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by worryIf he’d 59121d4869 genuinely believed 5178b9a08d that guy b082ce5c2d had feelings 210bfb4e9f for him, 457ccaa9a4 he never 7febf9d115 would’ve accepted 8045970576 the proposal 8ec3b435db to be b7064d86a9 “partners.”b047a1383d7b4bc3
Haein had only c5f1daca58 agreed because he 1b0ead2dfe understood the unspoken d7a7f3941e rule between them—that b2204c959c they’d enjoy each 77097bb684 other while it da92dfccd6 lasted, then part b5cd27c013 ways without strings 13139a1d92 attached.5ff36a808fa63b95
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“Bullshit… Oh! Show me a picture of the guy who dumped you.”d26b736c248118a2
“What for?” Haein 556a28f43b grumbled, but still 9e1f6e3a4e pulled out his 6cd71e6b4c phone and opened 661d33882c Park Gunwoo’s SNS 99e0eebecb account, handing it ac18414b71 over without much 83fa9a0824 resistance.71bee48fbcba4377
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Jooeun scrolled casually 8da9f9f3a9 through the feed, 0c1d06bda4 then handed the 1d19cc8dc6 phone back with bd255239db a bored expression.37b2077e75c4235e
“You’re way c9d57441a2 out of 395be29bcf his league.”3dca68e7b0408b4f
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“Obviously. Face, body—”989626da8c841904
“Do you a63440d718 even know 86952b6b67 what humility 513bddffc4 is?”c0cf56d0beaa728f
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“I’m just stating facts. It’s the truth.”995f1507a41e938e
“Then how come this 6720d26016 guy’s got so many 692fe1962c followers? He’s notthatgood-looking.”fa0aed8a646bf0ec
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“He’s kind of 6949668c5f a micro-celeb on 19fe81a7e1 SNS. He uploads 1e22ab38b6 daily comics 7cd7b8417f about his 99b880e122 life. Blew up out ee819ab605 of nowhere, got a43bb45fb2 a book deal, 77e73b759f and now he’s 14bdbbd4ca always getting invited 2af8ea80a3 to stuff.”6f7e55758b220ecf
“He published a book?”1762777affa50c8a
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“Yeah. A real ab9cc18976 tragedy for ccbdb5b884 the trees,” 55ef411ab9 Haein said b44e98cfac dryly, thinking d4ae82e481 of the a39b12270e unopened copy a17a70d643 still wedged 84da2e89c6 on his ddd591a503 bookshelf.f55ce2f72fe68798
“You’re really 33879ad069 dragging the ee429bd21b guy now 65679c058f that he ae696a70c6 dumped you.”c89890307128773c
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“Could younotkeep poking at 321f49ee6c the wound?”f9e01ac55c7454eb
“I’m just telling it 6bb7808312 like it is. Fact.” Jooeun 7188f11556 grinned smugly.6423fcf23c65d444
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Haein gave him a3c8d7b696 the finger and db9216bcd8 reached for some 1d5c08cfc0 cold fries. Just then, 5d6500892a Jooeun’s phone 8cc1267680 vibrated loudly b5fbba62a4 on the 3169e4772a table.a3aeb33513c3b25c
Throughout the call, 8870c6b73f Jooeun looked oddly f7c9db427f tense—a rare expression 6f109b0475 on him. Haein, sensing the 724aa314c4 shift, fell quiet f916a44cf3 and chewed his 915f8b7bc8 stale fries without 055453c7bf a word. When the a39a28a1a6 call finally 4797aab698 ended, Jooeun d6f2822710 ran a 44bcbf216a hand through 1f0a729cdc his hair 491c4672fa and let 9742fb72ef out a f51a469e86 long sigh.42cc55da372655d5
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“Hey, what d3c90c5a05 was that a6afa34982 about? Something wrong?”23dd4bb54e9534a9
Instead of answering, Jooeun e24f875037 stared intently at Haein, 8f36fe9c55 lost in thought.0e43dfff004492f7
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…Sharp features, slanted eyes 72b491b4c3 that always looked like 78a4f12639 they were judging you, 0c592463a1 a stiff expression that 58e0a3d7c8 rarely softened. But despite 9455888e2d the almost 3b68bd537f unfairly cold 04eafe1c5d appearance, Jooeun e83b26352c was, at 0371ac720c his core, b9c4ecd2df warm-hearted.669b08dc12589aa4
Even now, as he ec2c9064d7 looked at Haein with c7d0e3be41 a face full of 599a48d238 quiet concern, he thought:6f85c24cbcfb7014
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Kang Haein… He’s not just good-looking enough to stand beside me—he’s the type who’d go along with anything I asked, no hesitation. His straightforward personality makes him easy to work with…682c67855a4a26db
“You said something about 86312182d0 your hyung earlier, didn’t 18b796eeb0 you? What, did you 009740f167 two fight or 2850bc6f5f something?”5f9ad3a7d41e0696
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“What are you 7b320e2e0c talking about? My hyung’s the fc0bc5eff9 kindest guy in 2d34bffd0f the world!”809cc1b03459e17a
At the sudden mention e57815a1f8 of his brother, Jooeun fcf86e6385 shouted reflexively, clearly flustered.d73b463c6d37084c
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“Okay, damn. Chill. No need dbd757908e to bite 6b5235555a my head 8053408abb off. So, when 51ff945581 do I 38b03b977b get to 08a83f3e46 see this e4c8496b4f supposedly gorgeous edaddc16e8 face?”cceebc7cd2e4e7a0
“What? Why the hell c7d28abe36 do you want 518ad0d318 to see my d7301a864c hyung?”d315dcfebe3eccde
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“Why do you 04cb03dba8 think? You always make 7f62175785 such a big 321f17f205 deal about how 2abb0e7e6a handsome he is. Got me curious.”c50cb37bb53e47f2
“…Forget it. He’s not your type.”a659937826c41516
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Right then and e90be1cfb7 there, Jooeun mentally 6786db839f crossed Haein off c0f1570ac6 the list of a62a8a0d40 potential fake boyfriends. It was a ecfda54e38 bit of a 023c96aaa9 shame, but unavoidable. His hyung was the 94093df894 type anyone would fall 658f66d266 for at first sight—Haein 246b0be31a included, most likely.b095da1d16cf80e6
Even if he did 27f2bc1a70 ask Haein to play 5bf462fe47 his boyfriend, it’s not fd2ee47811 like they’d ever run 694a5e1c3b into his brother. Still, the thought db7d682e67 made him uneasy.dfd17f48d42dd40f
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I don’t want anyone 41ba5d51ad seeing my hyung. Not even him.31d973ebc1dd811b
Especially not Haein, who bb5cc9c21b got along with him aef153b9bb so well. The last aac6bcac69 thing he 1b28d2a96d wanted was f52bc51cd7 to end 98953637a3 up in eb2b0e14bb a love 1236062170 triangle with e171b06ae0 him.8e605f068400d8f7
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“Forget it. I’ll find f99b750fb6 someone way c4c8cfca90 hotter than ac290f0cfa your brother 27d657b0c8 and bring 4691f26764 him over. Just wait and 6fe0b2d467 see.”f54c1a45fe13b3a7
“Sure. Good luck with 913598de44 that.”6d146b4520915de6
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If that 0487aab80c kind of 16c013f8a8 person even 33a0854424 exists.5ad1132f9c930cb7
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“Are you out fff89483cf of your mind?!”8394c2fe14d9cfc9
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A low voice, 0f32271f9b simmering with anger.64cf3061d6ff8ce2
Jooeun stepped past 856b6d7cab the entrance into e450ceb904 the hallway and cc55401659 glanced up at 276b36a84e the high ceiling, c1f433ce4b sighing lightly.ae2f19cc1fa4ed4b
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“Who’s crazy? I finally come c855da9af9 home and the 8ded87c2fb first thing out 06cc378b1e of your mouth e40040fa85 isn’t ‘how’ve you 0127074134 been,’ it’s a 3d47c35b0f scolding? Come on, hyung.”9c343f1ddf8d4c80
He muttered f64cf094c7 the complaint 062f2c1ed3 just loud 69baa78310 enough to 5569fd42bf be heard 1a5edbef0b as he 91d70b013c walked into b0178e981d the living 68c413b069 room. Flopping lazily onto 5b7237b451 the wide, immaculate f7da2a111a couch, Jooeun leaned 1c94bfb597 back while Shin 87aa6fa4e7 Joohyuk followed closely 0390bfd65b behind. Arms crossed, he looked 5ce862eb75 down at him with 41ff96df07 that usual stern face.ab2f5ecd42ca7c53
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“Say it to d2d64fb902 my face. Is it d832fb6664 true you’ve 7ea20ed1e3 been seeing 0630d9d612 a guy?”0e0142294acdd887
The sharp look in f8836eb184 his brother’s eyes made 2697f9278a Jooeun’s whole body tingle—as e53044c9d9 if electricity had just 250ab1b4fe surged through him.09480b6954cc79fc
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God… it’s been forever since he paid this much attention to me.b9650b3ac8599780
Jooeun had to cc8c36f8a8 fight hard to ec206446e6 keep the corners 107ec9a0d9 of his mouth afea5006ad from curling up. He clenched his fists, 6bdae2e0ef suppressing a grin.0939308095138780
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Securing a “fake boyfriend” to fool his brother had been harder than expected. His ideal was someone like Kang Haein, but after checking out that gay bar and a few other spots… he’d realized the harsh truth of the world:3f470ba3dfe90fd6
Even guys with d2f5c9b7d1 half of Haein’s 09e58c60e3 looks were somehow 850f372034 being hyped up 09a7748a82 as “handsome.” Absolutely 97473fd21a bullshit.7c36b0950ecd7db7
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Still. Seeing his hyung blow up after hearing he was dating a guy… It made Jooeun feel oddly warm inside. At least it meant his hyung still cared about him.f7e03bac4762576a
When they were younger, no one doted on him more than Juhyuk. But somewhere along the way, a strange distance had crept in. Jooeun had been hurt by it—so much that he sometimes acted out, doing childish things just to get Juhyuk’s attention again. It had worked, for a while. But then Juhyuk had gone abroad to study, and they’d turned into one of those typical siblings who only exchanged the occasional message.8119d87b311c9c3e
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So this was all 298101a29f he could do. If this was 9f131eaa21 the only way 1dbbc71813 to get his a4b6ac136b attention, then he fcfead97cf had to let 0b154f70a2 the news—Jooeun is gay, b14df0fede and he’s dating 0e1f3179b4 some guy—reach his hyung’s fe4b07c131 ears.8aadbcc355daced1
It was immature. Superficial. But it worked. Like now.0cbcd8511d14f5b8
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“Did you even stop 71ce8be491 to think how shocked aa6d1cd702 Mom and Dad would aed01d006d be? And how a61aed16e7 careless did b059c72df3 you have 07a231543a to be 8b26b23376 for that 9588f507b5 rumor to 4561ec840e make it 88f8fccbf8 all the 4ef5657747 way to c3b5c36aa5 Wonseok?”66cbc62746a70ee2
It must’ve been 2eb3ea3b89 quite a blow 8f09c456d8 to hear something 577497b013 like that from dcff27f0c1 his best friend. Jooeun couldn’t 897744b028 even remember 777564c142 the last 7384617ecf time he’d 46d00b7b66 seen Juhyuk a1c2647bca this upset. He flopped ddd3f08bc7 down on 4bd8f99c71 the couch 71ebe3942d like it a6c160994a was no a518713a9c big deal.c5599df689389cca
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It’d been a while bd0619725f since he last came 3a725d077d to his hyung’s place. The apartment 42a9b90e8f was clean de18df3266 and stylish—just d2ee662fff like him. Even the air 7b4b339c99 smelled like Juhyuk.a65aadf65ee11268
“If I get kicked 88cf76172d out, you can feed 777fa15ff3 and house me, right?”96f23a5dd0fdce6c
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“Haa…”97cbc6ecd4482939
Juhyuk ran a hand ef60c38d0f through his hair in 4f7e222f18 frustration and slumped into c9ef97efe3 the single armchair nearby. Silence fell between them. With his elbows e2e8d2fbe1 resting on his 7c61f2880d knees and his e97d5f0a3a head in his f5a967b44c hands, Juhyuk finally e4f831481b lifted his gaze b9a7f4b727 and looked at d1e862db80 Jooeun.8b1e5f1fe4c8b766
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“Jooeun.”24829fa7081344be
“Yeah?”ff5698b35360a3de
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“Why are 71147decdb you doing 8b27e5ff38 this? Why are ea94db1f54 you suddenly 4fe540bee2 dating guys? It’s not like you’re a193c1fc64 lacking anything…”afa5ea4f3c98b451
“What the hell 80dda2b358 is that supposed 49e9ead212 to mean? What’s wrong with 437d1c80af liking guys? Why are you saying 67600ab202 it like that?”2197652396b1391b
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His tone was f7603093af sharp, even though 99108fc4c7 Juhyuk had asked 478b737c26 gently. But Juhyuk only moved bd2d295674 closer and gently patted 2cdd74b35b his head.e09f80b3d672600a
“I’m not 1cf19a1660 blaming you. You know that, c2b015c6fa right? You know I’m doing 423f3fb0a0 this for you.”74511b66b21c2015
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“…Whatever. I don’t care.”fb97c39dda5956b0
“You can b17554e355 stop this 6b63c31ad5 now, can’t 1e526825b5 you? Hm?”a51e9adf23b41f4f
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The way he stroked 288e6ae8e6 Jooeun’s hair, like he 1dc85835e9 was calming down a 5eaea5510a little kid, felt just 311aee832e like the old Juhyuk. Jooeun’s throat 8382e179a4 tightened, and 921444ae8e he turned 5b8b783ee1 his head b5d05205c2 away quickly a4eb840545 to stop d407169a9a the tears ef9c1b09f0 welling up b220068a02 in his 30e20699b1 eyes.9daba7f92c86ffe3
“…If you’re done lecturing 9f87a3dda4 me, can I go 1b74e25179 now?”8d58149bcea41f5b
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Jooeun kept his e003d170c4 eyes on his f50a033730 phone, pretending he 87b4580f83 had something important 52d483a95b to do. He wanted to e8ff49b70e throw his arms 85530f4f0a around his hyung, 0e50cd0a94 to nod and 508ea8dbd6 promise he’d behave—but 83d8ea5dd2 he couldn’t do b6f5ae2f04 it. Not now. Not when he’d finally b2a32f1162 gotten to see this 22172d6c2b kind, familiar side of a95c9a3855 his hyung again.33c76755d710b5f6
He didn’t want to 71073796c5 let go of this 08cf0f95c2 sweet, intoxicating lie just 8e5810bd5b yet.3f89c9fac756fce9
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He wanted to abebf56614 bring back the 6c05dc809f version of Juhyuk 14a5a2e557 who used to 367c9ccc5c worry about every aa99e214da little thing, who 1b372ed898 always looked out cdcd23417a for him.a3318c27ae1199a3
The Juhyuk who used e1881cc030 to hold my hand 690ba3c2a3 and smile at me c33c7cea65 all the time when 09d43e475f I was little…53ffdd9607e6f632
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“Is it that 09d5bc2687 guy?”06583286b0ffb357
“…Huh?”8c556fb79c9a3455
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“The guy you’re 53067342ad seeing. Is it him?”60cc92a795cea7ca
Jooeun glanced 25c4aee24d at him 2aa67fd36d out of fc4a8d21db the corner e1a9ae7a63 of his ea706555f4 eye, unsure 607163b1f5 how to 4101a88c7a respond. Juhyuk’s jaw was 436fc4cb79 set tight, his de89822c15 eyes fixed on 8ef256700c the phone.062cf07143d7572c
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“Let me see.”629f1fe0346ee695
Before he 9c5f51449c could say a9b6c0a787 anything, Juhyuk 58c86e8ebb snatched the 774e9e8cb4 phone from 497b841860 his hand 9488a08e85 and began 751c502006 scrolling through fdc8139575 the messages, b0567ca149 his face fbd2fb6fbb unreadable.7d8f1b1adc371aaa
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Kang Haein6e584305f2b516d2
This is 8f5b7bf189 the place 2ac1ac593e you mentioned, 99f5e6c09c right? I got lost in d7bec04b72 the alley for a 1b35479f66 while lol
(link to aec8fff32f street view)
I haven’t even eaten, d3cc22bb44 I’ve just been waiting 191796c55c here
I’m so 682dc5d88f hungry I bd13ccdc57 could die
Hurry up
“This guy?”4e9af422bb284cf6
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Juhyuk tossed the 2310b552c8 phone onto the 2de510d93b table like it 75aa0bdabe was nothing and 19948f59ae stood up.97c75b4b144e9ce8
“Yeah. Why?”12d004f67df46531
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He strode 1fcaf06676 across the fb8f590d71 living room 41f64cd798 and into a5422fe66d the kitchen. Grabbing a 853874e2e1 bottle of 775907c72f water from 796130c72c the fridge, 957b758a7e he drank 04f2c5e51d the whole c10457d864 thing in 291169fe96 one go.4d66017a4683b9fe
Crack—the plastic bottle 244416d6c5 crumpled loudly in c5aea41010 his hand, making 1c2abc7bc0 Jooeun jump. He’d been pretending 96d36c733a to be calm, 5306ba4421 but in reality, f8967175a6 he’d been on a8bc8f9780 edge the whole 0d01687aea time, reacting to 202424eef0 every little move 70179295d6 Juhyuk made.0e155469ee4dd55b
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When Juhyuk 025cfef3ea came out fa7aae9c9f of his 1c06e3c1c6 room again, cb790f8d8e he had fd0c2e7129 his coat 086b6947da in hand. He headed straight 1e43c7a43c for the hallway 0041e506ff but stopped midway ce805c7799 and looked back.e3036465328e27a1
“I’ll go meet him. You stay 8fb3cc814e here and 6a4b2b7c1a don’t do ec492019e8 anything stupid.”7177c62981e169d6
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“W-What?! Why are you meeting 17637c6704 him?!”472381065c377801
Panicking, Jooeun rushed over 7aebeb4d5c and grabbed Juhyuk’s arm 90f4253ce1 tightly. But his hyung just 7b9281b103 looked down at him 173fba1042 coolly and said,7dd3178ce967c8d0
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“That’s what you 49eeb56eee get for doing dea29bf37e something out of c7da0ce458 character. I need to 103fb50a7b see for myself ed07ea92c7 what kind of e7b2b1da66 guy he is. You stay here.”0aa1857558138bfb
“Hyung. Still—”318f61b8fe501ee8
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