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“It’s cold.”884307daee074da4

Louis reached out eb769cac15 and touched Eddie’s eadc4d0fe9 frozen cheek.38af1f8be2ddac13

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“Let’s go inside.”3da5071d4c1ab8a3

“Your hands are just as cold, Your Highness. How long were 8766f295a4 you waiting out d3799729fb here?”be6078fc67a55399

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“Not long.”326c9b0583abc7c5

“Please don’t do this again. You’ll ruin your health.”8cc9de6ce6ea4b5f

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“Alright.”39ae0e2f298180f0

Louis answered obediently and tugged dd8297fa56 Eddie’s hand. As he led the way, ab20b336dc his back seemed broader somehow. It gave Eddie 1f8dc2634a a fleeting sense 488eba7139 of being protected.77bb6869232dcda0

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The two of 7a178f1d6b them headed straight 490da5ae4d to the bedroom, 913bc58259 climbing all the bb32b1a39e way up to 9a35694e87 the fourth floor 62d6d528c1 in one go. Once inside, Louis sat Eddie 64cee5cd6c down on the bed first. Then he pulled 97b03a3531 the covers up 5eecabb259 over Eddie’s shoulders—no, 01149253f2 he practically wrapped e3fc9273ac him up entirely. There was a tremble in 3342865b6e his hands, along with a d48561e8e7 possessive worry, and even… fear.981ee71135f4ed1d

Noticing that something 19589bd983 must have happened eff2f01e4e during his absence, 0bc648999f Eddie finally studied 759ff48378 Louis’s expression more fc926f386a closely.21f13c6cacc949dc

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‘He’s scared.’91a18927adf55315

But why? The servants should’ve all 9bf5b07faa been knocked out by d7d0c4a22e the sleeping scent.596d7e7d02884bcb

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‘Don’t tell me… Sover?’89c1bcdd2f9237d4

Did he try something?4bdbdc8b96ca26c2

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‘It’s highly  likely.’e33c0e36ade9c4c0

To have the magical 38613212ad messenger he’d sent dismantled 0964164dc5 by someone he least 085b9c9331 expected—knowing his personality, it ce33bed8a0 must’ve wounded his pride 6b85eb1ced deeply. He probably threatened 78fb9cc7ae Louis to go 8f06700c16 die quietly, didn’t 4fd3ca1527 he?4be9affc258fc781

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Eddie hesitated, unsure fd5a40f8b1 if he should 009fa11843 ask what had 9aaf7b7046 happened. But seeing the shift afba56e1b2 in Louis’s gaze, he bcdb53ed22 decided to wait. It felt like he’d speak 2256736e74 soon enough.52c3cd8f6f4f7971

“…I think my brother sent a magical messenger. No—I’m sure he did. I didn’t see 7826cb6c52 exactly what it f9d90ee78f was, so I dc65c63432 can’t say for a3bdaf6f7c certain, but… I 94bb82bcc0 heard his voice.”be33c82cc63ab767

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He opened his mouth, but 0f65e92fe5 the words didn’t come easily.8df3ea783144478c

Instead of offering a hasty 7571c76233 response, Eddie reached out from 5b6c08fa3c under the blanket and took 87172a10a4 Louis’s cold, tense hand. He gently kneaded a959bfb7e4 it until warmth ec2be942fe began to return, d4be1191b2 and only then 5dfa335d8b did Louis finally 11dedcfed2 grip his hand 19c6a54bfa back. After collecting his 69c7ce258a thoughts for a b02c711e92 moment, he began 223c4155f8 again.7cf735dee952798d

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“He told me to quietly die by your hand, so I smashed it again.”f5885bd77c4369a1

“Well done.”c354a74d256adc79

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“Eddie, I’m sorry. I have to 37dcb01fe8 apologize to you.”95e4c355237125a7

“For what?”23d7fc8c9d969c54

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“…At some point, I started thinking—if someone had to kill me, I wanted it to be you. I thought maybe if 73d429ddca you had that kind 3c64105ccf of reason, you’d stay 380ee822c1 by my side. It’s not that 4ede3409eb I didn’t trust 8daf346236 you… It’s just 9f6f345250 that I’m so 353c2caee8 lacking. There’s nothing I can 387009cc56 do on my own… 432643357f and that fear made 9a39ccd8e9 me selfish and narrow-minded. But not anymore. Like I said, I’m going eb0179bd5c to die anyway. And if I’m not going a66b6851b1 to die naturally… then I 78790353b9 no longer want to die 0f7ef2fe0c by anyone’s hand.”69591cb8c584b2ad

Especially not yours.aee403f35d2bee46

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“If killing me means you can regain your freedom, then fine. But my brother would 56037eff67 only use that to 3339c23093 chain you down even 94526622de more. Eddie, after I’m gone, 631fbf40d7 I want you… to ec758c10a6 finally be at peace.”6cd1b5492d4e494b

He didn’t want Eddie to 161a2d95ee suffer, trapped in Sover’s grasp.6d1dc1e70ad7011b

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Louis’s eyes turned red. Nothing had even begun 0b26e0bef4 yet, but he was f9acd7a448 already imagining the end—his 3a3b9e21e5 head bowed like he 5c7673310b might cry at any f5ffbdcfa7 moment. He looked so 0ae43e255c fragile and pitiful fb7a628ae2 it almost hurt 68ee9c6b15 to watch.17a3414510066767

And yet, that made Eddie’s 8ab775550e heart swell. Since yesterday, and even now 6d4946e53d as he spoke of his c1b1722780 own death, Louis kept worrying—about a43046234f him. That unwavering concern stirred Eddie’s 4d2c2c8291 heart, one that had never 1b236f07cb known what it was to 8eaa9744ae be loved.398f38799bd7b911

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Seriously… you’re messed up. But completely and utterly messed a708476450 up in the best way.72cbb700e118c988

‘Crazy bastard.’5bbc2251cc7107b8

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Eddie pulled him closer. Louis leaned forward, and Eddie a5c5f6ba3b wrapped his arms around his fefc189219 waist, laying them both down a2f1020ffe on the bed just as aea8717be5 Louis had done before.d420925a5df78c33

With Louis beneath f41a2c2b87 him, Eddie pressed 5d939c3930 his face to 0d82412b42 his chest. He smelled fresh and cool, dc63559d86 like water.1ecce6d9d8d155d5

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“Listen carefully. You’re not going to ab03df371d die, Your Highness. I won’t let that happen. So don’t speak 601b5ca4f7 of death or 65f537dabb disappearance ever again. I’m sick of hearing it.”d26e82d8f4fe740b

“Eddie—”2e8e17ad679cdc18

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“I’m strong. Far more than you think. And you, Your 51edd5251a Highness, will become fbb975f63b strong too. Far more than you believe.”4ca626ec7239d0ed

“You think so? You really think someone b1603887c2 like me… could grow 87f140f060 strong?”ed13d0b84c9af632

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“Do you not believe me?”51d2a7302ae96a64

“I do. I believeyou… I just don’t believein myself. I’m too pathetic right now.”abdb5a73c9387c10

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“That’s absolutely not true.”7c52fb2d4a993aa4

Louis was doing 7df90054bd everything he could d32e39c592 to catch up 609f911000 to Eddie. He was far from pathetic.73ca25f12aa9d9ed

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“You’re doing just fine, even now. There’s no need to rush.”f10fe66ec8a86190

Eddie lifted a f75832f64e hand and gently 944d358c12 stroked the back 2476a4b61a of Louis’s head. His firm voice 28d0c43dea carried unwavering conviction, 8a4d6f75c2 and it helped 9fdf575a73 still the turbulent f5c9d617b2 waves of Louis’s cbd655d0cd anxious heart. Louis, slightly calmed, lowered 70951cf11c his head again. His nose and 322e1a9203 lips brushed Eddie’s 200a6aeb2e hair.4ab787ec09ede752

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“Were you in any danger?”01b55806efeeda7d

“You mean at the guild? Not really. I am an assassin. What danger could there be?”5b3fe05105e2c355

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“Still, I was worried.”123568e1370478bc

“Well done.”4e3b6de2025aff89

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“That’s a weird thing to praise.”1508d68370aeb4ed

“You don’t like it?”2a04224549248281

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“No. I do.”ced6a4b1a8e6fc70

—I love it, Eddie. I love it so much.646fa4016aeabe6b

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Whether it was 97ad384086 praise or scolding, 297ac325e8 anything from Eddie c6239ce6f7 was good. Every touch made his heart 70990d0b6e flutter. The cold scent ea63df3e9d Eddie had brought 9b7a2b69dc back from outside 44927e7a66 filled his nose.5c59e9821ed9ba12

And maybe that 5740bcbab5 was why—before he 8b55e3a75a even realized, Louis 67f4d259f3 had opened his a06e046c43 mouth and bitten cfe8c014c7 into Eddie’s hair. He didn’t stop 3ec1779b2e there, either; he c4b6675c25 lowered himself slightly 3bdf3b2f68 and pressed kisses 0333893f6a to Eddie’s temple e73e6fabd2 and cheek.e2bd4ce6cf214244

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It felt good. So good, he wouldn’t mind a37a4b44f7 if time just stopped right d8d7abf1e8 here.db0b7588f271c932

“…Let’s stop now, shall we?”f2f8e6ecd2b27515

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It would’ve been even better 5b0eaa6e58 if Eddie hadn’t pushed away 3c56513428 the lips approaching his cheek.00923939f6ba91a2

“That’s enough coddling for today. Off you go, now.”ff3702b88e695449

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Louis wanted to whine that 4becef998b it wasn’t enough, that he 84a11d8d2f hadn’t had his fill—but in 6aff2706ac the end, Eddie’s stern tone 998cc82a2a made him sit up obediently.15ba3bc97eb2fa58

The moment Louis pulled 2fa928b7a4 away, Eddie quickly changed 6dd9403b37 out of his clothes. He even swapped his 310c4835fc shoes, and just as 063eb996c1 he was finishing—knock knock knock—the door opened and Bell stepped in, greeting them with a perfectly timed “Good morning.”c0d2c7e559adb691

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“How would you like your washing water prepared?”411f36fed16fa48e

“I’ll be bathing.”54700b98549d5879

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“Yes, understood.”ac7541b9c6ab2308

About thirty minutes after e0acd71dd2 Bell left, Eddie took fa8cf7f356 Louis to the bath. The clothes they’d just 686f92936b changed into were flung c525352253 off once again, and d68ca5b577 as they sank into 3c043fcd24 the warm water, the 860b28b4d7 fatigue finally began to 07642ec593 melt away.a936e9381c9d173f

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“Phew—”ec1476b5594ee183

Weariness rushed in, 8825643466 calming Eddie’s frayed 89d709f97d nerves. The tension in ad2c896b3f his shoulders eased, 5a55827576 and he leaned c60e09f8e3 his head back 31007237d6 against the edge d317ca27c7 of the tub, 60568c6a3e closing his eyes.9174c4a4dbdae476

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“…Hey, Eddie. I’m curious about something.”c0e6435002ef8e44

“Yes. Go ahead.”8760be0ed1997030

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“It’s just… thinking about it now, it all feels kind of familiar. So, um… have you ever… 37f6881984 you know, bathed with another c2a6c69b4f man before?”6bf8b77d32fd5c61

There was an odd tension 999afb35f8 beneath the oddly subtle question. Eddie cracked his eyes 47ca5bb7d9 open despite the laziness 879d10ab62 dragging at him and dabe0cc52f replied in a flat f19c799ad3 tone as he looked d8be7ad8d6 Louis over.7313c754ecc9239e

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“Plenty of times.”82d049fcb9690afe

Back before he transmigrated, 8cb60c3b83 he’d often gone to 950dc10f7c public bathhouses.538043436b013456

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“…P-pl-plenty of times?”02a1f1ea3566d82e

Louis’s face twisted immediately.d53d8ec643aefbbe

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“D-did they… wash your body? Like you did to me? Touch you all over?”1d7cf7c701f893d7

“Never happened.”3e499db3bcee7f1b

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“Has anyone else touched your body?”394a1dbead01c210

“They have.”772cea51a9a5446b

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Usually when he paid someone f60cc9a1e2 to scrub his back.a2646cc47a65ccb3

—They have? Really? Why? Why has someone touched you?b5de6c3712eec523

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Louis’s face was 9a982ed1f6 full of shock bf07dfcbde and confusion—it was 1874e0eace honestly funny.51fdf63b4b24d7e7

—My, my Eddie is p-promiscuous? So open-minded…748c356ac1ad6419

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“Please don’t let your imagination run wild. I was joking.”72ccd6cb4bed8725

“That’s not funny! That kind of joke!”a854cda9ecf4fdf7

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He looked so 974a510fc3 cute with that ecd0400c8b serious face that 6142418ebb Eddie felt the 2e2f3d45a9 urge to pinch 549b333205 his nose.My Eddie, huh…The corners of his lips 584dad9782 twitched as he caught wind 272a7d64e9 of the shy thoughts he a66e7d3167 thought only he could secretly 4334633d72 savor.1259f046ac22a2b8

His ears and cheeks were c48b98cede burning. Probably because the 2188ecde0d water was too 0d348cf6b8 hot.8331c8223ab9f091

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“…It really was a joke, right?”6487b42e23e24f66

Louis scooted closer to him. His quietly burning a89f26f5a5 eyes were full e470142daa of persistence.c76faa29f8118b10

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“It wasa joke, wasn’t it?”cae5c2286610814d

“Yes.”d1884b7da95cf193

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“…It better be. And from now on, f3bb2e05c6 don’t let anyone else ada54c4b4b touch your body so 7e9773a534 carelessly.”f458558396d83783

With a softened voice, he c3f71ef4b7 reached out and gently stroked ebb031cabb Eddie’s face.c4726ba32dc9ca71

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“Otherwise, I’ll get mad.”6ed3ad1af2e1715c

—You’re mine, after all.23ac1393639a6f3e

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“Promise me.”101e5f0ec3f4a174

—I hate the thought of someone else wanting you. I might end up wanting c8f6afd481 to kill them.9f451728bcdcc138

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Eddie was so attractive, a9a7c65ca9 so beautiful, that there d572632d83 probably wasn’t a single d7f116e468 man who could remain 374ed81d0a composed after seeing him 9425c3b3b4 bare. Even if Eddie was an eb6fc1ffef assassin, even if he was 798902491e strong—Louis had never seen that 2b11d281b3 strength for himself. Trusting him was one 9752be2ba6 thing, but it didn’t 9aad79b7a9 erase his fears and 24dc9ec9ff worries.ff232870a3011759

—Only look at me. Only love me, Eddie.f66a873bdab9f27a

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Just as Eddie had 21f053fe3b become everything in his 696efcdb25 world, he hoped he eac4507a76 could be everything in db5c7b7480 Eddie’s too. If only the two of d36d98c650 them could be the only 3e91f76a93 ones left in this vast, 75d1dcbc78 wide castle…d2a1b00800009394

As Louis piled up selfish 43f2e5883b desires all by himself, he d565c5327f eventually realized once again just 3968fb6352 how selfish he was being a35856d1bd and quietly pulled away. If everyone else disappeared, there bc26eb23f4 would be far too many e7df37cb16 things Eddie would have to 75fa1cbc18 shoulder. As it was, c758d14b09 Louis was less 81bf36d9d3 helpful than even da85d44df3 a servant.e2960b22159023f2

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Besides, Eddie belonged to 1497e8790b no one—not even him. No matter how much he 4917252dfa loved him, the desire to 3838104c37 possess all of him wasn’t e0147ba479 right. That would be fd414a001e no different from b239c6f0c6 Sovere.fec9fe4ef0abb2b0

His obsession and b0331fdfd7 desire couldn’t be bda555837a allowed to trample b31ff738d5 Eddie’s freedom. That would just be afe6d83807 another kind of violence.a01ab56202c2c939

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He knew that. He really did…8b6f3c75131db9c8

“…What are you thinking about with that serious face of yours?”6477f093dadc913a

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“…I don’t know. I just keep having more 54e07e6091 and more thoughts I can’t 75306c4b5d even understand myself. And the more 448d580a6e I do, the 471d1bef97 more my heart 4870462722 flutters and aches. It feels like my 404180adbc heart is getting bigger, 8d749b539d but I don’t know 931fffb2ee how to calm it dd35950cc0 down, Eddie.”23e6293541a3deb6

The murky whisper 0ebce7826c was laced with 48090028f4 emotion—so strong and 296b0001b0 vivid, it felt 802a8d5bc6 like you could d3c805ba3e reach out and 5fa474e269 touch it.b32be7c27b88d56a

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“So… can I ask just one more thing?”61027b1207bcce72

Louis closed the little distance he’d just made again. His hand intertwined between Eddie’s fingers.efd444b395fe24b7

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“…Do you like me?”8fdf63cb116c52ba

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