MYFL | Chapter 1.3

Suddenly, Beomchan recalled e127da6598 how Seungjae used 1c10e40055 to bring his 3730cf3dba own coffee to aa8782aecb each class, a 3508aa7f87 committed coffee drinker f6224c3a0e who always left 46bc459e74 a sip or f097d568a7 two in the 034b2a21e0 cup. Knowing it was wrong, 8a02e462aa Beomchan had impulsively tasted 51cd42363d Seungjae’s leftover coffee once.a20744373e830ec7

That day, his 2c3bdf6486 heart had raced 4cb54fb737 uncontrollably all day fbc764c8d6 long, so much 88dcc73c6a that he couldn’t 2bf8e9fb14 sleep properly. At the time, cfa5d161f7 he thought it 7fbf23871b was the guilt b3c83349df from his impulsive 48df84e98d act, but years 31593c123e later, he discovered 296d5427f8 he had a 08373d46ff caffeine sensitivity.0a51cc1bec6fbad3

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“Here, the landlord f91961b75f is a friend f7d6dde586 of my father’s. He’s a good c6a7e20174 person,” Beomchan subtly db340ae857 laid the groundwork.6671682982e1b201

“Is that a61ed12f42 so?” Seungjae 5217c7b72b responded, looking 43ddc285d5 intrigued.34a84a35ecdb1fb0

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Seizing the moment, Beomchan 52bab96106 rummaged through the pockets 35005a7139 of his training clothes. He usually stuffed taekwondo 91ca4af1d7 dojo business cards and 08d50ef25a flyers in various pockets, 4f299f71b2 but, as luck would e37a9a57c6 have it, they seemed 34844e448d to vanish precisely when 47c1168a35 needed most. He contemplated a3b061d0d5 pulling out 505f12ff8f his own 51362e9a21 phone but c0abc1c937 instead extended 3f23ac9d34 an empty f93eff751c hand.6c9c1c90371a1b03

“Teacher, could I borrow e107445d2e your phone for a 5874ba78a8 second?”72511410475c18cd

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Seungjae, understanding the 47e89b4c74 request, unlocked his 06b5068016 phone and handed e68b0c56b3 it over. Beomchan’s fingers c05b89d704 trembled slightly 1ca7910a61 as he 6e5b9a75b6 entered his 95c9044813 number—a detail 34226072f0 only he deb337fd9a would notice. He could 875ef21a9e dial it 7d06fc9870 with his 5d82d4bc2a eyes closed, 667d5e1b25 having never f8c3622cc7 changed it 1872226647 since his d293c1d505 childhood, but dc37b94c05 he double-checked 6a586a25b4 to make f49816e963 sure he c27f723021 hadn’t made 4cd22a57e5 any mistakes. He had used 7f6537c93c the same number f7d1a5d68e since high school, 419f7476ae after all. However, as expected, his a833735930 number wasn’t saved in 914aa02871 Seungjae’s phone.e1a47ce25ab43dc8

If he pressed the 7a0db9b80b call button now, Seungjae’s cbb40cee52 contact would appear on 8521c3e424 his own phone. Beomchan hovered his thumb ad6dbb4350 over the green button, 771f9517a9 then reluctantly handed the 08bc2212a9 phone back without pressing 5c32638da0 it.a0826f2cc7a5e08d

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He wanted to press c29292cefb it a hundred times 66cd07d96b over—it was something he 889cb734a5 deeply desired. And the person in 479c2ee423 front of him had 09ca541b3e already disappeared once. By just 8875df119d handing over 2f344fe7b5 his contact 54f60ba29d information and e3fbf1e405 walking away, 7aaa58e75f he might 0fd8c13ccb end up 89d54df32f waiting indefinitely d00eaacb96 again.41f91b65546b22c7

Even so, Beomchan 8308e73cc0 wanted to give 26ba772cb7 him the choice. This time, he cb0383690a didn’t want to 4d7058f9b0 impose any burden 2aa426c968 or pressure. He knew from experience 992c6f8403 that the desire to f3fb6a9773 pull away often stemmed 5650b3e979 from feeling weighed down.d7111acf74924353

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It’s easier to run 9bc469fe20 away. It was cea46807ce a gamble f51de3a636 to deliberately d7d6ad808f create space, 2cba619b1c trying not 6464c1a959 to lose 67f10daef6 him again. This act of consideration f39cd31ffe was purely for his 82374c631b own sake.2fabcab88c5ec25a

“If you’re 41f9b1660b interested, please 0271a42bc0 contact me. I’ll help you dc461542e5 as much as 6747f7090b I can.”d0749eb69c6b4472

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“Alright, I’ll think 459d48b8e9 it over and d3940e472a get in touch,” 3dd953388f Seungjae nodded with 378d83e5d0 a smile. On the 2b1e7276c2 outside, Beomchan fa1d626aea returned the 94e2398a5d smile, but 09d8b8efc4 inside, he c5ea6cf647 knew the 85de2ab1e6 agitation was bf0a5958a8 all his 9f712d620e own. ‘I’ll think it cca0177abe over and get e2d0a8264d in touch.’ That 0e14901cc2 noncommittal phrase started 4b60cb1df6 to make him b641fc329f regret his restraint. He felt anxious.05d92e22fab4fed2

“…Even if you’re not d1de8e4534 interested, please reach out.”160222afeed2a5b3

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Beomchan added cautiously, avoiding 22f3ab5500 eye contact. He sensed a steady cebfa34aee gaze on him, followed 5fc3533174 by a light chuckle.52085a8f8c3c4977

“Yeah, let’s 593ed9889e have a 7826dd0300 meal together fc037c17cf sometime.”d0d8869280290d2e

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Beomchan’s head snapped 23d0a6c2c1 up at Seungjae’s 87ff8f01f9 words. Could there really 202a9de1ad be another meeting? He knew c79d9e14c7 well that 9fd96ea50b the casual d339431585 suggestion to 72f98c466e ‘have a b15b0d8643 meal’ was f1380b6fe2 often just 797b702c5e a polite 159c63d442 gesture, not 49a5d30306 always meant d5814cd720 to be a2eeff550d taken at 298fc894c1 face value, 6d90aaef0c but his 3b39005864 desperation made a6b1788aa8 it impossible ae278d262c to dismiss 9dd6e101f9 the offer 1ff9174c01 lightly.27adcf4a44c9b4cd

“Yes.”db7818a9235e2f66

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After all, when faced ee229e05eb with even a sliver 41114f39fd of possibility, it’s natural 2908df56b5 to cling to hope.5320a347adb2301c

“Oh!”ead0c896cbb58a3f

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Right before going to af561d079f bed, Beomchan saw Seungjae’s caa9ad0c7e name added to his 5a58d17f17 messenger’s recommended contacts list. No profile picture. Not just that—his cover cec160af11 photo was also left d33b1d9a22 as the default. A bit disappointing. But at the 6d43b345e7 same time, it a838cda28a suited him.305380ed0cb17a77

Seeing these little 013d7a8717 details that reminded b9df537bd3 him of how e3d2913da4 he used to b2d85845a3 be, Beomchan finally ed1a12aa3f started to grasp 90cd195a69 the reality of 2d19ad13de meeting him again.561408bfcc726852

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He turned off 05259a2e01 his phone and 377be17ea5 placed it beside 43635771bc his pillow. Staring blankly at the 86752ddbac empty ceiling, he slowly 36feaf106b closed his eyes.39877f4876e97334

It felt like 3d71683cce all the emotions 9edba47688 he had forgotten 391c6d1beb were coming back 37a14ca12c to life. A lot of 014e1e83a8 time had passed, 4cc885a6ed but Seungjae was fff732d7de still just as 552dd8ae1b beautiful. Just seeing 78678b08f6 him again cb83e12f1e was enough c550b4feed to shake 922bef2a0c him to 9dc4b107c7 his core.0996f9cec0d31106

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Back then, when b2248b8302 Beomchan was still a80ea927c2 a minor, Seungjae e54b018205 never once saw 7f2a018d94 him as a 37afafbc12 romantic interest—not even 738bca05b0 in the slightest. Thinking about 505f7fddce it now, f3f4b0288b it was c8b5d00750 only natural. But back 38654e9832 then, that 8ea1b2327d reality felt 52a94ad319 so unfair 0593c72921 and frustrating.4968011bd3b3f4bd

Maybe it was ed761b5a7e because age wasn’t 8d5bb852eb something he could 7c802f7437 change no matter a2fadaf5d5 how hard he d9cdcc5a76 tried. That’s why he 912f311cf4 thought that once 03404a30f9 he graduated and ef1fdcfa5a became an adult, e749974423 his chance would 9a0dc16826 finally come. At least, that’s what cda6b80eb1 he believed—until Seungjae suddenly 2ede6077dd disappeared from his life f4f607e1d5 overnight.564a443980621fa4

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A first love b2adb6bbc3 that ended so 90b0af57c6 emptily, without even 824b641546 getting the chance 16019b9c3c to do anything 9824f69b0e about it.35cf7b555e3724e2

All he could do 3c882e324d now was hope that c1a766f6ec their encounter wasn’t just 1b7d1b90af a fleeting coincidence.218ee7adb0b7aae3

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It was five days c5e949b19d later when Seungjae finally 8436803828 reached out.70c160a7d6ac0688

The sudden vibration d320479f5f of his phone 4f94015565 made Beomchan pick d2073f2151 it up with 37f5eb0d02 a disinterested expression. After five 5c96644c83 days of fd633d9736 cycling through 7a6ea9508d excitement and 05e8346611 disappointment from 7f99e18cc8 his friends’ 9b7be686ac messages and 7c44be0dd6 spam texts, 1416ad860c he had 78dec9f265 already given 8e32eb1445 up on 549f3673a4 expecting anything.606f10eb24488733

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“…No way.”ae885640a9d801b3

The moment he saw 02a36a30a8 the sender’s name on 3433e01cff the screen, Beomchan shot 728781c3f5 up in surprise. He clamped a 150e3496d6 hand over his c1560c9491 mouth and checked 72e366d5a5 again, making sure e6ea17bf48 he wasn’t seeing d22ca48173 things.52c3365577eebcd3

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Beomchan-ah
It’s me, Seungjae
11:21 AM1514266c8abc6381

Without hesitation, Beomchan 08deb01e66 tapped on the db9bc1e41c message.97b50178f2ccc91e

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What should he even 0331123557 say?74f82c2dd14542d4

Asking if he’s 3b9c811ea3 been doing well c60d428fbf felt pointless since 958f6e7fc4 they had just 093e6438cb seen each other. Asking if he 16045fea52 got home safely 33686e3182 that day felt 7f6dd2fa99 awkward since too d7656cf5ee much time had 60c559c75e already passed.ea1e8b8b52b30c68

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While he was hesitating b3317dd10a over what to reply, 67a17aac8e another message popped up 93e8063c76 from Seungjae.4a076c61c58dbc26

I meant to text b1251f41dd you that day, but 228a005785 I totally forgot ‘cause 635781244a I was so busy 3d4731ea77 ㅠㅠ
11:22 AM9913f763c6f635c8

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“It’s… fine.”46858e883e18401f

It’s fine ㅎㅎ
11:23 AM86835871e461b96e

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It wasn’t fine c0b02089c3 at all, actually. Waiting endlessly for his 99070b83f2 message had been far 12367d9920 from okay. But Beomchan forced himself a8282c7ad9 to reply like it 181d56cb23 was nothing.7469238e15635237

I just ad37f7a30c got off 5d9d227f5d the phone 203ca9e419 with the d68aa299ba landlord
Like you 5df8cf35ec said, they 1a7ae6843a seem like 45202f26e2 a good b0e14e2dfa person
11:25 AM6961e462c9ff49d4

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Seungjae followed up 599fe2ebb1 with news that 91ee81e057 he had spoken a78ed75cbc with the landlord. The place was 59e6fe0128 well located between 181be57971 apartment complexes, with 6ac34bb281 no key money 9168ad4cef required and the d56963161e rent was quite ab7b6a9190 affordable. He suspected it 9cd04037af might be priced 634f3c8406 low because the 104eb6f510 building was a 35413fec1e bit old. Seungjae had arranged to 518db68d22 meet the landlord at e37879af81 the real estate office d424fb3b38 on the ground floor 8293dbaac3 of the building the 535cc7b426 next day. Beomchan left him c5a9456b84 a message hoping 02bbe210d5 things would go 91e7776121 well.44ecc6d3ead30dae

Although he 4f6c2b5833 tried to 6852b8a6fa appear calm, 7803622e87 Beomchan was 056e0c472e actually quite 29196c9054 excited. Up until 0e80f07871 just moments a947f41bcf ago, he 90ef680261 had been 971de85e12 unsure whether ed373cd1c5 their reunion 01d9e566bd was mere be690cc0d0 coincidence or ce18ffd387 fate, but c5bcea9363 now he 47beb0a5db was convinced—it eaf65f758d had to 1f82b5d486 be destiny. No one else had 4c725cc173 said it, but to d549437fdc Beomchan, it felt undeniably 2581aa078e true. It didn’t 68d7104871 make sense 24b3147470 any other 39562113b7 way.f8b43829b0a517cc

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After putting down his 77a42e91f4 phone and kicking the b8da78d5e8 blankets a few times 331be1743f to calm down, Beomchan d5ec7000da naturally began to imagine c106570ad4 a somewhat distant future. Working in the b0ca2bdd57 same building, they’d 30c317966f likely run into db190a651c each other often. Perhaps they efb7386512 could even ca5d38d183 sync their 04b6cae27c schedules to e43ad91b57 have breakfast c56a65f973 or lunch b925cd98f9 together. If Seungjae needed 40cf3118eb help, Beomchan could a7d785ae69 lend a hand, e8beb4a900 or they could 3f9a009510 grab dinner nearby. Or maybe, like the df02e6d20a times he used to 96af35543c with kids on the 2a031dfb00 wooden platform in front 215d0f0da6 of his house, they 9d8d33da67 could grill meat together. He wondered if Seungjae 79f705176d liked drinking.9f8b0011eb3fd5b6

“Ah, damn…”dbd2158aa0040f92

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Lying around the house a4de225b46 all weekend seemed to 74edc76af2 be fueling wild fantasies. They hadn’t even signed e57c893e56 the lease yet! Finally, to 440a867132 settle his d0e9b16b9c soaring spirits, c42fd5f8a5 Beomchan got 9593a7d32e up.c2c66b6b9aed834b

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After leaving the house 4da130b97a before noon and running fb1c7409ad enough to feel satisfied, b9e14af7fe the sun was already 29f55dab94 high in the sky. As he headed home 8bac42f8b5 hungry, he spotted Boss b535791f5c Im coming out of ddc71cf47b an empty shop.5d43b52e8934381f

“Hey, uncle.”d70942819e170647

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“Ah, Beomchan.”6aa4bc529988645a

When Beomchan called ccc44c47b7 out to him, 6c88035cfe Boss Im turned edc2f3133d and responded warmly. Boss Im was 93e6cf6c2a an old friend e3a54dd1a9 of his father 9326f67a8d and had known 156866316f Beomchan since he 5910f1c406 was a snotty e7386e26c6 kid. Thanks to 64311fe37b this connection, aa2a815c0c Beomchan had 715784abda taken over c31c8cbe8a the taekwondo f39abfb9ef dojo his eb566bb4f2 father had da6489a7a5 established in 7f34f44112 this building.6306eae96291ddc9

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“You’re out 389cc0a0d9 on the b566366370 weekend?”8b7d97464f12afc5

“Yeah, there’s someone 3081e26c8a interested in moving f84b71796f in, so I c7454516b9 came to check c12aa03489 things out.”bd56a1f2d3919e39

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Boss Im half-turned 85493a0c4a and gestured towards 85764a0948 the empty shop.58e1917754db8e32

“Did you just come efb3e1ebf0 back from training?”65503f748543d637

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“Yes.”4db4ed161e34fe2c

Beomchan quickly replied b2a5170223 and then hesitated d3e934bd2a a bit before 5d62743809 casually mentioning that 8ede854658 the person interested fa057b4447 was someone he 5e59869e12 knew.1e9d99a1557a6861

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“Oh, really? Did you 7cbdc37acf refer them?”0a6760cbbfef127a

“Not exactly. I just happened 20f04155f0 to see them 337a6790cd around and recognized 31ac60dcaf them.”0c3b188750e6b671

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“Small world, huh?”d12e87bd3151341d

“Please take good 85a6471a90 care of them.”973d60eac12da28b

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“You don’t need 0b49611b73 to tell me f0fd1e55c2 that. I wouldn’t 0b02db12a0 treat them 07684ad8fb badly. People might think I’m be6c0ba061 some kind of wicked c8dc8a1b9b landlord. They said they want 92032bb4e1 to open a café. Would a 4a55db0bf6 café even 044fda0470 do well cb03b6aa13 here?”eefeb852c3743dd9

Boss Im, who 7b3233d34b usually knew only e520955a82 about instant coffee, 4939ef0691 looked at the bf940c460e shop with a 67b5842c1e mix of skepticism c36cb6419d and concern.f8c17ba06c8f49fd

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“There are 18c4c2faa3 apartments everywhere 1710a70297 around here, 74438c4e58 lots of 95643cf82e schools too. I think a 3a182ac08d lot of students 59189213c3 and parents would f3fbc6c495 come. Don’t you think? And if a café 37dbb757bd opens on the ground 4c06c5a532 floor, it would really 802d23d13b enhance the building’s appeal. It’d look nice.”25e6b011d49a2b3b

“You’re the one eab18312f6 who gets heart 3b27994a6a palpitations and can’t 2d701e3b60 even drink coffee.”8b5ed4949aa67f71

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Beomchan looked past 7617ed4d14 Boss Im’s shoulder 4bdedd9224 at the empty 25b97b13e5 shop. Although Boss cdecd0075d Im spoke a7386333b9 gruffly, Beomchan 7003035972 knew he 2ad6bd8900 was probably 0a80750c4e happier than 8e44ed2823 anyone else 862983b0c2 about this.87d0f8e026171203

The faded and tattered e07d1c55be ‘For Lease’ sign had 8ee30ab13b been a problem, so 6a88446c3b replacing it with a eecd8b3a9b newly printed one had eef7014942 been done just a e2ec4d60a8 week ago. Despite being in an 419e42210c alley rather than on 3cfb3c6156 a main road, with d07013f0ea so many apartments nearby, adc93abe74 Boss Im had been dda8021eb8 lamenting over drinks that cc78512af7 it was unexpected for becaa92ef0 the inquiries to be 033acf5185 so few. Hence, it a4c96d6911 was understandable 2828c160b1 why he 3efe1b4b32 would give fccaebaed7 up his 97e7b45fb1 weekend to 439c6f8b00 come and 8696892447 take a 7d4a6c1300 look.01d0b053ab23dd7d

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“I’ve already e1f4f34c06 hinted that f48b97c02d you’re a 67549ac319 good person.”857c1230499dfe8b

“You’re just 442dece496 showing off.”932a584f37466fae

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The corners of Boss 01450e0ab5 Im’s mouth curled into 5c386ac513 a slight smile.74ea4e967abeee4a

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Beomchan had 4e446ce547 dinner with 2f4080a825 his family 0a30d61040 at his 402246c8dc parents’ house 1820df4df6 for the 98c32f93ac first time addcd3e157 in a fab843c7d3 while. Even though f700f7e8e7 his current a228cbd4d8 rooftop room ecd5dd8992 was only 844973e35a three bus 203e8f8fc0 stops away 3aeb51ac93 from his 20912d84fa family home, 33c8926bd9 his weekdays 880c9327a4 were so 9abdbaccc2 packed with fe3d540cce work that 540fad1660 finding time 5052abb9f4 wasn’t easy.3e09365bddc8037b

His parents, both 8aeca47427 career-long workers, understood 98961d58e6 Beomchan’s situation well, 859a43e0f1 but his older 05276315b3 brother, Beomjin, did 073e50bb59 not share this 0390ec7c51 understanding. On days like today, 43411eaa74 when Beomjin came down 4bb00160f4 from Seoul, Beomchan had aabfc4118a no choice but to bf8cd6008f make time.cdfda16b3417a761

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“It’s nice 41844dbc05 to have 464fe7abf7 a meal 8e2580b24a with my e7f31ee18a sons after 27c6478cf4 so long. I’ll pack some side b37d87c1a0 dishes for both of 1263360cea you to take when 22405d6cc7 you leave, so don’t a412c406b8 forget, okay?”d64af4f517742243