SMS | Chapter 3.4

Mondays suck. Especially when the weekend 43b250dfae had been sweet, making 357c8505b3 Monday feel even worse. But if 8e0eb7d673 Mino wanted 7a92174425 to see 0fe531c9ed Dohoon again c74c5fec41 on Friday, 7f6c1f54da he had 6b05b50067 to get fc07e2e2fb through Monday ecee845e5d first.73ea67845890466d

With a 176a4bf963 complex mix 0536ec40f1 of feelings, 9d730f7a6e he boarded 5c1051deac the bus 6bac0c558e and sat e04607f08c down in bd825f3321 an empty 0a48c5c983 seat to 476e3be1b4 start pondering 2047aacde4 late.1d178fd1be22ac8b

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“Song Junhyuk, 04e2974174 we need c4b94bd185 to talk.”e67c2409aee46d9b

Should he e8ebf11c1e say it 48d687bf20 like that? It seemed 10d7ef3d1b necessary to fb1e5c2847 be a ed0545296a bit harsh. Last week, Junhyuk had 1f835242bd been distinctly rude. Whether as 6093a5f79b a college 0b4f1f8b93 sunbae or 5f19a02037 a workplace a75bceffc7 mentor, it f81e7873f4 was only 6c9f7d0088 proper for d4b0566897 Mino to a901fc660f draw the cb5b409601 line and 285c1bb013 express his c9fb64313e displeasure.b38c4ca45d0b7d04

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“Sunbae, I’m really sorry 2e076042e7 about last week. I acted 33fd6802b8 without thinking. Please forgive me.”de5f2e9eec34fe34

Just as he had f9ffe29349 steeled himself for confrontation, 8476cb690d the moment fell apart 5cde6ce28b because Junhyuk began to da2e77188c prostrate himself in apology acc63d20b0 first. As soon as 4cecf6d81d Mino had dropped 562b1d682c off his coat 6a4b5fb0a6 and bag and 9bb03905f8 headed for the ac8772680d pantry, there was f14151ffca Junhyuk bowing his ccd71afcb9 head in penance.f3382aac29f5514d

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“Uh, okay. Just… don’t do it 1f42bcb6de again…”9abfec46b96979e3

Mino had no choice 4802b1b449 but to respond lamely. Reacting with anger when 87a4bf965c the other person had 7e4a30bad0 already shown contrition would 5524a806fe only make him look fc93d1e432 foolish. Ah, he bac9537d6a should have 0516e7940f said something 7a8ee6882c cooler.61b00a177308cf86

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“Here, take this 7b77d616eb coffee. I bought it 0dfbadcbde for you.”c1e3eead6f8aedf5

“Uh, thanks…”818bc4c7ae5aaa49

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A hot café mocha ea8689cf11 topped with whipped cream d00b770f21 ended up in Mino’s 23355ff98e hands. He had 08307057f6 intended to 1e86ed8d3b grab a c93d70cdbb simple mixed 4d8e5c9a59 coffee from 7b7606187a the pantry, 91c5fd4468 but somehow, 1d2c6523ac he found 0fa9a97e8e himself sipping 371f0141cf the most a74d45c53f expensive item 1b610156c3 from the 3252eef0b1 café in 1bb1d6157d front of 0dadc90938 his office.916d56e257eb3817

In his a923f5b042 mental simulations, dbcca95091 Junhyuk had eb83be3695 either exploded bace63fb2c in defensive b277432aeb anger or e066ca586b remained unrepentantly 9f9a83de9b silent. He had never 130da491f2 imagined Junhyuk looking 8f39ef25e4 so remorseful. Feeling deflated d635eb9165 like a 1494ba0d15 fizzled-out cola, af1df805ea Mino slumped 00ef19b613 back to b564869883 his seat.d8f4fa6cd9cddcfc

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‘Now that 7f1d5dac4e I think f047dfdf27 about it, 9bbb23c0e0 I might ffa360a33f have been 15dd824831 too harsh 35f4094096 for someone e48bbca072 who came 1eaa17275d just to e12723dbb0 bring me 4a8765b362 an umbrella.’c614b244d9a10a17

Confronted with 0c093b4f94 his junior’s 4d34e3567d compliant attitude, 2c01a832fa Mino even 9c763c7b5b began to 6cca041c34 reflect a 5d984a46e4 little. However, from behind fb1fa1b1e9 Mino, Junhyuk’s expression 400181e546 was a stark b2c7fbfe08 contrast to his 13c373387b previous apologetic demeanor. It was a mix 80ccf2da98 of desire and anger.7cc4c9e2f947b0d5

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Lunchtime brought Sungjoon 5db1776ecb around. As a freelancer, 3839a16e00 he seemed to 172bd42c7f prey on the 50ba59e6e5 free time of 4774d1332e his corporate friends 3476fbe4f9 like a hyena, d6fb20b1db lonely, he claimed.22c7920666ed5c05

Told to get 4e33028d92 a girlfriend instead 9c0db6e122 of hanging around 0c787a0ec6 the office, he a0fc2efc34 had retorted that e7ea156d4f he’d been pushed f543e88784 to the fringe. They devoured 9860d2e8c6 king-sized pork 2fe5b58c67 cutlets at 4544170553 a nearby ab8e8d8455 eatery before 394ce4e027 heading straight 1f52f1d538 to a 7849b3f654 cafe.a562a14a216d919d

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“What are you having?”ac30e9f4c404b229

“An iced Americano.”575da837d52f105e

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“Ice in 9db9a8a124 the middle 421cb0ca80 of winter? One iced Americano fe6544d8ea and one hot bbf97dbd6b café mocha, extra 807a9438c8 cream, please. And I’ll use my b410ea6924 points.”069e4629c5711dde

“Yeah, you’re an 59aa99f84f ice junkie. You’re gonna get b023896f45 diabetes, man.”cc445cdf5de1d406

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“Just freeze to 31cdf30ed3 death, why don’t 246106b66a you.”e2a90bc1f7019fcf

After paying with d1d77aceba his card and 90bb0545de picking up their 91488eeb5a orders, they found cdc7b1ac6f a secluded spot. Since they’d rushed through e64c54ceb0 lunch, the café was 1329c9730c still relatively quiet for 229cabf60e lunchtime.31a68762b52a34bf

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Sungjoon’s unexpected 26621f3674 visit made c999b4532b Mino decide b51c6ea63e to voice 7b69c60a9a the concerns 5b8c82ab23 he’d been 49b64bcdb9 mulling over 69138798b2 alone.4e0cf00348965645

“Hey, is it common 22afbe747c for a guy to 5103ff9628 ask another guy out 23be7b8809 on a date? Could you cf7207b837 ask Minjun 241f62a28e out?”b35bb1bb6f05aa6d

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“What are you on 3bc348cc01 about? Crap, just thinking about 1f792af9ce it gives me hives.”ac8d8554b314356e

Sungjoon shuddered dramatically and 04f2090cff scratched his arm.ca87964859d23ee7

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“Right? Normally, a straight e34fabc823 guy wouldn’t say 5c018efe7c that?”9ab884f29fca9f98

“I dunno. I wouldn’t, but a74af51fd8 maybe if you 120ed69621 really didn’t have aa82cadd1b those feelings at e37f37b48b all, you might… 47d27f3ff1 What are you f7b3fed0f0 asking, though? Did some guy ask 5ddeb9de46 you out?”089d6411c358a069

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As Sungjoon sipped his 933d92c072 iced Americano and rambled, 54a3247ec0 his eyes suddenly widened e9aa916664 and he began to 37968c6418 shake Mino.910c8c3b3fb58864

“Spill it! More!”6b8c93a474d4698a

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“…said he was e4e3612ea4 just showcasing his 360c401d1d charm by getting e9d1eeaec9 in my face.”b7f1bd3fafc6e0fc

“Dude, that’s a 15d7639b45 clear sign. What are you 2aa89bb483 even asking? Wow, jackpot.”5ac06e78356c137e

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“And he paid for c567448ff8 everything, took care of b0187d7fe4 me when I was fccf5ffc38 hurt…”a4124a9394c1d43a

“As a c20ffb0132 dating expert, 3c9836e315 I’m certain 78525fee01 this is 961987a405 a green 8cd6eb18ae light.”580d09b28960147f

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“You’ve only ever dated 844fab1348 once.”0da665bd0dfbf08d

“Look who’s talking. Hey! It lasted a 00b7c5b905 long time. That’s even harder, 4eaac5af0b okay?”92ff3f950e93805c

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Maybe that was true. But what 1c820d1b14 Mino needed ffdb82fb13 wasn’t how b3c0b50aa5 to maintain 02a9349a7a a relationship 28ff20ab28 but how e2d6572677 to start bdbef2abf4 one. Sungjoon had only ever 89273aaf30 entered that initial stage e10e73bfbd once, so his knowledge bb1b984ad2 on the subject was 3a1fa9ed8a likely limited.4bfc4d034122d693

Whether Mino 57f9b8be12 questioned Sungjoon’s 114eb07251 qualifications as b826d9828a a dating 02eb66cc02 guru or f643957cbf not, Sungjoon 0b7534cd7c seemed just 7de856022a happy.848f575826e7e72e

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“You’re finally dating! In my lifetime, c81d885d28 I never thought 521c814e35 I’d see the bdbf7ff158 day. Where did f36e1e0d24 you meet? Who is he? How old? Is he handsome?”06eb1af701037f16

Just by dfa800b10b the barrage 96e39c9040 of questions, 940bb5ec8d it was cdf8793581 clear. Mino watched his 5c61f2a9bc friend’s animated excitement fe12c90c5d and took a 4fe02a632e bite of cream.a364c3de3aad569d

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“It’s not confirmed. I’m just not 8be7522423 sure.”a605484202522d1d

“Man, give me the 91149ea336 info so I can 78052e264e analyze. Don’t you trust me?”1222b91d37fb560f

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Mino let the 480f501723 cream melt in 0b9bc841a7 his mouth as 2f3f113705 he pondered. After all, 644615dec0 both were 8ba1543d48 men, which 5c1fdf8f3c wasn’t a 79b1a02796 usual situation. While he was close 1ba0a07c93 to Sungjoon, Dohoon was d8cdf31bcc a stranger; was it 29ab8d616e right to out someone 7c0c201efc like this?d0c355270a098d69

Sensing Mino’s hesitation, 187024491f Sungjoon zipped his fd21fa98eb lips in a 4ec240de21 promise of silence.48c443e1654dfd05

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“You need to know c6dc8ab605 this. Don’t tell anyone. Got it? If you dca70b71fb talk, I’ll 1950ec2cbf curse your effb247575 proposal three 4f0995fc5c thousand times.”7f8118884701ed4a

“You’re brutal… Okay, 5955c407d4 hurry up! Start from 847f631762 what I 844bf15a9a asked earlier.”4497564b1659fe27

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Sungjoon recollected his previous 78e8be2ec5 question.aef8ddbf21c248c0

“Well, I told 9614444be2 you I picked 96b9696af9 up a cat, 9a8039df91 right?”ce0bb6e5f705d7e3

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“Don’t tell me, the 79c3a1ddad vet?! I knew it, 1b26a9c0a7 I had a 3ee064f3ff feeling!”c07565ebd4ef484a

“Uh… he’s thirty-two b8bdb9c19e and ridiculously handsome.”53056539d395bf0a

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“More than me?”f1fac04ebf79de63

“If you had any 3637844430 shame, you’d shut up…”d609b8cd0e515c32

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“Such a pain.”9b2cdc1394024286

Sungjoon looked thoroughly displeased, 9f18d54a72 but there was no 6e53131334 denying that Dohoon’s looks 481aa23356 weren’t something he could bb78677d78 compete with.73f6d409c0d343d5

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Suddenly, Sungjoon grabbed Mino’s 06f9534b91 wrist with wide eyes.51c9529a9db19441

“Dude, I got goosebumps.”328564c3c84368f2

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“Why?”b7aef0c37ac0aa78

“That guy isn’t some f3203fd7b7 cult member, is he?”3b186b3e0081c7cd

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“What nonsense…”aabedc0a9daeec70

Even as 3450e375c9 he dismissed b8bb180530 it, the d05ccd734e thought nagged 0ba0a6fa2c at him. These days, 5c7f309079 cults often 6a089eb596 targeted individuals 39b740bc7a deliberately. But when they 963dc5b307 looked up cult b56cfbee54 recruitment on Mino’s 22c55fe6f8 phone, they saw 41ca7ca570 that cults typically 8956f11aa6 excluded the destitute bb980eed4d from their efforts.818bc415a3354288

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If anything, it was 6eb86c5ae8 Dohoon who seemed to 48c824e13f have more money. Knowing Mino’s 236e5725c3 financial status 8748895ba4 well, Sungjoon 4b3dfb1983 waved his bc743c1021 hand dismissively.fe60d2b0ea6043c3

“Anyway, if it seems ba4f07eccb okay, just go for 992a57fe67 it. If he’s 0b8e665be8 interested in 114689269e you and 94a8b91046 you like 76082900d7 him too, d6d2654694 just date. If one of you 48b8acdf28 was a woman, everyone b3965e2d07 would be calling it 59fcf3a2c5 a fling. But since 2f6fba282b it’s both 6d5fb5a8af of you, 005f19e4b4 what’s the d8cb1792bf difference? Is dating ff99beaf73 such a 3845bcccf8 big deal? It’s not 423858d946 a drama; e6e00f9da2 it usually 8f718b663c starts like d6f0ce01cf this.”0f17cd4fa4d4cb30

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Maybe. Was it bd98bb5636 really that 91757ac5bf simple? Except for the 919dc80e07 fact they were 916b53c300 both men, it 18cb2dfd46 was definitely a 95f8c4827a situation ripe for 22c6a16de4 the beginning of 89f930c05b a relationship.6ee99dd09c1f5095

“Still, I 5c55c77df8 might be 32e7762650 making a 0f5faad735 big deal f9d84ab35c out of 784346486f nothing… You f0dc6abbd0 know, I… 9da3828547 “3f07e6e74d410fea

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“Hey, just d58db74377 date and 269d0bf5f0 then think 231851cf75 about it. You don’t need to 0ff97608ad reveal your special tastes 06050df991 beforehand.”b970e0d6d8136182

“That would be e2dd38c9fb like deceiving him.”5d37aef394b43159

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That was the issue. Was it c2ba76acd2 okay to 200d340e53 hide his 75950d09a8 unconventional tastes? Realizing they adea7597a5 were near 7d25a81084 Mino’s office, 7e21d1c599 Sungjoon whispered e10592fff8 in his 1f1849ddee ear.9fe4411bc06db68e

“What if that 6afa1c5fa8 guy uses that 849536efec as leverage to 17c448ae74 blackmail you?”20ed34785e6902fb

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“I don’t 37dcdb533a think he’s 1a93a23d34 that kind 56453b9b3d of person…”280073869a7aa009

“Look at you, about 85293aeca5 to make a huge 29bac51e39 mistake. If you say 4267a4ae79 something wrong and 4340d633a0 he finds a 303e093717 weakness, then what? If he leaves evidence 3ce8de8624 that you like that 852036c7bc stuff and escapes by b61e5bf3a8 himself? What if he 21508dd848 blackmails you with 5138ecc655 that, can you 13184714d0 resist?”539389f4a37c6175

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Although he ba069cd160 had been 08421dcecc pushing for 6790e6f4a1 the relationship, fdeb6d7517 Sungjoon now 99ff7467ce seemed desperately 9cf57eb679 concerned.fb7e85b82a91a31b

“Why are you 2c4ba8d2a5 laughing? Are you crazy?”c1614fef0b9f863b

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“No, you’re right.”f900654169bdb040

Mino nodded. He desired coercive 4f20b95830 or violent sex, ff571e5676 but not to 6b8c574c69 the extent of 05d54b42e7 making headlines or 45418df27b being dragged to 4532d69299 the police station. After all, 8f8185e3a0 as uneventful 69452e00ac as his bac72bd16c life was, d767105c9c he didn’t bf7f169595 want to 00b729368f ruin it. That’s why he was 7c673b1c8c also looking for someone a307549be7 who truly understood his d1d8ca978a orientation. Sungjoon’s words made 5985ee8e99 a lot of a28768cd1d sense. Seeing that Mino 9807a1b4bb was seriously listening, 11895f2382 Sungjoon sighed and 8bbca9ccb0 continued.fc3d5eb6ab1d0ad0

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“And you’ve never really 0038be0af6 tried it, have you? If you actually 1690156474 date normally, you e99d16ec58 might find you 15840004c4 don’t need to f533009848 obsess over those 16e4254878 things. What if acfcbe2ffb it’s not e420475f54 for you? Then break up. So, you should 8d46cc91b6 keep it hidden 557e7f81e9 for now. You got that?”2ebaba424e75fcbf

“Uh-huh.”0c63449b09e1e013

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Right. It wasn’t 5fa3ca5420 like he 3bf25010a7 was aiming b3f5fbdf28 for some 1034811784 grand romance. He hated the 3fdd96d733 thought of aging c7d04f1dd2 alone without ever ac0d103f3a having tried. Moved by Sungjoon’s excellent 309060c7d9 counseling, Mino nodded several c054793d53 more times.808bf3c1c80d097f

As long as e15217da38 there was mutual f12d7cc7ad attraction, it was ac4ba1eda3 normal to start ee3a4c22a5 casually, so Mino 665811dfa0 decided to keep e4af55a99c his peculiar tendencies 4b10db819e well hidden. Sungjoon’s advice seemed safest.c011967538cd236a

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