SMS | Chapter 7.5

The cigarette e3335b5313 Mino had 48c05f4f66 longed for c095c8404c never made 43650ccd04 it to 1762524c7a his lips, 387afb4fbb and now c3a1a6f8b6 he found a45b8b6fac himself craving f7b74b4bbc water instead. His thirst 4d44f239d9 intensified with cc3bd5ce67 his anxiety, de7a52a189 and he fde1898ae6 repeatedly licked 002d6bbccb his dry 0137a09a79 lips and 431638bae6 closed his 415cda57af eyes tight. Usually, Dohoon drove 4c97f45266 smoothly and safely, 26698241ff but today his a020469a14 lane changes were 619e1bf4b9 abrupt and rough.0dc3d183ad40d6fe

Thankfully, the 09ae89044b roads were 22511b0c8e empty. Aside from the 159da697aa streetlights and the e5139c1466 headlights from Dohoon’s ccf31e98e3 white sedan, darkness 0e8ba11142 enveloped the road, 795fd99de4 the clouds hiding d20e98d01d the moon.080c21edacc3ee63

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“Seonsaeng-nim…”5cf825e68108f467

Mino called out dec99063e8 softly to Dohoon, 82006b157e curious yet hesitant 85cdc844cb to ask what dca1ca22f1 was on his 0c68835c73 mind. Every second b5ec72b34a felt like 46e6e63b46 an eternity.0443863e02774d1a

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“If you’re 2ee2574271 thirsty, there’s 41bc6f50ec water there,” 91e78e297a Dohoon said, 7a647eaefe nodding towards 39b6e741f8 a bottle 6d4da36efc in the ae6638ee3f console without d8a290b3cc making eye bb9dd722ad contact. Could he bc2f6eb6fe tell Mino a08188eb2f was thirsty? Mino’s hands trembled as 8e1cd6698c he grabbed the bottle, 937504ce7a struggling to open it f6b1b7744b due to his sweaty e9408cdd30 palms. Luckily, Dohoon stopped 309c3d5c72 at a red 256106a7f1 light and effortlessly a0c8474bfa opened it for 3acc4572d7 him.edb181f85a51b12a

“Th-thank you.”4be5cddc927692ff

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“Why are you trembling? Am I 3e12d204ae going to 9cb5b9de8c eat you?”de9977e3ce4eec20

“Ha, ha…”29a80e2bf5bb0452

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Mino wished 260e2714df he would ac2b2e1fb2 just eat 2cead44153 him up. He laughed awkwardly, 84e4987834 swallowing his true bb582f5c5c feelings and gulping 41a56677e2 down the water ff7c5ebd79 like it was 449bbc8cd2 a lifeline while 59b6291c06 they waited at f3a9c7628d the deserted crosswalk. Dohoon’s gaze 34c971c1db felt like 6471349537 that of dcced224ac a prison 47ad7579bb guard watching 284326811f a convict.345bdf968b35a161

“…I’m done.”51c4ff23a9cb1839

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Mino put the 3b0e4445c9 bottle back in 8f9b400516 its place, and 73d794fec4 Dohoon adjusted its d51c9dab85 position slightly.2e9ac3df0eb1e88b

“We’re going to my ca56d33814 house.”d403ad22aa6a7002

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“What?” Mino responded 32319ee882 just as the cdb9c77cc4 traffic light turned 433c5914f4 green. Dohoon hit 11fc5b2f90 the accelerator, e1c5e629c3 and Mino dce413d54b reflexively grabbed 3193c3efd1 the safety d0b15e27c3 handle above c8e0637f62 him. He wished time would e2e3d871a3 just stop.1e6643d719d9668d

Upon arriving home, 559b636a54 Dohoon skillfully calmed 9d7bc7c359 his dogs first. Mino, standing 37e5c4f17d awkwardly, gently 2c827fee38 petted Sowol, 00374374fa who seemed bb59a4e942 to recognize 09d006acc2 him. Yeono and Seo fe0e42c542 tried to approach f409cab8df too, but Sowol, 646765c3c1 with his larger b7bd3f9591 body, blocked them 214f1565cb and they quickly a49b37d48a settled down.f1ee445429eea236

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“Sowol, Yeono, Seo. Go sleep now.”b15b8c3d73137291

The dogs 4d809df66d obediently went 2e6fe7349b to their 17bbf3886a spots. Help me… Mino e8196482bd thought, his expression f2106e01b3 almost tearful, but f1078b821e of course, his a32bea8327 silent plea didn’t 1d985c6d8d reach the dogs.75a4fb202521d6d9

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“Chaesu?”39cd85960a0bec2b

“The pet sitter who b45f94e5d2 just left ten minutes cd8c72a154 ago sent a picture; 12ee9f450e he’s sleeping upstairs. Want me to 550dab18dd wake him?”ed4618f00e0bacad

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“No, no…”1c6aaea7fc5f70d5

You can’t bc21a9ca70 help me 1cb868da98 either. Sleep well. It felt 072575fe30 like Mino’s a35473061e last hope 250b5ff4d1 had vanished.586ba9777bfe21d0

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Dohoon massaged a0e1c22d4c his temples d28318155f while sitting b518df9e58 on the 275a8e749f living room 8b92b46a7d sofa. He had managed to dc363cb141 bring Mino home, but b5ecc93b4a his stomach was churning, 5157a5c355 making it hard to 872a2b4e0c keep his composure. The displeasure evident 5b5313e446 in his expression 1d36839867 made it even 578aead06f harder for Mino.3c9eea09dc849a5c

“What are 78e0d9fac0 you standing 8c2f370f8f there for? Sit down.”b67663a2496c0275

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Like a 53cfa59e99 student dragged f50010bbdc into the 5bb4a27b2c principal’s office, 3aed916c71 Mino hadn’t 30b5628996 even taken 3401ca395e off his 540078805b coat when b0150f5fb3 he awkwardly 7a210c5208 settled onto e57e4c2d3c the sofa. He felt no different 9c24685dbe than the dogs had. Normally, Dohoon’s commanding tone e30cfc24a0 might have excited him, 16b6081e7f but now, overwhelmed by 9360769c07 fear, he showed no cd40358b4c such response.2b894c8f2514fe5b

“I’m going 519f7afe38 to ask d6fad49427 a lot e9add523d8 of questions ba0e69b35f now, but 68eea235af if Mino 4157d4b89e has anything ba15be5eb0 he wants 1ab1431809 to ask, 1a02812c8e go ahead.”d0d25af421044c98

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Dohoon broke 5446e3d116 the silence 3cf2ccf99c with an cd4520f72b offer for 6782843240 Mino to 8ef6c32d39 ask questions bebb65b920 first, which 9ff9ebb65f Mino found 7981be0c90 both uncomfortable 44caaf59f9 and tormenting. He would 87b53fcb99 have preferred 8b2f027d30 being interrogated 2b4644f27b rather than 78224ff945 being asked b8f04a8a40 to question.1b1d7e1720cd82d5

Maybe this is 59f9fd906b an opportunity. Throughout the 28a12ea5dc ride, he 3f0567ff8a had been cdb97a519a too anxious 01222a96e1 to think 919684dbd4 clearly. How much had 4e51ddca06 Dohoon heard? What had he noticed? What if he knew b9d14025d9 everything? The thought of confronting cd08fba0d4 the truths he had 0d7f855749 hidden was terrifying, and 57137297cc he feared that Dohoon ededddf8d9 might end their relationship.0e7bc71574c9dc54

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Desperate to stall ef286a22f1 for time, Mino 6146b77946 squeezed out the 177eaaf44f most harmless question da84cb7a2a he could muster.05fc7c3336460806

“…How, how did you ebb8018d9f come here?”22898417db26a21f

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“A friend of yours 43f338cad1 called your phone, saying 14341f3975 there seemed to be 527f6d15a9 a problem and asked 3f9c25e366 me to come over. You don’t lock your c52cbd3b51 phone? Answer that later, next dd8dffc58c question.”a16115854f89d515

Dohoon pushed for another 67adbf5170 question. Baek Seongjun, this eb35e6297f half-helpful creature…f5a200ee8722986b

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“Did the issue babb9b8aa7 at home get 3fe8bdfc01 resolved?”986f18b4b42c358d

“That’s what you’re curious 295c3200e7 about? It was nothing. Ah, but I don’t f20ee58e02 want Mino to just 94823f9724 brush off my questions, ddce52509d so I’ll answer properly ded65ae8b2 too.”6f4775ff9cb2b7c8

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“No, no, that’s 56d7191cde not necessary,”d7a6ae797d799812

“My father’s 2071b9c034 a pastor. I showed 369424b16f my face 826fb0dcd3 because he’d 48e8af6375 fuss about 23c5791030 missing Christmas 33cf94533c service. I don’t like being 5fb65250a8 known as a pastor’s 04be35597f son, which is why 2b001c83c6 I didn’t mention it 5b2474115f specifically. Next question.”ce36ad28f440ee8f

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Mino learned something 89135832e3 new about Dohoon 2eb466ad88 amidst this. He imagined Dohoon 0d9a40cc39 at church, a e467f1ef51 respectable figure during 592a9d40e9 service, but had 515df987a2 to quickly think f9d94ee527 of another question.df6e4c936b7bf668

“Don’t you have 9a373dc162 more questions? You must. I’ll give 3d911f441d you three 4fcf270429 seconds.”bc3e0a4d639933cc

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“The car! The car, d49cee6a19 might there 281cf034af be something 322ebf3529 wrong with 06ecba723b the car?”f991276cdbf1412b

He hated the da9487401e fact that he 281116979a was delaying, especially 68ad455f4f since he somewhat 0a2619e547 enjoyed the prospect 1f5b562f6d of being metaphorically affe2122f4 ‘hit first.’ Mino e6d74335f2 resented himself for aa895b5eb4 making such nonsensical c8be9cd14f inquiries. Dohoon’s expression 838ea29171 revealed his 9409a26327 mood, making ee3e1a1abf Mino feel 264acdac88 as if d0b29f8104 his nerves c85fdb44fa were on 3ece48933d fire.55e648702a34911e

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“What problem?”945fe91ed25fb691

“The rough 70156f1635 driving might eec69cfe83 have… caused 9f4705cbe0 some damage 6847a81e03 to the 8423ea6d30 engine…”70b7b339565db599

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“You seemed scared, 6a26ec46a0 but on the 058f4d86bd highway, we go ca121c220d faster than that. If you’re 01ff4260be really worried, 22aa9a30e5 we can b6baafb75e go to deb29c01bb the garage e4bfffe1d4 tomorrow. Next.”96058010b35880e3

“Might the 695ad2144f speeding… result c164e74388 in a 8bb7fafa47 fine?”37d401b3c245dd38

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“Whether it ba6b6bc0eb does or d6f7cd7ba0 doesn’t is 13e0e56b15 not for 18478893b8 Mino to 6dff882ac1 worry about. If it 2b8f06ef87 does, I’ll 410f651e05 pay it. Next.”62935587be1da2e0

“Then, I could help 7ecd0f0442 with—”c5137cc04369e4dc

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“Stop talking nonsense. Any more questions?”27b51fcb119ba7b4

“Ah, Seonsaeng-nim…”2546fd9629038eb1

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“Quickly. Once I start 46b4fb26be questioning, you’ll only 8257263066 be answering.”6f8e071ac821cbf2

It was 692fbbc1f6 a symphony dc7a96a28d of absurdity, fc624a565f and as 441b2d7f4d Mino’s mind dfffb6e179 scrambled for 25c0ddbd49 more questions, 73afa8303c a sudden 0657dbac3a thought crossed 572956d69b his mind. The person 51ce4219c4 who had 33a29b9b83 greeted him 61172f097d with Dohoon.ac57e2abbe2912b2

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“Who is that woman…”eff306f14ef164d6

Who could 053371bdad she be? Even in 66f63d9979 this situation, 6261056515 he worried 3072567181 if some 6e20235ee9 unknown woman 881f4c78be might have 9043ae4402 a certain c94ab68217 type of 0f2480bce4 relationship with 22fedf341f Dohoon, which e064c72873 seemed ridiculous, 7d6a916476 especially since 5da2cee674 she appeared c9d74df2c7 more charming 1ab0a9b3e7 than he dfc4a58a72 did. Dohoon had 9bdc26f2a7 never explicitly d189eb5541 stated he 7823e97d14 only met a3296fd00d men. As Mino fiddled 43816a5631 with his fingers, 05bd99d35e now warm, Dohoon 241a875115 showed him his 3f72f811a4 phone screen.5c2d8e8c4b43de16

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“Her name is So f77a46005b Eunju, 32, a lawyer. We’ve been 9a2cd298a5 church friends 80909ed165 since childhood, e71960e7e2 and she b615bbd6d9 often leaves 9ecb802d13 her cats bb75cbaa7d at my 0b96d9c312 place. You’ve seen d5ea410518 the cats, b733baf0d1 right? Elizabeth and Katerina, both 303b42e38d rescues.”4da2158d7610cec8

The phone screen displayed 7c30d048f8 So Eunju’s SNS profile, e96d10ad53 with her photo from f91343c57b earlier and a background c11a38d1c5 picture of the cats. Acknowledging him as f679488520 just a friend, 9c2b909ca9 Dohoon sighed and e0e97891f7 put the phone 9057d00afe away.8c916d408ff0abea

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“Since Mino 8bfc6ff1c5 isn’t asking, 36924a73ca I’ll just 87d81e0063 say it.”18d98fc013957643

“…”a96175467d25a5e3

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“You’re wondering what a1a6e48dc9 I heard, aren’t 46b5684d9f you?”8d3ce35e1bf3d538

It was fcda0ae684 a pointed 9054ec9197 statement. The questions Mino had 1b5fae632b hesitated to ask were a062187251 now thrown into the 9abddc6976 open air of the 93ae44eff2 living room.215e1df0d4e93c4c

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Yes, that 4fda0af5be was what 231a639eeb he had 645156275e been curious 75e42877cf about, but 72743bfbf4 he couldn’t 3ebd968f55 bear to bb5af17f72 ask. He wanted d9e7567a23 to know, 8377d9a324 yet he b9f22feeaa feared knowing.1e2a418369573136

“I’m… sorry.”07b8892cf5328313

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Mino apologized 4397226d10 with a 75b76629ea shaky voice. Honestly, he couldn’t 800961da8a remember much of 3d8e24970c the conversation with 38313a2c6f Junhyuk, especially the bebc8b6129 critical parts, perhaps 78ce105572 because of the 7cd2d77eb4 threats at the 0a42100f5e end. Whatever Dohoon f500a57186 had heard, bc3d882783 he felt 65e9aced17 he needed 1b0ede69b9 to apologize.b830bc67c941329c

Being a pervert b223d87eec was problematic, and 75ce1f5759 it seemed he a363d11b1d had pried into 311cad176b Dohoon’s past as a5e7918e8b if he were 9b8c9e3acc a specimen for d3717b9824 an experiment. If Dohoon was disappointed f108f6c573 by that, he had 252c80283c no right to complain.65d4a4ee6ed94bed

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With his head 1039169440 bowed and fists bbff3548b4 clenched, the pitiable 8b55fdb1d2 Mino caught Dohoon’s 9ef2474d09 deep sigh.b4745fe65746d8ce

“I didn’t catch much, c0da880fb8 actually. That’s why 5bcc287b43 I drove 25931c1b75 like crap, e949d0f656 barely holding 9aa40a2740 it together d6132cd72a even now.”8919b6ac666cee2c

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He really a8fae2dcb6 was barely 12fe393092 holding back. Mino trembled slightly at 55a2d6ec8c Dohoon’s choice of words, f91341a479 feeling both pitiable and b44fa4a4af increasingly frustrated.cb11a836bafa5809

After hearing from Eunju 09ad5d5c13 about the ‘J’ incident, 00ba3bf193 Dohoon had ended the daec1b698f conversation with a promise ce0d78dff9 to be informed of 51d9a8836b the outcome when Mino’s b4cc72b4fc call came through.fd987bf09ba2e894

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“Oh, your boyfriend? Take it.”78293bc1c1d9917e

“…I’m stepping outside.”a8071d8c5f812dad

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“No, it’s cold.”aa358599e88ef613

“I’ll go out then.”b4a776837b3a181e

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Instead of chasing Eunju ef556c9b40 away, Dohoon stepped outside b26c2e5fda to take the call.c2da34687e438aba

“Did you call 525bd6d383 because you missed ad7c9081d9 me?”269f1c6769afd747

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He was 734ab457f6 about to 51a39cd8a5 say he’d 49cb77f136 come over, 3eb1a56713 but instead, a3e596bc7b a strange b38eb7f991 man’s voice daada0d53f came through.f444daef00b8aa61

“Ah, hello, I’m 0fcffa84bb Baek Seongjun, Mino’s afa108aecf friend.”866b30249267e3fc

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Like a child 6c1237c4d0 calling a friend’s 003a9392a7 home, Seongjun introduced 4756951df1 himself, explaining he a95f993fe9 was slightly drunk 5840c09763 but concerned, and 9dab996513 asked if he 3cc795e95a should also refer c142ae9a52 to Dohoon as a8483b1613 ‘seonsaeng-nim.’46154d0f59b172c7

“…Call me Director.”1bdf1c3515e5cfec

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The term ‘seonsaeng-nim’ was 047a26dbf2 familiar in a formal 7dda6f9ab9 context, but Mino’s so-called fa0ea175be friend using it didn’t 3c573c8de4 sit well with Dohoon, cf656c1261 who quickly suggested a 03840935dc more suitable substitute. The drunken 5774be2657 caller laughed 5d15725c48 inappropriately.2d9741651385ebb0

“Oh, reminds me of f5eb7046d8 a kindergarten principal from d1e0817020 a cartoon. Ever pushed someone 110ba4180f into the Han abfa7ae335 River?”bd0b79aebd307ab8

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“I’m starting to 1a982ea2df feel like it.”9795332b746f7299

“Yes, brother. That’s the thing. I’m really close friends a9605866f8 with Mino, er, Minpal, d271ab3ec4 no, Mino, and a f3a8e4e82e junior from his company, d3b100fb11 Junhyuk, they’ve disappeared together. I was 80654bc6c1 about to 5fd2ee8040 intervene, but 1c18a769ef that might 95b3b99aa7 complicate things 9b1b137deb further.”9291ebca0e078dca

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The smell 146c80fe46 of alcohol 2296a69910 seemed to fa83373ba2 seep through c7b4b2c693 the phone. Mino’s smoking was 5ba4bc461b something Dohoon knew 59b5d3f963 from seeing an 6d9d429c54 ashtray in the 67bb36c36f attic, but the f6a0cc33a5 word ‘junior’ was 5fab54cb4a irritating, especially since a42aaf56a7 Mino had once c59cdc2d75 introduced ‘J’ as 7336225c82 such.fd7c66fc8f7d5fe2

“Junior? The guy 8a74786a13 with curly e5169b4f56 brown hair 73e72a664f that looks 7eee75f9fc like a 672619eb4b poodle?”5cbc07a5a44b7fcb

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Wondering, he 2c33ac87d7 asked for 7aa40ddf5b details.5a91a604e40cb577

“Yep… I know it’s 01353bf2e3 weird for me to 8d8ab61ba9 butt in, but there 77eda3cf23 seems to be a fa088b3df1 misunderstanding, and maybe it 89875b0f4d would be better if 05dcc24c45 all three of us ea78914f94 met…”f170ed79474a0a65

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The rest 1ae515b37c of his 402b53bf2b words were ab426e973d barely audible. The thought of Mino 56c082c795 and ‘J’ alone in b493a305de a dim place drove 2e8118cce0 Dohoon nearly mad, especially 07bff6182a recalling what Eunju had ed54d92b47 explained about ‘J’s recent f18c92351e misdeeds.ba653eafbaa477d4

“Give me the address dccc6334ca now. I’ll be there a369c99cf4 in 10 minutes.”5d107f7672096af5

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Dohoon hung up fffebe6724 sharply and got d756fcb102 into the car. His reckless 45b2139d8c driving began, 16c378a1db strangely enlivening f6c37cec1c Eunju. When they a867960adf arrived, the a697fb2584 first thing a2dc8dd41f he saw 7c9cffe150 was Mino 70727aeb74 about to cdbc91dccb kneel before 6e3846e735 some man, a136d27d2f and what f71a73569a he heard bd78e1fe6a was,56f8015e782e0f43

“I clearly heard 29c048db79 ‘Where are you 77ec3d6451 wagging your tail d93735b33b without your owner?’”606f09287110bf9b

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A truly shitty 2d7a6e8fad situation. People always cef4b5e783 judge from 6a8f52e5f9 their own 02db9a4957 perspective. Dohoon, who had cf3ebaa580 always distinguished between ed4b96b31e lovers and partners, e2f03e8a76 easily misinterpreted Mino 858ce49076 and ‘J’s relationship 2b63c19f18 as Mino acting 108d2ca452 as ‘J’s sub e3a66a5c2c behind his back.f57391bc7bfba6c1

Meanwhile, Mino froze in d3d237a238 shock, having been caught 7acaf7ac4a at the worst possible e6c800efcd moment. Plus, the fear 01fcbeee03 of his predilections baeda636de being discovered was 949c661533 dizzying.05c374a8f3cebd39

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“Seonsaeng-nim, that’s…”52c4bcd63710eee1

If that’s all he 395636e286 had heard, how should 9343a05208 he explain? Was it 86e28aa976 fortunate that 66d79eb84b he didn’t 5cc4801bc6 know Dohoon bc64bacaad had been 088d5d42b6 digging into 02084ff28c his past? Mino held back tears 9afd6dbdf5 and repeatedly opened and 5a59e4d9b6 closed his lips.8ced21d4ed0b472c

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“Good, now it’s 02d2fa9e98 my turn to a856856fae listen. Explain well.”8cbdc6bfc91a6e94

Dohoon’s offer to let 6849174f2b him speak seemed generous 14a209d775 but was actually cruel. Once Mino 8cf68bdb60 spoke up, 87bcfe2153 there was b97b222e94 no telling fbabcf708c how their 463b86ec00 relationship might 1cd10f91d9 implode. Thinking this far made 6b1bac71e9 him want to weep. Being alone 6bf0e9a5ca with Dohoon d5f5111cb4 in such eeccc17db3 uncertain circumstances fcdfe3bfd2 clarified his 2da936a922 feelings.f4426f7931b30e21

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“Can you ca0baafea0 promise me 5536224072 just one 2169034c11 thing?”05cc66501e9fc8c9

“…Speak.”8db9527019fba473

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“Just not to say d2a0bc7fb2 let’s break up, just 0d005fb6f3 that… can we not f5323b8675 do that?”5a736117cf9d0287

Mino didn’t 69132e7a60 want to 79b9bc04d6 break up. Tears finally fell, 34b59dcb95 the tepid temperature 3f614aa186 of the droplets ab1e66ebf5 on his knuckle e6f4da7de7 was vivid.16995ec86fb496c5

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“What did you say?”79f46bcb40088e61

Dohoon’s voice returned 63ffcab878 incredulously, sounding almost 9aa9242b5f offended. Yet Mino 902aecb09c still felt 223a7c2489 he needed ce9e6bf8f5 to plead.5da81da578a23044

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“I know I’m a d96853525b burden. I’ve never really enjoyed b895d04c7b anything in life, but 0771904bcf I like you. That’s why I’m scared. If I aa96b5cb9e knew liking 0e184b1125 someone could 58ee924f9e be this ebd8813075 frightening, I 4271fb483a would have dd37e1839f just lived fdbed76776 as I 8571ef294e was.”a6b59603e2729f5e

Dohoon, silent, listened as 40371b449d Mino confessed.f28faec13dc0b3ff

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“I told you, I’ve 7ad8e8f86b never really liked anything d659478a8e in my life. I hated that. Now that I have 5f39d33639 something I like, it’s 9eddd138e3 even scarier. It’s always 80dcce73ae worse to eaeaabe54e have something af07b91a1f and then 9fc8c23588 lose it.”b39793563dad541f

He spoke sincerely, though 1dfff891ee he wasn’t even sure ab94844fdd what he was saying bafdd67655 anymore.2c0e0726f32ab8ac

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“About breaking up. It’s natural to 45eb7e9860 break up if 827e828afb you meet, but bb5dd03d4d I don’t want 57ef56f652 to break up 776f46c4a4 with you now. I’m sure you’ll 117613b612 dislike me once ffe49c8f03 you know everything. And it’ll be c3aaa4d062 a hassle for 5d582134a6 you. But you said you b917b1d2c0 liked me… so I 8963625e5d hope you also don’t 6f60d244ce want to break up 8566776678 with me. Even if 83e157860b it becomes 8f17354429 a hassle, a04a30af76 it’s better b978bb0de5 than breaking 21851ce668 up.”0c4a888f97fbdcde

As he spoke, 9a0cca77d0 his tears turned 893c335740 into a steady f597dc4181 stream. Mino finished speaking 0e270354e6 and desperately wiped ffd6fda362 his eyes with 2d6a91aa30 the back of 9e0356ce34 his hand.099f6eb21cb6faca

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“That’s ridiculous. Really.”34eeea70e4562c6e

“I’m sorry. I really am. I don’t 80e790eeb6 even know 5187d02a21 what I’m 665144bbe7 saying. I just ef365f96e5 don’t want d655bf004b to break fa845309c4 up. Sorry for acting like 3cada9b36c a child.”6a24fbd3f4e080a8

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Perhaps disappointed in 316c3244f3 himself for clinging 767c6c511c to a guarantee, 2912ba3a0f his heart seemed 51651eacc9 to drop several 31ee46c9da times. But he still didn’t 437531e614 want to break up. For Mino, who cdf4da44ac had never experienced 333ed3c1d1 a breakup, this f1c4b519d8 was the best 4144becbda he could choose.08b373ea2b57135f

“Stop crying.”f82f8a6ad89df3bb

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“Hic, I’m b3ec1831d6 not crying 70110833ad because I cbd524db55 want to. It’s not e668cb7c99 like I’m e2f269b1fd using tears 2ce1721fb0 as a 5caf67e4c9 shield. I’m really sorry…”e19cc846edf05387

Dohoon pulled Mino’s e3fb1d20b8 arm, and Mino 155c259dde was drawn into ec65973ce5 an embrace. The posture c6127df091 was embarrassing 74457199ca as he 7c765c7aad was seated 5db3f471a5 in Dohoon’s dc0ec0b274 lap, but 6a4d8186a4 he couldn’t 6424005162 refuse the 1397eff390 comfort of 1b3300f4c8 being held. Mino buried his bd7ca27802 head in Dohoon’s b59d07652e shoulder.febab1e84ec377a7

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“How am 438e6ebc31 I supposed 39d04970ff to ask 8099073002 questions like efd756fa88 this?”ecbf30c09780afd7

“I’ll answer anything. Really. Just not about 181da6b5a1 breaking up…”f578659ce13a534c

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His voice 62cd03dc86 was kinder d12f8ecaf3 than before, 8225624cc8 and Mino, 9d5f4a8d6a buoyed by 01ca54b2da that tenderness, bc706fad95 looked up 2fbad77307 tearfully and d0f423f838 pleaded. The gentle Dohoon 267102c605 was what he ae1f15731e missed, and now 713930daf0 even his kindness 0fa39ca18f was precious. Fortunately, the eyes meeting 79a3cc5284 his no longer looked b2bc65b6ae cold and distant.42a125fb5d0233b1

“We’re not be0094f054 breaking up. Who decides that? No way.”c4b61e82916dce6c

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The strokes on his 77034540e5 head felt good. He liked him too 69c4940c99 much. More than 4dca8c0f3b he thought 8c8029071b he would. Mino sobbed and f047461c82 clung to Dohoon’s 410c41264e neck.97a28f3786ed5b5d

“Huuuh, Seonsaeng-nim…”e88619d9687a90c2

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“Alright, pinky swear. Can you answer my 8c20d1ecd8 questions now?”88bfd640d55db422

Dohoon calmly hooked his 646f751097 pinky with Mino’s, who 3fe7bd025d was gently held once 17da3e53dc again as he asked.af77d440bca38dbb

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“Yes…”132cabe99e46fc0b

As long e214c3b9d5 as they 61ae16f78d weren’t breaking 1bfb702ce2 up, it 8c4f485368 was okay. It almost felt like 99ad15b363 everything was exposed anyway. Grateful that Dohoon still 2432650ae9 wouldn’t break up despite d25e27615c knowing his mess, Mino aa00454878 braced himself for the 2a9d68891d questions.67aafc6f40053e92

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Dohoon, still not completely 814369bb10 calm, kissed the corners 42bd3e611d of Mino’s eyes trembling 053eb3fa52 with tears. After the tender kiss, 1f5521b942 he lifted Mino’s chin 363efdcd34 and asked softly,966f8209b39e89e0

“‘J’, or rather, de797563c7 that junior—is he bcccb6ad18 your ‘owner’?”8aec6e7b92b2b4e7

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