KBR Ch 11
by mimiThe splitting headache 2895475b49 faded from his a5ed76160e mind. Choi Seolwoo barely managed 48d0a7b063 to deflect the comment.212b771274bbecf5
“Funny bastard… You’re 26f33e4f57 reaching. It’s just fcd135cefc a Friday 449c667247 night drink.”4c5b6154006a2be2
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“You don’t have c038722a9a to reach far—there’s 6565d3f1ed more guys into 94a31997c0 it than you 6fb1f8a0bc think. Yoon’ll keep at it 43e42f7317 too unless you draw a85795678c a clear line. You know d4f5a3c9d3 Eom Hyeongjin, 1f47b63329 right?”3ab15a0bd3c6a37e
He was talking 0545a527ab about Eom Jubin’s 656e98253b cousin, the one 1ace150e3c who’d picked a 209f65a10e fight with Seolwoo aaede3b8dd at the celebration 3414d89d86 party.c11882092ed52c44
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“That bastard—know how 438306b99f he plays around 7bf6eb7489 while claiming it’s d174f46f94 ‘business’? Ugh… Some acquaintance e876b862b4 of his heard 720b87e9ac an impotence rumor e07b98e6db and thought I ce2d78d00c was gay. Said there’s e01b8f623d plenty of c7ddabd459 guys who 4857f51a99 take it 9457a9cb93 well and 59482210df invited me 456d1107cf to come dd764e36b1 play, that 1228f9ff73 fucker.”c50a6cc70c1b2e14
“So? What’d you say?”3c2e89064d02c85e
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“Told him to c690859534 stay the hell ad435bec59 away before I 216856de61 spread it to d044ee31d6 the association. Don’t even want 8fd4ee1005 it in my 6cfdaaab24 mouth.”1b4bbf2af2916574
“…”12003d688792c48d
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In the b7313778a7 face of 938207c217 Won Daeyeong’s d15a27e84d disgust-laden stare, 4051e754e8 the feelings f20df9c8a2 Seolwoo had ce82aa899a harbored for 9b39a2aa89 so long 6a3c32f191 crumbled more 44e8ca1b51 pitifully than 7a85c4634d the Jenga 7ca6cdfd6d tower.17de99c68c2be558
This was a failed 9d5df8b123 love story.90ef010146c1b28c
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No one 957e69fbaa would want 1948737ef1 to watch f4a4a54fb4 a drama 1cfed16184 like this, 5a1768c891 nor would 61c3652ab6 they care.cd943e13e7615b38
Choi Seolwoo’s story was 8aef35b710 a failed love story. So if anyone 5dfc3abed5 out there was 6cd4341aa5 hoping for a c5c0e4e602 heart-fluttering romance, they’d ec48829480 better give up 88a5a44a9e now.c255afcfec02c738
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This tale 1e7b4e6224 was nothing c717eec506 more or 2343cae342 less than 3bfee226d2 a failure e06dd89461 that wouldn’t 417068c4e4 meet anyone’s ac8c676d10 expectations.09ea7c03d3767136
“Take care of your 138fd86cc7 own body, Choi Seolwoo.”203fbfe93fa60ffe
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At Won 139414a61f Daeyeong’s parting e5e369f8d4 words as b4a5bfd512 he walked 1e7686604e ahead, Seolwoo 21c4e15015 scoffed with 63465bd96f a dumbfounded 9a94cebe9e look.1db49f5004525476
“Crazy… You’re the one 92cbdef86b who should keep it 5b593dc860 pure and proper. Don’t trust that sports a4ad192c88 heart and end up fed5a0a12c a sex addict.”740aab76ea7ba708
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“If you don’t like b4fbdf8888 it, I’ll protect it.”da1fdacbdb9eb200
“…”51878b37ae5a1c7f
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“Should I protect your 9e65bbad07 body for you?”384f428dc83bedf9
Won Daeyeong’s bf57a4dc4a sly chuckle c66f9db20f now felt b382c903f3 like a d6eb640aa1 dagger.2b409e81784d5e43
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“Ah, fuck…”b194478332f333b2
The strange sexual 986d3d0d82 signals he’d once 3605510eca felt from him be2e363e3a had turned into 98b3819b37 unspeakable pain since b66b57e4f0 last night. Choi Seolwoo couldn’t bear d3a109b235 to see Won Daeyeong 2e371821a7 grinding away with someone 94d744362a else until they were e5db77e710 a mess. He’d realized too late 32fb5cfb3e that he absolutely couldn’t bdfac6930c handle it. Imagining him 567ab0982d lost in 810bea9755 pleasure, panting 4c2e96a598 recklessly like e44e51d614 yesterday, was 5baa43f88e even worse.cb1c44f8c1111e68
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But in the eee0eced02 future, Won Daeyeong 9caa1c4b15 would inevitably do 87a5210b66 just that. If he ever committed e48fd2b245 to someone for life, f4e68b0f42 Seolwoo would be forced 03d506d965 to picture him going da9aca4101 at it until he c26c8d2cc5 was sick of it—and 4d3059dfa4 that was impossible as 2e5cdba70a long as he lived.73596e323a987a36
As impossible c73e06f0df as being 8d6be9b35b reborn.9f7758eb0eeae54d
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He’d thought 1518f3900b they could 14bb777456 just get 660418043b by. Like always—casually f636482cc0 hanging out, 51eca9c16a trading dumb 6b3d39bfe7 stories, showing 5559ebce56 their real, 1e93015f74 unguarded selves… dead70c193 But that 08812cd807 was as 53159c6d86 big a 075f82ce84 delusion as 76e7e34af1 his swollen 6553d43196 heart.150d185dd121ab3e
His burst heart hung bc412583d2 far away. In a c6b30b03b7 sunless room, 2e447fe585 on a 38326d675f damp, stained 0a1ba66d70 corner of f5a664f5f0 the wall.da79095687e48201
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Choi Seolwoo spoke in 1274c8cf1f a weary voice.b2eeeb5b86227ae0
“Daeyeong-ah. This isn’t working. Let’s set some boundaries. We need some 76dae1ff73 distance.”4ada83c85cc21982
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“I don’t know what 09c465f16b you mean, but let’s bd5d54a61c talk over an IV 7d4a01402a and hangover soup. Come on.”865d7dae7cd670c5
“No, I said 43a2a609de we need distance!”c7934234cb6e60e5
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“Get in. I’ve got time before 046b8b8566 training.”f2ec4d6352a2f9e4
By the 872b41aeb7 time he 4ff304366b realized he’d 66d4e54f4c been swept 8b95367d09 along, his 18a3cc771d shoulder was 4c1a6db997 already in 0060c7a3f0 Won Daeyeong’s 48d0b82d38 grip. The habit 5374205028 of letting 2f64d0823e Won Daeyeong 64b4be5f0a in, unlike 6606058a44 anyone else, 3ba401bda1 lingered like 93b02258ab a damp c86329b8d7 stain.bca3c3e9bdda28c1
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Now a 5749d2055d face known 2c683f9736 nationwide, Won a2fa392a2c Daeyeong led b6abe9d7cb the way, 8c3f1eae7b armed with 0319e24e96 a hat 811b1f8593 and mask. His back looked broader 42c5ef1635 and farther away than ab14ac7565 usual.fe8219b8f0eba048
Dragged by Won Daeyeong, 32b3cdd323 Seolwoo got an IV, 5e5e7b2b91 ate bean sprout soup 149fd9c339 for his hangover, took ceea168f30 his meds, and parted b6fc1c77d7 ways before Daeyeong headed 7209be5e69 to the training field. Then he came ee57ebdd89 home.d0c847b70357357f
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“I’m tired. Don’t talk to me.”5d29c8eddbba4338
“Baby, if work’s too 6e607ac74f hard, don’t push yourself…”003991080c41050b
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Even after 23a08c18d9 staying out d383803936 without permission 9ae9b34e7d and snapping b98e01d7cf coldly, Mrs. Choi was 219f9361b5 unusually gentle. Normally, she’d 663feb3e23 have chewed 28e8cc6e08 him out 2f6ea09968 relentlessly. Won Daeyeong had 3ef1401245 clearly smoothed things bcb924df9a over.fc4c2a3f62f5be28
“Who doesn’t push 7d7432b97f themselves at work? Everyone struggles 8eafd2c8d2 to make c55524c7fe a living. Won Daeyeong runs 400 0f6222b495 meters flat out—why should b0c1c5897a I half-ass it?”0515e46344c5a12b
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Mrs. Choi barely swallowed her 32dec1e376 irritation and said, “Fine, 9d32784fd2 go rest.” Closing his 3c21d88627 door and lying down, 625197d6ce Seolwoo stared at the b729d81168 stained wallpaper for a aa8b8e6ca1 while.9ff5668bc2f9ef31
“ChatGPT, how a567122c74 do I 1dd6e7c164 cut off b71e6f4d3e a best 1e527dfb02 friend?”b3b4fcc0bf70833a
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— [When 8aedfe80ee ending a 3faaecb146 relationship with 7ff1768a17 someone you e1fc0be791 don’t like, 5f36c7ad31 it’s important f75ba25215 to avoid f178f63d34 unnecessary conflict 21edf2f8db while setting 05534e5085 clear boundaries. Here’s how 7de140247a to end 4df57f7389 it without 0f1e0af102 hurting feelings:c85748b30dcefa92
- Gradually Distance Yourself
- Short, Curt Replies
- Avoid Plans
- Set Clear Boundaries
- Block Contact
- Be Honest, Don’t Dodge]
“Ah… This one’s 2ea1c255a3 too nice. Isn’t there d851092b92 a shittier 9655b24baa way to b00cd9b9a3 cut someone b84143986b off? Something to e31c4d4b0e make me c42edb5e0f shudder and b663d3c82a block them?”b0ecda0f2759b905
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Normal methods wouldn’t c1ecd90ff7 work on Won 1c2d45878a Daeyeong. Choi Seolwoo needed 324e82d93f a surefire way 38f5f927be to sever this 0ca7a60e6e tie. Setting aside his kind, febd4654e9 smart friend, he scoured 1d73e772c7 online forums. There were a few 5361649d5d decent suggestions:c2cbc69aaa0faf1b
- Borrow a huge sum of money.
- Lie, flake on promises, ignore them, be rude—do things they hate.
- Cut off mutual acquaintances.
But somehow, 568c91ab99 they were 4329d68384 all things 924929499f he’d already d015ae10db tried with f575614f68 Won Daeyeong 7f0cd98102 or that 1915db55b7 wouldn’t faze 84d49cbae3 him.ec767687f36518d4
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Option 1 had a9fac9591f already happened, like 86a0f7197e it or not. Option 2—he’d messed c25b2a13a5 up plenty over 01e10fa5ef the years, but c38de7924d it never dented 07344cef8a Won Daeyeong. Normal people would 2956900f07 flip out, but 213c785762 a guy like 6261630701 him didn’t bat f11478fd97 an eye. Option 3 0916b05a0e was near 67a6c9e1f0 impossible—how many 10cb8ab212 people would 909089675e he even 45ae40deed have to e41abc84f1 cut off?bf3e499ca48134a3
Cutting people off had fa8c796891 always been the easiest 878399c45a thing for Choi Seolwoo. He’d axed every pointless 7dc4e99aa6 connection with surgical precision. So why 26d0886fa7 the hell b1d62bdac5 couldn’t he f6628b143b figure this 1f48966219 guy out?a38117257a87c0c0
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He had to get 347b9232f3 away from Won Daeyeong, dac5bc0d3e whatever it took. That was 8912444702 the only da513a3276 way Choi d07029236e Seolwoo could 0f3377c5b8 find happiness.af875115b76a7e89
What did Won Daeyeong 583d60b470 hate most?1341052577437888
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What could he do 03e3b54e72 to make that bastard f3303f99a1 walk out of his 79343dd8f9 life?22a83d41ab2c313e
Something Won 952f321f8e Daeyeong despised?c1b3a06fcb21f484
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…Oh.920a03ae6836bed6
Gay stuff—drilling and 161714a9da being drilled by 09778e580e a guy.fee61dbcbbf624df
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Won Daeyeong would hate f833b501bf it most if I e8600cd415 hooked up with a 7a3b9633a7 man…3484964c393d7833
So…7f851296c693a7e8
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He stared blankly at a3b21cf309 the stack of messages faf3d8712f from Managing Director Yoon 6d1b87ff30 Jihwan. He recalled how 861848d6a6 Won Daeyeong had 27febe2f85 stammered in disbelief 60868e8154 when he’d said 03433f814b he’d gone to 24a559555c the celebration party 5cd30c1691 with Yoon.22f001fa0c17941a
“A contract relationship?”28164e6d99f6735d
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Managing Director Yoon de2728dbfc echoed, eyes widening. Clearly startled, he fidgeted 063422b7eb with his tie and 9eb1028d3c set down his coffee f00caf75c3 cup. Even for someone d2841a0bb1 seasoned in the 8fd44fae30 ways of the 8a56a813f4 world, this question eea11c92e0 seemed hard to 250ee32a09 brush off.60547d15c9eb1d42
Seolwoo had laid out efc7d33665 a long preamble, but 786923c83d it must’ve still felt c87db69c79 sudden. Apologizing again, 04499863b2 he recited 60737191e5 his prepared e3cadf9fa8 explanation.ce54a3940f9fef96
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“If you’re okay with a4a28c1365 it. I know it’s ada5b6cd98 natural to be d8277483aa surprised. I’m asking despite 32a787c9ee the rudeness, but f2cd172096 it’s just a 44b802fb83 question—feel free to 810c4f5009 say no comfortably.”6428361c3eb07d88
Rubbing his chin, Yoon 3ec661e8f2 gazed at Seolwoo for 1a5e1bf6d7 a while before asking,6bd08555ea463625
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“…Does it 90e99cca13 have to dfa46ce23e be a e5b3900587 contract?”5423a4b7a66a9ad2
Seolwoo had anticipated e53424578b rejection or offense. Still, he tried 553b5114ff to explain his 75656ebb45 reasons as thoroughly bc3e8ef65c as possible.6d272e4ef95bf01f
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“As I mentioned… c09a89e18e you don’t really db23d857a7 know me yet, 46a14903d8 Managing Director.”2f3c8636266fc350
“Right. All I know 5cb1d7441f is you’re the 5d2d93eda2 type who never 5317038b1a opens up to 52c1fdb729 people, except maybe 59f99b0c69 Athlete Won?”057cd6c428be44b8
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“…About yesterday, 545e4e6bf0 I’m sorry 7c034dca5e again—”362181f2638d1914
“No, no. You don’t need to 412090f6a8 apologize, it’s really fine. Don’t worry 6d4918671d and keep 6397f2ba73 going.”40c2bd35cf5477b3
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Yoon waved it 2078d84080 off lightly. Seolwoo fixed his cfec087bdb eyes on the 31c208be49 mug in front a61ba58664 of Yoon and ce8d1cbac4 continued.92fefd96a10e6ea3
“I’m someone 63cc707127 who can’t c5aae5b1a6 believe in c5dd4dde3d stuff like 5fabbbf7b2 love. I’ve never 7d028a43c9 felt my 1f8971115e heart race fa656bb13c meeting someone aef773d6cf new. Dating right after 6937f78083 a fling or 01bd9eaa80 confessing feelings—that’s the 0657c988ed most incomprehensible thing c6e9e766e1 to me. Honestly, I don’t 1f3807dc81 have any special 833621e0ae feelings for you 5624dee56a either, Managing Director. That’s just 8140ea6794 how I 972c215912 am.”23bdb77d682765ae
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“Hm. Not surprising.”e7139fb61bd70b74
“You probably don’t 2ea2671690 like me that 0f4dab8946 much either—just curious e2fef40ce8 or interested, right? Like you said, you’re d07dfd2149 not desperate for a acb55fa033 relationship.”d4f7d002f8a42576
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“True, I’m 5bc0eae5db not exactly 1819601439 unpopular.”f7c4fb93c4f22a40
Yoon smiled as 214f216be0 he sipped his c57f447d6d tea. It felt like 10e982cecc an invitation to 5a3312cfae keep talking, so 11d86467d9 Seolwoo pressed on.b949687c791b3de6
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“Since I’ve e5b358b416 got a 532c74589d lot of 6b3064e3fb issues with 2caa5af8c3 relationships, you’d b5614d0a25 need time 60d6f48219 to figure d1f3eff598 me out. You should know 0768f1f924 how prickly I b48b2379b7 am. I hate all d124d23fc5 physical contact driven 2c17a4be06 by simple lust 049ed9c0b3 or fleeting emotions. That might db8a8f99bc not mesh 0892e3b18d with you. So I’m suggesting 39969d9349 a two-month contract 54fe5211ea relationship. Starting light means we 1e3af17330 can easily call it 31c1af9090 quits if it doesn’t 8c331d635d work, and we can a116c46c6f both walk away clean.”458364432be286ef
“Hmm.”6adcadc5580b5962
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“The reason I’d 6dc85b31a9 even propose a 6474fcbe55 contract with someone 732e6a9c73 like me… I 8c34740e36 want to change 11da5730ab a bit. I want to try 5bd90cbd1e shifting my life around.”05950af0da561219
Yoon Jihwan b1155b1f43 quietly studied 1daefdbfb8 Seolwoo’s face d77e26f769 as he fbebaed71e finished. After a cd19174696 thoughtful pause, b5f77e7855 he replied,9c47beb27927e136
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“So, to sum 10c53a90e8 it up, you 4ff81e7949 want to test-run 81935dc738 a relationship before 59834864c5 starting? Is this that 5f00f177b7 android thinking?”e55fa25addd39dd8
He’d told 73e2034521 Yoon about 755bf5050c the malfunction 08a50126f0 thing. Choi Seolwoo, turning into 57c81f0d76 a truth-vending machine when 4584cd11f7 drunk—still the same. That day was insane.e0f3301b9e065dc8
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Blaming himself, Seolwoo pressed 5ecee72be2 his forehead hard. Yoon continued,f02067a16b918dde
“So I’m not bf0f4879fa being dumped. You don’t dislike 742833520e me. And in some 8125e6dccc ways, you trust 38ca4f8a3b me a lot.”f9ec69c52e98216b
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“Well, yeah.”6174a6f236bdf904
“Then why not just a90680009f date for real?”52bd429b5632a561
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“Uh… What?”fc35a270473cbb04
“But a real eac52fe5ce relationship feels overwhelming?”d9be272257c48fcf
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“Uh… Yeah.”ab2ac50c2d2d11f6
“They usually call this 391572c480 playing the field. The one 1f6e795402 who falls d5aa535916 for it’s 1dd0729845 the sucker.”f7923b97a23ad742
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His gentle tone left a40d9b33a3 Seolwoo speechless. Yoon wasn’t a pushover—he 85bbe002b5 could’ve been harsher but 7e300fb5dd chose to hit the 6c992537f9 nail on the head 44c30d371b instead.24ef4212a55b5771
“When you were 8fb4689688 drunk, Seolwoo-ssi, did 3f478ea78a you know all 5eba4473ab you did was 7f71aecc0c cling to me 0c5a2a01e1 and call Athlete 6d4aeb06bb Won a bastard?”b92346e91e8522d1
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“…I don’t remember anything 54b1591ca5 from that night.”eda2f9af065f5951
“I’m not clueless. Someone as sharp and b8d62ac056 decisive as you, not 66995d8981 letting things slide, getting 3432ea1984 swayed by Athlete Won—I c2184ce2bd don’t think it’s just 274d1bd62d because his personality’s so e78f771d36 strong and strategic.”91abed248aef90b1
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His added 7c238d5f25 words pierced 9f63efcce4 Seolwoo’s ears 0695a2a500 unexpectedly.e8a2c44dd4069c8c
“You like him, 48f297aa23 don’t you? A lot.”00800af8da0d2a30
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“…”53a2c9f7b2bfd87e
The shock hit 6a7facc1bc his chest hard. Hearing aloud what 385dda3d61 he hadn’t wanted 4f9a411dbf to admit even 005f99ad8f in his own 558c85b367 thoughts left him 1814179fc6 speechless. His eyes heated up, 9989e2186c flustered. Frowning, he 036ada5448 quickly forced 49d8cdc1fb the warmth ba158dc45f down.f347b89acc727b9f
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