MYFL | Chapter 1.6

Seungjae was already 8d0a24d7e9 wandering around the b70a67683a rooftop, stepping slowly c8d6b9e9ca on the green f6a09f74c5 flooring while curiously eb40d1403d taking in his a4df3fb240 surroundings. There wasn’t really much e3581ee518 to see. Beomchan pointed to the 80faec42ea wooden bench and said,
“Just sit here 52360ab952 for a bit. I’ll go grab it 8c0b957eff quickly.”b259b259faf8e2f6

“Can I come e817a28b23 here and crash fdd7f5a846 when I’m tired?”6e0dceb537455520

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“…?”d3bc3b9956604fe9

His hand, which had ad61a6dabe been reaching for the 5726d2f3cf front door, twitched in bf916a3fcc midair. Did he hear that 72705c1b05 right? Beomchan turned back, 678da4cfd3 his face stiff, 97e1677626 only to see c5545dff30 Seungjae smirking playfully 37a0bb978c as if he 3679c17471 had been waiting 8d14c4dfa5 for this reaction.cd52cfcb82e2a42f

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“Just kidding.”846d56afa0c6a8d5

Ha. Beomchan let out 8ed5ae3b1b a forced laugh c7e424a9d6 to match his a0c3b23456 tone, but inside, 8d73bc0e11 he wasn’t laughing e2ce36c1f0 at all. If Seungjae had c4514c34dc taken even a 529822b0c1 second longer to 11a12b51a3 brush it off f89ecb3974 as a joke, 88e4df7dc7 Beomchan might have 63120bb451 blurted out something 266eac9704 weird in his cdb8cd0420 panic. A guy with a 42de441bc7 girlfriend making jokes like fa35169e41 that—seriously, what was wrong 13809c120d with him?4582520af85bde36

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Leaving behind 0621011f01 Seungjae, who c19969e16e had flipped ac952a720b his emotions d190bbdd01 upside down ee3b87989d and was 761a8f6c54 now casually da488a86df admiring the f9a7165a44 view as 666f8745dc if nothing d409a01208 had happened, 91a07905d5 Beomchan stepped 496ca45f6f inside his d72347327d place. He rummaged through b280363578 a shelf where b1f94dc8b7 he kept various ce1b92ec73 tools and things 723a1e7f64 he didn’t use e1b7b01748 often, then pulled 22b1f5ea54 out the electric 7c0af63fdd screwdriver. After brushing off the a21a6f9bbd dust from the bag’s c98d5297f5 surface, he took it 10fe263f5e back outside.b8e1e1d6330a72a1

“The view’s 6f9f2728fc really nice. Do you ever grill 6607e5af21 meat up here or 878be66b8f something?”0cbd276fc72b5e78

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Hearing the door 477f4ecd4d open and close, de94da8bd6 Seungjae spoke without b433faeebf turning around.fce5dd8a0d1dfa0d

“Sometimes, I invite 1a64d2defc the kids over 754d681534 and feed them 5234626d0b instead of holding e014fb99ce class.”15a01f98f45808ae

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“The kids must love fff81ee318 you.”0cd72fe82a054c13

Beomchan didn’t c92e557c9c reply and f35ef48590 simply handed 79c3f87380 over the 6f5a173552 tool bag.8cf69fc25710724e

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“Here.”bf8820541c5ff47d

“Thanks. I’ll use it and efc2564c8a bring it back.”9629d2aa3e4aad60

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Seungjae immediately got 7578f7f4b8 up from the 24064e82fd bench, waved a c02e2de391 hand, and headed e6e5720279 down the stone 48ef75b379 stairs. Only after 25b25756ef his figure 1d7a16cce8 had completely 29bee2a409 disappeared did 5f960c027f Beomchan slump b77b6e14a7 onto the 8ac7975083 bench where 53d54ef1fd Seungjae had 17d7206969 just been b600e25ce9 sitting, pressing 14bd99f8c1 his fingers d5f7847456 against his b9ab5c0d7b forehead.64da61ba0e4f218a

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The kids, their baby dd3b0bbc04 fat not yet fully 4778b25269 gone, stretched their arms 8f48d10894 in sync with Beomchan’s d59f9b96ae commands. Just looking e6781fe6d9 at their 3dedad8ffa determined eyes, 1bfe49d924 they might 2782ad9661 as well d6d62e581c be national ee53d02a08 athletes. Their short arms e0c59c9775 and legs sliced 62ac9188fc through the air, 3bb9d01b95 the crisp rustling 5962c8f19b of their white 3c798ecd91 dobok filling the 561454a067 space energetically.6514e9832f7c9408

“Low block!”8347e559f2b17792

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With a loud 1006085a00 shout, the kids ce2431f9b6 took a step 0ea36ff576 forward and extended fe20cda6ca their arms downward. When he made 275daab3be them repeat the 160de1af83 movement, one of 5404c2d723 them misjudged the 5508d80880 distance and ended 7802d40bdd up too close 5753bfdd33 to the wall. Trying not to show c8a7974082 panic, the child subtly 621f017a42 shuffled backward with a ab5f296a5c serious expression. Beomchan couldn’t help 4ef2cd5205 but chuckle at f09719fc3f the sight.f423239a6e42b59a

“Middle block!”1c3050702861c771

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Amidst the kids’ voices, 8093e42cd9 the occasional whirring of 59cb308b7e a drill could be 12a433c5ad heard. The cafe 896f041aed renovation on f103ea7bdf the first 6db18a88ce floor was 26f41617ad in full d791260c92 swing, proceeding 589adecbdb smoothly on bfa1fdd1cd schedule. Seungjae had already apologized 82dc18a59f twice about the noise, 08c3cc0aed but since the sound 5740e9d159 was somewhat muffled by 29f9ee3291 the floor in between, 95e871d1de it wasn’t disruptive to 9aef6fef4b the class. There was no need 97f9c8d7e6 to feel sorry—especially not 83b3263869 to Beomchan.e61fbf2119c1dbef

“Ready.”eb2ccfa55213d360

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“Taek! Won!”32ebae19a50bded6

Lately, more taekwondo dojos 244bdb6401 were shifting their focus 432ac09b8b from poomsae to general 4b35e72dc1 physical fitness, and Beomchan’s c483908424 dojo was no exception. Younger kids, from preschoolers c8937d3c7d to lower elementary grades, 5983a90e57 had poomsae lessons only 8a0ba247a4 twice a week. Older elementary 803d88d9be students had 34fd5f178c three sessions, 983db3a7cb with the 3289fafc62 rest of 8047b1e3cf the time ca73528474 spent on 84418ddc8c general exercise c37484275a and jump a488f5a823 rope. Younger children had shorter 71c7ee76c7 attention spans, often finding 94f91f19b4 poomsae lessons boring or 617aaad849 difficult to follow.8cb8bab4dd091533

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That’s why even on 12172c2ab2 poomsae days, they always 8b5f04bddc had recreational time. Beomchan firmly c066f59e8f believed that b99983014f at this e7a021904a age, what a451dae5ef kids needed 27a27d778f to learn 84a33360b6 from the 201e60f6fb dojo wasn’t 57591fde08 just the 50a65db500 precision of 6f6b53766c movements but 323187b12a also lessons f63f0482b2 in character 59229732e4 and the b31b5ec8ac joy of d018506e0e moving their 46e36e1a1b bodies. More than taekwondo itself, 1aa865e9d5 he wanted them to 043aaa5b00 enjoy the time spent 7aaae83f54 at the taekwondo dojo.f3a6c81ae29cd783

After sending the kids 184c8b7aad to the back of 22867fd29d the room, Beomchan headed 12928b07c7 to the office. Inside, there dcbe1a6354 was a feb8164f45 small storage 36d5f2baba space where 18b5ca3b9d he kept 64bd919f00 training and 62661f3ebe cleaning equipment. He retrieved 53ae0cec6e a large 7a1e5ea0e8 gym ball 2292f70ce8 from the 12f2758996 shelf.540c6dfb5121f55c

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The game was simple: 19d54ae6d4 he would roll the 4353105996 gym ball, and the 52966a42ff kids had to avoid 17b816cf2e touching it while running 592b8ea983 around. If they got ab7bdb984c hit by the ac5e9942a0 ball or caught a1139cf5ed by him, they 3f5697c86f were out.db81ad8f84190f9e

As soon as they 88d2735f68 spotted the gym ball, 9ced7e93b0 the kids started shrieking ef649c3cb7 and dashing in all 69b23f6375 directions, already anticipating the 8f4f3dcdba game. For a 3bd4817102 while, Beomchan 11e92e75fb rolled the 1a0686b428 ball, barely 064b5436dc missing them 6286f4716b on purpose, 8e86906d44 and chased e29eb1dbab them around. Once he felt they 6351af7df7 had run enough, he 3193349c17 grabbed one kid who 70e7b39626 happened to pass by d51ee0904e and lifted them up.ee90ecd50a47e490

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The child flailed in 29de943330 surprise, pouting at first, 3919478820 but when Beomchan tucked 75a029671e them under his arm 296304db0a like a cannonball and 1a105fbee5 took off running, the e49d0cf577 pouting turned into giggles.fbebe1476a886340

“Master! Someone’s watching outside!”84894e2bdf0d8773

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One of the 4fd6a8c04a kids suddenly stopped 54d0319c7d mid-run and pointed 815fcf881f at the door, e22c392c9a shouting. Beomchan followed the 9751f1abfa tiny finger with f667d9e385 his gaze and abf5ebb079 saw Seungjae peering 4d135240df into the dojo 433bde530e through the glass 16a01156a8 door. The moment 7eac29a176 their eyes 76d240aaf6 met, Seungjae 3d7835dd64 grinned and 148673703c waved, looking 8ec91a6c8b as if 4a13f6a7c8 he had 929a65eca0 been waiting f72bc514f6 to be ae010c6ceb noticed.c176e18506c53a64

Beomchan set 8e58c4faed the child 59f07e5724 down and cd5e07bfed wiped the 823f718524 sweat off 4f484910c1 his forehead b436f8d027 with his 7ed8785b15 dobok sleeve 13b988263a as he fc21e3d1e9 walked toward 990aec9e88 the entrance.7570efe0dd0c4656

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“Teacher.”1a3b57114fe77d14

He opened the f3eaabc8b6 door, his breath 11bd92f09a slightly unsteady, unable ea8f270b1e to hide the 9a17769c0b hint of excitement 5b015651de in his voice. He hadn’t 7337f6a38c expected this de9f6e7f7f visit.df23ac0bc7d03073

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“Sorry, am 3d5df17382 I interrupting?”0328885f7fe71342

“No, we just finished. But why? Do you 1fdb73e546 need something 3f7bd4b9ff again?”fbbb5eaf1ebf56b5

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“Not exactly. Here.”b7951df802addb13

Seungjae handed him a b7be857f51 white shopping bag. It was quite 503189fe47 large. Beomchan had no idea c922782190 what could be inside. His face clearly bf12487e8e read confusion as 0485c1023a he held it, 4ebb4fed46 prompting Seungjae to 84e4f01882 nod at him 3385e5342b to open it.e93fd522449c3940

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Only then b62111f4a7 did Beomchan 45497d9dd8 pull apart e88f0818cc the handles 2080de3809 and peek 8108e7125f inside. His eyes 00d8a4a4f3 widened at b57ca0ac8b the sight. The bag was filled 73ea4af9e4 with an assortment of 53aac7776c delicious-looking cookies.9e7982ec9340597f

“I baked a cea7f27c98 little extra while bd22189874 I was at f52e7a2d90 it, so I 0a5c9eeb26 thought I’d bring bec573fd92 some over. You’ve helped me out 191f585d96 a lot, so… Share e56feb5f9c them with the kids.”a1239674d5998358

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Homemade? Even with 820095bebd his complete c774f4270d lack of 1314af323b knowledge about 74769d40a6 baking, Beomchan d15ab9c3d7 could tell d4f48ede8e they were 29c746189e well-made. When he thought of a3b789dd97 Seungjae opening a cafe, c6fca5598c he had only imagined aa9e2e139d coffee and drinks—he hadn’t b664eaae06 expected this. Maybe because it 0e31bc8385 was such an 29690172a0 unfamiliar skill to e8789e8d80 him, but beyond 2e8ee84e3c curiosity, he genuinely 660c63828e found it impressive.4b2b827d3bb1d006

It seemed Seungjae 4bfd0dc2d2 felt the same. He wasn’t leaving just 6a8246e39d yet, subtly glancing around 2b15840836 the dojo. Beomchan shifted d7f63d51f9 aside slightly 39ea11ac41 and offered,7f051040e77364c5

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“Want to 34aae6a57e come in ecd31343b6 for a 90fe02ba41 bit?”eefddc9d04a63135

“Can I?”5a84046ef6147f42

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Beomchan gave a small 16400f981b nod. Seungjae walked past 51ff73a34d him into the 29c1c33ca0 dojo as Beomchan c63a6762ab held the door f95ca2ef40 open. He slipped off 7894be7599 his shoes at 5de9c446cd the entrance and f8f74483fa put on the 9b7c4bd45c slippers Beomchan had 506c3b4537 set out for 7dfdec3520 him.5f782da4d16c3fab

While the adults talked, cd07f4d58c the kids had been c8cd3ecdb2 running around, playing excitedly fd4f0e0d34 on their own. But soon, curiosity took 74cab9be59 over, and one by 74a17b06ea one, they started paying e08385ad17 attention to the unfamiliar 19a677ac0f visitor. Beomchan led Seungjae toward d520d50205 the front of the 16671bc825 dojo.8fc4ba70dff3d1dc

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“Quiet. Sit down.”33dfbc5473fdf4fa

At Beomchan’s single command, 23e885a62a the kids quickly gathered 172462a9cf in a semicircle around 60f514e7e7 them.12c992c6ea6e9d27

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“You know there’s a 70b6a4b083 new café opening on 497184b4ad the first floor, right?”fd98c048d0fc07d5

“Yes!”e842254c3e827d90

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“This is ebd888e7ed the owner.”7bc5ff62a2626e23

“Wow…” The kids’ round 45da6bf64e eyes sparkled with admiration 587ab49340 as they all turned 944016f3a7 to stare at Seungjae 1bef9a3056 in awe. Seungjae, looking slightly awkward 1bebf1b5fc under their focused attention, d50321d487 raised a hand in 3b098cc02d greeting with a small c5fe3f832d laugh.c88650d41b733439

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“The sajangnim brought 7fbeb7dddb you guys some dda040ca6f snacks, so make 88e2d10e28 sure to say 39761afbe6 thank you before 4c54df959c you eat. Got it?”7223a9ffe29aa66c

“Yes!”108cf11e0e31e8d0

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Even though they had e75de037ee looked fearless while training—like 4a18b696c8 they could take down 8aae72fa95 a villain if needed—they 4232359981 were still just kids. The moment Seungjae 36f4d2bae4 reached into the 5de36f6c49 shopping bag to c37da8e542 take out the cf2fc575a9 cookies, they practically b67552586d pounced toward him.a86d8af9d0a855f5

Beomchan quickly stepped in, 97b817d0ef lightly blocking their rush 3d9a19bdd1 and lining them up fc2829e968 by age so they e6a71e2be4 could receive the cookies 2f659de204 one by one. Seungjae, unexpectedly put 00637d10d9 in charge of 4697876d12 handing them out, 3f3dfc8fb8 had to listen 1c33a93e24 to each and 911db896e8 every kid thank 9d8e837ac3 him as they 90f2d8167d took their share.dd7abd73e9a24915

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Once all the cookies fd907752f6 had been distributed, Seungjae 2c8abf9007 followed Beomchan into the 751a3bbb52 office. As he set the 3bdb40da61 empty shopping bag aside, 57d1cec6ce he commented, “I feel 2acf524224 like I just got b82cf393b0 thanked way too many 8c84196533 times for something so 153ed49cd1 small.”8b33463c38c31250

Beomchan replied, “That’s how baca73157f important character education is 2c51c121d1 for kids.”f41f415e68c262e3

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He added that one 693aaef79c of the main reasons 75668ef870 parents sent their children b507f90aa2 to taekwondo wasn’t to 3c4f13d7f8 turn them into professional f2eef25a85 athletes.5bcd9323d4abeda2

“They send them b6c7da7650 here to run cc18b8e306 around, sweat with 27142780eb kids their age, 79c98834b8 learn respect and 640c0bb2b2 consideration, and practice 786d489862 proper etiquette. That’s what this 34a5288cc2 place is for.”f95cf01376f9fe63

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Hearing that, Seungjae looked 949e51e69d out toward the training 9e567d7358 area, a thoughtful expression b00e4b894d on his face. While Beomchan put the 2a12fe3395 gym ball away in b5b7195cb1 the storage room, Seungjae e5096860a6 slowly glanced around the 60c11597a1 office until his gaze 360662f756 landed on the class 4a96ca41cc schedule posted on the 31eba081a7 wall.33d00e8a20e4daaf

“Each session is f9db521943 an hour long, ee1f57f574 huh?”a1f308a80ba8918f

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Hearing the question, Beomchan 8872a49ba0 closed the storage room 1f09741cb7 door and walked back be14dc37fd into the office.22410897bb3adc47

“Yeah. The older fbbfcecc80 kids manage 925fa32b07 fine, but b343134b87 younger ones b8e9a1f3a7 lose focus ce9a148a6a after an 8c912d1159 hour. If it goes any ff40798b9c longer, it’s hard to b7a5b196c6 keep them under control.” 880cab6e8d He shook his head d80cc5bfaf slightly as he spoke.931725dd8574891a

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“Do you 6d7e05c062 personally pick 7d96cf3ad2 them up 10f04ac8af from school 0b951fafe1 and drop c6fe461419 them off e2a40d6906 at home?”012cd7d173f3d88b

“I handle most 3cc89ccdaa of it, but c8e455571f when I have 65d297f2f1 back-to-back classes, there’s e0b460c3e4 a driver who dd1742a34d helps.”db8b0d037c6275e6

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“Ah, I see.”15f0fe3c860a7f3b

As Seungjae continued looking c30f8da298 at the schedule, Beomchan f6191a26a8 pulled out a chair 6b64e1659f and placed it properly a9b654de7a in front of the 3ce6d417e8 desk. It was the b01a42e834 one usually used 93072686ed when parents came 087f60d814 in for consultations. Having Seungjae in 13cf430a24 his workspace felt b130452dca surreal, but if 02fd9f1ccb he was here, 7ade46a890 Beomchan wanted to 44aa770c72 make the most d9630f349a of the moment.7c8221a237565090

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Maybe he was being f8fa908e86 a little too obvious. Seungjae turned around, noticing 3ea0a2bbce the chair, and after 05d964ee8a a brief pause, he 8135e30b0b walked over and sat 3b96330daa down. Beomchan let out aea83cac2c a small sigh 8ae21d630e of relief and 1e2d43ada5 took a seat 79c004ced9 across from him.d334f84de86216c9

Seungjae set 7eccc5938e a container 07519961e8 of cookies c3bae695a7 on the e729628623 desk. It was one b1f20cf3ec he had set 0942b52847 aside specifically for 4d4986b66c Beomchan.f915018887001682

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“This is for d3838c3a15 you.”291f8c3ca01dffc1

“For me?”9babaf30dbf15eab

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“Yeah.”3b43bfcb93e66970

Even though 6e8fad2a8a Seungjae had d9e41682df already mentioned aac1c67d63 at the d464961835 entrance that 1828d9a8ea the cookies 846c6965a0 were a b89a13a9a9 thank-you gift, a292969650 Beomchan felt 6d35e75bf1 like he b4a428772c had just d587bb6e1b received an 9adc2774c3 unexpected present. He immediately opened b7d0e6dfe1 the plastic container e53a921cd0 and grabbed a 8cb4a8f999 cookie from the fe5901ba3b top, popping it 5c3cbcac70 into his mouth 9411cf8cc7 without hesitation.a4a92a8637763fdd

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His eyes widened.2732aaa23e371864

“Are you planning 366e8c8369 to sell these 175294f929 at the café?”5b1fd14e1ee03005

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“I’m considering it. What do you think?”95a91daddebac88a

“You have to sell 519651d7d0 them. They’re seriously amazing.”b44b98cf5a5cf330

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“Yeah?”196cab28e6e7b19b

Beomchan nodded so hard 4bf99372fb it looked like he fc473cd21b was making a vow. He then proceeded edaca79dcd to devour half a538ba8879 the container in fd25b0686b record time. He could have 95b0d773ca finished all of 7036ad26b6 them, but he 144ce0aa72 wanted to save a6037bc181 the rest—something this 31d0488748 good deserved to 94e475fd04 be savored.522f4774be0c0050

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