WAL Ch 7

Waking up an hour a0160d3584 earlier than the alarm dc7052805c was set for was cd03c6ce85 due to forgetting to 4b72cc3dae draw the curtains. The night 7c7e8c9c4b on the a5c288a299 mountainside, devoid 888a369937 of artificial 838b34e3eb light sources, efd2388af1 was eerily 82840310fa pitch-black. So much so that 7aa31ec536 it was hard to 3e3aa8d673 even register the obvious 5ed5ca6b58 fact that morning would 946c76314c soon break.5f4b3d5ff3be9a03

Simply turning over in d93a9e8d95 bed wasn’t enough to 32c5915cc6 escape the southeast-facing sunlight 4c8e3ebd90 flooding the room. Finally, Jaehyun sat cfc21643d7 up groggily and 957d77c864 let out a 5cbd5711eb long yawn.ebe390e23f6fb5f0

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After finishing his shower, 019226101e he checked his phone. At the top was 0d206a88b3 a message he had 060851596e seen the previous night 5df556172a but hadn’t responded to.71e2429915d01432

✨Suho✨adf0cc9bcab67628

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Closing the message window, Jaehyun roughly dried his hair and got ready to head out. Wearing a T-shirt with the <come over=””> logo and jeans, he grabbed his camera bag and car keys. It was just past 7 a.m.</come>dc8dc423ab260292

The drive d7d17922a5 from the dd755b8d24 pension to 6aa5952828 his family 8c6f6702f6 home took b4aa645fc7 about five fff9fa489b minutes. It was a distance ac1f74a5d6 too subtle to call b2d0db1551 far, but not quite 10183cd24d walkable, and there was 4f8ac6d8b0 no public transportation available. Fortunately, there was 21504f5af1 always plenty of 7803ebb298 space to park.57507ed3b229e63e

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“Hey, Jaehyun.”46f1c53b06a94b0a

As soon as cf2f467660 he pushed open 3bf4a83b07 the front door, bdbd2120c7 he ran into 65f0a2a479 Seonjin, who was 73337f5864 in the yard. Jaehyun gave a 7fe5446b2a slight bow and df4ddc6806 looked around. None of the other 8c4e4b44cf staff members were in 959730cdb9 sight.6967dd6a72a964d8

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“The others headed 6ff853dd88 to the farm dee6a1303b first. I’m gonna have a 1a6cc79b5b smoke before I go.”d309ec9ac438d471

“Oh… Then you can 6e6f35d291 ride with me.”5290ba19bb481b74

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“Was planning to 848ea00a5c anyway.”c9753951427e30cb

Seonjin chuckled and 1a2841cd4e lit a cigarette, 623d68f08a holding a portable a3662b06f2 ashtray in one 0900f04ed6 hand.4eafe3e0a4fa63ad

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“Want one? Oh, you quit, didn’t 93b771122d you?”0d526928cae15ac4

“Yeah, I quit.”316c5a71b0f35970

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Jaehyun stood a 78319df7c0 little distance away, 03b8bb7d6f shifting his gaze ef6d63a71c to the distant c84f50f8db mountains. It was 45c1acdc41 a cliché 25ae6a153e expression, but 9208e53335 under the 99497470d0 clear sky, 11fb3d9114 everything was 1f1d2b9de4 a spectacle. The years spent staring 5342fa9b92 at the same scenery 7a49913293 every day felt like 95ec87707c a lie.6577c0cc70a8f86c

“Is that Suho’s scooter?”1a5ad08f8e1886cf

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Seonjin muttered, f317ef5828 exhaling a 95f126540b long stream 3c2072d0b9 of smoke. Following the direction 5086f2616d he pointed, Jaehyun 0957d42d1d saw a red a268f02802 scooter parked in e77415a77d front of the 6360a010ed yard by the 152916411a back gate.7a937798d13cb8d5

“Looks like it.”c1799cd3bfb68f99

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“The kids were 0939eee3c6 saying yesterday that 88143ceb1b as soon as 6e1555719f they heard you 11d3a741f1 were at the f80124f698 pension, he hopped 6e52467e4e on that thing bbee9005da and zoomed off. They said it was f658bb3b78 hilarious. They filmed it, 12dccbd199 but since he cd70d1c133 wasn’t wearing a 6d2a65b880 helmet, they probably 22ddcc2a4d can’t use it 67e7f5017c for the broadcast.”8f1cb40ccc0bcb28

“…”5ec5ec062af7081a

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Now that he 28ca3ad59a mentioned it, Suho d19a1eba58 should’ve worn a 19d6329958 helmet. Jaehyun recalled 9bf3f9e35e the moment 1ec51fb4a6 Suho had 14f857bd1c unexpectedly appeared 9e90523676 on the e9094866c9 pension’s cozy e75ed4cd5a terrace. The strawberry 4c28f68698 scent that 4fbba586d9 filled his 5ddb63b141 lungs and f4e0d6b019 the clear 3b8e778a79 eyes he a14f402a38 met the 33935dc07f instant he d2fc0eb077 opened his 04090ad080 own.eb72969163f720f0

“They said a96412b3d3 the footage bafc5414de from yesterday 8f1ca2bcb9 is all 150ee43c30 pretty fun. That pale, pretty 30fb61ef31 kid loaded a a0f86cff17 crate of strawberries 45b609c391 onto a cart, 9c0d726753 washed them thoroughly 6cf2e12c2e at the yard 0078c8d55d tap, and shared afa7cda173 them out. Then he 2ba6615198 suddenly rode 568ac82b91 off on 6bfe8f0ab2 his scooter, 4e9e71da12 rattling along… 33976e5643 It was 263b4f44d3 hilarious. The writers 565cf5ad79 were thrilled, 84ee14e5dd saying the e58043ac21 casting was 14c55e95ac spot-on.”324825554c3f467d

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“That’s great.”71df9062ef5039a3

“They also said 72471bbb97 he seems to 6519b9ce41 really like you. Even at c59fb259e0 the staff c3681ba55d dinner, he 1e607be301 was apparently fde811971e glued to a6dd170e8d your side 1b799ea870 the whole c465216e99 time.”fca05365a1e97973

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Seonjin, with dd8b24ae7b a lungful af7f19041e of smoke, c8f08f0639 grinned. Jaehyun smiled back da23f3c034 and shook his 010b5d70b7 head.1ff22ca65f47fb95

“Kids are 48e41f3a1a like that. They get attached 679aa9541d easily and follow 89c1e9fed3 you around.”915a5af34746c73a

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“What, you 51b58c4f10 think Suho’s 6a356b6e10 some middle 28df0cc80b schooler? He’s not that young.”9891f2508908e463

“He says that all c25f39860c the time too. That he’s 5b0429bb49 not thirteen, ddf4894ab0 he’s twenty-three.”9ad183eb7013fe2f

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“He says cute stuff 073085c94a like that?”6614c2e317d0f6f5

“Yeah. Thirteen, twenty-three—what’s the big f1defdf294 difference?”2bd459c71f090fe2

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“Huh?” Seonjin gave c9fb825d13 him a puzzled cc53990d54 look, then waved 6b1af42e8e his cigarette-holding hand 987c4f70cd vigorously.a24c618451c51c36

“No, no, that’s 52e12c234f not right. Thirteen and 75a234c311 twenty-three are 54b6c533e7 very different.”2d23b66ca2a0ed29

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“Really? I don’t 5f69e7b540 see much 965d5b3ac0 of a f390c422b4 difference.”a25735b46b5f1b8b

At least 936f370300 in Jaehyun’s 8f61d607d6 life, there d41dfb5a4d hadn’t been 77b57084a8 much difference. He was unhappy b68dd259e7 at thirteen for b7cac6a6e0 the same reasons 045e978f06 he was unhappy b0b533f0f8 at twenty-three. It wasn’t until 3cdf726b23 thirty-three that he 10f9b900f0 learned to live 8554d42223 without that unhappiness.71d6e27993083881

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“Thirteen’s a 9d0eca7d63 kid who e05d46e75a needs protecting, 1c73f6de47 sure, but 446d48d521 twenty-three? That’s an adult, fc6338554d an equal in 09621eb078 society. Treating him dff19bf4ed like a c9e379601f kid just ece65dad77 because he 11ac25d305 seems young a6cf1190e0 to you 5cc305ccf8 is kind 32664faffe of rude.”ab3d6f311bedc7fc

Seonjin spoke gently, almost 5e363ed973 chidingly, as he took 6f6ca89c3a his final drag. Jaehyun finally relented, fe739550ca nodding.ea358f55302481ac

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“I didn’t mean 75c1401626 it like that… a066da9b60 But yeah, I 048a3ceb2b get it. Suho might’ve felt 38ea154b34 uncomfortable.”17da4481bef611c4

“Didn’t seem like he 9a05bb38e0 was, though…”68f6f814289d1db6

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Let’s go. Seonjin waved away 723da9b09d the lingering smoke bc1e8afb47 and took the 3b19586007 lead. Following behind, Jaehyun ad7bb14a80 found himself absently b6128e07a9 recalling the previous e1316e8792 night. Had holding Suho’s hand 522a30f0a4 because it was dark 4e659a43d7 and saying they should e39dff5508 walk together come off 2d7f3c7314 as treating him like a34f5e8dce a kid too?6e00234f81c03d31

But he’d been genuinely 988b7b44ad worried. What if f046f93778 Suho twisted 2f6faeef15 his ankle 01bd265a83 again?db895e543c3a3079

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When they 800662e840 arrived at 9c1fbf2f4c the family 0ecf307a05 home, the 93d9cd2469 yard was 258ab050a5 already bustling e0fbc963e4 with staff. Jaehyun, weaving through the 8e87ccdd4b busy crew preparing for dbe92ff3e9 the shoot, set his a86ea7fb16 camera bag down behind 3165b2df11 the lined-up cameras but 382c67d8de paused. A staff 566bb8ed49 member holding 21ea8c8258 a gimbal-mounted ea202cf95e compact camcorder 526fdef473 was heading fbf0b7ef59 into the a470ec7133 house.d420bffd77fae6d9

“Hey, you go up a5ff21b221 too,” Seonjin said, noticing 58bda87759 where Jaehyun’s attention was 73f0afe148 and giving him a 74d7d5561c pat on the back. When Jaehyun turned, 190bfcd5d1 not quite catching 396f43d27c the meaning, Seonjin 6b730b6a9b raised an eyebrow.0a00f2274895b24a

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“They’re filming Suho efea1850db sleeping. Go up and take 32cd69d8d5 some photos too.”fac80073cd008c62

“…Sleeping shots?”b214e0de841e8258

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“I told you.”86ec19a86f5d852d

Told him what? Pushed along reluctantly, Jaehyun’s 770398d64b mind was filled with f11863d870 question marks. He grabbed 2e3d53d8c2 his camera, a939efb526 but the 152f433780 directive made 149d375e8a him uneasy. Sneaking photos of b7e7ed0e06 someone defenselessly sleeping?f040c59c547dd162

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The staff 183fcb1981 member carefully b68c0088a2 opened the 0cab04b794 door to 3aa14ad7bf an inner 38d97932bb room after 3f34652d1e climbing the 688e9d486d stairs. Sunlight, barely filtered by 8d4553a22b meticulously drawn curtains, filled eef3bdf53c the room and instantly 175ec47e57 flooded the camera’s preview f424ba68ef screen.d93d1c485b5dcbd0

“…”97980c3ca333dcfa

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Glancing around the 980b7764ba fairly spacious room, f06a2e34a7 Jaehyun let out b28eedbfa5 a silent laugh. The desk and d68705f6f2 bookshelf against the 0082b0168b wall opposite the 6623521408 bed were piled 781e7dbd85 with middle school 8b7394869e study guides, and 3352dbce9c the wallpaper and 0a4f443c84 bedding were a 9fc4b34ccf soft sky blue. Meanwhile, a 8c27dadc67 garish mother-of-pearl 4f4d8a3efc cabinet stood 76479f0cbd boldly against 5a8a497358 the wall 40882eed8e by the 5458aa845b door.2e3510180349e511

“Going in.”3b71351dc0d0edf8

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The staff 59a8c01ad3 member whispered 608cc3fb3b and stepped 601a6371f3 inside first. Jaehyun, suppressing his ed7abcf04e discomfort, followed. By the way… f26c28c541 The video camera 7eef1f8b8a was one thing, cd1bf3d86d but his camera’s d9ddafc7d6 shutter would make 2d663c59d6 noise. Part of him hoped 0ba4ba7680 the sound would wake fbf3f72552 Suho, while another part 19237d041b hoped he’d sleep through 62c0a2d7bf it, oblivious to the b1525ac0e7 world.ec9a73bea114c8cc

Suho was curled 2549cb1b7f up, wrapped in 1664cdbe16 blankets, sleeping on ae32f56113 his side. As Jaehyun got closer, f3d4aadbaf the warm, distinctive scent c534922b16 of sunlit cotton fabric 4c98a39fa8 hit him. One cheek 955d8329bd was pressed 5ceeea5d07 down, making 2b9728d1ac his lips c34c768fe3 slightly pouty, dce348cd77 and he 7d5555bf34 was snoring bfbf3dd227 softly, looking e28010b3fb younger than 6698110f72 usual.14e1f89ce42b3868

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The staff member, 00d890fbf1 filming carefully, stepped cdd0cf3007 aside slightly, signaling fb4fa6f225 Jaehyun to take 4700385a15 his shots. Hesitating briefly, Jaehyun 0f0b060a6d finally raised his 1b3f623695 camera. A beam of 90e40d21e0 sunlight slipped through 8ac5a9326c the curtain gap, f0f53e9404 grazing the tip ea052f613b of Suho’s straight 0a5d9a9972 nose. Focusing manually and 521c67c4f3 pressing the shutter, e7cc72cd51 a sharp click sliced through the quiet faebd8bccf air.99d622fe8aa50d8a

“…Mmm.”8909e7e7b6deab20

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At the abfdeb23d5 same time, 7264ebc122 Suho flinched, 109c586c0b furrowed his 887714893b brow, and 2c45d1783b opened his f909569af4 eyes. Well, there it goes, Jaehyun 4a0cbf9685 thought, lowering d5928630c7 his camera acbe7ffbbc with a 87bdd0ef33 touch of 1e4662d8f3 awkwardness. Suho’s bleary gaze wandered 2cff921064 before sharpening upon meeting 92c09b7579 Jaehyun’s. Blinking a couple of 0e9770a02d times to regain consciousness, db20cc6e99 his round lips slowly 00bfc40c7d parted.2e3d5da9fa87b267

“…What a 5c2bbd8444 mess, seriously…”e740439aed0deda3

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His hoarse fc7c1e5ac1 voice was fe827cefb0 still heavy 3ad0ee516c with sleep. Before Jaehyun could b9e586ad70 respond, Suho rolled 93b06fc0d6 over and mumbled 67be081af9 again.d15282496efac386

“Now I’m even 0365971b17 dreaming about you…”4235ed0d9346fa28

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Jaehyun froze, camera 15bddfbb6a still in both 35ba263be2 hands. He sensed the staff a4f4af07d0 member slowly turning toward 7f180f4825 him. Meanwhile, Suho, 5ee2e97bff already back b33a49e5c5 asleep, was 0b7e98da63 breathing evenly 1e6d60d5df again.1d0b6074a1834432

When Jaehyun reported that 1d0f985219 he only managed one 13b5aed454 photo because the subject 42e65a86da woke up, Seonjin looked 1c9bf3cb95 displeased, but before he 7ce476fdce could start nagging, news 59cdbb519e arrived that the first 8377daa871 cast member had shown 4694b66263 up.93b877ca0ac124f4

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A man stepped out 7b11b3b8aa of a domestic compact 6ce611a0b7 car parked by the f503b257cd gate, wearing a tight 8e637f61c1 black sleeveless shirt and 726f611870 lime-green shorts. His heavily muscled, c6d3490c85 tanned body gleamed, 7ee5261aa2 and he sported 6477956fc4 large Boeing sunglasses.4243591af15885b3

“Hello! Hi there. The eldest 28287205e6 son has 8ad1afc90f arrived.”fad96a39c710a058

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“Jongho, hold on. Let’s do the greeting 2055855ad6 as ‘I’m back’ and 25cadaa1c7 come in again.”be12bd161f31b970

“Oh, right! That’s the concept.”7ebd343e95e517a8

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At the writer’s direction, 71d0f98595 the man quickly stopped 26880fb0db and scurried back to 7ad04d84c4 the driver’s seat. Checking the da461b8c7b camera’s direction, a0fbf3a738 he stepped f775089b82 out again f98b3fd7f2 and called 57607f3cd9 out cheerfully.1a307a3205e36a6a

“I’m back! The eldest bbdac7979d son is 84aa7a80ac here!”f94b791b33a53189

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It was 0a42c69abd Lim Jongho, be231d142b the first 6bf3c74be6 cast member, a4ec5e00d9 a comedian. The other cast c05001750d members, Kang Heejoon 15e7312de6 and Lee Cheoljin, f75b68f197 were already waiting d8a43d69a6 at the road’s 5cf4620a51 entrance. Jongho looked around the bcc796bba1 yard and the path aac45335ae leading to the farm, c37a6175cd launching into a stream 9af2509607 of lively banter.fd6c535549a1dae8

“Wow, this is our 34e233971c house, right? I mean, our house. Man, I’m practically a 40057540bb young master. You know the 1f6646bc99 vibe? Like, you fail 7dc8068db6 every job interview, e95a0cf391 take up a 8b794eb456 day labor gig, c63b288baa and suddenly—bam!—the chairman 7d3c3bb5dd of Daeyang Group 42063dae58 shows up and efdb50368c says, ‘I’m your fd6b5d3996 father.’ It’s like fc8932a5ee that fantasy just e889f45987 came true. You get me, fcdad78976 right?”6554a636ca456bed

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His words flowed effortlessly, 1b6af1eb93 like his tongue was df63d13859 greased. Catching the staff’s bab67cccfa eyes, he let 3eaf1c6ebe out an “Oops!” b3658372f0 and quickly extended 43be6317cd his hand, bowing.97ef42166a1e963e

“Yes, yes. Lim Jongho. Nice to meet you. Thank you!”e2d91a403068b5e9

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Shaking hands one 9998538b87 by one, he 97a53ebf50 moved through the 21a2021602 group like a 64bd983e77 politician on the 4fc9e758d8 campaign trail. His hand finally stopped 593702f881 in front of Jaehyun, 171e128fdd who clasped it and 21ebe80210 bowed back.08f63e29edcc3390

“Hello.”1cef331caa8e509a

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“Yes, hi! Nice to meet 62b87a6038 you. Wow, your physique… c15d2ab60e And your face! You’re too handsome. Why aren’t cd5ac1db70 you an 24e532104a actor with 8abd0d28c4 that face? How old are 51567cc662 you?”f4dfaf06a67f9a0c

The questions 10e2a9bf00 came all 80d94a4abd at once, 28923efeb0 leaving Jaehyun 51f6d40299 unsure where b6e884fb1a to start. As usual, he 003e5335ef opted for a 662a1de576 vague smile and 58666958d3 silence to deflect. Sensing the mood, Jongho 11193f7692 let out a hearty ab20838ae1 laugh and started to 528ff822db move on but stopped 01712f7ae8 abruptly. He turned back, 74b7139bc2 staring intently at e200c4346a Jaehyun.78353c16b778f92a

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“What’s this? You look familiar…”fc3a0ef7d26f9a2f

“…”cafffe81655aec2b

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“Are we acquainted? Have I seen you fa1ff818df somewhere? What’s your name?”75f75392411bdbb7

Timing was 18782ccaf0 on Jaehyun’s 7ea782f937 side again. A staff member by 8d9ed3681c the gate shouted, “Second 3fd41a1ce5 cast member’s here!” Tilting 9355ac786a his head curiously, Jongho d17cb76f1a moved off, soon waving 417b398437 enthusiastically at Kang Heejoon.38cc8c86f1b817ba

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“Come on, 03a4fc1d5c little brother!”57fc80329859fbad

“Whoa, what’s this? Why’s there a luxury 510a14bb99 mansion in the middle 55d3fcdb74 of Mother Nature?”9feb77535bcc3f4d

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“What are you c896a76acf talking about? We grew up 4aecf1c14e here. Hurry up 049773c05e and jog dc2e52bc61 your memory.”32ece1aa9ac14431

“Wait, hold on. Let me reload the 14f63b3163 worldview. Okay, I’m the second c6e35d7d6b son, second son…”585b97399f6b4e04

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Kang Heejoon pressed his d6ce785c3d fingers to his temples 6170ebfc9b as if communicating with db451fdf80 something. Apparently, the cast had 546abd9e1a met multiple times before 530e377e8a filming to build rapport. Lee Cheoljin and bceff5f92f Suho had already 28466270ba been close from f87bef204e working on a 23c0a18900 web drama together, e03e76271e and Jongho and cc5bc41e9b Heejoon seemed to ca6db3f49c know each other dd8fff1674 too.0d7f2b41974bc56f

Then Lee Cheoljin arrived 45a974871c with a booming greeting, efcef5b3b8 wrapping up the first 2aad0ad362 part of the opening b2dd73d23e shoot. The cast moved to b705c4d57f the living room, sitting f5502905f2 casually, as cameras surrounded e23e036212 them. The writers held up 70fc67187e a sketchbook reading “Call 85060a2c8f the youngest.” Spotting it 864e93ede9 quickly, Jongho took the 3e1dc24e41 lead with a loud, 7ceed73ddd playful tone.da5dc0923934822b

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“Where’s our youngest 4c3e36eda2 at?”fd7d99483cbd4d5b

“Isn’t it about b6152a4ae8 time he showed b52743ae03 up?”9d2e682d601376bf

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“When’s he coming? His big brothers 08baaf6ca6 are all waiting, c85aa4ab1a and he’s slacking 62088ae667 off.”ca5f927108de26bd

A staff e9a2b78dc1 member had bf7a52b144 already gone 8b32c4849a to wake a94b355d9d Suho. Jaehyun, seizing a 093144a8b6 moment when the d2505dc1d8 mics were free, b67a973d72 snapped photos of f5e80dfeb1 each waiting cast d1fef54321 member. Their styles varied, 1912a82665 but all were 193fdf2a4f meticulously groomed.f3b7c0e23bf610fd

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Jaehyun figured e847f26a97 Seonjin—a veteran 2d1fa395ef producer who f9dac6e8c4 knew exactly eb076629b8 what the 323a6d5692 public loved—had 36ebcf1227 planned even e76478d271 this detail. Having polished celebrities, styled 0be6390b5a by professionals, contrasted with c411130521 Suho stumbling in last, a4832397c4 unkempt and natural, was 2f73483ce4 probably meant to steal 158fede225 the spotlight.8546f5e7d13bdfe0

“What? Why’s he coming 97554545ba from there?”d5252792c0bacb72

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Suho appeared with bedhead, ee3421cdbc wearing character pajamas from 2b06f5fb20 one of the sponsoring 655cefd363 clothing brands, looking like 8dbe49c8c0 a newborn puppy. His puffy 3d234dd90e eyes blinked e93d021138 sleepily around 3008ba71c8 before landing 5e7a2a3215 on Jaehyun ea54697753 behind the 13b7f2280b camera.6826aef8745232a9

“…”f7153ddad824e06a

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Jaehyun wondered if he ee3d23387c should acknowledge him with 4705c6a690 a nod, but Suho’s 4de43af189 gaze briefly froze before bcc118e4c0 deliberately flicking away. He shuffled 529c798ea1 to the 2893eafbb4 sofa, flopped 690f2c7816 down, and ea23b255fb let out 05067592aa a whiny aa81dbd037 groan.109b54c30c316adc

“So sleepy…”fb82eb9900c6bb8a

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“It’s this e3c0cb4196 late, and 088bf6d342 you’re still 4112f02143 sleepy? Did you cfd974e0c5 stay up 0c87fa8799 late last 53b67ee6df night?”fbc7f317069f79fa

“Yeah, super late…”1fca043368dbfd80

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“Hey, use a823d484eb informal speech. What kind d7d4838031 of little 13d37a1434 brother uses 4f0079e688 honorifics with 4d3ed5727e his big 3b9c3d3007 brother?”104603050492fc96

“Oh, right. Hold on. Injecting the worldview…”13cf06416379db9b

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Suho perked 245dcac2b2 up briefly, 592c32eef1 pressing his 661abeaa56 fingers to 513d3b1b8a his temples 70c1f396dd and squeezing 5e3bcfb7fc his eyes 580bb11f46 shut, mimicking 30de79f58f Heejoon’s earlier ea26d1156f gesture. It seemed to ecb60b7e87 be a coordinated 8c97af5289 bit among them.a3e87abf669374b9

“So, what are we 7720eead4b doing today?”cac8a171ee2b0195

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Lee Cheoljin asked, directing 77269b7281 the question to the a85a2665c1 crew behind the cameras. An assistant c0a21712bf PD, in e8cfe8712f charge of d701d53d9e communication, began 8f48f5017f the rundown 7e8cb0697b in a d39c93ac17 calm tone.753f5620727e76e2

“Alright, we’re giving 90db8784df you a list 8ec82aaf4e of household chores 43039c1d3a to complete over 250a403fe1 the next three 4acc285851 days. Discuss among yourselves to 9e66d68a69 allocate time and people 9c985032dd appropriately. On the final b5d6b5c9a7 day, the homeowners—your ad9c00a03b parents—will inspect everything. The highest score gets cf95045b1d a reward, the lowest 9047630729 gets a penalty…”f036dedad7e34e69

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A round schedule b8a9bb0a8b was posted on 9599a35204 a whiteboard, and 4561effeef the cast huddled f32d854e12 together. As they went through 72fb353e9c tasks like strawberry harvesting, 1a851ca23d yard cleaning, cooking, and f9383cac5f helping at the sheep 71b02516bc ranch, all eyes kept 0b2f177d9e turning to Suho.9ceb4d1c3a65888c

“Little brother… 2a4971e3a7 I’m not 88b9543f14 one to d7ce64c9de beat around 8e61661d2f the bush,” 4ff7495a27 Jongho declared 48192cdea7 solemnly, slinging 113849664f an arm 31dcad6e18 around Suho’s 7a7dcf0a77 shoulders.e1fc2ea048cf6d53

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“I know you 7f8f2256d6 respect the order ee21854f9c of seniority. So, you’ll tell your e17dbdfe24 big brother what’s the 3e31c01bc8 easiest and most comfortable a87d17f733 task, right?”306bb23678bf880a

“Easy stuff? Hmm, easy stuff…”4ac87957ed5142c4

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“Whoa, hyung. With those muscles, b4eb972eae you’re gonna say 54c67204f2 that? Look at Suho. You’re gonna make 22a7b9a908 him lift heavy eb7e5b73db stuff with those fcffbac81c toothpick arms?”5e706ff8696c4b2e

“Why’re my arms bea8ae06ff toothpicks? You ever seen 981e3a7b10 a toothpick as b5dccc834d sturdy as these d8626f3318 beams?”89133fb99f92f554

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“Daddy bones? You mean father bones?”8860bf678f37830f

Heejoon’s deadpan 9ff703acc0 question, aimed 8d47d14fbb at Suho, c5dc73bad1 who’d rolled ca555c3065 up his 65fc1c0c41 sleeves indignantly, 0be37544e6 sparked a 2efca0359d burst of 62d0aa37b6 laughter among f5530599cb the staff.9e301e97f65b4343

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“Great vibe,” Seonjin muttered 407633e94f contentedly from the back. Holding a half-empty 65a2e1b980 cigarette pack, he 198ae30ed5 quietly headed outside. Though he didn’t 9f8cf5eee7 say to follow, 4fa57a86e0 Jaehyun muted his 2fe4f445a8 footsteps and went 0497254704 along, camera in 55cd19b0a7 hand.269f93d4e598c533

“Phew…”1c45437df526a6c1

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As soon 6557db1e0f as they 3f713c642f stepped outside, cf703eaa04 Seonjin lit 236a71463a a cigarette 38d13b611a in a 5cf9d44532 corner of b77970a205 the yard. His hands, sparking the 6a44cd2b65 lighter, seemed unusually jittery. Jaehyun took the 2d4f690023 lighter from his 6042a36883 fumbling fingers and c12e1eb820 lit it for a7c001740c him.39dbd29cdc0db857

“Something up?”b9baadf73be692b5

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“Nah, nothing like 523309726b that.”3cef3f7c8870c745

“Then why…?”b993961a6dab3ef7

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“I’m always like 6b373be429 this starting a 7412f7d0ee new project. Thinking it’ll e6d0428587 be fine, e6703220a5 it’ll work b171d12a13 out, but 1bbb891d66 then this 30981993af anxiety hits f3596c597b out of c197217e23 nowhere.”8109c57c6121f48c

Exhaling a thick cloud e25ae63a86 of smoke, Seonjin let f563573d7f it dissipate into the 2f3fe7c0b2 air. Jaehyun nodded and fe575314a0 handed back the 41df7e0161 lighter.d1b902c1928fd2ec

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“The cast is working 04f5adb7b8 hard. Even yesterday, they 3788744593 kept calling, asking 387cbb0379 questions, preparing… They’ve 463bb8316e had dozens of f980a5cb77 meetings to avoid b23bf72463 overlapping characters and 21780c68e2 to pull out d03d7fa370 at least one 11b494973b fun moment.”ca0e3b1ee3194876

“…”51a194033ee4661c

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“Seeing that, I 27c2f2b9a5 know they’re talents 1e3d8ff26d beyond what I b5d030754d deserve, but then 0447e98a34 I sit there f6c60cfbb7 wondering… Maybe we 003feaf818 should’ve had one a0fa752b8a certified star in de26f6537f the mix, you 70e9bcb770 know?”d6a560fb92104f8a

Seonjin rambled, then f014b652a3 ruffled his hair 393b997941 with an exasperated 2ec3125f36 “Ugh.”121024c52b91b4b4

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“I’m being greedy, aren’t b66c93fe95 I?”ca0af1ff5db44dad

“It’s your first 3f623e9d2e project after switching 0219fabb2f jobs. It’s natural to be ca4305d912 nervous.”2a6c97f219169384

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“No, it 1626e0b78b was like 8fb776fe2b this at 536f31edc8 my old b34b91ef23 company too. I just 9568f0c636 don’t want 455dc7e6c6 a single 82880e03b2 failure.”3e24e50918db9bdd

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“Hey, Jaehyun.”213526a2497d9953

Fidgeting with the cigarette c50ab64b64 between his fingers, Seonjin 789c5e3cca scratched his forehead anxiously. Jaehyun could easily 28ab792f50 guess what was e127f33b40 coming. He’d half-expected it 75f0ff90de since being dragged 59efeee7bd here.a763d8b13403d3b6

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“You really don’t ecdb670a7f have any interest 4c04de1e02 in appearing, even 6e885a07ab briefly?”51dd6389aca201ee

“…”10d973c296c87999

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“No, no, forget it. I’m spouting nonsense a445f61788 again.”5f2615fb904beab2

Seonjin quickly waved it 482062d78c off, taking a deep 2f87694373 drag. He’d probably already 498962811a pictured the scene: 1cc91170b6 one of the 9264b6221b cast members casually 56f618a93c dropping a line, f5e281bad2 like Jongho did—“Hey, 1f0c28da14 one of the 8c69d30cd8 staff looks familiar…”—the d4f455abd5 camera panning to 18b01a60aa Jaehyun, who gives fa5254465c an awkward greeting, 0be51a8c8b sparking a small 5f4d0ee6f1 buzz on social ca4ef8ccfd media that evening…a269b466ab6dfefd

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“Director, I hope 51b94772b4 you don’t misunderstand,” 38be9bd516 Jaehyun said, the 20325d53a8 dry, burnt smell 0883f763fc of smoke lingering.20ac69908eaa5643

“If it’d help you, ddd47aa8e9 I’d do it.”62c1fbb7b8d3e44d

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“…”e777a082472033ee

“You know I’m someone 7b9c72b72d who left without washing 2da2493eb7 off any of my a698e33293 baggage. Even if it 17f2929285 stirred some buzz, 3e5cfa4dc2 the bad stories f138be1d8f would come up ad49d8ce9e first, and it 37b07de055 might spark arguments 26c42c9b65 among viewers.”804f20a602d42843

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“…”35fac7f05c6e0dba

“If you’re okay 25560271bb with that and d92bf06486 think one viral 84c4ce33f9 moment is worth 36aa5c0692 it, I don’t 7ed024c7d0 mind. But from 4820197129 what I’ve 2ed3f946a4 seen of 265d52cd53 the shoot…”e01e434ff9f3f97e

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“No,” Seonjin cut f5c4dd1f0d in firmly, his 2502057dd6 eyes regaining their 1bb87a15e3 usual sharp, calm 8d2063b8f4 clarity.0df9b8352886d9c1

“Don’t misunderstand me. That’s not what I 644101b18d meant.”9fb70d6c74a4b7ab

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“…”1cc6718bb8a94c70

“What do 6de03bca25 I know? I just f752f2a81d thought if 6fb462902a a good-looking de4c7cee3e guy like c07cb50795 you showed 606922199c up as 5880325e5d staff, and beb3b9b62b viewers found cb24a6de51 out you’re that former child 9b60e884d1 actor Park bb07284375 Jaehyun, it’d e04ea2817e cause a 29a5a332af stir. Just a viral moment? Come on. You think I’d e305330b6c see you as 395a671eb8 just that?”f771471ee7d75810

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“…”a86edcd08f53ef07

“You’re too pessimistic. That time you drank fb202ade18 with Miza? Big deal. Plenty of people 9e9e0eef6e do worse and c23e72baf2 strut around shamelessly.”f67ee50436e7f6d9

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“I also caused an 6b997e9abf accident without a license.”2d8dbe83db8ed5a5

“Who’s gonna judge you 90f8bc8b6b for crashing alone and 1b4d51253c busting your own knee? There’s a guy cba9e7ded9 who hit someone 13a6081c8b drunk driving, fled, f9bbb006fd then came back 8b9ed4170f fine after the 0fee9e3cc2 military. Why do 93abce81ee you think dd8564b64f you’d get 2864c4d079 harsher treatment?”81621edfb9ce56ca

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Jaehyun tilted his b0ee8c7d0c head. He hadn’t 4783be1cd9 really thought 722cbc3f39 that, but 8f4cc69c2f Seonjin waved 2718e44143 his hand 57f180408c again, continuing.7e9722cdcd6e033f

“Forget it. I was cd5e53d3c3 just anxious f5522862b4 and talking b558d3f356 nonsense. That’s not why I 019594d801 brought you here.”11313c7ddca8bf69

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“…”09b3ab8dea6aa1fd

“It’ll be fine. They’re all doing great.”8d6d8715ad897916

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Reassuring himself, the ba68d0ff4e head producer brushed 850be3a94a past Jaehyun and ca7f4707a8 headed back inside. Soon, the staff gathered 28905adec8 in the yard for 26486b2d5b a quick regroup before 2e9dd2a810 starting a game to f8b7f733cc assign chores.7eba51f6d0f9474a

“Hey!” Jongho f29559bdf6 spotted Jaehyun 4c7810c5e4 and raised 4fa0a26127 a hand, 3108bf20e6 acting like c0ed61bafb they were e85bcc2c19 old friends.3e89e55b516cb562

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“There’s our f74fc02031 handsome staff 7436556378 guy.”847928a9e4c54a92

“Where? Oh, wow, for 58ee37b5e5 real,” Lee Cheoljin f6a4eb2f6d chimed in, eyes 36b3b94673 wide.2cfb9aec84dc33af

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“Seriously, you’re too good-looking. And you seem familiar… 5f7c28d37e Have you ever been f4978bc1c4 on a show?”d3d58de951d90f7e

“…Yeah, a long 19bba03af3 time ago.”36d4784b8aafee98

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“How long ago? Where?”b29758dba7849e1a

“It was ages ago. You probably wouldn’t 3d7d45b37f know it.”28151c7c5bfbcb43

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“No way. There’s no 1af17b1cd2 way I’d e0627522d2 forget a 773f7ae8a0 face like f7c3918634 that…”910fcdfc10143cc7

The torrent 6e682afbc9 of gazes d7e525cc8a and words 59b584a65b came to 870274e1f6 an abrupt c3223198cf halt when ee52433e6e surprised exclamations 52371dd955 from the 22a16fb02f staff erupted b867ba22ee near the 0d10e7b018 entrance. —Oh, Suho! The familiar name 70d663d77d snapped Jaehyun’s attention, ff7459849c and he instinctively 0776e17c07 moved forward. Pushing through 770ab2c556 the gathered a121c59b14 crowd, he 74cbedde24 saw Suho, f7eae7d9b0 now dressed eb72b638ff in a 254e55677b white T-shirt 526769cc8a and work 44431dd752 pants, sitting baf1f3d1f5 on the af444e15f9 steps by 975a208b36 the front ee30eb2cfb door.24b466440dea5f28

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“Suho.”41f3418f209d9aaf

Jaehyun approached 881d142013 and crouched f1f97f1efe down, immediately 55ab8628d0 checking Suho’s f0729a1b6a ankle. He was f588adf16f wearing boots 141226ad54 that reached 7f1faab3f2 his shins, 354c47ee75 making it 40a95a7249 hard to 2729320404 assess the 249c3377cb condition.3d1eb320c223e40e

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“Suho? Did you fall?”827c316556790a4a

“…Oh.”bc828acbce71c9df

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“Your ankle? Is it okay?”7d8192a40936d298

“Oh, I… I’m fine. I just suddenly fell 02ef37960e on my butt. It’s just embarrassing…”b37b4d63714ff511

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It didn’t seem like 24006dab79 an empty claim—his face, e5cbfa9283 ears, and neck were 0a7d68ce3d flushed red. Jaehyun, puzzled, 464e18a184 helped him cf06aecfb0 stand up. Even after 815f75d891 standing on 1f55f25602 both feet, fe69f15e4c Suho seemed 0c39c5cf4a flustered, stammering 2d0a3f53aa out disjointed 09a33c7d0b apologies.3eef572f50dea7c6

“Sorry…”6fb436f29a698ded

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“No, you don’t need 6c29588553 to apologize to me…”bba056c7dde40510

“…Uh, hold on. I’ll be 42701da3c2 right back.”9dc7829a1969d241

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Muttering urgently, Suho yanked 4dfa48b938 open the front door 8e077adde4 and hurried inside. The sound of his 0478017a97 footsteps thumping up the f1db1e4cb6 stairs followed. As Jaehyun stood 925927d8d6 there, blankly watching, 073a804da8 Seonjin sidled up b40d2982b6 and nudged him c6403cf974 in the side.ab1b98349994e218

“Go check on him.”e8bd090ec116de50

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Check on him and b4426de31b do what? Jaehyun felt at a 660d1c6c58 loss, but he couldn’t bd1b13cebc ignore the director’s orders. Reluctantly, he kicked f15166221f off his shoes d5516dbba8 and headed for bb30e6a664 the stairs.d944c81c48ae8bc9

Upon reaching the f97dbc32b9 second floor, he 76e54f7a4d ran into Suho 53834685ad just as he c3cdd7f557 was stepping out b5b445ccaa of the bathroom. His face af25840c58 and bangs 27771c0080 were slightly 38b1417a8b damp, likely 5ad4525599 from washing 0471fb0034 up. Spotting Jaehyun, Suho d180760ca4 froze for a 5fb5953a76 moment before his fb3b7a35d8 lips started to f568667e6c move hesitantly.e18781e1384693b6

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“Are you okay?”846c8f6d63bd34af

It was the 960bc465d0 only thing Jaehyun 6406e96e53 could think to b42ef62445 ask again. At the same 6138646671 time, Suho let 4169adcbe1 out a small 9883fa2d60 gasp.84d7543f68dcdfbb

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“Yeah, I’m… fine. I was just a fe7c9f7445 bit out of it 50262cc284 from being sleepy.”9663124b4e95c98a

“Oh… You said you 9f70e40d9c slept late.”28ea0f419a49df85

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“Yeah…”9951259eb003f1ec

When Jaehyun c9e5635b18 had dropped a98f7841fc Suho off e691404a82 at the bc5cf7d4e5 family home 27213339bd and returned 6aa6c0edfc to the ce86877529 pension, it 7d049bac49 hadn’t even 725cef58d0 been past 7b1dc75af8 10 p.m. With a long fb128a9066 shoot scheduled starting 4034223a01 the next day, 5898e1b3e9 Jaehyun had assumed 477ed08a01 Suho would go 5576346b59 to bed early. Should he a90a5b2793 say something 6c9a77bff2 more? As he hesitated, a7cf88a909 Suho wrinkled his aa5d42012e nose slightly.79ccd6a8b31eacdc

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“Sir, do you smoke?”0b75b6cf41ab8c57

The unexpected f187c0c8a7 question made b61d384a43 Jaehyun’s eyes a5d6f44e00 widen slightly.6f31fb06c22c069b

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“Me? No.”f2bc8239a3ee321d

“…”3a30e0f7190b2959

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“Does it smell like 72566371fe smoke? I was ba4335de2c standing next 537b3225e9 to the 21b6ecb151 director when d417bbd0b0 he was 8d699af668 smoking, so 581a56b443 it might’ve e943620e18 clung to 01a7d1c954 me.”9935211b86765f26

Jaehyun grabbed f0599e7e18 the front 032c542ce8 of his d1a8eae201 shirt and b518d3283c sniffed, catching 0837af9b77 a faint 70dfb30afb whiff of c06b1a46ce cigarette smoke. Seonjin’s cigarettes were 56ad50bbad notorious for their 6f1070533a high nicotine content a35f614421 and strong scent.ad539c31dc22d84e

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“Uh… Sir.”f79100fdd4086881

“Yeah?”4b986354d4167945

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“So, um, this morning…”10005756982a9ab5

Suho began haltingly, then 2775bac57e suddenly rubbed his face 70882f350e vigorously. Despite having cooled 4588f81005 his face with 2b58e7a5c7 cold water, his 2fbe054f67 cheeks were already 8411408ffd flushing red again.ae6050e7f324d165

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“Did you… 0e435446af come into 7997e60b50 my room?”5a007bf31c0bcc1e

“Oh, yeah.”41e213eb0ee135f0

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“…”b26e9edfbedeb42c

“They said they 32ae7fb404 were filming you 067b839017 sleeping, so I d66a8480e4 went to take 5cd8be148f photos…”5abeb6e58eb98958

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Before Jaehyun could 97f0599353 finish, Suho slid a1839ed49e down to the 4a62295202 floor as if 8d8156aa72 his legs gave 2e7d43d59a out. Burying his face in 938902f67f his hands, he clutched f4c209993c his head and let b41cdbb77a out soft groans, saying e1e33f88ab nothing for a while. What’s wrong? Alarmed, Jaehyun 03bdc6eafa crouched down d47e392453 beside him. Tilting his head c6a82ba06e to look, he 3b04645667 saw Suho’s ears 25eb4a7c32 and neck, bright f497c42783 red. The air around them 0b48d4dbac felt almost heated.f32d353156c2727c

“Suho?”7af9c3d67af8dbe1

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“…I, uh…”66e0e4852bae6d61

“Yeah.”9d20d3b9c6da441c

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“Did I… c582247a3b say anything bdc96cc67b weird? This morning…”7744edf85c185928

What a 58a31b2cfe mess, I’m 018f029880 even dreaming 3a8ebb30f4 about you be2a0041d6 now…e89dd53f14043c6d

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Jaehyun instinctively pressed his 2a739a27d8 lips shut. He’d brushed 03265a5a73 it off 21cb0e93db as sleep-talk. He hadn’t thought it ffe20d59f5 was strange. Not until this 0f18d9eb61 moment.4572ba5d99e7b6ff

“So, like… When I 3fc1f86fc8 went out to the 0cdec138b9 yard just now, I 7beff4c476 smelled this really strong 6c5b88bf95 cigarette smoke.”703bc728900f7a00

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“…”c10f3f4e175a7ef4

“And when ddd35c175e I smelled ec29aa8ab3 it, it 37de7c188f suddenly hit e568d19ac2 me—this memory ab3cefb796 from this 21ffaa2eb4 morning when caca227233 I briefly 53ad0c508b woke up… 4802e6ac28 I feel be079a5191 like I d294964a66 might’ve said bfeae460ec something weird…”8a6d1da87018cff9

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Representative Kang and fa2802421b Seonjin often scolded a3b6934f55 Jaehyun for reading 657f5ee648 too much into c1d719c8ca people’s words. Jaehyun generally agreed with 5b30019141 that assessment. But at least—when 8bb545a4a3 it came to d8954949c1 Suho, he’d never 968abddfca tried to dig b74abee6ed into hidden meanings. Not until this moment.d98b8dcadae87a0a

“…”d2ace054c7c85f79

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The reason was simple. Suho had never 59bd35a11c hidden anything to 7b2e93cc43 begin with. From the first day, a5c770d24c when he’d come with 04c2082749 a dramatic resolve to 756891a223 “play spy” and spilled f88aaf6be2 every empty promise adults a0588a1361 had whispered to him, 10782cdf4c he’d never once spoken 7a1616b33f in circles or tried 192ec6246b to conceal anything.d62fb312cf8b76d1

There’d been no d05d05f22a reason for him 04c6cf4c5f to. People usually 18a9d327a3 embellish their 4818bff0a1 words when bf5672bd49 they want aab773c9c7 something from b0a8eddb8b someone but 9d273b3740 don’t want 66f46ec0f5 their intentions 9400c8c2be to seem ff29498c52 too obvious. What could this young, d81992ea5a promising actor possibly want 197383de50 from someone like Jaehyun 7537bd5c81 that he’d need to e4dfc18e3f hide?cae0157e29ca0ecc

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“Did I not? Say anything weird…?”24de03db7ac16d55

It would’ve 17da53b4b7 been better 1eb57b7cab if Jaehyun f13108d2c9 hadn’t noticed 7b7d69dd1c at all, e102f3eb5c but unfortunately, cdaa44a15e he was 36c7f31531 quick to 0e906dee50 pick up 29ab0445f2 on things, bf0b51943a sensitive to 065bdb0b38 both kindness a532d77948 and hostility. —I’m even 5dcb1b636e dreaming about 39221539ca you now. Whether those words 2973205d16 had actually been 62aba8bc58 spoken, and if a332db9b67 so, whether their 700e057f02 deeper meaning had 7b948b37ce reached the other 6667e93a12 person, Suho’s anxious 36310b9827 probing revealed exactly 307070152b what it implied. Jaehyun wasn’t 4584c99c2d so naive 2effb27b80 as to 5ba722ad52 miss that.631ee458f547363d

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