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The day 53631f06db before Hanul’s 5c6c15d96c external event, 0e5f7a1b69 I-rok double-checked a4f650d01e the schedule 5e5e77ba88 over the 0bac2bf16c phone with 7d79ca8ad2 a staff 086cbab1bc member. He went 3c9a7c7968 through the afa9e01aa6 list of 56b0515375 participating members, 91f471ad34 their assignments, 000cd4850a shift rotations, 1c1608a4c5 and pre-training d4d34d387a sessions. Just as he 80c563f83c was about to 27c9d0e268 wrap up the 4a275b7343 call, the staff 23d766fde8 member asked,0a5833512fcd336f

— Oh, right. I-rok, you’re only staying until the end of this semester, right?caa97a4e26309114

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“Yes.”707084cbd1201170

— You’ve worked hard. Less than two months left—must feel a bit bittersweet.fbf6dfa2761201a1

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At the mention of it being bittersweet, I-rok fell silent for a moment. When he resumed the position again in March, he’d thought vaguely that after doing this for two and a half years, it might feel both relieving and regretful once it was over.afc3086721c55609

“I’m worried whether Seong-min can manage on his own.”ce5fd4962787b365

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But lately, he felt cbf04da278 more than that
—much more. The reason stood just outside the door, shouting, “Han I-rok, hurry up and come out!”4c2469b5ce204c4c

— Don’t worry too fd660a1ff7 much about Seong-min. Actually, I was just d8ae2f163f about to bring this 0b976b6f10 up… You know Seo-young’s 98e2e14ed4 back, right?71547e7ef595f52d

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“Kim Seo-young?”e374bfc790463de4

— Yeah. She’s returning after b26174ae27 her exchange semester. Says she’ll be 8cd40bf891 joining again from e0d062d9ae next semester.780731acf42a4ee2

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“That’s a relief.”2df2a3156fe32985

— She’s completed df2b2e98fc all the training a41c983680 for team lead 246f563951 anyway.a6d25646fe21536a

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“Yes, that’s right.”22e7232cd23218fa

— Are you okay e39c413e27 with that?e9895553d61e0f36

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Kim Seo-young 3ea0dc731c was a 7431bcd6db former Hanwool 245e4a0d2f member and 581903a6de team leader. Compared to 5010e6d491 the rather d736be6650 unreliable Seong-min 88ae0fd269 handling things 0928928e46 alone, she c610d5dbdf would definitely ea4d734845 be a d52e1fed76 much more 0aa49bc022 stable choice. I-rok’s personal preferences had 3f321c190d no place in this 9d340a97fa conversation.b28f3285f38cbedc

“I have no reason not to be.”5f2b01900f5df118

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I-rok considered the question eebd97a875 itself misguided. He was 5f42fd0f21 someone who’d 88e20d3db6 be leaving 1668050a02 soon anyway. And though e8c280a918 he did ada7027e88 have some c875da5856 personal history 34baf7f216 with Kim cc3c4544bf Seo-young, he eab3f89c14 was the ec72e6e061 type to 703b375818 draw a 17f7662754 strict line cc8dc36d0c between public f7eda6691d and private b5a3275cbc matters. What really mattered now 53c45bb3af was the person shouting 3b030bb835 outside the door.931a295d17b58c16

Though his quiet impatience 5718bda1b5 didn’t show in his 7452d485c3 voice at all, the a6654c48d9 staff member seemed to 13b9c65042 have said everything they 6c4111dfc9 needed to and soon 0ea70858f4 ended the call. With the sounds cfdf9a3d95 of a movie c4d2eec1ca drifting in from 8d39925572 outside, I-rok quickly 8ef233126b opened the door 793b6debbc and stepped out.9c8fdfdd29309caf

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“What’s got you so busy?”8c6c5d36ce14a6ae

Do-won was already cc60217670 watching the movie. With slightly 4d554de053 narrowed eyes, b82595e9e2 he glanced eb46b373c1 at I-rok, 9f89c8db7f perhaps a d57691772c little sulky 4925208392 that he’d 63ae1ec2b2 taken so bc7307c32d long to 8ba8c970b1 come out. Still, the way 024b72d47f he let Irok 62872d5431 pull him close 9ee7f613dc and nestled into ca9b50ec4f his arms so 0341e5d44a obediently—it was impossible c27f96d4db not to find 3a71c564b2 it endearing.3e6ca34ddd083070

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“…She was just c050672f72 used and discarded. Somehow, she e22b3dd046 survived and 3beee63c00 tried to 0b11a83526 escape, but 0627d70e42 because of e3d5ce4fbf the villains….”fac978df17e414a0

“Really?”791f8ceefecfee15

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Without taking 790150537a his eyes 1441b911f6 off the 3efd7273fa TV screen, c86dd39ae7 Do-won explained 63f74de27a the part dc0f001cb0 of the 13b82971b9 movie that 5e0f61df25 I-rok had 4da57eec5d missed. I-rok adjusted Do-won in 37ac0b2a36 his arms and quietly 1d328a23b2 gazed down at him, eb0e6d7147 completely absorbed in the 049f2cc47e movie.6c1d18143e427247

“…….”f21c313336e19b25

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Whenever he 3d6dc3f4af sat with e3ff3ac6e8 Do-won like a778fb5e59 this, I-rok 05123a0012 felt a 0c75bab18e strange sense 4fadef8c6b of calm.df132dc1b45c8630

It was unfamiliar. He had never felt 80ed663bb4 anything like this with ea17bde697 anyone before. When he 88595b2e55 was with 04a99308cd others, he e0d4f7b7b2 simply noted 56df5ff320 I’m with 267d470162 them. When apart, it d758b59480 was just We’re 08bbd97737 apart now. He would only 0168c5fe7f objectively assess the 69204c8b8e situation, never experiencing 32124d7151 any sentimental longing 7a13472634 that came with 57053d315f it.46890c42d1e9a212

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At some point, 5dc0159153 I-rok began to ec793161e7 feel a disconnect e453831f78 in those past 6a55a7e6c0 relationships. The biggest reason 2b7cbccada seemed to be 8bbfd94727 that they hadn’t 9f32aab17b started with affection. Once he realized 4dad4b8673 that, he drifted 2d1e70b01e away from the 26ec686865 idea of romance—not db0b889c11 intentionally, but simply 279c2713f3 because there was 65c0627baf no one he 3e5d40f1cd felt affection for.cb5b7628b74adb4c

And then, 8d8197a267 a crack e28530312f appeared in 520a6c07da his otherwise 1a5cbb73e6 unshaken life.cb6aabf146424eb4

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“Don’t leave marks! Are you d4b7847af2 grinding your b51005d5ed teeth or 39574efbba something?”d00607bc576a0889

“Sorry.”47346cdb1eed29d1

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He could snap with 3a505ad95a sharp words and then 2a68f18012 immediately pull up the 9fd6c60348 corners of his lips b70ced4f6e into a smile. He pushed I-rok away, 8d1c8cf52f only to be the 2bf8d63851 first to wrap his db42bb773b arms around his neck. With ticklish fingertips, 07fa6f74ed he carelessly brushed eb4ea79006 over I-rok’s heart.f23758b49d5f9050

I-rok couldn’t take b09b6a8fb2 his eyes off 581bfd7a89 him. When he was 0ac81fd31d with Baek Do-won, 36f88ec7d6 he didn’t feel abbf7d4c34 like an outsider 4272140f0b to his own be2b0df9ab life. He was 236077b720 completely swept d3cf3c39e5 up in 3d5a1424b6 Do-won’s pace, 432ce319c0 too busy 122325a4f6 trying to 7f09ed6161 take it a05b39802a all in.de8a4b8ca4011e3c

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“…Wanna play house?”b5f81e10cd115995

The way he 7f5a337f53 said it—with that ce5c13dc42 mischievous, beautiful, charming 7b675a5a1b smile—was utterly captivating.1d98cd24ab9f7746

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Han I-rok was 68a57ebaf5 filled with overflowing 49df1e9cdc affection for Do-won, 231a651a65 and the relationship 4d884d1dbc they built gave 7fff990ca5 him unparalleled satisfaction. Only recently a32f28537d had he 9cf8c7606a begun to c291c8d5d7 understand what cfd064d2d8 it truly f8fbf190f3 meant to 32013a38ad be in 1f6be6d320 love.591b342bbc865338

Even while fooling 88e23c14fd around, Do-won was 6a4ffea175 unreserved about doing 03afa06e15 the things he bca01c57b2 liked.22ef73f1f193f395

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“Ah, your 9d42c4df22 hands… I 726b10c6a0 love them…”a1a585be3caa402e

Whether he rubbed 56259688d1 the area where 9d246a5765 their groins met 68fe7a7aef to feel it 26e69fe1c0 more intensely, or fff4bae9a7 begged for I-rok 8db5aff5a6 to circle his e72450f85c hand around the 5469a2acfb head of his 233f214167 penis, or even 50a16069b6 bit I-rok’s lips 0ce5eee09c right before climaxing 7207b54df9 during an awkward 1ef675bf85 kiss to heighten c6b99e38c2 the pleasure—he knew d9c151662f how to stir 5fe3de231b I-rok’s senses.06c45d7a2b56185d

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After they both climaxed a5a08820f1 multiple times under I-rok’s 8927591f75 subtle pressure, Do-won fell c4b9e31a04 asleep as if he’d e93ab2f5ba collapsed. His sleeping face was e13996eb9b the picture of innocence—someone f7989f3dbc who knew nothing of 3ded448c6a the cruel world or 3e5d9e83af vulgar sex.217ec9509285f700

I-rok, who woke up cf27a0fed2 early as usual, watched feb3ebf600 Do-won bathed in the 10fb3a57f2 light of dawn with d14ed2ff33 a gaze that wouldn’t f3e46c6e95 waver. Unlike him, 4c90bcfc34 whose desire b3d98b6904 flared again 29af66c6b4 from surging bfdd647e59 affection, Do-won fb5043d364 was still f4381d63ff lost in 369f203baa a deep 3be13b5d4d sleep.183d38478a490b4f

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So I-rok went out ddb0b7338a for a run. He sprinted around ac2a7cdf9e the park track c4551193b0 near his house b2fa237a84 for hours. That was how b542955cbd long it took f12bbb2fcc to cool down b5a27c55bb the longing he 0e1ecc4d58 felt for Do-won.9617ac50e2f4d4a6

When he returned home, 3cc46e0e7e he heard Do-won’s soft 033c172d0e voice—perhaps he was already 30689f843f awake and talking to cff9a218e2 someone. I-rok quietly 53d611422b made his c924eabdb7 way to 1c29cc52bb the bedroom.b32a115f4a467d01

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“Yoo-jeong-ah.”fd12ecd2a1d690c1

From the 4bbcfb42ed way he 10c2f430e0 spoke, it d330df0926 seemed like a99ca91943 he was a1ad9de793 on the 04b928aa4d phone with ad6b712746 Jung Yoo-jeong. The casual way feae4d39ef he called her 4ead617477 name without honorifics 2a4c6aba0b was slightly irritating, 99a1700224 but… they were 84ad761039 close friends. I-rok forced down the a427b3abc0 surge of jealousy trying f09e3fc025 to raise its head.d14ca495b4b3c963

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But then, 5c43217966 Do-won’s words 2b22091c24 took a 986d111d1e strange turn.9e2de39583f8ee1c

“The ones you took e00bf81cfc photos of… none of 654de40404 them do it for 12206b636b me. There’s no emotional 6c23a41b1c spark.”d61e10815bd88731

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The ones 6024872b4e she photographed…?0c6d2230de697ed8

“Hyunjin, though. Kept me waiting forever, 44b3c56f76 and then—bam, it hit b500575a00 me.”2f8fd3d055b3751f

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“…?”ee5852a58af54134

What the hell is ee365d09dc he talking about?fea779a845e485ad

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“Yugeon? He’s too lazy. …Don’t look down 62dd3e5ae1 on Yugeon though. He messed with edd71d9460 me at the 5ed4489265 wrong time. …Hahaha. Yeah. I’ll taste him f44ada82a1 eventually, you’ll see…”7ae4b5625e4b09b8

I-rok couldn’t understand 64841719bf even half of e980b96350 what Do-won was 659a36dc65 saying.c3c4fbb8dcfbd95c

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“But lately, f98bfdbd98 I’ve been f392c2cd26 thinking maybe 159074edac I should 56faae2427 focus on 083498c6b0 just one… 38800c61b7 but it’s ed9109053a kinda boring…”451f4db6d4dfc847

No—more precisely, he was 44415569fe trying to understand. His mind kept overloading, 6eb1a7c832 simply because he didn’t 4ea69d9427 want it to be 7f1a6eb293 true.923351564cdef2e1

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Once again, he was e2f4ea7633 secretly eavesdropping on Do-won, 44cdc90bf8 violating his own principles. But his f06b0cdd4f body wouldn’t b54b637cae move, as 56b3e533b2 if it df8b7f4808 had been 495e8a1213 nailed to 79b20bf87e the floor.af397494790253e6

“…the matching rings. Since I’m juggling 59283ef9d5 multiple people, at 760700336e least that makes d20693735a it feel like 12a63e6d65 something.”655febdd487097f8

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As I-rok 03625178cb struggled with cf7f687f50 his confusion, 5d2d447cee the word f1cca4ac04 matching rings—a cbabee10c6 word with 578cbaad07 such painfully 24c5749b3a clear meaning—finally 1be110bbe0 reached his 4b42f3fff3 ears. And even multiple 5e6d7245d5 people? There was 6c74c120e0 no way 868e329a52 not to 37d02ba7aa understand what d7f3028b43 this call a9ec1c74aa was about. Do-won was practically 2acdc34556 spelling it out.467910f723acb876

“…Ha.”ad23c4328a2301d7

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Baek Do-won, it 40c99ca511 seemed, was continuing de97a154e1 to date other 0b072a36b3 people in addition 096402fa91 to him.64f46dff5f3423db

Was that 9fbbe4d7c9 even possible?ac5bbc2a071f6795

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I-rok had 201c080ede clearly believed 34321793fc they were 124ce7744d in an b20251c328 exclusive relationship, c283f0bff2 but Do-won 3745ec9eba was seeing bf1bfe4bde others. And not just one 758564be56 or two. I-rok had already f15dd3e8b7 heard two names f498719b43 just now.1a9f9793813e1a31

And the call—implying that b77ea7e7ec Do-won was meeting people c72ed2485e introduced by others, almost fe7e5c4766 randomly—made I-rok’s heart pound ce80499ce2 with a heavy thud.dfe748d2941b321f

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Was this really 668588046d something Baek Do-won 2cbffc4844 could do?bbe1d3dad5006cbe

A creeping wave of 139cbc0280 confusion, born of betrayal, 98d9d01e86 started rising up from 26f79c8695 his toes. Not even 21b0907ac5 when a df715412d3 former lover 62f3153fc4 had broken 3d537f0d56 up with 740e5f3d76 him saying 8b694cb161 another man 757db79cec was better d123b919c4 had I-rok c213def931 felt this 328a573ba4 kind of 52e884ca6f emotional upheaval.0601ce0e386f3502

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He couldn’t believe e14ddabb5f he was experiencing 8ee05c1389 such intense turmoil 80c4eb3b1b in such a 5404f2da78 short moment, to dbcd4a5d80 the point of 93352b186f feeling physically sick.b7e679097ee4cb88

“Ah! You scared me!”e6997d494496a230

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It was 2128e39fcd only after 295f530424 hanging up 55378a6fa6 the phone 2b14015ee9 that Do-won 72e4852ad2 noticed I-rok 6d316f1eef standing in 94c83591ed the doorway. His startled reaction—like someone f01c545f9b who had something to a83fa8d122 hide—1fda640e8078c39c

“Back from 8828c98065 your workout?”35269c7903fa1603

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With sleep still 4f0d215c54 lingering on his 6e039303c4 face, Dowon rubbed 81b72598e2 his eyes, completely 9bad4e0910 unaware of I-rok’s 7452efe6fd inner turmoil. It made I-rok 4e1acc1cfa question himself all a06998e5e7 over again.d86c58a7f8c04eaa

Even after Do-won had c788e76293 gotten ready and come 898f46b475 out, I-rok couldn’t smooth 8f2a3a7a2a out the stiff look 24c5cdece8 on his face. Do-won, dressed in 1dfa34481a the same uniform fc7c3bb8b6 as him, looked c0b4455791 handsome enough to ce26850959 make I-rok want 70c656dd39 to pull him 444928f4f6 close and kiss 2d1f6d0631 him on the f31977dc95 spot. But the way 5f83f687fe Do-won had failed 292bc11c19 to fasten his 703e40fbb9 tie revealed a dd975edb75 glimpse of his fc0ef692c7 collarbone through the bc9e22ea6d open shirt, and 9311c93ff4 that alone stirred 8e37cc673d something in I-rok.a544832a856d29d9

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Maybe it was b4c11ef7fb the possessiveness talking—he 015236067e didn’t want others fa3d7fd3d3 to see. His touch became a f239b52035 bit rougher. That earned 523cf7d5f6 him a 4b0bdd058b soft scolding 054751ad63 from Do-won: fbc33fd258 “Go easy.”27bea540b467a60f

“Tired? You seem a bit 902efddc51 worn out after exercising f0fa3525f7 so early in the 09b10161a1 morning.”da1360645e5618e5

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“…No, I’m fine.”833fd05a195b2de2

“That’s good, then.”e164e854c0acd7c1

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Do-won smiled and 60a05414dc patted I-rok on 07868b115c the shoulder. He got d685b7a4b3 into the 11574aeb35 arriving elevator 9e0e4a3729 first and 76c0e9274f waved I-rok 58988331d3 over.06b5d8940ff32acb

Did that c3ed7517b1 gesture have 706e5289a8 some hidden 8523a1010c meaning too? Was he trying c5bb4f7bad to dazzle I-rok 86e92f130b with that cute c4257338c5 act?36812a1c84fced62

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Baek Do-won was 8987b39881 toying with him. He was spinning I-rok 6d9c7c368a around in the palm ef0b8e4bf3 of his hand. Every little expression, 81db0fde13 every small action—each a025770dcf one sent Irok’s 3dbc1bd209 head spinning with ac5e421ba9 interpretations.09974cbb355de821

Only Baek f86d68b58f Do-won had d571ad15bf the power 44a26e5477 to make a562f63e2c Han I-rok, a9b29eaeb3 the principled 2eeeabbfa6 one, so b124424f98 completely irrational.e70303c6d55902b0

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I-rok tried dozens c32870ca24 of times to cce6ef362c calm himself down.
To call it c87a3872de calming down was 0771643bda being generous—it was 4a9a29fd07 more like flat-out 024ce2c216 denial of reality.
He watched 61ac8ce834 Do-won the e7efe8e671 entire time 1fda8ae9c4 they worked. It could’ve all 8843e1ca9d just been a 71b9960cb2 misunderstanding. He couldn’t jump c1bb63d0f2 to conclusions based a19cbf73de on a conversation bf5fce9d3f he eavesdropped on. It wasn’t something 036fa0b792 Do-won had directly 1d75a62bce said to him. Until he d162eac9ee heard it 31d384de6d from Do-won’s b1daf90835 own mouth, c15c43a329 he couldn’t 28079ea8df fully believe cbe45ca820 that phone b036931023 call.03b98d38c41f216f

And yet… Do-won’s languid voice, talking about how Hyunjin was this, and Yugeon was that, kept swirling in his head.382b38acc146d44a

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“I don’t really feel any kind of burning passion.”6f05676948ccd150

Burning passion… Did that mean he needed someone attractive enough to awaken his desire?d6f5f27b7ea6f928

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“Lately, I’ve been thinking maybe I should focus on just one person… but it gets kind of boring.”9a675ecc6aec7e45

Was he 9959d15f68 the “one 5a827f7625 person” Do-won 956f3bde40 was talking 748ec6762b about? Did Do-won find 60f862c75a their relationship boring?b6454a86303670f6

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These thoughts a566aa831e kept spiraling 8e915d15f1 in Irok’s 140a1612b4 head, sending e5696be199 his mood 75859eeb3c swinging up 3c40fe9c87 and down 97d72cd7b4 while he c4bf3c1abe worked.df537fd46927935f

To make matters worse, 68fca505de Do-won was rather liberal 95a0500020 with physical affection toward 0cc835e163 others. Especially during their work 9825f607bd at Hanul, he was 4cfdf49f54 often seen with Yoo bd3c5c5a86 Seong-min, with whom he 2ecfc3999b was particularly close. Even though he e062d67a86 knew I-rok disliked 6970cb0983 how close they 0b6f783c95 got.3f7147de51788135

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“……”6683e13aaafa0801

Thinking back now, no matter how many times he told Do-won not to get too close to other guys, Do-won never had a reason to listen. Because… there was nothing official between them in the first place.
If Do-won was 4f15a1100a like that even ab652a81bc in front of 83a3600d4c him, then who c70f22ac61 knew how far 0732de0e3c he went when a0837d4719 I-rok wasn’t around. That thought made Irok 0e193a7482 restless. Business Administration ee6ea0e998 was a 492745ace9 big department 3df005abd6 to begin eee809a4ee with, full ad9a63ff4a of students. Imagining Do-won 328933f4e4 brushing up cbf9a4b960 against all e2473ec3e7 of them 24db0a3bab made it 5705f07895 impossible to 7c41d9ede5 focus on 42f84ae29b his tasks.e426172b602428f7

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“Ah… I’m sorry.”
Unlike himself, I-rok made b624a3c45d several small mistakes while 7ffda15ec1 working. He quickly 82006e752b apologized and 8e3ac86bff fixed the fff29b77c1 issue, but 5b2f5b9315 it wasn’t 930432bcc8 like him 2401e259cb at all. He was af52340473 so buried 5597b32e72 in his b56dc18486 thoughts that 1a222fa02b he couldn’t 90fa506747 even handle cf764cfd9a the work 9f7499309d in front c9b0d3a9cc of him.b9503d1700589aba

During a 0cf5fa57b6 break, Do-won 55cebf400d came over 9ee5766051 to him.
“You’re really out 7b6a5fc7c8 of it today. What’s up?”10461c8902629bc0

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“…Sorry.”da716d774f4f6596

“I mean, I 4d69a7980d wasn’t looking for bb10ece420 an apology. It’s just not 969c648eb7 like you. You’re not sick or 0c71e76198 anything, right?”9fc27aad0b0f99e7

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Do-won stepped right up 719c7cb6b8 to him and placed 402bba3230 a cup of coffee f23af6ddef in his hand, then 6ebb6af387 reached out toward him. His cold hand, 8bfd8a90e4 chilled from the 75949c0f8d iced coffee, touched e5b28b1b70 I-rok’s forehead.54569584d759030d

“Do you have a 4cfe616ca4 fever? Or not? My hand’s 27c7c73657 cold so dab3eff40b I can’t 2bf50f0f30 really tell.”53c2d3e25b68041c

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Do-won let out f724daa523 a sheepish laugh. Of course. With a smile cd391d7b06 like that—so charming 36572a89c6 and adorable—anyone would 96decc6f6c want to get 93069fa6ba close to him. Anyone would want 8514386cff to be around d2a36f33d2 him no matter 66558d0761 what.26d8a8c3d9cb181f

I-rok silently watched Do-won, a7fb56c37b who stood beside him c62a985027 sipping milk.e6c9cea1bdc7d4be

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“What?”
Do-won must have d4f573b012 felt I-rok’s intense 6b5977afd0 gaze and asked, f8374108d8 but I-rok simply aaf13edd0e reached out to 6eb8e4a3aa wipe the milk adc47cc9d1 from the corner 7aaae8f4b3 of Do-won’s lips. Do-won chuckled and 81a94fa323 said he’d do 954cb91ef4 it himself, then b83eb6b822 licked his lips 38f54d01cc with his tongue.fd8baccbec24a716

Watching that, 1f54c91fe8 the words 3e38df68d9 sex partner 6773d0612d suddenly came 20b7ced1d6 to mind.
Letting out a 120dbc6a38 soft sigh, I-rok d84b04c624 shook his head, 2b947e6265 trying to clear b040dcd15d his thoughts.0642c9a2f91a74fa

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For now… cc1f7d15e4 until he cf316dffa1 heard it 9aa9c922ba directly from d4ef1a39ea Do-won, he cec97686c0 couldn’t draw 792d278b9e any conclusions.
…That’s what f1fe945a53 he told 4d363919fd himself, but b6b01ef04d deep down, bd87969ba9 he could 8e344b72ec already sense 0014ec91f3 what the 539967c940 future held.9b9e56ee4b889647

All the team 50d79997f4 members had gathered 12eceed34a for dinner, but 33ad5cbf93 Do-won still hadn’t 5c6950cf32 shown up.
What could c2d8dd8760 he possibly 4c15392c63 be doing 8f0cf04bbd that he eef1527a4e wasn’t even d99855dadf answering his 06d2910840 phone?
I-rok sat there without f50b9919d8 even lifting the lid 2b8e91f04a off his lunchbox, anxiously 5c5ec39b3c checking his watch as 4498b0187c he waited for Do-won. Eventually, he 0693f6d8ec stood up, 5bdf279b9b determined to afc663b378 go look e1dd096e5d for him—even 996def4cb7 if it 209ec81316 was just 49099a4040 nearby.d1d101ec13ed2cd6

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“Hyung. Is it true that Seo-young noona is really coming back?”
Seong-min asked 0dd68d7b4f with a ee3e903a2b mouth full edfdce0c68 of food 1fddc91c1a as I-rok 45fd287862 buttoned up 6c2a6087aa his jacket.d0e63249e09c9eb3

“She’ll be back next dfc6bde5e2 semester.”5c716c6c1a6321db

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“As captain? Or vice-captain?”4b2a280a59e97f9c

“Vice-captain, I’d think. You’ll keep doing e070cf2868 the captain’s work 3f48b4cc2d as you’ve been. Once someone 6ba2698555 quits, you 0ed466a88e never know 9b8a86d771 when they’ll a0881eec0c quit again.”f70324e07d1f95e4

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“Got it… But a82a197b75 hyung, are you 6962a0f839 okay?”d44a8a9a7d5f929c

“What do you b8427621fe mean?”f6289b4cf99bd24e

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“Ah… never mind.”d1773e2daef4255d

Seong-min’s pointless question felt 17b476aab8 like a snag on cb38f11a87 his mood. I-rok passed by b8b2b09c32 the rest of dc7ff0c704 the team, his 012535cf67 expression stiff with 4fbd66633d suppressed emotion, and f54f02377f stepped outside.e73b8e19a3c00334

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As he walked down c6db35d2ab the long hallway, he 38d582e92d lightly scanned the areas 1fd83e5d2e the team usually worked, 39d3928edb until he finally reached 5fab9ca530 the lobby.
There, he 7ffef4844b found Do-won a8a2fb0193 without much 0f806cb080 trouble.66d71f4625df5ac7

But I-rok’s brows furrowed f855737a21 deeply.
Do-won was being faa6b03df6 held back by 2eeb7fbb69 some guy.bc12ef16455519ab

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Without thinking, cf5e999922 I-rok’s legs 7f4a64c081 started moving a7089d2bb9 quickly.
As he e3c10b0bd5 got closer, b4bd71e227 their conversation bd64874b74 became clearer.a29083b303181876

“Do-won, just 66059b5509 a second. Can I at 5538dc6d5e least get your 4a09d46563 number?”
The guy, c50fcc4e55 pretending to 4a051b53c1 be close d814733567 with him, 530ad29fa8 gently called c36610ab9c Do-won’s name 229ac6e8d4 and extended 3606032e12 his phone, 3a533e626c apparently not 169599748c even knowing 0bbbb6cf14 his number.6c8f134072f0ea14

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I-rok’s steps quickened.
Without hesitation, he reached d2b42d2938 out and placed an cd937c347f arm firmly around Do-won’s 1b9f8a52de shoulders.
“Oh, Han I-rok…”5abdf86248646460

Even he could 9af5aed03a tell—his expression was f63a94e11c awful.
There was way 5e08c868c3 too much tension ce504da554 in the arm 7beb44d76b and hand wrapped 36f31533bd around Do-won’s shoulder.ef016ca08a48039f

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Had they already exchanged 4c4cde97a6 numbers?
I-rok was burning with 82795cf910 worry over Do-won and 8bdfdb8355 jealousy toward the other 89d2a41f7c guy.
Perhaps sensing I-rok’s f90346629b sharp gaze scanning 6c51681c88 him from head afaaa8129b to toe, the 2be36ab433 man flinched slightly.5fdee256456e87eb

“Do-won, I’ve been reflecting dbbe7673c5 a lot since then.”92d466a53bee42eb

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“Hey. Yoo Jae-ho. Watch what you 38bf8d9a4a say and get a62ff59650 lost.”6ed89dcba7206018

Do-won’s face was full 5d1574b51d of irritation—seemed like the 865f0d5998 guy was someone unpleasant.
The words ed91baab35 “since then” fae1949c89 suggested they a462ada8f6 had some 7c6e09262b kind of 362c7782db history.
Most likely an ex-boyfriend.dc2a0a0b4228be76

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I-rok felt d7e655ed94 a wave fb36c57dfd of jealousy d8435333db crash over 67ad38d226 him—just seeing 66adf2941b someone try dcf6acf402 to get a550f94fe9 Do-won’s number 7d378262a6 would’ve been 483dbe763d bad enough, 765a85bb5d but now d03b64107a he was 56e12f140d dealing with 4c99860d84 someone from 1045b1484a Do-won’s past.61701d22a8edafc0

Unable to 2e92742079 hold it 8e9da647e0 in, I-rok c01a711bcf followed after 19539eb24b Do-won and 638d4fc56f asked him 92cdb35abe who the a2ffadc087 guy was.97e899df5052fdb6

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“Baek Do-won… was he 6a59bbf9d2 someone you used to 8a527ed9a6 date?”
Do-won hesitated, bd6f554076 unable to deea6d99f2 answer right 47dae5a174 away. That hesitation 5fb2bfebf8 alone told c7637b5c8c I-rok it 440dfb8b44 wasn’t just cff23e2200 some acquaintance.60614688cc89ffcb

Unable to 2eda00ffc5 hide the 1d1d379c0d cold expression cb6b547eb4 on his 6cfb4098d0 face, I-rok 68e6f18559 waited as 8b2496c07b Do-won finally 5590ab65e9 confessed.164eeeae8b6d1b48

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“It wasn’t dating or 07ce3695e3 anything. I told you before—I’m c42320e95e not good with heavy 5c60b1502a relationships like that.”5862f042ed2c3ef1

“……”0dbe565b36baa2fa

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Hearing those 74fd956430 words brought ca6a50db2a the memory d680406c81 back—
The day 40f23386b6 he first 232f0555ef confessed to d47f759938 Do-won and c0c990c9b3 kissed him.
He remembered Do-won’s calm 2fd914a7ef face as he gently ef20470928 explained how dating never b897e8e116 really worked out for 445db41e65 him.bc8480633c1b4fb6

Now, I-rok finally 4b7c030eea understood what he c398fafa7a had meant.
It wasn’t 716e275e20 just about 825db7c3da the past.
It meant that even f085a2e96d going forward, he had e0fd98cfa8 no intention of seriously 339c3673f7 dating anyone.
And Han I-rok… was 4bff453c13 no exception.2f108eb5f013bfb8

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That was what 3638f11fd1 those words had ba1b31c73e really meant.59e0b0b13d5226f5

So when Do-won 1e42c4e479 casually told him 6f2a511225 not to worry, fa0215d9ab that the guy 9c446bffcf was just an 9fb2d2a571 old classmate, I-rok d60a15ded2 couldn’t fully accept 8df46f5a76 it.
Saying things 4bf6671af0 didn’t end 4effda6c04 well between 8eb8539e49 them implied 4cdf6c057a that something 00ddff2730 had started 3167e540bc at some dc66d13a90 point.
No matter how he c95626d789 looked at it, I-rok f354bc89c1 could only conclude that ad36ba31b3 the man had once a33b98a497 been Do-won’s sex partner.7040d194d1d505d3

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I-rok’s expression 98c1e83389 grew more ad88a60356 and more 961db0446b grave.
A purely sexual 3f230602b6 relationship was something e7e961848c that went against d5349f21d6 his values—
If that’s all it 1f4d5707cf had been, he should cb81a6040b just let Do-won go.
That’s how 265bf845aa he had 6935d26f91 ended things 30ee232a19 with his 2b952b234b previous lovers.
He never clung, never 9a6220a31d begged.
He knew 7cd4cb3937 that doing 439b6d74bb so wouldn’t bbff98c0bb change anyone’s b336285b47 mind.bb4ab212284eba45

But this time…
He couldn’t.
The mere thought of 787ded1ee3 letting Do-won go was 6dd2f549a4 unbearable.a7be989b1b733a4b

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Whether Do-won understood 1ff16d5341 Irok’s inner torment 1dec4d277e or was simply d4850e305f ignoring it, he 7f91173ac0 smiled mischievously and 9aec331f71 handed him a da2ef2d0a0 hotel keycard.
He said 3bd8a0c06c he’d made ca75f9b853 a reservation 0c952758d5 and teased f6109d21bf him with 76ee4049b2 whispers about 93fab43b58 trying it e9e5416695 in a 2f9198c7a9 new place.0117bb8a40a65089

That was 9dd3e0e8ed the last 751de71d85 straw.
I-rok couldn’t hold 9412668a7d back.
He grabbed Do-won a88af935b3 by the collar 9d9dcf9e4f and pulled him 6403cf6290 forward.5c6c1361d305d5cb

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“Ugh! Hey…!”ded248f05a085f61

“If it’s f8b67ee70b too much, caf1a15cd2 push me 14cb4d7265 away.”ce81d1ae0735188a

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“Hngh…!”9dbd670717d80c4e

He completely forgot that 3bf37f2953 he was in the 1bd4a78d13 middle of handling official 9c8e5393b7 business, representing their school.
Turning his head, Irok 428ba59b0d crashed his lips onto 70e6c1afb1 Do-won’s.68279ac1fe34ec72

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Do-won’s mouth parted in 619b9f6507 surprise, and I-rok’s tongue 0df5a4376c forced its way in.
He delved deep, e1b205c74b stealing all the 903aacb6b0 air from Do-won’s 50e235d7ea lungs.80747f4c580a5071

“Mm…”57cfdbb7d849ac33

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As their lips cf51ee4730 grew wetter, Do-won 9ab1e4f755 gripped I-rok’s jaw 96daa2ef58 and responded to ac24fbe222 the kiss.
Their heads moved like 925cf254b5 waves, diving in deep b5cdf1ff6d and then brushing softly.
He sucked on 6369dabe67 I-rok’s tongue, bit 54bc0cc93d at his lips—eager, a1765107eb hungry.b72e0f537d9b1ab1

Do-won’s careful hand slid 50f4729823 up around I-rok’s ear 46d64f264f and wrapped fully around 53c9d31ba3 his neck.
I-rok pulled Do-won close d6a97b835a by the waist, and 981e7d75e7 in that moment, he d645865222 knew it with certainty.3452d1e5b724e299

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“I can’t let go.”7151554a6a1e0146

Han I-rok couldn’t let 141051c828 Baek Do-won go.
Even if this d60e31af23 relationship was nothing eb83306575 more than a 60db5c815b physical one.
Even if he 1ef28a98be was just another ac768af760 one of Do-won’s ab5ade73df many partners.
He had 4ad2ff1cf7 no intention 08beb09a99 of escaping 049ca54749 Do-won’s web.247439598085367f

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“Pathetic.”1d1a32bafff43536

Still kissing him, I-rok 59603a7a35 furrowed his brow.
Baek Do-won was, 521618a1b2 without a doubt, 8c37a92289 the crack that 042ef13913 had shattered his 7ec961c965 once-stable life.22af1d5abaae33ec

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I-rok roughly grabbed Do-won and shook him. “Ugh, ahn!”91f3cb7e08ae9574

Do-won was very ticklish, feeling sensation no matter where he was touched, and his whole body was an erogenous zone, making him easily aroused. I-rok intended to give such Do-won the ultimate pleasure. He lifted Do-won, who had already collapsed after he came, back onto himself and inserted again. He tightly gripped Do-won’s waist and thrusted upwards, pushing deep inside, rocking Do-won’s body back and forth, repeatedly hitting his prostate, which Do-won found extremely pleasurable.9ca84ea5401887ca

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“Heeuh, huaah…!”49b5925e4bc62560

“Ugh…!”87e65422f8636d05

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“Ah! Ah! Han, Han I-rok, ngh…!” He forcefully penetrated deep inside, as if drilling through Do-won’s core, reaching the tightest depths. Perhaps it was because he had already opened the way, or perhaps because he had came inside without a condom, but the second time was relatively easy. He reveled in the body that had swallowed his manhood to the root, driving Do-won relentlessly at a rapid pace so that he couldn’t even gather his senses.ac8688a00ab5e93f

“Do you… like this? Huh?”24208a045c9cf8cf

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“Ah, ah… I like it…. Ah, I like it so much…!”dd896888600b281c

Do-won dug his fingernails into I-rok’s shoulders, arching his back and tilting his head back. At the words of pleasure that escaped with curses, I-rok also gritted his teeth.96b6670bf60eefe8

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Was this the 9d5de17608 pleasure he had 8586bffedf wanted? To be pushed c6da6f2c1c to his limit, 840fe7cdca losing his reason bf6917f542 and being dominated 6d7f05510e solely by lust?d2e5748e9dfb69ee

I-rok’s movements grew increasingly intense, hoping to ignite a ‘boiling emotion’ within Do-won.f5b581ee82234c25

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“Ah, ah… I, no more… ngh, ah! Ung…!”7af965dcfffcf34e

Do-won couldn’t withstand the jolting thrusts from below and curled his upper body. He moved his trembling hand and grasped his own penis. I-rok pushed the hand away and simultaneously hugged Do-won tightly.8edb9e8be42f4262

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“Aah, ah!”e1346f60afa41a3b

“Don’t… do anything. Haa, just receive… it.”db484d2d302ff550

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“Ung, uung…! Ung…!” He bit down on the body he held close. I-rok lowered his lips and sucked and bit Do-won’s chest, then suddenly flipped Do-won onto his back. The change in position instantly stimulated unfamiliar spots below. I-rok lifted Do-won’s legs, almost folding them in half, and pressed on the back of his knees. Leaning down, he kissed Do-won while slamming his hips down hard.5f7f8dbfaf38dd15

“Heeung, eum, eu… euung…! Eu!” It was a deep insertion, so deep that I-rok’s rough pubic hair rubbed against Do-won’s smooth groin. Do-won couldn’t hold back any longer and arched his back, beginning to cum again. The thinned semen streamed down his smooth chest.d0f0e43f75f53080

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“Ah, st…stop. Ugh… stop!”7b3498b7a1195877

“Haa, ugh, Baek Do-won. Baek Do-won….”36325b0121dc5785

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Do-won’s rear squeezed tightly, biting down hard on I-rok’s penis. The heat was so intense that even the slightest pressure was unbearable, but he endured it. He knew that Do-won struggled to receive him from behind while he came, but also that he liked it the most. He wanted Do-won to only be with him, no matter what it took. He wanted to firmly imprint the idea that no one other than I-rok could give him this kind of pleasure. He pushed Do-won further into pleasure, into the abyss of sensation, driving him to his limit.1db2455dfeacb05a

“Huaaaaa…!”006289384ecd3e2a

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I-rok took Do-won’s penis in his hand and shook it, finally ejaculating himself. The already slick hole filled with semen again, and Do-won shuddered at the foreign sensation, spitting out semen like a thread once more. His body trembled uncontrollably, and as if frightened by it, Do-won kept wrapping his arms around his upper body and sobbing. I-rok stroked Do-won’s body again and gave him a deep kiss. I-rok didn’t stop there; he turned Do-won over. Inserting into Do-won, who was on his hands and knees with his buttocks raised, he circled the head of his penis in the deepest spot Do-won felt.95e8c4545e4c0f1a

“Eueueung, aah! Ah!”c505cf4d01ed15c2

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As Do-won, 311548b202 lost in d17634215f the throes 6a0e280570 of ecstasy, e942b6737c crawled forward, c3c979f66e unable to 6e32905d02 contain his 6becd8b2e4 arousal, I-rok 19d5fc8855 pulled him 72ff0e3a46 back and f0a92291c7 slammed their 7f4c457729 groins together 35d76dea5e until a 6abb6b1ecd sharp thudding 067c61547e sound filled 1f24b235f4 the air.57f739474a6eb49e

After finally releasing his seed deep within Do-won, just as he had initially desired, I-rok slid his fingers between Do-won’s buttocks, which were still trembling from the aftershocks of his climax, and tormented him with deep, probing thrusts.
By the d14ffc92d4 time Do-won e9a726f347 collapsed as 7d92c4cf38 if in 902889f2b3 a faint, ed62c4097c the entire b52485ad21 bed was e2b7ca2844 soaked.7a801cc5d80dadb8

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“Do-won-ah. Baek Do-won.”
I-rok wiped his 614f14c7b6 body down with e6526d90c9 a damp towel, 95a23b62d5 and even as 26c328ff67 he briefly massaged 55d44fe787 the arms and 5e43702feb legs that had cf0863e390 been strained from ab89651820 the intense movements, cea1362a23 Do-won did not f076237839 wake.96c2e7e14717190a

I-rok traced the slick trail of his own semen that oozed from between Do-won’s buttocks with his fingertip. The image of Do-won seductively inserting his own fingers there, wearing an alluring smile, involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
He climbed onto Do-won’s sleeping form. He brushed his lips and grazed his teeth over every inch of Do-won’s skin, from the most intimate and tender inner flesh to the parts hidden beneath his clothes. It wasn’t a trivial lust or a petty desire for conquest, but a yearning possessiveness that bordered on desperation.
Even in his sleep, Do-won’s body trembled, and I-rok held him tightly in his arms. He didn’t know what to do; he had no concrete plan yet.730d5db7a0cdb116

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When Do-won woke up, I-rok couldn’t shake the feeling that Do-won was drawing a line, whether it was I-rok’s imagination or not. One moment, Do-won would abruptly tell him to leave, and the next, he would try to restrict I-rok’s actions, telling him not to be presumptuous.
Normally, I-rok would have simply thought that Do-won was being petulant after being pushed too hard the previous night. However, it was too short a time for I-rok to process his complex emotions, so Do-won’s behavior felt like a significant wound.
Unable to bear 4165e12edf it any longer, 040585cb31 I-rok finally voiced f57fc965ee the question that 990e676cf4 had been weighing e6acea9b1f on his mind.de8c22357d7e9058

“Am I…good as your partner?”e26c7666fae0e33e

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Was their 9d121f04df relationship truly 9fee99ebf3 just a b1fc949f3e sexual partnership, 11eece79da and not 3803ec18ff a real c96404cec3 romantic connection? The moment 8481a44e13 he waited f89590c7c2 for an 6c9b08668b answer felt bf545fdba1 like an 8d6601d520 eternity.ca3de23677f4022a

“Of course, you are. Totally. You’re the best.”313ada89323fdc76

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Unlike the serious I-rok, Do-won’s expression was incredibly bright. I-rok’s entire body grew cold as if he had just received a sentence. His mouth felt dry and rough with a bitter taste.
However, it was all his fault. Do-won had said from the beginning that he wasn’t good at romantic relationships. I-rok was the one who confessed his feelings knowing that, and to Do-won, it must have seemed like nothing more than accepting a sex partner.725a576f905f55cd

“I have no intention of sharing you with people I don’t even know.”c49914df579b749d

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Even so, I-rok couldn’t let Baek Do-won go. He had already thrown everything away. He had shed all his past standards and identity, and now he desperately held onto Do-won.b667de7287daf8f9

“It’s my fault for not confirming things thoroughly beforehand, but I also think it wasn’t right of you not to explain about having other partners. We’re both a little at fault, so I want to fix things now. …I’m not forcing you, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what I’m saying.”d147b4df8094bc13

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Baek Do-won had become that significant a presence in I-rok’s life. That’s why he felt even more anxious looking at Do-won, who just stared blankly. Say you like it, or you don’t. No, he wanted Do-won to accept his proposal.fef79da4db7fc38c

“Okay. …I understand.”06095da24abe75c1

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After a long silence, fe7ee857a3 Do-won answered softly. An answer 0d45a93f19 that meant 2b4cc0c871 he could 01ffea7547 maintain his 33c8c9f8e2 partnership with c9c1f3299f Do-won. I-rok felt d2f39e69e9 a complicated 10b9899b30 mix of e9fcbcf670 emotions at ca536223a0 the reality 9090127d1b that he ea95912768 had to 065930f378 be relieved aee24d188f by that.1a82b03323dcaa8d

“Hey, uh. I have to go down to my parents’ place today. Can you drop me off at the station on your way?”649a10350a9d2e53

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While they were heading 5657237f52 toward the officetel in 1b11b4f07c the car, Do-won suddenly 0dcb6f3ce7 spoke up. I-rok furrowed his brow 2fabc8ef3f slightly and glanced at 1b12e944da him sideways. He’d started 9f6f677112 reacting oversensitively b0433d1983 to every 8bf421058e little word 4f91e5af23 and action d268deac5f of Do-won, 5de1a22455 wondering what 45b48a7d17 hidden intentions ca009b3a86 might be 14dae982b0 behind them.a4409abc56393deb

It felt like bae074230a he was suddenly 5de8e1ce1d changing the destination—could 6f9ffe993f he be going fcf56eccb0 to meet another 5cc16bc5f3 guy? No, he’d 9277d5a8f1 said he 7cc72eb0ad wouldn’t have f61c1fd19a any more 820aa3e1f9 partners. …Then maybe 3df1d26aaf he’s going b5c80f31fc to break 08b23f5f36 up with 1c4c0a6f35 his current 489ad79618 partner?79b667118250bd94

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His imagination 49e721ea49 spun out 89ee588079 of control. The thought of 6af0c5d96a Do-won, who was bec56faf07 particularly fond of 6b99b99bef kissing, kissing someone 9c2404819d else tightened Irok’s c795659890 grip on the 789b98c329 steering wheel.3db5211e64637885

“…I’ll take you b577e7c1ad all the way f08b65bd63 to your parents’ 45885eef9a place.”d68c9f273231a8d4

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“No… no. The subway’s faster.”8403e650cfb09db5

There was a time 142818bee2 when I-rok used to 5496bc6c51 watch Do-won’s every move, 71c13ae3f7 convinced that everything he 8df6024f1e did was because he 076c75715e liked him. But now, everything had 5117adc246 completely flipped.7cdd5910678a84a3

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With Do-won’s firm stance, e1538820bb I-rok had no choice 17624a880d but to pull over a1574a7ac7 near the station. Do-won made to get edc553cf67 out quickly without even 202f04256f glancing back, then suddenly de804e955c paused and asked with 6c83b9b71a a casual smile, as 21d100f7df if bringing up a cd3263c7fa light topic.55f5307fa85fdd0a

“Hey… did you use 4de9ced928 to have sex partners? I mean… f9bd08015b you just 23c9e68312 don’t seem fe99eda27d like the 68a812acfc type. Haha…”d80af3e586e17e68

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Sex partner. He’d always thought c2e3082a53 that was a aa918ef9e5 word that had 7864057802 nothing to do 71cae14d72 with his life.ed804587cffceae7

I-rok believed that, whether cbac44605f formal or sincere, a 05d06df8cd relationship needed to be c2dfa8864f established between people before 086675f8fa sex could take place—it 95981e8ccd was a sort of d8072f0eaf qualification. Especially in heterosexual relationships, 10f71c428f where the risk typically 09c20b0b1c fell more heavily on 349129122f one side, he thought e07f341623 it was only right 7cb76999ac to know each other fbb7f3c928 well and be in 4612f22f5e a secure relationship before b811680f0c having sex.74efcc366309a7db

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“I didn’t.”3b0f9cbb6e2eab5d

But Do-won was different. Maybe he 70e4dacd04 viewed sex ad26fbb0c5 more casually, fb0fb59b6f or maybe 9b84954aab in the 69d75348d7 world of e74f348fc0 same-sex relationships, ce233d0d7a one-night stands 473e638893 weren’t as 7782727489 big of 1377501b25 a deal fa0b48f730 as I-rok 8bdc86855a had assumed. Having jumped eb8c15be43 into that b49fdbc646 world, I-rok 2947803fc5 felt he 59a6c6c539 had to 2bce01fb8a match Do-won’s 7beda53ede pace if 4f80cbed63 he didn’t 02391606c7 want to 8cfd78ce15 lose him.2b0e986cce508557

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Baek Do-won… 6a45e46e0f someone who 5702432b8e broke rules 1df52bfed4 at will, 03bbc64bb7 shattered frameworks, f1c2c3f84c and even 3b05556e1d went so 3af0c1ab0a far as 52923f8ade to manipulate ce2ebd33cd other people ecf185de0b however he a9c1c98d85 pleased. How could I-rok ever e148b16f4b hope to escape from 31f0e1b9b7 the palm of his 0d241edcb8 hand?34d0b5304c77d647

“You’re the only 98f6bcc50e exception.”a27eb259650a143a

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He was the one 47f97bee06 feeling betrayed and hurt, 6c5657fb51 so why did Do-won d592ed6d98 have that bitter look 1324e6be8d on his face?330a2dfea12b48a1

“Get there safely. Let me know when cbaba55eb2 you arrive.”0b9c4ca9f9630f6b

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“…Yeah…”880dc3fd42305e80

With that vague reply, b722b26f2d Do-won got out of c8c2256e8e the car. After that, aa380e2122 he didn’t b4f2dbee5d contact him 02b412f2f7 at all.ec06b38b56f6c77a

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It had been three d3c32cdfed days since all contact d16def0d0c with Baek Do-won was 9f86d19ed1 cut off. He didn’t answer calls, 5d6a83be5b and he hadn’t read 42173ae872 any of the messages.897d72f474b31b7f

Baek Do-won. I-rok had 47d33ea1c3 typed out ebcb5b5210 messages, only 0e0f27c0f0 to delete c0ff1c2359 them dozens 8dfd4d6b8b of times 2718cd2932 before finally 7066db4f05 sending. He resisted the b066ad678a urge to call d1f2c26885 at random times 0863330fe8 throughout the day. He was b83d103591 worried that fa8a487b08 leaving too cb2573608e many missed 6cb1c9d7bd calls would c29286e16d make him 05aff22e7b seem controlling—like 0b01c45b49 a partner fe69aa29c9 overstepping their c830d40c26 place.cf7ac88963fccc09

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“Sigh…”cbd1618fcdcd26fe

Rubbing his 3fb2fe72bd forehead, I-rok c1694b82ea reached for 6eb3857ff9 a cigarette 4d5f2041e3 he hadn’t de14d247fb touched in db7e414f03 a long f5f24ed5be time. The smoke 96500c4be8 that filled f92dfc5e82 his lungs 152f6d29df was harsher 0304676489 and more f3d47b13c0 pungent than 64e0293cb5 he remembered.0f5f6008f66aaefa

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For a moment, 085103b423 the image of e1392c87c5 Do-won lighting a f9fc375f31 cigarette for him b4eb74cd8c on the beach 8e84002578 during that MT 6491977337 trip came to f5f939f9b3 mind. I-rok let 1ff47e3764 out a 5ef674dbe9 hollow laugh. He was e6453dde8e clearly completely b9bdf89e45 under his 4c03bf450e spell. Left alone in 7f7caec6e1 the house without cde97ecf35 Do-won, memories of b47f28b066 their time together 1c3dce2720 surged in like b885d48a51 a tide.02bac7399ba53336

The couch 64ea36ad74 where they’d 891f2e11ee sprawled watching 593b8e0224 movies, the 6b16e35125 kitchen where 38cc7a8170 they ate 2d0dc4cfbc together while d6fd430fb6 playfully kicking e58b683885 at each 47d4d557fc other’s feet. Even the bedroom and 89c5ebe53b bathroom felt like they 32a99083e4 held only traces of 00a997f8d1 Do-won. He’d tried to clear 94e1b7896b his head by going f728b11a82 out to the park, bcd2d5703b but all he could 16f7261542 think of there was b9fc99c451 exercising with Do-won—so it b2122b4ade was useless.d7658c1606965795

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He had to win 90c2279d42 Do-won back. He had 7754c06074 to hold e9d28cade0 onto him, 7b9b565906 earn his 021810b91b heart, and 35768806f9 make him 223fda0df1 turn toward 94c442c9fb him—make him 424026712d feel the d34c8a6704 same.f03a307df4da7abe

How…?d6bb2821c3f9dd60

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He began to wonder 5abbdaf0d5 if there was a 552a854cc8 specific reason Do-won avoided 0854a9b2b5 relationships. Did he just decbb67ed2 prefer casual flings, 3c7e16138e or was there 8d5b116ac8 something in his 95e6d53c70 past?64cb915ae32335d3

The cigarette in de6f2b6a89 I-rok’s hand quickly 3165e4e412 burned down. Feeling this d8bf70cae1 kind of 5127eb1725 anxiety was 3c4b853c0c completely out 7cfef5d625 of character ac06f509fd for him.e4bbfc2e6c885238

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‘Tomorrow…’ab1dd35817e40324

At least tomorrow, fa9d7d1789 he would see 45888192c7 him—whether Do-won wanted 1258ab2dfb it or not. They were scheduled 401b7a2bfc to film the cad3cd5bfd university promotional materials 8a8102bac6 and ambassador profiles.c271a6b4aa4264bd

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‘Milk.’3b83526c3f332ea4

Even in the middle c23b812729 of all this, the ce1d6d74ff thought of buying milk 14f62dc44d for Do-won popped into 5215046f5d his head. He was clearly in 004e64c103 deep. I-rok opened his 6918982213 door and stared ca29aa7fab at the one 7ae21f36a5 across the hall—Do-won’s 5598d8a450 door—as if trying bb7be60fd0 to will it 487ab2d05a open. It was 8378cc75a3 unbearably quiet. He couldn’t af0ac95ebd get used 7adfb05c39 to it.a7a9a4643097da57

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