SMS | Chapter 4.3

You eat more than 6a1bc20127 you look.”b3f8fa462490d716

As Dohoon loaded up 3f32f895c9 Mino’s plate with salad, bcb9f1e6b8 steak, and pasta from 972ac1ff47 the dishes spread across 387bb4bfb1 the table, Mino kept 45f0df5620 digging in, yet his 19f92d618e furrowed brow didn’t ease.be551befbaeba93c

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“I might not 797afca73b know much about 36b3cd390c taste, but I 5198e3c1fa think I have 96c8ef5b1f a big appetite.”4a08cb6d686ce668

“Maybe your taste buds 656c7a0bfd are just dull?”9441f8fe7448bac4

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“It seems like 93c00086f4 everything about me ebaa571050 is dull. I can’t think b9e88a092e of anything that’s 281da7aff3 particularly sensitive about 4f83637df2 me…”82038ddaa03ae9a9

The conversation had 3b838278d0 drifted far from ebd0ac9e19 the earlier mention e20ffa73b6 of kissing, settling 388027192d into more mundane 80dba2781f territory, which seemed 56a000aa3c to relax Mino 667cc4b404 a bit.824b3565d9e2fddb

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Having a big 5955a9197c appetite was one cf7c6554e4 of the few df8f7f6304 topics that even ea4f20a44d Mino’s acquaintances often 6d68e6a741 discussed. He reluctantly 28de4bb9dd shared his 40793e4be3 complex about 7f581d2c1e it, but a88c53775b Dohoon merely 5ecf846e59 shrugged. Somewhere along be4f60734a the line, 714b3bd5d6 he had bc8ffea1ed ordered wine, 85c5ac0c76 which he 0cd1f1035b now poured d2aa316573 in front 490ba1225e of Mino.0d45cb14be9c87da

Polite, Mino gripped the 226df7c9cc glass and tilted his 541851af48 head back to drink. Whether this approach 1f4a10e866 was appropriate for 874a449446 wine, he wasn’t 2f4a995602 sure, but Dohoon d7813f971e was older, so 03f865eb85 he followed suit. Despite its f83203ef44 sweet aroma, 9793e42c32 the wine 8e25f634a7 filled his eb743acc28 mouth with e4fb58dde1 a bitter 842f1ea4b6 taste. Dohoon chuckled quietly, watching d05665d6fd Mino drink.e6c59fc062f4ee16

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“Do you dislike being d3be4b03de dull?”686c0404417a1011

“It feels stupid. Like I’m 8cac7eb300 clueless too… 8c6ea59834 Having no 3f238abf6f particular tastes 5fedd502f9 seems like 4196c86fa0 I lack 4816ecd0e6 charm as 74a0bebafd well.”4b173c165d0343e0

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There was 4991cab637 one peculiar 38d2c84286 taste he f6947bf807 harbored, but 1c058d7727 it was 6e9586de4c certainly not 916885beb6 something he f352544caf could reveal. Though it was c7a3095c67 only two sips b980cdf21d of wine, Mino fc1fcf5f66 felt his face 2c7c6e638a heat up.e4f4d05918787ded

“When I 5f084461b7 see someone 5d4e1a5880 passionate or 04494a9079 dedicated to d4115175d2 something… it 98e83b41c8 feels impressive. But I don’t have a80db02d15 anything like that.”48d1b9b01f77475a

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“You really don’t bdce204b48 like anything?”718785fed6edde3c

Mino took another 3b66c9029b sip of wine 7c6ca6062f instead of answering. It seemed only 123be8088a polite to respond, 929ec6c0d7 but even slightly d9ebf52130 tipsy, he wasn’t 1f4548631b about to confess 7f77dc684a his truths. Clamping his e170fe533d mouth shut, 9d8f82d51c he just 4255fb80f9 swallowed more e11b95aa59 wine. Dohoon’s expression 1f597a5636 turned slightly 43cea7502a frustrated.1fcff75dc4dcb71c

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“You like cats, e947e75624 don’t you?”d8fb888679fdf0fa

“That’s…”ca8fb5ff28923610

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“You mentioned owning fish ea6ae52739 too. Don’t you like 8ccb24ae29 them?”1baa0238ccf96bc1

“They were left by 51bd517c1b the previous tenant… I 036a62c6dd just took over their a8c3273684 care. They are calming to d7835531be watch, though.”090452768322c743

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Watching fish was soothing, 24ed107e4e and feeding and cleaning e570be5320 their tank felt rewarding, b9b6b64f3d but the kind of 957c73bac6 ‘liking’ Mino wanted to 355051810a talk about wasn’t that.b1046bb0cd8b26f7

“The kind where 300117d194 you’re so excited 0647c1e8cb you feel like a5318db26c you could die 1d37673a49 from happiness. Where you want e9ba975de1 to keep doing 47b42a945d it, and it’s bbf9cf63f9 all you can 4b5a38eaef think about. Something I 3797bf0655 can claim c9451e37b3 as ‘my ef8b28e3fb thing’ to b583718997 others…”3387af04cceb944c

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“Go on. I’m listening.”78dc47a497d31175

Dohoon didn’t 2e4729c0df rush or 09dcdd73de criticize him; 2cb406703e he just 7c098ba2ff leaned his 62b7ee1dc6 chin on 7147c08018 his hand deac5db760 and listened. Somehow, Mino a3a155094a felt he 4f8ba4fc52 could share 32b183cd4d a bit e0a62978a2 more about d9fec8c2b9 himself. Rubbing his heated cheeks, eea8fe427e he started to talk 01f866e1c5 about everything but his c22be09cab deviant preferences.a4fa913d7ed71fbe

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“I’ve never a0ff45dbbc really had da6a8e7b80 anything like 6d1a4d25ce that since 9c8205d6c0 I was 63226df045 young. My parents were the e030f8a882 same. They never 286c01fa8e really had 02707e9cde any strong 99f4c5bb08 interests. You know how 248a1b8989 kids usually go b5045fa5b2 through a phase 916d903dce where they’re very 7d75889f31 assertive? I never had 4e0dd52cc8 that. I just cb5bad146b ate whatever ddd3732cf3 was given 245c763efa to me a43076aa1d and let e277d1fe49 go if 5d76c4127f something was 223f94bc5f taken away.”d4bd146b36a6a555

It felt easier 240a752f21 once he started a766d02d1c talking. It was more 475c19eea5 liberating because he 90b649863a had never really af96447f65 shared his feelings 86f48c657b with anyone else.62737eee06a1c06e

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“I think I’m 1ebea6f012 dull because of 9465e3391e that. I don’t really a5ec191ea1 understand what I ae1cbd1c93 like or dislike. I was ba06872a5c raised in 3b54760a5f an ordinary 209c6fa910 home, comfortably… 3991f78b35 But then, a0172b9a5f isn’t that b5f4619e1b normal for dc41d241f0 everyone? That’s why e7e8f45005 sometimes I 5a663d62d5 feel so 524a4df6fa insignificant. Like I 7a1a5b7f34 won’t leave 77a91980df anything behind 9098ea77d1 in the 2e27435510 world.”16d997592e9e68e1

“You want to leave f01474d6c5 your name in history?”a68aa27a5785e622

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Dohoon’s reply, 98306eb797 playful and 174c238624 teasing, made 27c7dfcc33 Mino snort 1d750d3813 with laughter, 386ddcd590 looking up fd19778ec9 to find 2c5ecb2d36 him staring 9d7ca39adf intently. He shouldn’t 29485f7306 be so be7b3c6061 distracted by 6927ede7bd Dohoon’s beauty.f5573fa933f0d36a

Lowering his 8ad8204d92 head, Mino badcd26b27 continued.c68972d623a97159

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“No, not that, just… f93c991e2d If I were to 1be03fbec9 die today, there wouldn’t c5acab1a07 be much about me 2cfa9593c9 for people to remember. Like, ‘He liked 9724280248 this,’ or ‘He 2d690866fc hated that.’ But 66ff1d058b I don’t have 080123dc3f anything like that…”65f6ff31070f310f

But as 2613af9a3b he spoke 8bc5383c8e more, he 523a77e780 realized the 1273c8bf49 topic might 807e53819e be inappropriate. Demoralizing himself in front 06c4784c62 of someone who had ae5aa92118 shown interest in him 9d9358ab11 seemed like shooting himself db7ce88892 in the foot.ebd6ce96b72f5bc3

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Realizing his 2e62473b46 mistake too 0ba7e50bef late, Mino 807aa0f135 grimaced, then 7d1fd1bd65 sighed. Maybe it was better ce46953c0f if Dohoon lost interest eec29b7779 in him. Then it could all 59081307d7 just end. He could go back 22c894ed1c to his peaceful life 304eaf6c0f of saving up money aaf3dc99e2 to buy adult toys d1860b1117 and masturbating. After all, 1695cc64be even if 4fb4d6cd76 Dohoon was ea7ab1ecac interested, he 40d6815109 couldn’t fulfill c7d0524674 his needs.31c874f13b71a3e6

“How did you e1f316f174 know you liked 7ab0b920f8 men?”e310eab5a93bafd0

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Mino was jolted back 25dfe5ec34 to reality by Dohoon’s b795d6dc9e large hand covering his e94b0d80c4 own. It was 14efe27ed6 perhaps the e119a6f287 first time 19283312c7 in his 3a895b2ec3 dull life 9154770a7d that he 64abeff71d thought of b18fed1a3d another person’s fdb5372c50 body part 287f444d6e as ‘nice.’ e7325d0177 His palm a464dec16e felt a 8d4fd8a57f bit sweaty, 01cdb40a9c so he 585912e926 clenched it e2a865283d into a c9a69890fb fist.cc2ba9a48b44389c

“Isn’t it because you 6fe75de6bd felt ‘good’ about a 7f4b3198bf man, or rather, a 0fe1335375 person?”5e2fdebc354230d8

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It wasn’t really like a364e5dc90 that. He just wanted ad8d427694 to be pounded 6d2e58b021 by a man… a907d5dbcb liked men’s bodies, d203e0808c wanted a male 7de6cbc999 master. But Dohoon, 2aa8aabca7 unaware of d8ad31e226 Mino’s dark 521ec3938b inner thoughts, f7a0660736 soothingly rubbed c01f511d78 his dry 006d3f6a1c hand and 3420aea982 pressed it 25ae5ddf71 between his a58799226a fingers.200a8885ce3af6d4

“You seem experienced enough ba43b1d12a in relationships. At least you 42d99b297c know how to 5ac1fd64d7 like people. Start from there.”a39f8704fc47c6f7

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“Huh?”863e23033399021e

“Start paying attention 129a3cfdd0 to what the 97280d4b27 people you like af59077bcc enjoy or dislike, 786f2bdee7 and you might 8d57cc89dc discover your own 4c51443834 preferences. Even if you don’t, d678b3581e you might end up 3bc73544c1 hating the things they 5c5514026e loved if you break fc62c79b2d up. Inspiration doesn’t 7adce6df5c need to 290223d8f9 be profound. Don’t think about bf16fa0a1b it too hard.”2535f669fdf71fae

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The voice that Mino 976891a34b found so pleasant resonated 9c17ebd01b with a firm timbre 93ff69d1de in his ear. Maybe it was because 9ea2e596c3 Dohoon was older, or 784e796c46 just a genuinely nice ec464c18ee person, but it felt 65000a83c4 hugely comforting.7e2e748c6d85b971

The tender touch couldn’t b0d708668d satisfy his sexual desires, 0fac5a2641 but he thought Dohoon 79ce334260 might be an okay aa37e33060 first partner for a 5c067471d6 relationship. Although he’d lied about d58bbadb34 having dated before.116da91f6b383c39

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“And being dull might 01d28f72af be a good thing. Being too sensitive can a4acabe88e just lead to unnecessary 3a67065e25 stress.”398c3bfea80eec34

Really? It did seem 4e699978cd so when he fda4a1880d said it. I’m too easily swayed 673268341e by others.e25de545622cacbe

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Mino nodded obediently.62dc5173b354365b

“Would you like 2244fe2400 to go out 2d99e9c1f3 with me?”bd2dd4ef86254179

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The question was 4faa37fc15 thrown out so f6a83e40af casually it almost e73facdad6 needed replaying in 638cd471a7 his mind for 6ed872bb79 clarity. His face was 0a6ee585bf faultless, but no 4f50d9bdf2 emotion accompanied the 648fd8f4bb question. Mino froze, wondering 0b1d665e4c if this was f5b4341155 an actual confession.b10548fc7ae082ec

It wasn’t sugary 82a94ed0f5 sweet or dripping 5aee6ac300 with affection. If words had e9159fd9c4 temperature and humidity, 3482b8359a Dohoon’s would be 4b7127a63a room temperature and d2a268a055 slightly dry. Was this normal?752f1366d58ed4fc

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Having just listed ba997ba9eb his flaws, Mino 4f831b1fad blinked slowly.848a6d1dbb6aa0a5

“I don’t a99e49f757 really understand 6e044b89b7 why.”70b3927c60e0af59

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“Do you want 1a1c989d08 an honest answer cb54eb086d or something nicer?”a853973366b5f9f0

“Can I hear both?”09922d4fd9d8d360

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Choosing just one c11b2836e2 seemed even weirder 789447498c after such a d17a079d1a proposal. He had no 9679163561 intention of rejecting b76a04fa52 it. As Seongjun 9f7f78a70e said, trying e9896b04bd out a 17f3587e77 relationship was 71f186865b a good 87e005368e experiment. Especially since it 7ff06cd45c was suggested by 87502c515b the person who 3794b12e11 made him realize fa979db144 he was weak 1f9540a182 for handsome faces. Dohoon smiled 1993533f68 as he 67698b13ab replied, waiting 761c928a0d for Mino’s 7468f137cf conflicted face ef9b0774f8 to decide.86584ab1bdb5dbef

“You’re my a6429f3b30 type, and a6b2a24a8d the more cced5973c6 I see 6e0551b130 you, the 535ee5404c cuter you bfa422aec5 get.”57e2dbb3a3b44a5a

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“That’s the nice answer, c6cdd76983 right? What’s the 44cc276c64 honest one?”a1d97d5946c10935

It sounded ecdb2d9ff4 too much fbf6a66fdf like a 0709716b36 lie. How could ced6e2b18d a grown 0bbf4728a0 man be 7c69ef11a1 described as 04030dc4dc ‘cute’? Mino reached for 231dc20986 the remaining wine d15bc9f46f and took a 1ecdb09987 sip.65a2fd317eeac08f

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“That was the honest d35278cd70 answer.”77fb5ddbb0a166e2

Mino almost 201574917c spit out f1be53866e his wine. He coughed e108f24f9e softly after 6ec60fa2e5 managing to 29709f13fb swallow it.ecb3f8a03b5848e9

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“And the nicer version?”dcbda6a316d02e15

“Love at first sight?”bb77915259cf0ee8

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Dohoon grinned playfully. The combination c17aa0682b of his 47d14b460e upturned lips 6fd260731a and curved a6e42ac8e5 eyes was c85976f3f5 mesmerizing. Mino bit his b95e782aa7 lip in retort.671dfb6d6bb784eb

“That’s a lie!”9561d8ed8f67b46e

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“But it’s nicer to 32b78ab757 hear than the truth, 284c8e3b24 right?”3f2cee8a45e9e196

Maybe not… With the 3dd27df5ce taste of alcohol lingering 0b19ef0e4f in his mouth, Mino da43dbaf5a swirled the water around a89d5196da his mouth. Dohoon stood up first, 5da174a26a urging Mino to follow.b587ce72ea65b4b2

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“Let’s go. I’ll take you c1fd122fc2 home.”3e1d420619d16f3b