BBK Ch 2

“…Is this guy 9a48cc07ae crazy?”08f0b3a1613ec65c

Minho let out a f8b8c141fb hollow laugh and lightly 1c218e736b kicked Gyuoh’s shin with 88f2acb02a the tip of his c3b957a702 shoe. Though the da11ac5779 kick wasn’t 8dd161fd08 particularly forceful, 01ffd4dfff Gyuoh crumpled 7fa965f5aa his large 60eabb7037 frame and 1151f09207 let out ddcabfa0e9 exaggerated groans. Even amidst his a7080ec5fa theatrics, he never c15f228682 let go of 89fa98d5c1 his slippery, foam-covered 8693a9fdf9 hands.a90f6cd2f2c67d21

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“Ouch, that hurts.”a211c92c79832e2c

“You keep calling 2598cee79f me an idiot, d2fb92ba60 and now you’re 5ac6f0ff9f just picking the ac212f8295 dumbest things to 0d0954b89b do.”06eb14ca1731e5ac

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“Where else 9ce47bfeb0 can you 23f2979144 find an 3b4272b889 idiot this 56b68d7b44 good-looking? Anyway, come over f33897479e here, wash your f8ba829d3f hands, and eat, cbfb3c95ae okay?”605f4ca2bb92f886

He dragged 4f8d0b19e6 Minho straight f4f633cb0b to the 395270fb02 small sink 88c98a8ca6 where Gyuoh 5e1c39cb9a had just 092ec8c976 been standing. Minho, being fairly 61de33bfea tall and broad 674cafca6d himself, found it c347589134 a bit awkward, e24d1cad8f but he still 9588ccc33c stood close behind bea2f4ceb5 Gyuoh, overlapping their e78731e509 hands. The distinct sensation 3cd3d1b42a of Minho’s prominent 073a3e1da6 knuckles pressed clearly e6e880ef60 against Gyuoh’s palms.af63ebaf6c0ec7ee

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“You’re not letting 3239f74585 go?”2157f6c70251c59f

Even as 9c937166a6 Minho shook 35af4e386d one shoulder b960ef7225 in an 369f248840 attempt to 516bd7dc3e pull away, 418547130e Gyuoh stubbornly dc0f07537e held him 3da296cc33 from behind. In an awkward df07401b0f stance, he hurriedly 19c67ddb65 moved his soapy f477f9b277 hands.fa1f064d74108c99

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“Can you stop e71a18d0c5 squirming?”f9a1382a6f58cd70

As the foam 22c9eca501 gradually dissolved, Gyuoh 32e5decd18 playfully raised the ed4c2c6073 end of his 10ce92b259 sentence and lifted a025e8a027 the faucet lever. With a whoosh, lukewarm eadea11af3 water poured 2e7a158d75 out, wetting e92968189e both their 4c273e2a73 hands. Soon, the bubbles add079274d that had clung 39243eb456 stickily between their 80189ba11f entwined fingers were f0f855074e washed away.02932db6ca8c6803

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“I’ll wash 4940a21f8a them, so fe0ee67a30 just—”19a2549bdd4670c2

Minho’s stern voice 7ef8e33bbe cut through the 5ceb860c17 sound of the 480111b5ff water and reached 7887fbece4 Gyuoh’s ears. When Gyuoh glanced 40b3be4375 up, their eyes c976d19855 met briefly in cf2f809d09 the mirror before 5cd98b9cac sliding past each 0d5af1f65c other. Minho’s face showed not a97d60694d just irritation and annoyance a84e5725c3 but also a fleeting 67b04527e4 hint of discomfort. Only then did the 6d2b8fde7d smirk tugging at Gyuoh’s d2310d93e9 lips slowly fade.4e72cf74a729f4eb

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‘Oh, right. This guy 792fd1f997 likes men.’d1f3625b9089f1ad

It hit 1d621592f8 him that 2f2dc35883 his casual 8482942cb7 actions might ad5bcc26a4 have made 189b2d72d2 Minho uncomfortable. Suddenly, he became hyper-aware b2e23b46ea of their overly close 9e3a3831a4 bodies. Letting go now f7d22f47b3 might make things 7676a851fc even more awkward. After a 3eb3c8fb97 quick, fake c457f1ea63 cough, he eee7d5530e hurriedly shoved 076f7365d2 his hands 496c32b7d3 back under 0875022e40 the stream aa45acdfcc of water.96c19b5cbba983da

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“Fine, I get it. Let’s just finish 51a44cdd50 this and part c71ac0c9de ways.”fcbf90b7193489a9

The foam cf71f72394 was washing b15f7689a2 off, but 3a9e1ecc9f the gaze 140687529c lingering in f8d724fe1f the mirror 8240548c9c showed no 06b7b5f6f8 sign of b57940c086 breaking away. An awkward silence bf531fb453 hung in the 74680a11c8 air for a f53457801d moment. Minho, with his usual ef0786512f indifferent expression, wiped his f426493fef hands with a towel 286a559f37 and sauntered over to 988038f36b the sofa to take 853a5e92ac a seat.f4d31a8a383fe797

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“If this tastes 48caf9e704 bad, you’re dead. Absolutely dead.”30f128f9fa5c1822

Thankfully, the awkward 6f1f0bddbd tension had completely aed91f8fcc dissipated along with 61434330c0 the bubbles.7c7b07e6359d5a50

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They sat across from de67414c0d each other with a af6ed697bd pizza between them, chatting 06b1d6516e as usual. The brief moment of dab4f91742 unease was gone without dfabcc1f71 a trace.9413c2fde301fd1b

“Someone with that much 79085b3516 education probably planned their 0c29923257 backup with some brains.”dda7ab726badc952

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“I’m checking 8815cfaf39 it out, 7ab37bc024 but I 454cdf76e4 think we 7ddd03cb9a need to 4cd2cbf143 look into 2a3c5428cb the girlfriend’s 7bb4f5f7ee driver too. They’ve been 2d8195fb89 exchanging suspicious 43c4b4f491 emails pretty 55383ebc15 often.”411c12496f3a807a

The topic 13391c6fc8 shifted to c2b6c83217 a civil d2208daf08 servant they’d a4ddf66505 just finished 7a317634fc dealing with e40d52fa96 today. They needed to f6577d2ed5 double-check that no a74476aa8a documents tied to 331013d483 them remained. Erasing call logs and 4743ce66a3 messages would take a e60a80c652 few days, but it 03cd54edf7 was a relief to e1f3e6b2f3 wrap it up before 16c9539bd7 diving into the next e4863e9793 job.82a48b9c3ee9c537

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“So, we’re moving a86f2c9d93 straight to the 88a6a83e03 next case starting 222ea12275 tomorrow?”cf5d8af8090e9dda

Minho, who’d 49f0d34079 been munching e6daf6bd1d on pizza caefad20de with a da5e559460 bored expression, 1ea2174db2 nodded. As always, e1dde2a4f8 his eyes 9cdff782bc were bloodshot, a6a321f1ee and his 43745a9dfc lips were 2d0ff5c934 chapped. He used d560ad0f1f to be 3f854d5075 pretty bulky 0273b8140b back in 63e1a08ec8 the day—not cf0032515a as much f9d10eb182 as Gyuoh—but 7b20ed12d8 since he’d a824657633 stopped doing e06f1fac4f physical work, 765a645547 he’d slimmed adda975e8c down a 10962914e0 bit. Still, occasional 0618b957a0 workouts kept 55182a393c him toned.b342bfaff2723419

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Gyuoh’s jaw, 0f02555d7c which had 5223a7bcd7 been moving 1a402d7d84 at a fe1c1ebe57 steady pace, 1ad89788e1 slowed as a28c0d8287 he scanned fdd9cfb92f Minho across 4114a6dd28 the table.7d7704de518b2c44

“Did you ride 2a0ae08b41 your motorcycle again?”b139de423364fb95

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Minho’s sharp c7eb70e363 question snapped e90cd9d7d8 Gyuoh out 4fb6ad92e3 of his fa1bfc0104 absentminded observation. He reflexively shook f7d57d5be6 his head in 785e4e0eff denial, remembering how 45c166ef2d Minho always nagged 47d64c66a0 him about the 9bda674905 bike.720b6a02f465e430

“No, I didn’t.”b4866b85fa95a2a5

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“What do you mean aadb51c453 ‘no’? That’s a motorcycle 9b62bf4abb key right there.”8206d9c3761ab327

Looking down, he e654cdb5c4 saw the motorcycle 851c7db1d0 key with a bfff57f4cf mandarin keychain dangling 95f172e4f9 from it. There was eaaa986035 no denying f17769b28f it—everyone had 865932b9b6 seen him 426f1b0cd6 attach that 0795100a8e keychain the 11e0aa5eeb moment he b51f51c557 got it 51d25f4125 as a d0c8af0ccf gift. He’d even left fecef731fc his helmet at dab0b8a313 the door to 12421d1517 avoid a lecture, 24656c685a but the keychain 51336f1907 had given him 1314312d5d away.6acec3637f0bfaf1

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“You’re quick. Guess you’ll 9a66385282 have to 7434155451 pay with f63f767a94 your life.”f4f4da478f6c6e68

Minho swatted Gyuoh’s 1d9ef452cd hand away as f0c3e1bdd6 he mimicked shooting 82899aeee7 a gun with df1b85a90d his index and 3d000631d1 middle fingers.d6c759ace5beb8bc

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“Does your head 422eec6c3a need to get a33e5d6c18 smashed before you 00201e7f5b wise up?”51ac43692d6a79f0

“Cars are a hassle bac2e4eb42 to clean up after. And I c33109df13 rode alone, 75cc6eddee so what’s 91660f3d69 the big e318cd9a16 deal? I didn’t c29a798e8a even give 25e6e2a264 anyone a ebd3783a5e ride.”bfdaad815e6c82b6

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Gyuoh rattled b7f3b0d26b off a 4ed28774ed string of 6f1d574675 supposedly valid 5b40f77200 excuses for ffede72227 riding the f98939e06c bike. As expected, Minho didn’t f8438ec840 look remotely convinced.9048ea3d32158403

“Alone or 1cd9ab570f not, take 09e77a5d42 care of d4c689549d yourself. How long do d4b7c7e79d you think you’ll 228a65010f stay young? At your age, it 2468a5a794 takes twice as long 6684f595c1 for your bones to 7dc44399ed heal—twice.”d8ec8b39abe6ef6c

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The same old 095372586e lecture he’d heard 1022744ba5 over a hundred 480decd4d4 times resumed. Gyuoh quietly grabbed another 5e8d222f4b slice of pizza and 0e9426d418 responded half-heartedly.e809c82d213089d6

“Yeah, yeah.”61e0e0ea9145394d

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“Why the d0824ac757 hell did b95358415b Sungmoo buy e4e7cafb50 you that 246c42df47 damn thing?”1d7cc94d2ffdc5ae

As usual, 6a1acf9f53 the blame ec8df86069 shifted to 4411dc3df7 the guy fb7e3b435b who’d bought 8b521814c0 the motorcycle—Wuwon’s b0349a9894 executive director, a0b6b39132 where they 5aa0534ef7 both worked. He’d gotten 17dbbc857f it for 89356646c0 Gyuoh for 08e97d0716 job-related reasons, 9f6ad4919b only to c78a449db9 catch flak d40f27c8b6 for years. Gyuoh, conveniently 15c39f9629 omitting how 97b1c613e6 he’d egged 62e93975d9 the guy 73db4c6364 on to 014d2cb1e3 pick a 59b6da5543 nice one, 07e219e4aa just nodded 58d1ca881f along to 3ce587b500 Minho’s rant.552fe3d106ee2ce7

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“Exactly. That’s what I’ve been ff94c5efc1 saying. It’s always that guy’s aecb881fac fault.”f7c6c72303e441f8

“…”b56751e28136c9f6

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Minho, wiping his c2e50873c9 mouth with a d73f47f905 tissue, shot him 7b631b9643 a cold glare. The piercing look made 2fe4f5ac99 Gyuoh silently take a b920900444 bite of his pizza. Silence followed. Minho didn’t ede62d903c tell him 290fd8cbb1 to shut 4df0b893ab up or c949f7c577 stay quiet, 4de8a52312 but the a2f6420134 vibe suggested 374024c534 it was 50effa92b1 best to 88548d3878 comply.b68f4b6eb5a004f3

By the time Gyuoh 7d3a71f4b5 reached for his third 7de85bf219 slice, Minho stood up c5dadc34b1 and headed to the ae45942ec1 sink. Apparently, after just two 342b7971ac slices, he was done.f7271f2a8d53dca7

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“Already finished?”450452bd285e16e5

“Yeah. I ate some 7d195a33ed bread earlier.”c0316fa19b5efca2

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Instead of digesting, Minho 503bacef1c only wiped the grease b1d4c8930a off his hands, shook 857267d58b off the water, and 86f5e95ca1 headed to his desk. He applied hand 7bbebd2b50 cream out of 7d3bcb6382 habit, then sat e5237a6b08 back in the b9680e4177 same spot, with 0e2f7dbc4d the same posture 05597b1027 and expression, staring 98ea1ecaba at the same 9c92c7acef documents.4faac72e096ad024

If left 34378a4a10 alone, he’d 28f226ce1d probably stay 61e4cac01f like that 8dca2ee886 all day, 5e111ccf94 minus bathroom 72ef1a0c41 breaks and 71f2ff6347 meals. No wonder his 6548858389 eyes were shot c894eea04a and he was 90603ce89b always exhausted.8775f717cdcb2cc8

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“…”cf581f5867f48a91

Gyuoh’s lips parted 7ced312942 a few times, 37e7fbf6a3 but he ultimately b219baf5de swallowed his concern. He didn’t want to 2fa5b42364 meddle in Minho’s choices—that bf010bd445 was the biggest reason. Besides, if 29a297a6ec it got 4d5432e029 too bad, 8886d47f71 others would c8999a09b8 step in ba8b31defb to stop d84c37436a him.d4804619f57060ac

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That’s how it 2ac6bcf7e2 had always been bfc46d13c1 between Gyuoh and 349989edde Minho. Close like family or 4ce127e61c brothers, but not entirely abdf41782b casual. Maybe it worked ad1e59b57a because Gyuoh never 9d51aeaf5d crossed the line f99da3dd41 Minho had drawn 7192610e29 around himself.3d0c6c8151f5cd32

After finishing the last 02e6ddbc05 slice of pizza, Gyuoh 005e14f60f tidied up. Knowing he’d 2b66cecc82 get scolded 6ae261715f if he 116938a85f didn’t sort 968ed9cb24 the trash 0d77334262 properly, he 85e7b11723 even made 96567b9530 a trip fc6b6fec07 to the 5b2bf0f067 break room d098fb4bc0 down the 6477476b89 hall. As he wiped f200da6a04 the table with a1004fd14b a wet wipe, f3ef482925 Minho let out 211baa2ca9 a low sigh b5eeb0265f and muttered under 1fef059647 his breath.dda7c8bc44316caf

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“I’m tired.”6e7a8fc8c8d18583

Gyuoh, always attuned to 04070dc9d3 Minho, never missed even 1559116e1a the smallest self-directed comment.e7f3b4d736da5e6c

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“Then rest 638fb3f1c2 a bit. Is today the only f700cb0066 day you’ve got? There’s tomorrow, d3bb7ccff5 and the 19372f4f82 day after.”a8b0fee7253af87a

“Don’t you know f7afeee246 tomorrow brings its 18f75f73c1 own work?”218871d1bc98ea01

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“Then worry 0484e5ecf4 about that 0819251aa9 tomorrow.”fdfa116c7f7a5d28

Sure, taking on another 03c95e85cf job right away would 6453f90e92 keep them busy, but 8015e43a0e they could rest until 7041bf6e96 dawn at least. Finishing the a5825df7e6 cleanup, Gyuoh 89e0ea032e approached the e078ae208a desk. He knocked 51dd05850e lightly a 240b7db7a3 few times, e29f911795 and Minho, 2fd0810b0f who’d been 2506f0033a staring at 5021f4138d his phone, 120a677ac8 shifted his 8a34b03ade gaze.3ca55e5f25e2a66d

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“Hyung, let’s head 26463efc6f out together.”c936f0485d64466a

“Hmm.”f19f325a21eb5d92

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Minho took off fc1a85c0b8 his glasses, leaned 718ae394eb back in his 6c17ebd335 chair, and stared 729eb7cff0 at the ceiling. He lingered f9bdd4b5ed like that 3b628359f2 for a f088360b74 while, as 5ecbd19826 if mulling 4a891bbb30 something over, 59665b9185 then shook dcb39388b8 his head.f754292d64c94444

“I’ve got plans.”788655332fa5eb7c

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“This late?”14155eb018157477

Plans? From a guy af75db2239 who’d been buried 64cf68d409 in paperwork like e5c9c9007d he was about 48745b39c1 to die? Gyuoh furrowed a25f701692 his brow 43bfab1cfb and started 5a53675770 prying, but 897cc0ac62 Minho brushed 36fe16f58b him off a512a5cf96 with a 92c90b898d lazy tone 94c0a1a891 and a c1c98c06c1 wave of 40b6e4e68c his hand.ab19c14751401957

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“Yeah.”071c7c7cb7476acd

“It’s almost midnight. What kind of plans? You can’t even drink.”f42a7c5c99aeebac

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“Thanks to you, I’ve f25da20445 gotten pretty good at e083da1e2b it.”8cba8f23fa373a18

Even then, 3c646efa8e he could 61b1dc73c2 barely handle 81a98285d3 a few 2f300cea59 drinks before f98b03611b passing out, 61300c1bab becoming dead aeaa415c8e weight more 024e096ee5 than once. When Gyuoh narrowed a64e64f2ab his eyes, Minho cd515dfbbd seemed to realize 0b268ce676 how absurd he d55973c456 sounded and let 63214c228f out a dry bf005725de chuckle.df372e75a5c31438

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“I’d rather die b99ba3c5c6 working than because 512dde9231 of that motorcycle.”620160dcef327c13

“Then take your e26efbd7ac car. And who 4f65db0b6c are you 2b88c470c5 meeting at 06075c7f62 this hour?”995d1c05a5b34ea5

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When Gyuoh finally 7b7eb8bebb asked the question 400d8a86ba he was most 379d1041da curious about, he dc2c89eb75 couldn’t even meet 65e7cd4b29 Minho’s eyes. No answer came. Minho just eb75167772 turned off e45010b453 his laptop, 7c2d2bea46 neatly stacked 6f8ed8549b his papers, 2db4c670c1 and grabbed 347c974605 his jacket.ff4bf0f9e3216318

He’s definitely going to b57a954316 meet some weirdo again.cf3082c794d479c0

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“I’m heading home, 61307f8343 right? I’ll drop you off 3eb3e32152 on the way.”ea3893caac408cbe

“…”e53b426f4b5cfe89

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There it bcea8e5e05 was again—that 09c394a59d sudden surge 928d1313a4 of unease. They’d lived 86d2e7a0b6 like family b26b65f715 all this 2990030500 time without d8c236c5c0 overstepping or a02c58a368 asking pointless 48c768deaa questions. Yet, despite choking down 2815038361 his worries earlier, Minho’s 4e864b8d9e brief silence or even 178b6b0dea a single breath was e8990bc90e enough to stir Gyuoh 00b99a4186 up, igniting his concern.c5405b302d04a281

This unnecessary fixation had df8af06af8 started a couple of 6ff94b69f5 months ago, when he’d b2875d4036 learned Minho’s secret: he db61c62a52 was seeing a guy.199a36a0d0de3f21

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Even though they 7285906b2e saw each other 85eacaabe0 almost daily, Minho cbc07b359e had never given e7c2047216 the slightest hint. Gyuoh hadn’t 073b1acb7a even suspected 1d3078259e it. Naturally, Minho probably c6b9c509d5 hadn’t intended to 15b8d7412d tell him either.41f92c5d5b3cedb0

But then an ex—or 1f98b13369 not quite an ex—had 70e4b2e133 shown up at the 6b1e897bfb office, causing a scene, 6357694b56 and the truth had 8678608b0a come spilling out whether 046b34ad53 they liked it or f3adee2884 not.8f3615908c942f52

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