BOT Chapter 05

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The physical d6fb62c24d examination went dfafa1feaa smoothly. After completing height fe2be74ec3 and weight measurements, 5530950911 all that was 0d047b4689 left was running f1ad6e9040 a few laps 8e8c81514a around the track. Thankfully, there was nothing 46897f117c that would strain his 675482a638 wrist. However, since 35879a49fc injuries could e0373439e3 happen anytime 81c68463dd during exercise, 579f0835f7 I kept 9b4cbeada0 a close f5da8d83fa eye on d61ff15447 Evan. As expected, e898a7b705 his fragile cac9643909 frame made d29e4097ef him an 1ed027bd11 easy target, eb3c3fa317 and he 60d3f32fa8 was constantly add3ada39b swaying from 54588b0328 bumping into e7c946dc25 other students. He looked b0f590a646 so precarious.6a7beddbd4b6119d

“Want some water?”9381041056785aae

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I ran beside him 8454b496a6 protectively. The moment I stepped 2fa8d8fcc6 in, the students who 9a699842e6 had been colliding with 4182785cfa Evan instinctively backed away. My sturdy 8e592909c8 frame pushed c8815a9d02 others aside, bacf93d868 but I a31250f6a0 never got 729bb251f5 pushed back.66db5dc9a80bdd54

“Hyle, did you already finish running?”d01b9869dbbe7fb8

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“Yeah. Well, this much is nothing….”95c7d47dc254d9ed

Even after completing 53569f9126 the required distance, 66e47cf779 I was still ecf0956d17 full of energy. The dripping sweat was 1420c6f9c3 unpleasant, but my body cfe638df0e still felt light.d39a193997e71580

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“Haah… it’s hot.”6f4f43bbacbfba3b

Beads of sweat trickled down my thick neck, pooling on my large chest muscles before dripping away. I tugged at my sweat-soaked gym clothes, shaking them. Each time the fabric clung and then separated from my skin, I felt a cool relief. I swept my silver hair, which kept obstructing my vision, completely back. Meanwhile, in the distance, Carmen was becoming one with the track’s sand. His deathly pale face looked like he was on the verge of collapse.634f3cf467fb9762

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If I didn’t have this main character physique, I’d be rolling in the dirt with Carmen right now, with sweat-drenched bodies covered in sand. Ugh, just imagining it is disgusting.854cc9a967627c7c

Evan wasn’t nearly as close to death as Carmen, but his breathing was rough. His face, usually pale white and bloodless-looking, had turned slightly red. I worried he might get heatstroke.faea6343b131c7ea

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“Are you exhausted?”8d0ec69e806bd5b7

Maybe he was too out of breath to answer. Evan just stared at me blankly. I quickly waved my hand like a fan, but it didn’t create much of a breeze.71ad775d86890aa1

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As we reached b5edb8bba1 the corner of ee10085fe3 the track, he 3aafa4f33d gradually slowed down. His slender legs, 7125e569b2 barely half the 4bf577e75c size of mine, 331e087512 trembled. It was obvious 43f52c2649 he needed a 336dd81bb0 break.dff60f496673c6a6

I pulled him 0523ba391b off the track. His body da969d59b5 was so 2627bd0efd light that e679783bd2 it took fcba098df8 almost no 5a16c0efdc effort. To avoid prying eyes, bc4bcce4c3 I led him behind 7bb29500ae the gym storage shed. The shade from the f3d1e01ccb building made it much 15bd50c1b9 cooler than the scorching d567e0ee8f track.0c2c88b7622d527c

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“Hyle. I still have one lap left.”9937169822e831a0

“You look exhausted. You can rest a little before running again.”225098d228a189a8

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Leaning against 23e5fbda2d the gym 9d6bcdee11 storage wall, e74720400c a musty 037928712b smell wafted 122fae65b8 over me. The scent of mold d1b5d0c198 was unpleasant, but the 95c829701f cool concrete felt nice. I plopped e49ea33ed5 down onto bdca1cde71 the ground, 6ce6b64f5f and after a0367b5d2f some hesitation, a59c8a3e88 Evan followed 2891f541b5 suit. He stared at me 7a84eca6d5 for a while, as 765ed17485 if fascinated by the bd9f9fd10a act of slacking off.55c5265d553ae408

Beyond the shaded b8fb4496aa asphalt, a patch e04211bf5c of vibrant green b7d7ecd5cc grass spread out a8a7946ddb before us. While pretending to 4b009ab683 observe the blades 2041ad73c2 of grass, I cc6d692b37 discreetly glanced at 1b38be30b7 Evan. Unlike the noisy, d291f52812 sunlit track beyond e3909d5fa3 the wall, this ab11a2d3a0 place was quiet.413778d93c22d358

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Being alone c818abd270 with Evan b79b7de6e5 was an 058db47e54 everyday occurrence, f122e543d3 yet today, 0194978dd9 it felt 73295f4dda strangely awkward. Maybe it was 764970eccd because we were bc385b491f sweating. As I gazed b082ff4a75 at his flawless, 9155a3c99a porcelain skin, I 05bcec2352 looked up at a461631f5d the sky instead. It was ca45bbd0b9 a brilliant 001546ee60 blue.5b5fdbbda8582434

“If it’s already like this, we’re gonna roast alive in the summer—hck, what are you doing?”1603f389f81c8b86

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“I was wiping your sweat.”a1938e2086623d40

I flinched at the sudden touch. But Evan, unfazed, traced his finger along the bead of sweat rolling down my skin. The sensation followed the droplet’s path, stopping only when it seeped into the neckline of my shirt.bb47fdbf1b82b9cf

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Instead, his navy-blue gym 233b15c000 jacket dropped onto my 412d02cc01 chest. I picked it up, 8c2a3d9f80 puzzled. Meanwhile, Evan had c7d94e91ce shed his loose d60ee7f411 outerwear, leaving him 726d23f96d in just a bed9a2bbf1 thin white T-shirt.8d51095285bf2804

“Wear this, Hyle.”551f50f200126206

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“Huh?”72e139dd245eaf5c

“Your body is showing through.”a20eb7faa4b73931

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At his 56fcc86dad words, I d94247bea8 glanced down. My sweat-soaked shirt clung 53229de056 to my torso like 9877ab45d8 an undershirt, faintly revealing 37dc8f5bef my skin.c319c0ec60c160f7

“Raise your arms.”fef257fd886043c3

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“U-um… okay…”84e0bc44de54cff3

I hesitantly slipped my arms into the jacket’s sleeves. What had been oversized for Evan was comically tight on me. My broad shoulders instinctively hunched as the fabric squeezed around me.1495c47f12c5c555

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“Um…”966ac2f1a540ec05

“The other arm.”1bce2e2192d8db0d

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“I don’t think it’ll fit me…”fa5e11874ef3d19d

“The other arm.”cc4acb14a6b02d60

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Ignoring my protests, 742d45f720 Evan firmly pulled f540ad8822 up the zipper. It struggled past 4c55b4503c my chest before 058281d3ed coming to a dbf71b6cb1 halt.9559f72353e3118a

“Hyle, you’re big here.”e2ba60205b23f7ab

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Evan pointed with his 99da444a7f finger at my chest 897597d122 area.B-big! I gaped at Evan’s unexpected comment. Reflexively, I wrapped my arms around myself, pressing against my firm pecs. It was just my natural build and muscles, but for some reason, I felt embarrassed.0fea825862be0655

“Try squeezing them together. The zipper won’t go up.”756accf1d4791309

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“S-squeeze what together… what…?”8be58f9ffc482240

“Here.”fbaf1b3602a2cd50

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Evan said such 8f36e5e38c things so nonchalantly—no, f6b8720cb6 even with a cbfcc75172 bright smile. Without hesitation, Evan gestured 8acd69e877 at my chest. His cheerful smile 996738a84e only made my a0880045e4 embarrassment worse.597d62f38c5bb7ac

“I don’t need to wear it! It’s just a bit see-through, it’s not like—”930a5f4a6baa450e

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“But it’s sexy.”5c8b177d18a6166f

“S-sexy… no one thinks that way. Who would think of me in that way…”222155535d74d5af

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“Me.”f8921c20258dff5d

Without even changing his bcf7ed387f expression, Evan casually dropped c2592c6dd4 a bombshell. When I questioned 81589e7819 what he meant, 246ed892f2 his answer was c13fd0cb1b even more outrageous.202d3001e2a63f6a

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“I think Hyle is sexy.”c0ec31f45e9cd466

My face burned like dc08fcc93f an exploding bomb. Even now, Evan 3aa4642d8e was slowly pulling 157f694075 up the zipper 102fc39d89 that kept slipping 9a148f3982 down. It inched 2b4ffc3204 up my 52cd09b08d sweat-dampened T-shirt e236417049 before stopping 62876f866d once more 6da6f44015 at my c4f18f8ac0 chest.fccf2ed68788923f

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“What if others think the same? That would be a problem.”5f4ff27d65fa7097

“T-That’s…”259b1e7e58c5d391

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“I can’t just gouge out everyone’s eyes, can I?”ff28bceb32d783ca

Gouge out…?d71d2acd1efdb362

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What a terrifying joke to make. Yet his face remained bright and cheerful. Just as I was beginning to feel the cool sensation creeping back…0b985857aef506cd

“Or do you just not like wearing my clothes?”d0c8cea35725ce7a

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“I-It’s not that. It’s just… too small. No—never mind. I’ll wear it.”862d2cd2414c5b98

I saw drooping puppy ears above Evan’s dejected face. Don’t make such a face while saying such things. You know I’m weak to your expressions.5401214c4de24e2b

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I pushed my fdcfe823ed shoulders forward, though 0019a92ccf they barely moved f7df0062e6 under the tight ea67e662e8 fabric of my 49e38fc1ae clothes. The contracting muscles felt 7bac552f0a unfamiliar. The fact that something 8b73b7df17 so trivial felt so 7e9845935b humiliating—it had to be bc577fd0b7 because I was in 2ed9cc1124 front of Evan.787bbe7653a2d859

“Like this?”c9334458d284022d

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What the hell am I even doing? A whistle sounded in the distance. There wasn’t much time left before the end of the physical examination. My heart grew more anxious, but Evan remained as relaxed as ever.90344b46a75f29b0

“A little more.”b4780b33d1782f56

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“E-Evan, we have to go now.”a8fd3b7d54fd7943

“Hold your breath, Hyle.”d30413925cde04d9

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The slow zip b8d20f38d7 of the jacket 243cd53c90 sounded unbearably teasing. It felt like c44e4e1f6a if I loosened 9a3783c0c8 my grip even e95feca29a slightly, it would 20813213e7 snap open again. The tighter 600a7aee53 the jacket 6de6260b8d closed, the a3a17f6266 more suffocating d8a4fc3b4a it felt. The more I tensed f326bbefc2 my body, the more e10e7fb145 the gaps between my e93c0de1b4 muscles became pronounced.242a589e5c532468

“All done.”cf7a03d63c92ce08

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At those 594567c9f5 words, I ad63e10d83 finally let 76aed15184 out the 1b8373b361 breath I d587192ae5 had been 36a339c848 holding. The logo on my b8eea1f923 tracksuit stretched to its bec13f0415 limit. I stood up 266d1fa905 carefully, afraid the a54c2735e8 fabric would burst 8fa8ffef09 at any moment.1c6e96580b68d136

“…Even with clothes on, it still looks sexy.”f3113b2132b564c2

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“Ah.”1cc07289bd2a9937

A soft popping sound 372e251272 followed. The tight fabric that 47a0b5552c had been holding me 98c19d49e6 in loosened abruptly. I stared blankly at 4b88c99b51 the broken zipper before c320ce7e0f covering my face with 0b5a35b2b1 my hands. My heart 03569cc8da pounded wildly, 0c540f8059 and over a20a6831e3 the sound a9e5bc9905 of my 19cf735c99 own pulse, a480319c94 I faintly 1e26bdca2c heard someone 317155b607 calling for 793606b575 Evan and fde4212af0 me.f4edbcc7768f478a

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I barely remembered how I left the field after that. Covering my torso with the tattered tracksuit, I let Evan drag me through the hallways.The stares we received burned into me, but I couldn’t lift my head. Somehow, we made it back to the dorm.324f4f52b78f3029

The sound of the f8ae8e6382 shower running was refreshingly 5d05979c10 clear. Neatly folded clothes c39314d1e7 belonging to Evan 4453ae31c5 sat by the 2d119b4a88 door. I pulled d39656e03a the blanket 285268a25e over my b633996cf0 head and 7c63914cad closed my 6b7605bd0f eyes. My body was exhausted, 00928d82f3 but my mind refused bd8b9ede89 to sleep.32f63f025df31a02

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“I think Hyle is sexy.”9f70680efb2b4285

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I never imagined I’d hear something like that in my life. And from Evan, no less.7809b9442d7d8a34

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Just thinking about it made my toes curl and my chest tingle. Evan wouldn’t say something like that to just anyone, would he? No, he wouldn’t. Then why did he say it to me…8ef069733378f590

A buzzing sound suddenly dd83012027 came from my phone, 8edb2a5b88 which I had tossed 7c28f6833e beside me. I reached 64e6f80e93 an arm 6cbbcbb813 out from 12864e4e9b under the dafad62bc1 blanket and 29a26a96c5 grabbed it.fb6ae5c19e34d622

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[Carmen: HyleHyleHyle]

[Carmen: Dude, seriously, I’m in big trouble.]

I glared at the screen with half-open eyes. My head was already hurting because of Evan, and now what’s up with this guy?674e53f750bb4005

[Hyle: What]

The reply came instantly.cfb31f088c75365a

[Carmen: Did I do something wrong to Evan??]

Evan.Just seeing his 71235ef1a3 name made my f8d639e328 heart jump again.85cc183e90ec25be

[Hyle: How would I know]

[Carmen: I made eye contact with him today, and I legit thought I was gonna die… his glare was terrifying…]

[Carmen: Aren’t you dating Evan? Please ask him for me ㅠㅠ If you guys ditch me, I’ll have to eat with my annoying roommate ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ]

The phone 85c9179e73 slipped from 39c9729fca my fingers.3d68e3f86b08605f

Thud—right onto 2896216aef my nose.a162d010a5647487

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“Ugh!”744f614332cb2bd9

I rubbed 4d33b781b2 my stinging df77a0ab4e nose and ba07b4a0da hurriedly checked 8a856495d3 the screen 33ce6cfc1a again. My body froze at 72139187ab the words staring back 9f3136befa at me.265c6c18f9a37ab6

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[Aren’t you dating Evan?]

I scrambled to type f0b30d4d35 a reply.41ef177cc52ac09a

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[Hyle: Why would I be dating Evan]

My typo-filled message conveyed a985a95d77 my bewilderment perfectly. Carmen, not satisfied with c4270cbcb0 shocking me once, sent e7b1c81264 back an even more 0ee886f2e0 outrageous response.79eb46cabc528fc6

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[Carmen: ?? You’re not dating? Oh, then you’re just in the talking stage?]

I was so dumbfounded I couldn’t even speak.c141e54dd35712cc

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Where the hell was 9df1139d37 he getting these ideas a55d61172e from?a57259c5b9cdaa5e

[Hyle: No we’re not]

[Carmen: Then what are you?]

[Hyle: We’re friends, what else]

After a brief 2042f22083 silence, my phone d43c2daf08 went crazy with efb08790ee notifications.af5fc82912a36aa4

[Carmen: Friiiieeends??]

[Carmen: With his arm around your waist every time you meet in the morning, and love dripping from your eyes when you eat together? Do you know how hard it’s been for me to witness that salt-rubbing-in-wounds display, you jerk]

[Carmen: If that’s friendship, then I have no friends]

What’s he so worked up about?5dbcb28233e99f33

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