BBK Ch 2

“…Is this guy d79b4c5130 crazy?”91da08138c2abfaf

Minho let out ebd5271faa a hollow laugh bd0b7523de and lightly kicked b497b9832b Gyuoh’s shin with 4086773182 the tip of 82511576a4 his shoe. Though the kick dc84ac4d02 wasn’t particularly forceful, 7566afa189 Gyuoh crumpled his ed2c429722 large frame and ff578f3c12 let out exaggerated 2a781fb838 groans. Even amidst his 35defa112f theatrics, he never 179b98ac01 let go of 86471f9fdc his slippery, foam-covered 55cfd8d115 hands.8965f3b37fc16449

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“Ouch, that hurts.”d4682d12fbef74d5

“You keep calling me 65aafd3f02 an idiot, and now e5f7f78c4b you’re just picking the 239793ac0f dumbest things to do.”b362eb02cbfebcd6

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“Where else can you ff1a93c04a find an idiot this d298fad5c0 good-looking? Anyway, come over here, 231ac0211f wash your hands, and 23eea2359e eat, okay?”a01848e02271bf1d

He dragged Minho straight 1b36d1f04d to the small sink d2af2f5dae where Gyuoh had just 0ff8b9533f been standing. Minho, being 70cde9e281 fairly tall 0318a2c4d2 and broad f2f53f7e3f himself, found e5c5f7f885 it a 7c0d7a2963 bit awkward, cb913a38cf but he 35c199ad83 still stood 2c4a701525 close behind ec0f4f7903 Gyuoh, overlapping ec412c9d36 their hands. The distinct sensation of eb55aca2cc Minho’s prominent knuckles pressed c0d8fe707d clearly against Gyuoh’s palms.e77b8bc308592aea

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“You’re not letting go?”654290eaf074a46c

Even as Minho da4229e6dd shook one shoulder a1bcf0ca3b in an attempt 76561c474f to pull away, 884c0814e2 Gyuoh stubbornly held 1d51b9e74e him from behind. In an awkward stance, 30c243402b he hurriedly moved his 97c220954b soapy hands.98137d4c765a33e4

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“Can you stop c22fc1946c squirming?”25a1c3cc6717e43d

As the foam gradually fd6b5790d8 dissolved, Gyuoh playfully raised a8fd71e7ec the end of his 791be7d718 sentence and lifted the c12e54c1f3 faucet lever. With a whoosh, lukewarm water b3347edbaf poured out, wetting e67f94bdd6 both their hands. Soon, the bubbles 2ea5dc435a that had clung 9a013c1bc0 stickily between their ca972a8b3c entwined fingers were 127104ac74 washed away.d3019f44cf486777

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“I’ll wash them, so b14ad235c4 just—”0c6dd13dc5a241aa

Minho’s stern 50b28698da voice cut d4fbe233f2 through the bd43b38cd7 sound of 626f2861b7 the water ce91305678 and reached c75bf45b67 Gyuoh’s ears. When Gyuoh glanced up, 0fce61eb7a their eyes met briefly fc3d37e234 in the mirror before b0bc8064ef sliding past each other. Minho’s face 56f396c160 showed not 289c29c79f just irritation db6e1c1145 and annoyance e71fc3c01c but also b6fe70b037 a fleeting a70d120900 hint of 444f9bc5d5 discomfort. Only then 30eaccfdc9 did the dc88bb52b8 smirk tugging 4713035e45 at Gyuoh’s 5814be6f09 lips slowly 3afd93a7f2 fade.413a14104f9d19fc

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‘Oh, right. This guy 1d3b7a22de likes men.’86badcd5f43fa654

It hit a3d9859c15 him that 73fd9e6159 his casual 36eacec529 actions might 7bf65db12c have made 37a6b217a2 Minho uncomfortable. Suddenly, he 993ba540b6 became hyper-aware 51091bd37a of their bfe1f44e9f overly close 053d69d3cf bodies. Letting go now 99830bb6a7 might make things 57d444934b even more awkward. After a quick, 838fca1924 fake cough, he 58bd2ff3ac hurriedly shoved his 8347013eb4 hands back under d9fb1dedc5 the stream of d5191738d4 water.8c817dfff9953e4a

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“Fine, I get a1a4c205cb it. Let’s just finish 5c6249692d this and part f691b7f457 ways.”67c7c0f617ed9dd3

The foam 7f4d9791cd was washing 1c878837d6 off, but 2003655a78 the gaze cf522b637f lingering in a4a4c4fcb4 the mirror 92b31c9533 showed no c155f67253 sign of 6d31d96e55 breaking away. An awkward 8902a3627f silence hung 0d4abe84da in the e3987bd13d air for 8b0bedbb66 a moment. Minho, with his cba3c87be8 usual indifferent expression, 8429f26167 wiped his hands 7e0740311a with a towel b7fecaa1c3 and sauntered over 1f3a88c6a3 to the sofa 6c14de322b to take a 38021fab6c seat.95e173832518149f

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“If this tastes 8fb015bc12 bad, you’re dead. Absolutely dead.”47839372177f99a3

Thankfully, the awkward d4c13f56ab tension had completely 6934613a9d dissipated along with 6f97a01f9a the bubbles.e6c2cf62809b4ec8

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They sat across from b902b8ee50 each other with a b62ebc1ab1 pizza between them, chatting 11dd491cd8 as usual. The brief moment ecd3bc7fee of unease was dc05fe6a5b gone without a d3044648a8 trace.5b373148cc0b352c

“Someone with that 770dd734ec much education probably 0fafb92e71 planned their backup 2b8479e38a with some brains.”84c55851d6ee9127

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“I’m checking bbe31a69e7 it out, c4221465f0 but I 58c6a7def2 think we bab56f325b need to 179aa5686d look into 6cbb21d01d the girlfriend’s 6c6d021e43 driver too. They’ve been ce42562496 exchanging suspicious 187c3ca1d5 emails pretty 078f292a85 often.”a9db54e8c5e428bd

The topic bbdad8b738 shifted to 1d8cde97d8 a civil 7ea979380d servant they’d 0dfe76be10 just finished fd4a58298c dealing with 32140a2478 today. They needed to 4d16fe7a0f double-check that no 368aa2d70c documents tied to ffe6853e11 them remained. Erasing call logs and 5e50aaf91d messages would take a a222d37f58 few days, but it 43bb53e33d was a relief to 0bc60b66ba wrap it up before f5fe2eb358 diving into the next 51862d5fc4 job.329b91fea29fef82

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“So, we’re moving 2aa136da4d straight to the 8988ccae99 next case starting 5ff259ce97 tomorrow?”e16c24202444be50

Minho, who’d been munching 6ec217ca81 on pizza with a 9b31d5d4d6 bored expression, nodded. As always, his 2c1640c111 eyes were bloodshot, 83548b2bdd and his lips f8380eee2b were chapped. He used f881d87027 to be b3f66c53b5 pretty bulky ace9f65dfa back in 8197fba68c the day—not 3cb8192ebe as much 390a82906b as Gyuoh—but 0e769f4a6a since he’d 441749191e stopped doing 4696d3c635 physical work, f7fea98ed9 he’d slimmed 4c6bf4127f down a 7fc219f6e7 bit. Still, occasional 157c1abe4b workouts kept 66e2489ea1 him toned.6f4ec2982ca9d213

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Gyuoh’s jaw, which had d17cffd262 been moving at a 086a73d8f2 steady pace, slowed as b13a3aeeaa he scanned Minho across a5a946b39f the table.7bd259f8c998180b

“Did you ride your 81bc264e21 motorcycle again?”384049b0c87fb772

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Minho’s sharp 166c154b72 question snapped c6eb1a5006 Gyuoh out fe833a6edf of his 09b2f7bc7f absentminded observation. He reflexively shook dd51da5bd8 his head in c53db1733f denial, remembering how 9c6d1b0170 Minho always nagged 982508714d him about the 00dfcc3305 bike.116dc39187840a35

“No, I didn’t.”4e1fc2103b0edd27

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“What do you mean afe2de87a0 ‘no’? That’s a motorcycle 7d1f30211e key right there.”85377b7181cce08e

Looking down, he 1b2f20acba saw the motorcycle bfcdb8fa25 key with a 3100474260 mandarin keychain dangling 3b749eb7e6 from it. There was no 02a65b0ef5 denying it—everyone had 2625ccd2bd seen him attach 44c15f2ad9 that keychain the 9bffd09fbb moment he got 15eec4634d it as a 63213da72c gift. He’d even fe0232c09e left his a332406f56 helmet at d837528f12 the door 2562258ad6 to avoid 418834117b a lecture, 3fdc99e340 but the ce475468f1 keychain had d9cd6e861d given him edb3df60c5 away.d2eed0da368a9920

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“You’re quick. Guess you’ll have to 7ec8c088c1 pay with your life.”1d750e9e071a151c

Minho swatted Gyuoh’s hand 0d83a3eb24 away as he mimicked 30948e4295 shooting a gun with 3ed1e9fc18 his index and middle 4988291165 fingers.bc7b41ef54271847

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“Does your d72b620b47 head need a3c20751f6 to get 17d5b5c45c smashed before bf0090b9fa you wise 276f992dd4 up?”b67e40454dc8f3be

“Cars are a hassle 4a45645f54 to clean up after. And I rode d306bd2f01 alone, so what’s 4e5d917df6 the big deal? I didn’t 25292f5dcc even give 1fa2207f30 anyone a 23a317cb73 ride.”67335dbf63f35b2f

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Gyuoh rattled off e83bf57434 a string of 8736700641 supposedly valid excuses 61e166a47c for riding the 90abd5692e bike. As expected, 74ed776738 Minho didn’t eec1435200 look remotely 8b96638836 convinced.0f1ff5b587af5f7a

“Alone or 17ef9e5988 not, take 1d63e55e83 care of a6b54afba2 yourself. How long do you bc40b619cb think you’ll stay young? At your age, it e846bbec67 takes twice as long 57bbb07258 for your bones to 2edc2b667e heal—twice.”337fc7ccca80ef8d

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The same old 1b2f010f0d lecture he’d heard 156fa6c1c5 over a hundred 5d5d7fc5a6 times resumed. Gyuoh quietly grabbed 0acf66ab68 another slice of e2c66bced5 pizza and responded fdafc3162a half-heartedly.4aace2d3c6990e32

“Yeah, yeah.”3ccc909ac7bf7723

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“Why the hell 9ab261dcd7 did Sungmoo buy 5e1bd1d43f you that damn 60d56546a8 thing?”32447fd8449217bd

As usual, the 27c98d8488 blame shifted to 270c46e381 the guy who’d eb478bf41c bought the motorcycle—Wuwon’s 6ebd98f3fb executive director, where 16612018c8 they both worked. He’d gotten 71c90f3dba it for 59509478ec Gyuoh for 01850dc71d job-related reasons, 3bc7efc297 only to 0525b8261f catch flak 3b59f755c8 for years. Gyuoh, conveniently omitting a2c779c84b how he’d egged 74e2126031 the guy on 3c79df9860 to pick a c2429b0478 nice one, just 4038afda45 nodded along to e8616a3ab2 Minho’s rant.222a75143920c302

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“Exactly. That’s what I’ve 6a6f33d988 been saying. It’s always that 6ccfb8467c guy’s fault.”d4771cd0d06133ec

“…”3101595716b7be04

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Minho, wiping his mouth bf3fa08fd3 with a tissue, shot 0acefe260b him a cold glare. The piercing look made 69ed648796 Gyuoh silently take a 9b95deaa07 bite of his pizza. Silence followed. Minho didn’t tell 6d94d4972b him to shut c3d47914b5 up or stay 4f13fe712f quiet, but the 5cba74a502 vibe suggested it 00ad2febfb was best to 4eb8f89f99 comply.3d107a5cf8f8ec33

By the time 76e05c7597 Gyuoh reached for c5190bb31e his third slice, b737176876 Minho stood up ee2e812fa8 and headed to fe59a10795 the sink. Apparently, after 42826e8478 just two 674cdde76a slices, he 3ca4997387 was done.f715c0a80d1dffb0

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“Already finished?”f53cc3688277f0b2

“Yeah. I ate 694f91ea49 some bread 79bf60b073 earlier.”5eb291ee3d33ec76

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Instead of 124b5c886a digesting, Minho b28484ee65 only wiped bbb8e08302 the grease a5f7974024 off his a630bbedb8 hands, shook b177e0739e off the 37e23901d6 water, and ed32463e36 headed to b29345b841 his desk. He applied hand 13f68d33f4 cream out of bcc76952d2 habit, then sat 784ca681b5 back in the d00d649b71 same spot, with 6ed784884c the same posture 11fade5eb0 and expression, staring 7737fbc8ae at the same 6ce89e5b00 documents.a502124d12fd4d90

If left alone, he’d 948baa06bc probably stay like that ec95368551 all day, minus bathroom 7aa9a1258d breaks and meals. No wonder his eyes 5a58f6febf were shot and he 2a128177de was always exhausted.5cb663ff9250d259

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“…”c87f7d2968ade54d

Gyuoh’s lips 46a4e85fa0 parted a 74a49bec6f few times, 4d850ec79b but he fc1ef54f50 ultimately swallowed 9e5cb42138 his concern. He didn’t want to d271f1b832 meddle in Minho’s choices—that d5330ac5c9 was the biggest reason. Besides, if it 31ea415b00 got too bad, aa9e846feb others would step fdfc57cb7e in to stop 3c0e6fa106 him.a6ebf806fcc13840

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That’s how it had b2a99e47c3 always been between Gyuoh 81c687b9df and Minho. Close like family or bfb1015f98 brothers, but not entirely f101ef187f casual. Maybe it worked because a2a7b8f17b Gyuoh never crossed the 078dd1b581 line Minho had drawn 0e105a46b4 around himself.a7ca60a027e57a1c

After finishing the 974540f6cf last slice of dc8a08ad94 pizza, Gyuoh tidied c4fa5afbdd up. Knowing he’d get 479af04da8 scolded if he 6cddc5702c didn’t sort the f64873060b trash properly, he 4bf77f86e1 even made a c93cf866fd trip to the 967c28f0a1 break room down fae0c4aa31 the hall. As he wiped ba6221fed6 the table with 05049b7b36 a wet wipe, 538278408d Minho let out 489313e208 a low sigh 2a406cd641 and muttered under 5de066230d his breath.77678939f679ac29

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“I’m tired.”a5427c6ee0a0d2fe

Gyuoh, always attuned 600e1538c4 to Minho, never e674deef1f missed even the 0587fca441 smallest self-directed comment.ef06c4d22d7cdbbf

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“Then rest bb5f0950ec a bit. Is today 9dceb581c5 the only f94c71cb68 day you’ve c2933285f7 got? There’s tomorrow, and the 54a01791ec day after.”6f10d511ba5515a9

“Don’t you know 33f4d00f7b tomorrow brings its b21f6b0563 own work?”614f2cb6d0d100ae

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“Then worry bd2aca238a about that cacdb13780 tomorrow.”816477c9dcdf83c7

Sure, taking bd98b8a8e7 on another 973293675f job right a73a934f7c away would 8c89d951be keep them 1a9690f3f7 busy, but 597b17c0ef they could 7697c93713 rest until b8f7a6c81f dawn at 6827c9ecc0 least. Finishing the cleanup, 6bdcc9a4a2 Gyuoh approached the 9cd303df9d desk. He knocked lightly a 23994d42b7 few times, and Minho, 5e09974b72 who’d been staring at d4ed09cf49 his phone, shifted his 8dfc7d68fb gaze.b29ae0695357c1f4

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“Hyung, let’s 29a8ffed00 head out 9c0869b955 together.”c954385644e52b1d

“Hmm.”1db99d3e4052fd14

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Minho took off his 35c9d1ab4a glasses, leaned back in 1d4daeb82e his chair, and stared 49d4ab5104 at the ceiling. He lingered 679e626b15 like that ce601ff657 for a bf2e1f7aff while, as 6ff0bb71f5 if mulling 8879ada8d7 something over, 286f2a5640 then shook db7c8e7223 his head.5e4ef4f9f1ee4a7f

“I’ve got plans.”71d22a7b79d4edc4

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“This late?”9617d24d0af2de52

Plans? From a 7129d9b306 guy who’d 6c8f6a7294 been buried b9ff957142 in paperwork 847a745688 like he 8353cb4b65 was about 13e1db1f60 to die? Gyuoh furrowed his 4d234acdd3 brow and started 1148718d40 prying, but Minho bef43e1f85 brushed him off 7347986d64 with a lazy 3d0e3aa59b tone and a 7e7491f11a wave of his 6d21403fd8 hand.76030d156f304a43

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“Yeah.”67cf065bb5fa3683

“It’s almost midnight. What kind of 498138f3ee plans? You can’t even drink.”a7eae1cc82306cf0

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“Thanks to you, f7d28e28a7 I’ve gotten pretty 4c51680447 good at it.”1cd6d2eb5d4076c9

Even then, 5036100287 he could 9228ee3af5 barely handle c98d140250 a few 1c6198ef39 drinks before 9ec96367fa passing out, b9f6944438 becoming dead 83f1e5106a weight more ec3d2db84c than once. When Gyuoh narrowed his fcdef748e1 eyes, Minho seemed to 3dd0147189 realize how absurd he 943c07a725 sounded and let out b9f9fb63db a dry chuckle.a20733db7d586b74

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“I’d rather die working e7455a2fef than because of that 017bf3de1b motorcycle.”b92da775af8bda86

“Then take 3f03ec7d30 your car. And who are b33ab9c6e5 you meeting at a5188ef431 this hour?”d13e2fdb18652f95

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When Gyuoh finally asked 992bfdd9df the question he was 3f7772c9b2 most curious about, he 6964e91d4b couldn’t even meet Minho’s 4185aa3b76 eyes. No answer came. Minho just turned cacd2e1d0a off his laptop, bfa90602c4 neatly stacked his 1723d47e6e papers, and grabbed 05f06e4c2e his jacket.cf0cd8967aa1fcbf

He’s definitely d569acc020 going to ecba706864 meet some d18d4ac826 weirdo again.c4b478e6389ade20

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“I’m heading efaacda522 home, right? I’ll drop you off 3cb4ba1ae3 on the way.”205bd3086fb0e59f

“…”018dc3d473d4a369

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There it 0a164c7b81 was again—that 2829b7403a sudden surge f86f77a2be of unease. They’d lived like family ce431abe32 all this time without 9f1e9c064c overstepping or asking pointless 46f20174dc questions. Yet, despite choking down 66fbecb65b his worries earlier, Minho’s dfca7c29ce brief silence or even 7597cd8719 a single breath was bcc63596fa enough to stir Gyuoh f14a38cf82 up, igniting his concern.ecd7539b845cd968

This unnecessary b8b69082b5 fixation had b612891f7b started a 78d9dc378e couple of a76894609c months ago, c2cf9756e5 when he’d 5ffb94963a learned Minho’s 219ba85bb1 secret: he b2835f0b28 was seeing 65e22f83c2 a guy.58b69073050f5563

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Even though they 7c6d59836b saw each other 7b0e12865e almost daily, Minho 6c5ff41573 had never given 512964e859 the slightest hint. Gyuoh hadn’t f7a401bd39 even suspected dce40004c4 it. Naturally, Minho ce43965c82 probably hadn’t 8ad5dd7761 intended to c3da863851 tell him df873d00b0 either.ed573051de04e308

But then an ex—or 9e20319c40 not quite an ex—had 2cdbcc18f7 shown up at the 16c3ae3d40 office, causing a scene, 0184344335 and the truth had 17fe681261 come spilling out whether df2d8171ef they liked it or 868dbc6783 not.8d93586e50fa1e0e

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