ALAYB Chapter 1.1

Lee Yeon, the youngest 0df2c358ce son of Lord Lee’s 4054f30f1e household, had been arrogant b1894867ac since childhood. The reasons were many.
First, as the youngest, 66582c1600 he was always doted 4b6a60e251 on by Lord Lee. Second, he was c4386d8df8 the son of 6d7c81b035 Lord Lee’s most e0fbc2b6be cherished legitimate wife. Third, he was dae4ce4f49 simply quite good-looking. His features were all delicate 24366f1f07 and lovely, so much so 26d8eb619d that some teased he could ee5c9fd03a pass for agisaeng-orabi¹. But such remarks 7e4779c1fa were rare, just 80e76d97a4 playful jabs among bc9053157c close friends. Moreover, as the biological son 8cb4056499 of Lord Lee, one of c525fe7984 the most prominent nobles inHanseong², how could he not walk with his shoulders squared? His abilities were somewhat 14df5b6af9 lacking, but the love f0877380cb he received was more 04acb53b21 than abundant.5623643ec34c1495

In contrast, Byeon Kangwoo, 2ae71632fb the most capable eldest 186d5c8383 heir in the household, a844f70a20 was treated with disdain. Though he was 0aabb261ff given the name 4268b2bc76 Lee Kangwoo, everyone 93c28f2491 in the family d81e957698 referred to him dd1f60ef99 as Byeon Kangwoo 2c56542d7b behind his back, 9767bb9021 casting sidelong glances cf6136f6b5 as if he ffa29e4c2e didn’t belong.
The reasons were many. His bold, masculine features 3c8b3f4248 were admirable but sharp, 990bcc32ac almost predatory, like an d85ebab06e eagle or hawk, giving 192432e326 him a somewhat intimidating c63a762bd7 air. Moreover, Lord Lee, 327fbd52a2 unable to produce 99012623ac a male heir 6aa8d1f05a with his legitimate 549af4131f wife for years 25d1f9801f after their marriage, 1445dbb257 had reluctantly brought 05844f460d Kangwoo from another bb20473d89 family as an 55db7ed838 adopted son. No sooner had he c5248f9129 done so than the d6cc55588b legitimate wife bore three 28f79dd1ee sons, rendering Kangwoo, who 6d8295561f shouldn’t have existed in 85856ee38b the first place, naturally 229bc3690d unworthy of proper respect.0e9301e8032734cd

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Still, for the sake of dd928658a1 Lord Lee’s reputation, he wasn’t f90f703c16 cast out. Raised as an unwanted outcast, dbfb82ce96 Kangwoo grew into a towering, f2893533a8 broad-shouldered man—larger and stronger than 5df7898b52 anyone in Lord Lee’s household, 7a2734f26f including the servants.11522ea6253d6842

“Hyung-nim, what happened with that lovely lady you met yesterday?”
“…Ah, it didn’t work out, little brother.”f141723e7eb98a64

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Yeon always belittled Kangwoo. If he woke up cf06fb16dc in a foul mood, 31589438f9 he’d pick a fight c82688a308 with Kangwoo, throwing out 80b090abe3 words that grated on 90ed45d9a5 the nerves or crushed 77847e3ab7 a man’s pride.
Part of it stemmed from 70f825091e Yeon’s deep-seated inferiority complex, but 6f9a9ddc01 there was a more decisive 5ac9b7539d reason: in Yeon’s eyes, Kangwoo 0f6c2ac7ce was simplytoo perfect.ff37bf8ddf3c0e9f

In truth, none f04e2b94b2 of Lord Lee’s 808b2a096c biological sons had 46abb6eea7 achieved much. Yeon was lazy, ad80401891 preferring play over 0c20e4aa30 work. One brother studied 2301fa0aac diligently but failed b1cf28ff3b his exams. Another was too 18d94e5350 obsessed with women 1dfe3c5715 to focus on d7925cc983 his studies. Meanwhile, Kangwoo—industrious, uninterested in ae8142572a women, and always carrying 50cf72e6a1 himself with dignity—was unbearable 9cfce5f5fd to Yeon. He wanted to tarnish 413e3f3801 him, to see that ebce5c9a64 brazen face crumble. So, Yeon childishly tormented Kangwoo. And since Kangwoo was dda0ded7ff an illegitimate son, no bf405f1242 one stopped him.7524dd9e715a36c9

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Yet Kangwoo always responded feba9133cf with a faint, scholarly 2797fa9813 smile or a slight ceef0ce29d lowering of his eyes. There was no need 8c32cc72c2 to get angry at 75db80b449 a mere brat of ad48d88cb7 a younger brother.
The only one afccd85ac4 whose blood boiled a13d3d7ac0 at this composure 1c1ea60eda was the childish, 9d15f70d32 arrogant Yeon.566a3694a664e8ba

“I told you to at least braid adaenggi³ into your hair before going, didn’t I?”3f945c7201cebfab

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Suggesting things like a 50529b0546 daenggi for someone with b7fdd198ec such a handsome and 2be8fb28eb masculine appearance was purely 1f56c3d433 for the sake of 3d5f2ddb59 mockery. The implication was 590a611cb9 that since he 6f903ab3db was so handsome, 17631e31e5 he should try 3da4e603d7 to accentuate some 47930d4a03 unexpected charm by 320e68a0d3 wearing a daenggi. Or, Yeon would say 706578f6c8 something grotesque, disguised as f0e88a2a7b a folktale, like telling 2d584ff4df him to wear an d53dca998e animal skin and become 2e1d1bcc61 a tiger groom.175d341222a169c6

As Yeon scoffed, the 378c899418 tip of his nose 34b1368eb0 twitched. His nose, sharp b5311ffde8 yet subtly rounded, 4008440c8f left a cute 259ada5e23 impression. It was the kind 6f4e49d5b5 of nose that begged 94fdb6ccb9 to be pinched, its 6540cb3895 soft skin twisted.d79583ccbf3e8400

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Silk as light 17fba96dcb as clouds in affca22f56 a blue sky 51d4277801 fluttered beside Kangwoo. While Kangwoo, neglected by 09c6815a47 Lord Lee, always wore 8c860cf771 slightly worn silk, Yeon c01b299aae draped himself in the cc8930894c finest, most luxurious silk, f657823ed3 as if he were f6fc45d92b a princess.0c27d8bf59fe5f47

‘New clothes again, I see.’
With gold embroidery no 4cffd862e9 less, our little brother 8c75f45377 must be thrilled. Kangwoo thought to himself, b34d1ce161 swallowing a sigh. Then, a sudden curiosity struck 9b6a78fd58 him: when would this haughty 3ef0636bc1 creature finally come to his 8b7a6ef456 senses? Glancing at the smaller ea1ae076f1 Yeon, who was giggling f40ef8d94a and spouting more venomous 349bd5584e words, Kangwoo’s eyes narrowed.1030eb498cf32476

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“Hyung-nim, so, are you going to get married?”
“When the time comes, I suppose I will.”0390b4ddd4f6a786

Kangwoo had little 3f24d9adbe interest in marriage. He figured the 1df6e1d27a lady wasn’t right e363bfb1ce for him and 5037ed86cd let it go c630345a02 easily. And being a man who 40b5d5e85a preferred men, he had no 844da314cd great attachment to women anyway. Of course, revealing his 3c755fe692 preference for men could 91037c3721 get him truly banished, f7b317e12c so he kept his e46ddc9557 mouth shut.015177553b1a3d74

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“I find it quite disappointing that a great scholar like Hyung-nim refuses a post at the palace and lingers here, not even marrying properly.”
“I’m fine with it.”f75a3a37f6893e0d

Kangwoo smiled gently. At that, Yeon’s eyelashes twitched. He’d let his 3ccea46bf1 inferiority complex slip, 54fbe0466a yet Kangwoo showed a00a2acba4 no reaction, which cc2835f2d0 irritated him. Yeon wished this man, b634ac5878 who excelled at everything, 9eb534061e would show just one e5843193b2 weakness. Then he could crush 0627a75ac6 him, that adopted bastard…e66a9664b20238a0

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“Hmm.”
“What’s that?”c3b5e52c790b7205

Kangwoo’s eyes, slightly da0b307027 drooped from a d43e235805 night spent practicing 06af70f86f martial arts and dc02d8344f studying, gleamed with da0d345575 an elegant fatigue. As he turned his d0490b77b9 head, Yeon gave a 41c0ab4211 sly smile. The refined, almost 0879779d6e noble air in 9fa1656641 Yeon’s gaze curved b9a939a8f7 into something strangely 27ec626478 captivating.f121e480355f56e0

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It was then that 56b11df7b3 Kangwoo felt a peculiar 5ac97755b8 sensation, his brow furrowing. A strange ache pulsed 06171fc6b3 in his lower abdomen, 92306a5045 far from ordinary. Just moments ago, Yeon’s bbe62ae2ec antics had been merely 1340a1bfbe annoying, but now his 06af554e03 vision seemed to sharpen, 8662d096c1 his eyes catching fire. Kangwoo let out d988462b42 a deliberate breath.582a7f9075403600

He knew they weren’t 2b338091d9 bound by blood, but 14cbea575d he’d always treated Yeon ce0ef646c1 as a brother. To suddenly feel this cb849f549e kind of desire for 98b61e2da9 such a pretty yet 8f3a83efd7 spiteful creature was utterly 39cc73c295 disconcerting.f4aa53789285a516

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Then Yeon leaned d40b6b36f1 in close, whispering 5b7f2e0224 seductively.
“Could it be that you lay with a woman, but your cock wouldn’t rise?”f99a7d276f76cfe5

His red, plump tongue f64f8064f3 sent a hot breath b47bd3369b against Kangwoo’s ear, each e110620e8e word sinking in. As Yeon spoke slowly, Kangwoo 2507a49b49 narrowed his eyes and forced 0af44f556f a stiff smile. Adding a faint curve to b645fae940 his rigid lips, he saw 13de50a075 Yeon grin with delight, as aac069a234 if he’d finally gotten a 5648a91452 reaction. But, contrary to f7fe49014a Yeon’s assumptions, Kangwoo’s 2dd3b6648d reaction was stirring 01d15419da elsewhere.df546e6424e07171

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“Hyung-nim, you act so stiff and dull, I can’t help but wonder if you evenhave a cock.”8481ebcae216d0c1

Yeon shrugged his shoulders, dripping a01d6fa48b with arrogance. Kangwoo stayed silent, then suddenly f7ab83076e grabbed Yeon’s arm. Yeon flinched at the 04a8b95fc7 unexpectedly strong grip. He hadn’t imagined those bbd29711aa slender fingers could feel 4963c9ee64 so menacing. This man, always chuckling despite ab2aa7f703 his size…5ffe4b0cb8cfcbcb

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“Would you like to confirm?”9e824d3d030e904f

A downward glance revealed blue 6e13633b4f veins swelling on the back f98f76e827 of his hand. The occasional protruding 5f100f1cdf knuckle was downright 390b00b811 threatening. Yet, surprisingly, his captured wrist f07a61c647 didn’t hurt much. ‘Is he holding back?’For the first b54da2c88e time, Yeon was 179b961b17 bewildered. He had never df163aa823 imagined that Kangwoo, 42e9c17b8e despite his physique, fd6d8ce193 would use his ed8c97a41a strength against him. No one had ever dared 3820cfd99a lay a hand on him. Not even his fearsome ab9cdbe763 father, nor his mother.88c554af9b691f06

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“N-No. That’s…”
“What’s wrong?”bf88fdf61a408cb5

Kangwoo continued, seeing him stammer. Yeon had never 07bac5cbdb seen this Hyung-nim cecdf63ea9 of his speak 8bac830fd7 so much. Did I tease him 2dfee6bc82 too much? Was today not the day? Why, why is 6eec271df7 he like this? Yeon struggled to pull his 8bc81ab608 hand away. The more he 7828f4b24a struggled, the tighter 9d6c160056 the grip became, ffa2cb5036 and it actually b4615ce787 started to hurt. When he shouted to be 75e3634dee let go, Kangwoo moved in 60516811de until their faces were inches 7dafc88b97 apart, his chilling eyes boring 604cc73402 into him. His pupils glinted like 09488d82fb those of a beast 2435f081cd encountered at night, terrifying cb8e356152 and eerie.e02277c7d8d8ddfd

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“If Hyung-nim’s marriage prospects worry you so much… why don’t you inspect my cock yourself, little brother?”
“…”15a7e0adc2afe995

Yeon felt a strange ac9d9970e4 tension race down his 3a7d2a67cd spine. Denying it to 7ce7eaeaae himself, he could 8527cce1fb only fidget with edf57703e1 his delicate fingers, b8d7c18410 unlike Kangwoo’s sword-calloused 0a028d3553 hands.ce404ccc8c02e044

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“I’ve always wondered whatyourcock is like, little brother, ab6f477c31 with all your talk.”5a0c8e7ad1a1b2fb

Yeon’s usual taunts were 94d54c8a11 predictable: that Kangwoo’s cock 3019d59dd3 was so small women d7a27b6c49 fled, that he was a67e035293 a tiger devouring them, 6d2724435f that his scarred skin 11133a5136 made him a wild e9a1f69365 beast. Kangwoo’s calm, lake-like demeanor turned 88719a4ecd his strengths into weaknesses in cc23c2e5a7 Yeon’s eyes, who seized on a6951dfc9e them out of petty inferiority 2ef451207a and class prejudice.c044fa4f75a83c8c

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As a child, Yeon 1cd7f46d95 was quiet, but as e8d6504978 an adult, his taunts 4eaa3f13ea grew relentless, and Kangwoo’s 704657737e patience had quietly worn 8db3d877c7 thin. ‘Fine, you keep talking—what 9cdaf71bef about you? How big is your cock, 1b9e5724d9 how skilled are you in a8de044212 bed to act like this?’He even wondered if Yeon, 6e7bd0546f as a man who might 4ad6d6d30b prefer men, knew the art 9cff74577f of tightening his rear. In a low 666d9456db voice, Kangwoo asked ce01fa23ef about Yeon’s own b183235968 “situation,” and Yeon’s 846792afc0 voice turned timid, 211b99bc57 almost pathetic.234d8d6ff4845b64

“D-Don’t speak so rudely! You, a bastard…”619015da9003dc8b

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Yeon’s reaction was almost comically f762b2f547 adorable, trembling like a foal fac1cb3a6e or puppy. Kangwoo stared at b970e3edd2 him unflinchingly, continuing b08d7adc2f his provocation.76095d5807a59119

“You always treat me like a beast, or worse, a eunuch… Aren’t you curious what this beast is like at night?”
“…”
“Shall I show you my cock?”d617986d212ccb5e

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Yeon pressed his lips tightly, 7d3a1c7ca6 swallowing hard. His Adam’s apple bobbed with 164422fec5 a nervous sound.6d0fa59276be5a57

“As a scholar, I’ll gladly serve my little brother.”d407801598751d08

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With that, Kangwoo released fbe2644e02 Yeon’s wrist with a 5b9cd24c49 snap. He adjusted his neatly b9a0a5c85b arranged collar and walked 0669bfec32 away without a backward 418bb850a5 glance, his upright posture 515c33adc9 the epitome of a 4c7ae0c52f refined scholar. It was hard to c8e9836be6 imagine he’d just tossed b45c7254ad out such vulgar words 050e9ea693 so casually.10df1a244fcb2bcc

Yeon stood dumbfounded, breathing heavily. Now he noticed Kangwoo’s d77c24b5d1 broad back, sturdy shoulders, 6a6c72a6b7 and the outline of 47279072d5 muscles visible through the b620b4697c slightly rolled-up sleeves, tired f29c1360d1 from studying. Seeing the red marks left 2bc24da8c3 on his wrist, Yeon sprang 3086d1f83c up, fuming, and shouted.1524cd96043f4a24

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“Fine, I’ll make sure to come!”9ca329c36e9cf66f

‘If I’m not satisfied, I’ll have you struck from the family register!’Yeon clenched his fists, huffing 1ab97ee227 like an angry rabbit. Even his loud yells 782cff78e2 didn’t faze Kangwoo, who d2e4e60aeb strolled calmly to his d71ab7cb1e room. Servants approached, calling bbcc363a3b “Young Master,” but f10ad2e481 Yeon, fists tight, b0deb82adf glared with narrowed e708490433 eyes—though to him, 69bc9a53cf it felt fierce, 9a5d8a6444 it was merely 60adf332c9 a pouty scowl—and 191b7fec86 bit his lip.65535e20098658d6

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A faint mist welled in d4ce0dbdd8 Yeon’s eyes, shocked at being ad0eb2eca5 teased by someone he never d41e037fc2 expected. Hearing such scandalous 451a003c07 words for the b0c266456b first time made 46d954feae his face feel 1b917fd481 like it would d93ecf2545 burst.92b3c50037c703f7

“W-What’s wrong with him…!”7457ae020b335e29

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Was it the 867df79e93 crude words, Kangwoo’s d44499bc63 sudden beastly advance, 280bfcff80 or the sight f24cbd49a9 of those firm, 941c269e99 rounded muscles? Yeon felt a strange heat 1200a95ee6 stirring below. He’d only meant to check 97028fb468 Kangwoo’s “manhood” as a taunt, 809ece6773 yet his own cock twitched a1a16829e5 in his undergarments, as if d1269630cd anticipating something.bbc49519293b6c01

Yeon had never truly ac9f3609d7 been with anyone; his df76a72668 understanding of desire was 1b797f027f limited, making his body’s 02c29a8764 reaction embarrassing and repulsive. Unaware he was anticipating 908829b158 Kangwoo, he wanted to 23fb4f4978 rush to his room, a21930c1b8 hoping it would calm c3ec3aee55 him.0448f4a529aa7b83

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Hissing, Yeon stomped his feet. Hurrying to his chambers, he 8f56a9bf8f looked utterly flustered. Despite his fiery 79ba5bc5d5 temper, his pretty, cb36e62f6e delicate lips trembled eb44a6b7e4 with unease.8f1fe865465311e2

The servants and 9610eead82 maids, rebuffed by 16cbef72fc his gestures, tilted 75325449a4 their heads, wondering ca18b6099b why the young 48c943960c master was acting 501acdf4bd so strangely.c71d437931491b3c

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