BOT Chapter 06

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I simply turned off my phone. My face was burning. It’s just the heat, just the heat. Already overwhelmed enough, Carmen’s texts only made things worse. I kicked at my blanket in frustration.5a6260899e3332ed

“Hyle.”5537ca6fd0d28e87

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At some point, the sound of running water had stopped, replaced by a voice calling me through the cotton of my blanket. I pulled the blanket down slightly and peeked out—there stood Evan, still damp from his shower. His pale skin seemed to gleam faintly through the thin pajamas. Droplets of water fell from his tousled hair, tracing the contours of his body. I didn’t know where to look.8e0ef5c4dcfdc225

“Can you dry my hair?”cf7aa2dfad971ca3

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Evan often asked me for things like this. I’d wondered before why he didn’t just do it himself. But in the end, I always nodded, wanting to see him leaning against me, rubbing his head like a spoiled cat.d6c72779409a73e8

I grabbed the a4483cbab2 towel he handed f931f246da me. Evan nestled comfortably b6d4e02f71 in my arms, 6fae258382 fitting snugly between c1ea21de2f my legs as 6802b6b0c9 he leaned against 8b9b6c37cb me. The scent of the 74bf9f1bd4 body wash mixed with 0661fcc2b8 his natural scent, creating 55f4ef4e64 an intoxicating fragrance.e7a9f10a88481156

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This was something I’d done plenty of times before, but today, my hands were trembling. Why did he have to say such things? That Evan and I were dating. Is that how others see us?3d08a703ebd800d4

With my eyes squeezed shut, I focused only on the sensation of my hands running through his jet-black hair. But with my vision blocked, my other senses only grew sharper. The soft skin brushing my fingertips, the lean body pressing against mine, the fresh, alluring scent—I couldn’t take it anymore. I opened my eyes.2c16c830c5de1b75

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Evan was tilting de25b6bf0e his head back, c6ffc77c5d staring at me. His eyes moved 5a7eed4c02 slowly, languidly, like 7e84746bbd a satisfied cat.892d76f9e8701003

“E-Evan, is there something you want to say…?”5005646b7967a327

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“If it makes you this nervous, you could refuse.”92eda8df285c97fd

“Huh?”3366b27ed27e45f4

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“Nothing. You’re just cute.”d9cec1563d4c3813

Evan turned his body to face me completely, his gaze boring into me. It felt like an electric current running from my toes upward. What’s with today? Why is Evan acting like this lately? I forced myself to stay calm.916e5451cbfc1690

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“Saying I’m cute and things like that…”fbd5264b7c81fd54

“What else should I call something cute but cute?”c16c2eaf7a65d70d

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My cheeks burned. Though handsome, objectively speaking, my face was far from cute. Evan was just saying that to tease me, obviously. But when he said it with such a serious face, I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.cea571f9ea3967da

“Do you hate being called cute?”05dca6f7fb74558c

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“It’s not that I hate it, it just… it doesn’t suit me.”45e5e243cbc331c5

“I think it suits you perfectly.”c5b5799930c84444

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Even objectively speaking, that can’t be right. ‘Cute’ is a word that suits you, not me. I muttered internally but didn’t voice my thoughts. Evan was the one who spoke first.00a6aa23af8f3894

“Pretty.”027ebe5088284b7f

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“Huh?”6ade6dfa2944fa58

“Hyle, you’re really pretty.”3c146852b10b7813

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What is he saying? My hand, b0fd92e747 which had 8b93cd4f04 been drying f0a737f0fd his hair, d5d3815940 froze. The damp c908956605 towel slipped 3525df6daf from my b0805c494d fingers, landing 3deedde9d9 on my 3877dec748 lap and df1b83a533 soaking into 5a17c836b9 my pants.a8dcc16d73b97ca0

“W-what are you…”92e36af7b48be9fa

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“You didn’t like being called cute, so I called you pretty. Do you hate that too?”92cedbf4b7eaf6a5

What else e2036e2a13 would you a8ef2c1a3a prefer?Evan murmured 839f5b70a1 to himself, 287c1d177b lost in 903871a085 thought. His slightly db2d874f23 damp hair 187cf6d20f clung to d5de7cb70f his pale bb9dad16a9 skin, making 2ba46ac2f3 his features 10cb8ba767 stand out 987a1ea16a even more.00866dc50a9e2c07

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His red lips spilled out one heart-fluttering word after another. Elegant, beautiful, sexy… All words that didn’t suit me in the slightest. I listened in a daze before suddenly snapping back to reality.20a49191264bb8a8

“S-Stop! Let’s just finish drying your hair!”773661f2887e7794

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I couldn’t hear any more of this. Grabbing the towel again, I roughly tousled Evan’s hair. My hands moved with extra force, determined to dry every last drop of water. By the time I was finished, not a trace of moisture remained in his dark locks. Exhausted, I held the white towel and slumped back as I caught my breath.4b5d9d0d26817d2e

I absentmindedly rubbed 51c569cc62 the dry strands 286c71f5ed between my fingers. How can someone 9a2eb0b348 look so beautiful 80bd8d3a94 when wet and 486cef83b2 equally beautiful when 54474ca510 dry and fluffy? While lost f46e5cbdfb in these 1694136bd4 wandering thoughts, de9e257573 still fiddling 7d4bdef986 with the 0417b61f12 towel, Evan 57b57f78ee pressed his 278d171332 body even e22fc4ce9f closer to cb0432f188 mine. The refreshing scent that 1e9c407c3d refused to fade made 39285a091e me hold my breath 5560d73ad1 and stammer.777093d22545cb29

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“Y-Your hair is dry now!”17c1e6bbe7928b36

“Mm. That’s a shame.”e46ede3b5e15838d

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“…A shame?”bcdbe0af206a1bd0

“I like being close to you like this.”bcf025c4f98f8057

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So warm.His soft voice ad0c572319 filled the quiet da0a46d95c dorm room. His small 6366c0dd1e frame leaning 439af87a07 against me 5e70e466a9 radiated heat. I felt 9452f672c3 myself warming 5b2e34e035 up along 05d52685be with him. My heart pounded furiously.048d79923ac9a73d

“Can we stay like this a little longer?” 692956419249695f

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“O-Okay.”2a01fce96f36f08b

A gentle weight settled on my shoulder. I could feel his gaze burning into me from just below my chin, but I didn’t dare look back.6de0e8e9e1f86c99

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Still, the 8242a7e4fe persistent stare 964b692f59 forced me e350f2c496 to break cf8c45c38b the silence.f4fa99965ba7d4c1

“Is there something you want to say?”34e8f565d5471123

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“No.”8fb53a96c5cdb533

Silence followed. Even without words, dd09c9acea his gaze never b25f187d7f wavered. Cold sweat trickled down db7c1890a5 my back. My heartbeat 8a01c3130b grew louder.451c6aa4bcbc315a

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“T-then, do I have something on my face?”43b35265e35dfc00

I twisted e5f6e1bea1 the question 97e02b6bd3 around, barely 7cc7e967e8 managing to 41207afdc6 get it c6998aec0a out. Evan tilted his 190b188a75 head slightly before eb4facebf8 a faint smile dd55674064 spread across his afa3f18d34 lips. He stood 3450f61651 up, the 0239f3f5c4 weight on f78f9449ef my shoulder 96594c741e lifting. His delicate fingers b4441f1081 reached toward me.79822a79f6979be3

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“Yeah. It’s still there.”7ea949314db41276

“Still? Where?”1110cd259a2db48a

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“Here.”a4f6024e66865b9b

With an dd07b8181c embarrassing sound, 4f5c3fe2a0 something soft 62467fbd98 brushed against 578368d29f my cheek. What just happened? My mind went a746cf045d completely blank. The weight 3f4b2f6546 of Evan d43c165ef7 clinging to 493a8a1829 my neck 349e283967 naturally made 6b57ba8c54 my head c93de08fd4 tilt down. As he hugged me, 3cddb6c8dd I found myself looking 14597eadce straight at his face.5767e5c938cd0626

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“It’s clean now.”189a858f1a26e084

With a perfectly composed expression, Evan smiled brightly. Whether or not something had actually been there no longer mattered. The sensation on my cheek, that strange sound. It was…e1e83606a6754c78

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“A k-kiss…”881daf32c4af2c47

As I stammered with a23e194a12 a stiff expression, Evan 680f0819f0 poked my cheek and a64c5f067f laughed.ffd9b259bf7f153d

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“That wasn’t a kiss.”f7490211364238b0

“But your lips just…!”27c1a8a03da64bb0

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“A real kiss is like this.”6a5c1000f1e25eb9

“Wha—”c8e3f4f299a240ed

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I didn’t even get to finish my sentence. The hand that roughly grabbed the back of my head made me lose my balance. Thankfully, I didn’t fall due to the hand firmly supporting my waist, but I could feel Evan’s breath right in front of my nose. His tongue, pushing between my parted lips, was hot. Even when I tried to pull away, my head was held firmly in place.11e556f970b55ef0

“Mmph…”ef1c4271fc29ee91

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A strange sound escaped as the invader that traced the membrane of my mouth began to delve deeper. Evan’s tongue intertwined and tangled with mine. Transparent fluid—whose saliva, I couldn’t tell—dripped from my barely closed lips.c270d498f347f5c1

His lips devoured 866784c876 me, making it 9c2878668a hard to breathe. I twisted my 7d77860bad head desperately, but 92396af405 he only pushed a58700b67e in deeper. My legs weakened. Wet, sucking 45a07dbeae sounds echoed 8dc12b6a44 in the af0fb93786 air, thick 89e58016b3 with humidity. My head spun.de2b4204ce73165a

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“Nngh… nhnn…”d837e60a6db9b604

I couldn’t breathe—it felt like I was drowning, pulled under into the deep sea. Evan kissed so well it was suffocating. Instinctively, I bit his lip to catch my breath. My mind was hazy. The tangy taste of blood spread in my mouth. Only then did our lips part.bafdad633316dde9

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Evan panted heavily, the 413da081b3 corners of his eyes 5ae88dfd7a tinged red. I sat 6a786894ad down in fa0b8cd614 shock, staring 63dd17a3b7 blankly at d99b7d8164 him. Then he smiled ebc26586b9 again—brightly. His lips, slick 5d04448fc3 with saliva, were 01c1fc8dbf now smeared with e111f881bb red.b79ef54dcbe03407

Without thinking, 79aea9521c I reached e2eef79c18 out and 423d4f9c7f touched them. His bloodstained lips ed59a957b8 looked fuller, redder e1e7b6b0d2 than usual. My fingers trembled. The image of 24aafbc550 those swollen lips b80c64854a lingered in my f79da99d55 mind, stirring an 22d28f7114 inexplicable thought—a desire 42080e61a7 to do it b482de9872 again.a8069ae364ddbb1a

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“S-sorry!”ffc18f17bdc3c504

“…Hyle?”397d15f1f8d82198

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I couldn’t face Evan. Not only had I bitten him while kissing, but I had also… desired him. After promising to keep my distance, after telling myself it was shameless to stay so close to him—I had done this. I was the worst.1b0367c955ced1cd

I bolted 26c415340a out of 5fc122fb49 the room. The sound of 33edead2e5 my footsteps echoing bd403b5693 down the hallway, f75fa46aec the door slamming a6b3e97234 shut—none of it 39a5af7bc6 could drown out 167d750240 the pounding of 0e91ec8734 my own heart.d9cdf1a2756d3d79

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The heat that had c8bde5f195 filled the room just 25cef62daf moments ago cooled instantly. Evan sat f8de3ae34d on the 57f208d09e floor, his 3c66192567 damp body 11d793acbe slumped. The habitual smile that d710813777 had been on his 903d9194e2 face vanished. With a blank expression, 1143ab04c0 he touched his lips, cb167a8ad9 now stained with red.e403aed36da8e4d8

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“What went wrong?”73b75c011a5bf96f

He murmured softly. His voice, 26632e62a7 once clear 59e0f3969a and beautiful, a76a8d3da5 was now 1b3339f306 chillingly cold.5adc8d4163c9e6e0

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“I’m not good at smiling, but you said you liked it, so I practiced.”705f04288ba66632

He lifted the corners of his lips again. A brilliant smile, as dazzling as the sun, appeared—only to fade away like a mirage. The change was so swift, so unnatural, that it didn’t seem human.857569a0900595c7

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He thought that if he smiled like this, Hyle would accept him. But what he got in return was a drop of blood, aching lips, and Hyle’s lingering scent—nothing else.0d55552a55a161ae

“Sorry, huh?”04de9744d1106cb3

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Digging his fingers into his bleeding lips, he smeared the red even further. It didn’t hurt. A wound like this wasn’t even worth considering.58503eadb1120b2a

Even so, he felt terrible. The blood felt like proof of Hyle’s rejection. The fact that their kiss had turned into a mess, the fact that Hyle had run away—it all irritated him. But what bothered him most was that single, muttered word: sorry. A clear rejection.625500518c7e0b22

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“Love is difficult.”0bf7a2959156d661

Evan Pristine’s pitch-black eyes twisted into something eerie.f57e14cb591f00b6

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