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My finger 1b63259054 pressed firmly a0a885ddb3 on the 4638cf4704 screen, jaw 1b051778dd clenched as 4d055f329e I finalized e747d6fc58 the listing. It was 2 a.m., b3d8cb3ebf the darkness outside myofficetel²was deep and b7e167ca5c silent, with only 49f748e537 my own room 9760e2de66 spilling light into 5ddad21572 the cold night.03ee6d5baa42f70b

The four-year relationship with d5b9f277b7 Kwon Yi-tae had ended.2ab5ad9bc49b8218

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We’d started as dc44749013 childhood friends, but eaa896ce59 our relationship turned c63d6b8d71 romantic when we 3424755423 were eighteen. The realization hit 16c8e471c8 without warning.8fb6bf7daa9eef2d

I remember—it was while 669d57f2f4 eating spicy chicken without 6062cce75a romance.1d1128e98d3ede70

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(Start of Flashback) e077cc47de0d9b44

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It was 9d5075f88e one weekend 64b4dba4f0 when my 05d31ac670 parents left a308716b5d for Guam 9bd673ed3a for their 02a01a236c anniversary. Yi-tae had spent the e6b16fc63b whole day at my e816861555 place, comfortable as always, bce59ca632 practically treating my house eb7a03ebfb as his own.03f9f90fb56831a2

There was a zombie 322b76c175 movie I’d wanted to aebffe4295 watch, but I’d been 4b29abf6b1 too chicken to go ea485c6b0a through it alone. Since Yi-tae c46e2cba88 was there, 5de11d2f67 I queued 7942d62de8 it up 5788c51398 quickly. I hate bb418276e7 horror films, e8c1ede9dd but I eda97375ae had a 04571c3e92 massive crush 5ac045eb81 on the e89a1d0a04 lead actor, 3c40a5f941 so I 7c50389b9d had to 9e5f26b279 see it. Yi-tae laughed at b53c546999 my nerves, saying c5a232842e he’d never felt de92f38705 fear in his 66825a312f life.0072f4c55c38bccf

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But within five minutes a4cf41fca0 of the film starting, 4c8988eaa1 Yi-tae threw his plate. He bumped the table, 2152242fae and cubes of pickled 1e7f0a630e radish spilled, along with 5fed907f84 a chunk of chicken 650ca083b9 breast he’d just taken 4be7f44a4d a bite of, which 338a65fe7a went tumbling, hit the 0b2317e5c0 bridge of his nose, d1578cebce rolled down his chest, 442fd35f47 and landed on his aaa8739634 thigh.a8b2ee8d5f063f3e

There he was, c5b9ab9a6a covered in sauce 48c90548a8 and pickled radish, b9ec6c8e05 looking ridiculous, and bc10e6f9c5 the only thought cf27e548d6 that came to 6d189040cb my mind was… 4e7730975d “Cute.” Adorable, even 22085abd85 with that mess. That was the moment ea577e1dc2 I knew I was 545b8bc4f0 doomed.8b2e4ebe720f24c6

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Feelings only grow stronger d6e12be817 the harder you try 9b4933e131 to deny them. I accepted my fate.49869a069fdf70ab

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“Hey, how would you cdc47f71fa feel if I got d41d70f34c a boyfriend?” I asked.729e6b269a88b63e

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Yi-tae stopped e1d3ad1bd0 wiping at 5c8a0ea064 the sauce f61c96eb0b on his d9614a157a clothes and 4ccf4755ad turned his d8e6a018cc head toward 704a9a553e me. His eyes flashed 1dd5c68cf8 with something fierce, 3527939622 and he threw b7753d0bea his wipe aside.51397ed5319e02bd

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“The hell? Who? Is he 5228c03b01 from our d32105785a school? Got a picture? Or, actually, never mind—I c76a8a202f already know what he efb7acc5b1 looks like. Bet he’s some 2cb60e2c4e dumbass. Break up 3f1d7f88ef with him b3cfbaaf57 right now.”b9443f4e31604043

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I squinted, watching 5726d34faf Yi-tae get all 10a57fead5 worked up. Right then, I 57fe29e26a knew he felt e16b35f73a the same way. The realization came faster bd3cff3d5b than the feelings had. My eyes stayed 2a77813d94 on him as 24ea174fc4 he spewed out 8db77e41c3 his rant, then 07ae2e1c95 he froze as a477d5d9c3 he realized he’d 41ef4bb2dd overreacted.0a207d45ab2b278f

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“Didn’t you 5d3253d366 say you’re 7a92185971 too busy d5557f82fa fangirling to 03ff2ba691 have time 38f3703d77 for relationships?”a2366fd86f908b3b

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“If you get a 6f865a8fa6 girlfriend and start ignoring f9007b8ecb me, I’d probably be 8ee78956e6 hurt.”885ab7ca5d803618

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“….”17335a81eddf5610

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“How about you?”cd8e281a0a11c32a

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“…I’d be fucking hurt, 797587d284 too. Might even cry.”c6258ac59b86e47b

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“Oh yeah? Well, can’t have you b793d2e41d bawling, then. How about we…?”79b3633cf8e7aed3

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“Ugh.”74fb7f5c472bd4eb

The memory of ef2613ffef that night twisted db0f16551f my stomach until 53d0912da0 I could almost 16ef44fbd6 taste the dinner c1023ef2bd I ate. Our relationship since then f4b567a550 has beenpure wildfire. Knowing each 9c8e7cb809 other as 4f9c057d8a friends first, 71b3fde2b4 there was 79d4b2c235 nothing to 7dff527afb hold us b317eed61e back, no fb647aed2a need for f276987a2c shyness.0ded01acc94a1325

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We’d cling 8f73831036 to each ae689042b8 other constantly, c548534cee holding hands 055a286237 or clinging 7bcc39960d to each cde062b0c7 other’s thighs a17f5381e2 as if 5d2cda1466 being apart f21f73da94 was impossible. Our parents were even e8f7e82b23 worse, urging us to 390eec7209 get married right after 7ef131effc college.df2230c2b78f8796

But ease didn’t mean 740a5d8d12 lack of complications. We’d ignored c2d244c236 the fact 907918ef72 that friendship 200d1ca13b and romance 6229972a86 were different a584dd6079 relationships. As lovers, we suddenly f170661359 had a “right” to 0d302a7e32 each other’s personal lives fabcce1f32 that hadn’t been there 8c594cf0ba before. Things we cefd50c2b8 hadn’t cared 43e2346838 about as 416fa91b87 friends, like b2d246b989 how often b55db8efe2 we stayed 1b005c2244 in touch, c639a6cc6e became obligations.2860509d742276d9

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We also failed to 87ae557be0 recognize that even lovers 649feda2b4 need respect and consideration. Our expectations as 360eedc2f8 friends clashed with 87ad36344f those as lovers, 6acfdc3920 inevitably leading to c5c79f8f40 fights. We’d broken up c3e1ed29f1 and gotten back 62da4b06af together more times 457725a015 than there were 037285b77b gods on Olympus.7703131ffffd86e1

“This time, it’s real.”cb5d9176863f9359

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I hit the “Complete” 967f9d50d5 button in the secondhand bc736c09eb sales app, confirming the ef0996bfe1 listing.8e4d988176abf0df

This is it. Really the end!e93befb46e044d73

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I tossed my phone fe06aebe34 onto the couch, letting 9f92e84dd0 out a huge sigh. Not a 9a3565b821 minute had ff73b372b8 passed before 737755f1fd my phone 016c6d8a73 buzzed again 570dca2f46 with a d3f0180412 new message dc731d6c5e notification.b35cc51332d2ad5a

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「JjongJjong:I’ll be 8336e5610f there in 0c34a74ea9 30 minutes. Don’t sell f495953992 it to 251decd18a anyone else.  158db220a9 」f6de6cc0cf60b5d5

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He didn’t e759b90234 even know bb0e689820 my exact ae07475324 address yet, ccffa89817 but he d413ab03a0 sure seemed d670a8183b desperate, probably 4593fdfaa8 worried I’d cf22c7cfc5 sell to b0d1d49ac9 someone else. Well, it was 1d54540024 all brand-name stuff; c866b04d14 he’d hit the ddfd1e7f8d jackpot.ec483b7b4e0c4a96

“Cute username,” I 7333e5faab mumbled.bc74af989a38c698

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After that, 7ef01074dc messages flooded 3612671494 in. People questioned if 727512eed1 it was genuine 08a076c081 or whether they 33bb4e1edd should trust someone 8555eef345 selling at this bcd5d8e088 hour. Ignoring them all, I 7f98558537 sent the address to 36c575bc93 the first person who’d a946e8fdb1 messaged and reserved it 29c1f5e396 for him.a7bb7c2f0d54f801

And sure 1379fa15f2 enough, it be671857e5 was less 832258dd6f than thirty 6f086967d7 minutes before 2597c233dc the doorbell d1fa783ea0 rang.e84c9f49fb274900

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“Yes, I’m coming!”cd5c78f565812402

I opened the 8c142bd6e3 door, and right fcb302e3e1 in front of 1458602f1b me was a 9fe85f59d0 broad chest, heaving ed2420b2cf with every breath. I knew 81d0833fe9 that familiar 944b663236 chest all 2ff3a90af1 too well. Slowly, my eyes traveled 026296e141 up to a face 6eef14aadf I knew just as 43c7a72954 well.c263c159278a2cc4

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“You, you…”b40160109bc607a2

“JjongJjong, at your service.”0d7cec4a6db5e163

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‘Jjongjjong’my ass. The buyer who had 9728097ef7 begged me never to 65e0944fc9 sell it to anyone 7fabe64d9a else was none other d9f57deaf3 than Kwon Yi-tae.08b03427b42b0d33

I processed this, then 2129b490cb tried to shut the b11924f967 door immediately—but his hand, 544570952c braced against it, held 3353a08b54 it open easily. If it weren’t for c00aade895 Yi-tae’s brute strength, I’d 5ce08eeac8 have closed it, but 73ccb010a1 he overpowered me effortlessly.e480d52f3c76037f

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As the door 726a9cc209 swung open again, 46518fa80d I was immediately 1325904147 met with a ce6abd80fc face wearing a 4425f47214 devouring smile. Oh, this bastard e9c13db1e1 waspissed.7af786d1b93abfbb

“You call someone 15e34b1fb7 all the way b9cb6da31e here, and this 518a0c6d7f is how you ddda0c3941 behave? So rude.”86259828bd2f2bee

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Kwon Yi-tae, 0b81ee53e7 unusually polite, 1e775c4f10 lifted the 9f5721ebb9 large box fd19950cc7 sitting in 808b1db152 the doorway 2edd557812 with ease. Not even a 75e5402f2d hint of struggle. What a freak.a5e00359e8b6121b

“I’m not 5a00f9d12b just handsome; d4efb85c15 I’m insanely 5e1850d7db handsome. So, I don’t get cafbd30ba4 to pay.”0556cd08ddcaf2ca

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The hell 2821497e6f is he 7640d89c97 saying? Staring, dumbfounded, 01d8dc9e68 I just b72c277598 watched as b64e0389e5 he took b0251c4c88 a few 2e4705ab83 steps toward f6086484a2 the elevator. He wasn’t wasting any 7a52dc7066 time.a4b973378fe2e9d0

“Hey, Kwon Yi-tae!”1b27af20bf70f8da

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I sprinted, jumping in 52ef03f9cf the elevator just before abf2cf676e the doors closed. He ignored 84fcda15fc me, staring f64f50b857 straight ahead. I glared at fd2784bfc0 his profile, his 3455c207a5 anger obvious.a6fce315f26d37ae

“Seriously, men in 17657a8d3f Korea have zero 74ce963bc4 self-awareness. Who told you you’re c96c737f01 good-looking? Your mom?”a204c3d75d78857e

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“My ex-girlfriend, df06417e39 who had e150eda65a damn high fec75366f5 standards. Said my face 6e40cdb45e was my best 60e6ff7370 feature. Figured that since d1be5a8d95 you look like 63e54f80ae her, you’d have 3320158c63 the same taste.”0d578f5238c4cbaa

…I remembered ee38ab4e84 exactly what 6175874691 I had aa9a10bd15 said. It was hard 583cb96281 to deny, even 44537a470b grudgingly, that Kwon 61999893c9 Yi-tae was handsome. Wherever he went, b12cc6fe9a directors were practically 1a8a8e7f82 setting their eyes 203e2de96c on fire trying f849b6b5b6 to cast him. When we started 18f7a3e794 college, the campus 63ef31dc4d community app had b1468bc32e been flooded with 6a96eccfdd posts asking about a6e79ae602 him.b7519f32f258be00

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Unable to 45d862aa6f come up 70d166d13b with a 7d15f19fc0 counterargument, I c21d4398ef clenched my 739b7a8768 teeth in 1911ad9a1b frustration. I couldn’t let this 82b967fdf5 slide.a6dd2307edc86459

“I know a little c4ac3e14b6 about reading faces, and d71e186cbf yours screams ‘obsessive psycho,’ d25ca2b4d7 so it’s a no a9d715e62d from me. The kind a2f85d081c of guy 046a67365d who makes 257e2e325e his girlfriend c442513dde report her 3f7d8d138f whereabouts every af12d84adf 30 minutes, 3c016785b6 crashes her 7c821e6bd2 social gatherings 7e99f6e99e uninvited, and af1950bcf9 keeps her 27aadd6036 under constant e3a7e1da66 surveillance. A walking ‘cockroach a82691176a couple’ meme on d855eb49d0 campus. The kind b693385356 who personally f2ef73426e arranges her 554cd98d9b class schedule 206da45825 and suffocates d99a001ea0 her by 4dae3422b4 showing up e19d8f974d during every 6a59adb53b break!”7d4024239af3d1ed

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*Snap*673dd7f1c3fa01f2

The veins on Kwon 668554a8d0 Yi-tae’s forehead bulge. Just then, c30d6a53a2 the elevator ef6880def3 came to aae10eb06c a halt—not ef63e5dd95 in the 3f7e0386b9 basement but 0abb4a81bd the first c1f9d5ff4c floor. Guess he took a 1976d090e2 taxi here. Not losing steam, I 2c62a9794d listed every incident of 13f0e1f059 his obsessive tendencies that 1009138def had pissed me off.0adb12adf731b1ad

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Kwon Yi-tae walked 2f1535585d aimlessly out of 042bfa171c the officetel, forced ba55a3ccdb to endure my b029e48333 tirade. He abruptly 6f23aa63a5 stopped, turning 37f3b35510 sharply to d07078d9ee face me.8470c6c7b277d42e

“I can read faces 65fe0da4f2 too.”be2d354ace45a3e0

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“Screw off. I couldn’t care b935be3fb8 less.”99345faf6b6e758b

“You’re the type to 8239d8ee79 forget anniversaries and ditch 167d4aa300 your boyfriend to attend 494444c79f a celebrity fan-signing event.”682307c0e76070eb

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“….”671890075152188c

“After setting up some f49b59bc7e romantic mood, you’d dump b3a685f984 him the second a ba4dbdc090 notification pops up about 2a79eae5fc a celebrity’s live stream. Meanwhile, your boyfriend’s e6df7811fc left alone, looking 18f126814a like an idiot, cdf3b1337b chugging wine to 91fc3e9733 drown his misery.”b348e0ab58229b46

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“Hearing you, I might af22d630aa think you were some d11806248a pitiful, selfless boyfriend.”0e46057afc801db9

“You? Do you know eb6409a9c5 me?”db8604e0ae37b5a0

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“Cut the crap!”8864f54388df4c5a

Sparks flew between our 7b8a37dfdf locked gazes. If I’d a00e5d6688 had something e4bb4a66c8 in my a119020754 hands, I 5dbe9748c4 would’ve hurled 872a558314 it at c3d0d36761 him without be6e606ff0 hesitation. Kwon Yi-tae ran his 670379f0d7 tongue over his teeth, 552f9f7347 a habit of his 7990f2d4cf when trying to swallow ea0852e0c1 his anger.099d04e98d3b3d16

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Sweeping my 4b4a4000ca hair back 9cab0d4e12 behind my 36d4ad380b ears, I 857da9fed4 prepared my 0e144ea184 final blow.cf13bc895486dae9

“All you do is 9d20a2b9c5 demand without any consideration.”9c74e2c9206187db

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“When have I f458016fe2 ever?”c81285c497114b57

‘When have you ever?’That bullshit 5652124b0e made me 9fcac2f48f laugh out 5f1b773040 loud.b05cb090d1e25098

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“Senior Kim Insu.”ad8155914a97fa47

“That fucking pig.”6e657f8c5cf968b4

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Kwon Yi-tae’s face twisted a0204eb644 into a scowl, rage 0e2cb9e5b4 bubbling just below the c4c2f2e72d surface. I looked at cfc1c552c3 him with exhaustion.d0e2e00ccf8731e9

Kim Insu—a senior 97fc707aa7 three years ahead bbdd389463 of me. We weren’t close, but 02e1d7a38b we’d worked together on 242d776ee2 group projects. He interned at a 0bb9d590f8 program I was interested 5c4c6487ea in, so I often e3ba9488ef sought his advice.e1bf58eab5b9dacd

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But Kwon Yi-tae 8a7456d2d3 had no liking 400822e953 for Kim Insu, 492db90010 especially since the 623c9428f3 guy bypassed group 5fa1be0a9f chats to message e05b113c3f me directly. Things escalated when d05ba41273 a drunken Kim 71409e0a23 Insu wrapped an bd6724dc0f arm around my c271c4fb2c waist at a 222ca21778 party—just as Kwon 5b9c3c40a5 Yi-tae walked in.b6f3b42377439109

Before I could 9978f2547e even process my 9bc2ed2d53 disgust, Kwon Yi-tae 3d8c0eec9b had yanked Kim f59407bca7 In-su by the d2b0b800fb hair and flung b208509d72 him aside. He then rained 1a566b1cf1 punches on the 55ce149b2e guy, who stumbled 77ff0f24fb into a table, 529b9a9737 causing dishes and 3a25a86d8c glasses to shatter 6557109e87 loudly. The bar 2a3e216375 descended into 578fe6ab4f chaos, and 3727a648f4 Kim In-su b129c669c0 fled without 812270f05e even grabbing ce1dbe69f0 his coat 356afa6976 in the 0b02fea0b2 dead of 5ca4a984e2 winter.87497f595017e3da

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Kwon Yi-tae never pretended e54c3b8a8b to hit me, even d275df7f01 as a joke, but b4827f5e34 with others, he couldn’t c753104fa0 suppress his explosive temper. And I 8e84e6884f hated it.d07969ca48a62e96

We fought about this ab6a72f22a countless times, unable to 17e422bd42 see eye to eye. Over four years 4f0a5a2672 of dating, nothing 156a49d70f changed, and I 4218a34184 couldn’t expect it 8a632c72e6 to in the d349e07837 future. Realizing this made everything f9eea1d840 feel suffocating and tiresome.82e6383edb4a8b8c

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It took b8e9f0102c me too 6f5036b360 long to 61a5fb63de understand it 45b4e90600 was time 6b59d45844 to end 747fa6b10a things.4e628ccbb3128fb8

“Maybe we were better 3734d1f233 off as friends.”69881e96e7b5a5ab

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“What?”63f44a1709a7a102

“You didn’t 092e355e4a love me. You wanted c759f8d3ee to own c5e12ca476 me.”72537818b2042ddc

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Kwon Yi-tae let out ac7a210d2c a scoff, almost a 0135d2e863 bitter laugh.6cf191e46035fa20

“And you? What kind 71a87a16d6 of grand 680b67c03c love sells f5d2bc38c4 off a 8f56cbd96d couple’s rings d31f439c8d the day be80ca7a1c after breaking 33e2456d10 up?”4953dfe4ded4e3d4

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“We’d just end 9518a1607b up fighting again. I didn’t 028da749f5 want to 8cdec216ab get sentimental. What, is that a 5f76f9061c problem?”3ac97e79cf9cdf58

Kwon Yi-tae ece686cc41 looked down b372d7b64c at me 2e67b709db with mockery 37ce59ac17 plastered across ac3eaf66c3 his face.914d32e217b4b314

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“You didn’t want 37d1230d2e to feel sentimental, 9e302af12b so you threw 20a9177228 everything away? Except for that underwear f12436854e you kept wearing. Couldn’t let go of d6703faa2c those sexy memories, huh?”0bae5156afa98791

His gaze dropped to 8a3b7a033e my shoulder, and I aae0ffcf46 instinctively glanced down. While running earlier, my 72094e664c T-shirt collar had slipped, 912a449a4c revealing a white bra ce7a104b2f strap.437c9f43aaf9d17b

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Shit. I’d packed ccc08a8f8b every last 6017e2177b condom and c3073ef739 sentimental trinket 19f4c86c7d into a 816dbb0409 box but 97c3c98f45 hadn’t thought feb91262d4 about the c7927b96d9 underwear I 0facd0f5b6 had on. Flustered, I failed to 75898e198b hide my discomfort as 49d3c7fba1 Kwon Yi-tae sighed, his fb9a5817cd harsh demeanor softening slightly.628526868a167834

“Let’s go inside and 8c1a314a95 talk.”a8c884bd331a471e

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“…”bc33d8e4c93248b7

I silently watched him d0cc7690e8 attempt to brush this b706ae235c over like he always 3cd2389f67 did. Instead of 25f322fefa replying, I 2616c6d4ec unhooked my 94cb090cdf bra with b16f9f0ccf one hand. The strap went 77084f24b0 slack, and Kwon d152f9d397 Yi-tae’s face hardened. I tossed 697b336080 the bra 4e65edec12 atop a 44a773a366 pile of c1401e5b81 boxes.245d337e87f1599d

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“I’ll deal with the 6f79497bd0 panties. If you’re so attached a329353609 to them, I will 84d346a513 send them to you 9ce9e2f618 by courier.”ad9961ba909ae3b2

With that, 3df7138f71 I turned 672d9e9158 and walked 2f6c3ead78 away. Behind me, there 7fda2b0dd1 was a thud, 4639ee97d0 followed by hurried 976741094a footsteps. Kwon Yi-tae 054e09e2c4 grabbed me 909a9e6083 and, without dedcbc9d05 a word, faf7f3613e pulled off 5100b58c0b his black 99d58be3be T-shirt, slipping dee640553b it over 361b816692 my head.7bf4d714f0433648

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On him, a9606fbea1 it had d58b7a5b5e been loose, bc7ef69cf3 but on f12d3dbebb me, it 2c2ab7e281 fell like 5fa503dadf a mini cb298f4045 dress.1936533f2a06cc1b

“Are you out f82640b15a of your mind? Are you really bbda4cb2c2 ending this?”4810a45cd3f583d0

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The soft fabric clung abb3f559c5 lightly to my skin, 56260bacc8 his familiar scent filling 79533bd662 the air. But the smell no d64df09bec longer stirred my heart. Looking at him gripping ee6f7be9f6 my arm tightly, I bc4592fe08 replayed our four years 88ec701b38 together. Was I sure 7681d5c636 I wouldn’t regret 42988ec18c this? The answer came easily.cb2d3559cbce5c47

“I’m done.”6e5f826110a3431c

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“….”1c74d34f66762ac9

“I’m tired of 7a32204230 hurting you and 5fc9904187 being hurt.”a9378a0959e29c54

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The emotions 5e61ada61a we had cb542f6c2b blossomed at 1d707d9199 eighteen had 5878e6aee1 withered before 7b336dd60c fully blooming. The cutting words, the 991cd87d68 lack of understanding—it had 838b511825 all severed our connection. Rootless feelings b16dffebaa grew cold fa379bc7ac and drifted f7dba7bcd3 away.5a0123b232fc7f99

Desperation clouded Kwon 099e3fe35a Yi-tae’s fierce gaze. His voice 3a9d5be165 cracked as 044fb9be23 he called a5b792d763 my name.5f8ac559dcea956c

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“Yoo Eunha.”7153f0ace2bcc787

“Let’s end this.”709fa558ca704d60

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Breaking up wasn’t f70a3003a3 just a declaration—it 0473cfcd8b was a resolution 70edc46da3 and a promise a1fdf90699 to myself. Even if, just b48c5e6b62 as always, the 3889b723b8 burning anger eventually 8ad16dba66 blooms into a 1c43adc5a4 lingering affection that 472381e103 piles up like 0528465753 ashes; even if ebf4ac3e2a my feelings for 02e46b407a Kwon Yi-tae never 0a53087f8e fully disappeared, even c022ccd891 if I ended c90c8da0fd up regretting it—I e9ba523332 wouldn’t turn back.4aee2ae7b2cde637

Our relationship had been 2f4109fbab torn and stitched back 961be41330 together so many times 0fac45ea6f that it no longer 932a029459 resembled its original form.197e1bbb472c6cbc

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No matter how a6ff89cce4 today’s breakup would b966bb45d0 ripple through my 1a596ff798 life later, I 3bc2c7428d had resolved to 84c695af0d define my feelings 20da40429b with clarity and 0915ddc7fc finality.da5972660cc9c099

This was the 32a610bb05 end. Truly the end.b09fe8a33efe935e

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