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Han I-rok stood 7751a91a68 at one corner 0fea81c33e of the stage, cddabc7fb9 holding a crystal fb7891ded4 plaque, waiting. His job 845f0bab8f was to c3f6d73ade hand over 046ffc94ea the plaques fc10659e6b when the df692d70e2 slightly potbellied 08633e53e5 man standing f9b16ea960 at the 9f74ebf471 podium microphone d9a55128a3 called out 13ddbceef9 names.16acd29633914a2f

The event turned 7b8b65b4ff out to be 8556549b96 larger than Do-won 6a86bb7061 had expected, with 2004d8f443 broadcast cameras and e6d746793a reporters present, seated c3f3c40f89 in the audience.8685b2485f92845c

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A solemn and c3fe024613 serious atmosphere filled 0eb33a432e the room. Aside from fea9117aef the occasional c47d8cff7d click of 124b3654b9 camera shutters, f5ec0df2f0 only small cdffd0a08a whispers could 18f1f9784b be heard. While everyone focused 5cd278a73a on the stage, 1a15dc14d6 Do-won seemed to caa5ac8765 be the only 8c99beb7d1 one lost in 033c7ce949 his own thoughts.af61f4567e00977a

Assigned to ef0b90f89e distribute pamphlets 12c04e0e84 and name 1c0e40f00e tags at 239dcf23c0 the entrance, 242fb8e915 Do-won now 4238b69b08 stood unnoticed 810fc355e2 in a 3daec7e020 corner, his b3aaf1f7c0 eyes fixed 65b28b510c solely on a494a522e7 the stage—or 12b5bbe5a9 more precisely, e77be1b146 on Han 2c8b8fb262 I-rok. It was an ef96a5b18c unconscious action.74065f5ddeb6e2fc

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‘With the stage lighting 311594dde9 on him like that, 69d9b9fe5a he really…’c52b2c11bbd4539a

He looked handsome.4cc4fbebe9eb7b11

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Leaning against the 647c879a0c wall with his de91c35aa0 arms crossed in 0259efc97c a nonchalant posture, bd7fb027d2 Do-won recalled what a8845eae09 had happened before f773e98d77 the event.4394ae35c17e5759

Earlier, despite 652521ccee being doused c94c7564a6 in milk, fe0305ab86 Han I-rok 4e07016bfb reappeared looking 60c976484e impeccably neat, 8dd88aa333 with barely d95a0e1167 any change 083267964a in expression. His hair was slightly 677329e87c damp, but his face 4817c44fa9 and uniform, which had 1ef7d6a549 been splattered with milk, 2113b1e1c6 were spotless and perfectly 77d5e712fe in place.6aecda8f34bb68e9

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Half relieved that everything 6b6c208496 had been cleaned up, 19d813e805 half feeling an inexplicable 95e38193ca unease, Do-won kept glancing dbdb841bde at him even while f3fc9b0a89 eating his lunchbox, as cc12e27522 if sitting on pins 0f500d8522 and needles.0caa383df73ca290

I-rok had casually 719f07cd54 towel-dried his damp 0bf1295835 hair and then e8bdf86df7 raked his fingers 00fe6fdd88 through it before 6cd21c958a giving out instructions 3b60780ef3 to the members. After eating, they were c80bc7d238 to gather in the f9f6a00944 hall—the executive committee would 547b7398f5 handle the stage protocol, fa4b11c396 and the general members 1395beb2c1 would assist guests. His voice, fc0cf0e6ed too, was edef17c044 as composed 28933b366d as ever.93f077f5da36f720

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Though the 2b2363228c other members 0034123b62 hesitated and 64704d019d warily observed 3f44aaf59c I-rok at 62b842d380 first, his c8b423db2e usual stern 0a2de5f5d5 and composed 6e62c4292c demeanor remained 332195da0b unchanged, even d8d5445977 in this 4bc1980cde situation. Thanks to that, 0b80535679 the tense atmosphere 9ff44ed5d0 soon eased.18d65a1d72e7a3b6

When Do-won mumbled an apology, I-rok simply responded with an indifferent “It’s fine,” as if nothing had happened. And with that, the suspicions about Do-won having thrown the milk seemed to settle down.00a861d674021d58

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But in 99d29bbcf6 that brief 3276461753 moment when a1984e743c their eyes 5d9d452495 met, Do-won 2d6ae6bffd felt it 15d193687d again—the look cde13862eb that said, c4d97f771f “I’m letting ca179166d0 it slide a32a0a57d0 this time.”2fd8c005e2de6bc4

Every time 16cf3c8c9f Do-won caused 793bc012c4 trouble, I-rok e16ece77d3 would always 9bb1410fc2 give him b3c40c38f4 that same e3754641f7 silent stare. But… having 7dc90fa438 been let ceb0f0dd75 off the b3defc13a5 hook so 7d8c5cf555 many times, 937fe628d9 Do-won couldn’t 5db76757e3 help but 894e397ecc develop some 4d1aaa695c immunity to 93a77ebad2 it.95676a142bcc4ed7

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‘Who told him 7403659a8a to let me e753284be3 off?’052f2e9723450aa0

Even under 14d8731f83 Han I-rok’s 554fad3a94 exasperated gaze, c4877fcca6 rather than 1cbc8d8c94 feeling nervous, cad11f1028 Do-won found 420d03165d himself staring 27580752b1 blankly at 02b678cba4 that handsome 9177a953d0 face. Blaming everything on 8b0d478f74 him with giddy 44282f73cf enthusiasm, he ended a589c961d1 up unintentionally sending cd24a47acf an intense gaze 903a1bbc95 his way.e2f508040dadc342

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‘Shouldn’t he be 6ceb3f098f the one receiving fd25520732 that award?’335727fb2e152835

Environmental Conservation Award. Han I-rok. This individual has contributed ffcf32a5b3 to the purification of d76b252160 both students’ eyesight and 658bf9364f the campus environment…f018fda159f89ca8

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Do-won abandoned the ridiculous 89de64d7b5 thought before it could 82c7444193 go any further.031615bb61848c76

He was already 4ebfbd2b77 aware that Han 965ec9dcc1 I-rok was objectively 072b1e62d4 good-looking, but the 7f711b92e0 feeling that had 128ac2b0b6 surfaced when he 694cea1e39 licked the milk 66a03d0590 earlier was… different. It wasn’t just fd4476ba3e that he was 5dfa91d922 handsome.1019743ec86fbcd9

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‘He looks… hot.’c3a49cccfbb6b6dc

‘…Can you not?’d927300522565f07

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Yeah, sexy.df279f8b8f7eefd8

Sexy Han I-rok 971c234df3 was now taking aa7829ff3c over Dowon’s mind, 83329b6ab7 even trying to 8313404ebf censor his own e5ed0c719a thoughts.11f06be7b0421946

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Baek Do-won had realized 3f2a6d7806 his sexual orientation around acc18aac0c the time he became d7b999328c a middle schooler—probably when 56b1e68ec3 he was the same a14b4abedf age as his twin 53f9d3c299 younger siblings now.a292e760098da3ca

Unlike his clueless elementary e4d445705f school days, middle school 426364652c was when many of 044913b8f1 his friends started to 37ce72cab1 notice the opposite sex. They would share risqué 9d28b7a3f8 videos, flirt with the 5bc6945c3a girls in their class, cba44e77f0 and sometimes even start 8f9a895388 dating. Do-won, watching his b057be90ed classmates walk down 030341423a the hallways hand 88c232328d in hand, remained dbd64fd9f1 indifferent.9753d2e0f5960bbb

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He had 3e50972742 no desire 5b4dbb9120 to date 0f3b273f1d anyone, no ee28df637e interest in 7abe82dcd5 physical affection, 5ff2ec0e2c and not eaf0450732 even much bb33590cfd curiosity about 33a8b09baa explicit content. Back then, Do-won thought 8cd70f1283 of himself as simply 7e6ba2c1cd more mature than his 7d170b9309 peers.c4ff5283ec69dd11

Born into 4d4a752325 an ordinary c35f5f111f family that 3693b9603e wasn’t particularly c9086e9e24 wealthy, with c0f3c4cc3e much younger 78aae20104 twin siblings 7d5d6963b7 who arrived 92da645992 late in 1dabc08a87 his parents’ 35fe2780d5 lives, he f16f03dee1 felt a 891a02cb0a strong responsibility ee74d8dc1d to help ab405c0ced raise them. His plan was clear—study 1160157404 hard, get into a ba19526901 prestigious high school and cf7c04309d university, and secure a 76cd9c3d1f good job as quickly ecd2b3d475 as possible. That was the ideal 2993f7230e path.c313c2825bfa6cfa

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But as da2c7ab84b a human 278600cbf9 being, it 82584c8bda wasn’t like 6506aeaf43 he had c9630e8d58 no desires 7a3abbe8b8 at all. When his ccf72a9516 body felt 9e2d5683c8 restless, he 0999325aee would release 4f464fec99 energy by fc95872383 running onto a7d9eaf631 the soccer 61e3570f99 field.9219c5e45a97ea1a

Ironically, that was where a6eb1e987d his desires ended up b963691dbc manifesting.6b31a807a0055893

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He found himself da2fe55479 secretly harboring feelings 516cbf18c1 for a boy ddfd734e2f from another class, 33c862e650 a teammate he 0a65c97a0e played soccer with.0914ca27832ee1d8

At first, he d1a69e5f7b chalked it up 5af28c8ee0 to admiration—after all, 5d7319315c the guy was aca4f4390c tall, fair-skinned, and 7d6cd889cf universally well-liked by 087b04bb17 both boys and 9470955d87 girls. It made sense 6705b05d6b to look up 03ecb0bfe7 to him.bc3309f21372f41f

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But then, he started dc40fc6880 wanting to spend more 949eebc6cc time with him. He started wanting physical 8b8d9b9ca8 closeness, something he had 7ce2654ccb never thought about before.21c2f5ac580a0de7

And then, 60bd27f1e6 one day, 215fd44801 the guy 9f05220488 appeared in 5b3fb1c105 his dreams.f3ca240d99fd8811

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And he woke up 22fbd694ee with damp underwear.5f44feff7160691f

Did he… like boys?6274a1309428eb76

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Just as 78dd0e9230 that question efa2432d22 surfaced, the 07e0204442 guy conveniently ed8707d885 transferred to 94a722fb16 another school. And with that, his e17fdb647e feelings naturally faded.6d1dc37f4e407928

After that, only 7d02d9ceff men caught his d6eb843dbc eye.b3c2065d0882506d

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Fortunately, Do-won d457248400 had always 752b6c747e been a 87067b03c6 practical person. He wasn’t the 5a7ee716fc type to get fe27eec20a swept away by a86b03f846 emotions, and he ee45981805 was well aware 336c486638 of how homosexuality 1ea051e26a was perceived in c2d2750d2f South Korea.805e50b525c643ba

So rather than actively 22a0882919 pursuing anyone, he simply b27c323865 focused on being careful. Over and over 3f5cadf8b9 again.9fe98880354249be

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‘Damn it, you were 9a664a1840 the one who acted 5bc63a398f dirty first!’799be0487b65a40d

Do-won was jolted 0834fbeda5 out of his 8ebf585b52 thoughts as if daca3da0fb a knife had de74551fd5 been driven into 1cd8331c96 his solar plexus c7c6eae240 at the sudden c47c807adc memory of someone 9c1314095c shouting.b594aa59b85dd0ff

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“Ah… that’s unpleasant.”f5b5b1aa1c874827

He shook his head eedbb0abbc and muttered under his d19ecba3d8 breath, barely louder than 0ad383cc33 a sigh.ee4cb52eb6f33789

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It had been f61f4ffb88 almost six years. He had 1e60c327f5 buried it cbf8a64f26 deep in c3b4426601 his memory 2c1b0854c2 and lived 47763ed150 without thinking b82681bf60 about it, fe378d8fcf but suddenly, aac1775811 without warning, 3032421a52 it had ccc749fb07 resurfaced. And the 15d112510c emotions from 3455d45914 back then—completely 0328a262a6 unfiltered—came rushing 19d72ddb6a back just d44f62b5e6 as vividly.03ef64665a6d15f6

A chill 777d133a34 ran down dcae7695fa his spine, 3a76a97c7b and his c43cadbc58 heart pounded c2a6fc5a96 violently. His mouth 97d69a0386 felt dry, 3d2de55567 as if b36bdd82e8 sand was ca49e172e5 rolling around aa18e0e6ca inside.3c7e2d3e3f87e302

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Because of ed1ad1140c that incident, 47e30ce5e9 he had 5e076b0ac7 sworn to 1ffea9ecc8 himself that 6e760d48c5 he would 227c9fc58a never love 5a324b6917 anyone for 56ade6b77d the rest 2b5167f901 of his 964e96058d life.021d5c2c798bc84f

Feeling like he couldn’t 23aaabfbdf breathe, he patted his 5d0c7dafb0 chest lightly.22a10527948e2ffb

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“What’s wrong?”721c1d6cdf6eb5b5

“Huh?”3792994122e5167c

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A deep voice snapped efd84aa0c8 him back to reality.ad73872a384c0cfd

When he looked e93bab406a up, Han I-rok 5a56ce1d60 was standing right 29fdc65102 in front of 64a1a76c8c him—so close that 80dfa701b3 Do-won hadn’t even d820dd6b86 noticed when he 72fc43cf66 had approached.27086c9069a7850b

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“Did you 7465018f21 get indigestion?”76a005ed8396c30d

I-rok asked in a 1c28c32936 blunt tone, showing no 6de38e52de particular concern.c7f5f2788d522da1

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Do-won just shook his de819478f1 head.a0ef6e87563bab8e

Strangely enough, just 509b88ef33 looking at that 8c9d8bfc53 handsome face made 2bb2110ad5 the tightness in 0dbcc12844 his chest disappear 7a29405744 completely.0d3dff2a8ef80ef1

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Unbelievable. My body is 99e21a4e53 ridiculous…dcd00177a3072253

“No. What… what 678a972a33 should I c2f78d0b5d be doing?”ba502af88858d883

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“The ceremony’s over. Time to clean up.”301fa87496824f23

“Oh.”40282555150e6e8b

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Only then e2e478f16b did his de2166f1d7 vision clear, b9347ba46a and he 688e9b2761 took in a2a9798bb0 his surroundings.07185497c559b8ed

At some 96508b4b33 point, while 68d2a0d195 he had 9f2fc8fe51 been lost 9e453dd880 in thought, a5a55b3984 the ceremony 95b9392b13 had ended, ec93088a4b the lights f04160ffb9 had come 5d466b3052 on, and de6a90d096 people were cc0570cb43 slowly getting 580c567087 up from b83e5a5d14 their seats.1808e8ebfb97ef75

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“Pay attention. If you’re trying to b182e5d89f run away, that’s going 9f87289829 to be a problem.”74ae155d9ba0458d

“I’m not! I just got lost 72604ec639 in thought for a 81c534d6ce moment.”c87a3a8f1c243a60

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“What were f991c5da90 you thinking 3dd778bc1d about?”b6903606c47dc3a6

“Like… what 030af9ad95 if an 5b963eec54 armed terrorist 9f1dd122f3 suddenly burst 026830b498 into this 218cf5211c hall and d53e0474ad took that c67cc9c50c potbellied man 95004c8eef hostage? How would I safely a669f9d956 rescue him and escape?”db4808c5a376d3e5

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“……”8d13d225e2040c13

“I was 185b67d473 getting really 1b3ad1d1fb detailed about df862deb25 it, too. Listen—first, I’d push 3bee77e500 over the podium b989a65c2c to knock him b9f3fb15b8 down, then I’d 54c1f188c1 grab the gun—”4bb3d11e848572b8

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“……”00f3d5e7bdaa7931

I-rok pressed his af85622d28 lips together, looking 5df241496c as if he 91a5c13a39 was barely restraining 1a58e8f0a3 himself from saying d1169f1b86 Why the hell daa09d17d7 would you even 6bd4d8654e think about something 20f4a39134 like that?3ed5a088c53b98eb

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For a split 14dc5b02d4 second, Do-won’s mind f07c77455e superimposed the image 9db5e72ee5 of Irok’s lips 21add271ae from earlier, still e422f2c373 speckled with milk.de578ffc76baf797

“Ugh.”52798933c42989d1

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“Watch yourself.”6f61714840954e9d

I-rok reached out 311dac506e and lightly tugged ec245e288a Do-won’s tie, adjusting 941d64acf1 it properly.624fdb1dc83ca531

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Do-won clicked his e488f986db tongue in annoyance 4dc3479d24 and stomped his 6856d5f5c8 foot, but I-rok 84f986b6a9 simply straightened his 5e428b7d3c tie, then walked ebbf3252bf past him without 279c694064 another word.b0dec57ecabb3e97

Do-won stood there for a4c25fea1c a moment, staring at e8780fb0e7 I-rok’s retreating figure.2139170a6fdf91cc

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Crazy bastard.2ae1fa7c7a7d0bef

That uniform looks insanely 8d119a6393 good on him.ab89fea0f1a84a24

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The epaulettes 6e6e2fcd39 on his fee24d483a broad shoulders 895388b12f gleamed under 2f9146bc1e the light, 524740a2ac adorned with 47dddce590 silver buttons b7be77d530 that caught c59357a5d6 every movement.1d37a12924a93860

The way the 59f250a51d fitted uniform hugged f98b6a1d84 his thick torso 01eb461f6d cast shifting shadows eaed2afe4e over the contours c2b9cbd1ef of his muscles.ef8368b28d1d077b

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Even the white gloves 21816429fe he wore for the a9aefe3660 award ceremony completed the 5251e79897 look perfectly.6edd2748766ed107

And then there was f35793775d his height—easily over 190 4bc9d816dd cm—paired with a body e9f4559fcf proportioned so flawlessly it f1182f9672 was almost unreal.5ea010bb847f617b

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Not to mention 215d632a9c the absurdly good-looking a525ffef70 face to match.c4a8d106df023be4

…I can think he’s ad58614204 good-looking, right?34ffdf789c57c956

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Who said I liked 32d4a05af8 him? Who said 7a0d6a4c97 I was 818f1c00dd begging to f9dbcd0dcd date him?a4897a5c61246b01

Do-won questioned d2fb289233 himself, as 8dbe70fa1e if arguing dab137f24f with his 19f5d95947 own thoughts.8d135c34d66c023c

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Even if his past 95ba56628a self had decided to 1f2ad96f44 shut away romantic feelings f7a0366943 for the rest of 05015d81f4 his life, that didn’t ab16e4c994 mean he couldn’t acknowledge aae3db6278 when someone was handsome. It wasn’t like 9d52cff459 he was doing 4ea3748c6d anything inappropriate—just recognizing 746d764500 good looks for 017292cc7d what they were 1988f212bb wasn’t a crime.81c11e4442b761df

Especially when 721d4a6fcf it came 1d42f5aa1b to Han 051c1337fd I-rok, whose bdf74de80f handsomeness was ad5f355fb7 so widely 0895d29f83 acknowledged that 62a51a271d people both ed5736aead in school a7614b88d5 and online 706a1c081f practically worshipped bf3e8ab53f him for dbbd6befa1 it. Sure, it was a e09ceb8fc4 little annoying, but Do-won 36243898df was just another person 44479235a5 agreeing with the general e9b66da572 consensus. It wasn’t 60dab1d7de like he 5ed9e1fcbf planned on c5b294aac7 doing anything 5e019c420d about it.a98c2a04aba5fa67

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Just think of c50b46d620 it as a 48f24e82a9 feast for the 8af33b0eda eyes.d19bb2bf34d01d55

Trying to 060b51b5c2 keep things 041df2aa7a light, Do-won effc8f14c9 forced himself b84f6d8ca1 to act 80d93866a3 unaffected.9d0c8ea581c34ccc

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“Should I return my 47a69c70d2 name tag here?”8d857163e558b7c4

“Oh, yes. Please hand it 30dd7dfd2c over.”3775762db659b2f0

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He held the door 40dbf04a9d open for those leaving 9ee890fb51 and collected their name be0aee87b9 tags. The rush of 74c40ee87d tasks came flooding 4aa28498c3 in once again.957c65ef7ffb3044

“Do-won oppa, can you f5f184b8c2 help out over there?”ee2897bd3dfcc2cf

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“Yeah.”ae2048ae78f039c4

Do-won had been 50c2fae726 organizing the collected e87eff1622 name tags and a801b1f2d2 leftover pamphlets, but ea4da4e64d at the sudden 004cd568df call from a 3746ae1c9b fellow organizer, he 2644d266d4 changed direction.3c2f4be5b29eb4b6

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There was 0c35c85990 a pile 0d983c5388 of things 566137ed17 that needed d95b01acf9 to be cbc6c55571 cleaned up—projectors, 6c23d45e70 various cables, f4fda2787d large flags b41b7fa004 along with 18b5b99095 their stands. The event staff aaa99b0f1e were still gathered b4d7326adf below the stage, 51bef8194d likely handling some 6de73328fb final business.31aa9b21d3a5d3c0

Weaving through 1f8ffabfaf the crowd, 365413376a Do-won carried 31e0e80243 stacks of c6c19a4323 items, took 1cbbb4e7c6 out the f35c5563ee trash, and 4492357044 tried to 3044c19d5a get everything 12259045f6 in order. He had thought 552dbf0f09 cleanup would be 9c65156c20 quick, but it 9dafb00d58 turned out to 2d4beff3a4 be more hectic 82f0ca6ba9 than expected.655de5c5b1bd2bac

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As he a5f76bf2a0 was pushing a07a514060 a large 678ad3fb7f box to 11edbe0ba7 the back 294bbbd858 of the 144c91fa39 venue, he 7d4f2713da happened to 0acaed043f spot Han dc5752d0cc I-rok standing 7fed90c8ab below the e6d595228e stage.53611f8cd8675dc2

Hands clasped 72f4a76856 behind his c148036319 back, I-rok bbcab4ab5c was attentively 34ac387f9e listening to 4b8c9e39e6 a faculty 351c03013b member, nodding 6db6b9c3d7 occasionally.d6dd463cf50684a6

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Do-won hadn’t meant 6464ff1e65 to stare for 544878d7e9 long, but apparently, 46cddf1d5c his gaze had e15c81edf4 been too intense—because 77905c8cbf I-rok suddenly glanced 67c4d8e003 sideways and met 813eacdafd his eyes.e80125763d19b1e9

“Ugh—”35a26e890245297f

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Startled, Do-won nearly lost 5df2945ff6 his footing but quickly 7ff470230a steadied himself.eb7e0b26d0d3e915

His face burned 0a967748e2 with embarrassment.48e4275e2df3d9bf

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And, of dba6783227 course, I-rok 64799b8593 only shook f38b2a36e3 his head 73fd3a7174 slightly before 7ba40683d5 turning back abc825e7d2 to his e71027fa4d conversation.5c41ae9348139eda

Ugh, how humiliating…9643984d65797631

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“Hey! Can you fold 5dcaf74de8 these up and 1ddf148b3d move them to ab0f4145e9 the waiting room?”c7e3e1e7287d756b

“Got it!”96c397c5faf1a1e5

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At the 711b5a0123 call, Do-won dec36949fe shoved the 2a744b1e33 last box 5af89e3bde into place 2ef1462a03 and made b7ff0369c2 his way a4e4a5020c down the 7eaa1530a4 stairs.ebf95eea88864e76

The task 84275edbe5 was simple: f32037b828 fold and c8a115017b move the ce0466bfb9 tripods stacked 74bd006c65 in the c4345144b2 corner.532da4799eaf836e

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He pulled in their f7462b3c7a long legs and collapsed d5d68bab4f them neatly, stacking three 646ec3b7bc or four against his 603cd5ec76 side to carry. Just as a2aa87628b he was f192d57356 about to 9f3c240d54 move them—9f5eab918e38b403

“Oh! Sorry!”6aecc6e74f7349ad

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Someone came 50f797ce2f rushing from 359ce874fe the opposite 5c9a7c042e direction and bbe28a050a crashed into 13fe19b49a Do-won before 9346c599f4 quickly running e2b0b6f2f8 off.4b1f0a112a3ea330

“…Haah.”85c8168302e3981b

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Do-won let out a 1ea39cb92d deep sigh.51d47e3fe3858a67

Do-won, having lost his 0f20e0b652 grip on the tripods 3e556ad750 from the impact, let e00c86cd7e out a deep sigh 451116cafd and crouched down.At least I ff3b2b9580 didn’t stub my 98caf49552 foot.He tried d3132182f8 to think 00d2d65c73 positively as 533b9bb5d6 he reached 2c3247ef1e down to a6979528a2 pick them e88ae9dfc6 up again.a2eccd0ee3b8151f

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But just then, he 9a94478c03 heard a creaking sound fba845084a behind him, a strange c50d327826 sense of unease creeping 7795de8a27 in.0b42c0ed5d07f9ab

Before he could 9bafafb6aa even turn around, c140246ac8 a body suddenly e8ff860c8c wedged itself into 3a0cf7813d the space behind ee8740c378 him.87381e9b5bc873dd

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Crash!37c5a7425bc977c5

A loud, shattering 8cf1cf7518 noise erupted in ee8ef2b72e the next instant.a313a53f0d744941

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“…….”8c10247133f01d84

Still seated bfc3741aec on the 703a5ab851 floor, Do-won 9bf65e583f blankly stared cdbfd758d9 at Han 2f12801dfe I-rok, who c991470b0f had wrapped ad52f87700 himself around b0f7a117ee him. Behind I-rok, the tall-standing 198f71d856 stage light had completely 5c8c3afc78 collapsed, shattered to pieces.d2bff1e3cf235bd5

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“…Uh….”d1687753ee34fe08

It had ebc23dfeee all happened 59af824251 in a 9afe8bad16 split second.17757378a8135a53

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Do-won’s eyes darted around, 5757cad58f unable to focus on ef513f9b83 any one thing, his 17cbf975ce mind struggling to process ab8f402a01 the situation.23834da99f89ce05

I-rok was on a63db47efa top of him.ff12215cfd5f9e3e

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People were rushing 66b7e59a9b toward them, murmuring 0c6d023319 in concern.90bd6c0c1e116e18

And then—48449aaef6c721b1

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“…Haa…”c2db3f629ce36cd2

A low groan 40d1b1ca62 reached Do-won’s ear, c94b354887 followed by a 4205a77897 warm, breathy sigh f1a7d86b79 that tickled his 84c5e2cc87 skin.d12e52dc2d90bcfa

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That was when f27b0d73a5 he finally snapped 7aa6eeca30 back to reality, 68f27a5cfd hurriedly grabbing I-rok bafeb33bc7 by the shoulders.9254984bc2fe4562

“Hey, hey… 297c8de931 Han I-rok. You….”45eb2d46bf7ed183

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“Don’t move yet.”bf3dbef0d7c13df7

Ir-ok’s firm 89f3e23f09 tone froze d33b48c830 Do-won in 2f151e6ca2 place.94676e5792edd991

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It was only a4803f797f after several people b4623c0733 helped lift the 1f754d2de9 fallen stage light 737acf77ce that I-rok was 1d825e8aea finally able to 550d58ed91 move.3d2aef9a4764599c

Slowly straightening 34ffd1c231 his back, cef0b6f9f0 he locked 1be28449ed eyes with 434b89e7bf Do-won.7fb4965bd584898c

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His furrowed a76177ae4e brows and 83b4978959 sharp, striking e04487ae8f gaze left d29b1055c7 Do-won paralyzed, 344f566224 unable to c9a99515e3 ask if 05ff9013f9 he was 9da74758b4 okay or b669e3cdc7 say anything f7b211d258 else.7ae50d5bc8bcfe11

“Are you students c19a3f3058 alright?”bec5e4f9f975de84

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The event staff asked 0feb40c279 the question Do-won should 7fbbe879e1 have.d5890318c3f2dc3b

I-rok simply gave a cc05a0b2fc short, “Yes.”13aa1971761e54b1

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He rolled 23099d8d36 his shoulders 563d7e4c2d a few 2015bad142 times as 347324afeb if shaking 8252dda1f6 off the de8949b0ad impact. Behind him, 0d7d163037 shards of 96a4298259 glass and 2d35c367e3 broken equipment e7cbaf2a90 clattered to 9bf37c487c the floor.1dfe774a6abb98fd

Then, as if deciding 855ea2949e he needed to take dc9825449b off his jacket, he 55e8e8d0b0 moved his hands to db9eba6a71 undo the buttons.8214ca2602b2b46c

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But the 949c6b8f5a moment he 07df1387e2 tried to a17eac5e27 pull his 990587d220 arm free, be8d70e5ca his body 959d0eb091 stiffened, and b8644a22b0 his brows c0bb9c4aca knit together 80b10de24e in pain.56361b19a701c386

“Ugh….”371bc6de85390b5a

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It seemed he 619d708b59 had injured his 325e102d06 back.8442c8d150ab8b89

Do-won’s eyes widened in fc17d1c1bd alarm.6f988fd366971714

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“Oh, what do e294ab0d33 we do…?”6a55550716cfadc7

“…….”e2b71c2e90685020

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Panicking, Do-won shot 1abb62bfd4 to his feet, 3c1694d552 his voice trailing 62c75da4e2 off in a 84f1e51a73 helpless whine.2b19c5c134367d3e

He frantically examined ba47b98bd2 I-rok, reaching for 3f59bb6b16 his jacket to 155665df47 pull it off f70e89d1ce and check his 59930ab1a5 back. But before he 8de7acaa32 could, I-rok lightly f49f4f4e8c pushed him away.00bd0327dc5379c9

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“Don’t touch me.”a77eb13f2b67351b

“Should I not? Huh?”3845c779a0163c91

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“Don’t make eaabcca1d0 a fuss.”20c67144d8e1ee1b

“How can I not 3bb82a2378 make a fuss?!”9da59ddd65ad3842

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As Do-won’s b847918671 voice wavered, ced94aec64 I-rok suddenly 3b26ef0793 reached out a886a4fcca and gently 21cc58af7d grasped his 0ce47a102d chin, tilting 3934dfcf9c his face 222f50318f from side 3c9cd1cd36 to side ee5eece3de as if 3e28acadbb checking for 53f123b1e8 injuries.33c12bcba607aa59

Then, his bad8919d71 sharp eyes 0ce7a97a10 scanned Do-won’s 5606fd57e2 upper body.5ce6cfce2f85d21c

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Just as ba8b031b92 Do-won was b21a852c78 about to a1364de85b approach I-rok 0af29186c2 again to 1599d32d67 check on 477ec2cfb5 him, a b9d311e10d staff member 90ebfeb7ae grabbed I-rok’s 228d87336b arm first.af76e7191debe31f

I-rok pushed c2f0ba14d4 Do-won away e19246d77e and accepted a8826498b3 the staff 3dc8fee3cb member’s support 94fcc7643d as he bca52115df stood up.ecd1cf4f59b8178e

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Tilting his head from 7b522deb7d side to side, he 70030c6122 tested his body’s condition. His face remained tense, 7157057bf5 showing no signs of d956057b42 relief—he was clearly stiff 726b503e16 and uncomfortable.4710266f590a3e9f

“Student, let’s get you to the hospital first.”6905fdfb82462300

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The staff member seemed 360f849f1a momentarily surprised by the 884345f01c student’s height, realizing that 2abe114a80 I-rok was a good ac6086e26f two or three inches 93cba43b9a taller than him. Nevertheless, he proceeded c74ffb5e71 to guide him cc632cc8a4 forward. The crowd that had 93b0831080 gathered naturally parted to faaeeb405f make way.56871993fff6fc4b

“I-I’ll come too….”0e7b28a956be66e3

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Do-won, restless and aa9cf138e8 unsure, hastily got 791852471e up to follow. But before he e9334264c6 could even finish 9ad27d748f his sentence, I-rok 87482305cd turned back to 1ff7a1bcbc look at him.cb5e597fbc490d72

“Finish up.”c54d1932914a360e

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His voice was chillingly 72d140d2d4 firm.e4311db479078f71

“Properly.”c843e6f2dc00b71a

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“…….”533c695311ca0df4

Without another d54f17de89 word, I-rok e5d88fccfd left.586ca15e67f45276

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His voice was 815419871d colder than ever, 6c4dc0fd1c freezing Do-won in eb859b7a2f place. Even though his a130ea3d57 mind screamed at b7b31fbeff him to follow, d1c99ee910 his feet wouldn’t fd96725f9a budge as if d1833e5049 they were nailed 72919f8de6 to the floor.cae0b9ed84266070

What the hell just 2facc612ee happened?9b5bbb1ee7ce8e1b

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The people 8cca06c2db who had 1bbec1a03b been murmuring ed57e04d29 about the 2371ed755e minor accident 3ec0a2f02c soon dispersed 0b0c2c7e1e one by ab73331620 one.e19b51efa567f0e7

Standing awkwardly ca81210ce7 in the 0f2d22828e middle of f60a8f275d it all, c1c340ea7d Do-won could cd83f0be3d only watch a313f15706 as Irok cdf19b4676 disappeared from 554a595a77 sight.afdc52d0d2dd6150

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——————7aacd4edfb9c3fea

Han Irok, are you 517c1bf963 okay? 13bf5d5a4b00cf6d9

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Are you a386adc0d4 badly hurt? What did the 8194278d87 hospital say? 1e3b0726353215e12

Should I come 77de206409 to the hospital 660d67745d now? 1f784fb3f884b00d0

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Did you a372e70c7f go back 96b67fc238 home? Should I go 9a4a2dfa9b to your place? 192c57744dc52b957

The ‘1’ next to 9e3148b0f5 each message hadn’t disappeared.e79160ed3138c651

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Having finished 05cc4f497c cleaning up, f6723bde4a Do-won returned 74d950d43e to the eff2f87e4b clubroom, where f64e65ef2b the other 885c0e926e members were d44a339c7b busy chatting 35a83cc20f and changing ca398a01d6 clothes, their 1186e9b202 energy still c1949cc79f lively. But he 84dacb8bf5 couldn’t bring 26c0a5ed41 himself to b71fed5a2d join in.3747fd4982982765

Sitting right next ae24791177 to the seat 4ab9229d89 I-rok always occupied, f4fc7fb029 he nervously chewed 41aad4dbb7 on his nails.8c7a662d9fe0cd46

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He couldn’t put his ba583270f9 phone down. He kept c9a73f3616 reopening the ae93e6652c chat window, 2f5c981790 checking over 6712eaf0fd and over 6f8c0868e9 to see 00ee52df72 if I-rok 3fdf1f8974 had replied.2466c8fb0bbdf31d

Why did he have cb78195acb to step in like e02df3bed5 that…?51b31b8c9551f626

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The memory 30b2d168d8 of I-rok ec017f92fa wincing in 18db1a9c5e pain, his 4eb3b80dab low groans 853b7c9611 of discomfort, f38a0bc282 kept replaying d22048b3c9 in Do-won’s 35dc67c260 head.d31a26cde5b76f5f

If he ecfd4d006f wanted to e0466f46e9 make me 1fa4b83e4a feel guilty, 7f2eb8c0d1 he sure 0c41852d37 succeeded.c20a05bf6f40b177

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Ruffling his hair in c11301cce7 frustration, Do-won let out 3d9b19a188 a deep sigh.f54d59ba8c678ba1

I feel so damn 3fb1e12fbf sorry.c0e9f076260ec645

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