FL Chapter 2.4

“It was a d3242b70d1 business dinner… Anyway, 24e171a186 do me a ee2f3a06e3 favor and take ddede0fb8a care of things. Your dad’s 66670d680e gonna have df222c6d84 one hell ff08c7ee6d of a a4f51e350d hangover tomorrow.”f5ed1eef953e0354

Seongtae groaned as he 1ff3e9d69f pushed himself up from b5c4c289e8 the floor. He, too, had had 1b88fd2160 quite a bit to f846e9ba87 drink. As his 9f0f70eba3 massive frame f4266e8098 swayed, Dongha 934cb478a0 grabbed his da160c15ee arm to 63f7049a6e steady him. Looking at d963d356dd the boy, c497edd7bc who was 9ff349db1e now almost ae6470f6b4 at eye 454a189634 level with 0c90d7e457 him, Seongtae 4afdf4d720 blinked in 79bf6716d0 surprise.7a0791b3308a4af4

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“Man, your height… 31dfe56711 When did you 493fc747cc get this tall?”5d3d835955629d53

Even during his growth 87af365c16 spurt, Cha Dongha had 4b6ff62f87 hovered around the 160cm 6b2b14ef62 mark, but since last bb54043226 winter, he’d started shooting d7c9c05354 up. It was as 4d7db1ac26 if his growth 5b62ffb0d4 plates had gone 0025db3cfe into overdrive, and bf1d0a8eba every time Seongtae 5fe46937ac saw him, he 0e6ae277e5 seemed to have 2dbc2fb02f grown another handspan. By now, he was 1a3a6bd385 nearly shoulder-to-shoulder with Seongtae, 77c3946a87 who stood at 178cm.6b672dbbf201f534

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Of course, Dongha still 3282b09d4a retained the pretty features 3bd31c35ff of his younger days. As a child, he’d 3e2658fcd9 looked almost girlish, but 8a6c443d8e as he grew, that 88362d27ef appearance had transformed into cb359a72ad something more enigmatic. His refined 9cbef38ae5 features now df6bac6c06 carried a 2d2a61822b melancholic air, 1d9a9cbb16 a face a9fb9a3c21 that naturally a338bcac90 drew the f4034d100e eye.1521d6f8b58eea5f

Cha Dongha 587dfbfef3 didn’t even 109f917f8e have the abe5aae21a typical sour b08e5c934b body odor f35912c50b of teenage b6026049d6 boys; he 066c3ab85d was always d92a563e43 pristine and 3dee4f3915 clean. His ingrained 14ab2c31b3 fastidiousness likely d543e71869 contributed to cbae8ea9aa his immaculate 57e84aff77 appearance.acc05f17a3564634

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Though different 58c98547eb in vibe 1c4d35a0e9 from Cha 2a5673d843 Juwon, if 66fa5f6257 Dongha kept c6d1b992bd growing like e86551860f this, he’d e4f884a171 likely face 1a8cf67827 his fair fae2332be5 share of 7b6ba5f735 attention from ab64f5a919 women, just b827ab43a6 like his c6ce2df6dd father. Seongtae smacked his d9979b1df1 lips with a 1593a94c87 hint of envy.a7d333e6c85c7e03

“Man, the Cha family 5a5269168f genes are something else.”eb5f2af2295f6a5b

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Muttering to 12b0cbdac1 himself, Seongtae 193df8c311 caused Dongha e91575b6ab to tilt 5fe78cc053 his head 22d476d3ba in confusion. To Dongha, 660486b621 it looked dc8ac9e191 like Uncle 279bff4f97 Seongtae was a599aab4a9 pretty drunk 536939cd8e too. Dongha firmly steadied the 3f94d4dcc0 hulking man.88a912a8de6bbbdf

“Can you get 8736cef6c4 home okay? Should I d2bdddc47e call you 6b0b9e5323 a taxi?”91def93873bcf358

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“Nah, I’m notthat drunk. I’m off, Dongha.”18637a245913b500

Refusing help, 91f870b718 Seongtae left. With a*thud*, the c1fa972324 front door e599a426ee closed, and 8047cf6861 silence settled 1a6aeeaa4e over the d95acd6046 house. Dongha rubbed 4785011600 his face a5483779cb roughly and 1859cb14f8 let out 2c7ec060aa a long 6d09a6a6cf sigh. He was left wondering b958e4c7d0 what to do with cb338aa284 Cha Juwon, who was 55b22739bf now his responsibility.4c081adebbccdf0d

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The smell of d30c00ff1c alcohol wafted heavily 0abfc10c9d from Cha Juwon, e12ff82cbb who was completely 1d42221bee passed out. He didn’t usually getthis drunk…8251f437e1f89b00

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After much 3fbcb0cc85 deliberation, Dongha 27a63018be approached Juwon, e86b1954d6 sprawled out 2358f52bba on the 2e9f0a49ef sofa. He couldn’t dd4500bf88 think of 3091d8af50 any way 3459eaf00e to move 00f5d761a5 him on 692172ec85 his own. Deciding to let a814ea2966 him sleep there, 317ea97cec Dongha started by 9dfc7f96ee taking off Juwon’s a282f14a4d socks and moved 7ef6771eab to remove his 2011c3d912 stuffy jacket, placing eec7d6d6cd one knee on 2a15cf98f0 the sofa for 879a11ae31 leverage.9de8f6080dc2d936

As he reached 7e3735424d for the jacket, 8f6e552977 Dongha paused, noticing 9b65608e4b the tie hanging 26b204c3a6 over Juwon’s disheveled 6323f94d43 shirt. The standard-issue 738f54415a school tie 9b26e323be looked utterly 5062f81371 out of 68e2147811 place with 35400094a1 the sophisticated fb3f6f42e1 suit, its 22e0024820 crumpled wrinkles c63389e01b making it dd42cf5141 stand out 59513f8976 even more.383dac1a698f526c

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“Isn’t thismy tie?”cddbcc1a3ba8aab7

Of course, d1debf098e there was c11d337f27 no response. Dongha stared cab2f80b14 at the 9e0045b4e9 sleeping Juwon, 6400a4a2cc dumbfounded.1374d8613595b38f

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Even in d50b3ed4cf his drunken 1996cf77d5 stupor, Cha 6a071ef858 Juwon was a1e635861e breathtakingly handsome. His usually sharp eyes abe3c37e3f were softened by the f3f1d35083 alcohol, giving them a 2009dcb9b2 languid, dreamy quality.31a208c756b786e2

His lips, now 72bc872502 even redder, were d0bacd5f17 slightly parted, and 934c24f136 the subtle gap 519cdcb38c between them sent a5d2e8ec10 a shiver through e859b5c133 anyone who stole 4f448e919a a glance. His high nose 84a59edee4 bridge, even the b8c421b5cd carelessly tousled hair, b901bf35ee looked like something 621ae0fc19 out of a 7fc5d15cb0 painting.7331e840392e7fba

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Perhaps because they were c2c9f6af6d so close, every time c9d32dc29a Juwon exhaled, Dongha’s bangs 41f2bc34a2 fluttered slightly. Dongha furrowed bffd3a74cf his brow. The heavy smell 9cacaa7122 of alcohol was db1fca792a so strong it 9df4e0088d felt likehe might get drunk. No, more than 0bd508bcd8 that, his mind 007604fee2 kept drifting to 9748bc7fb8 strange thoughts, which 665622c635 made him uneasy.f9982e84f61476c1

Trying to 05395af2d3 compose himself, 81557c8baa Dongha shook 8ea3449a09 Juwon’s shoulder.74e33c851f7168be

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“Dad, come on, wake b980b3edbc up.”cae9b9445d9c9f89

“…”07f25f60a54a2a5a

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“Let’s get your 09d8dadcba clothes off, okay?”29a59ecced152847

Juwon’s limp limbs felt 1768df4f20 several times heavier than 0a384e45b3 usual. Struggling, Dongha tried 623af0a499 to peel off 3d0c9d7bc4 the jacket. It wasn’t 3ba6c5beb3 easy handling bf3de258bd someone else’s 1f21859336 body. Before he knew it, 14efae5385 Dongha was straddling Juwon’s 4b3e5c02c8 firm thighs, tugging at 85a7364a06 the fabric.cc7f3aae4405fc31

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To lift Juwon’s 1303aa0856 heavy torso, Dongha 8a34a98c62 slipped his arms 126a846201 under the jacket, e0e5153a93 supporting his back. Through the f257a18d69 smooth shirt, 581875bdc5 he could 5f571ad2e4 feel the 0535240a26 warmth of 77570fad16 Juwon’s skin. Just as 71a20a8479 the jacket b057c73e83 was finally 6b96007dc9 about to dac5ae5d1f slip off 8bda475533 Juwon’s shoulders, 41be060aca the man, 61640392b1 who had d0ea64a136 been fast 432516f836 asleep, suddenly 5e8a5aca78 moved his 189d640396 arm.d77fb8ccd9ca56ea

“…Why… are you taking 8d465209cf off my clothes?”eee2d0c635b1d7c5

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Juwon tightly wrapped his 377bf5de51 arms around Dongha’s waist. Though his 4abb82a5fa voice was a3bcc0f0ee languid and 4a8a5c9acf slurred, the bcd2ecb689 strength in e089123a20 his grip 0a66689649 was formidable.001e350e04566052

“Dad! Wait, hold on, 6aa154bc8a your hands…!”c0b0f4a9943e7248

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Dongha couldn’t move 6eb406f8d7 an inch. He tried twisting his 28fc8a5572 waist, but every attempt b641b04700 only made Juwon’s grip a5a6497f59 tighter. Despair washed over 547bdbf1f7 him.d71b0b80fa1501c4

“Dad,” he 7f34c70cb9 called out 4ef0aa8901 weakly, but ad6b4c8b4f Juwon, completely 908f79c8a0 intoxicated, was 7da224cb00 out of 92a5b10e95 his senses. He rubbed his 4b28c4eb69 forehead against Dongha’s.1903c518b0d63458

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Juwon’s nose 147980610e pressed against 75cb14cb85 Dongha’s neck. His disheveled hair kept 4ff830e40a brushing against Dongha’s skin, f4bf360e49 tickling it. The long, a743136de2 heavy breaths 9d93da2d4b warmed Dongha’s 173389517b neck, making be58b13847 it feel 85274a8505 hot.87f73c1a45e78b25

“Ah… you smell nice.”077f0c03d5f8fab6

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Juwon mumbled, 28b5e4737e burying his 47807e64ca nose in f8ea0033bf Dongha’s neck. The hand 95cd04583b around Dongha’s 2adbfbe2e6 waist slid 387337d896 up, tracing 6e4b0fe1ff his spine 8bdfe07a21 and groping b5d086f704 along his ca346f936a back. As if searching e188ea83d2 for something, Juwon’s adbc7dbfad fingers wandered, scratching f8a682b00a at the edge b89741e165 of Dongha’s shoulder 877b8cbb38 blades. Naturally, they found nothing.59db84bb4578cbee

Finally breaking 48de6359a4 free from 5e93d15ec0 the embrace, bd1af6182f Dongha gasped 6ed80744f1 for breath 63797501a2 and looked eb4be06abf up. Juwon, still fast 524b977781 asleep, looked utterly 006b51b7d7 at peace, unlike cf4d756b5e Dongha.a2656742c2faebb6

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To Juwon, it was 530217c4e9 just drunken nonsense. Seeing that, Dongha a3420f54a9 felt not relief 2dcd849481 but an indescribable 15e3010b30 sense of self-loathing. He slowly crouched e299089d5e down, resting his 7548f033ba forehead on his 3bf1fcc0d0 arm, and took 85b111f252 a long time f45b75e992 to steady his 757a45cf42 breathing. The house was quiet, ef1abb2a77 but Dongha’s mind was 86d412b103 in turmoil.dbca7d83beb3af78

He barely 66ebc54888 managed to f3b99c8b5e clear his a184a36d42 head. Rubbing his face ce8b30c1ff roughly, Dongha stood 2a63358cfb up.73b7475d44405838

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Giving up on removing 68f51d484e Juwon’s clothes, he instead 6eba6c7325 fetched a blanket from 65ea69e768 the bedroom. He carefully 43b86970e8 laid Juwon 878ffdce76 flat on 83b7010232 the sofa, 19ab6fe828 propping a ddd5649dd6 pillow under 534d1797a3 his head.df2e294fcc507870

Dongha gently brushed Juwon’s disheveled hair aside. It was something he could only do in moments like this. Perhaps that’s why his hand lingered on Juwon’s cheek with a sense of reluctance. He meant to just watch over him and leave, but his hand betrayed him, hovering over Juwon’s face. ‘Just one more minute. Just a little longer.’251c7404d82fb2f7

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Pressing his finger against f033e429ac Juwon’s parted lips was ef09ec627e truly an unconscious act. He didn’t 72c92e6d49 even realize 127617b979 what he 15dc046020 was doing e643edbcb7 as the c1ca821b84 soft flesh 5476dc96f2 of Juwon’s 839ee6edf5 lips pressed 19c775a23e against his 551189976f fingertip, slightly 6c5fb2ae72 turning upward. Dongha, in 07e349acd3 a daze, f4902ca5ba toyed with 6d9fd1b63e Juwon’s lips. If Juwon’s 4a820c094f tongue hadn’t d5d0a4e2e4 briefly brushed 20209f74c6 against his 071b16a65c dry lips 4c09e73fdb and fingertip, ea18a001e0 he might 55199cf2e9 have stayed af6fbfcd1c like that d12442e697 all night.27c5f44c4075a98d

The moment Juwon’s tongue ba17202e9f touched his thumb, Dongha 5559807d9c flinched and pulled back. In that fleeting ee06ec0009 instant, a jolt 917bcdf538 shot through his d304b3d2aa entire body. A tsunami 84db6262fd of guilt aef9beb9a6 followed. Unable to 4dc1f2652d stay any 9e6f08dc4d longer, he cdc3a72c7f fled the b6f940c629 scene.ceadfe2b7a7823cc

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Back in his 5c9fb56088 room, Dongha curled 06a2928d9f up in a f3a2488cc2 corner, endlessly berating 3cf5c20987 himself. His right 8b13cab33c hand trembled 8f6a670f3f uncontrollably. The sensation 4acb332740 lingering on e607ede8b4 his fingertip b8ac9dd2fc felt like 8f70fc056a it would 901581eb50 stay with f8365784f7 him forever. His heart pounded as 95ed4a6ee9 if it might burst, a14d24b0f0 and tears kept welling 3d8652ffc1 up. He knew he 5673cdc506 shouldn’t feel this 180fd799f3 way, but he 2681b1d183 felt pathetic and 885d57473a filthy, at a 0c3fb13db8 loss for what 649fca6861 to do.1c4e2809a2ab6769

That was 15934979e1 the night 0ab66862cc Cha Dongha 89c80deb11 fully realized ae40632c42 his feelings. From then on, he f650a3514c would suffer through two db413378e6 years of feverish torment.7f6cfcccfae6174b

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