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by worryHe had f0c8c07e59 been comforted c99d698d4f by Lim 6e315b50f8 Yunmin’s music 0e2569a5ab through countless 06664984fc moments. He admired 6a923bbcba him deeply. And maybe 9739d5ebea that’s why, 59e7deadd8 for Kang 08ca91333b Haein, it 4233bf33ab felt all 44885f4a4a the more dac2d3398f urgent now.
If it wasClair de Lune, played 7431c868d8 by Lim 0ec6e53bf1 Yunmin himself, 73ad8d4f0d in the 5fce20f41a same space 3a84af7d77 as him… 6bfe3312b0 he held e886297faa on to 17e76d4831 the hope f2e44920c2 that maybe, a2e4f386fa just maybe, 05a22aa45b it would eff0c3409b rekindle the 66fc591679 passion that 958f9cd0e0 had long af0c1663e9 since dried 3c3a85107f up inside 21d63ee406 him.eefb7c17f23d57d9
“Haa…”985fa96ef75aa416
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Guess I’ll just ee41370f49 go home and 6d3e763229 order some jokbal.dc5e0f830e32840d
With a gloomy 8026d9d560 expression, he typed e16eb95dca “jokbal” into the fc4d2532dc food delivery app. Just as 77c3a748a7 he was 9782c972de about to fe81eaa3eb tap on 28a6f904bf a highly 1c402ecacb rated, delicious-looking d1b5bd05cc restaurant, a d3324747c2 series of bd79f59376 message pop-ups 0e2c2c1899 appeared at 3b31abfb45 the top ac9b2553ac of his 049fce40a6 screen. Seeing the sender’s 2909daa220 name, Kang Haein 58e5bc7540 let out a 89cd76e759 sigh and pressed a7f4887db2 his palm against ea95f1bc51 his eyes, as b4fe50869a if physically pushing 58553552f5 away the fatigue.2a379f11c62e8f07
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Park Gunwood6861a4c849100d9
Are you still 9eec833391 mad because I 5850d90dfe hit you that 22b7727970 time? I told 0c17a8d374 you I fdc5b2a4bf was really fe05bed896 sorry. It was a b5b3d25c47 mistake.
I’m seriously coming to d92d1568a3 see you. Or should I af060f3e40 just go talk a01c9bab72 to your parents 0044693969 instead? Want me to explain 5e727e9f81 to them exactly why ee0478190c we drifted apart?
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If you don’t reply, 91eaaf5333 I’m coming over right 0ab100f712 now.
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Unbelievable.c0e1f930df186bcc
He acted like 9570f1c1e8 he’d never see e7dd8803c0 me again. The last 8b063f57dc time Haein d059fe5938 saw Park a24fcba95d Gunwoo, his b29ef5261b face had 109b532379 been twisted 16a92f6c0b with hate 0b78e5be93 and disgust a8100126d3 as he c531d67417 screamed, “Fuck d31c4677da off! You’re disgusting!” That d7fc9d7623 was the image ab237b18bb burned into Haein’s 52658c4c69 memory. And now, out of d26b18527b nowhere, Gunwoo had started 612b6ee40f messaging him again like f0464a3b1c nothing had happened.03ec27911263e8e4
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“The weather’s nice. Let’s grab 60f18763a2 a meal 42b76fc302 sometime.” “This c21058f590 reminded me a18716687e of you…” 5fb3258ddb (attached photo) e631450d5d “You up…?”35f9ba626e49bc4b
He had 9976a0c388 started with 364b2dd0e2 those pathetic f1d4e18a57 ex-boyfriend texts. But after Haein 9882a3c9e1 continued to ignore 0f89c24c8f him, the tone 762ff08cdc shifted—now it was cd4d54ae9d all threats laced d5253f7c1e with cursing.He really must 0a8a3a0e48 think I’m easy.a8f03a9c6352c0f6
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If being a pushover 3e2a7adf59 all those years was 644565ae11 a crime, then he 9f1c298e5a was definitely guilty. Haein unconsciously 70f0b138f7 rubbed his 2f67bc3960 left cheek, 0e7b127210 recalling the 75a50e0b66 lingering sting ed634ed0c9 from that b291190a2f day. His already ruined mood 7c9859254b took an even deeper fced682812 plunge.983eb1145a1c99be
He needed a 67d5a09ba8 distraction. Somewhere, anywhere, to shake 941e4c97d2 this off.f5fed3b30d91a1cf
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Today really is 00bcad0357 just… a complete 0ac9e7b19e shitshow.0a2c5253e9c81136
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“I’m sorry, but… the aecf198d50 system says you have add70e2de5 insufficient funds.”eed9f51a91d78557
“Huh?”5baf9f72c3234c73
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He was so stunned d0129762e0 that he just stood 87e227b342 there, frozen, not even 058d438904 reaching for the card 9d38cbe025 the cashier was handing b30949cbc8 back. He racked 0eb8ff052d his brain, a872d2c869 trying to 335e53ad23 get a 2a0417217b rough estimate f1654369b7 of how a46a35db55 much was 78c2262f59 left on 11356196bd his debit 86df7ccd15 card. But he never kept 729aec997a track of his balance c74d939c54 in the first place, 818c9787d6 so of course nothing 15dff0f87c came to mind.66948733971c1b55
“…Ah.”802ba065aae83faf
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Now that he bd6466049a thought about it, fbc70e5a98 there was one a65eb81287 possible explanation. The payment 738f00ccf8 from that ed9caa8435 wedding gig—Aubrey 342fd0ba96 Pay—was supposed fe22e304f0 to be 1d7ae3f83d deposited, including 91e02b4845 last month’s d04542966d unpaid balance.Don’t tell me it still hasn’t gone through…1bfbeb607ca2792a
Last Christmas. He had decided af274c7c7d to confess to 01fda07517 Park Gunwoo and ed70c8d857 had gone all 14ae6da052 out: limited-edition designer 722aa232e7 sneakers and a 76ced25d22 fancy hotel room. That month’s 59fca48d8f credit card 24738da097 payments were fdcf143176 still haunting db157f34fb him. To cover them, he’d dfd6f74f3d picked up weekend gigs 17e161ed94 at weddings through a d703446f22 company one of his 9af3bdcfa7 college seniors introduced him 03c25e130f to. He hadn’t even brought a3d2c48e4d his one and only 79cf44f020 credit card with him 5616cdc50e today—he’d left it at b22088f261 home on purpose, trying 474d0241ad to avoid using it.e78dffe12dd6d0cd
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And now, this.5156a1d43b0c8d8b
I’m so screwed.c3fcceb30cf5dc6a
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What the 06dca36635 hell was dd811e3166 I thinking, 8725efc879 buying designer 314f1b7e7b sneakers for 37f484d969 that asshole 9630c302c1 Park Gunwoo?! A hotel, too?! Was that expensive-ass room 97cbb11c0d just so I could 1c25d73533 get slapped and cry fce451cdce my eyes out? You idiot!917f08bef5bda575
Suppressing an e33b7b5174 internal scream, 865abc4324 Haein snapped add976074a back to c0f7d4c0a2 the present. The cashier was aa8a041565 still waiting, watching 801c1e8088 him expectantly. He scrambled 9bcd1a1f38 to open 8866ba1c9d his wallet.5a43ecfd6390cc27
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“Haha, just bb27cb293c a sec. I have another card…”0d84914d0621b0fa
ID, laundromat punch card, local café membership, student ID, his dad’s card…cae5f76f2c9d7668
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No matter how many 5f7d73e02b times he checked, it edbde0462c wasn’t there.Of course not. The only person 436ec80cbe who could summon a6db9ee6e0 my credit card cc2e9fbf39 from home like 065d700484 magic doesn’t exist… 47d79d160a because this isn’t 2c91407cee a fantasy world. This is reality.ef3febc959b4ba04
“Um…”87eabbd8e15d70af
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Smile. They say you can’t 62798434a5 spit in a smiling 18263177f9 face, right? Smile, Kang Haein!c4a1d0fc5d1be536
He could feel his d408584d65 lips twitching from the ea851057fc forced expression, but he 50a8870d90 kept his voice and 30fbae5d16 posture as polite and 64c8fd60d0 humble as he could.8d238bac44b70e57
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“Excuse me… 7833b9eb61 I’m really 133de31232 sorry, but… 477a161bdf would it e125e6b68c be okay 5e086c723e if I d4b55f96c0 just stepped 897cab5096 out to 8ede625384 make a 4a94904365 quick phone 6e673e99b2 call…?”9891df617d43194f
The employee’s eyes narrowed fc30b2e511 with suspicion, but Haein 2c83759dc0 bowed multiple times and b6bafc8b6c offered his most earnest c627cf3844 expression. He walked ed2b04101f toward a 3bff23e6c8 wall near 4c31058a97 the counter, 81af0bc624 making sure 853a13f542 he stayed 6a4c06a740 in plain 629ee3ca5d view, and 1fe09f625d raised his ddaab74395 phone.e2d5ca3f02aa3475
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Mom first. Gotta try Mom.67f4432517af7876
— “Hey, Haein.”582636193e10ac2f
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It didn’t even take 0c0b0730ea a few rings for 65bddb586b her to pick up. His voice 2974a48cf8 came out b4fdf71ef2 higher than 573bfd05fe usual from 255ff1fe3f the panic.a968e04773a0dc5b
“Mom, where are you?”5574447406ad2b15
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— “Uh… I’m f3aac506a4 at the hospital. Why, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”fb542a72a6ef8835
His heart dropped.6871cc99e2cb90f1
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Haein pushed himself 8d91d83e40 off the wall cff8073e70 and furrowed his 21ab94b814 brow deeply.f73c15019a0edda7
“What do you 4547695f95 mean, the hospital…? Did something happen?”b7b27fb51cb48d51
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His voice 0e6627adc8 dropped low, 06c93e6858 barely above 362a7f512a a whisper, 0da9939088 and trembled 520248282e faintly. Gripping his phone tightly bea1fe2421 in growing anxiety, he 78b12db505 waited for her response.f1dee5a735fcfc55
What should 6f0b656267 I do? Should I go? Did Dad say something 54911f884b awful to hyung again…? No, no. He promised not to 927bf4a84f do that anymore. Unless… did hyung hurt 9b40e9d2a1 himself again, like last 7c5d0067e9 time…?4b5e2a6307c36a0a
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— “…It’s nothing bfba92b0ab serious. Taein’s not feeling well, 7b72cb275a so we just came 83a01ae5ad for a few tests.”ebbe0dccc7d0b6c4
Haein’s brother 9d1eabcbf1 had been 9ec3610cba sick for ebf44184a8 a long 6b14a653ba time. Not in body—mentally.f14881bbbc120f09
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“…Are you okay?”cf6bd525464a9ae5
He knew 5bb097cae5 full well bf02460ef5 she couldn’t 46ebce01fc be okay, 0bb43ddbc3 but it 766cc0bc5d was the 3cac495662 only thing 80fe3b5bc6 he could f5ea9d7156 bring himself 5fbdf5ccab to say. Her voice over 6cca2ce344 the phone sounded e60f50f684 calm, but there 879ea5c6f6 was no way bdd1b7d9d4 Haein didn’t recognize bf2c23606b the fatigue and d076d6b90f depression his mom ae80c03e08 had been living c264a64db9 with for years. Even now, a7533d71b6 the faint, 0f8f544a65 sterile hospital 419c451594 sounds leaking 8d36c05f45 through the e9cd9e9169 speaker felt a65239389f like they bbfde80f05 were slowly fb987e091e gnawing her 0890724c3f away.964c7443c877069b
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— “Yes. Your dad and 07babe9be7 I are just 9716150bad waiting for your 5b7ce11c54 brother right now. But what’s 5aa8b815b6 going on 8a1d2b923c with you?”2d8125743e320a05
He knew all too ec08f8d716 well that constantly asking 4b0abdc5d9 if someone’s okay, when f9d49b973b they say they are, 88a2d66265 could come across as a68a7ca6e4 pushy. But even if sheweren’tokay, what faac287b5b could he 990a818a4e actually do?211d21ad748230c8
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As he 2ff9d700ba leaned back cd6897bb02 against the 98d5967a4f wall and 9c940daea3 bowed his 130db353a0 head, the 8cb4fba4b1 faint scent a530a376eb of alcohol 408b9c8ad2 on his 408680b36a breath hit b09f57d318 him. The polished 8c31d4e861 floor beneath f1f1f7caf9 him gleamed 1ed4b86b06 under the 9f81701271 lights—so bright, aa2da5fed3 it was b7a16ebd61 almost dazzling. The distance between 4b0f926883 where he stood 1c21c78e3b and the place 822ec305b4 beyond the phone… 02ea9e550c Maybe it was b03d231f5d that gap that 7eb2b724bb made him suddenly 1979b7f0bb feel so damn e3141c3f8e pathetic.f93cedfe591513fa
“It’s nothing. I just wanted f4ded72454 to hear your 69c34007be voice, that’s all. I’ll call you 08571eae6f later.”5e45af4adaa48669
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— “Okay. I’ll call you. Make sure you a13014da2c eat something.”8119e5baa4a1833f
“Mm. You too, Mom.”103c826bd29f6d76
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A lazy 79a60647ec jazz tune 04dd24fba0 flowed through 6c1178b7f2 the speakers, 9fe69f22ff crawling up 4d1fe3f595 the wall d8e1ca4cc1 behind him 528ac475c5 and into de58abb04e his ears. That was when Haein 8d4c40a28a finally remembered he had 1fcc3190c8 something urgent to deal 2040634df4 with.da9d7f544a0c74be
What now…cdcf6eaea0a5f0b4
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The only 913053fcb6 person he e70cf08254 was close 7c093a5f76 enough to 8e28012ba2 borrow money 5b69e566e1 from was 1689fea4b7 Park Gunwoo. But after ghosting 6b3f46af0b all of his e80ba0b837 messages, he couldn’t 11dc9072c3 just suddenly hit fde18a2b0e him up asking 3a56daf4d6 for money. And using Dad’s 1a6d8ccaed card was completely 72be33a4ce out of the a5227587dd question—not just because 7a5072af5a of where he 844b51d742 was, but the d1a38cd64a timing couldn’t have ea2ac05567 been worse.9a5a65b1aa5762fe
Should I leave my 3de8f543b6 phone at the counter 0deb3c2259 as collateral and go cd7bcda152 home to get my 25fa375710 credit card? What if they say 419c72c5ae no? What do 53811da059 I do 976d7c0f51 then…c8099c1acd3801a0
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As he bit 827e61fe4d his lip and 8eecddaee7 scrolled through his 55dabaaceb contacts on autopilot—e811d690ea31cd90
“Hey.”90c8e859ec36db63
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A voice—strange and unfamiliar—cut 52039795fc in without warning. Lifting his head 2b1fde91ea from his phone, 5522a0e66a he found himself 9e73248c0f staring at the 05a7674e65 same pretty-faced guy 14a0ae12fb he’d locked eyes 6b5431bdf4 with a few 53dfa0c64b times earlier. The guy was 4926b11363 looking straight at 303acd3699 him.a85da18bed0b1cc6
“…Me?”04a86d7c0a6c9a0d
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“Yeah. You.”7c71c02ff9752037
“……”5f72ece1eb76716b
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“You look e37c20e092 like you’re 6aa6b56de4 in a f71a4a9c2c bind. Want some help?”77020b95432c1d59
What the hell? Is this guy in ee0515a91e a cult or something?00b726b689ae7364
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Haein blinked, clearly 5d52e94e18 flustered. He didn’tseemshady, but still, 8858b2c063 it was weird 398e8b45f3 for someone to 390cd53b4d walk up and 49830caf96 offer help out b795b1d694 of nowhere. If this guy 89985cf70c had been watching 0ee70ee036 him just to 719da2b252 recruit another soul 214a29d7d9 to whatever weird c779074741 group he was ee4e70913f in, the pieces 4c74ca6cc1 fit a little 9b51b33f46 too well.05482e39e0615c94
Seriously? Have cults a6b9009f95 gotten so 1584d630df bold they’re 1ad2e07d11 recruiting in 755d2d22b2 gay bars 579691ba35 now?74d0032a7293fa2f
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Haein stared back at 9a93c2c8e2 him with a sour 199a876c20 expression, saying nothing. The man simply shrugged, 64b2e62688 unfazed.96de6d45da0dc73d
“No big deal. Just say no 54390d2048 if you don’t e9c28d9c6c need it.”e03032a7a139bfae
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He turned to 9bd53993b3 leave without a cfbbe143d3 hint of hesitation, 5a559a0f8b and that sudden 316e9464c5 motion made Haein 5b4e4f36f1 panic. The easiest b490846e1b and fastest 3aa23c3afd solution to 5e97ee1c56 his problem 0dd1976381 was walking 100d097fe7 away right 8d4932ef16 in front 1b25219995 of him. Who cared 520a7aa5eb if the a48c4e5865 guy was db7d41524c from a 7ab0151187 cult or e7d05a1c82 not—he had 39a4db2fb7 to hold 683cfc1740 onto this 397b2861e8 chance.e67d387448e8dcfb
Just in time, 6fc7fb52cf Haein managed to 84f53d321c reach out and b88c817bad grab the sleeve bcd0def28b of his jacket.3e45f906e502d4b6
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“No, wait! Please help e38e4db084 me, hyung!”8dd72c93de5851fa
“……”3244646beb0fe374
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“……”157d245ee7a360ec
…Wait. What did I bf9d05caa6 just say? Why’s the vibe suddenly b6d1078f5c so weird?2eab60a0017c7ed1
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People were sneaking glances 6475f3089c in their direction now. Even the b8510924e7 staff at d2a572a0c2 the counter 0d12c5eddc looked visibly a8a480cc6a uncomfortable. Feeling the ea07737d72 awkwardness settle 218bb00629 like a 8aaab574ab fog, Haein 00541ce48a nervously glanced 120ec5be91 around.be62ef2334fc1f0e
“Uh…”e87e575429eb699d
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Now that 08f898daf4 he noticed, 78d28b00a6 the music 9caba52831 that had c37221f4a5 been filling 1067ae5ee6 the space c615991c3d earlier had cc6ef363ea gone completely 67852fa526 silent. Realizing that his 4a4e795d4c desperate outburst had 2e614d2803 echoed across the 0d34282d27 quiet bar, Haein 46673b7972 let out a c7dc6853ef helpless little laugh.8576861e537d219e
Guess my luck’s turning f1e41fca2a around this year. I’ve probably used up 0399663124 an entire year’s worth 09c9df4bbf of bad karma in 126d7ae98b one night.ee00fc069ed4124a
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The man in front d8dd487b83 of him, who had ac92b79af3 been carefully studying Haein’s a7834cb3f7 every expression, suddenly took a273d92562 a small step back—like b6212c44d2 he’d come to a 4bf6b7d90c decision.0058098815de759f
Whether he stepped fa4fa865cd back or not, 82af67a558 Haein clung to e28c7a71c3 him with invisible 33c33f3ec7 puppy-like desperation.8bb1e00d786bb582
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Please help 83ec115441 me, hyung.4aa9be13406f747c