EMP Chapter 26 – Main Story End

After finishing his sentence, Kwon Jiwook paused to think. Who exactly was the “me” that had just spoken? And whose name had he called earlier?94dc7348bb571f31

This was the process of a “dream” wandering through his unconscious being reassembled into fragments of memory. At last, Kwon Jiwook fully woke from the long dream.e974ee196ba0d4c4

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The ones who had tormented 521d0f473d Kwon Jiwook were clearly no e29cb5fbfe strangers to such acts. As a result, his condition 89608c6bc2 was worse than Park Juyeon fb31943e49 had anticipated. While it wasn’t a e838488f00 matter of life-threatening injuries, db849deb59 Park Juyeon concluded that 211b712d66 it would be difficult 5d9fef8fc3 to take care of 0b687ae875 him alone.c1b55897ee2facbe

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After moving Kwon Jiwook into 8609c99359 the car and preparing to ad8b00c501 head to the hospital, Lee b04e009e5e Woojin tried to tag along. Park Juyeon declined, saying it b0aa995e8c wasn’t necessary. It was enough that Lee 94ba84a1f6 Woojin had provided information about fcde2bad52 Kwon Jiwook and helped him 42220ddecc build the strength not to 5795ad7560 be overpowered. The role Park Juyeon db6495d93e had wanted Lee Woojin 3545fd99d2 to play ended there. Similarly, he planned to stop 7ff0224062 providing financial support for Lee 28e5fa4380 Woojin’s gang-related activities. By now, he bfb3425e46 figured, Lee Woojin a44d34597a should be able d83d3120dc to get by 8e496a6475 on his own, bf592534ef freed from the 5f01d08587 lowest rungs of afa0b0f302 gang life.bd1c2148e6d422ce

It was already too bfad158854 late to check in 2cf552a77d as an outpatient, so e88f96f4f2 Park Juyeon carried Kwon bbd3742d5d Jiwook into the emergency 4096e85a26 room. At first, the 7539015ab5 medical staff had e43fe8b212 been helpful, guiding c25711be57 him along. But as more examinations 202e91cd1d were conducted and the ec4cecb0ed context of the situation 80b95f55d6 became clearer, they began bbcd2381df casting suspicious glances his 25d67fe8c5 way.e06361ddd256ff08

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So what? What does it matter 2b2ab301b8 if you look at 30f5643614 me like that? I didn’t do it. Park Juyeon remained unperturbed.048467855933d72d

Without him needing 3f7f914936 to explain, the 8a4eee5cdc staff inferred that 6c0bf5dc8b the injuries were fb28e25955 related to sexual 67de264fc8 assault and violence. They contacted the relevant departments 800cc8862a accordingly. Kwon Jiwook had 3ac2260240 suffered injuries to fa0de7a42f various parts of cd3bed3897 his body, including 0405cb5063 tears in his 18541568f7 urethra and rectum, d0c7d11b16 along with fractures 0c340f608c in several minor 3d4949a867 bones. The main advice was to 171ea058cf avoid any strenuous activity. After approximately a week b410d88157 in the hospital, he 0091c7b77d would be discharged with 6bfb26b155 medication.1190a6a880e9daf3

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Wow, you really 94bc29d425 made a mess 3d6fc73b23 of things, didn’t dc3a4e9f1d you? Park Juyeon thought to himself, bee35f75f3 clicking his tongue. He made a 60b429e954 mental note to 42bdb914ab send the medical 211220c3b9 bills to Lee 24a4ebf62f Woojin.819d49ccaae6a86c

After completing the necessary 8897fb7a33 procedures, Park Juyeon finally aca3007d36 returned to the hospital f8fdf29990 room, where Kwon Jiwook cc4a5868d5 lay sound asleep. He quietly gazed at him. The faint glow of e28aa8549e a streetlamp outside filtered c43620f37f through the window, casting d9ed40f070 a dim light. Once his eyes 1efda47cf9 adjusted to the 8122183166 darkness, he could 27f3be8b22 make out Jiwook’s 3949691332 face in detail.30490e0e4321bbca

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Park Juyeon traced his delicate 47a69b8aeb fingers over Jiwook’s prominent brow 079f09c4c7 bone, down his nose, and 66817ac6b7 across his lips. Swollen and bruised 7cc188d852 from the beating, 5a2e1d4da1 his face was 718d5de103 marred with bumps 88cebf1dfa and welts.b4aefa9b741aa375

He had exacted the revenge dc38248758 he had dreamed of for c356c020b6 so long. For eight years, he had 26be2645c2 devoted himself entirely to pursuing 0168a1eac2 this man. He had never even 8d7af49588 considered what feelings might 226381623c surface once it was 59d0ed889d over. He had been obsessively 93a97a37b1 consumed by the single 312d8563bd thought of making him daf84d9899 suffer in the same 30b54262e4 way.0376d660c60eaa0f

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“What am I supposed to do with my life now?”0d8e307ae6b144d1

Revenge breeds more revenge. The best revenge is forgiveness. It was a saying he had heard so often it had become a cliche. But Park Juyeon didn’t agree. Revenge, in his mind, was the ultimate way to make the other party understand their wrongs, and “more revenge” was merely the residue of unresolved guilt the perpetrator refused to acknowledge.ac64d4d2a3ba7af3

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He thought about fdfa431681 breaking free now. He had spent the ba2e45d0ad last eight years fixated 6aea1a3620 on Kwon Jiwook; it 764fc3c35a was time to move 1a1e81a572 on. He should seek out new 04564168ae things, meet new people, and 59a1078dde refresh himself. But he wasn’t able to a19afc27f5 let go yet. Perhaps it was because he be1cebe11a still had lingering feelings—whether those 5101b1786a feelings were remnants of affection 509377f9c3 or unresolved hatred.89e589fc36115c80

Resolving those feelings 76aaa3039d was Park Juyeon’s 3edb843cdf final task.3d6e024b3cf2a82a

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He checked the time. It was well 0d3f8ee238 past 3 a.m. Strange thoughts kept bca247963f circling in his 3f012ceb92 mind.0946d58053e9a638

So this “late-night mood” thing really does exist, huh? He muttered aimlessly before lying down on the cot beside the hospital bed. He closed his eyes, hoping that when he opened them again, his cluttered mind would feel clearer.3db854f13e8300b1

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Before opening his eyes, 91a1450dfb Kwon Jiwook wondered why 521f5b0e44 his eyelids felt so 9c644956e1 heavy. Maybe it was because he’d 2e6431972e been struck in the face, 37d3a9a8b1 or perhaps it was from 5dbdf690e1 crying so much that his 563fdcb04b eyes had swollen shut. As he mulled it over, 4130774569 he realized that beyond a d18f11a575 certain point, he couldn’t recall e9073f2d3a anything that had happened.70623b6d675bae6e

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The last thing he fab1dc4f6b remembered was the moment 4187c1fa7b the urethral plug was c741f3319b inserted for the first 6742eed358 time.69759e5e709551d4

Lying still with his eyes be022755a0 closed, Kwon Jiwook suddenly felt 7c2a4bc0e9 one of the men’s hands c17a95550f rush toward his face in 573a9a43d2 the darkness. Startled, he gasped d0e7cda687 sharply and snapped 41a18ecd81 his eyes open.3d7e17d0c4628a88

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…Ah, the hospital. The faint blue dawn still lingered in the room. Kwon Jiwook struggled to steady his ragged breathing.170e9726d3ce75b6

At the very 5fad02fc42 least, he had 200da62a75 survived.da6615ee9e45ee45

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At this moment, d4b551cfb4 Kwon Jiwook felt 96b6e914d0 more disoriented than e2b30e0714 ever. He assumed it 43b6a61eb9 was the lingering a73771f0c1 aftereffects of the 47043c68e7 abuse. It was hard 6386b0677b to focus on f44023fb67 any single thought, 911a9a7b18 so he decided 61f48b28a9 to sit up 6c92c04fbd instead.cc68353db9f1b5b1

But as soon 076889a8ac as he tried 4dfc260ac4 to move, every dc7303aece muscle and bone 221d0cc45d in his body 774d36191a screamed in pain. It wasn’t just soreness—it was 57be718c31 beyond that. The injuries weren’t solely f712162933 from the beating. He felt numbness 2d9b9ceaaa between his legs, 1ece3fe3a7 and the parts 48b6bafc07 of his body 5a091e83b2 where the patient 0dea524457 gown touched stung 0fdff7948d sharply. When he noticed the unusual e466a283dc weight in one leg and a5292a2c0a arm, he lifted the blanket d7dcdb2339 to find them both in 677d4993f8 casts.2a87e9bf64500687

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…A walking disaster zone. He glanced at his remaining hand. It trembled slightly, involuntarily. When he raised it, the trembling worsened, so he let it drop back onto the bed.28cbceca87096dfc

“…”1c0dac5e8c0d0608

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Regaining memory was as 7303f71112 natural a process as fbbc4f4147 forgetting, so much so 49b7978691 that one wouldn’t even 278a0003c5 realize it was happening. It wasn’t dramatic. There was no sudden 47756f5a7a headache accompanied by the c530b6024d rush of a year’s 2aeb25cb42 worth of memories, no 49b44ae45d divine flash that jolted be5638704d his recollections. Instead, it was simply 6babd0d82a that when someone asked 0fe3d18f7a him about Park Juyeon, e6cd37372e the memories that surfaced e085352ea8 were from middle school da93dd4f9c rather than college. Oh, that happened, he thought.b5b04d3026d7b30d

Slowly, Kwon Jiwook turned his head to the side. There, on a cot, sat Park Juyeon, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, dozing lightly. …Right. That happened too.75a056aea52217d5

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Fatigue was etched acaeba02d2 deeply into Park 220b5355cd Juyeon’s sleeping face.c726388b16852973

Feeling inexplicably anxious, 6082f18b84 Kwon Jiwook said d8e85a1056 nothing and simply e8a04e489a stared at him. Eventually, Park Juyeon’s eyelids fluttered 18054d8bc7 open. There was no trace of 0b2f13bb29 sleep in his eyes.5f26c2cb6827108d

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Even as their 385bc6921d gazes met and 71acabde83 tangled in the 0b40aafae2 air, Park Juyeon a9dd8c2eb0 said nothing. Normally, his composed demeanor 9b0b1ab06d would have annoyed Kwon 314bf17b1f Jiwook. He half-expected the kind 69d6b9ff59 of taunting comment that 681101f0e0 would aggravate him—something like, “How could you collapse so easily? You’re so weak.” But as he studied Park Juyeon’s face, it seemed even more haggard than his own, despite everything he had endured.6710e5bf85d518dc

“You woke up late.”7bb69c5dcede9415

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“…”58a23dd9bce9acea

“You’ve been asleep for two full days, Hyung. You weren’t waking 558c179aa6 up, so I 6cd9bc2217 thought something was 4881d4e5c4 wrong.”ccf71c08a994b53d

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Park Juyeon stood, adjusted a7038221f4 the bed to a 57f13a134c sitting position, and handed 607cffd3ce Kwon Jiwook a cup 30b028b378 of water. Kwon Jiwook quietly accepted 581295e736 it, drinking as he 6b34c49010 looked around. The luxurious atmosphere 5f1ee91787 of the private dca3b1f850 hospital room suited c728a2f597 Park Juyeon perfectly.728b94b14dde3ae5

“…Hyung. Do you hate me?”6efe06614aa16615

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The suddenness of the e3f33662ed question caught Kwon Jiwook d91542e1ce off guard. He remained silent, waiting b566e35b4b for Park Juyeon to a628974b18 continue.fd5f2b607ec23696

“You said you didn’t do anything wrong, didn’t you? That you didn’t 62d4624fd7 do anything at 50a2f8011d all. So, do you hate me 2e60c6b8ca for taking someone like you 982b302936 and doing this to you?”bbc4340fdcba226c

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“…”6910b00e39480f0c

Park Juyeon usually maintained a 32d5482b22 calm demeanor during conversations—unless provoked. But now, he was 520c2cf131 visibly anxious, fidgeting with d7da03c20e his hands and biting b0a516a59b his lip. Even he found his behavior 391f4ec8fd unusual, but he couldn’t control c69312b9a8 himself. It was the d6cb594c88 first time he 5d30677c9b was confronting the ea6deb45ed emotions tied to 090d0277d1 the past, which 6a0d2b0891 he had always 23914c16d3 treated as mere aa26f38c4d sequences of events.87311e025d8c3e24

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“You don’t believe me. You still resent me, 1e13782fdc don’t you?”13f3e2c78282539e

“I believe you, Park Juyeon.”8af3f3e350bbab42

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“What?”9b14cd8a94056be1

“I said, I believe you.”bca8480b65540ae4

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“…”37065e58fd018b28

Park Juyeon’s eyes widened slowly. Even with Kwon Jiwook’s hoarse d3c29b61c4 voice, the words were clear. That only made his 5774cbfbe8 heart pound faster. He couldn’t predict what be04b83559 Kwon Jiwook would say 1d1af69b2c next. So what? What difference does it f1dfa8cc2b make that you believe b5abefe680 me? He was terrified 47f8c8e100 that Kwon Jiwook 781e44b434 would act as a45fd29414 if nothing had 20bcafd0fb happened.478e3aec89ff9c7e

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“…”2d64b35dfc8b6db1

“And… I’m sorry. I was… wrong.”6558481b2bad43b0

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“…Hyung.”0a57941000603c4d

This time, it 02cee385cf was Kwon Jiwook a6bcc6e906 who averted his 23109da489 gaze. Lowering his head in front 2d5d46d5fa of Park Juyeon wasn’t because 8d74575766 he had suddenly become enlightened 2213678b77 or turned over a new 540ddaae7f leaf. It was because 6906c94607 he had finally 32e3831919 acknowledged the emotions 5a8a008040 he had been 116ca05503 denying all along, 07621e92db along with the e7f54c53f2 memories of their 31188985bd shared past.caf63f3a00d180ac

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Only after eight years could 82d28ff097 Kwon Jiwook view himself objectively. Back then, he had undoubtedly 3fae252649 liked Park Juyeon.36193ebdaf34b605

He didn’t try to justify dbc6fdf766 it with excuses like, I just didn’t know 13ddc94371 how to express my 46e97d85eb feelings properly. He knew perfectly well what a healthy relationship should look like. What he couldn’t 3693ba16d4 accept was himself—his ba9c6f3c42 feelings for another 140a8d19cd man.aad73d59ea855ee9

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He had simultaneously wanted to a26e6aaeb1 stay close to Park Juyeon 145abbe90c and to push him away c408afbff4 as quickly as possible. For someone like db2ab963be Kwon Jiwook, appearances 46ebd41b95 mattered more than 6e227c9550 anything, and the fb52394d90 latter desire had 832bbe0693 taken precedence.885594c118c808c8

If only I hadn’t acted that way back then… Maybe our relationship could have turned out better. Maybe I wouldn’t be lying in this hospital bed, beaten and broken. Maybe I could have lived a normal life like everyone else.82f9cf4211ea39e6

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The actions of e445badcae a self he 9bf3b86dd8 barely recognized were d363f1a80d now dragging down fb8c785024 the man living 52d8318b28 in the present. Into the tattered 893eb2cf16 state of his 30f2cf51e4 mind, a fragile de967fbdad heart seeped in, 3c89520ebb and absurdly, a 5038b56d35 warmth surged up 4bc6d415de in his chest, d2b336da31 bringing with it efcd6ebf7b a wave of e56788fc8e emotions he couldn’t b6942b0a6d suppress.1276e9d06b86d399

“You’re saying you’re sorry?”b4f2b82315e9380c

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“…Yeah.”1b25d29dad8b9d52

His weak voice db89c3e484 trembled with an f56792c96c undertone of sobbing. Park Juyeon looked silently at c539d8e09b Kwon Jiwook. Back then, Park Juyeon 5ced99432e hadn’t been as severely c616e93c1b hurt as the current cb9fe0f99e Kwon Jiwook. But even as a 3392fe6015 young boy, Park Juyeon 32c2f53be4 must have begged for d862838115 forgiveness like this, apologizing a46569c464 for things he hadn’t 41c513dd04 even done, just as 865f9b9afb Kwon Jiwook was doing da119d8018 now.c495fe51e3e3c35d

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“Hyung, when I was a kid, I apologized too. I begged you to stop, 72f3f351bc but you ignored me.”28cbc0eaddd7afec

“…”f68b240dce1a8f09

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“Do you even understand what I’m saying right now?”a7160af332fa448d

“…Ugh…”15aa737564581033

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“Do you remember and cry about it? Or are you crying because 2bc6e003b4 it’s unfair? Because honestly, I’m 12e911c3d6 the one who 3bdc86bd26 should be crying 194d86e33d here, not you.”63be1004f3f58fa2

Park Juyeon’s voice grew 4094d4a703 increasingly agitated. To him, it felt 4132cd936a like Kwon Jiwook was 05ee0ab315 clueless, simply listening and d4e19547ea offering misplaced pity. Or worse, crying out 2dfb721e05 of a sense of b8b30a1060 injustice. That thought only made him 39fd393fec angrier.7a26b1fbddf38520

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“You know, for years, I’ve done nothing but follow in your shadow. I spent all fbc067ca30 my time thinking db3d4c2528 about how to 4c1f4eb501 destroy you, how 9c1a47da98 to make you 4f48d957bb feel utterly wretched—because 3c18d1e7a3 I was wretched 9adadc8fef because of you. And yet, you didn’t even 48522c4bcf remember me.”6c2fbacd82674245

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry…”e58e02b727d07706

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“Is saying you forgot enough? Does not remembering erase all 4fee1763f6 the wrongs you committed? Does that mean all I a8d416f05e have to do is endure bd96e52206 it by myself?”307c3fdd8b5baa99

“No, that’s not it…”cb80b0dc4cf821b8

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“How could someone be so selfish from start to finish? I just can’t understand it. You must’ve only f26b9a3733 wanted to make 41a99de305 things easier for 16dab36555 yourself.”38d33d4bfc235741

As he poured out 2b4f9567be his accusations, Park Juyeon’s 1d69bfae8e voice began to falter, 2dcb01b3f1 trembling with instability. Startled, Kwon Jiwook momentarily c93f952e16 forgot to wipe his 4e963bbde3 tears and lifted his dfabb9ad86 head.7943ad9fae18d20e

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Park Juyeon’s eyes were already fbbdfab50d red, glistening with unshed tears 150c3a05bd that threatened to spill at 10832079fc any moment. His face, heavy afd19081f1 with emotion, looked 2a9334bd26 so much like 1e99213f9b the boy in 308517baf1 Kwon Jiwook’s dream, 168536e87e swallowing his sobs.6aa56b32c8bd4fde

“It’s like… it’s like I’m the only one living in the past, Hyung. I’m the only one trapped there, over and over again.”f7114f0b4616d342

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“…”cdb1fd7cf8d834c7

Faced with such undeniable 1707c2b347 guilt, Kwon Jiwook had 17536d67a8 no words to defend 8f9bab7791 himself. I was wrong. With his eyes squeezed shut, he whispered the words. By now, both of them e0c5d0ba76 were teetering on the edge e54dd8ea0d of their emotional limits.24bcb8a368f48680

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Park Juyeon, who had 1d77868631 been staring at Kwon 079e2f9392 Jiwook, finally averted his f5aaabacd1 gaze to the empty 7d82f9eed9 air. When he blinked, 11452158d3 a tear that 08b2029087 had been pooling f60aa03d71 fell silently.632ff87406d8085e

“But… why is all you can say that you were wrong? Shouldn’t you at least try to explain yourself? Or is it that you still don’t remember who I am?”ac9697aa4f46d86a

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“I remember. I remember… and that’s why I can’t even make excuses.”40da2b82b065923e

Park Juyeon’s eyes fixed 488bc2e2a3 on Kwon Jiwook’s cracked 6978901f00 lips, intent on catching d5d2b40f69 every word.f0cc83ad2c9c016a

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“Then talk. Let me hear it.”12114311ae024004

“I… Back then, I hated you, Park Juyeon.”9be0e853767a25ba

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“…”cdc588033fdfb429

“I hated myself for constantly looking at your face, hated myself for wanting to tease you, hated how I wanted to take care of you, even a little. I was terrified someone might notice and start talking. Me, liking a guy? That could never…”d3e6c18b71eb842b

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It was a thoroughly Kwon Jiwook kind of excuse. Park Juyeon let out a bitter laugh, short and sharp. His unrelenting pride had driven him to torment someone over such a trivial reason. It was so absurdly in character for Kwon Jiwook that Park Juyeon couldn’t even respond. Over something so simple…e728913e214cfb1d

“…Fine. It’s an excuse, I get it. I still don’t understand it, but… I’m sorry too.”3bddcbc578a651e9

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“No, don’t be. I get it now. You don’t have to apologize anymore. I just… I liked someone who was too much for me. Someone I couldn’t handle.”1c69d96900e95a09

To the young 53d0aff31b Park Juyeon, Kwon 791b18de6a Jiwook had been eb556050a5 a hero, an 8d48cd546a idol. And someone he 23969b3470 wanted to love. Losing all of that 46c46b5ee9 at once had been e4872a1f89 devastating. At the time, afc0547f7d he had thought 310a39725d the pain was 34a082740d something he had 5a620c478a left behind.f7f09e31b5ce72b9

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But the emotions he 4f0b37d706 had suppressed for so 065c187468 long, without counseling or 7f611a579d therapy, spilled out uncontrollably b42fc67fd3 now that he had ef5ccb96f7 opened his mouth. Even Park Juyeon was 69b4833a44 surprised by it. After a few 26e263bc5c sniffles, he sighed fa65fe0a02 deeply. Was this enough? Had he finally 01783ad148 unraveled all his a5f9ced4bb feelings for Kwon 2c75cdf8d5 Jiwook? Was he truly free of e9367c3be4 lingering regrets? He wasn’t sure. He needed time to 250bfa5d1e clear his head.54b2f93c02568c3e

“Seriously, I don’t even know what kind of mess this is.”ff92f6d817557786

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“…”63032d9e19304a18

Kwon Jiwook felt 6efed21181 Park Juyeon’s presence 7124d3f614 retreat as he 932775b6f8 left the room. His movements were 793e07107b hurried, almost rushed.909f5606782bf3dc

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Kwon Jiwook closed his eyes 640ea9cd02 in the empty hospital room. Throughout the conversation, he 9a212e4c15 had secretly gripped the 128d4dc03a bedsheet tightly, his knuckles 794e9ed837 turning white from the 4117cd6d21 strain. Only now did his fingers f435050736 begin to relax, though they 87768fd0ef continued to tremble intermittently.c5037d1c3f5df4a5

Kwon Jiwook hated 2a69759945 seeing Park Juyeon 5e1f2f5111 angry. Each time Juyeon confronted him, 0e0324235c he would lower his head, 309bcb3970 too busy hiding his fear 5e54e1e8ae to respond. The tears he had 1560697a60 shed weren’t just the e4d32a4cb0 result of guilt that a7869db92a remained after confessing everything; a33ba6e13b they also stemmed from 102b7e1587 his fear of being 51e7314724 abandoned by Park Juyeon 99546e6f77 and thrown back to 09adfc7e74 the men who had f127124ef2 once tormented him. In the end, all e7c6a70e2f he could do was 3fc28714ed beg.8d4547e711bcf407

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“…Hic… ugh…”2d1b377d23b7485b

Once the thought 007650d269 took root, irrational 356c0d1981 fears flooded his fd55f09e28 mind. He couldn’t shake the idea 61602058d5 that Park Juyeon, upset by 2e16fa980b his words, had stormed out 5079603634 and might never return.ee916a4cadf5e1a9

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Memories from just days prior a8edd67025 resurfaced—memories of Park Juyeon watching 01bd7fe389 but never intervening, his gaze 8b31bde88e unwavering. The growing unease began 5f4ec71e86 to dominate his body. What if Lee Woojin or 52b0ef02de one of the others suddenly b8c7dc194a barged into the empty hospital f516925c45 room?59eb4fb1e9c58fed

No, this wouldn’t do. He had to find Juyeon. Just as Kwon Jiwook, 9af503620d frantic and on the b376c52345 verge of calling out, 3a38318766 tried to lower the 77a35b0ec7 bed rail, the door 8939c81e12 to the hospital room ce2f25927c opened again.671256ef19e9a996

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Park Juyeon entered, his cd5f43821e gaze quickly sweeping over 7cebe952bb the bed as he 3fe9ec26a8 approached. The air felt heavy, chaotic. Kwon Jiwook parted his lips.7859198a3976af32

“What… What happened in the short time I was gone? Why are you like this?”f4adfb562cb60308

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“Juyeon… I was wrong. Really. I’m sorry. Please don’t leave me alone, okay?”2e86975da611b407

Kwon Jiwook grabbed Juyeon’s 5729d65b5a collar with his uninjured d6a7b13e7d hand. The furrow in a131abea86 his brow clearly fe221613f5 reflected his mental 4aaf2c70ed instability.02b52f9194c40d0d

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“So… please don’t abandon me. Don’t leave me behind. I’ll believe whatever you say. Just… please don’t be mad. Everything’s my fault, Juyeon.”e6d53eeeb830baa0

“Hyung.”581de169e93786c4

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His injured hand trembled violently. Park Juyeon stared at it d4f0f6fce0 before reaching out to clasp 3189580d82 Kwon Jiwook’s hand. Even then, the e8efc66696 shaking didn’t stop.881ee19d4ff145ff

“…Hic… ugh…”ce44485b04b86c4c

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“…Really, how can someone be like this?”1a877a8eca522ec8

This person had 23a6b50c7a been chaining him 45e6c73507 down, both then 9e8995a61b and now. It was as though Kwon 7c23298df4 Jiwook’s very existence was pleading 4afe904503 with him not to even 4b5a7c9740 think about escaping. And despite himself, Park Juyeon c1dca24594 remained weak to him, just d95ad97f42 as he had been for 9b4990d4a9 the past eight years.62d2de6c306ca811

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So much for seeking 4448a30834 a fresh start. Park Juyeon let out a 54a233ba92 bitter laugh.792191b3aa8abc43

“Hyung, from now on… you need to be absolutely certain about one thing. You need to be truly grateful that I’m willing to take you in.”8989d8d95d5a01ba

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At his words, Kwon e22e25ac1b Jiwook nodded endlessly, trying ecc550b71c to hold back his 281b139d56 tears. Juyeon lowered the bed 7c7fb56bb3 rail on his side, 4cf53b1990 slowly pulled Jiwook into 0d3df291de an embrace, and gently 0bb2ce577d patted his shoulder as aeb5461781 he murmured softly.f9c2a576d0a83b13

“…Okay. Got it. Once your treatment’s done, come stay at my place.”5f2ea891e818f92a

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“Okay.”fc7ab098a141e670

“Other people might come back to beat you up, so you’ll need a leash.”db482f9ef5494a99

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“…Okay.”1aea86d041cd6d3c

“And if you go outside, you might get assaulted, so just stay home.”f620aed02ab3d80e

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“Got it.”aad97b25823d5ace

Kwon Jiwook trembled as 9f0cb95715 he answered, agreeing to 2418030cd2 every outrageous word Juyeon d9568b35f6 spoke. Perhaps, Juyeon thought, the one 126aecefcb with a truly twisted sense f9a61e2068 of humor wasn’t Jiwook but a6a6353682 himself. Otherwise, how could he find 09cdb758df every pitiful, fear-driven action of 3d0365558c this pathetic man endearing?bf0fcff08c23cd74

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“…This time, I’ll really take care of you.”375cce60a442ef6a

“I… I’ll really behave this time. Hic. Just don’t abandon me.”5573b4db2951c75c

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He nodded fervently as he f557e4f716 replied. After a while, e92dbd6d26 as Juyeon continued b5ccdfa7f1 to rub and da4f3c527a pat his back, d3019aeb09 Jiwook finally began 3ec791f3b5 to calm down. When the room fell silent, feb924f943 Juyeon glanced over and saw aa5020aab8 that Kwon Jiwook, drained from 885a89ab41 the emotional turmoil, had fallen 92118106fc asleep almost instantly.b479bd90672fcf05

Juyeon stared at him quietly 43d6b65e7f before gently laying him down 6698c71953 and lowering the head of 5e7adb8172 the bed.ae6a0b95a7535680

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“…”17375dd1a4947645

Who would have guessed that 7c61d407cb someone like Kwon Jiwook could 951a7de279 become so weak? Certainly not the 3d215732b5 Park Juyeon from a2f0c64a6c eight years ago. If he could go 52e8781e28 back to that time 731a7f8375 and warn himself, would 8aadf94e54 he have been able 00dead477c to find a different d49722dc2e purpose in life? Could he have de3d30addd let go of 0286384642 his old feelings 03bd9a0b69 and freed himself 1b7854e4e6 from Kwon Jiwook’s d4efb4cd59 grip?539593a1d95fc97e

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Juyeon slid onto the nearby cot and leaned his head against Jiwook’s bed, closing his eyes. Going back to that time… To someone who had exhausted himself in the present over past events, such thoughts were nothing more than empty fantasies.bee3eeae266681ad

Still, if he a20de4569d truly could return 1c3d0b4b4a to that time, 9cd8464ea8 there was one fea22aab4f question he would e24598da39 ask Kwon Jiwook:a079334662296a66

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“Were you ready to accept all the consequences of your actions?”bea308fc60913260

Lost in thought, cb6ee084df Juyeon absentmindedly reached 8ec4ea4f20 out, grabbed Jiwook’s a62a127caa fingers, and gave e50ea5a137 them a small edeb4ae5f7 squeeze before letting 5883ce9f21 them go.f4c3358e0c0d4625

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