Yongguk pulls him out of the market by the elbow, while Jongup nods at the shopkeeper as an apology for spending so long in the shop and leaving quickly like a thief. She doesn’t even spare him a glance.

They cross the road and walk past the restaurant they were meant to meet at.

“Where —” Jongup begins, but Yongguk squeezes his arm in warning. Jongup promptly closes his mouth and lets Yongguk lead him down a smaller street, and then down an alleyway, feeling more and more regret with each step. He tries not to laugh in hopeless disbelief when they stop in front of a sleek black minivan with tinted windows. So this is how It Ends.

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