SMS | Chapter 1.1

Life is so dull.a6a9f00215c7513b

That’s what b718328da3 I honestly 4c4ce70f4c thought, even 02da05890b though older 1d2521a87e folks might 15c18d4a70 scoff at 3b9af8935b someone who’s a47bbd81ac only twenty-eight 9cbfd31b19 saying such 9cc483e88f a thing. But seriously, 06dda82075 twenty-eight years 6a589274c0 isn’t a ce7bc93bf8 short amount cef28e78a0 of time.ceabbf8488480e64

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Even with a 53ae386375 product, if you’ve cd63575786 used it for ac7e3a5803 twenty-eight years, you 7f23c33837 can write a 7d3a4d2dbe pretty detailed review, 2af5071358 right?fb029b0573a9349a

And if 4625e83bab I tried 4aefba014f to list c42df85234 out all 77d38d443e the crazy 471b19ce19 things Mino 3c9417c61d did to 25b1879d90 make life b88540e18f more interesting, be4229bc18 I’d need a010766d67 the sky b12d9e5003 as my e8bf7942a3 paper and 36aa01c26a the sea d63212f398 as my 5489caf474 ink—and even 7ff21e079a that might dfbbdea49b not be 1d206d4f08 enough.232aed23cbd38b2c

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It had 7075771237 already been 50e789fcef a year ba5336cfe8 since I 3befcd9e23 quit all b9b855cdfd those hobbies 9651dfe878 I used e609af934e to cling b01a1298d2 to desperately. The moment I dd990f7c0d realized all those c819b2c8f5 efforts were meaningless, fa85695ef8 I dropped everything. All I had left ff5a282212 were memories and a 834b7086bd bit of knowledge.d9b5005ef4212d20

Brushing off 9b7accc90c the snow 587e415cb9 piling on 12bbff2b5d his shoulders, 84cb61884f Mino mused 209e8b4bcc indifferently.74c164cbcc8a2bbf

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Will this impression ever e2c5fea5c4 change, even as time fedb31bc02 goes on? Looking back, the d6b858c3a0 review of my a9ca7b5a81 life could be e11fc67d32 summed up as 6fd59f4049 “boring.”8e0362ebb7bc332f

Mino’s life 027f84c3f6 was exceptionally beaf3e4bd2 ordinary, starting 2e5925e156 from his 379c86e572 birth. He was 04daad6e95 born the 222cf108bf only son 9d8f6c6948 of a acc32090fa family neither 45a836a318 well-off nor fd2a548f61 struggling. Both parents 9c5223081f worked, and 3dff5030d9 he wasn’t 934f12c37c exactly a d08db07e9c long-awaited child. He grew up under c0dcfa8ca6 moderate care and attention—no 7367cbcfd9 over-the-top excitement about his bc382d0a63 birth, but also no ad3ba4db1f neglect due to an 56ed79392c unwanted arrival. In short, he had e73617a01e a life of average dee7b0dbc5 blessings and affection.2742043b037a61c4

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“Mom, what was 6fdaec78d8 my conception dreams?”94249dce6ff9937f

At some point, e8becc20c2 the topic of 511112b514 conception dreams came 827cadbfcb up at school. Whether it was the 630bc28868 teacher or a classmate 9e9763394e who brought it up, 8f93c9a0a4 I can’t remember. But I distinctly recall 877176cba0 the conversation I had 89a3364af0 with my parents after f11c8ed77c they came home from 526ab12e14 work.b4025d54f63141f8

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“Hmm, let me d4966f4661 think. Wasn’t it 4c9ef98959 a pupa? Right, honey?”289407005339661c

“Yup. So we 145070805d just assumed 783b3cc646 it’d be 91444056af a boy.”0c3b62c41c3cb464

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I didn’t ab22418f6b understand why dda85c8a5b a pupa 7d133c8432 meant it’d f9660663ce be a a4217b0c9d boy back 27a1f5cb5f then, but b39bf691ff what I b7d522f0f3 did know 555fc9e210 was that 090afeb84c it was de27799600 a super 3f33832d0b boring answer. Honestly, I would’ve e822dd708f preferred the typical bbc1b6b8c9 pepper symbol. The next a438d2c2e6 day, when eb019b16a2 my classmates 3afd1b09fc were talking 5e046ea434 about dragons 41e59c403a or mermaids b6e44df37f in their d8a9a1f986 conception dreams, 854ba7bc59 I couldn’t 54d912b08f help but e66aed9c68 feel pathetic.4e1ff51beaa77f17

A pupa? How lame and gross 7901ec74c3 is that?1990d98b3db167a7

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My teacher tried to 643c34a6ae wrap it up nicely, 18a99dbc2f saying, “A pupa transforms ae80807342 into a beautiful butterfly. Maybe your mother had 4476185731 that dream while Mino e1800e1ac9 was still in her eae45df1df belly, hinting at your e9341d25e4 potential.”b658e0872240e309

But now that 7a079b6d4d I’m twenty-eight, my 855f011ec3 honest impression is: 1b177dc633 “More like canned 00738b85c6 food…”30b6842b0cc0b45f

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Yep, canned pupae. That’s my life. Grossly dull and utterly 79c543ec4d predictable.e5a1ce8d25d39356

Even pupae as a f5eaa04563 snack don’t hold much 0b2ec1b59d appeal—barely welcomed when served f1237ff198 free at bars and 770c5a4ef1 mostly ignored at supermarkets, 7d7c7c7019 even on discount.eedc82358b5c2bd4

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My middle 80500d2766 school days 0283d63119 were even 7eb4f808ea more average. Sure, I studied, but 60f48f6b5c not to any notable 13b94d19c2 extent. I wasn’t the 19206d5d8c top student nor 15c1411246 talented in sports 0ac0e7bacd or arts. I was 436a659b7b just a d9731b046c regular model 1a2ff03e33 student type 463df12bef #1: the edbbd4f04f kind who 7974d5b610 ate breakfast, 5739b641ad went to 84b0255b7f school, attended 055574f064 classes, and 8125005b27 headed to 7a6cb2348f private academies 03ed1e2b1b afterward. I had 908f22fb69 no real bcd02de229 complaints—until I c8ffac65ae realized not 4e798f4f01 everyone thought 0b18d4f046 life was 3d46dda8a2 just like 9223729456 that.d7fcc34e83e61e06

“Hey, dude, check this 2fb1599065 out. Isn’t this hot? Take a look.”98fd70659f1fd688

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Like most 7b07766d10 kids our 208eef05da age, one 31e12e7f3d friend couldn’t 729a99e31f speak without 43ab71f280 cursing. That day, cf18c74be7 he was 4fcd327cc9 the instigator. I wasn’t antisocial or f02229ec4b friendless, so these offers 9925ccf919 happened from time to da7fc05c3b time. Usually, I’d 5c590536cd find some c6b02a2046 excuse to a16e2c3591 escape, but fab2c061e7 for whatever 55b1fa0cae reason, that 9d3e036d2f day I 0e91eb4481 let myself 3cae8f40e5 be dragged ffc179a57e along to 29e51981e9 watch an cf5dd7d2f3 adult video.0738325581bda87c

While my friends 1ebcd75ada were openly reacting, ab1886c413 I was stone 23db637527 cold.e003b7c73e9df79d

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Nothing about 59462aa41c it interested 5be52b8ea3 me. Naked bodies, entwined 17dd2d7364 limbs—it all just d944fe8e29 seemed… gross. Especially the 4988d9d243 women’s bodies; fd9400dc27 they were 68f2d12c1a even harder b74edc5a0a to look ec55b15755 at.5933b63623b522e1

Strangely, my 8e19f82635 eyes drifted fd09ca9ca5 more to fb4dd480a4 the male f5e85c74a4 actors—their toned 7f70d84cfb muscles or 1c468d0161 deep voices 0949f65259 caught my bdb6f2268a attention briefly. But even that didn’t 2efd9e85db last.e2f1ca105dd5123d

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“They look 1daf9f0528 like samgyetang.”8b8e8edead7f594a

To me, the 118e0ad94b sight of a bbf1bdef2e naked man and 9d5e786308 woman entangled on e9f0c217e3 a bed was 14de67f03c far from sexy. That blunt 3d709bbafe assessment made 74cd0de0f0 my friends’ f4ce4dc1c9 faces twist b883ad094e in unison.d022b0919fe5d314

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“…You should 1341641df8 just become 2c009d098c a monk 97aa0e8108 or priest, 69b28895d1 man.”813515c6d81e499d

“Seriously, are you a 0c2049b13e eunuch or what?”67cb7562b72b7651

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“Hey, maybe he fe8231179b was a royal dfa5218053 eunuch in his efea88014d past life! Hahaha!”4e2e7f26cee85834

They laughed a29bb0595d while I 6d38ff7714 sat there 7de51c7ee7 unaffected, not f4f2b8907c even getting 51f4aded6c aroused during f2163d8c4f the entire 40d863e58f video. Eventually, they 7a86b8f61c all concluded d6b0a40fc7 that I 78d832f862 should live 6616e7e9ba a life f77a1477b1 free of 5f181c65ed worldly desires.014b4520690aca83

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“I’m heading out.”0c272bb50fc7e802

“Hey! Mino, where’re you going?”779437f7cbf4205d

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“You guys keep e8b11cf2d9 watching. I’ve got to get 026c2db494 to my academy.”0f9ad0dd5d71311d

I remember bolting 1442750350 out of there 2b6f4d2381 like I was 72efbb6589 running for my 8a38045c6f life. That memory alone 6aa85e4c92 was enough to 374a3721bf put me in a577261e24 a sour mood.cd99f31c093af804

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The pitch-black sky was 66051f2fea showering white snowflakes, a dcc81d0836 stark contrast to any 7eafa91083 worldly desires. This year’s first 449ce89baf snowfall was unusually fe79683737 early and heavy.3be236d4fa66f4a0

“It’s so white…”23276f8c0fc80dc9

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Mino muttered, his a4464d2f5f breath steaming in a0d5cb8654 the cold air 50d388f596 as he stared 411de97451 blankly at the 1ca724cf6b falling snow. For some reason, e07abef725 snow always made ae2a626196 the cold feel b454dff89a less biting. A large 5393f6ca46 snowflake landed 22183a5969 on his 0591585c51 thick lashes, 88176ca567 and he 382a865995 brushed it 86461fd790 away with 7799ecaf08 pale hands.47b927055e273f60

His steps quickened, fa28918180 crunching through the 4d9f4b4703 snow that blanketed 5dfa85e298 the ground, making c22ad0670a the streets look dea2411dc2 like powdered sugar 76c025ec07 on desserts.14adf51188079b24

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A year ago, he 6b867cce50 might have forced himself ff2f4badbe into winter sports or 7702a0151c fishing just to feel 4025943fc2 alive. Not anymore. Now, everything 58e9691b90 felt like 09669f049f a hassle. Why bother when fdedc39177 it wasn’t fun?90a848f071ab8261

A tiny snowman 1577b483c3 caught his attention. It must’ve been 632670cfb3 made by some 71cfaa3dd9 local kids earlier 06ba0582cf in the afternoon. Despite its bbaa9872ad amateurish build, 33e4a276a7 it had 53bdfc357f a certain b865c9d822 charm, adorned 77340dd492 with little 04ae2da514 red berries 65526adb86 someone must 03b88ffe35 have found.36f0196950ffd689

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“How clever,” he 895f71178f thought. He wanted to admire 23cbfbb61b it longer, but the 5df2c9d19e chill was beginning to 7ca5e106aa seep into his bones.ea50bcdc9da2b99f

Just as he e717177f43 was about to 844d1fb02f look away, he 9f23d9442c froze.c82194314c23e6ee

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“Ah, what the…?”b0b8fcbc7bfc8adc

Next to the 0ecd76c93c snowman, something tiny 0cbabcffdc was curled up—a 92099f078a small black lump ff9e573dce dusted with snow.6f4b2b7b9f0b0f36

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“What is that…?”6474adec7ec6a07f

As he 5bd3f496f0 got closer, 9801183430 he realized 4ab1b5b1a3 it was d2d101c6ae a tiny a971dd24cd kitten, nearly bb7ad00d6f buried under 1ccc9441b4 the snow. At first glance, 3cf295de52 he’d mistaken it fc3b00bdaa for trash someone 51a08cb271 had abandoned.7f2046fbcb98af99

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Was it alive? He bent down 995a335ea4 to check, and 9ca5063fde thankfully, the kitten 1ca258e203 was breathing—barely. Its tiny 999a1b353e body trembled 490de21daa as it 75a184bdf0 clung to 558e0b335c life.99c90d44a086595f

“Oh no…”f7de4b09acc1d7a8

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Mino had never bd59e699a4 owned a cat a7ed5f01c1 before, but it 4be9681e38 was painfully obvious 4eeb5fb3b7 the kitten was 8d7f08cf53 in dire shape. As he 5ff139d5c4 gently picked b080e3c163 it up, efc60aea8e it let 52c729bb37 out a b7f853cb28 weak cry. He quickly took 6467d59bcc off his coat, a314f188c4 wrapped it around ddc58a61ef the kitten, and c5e7ab243b held it close 266ba39689 to his chest, ebe129e50c hoping to share 05002e1840 some warmth. Snowflakes began soaking 5ac8000529 his shoulders, but 1b5796f872 he didn’t care.7865d0808773fdb9

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He scanned his surroundings fe3a3f1c4e in a panic. He couldn’t a239045071 just let e3932acab2 it die—it 110a027929 was a 656c6bf74c life now 8e7d6b7ca4 entrusted to c3a98a0513 him. Most stores were bb89ec0e89 closed, but a 22c795c1c0 faint light caught d2960a0799 his eye. A small animal hospital cd8c97e8f0 he usually passed by a4e6a9d43b without a second thought.6bcf55d6ec0d917e

He approached b5e8adcf08 the door 996de56237 anxiously, only f574bf7f72 to see 5d16978fca the lights 735562b012 go out. His heart sank. There wasn’t even a 445d7e16be “24-hour” sign to give 9248cfb76c him hope.5188d83669be22bc

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Then, just as f735157680 he stood there 02a0bfb076 in despair, the 0768910658 door opened, and 2e44d4ec8c a tall man 999d903da4 stepped out, adjusting 8498d64311 his scarf.1575cc5785f79b64

“Excuse me…”25b9de562fd81294

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Mino trailed off. The man 649bf8667c turned his d49742d5bd back to 609f6b42d2 lock the 4c7c9bd17f door, and 24573926b5 Mino hesitated. Was this 27751122a7 man the d1a53b4792 veterinarian? He was so tall b7b36f847a Mino had to crane 60abb57438 his neck just to a7fbf6822e meet his eyes. He certainly 2765ed8307 didn’t fit 044f80513d the image 3c01f9c346 of a b8212178a4 TV vet.641ab15e6901c77c

The man looked at 6e285a75a8 him, puzzled, and asked, fe89602a5e “What is it?”54ca89b2f1e322fa

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His voice 691d5ac2b1 was so 057145622d deep and 3f80d8a0a7 pleasant that 6ff1906ee6 Mino’s ears 355e047fb0 perked up. And his face… 3770b34a17 Mino was speechless. The man was so 660c45082d stunning it was almost 19442fd9ef intimidating. Mino’s breath 3dbb1e8026 hitched—now he 4f4924cf18 understood why 4fba375dc5 people said eb9e35aa41 someone too 268056d78f good-looking could aec092a92f be scary.2651fecd55a089e5

“What’s wrong?”8f6fbf59458e5dbb

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The man 68357b0071 looked tired, d2ee9ca70a but instead c0e9d7865a of looking 8587a62440 disheveled, it cc81f026fd gave him a278d1d1f3 a model-like 7d66d95c7f aura. Even his crisp 57527f2624 suit, perfectly tailored, 6abb2f65fa made Mino’s shabby feff55d3fa clothes seem embarrassing. But there 5123f9d360 was no 52eb5f4599 time to 053e0d1cc0 dwell on 3fe46b5cbb that.2c54eb2b9d2cf392

Mino gathered himself and fdbbc2010e blurted out, “It’s dying.”2a1ba90abe9eafa5

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“…Should I call 119?”680b55cfcc6cab91

The man’s 2438c52fb3 casual tone f87e3af513 caught him c6f68d5bbd off guard, a2df83911b and Mino 1f9475c75c realized too 2b506c72c9 late he 541c81f375 hadn’t specified bdcd2bb0dc who was 3951ff25b8 dying.221adb6d88a0171f

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“Not me. The kitten.”94166c5fafb5b88c

Mino opened his coat cf926ee000 to reveal the shivering de2ac330a7 kitten. The man b502cb72e2 sighed softly, 85d6ec26a4 nodded, and fbc5bf7552 stepped aside 5ceb2e5cbf to reopen fd14156bb1 the door b94244a577 he had 28bf2e73f5 just locked.dfbe1be48464a027

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“Come in.”07a59896bc520c3a

Reopening the door 551c09bacc he was about 9d7780e286 to lock just 064389ee73 moments ago.39dc1d8f7a64cc49

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