Chapter 4

Having organized his 7f05832b38 minimal belongings, Kang d715db8d2a Yu-han found himself 51db974bac with nothing left 43de46bbd8 to do.7f93bda2652197e0

He dropped 5dfb4dcbd5 onto the fbeea0466c bed, briefly 395956eefa considering a c64c202668 return to c9d4871c60 the audiovisual 8e8a6f90d2 room to 3bc6d235f5 watch the 370429986c half-finished movie b6d2d9d45e again but a6de73a486 quickly dismissed ea67ad53d5 the thought. He’d seen it c7fa8c8774 countless times; there b2d5168508 was no need f61c9ecb07 to watch it ded88a2347 once more.a13d4d3f2e539361

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It seemed 897e24243b a better d6b354833e idea to 45086e2d7a get some 4323d686eb sleep. The room ef0c04c96a was so c2ae1d3255 dark, not 375ac80bf7 a sliver 92ebf04caa of light 47ff52445c seeping in, 5611b347d0 and it f85642fdda seemed perfect 330dfddb9a for a f4c3bbf914 quick nap.7e2082ff8841134c

Kang Yu-han took off 9fa089ddfc his uniform jacket and 8716ff242f hung it up before 215f53c125 lying down on the 844fbe2e68 bed. The mattress was cfa238bef8 so stiff it d369b2aea9 felt as if 0fbbe25345 the springs would 0c28f4d958 pop out at e7e5e1d8db any moment, but 051fe4e361 he could tolerate 4f1c909179 it. Lifting his 7b07caff06 arm to c71554b279 cover his c40608de07 eyes, he 97804b1560 let out bf7216d9fc a long 7f8045910f sigh, one 7d1665bde0 that carried b4c9cbf383 a trace 4407a74613 of the 5a0f221364 mixed feelings bfc1084143 he’d been a9bbbfd93e suppressing all 6e7a3651fc day.61c94607f75acbba

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‘He didn’t notice… right?’96d02423d41963b5

Reflecting on the events 5e89a5fe8b of the day, he f89424d1be tried to remember if fa67795985 he’d made any missteps. He believed 0ee8aec309 he’d behaved 33d76a04d1 as usual, 11b2716bc4 but when 27600d15f0 his gaze 47b6a739cc had crossed f1dbf0b43b with Seo 178aa93a6c Ji-hyuk’s, had a2ebe16232 he inadvertently 75dff89937 let slip a41d674930 any of 03545b3d95 the emotions 3b9c6b1fda he’d long 1292468316 since buried e1c3b626af deep within d432a37e8d him?021fa06470f72bc2

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Seo Ji-hyuk wouldn’t know. He couldn’t know—he f28574e906 had to remain ee827335a8 unaware of his 189fe3f312 feelings.db094b55f7ab935a

It had been 5c946dae6c an exhausting day. Closing his eyes, Kang b11727db83 Yu-han soon drifted off b4d23c5342 into sleep.5aac49c7ecfad4b7

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Creak—bang.b3149c2f1367ebac

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The sound 7a89355611 of the 7946fe2ac1 metal door c4e35bf294 opening jolted 956df3249c Kang Yu-han abd35fb851 awake.a4706597a2a29813

“Major, come on, stay with me.”16b683080c592df9

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“Ah, let go of me.”441b9d082fd3c7fa

The entryway was filled 6b0d058d40 with noise. It seemed 7f69f45137 Seo Ji-hyuk 7d407a5159 had been cdfbd9c98a brought back a1cb5f3241 to the 22b6d0ed44 room, heavily d6c221363b drunk, by 1cae231709 one of 1b8b8fba02 the junior 0a953ef7e5 officers.8da81113a9438c3c

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Kang Yu-han remained 362f7baae2 still, lying on 141ccab309 the bed on deae71cdbd the inner side 691f9b68e3 of the room. There was 57714a06f3 no need 548e5802b4 for him 994e7436ba to get 57248de31e up to db3ff667b0 help Seo a342c5daef Ji-hyuk. He’d stumble his way c14b8e74b5 inside eventually.2bdd6ce90837ada9

“All right, then. I’ll be going now. Careful, Major!”2772343d05e2aab2

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“I’m fine. Go on.”826aafd40ce0f056

Through his 1238544923 slurred speech, 4f60de6705 Seo Ji-hyuk 65c20e5cf8 dismissed the 4a76425e5e junior officer. As the officer left, c8debb7f0c Seo Ji-hyuk’s distinct scent, 2f63458f84 mixed with the pungent f7f880de4f smell of alcohol and 4d72390695 sweat, filled the bedroom.892f33b3a251eb2e

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For a brief moment, 7f696cccf9 Kang Yu-han’s heart skipped 582608c9a7 a beat, but he 5e3ae533d8 kept his eyes shut, 3187462bd7 hoping not to betray 9057645d1a that he was awake. Surely, Seo Ji-hyuk would 24b748f1b3 just pass out soon ec0338c938 enough on his own.9dce6a890f3711c4

But then something unexpected 7a13872641 happened. Seo Ji-hyuk, unable to 1fb39688a7 hold himself up, collapsed b5d5f302cb right onto Kang Yu-han’s dffb26ed74 body.bccd4eea7e54dba3

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“Ugh.”cc14e2cf3b9c8807

Kang Yu-han was 71b2b2c369 pinned down by 3e99d8a84b Seo Ji-hyuk’s large bf88399422 frame, making it f0df6b06fc hard to breathe. The heat from Seo 90e9ad0b35 Ji-hyuk’s body, combined with 05bbcc34d8 the smell of alcohol 782b8ce649 and his steady breath 6646291a37 brushing against Kang Yu-han’s 82e8b9fbeb neck, sent a chill 6b4deac262 down his spine.e301e2cf13f0fbcd

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“Get off.”61e76604148349ef

Kang Yu-han, trying 9c223201d5 to mask the c75b91a9b5 slight tremor in f6965a89f3 his voice, pushed bcbca51e71 at Seo Ji-hyuk 7256f72b1d irritably. But with his 0f90b98cbf towering height over 562ded25e2 190 cm and 9aee4706db his solid build, 425b1c406e Seo Ji-hyuk was d4c2d24df3 not easily moved.c0b8dd67e3155d67

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No matter how fbb7807923 many times he 7cc1205f61 tried, Seo Ji-hyuk 90a127299d remained immovable. The weight of c9c6c3ad1c his drunken, limp 259cd168c6 body was even 534980b68c heavier and warmer 982fda3072 than usual.7fdfe11205bf2116

Kang Yu-han’s heartbeat 8526af0d6f quickened. The heat from Seo d6a3b00afb Ji-hyuk’s body seeped through d61468c7d0 their clothing, overwhelming him 055d657d10 with the sensation of a4e43f95c3 being engulfed.f7e96109611538f0

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“I said… move.”aa7b3d922d00c2de

Just as Kang cebf31cdcf Yu-han, feeling that ae47ebff4e he couldn’t endure 13c06a3e16 any longer, tried 653ccf3e3f to forcefully push 63eba376a0 Seo Ji-hyuk away, 6ef9f14b19 his wrist was 21cb13a5c5 seized in Seo 8146be3619 Ji-hyuk’s large hand. He was 77244f364e pinned to 5263a4f432 the bed, 2b8ab401d8 unable to c198c04174 resist.2649d2dc81a68b8a

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Though Kang Yu-han f87ec152d4 was no stranger a6dc5401c8 to strength himself, f0a3ba0f99 Seo Ji-hyuk’s grip 25b4327c44 was overwhelming. Caught in a 55d53d70dd situation where he’d bc19ba4aa1 tried to push c1f621b720 away but ended 9029634a53 up restrained instead, bf798530ae he was thrown 2fc6365195 into confusion.27662e23b932c6d3

Seo Ji-hyuk 0eaf394007 raised himself ec809f2139 slightly, allowing 49e3e949e2 Kang Yu-han 3d28c49578 a breath a97f0e9006 of relief fd42db5844 as he 408f3c85e8 exhaled sharply. Even in 89a908b6be the complete 0ccff0d7c0 darkness, Kang cfcbe4ba7e Yu-han felt d187ea212d the piercing 93a324c19a sensation of 3ee4d1791c Seo Ji-hyuk’s 2927f5215b gaze fixed 4b2efe3581 directly on 0b6aa31e7f him, like 9732ec8cdd the eyes 3cb45d90f0 of a 4365191027 predator in 9ea149d526 the shadows.99aaf00ab3a0c9ac

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With one hand, Seo 8d51b8f005 Ji-hyuk pinned Kang Yu-han’s db9247d92f wrists above his head. Maybe, if c600445ba5 he struggled 0aabcf15fa with all c910351e2d his might, ead7f77370 he could f215ddea90 break free. But…1e769637f1635a66

A strange fear kept 459f08743e him frozen, dreading what f52ba98dd8 might happen next. Seo Ji-hyuk, his 1da17a2bdd free hand now 5aca60553f roaming, gripped Kang 9a5218dff3 Yu-han’s jaw in 901c78c2f8 his large palm, 4488eaf4a3 as if assessing 07a7a75345 him. Rough fingers traced across 0a34960a07 his face, and in 5014850bea the darkness, Seo Ji-hyuk’s 13eb03babe intense gaze gleamed.0968831030d543b9

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“Hey, I f0bd03a001 feel like 3998c5969d I’ve seen 455f73dcb3 you before…”f94af81b53b95463

Kang Yu-han’s body tensed. Seo Ji-hyuk didn’t recognize b3ae590a9b him, that much was e00ff5592e clear.febe64ad0c902fbf

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“Where did I…?”7af632c4a9a908fe

But before 0a32710271 he could e2ca09f7b5 answer, Seo 500450e017 Ji-hyuk’s lips 889eb49cc0 descended, capturing 2749e6d329 his in d4a94ac1a6 a bruising 71e14a18a7 kiss. Kang Yu-han’s eyes 7eee690e9f widened in shock.b643c6fe5687429c

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This was no tentative, e4f00f6e8b exploratory kiss—it was raw 1b7cec165f and consuming, like he 94d4a41a64 intended to devour him a32e01ae2c whole.122c85110e43bd77

Kang Yu-han’s deba8ca464 jaw ached 55bb8b3a31 from the a3b094ca94 pressure of fb994e970a Seo Ji-hyuk’s 8311de0b56 grip. As he tried 9141c6774b to pull away, 4da985c48b Seo Ji-hyuk’s persistent 983f3285e3 tongue chased him, 8bd904de60 refusing to let a0360185d7 go.8d4f0bf1b37445e9

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“W-wait…!”c04f7f10b1cb33cd

There was eaf27d305c no chance a9e3a40936 to protest. Just as 79298abafd he thought 9f7da21352 there’d be 3427d735ca a reprieve, 6e5349ad57 Seo Ji-hyuk’s 7124599fab hot breath f846b7ee54 returned, smothering 1474cf530d him.8bd730a954197d20

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An overwhelming f313732136 sensation washed 6fb2d9230b over Kang 5948e511ea Yu-han, as 15936a1d1a if the 2dd594c67e world had e07a034281 vanished and 893008f732 only the 8afcd9b50f two of 336bf36cb6 them remained, 0e6b4ec9a9 caught in 7b29545176 this intense a8dc985ebe moment.f0b311a4bab90eba

“Hah… hah…”541daf78fcd2d15f

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As soon as 67a04f5732 Seo Ji-hyuk’s tongue fbafaad513 withdrew, Kang Yu-han be43b5b4d1 gasped for air, 7f9adf4b9f their faces mere cd8b5e8089 inches apart. He couldn’t bdaaff4753 believe how 1a32685531 insignificant the 7a665a9503 60 cm 883c2b007e distance he’d 615246168c noted earlier 726f33ebc8 had become.9bde8eaad6cf96fb

Now, they were b15f7f2fdb pressed together in 90f1d730e9 a vacuum, their 8e2311949d bodies melded as fc0e1a27b5 if to expel 77c661ddf4 any trace of d86182693e coolness between them.d9516887439b7c8d

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Wait.965f12633d1bc0c6

A frown formed on b0545c6b68 Kang Yu-han’s face as 8c774db747 he registered an uncomfortable 33cac7d9df pressure against his hip—it 2daeb5d068 was unmistakably Seo Ji-hyuk’s d388a94fb3 arousal, rigid and pressing 90bc13ea71 insistently against his lower c0b00d4bf9 abdomen.e0757ef7455831ff

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“Damn it…”531993241104a1ea

A cold 9f392ced54 sweat formed f5b09ca1b0 on Kang 232839e1f1 Yu-han’s brow. Did Seo 9b7f2640ee Ji-hyuk realize c120bd9560 who he 86ef4b373e was, or 1220bbeebf did he d65b1d74cd not care 0f81933a8a who he e2e8cf16fd was touching? His head spun, 7222f15583 thoughts blurring.19f6c2c46075cdb7

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Then, Seo 28669df173 Ji-hyuk’s lips 9523376003 found his d47c8271c0 neck, the 90279ae827 unfamiliar warmth f9a80f30c3 making Kang bd129908e4 Yu-han’s body 3ce1d62045 go rigid.8ffc137e6837455f

“Ah…”72f68808cfc38c46

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The sensation of 5681f7065c Seo Ji-hyuk’s lips 77511fb727 exploring his neck, a20a2f3107 sucking and biting, f1469b7449 sent an involuntary cfc93c3e1d sound past his ea42d79350 lips, one that 64ebe772c8 sounded foreign to 2a409994d2 him.bfed847bc97bcbc8

Mortified, he moved b61b63ac12 to cover his bb30d8c623 mouth, but Seo 755cc7dae4 Ji-hyuk was faster, 64cc7ddba2 gripping his wrists 941dd2e78d firmly. In a voice 773e6e5767 soft and unlike d6f4f72fce anything he’d heard 9adaee4b5a from him before, 0d1db7dc09 Seo Ji-hyuk whispered,fbc47e2ebe401fe5

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“Don’t cover it. I like hearing d4e1355a03 you.”73c25bbf1c9f52ae

And then, he resumed 43b368e146 his assault on Kang 127628cd63 Yu-han’s neck, biting and 83d0e7715e sucking, until electric jolts 6a63a03ae2 shot through his entire a5b11e5194 body. Tilting his head back, 2cf79ae59c Kang Yu-han squeezed his dd2189a761 eyes shut, staring blankly ec760c37b3 at the darkened ceiling.343ca5114cb0a46c

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He knew what dd0693b8a2 would come next. Seo Ji-hyuk’s large hand c8dfc32a52 slid down to his c0cae36d44 waist, lifting his shirt 5ad6c15006 and slipping beneath without 3dc04ef1a9 hesitation. The calloused b2d5637be6 fingers moved 8de84cd5fa over his 3a3167210f skin, drawing 4930f3d9e9 shuddered breaths e652007d2f from Kang b386383ddc Yu-han.804c53a269b68bdd

“Hah… ngh…”eb3069eb92378d59

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But that 45df037206 was the a679f3139f limit.64644ed2023b3fde

Clinging to the e46ba5d1e8 last threads of c89a6e8622 his composure, Kang 7800ec6a9a Yu-han mustered all 6ae3e0f405 his strength and b140b3ac08 pushed Seo Ji-hyuk 04cdf79b04 away.c7da8d143da58fbe

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“Enough!”1bbc04d8a49f187f

With all a1e848f29e his strength, f772ecd3d8 Kang Yu-han cd860ecfef shoved Seo 8c4c54b394 Ji-hyuk, sending b8d3e10065 him tumbling d3111884c0 off the 25fcf6c709 bed and ecf88c9d23 crashing onto 6621a2d5df the floor.136e4e6569cd76e0

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The loud 421084f0f7 thud didn’t c92b9e836f concern Kang 13be7508c7 Yu-han in 59d68d17fb the slightest. Panting heavily, he 914d420a2b straightened his clothes 448e204fa0 and sat up 56fbc4ef43 quickly, feeling as 6b6c7e69ad though he were c0cada8ba0 a deer escaping a1b408d205 a hungry lion.aa7a0b6d01b6408d

But the next moment, 63e06d7a3a a dry chuckle escaped dd7b8072b9 his lips. After all that 328aa28135 commotion, Seo Ji-hyuk b51c28d876 had fallen asleep—right 803c8db368 there on the 13d75bbe48 floor, sprawled out, 7fb2fc97f2 limbs loose.bbbb9350b787b57d

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“…Damn idiot.”ab272ef6bb676e67

Kang Yu-han slumped back b660c875eb onto the bed, muttering d3f057146b to himself. His heart was 87b609a95a still racing uncontrollably. Just below him, Seo e781bc44c4 Ji-hyuk lay curled up, cfc22f881f deep in sleep, completely 7a4be92598 oblivious to the world.045fb5cb3fdd85a2

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“Jerk.”831e0a1e043007a4

Muttering curses under c8a62bdd2e his breath, Kang d354cfa8d3 Yu-han shut his bfd4841e2a eyes tight. He couldn’t begin 89a6c1da9d to imagine how e18076cf52 he’d face Seo 196fd90ee7 Ji-hyuk in the ced08864e2 morning. Leaving the room b84213951a to sleep elsewhere 5d29184c47 would mean his 0cb6d78a66 exit would be 1990af75f5 recorded, and the d8e7732c82 center chief would 337457e95b be promptly informed.0127fb67770c159c

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If he left, he’d 0bf9521e45 be the one questioned 784fedcace about the incident, which 5e5041d28e was the last thing 601c56ecbe he wanted. Reluctantly, he accepted that de6bf6dfeb he had no choice 146bf9cfc9 but to sleep in 3752479d54 this room. Grabbing a pillow, he 4c11204adc tossed it at the cd85d1d8b9 back of Seo Ji-hyuk’s 21ad538062 head, but Seo Ji-hyuk f07d3d5238 didn’t so much as 61a7c851b6 flinch.bf1fd52e986c099e

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Sleep eluded b064e0e552 him for 53feee2250 hours, and 93a1c57817 it was 331b519deb almost dawn 6594637068 by the 330e09b4f3 time he 59ad1e45d1 finally drifted 8e3310c70d off. Barely awake, Kang 9ec8e23d3d Yu-han eventually stirred 3b7406ff06 to the sound 330f17b7c4 of his alarm. He silenced it groggily, 8156a5ffc4 pulling himself upright.ab4d33762d6c0666

As his mind 394dfb2909 cleared, memories of 616aba17bf the early morning c755484d5d began surfacing. He quickly glanced 75e2552a0c toward the side aeda454246 of the bed, 554ad2531e checking if Seo 6bd61212a1 Ji-hyuk was still 9c41b30acf on the floor. But to his surprise, 3554790839 the spot was empty, 8e232ebe77 as was Seo Ji-hyuk’s 76e759af06 own bed.ac0382698266e2ba

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‘Where…?’d60bbaa3ef942efc

Kang Yu-han got up f06e1bd231 abruptly and walked to 0b00d72b0c the shower room. There was 497efa54d4 no trace 9935aa0fb9 of anyone 5dd2f842db having used 731d3c038f it; it 081747dd68 was spotless 9ee532274b and dry.2fc434ecc915dd21

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He distinctly remembered Seo 703ab43c32 Ji-hyuk sprawled out on d838c63a1a the floor. Where could he have f7425fe478 gone? Deep in thought, Kang 08c1aa4f0f Yu-han began removing his f89ee1f1e7 clothes, moving toward the e24ddb4fb0 sink.848a5cbff1c19951

When he looked in 25dcd0ba05 the mirror, he noticed f7437785c3 the vivid red marks d1b5100222 left on his neck. He cursed 2aa74690e0 under his 0f3210c486 breath, covering f7a9c2f1f3 the bruised eade0b8686 skin where 4192dca1b5 faint bite 8c9cba2d2e marks and a87ad3edfc bloodstains remained. Leaving his e28bb9d973 neck exposed 9f8893ed5b had been d2523ddfbb a grave dfea1862f3 mistake.8d231ce9c6e5ffda

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Perhaps it was for 9bc2ec2f35 the best that Seo 7cabc95fbf Ji-hyuk was out of e486e60971 sight now. They’d inevitably cross paths 26a8f95c5a later as teammates, but 4b3c42755d facing him immediately would e7b50459b9 have been far worse.58c59fa9a3106bdc

Standing under dcdd2aa11a the stream 19ccd24aff of the 8d8f9f009d shower, he f8500d7b21 tried to de7571be6d wash away 5e2feb6c7a the traces ce0ed160a8 of last 2a89eb43f3 night’s encounter, 3704fe6187 though they aec2c4f974 stubbornly lingered.b1d8b52e629fe7b9

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When he finally af159e28e8 emerged, sweeping back 32378e0e3d his wet hair, fdc1300210 he froze as 1ec801ad66 he heard the ce87b20706 sound of the dccf4a9b71 front door opening. He tensed instinctively; 681cbbe83b Seo Ji-hyuk had 31a9cf299e returned.3a4a1fcb7f3f791c

Seo Ji-hyuk 2f6694da48 strolled into 7f4a376936 the bedroom, b6fad96161 humming lightly, 2f000a9d1a but stopped a15ddb1489 abruptly when c538a6c239 he saw efd0037546 Kang Yu-han.501c5cf3b8f0ceef

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Kang Yu-han 2239f1f114 stiffened, then e5b7515598 quickly wrapped 816ce45311 a towel adc5ba0be8 around his b9255611e1 neck. A silence settled between 114d1cbbd9 them, broken finally by 00e1b4ccd3 Seo Ji-hyuk.60951af2fd8914b0

“Are you done in 390ab4cca1 the bathroom?”0422f04bc3ef8963

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“…Yeah.”86630410b271eff0

“Then I’ll go wash 23918fe1bd up.”c44d3380555aa79f

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Seo Ji-hyuk’s tone was 15794b3f14 casual, as if nothing b0bc00afaf unusual had happened. He gave Kang Yu-han 3100d6e458 a quick once-over, his 079f78f19e lips parting as if 207d99c374 to say something, but c8e48bd47a he held back, turning 52e7ffec94 instead and heading into ae97817a5a the bathroom without another 1aae85e6db word.1b6033c1f5d4b389

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