BBK Ch 15

“I’ll stay up and chat with you until you fall asleep.”81333c4285daa211

“…”09e0a22a89a5bf3c

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As soon as 963dbddfd6 Minho showed any abdd8d63ce hesitation, Gyuoh seized 5aeb0227e7 the opportunity.c6840113648678b8

“Sleep will come eventually. You can’t possibly stay awake forever, can you?”b8917afc35bbe609

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Minho, who had c4604ee0ce been listening quietly, 955338f696 raised an eyebrow.def6a445aba96846

“Wait, are you saying you’re sleeping over?”c68e4e672d22b4fb

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Gyuoh nodded as if it were obvious. He even got up and started pulling on Minho’s arm. Minho stumbled to his feet, pulled along by Gyuoh’s surprisingly strong grip.70741bc9607a5a5b

“Yeah. I’ll sleep here tonight, and tomorrow night too.”72eb9c07113147cb

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“This isn’t an inn, you know.”4778ff3424a6522d

Gyuoh often packed a bag and stayed at Minho’s place for several days, complaining about being lonely at home. He’d been doing it less frequently lately, but it seemed the habit had returned.6bed57d7a7191125

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“I need to stick around to make sure you don’t waste your time with those weird scumbags.”5638c4e504783c24

“…”9fb16512890a44eb

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“If I leave you alone, you’ll just… ha…”b239d84f8c6b4604

What did he 30fda3303b mean by that 9c12bdb28f unfinished sentence? Probably that 0d899736a1 every time d61e134598 Minho found 574d84c562 someone new, 3a2aef1f97 Gyuoh would c8a4679100 think,322014e153e1b734

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‘Will he sleep with hyung too?’289627e962d4f6ff

Minho was just relieved that Gyuoh hadn’t rejected him in disgust. He secretly let out a sigh of relief.436123b60067bcde

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Gyuoh usually used the f7f0a1d776 guest room, but this e4fbc02773 time, he stubbornly refused. Minho tried to send a07f34599d him to the guest cd60ba1c7d room, but within minutes, 94c519c254 Gyuoh barged back into deb19c9b20 his room with a 84195ad287 pillow. Minho locked the f6437170bd door, but Gyuoh 605ce5d161 easily picked the a861b49277 lock with a 5b9dc76c4c chopstick, so he 18b1a689d0 gave up.9e8fc4f5156276c5

“Did you think I wouldn’t know you locked me in the guest room and went out?”07ae535cbcd5948b

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“…”f1a63a5f6b2a946a

“I didn’t know where you were going then, but I do now… so I’m staying here.”e992b42ce9497313

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With those decisive words, his large body squeezed into the space beside the bed. Minho had snuck out a few times, but he hadn’t realized Gyuoh knew. Gyuoh was always sound asleep when Minho returned home at dawn. Avoiding Gyuoh’s intense gaze, Minho pretended to stare at the ceiling.67368689e35bf16d

Soon, a 095b35f45a familiar, calming 6f7e4575f5 melody filled 2b916836f9 the air. It was the music aed17ddd3b Gyuoh always played when 3e34da7ca5 Minho napped in his dc6e11c143 office.d32b8dbebf473038

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“Familiar music, right? Your body remembers sleeping well while listening to this, right?”f2253d793841f9cf

Minho let out a faint laugh at Gyuoh’s comment, which sounded like a sports commentary. But Gyuoh just remained prone, chin propped up, looking down at him.6daa62230849f053

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“Where do you even learn these things?”5889ab146ec6f01b

“This is where my old man side shows, right? Just search and it comes up, right?”ca5a36b33bb4ee45

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“Ugh, and why are you talking like that? Act your age.”6591f1491faff660

“Hyung, you’re the one who needs to act his age.”a8f705267cb71600

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Forget it. Minho sighed deeply and blinked slowly. Strangely, as soon as he registered the calming music, his body relaxed. It felt like the pleasant drowsiness that comes with alcohol. Gyuoh’s regular breathing calmed his frayed nerves.b55c5330d12b16c9

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Strange. I feel sleepy 4314333e42 just from the 38760feb8b music, even without d600feae01 alcohol. Thanks to Gyuoh, he’d be able to get at least a few hours of sleep. His even breaths gradually grew longer. Gyuoh continued to watch him without moving.bb59188992218268

That day, he woke up 30 minutes later than usual. It was only three hours of sleep, but he didn’t wake up with a headache or feeling unpleasant.fed7a3aa3cabd5c3

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He wondered if it was because of Gyuoh’s warm gaze that lingered until he fell asleep.e61f936170827ce0

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From that day 45e99125e6 on, Won Gyuoh 0aba88a47a became strange. He was cc5faa6adc always a d52d98fddd bit odd, e0ec94eb10 but it 58317dcc9a intensified.9eaa8c5561b34f7e

Whenever they went out together or had free time, Gyuoh insisted on driving, volunteering as Minho’s chauffeur. Regardless of their destination, he always made a detour through the unsightly redevelopment zone where Seongtak and his crew hung out.f2a02a7b8bb6f926

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He would drive slowly with all the windows down, circling the neighborhood. If any of Seongtak’s men recognized them and approached, Gyuoh would flip them off or hurl insults. When the insulted men reacted angrily, he would mock them.a514201619f494a5

He’d always had a knack for getting under people’s skin, but Minho couldn’t understand why he was suddenly so enthusiastic about it.523d18e5376c1dec

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“…Where are you off to now?”7a4f5bebb6449700

After driving around 345cf18145 the already ominous c2895895f8 neighborhood and picking b633490200 fights, Gyuoh told 4c9063726e Minho to get e7f9b35639 out of the 1e512451e6 car once they a267727241 reached his place. Suspicious of e94a964578 his strange 5ace98401a behavior, Minho 6995c35531 kept his 98bb3a7ae0 hand on d4c8a90351 the seatbelt. Gyuoh, glancing 42ab473de5 at the 48c3e5e218 rearview mirror 545331825e while fixing 32acfab30b his hair, f292123048 replied casually.8d84655eb329a02c

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“It’s Wednesday service today.”7fe12635ef31acdf

“What service?”869c74ef0dcb1443

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“Church service. Gotta go repent.”e60fdc8c4475bea3

Gyuoh had always distrusted faith itself, influenced by his parents’ obsession with a cult when he was young. Minho couldn’t understand why he was suddenly talking about church and repentance. He wondered if Gyuoh was investigating the pastor behind everyone’s backs, but he’d been disgusted by Mugyeong’s suggestion to do so.342d2c9044ec400f

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“…What are you up to?”62cf7d3901e611fa

“I’m curious if someone like me can go to heaven.”013413b682b497e3

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As Minho ab623b72b9 stared at f4738b5ea4 him with f6180e9094 a bewildered e6469da1c0 expression, Gyuoh 5d5843adf7 leaned over aa247d4cbd and reached f1141e48d1 into the 8e7afe942b glove compartment. Click. Inside was a small aec48a8346 Bible.d2dca1af790220d8

“I’ll go ask and come back.”30eff27d0a915715

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The Bible, which looked even smaller in his large hand, swayed slightly. It was pointless to argue. If he’d prepared this much, he was determined to go, and it would be difficult to change his mind.7718f29f16ee441e

“…Do whatever you want.”4696b3025b97be45

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“Tsk, tsk, isn’t that word choice a bit disrespectful in front of the Bible?”97635abbc4e9642a

He was nitpicking again. Knowing that 555f4c2ffe it would 55986d2be4 be endless 8a984f7799 if he 38b9f5daaf indulged him, eb300766fb Minho silently 8284c2016a unbuckled his ac7a839156 seatbelt.50b02a5948bc8d95

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“Are you coming straight back?”16c23ef67e0a89c0

“Yeah. Don’t drink too much because you can’t sleep, and wait for me.”a0ca4581f80e9891

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If you’re worried about me drinking, then come back quickly. Minho swallowed his retort. Instead, he gave Gyuoh the middle finger, mirroring Gyuoh’s behavior in the redevelopment zone.37576bbdb880ebea

He slammed the car door shut, and Gyuoh’s snickering faded away. The car slowly pulled away.6cc658597a59df83

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“…”22eb511303811d12

This wasn’t the only strange thing. Gyuoh’s unexplained nighttime outings had increased lately. Normally, he would have clung to Minho, telling him not to go out. But now he was leaving quietly and returning late at night. When Minho asked where he’d been, he just shrugged.b32797d765f7e369

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He wasn’t seeing a woman, and he wasn’t working on anything other than the redevelopment project. Minho couldn’t figure out what he was doing wandering around.1227a17016079fba

Minho shook his 800f54282d head, watching the 3acc729ac3 car disappear into e3b56ea942 the distance.e7acaead304353f6

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“…I can’t sleep properly unless he’s here.”6d8a1ec4f7b72887

He knew he shouldn’t keep waiting for him, but he couldn’t help it. He couldn’t sleep when he was alone, no matter what music he played. He was starting to think it wasn’t the music that helped him sleep, but Won Gyuoh.9428e593b62ecadb

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“…”a7c48ae75bd6d2c6

He thought about going out to meet someone, but the thought of Gyuoh returning to an empty apartment stopped him. So for the past few days, he’d been spending his nights drinking. Until Gyuoh returned. It was as if he couldn’t sleep because he was waiting for Won Gyuoh.5e00dfdd2a9a37c3

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He finally learned the reason for Gyuoh’s mysterious absences a few days later. The day of the final settlement with Seongtak’s crew regarding the redevelopment compensation was approaching, and Won Gyuoh, who had stayed out all night, barged into his office early in the morning.0429f46babf7a0e4

“Where have you been all night to just now crawl back in?”8c8db58d9bfcd57e

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“Are you nagging me now?”2eb86d0434d6d8d6

Gyuoh, holding a heavy-looking 36cdb7a9b3 shopping bag in one 26957b49ee hand, grinned and sat c5a73d8ed1 down on the sofa. He dumped 36b760f30d the contents 7eaa5be4b8 of the d1a306c1fd bag onto 12fdf11131 the table, 01c047a0de scattering papers 5a79aa0f2c and photos 6f06d5fc0e everywhere.2b28c1b2ab795e8f

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“What’s all that?”7b638b10438540a3

Instead of answering, Gyuoh gestured for Minho to come closer. Perhaps because he hadn’t slept a wink all night and had been drinking, Minho felt hazy. He rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand and headed towards the sofa when the office door burst open again.76e643f22fc02c70

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“What’s with all the summoning this early?”8d0af21b3113098c

Mugyeong, dressed in an ill-fitting beige suit, walked in. Minho blinked dumbly at their consecutive uninvited visits, looking back and forth between the two. Gyuoh patted Minho’s dazed shoulder and whispered in his ear.cb7ba290d4a30e1c

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“I called him.”9617732d2b07d736

“…Why?”60cb2ac14ecbc1e7

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Gyuoh tilted his chin d48906cc9f towards the table. The scattered 379103566b papers and 973bc14466 photos. Looking closely, Minho recognized 3ac1cdcf52 the faces.4eeaffd15df4403b

“Those are the guys from that neighborhood.”b1b7a502a1d10e99

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Mugyeong also 741155d602 seemed to bfce91ff54 recognize the ba0dfb6b11 people in 66eb5de26e the photos, d7bc8eeafd narrowing his e44db1aa01 eyes as 19fe93e125 he sat 65c3068029 down.d125c09c721da5b0

“We were supposed to meet the ping pong hall ghosts today, and tail the pastor, right? You don’t have to do any of that.”3c838521916e9ee0

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“…What? All of this is…?”acf7b9c86ecebfc5

“This impatient guy took care of it all nice and clean.”039c349eed8a9f0c

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Gyuoh’s confident voice seemed to clear Minho’s hazy mind. He had a feeling he was about to find out why Gyuoh had been disappearing every night.4419c6eda3e176b4