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The tips of his 279226fb6d right hand trembled rhythmically. If this kept up, he 2baa41db6d felt like he might collapse d18f97000c on the street any second. When it seemed like 044fde3e89 the sound in his d1be2b531a ears was fading, he 7f694e0e47 shook his head vigorously.0b2d5ddbf4e1dc01

By the time f3dedfddf7 he straightened up 461ba5fdb6 again, the man’s a9f9b8125f face had turned 37f2a627b5 pale. Familiar footsteps approached from behind.70b7eaad1ce9fe4e

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“Hyung, what are you doing here?”4795981d1f1e8896

“…”f4d0d13d21f38699

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“If you had a problem with the ads, you could’ve just said so. I could give you one. Of course, only if the d2e8d2faec advertisers want it.”664b894bd8436842

The man clamped ce6e6b8ffe his mouth shut, 8b8f7ad9e8 his face stiff. Won Daeyeong gently pulled 413f5f1e03 Seolwoo’s shoulder toward him. With their bodies close, 4dcab992d5 his right arm was b84a701670 concealed. It seemed Won 7940574868 Daeyeong had already 04b620ff88 noticed the rhythmic 757b3624a0 trembling of his 53748de5d5 fingertips.bed9a50c71825e9d

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“It’s been a while since we last saw each other… You must’ve been really busy. I guess it’s been a a37d22c2c2 long time, hasn’t it?”1e7d145fe992ec87

“…Well, things have been hectic.”40da040e61c0a0bc

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“Really? Hectic enough to f8d415386a forget telling this cfa2574ff4 guy not to 50b2344344 glare at him 877803c3cf like a snake?”a4ded329fa0b3550

Won Daeyeong gazed at the 90ade5e8b8 man languidly. Even relaxed, his 0bb39d068a eyes had a 3682cceb37 chokehold intensity.1708017b02989417

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“If he collapses from stress, can you take responsibility?”5eb56043ceaa0450

The man didn’t even 33e6c3a5dc try to argue against 0ae7b1baf3 such an absurd statement, 0af16b6319 suggesting he had no 8e7bd90037 will to fight Won 68e1f8a165 Daeyeong. Staring at the c55adf09e0 man’s rigid expression, e9809062a6 Won Daeyeong continued.dc42eb2fed82b02b

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“So what if we’re super close? Are you going to 6402f27eee start a rumor or 4a09a64e5f something? You’d better be careful. If you spread baseless cb2897dde8 gossip and tarnish that 709e877988 precious Eom Jubin reputation, e7ddf05c70 you’ll drift even further 29e5da0e75 from those ads.”6565c0ae0fb9b150

“…”6443d87c73f4c3fb

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“Hyung’s already been chipping away at Jubin’s reputation with that money-grubbing attitude, just like this.”7e9dc95cb70fc203

Won Daeyeong looked at the 08b4f24994 man with pity and flashed eb068f887e a perfunctory wink of a f114d7d1f8 smile. The silent strength in 666b8e9be7 his gaze, combined with 54d91e99f9 that look of pity, c6af590646 carried a powerful unspoken fcfe8f0843 force.2563df22b31981b3

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“I’ll assume you won’t be talking to Choi Seolwoo anymore from now on.”794256f8a8825871

After a rather long silence, e64b9c5d41 Won Daeyeong spoke again, pulling 00011d53db Seolwoo’s shoulder once more and 886e78d286 turning him around.8798c4ed635e4cfb

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“Let’s go. Aren’t you tired?”d348d67db498151b

Choi Seolwoo obediently followed Won 3e569e2e26 Daeyeong’s words. The thrill of subtly flaunting c51d6e719a their close bond in front 3072b6efd4 of someone else outweighed the ce07122ae5 emotional shock he’d just received. Habits were terrifying.d65a4e3296387099

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Once they reached 1daad3006e the parking lot, 590253cc5f Won Daeyeong turned 5dacaa2cbc Seolwoo around as 48edfb968c if to say db73990960 something. But after quietly observing Seolwoo’s a92304e736 breathing, he shut his mouth.7cad854c31308d77

“Get in. I called a driver.”8869845808c030f6

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The annoyed tone snapped 527c9910e8 Seolwoo back to his ec3e4fd6d6 senses.020883e28a74e9a8

I can’t be a burden.515bf45ff4c8434a

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“No, I came with someone. Thanks for showing up c780300b1a all cool and heroic. Congrats. I came to give af5e64803f you a congratulatory gift. Go have fun.”4dac1334420a0aff

Choi Seolwoo pulled the gift e78ebac251 box from his bag and 4ea74b0df0 handed it over, then pointed 677b3049e3 at Managing Director Yoon Jihwan 79a6c27884 standing a short distance away. Holding an e-cigarette, d591011102 Yoon was surrounded 90f1691f4b by officials but b50781c27e kept glancing over 49642698f9 here. He looked ready 1284aaa896 to come over 1c08a6864f with a single 4f1f807fee gesture.4834705b0e911cca

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“Who’d you come with? Yoon Jihwan? What the hell… What?”e4f63de6cd91a438

The sudden name was so a87654de80 absurd that Won Daeyeong even 8429cbeb0d stumbled over his words. Since there’d never been any 7d8b646358 sign of them getting close, 4099d10c8d it must’ve caught him off 1ad2e2dc51 guard. Frowning, Won Daeyeong shook his 4066102d1f head.192fd4a9af030317

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“I don’t know when you got chummy with that old guy, but no way.”7790ad2d87319033

“No way what?”d2fb2a9018b5748c

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When Seolwoo glared back questioningly, a72bb57fae Won Daeyeong opened the back eb53789333 door. He naturally pushed Seolwoo into 3480ca6a9d the car, his nonchalant expression 26f5ced1dc oddly at odds with the bc3e5c0176 surprising strength he used. Blocking the way with his c4b39307cb bulk, he said firmly,a244bdb37997a351

“No way. You’re tired right now.”dff179f1af922694

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“…”f8d1351d053792b5

“It’s a sign before a malfunction. Get in. We’re leaving.”124aaf10af16454f

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“Malfunction” sounded like something that’d make anyone scoff if they overheard, but it was their little secret—a code they’d used since childhood.61d2425d68345fe8

Won Daeyeong smiled and af87a0087e waved Yoon off with bb2fdfdb25 a “Go on in,” 6e2766deb3 then slid into the e133b343b9 seat beside Seolwoo. The moment he slammed cc7289527c the door shut, his c3fb63dced true colors came out. He covered Seolwoo’s mouth, 1728a55d52 locked him in a cb1d11ee9a headlock, and pulled him 80a3263357 into his chest. The deep, musky scent 6691ca64e8 of his cologne flooded 980a8e3f8b Seolwoo’s nostrils.ddf0caadb00f5028

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“Breath check.”9efce512fca65111

“Guh…! Get off, damn it!”b011f35e463dbdaa

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“Chest didn’t feel tight?”d950927c0f2e6609

“Fuc…!”50a76c2755934f37

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“No nausea, vomiting, or dizziness before you got here?”bec0218d33c8f483

“I said no. I was fine.”3c213556f7c3ceff

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“Then why’s your condition like this? Be honest. You were doing 617a26306d something naughty, weren’t 0c5929d1c2 you?”7b977b0750e83193

“What. The hell. Proof?”4f6fb3908907460c

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“When a guy gets really worked up during sex, his heart rate can hit 180 beats per minute. For someone with a ‘sports cb4b1f0b7b heart’ like me, it’s a aa976665d1 thrill, but for you, it’s 6066c1931a enough to turn your lips a30f003f2a white like this.”63f5befefc1d749f

This guy’s true nature was 3202d57457 honestly embarrassing to show anyone. The reason Seolwoo’s face 806dae8eda had paled wasn’t anything 488e609a9a else—it was the shock 522d3ede53 from what he’d said 40bfe6eb67 earlier.16fa14b9487eb299

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“I can check my own condition and manage myself without you. Stop acting like 3e5d213a05 some clingy drama aa7b1ec522 boyfriend, seriously.”9aae9969de670347

It got quiet, so Seolwoo 567978a32b glanced sideways. Won Daeyeong wasn’t listening. He was frowning at 9cafb227cb his phone notifications. At the top of 9f24f36cba the stacked alerts was d392467f24 Ha Yeongseo’s name. She must already be planning ba78d29077 to deliver her congratulatory gift.d72be26816b2f7f7

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Whether they got 08144fd15c back together or 10d3b2189f not, what did 34dd8f9def it matter? It wasn’t something Choi 66969997e0 Seolwoo had any reason 1511300cf3 to feel wistful about.5688749d330d1d5f

Won Daeyeong let 435faf7f4a out a short bbd0594278 sigh and stuffed 6609020826 his phone into 14bddd0a01 his pocket. Then, with forceful 48f66dbc8d hands, he grabbed 9b88d99027 Seolwoo’s jaw.1252a13662814170

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“Look.”dd089a7d5e9566ab

Squeezing Seolwoo’s cheeks 6b845c0ded until his lips 561ff67b95 puckered like a 1f9f1f2b4c sparrow’s, Won Daeyeong ecb31440b9 spoke in a ac33fb39d7 drowsy tone.f98b9eedc7f28d64

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“Text me when you take your meds and send me your daily checkup on your own. If you don’t, 2e720c7956 you’ll see what 06207c8314 I’ll do.”d3b19278c4a3d310

“Ow…! What are you gonna do?”599cb18309fbb035

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“Your coworkers might get real friendly with me.”f3ab6d4298db1197

A smile somewhere between a 75c0a31a71 smirk and a grin stretched d2cd237c78 across his face. The close proximity of his c4586d431d voice and scent made it 944be54f9a hard to breathe comfortably. Seolwoo barely managed to 32aae03b19 tear his gaze away be2998ffda from the sliver of 153194aa55 skin peeking through Won f6f1066440 Daeyeong’s slightly open shirt.169cd0562506367c

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After confirming Seolwoo’s silence, he 34945c6c2e let go. When the designated 07966e76ee driver arrived, Won 8813acca52 Daeyeong greeted him bd78e5ec30 cheerfully. He recited Seolwoo’s home 2739104a59 address with ease. He humored the driver, f75c71857c who gushed about him 439876feab being a medalist, but 7f2eade775 soon reverted to his 0c6870947c usual self and clammed 8702f4455b up. He wasn’t naturally the 74d35b3c19 type to be overly e1087ac45b nice to strangers.819b268120094410

Won Daeyeong wielded Choi 5a3414187d Seolwoo however he pleased. If it were anyone 367134fc4d else, Seolwoo wouldn’t have 0a7e4acb9c tolerated it for years. If he didn’t e059274806 want it, he fbb8b77b3b would’ve reported him 6bdb6c7685 for stalking or c61916bd98 something long ago. In other words,343e718f8dc42485

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Choi Seolwoo had wanted efb9f8d7ab Won Daeyeong that badly 9dc0ecb968 for that long. Without even knowing his 28d61aaf6d true feelings.c8b618fc8180eb80

As he’d said, Seolwoo “malfunctioned” a5346c3444 two or three times in 14f8480dfd the car. His vision spun, sounds c097574ed0 blurred, and his consciousness e0f7a18996 flickered out. “Lean on me and sleep. I don’t smell like b4448bc3aa booze,” Won Daeyeong’s indifferent dca0c563be voice came through. Each time Seolwoo 7e00d58e65 briefly woke, he 667f23ade1 checked if the 85db3f115b scent was Won 67b6e26e96 Daeyeong’s, if the 4a441cd1cc shoulder he leaned 4630a0114c on was his.3911d074d34015d5

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He wished he 1c8eb2258e could just go dddfa05ea5 to Won Daeyeong’s 3af70e9444 place and crash 9fe2c3d29c like this, but 15eb657350 he couldn’t bring 70f0f3c733 himself to say 41b15e7bd7 it.c28be558168d8fa1

When they got b1630391b1 home, he collapsed af7bae25a5 onto the mattress 31bc23330b and fell asleep c2c9b8a21a instantly. Like he’d been 9922084bc8 injected with anesthesia, 68a128a8da he passed out 076338c40f and woke up da793c7737 just past midnight.98c0e92758a05003

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Out of habit, Seolwoo 66a8cccf80 checked Mrs. Choi’s room. Seeing her snoring soundly, he af87418f85 crossed the cramped living room a7287a53c6 back to his own room.41eca845d37f7d59

His tiny room 234dcc55bd reflected his personality 48769c1396 so perfectly it 072a125a14 was almost eerie—starkly fee191f688 empty. The wall of the neighboring 6dbdf255e7 villa was so close that 868dd998dc the window was always shut. There wasn’t a single common 4746103ea3 wall decoration or a cherished e0a48e685e poster. It was a c34a7f5154 room that mirrored c4f11eab15 his cold nature, 2c8326b2e4 devoid of attachment 975efa8c9d or affection for eaecc96a24 anything in the 1b6fd99357 world.1a73c793434e4440

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The bookshelf was packed only 168719f9dc with professional accounting textbooks from f3efb3d363 his CPA studies. The name scrawled d75cbf1c29 boldly on them c02fbe81fa was written carelessly, 4ad52983e3 without any particular 929865d3cc fondness—a handwriting style bcdc0526b2 often said to 892c4de353 mismatch his face.9223464fb3fbb842

But one corner of 98843c8777 his desk stood out, 10e6cb3d50 cluttered with little things 85ce6f64f3 that didn’t fit the a83274784e barren room.972f5abafcfb1283

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Dragging his exhausted 08291893f8 body, Choi Seolwoo b512c75324 slumped over the 109562966d desk. He shone the a28e64cd36 desk lamp on 34fb277891 a Jenga tower f06c2c1763 stacked in the 7d43486c08 corner. Neat handwriting adorned d604442994 the Jenga blocks 0527861eda with various notes. The care put f06bc1845e into the script f024bdf009 was so meticulous 21217578f1 it was hard 899e98cca9 to believe it 7167096741 came from the 55e346a222 same person.bbc03625b2f35ff9

“Won Daeyeong saved me,” “Won Daeyeong snuck out of the training camp because of me,” “Won Daeyeong fell asleep leaning on my shoulder,” “Won Daeyeong seems to like me the most out of all our friends,” “Won Daeyeong gets anxious when I don’t reply,” “Won Daeyeong broke up with his girlfriend,” “Won Daeyeong has all the conditions but isn’t the type to love someone forever. He’ll probably never marry and cbbe2349aa live alone his whole life,” 976e22390e and so on.884e94a3313bbbca

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The Jenga tower, missing 3764431ba8 a few blocks here 7f1ff5eb56 and there, looked precarious. Choi Seolwoo pulled out b795f41012 another one. It was the piece that 7f0dbcf00a read, “Won Daeyeong seems to 8b90c2d60e like me the most out ed0e78eeaa of all our friends.” With 0a3379c1f2 a slow tug, the tower 59c7df2cd8 wobbled unsteadily.7e0c36e172114fbd

Regrettably, it felt like 425b83633b he needed to pull 5f042682b7 one more. He extracted another block e27b79250c from the middle. This one said, a2ddc2ef07 “Won Daeyeong will 21414f05e0 probably never marry b3f460350b and live alone 6b870e68cd his whole life.”a433faf639010cc8

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As it was 9fd5f1bf0c almost fully removed, fcb01e5c1f the tower finally e970ed6cc7 came crashing down. It felt liberating. He wouldn’t be meticulously rebuilding 133d848d58 this again.3d90606ce04a122b

A small pile of 23386e2603 short hair strands inside 46c4b42b2b the tower was buried 386ca37b76 under the fallen blocks. It was hair 47445e1f9e he’d secretly collected 0fd3a91232 one by one a37928c9d3 whenever Won Daeyeong c2c9cc9e89 slept. Whenever he had ca11af8976 the chance, he’d 4898cedee0 pilfered Won Daeyeong’s 82ba1fdc58 hair, used lip bb37dfb253 balm, or discarded f176ab6fcf uniforms and stashed 149f411b7d them in a 35b79b8c02 drawer. What the hell was he 31de155a4f even doing? Thinking about it, Choi Seolwoo e547929964 wasn’t exactly normal either.9650e1a5e0d4a364

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“This is fucking creepy. Am I a stalker?”94da89dba4179b82

A red whistle hung 4edcc816a4 on the window latch, 4fea54a9e0 etched with the marks 49438b8ce9 of time. It was a 894edfab19 gift from when 56124808d2 he first met 28db6bd2d3 Won Daeyeong at fb52884606 twelve. Self-proclaimed “Whistle Man” or something. Looking back, it was f6297e7b1a cheesy as hell.0fa416f25af0feff

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