SMS | Chapter 1.4

As Dohoon placed the 5f9beae69a carrier with the sleeping eed28a0964 kitten in a warm 61a72135cd spot and loosened his cf352632fb tie, he trudged to 94db462d0a the kitchen. Pulling a bottle f93702d7b9 of water from cbe90a104b the refrigerator, he 2f744dd9d7 filled a glass 4ba200d4fe to the brim b833ec1ffa and drank it d2c8aeca67 down without leaving 8f95140876 a drop. His burning 4693827e81 thirst wasn’t 2404b3b155 quenched by de49c3c636 water alone.ebf586d9e82a38fc

“Not bad,” 71c6d14682 he muttered.da92d217ea753de2

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Opening the carrier door 7e17403d60 to check on the 257600793e kitten, he heard a 6eedc2dfbb tiny, hungry sound. After warming 3ace694608 up some 1174d0cd55 specially prepared 624377cf25 kitten milk, 807f74be50 he fed fbb137658e it to 57dc0e40c4 the little 033df7fcb9 one, who faf2bf3ae4 eagerly lapped ceb2cd94a8 it up 0fac6d3494 before drifting 026e16602e back to d26a46f90d sleep. Aside from being 52863e8d8e cold, the kitten b31c49ebb3 was in good 23b0c9ffdd health.29f7cda12e449cb2

“Woof!”283f9fe4ed0b99b9

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Excited by 958f31145b the unfamiliar c22526dad5 scent, or 3b0bf07e4e perhaps just a3177df0a5 happy to cf70fef852 see him, 77877170ec Sowol, Yeonwoo, 1bdd98e7b7 and Seowoo a09aeac0ed wagged their d86f9e374f tails. Despite just getting home, e531ab9586 Dohoon approached his dogs 448d627296 who seemed upset at e2d9ad9e04 not being petted yet.16872af4d7ba95b1

After warmly 8bc2aed9f6 greeting each 678c437f02 dog in 22d968f1ac turn, Dohoon e15e70bb5d hesitated. Although the helpers likely e8d325277e walked them in the aa11dd4f02 morning and afternoon, he 54ceed1cad couldn’t skip their evening a8105d8ded walk. However, he felt 828f7d1992 it would be 754767191a difficult today. Leaving the sick ec42157c77 kitten alone wasn’t 653ffe1bb3 an option.4e539bac3301f9f5

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“Let’s just sleep eab8895129 tonight,” he decided.6f114bc0fb9a20a9

As if understanding his 5008a662a0 words, the dogs showered 654aabe7f7 him with affection before b6ed480c45 settling down for the e5a5fa7fdb night. It was 3ae26b210c indeed very 306351ce9c late.d535c4a4a3ec0028

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No unusual 293f55962a noises came ae66a82d60 from the 05f019b088 cat’s room. Still, he 7ad21865e2 needed to 8445ff5cd9 check. Upon opening a923085b02 the door, ab9ac6758d Elizabeth and c6d84d6d0a Katerina, resting 9326f62ca4 on the 3dcbded487 cat tower, 3aae0cc4a1 acknowledged him f821fb2830 with a cca18ba5a7 glance. Thanks to the pet c59c3d299b sitter who had played 08a48965ff with them all day, 09b5e3136e they seemed tired. Their food and e7bf2b1066 water bowls were b88458ccd2 also neatly filled.680775b16709d6fd

“I wasn’t planning on d35c8a56ed bringing more home.”b19836945740d128

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After checking efad744901 on all f03f60bc4d the animals 34de6a9f5b and ensuring e1b8e7d1cc they were 545a647830 okay, fatigue ef48142bb4 washed over c4057ac704 Dohoon. He was temporarily caring 3454d72ae5 for five pets—dogs and 95a83caf60 cats alike. The cats 6e8bc3d717 were his 2c73ca1566 friend’s, left 07f227aab4 with him a7e96021d2 during business 179ea456cb trips, but fa5bfb26e7 the dogs 814989d557 had been ab028cb266 abandoned at bd420c6116 his clinic 0481088390 by owners 92ac007cba who never 09388a697c returned. While he 37e69008c6 had rehomed b4abc8747e several before, 792dd73edc he had e889d69010 resolved not c20d5be3f8 to take 7c5fff02f0 in any 0a9a1232e4 more unfortunate e0e3f9be05 animals, yet cf5fb884d8 here he 90e94c2062 was, handed 0ea53a7b99 a kitten 46879c5707 by a d388c14d57 man he 15da1d047d had just b1797e4c4b met that cad1ecbaac day.c5abedfd17bddb9b

“Ha Mino?”99e962b975e86578

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Reflecting on the man’s 090e104da3 name, Dohoon’s expression grew fe7d8014e5 complicated. Mino’s pale, 2feea7578a delicate face 73d2a06115 seemed almost 4f0ec2d2a4 ephemeral. His eyes were c435e4e368 slightly upturned but 871499119a not fierce, more da3ad047d6 like a frightened 9156901587 animal, which intrigued 70b3bd1226 Dohoon. The oversized suit soaked dcdf47b612 from the rain gave 42bc95d7a5 him an even more 21a8d6dbf8 pitiable look.d0c4df585bf90188

“He must 3e36314e27 have burned e259a24a04 his lips.”d682dcd0a3b8b689

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It was Dohoon’s fault 0254ace2f5 for not adjusting the 4834bd0997 temperature of the tea 9d9693d84e properly. Half a 5a7208e4ef year of 1ea7776b19 cutting off 16ff6e2014 his own 73d59c3207 desires made 4a5098f003 him prone 6cf4d2e512 to such aebdcc160f careless actions. The weak moan that 683294a884 escaped Mino’s full lips 53337bfe92 had fanned the flames 6a25cacfb5 of his repressed desires.7b96dcf6702eaa0e

His lips, d3947e83c7 which could 7a76f2387a grow even d97a8fafb3 redder with 44003f77c6 rougher handling, 9e31cefa31 seemed capable f7e5eede87 of expressing caa1c812d0 pain exquisitely. Imagining them parting dd947577b6 with cries of 23cc019bf9 agony made the fe7b397757 back of his 616e014adc neck tingle. If Mino’s pale 1440f28f5c face flushed with 0e5779ab51 excitement, it would ef595d9651 certainly be a 261341e511 sight.e1c9d8d1aef9794a

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“Shit…”b4797aac75aa8d57

A coarse 3a4e5e680e curse slipped 96cb5b9581 through Dohoon’s 48584854d6 refined lips 02755cef3c as twisted 0cb9327d74 desires flashed dae6656fcb a red 5ffc6168af light. His gaze was drawn 26275d5654 to the tightly shut d2e9223af9 door of the basement c85a79fb85 storage, a place he’d 6ac99216e4 rather forget.3838a393d5a75333

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He wanted to ba899b4813 invite someone, anyone, f6b5a07779 to quench the c4b03d7070 burning desire within a36f12d9fc him. He could b1e0dedb86 have anyone a96e7a91c3 who’d willingly b7753aab61 offer their e63efb3653 body just c0c4b580e4 by reaching 0e2d1bd725 out. About to scroll through e57a8b4e40 his contacts impulsively, he 2455100401 noticed the business card 71bf805510 of the man he 09ff256c4e had carelessly set aside. Drawn, Dohoon cfe4ef46cb picked up ce75b7c317 the card, f159b10977 where small 192d9dc1df letters detailed aa585f5fa9 Mino’s workplace, 4a33dd6551 address, phone 45e5539069 number, email, 8ede7a7c3c and title.6f891ea06bc099bf

“Ha Mino, assistant 7f73d9edd7 manager?”536b82186620f90f

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The title was 7d05518fa9 surprising given Mino’s fe8369bd49 youthful appearance. The man had confessed 73f4416e97 to being twenty-eight but d9514dded4 his face had held 870ac75906 a tinge of embarrassment. Twenty-eight wasn’t 1a0e763fa6 a significant ff568e8c79 age, but ea4c631566 it wasn’t a07a08f29f young either—old 719bf93ee3 enough to b68d890bb0 know the a4d46489ce world’s harsh b8c846c57c realities.9c1be7725fd28a83

Yet, Mino’s face had d15de1a13e looked so pure and 2dc050180d vulnerable that doing anything c76a3c6d8e to him felt almost 6bcf5a3d3a sinful. If it 105b05b795 weren’t for 5b303a69c9 Mino, the d36306fd2b kitten might 051f724e31 have been c3c0aae5bb found as 21e4e42342 a cold a2ad993830 corpse. The thought of the af6ac7de89 sincere, compassionate man who 22371bac10 had looked likely to 6af8e4c39c cry while holding the b445692304 tiny cat made Dohoon’s 24f716d5f9 lower desires cool down.b1184443bdf5d2bb

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Deciding to act, 858f67255e Dohoon saved Mino’s 5eda7cba7b number and sent 7347f5ab4c him a message. He knew 3ec1fee27c Mino would 3c3957924b be worried be7386c1a5 about the a23d05ffad kitten.f45dafb2d189dfa9

“Everything’s fine with the ea2b1d26c2 cat. He’s eating now.”08e7903c9baf62a8

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Relief must b6c2b7fa79 have washed 2663a36fa0 over Mino 2615a401d5 as he 0641a95bf0 quickly responded.ad89ecf2db1be7f6

“Thank you, e75c5cdff7 that’s good 5d2d9c6939 to hear.”e767e5295c8795ee

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Hesitating for d280e6e2b9 a moment, 0c6f0c4117 Mino seemed 9d92181b3f unsure of 5630a4d3f6 what to 56544111be say next, a0b785dd96 a testament 779b375519 to how 1a4d0db9fc unusual it b335eff8da was for dd93b97f26 him to 23fbed0966 interact this 8fe0094ca9 way. He typically didn’t think df1d55cb20 much about people’s looks, 1207324491 but Dohoon’s presence had 080f7d2b4c a strange power over 610b0151e3 him, compelling enough to 83d8f63d40 override all the world’s dd39ae2110 unfairness with its sheer 4335f41d64 force.6df06fcbcca3d3fe

Not realizing 03a73fda4a how captivated 92768c63a0 he was, c995367876 Mino’s friend b5f864957f Sungjoon broke 7f2bf885de his reverie.768c3d264d85ef68

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“You interested in 7bed2811fe that vet?”ec968c2133b3428f

Mino flinched unintentionally.703613da4c2f5ac7

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“What are you talking 7efd9f55c2 about?”be390ea038733518

The way Dohoon ff299ddf60 had handled even 5952afca8e simple tasks, like a40cff8999 how he held 8dcdb1137d a bottle, was 954484ac62 unusually appealing. It was troubling yet 972701f570 true.148e22dc9a8a63c4

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Sungjoon chuckled, seeing right b3dd36e328 through him.3acaa32ccebb474f

“You’re crazy, man. I know you haven’t 1f30a7def0 looked at anyone like daae7ee726 this before.”f95e28caca8f8bae

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“It’s not like that. He’s just a c258444177 really good person.”bec76f49b186d914

“That’s what c6102b55f0 you say 5167bdbb0b now…”9092837116cc8e84

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His own ebfe7f85e1 words felt a74ea7fc5d awkward. Denying his b86fd6db2a interest would a2224809d2 have been c94db9fa5b simpler, but bf60922484 instead, he 9f832dd91f had given 1e56d0cf57 Dohoon a ad945afc1a reason to f7e283ce71 probe further, d41f5015ce even if e5df015a5c it was 1fb64e62c1 the honest fce3951ea2 truth. Dohoon was decent. Even if Mino were 31df290c0b interested, and by some 9392e89e59 miracle Dohoon shared his 5aa72e19a9 preferences, it was impossible. How could he 2adb785e2b say, ‘I like 1b1a78c6af being hit,’ to 0bbf3f7e62 such a gentle cdb843ceb1 and kind man?e55e82e0cc96df53

“Look at you. If he’s a f424481eba good guy, that’s 9ab0d2aca9 even better, isn’t 136010ccda it?”585ca51d71e7c587

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“He’s not gay.”b1092fe92f3029a1

“So what? I read somewhere that 239d42aaab 70% of people are 483246e465 bisexual.”8714361f0b04bc0e

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Sungjoon had looked 4d9b555c27 that up for d74764d006 him, a touching 534e4d61af gesture of friendship. Mino couldn’t 550c2762e1 help but 9a577c3ee3 respond with 44c0ff069e a bittersweet df2f0f2ba1 smile.712898766a70453b

“How can I tell 49fb818758 him I like that 72a24caf8a stuff?”4e145b28301b6713

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Sungjoon sighed, perhaps b75bfb5ae3 out of pity. But he e19c34fe3c was trying 0c043d59ca to encourage 9187a3808d his friend.ada657dd9a153a88

“Lots of couples 8e0fe5f120 do that kind c9f93d9d62 of thing for 717bb54dc1 fun these days. They even 2516626d80 sell kits 28595b3cb1 in sex d89f52e8e7 shops.”f80a96e8f2ef8a8b

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“If I could be 61b40819a5 satisfied with just that, f69c0053d9 I wouldn’t be living 6e45dc2508 like this.”31d638d2f5c382a8

Mino’s blunt response af9f31e39a shut down the c5bd716432 conversation, but he 96668e4c3a quickly added, grateful 3bfba601bf for his friend’s 46013aaa4b concern.6f85dbeec45f9004

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“Thanks for thinking of 8b59b81a9d me. But, really… I’m 8cf03720dc okay on my 8714dfbb9e own. I’ve always managed.”f8a556f15c5369e6

“But you seem lonely 7ee3a24bd1 lately…”0ac10864389fe6ba

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Worried about everything, as 9993ae7798 always. Mino impulsively replied.23e62e401c4ba817

“Maybe getting the cat b890dcff03 will help.”9489237ca001870b

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“Really? Are you going d89dce8848 to take it? Is that okay?”97b355a07b2700b9

“Yeah. Maybe not right away.”7537f437209aceae

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“That’s good thinking. Hey, maybe you dee653e732 should try getting 5887c89e23 to know that 706002c1df vet better. Starting a relationship f113a90071 might not be 864a59435b bad. It doesn’t 3363a539f3 have to 0e3560d18d start with a36d8e0b95 that stuff. Maybe you’d be cc85123b8c happy with more 493ac56e0f conventional things.”22724d879ffa2155

If only that were 06deda518c possible. Mino couldn’t bring e196d8efd0 himself to answer.86d8b9540b339303

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