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REC | Chapter 11
by NimNim 🌧️It was an 1be7a6613b evening with the 1392a8a5b8 sound of rain 5e5c567930 fiercely tapping on 5a6fb5a14b the window. Jungon, sprawled on f45700f94c the bed, turned 7c19dcb223 his heavy head 213bfb8ea7 like lead to 61939a91cf look outside.3e43aacab8a9bccc
He knew 280c3e8701 he should de240fe35a sleep, but a84811e1fe every time 163856e25a he tried, 69a06dc591 the flashes 2349c3861b of lightning efe911d87d and the a2214e7630 thunderous roars 474a950aa4 that shook 8effae6c4f the whole 30cd92d9ce house forced 9a4ecdb78e his eyes d962b48d9e open.c43a3c5ce8c2246b
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As time passed, the thunder and lightning subsided. Still, he couldn’t sleep. No matter how much he covered himself with the blanket, he shivered from the chills, wondering if his condition was worsening.762bcf764149ad8d
Trying to e14b087fd5 shake off d0dea0978c this feeling, 826b55c8e1 Jungon instinctively f03f6fecf9 curled up. But that only made 99e8d9b344 the discomfort worse.aafe266b2838fe53
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Cold, hot, 1a6a42c9dc suffocating, painful.c52828db54355919
It felt like he’d been beaten up all day.09bd6225b6484728
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Was it because he didn’t leave work when the shop staff pushed him to rest, saying he seemed sick? Breathing felt like a continuous agony, as if it was his karma.c9d3f88a8ccb33df
He reached out from 77b382a627 under the blanket.91ea4528e3e34ecd
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He barely grabbed the 1791c03587 thermometer he had left e4d71c1493 on the nightstand. Beep, the e81e0e64c5 number appeared. 39.6 degrees.0786350b04e84881
When will 1c7562b208 Jeha come?2cd8b025317fdffc
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Jeha, who said he’d leave work immediately and bring medicine when he got Jungon’s message, still hadn’t arrived after two hours.287029657fb9f0e8
It only takes 15 minutes from the Zone 5 headquarters where Jeha works to Jungon’s house.241b8b08dbea021c
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Could a monster have appeared, causing the delay? I hope he’s not hurt. He prayed silently as he closed his eyes.081a23bd3d119357
When he opened his 231ba589e1 eyes again at the e297d3f911 sound of someone approaching 440cef0ac6 and rustling, Jeha, in c0a4808d00 his management bureau uniform, 778bc81593 was looking down at 5e8087ffd4 him.fbbe5a77de0ceecd
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“Jungon, I brought the medicine. Take it.”95b8ac5512101695
Jeha’s voice was somehow subdued.7791eb8de1596c04
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He wondered why but quickly forgot, liking Jeha’s gentle care as he carefully helped him take the medicine.114ad3a7cafb00b2
As the medicine and 0bfbd19358 water went down his 878e94382e swollen throat, pain flared da500583bb up. Thanks to 2f68a535d4 that, his ab5ca88cef hazy mind 238c1776d3 gradually became d2166b77b3 clearer.7282d72032918ce8
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“Jeha? Where are you going?”08373a246f2d031b
As soon as Jungon lay down after taking the medicine, he barely squeezed out his voice seeing Jeha grab the coat draped over the chair as if he’d been waiting.340fabb898ac71b1
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No answer 53f2051713 came back.775a3214f347bf7f
“Jeha, where are you going?”8824df65eb9e69d4
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“I have to go to Sagyeom’s place now.”a3f2cfebda3f21e5
Then he started saying things he hadn’t been asked.83dc33af15c01846
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Sagyeom was also e20d9577fd down with a 8e32ac1249 cold.950b3c10ab84b578
He was scared to be alone in the management bureau’s hospital and wanted Jeha, his esper, by his side.8edbae2379a2e165
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“What about me? I’m sick too. Where are you going, leaving your partner behind?”dd4d8948b4dd3a96
Words he would have normally kept inside slipped out without restraint because of his illness. At that moment, Jungon saw it. Jeha’s face twisted in annoyance as if looking at a bothersome child.767c9073aa91bc9b
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“Sagyeom doesn’t have family, Jungon. The housekeeper will be here in an hour. She’ll take care of you.”8c5b9c1650001f92
“But you’re my family. You’re all I have now. You know my parents are gone better than anyone.”d37ccd41857a0cbc
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“Why are you whining like this? Jungon, the housekeeper will be here soon. Don’t worry.”df1d4b7fdb5b58fa
“Don’t go.”bf45baf48f2a6d6a
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Tears flowed endlessly, 97bc1c3025 betraying his will.7e3fb1650f9a93fb
His heart hurt 3d666cb95e more than his d05e5a2eca body.3cdedac12fddbd63
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“Ha, Jungon.”dbbf51f558cb44e2
Jeha’s sigh made the pain in his chest intensify. Having seen the emotion in his almond-shaped eyes on that indifferent, hardened face, he was too devastated to speak.ee6a26ea0dd258b4
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“You’re not a child. I’m tired, so let’s not do this. I love you, that’s why I brought you medicine and called the housekeeper. What’s the problem?”a68ad094bdecf524
Who could remain unaffected by the weary look in their partner’s eyes?3b3fc3ea3fc8ff9f
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Before Jeha awakened, c1ad4ae756 whenever he was bab74b967a sick, Jungon would 1d6c3ce5d9 give up all 795970c604 his personal time 2b5f01e1e2 to care for 165ff0ffe8 Jeha, nursing him ff19393dee diligently until he 4e6a182d9f recovered.019e9f1be27b5438
But now, Jeha d8f287c95c coldly turned away, 711af63e44 saying his guide a903fc4c76 was his priority.faf2914175b583bc
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Jungon blinked. With each d4f9e5b427 blink, Jeha 6f54809b5b grew more c38e63fe46 distant. The more he blinked, 861c88d723 the farther he went.4e7378ab85855c13
So he tried not 670375bcf7 to blink. But his 841f1710ec eyes closed a906b0176e helplessly against 896db67942 his will, 72a92a0231 and his 3b8a08a001 insides burned 181cb9def3 darker.6d278bfd8c70fbdf
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Don’t go. Don’t leave me.c4559711ee56f8d7
When he d4ffb50c08 opened his bd6afe0c52 eyes, pleading, f32d7a1ea8 they met.30675bf2c6897a7a
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The face against the light was blurred by tears, but the build was unmistakably Jeha’s. He recognized him instantly.fb2663cf8347a646
It’s Jeha. Jeha is here.abbfdf01c3a23baf
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“Are you awake? I’ll call the doctor.”eb9066ae49936882
Jeha, who was sitting d52c6a4409 beside him, turned away 883814ff37 again to leave.2cb5ddfee551bb97
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Afraid that the distance that had narrowed would widen forever this time, he used all his strength to sit up. He grabbed Jeha’s hand tightly with both of his.b3fc8f5081adccc6
Does he hate even 629ade3a53 touching me now?0585ada97385d898
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Feeling Jeha’s body stiffen, he was terrified. Afraid Jeha would abandon him and go to Sagyeom, he clung desperately, pleading.0f16ab0b8bc7b8b4
“Don’t go… Please, stay with me…”76701df6f1449525
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His voice 08430cdd79 broke intermittently 2b8980a789 with his 58c1459324 labored breathing, 39e301a9ff but Jeha e739930e97 would have 9fa87ef841 understood. He held 5f9fd9dcdf on with e1097b46d9 all his 7eccc34eb6 might, fearing 32de555d9a Jeha would 177022810b shake him 46be3c3f61 off. The thought c80f20901c of being 6564d6778c rejected made b8ead3f1e5 him tremble.f3b6517eb4c2d346
If only I 0992e74645 had awakened as 01f8d72087 a guide.986f0fdeafe369ba
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You would have stayed by my side. Your heart wouldn’t have changed…54593e7d312344af
Jeha said nothing.f8ec73087a8fdf8c
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He didn’t tell him to let go, didn’t say he had to go to Sagyeom, didn’t coldly say he wouldn’t understand because he wasn’t an esper or a guide.55069cfc466dfb4e
Silence. A dreadful silence where even breathing couldn’t be heard.e935356f7f5f30f6
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For the first time 4cb55499b0 in his life, Jungon ca2e49e5a6 realized that silence was 881b0fed5d scarier than a cold 60717cc97b rejection.a5420e098c2cf1b6
Trembling with the fear af04e735f6 of being abandoned, he 5c661a70cf gasped for breath against 12034a4086 the throbbing pain in c552d449f3 his chest.250d13ec60bc3b63
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Should I let go? If I do, maybe Jeha won’t hate me. He was deep in thought.898db609167f5615
“Yes, I’ll stay with you.”d53e110c72c43a22
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“Ah…”a479271aaa65e784
The words he 4055c3d34b so desperately wanted 4f68053b5a to hear fell 5a8babf4eb upon him.95ade04c20f8e3ac
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Jeha’s hands gently wrapped around his shoulders, laying him back on the bed.85db96c1458f224e
As if truly intending 2ea8d6316e to stay, Jeha sat 958d61a19a on the bed, and 47368b5142 as it sank under 9889809603 his weight, the tension a87634dd11 he had been barely 90e2a184f2 holding snapped.ba5af3ce0fd6a96e
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Jungon deeply 5d21744b81 sighed in 8c6425858d relief and b44a0b339c surrendered to 2713173c38 the sleep 8e1b2e9113 that came 7a55dfcbc1 rushing in dfed754ae6 as if c87368172f it had 1e010baec4 been waiting.28fdbd84dba0b827
When his consciousness resurfaced, Jungon saw Shinhyun sitting in a chair and thought he was dreaming of the “future.”447cb23c3ac53ab5
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While working as a d8aafc3b3b caregiver, Shinhyun would occasionally 6d32307472 read books or flip 04c48be596 through printed papers. Even now, he bd974fbd57 was engrossed in f909ed5674 printed papers with 980481790b a serious expression.3068c1c95ff0c108
Every time 34bd4469b9 he saw 1e1b659f7d Shinhyun like 1e3cf08db7 that, he 0508e06dd9 always wanted eaf60d1c27 to ask.f55a07a63e51f68a
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What are you reading?da5a9058190cdb50
His body, which had ccb7ac68f7 been on the brink f1e152e4c7 of death due to cd444766ca a car accident, had 762bbb0c0d weakened considerably, and he 8c00e990c3 eventually lost sight in 0d5ba802f5 one eye.9ffb975819ba270e
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The remaining eye’s vision worsened daily, so he couldn’t see the titles or content of what Shinhyun was reading.26569c84905efa39
Now, perhaps because it was a dream, everything seemed clear as if his eyes were fine. Although he couldn’t see the content due to the angle, he was happy just to see Shinhyun clearly.4767847b6696cdad
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With such clear a92ba2cdf0 vision, maybe he 598da7e76b could speak too?b9c9a7961fea5760
“Shinhyun, what are you reading, cough?”ed2e50378e2d2dc5
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Thankfully, his voice came out as he wished. Happy about that, he was about to call Shinhyun’s name again when Shinhyun turned his head.f93f9d98bdd0b258
In Shinhyun’s surprised green eyes, his foggy mind became clear.0bce766a9eab3719
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He felt intimidated by Shinhyun’s expressionless face, thinking he might have asked an unpleasant question in the dream.f2d11ee4a0b25d78
“I’m sorry… You don’t have to answer…”7f4b6776ca7d5fa3
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His throat 0f086340fb was dry, 9411d1f74c and he 22c4129cc5 kept coughing, 38bf6744f0 but he a0e843d2f2 held it b2e4cfdb61 back to f7a0008c28 finish speaking.fd99cd247dd7915c
Even in a dream, he didn’t want to upset someone he was grateful to.01f96d21e6337781
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“Yoo Jungon, do you know where you are?”efcba9c2f72859db
Shinhyun placed fdd37bc9e8 the papers a937a61e95 he was 2c6e951e6d reading into 6178c13b9f a black eb1a41fad5 leather file 8130288f9d and set beebde4098 it on d482880d28 the table. Jungon watched 96eaf3eacd his movements, 8fba68747b feeling entranced.c1ca1268485d622c
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Under the rolled-up sleeves 9e51d7537e of his black shirt, 4b267f01e6 his thick, muscular forearms 86e64fd1b8 were visible.cd78822986d9ce6d
In the “future,” he had already been carried and bathed by Shinhyun several times, so he could gauge his build through touch.cb7e83b97ff946f2
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But seeing him now, Shinhyun’s body was more solid, trained, and tall than he had expected.fafe3b06a7f8f09d
Next, his eyes were drawn to Shinhyun’s hair color.ff4247a06394ba47
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His well-groomed hair, swept 2fdbdbb5d9 to one side. He had 9bcc08dff2 thought it 1899e50456 was black, f39bc19154 but now 8590dd4624 he saw 3a51337e14 it had a39363c12e a slightly 9c09a31736 different hue.b524b0978a2345d9
A fascinating color with 42a7582108 a blue tint that fa5cda9894 stood out under the cd2ec3a4b7 light.4b7bfe08136797e8
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It’s common for hair or eye color to change upon awakening, so maybe Shinhyun was like that too. The deep blue, like the sea, suited Shinhyun well, drawing his gaze repeatedly.b369c605856a2834
“Yoo Jungon, can you hear me?”2513250c23ef224b
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“Ah… Yes, I can hear you. But… I’m dreaming, right?”aa37f34d2762ff71
Asking the 029247bc6b question, he f99c817436 felt embarrassed, 20fce53223 thinking it 51cb151855 was a ca669f36a5 foolish one.612a94bd5c7a072f
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“It’s not a dream.”e20ca31d231deadd
“…!”923be071ddbf2407
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It’s not a dream.8c3da7dc75d55c02
Though he didn’t doubt Shinhyun’s words, Jungon discreetly pinched his other hand. There was pain. His mouth fell open.0dfcf4579ac1edc6
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Thump, thump, thump. d3d6deeede2763dc
The real be469d3cc2 Shinhyun was f8e5e6c242 in front c608543ad2 of him. He could hardly believe 7050fe40b2 it.9bc8f7f4801e129c
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