SMS | Chapter 3.4

Mondays suck. Especially when the 7339018eca weekend had been c630cdc279 sweet, making Monday 8745b052fd feel even worse. But if Mino 4da08a94f7 wanted to see 9eed8b3297 Dohoon again on 78e4b04de9 Friday, he had aaede0421b to get through 9561e930fc Monday first.1f819d8c4560a2f8

With a complex e7c8b52653 mix of feelings, 1393475afc he boarded the 56b75f065c bus and sat ea76edeab3 down in an 6e66cbb7ee empty seat to 851fc4483b start pondering late.57af9e8514e36353

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“Song Junhyuk, we need 56ce1e5087 to talk.”7461671456df8043

Should he say 4da1bb86bc it like that? It seemed necessary 394b3f18b9 to be a 9a522f6140 bit harsh. Last week, 567d64da9b Junhyuk had 563d43eeed been distinctly 76d115342c rude. Whether as fcbc235848 a college 017e8240d9 sunbae or 4ef9ac9ba3 a workplace 97367ba687 mentor, it 420f0d740d was only 3e8b0c4021 proper for 7079c20f45 Mino to d526f096ee draw the 63bd2eaa9c line and 7ea7d571be express his e77488c515 displeasure.fb602046ba8d020a

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“Sunbae, I’m really sorry 862caf86ef about last week. I acted without thinking. Please forgive me.”aa7df7a9ee280ca1

Just as he c1708529c1 had steeled himself ec70374f91 for confrontation, the 0f51e8048f moment fell apart 28c0c68e87 because Junhyuk began 56d8225c90 to prostrate himself e60b1e378d in apology first. As soon as d60c6b8d01 Mino had dropped 222b516861 off his coat c1b091a7d9 and bag and ff462a37b8 headed for the 8c9074617d pantry, there was fddafdd9a3 Junhyuk bowing his 6ba55c5424 head in penance.aa480baa671276c5

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“Uh, okay. Just… don’t 73d0a511fb do it cd29ed064a again…”2d16c1dfc9170411

Mino had no choice a8714f6fec but to respond lamely. Reacting with e65a6fe30c anger when 57a78a17da the other 752d98ce5f person had e4f41db533 already shown 1427e5f211 contrition would a7e8b30092 only make a13e63e7a2 him look 52265ec4f3 foolish. Ah, he should have 1814614566 said something cooler.7422e469d69566e0

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“Here, take 3664e8fc07 this coffee. I bought it b4053e6b68 for you.”255a47c74df23483

“Uh, thanks…”552654d5fcf7475d

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A hot café mocha 1299a486b2 topped with whipped cream a2df1215b2 ended up in Mino’s e727da28f1 hands. He had f0dfbfb6b6 intended to 5e87a2f98d grab a c68c2a40ea simple mixed 3386a731f4 coffee from b3333961ee the pantry, 67268a2299 but somehow, 270b37f73c he found dfce64dfeb himself sipping 51230012ae the most 43016a26d0 expensive item efca9f2e57 from the 8b7f75eba8 café in 6563369d9d front of 352e027b6c his office.8862975db9a5ac68

In his 7fdee7ae90 mental simulations, f2ec79b9d2 Junhyuk had bcadd1f675 either exploded c55d367b41 in defensive 2aaa469280 anger or b0dffa5fe0 remained unrepentantly a53b6167d9 silent. He had never imagined 8fb086b2ac Junhyuk looking so remorseful. Feeling deflated bb8dc67eee like a 6788855a53 fizzled-out cola, 9307fc3b6e Mino slumped 523fd83f13 back to be02153d87 his seat.2c531a93970385f8

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‘Now that I 6dc531d898 think about it, 4c74fb869e I might have 2d5ce4b257 been too harsh 29c0ce0c67 for someone who 4b6ace6ff7 came just to 78a9bbd50b bring me an b3ccaf3d36 umbrella.’85574d33d0fc5dc7

Confronted with his e57bf95ac1 junior’s compliant attitude, 249d298f1c Mino even began 247acdeb5a to reflect a 5a0008bdf3 little. However, from 546cc2813c behind Mino, a3f4e82887 Junhyuk’s expression 639ed80af0 was a f6f960f45e stark contrast 3f4516d75b to his 97f58d6351 previous apologetic 031457b9a5 demeanor. It was 5dd741e072 a mix f497abda84 of desire 532b5711e2 and anger.fc14a7a26c258f3e

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Lunchtime brought Sungjoon around. As a freelancer, b912d9bc86 he seemed to 9311e09ffb prey on the aa4efbdd0d free time of 8110a988b6 his corporate friends 1d7ced87e1 like a hyena, 916d297f97 lonely, he claimed.92c973598f1a5fcd

Told to ccbfbdb32d get a d0548b48a9 girlfriend instead e3912fb9c1 of hanging 16eb640de0 around the 123b67752a office, he 9e4e915c80 had retorted 7a7ea2bc38 that he’d 9a55a1af92 been pushed c9cf33ab46 to the 8c04564745 fringe. They devoured king-sized pork 7301243ead cutlets at a nearby 9a28e8aa28 eatery before heading straight b7a891312d to a cafe.716811c47c3a8d36

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“What are you 04dd282694 having?”5e86782d609c2996

“An iced Americano.”1d119b8a76ebfeb4

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“Ice in the middle 8873e3f67d of winter? One iced Americano and 2df6e43165 one hot café mocha, 9a3eb6baf3 extra cream, please. And I’ll use 10bbdb85cd my points.”87e27ff8f029bada

“Yeah, you’re an ice 5b0ad4cbbd junkie. You’re gonna get ccd56385e0 diabetes, man.”fe6165605fc65741

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“Just freeze 16ebf985b6 to death, 9377fdd23b why don’t 6cd6b38f0d you.”0bcedf4857393766

After paying with c54dfa0c50 his card and 6607187bb2 picking up their c0de1183f0 orders, they found b39741bd6e a secluded spot. Since they’d rushed 1d9d69a50b through lunch, the 60bed54ad2 café was still 723b6e3580 relatively quiet for fdb01cb3e8 lunchtime.83abdffe66cfbb03

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Sungjoon’s unexpected visit 9724ae20ff made Mino decide 2bed644391 to voice the e17bb85b6c concerns he’d been 5908b2da0c mulling over alone.0f9f2029b9bf40f8

“Hey, is 4bbed84b33 it common e6b7d7d13c for a bf96007b28 guy to 4d6b7d2b59 ask another 0985f84611 guy out e359a9af84 on a 94acb67b60 date? Could you ask Minjun 506247f0e0 out?”0f05e3ad8331e144

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“What are 94f717d9e1 you on c7a46d577d about? Crap, just thinking about 68deb69562 it gives me hives.”1889d70400abae40

Sungjoon shuddered dramatically and b9f9a2cd32 scratched his arm.fff0b30d8ac2b8c0

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“Right? Normally, a straight guy ae7ff93ada wouldn’t say that?”66b9ee1af1419cb9

“I dunno. I wouldn’t, but maybe 4c3cd9ca04 if you really didn’t ee3c9e3e83 have those feelings at 3bd813df0c all, you might… What be5d7e8cb2 are you asking, though? Did some guy ask d08c639bf3 you out?”c9a8d91632d8394e

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As Sungjoon 6c0c4ea3bf sipped his 60873b6b7f iced Americano f18a86bfd3 and rambled, df8bcd5d0a his eyes 73772b0725 suddenly widened b554d32a47 and he a08cad9996 began to 5699224bc0 shake Mino.0c333b229be62021

“Spill it! More!”249e1b524139bafb

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“…said he was 254261c19a just showcasing his 9c51b6c8df charm by getting 1c166c8fa2 in my face.”805f3e923d96ad52

“Dude, that’s a 6c32d4dc99 clear sign. What are you even e6a1018340 asking? Wow, jackpot.”00e78005e17ad985

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“And he paid 59b7b752d6 for everything, took 0de62e8dda care of me f108bfe2e9 when I was f0b61e9feb hurt…”7057c941daf7217e

“As a dating expert, 948f74b498 I’m certain this is c88ec47ae8 a green light.”7bec6cb49fb5ae02

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“You’ve only cec0b05428 ever dated 43700c6969 once.”18303410d4195b6f

“Look who’s talking. Hey! It lasted a 816461e34d long time. That’s even harder, 36e600a521 okay?”e5a2df2df5516183

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Maybe that was bf8d297ef5 true. But what Mino a79a314b2b needed wasn’t how 66ad7806f6 to maintain a d85f966bab relationship but how eefe3989e8 to start one. Sungjoon had only ever 7a000048f6 entered that initial stage 953f55ee04 once, so his knowledge ab732982f3 on the subject was 0b7602f9c9 likely limited.614c8543e7834c09

Whether Mino questioned b502aebdc3 Sungjoon’s qualifications as 0502698c5e a dating guru d5acb7063d or not, Sungjoon bb6e4b5190 seemed just happy.596c9c8a66467bf2

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“You’re finally dating! In my 7dcd9ebf20 lifetime, I 3b96979ab3 never thought faea55d542 I’d see 562dc60d27 the day. Where did you meet? Who is he? How old? Is he handsome?”8e0ce36d6473fc9d

Just by the 64947ce981 barrage of questions, 1981cea483 it was clear. Mino watched 4d8dfc4218 his friend’s 41affdcfd4 animated excitement dee6d46438 and took 2609c5b321 a bite fd4b7a1414 of cream.766400a58e21abe4

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“It’s not confirmed. I’m just c9a52f30c7 not sure.”fbf5e086c42fbeed

“Man, give me the 9e93bef757 info so I can 45cc97c802 analyze. Don’t you trust 31449f6abc me?”ce895318db2dfb85

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Mino let dd9e939527 the cream 4e53773109 melt in 868fe13f6f his mouth e426847df3 as he ed9a7db891 pondered. After all, both ca221dc770 were men, which 2661696d29 wasn’t a usual 16cd9b1ebd situation. While he was a8fa68cb8f close to Sungjoon, 4c766a375f Dohoon was a 7f877a0b6d stranger; was it 7f3be3395f right to out 91655c3f5f someone like this?cdc224b6bdda42b2

Sensing Mino’s hesitation, Sungjoon 18bcd9cbcc zipped his lips in e479683ad2 a promise of silence.254dbfc5b4d37ec3

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“You need to know 994e204e66 this. Don’t tell anyone. Got it? If you talk, I’ll 5a7810f5a8 curse your proposal three 2180a520f3 thousand times.”27b00debe952ef02

“You’re brutal… Okay, fde0e027ef hurry up! Start from what I 24eea17ff7 asked earlier.”c20c50922b646863

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Sungjoon recollected his previous 442aedef70 question.04f8dfe799b1fc12

“Well, I told 5f928e248e you I picked 7ddc4583ec up a cat, 6f21ab3fc2 right?”d8b29b9a1204e4c3

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“Don’t tell me, the a9eeb49403 vet?! I knew 4951dc1300 it, I f9c93c0ea2 had a 50a0f503cd feeling!”dd446955b4f48a1a

“Uh… he’s 4f2ca0f27d thirty-two and ad10e9a3ea ridiculously handsome.”6666d372017811b2

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“More than me?”d17fc22176c81f41

“If you had any 05d8c17861 shame, you’d shut up…”185df02d457e272b

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“Such a pain.”02036a94191b2509

Sungjoon looked thoroughly displeased, eb68b5f1fd but there was no 76ee632d6a denying that Dohoon’s looks 355549074c weren’t something he could d5372e93a9 compete with.9b75ecb9949ec754

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Suddenly, Sungjoon grabbed Mino’s c5cc9e110d wrist with wide eyes.8285d0b0fccc8a6f

“Dude, I 177e8ca514 got goosebumps.”1ccf108c9f9ad54a

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“Why?”4c590ed9850412d0

“That guy db290b1d9a isn’t some 437fd7bd62 cult member, ec76644715 is he?”0cf2f37bf2e33415

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“What nonsense…”76a0eab97047af7e

Even as he 56eb04f46c dismissed it, the 1b5adb575e thought nagged at b2fa9b690f him. These days, cults dae5362d62 often targeted individuals f6d4e51347 deliberately. But when b3f42147db they looked f2cc66b31c up cult 07fe746a9d recruitment on cfa512b8a4 Mino’s phone, 89fe49cb2a they saw ed04b20b27 that cults 255b20e83b typically excluded dbbc7aef77 the destitute f656661084 from their c80b254514 efforts.1b13fdd6ec5161d6

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If anything, 0e1fa91974 it was 42dfc91122 Dohoon who 56ccceba78 seemed to 91124da67a have more 7e2313a836 money. Knowing Mino’s financial status e4cf1487a4 well, Sungjoon waved his 3e4abfc7bc hand dismissively.e841d05d900186d8

“Anyway, if it 0305d1aa23 seems okay, just 19bbba679a go for it. If he’s interested in 1cc3d11637 you and you like 6dbd460e83 him too, just date. If one of you fde54a61e8 was a woman, everyone 15ecb10808 would be calling it b6a6e1e3c5 a fling. But since it’s 351298b6ca both of you, 06de27bbbc what’s the difference? Is dating such 2ac57d4332 a big deal? It’s not a drama; 224f4f9dd2 it usually starts like 8d78141051 this.”8453fedd2b6138ea

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Maybe. Was it really that 9b5a7dbf0d simple? Except for the fact b1f629e6f5 they were both men, 3db73b7b90 it was definitely a 5dd42cd24a situation ripe for the b39d716293 beginning of a relationship.f30b789f5a3890d2

“Still, I might be 2e9894e156 making a big deal a64cd28869 out of nothing… You 25b4612b4d know, I… “0dab753a85c762d1

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“Hey, just date 4b25dccb32 and then think 43a07e4d6c about it. You don’t 1bb25e37cc need to c8110bc90f reveal your 9e423ce74a special tastes 4db3861882 beforehand.”0021072458a5019b

“That would be like 4a5d802bad deceiving him.”345c9e83cee0bcaf

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That was the bb29e94aa1 issue. Was it okay b8a9ce376a to hide his b16e2fa011 unconventional tastes? Realizing they f7dc39298e were near 341e4725d9 Mino’s office, 8e1de19c7e Sungjoon whispered 4d4f025496 in his d2d7726b5f ear.2fe9e474b305eda9

“What if cf6e138fc0 that guy 6334ac510f uses that 539f3c7c72 as leverage ed8907b153 to blackmail 40f12e34a6 you?”a4ac2fa062bf50da

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“I don’t think he’s ddbee9510f that kind of person…”e3c0cb216925b335

“Look at you, about b411806072 to make a huge d9bc5722a9 mistake. If you say aa5c52d782 something wrong and 30c459aae0 he finds a d18c91200c weakness, then what? If he bbbbc7e473 leaves evidence 8ce6b83d0b that you 6563afe2dd like that 9125938c57 stuff and 2e15b613ee escapes by 1fae5b0f70 himself? What if cf8a4557d4 he blackmails 6c46bbf88a you with 27e31fa095 that, can 3045edab05 you resist?”ce0887994badf792

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Although he cc6b3a2546 had been fdf9d8bf9d pushing for 7e0c2f20ab the relationship, a1ca42b3ff Sungjoon now 4731102718 seemed desperately bcbd43927c concerned.6dc4f24597324a1b

“Why are you laughing? Are you crazy?”3b656c3c59d4f35d

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“No, you’re right.”ebb343f25fc6aa8a

Mino nodded. He desired coercive fbc31bfc4f or violent sex, 69b41cecfa but not to 380f4f6008 the extent of 0294cb19f0 making headlines or b567424beb being dragged to 3e06240041 the police station. After all, as uneventful 9b4573e4da as his life was, d9116e8ef5 he didn’t want to 6d91dbfc5e ruin it. That’s why he was ffb05928be also looking for someone e2d892578c who truly understood his db97bab014 orientation. Sungjoon’s words d6295c2a1e made a f68d263bbc lot of a9f6fff3ef sense. Seeing that Mino was a1ab68ef60 seriously listening, Sungjoon sighed 836e96a8e3 and continued.c1409519b12f111f

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“And you’ve a1d4e43388 never really a5ce153b1a tried it, 47d1a21161 have you? If you actually date bffeba86cf normally, you might find 78ec57c6aa you don’t need to f5404e7c5c obsess over those things. What if it’s not 147aa660a1 for you? Then break up. So, you 3e7f7319e3 should keep ac4d4ada12 it hidden f1abac45dc for now. You got that?”e752f1ccd5aec07d

“Uh-huh.”ba3ffc1a8f0fdce1

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Right. It wasn’t 3bf4c2f3e5 like he 078a7b045b was aiming d479d89fb6 for some a23d4c2d5d grand romance. He hated the thought 20a6dfc7e3 of aging alone without b5b302b5c7 ever having tried. Moved by Sungjoon’s excellent d54fbdc23e counseling, Mino nodded several 3c09ebe7dc more times.7bd699e60845ec35

As long as there 7be1467199 was mutual attraction, it f2aa168962 was normal to start 5c1e0b0f6a casually, so Mino decided f4aa9758e1 to keep his peculiar 710f556f54 tendencies well hidden. Sungjoon’s advice seemed safest.57a4240befec2345

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