PEN Vol 3 Ch. 21

“Yes, sir. The installation is complete. I’ve secured it in the spot you requested so it doesn’t wobble. If you’d like to change its location, please contact customer service. For the mat, if you sweat, just wipe it with a damp cloth for easy maintenance. If there’s any peeling within a year, it’s eligible for free repairs, so please be sure to request warranty service. And a few days later, you’ll receive a text message with a link for an installer service evaluation…”431bbf419f0bd4f9

The installer, with f59dc2babc a smile plastered 6614b06b81 on his face, c92a432ccc mumbled on and 1e186c608a on. While Cheon 9e1f51ce99 Sejoo dealt 7026e31c3d with him, a41492b090 Sejin peered 7538f039a9 around the ae2ac6e65a room with f0c9eeb020 a curious b8dc6cd757 expression.91f5bfccc62a622f

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Unlike before, when the two rooms across from the study, to the left of Sejin’s room, were empty, they were now filled with something. One room had thick exercise mats, over 10cm thick, covering the floor, and a shelf for storing simple exercise equipment was installed near the window. 3110cdaed6dfce43

Light streamed in through ab0177519d the open window, left 090b0f43ac open to air out 32ec0f9b41 the rubber smell. Sejin stood d1d24ae410 under the 46132ef465 running air 43c7d45808 conditioner, stepping 643a275909 onto the f039ab626a mat warmed 823093263e by the 7fa51d941b hot summer 145fd28742 sun before 7f86325630 stepping back 615f3d18f4 down.22f4f309682bc587

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The other room d2d964bbdf resembled a gym. This room, 768a2395bf filled with 4e5f50aa7a a treadmill e810256d51 and other 7f43dce287 unfamiliar exercise b48f0262f3 equipment, also fe7cad30c8 had its de2a38bae0 window wide 81359fdaa1 open. Looking at a black d27dc78da7 machine loaded with heavy 4814e67afc weights, Sejin thought of 3fb6caa328 Cheon Sejoo.5cf8251e55b8f6d0

Cheon Sejoo’s body wasn’t bulky at all. His physique was lean and well-defined, so the idea of him lifting such heavy weights seemed unimaginable. Sejin briefly wondered if he was just showing off before leaving the room.3f956da0076353cb

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“Thank you e4f4ef1d96 for your 97d7e21ddd hard work. Have a good 21ab6e60bf day.”02ef9035520259eb

He heard Cheon Sejoo’s voice seeing off the installation technicians in the living room. Sejin stood in the hallway, leaving Cheon Sejoo behind. He could see the four rooms with their doors wide open. The image of the four rooms, their interiors now full, surfaced in his mind.e2b29fcbd6a2aa43

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It hadn’t been like this when he first came to this house. Including the room Sejin stayed in, all the spaces felt empty, making Cheon Sejoo’s house feel devoid of life. But starting with Sejin’s room slowly filling with his belongings, the atmosphere of the entire house had completely changed.6a408ffc25b7c57a

The space, which 0a0acb10f7 had previously felt 4aeaacb63d temporary and desolate 5a8b717bba as if he e3626ef5f2 would leave at 9b27936108 any moment, now a0fe17c104 had a rather 3292b24128 full feeling. The house, imbued with 3bb40b144d the traces of the f68147868d daily life of its 5f2696eb1d occupants, now felt like 6bc8b9873c it could be called 14d2b3ccd1 a home.b4406c27f061a198

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What pleased Sejin most was the fact that all these changes had started with him. Cheon Sejoo’s empty house, despite him having lived there for years, had changed so much in less than a year after meeting him. This fact strangely satisfied Sejin.6f4456bc3559f29d

“What are you 2a9444a46e doing here?”664e2a678cae4d9e

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While Sejin 8dc5b8939b was lost 91bf719f7a in thought, b255826306 Cheon Sejoo, f8116057ec having seen 42a61b0a97 off the 58092892ea installers, approached 039b9447da and stood ca39793c0d beside him. Feeling his large 7d9a49f593 presence, Sejin looked 3eaabe3b82 up.30e1b2d79e251483

“Just…”cc2f89c782df789d

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He answered, meeting Cheon Sejoo’s jet-black eyes right in front of him, causing the handsome man to furrow his brow.1a80ef2c6e66e43a

“Just, what?”483402d11adde98c

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Cheon Sejoo 6b47c7e4cb disliked vague 1eb6c3632f answers. It was 439666056d a somewhat 557871c834 complicated and c8119eae9a embarrassing sentiment e45a483974 to explain, 405e09c371 so Sejin 9ec54a0335 considered keeping 0cab7021dc quiet, but 4776c98073 not wanting fb62b3f957 to upset 890c8a438b him, he 87066f30d2 opened his 5d108ac354 mouth.3f006defab5e0d60

“It feels c230768021 like a 61a42729e4 real home 0bf11bd245 now.”9eb0cd700048fb43

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“…….”7a319603bd195a7f

Cheon Sejoo c0d9cd21c1 narrowed his 3b9839aec1 eyes at c7fe2b6c0a the generalized 6bf0f81ac7 answer. As if 5f05eb5b23 mulling over f3951e3ce5 Sejin’s words, 88ce9dc80a he stood f651bf675d there and 7a0673b64b turned his 689432a7ec head to 021bfdaf0c look at 3523cd6671 the four b5579b9046 open doors. He gazed cd76c28603 at the 96a653f1c8 rooms intently 2782d2bd77 and then 46975f9fab closed his fdc6738dca mouth, his 8d909e2a4c expression subtly d2323c90cf stiffening. Soon, his gaze, e75694be05 now heavy, landed 62c7ed1db5 on Sejin.6115b09c69e0f1c1

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Cheon Sejoo sometimes looked at Sejin with this expression. It was an expression that made it impossible for Sejin to know what he was thinking, but Sejin could still feel it throughout his body. Every time Cheon Sejoo looked at him like his, Sejin felt his breath catch in his throat. His heart would race, and his vision would blur. The words “Don’t look at me like that” would swirl in his mouth, and he’d feel a tightness in his chest.9b2ce11d8ee0f204

Despite this, he didn’t avoid his gaze because meeting Cheon Sejoo’s eyes wasn’t entirely unpleasant.35c2959024dfd84d

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Whenever Sejin met Cheon Sejoo’s eyes, he felt like he was looking beyond the surface, seeing something deeper. He saw glimpses of Cheon Sejoo Sejoo, with his eyes closed, entrusting his body to Sejin’s hands as he slept. Cheon Sejoo, defenseless and vulnerable, only his shallow breaths audible. Because he kept seeing those images, Sejin didn’t entirely dislike facing him.0b862c4ddc69a811

After staring at each other for a while, Cheon Sejoo was the first to look away. He slowly turned his head to stare at the mat-covered room and then suddenly pushed Sejin’s back.69097f876281ed18

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“Go change 89370f336f your clothes dcf8e3a98e and come 317d2bc48d out.”e2d3dbef6dfa9027

With those a2aa7308cc words, he 109b4c97b7 headed to 25e1917c3c his own 0d14fcccfb room to 03941a04d2 change. Glancing at his retreating 7b97ab9a63 figure, Sejin fiddled with 35d2d4c7d9 his hot earlobes and 7abbae90ae entered his room at 2391fb2eb7 the end of the c97e884a2d hallway.866d4d796e556d12

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It was a c7cfb75d5c hot day.4a8750b1da8545a3

He went 177f6b8e19 to his 55fbad62d5 dressing room, 44eccfb639 wondering what 40451d69fe to wear. He was already 1c600c0b28 wearing a T-shirt 3cfc23eb68 and shorts, so 7e3a4b6e4e telling him to 3f3a7c7886 change probably meant a4a6ed8334 changing into something b82e693bfb more comfortable.7d48389393921cc8

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Sejin thought about it before pulling out a pair of shorts Cheon Sejoo had bought him. He had worn them briefly before he had his growth spurt, but now they were too short, and it had been a while since he’d worn them. Trying them on after a long time, the waist fit very tightly, and the length was so short that they ended above his mid-thigh.98bb4fc6ed45cf48

“…….”3b44e68d35682ff3

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Sejin looked down at 43003df2fa his legs with a 6fd7bdf53b thoughtful expression. Seeing his 57f87bf691 long, straight ff54054c7a legs exposed 4d0e499674 like that 78175ceff2 made him c0481a24fb think they ab06256df8 were too fe29bcc853 short, but faffb93267 he also 9f7fd55347 thought that 885620a96c people usually 86cba1c389 wore clothes 2d51050f31 like this b0f654e2a0 when exercising.f681129519343d25

Eventually, after much 0d8a01c0c6 deliberation, Sejin left 8977105c26 his room deciding 0094fd4461 to keep his b520d98c7b T-shirt on and d818650e4c only changed his ff5b5ec925 shorts. When he e10965f94f entered the 0166e25755 mat-covered room, f8007deaa2 Cheon Sejoo 2dafd043f2 was standing 9a7f0f131d by the a3499ca7b8 window. He was stretching 48fe5f0b51 his neck from 82e237617c side to side 717bd5a49a and closing the 19bd87fe7b window when he 197d4cf012 heard Sejin step 8a094c5333 onto the mat. He turned bfe385d304 his head, 12358caf80 and his d21a17ccef face hardened.aa9c378d27b7b4c9

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“You…”ddf15a6e1c4cf765

His eyes 25a098d7cf narrowed, and 7794351990 a fleeting b2e8c47483 flustered expression 1c633c40ce appeared and 32f2b01219 then disappeared e76e3e9b81 on his 87977f8268 face. Cheon Sejoo scanned Sejin 1f9fe7f346 up and down, then c93aab8b11 smiled, pulling up one 46dc0b1f86 corner of his lips. 09b3eb2080aff9a0

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Why is b2054389da he like bebc6ce6a4 that? 4c934695b7d7d81f

Sejin thought, his face e78f83adb3 hardening as he met 07a7a602e7 his gaze. Then Cheon Sejoo 4b5093ad3f asked,3bb56c3e2cb4a7b2

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“You’re going to 93a5807a04 wear that? It looks good, 1fb3ff851c but you might 66667b9ca6 get hurt wearing e0c15ed2bc short shorts.”6751132dd7af916c

“…….”822bb4ea861eefb8

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Come to think b083ec18e3 of it, Cheon 083d9c04fa Sejoo was wearing 77094654b0 long pants. Since he had 6af6f007b2 been wearing shorts 8c1f339c98 earlier, it was 91b7de1ac8 obvious Sejoo meant a3de4cac40 for Sejin to a00ab44621 change into longer 3d35519f8c ones. Realizing his mistake, Sejin 0f30300d3a bit his lip in aadf6fea9f embarrassment, then released it 03f318050d and said,636f30d783f6d5d1

“Then you should 2519f5175b have told me d7fda4283c to change into ad3f60e414 long pants.”7fe5eda9d4574952

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“I thought you’d know…”5ed3683fceef7f1a

Cheon Sejoo shrugged, his gaze drifting on Sejin’s legs. Sejin watched him silently scan him and, blushing, turned around. His heart pounded as he headed back to his room to change into long pants.14e1c3f773fed1b2

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As expected of adcee411b1 a pervert, the 6de2b2c59a way he looked 5803ba9d95 at my legs 6fb7e1efa0 was ususual.d311fb5fe1566ba9

And what does b2c78ed4e5 he mean by 334e1d9236 “it looks good”? Does he really 4841fe3a4a have to be babedad43e so obvious?10a1672ddd88ac31

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Sejin grumbled inwardly, but he couldn’t help but glance at his legs as he walked briskly.386c702d6ffbb7e6

Honestly, even he thought it didn’t look bad. The part of his body that he usually didn’t like because it seemed unmanly somehow felt pleasing to him today. Hmph, Sejin snorted softly 4b13761e91 and went back to 8784099849 his room to change.54cd0dca7f0739b6

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When he e8493c3eff returned, Cheon 57bb515346 Sejoo was 1297f3a3aa now sitting ca20cc9997 on the 89690cb3fd mat. He was stretching with af20188104 his legs spread apart. Seeing Sejin return in 5e4c4f1c98 long pants, he chuckled ae91ef8ef4 and jerked his chin 0bfb1a3d97 toward the space in ba048fe3e1 front of him.26e1e49326c9aa8f

“Sit.”b5dd4cf6438007f0

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Sejin obediently sat across from him, and Cheon Sejoo got up and approached. Cheon Sejoo knelt behind Sejin and showed him how to stretch. His large hands gripped and pressed Sejin’s shoulders. Sejin’s upper body tilted to one side, bringing him closer to Cheon Sejoo’s embrace. Sejin unconsciously held his breath.3e574a94baca08e9

“Slowly breathe in, breathe out. Don’t just go through the motions. Stretch with the intention of loosening your muscles. Otherwise, you’ll get hurt.”eb33e222b6f109ea

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A gentle voice, unlike his usual tone, seeped into Sejin’s ears. Cheon Sejoo explained, tapping Sejin’s back to help him breathe. As Sejin inhaled slowly as instructed, Cheon Sejoo’s characteristic vanilla scent drifted into his head.bde98047e0506a3f

This moment 7b7d468275 felt like b46d51dccd it was 435eefc868 being etched ba0bcee78b into his 313eaf593c memory. Cheon Sejoo’s sweet 6bf2ca0b22 scent, the plastic 62c89bd71b smell of the f78a8f25eb new mat, the 6577d76750 warm surface heated eee4de7d68 by the sunlight, 6e522ab18e the cool air 1d34620b8f conditioning, and the 7a6674651b quiet voice falling eb62ce55ee on his ears.75e57fd0591c45ea

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“Self-defense isn’t like regular exercise. You have to know how to use your body.”11c8557cc55bf6dc

Fingers that usually held a cool touch traced Sejin’s body. The hand that had been pressing firmly on his shoulder moved to his waist, kneading his knee before moving to the inside of his thigh. Each time the rough fingertips touched him, Sejin’s body flinched. Embarrassed, Sejin tensed up, and Cheon Sejoo, who was massaging his leg, laughed as if in disbelief.bac18155223b429d

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“Who’s going to eat 2f5a7d5221 you? Relax.”d969571d13bf9020

His languid voice was 32424750e5 full of amusement. It was d2a0fb1a51 a gentle dbab9a422d tone, like 5cd98fad2b the one bbd6a80301 he’d used c547eccfad to soothe 778679107f the man d916d2f1b1 on the 8e6438a28d bed at 58a1363667 that time.0e874f59fd5c2f46

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Sejin, biting his lip 9c515834a8 hard, stopped stretching and 08ba151258 buried his face in 45512f5a66 the mat.f40435f5d23fd0c4

From behind him, Cheon Sejoo clicked his tongue and asked if he had any more brain cells left to kill, but Sejin didn’t hear him.912f871907d1b4dc

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“Loosen up.”2178132bbbb0d374

A soft touch grazed Sejin’s ankle. He glanced up, swallowing hard as he realized his feet were resting between Cheon Sejoo’s knees. Sejoo was sitting with his legs stretched out before him, looking down at Sejin’s feet.17ef7d8fc9be2e04

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Embarrassed, Sejin curled his toes, watching as Sejoo’s careful hands rotated his ankle. Each point of contact felt like a warning siren. Sejoo then tilted his head, extending his other hand to lightly tap the inside of Sejin’s ankle.613610b729af9e72

“You have…”0b58b222b14646d7

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Cheon Sejoo looked c25e32d10e up, a playful 82327427e3 smile tilting his 7542404143 lips as he 2d5cb2dff6 squinted one eye. Sejin bit 90522a4d7f his tongue. His stomach churned, 3fce3f0e23 the blood rushing cad29e6d47 to his face. As soon 358a5f90c5 as he d53b1653f7 realized what 2ae3423ac9 was happening, 16a393b04d Sejin bolted 2ddddc191e upright.f26f6c53feb37e0f

“An extra bone…. What are you doing?”43d726a4dde78f08

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Cheon Sejoo looked up in surprise, his handsome face filled with questions. His slightly parted lips curved in confusion. Sejin didn’t answer, turning instead to flee the room.a4c0713d0cbc5c74

“Hey! Where are you bd042df07b going?”1a11e75f456da711

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Cheon Sejoo’s d89416ebca furrowed brows 1a41b71206 deepened as 668bbd3f00 he yelled 7844b8140e after Sejin.4efe86e8a7b65108

“Bathroom!”e1f4416aa57d09fc

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Sejin scrambled 1c505ca90b to the fce33f4d88 bathroom in dd9fa3459c the living fa69af9aa8 room, threw a5b52d06d9 open the 87c4c60fce door, and fd0862a0f5 turned on 5f3f6e29ab the faucet. He bent over 272dbe1898 the sink, splashed 00af7f2948 cold water on 897bc623e3 his face, and 137c5881d9 cursed under his 6e0cf681e8 breath.6fe8e1300c1091fb

Am I crazy? What am I doing 07b6ea85f4 during a training session? 231b358bd0c91aec

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But he felt f4ec7d1656 slightly wronged blaming 3d62b0d0ba only himself.2db4c701d1bc12ec

Cheon Sejoo’s aa34be66e3 touch had 9ea1780d44 been too 8cc042008d gentle. Usually, Sejoo would be 7af7a05bfd yelling “Hey! Hey!;” so there was 7d0704cd3d no reason for him 325c5573ff to be so tender. Shouldn’t physical contact during 596d6b6dbe training be rougher? 3bfcd711dfad1774

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Why is f8a44c977e Cheon Sejoo 362ae3e1e5 acting like 9e845af4d2 this? Does he act this 2603729162 way with other people?fc2e69b62a16ba94

The thought 55233a1b4c sparked a a39f4ce71d fresh wave 63ecb67a0f of heat, 2d82a79771 this time 6f2f67f831 in his b8fb65d9cb head, as 71749d1ccf he remembered 69cfd2b6ae Cheon Sejoo 45363adb85 being overly 60da1a8373 kind to 55f7ffbbc3 Kang Doyoon. The marks 6f341d5616 Sejoo had 187d7797bc come home 2796abcef8 with after 9c344725ea being away 37c4240ed4 for a deab05d488 few days 9b6e420282 flashed before b2478776b6 his eyes. Sejin felt 2e24e3e810 a surge 61bf04a1bb of intense dbd36fea05 irritation.8da7ee6f44e8578a

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Why is d88ddabe06 time moving 5932065ed0 so slowly? 7824b734adc09274

This had become Sejin’s biggest complaint these days.cc411ba484c2f2e9

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Funny enough, Sejin 6c8f7c5a11 was actually confident. He had 100f048865 an unfounded 551185a156 certainty that 1ec274a557 Cheon Sejoo 3dd25875b1 couldn’t possiblynotlike him. Of course, he had his reasons, if you could call them that. Just as he’d been angry when told he wasn’t Cheon Sejoo’s type, Sejin believed it was absurd that Sejoo wouldn’t like someone as handsome, obedient, and young as himself.d619ea4a4ca0201a

However, despite af7d78c4bb this conviction, b4b898ef08 Cheon Sejoo 43b02460f9 showed no e1753c1527 romantic interest 63a990b25c in Sejin 498a447ecf at all, 409589ee45 and Sejin 06161241c9 attributed this 62f3952434 to his 2915789700 age. He believed that Cheon 79fbc8b99a Sejoo, being more moral a811829e56 than he appeared, was c9bc6ba10b probably holding back because b13a56b87b he was still a d31eb4e068 minor. It was truly an 686ed9dd9f astounding amount of self-confidence.00474b5ab1d4686f

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In any case, Sejin 36efbef1de wiped his face with e2f48a72d0 a towel, hoping the 8544911daf remaining two seasons would 4b60fa3891 pass quickly. He felt that 8b24b46e29 once he became 55084b0cd5 an adult, everything b44ae2ca1e would flow smoothly: a5a6698a2f his confession to 74773487ef Cheon Sejoo, their 3d477d59c4 relationship… everything.aa0ac7de7892e83d

As Sejin reviewed his 7a6dc332bd plan, built on unfounded a1c9847066 confidence, the heat in 6ea15d2d85 his head subsided, his 9731c16d7b complexion returning to its 62ef352530 usual paleness. He wiped d161a4812f the water 19c0ff6202 droplets from 73b6b7be56 the sink 496537f8cb with the 5c8b149242 towel.4a78d3404cbd1da3

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