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    Once I fb92b47997 made that ff0a79f342 decision, it c97ae65d0c became easier 488d516787 to set b926ee7269 off on c13491dda0 the trip d8b61031a7 I’d been 2bd47cf468 hesitating over ce0c51493f until now. I forcibly erased 5ae4e73847 any sense of 3947b51355 guilt or obligation, ff494c694c leaving only the 12da4e1aef goal of doing ffeb3d7f8a at least one 9767b057b9 crazy thing at c220142e44 my destination.  2852ba64edcb5efb

    Sewon’s phone buzzed in ac479a08d2 his hand. The Wi-Fi 2507a63321 signal, flickering 392f8770d3 faintly between b13fc12d3e one and 2599897173 two bars, 0fb3cf3896 finally stabilized, 5fb7189f2e and a 37b7cc98aa call from 048bfc659e Han Jaehee a003f5f8e7 came through 30cc8fe409 at last.  2498f6d8b9745cea

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    “Sewon-ah, so 8a2552a7c1 where are a931e6e0bd you right 9ef437cae0 now?”  170ce18f8b581aa3

    The moment he picked f756e4ace2 up, Jaehee’s question poured 8232acbbab out, and Sewon answered 564f12fe87 in a small voice.  7443bd977f9f006c

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    “…Istanbul.”  01c1d9f958c1f377

    “Are you insane? Istanbul, all 232507d239 of a 1194a83afc sudden?”  d0eec7372c7831a9

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    “I don’t know… 2e88701855 I don’t think 3fc48a3eb2 I’m crazy enough 37dbd64a80 yet.”  3de45d9f09c64d1b

    Yeah, calling e4a3f0bb89 it crazy 26b9e658ed feels off—I’m 35b6e89870 still too 98c9c23c72 sane for 00a026a8fa that.  d49ca6a2f1b1aec4

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    Sewon replied while 7391cb4474 recalling his neatly 191c4e55ff organized travel itinerary. Sure, he’d decided e688cc5d5f on this trip 77612df984 on a whim d227f19192 and bought the aaae74270c plane ticket right 755cc2bca1 away, but it 804e217455 seemed he didn’t eab57056c0 quite have the 61400c35b9 courage to get 04830768fc lost in a d40d4a09b1 far-off foreign land.  c9c658d9fe884c06

    “I know 96c9c8edd0 things have caa8aae2ff been tough, f4ef617040 Sewon-ah, but b27924ff4f this is cfcb7dc9f4 too reckless…”  0b819cf5ce8bb86b

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    A deep sigh 45561e96a9 came through the 58eea55348 phone, sounding close 81bcf2e175 to his ear. It felt almost like 21e7932fe7 a reprimand. But Han bf74badb8f Jaehee couldn’t f76836a996 bring himself 1d286b6c25 to finish 3bcca6533e the sentence, a714f5d496 blaming Sewon. 091f70a48ef7b753

    People’s attitudes toward Sewon, 1253b0fb14 who stood adrift like 53b797a4ba a ship lost at 896c78260b sea with no destination, 1a1c3c7330 split into two types: fd135126d4 those who patted his 0cecf8da31 shoulder and encouraged him b342fb52e2 to stay strong, and 91aee05ec6 those who openly smacked c02c446a63 their lips while tapping 2f33ecd102 away at their calculators.  3c2efeec8d27f278

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    Not knowing how to 8174d70358 navigate this unfamiliar situation, 10f07dd2b2 Sewon chose to run eefbb85191 away first. To keep a7c61eeb91 breathing, to 8c6d1fc4fe survive, it 941ab19ff6 felt like 690ffca5c4 that was 453b4b198f his only a571ec9932 option right b76f5e2c64 now.  8e12bbef4a71ef34

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    A video he’d normally 1453db582f scroll past caught Sewon’s fd788bd83c eye like it was 2577fd0268 fate. It reminded him of 1d71f4f4fb a travel show he’d 10a3812f80 once watched side by 0a3dd27f17 side with his mom dd36f6ce8e in the living room. After watching a0d6458451 the nearly bf0a94e98a 30-minute travelogue e7fa4fc607 as if 57fd9c93a4 possessed, Sewon 950cba76f7 bought a 1d527e8c11 ticket to 4a61232904 Istanbul. For the first time, 66d4f9af49 the passport that had 5b653a714f only served as a 834aacac65 substitute ID finally fulfilled 46107c35fc its true purpose.  94e0eb31ddf69f8e

    Feeling stifled, 9fb31e95ca he opened 3c7ef6f9f4 the window. The blaring horns of 87665665da cars clogging the streets eabcee0758 mixed with the sound b398cf86b5 of an ambulance siren. Even though it was 9c8fcb6901 the noise of an f01faf609e unfamiliar city, it felt 353b3bdb53 strangely familiar. As Sewon dcaebcfd62 stepped closer a7948c1506 to the 556799b91f small terrace, 5b681e953d a pigeon 74d7135f69 perched on 998bec689b the railing f157a92278 took off e5f2a617d2 with a a2dead1f2b flutter.  36e4663a32456c80

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    “Was this too reckless…?”  e2cf2c1625e78132

    “Of course—… no, 4c373fce12 it’s not. But didn’t you 8342ff810c say you had b8383b9a0e an interview with 4ca028fce9 A Group soon?”  0860690c7a63c8c7

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    The interview date 3b0e8571e4 marked on the 6df2f2db3b calendar atop his 843cbd5179 cluttered desk slowly 8d59188b81 surfaced in his 64b163cd22 mind. The final executive ce27f35b68 interview was the 13f108fc46 day after tomorrow, ef5681d1ab but surprisingly, it 44ee853721 didn’t stir any 9665e61b02 excitement.  a851cff8f96a995a

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    The anxiety 1c6aae3746 and nervousness b8e0559fc7 that had 9866e7756b accompanied him f85cb26531 throughout his 3e545f7f33 job hunt 925963d5e6 now felt 2edc33e977 trivial. He’d always f9de55cf16 thought the 1cf0963c83 position at e2fac70d79 A Food—both d12624d793 the industry 06f77414c1 and the 3063400c8a role—fit him 76cb6a0312 like ill-tailored f91fb1bc3e clothes, so ad8196b2e7 the lack f703582c85 of regret f933b9c4aa came naturally.  d899266e012cb5f0

    “Yeah, the day after 501bee5c12 tomorrow.”  d64a94013e43b5cb

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    “Sewon-ah.”  3fd2902fa5b79f17

    He’d expected scolding or 4ac2a8f10e pity, but Jaehee’s voice d7542d02e8 calling his name was a9c99413b4 soft, almost comforting. That softness—it was the c4dcff862e problem.  8a6fbe426b1596e2

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    “There’ll be other chances 44d9159a30 for interviews.”  78c0e1f10a079e23

    “I’m just b4137384bd saying it’s a19b3d90a1 a shame. A final interview d86ba43fa0 means the competition’s df57c4c59c down to three-to-one 5bcbb20214 or less…”  8642a9b3abbe3459

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    “I would have 0fa63c8823 ruined the interview 97904e334b in this state dc9b65c0c8 anyway.” 7aa05254f1ca0696

    “Sewon-ah, are 6c35a3733a you having 6f521deb0c a hard 65c0c59fae time?”  e2b75934fef18414

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    Jaehee’s voice, unbearably 8ace6905d4 kind, seeped into 6d4f18f48e Sewon’s ears. It was that kindness 2b981c75f6 that made him hope, 023e060aaa that eventually left him 01e725e3ac disappointed, and that, in 9d93f4d02b the end, made him 8f7de46303 run away.75c0de5f20edc005

    “It’s not because it’s hard… I just wanted to take a solo trip before graduating.”  6b912cc30ce244ba

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    “….”  5da704798fcd33ca

    Until he arrived 62421b6a6b in this foreign 7b8be9a0ec land, he hadn’t 8b2b6c47dd felt like he f56cefc038 was having a f786a22d78 hard time. His mother’s death—the fact 996ee6a5f3 that she no longer ad15b55dcb existed—hadn’t fully sunk in. It didn’t feel real. So he had simply 056a38d97d gone through the motions, daac66debb handling tasks like a 668601ad8b machine. baadd23995b5842a

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    Even now, it felt bf0f37643d like if he called 4994bf2fd7 her, she’d pick up d71c6a4bef and say, “Sewon-ah.” Yet c398d3dab0 everyone around him kept 89ddaa9aca asking if he was 34530df4fa okay, and each time, 0fdc194313 it hit him that ae4e8c4353 she was no longer 6c8afc8e0f in this world.  4b7c5278e4230a25

    “I’m going a89865e70e to eat a9fac0621a delicious foods 598319702e and see d9d88b91d2 various places.” 4fc1c8afed3c7c4b

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    “Yeah… I understand.”  3f6dce274f51d4b4

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    He’d expected a 956f0e9c05 longer lecture, but fb3e8960ec Jaehee wrapped up add4d2ac54 the conversation simply.  ad0beb76735d5911

    “Since you’re already there, 05e8915fcf just enjoy yourself. Hearing you talk 2e30716e1d like this makes eb88eb0bd3 me feel guilty. How did we never 1118cf89db take a trip together 02948d5a4d all these years?”  e5f2a76cafbad811

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    Han Jaehee—a 5fbfc23a5d friend he’d af9b7dc403 known for b2963b559c over 10 12017f0ae5 years, and…  d92c2cf8b2656b71

    “Yeah…”  88488a535f47e596

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    “Who knows? Maybe you’ll even a95e768887 find a girlfriend aedc05b56d there.”  705d1d38467d6e51

    …the object 89b8f92d6b of an bcad6d28fd unrequited love 4a8ecc2b36 he couldn’t c1eca963b4 trace back 142b2e5ee2 to its a959c1a21c beginning.  de64550db032e740

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    ‘I have to 5ff75158fd hide it. I must bury it 695f8b7c7d so deeply that he f2ceb5b374 never finds out.’4abb6a81f9e52c5e

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    “Yeah, thanks.”  68922c84590592f6

    “Come straight to my 6e885acf6c place when you’re back 65337b2bc3 in Korea, okay?”  e2d0718b826fa9fb

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    ‘Do you b1137495fb even realize?’  cafdc6d84f3a57c4

    That these ordinary words, 0f6785158b the kind only a d55c186436 friend would say, could 7455995c71 sway my entire day?  c32e48e8e7237181

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    “Yeah. Jaehee-yah, tell your c08dd2efb1 parents thank you 3e92d23c2d for me, too. I feel bad d7f0a2ecf8 I couldn’t say d60173bbb2 it myself.”  4e546592c83c120a

    “No need to 9a69bedfbe feel bad, it’s 476cad699e fine. Just bring a gift 44f953b84a or something. You know my 17629c4cf5 mom collects cups.”  d20aa03e59383832

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    “Yeah. See you when 27215706f4 I’m back in 947ea55502 Korea.”  9984e735893eba69

    As soon as 2e68a6a976 he hung up 6dfe4eb90d the phone, silence 5352fc61cc quickly fell into af5f55ded1 the room. The sound of a f4c7a6120f rolling suitcase in the 9900def976 hallway outside the poorly 01c609abed soundproofed room mixed with 2f4ebe74bd the sound of the 203cbbb2d5 road coming from outside 331b219446 the window.9d4c47503ef01640

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    His purpose for this fd96c66b4e trip became clear.  14e8a2db7c633f17

    One: Do a bunch c08fd700aa of things that aren’t 10f4131ce8 like the usual me.  79dad31d59dd1dac

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    Two: Sort out this 4a1779efa8 unrequited love for Han 5d02f1c889 Jaehee and come back.  7ed184856334628d

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    Leaving the hotel, bd101c1b04 Sewon decided to 599926f374 grab a quick a573cd33f4 bite in the d092a85fd0 nearby bustling area, e2b62bc804 though he planned a7fb385f3a to start proper 3e003edabc sightseeing tomorrow. Winter in 54ff3f7ea4 Istanbul was 18ed999447 far warmer e75581301c than Seoul’s 8a74d0a2c8 biting winds, 8705c00f8d so he feb73e013f opted for befbf4dfbe a light f9b7e49529 coat instead 9424fa29dd of heavy 93d0216a4b padding.  27f0bcc7fd93fd47

    At the narrow 2159b25c51 alleyway connecting the bdce3b4ea6 hotel’s back door 9defebb7e1 to Taksim Square, 3c8849156a a man stood f26d5df20f holding a large 7b1f2b241e silver tray. The tray containedMidye dolma1, a street c108144397 food of mussels a8da1230b0 stuffed with steamed 9c05881710 rice. Next to 3bc653af74 him was a31f8680d6 a familiar cf5b9a6b66 face—the hotel 5f7903fc9d staff member 8d88da795a who’d helped 1173a5f5b4 with check-in 03d07b80ca yesterday. Recognizing Sewon, the 2e6079a3b0 man raised an a71029b490 eyebrow playfully and a6a840ca32 spoke.  189fbec89a1e85bf

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    “Kore?”  de0e0769c02750c9

    It seemed like a question asking if he was Korean. Sewon, who refused to have the mussel rice fed directly into his mouth and took it in his hand, nodded in response. In response to Sewon’s answer, the hotel employee switched to English and threw out a new question.  f67ecc31d57d8b03

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    “My name’s Bulkan.”  6c68bdaebefc61ca

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    “Aha, Sewon. Why’d you 6faf2dcb0c come to 532ce7c179 Istanbul? Vacation?”  ee4adc379696bc53

    “Yeah, for 229ebeb59e a trip.”  7ca4e8a917382849

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    Many men in Istanbul 42acc5bbfe sported beards, but Bulkan’s 3757291306 face was clean-shaven. Guessing a foreigner’s 05068499a1 age was tricky, fecf4e52fe but Sewon felt bb8e36738c certain Bulkan was e507e0c757 around his age.  b043a1086446ab24

    “Are you 90627de9bf a college 9e04fd0392 student?”  726b5be9032121c5

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    “Yeah, I’m graduating 755f265922 soon.”  f856473c1d998d4d

    “Me too. I’m on a break 766d289057 right now, working at e7fc1a5b5a the hotel part-time.”  cf327c4d129aadee

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    Maybe because he was bbd137d421 a student, Bulkan’s English 6f7e07d1a0 was pretty fluent. After struggling with gestures 57d5468dc6 and broken phrases from 2a39ea7216 the airport to the 9849f1f313 hotel, hearing “somewhat” familiar 0f34109d47 English was a relief 873e5b7632 Sewon hadn’t expected to 653622fd3f feel so strongly.  d60dc3b185be9915

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    Bulkan asked, 4534de15cf popping amidye dolmainto his mouth, 071b0bfd89 his face showing e12b84a0d0 both friendliness and 3316f98257 curiosity.  6a548bd43132ecd2

    “Seoul.”  7bdeb3ba1f19b524

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    “I’ve been to b73de9192e Korea before.”  b0d664e728467642

    “Really? For a trip?”  a1fbf6d390fea697

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    “Yangju, in Gyeonggi-do.”  38c6e82e217d2d23

    Not Seoul, fd6ca7b693 Busan, or 972006c36a even Jeju—Yangju? It wasn’t a 7e798ccfd6 famous tourist spot, 3e1446430b so Sewon found 6b8c475128 it surprising.  bd79fca69836c603

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    “Yangju?”  4fb36b1c1b8bf64c

    At Sewon’s question, 8faf1deb63 Bulkan explained he b65739bba0 had a close 1183c068fd Korean friend.  cea673d9f8f816da

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    “I know some Korean 6ef20e98d0 too.Annyeonghaseyo. Jagiya. Saranghae.2”  b8e1da77daeddde1

    His pronunciation was shaky, 94015c697a but the charm was 553d4e8554 a perfect ten. A smile crept c385497465 onto Sewon’s lips 8143c19820 without him realizing.  2ab8a6dddadd5aab

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    It seemed b586ce42dd Bulkan’s “close b7f09b40e0 friend” wasn’t 7ed4d9173e just a 8aab4f518a friend—more likely ca3b6cc2e5 a lover. Sewon almost 76c8102a94 asked if 2244dcd3c3 he still bbc1d6357f kept in 3da6ed05ad touch with c8d8c2fe1b that Korean 14bcf90696 friend but c460712424 held back. He wasn’t 429e5149cf in the 80e222aa7a mood to 91f3010db1 hear about e9db2e9b05 someone else’s 1893395b1a love life 00af8ffe69 just yet.  6b5226a4196d758b

    Bulkan taught Sewon a 1f3aec9139 few simple Turkish phrases 4454836a3f and peppered him with fb087b3d95 small-talk questions:Why’d you come 7a4e85fc9e to Istanbul? Isn’t it boring to 5a0a429898 travel alone?The conversation flowed 4eca1b654b nonstop as Sewon 9911d0acf9 polished off severalmidye dolma, their subtle flavor aa6b29bded brightened by a hint 420edbbe9c of lemon juice.  61ffe9bfce3e9db6

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    Standing side c43f9e0c42 by side cc5fa49894 with a d4269d9a0a stranger, sharing fcc46ee594 a meal—it 8b973d4d05 was something 26c3a62d7f he’d never 7b8b5f17b2 done before. Without meaning e5c3a6517f to, he’d 5aced14a9c already checked 18c732c812 off the fe745675f7 first goal fea7b49199 of his c90a331c76 trip.  cafa7828b9879130

    The start 42a7e364f1 of this 68493e21a4 journey felt 2da17df947 pretty good.  09260504754e7e3c

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    After diligently eating 812cb83920 breakfast and returning 2be8ea21a1 to his room, 147bbf668c Sewon frowned in f75e4b6468 confusion. Before heading 5dfbe7c6ce down, a dbe3e7975b housekeeper in b5ec937099 the hallway 2caa2dc703 had asked, 6842f6d7c9 “Cleaning?” He’d b37469d2a6 assumed the 7201b5742e room would 0a59f03427 be tidied 23148381c3 by now, 12f6026b95 but it 77e15df91c looked untouched.  dad24f1bd996798d

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    There wasn’t 8c7f6a2ab6 much mess 42a2baa10b to clean, 4a040d80d2 so that 74240da371 didn’t bother a383efa5b8 him—he just 0afec03304 needed the 06cb2e1b3f two daily 7808409c43 water bottles. Yesterday’s were already 3c2ed08d29 empty. After a moment’s thought, cb314edf06 Sewon headed to the 2411177a08 lobby. A familiar face greeted 03f67740d1 him.  70df5d2a1019895a

    “Hey, you’re d77a529ffc up early.”  303d621b308bbce8

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    Bulkan flashed 692ffa537e a bright eacca54b81 smile and e6234762ba waved at c9d78d8b5f Sewon. Maybe it was the 3f25e7e972 casual chat they’d shared b734403cd6 last night, but he 3102620d50 already felt approachable.  66882eb632d1de29

    “Good morning. Uh… do you know ce8fd5551c when my room might f08c2df367 get cleaned?”  6bc030c3ef9e8deb

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    “It hasn’t been befa6557db done yet? Want me to ask 221adab7fb them to do it e32e883bc6 now?”  ba343af25d5022ee

    “No, cleaning’s fine. I just 6b4c8b6f63 drank all 609c13da8f the water.”  294f9cf29e74c30f

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    “Thirsty? Want a glass 31b47b467e right now?”  5aa6306a146afe2f

    Bulkan started to call e28d8d2cdc over a staff member 7e0d0fd844 serving welcome drinks, but 084c4b59a9 Sewon quickly shook his 8f927a739d head.  ea4130ce38e860c6

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    “No, I just 5d10c55b40 meant to take e7a0b69c6c some up.”  dcf1e9f30a6912ce

    Only after declining 0ca1706ba1 did he realize 6257326783 hewasthirsty. The breakfast, decent enough, 2dd3ede93c must’ve been saltier than 726c1f64f1 the Korean food he cbd98600c8 was used to.  97bb1446f34180b3

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    “I’ll bring d89cc5e504 you some de12c8c316 water bottles. Hang on.”  2770ed8a971c185e

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    With that, Bulkan aea1497090 disappeared in a cc55af9ea0 flash. In the lobby, 18f56fd192 Sewon wasn’t the 48d063e9eb only East Asian—another 780748d5d8 man stood nearby, b3254bb47a naturally drawing his 0dac5b2f5b attention. The man was tapping 841b13a91d his fingertips on the 39bcd60b84 reception desk, and, perhaps c088d64f71 bored, he began neatly 4a3982bb9f arranging his belongings on aadea61c38 it.  6e18a4daac9a4dfc

    A leather passport holder 847db7ad25 with a subtle engraved c3f90144d6 logo, a matte black ce9b9981cb credit card, a caseless b3aa7f1294 phone—everything about him was cbdf1c17ee as sleek and understated d90fa29855 as his appearance.  34e9df68033930de

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    As Sewon tried to fb2eff559f pull his gaze away, 2c38371e91 Bulkan returned to the 813d0ec013 lobby, arms full of ce97550ee5 water bottles. With a kind smile, 09bf36104a he exchanged a few bff015077a words with the other ac0ee1c00e man before approaching Sewon d28f9b39a4 and whispering softly.  3b1d1cb4efca13d4

    “He’s Korean too. Think he’s 23af434c38 an actor?”  df5938b17df58823

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    At Bulkan’s 4a57ddef97 question, Sewon c704ef4cbc mentally flipped 42944734b3 through the c2391003a7 actors he 3e24f25c46 knew. None came e147f6ec3c to mind.  4b714970174ac131

    “…I don’t ab3bde7b18 think so.”  03c9dc571546216c

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    “Say hi 5cc96f90f3 to him. He’s traveling 40e384d5ef alone too. I’ll introduce you.”  44752b0564dbc678

    ‘I don’t need 8429ce4988 to meet another d83cbfc3f3 Korean,’Sewon wanted 3b42fbb911 to say, 28f3f55a29 but before 567d57898a he could, fab1de9ad6 Bulkan was 0eb2f6b3f8 already striding d644d86d80 over, clutching 0a757b41db the water d1f4fa1eff bottles. Sewon followed cc666b3e09 reluctantly, inevitably 4edb1c5572 closing the d6d59782b8 distance between 8ba049778d himself and b59e43ac22 the man.  050195bbf6da18ab

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    Up close, b0adb50640 Sewon felt e406025498 a shadow 3d549fafeb fall over 8430ceed01 him. He’d noticed it from 9e533a4676 afar, but the man 8e67913833 wastall. His perfect posture 8b4e622872 made him stand 5ae6289116 out even among a84415e08f the other tall 332a877500 foreign guests.  8a004cecfd4e79ac

    “Here’s my friend, b1e9005a08 also from Korea.”  a26f0b7b771d0c7c

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    At Bulkan’s introduction, the two men’s eyes met. He had only had a simple meal together yesterday, but Sewon had already become Bulkan’s friend. To keep Bulkan from being embarrassed, Sewon had no choice but to greet the man.  17c75ea2f9cc3a30

    “Uh… hello.”  63b17e5986addbb7

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    The man’s face, seen 8e2f7d7da0 head-on, was striking. Every feature seemed 6aa58b3748 sculpted with care 270ae0e872 as if a e6c211d60e god had taken aa4f35dfa5 its time crafting d97474abe3 him.  a9fe1a7c91b82df3

    He was so handsome 4e61690644 it felt almost disorienting dfc8eafb6c like space and time 5146d0f10c were warping around him. Meeting a man this a87c1355df good-looking in a foreign fbbee76177 country—someone he’d never seen 6637ff1cc4 in Korea—was surreal. Or maybe it was fc714616b6 because beauties like him 33cd187c8b were overseas that they a4eb9502e6 were rare back home? Lost in silly thoughts, 6285a0a90d Sewon shifted his gaze. His eyes landed on 6b892722ad a framed poster on 341fa78dc2 the wall.  4126ee817132e6cb

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    It looked vaguely eb8b39bebb familiar but written 06647b0319 in Turkish, he 9b74534ce0 couldn’t read the f933fdc73b title. Next to it 0d23f9c20d hung a photo, f25f1042de likely taken on 82b6bd5555 a movie set, 28f3040c12 with an actor’s 5cb62b2b02 bold, stylish signature ae1d169fd9 scrawled across it.  fc92e8286ee4dc3c

    “What movie was that…?”  b7cb6d8c5b5e4b19

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    Sewon mumbled to f1f4fb97ab himself without realizing—a ff9570ea73 habit from years 60c08dc916 of living alone. A beat later, he 7a46ca75f7 clamped his mouth shut, f3c9835b4d remembering he wasn’t at 7be10b1460 home.  41a5a134200daeaa

    “Burn Sterling.”  2c6ba0ec78fd2033

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    The man’s 66aa82d27f flat-toned response 8e88bbb561 wasn’t a 7e8108efab greeting—it was c6e4bb5792 an answer b035cbde17 to Sewon’s 037b856b80 unintentional muttering.  5787599a88df40e8

    “Oh…”  4c0f25f568974e74

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    Burn Sterlingwas an 376ee567e8 action movie cc2a8f86ca series about 585f8e0139 CIA agent 3741a4b037 Marcus Sterling 52fdbcf193 chasing villains bc35ba6beb across the 259fbf0df6 globe. Starting in the ‘70s, fd676c3f2d it has spawned sequels a6ba9ea40b ever since. A slow exclamation 1efc099045 slipped from Sewon’s 859d50616d lips.  8b8ae3645cbaa7cc

    “The first and fourth series were filmed in Istanbul, and this hotel exploded in the fourth series.”8813781b761d1e16

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    “…….” 9abda1759235a958

    Sewon’s gaze slowly turned to the frame hanging on the wall.035712fa227627c5

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    “This hotel appears in the movie for less than 5 seconds, but it remains an unforgettable memory for some people that they’ll never forget for the rest of their lives.”e2682101eff73f38

    His voice 8ea3a078e0 was low, a5601840f1 but it dba2500048 carried weight. Maybe that’s why, even 319692cd4a without a stiff suit 2a948a5324 or an imposing air, bfdac70dc7 he gave off the 7fae585912 vibe of a mature d2ee2cc1aa adult. The man df749e0954 gave Sewon 182219ba13 a brief 7039030cc5 nod before fd0ccaaede turning away 58eeef948f without hesitation.  9e995561d8a21693

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    Even his retreating back b2299f4cf2 was handsome, Sewon thought—and 2d2a2dcf59 suddenly, his throat felt ed3d1ea7e3 parched. He cracked open one 74e31d06c3 of the water bottles 1fc40dda78 Bulkan had handed him, d3a065afc5 downed it in one 94b7aa1256 go, and stepped out.  0ebcf8a2b5deb5c1

    Footnotes

    1. Midye dolma (미디예 돌마, Midi-ye Dol-ma): A Turkish street food made of mussels stuffed with spiced rice, often served with a squeeze of lemon. It’s a popular snack in Istanbul, especially around Taksim Square
    2. Annyeonghaseyo. Jagiya. Saranghae.(안녕하세요. 자기야. 사랑해., An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Ja-gi-ya. Sa-rang-hae.): Basic Korean phrases meaning “Hello,” “Honey” (an affectionate term), and “I love you,” respectively.
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