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JL Ch2.5
“Don’t leave, I’ll be there in 2 hours.” The only thing that registered in my mind was the phrase “2 hours.” Wait, I was still in the clothes I wore yesterday and hadn’t properly washed up! I couldn’t bring myself to use the bathroom freely in someone else’s house, so I had hurriedly gotten up and left to go home. I took the elevator down to the first floor and looked around, trying to find the lobby. As I walked toward the entrance, a person who had been on the phone at the doorway…-
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JL Ch2.4
“Why are you embarrassed about the house being big? Shouldn’t it be the opposite?” This time, I didn’t understand. Why would anyone be embarrassed about a small house? He seemed to understand my confusion and added, “If the house is small, you can be closer more often.” He stopped speaking there, suddenly squeezed his eyes shut, and stepped back. I also stepped aside, but I caught his muttered words. “This is driving me crazy. Anytime, anywhere.” Thankfully, he turned away…-
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JL Ch2.3
“I don’t smell?” “Let me see.” “…My shirt?” “No.” Shin couldn’t help but laugh and pulled his hand, lowering his head to the inside of Yeonwoo’s wrist. Then, he buried his nose in Yeonwoo’s skin, inhaling the sweet and warm scent. Shin couldn’t resist the urge and licked his skin, looking up to meet his eyes. Just like me This week, my emotions have been a rollercoaster. Of course, it was mostly because of Shin. No, it was 100% because of him. Emotions are such a…-
101.4 K • Completed
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JL Ch2.2
Among them, there were several friends with better backgrounds than Kangho, but his father still considered that group of nerds more important. “Dad, all those rich and powerful kids you like are in that group,” Kangho once timidly argued, but his father didn’t get angry. Instead, he sat Kangho down and explained patiently, as if to an elementary school student. “The most important asset for your future is people. Money and fame can disappear in an instant, but the skills and character a…-
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JL Ch2.1
Light Pink Everything around me was hazy, like a blurry filter had been applied, and the city sounds were muted. It all felt surreal. I couldn’t immediately grasp what I had just heard. If basic politeness hadn’t pushed me to respond, I might have stood frozen like a statue. In my dazed state, I managed to utter a single word that encapsulated my feelings. “Why?” As soon as I asked, I snapped back to reality. My “why” was just a meaningless expression of my surprise, but it was the…-
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JL Ch1.5
Later on, if Shin ever looked at me that way, I felt I would be more sad than scared. “Hey, what’s there to be sad about?” I thought, brushing away my random thoughts along with packing my bag to head home. It was the only time when announcements were made over the speakers in the quiet library. As the announcement played along with some music, the few people who had stayed until the end began to pack their bags. An impatient janitor had already entered to open the windows and prepare for…-
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JL Ch1.4
I quickly denied it, laughing awkwardly before pausing to ask, “You really did quit being a police officer, right?” “Yes,” he nodded with a smile. Feeling unnecessarily guilty, I added, “It’s not because I did anything bad.” “I know, hyung.” “…Ah, okay.” And that’s how I started speaking informally to him. Trying to hide my discomfort, I took another sip of my drink. Suddenly, I remembered him looking at my waist earlier. There wasn’t anything unusual about my…-
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JL Ch1.3
Why does he keep asking? But then he continued to ask detailed questions: what time I go to the library, how I handle meals, if anyone packs a lunch for me. I gradually showed signs of discomfort and suddenly flinched. Wait a minute, he’s a cop. Does he suspect me of being the culprit? “Do you live alone? Your younger sister… does your family live somewhere else?” “My sister is married, and my parents have moved back to our hometown.” Huh? How does he know I have a sister? Could he…-
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JL Ch1.2
26 years old The factory where I worked was on the outskirts of Gyeonggi Province. In the few years I’ve been there, I could count the times I came out to Seoul’s bustling districts on one hand. My friends and I mostly met in the neighborhood when they went home on weekends. Places like the popular University Street or the multiplex shopping malls they frequented felt unfamiliar to me. On a hot July summer day, sweating profusely in a suit, I got off at City Hall Station. Inside my suit was a…-
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JL Ch1.1
21 years old It was probably some day in July. It must have been around 3 a.m. I was walking home after finishing my shift at my part-time job. It was about four stops away, but there were no buses, and it felt too wasteful to take a taxi. After working part-time for a few weeks and walking home at dawn, I started to quite enjoy it. I found myself surprisingly fond of the tranquility of the empty streets. Still, it was quite boring, and I wished I could listen to music, but I couldn’t wear…-
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