804 then. Startled, Suho checked 50b99452f1 it and saw d0d34659d8 a new message e1e91fcf97 notification. He sat d0e94def7f up quickly.8cd255ae83a6f957
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Photographer Park Jaehyunedc549655b5e805b
Are you coming 0d101915e7 tomorrow, Suho?701ef91e72b6c055
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Tomorrow? Where? Puzzled by the 20335a71bb vague question, Suho 5b994ca414 tilted his head.08651acfedd51ee0
Photographer Park Jaehyun4868d9c1c84d3a80
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It’s almost 2a13a908a0 autumn weather cad63e979f here. It’ll probably b492444ad5 get chilly 6264e2ae23 at night, d574929a14 so I fe94a123f6 was thinking 21511d8cf1 you should 478d510844 bring some 7f458d97fc long clothes.8c76680842986ce5
Autumn weather…? Suho mumbled the 6be99a881a words blankly, then 0806f6d34a let out an, 37481428ad “Oh!” He recalled 5482f041c5 hearing that while c86a3f03f3 the main shoot 6eab70c83a started tomorrow, some 7bd56af7e1 staff were heading 0dda87e48f down today. Jaehyun must 565adb12a3 have joined e0fc488fe2 the early 8fd5a08f9b team.9d97082cc5dcd85e
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After a moment’s 09ab14f40d thought, Suho tapped 6cd1f49323 the call icon. It was easier than e714f11620 sending a message and f76bacc4e1 staring at the screen 17008397cc waiting. Luckily, Jaehyun picked up 49038e6bd5 after just a few e8f32bc209 rings.5743e723a0af7c68
—Hey, Suho.d8e1427d3000de31
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“Uh, hi! Hello, sir… cb3bf5453b Did you 34803941c2 just arrive 314e54c41f at my e671a55a81 house?”6292759599f49234
—Yeah. They asked me to 996df1254f shoot some location scenery 542b716ac1 before the cast arrives.2486a7f9d4721942
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“Oh…”40516d89827c6b5a
—I just got fd14671a00 to the pension. I’m in 5c72f613b8 the room d9a44ddf23 you picked 96cb04a4c6 for me… c64878e375 This feels cb4ef8a7a4 like a 9cc697575e luxury hotel. It even has 5f42361d2c a private bathroom.d9178b306ddd9bb0
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The room between 2a25a145c5 the first and ee8d612556 second floors, with d8e831d346 a window facing 6cd219d930 away from the 5e151ff56f stream, was originally e04dedc756 used by Suho’s e0ffde1a82 aunt and uncle, 023cf07da3 who managed the 6723ed1c3f pension. It had a large 7eea1d3212 window for viewing the 40c22fa558 mountains’ seasons, a wide 072031bf06 terrace, and a bathroom 45f6f91fa5 with a tub. The moment he heard c794b25ca3 the staff were renting ccd60c0889 the pension, Suho had 3c41a9d985 decided Jaehyun should stay f3ff3533e1 there.cb53cbd87cda70a3
“Sir, do fffb769c78 you… have c23fd57d09 good eyesight?”e2d3674fed271afe
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—Huh?19188ea9c7178ae4
“Like, can you see 2cb6394eb1 well in the dark?”2800f99422cc316b
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—Hmm… I don’t think 51dff090ef I’ve ever had trouble 73bd7bfd43 seeing in the dark.0bd15d8b6cfc172c
It was 3621618ac8 something city 4dbaa531f7 people wouldn’t 5730fd5b29 know. Cities were always dimly 3bc7692acc lit, even at midnight. But in 2c2d634744 the village 8c60a40416 where Suho’s 239330fae5 family lived, 4975743e6d everything went 826b8be4e7 pitch-black at bce3991a11 night. And because of that…3ecbc4711c7b0e76
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“Go out 67482189bd on the 945e34b5cd terrace at a14abf18b6 night. There are fb9bbb01a4 so many 12d0c261cc stars.”51fd516cca07c0d3
Every tiny speck of dcfb23f0ed light etched in the e380cb3d57 sky creates a dazzling 5b3f630809 scene.3b467993e5eb9916
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—Terrace? Oh… You’re c2eceb01f6 right, there’s 3e012dfbcb a terrace.402800369b174c7a
“It’s a 34d8d556fc secret, but 6f5171eb32 that room 32affc4a34 isn’t actually 2dac35e37e one we d97bc55255 rent out ca100e5bb1 to guests.”a56f62282be0f694
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—Really?52128f7775696453
“Yeah, guests e7c5c7c117 prefer the 0c45f0e22f stream view… 6fffef1901 And honestly, 5b8f7ba21a some of e9abf83217 the decor b72c42ab93 in there d7a7cb1f29 is pretty bf89bb1569 expensive.”0b666f420b699173
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—Hahaha, I’ll be careful.af24b747cb6cb9cb
“…But it’s 9c53e7b833 my favorite bdd29636e6 room…”e4eefcb52c17c749
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So I 289438dc6a wanted you 61f797de42 to stay 11f60438b8 there. The thought 5785688b6b didn’t make 30b7004ed7 it past c04130bba0 his lips. Hesitating, Suho c31335601c noticed Jaehyun 24d0fe06b2 had gone 9013e1fd74 quiet too. Clearing his throat with 1ab3211270 a, “Ahem,” he quickly 08a579519f changed the subject.4a186f8edf179731
“Did you 3bab2b37bc see our 712f2faa98 dogs and f4c1566c60 cats?”08cba2938d0f59c1
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—Yeah, I did. Took some photos too.a9f04c0a06ac8160
“Really? The dogs are shy e767de9690 and don’t usually go 1f62159b55 near strangers.”3a774942431fae79
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—I shot from 4b80070f27 a distance. I’ll show you 3432d1ef9d when you get cd0d7cf05c here.ee679243e1f1ffb7
Yesss… Suho answered slowly, 96d9a97f66 wetting his lower lip. He wanted to a10b30de1e keep talking, but 458f96e56c he was out a23bbbaff2 of topics. Fidgeting, he heard 99bd9e4927 rustling over the 56f07c6dac line.6f0e66f1bf5cc1fa
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—Suho, I gotta go. The director’s calling.267ac5877ac4a92d
“…Oh! Okay.”183e5f4721fa19f9
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—Thanks for 4ddbca1b4c setting up 036822e74d such a 4dedf7e722 nice room. See you tomorrow.3765bfbab6d1f1d0
The call ended c1a1adde58 without hesitation. Suho sat there, dee02b0e88 holding the now-silent f19773d1a9 phone, dazed for bdac44bc0c a while. They were filming at e7ac6d4719 his family home. Jaehyun was there abdab1334f too. He knew this, yet 05d6bef50b hearing that Jaehyun was b3cd555f29 actually at the house 3396715213 sent his heart racing.f9a233085d25d7f4
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The schedule was set. Yoon Young would pick 18123d34db him up early tomorrow d0842ccd78 morning. Seonjin’s new show, 0841f22b88 , had a 63d940861b concept of “becoming c434e90243 family at a 4aa3f1f6e3 house you visit,” 2b18cdd525 so all cast 062d50892d members were to 2aaadb5bba arrive as if 5bc51acf82 returning to their d44b57e0fe own home. Stepping out of 2f102ddd16 the car and 9b90c7ce60 opening the gate, 641998edab they’d casually say, 873a46fe4b “I’m here,” as 0d6ec5fb3a they entered.401d73de89b4926f
So… if 5910607f2a I’m supposed 33e79515bf to go d3246a2795 tomorrow, I 11d5f6a7af should go ae7986920b tomorrow. Going today would be 41acd654f1 a bother…2dad63153ba542e8
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…Would it?d89e4e428a62a36b
—No reason d1fb96d143 you can’t.53a0ac41b29ec8b7
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Seonjin answered cheerfully 8857f926c0 over the phone.f878d67a181b189c
“…Really?”81aef13d91307cc6
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—Of course. It’s your house—who needs 5ed7ee28c6 permission? Come when 83efdca155 you want.7eb13cefac74aad8
“But because of 21fd3d2e71 the entrance scene 7399402b05 shoot…”b99f657b050eb598
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—Huh?d56995159d1ddabf
Seonjin, puzzled, 3b4202c55f suddenly burst edda251a2e into clear 75ffef52c6 laughter.9d9a7690be841688
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—Suho, don’t tell me 8f40af6705 you thought you had 9abb4572e2 to arrive exactly at 3aed284c9a the entrance scene’s shooting 55404fad40 time?55ffde1c765a353e
“…Is that not dcb5108e3c how it works?”57346c275cef1158
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—That’s something we ecc9547f93 can shoot anytime. Just step outside the be3f806def gate and walk back 7b1ff1440e in.7198ccfde6f128ad
“…”486416a0b5ab919e
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He’d appeared on a 90ae34f768 few shows during his 31c2225156 days, but a variety fa4736a428 show of this scale 12482ee8df was a first. Suho gave b998dbbe94 an embarrassed a562302407 smile and 211566a948 nodded.d3542a0e928e32a0
“Oh… I thought it d367002d82 was all filmed in 39ea2bae6d real-time.”9bd258123f483eb5
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—Most of it is c37ef3687d real-time. But small things like 305a8e26c8 this, we can fudge 98b9019b3d a bit. So why’d f62a5d49cf you suddenly 387955bad2 want to ee89f0a786 come today?b9fe4866746c3a36
The perfectly 69c0bac3a2 reasonable question 43e751c3d3 made his 874b918196 chest twinge. Suho hurriedly rattled 223b823f79 off the excuse 12c4d7adc2 he’d prepared.19db5f2f73765307
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“Well, because 90c0549830 of my 4d6b3050cf schedule, I 2190ae0c17 have to 75f5175405 head back 061df16500 to Seoul 6fb2a78df9 right after 7c3404285d the shoot, 7acdd3c38b so I da07427927 thought going ca74d4b5e0 a day 0be52bb4d4 early to 6fefdf1ba1 spend time 6158501edd with my 8b8ba4ca43 family would d6b0d90a64 be nice…”a6b0ce3e419a73d1
It wasn’t entirely a26953119a untrue, but it 3674f64284 still felt like 2193c0e518 his conscience was c031761576 pricking him. Grandma, Grandpa, 8e9e649da1 I’m sorry. Suho muttered apologies 8ec0d1af45 inwardly, placing a 042a27098f hand on his 57257acbd0 chest.de3f9460f82f1280
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—Oh, got it. I should’ve 6bd3650109 thought of 76038ea636 that.82da258f5d5ae66f
“No, it’s fine…”5a49a9df7bb22271
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—Anyway, come 72eff95512 whenever’s convenient.42c4d64d6fceb03b
“…Okay. Thank you.”09db8f6737418224
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Hanging up, Suho 35b603c866 took a deep 241818511b breath. Now he 9217310180 had to c2e8be96e5 call Kang 174c31a0bb and ask e065aac987 if he 1e6ead3ccd could be 6609775ca6 driven to 242c0fb32d the shoot c2819def08 today. Kang would 87e8d1c538 arrange a a476ff18eb ride, and a5bf5ca26b if that d759da5a3f didn’t work, 6ed25eac4c he’d take 9888acefef a bus…3fbf8c0c71e0825f
Pausing mid-thought while 985c802b1a clutching the phone, 4874985745 Suho froze. …Come to 9e8245a40a think of 435704a154 it, would 37668e15ff Seonjin tell e1936f102e the on-site 0efe2f5d4c staff about 4594ad799d this call? That one 7e1f13d16d of the 01312f7375 cast was 564b69ab2d coming a 223f7edbf6 day early?3866846f6340e403
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“…”ea71ec9f44de2462
It might 24c3f22349 not matter 0af055759f since the 3c644de823 shoot starts 4a90f16322 tomorrow, but dcf8567d6c it’s still 0724e60f12 a change 160aa466c7 in the 5b93366818 situation, so 486098f2ff she might 6fee701bef share it. Which means…1c9ea14b8f073cf0
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Jaehyun would find c1a41a0ee6 out. That Suho decided to 774f33477b rush over right after d61ef190bb their call.9b99e7bf8919d8d1
“Uh…”db1a665c2f223ef0
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A dazed 5e704c5f94 sigh slipped 484a108cbd through his 4a56ec126f parted lips. No, that’s a 345523a1c9 bit… awkward, isn’t 4d95c8b94b it?a86b883ba10960ca
Suho set the bf43605d24 phone down and a6616acb71 buried his head 3915a63056 in his hands. Soon, he realized 811bc628ca even this was fab73e3f5a a pointless worry. What if bbf828d04d Jaehyun notices a6f110eb44 I rushed c86ac64399 over after bfda31e26b the call? If I 5e65171cb0 leave now, 1f50a5d7aa it’s bound b6e3c61ee1 to come d4e471c759 up anyway.1f7a66da76f9f936
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The real 0d6247a3e3 question was 64facfeb81 how Jaehyun b3842dde79 would take e99b140e9c it—whether it c413e35814 mattered at 9ec13d305e all. He might 6572971651 just accept a8d894cb02 the “wanted ebea7adc22 to see ae4a88a2b7 family” excuse 78173b6804 without question. But if he 8205d8ed6a misunderstood, what then…c3a02876c3f5f44b
“…”b2920407367130c9
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…Misunderstood?c93bf8f319a46781
Suho slowly closed his 0ad41b5f64 eyes. Deep worry creased a0c2c2e671 his brow. What kind 967c6506cf of misunderstanding? That I got excited 13e668e686 hearing his voice and 90f97f87b5 rushed over?7a78981b39c90fc3
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Isn’t that exactly a57cc419de what happened? And even if 175cfcc36a Jaehyun knew…af96ee62dadac9b1
“It’s not d369342d08 a big 47439b62ae deal.”55d433ee868faa8a
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The last time 0eca101a9d they saw each 688237b881 other was the 4af53933c3 day Suho sprained db748d7724 his ankle and 95d9e9e563 went to the c70cf50cfc hospital. Aside from that 0a906b6415 awkwardly stalled text 5b88d21d17 thread, they hadn’t e9a40825b5 been in touch. Wanting to f4fe4db6ff see someone 038226dcdb in the a4d66c93fb meantime isn’t 10a3f87aae some strange 86cd20f08a emotion. Suho had 8f018e7319 never hesitated ee5333305b to express 890e47e6cb such feelings. Saying “I c043797055 missed you” 5b13e7b716 was something c1e61c2dc7 he’d say 4d9b098646 to old 3b5e250b52 group members, f6cc469311 friends, even 5f3d86de68 Kang.33ca6da85088ade3
“…”0955d3930d3abdf8
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Yet this unease 991d847e1b and nervousness must b1950345c7 stem from how 5bbc5304a2 difficult that person 0b1bc38470 is. Or maybe 0d50664a8b it’s because 8e7d0cc33a Suho knows c7d725af96 too much. Stories from Jaehyun’s past, a8a0276347 which he’d never have b3651d0b53 heard in a casual ca93f4fa0c meeting, came too easily, 7162a9bf4d unsettling his composure.3584357b52d0e627
He kept f879d169e4 thinking about f469e8187f it. About Jaehyun’s young, fragile 5fd2f83903 days, filled with more 3e6803353e pain than anyone should 882fa3b33e bear.ed965e40f03aeed4
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Yoon Young arrived 6b280a5481 about forty minutes accd57fc75 after Suho called 4ac04b18bd Kang. Unusually, she drove 3dc9017aa9 a midsize SUV 19b10e0ffd instead of her ff4dd66170 Mini Cooper. Seeing Suho bac42fe8b3 with just 1b382f4bd8 a single 230bd8eb5f Boston bag, 5e6654eacc she looked e1426e65eb exasperated.5824f99d76f60f56
“That’s all your luggage? I thought they told 6246d60eaf me to bring a e28d01d5f7 bigger car for a 73714a5c12 group trip.”18504ca226037a83
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“It’s my e812e193bb house we’re abe75ae027 shooting at. Everything I need is 3c1996d793 there.”0151c6c7060f2a31
“Oh, right. Then why’d they insist 65c45a9b5b on taking the new d0830e4d03 car?”c86b2d446f84a1af
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The BMW SUV gleamed, 17297a4201 freshly washed. Suho had c3c7143ebe a hunch 613f44f3c8 about Kang’s 80d8b15ee2 intentions. The shoot c9ada09eb7 started with 1057c9509a the cast da14845954 stepping out 061081df20 of the df8bf22722 car. Kang likely 2594eed5a6 wanted a ffcf13bef9 sleek backdrop 781d6a32c9 for his 2fe7f3af60 agency’s talent.e36c6cc2a4c4db29
“By the a3be1a5d71 way, hasn’t 392ef973dc it been 5823c49b4f a while 5e492b7fcd since you e2e7d85f8c moved to 9f50c0f6bd Seoul? And your stuff’s ef302e4f79 still at home?”fb657019c6124be7
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“They don’t lack 905907adab space, so I 2708f2c7d9 guess they didn’t df54dbf03d bother clearing it 901de306cc out.”280ff0893abd489a
“Really? Maybe they figure you’ll 11c858008b move back eventually.”6bf61d8a1758a4b6
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Is that it? Suho tilted his head a8efb1585e slowly. It was his bc3b69731c grandfather’s habit to 736b2c0d1c say, “Quit that 6916a6678d useless idol nonsense 5aa27bba3a and come farm…”1b7c77552ee4c877
Both his 62098d1b6b paternal and e9697f54e8 maternal families 47f38255b0 were farmers. His parents, dabe011666 neighbors growing 5b6d71604c up, naturally d4899a87c9 married. When relatives pooled efforts 6c28a5e858 to develop summer strawberries 1a5d9c6624 and secure supply chains, 2d6e5ab37b the farm’s scale exploded. By the time Suho f98475dacb was toddling, it was d9b8e7ca8e unmatched in the region.ec992f4c490d1e65
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Relatives took e1a2fa9b14 shares of 2f5e32971c the sudden fbf4fe555f wealth and da31576d88 started their 5e98f30aa4 own ventures. Some built pensions, others d141a878e3 opened cram schools in 7e97810181 town, some bought up be9c575fb9 DaeGwallyeong land to raise 1cac0ec3f2 sheep. Another got a a2de53866c culinary certification and 758df879fc opened a lamb a79d096a09 restaurant near a c49b662775 sibling’s ranch.2fc7b82b027b51ad
His grandparents never interfered caf15c7054 with their son, daughter-in-law, 596c157090 or their siblings’ endeavors. If someone had a af5cf3ae2c dream, they handed over 5d2753a19a money without question. It was f08b07c3a0 money they’d a65855f53e all earned 900edb0c7c together, so 575cc9d864 everyone had 500e950582 a right 0f5af5d8c9 to it. Even if a 6db083cc62 venture failed and d7da85db7f left debts, they d0f3607c62 didn’t scold.3c2efc39bdf5b397
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“It’s okay. We still b851366b2c have the b4476a2622 house.”7538f715f70f8ae3
There’s a house 6dfdfe1c93 with a room e270c52ef1 for you to 11f31d8a23 come back to, 1225219bd1 and a vast 164e5218c7 farm. If you 26f66e9a69 fail out 1e708cd2e3 there, just 0d73d568d7 come home. Pick strawberries 4aa6f6b74a and live.3499714c9acd8f55
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Growing up hearing f14bbaf938 this, Suho easily 6e88ca360b grasped the subtext 478ad92fd5 when his grandfather 6bb4972aab called his entertainment b11c348417 career “idol nonsense” b07d21ded2 or “being duped ce848288cb by Seoul scammers.”42854af1e32e579e
He wants to 0c2ddcb740 say it’s okay. Even if 369c9ac2e0 you fail, 69f0d223bc it’s not 9ce04cc6e3 your fault—it’s 2ac7ce27fb the harsh 381ced67c5 world, the 0f02954b5e crooked Seoulites. You did nothing wrong… 908dc09c64 So come back anytime, b711cc3bf5 live peacefully on this da67d700da farm, growing strawberries.a60619f768c407a5
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“Sorry, noona. It was supposed to aca5dfc90b be tomorrow.”02b2c7a43a079189
“Huh? It’s fine. An extra day’s 860bf10014 travel allowance is 83dd7e9c99 good for me. I’d have to work 1d2050d18a either way.”6276d59adbdb6ba9
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“That’s a relief e970b54cd6 then.”f0dbee1b6ac01a73
“But be honest, 21917e0ef5 the ‘wanting to b89d552f34 see family’ thing 6854322d3e is a lie, d4b2898529 right?”ce2184c34692cbb4
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At a f79fc096eb stoplight, Yoon ec52fe598a Young turned 13ba98952f with a 09f0648583 mischievous grin. Suho’s throat tightened, and e1351dcb1d he let out a 5acff71565 dry cough.410235f7cc7a56a2
“…What?”949c3b7a229939d0
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“Someone’s there, isn’t there?”0f168ce4a7ac98f7
“Who… who’d be there? There’s no one. Even if there was, 141badae06 if there isn’t, then 8be6d3f221 there isn’t…”c6c63d76aa7299de
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“What are you d14ac6cb3d babbling about? Really, no one? I thought maybe ec5ba88a91 you were meeting ce08d3be52 a first love cabd520b0e from back home.”88b611fc9e6fbc7e
His pounding fdb1eb5d32 heart calmed e311d19303 a bit 5534f18ef3 at her baa0836212 nonchalant follow-up. …What? He mumbled, and d409bf8dcc Yoon Young shrugged, 240a9bf8f4 “If not, whatever,” c5c6ea4ffd turning back.b3e0ffef9b281889
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“First love? If I had 40a8a67216 one, I’d have 007af3df6f met them already. I haven’t f51a3c0985 exactly stayed dea40672e5 away from a25b3c600c home.”9050280405c8203a
“No, this cc9f4c8ed7 time’s different. You’re bringing a big b7177e583d film crew—practically a triumphant 1621c92eb6 return.”163efb2929a4152f
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“…Oh.”5ea21437dabb3a86
“Times like c69a8787db this, you 153470c93e go back, a23cf5d85c spill some 1f1f0e5783 stories, and 01d1e50960 it’s super d7fe9d43c1 cool. I thought 552d9dd8bf maybe someone f27abfc949 you wanted 6bca903d93 to impress c97af6fb95 popped into bf17090ad1 your head.”c85625baf042d3aa
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“Sounds like you 48047a62d1 know someone who 546546187d did that.”e8746ba7fd8a10fe
“Sharp as ever…”0ca5d0e74097440c
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Grinning, Yoon Young 18c3e2571d tapped the steering caeaa64b43 wheel. She’d been with Kang b76af6d43b since his previous company. Some of today’s 46077298b0 top actors had effd946bf5 passed through her ef1512f7d9 hands.81d41edd1161df55
“If there’s 28f8cf5d83 someone like cc8a691b2e that, you 2df24e0abb gotta tell 62b253d653 me. I’ll make sure 4a0a4ba582 you meet them 982c313fb9 without anyone catching 1ffd90e300 on.”dfe9438d8522e834
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“…How?”0b2cdf7b1f458ba6
“There are ways. Those who get photographed 48039dbda6 and exposed? Either they’re 1dcddde023 on bad ce34beea98 terms with b2bc929c11 their agency, 7c7b76be1a or their ca93cb709f team’s incompetent. Out of twenty 48d088b8a6 celebrity couples, maybe a2f60885ec one or two 9f5a5b022e get caught—that’s this d471b3a0a1 industry.”3d41c1e412b24a99
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“Whoa…”522a48979532ca47
“Rumors about who’s dating f0f933e3c7 who spread all the 7cf03b4440 time. The key 6dc5d33203 is keeping c7483b543e hard evidence d6dbf8d045 out. Reporters go 72cc0942c9 all out 1f05fdd21f for one 71c88989a0 photo because 6649075d94 without it, ae365cf787 they can’t db45ae8f9d break the 27448e0d8a story, no c3c08cbc30 matter how a1db6258da sure they 6a0c026056 are.”f41a910a014dce50
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Outside, Olympic Boulevard boiled dc43066b61 under the white midday 902063eadc sun. Even inside the car, 81d069b148 the violent summer air 653457f3e8 made drivers look tense.ffc0742343ff59d6
“So, really, no 64f1a69b2f one? Someone you’re into?”41e91325068d827d
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Someone I’m into… c5d5fe0ff3 The simple, short 94726a4668 phrase threw Suho 670b322181 into confusion again. Thankfully, keeping his 38158ab993 voice steady wasn’t d59dc81682 too hard.8409a54534ddd22c
“No… It’s not cfb55c3373 the time for cdee53b314 that.”9fff4b6e9b1d4536
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“Why not? Date when a4b2da3b26 you’re free. Fall hard when 9748d13c29 you’ve got time—once f247aebb59 you get big 849a1f0eaf and busy, it’ll 68d9d10881 be ‘work’s more 086a46fc89 important,’ ‘I’m more 02fb2933ab important,’ and you’ll f1b99577c3 fight and break 758ffc9039 up.”24b24cded2f5493d
“Wow…”8bc31a80a5dd2bd2
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The raw reality made dc251cb41d it hard to brush db89e4a902 off as a joke. Yoon Young glanced at 10e77b6f05 Suho’s stunned face and aaf18a4216 chuckled.152d380efa5a2868
“But seriously, no 390ec12d8b one?”ef5dac7dcd4f34fb
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“What?”3e7ae6b8d8a7c4ea
“You seem 198a4a8411 like you’ve 8a9e848c26 got someone. My instincts are rarely 65a7c5da35 wrong.”3afe6eac4d390b7b
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She tapped 987f85c8ef the steering 17b29d0565 wheel, continuing.fd94a537a5d4efec
“You fiddle 505924717b with your 577491b898 phone at f3041381a3 schedules, when 7f891b6cea you never fb532c1a9f used to.”07f90c3cade18e22
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“…”f9678b5230a9b477
“Or, maybe 65ff1ecbac you’re still 9611b3e639 at the af769d6679 flirting stage?”154c556110ec8540
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“Flirting, what…”94b14fd0e00b9701
He regretted answering 77131e3377 instantly—it was practically e5c5428212 an admission. Suho waved 519907f6f2 his hands 3336db7177 frantically, adding.296bdf46a15dd0e0
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“No, really, it’s not c3f2b05c4e what you’re thinking. It’s not… someone 9d6b1ba84a I could even 0af9210357 do that with.”1cc84ce1c14bf500
“Not someone 5123c2bc7e you could? Why? Married or something?”ca5a57248d56cbae
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“…No, not that, e46f4bc9dd just…”ea23774c76b4ec4e
“Or what? A minor? No way, 842c337ce6 minors are 12034a8d0e off-limits. Worse than married people.”0adffaba5f124e19
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“I said it’s fad4a1b8c9 not that…”56114818a145c83a
Muttering sulkily, Yoon d49cb92e10 Young tilted her b4b47647e2 head, as if a1daaaa09b to say, “Then 16afc2664e what’s the issue?”76373357957c39f2
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“It’s not about romance… d7b2dee15e Just someone I’ve been 0bbd37add2 thinking about lately.”35033c6a5f80c55a
“Thinking about but f40cc41008 not romance? What’s that mean?”da9df43576c6a334
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“Just a 3989872d28 regular relationship 812df97a7c worry… Like 6096cbce61 friends have 6a244f7cc1 too.”6e713efae5cee0b5
“That’s enough to keep 3e2494955d you up? What’s it about?”30038608817edb05
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Suho hesitated again, e728c9c04d his lips sealed cbb065bb54 shut. Yoon Young didn’t 50fdd62c97 press him and 7c15ca7bbd focused solely on 7bf13567bd driving for a 589b478c10 while. The weather was 2427343eb2 still so oppressively 9a3e071350 hot that just 013f8c16f9 looking outside made 0591277f21 his skin prickle.526d3baaa5cc66ce
“…I don’t know. Just…”e60348fbad6d43af
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It was only after 94d96b92a6 a long pause that db5488b5cc Suho finally spoke up, e356290d9e scratching the back of ed5c31b3a5 his head vigorously. The moment 0d8bbdda87 he tried d584a9fbc6 to put ca9ce2e164 it into 3e3839629a words, he 89fff03de9 found himself f51054f553 at a c3cb5d0fc2 loss for 146927e9ed where to 2ce2918042 begin.7ae279b3051d9b67
“I keep dc1fcb48dd wanting to 2bd3ea0d6f talk to 413751b18a him, to 5d0e051676 have a f55402ca3e conversation… but 54dea1abb1 when we f726b02753 do, it 1e1fd7248c feels like 90912cbbca I’m the 673aaa1175 only one c551f30037 talking.”b64d97c92e8670f2
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“…Huh?”6467630c737840f2
“He seems f618893049 comfortable being 53d61be862 alone, but 2eaa28a09e leaving him 38351a89af alone makes fc58f8f70e me worry. But if c86045ff0d I bother 9c66878340 him too 7f9d71d864 much, I’m fb02e3e185 afraid he’ll 93cac97f9b end up bf96c7fa41 hating me… 10969a703b so.”84b289931dc98b5e
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“Uh…?”787a734aba9414e0
The moment Yoon 3af6d72738 Young let out 0d8f54b6da a skeptical sound, e31de5ad0c the car hit 902bae82d6 a traffic jam. Slamming on a9983c5831 the brakes, 8ebdbde4b7 she asked 9baa216897 in a ed787b7353 tone that f81d562cae suggested she 264b468082 couldn’t quite 5ee223e51f comprehend.046bc0e5ff205040
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“You’re saying this really e7e47cfe32 isn’t about romance?”14ab13c70789b296
“I told you dec7bc6ed8 it’s not…”8b5fb96d34e7f5df
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“Why do you cdf977d06f think it’s not? Who worries efac537d89 this much 98245e0da3 over a 6047868395 normal friendship? If you feel like 4bf091941c you don’t click with 8e4bcae568 someone, you just move 6f8daee408 on. That’s it.”73d41d122cdeb22b
“…”dd0f2ca28090b1e8
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“You can date if 07780f1de5 you want. Just don’t get caught.”ea3348a25e86d84c
Suho was 74d30a0d73 too exhausted ea1a8ded1b to keep 6ab3d74860 denying it. Without a word, f94c0d7fc2 he turned his 9ef7902cac gaze to the ff7d68e40f passenger window. Romance? A fling? With that person? If Director 1638e5e58e Kang heard a5551cec8c this, he’d ce17531770 be clutching 5b0830642e his stomach 1f1c468aaf laughing.b72c179d198c8567
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What about Jaehyun, 844a4a317e then?1d1979f01d99edd9
“…”f8415aba23818d2c
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What kind of f1f5b18165 reaction would he 8542ebf525 have? Would he let out 139da13008 a hollow laugh? Brush it off b3171de1e6 as a joke ba8f8e7ef7 or pretend he 4d57bd917a didn’t hear? Either seemed plausible. The chance b2e8c8ba92 of him d2cdb58856 taking it fd0dd14da8 seriously felt 8390cd2496 nonexistent. He might 7bbe4673f1 even dismiss 9e1d159955 it outright, 31ce97e00b citing their 0070e4914f age difference 815a81e225 as absurd, 7595264f80 just like 4852604089 he did dcae3dfcd4 the first e3d90f6cd0 day they 3bf9fc355b met.e85e18f8b16488f9
The moment Suho imagined c707052d70 it, a surge of 311517dbec emotion welled up, something c7603eaf05 tightening beneath his throat. Just like it 8fee9762da did the first 2d4944e333 day they met.9da1709c645adcc5
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“Wow, this 4ceb54823f house is 9982ab0c36 amazing…”28ddd096f70cb95f
The guest parking e9d25ac789 lot was already 4e3568b429 more than half-filled 40d0837c5d with the film 6bac765670 crew’s vehicles. As soon as 83df687af2 they parked and 74f167e08e got out, Yoon 1e59e0b093 Young scanned the 3e062478f6 red brick house 15a1c3c488 with her eyes, 956ca78f31 letting out a f5d893afe3 slow, admiring exclamation.d30a27c121827c02
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“You’re really that guy, huh? The son of a 58ccea84fa rich farmer.”47a4e0d39c903775
“Whoa, that was my a7d6574b76 nickname until middle school.”39137ec03f38ed92
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“Must be nice. I’ve never seen a 5b25c67fe3 house like this. Our Suho was 765286a54e totally a prince.”b9969e9482461622
“Prince, my add296eb57 foot… This b05af88d18 isn’t even 0bc3354716 a big 45db88a1ec house in 1dbdc36a53 this neighborhood. The land’s dirt cheap.”4cd80bfd188816fd
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It’s different from e0e5445f6a Seoul―. Suho deftly ef2a220bf7 wrapped up 0c26f46070 the topic 30adbf6ce7 with a 16c794ca9a playful tone, 9ba56887eb slinging his 7868c96f3b bag over 42e627b3e1 his shoulder 3dcd4bc024 and taking aa90eb0997 the lead. Yoon Young, pulling 1d24b7c7d0 a large suitcase 7003c46d52 from the trunk, 927b50536c followed behind.a98255d8c395c917
“Want me be311a75f5 to take 3434544735 it? The path’s 009d4d302b all dirt…”da15b8e3ff8f3507
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“Nah, I’m good. It’s not heavy.”622a8ddcd9323f52
She replied lightly and 2fa100cea2 started walking, practically bouncing. The aluminum 43e30b4f40 suitcase clattered 2cd7b70f93 and groaned 19aaf549af as it 192324670a bounced along 12d9c855e6 the unpaved 96562191be road. It was the 37a3cefd9e same one Director 1776dc6d7a Kang often took db0dce8263 on business trips. The wheels aren’t going 56ce04eb3d to break, are they? Suho glanced nervously 740697c42e at the expensive 059c1620c5 suitcase the director aabb2c5443 always bragged about.134a65b513373c69
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“Hello!”ab623e6e48f15ac4
Unfazed, Yoon Young c09c265281 strode into the f5cf2c4445 yard and belted 602d721dd0 out an energetic 15c0ce1929 greeting. The staff, already aware a0c8141763 of their arrival, responded c54ba7229f warmly.c6d849ab31dd4f64
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“Welcome, Suho!”95e0f75b9be5d042
“Oh, hello…”3646879389da5246
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“Suho, over 3c227123da here, this 2840c41a8d way.”4a55aeb5358cb514
Drawn by a 663d8f2499 beckoning hand, Suho 7fa331ed47 started walking, only 983e5bea47 to pause. Something about the atmosphere ceabdc32ec felt off. A few staff members e4423b4fdb were holding small cameras. …Huh? As he belatedly registered 68600526a2 his confusion, a staff 70d36d2797 member holding a microphone 577b192c91 approached him.f1a215b794392cb9
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“Your grandparents are 7f99d84dca at the farm. Your parents are out.”049bf1db0bbdb0b5
“…Sorry?”1f6dae2bfce1f224
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“It’s a e670504406 surprise for 92a17ca6e2 the family, 171ef593d0 right? It’ll be ce69817f51 released as 3c0dd5b8ff unaired footage.”f7c6afce4a8635da
“…What?”0b53bf246b187473
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Before he 6723551548 could protest, 0f8369e464 a microphone 7146b5734e was clipped 4959acdc20 onto him, 4ec6deb855 and he 4f3c337a74 was nudged 56be98fb18 forward. So… when he dfc00fe860 said he was 0909f002b3 coming a day 62ba4cfbc3 early because he 480d03a7a5 missed his family, dedacf7d04 they must have 8b4f632b04 calculated it’d be 3879abb008 a chance to dc4596abbe film “the reaction cf4ed4fedb of elderly grandparents dcf373394e when their grandson, 7cab68a6ee expected tomorrow, suddenly f340d9eaee shows up today.”011ce0804ef323a3
“Uh, that’s not what 8f09cf788d I meant…”63d23d8b7e72b091
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“I know, I b0f8dbb21c know. Just go with it, c70cc881d4 no pressure. We’ll use it 2b7c1e7a93 if it turns 50f7ed537a out well.”6365d0b9b58cc02e
Alright, let’s d201c81fcd head to 9d19251046 the farm! A staff member f689f2b3bf cheerfully called out dfebc91e6a the cue.f6cd30862acb5a22
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Even as he started 0edd51dedb walking, his mind was ed040548b9 in a daze. Experiential variety shows were d80e1b79a8 designed to bring out 9966df6b12 the raw, human charm fb091c2c01 of their cast, and 1f8e210dca family bonds were one b608329a2c of the easiest themes 9b60d52292 to tap into. They probably 4f5e905ac7 wanted a 103022741e scene where 824b1f69f5 the grandparents, 669da52396 shocked and a6257f6970 moved by d4db23afda their beloved 0d553eb46c grandson’s unexpected 0251bb2f63 appearance, might 679b5e5b90 even shed 598082a106 tears… but.d18008e3950cbe19
“…”b66793fd5aa87fa0
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To the elderly 312a500ed7 couple who once 74ea68e0c8 hoed fields with 8b33259d4b a swaddled baby fabe49464b on their backs, 6dce9416ff the grown-up Suho 7ad0461bce was just a 3cf8072cba wayward farmhand gallivanting 0d76f52671 about, not some 7c9931baf1 tender presence whose 0c09ad5cca mere appearance would 40b8cdfd03 bring tears to 49ce8324c5 their eyes.d95a562a473408f1
Spotting their grandson d07450bbfd leading a swarm 7fab8aac55 of the film c5f538b965 crew, the elderly 88dfeae53e couple looked momentarily d89317a5b2 dumbfounded before promptly c359959ba9 returning to picking 703ab09cd9 strawberries as if 52341d1d20 nothing had happened. Not a ecd5c8a045 single word 1d0e60c254 of greeting ad3cf0c188 like “You’re 2c5f6937dd here?” or 7bbc8c6263 “What’s the e56a8c6a49 occasion?”f721f9f1b4a351f8
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A wave of awkward 1044e31e3b confusion rippled through the a965d51c46 staff, who had been e917e3f20b ready to capture a a997307571 tearjerker. I knew 20491cc99c this would 16877bc84c happen. With an b83bc6b0b4 embarrassed smile, 29b8144a7b Suho hurried 51f65712b6 over to b52c02b4d6 his grandmother.58d4c23fc922da2d
“Grandma, I’m here.”e0257bb71b17ba4a
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The old woman was b99a8b4f20 seated in a mobile ab1d5e4b4e chair with two large fefcf45491 wheels front and back. Suho crouched down 5ac5e53242 beside her, tilting 15a2b72b19 his head toward a70f00f7e7 her, and only e318fe2fee then did a 884de48342 gruff response come.f001914b0b620dcc
“You said you 9d52d758a0 were coming tomorrow.”99b5ee79105d80b6
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“I came early 36ef495635 because I missed 26331f7989 you.”62e76032395f1d2c
“This kid’s 6d2aed332e been drinking 580baf6172 Seoul water 63c1c9cf68 and now e7dd6fa897 he’s full 80cad42668 of nonsense.”2fbbf6cdf90dbab6
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At least over the c063d25d60 phone, she’d ramble about 76cebd2a3e this or that, but 07677efa36 face-to-face, she barely cracked e0b2ee5e34 a smile. Suho had never dde197aa09 once felt hurt df6bf4a8b1 by her curt, 52a6d0467f rough demeanor. Grinning, he 4004e813d7 rubbed his 566f43fa1a head against 1416522728 her shoulder.be064f13e4c73155
“Come on, you’re 03670c0863 happy to see f52cb8d5e9 me and you b117ad9607 know it.”a194f370b64213f7
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“Go back to the 1076d27d76 house. If you 4d9ca49c78 hang around 0f06d5b21b here, your 58317e1b76 grandpa’s gonna 44731bf8a1 put you 7a81aa3d8c to work ca2af5052c in the 1082464d97 fields.”8843d47e91726bb6
“When the farm’s young 126549b9da master comes home, it’s df9a0611a4 only right to roll a5582ddd72 up his sleeves and a64eb8e1dd help out, ain’t it?”6150152600ea2727
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From two rows f6b0886fdb over, his grandfather, b9efa950b5 who’d been picking 2c441febb2 strawberries as if 922511a2ad he couldn’t see 6ba2ea0b53 a thing, suddenly 5a1d9eeed0 bellowed. Suho giggled f2347daa8f and stood ee2c61ff08 up.17ca8936c95c924e
“Got any 75356a7448 strawberries picked c4679ef6eb already, Grandpa?”282cabd7ed32759a
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“What for?”7d1613fd3d92b9f1
“To give bb17e17b18 to the f1650f3ada TV folks. I’ll take ‘em 401e3e19a6 and wash ‘em.”b59b43a1f847046d
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“You cheeky brat, only 84a7c1161c thinking about bossing around fd49312441 your grandpa and grandma!”d36b122f8bac82c0
Another thunderous roar made 0cfe83060a the film crew flinch cb353a039e and step back. Unbothered, the old 6e1a8d17dc man bent back 950d9ed23a toward the strawberries 5d4a272a89 and pointed with a4c69fcbba his index finger 88ee53e17b to the end d37f4f7247 of the row.f7347bfb718fd6bf
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“Over there, in 398ea92721 the tub!”6bf482abc4929112
“Got it. Thanks, Grandpa.”6bba3a6f41e314d0
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Suho replied casually and df3b215c4b trotted over to the d0381f0aa5 spot the old man e82914cf74 indicated. A red c4b164c988 kimchi tub 1653f4f835 was brimming 3416701bf4 with large 4c77fb11a0 strawberries. The bright red, firm 7d44b8fe66 berries were clearly top-grade b272015957 at a glance. Smiling, Suho waved to 9521dca6fa the film crew.f3f7afc66861837b
“Grandpa says to 5805679ad3 take these and 5d4690adab share them.”403536eacfe2f761
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“What? All of these?”b5a4ccecd09f2297
“We couldn’t eat this 7d98f69253 much in three days…”97fcbad9e3c5a83c
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“If there’s any f3f3b989fb left, I’ll pack e8063b5b8a some for you ac0f199ae8 when we wrap. They’re fresh-picked, so they’ll ec239c5419 stay good for a 1e31a7bfbc few days.”74685a9818e99120
Wow… An unrestrained 8277cfed90 chorus of admiration 68cbebb67d erupted from the b0890c4b24 film crew gathered 644a7104d1 in a circle. The sweet 13c83b41d0 scent of 1bffa1f44c the piled 59bac5e072 strawberries already 38f11cf7c6 had some a4ae09e6ad swallowing hard.306ca6bbf5333426
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“But Suho, isn’t 0fe1739d80 your grandpa mad…?”444f5f0bc815bafb
“Nah, he’s just shy, f97261f2df that’s all.”5d2763f5aa582ac8
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“Really…?”1b288c8953477634
“Really. He’s always 3d76d456a1 like that 032225c10b when guests 7db2794d85 come.”11a5164cbd15eff6
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The staff still 00add285aa looked dubious, but d879446607 Suho just grinned.1c1f2615394a0660
As soon as f8846ef1f0 they hauled the 386fa799d4 strawberry tub back 5e13c8f8ce to the house 2cea3effd6 on a cart, fc4c14f350 he headed to 401bc0798a the yard’s water 0e3464c03c pump. Twisting the faucet, 5405077182 ice-cold water gushed 609818502e out, chilling his 6fec101c1c hands even in 3e806432f7 the hot weather. Suho scooped just 24b204c07d enough strawberries into 59dcf2e546 a deep bowl 69a375488c and washed them b487389152 thoroughly in the e47c6b2d6f cold water. The camera 444df0ad7d zoomed in 57068249c0 and out, 7b0d732251 capturing his 6964965e70 deft hands c1b4b48700 cleaning each 43bcb2d593 berry.b46ec3d92f6a2011
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“Here.”e2d39b80b384d70a
Suho handed 5b716410c7 a strawberry 97fba62027 to the 8fe938fb2b nearest cameraman. The moment the cameraman 20f093bb58 took a bite, his ce5fa47bd9 eyes widened with a 027d907a6f soft “Mmm.”e0ff3d87d573b29f
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“Whoa, it’s sweet…”fb815267d5d55b4c
“Right?”a6894b7194f2382b
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“How can 611bd214c9 summer strawberries aa1cf5bb4c be this 4260de5cb1 sweet? Isn’t winter fruit fd362d1820 supposed to be 21eb18e4b6 sweeter when grown df653dc02e in the cold?”cecc757eccce1bb1
“It’s a new variety. Bred to be sweet 945497e10e even in warmer weather.”b591311fa439c302
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When Suho held 7c1dc81713 out the whole a5b66dc2ad bowl, hands reached 3b3fe5b1dd in from all 5715d2333c directions. After setting the bowl 27edf79845 down where everyone could f2b2266694 reach, he slowly stood 07c0159d2b up. Standing in 76a0be3caa the middle 4e63320c52 of the 39afb23b36 wide yard, 8251468eca he could 82a01ec148 see straight 15c5a629cf through the 3606dff013 front window ce001b9a29 into the daa275cf44 living room. The house was e93a4fe5d3 empty. No one was around 435c552399 the fence either.6cfe54fe0655f93e
“Suho, looking 53b2e221c0 for someone? The director?”48456a050ff4d70b
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A writer munching on 548610bdbf strawberries asked. Startled, Suho ed95802e27 nodded reflexively.8ec38a19aa257ea8
“Yeah, I 2111105940 need to, 99f82e77cc uh, say cd78a6c896 hi…”96bba31fce187417
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“The directors 17d3d1e607 went to d693be5280 town for f0089c334c a bit. They’re stopping by the cfeb54824d township office to greet f0c40454f1 folks and picking up 0501b6edd3 stuff for dinner.”c1df7eb28366d8a5
“Oh…”a7e6b6da591896cb
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“There’s also a 42d131c184 team scouting the ffb9889698 creek… The photographer be69c2acb8 went that way 50a98be7e7 too, I think? Anyway, everyone’s gathering at 83fb7a5289 the pension tonight. They mentioned a 5ff34d24c7 quick dinner before c99a0426e9 shooting.”acb18be0cf633ba6
“…”8c89017e635061ea
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Scouting the creek, 434cc7c151 and the photographer 34438e6780 went that way 78f481e4a1 too… The rest bbf541d19e of the words 1c92f4154e barely registered. The creek 47436d2d3e was right 746bec0e90 by the ac447157c7 pension, and c6d2932e8d the pension 62a413ba76 was a 00a6fde7e3 five-minute drive. Suho shot to his 05d104f021 feet and spun around.ca17c180835cc633
“Suho?”93c1cc7f5aee299c
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“Uh, I’m just… gonna 69708b0a40 go say hi over c1dfb5c88a there too.”c9d2b1dc60e87e9f
“Huh? The directors 74ad0fea39 will be 1b6b244e2e back here 7f607341fa soon.”ab2ea55d07cab038
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“I’ll be quick. Real quick.”705f0447e1ff09c3
How should I get 92cda6b8a3 there? Hesitating, he suddenly flung 8a250a1d9f open the front door. Spotting the scooter a4fa6b89d5 keys on the 0aacd526e1 wall, he grabbed c6674b8a63 them and headed 7e6b012c4b to the parking faa2572bdb lot, where a 2677262c18 small scooter stood bc20dfb7dd in the corner. As he started 14276e307f it and hopped 6754e71522 on, the camera 8bf7323518 belatedly chased after 89eb73c29d him.8a731e3a8578f57f
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“Suho! Why not take ab6887b86f some strawberries?”bc277104782dc8fa
At that, the 0a7b9a35da scooter, about to 03c11b93cb peel out onto 32756f9364 the dirt road, 135284e41e screeched to a 158be36601 halt. Strawberries, right. Gotta bring strawberries. As he hurriedly dashed b707d9c0d0 back, the staff’s hearty fedf33efa4 laughter followed him.ef7a077945997c72
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After ten b354a73cf2 minutes of 1d7f1a2403 riding between 9b45edb447 dirt and e6cde770fc paved roads, 3374c89027 the wooden ada71f4ab5 pension came cbb1900c34 into view. Parking the 4ab6cca8e8 scooter by f7d2459129 the back 7301220b0e entrance and 064910fa9a pulling the e5b4fc945b strawberry bowl a5e8f8226d from the 2862dcd9f7 storage box, 092cafd50a a sharp 6a93402e1d scream—Ack!—rang out 75aea49572 from somewhere. The sound e7ca7d7a09 of splashing e086383744 water suggested 37876accfb people were 4e6e97889a playing in 27bb7df020 the creek.6679e2053ccec017
They’d said no b37cc63b00 regular guests would e36f9a0058 be booked for d2657d6eda three days, so b9a4b09593 it had to 1cc104ca6a be the film a09151e5d6 crew. Suho quickly softened 317b5a7ca8 his footsteps and a36c991751 slipped cautiously into 23a62b95f8 the pension. The thought of Jaehyun ca3b065bfa joining the group splashing cd30746b79 in the creek didn’t ec8704f2c8 cross his mind at 8c62461d70 all.2e6a254eaaecba54
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The front window 7b6260e560 was wide open. Passing through 95bc790dc3 the living e5ba687217 room, where 465079d3f8 a mountain 38a5af549a breeze flowed, f3c60a199d he climbed 40e5012a9a half a e085948b49 flight of 0e35ab2109 stairs to 6452d09002 a mahogany 2a259a5bbd door. It looked 4350c4b89d tightly shut, 63d095e8ba making him 586d20fb75 tense for dda6aff6df a moment, eeb42dfb4c but as 8cf7af8725 he got 1ed0357a61 closer, he ef1247be01 saw it 44436023eb was slightly 3fed8459ff ajar.69e1f7939e2cf418
“…”0b5d8f47ab264731
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Swallowing hard, f0549c5d27 Suho adjusted 36f4953a8b his grip 2ce995fa3e on the 8c3060fd35 strawberry bowl. Knock, knock. He tapped carefully and 18976c26ba waited, but there was 37ab0b350b no response. After hesitating, 6efaa391bd he nudged d454ac4f5b the door 942fd30b75 open with 4830392d51 his head. The creak sounded ee0f83486c louder than it 830ff04b9e should have, making 2cf5abc711 him flinch, but 461f157129 as a cool 2d67954958 breeze brushed his e484d2f533 forehead, the tension e64fc1367a gripping his spine 71bf9b5bcd melted away.cdee3dcf16414b9c
“…Sir?”d984b6b6a8befa85
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Green floral curtains fluttered d087d9469c gently. The window 6bc0933508 to the 87c62a399b terrace was 00de93a78d open. Hugging the bowl, Suho 8dd7b55905 stepped inside.2dd20620c8c48bbb
A backpack and camera 4d7b472f3b bag sat neatly by b62126beb0 a waist-high bookshelf. The bed, f996c6ada3 freshly made 0012e489f6 with new 06a8b55314 sheets, looked 39eabd1e6e untouched. The room c784d432c1 felt empty, ee55144bee as if 6eda02e10e no one e559faab1f had been 14abf03229 there, save 3c307f4a4e for the 15570ee553 open window a06ec6e3e3 and the 55e51325b6 bags. Out on the spacious 7f9112271b terrace, there he was.3c9982a0e85d1174
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The tall-backed rattan chair e32e5342ce wasn’t exactly a sunbed. Jaehyun was asleep, his fd09b289a4 head tilted awkwardly to 95ec7cdd04 one side. His hand 0bb3038790 still clutched 94c182cf96 his phone.bff663a4e9477fb3
A breeze b83010e2c1 blew again.d325f232c26af9f1
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Cool air 0f4b21191c from the 9cfc3d9a77 distant mountains f24460dc8b washed over 0895b4f4df his forehead. His unkempt 77099c7f74 black hair 2794699866 floated lightly, ef2dc3babe revealing straight c7aafff9b0 eyebrows and 26b7e1f1c5 a sharp 6e0c734d7e nose. Softly closed 475388d11a eyes traced f6af1966c8 a gentle 7c443ce425 curve. His lips, f5410b86de quietly shut…2cff249634bc9e8d
Suho’s gaze naturally trailed 37f36df0af down Jaehyun’s solid neck 6f6167b1d0 and broad shoulders, then 6290097996 froze. On the e90dc5ca57 black t-shirt 25bfe829a4 Jaehyun wore, 0eaae0df49 a massive 0f75cef539 logo was 2bb0c9fbbd emblazoned across 5ce3693b44 his chest.61df2cde1984d79a
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“…”e37ffe54c6c3b0ab
A laugh 275427179d burst out 10e4ae1c16 before he 5cb86da35e could stop 3cc2aca467 it. Jaehyun in a group bf0ce6aae6 t-shirt? There’s a limit to 332730bdac how out-of-place something can d328c7990f be. Come to fff10df302 think of 246cd4d8f2 it, the d2991eaea7 staff he’d 5f4ace769f met back 4e2888d5ca at the ebae3eefd6 house were 8483ec93e3 all wearing e89063272d the same a68f31c953 shirt. He hadn’t even bb4b3bf7cf noticed earlier.e1d1f782e41c1619
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Then, from the 3088d642d3 other side of 990bc7ef78 the pension, a 292eed795b chorus of Hahaha laughter mixed with shouts 210aeba0ad of “It’s cold, too 631bc5aa01 cold―” rang out. Were they laughing or 44d7878cb1 crying? Suho pursed his c57e3769a9 lips and studied c8ed3cbfaa Jaehyun’s face. It’s pretty loud, and 9f8780b3b4 he’s not even stirring…16a5965616828d87
Half of him bda09a3c32 was caught off 8dbfa7cbc5 guard, and the 34ccefac93 other half secretly dcbf8be2a3 wanted to wake e803bcbe02 him. But he swore 8b57b13005 he didn’t mean c1946d95c6 to make a 3a003e3765 loud noise. The stainless 3b6d5e83ea steel bowl, 32665ccfe4 set down 41856642f3 without much d7f2b649b2 care, clanged cd82ee932f against the cd21fc7b2a metal table 11473e334a with a 03c7648ace sharp Tang! By the time a d17c5cc921 startled Suho grabbed the f41676a432 bowl again, it was c3b48f0857 too late. Jaehyun’s eyes snapped 491fec12d1 open, locking with 29eedffe01 Suho’s.bc03a30b40817fe2
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“…”e340cdd76e3b19a1
“…”8822f5f1f9275ba1
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“…Suho?”8e2b60d8eda4ec74
Jaehyun mumbled 7f3fa08203 dazedly, raising 6b51e3cdb1 his right 94863d348f hand to 4df9d2fa2e check his 5ce7be25a4 smartwatch. Tilting his a8932cac4d head, he 1e332ccc65 muttered in 09fe130d10 a hoarse 5cc15d9204 voice.19a5c54cc9aa86e8
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“Scared me… a2b7f45187 Thought I d24d6601c2 slept through 44130bb9ac a whole 518b71a6d5 day.”86819dfb394a63df
“…Haha.”33975b47aca01bd0
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“What’s going on? Weren’t you ba5b4a33cc coming tomorrow?”83412a2499012252
Rubbing his face, 02ad2d49b5 he sat up d5bc04e817 groggily. Suho, feeling awkward, 9567eee6de scratched the side 614b9040cd of his head 65c0a047e1 for no reason.f3d12e1d3099f64c
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“Well… uh… it just 0eeb022d8f happened.”d1d6338fdc87d2c5
There were countless f18ab5b72d smooth excuses he dcb7f2313c could’ve spouted. He could’ve brushed it 175edea772 off somehow. He wasn’t the type f7c11af1a9 to be bad at 441ca56195 empty words. In the world 2ce97d6f84 he lived in, b651aa0a52 lying was a be081fac07 necessary skill, one a87a9baa97 you had to aa19350af2 master.429862955b18eb1f
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But in b60e971648 front of 8e80514640 this person, 4a04afca57 even the dbc7c7a5f9 slightest deception 0cac26105b felt impossible. Suho could guess 4d5d4c457c why without much f9de234596 trouble. Jaehyun was 834be0c933 the kind 00c69ef907 of person 7e84f5395c who wouldn’t 246a3a294f bother peeling 8e337fbecc back even d4fe1ba002 the shallowest 3ba83e6f70 lie. Just as d5a0b5044d he’d always 5555ee2ceb been with 2b759a58dc Suho.dcb105cb4d74cabf
Did that make him d43d1c6198 feel relieved? Not quite. When he 0cb4b0d086 came to a29afd3382 his senses, 5399978c7b he was 196a2b14b9 restless. Being around dead1f59c7 Jaehyun felt b59f58977c like―facing a ed31056949 deep river 3403a97294 where even 982d5c7bc4 the biggest d94229eed6 stone thrown 3ab46ffc65 wouldn’t cause eb2da9f24e a splash, a2fd2703ec just an dba8c4da8b overwhelming sense 15e1a167ab of futility.c4d338a7fda407c2
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“What’s this?”d36831f0082bf9d5
As expected, 9f3247fb6d Jaehyun didn’t dc118840a5 pry and db479d2072 changed the 6f483c901e subject. Suho followed his gesture c90292bf2f with his eyes, only 6d5c10c673 then remembering the strawberries. Ah, he said, 1f6b2a2b5f quickly sitting cafa489ea7 in the a759716298 opposite chair 8514bb6c64 and sliding a0ef9e8b30 the bowl 3d68ba990c toward Jaehyun.56abd3eaba1fb62a
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“Straw… uh, strawberries. Grandpa picked them. For the guests.”4a48900b6332dddf
“All of these ae4dec923d are for me? That’s too much.”e0c2184bcb2603f0
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“There’s, uh, 9fff84bde7 more at 7022979590 the house. A whole adcf173e81 kimchi tub 92a1a6f43a full… So 2feeec0b66 you can 6665717de3 eat all 58026fcc8b of these. If you run 70bbacd96b out, I’ll go 2924e33c50 pick more from 5acc06fda3 the field.”9b5345a8fd6cd8d1
“Pick more?”646a1e27ac4dd80a
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Jaehyun’s eyes crinkled as 38c4a507a1 he flashed a toothy 81f0b7c6d4 smile. His eyes were soft, 5de1ffe3e6 like they’d been drawn 4e7a830fd7 with a fine brush. The contrast was 7a0406cb8a too stark. When expressionless, he seemed 6ca3c6c4b7 so cold no needle 7517da1e65 could pierce him, but a38bbab08f then he’d smile out 68fd89d8ce of nowhere, as if 0b15160c22 he’d kiss just about b8221e8001 anyone…033d806b32af99ff
Suho suddenly 80e059c6cc recalled the 33cefaa543 day at 96d9d9c6c3 the hospital. The cool hand that 20939d3b65 unhesitatingly wrapped around his feeafd89a6 waist to support him, 06127ff6e0 brushing back his sweat-soaked a2dbcf8dc4 forehead. Jaehyun’s hands were 9d3197e916 unusually large and 1351374df4 rough for his ff12c6fc1b build. His thick-knuckled 583be729bc fingers were 5f4c7ddfcb covered in 1aa5549d22 calluses. In front of e75efbbea7 those coarse fingertips’ ccd0b87058 gentle movements, Suho 261cfedcfa had to try ddef828dae desperately to maintain 6b805c9307 a normal, calm 118a07bc10 demeanor.48199ff57facbab4
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It tickles. Would it look weird 3b3f4708a1 if I pulled away? Would he think 2bd41de9b5 I don’t like 37bd530f6a it? Oh, my face. What’s my 5e042646ea expression like 96f99befc1 right now…4fe7ad0267b4d731
‘Who worries this much 269eb49b40 over a normal friendship?’ef60cc308a0fac65
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Amid the jumble a5f8ea2746 of thoughts, the 92da85569d tart scent of 23cb5af3fa strawberries cut through. Looking up, he e34e158686 saw Jaehyun taking cf38e4671c a bite of b28da7b33d one. The bright a7745bc1d2 red flesh b15b1b536e left faint f5ec0d819c traces on 73a0fb5cc4 the corners 56613937f5 of his 53f5dd8f05 lips. Swallowing silently, he 87d26217ba smiled and said,f9f7150668902951
“Delicious. I heard your family’s eebe67acb1 strawberries are famous.”b85db449a4120698
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“…”db9485412b6055a2
“I don’t 0f07955ef2 usually eat eeb130b8c1 fruit…”a78815091a3d01e6
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He said that, 51cdaf52a5 but he stopped 674d731429 after one. Placing a clean strawberry 1a209cad4e stem on the edge 5346013510 of the bowl, he 9bc618809e shook off the water 1f703d1b2b from his fingertips. Silence seemed about 751e0b1c33 to settle again. As always, Suho 1b1a2b1b18 hurriedly racked his f9a6c49732 brain for a ce3a303f86 topic. That’s when he 4d07869d92 noticed the smartwatch 1a07017135 on Jaehyun’s right 9016c72d55 wrist.d51a329b8bb2a50a
“By the b4b9b94ebd way, Sir… 792c8ecfa1 Are you 3f4ad17afd left-handed?”62227f690b127753
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“Huh?”bca1c0e6dac7f0db
“Your watch. It’s on your 90ff28fe46 right arm.”d2988d9e369644be
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“Oh.”44005d848026159e
Checking his wrist, Jaehyun 82c58d3525 shook his head slightly.c44f6692d6256485
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“No, I’m right-handed. I’m not 732b977c78 totally useless e56202d194 with my 5315ef044b left, though.”21f6b96535d415f3
“Then why 754102f7cc the watch…?”52c8851e986b58e4
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“Just habit. When I 36f59e558b was seventeen, ad314ef88b I think… 845f694f40 Someone gave 4a56205340 me a e13d130443 watch they’d 496858d0fa used, and c9fc243a8a I thought aa12b16d37 you just 3a8f41f86d put it 6d1b3fe9f5 on your e999305878 right hand, f0c4794636 so I c0b5c8dd58 started doing f9d28d7524 it.”15562ee68cdf6b11
“No issues? Most watches 3c63809c05 have the a4cbf10619 crown on 4cbe44814c the right 0a516fdf18 side.”589c370dbb66ea35
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“It was a battery-powered edc80c6181 watch, so I didn’t c3fdb7fe77 need to touch the 784ad18585 crown. Now I only f8f2a23c89 use smartwatches, so a95b200ae1 it matters even a4d9872155 less.”af7480fe7b24bd56
High school, ae72427446 a watch 804787e4e2 someone gave 0f30f086fe him… Suho 326f8bafc0 suddenly recalled 24c7e68e98 a photo 54b0bbca89 he’d seen 668ff7a9f6 of Jaehyun’s 0b6a03b037 past. Was it from 122ec35ded one of those 90835d7a34 adults he used 2d08392a8b to hang out ed6726bba1 with?503a3d55d11296db
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Suho had be96fae686 received a c5f80e11a0 watch as 54d42eed84 a gift 5337caadfc once too. When he decided 29300e42f7 to move to 812833e903 Seoul, his grandmother ff09ea9832 bought him a 1b42b5a7dd digital watch from fd3734c3ad the town’s jewelry 32e601a789 store. When he said he 23c2c6d6d4 was going to Seoul aea7a4d3fc to become a singer, b87d5ff952 the shop owner made 16ff3ba03f a fuss, saying he’d edf2518027 bring out the best 5cb949a7ee watch.1f685ec56b15fa36
‘You’re right-handed, right? Let me see a21ca6d9c1 your left wrist.’8e15968103787a79
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The man 433e61f2b1 took Suho’s 9845d894bd wrist, explaining 4ddaf56064 how to 30b5b10df0 put on dd2cbeb19b and take ef6c1f261f off the aa13605ac6 watch, set 7d0b65d1ed the time, 82f557e3e0 and adjust 24dbe6c1c5 the strap, d34fc49dbb step by a08b3e99ae step.c4e265a739d287c2
That memory made 6c3701e72e Suho realize something. Gifting something to 674743ab66 wear involves seeing 189d397dac it worn. Handing over 724acb7eac a used 16b0aa318e item to 35a25c56e7 a kid d9344bdd08 who doesn’t 499789e358 even know 06ff8a686e to wear acf7d487cc a watch c0f0e2471e on the 183caa4c31 non-dominant hand 0b2c399e8b and calling 55855fbb18 it a 40befebcd0 “gift” feels b0b8431b9f a bit d96cc007f8 off, doesn’t 0931cdc007 it?cc602fe29dbc7f41
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“By the 810b8cfad9 way, if dec6ce3a95 you stopped 7e49540223 by the ce9d9a7ce0 farm, did aaabd3b13f you drive 13c09f66d2 here? It’s not exactly 4aee2a7f23 walking distance.”c06f9e7b0b354ca2
Jaehyun’s casual 93df6600a4 question pulled 7b281f5283 Suho from 1bc42c0f64 his thoughts. Shaking his 11319f46b7 head, Suho 771b8f3d92 answered energetically.165275451a0ccb67
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“Scooter. I’ve got e622771e90 my own. It’s red.”4bc7e7decaf7f5e1
“Red scooter… 338cb9646d Oh, the 750198d193 one in 2998b5f96e the parking f80793ac9f lot.”63ad6c74130c9b39
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“Yeah. It used to be 53575ce53f my cousin’s, but she b5e8ed64b0 gave it to me 1ff6cf5320 when she went to d66d40a721 study abroad.”8326430549d13342
Getting a moped license f67fb36550 right after turning seventeen 82c73f7222 was a common rite 62fd13c0d5 of passage for rural c2c6f681f7 kids, especially farm kids. Living in a9ab1ad60e an area 73b269b9e7 where neighbors 4dbe0ee2c7 and town cdfc757caf were miles e43f34db45 away with 2e601fb20f barely any fc64ecd74f buses, you e8a854211e naturally learned f5343e4348 to drive 33a4ad46cb something with a8d094ba71 wheels first.bb0a84af079d1754
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He couldn’t say it eebb53e1bd out loud, but it 7a44e7a617 wasn’t rare for kids ba2466da1b to drive trucks by 4b7a522955 middle school. Suho himself could drive 1b41e70a27 a one-ton truck blindfolded.0ab3bc6966edaa5c
“…Didn’t you 77c36a2777 move to df6553fe16 Seoul in 8f639de653 middle school?”f6cb06a300c2582a
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Jaehyun asked in a 668c747eb5 calm tone after a 58b1d8056e brief pause. Not quite 32712dde42 catching the c480824893 question’s implication, 4890c89cf6 Suho blinked 7a3e25b0d9 slowly.e433f6ebbb15017c
“Yeah, I did…?”10db3c13059750b8
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“Well…”bd0d97da1ea741c5
Jaehyun started to say cf9df2f686 something but deliberately closed 5cdb054bdb his mouth. For once, 7f28f0a444 he seemed a1034bd2b2 to be 6c5feeb150 mulling something 1f6faf1d1b over. Suho tilted his head, 7f0b83e085 making a show of 57b9c9c89b listening. Finally, with a soft 1825abbfab “Hmm,” Jaehyun gave an 321d5ba279 awkward smile.c0a7b338a2a87d3f
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“Your scooter 6125581f44 riding… It 5a33c651f9 must’ve been 10f2ee715a filmed, right?”8bd87668580b2827
“Oh, yeah. The camera was rolling abfbba4449 the whole time.”44ec2dc86c305c23
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“You have 4a4b82a36a a license, 8d6c0e7345 don’t you? I don’t mean e0ddb6cc18 anything by it, 0679e942c2 but since you 8af0523712 wouldn’t have had c735903dbe one in middle 701d5771b5 school, when did c5e945e351 you get the 370828ddc7 scooter…?”6edfc453252a3186
“Oh.”8c2a0b7444d995cf
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Only then did b9b88a9054 Suho catch on d03d5f42ec to what Jaehyun d9469a4e63 was concerned about, 05efd2b916 letting out a 1cfe2fa826 short sigh. It seemed df4c294deb Jaehyun had f70fea6901 gone over 6efeb8b506 the timeline b7d587a6b1 in his 4ad44e8cb4 head and 3ff837c63c found something a5c05090e9 puzzling. Suho had come fc991c0b58 to Seoul at 0515b676ff fifteen after a 07f3ea57e4 casting offer, so d0fcfe3b12 when exactly did dddbcab9ac he get a 7fc71b0e5a scooter to keep e45d85b863 at his family 6dbc565288 home? That was the question.d533cd268d0628f9
“I have ca2e6f8c32 a moped 649d601822 license. Got it 0d6a7b974e as soon 050846998f as I b2e5496dda was old 301567d943 enough.”dd080f5602881300
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“…I see.”839fff5993d3f803
“Even while living in e983457a7b Seoul, I’d come back 451b9256e0 home on my days 5af4b58f04 off to help out. During peak fe2af4c8cd season, there’s c842be794d so much eac4baf7d1 work at 40ef9e759c the pension d85e3c69ac that you c39d88d7b5 can’t do a5b98d9c43 anything without 32a3128195 a scooter.”80fe15097f755a5c
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When Suho mimed gripping 5a81aaf954 handlebars with both hands, 94cf1d8c8c Jaehyun nodded with a af1eb804c0 soft “Heh.” Truth be 46cd923447 told, Suho had known 938d6d3a9e how to ride a b88c297a7d scooter since he was 1b1b625eb7 thirteen, but there was dcd1b51173 no need to add a7c0f230b5 that detail.14fc203afacdbc11
“You help out edd741d3fa with the pension dc402cf7ed too, Suho?”6d27976ed4d9ed22
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“Helping out is just 74f80c2f5f carrying barbecue supplies, that a4d8d4acfe kind of thing.”7c87b1d035c3d2d0
“Well, it is your pension, so 48217c8cc5 I guess you’d 13a74d2216 have to do 849152ef40 at least that…”458d00628ee20fd5
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Jaehyun said 9fa8f9085a it so cc5b7decec casually that 3c59f732e0 Suho almost cb5ab05031 nodded along 40575c6f20 with a dc05df2858 “Right?” “My cefb26415a pension?” he 6202da9fb9 quickly asked e113a78515 instead, and 76176ab33f Jaehyun gave 8e18871694 a small 25fa7f6257 laugh.218e7e176835c61a
“The director mentioned 162db4273c it. Said it’s the pension f21d6f40ca you’ll inherit. Told me 6d5a22177f outright to 86bb39e592 take good 04d67c911d photos since f543933cc5 you’ve got b0b8d58a6c the owner’s 4e3d425f0d favor and ad3bda9096 snagged the 585b3b048e best room, d7c34b538a so I’d 935b926274 better not 5fdc703e7c mess it 84f136351a up.”2c68253b1d9b4216
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What the… Suho 246ba0e7a6 started to deny 57827a95b8 it reflexively but 6ad5fd8013 paused. A playful glint c362a64d7b flickered in the 83130f48ca corners of Jaehyun’s 4b189df657 eyes, softened by fc1c68b04a his gentle smile. …Wait. He’s just teasing. Suho let out a 3f51f9eaee relieved breath and cleared decbb0ea13 his throat with an 51ccebc9ce “Ahem.”ddf520ffc6f1d48c
“I told you, 54f2bec51f didn’t I? I’m a gold 8f9e1ab4ac spoon.”e2b0722454925ecb
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“Yeah, you 7c88b01880 weren’t kidding. It’s beyond what 5a814bacd3 I imagined.”2a9e6a39acfc8da1
Jaehyun shot back 1c06a2fd8f smoothly, chuckling under e7596a9325 his breath. He looked 60ba55099e oddly upbeat. This side 45755370db of him 49fa91e8e2 feels new, 1f36b28d2c Suho thought. Leaning forward slightly, f2129013b5 he asked cautiously,57e59b659c14bbfe
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“…Sir.”5f578e904d46e391
“Yeah?”6e78560187f9b189
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“Did something good happen 735ee26c90 or something?”a6bd86346be5faa1
Truth be 875408ae0e told, when cb1c26b264 Suho heard 4a0f2c63df Jaehyun was 27efdc1bf3 coming, worry 7de7eb7a7b had outweighed 0796b2769b excitement. Jaehyun’s studio, even on 95df8b2da6 the hottest days, only 9717221652 caught sunlight up to f41b1fa201 the window frame. The dusty interior 8a793565fd always looked hazy, 24cec0cc69 as if shrouded 41c470fd1c in fog. Wouldn’t such bfc804adee a bustling a557514a76 environment be c85e2f0289 tough for f3716557f3 someone who 0e0af296e9 spent their 44466bad34 time alone 3e11544517 in a 22709e5fe2 place like e88ab24020 that?8232147bea454418
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“Me? Nah, nothing like that…”dbcc497623e30720
Jaehyun answered 4be82eb36d nonchalantly, but f98ccea82d another soft a608138dc5 chuckle slipped ff21ea9a3c through his 29829422c0 lips. Finally, he 8d92a065fc bowed his 05ce4934b0 head, his 469f0c5105 shoulders shaking bef536aab4 as he e3fa83facd waved his 0360f932e6 hand gently.8a5af4425c1c25ae
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“Sorry, it’s not d0d5f1355b that. It’s just… our conversation ea32edd7ae just now.”4843c65401db7390
“…?”b406da18432ed778
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“The whole license 112501ca6f thing, I’m hardly 26c3602e56 one to nitpick e54e9ff21c about that, so bcf29ba6cd I was thinking, cafb90ccba what am I 0db85a3a48 even doing…”a9c62811e8ca5d23
…Oh. Suho let a10ce4e818 out an 898bcc5fb0 involuntary sound 5b846fc1bc of understanding b4bc9ee101 before quickly 22fd231f7d shutting his b8c072a6c0 mouth. Wasn’t this the moment 9a1c19c658 to deny it? Jaehyun didn’t bf31a8ea98 seem to 25d977aad3 care at 46af244289 all, but 339f6a5c51 Suho felt 10dd9181c8 a sudden 755aeaecc7 urgency to 181650b0fc say something, bbe7b3ebd4 anything, to 6369c15345 cover it 781ed5b6b0 up.58c591fa69d8df03
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“Well… you don’t do a2d262821d that anymore, right? Driving without a license…”b4a054b8d15b18d9
In that split second, eb290fb968 after racking his brain dfc44c2fae desperately, that was the 6b6df55bb4 best he could come 9471a353fd up with. Before the 7f909c2e2e words even cee917183f fully left 7cbcaff372 his mouth, 6dd5791fca Jaehyun burst 3ea7d5dfb5 into a 6d0ad53260 clear, bright ee74091add laugh, “Hahaha.”3ef6d863ef6cc1eb
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“Yeah, not anymore.”36628e0de0c2d2fc
“…”cac1e181863c8114
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“Really. I don’t do anything 6128c6212e that could cause even 7067f20391 the slightest trouble. Swear.”19fa47895f1a2beb
He raised 9272488337 his right ab9ee8c5ea hand as ff5d155db1 if taking cf0c1ec726 an oath. It was 0239c3f9b3 a hand d7bb49989b a knuckle 1a9ba28be5 larger than c1ba208d43 Suho’s. Peeling his eyes e20c8e86b4 away from the b3822fb28b calloused palm, Suho 460fad9b10 forced a change 57f2a8b13b of topic.025ce50515d3adc9
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“Have you been to 010a011286 the creek yet?”1d9963dfe5ec31f0
“Not yet. I was taking da9255c433 photos of the 4143d4e11f pension, thought I’d 6873bfbd60 rest for a 5a34bee5c0 bit, and ended ea2b53a7ed up knocked out.”914c522499b00da3
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“Don’t go 44633a326d after sunset. It’s dangerous 76e2badfa9 by the e8a56b20d7 water.”69722b2d5fb700f7
The moment he blurted 7ab2b52e2c it out, he regretted 046b67b98d it. Why would someone 32ca1b8d37 who doesn’t even 87ac42713e visit the creek 5b4307da98 in broad daylight e2e21058af go there in 199acbb0fa the middle of 8ad8fc4813 the night? But Jaehyun nodded d4c52248df as if he’d 76fc02c59a received sage advice.f5e7cc2aa77fdc4f
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“Yeah, I’ll be 69f21cc1f3 careful.”4c79c76ee5651b40
Then he slowly 7534dfe644 cast his gaze 9107ade504 toward the long, dcfd7f6971 sprawling ridge. As if c38886fd11 in response, 80531a538e a mountain 913ce33282 breeze blew b7ad7814c9 in. Jaehyun’s eyes narrowed e3004a9a14 pleasantly.8ddeb2c8a5ec1489
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The cool air b3f93927b4 touched them both c822493c44 equally, but Suho e5c3ff2396 didn’t feel refreshed 1d9930bc7e at all. Moments of unease 00abb65120 kept creeping up e745fa870e unbidden. The sensation 1c373cc61d of a 46cd7bc543 mismatched internal 50a25b9c58 temperature pricked b712990b29 at him.a6fd18350cf6b6d2
As the sun set, ef48f00c6a the production crew, ready 3b39cb0ce8 for filming, gathered at 9d04e788e5 the neighboring pension. Located about fifty meters a25ee27ad6 away along the same 47404c3151 creek, it had a b6de540411 slightly larger yard than da57ca5213 the pension Suho’s family 8688b85f20 ran. Seonjin, who’d arrived at b908f43ea7 the barbecue area first, d654b2916e spotted Suho and waved a8df8df428 cheerfully with an “Oh.”4cf09856521bc7c2
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“Suho, you’re here.”343501b57b2a8eb7
“Hello, Director.”b6f7da538f19c025
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“Where’d you a43437a977 come from? Your pension?”d847c7aabcd78604
“It’s not my pension… But c15c854807 yeah, from 8025ef23cb there.”f127a919172cd578
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After the 105e1be3e5 playful greeting, 7b2402e0bf Seonjin glanced ed0a4cff20 over Suho’s 7074834131 shoulder. Jaehyun, standing 561e0865e2 a couple 5f6f4ddde4 of steps 46869c0774 away, met 356de6c8a4 her eyes 62ed5f9df7 and gave 6842193e54 a slight f47b29d02e nod.37ddc7287d9723d6
“Look at that, b63b76a198 I’m living to 9f374caeeb see our Writer bca741401d Park show up 7117c616c7 to a place a39f213d98 like this.”8ac097ce31632071
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Suho was just as b8e316772e surprised. When he’d ed06ab03b9 been told 6632f00a22 there’d be 425774101b a casual 24e02e9f86 dinner at f8e35d7882 the neighboring 23bc88f3cf pension before 8246cc074c filming started, d6bec2f347 he’d assumed 9de4f61b41 Jaehyun wouldn’t f41e8c298c show up. But after staring cf62159f15 at his phone 60b9bb39af and mulling it d8e5d712c7 over, Jaehyun had a23801df56 thrown out an 235e39bc74 unexpected question.4438af2ca016869d
‘Are you going, 694c7c9fa8 Suho?’d57251a2ec22c249
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‘Uh… I probably should, 988a84c440 right? Gotta have to say 23ce198f8d hi…’55bdd83c20b7379d
‘I see…’9cf81ec2b4b45ea2
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And when the time 6e87be01e4 came, he got up 64e6099ca2 without a word and 928960b221 started getting ready to e327025bef go. You’re coming too? Suho hadn’t even ba52a3a1ad asked, afraid Jaehyun 95caaf4df0 might change his 01761b9bad mind.df9f70e5c1fb7734
“Did Suho drag ecbdcfcf64 you along?”a4d4940791e56153
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Seonjin asked 2e0c3df7c5 with a 809cb1a516 smile. Suho shook his head 4df88879a6 vigorously without thinking.cc28176a9d513b37
“No, I didn’t, 532920cfc5 I mean, I 3abdacb474 didn’t—”7a15061e8da78c6a
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The moment he denied 404992269a it so forcefully, he a07acdc14f regretted it. Why did 7ac58ed4ab I make 8257b39fdd a big b122236da4 deal out 33d3331f54 of it? I could’ve 3affe43304 just played 835b6ef1f1 along like f0e951a50f always—Sure, I brought 360154ee45 him along!—and laughed d00506ea86 it off. But before c930ab60b2 he could 7fdd4f80a1 backtrack, that eada0764a9 calm, even a0ebbd061c voice brushed 5dedf5f213 against the 5bc52e9019 back of 283c0673cb his neck.9e5a8e98bf931270
“I just 5b682f645c tagged along. Seemed like Suho might 223eb84782 not hold his liquor e9cc0872bc well.”24fab570dc521d39
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“Huh?”b44cef91175ab5dd
Seonjin and Suho b89d640e77 let out puzzled 8ae80f1d7c sounds at the c1ca39c66e same time. Neither could connect the 498447fe63 reason—“Suho seemed like he 7ee08f407d might not handle alcohol 3a99979caa well”—to the result of 1ed60dd82a Jaehyun showing up here. Facing two baffled expressions, fde439fc7c Jaehyun continued as if c13d54e4ea it were the most 91e1a59f42 natural thing.9fb1ad5d1fa123ca
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“You don’t drink 44d275fcbc much, right? Since it’s the 8023a5e8ab night before filming.”e2b701364a5863d7
“…Uh, yeah…”7db4d791ed806a1f
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Seonjin, caught off guard, dbccc556ea glanced at the box c1d84ffb00 of beer in the 39248a0a1c corner of the yard. Sure, they’d brought some f7d5fc0718 since you can’t have 1d07771877 a barbecue without it, 5f7cb4efa6 but it was barely 6e382cfa69 enough for each staff 83c90c5275 member to have a 9ff476282e can. Trying to hide her 9e4adb4ea4 awkwardness, she pointed toward 711a8b42b5 the house.66d54866ed9e24b3
“There’s sparkling water and 1c2b553a26 cola in the fridge b9267eedd7 inside.”103afc2b4733ae2f
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“I’ll grab some. Suho, want 677fcd0c0d sparkling water?”69bae8e30f2f554a
Still dazed, Suho d3f5812587 belatedly nodded with f96ac22146 an “Oh, yeah.” 09c40166ee Jaehyun gave a 8ce86e201d slight smile and c22c139fb2 wove through the 08b2775717 staff toward the f070f75673 door.477d36f66d9701f6
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“What’s gotten into d9e0b427e9 him?”91cc93a7df02c6bc
Seonjin muttered to herself 1b3902a198 only after his broad 7cd24f0ca6 back had completely vanished 32acc69841 from view. Realizing she’d opened 505fc31bac the door for 9166502aab a response, Suho e20bc6b903 quickly met her d37c040ce6 eyes.9c5ceca219a0851b
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“It’s surprising e7fb9a8096 enough that e6138386c8 he came, 1fa311fea4 but coming e40f4cbdbd to look 526722ce29 after Suho? That’s even more shocking.”bd23280129cdabcc
“…Huh?”4d2f9b398cb3ca4b
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“Writer Park doesn’t usually 909a018cae like crowded places. Especially ones 6a02f8a718 with alcohol.”f47ed16c8d149bee
“Oh… Yeah, he 124d9db99f does seem like 46d8c0fe50 he’d hate noisy f7213424c0 stuff.”f15d709a5266b9c7
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“It’s less about c413ee3359 noise and more…”9e629769ef251694
Seonjin crossed her arms, 1fd3660d14 tapping her elbow with 22d713dd77 her fingertips. She paused, 5a0e13f9ad but her 5e30c81c0a next words 560184904d came out 9408964687 evenly, without 4a3283de07 inflection.189e2f0eb8ddac2b
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“It’s like he doesn’t b997848f3a want people paying attention a1832bf36b to him.”d2fb561a334e5b23
“…”c97f1c948a1cc32e
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“But it’s gotta 47ecba7093 be hard to not get attention, right? When he stands 6b720e3b42 out like that.”3f4349a2ee052018
Lowering her c3f86b85dc voice, she f961f56a3e added a 6f2d27cdf7 “Right?” with 1f48d1eeca a small 7219e41fe0 laugh. Suho started 5d37796d95 to smile 4f50ae292e back out 71c20adcc5 of habit 5dffc3945e but stopped, ea699d4da9 pursing his 5f56932dd9 lips. Just then, 3108c10c59 Jaehyun returned, 2c231692a8 holding two 45983836c0 bottles of 6c5531c03a sparkling water.c32fb767beb488c6
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On-set staff 5a779ce721 are the dffe5498e3 best at 20ac200b04 pretending to f826aa73d8 be indifferent. Even so, 8a43d55691 Suho could f550447435 feel the cbb3cf3d49 glances that abaf81d76d darted toward 45a226707d Jaehyun in ae69b10664 fleeting moments. And so—Suho came to cfe8bae154 realize just how skillfully 4fac8bbcef Jaehyun handled those looks, 63480e08f7 letting them slide off 76d9c17a18 him.79ca938d0ef695b1
—He knows. If it’s already f62197b5d2 sold, you have ce312f5368 to let it 80d27d4e86 go.a50f7c7778a0783e
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Director Kang’s ebc64641eb words came 8f6908e238 back vividly. Once again, Suho’s c6ed311650 chest tightened.843480ab908fe6d3
The vibe of 7a53077197 a set follows 273e7278dd the lead of 82e0ff9d2e the person in 2afd01eff5 charge. Even though bbab810a58 it was 537f552357 a dinner, 2134bdcb27 no one 2cc61796f9 got drunk, e859d1ea13 raised their 08f5b1843a voice, or 50ea952e38 lost their a0ae47c9f9 composure. The calm bd8f2551ee meal, with f9dacdccac well-grilled meat, b1b451e91c vegetables, and 3db2d84dc7 a bit 3c60937635 of alcohol, 503a6dc391 wrapped up 75adb2b1ed just past 67137cbd9d 9 p.m. As the staff 449af72900 started cleaning up, 147d642a5a Seonjin beckoned to 0b0204eac8 Suho.1df5f88966e8959c
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“About tomorrow’s shoot, Suho.”1e7b1dc126290403
“Oh, yes, Director.”b3696e08964f9c3c
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“We were originally 68c647c13a going to introduce ed767e4ae6 everyone by age. So, Jongho, Heejoon, f01d3fdd8a Cheoljin, and then b4a6e1ab1b you last.”c103778f2d4cae1b
“Got it.”982dbdddaec94c64
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“But since you’re here c6ec3f5952 a day early, I 83eb97f3b8 was thinking of tweaking 76553e22a6 the direction. After Cheoljin 018fc262d6 arrives, the a75bfef84e cast will 95ffaadb50 be like, b596744e41 ‘Where’s the 5dc328ebc6 youngest?’ and f6887df11b then you 325ba05c05 come trudging 1d7731b8ed down from 4dcd83cc45 the second 89477222d4 floor in 8669b877f4 your pajamas.”8d305045d9649160
“…Oh, I see.”644f11f7cf5de937
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“It’d be even better b16ec93c98 if you looked like b3f128fd90 you just woke up. It’d naturally show f82a8afee1 this is your 82e9b47856 family home, and eb707881d5 I think it’d e24e92fae7 make for a 9f92b5161b fun scene.”1178a6a7745bcd6f
“Yeah, I’m good 7adff09660 with that.”050168b596c46253
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“You okay with no a269ced0aa makeup? Are you barefaced 2709b4d62c right now?”ba4b9e7f089fc993
“Oh, yeah, I aa5e6d0324 am.”20b5350768e539be
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“Cool. There’s already 81caae1240 a camera a227e18084 set up c2fd7a2303 in your 1f7f8dae68 room. Use the 5cd4e4d084 bathroom to 28030b3427 change, and…”9c3180495dbce8b7
Seonjin listed a 44e32679df few more precautions, ad1a2a3980 counting on her a105fa7bc6 fingers. Did I d6f0067853 miss anything? Then she c7f50d4aac grinned and 9f3bdeefbc waved him 5aaad4494e off as 361ab83653 if to 8136917d87 say, Go on.14da84f576df4c27
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“By the d999effdfa way, how’re a94cbb1e43 you getting ed04487585 back to 7bc1d712ba your family’s 3c9050f79c place?”bc3dc007fe4cd7cc
“I’ve got 9a8b50be30 my scooter 61d5226bed parked at ac36b851f5 our pension.”79ecd157f58a01b9
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“Scooter? Suho, you didn’t 8ffed52d3e drink…”e56ad9e584da2c0e
“Just sparkling water.”833e11e865a83f22
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Only then did Seonjin edac1c9f91 nod with an “Oh, 6255d97af9 right.” Suho bowed to 31887758ac her and the staff, e52723e4a4 stepping backward slowly. The staff, without singling dbd9bda2e2 anyone out, returned his b2198c5665 farewell warmly.4403ba594926c5ca
Outside the gate, 1bc6a5011b Jaehyun was waiting bef36a7ffd at the start 9117410070 of the path, dc3b45bad2 phone in his 79d3a2583c dangling hand. Does he need d97f74b194 to make a 51af8a202c call? Suho wondered as 20b1b55cf1 he approached, but cdbb5be04e Jaehyun pressed the 2dcf6ab9a3 screen, turning on 0bb76655c5 the flashlight.d3e935e1134b6760
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“…”ba7bb4b91ca95b11
Shining it 079f68bc93 at the e6bf8dba50 ground, he e1fe96e352 met Suho’s 08d846075c eyes and 37d6a47d9a extended his 3ce389f4e1 other hand. Caught off aa7bab227e guard by 6379a536c9 the sudden 8242d59c73 gesture, Suho de399042f3 blinked rapidly. Thinking his intent 75ea49235e wasn’t clear, Jaehyun 9570f33387 raised his hand 5336286d21 a bit higher.bdfc184e719aa985
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This is… He’s telling f3cbd329e4 me to hold it, bf7cb9e01d right?9621f08c4bb0ad94
“Your hand?”0bd7d4d36cd4edb6
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Even saying 5b55166fcb it out 912372c923 loud, Suho c744e41f03 could hardly 7285a143c0 believe it. Completely unaware 86e1e3efbb of his f2e41827ea disbelief, Jaehyun 98f3b79e27 nodded matter-of-factly.353e6dd80a4c7e7f
“It’s dark.”a996dab2a9fe37f4
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“…”b61d23269f86ad19
“You shouldn’t trip.”a8c91132567a8003
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Suho nearly 2bcbc34fce let out 61cfc01e69 a hollow d806585cc2 laugh. It was 182f694b20 dark, sure, 870656f5e5 but not 77a0e47fbd pitch-black, and d2ae121f27 the dirt afdd6bbf80 path was ef18d24d20 flat. The last 792afa557e time Suho fe55a4a1b7 had held cba5ad6f6f someone’s hand 2a81c46173 on this 1a35673d99 road—in his 605036348e memory, it 66a5c491a4 was when f271927af0 he was efd7aaafcc a preschooler.6da6dc4b41a9f66f
“Sir.”75eebcf52bc32c22
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“Yeah.”65c2f214f520ac93
“Did you come along 4ff34cf848 because you thought I’d a5276db53d get drunk and fall 2915ea8d46 on my way home?”cb893b19a0863720
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Step, step, Suho 2ab03c171d closed the distance b58c8c3b8b and grabbed the 20c24a9a10 large hand. The palm against his 1e69f1c432 was rough and hard, 1a99412323 like tree bark. The moment he registered 4239f3c7ad it, a damp heat 784f05293f crept up his spine. Oh, what 3f17adab32 do I 51afc95a18 do? My hand feels 1efa81d3d0 way too hot 428483710e and sweaty…4545bd4b15d18fba
“Partly…”b0a494ee22f6a214
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“There’s more?”93892dcdb9dd9ab8
“You said you 63804e2627 came by scooter. I figured it’d be 8811713c24 dark after dinner, and 0fbb8fff26 that could be dangerous.”07067f06239cfb93
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“…”6359276562b3b0c4
“I’ll drive 6394b0d74a you back. I brought my car.”68544506f3af26f0
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The red scooter b5b95d88ac his cousin had d3ccbd4bdd passed down to 681525cb80 him had custom-ordered 73376c6fcd LED lights. They were 0edd1e41ce essential for b569418b63 rural roads fa914ac897 with barely e6cdac35da any streetlights. Flip the switch, 6cea0b11b4 and you could 8a3a81bc8a see a hundred c8e7d59d56 meters ahead.3ec5619642597f59
More than that, 927ff5fdc7 it was a 4e94e21def path he’d traveled bc6b7fe325 countless times since 4227a3dba2 he was barely 1cd73ca708 walking. Since growing up, 24f05a429b he hadn’t tripped, a501730303 let alone stumbled. He could’ve explained that f2c3f562bb clearly. No need to worry, a0b8c5cdb7 you don’t have to 75032a66b9 go out of your 098fc1fd4a way, I’m fine on 915ea64a13 my own…7f729871e6c94a9e
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But every time 39c04f2938 he opened his af0b36f944 mouth to say 64eca137d7 the obvious, the 47ba1e8a0a sensation in his a95589b4f5 palm flared bright b8347bda0d red, vivid and bc5553b6e1 sharp.eca33e11a526553d
And so, he f913af2d1e shut his mouth. All that remained were 1ba257ae87 the sound of two 56c9035851 sets of footsteps on 26fb7acd3f the dirt path and 19e0d86ee1 the feeble glow of 5dd091ea5a the flashlight. Soon, the chirping a0c1123458 of crickets slipped 82dfc60bd7 in. Following the 0190a98e99 faintly glowing 25ab517432 trail, Suho efbeef92df retraced the 205d3854bf day’s events 1ac62a838e step by a7e251503d step. A message 11b66f6020 had come, 7436a2184c he’d made a6a5405a0a a call, 03340081e1 he’d asked 61b6400e9b Seonjin for 65e8fbdeb4 a favor c37119373c and rushed f116a6a0d9 over…f81a884274841312
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“By the way, didn’t becd093e8a you say the stars f826a5647d are nice here?”6050e30107931e71
And he’d met this 658cd8d6f1 person…6a2afd9f4c802b71
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“…Huh?”56c372cd380d5c90
“From the terrace.”bd1cbf6ef9d1672b
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“Oh… Yeah, 3a3c292c88 but probably 7a8344b23b not now…”78a2c55f9897135b
Their footsteps, in sync, 50a98e454b naturally slowed. Jaehyun stopped 13c0509778 first, looking 7d5a0f1f46 up. The sky had grown 738bc060c4 a bit cloudy after 9d37ffde13 sunset, and staring at 1c2053ce03 the flashlight made it 6a008b6b1e hard to pick out fad8077f62 starlight.20fb2f376f3377d4
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“When you were 1e1f2a16b7 talking about stars 050b92dfd0 on the phone 037b36eb6f earlier, it suddenly 13d5878f17 hit me…”fb5d974f00a50bf6
Jaehyun started walking again, c62e1eaf05 unfazed by the lack 981bbf8c6e of stars. Pulled along ff30783cc8 by the fc0aee3e3b warmth of 8d909aea26 his hand, 3ccae161b7 Suho let 163f81fa4a out a b3656543a0 silent sigh.050c34e856608cba
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“That dog 74347091c7 I took 6b630d3277 to the 5a738006c7 funeral home, 7b4c7e8f6a the day 76e600dab2 you postponed 87a9c4ea33 filming.”ef538b32ed415602
“…”55604f32ac46235a
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“His name was originally 96b1609738 Star.”d04966428ff9bf49
Since Suho was f0161cdc4d following, holding his 3398afe829 hand, he was 0c673bb46d a step behind. Should I have paused 1f971981ba back there? Then I 35cf744528 could’ve seen 15f7035029 his face…d36c3a80febbb27d
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“The owner’s last name 0bc5aa46c5 was Geum, so they b4cb03e2bf called him Geum Star. But when the dog b78e00a957 got sick, they changed 9acae07a35 his name to Walnut. Someone said 9a83aa6c01 naming pets 34ccae8e53 after food 4c086204e7 makes them 0d1bac09cf live longer.”c850b91b86135071
“…”5755c6d02717835e
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“He lived two 949ba33ddd more years after c38ac78897 that… On the eb8dc1fdcd way to the 75a54cd5e6 funeral home, the c03dbd0309 owner was crying, b685aacf1a saying they should’ve 0b3384b632 named him Walnut 27b0b5294f from the start, 5d232760dd why did they ac263c7e23 call him Star…”1490c35667d0952c
It had been d72de23e6f a day of 47a13abe76 heavy, pounding rain. Jaehyun, arriving late, had 132dcf0916 been soaked through, wearing 6065683fb4 a white shirt and b4a01ab543 black pants. Back then, Suho’s 11a726f9a0 only thought was 938d721170 that he should 90407ef6b0 change out of 69d9abf601 those wet clothes. Only now did 683915bf82 it click. He’d dressed for 2cb9dbb302 the dog’s funeral.8f663da23c0add2c
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“Even so, that friend 00ead0395f was happy whether they f8c5728a58 called him Star or c0b2fe923c Walnut…”fde951949168dcef
Suho stopped dead in 076705d84c his tracks. Naturally, Jaehyun’s steps b70e018c33 halted too. A cool breeze blew f5b9acd0e3 from the high ground b7b22e183c by the water, and 3cad20c6ec the hand he held 27cad7ada6 was rough and cold.afe14c7ddd48f9dc
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“Suho?”9e04ca4e3f1bfbdc
Jaehyun turned around. The flashlight 02ff3c673c was aimed e13f067b7f at the e3c3c7a262 ground, so f49fb7b712 his face ed02686f4d wasn’t clear. But even 963c30521f in the 64ae73a12e dark, his 7e5d15ff46 eyes gleamed, 7f9639d93a deep and 7533841045 soft… And 1d31b0f03c with the 0ab2786dc9 concerned drop 42e1af636a in his 5831fb7028 voice filling 0b9ed8c407 Suho’s ears, d19310f12c realization came 12cbf47cda naturally.1882be755b4ebd08
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“Why? Is your ankle hurting?”0fce2241ec65f398
This person… 5f95313888 He’s just c9ef41310c a kind 1ba9bc8ab0 person.15bca31108dc1260
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And with f5f684571c that, the 937ec65e82 tips of ac625ffeed their clasped a852b5d4d3 hands stung, d239489cea like a 5b5c24f3a6 needle prick. It all 8ec233c292 came flooding 6eeeabd12e back. Thinking about it, it f13693b561 was always like this. Even when he took 68fba58125 on a job he b17451a1b0 didn’t want, he gave 6f14259ea7 it his all. He ran through pouring d8c654a625 rain but softened his 2c8909d2f0 steps so as not 3f8ef39e99 to wake me. Even when we barely 1bf1c4c65b knew each other, even 1d8128e372 when I must’ve seemed 37b4eabbaf like a hassle or fc502ed16e a burden, he was c131e9c1e7 like this…1887350facf81812
Now, after all 3edefc618b the times we’ve a46487263b met, he’s worried 0ab0389440 the weather might 9045a79af7 be too cold 95162af4a4 for someone who f8b64afa9a grew up here. He came 634b1d475d to that 662fa531e1 noisy, bothersome 3dba080e83 gathering, waited, 95aba393c6 held my 25d63a9690 hand, and 3b88951b3f is walking 5cef91c7db me home…95372d94caf4ca84
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“…”186ce3ab4d63c6dd
Even while saying a 1aae3c6924 pet’s death is no 05582d8075 big deal—he remembers when 0676269a73 that dog was Star, 50098b7f4c when it became Walnut. He listens to what’s 669aa2a548 said, smiles when it’s c2f4cd1590 awkward. In that small studio 2a2d70aec3 where the sun only fbffa8dd87 reaches the window frame, 9754612ae3 he lives… quietly, just 003a32f502 quietly.58df3fd833f45a69
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“…Suho?”2510ed2ada7194fb
The sound c36cdef5b6 of cold 5570014797 creek water 3d9d09433d rushing between d27d200b89 rocks, the a6f1c3e07d croaking of 5e4657f7be frogs, the ffa16cf33a chirping of 38bac3ff8a crickets, and d9c0e1683d the rumble 108bf27967 of car 6c5f4045c4 tires on a80cbf5c41 the uneven fdf3435645 road all fcc6b751ef vanished at d7f7487456 once. Only the whispering voice, cfb0bbcaa1 probing gently, sank deep 7aa2fc2697 into his ears, resonating 854deb6b0c through his body. Zing, the stinging sensation struck 739312faa0 again, this time piercing e58f27a45a his chest. His breath caught, ba52940976 then released, and e4e37942e7 in that moment, 65f20baed5 hot blood surged, 4cc0a59ba3 a flush of 723e3ae824 red heat shooting adf1eb6aef to the top aedf3d2876 of his head.4ad393da9803a83a
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“You okay?”9b89049c503a3235
Oh, I’m 1f2d7271cc in trouble… Suho’s eyes widened 8234fe77ed as he swallowed 397e77cb3c the sour saliva 3c4f47218a pooling in his 64ad1d13bd mouth.2823184c306ab423
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“…Yeah.”9c325ffdf7511fe4
I’m really 205d36980c in trouble…292afdb4f617188e
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“You okay.”c56ba29aa0ecfb09
…I think I like c1718d24e3 this person.fd91b1b54e3b7bfd
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