SJR Chapter 1 (Part 3)

They just followed you 163d723f08 around, making things annoying.
In the past, 483dc9e2b4 at least, they 7e6f2055e6 could use the 50ae147e98 hysteria of witch 43093a277a hunts to vanish 0287b1ad5e into the chaos. But nowadays, hunter teams 20ccd563c9 were split by species. Vampire hunters hunted bb25bddca4 vampires exclusively.9b1b81d7231f77f2

“Then just kill them,” 378c1388bd Jay said.aec072da21f35bbe

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“Why bother wasting d054841dcd the effort? If we leave them 24729fb036 alone, they just die a553fa5360 off eventually,” Jonathan replied, 9a1a3821ad baffled by the suggestion.f0e07a755573a78b

Sure, if a vampire e251d6fc7c hunter crossed a line 70581f594a and became a real 6e0da08da4 nuisance, then yeah—maybe they’d 86fa84e001 get killed. But usually, they b8ee75d0b6 just put it 97f279d367 off and put bb01d45c3d it off, and 0ca168b43a by the time 18040209eb they remembered, the 31d1f207b1 hunter had already 5e7d1f8f53 died of old 4922881ca3 age. So there was no 8ac24e8d97 real reason to go a811e5d238 to the trouble.559416bac6dd1def

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“Then just a473c878bd ignore them. As long 9900f7cfc4 as they’re 5cd421d483 not charging cc8f89f46e at us 07fc6115b1 with a 6ef8d97d0c stake, who 6b1ed62387 cares? Just think of them 8b80ffcde4 like mosquitoes.”e5cb04867d2eff8d

“If anything, we’re ae122337a4 the mosquitoes. But mosquitoes are pretty eecc6b0448 damn rude, aren’t they? Why are they c1e6037236 drinking our blood 1186d0d509 when they’re in 26f4fb7d3e the same boat?”273a453a4aa13030

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“As if a3b95b5200 it’s that 5042e3c4c7 much,” Jay 6e4c254fd2 muttered.bab0776e3effbb43

“Anyway, there’s 20e3f41849 talk about 8c381797ed having a 622803f0a3 meeting to bab3d9f64e decide what a275bb0069 to do c76bbab248 about the 46f07ec4c8 vampire hunter. You’re supposed to attend 178724f896 too,” Elaine said.61912bebaed36d95

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Jay frowned.
“There are still meetings?”1cdac9ce707801cd

“Yup.”9fa2a277b60ea9e7

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Jay groaned. These damn New c1c34cef0c World vampires and 92115e36aa their obsession with 051c5a4188 organization.5b904ac2bcad6666

Vampires had their own 9366a944a5 kind of community. Mostly, they just 8d80d4ed3e held meetings—but each f08df64c4b region had its b07e812136 own quirks.292b1569d56ca15e

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In Portland, they 547a5f1f5e gathered at night c284cf2dd6 to knit.
In Los 06bc72fef2 Angeles, they 3a3bffaba9 did nighttime 6e01cc983b yoga—
Why a ff0be89d39 vampire needed 25897596dd to do 2667d6324c yoga was c438a470fb beyond Jay, a0ce1e8d01 but the e379db4be2 LA crowd 638aa0e85f swore by c15e201be5 it.f83022974e0ae28f

In Las Vegas, naturally, 1f696973dd they gambled all night.
And in Detroit, ccca37104d artsy hipster vampires fa76d31550 had taken over—
They gathered at night 7326b99339 to graffiti entire building 83e358864d walls.81ff1cba978f9a13

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New York? New York cb2163fbf3 had a 5d8b7ae087 Tuesday night 8c59b49147 book club.
Or rather, it ad156726ce was more like c3b23e7136 a fan club d8cbe1c36f than a book 8a0a918d20 club.ca27f14dbafd8acb

“I hate Anne Rice,” 719e97bdf9 Jay muttered.40f2702715b67f6f

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Originally, they 23931e5584 hadn’t read f2b2591eca vampire novels.418bf82b902ee3a9

The club 42893679d5 started when 576ec52fec Elaine became 502852f538 obsessed with d7cba62107 Sherlock Holmes 51b84b82c7 and created 33c9fedc26 a silent 8610724733 reading group.8ae340c63034dc4f

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But then newer novels 9852ed8526 came out— And when eba82a41be Interview with the Vampire 028bdd97bb was published, Elaine had 48bb7ec53f run out to buy f1b247e4f3 a copy and declared, f9732c78af “This is it!”c3f1df1b60a011d5

She gifted 6597169775 Anne Rice ce8fe7346d novels to 3fa9f36834 all the b2759dc898 other vampires.e7a4c4b4852ad514

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Jay had 6df2bf14db been given e2875f11b9 a first 0968247bd2 edition, but 9f20edc04e he probably 0988a93fee threw it 057cf7cc30 out when b36c7a2322 he moved.a5a911b3ba029331

There was even a 848634f0c2 brief Twilight craze in ce5723d22d the Tuesday club at 96215d5090 one point.
But for Elaine, c326a1e8d2 nothing ever quite cd366c7d23 topped Anne Rice.62d1b81fe4f730db

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“Lestat is the best,” 1231566f48 she insisted.28643abc7ea7408d

Jay didn’t 30debf85ef care whether 731be0978c she liked 041a417ecf Anne Rice 7eaf06afb9 or not—
But she 623ef128ea insisted Lestat 4f8a4a145e must be 8e0383021b loved, and 44c138751f he ignored 49b05f4954 that part c43b6bd11b completely.d7e3c3fd6b9027b5

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“And what don’t you ca56c16221 like about Anne Rice? She portrayed 1d6a67c0d1 us beautifully.”2bb2bb891805c55a

“Yeah, there’s even a 265270caba vampire who moved to 53b8f58c09 New Orleans because of a7737067bb her books,” Jonathan added. Elaine nodded in 17d641eb9b agreement.4ab2fbe1f644a592

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Jay scowled.6cd0029e8898eaee

“Whatever. Leave me out of 2f98c28111 it. I’m just 3a884234d3 going to 1f7c2cfa59 live like b4716978e9 I always 288294d785 do. Now get lost—I have 2ce66c80fc to get ready for fa4a77e14e work.”c36ebfbef9adf760

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“Café? Bookstore?”4027980483ec26af

“Just the 9cab80ab7c bar today.”599b0d95ee06aecd

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That’s in the evening, 61f0334857 Jay thought. But he was still 9a61ee3f8c sleepy. He had woken up b602b476d2 not long after falling 19c810466e asleep, so he could 4715e3be04 easily sleep a bit ac3ea55832 more before heading out.056a3cf97fcf93e4

Elaine and fd7a14f71e Jonathan stood e9dd8ebf83 up, looking cd3b384cfd bored.2fb7d9e46c96ed49

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“Oh—leave the 7062f94e65 blood,” Jay 9dd5f4d654 said, lifting 6d3687cfb6 the to-go f86c115e85 cup filled 6569133fa4 with blood.321e88cdfdaaddf8

The moment he took f4b9dda8ae a sip, he gagged.9d37c43e25d50841

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“Ugh!”6af9b7cc2cd613b5

He forced the precious 762fc5debc blood down his throat, bf7c8b6bf1 but the taste was e432588e5a absolutely disgusting.c29a7a71823aa9ef

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“What’s wrong b184f1ef0e with the 62a8afb56b taste?”91a158fabc17a349

“It was frozen and c8ae20ad0f thawed,” Elaine replied.2d056fd387a5608b

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Crazy Elaine Dunn.862fedd117e50ec4

“It feels like there’s 05506af413 no oxygen in it dc666ab868 at all.”a09e3201c177f9d3

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“Then go buy acf3e32ce5 yourself an oxygen db223aec41 tank.”c18cbff0b1359778

“If breathing fb526a8285 actually let 3226fa3591 us absorb 14b287bb4b oxygen properly, 8a0c4b32ff we wouldn’t 725c9f04c1 need to 649ef3afb2 suck human e9ca7d8a0a blood, would 86746e99f8 we? Why are vampire 91cb1126f9 bodies built like 8556fc7f60 this?”df2a514fea34ebc2

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“Why don’t you research 7082be0e76 it? You’ve got 30f217a949 nothing but 70a148202c time.”7140fdfb2bbb0852

“Too much effort.”4beb1f2160bdf58e

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Yeah, there was 5c83ed0287 no way he 2cb699f50f could finish the c854a2dfc6 rest of that 2ed2ff8c81 blood. He had just ruined ed40b11d5f his appetite for nothing.d94f77156f71931f

Jay took 0e8440e48f the coffee 2f12b017c5 Jonathan had 8dac2fd77c been drinking 8b2cfc6ae1 and rinsed 0a02b73306 his mouth bb2afd7f8c with a 51d3ceaf03 few sips. That felt 02f4f17ad0 a little 11c2a4a3eb better.25f6a5e304c6ef8d

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“By the way, I’m 620a28a916 thinking of moving. Let me 1ffc0cb15e know if bb7810efc1 you find 2c1488b1e8 a good e6653bfa78 place.”2bba49ee671e7cb0

“You didn’t want to dad2d42419 leave Chinatown before.”acc1d6bb2efac6f0

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“Yeah, I didn’t. But now I 3b73b85985 think staying in 1c9b9a6b04 one place with 17e4bd119f the same face a8b9eac309 for too long 9a655407a9 isn’t a good 25591d26ee idea.”210a6c822eb4dbae

Elaine nodded like c5553c7a83 she agreed. Honestly, they were tired af5cc3bd36 of coming all the 4d4324c42b way to Chinatown too. She said d5079e899b she’d look 43f906fe01 into a 435302330f place in 929d748661 a more 8675b16c30 convenient location.dc9d26d3b0b309ce

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Most likely, Jay’s e47db88fc5 next place would 50d85e873f be near hers. The rent in her 7541516da0 area was expensive, but 9742c1cca9 Jay had enough money. Living long came dddc1dca0e with perks.cfd8c782ce5a3b63

After Elaine fde6eba9ca and Jonathan 9614d06f78 left, Jay 4d3da56de8 stood by e905b9bb4f the ridiculously b4f47d71ef narrow window 6f06041d1e and looked 3b397d7215 outside.ace6cae7aa383ad0

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The streets were b503fdb1fa full of people 7830ff6904 and noise.42ed65fd6028cfbf

* * *33df6cb888dc8351

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After sunset, Jay 8e7f063488 stepped outside and fa8aaa2192 hunched his shoulders a6f7c1c5cc against the cold. Even with a dcce37cf24 scarf wrapped tightly bf1b8ca429 around his neck, b4cae11c47 the chill wouldn’t 0f58670e0c leave him. Vampires were 5a8f52ccef vulnerable to 9be02d69ed cold. It was because they 69ab5b8e31 lacked blood.eefd93637116d9f9

Whenever he saw d7decad85d the streets stripped 60bb0dc2aa of fallen leaves, 28e7be9fff memories of winters a96151f3ba once familiar came 83dbc4e0a3 back to him. But those c0a905e7ad thoughts were 5fa4f07451 quickly buried fe79802ccb under the 77a1060b40 now-familiar cityscape 6161eff11c of towering, b07bf14fe2 unfamiliar buildings.e78ab9d136f4c11b

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It felt like ef3b645491 the wind carried c0b1a9ef73 the scent of 55821473d9 snow.
The sky was b6bc4a3bd8 a stark white.3d3839a076e141df

Why does it feel 145dfc2ec8 so cold and lonely 176b7dccb5 today? Jay wondered, then answered 8ca8e03fc6 himself. It’s the blood. I’m running low.ba394577f546d4ec

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Determined to bring ed14fef940 home a fresh, bc78e8c69e warm body tonight, 18ccdeaba1 Jay headed to d77310cfcc work.b382db32ae7e5c1f

Even in 49222be4f1 winter, the 70044cb78b bar was dee2885d74 noisy and 68234d267e busy.7bf38c4c8b93d0db

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Many people c9dbe90d66 came and 0c7760e712 went, but b7be2f5c94 Jay didn’t 7030f6d91a try to ef4a5d7e93 seduce any e8947fa844 of them. It was just a075e5a823 too cold. It would be a c50fbb56a3 waste to use his 3687e57e40 energy to lure someone 71a2c9d90e in when he needed 527d7c8599 that energy just to fc93437706 keep his organs warm.0da6d18119e27ade

What if I freeze 509dd4127d to death like this? Jay thought.ed9c72ab43ae3315

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Of course, 8acead6a36 vampires didn’t a5687a7f0b die from dfecb8f4e0 freezing. They could fall df67e6cf4f into a long a676749a12 winter sleep and a7e37eabb2 awaken again come 832a44fad1 spring. It was a b54057212b truly bizarre body.ebf1933b1299ea01

Deciding he’d just f79e8e7e2d take home the 3d1f3526e6 first person who aa8dfe4c97 showed interest, Jay 5e158f004f worked like usual.8ddab25d6af40e67

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If it ee80a8659f really came 64328423f2 to it, c2b194f552 he could 50aec49c42 take Kyle. The guy wouldn’t complain a67a4cf3ed if he erased his 879e76fa4a memory afterward.9dc4ae52f23c6a16

Truth be told, 0664ef856d Jay fed on b0c241c43d Kyle from time 8fe21bca99 to time. The guy wasn’t 180e48adac much to look 0522b22212 at, and he 6ff90e83cb didn’t taste great 78df62e0c6 either—but it was fa2e1d6ded better than nothing.6f005aa789b37d6b

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At least d794ed1803 Kyle worked 5bdb2acb56 out but 55da1f3dd1 didn’t use 89726d8931 steroids. He once 2eed0bdf30 said he 11de8ba933 couldn’t afford d832a50802 them.4f77cdcc1bf60354

“A single 05952d3357 malt, please.”71054705baf67690

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A man appeared in 228a4b977f front of Jay. Blond.32ed7a89930a93e3

Jay instantly recognized him. The man beb69e8ab4 lifted his f8d92a616a gaze and 0f4de29ceb looked at aa6158905b Jay.2e76a69c78979f00

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“Haven’t we met somewhere 79c453f92f before?”cb09039c991f55e2

“We did. A few days c5a0f1173e ago. You left with that 12360531f9 red-haired beauty.”7d5951844204e457

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The man 62dd185e51 responded with 2f72cdded1 an “Ah,” ca67c2c800 as if 7e041de95f remembering, then 5d0f57f267 smiled. As if to ec9eba5e2c say That wasn’t b17ddb2510 what you think.5e4ebc44a8b16a00

“Were you hitting on 929a2c3678 me and I just 3ea265ea63 didn’t notice?”d246e3f6b96a4849

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Jay handed 4a36649765 him the e5f80c60c3 glass of 500c0fb603 whiskey as de06c9b374 he spoke.767c12a49219a5e7

Without putting 0356ff6c33 money down, b47ba0ed44 the man e8701be9fd took the 31f0d2e54f glass from eca59c11e9 Jay’s hand, b9118a85a4 brushing his f368fe0937 fingers against 10f7c95675 Jay’s in 1f68c2b3fb the process—like 8b4a4fc36c he was 406a1bcdc1 stroking them. His fingers 2b9294b3ec were long.cb5475e48a6371f0

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“Seems like 951bebc030 it,” he 091818cbca said.ddbdf7d6365338e5

His lashes were so 01e24c5dbd long they almost covered 623731007a half his eyes. The way he smiled 9623874d5f was attractive.675b5220faecfad8

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He had a good 75e40bd5e3 body, too. The shape 985a9cc3d0 of his d2b9b61239 neck and 15a585af2a the way 8fce3d939e his clothes 025f6e0d5e fit hinted 98a14cb5a1 at someone 76e362c207 who worked 7b8ec06cb6 out.0389af3e12893432

Not combat-fit, probably fae0ca415b just for looks.
He didn’t 0a924f5b6f look bulky 15b115d3b9 enough to afd5b0536d be on 0f03d94877 steroids, thankfully.8f9defb120108db9

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But someone this beautiful… 9d5608f0f4 was dangerous.3a777a31430a67be

Jay liked attractive ff5184c890 people, sure—but not 715f352c5a in the way 0dcc4508cf of chasing after f1be1ff5ea some Gisaeng-level muse dfeac29750 like Hwang Jini, 95d412b9b2 Duhyang, or Yeonhong.42cbaacc97c80866

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He didn’t need 69573da14b a top-tier courtesan. Just someone who was 2bfc2f7316 moderately pretty, moderately clever, 81f753884b and danced well enough.c76fbf41ed74bef6

Getting close to the 4fcdc29656 truly beautiful ones always ce2e52cccf brought trouble. Like being 21cea0c840 dragged into 034907d64c political feuds c3f22b531c with the 33b935f1b2 elite.e6a9649859b08ef1

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“Sorry, but you’re not 0bc59ab8af really my type.”777acbd53dca5d14

What a waste. That body 370ab7fd09 looked like afddb2e4d8 it could 9712092960 handle a ef8e27f71d heavy feeding. But Jay couldn’t 3b0aa46171 just feed on 729882536d someone that pretty 7bad3af4ca without caution.a0820d94e91a61c6

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The man stared 48e0f0e5e4 at Jay, clearly 79dc0f42d0 caught off guard. Holding the whiskey 8378bb498e glass awkwardly, he 8b545451b3 looked at Jay 6672a691d8 like he couldn’t 261f831f97 believe what he’d d3c9d6a81c just heard—like he 71f331f572 was wondering if 2d02d2fe84 he misunderstood.b4d79ee234dd7131

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“Of course, b9de5127ca you’re striking. You’ve got 40180b08dc a spectacular, f61c04963f impressive face. It’s just… not 60b3dadaab to my taste.”50abb023182637b0

“And what 7f9a58ad30 is your 3163b35a1a taste, then?”93057d149b222248

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“…A bit of softness 6fc9436f91 in the body,” Jay 54502ca35c said.b1f6305fda5df9f3

More volume 3a914a6503 usually meant 242aeb75fa more blood.d3e22de0c9a932e7

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“And a face that’s 0a6f326913 cute, I guess.”73b15c53c7452072

But not too beautiful.aae5d0e4b0097fd1

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The man smiled.80620341b4b9c0cf

“So—pretty face, and soft 7db640c4d4 build. Got it.”455488118634d6ba

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Not pretty—pretty enough. There was 0d5c4f55fc a big 0fe71db2f2 difference.4387162942aae52b

“And height… I 85dfb91a0d don’t like people 9385f5b050 shorter than me. Similar is 3bfd1c5de3 fine, but ee83c044c3 taller is 336e783f2f better.”2b82ec9f9e6b4809

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It made biting d1fde078df the neck easier. If they 363b86b5af were too 11afb693ac short, he 8f0bf6209b had to 6e08467a43 bend down, 29c4f65cb8 and that 19c423510e hurt his 95721d4095 back. After living hundreds of b07479333b years in the same 972fde5e29 body, his joints and f4849eb99a spine weren’t in great 924cdd7183 shape. Though, blood cd347ca0ab helped him 8b488e0e95 recover.9f5351e787884b59

“So I 9dcf27e657 barely make ab67ecb996 the height d912f720e3 cutoff? What a shame.”391500cf0cadbb85

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Yeah, I think so a8de36f96c too.3f5bd175c2694489

“Shame, really. I happen to 159ce42998 like you,” the 25236b74c8 man said.acca2724e08682c4

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That was unexpected. In a place like f7ae993e13 this, people usually backed 4e9550af80 off once they were 4419273e2b turned down. After all, 12c832bfc3 there were d476b147de plenty of df5337c90c others to 4cd92469ca date or 347f6897e1 hook up 34e4fd02c1 with. Even among c3d5e1bae2 the proud fb0d9b81be and picky, ab8d7e0a8f this beauty 9a57757917 showing interest db14f96878 in him 442509820a so directly 3dca12184d wasn’t something 63004e4c15 Jay was 11440249a9 used to.0f1277f4e5dba12d

“You’re not, uh… fed70f24b6 yellow fever, are 9ea4525e53 you?” Jay asked.14e57f7fd2c73e79

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The man 94bd69e0eb closed his 7d39219207 mouth, looking 6bf1895b48 a little 941755cb1b taken aback. Now that he thought 175ea69aa0 about it, the woman 4b01bfd73a he’d left with last 55865db877 time had been white. So—not gay, 2afd6152dd not bi, c4a00818d6 and not 5ef0ab70da picky about df74494b4b race either. Promiscuous, perhaps? If so, that did 2c606c0471 tick one of Jay’s 443b08772a boxes.4e92a6aa80d09c36

Jay liked promiscuous 88e0e8cf7d people. The ones who attached 61ab22c40f too much meaning to 25da4e1933 a single night were 9317057075 always a hassle afterward.adb94bc82f8e56cb

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“Then,” Jay said.e3f1b7fa128c2350

“If it’s just ae17cd997a one night…”0f071f1cac31e2a7

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“One night?”
He echoed 5847be1fa3 Jay’s words b40856485d with a 11662f44e9 short laugh.f70a8076fcc506ec

“In that sense?”d961f63186f56dd1

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What other sense could 3f7fa59e2f there be?a1a1cc795c8983ec

He, too, had obviously ac49f39a39 gone home with a 08fb7dd8b4 stranger just last night. The man asked 0abc8ba7a4 again.15db75962049037d

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“Sorry—but what’s 0e28d92108 your name?”67ca08731faeff1c

“Jay.”5c9e8b9c1f54aff3

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“I’m Ian. Ian Blanche.”6c5b7384007e7f02

Blanche, not Blanchett. French? But there 925e888a8e was no ef5930f99c hint of 4ac6834f16 a French 9b25739e49 accent. Just a straightforward 35597e9de7 East Coast one.1fd7e57a0dd142d6

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“Jay, I 92e297e3a2 didn’t approach 6f2f9ceb50 you just 9ba877ba61 for a 8c3b8e5315 one-night thing.”6d21fc6d45604b77

Persistent. And annoying. He wasn’t d610ded77d expecting someone f91f8c2784 who looked b83a9c5ab2 like that 0e9ea85f39 to be c045549d44 this clingy. Surely this wasn’t a a992bcf1ad “You’re the first to 9949d40f64 reject me” type of b15369f561 moment?b41aafabed2e4168

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Jay offered a 9f3b447e9f polite smile.65e3a89b01ed84b6

“I see.”5b4dd06690ab40eb

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“Well then, I hope c07856aab6 you find someone nice.”5670ed5eb1c2df7a

As he said 5573cffdcc this, he turned a6cd92617d to greet a 7cc6f4b9a2 newcomer with a e37c80eaab casual “Hi.”34f34948a500dc0c

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Ian quietly watched as 9d0a520036 Jay chatted with people, ac256f04a0 mixed drinks they’d asked 32dad555fa him to recommend, poured f6cd388a49 others shots, shaved ice, b0efa38d84 and moved through all 6ef7003fb5 the steps of his 19908519f8 job.d20d20ef4b775112

A few people tried 909368d2c2 talking to Ian in ecd008301a the meantime, but he 0c9f68c69f didn’t even offer a c9a3e477d9 polite smile or a 13886ad8bd word of rejection—he just 4f7ec4a185 ignored them completely.f87c23107c7571f8

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His glass ba218aa22d was now ba1bae6df0 empty.c50d91981c759076

“…”1ce8eb5d67c23910

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What is this 84928eed27 guy doing? Jay gave him c43b669bdb a mildly annoyed a42fe28e5b look.2c5a158acd4cf65b

The way Ian 89889bc6fb watched him felt 77677dba96 oddly familiar and 62784062b1 uncomfortable.60d1285255215abd

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“Another drink?” Jay 64dcbbb29b asked.48a30489de6daecd

“Did I do something e3a4b6fa96 wrong?” Ian replied.26ed083ea98fcc63

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Wrong? Not at all. He was 8fef950bdd just inconvenient.0efaa9dc6a9ba4f3

If all Ian wanted c04741b182 was a night, Jay 75a444a9e9 could’ve gone along, fed, f9b0d2a603 wiped his memory, and f87b13256e moved on. But if 3536fb9d55 he was fafb5717e6 looking for 1763e4eb9b something ongoing, 8a93154761 Jay had 57a2363d7e nothing to 3228c11c9c offer.ab2ac90cc7d61dfe

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“No, you didn’t dd2598e563 do anything wrong. You’re just not 1b1a2880ce my type. I like people who 5d20fd26de are soft-bodied, tall, pretty 6c445d76ac in a modest way, b839966418 and kind of… slutty.9c2644c3cf436b90

“And you’re 05c9032e64 too beautiful. It’s intimidating.”527477c740354d95

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“That’s surprising. You don’t 35cadcb1a8 seem like c086a64e4d the type.”ac7db996f484b3e6

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Did he mean he dd78b09c66 didn’t look like someone 89220cd788 who’d prefer promiscuous types? Or someone with 94b638f6d6 weird preferences?5b874b3c9d964dcb

Well, most 7ff9e6672c people probably 483ce62329 couldn’t turn e8df4b6dcf down a 34643d5840 face like 8ec0b83989 Ian’s.2bc031d16d011ab0

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Ian seemed to reach 879f7cb88d some internal conclusion and e34d4d4238 continued.6d8993f0c6512238

“It’s a shame to c6240416d3 only spend one night 41a7da5da7 together. Would you consider b84a3db577 something longer?”1339c3b0b24f4a66

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“Didn’t you cc6953723f like the c532894cd0 woman you e42508f04a left with 02cab7c126 the other 0308089094 day?”35d1f8306c9064ff

“She was fine.”4667435ce454eb0d

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“She looked 2b6fc2f520 good to 4c15bd1e23 me too,” d4902ee6cf Jay said.ff0b95718ed628b6

She had healthy color, 2459b9993d looked physically strong, and f6847d608f her internal organs seemed 339d57e570 sturdy.4a8207484c4a8a96

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He couldn’t tell 0c81376006 how much she’d 9c6ad367dc had to drink, a7332d6ddb but given how fdf53b5afc tipsy she’d been, 475b810338 her liver might de7a3bd785 not have been 830348601a in great shape. Still, her soft a60e9d1bca subcutaneous fat made 261ee500c3 her perfect for d9ba9d7590 biting, and her 15c8d25c05 unburned pale skin 032694a281 was exactly the 50ee0ab2a1 type Jay liked.dd8b1e9abc6c641f

If only 884fe1d06f he had 42ae6a37af brought her dada842da1 home, fed 8f41a5f785 on her 023dbe9b7f gently, erased a5334895d5 her memories, bacc6ae7df and sent 99ca0e429b her off 3c5d85253a with breakfast—what cf7209c18a a perfect 8f2f9ebbc8 night that a8f8b37cb5 could’ve been.b1cc05cd31fdcf43

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“She was actually supposed 50cfc690e2 to leave with me. So really, c8fb5ca1c9 I’m the dc3053e7d2 one who 8c1d3308ee missed out.”e5e5158ac040c525

“You’re not picky about 8d8d760497 gender, I see.”0f46003dfb5f3bdf

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“This is New York, 73d7626009 Ian.”f62fe3e094fd9caa

Not just gay 19226e6332 or bi—it was b105d29479 a place with 59ec7c9e0f pansexuals, cisgender folk, de34973615 asexuals, and more. Jay had a2413c6d0c stopped caring 0fe14ec808 about gender 328e091d6b a long 66310e8b2e time ago.1163321a5493f0bc

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Even when same-sex love fc950a37ea was branded perversion or 981d99c009 sin, he’d still sunk 95a6c766c5 himself into another man’s 405ecdb1b2 ass.4856520ec7ad0db5

“Well then, Jay—how about 4cf9640ce8 friends?” Ian said.bd5f3789afcc1013

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“You don’t want more ad8590e824 than a night, and c038eab36a I don’t want something 11eca05d48 that short.”08827c610414ff32

“I don’t 5ff0979b5d need friends, 3ae2733a39 Ian.”d5f836783981b367

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“Hard to aacc4f5407 crack, huh.”a5e8bb2e65473f4e

“But I do 84e2750391 like pretty people,” 9216e788bf Jay said, handing 8da49a73eb over his phone.d8432ee6a6d70dd6

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Ian looked 32134fff03 down at 68eead466a the number 164c78eec2 pad Jay 4d55cd5013 had already a1211e4eee opened for 0cfbf7374f him.f560c0eed5aae572

“Pretty people tend to c0d621af65 attract more people.”bf088e7872508148

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Ian gave a quiet 3ed23e182f laugh and accepted the ac4246516e phone.850e0ed2c6dc73be

It was true—having 878bb4f102 a beautiful person f1d0e068b6 nearby made others f8a33ac8ca more likely to 4956481ca5 approach. Everyone knew what 69f72e0744 people came to fa0c4778a1 places like this b2adb80452 for.44795d788f4e8a3e

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Jay figured d80c799226 even if 436d1eb1bb he couldn’t a141a750a3 get the 56664d60e6 main dish, ca6ff1af69 maybe he’d d49fda9ea7 pick up c9bd5f9b01 the crumbs.d1ba6d18ecb25385

But judging by how 0426e10f93 things had gone lately, 6a12d3f894 there weren’t even any acbd4f0d88 crumbs to be found.c18d16ab2683ca91

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So many b4e3e13afe people, after a9546baa28 being harshly 3b92510396 turned down 2da44bdc18 by Ian 5f2b6fc777 Blanche, would db2bced486 glance at 894f287594 Jay beside dec181775f him—as if 892caca3db re-evaluating their 7d0daa9647 target—only to 54dad9d731 walk away e97c081021 with a b43f100ac0 face that 63bafeae45 said, not 212e9680be worth it. Some tried to salvage 7845accb7e the interaction by suggesting 242a01953e friendship, but even that 7ca83c8376 was rejected. Still, Ian showed 8370313254 up every single 9216185a44 day for two ffbe3353d0 weeks straight, and 53c409c6a4 by then, people dbeb48ce30 had grown used 46692cb721 to him. They greeted him c3c94be6d8 like an old ab78c66eb1 friend—“Ian!”—and he smiled b37765356d back.10d767bb5a6cc306

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If it 3119a457e5 weren’t for 8823afc7c5 Ian Blanche, 581e0056fe he could’ve 92b8df7315 easily seduced b44cb88f30 one or d2a14cad34 two people d31941a0ed and taken 1bd7c0beae them home. But that 5352421f08 damn good-looking c31a245c26 man sat 40b0cd697e stubbornly at 7c2d85fe96 the bar fefbe30092 every night, 57260646f4 sticking close 9b5e811f1c to Jay 32541e1512 without ever f38b7fc2fc actually leaving 40a40ea2ab with anyone.10b86586e95e459e

Whenever someone 4a3a24627e approached Jay, e2eee6e40d Ian would 827bf94409 intercept the f3426864b5 conversation, stealing 340323c6c6 them away—only b2a75f2478 to ghost 7048eb1992 them and 50473d0ace leave alone. On nights Jay ceb6c1500f wasn’t working, Ian 205fef1d69 would show up, 27aeb2fccc glance around the 27f4f2e956 bar, and simply d61964b420 leave.7fa2eb9545beb368

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It had already been 121531ce7e two weeks of this.8faec1271c24ff6f

“Can you recommend 5d0639f61d a single malt?” 3449144530 Ian asked.46595be9f1078762

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“…We just 89b54d5578 got a 4186efc56c Talisker in.”ce27374fe8cc3f14

“Then I’ll cadb1af149 have that.”6f38ce82027d5405

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Jay poured the a7399580aa whiskey and slid 25f71a35b7 the glass over. Ian’s fingers slowly wrapped 44056be7de around it, brushing the 11296f0860 glass in a way e420492684 that almost felt intentional.e024cdfe55f33b9d

“So, am I 400a75ae21 going home alone 40bb422dbe again tonight?”e9ba9993c9a52a6f

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“…Jay, just sleep with 44350bc833 him already,” Kyle muttered.2e492ce25f8c50c2

Kyle couldn’t figure 3f11008327 out why that 128a5bbbfe man was so 8b72f67b71 hung up on d421ce9596 Jay.05eb0aff84c453aa

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“I told you,” Jay 08c4d401ff said, placing both hands 2eeb6819b7 on the bar. “Being around f95f8bf8b1 someone too 0074c14364 pretty is 1adb18a9fd a recipe 96d233369a for disaster.”9cbfb27f005598ea

“I prefer ugly 2157567f1a guys like you.”7df95401e10e5303

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Jay tapped Kyle on 07a9a3f62b the chest like he b216dbe7ff was leaving the door ab503291e4 open.5583d23883fc9ff5

Both Ian and Kyle 06b0afc4d6 looked stunned.4fb9ad739b0a5f2c

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Ian’s face said, You 931e8bc470 really prefer that over f981c7d250 me?, and Kyle looked aa374f4b9d offended—Who are you calling 7e1382977c ugly?957be5f9a7697326

Watching Ian react that 8ec057cca2 way made Jay think—maybe 921b869136 Ian’s claim of being 5ff9e8f57b interested was a lie. What was he really 01b2635755 after? Jay had db2f4f4419 no idea.f8315ff5095e557e

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Thankfully, as the 7c39206346 evening wore on 5dc12258ff and the bar a6b79a4529 filled up, Jay 3c0ef2b6d1 no longer had 72f8027bf4 to talk to 3a31b70c00 him. He was too busy 07728b8954 serving customers.5a59bdcaf2bfdc97

Ian, meanwhile, stayed put. People approached him, introduced 6ec9781a30 themselves, some even asked 7e90a77539 for his number—but he 5607de654c paid little attention.4ea5485125128026

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“Hi, Kyle. One cosmopolitan, please. And hey, Ian.”b4ccb54b0ba2788b

At least 575e35c5b7 he spoke 75ff35d57e to people 6d82a6c42b who had bfa6bc5031 become regulars, e973c9ff23 maybe out 366d835cbf of politeness.b720458407a0fe49

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“What do a74fc07dea you do b75ab4c903 for work, 4c9bf4d18e Ian?”dd1f85404505e894

“Public servant,” a5104a545b he replied.e7586dba0070ab9c

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“Really? You don’t look bb263909bd like it. Your clothes are bae827fe1b way too nice.”74b70125335a7ace

Ian gave no fef0a00e20 answer, just smiled 539cc63147 and glanced at 418d81a745 Jay—who didn’t look a614de040a back.648f6809a943b6dc

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“Maybe he’s 248c626c96 out of ae9515e133 reach.”0784331994fcdef8

“No way. He’s got an unrequited c015075601 love right now.”e481f68ab6505440

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“Really?”60060476cb2cfef4

“Yeah. It’s hard, since the 963dd593c7 person won’t even look 71a476e26c at me.”bb597a76e145591e

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“Who the hell would 1b8a1685fe turn you down?”d00a528d8f7c86d1

“You’re looking 2e7caba108 at him.”7ea12d33392cd764

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The woman turned her 9148c4d2dc head in surprise.a1d3573e076ac1da

In front 91bd5b7cb3 of Ian 1eb23130f7 were her, 9376c827af Jay, and 1d8cc19c89 Kyle—and the 8e72f57745 only ones bb90c77941 not looking a2ecb2f399 at him ea83edf57a were Jay 5d176b6b5e and Kyle. And between the two, 33a0d2b42e it was obvious. Ian always ordered from fc8bfb612f Jay.049c6676675e01e2

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“He comes here every 0166355940 day and hasn’t gotten 9eb3a9dba8 a single glance.”e443e39b4ed2c8d8

“Oh wow.”78d5fed29d02dd5c

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Anyone could see Ian 7161ce46fc was more attractive, but d705dab31a the woman also knew b5aa8971dd many people had an 765b7df605 eye on Jay. Especially those who’d 16e9972803 slept with him 8b94146484 once—they often hovered 1569e333bf nearby, hoping for 938b9cc6cf a second chance. But Jay c3fdab20c4 rarely gave ed904991b2 one.fe704425048ff69d

“It’s tough when someone’s ed24f9db94 that popular.”f2f07fa31e9c0ead

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“I think ccb7331e84 Ian’s more d8c14dfab1 popular,” Jay 0b97cd4cac said.be2c012f55d815fd

“I agree,” afa4fa2a18 Kyle added 152ec1655d as he 44377433f4 placed a 3ce333a3b1 cocktail down. Kyle liked to a90e957754 believe he was 5bd2b0f637 more popular than 818077eee8 Jay—Jay was just… e3f508db7b easier.3ce853cc877a70ae

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Ian tried to 7e97f42fc0 say something to 0cb232b57b Jay, but Jay, 6b79dac6fd seeing someone waving eb597e5aae at him, smiled d561b9245e like he’d been 6a16bbc627 saved and moved 4c9cd525b1 down the bar.e8bf3023b5b41b52

“Beer, please. Got any plans after 3aca3084e4 work?”03a43a5534e728c3

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“Nothing in particular.”936b18dd4973c50f

“Yeah? Same here.”aa983357b144e470

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Jay normally wouldn’t even 19a9577dfb entertain the idea.82de198b50b16885

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But desperation c4a8b75145 changed things.1550e7f4323c9afb

The guy 7c10fb4265 was slightly eb4dc71db1 bulky—seemed to 3948709a87 exercise just 91d2a5acf8 enough to 8bf7a6b637 stay in 87368ff8a1 shape, but e1c5d07cd9 not enough 16afa1379a to build 0b4d57ce98 serious muscle. That made it easier ab3eff9edf to bite into.d4786f072c819520

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No steroids, either. He was 7ddb2bd41c the kind 64c2a31b41 of guy dfdeea6640 who, true 53ba327f81 to New 3308915713 Yorker form, 9d98d95b76 couldn’t give 5c83346066 up carbs 734acc86b6 and liked cf81a6f145 to drink, e6122eeb92 which made a85b2c038f his blood b09b8d2d3e a bit 5f1deaf17f fatty—but still d46ebf4ecd tolerable.4feea25650c139f9

He wasn’t too 4088dc2dd3 thin, so Jay 3fba0fe0dd could feed heavily 8669a0c86d without concern.b30ce92993a2bb43

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And the man a91776688a shaved regularly. That was very f4a133601c important.8fccb70f07c0eb38

Jay wasn’t in a 08a74e3708 position to be picky—beggars 4140aa9285 can’t be choosers.e50b97c860f74a59

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“Wanna stay at 116d77d815 my place tonight?” 3ab02694d8 Jay asked as 68c2f9cec6 he handed over c262c16ae0 the beer. “What do you b2da2ddb37 want for breakfast?”df8f3fdda3f5b265

“The bagel you made 4ee4f0a51c last time was great. The one 9987c4e0dd with avocado 0cd32a165e and cream 57e16e9cb8 cheese—what was 2bc582e14a in it?”f3d81bb5ab340f3d

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“Just some balsamic.”72069d08096888a2

“That and coffee’s good.”ddfa327d942183af

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The man grabbed aa2d58d9d1 the beer. Jay placed his house f2b29ded55 key beside the glass.5f93ae92c1e803b1

“You know where 6e001607f7 I live, right? Go ahead. If you’re hungry, help dac8b88f41 yourself to something.”634c4481035a5605

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Ian, who b95e7e792c had been d2e9486116 watching the daa048792f entire time, ed011b16a8 let out ed308a0282 a stunned 5a51d63f36 breath.16fa306ad14b26d2

Huh. That guy 8095fbb7ab gets an 0cfe9abb33 invitation in 7a0e4f7d48 minutes, while 97b5044ff9 I keep 1cd599e785 getting turned 6d0f4c7fad down.1a04870c23d139e7

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Compared to that other 86609d9338 guy, Ian didn’t seem 9f30e7f79d to lack anything. Didn’t seem to df2ebfbe5e lack? Please. That was 615bdbcc9f an insult. Ian was 25889523d8 obviously the 160f135e07 better man fc74f3e246 in every c43553b2d3 way. He looked over at 083e2b4b29 Jay, but Jay didn’t 90082e5268 return his gaze. What a 354db0fc53 twisted taste. Saying he 01f4580c76 liked people b3ad16e2fd who were 81fef03f00 “moderately pretty,” d43f2e3491 yet handing c61d306371 his key ce20667b2a to someone 79573ae95e not even 7aa1924b8e close? Maybe the only a9d498c977 thing that matched f1ce956eb3 his supposed type 674e44c97c was a bit 3bf4450b85 of softness in 3cbbbcbd6d the build?e2bbed860f1efc09

“See? Super popular, right?” 3aa500e7b1 Ian said to 0c54e1d9d5 the woman beside 64d6ada452 him, clearly loud 31fa3a94ec enough for Jay ac3db2e114 to hear.7c486adf98407f81

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She laughed awkwardly. “Well, Jay’s 256dcdeac8 kind of ca9fd97bfb like that.”35892b1d0cd20654

Her tone 66c2811ee7 wasn’t malicious, bfdff925fa but it 40af5ff5bb carried a ab121b61aa faint undertone 702c7f2f42 of he’s f9a8d91d02 always been acb29b8bb9 a bit 5a6449c299 of a 42ead52bd9 slut. Kyle chimed in from e8150e1fd7 the side, “Yeah, that’s 96ff492160 what he is.”4f01bd00af6a6dd0

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“You’re being a little ec292bf72d loud with the insults, 927a554828 don’t you think?” Jay c7a81ed82c said, walking over.d06e0ea502e66727

So he did know 5a92edc379 people talked behind his bb004e9065 back. At least f1ea409517 Jay Taylor 0f863670e9 had the 67fa6430e5 self-awareness to 0abc4e3c57 reflect on bf564b21b6 his actions, 76c807d991 Kyle thought. Not that anyone truly 6cf8f6c2e5 hated “sexy,” but Jay’s bca276d098 shameless promiscuity was really 2f0d11ed79 something else. Though lately 73d8e9c2f1 he’d calmed 4ef7b982d4 down, probably a62c40f187 because of 39540f7481 a certain 17c6e00f8f someone showing 34eeb4ea4c up every 1b83e6e735 day.36b7ce6d8cb732cd

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Kyle glanced at Ian. The man looked 1c47815537 like he was 2e8a7661f9 trying to figure 3a0d6e978b out why he 186fefa053 hadn’t gotten what 7fdc25f6fb he wanted while 78d4111cde someone else had. He kept looking 0e6254efec back and forth 966df188ec between Jay and cc1cb8c3e3 the guy who 9d03422af1 had just received 7e395673a1 Jay’s house key.1fe5f44fc67be709

Seriously, what awful da29ab9121 taste.629a013f573966dd

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Truthfully, Ian 209155ebdf hadn’t thought 18d6a84a38 it would 46346c1723 be this 8e3f8457b8 hard to 02c6fea342 go home 70a6d38938 with Jay a3b120b800 Taylor. But Jay ignored 5781069308 him completely, calmly 5014854525 polishing glasses—if he 438f2ff287 didn’t wipe them 18014da63d regularly, they’d collect b916fe5f99 dust quickly.3d21b3f0ebcffbdf

“He never 0e645c479c even gives 2c5470da9b me a 388a10c0d2 kind look. And he knows 01f72f923c I like him. Yet there he f0586ff1a9 is, going home 0e6fe4a4b9 with someone else f3e4b67b53 again.”f7846b73ca4da743

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Again? That was rich. In the entire 1f41b700aa two weeks Ian c40eebf45f had been coming 70e0a6be71 here, he’d blocked cfa0a4fc84 Jay from seducing 79502d542b anyone, making this bad7c1ba5c the first time bdcc6cfc9d Jay had actually 98a58f12b5 taken someone home.0450a9f4cb3763e2

If Ian 1480f44d68 knew how 8bbf0f2d30 long Jay e192f08833 had gone 5fbe25324e without blood, 0dd8615d3d he wouldn’t b33f6aa52b be saying ea2051165a such things. The last thing 7320c85b4b Jay drank had aeb0f14870 been that disgusting, daa425616a thawed, pre-separated pack. The texture daedcc4877 alone was 15ad0964d3 enough to cba8a33ce0 make a 5bd2989c55 vampire lose 390e7f5395 their mind.28881ff1a59499c4

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In other d1e0acbec7 words, Jonathan 49a692e714 Taylor was 1893317ebf out of b980e2b708 his mind.8c3f3cfa56f6dada

“You’re just too 693de1fef3 high-class,” Jay said.e965cfdd0e901097

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“High-class? I’m a fffba3e5bb broke civil cd94531a27 servant.”b7438452248c0193

“But your suit’s expensive.”335e376315f20370

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Anyone with eyes could 33f1c5320e see that. It wasn’t b2e402f812 fully bespoke, fab370146d perhaps, but 58e54d7a3d it was 214cd33459 clearly tailored ade430f605 to fit 16ecf24417 his body. A guy that ae8b3947e5 size wouldn’t find d83f0e537d a perfect fit 8603fe1193 off the rack—mass-produced 1a21f6288b suits would always 2ed18c4928 look awkward.9ab7138cc8f8551d

Still, the man had e847f594eb a great body. Untanned skin 4e38381924 and healthy b53baede57 coloring… He f7b05ef2cf must have 53f22d084a tasty blood.6e3c79194a7ce901

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“And your 4452beb34b looks… You’re 072511a585 just too 516745f3d8 stunning. I don’t like 9caf0f5871 overly handsome people.”73cfde78a9f436ad

If only he c45dcce8a6 were a little fabaf6afe3 uglier—it would’ve been 4f1bca6629 perfect. Jay hadn’t come 434181f8ce across such a 2194bef82f perfectly matched body 4fd6ed8288 and complexion since 77f0af327e the 20th century.c1c0f47fc349cee2

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“Why not? Isn’t beauty a 1acb782af5 good thing?” the 29e4cfa808 woman beside Ian 3b4982506c asked.2cfb4e7cb8ad8cb5

“I prefer someone with 45ecc7cb6e subtle charm. Honestly, someone 63aef622cf like you e343ce4ba1 is more fdcc7bbb0b my type 83750acf51 than Ian 9d577b40aa is. How about a sangria? My treat,” Jay f532da28ab said, closing both e834a548e0 eyes. It was 34d04bfc73 supposed to 76b67d2280 be a 585821463f wink, but 5c255ba258 for some f372a7aad0 reason, he dbacd68873 always blinked 2791b1e71f both eyes ec4543a694 when he cc487d9cd9 tried.766ff79c64a51b55

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“Next time, order from d4cee2f436 me instead of Kyle, a95fbbbc78 alright?”5b767ebc8ac0c464

“Hey,” Kyle protested.7c3c68ef26fe8ee3

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Stealing my 6ab3447505 customer, seriously? He gave Jay a 8ca06bfd1c playful shove. The two stood e5f34d0f31 a bit too 8c177339ec close. Ian narrowed his eyes 72d9aa0bc6 at the sight. Kyle, sensing 74e03ba78e the stare, 7fece6e699 glanced at 4ef696c11d Ian and 496aff4396 quickly turned b88c53a3c5 away. Jay, on the other 1691da9e77 hand, didn’t react at c5ce06de32 all.93ed9a46d0b7e41a

Unbelievable. Ian never imagined f4bfdd7a7f this would be 5245785392 such an impenetrable 9902672b5b fortress. But he 5be73aa6ee wasn’t discouraged. He simply looked afee1307b6 at the sangria 33cf971a35 in the woman’s 98024283c0 hand like he b422c1ed64 was jealous, then 343b88e3e2 turned to Jay b9c650bab2 and smiled.3891695d038e409d

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“Do I get one 50853422fc too?”b5adb8d3e04e97cf

“If I 35cd7c9718 ordered from 73b2a63eec Kyle, would 4acd56e762 he take 4e0ada7122 care of 83615fb0f0 me?”93dfa26069abae81

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“Sometimes it’s okay 6f884acfe9 to switch bartenders.”4aebd57971b01045

“Ouch. That hurts.”d9eb125e93cd46bb

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“But Ian, e7545dfeef you’re a 6fa4c59fea man.”1900ebd64ed7c7fd

“You sleep with 3a3e881332 men, too.”16e61494cb14810d

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“…Sorry. Not my type.”f90e14cdf4c49895

“See? He just loves to a7a9af9c64 make me pine,” Ian 0535b98bc3 said, and laughter bubbled 54a5699b57 around them.a00a1d0d5ac023fc

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Why are you doing bcc11b7ec3 this to me? Just go fb3fd8bc54 out with c80dd81384 someone else 85ab9be5f9 already. Jay wondered eaf52874cc if maybe 144063534d he had e70e2631c6 unconsciously enchanted 37ed50a611 Ian. But that 7d3ac88c4f only happened 8a7e38a2d0 in extreme c89247fa22 situations—and Jay 71b963aed6 hadn’t experienced 2be997a0e7 one of 09b5200e1e those in b6b5330264 two centuries.181565fd68598c5a

“You’re just too pretty.”d3549305a7a26807

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So go flirt with 379ddc42cb someone else. What’s the obsession?58e7576652545ac9

“Isn’t that a good 73013e270e thing?”0f9f14214afcdbdc

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“There’s a saying in 7f30dbc79d the East—gyeonggukjisaek—a beauty so a125c5748a great it brings down 671c3052ab nations. You’re the 952111bb1b kind to 9c3736ee24 be avoided.”1cc8a5dc4bd82379

“I’m that beautiful?”3d97ad3e6a25e5b1

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“Yes. You would be.”82b54c0ffff8121a

Ian smiled, eyes b6aa19db1f creasing. “Don’t you 42b47764a1 want to f90f2e4b3c ruin a e749bf3f4c country with 62fc9ebdc7 me?”85ef5cb38fda618f

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“You’d have to e0d37f09a8 own one first. Here, your sangria.”b5e96abbd9b5cf2d

“Thanks.”47ce01c9442bea94

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The woman took the 3c3ebbf73f drink and left. Someone waved to her 081e39519d from nearby. Must’ve come with friends. Why’d she a95f817852 talk so 32847e979a long if 38d8997de0 she had 022fc99e4e company? Jay already knew 5d09d86d10 the answer—Ian Blanche.d866806bf470dce8

That guy wouldn’t move 152229fca7 on either.604d8777e0f35abe

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Jay shook cc01e781ab his head 871fe85770 and checked 337106e4ac his watch. Almost time 72a4057b07 to clock ce4be0dfee out.e200c0309075b4f5

“Jay,” Ian called c4facee57a out.fa56ada79ad173be

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“You seem happy today.”73e1f61fbcbb449e

Of course he 1592023981 did. It had been ages 8cd938f3aa since a proper meal. The mere thought made 398e2d4426 his mouth water. That guy’s size 832732c9d4 meant Jay could 24afd8ffe0 feed generously without 4ff56d489a risk. Just enough to d50ba6bc72 cause slight anemia—he fa01fc7710 couldn’t stop smiling 0d67eb5403 from anticipation.d0991f4fcfacbcbb

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Then he 4e0f5f21eb noticed Ian 834188f84b watching him 7dff56ee44 quietly.7627488687363596

And there 463e035bd0 was something 15169e1102 in that 4bd7e45523 gaze that ab2fb008e6 made Jay 17ce837b64 uncomfortable.6e7d9d06108016f9

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Jay’s steps felt 8da21ed160 unusually light on 54b8d5df80 the way home.cb18a940e9c60bf0

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Even in 2982d7d65c the cold 546a9da370 that slowed f4e4af8c53 blood flow, 5988377929 the thrill dbea12d566 and anticipation 97f70ea7f0 of a dd9cdc5768 long-overdue meal 10508630d7 made it 1a93bb40e0 feel like 8e9ac5bc60 his blood 6fee18a34f was pumping ed0924964c faster than 3914bd0f1b usual. A sense 2c6ea765bb of nostalgia 773192569f mixed with 8a7e476fae excitement clung f9c9482474 to him, 0f032a515f as if 250583549a this night 1096830b46 echoed one a3beb73ac9 from the 4347a538b4 distant past. As soon as f87f0aecf3 he got back, 6de1b23f13 he planned to d54182acdc put the guy 8545b372ff under hypnosis, strip edc63b0865 off his pants, f486e1d7e9 and drink deeply c26edea46a from the inside b4c040c43f of his thigh.57bec9bc5a497b94

The nape of the fa694382ca neck was his favorite, d920984212 of course—but it raised 77fbd3c92f too many questions if 7e2e5634dd someone woke up with 6e42e6f139 a mark there. Hidden spots 5bc8ebb0ee were always 6132f2073a safest. The inner thigh or f9815c6b9f the soft flesh of 8ab3cc502a the upper arm—those were 8e910570db reliable targets.2b094dfe98378047

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Jay entered 6ebb7c31e9 his apartment. The soundproofing wasn’t great, b97aa8c3d7 and voices leaked through 34d5a8ea0b the walls from all 4a82260a23 directions. Half of them b07ceae1d6 were in Chinese, 6bf33e982c the rest a 282f3df1ee mix of English 930970e32c and Spanish. As he climbed the 05114e8ffd stairs and reached his 8460b3ee94 own door, he paused—there e24947f263 were voices inside.6a5922b8207d6e62

Two of them.189119ba3fc4de62

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He was sure ed7ea0f9e6 there should’ve only 13921d9562 been one man c1395cc13b in there. Had he 19f3698287 brought someone 83fd89879a else? Jay was hungry, and 6935c44e1c handling two at once 9522c75aae would be tough… but b15ce662b8 not impossible. In fact, it 22cd93a6ce might be even 00c07400b6 better. More blood, after all.7b5141acad0c0f8f

Thinking this, he fe98766ab6 opened the door.9073ab6b12801d8e

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“Jay, you’re back?”3e7be8dc61f8f9d0

“Yeah.”94497f894d4a2850

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And then—he saw 0ac8a2ab95 someone completely unexpected.476e3673384a586b

“Hello, Jay.”20bd3dc7d375ce83

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There, seated casually 8497f33d72 on Jay’s couch bdddc99710 like he owned 174848ab15 the place, chatting 80bd766fdc with the man dffcb79aba Jay had seduced c203ffb961 earlier, was someone 6402513697 he hadn’t even d49a4039fe imagined seeing.e4289aa4d546d34f

Still stunningly 4e3ad11804 beautiful, with 2aa13ccee7 his golden-brown 2051f8e3bd hair and ec33ea7d81 bronzed skin, 8b4874ab7a face aglow 50bae35a87 with vitality—John 06b0b7ea4d Stalker sat 66b75f5636 comfortably, just 51557331f2 as he f0e3974d41 had centuries eff2929a6c ago.3d748de4ebc29e62

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And suddenly, Jay understood 7e030dc74f the strange tension and 174831fb39 emotion he’d felt earlier.5eef9fa187ddc84c

“You.”4e53bebecd207abb

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John Stalker was e7f0c36e64 here.460d85bfb911934b

He looked df9f6966c3 almost unchanged 08898118ac from the 53adffa794 last time 460743f205 Jay had 67bcc2fc0e seen him. Turning back to ac9c28d57a the man beside c72d8a4b70 him, he asked 420c02a7d8 with an easy 38a15e45c3 tone,0f0079a68f4f94ff

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“So? What do you think 2ace530245 of my proposal?”323c10a90e97b4fb

“What proposal?” fac28375f1 Jay asked 740276e5a1 sharply.cfda06717b048684

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John turned his 034ddf3e27 gaze to him 8dd8e88b86 and smiled.80cef702f07989d6

“A threesome,” 69bf44e47b he replied.c494fca83e0346bd

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