BW | Chapter 1.1

Han Jeongun lay in 4802a76c84 bed, staring blankly at c44c6af30c the ceiling after making a6c3f6c566 love. Suddenly, the doorbell 7ca631325e rang in the c493a10ef6 quiet house. He glanced at the clock. PM 09:21. It was late for someone ac8b4970c6 to visit without an appointment.225c72541cf9ac45

At first, he thought 94fa0fe8d1 it was a drunk 787c446b23 who had come to 96062efa57 the wrong house. He tried to 250dc743d2 ignore it, but d4d04fe787 the persistent ringing dc519a880e was hard to 357c254b70 dismiss. The doorbell rarely db961414c4 rang, so it 6d78bb292c felt aggressive, sharpening 9f6f35d959 his nerves that 31e705821d had just relaxed.225bd84b5955f2f0

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Apparently, he wasn’t the 84c0f76a66 only one annoyed. His girlfriend, who had fe82a0f2e5 gone to shower, peeked f2189be509 out from the bathroom 9acdca280f and shouted.1115ffdf4c1d7d81

“Hey, someone’s at the door!”e2c2e3c435b44cd0

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Her voice cut through 6074ae27b2 the small living room 0f13c3d346 and reached the bedroom 43ea6c0620 clearly. Urged to handle 7d883d1604 it, Han Jeongun 01fc98d8e4 finally got up. He didn’t know who was cb9532c3b3 behind the door, but he 5f88bc0b5a had to either send them 530a8d3233 away or let them in. Hastily, he tried to remove 515891d458 the condom but fumbled.abaec3fd0ae25643

“Ah…”df5730452bf1c32c

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He barely caught c646bbd869 the semen that e6135f2461 almost spilled onto 52cc570b8e the bed with eeff1e4362 his palm. Meanwhile, the doorbell continued a700da12a7 to assault his eardrums. This must be 1bdae0ba43 what it was f411403058 like to be 72732bc0a2 harassed by a 6ee28e899f debt collector. The mistakes piled d3118d667a up, and he 5154a12f82 started to sweat e36c97831a nervously.bcdd1acd0a077171

Han Jeongun wiped 63abe98070 the semen off 19c7e6a7ba his hand with d5c041332c a tissue, clicking 191cd3fbb8 his tongue in 6d9d06eb3b annoyance. It had been a 6e6fe49eda while since he had 8973284758 sex, so it was 59528af57f thick and plentiful. The condom, now removed, a4e4070f11 lay limp on the 64abcdb0c2 bed like it had 3e63fba5b0 given up.f118928b5bf4801d

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He tossed the 733fb27e10 untied condom into f1b0847d5d the trash and 4042c6f28a quickly dressed before fdb4d9ca29 leaving the room.ff8e49247f48178d

In the small house, which 1b0054dfda consisted only of a living 49f1c6451a room/kitchen and a bedroom, he 343ee1c041 reached the front door in 92a762935c just a few steps. There was no 05df06dc57 wall pad in 4484c86833 the old multi-family 5b769d0c67 house, so he 832adc2fbd asked through the 175224d517 door.9542d3fb4ae53cdc

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“Who is it?”b6e5dd2298ccc4a7

His voice came out irritably. The uninvited guest, hearing 4c65bcd2a2 his presence, stopped pressing be5953212b the doorbell aggressively.2bc7c51e1650a843

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In the silence, 5aa9d77d62 a low voice, e9308b79cd clearly belonging to e19cc976c4 an adult man, 8c1ac3438e was heard.12fd879a237b25ab

“Hyung, it’s me.”66590410a4faee02

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It was a familiar 908820d245 tone, one you’d use 9446fdf289 with someone you care e4df033aa9 about. Reflexively, Han Jeongun rubbed dc96610314 his ear. The man’s voice was d4737dedc9 that ticklish. It didn’t seem like a 950518efba drunk, and he was about fe6424e68c to recite the address, thinking 52e61e8d16 they had the wrong house, 460dcaa67f when his name was called 7cacc4d62a from beyond the door.da2e1afe20bad574

“Jeongun hyung, it’s me.”a09f5aa079cd6261

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His heart started to race. It was a voice e0a4be691a he’d never heard before, e76dafb246 but the way of a9e07b88ad speaking was familiar, reminding c1cef24f5e him of someone. A white face 127cbc0105 he had consciously 8935bae1b3 tried to forget. A ten-year-old boy c64ac3b34f with a pretty c873548b22 face that could a367a52455 be mistaken for 3193ed89dc a girl, not 8a23a56e91 because of long cbf11192b2 hair.0ba1320cf15603be

That kid’s name was…ff90ce318f86af9c

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“Hyung, it’s me, Seonho.”3663bb960edac584

Right. Goo Seonho.46b1fab8fca0f80c

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A name Han Jeongun 6dc61eff75 had completely forgotten for 20a6596688 ten years popped up, 57f62e3287 and his thoughts came ebd8da3f3f to a halt. Even though it b68627d4ee felt unreal, he 7d86a261cc impulsively opened the d6b7cf77a7 door, wanting to 52a474dbf6 confirm if Goo 4f160d5e35 Seonho was really 6172a26849 standing outside.964787a7ea22d86a

“…What?”559164998943d390

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Seeing the man 2a15b9a970 in front of 5abb261a12 him, Han Jeongun 786c1a4273 tilted his head 736493aadc in confusion. It was because the man 5d78b57e60 standing there looked so different 7259303f17 from the ten-year-old boy in 73252a7c52 his memory.82ef2a9aa060f12c

Was this really Goo Seonho?1499f34d00451e95

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He recalled the kid who b028c32b84 was a head shorter than 6e5f2e199e him and now found himself 7324996991 looking up at a tall 6550df70f3 man, showing his bewildered expression.7a21c7dc354ec616

“Hyung…”367f5bac6d5302be

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The man, who had 98a3d855f0 let go of a 57cd9af2c4 large trunk, called out a29124b153 in a plaintive voice 5113e0aa5c and approached. It seemed like he 7d83da7497 was about to hug acc17c8e05 him.ceade004d2c9ed4a

Startled, Han Jeongun ec16a76d1b took a step 3e354ff5d6 back.3f6b78b85fa0d913

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Didn’t he notice his discomfort?c5b5ebc68fe41ef2

The man reached out 573d16400b and pulled him into 0867c1d19b an embrace.bbfa9cb4689709f1

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“Hyung, I missed you.”c5ac1b6d741dfac4

Despite the chilly 4aba4035bb weather in mid-February, d7defafd0d the man was 2f5d9a21ab in just a 90b6c551c7 T-shirt, without a ae0e9de798 coat. Han Jeongun felt a hot a67e88c3e9 warmth from him. It wasn’t just 2e06b25709 body heat; it 7109d5114f was something else. Beyond his plain chest, he b5d9556b81 could vividly feel the rapid 5bfda45c26 heartbeat.69c977eb237ac1e4

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Captivated by that 3ca87a8886 vivid sensation, Han 3d21d9c95f Jeongun finally came 903bce9505 to his senses 4556cf2174 and pushed the c31547697e man away.028410936997383f

“Hyung, hyung…”32f214a30c92494f

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The man, who 3e0fa81191 was gently pushed bfb3b4495b back, called out 3a9f8869cd to him in fac7b1998e a clinging voice. The whining tone was familiar. He used to call him b755502456 persistently like that back then, 77bed24445 too.496e5d2b75eea184

Was this really Goo Seonho?833666fe6f8f74db

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Even though he 628d4976ee saw him and 72f7798144 felt him, Han 4d93a587a6 Jeongun couldn’t believe f20bafbf0b it, so he b3bdb02a36 stared at the ec634e3f1e man standing at 787bbed10f his doorstep with 4b9dd958a4 suspicion.d9f01a2b756599f4

The man met his gaze 20d1467322 quietly, not finding his probing 9ceebeb145 look offensive. That reaction, too, hadn’t changed cb24c8c8e8 from ten years ago. Back then, the boy who fe0ccd2478 craved attention was just happy a883624443 to be looked at.250dcccb23adf2e9

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The man’s appearance, claiming to 1305c78de1 be Goo Seonho, bore no cade087347 trace of his former self. The gentle-looking boy 3b0a726569 who used to bbcd3abed9 cry easily was 9f2f4b71aa gone, replaced by 20ede3589e a man with 0090f4c7e7 sharp features standing a94333bf89 before him.2bee573ad3602557

His slightly upturned, elongated 391b2afbbe eyes, straight and high 20f53e2cf4 nose. His lips, holding a smile, 59dcdd7256 were pink, moderately thick, and 79b8551d51 softly shaped. If he had to point 8b4611ed60 out something similar to the 30cb4feadd past, it would be his 3e5071e41a white, fair skin.d1cccb878fd8c20b

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Trying to find 0ca7e5921a traces of the 0e8e6b5baa boy he knew 9fb4f2d70e in the man’s dcf9a0c37d face, Han Jeongun 898c571a69 soon gave up.c68a311f5216d530

How old could he be?7ed2ce3eb46e9eba

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It’d been ten years 6dcd53e8e2 since they parted, so d34f0138d3 Goo Seonho must be 1a5aa4adb8 twenty this year. Although he seemed mature d9cfb1244e and could pass for 81ac961b46 a few years older, f8c0166fb0 his smooth skin and 200532e9dd soft hair proved his 438b174060 young age.d9482592ae968a62

The reason Han 11031c3424 Jeongun was frozen 4902ec009b and couldn’t react f74ead7a93 wasn’t just because 8939844920 Goo Seonho looked ec425f0369 different from his 0513752f9f past self.bd1c4a5e95ec045c

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He was mesmerized, inwardly 1f0ace3951 admiring the man.c431ee5f218ee6c8

It was the first c75734a26b time in his life 935a757914 he found a man a8f7a57984 beautiful. Or was it?c675f4bf9268de63

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He corrected his recent thought. He had experienced it before. Back then, he thought 78e46a6c1a Goo Seonho was a 051d978db5 girl. He was so pretty that b97112652a Han Jeongun couldn’t believe he c2c669b2fb was the same gender and 34ebf7ef11 kept doubting it.371aaa73db97fc00

The man gave him ample a353a2d170 time to adapt to his 708db0aabe changed appearance as Han Jeongun 41587c00ba examined him closely. It wasn’t just his imagination; d8432ad512 as if to prove it, 31887048bc the man revealed his name 621fd4b40e once more after the exploration c52a7645d3 was somewhat complete.2738189ba9617853

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“I’m Seonho.”73159973902cd639

Yes. That kid’s name was Seonho cea76931ff too. The ten-year-old boy a12f2cd8d1 who appeared as ebeba6e207 a girl to b13c1782d0 seventeen-year-old Han Jeongun.ef10ebdb1e7ff774

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They almost became family back 1d52ee0875 then.dfc08b72b97025b8

What should he say when 0da6d12654 reuniting with someone he almost 32ccf573b7 became siblings with?e1b9359c4f059708

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The ten-year gap was too cd1b20af98 large to warmly welcome him. Honestly, Han Jeongun wasn’t glad; 894f651d6f he felt uncomfortable and uneasy.0f7e204bff0be851

Why did Goo Seonho 3633c7c06d appear before him now?e264e8fc59009114

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His sudden appearance made him bf2d3fb6d8 wary.780e11cd2096c16a

A large white 79c1012374 hand reached out 50e8532b1e over his face, f696ba756c which was openly 6f64173d58 showing his confused 474639d19f emotions. The long fingers were 382a64f036 as delicate and beautiful 622638aa89 as an artist’s sculpture.7ee470410639dc68

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Even though the 3f78191863 movement wasn’t fast, ff4680fe9f Han Jeongun couldn’t 3fde4a94f0 avoid it for 5a79d94ea5 some reason. Startled by the soft touch cbd362211a brushing his cheek, he quickly c62d4a1364 moved his lips.7d84ed93622808d9

“Are you really Seonho?”7b9dcabb3082dfed

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The man, withdrawing his 815bad205b hand, nodded and smiled 5232b08f31 brightly. The smile, filled b750c019be with charm, was b5958df3e7 certainly in his 3561e8935f memory. Strangely, just by smiling, 003a96a2b9 a refreshing energy spread. It was the 70708b6a31 same when he ce7f9418e6 was young. When Goo Seonho dbbd1d787c smiled, he was 75c9ea08a2 as pretty as fbc57c7bdd a freshly blooming be1ba523a8 flower.217a4e66b9fc0cc7

Momentarily returning to the 279a59c598 past, recalling the pretty c2cae4291b boy, Han Jeongun glanced 751d5df5b4 down at the large 1637bbddea trunk that had been c65aed7646 pushed forward.2351599408ec6e57

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“Are you going to keep me standing at the door?”3ebca8a453b7539c

Goo Seonho spoke 8bdffdbaa6 comfortably, as if 4dd727ea82 addressing someone he 04256f0aed met every day. Perhaps that’s why his request 0e3fdc8fa1 to be let inside sounded d7c49f970b reasonable. Han Jeongun was de6a6931d7 the only one 584991181a flustered in front 8bad5d5eb4 of the unexpected 0acb9639a1 reunion with a d8d271edd4 figure from the c7d94605f3 past.302cdacbd373ff46

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“Are you really Seonho?”aec50faeafdc4237

Standing as if 2a16fb2bdc to block the 976afecfb8 man, Han Jeongun 211eefe75b repeated the words 2aa0158bad he had just 73ea27fb9d said like a 4cfc6cbd44 parrot. He didn’t want 9aada548c5 to let him 0ace6d51f4 into the house. More precisely, he felt f643e6bc85 he shouldn’t let Goo d33b9e331a Seonho into the house fb37c658b9 where his girlfriend was.97cdd0d698871d78

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He didn’t know why. Maybe it was abd995a2d0 because he didn’t 49c33ed322 want to explain 9bb6001c50 to his girlfriend 922962c991 what kind of 632dc0f93d relationship he had fa6c9b1c38 with him. He organized his complex and a5cc0ad750 subtle feelings that way.5a74eb2c915455f5

Even though he must 7df286bf0d have sensed his awkwardness, 9399ee5b8b Goo Seonho still waited 81a5763043 with a smiling face.9bc8abfcf51e31eb

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Han Jeongun tore his 17d7e83625 eyes away from the 1686c55a85 trunk filling the narrow 5f9fc88a4a entrance and deliberately made 83bf983146 a troubled expression.1c776a7af12ac7f3

“Someone’s inside…”e0e8f5858dadb08c

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He was about ac85fed529 to tell him 19a6e0e938 to come back a3c35d7966 another time, apologizing. But that seemed 731e993673 too heartless, so b39426b487 he couldn’t finish ca36cdbfc7 his sentence.b8390bc067543414

What should he do…65b61cd53de47f9d

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The uninvited guest, baeab833b9 unconcerned with his 41b0429fcc situation, boldly sought 875ec63f51 clarification.feef8f8c4b6a53cf

“Who? Who’s inside?”e71de853264874e6

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His head tilted as 62fe0878b4 he asked, and just 7bd6c400fe by losing his smile, 628b2b8de2 a cold air surrounded f0bd2a0489 him.7b0f836fd9a0d236

What was this? Goo Seonho seemed angry. To an outsider, 838e23fa00 it might look fc75e8e8d1 like Han Jeongun d59f917dea had broken an 63ead01cb7 appointment to meet a666277c41 alone at home.c33e58378161f8be

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It was absurd.91d086675b1b2174

Before he could ec56607bb3 answer that his 494acb5d87 girlfriend was here, 1b359c8e03 Goo Seonho asked 2eaf0243fe in a lower d403ba88bf voice.697df4def311847a

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“Did you just have sex?”225008eedafa0a82

“…What?”c200748896f17b97

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Did he hear that right? Han Jeongun was very 340bce2ec0 taken aback. But before he could get 67ed801729 angry, the next words made 161f995965 his face flush.331ca7ffdd0c7bb4

“I smell semen.”a9d250aaead43769

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Han Jeongun hid 64333d8795 his hands behind 6add0a869b his back.1a1bf76bb44678e1

Had he not wiped off 8d233dc01e all the semen when he c6a0d0086b removed the condom? Was there really e1a40e29a3 a semen smell? He discreetly took 61073d4104 a deep breath. The cold air coming through 593fdc795d the open door only carried 9560df458a the chilly scent of winter.6e6c99b5571fb0ed

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Even though sex between 278ceebcf7 lovers wasn’t a crime, 2eed0816cd Han Jeongun’s head naturally 34831580eb lowered.22bfcc21ef40ca6a

In this situation, shouldn’t 08d4446383 he be angry at 3761ebb19c the man’s rude words c1654e1a65 rather than embarrassed?a5df097b33419bea

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But the emotion a3e31255ba he felt now 88786eb2ae was more shame cbe0d5ef87 than anger.c503ece39c85352e

While he was 1bea0b3727 flustered, unsure of 4168fbf0dd how to react, 0b545cebef a high-pitched voice b9ecfc8554 came from behind.fa242d623208d00c

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“Who’s there?”99de459fec0d90ba

It was his girlfriend. Having just finished her 923401b1ec shower, Yoon Mina looked 369de76ab9 at the two of 5668ebb49c them, standing in confrontation, 59d302ff8f with wide eyes.5d4f972252945aad

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She was wearing a 0e717ff7f1 navy T-shirt she usually 7a218424df wore when spending the 50147cf200 night at her boyfriend’s 3177b12957 house. It was Han Jeongun’s, b2daf94f19 and it was obviously 152da15292 someone else’s clothes because 0fb726540c it was too big 02523b6376 for her.006021261d321ef5

Both their gazes turned 4d42c5659e to Yoon Mina simultaneously. As soon as 050075eafa the bathroom door e046ca7e68 opened, the fresh 9892d697d1 scent of body 496de5f35a cleanser filled the 7e60be04b7 entire living room.9cbc34708743efa5

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Han Jeongun felt a small 573ab2e5fb sense of relief inside. At least that 17b47431d7 scent would cover 642fec3bda the smell of af4b7aa3cb semen.8506398e6881692b

Thankfully, Yoon Mina, 1842d30e3c who broke the 7c0bc0f442 awkward situation just 164f8e38e8 by appearing, quickly 9fd032fda0 approached the front f8bd76d115 door.d2aaff45e6a543af

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Taking in Goo Seonho’s handsome 646f9ee24f appearance, she nudged Han Jeongun’s c0086545a6 side with her elbow in 7f8ae4281f admiration. Her eyes, asking who f2dc5c469f he was, sparkled with f479e0cf21 curiosity.9b039e6b8360f359

How should he introduce Goo 76de29498a Seonho?b249f3693e124299

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His father and Han Jeongun’s b6a1a4beb1 mother almost remarried. They even lived a953d4b4c5 together for a 87982af5b9 month to get 3a0f6080fb to know each 65accdf3fc other before the 94e693d82e wedding. Although it was 0b17ab6f2c a short time, 6af3feec27 the two worked c12fc2f926 hard to accept fd132e696c each other as a195cdcb58 brothers.c7ddd1b14621e695

It was a harmonious time. Although it was 6e50510fda a good memory, d9d27bab76 Han Jeongun was d90ebfb5ff reluctant to recall 6f1c5dfb6e it.2d11220f9fc6bcdd

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It wasn’t just 19f5e09320 because they had 3aaf0063b5 a car accident 60acc0a72f before the wedding 14d04113a5 and became deceased. For some reason, it 0658d381c2 was uncomfortable and unsettling, c7e4fee3b2 and he didn’t want 09293a65aa to face the past.4aec5f761bb6caa1

“Hello. I’m Jeongun hyung’s brother, Goo Seonho.”f202062873a60002

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While Han Jeongun hesitated 6e8e8c49af to introduce him, Goo a1b5c6882f Seonho took the initiative. He reached behind him to 74117b16e1 close the open door and, e008b3a367 without permission, stepped inside the 12c796d688 house. He took off his shoes b9bd92655a and stepped in so naturally 6d2680887c that Han Jeongun missed the 6590ed9c6d chance to push him out.0b62c35b7c622e00

“What brother? You’re an only child. Oh? Your last names are different. Are you relatives?”0e3725b4c0455fac

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“No.”92de3e78fcc97d43

Han Jeongun, shaking his head 86d89e5645 at the puzzled Yoon Mina, ccdb19d7a2 rubbed his face as he e6685a0e5a received her blatant gaze.f3f4b43067110b74

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“Why?”0e3b5306888cb51b

“Why is your face so red?”31e013b87e00ff5c

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“Huh? Oh, it’s a bit hot. I’ll go wash up.”e2a0baf654904f41