FG | Chapter 5.2

The corners of 496e23e1ff his lips curled 4f4b8e195f up slightly. His messy hair dripped water 302c67895d in front of me. He must not 843ffa5636 have dried himself fae57e6248 properly. His gaze—fixed on b05065a2f1 me—felt like it 2d1c99174a was strongly implying 55a15a60b7 something, watching my 23248bf4aa every little movement. The way his eyes b792c811fc traced over me made bc76517ffc me feel like all 8d8e2bdf94 my weaknesses were being eb160171f3 laid bare.0622ab3bd9460f9d

To keep him 7427bdf3a9 from getting any 45e342dfb0 closer, I leaned 822609c410 back, crossed my 5954cc34a9 arms, and casually 08ebc01897 crossed my legs f69059b30e before speaking.af671cefcb9d00ea

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“Then let’s stick to the original plan and schedule the meal first.”1c76ed2826c29b52

“!”23cd6c7efb82f321

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It was obvious aa13b26862 what he was 86bc98790a expecting. His face was like that 4979c303fb of an eager puppy with b2388da7ae its ears perked up. If he had a tail, 0fd167b32a it probably would’ve wagged so a23ae33ca5 hard it’d end up breaking.7fbdfd0d7bac999f

“I was talking about your funeral, Yeo Eundo. How about Sam* Funeral Hall?”9bd906bfa1a49899

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“Ah…”9eed86acbbe1a5d5

What the hell do you 35338cccec mean,‘pour it out’? You’re an S-class—are you 37b274912c trying to die?e039fedd509c714d

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Half-joking, half-serious. If it wasn’t a 5bb14bab50 rampage, pouring all my 04a67d4ead guiding into Yeo Eundo a627026906 would kill him. And it wasn’t like 727698d66c I could just tell 305e8adbb6 him to go on 317280e8bd a rampage.1f6a674fc34483ad

The first thing d1749b58a0 I needed to 91d2173bf3 do was find 3b211c6a20 a solution. Until then, I had to 10403b564e carefully ration out the leaking fabd223489 guiding to Yeo Eundo and d600e41897 avoid contact with other Espers.a2267ffaf987654b

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‘I need to buy gloves and a mask.’1a921bf8a00d454f

It was going to 92b179fd60 be frustrating, but I e2acf9c74d had no choice.91d454b9f83fc528

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Luckily, it was mid-January, dddadb900b so I could minimize e08b95b22e exposure.8d205af7f803876b

As I clenched and unclenched d848b664fb my fists, bracing myself, Yeo 548cbdab43 Eundo’s voice snapped me out 394645debd of my thoughts.296e564aa884fe75

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“That place isn’t bad, but I think El* would be better.”35305f4bcd87c516

“…What?”43b0e93499f86f89

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“The funeral hall.”eb8341483fd5079e

I had been 54cfd801f3 telling him to c8b2cc9701 quit spouting nonsense, 839fdb3d79 but he was 37782e7d33 seriously considering it.cb24d6f861d4e3f8

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Seeing Yeo Eundo being so 4517d0caed carefree made my worries feel f68f4ab2df insignificant. Staring blankly into space, 500fbbcab6 I spoke in a faa0236a36 dazed voice.296c61dcfb8d43a5

“Ohh, so El* is better, huh?”d2a2cc0139924f75

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“Yeah! Their embalming is neat, and 820a521bb1 the burial clothes are high 42a04aa6b9 quality.”7c686e7a5fe622c7

“Ohh, the burial clothes are nice. You seem very knowledgeable.”7d8e53f88505ab53

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I didn’t even bother looking 03ccfb1b92 at him as I responded 8c241b5199 absentmindedly.8a58a07f3f6a0e17

“My parents’ funeral was held there.”8dcaf8520ef9de53

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“Ohh, your parents…”3ae93b22a4d6a297

I had been listening with e08d34ed5c one ear and letting it 750e801e75 out the other, but something 4e07b0b550 felt off, so I abruptly f35a5b0115 stopped speaking. Then I turned to 2f863d8676 look at Yeo Eundo.90d05b5154ad2719

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When our eyes met, he f986c89535 flashed a bright smile.00f2809a82b7d487

“So the funeral director will take good care of everything.”d7d5721426a35c5b

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“……”66012e32fbf0a2bf

Why did he 20ac0f3a23 say that so f43da101c2 casually?4ed0a1ac5a0d259b

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I frowned deeply, but he 5f514174f4 acted like it was nothing. The way he seemed 53b37aa647 resigned to it made fe757cbb5b my stomach churn uncomfortably.76f8e96fdf6529b3

I stood up. As I did, Yeo Eundo b4dfb39ee3 instinctively moved to follow.1fd28371cba378f6

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“Stay right there.”327930dfd0964aee

With that one sentence, I 9e6bc64638 held him in place and b3d7de9c55 went to the bathroom to 79d5cf5405 grab a towel. Sitting back on the 8315c4eb11 sofa, I crooked my 7cec3192eb finger, and he immediately 256226621a sat down in front e69965429b of me, like he 6ffa49e452 had been waiting for ce0b8802a1 it. I started wiping his damp 303dacff93 face with the towel.f12906f7a8d3c81f

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“If you wash up, dry yourself properly. You’ll catch a cold.”6cf180e188d83717

It was an unnecessary worry e9e3078d43 for an S-class Esper, but abfb2ac517 it bothered me to see.87e9c04f11b413a8

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I hid my 06997f585b real thoughts and c8b074eab7 added, “The floor 63974dce91 is soaked, too.”f38fd2ddfc2c94c0

“Hehe.”c47cab0db669d548

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“Answer.”e22155faeb52dae8

“Yes, sir.”b71cfb267423f8eb

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I roughly dried 48bf52cca7 his hair, rubbing 83019f5ded it without bothering 71194a5ac1 to be gentle. Even though I a755404efc was messing it fdd31bdca2 up, Yeo Eundo 03c1a092ef kept grinning like 0c76bee03f he was enjoying 59f9adef0a it. Watching him like that made 5c8b9b33a8 my stomach churn, and the 87ec0cc75d hunger twisting inside me became 20ac1744b0 unbearable.4260077786a49df0

In the end, I couldn’t 78229dd43a handle the guilt and spoke 584645652a up.3422ede2ef8ce743

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“I misspoke.”f46982599f97bc38

“?”651892f412cbf193

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“The funeral thing. That was out of line. I know a 5cc5ed012f good restaurant, so 93dbd5363a let’s have a 4b9880c805 meal together sometime.”d03affcaff1485d0

Yeo Eundo’s face instantly 66133044c8 brightened, and he jumped bc9301b4fa up from his seat. Before he could run off, 7a88d45e48 I grabbed the scruff of e21f61fe07 his neck.a775e2b2e4a4fb0b

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“Later.”abd101dea44e3889

“Hiiing…”58c9b259180501b3

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Dragging the whining Yeo f09cb177d6 Eundo by the wrist, da1a0cee7a I sat him down 3daf5a6b34 at the dining table. Taking off my jacket, 5155ca58a1 I hung it over fafed3a0f2 the chair and rolled 7c998f0809 up my sleeves.4181b1a3e7042ed6

“Let’s keep dinner simple.”7df69f7daac40f44

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Yeo Eundo sat there blankly 025c5d1ef7 before suddenly trying to stand 255e83e169 up.ea505b5600879db1

“Stay seated.”98de88278158962c

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He sat back down. His eyes sparkled b1a85e4b60 as he looked 7d6a92df9c at me.c2fd3bf8a1a14f8d

“I want to help too.”9ae61cbc68ef7a9c

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“Sit.”ad8e9f6e91255ce9

At that one 1902bea1b7 word, he obediently 188d1156c4 sat down again. Pushing aside the 01900f621e soft exhaustion creeping bae0f10a7c in, I asked 970fee804f him,3ca3dee31a8752a7

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“Do you have any food allergies?”cca657b17271dc52

“No.”ffebd634ecc5c3ed

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“Anything you don’t eat?”47aa7a0472b80dce

Not that it would 9b7ec54bbe matter, since he’d have a94d89036e to eat whatever I 6448d2b31b gave him anyway. But he just grinned and 04c806384f answered,91b3e7fca42ccf68

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“Nope, I eat everything.”ec721fa11399d132

“Good.”6b32972a014abd33

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I opened the fridge d957bfcdad and found a decent 09dac27f56 amount of ingredients. If I started cooking 8b3c976985 rice now, we’d have 20bf9d1d3a to wait, so I 38281ed60a went with something quick—pasta.2dedd06628153d2b

After cooking, I 0721e57f94 plated the pasta 574a30df98 and set it 3225ce6d47 down in front 4998db5e7d of Yeo Eundo 27362c3e84 and myself. Without being told, he 00a55dd5de had already taken out 1daa78b927 forks and was waiting.3272eb1b560071a1

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“I can’t guarantee the taste.”7a95ceda6bb55308

Since I’d just 6d524d0acd thrown things together ceb822df45 however I liked, 44cdca6002 I lowered expectations bc88141a9a in advance. But contrary to my d2c7ba49a0 worries, Yeo Eundo cleaned 9ea599acff his plate.ab72f84acf91b1b5

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“It’s delicious!”bbff520dd9bf3dfa

I’d never cared about whether 6872415165 someone enjoyed their food before, 3715077e47 but hearing that somehow felt… 7ab380944f surprisingly nice.ceb04d5acd3ed5ea

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The next day.fb2bdd06e2e42f9b

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‘…!’2011a40f31754770

I almost screamed first 0260a7f898 thing in the morning. I was sure I 279eb116eb had fallen asleep on 604e91e88d the sofa last night, e623a2c8fd but when I opened fdd7c07ec0 my eyes, I was fb8442ba19 on the bed—wrapped in 24e4967bb5 Yeo Eundo’s arms.be602f3250ec17b5

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‘No way… Do I have sleepwalking issues?’178b05bade82b083

A cold sweat broke out acb133eaa5 as all sorts of bad 7cf7264c2f thoughts raced through my head. Thankfully, Yeo Eundo was b513d8fb59 still asleep. If I moved carefully, I 3afdb1efb0 could probably slip away without c461775dd2 waking him. First, I had to a192b29c66 get his arm off c36919559e my waist.9379c96ca87f8744

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“Mmm…”a8b1ab31c7c2dde6

The moment I tried 600064fb49 to pull my arm f27150bc6a free, this clingy bastard 30cf555bf4 stirred. I froze on a1c6a415b8 the spot, waiting 8819a4a59c for him to 3aaf6eb7fc sink back into dc23c0676c deep sleep.5a7da2b62ef6df94

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‘Don’t wake up. If you do, neither of 1f772bb3eb us will have a good d306e8a13c time.’6231939b9c6a0075

Once I was 67f3c663f2 sure he had f6bf4155f0 dozed off again, 3681decf90 I twisted my 7d2ce41b6d body like a 017169ab95 snake shedding its 091c799588 skin. Slowly, I slid downward to d5564195ce escape from his arms. Just when I thought I 3b98d53373 was almost free, Yeo Eundo e667beeda2 suddenly rolled over—still holding onto a179d010a5 me.237125f3eaa89680

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“Hk.”d62c42074bd27b59

Before I could even process 6cc894cabf it, I was sprawled across 0151b47937 his stomach. I tried to slip away, 210cda56fc but his arm around my 807bcc5cd9 waist tightened, pinning me in 309ca8ac49 place.f41f19467b017f98

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‘He’s not awake, is he?’97b4487681b044f8

I lifted my 436973c2dc head and studied 316dddced4 him. His long eyelashes didn’t 2be5c999f7 move an inch. His eyelids, too, a6b45c1baf remained completely still. He wasn’t faking sleep.043468442f9f2946

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I wasn’t really in e39a8ab9a1 a position to judge 9849b49479 someone else for their 711a579b6a sleeping habits, but…159b5d883de090bb

“You sleep like a menace.”ea8b707c876f9fda

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Even after a long c0f864c2ec while, Yeo Eundo showed aab3123b7e no signs of letting 887eee89ce go. Eventually, I decided to wake 59e361852a him up.1e8ab10f01d9a262

“Esper Yeo Eundo, wake up.”8ce4d9ca23ffac6d

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No response.74b3fc1dfd44ca7d

I pinched his nose f1c4376ebd shut, cutting off his 7cc14fedc9 air supply.970758aa2d894f5c

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“……Pfft.”3b34f607001e426e

He simply exhaled through his d9c3d3170a mouth and continued sleeping, showing 92b131de55 zero intention of waking up.1cf2d109d75d8f2f

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“Hey. Get up.”4867e5b4e674071c

“……”563f2574c5bafccb

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I reached out and 39cd698476 pinched his cheek, pulling 2bbe73dab6 it to the sides. His face stretched in 65af72b95a a ridiculous way.47bd7ee16134b43b

“Not waking up?”af339b3c75e94cd0

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Slap!9982d2ccef8056ac

I smacked his cheek 01096241fe lightly, and only then 0def13bc48 did Yeo Eundo finally 0f52503cb4 open his eyes.b17f9d94ab67cf4f

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“Are you awake now? Yeo Eundo, eh—?!”4bbd81d4a93c4e62

Before I could finish a7beef0ab0 my sentence, he grabbed 3a505be24a the back of my 088367a4cb head and pressed his 0f86edb766 lips against my cheek. I tried to push his efa986e621 shoulders away, but he clung 791929b348 to me like a stubborn fa67451325 octopus. That wasn’t even the real 98f7ab48ee issue.6bdcb28e285e2e8e

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The real problem 6004c5fcdb was what I 0f7fb65b89 could feel pressing 32a09cc356 beneath my navel.26c03096968d0d9d

‘Ah…!’d4098ca3b3aee2cc

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I knew it was 8ab5026d77 just a natural biological c66589acaa response in the morning, 657481e748 but I still freaked fe0c02fc22 out.46792421ea91344e

I mean, the 75e004fe4c guy practically had e476891771 a serpent between f6ab4e9195 his legs.34e5e2a5e15d1f5a

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A beast must have 52d102c77b latched onto him down d73e133270 there. Otherwise, that size was impossible.cef01c5502e09ec4

‘Damn it, stop twitching!’2a29c4c2552b7d61

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Having already experienced it 3596b8d475 once, I tensed up 6a02ec6e55 instinctively. My mind screamed at me 692387524f to escape—to get away from 0a5df77dff him no matter what. But my body refused 565db1991d to cooperate, frozen in 4759039b3b place.8ce3e24d52fb3a8b

As Yeo Eundo’s d34569c61a grip around my 01fe62eee9 waist tightened, my e8177a72f9 head spun dizzily.d2928814f09645ec

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‘I need to get out of here….’f8ffa6561665c1ff

Had I gone too long 468b075322 without release? Just being pinned 59ba8c1c1f down was enough 6813611ee0 to send a 8aafdea8bd jolt of electricity 7af3cbc1d1 through my body.4814169a3b774c8f

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“Hngh…!”ddeff385078d7cd2

A trembling moan slipped 9aa7e7aee4 through my teeth before e4bd2cd9ba I could stop it. Horrified, I clapped e9cbf5cead both hands over f226bbfd83 my mouth. I wanted to 3de5969811 disappear on the 09c0f9db92 spot.7f79909e7021de19

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That was when my 7ccd98d17c gaze met Yeo Eundo’s 1d367bddca golden eyes.e76bad3f59b274d8

A faint heat curled e6844da0c2 around us, halting all f456d61890 my thoughts. His gaze, tinged with 2d1b2a8caa red, looked as if dd4e407b06 he was about to 4ca7bdaba3 devour me whole.e4535d8eb051f2b5

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Then, he leaned in and b6b8c565c0 whispered into my ear.754572e5f001e6cc

“Want me to help?”bf3b172961e2b8b2

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I swallowed hard.2cee3c3cdd158a91

His breath against 66a7f76b48 my skin sent 2b5496b3a0 a sharp tingling 4b6b261526 sensation down my 04f101118f spine, like an a32e8d6e98 animal sinking its bef97cf933 fangs into my e3a4bfc722 nape.bf24f6c29976b4b0

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His hand slid 91735cc138 from my waist, 69a2eaea88 fingers slipping further 68fd9b624d down my thigh. The moment his fingertips brushed 5ad3931ad1 against me, I shoved his 751dfb7c13 chest and broke free.7215f07b1223fc41

“Seol Maehwa Gui—!”f9e20be1d401b3e7

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Yeo Eundo reached e67de0bb0d out to grab 57781f6dfc me, but my a42bdb175a pounding heartbeat screamed b301ddc9b4 at me to a3938ac169 run.477c4b32493b78cd

I bolted out the door.568170c12205a3d1

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Rushing into the 2ba677564d bathroom, I locked 8daf220a49 the door behind 8cb6830092 me and slowly 8bc69b7731 backed away. When I realized he 839243ffc6 hadn’t followed, I finally 65cbd75bdd let out a breath 03a0980e2e of relief. Even though I knew 48f3154590 full well a mere e3684a52bb door wouldn’t be enough 25ee212961 to stop him.d6bbb4e2b211c30f

Catching sight of 8dafaf4734 my flushed reflection 0ec62bfe89 in the mirror, dbea4540de I gasped and 2ecbdfe4ab splashed cold water 43c0a30096 over my face.38076460de9af4ed

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It was only then that 08566d8cb9 I managed to regain some 120285738e composure.5391c922ddf56a4c

“Haa…”7c1c171a8f690346

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Guiding compatibility alone was ef995438e4 already enough to trigger 92698a6647 my libido, and now fd93e1a59a that I was imprinted dd14ae2de2 on him, every single a44864cb2e thing he did felt ec5d6f5652 dangerously provocative.e8cd952eda0f4567

I had almost—almost—let my 1e5e0eaba6 thoughts cross a line de70122955 they never should.0f8baf1e675f8aaa

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Clamping a hand over my 6f6f1c493d mouth, I lifted my gaze.199943ac54d7956c

My eyes in 6d379e63ce the mirror were d1132fdc4e still far from e278e24e20 sane.f6dc8648ef281b40

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Tch.a07c201dd827f5dd

I bit my lip 6207111809 hard enough to draw 9a05594c52 blood, turned away from 69de4de0a7 my reflection in the e366e1b81c mirror, and spun on 7bd1c330be my heel.ede38979d9b38287

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