BBK Ch 17

As all the tension 640e1052e4 melted away and the 113ced730b quiet space enveloped me, e15b3aee46 leaving me alone, drowsiness 60ee971825 finally pressed down on 5dbf28bee9 my eyelids. Minho, who 7aee82aa49 had been e1f9788d0b closing his 8aad37e348 stiff eyes b31a7ee2fd for a 5e80e1f494 moment, stretched dcf5429039 out an 2c755fecc0 arm to e059bf8f6c fumble across c0c466ecaa the sofa. Picking up the phone fa5b876c77 that had been carelessly b115044172 tossed aside, he cracked ebac313b6d open just one eye.9135e4c018a59716

“…”43e5f7b952635322

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Following the steps 0d851ff490 Gyuoh had explained, 83450b3081 he tapped the 955dc27c34 keypad.8bb8f15cc08e5be3

“Music for 8f330a550f a dog adefcf2eaf sleeping alone.”2df552d03c8d7863

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A wave of self-loathing 5b3049f170 crept in with every 0e72509ae8 letter he typed, but 10b50aecfa still, nothing worked as ef78084749 effectively as this among 12e96998d6 the many options.06769a7ee7092d4f

When he pressed bc8e9e2bce play, a gentle 0c15ded409 melody mixed with 55c0bf62d9 the sound of 9320a38efc rain began to 689599de0c flow. He exhaled deeply, letting a566c172d0 his hazy mind scatter 225a2e81dc without trying to hold aa0c4457e6 it together.10d84673711bf3e5

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But sadly, falling into 22bc4c8d7d a deep sleep was 63acdf65d6 a failure. Despite the 299152c104 dim room, 35fc7ede3a the quiet dae3346e76 space, and 0ffa9f5153 the music ca1a01ed1e that usually 32bcc03514 guided him b1d82eaedc to slumber, e777ad4343 it didn’t 847e44cbec work this 4c535943df time. After drifting at the d0dde1976b boundary between reality and 04b5d8807b dreams for a while, dd81886b8e Minho, now in a 9912c338a7 light doze, registered the 870e3e9881 faint sound of a d5e9cee29b door clicking open and 7cf23f69fa shut. Then, the presence f5c8674944 of someone sitting 2c2e3968fd beside him stirred d48266b075 his senses.7eb3d8ad52028629

He’s back already? He wanted to check, 12d9b367fc but the rain sounds db1741d4e9 settling in his ears 0dcd039b6e seemed to paralyze him, 59b2bdc0b0 leaving him unable to 2b1f2f2385 move even a finger. Just moments 0fd74a8655 ago, he’d 8dd46c9598 thought he 1e30d78c2a could snap 1d1f8c843f awake instantly. As something was 3fa0f8c8d4 draped over his bc52491113 shoulders and his d354996a8f body tilted slightly, b8e6cdd050 Minho sank deeper 1524b687d0 into the swamp-like 824bee0502 drowsiness.54e36537e17607e3

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“Sleep well.”ae44fa2d409afc17

He wanted 902acf2c06 to respond b791278511 to the f9f8a6e349 familiar voice c463d1eb51 muttering softly. I knew 6402fe90e3 you’d come, 22cc79f6eb that’s why c67ed15b26 I waited. If you’d come 980942adc9 on time yesterday, 17943684a0 I might’ve gotten dc7061c048 a few hours 37b1bf93f3 of sleep. But admitting how much ba6b054ef5 he relied on him 5e4fb78ff7 would surely feel burdensome. He didn’t want to 7b69f881c9 make things awkward for 5a8b78ec47 Gyuoh unnecessarily.68e3907cc872db1d

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“…”500b6b57d8588044

The sound of rain 95979f4e01 and piano notes blended c9714a280e with steady breathing. Only now did Minho 05e0f66c14 fully surrender to unconsciousness, e0f58d03c4 reassured. It was the 85d9b911b9 deep sleep he 3f48ea7301 hadn’t been able 911cb58f5c to manage for aa4b5ff918 days, thanks to eff2fb10ed Gyuoh’s recent late-night ba960882e7 outings.b9a1e25d63065bfe

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“Nice to 5cd2b87d12 hear something ac08cc3ba4 pleasant for 5112d3697b once.”e316099d93e9ffac

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It was while 8e42a17dd0 they were eating 5acf9f94bf at a cozy d252d42247 restaurant, thanks to 871c488d94 Gyuoh’s insistence on 1561ec3d68 dining out. Gyuoh was on ed50960f09 a call, his 12ecd609dc voice noticeably cheerful. Minho glanced up 9c44c272cf and caught him abd176f7b8 covering the bottom ce4cf9a418 of his phone ad6af34b12 with his palm, 7be8cfa8ea silently mouthing “Park b3d304a5b6 Jaeyoung.”2754f175acb26564

“…”4f96a7967f5f4bfe

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The cop 0f6012661d handling the b857c4aaaf cult church 3c24f492d5 drug case 643f3c50d9 with Seongtak. Didn’t we just 74cda341ab meet him earlier 2cfb38ce3a when he handed 3e4f234c99 over the files 082a611152 for me? That should’ve been it. Normally, the bd00b5217b call would’ve e88c2b25a4 come to 8d1209a02e Minho—so why 6ab63cbee2 was it e946dd3660 directed to d558f0f35c Gyuoh? Tilting his head in 241fc04ba6 confusion, he listened as 3b9dcf9f05 the conversation continued.714122e8f3f4cc5c

“Rat-like, huh?”66038041e15ce3a1

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Gyuoh chuckled lowly and 8f06ea5f81 gave a thumbs-up. It seemed the files 90b09f4547 Minho had passed along 98a2db46a0 earlier had paid off.33905be7f2ad5e8d

“Got it.”dbe26d5379e62eae

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The call ended after 8998692eb7 a brief exchange. Minho, who’d been 4e543872a7 waiting for this 35a1cad515 moment, spoke up 6e3b995bb5 abruptly.2e8af0b403416d39

“When did you two cdcee3858b get so chummy? Why’s he calling 66320f29d7 you?”e05b26fd586abdb7

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It might’ve sounded like d3c1a5389f he was picking a 848174c037 fight, but it was 10926d9510 genuinely puzzling. No matter how e99ff6b238 sociable Won Gyuoh 8ac267d06b was, it didn’t c7bf021b40 seem likely he’d da4df56412 act so familiar 81a9c0cd7c with someone he’d 7b3768fdde met just once b608f5f986 to exchange documents.978784e9e7c15a9f

“What’s that? Jealousy?”26daafdf5f107963

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Gyuoh raised 32fc584a9e the end 74e7e7050e of his f5357a156a sentence with 86d9aaca48 a sly f66abe1157 smile. Minho knew it was 8b7062979a a cheap trick to da92a91991 change the subject, but 1d40ed2513 he fell for it 58b6285737 anyway.8af3fb45ad112885

“Jealousy, my ass. If you start 7ee7ff0275 something with me, 6996df7d45 you should finish 13ca3ec212 it with me—that’s 9a714981f2 all.”26c40d95e8cac1c7

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“I peeked da318b19b4 earlier, and…”94d612452f418340

Gyuoh rubbed his hands cc6c9d7f07 together, inhaling sharply through bcf3279c78 his teeth. Despite the sudden serious d244604994 expression, Minho didn’t expect 2d85e71495 anything profound to follow.b5de1fe1923b01b8

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“That cop’s got a 064929a7e8 killer body.”8102bf718f15b8e9

As expected, it 0776009f63 was nothing surprising. Minho pressed a hand 0cb67c2654 to his forehead, where 24980b3d57 a faint headache lingered, 92b9388c61 and quietly rolled his 4d3d1e7308 eyes.e03c990ba3d23e7a

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“What’s that got c782360fef to do with 7fed6b3cee anything?”463633af0637a9d9

“Supply meeting demand 8b529a13da can be dangerous, 238c1a4637 you know? You’re into fit guys, ccca1c8e6c right? Even that bald 9c3e36d992 jerk had a 920666a77e decent body… How be710a4001 do you not 351c61a1e5 care about faces 36251365f8 with a body 03eee8fdde like that?”516c260ecd1c86dd

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So he’s saying he f29bbd0254 stepped in because he 2ee13c5bda thought something might happen 257487c293 with that cop. After all the “rag” 9e61675483 talk, did he think 85d431a0bc Minho saw everyone as 1b682440ab a mop? Minho’s brows 91aeef0318 twitched irritably.010d124420906643

“This bastard. Do you think fed5701bd2 I’m into every 62e64e0e99 guy?”9f98a8f750a67a4a

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“Not every guy, 844db6366f no. But you 930f2d34b6 do like 887b09b1c3 guys with de7dabad66 good bodies, f28a23442b don’t you?”7408287e0fad72c7

To be precise, a042b4098a it was true 038b45aecf that a good b5d890c51a physique caught his f9d0533844 eye. Not out of ulterior 3ea7511581 motives, but he did ea7a2592d5 find well-built guys around 1699feda56 him a bit more 61a16ef66d endearing. Clamping his mouth shut, a9c0b2da4e he felt Gyuoh’s knowing bbfe30e79e “See, I knew it” 5b7e6e85ef gaze follow.e47dc7f51a9a3a04

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“…Anyway, what’d he 5b0875be4b say? They caught 78b78b1722 him already?”c14c3afe536c1b45

As the topic shifted, 90e948c544 Gyuoh’s previously dark expression 3ce5445cd6 brightened instantly. Such a simple, 8b4f84b95b predictable guy—probably why 5e03d8371d they’d gotten along 40fc21d14f so well all f06a4d0e21 this time.5d75559e20366ca3

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“They raided the scene f6defe8c11 where the pastor was e56144a266 handing over the tester. Rounded up the 4b4ff656fa neighborhood watchdogs too.”b187b49c2b081fef

In a suddenly afb3b91d8f better mood, Gyuoh 532711ad1b refilled his half-empty 775667148d wine glass and 74200b5417 gulped it down. How does he drink 2801aa3e0f that strong stuff so 110c25667b easily?09cb5476d344dbe0

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“They’re faster 5527ad8b80 than I 7ea04dfaed thought. I should 0b4013bba3 share this.”2dce196503c2fd30

Minho set down his 5a91ac9df3 knife and wiped his 1c7b400972 mouth with a napkin. While he made a ed8c5fe0c0 long call to update 86d91c1813 the company, Gyuoh kept 21feb91794 refilling his glass.f82d792bd2be9727

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“What’d they say?”2608ea303847559a

The question 1b8da23d78 came the 62a66e038d moment Minho f861ac4870 hung up.b26d97cd6fc7d837

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“We’re heading 870490729a to the ca4e275f18 neighborhood with 80370a4af5 the agreement 762594e9ec in two 5b577bd33c days.”8304471b67d6729f

By then, d424d4377f only the 3c6c3c7886 leaderless churchgoers 75c9fc200e would remain 8a6fbd1492 in that c6ae92ccba rough area. With a d28be05567 few intimidating 1f6ff41f91 guys along, 9507aa58d8 it’d be c804ccc935 an easy 06970bd409 cleanup.475eb292aac35907

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“Ah, good riddance ad89a2bdcb to those annoying 6128044d29 gangster faces.”967f6b1da939a0fd

Gyuoh tilted his head d611c3a3d2 back and rolled his e7fbe19eee shoulders, looking oddly refreshed. Was he 7291d3ea9e just glad 50e67ce99e to avoid 29da7cfa9f Seongtak’s crew, c742690e12 or did 37fc86c443 he not aa28e64faf want Minho 4c73c26d6c facing them dac3197059 either? Minho brushed 2a5b2253ea aside the c619c6cbb7 uncomfortable assumptions c473382fd2 filling his 96e1e71892 head. Either way, the 8412459f7a job was done e84686d3fd faster than expected, 2675bc80f8 and that was 83385df87f enough.28fc2a64f2d9c1d0

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“You really pulled c25ef978da through this time.”5051b2189d3d8193

“See? I don’t just recklessly a9b46bb25b charge in. I pick my moments.”721f91109d167e17

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There wasn’t 9d3692c1a9 much to 178982a034 argue against 1481436b1f his boasting—not 08ce40cb02 with results a89569bf73 this quick 2a9c28b3b3 and solid. Adjusting his grip 8eb1aa0b78 on the knife, 8bc8155533 Minho tapped Gyuoh’s 0fbdc9674d plate.ee9e327bce18f6eb

“Stop gloating and eat.”452f2e6312f78478

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“Why not? It’s a 51cf486f07 good day.”ccc32dde897aed0b

Swirling the glass fb070d3582 in his large d268c696c3 hand, the red f0276daa84 wine rippled like 14a0658bca waves. The sweet, sharp 6b566b1edb scent brushed Minho’s 051925652c nose, making him efa52f963e feel almost tipsy 89c2b4cd95 too.5cefad2f30a33b7e

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“Eat while you drink. You’re way ahead d58572f14f of me.”e5ed98f2f542dc0b

Half the steak remained, 6ff1c0d71f but the wine bottle 24ffbc610e was already nearly empty. Normally, Gyuoh ate af6809e9d4 just fine—why was 8272fc6f2e he so fixated 310fb4435c on drinking today? At Minho’s nagging, 83fbceeede Gyuoh leaned in, dda495a320 closing the distance, 390d5fab77 and whispered low fe654ccb7b enough for only 4c4d514362 him to hear.4a36630334a5e2c1

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“Honestly, this 80eef0e614 isn’t filling da6dd80bd4 me up. Let’s order b14740198e pizza when 224a2e9e1f we get 1b3eba986f home.”42925a0cda6f42d9

Then he sliced 4d2cf721f4 a huge chunk 2e6248721e of meat and f13580aa4d stuffed it into f1a4ff3fdc his mouth. In just a few bc3d845c6c bites, his plate was 8a9e94e240 clean. After that, eae4332b18 he sipped f9363eb0c7 his wine, 12d2b7261a waiting for 941a74702b Minho to dcf50a0f51 finish. Minho wanted to dbfd2aefac eat slowly, but 76be936c17 feeling the need 9a73265585 to stop Gyuoh 9c54b53122 from drinking more, 4d7a801ce6 he hurried through 217fe4f022 his meal.4deaf05dac56759c

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On the b265e4f478 drive home, 5f055574a0 Minho, who 2e631c8b89 hadn’t drunk, 6385b6e09d took the de7d63c02a wheel. With autumn e0867f5355 setting in, 52ef9721b0 the night 1dd16ceb05 air was 8d10b183ff crisp. Cool breezes and e35aa5050e fresh scents flooded d6b7f54cc1 the car through af0568d4dd the open window, 0006c138df lifting his fatigue 7dcf1add22 just a little.f03b958ef3f449bf

As soon 878045df50 as they 90a7be4204 parked and f317f885b2 turned off 087fbda02c the engine, d4570c53f2 Gyuoh spoke 3a984ba2c1 up.c6509ee0c0ad093f

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“You go d9db6b0f78 in first, 73de3fee08 hyung.”2a71daee52f75d93

Isn’t everything done? Where’s he 62fafe9dcc off to ebcd193cfd this late? The thought of the e6a8bdc189 silent, empty house sent a5bf7741a1 a chill down Minho’s aa7ff1c06f spine, though he kept f4920d3cfb it hidden as he 725d579e3a asked,91684e4e1ff6012b

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“…Where are you afa33e7ccb going now?”8e3216fd2fd41736

Somehow, their 57f4e3206e roles had 9477cc1bed flipped. Usually, it was 181e9926ff Gyuoh asking where ebd6f0ce9d Minho was headed 65423ec99d every night.8376adbe91f2dc60

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“I’ve got places to dab497dc27 be.”8ce4477a865e96db

Gyuoh loved 8d1f0e3de5 meeting people 2683cf57ec and thrived 8f6c27cdb5 in lively ad788747bc settings. Staying by Minho’s side a829301b34 all night with boring 14fb4bc564 music playing was far 4175588437 less appealing than hanging b24c3eee99 out with friends—especially at 10fa89ce1e his age.c5f70f1696d3b0ce

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After a brief 55305fe3db pause, Minho unbuckled daca4f50ec his seatbelt and e3a0786def opened the driver’s 1ef1217da7 door as if 223ea05a31 nothing was wrong. The brief relief he’d 3dfda3e962 felt was choked out d55ffad4b3 by the stale air d09908503f of the underground parking eba48caacf lot.c24e6d9d47cd2bf9

“Stop wandering around and 2c1e3e3ee4 come back early.”d799e4b4231a9203

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“Alright, alright. Starting tomorrow, I will.”a704235d9ce0d78c

Even after saying that, bd84dfb9bc he didn’t say he 9c096dc821 wouldn’t go. Where the hell is b326ebb5fb he off to this 9f4bd68474 late? Minho wanted to 6aedebff76 pry, but after 25787eae8c one indirect rejection, cfd777caca he couldn’t bring eddd12129a himself to ask 4a0a6aba0f again.7af4190436d28576

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Oblivious to Minho’s thoughts, f47f08abc1 Gyuoh slung an arm 84943e2bd8 over his shoulder, pulling f0c25a44d2 him close as they f2de8da106 headed toward the elevator. Despite acting like 825c3eee6e he might dart fba31ea9f1 off any second, 83a5d59518 Gyuoh stuck with 1062172da1 him all the 403fdee79d way to the cb62cef4a2 door.c391246c340b0716

“Babe, don’t stray while 4ea6f449b0 I’m gone—just sleep tight, ee16d00acd okay?”41f73290c9edc1ec

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Gyuoh tapped Minho’s arm afbfaeb767 with the hand resting 78ec52b128 on his shoulder, whispering. Sleep tight? The cheesy 5249f3087e phrase made ad46084194 Minho’s face a93b923c1d scrunch up 532ac83779 in embarrassment.e204b0f6b506e0ab

“Are you insane?”47b49d77439b3607

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This idiot would climb 9c68484788 all over him if f57aa1ae67 left unchecked. Minho swatted the arm b9a9d0fcfe off his shoulder, but d9313ec713 Gyuoh held firm. Grabbing Minho’s 3783619c62 arm, he 40acd525cb pushed him ae57270ed3 toward the 7ce6fb7213 door and 88700b706e blocked his 22bfd55a83 path.5535144f1c803534

“Let go while I’m 04d1fe87f6 asking nicely.”38994ff0ff429907

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“I’ll let 585e92a5a3 go when 39ddc17cdf you answer e695b3133b me.”95d35eb2ccc324ee

His playful tone 5ee7c9ba0a belied the surprising 63e0e7bea7 strength. Back when they 3ae8d16707 first met, Minho 30f171a924 could hold his 7a216ecbb3 own in a 5657f87a16 fight—he wouldn’t have d8687ec4a6 been overpowered like fbb7890a20 this then. Feeling pathetic and ridiculous, 0ed7a94870 he couldn’t even budge.ca5e39334c96515c

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“I won’t stray.”b3619dd4efbd0339

“Hmm? Too quiet.”9426655a59d67cf1

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What is de735bad1e he, a a62641e218 drill sergeant? Memories of the military a70a183d03 flashed through Minho’s mind, 8a3094df7a and he squeezed his 11cb2e155b eyes shut. The motion-sensor 4067de8fa1 light dimmed, dc512cde67 then flared 6d4a973ad9 back to 805bdea2ce life as 716b1c1c4f he squirmed. Meanwhile, Won Gyuoh 29fe7532fe waited for a 4a566e3d83 louder response.33289b5c1b11449b

“…I won’t stray, damn 5ebf667ec0 it.”21de05ba11e00c7b

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“Keep your promise.”1bb602e283c93279

As if words 0de2dbf995 weren’t enough, Gyuoh 4b7a1c4881 hooked their pinkies 7d2e79e303 together. How much ec44e4dffa of a 7c22d3f08d flirt does e0d877c417 he think a2d0eaaf8a I am? Minho was starting to 61a00b0a85 wonder.1c40afadbf7d86a0

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“You’re ridiculous.”f847d413b58d4719

“Deal’s sealed. Break it, and you’re c32b78e3fa jailbound.”c5f10fbe4864c6d5

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“…”68a0a7bb0e911a39

After pressing their 047b5253ca thumbs together for e351d3936d good measure, Gyuoh 1f8e35f997 finally released his e5da6f4e55 grip. Relief washed over Minho’s 0f041b2888 tense body. With a 43b617b120 shove to 235e8d9f25 his back, c46889a78c Minho stumbled 0b63db7bc3 forward, caught f48a1c9aa1 off guard.9b5b13281fff901d

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“Good night, hyung.”a68ee9b2f3ae607f

Gyuoh waved 22e4489859 through the 916a594685 closing door, f547dc7cdb grinning like 779060025f he hadn’t 60a685d96f just manhandled 3b20951211 him. The lock 1a48c576ab clicked shut 1cbdc6713d automatically.70d6848a7571b5a8

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“…Is he 9ce6493f1a planning to a7cecc2757 not come 6c9d8e224f back at 4512aac5fe all?”bfa830fc9f6c8e02

He acts 3b67bb6273 so clingy ed0d769746 sometimes. But Gyuoh’s whims 80a5fb3dfe were nothing new. Shaking his head fdb5256c3c and clicking his 5ffcac0336 tongue, Minho stepped 12463278b2 into the dark, d5d4426db6 desolate house.b3b1ecf4bada04ad

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