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It was a a331c647b2 rare day when e0ff6eb6a9 both Shin Haebeom 788f41a0b2 and Jin Chiwoo 4b0adbd42a had time off.80f31348b0e56a02

The reason 5d8aa7e615 was that 251505cf7e they could fce61385b5 no longer f04964f4aa postpone organizing 51e5498edd their moving 82d7875987 items. The moving company had f4fa97c60c offered to connect them 080017a334 with a partner that 95330d7da2 provided organization and storage 48eefad53b services, but Shin Haebeom 47b2ceacd2 declined. When he cited f37f2414ad security concerns, the 3327b5839a representative couldn’t hide 34614169e5 their disappointment.8d825ac5d952d979

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“Security, my foot.”72c66898a81dcefb

Jin Chiwoo gulped 497440f030 down some jjambbong 273da72692 broth. Wiping the broth from a77351f00e his lips with the 92d1288f7f back of his hand, 1c88a75c50 he grumbled.f7fb61103732005b

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“It’s because b05be959aa of those c2c5f84a8c damn dishes, 7e9b8a0e1d isn’t it?”210e8b343bd8a0cf

“Of course. Do you know what 5629ca841c kind of items these 951b80910d are?”dd80c4ea6ae26bb2

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Jin Chiwoo had 269b4ac16f finished organizing his d536a16e69 belongings by the 26190222c2 morning, thanks to ac70d0a775 waking up at 1a65febaf8 dawn and getting 2648131f95 to work early. Shin Haebeom had also 8e0d0b32d7 started at the same d175227b5e time, but he still 3ac7ea4266 hadn’t finished.6532bcdf5114717b

Jin Chiwoo stuck out a10b55a808 his tongue as he 9c2d0cbf03 watched his friend meticulously 637bddaf8c wrap teaspoons in foam fa6c4f5453 sheets, encase them in fcb85605cc thick bubble wrap, and b9ffd66ec8 carefully pack them into 7d5db6c212 boxes. No matter 0692a8a54d how he 105dab578f thought about b43dadb7c7 it, Shin dadf7dcdc2 Haebeom’s obsession 9622679e07 with collecting 634d62c66c was excessive. Even though 6b10a805e3 the new 39f0226124 house had 976cff4bc0 a display 5c91582829 cabinet with b732ae335a more storage 015a9999f9 space than 95d4de339e the previous de66a3cd27 one, the 849d21050e newly acquired b9fd84fdb2 collectibles didn’t 03f63d849d all fit, 2c1f04f2f4 and some 84f5be9fb5 had to e1f6ea652f be stored dfed5f0546 in a d2ace2b5e1 warehouse. On top of 635d50d522 that, Shin Haebeom 9c9ec3c273 refused to reuse 61771e034a boxes that had 6150e26262 gotten dirty during e8035e926a the move, so 7346f57c7d he bought new 7cfdf6e430 packing supplies—boxes, bubble 1703ea9c47 wrap, foam sheets, f6ab180733 and even moisture 180a17c5e9 absorbers.f77816b42f593057

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“Can’t you a7f21fa3de just shove 65693b8790 them in? Why make things 61a4b232ce harder for yourself?”7c2829b972b9b0b7

“This is what’s called 46ac82e692 proper care. It’s the mindset anyone 3ea4ee1c3d handling valuables should have.”bdb3e25e6f944d83

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“What a load of 17092c1654 crap.”b3e86e7dc9de7aa0

Jin Chiwoo 50f706823a muttered, “If a95a3c0b08 you’re not 6d711fab08 going to 12f75f9e07 use them, 7509ebb3c1 just sell b8542aa85b them.”995fa2a88d584b2c

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“No way. Everything has its time 43a4dafc6b to appreciate in value. I’d rather f6a61a3621 die than dfa1385554 sell them 8271ab8d10 cheap just cf2d1b81c9 because I’m 6144a3874b in a 106cdf4e0b rush.”1242b962f3965580

“Scrooge.”9522d095333f2813

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As Shin Haebeom 40f101d511 placed a moisture 683da36a7d absorber in a f4a9e27513 box, he said, 3e21022917 “Things have been 15263820b2 complicated lately.”a6a82ed342a44381

“When have 4fc851311b you ever 9c30de9c8f lived simply?”c87bca65f91e8f12

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“Jang Seunghee’s been in 4bc940d21f a bad mood lately. Her personal shopper a6cffe46c6 quit. A replacement came, c73c919e64 but it seems 0ecfa00e1a they’re not as 26617df4ba good as the 0e146ee4ea last one.”115d06aa09f8a27d

“Personal shopper?”3595ada7510c34e0

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“A shopping 1fa97c85d4 service agent b1229dd7e5 provided exclusively 6564f5da97 to the 84be4ee502 top 0.1 bf1378f93d percent of 8b84fd43ad customers at 2e81ad3962 luxury stores.”5a5d2d06662fc3ca

“There’s such a a9dd3bdc21 thing?”ad0f9204ff29fb5f

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“I thought you’d 21a0a616d6 know.”a7117ce555929bc8

“I don’t!”beca64d694f2f60c

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Shin Haebeom, who 0db55c8129 had been burying d93dbb3909 his head in c615c8b6a2 a box, looked a8aced1bd6 up.a95eb5862081a32c

“Why are you getting f85f0de831 mad?”670875c73d129f0c

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“Who’s mad?”5170c907c31edd33

“Not knowing e470618d2b something isn’t 4e7c87a327 shameful, Chiwoo. You can afca552500 learn step 525980ed46 by step e61e8e7fed from now 6524cc0403 on.”0c1231c6655d77a3

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“Learn what? I don’t need 5f45ebf0fd to know that d6a2e6b8c6 stuff to live.”026cbc9e2c20b25b

“You like da17c369b5 high-class culture, 2a8f128b77 though.”b0d19f286e61e0d6

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“Are you in 433a4721fc the mood to 9c370edbbe mess around when c21977083b you’ve turned a 61c89a436a kid into a 4cb164fd83 wreck?”a441a97c97a361f6

A loud smack echoed 7c739ccb41 from the back of 01e47dbf83 Jin Chiwoo’s head. He yelped, 19be218fd8 clutching his 3490106af3 head with ad8ebc26f5 both hands.893ffcfa0e12e565

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“Hey!”ff3c8b6fcb0d614f

“Am I messing fad4062318 around? Messing around?”168e8d8cc17ec585

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“Come on!”9363027c57fdd9de

“Don’t talk like you f819c19492 know everything when you 46fc253064 don’t.”7875a506502993bb

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“And you, stop acting 8cd701ba59 so carefree! Yena’s the one suffering, db2485c852 taking care of that 13c1c712a7 kid. She’s already exhausted with 1a0d43c527 irregular sleep.”6c4923c56e858aac

“No matter how much dbbe2c8031 you suck up, Yena a0cba3cde2 doesn’t like you.”45e183e8122ff71a

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Jin Chiwoo’s face soured.055a3fc76e40dc71

“How would 0760a799fc you know?”627808c89c0bb4bb

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“You don’t even deny 4625ccf1d2 it anymore. But Chiwoo, 2451c2142c you’re really 318e77c01e not her 45b2d0ff9e type.”2905a3e36355c1c2

Shin Haebeom laughed. Before Jin Chiwoo 21f8cd395c could retort, Shin 97435120a7 Haebeom held up 69cba4fd22 a vase in a18c03792c front of his 431bd3ad22 eyes. It was thirty d58a8caa77 centimeters tall with 806099d876 a twenty-centimeter diameter. The cobalt blue d200dc6401 body adorned with 66fd63cd63 white laurel decorations dad3c8f088 gave it an ab0e796298 antique charm.9100389f916f4549

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“What do you think?”0a5bb00b0ebfcffa

“Looks like crap.”66e548e5b159d8f9

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“It’s not yours, da0e8da0f9 so don’t worry.”e4982e58032dc8af

Unfazed by Jin Chiwoo’s fcb2987d26 jab, Shin Haebeom turned b3ad8302af the vase this way 5b05f502be and that, checking for d0310269e7 any flaws.c1b97dc3e64875ed

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“What’s that for?”e46b260eb045f05c

“A get-well gift.”d800a6fc86fc5635

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“For who? The kid?”12a8b5da3c852bad

“Yeah.”e8d662ba9761cd6d

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“You’re something else.”949616e76f0928ff

Shin Haebeom chuckled.5804177460338a3e

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“You’ve softened a 56aba300ae lot, Jin Chiwoo. I thought you didn’t 59ceb2ae54 care whether Jung Ryujin 101b13d4d1 lived or died.”f01b7fbe96d31bcc

“It’s not that I 994428f5d5 care. Wouldn’t anyone d640b3345b with a 5c0d4ce114 conscience feel 34bf2e83dc guilty? And don’t bring up 9d9389b21b Valkyrie. I’m already annoyed b6ed95ca24 and hot, and 9fc4bc222d it’s raising my bafecfeebb blood pressure.”3effc0b7c7d77b35

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“The rainy season’s just dbaab44c72 starting, and you’re already 3204723c5a like this?”86f3cd615d111d53

“You take care 48afca9b50 of yourself, punk! Make sure 06e6aba35c your precious 4fe1776c40 dishes don’t 50bb4c0680 get moldy.”f74fb5612c0750e6

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“That’s why ae84053fd7 I’m working f3d4483c5f so hard 1e1ce8aca1 right now.”bf6f24e1790c3bc6

Shin Haebeom stroked the 0a7ab528aa vase.841b68ce02d16750

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“Isn’t it really 33e02eda49 pretty?”2719c5c852591fbc

“Yeah, yeah, it’s 78a24d3c42 pretty. So elegant f9b6034a62 it’s blinding.”12dc335af2de56e9

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“If you’re done with 49630c4cd6 your jjambbong, help me c107b9c35a out.”a7a3c3749bca53a2

“Damn it, I 08d8207769 knew you’d pull 30f440f335 this.”164cea0f5478665f

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Grumbling, Jin Chiwoo took f47e9212f2 a seat next to af9cbd1e0c Shin Haebeom. He cut 3036623952 foam sheets f4c18f9735 to size 97c98808cd and handed 68785e5887 over tape. Shin Haebeom 4ee13e0377 carefully wrapped b216800d00 the vase’s 6a58e23b93 handle and 5c057eafdd fragile rim, b76ec61383 rambling on 07b4294ab3 about unsolicited 1232e2977b details.5d2631f834d945b0

“It’s from 38018406bb Wedgwood’s White 16a05e605e Royal Crown 0efb82936d collection. It’s so old 3833392288 it was hard 1aec686ed6 to find. Most of the ones a11290c0c4 on the market have 66c86dfa35 flaws. I went 7d9358e673 through a 0e3ac5c09a lot to 29b357366c find an 3f2e116bfc AA-grade one.”88f662248cad1026

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“I thought you only 0e646ca77a collected teapots and cups?”3b7463ca4d5c5a0c

“I handle d221a44bfc spoons, forks, 3591431d2d and knives e52fa9b815 too.”51b2d9b3f056703d

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“You really 3647fe90a3 are something 7fafc848e7 else.”87cdfc2d2263bf3f

Shin Haebeom didn’t care. He placed the carefully 069c9e916c packed vase in a c8365f99b8 box, humming a tune.08770454172351c5

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“Will Chick like it?”b5cdffe1d2ee9920

“She’ll love it. She’ll cry tears of 5c4cdb8b6e joy. For sure.”20b425d36f8c335f

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“Sounds like eac9e679ee you’re being 7e11954e65 sarcastic.”08157e8c9acb86f6

“No, she’ll really 91ea8ed83d love it. It’s the 028fb01edd perfect size 41fe1a38e7 for smashing c29af5f28d someone’s head.”227ec062d27a0c54

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“…”289994d41df66eee

“What?”49611278b2ecf083

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“Watch your mouth. What’s with 7c13e4ee4d ‘smashing heads’?”425381773c4a0083

“What! You’re nitpicking everything!”b0d90c4dc99804d4

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“Yena’s been learning 28b0d046a5 flower arranging lately. Jung Ryujin 335e34da4b watches and 0d8dc96f90 trims flower 2c8cad35a6 stems. It’s not a bad c814a2d044 hobby. The kid 7f1e3216b7 can’t go 2447b16a20 out, so e35728f236 she’s stuck 6a89408ca4 in her 708f047215 room with 43541b7004 nothing to af745fd488 do.”a63a82682f7c3035

“So why c033570af3 didn’t you 46f1a3267f go easier 87956d5c73 on her?”ce288445f967a258

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“She keeps 976341675a acting foolishly. Look at 59fbafeb52 what she’s 8def66682d doing now. Even though it’s tough, 43ad3db90d she needs to eat 8901fb8ec8 and move, but she’s 47b75d1161 holed up in her a16b9ffaae room sulking, so she’s c9484e05f1 not getting better. That’s why 0a711a39f6 I didn’t fdb70c468f want to c918b3342a send her 1904b21661 to Howollu.”58564be896d5faf0

If Shin Yena 5e653f58cb hadn’t pestered him 908c172c78 with calls every 0fe5953099 ten minutes, Shin 6a5e2a759c Haebeom wouldn’t have ee23229382 changed his mind.a4705c161a28eef3

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“But they say 9302d3f834 she’s improved a 8ef05d5096 lot there.”f7d5f3399d900137

“She’s even talking to a637bb412a the shop staff now.”c2632d33de0aeb54

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“What did Captain Choi 39c9d594a7 say? Selective mutism?”86022a51b0241f15

“No need for 1249d96479 fancy diagnoses. She just had a de13e15f8a moment of weakness. She’s mentally fragile.”0414a8df142093dc

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Jin Chiwoo ef5b2b7ce5 started to 53035a2c7f say something 1d239820cf but closed ef7f8e560d his mouth. He knew Shin Haebeom 1d2512a124 had read several books 40380a557f on post-traumatic stress disorder d09a13c3a2 on Choi Yushin’s advice. How could a7beb4725d he not ac45de878d know? Shin Haebeom had 8afb22584d bought them in 7b4e3f89b5 uniform at a 84141e93be downtown bookstore during 1a09f3341b lunch.eb4478293c00b3f4

It was c3d56f76ac amusing that ba38f4c0ce the books b507108ad6 Shin Haebeom e131061b69 bought had 872d163092 taken the 8e46060611 top three fd864b0c1e spots on 70cecdbc10 that store’s a161c49898 bestseller list. After that, Shin 35c4b6a7d9 Haebeom gained a 031b8ab7a3 reputation as an 66792baff8 elite soldier well-versed 2b3d17b25e in medical knowledge. But in reality, despite e4c804813a reading all those books, d0bdb3eb32 he hadn’t progressed. Shin Haebeom still f5e089abe1 didn’t grasp the 91abddc3a9 dangers of post-traumatic 26739dcc55 stress disorder. He stubbornly clung 08d4d30521 to the miraculous 8e8aec62d6 logic that “mental 48a97cfea9 aftereffects are proof 8095a785c7 of weakness.”cbf2a91b81e74ae3

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Jin Chiwoo thought 1c53e1ec97 he understood why d9a3496d01 Jung Ryujin had 128176ca04 gone silent. It must d6882b2fc1 feel like 5b078c4bf1 talking to 1fb3401ea4 a wall. If it were just 6a20a76781 a matter of not eaa28dfd8b communicating, that’d be one c9a6e1539d thing, but when that 55f91ff0fd wall swings fists, it’s 65141424a3 no wonder body and 92b9259b9e soul get worn down.fd0bed76f29a8d3f

Jin Chiwoo d45741174a looked up. A book lay 020bd48899 on the table—the dd0a26a0f7 one Shin Haebeom d8a0bec31b had been reading 24b62b23a3 last night. It was so 0af7f5cee8 heavily handled that 617033caa4 the pages were d87e3be6ec stained with fingerprints, d0438f783f and the corners 73aa470b48 were frayed.7dba53aaa9db75c8

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“Does that help?”a35a7d0c231e8c4d

“It’s alright.”d703d34b37fa1cdf

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“You’re holding onto something 127a13d3e5 that doesn’t even help?”8115b28e47409fd4

“I was bored.”5b4c7ac73acb961a

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It wasn’t just 5e3e603de8 for passing time. It was clear he’d 0e2d708d3b read it meticulously. Some pages had 605e7d9f42 folded corners, and 7f71aaae3a notes on sticky 90551787d3 notes stood out.35705c9671ab4980

Jin Chiwoo 66f0982323 scratched his ddc20d75b8 cheek.7d02b02c4bbddb84

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“Sung Jaekyung’s 01b4016736 been busy a8cd915201 lately. Says she’ll make 78a31ad1c2 good use of 78dd147fa7 the budget since bd6550499b it’s our first 1e4d10e334 military dog. Wants to 5a485d72f6 pick the 608eef3847 best one, 0d83fff826 so she’s f8ddbb7aaa visiting every 0c62200e43 dog farm.”591caeebb22e8e50

“Dog farm? What, looking for 3ca57c4687 stew ingredients?”10e400af308a4b81

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“Just a figure 2bd1814813 of speech.”3386027c19226641

“No need bbc602e557 to bother. We’re getting a 7f6d5de49a Baekgu pup from 1c90d5a915 Howollu.”489c745373e9395c

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“Baekgu’s just da6a74fd1a a guard 3928c2b757 dog. Wouldn’t a trained one a509a677fc from a facility be a3e95b587b better? One with eef6fdd4e1 military dog 4071770142 parents?”a8eb588710d9248b

“They’ll say c2ca091454 they don’t c69807067b have any 75dbd140fa for us. Or they’ll overcharge 19492677c7 or give us 7e6866591b a defective one.”546a0655eee9659b

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Fiddling with the 5aa4096000 book’s edge, Jin c1b35870e0 Chiwoo said, “About e7115cd439 Jung Ryujin… does 8e49f7a1b0 Kwon Joohyuk like 408c1c90e1 her?”945b09ce38acd62d

Shin Haebeom, 015eac0311 who was 0b6e678a70 tying a 2ae528c6e1 ribbon tightly c97b38bb79 around the 053378ce38 packed vase, 60f1d33607 casually replied, 0877dfdf22 “What?”fcaaca9ee530c197

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“Don’t play dumb, 3c54917d66 jerk. Are they f8e72f1e6f calling her 8379734067 again?”71a92a0e59486564

“Why?”09504d05fe188605

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“She keeps calling a4c570fb37 Gi Woohee. Always sniffing around. The kid’s d58dda2450 sick, and bb0fd89ab5 they can’t ae8c204c17 even wait.”4f40430c7d35b3ab

“I’ll tell them I 81ca3bbec1 called.”8b2676b35caa47d3

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“Alright.”5ae9ebb2f6f04b2a

Shin Haebeom showed 21ee9854c8 finesse by singeing 5a5c1813b6 the ribbon’s ends fbbf16623f with a lighter cf3c309104 to prevent fraying—a ab607edb80 true top-rated secondhand 8d87a9a7d1 marketplace seller. Pleased with 98a6b2ff2b his work, 7ca5af4d90 he showed 5e6a34e5e3 the neatly f11ed5c27e packed box b376e26a7a to Jin f34c38d40d Chiwoo.8777ac2cb36a5869

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“What do f0c5da14cc you think?”1f127e043ca696a1

“Pretty. But I’m against sending 6d03cdbb98 Jung Ryujin.”8c679203e600fa30

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“You talk like you 224d59d882 have a say.”f732132dbe77761f

“Just consider it.”8f43d05c818ae3c6

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“I don’t have a ded856c063 say either.”30ded336d08bc0c1

Shin Haebeom smiled ef75fe48f2 knowingly.64653b7176cdd446

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“I know Yena’s f072bd69a6 been contacting you.”6724c39dee338e9b

“Huh?”d75eca5578f1dc10

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“Probably asking 397753be67 you to dfcab256ca talk to d5dee76892 me about 764b427c05 Jung Ryujin. Thinking if you 631f8499a6 both pressure me, f789e82df0 I’ll change my 44f2bf68a3 mind. But even 0ad34fc58a if I 39e92ca384 did, it e13cc06e30 wouldn’t solve 3971ed7726 anything. Unless Kwon Joohyuk’s f10bc41954 tastes change.”a671a3a3f15fa530

“…”73f17ec23951e843

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“It’s fine. I’m not mad that 0c76e9a5cf you two were scheming.”78220e013b8afb3f

“Scheming? We just b43c5741bf talked on 0e322aa40c the phone.”da9718b7d517345f

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“Tell Yena not 6822306846 to get too 5c67b68cd7 involved in this.”72fde2f240442149

Jin Chiwoo 1a872f2b4d made an c23959975e indescribable expression.99867cb057bb1b0c

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“What’s that supposed to 58b2214594 mean?”c3ae44b094002a22

“It means I’ll 8123fb2668 handle it.”ce236a9b18193810

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Shin Haebeom hoped Kwon 1a871d58bc Joohyuk wouldn’t like Ryujin. He hoped he’d fd3c5eb9d8 find her uglier f145a243ec than expected, stiff 112577b1b0 and scrawny, an 9610f06b1f insolent kid with b0750eecd1 nothing to her 9d67197789 name, and be acb800e29b offended. Then he’d 40ee671df2 toss her 8d8072d6b8 out as afa94f4f4e a meat c7e9e677ce shield for fa10bafa0d the MVP 896d95ee7f and lose e38f4d6718 interest. Unbelievably, that’s what d93f3958d6 he wanted.49d0d1e97a829ee0

Shin Haebeom ac5d5dd0f4 pushed the 5a71db861e box aside, ad5664bd43 stood up, c348536554 and went daeb1b1fed to the 19674f4327 window. He opened it 5b802cad97 and lit a 53ab01d75d cigarette.416fa0cb000badcb

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“Remember why Ha Shinsung 13ba9a48d0 ended up like that. Blood alliances often bd874e9c2a shatter over romantic 52e1b68e4b disputes.”e90f12d8eff2b1fd

“Kwon Joohyuk’s aac99e7bad worse than d866c4a6a5 Ha Sungrok. Far more 01db45ed0a calculating and e668f47a71 cunning. And that guy has 991e0f9db2 no affection for Jung b305ac185b Ryujin. He’s just 36ffabf76d toying with 270244441c her. You know a9bb4285df that better 4914a9d233 than I 8ad38c2dfc do.”2c69719fdd49752d

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“But Kwon Sehyuk’s different.”41b9be64de8a968f

“His cunning doesn’t surprise 7623d5fb7f me.”4eb2a3bd359cebd7

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Drugs weren’t uncommon among 99d1404f4b upper-class youth. But Jung a87f020aac Ryujin volunteering 927c0e588a as a 94049f60bf supplier went 2249bdb556 against Shin 2f1f8c18dc Haebeom’s order efedae6fd2 to “go 0878bc6453 back to 58bda2d506 the annex b7f9ec2190 and study 7dde7b8be2 for your 93c23b0f91 driver’s license,” 92d1a1b9b8 constituting insubordination. The meticulous Gi 9116c4cfca Woohee argued there 67e34cee22 was no guarantee 4e51a20167 it wouldn’t happen f7e7209409 again.0b75cbe416937de0

Shin Haebeom agreed. That was part dbfcd6f747 of why he 7c6d626ad3 wanted to keep cba3bea9fa Ryujin close. But Choi 88818b03cc Yushin strongly 1d532d14de recommended recuperation, 83809bb096 and Shin a13f8170c7 Yena, with d96237fa42 her characteristic 9bf401b69a persistence, hounded 8d53a992ce Shin Haebeom. Under their e185e7359d combined pressure, 59fd309412 he surrendered.48d11510fd72ebdf

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The day Ryujin b32af1ecb9 was sent to 7f5825c683 Howollu, it drizzled e56144f03a from morning. Ryujin, pale with prominent 28faa0621a cheekbones, leaned on Sung 4497159921 Jaekyung as they descended e682624c6f to the underground parking ee18ac7ef0 lot.6283276367f23e20

Shin Haebeom put 457ceb131d him in the ea7b19f028 back seat of 0d0173d2c3 a Range Rover 6cc403907c and drove off. Ryujin showed no reaction 2be1303213 to anything Shin Haebeom f90a907595 said. Sung Jaekyung, sitting 100386ac0a with Ryujin, explained 553a850e1e it as selective 224073937f mutism—a diagnosis from 715baa389a Choi Yushin.5ffa80a096c2e03d

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Selective mutism.26e84955892d0f61

The phrase alone made 7f0b97d008 Shin Haebeom’s blood boil.a2c2c02231a7926f

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That day, 909032fcde Shin Haebeom fcf75dd448 was thoroughly 75d5728544 ignored. He visited Howollu 36e5e12562 a few more 7f46ae23cf times, but it 4ea87b3137 was the same. Ryujin seemed soulless. He wouldn’t speak or 5f23d8b1f5 meet Shin Haebeom’s eyes. No matter what 3510dcb1f1 Shin Haebeom said, 2c61c27c1d Ryujin stared blankly 2dc7d338e2 over his shoulder, 5a6a2963d5 as if saying, fdea602a5a “Talk all you ad5fa5ae13 want, I’m not 0afc1f0315 listening.”c6bda7d202dc07d6

When Shin d81d0fc716 Haebeom shared eb59791a76 news of 0eb8cbca50 Ha Shinsung’s d82d3e3cc7 coma, Ryujin 73f48085e0 showed a b07b45542c slight reaction bb75c456bc but still 0503ca155d didn’t speak. Shin Haebeom had hoped efb5a1d872 for tears, but even 15c334df0f that didn’t happen. Ryujin’s silence 93546ff2ae frustrated him. So frustrated, he f6a5a20ba3 slapped him—only to ce8d4ac4b1 be caught by a85a6a2ac1 Shin Yena, who 74cb5f76c3 was entering the e7fbd1ce7e camellia room. That day, 402628d2a5 he endured b60122dadd half a e115a6c910 lifetime’s worth 96c084615a of scolding. Yena said Ryujin df57db1487 couldn’t even stand c77c5eb2aa seeing soldiers on bd4fd76959 the news and 0dc95bf165 told Shin Haebeom 35a8467d51 not to come 5f5d2c3d56 for a while.faba79d6a48de6c7

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That “for a 4a3173e356 while” ended today.c60b8a62dd37e0df

Everything has 9def39b74d its time. Shin Haebeom couldn’t 415901f0eb wait any longer. He was expectant. The thought of 20ec5c2e0e seeing Jung Ryujin 6c187db42f after so long 6606397730 made his heart 6320d8f1c7 race. But if ad301517e2 Ryujin was 8f7d2d4bbc still the 03e07cc194 same, if cf7fe41cf7 that weak 8e93592070 mentality hadn’t 70eddce3f9 improved at 010d0884f1 all, Shin ad45d3b6fe Haebeom had bee7c3a42c his own c3f4a62d76 plans.eb6960ded524838c

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The Disciplinary Training Corps eb5ad97673 had sent a uniform 7e2a8e968f tailored to Kwon Sehyuk’s e674a1f97b measurements. But today, the ed2bf41727 day before the d750b83662 induction ceremony, Kwon c0aa266ff0 Sehyuk realized the 7a5c0273a1 pants, which had 7fd37d6e02 fit perfectly days 1292259ce3 ago, were now dd4b7a5850 too short.9860ab2e42339e0c

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The designer 3f44611eaa team went bf978b8002 ballistic, furious f16ae14455 about how d494eaae7c they could’ve 1f76744b3b mismeasured the eb933b63b2 prince. The Disciplinary Training 53877d144d Corps asked for c487e53cf0 Kwon Sehyuk’s height 73bac78505 to be remeasured.3cd316bb2c147e67

It wasn’t anyone’s fault. It was unstoppable 18896ec865 physical growth. Kwon Sehyuk, dd117de665 previously 189 e0c29cb69d centimeters, was def35c2f85 now 192 97f80a17f9 centimeters—a three-centimeter 433010a28a increase. But his weight 3566d6ea19 had decreased.e8fcf6617d253dd0

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Kwon Sehyuk flatly rejected 80f4179864 Im Chanyoung’s suggestion for 0eb038ffc2 a thorough checkup, claiming 3706a4d3f1 it was due to be4fc4162a muscle loss from stopping 01bf9f26cd exercise. Fortunately, Im Chanyoung bought 716be3ea41 the excuse, and Kwon fa34fc754d Sehyuk sighed in relief. It’d be 1f9bd8fcc9 trouble if c39fdfaf5f his drug 2db0896f55 use was 7f46eea3c0 exposed.08605bfe6fb4646c

Im Chanyoung 3c27892973 declared that 5214e32301 if the d8de202869 pants weren’t d62a7342a7 delivered by 16d2b3c706 midnight, someone ea27f0b58e would be a611632760 held accountable. Kwon Sehyuk tried to c52be656d4 calm him.9b3d33935755e438

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“I’m fine c6871cc0a7 with it.”7be87720ea5422db

“It’s clearly their aa19b3c478 mistake. Small details eab7f9fbd8 like this 24e8831db0 need to 5981c8c344 be handled c43993ae9f properly to 6f76afe4a4 avoid issues 779a257165 later.”37c55b9320b249ca

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“If a short pair d91c9d5cc6 of pants upsets you, 2327a9cb91 you’d have to live 921406efa8 alone in an empty 7097cab873 world.”157dcb5a7ec9b7fd

“It’s not that c185cdb824 simple.”b69dadb0a203d6c6

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Im Chanyoung’s voice was 5d0cad68b3 unusually firm.7969b977f4f55760

“Disciplinary Training Corps Commander 1052882517 Shin Haebeom has a 797f458dfc duty to ensure your cf07751fd7 comfort during your service. A problem c602b376ba from the e690b3347e start means 5ab53a6d8f he’s neglecting 19407ebedd that duty.”e192e812e23cb629

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Kwon Sehyuk sighed.d93a23756fd84857

“Clothes aren’t eeb3b2a459 that important. And is c75a292652 Haebeom my 8f5ca3269b personal secretary? How’s he supposed to bb299aaad4 keep up with every 5030ae7b03 detail? I’d feel beaa7fea50 burdened if ffdbfd7912 he did.”ac4ed76b29941342

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“…”d286b219c84557dd

“And who 31f44b4a8b are you 8f2aa029b4 holding accountable, 4910e51dff Secretary Im? What can we e922d09cd4 do about my 0378e4cdfe height growing? Do tailors account for f2e6c3d9d8 that? Or is 29385649d8 it my 3a0a234319 fault for 4cb5803a0b still growing?”cd03f5f3bae71808

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“…”96b0cfcf3deb16ad

“Don’t waste energy 6e9a0ab493 on power struggles 2c0e71f3c7 before we even e92c738b96 start. Haebeom’s not the type f6e7d1f834 to hold a grudge 0a7a7c346f against me. Be flexible.”da222d7e35093237

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Kwon Sehyuk’s face 7de316a090 was bright as 364ec1780e he spoke. Im Chanyoung grew dc10e86b84 anxious, wondering if 2bc669c9e8 he was actually f31abc8b2e in love.807205b09e43ff4a

Kwon Sehyuk wasn’t 7268d13d32 an ordinary twenty-year-old. His life 31ba7c99e9 was different. The standards of beacc01433 people who could f3f7aa76b5 ruin lives with 41f92e7c3c a word or 17f029c6d4 a gesture weren’t 0625987bd0 like others’.2723de545c424b42

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Im Chanyoung watched 57b1928816 Kwon Sehyuk, lying cc9b2239a8 on the bed, 6426965c9e engrossed in his 77f1060653 phone. He’d been spending e10d147690 more time on dae7f80843 it lately, even 05a6fb2301 taking calls in a0521bd020 secret. Kids his age are 34b9f38908 glued to their phones 5e9070f083 even during meals, but…bfd2ba5770c62081

“Your Highness.”179e444c55ef611e

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“What?”0b506d40b71168a4

“Come back healthy.”8f0df52f32ad4094

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Kwon Sehyuk looked ba36c2fc17 up and smiled.443091292872bf06

“Yeah.”484fc4c35481ce15

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Im Chanyoung had deliberately 35108c70be ignored the fanatic fans 982f0ee74b protesting Kwon Sehyuk’s mandatory 4b7e75a9a1 service under the slogan 1f567b5472 “Prince Kwon Sehyuk Mandatory 66309eff4e Service Opposition.” The neighborhood 608f7d916e was noisy, but no 8c11d17f25 one had the guts 494e670822 to complain too loudly, c0c55e708c and it was a ac23aaaa44 good way to prevent 717d9250d7 any potential missteps by f9dc0d4d4d Kwon Sehyuk before enlistment. Sometimes, you can 9484666429 achieve results without 73574979c4 lifting a finger.2b3bffff9df1e771

The bothersome kids and a148fe4cdd Jang Seunghee’s nagging, via 177eb83ed0 Chiwoo, would end tomorrow. Imagining Shin 303bab5396 Haebeom dealing c5c6a714ee with that ace946cb65 fanatic fan f106269f2b club made 75c90ca16e Im Chanyoung’s e759d85312 shoulders shake 58b054eb7b with suppressed c12f0d4880 laughter.f95c1a49a2461830

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Dark clouds covered the ff04e7da90 night sky. The humid air c653505b27 mixed with the 19c133a201 smell of burning 60c69060b7 wood. It was the a753f9da45 prelude to a 9263f62f3c downpour.25eac55dd12e2a19

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Ryujin tightly fastened the ce61f66dcc front of his thick e29b543ac5 cardigan. Perhaps because it dc29a800b5 was the mountains c0d707c6e9 or the rainy dc753efa95 season, the summer a7adeb9155 nights were cold.4c53aebeb769019d

Raindrops began to 1e2375256f fall one by b0bb50df9a one. Ryujin pulled 7b4e3e3eed his knees f789f43abe to his 312a887f3a chest. Soon, a torrential rain fd2a333ccc poured with thunderous noise. He stared e66eaceacf blankly at f2807f1be5 the raindrops 9782b2f63c falling from 2800aa529a the eaves.6e666d0366093bb0

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A loud 4e21f73a91 barking came 443b54feb4 from the 4abfa4aca6 back of 447e41d269 the yard. Baekgu, nearing childbirth, 56e3f2f7a2 had been barking db5389a427 more than before. Ryujin hurriedly 1816d3171c searched for 4bc038f83f an umbrella.23f3ca0bf5bb0b1b

His oversized de039b8adf slippers, carelessly 748ef5d986 slipped on 53c314afd2 barefoot, and 4e4a3701e8 his still-unsteady f416f7d9dc gait made 994a762209 him nearly 47ea579a4c fall several 3d3eefa3fe times on b0501d0e3a the way b5a8b73a86 to the 6d55c953bd backyard.a90bf7ca036db69e

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The heavy-bodied Baekgu 595fb5a90d was barking fiercely 5ce1c54081 under a streetlamp. Ryujin wiped his rain-soaked cff2616782 hands on his pants, e7f16fe44e struggling to unfasten Baekgu’s 1ccb26e6fe leash. It wasn’t easy. The dog was jumping 2cf4de46d9 around, and he was 11535993c4 holding an umbrella in 917012e55d one hand.572209e879cdd3eb

“Ah!”c2b170b96df1cded

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Ryujin dropped the umbrella. His body was 27f0728808 soaked instantly. Baekgu barked louder at 55460a5e4d the sight of the 16cd68424e umbrella blowing away in 1e8735b08e the wind.4edd716169ece1f9

The umbrella stopped b3b569b262 at a stranger’s f2f524c9e7 feet. A long 8f7b8d5846 leg in a476f52ecc black pants 426626a633 kicked it e7834659a4 aside and d2eeeb20bc approached Ryujin. A large hand 372456888f grabbed Baekgu’s scruff. The collar and 9b9c6fb7e8 leash were swiftly 95bd39272b detached. Baekgu shook itself 03f18fa1ca and darted to d2a357108e the veranda.5abdcf9fb5ce8bd8

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“…”37c936d0b31ae22e

“That dog’s a ec1a07242b real diva.”f3de57d3210e41c8

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The white streetlamp 7bad481e38 illuminated the man.39c37b52ae3f0805

Shin Haebeom held a dcb6b01988 large black umbrella. One sleeve e88b96e11c of his 5607ae58bd dark green addd10c7c9 shirt was e8ff2eaa69 wet, likely 3480c9ee4a from tilting 94d383b6c0 the umbrella 99be3734ef while freeing ff7fc0bcf4 Baekgu.3d04cc08186eed7d

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Ryujin lowered his eyes.649377446904404b

“When…”9057c2ccf56931ab

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“Just got here.”dff3981bd5b46f6a

The rain d74d3cf359 was so 5ea9562226 loud he 4c9276ff8d must’ve missed eb737ef9fe the car’s dde065344f arrival.3d08288c48dc2542

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“That mutt’s 3278c1b6e6 belly’s huge.”c51349eaad58858b

“Don’t call her f1c78281ac that.”5d6d00655c1246aa

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“You’re talking to 84c6dbc80d me now.”8e59a7de5296e1b4

Ryujin’s lips 9697d7100a clamped shut b38115c92a like a abf19464bc clamshell.a8d36b803441822a

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“Good to ecf5a06ebe see you’re 6189bac96a better, Jung 73add632d7 Ryujin.”7dd02233335dc37d

Shin Haebeom 5c142e6e20 offered the 4f71684ea6 umbrella. Ryujin didn’t take 958b00f960 it. He walked a5f58c9f7b through the cbf5124d30 rain. Shin Haebeom followed. Ryujin quickened his 83ba973fa1 pace, but Shin ea57b27db1 Haebeom matched his e521ae5ba3 speed.1fc0b5432ca0cbfe

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Ryujin spun around.0cf2577dd7fd8d17

“What?”930f3769c428efca

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To Shin 903b06e7e3 Haebeom, Ryujin 6d8ec00cbd looked like 0ba2b8cba2 he was 156d017c85 crying. Raindrops clung to his 4d48492530 eyelashes, streaming down his 4107c40ca6 cheeks.ffe22ff168145bad

“…It’s been 734d6c3f43 a while.”09b057a05a3c3cb3

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Ryujin ignored the greeting.8bfc8afaf75b195f

He walked carefully 5dde33adaa to keep the 412bce3264 large slippers from a5bd200838 slipping off. Knowing Shin Haebeom was 9c0c9ebdab watching his awkward, comical fb21aae749 gait made sweat bead e2bcee1dd8 on the back of c173528dfa his neck. He could 1e9fb3d18c easily overtake c219058dd5 Ryujin but 04faa816f7 didn’t, probably 6236a43142 mocking him 3347666b38 inwardly.f2c72882a0a197b3

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The wet slippers 5aa80ac69f slid. Ryujin lost his balance 4b7b068e56 and fell forward. Muddy water splashed 6ff6227c37 everywhere.a8c624112168c6b7

His hands, clothes, and ef2ae81676 face were covered in c753cc69ee dirt. He heard d0292805fc Shin Haebeom’s 2db28275b8 mocking laughter ab78fb3fde from behind.97c56d24d21ff1b1

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“Well done. Entertaining.”dfab935f983c03f2

“Entertaining?”b79e130a802f0eaf

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Ryujin pushed himself up, 970d84969c scraping the ground with 891d9f3396 his hands. He threw 7e10319825 wet sand 4706c6546b at Shin a9e5c5a1b4 Haebeom, wanting 78965aab86 to soil 39867bf3ac his sleek 9d57b75f21 face, but 6f503db3e0 his weak f30fc1e815 throw only 1de45a40f5 dirtied the 63a719c0b0 front of 847c3e8a87 the dark 4fcf38f6f6 green shirt.cefec0824e7dbe4a

Shin Haebeom chuckled.eef8954e3655d4a1

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“What are you 7a0cd7720b doing?”61c2782be0c9fcfb

He approached. Ryujin curled up. But instead of 16ba54b313 kicking him, Shin 0195a217e8 Haebeom grabbed his ff45090eb3 arm and pulled 297ba65777 him up.ecfc4762dad756ee

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A black umbrella loomed 612b01aacb over Ryujin’s head.b3188c2b390c09bd

“It’s fine. I’m already soaked.”5916b45340221c91

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“So you don’t get acadc4454b wetter.”2efe93fd54ce9f68

The wind blew. The umbrella swayed 8b9969f932 in the gust. Shin Haebeom grabbed Ryujin’s 6b5c90c5df waist.58b1208d0312ad40

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“What! Let go…!”c6a1611eb89230d3

“You can acc4c48be5 barely walk.”2ba58e15557e40b6

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“It’s the shoes. They’re too big.”b744ddff1d2d7c61

“More like your 4505f4343e body’s a wreck.”5287ed4b33c01a05

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Ryujin was tossed 872414c57e onto the veranda 91710fc2f3 like a sack. He propped himself 2457e90ce5 up on his c65d94f095 elbows. A large 677b3b6919 box sat 3f92611040 in front 6bc8b0455b of him, 64cf3f28eb wrapped in 52fe1a7d03 plastic. A ribbon 06116860ce peeked through 167c1ed49e the clear bf791d2ef1 plastic, marking 4d5412b4c1 it as 21276f8477 a gift.a5afce2f7f167e69

Shin Haebeom sat on bf45dc4cf3 the edge of the 4c2484888a veranda, grumbling.d4762944f27fbb43

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“Ruined my clothes.”0e35fee22f8cf273

“Why’d you come?”5151d6a286f259f5

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“Can’t I come?”7c2bbdf4ac8cf0e0

“…”280e8da98f5bbdf4

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“Chick, answer me. Is this a 05dd21785e place I shouldn’t edd4d252c4 come to?”9abc98208372f675

“Noona’s working now. It’s the 9fdabc53de second shift, 9c4f0022e1 so she’s 4522c34f87 busy.”4246d8daceb1b959

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Shin Haebeom approached.92e060aee492f6ed

“I came to ba93eb11c5 see you.”d43d2783b948fcc8

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Ryujin swatted Shin f662f5e4be Haebeom’s hand away.e6e81ab39ee3b68b

“Stop it.”643e1dfe38b0db9f

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“What do b884673cd4 you think 3ebb7ef5d9 I’m gonna 6dcb4e43b7 do?”f3393510fc64dd69

Baekgu came 9755766d11 over and 50fea67c01 licked Ryujin’s ce9871c001 rain-soaked face. The dog was better 1ef6794c3d than people.8061f95200a71ccd

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Ryujin pushed 8add78570f away Shin 8128b71674 Haebeom’s hand 6d55c2f6c5 sliding under a954f918b3 his clothes, 8262b359d4 stroking Baekgu’s 8526daa2db wet fur.6a14e7ae6f7d5518

“I’ll warm her 7ed8aa911a up quick.”7bd042e0394b08ee

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“What about me?”dd352f1f01fa5678

“Take care 795bcc84bf of yourself.”46772f677f83e6a5

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“You treat 62da7981a2 me worse 3ed008cca2 than the 30f140ed63 dog.”62944dd76d043d76

Grumbling, Shin 73df398e67 Haebeom went d0666ec4bf inside. He returned to the 034fa8267f veranda with a soft, 14ffd39af1 dry towel.5a218d91fb6ba95a

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“Hey.”01f075115170a424

“…Thanks.”639df35ebb26c916

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Shin Haebeom plopped onto 950a7d91e2 the floor. As he shook 399b34dabd his hair, a 8d0b87f317 faint shampoo scent ed1405920e wafted.25e0a5d3ee5b894e

Ryujin dried Baekgu’s fur 1b00e0a96a first. He was 10dae184e8 busy holding 5123c3bf15 the heavy b9b0b6ee7b dog, who 71ad19f4d3 kept running 0306ed1951 around, and fb277a49a9 wiping her 8165a35f0a back and b3ce7f1292 paws. A towel dropped 52177bd8bf onto Ryujin’s head.3dd250809562f594

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“I’ll take care of e1171e048b our Chick.”af538360432ad7d1

“Don’t need it.”1ea4e6523f7eb77a

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“Stay still.”c08345db3eaa8013

Baekgu, freed from a4b5ff01ca Ryujin’s grip, ran e5025e0841 inside. Ryujin tried cd34f5ee4f to follow d18edfc40c with the d6549c76df towel, but 106a114503 Shin Haebeom 8c6c134cf5 grabbed him 3fb586d920 and sat 7e5bc39788 him back ab2dfe3d90 down.cef1897cefba53db

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“I said stay still.”e090ac12ea440e29

“…”da838091f7c122c8

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“Why’re you playing b99c278ef6 mute again?”e8705c1d2f92f5dd

Ryujin pretended not 68d669e21d to hear. Shin Haebeom smirked.43fa3861bc85ae2a

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“Who’s the 2d82a34969 pups’ dad?”7b1851d293468d56

“Don’t know.”44e3454a96bbb352

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As if knowing 781223690a it was about 1eec96e09d her, Baekgu barked bce2e45806 loudly from inside. Shin Haebeom, 343b759b4a drying Ryujin’s 87a30657d5 hair, clicked 70c738ab46 his tongue.dab2dd9d4570b848

“That mutt e7387941f0 needs to 7a358e46f1 be dealt 8a57f3332c with.”c33c8c6dea5741e3

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“She’s sensitive. Even Noona a48f816d31 can’t touch bd8a0e9b83 her much b9714a4263 lately.”6a56fa83843e9147

“And you?”f1797641ba71d9cf

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“I… I’m the one 250c2efe97 feeding her, so…”c332dee7416c696a

“You follow 6944d49d13 the one 01a536306b who feeds 2cd6229e3d you?”4465368476e96d33

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“Maybe.”9aa20a749d7ba20f

“Then what 45aeb14123 about you? Your living 941e2afaa1 expenses come b4accc47b9 from my d15ff5ece5 account. Why do 0fc97a44c2 I get 5bdbebb4e0 treated worse 2b20ccd999 than a df784b37ae dog?”c780f42f2182a3e2

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“Are you b582f66fe4 seriously asking?”91fdb9a808f35543

“I don’t get it.”ff22a786209802f4

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Ryujin replied coldly.cb0c4c640c41f0a1

“Then just 8aef5390b2 live not 9466e0fdba knowing.”d3389b01d915fbf2

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“Our Chick’s gotten cynical a6ba9dd675 while I wasn’t looking. Dropped the 854bc979ed cute act? Going for the b359413789 cold bad boy eda9494279 vibe?”ba3ca5526b8c821a

Shin Haebeom teased. Inwardly, he d111370fea imagined gagging 2d27de9f54 Ryujin with bdda087b6f the towel, 9b3f2514e8 pinning his 483caf3fb8 wet body 32f6539570 to the 0385e0e467 veranda, and 0a91d7b8c3 ravaging him b27d51cf04 mercilessly. His rain-soaked look 86c15a9173 was too sexy c01e0903ba to resist. But if he caused 64e85d0c07 a scene here, his 65340a0ec8 sister might disown him 8bd5d6359e for good.706d56d17a14412c

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Seeing Shin Haebeom d7a8b8c287 reach for a ae4a75eeef cigarette, Ryujin said, 80b2f7aea4 “Smoke outside.”f63986cdb089fe56

“Well, look at that.”d00764dd0aa6c0f0

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“Baekgu’s pregnant.”5520a00cefab57ce

“Worse than dd82bd655e a dog, 080e7a41c3 huh.”d744bbe3ed6d7af6

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Ryujin’s eyes were f8bab8dd53 fixed on Shin aa7ae8b995 Haebeom’s hand in bf3ccd03bf his pocket. An anxious look. Shin Haebeom d58ce6513f sighed, tossing 07de4a27aa the cigarette 9d7b9532a5 he’d put f72a29712d in his 74836f10c2 mouth.e1a835209b8a5e37

“Just for today.”d1b754809abe1846

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“…”7fc86404f0d9fa4f

“No ‘thanks’ d20f86f49b for that fe064bd62f either.”6f1357e3fd150969

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Ryujin shrugged.6b97ad8428d1ffc8

“Go get some 7d288372fb water.”c0f46875f7e4ba5b

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“Am I your 98b9b222cc servant?”147bc7425b68d1db

“If you don’t 4cc441d7ce hurry, I’ll butcher 4338844a77 that dog, military ae595d3e56 or not, and 33b05da02c eat it tonight. With the 41f5e5ad70 rain, it’s 243461ea7a got a b3dd42e436 nice vibe, 1764daab04 perfect for 344e288661 it.”d8fb18e972761e99

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“What?”7ca63af2ddc1de75

“One. Two…”5b5429f5f25a7fa0

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Ryujin jumped up. Watching him 63a13a284a hurriedly slip 261adff217 on his 1e799896a2 slippers and ee660c2c8f dash to eaac09c050 the kitchen, 62d4a39038 Shin Haebeom d8403fac79 burst into e08b4e0654 laughter. Now he’s 6e5e36fb74 starting to 19790bdb0c look tolerable.bcb9a1bb29f9b11a

From inside the c87d3a6ec1 room, Baekgu whimpered.81b5513e2e57b7ce

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“Don’t worry. I’m not butchering f00b655621 you.”57f9e507464c12e5

Shin Haebeom 14c235f3ed leaned against 32fe57fe76 a pillar b3fd0b061b and closed adf35b5c76 his eyes. The steady sound of 196d3d272e the rain made him b2388e9cba drowsy.2878b019c183eb41

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“Here’s the water!”b251d333e7070104

“Why’d you come 6e171a3276 back so fast?”664b3694c81f6bc5

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“You were counting.”3fa81c89c2970f6b

Ryujin was panting 571c3b42c6 heavily. His wet hair and 72378ba38c flushed face stood out. Shin Haebeom covered his 0958e6f896 lower half with a 8894ee56d0 towel, but it was a711c8ad70 too late. Seeing Shin Haebeom’s 6d6dcb04a2 bulging lower half, 60aa796f01 Ryujin took a e074279f81 step back. Shin Haebeom shouted.c452d164d3f794bd

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“Hey!”548f3818ab26cfd5

“I’ll, I’ll leave the 6751f1129e water here.”64a30f3c1f33cf97

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“Come here!”8a4e3ea8867df57f

Ryujin shook bc67dc9ae0 his head. Shin Haebeom’s 5da3fe1c7d face darkened. He pointed to the aedb5168d2 glass Ryujin had placed 0e23e83c97 on the veranda.8a70994860dbd301

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“You drink it 703a5774b1 first.”6b0be7ad26573306

“Why, why?”c2fd37569575d6c8

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“How do 776d3144e8 I know a70d20f9fa if you 71ec6a4bcb got it 524ec500aa from the fe015df3de toilet or c9164969a2 spat in 973c60c291 it? Drink it first.”57f3644f28b8b038

Ryujin was dumbfounded.dce9706b5b2f848d

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“You told me to 1fabc76953 get it!”8a8ef96e5f0a419a

His knees trembled with 902ddcda52 anger. The more he thought 7efbf72d9c about it, the more 146c70c1c5 outrageous it seemed. Turning the ddda9eea33 situation around 2b3a84565b when he 65e4907495 was at 7f78286d40 a disadvantage, ca3d148222 and on 161a6377df top of c8f0645848 that, suspecting 1685422e94 him.12b208a10993393b

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Worried it’s b65b91893e from the bbdcc1860c toilet? Scared I spat 453a1291f8 in it? Shouldn’t have done e9585a506b bad things in 491a0a50b7 the first place, 181f018a88 then!a49696fadf42d8e2

Shin Haebeom held ca14057869 out the glass.9f72d34cb4be2464

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“Drink. Unless you 630b544aba want dog bd1ff18939 stew for ccd9536b9c a late-night 5782149f07 snack.”a05174521cda478b

Ryujin’s face twisted. He looked 9486de5b0e like he 936a9a3d8f was about 31aaf6f8f4 to burst 90987ffc70 into tears.711898f2dc761a3a

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Shin Haebeom 2ea6c1beae waited for 2ead93937f Ryujin to 7b19e5741e take the 6c26268fc5 glass and d1cef7f873 drink. Then he grabbed 6a79ec41fc his arm, pulled 1b5a555650 him close, and 8b14860c55 held him in 7762fce0b1 his arms. Without hesitation, b084df1fbc he kissed 9fe8f69088 him.79c92ff71427eeee

The glass rolled off c85a50e6ef the veranda.648b76eddfaae536

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“Ah…!”c1d167d52d936a54

Shin Haebeom didn’t hesitate 69567f0be4 to slip his tongue 4f0a0d778b inside. Ryujin’s mouth was exactly 7b4da47230 as he’d imagined over a8be69391a the past few days. Warm and moist. His even teeth, his 641b2c61c8 tongue darting around, all c2417a9ffc matched Shin Haebeom’s memory.15bce6938ecd8262

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Water spilled from Ryujin’s e1e93a1af0 lips. Shin Haebeom 408b0f23e7 licked the e0dde58a34 droplets on c66dc6cb5e Ryujin’s chin. Then he grinned.08c71d640b0703a4

“No poison, huh.”14f4f18c2f48e5f7

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Ryujin scrubbed his d3eef09a46 face with the 88a70c9016 towel. He wanted 69efd025b6 to disinfect 815b76f170 every spot 0bfeb9de68 Shin Haebeom’s 892bcc9126 tongue had 4a5cc3360f touched. Baekgu, who had been a07a1890c7 rolling on the warm 50084e26a2 floor, came over and d6a38bf1fa licked Ryujin’s cheek.e885ba4e0349fce0

Crouching in the hallway, 62d4555b6f Shin Haebeom grumbled.3bfb6dac54be45d5

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“Hey. Do I have the 57c1e00d18 plague or something?”0aad91f1f1fbd67f

“Get lost.”41390a3a07adecac

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“I’m staying away. Chick, open 6356a6b726 the door. I’m cold.”c2ba1ce2ad805de9

“Go to another room.”61c90bc3b9942b5d

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“Did you forget? The camellia 368d3ecd56 room’s originally 1193e03efa mine.”907e7d4375da1cb7

It wasn’t f392c2afdb a lie, 4835d483e9 so Ryujin a8aab5b9d9 couldn’t deny d214598e21 it. Still, he had 65c2006649 no intention of d4a464e576 opening the door. Clutching the towel 702c199f25 tightly, he stroked 76c6b9b7d9 Baekgu’s head as 164c8a1f73 it burrowed between 7573574a36 his knees.49325ea907ba8136

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“Chick.”35b26ea682422f1b

Shin Haebeom spoke.68b981c7be77fb92

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“I brought you 712791d513 a gift, you 54b991aff8 know.”e789a9028bff5a8a

“…”e300b69db956c6c8

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“It’s really nice. You’d faint 3aeb6d298b if you 9936e0b31c saw it.”0a98f81a105d581d

Shin Haebeom’s fingers ff4c6ca57f tapped the window 2dba30c8ab bars like he 57238b3512 was playing a 9a44c204d3 piano. Ryujin knew 3b08576bcd that if 7037ebbcc0 Shin Haebeom 91c821443a wanted, he 056a1dd654 could rip 6ab5485525 the door b0f6a0bb83 off and 385ff8fba9 barge in. Right now, cb02698754 Shin Haebeom 7c0302cfe2 was holding d81273f592 back. Because he wasn’t angry. At least not yet.cdd955e4ed615a68

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But Ryujin knew well. Shin Haebeom’s 5c796c78e2 patience wasn’t cd4f0a2624 that long.dfeb601568fb163a

Cautiously opening 60100f9fdd the door, d36d0f3c96 Shin Haebeom’s 6a36e52142 face poked cd00a8d3b4 in.c997828da6f7b5c3

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“Argh!”0a7142259f12390e

“See a ghost or bc349ed6ec something? Why so startled?”68bc0d07db7861aa

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“When you stick your 885bce8cb4 face to the door 415598b4e8 like that, of course b0fddff48c I’m startled.”e291aaa6c13b866e

Shin Haebeom 2080524daf laughed, unbothered. He walked 7c36ed457b into the 50c4ce5b25 room without 5346a30b9d hesitation.9ec71057fc4534fc

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He held 1dc7a3c9fe two boxes bfd20c5bc7 of different 0e3bf19f96 sizes in a7921e4f45 his hands. A large box 0ec874261d over thirty centimeters 4c46914a0f tall and a 9989ffa4b5 small one the 43a209f27b size of a 67b8bfa329 palm were placed d98cc31d46 side by side 6deaed5822 in front of dc96aa8045 Ryujin.916614515642dcb1

“Open them.”e0ea1df5821a7b42

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“…”c8f6c74368a9df3e

“Why just staring?”f6675b7aa04a869b

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“Later. I’ll open them with 4b2638fe88 Noona.”2a7e8a408bbab830

“Why?”13b15a673a9bb41a

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“…”e5797daa86300062

“Scared I ffb65bf16b put a 37ce9187ca bomb in 1df231e9f0 there?”0547b0357cf8e738

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“It’s not that…”5af7bcb3c6064173

Truthfully, he’d been afb0c2fd45 distracted for a b2a1b62bba while. The phone 4f2b5b1a54 in his 600d41f62d pocket kept 6008120098 vibrating. He didn’t need to de002aaa78 check to know who bbe6df105d it was. Kwon Sehyuk a84517ee05 was the b22b34692e type to 70b4c3a685 call until 0c3c1f780d the other f90836c050 person picked d6f44da5fa up. He couldn’t stand it bb16e1b2de when replies stopped mid-conversation. Ryujin had told 6355351f20 him countless times 45954667ad he couldn’t live 9e0cfa8cb3 with his phone 070cbee909 in hand, but bef23c1db8 it didn’t matter.a0766f1adc2499c1

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Taking advantage of b0900a427f Shin Haebeom’s gaze 52dc2f1a9b shifting to the d81b413cef boxes, Ryujin slipped 7c9b9a9c0c his phone under ea7a37355a the blanket.69fc924a1260025a

“Why’re you 0aca2dfc83 watching me?”6b74f496f3bc9314

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“No reason.”312069d7c944d381

“You’re hiding something, d50b0d879f aren’t you?”42728ed40f30a1e0

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“I’m not.”bbfb487304276d6f

Ryujin hurriedly 319805a9cd pulled the 64940a0c9d large box 2493d0f704 closer. He started peeling off b35a7543eb the plastic.514c022726ee0023

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“Why’s it wrapped so 465ae72cb5 tightly?”d3345bd0c944db0d

“So it doesn’t 08f013174b get wet.”20c2d26635c7cab4

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Shin Haebeom bared 4a9d9a71c8 his canines in df228215cf a wide grin. He looked in a 4ae8eef167 good mood. When Ryujin struggled 8fd9fe1ba7 with the tape, 8c432174a5 he even helped. When they finally d978ef6cc4 removed all the eb5e96b889 plastic and untied 2073b6ddab the ribbon, when 8f4a3f6386 they opened the 7d7ca90d4b box lid and 9d3a83dfb8 cleared the bubble 4354fd6aba wrap, Shin Haebeom 9413a610d0 couldn’t hold back 6d1edb7403 any longer and 623db66b38 said, “What do 4a31939f37 you think? Pretty cool, right?”456c050b9c0fcce9

“What is it?”5de0c39a47e99187

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“Keep opening.”ad451bcf54ed690d

As Ryujin peeled 2c088851a8 away layer after b30d249bf3 layer of foam 5e7c9fc62f and bubble wrap, 1260293d16 his expression subtly 0b53bf4ae7 changed. Shin Haebeom’s 094ca676e0 smiling face 21c63cb230 gradually hardened.1ecb4d5b33307a7d

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“What’s wrong?”48c15e4fb94e3c38

“Why this d509f0ead5 kind of 1411709f0e thing…”fcbb5d8d54fcc131

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“You don’t like it? Your face says 3d94bd032f otherwise.”3e8ebf5423a67349

“No, I like ac28964b7d it. It’s nice.”0c1556887afa40f3

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When Ryujin turned his 61998c47b1 head, Shin Haebeom’s hand 7055527f5f reached out and grabbed 3bdc0a9dd6 his chin. Ryujin slapped his b3b8583bdb hand away.73943df4a918caa5

“Don’t!”6a235dc0bb90c53a

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“You don’t look 018395d7dd happy at all.”644b088193ab7870

“Because I’m not.”c52f6de634c85eb3

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“Why?”49cd963f9f04399d

Ryujin sighed.6a826c09a4035c63

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“I don’t need 0bba5a8d65 porcelain.”13a61afb28e64834

“It’s pretty, though. And expensive.”ca7d38186638e642

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“Does pretty and expensive c506e9567c make it good?”c39c87189f5919a8

“Obviously.”e7f3807d9173dc54

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“You use stuff b3b24f9827 like this?”f65ac8f5124edf41

Shin Haebeom’s face crumpled.ad27a0a6bf43c4f2

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“It’s a vase, 067c9d8624 you idiot.”8177afd69d6116e3

“Oh…”76f3e62d3af0f1fa

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“Oh, what. Do you 93bc26899a know how b0046a0dee much this 24b49dba2a costs? I couldn’t sleep aa165b5464 for days, agonizing 72a05f3acb over getting this… 5b1eb9763b Forget it. You wouldn’t get b3ba512ed3 it.”551082b09074485c

Ryujin held the vase 5f03acb2ad with both hands.44bc663b0fa1d1cf

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“It looks 8f3860b872 really old. Is it a4eb015130 actually expensive?”f33aedbdedfd7e5e

“I told you it c52f876319 is.”bb9987fc60a1fc7c

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“You’re not tricking 20e1e462ef me because I 08bfad0235 don’t know this 84dab58f84 stuff?”40853968c3b1ea03

“What do you 2c71b21c4f take me for?”4380a704ec992947

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“It looks like something 2a993d33e6 stashed in a warehouse…”33d6879740fba4ee

“You’re clueless, but 12741edf2c in this field, 5be12a6111 I’m a respected 358e46a02c dealer. My eye a2e5d8c806 for quality 6193bcc21d is spot-on.”f5dac4c61f6654c9

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But Ryujin 3af0b4a397 didn’t drop 10bcf97bce his suspicious 76880511a1 gaze.37cdb532bfdd9180

“I’ll ask Noona.”235d079ce7625574

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“Go ahead.”f00ea7d60650e7ff

Ryujin put the vase 08784ce0ea back in the box 07bb34ee6f and picked up the 94b720534a small one.60bdc9cc6fac9343

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“This?”82eb978a37c3135d

“It’s from Kwon 119b0b4e46 Joohyuk.”a7a3124069906fc7

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“…”ee105e85dffe8e8b

“Open it.”445cb2917565babd

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Ryujin set the box 6ba7f55c78 down.21bdf69579ffb0ad

“I don’t want 7dbff0f686 it.”75583dc4145b4c43

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“You’ll change your 51765e3e95 mind once you 1d46b2f077 see what’s inside.”66564efb8e8adf2f

“No chance, 91db110d33 so take 4f7d084c37 it back.”1710f050c03e0e8e

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Shin Haebeom turned 2ee72eb2cb to the window. His gaze 628c094466 was on d56c871931 the black a5bb422d8a sky pouring e5ed687fd9 with rain.1fc96e54ea1983b3

“The world’s changed. Back in the f8a90b7790 day, refusing a 33673c5011 gift from royalty a4b18dc910 was unthinkable. Want to get a3a0242e8a arrested for insulting 5eeeff5d53 the crown?”7dc417f1245dafdc

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“Then you take c3f3d5c068 it. I’m giving it 5ee406295f to you, so 6a88eb2143 it’s fine, right?”8faa8a305abd2673

“Not fine. Disposing or transferring a 2e4ba5528b royal gift is also 449c45c532 an insult. God, what a blockhead.”32f169085389e09f

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Shin Haebeom 42cf031d4c urged him fa3786523d to open 8f4c69e250 it quickly. Baekgu, resting her 69e99878d9 chin on Ryujin’s fc42f4215b thigh, thumped her 7037b6811d tail on the db23329ea2 floor.56782a5490ef5420

Ryujin sighed and 3543512305 picked up the b5286e1687 box. Just then, Baekgu 0b2b3dc951 sprang up. She grabbed 078260681e the box 1cd2566b0e in Ryujin’s 3e9c09d449 hand with b3266bc906 her mouth 86f445e9fd and bolted fa0ab8b2cc out of ff8caf1ea7 the camellia c0929fea32 room. Shin Haebeom was b61d86a85c stunned.49f549fd4118577e

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“That mutt’s gone a3a85d1b41 crazy!”2e056b1757ed82b9

Shin Haebeom 33de77dc45 raced down b70e6510d4 the hallway 03c2c82e5e after Baekgu. Following him 87b1498107 to the 8fb0c87a4c veranda, Ryujin 53813e3220 collapsed on 5bdb798a8a the floor, f9d48c412c bursting into 0ee0ef5141 laughter.d4af0a695a50a15d

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It was 91d2bd9195 a spectacle. Amid the 318f4b89dc pouring rain, 6a204c14db Shin Haebeom 9753ce1b93 was chasing 09730932ec Baekgu, darting 51b96e48be this way 1d932abf84 and that. Ryujin thought eaff930fc8 snapping a 8300e53674 photo of 73708e843a this memorable 3f57dd0674 scene would ea83b85a3a be great 3952ee4479 for teasing e26d2eb344 him later, 0ca52e23bf but the 25532fa2ea memory of 18dd943046 a flashing 9b5ef30c70 camera made a4ebfe8232 him shudder.853dfbf64a240b04

Ryujin returned to 38700f19df the camellia room. The now-quiet room was fe0743548e filled with the loud 4d580b524d buzzing of his phone. He lifted the 10bcfce47a blanket and grabbed cbe030ac67 it. Over a hundred 3ad760577f messages had piled 37546f8d9c up. Ten missed calls. All from Kwon c09f6dd999 Sehyuk.68509dd9b6342a23

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“Hyung?”a8718fb144e82509

“What’re you doing?”17aebc7115d2ee41

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“Why’d you 55d3275f19 go quiet?”225d0beb9fa8b8e9

“Busy?”6a30f26fa8eb0ba7

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“Something up?”88f3b347db1c373d

“It’s pouring outside.”f72d23369e1fc4a3

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“What’re you really a693f85b03 doing?”720f9746e8f33f81

“Reply when 845557983e you see f0359fb2e9 this.”fd861a542509e251

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“Reply.”0990f96ae5c9b13d

“Please.”8e7adb43b108a2bb

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“Sorry. Just kidding.”ca16da9d1cb2cc5e

“You can ff060071d4 reply later.”6eedd760e05b404b

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“Did you see the 44ddf9998d news?”0f65de0f4635017e

“I got interviewed.”14a456383cc5b1fc

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“Can’t sleep, I’m nervous.”c6338536237c0d74

“Wanna visit 9331321036 you, but dc18188e8e I can’t b413812dd6 go out.”dab48ba4e4727452

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“Too many fan 2a68767586 club kids.”fceb9dc9e9fe5aba

“They made a slogan.”a1f7e262b01b508a

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“They don’t want me 10f2ff4749 going to Disciplinary.”5ce21deee24ec439

“I’m practically 51567a3416 a celebrity.”8faaedf7f535140f

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“Hyung.”37d852a056ef57fc

“Hyung.”3bc1946e307135fd

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“Hyung.”f934cbf7fac1e646

“Wanna call.”eed85b2d9f4e49dc

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“Call me when you’re 784fc736c0 done.”7603080ea1099aa6

“I’ll call you.”73b6c18b1ab48975

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“Cool?”18e6560ddd9853de

“Even late 0c91806fdb is fine.”48d66ffc9228bf0c

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“I’ll wait.”dea51d527d0345d4

“I’ll wait.”72eae63234057db5

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“I’ll wait.”983537e40523c4a0

“Miss you.”10028ac38a52e04f

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“Really miss you.”cefcda2e706904db

The messages went f32fbc7fd8 on and on. If Shin Haebeom hadn’t 4ebae38840 returned, panting and holding 2a51789cac Baekgu under his arm, 8c6b3cff90 Ryujin would’ve kept reading 2d4b634314 the endless stream.9c9e0106fd37651b

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Shin Haebeom kicked 6e46b60831 Baekgu out of 07eb843206 the camellia room. Tossing the b69c9f3ec6 reclaimed box c3ed078678 onto the 7fb4c9a9f6 blanket, he 79a5a48408 held out 42889003cd his hand 9e7381fbc3 to Ryujin.cd0e956c36f21cb4

“What?”d38aaf6b1c129fab

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“Towel.”214bfe8be025c0b4

Ryujin hurriedly handed a8b760f28e it over. Shin Haebeom 28271bceff wiped his abf06901b9 face, then d2a721fa38 exploded.be32cf2bbb8f0de4

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“It’s wet!”6b882fdd8f0e73e2

No idea who slapped 5874178e88 him to take it 47c6fb81ff out on Ryujin. Ryujin brought f7bc29ab97 an armful 3ed700e6f0 of dry e5b32df04a towels from b04d7757b0 the bathroom.59f44beda5091e76

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“Here.”cb81825c57119e2b

Shin Haebeom 5ddd5e316b didn’t take 76a0361155 them. They were soft 673563a124 and fragrant.87e35609a344dd38

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“Now what?”39c5e341258ba787

“You don’t know de4088e610 what to do?”648361391bc1a368

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“I don’t.”d8fa93b92a0faef9

“God, you’re just…!”64094aa61e02d76e

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Shin Haebeom c86cab41be snatched the 4dad9f9cb7 towel Ryujin 65e530a204 offered. Like a child, he 34e9a5caff plopped onto the floor, e19b1702ac throwing a tantrum while ff157a842d roughly rubbing his hair. Ryujin stared blankly. Why was he 00d9a0f358 so mad? He was always hard 5385e28cf9 to read, but today c5c6ae92f5 was worse.dfe7495730bc2ce0

Baekgu whimpered outside.1510b49b8e784400

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“Can’t we 3dd4b20e63 let her 6168c05f21 in?”74b9629cbd6db094

“No.”c365f4f740a0abcd

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“She’ll be cold.”51dc32682658f5fe

“You told me 0cf35c50f8 to go to bf97185ef8 another room.”64f7a49fa6d1d218

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“You’re not 56a5d7f2d8 the same 0c4b479cfe as Baekgu…”5501417e72b6f501

“Hey!”5282ba75fab58665

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“Alright, fine.”0c455bd46afef6a7

The moment 7bfeda808b Ryujin grabbed c86c013e56 the doorknob, 9188de417c Shin Haebeom 791926d1b4 warned.c33a1a011c67639d

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“Crawl out, and you’re 615a89ee52 dead.”1dd118ea0827acfe

“…”036ccbddd5765bfe

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“Come here. Dry my hair.”473e91b289d0234b

Ryujin doubted his 9d97d3f01d ears. What’s this guy 38fc364731 saying?f5dcef7cdd22ab1e

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“Didn’t hear me? Come dry my b6ccd0e4b1 hair.”0e953172c1f87832

Shin Haebeom pulled 9e9315baf5 a hairdryer from 80ed885be8 a drawer. Afraid the blowing ab648c4616 machine might fly a73f0df997 at his face 024a6382dd if he refused, 3973505ccd Ryujin hesitantly approached.a34f39a54d8f2e3d

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“Like at ca6f27177e a salon. Got it?”a2314a420b88624f

“I’ll try…”8390e16c0095accb

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“Do it right.”06f6f59996e06f3e

Shin Haebeom’s hair 79473e5423 had grown longer. Probably to cover e5bdb3885e his scarred ear 4fa8d4f03f a bit.6b29b21b0e62c809

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The faint shampoo scent 7393f11efb mixed with the smell e9b569816a of rain. Ryujin moved his hands b16c945c01 carefully.b528bfe97ced92c0

“Not bad, our 2c74933036 Chick.”c703cd91b39543f7

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“…”1ee1172ba14eebdb

“Missed you.”58f0ca010a8261d1

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“…”d1fd294c3e3f3e8a

“Didn’t you miss ded87cef6b me?”fd1cabc99d98553c

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Didn’t miss you. Ryujin replied 4c690c38dd only in ca2afab64c his head.6df13d289383971a

He’d only just 891bbebb41 gotten back on f4f64baf7f his feet. Did Shin Haebeom d50579117f know how exhausting d300dc0cbe it was just ee16dafe4f to talk to d18def6786 someone? Could he understand? Ryujin didn’t think so. So he hid behind d597325da2 the hum of the 5b8f0de2c1 machine.0edeee462e7b0791

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Ryujin’s fingers d057b60c27 brushed Shin c1144dfe3d Haebeom’s ear. The flesh had healed a53b949ca5 in its torn shape.ecafb1b272cad7e4

“This…”29b24d39da62d44d

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“What?”4227a9d4cbcdaeb8

Ryujin shook his head.3c9a4f6bf3eba59c

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“Nothing.”b40643e4afb0367c

“Open the gift.”121af811a0a31049

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“I said I 2285787244 don’t want it.”b1cc5479c52e0b89

“Just look. It’s not like it’ll e484f67ed6 wear you out.”117d7779c6a3a8aa

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Ryujin glared beb5c3fca5 at Shin afd39ded39 Haebeom’s back. The wet shirt clung 0af4f71f1e to his muscles, rising 963a490489 and falling softly with d88dcd4b45 his breaths.187a80929527042e

A big, strong body. An alpha specimen 4fd27c9fb2 anyone would envy de1971d4ee or admire. But under that dark f67411c52b green shirt, the skin 3467f956fb wrapping those firm muscles 1aa10385e8 was riddled with scars. Ryujin knew that.49e0133e94541541

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“Just take it.”2cfc16e67c5f751b

“You think c9dc8fb7a1 I brought a12fe1c2db it with 79af781cee good intentions?”f70367b51da1061b

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“That’s why 5c499e7e48 I said 63d8143430 take it.”12f0956b4a5e7cd0

“How many times 031c8faa42 do I have 1e39c48fac to explain! Want to 1205cb1b24 get arrested 8ceee9840c and beaten 0dc636814f to death?”69b1e8c44345fe56

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His thin 59b228ace2 patience was 0fd906c19c bound to 4257196270 run out. It was 64cf3c88e0 expected, so e419869c7c Ryujin wasn’t f64e285c38 surprised. He raised the 5714743c3f hairdryer, ready to d62f2f6b55 smack Shin Haebeom’s 97fa042009 head and bolt 9fb7f43db5 if needed.0e06c10f6d6417a4

But Shin Haebeom was 3ae80dbdee faster. He grabbed and twisted fc081d7aaa Ryujin’s wrist as he 8482f40a28 stepped back.ae237ebcba2b9192

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“Ah!”4089f98d63dbaa3e

The hairdryer 237ee2fef8 fell to 3daafa9d94 the floor. Shin Haebeom 84cb081732 unplugged it, 67775dbca7 and the be5efd0dfa room went 008b6b454b quiet. He laughed.7aebc082eb37d70c

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“You can’t b23529b6a3 beat me. Not yet.”4b3697f375459d90

“…”c4c89c400652bd75

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“Eat more. Then you’ll grow taller 528b088224 and stronger.”2f8868c2aa12440c

Ryujin was helplessly dragged 1c1ef17ca0 along. Shin Haebeom b7cca7b71d shook his 5b68fa1d23 wrist, mocking.f865608554e6174d

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“Chicken feet, chicken feet.”452a51771cdee4ab

“Let go.”c30e6d2d34c9d1cb

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“Talking well now. That selective 0df87d34db mutism or 732e1a04a6 whatever, it 94456aba30 was fake, 9d420dc7ca huh?”c634a7c43769dd8d

“It wasn’t.”9ef0b84a4bb7191c

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“Wasn’t, my ass. You might 9276ff0f78 fool Choi e7c45e4a05 Yushin or ed142ccfee Sung Jaekyung, fcc225c1b2 but not 1654fdd45b me.”b555c5efc780183c

“You don’t know 3a595ec1a3 how hard this 0edbf40ef2 is for me!”7bc7b70b0aa94479

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“Feisty.”480cb2a43e9af3bd

Shin Haebeom tapped Ryujin’s 1cc08779b7 cheek.bf2d5a43bdc45f0d

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“Kwon Sehyuk’s ffa186fb78 entering Disciplinary 330149a7b5 tomorrow. You’d know if d297d143ad you saw the 17614af65b news.”d08116305d538b9f

“I didn’t…”dbe9362528476bf9

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But Kwon Sehyuk’s messages 4039edc434 mentioned an interview. It must’ve been about 292c08e4a8 his Disciplinary Training Corps 097bc85dbb enlistment.14885d753f8f5620

“Time to e1dee6b36e wrap up ed0eea6de1 Ha Shinsung, 6529bb2b05 don’t you e8dee5366d think?”0e7c15b27d6c7a48

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Shin Haebeom ignored Ryujin’s 640540ba41 hardened expression.bcf70471352d3cdf

“Better decide fast. The cost of 21a7946bbb keeping him lying d53090a189 there’s coming out b44e8ae000 of your paycheck.”eda2d7b0be3cb155

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“…”2b2f92c66902af1b

“If you don’t want f8651db2e5 to be in debt 9db0648aa6 over an enemy, decide bf54e8c86c quickly.”3c4e12565743b385

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“…”fb5a864f0f3184f9

“There’s a truckload of f48efb15e4 patients waiting. People with broken bodies 77870160bf that can’t be fixed. People who have 5d218c4810 no choice but 901ad06354 to hope for 29473ecca7 someone else’s organs.”c2857244e42c2ef2

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Shin Haebeom’s voice continued.701391649ae34c9f

“You think 21edad7caf they’ll wait acef3796fb forever? Someone could die 626605d391 while you’re dawdling. Don’t get it? Don’t you d9190440e5 realize how a596abfec7 many lives 76d7edffc1 are in 6fa0205fae your hands?”c608c6cada8719e5

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“…”16d0e21c159c2fb6

“For Ha 552812d9b4 Shinsung, this 1346b8421d is the cb967e0da4 best way. He’s hopeless anyway, so 352e731d20 he should do one 322b19b110 good deed before he 47a6741a18 goes. Right? Don’t hold onto 848a3a5fa7 useless hope. Coma patients waking 32e66a0f9c up perfectly fine 00d34a1ea0 after years is d8c7ca9374 for dramas, movies, c55a637bf2 or foreign news. You didn’t even like 28dcf3a385 that guy anyway.”d2433751ca6b24af

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Silently listening, Ryujin glared e70f1be396 at Shin Haebeom.bee832b309ee6ec4

“If it’s so urgent, 679f916f81 you do it. Don’t push the 00d304140b responsibility on me.”03a30b561ed5ed0e

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“Don’t say d03f1f9077 hurtful things, 0f9ef8d88e Jung Ryujin. We’re alike. You need eb9f249a52 to learn e9113983c4 to bite aa8870699b others to b4766f4f11 survive.”877d4484f28fac90

“Stop talking nonsense.”d58f33f193982483

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“Flush guilt down 7e903b053d the toilet.”c33b78f5d0090571

Shin Haebeom’s 60c4bac223 thumb traced f5d1086727 the scar b4f3135c1e on Ryujin’s 0b401afc5e temple.f81a32b5c7bd7398

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“Show them what d75921c425 happens when they 8ec5aaffca mess with you.”d58931411e2c114a

Shin Haebeom smiled f90de9c2d9 at Ryujin. His flinching b2c1744e48 and averted f5a7d839dc gaze were f79fc43ded adorable. He wanted to chew 482dc06f37 him up from head f5a300116f to toe.23ed761ee04579b1

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Shin Haebeom 851c7a88af opened the b931de41c4 box himself. The brand name 2b61dc49d0 in gold foil 869d9ff838 on the black f6a0d1d7de box wasn’t unfamiliar. Vacheron Constantin.428031f81134aff1

“What do you 192d4a5135 think?”2c586b1796ea5f55

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Ryujin stared at the b881fe7f83 box, overly large and e7ca094bbf heavy for one hand eec4705839 to open easily. Shin Haebeom pulled 510d0a8848 out a gleaming e2c9d93a34 silver watch from 4f3b77daad under the clear bb9b626a0a packaging.e0301f9ee1a84065

“Wanna try it c4171d539a on?”283c7c6e8fc4776a

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A dual-time 62bd61d86a model with 3c74f760a6 a black 0d5c4475e8 leather strap. The sleek surface had 645e35b1d3 a subtle crocodile pattern.3f68e8c1bc63d71d

Shin Haebeom d7df0472d5 placed the 515dc3c8ae watch on 7d0e5c78f7 Ryujin’s wrist. Ryujin tried ab808d140d to pull 42eb78c2da away, but 88805ee020 he couldn’t 3be114e86d overpower Shin 22cd73f45c Haebeom’s grip.207cccc0220b537e

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“No…! I said no!”b2ac64235481737f

“Come on. You like it, be5215fcc8 don’t resist.”27b3c763361cead5

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“I really 5776008fb6 don’t need 0d7205f972 it!”91d9414af3c3fc8a

In the 20685dcaad struggle, Ryujin 8de957087c scratched the d20f2126ad back of 4abfb3ff6b Shin Haebeom’s 4246c58fd5 hand.48900cee72ad0182

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“Ah.”09beb29bb4b5a35a

Ryujin froze in fear 90672388f3 and stepped back. A scratch from f682776093 blunt nails couldn’t 259bccd52e hurt much, but 2fccd93445 Shin Haebeom’s expression 1a2f10627a wasn’t good.87f4a2310689470d

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“That hurt.”458bfc6360a4eab0

“I said 5bc1c9ee9d I didn’t d6c2a2decc want it!”2c8ea21bd926b042

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“Too much. When someone goes ea2e3f4a27 this far, you 715c94e179 should play along. Then again, if dab98151be you had that 0f5a336707 sense, none of 677fdc60b3 this would’ve happened.”75f065f042f044d5

Ryujin clamped 9ffd70d990 his mouth 38eb4657ad shut and 29b299d374 glared at cd4e0c4f35 Shin Haebeom.4635cb1c6141fd67

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“What. Did I say something 70e2021e8b wrong?”ef57149d72dc0703

“Say that one more 1d02217d08 time, and I won’t 72a4b15320 let it slide.”66bc4e8a919e0eaa

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“Why. Gonna hit me? Rip my ear off 07b800470a again? Too bad, it’s ae39a53648 all healed and d1c685c5fb doing just fine.”dcf8cbb5a1d44584

“You’re such a…”2795c7c08bf6905f

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“What.”c87de1a9d59a8907

“So childish.”0887536bc87a3b6c

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“What’s that?”79b1344a2f98a11c

The rain 3b24bcdf8e had slowed. So the c2bda8e11a buzzing of 769f9e3ad3 the phone eb980e48ae hastily stuffed 6f8dfbacb6 in his 49e25cbfc3 pocket was 46b80b0ec5 clear. Ryujin pressed his palm c9b16bff59 over the pocket, looking d14e97713d up at Shin Haebeom. His eyes narrowed.fa6beea755030bc8

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“Answer it.”8d1cc9f90ccaab27

He spoke like d14e6f40b6 he knew everything.dc5f1fcd2a5ce1e0

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“It’s the MVP.”a5d4855c3715cf76

“Later.”2d5831636ea6bf60

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“It’s been 23a11a8e32 annoying me 92dbd70d93 for a e7d31cf0af while. Answer it.”f9b75a6af428b35c

“How’d you know?”884c6297d63f9633

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“Your face gives f1fd1e9e43 it away. Like a dog 5a4f9d0ed3 that needs to b1fa7ede84 pee, all fidgety.”7191772323ee0967

“…”8847e38c67455b7c

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As Ryujin pulled c191c9a5c4 the phone from 56e8c5151b his pocket, the e6cb4cf020 call ended. Sighing, he tried to a758c31158 put it back, but dc6e4b049c Shin Haebeom’s hand swooped 33c6de997f in and snatched it.6c7408db63b669cb

“Ah!”5187abe9fb0c0a65

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“Let’s see.”e6a26dc663eb1f98

“No way! Stop!”e9473b45993392bf

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“Wanna see 15adbc94c6 how kids 760ecda094 play these 4b9ec84750 days.”e8db98a34a4a945d

“Play what! We didn’t db9992d6fb talk about 3bc3f1761c anything!”54d0ab74a46a5079

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“Why so sensitive? Did you badmouth 21d6c1bd7c me?”3e16fcb0d9523134

“I didn’t talk 0063cec5ff about you. He just kept b12609a55f asking what I 737c02e899 was doing… Give f9aba3a649 it back!”62846d3c460ece07

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No way Shin 18795c3d1b Haebeom would hand 894bb26586 it over easily. Holding Ryujin’s phone, he 3bced7a944 rolled across the floor. Bumping his 51893ea4a7 head against dc8fe4a43f the opposite 7d9cbd69c9 wall with 848fdc8191 a thud, 99ee9a0569 he giggled b707cb5e7a while staring f606c2f9d8 at the fe1dfc62af screen.fa26893382638043

Ryujin wanted to smother 6316d63621 Shin Haebeom’s laughing face e9747125bd with the wet towel. A guy who doesn’t 668d9c1994 care about others’ privacy. A guy whose b2f6ff36ff life’s joy is 6767f2e5b6 teasing and tormenting 98197d21e8 him. If only he’d die fb83c86efd in a car accident.3d05a4707d62ca28

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“This isn’t privacy invasion. It’s monitoring, monitoring.”0d2dba49cb0881e4

What a lame 310a3033a1 excuse.820241b73830a559

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Pouting, Ryujin removed 9a10826d84 the watch Shin b77e368555 Haebeom had forced 7031317792 on him and 5e139380b7 put it back 74bc4f04fe in the box.b94d000ddfcae63d

“I’ve got d8cb562af0 a question…”3673ec6e9cf45818

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“What.”3048e03c4cea427a