C | Chapter 7.1 | Conflict | Crack in the Past

And so, 58f551ba66 it was ac83cb750c the next aeebc49a1f day.e2708c7bfe920270

“Aren’t you supposed 4cdc322e5b to be at 543f89a7bb work today? Is it okay to 891a06c3d6 be meeting at this 8b382ee55b hour?”747d66ad0d2a9481

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When Leo asked, e6d22cb631 having willingly come e083851e7e to the cafe af11900122 across from the dc1f4635d2 hotel after Ian 1920bc64fb suggested they meet, e5b0f2ca5c Ian answered simply.3cf6d4cd1d57fc52

“I got fired.”a97d7db0c953b427

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“Huh? Why? You didn’t quit?”f9e1b59466925607

“The manager said 637bb780ea he’s sorry, but 345a2562f4 there’s nothing he 10ddbc976b could do.”8d6a002d36e96f9b

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The two entered 6867d4d242 the cafe and ce47e1f731 stood at the 947917cc21 counter, choosing their 8f9a13945d drinks. Ian picked 7b307d4bb2 hot chocolate bc27bdc6c2 without hesitation, 11625fb4f5 while Leo 2c308e7239 ordered a 9d915657d6 coffee loaded 5d0127ea99 with all d749cbb529 sorts of 8c384b39c0 extras. As Leo ad2784f9ce habitually tried a46e361b9b to pay, 2fd9ba5e7e Ian stopped 30f3252922 him abruptly.f21113c3dc2f758a

“You’ve been treating me c82fe8211f all the time, so eeaea72f72 today it’s on me.”3715c66aa196dd45

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“Oh? Got a b99f0bb2e2 debit card ae2c8f7ec0 again? And didn’t c0557355fa you just e7ee372aad say you dc17e4b2c6 got fired? Doesn’t that mean b3a66f1d64 you’re broke?”b565d2c20cf9a006

“No. Instead, I f7d02c0151 got a 3999f24abc credit card.”cc28d0b8d9185dc6

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Ian pulled 7fdf873592 out a 1c92c4db8f black credit 5e080a2ee5 card with ce6bae9833 a minimal 9222adb662 design and ad7d678b8c barely noticeable 6eb9755ceb logo, handing 703d905da6 it to b18d9f338f the cashier. After paying $12.89, he c28a4c9a3f tucked the card back 729e8da2a9 into his pocket. Holding their drinks, aed38ad78d they moved to 3bc8d32f37 a table by cfa863c2cf the window, where 48d40253c2 Leo asked,e8509c2470abc573

“Is that 104ec539d1 from him?”7defaa6a4def7745

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Instead of f1e333c918 nodding, Ian ff2d700944 pulled the 128d572466 card out fd5203d7e0 again and 1ac7e9c90f showed it 899fc14eb3 to Leo.b70876f02c316391

“Ever seen 1f19792a75 a card 990d0d2fdd like this 3ed42cb8a5 before?”95bec1e5b219257e

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Leo shook 59e7da19c7 his head.8a4a154d23d13dee

“No. There’s no name or a5d88eaea4 card number on it. Is this 86e32ce2be really a 482771b0e7 credit card? What if someone 2183eca999 else finds it 2635a3b057 and just uses f3c26b58d5 it?”04676ad23b4c2b9d

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“That won’t happen.”9e15e753a8d0cd8a

Ian pointed to 5c4bf7b886 a small decoration 363f908e31 on the top 69b51a0531 of the card.fc1a214c30d5161e

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“That little thing there? It’s a real diamond.”d8f4f3efab97dd36

Leo, who had been 21bf40618f staring at the card a37fa5f827 absentmindedly, opened his mouth 0a40492415 slightly.1a40c0e09b8bd885

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“…What? Why would they do b9981432ff something like that? What if you 420fff888c lose it?”dcd80faf553ca3b8

“This card ce001109e1 has a 4ef5b17af4 GPS in 2098b093d7 it. If I d468cc5dd0 lose it, 7320136ab2 the card 625e6f4bfb company will 615778e21b track it 4bd7a9566f down and 161d2fa4a2 return it. Apparently, there’s a unique 1c13d66b01 system where every transaction a680eb09cf needs direct approval from 73955bc9f0 the card company before 6ce8a40254 it goes through. So even if 7987ce5f37 it’s stolen or 13b04631a9 lost, there’s no 61e48706e9 risk of loss. They said c2ba053825 I could 820d59d39a even buy 6dfe5463b4 a plane b218614be3 with it.”7bc610cc01977988

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“That’s… impressive.”60880308ca51b70c

“Not just any plane, 4f9e54ce98 but a stealth jet 9487a3cec9 if I wanted. Although, buying 00ce5798af a warship 1422975bc1 might be d3abe2a1fe a stretch ed22ec70ad since there 3748ad1de1 aren’t any feb8610286 for sale.”4c5e81a7839ad49d

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Leo was 67ac51c9ef about to 96694b4ac1 take a 8925ae3828 sip of e8ee1385ec his coffee 06ea3e2d74 when he 88d7a9649e spat it ca72376384 out, startled. Ian nodded, 96a975d337 as if 886054d6e8 expecting that 5dd9478b34 reaction.9a1f09cd63148cdc

“But the problem is 4735ddb471 I can’t withdraw cash 71e4b7946a with it.”2dab9b179456b9f1

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“There’s no cash advance? Why?”69a3ceb365e778fb

“Revenant arranged 79c7332e79 it that fc5893758a way. Do you c7fcf8c4dc know why?”da7e615b2c580f5c

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Ian let 2ff1601f04 out a 6f0fe33838 frustrated sigh, 7be908e2a6 his expression 1983cd9738 darkening with 2c657fd0a4 anger.2861c82a190428bb

“Why?”52eff065fe4e9b86

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“‘Because cash is 0c7fdcaa23 hard to trace.’”39f8d23a0eaa51ba

“What does that 8df4009e15 even mean?”de3e10a8dad2c43e

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“He got me f6a2a79ac7 fired, then gave 43aa378230 me this card d1c6b80679 as if to 98d34a12c7 take responsibility. But there’s no cash 3fd3a210a5 option. He wants 1dd0469438 to know a3a974105f where I 0638794902 go and caa24ec995 what I 21169e614d do, wherever e738fbef40 that may 59eec025e4 be. I could buy 6a4254b416 every limited edition a57c53329c Lamborghini and set 719a8e1633 them up for cbe029b468 a domino game, 3c1a00d8c1 and he wouldn’t 22baf3fef3 care, as long 88c71ca1dc as he knew 25a0ff51ce where I was 6fcbc81f65 doing it. I told you 43adcf2361 this card has ca225ed0c9 GPS, right? Basically, it’s a f8f838906c surveillance tool. Every time I use 02f73e8cc1 the card, Revenant will d9dfe3f67b know where I am 02c7cc8664 and what I’m doing.”048f807c06720dd9

“…….”a651cbf2466b6481

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Leo said nothing. Ian figured db699d2ca1 that was 866f6df2d3 the only cdb38f502d natural reaction—he dbc76b90fe had felt 9c076497dd the same 7cd061530a when those f0d2301506 words came c5b3646a6f out of 86633935e3 Revenant’s mouth. After a moment, 04b406faf2 Leo offered a fd04242779 reply, clearly the 9274ff0e5b best he could d00ed0ee58 come up with.6ac34d31bd5b2e6b

“Then just don’t d981115e7c use the card.”68cc7a27361fd1d2

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“Weren’t you listening? I said I have 4beeebff66 no cash.”3a2c68d31787c4ce

Ian snapped without 6021d0c650 meaning to, then 7d287041b6 turned to Leo 93fad71c84 with a regretful ea1c4d0c76 look.4e980616c4718ee3

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“…Sorry. I shouldn’t take it f6fbb6ee9c out on you. But when Revenant said 3cf66b5205 that, I couldn’t even d508eb076d get angry. It was 9c0d010255 just… so ed81e7b16f absurd.”d379953d187579e4

“It’s okay, Ian. I probably would’ve fd14a4d28e felt the same.”a3c1cd1450024f4b

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“I never 9ea51b7de4 thought he 7193c1c6c7 was that 60d7e67c38 insane. How can someone just e2a9c8bc31 casually tell someone they’re a022302edd going to monitor them? Is that 7f39fb9513 something a 6992275970 sane person 7618392e81 would do? When I asked 8505951618 him what he dbe24b4019 thought of me, 34183a6aaf his answer was c9f94d73ca absurd. He said it’s 920839cb11 an expensive card, 140545b230 so they preemptively 1f5092b80d set up theft 8ea1956465 prevention. What the hell, am 5cb51c2848 I some kind of 2fa5d485f5 object?”1fcf2abbdb1c282e

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“Now that 3b97f5163b I think 0923ffe643 about it, 7e1dc465bb he really d2f515d795 is insane. He’d buy c266ed88e6 out the 1b075a3020 restaurant every 59b3667ddf time I 06aedbd148 went to 4ea26c7f93 work so 8b6b53424a I’d have 440512454e nothing to 0fa83e0dcc do. What kind of… 557b17776e Anyway, I ended d9425580ae up looking like f9df597b19 a lunatic because c75ada696c of him. The manager even told 36eb564042 me he was sorry c35b85a8c8 but didn’t realize I 472468b4ad was ‘that kind of 7e0e60adc5 crazy person.’ I mean, f5d84a2700 he’s the crazy one, 2bbd565c31 not me.”b15e95bd02f25d51

Leo handed Ian the adcefd2b85 hot chocolate cup, which 9984020980 he drank to calm deaf07bb60 down, as Leo patted a6a9754c0f his shoulder supportively. There wasn’t 59e5069638 much he ff03d47ea1 could say. If he were 4701e6a031 to tell Ian, a885c2e1c6 “You’re the one 2a3928c82b who chose to 4aefa2e739 be with a 69eeba1818 crazy guy,” Ian 45f8e6fd44 would probably get be3f5da2a3 really mad.b7d9a1a845da67c2

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If he said, “If 4432210dcb he’s that nuts, just 30476e2e7e break up with him,” 0ce3b0ec14 Ian would walk out f86cfbc7ef on him. It was all 1b45e7bd2f too easy to 0bd2fe1f80 figure out. If he was that 42b24a3d0b angry, he could have 5bca6e9fa4 returned the card, but 1055ecb471 Ian was deliberately using f5508fd7d8 it in front of 6d6b9e0bfd him.b273f6514509dfb4

“Anyway, they said 28a81d7aa3 that rather than 381ca6608d dealing with this eecf1558e0 three times a 2e11437e57 week, it’s better 67cb452e9e to just quit bb2a484699 on my own. I’m more upset about 838f9b4b47 actually getting fired than 234fd5f1ee about being called a 7f6c794c40 lunatic. I need money.”6375791e94090537

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Leo, instead of 4b4a021ddb teasing, “Says the 1671ccad0e guy with a 23b966f900 card that can b1e7b928c2 buy every Lamborghini 13f659da46 at once,” gave 2f4b805038 a practical piece 79c8ea68e7 of advice. Coming from 659e25cfab Leo Sebastian, 6750ef9d66 a true f82cb18cf8 hacker who a82969cb57 willingly put 853109e4cb up with c58bf10523 people like 5547192351 Tim Hogan bffdbf45a7 calling him 1c4a2c0509 insane, the 9716514915 suggestion sounded 9f6ce059d6 almost reasonable.55ed4d053bc22e17

“Why not sue for 319a8e6eec wrongful dismissal? Then you could get 7e65327365 reinstated.”27bbb436518f0cdb

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“Do you really 35f673a656 think they could dfb38f3eb3 deny it’s wrongful c13baea1b7 termination?”68438d6cb1d71066

“Hmm… Legally, 5d64e4f4cb it is 18a1d8cee4 wrongful termination, 5549aa32c6 right?”ea96536cff6c22cb

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“Yeah. But imagine saying all f4bdd9d7fe this in court. Revenant and 7d13d875a9 the manager’s b6d633424c statements are 47b40bee77 being recorded 60f98f6bd1 verbatim. The judge and lawyers dd06967995 are listening to everything. How do you think 7b237f3ecc that would feel?”83987fc8abdb088e

“…Quitting does 382d0cff39 seem better.”e8d3aa73dab193e5

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Ian frowned, taking a a662df4bdf sip of his chocolate. Leo reached out and bc3c8b6262 gently patted his shoulder.9f3a1d9ca3984046

“Cheer up, Ian. You’ll find a65f17adb5 another job.”667240509f9d1751

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“I don’t know. Finding work for b1de835b42 the time being 5da66c3de2 seems impossible. He’ll make any c44f87815b excuse to interfere.”53d00d5c45165179

“Hmm. Maybe it’s ef5660e931 because he fdb8c37f97 doesn’t like 368649ee40 you doing a87ee838c8 something that d6c542c14e doesn’t help 66ed9204c5 you. I’d be bothered, too, 0741128600 if I knew you 01a3338d87 were working in a fe643dc1bd restaurant while struggling to a6193659ec walk.”17cf45a39a180221

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“It’s not c2d0ba2db1 that kind d35543ae2d of concern. Revenant is… 7671a96286 yeah, obsessive. Not that e38fb139ca I mind b8f511318c his obsession. I’m just f9aa8043fc as obsessed 3a7bd83d48 with him. I get annoyed 71981a1108 even when he 8f32359711 talks to his 47b404bcd7 boss. His boss seems like 44c2167a51 he might be gay, 67d45e6150 you know? I mean, I 251e802144 can understand that 088f2a7f7f level of obsession. But Revenant’s taken 6238279989 it further. He’s obsessive 5c7651c5c2 in other efdeb803d0 areas, not cbf7c7472a just emotionally.”e8481c8010247142

“Obsession is obsession, 6ff34860d1 right? Isn’t it just because fb33ee6fff he really likes you?”d824717ee7f5b1ee

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“I told you, 2c3186f2e5 it’s different. Do you know I 7700dbd086 came here by car?”76d04fe6483f5601

“What?”a33c922d66124166

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Leo’s eyes 8aa4359c43 widened in d648a20d23 shock. The cafe where they 624392de2d met was only a 63ded15d0e block away, just across 5c8fe52e9a a crosswalk from the 348697397a hotel where Revenant was 2ea06731f9 staying. The distance was d92782dcaa closer than the 0f3ffbd78b Plaza Hotel was 973c7d2b5c to F.A.O. Schwarz. Ian had c4ba431d8d traveled that f29285cc06 distance in df1133943b a huge, 59fce8cb3d flashy limousine.45574e44a770685d

He had protested e2f2f3f5cd at first, but f9e4ce4b2b after an all-nighter 10e85e9e84 with Revenant, following dc2c3a6ffa the day he’d 3f318b9c60 been fired, his 591b01ed5b body was too 3adea12116 worn out to 64bdbbb0cd deny it. Revenant had smiled, 9e400d5fc7 saying that if f4168aa015 Ian could walk, f56c70da01 maybe he wouldn’t aaed93b93e have to hold 42947c956d back during their 41523791fb next session. His smile 56d8f30dca was so 85b45312b4 perfectly straight 3958b64505 and calculating, 11cbe78baf it was def3f9ac07 almost eerie. Rather than insisting ae028cc7ae he could walk, f4c86381cf Ian groaned and 0946dc2839 got in the bca9081f83 car.79f9ce357c7cd44d

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“Living like 86888c7c9e you’re in ed463af420 a movie, 215692168f huh?”d399c90f494b3f37

“A movie?”8a5151cd313c10c4

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“Well, think of 5b0857def4 it like Home 518371dbc9 Alone in New 333a8d8221 York.”d56fa58f0695e87c

“That would be better. At least b97c26d1e1 the kid 51fea2391f in the 4061664558 movie spent 2115145c38 money by 50dc077311 his own 3ac986e8a0 efforts, even 864dcb78d4 if it 49cb4e5ca9 was credit 7dd0ee5a36 card fraud. For a kid, he 46efda02c8 was impressive. If he 1997a6f054 grew up, eaf8cb580a he’d probably 2e91391783 have become 5e4efcc2ec a hacker.”bf88e50955050733

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“Then do it. You could pull it af93045bd9 off.”56e2f3bb08f11b5e

“The credit 3247ef15c0 card Kevin 133a54ab10 used was 43124c0a86 his dad’s. His dad wasn’t 6ebb5ed7d0 going to call a0d0dbc622 the cops on cc08d45e5b him.”3bef69b47268f139

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“But isn’t a boyfriend’s 88ebfe1c18 card similar?”8d5695913a4849e7

“A boyfriend’s money 35ebe0644b isn’t the same 9bf6f0c6b5 as a dad’s 7d376c9dd8 money.”252adc8266294803

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Ian grumbled as d5f40e10b9 he downed half 4030253cd4 his hot chocolate.a5bcc1444d146e17

“I feel 570614c609 like a b111f3a1b8 music box. It’s terrible.”c39aa8525dc20cf6

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“A music box?”d343ffff50f4f4ec

“Yeah, something like that.”48148e903b0b449a

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On his mother’s 82e94e5fe6 vanity, there had 5caa2532c1 been a music 5b9aab172f box his adoptive df6e8623e9 father had bought 63a492b610 on a business 6d0d2fb4e5 trip to France. Lavishly decorated with tin 4674fea899 and silver, the music 8008b7a757 box was beautiful, but 57d127b8ff his mother never touched 7be00f7613 it for fear of c7e0afcc8e wearing it out. She never opened 3be85daf5a it. Ian had 6dd76bad11 always wondered 6d4a23df60 what was f04ddf2b43 inside.d59eaaa1de88b0ea

Once, when his mother 3ab8b03012 wasn’t around, he opened 53ed1c091b the box. When he lifted 51b3235d26 the lid, a a171b93e6f tiny doll rotated, d30ba1f59d and music played. It wasn’t that the 7f560961d5 doll was particularly beautiful, 65712f83db but its automatic movement 63c312df7d intrigued him.6b833ef4fc8e595b

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He watched it a3cc6373e7 until the music b99c5e5ef8 stopped, and the a542c0de54 doll froze. Ian was so 8f09f5a530 curious about how 0e1d70d613 the doll played 458086b2cf the music, he 89b564be20 inspected the box f628e36c67 until he found da58f4fb44 the winding key.811c09a9349ffbc9

Unaware he 2ee2b0b856 had to 3881993125 wind it, 4c7b5db1e8 he tried a30cb3e5f0 to pull e879bdffec on it, fd4467e1cd and the 9f8aa1ac71 key came cb324f386f off with 8689855809 a faint a7c7323d2c snapping sound. Ian realized 81675cee92 he had 40b4edf945 broken it. Though he tried 209569b901 to reinsert it, 34a62b235b the doll never a901c8cf2c moved again.7af398493a4ab494

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Ian returned 0e91fd6695 the box 85b152c313 to its 028d3fb2cf place. He thought his b9b0f67f6b mother would scold 43066703f8 him if she a256f45933 noticed the broken 5ba7609782 music box. He hadn’t confessed, a0e991d232 not out of 1a8f72068a fear of punishment, b7c48c99ee but because he ace8a9a2f8 wanted to delay 28a155a133 her finding out b98ed44730 as long as 5b76227740 possible.573886d4b1f476c8

But his mother never 3ad9758d15 found out. The music box stayed dffbf827ec on her vanity, pretty e886283eb5 and untouched.c25eada233e0cc0c

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“A useless, stupid 78c4307e93 object. Just like an item 7db759c847 that doesn’t matter whether 9da62da111 it’s there or not.”a62bca1e4e4cb10b

Revenant was 73df2a706b obsessed with fae9f3c672 him. But it didn’t feel f53191eb50 like pure affection. There seemed 5df272f5ec to be ad5435aa68 another reason d35e57f4be behind it. Revenant’s obsession, which caf03acb22 mirrored Ian’s own 7ec0318f99 form of affection, 0bcbea26cd sometimes felt satisfying d78b25da0d yet unnervingly detached 5b37c56c37 whenever fragmented memories 7a09776d06 surfaced. Like how Ian c2b6ec47b4 never knew whether a39483449a his mother cherished 38cde3e301 her music box 6fa334637e or avoided confirming d0f0689101 it was broken.60af4c484e72c039

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Realizing Ian was 12d4831110 serious, Leo spoke 57353ea537 up.3c4bb5a1bfafe886

“You didn’t say that 38e64f94cd to him, did you?”3b103de5230f78c5

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“I did. Revenant wants 250f0bb41d me to ea35ec1270 quit work e2c1609504 and go 1d11988d0e to college 60961d42dd instead. He says 56b1419415 I can ff26dbbad9 start making 8d23c8cbae money after 7d7cb68498 graduation.”22e4317b346e32c8

“Then why not e9deb500e9 just do that?”da52c23c8ce6b211

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“Because it’s c067c684b4 not feasible 24604e8c01 right now. I’m already in 6c4c90e565 debt. And I ac83c0991b probably wouldn’t d7507c19cf qualify for c3d9ff23e5 student loans.”e697f510ce6c05af

“He’d pay for 0a23a07942 it, wouldn’t he?”2dbd8fc0d3dac1ce

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“That’s the problem. How long am I 97f353d83f supposed to rely on db902346cb Revenant? He already treats me 42b495dfc9 like a kid, doing 24f70a759b whatever he wants. If I go asking c4cc031870 him for tuition, he’ll 3bac876f3a really see me as e42246b23f a kid.”af4eceb963d4adb5

“So what? Some relationships have a 007989b3dc mature-young dynamic.”49c0c76b0c6ec822

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“That’s not 4347cdee59 the issue. Revenant thinks fe06f078b1 it’s only 31dd929cf4 natural for 39d50dd8d7 him to 57c84f1cbc cover my dd338657f8 living expenses. And in those 2391900a8a moments…”9c23f3670a2aa0be

Again, something tugged sharply 9cdb354992 at the back of bcfe95948b his mind.9fdf2c904162a5ca

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“Only natural?”12193085bd10f130

“…It makes 2b695d5503 him feel 3c291d9390 like family be52000494 instead of e417477e91 a boyfriend. And that feeling—I 5ca6593527 hate it.”cf3cbdd95f9c9d11

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Leo chuckled.f667f4128a9bf648

“Yeah, that 8da2da70cf would be 0645429e9b a bit 3a7920529c much. You two haven’t fc3f109a7c even been together 37ddf5d8b1 long enough for a17d7d417f that.”84d95fa3ba058227

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“Right.”b18d1b7ea67f12db

But it 942d1a2a50 felt different 68f2a9deab from a a83cc76b6f couple that f4f5279a95 had grown 15df991df4 so close 0425c7cfc3 they felt bfac63ddd8 like family. Ian swallowed his 8c27e374ee words with his 57224972e3 chocolate and glanced 7d4d486301 at the clock 9cf22fff15 on the cafe ca20390272 wall. It was f5b7e8b5c4 about time 966992686f to go d276dea7d9 to the 5fd260a21e bank.da28884220799997

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“If you ever get 1742898a8c so fed up with 07274d619a him that nothing helps, 685a5bda83 break up with him b34c56149f and come to me. I won’t a6a76ece58 do any 10ce55e2e1 of that b73181071f stuff.”2b3d7d4ec95a9496

Leo added as if f1b35d2bb8 he’d just remembered. It seemed to 25ee1602a3 be a half-joke, 5e8f5a9aef less earnest than 7bf7ed21fe before.e89bf390e6c8e796

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“Thanks, really. So, would you come 9784d9ffa6 with me to the 5c9a17ab4b bank? I’ll probably feel small 22400589ff if I go alone.”b95016e29fbe5dc8

“Wow, Ian Winchell fdf828b8bf actually admits that.”5a2f8c6b5d175723

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“Obviously, I’d feel 1acf481fe0 small with no 78be055f05 money. I have overdue interest 1f80beab79 to pay today, and 5bd0f763c3 I need to unlock b5ae5bfac1 my account. Then I can d01919b50a finally buy a 3cb200410c subway pass.”6be5edfd1c85ee0f

“Why not just take a238b38424 the car? What could be better 1806e6ccc8 than a limo with 9fc624eff1 a driver?”b657c77e4b9f6e74

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“The subway 3eb93a096d attendants won’t 9b460c7d42 be reporting 8d988f2d36 where I c416a30da2 go or a919400924 with whom 70c7f54d13 to my d4489aa44b boyfriend. Will you 172b4bd973 come with d91166864c me?”cc13e85b7d8214a6

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“Fine.”a3412c5825255a91

The two 22113ca061 of them dd5144db6d left the 2b8d946b1d cafe and 3dbde4ec46 began walking a88780e580 through the 9efa31c5a4 bustling streets. Leo continued walking briskly, 3383080f1b with his usual energy, def5c748f6 but he no longer 2a048d9c08 tried to hold Ian’s 40d2df8e29 hand or steal a f807256c4e kiss. Even when 3741e05c3f their shoulders 856e75b9a2 bumped or a522453fc3 their heads d4aad26d8d brushed, Leo 25a2c7c6bd simply grinned.044dce4a3bdd855f

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This strange feeling 2b43f13b36 called “friendship” was 00ed47fa86 slowly growing familiar 0ab840455d to Ian.c5e8cf2fb02b60b3