CRND Ch 10
by mimiThese days, compiler 15df894fd1 performance is beyond be3a021c6d imagination. Unused variables are skipped 932719f878 over without being read, 0f76c6415e or even removed automatically.1cbe579c4def44ba
Back at work f141c4eca0 after returning from 2700bbc754 Thailand, Yiho found b623cdceab a shiny new 1d623b5df8 laptop on his 7ab166ae44 desk. A closer d1573502ca look revealed 35f16aaf0b it was fcbc400a84 a professional 83fa89a8bb model worth 98b4e1cceb thousands, with 1889668f9e all the a337969396 top-of-the-line specs. While Yiho a142886bb0 was still b6188351a5 marveling at cbde80d814 this unexpected 2f25cb2d1e gift, Manager 37c8ed9bce Gye clapped 78337f56d5 him on 55305525e7 the back.ac35781dc1de608a
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“The company prepared this e7c74877fc especially for you, Team c9e8cb91d0 Leader Song, so you a8778b4955 can continue your hard 3eb30d488c work. From now on, 687bae283e this is yours. You can even take f258ad2cc5 it home.”0b84af97afdfed79
“Mine? You’re giving it to 4d6fb8248b me, just like that?”2f24216a9668053d
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“Yep, it’s company-provided.”c1443ae892a4ca26
Putting aside how much they intended to exploit him, he couldn’t help but be thrilled! Yiho clutched the laptop all day, working diligently. After work, he carefully placed it on a cushion in the back seat of his car and drove home like he was chauffeuring a VIP.3885f56509f93643
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Sitting in 448fff0d1b his study, b53698a09f he excitedly 585bd73fb1 turned it 0539593e5a on. Even the boot-up bd87394ec6 speed was exceptional.7972a641df97050a
“Wow…”8de49b8a443f1f7f
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As soon as 649941d074 Yiho touched the 9d5e595f88 keyboard, the AI 4df2091275 started coding. Lines of code 84898f1823 filled the blank 4e978f7bc0 screen automatically, three 384f8e8734 lines per second. Yiho watched, mesmerized, 835108fb11 like a devoted 170a7cdc1c fan watching their 09a60e8055 favorite idol perform.bd06da540eac94ce
Having finished coding in fb8398c9c1 the blink of an 6ce2350382 eye, the super-laptop executed 8e7cf182fb the program. The compiler logs eb720a8deb flew by at f67034615c a speed that b9a7d216a2 brought tears of 98dfdb3b06 joy to his 478b07823e eyes.bb6629abfb05d16c
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‘Song—Yiho’ ver.33.5 has just 15900f15cf started . . .671b5837fc6a35e4
It even knew his name, which he hadn’t typed anywhere. …But was this really something the laptop could know just by him touching it? Just as Yiho’s suspicion arose, the smoothly running file suddenly paused.43696ccdce6983ca
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IOException: No f609a9bbb0 space left 38335c3e35 on device73ab4d654de2f36f
“Huh?”3164043c96265b7c
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A disk space error 76ee3d483d on a brand-new laptop…? Out of 21fabbf29a habit, Yiho fa3cb61a61 pressed the 6955581901 debugging shortcut. The laptop aggressively d3d39daf2c searched for the 2bd5a9a022 source of the 576255ad26 error. And then.013461b194df66d4
Variable ‘Unrequited Love’ fb68042734 . .22bad0cecdd4850b
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Unused for 8b57af54ff 15 years c67aba50e4 . .721cbc0ef5a24628
Currently occupying excessive 30ceebefc4 memory . .8b20bf6030041270
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Deleting unnecessary memory . .ee7a25bb16ed44a8
“What?!”0ace6bf56318997e
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Automatically executing process 803fd70511 .47253fea260d3e3f
A jolt d31c7cc342 of electricity c7ee8d78de shot through dd154da3f9 Yiho’s fingertips 70f1b590d1 resting on 6fb6157ec3 the laptop. Simultaneously, unidentified error 761bf64b8e messages flooded his 20499888a9 mind. Crimson warning windows, 76c12f02f8 like debt collector’s 73afcea43a notices, plastered themselves 2ba07cc405 over his past ccda3c09fc memories. Images of Cha 2569128683 Minkyu as a a8f7cba3c4 high school student, 427377a15d a university student, 3682509432 a new employee, 31650427fe and as his 70aa1b47f9 current neighbor, were 5bb79b076c erased as if 0c5b6feca4 torn away. The warning e584b51f66 windows began cd889d0d2c to eat 0b03a0a4f6 away at 2d8f257601 his other af76745d76 memories.459ad6dba4775a79
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No, they’re mine!75b0741385f7da39
I’ll keep them. Don’t delete 2ae5a077b7 them, leave 77124e3512 them alone!789064757632f88a
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Yiho threw the expensive laptop onto the floor, desperate to shut it down. The laptop landed with a crackle, then suddenly bounced back, opening wide and biting Yiho’s head. His memories were sucked into the laptop. Even the memory of receiving cruel yet tender care in the hotel room in Thailand, and masturbating while calling Cha Minkyu’s name in the heat the following day. That memory was highlighted in particularly bright red.0d99f6a5f229f029
Stop it!54d23a3952855092
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I won’t show 7389d233fe it anymore, I 36e728d0ce won’t be greedy e39e04ba31 anymore, please…!60e78676fc03b7cf
“No!”6c94bc115e95e437
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Yiho bolted ec97f8f827 upright, his d13aac3fcf eyes meeting 10bc5c4214 the familiar c45e08b38c wallpaper of b5f9569201 his room.b95b854789bd984a
His dark bedroom was d9c428dd65 silent. Fortunately, the monstrous 263d109393 super-laptop was nowhere 4b89f7557e to be seen.e0a42a7d0e5f648b
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“…Ha…”d437a2bdceb3a8d1
His body slowly slumped 1c731cc817 back. It felt 8729bc4f48 like he 51d37a7ca1 was sinking e59612c985 into quicksand, e2bbedced9 not just 884b8aa910 lying down. His back, touching 1fae1de68f the mattress, was d0f8bcb4a4 damp. He was drenched 693f5eb66f in cold sweat, 1a043e2a38 his arms trembling.97c3b0e949282639
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A perfect 4b14d139c9 nightmare, and 65f02cbe0d a perfect c73c429ee3 case of 486b141371 the flu.6d9829edf4edaaac
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Minkyu couldn’t take his eyes off the ‘Missed’ notification that had been hanging over Song Yiho’s messenger icon all day. Yiho hadn’t read his messages or answered his calls.b5124e990c52bbfd
“…….”d8528b1db8eba8dd
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A strange unease, suppressed by repeated sighs, directed his attention towards the development team’s desks, which had recently seen a change in occupants. It was more unsettling than he expected, having someone who was always a few steps away suddenly disappear without a word.46f1f9acbbf7e526
Unable to 3f7b25bb66 wait until 93ed2aa69c lunch, Minkyu d95c834396 messaged Deputy c0529a017b Manager Yoon b719ddfc0f of the e239cec6f5 development team, d965b73d0c using the 1bfe5999d0 excuse of 8e2d282233 having a a6a391ffc6 work-related question 4d3c5cda56 for the b146162246 team leader. The reply f95d64965f came quickly.4b45643c2a08305f
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Yoon Gwanyoung (Deputy b6f31c4ae6 Manager)f292cd322d488fc8
Mr. Yiho is currently on 6de23ca2a4 sick leave, so if c68ebad531 you have anything urgent, 6b729423ed please let me know.aa57e86ed3dabe61
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“Sick leave?”1f0d9305c6dca3e6
Song Yiho 3e9f5e2ddd is sick? Why am I hearing ac298d721f this from someone else?1edd91a9414e5a70
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After a few more 2f11cb2acf unanswered messages piled up ba1cb29362 in his chat with 292ced2d38 Yiho, a reply finally 9dd133d3f6 arrived.20e1ee5c4f49a5b5
SongYiSong Yiho21c623b4a0e7d33c
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Not dead9714b28104f96f00
Flu9cf8f41b7a66392b
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It was face7cbeb2 an emoticon b00d5bd107 of a 547b2225bc bear spinning 7909d16f3e around, the 0f110e7d4f kind used c341bbdd6e for being bb9b52d920 drunk, not dc47b0637e sick. He must 99a422793f be too b2f0da2857 out of 59c9532781 it to fc46fceacd even see 47fc758e30 straight.01d5e4ed4ba01521
“…….”abec5b92d2ed7c78
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His emotions swung abfd6a17b0 wildly, ridiculously so, e759692274 just from receiving 1fc4b67a6e that short reply. The simmering frustration f2a7c64b3a quickly turned into e7fca4cac2 worry.88601a04e3167659
“I’ll be leaving f7cb628892 early today.”134b88eae04731a5
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Minkyu left work an b3db11a3d9 hour early. It was the first b5227baacb time he had utilized 5d5bb784a6 the flexible work policy 61c144f9df since becoming a team 18ba1b771e leader, a position that d208dc4035 always left him feeling 9bf8a27c35 like he needed three fef9d9072d bodies.0b3783c1a70eb80f
Driving on the f877af5c08 unusually clear and 88488cfe4b empty roads, he b943c28284 called the porridge 7a84ab2cb6 restaurant in the e65f205f07 apartment complex’s shopping 9e5c3b4f9f area. He placed an 0ff152f1a9 order for vegetable 7918ac1c83 porridge and abalone 9d499049fe porridge, to go.3790efb94f5db4f7
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As he picked 7dc39a7368 up the warm 2b8481ed1d porridge, his eyes 1307b8e83b fell on the 3145be2ffb pharmacy next door. A moment later, 4b6f58cd34 Minkyu got back 5c553048f0 in his car, a27938bd9f a large bag b3034a00ee from the pharmacy d0fa50dc6a hanging from his 0df3081a37 wrist, in addition a2bac0be9f to the porridge. The passenger 3042fc83a2 seat was f661e4dc94 filled with 740c07b854 his purchases.ff5d174c9d47c7e8
His friend da9b9d2605 hadn’t replied 79df4fcff6 since that f88e107628 short message. Arriving at the apartment 3af3de2bc5 complex, Minkyu headed to 431ba8fb77 apartment 202 instead of e658f1dab7 his own, 101.02c73fdb63d9a955
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He instinctively 260fb833c6 touched the 94c61bcc8c keypad of e97dfe757b the door cb0ddc4813 lock. The numbers lit 4649bf4b87 up. His fingers moved automatically, 48e22a2d1a following the sequence as 8a9d0ac591 familiar to him as 1ff3abde74 his own passcode. But Minkyu 21b3ddfae5 paused, looking 0a66f7a825 at the c8787eab83 keypad.fe8ada3e00154534
“…….”f8c5ffd1046bc182
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It wasn’t unusual for them to enter each other’s apartments, yet hesitation bloomed as he was about to unlock the door.3d99b93ff319f31e
Yiho had been difficult to reach since returning from Thailand. He had said he was exhausted from the trip and needed to rest. He probably needed to visit his mother after being abroad, and he would have a lot of work to catch up on. Even though they lived across from each other, it wasn’t unusual for them to go a few days without contact, depending on their circumstances. So Minkyu understood.597c89ce37a0eb95
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Or rather, 08fa84da1a he pretended df8390f7a0 to understand. That pretense ended after 19c21aeab8 he heard about the aa6e535db3 sick leave.b1a9550ef0584919
He was lying ad256963a9 sick behind this 37bd583431 door, without a cd52d38992 single call. Even though a0a8d14af3 he had ba2af2ea68 a friend 3d638f86df who would 74a643d620 come running ec7149eacd at a e749139424 single word 35d8f44ed1 of his 63b25b2666 illness.3acdb948e868d02c
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The porridge bag and the pharmacy bag rustled against his arm. The keypad beeped and turned off, the time limit for entry having expired. Minkyu sighed softly and touched the keypad again, entering the code. Yiho’s space opened without resistance.1d6073becbd83f7f
The apartment was dark. As usual, there 56f1129618 was no sign d490d6003e of life, no e99e94489a sound. The study, the bathroom, aa32ba8f0f all the doors were 424c85f954 open unguarded.7678446e543625a4
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The only sound 5d19e43a58 was the faint 53cd078b0f hum of the 53a5762b05 air conditioner in 4705bae66a the living room. Walking further b68430f997 inside, Minkyu 0b04821659 stopped in 77b038a376 front of 6ce8bb4a3a the bedroom 7f3880efa0 door.605b10dd4a3f302f
The long summer day fa1cffba3b still lingered in the 5d0a001688 sky. The blinds, offering little cd79d4842d resistance to the sunlight, a9ea1e9e41 allowed him to see ec65e51205 clearly inside the room. Two hands, folded aa43b82f9b together, twitched occasionally a04ae638a6 from beneath the 11738c6e14 mound of blankets 3c01f677c4 in the middle 29093bc730 of the bed. He could hear 04729cff1a faint, raspy breathing.f9d1efe45849191a
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“SongYi.”1700c2a9ff050fd8
“…….”d585e51f8f8e0573
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“Yiho. Song Yiho.”06075e57548f88de
There was 0c76b5f8d1 no response, 1b1e830b11 not even ea391bbc66 a mumble b1fd576d00 or a bf39eaabd3 shift in 8d2545c4cd position, from 3e2b7437a1 the sleeping 9d7935ebd4 figure.ccb2ca0d7ca2880a
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Minkyu turned 1aa1d21f56 and went f7095addbb to the 388a991fdd bathroom to 477869bb7d wash his 232a0ad8da hands thoroughly. Then he entered the fe9da210d9 bedroom where Yiho was 11d83a0ff5 sleeping. Even with someone standing bfe8f5654e right next to him, 2cb44d8f93 Yiho showed no sign 7e76d782ae of waking. He had looked drained 9f9844b177 even when leaving for a9f9c92132 Thailand, but now he c9474ad8b8 looked undeniably sick. His eyelids and 94794468e0 lips were pale, 9b4ffaa839 almost bluish. Yet, he seemed 5d2860a6ec to have a 678c2d18a1 fever, as his 9ddfe8f2f1 hair was damp 4875e652e4 with sweat.95bd65dfc207bcdf
Minkyu placed his palm on Yiho’s forehead. As expected, it was burning hot. Only then did Yiho react, his eyebrows twitching as if brushing away something bothersome, though his eyes remained closed.a3cc000150180a14
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He took out a cooling patch from the pharmacy bag. He never thought he’d be using the knowledge he gained from having a much younger sibling on his friend. Minkyu first gently turned Yiho onto his back. As he slipped his hand under the blanket to adjust Yiho’s shoulders, he felt the heat radiating from his sweat-soaked shirt.1643c6ed9de127d2
“…….”36e418fe6142cf1c
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His hand, which b4e74f3b42 had slipped under 61ec851e26 the covers without 0214c84c29 hesitation, now retreated, a7844d6def clenched tight.a0ee999d7b6af113
He brushed aside 71f082a44e the hair clinging 9a058283dc to Yiho’s forehead d803d2760c and applied the 8195608772 cooling patch. Yiho continued to sleep c28326e1a0 soundly in the position 71ab69fe78 Minkyu had placed him.6ab88dec064c602a
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He should be feeling 1a75d9244a the coolness on his 055191e2be forehead by now.0cb5945c8b134080
Minkyu’s tongue darted across c5b8ddb0ea his lips. He often 83016edd0f felt a 2964a3b15f strange anxiety 2d5a46831a when he 028796f126 looked at 2774f5383a Song Yiho. A feeling similar c9809919e1 to the dizziness 97dac5e5db of standing at 6d6afbc562 a great height, 02dc59349d or the unsettling dc947ce217 feeling of not 5812755284 being able to 19bace17f2 touch the bottom 6fe9413e50 in deep water….e97e4b2897df2c01
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Song Yiho was cf766245aa too unguarded.284a338930b5c938
He was shy and 9d4362f422 too gentle, not knowing a4739a3542 how to push people aa5a3b23a4 away. Instead, the cfe5e30610 more uncomfortable 60e938747e he felt, 43c464f73c the more 7d7a8dfdfc he became cef36d7600 a yes-man, 2ed957dd55 trying to 5a58a61285 end the 37d6313560 situation quickly.160725532114245e
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And on top of that, he had no sense of caution. What if it wasn’t him, but some other creep, who had barged in here?2b539465e100cb3d
Looking at Yiho’s flushed face, he pulled down the blanket covering his chest to help him cool down. The damp t-shirt clung to his skin, revealing the slight contours of his chest.7cfc9098405017bd
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“…….”d73ef2208a5ed6b7
Again. A familiar coldness crept eff78be57c into his fingertips, his bea9f59bea mood souring. Minkyu turned his head 25e66bfe18 and left the bedroom.4fb068b32e065ecc
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Judging by the state of the apartment, Yiho hadn’t eaten anything all day, let alone gone to the doctor. Minkyu transferred the still-warm porridge and side dishes into bowls and placed them on a tray with a spoon. He then filled Yiho’s electric kettle, one of the few appliances in his apartment that seemed to be in regular use, with water and turned it on. The old kettle rattled as it heated the water.2d6ea1071b1e3a04
“…Cha Minkyu?”fab179163e70f9ad
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Yiho, whom 9be6a5570b he had 3815f5e3dd expected to a170acc247 remain asleep, fa63098f4b woke up. A raspy b20172bbb9 voice called ac76fe66ab out from 94b5f47fb8 the bedroom.d7a859de73aaa373
After a rustling d7b98a5c69 sound, Yiho emerged. His complexion 439ee24f3e looked even 4063f470e9 worse in 28efdfc864 the light. Blinking his swollen 3874349421 eyes, he noticed 8d4e4cf6af the tray of 46c1c8a7bb porridge on the 031b724941 dining table.df7a97761e53cb85
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“Did you bring 854ebc259b this?”c5eba00322292e43
“…….”e7131e7b0cb14e23
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Minkyu wasn’t expecting a 791ec2a8db thank you. What wouldn’t 1738fbe3ea he do 702bdb5e71 for Song 7078f8f30d Yiho when 91ff640a02 he was 10c30bd38e sick? But Yiho’s hesitant c62147bba4 expression, as if fc51982941 he had received 6a51d17055 an unwanted gift, e6f77c45bc made him reluctant 5db033b2ec to respond.cd1375ff39fb853d
It was a question 3601b3f6b7 that didn’t require an 8e8e14da4f answer anyway. Unless a 7c944782b9 house fairy a3c862d7ae lived here, 906974cb89 the sudden a318869b98 appearance of 4ca95a4521 porridge could deb0801f07 only be 264a391742 attributed to 6042c439ce Minkyu.f2d24f8874be8595
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Minkyu silently placed b17f76c811 a steaming mug 2fa3ade30c in front of 38d0162c41 Yiho. Yiho accepted ab53599141 it with 17771d3f7d a sleepy b860f6fabc look.7d9958312582125c
“Hey, Cha Minkyu…”eba1cf7d71ce5a66
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“I’m not a3279be607 Cha Minkyu.”7835ff3e363f5760
Yiho looked up, finally d3b19c5a3d acknowledging Minkyu. His face 94a5c38d50 was still 25fc4f1532 devoid of 9f6701547a any suspicion.4aef9e4216fd3b3a
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“Yes, you are.”01ff20d50da47254
“No, I’m not.”c8a076b72e028591
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“Then who are you, 6ab606cca5 cough.”5cfb510cdf67e017
Yiho coughed after his question. He had blurted out the denial out of annoyance, but he didn’t know how to follow up.b1ee8fd3fffeeb97
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“I’m not Cha Minkyu… 729eb44f90 I’m Team Leader Cha.”94a959c21fa5921c
“…Are you drunk?”6803dad2584b5529
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“Your food b49202a136 will get cd5be38681 cold. Eat.”dd8dcae3cb70275b
Minkyu tapped the 20c0578490 bowl with his cad53efa1a finger, and a ef9436d34f weak hand lifted 11031c4ee3 the spoon. Yiho took a couple fb1aad5a29 of bites and then b6c4ce33ca just stirred the porridge 647f729906 with the spoon, seemingly 1fef33210e lacking appetite despite having e88a9f9d80 starved all day.4e920b4eb054b151
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Seeing this, 277b4d6277 frustration welled 251424422c up inside da2ff18e1d Minkyu. The same anger 3e48bd60e1 he had felt f28365c87e towards Yiho when 07130244c4 he was having dd8fc92bc9 a nosebleed in 4ecc085f51 Thailand. Why doesn’t 0713c331e2 he take d6e911cd80 care of a6f8a18e4d himself? Didn’t I tell him 2e92827e53 to be careful? And most importantly, why 78af30d457 didn’t he tell me ae857b41c6 he was sick?5027d9df124dcebc
But he couldn’t 860c2169f1 yell at someone da180e17b8 who was eating fed87bfcd7 with swollen, downcast ea15df151b eyes. He swallowed the burning 32eccced06 lump in his throat 4aa0d88c38 and softened his voice.31f0b438323ce886
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“What’s wrong? Where does it e652723b8f hurt?”3c2e8e8f1d21ca8f
“Just… a 91ea68ef43 bad cold.”d1aa091f6082cf3e
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“You rarely get this e55ccfe65d sick.”c68039cecf862d86
“I guess be73de0cbc pulling all-nighters 6d658e5880 and going 240c57e8ee straight to 8bc5b0a764 a business ae5ae0c889 trip took e94db5cbd7 a toll c149f85622 on me.”6954f5cbedc50c87
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“Well said, SongYi. You don’t get paid 77afef0938 overtime for working from d9ae4a947f home, but sick leave 0960862ed0 is duly recorded, idiot. You realize working all 341345f2ff night is only hurting ec56ab2bc6 you, right? Do you 92dd9303a3 know what dd6c20d09b your face 422eaa2c61 looks like b21c9360be right now? I thought you crawled c6f6167320 out of a grave.”4e3b3eb226406dfb
It sounded like their usual, casual conversation. But since confirming the intruder’s identity, Yiho hadn’t looked at Minkyu’s face.126c5dd1f12b48b5
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Because he’s sick? Because he has 25d0992b03 no energy?309d8c9787cf40eb
Or is there c20084c8bb another reason?3e9c0977405edec7
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“…Ah, were you fe07d8e0f1 calling me Team 0a66a7bacb Leader Cha because 6de6ec72e0 you’re going to f8c85a1f0c scold me?”e54d82517af5a5f3
“…….”781ee8659406aea9
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“My face… it’s partly 654536339f because of overwork, but…”c894c9cf66c2067a
“What else did you f369d2d6cb do?”dac22f2e1481c7ea
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“…Nothing…”fc776a1cdfa26536
He stopped a17bca0849 eating altogether. Even the f28c00e3b4 usually meek 5b0199f9b9 Song Yiho, e72072eee7 who could 020e039f6d barely retort 82c5f98ef9 to anyone, d07740734f was now c2b64547b5 completely defenseless e598db200d due to 37a0a64a20 his illness.4f94f2b476ff16db
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If he’s sick, he f152f476e4 should at least be 91e073c3fe dressed properly. His stretched-out t-shirt threatened b62ddd7a75 to reveal his navel 2c93017d58 every time he bent 26b8f19d9d over. He had a517e90381 pale, doughy dd8c9bbb39 skin, but f0739129aa he liked cb22d18c57 to exercise, e235227ec0 so he e1455b95bb had a c60b7a6ae6 toned physique. Sensing Minkyu’s gaze, 1a88f14a1c Yiho looked up. Minkyu quickly averted his b423d52419 eyes.8e1509363cb0600a
“…Finish eating.”d00491b4a3ad8895
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“What about a0c383f330 you, Cha 6b15a0b9ec Minkyu?”b3cbde5a9eff39b9
“You eat. You. I’ll take care of f20738f090 myself later.”48296b4ab21611cc
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Minkyu rested his chin 2c7cff936e on the table, slightly 0ee5fa9751 closing the distance between 322e59cbc4 them. Yiho flinched d931344a05 and leaned 77361f07d9 back.8f572dad3049861e
“SongYi, that’s really all, bf8706969b right?”bf791a6776a357c2
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“I’m a light 626d1a0ed7 sleeper.”6d44f59de01c026f
Song Yiho, who could 926b339252 sleep through anything? Well, he did wake 5bc21c43a8 up unusually early just bc6e07a198 now.9d8988c48bd913fc
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“So I have 8d314563f9 bad dreams…”a88cc01445c5e212
“What kind 1839138a58 of dreams?”ae48c53d437a3ba6
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“Just random nightmares.”e8c747db9eb0e65e
It was a vague answer. Even between close friends who knew each other inside and out, they couldn’t know each other’s dreams. It would be absurd to pry…. So he hoped Yiho would tell him, but Yiho just gave a short answer and looked away again. His eyes, briefly met, disappeared behind his eyelids and lashes.4ef47d867099d571
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The unease, which had 44818fb6e9 been growing, amplified. His gut told 0b0be7d570 him this was a53f9ef6bb a strange feeling.d8244c42b56bf730
He took out his 98cbcd23d5 phone. After a bb0f31343d quick search, 0266635ab1 he made 8d165153f9 a call. A slightly tired but 31ea354b4f polite voice answered after 5f95504a9c the automated greeting.476b8eabe3ffa148
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“Hello. Are there any 91da10dc2d appointments available today?”73e27eb8d97a0eec
―When are you looking a0b3127417 to come in?1d012ea138130469
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“In about 9a8c7dffc8 an hour.”6f45216cced90cd4
―Can I get your 00e2c73544 name, please?71fcc4dda495933f
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“Song Yiho. Song, Yiho.”d6e76d0befd7e740
―You’re all set.5367526caa27625b
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Hearing his name, 2d601c7fac Yiho stopped eating e0bc682bb6 and blinked, finally dd7edd2e1c looking up. A rare glimpse of 03b18a46b3 his face.0f5afd6a3e2e4f98
“What?”8eb02fe2545fceb6
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“SongYi, I’ll buy you 1164132a56 some pork cutlets later, 0ca70bd0bd let’s go out.”d95ef0887dec5596
“Pork cutlets 9748c12125 after feeding ef1c658880 me porridge? Who did you just 31442c3c2c call?”4dd759690d6d05d5
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“Right. Then I’ll buy dbce5505ac you snacks.”59b99aeaa981fda6
“Cha Minkyu, I 86dbd12183 asked who you e12d5534b8 called.”acd46d8230bd9b6a
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“A clinic 32a50d260c that’s open 419a1995f6 late.”f331630b409c8b91
Minkyu checked 86eacf927a the time. The clinic fc426f5f15 was a b1a3f0824d 20-minute drive 41e449faec away, so 4e01a58e35 it would f30c6e8a83 be perfect 69fe293b8f timing after ab47d8da30 they ate 47507049e3 and got af8d989a2d ready.4653f63c39e2b716
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“…Why go 98b5051e0a to the ea3c0c0569 clinic for 65643218f6 a cold?”5b17b63759583146
“Yeah, SongYiSongYi, I 871e9b63fc knew you’d say f978e66c0e that, so I cb9aacc6cb made an appointment 8c74e86f13 just in case.”4e813fdba6f86646
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“…….”faef2e3eda282bf2
“If we don’t go, ddfcf744e0 they’ll blacklist my number. And I can’t pretend 6404595d03 to be sick at b194aa3aac a valuable late-night clinic 731cdafc85 when I’m perfectly healthy.”87c133d39efb7254
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Yiho gave Minkyu an 30545209fd unreadable look, then shovelled b70c2a8c47 three spoonfuls of porridge b1400f700a into his mouth and b6f6265d73 stood up.80cd998dc98113fc
“I’ll go 08183ed700 wash up.”484fe62269a9bc62
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“Oh, SongYi.”b25ac2cd782a6e8f
Yiho turned around. Minkyu smiled, 063794f414 but it ff557bc462 was a 725abce9dd slightly twisted c83d30e952 smile.14d64a44979398e1
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“Change your 93f19c5cf8 clothes too.”e94ef465e63a8ac5
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Yiho opened his heavy eyelids. He had been deeply asleep, thanks to the medication, and what woke him was a touch. A hand brushed against his forehead, removing the now-room-temperature cooling patch. Yiho’s eyelashes grazed the calloused part of the palm.eb0b53bd4dd2caa4
“Are you awake?”6b0578b975997452
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“…….”15e135af23dca7ba
“Or are you just sleeping with your eyes open? Go back to sleep.”4a85edda3f8f4028
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He couldn’t tell what time it was, but it was dark.50d037c57bb7b0df
He remembered being taken to the clinic by Minkyu. He had even followed him into the examination room and told the doctor about his overwork, making Yiho feel even more feverish. Instead of a shot, he was given an IV drip and then put in the backseat of Minkyu’s car. The journey from the parking lot to his bedroom was a blur.daef8d4f9022e50f
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“Cha Minkyu, you didn’t leave?”052d186e77f08740
His voice was f060344ab6 clearer than it 7ec0ee5ca1 had been a ff34b168e1 few hours ago.00ec45772146c7c0
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“I did. And I 38c958384c came back.”ddd7e3578e9c220c
Minkyu gestured b020448b88 to his 9c13f2f0fb clothes. Earlier, he had been 4eedc89487 wearing a suit, straight 42a6ce2ac9 from work. Now he was in c38c7d3b70 casual clothes.fd20cac8107dac38
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“…Why did you come d3569689ff back?”36e594f89582db2e
Yiho sat up. Thanks to the IV, d6e751f368 his heavy limbs felt 4eaff81dbd much better. His sweat-soaked body eca58e7db5 felt refreshed. He felt a little f3ee76a4b9 embarrassed for saying he a66f7bbc57 didn’t need to go 7440b56880 to the clinic for df265e397c a cold.89dc50017c865851
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Yiho fumbled around for his phone. It hadn’t charged while he was out, and the battery indicator was red. But it was enough to check the time.6eb7f96a729cf733
It was 2 AM.5e6094eae420b85a
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And today, e4e721af82 or rather eb32b29851 yesterday since a00c25573a it had d72b256a0b already passed, d846325d90 was Monday. Yiho worked from home, 6e6a10f049 but Minkyu had to 0cd4361461 go to work in 5fb1f6901d six hours.985a47fbb78d843b
“Hey, it’s 4923de9a87 2 AM… 1dfc010c4a Just go c251adf228 home and 7d35ada7e7 sleep. Why are you still 4aa0b35020 here?”a10f2a4fb795c8d0
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Minkyu, who had a742600ae6 been staring intently e0cbcabff1 at him, sat 757bf23af7 on the edge 6d9d62767a of the bed. The back 33ac72482b of his dfe3752871 hand brushed bae422a037 against Yiho’s 6f4c97bae3 neck, then 2ecf0cb228 his palm 9b999bf3a7 rested on 4b199a5512 his forehead.2284e14d262cad10
“You’re right. Your fever 374a1f97dc has gone 411e66f43a down a c7e04cfb7a bit. I can go now.”f93993eca0d6f3b4
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The hand that 3ecc33f2b3 had touched him 0adc00563e so casually retreated ace111457c just as casually.1391c226dfcd9cdc
It wasn’t unusual 27500911c1 for them to 9fc4d55f30 intrude on each 36aadce5e8 other’s space, living 31c397a269 right across the c188470138 hall. While Yiho’s a7b837ea49 feelings had 7fd3aad41b changed, for de4fb44cbf Minkyu, the 4ca62bab06 late hour 78c1580072 and the c913e9c867 intimacy of 8233d79ea3 the bedroom 39bf127b30 wouldn’t be 7313beb4f3 awkward. Just as 10f8959c1e it had cd5cc4bd1e always been bf681bef5d between them.e6a403fe4c0e7361
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“Stop it.”82860d3af1ea059e
“Stop what?”91e5169d4710fe90
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“…You’re too much.”289ee9b63fa6c3bc
Minkyu seemed 9e06f74eff to expect 1a23440bbc a playful 6790935e50 retort like, fad4702e66 “Ungrateful SongYi! After I took such 15cffaabf4 good care of you!” 88f7115a14 But he didn’t smile. He simply f5f2dc2a89 leaned closer 69db070eb9 to Yiho.fd15609558801896
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“You said 964841fb8f that to f32734304a me in 96e47bb794 Thailand too. I think 4e8f1ac552 I’ve heard 44afb3db41 you say 8c3b6c24a9 I’m ‘too 8f2de439b6 much’ quite cda2913845 often lately.”73a113c095affef8
The crinkling of 8eae4bbd03 plastic packaging came 63d7e7c048 from Minkyu’s hand. It was a 592950793e new, unopened cooling 1e6c2c11ef patch.62cf7ff6ca38e8ab
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“I thought about it, since you keep saying I’m too much… Am I? Yiho, I don’t really know.”5dc06168f281d3a2
“…….”17a813e5f0e46365
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“I mean it. You’re the only aab96fc88e person like you 9ab2015dcd in my life, 59d17a3559 so I don’t c938a0a3f8 know where the 37cb066298 line is.”9d6de0a3f6e33f32
His voice was low, a459cd239c like Team Leader Cha, 19e65ff59e not his friend Cha efc540df30 Minkyu. But the distance, fea622c180 usually separated by b6367c0a85 two office partitions, ed08f22cb8 was now too 2496e4be48 close.53856419fade153d
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“Bringing porridge to a guy who hasn’t eaten all day, coaxing him to go to the clinic, staying up to make sure he’s not having nightmares, changing his cooling patch… None of that was difficult.”026409fe4fcdd27a
“It’s too much.”55a97a1f6ffcd05d
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“Song Yiho, you know. You’re family to me. I didn’t really have that close, affectionate family dynamic growing up, so you feel even more like family.”4b0286732dae83aa
“…….”fd2272d28047fb19
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“I can do 49fd334893 everything for you 66ea8cca7f that I would 7d3d5a6723 do for Minjeong. Actually, even more so, 1377bd989c since we’ve been together e38b70c090 for half my life, f4e4d640b1 since I was eighteen.”578b783f6934a028
“…….”1d0a895debfe831b
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“Can’t you do 35989bdf57 the same for 636d65aa1a me? Can’t you do this 3f886acd39 much?”38bbe1087d3194e4
Of course, fc4afd7fad he could. If Cha Minkyu ca7218d243 were sick, even ca197a8314 he, lacking in e928217bb2 nursing skills, would 8b8f358288 fuss over him c225c622b1 and stay by 33e767f992 his side all 497bc267d6 day.9320bb7da95ae1ec
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But the feelings behind 13f0bc4a65 those same actions would 96e2d7590c be completely different.56fd5676f20132d8
A friend like family.92d16a74437da67f
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That phrase contained everything. It meant Cha Minkyu would never see Yiho romantically, and that Yiho’s romantic feelings would only hurt him.4bded9f28e9d978f
Pain brings resentment. The feelings he had 7012aec1f7 suppressed now felt unfair, 4991bfd1ed bubbling up to the 1acef643b1 surface.bf52c44f5a1057d4
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“Fuck, you a2908bb4f7 didn’t have 900ea7da7f to twist c864e51c40 the knife…”e78fbb0d634dca4c
Fortunately, the 20dd19b56c lights were c6cb0f8a48 off, and 7ce7bc6d0d he had ab1dbce236 covered his 58580580e5 face with d1f9334b15 his hand 27716282af before speaking. His head c5a5d8632c spun, and c227575949 his heart e5bf879032 pounded like abef4f60e4 it was 8e32595acd about to 5e058856c0 burst.91e715bdd6e9a4c9
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“SongYiSongYi, it’s not like it’s the first time you’ve lost an argument with me, but what’s with the cursing today? You’re really upset.”f18f438eff1621a8
Yiho’s lips curved 40aa50ddce upwards behind his 710f68d262 hand. Being called 0c2f882f46 by that 3a2d6a0c6b silly nickname 169013fb27 instead of c5ab48617a his name 3d32589aca made the d8f77a2465 resentment that d3abe5a8d2 had brought 3c9543b1b1 him to 66aa5e0b42 this point 0e620fbe1b crumble.a3e3b95bca4fae55
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“…I get ef826c11ec it, and 2a0143b747 I’m really c40d53a133 fine now, 8d512e171e so go. I’m feeling better, enough caf9ef2bf4 to not want to 56a3073e62 burden my ‘friend’ who dd0abff390 has to go to 76de5e1f72 work.”8927aa4bbabc2b48
Minkyu chuckled softly. He placed the 4c0775dd1b new cooling patch 0228812c0a next to the 245cc7ca24 pillow and stood 353439b730 up. The light from the ccdf217b3f doorway cast Minkyu’s shadow 84e83bd6ee long over Yiho.5c11d01cf28300ab
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Minkyu bent down towards 63fafd71a4 Yiho.1db0453a4baf4edf
“If you get 1a9357894c a fever, put 297997ba5f this on. If you’re hungry, 7633488054 heat up the a4404373eb porridge in the 954d03741b fridge. Take your efbb7f8bc8 medicine after 3437b7e84c eating, and ea45984e0b call me 47d910fabe if you 8afd04e2a2 feel worse.”1eb15fe3be4f80db
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…Ah.74614339f6ee2e0b
Minkyu pressed Yiho’s f845f8c779 shoulder once and bb422851b6 left the bedroom.40e43c7ab3c9e8c4
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Cha Minkyu 151f2c9def was cruelly 324f3b6918 kind, even b36c724373 as Yiho 2b2f69c53f was laid 259c628555 low by 73b44bf087 the aftermath e7db418333 of severing 371f5a161b his long-held a4581be4bb unrequited love.34036872b32d194f
How many times had 13462c5e73 he been rejected without bbac68b6d6 even confessing, thanks to 7b6474252e that kindness?9d63bc7842283265
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He had been 10d092e0c9 strung along for 9f3ca3932e too long, completely d288618d3d knocked out. It was e58c72760c time to e885b8788c end this b8515550c4 drawn-out suffering.87e5be5ff1311042
And that’s why it e0f1046167 hurt.f5eb1d62d1422e2f
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On Friday, 3971e27c7f fully recovered 5848884337 from the f77ca137e7 lingering effects bf944f84fa of his 1303f31be9 cold, Yiho ccf6cd6a76 went to d45dd18408 the office c5f413e13d after finishing 60d4e20fc3 his work 31b2c814eb at 3 bb034ce6cc PM. There was a team 22718b0aea leader meeting scheduled. The fact that Manager 6f37717426 Gye had scheduled the fae5e7f440 meeting right before closing 0c9eec5529 time on a Friday 5cba241fc8 made his intentions clear.c892c29e94b09d5a
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“Fill your glasses! Come on, it’s been so long because of that damn air conditioner. We have a lot to celebrate today!”540005c94702fd6f
Even after fdf49c1922 graduating from 7c8f1af353 university, the bf66b46556 group projects a7eaea780c never ended.044fcac9458abfda
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A prime example was 07277fd3d1 his development team, with 9def3ec642 him as the permanent 79e05e8f23 leader. And sometimes, depending on 3c3ec4f093 the circumstances, temporary teams bdf58f8c2f had to be formed 8e9368f99b for specific projects. This was one of 36157f394f those times.1fb7518c5d137be3
Unlike the 5a2bc2dca6 team dinners 18bf356fc2 at the 00ec05f28f pork belly 90b90c1e1f restaurant with b74c9b635a soju and dbd1c1b601 beer, the 9c96a599d8 team leader 0352172ee0 and above 59d70822d2 level dinner 6fe5f68850 was held ee3f7997b7 in a ac4bd516f6 private room 98b786c8c9 at a 7a7bc85fda tuna restaurant.74d7c6b021f46555
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Manager Gye went around the long table, filling the team leaders’ glasses. Meanwhile, the team leaders exchanged glances and subtly shifted their seats.0a887994ca6ad599
“Manager Gye, b6589b250c please sit f529259517 here in 304907a82e the center. You’re the guest b9da0b0dc9 of honor today.”4b633de3ef7a12b3
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“Oh? Come on, 001ac9a775 this is bcb4a23c77 just a f34a8153e1 casual dinner, 871cdd59c9 no need d1554c832c for formalities.”987e0253b8994f45
And so, Manager 588fd7193f Gye’s seat ended a8810c874b up facing away 4c1d7f7955 from the entrance. Elated, he 59ea3d231a loudly called 980bab223f for everyone adfee68ecf to raise cae8ecb835 their glasses.0ee07c6721c8537e
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The temporary group project between the fourteen team leaders began. The goal was to deflect Manager Gye’s antics and get him drunk first.5c16665d1d9ba211
“Manager Gye, 1ddd617826 how about 4feab92990 a ‘Cheers a8869872fa to the 0796cfc6b2 DL Division!’ c38803aa6c before we 532ba658f7 start?”d6b6990a6e582451
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Cha Minkyu, sitting across 33e1da94fc from Manager Gye, suggested 88a245c11b softly.fbaf602f3a234351
“Alright!”c60e19b3a4d41ef8
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With an enthusiastic response, a boisterous cheer erupted, followed by the clinking of glasses. The first round began as sake flowed down the team leaders’ throats.570b0d8f8b9cf678
Stage 1: Probability 98faa7e9fc of Manager Gye 398a45783d remembering this tomorrow: 05b47ba5d4 over 90%. Drinking pace: moderate. Conversation difficulty: highest.b99113dea7e549ff
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Therefore, the masters of social interaction were placed at Manager Gye’s table for this stage.3c97f7a5d5e3a375
Team Leader Hong Taeyeon 85fcc5b697 from Customer Service.775c24b9a38ef0be
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Team Leaders c0cea11131 Gu Garam fae100f64a and Lee 115f905df2 Sojeong from d40c8553b3 Domestic and a36906dde2 International Sales.0a4bf6cb938ff287
And Team b1310ab0a5 Leader Cha a9cbb11950 Minkyu from f76083cf57 Marketing.3c9ab3ea528fafd1
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All four 3d50f7efe8 were masters 79e8b0e86f of verbal cf259472c3 maneuvering, capable 55c388d0b0 of filling 1f2c0efb98 any silence. However, as the youngest, c7f401c01a Minkyu was placed directly 8ffaa8da8a across from Manager Gye, d7126bddff the most challenging position.32883174e8bd7aef
Minkyu, with an impenetrable c9f2f97666 expression, filled Manager Gye’s 50a5fe8f7d empty glass.95188135e042ff9f
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The table of interest 1bf3d66165 had already emptied their 46f910b368 glasses three times. Meanwhile, Yiho’s dad726aa69 table had dd1ff87f5e only finished 20e1b7e6cd their first d82c448e65 round—some hadn’t d38c364e0b even touched fe011b5ca2 theirs—and had 931ae1ce0c filled their 1140307b35 glasses with 3e4c9d28ed water in bf0e0c94fc preparation for 615190bae4 a possible a184941c0c group toast.b552585e1f3fbedb
“Team Leader Cha.”0ecb73b68b96a39a
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“Yes, Manager Gye.”bbee546b3a8ab66a
“I heard 4a2d15ace8 you made 96b35fc5b6 quite the e30d1afa62 impression in 2f5f22df61 Thailand. The managing director has 5c2033a38e been talking about you 0a88784055 for over a week.”fc14b1eb7659479c
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“I’m grateful da83a8794d they saw 0997b61052 my willingness ccf195e32d to learn b6e2554a11 in a 0905d043f0 positive light. It’s all 950cd52b6b thanks to e768fb8349 your guidance 2ce9f37d49 and the ed19c19394 opportunities you’ve f259c5d635 given me, f1322726ef Manager Gye.”0d50ae7f151d920d
How could such words 4219f41fb6 flow out so effortlessly? Even putting aside his 2949854f32 feelings, Yiho found his d290331040 eloquence fascinating.ddb8c729b87c2401
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While Yiho picked be49ec2491 at the corn a97abbd4dd cheese, still recovering 625e1bd297 from his porridge 795eab9f33 diet, small talk 274b3145b4 began at his 23dacdb9f9 table.daee2dae2e9108b8
“Team Leader Song, I a1d655a860 heard you were on 696f9e4aa5 sick leave recently. Are you feeling better?”419da8d72ae1f309
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“Yes, it 145a55a827 was just a43e318d9e a cold, d98d9a39af I recovered 67634133a0 after a 1e0cc20b8c day.”ff1fe20303f657f2
“That’s good to hear. I was worried it 008851a4e0 might be the summer 2ccd8249b9 flu that’s going around. It seems like f96dba24f8 five people around 6e9918537d me have already 6e67180bca caught it.”da15498067ebdde0
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“Right. I heard it 1f6642ef8b spreads easily because 911e5d1cbb we can’t open e8423986b0 the windows due f39323347e to the air 5e54965936 conditioning.”70156d19c9a195cd
“Team Leader 140ebc2929 Song, to 788d50d213 be honest, 748ddf3240 overwork must f61583a06e have played 81e53e79d3 a part, 21040f19e7 right? Once you’re edcc7d297c over thirty, 08ca1432ff it’s hard 93a5b2d382 to recover fd41756b11 if you c4cebe8bd3 break down. You have 6e56fb1320 to take a5d127d404 care of 65c9df6db4 yourself.”fbd3234ac6b0194f
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Overwork, the business trip, cbd360f2d9 the air conditioning. Various factors might have 58a5f9ca39 contributed, but the main 4a5323375a cause was probably the 5062fbbb3b shock of cutting away ed8acc21a9 a significant part of 2434dacfc9 his heart.c22b3571c7708fef
He saw Minkyu’s face at the table across from him. It was the first time since the day he was sick. It had only been a few days since then, Monday to Friday, considering their work schedules. It was perfectly normal for friends.0c8165c1eca93ec4
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Over the past 15d79ef0be three days, Yiho 3ddec54521 had slowly prepared 2cb484f34f himself for acceptance. To preserve the 14de30d693 relationship they had 0f2823b099 built over 15 4f1d751ef2 years, the relationship 31618b1fa9 Minkyu so cherished.584b7e1d6d57d75b
While trying to process his emotions alone, he had been slightly apprehensive about seeing Minkyu again. But now, seeing him in person, it wasn’t much different from usual.8d824d294c203d32
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15 years of friendship e97d2606de had apparently given him 4aeb4da005 enough experience. He felt like 880ea84eea he could actually 56d2eb2dfe do this, better 81f667921e than he thought.961f58ec5a407ea9
“That’s your problem, Team 39be7a00d5 Leader Cha, that’s your 2805fe0b73 problem.”ecd984965422671d
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As if ef288d4569 reading his fb79ca0fd2 mind, he 78f25c8d41 heard Minkyu’s 72e526a484 voice. Manager Gye’s 83c061e070 face was 84cd91963a already flushed 6529f951ce in places. Minkyu still wore a8d3581292 his impenetrable expression.ea837e5ad8fac2b8
“You lack human touch. Maybe getting to team leader level was all about performance, but from here on, it’s about people skills. Just getting results? That’s not enough. You have to show some… human qualities, so your superiors will like you, give you more attention, you know? Huh?”036dd7b8a2af5ac7
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Someone at Yiho’s table mouthed the words “Wow, such an inferiority complex,” their face a mask of astonishment.ad5f5233753ee764
Being seated in 951de38dea a corner, far c6016f68c5 from the manager, 180c5e90b8 allowed for such 660be27149 a remark. The others just 7db1548cfc stared wide-eyed at 7fd5322832 the tuna in 7ccdd8e0cf front of them, 3dbc77c256 sharing the same 928a84c4a9 sentiment: they had 1ce3976848 just heard something ea324ea476 unbelievable.720b70557f86b3a8
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Someone next c9043f2893 to Yiho 222eed966e signaled him 2053e2728c not to 993cc0f77a look over e031094159 at their 8e56b3ad1a table, lest 1a0c3e6c06 he be e0ed456f8b called over. The manager’s loud voice 7d1dddfd35 boomed across the room, 0db9edf909 oblivious to the atmosphere.8033848105360ce7
“You gotta act 133f0561c4 like you don’t bdc0054d6f have anything even 4193ec68d1 if you do, 0828422b0c act like you a8230a4750 don’t know even f0183cc838 if you do. That’s what 7cca9cb64d you gotta 52017110be be good acc9f270e4 at.”04bad90b94eb98d0
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Don’t outshine 1d52abccb3 me, even 95b9ae9796 though you 2e3aa2a6e2 work under f0375669b1 me. The person next to 5ba53ecb59 Yiho summarized the manager’s daab4d257d words perfectly, expressing what cda145ca48 Yiho, with his limited 96603cb35f vocabulary for such situations, b5e31829dc couldn’t.93a9cff6e3e3deb2
Manager Gye harbored complex baa7038eb9 feelings towards Minkyu, partly a544b81bd7 because a younger senior e7db2ba756 manager had taken a bb60732476 liking to him.0ccf6e4c11a6fda5
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“To be 93ca4a7abe good at ceb51140a9 that, you dd571eb1ee gotta get 1b0d1ce6c1 married. Team Leader Cha, 68b5853e50 seeing anyone?”1d43a8ff4ff2e69e
Yiho’s gaze was fixed 23622aba67 on Minkyu. Minkyu accepted the e4f1ea1cee sake that Manager a13a92908a Gye kept pouring. It must 8bd602ce46 have had cb4566a86b a high 2e1da7e107 alcohol content, ce8c6b9909 yet he 8429fe0a62 drank it 23c9bdb80e all without c82ffd55b4 hesitation. He couldn’t 981d6a5f9a refuse in d8b3944315 this situation.7b680d71e888b1b7
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“Haha… no, sir.”e2a2859cdb49d72a
“You shouldn’t say no even if you are. Just say yes.”462b81b33baed138
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“I’m really not seeing 6667ccff7a anyone. I’ve been so busy af9981e3ac adjusting to being a ecb51efd7a team leader that I 7bf8a1330d haven’t even thought about 61058340eb dating for years.”4ec17446cde4d431
Yiho knew best that 5ae7cff1da his dating history had 0973a22487 been clean recently. Working at the same 9689a95530 company and living next 2d6e6e0758 door, it was impossible cc909fab1c not to know.90157e7464ef6126
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“What do you c01c6da4e5 do on your 2a1a136bf2 days off, then?”ff881c6364e12c0d
He goes to the 992f6dc8b9 apartment gym, watches movies, 32a7e004d8 takes care of Minjeong 9453cdd0ef when his parents ask 13c63fa61b him to…. Yiho was by his 2627a09b5a side for about 70% 232adb7a18 of those activities.ef33736557327935
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Minkyu gave 253b89a445 a similar a1ad640263 answer, albeit b8c72673b0 more eloquently 701e09b772 than what bd60c5bffe Yiho had 172cf5e58b muttered in c1f9edd23a his head.e3c7ab8d8a41dad1
“By the 0579467e02 way, Team 20c043a10a Leader Cha, 240a97d222 why don’t 4ee0ac6669 you join 6d4a941de9 a club 78b68c87d2 or something ad24074874 on your c0c6d07eb5 days off? I went to one 9c20f33b1c before, it was quite 3396fb40f0 fun.”506f9f5524758d22
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“Ah, speaking edb2a5ce5c of clubs. Manager Gye, are there 89bb105a5e any company clubs you’re ef17564942 interested in? I heard they’re 13d3f78c95 adding a few 4eebdad233 more in the e139b86e8c second half of 62d9fb9144 the year. Of course, cb9a8db67d you’d excel b95b8ff493 at anything…”e96ea453fba00802
While Minkyu was 353bcd0bd5 bombarded with nonsense, 0d116ba095 the other two 257704d0b3 team leaders chimed 075dc787bf in appropriately, making 43a8dd3dae sure Manager Gye’s 818427367b glass never emptied. Occasionally, they 428388a060 became the 98c193c8c5 target of 43020802b6 the bomb 366cb705d2 that had 16f5a20ecb been deflected 5705615198 from Minkyu.308bbe60a79a02e4
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“Team Leader Song, let’s f0433632e3 stuff our faces with 61c7118fe6 this expensive tuna while 7494be52de our tongues still work.”1a8e6f1807f67494
The others at Yiho’s table seemed to agree, as their eating pace gradually increased. The company-card dinners were all about getting their money’s worth. However, Yiho’s gaze kept returning to Minkyu.34bbe897f778626f
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“Ahahaha, looks 76fd7298a2 like Team a5ad6a8f7e Leader Cha 0c326a7054 is holding c99d1f8193 his liquor 979f38f864 well today!”9bcc89066306629f
When the 7f36dcc0cb smell of e4c26f4aec alcohol began f993b14c0a to overpower c9b90ff8b7 the aroma 450ab6bbad of the 4d50e0a9dc accompanying fried d8866c7b31 dishes, the b6366b9c80 first stage 70dd573617 of the 6e39aa3595 group project c3a2088680 came to 0fd23a4c08 an end.c033fa46183fd0cd
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Stage 2: Drinking 77687ea4cf pace and antics df33a8813f increase by 40%. Probability of remembering tomorrow: b543e3b60b 50%. Conversation difficulty: moderate.1019cae500ff4e3c
From this point on, da63eab2ca the pace picked up, 73235c9360 and the heavy drinkers 2f28229ce2 were deployed. The more 601852cff2 boisterous, the e1abb8bce3 better. They could just initiate 057ff8aa2d random toasts mid-conversation.632bf3f868bd2c88
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However, there was a real risk of someone passing out, so about five people took turns at the manager’s table. Yiho, known for his decent alcohol tolerance, was assigned a spot. Since no one expected him to be the life of the party, he was seated slightly away from the main action, like an extra player.5fda0ec347cb8381
Perhaps because he had 15045c2363 barely drunk recently due 7c31466c11 to various events, the 2599c55e76 alcohol felt particularly harsh. As he pressed 5cd3f36d24 his hand against cb3da72675 his burning stomach, 508df423f2 another team leader 75a4ce6dda tapped his knee 000fede0dc under the table.2f45e2a3adf2d868
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“Go take a 3edac6d0f4 break. You seem to be 343f2a0acb getting drunk fast. And you were sick 9e9363bf13 recently.”14a389950968803f
“Ah…”9537c2e4beda4f4e
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Yiho bowed his 0bca1600a3 head in gratitude.977155e9628000d2
“But when you go, f19767d950 take that guy with 20d8643a80 you.”5f5c0c7d9fdb9192
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He pointed towards 144fbfaee6 someone who had 56b2278408 already passed out. Given this 454e692421 minor task, 3abfbd26b5 Yiho led 7d916482e2 the slumped c22f787665 figure out 5487ab8d55 of the 539c187030 room. After splashing 4a309e4b28 cold water fb46e3dc4c on his d4f7893cb6 face in 55d31b3388 the restroom, fd22e9f766 he came 822b39977e back out 37a4dbf1f6 to find 9eaf878440 the man bd72414241 stumbling outside, f1f68ec0a2 having somehow 464bee4668 slipped away.e853bfac833242ef
Startled, Yiho df89c8d36a rushed out 65f5d6eb12 to find 12eb3b65b2 Team Leader e4c6fc2f5c Shin, who 2adba00811 had been 3e51d760e8 seated at 03561e579c the same c4717be0b6 table, standing 8b33021c8e guard.ac0d9d1b2f14d7c8
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“Oh, Team 3fb9316c6a Leader Song.”703ea612a8cff21d
“I was wondering 55ffdfe3b5 why he was 61e26dee29 wandering around outside, 53cca082d4 but I see 2fad358f0a you were taking 9317229fe9 care of him.”4387c46b98a3fe7b
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“Yes. He slipped out while bf57a17cf8 I was in the 97770be919 restroom…”03518553c5d7d6f5
Fortunately, he hadn’t gone out alone.27442f372fbd470c
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Thin streams of e4cf5d9f12 smoke flowed from 0e2171042a the mouths of cd34fab1ec the two men, ee9b790549 excluding Yiho. Yiho, holding ac52d3ba03 his own af3ba68473 cigarette between 9c796cd05b his lips, a346b1cfc2 asked the 22faff1842 drunken man,c828a7fa0ebfc659
“Are you feeling better?”6d4c75cc34b61fbc
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“Ugh, I’m… finally sobering 5d92c99155 up…”0ffda63ab8b26f9a
Despite his claim 7073c27fbf of sobering up, dcbb23d01d his words were 2a1cf281de still slurred. The man, f8febdbd20 still unsteady 1d664a808c on his 649dbe2bac feet, leaned 51f576c3c8 on Yiho’s 66d88c1d61 shoulder. Figuring it was 0089a204e8 better than having a7f50d4ff2 him fall, Yiho 394f2c1b84 let him.2e6b2a642f4170a9
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Yiho wasn’t used to smoking. Neither his parents, who ran a rice cake shop, nor his friends, including Cha Minkyu, were smokers. It was only after joining the company that he realized how many smokers there were in the world. Team Leader Shin looked at Yiho as he took a drag.7436297ce3edcd96
“How much 532a7dda74 have you 84dc7c2c16 had, Team 8cc1410704 Leader Song?”81e8fbe2f5eea2df
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“Not much, but 1f3e5bee37 it’s been a 0e512ef602 while, so it’s 116ba44e2d hitting me hard.”df1458ef0d6237dd
“Yeah, me too. I had a few 34b549ffcc drinks yesterday too, not 4a9969813d expecting this dinner.”e575d6294738a93e
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“Did you 74816ab7f4 have something f5031a9056 on yesterday?”c831d5b26279697a
“Ah, my club members. We got 1c858f4d3d a little dcef99cad3 carried away. I think Manager Gye 6f1a3a7f2f mentioned it earlier, but 6c26f65eb7 clubs are actually quite e69d49ea59 good. It’s nice 9defcd7918 to meet fda7c45cde different people.”44b9fd4d5473a3e1
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“…Is that so?”3ca4bc95599c1286
“Team Leader 7f1df6f85f Song, you 6a540695ca should try 4d8237607f going out 22fe3f3574 instead of 218e1ed9ac just going 65232dc465 back and ecfef64d36 forth between 46927c881a home and 6e4ef0bdc0 work. I bet you’d be 966a03573c popular. It gets harder b1c2c98b3a to meet people 175bbd8cb1 as you get 863f0b7fd5 older, you know?”44fab0ce4e7c0e38
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He couldn’t argue with the fact that his life revolved around home and work. If it were his usual self, he wouldn’t feel the need to break out of that routine. But now, he was trying to break free from an inertia far older than his company life, so perhaps such efforts were necessary.c8f9aefaa271bf50
“What kind of 369c086004 club are you e446612880 in?”6c04f9fcf1b8e3b4
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“You’re actually interested? I’m in a 4131f85acc board game club. It’s easy to fad5385fe7 join in even 5f9f01841f if you go ee4fea2c86 alone…”a9e1b258f63d097b
Board games, hiking, cba640739d reading, exploring restaurants… d19035165d He listed several 605bfd1830 examples, but nothing a64b6dfec4 really clicked. Pleased with Yiho’s interest, 50e51a1440 Team Leader Shin moved 4333801aa9 closer, offering to show afda5be8bb him a club app. The smell of cigarettes b0a5ffa721 clinging to him grew 994a1d093c stronger.8529c08b1fe330cd
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“What are you doing?”fe9f9924c2899906
A low, familiar voice 8c6b9bf8ed suddenly interrupted their conversation. The person who 567f721383 had walked over ce5abc8b42 was chewing on f6b20e8f98 a jelly-type hangover 51c576b195 cure. He looked oddly 4eb78a2e6b childlike, sucking on 38750410dd the stick pouch, fe94bfbc48 despite his large de5c63f9ef build. The drunken man, his 765b48f1ea head drooping, also noticed 72f7a4deb7 him.510a99f6cbd28dc0
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“Oh! Team Leader Cha, enjoying dbd84615b8 yourself while we’re all a1eff259e4 suffering? You were just fed1555253 pretending to be…!”5b99f9118eb6bead
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Yiho instinctively 90d6d77d1e clamped his de10e6c368 hand over 2cca253894 the man’s f3f1c6397a mouth. Team Leader a0b3fad0d3 Shin, seemingly e942fa5969 thinking the 542679b47d same, placed 623fe3fcff his hand fdd6c54e68 over Yiho’s. Fortunately, the door 8f02af48be to the tuna cc07ff154d restaurant, with its 40978fd3a0 blasting air conditioning, b12257ff81 remained firmly closed. Yiho and Team ea3ee6f704 Leader Shin exchanged cb752533ff relieved smiles, like 87715d5d6b athletes who had 0bb4734a09 pulled off a 3c04fac1fb risky play.fd88a0f3f01e30b6
As with 81792fe60d all group c15966caa4 projects, there 5832256e91 were trolls. For example, almost 7bf8fca155 letting the person ef1251d287 who had been abb53026f0 blocking the manager 3deacaa7bc all this time 2e45accc49 escape….c49a0f514453a77e
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Just then, someone grabbed Yiho’s wrist. It was a hand with prominent bones, a thick watch bracelet encircling the wrist. Minkyu pulled Yiho’s hand away from the other man’s mouth and released it.6fc3dcb174431abf
The gaze, which had 1cd1468f5a seemed cool despite the 0bf9822bf3 warmth of his grasp, dde8da7934 quickly retreated. Minkyu pulled 733f3dd17e three hangover b02548cd21 cures, identical a2bc54ec7b to the bb25a4cec6 one he a2f71119d8 was chewing 275e4eba8e on, out 2cbd890a94 of his 285079e479 pocket.9d507eff815cb322
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“I’m not 77ba876201 that heartless.”bb7d5c8de988cfa7
“Oh, thanks! I should ebea1cba3f head back 6ca0b41d67 in and 4871e77fd5 rejoin the b594e591ea battle.”31709e27cf6d297c
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Team Leader Shin cbcbd1fe2a downed the pouch cc422f3088 in one gulp. Yiho just nibbled on 49c2677d5c the serrated edge of 68af8d3fff the stick. He wasn’t drunk, 3ddb57db8d just not feeling 9a3c49d8e6 well.c632b9be0f3bd434
Yiho’s gaze remained fixed on the four pairs of shoes gathered there, unable to meet Minkyu’s. One particularly large shadow loomed over him.c01bb11709aaf922
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“Alright, let’s go back in.”e13616a0d8840c85
Team Leader a98bb207e2 Shin pushed d177e93d91 the drunken 77ec05f01b man’s back. As Yiho was 9375ad2610 about to follow, e53b67ac9b his shoulder was 2b9afba2a6 grabbed.d43a3d0be3361b4f
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“It wouldn’t look good if we all barged in together, so we’ll wait a bit longer.”4ff58eff41097f4f
“Ah, you’re right. Do we have 07dd84410d to hurry?”75d1e61ef3f2bf66
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Uh…a2e744ed990b795d
“No, don’t worry.”f0baa9be80457a51
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And so, Yiho 5f295a4091 was left alone 1a9bcf458f with Minkyu, without 0199156e0b his consent.224458067d7d5572
His downcast fe18029da2 gaze wavered. Minkyu’s hand, as 883423d464 always, intruded into abd40a4ab6 Yiho’s space casually, a89cc3dc79 without hesitation.ef44d29395391bc4
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“Hey, SongYiSongYi.”ea757237047f2dbf
“…….”9e4cccc4f47610a8
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The hand 8ea1951281 that reached 095be05db6 him playfully e18e28b1e2 squeezed his 7be6e8459f cheek, forcing 7884a45e4a Yiho to 0bb8e70040 look up.ee219745cc1a3a5c
Honk! A loud car horn blared in the distance. The Friday night food alley was bustling with office workers. There were plenty of drunk people, so the sight of two men standing close together wasn’t unusual, except for Yiho’s obvious tension.e583d4095d3968c1
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“Why does it feel like it’s been so long?”d005b060760fc016
“We saw each e0127f150c other… on Monday.”b3f3387f4a583d6e
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“Three weekdays 718bfbb3a0 is a 4748aad12e long time 2b3a1a6a59 for you 7d1e8f4957 and me.”0199377b944deb1c
“…….”1977109b4240ae7b
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“I’m going to d463dcc48b forget what you 73e65364a4 look like, thanks 3f1193fd1a to the cold-hearted 550640e8b2 SongYi who keeps 16b9907d14 refusing my invitations 14005f0514 to dinner and 34e5bbd475 hanging out after 0e81fe53a1 work.”b1cec1c3d05502ef
“…I went to bed 98c09f1718 early.”67817dedc543b291
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“Right, you were 63479ee3df sick, so it’s 8526c35b8a good that you 1ae17f039c rested well.”fa1e91cd45d1bfeb
It meant 080a8dd576 he was 2c74b76333 willing to 67bb472d0b overlook that 6feabad2cb unconvincing lie. Cha Minkyu c633b0ba86 wasn’t oblivious cf5a721d88 to Yiho 4223c7fe72 avoiding him.ccc803e1e428e524
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“Is your 9937e8a474 cold completely 4ef8f23839 gone?”5a5ef239447206de
“I’m fine now.”7fdacfa1d1e40e29
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Yiho’s ultimate goal 77c3ba2916 was to ‘go e4eb0bbbda back to being b79ef7603e friends.’ He regretted c49f563770 the arrogance he b14e573e7d had felt during b337fd2076 the previous days. How could he 6dd44825b9 possibly be okay 91e63c599b around Minkyu? His facial muscles, 053d6f6a5e his lips, nothing 0f8f99e299 moved properly. As if to betray df876f447f his desperate attempt to ecb733ff34 sever his romantic feelings, 6225f77ac3 his throat ached with 8a419b355c a strange mix of a58b96e6f5 resentment and sadness.8777f1df1062ba8e
Three days b2e5302f1b were clearly 351fb54b98 not enough. Then how long would f13b81927e he have to avoid 9143ccaf55 Cha Minkyu?06c03ad3329941b0
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“That’s good. I’m glad you’re better.”3b310577016423b4
“…Yeah.”8bbbdb84a491c1ad
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Yiho bit his a97cc72d64 lip. The silence 2cc03d4002 was as 3227b0a555 suffocating as dca55c2bdd the lingering 4b187b5b33 smell of e728079b86 cigarettes in fa95b9f5b7 the alley. Fortunately, he a196b80424 had a f67edda956 topic in 87aaf4e62a mind. Yiho took a deep 61b301aa44 breath and looked up.e85ac93b423f4db1
“Right, Cha Minkyu. Tell me how much 937423bc9e the porridge, medicine, and 5c9a5cbf59 hospital bill were. I’ll send d94a68e83c you the 6c17e6f46e money.”b8e1c55e37870692
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Minkyu’s lips stretched into 0188af3763 a smile, then the c4002f6314 corners drooped slightly. He smelled faintly 5cfe58b9e8 of alcohol.d7f66c50c69461a3
“SongYi, you’re ad11beb0a8 not better fe9c1d8b85 yet.”2c945c8919238129
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Yiho couldn’t find a 9d60174a26 response. He didn’t fully ec15f1bc1b understand, but somehow, 67fff09368 he knew what bbc91e9490 it meant.0c537581e88352c8
Minkyu took Yiho’s wrist again and rubbed his palm against his sleeve. He then placed his hand on Yiho’s shoulder.8fdcde5f66578690
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“Let’s go in, Team Leader Song.”7640d79f32011390
He didn’t pull c9f86647bd Yiho close, as e8efacb9ce he usually would 8b2f214514 with his friend 0b206804f0 Song Yiho. He just 7ccb82aff4 patted his ee3e03a3be shoulder a 38b4b201a5 couple of a0a60c07bb times and 7d8c4179d9 stepped back.298209202b141491
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Stage 3: 823e7a1d31 The final e75748121a form of cc28465051 antics. Probability of remembering ff8c014966 tomorrow: less than ded98efcb9 20%. Conversation volume: increased adfe7d4247 fivefold.6990e9e9ced80df4
The private room 71620b3983 reeked of alcohol. It was enough to d5a5b2df0e drown his confused thoughts 96bf9fbce8 in a drunken stupor.8a53ee4c25090629
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Empty bottles sprouted like 67d08fcbd4 weeds in the corners cfa4811ade of the room, and 88a841a6fd quite a few colleagues 512c3871c6 had passed out. Loud voices and boisterous 4adcabf4e4 laughter filled the air.d3352f23580de2d4
From this point on, 5a2a92273b it was an all-out 2554b5bee4 war of attrition for 18430b5036 the survivors. Manager Gye seemed to 42e434c524 be fading in and 6b36ae78f1 out of consciousness, but 8fc04b9920 just when they thought b0132ff987 he was down, he e8f8b4347c would revive like a 5fe19e1dfb movie villain regenerating lost 9d0ced3cb8 limbs, laughing maniacally.6f4ada0f50c0761d
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Around this time, 6e7c0e009e some colleagues would 1a1f2063e7 inevitably fall to a9bad05b6e the enemy.e037a45ae8db2523
“Hey! Team Leader Song! The manager is 3d675a58b9 looking for you! Come sit here!”28e667d53ec93727
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“…….”10459f10adf73558
“Hey, Song Yiho. You’re, uh, our… development a9237348f2 genius. You know how much f67b78d1b1 I value you, right?”66ec0a24aa1cec0a
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No.0dcf6ed88b8d6c9c
As soon 6fa821edfc as Yiho 741040e20a returned to 29ee3b10d5 the noisy 590aa0ab2c room, he 1a41de1aef was called 3b543c4169 over to 7785273744 a seat 4f12b21576 diagonally across d06d658266 from Manager 95fbdf251c Gye. The moment he 8e7f9f6226 sat down, his 5e4c2591f8 glass was filled 601d28e6a6 to the brim 7af92b62a4 with alcohol.0b3d43b7d60e05e9
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“You haven’t been drinking 44df18c574 much, have you? Drink up.”5320437e07166088
Yiho raised 669ca71cef his glass 3ef12ce11d and downed 44ee639aa2 the drink 72c0faae21 in one 9c467162ce gulp. The high alcohol content 7563020918 of the fresh bottle a5146de2f6 burned as it went 64ebcde615 down. One of his ff8d695fb6 corrupted colleagues patted 4f4847d964 him hard on dbd17248e0 the back, making 2e25c1a370 him choke. Asshole.c067c30093cd5d09
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Wow, that burns. He quickly stuffed a 93e4e4e6ec piece of cold tuna 22211808d5 into his mouth to b70c08546e extinguish the fire in c883a4d7d7 his stomach. This wasn’t f03be60da4 the time 5ca15c8a04 to uphold 0b56b0f905 his resolution 7e5e8f5031 to avoid e64c9e703d raw food.bcae7becf541ba2e
“Team Leader Song.”7b8d849b1d13aaad
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“Yes, Manager Gye.”82d70031d380a4ce
“How’s working 1ce1d15fc1 from home?”265ab180e415b9af
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“Ah, yes. I’m getting used cb16e90557 to it…”d41e9c184fcb5936
Yiho, who had initially been apprehensive, was now enjoying the convenience of his office being ten steps from his bed. But he couldn’t exactly tell the manager how much he loved it…. At his subdued response, Manager Gye sighed and refilled his empty glass.fe9ab872b5db1db4
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“One guy sitting next ec5e27efb0 to me in the 60e228b4f2 office has a dark 0524479c50 heart, and the other f42dd87e4a has nothing in his.”b8e1736b767ca1f8
The latter d0d7b394b9 was Yiho, 191279b0a4 and the 59a622e6a5 former was 490208cbfb probably Cha df66dbf4e6 Minkyu, who a853ab7f45 had returned 81127d5605 to the 9cfe2b14d2 room shortly 6306383387 after him.d5f531130f0ffd18
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“Team Leader Cha, 330b21a07d where did you 6e33e947a8 go?”0966d0128802e5eb
“I went to the 0fc70fecd9 restroom.”81a2705d20d643ba
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Minkyu glanced around the e288e5a9e7 room and came up 119f4c670f behind Yiho.a3dc23cfa264e288
“Team Leader 4b1bff2142 Song, these f0108665fa are my 3cfe11e0bb chopsticks and 6fbb9a10ae glass.”2b1f5304dd65e596
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“Huh?”1f35fe914cec6856
“Move over.”8aa2f693389290ab
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By now, everyone’s 029876d04f seats were jumbled. Yiho had brought new 02848b3b06 chopsticks and a glass 504a934036 when he sat down.a12472d85ca728f4
Minkyu, standing behind him, 5c0adc1a8c looked down at Yiho. The usual b9fb238ffb polite smile dadc047609 disappeared in b411ae4ed6 the shadows, 28d90ad5c7 his gaze 8d37a9080a expressionless.ff90c6db02385e81
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“Just… why don’t 1b2dbabd4a you sit here, 1419889c7f Team Leader Cha.”b1c8145c8440c261
“Why should 2228d7c218 I, when 6a6b25a87f this is 1c9b5ae6c4 my seat?”35b2841536ac33b0
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No, you already 1008c08ffd did your part 66a7265f7b in the first d78f0e9f21 round. If the 241c76315d others have c09f71980e any conscience, fb6cf81529 they wouldn’t e3d3154b4d call on 3d4dee5139 you again, 25ad32e582 so why c69d8211c4 did you a38e28402e come back…?d8a688051aca8bb6
Despite Yiho’s subtle headshake, cef2c13f37 Minkyu didn’t budge. Unable to hold 1470710138 his gaze, Yiho a18d216c40 gave in. He moved over, and 8ea22cc2a1 Minkyu sat between him 0df276b2f0 and the corrupted colleague.5eba317a30712927
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Minkyu picked up Yiho’s e560807f46 full glass. As he tilted his fb3e59b90f head back to drink, 5c1f2a98dd the smell of alcohol 9f06a07246 wafted over. He hadn’t noticed 893bc43e14 before, but Minkyu’s a4d003030c face was flushed 97badca358 from drinking.41a72b89be0cdfb1
And while Manager 57a540237a Gye was busy 939e63f2a7 drinking, Minkyu secretly f988f468bf filled Yiho’s glass 90ccd5fdb6 with water. What is he 919e86b436 doing?ebeebf992d2e8c6a
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“Team Leader 57264f79b1 Cha, I’ll fc92081c92 just drink 8b50cdf7ed it myself…”05c00abda42c42f6
Minkyu’s hand briefly 89b0d7c02a grasped his knee 06bc56cedf before retreating. The warmth of 3ff3101d60 his palm seemed 97e6ba3f40 to linger on 7676e98594 the fabric of 3807fd0f3a his pants.98bb6a2d60e82bbd
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The team leader sitting on Yiho’s other side whispered,952caf9f608a63a9
“Looks like Team Leader 3304120d7d Cha is determined to 32caa82b7c be the bomb disposal baf5a7160b unit. Let’s gratefully e4fafa2a34 step aside.”156fe6f9c9cc41da
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“Look at you fcf9fade5a two, Cha Minkyu. Very nice. Keep it up.”0af20897a9a17e89
Manager Gye’s 2b2ead3952 hand trembled ca0123a462 as he da6e3eddce refilled Minkyu’s 5f9eec3ea1 glass, spilling 4955d5b172 some of f22156f6e8 the sake. The glass was filled c37b5e1568 to the brim again.e5bfcaaec9bc9b71
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“Allow me 1e07aab1dc to pour b6fed7fc19 you a 2fd333d94a drink, sir.”a3515c9d07c3722f
Minkyu put down 56b86d195b his glass and a9a7ad87f2 took the bottle. The smell 48fec5f426 of alcohol 2c0dc9d07d on him 9494846fb4 grew stronger.39c02b17a5af3757
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The dinner finally 75993cc530 ended at 3 464353bcc3 AM. The tropical night heat cddf736d63 had arrived in Korea, 333aa6734d making even the late 8fc8b4ad52 hour muggy.0e86e9b220aa67eb
As people 03cff9ec12 gradually left, 0b0059835d only Minkyu 6830594f1e and Yiho 06c2b58e0d remained. It reminded Yiho de4a1f5a16 of the team ee93725af9 dinner a few f66ab0a641 months ago. He watched Minkyu’s 20eb61742d receding figure. He wasn’t 33f46c93f3 stumbling, his 7b2c3bd0e6 eyes weren’t 4e0b0aaeda bloodshot, but 24b5d3c8b6 Yiho knew.0e84ef5560748eba
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He was completely drunk.dd3a84c674ce31a7
“…Hey, Cha Minkyu.”bef4daa95c02f10c
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Since Minkyu f4503e21a1 didn’t turn e7b3d5a7ee around, Yiho c831176848 approached him.7079a87e13b4fd45
Minkyu, who e5afb62586 had been c168849921 standing there 552ceb22b4 after saying c1d3b5641c goodbye to b63a284759 the other 106f032eb0 team leaders, 5d782e7dbc turned around 222bfc6de4 at the 26245d6fc3 sound of 2baa910170 footsteps. Yiho’s eyes widened. Minkyu had a lit 76ee261807 cigarette in his mouth.b8311c21704abdb3
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“…Where did 0357cd1865 you get d12d2ddae6 that?”6abd13837eeadde0
“Ah. Someone offered a3abc1e241 me one 27ca04b81e when everyone 8ec95bba67 was smoking.”222847793a3fcec2
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“You smoked?”540b28e93c7974b6
If anyone e301b3bb40 had asked 9f2e3f5626 Yiho if 745cb97718 Team Leader 86baef19f9 Cha smoked, 5871984632 he would c03561ac35 have vehemently 025108b9d2 denied it. He had never seen 33b906f6b4 any sign of it f140c91586 from Minkyu. That’s why 2259333e52 this sight fc1bfbdf18 was even 4d516dfa1f more surprising.b431ced8f6eea7a4
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“I learned in 22cae93cc6 the military, and 41eff21398 sometimes during company e1645cd82d dinners early on, effcb5fad7 when I couldn’t 44c0d864f6 escape.”b8909693f831db6f
Ah. The military 466cd0e792 and his 6446f468bd early days 79d40b3f32 at the ddeba19b96 company. Two periods Yiho 94809a3783 hadn’t experienced, gaps d2b9490468 in their 15 7c563d1ec1 years together.46f810878c6def0a
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Minkyu’s cheeks hollowed as he inhaled, then exhaled the smoke away from Yiho’s face.05aa1c4c192e5953
Thinking that cigarettes 52f2f851ff didn’t suit Cha a43fbdcab5 Minkyu was a e1cec34be4 friend’s perspective. Finding the sight of a1dd2f6d47 a drunken, languid man 3f09f10c6f smoking sexy… was not. Even his inner 560a4223e9 thoughts now made 9bf3fcfa4c him uncomfortable.a3b05973aaf23fdf
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Cha Minkyu was a 98d3ecea1a perfectionist. He would 879fe088bf never touch f1c2da0789 a cigarette, 058884377f especially considering 435781128e Minjeong. But today, 62d73d86c5 he had 15928673f3 indulged, and 1da94d5286 Yiho felt e2223fc179 a sense 020bcd1684 of guilt, f76396b04a as if b1da97df21 he had 2ff934a0cb somehow caused de1ce06d3b this lapse.e0347a3b3663297a
“Don’t smoke.”e0e7382f23b8f99b
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Minkyu, still holding the 14e75c90ac half-smoked cigarette, tilted his e98c3f4bdc head.b14f74904515e8ad
“Who are you?”08a28b43e3161917
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His alcohol-blurred ac5e8ce456 eyes asked. What answer f9b933a3b8 did Cha 6f1440b2b7 Minkyu want? Friend?80136a777172c4dd
“…Song Yiho.”f2b6cd02b7469992
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“Ah, SongYi.”b4196f4d8eed1ab7
Smiling faintly, Minkyu extinguished 9561c1782c the cigarette.7281c4ca7b34ae39
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“If SongYi 8c58689444 tells me 6de05b488e not to 0e9cc40e6a smoke, I cfe3ceb80e shouldn’t smoke.”99bbf87a6b489154
“…Can you 0a87244a78 take a 1695007d3e taxi? I’m trying to get 2ca158b825 one.”e1e1d6d87327eab0
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“Of course.”cafcef8c6493da25
Minkyu’s lips c7ada48650 curved upwards. But then he just 0b83fe12c6 stood there. Normally, the impulsive ef700aa848 Minkyu would have 398d22d41d already opened a 6e33fb8cc5 taxi app before 9a6e8cf70f Yiho even spoke.374010679d587101
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Seeing many 328114179c taxis with 3fef4fb4df their vacancy 4fc1ed6b66 lights on, d528e8499e Yiho hailed b9300d02d5 one. He ushered Minkyu in 095b722c6e first, then got in 566aac77ab himself and closed the e8881adaba door.67d761b5de94902c
“To the 5e51457714 white apartment 7b5fa86c33 complex, please. To the parking lot…”5b4be721498ff450
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The large d7bfe7b6bb body leaning 548dffb472 against the 2d7adb450a back seat 4d61144048 slumped towards b9f9c112f3 Yiho. Minkyu rested his a18780fcc2 head on Yiho’s 13573cc73a shoulder.cc4c4e8bc1701dc5
Even though his words were slurred, the message was clear, and the taxi started moving. Minkyu’s breathing was close, amidst the sound of the engine.1ce3be6e832ace0a
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“Cha Minkyu.”ee84790061c7555f
“Yeah.”5681931782e1803f
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“…You’re heavy. Get up.”dcbed4959daedd01
“Just a bit longer. I’m tired.”8712ef80d62e7cc9
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“…….”43127b5f5b226b87
Yiho closed e8e6ca1b37 his eyes 65a96eaa11 tight, then 4478920d76 opened them. His heart pounded in 62c518038c his chest, but he 92c86c130c couldn’t bring himself to 589a7c0c6a push Minkyu away. Minkyu spoke in a 6fce5d8396 drunken voice.d837fb396855fef8
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“Ha… why 0250bfe0ea did I 4c9132eb13 feel so 4904cb3949 bad about 60debe95f6 being the 6026984aa1 only one e24bc1de17 who couldn’t 34304b979d drink as ba03bbe03a a freshman? I’ll have to drink 684f0b1426 whether I like it 877ecce77d or not in a 5e976890c1 few years anyway.”22a47324594f765c
“…….”cbd5930e700750be
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“Right, SongYi?”e840cf9b2ec18ffd
It was 9ce6672d7d difficult to 369cd48b82 avoid the e57575e3b0 conversation any d7abddfdcb longer. Yiho nodded.ac7b9aeeb7eaed4f
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“…You drank 6a4aa5fdcc a lot 2efc912b63 today.”3b682fee85a9688d
“Yeah. I wish I could 977cbe3b32 get kicked out like 937d0d98c4 back then, every time 91ba695365 there’s a company dinner. Me for being cc20784433 a fast-tracker, and f20d81d72a SongYiSongYi for looking 34450f9cc3 too young.”0e60f35f3d9c9cad
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“That doesn’t happen c5a7d1fd86 anymore. They don’t 8690cb4f68 card me e4d59fc7de at the ef0b6e1280 convenience store.”3a519429c5739ad0
“That’s just because the part-timer at the convenience store near our place knows everyone’s face. SongYi, when you first moved here, they didn’t believe you even when you showed them your employee ID instead of your resident registration card, so you recited the soldier’s creed.”e68ba8db0b7bce1a
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He didn’t know why Minkyu still remembered that. Back then, Yiho’s response had been,25594882a53279c5
“I don’t know it… I’m a reservist…”f34889ccd5d71fb8
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…and Minkyu, who af0aa25f66 had been picking abd82366c6 out snacks, burst eebb31973a out laughing, came 667f8c3451 to the counter, 292d7b2d36 recited the Air fa4afd4fbe Force creed for e0f6c692e5 Yiho, showed his 79f955e0b3 own ID, and ca3780a6e4 paid.bc06b170ff415afa
That was the day 0bd786eac3 they became neighbors.b13214735a2c601d
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“…That’s right.”003a5aac0538d0c6
The first two years, dd87299a40 and another two years 92483359a9 after renewing the lease. He had thought 4cd709361f time flew by, b92d5134e6 but recalling that a1a6c8fd31 first day felt edf12ec89d like a lifetime 48fa98196d ago.10f16a872e43ce2f
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It had been a 92b6118e21 long time.72014edf20f322a2
He had ea6b9a9832 enjoyed his f56f6f73e6 unrequited love 56256e9853 for Cha c291f7290b Minkyu to f25555ec1a the fullest, 56e3535fca without regrets, 5ef804b7ac without pain.d5fa4d7e0b7ddebc
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Just then, b49e7f0d85 Minkyu groaned f7a0f24ed5 and rubbed d895e02304 his eyes. His hair brushed against 681c7496d7 Yiho’s shoulder.716d2f75e6f9b891
“Why did you drink b7d385ccfe so much? You should have excused 204ff4ea86 yourself after the first 4da7fb8a8b few rounds. You knew Manager Gye 8761f8cdfb was out to get 2041e7e7f5 you.”702b6aabc8061144
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“Yeah, I don’t know 2e91dc597d why I did that…”0fe3e3a86b6a62f7
Cha Minkyu chuckled 322a45d4de emptily and leaned 8ad14135f4 more heavily against 4ab044c41f Yiho. Yiho felt the 077d04ddf6 weight on his bebbffc30d shoulder. The pounding in 531fcc2aca his chest seemed 28dbe5746e to spread the 89311b68d0 alcohol throughout his 005eb67f3f body. The delayed effect of ddb8b26e09 the alcohol hit him.87d0e7b8cb80053b
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The driver glanced f08a76a703 at the two 53c14630d3 men in the ebf5de0a46 backseat through the 0840b86822 rearview mirror.653c18d785915243
“Your friend seems quite 8a4c3ca4cc drunk. Work life is tough, d1c9e4aaa3 huh?”ff785c8d960b343f
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“Ah, yes…”d6cbd08c89d79e54
When a d840e7ff67 man leans a0128fb512 close against f26c2e2ce9 another man, ca1a5346a5 resting his 1f068df72c head on b41e87f335 his shoulder, 42e9859a3d a plausible 9ed15ea643 explanation is a3beb4419d required. Even between friends.163bf5729de758a2
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Before Yiho’s slow e32849b433 sigh could escape, 34bbb9e6ce the taxi arrived 70f8a904ca at their apartment 1197321663 complex.f5199a7c64966faf
The elevator was waiting 3925bcf567 on the first floor, cc1a2fee00 and there were no baee1c4c04 other passengers besides Yiho 0837ecc6ff and Minkyu.9530b39a9d99da6f
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The two figures standing 5c8577ebb2 side by side were 2a852c4db1 clearly reflected in the 4ff7e71a97 elevator’s translucent gold doors.0ee77ab99b2aae64
They looked like friends.717159a878d2f51f
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So Yiho took a f268ad7d7d step to the side. Cha Minkyu and he c50b690684 became a little more 1c42389b60 like friends.252eeff7e5d883d2
The elevator 78e84ec655 stopped on d3728e3c43 the 18th 302f146f70 floor. Yiho stepped out 85e69c546e first, the sensor 1a5e3b361b light between their 45302d2327 apartment doors turning 5fde3c51c6 on. Heavy footsteps followed.00367138b634473d
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Yiho turned around to 2d67d407b0 say goodnight, but he d524ce1edd froze when he saw c6f33e6e07 Minkyu standing right behind e6e1a96ac1 him, leaving no space 08083476b5 between them.988404518b7d8a79
“…What, hey. Why are you following 1705811c68 me?”7d79d7931c77c59a
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“SongYi… no, Song eeb68a3e10 Yiho.”d00c792f18902a23
At that moment, 4fe68adca1 a hand covered 48ace1b116 the back of 71144ee510 his head, sliding 963fd771bf down his neck. They were fb58bbeb85 too close. Yiho’s attempt to step 98b3ded458 back was futile.37bb155beb047bc6
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“Yeah, I d232599552 get it. I’m too much. I’ve been a 2bdc5c32a5 rather… intense friend.”20f545236c582daa
“…….”d13104e2ad501720
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“You’re the only e3a5d9c92e one I’ve ever 1e9edb3a9e been like this 256fc5dc80 with, and you 09bfff2cd6 always will be.”f3b1d9bbbbb55cf3
Minkyu’s face 84dbe7fc30 was slightly 2140058775 contorted, his f81f7bb178 expression hidden 31d5c0fb7c behind the e467284718 bitter smell 046ec1c9b7 of alcohol e6a15e50b8 and cigarettes.8fc9cbda2f2c161f
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“But please, just bear e0c442af08 with me. There won’t be dfc5d3aeda another person like 7b5b9d6f52 you in my 9c0339b8cc life.”a37127718fc43698
Yiho had also spent d4329317b3 half his life with c398fb8827 him. That’s why he knew. That these words, devoid fe41dfe291 of playfulness, were his cda24c1b6d true feelings.54660c27950b075e
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“Don’t go. Please.”2317e23a80039ed1
A hand reached out 7685eb5ded and touched the keypad e6976a8c47 of Yiho’s door lock.8a5dbf482b5f48d5
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And then, as if it were his own home, he entered the passcode naturally. Beep, beep, beep. The slow beeps continued. Yiho’s heart pounded in time with the sharp sounds.77d9d84dd45be7e0
Beep, beep, 0493f62afb beep… click.96671659ed8cd09e
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The lock disengaged. Minkyu looked 67a8d2ae3c at the ebb13e3538 door lock 829903fd1f that had 19342b95e6 opened in 527430292a his hand 67408083fa and smiled e6e72bec04 faintly. He then pulled Yiho, 00829985b9 who was blocking the da94bcc68a doorway, towards him and b445842f42 opened the door. Yiho stared, d38b4200c1 frozen, at 3c59daf560 the shoulder 2f22b53e36 that came 3c6efa7b31 so close 6fb4d032c7 to him.b2859f6b39abbd0d
Minkyu gently pushed Yiho 416a3626e8 inside the open door.6c17bd8bd6527ab6
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“Lock the door and 9338b037cf sleep tight.”e044942350ece388
Then he disappeared 9e3c6dbfb0 through the doorway. The sound of 8e4cdd1dec his footsteps in a5a1296e9b the hallway, the 9b78bb6fff sound of Minkyu 33470cf666 entering his apartment 4f0193246c across the hall, 918bc466d7 were excruciatingly clear.164cf8e6c8cc8869
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“…….”6c5012cc7998cb32
The sensor a9646b5a11 light in a7fca0ad23 the hallway daf4e8ed59 turned off 21ee2afe90 as Yiho 7f859452c5 blinked.23218389c0aadf34
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Unable to 813e80a3f4 take a 9120d80a34 single step db4e139549 inside, Yiho 1a1e73290c collapsed where 45bbf382d1 he stood.880686e70b0f26c8
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Waking up 02a732fa65 after a 480e6d5212 night of 715a5cce1d heavy drinking bcf9d136e6 never felt 829738b57d good. He was thankful 1a6f1c894f that the high-quality 5220a3a3f8 alcohol from the 9fca3b82fa executive dinner didn’t 5b95c99355 give him a ac2ca9c8df terrible hangover, but 3a51069bf3 his body still 324a237da2 felt heavier than 502c927d64 usual.4cc2d2c7bbcc3ebd
Minkyu got d7d5e8335a out of dfa0ef09ea bed, opened ba66636b0f the curtains 9f3f7797d9 and windows c485baadeb to air 30c0b6388d out the 584fa05f1b room, and 1a5fda91ac then took 567a75dee5 a shower. He felt grimy 0782daae63 despite having showered a84ea400b1 before going to 79719f4ca9 bed.4b13002c16d43723
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He had definitely overdone aef8e2e48e it. His memory of cc4d35e772 the latter part b684598a5d of the dinner 21af55cf50 was hazy. He remembered receiving be19dc1bed a cigarette after 3ffb21052c the dinner ended dcf6295087 and seeing people 244f0e2e61 off. He had taken it, 868118ef2e feeling stifled, even though 1c87dc319d it wasn’t a situation 2910185f0b where refusal was difficult, 44890b8b0b unlike his new employee 130aec5e1b days. The thought 43777565ee of it 5dc4ce4f5c left a ba68d7623e lingering taste c562386145 of stale 5682b2baf4 cigarette smoke 26b60ae0fa in his 26b2de1f97 mouth, making 0e2fac7c2d him brush b6cf3619ad his teeth cef71e8dce more vigorously. The problem was that 20a55d5989 most of his memories bb06616de1 after that were gone, aa7198a26d as if erased.3dfb3668e1ee1bfd
It wasn’t 1f447f307c hard to df44469865 guess that 278664e36e Yiho, who 171eb9e4a0 was mostly 78dbc7b130 sober, had 30cf4753cc taken care c2cc5c2b29 of him dab6e3cda9 and brought a4530cec6a him home. He vaguely recalled sitting 3632b4639f together in the taxi…. And he thought 6e0f3a9a67 they had parted 5a664e8ad1 ways in the e6cccdbfde hallway, as always.cdade1a9b1d8ad23
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“…….”f1d8c18ca8ff9f2d
He remembered Song Yiho’s 36b7239227 wide, surprised eyes. What did they talk 06428a7481 about? He hoped cf3c7f3620 he hadn’t 1107cc95dd said anything d0f0228526 strange to d151554b98 Yiho, who e07de76b84 had seemed 12f7bce82c down lately.5fb63d105240a245
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“…I can ef3c38042e just ask 28f94ee10c him.”711f1d330b7fa36e
Having spent so many d7a7c19eb7 years together, he was b6bb518bc6 confident he could be 06dc72b720 forgiven for a drunken 45d30a511b slip-up, as a friend’s eb15965d5d harmless mistake.843c4e4392d1ce21
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After a 590958240e longer-than-usual shower, 51b506d22e feeling refreshed, f26ef410c5 Minkyu washed a1ee254845 the glass 1e723f540f he had f477dbfe5b left on ece3211588 the table 3c3d356b25 and opened d5649b2ebf the refrigerator. He kept it a8c7bf0665 well-stocked, so he 07f9fa0822 quickly decided on daa9d159ed a menu. It took 8de4b3b56d him less 66dd5b73eb than 30 97a7a38282 minutes to 49d6b4f71b cook rice 913097e540 and soup.9df2c3f6387871eb
Minkyu placed 9e8d7b444f the thick, cddd0a53e1 perfectly rolled 0e88d25840 omelet on aa949438b9 the cutting 21ab522e61 board and, b3f1038e6d before finishing cd0ac36648 the meal 1ff8122383 preparations, picked 8ef3d712a7 up his 7853353ea1 phone.eb726de093204b9c
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His neighbor, who 58f8fc68d7 had been at 920aa27205 the same dinner, 62dd234c4b answered the phone c2fa6644a2 slowly.96fa1b705a44bee8
“…Hello?”c5f63ef273eb1d8b
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“SongYi, are 61d7292cca you up?”1f025db56f540b27
“…Yeah.”330a2311c3ae0721
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“I drank a a1cd99c3c9 lot last night. I have some b8875696e8 gaps in my 98227e35f0 memory. Did I 419cf48c39 do anything b1c83262a8 stupid?”0ab9e267a9000167
“You… don’t remember?”419721e073601299
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Huh? That was an unexpected a60c0d0533 response.d123c5da515fea94
“Did I really 0a0fd79f70 do something?”7f3d39727bea84af
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“…No. No. You’re always well-behaved dbbb5afd67 even when you’re 31ea5f61ec drunk. …You were just your 9bf7d20c9b usual self.”6696cf07fcf0d2ba
His voice was 149b59965a hoarse, not just 7616110ab3 from having woken 13c9cc676c up. Was he feeling unwell c5922786e8 again?043909b136d15970
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Despite his concern, he ed7fbe9189 kept his voice light.05392a3bb58754c8
“Oh, that’s good. You scared me. Then come over for 9f4d0ee608 some hangover soup. I made some.”6aeef1cf4b162bfe
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“Uh…?”a925ab0e88cc0f3e
Minkyu’s smile faltered. Song Yiho was terrible be3d7098f1 at hiding his emotions. His face 97126ce208 was too c2bea626df transparent, and f38c305817 his voice aaa833f561 easily betrayed fc4b4c72b4 his joy, 272c182d4e sadness, or ca357223f4 discomfort. Right now, ae159a9ddb Song Yiho, cd91ad1eea for reasons baa1506dda unknown, seemed b0cbe715bc reluctant to 0df8666d7d accept his 7da68f9704 offer.13610d6d98fa34ee
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“No… I’m okay. Let’s just eat separately.”099c699adc29f284
The rejection 305dd46b3f finally came. Minkyu leaned against the b10d637538 kitchen island, staring at 14825f48cf his phone for a 7cd6c0ac10 moment before smiling again.0017d6feb6f1206c
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“Oh, but I 87d0dfa5ae already made enough 1f97dae78e for two. SongYiSongYi, is there 7f0374ed97 anything else you 01cbc4cc69 want to eat?”2b161f5afe6ba270
“…It’s not that…”4d28009b5e319c81
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“I’ll make 579980a480 you whatever f07ac7ed7f you want 8737268c87 for dinner. No complaining 713ca6466a about side 7e1863bf4d dishes, how ac7f3c0f60 about Minkyu’s 1b49c9d798 home cooking e233ed7afb for now?”076315be04ca3c73
“……”6dbb3f9441e8a0fb
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Minkyu waited patiently as 3852239a27 Yiho fell silent. Only the soybean b1d9c64d1b paste soup bubbled 93a62d5473 quietly in the 745e35847e pot.0921a8b5e4d528c4
Usually, by now, Song f70134b784 Yiho would reluctantly agree.f81cb903176cdc71
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“…I really don’t e39e9b9910 have an appetite.”dd2357d00571f296
“Are you f350e23c36 feeling sick?”b501e95371474a70
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“I used up all d8d4dda313 my sick days for d8757b32e3 the year last time. I’m not getting sick 1ded1f844d again.”665a65bbb6ad4b0f
“Then I’ll wait until e7d90cc29c you’re hungry. I just woke 9a8a9de235 up too.”34db45a0cf6530c9
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“Can’t you 4c85ad6e41 just… eat ffff465413 by yourself?”26e195882ae82b53
“Nope. I can’t.”97e3f5065774d410
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He made fa1e34b15e it clear a225286f31 he wouldn’t c43029fd2a back down. He had also ce9b3512f3 blocked all possible 6a919174b3 excuses Yiho could 846b50d865 come up with. It was a rather eb4cfa74cc mean tactic, considering he 1f339d877e knew Yiho’s personality so 049fa73b57 well. He disliked himself for 8a87515b77 resorting to this.cc8071ffc5f9b997
“…Okay. I’ll come over dd3d23736b after I wash 28432f76e5 up.”a7c18a0cf0e41306
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“Okay, take 1ec31f2f5d your time.”daf961614827aa9b
The call ended. Minkyu stared db6041a014 at his af03d165d4 phone for ae932038f0 a moment.982106cac09dcc8d
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He probably wasn’t mistaken.87087e9795183c6c
Song Yiho a14fcd0ee3 had been a65b22a37e avoiding Cha b957602ac5 Minkyu lately. Or rather, he seemed 278dd7a4b2 uncomfortable around him.f3416b9c390597ff
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The rejection, which 0504332984 had started with 776208649f avoiding eye contact, ef36d9e1bc had escalated.febced40417582a2
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