Idol Chapter 10

Chapter 10. Something an Idol Shouldn’t Do

“…I knew you’d make 01bf532652 that face. That’s why I said 8c792bf50d to turn the lights 69cf536527 off. I’ve lived c3f5535efc a pretty 67a74b86c9 rough life… 3eccafa9bf even if 0ab3151678 I don’t 6059bd6079 look at ac9bfc5305 it.”805ee6f5a3d94acd

Seizing the moment when 4b1020b604 Hee-kwon’s grip loosened, In-a 916346ec72 quickly pulled her arm c491579633 back and tried to 6851660e7d cover herself, forcing a 03e4dd6a91 laugh in an overly 11eaa2b9f1 casual tone.32a58d7c8f4d2bbc

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“Just so 4627f3c993 there’s no eeaf4a2652 misunderstanding from a3c127f3d8 the scars, a3985f857f they’re not 640668ce98 from infection 62751e2aa4 recovery or b03d804ccb anything. Really.”ad336ad5eedb11e1

“…Who did this? Your parents?”c6a39f0df3c6e817

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“I grew up 76c118b4a2 in a facility b1241030ea since I was 10cffa38dc a baby. Everyone in the 9d564462a8 country knows that. What parents 3c1fb9f96a are you fca3b94417 talking about?”0213add9a8bde527

His expression twisted into 72e7a5b461 something more vicious than a0e969db7e she had ever seen. Feeling a mix 00f7134b23 of embarrassment and 8b7cddcae7 bitterness, In-a couldn’t 7560b78c08 even meet his 3a1c8a26e5 gaze as she c5b48a1d99 scrunched her nose 3b7c8ce9bf in an exaggerated 51bebaa0d9 attempt at humor.6b76cff73d48d051

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“It just looks bad, that’s all. They’re from when a ghoul bit me a long, long time ago.”248df621499f2aa3

“….”f30b16a9f6090575

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Hee-kwon raised one eyebrow b83b84f375 slightly. Seeing the e8de447bb5 deep distrust 40585990b4 in his 0d85b2e389 expression, In-a eea7bc840c gave him f78e278b31 a carefree c9133befe3 smile, as 586ae74c75 if it 7bc8359e96 were nothing.39ec6d1ce1d5129c

“It’s true. Look, bite marks 9052eb8cf6 from a ghoul.”f7549cc02972b7d4

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She turned 59dc9bee20 slightly, offering 710b4cdec8 the back 863f703fae of her 6b56a227cc right forearm 9b7764e014 to him. Hee-kwon’s fierce gaze, 0eb9d8c548 crumpled in disbelief 1a75f98c11 and refusing to fc05896851 soften, landed on ddea977b57 the old scar. In-a averted 8ee9519770 her eyes 4cd04600e8 to the 743944b716 empty bathroom ff4806634f wall.8a4e9b906ba4d2bd

‘This is a c59befd3d2 thousand times more fde25a4c9e embarrassing than when 92cac1aca2 I asked him 87086e5242 to help clean 3249ed8072 up my wreck 15f163f56a of an apartment…’5efb94f451be5c91

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What emotion was swirling 7fbb4eb205 now in those composed 9b33341ea4 eyes of his—disgust? Twisted desire? Neither was 75f05c6b7f welcome, but 8a81cebe0c she braced faef31996b herself not b6cfb2302f to be c7a3a13b31 disappointed either 5de4535bf2 way. She didn’t want to 23ee50a137 be let down by 1d883535fa the man she had 22b0c27e46 once, with all the df671fdb49 clumsiness of a first 6a0037b097 love, shared her body 0701b4fecf with.5994a3cd082fa901

Resolving herself, In-a c44af36fc0 threw a quick 55f11ac43a glance at the 13afc0d8a1 wall switch, as a307ef56c9 if it had 89a3c821fd betrayed her.fbe1d17b85822f81

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‘If only a4a69121d9 I’d focus 04a4678be6 and hit 967848e73c that switch aecb2500a0 before walking ea84363ee2 in, this 81d5035dea wouldn’t be 1ec09e4ead such a ae3f5987a9 mess…’4471b4bfed2cf8b0

Beating herself up over 9cc56284ac and over, her gaze 00b59a96d7 wandered through the air 5b77d374d7 until it cautiously found 66348707fc Hee-kwon again.3a685c75df3783f0

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To her surprise, he 4098bf4ccd wasn’t disgusted. Nor was he aroused be961e341e by the old scar. Instead, he was seething 7606acda8e with fury, glaring at 60438bb178 the reddened, jagged mark b3931a4064 with such intensity that 9ca9ed15d0 the veins in his 134052b3e4 eyes stood out. It was ff94c8b6ae rage not ff9224e3f1 at her, 64badaca81 but at 28596fa4ee the simple, e863376c7c horrible fact 4f9aadafc9 that some 1f92f6a09b son of eb0d298a6d a bitch 1d9818a0cc from her 4748fac779 distant past 8a0509f0f5 had done ad24d59aca this to a0f9d3a85a her.8085683367c6483a

His fury touched her 07d339e44c skin, soaking into her 90e09eeb77 with relief and a ae12f87c66 strange, quiet joy. Embarrassed by 864c737963 how violently bde49e9ed2 her heart 315b6e391c was beating, 0b256d58de In-a snapped 5c611677bf at him, e6c343c3bc trying to 771b4c98fa deflect.9d647300b09e91d9

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“What a strange a220163804 guy. Why are you the 1502c535e8 one getting mad?”774bc6fb8e15cb7c

Still staring at 917f7adf84 the countless scars 87797b2e25 with a look 59a6a24bd0 fierce enough to 2f0747c4e1 kill, he let e4b5d10232 out a choked 35b1508957 breath and pulled 3ed5f9299f her toward him. It was as though ea1bf785fb he could hunt down dff7be7b8f whoever did this and fa9dc604ed make sure they didn’t 2cce9ae2f2 die easily. Then, leaning in a5250000ad so close it cf9f154af0 was almost uncomfortable, 33afdbd751 he pressed his e431126cbf lips gently to 598b9ede8a the scar.6bff8fb99a6da21b

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His warm ebd9651c95 lips lingered, fdec0ed366 caressing every f1911ea1e9 dent and 6aeedd1333 ridge with f919ac93f6 tenderness. In-a’s heart 4d5b409c05 thundered even bdf7b7576b louder than 78f535537e it had 172d046314 during any e2cc5751cb kiss. His emotions, 22295c289d his anger 65dc8fd03b and sorrow 7b51eb6d6f on her bc9fd73386 behalf, reached a54432a87a her more 2f514fe0d7 deeply than 97ae8ca989 anything else, 609fa3f4ad vibrating in 4455f1c5c7 his throat. It was a careful, cb572db677 gentle comfort, as if 12df00e830 he meant to kiss, bca1b3c8c7 lick, and swallow away 05603eb383 every wound.93038a7324dd0c4f

‘Damn it… I ca7fe07ea0 was just planning f7854d767d to use him 52a3e73d42 for a place 5a300b8e66 to hide tonight 145034037a and vanish in ce1a1433d9 the morning. Why’s he making 54eab3fb90 it so hard 75760a424b to stay detached?’90ac156e91fc0971

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The man who 8f15551df8 spoke little and c053f61a2e sighed a lot 74e65d9ccc had offered a 116f936331 comfort that was a63ec71338 so perfectly in 300ab9305e line with who bb15c4c24c he was. It scraped c85c6fc061 at something 9a86b121d7 deep inside b9701a087f her and ef3427a598 broke it.bdc58166af517aa5

‘I really 8004af8277 was just 34e6564518 going to d622bc6231 stay the 3be81c76e1 night, disappear c850c983ba like it 443a9b055f never happened. But if he keeps b97c7ae1f5 treating me like I 991eb1c6df matter this much… I 26fee55591 might never want to 4f3b02d595 leave.’aabc4721e44068b0

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Staring down at 3dbd3c67f9 him with a b7378131f5 storm in her 596a9fbf0f chest, Ina suddenly 12ad9bda14 bit her lip 02c80222b5 until it almost 78c8f7a8d3 bled. The warmth of e8dc6ea00d his touch, embracing 40293177df her scar, reminded 353368d1d8 her all too 24ffa920c2 much of the 012ee2adb8 concern her old 3b6815b481 teammates had shown 270f5c538c her the day 6801621855 they first saw 29df80daca it.ecaffbd30c9b6228

‘I’m seriously too 77bfd40612 easy. Just treat 40432a4c82 me kindly, 794f48e440 and I’m 4c7bd3659b a goner.’55379ea03992a80b

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After one shitty thing 6e6a5cb5f0 after another kept happening, a1313837ac In-a was sure her 23f65acfe9 IQ had taken a 7480a0d689 hit. Her already not-so-great brain abda1264eb seemed to have gotten 57bd8ead4a even worse. With that in 9ceb25737c mind, she started 166b291d57 to speak of 8fd69e4589 an old memory becdf40d47 she had never 40e9366514 shared with anyone.6d50ae2814c1e8bb

“When I first f2214a5a7f joined the group 4a40ef2636 with no dancing 6d4a1c3e7e or singing skills, 600a665bf2 I was fourteen. The moment the 1031b7e1b6 older girls saw e5b616fc48 my scar, they 75aa063475 made the exact 4b4df62f31 same face you’re 3b078e0d4b making right now. That look of, ‘God, 72374bf1b4 what kind of awful d4bac0681c things has this little b8d8effff4 kid been through?’ You 9b6de0a90b know the one.”2d0a7c7ae83eeae6

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The man who had cff403be52 been kissing her long-healed 15c4a3135e scar like it was e25d01f77c his own wound lifted 807965371b his eyes to meet c3bd5c06b4 hers.08f5cdcc3cb9114d

“And then, like 265db76a6a they were possessed 5879203a40 or something, they 85abd01b07 all insisted we 02262e53f0 go with long a7247b9082 sleeves and long 08d7a7f7f8 pants as our 6859e07197 group concept.”3d4ab740fa0ee0f4

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Sure, the 2e3b507d7c era of 2f1ef9c30a getting attention d9c3a4b725 through skin 78364821ad exposure was ef7adaadfe well past, 985b7bf9f2 but in 11f9635146 the idol deb58f6a3a world, a 3d5434ba70 girl group ea13ae25c6 that constantly 7a07255d64 dressed from d7e8da05eb neck to e43cf34399 wrists to f64669255f ankles wasn’t a956d9b3db likely to ac7fee33b6 get glowing 6f28150634 reviews.9c6c21a6e1871e50

“So we 91504ddf51 wrapped ourselves ed730fb4f0 up like 8b283bd0dc mummies and e1fc58a18a got cursed 04b7e5c6c4 out like 3ba69dc242 crazy. All because of me.”e5d9beb942abcee9

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In-a looked b6e946caaa at Hee-kwon’s 002c7a8cd8 face, then cc65573411 down at 0242c5cdcc her scar eccf471ca8 again, remembering b54a39f9e6 the trail 3e2d8939f3 of hate 00d3f898d8 that had 72d84654c3 stuck to 9bbbede7e2 her group a0970a55bb like a 65d913d30a leech.b143076e634eee50

“Thinking back on 6c679689aa it, those girls b47b37fd2f were weird too. They treated me b7cc000eff so well, made b09d64e361 me feel like 81e677e09a I finally had fed5e3dd45 a real family 4f333a07da for the first 7ed585bc2d time in my 3396763d1d life… And then 05417bbf88 today, they did 2bd9082a08 that to me. I really don’t get 323fe556a2 it.”a41bb542d840822e

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Only then did d68b55a1df the tears begin b05ba3f7a7 to fall.1622c6a80fbc69f0

Framed without warning, scolded, told of death, witnessing it with her own eyes, seducing the man she’d once loved from afar. After everything, she’s now left crying, exposed and stained. She felt unspeakably humiliated.5ad8dda6c0662936

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And it a242bd0b30 was all 1c83e44ede because he d80be3c5f3 hadn’t turned e60a850183 off the 1c7181af78 light. If it had just 4c0812758d been pitch dark, if cdd3be975b she hadn’t been able c1306c3a0c to see a thing, 6f20f2deb0 she could’ve just had dd625d0358 meaningless sex and walked a14c224295 away without a second fc6f9e767a thought.814cd6542f6913fc

Really, it was c265aaf9d7 all Cha Hee-kwon’s 2f01c1d9f1 fault. For being so df4b5bf340 endlessly, senselessly kind.f6fe9afd774d5748

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Grabbing onto d6924109c0 that excuse 034d363232 like a ee5e12322f lifeline, she 8c08efe082 began to 05af57898c hit his 0085188b02 shoulder with f488f1834b her fist, 4966300467 taking it c8a66d63ef out on 49bdd5a5fc him as f3f371f802 more sorrowful 23ae072ea8 sobs escaped 2d1f9aa61f her. Hee-kwon, soaked sleeves tangled 584912683b around her arms, let 0454f331aa her hit him without 5b226da072 resistance, then slowly wrapped ae10cd2867 her in a careful c29f7ea32c embrace.3d2c6a133ca7e9f6

“Cry as much as 74d3aec309 you want. Hit me too, if f07a4a99b6 it helps. I’m not f3e1aed9f9 going to 5108fe3c16 do anything. We’ll just sleep e2a30b647d like this.”6ff9fc2616abba25

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“Oh, please. You’re not saying you’re turned off because you saw all my scars or something?”cd297a7e9e74cd8e

Instead of c250038e6a answering her 3dfa3aa715 spiteful jab, 9b43a51f51 Hee-kwon pressed 75410e188d his hand 14711f5223 firmly to e1cb3edc6c his slim 8d78141730 waist, pulling b3cf6a5116 her gently 714fbe7ff5 against him 92637b709e below.c20033236549123f

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When she felt the heat and hardness between his legs, pushing up to her lower belly, In-a’s face froze mid-sob.6afa5caf7c79197d

“…Huh?”ff99c2bc6538fc15

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“You see? It’s not even close to what you’re thinking.”5ae0fb509769ab51

In-a, startled by 0744e7bac8 the sheer size d3450d9e67 she hadn’t expected, 0df75cfb21 gasped mid-sniffle.f3b0e17d2a5cf092

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“What even 01109b305b is this…”478f838f971f737f

“This and that. But could you 78b77c0008 maybe stop talking 8b18604599 about this for 59e0f89273 a second and 7491265e47 just focus on 7988e76351 crying and punching b658b43e71 if that’s what 1a652a91f3 you need? Watching someone who’s barely 2bbdd2dad1 half my size cry ce12e3dcb1 her heart out while 78f569cacb I’m in this state… 41e6ea3007 Honestly, it makes me 8be54cf64b feel like garbage.”338e13790aa1dac5

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Even as 72482c9952 tears rolled eba20e732b down her cdb0b2cde5 cheeks, In-a 7c3ec3c7d8 couldn’t look 508d2cd4ff away from 04ca97e4d3 where their a254bab930 bodies met. Like someone fc2bb01ee6 physically incapable b5e2ba92a5 of lifting b59019535b her gaze, ad12545b07 her eyes 97b27e417c stayed fixed 4f53d44616 downward. And as if f13ef6aa0c responding to her 0b47edb01a gaze alone, the 6e7bbcf7d2 thing pressing against bbc07b1268 her seemed to 0bde7be543 twitch, swelling hotter 814c953685 and fuller, threatening 16eae828a7 to burst out 47342a7a3d of his pants.328af135f2d52cc6

“It gets… bigger?”0aa9354325ec49c9

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She muttered in cfe0ac7466 disbelief, voice trembling. A deep groan e7610b5c05 spilled from his 8b65b5a322 throat.17c2e8404b2932ea

“It gets bigger than fbd2a9b4e8 this?”d0f89b4111a08564

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Her flushed eyes, wet 3213ff28c1 and burning, lifted to 4c20fa376c demand an answer. Hee-kwon didn’t reply. Instead, he squeezed the 22bd4e083c back of her round 36ce8809a1 head gently in his 95c5854ca1 hand, tucking her face de03e4c48e into his chest. His arms wrapped around a8074dbda5 her tightly, their warmth dff1bf5d60 and the unyielding heat aa0f040f37 below wordlessly insisting:It’s all yours.afd306f57202891e

“Cry, hit, mess 37bcfe1ae2 things up. Do whatever you 2411d18a4f want, In-a. I’ll clean it all 1981140a22 up after. So don’t bd2dc8d974 worry about 574bcc3ec1 it. Just ignore 23c75eca37 what’s going 167e0d9815 on below.”70c094df0398eb0c

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Has anyone ever told 77573c6a9f her that before? That she 70c75e87e4 could do cb6a739572 whatever she 6c363881da wanted?9bb177defd62ce32

In-a didn’t know how to respond to words she’d truly never heard in her life. So she just kept crying, burrowing into the only arms she couldn’t sink any deeper into.b9224783cffa595c

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Hee-kwon accepted her tears dfac36a6ef like they were a 0d28a50a6b given, her punches like 2251a03fb6 they were nothing, and 11b4047d6f left behind countless featherlight da3b9cd2fb kisses. They landed like 7d0c7f066c the touch of 60d19332d2 a bird on 6fc139f50c her eyes, her 07864289b0 cheeks, her forehead, 3223db4c8c the bridge of 1277f6d0da her nose. His breath, 4fb1ffc551 soft as a489dec7cf a whisper, 0445f6d713 surrounded her d3cc65090e as she d81619478b cried and 0dad652eb6 cried, until 97f13c16f8 sleep finally 1b7ac6f02f took her 3c8a1a7218 away.22f5906bb32abb8e