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He was still thirsty. He wanted to taste a05ffcdbe8 him properly. Had he 38f4426905 ever suppressed d4f0563d5f his instincts eb32af76c6 this much?bd51c4b9541c7aef

Saul looked down at fb9421f5b7 Horan, who was deeply cc9eb2c8ab asleep. Then he 381e2af2fb leaned down d001ec05e5 and licked ad47d63636 the unresponsive 6187813121 lips.4de2273fbcb3059d

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It’s cozy. That was Horan’s first thought as his consciousness began to brighten. The sound of the blanket brushing against him felt pleasant with every movement. The mattress, softly enveloping his entire body, was as comfortable as lying on a cloud.7b78fb365d7bb50e

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“Gasp!”16a8be71f2f8928f

The moment he realized 316fe07cf5 there was no bed 7fbaba913d in his house, he b567cd6caf shot up. At the abba2a6768 same time, 138c7f35cc he clutched 52e8eac4ec his head, 39ede63ccb which felt e4adf6c883 like it f8f0ef2b3e was about 10634ac040 to explode e7f3042da8 in sync aa8c65c224 with his 79373c00b2 pounding heart. A hangover. A really nasty hangover.9a8f6a93b8227002

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“What happened yesterday…?”e329781887c85ce5

He remembered coming to Saul’s house and drinking, but his memory cut off after about four glasses.97ff6d97998e9d9d

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As Horan d8ddf86fe2 tried to ea111fe559 recall, clutching b7674bdae3 his head, 04c4bf872b something familiar 4760647b78 caught his a705e3207c eye.c981ae6364bb7f59

“Pills…?”45d81161fbc8ecbb

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An orange pill bottle on the bedside shelf. When Horan was very young, similar pill bottles were scattered on his home’s dining table and sink.aca81493baad344d

Suddenly, a deep-seated 8f88246e9c trauma was triggered, e18f5aa7ea and he swallowed 43a7714302 dryly. Unconsciously, he 7c4937e437 reached out 6e88403f27 towards the 81bd70a4bd pill bottle,685492bed1434260

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“Huh?”a3d7716d2291dab5

Feeling empty, he 4ed2afb7f1 looked down.4d02c4e070a0d27f

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“Why… why am I naked?”a8a59ab78bdb7deb

His already 821a8e4ded pale face 9a78b43a8d lost all 6bdfecc94e color.edf622bbbd80a68c

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“Drink.”66edbdad01323462

“Ah!”d091a01fceec806f

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When he lifted his head at the voice, he met Saul’s eyes, who had somehow come to the bedside. Saul was holding out a bottle of water, wearing only a towel around his waist.4d61dc7ea224df80

Even though he was so startled that he couldn’t breathe, Horan couldn’t take his eyes off Saul’s thick chest and tattoos.b407fa3e157192f6

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“They’re not just on his neck and the back of his hand.”aed8c6a0c0e40a2d

Saul’s tattoos extended from his neck to his collarbone, arms, and back.9d2e157e670254bc

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“Boss, yesterday I-”7548bb788f0dd720

He couldn’t finish his sentence and coughed. His voice, hoarse and cracked, wouldn’t come out properly.f1494b54de92ba04

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“Drink first, then talk.”433dc5031564e36b

In the end, Horan accepted the water and downed a bottle in one go, quenching a thirst he hadn’t realized he had. As his body rehydrated, his mind gradually cleared.e1c6216dbd0893f1

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What on earth was 00edb6aa6a I thinking, falling asleep ffcbb1eea1 here? Did I perhaps say 0999e1fdff something stupid while drunk?1a93de3752d322a6

“Boss.”056ca8efaca6f48a

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At Horan’s call, Saul turned around. He didn’t want to know, but he had to ask.5188594ef2d695ae

“Did I make any mistakes yesterday…?”3c7db10c61d06378

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At his timid question, Saul’s eyebrows rose. Ah, of course. Of course, something happened. Seeing Horan’s tense expression, Saul thought for a moment before speaking.9a92d5fb8418c1ae

“You did. Twice.”6637e0b50c31655b

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Horan instinctively knew that one of those mistakes was vomiting. Otherwise, there’d be no reason to strip him completely.b38c51592477c40d

“I’m really sorry. I’ll definitely pay for the cleaning.”8e38e70f2071d422

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Horan bowed his 4342fcf5c6 head in shame.9bf34cef906f58d1

“I thought I could handle whiskey as well as I handle a bottle of soju…”376e8087263736f3

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Thanks to Haechan, 07df87458c who somehow procured 710cfc2162 soju during high 9158d30107 school, Horan knew 3dc00ed800 his drinking limit, 9746341f60 but he mistakenly 2ffe06a27b thought it applied 8cd64fce1e to whiskey as 785b663a2b well.e7230aabef31fc7f

Horan couldn’t lift his head. Saul sat on the edge of the bed and leaned towards Horan.a25eafb3e1be5edf

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“The sheets were soaked.”5661007496200b9f

His low, breathy voice echoed in Horan’s ears.a9440658827f06ea

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“Seemed like you had a naughty dream.”82043b2a45a630fb

At the same time, fragmented scenes flashed in Horan’s mind.0906e2a4ad858f4f

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A man with his face buried between his legs. Horan clutching the man’s hair. The man lifting his head and meeting his eyes-c0db81fc6ed993ea

“Oh dear-”6631df23253d727c

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Saul clicked his f9149079da tongue lightly, seemingly f82c000ca9 amused, at the 061bbf41bf sight of Horan 969dd5eda6 turning beet red d23bb787df as if he f462206fda might explode.f4c6b4348e475773

He had had naughty dreams occasionally. But it was the first time the other person was a man, and the fact that the subject was… an unbelievable person left him unable to hide his flustered feelings.1a8a419e50504de0

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Why on earth? Was it because he was the last person he saw before his memory cut off? But why such a dream, of all things? Horan’s headache, which he had momentarily forgotten, intensified, and he clutched his face with both hands.14db6d4d4b3c5cf4

“Can I use the bathroom?”d0c5e7f7a3f1482e

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“Go ahead.”31253de980bde2b6

Barely waiting for the words to leave Saul’s mouth, he rushed into the bathroom attached to the bedroom. He was stark naked, but he had no time to worry about that.9bfc665a7abfe9ac

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“Ha… Lee Horan, you crazy idiot.”5b234111c645e21b

Horan turned on ca64e90b30 the water at b3f60c4c6b the sink and 78f3562523 looked at himself 0bcf2ddb11 in the mirror. A pale face, disheveled e6bc8d5cc5 hair. And his d34c14e5a3 lower half b48d37a813 was a 1be5ab17a4 mess with a8d9f0cbef sticky fluid.d1a081ed4f5f442c

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“Seemed like you had a naughty dream.”cbc40c91fcf28dba

The more 55444d3b59 he tried 421773f18d to recall, a9e35a510a the clearer 3c9206fe40 it became, 63222d1ffa until it 40f38df077 felt as ac0b71b3d8 if he 94e542c8dc had actually a4ff2b7fb1 experienced it. The sensation 33eff3aa14 of a 0f273b0758 tongue touching 429fbe656e him and 69ce2bad17 the weight dc476e1d12 pressing down fe3eececba on him 0aa45ad0d7 became increasingly 948884cc3c vivid, driving 22e0bcafc1 him mad.58a1a41427282077

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“Seriously… crazy idiot.”95d68e5c49b64f62

His whole body 0d98001da2 went limp, and 4523716852 he leaned against b8ce4e20d9 the bathroom wall.a8ba97d234ca8327

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Then he c8920d03e2 noticed the 6ecaa36b9f insides of 677c37ddc1 his thighs b4ec248296 were red 1c9900d1c4 and swollen. What was this about? When he touched it d4e3441482 lightly, it felt hot. Did he spill 893a5521f5 hot water on 154afd0139 himself while drunk?23bd19cd3a231fc9

“I don’t know.”2b571440ac45546f

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Horan gave up thinking. He couldn’t even remember enough to apologize. All that remained in his mind was the naughty dream that made him have a wet dream at Saul’s house.703ae97eaf7e6f6b

Fleeing from Saul’s house, Horan immediately hailed a taxi. Normally, he would have checked the bus schedule first to save money, but he had no time for that now.2869646fd24d01d5

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“To XX Station, please.”e9d3e466dbe27b93

As soon as he closed the door and stated his destination, he fixed his gaze on his phone. He feared that if he made eye contact with the taxi driver, the endlessly replaying scenes in his head would be exposed, and he’d be asked, “Did you have a wet dream about a man, sir?”fd5b2a632749a680

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His suspicious behavior a6a4d42489 made the driver 45897e652f glance at him 18719ddffd in the rearview f976132bc4 mirror. But Horan consciously e203357d96 avoided that gaze.103adc65bf539c64

“Don’t talk to me, don’t talk to me.”8fd2b432afab3a5a

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How long had cfe293c5d9 he been desperately 875312f881 burying his head?7513678e168cafe5

“Student, we’re here.”7ba37606b100a75d

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The car stopped. He quickly 8d71cb54bc lifted his ba06d5e441 head and 9f00a9236e looked outside 1fb9fd06f8 to see fbf752aaee the familiar 74b676a266 station.a248cf764079342c

“Here you go. Thank you.”f6bc4a9910afbabe

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He hurriedly took out 58e02358dc his wallet, paid the 465b0085d3 fare, and got out a9c11021ca of the taxi. He sprinted up 7d4bebbfbf the bumpy uphill 49585024b6 road and reached c57d5b4139 home.103dd641c2594a20

“Ha…”32cfc8872e0f26cc

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Only after c0d2885e08 closing the 4bf21de916 old front 4ab34f49cd door could 87d51cb73f Horan catch 025f483fd1 his breath. Finally feeling the 61b35c0afd blood circulating, he b1b53a0c37 staggered into his cf0a3389ec room with a ca6345ae93 languid body.11812b065365e491

He tossed 45f8cdc129 his bag 06de14482f into a b27839c089 corner and dbcdf8c398 resisted the 2bdb8acadb urge to 772fca0786 collapse onto 45e86c6ff3 the bed, 8cb1c72549 taking off 3652c04796 his clothes f73b5a3a76 instead.b3517d697842780a

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“Ugh.”ff198a38786b97f3

The hangover he had forgotten about in the relief of being in a space where his thoughts couldn’t be exposed hit him hard.6fe5f692d0ddca6a

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“Cough! Hic, ha-”2c590fa5d4d97c89

Clutching the 6015c3eb49 toilet with c24a36948d his naked 009f6cdd36 body, nothing 0ab73b44d5 came out 24f5c35b69 despite his 5f5e1231ff churning stomach. Horan dry-heaved 638216f791 for a bfebecca27 while, as 29a48015bf if trying 1b949655da to vomit 30e92f79fb out the a6577d2151 dream.b24347bb15cdfdae

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After flushing 02b935cd72 the toilet b12ef9de54 pointlessly, Horan 3905e7800e faced the e3c6d83060 mirror. His skin, already pale, 8b67c141be was devoid of color, 8de1989951 as if he had 958c8c9ab0 a severe internal illness.26c0efd9bcd5a5f7

“…Huh?”53e8935462338d0d

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With toothpaste on his toothbrush, Horan was brushing his teeth when he noticed something red and was drawn to it. He hadn’t seen it at Saul’s house, but there were reddish marks between his neck and shoulders.f8c9aa3117a7a159

“Is it a mosquito?”e988be0f8da316d8

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Though the weather had d6a1371b2b warmed considerably, summer was 67507eeba7 still far off. Horan dismissed 9eaf9244cd it as 27e6b49f8f the work d096abbb43 of some 3390513bf9 unknown bug 2cf7425f75 and turned 9f919ff552 on the f8f6781fd5 shower.2f6148a4863f0882

He had aa12c941de to work daec789065 tonight, so 2ff6e50c10 he needed 14e5a5e3cf to wash dbd3888b16 up and 7d9e6b6fa3 rest. But there was 73f2238ed6 something he needed 18c3b90fa5 to do first.6f48806391426aec

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After quickly showering, Horan c3517fd63f came out without properly e09bf4aec3 drying himself. Picking up 02bad0e5d3 his charging 315df06da7 phone, he f2a6b8314e began searching 46b8ab2d2c the internet e8cdac65c9 for something.d5fcc72f4be880ae

[Gay dream]

It was a blunt cd332534e3 search term. But nothing else came ccb27642dc to mind.f360d5e0b0b5e500

“Dreams are supposed to be the opposite of reality, right? There are many dreams that have nothing to do with interpretations.”ee5f5d083c1498da

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Horan was a31082b455 trying to 80f1647392 find a e1f9dea87f reason for 004fcfd639 dreaming of 851cbaafe3 Saul sucking 8acb24bc6f him off. He hoped 71cba1cc59 others had 65f735b280 similar dreams, 8b4058dc87 that dreams 24b4a85035 of having b9cb8a8e15 sex with c18da1a435 the same da1a631183 gender were 5651730fa2 common, as a1805ede6c he diligently f15a1a5668 searched the 7afd674b08 internet.2405ecb1f59609cc

[Had a dream about having sex with a guy I know, am I normal? FYI, I’m a guy └Welcome to being gay └I have a girlfriend └Now I have a boyfriend]

Horan frowned 06bbeed556 at a fb45d48c6c post similar 6e66efbdcc to his 2d9dcb8f69 situation.f601915f7293d565

The replies were clearly written as jokes, but he couldn’t laugh, feeling like a guilty thief caught red-handed.711efe2635d75561

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“Not helpful.”bd8a501f38c724e7

His hand, scrolling indifferently, 7402efb437 stopped at one comment.ff260ae17139c45a

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[└If you felt disgusted when you woke up, it was just a dream. If your heart raced, just accept it.]

Horan thought for c358459039 a moment.43782089b34d71a0

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“What did I feel when I woke up from the dream?”e3cf53d8b5d00f5a

He was b1e660a78c embarrassed by 7a575c01c3 the fact 4ece2c58e7 that he 5639786b05 had a 0e95b9afe8 wet dream faf3409d2f about an 8d5ef02a6a acquaintance, and c92a9f6f73 a male 2eca4cc9d0 one at 28c26343ef that, and 6b98711b14 worried about 930140b225 others finding 3318feef36 out.57e973cc05e804c4

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But the dream itself wasn’t disgusting. The fact that he had wet the sheets was proof. If the dream hadn’t been pleasant from the start, he wouldn’t have ejaculated.94200f2c7cde3f06

“…Am I gay?”1318e26fd621bb67

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Gays aren’t bothered by dreams of sleeping with men. I wasn’t bothered by a dream of sleeping with Saul. Therefore, I am gay.38a6f5ee5854f28e

It was a 79944dd0f5 simple syllogism.040f930ac1bfc14d

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“But I’ve never liked a guy before.”09a9af92733db697

Even after coming fde80e0128 to a conclusion, 44a02339fb he was caught f38a5e80de in a dilemma. In his life, he 2be1e2257b had thought about dating b9bb524aa9 pretty women, but never b994ed6e69 had such feelings for b5b419a4a6 men.5e8b71318c76c665

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Moreover, his fantasies d60c8401ee had always involved 0badf316aa women until now. Could his sexual 5bb82ddd40 orientation change so 4e65463f5f suddenly?c16115f98fb54f02

“Or is it because the boss is handsome?”90dcec7d955e9d72

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People might be jealous 9e45b10a77 of beauty, but no 338a32b71a one dislikes it.34aeec9481f061f8

Horan began 633ef035be searching for 9868d97acd the most ef5a5abd64 objectively handsome 7b053b7187 person among fcc6854812 his acquaintances, 2350a66fdf excluding Saul.3ee4520e2b57d18c

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A person came to 66df440f4a mind. As much cbf47a5743 as he 8aef1f7e46 hated to eaa0250ef1 admit it, b216cbcf22 it was aa948e465a Kang Haechan. But, ugh, he b9f07439cd felt nauseous before 76386ed428 he could even a5587be8aa imagine kissing him.d48351f351ec4a3b

“Is it because Kang Haechan isn’t my type?”2241c1a15c7da38b

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Even gays must have baf9741c7d preferences. He imagined holding d1f377a4a4 hands or kissing d6ba98b5bc every man he 5b7a6e537f knew.f94c38e73ad1a593

But from the daf9de751a convenience store clerk c13d453cd1 to the school e6fab31880 teacher, all were bc79f697ee just repulsive.c6d91e7b844cb485

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“Damn.”8c729d77a4acbafe

In frustration, he 719a27679a ruffled his hair. His hair, dried e89af98a8e without a blow 3970ac03c6 dryer, flowed down 4e48cac4cf with his touch.d96c3af7ac819923

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“What time is it?”94545741f1615692

Seeing the time, Horan 1731136798 quickly sat up. No wonder his back 9c804ef401 felt stiff. He had been lying 6fb9039c53 down for quite a 8618875efa while.4d4a29eea7e018cd

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He had f7cc97bb4a intended to 9ccb76633f sleep more f7fd945591 to shake 74f31dfa9d off the 34bcdd596c lingering hangover, 2c1a79b5b7 but he 15393bfcea had spent 7de97fb999 all his 43742bd8e5 time pondering 8b1d070721 his sexual 96790d2ea7 identity, squeezing e5b2e96ee2 the unfortunate 8834d15684 towel.c3f8709c163b81e8

“How am I supposed to face the boss…?”cc086381869633dc

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The thought 9e75c86919 of soon 2841b42a89 having to 0382d56010 see the 1dd0769fae most awkward 3666557e94 person slowed 8e7deaf726 his hands 28ca11276a as he deeaac7988 dressed.22d722cb17aa77f2