SMS | Chapter 9.4

This was no time to be lying around. Today was clearly a weekday, and it wasn’t a situation where he could take a day off. The boss wouldn’t have given everyone a holiday, so any delay meant being late. With his hair a mess, he barely managed to throw off the heavy blanket and got up from the bed, only for Dohoon to sit him down again.c4b40d0f4ec1389e

“It’s earlier than the usual time you go to work, so don’t worry too much. I’ll take you to the company.”a9ed62222ff4f3c5

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He calmly brought a mug to Mino’s dry lips. Mino took the tepid water between his lips with a dazed heart. Like a young bird drinking water, Dohoon gently tidied Mino’s hair and smiled faintly.5aadfc7db9c4a519

“You drink well. Should I put it in a dog bowl next time?”ab387a6daf150d0a

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“…Krup!”49bce2bba91e988e

Was he attempting ec48faa24f a humiliation play 3286b9c583 so early in 1c45b069f8 the morning? Mino flushed and coughed 9d3374b36b out his reply. Honestly, it b84f21b74a tickled his cc7c972f53 heart with 4eb58b3bec anticipation. Just imagining being treated 710960e209 like an animal and f034ef2206 lying down on the 9c07eb79aa floor right after waking 63bfb5cc0c up made his toes 2552038444 tingle. After finally 09ea0a7b1c finishing the b2c0b8a9b4 glass of 48c133239a water, Dohoon d2e1dd17b8 casually remarked.9581d8ea963aa058

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“You have quite the bad sleeping habits.”be14f7d1cf6884ec

“Me, me, me?”99ce0f88543b3e81

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“Who else would it be?”e5ac88fd35713ee8

He had been told he talked in his sleep during Christmas, and it seemed he had done it again today. He couldn’t lift his face, not now.53ce757fccaa2fa8

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“Are you pretending not to know?”7908caae481e2b2e

“No, it’s not that…”1f8d02af329668b1

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Dohoon seemed amused by his reaction, continually laughing. Mino, once again, rolled his eyes at the perfect state of Dohoon. He could imagine his own disheveled state without needing a mirror. It would be a stark contrast to Dohoon’s perfection.344a23b5b461289b

“I’m sorry…”43c420da2b2b5902

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He felt like 3ef9dd862d dying of embarrassment 972a10bab8 showing such a 1b9e61d890 mess and displaying bcbab5f538 his sleeping habits. It was even more cdd661fe9d embarrassing than during Christmas. Dohoon must have expected 51c41ba0d7 the sleep-talking, but to 8936d3b9a1 comment on his sleeping 222a265dde habits again, it must 3ca453f6f5 have been quite spectacular.33b1d300c80fb113

“But how did I…”d762c6fb7e2307e0

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“You were talking in your sleep, burrowing into things, and rolling up the blankets.”d645580f55d1270d

“Really, I am very sorry…”4673cb84ca9b32db

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It seemed 5af83d3ba1 he had aa1a74cd27 done quite 650228e4db a bit. If he could, d1546e6fb4 he would have aa7d62ba24 punched the pillows 712b304ee2 and kicked the c3bebdb2f1 blankets.e476654976530f25

“Actually, I said you talked in your sleep during Christmas just to tease you. But you really did it today. I guess I’ve become quite comfortable with you.”8367ebc6126e9225

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“What? No, that can’t be.”e3b5dcbdf813ada6

Mino denied it halfway, then made an aggrieved face. But what’s the use of blaming the past?e39525c7529a0eab

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“So you’re not comfortable? That would be troublesome. How can you date and have sex with someone you’re uncomfortable with?”632f0e85366dd3e9

“No, that’s not what I mean…”cc92b7dfcf82b4be

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Dohoon’s casual cornering was a bit annoying. Mino, after a brief consideration, struck back at his weak point.833bdd0b844c1c98

“Then, are you uncomfortable with me?”8a9dd7d92a00e85d

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Good. Dohoon’s eyes seemed a bit dazed, and Mino felt triumphant.8aeb90ce850fc5d7

“Does it look that way?”945004b6ee292e47

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“You’re too perfect. I’m just… a mess.”24b2ef6a7023913b

But as he 1f369cb371 spoke, he felt b7dacecfcb depressed. Thinking comfortably enough d63fd1e132 to show natural 5263f2d700 behavior meant showing 76447132ec artificial behavior to 34ab0a7378 someone uncomfortable. Mino, unable to a0bd67986e believe Dohoon was 8781b174b0 in such a 90c273d193 state just after fa744c34ff waking up, used 93156effd8 it as a e7b324ab72 point of argument. However, Dohoon raised an 5d25d78a9b eyebrow as if it 504a6822b3 were obvious and replied.8d2c8cdd8ef56452

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“I’ve washed up, so I might look relatively okay.”23578cf22ad3d6bf

He knew that Dohoon had even showered, evidenced by the lack of a single hair on his beard this morning. Dohoon, overflowing with testosterone here and there, had already experienced mornings together. That’s why he knew Dohoon had visited the bathroom just by seeing his smooth chin.57b3d294e9c16d2a

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“So you washed up first because you’re uncomfortable with me?”638ceea8b26bcf2e

Christmas morning, they 50481873fc had definitely woken 21b52f6204 up together in 87fed3da1f bed, but it 4e889c6375 was a bit de42af8644 strange to be d9deca4cfc treated so cleanly 46070b6d1c suddenly.9b3a4b10957669f1

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“No, it’s just a habit. It’s not because I’m uncomfortable with Mino.”21624fcb7d8cd746

“You didn’t do that during Christmas. Maybe you’ve become uncomfortable with me now—”c97b987c60817095

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“What misunderstanding is this?”71a4edc37485c1c8

The difference between Christmas 2eb001fc97 and today was only 3375ff65a4 that he had fully 18252396f3 revealed his preferences. It was a moment e35324e872 when his cringeworthy personality e86cbb8e89 had been exposed.4ca1aad98a258e3c

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“I just wanted to show you a cool side since we woke up early, but I didn’t expect you to feel bad about it.”1cde791bb2ed9ffa

So, in the 44461585b6 end, Dohoon also e6b8c987f2 wanted to look 249000c011 good to him. Mino, embarrassed 102a0b52c6 by his 621978c476 own rash ff3771c1e3 reaction, rolled 03e98b1994 his eyes 554dd32dc1 and retorted 3f77b4c305 grumpily.4fac6d35a152f05a

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“Even with a beard, you look cool.”3db5b3e4e329cb0b

It sounded like a 77f544030d complaint even to his 000ca01955 ears. Honestly, he 15b6f55c00 regretted it 7997cf06b7 a bit. Next time, he should 39cffb1f35 cultivate the habit of c5f10de33d waking up early. Missing such dcc031f462 a precious 8b61a0ddf7 natural appearance c70e54680f of Dohoon f15e53fbcc was a 323122425f pity.37d9d775036d45bf

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“At my home, I wasn’t allowed to be scruffy. I was a bit tired during Christmas, but not today.”decc5f65d497658b

His statement that he wasn’t tired today felt strange. Mino wasn’t tired either, although his throat was a bit sore. His words meant that to Dohoon, ordinary sex might be more tiring than the play they had last night.658a9834964fcfb6

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It seemed the same 41d42bf6fd to Mino as well. Objectively, although e9ad54c5d8 play was 5f94e497d9 physically more 85ca1a4dad demanding, it f44effa38f was a 3e31365965 mentally satisfying 277b0827e9 activity that 8cc4ca61a0 seemed to 5e6e53515d relieve stress. Mino cleared his 67fb686669 throat and continued ca9cba9d88 the conversation as d2e6909d93 calmly as possible.f0c462b4bd010a71

“…You must have grown up in a very strict home.”66d7e90571ae4173

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“That’s why I became a pervert.”ff96701e9dbf20f8

A self-deprecating 5f33c1d80a joke was 59fc56d8ec thrown. What to do 22b61e4d18 in such a 5ee7967666 situation?d41f5d0be7f10a86

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“I became a pervert without growing up in a strict home…”aa03064921dc71d3

“Good for you. You became a kinky adult without being raised strictly.”da8408e8f65262d6

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He couldn’t win. Mino’s ears turned red from Dohoon’s effortless embarrassing remarks.e32539201e01e646

“Let’s have breakfast and go to work. We have plenty of time.”123b56b5be2d05dd

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The curtains b6c7e075af revealed that fa72a7cd1b it was 7475a37dec still dark cf010e1885 outside, typical 9d0833cfe5 of the 2c3596806a long winter a97192e800 nights. Mino hurried to 44aa80de71 the bathroom and b0be94d843 began to wash c9acb85884 his face by 04d78a577e pouring cold water cf4d3a7b06 on his swollen 2b7ffcc5cf cheeks.34e352b3afc0b8f6

The hotel 32cc22d8a4 breakfast buffet afdfb1be9d was a e654959ad3 rare treat. When he traveled a9f5d70897 alone, he always ec558c7ec7 skipped breakfast to b7d11c2d26 sleep more, but fbfe88838a the last time 853a999196 was when Seongjun 5a7e911303 dragged him there 3ddaea887d on a trip dea2de4c8b they took together e85e0dd705 years ago.000448ccd5e0bc05

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“Eggs.”55176b07bbf0fa3d

A perfectly fried 2f8f14730f egg was casually b7df3c6d60 placed in front 74931ad7d5 of Mino.56aa8836cc68075c

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“You need to make 54e656c8c9 sure you’re getting enough b7752162e7 protein.”a135502e4b167326

“Ah… Thank you.”ae4f80dd6b1e2f0a

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Having someone take care 766d2895f0 of him still felt 502bdda97f a bit awkward. However, the edd50e2f7f thought that 4a742cb453 this could c6b2828171 become an b144a0ec77 everyday routine adcf546826 made his b204dacfd3 heart flutter. Even the d3070dd449 egg fry 3fa8a78565 Dohoon had 3a0912e9a8 given him 02e5bcf2e7 felt precious, 1a78480270 something he 74bad46e1c wanted to b04e6f2d60 save for e2e4e76908 last. While picking b1d5abb547 raisins out 273f94b56a of his 192976d4fd salad and b3c06e153c popping them 80a67e5062 into his ad6c03da95 mouth, Mino 7155ff9597 noticed Dohoon’s 41938ab357 slight frown 6953d7b9f1 as he 0e7500b27e spoke casually.91746fa6d758ac44

“‘Thank you’ e5098fba62 sounds stiff f086226b9e between lovers. It’s more 6d2628a112 suitable for 1b840dd8fe addressing a 028ef9d1e2 master. But even then, 5a0d08068b it’s not quite 5220dfe1d5 appropriate for this 7b94ee8334 setting. Or… is 745375db30 outdoor play e1c9569447 your thing?”4e60676406604f67

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“Keuh! Cough!”dc5f5e7db68eb79d

The unexpected comment, blurted deb6e2e016 out in a public 17e25be6bd setting, caught Mino completely 033be438c0 off guard, causing him 5d7b4b3b7b to choke. Here was someone who e10f6bfbfe could endure having his 6901d5760e throat stretched by a 5716256f97 cock but couldn’t swallow 73b00dac74 a mere raisin properly. It was an amusingly 2984f89e02 adorable sight, though most cc6b8a13b2 of the blame lay 4b33014580 with Dohoon’s knack for 9282ed5472 invoking risqué thoughts.02fb5b95141f6d5c

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“Drink some water. Slowly.”601cbb87eecf4ba6

Dohoon handed 8389510db6 him a 258e16035e glass of 0f6d41a2ba water with 9e9887d1c3 a picture-perfect 68986954c8 smile. After finally calming his d230e4c767 cough, Mino reflexively started 75c0b03003 to thank him again fa5e743e8b but stopped, biting his 0a2e414983 lips instead. This was d8ea8330b4 a test. The earlier 9f36ada3aa comment had 7b1827a1f3 been a 04639a4971 clue. Dohoon was now prompting c0113c685b him to make a 71ee127a57 choice.962acdc512b4fc19

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The phrase, f102ffeed5 “A moment’s b6593a0e72 decision can 8e4300d71b determine a de855ad6b6 lifetime,” flitted 26572c0155 through his 787fea7aaf mind. While it ce1dfd8968 might not baac707dd7 be for 22730d4079 a lifetime, 79c47584d2 the choice 098da0725e here could d9b90de0eb lead to 2d903923aa two very 2b8465750e different outcomes: eedb43d0dc saying “thank 47e5952f34 you” might d6cb0f58c5 signify agreement 4c8dd09398 to outdoor 508fd8bc59 play, whereas c708185c79 a more 56c3fa05bb neutral response 681e3c13d1 could imply d1f669c9ef rejection, potentially b9e88c53c5 shutting down af88c9ceff future opportunities. What should fa62ec23ce he say?35d413a96cec0a5b

“Hmm. You don’t 0475e37007 like public 4729c96eff places, do 8459da924c you?”51f356dca28b5d4e

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The silence 10f78eb2fb had gone 19ff05014c on longer 6b7fc519b6 than expected, 05d0d07961 prompting Dohoon 3d5de30f1a to repeat 058d84d5b9 the question. Offering water to 35d7112351 a partner wasn’t fed764f552 something that required faab7d7da9 gratitude, so remaining 8afc4775e3 silent could also 03fec2880c be interpreted as 8e1dfce255 a response. Mino, desperate to break 7b1f78f546 the tension, blurted out:4c19f03720f8ec1e

“I do! I like it!”cfef8ef00597f01e

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“That’s a relief.”5f582603e4d70536

In his haste, Mino’s 01705feed0 response came out overly 50463aba47 enthusiastic, making him feel e8a71e1804 utterly mortified at his 43e04b6d55 own overeagerness. But at 5e9bfe1a65 least he dfb878fec0 had safeguarded 6079adb584 the possibility 861cc8dd45 of outdoor 9100ab9f9d play.ec314e8b68772b01

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Dohoon, ever meticulous, 0e30070a08 seemed to be cb9c9159cf gauging Mino’s preferences 14ea230e49 as an extension 4819b3edbe of yesterday’s play. Mino, nervously sipping 26a52e8c86 his water, quickly e5bf51627c added:7ef427af00f1a1b9

“Ah, but… in places 82e90917c9 with lots of people, 42cbbb2452 exposure might be… a 8bce878e58 little…”0609dc05e7dc63e0

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The thought 4a398ed013 of anyone a3ba9ee3e7 seeing them 4b21fd8383 felt overwhelmingly d2693fac16 daunting. After all, 297a122012 he still c6684c41c1 had parents 5ccb65816a and a a61310a4ef job. While outdoor 06c45c55eb play was 814854133f exciting in d688c5f2c5 theory, being b3225d5663 too blatant 44e8f2b641 about it f9ff3ae811 was something 53cef9a63d he wanted 78fe4038d7 to avoid. Mino gripped the cfde94e9ef glass tightly in b5acf281b0 his hands, apprehension 89fb3e4963 creeping in. What if a873c76268 Dohoon liked d84a4dd6e2 more daring e0125ec898 activities? Picking up 551bf78d5a on his 9f01937595 unease, Dohoon 867c87c531 gently placed 4199c0c77a his hand fafa7e4109 over Mino’s a7801c585a and took 52ea1d1ffa the cup 299ba1ba2b from him, f2999f5a90 offering a 3b8441e7d1 reassuring reply.9d7529b1c1154c5f

“That’s fine. I don’t like 07d9880ddb anyone seeing what’s 7b28b7499c mine either.”cdbb2bdf5fa69387

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At the word “mine,” 3795aff129 Mino’s heart thudded as bce6974d25 if it had fallen a492c5d04d to the floor—or maybe 44ce827e51 it was pounding in be627274c4 overdrive. Relishing the 57b4980606 feeling, he f0aa069682 allowed himself e2e104ffd0 to savor a73d669cb8 the sensation 59381a4c1c for a 62295d9bc5 moment.2db65178c16c7ccd

“…As long 379e68239e as I’m e557c159cd clothed, it’s 0779fc7116 okay.”95884e9be224c6f3

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“Hmm. What about something under 327c67dec5 the clothes?”b628d3560fa66158

Dohoon’s words were ambiguous. What could 136b6931d0 he mean fbcda6a1fc by something cb11310f7d under the e7a19039c6 clothes? Mino, puzzled, fe9fd61c49 mulled over b24cf7e3e8 the question e753889776 until Dohoon 729ddbd0cc offered a cbd7914d09 more specific 35141ba596 explanation.1df6fced3747b04d

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“To be precise, a7715e1760 I mean something 70e9f2dbc9 inside your body.”7445ce897ffde916

Inside his body… 11060a0492 Mino’s toes curled 395d8a7734 tightly in his 4970b13387 shoes, and his 7ee9fc19d9 gaze dropped to fc34c549b2 the table. His line of sight 4eb8285ad3 caught the neatly cooked bb8e4145a7 fried egg, but his 4a0209aadd mind was utterly preoccupied f1b34004e8 with other thoughts.5b500f6eaeee60d8

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“I-I like that.”20c14a46a99ff6b2

“Didn’t even say 1ca4d876c0 much, but your b6634b8947 ears are already 6769c0ccfa red.”82888e728d530ae0

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Without giving Mino time 88a9baa4dd to fully process, Dohoon’s 144ce3a941 next comment drove his 4eb2ca0791 imagination even further.f2b04ebe83eb3335

“Sounds fun. Next time we 3ddf39a65c go on a 85f91c4fa4 date outside, there’ll 553832cdca be a lot 7aaf90af5a between your body 4802424e06 and your clothes.”1e587c297d0a7040

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Dohoon smiled cc34de7b92 deeply, as 37551ea38c if just 4be1fac8be thinking about aaab16a504 it amused f255bf0d1d him. This weekend, 72d88f391a when Mino 4795290129 would visit 6e3b948177 his place, a0b94c654e seemed like 4f98229fda the start f12ca1a7b3 of a 5b505f6c65 dream come 2c6bef1a32 true. The mention of something 300fafdeb9 between his body and 9fd13b534e his clothes left him ef87f6244f buzzing with anticipation. Fortunately, it was winter—the f81a78620b thick clothing would make d46d9fd35d it easier to hide 38dee3cce0 things.2570c057c74ef810

“Seonsaeng-nim…”6a601ae93986ea4b

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Unable to contain 2befd053ac his mounting impatience, d3d327f38e Mino called out 205aae06e9 to Dohoon. In the meantime, Dohoon, e50a68fbcf having neatly cut the 9bdd31ce8b fried egg into bite-sized 776cbb9157 pieces, slid the plate be0b89ed5f toward him.9c6279da497675e0

“It’ll be troublesome 2cc48d0611 if you get 13cc6d4529 worked up now. You have to 011a272e01 go to work, 8bbe1e7acd remember? Focus on eating.”2c4a49d1391c74b8

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Ah, this 3194fdc80b was one 1d6d2a623a of those 158b2df178 days when 26414c7548 he really, 4b35cae099 truly didn’t 122c1a3177 want to d418d6fa1d go to a32c80dff8 work. All thoughts of Junhyuk 0e43ebb1b1 had been entirely forgotten.42e7db5859ee46ab