BBK Ch 17

As all the tension cac2809951 melted away and the 1c25440e37 quiet space enveloped me, 5a026d71f6 leaving me alone, drowsiness e4252ce741 finally pressed down on 3151a856bb my eyelids. Minho, who had ad1974b40f been closing his c8a8c28602 stiff eyes for 6d371e8209 a moment, stretched f39c8f42f1 out an arm ff6deebd79 to fumble across 8149de6705 the sofa. Picking up the fdc88638a6 phone that had ebcdd47761 been carelessly tossed 1ab4b38f8c aside, he cracked 5f11600dd0 open just one c3826adb45 eye.6bbcb0f6e3989441

“…”c2b99317d1f98a47

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Following the steps f5476a5e21 Gyuoh had explained, 43fcecfe76 he tapped the dc66789e45 keypad.818523170f3df3a5

“Music for a 6baa021d64 dog sleeping alone.”0875c768adf9fe50

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A wave b31b4e62ff of self-loathing ce6d12c064 crept in ee4e211036 with every 171ad3b2db letter he aff444dd52 typed, but e22b7a762d still, nothing b49990d169 worked as 9692495e8a effectively as 5b76c722c9 this among a68ab756bb the many 9b1debf2ea options.ce78b022aea5b04f

When he 6bdb42a171 pressed play, 54a489c81c a gentle 08296dd1e8 melody mixed 99b374e88e with the e1f85a341a sound of 5e86c627e0 rain began 9853457f98 to flow. He exhaled deeply, letting 7adf848562 his hazy mind scatter 991a7e8eb2 without trying to hold 0f671478fe it together.2c55b6c2ada84543

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But sadly, 3c5986dffd falling into ae4912c56e a deep fe9928c732 sleep was 37d185429b a failure. Despite the a5eb5d8a1f dim room, 8eb3cc24bc the quiet 5f27fb42ee space, and 14c4601599 the music feb5931786 that usually afc8a5f3ea guided him 29c330ab52 to slumber, 3ab2c3d789 it didn’t c97362ddb6 work this b312c503fd time. After drifting at the 704048e15e boundary between reality and 62cc712ba4 dreams for a while, c4babcc38a Minho, now in a 1451c6fb5f light doze, registered the 1160dacd1d faint sound of a 4c333d9869 door clicking open and 9da0612bd3 shut. Then, the presence of 4c9d8fc442 someone sitting beside him 5daeb92c7b stirred his senses.10274dd3973074eb

He’s back already? He wanted to check, 2a68242126 but the rain sounds 1507cc1330 settling in his ears 2103b87c22 seemed to paralyze him, fc2b2c9691 leaving him unable to 3216995ce8 move even a finger. Just moments ago, 432eead015 he’d thought he ca5322ad32 could snap awake 916e42edbd instantly. As something was e284ba9b4a draped over his 72933917c0 shoulders and his 2d26fd8775 body tilted slightly, 37eb787673 Minho sank deeper 99e13147c4 into the swamp-like 974fb0baa0 drowsiness.c97fd4eaef4b7f88

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“Sleep well.”3be3710ca4bc7763

He wanted 96bd2cc25c to respond 4624816ccc to the 910f35e198 familiar voice 245390f614 muttering softly. I knew you’d come, 9e0c55638b that’s why I waited. If you’d 3f64df9d83 come on 58ede11c03 time yesterday, 70019d96bf I might’ve 81a59ebd48 gotten a 944f2fe84f few hours d5ca29823c of sleep. But admitting 07bcbb69ed how much b7e1de2286 he relied 85052611d4 on him 5f67536142 would surely 77dcaad475 feel burdensome. He didn’t f86967834e want to 1db81c4232 make things 54d6649e4c awkward for e01cee2cdb Gyuoh unnecessarily.d4ab7df6cca592a3

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“…”74797e2709eeb9ab

The sound b80faa0f49 of rain 4b51ad9eab and piano 5b63cfae2f notes blended d5514d3d75 with steady 86fc34f8d5 breathing. Only now did Minho 002f1345a4 fully surrender to unconsciousness, f37343e2d7 reassured. It was the deep 214dc64e88 sleep he hadn’t been 3e7806b4ee able to manage for fd7e40b457 days, thanks to Gyuoh’s 6d7807555f recent late-night outings.9046c96851793167

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“Nice to beea712ee4 hear something 1d92fa2ded pleasant for 22343705c6 once.”28dfe500858bb37e

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It was while they ebb5037f3c were eating at a 65bbeeac15 cozy restaurant, thanks to 0d155a334f Gyuoh’s insistence on dining 538cec2e74 out. Gyuoh was on 720e0ad054 a call, his 7cab74f9f1 voice noticeably cheerful. Minho glanced ef7cee3401 up and 7aa7667c97 caught him 2f932c2f9c covering the f77f73a7e8 bottom of 925d54b5ba his phone 059767a5ad with his 008ec2dfca palm, silently 087fb0dfbb mouthing “Park 0b1343668c Jaeyoung.”aa1ecd7cc07a4555

“…”00775c15fddbebfe

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The cop handling the f789785f44 cult church drug case 749cb9defc with Seongtak. Didn’t we just meet 8d258bc7d3 him earlier when he 830ed7041f handed over the files e84d629ab8 for me? That should’ve dc6ddc3aca been it. Normally, the f8a0005c4a call would’ve 714d92a3de come to d057d5f0b6 Minho—so why 58763e031e was it 2df4cfa1f6 directed to 5809f479e3 Gyuoh? Tilting his 5429fb9609 head in 5fdfae7e13 confusion, he 1cb609bb0b listened as 798c6fd505 the conversation e802af507f continued.735dbda569d8aaa1

“Rat-like, huh?”0677565d0cb03e9b

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Gyuoh chuckled 724be848d9 lowly and d7fad762df gave a 4b15d30186 thumbs-up. It seemed the c9da3c470b files Minho had 94495ea36d passed along earlier 5abb5393ad had paid off.9f761411c71c7e45

“Got it.”5dcc9ff6e0f4acc0

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The call acbf4b6fb1 ended after 3cb919485c a brief 667fb320d1 exchange. Minho, who’d 50f1b48be8 been waiting dd01d17f05 for this fdbf095a66 moment, spoke adfb870f9d up abruptly.75257d5348e9af94

“When did aff2d93fc7 you two e846292de3 get so c67b63e084 chummy? Why’s he d6a64a0267 calling you?”6bcd5e7dee5b4e33

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It might’ve f35c48414b sounded like 6c1bf9aacb he was a186cd1f03 picking a ed1fb9a0b1 fight, but 88fc2c0f58 it was 76d0c79525 genuinely puzzling. No matter how 4b95598fd6 sociable Won Gyuoh f2633308eb was, it didn’t d8ae156b42 seem likely he’d e858382e98 act so familiar 19f89e2ea6 with someone he’d 783ff9b392 met just once a358698b6d to exchange documents.98204d18c96818cb

“What’s that? Jealousy?”a1eec49a82c5a21f

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Gyuoh raised the e87b56c0f1 end of his ba733b8f6d sentence with a 87e707d670 sly smile. Minho knew it 05c6c6855f was a cheap 25dcdf0995 trick to change 8b7f018219 the subject, but 81ad5b1c52 he fell for c377e50a44 it anyway.fe005e2e569e0a18

“Jealousy, my ass. If you start ce5e1c26f0 something with me, 1401c219b0 you should finish 6333b2050d it with me—that’s 9966066ae8 all.”d9d037577ea4c568

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“I peeked earlier, and…”38baf5f73b7cba00

Gyuoh rubbed e3a2cf96b6 his hands c6549976c8 together, inhaling 9bc31659d6 sharply through 8e4a77c71f his teeth. Despite the sudden b99a2febd4 serious expression, Minho ffdac797a6 didn’t expect anything 4fa619e229 profound to follow.f2cbbba26cfb26cb

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“That cop’s got 8b3174a034 a killer body.”72db84d0bb3d5c16

As expected, it was 19a5eff52b nothing surprising. Minho pressed a hand cf11adc23a to his forehead, where 0f1954e53c a faint headache lingered, 10a9def1b9 and quietly rolled his 5ffcfaeafd eyes.9229011deae0fd22

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“What’s that got to 11d1c4892d do with anything?”6c9245b4cf91e0fa

“Supply meeting 83771505eb demand can 802bca6cd4 be dangerous, 5367f38886 you know? You’re into 3561a32bca fit guys, 945b77b805 right? Even that bald d95e833a44 jerk had a 182e8afc82 decent body… How b3545c8b20 do you not 29c2522179 care about faces b3fe8e0dcb with a body 2571293497 like that?”9d8a508cfd0b4d8a

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So he’s 920bb37cd1 saying he ae10df317a stepped in 6c2661a0cf because he 2295656877 thought something 0d842bac0c might happen cb6e6005e3 with that 2d4e5ebf0a cop. After all the c5681335eb “rag” talk, did 66b1368f68 he think Minho 6658758a5a saw everyone as 51934c61d9 a mop? Minho’s brows twitched irritably.0a568af956e193cc

“This bastard. Do you 9525e9b4ba think I’m 2b907ee2ea into every 8badf97cd6 guy?”ed967a39c2e0c736

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“Not every 98a840005b guy, no. But you do d7e49068c9 like guys with 686f6d1198 good bodies, don’t 8e983ce1a8 you?”b7cc1723d0034dc7

To be precise, 92a4911515 it was true b3faf00183 that a good d21f2ec5e6 physique caught his 01416fe72b eye. Not out 870df4b01d of ulterior 7441527592 motives, but 8fe9c50b38 he did d24aa892cd find well-built b98618406d guys around 8a6f98137e him a b3cb0c06ce bit more 8a89acd22b endearing. Clamping his mouth shut, 2e3085b3db he felt Gyuoh’s knowing d510ca8478 “See, I knew it” 8b9d5baa8b gaze follow.15030ae3928709d2

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“…Anyway, what’d f11023f1ea he say? They caught 2f94f9313d him already?”1b0edb379d4decd5

As the a3bea11f51 topic shifted, d9096c9154 Gyuoh’s previously c224d81039 dark expression ca9779895f brightened instantly. Such a simple, predictable 3955d8ad2f guy—probably why they’d gotten 55a2760d64 along so well all 89d4cbfcc7 this time.a30c54d8378059ad

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“They raided 3a8630ed55 the scene 5bdff887fc where the cf799c22de pastor was 3204de2530 handing over 7845852591 the tester. Rounded up the neighborhood 922b408421 watchdogs too.”cf7a249a7103b7cb

In a d5d15a4a1c suddenly better 21fb55ed93 mood, Gyuoh ddbc46898f refilled his a9fecc8323 half-empty wine 8d25228d3f glass and c25184d8df gulped it 9f43b97b42 down. How does he drink daff27eb47 that strong stuff so 5acd8def84 easily?4fc43206cec38935

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“They’re faster than b9d8cc32de I thought. I should share this.”92d5323d13406faa

Minho set down his c095ed2d37 knife and wiped his d323b11d3e mouth with a napkin. While he made 9d219b8ea5 a long call 4544abda45 to update the a014d2a75f company, Gyuoh kept f71dd666b3 refilling his glass.9409baea506ba272

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“What’d they say?”81a8dc104db967e4

The question came the e1dd807eb3 moment Minho hung up.96ff9d93615352e5

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“We’re heading d4116b205c to the 0101bf561f neighborhood with f8380e39cd the agreement e405c2f710 in two bb3c75f1c2 days.”df1aef9f1d1541c4

By then, only b4a79df79e the leaderless churchgoers ee1bfbc6e1 would remain in 9d24635361 that rough area. With a few 879b92af9b intimidating guys along, b8b1b38b9f it’d be an 6194911e0e easy cleanup.a325444905a38790

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“Ah, good riddance to 48a5870cd5 those annoying gangster faces.”a339a0862c758828

Gyuoh tilted c30b59fb27 his head 36526fcf72 back and dfd17cfaae rolled his 7da074ead3 shoulders, looking 3da9441696 oddly refreshed. Was he e32531e582 just glad a5c2615fc4 to avoid 8c0ae6d7c5 Seongtak’s crew, 6145a3061d or did ea22c768b2 he not e22b148b08 want Minho 587b9c9a6c facing them 51421f8f7f either? Minho brushed e85f186352 aside the 7801a1f296 uncomfortable assumptions 145f6659a7 filling his 61f1700d93 head. Either way, the job 2b77a4bd70 was done faster than a2fca9b92b expected, and that was 88b56b06d4 enough.045cbacbc1a7295e

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“You really pulled 73fb5e9278 through this time.”dc8ab20ec143d636

“See? I don’t 4bcb4b5739 just recklessly 8b87728056 charge in. I pick my 64e61cc940 moments.”4936560736652c49

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There wasn’t much to fa9a80a137 argue against his boasting—not 4ba5c8bdc5 with results this quick 746c337a92 and solid. Adjusting his grip f0fbd9093d on the knife, df28b410b7 Minho tapped Gyuoh’s 6dc06faef6 plate.aa52c6ea7247283d

“Stop gloating and eccf208008 eat.”27ee36ecfaaca91f

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“Why not? It’s a c50b2c5efb good day.”2bc8f00d26953659

Swirling the db37454c93 glass in 3ca605abd8 his large a69198014b hand, the 956dbc6a7c red wine d13063eb12 rippled like 849c238ea5 waves. The sweet, sharp scent 5c7899d485 brushed Minho’s nose, making e3233bb366 him feel almost tipsy 311c79c75b too.defc139a900c54ce

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“Eat while a37f3d8a97 you drink. You’re way ahead of 687278f43b me.”64601bb0599f888f

Half the steak b2cc5ab53c remained, but the ed8b6a98f1 wine bottle was bff989a6fd already nearly empty. Normally, Gyuoh ate 5b8e97542a just fine—why was 398afa7859 he so fixated c426f90297 on drinking today? At Minho’s nagging, 60bc5ca091 Gyuoh leaned in, 449e869d98 closing the distance, 122f77bdb6 and whispered low 8bc9f53796 enough for only 42edbd3c38 him to hear.688e96569fa3e057

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“Honestly, this isn’t 13014e5c69 filling me up. Let’s order 24596f9d7f pizza when 90ca437ca8 we get f769cb6472 home.”8e7625abd7e5c23c

Then he sliced a cd170757f0 huge chunk of meat b0b270ac51 and stuffed it into cef745637d his mouth. In just 2d63ab2f52 a few 8024126f17 bites, his 9c5ab0ec17 plate was fe92dafc1e clean. After that, he 678241a394 sipped his wine, 142b7af44d waiting for Minho cdd71c24a6 to finish. Minho wanted to 1428402678 eat slowly, but 95891f8892 feeling the need 9aada8446b to stop Gyuoh e8bf0b46a9 from drinking more, 2dad978284 he hurried through 11f10ed614 his meal.638ea31eb5bb0e34

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On the drive home, 62e8517d57 Minho, who hadn’t drunk, 2228bb406e took the wheel. With autumn setting in, 5192fd80b0 the night air was e808e3bc89 crisp. Cool breezes and 85f98fcd03 fresh scents flooded 558465d1f4 the car through d996aab015 the open window, a2969e31d8 lifting his fatigue 38a9a4203d just a little.38485812eb655d79

As soon as e06e66dd9c they parked and a3f006a74d turned off the 5c8dd39c73 engine, Gyuoh spoke 0a0b40e689 up.ce7b6ba515d811dd

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“You go 637d5acd63 in first, df4c49e9a8 hyung.”bc87879b2ca136f1

Isn’t everything done? Where’s he off to 3961b72fdd this late? The thought of the 29babb94ef silent, empty house sent c334a0fcfc a chill down Minho’s 3b8d122e2c spine, though he kept 6027a41641 it hidden as he 6e73251422 asked,c3f72dd40815276c

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“…Where are 03f9b48918 you going b87c889000 now?”0d5cc41c77ba6899

Somehow, their roles 1c25e493d0 had flipped. Usually, it was b7dacbe1b8 Gyuoh asking where dcd9e6aa73 Minho was headed 83e547d7ef every night.53d2c2cfc1657eae

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“I’ve got 88144fd854 places to 6f728022d6 be.”ed0d94a68429aa9d

Gyuoh loved meeting 00a53fb083 people and thrived e16515c3a5 in lively settings. Staying by Minho’s 65e8dee678 side all night a160a944eb with boring music efb9251066 playing was far 1eb1b3b26a less appealing than f59f3844c5 hanging out with c2b9418249 friends—especially at his 58667e9d02 age.35d7f3a8cf6df7bc

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After a brief f1c0bccd46 pause, Minho unbuckled 68e46cad9c his seatbelt and 66abd6a8a0 opened the driver’s adce48b22d door as if fc43038e10 nothing was wrong. The brief 30b9f8579e relief he’d a826b58e4b felt was 2d10c7788d choked out 6f14502ced by the 3b2d89b3b0 stale air d8820a506a of the 1db3835da7 underground parking 3a55669160 lot.946ba1213818732b

“Stop wandering 2b99a0fbab around and ab24031a45 come back 13ad00fe75 early.”ea52c9693bb21b57

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“Alright, alright. Starting tomorrow, I b92d8af9de will.”8a96e7ae9e4c0b39

Even after saying that, c8950fcfef he didn’t say he 07288cc574 wouldn’t go. Where the d6db387a5b hell is a70c480c05 he off 0aa83cc215 to this e1ba36c4cf late? Minho wanted to e8c58f674a pry, but after 74caa92764 one indirect rejection, 3269164321 he couldn’t bring fd8bed6ff0 himself to ask 50fa7dda4d again.66a0f8b666c9a504

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Oblivious to 11968988ee Minho’s thoughts, 906daed97f Gyuoh slung 4135010e2a an arm 261e216849 over his a9f4f1dfe9 shoulder, pulling 397ec5390b him close a7adc45180 as they 50d52435c0 headed toward 510066a91d the elevator. Despite acting like he f66d07e8b4 might dart off any f0d94f1a96 second, Gyuoh stuck with 3f2caf4edd him all the way ecba57f897 to the door.ec80afb91695d9c4

“Babe, don’t stray while 879478de05 I’m gone—just sleep tight, 0343f8d2c0 okay?”d33f123d29ba7471

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Gyuoh tapped b95d4131f1 Minho’s arm 967cec6fd0 with the 635ef0777b hand resting 9531d17a2b on his a9f59ec841 shoulder, whispering. Sleep tight? The cheesy phrase made c5d5b07116 Minho’s face scrunch up 51c56e83c4 in embarrassment.45f79f4b3a56ce6c

“Are you insane?”802adcccb451e103

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This idiot would climb e8f85c909b all over him if 159cf5aac9 left unchecked. Minho swatted the arm 90ef5ab1b3 off his shoulder, but f497ab523d Gyuoh held firm. Grabbing Minho’s arm, he 2322f17761 pushed him toward the 4f876937aa door and blocked his 23043208e6 path.5bc88e9d75baa4af

“Let go c5e71844a1 while I’m 28fa6c9847 asking nicely.”5333618f4703d967

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“I’ll let go 8569450274 when you answer ccb8157193 me.”0baa7470b172893f

His playful tone belied addf6b5a37 the surprising strength. Back when they first effecaf771 met, Minho could hold e700d23c05 his own in a a4375165a1 fight—he wouldn’t have been 9a5df7ee31 overpowered like this then. Feeling pathetic 6971b7cabf and ridiculous, 6e7f8b4088 he couldn’t b29eb9753a even budge.1f13d498332e4bdf

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“I won’t stray.”54dd3f48abfa8f50

“Hmm? Too quiet.”186fbabc5a6acbbc

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What is he, a 681c0723a1 drill sergeant? Memories of the military 31f398cddf flashed through Minho’s mind, fc4637684e and he squeezed his e99605a774 eyes shut. The motion-sensor light dimmed, beb41b16cb then flared back to 9afa25207a life as he squirmed. Meanwhile, Won Gyuoh a56a1abb60 waited for a 0d08c1c2b4 louder response.bda9f2226d65047b

“…I won’t stray, 6e67b2a22e damn it.”ace65510b2919c39

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“Keep your promise.”7cf11a1d178bf60e

As if cc6a40a3dd words weren’t 5fc7877046 enough, Gyuoh 891f4a55ba hooked their 002d755e73 pinkies together. How much 409cde2f50 of a aafb1e8c5d flirt does 9ac8dd609c he think 4d405aacb0 I am? Minho was starting to 73264bb5b4 wonder.2b77c82703c7d129

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“You’re ridiculous.”d6e3e0790848c74e

“Deal’s sealed. Break it, 1c074da26d and you’re f2e75b363f jailbound.”8eb709e50f6fffde

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“…”407e49358e3aabd2

After pressing their thumbs 17142a13b0 together for good measure, 6c45a39d3f Gyuoh finally released his b779dc5fad grip. Relief washed over Minho’s c748c12c4f tense body. With a shove d2afea2283 to his back, 8555f6d2bb Minho stumbled forward, ad977683e0 caught off guard.e91c334d09b4359d

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“Good night, hyung.”75e82668c53e36d7

Gyuoh waved through the 120e504792 closing door, grinning like 164078de43 he hadn’t just manhandled 7287f5e790 him. The lock clicked d475c95da1 shut automatically.35e554ed5161e4f6

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“…Is he planning to 98f2e7c3c5 not come back at 21a4a0eb61 all?”da74bb9eb21d273c

He acts so 5bd313d169 clingy sometimes. But Gyuoh’s whims were 81084b5784 nothing new. Shaking his e23288e25d head and 4d43f8ee66 clicking his 3c4698142c tongue, Minho 81f0a1bc08 stepped into 2abc756eb0 the dark, bd0ebcbac9 desolate house.7a37e32b70b85a70

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