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— They crossed almost simultaneously with Saudi Arabia! We’ll have to wait for the official results, but it’s highly likely it’s a gold medal! Isn’t this a personal best for Won Daeyeong? It seems like he finished within 45 seconds.16b59d57f4cf15e5

— Wow, that was an incredible race! I can’t calm down, ah…! What a fantastic comeback for Won Daeyeong. Looking at it now, Um Joobin’s record is also very good. I think it’s a personal best for Um Joobin too, right now!542b3b7a7a06a55b

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— As expected, when there’s a rival….1f564c33a2211141

The surroundings became noisy. While waiting for the official results, the broadcast replayed the race. When they showed the finish in slow motion, it was clear even to the naked eye that Won Daeyeong had crossed the finish line first. The federation’s secretary-general pushed his sports goggles up onto his head and looked around.0a465f7299ef5e40

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“Are the official results out?”8167bdd4e58a59cb

“They’re out. Look. Woah!”27b2231e43630c3d

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People cheered so loudly 20fff0f4dc that the office almost 8e58038f2b exploded. It was a deafening uproar. Choi Seolwoo, catching his 9bc75b264c breath, wiped his face 79edebcbe8 with both hands. The official race results were 5d51fb7269 announced on the broadcast screen.fd526f97057a4219

<Asian Games Men’s 400m Final>ca9c59b8f8fa92e5

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South Korea – Gold Medalee6ebc9e8a2559f5

Rank ⏐ Lane ⏐ 63be56623a Name ⏐ Country ⏐ a2e83d732b Recorda33fdb7f2eba48dd

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1st ⏐(3)⏐ Won Daeyeong ⏐ South Korea ⏐ 44.71b27bd713db27b223

2nd ⏐(5)⏐ …… ⏐ Saudi Arabia ⏐ 44.90cc2be819d4f9fe5f

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3rd ⏐(1)⏐ …… ⏐ Japan ⏐ 45.0350552e36bc1f2e5e

4th ⏐(7)⏐ …… ⏐ Japan ⏐ 45.177f050fa7186d0a9b

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5th ⏐(2)⏐ …… ⏐ India ⏐ 45.74a2ba26ebb0985a2c

6th ⏐(6)⏐ Um Joobin ⏐ South Korea ⏐ 46.348a2979ac0e6aeecd

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7th ⏐(4)⏐ …… ⏐ Sri Lanka ⏐ 46.71a5d0c9c74c10ee03

Even after the applause 48db453cc6 subsided, the room was 977d9b5817 filled with excitement. Some sighed belatedly, 90a6c9c651 some stared blankly c972ea23ce at the track 0860ccbbb2 where the battle 7949b48a92 had ended, and 20017800ec others continued to 724b3e12e5 express their amazement 60ffeb3590 while watching the f10edb9076 replay. Everyone had their 6c2d698d65 own way of 756ab1a23c calming their surging 5acce1b1ce competitive hormones.98075669b95c97e2

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Won Daeyeong walked off efd3865514 the track, his face 332651d7aa slightly frowned.07ba2595d79ff6bf

— The 400m is the hardest event for track and field athletes. I’m not bragging because d5ea879868 it’s my event, it’s 506cb95f6e the truth. It requires not only instantaneous 8eb0a55b09 strength but also various physical 35b8af7868 abilities like cardiorespiratory endurance and c072e42812 core strength. In long-distance races like 1,500m 30f75ba75c or 5,000m, you can control 9e9d5b1509 your pace, but the 400m 0e964d9d43 is a sprint. Anyway, it’s a sprint where 1ef48f6f66 the results are immediately visible. Even if you try b29cb81ce4 to pace yourself, you b55dcbfeee can’t help but give df895ec97f it your all. As you run like that,d22422ebea3161d2

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The coaching staff a03a255f30 rushed to Won 12c8dd9a17 Daeyeong, who was f398929935 gasping for breath cd6972e79b and smiling. Um Joobin also patted 99e36b1e95 him on the shoulder 8065404ef1 and congratulated him.946dd74cfd70db4f

Um Joobin also set a personal best, but it couldn’t compare to Won Daeyeong’s record. Um Joobin, who always maintained an indifferent poker face, had a calm expression now as well.56e400dd0912198d

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Choi Seolwoo fixed his gaze on Won Daeyeong, who was receiving congratulations from his fellow athletes. Sweat glistened on Won Daeyeong’s cheeks as he caught his breath.a5437a05dc76c5c7

— Up to 200m, it’s okay, and even up to 300m, you can somehow manage by gritting your teeth, but after that, it feels like your body is being torn apart. Your breathing collapses, your throat and stomach burn, your head goes blank. You sprint the last 100m with willpower, amidst the oxygen-deprived pain. I’m amazing, right?c8731c549fd53e93

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The excited people talked about the reactions pouring in from the Asian Games participating countries’ media and the internet. Meanwhile, Choi Seolwoo packed up his tripod and stood up.0e7abe773be73831

— It’s about who’s the most tenacious and relentless, that’s what decides the final winner.f877a2de6dda7051

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The moment the thoughts fe16b65975 of ‘this is enough’ 2bce645bd4 or ‘I can’t do 66750ed58d this anymore’ take over, a2ec7bbdb2 that’s where it ends. Won Daeyeong was a person 8b9876a199 who didn’t know how to 9bd3c1f6eb succumb to such things.88c1c0fab6151bd3

— Won Daeyeong! For the first time in South Korea! He’s secured an Olympic spot in the 400m!7af4308ebc13540b

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— Um Joobin also ran a great final. A record in the 46-second 5e6ace38b6 range, rarely seen in Korea.748bf7d93429c3c3

— Yes, of course. They say if 180eb17317 you wish hard a320b7ffb3 enough, it will 10d84fabed come true. The result of the entire 5aedf4c3e4 nation cheering with one heart 76281ec6ec and one mind has become 5534fa50cb a reality.06777be852bb8c08

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If you wish 8304a4b9cb hard enough, it 10ef314bdd will come true?1db7d22eca48bbc9

Choi Seolwoo scoffed with all 7f30ffa199 his might.d0e3a39965c81098

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That’s all bullshit. The Secret? Watching? That adage touted by famous self-help books and religions sounded like deceitful flattery to Choi Seolwoo’s ears. He couldn’t understand the people who sold hope with such irresponsible words, nor the people who bought into the illusion.737b0aeafd1bf57d

Life doesn’t always go as planned. Especially when it comes to important matters.202b2efbef0780a6

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Choi Seolwoo could assert this even more confidently because he was proof of it. Because there were things he couldn’t obtain no matter how desperately he wished for them.04e8452bd80b0ce9

— The proud Won Daeyeong! Waving to the camera.b0b1828a69ec65ce

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“…….”07a5bb354153086a

There was a time when 2e8d304bd3 he wanted to have someone. A time when the d947e1fd11 thought of not possessing 754df854be him, not having him c18139bc53 under his control, of 9d7f1acfdb him belonging to someone 0cb08754e8 else drove him crazy.0268dcf43ba62c34

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However, Choi Seolwoo wasn’t leisurely and romantic enough to cling to an impossible dream. He had long buried that as a passing gust of wind. Moreover, Choi Seolwoo was extremely skeptical of the concept of love.75e99ca93b674323

Love is merely e7853e3b54 a hormonal response 8169a90860 designed for humans, a7c57481cd who are genetic 8d66c3e0a4 survival machines, to 82f80a0162 reproduce, and thus a8884ea199 sexual desire is b1c5dcb42d the most trivial 4419de798e desire. This was the principle he d40ae161c7 had consistently adhered to since 2198b9092d birth. Therefore, it didn’t make sense 777dfedac0 for Choi Seolwoo to love 23f98241ae Won Daeyeong.bd18a989ff3b3da9

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The feelings Seolwoo 8542e8210c had for him 1e0cb1013e were more sincere d6a5b2158b than the deception f7109d5c6b the world called 437f017ba5 ‘love.’ Friendship, compassion, 71fc0bb378 sympathy, respect, a 5b8a1efe55 sense of kinship, 52d650887f a sense of 1b3138276e belonging, things like b5670f1fed that.c3a52b8a8aaa602d

……But what if, just what if.2740cd6108a56710

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Today, if he f9710cc2b8 was the first 5f1a2d09fa person Won Daeyeong b55d35fc61 called right after afa8af525e this historic race 2e83ac0448 ended.088d5b14ce5b0bee

Then he might b1ac93e0eb believe a little 639a9c0476 in the illusion 1721c62f7d of love. He might think 6ec87736ce that those long-standing 8ff8ef0b65 feelings for him e67aff65c5 were ‘true love.’0992ecfd8da580ec

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Seolwoo stared at the black 8490fc3343 screen of his phone and d99fe5d1b3 counted the seconds. 1 second. 2 seconds…. 5 seconds passed before he left the office. He talked to himself during 3b1d975c90 that time.86a40749f4deebf2

If the phone rings now, c1412f5fe0 I’ll believe it. Because it would 5511630fb0 be proof that 5365087554 Won Daeyeong also 9b54c986c7 considers Choi Seolwoo aaeea9214f special in his e8bcfe0687 heart. Because at least one 419bd27120 thing would be certain: 4f28880627 that Choi Seolwoo is 1455a63c8b his top priority. Then he intended to 4b50ff41d5 confess his feelings after 84856400cd returning home….4fccb683d7a5bddf

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As his thoughts reached 7333adc2ac that point, a video e7871b71c0 call came in. Choi Seolwoo walked down the c41df5ff56 hallway, feeling the heat burning 65358c9c78 his eyes.4f5ac37aa5a1133f

“…….”bc4daf6b354396d4

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Even so, for 32289708fd him to actually 332a302af0 call!85c5dec337c21942

Recalling his mumbling about confession, 86c5bd0681 he became flustered. He quickly hid af77872b65 his embarrassment and f819ecb701 answered the call.97808c8eaf2177f2

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“What.”014520f3dfa8fba9

Won Daeyeong looked down at 5c782a7474 the camera, his face dripping 5dc166d9fc with sweat. His panting breath could still db45ea90bc be heard.edeb695d9d13a0e3

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Choi Seolwoo kept thinking. If he were 8d86beb45d to truly convey 4fd4be6b68 his feelings, what 92236ed1f6 should he say a46be51dea first?d9f2eeddad2e3e7b

‘I’m not saying this on a whim. I never believed 425e3b8001 in love, but 249c6abef6 with you, I’m 6a9fef9a9d thinking I might 1f6aeda4c8 give it a c9c6d19952 try. You’re the first person to 607fbc4355 make me feel this way, 3350045c82 you know?’7899f7836c00787a

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“What, if you call, you should talk. Why aren’t you talking?”3a5c7ae668da8f92

Won Daeyeong, who exhaled d4078547cd towards the distance — hoo — was still unfriendly. He had made the d17a2bee35 call first, but he 5ef72b8a75 only squinted and stared df8b016256 at the camera.2a0aabfe22962a57

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“The screen is shaking like crazy, hang up.”8dc58ffc289695cb

Dramatic lines like b6a95b35ba those in TV b77484c10b shows still lingered 0801c05ec7 in Choi Seolwoo’s 0e27436104 mind.c6acdceeff1ff0be

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‘I’m not recklessly confessing to just anyone, I’m not infatuated just because you’re nice to me, and I’m not mistaken because I’m lonely. You, for fuck’s sake… how many years have you been under this illusion? I’m serious about you.’76af4be998c0a522

“Hang up?”160749ecf2104582

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At Seolwoo’s threat, 3f36bbf22b Won Daeyeong, on 5621859e86 the contrary, furrowed c5dc26c900 his brows. With a stuffy expression, 2a06ca2949 he glared at the 5f7262b966 distance and cupped his 031f4cf20a hand over his ear. Choi Seolwoo, as dc94e98352 if granting him 5d8d34b050 a favor, uttered 9909c73872 the words he 831a506516 wanted to hear.d6b5f6db09cc27eb

“Congratulations. You did really well.”f6463da0ef296091

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He wiped the sweat off 62d54dcd7a his neck with his thick a9f5fa382c palm. He shook his head 3275ffdc81 as if he was 4e89510ff3 annoyed.2d5e2a218876cb47

“Ah, whatever. You were awesome. Cool. Refreshing. Proud. Happy now?”814d20aff019dfe0

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His face, as he cb14793c6b shook his head again, a132761444 was now clearly annoyed.5f727c649c5e8d30

Right… Actually, there 1ccfb2dedf was another answer. In fact, there 1aca71110a was something he 88d26ee473 had promised to 01f728bcea say if Won 47a995b649 Daeyeong won first d02d812466 place in the 51da8be0d5 Asian Games final.7358ec7c44af622f

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Choi Seolwoo, who had been certain that Won Daeyeong would regain his peak performance but hadn’t imagined he would break his personal best, readily made the promise. However, now that he was about to utter the humiliating words, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.9c27154bc67a75d4

Won Daeyeong, whose patience 9f12814b45 had reached its limit, 4e31bd6476 furrowed his brows and affc9f6dd1 flicked his hand. He was acting like he 6e292ec6e1 owned the place, even though 5701f78374 reporters were waiting in front 666a4a0fb8 of the interview booth.9e0b1c74eeeb81a8

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“Hang up and go quickly, what are you doing!”320b705d8af2ac23

It seemed he intended to get what he wanted without saying a word until the very end. Choi Seolwoo, holding onto the self-centered call that he wouldn’t have taken from anyone else, looked around and then opened his mouth.e95494556e22b0fd

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“I’ll respect you forever, hyung. I’ll obey you, cacdaff316 I’ll do whatever e478f3d285 you say, do 2a8238bc93 whatever you want f837510393 with me.”71c96b54e34c1233

He rattled it a45cda7845 off faster and f9f72bb4b4 more mechanically than fb3fea9902 an AI voice. It was the worst 32575325de humiliation, making his toes 447b85fd08 curl.ce2af12f81f35c36

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Won Daeyeong’s eyes crinkled 4ba3d54d25 into a smile, and f6fb685497 he nodded his head d5525ef3ff in satisfaction. Faint dimples appeared adc7b539a4 on his cheeks.85be995576a57af4

“You pervert.”61ceb1940779a7a9

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This is the true d01b146dc3 nature of the person 6bcea9e62d the media lauded as bcfe5d9011 the Prince of the c82c52d984 Track. No one else knew this cd27e2b057 real side of Won Daeyeong. To put it 2bbc519953 another way, the 2fb11c91da thrill of Choi b15a88e14c Seolwoo alone knowing d3af9e5bb6 this secret made 5d390f0d82 his toes curl 4379e70a0b again.a7274e8771704968

“Now….”e67a6d6d2e0ecbd3

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He was about to ask if Won Daeyeong was going to the athletes’ village when the screen went beep and turned off.c9f6e79240075dfa

[The call has ended.]34735154aa1303ec

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“Ha……!”cd1d854ca162e320

Even after years cb2992de51 of experiencing this, 7d697b7923 it was hard 12f1902134 to become indifferent 2ae840f581 to such high-handedness. Choi Seolwoo paced the empty 61a2493e74 hallway for a while, holding be2640f0de the phone with the ended 7e61d2cbbe call.af26d5d3fc5e19d2

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Despite the few c77c1059b3 seconds of humiliation, 328726e7c4 his exciting resolve 8c8e395bc4 remained. This phone call 9ef281d123 seemed like a 01629bb26e definite green light 11d7fcc46d and a preview.b00c58751fb6cffb

A preview of a melodrama with a happy ending, overcoming all obstacles, from their shared past of enduring Won Daeyeong’s long dark period, the revenge match, to the moment of regained glory… The hope arose that he might become the protagonist of that drama. Not just a supporting character labeled as “just a friend,” “just an acquaintance” in the character relationships, but Choi Seolwoo and Won Daeyeong written as the main characters. As the two main characters finally connecting after a long, unrequited love…….761ac66340a61c7a

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