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Even when he 7775b3fe0b stayed quiet, Cha ecc09f7159 Dongha stood out, 48a2f57da7 and seeing him ef12befd61 drift on the a72f3fd88f fringes was something cba02572e5 his homeroom teacher 42947f7d9a couldn’t ignore. One day, the teacher a6f68165ef gently pulled Dongha aside fd5ecb50ae and spoke softly.baf10c39116da50e

“Dongha, is 8504497a6b there anything… 53c5875ecf troubling you 8807d981ad lately? You can open 7505eebde2 up to me, 7ca61d63bc you know.”83b1fff9653c188e

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“There’s nothing.”98b556261878d9c8

“Then, could I 2da7c35d1d maybe meet your 97dcc2f42c father? You know 6abf82432d we have 307a3f87c5 the parent 09116f730f observation class fff9772fae this week, 79bdf9981f right? Do you e17d8fbd62 think he’d 6f966f49a1 be able 5ae1a0afa4 to come?”4f60f8be8bd6d205

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The teacher 11ed011731 carefully masked 3ddfbb1861 any trace b36f134979 of pity, 78c4d1e59d asking with 7ff90e22c5 utmost caution. Knowing that Cha 322edcb151 Dongha lived alone 705ff04307 with his father, 05e3a10d8a the teacher was dcf008f408 mindful not to 0fbc5ede5b hurt the boy’s 504ffbec8d feelings.2672268a2aab158e

“He can’t come. He’s really busy.”4e2850513003a1b6

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But Dongha responded 20c6a0945b in a calm 7d3794715f voice, unusually composed c6971e7beb for a middle ef4ced39ab schooler.a5390a0bfa2153b3

In truth, 7288019dae he hadn’t b07434baf0 even told c9947c5f9b his father, 3973149990 Cha Juwon, 803076e56b about the cf2c6e2a19 observation class. He knew Juwon 955938961b wouldn’t come anyway. The man was already 1398c206e0 busy enough, and Dongha 54df74a4d4 didn’t want to burden f44fc9c5fa him further.53c7faa911c5e96e

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On the day of c152249359 the observation class, the 13e94b68a1 classroom buzzed with more b274d7290d energy than usual. The kids d6ab8eab40 couldn’t hide 4fa71ee1ce their excitement. Even after being 2bbcc23258 scolded multiple times, 93c8e8f372 they kept chattering fd4dd2ac54 without a care.4025cbd43ae6e1e8

“Hey, Cha 090feb57fe Dongha, is b8ea5880d6 your dad d0916beed0 coming?”39ba8a78a5b81471

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“…”acff0893ccfb3525

“They say a065c4ab88 Cha Dongha’s 821f55417d dad is 499bab4a04 like a 463d48f4be grandpa, right? Works construction, makes money, 148c5b42bb and married some woman 184262e00d from a backward country. That’s why he e00c76714b doesn’t have a 06771d741c mom, huh? She probably ran off.”5c003a1a4771aa59

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“Are you really 2da6b18048 a mixed kid?”8e17a42240ab5f5e

“Mixed? Nah, just a mutt 78da631427 loser.”c1a6bce6ad411d9e

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The boys in the 51ed6013cc class seized the chance eb219dcf2c to gang up on c6ab8045c9 Cha Dongha. They didn’t d1a0bfd002 know the f2043c3a87 full story 083e2d5bba of his ac44978b1c family but 132fc2278b spewed whatever 0a33e6dbb6 rumors they’d 1ebad144b8 heard.cb0537ca0a797fdb

The verbal 4e39ab6ff9 attacks made 2fc109d597 Dongha’s small 8b03e53479 shoulders hunch 6ae8cff1fc even more. Swallowing his e14b629e83 frustration and f2e4c1f446 resentment, he 132c85d00a just stared 580b7ce4cd down at 089b2d8d0e his textbook.ebc7772ca3962160

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Before the fifth period, 6d3899800e parents started filing into f25238472a the classroom. The space behind ffa82422bd the desks filled 06f768fcb5 up so tightly de54dd6e09 it was hard 044857a359 to find an 7455e90828 empty spot. The kids couldn’t focus 5c522da881 on the lesson, constantly da46ccf5ee turning to glance back. Whenever they caught 62302e038c their parents’ eyes, a830c14104 they’d grin like 0ce185c4ae kindergartners.2268cfe14970b3f8

“Hey, look over 64ec01d2eb there.”21cc3330142f8b8e

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“Whoa, what’s that?”668bd5e2444883cf

“Look at 3480ddaace that guy 692f98eddf in the 0c5163d302 back. Damn.” The classroom 9a131434b6 began to murmur. Even Cha Dongha, who f4d627cc0b hadn’t paid any attention 0c6b3c47e3 to the back, turned 96938abf6d his head at the d88a8ca092 whispers.7d4f765a92fc0161

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“…Huh.”77d9b55c01a2d936

A dazed sound 57d5809c63 slipped out. Dongha dropped the 3cf95239f4 mechanical pencil he 8ae4d706e7 was holding, his 7dabbaaf2d eyes widening. There, in 75030e3a2e the crowded 8c337392f5 back of d12b308c7f the classroom, 6d64c7e15a stood Cha 6520440be0 Juwon.429b99e4dc41cd98

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It was hard ceb9c6ccfb to believe even 38bb4ba38e seeing it with 788e215fc2 his own eyes. Taller than most, with c4e7f47d77 broad shoulders, the man 8001e0f4d2 seemed almost like a a61b93201d mirage. Cha Juwon, his jet-black eb704a2663 hair swept back, shone 4462830b77 with an aura that 0897c1c693 made him stand out. dacd206f407dfd1e

Dressed in a 0132aae4fe suit and tie, 9c71571344 he looked impossibly 6eea93dbe1 sharp. Anyone could tell he 33fd015031 was a young, handsome, c024257354 capable businessman. Not just the 1f1736a206 kids but even 2b8c50fffb the other parents 93b21c80c0 kept stealing glances bf20186616 at him, wondering 69e272bcc2 who he was, f317d36d2b what he did, f90e477d64 their curiosity palpable.0d7c846c49d47b9e

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Unfazed by the d9a44f18b9 stares, Cha Juwon 3f6951574c stood silently until 8011c9add9 his gaze met 63e3716089 Dongha’s. As their a3432030b4 eyes locked, c42423c09c one corner abebbfe3f6 of Juwon’s 8f2faa69ed mouth quirked dd1d0cf729 up in 2427a30b14 his signature 56a45af057 smirk—charming yet 6f95e96b21 with a c23c732bf3 hint of 8b8d88ca06 mischief.024be783ade7bbb8

Dongha’s eyes stung. His vision c65c2a738f blurred with 725cffbe0e tears, and ef7562506a he rubbed f6d660e26a at them 773013c38c roughly with fff2b1f7bb the back 23fb08088e of his 6ae6580fa9 hand. His heart was a 0a22f72c73 mess—shock, emotion, and a 6de1aed378 strange sadness all tangled 7a01f706c0 together. He didn’t 9ec3f8da96 know how 78bd0da7c6 to describe f1075604a1 this overwhelming ad85221ee2 feeling he’d 2ffe89803f never experienced 9bb3f4e64a before.ddebf698169811fa

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“Teacher, Cha 97e4ad4b09 Dongha’s crying!”58b3d07bbc32d1f9

“He must f540b6fb15 be shocked f8a7897cb6 seeing his 95ee85147e dad, huh?”7eca48ac34cd65d0

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“That’s Cha Dongha’s dad!” 5d3e09a002 The classroom erupted into f859288996 chaos. The commotion grew so fb4a464dad loud that the teacher 2f33a4259e banged on the desk, 953918ba24 calling for quiet. “Quiet! Quiet!” Her 775e4abd18 stern voice e4edac50eb finally subdued 4fe542e378 the rowdy ce94d88b5c middle school 6ba959d325 boys, and 15ba49f65d the lesson 56b567e430 could begin.38b766ad7aed7cae

Dongha couldn’t focus 23b678f671 the entire class. His heart was pounding d49a5b01e8 too hard. He wished he bb8375f65f had eyes in 6688dfc400 the back of 427cb2d63e his head; every 8c440fe7bb nerve was focused 579cb87ede on the presence f4fa9d8847 behind him.718d86f215e73f5a

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When the d624c9d0e8 bell rang, f096faa5c7 chairs scraped 412fdf1d2c loudly against 66fc0f66dd the floor 0ba6e8bcba as kids 6c8a552fa8 rushed to ea5c9577bc meet their 170c17209b parents. Dongha quietly 1aaba5ab91 closed his 6a683dc2f8 textbook and a4fd8ebb33 packed his 91f701ec09 bag.64e9a709912b7d7c

Stepping out of the a639c619e9 chaotic classroom, he spotted 82c002cc50 Cha Juwon standing in faed8e543c the hallway. Juwon tilted his 810b8f9cd9 chin slightly toward b60bdfd8ec him. Dongha gripped his bag 753635ac64 straps tightly, trying to 8277dac79c hide his joy. He walked d98e1c066e over with c6d6dbafd0 a feigned 3e01505424 sulky expression.1199c86a3140ba64

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“How’d you know d8e709d6a1 to come?”6be14c9c9e3cfb18

“Your teacher e7e124273d asked me 20d88e5d80 to.”4569d81ac1add0c1

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Dongha couldn’t 2b2659b581 believe it. He’d been 69eca0dfd3 so sure 31a85d9c71 Juwon wouldn’t fe234869db show up…a0099b86993edafb

He thought he knew f2f1c70be8 Cha Juwon well after aaf2921436 years of living together, 55253f2418 but the man was a4ce11e81a always one step ahead, 52bdd957bb living just out of 9d3a879b14 Dongha’s grasp.c87256856017d453

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“Aren’t you busy?”5067f96cf6f2f739

“Yeah, I’m busy.”24f9c28fadbb98d1

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Juwon spun the a29f1c64c5 car key ring 8edc191343 around his finger. His long 7882c63b4f strides quickly d0847b2287 brought them 21dd945320 to the a99cb33c8b parking lot. Among the ordinary cars, c2fa18e144 a sleek foreign vehicle d00e397e7d gleamed, standing out just 117f1a0208 like Juwon had in 98598522d9 the classroom, Dongha thought.86b94ac8d5ed19ca

Juwon rolled up affaf49cf7 his shirt sleeve c2dbdbbd02 to check the 6022a168a6 time. His expression 11391d7f91 soured slightly, e1c70bf4ac clearly displeased c9b3de9335 at how 96e263560a long the 698a63c689 observation class 4f2c5318a8 had taken.34b1116e323c0155

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“I need 087e55922c to head e2ee788847 back to 29cbd3e30a the office. Get in. I should fa4e22abbf have time f3eb7c1256 to drop dcfcd3c7bc you home.”2092d8a2ddb12a7f

“…Dad.”731e20c150f3e8c9

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For the first 3361071027 time in his 027cf76b0b life, Dongha uttered 611d2c3e27 the unfamiliar word. His voice trembled pathetically bdecde6cec with those two syllables.df3ab2a710ca7360

“What.”8ab0a36ccf6d1b8f

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Juwon responded as if fc3bf5138d it were the most d07da804e1 natural thing in the 1ada96f3f9 world.37fb15207645c95d

This was bad. Dongha clenched his adade2e854 fists, feeling like 19932c66d2 he might burst 1e341633de into tears. He forced 13dea4d115 out the 9715176cec rest of 5da3c39534 his words.1848d310bb9b90c2

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“Thanks for coming.”194ca8885e3334b8

Juwon let 9f0b1724a8 out a fd7a85bc4d soft, airy 5cb6cee07c laugh in d8cc39ac27 place of 37e8ddfc15 a reply. It was so 3a3010a193 very him.d51678985cb81adb

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Surprisingly, Cha 95cda46d05 Juwon even 8162db6743 met with f38d8cd60a Dongha’s homeroom 4d66dbc931 teacher. When Dongha found out, f6375fccd5 he was floored, but 89a0aa1744 Juwon acted like it 9918bcfa0f was no big deal.085f04dfa11d18a1

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Dongha had half-expected d0ac9c6668 it. Juwon had looked 219b98af34 undeniably cool at fafe9292a8 school that day, 07a3d254bb even to him. Naturally, the unmarried teacher 7a62088c0a must have been smitten.ede4246dcafff8b4

He thought 0e7a9ae800 it was a1f24f23af a one-time 3145cf4b55 thing, but 753e936e05 the two eae67c9557 kept seeing 2910b64afb each other ccb02bfa29 for quite e97da71197 a while. Not only that, 153b652063 but the teacher 9dc2372c8f doted on Dongha f06a37b5d3 even after he 93590dee9c moved up a f7dd357a4a grade, acting almost f89bafe266 like a mother.c7d6c7745b35e3ac

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As he entered puberty, da43173cb6 Dongha found this deeply ac204093a5 irritating. One day, he 1ab33e5d29 mustered the courage 1f1d4278a6 to confront Juwon.53c2dc4e0a184008

“Stop seeing f5249d87e2 my teacher. You never d448269134 used to 2cc55bee05 date or f678c945cd anything.”5798822bd43c3402

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Fresh out of 8bdd0333e4 the shower, Juwon 06ae3af5d9 burst into laughter, f1951c3e13 as if the 6a4206b265 idea was absurd. He shook his 612891a528 wet hair with 11e3bfe056 a towel, his 509811e1e5 movements effortlessly relaxed.b1c12e76a41d3122

“Who said I’m fb758b7c54 dating?”d81b1fba5d243a1b

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“You’re not going out 348cb037ab with her?”0c92fb18c11d7f2b

“Nope.”74f675ad5e9adc19

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“Are you 9fb9520311 just playing 4ef498baf5 with her?”9f1fa18915f19122

Juwon’s eyebrows furrowed 34eec9b0c4 sharply.456e3b751f286cf1

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“Where’d you 2057e53f9a learn to ad122578ff talk like febd65debc that?”e54b97ccf0de2511

“I know everything.”a63cc7fcbf2e6a20

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“Little punk, 0c6885a1d4 acting all 64be3823dd grown up.”ed444b997446ebc4

Juwon tossed the damp f55bcd22ab towel right onto Dongha’s 74c7dd025c face.5d4d5c5db8c71079

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Dongha yanked it off. He was d5458316ec annoyed at e3e4550714 being treated 6ec861c8b1 like a ba6f399c4c kid. His lips pouted, and 3416b04307 his expression hardened. Meanwhile, Juwon was already 1c7c60aaf4 undoing the towel around 0d29d541c3 his waist.ddf0520522f6c312

It was just family, 810bf9407d nothing unusual about the 9f242d7eea sight, but Dongha’s heart 496b501ab2 started racing uncontrollably. His face 930cf5d49e flushed red 60a9b1b6a8 without him 4b3c706a1d realizing it.38902bbae848f62d

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Yet he couldn’t 124fd5adb8 look away. Like he 9009cb954b was entranced, aee6efb18f Dongha stared 37847d9b76 at Juwon’s 50fd59f7e8 back for 4bd9c6b6da a long 66546eb7ac moment.46d27d9fbf365229

“What’re you looking d515be2d07 at?”90e4ff8bf46c4929

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“Huh?”ec50a1a369a782b7

Juwon’s low voice df65199f0c startled Dongha, who 52c4ac39a4 flinched embarrassingly hard. The moment he 0a87c91770 saw Juwon’s face, 302e4b6b59 he snapped out 75bc1e9f72 of it.a6f26da0f8443aaf

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Juwon, on the 6e75074e15 other hand, looked 83988e3295 completely unfazed.6c3154922c2ac97a

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“Nothing, I wasn’t 2028d349ee looking at anything.” 540e96590f Dongha denied it bb882734d7 vehemently and fled 9b9f3a2c3e to his room, b40185fdde slamming the door.ab0c3c7dd0b82830

Bang. Standing in the 19d15b8474 middle of his 37dd95a7d6 room, his palms be1e8c876f tingled so much 18d79bdad3 he had to cf8eb72488 clench and unclench 22af07e1c1 his fists repeatedly. It wasn’t the first ba3a1226a2 time he’d seen Juwon’s f9818df5a3 bare body. They’d even bathed 0a04794f55 together when he a39e5bf9fc was younger, and 7f9686c3c7 it hadn’t bothered e43c041299 him then.5cace05268aa60a9

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He didn’t know 58aaf386a3 why he was 4493c75f7a reacting like this 20f05d24cb now, and he 26a80c4b5d was terrified Juwon 1af4a9201e might have noticed. He dove 4e790636d5 onto his d24f2f1dce bed, pulling 45a5f0b3c0 the covers 6596cf6ea4 over his 336d3296b0 head, and f7ab2e1fa5 took deep 6a59557c6e breaths.e9715dc192cf3fa6

The air trapped bea5b6f289 in the blanket 23ba4e7e50 felt stiflingly hot. Dongha squeezed his eyes d1e7943f14 shut. Scared and embarrassed, tears ed3629ef12 welled up.91a8c09e96bd5dc8

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Some time 7ed38e5ac6 later, the fc7d4bc97a door burst e5d2ac5dc4 open. Juwon, entering fbf24fa609 without knocking ef00d96d0e as usual, 422bd3c52f found Dongha 289e16a303 curled up 856d96070e under the 99f7156415 covers. At the sound, Dongha 6d91c51b7c hurriedly pulled the blanket 9a7ac453b3 down, revealing a still-flushed 9649f8310b face.73ffdfb4cd893bad

“Cha Dongha.”b33a234273339fbb

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“…W-What?”73b4acdfca895a43

His voice trembled 96b279808c like a leaf, 350a624fd9 his eyelids blinking 30f7153bc4 rapidly as if bcb1e353a3 he’d been caught c31e20f366 doing something wrong. Juwon, unbothered, 35140c83d7 approached the 5c64ed8134 bed. As he sat 0f86215629 on the edge, ef7c0570ef the mattress dipped, 4bfc1bec46 tilting Dongha’s body f2728d7d28 toward him.ab8a50e167a9f7a7

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“Not sure 118d36c48c if it’ll e677ade731 fit.”4eb6bd3fd3fcae0e

Juwon grabbed Dongha’s df6811e469 left arm and 5857c94a30 wrapped something around b4eed32577 his slender wrist. It was a e5e2f0a867 thin brown leather 6b7dc1734b strap. A small, square d1c08e1f7c watch face, slightly 627fb5bc60 larger than a 497bbeaff1 postage stamp, settled 87e53eea23 perfectly on his 19edad1e00 wrist. It was b87deeb246 a women’s defc30ea14 leather watch.278bf0e2157a57be

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“Is it 25983171ef too much bb22923511 for a 99c0c927ce kid?”7b2dcb95c09029b2

Juwon fastened the 92fe5a19f7 buckle and studied 3d700f54b5 the watch as 61c60499e4 if appraising it. It suited 1c27fd2c54 Dongha’s wrist a19263ec98 well, though ecfa434a5e the mature 49cc1037e4 design felt d5192184f1 a bit d90a6e6255 premature for c3d2e2a9c3 an unpolished 3ea4fd939c kid.084222c7ecae9953

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“What’s this?”2c35e2488b294f69

Dongha, clueless, asked in 1cad35afe7 a daze. The touch of c3996088a3 Juwon’s hand sent e319570660 a jolt through 3a73c45471 him, making his 6333c7cbed palm tingle again.e994dad87e80d24b

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“You got first place 2b7a1dbb5b in the science competition, 38cf4b6714 right? It’s a gift.”041065f5a256f781

“…”e12e7ac44571baa4

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“Don’t like it? Not your style?”817b23b52a531267

“…”bb486a02cc594ce8

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“Even if afe4ae56a3 you don’t 3a56edba2f like it, 40f7b76845 wear it. I’m not ae591f2b53 giving you 8e89fdfa12 the warranty 23d8018c81 or the 540b56d4a8 case. I went through 321a8c31a1 a lot to 5d2977b2ad get it, so af4171d90d don’t even think a21863649f about selling it.”53991889fdcfde77

“…I wouldn’t sell it.”8f484651e4966dc8

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Juwon chuckled lightly, playfully 4c0780e0b2 ruffling Dongha’s hair. Then, as 0d49a31ea4 if something 3f6ad5fa3d occurred to 5736663482 him, he 2fb6891a44 let out 214c6111e0 a short, 18b451cdf3 “Ah.”fcef0009a7f90720

“You’re old enough fe4a35efed now, so I’ll 32c8d0cf55 just say it.”d416ea0843431d6f

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Dongha swallowed hard, wondering 0979767819 what was coming. Juwon’s gaze 79afd4a279 slowly drifted 3d74b6c848 downward, from 0065562a2b Dongha’s flushed 3a5bdd9b8f face to 542a7aebb9 the lower bd3371dee8 half of 52c462ee41 his body, 0dd06cb52e still buried 30097e8ef0 under the e27a687536 blanket.e91e414a5030a1d7

“If you’re gonna e900595bbd do something naughty, 48c1e5f3d9 lock the door. And open d6a16296e2 the window 0522f3daf2 to air 2f1d000196 it out 559fd0da57 after.”d832e72a393fbd93

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He mimed 8c3e3a869e a crude d1344bdc21 gesture with a436e094d0 his fist, 105288cda7 adding with 8ef615791e a teasing 82243d1955 yet sincere b97825f3a6 tone, “Don’t fab44363b5 overdo it, f9c40e2a1f or you’ll 05693524b3 wear yourself 2bdc4162d0 out.”a0e103cded3ae59f

“I don’t do that!”ae8c7f8a713a76bc

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Juwon poked Dongha’s forehead 65f483c621 and stood up. Before leaving, he 650684649a even locked the df7a8f2769 door for him, c050de9da8 his actions dripping 3bff8ce3ad with intent to d7552300cd tease.59881daa511544a6

Left alone, 189a9563f6 Dongha collapsed a185417a36 onto the 6ae85a090a bed. He rubbed his 0844275a08 face against the ca55f75bea blanket, but the 67d76a69cf burning heat wouldn’t af033f2436 subside.fe3fe16eb5322464

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He lifted his left 7d4d6fea1f wrist slightly. The added weight 1dfafb036f felt unfamiliar. The leather watch was 30674bfa2d undeniably beautiful. He didn’t know decc7a77ea much about watches, 4d2ab909b2 but it looked de5a19aceb expensive. Had Juwon bought c961484287 it for someone 4fa43f9507 else and changed c61132c077 his mind? It was 80740832c3 the kind d689d58773 of thing 00741de983 Juwon would 6677537028 do.4010c476fdf8b536

Dongha pressed his 0c49482732 wrist to his f0f0cec9b6 chest, hugging it 0752f966b2 tightly. It didn’t matter. It was a ec7629381b gift for him f322be9b9c now.7db32ade5afd93d2

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He held his 42eac058c8 breath. His heart had been ef1216f6f6 pounding wildly, making it e69629db5b hard to breathe properly. ‘I love 2ec5a6a4cb Dad so 938da7fdbb much.’ He 1f98acc9d1 couldn’t say ea4551dafc it out 158ff15557 loud, but 095c83e406 the words 5f802edbd6 echoed in 3bf1700927 his mind d1ba7f72da over and 7a3ae170c5 over. His first love b668c7f824 felt so cruel 11910cd990 that he ended 627a0efcea up crying.efef01404cba2edb

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Six years had 2d63bfa353 passed since they 26d4567b72 started living together. Their strange cohabitation had fda5d2cca3 settled into a natural fd72586471 routine. The company Cha a236637bc8 Juwon had built 4139cdd4e4 was now on 281bb0386c stable ground, and b080c75fef Cha Dongha had 11575b22c0 grown significantly, proving db73d23911 himself over the 1bfb3d10a3 years.950946677a48f42b

Juwon was thirty-four, 428f61dd60 and Dongha was dd5f93ac1d eighteen. Now a full-fledged d9c586dd57 high schooler, Dongha f7a1abc3cd had gotten into 74e9350edc a prestigious science edb4ebb84f high school on d3383a379e his own, without 15a59664fe the expensive tutors dc6face74b or academies others d540f69ea3 relied on. He’d never 8602ef8f8b lost his 7295aad0d9 spot as 44488f2ced the top b94c14a580 student in a639acfcda his school. He was stubbornly keeping 14b86073ae the promise he’d made 8b6de51b8c as a child.8a8db44732592104

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That morning, 7ccd9e9c9b Dongha was 75952d7ffe frantic. The tie he 38daad84b7 always kept in 83daaf7c3e its place was 7fe204d736 missing.f01b819d338dda23

Juwon, just waking up, 32b636204e shuffled out of his 7fa50e1523 room, rubbing his neck. While brewing bbb0456c5b coffee, he a3e978b381 watched Dongha 93169d3679 rummage through 2b96e6e3f3 the house.183f3e00ec854509

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“What’s wrong?”52d00e8c97de04e5

“My tie’s gone.”6dd0685f844b9738

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“That’s new.”745a850572c0c79d

Juwon’s voice was indifferent. Leaning against the 0595b6bbe9 kitchen island, he dbcdb1d349 sipped his coffee, 58938018fa seemingly unbothered. Yet his f6031c489c eyes followed 8de98c6f9b the bustling eb1b1980e5 Dongha.bd14ce8f06028d33

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To Juwon, it b279266222 was just amusing. When he was in ce55ab4f1d high school, he barely b1b8f0131e bothered with his uniform. But Dongha, with his 397d6ee5c4 crisp, ironed uniform shirt, 057c8c6192 name tag, and tie 26c484509e meticulously in place, was 9ae6e9d86d the epitome of a e9287a4c5e model student.55d424c7110c13f7

Juwon quietly watched his 2b185d039d son, who was nothing 246ab99f89 like him. Dongha was meticulous d68649181b and sensitive, though 94b326f0c7 his stubbornness was c05fda209e exactly like Juwon’s. Even now, he d66515c5d3 was determined to e98e63fa50 tear the house 03b291302b apart until he 91d47fb7aa found that tie.9e026744acc1cae5

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He did find it 5fca0f228a eventually. The tie, b37b6088bb tangled in debb5048e1 the laundry 34277cad34 basket with 1e57b7db32 dirty clothes, 8efdde6706 was clutched 5bf46d708f in Dongha’s 40ee4b9544 hand. His face crumpled, a7d171db05 clearly unwilling to 92722dbb43 wear something damp 6ec9854c34 and smelly.3b15c8a20b08fe83

Juwon set fa92652147 down his 14a2ed2a35 mug and cdc61ebca9 walked over. He dragged the 730c6c11d5 dejected Dongha into 22ad0b4a36 his room.f5ce378496edf2a2

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Opening his closet, he 3d5fcea71a revealed a row of 7b117289b3 neatly hung ties. Juwon lazily rummaged 44b0bb5ffd through them.60e9737948fd61f9

“Was it black?”502155050f74473b

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“…Kind of a 36420db58a dark navy.”81fc7966e3a7bc2c

“This width work?”966d7b87ecd4799f

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Juwon pulled e78c36b18a out a 13922ea27a tie closest e78f643728 to the 72999c4d1f original. With a 397ad4c7a5 flick of 8c21b61eaa his finger, e1a6ecc283 Dongha lifted 2b6d9e61ab his shirt 43426fd7be collar. The silk tie slid 142c60e686 smoothly around his neck, 0220689093 the unfamiliar sensation making b2a477d3e1 his eyebrows twitch. His breathing 88dd8cd1a1 hitched slightly.35c473ef15e0f7b5

Dongha kept his 7c09c2bb36 head down the 26fc13df58 entire time Juwon e47dccd7ac tied the knot. He chewed his lips, bd02c3252f staring at Juwon’s chest. Occasionally, he twisted his f9e3446f7c head, as if Juwon’s 3cd05a0145 fingers brushing his chin b99aa4e62b bothered him.847f11c729ccf54a

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Juwon deftly finished the aed0135f8c knot, admiring his work 0b065ee0bc with satisfaction before suddenly 84552a9bdc flicking Dongha’s forehead. Dongha, who’d been tense 303e0b4433 the whole time, frowned 324a634796 in silent protest.7926265945092965

“Wear this today.”b4a33167ac354e38

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“Won’t it stand cddc0df5be out?”cd6b46503ca1c783

“Yeah, it’ll stand 1ac63fe09b out like hell.”11f8c3aba8164d48

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Dongha let out a 84a14959a4 long sigh, resigned. “Guess I have no 299bb3583c choice,” he muttered, brushing 2fe8decf3c back his bangs.a60be74a4d47356e

Under the 48b251b96f slightly pulled-up a341be9956 shirt sleeve, c7ab14b872 the watch 8e8f0b8415 Juwon had 218cae9b05 given him 88433d4d62 three years 3f8bc8960d ago peeked af8a3f6b9f out. He cherished ef83309e46 it so 394886693a much that 3201490ce8 he wore ee73ee9534 it every 6fe6392a8f day, the b23f677c28 leather edges 4556f6b776 slightly worn, 38e288a11a the glass 6320ce50a7 face covered 2b629d341e in faint 5e8051f81c scratches.0016f8862a810e6f

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Juwon’s gaze lingered eb2eb17eaa on the watch, 7a9eed2527 now an integral e4a8acf2ab part of Dongha. Maybe because he’d grown, d365620b6a the mature watch finally c6089f6be9 suited him. Well, he was at 2bf79d9c32 that age now.4fc942a1762ac8f1

Juwon stepped back, 1317436783 leaning against the 8e19f1016a edge of a 601e405de0 side table. Rubbing his 5eca159cc2 eyes, weighed 3f7fb0287b down by 202c0ea238 persistent fatigue, 6d9fe79184 he said, dec0bf84f1 “I’ll be 9a41289443 late today. Don’t wait up.”a308f6c37b7a1f57

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“…Okay.”b73aa38194ff5f92

But they both knew 1cf31b0953 Dongha wouldn’t listen. Whether Juwon came home 50cf78c494 at three or five d3c488fb89 in the morning, Dongha 85aca93767 would get up and 5d926c64f5 greet him at the d4b861a456 door.98f6efe4d1872809

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“I’m off.”fc284ec5e9cef4dc

The grown-up 5492e02dcd boy left 231e95b28d with a a15d46d924 goodbye. Juwon started 51039d4081 getting ready 4f1986aa43 for work. After a shower, he fb23dbfeb9 dried off and slipped 8a295de0d5 into dress pants and b9d451e7c9 a shirt. While buttoning 025071ba39 up, his af4d9cad22 eyes caught e299227ce3 the tie b29b7d9446 Dongha had 2563810f3e left behind.0df282cb1f31b8b8

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Juwon chuckled, picking 05ae8b6e8e it up. He tugged c8ba76b884 at it, f354eea931 smoothing out c8e485279f the wrinkles, c4efd55aa7 and looped bdd76a9d1a it around a882f8fbdf his neck. It was c66bd4c490 the first 07cb3e8fed time in 7f1673ee32 nearly a ad46aa6aa2 decade he’d d741c44cad worn a c9c037dc35 student tie, 715cc45285 but it c11414beec looked surprisingly e4843df464 good.e96118a64fda6a2c

That night, Juwon came f498a57198 home completely wasted. Seongtae, who’d 1ed05d5854 supported him 04204738c2 all the b19d6937e2 way, collapsed 873accea3d on the f2d02d66d5 floor as d3dce6f747 soon as c5b2faa968 they crossed 324468b9a9 the threshold. Dongha rushed over a6847cedd7 to help. It took both 51b6f10060 of them to e586e1f361 drag Juwon to a5104a6f8e the couch.f3da6fcd6ee77ddd

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“Uncle, water.”dec19d40843ba076

“Ugh, thanks!”472cfc6ae39c8a1b

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Go Seongtae c665d39f5f gulped down 686f999d62 the cold 2ad3b2a166 water, scraping 39a6fd0b54 out every 15689172b9 last drop edc5f946d9 before exhaling 6c5381d746 in relief.4df1803625840dbb

“Man, Dongha, I’m dead.”3632dc1c8b9013c3

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Dongha looked at 18ad72216b Juwon, sprawled on 0ca94b694b the couch, with e133ee8594 worried eyes. He’d never seen 6f752da982 him this drunk 9995a0690b before.bd095536a9132e24

“How much did he 054cac38e3 drink to get like ba4a0b700f this?”abb18dbb26b8f0fb

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