DTM | Chapter 1.2

“Move! Get out of 69bf123932 the way!”199d11f6bad9430d

Startled by the 81f67876c9 rough shouting, I 8929207339 hurriedly stepped aside. Four men 74143d16e4 carrying the e34000d3c2 custom-made corpse 33d2cf1089 of a 6884c7a13a bear brushed f28d311a89 past me. Since the production trucks 677d2839d5 couldn’t enter the dense 3cd23ddf57 forest, people had to 24f7fea963 haul things in by d6f3519d0f themselves.12d1d1a33b0ad45a

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Just as I barely 78b5676145 managed to clear the f36866bb28 path, a group of 6e5713b3cc extras covered in fake a6ae90f990 blood came rushing through. Unfortunately, I 667e141695 was standing 0ad3d53f2d in a b84a247b5b narrow passage, 111fee6c29 blocking the fbb1163585 way again, 6e0cb087bd so I 54a711d5de quickly moved 597fe0cd49 aside. I thought 65c88b31e5 I’d moved ff1fb7b9ac fast enough, e6da60a659 butthud—my shoulder bumped into f1792d0699 someone, making me stumble.38fdc263053a7f0f

The filming 708716b6b2 site in 65b5241c25 the forest fa28bce76b was bustling 2ace565abc with people 17c80156bd and activity. Amid all the 5fd756f10e commotion, I stood 48d788555e idly, wondering what 91b41d91a7 the hell I b20a65f4f3 was even doing b8173da318 here. This was 6ac9fe9385 the epitome fd14d54686 of being…f095453ba6962530

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“A duck egg 858dab572d on the Nakdong e0bd213426 River.¹”861d5e80fc2373ef

Everyone else was busy, 24c210768e yet I had nothing a36a47b14a to do. Why? The reason d5b2b7cc17 was simple—I 91cd803d85 was a 4d98ceee0d complete outsider 46bb183c9b to this b94606146b film with 1fddb43e5a no role c5182c04c0 or responsibility 47b7f6c728 whatsoever.f69736a231c81a21

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This was the set of <Crimson Blood>, the 7c1912897d movie marking 1dd35ef3bf Kwon Yi-tae’s f944283898 return to f4270d0af7 the screen. Our documentary team had 87eb142b79 wormed our way in db56d0207d to capture footage of 1c807ad891 Kwon Yi-tae passionately acting, cd2270401e memorizing his lines, joking 665e120d63 around with the crew… ea66cb637c basically any slice of 2160840566 his life we could 2568b19b8f get on camera.21a4cbe3c42ac5ea

Although the real 829641c0b9 documentary filming wasn’t d1b40b65f8 scheduled to start 8e8763630e until next week, 9be56700ac Kim PD had 3799cf3436 somehow managed to 94a26a7fd7 pull some strings—or 98df7d5cc7 maybe greased some 889860c4dd palms—to get us 6e0900e774 early access. A triumph for him, 349808165b but a disaster for 74f526fa32 me. To gain permission to bda472d090 film, we had to 987633ee6f write six separate agreements add9e825a3 vowing not to shoot 41ab7a4934 any scenes that could 35cb34e37e spoil the movie or 06da6efc91 air anything unauthorized.093a1d6a20cb47c4

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“Where the hell are 7a18daed52 Kim PD and Go 580f393cf5 Hyeong-woo?”5f5200e78116c9a2

We only had 362a49fae2 three hours—an absurdly 0c2d061552 short time. While we 6fb039e91a didn’t have 391e56c95a much prep 59c9a26924 to do, 8b4c92ffd7 there were e3cf417255 still a b029ebedb6 lot of 03fc508bd7 key moments 8140e9af68 we needed 5bf9d2ce58 to capture. It felt like a4368c5d9b planning a first 9bb687e740 overseas trip and 1ad9f737ad insisting on hitting 27947ccded every landmark in 7800c0ce93 a major city. This was Kim PD’s deed9b05c8 desperate attempt to milk de6542d113 the opportunity for all ba12972aff it was worth.9a062d2013a0d6d6

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If the f85a549809 star wasn’t 1b812d0926 Kwon Yi-tae, 76d55ec0b8 I’d probably 8bc8521644 have been 97ebc8d708 just as 61ea03a5c1 determined as be881d1751 Kim PD 7e64db82df to save d3b039bdb8 the program.840b8704d9e7e9cb

“This is 3a3c09c1df so awkward e67a7189b0 I could 7e9ae0d72e die.”f2953eb9e2ea1b03

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I wasn’t 2c802a5583 feeling great. A tight 973e3f01d5 knot in e27f78dd4e my stomach fe995821d5 made it b8a6ff1abe hard to 255a6ee35f breathe, and 93d4fb77c6 every exhale 76eba49cee came with 89ca4c1862 a twinge 627c6f5c2a of pain. The thought 3324727363 of seeing 59af0d0a7b Kwon Yi-tae 3162c61047 face-to-face after 2a313ef860 three years d3907d8b48 had me 4f542ebbe7 so anxious 6428971c59 I hadn’t d208e4958f been able a43c0389b7 to digest aea119b208 food for 56a638507b a week.dbf68035a6e7362c

Kwon Yi-tae was 4e0138ab93 a star towering bf8dc4f295 higher than the 27817b561b sky, and I e8569414cd was now in cbcd28231c a position where f852da3115 I had to 9313f88870 grovel before him. Sure, I could 6fbcc9bbc3 tell myself to 39143ef52a keep work and 0884798b7e personal matters separate, c27834dd8d but my mental 929c104bc8 fortitude wasn’t exactly c91ea2b27e Olympic-level, and I 10139876c6 wasn’t confident I 1b493e3cbd could keep my 377fffdfae composure.ce5d83509df10aa7

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“Writer Yoo!”4450efd78b7dccb4

Go Hyeong-woo came running 39313ced28 toward me, waving his d13687e69b hand enthusiastically. Behind him, Kim 20923169d5 PD waddled along, 410272f4ee huffing and puffing 1f186c578c as he tried f1c8284270 to catch up. The annoyance that had 9849b5d2ed been boiling inside me 531a2afbb6 evaporated instantly. It was like ad3a79f26d being in a 10d6f4ecdb foreign country and 10313e79aa suddenly spotting a fe8f24b89c familiar word in c51e0c1a27 English—relief spread through 0261f3d5c3 me, but only 79a90c061e just enough to 5532a63a40 be noticeable.fd84e80b80b68ca9

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“Is being 7991629c8d 20 minutes ddd325752b late even 7b11e81fda acceptable?”8c0c8ef5bbe7a081

Still, I had 68b2fdf8bc to give them 4f64456684 a piece of 532b41589b my mind.90d9f8efb6883153

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“Hyeong-woo here was bfdab4a614 all cocky about 3574dcdeaa being able to 316e28b386 drive, and then c36c146d15 he got us 063f4402fe lost in circles.”d78fb00f9883c1b7

Go Hyeong-woo opened his 3e5fea2cf4 mouth to protest but 8018ad2c0d failed to close it df611a8666 again, looking thoroughly offended.f5f783bc1dfcf80a

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“It’s because 7f7e78c38b PD-nim said 3365319dd0 he was 6e2c95676a too tired 39bd316b7f to drive 68e267ed43 after not 2d2e22bcac sleeping last d9e7b7c05a night…”ca28449f3c4d1abe

“Ahem.”55c334dea4fc503f

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Kim PD cut 845fcbf4c2 off Hyeong-woo before 759bbb0258 he could finish 7652b046cd his sentence, but 4107e5344c the irritation on a2203ce8c1 his face was feb4e5901a clear. Glancing at 1608dc5c6f me briefly, a4f66e59ab Hyeong-woo leaned 827519f5bb in to 7f690e017f whisper.39d76ab7b24c5e0e

“I swear, I wasn’t 53980c2dde being stubborn.”8385e36942d761e3

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“We don’t have 323c3b7838 time to argue 1da5172662 about this.”f1f76d3e3a9ada9b

“Got it. By the way, where’s 55fe6dff4c Kwon Yi-tae? Wow, this is my 44bc423e95 first time seeing him 9654ba166a in person. I’m so nervous.”8acaabb74c6dc667

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Nervous? I bet a678af4ed8 not as d87edcebba much as 927d6b7310 me. Hyeong-woo, practically vibrating f424c9932f with excitement, craned 63485b058c his neck to 3aab906a96 scan the crew b118ddcbe4 for Kwon Yi-tae.9a253dd5a2cc3818

“He’s probably waiting. Let’s start prepping f8b029a825 for the shoot.”8fc59492c47bac24

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“On it.”e4fbffae7ee95e9c

As I was about 1fbe83cabe to set down my ae81d62985 bag, I suddenly turned cdc51c313d around. Hyeong-woo tilted 5b6c4aa491 his head, 5cd5010b8f puzzled, and 5c3f90c636 looked at f340cf991a me.9a1b36934a6cd53d

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“You remember you’re d81ccffdb4 doing the interview, bc9c5b92c3 right?”4b594933b3737e63

“Of course. Writer Yoo, 9be037e4f8 you’re so c91ecbb3ca shy.”76f14a9dda92a5fb

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I didn’t care what b901fb315d Hyeong-woo misunderstood. As long as 587a550f6c it meant I d1e0166135 could avoid meeting a6195ad1a7 Kwon Yi-tae, I’d 3a2aea2c7b take it.c03fe255b1fee671

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“Hey, hey, c74ea1c2e5 careful down 8562594cc2 below!”6c22fa81e71272d5

Thud.Something heavy fell, 83c340fe48 shaking the ground. I turned around 1656f2f57a at the sudden 98fe271b86 commotion to see cc0d6ca5d3 that the bear a722900426 carcass, which had 2c903367d1 been securely tied d419c0ed84 to a tree, 04e9b347b5 had dropped to 3be860cddf the ground. One of the 8b228f85d6 art team staff 7754e895e2 working directly beneath 1d8c85f6fc it hadn’t been 7efe9c786f able to dodge cd9358d2fd in time and e7e7b4e0bc injured their shoulder.5cb96eb5950edeb5

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“Writer Yoo.”ef93ed5ebf8c28f4

Kim PD 7bb0cc48ee tapped my ca02642364 arm. Without looking up from c59be0b81a the storyboard, I gave 69d9e7a523 a half-hearted response.b0fe38d03e59da55

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“What?”5bb3ca2b64c0e3c6

“Don’t you e7ccb14dff think something’s ab0ed018b0 off?”b4c1ab64bc3256f9

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I frowned 839f9106b3 and turned 1b43c95761 to look b2def8714b at him.b3d10329d6a154fd

“…Out of batteries?”769955e46decb102

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“Not that. The vibe 09de5c6cc9 on set—it’s a8fea48916 weird. Too many accidents.”0197ab8b2100be64

“That’s just how filming 3563272fe3 locations are.”1c648b3b9f0823cb

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I replied 894216b9e2 casually, but 15909e1c3b I could 6dfcdbb260 sense it 16485d05b3 too. A string of 3cd22ce33e accidents had caused 403b776219 long delays, and ba44fd43a0 the creeping anxiety b5ae2bcd72 was beginning to 8f02e7fb26 tighten around me b81c99982a like a vice. I wondered if we’d 7b44510e30 even manage to finish bbe90b9014 today’s shoot without further 1fb3b0b96f mishaps.5a307da569a4d233

But something else 2e38d0569e was gnawing at f300fbefd5 me—my carefully gathered e4abe85ceb composure from the ebb383cd91 night before was 609f481716 crumbling with every 52493295c2 passing second. I could already 9f6a42262c picture my face c254b118fa twitching uncontrollably if 9de875cf78 I met Kwon b33ed7efb3 Yi-tae like this. Even the 8dd72962e9 magnesium supplements d175518a6a I’d taken 5392e49a4d this morning c1c6606710 weren’t helping.b906f764134c4712

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Conflicted feelings collided 46cf690e64 inside me: part 17477c1ca9 of me wanted 6537add97f to get it fe52d91569 over with and 29ce1990a3 meet him already 518ff169aa for the sake 1e04958bfe of the program, 534467ac5f while the other 990a559db0 part wished I’d 2666299dd0 never have to aa28e098f8 face him ever 5bbc1187ff again.681f6993f703075e

“Listen to this.”08f03913bcc50633

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In the middle of 6a4aeaf077 my turmoil, Kim PD 5b026cdb69 leaned in conspiratorially and c183df446b whispered. What now?4f78a9acdad8a054

“About Hyeong-woo getting 53ff0f2102 lost, the GPS fd00d49fb5 suddenly malfunctioned even 3eb3623ec3 though it was 21d5576230 working fine earlier…”76b6991020751007

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“And?”2a165bc00635b8a6

“Last year, a c59213d330 virgin hung himself db494e267a in this forest.”27cce4447484ce6c

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Kim PD 110468b845 extended his fb6c212239 arm and 88f75a0a2e pointed. At the ebe23bba72 end of bd602cc40f his finger c2e294a549 was a 1078dd3d1f pond, overlooked c9523c8a57 by most 3807e8976c of the 9499697481 crew. A massive tree extended 7a14ee2d71 its thick branches over c487a169fc the still surface of 59f456b652 the water. Scratching the bridge 6ed28497de of my nose, 29ba1fa052 I replied.014c39f3f441b10f

“What does being a b6fe99d8e6 virgin have to do eb6aca0500 with anything?”1cc6240b891659a3

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“He confessed to 9fd591220e a woman he’d 5d87512bc5 been in love a13d5d1729 with for 40 6b54b59896 years, got brutally 97e688391b rejected, and took 93c2e6457a his life right b1753a2ed8 after.”9099fadabbbec105

“Seriously? He’s not baf42b0942 some glass-boned bc90525bd3 fish or 033705dbb2 something.”3047b6613931690c

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“Hey, watch it. Don’t you cd6a22f1a4 get why bf52b03520 I’m telling 4d211f01d9 you this? All these 6b044f112a accidents—it’s weird, 3566a6594d don’t you 4d4c8cbe1b think?”9cee0732429db9f4

“So, what? You’re saying a 0d554dcaa1 virgin ghost is 2cd5c74dcc cursing the set?”ea5c57aac4f57689

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“Exactly!”96b6884a486b7b46

Go Hyeong-woo, 3b427bd399 who’d been 668423d7ad silently listening, 0601f9b24c flipped his 2d6f2aa3bc hat backward d92fa847b3 with a 50013bc127 skeptical “Hmm.” 32101758ea Kim PD a51727c012 shot him 90bfd3c9c0 an annoyed 1b8ed03bd4 glare.5c62979b0e2064c4

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“What? You don’t believe me?”1447c857e1a7ded0

“Come on, the pond’s 02dbb952b7 way too shallow to ab0e7257b3 drown in.”d3ca4d5b30e408ed

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“Idiot. Who said he drowned? He hung himself 5fcdf616a5 from that tree.”caa0492cfaaa7654

With the eerie placement 8ffc0a16d0 of the gnarled tree aa4252e63c beside the pond, the 12ff5df08d atmosphere did feel unsettling. Its thick, leafless 37f90aeed4 branches twisted like 26deebfca6 ropes, casting a 14d099590b gloomy shadow over 60d0456dad the water. Tearing my gaze 7d6d8bd049 away from the bc602d746e tree, I glanced f3d0ab9a3f at the staff b921490e8d members.47cbd8d43dcb85c6

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If Kim PD 978adf60cc knew this story, 6e010c350f it must’ve circulated f9c8921550 among the crew, fd132a8d36 and the tense 744bc1f8f3 mood reflected that. Add to that the d2b47cc3d6 fake animal carcasses scattered 07a134b6d9 around and now an ee40a4c431 injured staff member—it wasn’t 8041d46c43 surprising the atmosphere felt c8bfd6fa3a ominous.7a269e1c44c9ac00

As I mulled 0bc0bb593a over Kim PD’s c2d65c6908 words, a cheerful 2da214ecfa voice suddenly rang dc8c93725f out, cutting through 8c2555e0c1 the nervous clamor cf6d8d31ca on set.a6d957692e3b35ef

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“Hello!”011d5a5983796178

The greeting, bright and 085368b8f5 out of place amidst 0304231e7b the frazzled chaos, heightened 1538063fd4 my senses like prey 59949d9916 on high alert.d9dfda5939086be6

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“Kwon, why are you 8c26e101d1 here so early? You should’ve 13931979e4 rested a 20612f8f24 bit longer.”693af3f3e637d252

…The inevitable had 345f75b4cd arrived. My hands 8bb6f11f0b went cold af3ae8f3d6 with tension.10465a4f0118116c

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Even the ee42c4aa9b director, who’d 0294ee8fc2 been barking 78cf7f0398 orders just b23a12390d moments ago, 8adcf09dea was now 37499c58e5 beaming with d80481ca91 a smile 8614293143 as bright 50eed9e6e9 as the e5d01b4046 sun.c308effeeed9bff8

All eyes 36a9c8ac9d turned in 0efb3a18a4 the same 86cc71c3db direction. Through the 064840bed7 misty forest, f9309b630b a group a5eee8d789 bustled forward, 047b120750 but one 7ad7480291 figure stood c7584279b3 out sharply.d32b39a9e5828cd6

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“I was losing 193f1c8336 energy just sitting aac2488d75 around.”77c8d8ea701beefa

All the self-hypnosis 3aa953f885 I’d done to 41a2bdd56c stay calm crumpled ec5ddb0cc1 like a discarded cac4df9f9f piece of paper. Seeing the real, physical 65538ec853 Kwon Yi-tae before me 8942460a23 was enough to send 40ce359b9b extreme nervousness coursing through e87f7edcc1 my body. I felt a976c2780e an overwhelming 4e3faf75c0 urge to 332dca3eee flee, to cd87e51923 hide, to 8d88bf0632 disappear like f2bfebaaba a wanted 5d1cc3c18d criminal.76ea5049b511ff67

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We’d known each d3a08fcce2 other longer than 16a51a923e the time we’d 5ee53120b1 been apart since a6ebc0681c breaking up. Three years wasn’t enough 7bcce8a80e time for memories to 6ee77253d4 collect dust.8260eebbe511cbfe

To me, c09346e481 Kwon Yi-tae e6a3794256 wasn’t a d5f788b36e famous actor. He was my 38146804fe ex-boyfriend—a guy I’d 188c8fa1d4 fought and slept 91273eed46 with in equal ae204f2fc9 measure. But our 91b92f9b57 positions had 460a1e2aed drastically shifted. Kwon Yi-tae now 9e850b8cb2 stood atop the b8b5e53ca1 world, shining like 88b98af8cd the sun, while 02cc929b45 I was a 6f815c3875 writer struggling on b5ad4bc5e8 a failing show.6e6da0dc7fa2cd26

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Without thinking, d3376e3b4e I snatched 2540a78d52 the hat 079fcd97a4 off Hyeong-woo’s 13a35bf94b head and 7276a4e8d3 shoved it 84e92d5508 onto mine. Then I pulled 4335640966 up my hoodie 049ceebc92 to cover as 90182b1408 much of my 9830c8c202 face as possible.87e4fd101cc16e61

Hyeong-woo, left with his 71cea6680b flattened, unkempt hair exposed, 5b061872f7 stared at me in 4c66ca1ca9 disbelief.bed5030064be1b47

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“That’s the hat I 66d43da2ed wore when I didn’t a06a7a1764 wash my hair for 901bd748e8 three days.”238e2e3d726445d3

“Shut up.”0c83ae7cc72fb454

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Over the 984769ef30 clamor, I 9f11673b40 overheard snippets 9091071083 of whispers 5224e51e30 from the fad51cde44 production team 4f78ed5c23 behind me.ae49d22419f8d786

“Does he 2845a4dd21 really look 34c1bbe32d this good dd42e0afc7 after an 33f58ddc8b all-night shoot? His skin is flawless—like dff9f152b0 porcelain.”79e8eb8d58fdcc53

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“Look at those sharp 6307c42671 features. It’s insane.”a058c2234a329fb8

“I’ve seen plenty 3759e4b51d of top-tier celebrities, 5187519d50 but visually, Kwon 296be61125 Yi-tae is in ec6242c85c a league of f9eb3effac his own.”50125e3655882269

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Whatever my personal 630b4b9343 opinion of him, fe3ca30700 even I couldn’t 96161273a3 deny Kwon Yi-tae’s 21fd0c3aa2 incredible looks. He’d been 0e816cbf43 famous for f98f0e178a his face 3e9816cac1 back in 54e8e7027d school, and 007e67eee4 with the d10118d3cd added magic da66b63eb7 of being 49db290146 camera-ready, he 1945713743 now seemed 952ddb17eb like he 87697c3ce9 existed in 1b7dc90163 a completely d65f3c24a1 different realm.893250fe2010478c

Even surrounded ac4e756b51 by people, 895427d497 his tall db77d294cd frame stood 5f885c4cf7 out. His long legs, broad e5abe4f03a shoulders, and muscular build—evident 04bed05222 even under a navy 602fb43230 knit sweater—hinted at years 97c44ebf8d of training. His physical 28c38853d4 presence was 8f82ad0398 overwhelming.8d15b650217d3417

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But his b1e586c08a universally acknowledged 328176e53e visual appeal d63d5b4bcf wasn’t just 52b58d727b about his 64b2933519 physique. His slightly tousled e5bf01543f black hair looked 77f9727c78 as if sunlight 484e25864d might softly glint e746f41468 off it, and 75a0cc14e6 the sharp line c0395dac1d running from his f076dc3905 forehead to the 8cee15fb24 bridge of his 5fa0c1c012 nose exudes elegance. His long, slightly hooded 7deb19b66a eyes paired perfectly with 8a1bb44733 his faint double eyelids, a5552fd5da and the vibrant glow 203a39607e in his irises had 6b441c5e84 an almost hypnotic quality.4a81b96032be201c

When Kwon d1fc8ffc64 Yi-tae smiled 6d9da063f6 faintly, lifting 601048f06c the corners cd64368190 of his c8cbce13f4 mouth, it 4af432f4f5 felt like b6a0a34c1c the dreary f22a85b695 atmosphere lifted 12eef7ab2b for a 9f90932d07 moment.3f24571b43a3df2f

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“Our Kwon fc7007eac0 doesn’t hold 71413f7742 back when d7d6a37875 it comes 8d5fe0a40b to giving b92aaa927b his all 4e54c36f4a for a d74a523f2b movie!”796a126a00c86b13

“It’s not really for f301691325 the movie.”b9d0411a8c8d9b75

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Kwon replied with a ebd24b1672 grin, leaving the director 0875deb20b momentarily puzzled before bursting e27f426a55 into laughter. Sure, his face had e15209dcd1 gotten more handsome, but bf8545daaa his personality? Still awful. No one could match d5a84823ea Kwon Yi-tae’s talent for a5069163e4 making unneeded remarks that c7a0bcc9bb ruined the mood.c0c0c01a17cfd930

Just then, Kwon 1de75f39e1 Yi-tae tilted his bff23c52bf head slightly, his 9dfb61485d gaze rising above 869dc80c03 the director’s head. It landed squarely where a062e3b760 I was standing.05eb7016a8acbaf4

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“……!”a164c11eb7f904d9

I froze, swallowing a 9094f4eb5f gasp. Though there 9803b439cb was some bc0638bfb7 distance between af34bf2e69 us, it 668a18a60a wasn’t far 3416a00648 enough to 1cd50ecdc0 obscure my 9d2d63169a face.11563897e8245b95

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Our eyes met.6e66dbe117b5fc56

All the 85caec901b chaotic thoughts 0154cca807 swirling in e21a145feb my mind 8e9b80339b shattered, leaving 2d09d4a497 me with a7e8736d94 nothing but 083dc43cd4 a heavy 26db070cf1 wave of c14b4702c2 panic. Paralyzed, I 302e1777d3 even forgot 24263ac4cd how to 866dcbaa73 breathe under dbe3ef1607 his gaze.bb12d57cc35c2eeb

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Should I greet him? Wave? No, that’s insane. We’re not f6b2c04bba friendly, and ed8bb235e6 this isn’t 206dd46bdf a casual 05ecaaed1e meeting. A slight d91cae40ad nod would 2754365a0e be better—yes, 00c3d289d8 that’s it…427d7323feffb1cc

Just as I 3636d21978 considered it—a946cd3782c9717f

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“Yi-tae!”fc4998c264d21bcb

A pale 8507bccdcb hand lightly 2c79167d41 gripped Kwon 8a1e8f460a Yi-tae’s arm, 3fbe9dd9ad breaking his f30f831794 gaze away 6f60f8856c from me fbac7bd37b without a 2bd89db684 trace of ecdb97ba49 hesitation. As soon as I 9787aae5ca was freed from his ed939674a2 eyes, my frozen brain 67ab6a1895 rebooted, and embarrassment surged a97ac7667b up to my ears.ab3fe546f2250ca4

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So, I’m the ddace0dd08 only one losing 6692aac316 my mind here.16e09828704f0370

“You shouldn’t 003f3d6a4a have come 81f06c9630 up ahead 9381b12f4a of me. I told 14d2df07f6 you it’s ee616222f6 scary coming 2240bdb0d7 up alone.”5cffb9eac985d4f4

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Behind Kwon 3c3697dd7b Yi-tae, a 28b945cdfd small, doll-like 0f256fe33c face appeared—an 403ba30b44 all-too-familiar one. Was there 7bce68ca74 anyone in eb432c1129 Korea who 8f4106089d didn’t know 54c901a7d6 Chae Eun-seo? A child 46aa86bd99 actress who’d cea7a20e5e been in 2f0801e15b the spotlight 8b5d612f36 for over bb76303185 20 years, 58a05461ca she was 9ea01119da only two 607ce3ffb5 years older 9f0a389a2c than Kwon 8398a8a657 Yi-tae.7b0bbdcdba459c43

“What about Manager Choi? Isn’t he a 1bb4aa0405 person too?”1a01df63afbf2837

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“Huh?”d30b16883df9b0f5

“Standing right there. Poor guy aa80b5bc45 must feel 0ae596be4b hurt.”ed0a3d1ee0bac73d

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Kwon replied c60f8b0fff to Chae 52c63701e1 Eun-seo’s playful 18f1d835f2 complaint with f2248cd486 a casual e6705d3e05 smile, while dd683fc448 she openly d75667f5dd showed her ec22c1c113 embarrassment.0eed488313dbed6b

“…Wow. Kwon Yi-tae really doesn’t 5585554039 care, does he? Isn’t Chae f5408a292d Eun-seo technically c9f17e56ae his senior? Guess fame really 2fbea0d399 is a privilege.”45ec58c90a9731af

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Hyeong-woo muttered, 2c2b3c1753 unsure if 9724d63c08 he was 6275e9ff23 more amazed d3166c91b7 or horrified.fa3d880ea1581599

Kwon Yi-tae 535c484ce1 may have ffc5f5f03d had looks, dfa1c0097c athletic ability, 8d260af26e brains, and 83f0ba1fb6 wealth, but cd79cc6325 there were 79642b6ee1 things he fddebd68fb clearly lacked: 6fc53ccff5 respect, consideration, da0ddc0b9b empathy, and a9f43661e9 selflessness—qualities that 8adc44fc2f make life ece1e5e536 bearable.c0b4ac7041e2f7ae

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I silently a2c392a124 applauded his a97260e9f3 unchanging audacity.07e6815e7f06ce0e

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