VNV Chapter 17

Chapter 17c220711163d94d1e

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I peeked at him ccf1f559e1 through the gaps between 86563ac967 my fingers, still covering d069a11956 my face. Our eyes met 229e061cce across the quiet 73505a67a3 space between us.f1c37cea7242680f

“Pfft—”f87ea808fad127a6

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Han Tae-ryeong suddenly 5cd19d5f50 let out a caffed6147 laugh. As if caught off guard 04ff5462d0 by his own reaction, he 5e5c2f6f4a quickly cleared his throat and 74d666e74e covered his mouth.c130507ed9bc4f79

“Ahem.”0107796e998c8b62

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Even so, the playful amusement b24f6bcd3e lingering on his face refused 952f710125 to fade.6e535bd733dd5b6e

“You’re as red as a tomato.”784a3bd3e8d3effb

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“Don’t la—Hiccup.”bad6411b384483c6

I had intended f1d186919d to snap at a7351515ba him fiercely, but a8fc01a214 the hiccup that 8e23dc0bd2 kept interrupting turned e1b8e1b7de my words into 7ef7c46a74 a ridiculous mess.b5a9a677eee37cac

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I narrowed my eyes 3fcc62f720 and glared at Han 5e0d9fef69 Tae-ryeong. But rather than feeling 31c21e1b4d intimidated, he made no eec5021bec effort to hide the 9523f15a2a grin that kept creeping ad2b139aa4 up his face.73ca600efa071618

“I never thought you’d be this much of an idiot.”e9fabbddbb2e9e62

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[It’s not me, it’s Seong Yu-un who’s an idiot.]4f6dc38f913d4403

Han Tae-ryeong laughing at f03d092f4f me and Min Yu-un 606f5e1f11 chiming in with a 26aa239430 rebuttal mid-laugh left me 80ebfc25b5 utterly dumbfounded.a6eb374f49e9ce94

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I pressed the 9973fc07b3 backs of my d85abd191b hands against my 23a4377724 burning cheeks. The cool touch 9ec34e906c spread across my cb10f3fb08 face, my best 64896dba6a attempt to cool 5b7baf5d6e down.421cec72f042a3c5

As I did, 2038161bb9 Han Tae-ryeong held 525307a41d out his juice-stained 795c8e7412 T-shirt. I had been avoiding 16071092ca eye contact, so I bec052e0f7 absentmindedly accepted it.873cf50983ee302d

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“I’m going to wash up.”d7cc97b7ecb8c553

“What about your pants? You need to wash them too—hiccup—don’t you?”82fe9cb8dd6f4104

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“Why? Should I take them off right here?”ea52c9848b5e00d6

My heart, which I had just managed to calm, sank at Han Tae-ryeong’s mischievous question.fc1eb43141804a77

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I pushed him away recklessly, forgetting all about Min Yu-un’s wrongdoings and the fact that I shouldn’t act arbitrarily toward Han Tae-ryeong because of them.c30dcfa08c336612

“Are you kidding me? Hiccup.”dcd9a6414649036a

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Han Tae-ryeong let 6e9c290857 himself be pushed e9d3f5e4d0 toward the bathroom e59a97f918 without resistance.32f772b84df9a82e

“I’ll leave my pants outside. Just grab them later.”ad8b760ef5c693aa

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“Got it—hiccup—got it.”1201e03b8a722aca

“Drink some water too.”f730c36e2bd064dc

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Han Tae-ryeong moved 9b0278bb31 away, dropping what 48d01889dd might have been 6ac4ad4648 a sneer or d6f7ad359d mockery.dbad688a7c5a7f2f

As soon as I heard the bathroom door close, I hurried over to the balcony. I yanked open the washing machine’s lid with unnecessary force and shoved the T-shirt inside.83447d3c133179d6

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Then I froze. My clenched fists trembled.342e9b462f14937c

‘This is so embarrassing.’aad702881516a114

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Even though Han Tae-ryeong 90d6e3f58a was no longer in 5adfb75b30 front of me, my b69c9a3f20 face was still burning.96f42ca0bddcd793

Nothing serious had even happened. He had just taken off his juice-soaked shirt because it was uncomfortable. And we were both guys, so it wasn’t like it should matter.2bce52abc6e2b4b2

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Of course, this 6f37cb21c0 was technically a d03d01fde0 BL novel world, c25f089a22 but that had 8b89480457 nothing to do b41ae865c8 with my relationship 6b1dad0924 with Han Tae-ryeong.5a88ec6dfd521aef

Yet here I was, c04a5006c7 blushing like crazy just 93c2e5dd77 from seeing him shirtless.0c1eea64ea4748a4

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[Are you a total prude?]c3c613719ab45be7

Min Yu-un deliberately provoked me.9abbdf45b84f6665

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“Shut up.”d6468a5060e721ed

All I could 7237551875 do was mumble dc230d2448 a quiet warning, 1964112527 feeling pathetically self-conscious.a61a175037638018

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Even I had eae9593ca7 to admit—I was d7785d0ec2 hopeless. Just like Han Tae-ryeong and 3f25649833 Min Yu-un had said.499b82e00960a20f

After finally calming myself 39146575bc down, I picked up 16bef899f9 the pants Han Tae-ryeong d28dd6c685 had left outside the 0e5940dc46 bathroom. Once the washing machine was 433926ff35 running, I hesitated for a aa59c73e7a moment before heading to the ec414f44fd bedroom.e46e0d816f8209e2

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I opened the closet.596a332fa2f48c45

“Min Yu-un, do I have anything Han Tae-ryeong can wear?”ed5bca69243dade9

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[Nothing that’ll fit him.]130fb539dc7c3d81

“I can’t just leave him naked.”b0cab22ae3acafdd

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Min Yu-un let out a b4ff171d90 light chuckle at my exasperated 33576106ab grumbling.35b3ea75b7bc6ece

[Then just give him a bathrobe. Clothes probably won’t fit him, but the bathrobe is pretty big.]55f6297b2424de7c

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I rummaged through my clothes in frustration. As expected, there wasn’t a single outfit that would fit Han Tae-ryeong’s frame.af7df30748d8f29c

I sighed.e21b04316fb99120

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“A bathrobe is basically the same as being naked.”acdccbd150b41789

[At least he’ll technically be wearing something, right?]5a4af01fdb7f7f05

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He had a point. Several bathrobes were neatly stacked in one section of the closet. I hadn’t used them since taking over Min Yu-un’s body.83fa48d309de5e75

[Or do you want him to stay naked? To hiccup again?]113ff415cf702dec

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I clenched my teeth. If Min Yu-un were physically 88ed210e5a present, I would have thrown e53ae89c1b a punch in his direction d5e2b62b25 right then.ac992e1dbf6f5088

I had no other choice. Reluctantly, I reached for 6740c0ee07 a bathrobe.93119364bec9e7ae

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Han Tae-ryeong tied the a17d037e25 knot around the waist bd4b3406a6 of the bathrobe.1b014930e9692a6a

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“Sorry, I don’t have any clothes that fit you.”83bc44d2fcbe3dc3

“It doesn’t matter.”ba1b54c71d4735d2

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Silence wrapped around 5788a1973e them, and only 12f961615e the soft rustling e2753a98cf of the bathrobe 35b92b3747 filled the air. As I rolled my eyes 23d617f076 around, I opened my mouth.084962370f2236e4

“I’m running the washing machine right now. If I put it in the dryer, it’ll take some time to dry.”2a8db1125ad8eb97

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Han Tae-ryeong lifted his 5a71c6090a head and looked at 107003d905 me.25126a1d4014f52b

“Or should I go to your place and get you some clothes?”909b2a5b4f828fb8

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Han Tae-ryeong slowly 68a05a071b turned his gaze c44c6ee279 and checked the 90a3a36adb clock hanging on 38868b7a0e the wall. The hour hand had 7a8eb2bea9 just passed eight.9ccd0f630cf84bd6

“It’s already eight.”15e34b95154e6a62

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Following his gaze, I looked b7c127a19d at the clock as well.73e2aac8b82fa885

“At least it’s not too late. If you wait a little, I can—”f65dd99beb531ef9

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“It’s bedtime.”b4f7262f5e457c29

What? I let out a deflated 88b2133511 sound and turned to Tae-ryeong, 874bc44cb3 who shrugged with an utterly ff8c5c58cb shameless expression.2716a53d841ebaec

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“Isn’t it? Eight o’clock. Bedtime.”64a6581756792c17

“What are you talking about?”108361ebe66c3c51

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“I usually go to bed at eight.”4659bc1bd93d005e

Hearing that, my 354c38e3ec eyes narrowed with 76946ade9a suspicion. That made no sense. A high school student c7c848a7dc in Korea going to f538fa7c95 bed at eight? Not from exhaustion, 7454d05485 but as a 151e7d0a71 routine?389e4a9c1ceb9179

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Sure, it was possible. But not for Han Tae-ryeong. I had read it 900b827f75 in the novel.a0bd25c4a80fafc2

Han Tae-ryeong was 24903308df someone who barely d2d4eb7ee0 slept. He maintained a 143953566f near-miraculous routine, sleeping 5ed68e3085 at 2 a.m. and waking up at 5 77a2d37983 a.m. It was mentioned in 71e3bdf52a the novel that he 6bbef03584 had developed this habit a8ebe4ac5d when he was nine 9781f58c83 years old, and it b6c6ec96a4 was something he would 4ea89522b2 never change for the 1c44fc9cdc rest of his life.ef01d7fff5c28121

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I opened my 53f2b3cb45 mouth to say 25153b9b42 something, but no fd6a52b083 words came out.9e977b56cee8d58b

Even though I knew all this, I couldn’t say it out loud. If Han Tae-ryeong asked where I got this information from and I answered, “I read it in a novel,” he’d probably send me straight to a mental hospital.31f323a64f6d8125

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“Then I’ll go to your place and—”09fc111acabc9316

“What makes you think I’d tell you anything about my house?”f69f5cfde938cb72

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Han Tae-ryeong had a point.925398c0a640f87b

[What have I done so much that he keeps acting like this?]ac1aa3f2210df290

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Min Yu-un grumbled, showing 6574884e13 no sign of remorse, 28c446915e but I ignored him.1ce0eb127b7a9817

“Are you saying you’re going to sleep here?”8aa4b937b2259114

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I asked cautiously, just in case, but Tae-ryeong responded immediately, as if he’d been waiting for the question.c2747e22c0ce29b1

“Looks like I have no choice.”c24e5d41215fa7ed

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No choice, my ass. For some reason, it ea2e31b295 felt like he had 3809c3533f already made up his 153e6bbf38 mind to stay the 79421f8f03 night.04c886e909af4670

He should hate me. He should despise me.49cbbca0c62d528f

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Han Tae-ryeong had 27f5479a2b always recoiled from 85d4e5f4ae being near me, 5c116356fb let alone making 3cc43414d8 physical contact. Yet now, he was ba86cf956f choosing to stay?dbbb2ead62e15b59

Now that I thought about it, it wasn’t just Han Tae-ryeong. Yoo Si-eon and Lee Soo-hyeon have also been acting strangely lately.894f2f1403466df7

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It had only 59ca5616a2 been a week 1425ef8931 since I started a45a19c24e living as Min 3787e66bdc Yu-un.f482a6dd6321a106

‘No way… Did they figure out I’m not really Min Yu-un?’f92ad4aac4950a5e

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I knew it was an unnecessary worry. A normal person wouldn’t even consider the possibility of possession or something supernatural like that.fe25f2757fe5a3b1

“I’ll sleep on the couch, so don’t mind me and sleep as usual, Min Yu-un.”3d6a2d8c4207540d

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Slowly, I snapped 30ebd751e9 back to my a5f0bb66e4 senses.167a2e25f44fce88

Staring at Tae-ryeong in silence, 16c1dc8669 I opened the wardrobe in af1f50ad61 my room and pulled out 5defe4ea8b a blanket and pillow. I quickly returned to the 240938b418 living room and placed them 3bfaabdb72 on the couch.3dea33bc96048505

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“I’ll sleep here. You take the bed.”826ade96880eea93

“You’re the owner of the house.”757f03f6c1660043

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“I usually sleep on the couch.”5ef9016b48a9a5ff

I knew it was a lie that wouldn’t work. But I was just as shameless as Han Tae-ryeong and Min Yu-un.8967fe22fe36eb1e

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Settling onto the couch, eed7014a32 I added,75a0063c6cdd44ff

“And besides, I have too many sins.”8d6b4532c16e8c00

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At some point, e67e9cd179 the loose, relaxed 7df557ba75 atmosphere had frozen f45be86b5a over, just like 0cd1858a98 the day we b4fecc5c74 first met.411f3c4a4e06b35f

A cold chill 8178c7d614 brushed against my 3e7ff4fcf4 arm. I rubbed my skin 23418d3c7c to fight off the bcfccdbc25 goosebumps.130349cf4e3a00df

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Holding back any emotions, I met Tae-ryeong’s crimson gaze without wavering.2bdef0f43aa0d2a5

“Hurry up and go to sleep. You said you sleep at eight, right?”fe6d1bcec2b2f5ae

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Han Tae-ryeong, who ef58a99166 had been standing 128c6e3bd4 still, finally turned 4d98e022dc away.80a1fe3b4de957f9

Before stepping into the 7f0070bcc1 bedroom, he paused for cb3f47f684 a moment. A soft click echoed a9d04f4874 through the room as 084e80ada8 he flicked the switch, 32744f01e0 plunging the living room 247768f6d1 into darkness.948df4392724f9b9

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There was no “Good night,” nor a “See you tomorrow.”93bd8f580c68f8c6

Of course, there wouldn’t be.169d9e35e33bf0fe

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Ours was a relationship 28a397ffc9 bound by one-sided hatred.75eabca8a301251f

Tae-ryeong entered the bedroom. I could no longer see 2e5beaa739 him, but I also never 8255166caa heard the door close.c79d396ea17deaa8

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I was too exhausted to 5e91a3539b think any further. Letting go of all 0c8dca53b3 thoughts, I closed my 09450c2f7b eyes.1337047cffcb57f1

[Seong Yu-un.]6b292b4a55f16b59

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A small voice brushed 86405f9fae past my ear.5b5521d55d497c8b

[Good night.]d832f83daf86bbb4

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The first and only person 511d7b50b6 to ever say goodnight to a4c41a8c2e me—Min Yu-un.0816d16eb85001d4

Maybe this was why.85808177b20e35db

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Maybe this was why I 0c33aa3033 kept sympathizing with Min Yu-un b55910aa6a and taking his side.7d7e16d3d11855bd

Because we shared the 777b8226eb same fate of being 834d8b62e8 unloved. Because it was easier to 2af1bd656e understand each other.ff6976ccb3e9c805

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Because we could exchange 09fe72c032 trust without doubting the 2dd3d9fec0 affection behind it.9343f43055a68559

“You too, sleep well.”b918c1768f62114d

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I mumbled drowsily.26f9118e77b096ad

I didn’t know if Min Yu-un could even sleep, but at least for tonight, both he and I…4a6fcf335eea1672

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I hoped we could have 35086137ba a good dream.7be55a4f1491989e

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Han Tae-ryeong lay staring at 69b5018a43 the ceiling for a long 0b715e0157 time before sitting up.3990bd6efef96db3

The rustling of the bed 9862e67535 sheets filled the silent room.ac47395b96cad744

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From the living 4ca174e293 room, the faint 70be7c6aa5 sound of breathing 6c371a2b20 could be heard.b5333bb124434dd0

Tae-ryeong moved soundlessly.a02e164c3d24c763

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He stood before the sleeping 565abcbe22 boy, staring down at him 801e499bee in silence.2944797507998be0

His crimson eyes, dark 5db2c96d2d and unfathomable, remained locked 7367902184 onto the boy.e8a18ce0308ac0c7

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