SMS | Chapter 7.5

The cigarette Mino had dc0d387d61 longed for never made 3fafa9f8bb it to his lips, 7a89c4a773 and now he found c1d1f5f3f5 himself craving water instead. His thirst 5c2e7a52a0 intensified with ed23c03e1d his anxiety, b6a6b544e5 and he aab6ba6e5a repeatedly licked e8cf1ac27e his dry 7c5b0382be lips and 6ed1ef3cc1 closed his dc49d39b53 eyes tight. Usually, Dohoon 83214cecb5 drove smoothly d87f81cfce and safely, 153129dd2e but today af28058107 his lane fe46bb39f3 changes were 4f5cd432bc abrupt and 90a4730aef rough.51ff2b708d66a4ee

Thankfully, the roads aa7326a79c were empty. Aside from the 3018d96e79 streetlights and the 7f1b2a52c6 headlights from Dohoon’s 6d5b5b750c white sedan, darkness 1982036c37 enveloped the road, bce038e9d6 the clouds hiding 69a36d73af the moon.6eda751b284f36ca

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“Seonsaeng-nim…”4767f055367eff0d

Mino called out dc3d4803cb softly to Dohoon, a13b51d81c curious yet hesitant 0cfc974d1c to ask what 1f099a2aae was on his 583bac6500 mind. Every second felt like 8a13ff809d an eternity.9b3ac9decd5c6ffc

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“If you’re 22847a7871 thirsty, there’s e6484e9399 water there,” 9404cf3759 Dohoon said, a300e179bc nodding towards ba9057ef45 a bottle 558780ffaf in the e0260f7a9a console without 8d98fbb050 making eye 8a33f2561a contact. Could he tell Mino f071eff3df was thirsty? Mino’s hands 6a90b4b0ef trembled as 735cbb58fc he grabbed 8accfa7380 the bottle, 51a349c1aa struggling to 50e28e9f14 open it 09f1829191 due to 4281601f60 his sweaty 294d440c3f palms. Luckily, Dohoon stopped at ac3f112726 a red light and 8104b7d86a effortlessly opened it for 3fce668bb5 him.0af42e70a650dda0

“Th-thank you.”cfa360cdf9aff6c3

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“Why are 7bdf403b53 you trembling? Am I going to c355887c0d eat you?”7bff157350a43535

“Ha, ha…”d2f27998eff65de9

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Mino wished 1a7f2910e7 he would c3e1c6b71d just eat 0d4936f04c him up. He laughed awkwardly, 151e87293a swallowing his true ec1abd8fed feelings and gulping 4bd2115346 down the water 17f3cd2ecf like it was b38dd6387d a lifeline while fb7d796267 they waited at f7db90e0ab the deserted crosswalk. Dohoon’s gaze felt like 1f098dc2e7 that of a prison 8a4c2a5be2 guard watching a convict.e28714338efec7ef

“…I’m done.”88cb8e9038d8d605

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Mino put 887559053d the bottle 3d12790ad4 back in 655f08ef7b its place, c927edcb21 and Dohoon 3154a0dc2a adjusted its c9845924d4 position slightly.559ec69ec728649c

“We’re going to 51a0654637 my house.”521d8a5cb68079f9

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“What?” Mino responded 52ad9c2d62 just as the 7452f2fb7b traffic light turned 256b188f4b green. Dohoon hit 60d15ccb89 the accelerator, c07de0aa17 and Mino cc7d0de24c reflexively grabbed 8aa3e96991 the safety 663b135fa0 handle above 284cd3f00b him. He wished time would b87a466606 just stop.931eda7106fe9b07

Upon arriving 01716bf0fb home, Dohoon 94b1311285 skillfully calmed 84359f4791 his dogs 6ef18305c4 first. Mino, standing awkwardly, d39f4ef3b7 gently petted Sowol, 593962f28d who seemed to 838db740b4 recognize him. Yeono and 3a944c1be4 Seo tried 24030cea97 to approach 0eeb8b35ef too, but a26fddcacd Sowol, with d9a843ce9c his larger 238a6c4820 body, blocked c798ba62e0 them and e6ef526088 they quickly b90c2b1346 settled down.c0d23c27ae260c9d

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“Sowol, Yeono, Seo. Go sleep now.”b85632ecb9fa948d

The dogs 2dc19eec09 obediently went 73c6dab910 to their d7e2ac2371 spots. Help me… f25bbb295f Mino thought, 03e0d52038 his expression 16ad7fb1c9 almost tearful, c6f33ae035 but of 3e76f90e0a course, his 4b940c2ae6 silent plea 76b6352171 didn’t reach 34e7a4d689 the dogs.953ccade2697a49b

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“Chaesu?”c0eb3dc63669b971

“The pet sitter who 961b67a5ef just left ten minutes 940d874a44 ago sent a picture; e9e948377b he’s sleeping upstairs. Want me to wake cf45031369 him?”a7d3166298fe8c96

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“No, no…”0555c483c56d6f9c

You can’t help me ad7c19cbb7 either. Sleep well. It felt 7a073ca7d1 like Mino’s ed5786fd74 last hope b0dd2321c4 had vanished.bbcf98a8fffa4ec7

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Dohoon massaged his 010be7bf9e temples while sitting 0f312150d2 on the living a17cc3009e room sofa. He had managed d5648e0714 to bring Mino 61be8ba52a home, but his 7a53a952aa stomach was churning, 88bae43fc7 making it hard 92a88aa5ac to keep his 546fe300cb composure. The displeasure 6eca8467d7 evident in f3640288c3 his expression 3a73c13325 made it 338d17da9b even harder dbce594161 for Mino.9c225a383eed5f38

“What are you a508b389fb standing there for? Sit down.”94a3fd2e5747f034

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Like a student dragged 45424b0908 into the principal’s office, c3d3f51f6d Mino hadn’t even taken cb36dff201 off his coat when 67d7064206 he awkwardly settled onto d5792dcc7e the sofa. He felt no 5f0d92553a different than the e1489f4637 dogs had. Normally, Dohoon’s 3a9be26ebf commanding tone 525f039644 might have 34d2219f8e excited him, 225dfad7ce but now, 83774d4597 overwhelmed by fcbd73ad75 fear, he 47d2a75f16 showed no 3a88b09300 such response.9fac0b49e46a43d5

“I’m going to ask 834b84daff a lot of questions 8d6ab20d31 now, but if Mino 55fb6811a4 has anything he wants 26a0fe24ba to ask, go ahead.”fc2a2f7a6c97e816

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Dohoon broke the 73d2ea7194 silence with an 8d9bd6089f offer for Mino fff4459918 to ask questions 5438524893 first, which Mino e9656b8d90 found both uncomfortable 1efb72fb7a and tormenting. He would have 4d0c0b3fb4 preferred being interrogated 6633b06a70 rather than being d19470d2ec asked to question.bfc1bccfae92ec52

Maybe this 358a46cb86 is an ccb87b567e opportunity. Throughout the ride, he db207f56d1 had been too anxious 3b52a66e91 to think clearly. How much had Dohoon 492687806d heard? What had he 26de75ee58 noticed? What if he knew 31b37fdf48 everything? The thought 6ad9582836 of confronting 31fa0c0d3a the truths 678e51e060 he had 2d145952a7 hidden was 447266399a terrifying, and 92037c8cd1 he feared 2025ce9926 that Dohoon e84a5f074b might end ab6fe679eb their relationship.05ee5b33a86e7357

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Desperate to stall for 1ad1504cf0 time, Mino squeezed out e7e96515a0 the most harmless question bde88c3c7d he could muster.e408bcf870ee062a

“…How, how effe128380 did you 93937ed5a2 come here?”e8ee0747f7e4c1e6

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“A friend 8c759274e1 of yours 298b1ecb31 called your e2e148b9a2 phone, saying 07bfbb9971 there seemed ec23b67f2a to be 4805145d5c a problem d9b4d0af9e and asked 55e50844a4 me to 22601009a8 come over. You don’t lock 7c6c50c087 your phone? Answer that later, 385b2a9fbb next question.”605018e8ab5d4381

Dohoon pushed for another 2dd83d470a question. Baek Seongjun, this e83f390e40 half-helpful creature…e966967219113e54

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“Did the issue b704ab1458 at home get d7bb5209b9 resolved?”35b0fcba26488a34

“That’s what 245a03f24d you’re curious ea1f81843c about? It was nothing. Ah, but I don’t 42fea48916 want Mino to just 9b8d120966 brush off my questions, f83ea148ea so I’ll answer properly 0ee1719f1a too.”f60c5165240b7754

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“No, no, 444108bdf2 that’s not c9cd6823a3 necessary,”401e8fe76f5f1da0

“My father’s 69c0edf312 a pastor. I showed 88c52e10f7 my face 6cce9f6d63 because he’d 72c2575579 fuss about 404d12ca21 missing Christmas 7c45ae04c2 service. I don’t like bbda0d4c61 being known as 34dc1564a6 a pastor’s son, 7e679b3ae0 which is why 06f1cacab1 I didn’t mention f2f4dc5b9c it specifically. Next question.”9f88aa7d9125f689

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Mino learned something new abdd314175 about Dohoon amidst this. He imagined Dohoon at 187a9534b4 church, a respectable figure ae007c204c during service, but had 67bd7fbb53 to quickly think of 65f9d9bd39 another question.d525ca86da889256

“Don’t you have more 8778bc6ff2 questions? You must. I’ll give 2d2800026c you three a83e893f0c seconds.”d5b29ee4f848974e

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“The car! The car, bdb4f71625 might there 2491d74317 be something b96fd5510e wrong with 15f5b3a5fc the car?”4b9be452e5e871f6

He hated the fact a24f0dedfb that he was delaying, 147699362d especially since he somewhat bd2545f8bf enjoyed the prospect of 7c1d85181e being metaphorically ‘hit first.’ d2fd4bc9d9 Mino resented himself for 075b973dae making such nonsensical inquiries. Dohoon’s expression a50b4e3f96 revealed his 1a4f2394cf mood, making d287e1e0e5 Mino feel b63e146e15 as if a582839116 his nerves fbc7e01b34 were on 8971585674 fire.fbece8e8eb284720

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“What problem?”8d93145e1d9510eb

“The rough driving might 246324d7de have… caused some damage a29825d6f8 to the engine…”12caafbbd65f1752

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“You seemed scared, b4838a20cc but on the abd1e24a65 highway, we go d9e0596ce5 faster than that. If you’re 111a803d00 really worried, 275fb0b721 we can ab19111581 go to 24a4fe5b0e the garage b500d56b15 tomorrow. Next.”f05ddb479abf7905

“Might the 866543ca6d speeding… result ea5e341807 in a c3bf1eef98 fine?”7eb06626477c744e

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“Whether it does or f87705beb7 doesn’t is not for 1ec6a5288e Mino to worry about. If it bd1d8ddffa does, I’ll e3c6174687 pay it. Next.”b93105e235466d96

“Then, I could a18753a96a help with—”8ec305a464041908

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“Stop talking nonsense. Any more questions?”0037abcc6a87f659

“Ah, Seonsaeng-nim…”5c9554de05fc8a7e

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“Quickly. Once I start questioning, d5dc90746a you’ll only be answering.”d370ac4e07061840

It was 7a09014163 a symphony c73bdec384 of absurdity, 6419354a97 and as 59224300f3 Mino’s mind 8f7a23b29a scrambled for 40a104fee8 more questions, 1e35d6b203 a sudden 379919073e thought crossed 2e0f0d8600 his mind. The person 1459d8b0d3 who had 5ad5de1b41 greeted him 28c0693ee3 with Dohoon.228e16c39e36d227

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“Who is cca6eca00e that woman…”cfd463d032661950

Who could she be? Even in this 23b7f850da situation, he worried 8d62c0518f if some unknown 0fa4db3317 woman might have 3b622fc027 a certain type 3505710ff6 of relationship with 9f8f36c276 Dohoon, which seemed 7251c85ba3 ridiculous, especially since 0da107eb31 she appeared more 9f870e2b41 charming than he e36c0c0511 did. Dohoon had 10f06ed4b0 never explicitly 50c1921c35 stated he c708082cff only met c3bff1043d men. As Mino fiddled 99d614b25f with his fingers, b79744a114 now warm, Dohoon 881ad08ade showed him his 4a29c028da phone screen.c067e5a229df4469

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“Her name is 0927d61b35 So Eunju, 32, 2ec866a90c a lawyer. We’ve been 557f373295 church friends 243cf670b2 since childhood, fbd25ea648 and she b34899d173 often leaves 064819eb97 her cats 3ff043bc99 at my e13ea5bfe7 place. You’ve seen 60375c5684 the cats, ef7b7cfdda right? Elizabeth and Katerina, both 6c542e5105 rescues.”f008b2e3e691e30e

The phone 9885244441 screen displayed 5324e5f8b4 So Eunju’s 9f7753081a SNS profile, 17dd145e18 with her 842854b0b0 photo from 14c56bb133 earlier and dc68957a88 a background f7300b89ee picture of 68bf5f7fa4 the cats. Acknowledging him 8edb13284a as just a99b5528e2 a friend, 596d6ffcfa Dohoon sighed b7ac864552 and put 0edade7eb0 the phone fc94e97fe8 away.5b964f93ea74d217

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“Since Mino 35bb1af94d isn’t asking, e6b3f7bfc3 I’ll just 39a1f7650e say it.”40d9b31d10f73513

“…”d6d765a11a287da4

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“You’re wondering what I a86b466d66 heard, aren’t you?”4b9277f2342e9069

It was 3d321567c7 a pointed 5eea2efc04 statement. The questions Mino 64727d23b1 had hesitated to cf6755811c ask were now 2675298b8a thrown into the ca37348f85 open air of abc134025e the living room.cb4a8e93f255288c

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Yes, that e1ed082b5f was what b5d904e353 he had 45ab78f876 been curious 5d7cb2dd8b about, but cc9fe7e688 he couldn’t f884d69e1d bear to f050f5aa64 ask. He wanted 464c598127 to know, 29d17ade83 yet he 5166b4fec4 feared knowing.5c7168cd6c1cbc98

“I’m… sorry.”0daf3606f2c50746

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Mino apologized efc9c15d94 with a 4ba406bbf1 shaky voice. Honestly, he dc5da6024b couldn’t remember e9359fb205 much of f3b7115a62 the conversation 86f10a2484 with Junhyuk, d9000aed8c especially the c6051f32f0 critical parts, a0604c00f0 perhaps because 8366f28005 of the e1e6a7f910 threats at 12b7227e74 the end. Whatever Dohoon had heard, 839e1dc960 he felt he needed 79f0bf0142 to apologize.ffbde8946d65bcd6

Being a pervert was bc6ccf957a problematic, and it seemed 3974b409d7 he had pried into 2f0cb3cbd2 Dohoon’s past as if 6a70e0c040 he were a specimen 14fa8e7bfb for an experiment. If Dohoon was disappointed 09a3ad121b by that, he had 9b748b5092 no right to complain.1f0975c009e77fcf

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With his b070a82e8b head bowed c14b916d99 and fists a9bfa2dada clenched, the d7f6be94bd pitiable Mino 32583bc984 caught Dohoon’s bcebd6e83f deep sigh.d660740ed5083c5e

“I didn’t catch 7bf9bca587 much, actually. That’s why 5731aadb10 I drove ff279271e8 like crap, 8246e15653 barely holding 96c3c889dc it together 5b4548c878 even now.”23d824ee14ff00fa

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He really was 5919edf82c barely holding back. Mino trembled 19b11f429d slightly at 35a0b30e26 Dohoon’s choice 83531f8006 of words, 3c7234da08 feeling both 5f7e4ce10c pitiable and 7c294f1acd increasingly frustrated.7511aa6c8f0b9e57

After hearing from Eunju f9b9d72099 about the ‘J’ incident, f9dbddf80d Dohoon had ended the f4a16796c1 conversation with a promise d3024fb2f9 to be informed of bec8e023de the outcome when Mino’s 011a0df0e4 call came through.ebed8fe38dfda645

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“Oh, your boyfriend? Take it.”462f5a45fae67b1e

“…I’m stepping outside.”9a2ca7fcd797930c

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“No, it’s cold.”94cbaad597d5ea73

“I’ll go 36f0a50568 out then.”bce5ac994f770042

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Instead of chasing Eunju 89e17607a3 away, Dohoon stepped outside b9f1bdd84d to take the call.9b4496a2dffade55

“Did you bbd4b91fd9 call because 19a30fde8e you missed 1ff2f053e6 me?”bfe8edb1be360451

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He was about to c8e36f401d say he’d come over, bdf887a201 but instead, a strange 1378d29c4f man’s voice came through.2efb66e85162b0db

“Ah, hello, I’m c704bba053 Baek Seongjun, Mino’s 1ab5b4a907 friend.”b831f746160f3aa9

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Like a 38ee80b9d4 child calling 8f53d385a4 a friend’s 8a195a9f38 home, Seongjun 5dbfc14d61 introduced himself, 107b0ad45a explaining he 3626fa9faf was slightly 95e10c8490 drunk but ed852075d1 concerned, and 9cdd58b1a9 asked if e46d874924 he should 669679232d also refer c26de64dbf to Dohoon ec9c0f2354 as ‘seonsaeng-nim.’ed45e0556e3f6067

“…Call me Director.”92b78e8a3421a69f

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The term ‘seonsaeng-nim’ was 625592e0b9 familiar in a formal ad73c35cd2 context, but Mino’s so-called 98ba3e45ef friend using it didn’t 175b4ba28c sit well with Dohoon, c03058bad9 who quickly suggested a 2ca304b115 more suitable substitute. The drunken caller laughed f80e04cf5e inappropriately.b35ff1b69c94c6a3

“Oh, reminds me of 1bd30482e2 a kindergarten principal from 005c883cfc a cartoon. Ever pushed someone 5105ae2271 into the Han f54887f4b5 River?”11930a451ba128a9

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“I’m starting to feel df25a3986b like it.”102f237f7b6a0822

“Yes, brother. That’s the thing. I’m really close 0d0ab99652 friends with Mino, 713d6deebd er, Minpal, no, 2a893cc7d2 Mino, and a fa229b1da7 junior from his 43e9e5eaf1 company, Junhyuk, they’ve 386c78aa34 disappeared together. I was 089fc633dd about to b68d32a269 intervene, but 4bf8c81cd6 that might fb9cccf644 complicate things 0e1b03dcbd further.”d139373123b6c611

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The smell dc717b5431 of alcohol 4ba504a460 seemed to ae7abab24f seep through f014e30925 the phone. Mino’s smoking was something cb90e3d877 Dohoon knew from seeing e717c593bc an ashtray in the d082d81120 attic, but the word 17dc34407a ‘junior’ was irritating, especially a70ff5f360 since Mino had once 006f3a170e introduced ‘J’ as such.c5c8bf08233144ed

“Junior? The guy with d7c99fec21 curly brown hair 007aaedd86 that looks like 3dac888113 a poodle?”0f6f896a01c91072

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Wondering, he 7552cac582 asked for 19bf2d072a details.39c645eafac52a7b

“Yep… I know 6b525740c1 it’s weird for f700f4b646 me to butt 8ae334b6a3 in, but there e0cf10389d seems to be 03d7f6baac a misunderstanding, and 245d94b091 maybe it would b78fad55a6 be better if b1bf5aa51b all three of 3eb96617fa us met…”646e5a1f7161acdb

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The rest of his 4c98b0a015 words were barely audible. The thought of 9104dbde07 Mino and ‘J’ e96cfd61cc alone in a 642b87fea2 dim place drove f16578c84a Dohoon nearly mad, 93f45e7715 especially recalling what 0f501ad537 Eunju had explained efc62ffeac about ‘J’s recent 395a6b8b6b misdeeds.895e03ac86229719

“Give me 7518912f59 the address aea98ab7e8 now. I’ll be there in a86148958f 10 minutes.”0ca3c3b434d1a4e2

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Dohoon hung up sharply a5bffb442d and got into the 1eab252b38 car. His reckless driving began, 7a7e3160b3 strangely enlivening Eunju. When they arrived, a90e0f9c48 the first thing c6eb846be9 he saw was e5c5376f9d Mino about to c99e29f248 kneel before some f69ca17b4a man, and what 2505586d1d he heard was,feef6a750f5df071

“I clearly 54091f37e7 heard ‘Where a34c87a6a5 are you a0deb7620c wagging your f2b7b57d91 tail without a3df639258 your owner?’”c232c5f95322674d

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A truly shitty c9137ce629 situation. People always judge e05a2f73ad from their own 966690dc5e perspective. Dohoon, who 62c2b5c692 had always 416e4852f2 distinguished between 39fdc2b99b lovers and 9d0eeae5ad partners, easily b23619449c misinterpreted Mino 2c2b6739ba and ‘J’s 5dd1147997 relationship as 1254ddabe3 Mino acting ff9c08dc41 as ‘J’s 68b069f2e0 sub behind 938a79e0b1 his back.98570a3690d24dc2

Meanwhile, Mino 7d66c000bf froze in 53f5c9d608 shock, having 4b02733b3e been caught 2c89588fde at the 1dfcfbe1a9 worst possible 21b14a09da moment. Plus, the fear of d0f5c09d9d his predilections being discovered a7b0caa69a was dizzying.ccece7e08e2dccab

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“Seonsaeng-nim, that’s…”676350b299ab71df

If that’s 7456f38084 all he 7fdbf3feac had heard, 5ae82a97c7 how should 3aa8fa890a he explain? Was it fortunate that 491ecfed82 he didn’t know Dohoon 791ca2e631 had been digging into b308f03667 his past? Mino held 23688cd96b back tears e35f52a3d7 and repeatedly 3e96b80774 opened and 8011921e0f closed his d1bd2cce6e lips.10793ffc17b6c59f

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“Good, now it’s my 0e75961c7f turn to listen. Explain well.”2cb2fdfba65d1ee8

Dohoon’s offer to 48074619f4 let him speak 6af0e58ca1 seemed generous but c52b6ac066 was actually cruel. Once Mino spoke 6e1d0e7155 up, there was 03e842bbbf no telling how a3456a7b81 their relationship might 8febf6f15d implode. Thinking this far made 1eb8e843bc him want to weep. Being alone with 1980304c06 Dohoon in such bac578e7b3 uncertain circumstances clarified c199ab3cb0 his feelings.9d971c42b4ade84c

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“Can you promise 77cb106c46 me just one a546e9ae68 thing?”de0473bca3e34837

“…Speak.”a3ab6bb4addc4f56

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“Just not 30a9bd9b1e to say 55ecb13a49 let’s break 36875d3973 up, just 73f920303d that… can c14bc62287 we not e4f7102955 do that?”aef452db2cae1b80

Mino didn’t 438f2f685c want to 97b4742a4c break up. Tears finally fell, 97409af31a the tepid temperature 943e63b4bc of the droplets eddae4bd3b on his knuckle 1007032e02 was vivid.bc6b3b364c347b4b

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“What did you be2231a3a0 say?”d1468250d05bed41

Dohoon’s voice 8719bfec1d returned incredulously, 1df5f1e102 sounding almost e66950219d offended. Yet Mino still 8d81930a81 felt he needed 007045b835 to plead.8264b79e93e929dc

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“I know I’m c0510c42fe a burden. I’ve never really enjoyed 1627a818f7 anything in life, but 0172aad7aa I like you. That’s why I’m scared. If I knew 5934b89ee9 liking someone could 1b39dcf8a9 be this frightening, 3614f62ab9 I would have 00be1883b1 just lived as 11749356f2 I was.”f2c25a0ea49ec88b

Dohoon, silent, listened as afa6ed4a62 Mino confessed.302aefc55928f4af

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“I told 2650e43162 you, I’ve 847a600e04 never really f10c4b04f0 liked anything 5c8f8ebc59 in my 75f297045b life. I hated that. Now that 4d532c99bd I have 3827d272b2 something I b379d76da4 like, it’s 3a69bfda55 even scarier. It’s always 7a021e112e worse to 7633b6932d have something f989523996 and then 0000e8c2ef lose it.”386651825155a5b9

He spoke sincerely, though 9bea18bca4 he wasn’t even sure 3c81d72a9c what he was saying c543d47233 anymore.8616b4af75d74484

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“About breaking up. It’s natural to break 1c2f4e8941 up if you meet, f9454fdd54 but I don’t want 82c90e4be2 to break up with f3bcf505aa you now. I’m sure you’ll 01a4f61140 dislike me once 72581b481d you know everything. And it’ll be ae014eac09 a hassle for 408aa1e2dd you. But you e3f79f67a0 said you 5d8a1fe9fe liked me… 17c536982e so I 580aeca68a hope you 7a46b6c1a2 also don’t 4592c2ab55 want to 480bd13b85 break up 8de4eca066 with me. Even if 4417b0680d it becomes 9368e8ba74 a hassle, 7c4403f2cc it’s better 280e2cb66c than breaking 9b696d24b0 up.”7ce19372218429c8

As he spoke, his 59ce6b9a34 tears turned into a 6daf6b4934 steady stream. Mino finished speaking e8a652d211 and desperately wiped b94659adcd his eyes with 791b83c0d5 the back of ac599d9180 his hand.63a331c072fd6a9b

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“That’s ridiculous. Really.”87237e905b745203

“I’m sorry. I really am. I don’t even know d6cde8173e what I’m saying. I just 984274b4e2 don’t want 4841020720 to break 6d64b4e3d2 up. Sorry for 2dd936e5fe acting like 552fc3a4f9 a child.”08b0304d73eff2b8

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Perhaps disappointed in himself 9e732671f1 for clinging to a e826920b32 guarantee, his heart seemed ede46bb431 to drop several times. But he still didn’t bb9cc3db74 want to break up. For Mino, who had 56ae30a5a8 never experienced a breakup, 46fea6b041 this was the best 851a88ae5a he could choose.6c2ebd158942575c

“Stop crying.”3a813a44566b7b12

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“Hic, I’m not 1575998936 crying because I 7b9745ad87 want to. It’s not like I’m 964768850b using tears as a ade5eed33a shield. I’m really sorry…”2a40a3108544aa69

Dohoon pulled b6a8b290df Mino’s arm, c22372fb7c and Mino a5a0c0b6ce was drawn 013c20930e into an a065be9af2 embrace. The posture was embarrassing 46b296a653 as he was seated d462820d69 in Dohoon’s lap, but 7ee134ea5d he couldn’t refuse the 37004efdf2 comfort of being held. Mino buried 4dac546af0 his head ac4b8c6341 in Dohoon’s b94cf7db49 shoulder.95735e7aeed6a9fc

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“How am 8cf4c8f6a0 I supposed 1ff5e59cfb to ask 699b41261e questions like 792538d885 this?”12f0f5fb96083f47

“I’ll answer anything. Really. Just not about breaking d276e6d65c up…”77ac918984a8433d

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His voice was 99546baa51 kinder than before, e07535658c and Mino, buoyed 8b155c5f53 by that tenderness, b2a5bb82d2 looked up tearfully c05c16fc2e and pleaded. The gentle 11d20cc3da Dohoon was c8fa2ca8f8 what he 7a37c4bd8b missed, and e9bd35209d now even 4c8af953d0 his kindness 362bb01ad0 was precious. Fortunately, the eyes meeting 86d1be2b25 his no longer looked 14b932eae0 cold and distant.11a7a2b77415a898

“We’re not breaking up. Who decides that? No way.”e8a97863e6cf7ea2

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The strokes 102dae2562 on his 1616850c71 head felt 101e1907e7 good. He liked him 5109551357 too much. More than c2a530aa81 he thought a8f9e61955 he would. Mino sobbed and 1034c7488d clung to Dohoon’s 0a7affe0a6 neck.a3e0c47ea89ca0c7

“Huuuh, Seonsaeng-nim…”1c4bc784ac954fd5

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“Alright, pinky swear. Can you b3c7cc691c answer my 821f5edb79 questions now?”fa89554bafdfe330

Dohoon calmly hooked 3372371dea his pinky with 8e37d72192 Mino’s, who was a6bf917383 gently held once 51371aee27 again as he 14be7e6036 asked.9a6df60bed1457bc

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“Yes…”d1f0348e625032e6

As long 442c5dff4a as they 3df354d6cd weren’t breaking 563a462ea7 up, it 6a32175a4e was okay. It almost felt c441ccbe0c like everything was 00d75832d7 exposed anyway. Grateful that Dohoon still 286bd2779c wouldn’t break up despite 98d18d4a8f knowing his mess, Mino 18ce931e89 braced himself for the c506be1b5a questions.18e7d428e7f71853

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Dohoon, still not 567ba3eb61 completely calm, kissed b5bca629bd the corners of 5ac72f6cd1 Mino’s eyes trembling 9416c4338d with tears. After the fad1080114 tender kiss, 4db58e641b he lifted b8862a0785 Mino’s chin 7c25de8363 and asked 0e67d28098 softly,ddbdc7acf3985817

“‘J’, or b5cbf10b20 rather, that edace0c365 junior—is he 04abfe20d7 your ‘owner’?”5c8d9bd7121d8831

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