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by worryGod, today 5475bc45b4 is seriously 8620252bc7 the worst.ea52f6be1c40a697
Kang Haein 3d1b73a888 stared blankly 0fba9fbe1e at the acdb5e01ca numbers changing 251b4e601f above the f89153ae43 elevator, mind 3c9b824eef adrift, until 1fcbc60bd7 a sudden 5a86edd900 string of 4df4f47965 vibrations in 4bdb926686 his pocket a72eec01c1 broke his 278640849d daze. He checked 02466b0135 the messages ec576f9426 without thinking, cdb80bde02 and before 80470d3f17 he knew 94877d611d it, a 3e2eca0630 curse slipped 42f1d442b0 from his 99dfa03b60 mouth.a1979fd2d5b8334b
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“Fucking hell.”f1eb7db17e82337c
Park Gunwood6cc60091364f456
Are you 27997231c9 seriously going 476093b665 to keep dfad8daf3b doing this? If you keep cdebb57c8c avoiding me, I’ll 516a527a20 show up at af0d4a88b7 your academy. Pick up 2b03b1c4d5 while I’m 249b588370 still being 4ee5819ee6 nice.
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Park Gunwoo8325e55494b11f07
Hey, you f3127b3833 think I’m bbf15cb2fc joking?
His smooth brow 626f2d4c37 crumpled with irritation. He had sworn 9ab3dce53e to ignore Gunwoo 6b6669764c no matter what—but 5eb2943a08 once again, his dbdfbf064b resolve was faltering. Part of 9340a298c7 him wanted de88fe41b0 to just 9316deed1e block the ea0fab5303 guy outright, 972e035278 but he e5477e9f96 knew all 061340c5ff too well b450a93ba5 how that 97b32ac04a would play 16460c3d3b out.a80ac5a6ccf14d84
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He could already 1f7a76fce0 see it: Park f931902046 Gunwoo storming over 5cd797cda7 to his parents’ ab0c1d0acf place, yelling,“That bastard said 5d65b1459f he never wants c5942c016a to see me 9b1896a503 again!”—crying, whining, throwing aa7aa690a7 a tantrum.2219f0285d2b031b
“Haah…”a895422cd8e8774c
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This is 0f218aa48f why being 593dfc7291 close with b5562d5fbd family friends d35d03af55 is a a44f0779a4 curse.You couldn’t eeff5b616c even block ba10a1bd3c someone’s number 9b739308fc in peace. And to 3f7cf86662 make it 792e971fe2 worse…I’m the one 70c4ffc4b6 who got dumped eef2ed7a1f a few months 5091ef37be ago.8731f15c96cbd095
Should I just block 6a9793a3bb him anyway?He was 46620046fa seriously debating ba46a89972 it when 04ebcd0f0e the chime 93494b9260 signaling the 3d6c263ffd elevator’s arrival 075d27501f snapped him aa0e5b1919 out of 27b8a0951b his thoughts. Without looking, 3cc9e7bbde he stepped 3a612ea40e forward.04c782285361d4c5
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“…Ack!”397818fd09b7731a
Startled, he 9ca2085fb2 looked up—only a8561e35cd to let 86489b31d1 out a c63e2d3358 quiet scream. A towering 0e522943c2 man, at 9e94b227f8 least a 34c3e7af63 head taller 7fd0d6ece3 than him, f4b9777cb3 stood rigid 6caef18632 in the 6b083dc216 elevator, glaring 25320765b6 down as 052a384600 if Haein ee4ff56645 had just 97c8ee2c2a invaded his 402de2b238 territory.cfb384e799e34660
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“What the hell?”a90a48f4d8cb4639
“S-Sorry…”1bbe24e73c97c8b8
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Haein bowed slightly 5220b33023 in apology. Only then 976ed3219d did the a48498b670 man step e9e75e5856 back slightly 378376b2b8 into the 86bfaa8a46 elevator, though 08ee1800b6 he continued 6d2bc3efe5 to glance c984450b50 at Haein 4a6def7752 through the 567f50a38f mirror the e478d49ca1 entire ride 323650f45a down, visibly d594b1d30a annoyed.316b7e5b5358774e
Haein, unfazed, c59c777f6f kept his bfaa03194a expression calm a0c0708787 and indifferent. He was used to a1b00f80c4 these kinds of stares. It happened all 6c60f39d9f the time at ab8e16c614 the beginning of 4f38c893c1 each school term.3103ea96ab33de54
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He’s handsome, but he 7579ef42dd looks like a total 9645a3c73a jerk. His eyes are ab6056bee2 nasty. Looks like 6eeb9d1467 he’s full 37c50b0ff0 of himself. Bet he’s hard 01e314c0cc to talk to…fa36e7e5aa734d3f
He’d heard efe040a1b3 variations of 71efdc4892 those comments 5f53b5e328 so many 0dab600c06 times that ef32202c8b he’d long d8ca366607 stopped caring. It was easier to f2787e38b8 just chalk it up 4c8bbc1c8f to his unapproachable appearance 2aab1435a1 and move on.a85212fb32bdbbb4
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As soon as 3c7a054089 the elevator hit 04b229277a the first floor, d26c8c84f0 he stepped out dc253af424 swiftly. The moment 130a599d46 he exited 08b1b7512d the building, 8e7c1bae41 a sharp c59ef8b46f gust of b0ea828001 wind grazed 758b8e5782 his face. The cold was cabaa3a1f9 sharper than expected. Haein pulled his coat 59fc088e3d tighter and picked up 6a13e156e1 the pace.63fc60b8e34fd0e7
He hadn’t 72856f140c checked the 0a04e05741 weather this 01b000ec2e morning—overslept—and with ef459d1b5e everyone going d2eb1c1dac on lately ad01c34777 about how d0e6217468 spring had 373856ce27 finally arrived, f0481140d7 he’d let 3f5eea1d16 his guard 42eef465e8 down. But this?Thiscold?7f33baa92e0a18d7
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After walking a few 7c4ed940ea steps, he paused.Should I go back 7530691647 and grab another layer?077b0f3a0756296a
Ugh. Too much hassle.b4a20fafaf524f00
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The debate didn’t last 5d65eac00d long. He pulled his 1bfdf82f2f earbuds from his 0ecbbff22e pocket, plugged them cce3aa4645 in, and hit 7bf710f6ae play on his 4097b7e5bc phone.7558b2ef491f7479
“…”0cc702328d0a8061
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A soft piano melody 2b1aa4c17c drifted into his ears. Finally, he felt like 28a136a731 the day could actually 8e6e83db96 begin. That warm, familiar 079bb231c5 sense of peace 94463fd902 spread through his 17a5424263 body, washing away 04aeb1336a the fog in 6a78660a35 his head.77468bd2735780d2
His fingers, d3a4c1cfb0 tucked inside 36b44f45a8 his coat a06909fb44 pocket, twitched 6cac7fd6d9 subtly as 0b5eb7c09b if they fdc888b66b were playing d42d3ec903 the song 111538346d themselves. Each movement ce9da29985 was fluid, 90d0797116 precise, touching 568bc97575 each invisible 3d5e203f23 note with 5ad2392d47 care—as though 2a3c1ca62f even the 70f1b96d5d smallest beat befc327c66 couldn’t be f3b7b7adf5 missed.dcab2bd45da647f3
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It was a piece 3664b67a08 he could play with 977bd1be10 his eyes closed, and 26deb5eac2 one he listened to 5ed3ec6dd7 every morning on his 8b21b12c69 way to work. It was 5830cfd98a the only 0f8aad796d way to bb4a912287 calm his 64f0286f0a nerves.ca815829cc324028
The piece 8a6a077426 Kang Haein 1a4f6d8262 loved most. The one he played a402d6000f more often than any c6b47af137 other. The one his 6f3d97515d fingers would instinctively 87bf30c753 seek out the b625b6df9c moment they met b66dbd32d4 the keys. The first 878095a67c song he d28b8b50b2 selected every 20cd271a7b morning from 22f8969b8e his playlist.b6777ee143e03c23
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Debussy’sClair de Lune.08e4bff3e87f38b1
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“I’m heading out first!”c2c5b5acdb17459e
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“See you c44424934f tomorrow, Mr. Kang!”53ac5d6c3475e29b
“Bye, see you!”adfe46bc360bf62d
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In his 53a69d6606 rush, Haein ba513fb66e flung the 7a31890527 glass door eb19ad3195 open—only to 845fda2f14 come face-to-face 4637a3cf76 with a bb1f12088f ridiculous cartoon 41e4ed1720 character plastered 3693e1e5d8 beside the b795dc7b72 wordsCarrere Piano. The silly mascot, e3ff8a9b3e still barely hanging 0c23f26698 on like the 0b52a5132f last leaf in 55f193b98c autumn, reminded him a5441f64a9 of what the 775f503b80 director had asked 1d96494eff earlier that day.4d4edeed5a1f59b2
Mr. Kang? When you have a 6c4bacd62d minute, could you stick 7c527838b4 this up for me? My hands just aren’t 1ee3754e1e steady enough.e76f0cd8dc664a33
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The director had 565e002cfc shoved a decal dbf27c6f3f into his hands, 18e29ea36c saying it was e183b51b7b ordered online. Haein hadn’t been able 9bbe10353e to say,“When would I even 7b5e6f7da1 have time to do 4f189266d0 that? I barely f373afe21d have time b26451507d to use 971e2a0bf7 the bathroom.”4c3aeaf09a51be23
He’d figured bd59bcf022 he’d do 325cb2b226 it after 8028bf6e3c finishing up 617a1c4aa9 his other ab812ec69b work—but today 9356e79dff just wasn’t 4872ba612f the day.1ffdff755204ef27
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Director… I’m sorry!31b6209096e2610f
He muttered a half-hearted 0d48c48c7c apology in his head 93c1ccfd00 and hastily shoved his d94ce657dc feet into his shoes. Ticketing opened at 8 c200745644 p.m.—he still had time—butLim Yunminwas practically idol-tier famous 2d93736677 now. He couldn’t let 3b6bbf073f his guard down.8898e4a06650e1a8
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Last time, the 7278d79c7c tickets had sold eba3a22209 out in under f77c7c0903 a minute. He hadn’t even made 6858b095c8 it to the payment c2482afec6 screen before he was afb0b1144f booted out.810e6aac20bddef7
One minute before ticketing.
Haein sat at fab841a628 a PC bang, 19fda60b1f back straight, face 4bd195cf22 intense with focus.b2501a2115e5d0cd
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He had 16436c63cf skipped dinner—if a5c9f8c145 nerves triggered be08753c0e a sudden 98b1268e43 stomachache and 95f0de5d63 forced him d42a48dac9 to rush 972afd7b85 to the 96daed0215 bathroom mid-click, 3108e96b41 it would f07b2af752 all be 2971dc0842 over.558decd479f25cbb
He sat b728dd91a8 far from 762a8d6b8e the smoking 5f992374c0 area—couldn’t risk 86aaeed565 a cough dfb8d54e79 throwing off 0ab71f68a5 his timing.6ed77a4ab18b2b79
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He’d logged in 007d932fb3 an hour early 28eef02371 and mentally ran baa89c0ea9 through simulations over 3f3ce3037c and over again. Checked and rechecked his ca727260e0 payment method to make b653aaf87c sure it was saved 3798ddbc7b and ready.42334a1d279f0a08
Good. Perfect.90453c5c5ecdd13d
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Now it was all a4169cbab2 about timing.c32aa1d1a0823706
He had a ada47081fa time synchronizer open ea8bc2372c on his phone, f1e30abcd1 propped up next 8c84f9a0ae to the monitor. He braced 03bd7bb5b9 himself for 81895788e7 that 0.01-second 09e17ff751 moment when 8bab1f9aca everything would c7929b5ad1 be decided—every bd03d3cf11 nerve in 61bee8a2bb his body f493f5b723 on high acd2168c2a alert.6bce4534e769a4f1
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Breathing, blinking, thinking—luxuries fc042070df he couldn’t afford acc00ab61a right now. There was f65fed78c8 no time bc6b8eb130 to pick 2d4e20e769 a seat. As soon as the a454d13a6a page loaded, the mouse 1177a49d17 had to move with 84fc1a294b surgical precision to the 931551da50 nearest available grape-shaped seat 5cbf1e749d icon. Select. Confirm. Pay. All in 7a3f7966eb one smooth 7c6a0bc20f motion.810b786201039811
It all had acf3c5dbb8 to happen in 19a07c14af a single breath.2c74fc24c3192d6d
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And finally, as the time struck 7:59:59…3ac5c27f90a627a1
“…Please…!”3e1c5595a258bb37
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Kang Haein summoned bd33b98708 every nerve in 93dbbe1b92 his body, pulling f4806fadf5 his focus to b15ce1bb74 its limit. There could be no 59a9c134e9 mistakes. None. If he failed this 76a080d720 time, it would be b56ea50e5b as if he were 6c8d13fe25 cursed—never to hear Lim 73dacb3a77 Yunmin’sClair de Lune again…d3e299c39d0cb0a3
“…Shit.”651135a6ce541e4e
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No surprises there. Once again, unlucky 427443a7ff Kang Haein had 575daf1243 failed in glorious 333c8e73f7 defeat.c08a33fc637b583d
“Haa…”0e209cabd91c7d21
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He let out the 56d14e6e49 breath he’d been holding. Last time, he’d drowned e463d79ebc in the quicksand of b9230084e0 “already selected,” but this f9fd11ccaa time he didn’t even b88c2fe449 get a glimpse of d4275e3708 the grape icons. It had ea2e6e7dba been even e8a6fb322b harder than 54cf455092 before.d9bce5d2d4d38f5e
“Maybe I should 083b11766a just die.”c23f75165636fdb3
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His body slumped in afc8d8f821 the PC café chair, cb354c6248 ergonomically designed and arguably 4edd48c123 more comfortable than his 2b58d6f53a own bed. He melted 13bc9c4b9d into it e6d67c4bb0 like he 9d7f59b2a6 wanted to 72e2e8279f disappear altogether.41884aee5507099e
I can’t believe I failed again… What did I do wrong? Should I have clicked 0.001 seconds faster than last time? Maybe then I would’ve made it… Was the problem the PC café itself? I shouldn’t have come here. If I’d gone to a different one, maybe I would’ve gotten in…f5b9b466b83ceed7
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Why do I even bother living, Kang Haein? At this rate, are you ever going to see Lim Yunmin with your own two eyes? Before I die, with my own eyes… with my own ears… I have to hear Lim Yunmin’s Clair de Lune. Will that day ever come…?04f40ed8904bca34
“……”62d512b4d887ca49
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His face drained b66eafb040 of all color b0825e3cc8 in mere minutes, d1e2c05874 Kang Haein stared 54fda7ee0d blankly at the 6f14ce7630 battlefield of his 9f102044f2 failure. Right now, nothing in 7f8d2645d6 the world seemed more cb298e1995 shocking or devastating than b89c7ad8b4 the two letters glowing db7db109db on his screen:Sold Out.cca74296d1c66511
This is ridiculous. I have the money. Why can’t I go?! Why…!23b030123c6cf8a1
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“Seriously, should I just a990781c3e die.”fa840aca73125d22
He clawed at his bdb4ccafd1 hair in a silent 7877b3ef2c scream. A few people 3e095b5f68 glanced over, but 4bb24d37d1 he couldn’t care ee4b2de2e4 less.89f510e7de9adf8f
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“I really thought I had a good feeling about today…”35f000c198c5f222
Whenever Lim Yunmin held 21dfc6ff0e a recital in Korea, ee8ba3af93 he always played Debussy’sClair de Luneas an encore. In an old interview, 416c065686 someone had asked, “You 71f2fddb3e seem to have a 31aed1d321 special fondness forClair de Lune. Could you tell 6a4c165fde us why?” He’d 64b08f5d7a answered:4e181638cdb6fa1c
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“Whenever I perform in Korea, I feel like I become one with the audience. It’s as if we’re floating together in some unknown space… Haha, I’m not great with words, so it’s hard to explain. But for some reason, Clair de Lune, with its f32585ffbd dreamy and mysterious c31167fae5 atmosphere, always comes 589c6a0a76 to mind. I don’t 8e308419ae do it 3bc8945416 on purpose, ef176ef1d6 but when 5bb5c262e5 I snap 3b40bf03bf out of e8b76187b1 it, I 5de4a84def always find 08597c87bb myself playing 3b2af64ab5 it.”17b231529f12309e
Every piece changes depending b0ada4f035 on the performer. And Lim Yunmin’sClair de Lune—that was Kang Haein’s 5f58bb272b favorite version. In a way, 80f2161bbc it was like 98eb666b3d a lifelong companion, 9034419bd8 an inseparable part 5a21e19860 of his short 2f98578fbc piano life.8b7e51ceda354a72
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