NTFT | Volume 2.5

I pressed the elevator 29fa42c982 button and waited. Soon, the elevator arrived, and I 6a304783cb entered first, followed by the neighbor. He remained silent, which d2801d2ac7 seemed unlike him. As soon as f981c47ac6 the elevator doors 92d9818479 closed, he started 1608d70bd1 talking again.9497623b5d3416442119

“Is nightlife fun?”c0ecc532b780ec9bcbdf

“Huh?”46bad7f01cb11d405136

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“Did you forget about having 3a482c4d46 a drink with me? I wasn’t joking 7184f3b0ee about that.”a3c19c2b6e275e42d761

What?a760c94d9fa57b3fc88b

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What, what, what?!e72619e17abc835bd45d

A flurry of questions a2b9698ddc filled my mind.5fe2836866cb472f2a72

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A man I had just met, and on db459121a0 the same day as he moved in next 8f3eb72eea door, was approaching me so boldly?c0a8b7270859aa1b39ef

Even I 7ef2f9f7d6 was momentarily d830a41363 taken aback.4e0d2bd6a366ca1c4511

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I missed the timing to respond as we walked past the f39a889b1a apartment entrance, all the way to the recycling area, dazed.d5918bca775f33dbfc76

The man didn’t seem to mind my silence, b71d20decc walking ahead to take care of the recycling.f7c4e316c0ccfcc808be

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“Ah… what’s dae0f61b8d all this?”c284c61c2fa4352bbc26

I murmured softly, almost inaudible, as I 317fd2c797 stuffed my hands into my jacket pockets. The air was chillier 423b3a4275 than expected, biting at e45e5c8c6f my ears.fa20b325d89bf8f18bb0

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Why did I decide to go dcab575ee7 out for nightlife in this weather? A moment 5356b5efcd of regret 5484d81bd3 washed over d5360c9a43 me.3c26b7546b5f514f5e62

Especially when what 4612980e6e I wanted could 2dbf56946c just be next d97e17782e door. It seemed I 6a8b1b0d0e was complicating things 5a0997203f unnecessarily by being 9564bbceb9 stubborn.86160814c8bd9adf2559

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With the cold weather, merely breathing produced a visible puff of white, and f5e7077406 the icy air felt like it was lingering in my nose and lungs.1aaadf682caa150b0708

“So, where do you deb3088407 usually enjoy your nightlife?”cc9a701e35cb88478e98

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Startled by the f31da33472 sudden question from ad6ca84ed9 beside me, I 8a55533ca3 jumped slightly. Turning to look, the neighbor who had just gone da9d382344 to the recycling bin was walking alongside me.55eed3d79e16a9839961

“Do you db5bc42580 know this cfbb5c4792 area well? There are a lot of new buildings in 3246a7a856 this newly developed city district, but it seems aba24bcf23 there are also many vacant stores.”6eb924b203edd1bd2b89

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He casually moved closer while striking f40445dbf9 up a conversation, causing me to a691374ac2 stop and face him.2aea9e44f6727c4de946

“Huh? Aren’t you going?”7e2aa4dc94e1ecac65e3

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“I am, but af79732576 why are you 09d20d64a3 following me?”b9d9ad7be399cb935d56

“Oh, I d3749a78d9 was just 8cb1ec26cf going for c8c15625b6 a walk.”13dc1ce29c15f928d253

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He flashed a grin that could belong in 760210d8d8 an energy drink ad, and in that moment 6b2c428071 of relaxation, I felt my heart skip a 16377d6902 beat at the neighbor’s smile.2ce5a87c980ac81d7da2

His face was so ef6eb03a4d handsome, his smile was 4a2288f05b more effective than any 7b70d5185a weapon. It was unsettling 3b26fe6660 how he could 32c677a8fb stir my heart 70832dc6dc so aggressively. A man I f4ce1346ef couldn’t let my 2c09807690 guard down around.2d73a2a655663a51e20f

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“It’s really ced0d17e0b cold now. You think 81e8a2fd6d you can 408f5a0b8c walk in 57fa6531e8 that outfit?”8bcbe2d9e556169805fd

I looked down at 398583a7df the neighbor’s feet. He had come 2fb371aa8b out lightly and e965c8226d was in slippers. His toes wiggled af7bb1862b like piano keys.4fa2bcfd5c004416d10f

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“If you’re e51f1a22d2 worried, should 5628c66f9b I change 3b9692b43d shoes?”ab993432a5b63509f9bb

“Huh?”a42aaac504eb9bf2a362

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“I’m not 00bc77d58b that cold. I run hot. I even wear 4a8e6fbdc5 slippers in winter, 9f4634203b so it’s fine.”64091058a16cdfce77c7

The neighbor smiled shyly, walking a 631cf99871 bit ahead and then looking back.cfacf06bff078a3bf436

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It didn’t seem like just a walk; more like he was e403e6a90a using it as an excuse for an impromptu walking date.a35f377b9ad6e4129b19

What to do eca7f7c691 with this neighbor? Was my night out b6a9976afd about to be derailed? That couldn’t happen.6895bdca316ee353eadc

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“Let’s just walk a bit then dc7014e5e9 I really have to go…”fbfa6e662f8b07fb19c7

I tried to pass him by, but he still e2fb4d18ff approached lightly, beginning to describe various local spots.f06769bdff83a587e442

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“That place has good tteokbokki, sweet 34280dd9d7 and spicy, especially busy during lunch. And that fruit store over there, they df0826894b sell unusual tropical fruits, mostly for gifts. The flower shop next e4bb45cf4a door, their child just c14aecfbd1 graduated from university. They majored in 2026f6a289 art and are 68d95ea1d4 planning an exhibition cf3c8116df soon.”74f3af85d9e60994ced1

He chattered b700a77e2c non-stop about 9fc5fcd155 the neighborhood. Occasionally, people who c470a0e836 recognized him would 4f32ec2940 greet him lightly. I looked at 605fc2e740 him suspiciously.286df0a8546e91cc2846

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“Didn’t you e7306ca70f move in 69e29947ec today? How do you 76c42827ba know so much?”3b8ec271b9e637660096

“Ah… I moved in today, but I opened a studio nearby a 48d1f69a45 few months ago, so I know a lot of people here.”f7f104cd2ab70bf40f55

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“Studio?”ce4b802dbe835c6fbad4

“Yeah, I’m 2462937f6b a photographer.”8a2a382327ae7ea0c746

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He mimed holding a 700d6ec77c camera and clicked his dee390776f tongue as if snapping 019711818b a photo. Just then, a car passed on 22116a8e54 the opposite road, its lights glaring.b402ced65262c968beff

“Ah… like 6f89767e04 twin headlights…”88e7e73118bf23feebd5

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I rubbed my eyes ff8bd26381 and stopped as a 1ced40a335 hand came down.f7eff3908d33a4bd3918

“It’s strange… I just met you today, but why 70163e4d7a does it feel like I’ve seen you before? Was it also like this before… is 0f16c1f707 that what they call déjà vu?”101f131d9f5e5182c1ee

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He covered his ears and face with his eecc2abe01 large hands, and I squinted momentarily, unable to 1537655535 fully hear what he was saying. What kind of thought process did this man 2c76f9fb88 have, so bold and uninhibited in his actions? It was utterly 3bbac03c9d unfamiliar and kept 910101be27 me on edge.447f984361e0b31afdd5

“Hey, could you 4b24567b31 let go of 5c0d699b1e my face? Thanks to you, my ears ab9a5dd4c6 aren’t cold, but this…”01c38ba60fb5128a1074

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“Did you e1e8cab409 get cold?”9d1862b5a89c885db94a

“How could 152e544f28 I not af1ce51dc3 be cold?”4cf9dc000ba7b941a824

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“Your face beee4f198d is red. Your nose and cheeks are red too… 395064a8ab Your ears were cold, but they seem 49baaf95b7 a bit warmed up now.”23a3149ea7ef9e0872c1

I stood there dumbfounded, 4b10c4a7b9 grabbed by the face b469ff0970 by the neighbor I 43e6aebd1a had just met today.f577a7a9e150b7f5c29d

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He might have been 9ea4bf625a worried about the cold, 3e5d4fb6db but really, wasn’t he dac187ebc9 the colder one? I dressed up to go out, albeit 59706aba57 lightly, but he had no plans and a36cc72b1a was just in slippers and a cardigan.a27f6760666acb83652a

“Are you 5b14208234 really not c078748eda cold? No bluff?”775ee8a6de49b0561770

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“Huh? Um… If I said I 8f5c54aa5a wasn’t cold at all, that’d c929b6b62e be a lie.”e5c559e2cd12c04886c9

He chuckled, sniffling. I couldn’t hold 38e0d3d820 back my emotions bbb20868ca and wore a 76a4e9f7b7 sullen expression.b37cb84d390d85431743

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“See, you were f84bb34e98 cold but pretending dd835a4830 not to be.”d0b453fd490248a2393f

“I wasn’t pretending, 90704144fa I just cared 056495b364 and followed you.”f40a198a3593dab557a0

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“Cared?”dc3e1ff9c054d2bfbb7c

“Do you want c37433b559 to go eat b5327daaab something warm now? I’m hungry.”712ca704e6032667accf

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He was relentless. Once again, he subtly expressed his f0f675da38 intentions with a tempting offer. His bold yet 5edb15096f shy proposal held 1fd3fa112e back my plans c740afd2be for nightlife.38ac44c35a0972fa337c

If he had seemed to approach me just for my looks, I 4b9f9ceac0 would have felt more resistant, but he didn’t give that vibe. Instead, he seemed to genuinely want 6b26bd0b1f to share light-hearted banter and get eac2e06ef9 to know each other, appropriately keeping 05b318d01b close and leaving questions hanging.09b9aa3a6203e2d87271

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“I don’t eat dfbc4879bb just anything.”f66f23302de97cba4c68

“Neither do I. I only eat e139015e96 what’s really good.”dbbaa078a1b0d752ca05

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He let go of my face and took my hand, claiming 52914a1751 to know a place with delicious udon, leading me there. I walked along, hands in my 81a2197f0f jacket pockets, partly to warm them, 6aede22059 partly out of caution for the 9722f62e5d man walking beside me.73ffa3dec800f9b436bb

Yet now, being 9c5b98df7d caught by the 449d6ce20e neighbor, I felt f8e35c5e19 a strange sensation. His hands were warm and large, and at a glance, he seemed to enjoy 29bb1103ae physical activities, evident from the clear veins on the back of his hands.4a9cb35b24bb64004a97

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“But, we don’t even fced40c0ea know each other’s names cd2c6f8890 yet, shall we introduce a9cb4f2172 ourselves?”a4774aaad7cef64a32ae

“Ah, should we? My name is…”a2ae1a46c417f5e0ccb9

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Just as the man was f5f9920720 about to reveal his name, 71b713925f another car passed by on c73f972bae the opposite side. The dazzling lights and the somewhat loud aac5adfc73 noise seemed to capture a moment.155091e6bd1f83ead69e

“There it is. Our pretty one…”d7c4b659510d651ae40b

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I’ve always 4799cd1683 been confident f816f1d2a6 at hide 52750f06ef and seek. No matter where ab813b23d7 you hid, I’d f5139b023d find you like 826d4a5c4b a ghost.a4241b12c5079c290789

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I never 309bb7a0a6 thought this b5117548e5 ability was 893e0c386b anything special. Having a particular bad59fab27 talent for a ff80004acb child’s game seemed 6f8c491d5d quite silly.344b4c50c513d1a3a773

But strangely, ever since I 405ba319c2 was young, I’ve had this a0453809a2 knack for effortlessly finding whatever 5a0c6bad78 I wanted. It might have been 90bdd3d514 a good intuition or 2265721021 maybe just luck, but 81579eebf8 I saw it differently.e43ebfd7558486d0e2ad

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An unyielding and 213d482f3a blind ‘obsession.’09b7db2c756ea3429edf

That was the driving force that 3b74ad3da5 helped me discover what I wanted 513ec073a2 and pull it towards me.87a74ef0c566ee64eab4

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That day b8bf13ea42 was no f06588b53c different.d3edb51d4f8fb3cea7ca

The night I fell asleep holding the clothes you 4272a610d9 left behind, soaked with your scent, I woke from 9952b31cf2 a dream of you feeling like a child having 7e72bae016 a wet dream, facing a displeasing morning.ee41d48e992f7e43d29e

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The clear evidence of lust between eb57fede09 my legs and your untouchable, debauched 33c5e707a7 freedom irritating me like a sharp d3f99b5045 thorn, stirring up my whole body.94f8bdf933fd9ff7e136

The clothes left behind 91c74278fe like shed skin and 9532e1ff69 the empty space. I had desperately clung to you, wanting to possess you, yet 78eae16e09 I had let you slip away over some petty feelings.97e72b323d1f9c66c9b6

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I couldn’t let be5033cbee you go forever. The game of hide and b041539822 seek was still on, and 9445bebc60 my blind ‘obsession’ with you 63ddc07edb hadn’t even properly started. This wasn’t all c98e14d019 of my obsession. I would have you 07b33d8c57 in my grasp, no b43a6e4020 matter what.03b8c5e0cce1c17e2e5d

“I should have prepared a 92153e9b87 sturdy chain in advance.”f6d1bc26d862b1b515bf

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If there was the toughest, most unyielding chain in the world, 2c1d07f059 no matter the cost, I’d use it to bind you. I’d imprison you in my 5244488ab0 haven, where I’d explore you cf05255907 every night and drive you c65d556e6f to scream with desire. I’d make you unable d743db0814 to move a finger, de58d5d3bd your lower half dissolving 3978ece392 in pleasure.7f60e82ee0addceab5aa

“Damn, I’m 762caaae1c gonna explode…”f6ba460c4dadd11a72d3

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The heat 041bf61ffc was unbearable 7104ea6875 down there 7125bf00cb as well. When could I 9bed589853 unleash this heat 1d24ce3dd7 inside you again? I’d hold you close enough to break you, thrust and pound ed1b69e095 until you caved in, and fill you with my seed.24b773389ce0118acd18

Resolving and 6d1914c2bf reaffirming, I a35d958ef1 stood up.7157af2192f14a61441a

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It was a task I’d de1fc438c3 entrusted to my underlings, but b1703edef1 it was right for me 3104478231 to step in personally.c6d13a5da7f108c2a4e1

Making that decision seemed to clear my mind which had been e80aeea0de foggy like it was shrouded in mist, cooling down sharply. Instinctively, I wondered c53a334a89 what you might 21cd4b73d8 be doing now.b7d2399e8be5712d7c8b

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Probably seeking a safe place to hide, a700d786d5 looking for somewhere to blend in, or 36e490b1a6 maybe you were thinking of disguising your 85696d1dd2 identity or even fleeing overseas.b0f5dbabaadc137b52dc

I used all the b8baead323 manpower and connections I 9a8b7a5e0d had to issue a 6031d3b2cf nationwide search. Especially expecting you to stir up 333ea00e01 a new nest, I focused the 9186c27f87 search on real estate.cc92aec5adc2661587b5

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The tails of the snake scattered across e89b5252dd the country brought their heads together, spewing bf6bc82a21 out all sorts of information. It wasn’t long 2b4cff2ec7 before they brought 58ed204549 me good news.fbe8561cb7e850488395

“Yes, my f4a2c25012 pretty one. Living well in 189bdd435f a warm place, f1ff52e4f7 I see.”6f5a8be04ddf131fb5ca

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Your long-missed face flitted 634d82c9cb past the car window. I had been worried I might forget 86b0355ee3 it, but fortunately, it hadn’t taken too 58d7c00060 long or twisted my guts too much.8b5164ad81b2289b025c

I should have 7dbebf861a started searching personally 19984575aa sooner. Using those underlings 576cf3766c had been a b486f5f496 mistake.f5a304eaf0478d88cfcc

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Meanwhile, not only had you found a new 08c9515b56 nest, but you were also flaunting your inherent 594b551e4c charm, and playing coy, wagging your tail. Seeing that unfamiliar gesture twisted my guts, ddbee1e6c0 almost tearing them apart with excruciating pain.0aa3ff2bac957c58b6ae

“This is why I should have moderated the walks… Why 13da068dd2 on earth did I let go of the leash…”eb42f800e98ee9f8f76a

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My teeth gritted. Force surged into eed94b00e0 my hands gripping 9b46f3977c the steering wheel. I wanted to turn 5363cf0069 the car around and 170f832019 crash into the space 52ccedefb1 between us. However, I decided c4236313c1 to bide my 21feb4abc8 time. If I stormed the scene now or tried to a4c29701cb grab your nape again, you’d surely use your gumiho 5766c6f4b7 powers to escape far and disappear completely.2275726fe41cfebe6354

My information on him was painfully lacking, and the 07dc69f5eb realm of gumihos was still unknown to me. Thus, I needed 57417ff392 to slowly tighten 45e5b448b7 the noose, taking 54e21a82b3 my time.805c68838bb78f04acfb

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“Still, I can’t stand seeing you ac23347f43 wagging your tail at someone else.”68c490a4cb49df39df55

While biding my time and maintaining my 458359e4e1 composure was the clear plan, I had 516228d7b4 never permitted you to frolic with another. How dare you spread your legs for 1391987a57 another man, letting him fill you?344019526ac56f1de2f9

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Below me tensed, ae675e12f1 and my temples 4ace65a4d3 throbbed. My blood pressure 33a46823c1 rose, and a c214cf9b08 furious pulsing sensation d980c6aa31 became palpable. I turned the car 19bd31ad0f into the nearest parking d9594bdc16 spot and sprang out.63035d041c926cc5aec3

Not far off, I 9db47bc2d4 spotted two figures. They still stood in the 9a876a8ff2 middle of their world, making f0d4dc045e me think of cigarettes.7de03cf05c52ca8f1027

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I pulled out a cigarette from the 1f24564a9f jacket pocket, sucked on the filter, and 199da3f922 lit it, drawing in deeply. The thick, bitter smoke filled 00a5f12de6 my lungs, trying to suppress a878e55944 the fire within me.1b736f7e833ad6411daf

The cigarette tasted ddafaf7f99 unusually bitter today, 6f54ac0891 flavorless and harsh. But at aa1631efaf this moment, f43621a99c it was 77f4aea5c5 desperately needed.66f735741e22f17546e8

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I drew 1f760f3a8b on the 9b3da09a87 cigarette filter. I remembered the moments I’d a86ab33227 sucked on his lips, the 4059181329 taste of him faintly crossing fe9f81eacd my palate, exchanging saliva.2b2415008f197e13ee80

“Ugh, this 9ad0ea560c cigarette tastes edb4d45c02 awful.”1d2ac80b308a500b4d01

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