EMP Chapter 24

“Are you coming or not?”9e1b9532cf050545

“…….”95e4974b4893dccc

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Kwon Jiwook, with 434b87a66e a confident expression, 16340c42a8 looked at Park bae34fe544 Juyeon and asked. His tone seemed 2b9821d166 to openly challenge: How could you dare e6bfbe4998 not come? It was only natural 39b02be8cf for Park Juyeon to 34f19bb5ec feel intimidated.9255011cb64eaf09

“……I’ll come…….”abf10cfef4b7ad3b

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“Wow! Park Juyeon listens to Kwon Jiwook so well!”282825dbb9373bc2

“See that? That’s my power, you idiots.”e4bf5efeb47045fb

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“But doesn’t Jiwook Hyung’s mom say anything about this?”98cbd99fef858940

“What could she say? Screw it, I live however I want. What’s she gonna do about it?”a58a96360f25a457

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Park Juyeon let d3d5627279 out a sigh 99ec462bed mixed with a c35b3a7870 laugh. It was e88db76e97 true that dbb6b9de5e he had ce520d447a a soft 4bca46766f spot for bc7949fe10 Kwon Jiwook, 19c2314a75 so perhaps 8ff1e495a3 the claim 44d2d4888c about Jiwook’s 677582b750 “power” was 6873b1b454 half true. Still, he 388533dfbb chose to bd472998b3 ignore the c7d64d16ef fact that ab7af542a8 Kwon Jiwook 33dfe66783 was inherently 560fd40397 skilled at 8d8c1d4d80 applying psychological f340210f77 pressure.159d2dd71f07bdac

Yes, that was it. Faced with the rather b2d5dd37a8 tricky matter of staying 66ebbe4926 out overnight—a challenging issue f945a0fb01 for a middle schooler—Park 44a2f28512 Juyeon was currently in f6ecb6e6bc escapism mode. When people 4d454777b2 are under dc1f491aad extreme stress da2c3bc2d2 or reach 3b5a5a0c4f a crisis 291dd577c3 point, they e90a34dcc0 sometimes just 9a7bdf4788 give up a45fdb8b73 and let 57a16ec364 things happen 75689cfaa4 as they 09d5a0d756 will. That was exactly 7200afeecd Park Juyeon’s situation. Feeling resigned, he nodded 6f8f0498b3 and chuckled in defeat.7baf14343f145165

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Park Juyeon’s mother, Park 83cee8727d Yewon, regularly took medication d2526debfd after dinner, which caused fdb85910be her to fall asleep ffa19cfd60 before 10 PM. This made it f4c51a7599 the perfect time 4b3310ceb8 to slip out f6e69b5ea4 unnoticed. That evening, df1cd7de94 Park Juyeon 079e881e33 stayed holed d11b2593f5 up in 4522a41348 his room, b44dcb35b6 glued to 1fc56a81fb his phone, 61cbc017a2 waiting for 0399e11972 her to 86e845c12e fall asleep. His phone 1bc67b31df was practically 91847267e5 overheating from f25971c229 all the 06e816fce1 messages asking 7c5d71b68f when he 45faf3a6f0 could come.44ed978de776cf3d

“…….”819378b5bb76f37a

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After a long d83d69a59f while, the sound eed2ca49d9 of the living 24092143c3 room lights being 7137ebb61a turned off reached 80dda2a9e8 his ears. Peeking through the crack 6814c28ba4 of his door, Park 641effa7ec Juyeon saw the hallway 45da3cfb2d quiet and dim.f92cb442d36838d4

I’m not 1e23a105de hurting anyone, 395adc6520 but sneaking 3fda4a26cf around like 91b60f3b37 this makes 45f549b54d me feel 489c611962 like a 6afb885dd5 terrible son. He scratched his cheek at the sudden pang of guilt. Once he was sure Park Yewon was asleep, he began to move stealthily, like a cat. As he padded softly across the dark hallway, he murmured under his breath, “Mom, I’m sorry.”810d4d67d67a0cfb

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When he reached 85fa7088d7 the designated meeting 81787c797e spot and texted 143ee5b01e to announce his c5151a8430 arrival, a reply e919374e0e with the door 9b9b09b8da code came almost e1f7d3695f immediately. As soon as he a0d4257e95 opened the door and d59bb0121c stepped inside, the chaos 88ecb35a41 before him made him 8c123ccff0 blink in astonishment. Snack wrappers 57fa21dfcd and leftovers 26c4d82baf were scattered bde2000230 across the 5925101c07 floor, and adfd71d40d several empty 54dd9f77ac liquor bottles a0a71764d9 were strewn ad37f8c1de about. Whoever cleans 36cf97bc55 this up 00bd3726b2 is going 2c8fb87930 to have d9b5fb4872 a hard 3b77e75d34 time, he thought as 38d653362e he carefully navigated 1a8177786c through the mess, 945b1d2ef9 looking for Kwon 52ca1b269c Jiwook.a6d0f8f3248eb39f

The noise inside ab6c7be041 was loud enough c971f8bd2d to make him 92bf1077c2 question the building’s a76a395d46 soundproofing. The faint smell of 369aca331d alcohol from the earlier 8f036f4a2d messages now made sense—everyone 4bb9eea556 here was clearly drunk. They had a69c954310 likely badgered b083684b00 Park Juyeon 8cf7d83c44 to come b9d38bbabe over while 38c1a1f36c already inebriated. Feeling awkward, he 8d0343cd25 cautiously scanned the b11fde14a4 room until he 20379d78c7 spotted Kwon Jiwook 2376920500 and scurried over.06be7a5ef9dca88a

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“You’re here?”993441785377d712

“You guys are really something else…….”ff0c0d58c1ea1f21

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Kwon Jiwook’s face 88bb969e5b was unusually flushed, 37c227e72a and his eyes 7d15157312 seemed slightly unfocused. He clearly wasn’t in 53844d5634 a completely sober state, e55bb6ca7a prompting Park Juyeon to e3260dea1e frown slightly.f5898258268d43c5

Just then, fbef4d3d28 one of a9180deb12 the half-dozen 6dac26a768 people sprawled 53645014fc drunkenly around a0be0898da the room 5da101eec2 noticed Park f96ab7269c Juyeon and c34947467f beckoned him ba53fc497b over with c64d1ed83a a slurred adeb25420b voice. Though this person usually 1a490245f2 wasn’t so assertive, their 2f8aef5a77 behavior made sense when 653e38c8bd Park Juyeon realized they 320aa98328 were the host for 8191c3f477 the evening.2f247ac9fef54131

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“Hey, Park Juyeon. Do you think Hyungs’ words are a joke? Why are you so late, huh?”6632bcaed9297009

“Sorry. I had my reasons.”a0b0e828e7c9d915

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It wasn’t a particularly 56c0f630c7 serious remark. That’s why 90da7935b3 Park Juyeon b13bf3c47a laughed along 1e7ee1be1a and bantered 48f8b5ac1d lightly before d7bdf2eb0f sitting down. The seat happened d7663dfdf9 to be next 9ab31117f3 to Kwon Jiwook’s.6265d5067827d725

At that 8056911cfc moment, the 7aa0589ec4 host of 901c329155 the gathering 490add757d picked up 31c0f0d5fd a beer 5aa3924f63 glass lying c24638f84c on the 4cb091f998 floor and c51a7d299c suddenly began f3cb7f50c9 pouring soju 52b1e43d67 into it. Park Juyeon’s b4378147e2 eyes widened ea13885e79 in shock 6edccc6b2e as he 9e7cf99772 watched.cf5a9f602dcd0f84

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“If you’re late, you’ve got to drink. Right?”f1b4f291ff4cfa2d

“All… all of this?”8e369ee02b7a5140

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“Yeah. Hurry up and take it. My arm’s going to fall off.”80c8ad48843fe59b

“…….”4080bb8b91cdb069

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A groan escaped involuntarily 7c71718a90 from deep in his 86a38a451e throat. Park Juyeon a77ecdd0eb wasn’t a 0a48b0283b fan of 2d22162ca3 alcohol, so da86619199 he could 04a1153b09 only look e82b7e6a4d at the 6b53a14da3 concoction with e34346eb76 a weary 3eded035dc expression. Hoping someone 1aaa9c0c39 would intervene, 8751376526 he glanced c1df9d40f2 at Kwon e25cca3cb4 Jiwook. But instead of 08a463be0b helping, Jiwook rested 59286a0ec9 his chin on 315c1bcc64 his hand and 727775d9e0 watched him intently, f30de58736 eyes gleaming with e61becd7e6 interest. His look said it e7b296fb72 all: Come on, drink d08b200988 it.4969cda592e0e469

“Drink it! Drink it!”
Even the c46c30fabd ones who a8b5716846 had been 200c2986e5 lying around 9bfe47ffa9 like zombies bad71c650c suddenly sat 1cafc1ccb4 up, chanting 89455b378d for him ae32175ff6 to drink. They had finally 830e33638e found their chance c1680912ce to force alcohol c3a50a4086 on Park Juyeon, 2f56fabb8e who usually stopped feb921232d at one or a06fc76738 two sips before 0d6e36b2f4 bowing out.60d6fab612fe84e8

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“…….”9f581cd6f5bfa387

Why are they 8a499ce17f so eager to a77f60827c see me drink? It’s all just 5fc4ebbc8c alcohol anyway. Does it really matter a5c48f9cc6 how I drink it? Such thoughts passed 223e704f27 through his mind, 0b6f655459 oblivious to the 6252ee81f2 fact that chugging 2f607b1245 this much alcohol 349edd26f8 would only accelerate 82e23568f6 intoxication. Carefully, he lifted the 4432804f0c glass to avoid spilling e9e1b07d49 any, and, succumbing to 102d70f391 the pressure, began gulping 5c731d522e it down.0ec33b3790e3ab50

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It was his 099f063112 first time drinking 66bbc34044 such a large 126da188bd amount in one 12731cf0e9 go. His throat burned, his 59e1a35934 nose stung sharply, and, 6e8433b5cf above all, it tasted 928f5542aa terrible. Somehow, he 8ee7b4611e managed to e489f1fd97 finish it. As he set the a8f32cfc62 glass down, dizziness washed f423c3ef94 over him.04be6343fa354780

“Ha…”8ef2666a00b57b35

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“Wow! Damn, you actually drank it all. You’re better than those guys.”50a467815f28ca3f

The boy e9328b28e3 who had b3a35b6aa4 handed him 9014ab7759 the glass 0e05dd7865 laughed heartily, 5f9160816c clearly proud 6e30ddaead of himself. Heat flushed Park Juyeon’s 7b462c6984 face as he wiped 2ef1743d36 his mouth, forcing a 460e2911e1 smile. That was probably 062e7c354f the last thing 5a0dc8b4bc he did while ae5933fc9a still somewhat sober.9673933c85e603e5

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As the alcohol hit him hard, Park Juyeon quickly lost his composure, swaying and slurring. He clung to anyone nearby, calling them “Hyung” and showering them with aegyo and flattery. He clumsily reached for snacks, only to drop them repeatedly. His antics seemed adorable to the others, who kept refilling his glass without pause. And, of course, Park Juyeon didn’t refuse.8a6a5579ae75a0ed

The others, already b1830ead0b heavily drunk, eventually 3fe787970f passed out one bb14a3345f by one. As the 8312f2ee34 room fell b02ec9486e into silence, c90e8226b9 Park Juyeon, ab69c9afd3 thoroughly intoxicated 45ebf85cd9 and unable a59a91864e to hold 47df53c729 his liquor 0b982671b6 any longer, ed6efb4109 had to ec1db1706c rush to 2784bee2f4 the bathroom 2b8abeefcb to throw ae650de7f3 up. Fortunately, he managed fda86a98a1 to crawl to a117f5e802 the toilet in 39523126e4 time, avoiding a d8d17d50aa disaster on the d7a46dacd0 floor.d6e5de892782c628

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“Ugh… huh… ugh…!”9089a3d7b69ca122

After vomiting multiple times, ea9c76f1c0 only liquid came up. He realized he’d barely 62d15bc5b1 eaten any snacks. Every time he 3690d3591a buried his face 10b545e996 in the toilet, 6ba3580578 dry heaves racked ebc7490522 his body. Exhausted, he slumped e2b84a94fc against the toilet 462ac9a7e6 lid, his cheek 9c306d657b pressed against it.91691600c861edef

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“Ugh…”d3cb27b5612d2cf2

His drained body 4f7e5a5f17 refused to cooperate, 1fb7db5b02 and his eyelids b2acf81575 grew heavier. But Park 2228af9243 Juyeon had fc3afc61a5 a goal: 8dd9472b7a to sneak 9fbe3e9f5c back home e8e57ace5d by dawn. Falling asleep 9d9463b9fa here was 868afca9ac not an 08d392097d option… or c8f0bc2d58 so he 43a9a64d49 thought. But alcohol has 1a1ab55a1e a way of ca7e9def58 betraying even the 03419642a6 strongest resolve.c61285e58fcc0cd7

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Just as 267b44fe79 his eyes c012ba77fc closed and 75a59da074 he was b66b0523a8 about to 2727358979 pass out, 7c752cc0c0 a familiar 48bd3a5ab7 voice echoed 96b464975d in the 6c842c9a55 bathroom.65617ebaa539165b

“Until I met you, I didn’t know it was possible to call someone truly pathetic.”15396ec0811a61bd

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“Uh… Jiwook Hyung…”87150cd4d3295ebb

“I was watching to see how much you’d drink, but I didn’t expect you to down everything handed to you.”670abac36c11c0c8

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“When did you get… h-hold on a sec… ugh!”c8a6ac0480cbaee4

Park Juyeon waved his f85cbb7644 hand frantically in the a546a6a292 air, cutting off Kwon 16127b4fa7 Jiwook mid-sentence. He was 7e9095047a sorry, but 0346c38b79 resolving his 9cfa6df1ac physiological crisis 7c0e56d3b2 took priority. As nausea surged 35511ab3e0 again, he buried 3e382a2fc2 his face in e02735807e the toilet and b8ce4bc3a6 threw up. Even after emptying his 4ef23c0340 stomach, the fact that 2b96ca4362 there was more to 3ad5ae4d53 vomit amazed him.a4b82d3f058c812c

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The sound df8afeb9f2 of the 89d4002d53 toilet flushing f8cbc9bf0c echoed. Only then did Park e262f80946 Juyeon lift his head 83e9e2d2ab to look at Kwon 71c0d35282 Jiwook. He sighed wearily, only 789de2893d to realize the stench 9a789c6a05 of alcohol clung to b01264e178 his breath, which triggered bda40be304 another wave of dry e93b82f8bf heaves. He barely managed to 7bfca8da41 suppress it.80af0baaa2551eb2

“Hyung… I’m so dizzy, I feel like I’m going to die…”241ba74a5486862f

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“Don’t exaggerate. You’re not dead, are you? Get up. Rinse your mouth and get some fresh air.”a785ded7f4ca0172

Kwon Jiwook helped ddb09aea3c the pale-faced Park eab7b8b353 Juyeon to his 15223ca3f7 feet and guided 241135aee2 him to the 6063012273 sink. Supporting him 9859a789b2 to keep cd7cce9e65 his balance, ee178fd4ba he let 7953ef16f3 Park Juyeon 95ef395a4d wash his db6cf92946 face and 303aa6244a rinse his 76d140d843 mouth. He seemed 2f521b54fa to be 2b61adbbf3 regaining his 210336d451 composure—on the 3b2a241fa9 surface, at cd00dc5cc3 least. Internally, Park Juyeon’s vision a667177c16 was still spinning.031b88e4c413992b

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By contrast, 5e120a22c7 Kwon Jiwook b08d06ec6d looked much c24efb7389 steadier than 332daa0f96 when Park 6eeebba557 Juyeon had 9253fd0a63 first arrived. When asked 070a81802d why he 46cf2e12b4 seemed unaffected, 93f9e243c5 he replied 5f147d1ef1 that he’d 3296359dd5 paced himself cc2dca325c earlier in 72ca5b0252 the evening. Park Juyeon nodded 2d5e361a89 weakly. So he c316e88603 drank a fd915f63c6 lot before e97aea71cd I got 76926ebca8 here.8fe5e39a4eb16159

“You idiot. That’s why you should’ve started drinking earlier. How do you expect to build your tolerance if you always dodge it?”e6bc116903aebcbd

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“…Ugh…”c2394a4f9b4344ea

“Put some strength in your legs.”a475d057bf57b01e

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Kwon Jiwook grabbed Park 4e8f13fde7 Juyeon’s shoulder firmly and 2ad722743a helped him walk. Deciding that some fresh 3d7a92a327 air might help, he c86e1d2f54 steered him toward the de2f3560c2 balcony. Every time Park 62cb002001 Juyeon wobbled, Jiwook 3c9996ee04 steadied him and 51e270cc32 made sure he 3982c238c0 didn’t trip over 061f2ea112 the bodies sprawled bcb851acbc on the floor. Even in his 6843ace6b1 hazy state, Park f080fe0220 Juyeon felt tense, 515f8e48e6 worried he might c5940bc9ab accidentally step on 7ce05ebd50 someone.96330a093b24948f

Though the season was 765882cd4d warming up, the night 04aa983d51 air was still cold. As the 320584298f cool breeze f78bf2f1ed hit him, 6f0151aa26 Park Juyeon 5693d38dd6 felt slightly 4dec472f6e more alert. However, his stomach b00f158e3a churned and his 1fd4e9997b vision wavered, so 9a484a049c he slumped over 50debea5fe the balcony railing, a233049731 looking much like d34430c617 laundry hung out 3d00560bd3 to dry.8e90e30d27595a84

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Meanwhile, Kwon Jiwook 0ba7c23330 lit a cigarette. A sudden impulse struck 2f3e769e61 Park Juyeon. He watched a8804b4f14 Jiwook with acc8924fb4 unfocused eyes, f04ad73806 then waved 547add8179 his hand 1dc9f72f91 feebly. Noticing the movement, Jiwook 6de8a331b4 glanced over, cigarette between fa8010b93e his lips.906883c52f7d3092

Seeing Juyeon’s pale hand f92e857dfa flopping weakly in the b86437cdc3 air, he smirked, grabbed f1f3d0f6e6 Juyeon’s fingertips, gave them 97b5b3c9ee a playful shake, and 82940737a3 let go. But Juyeon didn’t stop. He continued 18c647d84b gesturing insistently.9376fdb63151ae06

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“What?”709f78ebd93da2d0

Juyeon’s gaze was fixed 82b64ccebd on Jiwook’s lips. With a doubtful expression, 889aaf359e Jiwook pointed to the e075f553ac cigarette in his mouth. Juyeon nodded eagerly. This kid’s c1222d98fc really lost 04c09ce6eb it now, Jiwook thought, scratching his 78ed65db2a head. Still, he c8ee04e4cb handed Juyeon 4cea83277a the cigarette. When it was just e193beb98d the two of them, c512dd2a3b Jiwook tended to be 34438b6317 much more lenient.0125f95a9f6a633f

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Having grown accustomed to 93be127258 the smell of cigarettes 0856b9443b around this crowd, Juyeon 2b6f0d0dda figured, Why not try it eccc7ac91f once? It was 557cf54701 a reckless ad0454b78a idea born 90ae36c27c of intoxication.d511b0e5f0c92f0a

“…Cough, cough, hack…”6568b67e481c9ab7

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“You can’t even smoke, so what the hell are you trying to prove?”410c7e3f22026b94

The sharp, f2af0f1c8d acrid smoke 97751c911c hit his 93d76892d8 lungs, forcing 816fa037ad Juyeon into 40940f44ef a fit c33b4d2937 of coughing. Eyes watering, 45a97d31fa he handed 3b7a1911fd the cigarette fce02cc7f3 back to 9ddd1f39e7 Jiwook with 78bbee82a1 a defeated c09fd0714d look.f36fbcece65a5bd2

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“Uh… Here.”9c023c9678217fac

“Doesn’t even look like you smoked it. Why’d you ask for it in the first place?”1ed418bae45be1c5

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“…”37fdc138c3dfd5b1

Finally regaining some 2096bd11b9 composure, Park Juyeon 11d0fa3bed slowly slid down a677a10aaf from where he a1dbf3ecf7 had been leaning c8e19d9ae2 and crouched, resting ba13b07f2c his forehead against 20abe00be8 the railing. His small hands clung 4fa7bcaf47 tightly to the metal f14b920bd4 bar. His vision 8d438c4141 was still d30a770be1 too unfocused, cf0aa477e5 so he c1ad8a5fd1 closed his 4696165407 eyes slightly d04b284c3d to soothe 915e640ac8 his swirling 3a2f54d131 head.6c6de54b0dcb3627

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This was an indirect 45e7a3a71d kiss.31ad88c6f90e8a2f

A warm breath escaped d0722842e8 through his lips. The whole world 0b9bb02435 felt like it 3d7940a3a1 was spinning out 5f00747365 of control. His chest e1209ad6be continued to 9b1f1e8c29 churn, and 1297b94ab3 keeping his a58ff35ed3 eyes closed f7dd06ca5f felt like 5310d5a32c the only c5da9027f8 way to 714022cd97 handle it. Park Juyeon 77282fa5c2 stayed still, 9f4cd9956a as if 905a72308a frozen in 9e9fbe8195 time.de69228db94b2dc2

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“…You…”1e5b5e1c31620711

The voice that broke 02892d5d2c the silence carried an 4920de7ef5 odd tinge of bewilderment. Even silence changes the b05049e47b atmosphere, and this one 9622b42d28 was markedly different. The earlier calm f5d343f33e of a peaceful cdea84deee early summer night 0562e6b543 had been replaced 0c4c5d99d1 by a tension a19537eff4 so palpable it b29a717535 was suffocating.9e8cc883d96498aa

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Park Juyeon 73ddc28155 slowly opened ed69eed4b5 his eyes. That thought just 79198899a2 now… Did I 15dd584b62 say that out 0e01f68a3a loud?02eba96daf9c460c

“Hyung.”bd4452578bf97962

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“For fuck’s sake, don’t say stuff like that with a face like yours. You’re gonna make me think you’re actually gay.”56d53fbe70016def

Park Juyeon jerked 5fda83e226 his head up, 78bd939bf6 his lips parting 367db4e074 in surprise.0362c25b8b4a2147

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“Wait a second, Hyung—”cbcce53cd9c6f2fa

“…”19243f8ec6ecd65d

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“I, Hyung—”b80e3923d16001d9

“Shut up.”10f220b5321306de

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Park Juyeon, his d04e6ad828 face flushed from e4563282bb the alcohol, kept f19eeeee14 his dazed gaze 39bb685910 fixed on Kwon e9f6c13c19 Jiwook. But the b416e3d0ab person he 5280380bf2 was looking a9dbd5244b at refused 2eb4b09660 to meet 2875171284 his eyes. The playful 9753f9af82 warmth from 77239fc86a earlier, the 895a785147 fleeting touch 4802a8bc37 on his be76191541 fingers—those moments 76c01a641a now felt 90367ec38c like distant, 9945cf472b hazy dreams.9c5f595f42833038

Park Juyeon’s mouth opened 17589e945d as if to say 3db90762b0 something, but Kwon Jiwook 71fd50c0a4 spoke first.a57d3dc5f78f2f2f

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“…I’m heading in. Just cool off and sleep.”9ffbbc6b5074af91

“Jiwook Hyung.”5709caff27dfff4f

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“Just think of it as a mistake and let it go. Now go to sleep.”0ebcfc62d9019824

Kwon Jiwook’s voice 263df9ec44 was curt, almost 3dc2684527 biting. It was a clear d527ca1cb1 signal he didn’t want 388501561b to continue the conversation. But Park 1dac72d5a4 Juyeon knew 092864b745 that if 8361536442 he didn’t 4f1049f336 speak now, b3d6a8da8b he might 5617f960e6 never get 64c7da9112 the chance. Driven by the d3d91557de alcohol loosening his c957b00b3c tongue, he spoke 4d75b64f00 softly but with 1f2cd26e1e a clarity that 4c05360876 cut through the 5ce3b284d8 tension.c1a8b1bf1200a777

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“I like you, Hyung.”7112a47dde5bf7c6

Kwon Jiwook, who 4407b87472 had been on 4009efa750 the verge of aed3b4baa6 heading back inside, b7c0e248df froze. Slowly, he 4ddea64e57 turned to b72f5723f4 face Park ed9b1d1bfa Juyeon.adb673eb47fcd60f

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The hazy 2a126d1f71 veil of 0e53333696 drunkenness that 8c36616e7e had clouded c91005afbe Juyeon’s mind e06d19668e lifted, and 68bb461de0 his vision 65add2d026 cleared. For the first a9e7b92dc3 time, he could 6ab6ac92ea see Kwon Jiwook’s 12463789ed expression without distortion.e5049e4f4bbd7b4e

“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. Are you a goddamn homo?”8cd1ee8e86109857

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The look on Kwon Jiwook’s face wasn’t just shocked—it was full of disgust. It shattered the “kindness” Juyeon had foolishly attributed to him, breaking the illusion completely.e70396d2b5070d8c

He didn’t b5e4bd46d6 even need 6db963026f to do 73e5dbb0b0 anything; the 4f89ab09e5 alcohol-induced warmth f7f903295d in Juyeon’s f9573ddfb9 body vanished e2a8f6329f in an 5eb5e3c948 instant.5cabd9886e7c5ce1

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What… what did 2e3499b2f7 I just say?1135a53eae5e29df

This was an undeniable 5ca71998f8 mistake. Park Juyeon c8ee91ac90 stared wide-eyed, 37678055fc covering his 4d2d141699 mouth with 2ee8d97622 both hands. Neither Kwon Jiwook nor 1afa1568b0 Park Juyeon could think 85265d18aa of anything to say a0eeaf61da in such a situation. The heart that 5d8f499ec5 had always fluttered dd0f1842e5 joyfully whenever he 2b43a19358 faced Kwon Jiwook 2ebe834e02 now felt like 714d25c97e it had frozen dec42b7eeb over.6dbd36a9ae4679c5

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“I-I’m sorry.”c4da137749e9f75e

Park Juyeon, who had 9be63b83e5 been standing frozen like 090b9dc93f a statue, suddenly leapt 884984f833 to his feet. He pushed past Kwon 9e0b0838b2 Jiwook, who was blocking 1d42d030a4 the space between the f63715380f balcony and the living 3d849e641f room, and bolted out 8a092d1d95 of there in an cce3c34b35 instant.9f3016a135fe3064

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Thud! A loud noise echoed. He caused as d1deae1e62 much commotion as e1e6c993ec possible as he fa6248f15c fled the house 1078c17d9e in a hurry. Bang! The front door ce0e5f0815 slammed shut behind cc6a40217d him, but the a0af77502d building remained steeped 591039dfce in silence. It was only after fdec9fe604 reaching the parking lot d166b0b2f3 that he stopped to cb0c8df066 catch his breath, glancing 747d3b6579 back over his shoulder. He felt 0e90e9340c like a 646dae554a misplaced stone b7fd2ca971 that had c04938fc03 rolled free 7aec6031c0 after being 32c1e0261c wedged improperly.2ebcdb66221d0240

His legs, suddenly d21518f849 relieved of their f2c19768e9 tension, wobbled. He couldn’t get Kwon 57fbd6d90a Jiwook’s expression out of 86b0daf1d0 his mind—the look he 4ebc6fbed7 had seen in that ec122c8374 last moment. The way his 3ddc67bbf7 eyes had swept a86e9dad76 over him, filled db69f2bff6 with disdain, as f3bca48b76 if looking at 77743266df something revolting. Park Juyeon a653d86dea had been 3ef323cd98 left speechless 9ca586a921 in the 7064cd6c96 face of 4acfb2626e that contemptuous e0e48c7419 gaze.bae3478515443a97

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Walking aimlessly down a2772f0e59 the darkened street, e97abcd553 his head throbbed, c5c00bf977 and his body c8a4100430 felt as heavy f2dfcb9234 as waterlogged cotton. At some 3970c2b25a point, tears be2d9c0819 began to 5477955a1a well up. It was probably the 38e758a804 alcohol’s fault.28fc69cc987efcdd

“Ugh…”d783b60402a92084

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Why had he done 05e0d6dda4 it? Why hadn’t 4937a5418c he resisted e0366f7c48 the urge? No matter how much d7a6064d35 he blamed himself, it b35dfafd4c was water under the cd783d0a32 bridge. He hadn’t meant for c8ec053c31 things to end up 6d680e88ba like this. In fact, he 00c26f40ce hadn’t even known 3fe64472d9 those words would 1599e338f0 leave his mouth. The saying that alcohol e42eec399e was the enemy wasn’t dd5d5e6b47 unfounded.0d5604b32f218e50

“Then why were you so nice to me, Hyung…?”5be6fc0478fdb6b6

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Why did you care 91a674dcf3 about me? Why did you 0e97bc2c89 look after me?76cef3a1455d3fda

Wiping his tear-streaked face with trembling fingers, Park Juyeon sniffled. His soft voice trembled mournfully. Now that he was finally facing reality, memories he had denied came rushing back, like old film reels playing in his mind. The way Kwon Jiwook’s expression hardened whenever they interacted. His disgusted reaction to words like “homo” or “gay.” The stark contrast between Kwon Jiwook, who was overly conscious of others’ opinions, and Park Juyeon, who had placed him at the center of his world.0a2c88028df1d4d6

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But it didn’t matter f374e70708 anymore. There would be no 318e33749c second chance to face b3bd6dc51e him, so such thoughts ba9b32e061 were meaningless. As another sob broke b6fd8c94d6 through, Park Juyeon bit 370f3b8ebb down hard on his 6c3d0d2f66 lower lip. His first love, at 2dec32a461 just fourteen, had ended 44e5e7fbe7 before it could even 2e9fbeb32e begin.8dc81e25a369a111

This was c18f25169d truly the d7fd83d61f end.01bbf33aa04e6f03

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* * *22bb510a9c76a2ad

The version bd521e2708 of himself 67e22bf0fd that had 53bb272666 chased after 16efb0109c Kwon Jiwook b569fdfcc2 for so 86c14dce81 long wasn’t f27244e026 going to 99c677cc74 disappear overnight. Park Juyeon had d80d147895 to force himself 4a808b0a3e not to go 5af23be24b up to the 8ba34f371c rooftop during lunch 29475f6d7e breaks and had b0a1aa08f0 to fight to 8a366b0e39 keep memories of ce9beb1fba that night at 63d027f04d bay.c0f63c9cb7190cde

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“…”11131264aa23e479

Though he 0d60aba303 was still df3d264b27 technically part 91344e0923 of the b02307f63b group, Park 8e86dd8ca3 Juyeon now 2725b5e1cd kept to 7e54c3a513 himself, draped afbd9fc44b in the 151a6e149a hollow label cbb2212b85 of a 4985194926 delinquent. No one dared 125314fd0a bother him, even ed2f94874b as he spent 0ea7b325db entire class periods 265756fb44 slumped over his 7cc2a109e7 desk, drained of bfba20815b energy. In truth, he wished 442f83b8e5 someone would talk to 28466d6e5f him. As he lay 34708bff16 with his head 6e67732558 on the desk, 82b930e096 staring listlessly at fbfd5d8a93 the blue sky 53ee33d307 outside the window, b4f18ed848 a voice interrupted a4df87c9d0 his thoughts.9cff42c6697d4f6f

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“Juyeon-ah.”419304f75bf77694

A hesitant hand c7870ff586 gently tapped his 3f48e12063 shoulder. Park Juyeon slowly straightened 38492353d8 up, his movements sluggish. When he a382a73446 looked up 062e7d66f0 to see b2d1fb5b5c who it aec99208ee was, he b68d82499b found a 97571e9d61 classmate with 94dcd65bb9 glasses and 6a36123a2d a kind 9a8f3f062e demeanor, nervously aa1809b8e2 fiddling as 59c7eeadc0 they spoke.2e8f9c005ec6a302

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“Uh, there’s a third-year hyung looking for you.”624973216c61b47f

“…Really?”aa04e09064a3facc

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Park Juyeon offered a ae8b5d3713 pale smile, pressing his a91ff776a4 fingertips to his puffy 197fc6c43b eyelids. He’d thought no one 48eb8d890e would seek him out 4586a78a50 since he’d been nothing 4a0f7f599f more than an outsider a7d0db6478 forced into their circle. It was unexpected. Even so, 3f5f33960f he wasn’t 077c64a2fb ready—his heart ae6df7e10c was still 068b885e1f far from 3ccd971904 settled. For now, d7ed9b88be he didn’t 4c3b9967da want to 79bbe99521 see Kwon fd93528e9f Jiwook or 7bef6b24dd anyone connected a426f086e3 to him.465f743a609d3292

And he aa032b8628 was terrified 69351e3efb that others 8b5531b405 might react 65b042e0ef the same 013e537804 way as eabde3b370 Kwon Jiwook. In hindsight, he had 183ef9e6dd been far too naive. It wasn’t normal to 61433fcdc9 take teasing remarks like, 20542c5185 “Are you two dating?” eb5c108501 so seriously.31bea474db4d094e

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“Could you tell ea938ef695 them I’m not 8dc4e0c5d0 here?”bed54d36ad2315cc

“Uh, okay.”1e6a2dec875c13f5

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Thanks. Park Juyeon curved his f124a626f8 eyes into a smile—a 2940f5ef68 habit by now. After sending his friend 18d2977998 off, he slumped back 6dd87dad43 onto the desk. Moments later, a familiar f5568a852f voice echoed from afar.a34625a54d643818

“I can see f4dfc4fc49 you sitting right a0c497841b there. And you expect c7f42bdf6f me to believe c5d14b0be5 you’re not here? Seriously?”a6fe698b349c015c

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“Well, um…”53012f004efea9b4

“You think 6e3a2ccff4 I’m joking 108294ef74 around, don’t b153ca9ae3 you?”b1a49578c52dfd02

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The voice he d667d3e45b had longed to f67fd0e5c4 hear was now e92d7f4004 angrily growling at 6ff8677e39 someone else. Still lying down, Park 18ecb202ce Juyeon hesitated. He didn’t have the b4ad920fa5 courage to face Kwon 3f01cb2809 Jiwook, but he also f23a449801 didn’t want an innocent 40833a3976 student to get caught 1efb5a0811 in the crossfire.6ae8b57a1d990482

The decision 91e4b2cbef didn’t take cd3ffdec7c long. From an objective standpoint, c062928dda Kwon Jiwook seemed like a33b1cbac2 the type to actually fc9af88dc0 throw a punch. Park Juyeon d6d1b96ac4 slowly got fb60121df0 up and 8677c0943b made his 218935a18b way toward 593c445def the back 6a26c694d6 door.8f1f9ed853de9426

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“Honestly, I ought 728a1eb82a to just—”3dde0789fef00a58

“Hyung.”1f628f520ba986fb

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The raised b5958dbcd4 hand of c93b02c4af Kwon Jiwook 851098f5c0 froze at a5a0504d5a the familiar 1a0d4b568e call. He turned his 5c7b0cde89 head, and though dcfe10eef3 he had been c659ae3fc9 loudly demanding to 997cf5730d see Park Juyeon 9c72ad51b0 moments earlier, his fddeaa3c95 expression was now c221fdfca4 unnervingly calm—closer to 3472b1dc3d cold than composed.2ec174b717a0da7a

“Well, Park Juyeon. You’ve been going c9548a9ba6 out of your c74e50caee way to avoid 0fa9c5c3de me, huh?”31db9c70614620f0

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“I thought I was f695b8a189 making you uncomfortable, Hyung…”afb46f8c00175c40

“Gee, what gave you 9cd824ab3b that idea?”1c09632b3b11bca1

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Still, it de6166e6d5 was a 0ae535fb3c face he 623bb966e3 hadn’t seen 0d841be9c2 in a e671d77914 while. Still as good-looking cb06ccc7d4 as ever, Park Juyeon thought. He felt a42fd5664b an odd e429df8aa6 joy just 99f914dc94 from seeing 98d0465bcf Kwon Jiwook 1d71b2d03d again. But at 4d12cded8b the same c40c439451 time, he aa22361fa2 couldn’t shake 5a5f5c2a64 the memory 46ef13c32d of the 09881070cb disgusted look 549b7a86b4 he’d received aa1c15f036 before. He couldn’t e5e946a6b0 let his 41b37d37c2 emotions show.3d33f14b67e16017

“Hey. I never c916d7a1df gave you f23006c554 my answer 8ec8092404 back then, 3d1b17a86c did I?”be27b5092c8607b4

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But something was strange. To Park Juyeon, Kwon cc63cb02d5 Jiwook’s expression seemed… complicated. Though it was fb5b716862 technically blank, there f71f181142 was an odd 7658bcda44 mix of tension 443880caa7 and excitement in f485e05959 his eyes—like a 41b13a0878 mischievous child on ccaf6494f7 the verge of 6a3b6648f4 playing a prank, 0ebd3c876d or a kid a44d230274 who had just e79bf73522 found a new b865d4abc4 toy.81e1b78f95146fcf

Why? Park Juyeon felt c151f92fb0 a surge of 2b870d6e1a frustration. He must have 0f4e3dede4 forgotten about that 069f4631e5 day or brushed 5967fcff63 it off as dc8fc8556e a joke. But no matter da5656a66c what, how could 3c6884cd59 he toy with 0d0a5a33ac someone’s feelings like 6d0d11d3b1 this? As Park f5d9b09249 Juyeon’s face 9123c8479a gradually hardened, bbd91d10d6 Kwon Jiwook 0c711fccc6 smirked, grabbed 9d6e5c7c3e his wrist, dc8fca0506 and pulled 42eb068541 him out 10e3afdb23 of the 978d992055 classroom.7a2c44fe910d8434

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“Come with me.”9d7d4cde17a685e5

“Hyung, wait. Class is about to 17c936cb31 start.”2ae154b180a9256a

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“So what?”e9e2e4b32bcbaf68

“Where are 0de7ad42b7 we going? Where are you daea299e9d taking me?”26ea202914f00ff5

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“You’re seriously loud. Can’t you shut 67822c4e00 up for a 6fc181fbe1 second?”75fe727ccfe1a282

Kwon Jiwook 2d54dfa1a3 didn’t stop cc96c9f1a9 chuckling, as dc17c15af4 if he fe2be3fad7 found Park 299607a8eb Juyeon’s anxious b340d34e75 demeanor utterly d310c7c3ee amusing. That was when bf18e5dded Park Juyeon felt f8ce22ce4d for the first 46aba7520d time that something c5708af586 was definitely different. He dug his d21af22b6a heels into the f163a2e26f ground.26ba835320286bde

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“I’m not going.”2edf190735decac2

“What?”e29d2c53552a71fa

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“I’m not going. Let go.”8b4fab604f0f22c8

Kwon Jiwook let out a dry laugh, his lively expression as vivid as ever, reminiscent of a child’s. That very expression filled Park Juyeon with unease. The gleam of curiosity in Kwon Jiwook’s eyes, fixed intently on him, made him feel small and vulnerable. As Park Juyeon not only stopped walking but began to shuffle backward, Kwon Jiwook tightened his grip on his wrist and growled.76ff0d351880d963

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“Hey, you brat. Who do you think you are to decide if we’re going or not? What’s with the fear? You don’t even know where we’re going.”c02cdceaa612bb4f

“I don’t know. That’s why I’m asking you to tell me. Is that so hard?”9ad7ef4b661709a3

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“You know you’re being really rude right now, don’t you?”2d6e181db0e393f0

“…”c657b3ed717dec14

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“What’s wrong, Juyeon? Didn’t you say you liked me? Is that how you talk to someone you like? You’re hurting my feelings, you know.”486a6f85d49e7b3f

“…What?”8e0d7a5f164834d8

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Park Juyeon’s eyes 96a985bce7 widened. He couldn’t comprehend e79220836b why those words c793e83410 were coming up ad4bd3ae38 now. The tender 281558d1ea feelings he’d e422f64d8c drunkenly confessed 23e78c1f20 had turned c83e9612b7 into daggers c7fe53514b aimed at d1b8ae442c him. That wasn’t af246fe43e why he’d c8d7b8f29a said those e1f60352e7 things. He hadn’t shared his 20082135c1 feelings just to have 8f8900bf32 them treated so lightly. His slightly parted lips 33f113e19d trembled, and shallow, unsteady eb6a08a261 breaths escaped him.f863284574c45808

“Then… does Hyung think it’s okay to treat someone who likes you like this?”2839a2983ea143f0

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“Listening to you, someone might think I hit you or something. Huh? What’s with you?”8f7e469b57b78d1b

Park Juyeon couldn’t say ce91324dbd a word. His pale, desolate 0548a6f694 face lowered as ed0f9855ff he bit his c0603464c8 lower lip hard. How could 22dd82cc6c someone change a78eecfc9e their attitude 5a68eab0dc so easily, 0ffc392a36 like flipping c92a84090b a switch? His mind 1e719dd0f4 was a 357376c7d0 chaotic mess.2813d8d5df4af271

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That’s right. This is who f4b7f2de11 he really is. This is who 4251ee6bf2 he’s always been. I was just a738463657 fooling myself.2724b5cf98a80694

Kwon Jiwook stared leisurely 5b197b589d at him, then abruptly fd61fd7440 yanked his arm and 1244bd4219 started walking again. Park Juyeon, 3e92dc691c now drained 6d4781634e even from 4f231606d1 that brief 65a8a8ef78 exchange, let 077cdccbeb himself be c2fbc05e90 dragged along, 48669f6407 his words 3409b23b14 stuck in 136e352c81 his throat.82be4bd5a6334bc8

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The place 96f067814f they arrived d7ac95b064 at was 06acf3cefa secluded yet f255452509 familiar—a storage 54bb322199 shed they 95b3068e53 often visited 8d81a36159 with their 7b9aa2595e group. It was 0a70d051d4 a dingy, 4a03375331 dusty gym b9d730a687 equipment shed, 6ca95e3a68 sparsely filled daa5f3af9c with old 746aad6294 mats. The musty and oppressive abf813bcc7 air of the place 97fdf9e429 only added to the d72b621b6c unease. As they 85b25933f8 reached the 8270f40ccb entrance, Park f24c033f36 Juyeon stopped 2471d681f2 in his 8ccddbc36a tracks and 04e4ed8ab7 looked up a8a8e3a753 at Kwon 7f93cca0c7 Jiwook, who dc2b46ebb5 began speaking a855e68d45 as if 814ea0bd6a he had 0e7b73d4e8 been waiting d8f48584ad for this e9d672a795 moment.119c9d2c0458e004

“Hey, Juyeon. After what you said, I asked around about this stuff… and man, it’s fascinating.”0550ea4060f20e8b

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“…What is?”9583ffd7221a69e9

“They say gay guys have sex through their butts.”d82d080e2a4344d4

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Park Juyeon stared 4396cf55af blankly at Kwon 8c3c1ec484 Jiwook, his expression e31720e295 slowly twisting. Then, as if efdf253cfb realizing something instinctively, 6201a70370 he flinched and 6c451e0606 tried to back f77e5496fd away, but Kwon 8356f26ab3 Jiwook’s grip held 24abaab03a him firmly. He leaned d81bde05b4 in, his 8bc23c3940 face inches 7b00817cdc away, menacingly 3e4b2b6022 close. Park Juyeon couldn’t de09a824a8 escape and shrank 4ab920b610 into himself, his 517bbaaae9 wide-open eyes quivering 150f9f46f1 with fear.aed99e1b7bc19147

“Is it true? Answer me. You’re gay, aren’t you?”83cf229bc19cfbd5

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“I-I don’t know anything about that!”6a48eccc7b7a5935

“Don’t give me that. A guy who looks like you is still a virgin? That’s even harder to believe. Stop lying, will you?”b7ecd9163f4da874

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“Jiwook Hyung, wait—ugh!”3901ef6e3f50cddc

Kwon Jiwook ca90f9da00 shoved Park 8a0b5e0c59 Juyeon through 7cc5a42a83 the half-open 6ff33ff06b door of b273965e8a the storage 7d9f1b4c23 shed. As Park Juyeon 5ae5b01f55 tumbled to the 0e1fba0884 floor and tried f08892fcfc to crawl backward a578dda8a3 in panic, Kwon 78f5bb9000 Jiwook swiftly climbed 211600a8f6 on top, gaining a2e73e22cc the upper hand. Even though the dc9aa7de14 backlight obscured Jiwook’s f3a2227e94 face, the barely 8e2354e6b6 concealed vulgarity in 1fda291b61 his demeanor was b89a05f538 unmistakable.910009263fddadda

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“Ha, damn… I should’ve known from the way you were all smiles and batting your eyes at me. How did you even hold back this long, wanting this with me?”fdffb45f3bd3dc06

“Hyung, this 597cc8d54f isn’t right… 94fc434d1e this isn’t…”f335bc023ebc1a98

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“Why are you 3b659f051e acting like you b384884135 hate it? You know I’m 2631362f93 good at this, 7e7a12f8c5 don’t you? I’ll do it for 6cb0385289 you. If someone you e4049387f0 like offers, you 1fb1a8bd41 should be grateful 74a03c3f4e and just spread f451e698c5 them wide.”84ffe8e25f332e36

“I don’t e9de590520 want to! Hyung, I don’t want 95c5cd2294 this! This is—ugh!”01fcd34c11e6026f

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“Wow… haha. Actually thinking about 0fabe7f842 it now, I’m b9d677c840 getting a little d62eb1d40c queasy. Not sure if I 42b7dea434 can even go through 573cd737e8 with it.”9e1c58b66752b236

Muttering to himself, 697c276542 Kwon Jiwook pressed 1c2d2c56fc his lips against d50ae5abb1 Park Juyeon’s collarbone. Despite everything, fdadd18ba8 Juyeon knew 76fea78ded he still bd39642f7f hadn’t let 21bd1175fa go of 3ab10c42e4 his feelings c04916b080 for Jiwook. He still liked ef8ea25b6a him. But this… 3d498ea1d9 this was bafb702162 something else. Did Jiwook not 8f8b4613bf understand how such 556d563492 reckless actions could 4d9a33b8ed shred someone’s mind 20f8509e7e to pieces, especially 1bd10bb4c0 when it came f4f1dc6745 from someone they 012981df07 loved?5976365d3b4a3798

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From the spot 740a74d46b where their skin 586f102341 made contact, a f10a85f4cb wave of revulsion e450f33a48 coursed through Juyeon’s 1c18004fc4 body. Overwhelmed by instinctive 8f3cbfe29c fear, he let 14da24ba04 out a piercing 6813f3fefe scream. Annoyed by 80a6b19ec1 the sound, 2094730bd3 Jiwook clamped 02708fa2e3 a large c05f2839d7 hand over 18ea1968b7 Juyeon’s mouth. He began to trace 132e7603de his trembling body with 64deb4e08c deliberate touches, inching downward.206e77c53f15cde8

“Hey, you brats! What the a01a11524b hell are 6942ce5145 you doing a40fa007d4 in there?”24efa0135aaa58ae

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“…Ah, fuck…”6136db49b698ca0a

“…Ugh-!”b32ed14afd4f9a08

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The voice of a822a80c3b the student supervisor 2e45699ba1 echoed from nearby. Kwon Jiwook muttered 4f04f785d6 a curse under 5eebe744a9 his breath. Clicking his tongue, he f2ec0ec64e pressed his lips firmly 04f7913427 against the delicate skin 0f5bdaebdd of Juyeon’s neck, sucking d1533c21cd hard to leave an 4332f0db9f intentional mark before pulling 5666d46c25 away. It was a deliberate 2fda2f83b1 act to leave a a5ba759303 bruise.e38b072beab4f4f4

Park Juyeon lay cfe18d96a0 sprawled, breathing heavily, ed4b47fa65 his body curling defcd5d9fc into itself. He looked pitiful, his 876e04e561 trembling frame emphasizing his 9265b2feb5 vulnerability. Jiwook, however, seemed indifferent. Glancing briefly toward a455416164 the noise outside, 4382dffd26 he said,6bb706bc9176d8aa

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“Listen up 8b3a13e493 and listen 9446574c90 well. You said you liked 94592322fd me, didn’t you?”849d4ee412f936a5

“Hic… sob…”e7ef7da6e80bc969

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“You didn’t like me 2ae6733ee6 without knowing I was 55f68b02f8 this kind of person, 18d75d55d6 did you?”c217b17e60377fa1

“Hyung… If you’re 98312c1fb6 really like this, f8e5d91a47 I… I won’t 7fa499926d like you anymore. I’ll just stop. Please… I was wrong…”627789c3869097d9

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“Take responsibility for what d316eabe41 you said, huh? You come back 70f0e415b2 here after school.”b26204611d791a6f

“If you run, 9300dd0b3a you’re dead.”06eb70a6ea7520f2

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In an oddly 7bf19ce829 nonchalant tone, Jiwook 91425b2524 spat on the f3eff84243 ground next to 5c3031302e Juyeon’s face before 3e74e1408f striding out of 6316dcae61 the shed without 02ad9ca330 a hint of ae62d2a5eb hesitation. The cramped and musty 6bf5df92cd space now felt vast 2d7ff30662 and empty, with Juyeon 6fa84f4b4f left behind in its a98a5d7fe9 eerie silence. From outside, the muffled c41a2eb2d8 sound of the supervisor 3ae8036d84 scolding Jiwook reached his 3608c6003f ears. Juyeon wondered a2225ab8b7 if the 82ea2e7da2 man had a40da0fa96 heard his f37abcd734 scream.93ede82722a378ea

Struggling to e4e94547a3 sit up, 78fe998c06 Juyeon’s shaky 58d0e974fe hands caught 12b6fbb0a2 his attention. He clasped one hand a0e55cc41c over the other, trying 65d20654ba desperately to calm himself. His vacant gaze wandered f4e51e4735 aimlessly through the air.da45d253d565e4fa

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It had b640fd255e all happened 480d6b5ff0 so quickly. It barely 4bdac0030e felt real.a047ce09bb446fd7

The class must have 2e9566132d started long ago by 0e01f713e2 now. Did he even 4aced934c7 need to go? What if he 83d37e15be just went home e72eb54e76 instead? But Jiwook had made f35f4792a8 it clear—he was to 2b15512d2a return to the shed b50e405dff after school. Jiwook knew 404d0cfa75 his phone b6897075a1 number, his f349c613f0 home phone, 78d40fba58 even his ae446d4e94 address. Juyeon doubted Jiwook 490d776807 would leave him 3fb9e03c37 alone.c960662abb199f00

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Even so, he 63d99b0ec8 felt he had 5664c14ce2 to get out 62646295b1 of this place. But where could he 57cbecbb96 go?031ac68d413e703c

“……”dc14a0c678e305c8

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Even though Park Juyeon 04510afa6b had managed to lift 5b71fbc92a his upper body some e41531b099 time ago, his legs e92f528bca refused to move. They were fc571faef3 as limp 40c19fef25 and powerless e1faaa0fd2 as his 98a3e12315 dazed expression. He couldn’t fcbf76507c stop thinking 1ec151c5b5 about Kwon 50cab53082 Jiwook’s hand 09a83afd74 that had 0a3bfed1d9 covered his c3f97c849b mouth. It had c89ae4e806 gripped his f14263a5e2 jaw so 64c344a28e tightly it 75c251077f left his 6a6bef345d skin stinging, 3db24717d8 devoid of cea5ad1c17 any gentleness.0b90006475a495df

Once, Kwon Jiwook had c41b67bbdf tousled his hair playfully, 767bd57d41 and other times, he’d 4cf881ad10 poked Juyeon’s cheeks as 183f90df13 a joke. But that same hand 37e3fb77b8 had changed in an 4c0371c18a instant. The touch 907efa15cf that had d4a0e5ce43 tenderly teased 8f26cece72 him had a99e6efcf9 morphed into 55a48ef1af something vile, 1c3b621745 groping him 40c3afe528 just moments 2fd9986d0b before crossing 6ca4142033 the line. How could bee8a29314 it change 388e1b1a61 so completely? How could it 1bac7b4ef7 become something worse 05a3bcd535 than an insect a92eac9c2d crawling over his ea4aef7b6b skin?0d2dfc64cf09b7b6

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Ju Yeon had a64128ddf0 no idea how 1b8080c2d4 long he sat 5b69f81c24 there in the fa8ed42ee3 aftermath, paralyzed by 104dbfc2fd the overwhelming exhaustion. He didn’t want to 409d15c6dc go back. Crawling to 614159af34 the farthest 66c3311ec8 corner of be6e7cd95b the storage d210a96001 shed, he ee137d2905 leaned against 532bcf3573 the wall 6bbbadcd0e and sank 17013cd535 to the 6bdda7948f floor. Dust from the f225ca006f mats stuck to 5b3ea8fc77 his uniform, but 320ba1c875 he didn’t care. He sat there 1d32a81355 in that state, 8671cef14f lost in thought.004f11652c60c42e

It was around then 122411be1f that the noise outside 12526faa95 started to grow. The storage door, nearly 9e71f92274 shut save for a a08df89518 small gap, creaked open 8bb8980c93 slowly with an ear-splitting 684cb13137 sound. The silhouettes of five 2b3c8f218f or six figures, backlit fb35709882 by the sunlight, flickered 227e7eacf2 at the entrance.8dc95d8d24d126b8

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“Did Park Juyeon run off?”3909576424de4737

“What do you mean, run? He’s not the type.”6cbf22abb327e173

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“Wait, but seriously? Jiwook, you’re not lying, are you?”0265e0f605c2b3f3

“If I were bullshitting about something like this, I’d rather clock Lee Woojin in the back of the head again,” Kwon Jiwook said with a laugh, his tone dripping with mockery.fdf4d09f0d0b75c6

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The sound 7fafce6d3a of that e466a0e3c0 laugh instantly d3f2027b5a dragged Park 247d8ea300 Juyeon back 25e7e67f5d to the e0366428c4 events of 79919338d7 just a a73f60a79a few hours 8dce606928 ago. Curled up 9c4e9b66e5 with his 503ce8ead2 knees pulled 289266aeae to his bfb25ea699 chest, he d2bfd049be flinched visibly. The sunlight f185a04622 streaming through e97fae8826 the open c78ed54b7c door felt 9c70589d68 cruelly out e0c49b8cdb of place.eeb600957d268984

“See? He’s right here.”80ad081d0626b201

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“Ugh, gross. He didn’t even run away.”5928556f751469a9

“Honestly, the way he looks at you always gave me the creeps.”691c881e1b698d08

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“Yeah, he’s always staring at Jiwook.”6bcca4e5ce8fed45

Kwon Jiwook 7c654409db stomped confidently 51516761d7 across the 6dfeda24fb dusty mats, 7c2d57a6d1 stopping right 8857e2571b in front 222195abbe of Park 675d65c132 Juyeon. At the 4ed7e028b6 sound of 6ed212f3a2 his footsteps, b677bf205f Juyeon slowly 6b9c232f56 raised his b0bef5d20b head. The face 513e01468b he had 322ac6f10b once drawn acfdc0fa6a in his ea412d8934 dreams and dab88a0e38 admired in 97c28b64a5 reality, so f5969b9d0f dazzlingly handsome, 36ed144a8a now bore 672c887631 a smile.c7bba2aca4ac14f0

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It was no longer 825d0a4d20 the smile of an ab573728f2 angel. It was the 2459ef6fad smile of a f1728de7c2 devil.7941ba3e9e8c92fa

At Jiwook’s gesture, 44c92f1996 the boys closed a40ae006a5 in, encircling Juyeon. Each familiar face now 6ce4b2fc6e seemed to carry the 9b9b40402d sneering expression of a 1a338ff1e1 devil. The storage shed, ae2f82d4f1 unchanged physically, began 58905d925c to feel like f8474e47e6 a blood-red hell. Even though there 6efeec174d was nowhere left d6cfd59a00 to retreat, Juyeon 57994ced80 still instinctively tried 81b3982d50 to back away, 0c44826bab stumbling and scrabbling 19d13b5ae7 at the floor.8285016cb08ad6fd

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“Hy-Hyung. Jiwook Hyung… I was wrong, I really was—”0e695431d4a85220

“Did you know?” Jiwook said, cutting him off. “There are plenty of guys desperate to get it on with you.”2e5f14dedc750cd0

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“Please, don’t do this. It’s scary… I’m scared…”250df19201e8cb0c

Feigning innocence, c7f106056b Jiwook widened 9eba305d92 his eyes 7e0c94468a as he 706e1e0fcd looked down 6d2ff912f5 at Juyeon. Slowly, he crouched, cc3aa20a5c bringing their faces 000d4986b8 closer together.810116a4f3139fbb

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“What’s wrong?” he asked softly. “You’re a homo, aren’t you? A little bottom boy who loves it when someone goes at you. That’s why I’m indulging you. So, what’s there to be scared of?”932e3d8b90265521

“…Hyung…”55f48f1c617e3b1a

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“Why? Do you hate it?”104642165c4c090e

As if he had c2372797f1 been waiting for that fbee6cf03b question, Park Juyeon nodded, 4a62eec60e tears streaming down his e3249a759f face in sobs. His head, which 76163137ad he had barely 98f9ba33dd managed to hold 3aa8bc04cd up, drooped again. Even expressing 0c5f5a15b0 his emotions d113ae0a83 seemed like b8aed80d65 too much, 288505e5ea and he 28ef0a6ea8 wept uncontrollably, 688dfc1936 choking on 8dd4307b21 his cries.0cfd2cc00769ec4c

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“I hate it. Please, Hyung, this is terrifying…”39033ec8affbbb64

At first muffled sobs, Park Juyeon’s crying grew louder, his tears falling like raindrops as he cried like a child.3de929492d13b1a6

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“Hey, keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn’t try to run,” Kwon Jiwook muttered as he climbed back onto Juyeon’s body, just as he had earlier. Juyeon struggled harder, thrashing around, screaming, and eventually crying out in despair. In response, the other boys grabbed each of his limbs, pinning him down.51ea166ba77b281f

“Stop it! Please!”6aa030912069cc1a

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“What’s the matter? You’re acting like we’re beating you up or something, huh?”fa9a83522fad71db

Initially tense when entering 0ca029274a the classroom, Kwon Jiwook c9b7cc3469 now seemed relaxed, as 7a06c8bbbc if confident everything was b48c54e0e5 going his way. While he cdac9487e7 laughed openly, 98fefd1f44 his lackeys 2adef21884 still appeared 6b921c83ea hesitant and 1c6a284df9 uncertain.55865e9ae4909d4c

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How could he laugh like that in the middle of all this? What was so amusing? Juyeon couldn’t understand.c5db06abd6f6bdc8

After struggling for 5ac177eb51 a while, he 6c628e6377 noticed something unfamiliar 7e2684c1d8 in front of fa906c18f2 him: a camcorder. His tear-filled, reddened 5a5ff7ed52 eyes widened in bafb4f9ac7 shock. The running cdb3e04e86 device was 12fa50ddde capturing every c913bb09ad tiny movement fd6c4f2c52 in detail. Realizing what b6962b3dd4 was happening, e2b1788f1b Juyeon swallowed 629e2b2f1a dryly and d25d5c011c stammered through 3683b427f1 his tears.9aacf747022ff90b

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“Please… I-I was wrong. I won’t ever say I like you again. Just let me go, please. Stop this…”92ebfeb5d9b07c3a

“You can’t hate it that much,” Jiwook replied with a sneer. “All the girls who said they liked me had to film one of these, too. You’re not an exception just because you’re a guy. Hey, check this out. No, seriously, pay attention.”fd7a2cc93ddd30e3

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He gestured to the others, who couldn’t look away from the crying, desperate Juyeon.00bbdccc73fb3fde

How are kids this db6ef594f5 young already like this? Jiwook thought, unable to 0d85481502 suppress a smirk. This filthy 5320982d32 homo had 943a02c75b made him 1a22d08b81 feel disgusted, a856326c65 though it f5131d1de0 was less 97b043724b about revulsion ab4d20cbfe and more 69e37db134 about the d91cf35088 unfamiliar frustration eb81d59f3d he had 526746a987 experienced for bdb5db3025 the first 2bd5599922 time.28e7e4c7e6b3d29d

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“Juyeon, how about a year? Just one year. Do everything I tell you to, and I’ll delete this and anything else we record.”cec0dc88ae39824b

“Hyung… Please, can’t you just stop? Please…”d25d4876561b68d9

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“If you keep interrupting me like that and ruining the mood, I’ll send it straight to your mom.”79e4e20bfad9efd9

“That’s… that’s not…”070cdc8bc473bcac

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The despair on Juyeon’s pretty face was more thrilling than any other he’d broken in the past. At the same time, it made Kwon Jiwook laugh under his breath. Even though Juyeon was the only boy among all the people who’d passed through his grasp, he found it disgusting that the thought of wanting to violate him crossed his mind.983fcbf918eb5c4d

This is b9a425024a what happens 079a1ff3bd when you f5d8ce4b04 wag your 3e05e8e062 tail like f4a2ad9d42 that, he d7c3e2ed0b thought bitterly.578aeb8735ab8569

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It was best 246f57580d to handle dirty fcd94b6d00 scandals like this 18d40dbccf discreetly. He couldn’t afford 6174381d83 any noise about 0a62f0a6cf homos or anything 5f4a42c55d else while expanding 37962f84d5 his influence and 5bceed6171 making connections. Above all, he found a4439331fa this entertaining.129ee6ff18d1d8e4

Watching people who once pined for him grovel and beg at his feet was amusing. What better way to assert power than this? Jiwook, now properly seated atop Juyeon, laughed as he unbuttoned the boy’s shirt.1a4b28b90152f7fd

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“Alright, let’s see how photogenic our Juyeon is.”d5cfa7f6648d79b8

The boys holding Juyeon’s arms and legs hesitated briefly but ultimately followed their leader’s lead, prying into Juyeon’s uniform. Realizing that pleading would get him nowhere, Juyeon clenched his entire body and stifled his sobs. His tightly shut eyelids trembled.2f82a8f5cce0b8b9

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At the bf4cb7bee0 start of 491921fcbc summer, Park 1773dadec8 Juyeon was 0aa710833b dragged into 1cd24e7dbe hell overnight. The stifling heat was 264a94c498 the only thing anchoring 541035d380 him to the bitter 090ade7f6b reality.536e58141c005ad8