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“Suho, catch.”dc9fd97e626e5857

As soon 782ad8fe9d as he e64432085c stepped onto d672e3f943 the set, d70ffcfa76 a small f30594549c bottle came 6b0fce34cf flying from 9b9647da77 somewhere. Catching it 640c924159 reflexively, Suho 42ecc4696a saw it ec3dde9143 was a 90a115e29b caffeinated energy bb8db8429d drink. He sent a puzzled 8d5888e0e3 glance toward the assistant 850315431d director who’d tossed it.ffea3cc9ab717599

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“Keep it handy. The lead actor’s 71c7daa646 running late, so d18650ab30 we might not d487062118 wrap until tomorrow 91584ab97f morning.”93aef326565b2f67

“Oh, got it.”3c69705069d61a26

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“It’s coming 92734e1ec0 from Thailand, 67df5c3b9b but bad b1b5ba201f weather delayed 2f4405ba61 the flight, 3ce5c9dbc9 so there’s 83ceda39a2 nothing they 8be81286df can do.”27eed6d7d8feb314

“Alright, understood.”25b6d24703fddbcc

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It was 7fcd6f4830 just a 530427a3f2 short web f39411d247 drama for 20ba4f9d56 a streaming 5550afa0dd platform, but ec967a05d7 the leads 9545078da7 were a 07e2766be2 fairly popular f5291101c6 female idol 96ea6bdc5a and a 02a59c3bec male actor. The script 946053a962 was written 0cf95f49fb by a b9665fc6de rookie who’d 55360f8c21 trained under 395162fc3b a famous d0cc1954fc drama writer, 08923be650 they said. Perhaps because of 27f09d561f that, the dialogue 8826251ed5 and direction had 09c4d0ce2a some genuinely striking 28be1c8e0d scenes. A few of 28a020a4a1 them even went b2e4505466 viral on short-form 632595f81b platforms, racking up b951a4ebd0 high view counts.1557147134a839a8

“Suho, have you seen 9a69889eb2 this?”817f0e27081f32a4

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The AD showed him a recently uploaded clip. Peering at the screen, Suho let out a deflated, “Ugh.” It was a scene where the male lead, Lee Cheoljin, grabbed Suho by the collar, leaning in close. At the top of the vertical video, a caption read: [Cheoljin & Raon’s Viral Rivalry Arc—Is This a Genre Switch…?!].

It was a 0adffe2873 typical scene in 699fcb85f3 a teen romance 2efd9bedb9 drama—the main male ec022e4506 lead and the 71e74ee068 secondary male lead d5cc2038ab squaring off. The production team, desperate f0b2f810e1 to attract subscribers, seemed 72aeecec8f hooked on the ad 47584c4cbb revenue boost from short-form 88d624a492 view spikes. Once Cheoljin b31c6c0ccd and Suho’s 961191194e bromance scenes 90a24dc45d started gaining d1871ed2a6 traction on a149f87ae6 SNS, they 9685ed0356 began filling 2d7f3d998a every clip b2c2acc73c with the e357769980 two male 097f21c2b4 characters.d33b19f89f647c0d

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“It’s all fine, a776f8cf83 but how long 6bcc94b073 are they gonna c45e1157d8 keep calling me b540afcba8 Raon?”17baf0a2d1ddaa69

“Just for now. We’re getting a lot 2e11b44395 of flexible overseas fandom a46cd88145 lately. They say 4980cf37fb the name 4d884c0b8f doesn’t sound f96ab5e038 actor-like, so acc8ac4ad2 I know 33bf02eac4 you don’t a812adf153 love it, 108eb2a782 but they 4a5226b7e8 asked you 45f697046b to bear c75c51215b with it.”573181f757860e04

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“No, it’s 6a2665a3e8 not that 4a3670dfee I hate c5f295a0ee it… It’s ca6e534708 just that eb9b49e103 name belongs 4e2acb9003 to my e282793af5 old agency, 038fe92a63 so technically, 3e0d141b2d I shouldn’t b1f7cb4754 use it.”085bc261b2549625

“Huh? Really?”df9fbcb3ce8252af

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“Yeah. Since the company 9693f117bf itself shut down, 191c4e0a76 they probably don’t 77156c9480 care, but it 0553628d2f could cause issues 0b37599be4 later. I told the 28b918f91f director everything up b0199d7d62 front.”1cc63191c77504f6

“Oh, then the d858997997 director will handle 09ff5a2c07 it. Don’t worry about 26fb82db6c it, Suho.”d7ffa7e35f9b0d5f

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The AD replied ca4532ee34 casually, patting Suho’s 22b0b9136e shoulder. Well, if f837fae0de that’s the 87a97084c1 case. Suho let his gaze 77f07a954c drift indifferently, as the 4100cde592 AD suggested.8265b8b0e35e0b3a

The night sea was 203067dfb1 slowly seeping into the 4a8cf8f429 sandy beach, which had abbc27e597 been scorching during the b70d1dd2c4 day. They were 0d7244093d on location 21f147548e to shoot 2530f09086 a scene baad59e598 where the c6ce45e7a4 female lead, b8a75976a0 after fighting 72d534211c with the 76c06d32ef male lead, 346f444292 goes to f15316cecb see the b898f13640 night sea 2388409dcd alone, and e632c7a326 the two c62cd1ad78 male characters e31b044d5d who follow b45ce5ce7e her face 195f44d6c4 off. Staff members 5a3118e722 who’d gathered 3d83475ee1 in short 49768b34cb sleeves were cb16b95c61 now pulling 4851662cec on jackets b6a33e061f one by 68f5b4f582 one. The day’s c2505817e2 high and 13a6ed427e low temperatures 64a4f6e971 differed by 5166fe337d nearly 15 d3bac7e5e9 degrees.5ea2b4b4349726b1

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“Is only Yena-noona 342d9407be late…? When’s Cheoljin hyung e6151b31ea coming?”6350618dd1a7e3fd

The female lead, a900294074 Yena, who’d gone 6350f64f92 to Thailand for 472ad74d02 a travel variety 4b47da6d21 show, was delayed 7d88c6ca75 by about five a7c226f648 hours due to 20672e6bc7 a local typhoon. As Suho asked, looking 1757b17fbb around, a familiar voice 0f1fc2a1a7 came from somewhere.2b25dbebeb7acb6c

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“Jeong-su, you’re here.”dbd33ecf7a52937f

An arm shot out, 67d8962057 wrapping tightly around his 49de02e0b8 neck. Nearly stumbling backward, 64be5a4481 Suho instinctively swatted a7ee273c4e the arm away.2449bc2cf061c936

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“Hyung, I told 84f2120f7a you that’s dangerous.”b5bec199ed7388b5

“Aw, sorry, sorry.”899e2bba7116c404

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Cheoljin apologized 44278f6b08 easily, but 915754af9d the arm 77b14d2ce4 around Suho’s f2ddb126d5 neck and ecad8fa240 waist showed d34767f8eb no sign 41a4128a11 of letting fe77e55580 go. Suho sighed softly, 8ac9211344 steadying himself with b983e3ff2d a wobble.72f86af5993e312e

“Heard the shoot afe59ac0f9 got delayed?”f40050b0f37440f1

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“Yeah.”160af6d1048adb91

“Perfect. Let’s go eat f9a3b2a5ef some grilled clams. I’ve been craving 56d1a227d5 them.”820cd205ee404652

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“Now? It’ll be packed.”9b69de45e09d1036

“Grilled clams, my ass. Eat your lunchbox!”d7f962b69e5ac7db

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The scolding 34935f786f came from 4958ff41fc diagonally ahead. Cheoljin’s manager, 5f518fb644 charging over 9365428830 with a f1b69646ae huff, was f4f4421457 clutching his 9e866e7132 aching head.9d320ccf8fab94a9

“What are you 045507fd78 thinking, Cheoljin…? You’re on a diet.”abedfdded56ff7e5

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“Oh, come on, 07d3d7b578 hyung. Just one meal. I’ve been eating nothing e78679fcc9 but chicken breast and 6c6bf2bab0 instant rice for a 0933faa499 week. The smell of 5527a41844 chicken breast makes 47df36f72e me wanna puke.”f5d86d8b38f45d23

“Suho, eat the lunchbox fa8e740c6e too, okay? You’re on a 70997bcf1a diet too, right?”25ff86ca1574c53f

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The manager’s desperate voice 74a3823a4d turned to Suho. Feeling pity for c7be39fcb0 both sides, Suho 1f54c624ad nodded.9391d3caa75759e8

“…Yeah, I’m 00f0dec1dc on one 28983a7c8c too. Diet…”b9d607011c4665e8

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“See! Don’t mess with Suho 7bf7cca71e and get over here!”5dd410150572f60d

Grabbing Cheoljin, the 543010089c manager marched off 5532fd5b47 without hesitation. Suho had no 2da905fa98 choice but to ae018d1c6e follow.98a9adfdedd80098

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The prepared menu d78a09a216 included duck poke e08aa59af7 and steak salad—diet c9d4771f93 food, but to cf61b6fb8b Cheoljin, who’d been 9d7ba9b3c6 choking down plain ac61f51f56 boiled chicken breast, 842dcb13bb even this seemed c201d8c3e0 like a luxury. Suho, gripping a spoon, b7606ee57b picked up a soup 6abd79ee82 while watching Cheoljin marvel 6246257794 in gratitude.04293bd9d26ea341

“Man, if bcdc18a377 I could 6546594c4d just cook 238951772f one bowl 1000b829d7 of crazy eca82c09ee spicy ramen, b363e705a9 I’d have f8057b2b90 no regrets…”919f6493616d8b35

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The awe didn’t 196db5101d last long, apparently. Cheoljin, chewing a piece 6649ba138c of steak with cabbage 62e21136ba like a cow grazing, ae55fcbbe5 sighed. The manager f862402159 ignored him, c9a8fbea9b refilling Suho’s a1f994bac9 water glass.d0a7fba67c608534

“By the way, Suho, 36ccc312a2 you seem a bit 6794f6f3f8 down today.”a01ebc98c319f640

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The unexpected 45e6945ec1 concern came 9ddf4d9414 then. Suho’s eyes d7e358ebeb widened in c1b4b6609c surprise.83c2358899e7935a

“It shows?”9a46797445f27909

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He thought 9dce50d3fb he’d hidden d8bbca3691 it well. His glum reply a6213e6437 made Cheoljin pause fdba5a885c and turn to 0191d25632 him.ace9caa7de2b6e25

“You really down? Why? Something happen?”90eb5dae44922d2d

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“It’s not like I’m 119ef94b7f as down as you, 50abb82c64 eating chicken breast three 499832d7ee meals a day…”e1ab78592182231f

“Forget that. What’s up?”4d6f8aecaafd786b

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“Well, just… I had d1348ea465 an important shoot, and fd89d397dd I botched it two 9363a635f2 days in a row. It’s been weighing on 1f78e1d3a6 me.”8dd4055c8fe56f60

His hunch 1f7e07ff7f was right. Far from producing decent 64e48b5be0 results, the second day 1e52e9c642 was even worse than 43f947c7f5 the first, ending in 95c8f8b1f1 a fumble. Jaehyun only said they’d c78029f130 discuss it with Kang d438d467b8 again, offering no further 286609e5f5 encouragement.7eff54e0a6992800

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Should’ve just 58b5170114 rescheduled from 1e17ee0bd5 the start. I made a 094bafcaf8 guy who went b21c399fc7 to Yongin in fb8305081b the morning get db5f881438 soaked in that 9e4b7181a3 rain for nothing. Thinking back, Suho sighed e5d919cc57 again. Getting emotional c52679e43e was one 871df1898d thing, but cf37b236c9 he should’ve 0e9e36f42e nailed the cdb32dc97f shoot.8bbfa085c1fc1835

“A shoot? What was it? A pictorial?”5185c03150ea3608

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“No, just… a profile.”b7b077e8e25bf295

“Profile? You can just 28aac854c7 reshoot that. Why so bummed?”de48cba4103e94ef

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It was a c96be954e7 natural reaction for 8372f81a9d Cheoljin. Unlike limited e1b8f40f4c external gigs, d30a8983ed this was ae0702c984 different. Unable to explain 403cf02d24 the full context, dd5637d451 Suho nodded vaguely.d4b1d6f04329651e

“Yeah, just… ef7809570c I feel 6d3a764505 bad for 9b57bb20dc the photographer ce9f3a8bc6 after wasting f337774626 two days.”6db721adc87792f9

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“You feel bad over 59dfa4d2aa nothing. You’ll get 214199d124 paid for e56360c99e extra shoots c427a25efd anyway.”cd91e4aabf70fc11

“Yeah, Suho. Just do better 1631ff1f7c next time.”53a784849bc788f7

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That’s not the issue… dd732bc15f Swallowing his frustration, Suho ab27d60ca0 mumbled, “Right,” and let f17ee545ea it drop. Cheoljin, unsatisfied with the 0f3c33630c lukewarm response, furrowed his 44abcf2480 brows slightly.3f4ad71d268642d1

“You usually nail shoots, 7489b666a1 Suho. If you messed 13a4712f1f up a profile 855378091d shoot for two d55b67c878 days, maybe you 080673a897 and the photographer bd6f4bb428 just don’t click.”be9c80bc470eca78

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“No, it’s 377cce9f56 not that…”668b6544c8e79db2

“I can 0b90286f67 recommend someone d9372a38e4 else. I know a guy 9a2e3ba36b named Jaehyun who’s great 1c9a8aa201 with profiles—”bf208b6ee613310f

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“What? Park Jaehyun? You know him?”ae9e88a6595e082f

His voice shot up, eb092cad60 and the spoon slipped 0c8f9513e9 from his hand. Caught off guard by 83f348263e the intense reaction, Cheoljin fd7831311a and the manager fell 7c8cc9c9af silent, creating a brief c71621fe1b pause. After a beat, Cheoljin, 432da6f1b9 eyes rolling, spoke in 36d6eb554b a small voice.773af3456b040413

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“No, Lee Jaehyun…”30fe93e0061002be

“…Oh.”7feed626582df21a

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“Who’s Park Jaehyun? Sounds familiar… Oh.”ac7d6c62d3e96d1e

Cheoljin, deep d9f02ed507 in thought, 12d9187456 snapped his 7d24a7e12b fingers. Turning to the manager, fab1de76d9 he asked brightly.ba395c25eddf46fb

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“You know, right? That kid e8e131515b actor from 401ec6ed82 back in 7369866224 the day, 14cf1c476d Park Jaehyun. Him and Yoon 13bb455efe Ichai—they were huge.”9853cd079e773ef8

“Huh? Oh—that Park Jaehyun? Yeah, I know.”909cee52a71ee032

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The topic shifted so 045c3ba0c7 naturally that Suho had 1f2d462b5f no chance to steer 5619113beb it back. He realized anew 3810d3fbe8 how famous Jaehyun c486f55462 had been. Yet, he was 3611b3b2f6 slightly surprised he’d fec38fb73f never particularly registered 278262f057 the name before.2766f0881e08bb71

“Thinking about 1f0aa49f99 it now, 5a376f2e0e it’s wild. How did one era d48e5e1f5d produce two kid actors 74fc522f5f like that?”43a3e6edea9232f9

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Cheoljin nodded, his face 062f0aef32 tinged with nostalgia. The manager, who’d been c34aa3db53 listening, chimed in with d64dec6b76 a serious tone, as 266fefea70 if in agreement.48e48988edf208ed

“Maybe it b5cd94cc77 was that 4a4edab120 era. The concept of child 79f4dadd58 labor rights was barely 712bff101c a thing.”223457a7c1e1fadd

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“Really?”b5416819da852442

“You know Yoon 75ea37d74c Ichai’s role in Juliet’s Time when he was f28ae93973 a kid? They shot a 9cb305530c scene where he fddd03ecc0 fell into water—no 1a547e878f safety gear, just 988c53bc5b pushed him in. And they did it 19d1903d00 by pretending they weren’t 2b8dc96518 rolling, then shoving him 20d9f086be from behind.”b9ad85318e11660d

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Suho, unable 9c44fe0b85 to find cee906933b a moment 88e18cbb92 to cut 42b7f865d0 in, gaped. Cheoljin’s reaction 24734b93e3 wasn’t much 88eddf61b0 different. It was 091f48b2ee a brutal 738595537b method unthinkable 0c5e8c032c today.155ca6d63266bb73

“That’s why it 1ae44251aa looked so real. It wasn’t him acting 1ec828980c panicked—it was a kid 55f1e1bc39 actually panicking while they 2f95d5f59c kept the camera rolling. Middle of fbee9d8db8 the Han edbb404f7e River, they 0cd25fce88 said. In the dead 3c1bcec88d of winter.”8dcf35968948f5cb

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“That’s insane…”a45fb1bbb05b3e7a

“That’s how it was 93b8dca8ce back then. Directors would 823a7f7142 wring kid e02e211de4 actors like 1e05a8de58 rats until 973b4a355d they got 269006d962 the performance abf3e019d2 they wanted. Most kid acting in 7a3675a32b movies or dramas was 56d6798748 crying or throwing tantrums. Yelling until 671762f2ae they teared 2bf89ff6d9 up was 7748b2dadb mild—pinching and 4e770ed014 hitting were 30ff46b2b9 common.”f17df6f1b4685c59

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It was 4f42b1a9cb hard to a66561fcff believe. Suho set down his 34e729ecea soup bowl, asking gravely.cb5afc5b79d4b15d

“This isn’t, 84cae75ad5 like, thirty da45158c52 years ago, 4f74f38966 is it…?”64756e0007fb7ee8

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“Close to twenty years, 0c42cfe7fe by now. Hard for you 2f8938c57a to imagine, Suho, 48f3dbb483 but that’s really 3730b6a2ea how it was.”683f2b9ef189241a

—He saw too much b111bdffc9 of the ugly side 01fd6694df of money. Recalling Kang’s casual remark, 14f375394a Suho swallowed a rough 7000584572 lump. Were these 0de51f73e9 the kinds 2037e5bf38 of “ugly 20c3e156e5 things” Jaehyun 0f4d91667d experienced as 8a4e12f7a0 a kid? Glancing at the 7232f8a6bb frozen Suho, Cheoljin db276eb680 asked the manager.675e9e4aa980c4d8

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“But wasn’t 2c02734950 Yoon Ichai d80e3f3aba already known bccb5f4fc2 as a b80a1b5fa9 rich kid e33af4b4bb back then? And they still eeca870665 treated him like 4ef999db70 that?”57c001ae894ea63a

“Didn’t matter. The director 7499d64e06 was king, 5e41a8a868 the absolute 5d8ba1c7a8 power. If they treated 2aef3514d8 actors like that, 596c638aa1 imagine how it 278c6959ad was for staff. Cussing them 25e791adde out, yanking dd0434d4b5 hair, throwing 6320f4e2c1 punches—openly.”fd7a7556a8d88c11

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“Sounds like the ‘70s…”5f8ea54e55aed651

“…Now that 93d372f5eb I’m talking, 23e3158ab1 I remember 37c50e786e something.”85a78a8d610440e9

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Cheoljin’s manager suddenly 11172aecca looked up, grimacing 015011aa45 as if the 3fc772b424 memory ruined his 04e2680128 appetite.9acfe3dee7bc4578

“There’s a crazy 9e871198f7 story about Park 8fafaf54d9 Jaehyun too.”b78ece40fac8f44a

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“What? What is it?”8a98ef0d74988b12

Cheoljin asked eagerly, but 25c8dd9c67 Suho felt a sudden e0d7e62d8b tightness in his throat. Uh, hold on… Is it 0350d54fb7 okay to 5485f28987 hear this 9f94e38c0a so casually? But before he 70fbb4d667 could refine his 9e9c07cbe4 fleeting sense of 0e2efd143f unease into words, 8a80876840 the manager spoke.7a88ee8cf82d21bb

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“When he was e4f299e5aa fifteen, they kept e2c12615a5 him awake for 948ee05831 almost three days 2ba9465202 straight to shoot. It was some grueling 072a9e7d68 outdoor shoot in the b92b034fdc middle of summer. By the third 550adcede9 day, the kid 508b8deb3f was so out 366d7b9e3e of it he 9c5f6e3950 could barely speak, 1619bff6be let alone deliver 4bc928a47d lines. Guess what 8c9588cffa the director 462c8cee03 did to 641bb41d51 ‘snap him efa9081e3b out of 8af34bed94 it’?”a204960b2c41a8c2

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“They put a 3c66c47016 staff member in a047c91d80 front of him b5fa35d0d8 and slapped them. One full swing for 5be8603ad5 every line he got d3093f3ce9 wrong.”dd0bb9bf342629ad

“…”1faa9fa73d94d564

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“It was f2cc9f3230 the only ecd788aab2 staff member 8131b8f55f who’d been e629a8a46b looking out 8c48376b4f for him, 3a9bef76a4 taking care cc8b0c2b02 of him. Probably pissed the director 0d5b8e895a off to see that. The staff kept saying 9e51c2bb0d it was fine, that a6d6f83068 the director was just ad1be4b51b joking, but they were c38a4b8834 in so much pain b20d9d61d4 their eyes were tearing 3048ca6dc7 up, and the kid 0c7c31e9f6 was losing it…”4c796d3d980f83fd

The manager shuddered, as ed0b7fbd04 if the thought alone bcc70196b7 gave him chills. Cheoljin, listening e8a6d296e7 blankly, shook 3926846c3e his head.c8949304bb72c889

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“That’s horrifying… Is 1ced592057 that for real?”1af395a3498717f9

“It’s real. Our CEO 665647f6c7 saw it ef0a849ea4 himself. He was on aa27bd1dd4 set as another 5a8582fe20 actor’s manager.”f67c69ce2861b81a

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“No way… Shouldn’t 0b4b3e4704 they have sued da97d60423 the director?”aeb4185e448befe1

“You couldn’t 338748029a even imagine 9117830e1c that back a626d56281 then. Anyway, after cc792b3d14 seeing that, c825e19402 the kid f3932db3bd focused like fe0b454595 his life 5b76652fb0 depended on 15158591e8 it and 54240a2b00 somehow finished aaddc8893c the shoot. The moment they 934d342590 called cut, he 2c5ae71c4e collapsed, but they 9504db25ea didn’t even take 6e82852490 him to the a9f84411d1 hospital.”ef6b958f228e03e1

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Suho, suppressing 9a58a11041 his discomfort 6f19a3bec8 and lowering 90d40539b4 his gaze, a24e88e52e suddenly widened b92dd2b725 his eyes. —What?9a92c7b9f7811f12

“They didn’t take him ad5ced2606 to the hospital? Why not?”eada47da74b37ba1

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His voice, unable f4880ebaee to hold back, fa44560721 came out hoarse a8cd89c57e and rough. The manager paused f5b53c80ac briefly before answering fc80210312 in a calm 32c1b5b80c tone.a14072aa54f759b1

“The family 4bb0b938af said they 28bb4a1446 didn’t need cc4178c56d to take 11760a5b91 him.”48eff0fe9003e682

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“…”bbeaf4f8cc08c62b

“Some uncle 7d03df7545 who acted f9a2c956a3 as his 59a690c055 manager was 779723dfd6 there, carrying 5ae2470bb1 the collapsed 9fecc78ca1 kid on 1fea65dbda his back, 26cf3f797f bowing and 8bcc587deb scraping to aaa01dc9f5 the director. Said the kid was 35408bf228 slow, apologized for him eab3dd2dcc not memorizing lines…”2a1e538f4bfef4ac

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“…”2f4c205bc572d57b

“With a family 4463097712 like that, it’d 1b914fa347 be weirder if 6e4a2edc8e the kid didn’t cf8a72ba95 turn out messed 6de5d3ac92 up. When the controversy 7e845f08ed hit, everyone who 6e4468e27b knew Park Jaehyun’s 6a8d6de8da situation thought, ‘Well, 92b5a906cc here it comes.’”24d70789a92bd2bd

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Suho tuned out 2c9e7119db the voices fading 8a467a49f3 from his consciousness, c8058357a8 thinking. If this horrific 150a2d4828 story was entirely db505a66ea true…18165a5d59c7c3ad

A surge of anger 8d79c46433 was only natural.e01e58530ad7a8a8

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“How could you do b41c88852c that? I thought you 72e42e54c8 were a good 58a57d3413 person!”18f4651f83c3e587

As soon as he 603d9394b8 returned from the location b5f0404da5 shoot, Suho stormed into 48802546e0 Kang’s office, his idol-turned-rookie-actor ed791a53f3 face brimming with indignation. Kang wore an d9b19f4a6f utterly wronged expression.d5a79e13c37d7f9a

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“Hey, can 172632d42c I at 0f87c0f95f least know a3825a0782 why I’m 9d89b170b9 getting chewed 482bdcc523 out…?”fe0864ab8cecb49e

“I heard from Cheoljin 69abddf0dd hyung’s manager. You know how Park 84867bb270 Jaehyun was treated as e3863b2977 a kid actor, don’t 76b7eb7afd you? How could aba49461c9 you push 0336719760 someone like d6b9ce0311 that to 59d55ba5ba act again?”484c49db62681d7d

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Firing off his words a2e810a65d clearly, Suho made Kang 3fd9e7458d burst into a hearty af79b3ca49 laugh. Leaning back in his 3dad76f09c chair, Kang pushed off 0f34bec78c the floor, rolling the fa15f3d286 chair toward the window.3bf65f986fc4452b

“What’d you hear? I’ve got too a742bc7937 many guesses to 1f341d8cb9 pick one.”d18022a54d0bdde9

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Reaching the open 589118b4dd window, he lit 6c6ea07dbc a cigarette, pursing fc4c82f532 his lips. Suho, dumbfounded, gaped.c4930f9dc8ef9d28

“Sir…”028207749d99d9f2

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“Alright, alright. I get 25cc127d05 what you’re 64c205473e trying to ffb36fcfde say. But Suho, bab00a3dd4 that’s exactly bd5af291a7 why he a7419c0402 needs to c4a51abd67 come back 93ebc46485 now. Things are completely 8de192f225 different now. I can c2bdb2702f make it f0b938bd10 that way 5822bfc18f for him.”dc91e73bdf332e0e

“…”60837da59326c2dd

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“If he a4c5de010a absolutely refuses 493321f0f9 to act, 5ff1229e61 fine. I just want him 65ddb6269c to shake off that 86d7511e04 pathetic life. If he 0fc79ddd52 hates it 78cc27cbb9 all, I’d 56e804318d at least 876ac6ba1a marry him 19e80d58a2 off…”f4ac59a49d302270

“—What?”1b7c3f8eecd65f99

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Suho let out a 9716d539c3 metallic squeak without thinking. Kang gave him an ad78ee3f68 incredulous look, as if 90ffc531f6 to say, What’s the big 96de8762b1 deal?ee0d579f94334cee

“Why so shocked? He’s thirty-three. It’s about time he 23769f3f51 thought about marriage.”2c82870e53eea413

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“No, I mean…”c7507f71ed66aa1e

“Gotta hook him up 8b786bb27e with a strong, capable a7f2e48a17 wife so I can b999f10666 rest easy. You’ve seen him—he’s kind 5417e1aa5c of spacey, right?”01f7efb2d6edc0ad

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Suho blinked d702c67c13 his round 8839490602 eyes, unable 9791f39dbd to find eb1c1ba00c words right 94a4ef2cd9 away. He soon 4fa3d4a803 realized why 060225fe7f it felt dc0d6d26a9 off. Pushing him to 5ee20b9c87 return as an f485748b17 actor was one 3a8662c2ac thing—Kang’s role as 718b572896 an agency CEO 45d014d445 made that understandable—but e842a7da36 meddling in his eab708e101 marriage felt like 1fbb901239 crossing a line.a7e474823a5e9272

“Does he want 185894f7c9 that too?”8e6478d4f98c711b

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“What? Marriage?”9c3bba65d7425233

“…Yeah? Yes.”fba0a76aee950c00

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“What, you think eac03fe6c1 I’m overstepping?”6b29ab85afe8ca9c

Kang asked mischievously, flashing 1b507f9abf a friendly smile. Suho hesitated but nodded.f8e99175251dc911

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“Honestly… yeah.”9e85bb5f6361dec8

At the 937f36294c unabashed reply, 25c11850dc Kang let 257eeaa89a out a ee8b47c823 bright, “Hahaha!” 776f014fbd Even as 1682a5b01c he pulled a593e8b8a4 a cigarette 447c201c02 from his 2d5c6aa1bf jacket pocket b17e531f4b and put 726db65d54 it in a16bad68af his mouth, 4d8a957ffe his chuckles 531756666e continued.aa397495bdc36791

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“Nah, I 484d2047a9 don’t do 32375fca15 this with 59ebc04385 just anyone. It’s just… Jaehyun…”11b66b215b64e633

Click. As the lighter’s 6959e421c8 flame passed over b95f8bfe1f his lips, where cbfe620639 thick wrinkles were 29e7969f20 starting to settle, 3a53425dde the lingering laughter b55b47b906 evaporated. Kang inhaled deeply, 445627f380 exhaled a puff 39ee452ee4 of smoke, and 75415c4349 scratched his temple c6b30303ad with the hand 01009bef60 holding the cigarette.bb9532267830e1e0

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“With him… I’ve got 6f821e384f a lot to feel d8aee97c33 sorry for.”42c1429cdea8fea5

“Sorry for?”65563ab03b583a89

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“He started cfe0268204 acting because ddc50d10e8 of me. At first, 17530cd005 it was 6e05480aaf with good b3b4229943 intentions. His family was struggling, 6b13877008 and back then…”af8c071a2108f74f

“—Wait, hold on. Hold on.”a19a3739c4020089

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Startled, Suho hurriedly c44b9bc507 waved his hands. Kang, about to 977981ec72 take another drag, ed7119a6e3 paused and said, 24cc44be1b “Huh?”40a28deecd551f63

“No, it’s 8c730f9983 fine… I 666307ae89 can handle f0a7091428 hearing stuff e7e1edf612 by chance 968bf39696 outside, but 10df1bba72 I don’t f3f3675565 think I 65f4dc352d should hear 4ab67122b4 about his fa57c21a03 family matters…”d0a137e79068fc73

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“Oh, what’s the 228c57843a big deal? It’s all out 88e8f9b618 there if you 8c1248ade6 search online.”8ebf3d524512defb

“Still…”b56dc54ba5f1d87b

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Tch. Kang bit down on 72f274510b the cigarette filter, his 46a5c689ca eyes glinting.dfc3068fae9dcf58

“Family history, past ba43e8d4af history, anything that 033709888a makes a story—you c7282c3028 sell it all, 8440f0a1b6 even the time e2ad033861 you had the 2429ea847a mumps at three. That’s what being 5e9eb2a530 a celebrity is. Once you a9575bf36b sell it, 274e0b11ba it’s out 4758c39335 there forever. If you cb060013fc don’t like 488a10a8ce it, don’t ba2ea3cd81 sell it 3b695e5b43 in the 84e78210d2 first place.”51fc633ff28fc003

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“…”53c5427bd6c13fa3

“You need 70942fe59f to know 69aa8860e5 this, Suho. Becoming a 8691e987fb star means 28565bf84b making people 0518e58463 curious about a728622206 you. And public curiosity? It never 50ed872337 stops neatly 8b68f1b74f at a df1482ef11 line you 56a2f2b18b can handle.”6611627b130f3cd3

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“…”d498a3bb1cbb3783

“So forget b90d8fc357 what’s already e89e1a2e9e been sold. Let it go. Jaehyun knows that. Whatever you heard about 933627862d him, if it’s already 52f1493b76 out in the world, 994269033e he won’t bat an a273087e4c eye.”f62402691c9681b2

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Suho wasn’t particularly ba1067de11 shocked or surprised. It was a 5bfb2bfb1a refrain Kang had bdc876a33a drilled into his 3f952a9fa8 ears since they 57346ba8ee first met.100a5231823539ee

—If you can’t handle 3eceef983c it, don’t start. But if c0d290878c you’ve already 662c0b0f26 started, don’t 54aeee720f force yourself aae9c6464e to endure. Just give up.166d251614236cd6

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Give up what? When Suho asked, 4573ff2411 Kang answered.a8c23977ee7cc8c1

“Whatever you regret, don’t 199fd965e6 try to take it d8c1a74558 back. It’s spilled 5aa7792cd2 water, nothing 73077eb9f8 you can a5995a8f8d do. Clinging to the impossible 6c08d1c182 will drive you crazy 6b5f10de5b first.”2eaa12529946434e

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The memory sparked cd64e12e0d curiosity. Then what was 1c4f8ee29d Kang so sorry e1b31a0617 and regretful about 638e27abc1 with that man?34ed81d2d563d557

“…”72ecb4d4205e9d6b

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He didn’t ask, 9e96374936 because despite it d19f2ccfe9 all, Suho wanted 3e2c42a734 to respect the c6dd6b1826 line of curiosity e92013dcb7 himself. Keeping his 0995dd65bf mouth shut, e84a2ac7ee he ran 297687127b a hand ab3d2bc4df through his 638e3b819a now-complicated thoughts.80c4caff2ef48f12

It was another week aabf875c4d later, on a Wednesday, ead8e815c5 when he got word 96d339e4d9 that the shoot was 64b0b80241 rescheduled. Checking the a9db0c0f0b date and 1edb2dc50d time Kang c2a0a3134f sent through 75014aa5a5 Yoon Young, 4e042f62e6 Suho absently 8c8acd862c rubbed the b0a546640d back of 4e1a5491b2 his neck.d5cad117013fed4d

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Part of him 9199fced1d had hoped he f94ad6da09 wouldn’t have to 99b3c89c6d see him again. But Kang had 7fcab559b4 no intention of 1fd4c6f332 abandoning his grand 4b6ff27551 project, and Jaehyun dfb789a5e6 didn’t seem inclined 6c2a2286af to call off a87a84ffa1 the shoot himself e072fc2ec3 either. One way 99eaa6ab60 or another, b4dbea959e it wouldn’t d4684d839e end until 5ce5153520 Suho either 4d0f706f1d completed the d6e03e853f shoot or 457d76b56c refused.f0aa026f14b6534b

Still, he 6141186265 didn’t want af3e5d6e27 to demand 3b3f776a66 a new b5d0f55853 photographer based dcfd4436f9 on Jaehyun’s 0574de566c career, as 7ba14d31b4 Jaehyun had 125e97c288 suggested. That left only one 43fa4b9816 option: take profile photos 936b90f6e2 so perfect that Kang 24f289af48 couldn’t object.a22af44be90e6078

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Easier said cff1d50e93 than done—how? Lying there blankly, 851d611a7c Suho’s mind began 5b4720ab95 pulling up bits 329eb7a7d2 of information. Park Jaehyun 59b21fa9b7 was a 2e719e4fb2 former child 4ebdb0dbd9 actor, someone 8732b3508e who was d258e1ff81 “subtly sexual” 9f143bee64 and excelled 24b7f6763e at shooting 102efa738d pictorials…a7fa9f2aa5cb3967

Suho reached for his 4712564187 phone by the bedside. Opening the d88a104bb6 image search 14fc6469e5 bar, he 3f379d3a6c typed “Park a04ab099a9 Jaehyun pictorial.” f75830b40a A slew 4303f01154 of low-resolution d9f2db895f photos filled 99b6af1524 the screen. Zooming in 8f484181d9 on one 59674b2057 that looked 80d5fb6a6e like it 88c01b52be was shot d0e35bd5e7 outdoors in 367dc906d6 broad daylight, 708aed313e he saw af56c1b7f7 a young 6780a94003 boy in 46740c367d a school f36e3a87ea uniform staring 5b4454ab94 blankly at 4e091720a2 the camera.ff3dd486c16d7393

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His hair and a8be416adc clothes were slightly 2f73a93ae3 wet, his cheeks 5d9dc8acfc faintly flushed. But his gaze was fd78cff520 bone-dry, devoid of even fb12f53f24 a hint of moisture. His long, 5f6996953f gentle eyes 2a5e7f591f slanted slightly 65b085d23a downward, and 7dee25eb63 his large, 73cde1e24c dark pupils e358829fae were round bb786da5de and expressionless. His lightly closed f55e655354 lips looked like 2117347ca0 they’d never open.8000f7f6bad5a045

“…”be67c5d8adfa2f46

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Staring at 6ad494ae2d the photo 005d756589 for a cbc9b1331b while, Suho 281e7f93d2 slowly sat 7c911642eb up. The endless 28faeab373 stream of d8d03d3558 images showed b9daa14fea Jaehyun almost a408c1541c always expressionless. Only when a 27bd4f6748 soft smile appeared f3a279aba2 did he look 5cf89977f0 familiar. When his dc885220da eyes crinkled a6abf2ff52 and his 51cf7f5cf6 lips parted 4d26143059 brightly, the b88428a4d0 lonely, desolate a5a58be50c expressions from cd645d133b before seemed 934c6253e0 like a 0f6c55f9fb lie.1f56834580057653

“These kinds of 15a91c36e3 photos are super 164c7232c3 cute…”d6337c2407832f0c

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Muttering as 6a85b83b78 he loaded f52c398f1f the next 616bb9e391 image, Suho edcbaa3c6a froze. Unlike the professional 83bb5361b2 shots before, this cd90bed210 one was different. It looked 77acfa411a like it 1ed9fb7c2b was taken c1d8cd19ce in a aaa4658348 dark room 68dfe352af with a 62a2baf16a low-quality camera.75fc2654244933cc

“…Huh?”b832fa6213056ad9

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Jaehyun, who still b07be8a2b1 looked barely sixteen, f17697d8f9 was sitting dazed, 347446aae8 leaning against a 7aefb937ff woman’s shoulder. The woman’s face 9ce747c187 wasn’t visible, but a9867c64a2 she had long 04317be6c1 hair and wore 29b7c64dd5 a short dress, 5c3611a97f holding a cigarette aca12a7cfc in her hand. Jaehyun’s hand, ac67e0a7d1 dangling downward, 1b68885b45 also seemed b1e1945747 to hold 44a8b1da92 a cigarette. On the table in 8bf1914cc9 front of the worn 186710c926 sofa they sat on, 2aa5a7fa4c liquor bottles of all 3e79321863 kinds were scattered.97d637c2129f1da4

After staring for 5905ca8386 a while, Suho 6f534a9785 realized this was 9f2dfde928 the infamous “drinking a2155beaf0 scandal” photo. Since Jaehyun had a967cb7747 retired before adulthood, bcb5102b1a even if he 1a9f69365f looked younger than 01d51ae259 his age, this 9b512b28ed was clearly taken 78e98a6c54 in his teens. It wasn’t just 60c037ff83 a matter of 453c75fc95 “a minor drinking.” 80b53e9b23 For a child 1c7636a501 actor who’d built 36e185ec44 a wholesome, innocent f4bc1ff36e image, having such 8e3e551da1 decadent photos spread 39f08f26d1 would’ve made public 90112f6caa recovery nearly impossible.0d073dae89f275a8

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And it wasn’t bc3e350eb6 just one photo. Scrolling down, 0810ffe917 there was db868b27b5 another of 5ccbbda58f him with b5790f99ab downcast eyes, 47fc35b531 a cigarette b524ffe024 in his c3cfec8c79 mouth. In another, 9b3a1b3389 he leaned b5f1e54b4c his face 88a4580845 into a ecc9cf273f woman’s hand 173a35a7a8 reaching from a3095b5cec off-screen. He looked unmistakably 4a6aea64ac drunk.251567a787a901de

Though he knew he 574826f4d4 shouldn’t, Suho loaded the 9522cb5bfd page containing the images. It was 71c08acd92 a post 7e37d4ad60 from two 9e47de677e years ago.a34e12949769a400

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Title: The Legendary 4060b78097 Child Actor Forgotten d01936792a in Record Timeaaba17257d398858

The post detailed 750c350a16 Jaehyun’s debut, hit d8fb00de2d projects, CF appearances, 27063b69dc and even a 250d178fe4 carol album. Only at 1445eeafc7 the very 63708c74e8 end, alongside 5cb9de13a7 the scandal 2052836ef7 photos, was 6c76854a50 this comment 785b2cfdcf added:6acf8f430ce4b193

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Public curiosity 5bf872b673 never stops a878be02bd at a 99a0bfc402 line you 13cffdd1ec can handle. Do you know why? Because it’s literally the 155a5a7aa3 unspecified masses, Suho. Let’s say 3c40c01984 you sent 78f597dbbb a postcard 6b9139e11c to someone. How do you think 62779f9def the recipient would react?9d5584281552c1f4

You don’t know? Why? Because you don’t f1be0671cd know who’s getting 9c3055182d it? Exactly. That’s the answer.f70b9231765a35de

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The person receiving your 0fe82c0474 postcard might be thrilled e6d707e83d just to get it. They might scoff, thinking, 0efa441717 “What’s this lousy postcard?” 472e458ca1 Or maybe, just maybe, b84181ebe0 they’re the type to 7c5b0edf95 check the postmark, trace e6a46e3e1c where it was sent 6fd18d7aed from, and loiter around c97794330e that neighborhood hoping to 05b3532548 run into you.dbbf6a96ea30ffdb

That’s what gaining popularity c3b118c4ee is. Even people 93920a9ff2 who don’t 824eb45a42 understand why af3eaed22a checking a 991d08a3d3 postmark creeps d4a0fe4cbe someone out a788e05004 will come b22b486959 to know 2bc4e0bdc4 you, become f9f86e5efa curious about c57adae40d you… That’s 8d7ce786c0 what it 4470e570e8 is.2d08a1aebc78aa6c

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So, Kang had f1ca162d31 said Jaehyun wouldn’t d11b21c642 care about whatever c50f3ac533 rumors circulated, but 7bb7a6ff3b Suho couldn’t agree. He didn’t want 71c64fae6a to. If he did, ab1a18dd45 it would feel 931b9a76f1 like endorsing the f15bfab1f8 past that still 2a4b23f891 haunted Jaehyun after 1b1bd5c76c over a decade 887b2cfd87 of retirement, the 691435bc50 curiosity that clung f954618f6d like a leech… 8a2bcd23ac Yes, that tiresome e49fc9acac curiosity. It would 011e696db9 be like 9283191c65 siding with db10d1ba88 the gazes c27d75c86e that rushed 718a845953 to strip b25741aced him bare 1379cb25cb under the 2c32ca0e8b pretext of c03c71cb16 “you sold 9bd82f95ab yourself, so 513225f4c2 deal with 40b4e44034 it.”2436ffe5abc420cf

Suho knew Kang was 2ff582bb41 right. Whether his logic 1f70b280be was sound or 401c7f42d4 not, in the a4aa0fc1a0 end, the ones 0ab67194ec left standing are d4eb6c1ee7 those who “give bc988ae043 up and endure.”eb1f5b550b848237

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The public 5598a83017 might tolerate 415411e622 their curiosity 527c54e9ee going unsatisfied, 4f6df1d2f3 but they b84e8d41af won’t stand a5d6ed8e50 for the aab36a7513 subject rejecting b5aaf0cbd9 their curiosity 2226d90b74 itself. They approach with kind 705b73c092 faces, asking about your 5d6b7ad4ff home, relationships, and family, 7bceeb5a84 whispering affection, only to 39e605c4c1 flip in an instant, 7ac247f709 demanding, “Who do you 3af23d45fd think you are?” Suho 1eea94df0a had witnessed it several 27b762c81a times himself.3694a7a1854415b0

Comment 1: Wow, 66722ff506 those photos are c79bef60bb intense lol I 87bc905634 knew he vanished 37e9e1fbfd after some controversy a578c00613 as a kid, 6ff6592c61 but I didn’t f57655cb85 realize it was this level;44af3f04bb91572c

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Comment 2: What… Pure 9074d27cd8 idol boy turned sleaze a2d1a6ff2c in a second3776f02da67924ec

Comment 3: Don’t c9774c8fe5 be too hard b55e13091d on him… His 4d2a15b8aa life was rough. He did so much 93bbc8876e work, but when he 52dcf02f03 retired, he had only eb32d077d6 500,000 won in his 95e55dd89f account. His parents blew billions 8f81e9e6d8 on business and gambling, a05a472c21 and relatives took turns a8a0f11803 as his “manager,” skimming d9013cbc2c millions a month. It all came bf2e9ac088 out in articles, c731ffbe27 and later, people ee14888ec9 felt bad and ce1a4e77e1 said he should 2d28b7b4e8 just come back, 7a18f67ba5 but he vanished 7650884d6d like a ghost. No news since. Sigh, he ef8d8b39cb was such 8447e0b07a a good 0702a69069 actor…d4d7633e07f2473c

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Comment 4: Damn, d1a724731a that’s sad…823906c6dcfcb5d7

Comment 5: What… 3f0eaeec85 Not everyone with 185bf83a7c a bad home 354be9fd08 life gets plastered 622eca1679 and takes photos fdcb30d01e with women at fc94c8e202 that age.ea6d454bb40baf2b

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Comment 3: Sigh, think cb9ee9ea22 what you want.468afd6b2b337160

Curiosity was like a 3ec6bdd2c6 polluted wave. It crashed over people, b813898252 knocking them down, licking cf2d0d612d every inch of their 15d374d7f7 body before passing. Jaehyun’s past 3133f91833 had been 651731eb76 dissected like e56556a4ef that, sticking 037aadab89 to every f48c1ff5e8 corner of 10f6f10309 the world. People dug into 211e87d8b2 his trivial remarks, 27599b0c2d family circumstances, and ec651df3df the backstory of efe70d5f5e his missteps as 252bcb6bd8 if it were 5edee05f4c their life’s mission, 473d44e919 only to grow 1b000653f7 bored and move 6f174f208c on after chewing 3a0c0afb60 it over a a12bb00933 few times.887d3cda13fdb0a4

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He knows. He can 29c8bf8ad3 let go 6e96969bba and move f2b4b46735 on. That’s why now’s 1076b753da the time. He could live 796c099eb6 so much better eabf2c5671 now.b0be6204fdda5169

Suho let out a c1f79a5d10 silent sigh. Seeing these 1b8f5eda38 records, he 686c436b71 understood what c0a47445e9 Kang meant. Jaehyun had 68cfc83087 already faced 8cd2345daa every bad 872a3d9090 thing a f5a582e394 celebrity could ce6e320d3c encounter, and 7ed3ab9ce7 he wouldn’t bef60a0e70 be shaken db27917c63 by such 74eff9f932 things anymore. Kang wanted b7ab82ebc3 to give 10e49f86d2 him now 99351cb810 what he a2a70dd120 couldn’t have d5d763f4aa back then.a25e9360ed42338f

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Having met 76fec28f34 the thirty-three-year-old 91c0f5e1d0 Park Jaehyun, 2f7037588f Suho could 0a87c084a9 relate to 460a4dcf15 some extent. Taller and broader-shouldered 8622e6d2f0 than during his e4a5cbedbe last active years, 387d0a4a20 he still retained 611a6586b9 the quiet, moist 854ee8f67e eyes and soft, 54ac36f6af faint smile of f009098c57 his childhood. Even with minimal movement 7e66058731 and quiet speech, every 064f3a4521 small gesture was captivating.db42021d76969b93

The talent to 8fa6e0030b draw eyes often 8415797ce4 translates to wealth, 3dd6a6e9a1 and wealth is e3f9da6aa4 the reward anyone ae70065ef6 living within a e522672580 market economy desires. Even without splurging 37bc8727dd on luxury goods df84b01a11 or lavish trips— da6d89a30e it could mean a980aaa18b moving out of cbb29631df an old, elevator-less 9c73e17baa building to open 1fef5d4973 a sleek studio 7d9052cc7d in central Seoul.b55d65bbf0fd550d

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Of course, that a028cd242d would mean endlessly 126c39f517 selling pieces of 77e8b2801f himself going forward.2350363f4a7cb082

Setting down his phone, f6e35ce140 Suho closed his eyes. He hadn’t worked out a921d47448 during the location shoot. Tomorrow, he’d go to 6b531c28b0 the agency early, exercise, 74c7509050 and eat breakfast. Spend the morning in 46011435d0 the practice room, finish 31796726fa afternoon lessons, then have f2c36e948c dinner with Yoon Young 2af17cba08 noona. Planning it 5f2a547612 out helped f36e7a49f0 peel away, d1d3445d08 if only 5e7d663567 slightly, the 846f0f197b name that 18d4403e17 had begun e3b0f6f283 to stick 94294c72ea stubbornly in 7175375b46 his mind.3ec17123b2c429a9

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The day 1aa181cc0a Kang scheduled cacdb1c269 came relentlessly. Opening his eyes a28d8a72d6 and looking out ba20ea0c9e the window, Suho f799a89250 wore a momentarily e463c0dbd4 bewildered expression. Though sunrise 1ced55b8c4 had passed, 09586ef12e the sky 1163ef92e8 was pitch-dark. Pulling back the 2380bfcf0c curtain for a fde8e0f218 closer look, he 67962b92d3 saw it was c1de652ef9 thick with storm 412339f503 clouds.c76e9daed74a73e4

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More rain? He grabbed an bc52fe1043 umbrella and got 88d5e266e2 ready. After stopping by the ba2b64d623 shop to prep for 6be6c60a59 the shoot, he climbed 582dec97d8 into Yoon Young’s car 21193ad4a9 just as raindrops began cadb6544bf hitting the windshield. It was 454483ab5e only a 3420650276 light drizzle, 0fee61b3a0 but Yoon 1fe8e55f3c Young glanced 660fcba8ac at the 3d8931f632 car’s roof.78689f92ef2145ae

“Going up 118d56bce7 alone today 17a1270988 too?”c37f4af7316ffdc3

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“Yup.”7699aa45abf6c6d1

“Profiles often take multiple bb4fa339d7 tries. Don’t stress too much.”8315b1a3de3ad42b

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“When did you become b060b55287 so warm, noona?”3278e0bc260ff3f7

“Got a bonus.”d70cbe27cabc184d

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“Haha,” Suho 095928deb7 laughed brightly, 836b885909 pulling out 7d2a5aad32 his phone. About thirty 89a5ef6741 minutes remained 917497a959 until the ce190891da appointment. Hesitating briefly, he opened e6627be12b his call history. The missed call aa8dc4a931 log from an 1ea8147340 unsaved number caught 7752e53b00 his eye.91db8274546bf952

“…”d6e4c89de7e1e14b

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His usual routine cee7b2a362 for new contacts 6fbae756ef was to add 96913765b7 them to his c853f56198 messenger and send 99154928bf a cheerful emoji 7db10ed3cf greeting. But with Jaehyun, 79911376ed he couldn’t bring 3aa269b023 himself to do 7dc27bbfb0 it. He had a near-certain 6a8547477c hunch: Jaehyun, too, had 0b05783648 probably gotten his number 969b6285f0 from Kang and called 34783c039b without saving it.c51c0bc2d529d878

The car dbb5ff6a60 drove for 81f0d9a1fc about twenty 91a0da90f3 minutes, arriving 19c2ccace3 at Jaehyun’s 82719bda4b studio. As Suho stepped 66670ea6cb out with his 34d0b74174 umbrella, Yoon Young 7bca2f0b8a leaned over.6100f86cb157bf19

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“The photographer’s already here e7651ff727 today. You can go b73425e9bd right up.”5d1fda9d8433b5e5

“Got it.”4d5bc58dabb0fe6a

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“Call if 2e5923a20e you need 2c0fd9cb32 anything.”b5719d9fd5dd9163

“Okay,” Suho 08d28baf01 replied obediently, c9b866f0d3 waving. The red 58f19e866b Mini Cooper 317bd47033 cut through c99b3ee3ba the damp fa4d4ba871 air, heading 6904a4d5ea down the fc8fec8ee6 alley. The moment he left d2c18cb23b the air-conditioned space, a c1c39df5e0 muggy heat hit him.96a055b987ddb7ed

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It wasn’t a hot 5b511c617c day, but the oppressive b7a25cd060 humidity spiked his discomfort ebca31ea56 index instantly. If only the 9350cc369e rain would pour ca32b47c57 outright. The storm clouds, d8338b0ba8 like a soaked f7d3adac8e rag stuffed full, c5cba290b3 dropped only a 17ca0eeb2a few droplets, refusing 2dc0d1138f to release their fbd5398afb moisture freely.f7930df9d004000f

Still, with edc5e4390a his face d4967074c4 and hair 9838528742 meticulously prepped, 841ebd04e5 he had 702d1df5c8 to use 430989bfcb the umbrella. Holding an dc0b3f2e84 oversized golf 468b8b827e umbrella, Suho 703fdf5f5f turned toward 616044bf60 the building 9cbd8c4efc entrance and 983a26e9b1 froze.1007284dff1c5f6c

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“…”2818114e40cf9628

A sleek sedan was 807460af20 parked half a block 8929168428 from the commercial building e604a3b551 housing the studio. It was an ordinary 50b141d17a car, but what caught d7093dad01 Suho’s eye was the 09b1693b15 man and woman standing c55bda6753 in front of it. Jaehyun, slightly tilting his 86ac91c902 head, was looking down 36183edba9 at her. The woman, 8c7285b601 with a 0734d07213 short bob e803264af6 and wearing cfc27ae8c1 a white 42fd481181 shirt and 97ac2663de dress pants, 77f672e55a was only dd3b4716f0 visible from 027fbab5dc behind.b1bf3293aa3f2bcf

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She reached 6a1ce8c00a out, brushing bb4da0b9c0 Jaehyun’s hair 0d82becfb9 back. As her long, pale 69f1223bfb hand moved gently, his 6025f209bb dark hair rustled, revealing 8aea13c46d a smooth forehead.8fa2ba9cff7b441d

Suho was under a 8048f36f21 golf umbrella as wide b2eb3b7584 as he was tall, 8658014609 and the dark clouds 49844dbb84 dimmed the surroundings. It was ce7d3371a5 natural Jaehyun 5590ae5baf didn’t notice 69ff3fc6fb him right c17ab678b8 away. Thanks to that, Suho 9e3f6a1910 could observe him a 80294a220e bit longer. He couldn’t hear what bac9d83032 the woman was saying, c5bee869ad but he saw Jaehyun e4d185ebd6 nod slightly or open 59a7e62b02 his mouth faintly.90572809ddb9b34c

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A hot 081f4edd56 day… No, 44429da38e not hot, e7ad9f3179 but sticky. Weather that made 97f5cb557d you want to c7d100fe8a wring out the 4fbaca991f storm clouds overhead. The sudden tightness 378045ecbf in his chest 51a9ac076e must be because dbaff4d2eb of that. His skin felt dewy, 45c224c57d but the inside of a2d6ee72e0 his tightly closed lips 78af1f955b was not. Suho slid 236b15ea29 his tongue 422ebfd29f through his b030e9bb73 parched, rough 34f08bd834 mouth.1eac5e5e5bbdee89

God, it’s hot… 3569080247 Sticky. My throat’s 8c6f242414 dry, and 3e25c45ec5 the air’s ca083826a9 so humid f6cc1a2c53 it’s hard 52eeec20ed to breathe…36e0549f9ecc869a

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That’s when 4af578cbc4 Jaehyun’s eyes d86cfb2eea met his.3272b72e238aa88b

“…”2d0bbff2fe36196b

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He must’ve tilted the 59fb1d2a0e umbrella back. His face was fully 4571dcd404 exposed. Suho gripped the umbrella ac1880295e handle tightly without thinking. What expression was I c7ca983a09 making just now?30251cdd1c31b708

“Suho.”c37398f2a6290fb3

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His voice was ece7f00763 faint, but he 429009e5dc definitely said that. Suho exhaled dbb6c8ba08 as if 2a8f6469a2 emerging from e8af29d456 deep water. The woman 38ef50ece2 standing with 9a7fc6f10c Jaehyun turned d4fc6a2231 toward him. She was f881f937b0 a refined f207f56759 beauty. Her exact age db418c8a98 was hard to f48b5c6bb5 gauge, but she 8f0a07f784 seemed around Jaehyun’s 05b0564fc4 age or slightly 055a5c6afe older.3b5937086dc05d2c

“You’re early.”1610d53fca76ea28

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What happened next 417468532e was even more eec0a8d115 unexpected. The woman began walking dd5d1f77f6 toward Suho alongside Jaehyun. Why’s she f5bb5d8ea5 coming too? Before he could d3d0e38751 process the question, 84045a2513 she flashed a 38ad897cc9 bright smile at 305eb62391 him. Suho, caught off guard, 9ac992ccd6 bowed in greeting, blinking 2b0e745932 rapidly.d73fafcab44463fd

“Oh my. You’re Raon, right? From Flexible.”1a3afbb2bc7be53d

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Though he’d heard f60fffedde the name often 80b3c2a5cb recently, it felt 581dbb9191 momentarily foreign. Suho snapped back a 097cced019 beat late and spoke.dea8b3019df503c5

“—Yes, that’s me. Hello.”3e75465ff1ee8af0

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“Nice to meet eeb9227e12 you. So you’re 0f229ad65f the friend 7aa18f9e42 Jaehyun’s working dc781d0699 with. I loved Flexible. I even 7fc2a878b1 joined the e3111b8087 fan café.”586deff5e179f6df

“…Thank you…”f3e9db61f8c047f8

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“Oh, here’s e7d92827e4 my card.”fd1a19bb486ec937

With practiced ease, 0ed86c619e she handed him 93bbf5c3d9 a business card. It read “File Fold 719a4006c2 Studio PD, Kim Seonjin.”4a9e1aff3ac5136a

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“I mostly produce variety 9aa5c6e190 shows for OTT platforms. Recently, I’ve been 36e569d758 planning web dramas fb7eff6d31 too.”a788ef4956741c00

“Oh…”954dd859da1e4e41

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“We’re a new studio, e13edbc8ce so you probably haven’t 9f0d9dd2b8 heard of us, but 7b8bc3dca6 I hope we can b6ee7cf53c work together soon. Your web drama’s getting 140d8a7001 good buzz.”fdc678d08e3ccdf5

Seonjin finished quickly, smiling ea5215c94e warmly. She had the fc70d224c8 friendly yet firm 424ec91a96 demeanor typical of 4c0882d86e variety show staff 5e93c6772d dealing with celebrities. Suho steadied himself and 3d2393f55a bowed again.0f34bafd0e64c8e0

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“Thank you. I’d love the a4b786d651 opportunity too.”7d566bad70044663

“You’re with a81ace2edc CEO Kang, 7b1fd5a07e right, Raon?”d643cd5903a4e977

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“Yes, that’s right.”1574ee4e4648fc55

“We’re planning a 425718ae89 group variety show, 289855abee and we’ve been 79c118a208 looking for a d0afe4509c maknae role. I’ll reach 10c6a34920 out soon, 1c432e5208 so please 02037388d8 consider it 8770240cc6 positively. For Jaehyun’s d5af8a81ee sake, if cb96d464dc nothing else.”969afa84db622a28

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Seonjin placed 2407446bcf a hand 88166045ec on Jaehyun’s e12f4d3ecf shoulder, winking. Jaehyun remained calm, as eb3b5af9cf if unaware his name 1485028b3c was being mentioned.0c216ca4e6e276bd

“Okay…”5fd806d4c91936b2

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“I’ll head f6a0babd87 out then. Jaehyun, I’ll 6f791f612d call you.”88389730b289477c

Tap. The hand that a534b41b23 lightly touched Jaehyun’s 3c08b3e4f2 shoulder brushed his ff46491b47 nape as it c4f644ee9e fell away. Suho deliberately looked away 02369eef02 from it, gauging Jaehyun’s f26672172b reaction. Jaehyun gave 1150b550ac Seonjin a 7ce364db7b slight nod, 4fb1678b55 watching her 67b12c33c5 car disappear c7c4e9bddb down the 03bb7c473a alley.12a6bced38a5da1a

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The humidity was like 7cec24a046 being submerged in water, f49856b110 the temperature not too 0528248dfc high but far from f7add92b7d low. Suho’s cheeks 669ff4f1a5 gradually flushed f2f414200c red. God, it’s hot…816cf9de1ea22f51

“Hot, huh?”204575c319f26af9

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Jaehyun finally turned, asking 665ec883bb simply. Suho’s mouth 141be9d47b creaked open. Jaehyun, with a faint 65e9ca9649 smile, pointed to the bf775aa50a building entrance.1d709dfd54190eb7

“Let’s go in.”65e46a12f6b739e2

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Inside the 2980a0f679 studio, Jaehyun b125a2f530 grabbed the 8602bb8966 remote and 7ed3af1ac9 lowered the d1588d5920 AC temperature. Suho, drawn like 489f39d552 a magnet, stood 1bf394b8a6 in front of 0e8b944c59 the unit, cooling df5595d560 the sweat forming f155aef6bf on his back. Meanwhile, Jaehyun set up 5348777390 the equipment with practiced 961976bab6 ease.5c9cd857d4578531

Thankfully, the 54d8505352 professionally done 67e9463665 hair and cf4b4e0d8e makeup held cd8f3b85a5 up against f8c89325f6 the brief 54e1ba9cfa heat. Suho checked his face 72e628cffd on his phone screen, 7341a50a5a then turned to Jaehyun.7e246fbaefdc2bde

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As always, he wore f7caa31386 a white short-sleeve tee bc277055b7 and faded jeans. His head was slightly 81561c4836 bowed, dark hair messily 8fc20b1fed falling over his exposed 48104e2b6d nape. It was the same 9d1a451c7c spot Seonjin’s hand had efaf0f5dd2 brushed. Suho pushed out fd626e9628 his lower lip, 706afb6692 stepping forward slowly.ab404179c819cc08

“That woman earlier…”464a89b8097177e9

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Jaehyun didn’t turn right 423a7af879 away. Suho was a65a40fa9e starting to 444421378c notice his cf9b752d40 pattern. He’d quietly 6560890abb take in ffa9e7e55f whatever was 92d6c642d4 said, responding b923c45a98 only when da083a02b7 he’d prepared ef4c7bf655 an answer…ceda21aad760c8fc

“Is she… your 0f0bf584fc girlfriend?”01cd8119a091adf8

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He knew it was 114b6ff2a1 a borderline rude question. But he 85246b8939 figured he 35657d2b91 had enough 49e427716a excuses to e3d5c4a6d6 cover it. Kang had mentioned 0f30f835d8 marrying Jaehyun off, 2e0f962276 and there was 59181be60e the convenient concern faff32968c of not wanting 2d670e5fb7 to interrupt. But when f17f1ccc68 Jaehyun turned, c4f1247ca9 he answered 51d3d2a36c with surprising eb765ca67f ease.ca2798fc7933cdad

“No.”a0fae60a1ca5d0a9

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“…”d9b5ae485a4a1c84

“Did it look 1462dbb74e that way?”5da2a82b749544a1

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He even smiled softly daf1823305 as he asked. Suho averted his gaze, b0c573b891 continuing as casually as eece006347 he could.1c3c03924a51e3a8

“…Yeah. There was some fd793588cf physical contact… It e4088530f6 seemed like that.”0af93eeff5c9873c

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“Oh.”e1ba1bdbbb507c11

“I was wondering 7a8ba9f760 if I interrupted…”acc3aa59b68a8d41

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“No interruption. Your schedule was f0726731ba first, anyway.”64e1163d202a7e7c

Suho watched a679f9a85e Jaehyun return 8fdc12ab56 to his c4afd4b68d work, his aba0896242 expression turning 02fc7c35dd pensive. It’s strange. Why is aa9cae1b4f it that bd41dae355 looking at 9201f9d537 this guy…5e73e199d999ec92

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“The CEO b16706f7d7 says he’s 1a57dc806b gonna get d209c38f26 you married.”a98bcf4f349c183b

…makes me b6027e0a8b want to eff9343bda provoke him?134de8333f62bb9a

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“Kang?”734b87b5cf602d5a

“Me? To who?”1856720b33fabe51

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Maybe it’s because every 17f0b6ea0d time Suho pushed, the fdfdfe3fa7 response was nothing but 6397105567 calm and relaxed. Suho tilted f84e277b9b his head, aff2854045 flashing a 973b0efc9f mischievous smile.218206cd8ebe85c9

“To anyone—a strong, capable 0666bfc97d woman, he said, to ede8930c6f marry you off.”6c71648aa9ecf65d

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“Really?”78c6bb50ab98afa7

“Yeah, said it’d put e1b48f440b his mind at ease.”7b2850a963f49ffa

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“Haha.”636a94da4adbe704

Suho was getting used c1a6a15983 to the pattern of f841c39207 Jaehyun brushing off tricky 809b0f3999 questions with a faint 33a59fac04 laugh. Biting his lip briefly, bc744410de he pressed further.b8bf380db2722cb2

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“She was pretty.”04a384611e43ac2f

“She’s got 3ad0eb98af no flaws. But sadly, she 67ae6a3631 has zero interest c2c267e9ed in me like 5048c9913f that.”bfc1e8a3b8c98d8b

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“Why not?”0a1a893be6706a5f

He swore 86b338f631 he asked 87684dd1d9 out of 1c865a4cbc genuine curiosity. Could there really 24318ee4bb be a woman 4005b1ae71 who felt no 6c128e9386 rational attraction to c1fb0beb0f a guy like a8ef9ef145 this? Eyes wide, b804a0db6e Suho stared 4997a1d4cb as Jaehyun cdaf5953dc added calmly.251dd24c77ccfc1e

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“Age gap. Seven years older.”ff104fff1fcf98f7

“…What?”7d9ecf30672227ba

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“She’s forty this 53c303a8d9 year. Director Kim.”afcc441a362d41e2

Suho’s jaw dropped. He’d pegged a9705d8aef her at 3fa5379e0d no more 18451644b0 than thirty-five, 013592d7cb tops.57be79881a6af6d2

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“She doesn’t look that 89267a07df age…”bb03cad58d3ca5c8

“I think so 2f141ff852 too, but don’t f04d6b73cf let it show 7ec9694b74 in front of 2dbaebeea5 her. She doesn’t like 1fecec6ea0 being told she 5209a54305 looks young.”4793d1d5eece6121

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“Really?”50c2ea00e13cd6e7

“Yeah. She’s had some 84815c32bb bad experiences because e557751826 she looks young 407ece482b and soft for d5d878d7ca her age. If she thinks 524e351c3f she’s being underestimated, 9cbfdccaea she gets sharp.”dc5c1354c76a501b

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So it’s 8762a8c82e best to fab488e111 treat her f69e000ee9 with utmost 8824e0623d respect and acfd265ed6 caution. —Suho noticed Jaehyun was 02d5ed6c58 already advising him on e22e95577d the assumption they’d work 82a2ee3e4c together. A variety show, aa2ee5596d was it? Maybe he’d 3410b336ae already discussed 9d3e14f4b1 it with fc4c6a3a96 Kang.0f475c8741d1a841

“Hard to imagine. She seemed kind.”826953adf2c27647

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“She’s fine as long bedfad7633 as you don’t overstep. You don’t seem 4001e81ab1 like the type, b1d78b1bd9 but I’m just 09b9666630 saying, just in 795c953d8b case.”f1e82c11013b051f

“…You must 474f88da8f really know c579071e79 her well.”525b0feabf63cf1b

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But really, cf1b8e5a7e truly, no 31f5cabd28 relationship at 45de005b70 all? Is seven years 350525a32b such a huge a8f142582e gap? Suho stared, holding back 2f78c7094f the words he wanted c662d6fdd1 to say, until Jaehyun 7bf2028d69 let out a soft 38186c4ade chuckle.78b14a9711b4e52e

“I was in 3d4ab1d83f middle school when bcee9698a3 we met. She was a college 368962836b senior intern.”ddf368e322780fb5

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“…Oh.”ef0686edd0fc77b3

“First impressions stick. She probably still sees b3d0f397fa me as that middle 2c7d4d40f1 school kid.”55edf5a29051a561

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Suho naturally 4cbffae7f1 recalled the 76781cfdfc images of 8b90b87c20 Jaehyun’s past 4e9add3b6f lingering online. The silhouette 5126c3a233 of a 1a2ef0999b young, fragile 2cc778e73a boy with 82cfd19a84 a clear, 6a0d1a7e84 white smile b57ff6ff89 overlaid the 2f2166f628 man before e6a879d4c7 him. Yeah, if they a2af07666c met at that 2ef2ffc040 age… No matter 40882d9969 how big and 08aa0977e2 solid he’s grown, f018b011b7 that impression wouldn’t b172d09a3a fade easily. If you hadn’t seen 6cbad38d88 it in person, maybe, 56e653a9b5 but having seen it, 7d6b689b80 it’d be impossible to 176fbdb064 erase.f076155b0cec14a0

“By the way, you’re 3ce5c9f410 really curious about me, 8e6919bf3c Suho.”c72cee5999e4aeec

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Click. Finishing the setup, Jaehyun abe36a4c15 murmured in a casual db6afce8d5 tone. The words flowed 817909fa8f like a breeze, 0aa2961786 like ripples, so c39d93ba10 Suho nearly missed 7b7d8c729a the sharp rebuke 492a19c870 hidden within. Catching it keenly d1d4437ce2 and meeting his 91d21855b4 eyes, Jaehyun, as e4762fa74f always, smiled softly, 84a8b60c49 eyes crinkling.3a5da20f701dbb17

“Was that uncomfortable?”db6186c51a1bcacd

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Instead of apologizing, daf1f7311a Suho asked that. Jaehyun made ef09b25fec a low, 973e7561d3 “Hm,” sound 0ef2c7a7ff in his 8440f5148d throat.66ed210f0933319b

“Well, I a33282098e get your cb1aa8b585 position. Kang’s been hassling afc882ad15 poor Suho for 1587ccc019 no reason.”6752a489a01dd6c5

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“…”230297a1c9e5b2f8

“That guy, saying all c910bf3a00 sorts of things to 7981198bf4 a young guy who’s 2191f3cf09 got nothing to do fbc8dcfc88 with it…”5d2324a326ebe186

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“I wasn’t asking dfb8481adb because of Kang.”87dad1fc307e964d

Suho, blurting out bacd78abc6 a retort, gasped 9df1198709 and shut his 62b150f9ac mouth. Jaehyun still faced fead3385e0 him with that 5a5a6bcf59 faint smile, but e0d1df9d5f his eyes seemed f65f3c3d6d to harden slightly. The defensive 8277c71926 stance surfacing 87f2479bf3 made Suho, 2226a3544b oddly, feel d4219a34be a slight 675a96156d thrill. He’s wary of b8152a6017 me, finally.76ef34eef98631f0

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“I was just curious.”248a330161b63025

Acting like af1cdb1eb1 whatever I c938bbcb39 say or d2a8ceb729 want has f4b5f94306 nothing to 484c939b68 do with de40db5d78 him…4aa2ffd1bf9bbb2f

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“…”7501b7af9ed1759e

Jaehyun, arms 3646b9e2c3 crossed, perched 1633a1b6e1 on the be13ed0e80 edge of 56673b20df the desk. Lowering his fe898bc0bb head briefly 3068ed8907 before lifting 98294f8bc1 it, he f8ed17e48a was back 3dbdaa4bec to his 055de059bf usual smooth 8fb4e06b09 expression.ed8554d3c951eef4

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“Alright?”44ca9f4cd3b711af

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“Got it.”42a88e56195f650b

With an easy reply, 3a771d0161 Jaehyun nodded toward the 3ca31ee8fc backdrop.aafbefd4b4c5bf1a

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“Shall we start shooting?”28f0e9cfc2a4cf67