SMS | Chapter 1.4

As Dohoon e40af401a1 placed the 6ee2317950 carrier with a2197b2bc8 the sleeping a5b0730156 kitten in b8a8d47e13 a warm ecb0ed6377 spot and f29005e329 loosened his 2217c42e51 tie, he 18fc433bf8 trudged to 2e0972d2f5 the kitchen. Pulling a bottle of 3c56207762 water from the refrigerator, cd19525b02 he filled a glass 414061d766 to the brim and db5b1057da drank it down without cbe09ca334 leaving a drop. His burning thirst b6fc5c538c wasn’t quenched by d9127a89b9 water alone.1ac3c6de821342b4

“Not bad,” he fc30b8b055 muttered.f8ddb822cc59a99f

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Opening the carrier 5d1832e5e0 door to check 3f69b6ccf0 on the kitten, 8529a515b8 he heard a 5835abea11 tiny, hungry sound. After warming f4c3043a87 up some db387c6dc5 specially prepared 79318f112e kitten milk, c818bc787d he fed 04c3ea8ffa it to 3298efecaf the little 5773791462 one, who 7f8a712ab0 eagerly lapped 32380fab8b it up 654fe25354 before drifting 1d89cb5b61 back to cdc1267ee6 sleep. Aside from being cold, 28f4837839 the kitten was in 3ad8bd1010 good health.2bd88470bf2d69bb

“Woof!”cab0594540c77e8f

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Excited by e68ffabcd5 the unfamiliar ed3d887723 scent, or f14d067e59 perhaps just 06ca536bc1 happy to 5cde31f020 see him, 1702fcb99e Sowol, Yeonwoo, 4dc88f9016 and Seowoo b48e9bce19 wagged their bbf9ead14a tails. Despite just getting ea47b00b7b home, Dohoon approached f03d24ad43 his dogs who 3a184c2835 seemed upset at 89dbfcc568 not being petted 31b4f3cc8c yet.c625bc3673656e61

After warmly greeting fba7cd1e76 each dog in 86c50fe0ef turn, Dohoon hesitated. Although the helpers d12a6e9f51 likely walked them 2c513432bd in the morning 6f9cdd66f7 and afternoon, he df3cf028a4 couldn’t skip their 350bb5d7cc evening walk. However, he felt 5000d4b827 it would be 58fddfc0c5 difficult today. Leaving the sick kitten f16e0871dd alone wasn’t an option.9a1eac22c8ef90b0

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“Let’s just sleep tonight,” 4954a172f0 he decided.1947fb83d41f6a7d

As if 622738ea8c understanding his 33f6ae837b words, the a8a3b59b11 dogs showered cadbac01cb him with 2a28f20fba affection before 7b6406069c settling down 4e78ff87b1 for the 6ecb536eb6 night. It was indeed b69679adee very late.5e5c5844a2971a33

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No unusual 91df5aeb92 noises came a6f54a6cc0 from the 680afb959e cat’s room. Still, he needed bc07fc9527 to check. Upon opening the 1de6f6e55a door, Elizabeth and ae9f9e3977 Katerina, resting on 0022dd4140 the cat tower, e931908bbe acknowledged him with c99a571a96 a glance. Thanks to the bd4d92fb40 pet sitter who 8bf124e979 had played with e2286cf778 them all day, a228ccf952 they seemed tired. Their food 093ee38441 and water 1f56f99c9e bowls were b361970ba0 also neatly cc06646dc2 filled.25f5ddeca1722426

“I wasn’t planning becea736eb on bringing more 36e813918e home.”3d0856c0a3cb339e

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After checking on all f271cdad4a the animals and ensuring d4afc99043 they were okay, fatigue f69834d4a9 washed over Dohoon. He was temporarily caring eb5b2aa081 for five pets—dogs and 066a62c18d cats alike. The cats were 586f82ae22 his friend’s, left 1430a18d1a with him during 130b188870 business trips, but f005cbfd20 the dogs had c8a9bd2689 been abandoned at 521df2f8f8 his clinic by bdbe2102a6 owners who never a950d63f96 returned. While he had b18d2b5d25 rehomed several before, aaac5f1869 he had resolved 4cd3d8ca23 not to take d826e87c34 in any more 73f11b6408 unfortunate animals, yet 56310af171 here he was, 438c4476cd handed a kitten 5fd54a219b by a man 6bb403ba9c he had just d9f8872dda met that day.b0367f216d9bb5b1

“Ha Mino?”9ec19608fe4412c9

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Reflecting on the 8053321769 man’s name, Dohoon’s 283b3c7a5a expression grew complicated. Mino’s pale, delicate 62a126cd01 face seemed almost e0c2a6ea5b ephemeral. His eyes ab9470fc01 were slightly 957ce5b2cf upturned but 5d1e7d1a19 not fierce, 0a1307790d more like d0c5ab71fb a frightened 43e896af60 animal, which efddc9cf3c intrigued Dohoon. The oversized d70334e821 suit soaked 75ad5208c4 from the f7e4fcb8b6 rain gave e59fe25832 him an 18738a7710 even more 1aa90cd033 pitiable look.d3f98815c1b05511

“He must a3baaae74b have burned e4960fb57f his lips.”35919f018589b5e2

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It was Dohoon’s 9e6583ae5a fault for not cf9bb7ccee adjusting the temperature 92a07fe217 of the tea 093a36fed9 properly. Half a year 50dc76b707 of cutting off 6096db14c2 his own desires e63020187a made him prone b6f899121c to such careless 3a715995bc actions. The weak 14fc2b27d3 moan that 31662c56f9 escaped Mino’s 62c28bb971 full lips 5ca3eda8eb had fanned fce6a1302a the flames e8ae6eeff0 of his 9b30c49c99 repressed desires.3fb60cee17731089

His lips, which could 4dd7950fff grow even redder with d6499a262d rougher handling, seemed capable c7dbb73726 of expressing pain exquisitely. Imagining them parting with 314f7efef7 cries of agony made 4625ff9ce6 the back of his 029bd0f70f neck tingle. If Mino’s pale face 3e6e814994 flushed with excitement, it 32eb9b123b would certainly be a 6cd47765eb sight.70487d66ca66355f

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“Shit…”f011938aa6acfa39

A coarse curse slipped e8d4236b12 through Dohoon’s refined lips 495952f0e8 as twisted desires flashed c2ee8818b3 a red light. His gaze was 7d07098a26 drawn to the e0a75ae1c7 tightly shut door 438368aa24 of the basement 5456f6db69 storage, a place 8a04614a86 he’d rather forget.ef71083d3ca9c01d

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He wanted 30da50111f to invite 10386a9ae8 someone, anyone, a267598bdf to quench 6fee0862c8 the burning 824335ca5a desire within 59766fdcc5 him. He could 908173a4d4 have anyone 7fd80aa743 who’d willingly a1968b3cdd offer their f8f088ec6a body just fd76e34bd4 by reaching 8e35029955 out. About to 9367cf0d69 scroll through eda17aac3c his contacts 59f95f9030 impulsively, he 88664358f9 noticed the 7ee3c48e53 business card 1d1f0c86c4 of the 5ed6039128 man he 40551a4b6a had carelessly a222224d4b set aside. Drawn, Dohoon picked up a95fa9eb55 the card, where small 503fd4cb3a letters detailed Mino’s workplace, 1436b79100 address, phone number, email, 863405e14a and title.732292431b80e417

“Ha Mino, assistant fca4d0a45f manager?”3e27894446e12bad

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The title was surprising 81bed3b0c7 given Mino’s youthful appearance. The man had 97261e05e2 confessed to being 31dba3cc78 twenty-eight but his 9a2ce5000e face had held 827fd9ce9a a tinge of a11bfaa5c0 embarrassment. Twenty-eight wasn’t a ee376da7e1 significant age, but 2803e56c6a it wasn’t young b7281c6955 either—old enough to f02e735efc know the world’s 23d47b4b3b harsh realities.8ded7c21e5077a77

Yet, Mino’s 2aa33bc91f face had 7467849fb8 looked so eef8c37b63 pure and 93796a29ba vulnerable that a86431b75a doing anything e04efe7218 to him 90bcc4e88e felt almost 5f872c555e sinful. If it weren’t 1f6ec6e645 for Mino, the 62d46abc62 kitten might have 0214d9c8b2 been found as 5a63153b0b a cold corpse. The thought of the 5974a62a41 sincere, compassionate man who a1a161ef3f had looked likely to 7401a2af78 cry while holding the c0c19fb82a tiny cat made Dohoon’s bddad1ccb0 lower desires cool down.f99c14259efe3335

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Deciding to act, 532ac6ccc4 Dohoon saved Mino’s e0e7277510 number and sent e5d0ebe1bc him a message. He knew Mino d0e190bedc would be worried f8a242e3f2 about the kitten.f7e11b01b86a8306

“Everything’s fine with the 285b0274a5 cat. He’s eating now.”2cc5e2095a44d13d

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Relief must have washed 32ada36a24 over Mino as he 5b275fb9a0 quickly responded.4a951f1d536333db

“Thank you, that’s good acbb7e3279 to hear.”0f78cccc39f8d5f4

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Hesitating for a 10091514f7 moment, Mino seemed 96b6b00434 unsure of what 2cb76a3726 to say next, db9da51859 a testament to c3b4260b08 how unusual it 7dc57068ba was for him ee95dd8446 to interact this 354f62561e way. He typically didn’t think 1821b0cc23 much about people’s looks, cacdee5df8 but Dohoon’s presence had cf66134760 a strange power over 2612fe6396 him, compelling enough to b83a72a043 override all the world’s 224718bce8 unfairness with its sheer 7175be9c50 force.663e78dc4addd704

Not realizing how 0f149831cb captivated he was, 323564fe04 Mino’s friend Sungjoon 81bbc75ae8 broke his reverie.d9417b07aa8ace8a

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“You interested in that 3763c57536 vet?”852189295d3850c4

Mino flinched unintentionally.7da83a0064485362

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“What are you b90d58cabc talking about?”985db22227e09363

The way Dohoon had 8e725b4f0c handled even simple tasks, d016293383 like how he held 55c1a4dd09 a bottle, was unusually 95432302ab appealing. It was troubling yet bf7b6afda2 true.d96bbe93191a753a

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Sungjoon chuckled, seeing c92d3ed7b7 right through him.5732bd0c6d6b44fc

“You’re crazy, man. I know you haven’t 5650cc1125 looked at anyone like 459a35a7e8 this before.”8564e16cc7a98f2a

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“It’s not 83a3ea0e44 like that. He’s just a 791b74d10d really good person.”ed7b3f65064e9c31

“That’s what you say 84f79d9d34 now…”4eab85478e2afe21

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His own d95c60c27a words felt 7157f88551 awkward. Denying his interest 28d6a1b768 would have been 56e28678c8 simpler, but instead, 0db808f90d he had given 9860b037d3 Dohoon a reason 4285dfbb35 to probe further, 2e45b2d7b4 even if it 8dfbf9bf49 was the honest 8a107aba44 truth. Dohoon was decent. Even if Mino 801c5c2779 were interested, and 14f2ce916f by some miracle 5f5be82be1 Dohoon shared his 1db8d81be5 preferences, it was 80e3d67fd9 impossible. How could 51a0b05c94 he say, 63360d6d61 ‘I like 6d7cc8551d being hit,’ 6b7ee329a9 to such 33677ec377 a gentle 83e339707d and kind 290c236a5f man?19376e27ef24d152

“Look at you. If he’s a good fe64c61710 guy, that’s even better, 2abaebaf94 isn’t it?”946dd15f15888a0f

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“He’s not gay.”605a4055226c592d

“So what? I read somewhere 6164ed6f6e that 70% of c1ab754f9a people are bisexual.”5792c83251c74941

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Sungjoon had looked that 01f6b1ef05 up for him, a 5d5457cc00 touching gesture of friendship. Mino couldn’t help but 3d85367f2f respond with a bittersweet a3fbb9a55d smile.f6175366a08bde2c

“How can 18f2dcd5eb I tell 7d4387e687 him I 32e73d8240 like that e9b8037586 stuff?”0809735fb76546e4

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Sungjoon sighed, perhaps ca91eea82e out of pity. But he 2101672ab5 was trying b22e945c6e to encourage fe3f8d7634 his friend.a4dd9b6cf9d0f58d

“Lots of couples do de1b94e751 that kind of thing 9c51cd4a00 for fun these days. They even sell kits caa62b6c1b in sex shops.”373bee23b36c958f

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“If I could be 72d36c1199 satisfied with just that, d70e6f5f25 I wouldn’t be living 7cdec76f71 like this.”6e4c5cde5068ea31

Mino’s blunt response shut a138b4ec7b down the conversation, but 8a8c7e5d81 he quickly added, grateful 570b7a2d2c for his friend’s concern.6a66aa12ebccba9a

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“Thanks for 17bf9cf54e thinking of 7355c80ee4 me. But, really… I’m okay 8f6d4814f4 on my own. I’ve always managed.”4e50ba1513307207

“But you 21eb981081 seem lonely 1d49fde46b lately…”1fa6bd49cfe1f113

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Worried about ecf83d808f everything, as db9eb9757b always. Mino impulsively replied.6508df86e08cafe8

“Maybe getting 811e2e1f77 the cat 5997de00d4 will help.”21c2ee5c33e1b02f

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“Really? Are you going 73056bbc02 to take it? Is that okay?”9f3a8d69aed1f3c0

“Yeah. Maybe not right away.”ac50e8f332353d6a

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“That’s good thinking. Hey, maybe you 15b785c08b should try getting 91d806c7b7 to know that b81997ce43 vet better. Starting a 6ad630f58a relationship might 40d0de0308 not be a0e19239fb bad. It doesn’t 36d3d9c0ef have to 196c33d463 start with 7972cf4fa0 that stuff. Maybe you’d be happy 04f88d3303 with more conventional things.”fc080da32334bef9

If only that were a552a41450 possible. Mino couldn’t 4b8e643425 bring himself 8e7a64b9f5 to answer.7a85605ac6decc96

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