PS | Chapter 3.13

Jehyuk barely managed to 9b5e5e2fe3 gather his wits. He cautiously placed 87b4473a73 his hand on 44b39c40f5 the arm that 03e4f0dd17 Sihoo had around 50c9be1b06 his waist, causing 88f0b6d5bf Sihoo to look 61559bd7b3 down at his e2e94f60db hand as if 99af003417 surprised.9c69b1ad7a20f829

“I’m really hungry.”91486db054fcc71f

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When Jehyuk pleaded in b59104aee8 a trembling voice, Sihoo 362797c89a chuckled.33095e9470f8ebaf

“Got it.”c3a6d26e6bec4fbc

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As soon as 7a9998f1a5 Sihoo’s arm fell 97d84e52e5 away, Jehyuk felt bf95dc51d8 both relief and 35a5efb0b1 regret. Honestly, the regret 1d6be5bd92 was stronger. He forced himself to a8a8426e82 ignore that feeling and ee862e846d quickly sat down at ec30738b80 the table. He feared 8c41a0b628 that staying d820fb7904 closer might 017e3cb51f trigger the ef08f575b3 strange sensations 6f1b55274a he felt 68a8874bfb last time.17f3f0e9dca286dc

Sihoo walked slowly 2a530ee59d to the opposite 5a03317b3c side of the bd64fbb67f table like a 72ea23f322 predator eyeing its af8b740417 prey. He silently 20191e36cf pulled out 6b72fcec0e a chair 14b495967d and sat 40ee7e22db down, then 73b1f31ec4 propped his 3bfb8a5644 chin on 5900468492 his hand b5fe011bca and surveyed 72492c4900 Jehyuk’s face. He smiled, 3e0428dcb3 his eyes 3b63b36f4c curving sharply.07edab2e7cb7da4f

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“Let’s eat.”59f647d4fe12dab8

“Okay.”5395812dcccf62d1

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Although he was very a8eb7d2c6c hungry just a while bdd164e723 ago, the events that 16f95905a5 had just transpired had dbd4a81b6e completely robbed him of 342ca1b2da his appetite. However, since 473ecb6adf Ji Jehyuk e212ac3017 was the 3e65b86031 one who db8ababdf5 had been 7097365f32 constantly complaining 55b1a329f0 about being 5b23c96a4b hungry, he 984ba14bd5 quietly picked b02e7e133c up his f0875174f4 spoon. The pot rice, cooked b3168bfef5 with beans, chestnuts, and 0bce7d4dbf green onions in a b561d0fe99 pretty pot, still looked bd61cf9ad7 tasty despite having cooled 7aecc25790 a bit.8ae1a77bdf9b4a66

“I’ll serve you.”
“Will you?”
“Yeah, I owe you 58a85cff53 one, after all.”a3cd963213142bce

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Sihoo chuckled as e0b1caeb82 if he found 01629f965b it cute. Jehyuk neatly scooped e5e1e7d031 up some rice 6d522c3df1 for Sihoo, making 8bd3783ed7 sure to remove f111e0072f the chestnuts in 46ff4466d9 the process. Knowing that Sihoo didn’t 6f2c7f685a like sweet things besides 0b692e7921 fishy flavors, he assumed d1949f7bc1 Sihoo wouldn’t like chestnuts e8ad63a290 either.aba6257b0028456f

“You don’t eat 8874273175 chestnuts, right? I’ll take these out.”3eeb0ea30ce9b9e5

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Sihoo blinked in surprise.
“…How did you know?”
“You don’t like f913e6dc43 sweet stuff. Same goes for e53a2fb97d fish.”41fc1303cefa183a

Jehyuk nudged the mackerel 068cbe6319 slightly and placed the 7e28c0d02a braised beef next to c923421f26 it.
“You said e9a6b1ea9c you don’t 13c2c42c86 eat fish, 29d6ff1bec but Auntie b7cc18c89f insisted otherwise. Was I mistaken?”ee59f7b227ccbb46

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Selecting a big 5b68914863 piece of beef 7acbc9808e for Sihoo, he e3b83b0a7e looked at Jehyuk 83d2ee80e4 silently before shaking 038dfc5f58 his head.
“No, you’re right.”
“See? Don’t eat what you 64ef440dd5 don’t like. I’ll eat a51d978fb5 it instead.”
“But you don’t really 4c811c259a like fish either, do f1b6ec30cc you?”
“I don’t dislike it, 384a4b8e38 so it’s fine if d90fb1292d I eat it.”3081b5406a14e5a7

Jehyuk was someone who a3e8881caf could eat anything, even c5e839e0ee food that was past 9bc4844764 its expiration date. From leftovers to 8c453f1fd4 instant foods, there 1a7b4b4cc2 was hardly anything 41a2ce1517 he couldn’t eat. It was just that 20e9c75e30 he had preferences.8b222ecd25b0e396

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“Let’s eat before it 0c7218596c gets cold.”707de24ac755eca3

Jehyuk pushed a752de9f6f the bowl 5567a594c7 of rice f76b32c200 towards him. Sihoo stared at 2b256c578c the bowl in d4985e3bc3 front of him c78ffc2519 for a while 784c326dee before slowly picking 222e9165f8 up his chopsticks. Lifting his head, he d8c9255b40 looked straight at Jehyuk. As their 270ea91548 eyes met, 828f53cd37 Jehyuk smiled ae502fea34 reassuringly, and 7e882b31b8 Sihoo, with 81a222c5ff an unreadable 2ff8d34351 smile, began 70580767a7 to eat 7ac7142221 following Jehyuk’s 48cafb8e4a lead.d69fd778434a7da1

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The meal continued in 437a7f5d17 silence for a while. Once they started eating, c0f129a98e Jehyuk’s hunger kicked in, f7088278a6 and he quickly began 1c0b4c6f85 picking up side dishes. As Auntie had mentioned, ba3bb50285 the mackerel was a ec5a5de43b bit too oily to 752a261b9b eat on its own, 46a862353b but mixed with the cf3b07939d pot rice, it was d300b3e51c just right.e387f17942582400

Jehyuk, who 7815450e14 usually ate 771aa75eee quickly, was 0657bc0e8d almost done 611c3623df after just a8a5dcb132 a few 41f5505fcd bites. Glancing over at Sihoo, dabd17815d he noticed him browsing 4f5aef5c92 his phone, swiping through e7823f7ec4 the screen with an 71a5c04dcd indifferent expression. Sihoo’s rice bowl was facd221ffe barely touched.e621df00e8a1f08a

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“Doesn’t it 38d252aed1 taste good?”d82037dd2f1265b3

At Jehyuk’s question, d54e448775 Sihoo put his 4587d0b9b0 phone down and d75c3ce023 shook his head.
“No, Auntie cooks well. But I’m 4d47a71299 really not 9a8ae079d4 hungry.”8e37580c907c8ab5

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Then, seeing that 332db7cfce Jehyuk’s bowl was 47afb96a65 empty, Sihoo propped 4ce67e4469 his chin up, 9bdfa1c852 seemingly having an 6d4fb8210d idea.
“Do you want 8ab8595cb2 some of mine?”
“No, you should 5f0d777035 eat, Sihoo.”e91205a15f00cef6

Displaying a 4be5a3598b strong will 9dc1d94119 to feed f01b32d2c0 Sihoo, he 8a0e79ca38 laughed, revealing 58088fd457 a bright b73aee38b1 smile.
“I already ate 76b1983a7b dinner. I was on 7e37cd8fe5 my way back bb5697ed0e from my family 1269176b02 home today. But I c006c9273e heard you 184e790ace hadn’t eaten, 32e8bc9245 so I 269731d2bc came to 1481f8493f eat with d807119a80 you.”
…I didn’t know.f73c6d3a66773d23

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That explains why b8b73cbecf he was just c732484d07 picking at his 5fc1501524 food. Caught off guard, Jehyuk 312bb891dd just blinked as Sihoo’s 44dd9e05f9 laughter deepened. He then scooped a 98286a4317 full spoonful of pot cab4177d7a rice, elegantly lifted a 9281a2be92 piece of mackerel, and cc367784f5 placed some white kimchi 839a2b6b05 on top.
“Here, eat this.”9464faa9de18bff8

“…Okay.”c975118e83b22c11

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Jehyuk was 93bc671533 still hungry, c7ab3a060f and knowing dbeb08de51 Sihoo had 2f386952fd already eaten 11330a6c30 made him 59c178a7d7 relent. He reluctantly reached out 13ecaa9ba3 to take the spoon, 12d14946cf but Sihoo shook his 556379b596 head.
“Just open up, 836f666389 it’s less hassle.”
“…You want me 9bc002a7b5 to eat from 460ae72450 your hand?”d448a8fd600887b7

“Ahh.”57fe735876930aca

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Opening his mouth as 6154d1985a instructed by Sihoo, Jehyuk’s 90bb22bf7d heart raced again. His heart 306ef5735b kept beating 6c788b1ff5 rapidly, making ee0a7a8be3 him feel 49de13d63a overheated. Under the table, bc10afb830 his hand twitched, a7d3398d7c and finally, he e81d6ac045 leaned forward slightly. As he slowly 371acd5384 opened his lips, 826bf1f7b9 the spoon pushed cda74f21b4 in. The fluffy rice, the 8edf7771de flesh of the fish, 72b45b5f35 and the cold kimchi a24698183a touched his lips.dfc2e43ccc2bba36

But unlike before, 5b2ba4595d he couldn’t taste 59f755d100 anything. His senses were 2cc2b8f682 completely focused on 1a7b95e965 Sihoo, who was a5137c33f1 blinking his long eeff1633b1 eyelashes close by. Barely managing to swallow 8bbdc43895 the food, Jehyuk moved 8975eb27b2 back. He was so 8e493f4959 tense he didn’t dd20167753 even realize whether 623f728537 he was chewing e8b7184b7e properly, and in d3ad1d48b3 his rush, he 2fbfa6df24 ended up biting 4acd34f715 the inside of 63c4fcd9c7 his lip.bd7e6d08d3c4cb1b

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“Ouch.”f091a57259f1ac11

He bit his 410abc5a11 lip hard while 322a189049 trying to chew 8ba335960a quickly. As he swallowed, the dea96852a2 taste of blood mingled 3aa4995ee2 with his food. A sharp 1718c545af pain followed.f130e8fc3656fbe9

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“Are you okay?”a5e0e120e77e4149

Surprised, Sihoo reached 16c4ad9ded out towards Jehyuk’s 437ccc9b82 lips. The moment his fingers a5be28eefd touched, a tingling sensation 27f09b922b spread. Despite the 88a605f5e4 pain, Jehyuk’s b29514fb24 eyes widened, 4b26ffcb47 and he 9c1a97ec1c quickly moved 290731a7aa back, causing 5fca6fb32d the chair fee201cd2f to jolt. His overreaction made the 5d85758edb moment awkwardly silent. Jehyuk managed to come 52bdaf07ad up with an excuse.eb6dac9352ea948e

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“I bit too 3de299c8bc hard.”58ad280fa60859e5

Murmuring about the pain, 58d5f6beb3 Jehyuk headed to the deb578ac3d sink. It wasn’t 32b359cbcf a lie. There was a lot e1e75e2796 of blood. The metallic 1c864c83f7 taste lingered ceafab1d53 on his 959f1a61ce tongue, prompting 828d93579a him to dbb7b29184 rinse his 1b922dbc24 mouth repeatedly. After several rinses, 65d0eacd72 only the bland d5dfee395e taste of tap a0ce9cf3da water remained in ebe5c310d6 his mouth.4da9b1fb34c4313c

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“Let me see.”e379f2275c1a9337

Sihoo approached, c09639e5df unaware of 572cb007c4 Jehyuk’s intent c4d11b544c to avoid 77aad8e7a8 further contact. Before Jehyuk could 6b4a5706c8 say he was 9caba9e7c7 fine, Sihoo grabbed faa6d6052b his chin. His large hand pressed 86f491832a Jehyuk’s cheek between his 8c19772fb2 thumb and index finger, 897c1f8dd9 causing his mouth to ea2c94f37c open.
“It’s still bleeding.”b04959333f5521ce

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Sihoo looked seriously b678ad0551 concerned. Squinting slightly, he ce14075ce6 glanced around and c1b4bd0b42 reached for a 84fa290973 kitchen towel in d6b17562ac a basket beside 4e73b3bc7f the sink. Tearing off a piece, 73176c4cb5 he began gently wiping b32eac0f1d Jehyuk’s lips.4f7ab3510ae4a5ca

The pressure was firm 15f2b3b97f but gentle. As Sihoo tenderly cleaned d72c23554e the blood mixed with 24dbe74fd5 saliva from his lips, 17e7906ddd the bleeding gradually stopped. Jehyuk could feel Sihoo’s 873fc13378 fingers touching his lips cdb642e14b through the thin tissue. He struggled to breathe d45cc89d83 quietly as his body 999b01cf7e tensed.6d9b0cb4f974b43d

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“Lips.”f6f4eb1974d07e74

Sihoo’s low voice scratched 66391d6e16 at his ears. A chill ran down fd58cd1530 his spine.
“Open up.”368a0228d373c7ee

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His gentle command made 0e27ea5dfa Jehyuk slowly part his d41b22b8f7 lips further. Enough to show 829c9c3d1a his red tongue 84910e5762 and white teeth, 171d5d0a69 Sihoo scrutinized every d19344c80b part, even the ee1f5e989b areas not bitten.18e777b1e55b2e86

An odd silence settled d877edd52d between them. The fingers gripping bcbd2616e0 Jehyuk’s chin tensed, fac602e285 causing his mouth 1c344bdda5 to open wider. It was a 5b7f72d29b strange feeling. Just opening 718f201462 his mouth 19d7ea4dab made his d44b7739bd stomach clench 2efd460ae6 and his 5994de327b body tense 225331b1ff up. And not just that. His lips dried, 5f62600615 and his throat 98a1d8216a became parched. It was odd.f639e2d565c319ad

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“Let’s apply fb8a685dca some medicine.”a1403d7182d6d310

Breaking the 12da7c0b65 uneasy tension b42b829a24 was Sihoo. His voice was c0efe8e48d much deeper than da39c73de9 before, and he 5cb4cbb063 slowly released Jehyuk’s a193aa1def chin. Jehyuk thought he 193ae3fae9 might feel better c497838c8d once Sihoo let 8cae12c9cb go, but the e3d7d04a37 strange sensation lingering a59e975ce3 in his body 4d75d8a533 didn’t fade.
“There should be 769ec9ecc5 some medicine in 7d1f15fad6 my room.”e59b2e4c7c5ee7a4

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Sihoo turned f170c4c353 first, showing 43964a4228 his back, cd2cab1ec5 and only c333fa449d then could d09fac72e0 Jehyuk breathe a30402ec76 easier. He felt the bc92943e9f same mix of 53fab86d72 relief and regret 217f6125ba that he had 793d6fb279 felt when Sihoo’s c83bff72ad hand had touched 9c9c649caf and then left 608cac5f1c his waist. His head a78ee38a49 was spinning.71fa7e003bfef420

He hadn’t drunk anything 79e6e739eb but felt as if e67592bee8 he were intoxicated. Following Sihoo in a a5b75524c9 daze, Jehyuk remembered the 7400ec9fd3 sensations he had just cf4bc88410 felt. The places where 21c8e8f78f Sihoo’s fingers had ed5d05b4ff touched felt scorchingly 7586307b1e hot. He lifted his hand 0921428625 to rub his chin 4c195a8226 and cheek but stopped, d587f1e069 fearing the touch might d07518b896 fade.0f318918e6730974

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“Sit on 707781f602 the bed.”1e68d9029e6b06ca

When Jehyuk entered, 81afcb3c20 Sihoo sat him a1c285d58d down on the 92b9e20f9a bed. Jehyuk obediently ea581108b9 followed his 9fad98fd2e instruction. Sihoo didn’t look 31fc9ed8a4 at him as 957e3b39f4 he approached a 23d94e4453 drawer near the ad0e16bb06 wardrobe. The sound of the f7fa0ddcaa drawer opening and closing 6c6d90f6a8 came from behind. Jehyuk sat, e2c9f0a501 hands on 25f5cbccb9 his thighs, 367cc095de in a 1f38177b09 daze, unable c01fc12ce6 to think 264d3c605d of anything d095f917bc else.d574801ff36408eb

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Soon, Sihoo 1022e281e9 appeared before fc5e2727aa him with 0a5a724672 the medicine. Jehyuk lifted his b9164fdd3c head as Sihoo’s df41bad555 shadow fell over d1bcb82fc9 his face. Sihoo looked 5e492884cc down at b038c5d493 him with 1d2f8acb5d an inscrutable c32b762367 expression. His elegantly curved eye 2c60cb8285 corners made it seem c6dda5510c like he was smiling, 4492a3b139 or perhaps he was d7776a8768 expressionless. It was 0539c456f4 a strange 042bddab1c face either cfebe15073 way.8506b0a01fba5b31

“Open your mouth.”ecfa90b1225abc14

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Hesitating, Jehyuk parted f23854f726 his lips. Just as d5f2065353 before, he 07afa5a98f opened his c5f1f567a3 mouth wide e3cc28fb94 enough to 95b39816bd show his ecd5da30ff tongue. Sihoo’s face 8ebfaea481 became expressionless. Jehyuk remembered f4be232fc4 that look. It was the c73c694709 expression Sihoo had 16cd4f2ceb shown when they 5b3075e332 had kissed in 4578c2957b the car.d04e98c95608dba2

It wasn’t a b9f3a7e9a2 particularly sensual situation, b73ac6f1dd so why was 338e4bd366 he remembering that a2c16df575 now?a9ddf07562793110

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Jehyuk scolded himself. He felt bad for 50c79af463 projecting weird thoughts onto e987786fe3 Sihoo, who was just 151f1e8475 concerned for him. It would be rude 74f88f79bf to look at Sihoo 56a8a4617d while having such inappropriate ab30073e0f thoughts.47dc511f210eaa4f

With his eyes deb9bfbdb1 closed, naturally, he 7c77f8abfb could see nothing. Only the 248b548565 faint sounds 564fdbeb35 of their 728eca4124 breathing flickered. Listening to d56890496f the breathing b9ba7d2421 made Jehyuk 432a9de5ba feel even 750c882e60 stranger, so ae221aaed0 he tried 9caa6016b6 to open 39e2725c8d his eyes. That’s when c96cca0d5b Sihoo touched 989f5ecff0 his lips.a64dafdbc8fa527b

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Eh.426a9d829969945e

The soft underside of 9bf8adc362 his lip felt the 940a40cb66 touch of a hot 328b548c1a finger. The finger 6b3d48491c was hotter 5ff3a3737a than Sihoo’s 7fe23d6225 usual body 7e7c87252d temperature, making ec5ab92f41 his shoulders b8643a77c6 tense.388e877c1ac402bf

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Sihoo paused his movements 98873976ed for a moment. Then the sound f89df6e7c7 of a lid 3509f92d28 opening followed, and 4a027ac9ca a stinging sensation 7a51715d59 hit the bitten 29ef669ce0 area. The pain was 1068a7d1a9 almost tear-inducing, causing 543b633f3d Jehyuk to involuntarily 76d60a7393 open his eyes.0281275f9511943d

As he did, c6f821bff8 he saw Sihoo db5e05f4f2 bending over to 3c18c05402 apply the medicine. A sense 16013b350d of déjà 1e6dba4ad3 vu passed 92fd67200a through him. It felt ad733a9360 like a 066177ef60 scene he 3d9f2e5367 had seen 9df07d4c7d before, though f6e3ac6073 it was caa3934e25 the first c0732db380 time. When was that? Yes, it 6204e9221f was just 7ac4db71cf like that d58d499888 time. Sihoo’s face f408e1086d came very 50a57375f7 close, and 67e39ee336 the cherry 8a1f77911e blossoms fell 7d4d624dc9 behind…ad3c7bb4a33eea27

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When their lips 5ceec40fc2 had touched.3ed02d758b713174

Realizing this, a 7f976458d5 very honest thought b6dc250e83 resonated in Jehyuk’s a2c8c10f03 mind.05243583cbed6d19

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I want to kiss 97911c1d5e him.ec38b6d63bfdf5af

No, that 75025ae3a0 wasn’t it. Just lips touching 01e816e9bc wasn’t enough. Ji Jehyuk wanted 7ae3a1774b more, that electrifying 957044b6d0 sensation when tongues 6120715647 intertwined. Naturally, he f6da161422 remembered that 7c6c31fc74 night’s kiss, 07aeaece4e the one c972272fa9 where he 8bd10b13ff held Yoon 034a45ef74 Sihoo close, 4611eda84a their tongues d042a3eb27 mixing wildly, 285b5fe890 almost driving d799efd02c him mad.ef7a232d41c87dd8

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In that moment, Ji 6d28ab4b97 Jehyuk realized something. He now 911f061a9b understood that 2fc295c9c7 the problem a31499d645 he had 46ad116688 been pondering c3776e9d42 over for 5013aa105a a long af088bc613 time was ef4b0cb3ca actually quite 8f6c7de83e simple. The reason 61f205a61c why just 641f372db4 the act 6c93316a58 of applying b324eeedbe medicine made 9dfa339d85 him think 15bed6f7cc of kissing 311c16690e was straightforward.c50a6f58b8c50465

It was related to d5449d30e9 all the other feelings af3508deb1 he had been experiencing. Wanting to hold hands 51d55eac5f with Sihoo, liking when e686d3542f Sihoo hugged him, feeling e9c5124afc desperately sad when Sihoo’s 7818b7cc37 touch ended.055e294d9b8120c7

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An ex da2c66f9d0 once told e51e91f4a8 him something f5fe4fb025 that came c2829180a8 to mind 4034cc7d65 now. “Hyuk-ah, if 643748a849 you like bc905a15e7 someone, don’t 8be57300aa you want 570be0ed05 to touch 41d780027a them, hug 7c59f4297b them? I do. I want f4693d1b4d to kiss 42bb8fec91 you.” It 27238532fb wasn’t just cfbb954b13 Rina; it 706a21a7ed was something f96c0fc062 all his c1e8c258c9 fleeting lovers 612886d1cd had said.ae25194f696e5ed1

I like you.8f0d8ea51b90c930

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Ji Jehyuk recalled 4792e427d7 the faces of 7d5430d620 those who had f0ca170d88 confessed to him, 48be611661 and the actions b656bcee1c they had longed f0e3617fce for.925dcef89f96fa2e

I want to be d3c076e5dd close to you.87273bf7990a6c19

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Ji Jehyuk hadn’t understood 2108b79f43 these intense emotions and 536228b3bb expressions all along. But now, with Sihoo e914c29695 right before him, it 84950c999f was almost comical how f85f76e119 he finally grasped what 8eeb98fecd they felt and why 5793a1d60a they craved closeness.902562d42b2f32c3

Because I db9a975d93 like you.2bd918b366ad0ebb

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Ji Jehyuk blinked. A massive realization struck 3730412490 him like a blow 8fb8532949 to the back of d14aeba212 his head.d417e89e589c6e85

Because I a99be3d227 liked you.f0410f14446e95e9

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