September 4
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Snow White
Seol-hyung
hyung
hyung, where on earth did you go?
hyung?
please
Where did you go in that short amount of time?
It’s almost two already.
You’re not even answering your phone.
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[Chat] There’s a Fucking Handsome Guy Next Door and He Just Switched Boyfriends—Getting the Popcorn Ready
NextGenerationEbookReader / Views 752 / Posted 20xx.09.04. (02:05)
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There’s this guy living next door who’s ridiculously handsome. Seriously, absurdly handsome.
He’s got kind of a pretty face, so he seems gay lol.
Even taking that into account, he’s the most handsome person I’ve ever seen in my life….
The guy next door originally lived with another guy, but… I don’t know if they broke up or if the dude died or something, because I stopped seeing him about a year ago. But recently, a different guy has started coming and going from the apartment all the time lol.
Today I got home from work and saw this huge guy squatting in front of the gate to the apartment next door.
When I walked up, he immediately shot me a glare that nearly made me piss myself….
He was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, had tattoos or something all over his arms, and was wearing a watch that looked expensive as hell.
I asked him what he was doing there, and he said he knew the owner of the place and was waiting for him.
Then I recognized his voice. It was the same guy I’d seen going into the apartment with the guy next door a few days ago lol.
Back then he was all, “hyung, are you okay?” “You’re not dizzy, are you?” talking all gentle and considerate like that.
But when he talked to me, he was a complete thug. Told me to stop being fucking annoying and get lost already.
The bastard looks pretty young too. Honestly, he seems like he probably hasn’t even done his military service yet.
Cocky little shit. =.=
I was thinking about saying something back, but I just went inside. That was earlier this evening.
But after being quiet for hours, I guess they got into a fight or something, because a little while ago the thug suddenly threw open the door and started looking for his hyung, shouting loud enough for the whole hallway to hear lol.
He’s been riding the elevator up and down too…
The soundproofing inside these apartments isn’t bad, but everything carries out into the hallway.
This is premium entertainment lol.
Even now he’s making a huge fuss, saying he can’t find his hyung and that he’s worried.
I don’t know what’s going on, but it’s loud as hell for a weekday at this hour.
For now I’m leaving it alone because this is getting interesting.
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Comments (51)
Got a picture of the guy next door?
20xx.09.04. (02:08)
↳ Why the hell would I take pictures of the guy next door, you dumbass?
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:11)
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Is the thug handsome too?
20xx.09.04. (02:09)
↳ Yeah. Looks like the guy next door has high standards lol. The guy he used to live with was handsome too.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:12)
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? There’s no way three handsome men would all end up together in Korea.
You enoki mushroom-looking bastards have collectively lost your minds tsk tsk.
20xx.09.04. (02:13)
↳ ?? Stop talking bullshit on someone else’s post and get lost.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:12)
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How do you know he’s gay?
20xx.09.04. (02:13)
↳ A face like that and zero women.
I’ve seen him wrapped around the waist of the guy he used to live with a few times.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:14)
↳ But why the hell are you watching them closely enough to know that?
I think you’re the gay one.
20xx.09.04. (02:20)
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If he keeps that up, report him.
20xx.09.04. (02:14)
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Hold on, do I actually need to report this? This is getting serious.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:16)
↳ What’s going on?
20xx.09.04. (02:16)
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Has that thug bastard lost his mind?
Looks like the thug caught the guy next door on the stairs.
The guy next door was telling him to let go and saying he didn’t want to, but it sounded like the thug was trying to drag him back into the apartment by force.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:17)
↳ Holy shit.
Get the popcorn.
20xx.09.04. (02:18)
↳ Isn’t he just drunk?
20xx.09.04. (02:18)
↳ I’m serious, this isn’t a joke.
I think the guy next door is crying.
He doesn’t seem drunk, though.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:19)
↳ You’re not kidding? For real?
20xx.09.04. (02:19)
↳ For real. I’d bet my entire figure collection on it.
This is getting more serious by the minute. I’m going over there to break it up. At this rate property values are gonna drop.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:21)
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If you’re going out there, report it first.
20xx.09.04. (02:22)
↳ If it’s two against one, it’ll probably be fine.
20xx.09.04. (02:22)
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Gay relationship drama, damn.
Looks like the OP’s about to end up in a love square too.
20xx.09.04. (02:23)
↳ lol This guy was always into male characters anyway.
He once said that if he had to choose between Melissa-chan and Elgay, he’d lick Elphius’s asshole.
20xx.09.04. (02:24)
↳ Hmm, damn.
Then again, if I pull an SSR Elphius from this banner, I’d pick up soap too;
His kit is insanely good.
20xx.09.04. (02:25)
↳ If it’s Old Man El, you’ve gotta do it.
His performance is top-tier as fuck. At the top ranks of Arena, everyone’s running Awakened Elphius.
20xx.09.04. (02:27)
↳ Doesn’t matter. Still a garbage luck-based game. GG.
20xx.09.04. (02:30)
↳ ★★ NERF OLD MAN EL ★★
20xx.09.04. (02:39)
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Did you die trying to stop them?
Or are you throwing hands with them right now?
20xx.09.04. (02:31)
↳ My vote’s on throwing hands.
20xx.09.04. (02:33)
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Ah, fuck.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:40)
↳ Oh? Looks like you just came back from a very enjoyable evening.
20xx.09.04. (02:43)
↳ No, fuck that. “Enjoyable evening” my ass.
Am I going crazy? What the hell was that?
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:45)
↳ What happened?
20xx.09.04. (02:46)
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No, seriously.
What the fuck did I just see?
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:47)
↳ What was it, damn it? Spit it out, you attention-seeking bastard.
Did the thug and the guy next door start fucking in the hallway or something?
20xx.09.04. (02:48)
↳ Give us a one-line summary.
20xx.09.04. (02:49)
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I saw a ghost;
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:50)
↳ ?
20xx.09.04. (02:50)
↳ No mixing genres.
This is a slice-of-life story.
20xx.09.04. (02:51)
↳ Very original. I give it 10 points.
Out of 100.
20xx.09.04. (02:53)
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I wasn’t going to say anything because I knew nobody would believe me =.=
But I really did see a ghost….
I don’t care whether you guys believe me or not, so I’m just going to get it off my chest. There’s no way I’ll be able to sleep otherwise.
When I went out, the guy next door was screaming.
He was half sprawled across the stairs….
His legs were on the stairs, while his upper body was hanging onto—?
Being held by—??
The thug.
Their bodies were completely pressed together….
Seriously, it looked like I was watching gay porn.
They were stuck together in this ridiculously intimate way.
At first I thought, Ah, fuck, looks like they were having a good time and I came out for nothing.
But then I looked at the thug and his reaction was strange.
He wasn’t looking at me.
He was staring toward the stairs.
So I looked too and—
Fuck.
Fuck….
I don’t even know how to explain it.
There was this pitch-black blob-like thing clinging to the guy next door’s legs. Yeah.;
From now on I’ll just call it “the blob.”
You’d have to see it to understand. At least actual blobs can look kind of cute if you look closely, but this thing made me want to throw up.
The instant I saw it, I thought, Fuck, we’re screwed. That’s something nobody should ever look at.
And it wasn’t just clinging to the guy next door anymore.
It was gradually wrapping itself around him.
That made it absolutely terrifying.
I nearly pissed myself….
The way those two were tangled together was definitely rated 19+, but not in a sexy way.
It was horror-movie 19+.
Fuck.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (02:59)
↳ Have you been drinking?
20xx.09.04. (03:01)
↳ I was looking for ghost stories anyway.
Thanks for the creative writing.
20xx.09.04. (03:01)
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You bastards, I’m telling you it’s real. I haven’t had a single drop of alcohol.
That blob thing kept crawling farther and farther up the guy next door’s body, and the thug was trying to grab him and pull him upward.
The bastard must work out like crazy. His forearms were insane.;
The kind of build that could one-shot your average skinny dude.
But even with all that strength, he couldn’t pull the guy next door up…..
The guy next door’s face had gone completely pale, and the thug glared at me and told me to come help pull him up, so before I knew it I was over there helping.
But we couldn’t get him up the stairs.
Two grown men were pulling on him, but we couldn’t lift a single person.;
I’m pretty muscular myself, so it’s not like I’m weak either.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (03:07)
↳ This guy spends way too much time looking at men’s bodies.
He’s definitely gay.
20xx.09.04. (03:08)
↳ Based on your description, it’s because the thug is a Fighting-type.
The blob is a Ground-type.
20xx.09.04. (03:10)
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But fuck, that wasn’t even the worst part.
That blob thing kept climbing higher and higher, and when it touched my skin…..
The sensation was so fucking disgusting.
Fuck fuck fuck fuck.
Just remembering it now makes me want to puke.
I feel like I’m gonna die.
I should’ve just stayed home.
It was cold and damp, and it smelled fishy and rotten….
But then, fuck….
It started spreading onto my arm.
Not just sticking to me, either—it latched on in these disgusting clusters, like barnacles.
Ah, fuck.;
At first I thought my skin had turned black and swollen up, and I screamed too.
The thug told me to shut up.
I turned to tell him, How the fuck am I supposed to shut up?
And then I saw that it had already crawled all the way up to his shoulder.
I nearly pissed myself.
I tried to pull away and run, but I couldn’t completely free my hand….
I think I started swearing nonstop, asking what the hell we were supposed to do.
The thug got pissed and kicked me.
I’ve probably got a bruise from it.
Then suddenly, a face started emerging from the surface of the blob thing.
Fuck.
And it wasn’t even a normal face.
The whole thing was covered with eyes, eyes, mouths, noses, mouths, eyes, noses, mouths, mouths, eyes—
Just a complete mess of facial features plastered all over it.
Made me sick.
By then I couldn’t even scream anymore. I was frozen stiff.
And then, fuck—
All the eyes rolled at once and looked toward the guy next door.
The guy next door looked like he was about to pass out.
As for the thug…
Apparently this bastard wasn’t scared.
He just kept cursing at it.
Then all those mouths opened at the same time.
“Come quickly. Let’s go together.”
They all said it in perfect unison.
Ah, fuck.
There were so many voices layered together too.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (03:18)
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This guy actually sounds serious.
20xx.09.04. (03:19)
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And it didn’t say it just once.
It kept repeating it over and over.
Telling him to come with it. Crazy.
But the guy next door suddenly started acting strange.
Just moments ago he’d been terrified out of his mind, but the instant he heard that, his eyes changed and he started nodding his head.;
I thought he’d gone insane.
The blob’s voice sounded horrifying too, like metal scraping against metal.
What the hell was he trusting???
The guy next door even let go of the thug’s hand and acted like he’d completely given up.
That made the thug furious as hell.
Fuck, this bastard is almost as scary as the blob.;
The thug kept talking to him.
“Hyung, don’t think about anything strange. Get a hold of yourself.”
Then he kicked the blob.
For a second I thought he’d kicked the guy next door and nearly shit myself.
But then, as if by magic, the blob suddenly came loose—
Or disappeared, I guess.;
Whatever had been supporting him from below and dragging him down was suddenly gone.
The guy next door immediately started slipping from exhaustion, but the thug quickly caught him and pulled him into his arms.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (03:24)
↳ Sudden gay moment.
20xx.09.04. (03:25)
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And then about three seconds later, the elevator opened.
Since we’d been screaming the whole time, somebody must’ve reported it.
The police showed up.
When they asked what all the commotion was about, the thug apologized and even backed me up.
The cops didn’t seem happy about it, but since everything was calm by then, they just gave us a warning and left.
The thug didn’t even say goodbye.
He just took the guy next door and went back inside.
By the time I got back to my apartment, about ten minutes had passed.
Even including the time the police spent lecturing us, I don’t think we dealt with the blob for more than five minutes.
I swear it felt like an hour.
I thought I was going to die.;
And the places where the blob crawled up my body earlier are itchy as hell.
Fuck.
So I took the longest shower I’ve had in ages…
I’m writing this post because I’m scared to be alone right now.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (03:30)
↳ Try showering during the summer once in a while, you filthy bastard.
20xx.09.04. (03:33)
↳ Honestly, you don’t start smelling for at least three days.
Besides, dry shampoo exists.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (03:34)
↳ You fucking idiot.
20xx.09.04. (03:33)
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You even put effort into your fake stories.
20xx.09.04. (03:32)
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This is entertaining.
Please continue the series.
20xx.09.04. (03:34)
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Just go to sleep.
20xx.09.04. (03:35)
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Did you really see it?
20xx.09.04. (03:36)
↳ Hard to believe, but yeah. I really did.
NextGenerationEbookReader / 20xx.09.04. (03:37)
↳ Sounds like you were on drugs and hallucinating.
20xx.09.04. (03:39)
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LOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOL
Is this that post that got reported for drug use?
I came here because I heard it was hilarious.
20xx.09.07. (15:31)
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It really does read like it was written while high as hell.
But reporting it as drug use? Fucking psychos LOLLLLL
20xx.09.07. (15:33)
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—Did you go to the hospital?
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Snow White
Ah, hyung.
You’re awake.
No, I’m just outside.
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—You should go to the hospital.
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Snow White
A little later.
By any chance, are there any foods you can’t eat?
?
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—No.
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Snow White
I’ll pick up some food.
I’m hungry too lol.
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—Sorry. I should be the one taking care of that.
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Snow White
It’s okay.
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—You had a hard time because I ran out like that for no reason yesterday.
—And I should apologize to the person next door too.
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Snow White
I talked things over with him this morning.
He wasn’t holding on as long as I was, so he didn’t get any blisters and he’s fine.
He says it’s still a little itchy, but it’s much better than it was at dawn.
It’ll probably be okay after some time passes.
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—I should go apologize later.
—Should I bring him something?
—What would be good?
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Snow White
You don’t need to do that.
I’ll just buy some kind of gift set.
Don’t worry about it and get some rest.
You’re sick.
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—You’re sick too.
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Snow White
I’m tough.
You were running a fever after all that yesterday.ㅠㅠ
You slept right through your alarm this morning and stayed passed out.
Are you really sure you don’t need to go to the hospital?
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—I’m fine. This happens sometimes when I’m stressed.
—More importantly, I should’ve been the one to wake up.
—I wonder if people will get the wrong idea.
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Snow White
Why?
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—Because you answered the call from work while I was asleep…
—I’m not blaming you or anything.;
—The guy who called already hates me and spreads every rumor he can about me.
—One of them is that I’m gay, actually, but…
—A different man answered the phone when he called me.
—It’s obvious what kind of rumors he’ll be spreading from now on.
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Snow White
Ah.
Aha.
Does that guy bully you?
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—Yeah…
—Sorry for getting you caught up in misunderstandings because of me.
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Snow White
It’s okay lol.
Don’t worry. Nothing will happen.
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—I’m thinking…
—Maybe I should quit.
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Snow White
Why?
SH isn’t a bad company, is it?
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—The company itself is good.
—It’s a major corporation.
—But it’s hard too…
—I’ve been thinking about taking a break.
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Snow White
That sounds like a good idea.
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—I’m just complaining….
—I’m worried about finding another job afterward too.
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Snow White
Even so, I think you should take some time off.
You felt really light, hyung…
I think you might even lose against an ordinary person.
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—No, I wouldn’t.
—You’re just strong.
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Snow White
Ah, but…
The bruises really were pretty bad.
The places where I grabbed you yesterday.ㅠ
I’m sorry.
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—No, you had to hold on tight then.
—More importantly, you…
—Is your arm really okay?
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Snow White
Yeah.
You’re okay too, aren’t you?
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—I didn’t…
—Swell up into blisters like that.;
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Snow White
I’m fine now.
To the point where you’d never know anything happened.
My skin is back to being as smooth as Snow White’s.
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—;;
—You really are…
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Snow White
Handsome?
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—The final boss of self-love…
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Snow White
It’s an objective assessment.
Young skin is firm and resilient.
Isn’t that a good thing?
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—Yeah, yeah, you’re amazing…
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Snow White
lol
You’re hungry, right, hyung?
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—A little.
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Snow White
The food’s almost ready.
Just wait a little longer.
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—Okay. I’ll wait.
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*I don’t think hyung or the guy next door saw the ghost that was watching us from behind the stairwell window.
*Confirmed its appearance down to the waist.
It was wearing white clothes and gray? Blue? straight-leg pants, but I’m not sure…
It was so badly decayed and soaked that it was hard to tell.
Its arms looked as though a large portion of them had rotted away and gone soft.
You could see bone, but it didn’t look like an actual cross-section of a human body—it looked more like the flesh had decomposed and collapsed.
It had no fingernails.
If hyung saw it, he might pass out.
*The ghost kept staring at us and repeatedly mouthed, “Die, die, die, die.”
Then, when it seemed like hyung was about to give up, it smiled so wide that its mouth split all the way to its ears.
Blood dripped from the torn corners of its mouth, and for a moment the fishy smell grew much stronger.
*When the police arrived, the mud-like thing disappeared and returned to the ghost.
*The mud thing
The ghost seems to be the main body (?).
The mud thing appears to be some kind of subordinate? Terminal?? Something like that.
Its range of movement seems to be wider than the ghost’s.
It doesn’t seem capable of affecting objects that aren’t people (speculation).
There was no damage whatsoever to clothing, watches, the stairs, or anything else.
*The guy next door said he had nightmares last night.
No idea whether he was just scared out of his mind or if he was actually affected.
Probably doesn’t matter much.
*The pig bastard next door keeps looking at hyung suspiciously.
Can’t we transfer it to this guy instead?
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