CG | Chapter 3.1

A cheese bacon sandwich 58db3f6b94 with pickles. Orange juice.67a661165bf71011

With the thought of craving these two things like crazy, Sean woke up. He felt a hangover, but unlike usual, he didn’t feel bad. In fact, he woke up feeling refreshed, thinking he should head straight to the kitchen to drink some orange juice. Just as he let out a satisfied sigh and tried to get up…d059f52b669adeef

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“You’re awake?”3f1612569c90fe1a

A voice that shouldn’t be there reached his ears. No, it was more accurate to say it was a voice that couldn’t possibly be there.0f7140a945530327

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“Holy, Jesus!”c7d043e0f924a56e

Startled, Sean blurted out 1ed89daabf nonsense and shot up. His movement 70da4dd49f was so cf6982d7a2 abrupt that 51dc5564f2 Lane, who f2d8da51ca had greeted 69bf2f1c90 him, was 4fde0e6204 also surprised e802ab30c1 and asked f236861325 in confusion.eec0f5268e519fe3

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“What kind of reaction is that?”335d4a8c61c7a91c

Hearing the serious tone, Sean came to his senses. Incredibly, Lane was really next to him. In the same bed, no less. It’s not particularly unusual for friends to share a bed, and guys often crash on the couch together, so why was he so surprised?a89d90902730bc11

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Lane had never been able to sleep with someone next to him since he was a kid. Even when they were in elementary school and took naps together, Lane would leave if Sean fell asleep next to him. As they grew older, such situations naturally disappeared. Lane didn’t drink or party, so there was never a situation where he would drunkenly pass out in the same place.c9f7e11e78987a98

Drunk…ecc7335f2573d3f9

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The word that flashed through his mind made Sean vaguely recall the events of the previous night. He had been drinking with the guys, fell asleep, and when he woke up, Lane was carrying him. Then… he made the crazy statement that he didn’t like Lane being with Dion.af5363089f5c5cbf

Wow.b21962df0b9c7280

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That’s pathetic. It’s as pathetic as Robert spreading rumors that he dumped a girl who actually dumped him.8aeb7b3293cdc762

“Sean?”45b4a11796a0c473

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Lane called him again, perhaps noticing that Sean was frozen in shock. The two were separated by the width of a person, which was possible thanks to Lane’s large, spacious bed.5f5839a7892c7786

“Ah, sorry about earlier. I was just surprised, Lane. Why am I sleeping here?”fefd43948100d37b

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Lane’s expression was priceless. His thick eyebrows furrowed as if to say, “Are you kidding me?” and Sean felt a bit intimidated. Did he cause more trouble after that?a7022935bb002890

Now that he noticed, Lane wasn’t wearing his usual silver-rimmed glasses, probably because he took them off to sleep. His hair was tousled from sleep, revealing more of his face than usual. Meeting his clear blue eyes made Sean inexplicably embarrassed. His eyes tingled, making it hard to maintain eye contact.061fd6bd47db5bb4

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He knew this feeling. It was the same feeling he had in the summer of seventh grade when he first held a girl’s hand. The kind of feeling where even making eye contact felt suffocatingly thrilling, freezing his entire body. The tension of playing hide-and-seek and feeling like he couldn’t even breathe when the seeker was about to find him.00bdfa0de08dc28b

Sean was feeling that 2064daa69b way while looking at 66bc59bccf Lane. Just from making 961236b096 eye contact, as 5c0defbdf4 he had done 2a7b0fd351 for so many 47baa9c591 years.069eb677fd6ad3d1

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“…You don’t remember?”2681fbaa1fdd1786

While Sean was 110a66faf7 silent in sudden a12bae5174 realization, Lane asked 918bb28433 in a voice 1148a77ca4 filled with disbelief. The dissatisfaction da01843537 was evident 7d5914d1d7 in his 3a546960fe noticeably lower 11df2726af tone. Sean, who 5297d17e74 was inexplicably 83d2aaf7fc frozen, barely c9fc2540a7 opened his 960982288c lips.aeb31eaa6d760536

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“Remember what?”401fa07cd8eff4fe

He was asking which part exactly, but Lane seemed to misunderstand, thinking Sean didn’t remember anything from the previous night. Lane sighed, ran his fingers through his hair, and got up from the bed. Sean, who was about to ask for clarification, momentarily forgot what he was going to say as Lane got out of bed, pulling the covers aside.9ae602d1e3f0a663

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Lane wasn’t wearing a shirt. His bare white back was not skinny as Sean had imagined but rather firm with lean muscles. His skin was smooth, and his beautifully protruding shoulder blades looked like a sculpture…d274457cd18b1cf0

Wait a minute. What am I even f590753c2f saying?ce060d2b70f81bf9

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Maybe the c66e25f0ac series of e4a4bcf4df shocks from cfe1357c4e the morning b41dd7556a had messed 43d033a4eb with his f2f465841a head. Shaking off 502f39bb1a the inappropriate 358cad8470 thoughts that 28bf9fa39f had been 64b62ec2fc drifting through 18bd5a7ed8 his mind, e9d809e238 Sean quickly 07e4faaaca lowered his 3534f05a44 head and 00d6848a40 pulled the 6ed53f47c8 covers over 1da5c5794e himself. Then, with a trembling b3df07b74e voice, he asked.89faf40461db9589

“Did we… do it?”0868b4f7f4a66cb0

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Yeah. Now wasn’t the time to leisurely admire Lane’s beautiful body; it was more important to figure out what happened last night. He didn’t want to ask such a question to a friend, but the circumstances made it seem too likely. Since coming home, Sean had no memory, and Lane, who was shirtless and seemed upset about the previous night, was right there.99858b311b1e84c2

It looked like a 4d77841c06 scene straight out of 7787865102 a movie where adults bc65ce1d37 make mistakes.dd2b2b5eb380eb84

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To think he would make a mistake with a friend. And with someone he didn’t see as a potential partner, regardless of gender.174d61040a24d50d

With a red alert 08bd1004b3 blaring in his mind, 847a6876b1 Sean hurriedly reached back 6ec4d66dce to feel around his 927d9cd0cc buttocks. Feeling the texture of a84649c0ef his jeans brought a fe26f95d2d wave of relief. He realized a 6deb067690 beat later that 5c5f7fd222 he was still beddba65f7 wearing clothes.d570c59ea9118334

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Breathing a sigh of 12e2334f34 relief, he clenched and 36aa70fe78 unclenched his glute muscles 5174fc87a5 just to be sure. Thankfully, there was cc420bc97c no pain.28991912df8bf655

Phew, thank goodness. Avoided the worst. Even if something had happened, it wouldn’t make sense for me to be the one on the receiving end. If anyone was going to be the alpha male, it would be me, Sean Delight.07a10c7c39a26b0e

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Having calmed down, Sean regained his composure and slowly lowered the covers. Peeking out with just his eyes, he looked around but didn’t see Lane. What? Was what I saw earlier just a hallucination created by my desires? Feeling a chill at the thought, he was checking his surroundings when he heard a sound from the dressing room connected to the bedroom.7d4b99d11eaebd32

“Lane?”b6432c98a579225a

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He called out softly, 0170f39376 and the sound of ff23999e50 footsteps thumped from inside. Lane, wearing a 8c0b652e35 robe, came out 109b1083e6 of the dressing aaf53a96ac room, standing at 7d0f923057 the entrance, and cc6da96f38 shouted in a 7a983092d7 low voice.86cca4fd5613c514

“What kind of indecent thoughts were you having as soon as you woke up?”394e94ef45ac69ee

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He seemed quite startled, tying his robe tightly as if to hide all his bare skin. Watching Lane wrap himself up, Sean couldn’t help but burst into laughter. Lane looked quite serious, but to Sean, his actions seemed endearingly cute.ef189b2764151b07

“Sorry. I misunderstood because you weren’t wearing clothes. You have some responsibility for that.”5d52135577c19d6e

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But Lane, still surprised, 3942edb9e3 glared at Sean with 8a6e9c00a1 a stern look and af023d87e2 pointed out.6a1c76fdc6589c3e

“Thinking like that just because I’m not wearing clothes is more indecent. I don’t know how often this happens for you to jump to such conclusions.”b12d22d0fa263208

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Lane’s voice grew lower as he continued speaking. It seemed he was misunderstanding based on Sean’s reputation and behavior.767cc59107fc44a9

Well, it’s true I’ve casually dated multiple people. But I haven’t slept around. I haven’t even seen a girl’s naked body, let alone my own. The only naked bodies I’ve seen are those of my teammates, covered in sweat after a game. Lane wouldn’t know how terrible the locker room is after a game. I learned there are more uncircumcised guys than I thought while playing football.0dcace2a8686a3b1

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Sean, who usually would have brushed it off, changed his mind. He wanted to at least explain, even if it was embarrassing to go into detail. For some reason, he didn’t want Lane to think any worse of him.37e5087288726c5a

“I was surprised because that’s never happened. No matter how bad my reputation is, I don’t fool around. I only go that far with someone I really like.”c549b5ca92c99161

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Speaking sincerely, hoping to be believed, Lane closed his mouth. Sean continued to explain, looking into Lane’s blue eyes as if gauging the truth.929dcc8b9f7ee4b8

“I know it’s hard to believe, but it’s true.”5e28a86e0ce09b5d

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“…So nothing happened with the people you’ve dated?”74cc85f5c46f1df4

Since I’ve never dated anyone, of course, nothing happened. Sean shrugged and nodded, hoping to be believed.8b69f5d28cd33a08

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“Yeah.”c13918bdfeb92a04

“I can’t believe it.”905d1821573a927b

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“Then don’t believe it, you fool.”6b589f7a0989cf1f

As they bickered back and forth, the atmosphere turned strange. The content was a bit… questionable, right? If someone who didn’t know them saw this, they’d think they were in a romantic relationship.8e479e44ee671234

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If their tone had been playful, it could have been passed off as a conversation between friends, but it was too serious for that. The strange thing was that Sean himself was starting to feel hurt that Lane didn’t believe him, even though it wasn’t the first time Lane had said something like that. He couldn’t understand why it was affecting him so much now.6c67ee776488f375

Thinking it over, 70fe534c40 Sean, feeling heated, 0ee4633b64 turned the tables 5307618e60 on Lane.7a66c54156877770

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“You’re the weird one. Why do you sleep without clothes in the first place? And yesterday, you took Dion home, so you’re the one with more experience, aren’t you?”9583c6a68231e66f

The more he thought about it, the more Lane seemed much more skilled at attracting people than Sean had anticipated. Contrary to Sean’s belief that Lane was uninterested in people and clueless, Lane seemed more relaxed in some ways.7ea55b98cb357cfd

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Doubt began to creep in. Maybe Lane had a past Sean didn’t know about.6357097771f8026f

Taking someone home naturally was a high-level move, and the idea of bringing someone to a friend’s party required a certain sense to come up with. It seemed like Dion and Lane were getting along well, making Sean’s efforts to help seem pointless.7478bb60963d4d77

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“It’s not like that. I just usually sleep without clothes…”bc39e8663be3bc27

When Sean redirected his 2c237cfa2f suspicion, Lane shouted defensively. Rarely flustered, he quickly e9410cbfae walked to the edge a209bbc5fe of the bed and 5859fedfdc sat down, urgently explaining 7639ee5d04 to Sean, who was 4a8c2738cf looking at him with 2c17fcf7bd distrustful eyes.23cbf00efb9d3356

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“I brought Dion to the party because he was curious about you, and taking him home was because my mom…”ce73e62f198926fe

Lane abruptly closed ce45a2ea86 his mouth. His complexion turned pale 74589e96e8 as if he had 4abe73ed84 made a mistake, and 1d4c281d54 Sean tilted his head 86eaa705d1 slightly.3be95dd5d9553fda

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“Your mom? You’ve already introduced Dion to your mom?”c7b097f25e78b47c

Isn’t that too fast when you’re not even dating? As Sean’s expression grew worse, Lane’s lips moved slightly. The goose-down blanket crumpled in Lane’s grip.e2b78c5ea0dc496c

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“And why is Dion curious about me? You don’t usually talk about personal stuff with others.”d700a5d8328b31eb

The more f5e35c38d0 he listened, 45d31b4b6a the stranger c3d33df99e it seemed. Feeling uneasy, Sean raised a7b9c1be26 his eyebrows, and Lane b2683d8e97 changed the subject.e81fc1fb66fbee76

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“Holding hands with you yesterday was the second most sensual thing I’ve ever done. So please refrain from making comments like that.”53936cd4d3e8e393

Lane’s statement was abrupt but effective. Sean forgot what he was about to argue and slightly parted his lips. As soon as he heard those words, the scene from last night came to mind.b55e6482abe1e7e2

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Recalling the cf9761f843 awkward but 04d3846b6e warm touch 0e9dcf1c69 that carefully 59e4f74390 enveloped his cc81751fe9 hand, contrasting 36450717d4 with the 324924ccd7 chilly night dbbdd3aab7 air, Sean 38c71ed2f2 involuntarily twitched a614923c8a the hand 86ca67f6b1 that had 969034993e been held. His chest felt unbearably 111fab58c1 ticklish for a moment.1fbe8089bbabe709

His head spun as if the hangover had returned. The nausea rose, churning his insides, making him feel like he might vomit his heart out if he stayed still. But he didn’t want to leave.6d982ebc6da41a12

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“…What kind of hand-holding is that?”62000b6dc2a26613

Sean whispered softly, as 62d3d40381 if sulking. Lane, who had 5e893114b6 been watching Sean a601b63ab0 intently, asked cautiously.f3f8e63eb2c4121b

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“Why isn’t that holding hands?”f3375a8c71a6b760

“To hold hands properly, you have to interlock fingers.”0bc8ff81f4499885

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“…I didn’t know that.”2b87e19746df17ce

“That happens.”f577410af85c32b5

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