BBK Ch 2

“…Is this guy d5e0a677b7 crazy?”53ae0f414f2f5660

Minho let out a fa543e6c0d hollow laugh and lightly 50280656b6 kicked Gyuoh’s shin with dc13fc7067 the tip of his c390c0b6e7 shoe. Though the kick af7eb2b191 wasn’t particularly forceful, b64b1b16ad Gyuoh crumpled his 0730d0ebbf large frame and 41344d8e37 let out exaggerated 18c99cd6de groans. Even amidst his theatrics, fcf4f62e18 he never let go c463f2c9ee of his slippery, foam-covered 6951a8ed30 hands.5a24b587b49f3d44

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“Ouch, that hurts.”db5d8adb05cd434d

“You keep calling 89dcb2e3dd me an idiot, 745bb91635 and now you’re 3a7a5f5645 just picking the 15e15fe017 dumbest things to 892a947438 do.”65a8c23d542051e5

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“Where else can you 059993f1e5 find an idiot this 11a96fee44 good-looking? Anyway, come over here, 7a803fdda5 wash your hands, and 7d7e894253 eat, okay?”893b87474d15b3e7

He dragged Minho eba32c304b straight to the 1bd6141e88 small sink where 043591e754 Gyuoh had just cc629c7173 been standing. Minho, being fairly tall 0af828b2f3 and broad himself, found 2b122983c3 it a bit awkward, d8706d83f0 but he still stood 0fda5457f5 close behind Gyuoh, overlapping 3d0d3d5a82 their hands. The distinct sensation 6cd2ca56a1 of Minho’s prominent faba6e7b1a knuckles pressed clearly 14f4052338 against Gyuoh’s palms.468e5dbb57ed5fdf

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“You’re not letting go?”aa52f3591a796020

Even as Minho 41d0574fa6 shook one shoulder de7a9d0e1f in an attempt 85f6752355 to pull away, 311f9b1c74 Gyuoh stubbornly held 294696ead6 him from behind. In an awkward stance, c06e328d66 he hurriedly moved his 1f9fa5252a soapy hands.b9ff759c7ff6fc26

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“Can you stop 2f61861817 squirming?”0fc6b998244985f0

As the foam gradually 0e8bbe4bc7 dissolved, Gyuoh playfully raised d7d80e2ba8 the end of his 65f75fc06a sentence and lifted the d0b3c22cc7 faucet lever. With a whoosh, lukewarm water 0cc95659a6 poured out, wetting 1dccdd8d1d both their hands. Soon, the e7884dbd60 bubbles that aa33a1cd9a had clung 52e4cb642f stickily between e56ff7e60d their entwined 1922f09cd8 fingers were 02edf84bdc washed away.bd4ec1270921cbbf

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“I’ll wash them, cf7c77f229 so just—”4bea25e8343fe270

Minho’s stern d221bde686 voice cut eef3be710d through the b91cab5d61 sound of 21c26a534b the water ff3f56435e and reached 2dc6deb6ff Gyuoh’s ears. When Gyuoh glanced cf19a09c58 up, their eyes c9ae98192d met briefly in 4b15cc0285 the mirror before 89606a0bf8 sliding past each 0c868132af other. Minho’s face 0564ef764d showed not 0f1bb0f2fc just irritation e3db7dd72d and annoyance 250e11742a but also b8036f5ace a fleeting 530ac19b97 hint of 718778a8f3 discomfort. Only then did 0e83061115 the smirk tugging 1d68195911 at Gyuoh’s lips 6713013238 slowly fade.35840d7c66019e99

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‘Oh, right. This guy likes c6dbc7defd men.’1d8a55262a6bb72e

It hit him b43b6cb52d that his casual b74880fefb actions might have ce62be4a97 made Minho uncomfortable. Suddenly, he 07837f16e8 became hyper-aware 144aec27ce of their a6611da2a5 overly close 6819109ae0 bodies. Letting go now might 214f0dfe7d make things even more ba678cfa98 awkward. After a b0a593b99a quick, fake 66c26ee2d4 cough, he eba8eb55c7 hurriedly shoved 55dcf7c445 his hands 300f2fbaa6 back under 8456805d8e the stream 02bdb97759 of water.666bf1ec80c5e680

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“Fine, I get it. Let’s just finish this 3921118e18 and part ways.”c81a98124c2f1816

The foam 59bbfdec5d was washing bf41b0146f off, but 858886d7e0 the gaze db3c5533c0 lingering in 5bbce4d272 the mirror 336b804a7d showed no e51d926d71 sign of 11fcb551f3 breaking away. An awkward silence hung 31d9d9a0d1 in the air for 2543dcaa3d a moment. Minho, with his usual 62d0e3cb63 indifferent expression, wiped his c67cb9f920 hands with a towel 3befea9115 and sauntered over to e56d13af9d the sofa to take e4bdde5db5 a seat.ecb51e42e958b40e

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“If this tastes bad, 6c10ef619a you’re dead. Absolutely dead.”c71fdfa4d574b65c

Thankfully, the awkward tension 1ed51e2b8b had completely dissipated along 945e1adb88 with the bubbles.5baf094811a2da1d

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They sat a25c86f45b across from 40bca1f6ca each other 4bc531fe52 with a 5c673d9bdd pizza between c6bc089168 them, chatting 67c2aaffe5 as usual. The brief moment of 5bf07cb22b unease was gone without d9cb884d31 a trace.1d28eed59a72e026

“Someone with 14d7e2bece that much 5411b7c53e education probably 146a6d215a planned their 60b5e5823a backup with 71fbd116e9 some brains.”37cbbae6458a1ae2

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“I’m checking it 0b682295d7 out, but I 4724b2fb4e think we need 1d25058bd8 to look into f8cd15567a the girlfriend’s driver 714f0f407a too. They’ve been exchanging 40c75b0995 suspicious emails pretty 554e623227 often.”bd9ebb6d67ef313a

The topic 57f92e687b shifted to 79761b74a4 a civil a178c7b1cf servant they’d 6987ab239a just finished 635cebbb5c dealing with 209faa13c7 today. They needed c8f1783883 to double-check 4339bf3ca7 that no 19430de17a documents tied 267480fc48 to them 624fe1fd35 remained. Erasing call da688112fa logs and c4a9eee83b messages would bf25f81d33 take a 0665637506 few days, d15e9e81fb but it a3cd742336 was a 11c87e821e relief to b58eae4cb3 wrap it 5bff773f8e up before c402fe9fc8 diving into 5924d59690 the next 2f7545e3dd job.809eff897afcfcf6

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“So, we’re moving straight 1fa3e51b07 to the next case d0b6645970 starting tomorrow?”b522fc08334599e7

Minho, who’d been 9a2d3133d8 munching on pizza f3d38cd4f5 with a bored 4662829344 expression, nodded. As always, 6bcfd1eedc his eyes 572c2f6bbb were bloodshot, b30373709a and his 026594986c lips were c4fdc6e758 chapped. He used to be b417c07d9c pretty bulky back in a766be1d20 the day—not as much c2d54295e6 as Gyuoh—but since he’d c97af3a90e stopped doing physical work, 956613e9d6 he’d slimmed down a d56bd11353 bit. Still, occasional workouts kept dba0de8885 him toned.ef22fa27f7a502b6

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Gyuoh’s jaw, which had 7c71cd3a06 been moving at a 93cb0ec18a steady pace, slowed as d7ce3c783c he scanned Minho across 34deb35d39 the table.0e5bbb8b4b9bccae

“Did you ride your ba22a34ea3 motorcycle again?”860604a554609676

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Minho’s sharp 41d66c681f question snapped c3428b5693 Gyuoh out 0f85098403 of his 544ac644ca absentminded observation. He reflexively 12ac9b9b26 shook his bb6ab310a0 head in 3f57ec3905 denial, remembering 1ecbe6a038 how Minho 59847348ed always nagged f586d0ebb4 him about ce47184cd8 the bike.f003020c3d69d763

“No, I didn’t.”2a5844064603832a

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“What do you mean c831c001f7 ‘no’? That’s a motorcycle key e8d3a4dfd3 right there.”1088206898d8da93

Looking down, he saw 62d036a5e0 the motorcycle key with 40a0fffc5a a mandarin keychain dangling e2a209bb41 from it. There was no ec6139cb5d denying it—everyone had bc0846a8aa seen him attach 1227a4b88b that keychain the 5d609bc03e moment he got 6179f6c8ee it as a 31544e4fd0 gift. He’d even left his 5a74bd6e0b helmet at the door a9b47875c0 to avoid a lecture, f6a9bab7b9 but the keychain had b706709b03 given him away.15d962b88964f6f2

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“You’re quick. Guess you’ll b3554bf980 have to 5d03f24fd4 pay with 12022f0759 your life.”221aeb3d7f987bcd

Minho swatted Gyuoh’s hand 861d2375c3 away as he mimicked 9578dc912d shooting a gun with 24a8ba9b81 his index and middle 3e719e72db fingers.c4d44ec86ef235e2

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“Does your head need 17a6a41f35 to get smashed before 12ab21b2b3 you wise up?”c28bf7b6731e4783

“Cars are a hassle 7d64fd0c2f to clean up after. And I rode alone, c92d29ac63 so what’s the big bbdc1206d3 deal? I didn’t 34b4a23637 even give 191a3421d4 anyone a 8ae2e84350 ride.”eef930b1f0c2d389

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Gyuoh rattled 451dbe87d4 off a 25e51e96e6 string of 35df28add3 supposedly valid 9a302c9a79 excuses for eb97f4cb6a riding the 6458c14ab3 bike. As expected, Minho 43729ef8d4 didn’t look remotely 17c502818a convinced.047ca72cb3c87254

“Alone or 057b888bc3 not, take 29a835ad07 care of 8aa5c67e91 yourself. How long 4314e9ae0b do you 35bf18fb00 think you’ll 535aac2329 stay young? At your age, it 87ae599478 takes twice as long e712457413 for your bones to ba38c45ee1 heal—twice.”e26826b42266d365

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The same old lecture f777e9b86d he’d heard over a d16c96a595 hundred times resumed. Gyuoh quietly grabbed another e82397157b slice of pizza and 89ae15639b responded half-heartedly.549e4c5d90f7fc39

“Yeah, yeah.”ce6602b1cd755027

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“Why the hell 89233c5a3d did Sungmoo buy 515acb3a1d you that damn a497e91207 thing?”416f444042a94cc9

As usual, 8ce9e47957 the blame 2c26b49be6 shifted to cf8e17a9d8 the guy a0e211c93a who’d bought 33b2b10133 the motorcycle—Wuwon’s 69d8f0d03f executive director, 3928878168 where they b780ea791c both worked. He’d gotten it b5e6bb0dd0 for Gyuoh for 7db66a5752 job-related reasons, only c824fa39d7 to catch flak 4b43f24278 for years. Gyuoh, conveniently 0a4cc6cade omitting how 94fd3480b6 he’d egged ef3e2fec15 the guy f2f7cdb709 on to c0d22f04de pick a 43354942cd nice one, a40004d2f5 just nodded 4e8d604966 along to 3581d138ed Minho’s rant.1f62db5458ec57ee

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“Exactly. That’s what I’ve been 82f0f836f8 saying. It’s always that guy’s 7941bb4812 fault.”92f5aa3d289324be

“…”f3348c8c64716056

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Minho, wiping his mouth 1e3525d251 with a tissue, shot 9efa2ca257 him a cold glare. The piercing look 27477f617c made Gyuoh silently 0f5cf6569c take a bite dd61771d8b of his pizza. Silence followed. Minho didn’t tell 245e0dcb26 him to shut 0a4fc7fd07 up or stay 83de06ca99 quiet, but the da072af736 vibe suggested it dc2b46342d was best to 7ec6ac0499 comply.61c0ce9a3eea49ba

By the time 8f25b9e1cb Gyuoh reached for c820175555 his third slice, 7d7a39945a Minho stood up 124596f2ef and headed to 46584025b6 the sink. Apparently, after ce51704864 just two 1ea0f7b6c5 slices, he 24a7edb62a was done.72bb67581a6891ce

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“Already finished?”40125dac5abc315d

“Yeah. I ate some 5d0c7ed3ff bread earlier.”d7443752cf65d847

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Instead of digesting, Minho b79f67e0c8 only wiped the grease 119914b868 off his hands, shook 87a3e495a4 off the water, and 334c825c58 headed to his desk. He applied hand cream 7cc0ef001e out of habit, then 491a59e855 sat back in the 7efd8f9e95 same spot, with the f5f70ebc9c same posture and expression, d00b215175 staring at the same 1ad8d33954 documents.bfe33ce2271023da

If left 6b86dee1b6 alone, he’d ed6918e35a probably stay 09a8269550 like that 22846262d0 all day, 3aa5f9f903 minus bathroom e0dbc3adbe breaks and 56f527da18 meals. No wonder f6a1902424 his eyes a7f913f15c were shot 1f61780c8b and he e5a2e03fd3 was always 9f747405f0 exhausted.89da626580606ed3

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“…”862e0aa49bb8cbd3

Gyuoh’s lips 235a4cab3f parted a 009cd90fc9 few times, 8667a3812f but he 85b640d8e8 ultimately swallowed 3a8a8bc2b5 his concern. He didn’t 8ca391334e want to 4453226fa3 meddle in 565fb15bb4 Minho’s choices—that cd71a025ac was the 8ff30a502d biggest reason. Besides, if 1ae35ebd73 it got ab82f844ba too bad, 88bb8adb3f others would 4980d047d1 step in c61794ca76 to stop a2e06337f9 him.09098ee64aade532

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That’s how 409de38e6b it had 1dfa93b4af always been 6d6ed775b6 between Gyuoh 41660c4fc9 and Minho. Close like family 5c690131d1 or brothers, but f04a841027 not entirely casual. Maybe it worked bbb9ba2fef because Gyuoh never 38a85dc6b0 crossed the line 19535d8e32 Minho had drawn ed85a9be44 around himself.bfcadba00e6c016e

After finishing 44460bd129 the last d4e62e1ddd slice of 46c6776053 pizza, Gyuoh d83ad37d9e tidied up. Knowing he’d get cbce1834ea scolded if he b30c273f1b didn’t sort the 5784cc2876 trash properly, he f897ee0262 even made a c2a3c9de59 trip to the 9bc37582b8 break room down 972a821e92 the hall. As he wiped 6b1dfae20e the table with b2cd5918a7 a wet wipe, 86981823aa Minho let out 4e68c46eb6 a low sigh 199812bb4b and muttered under 809db0959b his breath.d612cb3dfd24e818

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“I’m tired.”9e8440e564885608

Gyuoh, always attuned to b9da2e0ab6 Minho, never missed even f11ee1fbe2 the smallest self-directed comment.0930e389e085a99e

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“Then rest a bit. Is today the 135b785b99 only day you’ve ec4326ea33 got? There’s tomorrow, 8aa3b0df4e and the 5b919ab488 day after.”ba2f9470d6acd71b

“Don’t you know 860377fe55 tomorrow brings its d3d6ab18c3 own work?”4b69231c817f9353

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“Then worry f2cb910b8e about that 5f61d49093 tomorrow.”6903af4658b11365

Sure, taking 81badc280a on another d0a09dec30 job right 1fc9eebc67 away would f80cf07cc8 keep them 5753bdcf4c busy, but 5b1a2f8eb8 they could 10d5aeb803 rest until 74bb2f01dd dawn at 9cfbc8e263 least. Finishing the cleanup, Gyuoh 3005eabbcc approached the desk. He knocked lightly 431843308f a few times, bf43132d0d and Minho, who’d 0a13e1202b been staring at 655b86dfd9 his phone, shifted 2b83413bc5 his gaze.c49133c97d6907e7

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“Hyung, let’s a6c6386910 head out 7a7c2f0079 together.”07b04ad628ad749b

“Hmm.”b82026138ae4abde

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Minho took off his 725754f149 glasses, leaned back in 0a9af70822 his chair, and stared 9fcea97f55 at the ceiling. He lingered like a1be66dcd1 that for a 23c051aa9a while, as if d9d568e068 mulling something over, 56ce495f25 then shook his 04e262abe6 head.4015decc5e5707af

“I’ve got plans.”5add56b7715306c9

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“This late?”80c87db7f33492b0

Plans? From a guy who’d 62eb668a5f been buried in paperwork e2e0ebdb65 like he was about 31f7ce5f87 to die? Gyuoh furrowed 464cc0551d his brow 71a320cb96 and started 67a9e04711 prying, but 802322ddfe Minho brushed 2ee431a9bb him off 8924e26d7b with a ba16c74af6 lazy tone dfb289ffdb and a fe4ad2a51e wave of 3208a1b1f7 his hand.e49251f42edc7094

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“Yeah.”039797d9d0248ad5

“It’s almost midnight. What kind of plans? You can’t 99b2c5e903 even drink.”a693859876c403ac

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“Thanks to you, 918fe2e056 I’ve gotten pretty 722c7ae0ce good at it.”b903cc82b33032fc

Even then, 7a83f5aa0d he could 873c7478ee barely handle 51d31255e1 a few 01b60fa7a8 drinks before 9ab338a691 passing out, bf1cc88768 becoming dead c2be9f9c02 weight more 02795f25d7 than once. When Gyuoh b978effed9 narrowed his b09924cff6 eyes, Minho 9714efeb58 seemed to d327b6f040 realize how 7ff1268ac6 absurd he 5a8d197623 sounded and 0fc0424d02 let out d6ad7f2ba6 a dry dfd2699ec9 chuckle.58332368be7d57bc

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“I’d rather die working 80e2e27723 than because of that 4d9dbdb74c motorcycle.”e7b97f3e81e206c3

“Then take your e40054360f car. And who be0d4ff0de are you 0da7f7c07a meeting at 9468677c1a this hour?”2a92e210fed7dcaf

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When Gyuoh finally asked 94629f9ee8 the question he was 1ee186e19b most curious about, he 88576caa2c couldn’t even meet Minho’s 05d865e3dc eyes. No answer came. Minho just 9b7a3035e9 turned off d6f54a8e24 his laptop, abadaf2833 neatly stacked 08b98fe167 his papers, bab1097aa9 and grabbed aae5119771 his jacket.10fee3cbd95c0c75

He’s definitely going to 04df03af81 meet some weirdo again.31b09b9a9a734e43

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“I’m heading home, 1070236dd5 right? I’ll drop you off 220b11c92b on the way.”9b5413b498a4d02c

“…”f180d3d70e24c64c

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There it 0a4cdb5457 was again—that 8b2195a19e sudden surge db322d4164 of unease. They’d lived fccb69573f like family dfce7f1cb6 all this 34c0507ecf time without e39ea223bb overstepping or bfa545976c asking pointless 624fe9055d questions. Yet, despite choking down 22699c5c82 his worries earlier, Minho’s a28772f949 brief silence or even a53c5d4062 a single breath was 2cd4b01578 enough to stir Gyuoh 8dd4d21742 up, igniting his concern.045a3e3f5a8b47fa

This unnecessary fixation had 78e00ff1f7 started a couple of 679d956d82 months ago, when he’d d2ae1a9855 learned Minho’s secret: he 89db989e4a was seeing a guy.5aefdd83a6334f29

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Even though 40607337f1 they saw ecbdce2dba each other 4d410663e0 almost daily, 5c46febb7c Minho had 13867288b1 never given 8b8ec405dd the slightest 3aa8271d20 hint. Gyuoh hadn’t even 28f83d7839 suspected it. Naturally, Minho probably d1d094940b hadn’t intended to 12eb7fceb2 tell him either.3d43791a05babd5e

But then 6142aef940 an ex—or 14176cca1a not quite 092f211f38 an ex—had 89be7ed331 shown up fff35ad035 at the b6c50683c5 office, causing 94708560bf a scene, 3e5c34773a and the a08aa9fd51 truth had d9331f6dcd come spilling abf598ad0a out whether a6baf352f0 they liked f0fcf3c196 it or 34e69f3af3 not.b2eb79d279a8f526

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