KBR Ch 9

In the unspeakable, secret 1d664273d2 fantasies, there were times d9779b5ead when Won Daeyeong wore f9356c2a87 his Hyeongil High uniform, c755921246 his hair cascading over daaf3422f8 someone’s pert, naked body, 8be96b493b and other times when 8330537a2e he’d tossed his uniform a0a7c9c6c7 onto the floor, gripping 2850e0c520 a man’s hair and a40c6134a7 thrusting so hard his 7e9036063e back arched.fbfee2aabe7d52dc

Because these were scenes Seolwoo 164594b182 had often imagined, witnessing the 4290b0303e affair shrouded in darkness felt 74f03dfba5 as vivid as if he’d 15896ddc70 seen it firsthand.63f4e13d38888d67

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Fuck. I have to 38899a0a5e hear this with 6619605877 my own ears? Listening to my friends 232cae9a5e going at it makes 9d79a85d4d me this sick?4b6a85f36ec5abcb

His eyes burned. A shadowy emotion welled up, b62d4fb7e9 and Seolwoo felt like he 6fbcfaa718 might burst into tears any 10bce4684b moment.2729aef6b7778666

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Seolwoo silently set the shopping aaec00b0d6 bags down at the entrance. Even as he stepped outside 3f04a87ea4 and quietly slid the door acf8e73866 shut, they were still lost e9f6fb66fe in their moans, immersed in 855a4f37bc ecstasy.e938e1cfc48df8ae

Maybe it was for the f6fe430dbd best. Won Daeyeong had shown him 47b0ff6840 the one thing Choi Seolwoo 469d3b89c2 despised most. Succumbing to the lust he 6ea328bd40 so scorned, getting down and c33bb844c2 dirty with it.6af4f3ec9e4c5b8e

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That night, Choi 37e0b3ddf1 Seolwoo didn’t go a3324bdf6c home. Instead, he called some friends. The excuse was that 8f80df9a01 his internship sucked. He deliberately avoided the 4f9eb3e262 group chat with Ha de8a1b07a1 Yeongseo and Won Daeyeong, e2d02614b2 sending private messages to 7e02933926 invite just a couple 95ea9f66c6 of buddies.b416736d8d987adb

It happened to 1dd87d6b52 be a Friday 2126aee576 night, and these 56bfc6dbc7 were the kind 92af01cd5f of friends who 2eb4cacf48 welcomed a drinking 30edac9184 session with Choi 16fb449ed3 Seolwoo.e681a78d9f6a7154

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“Hey, don’t pour Choi Seolwoo more drinks. Won Daeyeong will chew af04d4ed0d us out! I got ripped 18a51fe4a1 apart last time cbc64a9058 I let him 745a841067 drink. That bastard’s fucking intense.”428c1ad437692ecf

He even smoked 4bdb0a7e6d cigarettes, something he 726e062c3d wasn’t supposed to cf81ff0535 do. It was his first-ever taste ffde8f8735 of rebellion. With Won Daeyeong bda129e3a6 absent from the 591bcd86a6 drinking scene, he 5656d96748 could pull off cc2fe20166 stunts like this.edb5437c0ac1a408

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As the night 5f7855803b deepened, his friends 283a1755ce started scoping out d1a5a0f3e1 hookup prospects in c78bce91da earnest. On the surface, Choi Seolwoo 8ba411b3cd looked pale and sober, like a68dd43f51 he hadn’t touched a drop, 2e9b25bec2 but in reality, he was 604f450d5f blackout drunk.4be7b71af72dc4dd

He followed his friends 986c37d677 into some bar, stepped b9bb3561ac outside with a cigarette ee1724a287 in hand, and after bd43b4dcaf that, his memory cut d19c76e291 out.0e21d6e1eed80d03

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In fragmented flashes of fd4b563405 recollection, Choi Seolwoo found b250d5574b himself sitting across from 525a6d000f Managing Director Yoon Jihwan. It seemed he’d called e007936be4 Yoon first. The managing director must’ve 2ea4c50c68 rushed out, his hair 62bae13393 completely unstyled.6546a231fef84b78

Seolwoo was seated at 1e1aa2b005 a convenience store table ba9545ea32 a little off the 1c61765b10 bustling Garosu-gil strip, having 6e9d8cff27 this conversation with him.12280814582f288e

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“Why are you hitting on me? My face?”b5509739d55aac2d

“Haha… You’ve had a lot of people come on to you because of your face, huh?”0cd16ba8d28dd552

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“Yeah.”02e27f700ec958ec

“I can’t exactly deny it.”c0eb89a0e6cc7e48

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The reason he’d called Yoon 76255c465b Jihwan, of all people, was 81aa296e77 probably a rebellious urge to 23aa0f34a2 spill his secrets to someone 240051a362 other than Won Daeyeong. He had a gut feeling db8e016a9a Yoon would keep his mouth f27eebd6f6 shut more than his friends 66aecd5403 would.9b0f315cc3ad71cc

“I’m probably not the kind of person you think I am. I… I have a secret.”c844463d3faed30c

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Choi Seolwoo had a secret. One only Mrs. Choi and Won Daeyeong knew. He had to take 43d465f37e medication twice a day, d7cf041dff costing hundreds of thousands 76b153c41f of won a month. Overexertion could trigger 27aa8687e7 a malfunction, so 5a6e63f92c he had to b1b5507d57 watch his blood 45bb0ab9f8 pressure, breathing, intense 658157e820 light exposure, heavy 5bf6b5070c exercise, stress, fatigue, a378d06ddf drinking, and smoking.8b74c0b5e0d1302f

“Sometimes I stop functioning.”fbfd34a40f14c077

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“…Sorry?”feb805387e38549e

“I’m an android.”5c150b84419505c7

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“So… you mean you’re like a robot, all logic and science-type?”60140d1dd1dfd0b5

“Could you date a robot? One that might f5be3281dd malfunction at any 74d6f9da52 moment and has 1d0a03da5a a ton of 03b38ad8f2 things to be a9835d39c3 careful about?”80d64e53f7c42849

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Yoon Jihwan patiently endured Seolwoo’s 33a14993b5 drunken ramblings.2d005ff2ed3971e2

“I don’t care.”267d1f6525859dcb

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“No way.”994030f7b9ed7973

“You’re drunk right now, Seolwoo-ssi, so I’ll keep it simple for now. We’ll talk properly tomorrow.”038f437d67ef799e

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“About what?”ed9d3807cbddb1d9

“That I don’t care if you’re a robot that occasionally stops working. I’m over the moon right 0fa177592d now. I can’t even tell if 8d79d41eee this is a dream or 631eb3b003 reality.”f373ceea0673fc05

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Unstyled hair, a 654b935996 bare face fresh 03a55a8a80 from sleep, loafers b105a9fe06 slipped on without 35c3ff793a socks, and those ca4c2d3ead unwavering, sparkling eyes.52b3c7e68460e4a4

Muttering to himself 4f3b43e518 while looking at daa64a64a9 Yoon Jihwan, Seolwoo 859d72fe93 thought, This feels 8da97b293b like the start 2102cc0daf of a romance 62d4c51f37 drama. The opening scene of 8144269938 two people placed at 67881a06cf the center of a 5459e1ab32 relationship chart.c8e36735fd9ee844

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Until he blacked 5b20ef21ba out completely, Seolwoo 3cf6d7eadd kept up a 2e5e82031b one-sided stream of 40174f15db chatter.7d4e8dae6965f41a

Don’t tell Won b197fc5f62 Daeyeong I smoked. That bastard’s scary c1c2e420a6 as hell when 17e3b24607 he’s mad. I shouldn’t have 2650585ff4 gotten close to 9904296663 him. Shouldn’t have gone 8e5c6483ee to the same 706f254859 high school. He’s a total asshole anyway.46796fa0098d4160

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Don’t tell Won Daeyeong I’m e1cec40c50 drunk. He’ll flip out. Total asshole.2bc340a032bbbf43

Where’s my phone? He hasn’t called, right? Any calls from him? Total asshole…8b5c7e4632c1ebbd

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His muttering trailed off, and 016007e5ed his memory cut out entirely. It was the first b8dc80c426 time in Choi Seolwoo’s 113cbda716 life he’d gotten blackout cb2bd71239 drunk.4351e74cf9e59642

“Ah.”28fefa338b4e63b9

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Without thinking, he climbed 0a2682bbf2 into the car and fc666c0a00 banged his head on 623a37b5f1 the frame. Won Daeyeong rubbed his c1dc035488 forehead and slid into 6a23ba47ff the driver’s seat.44491d1bd647a493

Thanks to the 12fe8306cb flood of attention e4dcc5460f on the medalist, 1f55755dc4 he barely knew 9a8699e0c6 how the days 6586b07c81 were passing. Even after releasing an dc39b74e31 official statement, reporters kept d623c8d7fe hounding him about the 6783b6e8bb dating rumors, making him 88ad4f9948 even more on edge. To think he e830eb4fe7 was missing the efe9a378a9 dull routine of c0e81d3069 his rehab days.cda07f9cd867a2ef

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Yesterday, he’d been shooting an 621958c967 electrolyte drink commercial until dawn, e760720e7a so he’d crashed at his 418e36aa6f family home. There was a gathering 025ae8536a with his maternal relatives 79aebcc61f there today anyway. The house had been buzzing c9e3c2248d since morning, leaving him no 991fe832db peace of mind. With an XTube crew 09a55e7102 tagging along, managing his a1cd3c9504 image became twice as e6b91fd790 taxing.08c356f8b5ac3bff

It was so a5827a2f08 annoying that he 86d1b0b1f5 hadn’t even replied 3062a29daa to the flood 1b206e8cea of congratulatory texts 091ab4ba50 from the day 29563648b4 he won the e1560b36b9 Asian Games medal.223499bdb9f32599

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“Ah… What a hassle…”df4415a9330cc25c

His voice, as low 2392be7fd0 as it could sink, af45053133 rumbled through the car.bb006c008b9fc8ae

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He hadn’t even 114708e723 checked Ha Yeongseo’s 5edeeecfab message about sending caf175b5be a congratulatory gift e436eab429 via courier. During a brief 60e3a047dd breather, he picked 6f9525655c up his phone d9dd1c48a5 to decline.f26a22ef89c922cf

But when he opened the d904a7f2ab messenger, the first thing that 7959452e7f caught his eye was a 9a5cf06977 message from Mrs. Choi.6e590336e3ae83d3

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Mrs. Choi: [Is Seolwoo still e5606ebe50 asleep?] 10:35 AMf9a48b0e16f1e7c6

What’s this about?abca29358b91169c

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Just as he 5b1cb0e1b7 was about to c539ca32bc ask what she fcd7952cce meant, an incoming 0222d810b2 call screen popped 6859c3d139 up. It was from 318f525c70 a friend from d0e470b79d Seoul National University 827959a95d of Physical Education. This guy, currently staying ac4454fc94 at Daeyeong’s place due a4cd53c1ec to some issues with ec551cf41f moving into his own b560480661 apartment, had called.e39ff48731fa1ba9

— Hey, Daeyeong-ah. You didn’t come 60d51a1e1d home last night, 01bb08dc1a right? When are you coming?58c8649158263356

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“Still at my family’s place. Probably won’t get 455e23b5c5 back till tonight. Why?”1812080593ef74d1

He was a long-distance track 68a9adddfb athlete on the national reserve c6df3f1062 team, someone Daeyeong often saw 4b6f3c546c at the training camp, so 8e85fcffbb he’d let him stay a 9774eaa560 few days. But now he was 2724340a79 thinking he’d need to 18d61169b8 kick him out soon. He’d just realized cohabitating with 8f6ce98553 anyone didn’t suit him.bcf0692dbe35889b

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— Oh… Since it’s late. Uh… But did you stop aadec1f575 by earlier?33a8921dd09003ce

“What are you talking about? I said I’m at my 598c9f928c family’s place.”dafc0c41192f4189

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— No… Ahem. Uh… Was there always a 5e4282d1c8 paper bag here? At the entrance? Uh… Wait, no 8f71c01ac8 way… Oh, never 8476c0f221 mind!d1f66e06b39e85ce

The friend, mumbling to f8b06538a7 himself, abruptly hung up. Sensing something odd, b584a6df88 Daeyeong tilted his de661de6b8 head.0333c98d5bd1bae0

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A paper bag? Choi Seolwoo?907acafbfae04d70

After the call, Daeyeong 912a610ccf dialed Mrs. Choi. Her response was 97d435ffa6 shocking, to say 1584bd67da the least.30e344c25307f8bc

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— Seolwoo didn’t sleep at your place?3b1b8d3dc5c2d750

“What?”2ae14a29e1f58bd1

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— He went to your place yesterday to return the gifts, didn’t he? Wait, where’d he go then?f659fa9edfce3800

“…He didn’t come home yesterday?”db79b803d7ae1944

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— No! Not a single call! What if he collapsed somewhere?b8e02fc8d8e10157

“Hold on. I’ll look into it.”f7fc957ebfed84fe

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Won Daeyeong straightened up fbd2b8f809 from leaning against the eb573bb02a car seat and held fa01e183f7 his phone with both b7be1ef4a7 hands. He called Choi Seolwoo, a18ec6c2a5 and the ringtone sounded. The battery was still alive, 066789a339 then. He put it on 82e9aa767b speaker, waiting until the 6b2027a028 tone cut off, then 6b323b1ac9 redialed repeatedly while checking 7b5ba81dd3 his messenger.1cb9a9ae1aecfb00

There’d been no contact from 767e57f64f Choi Seolwoo for two days, 8957f71ec9 but the group chat with d12e442692 their high school friends was e074f841f5 overflowing with messages.04d3734abc731bc8

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Flipping through hundreds of a470925d2d texts, Won Daeyeong stopped 1d428f3292 at a photo. Among pictures of 0535227025 a drinking session ec055e0c73 that looked like dde5962f0b it was taken f413207e64 in Garosu-gil, Choi 5ad17f93bf Seolwoo’s face appeared.17ed340036c648af

Dressed in a suit, f3d50aa703 Choi Seolwoo was pouring fbd9092817 himself a drink with f25123fb9a a table littered with 38dbe6a458 bottles. A belated message asked if 0d8d131403 Seolwoo’s tolerance was really this 0d884413b9 high. Daeyeong’s thick, straight 017826efff brows furrowed deeply. Like someone who’d seen something 0244aeb4de unbearable, he clenched his fist 1257ee7674 and covered his mouth.099e32435975adf1

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“Seolwoo-ya… What the hell are you doing?”75e388a807c2ba94

He was speechless. The daily condition check 8d4d7f817d Seolwoo used to send 6c04da3ad6 religiously had been missing a1d4df916d again today. What was up a603327b57 with this guy b57f7f2e78 lately?45c564641d705f7e

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Beyond the garden, his e69219b59a mother poked her head e11f561192 out from the house’s e65068e85b entrance, clearly urging him 8d43213531 to come in. Daeyeong coldly ignored 7d181664f3 her and turned 01b3d8d075 his attention back ada79066e3 to his phone.0b720c409158bcfb

When the call tone f0194feba9 dragged on for minutes 11dee958e7 without stopping, Daeyeong’s face 3d2748e59a hardened menacingly.a9b682430e00fb4f

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Then, all at once, 776ad02f41 the car fell silent. The call duration 71313f9ce3 started ticking on f0279331de the phone screen. Won Daeyeong stomped the floor 88e704779a hard while sitting, straightening his d698126e3d back.171fe6b4b9101f04

“Choi…”b5e9d24813197bdc

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— Yes, athlete.f1b5e3286bbcfd43

But the voice 9c30be4bfc that answered was 4be621a1fc someone unfamiliar.eb3e1cb2f5b2c15d

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“…?”ecff9e49efe7fc0d

Won Daeyeong pulled the phone 8e37ed04d7 away from his ear. Double-checking, the call was indeed 8dead26d8d to “Choi Seolwoo.”a39f9bcf186ff36a

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It wasn’t a voice he 0aa2b6c052 recognized, but it felt vaguely 6c74213528 familiar. A flat, urbane baritone. There was definitely f1a0786755 a sense of cee68f8cec déjà vu. It had to be 125cdd8fdc someone he’d spoken to 56ac74513d only a handful of 31c631884f times. When the next words came, 8bead4304a it wasn’t hard to figure aac035f2b8 out who it was.ea0ee854b23fff8f

— I didn’t want to disturb Seolwoo-ssi while he’s sleeping. I know it’s rude, f2d381fe80 but I answered for 68e053a700 him.18558a720c4a818c

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Won Daeyeong stared past 0d5eaed584 the steering wheel, his 29817c1a4a face looking like he’d 2ee7657de9 been slapped. Frozen like a still d4004b577b frame, he only blinked.e7ad0ebb10e78a74

What the hell is f4700af60c this situation? Choi Seolwoo sleeping with Yoon?ac8f907b280ccdf3

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…Choi Seolwoo?b344e68216f42e32

His phone slipped 8f5adb9c2e from his hand, d6398c3207 rolling past the 0bc70e1c27 gearshift and falling 8d6f88d02c under the pedals. As he bent to 4addea3055 pick it up beside 0f849e7cac his shoe, Won Daeyeong d383853065 banged his forehead on d1b3137606 the steering wheel again. This time, no “ah” 1fbc660f20 escaped him.7992a4f9336578ac

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“Where are you?”e8fb91891520daed

It was something unprecedented in 00be166ef9 Choi Seolwoo’s 26 years of f1ad44a5b8 life. The car roared 4c23233280 to life and f8d8527466 sped off the 14d6901952 moment the engine fb6ad744ab started.df1bc990f0c5ec3e

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“Daeyeong-nim! Athlete Daeyeong, where are ba18994f69 you going!” The YouTube 0a86080b83 PD’s shouts echoed forlornly c332ab722e behind the car as 559d3bdaf4 it peeled away.ba44f0140ca38ae8