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A pebble shattered the calm surface of the lake on the day Seonwook killed a poet.

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“I was wrong. So don’t push me away.”

…

“I can’t live without you, hyung. Don’t ever say we shouldn’t see each other again. You have no idea how much I love you.”

Mujae clenched his jaw, closed his eyes, and swallowed hard. After a moment, he opened them again.

“Try being a little more cunning. Didn’t you learn by graduation that pouring out emotions you’ll never get back is pointless?”

Seonwook stared silently into Mujae’s eyes for a while.

“Where’s the graduation from love?”