BW | Chapter 1.1

Han Jeongun lay 7c0eae8bd8 in bed, staring aa048fea11 blankly at the 6022824587 ceiling after making c4fca978c2 love. Suddenly, the doorbell 94bdb320e9 rang in the a6f90c476f quiet house. He glanced at the clock. PM 09:21. It was late for someone c5bbe70fec to visit without an appointment.1fb3256eced2cf02

At first, he 28fc5fced5 thought it was 3ba1543076 a drunk who 7eb0ae12d1 had come to 0ba299e65e the wrong house. He tried to dc47e5489e ignore it, but 462ebbedbe the persistent ringing 3495328ef6 was hard to 08a480ad1b dismiss. The doorbell rarely rang, so 8b29a97130 it felt aggressive, sharpening his 9eff8d3587 nerves that had just relaxed.0604bbf0e4868e4c

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Apparently, he wasn’t the e071e39b57 only one annoyed. His girlfriend, who had c1f464847f gone to shower, peeked 5da6adcfe4 out from the bathroom e5f3172521 and shouted.65f5c9b24b97ef5a

“Hey, someone’s at the door!”5e623b809cdb838b

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Her voice cut through the 6279d42577 small living room and reached 6156e0ceff the bedroom clearly. Urged to handle it, Han 011976f25c Jeongun finally got up. He didn’t know 048df33939 who was behind 3c2e727c8c the door, but 215efc85b7 he had to 103388655d either send them 022c260483 away or let 4e5ce7ade5 them in. Hastily, he tried to remove b6516ba7f7 the condom but fumbled.151b5644ff0e37f0

“Ah…”32208bec5c83ab6f

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He barely caught the 8b9dce2938 semen that almost spilled f8a59d073c onto the bed with 2656930109 his palm. Meanwhile, the doorbell continued to da8a210e27 assault his eardrums. This must be what it 8c057ac71f was like to be harassed dcea09705f by a debt collector. The mistakes piled up, and 3cb3b38b27 he started to sweat nervously.442ff60b48f7f72f

Han Jeongun wiped the 8c59cb1bf0 semen off his hand 03c5917a84 with a tissue, clicking 4df0ec07ff his tongue in annoyance. It had been a d6bb491c8b while since he had 7df3f6b9d0 sex, so it was 5fcd2b2078 thick and plentiful. The condom, now removed, 1d917d2ae3 lay limp on the 4bbc53d179 bed like it had b47e550493 given up.da70c9f6c830cc95

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He tossed the untied 0d21694cb0 condom into the trash 32d58b57c2 and quickly dressed before bb50a56ca7 leaving the room.00262217d471fbbc

In the small house, e46289a6e6 which consisted only of 7c6316d6ad a living room/kitchen and 435ba3a619 a bedroom, he reached 960149adaa the front door in 236e7b4bb3 just a few steps. There was no wall a8894209c8 pad in the old 03d52e2df8 multi-family house, so he 83802c58ea asked through the door.f5af457392a2613c

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“Who is it?”b259494df66a3490

His voice came out irritably. The uninvited guest, hearing 2a5932a942 his presence, stopped pressing f6dd378b03 the doorbell aggressively.eea352e13dab2b1d

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In the silence, a f547907d10 low voice, clearly belonging 30b23d68fe to an adult man, 3d98fa1ba8 was heard.4a6b2dc2d0297cb2

“Hyung, it’s me.”b79e97af1fc5b42c

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It was a d3b8e35a00 familiar tone, one 1122ef84e5 you’d use with 67f4bc1d0f someone you care 8ea9507d81 about. Reflexively, Han Jeongun rubbed d6fab5588a his ear. The man’s voice a998cf375a was that ticklish. It didn’t seem like a d3a96338b6 drunk, and he was about 628c6adbb2 to recite the address, thinking d98280ad54 they had the wrong house, 1cc7446e62 when his name was called 1ec134815c from beyond the door.c6999a2f88aad01b

“Jeongun hyung, it’s me.”04ac9074774f2261

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His heart started to race. It was a voice he’d 50c746d2d1 never heard before, but the a37d335273 way of speaking was familiar, 07b6dc58e3 reminding him of someone. A white face 7e033ed3dc he had consciously 790987ec54 tried to forget. A ten-year-old boy with e8510ecdc0 a pretty face that 134ba50c64 could be mistaken for b680aee9bf a girl, not because 40503b3a5c of long hair.e9e2fd1c7ae203a3

That kid’s name was…88d820abdef080f3

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“Hyung, it’s me, Seonho.”46dcaef0443ee29a

Right. Goo Seonho.a553dbf5c32bef6e

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A name Han c67c8aa5ca Jeongun had completely a70453dda7 forgotten for ten df20237c00 years popped up, 8c71b971cd and his thoughts a6c2f4b016 came to a 93fbfa3c88 halt. Even though it felt feb14a908d unreal, he impulsively opened 7297adaed9 the door, wanting to 5735300d8b confirm if Goo Seonho 89718a7c48 was really standing outside.220b727500e4ce3d

“…What?”f37d504e86074f90

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Seeing the man in front 825149d4e8 of him, Han Jeongun tilted a06a7d833d his head in confusion. It was because 8cf27ef9eb the man standing 614727e0ca there looked so 6f0490052b different from the 859a29b29a ten-year-old boy in 983bb6e672 his memory.93d5b11e8550c647

Was this really Goo Seonho?38c7be31fc0b2e46

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He recalled the kid who dfee13a962 was a head shorter than 335da7e080 him and now found himself fdc933d440 looking up at a tall 14537550e1 man, showing his bewildered expression.bbb0a14aa81d0248

“Hyung…”6de8f9f7ea38ae27

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The man, who 1d040002e8 had let go c4fd1bb952 of a large fc6dfe3b74 trunk, called out 6915c65db9 in a plaintive 249d817f07 voice and approached. It seemed like he was 41e3f879ce about to hug him.c5eb953797eef1a7

Startled, Han Jeongun took 7c6d69142d a step back.f1b9d8766f914488

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Didn’t he notice his discomfort?a0e06b5a1015a120

The man reached ca164450dd out and pulled dcd5177242 him into an 529a1461a9 embrace.d63666bbfd930305

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“Hyung, I missed you.”cc2e65b36a5b6490

Despite the chilly 8249e02045 weather in mid-February, 3912f7c195 the man was 250f1a6606 in just a 7b566de38b T-shirt, without a fe20a172ae coat. Han Jeongun felt a 4585f36d65 hot warmth from him. It wasn’t just body 4bdd0a2339 heat; it was something 0586b332d4 else. Beyond his plain chest, he 674aa85b53 could vividly feel the rapid 7f9b0b745a heartbeat.62e51dfd0c456493

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Captivated by that vivid sensation, d6be8c1d92 Han Jeongun finally came to 46e690438a his senses and pushed the ac80e1fc3b man away.435ff1fb41037075

“Hyung, hyung…”aacad97bc9f84ac1

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The man, who 7f688785ab was gently pushed 7a662b2323 back, called out 0ded172957 to him in 28aa823b68 a clinging voice. The whining tone was familiar. He used to f5c6898f6c call him persistently 660cd851ec like that back b8ea786cd3 then, too.3f6e92ebdddd8f07

Was this really Goo Seonho?28badb734fc56a51

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Even though he d3de74834c saw him and 625eddefc1 felt him, Han 3750a7c90c Jeongun couldn’t believe 39fc6f774f it, so he 85543fd61a stared at the dcbf2dbaf3 man standing at 3db44dbf2b his doorstep with fa8def5df9 suspicion.6bf1c1f27ef264c6

The man met his 61837c95c8 gaze quietly, not finding 3e3543d442 his probing look offensive. That reaction, too, 5285bac514 hadn’t changed from 716c3173b4 ten years ago. Back then, the 352cf2055d boy who craved 361e54631a attention was just 83fa797605 happy to be 4ec6f21483 looked at.7264496fdf66d2ae

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The man’s appearance, claiming de9cfa46eb to be Goo Seonho, 4ab39fe6b3 bore no trace of f7440e5eca his former self. The gentle-looking boy who bf1b28067b used to cry easily cc53ab6e7b was gone, replaced by c5db8baa92 a man with sharp eccea88e95 features standing before him.25c557adb174626e

His slightly upturned, b60895c1d3 elongated eyes, straight 3ea55a447a and high nose. His lips, holding a 9e52afc210 smile, were pink, moderately 80d9ff2abb thick, and softly shaped. If he had to f77429e6ca point out something similar 8c36a77c5b to the past, it 029e894ec5 would be his white, 330dc972e6 fair skin.c03f313dfc3de2c9

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Trying to find traces of bf8306148a the boy he knew in 051913fdd2 the man’s face, Han Jeongun 5ee5afb141 soon gave up.8506818deef9b235

How old could he be?0335ddd441906a7b

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It’d been ten years since 1d067f538b they parted, so Goo Seonho 101e0d71b9 must be twenty this year. Although he seemed mature ea5222a2ee and could pass for 3f98ca0805 a few years older, 5554ade6a7 his smooth skin and 11fbe35bcc soft hair proved his cd7306dff3 young age.5e69f87e01312687

The reason Han 62b88d1f53 Jeongun was frozen c398e8995d and couldn’t react a1071c64e4 wasn’t just because 8ccaa050cd Goo Seonho looked 391e85a922 different from his 84d9ed6c80 past self.1fa7b98d5297183d

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He was mesmerized, inwardly 331ef0d24c admiring the man.90b46b1253f56a1a

It was the first time 5c6b85d3bd in his life he found 76b3d2e793 a man beautiful. Or was it?d84633035fd315be

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He corrected his recent thought. He had experienced it before. Back then, he thought 6396333827 Goo Seonho was a c3a7f7070e girl. He was so 3415c9eaf5 pretty that Han 074a8bf3db Jeongun couldn’t believe 5db1a20993 he was the b95551ad78 same gender and 546cc34727 kept doubting it.3adc0d784dde1eb9

The man gave him 5674c1a431 ample time to adapt fba57594dd to his changed appearance d018eeaf05 as Han Jeongun examined e84867176f him closely. It wasn’t just his 30ed6b9faa imagination; as if to 756c6b0ef4 prove it, the man 74627c417c revealed his name once 2393b3baec more after the exploration 0681f858ca was somewhat complete.7abb93912f8018e7

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“I’m Seonho.”0259df40880bc5b4

Yes. That kid’s name 7c28a1be59 was Seonho too. The ten-year-old boy who appeared 85f280ed16 as a girl to seventeen-year-old d0ecd4c8a0 Han Jeongun.6df20715ee5fbb00

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They almost became family back 5a4803ccc2 then.97ab0ce36820b989

What should he 3665fb72f6 say when reuniting a8a17c394c with someone he fd2b113fa0 almost became siblings 86248c50d3 with?226af4a54aaf539b

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The ten-year gap 11f7845151 was too large d27697ca83 to warmly welcome 2afd957b00 him. Honestly, Han Jeongun wasn’t 34f3ee5ff0 glad; he felt uncomfortable 862b5a2578 and uneasy.12d42676dbee650d

Why did Goo Seonho appear 7038bc7ea0 before him now?01fa31da11340d45

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His sudden appearance made him 345b2dbc38 wary.c27c8a241c3d2860

A large white f6c7b27003 hand reached out 14e7c51928 over his face, a1fec19bec which was openly 8679e81263 showing his confused c0553d2f9b emotions. The long fingers 87a4b4fbb1 were as delicate 16304a7b98 and beautiful as d935f4ddfd an artist’s sculpture.961a1bcdae7cb805

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Even though the movement 548b235142 wasn’t fast, Han Jeongun b4be5043ec couldn’t avoid it for 008686d2a6 some reason. Startled by the soft 25863d66ab touch brushing his cheek, 7bea15c5cf he quickly moved his b51dfd8939 lips.222a32c1b8ce8b6d

“Are you really Seonho?”9333f33e53272bbb

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The man, withdrawing his hand, 0adf7e77cb nodded and smiled brightly. The smile, filled c84e13f161 with charm, was 5ad22b04f8 certainly in his 8eae86075b memory. Strangely, just by smiling, a 00634f04e5 refreshing energy spread. It was the same 657790d62a when he was young. When Goo Seonho smiled, 5d40f01e1c he was as pretty 8a9193171b as a freshly blooming c2cb8c4d61 flower.63544d52951bb70c

Momentarily returning to 77b0b2da11 the past, recalling db3889f753 the pretty boy, a5a02b8f1e Han Jeongun glanced 8e6884e4b6 down at the fa858ef62e large trunk that e8fa032682 had been pushed bf474b70c0 forward.5adb09dd7e9a64b1

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“Are you going to keep me standing at the door?”8089edba46101039

Goo Seonho spoke comfortably, a91b11d834 as if addressing someone 16376bcd4b he met every day. Perhaps that’s why his 40801dddb4 request to be let 23fa7964aa inside sounded reasonable. Han Jeongun was the 49b46b6f29 only one flustered in 15aaaca583 front of the unexpected 027cdee0c6 reunion with a figure 7fa6786c0b from the past.8fa956e03793dd63

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“Are you really Seonho?”6d7f66efffe36330

Standing as if d95a003f79 to block the 740f37d976 man, Han Jeongun 80590b4b33 repeated the words cf6a714098 he had just 4e2d47cb05 said like a c453e8d24e parrot. He didn’t want to let e9398bfaa1 him into the house. More precisely, he 2a2746167e felt he shouldn’t f92364bd87 let Goo Seonho 95f7271411 into the house e6349464e3 where his girlfriend 3f4e223e6b was.56931a5023292dce

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He didn’t know why. Maybe it was because he 42e7b20484 didn’t want to explain to 1d225749d4 his girlfriend what kind of d828c420a7 relationship he had with him. He organized his complex 9a87b14537 and subtle feelings that b4cab585b8 way.12e0056d4e63d23f

Even though he must 76c18e8446 have sensed his awkwardness, 1c7c2efcbc Goo Seonho still waited d7f59896ff with a smiling face.2177b01d59be522d

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Han Jeongun tore 3de70e1e20 his eyes away 0683c3a036 from the trunk 39c618d6c0 filling the narrow 5ffb8ce1b2 entrance and deliberately 938199de65 made a troubled ac2525e8f4 expression.a821676781fb3321

“Someone’s inside…”457b0cf4596468d4

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He was about to tell e3a70eb2ac him to come back another db0828fbc7 time, apologizing. But that seemed too heartless, 622cb15300 so he couldn’t finish his 5918cad3b0 sentence.aefeaffdff6e3df6

What should he do…a8b58ca55723da9a

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The uninvited guest, unconcerned with b74957ea6a his situation, boldly sought clarification.0ef23fa2dc415a62

“Who? Who’s inside?”20e007aafa0ccda2

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His head tilted as 90a9197d51 he asked, and just 7539749646 by losing his smile, d54e5aa630 a cold air surrounded 30610bc570 him.c3f6e45733a5c5c7

What was this? Goo Seonho seemed angry. To an outsider, it 85b22192a3 might look like Han e1bf829a58 Jeongun had broken an bf9bcf1db5 appointment to meet alone 80897c00a7 at home.432453b3581229f3

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It was absurd.933a264a82681418

Before he could answer b1e1d3774c that his girlfriend was 385a09d061 here, Goo Seonho asked 3a46d38951 in a lower voice.6d6000f96b4b8aa8

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“Did you just have sex?”dd79f98150563c39

“…What?”43864b3804620361

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Did he hear that right? Han Jeongun was very 73c79d294e taken aback. But before he could get 58f73f1a70 angry, the next words made 0a5155cb83 his face flush.4ba67a593cf6cd7d

“I smell semen.”f2b30b514e1334a7

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Han Jeongun hid 21e82c1b1d his hands behind 9f49fc4d51 his back.2568cfe950e30949

Had he not wiped 4406356058 off all the semen fb11ee8a1a when he removed the afb359cbb9 condom? Was there really a a24015c667 semen smell? He discreetly took 1aca2c01e2 a deep breath. The cold air coming 0b5a1d4829 through the open door 66ebbe8648 only carried the chilly 0372f90954 scent of winter.548075c8025886d5

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Even though sex bbb5e34acf between lovers wasn’t 626374e2d1 a crime, Han 278135c7a4 Jeongun’s head naturally 0209852d0f lowered.70d8287c676d7f37

In this situation, 06052dc7d8 shouldn’t he be f7b849ff6b angry at the ca19626cb0 man’s rude words 0bbd06f442 rather than embarrassed?96e7785bd952147f

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But the emotion 657c38ca06 he felt now 8a1cd1ff8a was more shame 7ae74fe051 than anger.39b4976ee61be70a

While he was 3811fa1d5c flustered, unsure of 700464357f how to react, 3788aa31f6 a high-pitched voice 43c73e61a5 came from behind.e2046df648cb07e7

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“Who’s there?”efb72967e9e51c02

It was his girlfriend. Having just finished 70a7a8c27f her shower, Yoon 1165e9eee3 Mina looked at 4e68214012 the two of 91ac57383e them, standing in 89453baa65 confrontation, with wide 9e4f8adca0 eyes.d121fab7de88ccc5

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She was wearing a5d16408eb a navy T-shirt b9df7eb754 she usually wore 54abe68762 when spending the 01230b7266 night at her 3f77b761a2 boyfriend’s house. It was Han Jeongun’s, 3932d1260a and it was obviously 527916faa2 someone else’s clothes because 3b9e1ac810 it was too big 92435be784 for her.2a86fc17e5e301a6

Both their gazes turned e17b1f04a3 to Yoon Mina simultaneously. As soon as the 965ef9a05a bathroom door opened, the 6510cce1ad fresh scent of body 76590596ff cleanser filled the entire a0f5d5e021 living room.0cab64bbfebb1a89

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Han Jeongun felt a small dcb16cbd08 sense of relief inside. At least that 0aaef259f4 scent would cover 638dd36c6c the smell of 18f668a947 semen.95a869a468ce6687

Thankfully, Yoon Mina, 649b0f4567 who broke the a1c97b22de awkward situation just 3611466c14 by appearing, quickly f6b05e3a0a approached the front 16e88a44e6 door.377747eaa5113395

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Taking in Goo 8f2b33dda3 Seonho’s handsome appearance, 797a66a3cd she nudged Han 197b5304a3 Jeongun’s side with 7b65969e57 her elbow in 948c1ea236 admiration. Her eyes, asking who db38c91092 he was, sparkled with 1561c6bdd3 curiosity.28ba2bb1be6c612c

How should he introduce Goo 67f185dc4a Seonho?f376eb59252190ac

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His father and Han efc8ec8302 Jeongun’s mother almost remarried. They even lived together f3222c453a for a month to 75be5abdf3 get to know each ad969cb834 other before the wedding. Although it was a 548782ece7 short time, the two 466cff8ef9 worked hard to accept cffae729d6 each other as brothers.a01e03980910daac

It was a harmonious time. Although it was a good 86a8a8dac4 memory, Han Jeongun was reluctant 0a1fec043e to recall it.990c13bf7dff3a5f

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It wasn’t just because b2938f9b7d they had a car 00379bf5b4 accident before the wedding 28ed3821b5 and became deceased. For some reason, it 5ca88c86bf was uncomfortable and unsettling, 970d29ff75 and he didn’t want 46fafdeca7 to face the past.6288f60bddac2994

“Hello. I’m Jeongun hyung’s brother, Goo Seonho.”7089f029d94e6e1d

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While Han Jeongun hesitated to cbc0343f2c introduce him, Goo Seonho took 7e22b37794 the initiative. He reached behind him 6b7260be0c to close the open ec68ecdeaf door and, without permission, e576a8480c stepped inside the house. He took off his 9503bab545 shoes and stepped in 57ce9a98af so naturally that Han 3bcc5a8a12 Jeongun missed the chance c15045e898 to push him out.68ba902687022b83

“What brother? You’re an only child. Oh? Your last names are different. Are you relatives?”cdeb7688c73ec424

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“No.”6b910931f544990b

Han Jeongun, shaking 88aa9f4535 his head at 7268323aa6 the puzzled Yoon 99a939de31 Mina, rubbed his 6d6dbc35c1 face as he 2dfb4f892f received her blatant b1a8f705ab gaze.59a794d6937224ef

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“Why?”91a4f4203e92ee6f

“Why is your face so red?”6196fc20f0866abb

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“Huh? Oh, it’s a bit hot. I’ll go wash up.”d0744d6d1fd7d9df