BOT Chapter 07

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That night, I couldn’t go back to my room. I spent a sleepless night in a corner of the dormitory’s shared bathroom. I thought no one would find me here. I closed my eyes and exhaled. In my imagination, Evan came at me. In my imagination, Evan loomed over me. With the sound of water droplets falling in rhythm, my outerwear slid down, and Evan, kissing me as if he would devour me, smiled innocently.4dd01bb72ddbde31

The long-forgotten stimulation had been unbearably intense. Living in the dormitory with Evan, I hadn’t even had the chance to relieve my desires. And now, kissing someone I liked—it wasn’t strange that my body had reacted instantly.459aab18b40ac533

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The thought that I, in Hyle Verde’s body, was imagining something like this—especially about Evan—filled me with a sense of depravity. In the original story, I had tried to escape the role of a possessive top, and yet a71e1ce917 here I was, 2b9834af34 doing something like 721880c024 this.037cba8339f35dc4

To snap b2292b29ad out of 7473fe982f my thoughts, 950e17ea9a I splashed d23e11bebb cold water fe4ea16010 on my ec5d4d3e58 face. The reflection 502c1311ab in the 853397d075 sink mirror 44b7ef878a was miserable. My body was 08acdba48e still as solid 084edc6796 as ever, but 72b8f7da21 the dark circles a7101d3180 under my eyes 6ac68eba2a from a sleepless 7b7615abf1 night made me f07e33228a look gaunt, and a896c4c075 my face was 6bc1832147 flushed. Even my once-proud, e655907e08 dazzling silver hair df9c5e46bd looked dry and c94b2efcb1 lifeless.d8b40bb4d764cd1a

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More than d086e4dab3 anything, I f177d3dd88 had no 84ee7147e3 idea how a7a4412255 I was 889047c75c supposed to 7a4cba41a6 face Evan 4c69d27b15 tomorrow. I let out a a9d2a9f001 deep sigh and curled d2a51b3522 up on the cold e3cbde9ee6 tile floor. Clasping my 9748950df7 icy fingertips 64a3f10825 together, I fbc1cf0bf3 wished that 2f87914ba2 the chilly 660a26a50d breeze from 44ed925540 the open 72e5218354 window would fa673177f8 cool the 41a347f720 heat surging 31a9980486 through me.9079ec49378a0775

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“Haaah.”4beacae18152289d

“What’s wrong? You’re sighing your life away.”2bf95ebd92472863

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“And you didn’t come with Evan today? Is he busy with student council work again?”f40eb1981ca4becf

Carmen’s question barely registered as I numbly shook my head and chewed on a mouthful of vegetables. Carmen jabbed at his salad with a fork. After picking up and putting down lettuce several times, he frowned and set the fork down.fff3feb7b21a7e37

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“I hate vegetables! I want meat.”db7825b0bd9d31ad

Ignoring her childish 6fdf7b1d31 complaint, I silently 14b16f3406 swallowed my salad. Meat would have 3da6735966 been a disaster—I ad8001176a could barely digest 579b703074 this as it 94888e6493 was. Struggling to force the 05714025cb food down, I stiffened ff40005c73 when Carmen mentioned Evan 7726b4d4f4 again.24a0e599c5a89e5b

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“By the way, what did Evan say?”a0a79ac3953765ed

“…About what.”e01d2a8d1b3a0be0

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“I asked you yesterday. Whether I did something wrong to him.”5cf12b557a6d6956

I shook my head again without a word. I didn’t want to think about Evan, but hearing his name first thing in the morning stirred up the turmoil I had barely managed to suppress. I quietly put down my fork, feeling like I might be sick.348ba27d8357ca8b

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“Hey, you really don’t look good today.”3f57c20302baafd6

A slight fever was creeping up on me. Staying up all night in the bathroom had probably caused it. Even soaking my head in cold water didn’t help.a67dfb71de095726

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But more 786cc269f1 than anything, f253513a81 I was 054d06210c worried about d61ac8fb47 seeing Evan 48ad7d07c0 in class ed68169f3e later. The mere thought of c85dce6622 sitting next to him 4e321492c1 made my head throb. Carmen lightly nudged me 894e3d6825 with his elbow, but 3581e9bcb6 my body swayed far 40510554dd more than it should 67ff932af5 have. Surprisingly, he was e3844861b4 the one who db42f6a359 panicked, looking more d5a4e00dfd shocked than I 41358a2b1d was.f1fd37f240aff429

“Oh my god. Are you sick? I’ve never seen you sick before. Go to the infirmary, seriously.”6ca9f18731ab8558

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“I’m fine.”65b44cdaa426eb81

“No, you really don’t look okay.”c16e0987724555de

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At that moment, 910fd49d74 a pale, delicate a11e7db04b hand appeared from ad9abc1f3f behind me. The cold touch 50da0f0736 against my forehead f6c676a608 made me flinch.1f6051ce4bb10976

“You have a slight fever.”28d2fc8fddba517e

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His breath grazed the back of my neck, sending a shiver down my spine. Of all the voices I didn’t want to hear right now, it had to be his. I turned my head slightly—his familiar profile was right there, far too close.07d9ba39aa0150f7

Evan, who had 1ae645df44 wrapped his arms 7ea8cb0337 around me from e9f914a1c0 behind, made me 1ef3cc103a conscious of my 890cb94992 lips. I swallowed dryly.3b2f55c6d9be7ff8

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“…Evan.”b3ad2996a5c8f6c7

“You should take the day off from school.”a0ee1e0475ae323a

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“I’m really fine. It’s nothing.”603d9de8cbc7c8d9

“I’m not fine, Hyle.”1cb775ca3f14339d

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His whisper tickled my ear. His lips barely brushed my earlobe. The hand on my forehead slid down to my shoulder, and suddenly, my mind was filled with the memories of last night’s dream.2a91afb1369538f1

“But…”25732c4d8a168b57

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“Hey, tell the professor we can’t make it today.”683e4ba98485ccf8

“Huh? Oh, okay.”15211c2494c51acd

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Carmen, still stiff from Evan’s unexpected appearance, hurriedly nodded. But in my hazy state, I couldn’t keep up with the conversation. Before I could process anything, Evan had already helped me up and was pulling me along by the wrist.f50e385fcadc64a2

The cool 62c20efc21 outside air c4b69eb061 sobered me 920f7977b9 up slightly, 6b39d84ed6 and it 8ebfb68ac2 finally dawned da3b9b1ef8 on me e65948df7f what Evan 8a0e3c6ac6 had just 914c797268 said.6f7cabf0ffd6461d

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“What do you mean… we?”884b61faffaf77e2

I stopped walking. When I suddenly 7c60dd46d2 halted, Evan was 1679e07e7f forced to stop d5cf1bbb29 too. He turned 41f0922964 to me 4f705a4e4b with a a73fe71580 puzzled expression.86ef20314cb5a021

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“You don’t need to nurse me.”5d91531a36969543

“I want to do it.”fec9745d1bb34ac6

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That would only 24fa1b0da1 make things worse. Just thinking about 40df1e2b28 being alone with 8c97b20d54 him made my 8b20c9ead2 body temperature rise. Evan, unaware b33eddce32 of my 6adb6ccaa0 turmoil, firmly 2c395c7ed6 insisted that 06be92e5ba he would f5c21d5f9b take care cde90c6ad1 of me. I had no confidence 1635256393 that I could handle dcbdef0757 being alone with him. As I 36e343eb2e tried to 6ffa3e3aaf pull my 1ea036003e arm from fd038b6a9f his grasp 6fa0c31ca7 and stop fc345d59e3 him—30bc832e25a8de49

“I’m really fine—”4f121dd58e140612

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“Was it disgusting?”be86a1b7443aa7c3

His low voice didn’t sound like the usual clear, beautiful tone I knew. It was more like a starving beast’s growl. Instinctively, I froze. A cold sweat ran down my spine.e3d281437c4b68a7

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Evan slowly turned to 92e7d33dc2 face me. As his face 8898b2f0ae was revealed, unease cb479aec05 washed over me. He was smiling 3a333ecae0 as brightly as 106568b253 ever. Warm sunlight 3812bd0988 bathed his 24913c2b58 figure, making 4cf98c06b2 his expression 5aaafc6223 seem out f602ce7619 of place, bba0fa02fc given the cd7b12a2a0 eerie tone a2ac1e8887 he had 3dd5d9ba44 just used. A chill 7ae885b49d ran through 3d489893fd me.3a6fd401d07ca894

“…What?”61cb011ac4da0873

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“I asked if it was disgusting.”9609ac110e073d05

His red lips, 8f89b69a5d scabbed over with e0a5e68495 dried blood, looked db687da4ca dangerously fragile. For the first time, 51ee8847ac his usually calm, indifferent dd2e3fb189 voice wavered. His grip df79ac6440 on my 943f931cb6 wrist tightened. Even with that picturesque 583f39f1dc smile, his eyes were cdf4b245db filled with something indescribably 33fa54ec30 dark and clinging.c598e76bba6d7e58

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“Was it really that disgusting to kiss me?”da61a29a32e30d18

Disgusting? No way. It wasn’t you—it was me, the one who lusted after you, who was disgusting. I shook my head furiously. Clenching my eyes shut as I denied it, I must have looked pitiful enough that his grip on my wrist loosened slightly.620f513824e2895e

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“Then where were you last night?”3d9d6ebca63a7624

“Huh…?”61758edc9b5870a6

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“You weren’t in Carmen Hymond’s room.”2088ad7d9020b16a

“I, I was in the… public bathroom…”9c32798690105953

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“The bathroom? Why?”f86a777d89a4d925

At the weight of his questioning tone, I shrank back. I couldn’t possibly say, Because I felt 20bdf96597 something when I ec25b0a16d kissed you. I didn’t want to be looked at with disgust by Evan. As I hesitated without answering, Evan pressed on.1a31452523ac5a34

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“Was seeing my face so unbearable that you had to spend the night there?”e12c7f6ff5eb5fb9

“N-no…”d9965c2fb55bf08b

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“Then why did you bite me and run away?”83c1cf1905b4ec1d

It hurt a 53eb79d14f lot, you know.His added words stabbed at my conscience. His transparent eyes wavered. A gentle breeze ruffled Evan’s hair. With his sorrowful expression, he looked like the perfect tragic main character. Against my better judgment, the words spilled from my lips.e6e249f145b229d9

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“It was my first kiss! I didn’t know how to breathe… I was surprised too… and…”badc8f34b3015fad

What started as a 36b6fb803d bold declaration quickly turned 4e07fb2aec into a weak mumble. A flood fa8974d662 of embarrassment b87e0444e2 washed over d41c333c6d me, and 4f219ce4bb I buried 8d085d64e4 my red 2fb1e806eb face in 91e40ffbe9 my hands.a5b896bbbeebb7b5

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As I trembled 032e485c7b with shame, there 5723320c39 was no response 9aeda25187 from Evan. Curious, I peeked 159a32e405 up and saw 7161b3f59d him absentmindedly touching 8bb768af7c his lips.91c327aaa089edc8

“…I didn’t know it was your first kiss.”7250f84b2aba4ddf

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His murmured words were clear as day. Sure, Hyle Verde looked like the type to fool around. And in the original story, he did live a debauched life, but…! Somehow, I felt a bit wronged.82a021f901be8ac8

Evan silently traced 01cfb1066e his lips for b6a6394578 a while. He remained standing 940abe4981 there vacantly until 95539793fe I called his 865ed0cb30 name, then covered 785a6ffd94 his mouth with 22d59703ed one hand.ba071b4ef2ec9704

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Through the a76675be81 gaps between e657a26ccd his slender 9a099c75c8 fingers, I 6081855d0a saw his ee0800d86a lips curl d93673514e into a 8f1f5e7488 faint, awkward 1502a129d7 smile—something unusual 911dc9ac93 for Evan.1c8469eda332a44b

Instead of gripping my 177b392fed wrist tightly, he gently 0f6872c53e took my hand in b6709655e7 his. The careful 592ee56fb9 touch finally 2f16f0ae16 put my ef1f6cce92 mind at a461b0056f ease. The Evan from earlier 3af0f41d3d had honestly scared me. As the tension drained 912cf37515 from my body, I 27f646bea2 wavered on my feet.16d56ca8843107da

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Startled, Evan immediately reached 9c92ef0d14 out to steady me. The strength in 9cfe70ea90 his grip was df810c51d1 startling, considering his ce1cd262cb small frame.2fbdce4dd96c7660

“S-sorry! I just got a little dizzy. You don’t have to help—”ed90d0220861dffc

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“Hand.”b0e7a39f8078e7b7

The unexpected d74b723c8b command made ce502b8024 me stare 08cb117932 at his a3d07f5219 outstretched palm b16ac7388a in confusion.98c589e524de2108

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“You might fall again.”137cded503cbb415

…Was he asking me to hold hands? Cautiously, I placed my hand over his palm. Holding me tightly like an entangled net, he matched his steps with mine. The arm securing my waist, ensuring I couldn’t escape, was firmer than it appeared.b276e5c27b4625c4

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I felt the softness of the bed. My body, drenched in cold sweat, soaked the fluffy blanket. I wasn’t sick enough to skip class altogether, but… As I slowly blinked open my eyes, a voice called out.3d30c17bc88dfbb0

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“How are you feeling?”a0b0808c5cb69e09

“I’m okay.”1ac0bc64f180386f

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My voice a4d2f123f0 was cracked, d04cdb9575 but better a82abfbda8 than before. As I 61758a4441 tried to 37a0552e93 sit up, 8588c5e9d6 Evan stood 109d2b85d7 in my ffada9f8c1 way. We had shared a 9f9f3213a2 deep kiss just yesterday, abf0e92ac1 and yet here we b8b2accdf8 were, alone in a 1ad03c9e0c room, as if nothing 1b6f29db71 had happened. The mix 57fa50b15c of guilt 05762f5f26 from that 1ed148dacc fact, a d023b419ab faint thrill, 120ce27090 and a a57c8d1588 lingering fever 30ea5f9a50 made me 7a6d927fd0 sweat all c9a715c687 over again. The damp, f7973b82ba clinging shirt 132d64be7a felt unpleasant.2c1facdb4d9ecf33

“That’s a relief.”7d359a9a77a8dcf0

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Evan murmured quietly. Then he rolled 376736ade9 up his sleeves d77ea29f3a and brought over 38e45e3915 a wet towel. His slender forearms, e6b53a39ae hidden beneath his 7339ab3b48 shirt, were revealed. It was still surprising bf99b81bbd that those arms had d840eed90c supported me. They looked so delicate, aed1355961 yet were stronger than 8f86f959a3 they appeared.bf1e9e1e33e89189

“Still, we should wipe off some of that sweat. And change your clothes.”9e7f04e49af2908b

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I didn’t want to speak in my pathetic voice, so I just nodded quietly. Evan sat down on the edge of the bed. His hand reached for the buttons on my shirt. One by one, the tight pressure on my body was released. His pale fingers brushed the collar. The cool air that touched my chest snapped me back to full awareness.f8c152d9f05b6ae3

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