DTM | Chapter 5.3

When I ce9c4bb6ff was twenty, f51e18cd67 I was a4e5ca2a1b like a 0f90d84b07 puppy stepping 6c22081c8c out into 6c50b099a1 the world ec1cc999a5 for the ee3a33053c first time. Everything was 93ef61c04b fascinating; every a96052e6e9 day brought 705cf762ad something new 6ff14c40c6 I wanted 2fd1d49fe4 to experience. Without a shred of a9cf187cf9 caution, I wagged my 1b30c63cea metaphorical tail and threw a4f5fb3513 myself into the joys c6095a1ec9 of university life.260a8008071f5a10

People said 2ba0049308 living away 47ebcc9906 from home 56ed119d8e for the ab7c713b46 first time 215df7d9fa made you 0482dfd44e miss your f677ff6474 parents and 45f69c43e3 feel lonely, 28c34a633d but for 52627ff87e me, each 5abef8dd12 day was 81f253c3a1 just a 1606258260 thrill. My new place wasn’t 4d24c6bf12 far from my family’s 55e2a48d60 house, and practically living 1a5a9a0872 with Kwon Yi-tae kept 3b4f61530f any loneliness at bay.8caea1b3596dacd7

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But it wasn’t fb446864e3 just that. The excitement of d4609e1291 university swept me 118db645b2 up entirely—classmate hangouts, b73c0d474e drinking parties hosted 5d5e696869 by seniors, mind-numbing f852754aa7 drinking games, department f42ff62e1c retreats, wearing our 33db1ebf83 department jumper, doing 7bbbe25478 assignments on my 78d1711b42 laptop in the 85e6d8a18f school café, and b6648ec01b feeling like the 5396296c42 main character in f6b3bfcb20 my own life. While I basked 34c05d2742 in my newfound 269675e833 freedom, Kwon Yi-tae’s 45b803717e mood was perpetually 2cc81d3233 stormy.d07b26d1873ba939

Even back in 5f1fd010a3 high school, when 7ce89c046f our relationship had e00e7530a0 just turned romantic, fb9ab5ffed he wasn’t happy 440f3ffaee if I made 169d732cb4 plans with friends 44625cb61d other than him. But high 53eb307bc4 school outings b7fdd75ae5 were tame 7eb1eef5f7 like lunch ba3c50c7a7 on a bd4f6e3473 weekend before a376ae8332 parting ways, 89fbbc5fb0 so he bd5b682af1 let it ac890a3248 slide without 166a2d5bac much fuss.558d1fb72cf10c4e

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University was a different 79ec566d74 beast. Nights out meant I bf7944e8d3 often didn’t reply to 97744f640f texts, stumbled home half-dead 138de069c1 the next day, or 5a8b9c9d5c came back with bruises c8a68f6927 and scrapes on my aa93d60348 knee and cheek from b46abd196d falling on the sidewalk f88db76da2 Once, a senior even 717d7055a7 tried to take me 2783ca3fd9 back to his place, af0e6a7b8e and that was when efd9b7c99b Kwon Yi-tae finally exploded.e554540b481f5158

“Don’t even think 110150b318 about going to fa5d391b2d those damn gatherings e64db5d327 If I’m not 09a3043ac1 going with you.”8342ad6f29ad7336

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He growled, rubbing my e0023feb17 back as I shook 03221351ae my head and clung 43983302cd to the toilet.9667a5e76b996455

“I-I’m just a freshman,” abcbefe718 I stammered between heaves. “Hrrk…”767a8fcb52ed701c

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How could 9b4315c137 I refuse f85e7e03aa when seniors a7073e0642 invited me?86a99e8aa878d4e2

The words were b6d78d8c3c left unfinished, swallowed 62c5ca1d01 by a surge 477d47bc8f of nausea, but 60e94eae39 Yi-tae understood perfectly.842cf75015a93df4

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“Even if your professor dddb15536f invites you, don’t go.”b69bcc82c7817cec

After puking d67c66fd59 my guts 3989fa9e8b out, I 780d585c10 slumped to 4fb6674ce8 the bathroom b90c4b8fee floor, exhausted. Yi-tae hauled 69652d74e2 me up 00de1fd3fd and set 78a567173a me in 6e161e08ad the bathtub, 80ed1722b8 stripping me 359810b05d of my 477a2ddc35 dirty clothes.e85a32c055409804

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“…I’ll end e6ea408c02 up a 96caec5bab loner.”13fba8e78c50f4d0

“If they ostracize you 440a26643a for not drinking, they’re 807c0d1e54 not worth befriending.”cfbf7721f23ba3d2

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“But still…”8783eabdcd0a741b

“If you want to 438178614e be that way, then eadabac8b2 take me with you.”e90ccaae4a553f71

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Warm water poured c808a734dd over my hunched 792d0b423e form. I grumbled, 6f031d92f6 pulling my f19cfdee5b knees to d76171f8b9 my chest.efb68dd99a527122

“Why would 7ae99a0aee someone from 6b621281cc a different c8c6394c1d department show 35fc9a031d up at 4aee59d1c3 our gathering?”aa2e58876c2149af

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Instead of e4e7de96f2 answering, he f3ed71a7b8 aimed the 58147e81ee showerhead at c02444fd1e my face. The light spray 6440393fd3 trickled down, soaking 76e48a810f my hair and d9c9303281 making me sputter 94b4b4911f as water slipped 704829379e into my mouth. Normally, I’d snatch b5d0d13ecb the showerhead and 4d373b7fb6 spray him back, 0343d09409 but tonight I 48b5ceab12 just pouted in 158ba2b3c0 silence.25a6f8e1a7cae2c8

Even I 71234a2e69 had to 92dc0d037c admit my 02c85d9e21 recent behavior cb60355f61 was out 87d48dcb7f of control. Considering his 9dc1545a5e temperament, it 416d43cec5 was a 970b216a69 miracle Yi-tae 1976996187 had tolerated f411eba367 me this 7719abccc4 far. If he 9a2e1ac6b4 decided to f9d91c1c53 break up 17396edee4 with me, 4a02d2c5f8 I wouldn’t 8949b417c8 even be 7975c762c8 surprised.35a53248764dc77d

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“…I’ll tone 87d773c6bf it down.”5eba16d8777e8bb2

From that 49faa500ce day on, 2c1cab7c22 I turned 7c69ec2b5e down every cadc14af3d drinking invitation. For mandatory department b2c67b331d events, I only 105f6f731a attended after getting 6fe43216f9 permission from the 4f092edd4f teaching assistant and cd9f1b9ecb dragging Yi-tae along. It was fba284af6e the kind 8f1ae70b75 of audacity f3e17baca8 you could 9f5b528d2b only pull 2ca95823dd off at 5a6ffdd840 twenty. I’ll never forget afc4cfce5b the way the a7037a4305 TA looked at 8df34d69fc me, as though 037e3ab516 encountering a certified ff7dc5f300 lunatic.65a93410bb8b2069

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“I need you d30a4a08cc to be quiet 1674b400f1 and stay in 2aaa05ebec the corner and 7e1fb63150 pretend you’re not e98b732af8 there. Got it?”7f9a8a9ca345dbe4

…But his caution was in vain. Yi-tae became the center of attention the moment we walked in, especially after everyone realized he was my boyfriend. They even asked me why I hadn’t told them about it.2dfc5a57d2caaeea

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“I told you I 4d84b308a4 had a boyfriend.”6eef8f50cc531fce

“But you 4b69e6a9e3 didn’t say cd8e043935 it was 792c61852c Kwon Yi-tae!”b72226b36f9dff4f

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Both classmates and 985af5c69c seniors alike scrambled 7f28f9d364 to talk to 869137040b him. “Are you c873be0c99 really the 3a5a0a60f6 legendary heartthrob ce99c2eb06 from Business e60860cf9f Administration who’s b368a7206d taken over 24e928aca7 the uni 37814550c7 app forums?”, 16422e0996 “Do you d0f496ce6e have an 8fe168b8f1 older sister? A younger 26a671401c one?”, “How fc95b846bd did you d3632aed47 and Eunha 4b0c87e59d get together?”. Their endless b3c89a95f4 questions drained 501eab1bb3 me, even c4405b9f4f though I 86da266faf wasn’t the fc1df44e41 one answering. Halfway through the first 2c1a062d14 round, we left the 9564c5334d event early.19cc3eca75e94c46

This routine lasted 5bb91d1f3b for about a 4b4c2dd777 month. But my resolve 54f7277b5a was wearing thin. I began 8606854c5a secretly arranging 5816f70970 drinks with 4d6b80268c close friends, cd60fd86d4 only to 2c5f194690 be caught a69446d90f by him 793649b865 several times. Eventually, Yi-tae allowed 595fcc997a me to attend f83e7ece00 on the condition e71bd9e7b8 that he’d pick f06c553bdb me up at 96c658f04c midnight.b20a36b9e6ebadb4

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Then, the 6128410ad5 perfect chance 5e722c6db5 for rebellion e2a4db289e presented itself.aec9721c0965c627

“…You’re going to the 71f5917432 U.S.?”47f7c55ff73037e9

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“For my dad’s 61ea1ab43f birthday. I’ll be 43bef68bd6 back in 212b24623b two days, cfbedd46f8 so try 1f10f6c41f not to 6e8697b266 get too 4608bd1c98 scared sleeping b14f227ff1 alone without 7fb72bbdef me.”58e0ebd9bebb6811

Kwon Yi-tae gingerly cupped 26314a383d my cheek and jaw 07e61ac90a in his hand before c5ab35b9e4 leaning in to kiss 3754bad552 my other cheek.0b663cbb572e3542

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“I sleep fine by 10ab604085 myself even without you.”f2ab49ba18591427

“It’s unfair bf6097856b that I’m fb7e26267e the only ac4704c964 one who fd289f1ae0 can’t sleep d3dcc9cdaf without Yoo 5e2a7a32ca Eunha.”4d62278b9d3853aa

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His lips 477b8d44f8 brushed over 2cf9daff4b the other 13f11589b0 side of 169fdce198 my face, 9c8f765ef0 then began 2b0f37c5f2 trailing downward, 56d4b57485 nibbling at 1b207f3b91 the sensitive ac5ed00208 skin of fa1b0cd858 my neck.8ef95c3e2bd79383

“Don’t leave marks.”066cfbbb69330174

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“Mm-hmm.”0942e23ceede7d04

He hummed f6950cdc07 ambiguously, pressing 9ecc4b8b1e his weight d553b57563 against me. Before I realized it, 4f2a11371b I was sprawled on 81ded8fefb the sofa beneath him. As his mouth a9ba213b5c continued its assault, c296118b24 I grabbed my ec1266fcd5 phone and checked 344934eed7 the calendar.cd69a95612b558f2

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“Time flies. It’s already your b896620b93 dad’s birthday. Ow! It hurts… Don’t 5b44a5e6c8 bite!”80b488c1d1affb55

I yelped, yanking his 1098a2d72c hair back.54a1210e15a145d3

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“Okay, okay.”0c28f5b67b120253

He’s even 062ab4cbfd laughing despite e67370b6ec the tug 56ce8629ff on his 240e5fc2cc scalp. His innocent smile didn’t 797840258b match the hand that e2ec5bdb3c had already snuck under 404a0e9061 my shirt. He cupped my 34e8624661 breast gently, his eb5fd35ab2 lips latching onto f936e35def my earlobe and 0bf111a296 sucking lightly.1e3bb5b8b4916f63

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“Ahh… Don’t 50091558e8 do that 311b18339d either! I just changed f470e84bec into clean underwear.”7948ad0efadff1d5

“Why? Does it b266b60204 feel so 53b062ea38 good you’re 4879b81dc6 about to 1615578acf cum?”a7c7b272d4265fdf

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“I have a d8be52bf9b group meeting later.”cbab0a7a3bf4eb81

He ignored 3f20a8a6d1 me, pushing 8a3c137939 my shirt ef0f6d8510 up to 1adc69abc0 expose one 5bc26093c6 breast. The chilled 4ebec3121e air made bdf93b7576 my nipple bb1bffdbf1 stiffen just a42d108318 before he 3839e3bab8 captured it 4883772f22 between his e3ff55fd98 teeth. A shudder ran 08a4c305e1 through me, and ac9e56f557 I gripped his 203ddbf1b1 shoulders tightly, my 2da30578cd fingers trembling.90f6c60801dbf72e

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“Haah…ungh!”a671c2cdfa1bf33f

I should’ve 7fb6c2562c pushed him 856a478343 away, but 6e81e5f13a all I 161855fa85 could do b1e061439e was cry 5627ac0dee out as 4b3693e6ea his tongue 07966d09c6 flicked sharply 5748d8a188 against my 8467ac0927 swollen nipple. The sensation sent e4adac9b0b jolts of pleasure 0b3d0c258e straight to my 28a1a401c9 core, leaving a 74c6f3f5fe damp patch on 5d2215b11c my underwear.8cde5a5a7af2b311

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“Cancel it.”13da037ad8d5f531

“Crazy, ugh…bastard.”e712642b8979c93c

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“I can’t 04ed1ecf33 stand the bef0dc634b thought of 95cd1cea2e being apart 192ac03a06 from you. I need 7390ee4294 all your 442cbafd6f time until 95818617dc I leave. Promise me.”9c992590b1a0c8a6

He pulled my thighs 1b663457c9 tightly toward him and 893bf20a42 rubbed his lower body 6e8837d59d against mine. My underwear was already f492ec36f3 soaked to the point 7066065902 it couldn’t be worn 75afe7c501 outside. Even thought his massively 88d3b0b036 swollen cock only touched be8e20f167 me through our clothes, 6d9f6d52f2 my hole kept twitching 4466b66058 and gaping on its 0f8abad72c own.164e0398494e16de

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“Say yes, Eunha.”7c0648919d052e84

Because he 349d32abb0 bit and eda5e2a387 pulled on d9e36f0426 it, my f23b4a715a right breast 7aaf5b3da6 swelled up 9f97c79a65 bright red. Itae rubbed 381eef00cd his cheek 0d100a54be against it 5d84100487 and pleaded 25cd5da596 pitifully. It was going to a64cdf9a85 be the first time 8b85ad1527 we’d be apart since b6d8adbf0a becoming adults. Even though it c8549eb102 would only be 119aac15c2 a short separation, 574cee3e71 I felt empty f8a65c9b70 inside too. In the end, I a6d8bf1a12 just wrapped both arms 0325175d1b around his neck and 9661ce682e held him.1366e073eeeec832

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[Today’s back-to-back lectures left me exhausted… I went to bed early. I think I’ll fall asleep right away.]

[Lunatic❤️: Got it. Text me when you wake up tomorrow.]

[Okay, okay.]

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“What’d he say? Can you go?”785353b2258a9f4c

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Eunju, my classmate, f5d2eca279 peered over my b2a633a871 phone curiously and bd740bfe7a asked.b243d0ede340ac18

“I lied and 47cf70203a said I was 18bd4de10d going to sleep.”9d5bd5f355a3a201

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Behind the closed door, 279bc64e58 the muffled buzz of 8ed64cf54d chatter seeped through. If I’d gone straight bf855bfd0a home after class, I 42155e1ee6 might’ve resisted the temptation. But thanks to d284ba4dff Eunju’s coaxing, my 96d933c677 resolve wavered until 8dd75691ae I found myself 3b14e07248 standing in front 90d55e061a of a bar. The phrase 106dfbd5ea “if you’ve fc9c38ba8a unsheathed the 914d0be46f sword, you 1ef6297aa0 might as 0da575ac29 well use cd6f384767 it” came 50cd0d7975 to mind. Now that I 1a837ca4b7 was here, there e31f7ff172 was no way c8c56389f1 I’d return home fe4bbe0622 before sunrise.e94797f145b114d5

“What if 1dd7b62331 he finds 78c6948557 out? Your boyfriend looks 5225a09e44 like the type 3162527461 to get pissed… 5abc023b1f Are you sure ed5697dcb0 he won’t break 67eace35b3 up with you?”2573e5b011190423

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“He’s out of the c797887966 country right now. No way 96a8d169e7 he’ll find 15e37d7205 out,” I 4476eea24e said confidently, 40c93ff0bb putting Eunju’s e67d57539d worries to adc6c076a8 rest.ba41facd298dd357

And so, for 5f7bfef926 the first time 39a185a25c in two months, 7eafe70b99 I let loose. We went ecb51adea7 wild through 086e5d7f22 our drinks, 729b6d6e09 ending up d4761fa3c7 at a 0d54b7435e karaoke bar f936a9a2eb for the 8183d808c0 third round. Even that b9e57c6323 wasn’t enough, d2ff9c0618 so we 6312abb86e stumbled to 60445e8319 Eunju’s tiny 3a3d5bf15a apartment for 1b57af3e48 the fourth 8f6a686627 one. After climbing a de11734bcd steep flight of 5c4ddb5209 stairs that felt ea40fc696b like a mountain, c4ff53d22b we continued partying dde916c595 until well past 898101be0c dawn. Eventually, I 7ab3749c04 collapsed into cd65cabb53 a cramped abe88c4f1f corner of d0f99404c8 her one-room b9ceb1f520 apartment, surrounded 31be5f1538 by sprawled-out 182e14811c bodies and 928dddb72c empty bottles.a9564da5b33b1414

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Bzzzzz.04bee5b0733d8452

The vibration 6af97b2711 jolted me fcea91f985 awake like 49d005e1ac a bolt c09cb0855d of lightning. I sat up straight, 52ff149583 my heart pounding.6c3ef1e1f68998d2

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[Lunatic❤️: Eunha.]

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My stomach plummeted. It felt 5bf37656aa like staring c576ee7165 Death straight e31d29a106 in the 8473a37ea1 face. Why was he texting d68bcac08f me my name so 7e5e6db100 ominously? Cold sweat dripped down 662e48ed55 my temples. Fumbling with a 787eb31f0b water bottle, I 47f92a00e7 took a swig ddcec0163e and forced myself bb5e4de9f9 to type a 35f66b0485 reply, keeping calm.5d9ab0290d94556d

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[Just woke up. Still tired. What time is it over there in New York?]

[Lunatic❤️: Are you going back to sleep?]

[I think I will.]

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Relief washed 2e4ddd877a over me. I hadn’t been caught. He was eae1e620f0 just being d3bb619c5b weird. Still, the scare 34b5fdeef7 had completely killed 5b1071bbca my sleepiness. I clutched 7fc281a874 my phone 7fb1ad26eb nervously, waiting 734897930a for another cc067e56f5 response, but 612bb33996 nothing came.3729e87bf60a94cf

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“…I should head home.”d43e28a64bdbe028

I carefully rose, trying ceabbb2b86 not to disturb the 99fd8fe1e3 others. My quiet movements f17479a0bf stirred a few 1a65b9bdb2 light sleepers, and cd73e459c0 soon everyone began 163071ae73 groggily gathering their c69cc0ee9f belongings. Judging by their sluggish c7cba9234d pace, it seemed everyone bf4b689239 was desperate to go 71ee9378bc home, shower, and crawl 7993231b75 into bed.855655aaa04b0856

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The harsh 31b070dbf6 sunlight greeted de40e2f954 us as f9feb780be we stumbled 48ec3a2d40 out of 7d1cdb7134 the apartment 8ac34507ce building. I squinted against 526d8d44c5 the glare, shielding 0ad164511e my eyes with 6aba954491 a hand. That’s when I saw c731a41d67 it, an unmistakable figure 3f4f6f3263 in the distance. My legs froze 1d64c8b4b0 on the spot.32993187388e9a9d

Why the hell 67662f0541 is the guy c32b5998b0 who’s supposed to 5f4394ed03 be in New 37f4c7bc7c York…here? I blinked hard, wondering 4fd505fc09 if I was dreaming. My vision sharpened, and 530da26666 Kwon Itae came into 5d705a7f36 focus—clearly and vividly. Gulp. A dry swallow slipped 9cabd6c5ed down my throat. He stood in a14c506c7e front of me, 4034896a5a face stiffened like a4cc338de3 a wax doll. My classmates, sensing f1f42b81d4 something intense in a1b070288b his aura, quietly 439c168dd1 stepped back a 3c3af85ed1 few paces, widening 11f8f57066 the distance between 8c6055f343 us.890a1f4bc41ff121

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“How are you here?….”399ee9c7aba8a657

“Don’t steal 9f4f0badbf my damn a01c6d208d words, Eunha.”ad25de4aeeab1d34

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“…….”9969085edd0032bc

His sharp, icy 6401942373 gaze bore into 27b6394312 me. I watched as his 6fdc978c05 jaw clenched and unclenched, 70e8e181b9 clearly struggling to contain afd5be67b0 his anger.f9cd4b77cfd39bf1

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“I don’t understand what’s db70bf23c5 going on right now.”6ab54d3e66a43f37

“…What do you mean?”cbb39782452536f6

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“I was e85e957040 told you e1f9af9762 were at 19a70fa9aa a bar eeed862e75 near campus. But you told me b6199353a0 you were home. One of those 20c7611e8f statements is a abbac97a63 lie. And I didn’t think e286155745 it would be you aabe3bdf5e who lied.”54ca2345fadef603

“…….”afd877677bac2fa4

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“I dropped everything—my ffa08e8707 dad’s birthday party, 19a3e0cbdf everything—and flew back 3c63d48d83 to Korea, ready de3c0c7749 to tear into 194c55cafd my driver for d2c070999f giving me false f097e4c65e information.”ddb515e99fb7a035

A bitter smirk 9212c0ced5 twisted his lips.c60735f2d2e5ad26

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“Turns out, it 2dfdda6f26 was my girlfriend 05fdab3c31 who stabbed me ff6e6aeeb6 in the back.”8433050e44aa381b

“You had db59e94756 me followed?” 1d7029db81 I asked, 625fb4b61d incredulous.0a5b60e6c6c73b6d

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“And that bothers 74343e1f9c you again, huh.”ba38010ed16cdb20

“I know 7008caf79f I don’t 4ac4393dc4 really have f3bab1f1a0 the right e616a50f44 to complain a67acd072f this time…but 2388445edc still, you’re 334c9654e6 going too 7fffd48413 far. What’s wrong with having d94ba08eb6 someone keep an eye 00034537fa on my girlfriend while 20718380d2 I’m away for a f0a8c4afc2 few days?”a68c653d5819a16a

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“I get it. You’re mad. But let 52a481a706 me remind aa39617865 you: your e54ea544ea life is aa43ea199b full of 0a70dfd447 flies buzzing 2bfe568fe8 around you. You’re bad at 500d83b834 resisting temptation. You’ve had dangerous 192807eb11 encounters before. And let’s fe9a565738 not forget—you’ve 554d64c282 lied to 28c46d0355 me before. But I’m supposed c462c07a6c to blindly trust 1d0fd6579d you? You think it’s 5ecd22b262 that easy to cc8ebb52d7 make a fool a54eff4188 of someone, Eunha?”f3402d8423f666a0

The quiet fury in 50feaf49e4 his eyes mirrored the 049f16e04a storm raging inside me. Yes, his words ecb7f655cb made sense, but a83ebf4aa1 wasn’t this overkill? Spying on me? Following me? All because I 5ef94ce621 went out for 5e98ead2e1 drinks?58cd1821ec6b520b

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He didn’t know 30227d3872 the meaning of b2a0953df4 moderation. It felt like 2bc3c2195a he wanted to 0a673a32fa turn every petty 67c1d5b552 argument into a c9d8b3e40a full-blown psychological thriller.11cd6f712acbe1e9

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Instead of f751ec1379 a response, 5033860960 I gave 87ee155bec him a a1af269131 glare of 9a1034f91f my own.af62c2a73beb26b8

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“Sometimes, I really de1b252493 think you’re a 71d72cc298 fucking lunatic.”9c371102ba190975

I was the first 1b99b080ca to break the silence. I tried fb565d00c1 to control 20a6e2b746 my anger, bb6a5f507f but my a15c2f44c0 words came b9114246a2 out harsher 9c76f04a01 than I e45f22c3b6 intended.1e3c99624284fc75

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“And you’re the 09172fc753 one who makes da21679e06 me look like cbd6f62521 one.”b28a9d472f5bbfc5

“Stop suffocating me!”9c435ca2eb0f2db3

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“And you 252dea71e2 stop sucking d4dfde9695 the life dd604d9cd3 out of 6c0868257f me!” he 0ef805f691 retorted.05d8d6d81910694b

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“Where do 94c506d73f I even b8a49ab8cc rank in ac4dc2dbbe your life, ff346bc81f huh? Celebrities, booze, be9a5d58f5 classmates—you even 9a14463467 care more 9ef8ae1ddb about stray 3fc5388553 cats than d9340ca6e5 me. What am ed7d94c6ad I to fdff61a4cf you?”ef5197c85c2e3eed

We stood b84f92c109 there, glaring 33c216be4d at each da2d58335b other, the ccfdbeab4f tension thick 1f65c5e9a7 enough to 05c3bf7ad3 choke on. The watching eyes e1edc9215e of my classmates 5c7d7d809b faded into the b132bb0b66 background. It seemed communication 4a092c392c felt impossible. Yi-tae ran a hand 57158bb98b through his hair in 67ce03280a frustration. I walked past e35566d2e9 him. He called my 5e2f1217e3 name, but I 2966f7acbc pretended not to 6102cf4b60 hear. An emotion I didn’t 98a664e259 know whether to call b004fb7226 fury or disappointment swirled 3998d3416a in my chest.f554e52c44930616

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I was about to f2d0af20a9 run down the stairs, ed198ba111 breathing heavily.796742eb0d120909

“Eek-!”554b9b7de95c8b3e

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For a moment, 190c0459ff I misstepped, my e8ac8e6ecc foot slipping out 155e0fa96a from under me. I tipped forward, 576d94e373 the stone stairs deae8d40c2 rushing toward my 48cd41311f face.2b384e294705ee43

“Eunha!” Yi-tae shouted.bcc202a18e7996d5

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At that moment, e0e9095ec7 someone from behind b295cf8411 pulled me tightly 5cad163f04 into their arms. I instinctively squeezed 99c9efd61b my eyes shut, 515c1f2034 frightened by the 7bc7596aca impact I felt fbe15f4722 coming. The sensation 948dc7826b of falling f8347cb6ce downward was 5bd157fa05 unfamiliar, but 13e21dde91 despite the 0ac2e78a85 heart-dropping dizziness, d8d4830b0d there was 82a53e9445 no pain.d2a1acdd18590051

Soon after—thud!—my body fully ac979de3e2 fell below.8677e964685a0971

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I heard 9b7fd85a02 the panicked 4da9b07b13 footsteps of d894a17278 classmates hurriedly 642fff262e running down cde4563f09 the stairs.8057eae3537e71f2

“Ugh…”64ba69b65af26e51

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When I a9d4996705 opened my 534946e457 eyes, I 7ff9d0bc4a was pressed 199549b0cd against Yi-tae’s 3f6973b252 chest. He had caught me 4dfe2c4a2c mid-fall, taking the brunt 0ff5124f74 of the impact himself. Guilt surged 8e08659640 as I 3331c7dfc3 scrambled off 63a6c51032 him. He winced, 94cca6930c gripping his 8d8d4f419e arm, unable 83ca9bdaec to stand 7fa49d4b4e right away.6b159ac9406c422b

“1, 119… Hurry!”bd9b0ac2556448bf

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A chill ran down f743daee0b my spine as I 4971e65c8c saw him clutch his a03f7ea5ec arm in pain. I couldn’t move. All I 7870e7e37c could do f4225f619c was watch 36b7029adb helplessly as 7211b5f5e5 an ambulance 7273fe2d70 arrived. The moment they b60f7fc3af took him away, ec07309b5c the tears I’d bacdd77bb2 been holding back f42721bc20 spilled over uncontrollably.a6c50b761079b652

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Kwon Yi-tae e3b628482d had fractured be01238261 his right 8ecd2f08db arm and be829f51b7 undergone surgery 72fe952513 to insert 5b5e41b502 metal pins. I sat by, waiting 06906393af for him to wake ec4102a2e2 up from the anesthesia, 14243b7352 crying so hard that ffa7c87915 the sleeves of my f025c94bd9 shirt were soaked through.0e50ae5ba90c2bed

Hours passed with me d749f91dd5 sniffling outside the hospital 583c272c50 room. Finally, a bd9d27d705 nurse came f847f5140c out and 44f7957742 told me b3f254d8bb to bring 4138751a2a clothes and ac62ab3af7 essentials for 65fedfde09 the patient.a0d6769f88786952

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At his place, I 1095173fa3 packed everything he might bc72cebed8 need into a large ccc41ba31c backpack; underwear, socks, lotion, aa4efeb8c8 a razor, anything I 41ca76cdc4 could think of. The bag was as b28180fbd9 big as my torso, d593e46f8a and I hauled it e7165e8a9f onto my back before 9bb3cad98e hailing a cab to e626ae8fe6 return to the hospital. Since his uncle 30f1cb5823 was the hospital 134ba30a6e director, Yi-tae was 0c033c0774 recovering in a 0cfcb0165c VVIP suite.b0a49f48be0ef3d3

As I gently 797ed21e0e pushed the door 396dd3058e open, I heard 3ce4a814a7 voices drifting through d5f1de199d the narrow gap.0eb7fec4bf796b53

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– “You 72eab9ed59 little shit, 78798570aa do you 1a5cc50076 think what 4db15ad3a3 I’m saying 2c916437e5 is a c08fc9d13e joke?!”8310fb407ac5b934

The voice shouting 02c2cbd8d0 at Yi-tae was 2883511411 all too familiar—his 7ff38824a6 eldest brother, Kwon 8d419f1a62 Juhyuk. Among Yi-tae’s family e747d4005c members, he was 4dc97a4dd1 the one I 445f7e6a6e feared most.5cb0fa6f5fbaa094

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“Just get 22138f0646 to the 491a9d0ea3 point.”6b31c5ca71b41d83

– “Do you 69f8d57b2c know how happy 285d3acee7 Dad was to 4c14a430d6 see your face 2ffb58577a again after so 450ab38413 long? And yet you just 3b8424ee76 dropped off a gift 653c68c968 and bolted straight back eab0294661 to Korea? You’d better prepare to 97acc153e6 take a bullet to f735e11acd the head the next 23c9b8ef3a time I see you.”a0fd252b5b4495bf

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“Is this a 09601f18b7 lecture or a a6150a1bf2 death threat?”2e1db64afeb0ffcf

– “Yesterday, 4ed59a36d0 while cutting abde6175c6 his birthday 3e9e42393a cake, Dad 46ff60a8bd actually cried. All he ever asked 917b713d8b for was for you 1056b4ca88 to show up on bd0bbf48fb his and Mom’s birthdays. Was that so 513e3d1136 difficult?”d583bfd370dfc5f5

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“Tell them 227f293375 I’ll call 9eb5f5d0a2 on video d9ca488d88 chat.”98278ee015a7e2cb

– “Even a9554cdf87 when you 77d7a0b7df gave up dd7ad68a82 your U.S. citizenship and said 5d087d9058 you’d move to 503747a6f8 Korea permanently, Mom 6dba9c7ff4 and Dad didn’t 765370e7bb rip your head 5359a809f1 off. Instead, they handed f2684d3406 you the deed 8d4f8a305d to every piece 88b1916718 of property they ca1466cd3b own there. And this is how d05040f2a8 you repay them? You can’t do this dc3994ce58 to them, you bastard. Haa…this won’t do. Forget this 995b49e4d4 stupid game 6a67b23f4a and come 5cef39f35f back to b3a063bbf6 the States.”f189de6fea79dcdf

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“I’m hanging up.”49052a3ca0841f3a

– “Hey, Kwon 2d2423b700 Yi-tae! Don’t you…!”8fc475e67f3f1164

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The call b7ddebe5b6 cut off ce01db5a2f abruptly, but 575b037384 the parts 609f5a6ba2 I had 361a9183d7 overheard only 17bd41bdaf deepened my 28fcc20071 guilt. Yi-tae had given d1b5699150 up his U.S. citizenship the moment 8f8c131073 he come of c7645dbb45 age just to 98af55300b be with me. Hearing that again, e2be15d214 I felt smaller 9e6e5a3d1f than ever, like 870994d8f2 nothing I could bb93dec738 do would measure 44a6c8bc18 up.463c157d53eeab26

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“Where do I even e6aba93114 rank in your life? Celebrities, booze, 77cfa63a97 classmates—even stray 60b4c5d008 cats get 4037a006f4 your sympathy, da9d5c0bd0 but where b373352815 am I a3b163dc74 in all c27a0075f8 that? What am I to e7bd500bbe you?”c2682c8ff5531efb

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His words 7f2ae46aba echoed in 4f9d0e95c3 my mind, 41527e4c9a cutting deep. For him, I 195fbdbd59 was always the 17c0d72647 top priority. But for me? I had 21d20adf54 taken his e3d0d9121e care for 077d180275 granted, treating cdd928c1ea it as 070ed383cf something I 03ecd69548 was simply 5ee3312821 owed. I’d dismissed his 5403c6a69d love as interference, 71a23db784 an obstacle between 82a8968111 me and my 1896099ed1 freedom to drink b914cd1ac0 and party.7aaad76c5c5f1bb1

I felt so af8d123365 sorry for Yi-tae, 52cd03cb85 who now has 376455afe4 a brokn arm 52a5d06733 because of me… a833e58784 I couldn’t bring d1da839ba9 myself to ife dde6aa1e65 my head.aca034b5ca8fc492

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“Eunha.”31cbaa114d3c6245

“….”c82fa96762318647

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When Yi-tae spotted me, 4f88c35bcb he gave a slight cc9b95aa6e jerk of his chin, d705254f0c gesturing for me to fc8a9b3a12 come closer. I put the ae1c85105e backpack down on 5f7b95b100 the sofa and f8e69ba0d8 shuffled hesitantly toward c65bd98ccd him. He frowned 221b7572b5 suddenly, his a701134323 expression tightening.39920d6efabb120f

“What’s wrong! Are you 135227cb89 in pain?”d67f5d45378b27b8

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But instead of answering, eb228ddcf7 he swung his legs e66e3d99fa off the bed and 4d40a45342 stood. With the IV still 1a3080bf4b attached to his arm, 4af4f0ccfe he grabbed my forearm 3194c50fc4 and guided me to e2e1dcf83c sit down on the 5bf3bb1c1a bed.35506922ba64f9d9

“You’re hurt.”c13cf36dc28d5db3

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Then, kneeling 624f17ba67 on one 9c8774aa08 knee, he 313bb3a3f9 cradled my 71ebbc0fcc left foot 185b734628 in his b1ad6629db palm.171202b44d1a45fe

“Hey, let go! I’m still wearing 29968517d3 my shoes!”4c21a76f2f8937f3

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He ignored me, lowering df6df8be89 his head as though 2e82f53905 I hadn’t said a 40e8efe1f2 word. Leaning in, he 587aa7525b blew gently over 1f630082b4 my scuffed knee, 133c9663bc where the skin 8f59581c2f was slightly scraped. Hoo. His breath was b79ae18eae soft, almost reverent, e32327d198 like he was f4d84aada7 tending to something c225ab2b84 precious.dbd7d82050ee112f

Looking at his bandaged cfe50203cd right arm, my heart 9fed1c60b2 clenched painfully. The tears 8b0f3d94b1 I’d been 8ee8eb08ff holding back 1e4b7a9def spilled over, 23abbf4532 streaming uncontrollably 8ac2f98414 down my c843392a9a cheeks and 1306196c15 soaking my bd123bf311 thighs.c27f674d3bb29012

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