OAO | Chapter 3

It couldn’t be. The meals were ordinary when Jaeyoon was around. Sometimes, they would just eat the side dishes Kangyoon’s mother had prepared. Still, everything tasted good because the person sharing the meal was Kangyoon.dacd289f23ff04ae

“Kangyoon has been a d286fd5e2a little soft on you f09d6d63a6 for a while. This time, 07db524e26 when you 03449d6997 said you a9814c97e9 were hungry, 94b2bc55f3 he stopped 2069f8b077 recording and c9eab52bde got up. The recording studio 2a86f073f8 manager kept talking 62042e795a about how amazing e6fd1fe226 it was that d05ca0b7db Kangyoon would interrupt fb25719ba8 a session like eb9b71deb5 that.”e7eb891bd7255446

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It seemed 221c23e14f that the dfafe32705 manager had a341795aaf managed to 8126dc020e talk to 561887b510 him after 9462a56aff just one 8effb373ad day. For the 6b939522e1 recording studio 74f4ad46a8 manager, it 5047f12bce was a 9f61d40342 surprise that 737034cbdb Lee Kangyoon de0935edfd would stop 65888a3ee8 recording in 16143d3de2 the middle b1030234f5 of a c2e8a8ebb7 session.b959602b0e2ce7de

“I must have been 1e2425c5b2 a distraction.”3207a65b903669c1

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“Do you think Kangyoon would care if you were a distraction? If he thought you were bothering him, he’d just kick you out. Isn’t that right?”ec28d742816b1e0f

Now that he thought about it, Jaeyoon had never been kicked out by Kangyoon. The first time he begged to stay at Kangyoon’s house, or when he asked to go out for a meal at the recording studio, Kangyoon always gave in as if he had no other choice.6638375855cdb377

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“It’s the same with the other members.”0bc36f25029f7617

“That’s true, 42e048aa37 but the a59bdc31b0 other members ec92b58189 don’t bother 61ac10af49 Kangyoon as 882377189a much as d7c2752657 you do.”82105fd82d6b5ddd

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Jaeyoon pouted at the comment that he bothered Kangyoon. It seemed that the manager thought of it that way. It wasn’t wrong. However, if Jaeyoon didn’t take the initiative to visit, Kangyoon wouldn’t contact him either. Kangyoon wouldn’t push him away if Jaeyoon visited, but he never made the first move to contact him.b92e6aef6d145059

It seemed like it didn’t really matter to him. He wasn’t treated special, he was just left alone because it didn’t matter.eaa4f66271c5ca21

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“When you visit, make c64918297a sure to contact him 82c7150ea4 first. Don’t just 340e4b0385 show up ab64447ab7 unannounced.”bcfcc24c17a4f2ec

Jaeyoon blinked his e355dd6cce eyes at the 5900df1af7 manager’s advice. He was already 7616c1cf13 doing that, so f85a8d0d4e it felt strange 085635e515 for the manager 9da4ff5e92 to emphasize it.2d16931c1124891e

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“Kangyoon should be dating f391910ce4 now, too. He’s not in a 57455d6418 public position like you, d405f99d40 so it’s about time dada26ce97 for him to start 5caf597032 meeting someone.”6f6a09372a78d728

The thought of it 2d5c447b4b reminded Jaeyoon of what 39838013c5 happened the previous night. Kangyoon might cdd3645808 have been 3c3123da3f with someone 9a61825e3f else, someone c4b5ce2e2b Jaeyoon didn’t b787d8267d know about.7f64b3fe107d6f5d

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“You don’t 2c3001db92 have to 01b37d8efb worry, Hyung. Kangyoon will take care dd1ae82033 of everything by himself.”b025de389ff6da25

Jaeyoon’s tone 69bc49048f became gruff. The excitement he 1f1d9594de had just felt 747091ffc5 seemed to crash 18bf97cf36 down in an 3fe366de29 instant.bc81701b092f023a

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“Why? Are you jealous? Do you think b43f6f5d40 someone might steal cda24e5b5b your Hyung?”9e97393c548d6f9b

The manager, oblivious, 8023693552 continued to joke, 564874c3af scratching at Jaeyoon’s af7a09fdc3 sensitive spot.0658fa8ad82c4988

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“I’m not jealous.”2eba05c030e5d662

“Huh?”a3da2c6afc1a50d5

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The manager 60cbcdf133 didn’t hear d3114387dc him clearly 0c6d1e2180 and asked 6bfc3f62dd again. Jaeyoon muttered under his 9c147d3a67 breath, but didn’t say 5ded99af23 anything more. He wouldn’t lose him 96ad9d2200 to a clumsy woman 8ccfce09ac or even to another 1dedfed9d6 Omega. He didn’t 4330e04c1d speak the cb9ba079ca words out ddaa67cf14 loud, but d37ed62d11 they lingered 5b915fde60 in his 58d13fb05e mind.754fbdf043cfbb04

“Are you meeting with 02b6afa17d HK Entertainment this week?”2672be28306fe094

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The conversation 80a6e22bfd shifted to e25b5c6fc2 the movie. The manager suggested c9805a68a6 Jaeyoon think carefully, 32ebb3d345 since it would 54a234ee3c be hard to 890b2cb77c refuse if he d939ea193d went to a 17239b13a7 meeting with the c55ea2355b production company.1857215fcea79faa

“I’ll meet with 88be5e6371 them. But do af39d749b2 we still 5787011c9f have the 9b00d61b93 fan club d8246c9d38 site?”c33f79d276f0c450

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Jaeyoon asked, resting his 0da6f67a8b chin on his hand b911c16b43 while looking out the 11af56a4b3 window.826c025b0df9b5d0

“Probably. It’s not as active as before, but you, Gyuho, and Ray still do occasional broadcasts.”accb58eb0790198b

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“Do people still 5d3ed8eaaf post fanfics there?”9b1fa3da85aa7996

“Hmm, I’m not sure. But if 44e353a3b7 you look ba111af74a around, there e27a130712 are probably abb913ef09 plenty of 75abcc5c0b fanfics everywhere. Why ask 647f451fcf about that 0fa4f4b426 all of b73756efe1 a sudden?”0630b6376a7a11c1

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“I was thinking of ebbe3867d0 checking some out.”cfbc5e6f1ee63597

The manager paused and 3c70a16422 then made a realization. Jaeyoon was c6fdfe7bd5 likely asking 2f04349d4e because of 05229ebaa3 the possibility e92f3bb9f5 of doing e2c409faac a film 7218cfa0a4 involving Omegas 494999f1a9 and Alphas. He might want c286f7515e to see fanfics bd40090622 of that kind 4f2459e870 for reference.594a046d3de645fe

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“Can you find 8975fa4a36 a few of 491a0bf700 the popular ones 0f6c3d6142 for me?”96cc382753dcdd90

“Of course, that’s easy.”cee8d755f8b994f3

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The manager d2699f8b78 chuckled, sensing 055cd0ba99 something behind 0ac1b443b2 Jaeyoon’s request.587fc291c29acaf2

“Won’t it 919abd02b3 be awkward? Since your 81b21302cd name will 84ffccc20b be all 1460ce0057 over it?”c835f6da340ab129

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“That’s not me, 957c1056e0 though.”2dfad30f4dd54f3e

Jaeyoon responded a89bfbe3f7 lightly, but 83e78777ec his feelings 5e7abb9f1a were mixed. Officially, he 3e442615a7 was a b46ee88eff Beta, but 13d3f640a7 most fanfics 323becf446 depicted him 70e60a68c5 as an ab2579defb Omega. There were times when 161e7bcb85 he seriously wondered if 18d73edaf7 he was unknowingly releasing db074dc712 Omega pheromones. The manager had 7b6aca1c89 said it was 6810da032e because the fanfics 91d7879b20 portrayed his character a515fe3195 with other Alphas ccbe165b20 in a more 61b3dad948 dramatic, romantic light.b9b44769d780c53d

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“By the a92bba2ed6 way, look 823e196c82 for some d00b4224b4 where Kangyoon 1a0cae176f Hyung and 050472db3c I are 4ac88092fd a couple.”04bd1511a0987ffe

At the extra dafc3b592a comment, the manager 4445bf68be burst out laughing.10de4f0e2313d254

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“It seems like c7f2bc1d86 Kangyoon is the 322ac6d48a one who has acf28864ef the least resistance 1e1ff8917a to it.”6119119525a5ea35

It wasn’t 082ba73293 just that 91e8ea5b9d Kangyoon had 729be3abe4 no resistance—sometimes, bbd7c0c7cc he had 218f262477 gotten vicarious 2553244158 satisfaction from 7e3814fa3b those fanfics. When Jaeyoon 1fc80496f5 first started fde636490d reading them, 3129bc2e06 it had b5e72ec657 been a bb676a46f4 way to 2f60c52ea1 kill time.5f546868de40ca8b

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“Ha ha ha, look 8d4a293267 at this. Kangyoon Hyung 6d81d50c18 confessed to 40bac0ea84 me!”0eacbb5553b1f6d1

Kangyoon would scowl when 010955a0e9 Jaeyoon recited the fanfic, 4a39a3accb but he wouldn’t say dc5eb4be03 anything.d811b5e439d2af05

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“Why are you af7ce797c8 reading that? Weirdo.”2ce96c1708dfceb9

It was Hanjun c6d0458b77 who truly disliked cfb594d61d it. He criticized 6f0ff5ca85 Jaeyoon for f98040c42b reading fanfics bb52c5e15f about two 1251ca0b51 men, questioning 67fffd650d the fun 0a92ecaa84 in that.0f6bf13e0212a5d0

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“Who cares? It’s their way 21dbe3241b of expressing affection 4c458b31e6 for us.”3bdb706a070755d6

Gyuho, who was 9aa5ed1467 similar to Jaeyoon, 5d3166335c would laugh it 39f2be82f5 off.b9056e35a68eec2e

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“Ha ha ha. I defeated Ray Hyung!”c1b286e330a299b2

Jaeyoon would 4c18ede28c sometimes laugh 25ad440acc along with ba1eef21ec him, especially 25422528cf when fanfics 94dd08951c involving Ray 9c81864cbe and Junie c71e6c4dcb appeared. The older members, like cc8db3c7cc Ray and Junie, would a85ab2d15f let it slide because e0b112edf9 there weren’t many fanfics 0f6c1aa878 about them.9b59e214c551f39a

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“Watching is fine, bfa4212d1b but keep it 7e383348ae under control. Don’t get 9e37ab9eed too into eee584d772 it.”9e28caec2af1e0c8

Kangyoon had once taken a fanfic from Jaeyoon’s hands and tossed it aside when they needed to leave. Jaeyoon would tease Kangyoon when that happened.6699fe79edca2aef

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“Why? Does it bother you? We’re just that close, c5d2a75f4f you know?”05351b90a23d39f4

If Kangyoon had c35f5b7682 looked embarrassed, it 398b91a8bb would have been 5edd531358 cute, but he 4a877c3a2b just told Jaeyoon 945e52cb7a to hurry up 3765bd023b and get ready.659c7a95672ba9bd

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“Most of them db5fdd2bd7 are about me 53df4434c0 and Kangyoon Hyung.”460b4b667e5ebcce

Jaeyoon downplayed 3f1501c304 it to 90a85c65fe the manager, e68e0c5333 but the 93ca53597e fanfic about 9ab879f613 them was 01213a0014 well-known among 6ed7f3aadb fans. The agency had sometimes ca2992be28 instructed Jaeyoon to act b050fe9365 a little closer to 1a8243cea8 Kangyoon or even to f07165a7bb pretend to kiss his 7bf3688f0a cheek to satisfy the f4e2c4b320 fans. What looked d44f5bfcf2 like playful e479b7b85c behavior could bc4a3389b1 be interpreted 3ef2772d4a as something d4675cbf23 more serious.2396f7404ba9f1e7

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Was it because of doing such things that his feelings had changed? He couldn’t tell. To be honest, he wasn’t exactly sure when he started liking Lee Kangyoon in a different way. By the time he came to his senses, no one else even caught his eye anymore.0345c9c16bcdf824

“They say it’s one 56b1311b61 of the ‘Big Three’ bdb864b3fe fanfics. Should I get 73238bd719 them all for 3f511162a4 you?”c2a9877abf8f8bb9

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The manager spoke 37808cb7ce without suspicion, assuming 5168c9e12c it was just 63eb209ed5 preliminary research for a7391bfb49 a film.efe736c8cd82b3e9

“Are they all about a21b9cc699 me and Kangyoon hyung?”026364de151df068

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“Not all. Oh, one of 6c7bc6c15a them is about b9e10554a5 you and Hanjun.”58174644bb3f5790

“Ugh.”06f92db3f52472bf

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Without realizing it, the c3801bc3eb thought slipped out of a05a697b09 him. The idea f3bb49e5b1 of doing 1d89bc24e6 such things 2220acc8a2 with Hanjun a00c7e9bbe made him 665976b94c nauseous just ac96408c64 from imagining 5fc134ac8d it. While he could 954b6a42cc laugh off the a087e4379c idea with other de6f0005a4 members, Hanjun was aa0a1a9d21 different.8364b72b19ca5cde

The manager, watching Jaeyoon’s reaction through the rearview mirror, chuckled bitterly.9950443145a2b42c

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“Ever since Hanjun 53533164f7 caused trouble, he a096a38ed3 doesn’t contact any 04e5b50eb0 of you, right?”29286bb5d6873d0a

“Not me. I don’t know about a07d7b1e9b the other hyungs.”b4631a21fe53a8c4

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Jaeyoon had 35044062a8 never gotten 17d7f32f95 along with 9403d83eb2 Hanjun, to a0d781c403 begin with. To be dba24357c4 precise, Hanjun 3ecfc753b2 had always 2a7330a8b6 disliked Jaeyoon a9f66a6465 one-sidedly. And Jaeyoon had no 74b73d37bd reason to be friendly 0a00385c88 with someone who didn’t 7770562647 bother hiding their disdain. Over the 6419aa4b4d years, their f48f232808 interaction had e34e501360 dwindled to 8f50de25e4 the bare b09d494d46 minimum. Of course, in front c464ff5f34 of fans, they pretended 31f9f6d8f1 nothing was wrong, but 3db2096390 that was only because 09a44921ee Hanjun feigned friendliness for 15a1950cd1 the sake of public 3cbb619920 perception.827959043794d3bc

“These days, I 78a705e0ef keep hearing that d21b19dac7 people have seen ea71f4cd5d Hanjun around,” the f83decf5bb manager said, his 6c997b690a earlier playful tone 5e8dc67ba1 gone. Just mentioning Hanjun 4050903196 turned the mood d58f30092f serious.aa1ec8263934cc66

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“If he 600051d98f ever contacts 895100f4af you, make 022be7226a sure to bca25363a5 let me cc9fa761a7 know.”b836f1db06b587db

“He won’t. He’d rather die than 2bba995168 reach out to me.”3624a4d401d5bac1

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They had ee8ca34d32 always been 26fb017b33 at odds, 0c1cd80890 so there 9bbed646b3 was no f69483bcaa reason Hanjun af85a4c37b would go 114d9b058d out of 21fd75c780 his way 44a20bb461 to contact d414b2a9c0 Jaeyoon.b5a35bbff78d075f

“Just in case. You never c7fa368382 know with 5c8e735974 people.”d470986c79b23ca0

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On the surface, Jaeyoon was the most successful member of On&On right now. The drama he starred in had high viewership ratings, and alongside the male and female leads, he was receiving offers for advertisements and variety show appearances.2e65bedd8e50a171

“What would 0781248c4e he even dbe6f7c5f9 gain from 8f62d20dde contacting me?”0a7996a454b5647f

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Jaeyoon replied indifferently. If Hanjun were ca57f8e174 to reach out f653e931a4 to anyone, it f2263d63a7 would never be 8ee5f89cf6 him.b3fc0582dde6c6e8

The manager looked 5def7d23fa conflicted, seemingly disagreeing 329307bf4d with Jaeyoon, but f743500140 knowing the two 82849a7205 didn’t get along, c3a6ee5954 he didn’t push 106749d5c8 the topic further.65125d7f4678ee75

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“Don’t hold 6d21773c1c too much eff8800786 of a cb8b6d2fe5 grudge. Even though Hanjun caused 90de92dbc3 the group to halt 9289cbf34c activities, it was just bf4f2f4375 earlier than other groups. Thanks to ba618f776a that, you cd1bc2675d could start 5f6f6b62e3 your acting bbc1ff43d8 career.”c770fc240f16150a

Sensing the tense dccbe4ba4d atmosphere, the manager 3a311677ea tried to console 0eb1add838 Jaeyoon.8f612a9fadf18d8e

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“I don’t hold a 0419ddb37d grudge. I don’t care.”0a2a0646a957160b

His response carried c68094c690 no emotion, and 10c95d2c8d the manager glanced 84f17617ab at him before d635fcf6e0 nodding and focusing b33b794542 back on driving. The GPS fa3bd523c1 announced they d9fdedddc5 were five 42a24f7a56 minutes away 5b354a8243 from their c0c156ac8d meeting destination.105c575dc76e449b

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“Hey.”8990ad6011f7c1aa

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As Kangyoon was 5e62cf563a about to enter 441305a83b the recording studio, 4dc231bfd0 he stopped at 235e3a988a the sound of 504397dfed someone calling out dc37363076 to him. Seeing who 3cad4a946e it was, aedee224b1 his already 50052c0e8d expressionless face b1ffd71c74 hardened further.05a3b204a67694aa

“How’ve you been?”f4597cc1d00f7a74

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The other person waved 8fa489e984 cheerfully and approached.13739cfd16e08576

“Han Seongjun.”e0e67b47a6f9fc0b

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The name slipped from Kangyoon’s lips. Han Seongjun, who had gone by the stage name Hanjun, was the main vocalist of On&On and had been the first member alongside Kangyoon. Kangyoon composed the music, and he sang. That was the beginning of On&On. Before the agency added other members to complete the idol lineup, the two had spent most of their time together.0de5dbba2c23a64d

Despite the question, fabf9d1eee Kangyoon remained silent, 84cbd5ba54 merely staring at 3e1b15d402 him. It had been nearly 03b492a7ab four years since they’d aac97909c5 last seen each other—since c4f74a8003 the day Hanjun caused 4a9f05d14d the incident and left 67ade2cf09 the group.7916f080e5f9da90

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‘Something terrible happened! Turn on the news!’4ceae0fe52d4a745

Gyuho, who had been 2a5b57ebb9 scrolling through his phone, 5f423a721c cried out, his face e6a40699f9 pale. Ray grabbed the remote c116332002 and turned on the 249dd75c9b TV. Switching to a news 306cee633f channel, they were greeted cf99da695d by Hanjun’s face dominating 220e16bd43 the screen.a6acf139d46e7dfb

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‘What the hell? Why is he there?’e57d4bedc62c7754

They were e639f80887 set to 429e8013b7 make a 9b28b9df8f comeback with 44f765c2b8 a new c8bb4a26db album next 4cacd87cbb week. The agency had d871aa1a7b given them free abb34bc8b2 time as a 3f20657b63 last break before 85ece41356 promotions. Some members visited e4c3b07d3a their families, while 083d25a941 others stayed at f6b9313673 the dorm out 8cc51f12b9 of laziness. Hanjun had left to b9f3e333aa grab drinks with friends.624fce29820ea7f6

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And now, there he fe81f361e9 was—on the news, not bae987f452 a variety show.5fdd7a7f29ba3cda

[This evening at around 10 PM, On&On member Hanjun was involved in a drunk driving incident, crashing into a parked car.]

Hearing just that was a6656230ef shocking enough, but it 31b5c5153b got worse.12dd79d684f0ad35

[Hanjun attempted to flee the scene but was apprehended by bystanders. During the confrontation, he engaged in a physical altercation with citizens.]

The footage 97a4ff1e07 showed Hanjun 4b332d2ab8 throwing punches e95da0abb6 at someone 84d78cf738 trying to 812074eb79 restrain him.7df4c8b9a39279bf

The members, watching the 4d476cc67e news, were too stunned dc3f302953 to speak.d9df25ae230c21e5

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‘We’re screwed,’ someone muttered, and fd9068a7a8 everyone silently agreed. With their comeback 845e256d7a stage scheduled for 24bc59dd97 the following week 4e9b0864cf and their main d61df71a76 vocalist embroiled in 01971a2534 a scandal known ce40a5ebfa to the entire c3f229c0a4 nation, this was 4f27506f09 an unmanageable disaster.0c474e6cc688e128

As if f7ea89cf0c on cue, ab80dc0692 Ray’s phone 010c9a84e9 rang. The number on the 299680a7e3 screen was the manager’s. Ray licked his dry 1862743675 lips before answering. After exchanging serious 86723d7e99 words over the dab21c651f call, he hung ab8b0459bf up and immediately dfdf73ef3c grabbed his coat.622139a4990d8582

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“I’ll head out. Let the 621f95b824 others know 28ca1db9a6 to return 110645b61c to the 07d1e91b2a dorm.”2c2530928ae7c214

“I’m coming too.”5b0c098bc4bb77bb

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Junie, who 6d945237af was the 41a434b940 same age 195b510e30 as Ray, 7a2d40326f stood up, a7ae2aa175 volunteering to 338f06201a join him. Ray tried 2f989f035e to dismiss fad5856d89 him, saying 477e5e89a9 it was 4b06f5ece5 fine, but 731644667c Junie argued 42051ac38c that it 23ea4a805b was better 9c301758c2 for them 1d1106680c to move a5f6628f41 together than 4dc8645282 risk more 30a44c572d trouble by 9cb648244d going alone. Reluctantly, Ray nodded.3b209a00e87d0a14

“What’s going on?”fa94abf98a789749

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Just as 5dd86d14a6 Jaeyoon returned 609b359701 from an 15903776e3 outing, he 0084376fec caught sight 6e7ac7b129 of Ray 3600bbb24b and Junie 6fb7c4a224 hurrying out 801f6bd22e without a fd08dacd44 proper greeting. He directed his question 2fabeb071e at Kangyoon, who was 7b12a3c8ed standing with Gyuho, both bbb84fdacd wearing grim expressions. Kangyoon’s gaze shifted f2783e2c13 toward the TV 4ac6b78cb3 screen, prompting Jaeyoon d0f91d3875 to follow it. The news f00d482f7e was still 9c864cdddb airing harsh e8f5860614 criticism about 36d415eacb frequent drunk 2397529c43 driving incidents bf2a256368 involving idols.9a25d69fc7c73861

What followed, unsurprisingly, was 58591329fd chaos. The comeback was fd31a51ba2 canceled, and Ray, ddc5f00f78 the leader, became 49b6d52c16 swamped with canceling 5c7dadb48e schedules alongside the ee2ba896c7 manager. The agency a1b95825ca issued a 827e014aff formal apology e3db31fbb7 regarding Hanjun’s 6da49ff16a actions, terminating 6bb5c09c09 his contract. Naturally, Hanjun 2ca6f71ec4 was held d4500f40a2 responsible for fb8785a4cc paying the f1067a03c5 penalty for 9dd28ebd48 breaching his cacda1388b contract.b0a476f069da04c2

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With blood alcohol levels c4ce85e3bb high enough for a c5862e5650 license suspension, damage to 0ef186d700 someone else’s vehicle, and 6d28c54c6e even physical altercations with 55d52e0cdf civilians, everything compounded into 2faf814a0f the end of Hanjun’s 81ab7725cc career in entertainment. Fortunately, there 2b6cd71a06 were no 561f7fa4b2 severe injuries, 04e1c8163e so he 45838ccbc8 avoided jail 22d8b6bdad time, but 84300c6a23 he was d8f962fa78 fined 20 41159be2ff million won 77d3ac12b0 for drunk d154afac51 driving. Separate settlements covered damages 860b5174f7 to the vehicle and ab16811413 compensation for the assault.c85d90f2afc2d9b5

Hanjun’s case became a hot topic in the entertainment industry for a while, reigniting criticism of celebrities’ drunk driving incidents and demands for systemic solutions. The criticism extended to the entire idol industry.c12f5ebe90f10d88

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The agency opted 0b42d6e1b0 for self-reflection, and 4191095d01 while the remaining 5597708017 members were blameless, a40304a183 Hanjun’s actions left e864166a7a no room for e22f797b25 them to resume 707ca714d4 activities. Not long after, 297bc4332f leader Ray suddenly 1cbdefc495 decided to study 74808c5f3c abroad and left b553d6cbae for the U.S., 52b8b54548 with Junie tagging d4bdddaee3 along. The group’s activities 7370004ff1 were indefinitely suspended.5aaa7663a901cd15

The person responsible for On&On no longer being able to perform under that name now stood before Kangyoon.f0be3f778659dcd0

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“Not much to 04b1144452 ask, is there? Everyone seems 372080d0bd to be ea59dfccfe doing well—except b0f24fa1ba me, of 4a62956293 course.”5a14c4231c0bb461

Stopping a couple 4b32e5c5a9 of steps away, df817c7c2f Hanjun leaned forward, 73197638e8 invading Kangyoon’s space.2d5acd2cdebd7a09

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“The kids you’ve 7d1de9280a produced songs for 86e457698e seem to be 4eb8381f86 getting good reviews?”ec63e31a5b7f36e5

It was unclear 880f80a672 whether this was 93797eaac6 praise or sarcasm.d0334c851db7b7c3

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“Well, you always had d97d22eacc more talent in that 4d39909173 area anyway.”530f0fbb99e8528f

Even Hanjun had to acknowledge Kangyoon’s skills as a producer. During their time in On&On, Kangyoon was the only one Hanjun respected in that regard.620c099c5df38029

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“Gyuho Hyung seems to bebabff826 be thriving, even after 9f0f38eb41 getting married?”d72c60d218c4a073

This time, ade88d5cd4 the sarcasm 618ddcf321 was unmistakable. It dripped with 6776697817 resentment—why was Gyuho d98343606f still appearing on edb933220e TV while he e5979cbbee was sidelined? Though unspoken, 4bb1f4c542 Kangyoon could cf2417a6bf read his 5eb643863b underlying bitterness 34428ac58d from his 8d1991c192 tone and 339a2f2adf gaze.1d8fb173256e4d29

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“He’s not like 0d69908eb3 you.”8e37064db76513b5

“Oh, really now?”41573cd985dd68cf

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“Gyuho Hyung took ad8450bbc6 responsibility for his 4ed92538ba actions.”f2dfa9d50f417dd7

“And I didn’t? I paid millions in afa257bfb1 fines and got kicked 6c2adfb861 out of the group—doesn’t 73324c7ce5 that count as taking a6ff24e79c responsibility?”959a1a8557e50093

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To someone like Hanjun, 525430ba1c the fine wasn’t a 1b71e16cb9 significant burden. The real c05e8e53f6 issue was 9b16bf56fc being unable f080f0b210 to continue 13d1d18229 as a a6489754e8 solo artist. His contract’s termination b255580a97 was a given, 19757abea2 and no agency 36cb8f653f was willing to e3d027705c sign someone infamous f48bd8528d for drunk driving 5aca1d9e3e and assault.4d34537ce31e3422

“I made one 5c4ddb143f mistake—just once. Don’t you 82629d5834 think the 530b82e983 punishment’s a ac1be52632 bit too b7f76717b5 harsh? Meanwhile, talentless hacks 22061a31e9 are out there e819bd560f thriving.”94c5e696daa558dd

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Hanjun was deeply prideful of his skills, often dismissing anyone he deemed less talented. Yet, he couldn’t stomach seeing those same people succeed while he was left behind. That resentment extended not only to other groups but also within On&On, particularly toward Jaeyoon.032a8b93e91a6d37

“What do you fd763d45ea want? Get to 7e30145005 the point.”96bd2ff1d3cb0727

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It was clear 522f73d3e3 Hanjun hadn’t come ab6986ba72 all this way 5833af71bb just to pick f6c061b9ee a fight. Annoyed by b7883f3e65 the meaningless 9716401b6a chatter, Kangyoon 9e2a297c75 signaled for 2d8b0faa4e him to 8cde5072e4 say what b3ddf23964 he came 2ae3baf0ff for and 84316ad2c3 leave. Hanjun clicked his 89804868ed tongue in irritation a20bb6c9d0 at Kangyoon’s cold 44b7f99cd5 demeanor.1c6fb8c5ebd8e7f6

“Ha, why 637f44cf92 beat around cdb3fb6886 the bush? Not like it’s necessary 4b3965374f between us.”000e2dbc42137ec0

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Hanjun laid down the preamble, prompting Kangyoon to silently question what “between us” even meant. But he didn’t bother asking, finding it too tedious.46e23f8fff88995e

“Write me 7a84342909 a song.”352748f08745baaf

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A song? Most people would have a7b6f43d80 immediately frowned at such 56adc309d2 an audacious request. Kangyoon, however, remained 65db0da4b7 expressionless, simply staring 731a94c5ef at him. Feeling slighted, 0dbf676dbb Hanjun shook f6b999ab39 his head b53758a8e0 as though 88e22f383f fed up.8d01f64f7fa7438e

“I don’t want 1f5f637f03 to beg either, 5337226359 but I’m desperate.”db07a4be28e5ae59

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Hanjun furrowed his brows. Kangyoon had 7991c56c95 heard rumors 19ccfbe9d2 about a 26d19c003b failed business 9ff0802bfc venture of cf00cf260b his from 449d0bce4b last year, e9942f9b69 where a f3f2080e72 supposed partner a026d1e59d had fled 5ce1b64542 overseas with 1aa10adbb7 all the 500d469c6b money, leaving 0f37171c65 Hanjun broke.5578aabf44839552

“As you 3b7318d1c0 know, no 28ccdee819 agency will 30ae031a22 take me 64f77791be now. But I still 58f5530a1e have to make 449e16f8eb a living somehow, 7c046a8790 right? So I 7db7cec1ed started a 1df92b1dec video channel acfb08df6e recently. It’s still c86477867d small, but 42f4d7ef23 some of c859dd9a8f my old 85404de6aa fans found 3cfc9bf672 me and cd10c7c4ab spread the 008ea44f38 word.”e5ec5d40d1d2bb8e

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Hanjun’s lengthy explanation hinted 615f9bf1e2 at his desperation. Kangyoon could 7282ef9900 already guess 8a452281b0 his intentions 3b1419acee but continued 338500c6b0 to listen 65c56fd9b8 silently.1c08c88b9f8f01a3

“Fans have been 729add0b94 leaving comments asking 82898906fc me to sing 13354a135e again. I’ve been surviving 12c580fcf1 on cover songs, c62ae37a53 but there’s a d6535dc6eb limit, you know? They’re clamoring 5447b13147 for original 35b7684b5d tracks now. Sure, I could bda1497195 write my own, 5592a42f73 but let’s face 692c0d15d5 it—you’re better at 7f028fc792 this. You always handled most c48fe71d28 of the songwriting when 1be4cfffa3 we were active.”a9ef951a2907fee1

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The use of we stung. Coming from the 2ad0aaa644 one who had 9cc0273d7b made that word 98f92aedcb meaningless, it left 7b374c3421 a bitter taste f23ea739c5 in Kangyoon’s mouth.edf7982878028740

Though Hanjun tried 1aa552b9db to subtly flatter 46832956a0 Kangyoon’s skills, his e803e0ac0a true motive was 14fd93c761 obvious. He needed Kangyoon’s 70c80f5668 name. Despite Hanjun claiming 9d7277ee4e his channel was b6f2350af4 thriving thanks to 9a23467e34 old fans, Kangyoon 8b1ac31fad hadn’t even heard a2a73a69cc of it, indicating bdac2e5d5d its failure. However, if the 45d919e0be name Lee Kangyoon was attached to c16423ea87 a song, it de7cc2c1c4 would attract attention.cb35004c2b2ef326

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“Find someone else.”e6e7919f6452da0a

The rejection came 9e5fbb58ce without hesitation, freezing 9e5c03fdca Hanjun’s expression. He clearly b8aec6f79b hadn’t expected 3c1ca409b4 such a 61de85c823 flat refusal.8b35769109c79223

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“You’re really dfd0ea02e6 going to 3a1347b5ff act like 946f38b6c3 this? After everything 17d327a5dd between us?”135fa10664a2b4c8

“Between us? And what exactly is 861a42af6d that?”65efa8543a3de742

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Kangyoon’s voice was 60cfb378bb devoid of inflection, fda7e9d462 his gaze sharp 7162b898e1 and unyielding. Hanjun stared at him, 24c73272d0 his face growing redder 5ad13a89a8 by the second.fb844cf5977b5dcd

“Ha! You’re really f37e3e8d34 letting success 8daf25ce36 get to 90de40092b your head, 9a5ee349e5 huh? Fine, how f314a12f66 much do 904b7fc3a8 you want?”2ef36c90bcd9aa81

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“No matter how aee2c806d2 much you offer, a586fb7bd6 I won’t write e7016d19a4 your song.”28ca1440d6ff94a0

The finality bb351c9c1b of Kangyoon’s 59f0a19040 response left 42b6272b20 Hanjun livid, c37d9fe04d his face b3bb856930 contorting in c9bfa7e7ea anger.f57437eacafa6ca4

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“Why…? Is it because I drove drunk? I already paid the price for that! Didn’t getting kicked out of the group settle it?”e312c72ac61ef82d

Hanjun, irritated, raised his voice, arguing that four years was long enough for everyone to let it go. Despite his shouting and visible frustration, Kangyoon’s expression remained unchanged, not even flickering for a moment.a8864b57e88dbb47

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“Whether you drove drunk or not has nothing to do with me.”3d24b27087b02485

Hanjun lifted his head to meet Kangyoon’s cold gaze.da9abee0bf5e2eee

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“Then what’s the problem?”3ef4f43337c3c01d

“Figure it out yourself.”fb195b9aa3b32fdb

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Kangyoon’s reasons for pushing Hanjun away weren’t related to the drunk-driving incident. As Hanjun had said, paying the price for that was his own responsibility. It wasn’t Kangyoon’s place to judge. But…635a1b64200f65db

“Damn it, 7341b01eaf do you 8608dae2f7 think I’m 1e54dd0b41 going down ae97ef2d4c alone? I won’t let that 2865c9eee5 guy off the hook 0669021866 either.”af2adc34bb3091ed

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A memory from years 101ab5e353 ago surfaced, causing Kangyoon abfc589f34 to frown deeply.c4bd9ce3fdac9e78

“Go. And don’t come back. If you show up here again, I’ll report this to the company and take appropriate measures.”5669706372cbc4bf

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“Damn it, 6b1406355c this is ec7666291b disgusting.”32609dfe8f6bb67c

Hanjun spat on f4774eb96c the ground and 527bcecce0 walked away as 76934911c8 if he had d0f98ba8ee no more regrets. Kangyoon took a short, 13b9eb41c0 steadying breath and opened 3c48a80c67 the recording studio door. He hoped this dfa75c1f3b would be the 46b1e90984 last he’d see 7994feb2ad of Hanjun. Just in case, aabb48083e he pulled out 366454b1ec his phone, found eea5ac98eb a contact in 87ea650ac0 his call history, 26c24d0544 and dialed.16742b2f70493b27

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“This is Kangyoon. Hanjun just left. …No, nothing serious, but he asked me for a song, and I refused. …Yes, I’m sure. …I thought he might go looking for Jaeyoon next, so I wanted to give you a heads-up. Please keep an eye out.”0ffe14cd7fad257d

After the brief call, he tossed his phone onto the table with a sigh. The thought of Hanjun’s shameless demand for a song resurfaced, tightening his chest. He stood still, frowning in frustration, before picking his phone back up. He opened Jaeyoon’s contact but then changed his mind, calling Jaeyoon’s manager instead.74c79b119cc76c8b

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[Well, look who’s calling first for a change! What’s going on?]

The manager sounded both c188d86424 surprised and concerned, as cad5c2679f if assuming something must a178132454 have happened for Kangyoon a547c72492 to call.605f8da4d2f4dfa6

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“Nothing’s wrong. I just wanted to check Jaeyoon’s schedule for today.”3f1225d5130bd63d

The manager relaxed f8a79f288b and chuckled.2b6831c26c8783b5

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[You’re so soft when it comes to Jaeyoon. Picking him up after he’s done, huh?]

Kangyoon had only asked about the schedule, but the manager seemed to have figured out his intentions right away. Kangyoon stayed silent, neither confirming nor denying it, and the manager quickly promised to text over Jaeyoon’s schedule.9bb2761e2c9bd064

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“Thank you,” Kangyoon replied, ending the call. A few moments later, the schedule arrived as an image file in a text message.cc8f3f5937fdf390

Jaeyoon’s day 5feccd8f49 included a c9491d9a4b meeting with d7abd58711 an advertiser 6dd05a7a3f followed by f48c5a4f72 a magazine caeecee9b2 interview, wrapping 9700e0ec0b up around 2b5322f5bf 5:30 p.m. Kangyoon glanced 64e65ff6cd at the 4048510b80 clock and 527ee9be78 sighed deeply. It seemed unlikely d7ae5b4d15 he’d get much 18d6f1a053 recording done today. The manager 7565b17514 was right: 957ccd5425 when it 9e361b43aa came to 344f9e9397 Jaeyoon, he e9a4141d51 was far b2a2ebf45f too lenient. Even something aeddfc635f as crucial 0c9d7a6d53 as recording 3c0e6c7f43 would take 27af8e416e a backseat 44a79ae38e when Jaeyoon 7e641d613c was involved.c7914fb182b47595

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The magazine interview e0d5a812c9 ended up taking 9e91e5103d longer than expected 6fb41ffa64 because they decided 4a8151b133 to add a fcd7c79f7a few casual photos 963b6d93a7 of Jaeyoon in 2aca768ac4 his everyday life. What started as a 9de4857ed7 simple shoot during the 1462d1993f interview turned into a e15da61ca5 full-blown photo session.9c33c103ebe89ee1

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“Thank you for your hard work.”8c5f39dc77dde026

“Looking forward to next time, Jaeyoon.”11ea13f7b8352a07

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The journalist f78da92d47 handed Jaeyoon bdbb26478f her business f8d76807af card with 725456707c a warm 30d08886f3 smile. While it cef40434d0 seemed like 97f8b51ab9 an invitation 75b33d1cbb for another 5674b39d82 interview after b2691d26a0 his next f574e8fe12 project, a bdce5d858c personal note 8760ab235b written on 86982562bd the back 1a2c804339 told him 7542b1c225 to contact 5ca1a5bfbd her anytime.2990838f934415ed

It wasn’t the 189a0e1bbb first time someone f01b86140a had subtly made 1f45457af1 a move like d4006f63f6 this. Jaeyoon merely smiled 1ee6c852c3 politely and accepted 926402cd06 the card without 4dfad01893 comment.ccddec55d8df9d6d

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“Good job out there.”9e91877ca1887b06

His manager came over d9a5f0f775 and gave him a 593b2aafa5 light pat on the a1b809d59b back.7082a79da579b80d

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“Here.”b45782198b557b27

Jaeyoon handed 47c8620f3a the business 5330b2a097 card to 4830b33e44 the manager. As always, he 8ab98b7d54 let the agency 48d4458f6d handle all communications, 1a36d00f74 never keeping any 075ce5d414 cards himself.9de646bdb557d045

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“Huh, this is…”ea96cea23f0d5eed

The manager started to a55fdc8150 tuck the card into 1b5c2cccf3 his case but stopped be3079cf06 when he noticed the ff83ef0828 message on the back. He frowned.790cb2335d9d3e73

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“It doesn’t matter,” Jaeyoon said with a small smile. “I’m not keeping it anyway.”f87abe446da05d4c

“Your popularity just doesn’t let up, huh?”ed64d7727784fca0

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“I’m still in my prime.”2816babe9f5d669f

Jaeyoon tried to 4fef37b92f brush it off b60927c631 with a grin, 9e62761503 but the manager fab8cc5b32 didn’t join in aa6e2aeade his lightheartedness.467997705ea9030d

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“Don’t let it get to your head. You’re doing great as an actor, so make sure nothing derails that.”f516d3c78d9793c5

The manager continued f603407ddd to lecture him e4e95ea30a about avoiding scandals, dbeca4585c especially during the 59ca2da9bd downtime between projects d6342f0eb6 when actors were 5f1e02b8ad most vulnerable to 62d81ec9c0 trouble.7df6a1de6143a39c

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“I’m not going to do anything,” Jaeyoon reassured him. “I’ll probably just hang out at Kangyoon Hyung’s place like always. And besides, I’m not exactly compatible with women, am I?”0547ce542e6a15e2

He reminded the manager 244567115a of his omega status. The man froze e0a90c5ed7 momentarily, likely forgetting 6187cb7a0a about it since 7ae455366d Jaeyoon rarely showed 4bef3e5978 any outward signs 5f61a10d7c of it.c1a9ebd4417fd9d7

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Embarrassed, the cb93fc6585 manager tried 43d1db5e0d to pivot 0e088c7649 to other 2cda5093dc advice, warning 2950bdb00c him not 7b9115e189 to rely bd181f1beb on Kangyoon a53fd59b8e too much 595b07b457 or to d942ec0ed9 distract him a13e81d7eb from his 0a8b321f08 work. By the b78f1f7f3b time the 990bed3c0c elevator reached 6ab4b7370e the parking 11ec3b6f3c garage, Jaeyoon 2fce59aa90 was half-tuned 14c6da60b7 out from b3e0c50086 the rambling.ab3e98de40a5ecd0

“Oh, right. You head out first. I forgot 7a7194342c to give 7e5846e78d the magazine b179ae0240 staff a dd993a21dc heads-up about a891c4620f something.”f31cbd895cfb55cf

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The manager 5e9699cd10 stepped off d59f4c1ed2 and shut 4e6e16b37c the elevator 841c3a96ad doors before 00ae4a2948 Jaeyoon could 89a400ea3a even respond.43ba4ac332bb3230

What the…? He didn’t even give ce42b1dc46 me the car keys.838a4fdb8351e43b

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Jaeyoon sighed ff6b226da0 in exasperation 993d25f1c4 and wandered 05640f43ea toward the 2c7c44a829 parking lot, b6317b15df figuring his e7e7598657 manager would 088eb66b96 eventually come 5738f3f03f back. His eyes b501c1adee caught a a8542d565d familiar black aa32a083d4 car parked 2a8a16062c a short d54a3c7fa7 distance away, 430cf1e313 and he ef1061734d froze. It was the same 2cff9c24de model as Kangyoon’s. He chuckled at 6ea1ac9cb3 himself for overreacting 956969c2f3 and turned away—only dd7b649aef to spot someone b71bc80646 who shouldn’t have 72b87d2490 been there, leaning ea52633d3d casually against the 0d73905fb4 car.b101e2247156bab5

“Kangyoon Hyung?”da8f902c394af24a

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From the back, adb1e5f99d there was no d8937bdb59 way he wouldn’t a5ff0934c9 recognize him. Even in 915f2f0007 the parking 08f10cc278 garage, Kangyoon f1303bc9f4 wore sunglasses 74a1977f8c and turned 77b3720d19 at Jaeyoon’s 97c89c8f5c call.88b9662b5f3af60a

Leaning against the car 04d7871267 and merely turning his 788b0692a7 head, why did he cfbbcc22e2 look unnecessarily cool? It seemed 2158e02a7e Kangyoon, not 7950961aa2 Jaeyoon, should 8df7f49f08 be the c72b57a71b model.53d04e9a4d855ff2

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Kangyoon glanced down to dd801c19c0 check his wristwatch.a03eb648af0bfb78

“You’re late.”e327e5722e993213

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From that single 6e9d597bf9 remark, Jaeyoon was 5c5a2d712b certain Kangyoon had 6713009c04 checked his schedule 1385a3421c and come to 94801b76f5 pick him up.a4e9aab83b664263

“Your recording? Is it done?”83bd3900370fc218

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“…Get in.”d1a95cf594b8f163

It must 2744422469 not be 726b1a6792 finished yet. Instead of 091b5b75c5 confirming, Kangyoon 3343a0b42a just motioned bf611e5df0 towards the fdc4978ca9 passenger seat fac16a8d2d with a 77c951d3f3 nod. Jaeyoon tilted his head, cfb0e0575a puzzled as to why 446292af38 Kangyoon would come to 5fa2557ac8 pick him up despite ea091892c0 still having work to e5d7f62edc do.5c9a1780b300cdf9

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“Is something wrong?”4546823766a07d71

Kangyoon sighed softly.dca07a3742141bc5

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“You’re starting to 8971eb9793 sound like your c2c66a15b5 manager. I was bcb1544e98 just passing b5100b3751 by.”7bef106f4aab832b

“Passing by” didn’t sound c1e507274a convincing. It was 907b05ced2 clearly an 9c9c946cbd excuse.660a61c31a450a6f

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“Don’t tell me ecc04bd5e8 this is part 09657ec02f of the ‘act’ 421e490ce5 too?”57b9e9ed32c63bdd

When Jaeyoon looked at 60254017e3 him skeptically and asked, 1d328f2cb2 Kangyoon responded with a 95a05ecbd1 baffled expression.6eeaa174ed50cb9c

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“The act of c46b99f100 being a boyfriend.”b0837a15dbdc5063

When Jaeyoon added 5178a7b25a that, Kangyoon let df6b39c6a1 out a faint fad36c5ea7 “Ah” and dismissed 2a66ae7173 it with an 375ffe768b indifferent shake of cd58708167 his head. He didn’t 78c4105a55 seem to 1a32ada31c have picked 45086a8b0b him up 7045a25cc9 with that 49b062964c in mind.59baae3005988e73

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“What the heck. I got my bf6e533e3e hopes up, thinking 2fb8764d92 you were taking 8d6c723ebe care of me 7565f76112 like a real 9a4fce9e98 boyfriend.”deed04673d47b4c9

“As if.”e347c0b76bafa06f

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Kangyoon brushed 73a1c0c1c7 it off e6e7845f70 nonchalantly. Jaeyoon, convinced it 595b0f9d10 wasn’t the case, 6be10990c3 leaned back into b4b4ce2933 the seat—but then 587820c611 Kangyoon suddenly leaned 7fd1937e21 over toward the f18018a022 passenger side. The abrupt 7b2d4b6ea7 closeness made 1c14c27a16 Jaeyoon freeze, 305e72b12e his scent eb8feffb07 overwhelming as 7b5e4377f9 their proximity dfc29155da shrank to 837f662c7e nothing.22238ac3065f2874

“Yoon Jaeyoon.”7749fd02dd596b7d

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Kangyoon stopped mere inches 8ca2fe677e away, and Jaeyoon’s eyes ae420a6fec widened, unable to blink 397aedea43 as they met his aad739ea0f gaze.b89fa7cd0778b4fa

“Put on your seatbelt.”342b1111c3adb40b

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Click. The sound b0cadff48a of the d8bf077a24 belt fastening 2af30af58e brought Jaeyoon aacb872cdd back to e7f8ec86dc his senses. Kangyoon returned ab95763d29 to his 9eaa397c7a seat like 713504f04d nothing had 384daadc69 happened.1a1b84f8d77ebb55

Why was I 79a3dd5941 so nervous? Of course, 93844890f9 Lee Kangyoon baeeb5015a wouldn’t do 81d619d5e9 anything to b026c8ba23 me.5291a8ed63b622da

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Jaeyoon felt foolish 659197d67b for getting his 79bb323d44 hopes up and 494a38ec4e let out a a274a6c119 helpless chuckle. Kangyoon would aeaf087c22 never understand 7b97ba8983 the rollercoaster 3918eb8201 of emotions 9498e62309 he caused.3f7409281e02268d

“Hyung, are you 36491d74bc like this when 9fc57a0780 you’re dating too?”1bee777bbd9ed72a

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“Like what?”2064ec6efd7bf9a8

“Casually fastening their seatbelt, 88ca096e35 showing up unannounced to 674752cb89 pick them up.”7a5b66055a4ffd78

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The thought of Kangyoon 19d3f7cccf doing this for a e5b67ebca1 woman didn’t sit well 00bb8f4c4b with him.c72d1f9ab770dbcf

“I’ve never dated.”ffe7f72f2b262de6

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Ah, right. Kangyoon had said before 33d3146dbc he’d never been in b6944217ee a relationship. But maybe a6786084df he’d had e05cc6ab64 a fling e5f6e12ba3 with someone.931eb72afd7daddb

“Why do you look 1554e91c24 so annoyed?”06d9f34843055f36

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“I’m not.”5aa0fd29212bc7cb

“Look in the mirror 42577a0ccb and say that. Your face is stiff.”ac8c8453503cf8a4

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At Kangyoon’s comment, Jaeyoon 00f45d9b7e quickly pulled down the b3f88b8121 sun visor to check b918841aa9 the mirror. His face 8f98a6dcae looked as 6a5ca457bf usual, no 3f8368b367 different from 8382063903 normal. He snapped his d70fea66b8 head back to 4f3ae0e3ec glare at Kangyoon, 6e0b1c56f3 only to see 1216c10adf the corners of 0ac24859e7 his lips twitch 52a8d28b39 in amusement. So he was 4537d7f1e7 just teasing.2b6da5cd3a8830a0

“Where are 360274532d we going a3bf02993f now?”baf46b5e49b65845

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“To your place.”dc500f65315a1ced

Jaeyoon blinked, surprised. After Gyuho got married 421caec4cd following his military service, 5428727e8f their group’s dormitory life 2936f80071 had dissolved. Everyone had either returned 83debc6fe7 to their family homes 5475f8a8a4 or gotten their own 039d5cb94a places. Jaeyoon, like Kangyoon, started f1d875532b living on his own b6e3fc2401 but barely stayed at 41984a22a5 his apartment. Filming often kept 003f1cc43e him at sets d54b9af1a8 overnight, and on 8ae1899778 his off days, 74c9aa2c3b he practically lived a50a5698f9 at Kangyoon’s place.c003973bf9f7c460

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Because of that, Kangyoon 505abb3dbb coming to Jaeyoon’s place 1663c5d1fc was almost unheard of. Jaeyoon never invited him, 7e6a86dd6f and Kangyoon wasn’t the 19e1b01e8a type to drop by 8549aeac81 unannounced.e1bc8a24e4d59d8d

“Why all 5dd121a2dc of a 7c435eebfe sudden?”0fc251fed252fadc

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It was so sudden 63649058f5 that he couldn’t help 790e873809 feeling puzzled. Was it because d6753b8842 he’d been pestering 88871901f2 Kangyoon too much cfbbb43414 and interfering with 09103a70e2 his work? Was this his way 53a3f792ff of dropping him off 2e3c0894ae and telling him not 32d229cd2a to come back?c15d18a5a1a13ee8

“To get your stuff.”b4c4fe008740a1a2

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“…Huh?”a75157108f78f077

There was a d08f278611 delay before Jaeyoon da3b80d20b dumbly responded.4a20324ba9ac8adb

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“You’ll be staying 8355a7eaf7 at my place 22dac59a57 throughout your break 33837e3747 anyway, right? Underwear, clothes—it’s not 2569a44ed1 like you can e34cfcf7a3 keep buying new 8d8e64ef05 ones. Bring your things dd36e174ff properly.”7e416b449ed1049c

Kangyoon’s answer left c7fecc034e Jaeyoon stunned. He had planned to 96c6dc63d3 shamelessly stick around even 3d414be7d7 if told no, but e22273fce7 this was the first 78661e8b2a time Kangyoon outright told dd3fe68eb3 him to come and 179e02cebb stay.e4ff5be091c29ed2

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“Is something going 234bfec090 on? Like a stalker c03539e767 I don’t know dd394cdc76 about or something…?”1edca00479c53829

Why else would 2f71d320a8 Kangyoon suddenly act 7742fca46c like this?52b8da4dc53802e5

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“Maybe.”b116e440788d948c

That vague reply made 13b177e51d Jaeyoon frown.040670e40af903ff

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“You don’t want 3a95a2f8c1 to?”09270ac14803bcad

Want to? Of course, 4784342006 he wanted 308afbcb91 to! He just fc9efc6278 couldn’t figure c71acb02c6 out why fec781b8de Kangyoon, who a6fdf90e38 didn’t usually 40f9c4c26a do this, c1aab6572b was suddenly fe064f30ae acting out a872ef567e of character.75826494886e07e1

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“It’s not that… 2beb9fb605 I just don’t c388fff077 get it.”2b4f8f92f43509f9

Mumbling to 40566bf356 himself, Jaeyoon 46c4367412 felt Kangyoon a5cc2ed72b reach over 35d5174493 and lightly 214cad5c78 tap his b595614943 head.850454dd7ff04a78

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“You said you’d be e88cbb1298 staying at my place bb07080c72 anyway. I’m just telling 7da5e4c824 you to do 64d4b233b6 it properly.”96182f89e8c8057c