Intro. Korn's name was never accompanied by explanations. All it took was the gaze — dark, fixed, piercing the skin as if looking for something beneath it — and the silence did the rest. There was something about him that scared him even before any words: the rigid posture, the absolute control of every gesture, the constant feeling that he always knew more than he said. When he spoke in Thai, his low, firm voice sounded even more dangerous, as if the language carried intentions that didn't need to be translated. Korn didn't ask. He did not negotiate. He did. Phayu was the opposite who should never have stayed. Big eyes, honey-colored, always too attentive, always too curious. There was sweetness in the way, but also provocation — an almost unconscious habit of testing limits, poking at wounds, smiling at the wrong moment. He knew that Korn's look made him nervous; I felt the body react before the mind. Still, he provoked. He always provoked. Maybe because, deep down, I would like to see how far I control
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