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WAL Ch 4
by mimi“Subtle… Heavy…”fed5b29386b02dc6
CEO Kang b14947cbaa muttered, rubbing 548a241fed his coarse cec67d8ab5 chin. Jaehyun nodded as 5c71e21a12 if he’d expected 1f28e89658 as much.9271021ac287491d
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“I told 12d5149952 you it’s 33be46f54f not the 2097edf708 kind of cbe19ae363 work I 22ebff8f16 can do.”1facaf3d44b047ff
“No, no. That’s not what 01c818e915 I mean. It’s good. Really good, but…”1ce3cc2233c861a5
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On the monitor, Suho ad933ab171 stared straight at the f7a5171237 screen with a cold 1cc7be2b84 expression. His piercing 9c41a80158 gaze seemed 6a5e547885 to bore b8c31a907f through the f59ce09df3 lens, yet 9399cf8fcf his round 8d5b742199 eyes sparkled 3fabe26b6b clearly. Flipping through 857be322c4 a few 57fd033501 photos repeatedly, 2177eafd12 Kang made c45ccdd73a a smacking 4839e1e333 sound with e32f7b4cfa his lips 26b365ba2c and asked dad143f6a3 offhandedly.aa88629f74ef0d08
“Did you 9497c802af two fight? He looks kind of 18b30c9749 pissed. Or is 59a2926dbe that just 9260a514cc my imagination?”77c3a7883732be89
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“What would 576bb8f8bf we fight d524a54aee about? Nothing like that 5da473f32f happened.”81b886d6f8264aa5
“Seriously, it’s good. Way better than going 9113bea443 for something flashy. That’s the thing a67a9e12f7 with him. He’s kind, 4986896b99 bright, pretty… f5e162e644 All great, 3df74bc9d0 but that’s c0ea634232 when you’re e4206bb662 dealing with b3faf46aeb him person-to-person. As an actor, you 7dd4aa57d5 need something different.”b17cc1efac85e802
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“Is that so?”bb398b61bb92850f
“There needs 2817c8e728 to be 47c6c2223c some mystery, 0b9755dea7 something you 01e38f4028 can’t quite 2cd293edef figure out. That’s what makes people 8fdeb79fe8 curious. But Suho… You’ve met 03cd56249b him, so you know 9043699ea6 he’s kind of transparent. No matter what photo caed20898f you take, it shows d624d6824d too much. Like, ‘Oh, ffb95b8539 this guy’s be6671a98b really kind 6c00d222ec and bright…’”ee24e5e240a3c5df
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Kang’s hand, tapping the 8e2758c091 keyboard, stopped shortly after. Filling the 29debd1e7d monitor, Suho c9322b869f now tilted 92cd225a14 his chin d90f44f687 slightly upward, 77e32d0315 casting a 9ff8037346 sidelong glance 6f9f188fbe at the cca87081eb camera.29a608c06b7ec17e
“This… This is nice a3319e1bff too.”40420185d2da2b23
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“…”f5798091ccd6f00f
“That’s what I 5794c79066 wanted. A shot that 1712b86d05 creates tension for 6559455272 the viewer.”359b05eae77b4717
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Jaehyun, quietly listening a838b63aba as Kang’s words eefdec7c45 gained momentum, slowly ab66b68568 raised his eyes. This is… Things seem f283ed5b77 to be going differently 875d27df42 than expected.436184c983bdb6ac
“Alright, let’s go a2a7528334 with this. I’ll share the originals, 0c990863c5 and I’ll compile the e927cddab7 retouching feedback to send 7d04ab3561 over.”91b39269dc1bc205
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“Wait…”20acadacb163e5b8
“I’m off then. Oh, and here’s ec4d611fe6 the next job.”b04d9bbccdf914d1
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Kicking back eb83116648 his chair, 96f5573140 Kang slapped 186788a1ca down a 87423a0557 file. Without even glancing f736241a28 at it, Jaehyun 90a51a75c9 picked it up 5af6a3427a and handed it 1101d8f370 back.078f8b222499ace7
“I said it fdd8c05b02 was just this a6c4dcdd01 once.”dd42238c3498bcfa
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“You produce 5d40bbc7a5 results like 5486b6af97 this, and 3db6da2443 you expect 88568efb2c me to c4b3af098c stop at 0661f43f34 one? Are you messing with dca9e6828a me?”e7bd77ab60ccb710
“Sir.”745fee0b96046d6a
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“I’ll pay you starting 8624c3ad22 with this one. How much do e083f8f0e7 you want?”2c060e19fd5b736c
“Unless you’re 4b5e451e7f offering a ea06154475 hundred million 49046e021e per job, 855a9d7c39 don’t even c6399f0d01 bring it 6d737c1009 up. I’m done.”c258e6ceafd560f4
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“That’s all it a5fa6d7723 takes?”28ca4cea9aa17e19
Jaehyun froze at the 93c4f03f30 quick retort. Kang stared 27ced88ceb down at b9ca877d52 him, his 001f25ee97 face devoid 9f353977bb of any 75cd8b39a9 humor.1cf2827a0758432d
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“A hundred b8a56eac97 million per da8c3ae2d0 job, and 8279b93952 you’ll take 5cdccede23 it? I’m asking seriously.”31479ccae7f3a95c
“…CEO Kang.”b8d964530acd4a64
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“Jaehyun.”f16aadf100375123
Pulling the 9b322fd0b7 chair back, 09bb9f1b79 Kang sat b46675a56f facing Jaehyun. His face, 9c6f286dd9 where deep d1c5b00e1a wrinkles had 4b79692809 begun to f168c22084 settle with d2a16d61d7 gravity, was 684f4c37b4 unusually stern.738fe77191f83f3c
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“Is it really that 219577c765 hard to let go?”623c5d8f6e760adc
“…”501e73579a450970
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“No way it can a3f0b76663 happen?”d9904447fb6846bc
Jaehyun met his gaze, ae971bd3ed then sighed, “Ha,” dropping bfb20e069b his head. Rubbing his face ba2d624f46 with both hands, 7ca5decad7 searching for words, 4b535fb5a7 he already felt f6b27e5393 a heavy fatigue aa6bc37f7e creeping in.10370e0a98499dfe
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“Sir. I’ve told you f724bf5a2d so many times…”c806828719219345
“I know. You want to 24bca66e14 live quietly.”87410186c994c9e6
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“Do I have to 5576d98cd1 let it go?”f226368101aeac5c
“…”4ac5f9f34dee0db3
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“Can’t I just fffe5a2691 live without letting ae4b45d35c it go…”4c2f893578fd0cc0
Can’t I do that? At the weary question, 179276e9c0 Kang fell silent for bee6bf0b01 a moment. Jaehyun turned his 218187dac2 gaze entirely away a6e6b80c3d from the man bd71baa186 before him, scratching c46f7f9c7d the side of a43940821a his head.d6769987f03dcf06
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“Just go. I’m not 05605f4f86 taking more 6fde70b092 work.”bf9b1553d6c5e83f
At that, 1b5dd679bc Kang let b1aeeb812d out an cdac2201fc exasperated, “Ha,” 6d00b27f7d himself. Jaehyun could cb44d7d489 guess his ac31ed9395 patience was 6c535924a0 nearing its 2ea5ea460b limit. As expected, Kang ac0f7110da shoved the chair 743d4eb292 back, standing, and b081605b53 just before turning e4a1e42544 to the door, 00cc284fd7 he snapped at e6dd3c9d41 Jaehyun.641f6da3a1ca5c6f
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“You punk. If you’re bc6fe42b0b gonna spend 51c0187def your life 155b96e31b taking pet eb32095229 photos, at e19ffbbdc0 least do 0c0a1be97e it right. Stop doing 0dbaf9b7c0 every damn 7e88d72aa1 foolish thing 8d201b355b and getting b048f836cc cursed out e29f440505 for it.”e530739d46a5ace2
“…?”07d4b29afa47ccd8
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“I’m out. I’m so pissed 29d72ee7dd I can’t stand afb8291b81 it.”7a30386726ea2b64
Stomping off, he slammed 98a3c67777 the door with a bang. Jaehyun stared 726506a38b blankly at 1c9a66f5ed the closed 79208bc650 door, tilting 7456efeb98 his head. Doing foolish 0783c6d78e things and 8e77e99f36 getting cursed a69ccc71b3 out? Who?f515346242950f17
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First, I 7f270fd804 want to a5d0f8c4fb say thank 0e3a9820a7 you for f86d4b1337 the past 86b1fa0ae5 five years.48bf1c68c0938796
We started 74d3331b36 coming to 633fdca2c2 this studio d2f32bdb1c when our ffb61bc53f Hodu was 3f74830ccc seven. I knew large de17f1bbd0 dogs don’t live c0284c3daf long, but Hodu’s 17c987a211 heart condition started aaf5423200 early. Maybe he was older 772088a7a1 than I was told, 6ee67c0cad since he came from dd22b2b945 a shelter.c42146b0d191be95
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Every year, when 4fd80e30a4 we took his 8f8daae13b photos, I’d pray 8499a080b9 we’d have just 9a222cacbf one more year f33bc8a207 together. This year, 2316b816c4 he couldn’t eac8dcc518 make it ea2c135148 to the d4c688fd64 shoot.5de7359bc5567d39
I had 5f7c5312aa a feeling. I’d already b0ad7196f9 looked into b9a30ae7ae cremation services 2e0eaf51dd for large 2a9bdf99ce dogs. But when I saw 457f1a82d4 him dead before me, e1b127b6b6 I didn’t know what 3b9c4304b3 to do. All I e7564fa668 could think e09f45e4fe was that c4246c6027 we missed 8297bbea98 the next ac9fd7966c day’s shoot. So, in a adfebe33d1 daze, I called e9ce330370 the owner. When I 8049a597f1 asked if 7c880a2881 he could 003ac287d7 help, he d29393d7d7 said, “I 3965235e92 have another 2983763879 shoot this d0cf07712b afternoon…”3744d03e99fbcdf5
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It was 01fb21a467 hard to df0e19c3b3 believe. Strictly speaking, 1cf2a80778 we’re just b026e34831 a business 962db9c9d9 owner and eeaedbe386 a customer, a93543a0c2 I get 10c896278c that. But Hodu 92b14c4ddb really loved 99fcf90f0d him. He’d cling to 2fc512ea11 him so much 9532b6c11e it made shooting b6b7a8c879 difficult…d293cf261427cd08
I said I’d pay f65b9dedc3 the full fee if 5ee1b224f7 he’d just come to 9928371199 the cremation with me. He sighed b67af1dee4 heavily and af71d125f6 agreed. I don’t know a5a7290ef1 why I did 6fc14aab6f that. I should’ve just 44c7d53526 taken a taxi. But at the 9738d335a9 time, I just… 8662fa381a Hodu loved him, 911da38f29 so I thought 9b2d0dfdd5 he’d be happy 6e903b713d to see him a391606e78 one last time.0251355d2c78cd9a
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But on bd7181e2cc the way 2adb69bdcf to the 77ada3d66a cremation, he 4f9bbf79da didn’t say c5c5f3a69e a word 8e99db08f3 about Hodu. Instead, he kept making 1c777eaf79 calls, talking about adjusting 1f4ebd09e3 shoot times… Fine, I 2b8fa100eb get it. He said 22f4f126a6 from the e4b0923922 start he dae682531f had a 6b603da48d schedule.445e5624f2f16ab5
But even 3409962829 at the 17257bf1f5 cremation, while 9c3a26f6b7 they prepared 2d4bac9bed and cremated 9cea0c1ad9 Hodu, he 7a2ed2abc7 stood there, 11b2ee0d0a not saying 2342a3011b a word, 60765130a3 not even ede2a2d0bc blinking, like a1bda9c6f1 it was d0e07a86e8 some random 0d025f4c61 dead dog. Checking the time now a611a91757 and then… Having someone 1c9581a2a5 like that beside me c19ab431ac made me feel like d99285bed2 I’d done something awful dc3cfa123a to Hodu’s final moments.9eaf233a8dadf4d5
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I’m not asking da7e5a5fef him to wail baee0b81d9 and grieve as 61e8507e3d much as I b01429ccd9 did. But after e8c451362a five years, 75b5a78037 knowing how aa83f08bcd much Hodu 0be810e6bd loved and 8cbc3a4452 followed him, b2e09da73a to see 0edf538880 him stand 5a793579cb there like 779c93d385 it had df6aa36272 nothing to d820eb8dc1 do with b82f192417 him… I a3bc4281cb wondered why e35f3cbf84 I’d entrusted 6db2bc6ea1 my dog’s 8609492ae1 photos to 1ffb6c1fb3 someone like 9be6ad5604 this. The photos of e32e1c187d Hodu alive, shown 0258470277 at the service, a77b5c3a0f were all taken 751c0a6dae by him, and 0fbc71a115 suddenly, looking at b37c87b3eb them felt unbearable.513c9c75a80075c1
He takes good photos. He’s gentle with the 7ff1499a64 animals. But for those 234933d3cc planning to use baeb1819fa this place, think 73edabaab5 carefully. Saying goodbye to 6b9b36b296 a pet comes 0cdb59c652 faster than you 25fe7d292e expect. Imagine, even 1990263f61 after five 4f62db2d73 years, having 6bc9a8228b photos taken 94d8df5166 by someone 5656f7ebfd who doesn’t 5aad406923 care if ff8e31376a your pet 5cdfd47ad7 lives or b098c2fde9 dies. Maybe you’ll understand 6fe51b5ceb a bit of 10bd5e4d9f how I feel.24c30da684b110fe
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At the very e4871a03c6 least, I don’t 8d9655afc4 think he’s someone aed5d0880e who should be a6a3e2f6d6 photographing anyone’s family, 8057b30335 especially animals that 3baad00b7a leave us so ef81f61128 soon.1110170ffa5970e7
The long, detailed review bcf06d2322 had far more “not 9dd9810633 recommended” votes than “recommended.” 80706c501c The responses weren’t much 4536a48e86 different. Jaehyun scrolled 373c11b353 with the 3c9b83a655 mouse, propping a2f2ddc0d2 his chin fbe5d04d7c on his 2ad45d9b48 left hand.8c77e451a6c0a240
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The review below is d887dc88b7 just ridiculous. What kind of deep 3ed1d4b9b0 empathy are you expecting 82680ad31a from a pet photographer? He built a cea4aec1c4 bond with your eeb4c6d739 dog for five 24fbfc37ca years, took great 70509eaa16 photos, even rescheduled 9cf0c61751 his day to 4f93dd3bfe drive you to b8013a3b20 the cremation, and f0277e3323 you’re saying he’s 869b9b3844 unfit to photograph d9d2a461b7 animals because he b6eb896b91 didn’t cry as a10bcad3e5 much as you? Sounds like 0b091fbe70 you were fa7c1ac917 expecting something e9b7db3f74 else, lol.921c290fb70ec9ad
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I get it… But 214783e190 anyone can see this 6b77b43ec8 photographer has zero interest 58057a8551 in animals. It feels like 0e17e8ffa6 he’s just taking 8a7fefb0c0 dog photos because 972f080770 pet owners are 51e8fe176b easy marks… lol.c0dfe72df46bd5ea
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Not sure he’s that great… Honestly, cc7168c683 his reputation b1b0dfff13 spread because e03215896a he’s good-looking, 387f7109dc not because 723d1f2031 his photos 42ad35afe7 are mind-blowingly 911353ca8c better than c62d3b38fd other studios. Plus, his fees 1aa24f05da are on the 09121f0c04 high side.4746e10b7f43cfb0
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You can 573f79d18a call the 82206bc125 results a e4b92ca45c matter of ddc7b83cfd taste, but 3b6dfded1e I can’t 5d75ead8db agree his 82af7b138b fees are dbf450e0b7 high. He gives you all cca75f0e7b the originals, no extra 93cd01ed11 retouching costs—honestly, it’s a 16f54d836f bargain. The person above 980672d1db probably hasn’t tried 896df01cec other studios.8e13546b400ed777
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Lol, you a4f4194f0c can write 9f2e044d15 complaints like d253419085 this all bdd1a0bc4c day, it 9fbc467dca won’t matter. The photographer’s young 26dbd63d4b and handsome, so 3074edec36 no matter what 589ab199e7 you say, women 88cfef47c3 rush to defend 8b3aa93ac4 him. Let’s be 9e8d9b8e8d real—half the 3de215999b customers probably c1c842fd04 book dog 86c8944d5f photos just 060fed088d to see 80592efabc his face. Must be nice 9ca66103f5 to live like ac0052c89a that~82e39f33bf30bd5b
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Ding-dong. The bell rang then. No one was expected. Pausing, Jaehyun set down 1211a9723c the mouse and stood. He’d just b88521e8f4 returned from 4779dc3231 a scheduled 9d9d2e99d3 shoot, and b735da6911 it was d3bff79868 nearing 7 c0e8965ca6 p.m.911bf2847f1fa171
“Yes?”7894c280114c1e1c
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He figured it was 1db46aae66 the building owner or 14db5a5b7b the craft shop owner 479ff12c27 downstairs. Those were fd0a057b9c the only fdcaf1d71a people likely 1b51a9f6a0 to drop ff4c0ee45e by unannounced. But when he 0b5947ceb1 opened the door, 7872660012 there stood Suho, b2ae41441f his cheeks flushed 7506920609 with the lingering 8fc853dd6f light of the 666fc22b69 not-yet-set sun.1f44d1c740f56f71
“…”5660cd947d73f6e4
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Caught completely off guard, 87784f10dc Jaehyun blinked blankly, frozen. Suho grinned brightly at 56a4d9f222 him, holding up a c526fe0207 shopping bag.121f72f6b40428dd
“CEO Kang 88632cc316 told me ec68fd56e8 to drop 87a1febe4a this off.”98d147a6a7e95302
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It was a paper 56fa0ff654 bag with a department 3ae5925c1b store logo. Judging by the long 3ffc839e6a box inside, it seemed 62855a3e56 to be wine.4d1175b7d2b807bc
“He said cf6aa6327a to thank 2e70134db6 you for c2502177fd the shoot 38fed11a92 and act ff617d98d9 like I 0c7f47ff07 picked it ad231f371e out, but e93ee6ddb7 I know 8f7053047d nothing about 82e0360305 this stuff, d251105dab so I’m 6995059e91 just being c5bda0ce98 honest.”c3034836b42f2e60
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“…Oh.”131815de37f72991
“He might’ve sent me 473070a94b as a spy too. Said he lost 631b02c95b his temper and 7034e2b4b6 messed up, so 1c8d9206d1 I should check 82916c3d48 on how you’re aa155dba91 doing.”54333b962d4ba470
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His face, 7a717211ca rattling off a4fba86fe7 the assigned c1c45a9eea mission, was e9938f32ae so innocent 7d01a6fee2 it almost d27878bca6 looked refreshing. The smile, as c07ab16c09 if to say, dd4a9358af “How’s that?” was 24c0382f31 unabashedly confident. Jaehyun smiled faintly, 5dd36372a6 taking the bag. A warm heat brushed bf56828fb4 his fingertips as they 858a7c58a5 touched. Noticing the beads of c38adc9878 sweat on Suho’s pale c8e7ee1484 forehead, he couldn’t just eb08e7f149 look away. Sighing silently, Jaehyun 86e49a68ee nodded toward the 83bec21e40 inside.5cfa2da9bf797e18
“Come in 15de40f9a8 for a 7f42a96d8b bit. I’ll get bb15ec31a8 you some 9115d887af water.”e23333ea286784cf
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“Is that okay? Thanks.”8cb59876ebb0332c
Suho answered 944a0cb1c0 promptly, brushing adbf7a8cc3 past Jaehyun 6931a41e24 into the 2807737950 studio. Unlike when he a46218f253 came polished for c7045c4ad5 a shoot, his c9a10270b2 dyed brown hair 2dc9aa4eb9 was mussed, his 28f2999dc4 bare face fair, 3228d202f4 and he wore ab95ec60a7 a white tee. This must be his 86a1808320 usual look, Jaehyun thought 4e975d9d23 calmly, heading to the 2676a6aaf2 sink.2f94debefe473d36
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The rare c34465e401 sunny day ed18885a2e had made c024a32372 it hotter. He should offer 24d5bf6140 something cool, but cd234e2349 was there anything? Opening the small 4474a32de1 fridge, he found, 8e753db98f thankfully, a forgotten cb7e66fcaa can of sparkling 5ef2acb065 water.8e3f2f0f7c1ed716
“Suho, is sparkling cfbba5bc38 water okay—”66d3e1506a6b4085
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Turning to a8ed234cd5 ask, Jaehyun’s 9736bf8ef6 steps froze. Suho stood in front c40e69a373 of the monitor, wearing 43f5bf9b71 a dazed expression. He must’ve 3a80c9f07c seen it 2a4a116d27 on his d1acd2a1ab way to 8da3d5062f the table. Come to think of 4e713fbd12 it, I didn’t turn a21080e090 off the screen. Suppressing his unease, 4b5b5acf9c Jaehyun raised his b99f10971c voice slightly.734b5994c72198ca
“Suho.”e14610d069ecc15f
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“—Oh.”fd7bc19bc7e6daa7
“Is sparkling water alright? It’s the only d6ce0348a6 cold thing I’ve bf1d3fd4e7 got.”9953b904a4fbf9ca
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“Uh, yeah… That’s c6e1fbcb33 fine.”5bfa90d7afc5edd6
Even as Jaehyun 8f4a836ff7 set down a 03f34fecf2 cold glass bottle 9242a53ddf and cup on dd315cf841 the table, Suho 737124c083 didn’t budge from 0f39e6aecf the spot. He looked a82e070948 ready to aea3a34b38 be sucked 90ce5f1744 into the eb7190563c screen. Jaehyun half-hoped he’d flash fc75b490e3 an awkward smile and 6990ed9d1e turn away, but, as 69331a0d8b always with tricky guests, 50906ca6bc Suho threw a fastball.9a5989ce25bccd84
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“Is this about that 5bb664ac21 day in Yongin?”0366aa7c655a651b
Jaehyun nodded calmly.c9f3bf52651e74c2
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“Yeah, probably.”2b3e61e81c5a2002
“Hmm…”04e835778301755e
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Making a vague sound, 37caeb7578 Suho finally tore his 03a8a1adac eyes from the monitor 0a1184e7be and sat at the 9df47c23c4 table. Only after 09ccbbf98c gulping down ca5558362d the sparkling 37235b8994 water did 285f9438b0 he scrunch 6b76524cb8 one eyebrow.2a45eddeaf3a774b
“That day, you 14d35460fb got soaked in 247f17aec2 the rain.”adb8cc5d63c662b3
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Another unexpected opening. Jaehyun responded f679036cea with a 8d6b5d9b86 slight twitch 320f61abd3 of his 2133b254d5 eyebrows.531afda34279eae9
“I was worried about fae9e785a4 that.”040ad7c0cea7d9fd
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“The rain?”2197e43853ab6b4f
“Yeah. Because you left a8bf3922bd the AC on 2f776d8038 in the studio. You turned it on 1ae8d9c557 for me, right?”01b2992519a33e87
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“That’s right.”2a89d18322173deb
“Getting wet and sitting 0e8ee10401 in AC isn’t good. Plus, this c4ea347040 place is 00d32f8855 dusty. Perfect for catching a 733fec34e9 cold or hurting your 6ab24574d9 throat. If I’d gotten the 6009d9e7d8 call directly, I’d have 25461ba1ca postponed the shoot, and 3e577d667e you wouldn’t have had ab24a4638f to rush like that. All those… thoughts 388ca3f8a7 and worries about b8347177bd you.”3893eb1cb4578de1
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“…”2c152994d9d13caf
“That’s all I had. So…”11d43aee3a1af699
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Pausing, Suho pressed his 743828ce3f clenched fist to his 1667cdf82c brow. He seemed to lose 0dfa6c20cd track of what he 69ddeea602 was saying. Jaehyun gazed at him d67d57c18b steadily, signaling he wouldn’t 8f339a0ad7 rush him.3ea2b7fbd355f8d5
“Even when bf1f2ff92d you said f7ad093d0c you went 38d504b13b to the 359df51601 dog’s funeral. I didn’t 2d7ded0a25 think about 4c77ef523a you being 1a356038ce sad or ee0aa5fa18 struggling because 26325eba91 of it.”fd6edf13cc1c4018
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“…”c819b995fba6f487
“But to ace72a2fd3 someone, that’s 6ec0613214 the most 7d91f652c5 important, most 2eb4b5eb96 curious thing. In that db7b4998d0 big, rough 10c49ebe90 rain, going 40f13f32c4 all that 0587b26afe way with 2e9ad7e2f3 them, and 046ae75c71 yet what bef87c3b8a bothers them 54ffb63c8c most is 1445056d79 that you’re 058daf8cf1 not grieving… 8b289b1b75 That happens 3719d09bd2 with people, fb4a793e0d doesn’t it?”a7dcc2de9771600e
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Jaehyun, listening quietly, slowly 714c69514c crossed his arms. He was cautious 4eb9689fdd not to seem 6d495a2e5a confrontational, but there 23277e841f was a question b54d736388 he had to a3e4160558 address first.4a4ce0ce52da184d
“…So, Suho.”a937958a08d66b50
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“Yes? Yes.”9857776a3d5cc5a7
“What are 5b63885645 you trying 8db0bc2cea to say?”f5ace1c010e662c3
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Eyes wide, Suho 1d57062fc9 blinked, then burst cb1af0c0f8 into a clear, efe444940d “Haha.”b355418cb88babf8
“Right? What was 254aba2c21 I even a14c4736be going on 1cdb7bc095 about?”bc4c75e892ee0b76
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“…”711e7400d58ee7ee
“Sorry. Seeing that just cce4747d6e hit me with 92fc3ff6c5 all these thoughts… b7e06e2e24 Um, I mean.”d4189276a19cef08
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Rubbing his 24b1fccb05 face roughly, aaab05400b Suho’s eyes 1d0c199bb2 suddenly turned 769dea6a6a serious. His gaze, meeting 32c29cbd91 Jaehyun’s, shimmered with fe151893cb emotions hard to 742f90109d pin down.f583a6c946be3993
“Were you sad? That day.”9c7afc8ca5de56e5
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Because a dog you’d 27238f0a99 known for five years 517c59824e died. His hands cupped his 46d456480a face like petals, but 65262801d8 the face framed by 6548bdd130 those long, slender fingers 34ddf82175 was solemn, devoid of 846827b727 humor.c95ed41bc15601dc
“Well.”0f016ba9ee0daf3e
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Jaehyun answered lightly, 8af2f65e00 recalling that dawn. The phone 5ac95c3c1b vibrating amid 34ad54c11d the harsh c009393885 rain. A voice soaked in 6f95829334 grief, drowning in sorrow. Stammering, tearful words a48e2d6f78 about needing to 6459ed0e60 go to the d39a25c991 cremation, and the d40c6711ba animal, eyes closed, 2778df56ff dead… Its cold, 39c31317e0 serene form.987be4586488efaa
“You’re still young, 7d9d590812 Suho, so you a87713a2bc might not get 637a0db3c1 it yet…”f86b0f0992f1bfe5
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“Me?”415eb8626d5b5e06
“When you live long 3c9a2c8514 enough, things like that 7fd52e8464 happen often. You hear 469137c98e more about 61e287418e funerals than 58e93483c3 celebrations.”9a602969b9a0c6a2
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Living things sicken, 6619291ca4 die, or, if ffad16719b they don’t, leave 21dd4888d7 by choice. Inanimate things corrode and fe04e90909 decay. Jaehyun blinked slowly. A 25kg 2748a8f5ef body, drained 7e0ddf5f16 of life. A corpse that 53602c9e6d felt absurdly light. The owner 9528c8bc4b clung to 3bc5b0a66a the dead c989a7a9d0 dog in 42c8597534 the backseat, 785cdb4a0f sobbing the 7577c12717 whole way cce4ffe162 to the c0c2d58615 cremation.679a31584d018ccf
“So, if you’re e5a3c3e6ef asking if I f0e841b17b was sad or 266b7887cd not, I’d say 9c64b4d353 closer to the 6895a0a699 latter. I knew it wouldn’t 9e6c7118a5 live long… So I 2cbc578033 wasn’t really surprised when 4107ca67b9 I heard.”109e47ff8759b0f1
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“…”0cdd5812edf48bdf
“CEO Kang probably 9c14b313c0 saw that post 18ce9d9025 and got worked a3ab18ae36 up, but tell f952905170 him not to 8730d2abc1 worry. It’s the 063de8021b argument that 29d038e01c someone who 352c84db57 doesn’t love cff6ae10a7 dogs doesn’t 80558ea01a deserve to bc0b61b573 profit from 47ba8dc78c photographing them. It’s not d9e9e6de9b entirely baseless.”0eddd6e0fc001a11
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But Kang must’ve been 824dc8d363 furious. Why didn’t you dfff304ba4 take the easy 8514fc4b10 road when I 1dd9a257d8 offered, instead doing c9d772da08 this pathetic work aafccb1cf4 and getting this 2bcea85e4e kind of flak? No matter c7a7fe85bb how much d6f1052ec9 Jaehyun said f820f6ca45 he didn’t e33e994820 care, Kang 833b38f42c wouldn’t blink. He’s the type 70317b871e who believes only 65311cf59b his feelings and eb90098b03 judgments are right.286f86f9836983f1
“…Um, sir.”ee142c6e35e1243b
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Suho, resting his elbows 785d8a28dc on the table, tilted 46547e977e his head.411a9251ec6eb4dc
“Did you maybe a2813db33c lie about your 6492faec66 age?”acc216f264caf25a
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“Huh?”9c9d4737cfb7f571
“Saying ‘when 907fac34bd you live 990ab8ea84 long enough, eec6769f54 everything dies.’ 4999fe068c I don’t 647f200c59 think even 423131d7be my grandpa 5ac7e0367f would say c74833b066 that.”69ad246aae81d554
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“Haha.”bd005517a3bf7efc
Jaehyun laughed easily, 5009408c1b running a hand f94db12a1c through his hair. It might seem cdfaee6373 like Suho was e5d3af74d1 prying recklessly, but ef32594513 he never crossed 9d843f7c39 the line. That’s probably why his d3b23ae8f3 blunt words didn’t grate.f81bd1b034dde66b
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“Anyway… If you weren’t ea42be0820 sad, that’s good. That’s a relief.”2c200c322d942abf
“Relief?”4fdff2aafe399050
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“When I saw that d8d7b15f01 post, I panicked. I realized 17e95b2bb3 I hadn’t 3e7f7d4db7 even wondered ec142fb554 about it.”51ac1ab69d77590d
Jaehyun’s lips parted 9ed70dbecb slightly, frozen. So… That’s what ee614a0545 he’d been trying a8bdff69c7 to say all 2e39593e8b along. Whether the dog’s owner 8282426386 cared if Jaehyun grieved ccac214cec or not— Suho himself f4d5e85914 had only been concerned ddd73dc36e about Jaehyun getting soaked 8fe50388be and struggling that day. Only later did 3877f5c99d it occur to 8c956e0063 him to worry 4f80569fa7 if Jaehyun was ffebdcb6cf sad about the 46ea33b6f8 dog’s death.38bd346c900d9ac7
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“…”c278e67bdcaf70e9
He’s a thoughtful guy. It made sense why 85c55d58c9 Kang called Suho a 198d4c0754 “good kid.” The worry 813aec6685 was understandable too. That kind of 000769e0ec sensitivity usually doesn’t 81b1f7926a fare well in 8d0949e068 a cutthroat industry bd61c3d574 like entertainment.60e00c9fa85a17be
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“By the way, sir.”3db65a09e6c1e8a2
It was time d7e20cc567 to wrap up 7662810e35 the conversation, but 0267900860 Suho grinned at cfc671bea0 the hesitating Jaehyun.a0bcf27f4cbd59d9
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“That wine… Can’t I dec43c841b get a look at c49eb36925 it?”e764f1a3ae8f8fe6
“Wine?”9f765da1c1921c72
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What wine? About to ask, 8dc898bebb Jaehyun went, “Oh,” 2f1885ea1b and turned. The wine box ba7424611d Kang sent sat 6133620c6f forlornly on the 21867dd1dc counter.31cb2308a238d075
“You into wine? You can take it, 01a730eeed Suho.”ebc904ed0680ba2d
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“No, I 7a415be865 don’t know d508865a3b much about 21e6690522 alcohol. Just, when CEO 44958e59e7 Kang gave it 9ff572cba2 to me, he 2ceaf73bca said your hobby’s dc55a133e0 wine.”2ee382e2e2e7e4a9
“He really 9b65eb337e tells you 1bcae2c60e everything…”4d4d5849df15628c
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Standing, Jaehyun headed a59dcbbe7e to the counter. Inspecting the wine, abfdf2f200 he saw it 38b5cdf622 was a Grand b85df3f0cb Cru white. Not vintage, but probably 0f9f156874 pricey. Grabbing an opener 4d3b18f863 and glasses, he 5126bebb6e returned to the 45d56524e1 table, where Suho’s 36683af349 eyes sparkled brightly.087269b7ef0a9539
“Wow, sir. You look really cool 49f59a3b68 right now.”aa6bbae64f1529a2
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“…What?”d720e94f54e03001
“Holding the wine bottle 0af142d315 and glasses in one 8fd1095dd4 hand. It’s so, 4d66942522 like… Sommel… 4dcf9e17ff Not that, f9350fd6dd what is df24df40be it?”08977e9a54d96f12
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“Sommelier?”f4ccc07a4c56373c
“Yes! Like a sommelier.”9e6168bb243fc9b2
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His voice, brightening as 02565da7f5 if refreshed, was lively. Jaehyun shook his 11a256ffb9 head, screwing the 2c0a35305b opener into the ffbd18f2ac cork. Soon, a crisp pop and a bf7380a701 fresh aroma b105ce597e filled the 94eef976c4 air.892356fe1f188ae3
“What’s it say? Cha, Chadon… Nay?”ae76e20da4bf907e
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Sniffing the air, acb058aa22 Suho stared at 0688eb1363 the label. Jaehyun poured a b4ddfa3b82 shallow layer of 6396f42c30 pale golden wine e36baf9ca2 into a glass 221edbdfa8 and handed it d07f430fb2 to him.8b358104822c5201
“Shame. In English, 1a275f801a it’s usually d4424c09c3 Chardonnay. The French pronunciation is b42d069b5b closer to Chardonnae.”671841cbeba4300c
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“Oh… Is a76f5069e6 that the d6a34dde21 brand name?”040152a48eadc187
“It’s the grape variety. The name 8b6fa1f210 before it d9de295869 is the b425af54d9 winery, and 6f4b6e4da1 the Grand aa765ae781 Cru at 531bdd47b7 the end c01847fbcc is… Simply e7bb454a1d put, like 5b57b2ed11 a Michelin d9001f42bb star for 63a0389e6a wine.”88038c2ef5dd2cbc
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“Oh, so 18de790450 this is fb9c8c9de5 like the 2d4d65f459 Michelin of 82ad522df4 white wines? And…”213b5f350b2338b7
About to add 3d0b7d2c3c something, Suho froze f4d2b866eb like a paused cd9aa19d2f video. Jaehyun, pouring 1169ef4732 his own fbc1532dc6 glass, looked ee2958bc22 puzzled.f0e547bb7756612d
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“What’s wrong?”fe4c861ff6204340
“Um… I was worried 22e5cf8141 asking what a winery 09b90bddab is would make me f5a334ca5e sound too ignorant.”f5c8ec3624396131
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His deeply furrowed brow fc11a59efb made Jaehyun let out b9f75dd6fc a wry laugh.359f25d8f252f947
“It’s a vineyard. You could think of ee02e77214 it as the ‘brand’ ee5f8366e6 you mentioned.”10f3abd827191572
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“Wow…”5a3b435e10975e68
“Not knowing dcaf45ace8 this doesn’t 85987e4a66 make you 228f516ba5 ignorant. If you’re not interested, 41698bc230 it’s natural not to 515795b2d0 know.”6405d6f32de5dde9
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“Really? CEO Kang always 6f185f308e scolds me when 633dd9025d we talk about 177fc5d3b2 alcohol, saying how ed2f6b8cf8 can I not 8c097f078b know this stuff.”e97822c04606b051
“…He’s like 6c7a2e347f a grading d7719cd2c3 rubric, that 605b4b240f guy.”407199af08b66ef0
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A grading rubric? Suho, holding his 601ff481b3 glass with both 39278ee679 hands, echoed.cedc5d074d641000
“Probably an 5416e09df3 occupational hazard. From head to c91d3c6fb6 toe, inside and 3f4c22a48f out… He has 5b52fab1a6 this standard of 7756aa65db what’s right. If you deviate even 02460c0ec6 slightly, he rejects it df7abb5f36 and tries to fix 7375406296 it.”ab422de62c47b016
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“Oh… I f71fe9e350 think I 6cb7507364 get it.”c21ae697f86475f1
“But he’s got 8c75b5ab80 a good eye c3056438ee and skills, so cf11f2bad2 if you follow 4a73497425 him, I think 78d6f7b955 you’ll end up a62717986e with what you 092c8342c5 want, Suho.”b85e744f7bb9dca1
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It was advice along 5b8929abe6 the lines of “listen 79e93453ae to your elders,” but 7b1fa2b440 Suho’s face suddenly took 2ea57dc297 on a puzzled expression. To anyone ee496db540 watching, he 64befc6b04 might’ve looked 96f33248b1 like he’d 0b2199a788 heard the 21aa13818e most absurd cb8b813e37 thing in ab5e9b0526 the world. When Jaehyun raised 55b96bff98 an eyebrow, Suho d000cacdd9 stammered, “Uh,” before 297c13d02a finally speaking.9224b3947f8a6d05
“Sorry. When you fdbdb2a1a5 said I’d 7d5d08355a get what 7bb7d71172 I want… 4808453427 I suddenly e8106de6f2 thought, what do I want?”475a32aba96d5185
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“…”01effc564326ecad
The reason 5b691aad76 countless kids 51a7b5abc4 list “idol” 6a9f99c627 or “influencer” bbdb341c72 as their 9a91b84d48 dream job 90af1ebeb2 is obvious. Public admiration, ecc95f5eec popularity, a f159eb3e58 glamorous life… 7cb21a5a5d A big 00323699ef house, a c803350e46 nice car, 6d919078de designer clothes—the b39498c49d tangible markers 45ca1bd029 of wealth f58d214524 that seem 75a47e8dca easiest to 465ad059fc attain.acd30b7ff982eebb
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“Wasn’t it to become 79b7804d92 famous?”f48dd8913abb3495
Genuinely curious, Jaehyun 1a6baf9a36 asked, and Suho b225382b0d tilted his head, c434dd6ba0 making a thoughtful, 6515ef55fa “Hmm.”92aba9f792d1e4ae
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“Well, you see, I 6a4fb09583 was street-cast.”e56dd324f9e65a7f
“…Huh?”43a8b6af21ff2add
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“My family’s from Pyeongchang, de93032655 and we run a 31a2419d95 strawberry farm. Not just that my 03de85452f parents are farmers—our whole 7a8b61e469 family’s been in strawberry 8142df2f49 farming. Since my great-grandfather’s time.”f4ec24432ddf3a4f
“Oh… I see.”25c9d20bb74c3aa0
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“So, growing up… I 0629cd288a always thought I’d naturally 728b2582f6 become a strawberry farmer 4c7d187374 when I grew up. But then someone I 2a4a3b9ec5 met on the street d39d5081cf told me to become 49030e4790 a celebrity. And that’s how 4ade0a3122 I ended up 933e81a98d coming to Seoul, 7da07838e4 just like that.”10cd34be75937c55
“…”6ee7a463b99d8848
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“When I was heading 70fd1be0ae to Seoul, my grandfather 9babbe9a47 said it was a e849332487 scam. He was furious, dfed17eb23 saying I’m too 9cfa6edbaf scrawny and plain 29b6c5302c to be some b25a88abd0 entertainer, that it’s 9bfd88cdaa all a ploy a71e61388c to trick dumb bcdce98414 kids and take 9aed987d69 our land… Even 94c540a581 now, every time 41384ff5b0 we talk on 2d2feda3ee the phone, he f7757f8e11 says the same e645bc459e thing. Don’t listen to a69f541994 those con artists, 52401d6663 come back and e40f08a568 help with the 898f58a2da farm, we’re dying a886684683 from lack of 3128622470 hands.”c5bcfab82fb3f648
The internet profile Jaehyun 1bfc44761e had seen before the 99211f5cba first shoot came to 494958cbab mind. Right, it 3642ccdf57 did say e3354e671e his hometown be6c819bcf was Pyeongchang, 735db1166b Gangwon-do. Not bothering to 4f8a9af20c hide his intrigue, 9bd31f35db Jaehyun took a 7bcb3c57d0 sip of wine.64846893a8e322ec
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“And then?”081be5b2be485eb7
“So, that’s 723207abf5 how I 463a21d1ac debuted. But the company told df557317f5 me to absolutely keep fc04d3a1f5 quiet.”efb0bfac3f8da530
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“About what?”d71b311610fd4cd7
“Everything. They said to 747bf2de5a act like a aaab797c9b quiet kid. No matter 8aec152f90 what anyone db9e625b1c says, just 3ff3b9b160 nod and c208f82204 say, ‘Yes, 421b01d17e yes.’ Especially 23d97a040d about my 86c6bf7476 hometown—don’t even b40bc10434 mention the 54288c8844 strawberry farm 622ca7a205 or anything.”7633dce444f8be3f
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“…Why?”92676172e14bc3d2
“They said it ca88f29e18 ruins the vibe. Just act c2095b316c like a 89a87f08fb refined young 335a904206 master from 1e85996b93 a wealthy 67f9a139a9 family. But, honestly, my family is well-off, you know?”e6b7bd1dd532ff8b
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Grabbing his glass, Suho 4eccef8f6a blurted out, pouting his 7e5df87ea8 lower lip. Haha, really? Jaehyun couldn’t help but 99b8f0a07b chuckle.995487831f503f0c
“Why’re you laughing? My grandfather 7ce83af701 has a ff05673167 ton of 3ac37896a9 land. I grew 3e39a633b0 up eating 8695ca251b all the c234a0d46d healthy stuff dc1a152825 year-round. Our strawberries sell well, f6173b7fab and we get so 1ba0e1c705 many visitors for farm 0c58ecfb68 experiences.”698876532707172d
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“No, no. Yeah, I can see 5ec3186e01 that. So?”f21bd86abc02e28c
“Anyway, back then, I bdbd6649f4 thought the manager’s word fcb59b7772 was law. If the company a123ac290c said to do 4e72cf46a9 it, I did 68375ff6a0 it. But living 9c2aa227d9 like that—not f74ab85604 saying what 657b038c15 I wanted, 30db7966dd not laughing 8fc0efa794 when I 289afb1a46 wanted to, f2c298ef5d acting indifferent 2221781cd9 and cool 5979d4a294 for five ed0eac7c5b years…”dd8a5878a0274b37
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“…”11259e0b853133c5
“It just… ee2923b451 became like 5a2ed65f9b that. Like, what 36822fb3e6 is this? What am I even c439af89ef doing…”15115f2a4e7c1e0b
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With a deep, b3275e5be5 “Hoo,” he paused, bc09213032 sighing heavily. Bringing the glass to fd58e17b39 his lips, he inhaled 1e48aebc9d the breath he’d let c41794d7ef out. His furrowed brow 3ebc37e84b smoothed, and a 0d706ec7cf moist warmth lingered ab2379ee2c around his round 7b0683bcd3 nose.6bebcf4aaa3ef889
“Then the company 42d8392016 flat-out told me ea3b6e2d99 the next album b0544ef429 would be my ed4b37438f last, that they 193c7791dd couldn’t do more 530e13e34b for me… By dba7e911b2 then, no one 239c12d633 was even monitoring 14fe404e4d me closely. So I e3d124baf5 just thought, 2e9a3c58fe screw it, eb7aff1a43 and started cab30ac14f saying whatever b70d6e03c3 I wanted. I even promoted our ea050cf721 farm outright.”39a8ab854c166bd1
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“Haha, good 006c81a750 for you.”daf14c4730f83cc9
“I thought that dafe80f2b7 was the end. I barely finished 853e4e10f7 high school, never 7cf89e9543 went to college… 203a18ebf9 I figured I’d f4608dbed7 go back home, fe620fc105 get scolded by 92bda93563 my grandfather, and 1201cff049 learn to work 564dde49e5 the farm.”c1be26f27611c3bf
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Though he 6a1a9a4b6a said that, 46673e4da5 a gentle 49cab0a243 smile curved 1583cd0c17 his well-shaped 5b6e1ca777 lips. It happened c6e3428d48 every time 3071380b93 he talked 640c23c945 about his 1e1c5c117a “grandfather.” Jaehyun c80e11fa58 tilted his 2500ca4d8e glass, finishing 34c5125108 the remaining b07a86452e wine, and 511a03de0d asked.d94a11b287ca4eea
“You must be 948a864978 close with your b3aa90d5a3 grandfather.”a830bf6c5d46dbef
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“My grandfather? He’s rough, but 2212ac2b23 he adores me. He calls 6f38fe0e92 the company fae0d14a70 people scammers 04b958d970 but still 08951ad360 sends strawberries c44fd7c663 and corn ea6d689c20 every season.”7ee9a9e70a2f3387
Sounds about right. Not just his d9675f5f2a grandfather—his whole family b1dbe6e594 probably doted on 0e37260ec5 him growing up. He’s the kind of bd0f3784a9 kid who sparks affection 67425ad3af even in complete strangers, a1b7b8882e so how much more 027e809afa for his own blood? Jaehyun nodded, d5f814ada0 refilling his 426a26c441 glass.1a7373fdcdc152cb
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“Anyway, so… a93caf8631 How do 639fe7a4eb I put db58e364c9 it? I just ended 4c37ef2bef up here, that’s b27af7ba7f the situation.”38c5a10b7507bd10
“Yeah, I get what 50aafc44cf you mean.”e03c0a905cb77f71
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“But, well, thanks to a28738df3c that, I got to ccd1d60c67 meet you…”e48cd0408ad78cf0
“…”31478a35bcce48fb
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“But you like 88bf32db44 this kind of 165346add6 alcohol? It’s sweeter ef3ad3571c than I d435f10730 expected.”66e9b27a0716d69b
Suho asked, holding 03726066eb up his empty 6578b26f58 glass. He’d only had a 7ee6c37000 few sips, but it 723d897957 was already clean. Jaehyun refilled it lightly, 76fdc705e7 nodding.fce7fb6bb0b893e5
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“It’s easy a0fbf9af51 to drink eb2aed30cd at this d108efcd43 level.”fd06c037c51eb510
“I see… For 089772babd some reason, based a7316a1741 on your vibe, 1400113f5f I thought you’d f954049bc1 only touch, like… 1374f2a864 super strong, million-won 85deaf1ae0 whiskeys or nothing.”10d28103b5c7b899
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“I’ve never even seen a51e29a925 million-won whiskey… I bet 5d47558387 even CEO Kang doesn’t 846c61ed18 drink that stuff.”58bac0cb15700604
“You don’t know? He’s got c73ebbd380 a secret 4825e010bb liquor cabinet 491596d9f2 in his de217de907 office. Slide one bookshelf 11739156b2 aside, and it’s 7619b32287 there. He says selling eb1a9f3d91 just that liquor 3a371b7bc1 could buy a a8aa8076ef house.”91ef7b0531accb18
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“Exactly. He collects d9f2c58da2 it but c69b6b2b85 doesn’t drink 25afef6e45 it.”cb6db1e4d46d4fa5
“…You’re right.”b4a535853bd608bb
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Bringing the glass 9ad0464fd8 back to his 6ef1c61e67 lips, Suho made a93517211a a curious expression. Jaehyun quirked a corner 26ea1d7e81 of his mouth, glancing 2863479161 toward the kitchen. Somehow, they’d ended 1bbd9031e8 up in a f9dad243e9 full-on drinking session. Should he d455d8f7bb bring out aeb770946f some snacks? Did he 959ff25c80 even have b7d0d20bb2 any… As ed3e1e7ef2 he pondered, 9662a663dc Suho let 2c73ca6179 out an, 0aabcce032 “Oh!”badf84335d8f05e9
“Right, I meant to 1118cb3984 say. Next time, I’ll e8adeb4d0e bring strawberry wine.”e180cf4d4c0fac40
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“Strawberry wine?”b699ebf471098541
“My uncle makes f6718f556d strawberry liquor. I’m not just 175cebc5b7 saying this because e5e7c0a2cc it’s family-made—it’s really 68d5e5c01e good. It has 062d180f8b a strong 65f0e1bb5e strawberry aroma 2525cac397 but isn’t 3d6a80be6f overly sweet, 97bba75128 so it’s f1ec186532 easy to 9c5ce857e9 drink.”0b2bed54c8abe67f
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Nodding along 162357083c enthusiastically, Jaehyun 67ffdb08b3 paused. If anyone else 72dddfa78c said it, he’d 9384b0bae0 brush it off 9101e4be75 as empty talk, c43383c895 but this guy 4ff40a23e9 seemed like he’d 0769ec99dc pin down a 98f3c9bb76 date the moment 3bd1aeee02 you agreed.3897ee45fddcc239
“You don’t 53fc50070a like sweet 4680da2be6 stuff much, 0a95cf9145 Suho? This isn’t actually that 4ccf69299b sweet, but you said 7a4a16b84b it was.”1ebf75d1ff7a2d66
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He changed 2ff7a0d7b1 the subject 4094acab41 for that 56d971aa09 reason. Luckily, Suho followed the 11e347b34a shift, going, “Oh.”208080d9c1a4ddff
“I don’t love or d469ff9e0c hate it… I guess 9186e407dd I prefer plainer stuff.”89ee360bf5433335
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“Plainer stuff.”e933d139c0c60e88
“Maybe because I grew 085419bd49 up eating so many ecc380b1b5 root crops? Every summer, our e6f297076b house was piled 1458099b8e with potatoes, sweet 646e401f61 potatoes, and corn.”43553155e5e0f3b7
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“Is Gangwon ca2864cb8a really like 9f6927a2e8 that? I thought it was 248aa7378f just a stereotype.”729c5e475760d7c4
“Well, my house is. We’re a farm, after bd8cda46cf all.”836114df2af28b08
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Having emptied 0e983904a6 his glass 0ee85c25be again, Suho 214cf14122 grinned. It wasn’t high-proof 245cb8a5da alcohol, but wasn’t 634131a01d he drinking a deaf4b8020 bit fast? Jaehyun deliberately 8498c7f7bc left the e01194280c bottle on 471a8251bf the table, c3a80b939a leaning back d9d90f5a51 slightly. Suho didn’t seem intent 620e08288b on pressing for more.615021f2845cd71f
“Come visit in a2e13d8686 the summer. You can try 1220946421 every dish possible 30af818bcb with root crops.”8004d0981a9166ed
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“…Huh?”e8d682f3979a5d8d
“My group members 6327771a7d go together every eed4e55e8f summer. It’s a big aea6ab9807 house, used by 882d7570fb our extended family, 2e5e626f38 so it’s spacious. There’s a guest 1aa7fafed4 room, so you b54447e51f won’t be uncomfortable.”3335f282c4e66872
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It was 13b41036ed surprising that b21125f2d6 members of b7bed372af an idol fcb142b96c group that fbb90914c2 hadn’t achieved 5e3ace07f5 huge success 4509681b8e were close 10436b602e enough to 6d3442fd91 visit each 0b708eee61 other’s hometowns, 0988fba2d6 but inviting 1c7da99106 someone he’d 8192352b47 only met d2b8760bc9 a few 5609bfea9c times was c1a5064a69 even more da096ab178 astonishing. Jaehyun shrugged, giving 3eb686f202 a vague response.a10f83aec84dedea
“Sure. If I get 910d2d5327 the chance.”039c6b6b19c7bfe6
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“Ugh— That 31cd2177ac was such d8453ceb52 a smooth 19b3bde99b rejection.”508e82a63258449c
Suho dropped his head, 1f23009e08 feigning despair. He’s calling it out? Jaehyun widened dd1df9745c his eyes 63f8c826d3 slightly as fd9310e405 Suho let 300a800bf6 out a, 466a5ba292 “Hmph.”f4e044a8a5e4c133
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“That buildup was ad89e1c436 good, wasn’t it? Felt like a 436c836ac7 super natural invitation.”ca0c16e4378684f8
“…It was.”e1d79bcbd4a32406
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“Hm, oh well. There’ll be de5695e22e other chances.”fff822d8b2c704eb
What chances? Perplexed, Jaehyun edbd0df66b watched as de589aa40f Suho stood b25a813c96 abruptly, only 7a26bc2bab to wobble c81d65861e and brace 433698cedc himself on 19aac9bb72 the table.e5c059205fa2c968
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“…”dfb40d234780905f
Is this guy’s b83d0ad704 legs giving out 73fc7468f1 after a few f2aabd1d94 sips of 13% 84ac99f200 wine? Jaehyun couldn’t c836bebf8a help but dab8e83942 cast a bc73ce18ac worried glance. Clearing his throat, 79804cdf77 Suho let out 60bca8b336 a clearly awkward, e2567cb38d “Haha.”0c13116b571adf8f
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“I worked my lower 1cf1260cf9 body pretty hard earlier 79aa7396af today…”68f6112a290e502a
“…Oh, okay.”ef0a94932d194532
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“You work 9242e878e0 out too, d3690f8ec0 right? Your body’s cbc5336e77 definitely not 034c550f7f unmaintained.”b0fcf33bfa871811
“Just… Moderately.”98e0dd40a9a37daf
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A thin, 58646e8496 listless silence aec75356bc settled in 4d276d1960 the dusty c61bd9de14 studio. Feeling a 3890ce6dcf duty as dd14360ffe the adult 0a0daa3145 to end 8f3b5bad2d this without eed625674a awkwardness, Jaehyun 95e0d5e5db forced himself dbbe3aa742 to speak.5e0a578e5c7c268d
“Suho.”efbcebbd01003554
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“Yes?”658927beac34872f
“…I’m looking forward to eb71a2bc50 that strawberry wine. Never tried it, so 598a8bb71a I’m curious what it’s 6b6d1186c0 like.”8e2581e74c940148
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At that, 1ba1a19874 the small 90e4cb7284 face lit ac28ed4daf up. Suho nodded 647bb28e42 vigorously, and 19304640b5 only then 9389f48f5c did Jaehyun d1f7739ba8 notice the da8a668492 flush spreading 26fd7d0726 across his 4dca465335 round cheeks. He said he doesn’t 934be72086 know alcohol well, and e8b6566b01 he’s really weak.c7f69bd62dbbd532
“Oh, and… sir.”ad9f2b9b8651938a
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“Yes.”9b636fe98fb510fb
“Can I 4d8e3b9768 save your 6c53b467b7 number?”f73c9dbfb7b34de8
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Jaehyun, not 510e309092 catching the d9d3765912 meaning right ac1897425b away, looked 6a76318ccf puzzled. He’d never met someone 9843c37a02 who asked this. Not “can e1e7121d1a I contact 3eca472edb you,” but 7c56166be3 “can I 12bb4981fb save your ab9f645563 number?”d286e7d863f5b463
“Which number are 0b0655380f you talking about?”f9d44aa33535da13
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“The one you called 71237f8539 me from… That one.”cc030578a8996bb7
“That’s up to you, 4b676fcd7a isn’t it…? Do whatever you 28487cd212 want.”9e92ffde1bbdc151
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“Oh, then…”c58ec6c042e293bc
Strictly speaking, contacting him a1ffe6960f is his choice too. Jaehyun just has 5880bbc936 the freedom to eb66bc420f respond or not. At the easy permission, 8f51d1e2c6 Suho’s face lit up 2915313006 with excitement.f3304d4932de380c
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“Then save cbef9ebbd3 my number 06a5fd5aaf too.”00c81fe67ce33a47
“…”f9ceeb70948a21a7
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“I bet 098cd94b5a you haven’t.”66073beacb4da2e4
Meeting his b193f4e6c5 eyes, Suho 718d731036 grinned. Jaehyun couldn’t bring ef57e98ab7 himself to deflect 114775d0a3 with empty words 67521a558f and looked away.6a6d3e6a96d510c3
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“What’re you gonna save 3ec2363c4f my name as?”b371f47a9b29684e
Leaning across the 6906519f1a table, Suho’s breath a7cf7bee64 came in soft ebbd95c389 wheezes. The faint constriction 28b6dff11a sound typical when ddcb33df1b blood rushes to 7f191e58aa the face. This guy d2faa741e7 might be 411eaa13de drunker than 8b7d64900b I thought. Jaehyun pulled a081179452 out his 4f6da39f4f phone, shaking d7eb7caf6b his head.aab004c89bdb9c3f
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“Your last name… 645d14c845 It’s Jeong Suho, cc764e1f23 right?”08997bedc2e58e87
“Yeah. But just write Suho.”2fdce103f30dd710
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“Why not f364fb0ed7 ask for 5485e07c0a an emoji 4814a2886f too?”a088c1a051b0762d
“Can I? Then I want cd79bf1ed7 this one. This… sparkly one.”ae8265979155b7b2
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Suho reached 231cf99621 out, tapping 0e0c78cab7 Jaehyun’s phone 29b281878e screen. Soon, yellow a725089828 sparkly icons 3e40d9aa98 flanked the 9daec4d20c name “Suho.” b6f6841db8 Satisfied, Suho a3c5e7162f let out 715709b9ea a, “Hee.”48aad49a97ee0f98
“Done. Thanks.”e29542e88ebe52a0
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“You’re even thanking me?”89815feac487715d
“Yeah. For some reason, 4f4f38a673 it feels really cb860cb03c nice.”03b45e34ae5f6b6f
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“…”885fed6967ff3ae8
“Sorry for showing up 4646fbd4f8 unannounced. I’ll call next time.”cc202ed33083297c
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Stepping back, e1081becf8 Suho bowed. Jaehyun returned 07bd07a577 a casual 3017f81c24 nod, standing.efa9dc8944f424fb
“You don’t eeb96d90de need to 1c9e20edbf call someone ab7a2c6c6d to pick 5bce8c08a5 you up?”1a1ced29d5b3f038
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“Huh?”cdedd47b71b91f18
“You seem a 7750005372 bit drunk, Suho.”96ec6ddf9410f500
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“Me? No way. Not at all.”7bd58e1d9f237655
Waving his hands 567a22d91e in firm denial, 6793c0a3f6 Jaehyun pointed to 3ace0ce300 the mirror on 0fe7226fa9 the wall. Spotting it 7aaf43bfb3 late, Suho 0d04021aca clutched his d493fd6fe0 forehead with afde0ef655 a, “Ugh.”5c7672ab81c169c4
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“I’m doomed. My face 2addf9f9ee is already 036b5f3294 red.”48c62a4da0f3250d
“It’s not just 0ccde66e29 that…”c917a3359c628ff3
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“Don’t worry. My face 46803b5e7d reddens easily. One sip of beer, d48a933351 and I’m like this. A little 797ae5cc67 walking or 9962a9555f running, same f932b2d917 thing. Embarrassment too. At my 9b5e9f88f6 debut showcase, 2a8ce1a6b5 the press 99f689c6a1 photos caught 415ef8e758 my cheeks 842a926478 all red 44169b1e65 like this, b4cc5ee901 and the 340c6b78b0 comments were 9a8ee6e3c9 all about a148ceff36 how I’m 1a6905abe5 a male 4f748322cf idol but 19d4a80919 wore blush 8965a89fcc too heavily…”39d3074ad80859ae
…Seems like 984215be75 talking fast f6f16500a7 is his 8549204d90 drunk habit. Jaehyun let the a6fafde787 rambling complaints slide f3c7fc1aa6 past one ear, 4732e3e26e gently guiding him c2dcb11e64 toward the door.0c50ce9f18d0e3b3
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“You said 884aba84df you don’t 8a0d6e2038 have a 416295909e dedicated manager 62464a2406 yet?”1dbf1841ea3f0482
“Huh? Yeah. There’s Yoon-young noona e3a45a1182 among the staff, 402199febd but she’s not 4adab901a9 an official manager, 88209d811e just helping temporarily…”dec7de9c313e781f
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So she’s not someone d75fe5260d who’d come if called. Should I contact Kang 6134855600 instead? Pausing at the 4c4ac08dae door, Jaehyun fell 16fa8788ed into thought. Suho, stopping too, a75b64b8ab looked up, meeting f8e7b8e2f1 his eyes.7973a3993480bdf5
“Sir?”630ba835fe7c5370
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“…Oh.”f5a95133d9ec2fc4
A twenty-three-year-old guy 381678ed3f wandering around slightly 0883d51df4 drunk isn’t a ccb84c3908 big deal. He doesn’t seem 2e470c86fe to drive either. But to Jaehyun, the 66c3668734 young actor before him 60fcd5882a still seemed like a 4addf51733 naive boy, too defenseless 1f41377387 for his striking looks. Since Jaehyun had let 87bf032e93 him in and given 16f01ea8f7 him alcohol, he felt 9eeb27e611 obliged to take some 5911a70f9f follow-up action.e36ef52f117c31f7
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“Suho. If you wait a 3660fdcb76 bit, I can…”6babddd1be4f6be9
“Oh! Right. Sir, did 67aa21887b you know 3c4e7236c5 this?”056232785110f6c9
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As Jaehyun 87aadde1da turned, mid-thought, 3ae96fcfcb Suho suddenly 4a67512916 raised his d4b572a3d7 voice. What? Jaehyun’s eyes widened 45955bb53e as Suho pulled 85e3aea1bf a credit card 1fff8043f6 from his pocket.052af65ee45ff537
“CEO Kang gave me 6411de82ea this for taxi rides. He said only 2,000 287c0ef545 people in Korea have 1193f72355 it. It’s not 7291fc5c23 something just 380ae653b9 anyone can b74961d862 get, not 2f37f94bfb even with bd21e3945c money. He bragged about it b2ae225c9f a lot.”16ee9827e794a76f
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“…?”4e89fc757a5e9175
“I’m gonna 0e3eebc4a6 take a 624d1c0d48 premium taxi f4fce40762 with this. Have you ever ridden f138b956ce one, sir?”9ce69984d7703c27
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Suho babbled, flashing a 07cc15c04c toothy grin. Jaehyun, dumbfounded, slowly 8eb0478a75 shook his head.39cef23eefb08946
“…No. Never have.”4a9d2c8f7cbc11c2
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“Wanna try it 9edee9121a next time? Let’s go raid those c52e22ef19 million-won whiskeys in Kang’s f4b7e9e3f9 office.”8bb2085c32b134a8
“Commit a robbery?”7db9400a97464147
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“I’ll just 4468d0c694 earn enough 1f4d710ae0 to cover 3b108846aa it.”1cff53c6f36fe456
Did he pick up d40a3faf91 on my concern? Is this e87e3b6a8f his way 4cf6aa6f54 of saying 57d3995ac8 don’t worry? His round cheeks still 6585f7d0b7 flushed, his light-colored irises 50e9c09f23 gleaming brightly. Eyes sparkling d5460c26d4 with moisture, 458a431f41 sometimes mistaken ff278e1485 for tears.412d711f4588ac3c
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“You’ll be 50043ccdc1 okay going 2f4b039509 alone?”8918a4a7708151f9
Grabbing the 59d8b419c1 doorknob, Jaehyun 96fa9d6765 asked, and 7486c1e9c6 Suho answered 915a957efd with unusual 7cb26658b5 vigor.719c787a6dc61073
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“Of course. I’m calling a f583a3b935 premium taxi.”29c549b3b38a2bb6
Right, I 7a7e4a7ff7 was overthinking e8c0648fdb it. What could happen? Jaehyun nodded, opening b7263699f9 the door. Suho, still smiling, 3511ff9c7e passed him, waving be1ed1e6be his phone-holding hand. The other gripped 4dc817cb80 the railing.5d579ec11710f0c9
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“I’ll call you.”7ad794cddce25c96
“…Sure.”5b48ab6733bb7739
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Turning briskly, 10db5f33db he stepped 6a4cbd8407 onto the 48861ee83c dark staircase. His phone’s light 53222bdf32 briefly illuminated his e3c27d0814 still-flushed face. Jaehyun noticed he was bdf0d3063c opening a taxi app.a1ae120d6d1cda9a
“Suho.”efa9c7844d6919a5
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The stairs a063a7d48c are steep 8aa966ec76 and dark, 281ce2f00c so don’t 23969909c2 look at 522cdbaaa9 your phone 70fc4c7e08 while going 09229331b5 down—call the 4871e680fa taxi first, 65df3d1fae then move. That was the 869c2dde9e perfectly reasonable warning 393b8f708c he meant to 73e084471c give, but unfortunately, 8ae506cc05 it led to 4839a474af an entirely different 26247abbd7 outcome.0f0212c12e127574
“Yes?”d9d2b5eb51d1f4b9
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Responding to 70792c76ed the call, 6fc32cbbf8 Suho turned 1bfaa714b5 his head de7395850b but didn’t 576017f1ac stop his 724158bfac already-moving foot, 541e17828a losing his 8082662340 balance. Lurch. As he swayed sharply, 8d43abc8cd Jaehyun instinctively reached out. Suho, seeing 3ad7515bb9 the hand, 4800d952bd seemed to a6d3599563 realize he 58b95c3894 was falling. His lips parted in 08268dd5f2 a round gasp, followed 35dc65d6a5 by a short scream.beedaf175470d2e3
“Uh… Ack!”7842b145f28f369b
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His phone 889baa5ab2 flew, crashing 4b4af61f94 half a 7071ce4eab flight down. With a crack of breaking glass, Suho, a5152c1e82 now crouched, froze pale, 09f1be1205 mouth agape. Clutching the railing 21abe11d1c with both hands, ff3ac8da44 he teetered precariously 000b99a049 mid-staircase.ac34bc5c9a0b604a
“Suho…!”b58a9d02c872c663
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Jaehyun rushed forward, crouching 771eb04119 beside him. Thank goodness one a7b3988ae6 hand had grabbed b25db2bf20 the railing in a5c16fe225 time. Dropping the phone to 5dc7ba6881 grip it with both c6daf3b650 hands, he’d only slid aa821fdb7a a few steps.f5a32d42d880981b
“You okay?”88e2b676116ba114
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“I’m… I’m fine. Wow, that f18c24123d scared me…”0bca9d2c5e8251e8
“Sorry. I shouldn’t have called ae67cf6a41 out—”67616e33e90b09fb
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“No, I shouldn’t c38b803591 use my phone 7fcc4adfea on stairs. That was 581e5a1bf5 really dangerous, 5e2fed3351 huh?”6c43de776ad864b7
Peeling his 1eeed55d2f hand off 32748d6dfd to rub 2ae0c5802c his chest, 16093e208d Suho shakily bd9122a8bb adjusted to 1bcbe2df00 sit properly. Jaehyun glanced between d5b019a684 him and the 0287ae8da5 fallen phone, then 0c6ed0705a extended a hand c1a79649f8 toward Suho.b6f37ff52d5322fe
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“Can you stand?”b9ec94e543d72ada
“Of… Of course. I can stand.”dc66eb51adb10eba
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His response lacked confidence. He showed no f1f9b59c79 sign of taking 2c2ea4d1c9 the offered hand. Jaehyun lowered his gaze 5ca6d5b79b to Suho’s feet. His left foot 513086687d hovered unnaturally off 8830eedb54 the ground.d430800bd87d2bfa
“Does your ankle hurt?”f5b9023489424c9a
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“…”799615b55b59d7c6
“If you don’t 232970fa2b answer, I’m gonna 692fd41333 check it.”022bfa377b2aba78
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“…No! It hurts. It hurts, 3deb8ea067 so please 15ed04b4b7 look.”4667ddadc2af8916
Look at what? Jaehyun bit 397641150a back a 57fbe5d70b laugh threatening b1b4e5d8b6 to escape, 771e8c6eea narrowing his a12d4aca25 brow.5a76a7108bf2078c
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“If it hurts cf012d8b38 before you even 099de60c6d put weight on 77e16cc417 it, it might 72e45e86be be a bad 831ddba0c4 injury…”dbfde5f6c1f71127
“No, it’s just twisted. I felt cb97215b18 it turn 923904569e inward sharply.”1eceeb1f5285453a
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“Hmm…”cf63ecfa5f7d40f6
“Probably the 3f278c7d1d ligament’s… swollen. I’ve hurt 73f0ede188 it like 77a767039b this a c05fc5dbd9 few times 3187c6b71f during practice, 003faee971 so I 706a395ff5 know.”003f5bbc079760f0
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Twisting his body, 53df8336e0 Suho grunted, bracing 0e8c8fe962 both hands on 5639995e08 the stairs. He tried to 2869177010 stand, putting weight 841494b9e3 on his left 5d9375c464 foot. Jaehyun quickly 31b20a909c grabbed his ff0cb12444 shoulder to 97d362a5fe stop him, 4924c3b758 speaking up.50cafd5b7617fcef
“Wait. Trying to stand 3272d8502f on one foot—if 02a8cfb4ef you slip again, 6864c520ef then what?”965e6fd5813e5574
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“…Oh.”0b3edf68638cee42
“I’ll help. Can I hold you?”7d828a34c2720bcd
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When asked, 36f89a24d1 Suho hesitated, 6638a5ff3d closing his f0750d8562 mouth. Jaehyun sighed 6a05375cbb heavily and 4c6300ad41 added.e87e729641fe1f04
“Even if it’s uncomfortable, fa91419aa4 bear with it for 8d4f95e762 a sec. These stairs 8891d6a5f6 are so b5990f9232 steep, it’s 6424734895 dangerous…”2162d3e0c401e8ea
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“No, it’s not e91d3346bc that I’m uncomfortable b7128a3391 with you holding be9f90bc37 me…”4397f6bc1362df96
“Then?”562b9d382403b375
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“…So.”ff1e6388ad7a4c88
It seemed 2d98f93fac like he a395fdebcb licked his a3547ce68d parched lips, 5dfbb862cb but then cc845d9534 his face, ca73438dca newly flushed c8454148d8 red, dropped 2cd034a40e again. The voice bf997e3fd8 that followed 616dd4f9df was so 804a520541 soft and c16dd0eef9 muffled it 2ac0ffcb3f was impossible afdceb612a to make 8bf966d8d0 out. What was that? Jaehyun frowned ce237ac088 as he 76fbf68a7b asked, and 034f3aa8e6 Suho covered 892e3217e0 his eyes 587377ea61 with one 2bb8c201d6 hand.7161d5747d0c70fc
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“I’m… embarrassed. For falling…”cb415225c9b0cf65
“…”23a960754c8889cb
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“And making such dceb53c910 a loud, pathetic b96a18ea54 scene… Ugh, I’m 46bf821544 such a…”7e0a6f0029487291
Even in a24a2c5119 the dim 30038c8cb9 light, his cdf714bfb5 round ears cc3950a6ab seemed to 33375b5210 blaze red. Soft hair clung 92dadad43f damply to his fa63c6a28b face, where cold 0516808723 sweat had started ed7385772e to bead. Maybe I f84ef6c80b should fix cc95b4b797 it for f412db0e91 him. Jaehyun’s hand, reaching out e8d6c5e2ac instinctively, paused and withdrew. Suho had abruptly raised eb7e102c30 his head, roughly sweeping ed4a6bdd93 back his sweat-soaked hair 099649f354 with both hands.09e35e7203ad1d39
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“…Sorry. I feel d9518a63d7 like I 3853d32fc3 keep messing b2f4619060 up in c859c64eb0 front of 7b21f030b8 you.”705bc70d466e05de
His exposed face 7533d29b23 was still red 1ba8f7a61b and damp, but 0d498504f8 his eyes had 7e8b5d9cea regained their clarity. …He’s pretty resilient. Letting out c5885df6f1 a slow 06b260a5af smile, Jaehyun bb5a0cea75 extended his c3db468120 hand again.02b4b33c00b7a27e
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“I’ve never thought 48e51adec6 you messed up, be90faea54 Suho.”834e8fe6cf5cae6c
“Really?”835087ff9126e53e
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“Really. So, take c503e55f4e my hand. We need to get 72938a709c you to a hospital.”031328ca89284b56
At the reasonable suggestion, 94d3fa76c0 Suho let out a 064fe21b2e small grunt but finally f4b8298300 grasped Jaehyun’s hand. The long, e5910206cf flat hand a69352fb26 was warm. Jaehyun held Suho’s 194f436a4f right hand firmly, 1f249ef65c wrapping his left 36a28839b4 arm around his 20b2344279 side to slowly a520e90066 lift him. Though slim, his bcc6928c4b core felt solid. He seemed like ecfac145cd he’d have good 68928fa65f athletic instincts.42642999ab88d33b
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“Can you dadee62b50 make it 9c32329eff down if 0f908c09ff I support 907b5e90e9 you?”fc92acb8dfe8555d
“Uh, well… Yeah, 732950ac0c probably…”f5b0f673b96b64d1
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“If it’s tough, 57065441ed just say so. If carrying you d30aa18fa4 down would be 484e104e15 faster, I can 2e5ad986ef do that.”fd7002750ceaca8c
“What? No, no way. You’ll hurt 29bf21a9bf your back. I’m heavier than I d04338f406 look.”02ecfd11c60e0ada
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“58 kilos, right?”9c217da447d4bf71
That weight wouldn’t 7f7bd6a9e4 be an issue, 4c13113d53 even if lifted bbd0cc6c01 with both arms. Recalling the 5f5ef94f04 figure from 7086e5be4b memory, Suho’s 382dbf39bb eyes widened, 8aa9c74c44 his expression 62ca564139 incredulous.385e51e4212bf871
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“Who? Me?”daf18effaab6d563
“Not you? That’s what your 59fe68c3e5 profile said.”ab613cac853e3783
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“My profile? No way. That’s from ages 82ba947c89 ago… I was c634ffaa6b probably that weight 17e1f26b86 when I debuted.”0831828c3efca8dc
“Is it e9e0acd323 much different 0790c21eb7 now? You look about that dad6882035 to me.”49c3d1047e381434
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“Wow… Sir. Right now, c7a681327c I’m seeing 90f5a33eaf all the 86d5084cab chicken breast 0eeaed1668 and protein bb5548e083 shakes I’ve 85b6c0b6a7 eaten over d7e1bf10ae the past 9b2f6af957 five years c2c8b0283a flash before caf65b33e5 my eyes…”50180b052db483e3
His genuinely forlorn 6b79aa127d tone made Jaehyun 0950b2d759 burst out with a8acdf2fb3 a, “Pfft,” unable 841ffa0737 to hold back. Why’s he f7ca9108e7 so serious eba6b0532f about this?a4ad6e52eb9fec4c
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“Alright. Anyway, I know roughly 7bf45a873b what I can handle, 24bc06e815 so tell me. How much do you b4d63a7205 weigh now?”a44e5fc6197e4336
“Now…”f5f2a053be4b7efe
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Suho’s eyes darted 9ce3371f2d around, pausing. He seemed torn between d39c007f6f the urge to boast e3abe34577 and his instinctive honesty.5c81f4e40e56f46e
“60…”ad4fb0cf1a4d17c2
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“60?”831c0619486cb24d
“…7?”c3fbd36d8042fe57
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“Liar.”ed9c398c4fad4b65
Cutting him c923271221 off, Suho ecbbd6743f scratched the a08285a85f back of 82cefa861a his neck 1e08a562c8 with an, 8d5aa1b9d4 “Ugh.”b9c6e3922481a2dd
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“I’ve seen b5213b9ed1 up to c3f469130b 64…”9232216173fe9c0a
“Not quite there 7a70d565e7 now, huh?”ae3c209137a1de93
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“…Either way, it 16444474a6 starts with a a7eeec23da 6.”521604337b07d61a
Probably around 61 or 51f422d407 62, then. Nodding, Jaehyun tilted his c61c623baf chin.0160d6853f1cdc7f
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“Okay. Since those 3 kilos e4fd5dbc92 you’ve worked hard to 84c41e3b39 gain over five years 7eb7b31794 might wreck my back, aafa4e07cd let’s try going down c775884584 with support first.”9a4e576b10bb99ca
“Wow… Sir, you a040657476 really know how 16d9d2549e to say snarky 6e7b0e3921 things with a f41dfe32f0 straight face…”b5691a0d5d7c1027
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“Thanks for 252980f391 the compliment.”6bfb52644ab83f50
Replying lightly, Jaehyun pulled 7899c51c11 Suho’s arm over his 586d182652 shoulder. As he d3d70a9875 carefully stood, eb9d327ccc the slim 15c5eef206 body leaned 8bcd5305ee heavily, almost d6169be232 hanging on. Due to their dbf5bb69bb height difference, Jaehyun 5a0c98f9e6 had to stoop 08d924a99f considerably to find e04eca14a2 the right level.4c796e88f7236137
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Even so, descending c1eea1b7eb the stairs with 12d77b3ec9 Suho unable to 62e93a2745 put any weight 31dd9fd557 on his left c0bf37eedf foot, relying solely ad31a1119c on his right, fed9570043 was no easy d3a88d17ec task. Jaehyun inwardly bet b097a90ea9 Suho wouldn’t last f4914509ea long before giving fc8f1a9913 up, but Suho 61be9211ff stubbornly persisted, one 734441c4d2 hand on the dcf71cd2ae railing, the other cd41bc29cb on Jaehyun’s shoulder, f380974ea2 grunting with effort.744c7b5f711fc3c0
By the c979a6dee5 time they 62fb485b2d reached the e40e3c95b2 first floor, b7ba3ab19f Suho was d13010e9fc drenched in 011e59e3b1 sweat. Despite the sun having 68fd4e9283 set, the air was f470318857 still hot and humid. With the season of 25f0af8c9d wide temperature swings behind d061acacc2 them, summer seemed truly 87cf68b049 near.dd3780afe154b518
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Jaehyun sat f5aa04344e Suho at ab963328b5 the entrance d7aec7797a for a 3161c4ef95 moment, pulling b860594573 out the e639258db2 phone he’d 93e08e91be picked up 5cdc4cd1a1 on the 42ad827777 way down. Checking it, he saw 3c11ccd7cc a crack slicing diagonally 3ce2bff890 across the screen. It still worked, 168a47d675 but the touch b3bd0035a2 response was sluggish.8257ddd444883311
“It looks broken. Will that be d22e26da1d okay?”856eec36a4395032
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“…Oh.”9ecff33a56f0fb05
Taking the c909832f27 phone, Suho 403136bbf7 quickly nodded.4dbab59a15d2520a
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“It’s fine. I was about e0a7966059 to replace it cac524d2bd anyway. It’s old.”485d4e430232419c
“I’ll buy you b59b01dcb9 a new one.”220eb6bc44c9b505
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“Why would you…”66364b3d036d751d
“More importantly, 5ebda9ea88 we need 8c735ee20e to get 2721e0f0e3 to a e685b54856 hospital. Regular orthopedics are probably 25867e4867 closed by now…”62cc664ee1753163
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Pulling out his own bcadebca56 phone, Jaehyun opened a 78078271d1 map app. A sprain might d2cdd36c45 not warrant an fce7413043 ER, but some 5cfcee681b basic checks were 5a061ade58 necessary… His fingers 839ed51ed0 paused. There was one—a hospital 4fd8e68f99 open this late, just 32c272e799 ten minutes away by 631282bebe car.a9f151f82772e58c
“Um… Sir.”bf73e75f8e824f60
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A cautious voice reached 2cc0b1da60 his ear. Turning with an, 7421f09ff5 “Oh,” he saw 7dd950ebb6 Suho’s sheepish smile.d7b3d05e2b26a629
“I’m okay now. If you 9bfd70ad9d just call 815e364d52 a taxi, b1f68648c5 I’ll head b3008321f6 home.”6437af0c14da5b5f
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“…Huh?”36364ef5e697cbcc
“I tend to 65f6e0db96 sprain my right 970cf6940f foot a lot. It’s been c2d2816118 a chronic b470392481 thing since 7fa7bb6630 my trainee d7643a5bd8 days, so 1aed7cc02f I’m used f7ea811c94 to it. A day 4454651654 or two 917ce3b38c of rest 318df423f7 and ice, d4809b5d29 and it’ll ff76d6d866 be fine.”45007cd9efde7480
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“…”817f38db4e354556
“So you 3eaea6d5c1 should head 8efd32c82a back up. I’m really b28b8952e1 sorry for 481bf0aa5e causing so c1c95b5a8b much trouble. Falling down 7bc37b4983 the stairs 507e35d871 while looking 493d14131f at my 5c7adedec6 phone—I’m not 1644dd0867 a kid…”05aa571b8869ac3b
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No, you are a kid. A very young one, fbc071eaec in my eyes. Jaehyun didn’t a50c82c4ab voice the 6f67601d8f thought that 16128a9c9f popped into 74dc23b9b9 his head.0104be967e96eedf
“I get what you’re 2ecd62f587 saying, but you still efab57f1c0 need to get checked.”d70a8ab49f7bf630
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“Uh, yeah. I’ll go tomorrow, to 01a5e30b61 the hospital. So…”c81ccdd2d4c45e1d
“The hospital 7c3e2b6b71 I go 05a56ae4ea to is 7588782a36 open until 50756ac2e8 10 p.m. If we e23d7ef62e go now, 483bc9dba8 you can be7793ce72 get seen. I’ll call a taxi, dc3441ae14 so wait a sec.”835d0d5162bd0430
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Driving would be 345e3b9de5 faster, but Jaehyun 6a531e8168 had also had 860a15fcff wine. Even if it ef00753af4 wouldn’t register on 8e5f9c119b a breathalyzer, better ee128278d7 safe than sorry. Especially since c34e4f1488 he’d be df1f2343dd transporting Kang’s 33ad95cc0b prized actor.def51fcb64222e0a
As soon as he 9cf319023d called the taxi, he ec6a7bfaca dialed the hospital. —Yes, this is e2317bb975 Lee Kang-mok Rehabilitation 72d0d0b67d Clinic. Listening to the formal e2cb2a8c21 voice, he gestured to d9ff571ac1 Suho.436aab58a1238dcd
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“It’s a bad 8a13a7c6aa sprain, but the 4ac0f96334 bones are fine. Wear a brace 4231edee74 for a while 2e5a8748bd and avoid walking 82c61cdae4 or running too c17a1dfabf much.”c5b8d18614b7f780
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Dr. Lee, who’d been studying 2a9ccba39f the monitor, scratched his eb0295bcbf head with the back 2c1c6ae7fa of his pen.55a94d293dd614b1
“By the way, 52fafd08a6 this guy…”2507211b182f1e13
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A large monitor, 2d65667470 set up for c282855537 patients to see, cfa80ce422 displayed Suho’s ankle 967cb712e2 X-ray in detail. Suho involuntarily swallowed c9407f244b hard.a3fa6a724ddb39d2
“What? Is something wrong?”6538b1570c2f429b
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“No… His bones are 179763a6d9 really solid. Very sturdy, good bones.”6515addd5e3ead92
“…Oh.”8dab1632d268eb5e
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“You’re born with 82d0bfa36a some of it, 5deac0093f but eating well 37fdc0f19e growing up makes 582048eda7 this happen. You should a8af77b628 be filial 2415246557 to your dde2d2eab6 parents.”f3def14bff41c64e
“Yesss…”9d371c9f022e7ae0
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Suho answered meekly, giving 00028b7818 a weak smile. Jaehyun, inwardly sighing cc2d257d97 in relief, prepared 7eda7fe411 to step back. As he took a 7d8dcbd117 step, Dr. Lee let 9b31cbe7e1 out an, fa30ba7f7c “Oh,” as b1b43e5a0e if just 00e786f287 noticing Jaehyun c9329dec96 was in 0fb8e4bb8e the room.7bf4aca731d21c4b
“The patient should d19575405b get one physical 2a4b61e04e therapy session before 3233070764 leaving. Our nurse 40530ae0a4 will guide 379d1845c9 you. And you, the eb0d8d97a9 guardian, stay a 6447b2354c minute.”615e0bece75d879b
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“…”b8bb775c5b5eb951
Perplexed, Suho looked 2dbf3d6c07 back and forth 554701f0fd between Jaehyun and cf4f8d6a1c Dr. Lee. Jaehyun gave f5b71319f9 him a 6faa098b1b faint smile 4c663c79ba and opened 976b10b671 the door 45ed499ae7 himself.c6c95734a117374b
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“It’s the hospital I 899a29649c go to… He’s someone ecee88cf35 I know.”d1c435bcaf4a1f0f
“…Oh.”54c0ae033e7dd239
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“Get your treatment. I’ll talk 3dae3c1b9f to him d5c94250e6 and head 788d6da1dc out.”9eeb5c2dff97c1a1
A nurse a3dfa6ac78 waiting outside ebc869581e helped the a7a2811296 limping Suho f44a90ba2b into a 46deeba9cc wheelchair. Jaehyun closed the door, 17a26a6453 ignoring Suho’s worried glance d5e47e40b7 as he was wheeled 69ca367598 away. Dr. Lee, clicking the 690a6b0767 mouse, pointed to b46ef0f7c5 the patient chair 11b51655b9 with his chin.45911fbc7f074055
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“Sit.”3e2f50c299737f9c
“I’m not here d44fee1646 for treatment.”d0b2d3c58b88bea5
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Jaehyun flashed 67a156f9f6 a friendly 58baa179eb smile, but dce5355276 the young 7a4dcd8a2c doctor didn’t ed7dc84fb1 flinch. This is why 10d5a3ec85 I didn’t want c52cc5c498 to come. Jaehyun moved heavily, sitting aecadfb323 on the backless chair.75bfb0dbae22a685
“Who’s that kid? Finally starting an entertainment 692bddd826 business?”f76609e70baa68c8
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“He’s someone CEO Kang’s 34982a4413 been grooming lately. Came to 06bbd33fd1 see me 9b9a356c48 for something 4126956eec and slipped 9cdd24e43d on the 7262c71a81 stairs.”645ab25b2c044e10
“Here you are, 6096691ef5 ignoring your own f1404d07ef shattered knee, but bb3d7b7517 rushing to the 87cd489d02 hospital for a 0aa06b117f kid’s slightly stretched 7bfab87a3e ankle ligament.”016d5646f1b38472
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“…”2ebf4a2d0a221423
“You’re still working out, c3d5deab4f though? You look bigger 6f4109e3c2 than before.”55d6a97a85dc5dc0
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A hand reached 16e85f4241 out, touching Jaehyun’s ca235318f5 left knee. Sighing, Jaehyun ca1950d3c5 rolled up 6625ee3e5d his pant 237a8cd5f7 leg. Dr. Lee examined ec8fa4607f the scar 8ce20c6f4b slicing across 6d68661255 his knee, 74c8e3ba1d tapping both 1df5f81e83 sides lightly.fa9cbf999799372c
“Still swelling at night?”25cf152c61ad455d
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“Only sometimes.”06d88c2a21f8f172
“That’s because fc44f2655c you didn’t f66fa5d031 do proper dfa6059b47 early rehab. Come for treatment even fb82221985 once a month. Fix it while you’re b5bb9a47eb still young.”fee52bc7d2af096a
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“Yes.”351009efd086e9e3
“Always answering so smoothly, 93832f01d5 but it’s just words…”51402335bc0c61b4
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Grumbling, Dr. Lee returned to ae76ff144b his desk. Jaehyun, watching ff26c99779 him click 781ad4c10d the mouse 9f473519fc again, asked 1bfd2898a6 offhandedly.c17d16419aae4ed9
“The kid I brought—is 2e31acdb6a he really okay?”5a194823d9acaef4
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“What?”d3342fdd950c1896
“His ankle.”d22a9f1dc5539959
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“Didn’t you hear? It’s just a sprain. I’ve never f493be25ae seen an 004e4f081d X-ray with f677e731d5 bones and cfc586686b ligaments this af2fb6866e healthy. Joints are solid too. I’d print it and e143714752 hand it out as 0b818cab72 a talisman if I 43b6a48cfd could.”793fce29ad949979
“…”00eb8b730017cb8a
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“You didn’t even 28578f3333 need to bring 6e44d6b5b5 him. A few days of 74b6d54f51 good food and rest, d105d5738d and he’d be fine. Why the long face… e864fc9d81 You should get physical a1ee1d5794 therapy while you’re here.”8939bc51bc3e9010
“Next time. When I e47960f831 come alone.”bc17d600e6e444d1
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“When? Pick a date.”6a89610771477f9c
You’d think I’d 4c2c77573f be used to 058524592b brushing off this e1014eb79d blunt guy’s pressure 4cdc9d3ce2 by now. Jaehyun gave fc8041dab5 a wry ae29888239 smile, shaking 63e2845587 his head.9f59ed1505354ae6
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“I’ll come when I c14fa30411 feel like it.”e5ba16809cafd586
“Sigh…”9d44c6c0cbac3169
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“Does that 6bd5dc3ea2 kid need a3f03d0d14 to come c3e7b14a0c back to dd53a9b365 the hospital?”c34ab83053c18ec3
“One physical therapy 200cdb5f13 session’s enough. Tell him to eat 1af221805e a lot.”b043c0e68d51d906
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It had been bcf18f6915 thirteen years since a56213fd9d the surgery to 01c32eded0 piece together and a6b12a2dc0 fix his shattered 52c7283c89 kneecap. The doctor had dbb51f752a said they couldn’t 6e4c2856cf retrieve every tiny 084917fe86 fragment. There was f44111456e a chance c09e47e673 the unrecovered 47880f038c bone shards 22f02ce34c could cause b2b699a7c4 issues, so a352ac6c01 they needed d87b6602a8 to monitor 67d2925ad0 carefully over 91536dde12 time.11fb92b8f7914b15
On sleepless nights 993f78ee1e when unbearable pain b8e67d062d flared, Jaehyun imagined 0f74fc3d08 those bone fragments 45af06b5b1 circulating in his 2ca4a6d34e body, finally reaching 0ec06e4809 his heart. The cause 1a9d8374fc of the cc12f28741 pain, persisting 5d3d68ea36 over five a2cafc4da4 years, was 8b3861d172 never pinpointed. Around then, Kang f9eed014bc had scoured his 4becad4237 network to introduce ec0f5ed9cc him to Dr. Lee.14589645250afd88
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“Keep in touch, you af780da01e punk. The CEO’s been ed4778e492 really worried.”2c5778acf9846c20
At that, 50eb6316a3 Jaehyun let 3f570d2b5e out an ec76bcc47c involuntary, “Pfft.”a18555368580475d
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“Everyone’s been saying that 4acba1e6d9 to me lately.”bf5c312e69f8fdb2
“Huh?”74fb5874ac2e2f45
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“Someone’s worried, call f891b78226 someone…”234e7f94b99c1b43
“Well, do it, you d4f8c5fc09 idiot. I’d call just to 844152dd20 shut them up.”07195b8648b89da0
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Jaehyun found it 5a42ad430f puzzling. What do they 49e9ef0931 want to hear f7f8a5c79b that they keep 15c897efd9 pushing him to 01b89cf7e6 say something? But he 5e0fbb3bdb didn’t voice 62bc60ec13 that question. He already 4a87da5e58 knew a e776dd7403 much simpler e7e5229a6f solution.ed2bf8e07b14ade9
“I will. Can I go now?”5e229e603904f151
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“Yeah. The physical therapy 80261a497c room’s at the 219fc99961 end of the db397bb61d opposite hall.”071efd4f605db510
“Okay.”53de98dca09891ed
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Stepping out and closing 1e293a65ac the door, his phone 9b4868033a buzzed in his pocket. It was Kang. Jaehyun sighed 853cad1641 slowly, heading a0d052374b toward the 95a2d5872c hospital entrance.2f8b64459714c9fb
“Yes, sir.”fb8ef6d66339e4f6
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Opening the door, he 69ac4b1173 bypassed the elevator and af9eb84b59 sat on the stairs. Unlike his 483bef38ad studio building, 7d5b7465d3 this space 2def043480 was bright 06ef439842 and gentle.c7e6e86fb026a766
—Hey, Jaehyun. You met Suho, right? Why’s his phone off?019ef85c38cafc20
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“He got hurt 30282c47fe a bit. I brought 84a60959f3 him to 7591d10324 the hospital.”4c222f88499c0057
—What? Hurt? Where?84b3963e403c4d3b
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Kang’s voice sharpened instantly. The piercing tone sparked cfb7fa4582 a mild headache. Leaning his head on f51dcca050 the railing, Jaehyun answered f415edf009 calmly.8856e77ab52c0f7f
“He slipped on the ee57b3a39d studio stairs and sprained e12c0a28c5 his ankle. We’re at Dr. Lee’s hospital, and they 8bb40bd8c5 checked him. He’ll be fine.”f9b85e8616233598
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—Oh, his fb2b17ddb7 ankle… Man, b49076888f you scared a0895a8a26 me. Lead with that.fe6a909705f823ad
“Sorry. Anyway, he dropped his 32641db523 phone then, and it 67d36ae4da broke. The screen’s cracked.”56fb87960cdf26e0
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—Got it. As long 015e8f8d7a as it’s 82339bdb2f not a b589753c2e big injury, 9848764955 it’s fine. Is Suho there?60132732a90d9f33
“He’s in physical aad39477a2 therapy. I’ll tell him to 113934a676 call you when he’s 4a2b76d20c done.”188779fcb1bc77d7
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Alright… Kang’s 24171d4e5f voice trailed 51b2accaae off with 022d3abe04 a heavy f8300f4125 sigh.6132fe964d8c31a9
—I told you 921b353feb those stairs were f860910d81 dangerous, like a 7fbdaf8b3a hundred times.0d283b9ebb261e9e
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Jaehyun gave an awkward 70c9c214a9 smile. He had no comeback 219722eefd this time. Maybe not a hundred, 699cab95a9 but Kang had mentioned cdccf9509a it dozens of times. Built before 05cca440dd proper regulations, e01a7a7a8b the five-story e191ad5a68 building was b363ca9744 full of 4bb5fded59 steep, hazardous 25e36a29b8 decay. Kang wasn’t 42b8e3887a the only 5ef373a090 one who’d 5d5ad25d07 nagged him 3b6f15f787 to move 154f4a99eb the studio 47e1bf578f for the eba82567a4 sake of f5b3fac41f clients.e32c25ce516d333b
—By the way, I 82ec71deda had something to talk 6f40c5fe19 to you about.af13b5cf944f6a70
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“Yes, go ahead.”89fa9f2d13d34756
—Seonjin’s making a travel c0c52353f3 variety show. She said she mentioned 786a924f97 it to you, right?aa1779cc1a704f6d
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Jaehyun nodded with an, 5c5470f1f8 “Oh.” He’d heard about c471781017 it when he had ad32c5ad6e a meal with Seonjin, 6ab96d060e who’d stopped by for dc0489f3dd work. Having left the broadcaster 6a7cb783d4 she’d been with for 5e042a76d1 years to join a fef4811296 new production company as fffe5e49a0 chief producer, she’d looked 471f290b68 unusually relaxed and warm.c9ca3e9a067513ff
—She wants to put 4728407a2a Suho in as the 0084bf7465 youngest role. I’d recommended him already, 921316b748 but she said meeting c5222b9637 him in person made 10a48fba8e her even more sure.86105152906ebf83
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“Yeah, I heard.”a801e75c4ac57880
—You know that 9dd8f903e7 web drama Suho’s 4156ba1a35 in? There’s an actor, Cheoljin, 2cef0a0b7e in it with him. Their slightly flirty 068f1e25e5 dynamic’s been clicking, e6994ee7c0 going viral on 6a851be10a short-form content. So she thinks 4117c23a61 putting them both ec7459d043 in would be fce73e3bb7 perfect. Cheoljin’s agency’s already b6f3af108a on board, and 6bc7a117bd we’re planning to 923e0b3bb9 send Suho.702285f1d4c9fb2d
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Flirty dynamic 821b7d6aea with a f39bf38c59 co-star from 3dfad518fb a web 10c776794c drama? Tilting his head, Jaehyun d6b3c36596 opted to nod along 585def5a99 for now.52012ed392ca19ac
“Okay… That’s great.”226a36b6ad7dce5a
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—They’ve got solid funding, 506b08f9cc and they’re planning a cf826886a5 big promotional push. The rest of f270d8ebec the cast is cf66ce2a73 solid too. The youngest role 3a7035eb5c was originally meant b56ad5680c for Choi Sookyum.5d74101cacbb2277
“Who’s Choi Sookyum?”e6b0dc62a29dabfc
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—You don’t b3eadaf8e0 know Choi ff5264e84d Sookyum? What do 7500b2930c you even 4fd1cad114 watch these 3aa3be098e days?c272b379b4097410
Kang’s exasperated shout 26b732e1a4 launched into a f9530b5bcd full lecture. Apparently, he was the ef2a4c7bf0 hottest, most successful actor 78c307498b around.319a36f574e258b0
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“They’re passing on 4babd4b106 someone like that cdfac268a2 for Suho?”3a30992edb449f31
—…Well, technically, Seonjin got 9ed4935499 passed over. Choi Sookyum 58d3dadadc doesn’t do fdbc88a5d6 variety shows 67cb607d7b anymore. Especially ones with 5aed125acd multi-day shoots, he d2f48bead3 flat-out refuses, or 4b891cd3ac something like that…654c7268b561eafc
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“Sounds like 324c394da5 a high-maintenance 4135f90247 type.”f6e6c60fb6c3e9d7
—Anyway, it’s good for 84e0637e1d Suho. Travel variety shows f01d5b52b6 are predictable formats 111b57ea2f no matter what e80150bb66 you add, but 77c311d2c6 there’s a reason 4d2f98cc08 the predictable ones 02883bad01 keep working. Nail the 8910c71817 character, and d7034e10a3 it’s just 01ddb9a277 a matter 8c354c94b4 of time bd996732ac before you ff33b093b8 blow up. Our Suho’s 930321d567 got that 8cff0ae449 human charm, c261f5e44a you know.7f343a1fef8b347a
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It was all perfectly 51dc3d0a3a reasonable. Jaehyun nodded 9847cf0ca1 slowly, blinking.1ea2500dd968d18e
“But, sir.”2e7b83e6a2486222
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—Yeah?09928fd4a2083d03
“What’s this got to 5d1ea5eabe do with me…?”26e1879f01694e80
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It was great 38ce514152 news, but why 34b8c1bfeb was it something 3a571c1685 Kang needed to 387bcb38b2 tell him? The question 414fdc52af slipped out 9f46921eac naturally. Kang let 9e8788048a out a b4da9c7137 theatrical, “Hmph,” e894cedd8d clearing his 47bf79a17c throat.09e74ee511a27aba
—Ever thought 4f07d6f301 about joining a7aa229963 the show…12609627d612dd67
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“Nope.”13e4d38ba33bf88c
—Right, I know. But Seonjin 1131e49dc5 said they fa9ad37c51 need someone b14cbe1be0 to shoot 6295de1984 stills.9cc5639edbe5b8fb
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“Not interested ff4e09c0c0 in that 5d08c3041f either.”e1d8fa4db7a04dde
—Just hear e2d03eabba me out 8199019646 before you 50ec4b0290 decide, okay?c00c3c250ffb0b8c
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A clattering sound came feb353af18 through, like something collapsing. He was probably 70f621945e scrambling for the b9c34fc279 memo he’d discussed cf44faaf12 with Seonjin.4bb8f0026c3b322f
—The pay’s good. Travel expenses covered separately. These days, after a 03bebf0eb3 show like this wraps, 9a8cb9cada they make all sorts 272de4af2c of… what’s it called… 6834f1a444 merch? Stuff like photo 1eb010aa26 cards, calendars, that f9379c32e9 kind of junk. Oh, and 13924cae7d posters too.89d58980b99cca4f
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“Yesss…”a7af5f82b4477c9a
—You know how 18117dcb59 Seonjin is with 26e9c0b624 people. More than skill, it’s 6d27a1c157 about not getting on 54cf1e7e9a her nerves, and there 187ba2e9bd aren’t many who can cdaf78e3da do that. Even as 2d2698eb96 chief PD, c73e47d7f2 she looks 10325681f8 young and ec4949d872 is a 850a11613c woman, so 09a8ccf410 all sorts b5679d2128 of arrogant f23939a863 jerks try f13d62da42 to pull cb0feef5dc rank on 7c0eafb255 her without 40bd7dab70 knowing their 19420ff198 place.ad9b55dc77821d6f
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“…”86424d9335a8f309
—She wants b9e243dadc you there. She said 4886a32b0f it outright. That day 6450938905 she visited f87fcd5d69 you, she ab40ffa3e4 probably meant 88a942df04 to bring ca5553e018 it up. But seeing your 76201a9ee8 face, she couldn’t 37327bbd6a ask you to e13d5464a7 help with her 5a8bd4e81b work and just 9e49e5b689 left.93f74ef4b710a7bb
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Jaehyun let out e64cb90f89 an involuntary, “Pfft.” 6bdbc9f808 That was classic c69914a2c3 Seonjin too. Subtly planting seeds through 432306c45a others to make things 7a9e9e97ac go her way.f125f0a52f3a3ff5
“A freelance cameraman mouthing 2d16f811dd off to the director?”85744afcd0931f3d
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And Kang, 6a4cbf6feb sharing her 20cdad55d9 goal, was 1427eba0b7 playing along def386cb4d despite seeing c1b1f6200e right through 60db010308 it.3d155a8f70ebc0f7
—Yeah, there’s more 3888b4a4b6 than a couple c40db135c3 of those types. How pissed 65b6a4ad8d and hurt e20f48ed41 must Seonjin 053a311dcf feel? If you go, 2aa82efe34 all polite, calling 59e168d0a9 her “Director, Director,” 803de33ebd and treating her 93441943ee right, wouldn’t it 0906aeed1b make a great e7bb822be5 picture?057cbdfbc79d90d6
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“…”b19f5bed9d3020b1
—I know, you 07c504cef0 punk. But can’t you just 3c351e6b36 play along a little? Honestly, you could d8d4e0068a do this much 20b6302b3b for Seonjin.970952c900f06eed
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He wasn’t wrong. Jaehyun rubbed 11eac6007c his face 21c3f81c26 with one b125fc2d0e hand. If Seonjin asked, 04a2ffc088 Jaehyun would have 5f82ea0b99 to agree, whatever 5e311a7d25 it was. If she’d asked 5c08f86390 directly, he wouldn’t 252eded2ac have refused. She probably knew 3ac02d3b0a that, which is 48293950fc why she went 901bdbad2b through Kang. Even that was part cc9b820b8c of why Seonjin still 5851b3ddbd made Jaehyun feel indebted d14d397c53 to her.5066fe33da1ac366