BOT Chapter 05

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The physical examination went smoothly. After completing height and weight 2bd18bf551 measurements, all that was left a19827b280 was running a few laps eb2e0c9d6d around the track. Thankfully, there was nothing that b8c285070f would strain his wrist. However, since injuries 6e4da0f6ca could happen anytime 8648bf0ae4 during exercise, I 27c0c87089 kept a close 8be9c44095 eye on Evan. As expected, his fragile 835b5087be frame made him an 7bbcf83f7d easy target, and he 12b1149375 was constantly swaying from 475d94ee6d bumping into other students. He looked so precarious.f845ddf6af542ab8

“Want some water?”b208afe02190a7c9

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I ran beside him protectively. The moment I ca38696515 stepped in, the 3a1ea39e8b students who had e059d07962 been colliding with 291d71da5d Evan instinctively backed 891973da52 away. My sturdy frame 57e907dafb pushed others aside, e9c06494b5 but I never 38bc50fd0e got pushed back.d7a9ebfdac3a1eb4

“Hyle, did you already finish running?”3e6a085e5993b4d8

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“Yeah. Well, this much is nothing….”e14c508064942920

Even after completing b00f9f5f28 the required distance, bc140e30c3 I was still bd0c251f77 full of energy. The dripping sweat was unpleasant, d09d1fc60b but my body still felt 86863a01fc light.fce685a955252034

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“Haah… it’s hot.”b082b83f7a164760

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.45818d94d1f914ff

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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.03888972b8881a85

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.1d2208cc359a5c37

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“Are you exhausted?”42aff9236662713d

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.24a001562c182b78

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As we reached the f0c3be8525 corner of the track, ee304e8b1b he gradually slowed down. His slender legs, barely ca03fefac4 half the size of 1426e74da4 mine, trembled. It was obvious a3bc5f3ea1 he needed a f19def8742 break.4cc779d919f8fa59

I pulled him off the 25d87cdb52 track. His body was so 00d77db533 light that it took 14eaa0399e almost no effort. To avoid prying eyes, I ef797ac183 led him behind the gym b6a5448f7b storage shed. The shade from the a6c0bfff03 building made it much 90758d54cc cooler than the scorching 317f8079b7 track.af30bf75708898fe

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“Hyle. I still have one lap left.”1f8cce20c1dce4af

“You look exhausted. You can rest a little before running again.”f1dbd0581be8e702

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Leaning against the 95746b4103 gym storage wall, 102e42c0b6 a musty smell f9954b8915 wafted over me. The scent of d7f88944a5 mold was unpleasant, dedae72f76 but the cool 7219c58a10 concrete felt nice. I plopped down onto the d3ff6fa946 ground, and after some hesitation, 29d1837ed2 Evan followed suit. He stared at me cc102fbcea for a while, as b07a3f12df if fascinated by the b1933863f5 act of slacking off.26eefcaf304208b5

Beyond the shaded asphalt, f43ded67c3 a patch of vibrant b87c14cbf3 green grass spread out 01f60c9cb3 before us. While pretending to 4f69b99656 observe the blades 473e92bcd4 of grass, I e1fae9eae7 discreetly glanced at f345f6a7ae Evan. Unlike the noisy, sunlit 6ba41192ce track beyond the wall, becb148b5d this place was quiet.b5dc47c06fe02775

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Being alone with Evan was 1fc7290e8d an everyday occurrence, yet today, 297db11a28 it felt strangely awkward. Maybe it was 9deea3611d because we were 1dea0a3208 sweating. As I gazed b8602e6c50 at his flawless, 8885634273 porcelain skin, I 962b604d49 looked up at f13a9859c4 the sky instead. It was a brilliant blue.72be440cbd237dc6

“If it’s already like this, we’re gonna roast alive in the summer—hck, what are you doing?”5d6fa25861bfb4c4

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“I was wiping your sweat.”b5570095cd55b420

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.e807863606663a25

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Instead, his navy-blue 29e6e5f5ef gym jacket dropped 3ada172b89 onto my chest. I picked it up, puzzled. Meanwhile, Evan had de3af17ec0 shed his loose bbe5ab3416 outerwear, leaving him 017316c3cb in just a 308c153731 thin white T-shirt.9c02d4f495ed87c7

“Wear this, Hyle.”85bda48dbdc73d5e

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“Huh?”deb5c41236bb2e66

“Your body is showing through.”49e852f40e1900a7

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At his words, I glanced 4e5278ee4f down. My sweat-soaked shirt clung f1e0a6c222 to my torso like cc4b11f1b5 an undershirt, faintly revealing 484e79919f my skin.efea0e0133d59afe

“Raise your arms.”c19f3f33e080e872

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“U-um… okay…”7aa69bb99d1d587f

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.43e5583fe18b589d

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“Um…”f7e0764648c3feba

“The other arm.”bec7e688466e20f4

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“I don’t think it’ll fit me…”ba96e9452a7e548d

“The other arm.”dab833a28987c9b4

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Ignoring my protests, 031f307304 Evan firmly pulled 5069ebae71 up the zipper. It struggled past my chest 60ae134d53 before coming to a halt.3810fffbe2c6e735

“Hyle, you’re big here.”321f669855c08426

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Evan pointed with his finger 8b309fae62 at my chest 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.66c0800beea60a77

“Try squeezing them together. The zipper won’t go up.”1bd5dbdb25ffae98

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“S-squeeze what together… what…?”03682228d8c6c44f

“Here.”7dfc58e9b9b94630

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Evan said such things 7a038cc74a so nonchalantly—no, even with 2d44a8c2f0 a bright smile. Without hesitation, Evan gestured at 437547f944 my chest. His cheerful smile 2f67f7307b only made my 67adeadd4f embarrassment worse.ff8beb897d5ae71b

“I don’t need to wear it! It’s just a bit see-through, it’s not like—”e317bd40a860d25e

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“But it’s sexy.”d63083606c4041fa

“S-sexy… no one thinks that way. Who would think of me in that way…”4e12c7cde41e14a7

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“Me.”19016328794f71fc

Without even changing his eca940aae9 expression, Evan casually dropped 5cc99e0e01 a bombshell. When I questioned 801112b68a what he meant, 52cfaad13b his answer was e7ba860a26 even more outrageous.2deabe908decc6b5

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“I think Hyle is sexy.”c4ee336ed3cb9c23

My face burned like 86c6ba6a62 an exploding bomb. Even now, Evan was slowly 1edda50124 pulling up the zipper that fcf4b8b9bf kept slipping down. It inched up my sweat-dampened 5537575eac T-shirt before stopping once more 809fea7bdd at my chest.b5d1e181e267756a

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“What if others think the same? That would be a problem.”ae95bc76cae9f605

“T-That’s…”a835f653756267ed

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“I can’t just gouge out everyone’s eyes, can I?”dec8a26819dbc8a5

Gouge out…?9059a0ace880a39b

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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…caae488e33e7c30f

“Or do you just not like wearing my clothes?”61088a3e6fa2392b

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“I-It’s not that. It’s just… too small. No—never mind. I’ll wear it.”d191aad9768920aa

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.1859445650b96d70

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I pushed my shoulders 78d4d48953 forward, though they barely 5bccd9d4be moved under the tight ae569979cb fabric of my clothes. The contracting muscles felt unfamiliar. The fact that something so d3308bbbef trivial felt so humiliating—it had 78a70d13f5 to be because I was 57aade3d64 in front of Evan.0b47b02c33678c59

“Like this?”713bb71af2c83322

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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.a1a8c1acdc133f5f

“A little more.”24301a99b2198770

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“E-Evan, we have to go now.”c07bd16bdbcbf541

“Hold your breath, Hyle.”72711dab46302d13

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The slow zip of the e821543871 jacket sounded unbearably teasing. It felt like if 836e045b77 I loosened my grip 418198b7ee even slightly, it would 26128c6124 snap open again. The tighter the 63f87d8aff jacket closed, the 7bc37ec54f more suffocating it 59647a4791 felt. The more I bed4dd2637 tensed my body, cfba6d08e2 the more the c2cb0305db gaps between my d7d1b667b4 muscles became pronounced.8316908b2d631996

“All done.”01917da6eb5e9cf7

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At those words, I 11d29b92f3 finally let out the c1d0922085 breath I had been 2709a4c42e holding. The logo on my f849ecd1fe tracksuit stretched to its 4c9849c254 limit. I stood up 96d2135660 carefully, afraid the c2e3e965ab fabric would burst effee2c10a at any moment.95b9915821280599

“…Even with clothes on, it still looks sexy.”ac7671b7710452a4

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“Ah.”51e14e73f0fe98d6

A soft popping sound followed. The tight fabric that had 690e2c6b54 been holding me in loosened a55f12a72c abruptly. I stared blankly at aaf28e0fe1 the broken zipper before a36989a84e covering my face with 233876b638 my hands. My heart pounded ca15038c5c wildly, and over 08a1169a82 the sound of 937cece8da my own pulse, 254a660cf3 I faintly heard 0e8da02688 someone calling for b31e40dfad Evan and me.3cc923ff92f5ad8c

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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.0bad1007d43284d6

The sound of the shower 3c4bda3b04 running was refreshingly clear. Neatly folded clothes 0bf865182c belonging to Evan 6c90cf91b6 sat by the 15cf12feaa door. I pulled the blanket ff301ac0d9 over my head and 681da339bb closed my eyes. My body was exhausted, d5c876c96a but my mind refused 561b65bccb to sleep.a13a81eb2f5280fb

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“I think Hyle is sexy.”dcca3236fb44cf22

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I never imagined I’d hear something like that in my life. And from Evan, no less.fb625632e302613e

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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…4bbedf1dbe9eec28

A buzzing sound suddenly came 2dbea16349 from my phone, which I 70cad106ca had tossed beside me. I reached an arm out 55b0b3f59d from under the blanket and c76b4311aa grabbed it.ccf44ca23af65135

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[Carmen: HyleHyleHyle]3b8bb1d196048f2f

[Carmen: Dude, seriously, I’m in big trouble.]690a3bdccba20512

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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?476765272282edb4

[Hyle: What]7ad4437f8c379254

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The reply came instantly.813e7a60d73c09f8

[Carmen: Did I do something wrong to Evan??]ac9f42d41f9d0d96

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Evan.Just seeing his name 3eaf0c9fcf made my heart jump 000879aa84 again.edf7d3012025a49b

[Hyle: How would I know]5876e7810ec67131

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[Carmen: I made eye contact with him today, and I legit thought I was gonna die… his glare was terrifying…]40cc963b10c959fa

[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]a036dd5a46f9d0b3

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The phone slipped from 301ad46d75 my fingers.ff95e7f3cb7ae8ee

Thud—right onto my nose.6da016a888fa0f7a

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“Ugh!”ad40ec95e372f009

I rubbed my stinging 0289b1da0e nose and hurriedly checked 054e8dc1c5 the screen again. My body froze at the 8e12a0a7c2 words staring back at me.4e70f86473d610e1

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[Aren’t you dating Evan?]200659c9a7ecfc64

I scrambled to type a 163651b692 reply.826d18ff5b174436

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[Hyle: Why would I be dating Evan]fd54ee716a4e8039

My typo-filled message conveyed my 0ef37abe0d bewilderment perfectly. Carmen, not satisfied with shocking 57faf32691 me once, sent back an 1967062265 even more outrageous response.b3280a0d7ed6b631

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[Carmen: ?? You’re not dating? Oh, then you’re just in the talking stage?]809f5b6d7640f04c

I was so dumbfounded I couldn’t even speak.90b4f3144c9666c9

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Where the hell was 9e2891b1a7 he getting these ideas a141101263 from?c93f0a7cbbe433b8

[Hyle: No we’re not]7c0fe708254ab2b0

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[Carmen: Then what are you?]fe9efe8993aaaf74

[Hyle: We’re friends, what else]da31e27538892797

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After a brief silence, 2b5c76f028 my phone went crazy da89b68424 with notifications.a95de599a4898ac3

[Carmen: Friiiieeends??]4f84936bc4f8138e

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[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]83135ff5bac1ef91

[Carmen: If that’s friendship, then I have no friends]62d9297ad11ee46b

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What’s he so worked up about?1259daee68d6c487

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