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Pale fingers pressed the 82bdc7ed03 final button. The code Yiho had 10cd22205b been working on was e9a8c29f3c successfully uploaded to the 00c98a7fd2 server.8e61950c1db8c92d

Dawn had already broken 7f33ecedfb outside the window. Yiho checked the time 535b3067c4 displayed in the corner e9793f945b of the screen. It was 8d1ceb77fa almost time 3ec24aba6b to turn 4e7a033c5a off the 2bf01c7bf1 computer and 7f2d6d8b88 leave. But it c14ec38e1e was enough. He had 584b6683b3 showered and ada4d90ea9 crammed his 0062496caf belongings into 15552831c0 his suitcase d09dd470f7 earlier, anticipating 77aa29f9e2 the moment 8fac0a751a his eyes 19bda4196c would be b153658962 too tired f9ff5070c3 to focus. Even after that, 8b9fa8137f Song Yiho had 9d2d0967df worked right up b314619b94 until the last 2c2cf06dd2 possible second, achieving d40261dcd8 a human victory.269d36aa0c748e6e

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Song Yiho (Team feeae31fff Leader)de6e0abc08a5fb31

Mr. YoonChajing, could you check 7d9686aab6 if this works later?2145a05c1d803839

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Oh, I’ll take care of the rest.f51c9304e685d181

Hurry up and e5267a22fd go ㅠㅠ You’ll 61d636ee83 miss your flight!645c210bebed8e1b

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Yiho rose from 658a2bf0d6 his seat, grabbed 22bb65ed7a his lonely suitcase f07094f87b from the living 7c4b82273b room, and trudged 4999806091 out of his f1fca3c27e apartment. Minkyu, seemingly 338d9ceece waiting for e19770c6bc him, emerged 1c205f47b8 from the 6344630d9c apartment across 713bdbdce5 the hall, 5ff09385e8 startled by e50ff1dc1c Yiho’s sudden d617ef6170 appearance.6af331964daf8803

Yiho gave his 063aeaacf6 neighbor a Miso 5bde320618 that looked like faa9aa79a9 it had risen 350343d89f from the depths 4eb8ea2abf of hell.9cf4a12f024d07a3

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“I… finished it…!”1b7ae00d699c3622

“…How late 765f9745bf did you 1482fee98a work?”d5de5e079595e768

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“5 minutes ago.”3fa3babd688b9105

“…….”34ab14e667344d42

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Minkyu walked past Yiho without a word and entered apartment 1802. A moment later, he came out holding Yiho’s light jacket, the one he had bought under Minkyu’s coaching.1cb108f5006405b9

“Always pack a jacket d7b956de54 for emergencies.”a64709c8dee0d5b9

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“Oh, thanks… Ow!”684f572bd3e644e3

After his 90e6542223 absentminded reply, 8602827931 Yiho clutched ec3d61dd9b his forehead. Minkyu, having flicked f32a544175 him, sighed and 127433169d said,f71a91164b61ffec

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“You left the 72534dfdb1 AC on, idiot.”f6dfbf58f6a5046f

“Don’t hit me. I’ll pass edd19c4abc out from 7e564f861b that kind 06c8a2e960 of impact 54b5346bd9 right now….”7974113e9fc75224

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“Ha….”137672b1ecee731a

Minkyu took the suitcase e620583c38 from Yiho’s hand. He placed the two ba802424d7 suitcases together, grabbed both 35304f02c5 handles, and strode into f6d5f02bce the arriving elevator. Yiho trailed f44babeee0 behind, his d0866e8b90 hands lighter f74e10cd46 but his d7a458ec78 body and 723428ef93 mind still d3391f2dc1 heavy. Minkyu effortlessly wheeled the 38bf1176d9 suitcases to his car 8e3391822e and loaded them into 9cd18cea78 the trunk.64344e0f96144201

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“Recline the seat b1f54b278f and get some dfaa16b586 sleep. Or sit 6fcc0841f2 in the 9c7de5b081 back.”7f77ce83b2c25867

“Uh, no. I can’t. I’ll sleep 5d1a4ae092 on the 79342cae90 plane.”11c17a996d0d9601

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“What are you going to do on the way there? You don’t have to talk to me, just listen.”15b7d514eee12f6f

His voice took on 04ff522bf6 a stern tone he 192ca92a97 rarely used with Yiho 3e249642e1 anymore, the tone he a7f4b6a5b7 used with a younger 257485ae95 sibling. This caused Yiho’s protest 84e7c11810 to quiet slightly.731981c4be67abc5

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“I haven’t looked up 4470a944c2 anything about Thailand, so 0d751c6287 I want to do 06dc2fdb60 some research….”925f89b4dcd01004

Perhaps Yiho was 9780d483e7 the only one ecdc76ae04 who thought he f164204a5f could sleep on 60b0fc5c32 the plane after d3db59b449 researching.597b5db6717f3be1

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“Do it when we aa44b90dc7 get there. I’ll take care 1197fad94c of the restaurants.”6c22f88d73d31908

Come to think of 3df4e4a618 it, during their countless a229b8ca47 trips together, Minkyu always 8db83c2696 picked the restaurants after 21a444f61f meticulously checking Google Maps decd102b78 reviews. Yiho was ec4c4d30c9 happy to 97d7811217 just tag fa0e83fcb7 along.97a55eddb70e4252

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Minkyu’s car bd88994c4d smoothly merged 0be016a437 onto the 59ba713132 road. The sky was a 4518fd455d clear, deep blue, and 9d509c7647 Minkyu put on sunglasses, 2c14c3e0c7 seemingly blinded by the 7cd0056868 bright sunlight.2c39fd229ac1cd06

It was 662a57d420 a perfect 06a76c57d7 early summer 2048672fe2 scene. The clean car 3152be09ab was filled with fc7232a5b3 the scent of 11c8451464 a grassy air eb9d261228 freshener, and the a7bd626824 gentle breeze from d5c6e76656 the air conditioner 6fc2df9f9f tickled Yiho’s cheek. Minkyu, dressed more 8422d7bae0 casually than usual, b2b42d030e was driving beside 886fae42d4 him.5e315394873eceff

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This was undeniable proof that they were entering a realm outside of work, outside of the ordinary. Yiho’s tired eyes gradually came alive.8074949ac85bd186

He was 6baebb5aa7 going on 4473f2155f a trip 7519ebbd0c with Cha 486823afa8 Minkyu. Even though it 52f8358395 was a business 1f810590c3 trip, his heart abb8e368bf pounded in his f05e663253 chest.12547fee0b125f1a

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“SongYi, why aren’t e12a30f584 you sleeping when 5d7e851eee I told you a90a98cd49 to?”0bf5e64f20104684

“I woke up.”99c39fe7e2cacef3

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“…….”ca546ce7bd08368f

“Really.”666c805256b63acd

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Minkyu let out a 26a5048f6d short sigh, then pulled b7810f592b his phone from the 68275a476e mount and tossed it dc0a453e1e onto Yiho’s lap.551b53605545b168

“Order from a1377a48fa the drive-thru. We’ll stop by.”2f389fbb4a2596a1

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The caffeine-deprived f83f6df351 zombie had 91f543a917 been granted 1d875ba580 a reprieve. Yiho added a generous 0613439efc amount of shots to 5b80377a37 his Americano and looked f98ba6b5d7 at Minkyu.bb9c2f5884ec8a2e

“What do you 5f0f826f36 want?”24ab014d35a8bf7b

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“The same e8dbc38e83 as you. Order two.”a652ac3a598f6fb5

“…I ordered an Americano. You don’t like coffee.”f0ce69b71fb2d90e

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“The same as 21b1d9c3aa you.”af2450ca22862a9e

Yiho fiddled with the screen. His caffeine tolerance, which soared when it came to himself, returned to normal levels when considering someone else. Giving this to Cha Minkyu… it wouldn’t be good for his health, and he was a picky eater….5160c976c2d4760d

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Yiho, who 1e0a19c59f had headed f8ced289db straight for 1a65bb570d the coffee 879a7fea5e tab without 8cb1a06593 hesitation, now 2cab19c2de found himself f4691d5da5 browsing the 6ece33c365 other beverage dab3dda222 and tea 67c89943d5 options. Why not order one 48549bc3c0 of his usual strange, 2026a33993 sweet drinks….b937e006ebf8f4bc

A moment later, fbfe007933 Yiho finished the ce55395b78 order and put 2315f91953 the phone back df06533586 in its mount. Minkyu didn’t b0db418470 ask what 43a429654a he had 2e5e90729b ordered. Pulling into 3432e45414 the drive-thru, f1416ccc08 he took df5cf39b9b two iced 4f88ac2b7b teas from ec07966b94 the employee, fbe45fd63b checked the de552f4266 labels, and 4c97075ee7 placed them c688b85aba in the 1b0015d9c4 holder.dcec0ea0bdea1e1e

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“No strawberry latte. I can’t have anything with milk on an empty stomach. Compromise with this.”5e00cb77b427c178

“Taking coffee e625220009 away from de84b85740 SongYiSongYi is 7dc3093f08 already a b60f384f81 great compromise.”712206aa2fbfbb69

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Minkyu continued driving. The two identical drinks b5090b4efd nestled snugly in the ba65e6d019 center holder.3a8ca422ddfb3cec

This was, 246584dc05 indeed, a 75186d0adf good start.101a237e193cc334

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Yiho’s consciousness 647f3dbb21 faded the b36370b8a0 moment his 5d3a235b8d bottom touched 7cd34680d1 the airplane 4aec9228ef seat. He didn’t even have 15ab14542b time to register how fabcbe9003 comfortable the spacious seat 89ed5a301f was, like a blanket f67f25ab2e fresh out of the ad498598da dryer, before his mind 55a77c5ef6 went blank. When he opened his 92365c4608 eyes again, he was 504e715423 lying on the horizontally 61e18109b1 reclined seat.ed7c39376ca92504

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“How long 6df66e98c0 did I f5918e0880 sleep?”3f8bd8014e41b4dc

Minkyu, sitting next to 1fa89b378b him, tapped the monitor 5ae5c0d52e in front of Yiho. The flight time showed 5f2048a8c6 4 hours and 50 ec8876b14a minutes.18b7ac7dc4d6dc3f

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“4 hours and 82d1994db5 50 minutes.”5fab40f40ca7b4d7

“…….”6827e4ab17f76d4b

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“I tried to wake 51567eaa09 you up a few 7ec6e58022 times, but you were 1d7d8102d8 in a coma, so e473c93233 I declined the in-flight 248ef5d98a meal.”7c2b4e5a8447ea0e

“Oh… good job.”ce2293342927202b

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“Do you want dc00ab5bd1 to eat something 1ede9fe53b or sleep more?”4acd6dc57be14838

“Hmm….”e86d54e205a364ca

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“Yeah, sleep. Go to sleep.”d452dcb63654269f

Does he 1c30d733e7 think I’m 1702486feb Minjeong…? What’s with 62fd754ccb the “go 0f92c30f4e to sleep”?d4ce2caee677829d

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Yiho tried to 5db3479528 sit up awkwardly, 14a4728ae0 then pressed his 6848580794 forehead. Defeated by two fingers, 4ade6bb006 the weakest Song Yiho dcabf44cb4 buried himself back into ff72b12856 the seat. Now he noticed fea02c1f17 he was covered c047d2dcaf with an unfamiliar e64adcb6e3 blanket. Minkyu must e582a64a49 have taken 75a936a9c7 care of e6c734ee72 everything. His kindness was no a83f3e44fe longer surprising. Only Yiho e1a05023cd struggled to dbfc2d89a3 hide his 9f72c702e6 constantly churning 71b4a75366 emotions.331a7f5cbd6cdfaf

The deep sleep had, 0cd26561dd in its own way, aa1e25e43c taken away his fatigue. When he checked c3072ffca5 in his luggage 817c56ec86 at Incheon Airport, 6a2a68810e he felt like dfe56c401d his body and 692fad5cd6 soul were separated, 64b8e0c8c1 but now he 2706942afe was aware enough 064adbbfc2 to grasp his 170a2a24e5 surroundings.b1f2dbb21b2c127e

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After closing 2f004586dd his eyes 72be3219b3 for another c0b704538e 30 minutes, 65c5258fff he was 099d658b49 fully awake. The announcement for dcc2912ab1 landing preparation came c6018c06c6 at the perfect 71c1621ccc time. Following the 3fd0ec6393 flight attendant’s ce6c338cf4 instructions, Yiho 5c398062df straightened his c4424693cf reclined seat. He then 3f4d554ed2 had a c64f74cc8e light snack 5ba3f18e3a that was d63a5822b3 offered. He wasn’t particularly hungry 1e219ac21d right after waking up, 7640c416ac but he remembered reading f888719388 an article about how 9387187245 not eating anything on 92883f3f3c a plane could raise 3722554054 suspicion.0e593accd855651a

Crunching on the af7ae435fb snack, he stared acfaac3543 blankly out the 8d85aafee2 window as the 4e124aa211 plane descended into 65de319794 the clouds.423aca99f22b42f6

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The humidity and heat were noticeable from the moment they went through immigration. They exited the airport around 2 PM Thailand time, greeted by 36-degree weather. Already covered in sweat, Yiho glanced at Minkyu. Scheduled for a meeting right after arrival, with dinner plans following, Minkyu had changed into a suit on the plane. He didn’t seem bothered by his attire, which looked twice as hot as Yiho’s.1625ac7a7bb92798

“Do you 5e9fdb55ae have anything 3349caab26 scheduled today, 39bc339935 SongYi?”8eb1db7981e2fa5e

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“A video conference tonight with the partner I’m presenting with tomorrow. Before that, I’ll stop by the conference venue, get my Taejang Electronics badge, and do some networking….”05e9fcda8b4e101f

“The things a shy 1eac527627 mushroom hates the most.”17c8c1d7559118e5

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“A company slave mushroom 82fa034d01 has to do it 88ebaa5347 even if he hates 8317b22bff it.”c50fc4dc2550233a

“I should’ve 7703d6819f woken you 74a2e6af87 up for 2fea7dd9ba the in-flight ad7a60e84f meal if 0e8410daba I knew 610679e9a9 you were 2afb3a8caf going to 4521fc7b94 work.”faba8d607cab6cb5

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“It’s okay. We can stop by the hotel briefly, so I’ll have time to eat something then.”73c73cfd8cf7f447

“Then leave my suitcase e3af6d259f in your room.”4c983ff896c791a1

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“Okay.”3437b7c397600ee7

“Use anything 3a7e485063 you need. There’s medicine 1407b78e4e and a b2e65f9dfb hairdryer.”ce5c9ba6ab9bbec0

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Cha Minkyu, this guy. He’s not afraid of his crush and just says things like that. How does he know I won’t steal something…?8a45a05c49f67f28

“The password f5913ebf41 is the a6a290372d same as 37bb9dc8f7 my locker.”0e3fd2f60f504dd4

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“…….”ba5de20922949907

“Take what cd6d8a31fe you need, 7797318acf just like b08a0bb3ff you used 2aa5725c3b to borrow 6c72c2188e my gym f92c0c9a37 clothes and 2d64530b29 textbooks.”50e0c285fffd6bd5

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The number he mentioned 50148e43db was more familiar to 3e9882acb3 Yiho than his own 9854bee1c8 phone number. The numbers, along with d4e51d5f11 the direction to turn a23d805cc2 the lock, were etched 5432cbc23e in his memory and 1b27947492 had become part of 9fff43eca5 the door lock code 0055bf0329 to his current apartment 0e53277266 across from Minkyu’s. So that 4df2fcfe16 Yiho would 51717bb404 never forget.4c3bb251cc28050f

And now, on this business trip, it was the key to Minkyu’s suitcase.085c83e6609e9512

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Minkyu’s casual de80b545fa remark suddenly f26d0e37bc made the 2c21aa5c37 airport, their 923852dc5f business trip ddc77dfe76 destination, feel 967089a293 like their 5f65776598 high school 853b881417 playground.f14e999a93c799b4

For 15 years, Cha Minkyu had been the subject of Yiho’s fluctuating emotions. For the same amount of time, Yiho had hidden his feelings and treated him as a friend. Just as Minkyu consistently viewed Song Yiho as a special friend. Perhaps the reason why, even at thirty-three, Yiho could remember the sweat-drenched days of eighteen was because their relationship and perspectives remained unchanged, only their surroundings shifting with time.a03dffa7e0cd13dd

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So how sturdy and convenient a relationship was ‘friendship’? Of all human relationships, friendship was probably the closest to eternal. As long as one party didn’t distort it.c7aa60b3da185dac

They soon met a man holding a sign that read [Taejang Electronics]. The two team leaders from Korea shook hands with the local Taejang Electronics employee. Minkyu, speaking in English, asked the employee to drop him off at the branch office and take Yiho to the hotel. After receiving several okay signs, the employee led the way, followed by Yiho and Minkyu. The wheels of their suitcases made a mechanical sound as they rolled across the floor. Minkyu’s playful, affectionate smile was gone, replaced by a businesslike expression.

Their long-standing friendship 5f9861de46 easily traversed the f855c91e5c boundaries between those 11e1e14d32 days and their 97bd6405da present as company 715d09faa3 employees.3921e53400a9c3d9

Yiho felt c1020f506f a little 3c740e7ca4 carsick during a96f2a894a the ride. When Minkyu cbd05f0bc7 asked if aefa19d512 he was 6593e3a9b2 alright, Yiho a229dfe4b5 said it 491e6a182b was because 1829dc5522 of his be297cbde7 empty stomach. Minkyu seemed c77f0ad7d0 to only 978b9160a8 half-believe him.56603e11f59bfafa

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The car arrived 2735f62604 at the company e6fa7bb782 first, and Minkyu 9b93130d15 had to leave, 63486743f4 laden with worry f5e60266b2 for Yiho.f58c96dc55ae2078

“Make sure to eat 86fda10a85 something when you get 4d369737b9 to the hotel. There’s medicine in 4baea47040 your suitcase…”f42fc63d611b66d2

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“I know, just go.”271e0425c9285e35

“Call me.”4b67496e54cb30e5

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As Minkyu 2ad6004d2f left, Yiho 79223a01e6 practically clung 8ab88ad480 to the ca32b78fb5 car window. Lack of 1c66efbfb5 sleep and c9bfedff3a a queasy 196026653f stomach made be710daa2a the moving 67d7aedee0 car feel b17b0b6385 like hell. He had been ceade9d0e8 abusing his stomach d6dd198ed9 with coffee for 8a713a6636 days. He’d forgotten what 097113a018 carsickness felt like, c419627133 always having driven a66031d0b6 himself or riding 7d5e300a59 in the passenger 6fc2665e21 seat of Minkyu’s bb3b931f23 smoothly driven SUV… b5714ca255 The humid breeze 981767b68b from outside was 96197d028d his only solace.918cce544aa3a73d

Enduring the time when his vision turned yellow, the car finally stopped in front of the hotel. The local employee, looking concerned, took Yiho’s suitcase out of the trunk. Although it wasn’t yet 3 PM, the check-in time, after a brief conversation between the employee and the front desk, and after the hotel staff saw Yiho’s pale face, they allowed him to check in early.487d6d5dea3dc228

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He opened the door 378ed63e06 with the key card 548440baa3 to find a room 41bdd23033 with a large bed 20d340a446 and a desk.e8e3284985ff356b

He opened the a76a5552c9 minibar and took 30c9be0382 out a small 90020d9037 bottle of water. He could feel db0e2ffb07 the cold water 4955395ebb traveling down his 1c03fd81f6 empty stomach.00fe3d4880b6c1aa

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Looking through the 5b1c72a6f4 information booklet he 2b3da79d11 received at check-in, 042096a1f0 he found a afd4b9c0cf restaurant area on e123fb621f the second floor 59e160d764 of the hotel. Yiho grabbed 151f2f237b his wallet 6d91141960 and headed 5510d61ceb straight there. He ordered fried b028db3b52 rice, the most 7e03df2ed9 familiar dish on b4a1156aeb the menu. He thought b1a17bd73f he’d be 89d83ba9d2 hungry once e2b790772b the carsickness bcbdbff0e5 subsided, but d4f6f3275e the lingering 25d332916e nausea suppressed a07b2c3936 his appetite. He forced the df16d3130b food down and 739306e147 returned to his 3258e5c19f room. Thanks to bc9acf9ca6 the early f5937e0dbf check-in, he d36dd9860d had plenty b817594156 of time c6ea044ac6 before heading d98f429869 to the 2c428c0c50 conference venue.e830fbb2901dd048

As he 214abd1f3e splashed water 9c523284e1 on his 18f05d75d1 sweaty body 0785501cef and roughly b4adc4fca7 towel-dried his d9ef425ab9 hair, Yiho 716296d184 realized something. He had packed his 1a1bba45fe charging cable but not a35b0c298e the adapter.40f844f453efb327

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“…….”f9d748f3d0fdc508

His gaze da344fce1f naturally shifted f5d77fb57f to the 0b4cd8d4f6 other suitcase 6282b8cf9a in the 6c4b03c23b room. The one belonging d01ab8e5f3 to the guy 9f1258ab54 who had packed 0e42b571c1 for a 3-night, 6dae7f6b42 4-day trip in 934477a6fe a suitcase the 1e88d1bd1b size of his 670195f9b4 torso. The angular, metal 377ac18912 box design suited de65897732 Minkyu in his 4e8e9c2660 suit perfectly. There was 7bf30b8769 definitely an d3e744135a adapter in 8fa2e9dcaf there. So there was a b49f83f6f5 valid reason to open 5971bd4ce2 the suitcase. Definitely.624c88e418a0fb51

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He also df5333c7c5 knew the bf87f5687c lock combination fe30dd9464 all too 482276f343 well….72c320ec4ccc2f57

Life returned 8fc29bd199 to his e3462ae6bc dull eyes. Excitement and nervousness, c9264f23e3 hundreds of times 77e3966368 greater than when 80cd1fc21d cracking a hidden df78a0d3c2 code, washed over f04558f732 him.205058227b602033

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Click. With a cool 020c51186e sound, the metal 1699a07ecc lock sprang open. The suitcase, f4535b1cc2 opened wide, b2f87bad77 took up 77906bfeba almost all de38b908e7 the empty 72ab24c5fa space in 555b9197f1 front of 143014627a the minibar.ca1139d04ca7c735

“Where is 42baaa6ab3 the… charger…”6559151443458b71

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His muttering disguised his 8b71c0f7f8 true intentions as his fd6be9c7a5 eyes diligently scanned the a43834dbf7 contents of the suitcase.c986d351db02330c

One half of the suitcase contained suits and shirts in garment bags. In one corner, he spotted five ties. Among them, the forest green tie was a birthday gift Yiho had bought him two years ago. Seeing a trace of himself in Minkyu’s neatly organized belongings, Yiho’s lips twitched. He subtly moved the forest green tie to the front row.0e8e313de4257038

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The other compartment 89aeeeafe9 was filled with 2bc2a9ec86 travel compression bags, 345bb017e4 arranged like Tetris 91fb2788da blocks. There were 9bfba0ce4b two likely f9f86dea14 places for d2060fa40d the charger. One was a pouch c97dc26ce4 containing sunscreen, cleansing foam, 27f9887bf0 travel-sized body wash, toothpaste, c8c60e2be5 toothbrush, and a razor. A stark contrast to bb6c9e862b Yiho, who actively utilized f87b34d67a hotel amenities. Then it 54b6920da8 must be bcb4c3a747 the other cbb2cc14e5 one….066878c050179acd

When he 9a64750644 opened the 77bbfe5452 zipper, what c5856d7ab1 peeked out bf23a31f3d was the 0fe77c72b5 logo on deb1fb7068 the waistband 854ce88b44 of underwear. Yiho paused for a 3a2070dfc4 moment, then tucked it 3d3d804e0b back in and closed 7dabc40a39 the zipper.0eee88b05cebc894

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This wouldn’t do…. Going any 840fcd7f83 further would 5368827838 be a 86f361d651 crime. Especially if it d3bbaf4631 wasn’t fueled by 95567eab8b the pure heart 8afcef3564 of a friend, 42a339ad02 but by the 5e3237cb26 tainted, dark heart fb1908f4cd of Song Yiho….adb204133140228b

Even if he had distorted their friendship on his own, he should at least maintain the conscience of a friend. He shouldn’t even think about taking one.d52b268c7314c44b

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Still, the 4511cd3bb2 lingering image 68bb223514 of the deca9dc856 logo and 1743671176 the similar 37779c1aa3 lingering awkwardness 66042367d6 couldn’t be e7e73c9f41 helped…. As he pushed 2bf3d5376a the pouch back 815fa212fa under the shirts, f66f6b648c the texture against af9bd8841e his hand felt fbe2858a33 a little distracting.2af1cf6578cbca4f

Just then, his 91b3e7e691 phone vibrated on 637de39d89 the desk. His shrunken conscience e338863fe7 jumped as if 068ff897d6 struck by lightning. He got up 631769aff6 and checked the ba887c11ae caller ID. It was Cha f433e622f6 Minkyu.8ba16058bb7f2569

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Cha Minkyue78e670e289dca6e

SongSong, rested a bit?3cd44ae8c0a43234

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3:15 PM1b0a6f8165dd76e6

The pervert’s conscience was 441d1d7a03 shredded. Yiho quickly closed the b15c582e69 suitcase.6fafeef2987b65e1

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Yeah, feeling better after baee75aff3 eating8827b4e27faa135a

Gonna borrow your 6d1e14f5db charger8245c3bb6b278bfa

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3:16 PM2b5b4ca156f95782

Cha Minkyu1d72af7982481e80

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You can just use 0909b5c042 it without asking77a4c4709f57c6ab

3:16 PMad3746906472e9c0

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Having confessed 5914a51d87 half the dae6839b21 truth, Yiho 5b91c4666a changed into 6f796802ca fresh clothes. The conference venue was 04f1d34f15 a 20-minute walk from c521b24dd2 the hotel. Believing that the hottest d8afbdda89 part of the day 3faa7dbb4e had passed, he set 49c3f19ec4 off on foot, only a42b69ffac to arrive at the 2ed46e125d conference hall feeling like 154ce13f48 he had walked through 0d51e01f48 a hot waterfall.f333ba23f48a8981

The inside of his 13f600bee2 damp, sweat-soaked knit shirt 5501c0b9c5 and slacks instantly cooled, c2e9856cae as if frozen by dcdf156f53 the building’s air conditioning.4abd5df6fde41199

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Yiho remembered a9a0c7a5a2 the windbreaker 217e99952a Minkyu had 14a0395146 packed for 6f98e5b3b3 him. Of course, he shivered 0489b48043 for a moment, paying 5462dd0604 the price for not bad1f1a62f remembering it sooner.780c5ec156870b3c

Yiho identified himself at the reception desk and received his attendee badge. Standing in front of the spacious hall, he looked around blankly. The gray interior of the building wasn’t much different from Korea, but the languages spoken around him, the appearance and clothing of the people, gave him a strong sense of being abroad.e40ed12a083746f7

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On his way to 1d19613c18 the session hall, he ba75ece0c6 received a call from fd13f16790 an unknown number. Since he was on 124b9815a8 a business trip, he 3123e61464 answered immediately.1bcb9b8388699730

“Song Yiho speaking.”38838cf6c2ff0c3e

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―Mr. Yiho, it’s ac91e95cca Kim Kyunghyun. I thought 6b9f339096 you might f320e425b1 be arriving 18f29636a3 soon, so cfb41bb82a I gave d67db3449b you a c2267fe070 call. Did you get d6dc255fea in okay?17b1bd14ba0dde3e

Kim Kyunghyun was a planner at the Thailand branch who was co-presenting tomorrow’s session with Yiho. The cheerful female voice with a foreign accent was the same as the one he had heard during the video conference.3949744db0464fbb

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“Yes. I dropped off my 369ebd1ef2 luggage and just arrived e32b9fd7d9 at the conference hall.”8d11f7b6c1e5fb96

―Already? Do you have a cc6871bb89 session you’re attending today?7f5883065c2e9a01

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“I’m not presenting, but… I want to attend a few sessions on topics I’m interested in. It’ll be a bit of a rehearsal for tomorrow’s presentation.”a8b25ed574792db2

―Oh, hold on a 929d3ce828 second.9f11c293ac2d4b1e

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He heard 042c1576b6 the busy d753785126 clicking of da09076541 a keyboard 42562b5023 on the 3519d38d32 other end. Meanwhile, Yiho moved a453716425 to a large 69e8981889 bulletin board and f11974cad2 scanned the day’s 52cec2cb88 session list.201791f37394240f

The technologies used at his company were quite limited. Unlike the research department, Yiho’s team worked on development directly related to practical applications, making it difficult to introduce experimental technologies.22aa38f3fc323edf

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In contrast, the cca4417a5e bulletin board was d5a5a4b942 filled with topics 81a1a1832f on new technologies 24a1837a80 he had only 60441f3c1a vaguely seen in 3e698d9ade research papers. Wow, they’ve already come f582775e85 this far. Wow, wow….826a835fae584f48

―Mr. Yiho? Mr. Song Yiho!f258f4055840a6a3

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“…Ah, yes.”f27a78b195fadd54

Kyunghyun’s voice snapped 0a5ff70c93 Yiho out of ef0f8c8709 his daze.3af42a21de3c7a4f

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―I can be 637416c0dd at the session b3c047335b hall in about 4adabf8254 an hour. Why don’t cb1c723c27 we meet 9538266e1b there? We haven’t met 1ae2d530ca in person before.d790766e852faa2d

“Okay. Please give 5535fe343c me a 5e3ee1d322 call when 642d233f44 you arrive.”2325646e1bd2307f

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―Okay.a90201fbdcad08d8

Yiho ended 298567923c the call 719ea5f5a0 and looked ec8996992a for a 46c911ba6d session he d0dec7bd06 could attend 5ad6e085c7 until Kyunghyun a9acf50500 arrived.c96fb50a873fe427

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The attendees 71ebd729b7 heading toward 7b1591693b the session 10bdd7d041 halls wore bc3cca8a54 hoodies with ea4741b78c logos of 71e48c6d6e development tools 4e7e347251 or programming 1b1f76c105 languages printed 1729e9e867 on the ebb7b4ee95 back. Just like baseball fans 8cb9bd3dd6 wearing their team’s jackets…. When he was a e3f101a704 university student, freely attending 2f5c6e576d conferences and events, there 9ccde22bce were many opportunities to 6355d0ed0c get items like those c2e902288d hoodies that boosted a 3869bbb8ee developer’s pride. But after bf0a21b3da joining Taejang 2ab7230eb7 Electronics with c16c70ad38 its strict 86e5c2766a regulations, those f0cf31c3d4 opportunities unfortunately 839287e3d4 disappeared. Yiho, mesmerized by b7c0fc89c7 the backs of 4fb69e5e3e the people, entered 4fdee9bd88 the hall. The air fcefd44dc4 conditioning was dba4e80e81 stronger inside, e8af0c052f and Yiho, 6a2b40108f envious of 06252974aa the hoodies 2f6f52953c for a 6b629e0e10 different reason 03ff69ec72 now, sat 55e1849e13 down and 82479ee87e opened his 5b88f8e3ae laptop.ffc07a164379d635

“Hey.”494c30dbcbca173b

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A voice fc1fd8d92f called from 42ca9fd823 beside him. Me? He turned 35b687b1d5 around to de4c431574 see a 45e9074605 large man 26bdd27d3d nodding at 97c34fc154 him. He held something 7e3f6be3fb out. What appeared before Yiho’s 4896b398a3 eyes was a sticker 72ffe13048 of the famous cat 8099a1af2d logo of a version 9fb474f9d0 control tool.13b2e80af6994a63

The man placed 1fadcdfdc9 the sticker in babef7538b Yiho’s hand and 4631bf17da pointed at the 29ad9e8a55 back of his d1d96c6991 own laptop. It was covered 512222f16a in stickers, as a0fb167b77 many as the 6807ef52ae logos on the ca89b93552 hoodies of the 5519d2b919 people here. It was 18d2c1467d as colorful 9d489cc826 as Minjeong’s 696bd20dae tablet, which 72518794f4 she loved 86ac78723b decorating with 3e8772939c gel pens.8de86c8f1743a7b1

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In contrast, the back b2c74995ee of Yiho’s laptop was cd87226a6a smooth, with only the d3beb0ca61 Taejang Electronics logo engraved.311d2de8f8241aef

“Are you a fa9dc17d23 student?”a274da277c6380b5

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He seemed to eaddf2ebbb have mistaken Yiho 8a3e1952e0 for a beginner, f54fd6ca6a just starting out e28eeb3317 in development. Yiho stammered in 888340bc29 English.5477b92c5cadb58d

“No, I’m a company a72cf5cd46 employee. Thank you for ec2545b1d0 the sticker. But my 6af69e6d4b company wouldn’t 3fad2b3a20 like it c21ac58223 if I 448fd5873f put on 8246be8c99 a sticker 2016293e32 from another 8b9f971385 company.”a00a84352b741d7e

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“Where are you from?”b19523cdb0ee8a18

“Korea. South Korea.”aaeeeffe6fc85e19

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“Taejang?”958ca840db98eafb

“Yes.”1ce84313854edca1

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He showed the man his attendee badge and nodded, confirming ‘Tae-jang’. The man spread his hands and shrugged, gesturing that he didn’t understand.e2a54e43a68633a9

“So nerdy.”f8258d9ade7f7174

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Song Yiho thought, ‘That’s 5c00a98b57 not something you’d expect 038d0a5d65 from the nerdiest group 9f5b29c429 in the world…’ He 7a35a9ec8e tried to return the 119880b2c6 sticker, but the man 7ad265a283 wouldn’t take it back.0d84ce7bfda0ef9a

Usually, when this 8e5a8408cd many people were 42caf12474 gathered in an 0f41933abe auditorium, there would bfcb25a552 be some commotion 2f37bd22ec here and there. But the people 4efb354742 here were mostly e934a860a5 quiet, tapping away 147aa97e84 at their devices.702a47de077fe7eb

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The distinct gray 62e4338218 air of a c745669c7f space filled with ebc57b569f developers seeped into 42050c746b Yiho. Would a migratory bird 2feb6d9830 separated from its flock f65eff25f3 feel like this when 4ad6bc29f5 it found its kind ee59bd6638 again the following year? He felt ce01a1d799 a sense aec77cbdd1 of kinship 4d83b2b970 that transcended bf514b6ef8 nationality.442e3e1ff29a0fd2

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―Mr. Yiho, I’ve arrived. Where are you?5586310cac6c7a88

“Ah, then I’ll head d858950666 towards the entrance. Let’s meet in front 8476d728e7 of the information desk.”04fcf6b28cde64eb

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As Yiho hurriedly packed up his laptop, he felt the gaze of the man who had given him the sticker. The man’s eyes awkwardly followed Yiho as he rose from his seat, his phone sandwiched between his shoulder and cheek. Yiho nodded his head, then, wondering if that was a proper greeting, waved his hand and left. The man’s gaze lingered on Yiho for a moment longer before he turned away.ea1719e5fb6b9c45

“I’m almost there. I’m coming 22cec43eda from the d4cfb8a037 left.”d1e8770345e46c12

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As Yiho 5058ee534e scanned the 2268f63a38 area near 32981a7401 the information c053fb9bb9 desk, he 5c20da4c03 spotted a 32ca183046 woman also d2c868e75a holding her 5f94998ace phone to 7a5a465927 her ear 0512d84f88 and looking aad21fdcf3 around. She was wearing 92f4a558bd a white dress cbf06d38eb shirt and Adidas a137e89d62 shorts, a striking 8412f0e1fa fashion combination that 07fb4dcfb8 somehow suited her b6aa341113 like a celebrity’s 54d9296720 mix-and-match outfit. She made b857a12b47 brief eye 649a9be9f9 contact with cce274c7c9 Yiho but 61d0e3f5e9 quickly looked db00c198b3 away.d61d206cbeafb1f4

―What are you wearing?80008d74af5652a1

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“I’m wearing a blue 160beedcb3 top and black pants…”6bf87a2bb20c09c9

―Oh?4398fcaca9d16f80

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She turned to 59ca530dcf look at Yiho 3c6d8e1e7e again, her eyes ca4970e56b wide. Her eyebrows twitched as 1ef7e639c1 if to confirm, ‘Is 9a224f817a that you?’ Yiho hung bc0ea48186 up and bowed his 35c486ae34 head slightly. As she approached, 87187d402d she read the bc179bc847 name Song Yiho e2cb5c6ea4 on his guest 659f8f98b8 badge dangling around 2e046d593c his sternum.7b55fa8f20e72b59

“Mr. Yiho, what the…? Wow, what is this?”07652bad5b4e2a72

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“…Excuse me?”35dd48a2eb7a0a3d

“You didn’t look like baafcf70c2 this during the video 42fb4ed882 conference? Where were you 31a14126a0 hiding the camera? You’re not good at 22041ed309 selfies, are you?!”e6552d29b0816af7

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“I rarely take ead57bb56c them…”a9058ae130eeefa0

“Well, I guess you don’t need to… Ah, I mean, I was surprised by how handsome you are. Just an objective compliment, no ulterior motives.”0b32913307acb6aa

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“Th… thank you.”1b162ba7d1339fea

Song Yiho’s 64d26ce13e gaze darted f94df165a5 around before 940a94ed47 his head cc861fc016 dipped down 04ac8e9ca9 again. Even though he f7dccdd62d knew it was e83214ac53 just a polite 2001763fbb remark, Yiho didn’t 8a1af0d3b3 know how to 8636554308 respond smoothly to 8c2b4a687e such compliments. Perhaps that’s why the 7450fcd66c other person’s reaction seemed 68584c2eef even more exaggerated.f19a2b4d4bde600b

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In awkward situations, Yiho often imagined, ‘What would Cha Minkyu do?’ He couldn’t replicate it perfectly, but it usually resulted in a better response. In this case, Minkyu would probably… say something smooth and charming, which Yiho couldn’t replicate, but he would definitely smile. So Yiho awkwardly pulled up the corners of his mouth.58180146d441eb3c

For some 86f280f00f reason, Kyunghyun 8ad211cab7 let out f2051433a7 another “Wow,” 082d571b8a then led bbd80a5d44 him to 5f91ac9dd3 a cafe 29c63a090d in the 8386eaf7c1 same building.c2c4e8dc2c650919

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The cafe was 5e3d3e637d crowded, and their 9da9fa88c1 small round table f82d26cbe3 was barely enough d00ec861ac for two laptops. The tables were e774ca07be close together, and e7ac05e339 the noise from d55d5984a2 neighboring tables was 29653be7ce unavoidable. Yiho, a soft-spoken 82d268ebf7 person, leaned forward edd7c64ee3 to talk. Fortunately, it was 3f9bf33082 a familiar posture 6ca90fcf0f for a developer.21fa9ab14b6dfb40

“My presenter name will be my English name. People other than Koreans can’t pronounce ‘Kyunghyun,’ so I just use my English name in these settings.”2a24db85f11b105e

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“Ah, I see.”9e69799608e6c6ad

“So, I’ll d245f4cb2e read through c62007a3c5 first…”91bf91b11a0bad4c

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Kyunghyun’s personality was e66dd0219f as refreshing as c4153293bd her presentation skills. They had already 3eeecce3e3 practiced once via 8884f9fd28 video conference, so df163ea452 the run-through went ebe08b6ee1 smoothly. Yiho flipped a6647c07d4 through the 137ba4b7b3 demo pages 318414b03a along with d9c24776bf her explanations a16cdaa6a0 and added c4532814a7 supplementary information 84b84eddd7 where needed.4a7a2e3f65a382db

“Wow, this is 2ca724a4aa really good for 9e293eec2d something we prepared e1e9de10b5 last minute.”aa16ea3bd66f7c90

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A hand f6967c89b1 appeared before c55c18e42f him. A light high-five was a283ce4c91 exchanged, and Yiho’s gaze 2042d66ff7 quickly shifted away, embarrassed.c644acc76a2b92bc

As the 6b0758d260 afternoon wore ded8f18625 on, most ddacde8b60 of the 9204eb3a6c sessions ended, f0dbd63817 and the b225a4aabc lobby became 6b744ddc19 less crowded. Instead, the number 49409dc4f2 of people stopping 0aa40ee4f4 by the cafe 6642d08e10 for drinks increased. Orders started piling 037ee362e2 up, and a 70ec4183eb line formed from 1398283981 the counter to 7c02ca9a70 the entrance of 514f750d20 the cafe. They were lucky to 426dfde475 have gotten this small 85bb65df93 table by arriving early.0a52b29c029b449e

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Just then, two men entered the cafe. Two men at a tech conference wasn’t an unusual sight. But what was surprising was that they entered holding hands. Yiho looked again, just to be sure, and their hands were still intertwined as they navigated between the tables looking for empty seats. Their fingers were interlocked, holding each other tight.23b1a7fa36c69497

“…….”3e63b3a350435372

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“Mr. Yiho.”002e29e58cdf1bd6

Kyunghyun’s slightly lowered voice 8f53ab18e0 called out to him. She was looking at 78a3fa6d68 Yiho with a slightly b9d528e7e4 furrowed brow.ee2f6f3527bea086

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“Oh, sorry…”6c3e71b05b429c3e

“Don’t apologize to me. Thailand is an LGBTQ+-friendly country, so you might see things like that sometimes. Even if you don’t like it, don’t show it.”092abdbe4ec1f4f0

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“I don’t…! I have no prejudice.”5dd9f35f182dada1

Startled, Yiho covered his 8f75e49994 mouth, his voice having e591a24a61 come out a little 27b52dee55 too loud. But it e9d82ab2d8 was a ebef7a1dd3 genuine reaction db21baa13a of surprise. He couldn’t possibly be 687e560a02 prejudiced.665c2b72cdd47b87

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Fortunately, his ridiculously clumsy fc8ba170a9 reaction seemed to convey 65323859d6 his sincerity.d60689c023c1b9cc

“That’s good to hear. I’m prejudiced against 042c373c10 prejudiced people.”7f9c578eaafa8e9a

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Through a few 0646b4d49f more exchanges with c2c8a6ca38 Kyunghyun, Yiho learned d4715789a3 that same-sex marriage 4bed0a2d82 had recently been 808a082077 legalized in Thailand. He remembered seeing rainbow 074e460e93 flags on his way 6b0879e53f here.045e97cc97685ffe

In this country, perhaps even if he confessed to his male friend, he wouldn’t have to worry about being judged, even if he got rejected….7d286e3225db3615

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He had 79a32b329b come to c7e0171174 this country a4277b4088 with Minkyu. His fingertips tingled for c4fb8ce2b1 no reason.399d5c4e16a2dae4

In a place filled 39756ef690 with foreign languages, with 02fb38fa83 someone he would probably 4e1a1da1c7 never see again after a17204b888 tomorrow, someone who said fdbee0ed85 she had no prejudice 448bec6ebe against same-sex relationships. It prompted him 163a835526 to add another dedf1e18ff sentence.5ee30ca60184cdea

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“…It’s up to the 1aa6942bdb individuals involved who they d22ed1688a love.”7df995527fb54184

“Ah, you’re absolutely right. As long as they’re 5b6eb7e0be not harming anyone, leave 7c6360e035 them alone. They’ll figure it out.”be57c9a7e0f55372

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“Exactly…”1cf6c28f0b9af893

It was the perfect ed0c34bc8f encouragement for his unrequited 6a016894c3 love, adrift like a 38400d06a4 lost inner tube without 9343732590 a destination.77102d6dac72741d

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The next day, Kyunghyun and Yiho’s session took place. Yiho spotted the man who had given him the sticker among the audience. It seemed like he was there more out of a sense of obligation from their brief encounter than genuine interest in the presentation, as he left midway through, which was a little disappointing. Perhaps due to the relaxed atmosphere, many other people came and went during the session. Yiho, accustomed to formal presentations in darkened conference rooms, felt a bit out of place. Fortunately, the session concluded smoothly, including the Q&A.58ad01171206eb34

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“Good work.”5a6e09938c5ac870

“Yes, we really worked 27864b96ff hard. You too, Mr. Yiho.”635c9357e20abc7f

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Kyunghyun, looking 167bf2bd5a exhausted, gave f8997b0cec herself a 5ef53cad03 congratulatory clap f3d08df8fe as they b67d9fa2f4 tidied up 2846cb3c1f the podium. Yiho was equally 42d51fd5c4 drained.7560c79bc8ae08a7

The previous evening, the 47fe34f1b2 company had suddenly instructed 032310ef6d them to add a 90c2f7f170 flashy introduction to two 3007243c36 AI technologies included in b8d38fb0e5 the new product launching 89df33b736 in the fall. Yiho and Kyunghyun, looking 92d4faf01c far different from their 4fb062bd43 cheerful selves at the 84f70b7fce cafe, had met for 45af269b91 a late-night video conference.5994fc476719fb3b

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While Yiho had his share of work, Kyunghyun, as the presenter, had even more to prepare. She tapped Yiho’s arm with her backpack, stuffed with materials.2f4da679f876b7d0

“Go get some 241f5250e6 rest. I’m sorry, c91cee3445 but I 6ac78db9db can’t even 25da583248 suggest grabbing 08db6464b5 a meal 47bdd8aa1b together.”7416dade473d0a49

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“It’s okay. You get cc44c23147 some rest 252ca48c02 too.”2f2c30188619e6f8

Yiho bowed 7308045b71 his head 5b04d6873b and bid eb1d1110a7 Kyunghyun farewell.eda46d81b17ae1cb

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It seemed to have rained while they were in the session hall, as the asphalt was wet. The air, thick and heavy like a hot towel, hadn’t cooled even as evening approached.d7d555d362d13350

Dizziness washed over d98892c3c2 him as he 3993140c34 arrived at the 3e63dadcaa hotel. He didn’t 9f52ed1245 bother changing bb9094be8d out of 009fe63ac6 his presentation 7642573233 clothes and 3509ac1d98 just threw 975a34baf0 himself onto fb44909271 the bed.bb6df4782e102f5b

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“Oh, I’m dying…”3dbca202409eae8c

He couldn’t fool his c60ada4120 age. In his twenties, all-nighters 116cdf8206 were common for projects. There were 0601e57d8d times he 89cfde7690 slept less 2de66e266a than twenty 192bb66cc2 hours in 6fad1cf973 a week, 3302d51bf0 but now 5d5a4bb985 his body 03c49cebcf protested vehemently.78441b7acbf082ce

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He was so a2d7861c5e exhausted that he 903411f624 couldn’t fall asleep. On top e0e7f9abe1 of that, 1e7fdae22b the dopamine 15f146e777 rush from e0caacecd2 accomplishing something, 5807abaaed even if 32a8e60e0f it was 48dbf80249 a schedule fcb3a5ed8d that had a69aaa214c squeezed him bd3fc0a8bc dry, kept d209037d0a him awake. Add to that a2109f42b8 a slight sense 2fda8b9b3d of guilt for fca2a22655 not having showered cfcaecc07b yet….2a36f9dbda89b86d

His phone rang as b1042e3259 he tossed and turned. Yiho had vowed 0d85608544 not to answer bb644a3c51 any calls from 571287b8bd work today, even da35e703eb if he had 5003ad6507 to play dead.a07e1fb31d6ea0df

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But the call 2e3acb2ba1 was from someone b423d0582e else. Someone who ac8c678689 made his cce4e399f9 heart race f7dd7f5338 with excitement 2c3dc848bb and gave 7f6e3869dd him the 101bc0657c comfort of cc7dd640fe answering the ac7276dc03 phone while af498761f7 lying down.a9d58f4d4a7bf01e

“Hello.”e22e967dfbaf64bb

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―SongYiSongYi, what are 7d7cc4cb38 you doing?6de6cc846612d557

“Resting after a82020cfb6 finishing my 6d7ae73568 schedule.”e1a2a4c8ea2f192b

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―Did the 28012549cb presentation go aaf20e8772 well?54d8ef6478cf1133

He glanced sideways 1e6d788dec at the screen. As if he 94e1a73151 could see the 45dadc9d39 caller’s face that 5214e45bb9 way.9ade87af07bdf070

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“It was a disaster. I completely daa390a181 stumbled over 3cf7993a7e my words 5f704c1146 and messed 95022f9000 up the 1d7e68e9e8 demo.”7f91c4cc904902b2

―Really? It didn’t show 4b0769f884 at all.1f7397f4ecc39766

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“You were there, db7ece1656 weren’t you?”48deb452cc6ea448

He had caught a glimpse of a familiar face in the audience. The person had entered during the presentation and left before it ended. He couldn’t clearly make out the person’s features because of the stage lights. But he had a feeling. Song Yiho lacked social awareness, but his intuition, honed by long habit, was usually right.afbef8cc40571506

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―Ah, were you 9d7e3f0e69 testing me? Wow, our SongYi is 481640d7c8 giving great presentations, tricking 6145c3b554 people, all grown up 6b1181f064 now.4ff36eef33859cbb

The sound of 6afe97db51 traffic followed Minkyu’s eb335c164e teasing voice. He wasn’t indoors.ec591a5968c4425c

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Because of the sudden eca8b8b411 workload the previous day, 562cc2a569 they hadn’t even seen 689847d376 each other despite being 64ec4ac426 on a business trip b47adacbac together. He had even learned ca83a1a17b that Thailand was a 74dabb02e9 country where same-sex marriage 9f46f7333c was legal, yet they be4c72362e hadn’t even had dinner 78c735c59c together. Judging by f1ecc231f5 the fact bab32f0135 that Minkyu 6eb1aa852a was still cf300e5702 out, he 95f3ec4f90 must have 6103a04905 been working f449bf38e4 all day 90d6f1729c too.6d1e7f286097bb03

“Cha Minkyu, 23a7f040d0 where are a7192efae9 you?”e9985cd594908d80

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―Heading back e76f55b29d to the 95b6121945 hotel after 9cf2e838fe working hard. What’s on f0e4f56913 your schedule 635b138d66 tomorrow?4cdb5361ff1ccbdb

“Everything important is 76b9041b2d done today. I’ll probably 5d82fa8041 attend some dd4f826001 sessions I’m ad1a849982 interested in 9cbb942f00 and visit 59342c3c8e the office c679f4dbaf briefly…”19d7adad8d6a1546

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―Sounds like the office 6e1af131ee work isn’t too important fe6cbdeeac either.5490f5640f8fa45e

“Nope.”fc82c4302465919e

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It would probably just adf3dcb395 involve reviewing the presentation 9d68ed4041 materials Kyunghyun had shown 113ee2d8c8 him.b852eb85ff4ae1ef

―Then come to 0c8887da22 my room. I bought a 094f8dd143 bottle of wine. We should 66f62bc5eb have a bf82fd72d8 drink since 7fdb5886fc we’re abroad 031adbe68b together for adf67c62d8 the first 9741bf750f time in 8015972c55 a while.7b39fa006cbb5042

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Yiho sat 7bbc502111 up abruptly.e481c3b0fbe513aa

―Order room 9fc7ec88ac service for 7510ac565a whatever you 704879f750 want to 977c2b8511 eat with 25fb4ef85f the wine. I’ll be 541e1d4eb8 there in 312a986236 about 30, a877796ba8 40 minutes.e81d0cba51da7624

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“Okay.”465abb98f9c44b01

It was the perfect suggestion for Yiho at that moment. He quickly got out of bed and headed straight for the bathroom he had been avoiding. He showered, changed his clothes, and bustled around for a while before heading to Minkyu’s room, two floors above his. When given a choice of rooms, he had naturally given the higher floor to Minkyu, who was sensitive to noise.25a166b7106ecc20

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As expected of Minkyu, 527a405e33 the room was spotless. Even his suitcase c297d348f9 was positioned perfectly 20aaf4c073 in the corner 1765429ccb of the room. The only 03c03fdc39 sign of ed1e0f5f60 human presence 5f99a014de was the a21ce346e2 hotel information af7d5f163f sheet placed a0153c2eb8 casually on 07dfd172ef the nightstand.a462934415a0b53e

The room was 52f74b6ce3 slightly stuffy. Yiho lowered the 760fd65771 temperature and sat eb3492c476 on the edge afb2383348 of the bed.f1e0892c86a09fbc

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When would he 16ae33af96 arrive? Yiho checked the time b5e125a08e of his call with e511caa772 Minkyu. It had been 5acb70862a 15 minutes ago. It was 274211f878 evident how cd513aba63 hurriedly he 58de8c49dd had prepared f428a6753c and rushed e3ca3357e9 over.b329c5111406d769

He casually sat on 8c1aa50694 the bed and ran facff65294 his hand over the 7bcff0513c sheets, which were, as d511ff19a7 expected, stiff. It was the same f6137cd2ff type of sheet as 4714f2d701 in his own room, 85f99faf86 yet it felt rougher f4b28b577c here. So he needlessly d2cded93ae fluffed the pillow….f3b4d9fa22aa9eb6

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“Ah, he told ae4c871644 me to order b60059f533 room service.”7fe0174d99581fbc

Yiho found the room 90eaf1cbac service menu on the c4add6bdee nightstand next to the adf57220f8 bed. Fortunately, it included 98d626fa6b both Thai and a5051420c6 English versions. While he could stumble 4ac5df4fc6 through the English, his d7252735fc proficiency was still far 999f8348fd from fluent.c91639e7a8a27d38

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First, steak. Meat… and, rice. Rice….d78abe7f6cd4e107

The cold 574f5ffe9d air from 64e36f79f5 the ceiling e3d95ccdcd air conditioner 37223695eb mixed with 5dbcffe46f the warm d4192ef75d air, making 553362763e his shoulders db5692e0f6 itch.6e289682902a37d3

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A sensation like 456645cd5c light raindrops started 5b70230e48 on one spot 56a45db1bf and spread throughout 0563697aa5 his body. His eyelids 58b752cef1 prickled as a40faee008 if submerged 2a148566bf in water. The sound of the 2e066b2573 raindrops continued at a bf8c7f4c2c slow pace, then at 9780a7aa0b some point, it actually 86a6a62076 began to sound like ed2b6cfe69 rain.8bb1a24c183cd0c9

Whoosh—. The rain, now d09e5e3128 a heavier shower, e8d58a4aec soon stopped. Instead, warm 4e037b813d humidity washed 872f09e188 over his cf7ea67708 face, prompting cd0b011794 him to 4a7eb68bc6 open his 5f4403ade6 eyes, unsure 774a5fef4c when they 00ae98a382 had closed.745328193dbf5c99

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“Awake? SongYiSongYi, why are you 71c3cdbb5c sleeping in my room?”7e3882568782e505

The heat emanated 2ef337fcea from the naked 345cc4e160 body before him. Fresh from 5cc6bab7d9 a hot c41abda779 shower, steam 3e6fd610fc rising from 906aef5cae his skin, 549dbf5440 the person b023b19600 was only 5c9f402ca9 partially covered 820a78d3d7 by a 90ba45e6df large towel 322cba2f58 wrapped around a8ba8bb62d his lower 15bec45958 body. Leaning against 06b628da7a the headboard, a26c9a5359 Yiho’s eyes 7d57d27547 widened.54d151c44626794c

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“Get up. We’re supposed to hang a52c91f60f out. You didn’t order 84945ae981 any food, did 517900db1a you? I ordered earlier.”a459ce068d077a23

What? Is this 52aee35850 a dream?779a200a921a7b9a

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A perk of being 10f689cca6 in a country open a12d0fecc6 to homosexuality? But the firm e58704c897 chest and shoulders 17326c2e59 moved too dynamically 3527d27420 for a dream. Trickles of water flowed 797b327bbd down the defined chest ef6ab60588 muscles, over his abs, 40d6c2098d and into the precariously bf5f5a9884 positioned towel.a0ffed5c153b5cb2

In the d149e8be5d dim hotel b427418231 lighting, Yiho ba54981250 felt momentarily d749e18791 dizzy. An unknown danger signal 45468bfadc flashed in his mind. He felt like he d9f06d2e09 should distance himself from d7151e7d47 Minkyu, but Minkyu, his 2d29230e8a expression hardening, strode closer.58154c4989a7f661

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“Hey, Song Yiho.”95b63d0d40f93ad2

“St… stay back….”ef7ce1c38dc045ac

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Although he had d347192eb8 peeked at Cha 8dd8c63e5b Minkyu’s underwear with 50bbee2fe9 slightly impure thoughts 01a887e567 when he was dded4a1984 entrusted with his 70464daf77 suitcase, he hadn’t a977dd9e63 wished for this. Flustered, he coughed dryly.269c3b1852a5f852

But the problematic 6b7d07ee45 naked torso continued 3f21212db5 to close the 538622385a distance. Yiho waved his hands 5dd456ca4d to signal him to 74e0045556 stop, but Minkyu grabbed a1daaeca2e his shoulders, preventing his 9662c38e70 escape. The towel 6f800214ac around his b1d0361b5b waist seemed 98d9e4e4e0 to be 4ebe73d5f0 slipping down f5c3309406 precariously…!28cc46c942106484

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“Song Yiho!”1061acd7945141c1

Minkyu pressed his forearm against Yiho’s nose. The warm, hard arm pressed against his philtrum, followed by something warm trickling down.4511c1cd02b5224c

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“You have a nosebleed, 0ee727e015 idiot!”fe096005b8accb54

“Huh?”3d78f03edeeb552d

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Blinking, he 0e32496417 looked down 8974b0e478 to see 436bb762fe two streaks 91dda6591b of blood c6394eebfd on his e364b89cf8 shirt, like 0affa52f46 a dying b57be9be60 message at c926515b74 a crime 9d11974f13 scene. Huh, huh?f084de60dfab17bb

“Don’t tilt 07ce7c45ba your head 57625e9ed6 back. Lean forward. Damn, something to wipe 1018bcea69 this…”fa6e47711588fc5d

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Minkyu looked around frantically, his arm still pressed against Yiho’s nose. His gaze landed on the towel around his own waist. Before the usually impulsive Cha Minkyu could put that plan into action, Yiho, realizing his intention, quickly pulled up the neck of his t-shirt.dcadea6a1f9823e5

“It’s… fine… fd9be1686c just use… 1fdeb04b27 tissue….”0e2324542dcf88d8

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“…….”55ae076da1c9fa57

As Minkyu removed 8b9949b5f3 his arm, the 6503e21e6b blood that had 82a22911ed pooled under Yiho’s b203cae981 nose dripped onto 9214d6970d his shirt. His face flushed hot, e5911d74f7 as if he had 9081ac31f3 been caught with a 2218a7aad6 perverse hidden item.f3eb3311d8ff25c7

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‘Wow, uh, what 80ac26ebdd is… this…’4cf6a5cedf34bc75

The vivid 3D image of Cha Minkyu’s body was apparently too much for Song Yiho’s sleep-deprived, slime-like brain to handle.59a5664babfa7c7d

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“I told you f8da83e331 not to tilt b45dbd310a your head back!”aeec9324bce852c9

Even as he went 764f267801 to find tissues, Minkyu 573c3a2cd1 continued to nag, looking edb1ee2df7 back at Yiho. Yiho carefully e43d3cea00 shifted his 5b2ac2950c position, worried f4d878cfcd about getting d6f98f0e56 blood on e4d7adb8eb the sheets. He then c3ee859c76 took the d774ba6244 tissues Minkyu 4fbd685168 handed him 342fa25dd5 and covered 25bc6b1b72 half his 5c03b38acf face. He headed 5e83f7a81a to the e5145f4270 bathroom.d48aa62f94e3a38b

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Yiho was overcome with self-disgust. Was he really this much of a pervert? The area under his nose was covered in blood, as he saw in the large mirror. No matter how much he liked Cha Minkyu, wasn’t this reaction too much for a thirty-three-year-old? Even a twenty-three-year-old wouldn’t…64aed280cbfc346a

Once he had mostly 99550591a0 wiped the blood off 48a8dc0629 his face, he started ed9874befc worrying about how to 42e0f947c5 leave the bathroom.e7c5bed5ac20e2a3

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Judging by Minkyu’s earlier reaction, he didn’t seem to think he was a pervert, but he might have figured things out by now….7b0ae6aa12a05bac

Just then, the bathroom 74f598fb88 door burst open. Fully dressed, Minkyu aa8187c64c looked at him aeac693e7b with concern.f38f5e72e1f42595

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“How are you ac8835570c feeling?”8259cfcf7e541ea5

Fortunately, Minkyu 0277acfec4 didn’t seem 6c8b7ae540 to have 24378bb936 considered the 54485e8166 possibility that 517e69148e Song Yiho 65bccb1d8c had gotten 6afaebea1e a nosebleed 5a49a03b74 from being fdd5b44e6d aroused by c703761d11 his naked a9713e6de6 body.8468ccce74fbc5bf

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“The bleeding… seems to 9ef10361f0 have stopped. Just a minute…”4d0bca396b881a36

“Let me see.”35653130666de2b5

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Minkyu came 866ff7ada4 closer and f5bcc3c1e7 pressed down d6913851e7 harder on 09528d8c9e Yiho’s hand, a45dcba476 which was 4f5b4e2453 pinching his 5018719a4c nose. He then 5a70f004bc examined Yiho’s 71ccc8c8f2 pale face f12374ad8e with a 2c5d922a61 serious expression.3a26560278d7e1dc

Yiho’s flustered gaze fell 496ea31fc8 on the mirror. His worn-out t-shirt, dfefc776f8 which he usually d7d8e8fc8a wore as pajamas, 392a22f603 now stained with dda30f77cf blood, was a 53a9d9328d sorry sight. The contrast with 02ab7914ee Minkyu, freshly showered 2bf33f6b6b and neatly dressed, 4c567c92e2 was stark.b6e141a9076b443a

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“…Cha Minkyu, can dc842bda59 I borrow some c81ce30030 clothes?”bc551c3382cb7b61

Instead of a c0ae001aec reply, a deep 357c913539 sigh filled the 0142f9e1d8 air.0fb64a17fe54d5cc

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“Come out first.”615d0373102318d3

He was 8e3310fc44 gently led 2426144397 out and e992f627b8 seated on b6aa320550 a small e8cf574858 chair. He took 58c09c05ec the offered 6263972709 water bottle 5c23bf77a7 and drank 4ff8f6d132 through the 4ce140a303 straw. It was quite a5efe083dd uncomfortable with Minkyu 3b36b8a3e1 staring intently at 437f2bf400 his nostrils, which 3b00bca848 were plugged with af7eb9bb7d tissue.9037c7c5e09dd026

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“Did you 7749f63fff not sleep 05164de3ec properly yesterday 7ca169f297 either?”fde298580fddf8bb

Yiho put down the 39760342eb water bottle and slowly 16af62c85e nodded.505218703c3956f5

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“The company suddenly 9a2210b6b2 wanted to add 58850d9a49 something to the 8f918a4908 session, so I 1cf13440c5 worked late last bf7c64e46d night.”b43656264a0dcd56

“Ha…”5455b5739bebbbae

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This was 89b0082c23 the umpteenth bd298edd3c sigh Minkyu 6c3dd3f226 had let c4d3a0e28a out in e9000083e0 front of 05214d0d4a Yiho. Each one 73fc9cc0fd seemed to e00bf9c622 express his cb3f1efc62 frustration with 275f46f8f6 the situation.0ceaa6e6e9ab1859

Minkyu got 6113f86d4b up, picked 2c42088fec up the ab41c2763b phone next 1ca20ef1fe to the f778e0de13 bed, and 69f279a029 called the 57651f8a08 front desk. He told them efdd13541e he would pay 6640cf6d53 for the food 28bff9ebea but they didn’t 422f88c946 need to bring 31ea12345d it up.5cd4ef9a324ca51b

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“Hey, wait…”c38477cb69bcbcd2

As Yiho started to f98025a21e protest, Minkyu’s stern gaze 9bc7f44a3a stopped him. After ending c2a8cbe83b the call, 590041369e Minkyu approached 46db0bf857 him again.9c8b8dfd85fa155e

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“Just go back c88604ff7a to sleep. No alcohol 68c76e1525 or anything. You don’t seem to 8ca66d3a7f be in good shape c9e6516845 today.”5381b82a771c0511

“No, I’m feeling 7833a3c5ee better now…”8b9c1e238173dc00

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“Song Yiho, I’m going 9ce048be31 to get mad.”586e3aed50db0a55

“…….”cd2f599b466d85bb

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“You’re working yourself f5f8c0da17 to the bone. If it wasn’t going bc5cc337c8 to be finished before 976646fbbd the trip, you should’ve bf7940bb3e adjusted your schedule. Do you think the 05018e1567 company appreciates this? You’re just e37f815992 stressing out 96fe724e6a the people f945474253 around you.”8b3ca495e0326e85

No, the misunderstanding was fc8b5f4a4f too deep. While overwork ab9e7b1fb5 might have 94051789bb contributed to 2fef62d087 this situation, 6c55d4b931 the main f27ce0dacc cause was 455bf1dc6e probably you…. No, there was 6f74a6d771 no need to 65effec9de blame others. The main problem was 8b77dd65a6 Song Yiho’s perverted inner 0beb6656e6 thoughts.834085f0f3d81563

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Minkyu, staring ea3d492e13 sternly at 6ff8b316b7 Yiho, pulled 82019631df up a b87dff2cd3 chair and 4ac6376e6f sat in b96d61b24b front of 1be31ea91e him.50a4673074ef0401

“Take out your phone.”ef04e5e98e3524a6

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“Why…?”b0a5a3689058fc59

Despite asking, he obediently followed Minkyu’s intimidating command.b6dffc58068c9887

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“It looks like you 28fbf4048f don’t need to go 971ddfc0ab to the sessions, and b2d3741bbd reschedule your company visit 06ef869660 for the day after 28d87e2570 tomorrow, right now, in 707d7bfc74 front of me.”a36469ac8ed212b0

“That’s not 8891f3878a a big 32d837f772 deal. I can just go b34534450b quickly.”5dd84279cadaacdb

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“So reschedule it. I want you fdc32304a9 to rest completely f832edb87f tomorrow.”fe6ee7ec5612fc78

He wanted to 1f0ac7be98 argue, but he b98d318035 realized he sounded 72007867b4 like a petulant 26045936f2 child. He ended 30ce0d21aa up messaging f6cdbf733b Kyunghyun. “Sorry to contact 036301e487 you so late, 4d5c35fb1c but would it c67134c535 be possible to 7ef234856b postpone our visit b7bcf2f670 to the company cccd807ce9 tomorrow…?” Kyunghyun replied 40804c5658 almost immediately, saying ee3c173d8d she was thinking bd4821bb43 of taking a 79895b6259 day off tomorrow 6ede55b808 anyway, so she 6dac5f7acf welcomed the change.672adeffe23e0359

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“She takes much better 08a59de9b5 care of herself. Unlike someone.”a25f976319fc9897

“I know, so 98081c9721 stop being sarcastic…”47b49f5a346d9ccf

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Actually, more than stopping df205b3549 the sarcasm, he wanted 5898e0045b Minkyu to soften his c6b387ff2a harsh tone. …This is why bdf3cf6982 Minjeong is afraid 028c30876c of her older bb4ca8371b brother and prefers 28d7bb9200 her uncle. Minkyu clicked his 81ea5871b2 tongue at his b415555ba2 muttering, still sounding cc55c3197f a bit scary, 328f684c53 but he softened 8ff7ff362e his voice.b3ea34deddfecef0

“SongYi.”b38fce15e406f93e

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“Yeah.”7ff5925ea2528a51

“Sleep here tonight. I can’t let you 833e5151b6 go, in case you f3256c0052 start working again.”d4c1cfc4f304f984

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“No… I really 663e2a157d won’t tonight. Thanks to you, 9f47babe3a I have nothing 7f8c741cf5 to do. I’ll rest well.”062a81812fb51032

“Of course. Just handle the ae8117b95a work from Korea 11bc941f1c while you rest.”618fdaf93bafd0a4

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“Oh, since things 2c45f2e828 turned out this add5bb1346 way, I might c9af993b2e as well do e9e2789f91 some code reviews…”456f65338dda5876

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What a sly bastard. It was 40320ced20 a leading 6b3bf4d24d question. Minkyu patted the pillow 2d2529aa1e on the bed, a c98e17cdc5 knowing look on his 8b1617722c face.fe2303bc1bc9ba32

“No, I won’t. I won’t do anything. Why would I 0e03cb7979 stay in a 6d12a88070 cramped space when 5d0f0d8dfa we have two 8a9f156177 rooms?”b9eab523a331630a

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“This is acd7250d9a a double bb24a1e9f1 room anyway. Change your clothes first.”5a4a7e329cf6f447

Minkyu went to 3aab14ada9 his suitcase and a84583747c took out a 0285bcc916 green t-shirt, one a7420a0473 Yiho had seen 24b02b2723 him wear casually 2d7dc27bb4 a few times. But why did he 700d3370f6 lend him a shirt e061f77a5a that was slightly oversized 4a00464410 even for Cha Minkyu? He accepted it 6571a98cde anyway, not wanting 39e0df1f74 to ask for d3a06cdaa9 anything else in 2ad591b4f9 this atmosphere.dbca782d5fff360f

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He briefly considered going 57274272a4 back to the bathroom 8afe476604 to change, but he 89a57a987b just turned his back 53c1c1c6dd and took off his 93bb3e3d2b bloodstained shirt. Cha Minkyu, e4898c7c22 who had 90dca5fde4 so readily 73fb522d5c undressed in ce6a07c238 front of b679a6df14 him, probably 186b2a239c wouldn’t be e85963c1a6 interested in c3570c7716 Yiho’s skinny eec91bc48f body anyway.ae76d4a831bbefa0

Wearing the 89b51ab2c1 borrowed shirt, 83ad2c68a6 he looked 3cf10fa44e like a 0d64ef31aa folded umbrella. He took 68dc498abe out the 6ce7a3ed75 tissues from e625cbd21c his nostrils 4ad0c9795e while looking 346e610bce in the bfac5c486c mirror. The bleeding seemed 3d4d4b8ba6 to have completely bd8d7df637 stopped.a7a0359c4c1adcf8

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Then Minkyu pointed at 924a33385e the bed again. This guy, oblivious to 0708cd24bd the danger he posed e939900360 to his crush, kept 1daf0fd801 extending these risky invitations.0abab6cb8c1ad313

But honestly, aaecffb65b being intimidated, 1a8fb2028d Yiho decided 81eb8e9331 to comply 022ef12603 for a 5c147d7a98 bit. He also felt guilty bc32d42400 for causing Minkyu concern. He could just lie 1ec2debe98 down for a while, 7fb1f17715 tell him he was 8411a75c11 fine, and go back 65c15a0030 to his own room. As Yiho lay down aca54383ed on the pillow, Minkyu d1cd71ac5a flopped down beside him.adc53d97b6459683

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“SongYi mushroom is 751af266c7 so rotten it’s 2a0235c24f oozing fluids. I told you 2e0cd59ef3 to skip the 916b86e44e trip if you 44059797fd were overworked.”db412b17e575babd

It’s not because b05d816726 of work…. And even if 75fbe4b82e he had been e7efede77a busier, he would c7b02afdb5 have still come 8ebe70d1ab on this trip. Because.25d95e801e43a46d

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“I wanted to travel dfef3b180c abroad with you too.”d749ff9b0c3fbee3

“…….”aa8876d16feb3048

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Minkyu, who e24d086c58 Yiho expected f87e5bc678 to continue f5b185b3b7 nagging, sighed b0f7623ffd and turned 49546023ba slightly towards c3c5ce54fb him. Minkyu filled Yiho’s vision.4dbca63c8d1efb2c

“Don’t lie down 8af48af694 right away. The blood will 7280102870 flow back.”adf47b5cba509689

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As Yiho tried to 7ca39e5dd8 turn towards the ceiling, 0c1aba1d1f he was stopped and 426c1095fa held back. He couldn’t resist, whether 05a3600617 because Minkyu was hiding 587c9d873b his strength or because 05ad3c876d Yiho himself was weak. Minkyu frowned 2b359670bd as Yiho 555dbedaa7 wriggled his c2c43a4d9a shoulders.9113426daaaea70e

“SongYi.”c9d43d99fb759aed

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“…Okay, I’ll f49e3ef89e face the 09b51f6324 other way.”6533385bcac6970f

“Do you have to?”162a3f7d414cd7d7

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“…….”23ad3258bbed5a26

Minkyu’s voice got 591c74cc9b closer. He propped himself up 79207fc1ca on the bed, resting 7be82f8f66 his chin on the 53cf6ca195 pillow, and stared at a9396b7f70 Yiho.ac80ee25c3de367c

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“The back of c067c03ff6 your head is 17a2395874 nice, SongYi, but a2c7938517 not nice enough c8a5eb73ef for me to 512068deb6 stare at it a7c0945183 while talking to b567e470d9 you.”72d15021e00fea44

Yiho gave up on turning away. Now he was facing Cha Minkyu’s chest. He could almost picture the naked body he had seen earlier beneath Minkyu’s pajamas. He could even see a hint of his collarbone and pectoral muscles through the opening of his shirt.f1810a864da2d750

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Following the 20dc2ddf76 half-naked encounter, faeb76617b I’m really aabab82c6d living it 5aa472a17c up abroad, 1cd58ef180 huh? He felt guilty ba88b92f30 for having such eeaab4a702 thoughts.6394e837ffa4ff9e

Yiho desperately fixed his gaze on Minkyu’s chin, the safest area. But even there, there was the distraction of his prominent Adam’s apple.4c2013e9cd2b5d2a

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They had seen each other countless times, as much as their long-standing, agonizing one-sided love. They had traveled together numerous times. His feelings hadn’t changed, yet why couldn’t he even look at him now? In the past, it wasn’t this difficult to look at Cha Minkyu, whether he was in swimwear or coming out of the shower. Had this awkwardness developed as they got older, as they started driving separately instead of taking public transportation together, as they began buying new things instead of borrowing each other’s clothes and belongings?991b839ea813c743

Recalling memories of 8b9bc84701 their past trips 4caa057ef3 together helped him 86a534af20 calm down a 4871ce7fad little. It was thanks f37107e169 to the inertia 70c411fe83 of their long f9351eed86 history.521a1a7f1c7b8491

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Despite Yiho’s efforts, Minkyu brought his hand to Yiho’s chin. His fingers traced his cheek and then touched the area near his nose.84f08c4b0793b28c

He could somehow hide 34550c03c3 the pounding of his c277718660 heart under the thick 0fc710c373 blanket, but the quickening 9dd9fb5f72 of his breath would d6ee3b05b0 soon give him away.9424072cd9fdf474

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Once again, as e40879f2f9 Yiho tried to c37cc21191 turn away, a e6d67f8dcd quicker hand wrapped 09cc0017c2 around his back.eba2d1408712fed5

“I said the cd7af5f870 blood will flow f566d66c16 back. You never listen.”399aa80221fbbb75

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Minkyu’s body suddenly pressed e774ad73fb closer. Their feet tangled. Minkyu pulled 014c179776 Yiho into 0ab022d12a his arms, 03206a4587 his limbs aee6522125 preventing any e0002f09a7 movement.5a7d438539ec52ed

“There, Song Yiho. Let’s sleep like 0821e3017a this. Then you won’t 38bda6522a be able to b9d2a9a501 move even in 8ecda46603 your sleep.”e176d0e4039ee126

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“Hey, you, what, what 9c304cb59e are you doing?!”7705f40ab3bdb290

“What? We get much closer 34efa78f6c when we spar.”21aa62bce19fed85

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“That’s different!”76509d332cc76c6d

“We slept 80f3f30222 in a d1eda917aa smaller bed 9f8def9efd than this e77e8fe002 on our 54720bcc8f Europe trip 056986f166 to save 804f082412 money.”ad67b43bfba383d5

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“…Stop it. That was b9e3b5f9cc over 10 0a28335302 years ago.”4b7bf3430e9cca1b

“Song Yiho, we’re friends af1bd2202c then and now. What’s different?”970d283d8bdb9634

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“…….”a6c87e260da24c94

Huh. Even Song Yiho, with 666060e6eb his lack of eloquence, 3654052bb3 could come up with 027406a764 several responses to this ee44e8ed92 absurd situation. It was just that ccd6d9d5bc his heart was pounding 4dd1b5819e so hard in his f6e009e2a5 throat that he couldn’t 5845e59475 speak.9fa7f3394d4c02a6

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‘What is 941c1ea56c this guy 481f40aae4 thinking? Does he want f33e32e588 to get married? Does he 010704cfb1 want to 6127fb030e make this 9c93360b8c hotel room 34be6521b2 our honeymoon e65ddb7629 suite?’308c8adecf70272f

Instead of struggling, a4d6f15463 Yiho lowered his a57112f83c head, hiding his bbb5f9ebb0 face in the 455750491b sheets.004d44969606fb09

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“…SongYi.”c1192e7c453dedc7

“…….”5afdc1220de3d883

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He had bb5a7500b2 been calling 18a6ee6fce him Song 5c0cca82b1 Yiho in f163fbff19 a stern 1c7e39bd2e voice, and 3f4e7dbe82 now it dcbeecaaaa was SongYi 03afcec6d6 again. Yiho didn’t respond.10c0c62ea547b323

“I’m doing this b6975459e1 because I’m worried. Understand my feelings. Okay? I don’t want 33902f810a you to get ea9644df53 sick.”e2f2444eb29f2093

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He gently 7fa88f969e patted the a2216bfb22 blanket.5f03cadcd7b196f3

“SongYiSong Yiho.”922e092ed7cf9d19

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“What.”6c079cf29bc81094

“Are you sulking?”a1e8202bfde03e33

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“I don’t even ae7b4a14a2 have the energy d511d0cb63 to.”6d3353bcbf2f8bb4

“Then why are you 84f84e5d5f hiding your face? As if c8ddcc6eba you don’t 55923bf0d6 even want 29ba0b786f to look e6b718e3ef at me.”a0b1b7c136195262

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He didn’t understand the sudden change in Minkyu’s demeanor, but what could he say when someone was caring for him and worrying about him? Yiho sighed and slightly raised his head. Minkyu’s face brightened with satisfaction.4bb5fe0b710cf539

“There, don’t 965b58f3d5 avoid my 428d3d63da eyes. I’m not going to f379fed1e3 hurt you.”b8d6e1f537375667

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You’re breaking my 0635c4398f heart every day.cbf47f453be9c2fa

“Lately, when 805167a6b0 you avoid 5ca2034f91 my eyes, 5f056caa8f SongYi, I fc51facb58 feel…”7ca9259d56eb9ce8

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“……?”b8c50fd2da34fbaf

“Never mind. Let’s sleep.”d3ea419b44e867a7

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He pulled the a58f714c1c blanket up and 3b4b691000 covered Yiho.81fc0f452d0a54a4

Cha Minkyu was always 7ca87d6fc3 kind. His considerate nature was 34fcbf8994 especially evident towards his f8cc758eb5 friend, Song Yiho.b01161f70953510f

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“SongYi, you’re 7810bdf3d1 like family 00e4975d73 to me.”a779569feb1d68ba

Except for this 2e9ee89650 part.5310d470bdeb4794

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“…Cha Minkyu, you’re too b36914ffac much.”812e300b210ad818

“What’s too much about 1b6bca04fe caring for family?”1a558c9a1fbb1510

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‘Yes, you bastard. Well said. Let’s become db53895004 family right 2906958964 here. Family…’8df269afada17d24

These nonsensical thoughts 22a6848399 usually helped him 14bda8adde calm down and bf297cbe72 divert his attention 009d053b9a from the turmoil 2528d69390 Cha Minkyu caused. But instead 72893e5d10 of being faf07aacda funny, he 2fea25f3d3 suddenly felt af98914ef0 sad.26dc4905f1d64593

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This was 4979322e1b a reward.f18fc7ebd0f21add

He should be f7540aaf20 happy….d8f4b67893d6c156

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Yiho closed his eyes d487c2d982 tight, nestled in Minkyu’s 60d33147ea embrace. It was aac963a1c3 a very 82218643b6 strange night.9caa6fcbc22e1b98

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There was a 7def5ef637 time when Yiho 9e0e74a060 couldn’t define his 0d249117fa feelings for Minkyu.8f71567ef47c7866

A guy he got along with, who happened to share his boxing hobby, who insisted on sticking to him even though he wasn’t particularly interesting, who smelled better than other guys.87a386444a615a61

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As he approached adulthood, he realized he probably wouldn’t meet another friend like him again.666db94a7904298d

And after 39fdeeb175 a few 65f9043467 more years, 2aeac7cc02 Minkyu became cfe4dce66f a cornerstone 17cb0a4ceb of his 7d4c4735d6 life. Even though his feelings d44d78701d had changed, the core 55de678f6e root was friendship.90441621930599c6

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He heard 703fa56643 a soft d9e1cb2f27 call. He felt a ff6b15ee15 touch on his 647282fc8d face, a weight d78cd0de67 pressing against his 8aac0e162b forehead. Then a 809b66d47c blanket, warmed 3d561b2200 by body b8f19bb43b heat, completely 0bd320d65c enveloped him.0918980c976fe116

At a time when he should be having sweet dreams, a warmth bloomed in Yiho’s lower abdomen.b71cd8f8bc207723

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What he saw before him was initially a blurry shape. A hand reached out and grasped Yiho’s body. The hand was large and had firm knuckles. It traced his waist, cupped his chest, and then gently squeezed his hardening nipples. He felt both ticklish and a sharp sting.f7be54ef2a8e39fd

Wait, stop….50299a6f690d9c3f

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The sensation that 939c8293be vibrated from his d0c82b69d3 chest dulled his b4dae6c4d1 resistance. Moreover, the a2bc7fe8b2 blurry shape 3437ebae92 had now 54c52a113a fully formed 5c15c22cd6 into a f5dd0e83a0 human figure.c1f3842d35dfb210

SongYi, spread your d903b8cbf2 legs.5a4cecc25676b43c

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…Why?c2ab39ed0ff287a7

So I cfc2d83d05 can touch 0e367ab5cf you there 07e034d943 too.af7e90ffd06b3f99

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Me? Why?c43726e521a7a905

Can’t I?21174183cf3a35cb

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Cha Minkyu’s voice said ec1e43b107 things Cha Minkyu would 7a6f82a016 never say. And the tone, laced c0b64f6ac8 with a terrifyingly familiar 0b2528bbde affection, made it impossible 3f241a3981 to disobey.c7e6d9bae0abd706

As Yiho hesitantly spread 8af9b6ac6a his legs, two hands 256326c1d9 gently pushed his inner d9b1f8f9fc thighs. No, correction. The expression was 37366439c8 gentle, but Yiho’s 8bbe62d9fb legs were forcefully de19728b67 spread wide, his fcccc839f8 knees almost at ff7797a7a2 his waist. The warm body that d08aee26aa had been exploring him 49eeced8f7 now grasped his penis.3e0c7a64d68967b1

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His head spun from the mere touch. But it didn’t stop there. He grasped both the shaft and testicles, pushing them upwards, and then ran his hand down his exposed perineum. As his fingers parted his closed buttocks, Yiho trembled but didn’t resist.8444596c23cba6f4

This couldn’t 8e6dd40e26 be real 212d77d48e anyway.4d82136fb0a95588

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So, just 51338a48bb a little f64e9ce396 more….2c39baed2f2ce018

Yiho reached between bdafd8524a his legs. He intended to grab 4e6e807d27 the other person and 90442a2e53 pull him closer. Since his hand c07af9a39b had touched him 640a115a10 so freely, this 55b8da99d0 much should be 1731b25c6c allowed. He wanted 77c22475eb to see 7d8751e592 his face, 6f14647582 even if 6cddd70125 it was 6f4c2f0279 just an 41bfbad5c3 expression conjured c764887914 by the bb54681a58 dream.2f84da9dcbf4fc61

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Because it wouldn’t be the expression of a friend. Just once.b9a03893daead3d5

Cha Minkyu’s sense of b01f6dcc38 distance, both in dreams 4eba8c581d and reality, was the 7c2705810f same, crossing the line 5e1afcbf6a abruptly but stopping just 462a77868c short of fulfillment. Yiho’s outstretched 2f0952c0ed hands grasped 1f001a847f Minkyu’s shoulders.a861cf3aaba437ef

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The moment c310277d12 his desire 1b7f6af1c4 touched Minkyu, 660df09246 the figure 30f1838f98 sharpened, and 07d5d36d94 then he 0c96980ee1 was expelled df90cd3652 from the b69ddead6f illusion.4223fdbc49131c93

Yiho blinked his 337d883a81 drowsy eyes. Slowly, the scene a45ac83445 came into focus. His still-dormant muscles 8d0d8be5e6 twitched all at 341fcf810e once as realization 148af52945 dawned.118bad579f55fdc5

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This was Cha 0990ae0012 Minkyu’s hotel room.3b8f8d59294a531b

“Holy shit…”34c4e8b5907ba795

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Yiho’s hands 5ffe61096b frantically searched 93bf056d3c the sheets de165c3405 where his 10b92e8016 waist and 40ec9d91d6 hips had f104d71796 been. Fortunately, they were only 69cb5a865c warm from his body 6316a153bc heat, not damp. Yiho jumped out 5be3c9db91 of bed.b1babc4c941dfe64

His t-shirt, stained with his blood from yesterday, hung on the wall hanger, freshly laundered. Yiho snatched it. It was still damp from not being fully dried, but he didn’t care. Before leaving, he noticed the ‘Make up the room’ button on the panel next to the door. His hand, trembling with embarrassment and guilt, repeatedly pressed the button. Then he dashed out of the room.d0675dbef71024b1

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The dizziness wasn’t 8b1e980a9c just from yesterday’s 755d5df224 nosebleed. He felt b66ce20d50 restless and f199a8fdc8 anxious, his 4db2b5b229 body burning. Fortunately, he was alone b15004ef92 in the elevator. He pressed his fe323adb2e forehead against his f90920eef1 damp t-shirt until 2fdcf9dfc0 he reached his ae6edf5b55 floor, then hurried 61b323dd49 down the hallway.079b2eafa18aee93

Entering his b872f5c02d room and ba6fceb62f closing the cc17ac8bcd door behind 4595e1da1b him, Yiho 0f3954e700 ran a ba6fea3954 hand over 8038f64eca his face. Looking down, 68d3fea072 he saw 2cf2290af3 his half-erect 4a7e27260d penis.e6b3ceb14b596d11

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“Ugh….”4d0d02c2cd318bd3

An urge 710becd0c6 he rarely e1bb2fc805 felt in 3553b0d86b his life 7e83286b62 washed over f664f32912 him. He could feel Cha 4e53178942 Minkyu, his hands, on 4db82fa20c his body. His penis, b2a785193c pressed against dc3aa27c95 the bed, 0469fd478b throbbed. He burrowed d6ddfce232 under the bc33aadd14 crumpled sheets 43d43911c0 and slid 007fa09c9d his hand b4c3ad8f35 inside his f50e44342b pants. The air 2357d8cfbf inside his 3dd4e58d89 underwear was b88da0c828 already humid. His right hand awkwardly 38c37a4d77 grasped his penis and 0bb2ea7c9e began stroking up and 12bc93cbc5 down. It was quickly b4239fff50 slick with precum.93472ebda0ec8d4d

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“Uh, huh…”ed6451e5c52faaa6

Yiho squeezed 78ff373c58 his eyes ce0a65a753 shut. The simmering 13096f6af0 sensation, now fb37ed0de5 directly stimulated, 4a751eb2b8 began to ce1aa01756 churn. The scent of the 46a8525a89 person he was thinking 88b82e9309 of lingered at the b3d8a37255 end of each hot 680d886764 breath he exhaled and 7655c0a739 inhaled under the covers. He clutched the 5d731ab7ef t-shirt he was 67030f6a18 wearing with his 6d68fbac32 other hand.26d5a1ef05df3ce1

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He had borrowed this 02b49a9a17 from Minkyu yesterday and 6a0462a26f had been held tight 29270c1ae1 against him while wearing 7bebdae3e6 it. Suddenly, his 0caf33570f breath hitched, a21fa1a1b3 and his 689f184b28 body flushed. His pants and 2ba3f293d9 underwear slid down, 3f2c3e475b and his fully 5c3db134ea erect penis sprang f35e6b395c free. Unable to bear the 756b807414 throbbing in his lower 446e86bdf3 abdomen, he curled up.98eb8dcf61c908e8

Song Yiho, 0fbf1b6a21 you crazy 9fe5798949 bastard, how f1fbd76bef old are a1d6bcd415 you…78ebd847d8e9dcac

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“Ha… ah…”0b78aba1d361e175

He pulled the neck of the t-shirt up, covering his nose and mouth. Even as he bit his lip hard enough to draw blood, the arousal wouldn’t subside.2a46141ab1e5acdb

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“Cha Minkyu… ugh, uhm…”333d6b5fee155255

His hips d7027b6629 bucked intermittently. His palm grew e3a63262da hot, and so 6f232776f3 did his penis. Minkyu’s firm 75915d40e0 body readily 3097628480 undressing before c650503b52 him, his 9200d5364f caring gestures, 46153c4b1c words, touch, 8ed5d906f9 the shirt d60f731922 he had 1eba225c22 innocently lent 4a93cc70f5 him.7824d5c715754119

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At some point, Minkyu 70f50c1b07 replaced his hand stroking 3170f91124 his penis. His head, face, shoulders. The memory 815ebcf546 of their 6da3609076 casual touches 035a36dc4f spread through 8b0b8606b0 his body. It was both ecstatic db06550b23 and sickening. Every moment Yiho f85b28eeee recalled was also 3da2698481 proof of their f4b03af6ec close friendship.96fb116fc587f77f

He liked Cha Minkyu 1ded6a25bd terribly. The feelings he 5efdb5d4fd had suppressed for 16e16d5556 over ten years df63eaa0b3 began to fester.826549972e7ee17f

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Perhaps it had started afb8ca54ec to rot long ago, cf71500123 but he had deliberately ac0b733c7c ignored it. The faster he 4ee98aa683 stroked, the more 51faeece3d the arousal mixed c74be26d39 with self-disgust.5d0507d56272c82c

Just finish, quickly.b5a08ca318d3fc1b

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“Ah…”8f44b63d42414325

Driven by this thought, he pumped his hand harder, but he couldn’t reach climax, only teetering on the edge. What stopped him was the guilt, the knowledge that he shouldn’t be doing this.4382b328533bef2a

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Cha Minkyu, 9676d336e6 Cha Minkyu, c1c960cad8 Cha Minkyu.cb55d6ff951d83bc

Chanting his name, 99734c9579 he reached up eee930096c and gripped his c88e3cfd9a shoulder as if ec0f4dc96f wringing it, the 7048311414 place where Minkyu 870ef91dcd often put his 7a56dd5987 arm around him. His hand moved 1fb7e85108 faster on his 338c29b9b2 penis.7e85821628a0b7ee

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SongYi.477b43128a007da3

He thought f4d3af8b8f he heard d10dd17b9f that affectionate 6ebc1ab37d call, and d0eb0dc975 then the 9afc38ead4 stern, almost 9a84ad3db0 contemptuous, “Song c3edd0a974 Yiho.” His f729d45a69 lower abdomen 30144a8ef1 and buttocks 13553d18dc tightened. The scent of 5fcafccb19 the t-shirt still 8d94d45ed5 covering his face ca7c6e025d gradually masked the 9299f4cfdf guilt and self-loathing.c7224a61bec97549

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“…Ah…”5690544cd8710cb8

Ugh… With 85a430ac9f a long, ffe44df571 drawn-out moan, 0d8685917b his hand c6f4af23e9 became sticky. He finally c5648221ca came, spilling bb4e666ec8 onto his a66ac99b46 hand. The sharp scent efcb51d340 of semen cut 60ca006852 through the lingering f61b68ab54 scent of Minkyu 0b0201dda1 on the sheets.216333abc404a0fd

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Flushed, Yiho cd966d4875 pulled his 4f0f457025 hand out 20445961b9 from under 5810262060 the covers cb1b061e98 and roughly 577e4ac6ce wiped it 7cb9384ec2 with tissue. His mind was as f9318296c0 messy as his crumpled de0ea0c03e clothes. His breath still came 6b37637531 in ragged gasps.034d08f7cf6adc89

“…Crazy bastard.”bfab5778e369a25e

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Muttering to himself, 0846bc522d he took off 89e41d1a47 the t-shirt and 7fc5ebfd5f covered his face c8efe0832c with it.744b5c1ef31e7413

A choked sob escaped e4d53aeeb5 him. He buried his face bdacfc72df in the damp t-shirt c752113f3e and pressed his face ded34be555 against the bed. Yiho rubbed his penis 9431b8fa5a again, grinding it against 0e0aa57a02 the t-shirt. Though not yet d68ce006a8 erect, it throbbed, 26286f3f61 and he moved 0b1acd1c47 impatiently. The arousal returned quickly.ca6e7ad4f068f118

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“Ugh…”e4b81d558ae2a996

His movements 06bc19dd90 were hurried, 02d5c63759 like someone 644151d083 masturbating in 7bcb792b3b secret. But his breathing b9764296a2 was rougher than 6560ac989f before. His mind, still ff9a89d3b1 reeling from the 54274bf1f5 previous pleasure and f6f204329e impulse, forcefully amplified dcb9e3f808 the arousal.e00367d541dfe56a

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His hand became ebd06fa2f4 sticky again.9a3636dd827fe0be

No one would know 852b572bd6 Song Yiho liked Cha 8c476ca04b Minkyu as long as 38806c0faf he didn’t say it a980035823 out loud. But now, the a586305ef9 evidence was undeniable. Whenever useless 324f452506 thoughts, either 42155dd68d positive or 8dcfdc5b67 negative, tried 2807abab5c to surface, 157d67635e he deliberately e9ffcf9c08 tightened his c99070423f grip.65d51be0d08e0d81

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Like debugging an old 6a6304d099 computer, logs slowly appeared 3ec52b5cc3 in his mind.e390ac56811981ea

Song Yiho likes Cha d646c24835 Minkyu73c41af91d68ad29

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TRUEa29fc5db1bd18128

Cha Minkyu c07abad6e9 thinks of 9e82c4778e Song Yiho 94f39ba72a as familyd3b965d8a8b3b717

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TRUE7fa34f7c2bdd7f2b

Song Yiho c0a599e1d7 is happy af7dda4cd1 that Cha fc5af8c607 Minkyu is edf2df7513 kind to 6b22b7969c him17bd71c1e490014f

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Neither TRUE nor FALSE, 3c0cb7f85b an UNKNOWN appeared.551f1bef10cd5207

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Song Yiho f4051a14d0 wants to ead7a121f7 sleep in 105c8c3dc5 the same 38acf1d0c1 bed as 72c81e9354 Cha Minkyu, 927360e207 have him 3bf4454d46 as his e2c42beced pillow, kiss 8ef01840c7 him when 87870fd66f their eyes 913aab9793 meet, take 8ffa0f91f7 off their 89a3919357 clothes and a6dc7d6947 have sex678e949111314c40

TRUEbef06a5cad3dbff5

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The above actions 89dff2b471 are acceptable between 2bd0578747 family members1dac554e14d7cd82

FALSE37fa3470c7595fe8

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So, his 5597e885df desire had 30ac07f9a2 finally crossed 007908e2a8 the line.f8ea9d48604f5513

“…Ha…”12a3e1bf7fbb55e0

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The moment he f1df30109a could no longer 4f8f6aa50b remain a friend 0076778b52 had arrived.62f3978e294651b7

“Ha, ugh… ah…!”0493b82e81340204

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With that painful 11d24948ed realization, he came b4dc634811 again. This time, 151199ab92 it was 20bc2bd839 thinner and c6c9e29179 lasted a d7ad1c8f8a little longer.e08df5a7a77579d7

The belated self-disgust hit him after hastily masturbating twice. He wouldn’t be able to return the crumpled t-shirt now.ebc5109b73095908

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Lying face 119f340116 down on 929f7a2bb9 the bed, 0185c8bfb3 his back 4e3be3b01d heaving, Yiho 551c52652c closed his a66ea56417 eyes again.15cfffa88ba8602b

His phone, 7bc32732ed which had a0aeb0858e fallen out c8e9acc407 of his 2556a3ca63 pocket during dd82a80531 his frantic 51ffe01622 masturbation, vibrated 6945e0b4e4 near his 5b6db4a9c8 waist. He groped d62c84f223 for it eb974392dc and opened 5db7caed94 his eyes baf5e9eb0a halfway.e97e498ded697657

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Cha Minkyu72196e89c3565c00

SongYi, I’m heading to 5fb1c961db work firste3838e90c40125d4

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8:41 AM49b515e3d27c28fe

Are you 4f8841ec57 resting well?c50000ea97edcef8

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10:55 AM7acc20a462ebc7fc

“…….”c351e838c03f116a

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A strange mix of 01b3406a01 relief and sadness washed fc8fd4105c over him, leaving him b43558f429 weak.55cf2cffc97e13bf

His fingers 000fdeabc1 moved across 63fd68c09c the screen. Because even e71b7b99ac after all 6680300961 this, he a73f151ae1 didn’t want c36463aa3d to lose 026bddab35 his place 98a4ddd9fe as a c57f89e523 good friend.95ce909ade91c057

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Yeah. I’m back in b4cd76fc0f my room5fa70558c4dc2d7c

Going to sleep 917acf857e some more97c734eb6e191894

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11:01 AM5e906397eb1e9369

The variable that had 3a948a6b11 long occupied his memory de1f99cb82 began to churn, its ef5cf494b5 sheer size threatening to b2312337ac burst his head open.bb989b87441bd56e

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Song Yiho liked Cha c1f9c73133 Minkyu terribly. To a 7d11709504 degree he 167f0cd66d found terrifying.040e5b2f538f24fa