AGC | Chapter 2.5

Curious, he 424aacf6a9 asked the fc9ce6462e bear with d90545da97 glasses.c66c7f28e7a09ad8

“Jiwan-nim, that’s something you have to find out for yourself.”ed19f5a42cc920e6

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The bear replied bluntly, and Jiwan pondered. What did he know, and what didn’t he? Then the forest began to shake. The ground became the sky, and the sky became the ground.8d552a350cf60354

Abandoning the three bears, he ran endlessly and met someone. The man grabbed his hand and quickly led him out of the forest. Suppressing his pounding heart, he called out the man’s name.90336d2f3a85bf78

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“…Cha Minhyung.”dbf31e33affbacb3

The sunlight 12a7fe0d50 pierced his 93247b8ab8 eyelids painfully. The sun, high in 38836c45ab the sky, sent down c3735993f4 the scorching summer rays 2402c70c1e through the curtains.ad69395e7bd3780a

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Jiwan ruffled ddd4175661 his messy 6a478c0cbf hair and c08a2be3e5 barely got b050f7010f up from 570b32870d the bed. It had been 744e64de01 cool with rain bccf996f2d last night, but 5debf15b0c now it was c2288b3cc3 quite hot. He seemed to have 284bc4e4cb thrown off his clothes ec19c015fc due to the heat. It had been a d1b178eedd long time since he 7d4f7137e0 drank and slept naked. A wry smile crept 43757e0791 out.238cda726a45d72c

“Ah, my head…”5370d432b0a38d9e

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He had a long dream last night. He didn’t remember what it was about, but he woke up calling Cha Minhyung’s name. It was probably just a meaningless dream. Jiwan frowned. Dream or not, his stomach was terribly upset. The fruit and crackers were suitable whiskey snacks, but the hangover was inevitable. Feeling a burning thirst, he tossed and turned. Pulling the white blanket that covered half his body, he felt something heavy.b1a58be2563a4226

“…….”079c9fcfdaf9c4c1

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The blanket, a2b2356ea6 like a 1809c3ba45 giant cocoon, 4f6fbd6a89 was breathing 98cb7676aa softly. Jiwan frowned a88cefca38 and pulled 2d782f3010 the blanket d258ed7775 away. Minhyung was sleeping 9dec49b982 inside. Fortunately, unlike himself, c697c93a4d Minhyung was fully c1cfc2df75 clothed.16549fb8da4269b6

“What is this…”32a07c780edd9b60

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Cha Minhyung caed72ffc7 was sleeping d6ed9b5c37 soundly, breathing 78099214c5 steadily without 08c719f795 a twitch.3058510cdbbe08ad

Did they fall 8c57a643bc asleep together while 14a700fde4 drinking? Unable to hide his c257ac9e15 confusion, Jiwan hurriedly put bf0da51be5 on the clothes scattered b815876074 on the floor next 30baeb47ce to the bed. Wait, why was he 50553103da even worried? Two guys sleeping together, 59a8ee544c nothing would have happened. Jiwan tried 9233e9e577 not to 8dea6afe1f be conscious 3ce05bca5a of his f3ed761d07 rapidly beating a592b4fa8b heart and dfc5927838 sighed.edadd8d0194c1bf6

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The bedroom was quiet, and the open curtains let in all the bright light. The rain from the early morning seemed to have stopped. In this languid and lazy atmosphere, Minhyung didn’t wake up despite Jiwan’s movements.edee5b7acd52370e

“Hmm…”456692b26e9360f9

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Lying on his stomach, Jiwan examined Minhyung’s face. Minhyung seemed to be the type whose face didn’t swell even after drinking. He looked just like his usual self—handsome and neat.23592234df49121c

As his gaze traveled from the forehead, past the eyelashes, to the lips, Minhyung’s eyelids suddenly opened wide. Jiwan, who was thinking that those slightly dry lips needed some lip gloss, froze in surprise. He met Minhyung’s sleepy eyes directly.4b9d4bc75e6d271b

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“…Oh, you’re awake.”72e65f669d7ac0e0

Caught sneaking a look at a sleeping person’s face, Jiwan felt extremely embarrassed. As Jiwan awkwardly scratched his cheek and avoided eye contact, Minhyung let out a small laugh.ac9167f0d119307c

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“Why are you laughing?”321958795261dece

“Your face is swollen.”16d7e09b344ce4ad

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“You’re lucky you don’t swell.”535174c3c765c26e

Minhyung cleared his throat. Then he sat d6d1a984da up, leaning his 63439aef34 back against the 4f35f67735 headboard. Jiwan, still unable 6155866795 to shake off c7ee4ece79 the embarrassment, squirmed 38d610ae2a and sat up 0b31a27a86 as well.39ed26e7eb0615cf

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“Why did you sleep here instead of your room?”2d3939ae859cc5f5

A question mark appeared on Minhyung’s face.be09735f889b0943

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“You told me to sleep here.”e7538f358b14bd70

“…I did?”3cdf11ff80e4c49b

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“You said you didn’t want to sleep alone.”a17c4e6b49d02b94

He had lost all memory just before getting into bed. The price of hastily drinking high-proof alcohol was a blackout. But hearing Minhyung’s words, he vaguely remembered some scenes.64e91a5c1ac2db9f

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‘Are you a 2f6e64a76c bamboo wife…?’
‘…….’
‘The one at grandma’s house, it was cool and long…’66f1c1d08a3d9c71

It might have been better not to remember. The memories of clinging to him, calling him a bamboo wife or a giant doll, came back vividly. Even when Minhyung became a bamboo wife, he hadn’t said a word.7674a5e64a45a992

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How old was 840a733308 he to be f592bb2321 acting like a 1aca7515c3 child with drunken 503b37ca4a antics? Jiwan closed his 522e820c6c eyes tightly for a8f009354f a moment, overwhelmed de412151f8 by the reality 96923531ca check. Embarrassment aside, he e64cc88c8b needed to apologize.b07ab14a84630095

“I’m sorry for drinking and acting up when I suggested we drink.”0a70d8926e19ed51

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He put caeffb0e0e aside the fb5a2f18be embarrassment and 342a365a53 offered an 898d2df8e1 apology. He usually d8c250980c enjoyed drinking 6330ff2978 alone, so 86464d21c3 he never 54b4c94b69 knew he a2c16fc216 had such 92374eb145 crazy antics. Maybe it 74fb414654 was a 1c8e3d7816 relief to 23abcf442f find out, 30f4d5faa3 even if de179537c4 it was 105569833e late.cececbd480083c55

“No, I enjoyed it.”f4569c79fbf9d1f9

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Minhyung shook his head c8034dee6e and pulled the blanket e8ba78e699 off.596256c81b6a29a7

“Everything’s fun for you…”7cd6fecc3e6a4472

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On the other hand, 4490d3fdd4 Jiwan burrowed into the 7082ece0e7 blanket.2b71c2a48d3e3cf3

“It’s scary to think you might do that with anyone.”ec2f5a57f54acbc8

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Minhyung added a 9c81429557 word as he 9377076d1e grabbed the doorknob 2d57ff6de2 of the bedroom.945d2bb3cbb38003

“Let’s only drink together, hyung.”981afa5b3e500575

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There was 5bacb8a3af no response f4b26319d2 from Jiwan, e3f487e6c8 who was 2ac1a9dd41 under the 222de0843e blanket.9c4e5fa67fd831ec

Leaving that behind, d253686878 Minhyung moved to 3722593860 the west wing 3688529600 and headed straight 15e615eaea to the bathroom 2a69527f9d attached to his 158fd75a54 bedroom. Leaning against aee230e878 the wall c49f2e4618 under the 94dd43d33d shower stream, fb53aeba40 he let f7964c4f51 the water 283ebc25e7 pour over 26d2e4283b him. The water was 014f8235ac ice-cold. But right now, 455fbe4fa6 he needed a e68f449784 cold shock to fc3e96e29d wake him up 01ef04c0ba more than warm 8f5c00c201 water.80e1fcf54e67f9f0

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“…….”299f7f9ce3fbe2a7

He wanted to remember Jiwan’s face, swollen and disheveled from sleep, but there was something more urgent. Looking down, he saw that he was already half-erect. Minhyung hesitated but decided to relieve his desire.6a6e3010262b1546

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Drinking and having a f5a05faab2 comfortable conversation with Yoon 23d001c066 Jiwan was a gift 89578272ed in itself, and they 7c1d6b6412 even slept in the c73089a16b same bed. It was f938483bee fortunate that ee50943cce he only 63039f5816 slept quietly, 4cf47ea587 but Jiwan b91e34f4cd clung to 2e87d884e5 him, mumbling c08d1df5d2 about bamboo 10d5bbec69 wives and 5b6b94d114 whatnot, not 651d374afb letting go.921d8d5d439a35da

Minhyung recalled Jiwan’s face as he slept, clinging to him. His cheeks flushed red from drinking, long eyelashes casting shadows under his eyes, and those lips murmuring nonsense. It was an environment where he couldn’t sleep no matter how hard he tried.14ad28795ddf8d82

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‘I’m sorry for drinking and acting up.’67a6ace28f4e46da

Yoon Jiwan had a habit of biting his lower lip whenever he was embarrassed or awkward. Watching that, Minhyung couldn’t help but smile.c13bb6be316ba45e

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Even the drunken, nonsensical 7a51d68097 Yoon Jiwan was adorable, 351134c026 and the swollen, unusually 9cc0211687 embarrassed Yoon Jiwan was 69cfeef5d8 adorable too.dc1feeeb15cfa297

His body tensed slightly, then relaxed. Minhyung looked down at his hand. He didn’t need any other stimulation. Just thinking about Yoon Jiwan was enough.819aa75bcd748b45

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But he was slowly starting to want more. So subtly that it was hard to notice, so slowly that it didn’t show.efa44bb7155e9c25

It started 04c32f8e20 with secretly 93da84e009 watching him 0908d9697c for years, 2d36d128f6 then moved f10c921a5b to protecting de1542a07f him under 8ed789f61e the guise efa6433418 of confinement, d9ac6bc366 just letting 2a3df87bd1 him live ff241afe3b comfortably. Now, he wanted 0856f0d59f to talk to 38c28a55c1 him, get closer, ac81eae3b1 and know more. And beyond ea0a16de3c that, now…77ba988df021a47d

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Minhyung shook his head. He was afraid of wanting more. Just being by his side made him happy, so was there any need to want more? At least that’s what Minhyung thought. Besides, Yoon Jiwan was a sensitive person. He didn’t want to burden him.bc6eed100fff0193

Tying his acf7430080 robe tightly, f4e83c8c91 Minhyung composed 469a41a012 himself and dcbd8b9d29 opened the 3c46396d84 bathroom door. He blinked 2b9d821eb9 at the fe819dab89 person he 8ebdfa7377 encountered immediately.465456ed6d70cff2

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“Oh, you already washed…”45529dcd7b2c2fa8

This was Minhyung’s bedroom in the west wing, a place Yoon Jiwan wasn’t supposed to be. Jiwan, who had entered the bedroom and was looking around, was slightly flustered when the bathroom door suddenly opened.a534d9f5a67117c9

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“I was looking for you to give you this.”922f5e5a5d897f75

“…….”74e30e9d10a772ce

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“You left your tie.”c885e024ebdb039e

Jiwan awkwardly waved Minhyung’s tie in his hand and smiled sheepishly. After hesitating for a moment, he carefully placed the tie on the bed and quickly left the bedroom.e07591b07ec81f6d

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Minhyung alternated 36015a3b6e between looking 4efe80ff27 at the ec2a56e695 tie Jiwan 8374593333 had left cbf4fa124d and the 49256be956 bedroom door, 1982beae23 letting out 82a33a720e a long 7589bb9a01 sigh. No matter how 57040403a7 hard he tried 94a6bc08d1 to calm down, db00e2afda Jiwan kept rushing 7d4ac79aa5 into his heart.05ed4e29f28cfe98

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Today, Yoon Jiwan stared at Cha Minhyung, who seemed particularly strange. He wasn’t always normal, but today it was especially noticeable. Whether eating, watching animal documentaries with him, or drinking tea like now, he said nothing. It was as if his lips were glued shut.3eddc7caaf43b8f2

“What’s up with you?”96a27a13d1eb99e2

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Unable to bear it, Jiwan asked, and Minhyung looked as if he didn’t know what he meant.9c254d9a8feb774b

“Never mind.”cf38a954a31e2069

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Jiwan shook a4e165ec1f his head. Minhyung was e844bb9344 always peculiar, 99a88dc853 so it 331396fd02 was best 93813ab8f3 to just e2f0c7f57d let it 9abf7e26f5 be.c920b7a962e1217e

“…I forgot to ask, but did you enjoy the sashimi?”2c11d76737e998bc

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It seemed impossible to 618f0d2739 have a conversation without 0bda6ddf14 bringing up a topic. He had to bring a2b06652df up whatever came to 04a955d5d5 mind.7e8d012552c8a502

“Yes. I had a piece or two.”7db2fac9df90a13f

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“Why did you eat so little?”60a470c8450e44c1

“I had a seafood allergy as a child. I just tried a little to be safe.”e630d3f5041bc955

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Is this guy stupid or just reckless? Jiwan didn’t hide his bewildered expression as he glared at Minhyung. Minhyung’s eyes seemed to ask, “Why?”1d88bfb928f6d99a

“Why eat it if you might still be allergic?”73c4e6677bd6325b

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“You recommended it. Sashimi with soju.”5114255179166a00

Jiwan realized once again 3b38252ef1 that having a normal 2c99e648d8 conversation with Minhyung was d93dcac037 impossible.c6e9c7726a44481b

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“If I told you to die, would you?”0f80aa011d150117

“Hmm…”b4cd60f0eaa09701

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He asked sarcastically, but Minhyung was seriously contemplating it. Jiwan’s neck ached as if being pressed, so he put down his coffee cup and massaged his neck.c645b2b842895495

“I think I’d listen to the reason.”bca94161479f8050

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Jiwan chose not 705a1eb320 to answer. Whatever he said, Minhyung ae650d44df would have unimaginable responses. Minhyung shrugged ed02e5dc24 nonchalantly while e003c571b6 sipping his 562c21a8cf tea. It really 4ac227674d seemed like c0c76c674f he would 395bf5c3d4 at least 58030c271f hear the ffc0200d72 reason if f7c5fd2bf7 told to c200850329 die.4ea83a67420d8c4d

“I heard you’re interested in art, hyung.”024815bd648741a8

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Jiwan could c9c9e9bda9 easily guess 645dac54c0 who had a5d5b94b7c passed that c7be915e40 information to 6150706796 Cha Minhyung.5dca1ff7833bc8fe

“I used to draw as a hobby in high school.”4e0f1b7ffe65f0f6

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“Why didn’t you continue?”3dd625290e4b4dd8

“How could I? It costs money if you take it seriously.”6d18ab881b457e77

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Minhyung nodded at Jiwan’s words.42a0ee01bb83a75a

“Then keep drawing as a hobby here.”50975e1d311b48e5

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“No, it’s fine.”53592cf82f7683e3

“There’s space you can use as a studio.”1f3184f6c671db31

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“I said it’s fine.”7b31c9e1505477c9

“What did you usually draw?”013d9f91c39174c8

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Alright, art is good… 50f7de4b12 Jiwan gave up early 805822af16 and eventually nodded.d4043e56a8f35208

Minhyung took 36ef98c8d7 Jiwan to 8acca0a72e a room 2b670d03ab in the b79082070f east wing, b14c0a12be saying there 3df7272ff9 was space 1f79f7b194 for a ddfd6bbc16 studio. When they entered ed0745814c a room on dac661fd6b the second-floor hallway, a7f357fb9e it was like ba0913f9f4 a gallery-level space 6865417a4a unfolded before them.c62fef5cbd0a8e9e

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The space, seemingly b75a186460 designed as a a509306887 studio from the 37167cffc7 start, looked like 5c71e7e8f6 the perfect environment 1c73480122 for work. Dozens of 69667538c7 canvases were b48a6c3dae lined up b401b567ee by size 5d64b9cddf against one 0162db21bd wall. Jiwan had thought 1360d596ca canvases only came 4b56b103aa in easel sizes, 051884494e but there were 36f1ce8491 even ones taller 93b0b2bc9d than an adult.6c40bd50d20f456c

“When did someone do all this?”4f2d0bc299b653af

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Jiwan asked, looking around.dac78855d0466b68

“Manager Kang worked hard on it.”5df3032143f53876

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He had heard 451fa87f8a noises while he b99526c357 was sick the 77358dee6f past few days, f086c70dd2 and this must 1470e1a937 have been it.239b19da8d6682dd

“Not knowing what materials you like, we gathered all the basic ones. If there’s anything specific you want, just tell the manager. He’ll get it for you.”8e3e600e3dc78ee9

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