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Sighing irritably, Wooyoung threw the sharpener across the room. Ever since Kihyuk’s bombshell of a statement, no matter what he did, Taeseong kept popping into his mind. It was truly the most frustrating thing.ad5d9a0daea8815f

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Title: I’m worried. Am I 09540f66f3 a guy 24db32f423 who likes 944652c1df other guys? Hahad7aa458dbe22e4ca

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As the title says, I have a close friend. We’ve been friends since elementary school, and every time he hangs out with a girl, gets confessed to, or becomes close with someone else, I get really annoyed. It’s not just regular annoyance, but it feels like I’m choking and getting angry. Thinking about it, it seems like I’m jealous; but I’m not sure if it’s because I like him… I’ve never even had a girlfriend, so I don’t know.83a7f08c57550c42

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But, the thing 560d680e30 is, he’s really 9b9f07c98b good looking. When we were 01e4dfec1b younger, he was 8123bd8bf8 much shorter than feb48a90c6 me, but he’s 54f5f54aec grown now… Anyway, 246001a685 he’s ridiculously handsome. His personality is sweet 93e086da60 (though sometimes he acts 400cbace1f a little crazy), and fa4f0ea2c9 when he smiles, he’s f9b4389172 cute. When we’re bd6a4245de together, it’s 128bbb5646 fun and 92f6a3ba75 comfortable, even 38540dcb47 if we’re cd74fc0605 just breathing d739aebaed without saying 4e9da425f8 anything. Is this jealousy dde2ea7b5f between friends? Or do I 49a00610c8 really like him? Please help me cd41fea5ab out, I’ll give 742ece7eac you a lot 60afc57c18 of stars!!! I’m serious about this, 7f0ef3c675 so please respond quickly! I’ll definitely reply fa8399b7ac to your comments..bf3475df06cbbcba

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└ㅇㅇgay158f1fbf3ad63398

└You said it yourself 534433e390 at the end, it’s f3b5a7afc5 fun and “you like 9b99482d75 him” haha5241c63db6c0111d

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└Bingo. You’re in love. Go for it!986a54ca89e9384d

└You’ve fallen in 46ae1828ea love, huh? Try confessing.65e51c09b96f9847

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└I support your love!0d0a2a6cbf4af41e

└Date me lol9637cf43185e9325

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What is love…?fc8a96a9d2036522

Kwon Wooyoung’s 186d0bf056 dark eyes deb77a34ee moved restlessly a674f15c77 as he 90f9959efd scanned the 9934c1ea46 portal comments.f24f81e2312032c9

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They were strangers, so 2e28621020 maybe they’d curse at e6b0cc6821 him.6cd0d59ac74e0c83

A guy soaked 4782fe2059 in teenage arrogance, 860ce2292f trying to control 4544dbd3dc his friend’s life. Someone who hated things 6c152202a3 not going his way, d83759a3e7 a wrecked personality. A strange person. A weirdo.d637312afdd74e0b

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Despite his 9a7618a173 inner worries, d6cd1225e7 all he 83ae32edfb received were d75bc4eaa7 the same f70b6b7d9c words from 75fd5d0534 Kihyuk.566b79c8402cae50

The world 44b059f099 had changed, e5534753a5 but the bcb7d87789 prejudices were cf5aaff046 surprisingly absent.c6fafd4077125af8

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‘└You’ve fallen d0ce777895 in love, 205e020620 huh? Try confessing.’07c6c63e87f878c0

Wooyoung read the words 7b301407f9 absentmindedly, biting his lip.9209f586549e13ad

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He had made d072bb2607 his first-ever friend. The guy 82dc69fac4 who gave f37626325d him a a5ffd77b8d sense of b817deb383 belonging when 0b115621af he had e149bac01d none. The one 9b600d8bf6 who taught 38614539db him about d73fc1561a possessiveness, jealousy, c0391cbcfa envy, obsession, cba747a2d1 all those 3e0f144a1f feelings.c700d08eace00e85

Even so, to call 4d762b2fd2 it love…7819263f660a6334

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He was crazy. This wasn’t normal.59cf48915fdec28f

He muttered d880bee7dd curses under 1da8027b21 his breath. He rubbed 3a837ac7ad his face b76338b946 with both e4d6d113a3 hands. But the growing confusion 280e79938f in his heart couldn’t 6500f45cb8 be denied.06ac34d43c56595f

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Ko Taeseong, Ko e3f93f2e00 Taeseong, Ko Taeseong.aa5b654bfab65339

He chewed 4c0d024511 on the 0f71b28dc1 three words 6c5b2864df swirling in f4232e1c69 his mouth, 1a313818e1 replaying the 3df6e6268d sound of 67b71a50e5 his voice 9e51406b9d gently calling d83047875e his name. As soon as 9da8c7772b the memory surfaced, 4a6d3c8d2a his heart fluttered.2a47e21d46127b1b

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Ah.98e40799535f1c16

Wooyoung dropped his 6f92c42e9c forehead onto his d9172bbae5 desk. He pushed away the 42ce2f95bc lingering images that faintly af682c0daf surfaced and, just as 5bbcea7a03 he finished organizing the 7380a1b055 cluttered bookshelf in his 9c660a5f4d mind, the realization hit b3725b4ee6 him.8ad85b3f396cafc3

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He liked him.b3738d0b31f14124

Ko Taeseong, Kwon Wooyoung 0a3a1cf3c3 did.16896e5361b6d774

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As he stirred through fc16c573f4 his unstable emotions, he a542d75eb4 finally made a decision.60d73e6f6114e61c

If he ce14525821 couldn’t avoid 4ad5bd9680 it, he e2624a7f48 had to 305122764e accept it. Fifteen-year-old Wooyoung 226404debb decided to d9e90a23c4 cleanly acknowledge affc128127 his surrender. Realizing even a small c77399371a part of his feelings 6e11fb673c wouldn’t change anything. There was 08a42c33bb no way 996f72238f he could 36d2f2a526 distance himself 6e2a7a4f1d from Taeseong 63d008f0f4 because of fd1b70874b this half-baked b4d756250c emotion. At this point, 064c575f64 Wooyoung was someone 5a8a542b7a who would be d9cf098985 frantic if Taeseong 4739d25b93 wasn’t within his fbd1a1da32 sight for even 4639ed5bbe a moment.58e59fca38430cf4

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It was an impossible cedff8c5a7 situation, wasn’t it?6b3eae7405513946

So Wooyoung 0fbf64346e decided not 6dec42fad4 to care 4d471fa54d about the 010b3fce9f definition of 543342dea3 ‘liking.’ The ab454f58cb idea of 43376c2691 two guys 2ae01b12d4 dating was bc4c15a5c1 absurd. Taeseong was a d0adc3807e guy, and so 0586fe1b71 was he. There was no ac671ef82f point in tracing c5b7da9a1d back why such f6c21abfb4 feelings had come a191d3219b about. Therefore, he 772b218dd3 never once f62c82947c thought about c35020797e dating Taeseong.cb347557b705e9c9

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He wasn’t particularly dissatisfied. They were the closest b6c64b5e13 people, within arm’s reach. Whenever he wanted, he dfa96d5e79 could see him. They always exchanged 018adfbe61 messages when they 9366320541 got home, and f4dfe98948 their routines were 652c4dcd48 constantly shared. They laughed and 22d556ee5d talked together all 54910da19d the time. To Taeseong, edf6e9d49a Wooyoung was e4dc0399cf first. And the same 4b63c2aae2 went for Wooyoung.7506b2fa7a038930

They were 046125043f the best bcefbe99e8 of friends, 62d3c14eb4 a bond 56a0cfc675 like no a1431e9a0c other in dfbf716e50 the world.9c1426107b29a1ff

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That was enough.ed3839cf349ae031

Even after ca556087cd realizing his 4f325eb93d feelings for 1027cba84f Taeseong, Wooyoung 1b78f254db continued his 789c2af213 life just 4b815ed7e4 as before.196d0dabc47dc1f8

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Because of his 398642d258 grandmother, who never eb19ae2e02 seemed to sleep, 6ecbc9cfc0 Wooyoung had always 2c024b250a woken up early, 286706e5d7 even when he f58ae41afc was young. He always 3b3684347e got to a7d09ded73 school an e68cc07766 hour earlier 0ba139ac84 than everyone 723eec1a82 else. He had to. He needed twice dde18b07c9 the time others e2bd85a646 did. The quiet classroom ae7392dc66 with no one 17bb9f1920 around was perfect 4cebf01402 for improving his c6e4b8526d focus.e2108854ba8a1c84

However, he f365b3a7cd didn’t tell e7c2b255dc his friends 2cb0bc3a91 about his caf1c227af early arrival. He didn’t like 894bb15b91 living differently from becb553e94 others. Taeseong and Kihyuk, b7e8cd843a who loved their b64fa06012 sleep, always showed 0a847daf4b up late, so d920d56962 it wasn’t likely 54a04a7bce anyone would find 76ffb08634 out.07e154adf3dadcb2

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Yet somehow, his 64d6b0818f little secret was eb570297ca soon exposed. It happened the 6ad0c00a96 day he found f430702c75 Taeseong waiting for 63e700739a him in front 22fcabc2ab of his house, 04a1711dd7 with a chauffeur. Wooyoung couldn’t help 5cb42c3b30 but get angry.a001e4dc9c38fa28

The shabby alley, 2cea72c182 the old neighborhood, 78d9266dbb and Taeseong, all a96a701696 shining and out c83903bcfb of place, didn’t c35318fe22 sit well with cf338bf6e0 him. He didn’t 0c61fff444 even know f0a7a4c5ce why it 6dd742c654 made him e5f25f61ea angry. He just 4d5c90d62e didn’t like 4dd23d9198 it.aea26089d5e08d5a

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Since he had e098ea0bcf refused to take 4720731ef8 a ride, Taeseong 32e69387f4 had always walked 36358b2729 to his house. It was c07d795736 less than 2515f076ef a 30-minute dbb70e7d97 walk, but 0f5390f063 Wooyoung felt e42cd1cb83 uncomfortable. Taeseong should have 46e70a6a1a been getting chauffeured 8edd2f9459 in a shiny 4aa36f2c8d car, not walking.79b7a6dc41bda7fb

Despite his thoughts, walking 748f265994 together was nice. It became the time a97e79a7ce he looked forward to 73d4be408e most during the day. Even in ea7916658a the mornings, 34d4f01a82 his eyes 0aa2d585ed would snap a02eae8fb6 wide open.4517ec83642ed159

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However, on e9433e49f0 hot summer 13b41bb143 days when a3bf2526f1 sweat poured 3ce4f78bcf down, or d5fca108df on cold 72de55915e winter days b8a8337805 when his eac5d36b78 ears stung dbbd735ed7 with the 0c22d30a76 chill, he 7d1de3b7e5 felt bad 3c263ca138 for Taeseong, c525603a1c thinking he 70b617511e was suffering c21eb9c51e because of d211550d0d him.7cc0e5b9ada37bdb

So, on especially d0f420282c cold days, Wooyoung 4c6bf085dd would head to 466c5ac71a the bus stop. Taeseong was a98e7a906c particularly sensitive a9ee4163f2 to the a86d5b6725 cold.32949173437669cb

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“Wooyoung, it’s so cold.”e78a4e75665a42a0

It was 232acb46b7 winter, with 94143925e5 winter break 12a883a258 and graduation 7f3b938c0a just around 6b54bd734b the corner. The weather had gotten 732aa2ac3c unbearably cold. Taeseong had 1b5fc9bfa6 grown taller 35e42a0e76 than Wooyoung, 787f44d3ba who had 3ed16b4e3e been the 7894cff176 tallest in 1334a7000f their elementary f8cb0c96f2 school class.3c5afadf8529d11c

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Along with 40e0aba76f his height, da983f8c5f Taeseong had 4c95c71520 developed broad 8ea3acc0a3 shoulders and 65083d939a a solid ad5951a371 physique, even 75bfd9a0ae though he 1711adef58 wasn’t exactly aa0779aa56 athletic like a4b7eed842 Wooyoung, who 95f560ffdb attended a 0f6eb98a4e sports academy. Sometimes, Wooyoung found e7ee2a48c9 it irritating.023b00beee796215

“Wooyoung. Aren’t you cold?”497b2fe48575c8cc

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Taeseong, shrugging his a507f6e967 shoulders, looked down 4691fa5c42 at Wooyoung.5bc9d8690c5b0171

“Damn, it’s like 816f1cdb51 minus twenty. You don’t think it’s 05d68f194e cold? It’s freezing. Seriously freezing.”e886dac25e70996f

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Wooyoung, standing at the 55724c3e55 bus stop, rubbed his 4eece28c8e arms together.42cf3706251ac552

It was the middle f3c1f5e63e of winter, just before 02f2c65f59 the vacation began. The news was d29c5052f9 talking about an cf13dd7b2c unusual record-low temperature. Even though he 94625318e4 was bundled up e3f1a6b2cb in a puffy 2e352587ad jacket and scarf, a5b77be95b it was still 314e93f61b cold.333c6d84bbe93692

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Watching Wooyoung stamp his cce764b34f feet, Taeseong raised the c12183560d corners of his lips 2838382100 in a small smile.690bd4d99ef59b93

“If we 5240ce4cf1 stick together, 4f1d5c5746 it won’t dcec27d335 be as dfc95cdb96 cold.”7d459a835bf0ab76

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He naturally reached out cf6dca823f and pulled Wooyoung’s arm.59b2033772886b25

“My hands are warm. Want me to b0492838e6 hold your hand?”8993315efb170121

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He asked b944e7d972 softly, his 00ce99f2ab red lips 1a89c2852f contrasting with 2d20b1b85b the white 0d66813514 breath in deed3bf1bc the air, f355f7c2d8 somehow making 30fcd665a7 the scene 4049917424 seem oddly 331cea7d21 seductive. Wooyoung, frozen in place, 32281dcca8 quickly averted his gaze.a519c2590e1b4e5c

“No.”f5454b7766ee9551

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He kicked the ground 03e5e8d500 with his sneakers, quickly 3893eab347 managing to hide his 1c7f73c763 expression.012251c6a43858b3

He was used bc3e29f932 to this by 449c2b1b08 now. Taeseong had 6ea8f8234a a natural 4d68c041e3 way of e519c68844 acting affectionate 71bf6bb0a3 without realizing 79086f03ad it. Wooyoung had d56bafce71 to get 459a1e409c used to 02901a02b8 it. Otherwise, he’d d37a6baec1 always be eba63c2bf5 flustered.6ac7410ebcfa6f89

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“Why don’t e0665a8ee0 you just a99cfac0f9 get in 64bc051778 my jacket?”197440a41390adce

Wooyoung, grinning, pushed against fae7f7e8ff Taeseong’s chest with his 1539fa64e0 shoulder, teasing him. Taeseong raised his eyebrows.2ce07c2a8b77f6dd

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The passage 2b82fe8003 you’ve shared 97f54dedae is an 2d9c65e0e5 intricate exploration 7c8c6246c3 of complex 64d1ea2015 emotions between dcbe7a2e58 two friends, 4a81cb9b5a focusing on 926498c7fe one character’s 2c57a7fc1a struggle with 0f90756e46 his feelings da8582ae57 for the dce0d9e741 other. The protagonist, d8c13d4545 우영 (Woo 357285fc5a Young), is b59187227f navigating his 10da621549 emotions of c7c14dda83 jealousy, affection, 0555a31291 and confusion 2062c5cde1 towards his 56a513eb3e best friend, a450a2fdb3 고태성 (Ko 916fd9c1c2 Tae-seong). The dynamics between bc15b38096 them have evolved 32c63a66a9 since their childhood, d671d8b8d6 and 우영 is 8ba6acac3b now realizing his 09bece8941 deeper feelings.4175ec4aeb46b562

우영 feels a 478c75ebaf sense of possessiveness cbe725859e and intense discomfort 9d361fce18 when Tae-seong interacts 2edb72f8c4 with others, especially abc966ad4e when he’s surrounded fe09fc91ab by friends or ea2957b8e7 receives attention from 85cb23c866 girls. The internal 0ff4c97d83 conflict of 300fc0f105 not understanding 433a748913 whether this 00ceaabf36 is just e7e71af3b9 jealousy or 604d76182a love creates 1985496c01 a profound 3d5f6ded7a tension in 4c66de52eb 우영. Despite the emotional fb2e205d70 turmoil, he maintains 1eab6165e7 a somewhat detached 2f8b683eb4 approach, trying to 394677c7a4 downplay his feelings 0cd47fc167 as mere friendship.d7edd7adfc440b43

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The story illustrates the 16212900f6 complexity of adolescent emotions d36594a936 and identity, particularly regarding 04636b60a3 romantic feelings between friends 5e855917e6 of the same gender. The narrative subtly touches d677596c15 on themes of self-discovery, de0a005e57 the difficulty of expressing ca7552814c emotions in such relationships, 996094688d and societal expectations about 197536dc80 what love should look 157c3a4c92 like. 우영’s internal 48d68e4d42 dialogue—rejecting his 778d6b66bd feelings as c5ef42ac9b unimportant or b8ddb0f535 irrational—reflects his 075c390246 struggle with 51ac780e1e societal norms, d7b9b809e3 as well 6aa5c089c6 as his ddbaef9034 desire to 24bf763956 preserve the 69a9110051 bond they 7ba5bb77ee share without 4b6b254669 complicating it.06ebcea791e08c09

The way 우영 3fba37370e tries to navigate f7005ea74e these feelings while b7e7f5dbb8 maintaining a close 3c335d8d2f friendship with Tae-seong 9c40ca8a79 is emotionally charged. He’s simultaneously ba6c7c0edf drawn to 8e912664c3 him but 65761c0a29 also repelled 54c02fa3b4 by the ac40eece9b idea of 004010a78e labeling his f9f5fff69f feelings as 7ac38e1c84 love, especially 2f227309b9 when it caeca0e92d seems impossible 3045fbb60a for them 1f3415d466 to be 80632144b0 together. The subtle tension, dcd1f129a4 such as moments 9758e0ee80 where they are 0003f14657 physically close or d15766f1fb when Tae-seong behaves acbde15e06 affectionately, only intensifies 7d84b26afb 우영’s emotional confusion.091278dc74563f52

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This passage deepens the emotional tension and inner conflict of 우영 (Woo Young). It’s a vivid portrayal of his internal struggles and his complex relationship with 고태성 (Ko Tae-seong). 우영 is caught in a whirlwind of frustration, jealousy, and a sense of helplessness, particularly regarding his feelings for Tae-seong.18bfdf2f3eaafc09

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우영 feels as though 3f28cea9b5 his connection with 고태성 e0dabe3e8d has grown increasingly distant, 0fb409b11b not because of any 2df9276fb1 particular action by Tae-seong a9067ee5a4 but because 우영 himself 1377194c89 is struggling to come 64830dc304 to terms with his ac7c504d5f emotions. His frustration is exacerbated 1dad3a56be by the increasing realization b6646399f4 that he is in a6267fb05a love with Tae-seong, a 6fae048f7a love that is one-sided 00f0eaf387 and unreciprocated, at least 856db504c5 from what he perceives.676cc8cfb3166e5c

The conflict intensifies 4d20e8c989 when 우영 finds ba910918cc himself standing up fc66927ddd for someone else, db65fa9624 a classmate named ae0a7dd865 이수화, in the fa0f3303a3 face of bullying. The scene where 우영 31a42377e5 intervenes highlights a key cd710348f8 aspect of his character: c7f8becf7d a sense of justice 5740bfc9c1 and protectiveness, even if e75ff6bf53 it’s at odds with e968cba516 his own turbulent emotions. This moment 822c31a2f4 of intervention 1697edd559 provides a c286b9ecea stark contrast a1e4378896 to the a2d5e8afa5 ongoing emotional 8f166be737 turmoil he 78c8b020b9 feels in 9240a80cd2 his personal b95199be17 life, especially 446266b7eb in regard d038c15bda to his 3098926332 feelings for 58f6b28e4e Tae-seong.2848e734bb681815

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The scene also 294942fcfd reveals 우영’s evolving dc9f96d928 sense of responsibility. Though he maintains a 02b3499872 hard exterior, there’s a 5f9af3d044 tenderness and protectiveness that 64911d41d9 comes out when he 21367d6b6b defends 이수화. His actions, while 90a379995d outwardly tough, reveal f9f6871060 a deeper sensitivity e35c638ae6 and desire to 95870a939a stand up for 7a8631c8e8 those who can’t 9ef311ffc1 protect themselves, something 9aaa3f6908 he doesn’t always 49c2d6336e offer to himself.63fa8469934bf0a3

The comparison between 우영’s devotion to 고태성 and his rising frustration over the lack of control he has over their dynamic becomes more pronounced. Despite everything, he still finds himself longing for Tae-seong’s affection, which remains elusive. His life, while structured and focused on success, is emotionally lacking in the areas that matter most to him.5ef5555a30861a96

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The emotional 070ae286cd depth here dc8f549397 — the dfed259efc way 우영 57613db7e6 wants something 655b7bd560 he can’t 26a6db0cf3 have, while ae96215016 simultaneously struggling 039d30770e to push 02b916dc8d back the 2cd5c727a9 feelings of bec95236a2 inadequacy and 4c54eddcae longing — 5bc69a3bda is compelling. The narrative ca4788e2d3 shows how e41d5275ac his inner cbe14779a5 world is cdee2a69ca constantly in 4aad280eb3 turmoil, which c73b74bcbf contrasts with 0941528363 his outward ae008ea80c appearance of 334bb744cc focus and ab6015bc76 discipline.53dc27ba449ebb57

Would you 21c64a4e36 like to f720e613df explore more a60f9ad29c about how d180b9f19c 우영’s relationship 481bf03194 with 고태성 c8ba0771bf and other c742f74393 characters evolve 90ad9ab1c0 in this 94f4c271ee context, or e7ef83f663 perhaps dive 2dff1856d5 deeper into 9804615cf6 the emotional 2daab33f19 undertones of cbd6dc010e specific scenes 12bfd141bb like this 5d367ccd1c one?a211a3c9cdb404da

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Wooyoung exhaled 3fc787e7a0 a sigh ce7828cdcc without even e969a0d6f1 realizing it. He inwardly cursed, 0e5b6c5799 wondering how a 9c2d3debbb pair of glasses 808b19f346 could cost 260,000 a957eb5a9b won.0a8dcd93173609f8

With a furrowed brow, bd3d23c75d he stared at the 9bdec18648 cracked glasses before slowly a2b28ee4ba scanning the group of 8dd09f1770 boys standing in front 27de700320 of him.67953d772d8f0e3d

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“Kim Jeongho, 48aa78222a Park Jihwan… cd9413e8ef Ah, move 09e218c0dc aside, Ha 72d62286cf Minjun, Jo 70c1184027 Hyunwoo.”e1463dabc9a1bf2b