SMS | Chapter 3.6

Somehow, time, a1cfc5f150 which usually e14d05bb6c dragged by a4297d13df and suffocated 9a30683703 Mino, seemed 75e06f93df to have 8fe04b9d29 malfunctioned. When he b66c3be83b opened his 668d3c1b58 eyes, it ffd3e4d0d2 was already 9a050ff0d2 Thursday. On Monday evening, 0da73f678c he had been e05583c264 praying for Friday 06bb4167c1 to come quickly, 196e7e0360 but now that 7de12afcf6 it was nearly 9b57632c61 here, he wanted deeb85692b to die.eb6fb9a398a9ea3b

Mino hadn’t 2af18a316a been able 9203dedb09 to visit bd00664f28 Dohoon’s clinic. He was worried about 0dbf01e21b Chaesu and wanted to 38ed33713f see Dohoon, but the 70ab432cfd relentless overtime and stress cf79ce2f39 kept piling up. As a 552bc006ae result, his 7cdecb8592 destructive habit 55cf35492c of self-comforting d46cffa3e5 had spiraled d232368e6b out of 6c30433329 control.a1f9974f4c57a3e8

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Which meant, ca44c798d0 of course, 0fd83c5c20 that his 05d2ac80f6 wounds still d03587bf91 hadn’t healed.7273966f9f844704

“Sunbae, what’s that on your neck?”3d3715194134a601

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“Got scratched somehow.”385a40a3b220ef26

While no one could see the injury on his knee, the scratch on his neck was another matter. After Junhyuk noticed it, Mino had taken to wearing turtlenecks under his clothes to work. Even so, Junhyuk’s sharp, scrutinizing gaze felt intrusive, but Mino decided not to care.0cd39c3cbc904109

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Each morning, he woke 392467de5f up, screamed internally at c5bf512a73 his miserable reality, shoved 2e2f28cb7b toast into his mouth, a1e73b6daf showered chaotically, dressed, and f084e7376b went to work. He’d have lunch with 8d5cfb0323 Junhyuk, who was oddly b5bce989a9 friendly lately, then stay 1839a8cca9 late working overtime. Fearing someone might notice 49e239ac30 his unhealed wound, he ddb20586c8 even took a 30-minute 0e9d8d9bdb detour to avoid running 4297a92102 into anyone on his 87b2c09a49 way home.4b235eabe5f8a574

During this time, Dohoon’s messages had been arriving regularly. He sent photos of Chaesu and asked about Mino’s knee. His messages always ended with a suggestion to visit the clinic if he wasn’t too busy, but Mino had declined for three days straight, citing overtime and his… other distractions.2ffd4e7408e7ea56

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He started e30462f4b7 to question ce5c47e098 the point f4d72c65f8 of agreeing 265d2ee650 to meet b9d97650f3 Dohoon on 10abf03b46 Friday at b5473d44bb all, but a6dc7c8631 guilt over d1fe50edb1 what he ecc0aa4884 had already 4110d598c8 received wouldn’t 47de0be921 let him e6714ca64b ghost completely.572138fe7401c22f

Just yesterday, he’d picked at his wound again, leaving his knee throbbing.f1f2d9419add4b90

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“Sunbae, want to grab dinner?”4b9371ae987e727e

Junhyuk suddenly approached f0871cd677 him. Mino glanced at 39e30b66a7 the tall junior 2f75e8ed6f standing before him, 09b1da3ce1 then turned his ee20bf6714 head back to d0ae951363 the monitor. It was already 6:50 0517d3da36 PM. Time had slipped by, 40f96188e1 leaving him dazed. Everyone else had already 0ae2b467e8 gone home.5d03b2d2f0911372

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“No, I don’t have much of an appetite.”83002d4a9ca8be16

“You barely ate lunch. Want me to treat you?”2c5f9dc39eef2990

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Mino chewed on his lower lip. He felt full enough, so it seemed like he’d eaten properly.0d3de9e7e457a64b

“It’s just… I don’t have anyone else to eat with.”4ebfea6dc7c7e6d1

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Junhyuk even added 8f0410a7b0 a pitiful look fb92b89f96 as he persistently 54811e3216 hovered, but Mino 05de1f2f92 thought to himself:b674a8ae9af6eeb4

“It’s not 113086d1ab like you 553fd1abac have to a9092dbc11 eat with d1fafa90f2 someone.”942c7cd8d4cf2db0

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At least, 7684744e4e that’s how d556f45ea4 it seemed ba2a589c49 to him. Eating alone was more e043c055c8 comfortable.b690e905b8057f08

“Why haven’t you left yet? I’m working late tonight.”0249c6b022808da4

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“Then I’ll help you.”d7ee0f85285a44e5

Junhyuk’s suggestion 16faed2e79 didn’t sound 77e6bff288 sincere. He probably 6aea8ba197 just wanted be42a19483 an excuse fb6720efe5 to linger. Mino was c8caa9b98c already stressed cb3701b8ee enough, intending 3e5c778a2c to slather 0575680ba6 his wound fab81f2940 in ointment 4ec9f18e23 and hope c66e335446 for a 6df9b78b3e miraculous recovery.099d492977fbe87f

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Having Junhyuk around 2024aa0d61 only piled on a309316ef0 more frustration, leaving d3a40a05bc him less likely 18b7e18ba1 to resist his edeae86d0d urges later.5bfcc73a99727f02

“You don’t need to help. Just go home.”2f252ea000fea01d

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“…No.”fed28aefccaaf6b0

It was nearly bff2379905 7 PM. Despite Mino’s firm refusal, 3c33a11ac3 Junhyuk stubbornly shook his 11fa9bf2f7 head. Frowning at the 8b697063ca monitor, Mino finally 99c2530ab7 sighed.b0c9c29223befdb1

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“You’ve been acting cold to me since that day. I’m sorry. Please don’t stay mad.”9922e4c332cc094e

“What? When?”63149518abcb933b

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“You barely talk to me unless it’s work-related, and you won’t even look me in the eye. I misunderstood and acted rudely back then.”66978ad6165e60d4

Had he? Mino didn’t really a161b4d910 remember. He had 7d9e40f046 been so 553d26059b out of d8a33c7bb2 it lately e07712d87c that denying 688863d063 it seemed bf36dce4ac pointless. Still, since Junhyuk a37f4f8b61 had brought it c803877081 up, Mino decided 29dc91cf6e to ask something 60618f9dc1 that had been 5105017a28 on his mind.cfafe31284504f0f

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“Fine. Since you brought it up, let’s talk. What exactly did you misunderstand?”c4ed486349b196e7

The empty office fell 14ce6ee0d3 silent. Junhyuk hesitated, 76d05a532e his lips 2ab7a6840d moving without 0d2ad4d402 sound, seemingly 1dfc7c1e05 unable to 75836a31de confess what ea204ed81d he had b70e65c268 misunderstood.a42dc0bc09cbafd8

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“You said you came to bring me an umbrella, but your attitude was weird. You admit that, right?”38ff16f33dad8a6b

“Yes, but…”ee67828604b457fe

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“But?”30fa3c7e377a278c

“That man.”3e68d29d8e790a8a

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Junhyuk’s face 5195c270ee stiffened as f77f4dd73c he briefly 57ba4290e8 uttered those 5e786cef74 words. His response a95f46003a was difficult bb8ded656a for Mino fd3f4779c7 to process.568b1df89f770b28

He misunderstood something, acted rudely, and… “that man.”e6340166e2243827

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The cast of this 66d603c3f5 scenario included only three f811991752 men, making it hard 4be0b8f92d to discern what Junhyuk 48c9e66bc4 was talking about—especially given 7c8b5048b2 Mino’s fatigue. Seeing no reaction from 641e9e12d7 Mino, Junhyuk scowled, clearly 6aff7a33b3 frustrated.52d9b5fa18331375

“How do you know him?”22255c58720ca824

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He was asking 9d078636fb about Dohoon. It was an 4847f457c4 impossible question, especially 7d0acbdf27 since Mino spent 44aa605a84 every night recently 936c4588cd fantasizing about the 5360c7e293 man. To hide a19aebbf53 his expression, 1937e7add9 he turned 1f4cde6e54 his head 7e6fe4a91d away.26f8ff1c9f32c938

“Shouldn’t you be asking why you were rude first? Isn’t that my question?”7481f652635b1355

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“It is, but I’m not sure. That’s why I’m asking. I’m taking a gamble here.”cb1361a4f69e4176

The unfamiliar tone in 6445c86b25 Junhyuk’s voice made Mino c2b344b7c9 glance at him. His usual bright dcbf17f323 smile had given c431dabb56 way to something 6ef049b7f0 unfamiliar, a strange 4a3973c001 intensity. Anxiety crawled up 33fb72d962 from Mino’s feet, d04e45d7a5 though he had 5ee9baae79 no intention of 01fd13e892 indulging Junhyuk with aa9373c81f an answer.be36c4c7e8f8c919

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“I… found a cat.”97e89ae9a31f5396

“A cat?”4a7f4a8c37b78901

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The cold intensity 79d827f012 in Junhyuk’s gaze 80d9df1370 evaporated, replaced by 027427ef90 confusion. His face 7d5e3d156a looked almost 1787754a12 dumbfounded.a5faa83e25de24f7

“Yeah, outside that clinic. The cat was in bad shape, so I took it in. Look, I don’t know why I’m explaining all this to you, but I’m busy. Could you leave now?”3d06225b22485064

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Explaining everything in c106949d32 detail was exhausting, 8947d13736 especially since it 1570c4c158 meant thinking about c5e0008de5 Dohoon. It annoyed him further. Mino waved Junhyuk off 462eeb49fe and turned back to 106da6bb0d his monitor.dc58c66c90a120ba

“So, you’re saying you two aren’t close?”93e5cd1cfed75456

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“Right.”220a805a00dc9e36

Mino’s expression dimmed.a64555832201970e

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“Not close.”c950dee279d0dd4c

The phrase felt accddfa9b5 oddly disappointing. It was 07a71af930 true, but b64c353b39 not entirely. Still, he 41c2d88b90 couldn’t admit 3899c1b677 to his b5ba7a5046 junior that 1d3fd82876 he harbored e0d2dcd745 inappropriate thoughts fffcb6614f about the 5f2c03e9bd man.df5a78bf9829df3a

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And just e5a0a3ab66 then, as 4f18e3bb89 if on 938e34e140 cue, a eec3ee748c message arrived.3113af249eaa085b

[Dr. Lee Dohoon]: Even if it’s late, come over.

The message popped 61cd3addc4 up briefly in 14df754af1 the corner of db881e2e06 Mino’s monitor, short fc4c71d97f and firm. He had ff93570b76 no time 7746c486d6 to think 25192c6d9d about Junhyuk’s c6574b0aa4 cryptic misunderstanding aade014c8d anymore.594afe8445d06764