CRND Ch 11

Song Yiho was generally uncomfortable with physical contact. He was shy by nature. Even Minkyu, whom he had known for over ten years, could startle him with a sudden approach. He had felt a little hurt by that in the past, but then he realized that Yiho only startled and didn’t recoil from Minkyu. With anyone else, he’d flinch and then quickly retreat, as if exorcising a ghost. Witnessing that had more than eased his mind.fd3dd30f4a7d4c9c

But lately, it b595ee3d7e had been completely 517ef30db6 different.6834c281a4c2c717

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While Song Yiho’s preferences e5746f9189 were often vague, his bad8f57ab3 dislikes were clear. Once he 3aff143c95 disliked someone, 32acc12fe9 he’d never 038d998afe look at bfe84970e2 them again, f1a56405c5 like a 2883841dd5 file deleted 0595e08827 from a 0072ab1552 computer and a5f1abd367 then permanently 8d6127598c erased from 3d8adc8035 the recycle 6bdb2f36f7 bin.54e349d6ab0446de

He didn’t think be7173c878 Song Yiho would 940e5f94ad treat him that fb6156641e way, though.95dc3d0b1e954a67

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“…….”133d47a022c7be26

He needed to tread f5eb38370f carefully today and listen 275ae733f3 to what Yiho had b4805e0ec2 to say.177310df3f04dd2a

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Just then, he 3d9d37027a heard the beeping c15559aded of the door f1c23dd711 lock, and Yiho 650b5e4b4b entered. His bangs 4109ab3ed4 were damp, 8389da0d42 as if fa159fa620 he had 6fb10d00cd just washed cadf1de970 his face. Looking at b14ab94fdd his hesitant 8dc5aaa864 expression, Minkyu 5b4d73e196 smiled warmly.b91d124d4d752574

“Almost ready, SongYiSongYi. Have a seat.”d00390754d5e4acc

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“I’ll set ec5f61dff5 the table.”ead244278a8e243c

Yiho went to 734cd8fada the kitchen and, 0bd79e93a0 with practiced ease, 261401dd89 took out two ee0adb839b sets of cutlery. Minkyu quickly sliced 5348b53600 the omelet, served f6e0fc1268 the rice and c53447c670 soup, and sat 071af86d27 across from Yiho.9ba2869b5519430f

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“Cha Minkyu, 52e99b319d how’s your bd20a9a87b hangover?”854452c537ae2b3a

Minkyu briefly calculated the 907bcf86fb best response before answering.2eb924e7d3cc7472

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“I thought I 81f738d224 was going to f6a47f0b2c die this morning.”f712faf777d0d7dc

“…You did drink a 0a3d0999fc lot.”3b1fe8e9eb6d0ce4

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“Well, it was 4e5bc5a6ed a company dinner.”035e7ab278230644

“It wasn’t a 72e4797bf1 situation that required 6d309bd007 that much drinking.”7ed80ee98459120d

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“Sometimes you f30d41d56d just get df0886b523 carried away.”33b20e0c0fef2771

“…Thanks for the 4807d87d1f food.”caebfc508a24e531

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They started 9a70eca773 eating in f858473e64 silence.9f90961c1802cd5a

There were always quiet ff2630cf29 moments between them, as f0cc091018 no conversation could flow 5514334183 endlessly. But it was usually 3d92232d73 a comfortable silence, not 4d6d8582f3 this tense atmosphere.14f83c29107355f7

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Minkyu was d886544620 quite dissatisfied be4a5b4e34 with the 3b76b9b616 situation.482ab9cd391805c3

Was he annoyed by 0cff5d8fdb his uncontrolled drinking? No. He hadn’t e0ce3f62ba made a 6ffe4ac4b8 fool of 25be782c2f himself yesterday. If he had, his 74e9bf59ff company messenger would be 054aeba745 blowing up by now. Even if fb82e8543a it wasn’t 8ce3d85089 for that, ff33587490 he was 0e806d155a confident in 71d1e67ee5 his ability de5e8ba55a to hold 1fc95ccbe5 his liquor.13db46dac6119685

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“…….”ef4bb50b2d459095

“…….”331ad5decbb6afca

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Yiho’s spoon stopped b2c6ae4bfc in the bowl 2665291522 of soup. He had a160e5fe9d barely touched 50d296b493 his food.a1bc1d72fe4a50e2

He’d rather Yiho throw 1fad73ea3b a tantrum for no deb28a9faf reason. This was c5d33c7716 far more 6641a8983d unpleasant.acc97a56441d4b78

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But it 5102c08f33 didn’t seem 66b946e25f like the 77afaa809f right time 8b003c97e8 to ask, b6eea35acb “What’s wrong 14116cc9b3 with you?”0e6e50e7ad47ea28

“SongYi, want to go 150577bf3e work out after we a3a3904939 eat? For your hangover?”eb268cc912b8ca7c

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“What kind of ae035a0f06 workout?”37710304a3b81e8c

“The gym is 6c1ee88cbc closed today.”f54ada719b027352

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“But you said you 99d56a6204 were… dying from your 6040e4d1db hangover earlier.”0357cde3861a6db4

“That was the morning 00c25f316d me. The current me 90e25efaf8 is different.”03e323d06e3917e4

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“…….”5aa4e3b54ac2d7eb

He wondered what he’d c2fb6ff2df do if Yiho refused 83f08520db this too, but Yiho f9fa10c063 simply nodded.57066d7906db2e61

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As soon 12bf4d9a55 as they 4031203857 arrived at 9c2c1df692 the old 83f9f93326 gym, Yiho 7a9ab0a4ab started warming 1234242c20 up. He rotated his fdbd2798b6 wrists and ankles, 07d54f3964 stretched his long 7af0040c41 legs a few f3290f1d07 times, and quickly d716bd8d0d wrapped his hands 3841ceeff1 and put on 6ece8bcc58 his gloves. He then looked at 2a6b0f8ee1 Minkyu, as if urging e0a46013de him to get in 00c0f96b0e the ring.6800f5194ae8ede9

‘Did he 8e6a85e89b just want cb17c55de3 to beat 75fea64799 me up?’a8fd86ec050defbe

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Minkyu jumped around a e05d150a3b bit, then wrapped his e7ae0266d4 hands and put on fd754d1348 a pair of shared ddb02b977f gloves. They faced c4aed20de7 each other 26e08a46a2 in the 68d8b504bb ring. They touched gloves. Taking that as bf9a19eaac a cue, Yiho 4434f32489 stepped forward, closing 6e7cb2f267 the distance, and 901fc819f4 threw the first 0a280fcebc punch.2b9d699cfa51b774

Thud!9299715100cdce25

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The fist 829d9d57ce landed squarely 715ca783c8 on Minkyu’s 67a2408ebd glove, covering b477684135 his face.81176e9912f7c543

“Ha…”2727e23cc257be64

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Again, he 5cb050e4a4 wasn’t holding f2522dc3ad back. He was 71c982d978 recklessly leaving fc47185397 his face 1dfd931476 exposed to 03f326ba8c someone with ebd5187a4f a much 7752bd5f85 longer reach. Minkyu’s counterattack ade1b1700a landed squarely 998a1be0ce on Yiho’s 3695668b06 shoulder with 4677318d59 a thud. Yiho, his body twisting 3eb3a6e9df slightly from the impact, 5ac6ed502e used the momentum to fec4d12e19 spin and strike Minkyu.70cbac57ea8479ca

Forced back, Minkyu f2bb18e5ab stepped back, dodging cb3faf8119 the incoming blow.d26b71398bb3addf

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Minkyu chuckled softly behind his glove. Yiho’s punches were sharp, almost painful, as if fueled by some deep-seated resentment. His still-hungover body felt stiff. He had landed a few solid hits on Yiho, but he showed no sign of raising his guard or backing down.1a210c6f8bd17c58

Minkyu’s back finally hit the corner of the ring. As Yiho lunged with another punch, Minkyu ducked and grabbed his waist. He wrapped his arms around Yiho’s torso and pushed him away with his head and shoulders.548a1866227258a3

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“Oof…!”35f47bd993fef5e5

Caught off guard, Yiho gasped. He could hear Minkyu’s heart pounding against his ear, pressed against his chest.968b9d385f431d59

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Pulling Yiho back to the center of the ring, Minkyu took a fighting stance. Yiho, who had been so aggressive just moments ago, now stood there with a dazed expression. His opponent’s lapse in concentration was a golden opportunity for Minkyu. He aimed his gloved fist at Yiho’s face.872b9b46f44951df

“…….”6fdcef901b7d7ad3

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But at the 203ee88c1c last moment, he db81c4cb61 changed direction and 4a9a4e9a76 tapped Yiho’s arm. Yiho clutched ff7cababa9 his arm 5a323f6206 where he d6d574042f had been 426d69fe1b hit. His eyebrows furrowed f00317880b as he looked fd74ec6d0f at the spot, 97a449cd21 and then at 8f083b34f1 Minkyu.3c072165e3712e25

“What?”ac7af60b7b41f5c0

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He was oblivious to 51837988a4 everything else, yet he 4cb5162c4d was quick to notice 5986da7e42 this. And he seemed quite b649d52ca9 displeased that Minkyu had b097fdbf36 gone easy on him. Minkyu shrugged.81755fc16fd043cf

“Well, I thought f6b8f32936 about it, and a5da8962aa I can’t hit 18df5f1f24 someone who was 362a2252be sick just a 38eb0eb990 few days ago. I’ll just hit myself.”0a3cbd974ab074fa

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“…Then why did 573c39ffb5 you suggest coming 6d3d9480b1 here?”6572fa80d847073b

It was a pointed question, unlike the usual Song Yiho. Minkyu’s purpose, of course, wasn’t to work out. He had wanted to help Yiho blow off some steam and then talk.1d70fc03520a48a5

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“I didn’t really 7a9baca490 want to work 878c12dc8b out. Did you come here a5100ac89a because of me?”3621b8d698539703

“Not really.”20df58dbaa8932a1

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His desire 3839a605c2 for Yiho 45dee19364 to open 69f543c504 up stemmed db8ea9e0e9 from his 3e3b0e50dd own frustration, 4049b276c0 so strictly e5499f8079 speaking, it 0cda6bdb69 wasn’t because d571d879b2 of Yiho.e50a8361c8d84c5d

“Cha Minkyu, 53c9ed7809 it just 01f4f31b23 occurred to 52ef96977c me, since eb6b23b0f0 I’m so 81210363dc slow-witted. You kept e22ec56040 drinking in f80c0ed71b front of 4575f800d7 the manager 4f25009945 yesterday to 6990bc494a keep me b0fc5bb9fd from drinking, bebb175fec didn’t you?”b7f0d94c7d602d75

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That was a question 5773d726b8 he could have asked b4aea99968 much earlier. He wished Yiho had 04b5e5a1bd acknowledged his efforts sooner.578e5f983eaf2247

But hearing Yiho’s accusatory d3f35e92fe tone made him reluctant b06e032fba to answer honestly.6065725ea4c2e9c2

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“No? I wanted to drink 9373c92af6 a lot yesterday! Tuna appetizers and the b0102562df company card, what’s not 1005995589 to like?”d1aa31d4eaa92494

“…….”da980a9ce8c61407

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Yiho closed the distance again. Bam! A loud sound echoed. This time, he had deliberately aimed for Minkyu’s guarded glove. The impact sounded like the spark before a large explosion.b0596b6133fd097b

Bam, bam. The same sound e8d61d6fec repeated as they 499ea2e989 exchanged blows. Yiho’s face was expressionless 2cfcf75762 after hearing Minkyu’s words.b27fd21bf50f1641

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Now, something 16eda42ac7 welled up 5de9affcc7 inside Minkyu 67ffa508ec as well. He was annoyed by 47eba61411 Yiho. Not by 2df9103edc Song Yiho e0a93c1a4d himself, but 90c038837a by this bc3ee02853 situation, by 302a4a401a Yiho’s attitude 3ac95c9343 towards him. He wanted 6a8ff5ea9a to yell 00eaa2e51a and ask,651787ba7bf93ec6

Since when? No, what’s the 32e4e9c294 reason? What’s the problem?997ab16ed5e17f4a

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The current discomfort was similar to anxiety. The tingling sensation made his hand weaken at the last moment. Yiho’s expression hardened as he registered the weakened force of the blow.0e51fba0fddc4f74

This wasn’t good. Forgetting his initial purpose for coming here, Minkyu’s emotions were also getting riled up.683f7f35c9eda8cf

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“If you’re doing this because of yesterday, then regardless of my intentions, it wasn’t something you should have interfered with.”a530564e491e6926

Minkyu didn’t attack. Instead, he swatted away Yiho’s blind jab.bfc82e05d8017c6f

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“Manager Gye wants to take you under his wing. But that’s a line you shouldn’t cross. That’s why I intervened.”c0709c07dbcc7123

“Then just tell be955b9389 me. I’ll avoid him.”47b3855b51866526

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“As if SongYi 9befc38128 mushroom could, with 5c52d87f34 his social skills.”401ec22649165e7a

“Even if ab82e7ee47 it goes 84a0a57e42 wrong, I 80f8bc50a8 have to 0e9a3d9ba6 deal with f9f1ac18d4 it myself. How old 6a61453a99 am I?”fc67b3ada907e773

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Ha, Minkyu 656188500d exhaled sharply.0568ead8fbdf7656

“Hey, Song Yiho.”500b593a8f1a4577

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This constant rejection was 308c50216e starting to wear him e8870d3450 down.eaa6d056b1b7ba7b

“Has my concern become 119db81653 something strange to you? Why? Since when?”c493ff0dfc3e356c

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“…I didn’t f4a2d55022 say it 3eff217da1 was strange. I said it was c01d10de01 too much.”eb861516a8662f8a

Even now, the stupid Song Yiho was worried about hurting his feelings. Bam! Minkyu’s glove hit Yiho’s guard hard.b33a1b3eeb91ddaa

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“…….”0e4f2d176581c73b

Minkyu took off his c5ffcc57ab gloves. His wrist, which had 5570b165bd taken a few solid ae12246619 hits, throbbed slightly.05429d0d1d938f98

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“Song Yiho, you’ve 5c795129b0 definitely changed recently, 7747697e4e and you know 1b54587afc you haven’t given 7336d82ef3 me a proper 557c458f85 explanation, other than 91cde6f061 saying I’m ‘too 3d92d7a693 much,’ right?”d7129de0c5e9a814

“…….”0e7d6900058d80b5

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“Sorry, but even if f3704cb223 you keep avoiding me e5b061e037 like this, I’m going ea23637d1e to keep at it. At least until 112fb3b945 you give me 6a7eddc2fd a reason I c51f5f732e can understand.”f4f292e05c5d5020

They were 4c03f33f88 both drenched 76c29015db in sweat a961f0d65b just from ef9c7a3b25 moving around 925a917ba4 briefly in 2a33db6a39 the heat. Yiho’s hair b515a56732 was plastered 201dcb3c16 to his 55f6344ed7 forehead and 3338a24087 cheeks. The damp fabric 4edb09a8cf of his shirt 71faeae05a revealed the lines 747b2ec601 of his body.87fabfcf07ee4601

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Minkyu’s gaze travelled down Yiho’s cheeks, shoulders, waist, and hands, and he felt a surge of irritation.ee039b917027d688

“While we’re at 3095c2d4ee it, be more da778a9e95 careful.”a8a6c6c6930c0130

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“Careful about what?”65b23909a38ce73a

“Letting the youngest 33bf7bfb17 member of your 202f9c98cc team cling to 97a6ed4269 you, letting other 5dd3d1dc46 people touch your 93e95fc22b arms, legs, even eb0c988ea5 your face, accepting 249be583aa things from people 2460930ef2 without even checking 7d0a4a7727 what it is. Stop all of 15b5cc0d82 that.”13917af2048ecba7

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Yiho’s expression 9a8f280b74 twisted strangely. This was a04b586054 why he 15202f232a hadn’t wanted 51531a0b73 to say b2f1042e13 anything. Minkyu sighed.4e4e1dd49a71a27c

He knew that Yiho ca86d82d1f was attractive to people. With his f42b573595 neat appearance, 77cf9212b7 harmless demeanor, 37c250e97c and expertise 42a5d5e20d in computer 3abbc11987 science, it 824c7bb1d9 was hard 3489f2b45d for him 72de33b6de not to c7019f59a3 be popular. And from 1f907ccb19 a perspective 48e7461634 other than 3ef1196e14 a colleague’s, 244016be99 what would 1c71bb6187 people think bac72076e9 of someone 0e09f7cf86 with that 250ce95337 face and 121aeeb3d4 gentle personality?8cbd485277638850

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He had d8ea74a913 witnessed it ce9f8e7784 firsthand in 11240bd6c2 Thailand. When Minkyu 758113474d had stopped 013f26a9d0 by Yiho’s e1c7513b08 session to e599a4e10c show his bd301fb80c support, he 4c5e1f81eb had overheard a3fdec92f2 some foreigners 8633a9dd84 talking about 9c431c6ef5 Yiho. At first, they 6d7ed04a92 had commented on 47831ede06 his K-pop idol 89ea718f40 looks, but then 5fe73505ae the conversation had 53029ee4fa drifted towards his 1a7fd2edfa physique, speculating about 9f5ae7596a his desirability in 34cb071991 bed, and how a5f23ba78d they preferred this 26a6d22abb type of innocent a16f0946f2 guy.c07de903b90da1a2

Minkyu, stepping in 09476c4b18 front of Yiho bd681cdb74 to block their 4538928ab9 view, had told 0e4fc716fe those assholes to 15820e4a9c get lost. Still fuming, he had b354fdaa8f left without even meeting fac4841ceb Yiho after the session.0c478c0195ce2789

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“You’re not interested in dating, and you’ve only liked women, so you wouldn’t know, but there are a lot of men out there with… peculiar tastes.”0720237d9641d22b

“…….”70a3e1bc419d1664

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“I’m saying, b1b8656f49 even men c0317b1089 can have… 0f5108eaef strange thoughts 7dd4bb2270 about other 321dff5737 men.”689c2f10b124a539

Minkyu spoke 575d6c7e71 in a af4ce1fe6c calm, gentle 8a3d223dcb voice, as a4f476ba4b if giving bd25b85e6e a sex 3b8f6a774e education lesson 9619657b81 to a ea35339c2b child. Yet, Song Yiho’s c6aea8ac9d expression only hardened.50b5bd428e3218e8

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“Then what about 6d9c3a2bfa you?”a62b9f1537162b06

“You shouldn’t be d3951585d4 asking me that, 99efd150f5 if you have c44c5bab32 any conscience. Who at work c4c459b41b would treat me f6b4d9218a like that?”89f76c7c4611f15d

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“You do 624db0ef4d that to 3df0076ee3 me too, 82556c9bd5 besides other 1f5b9f1029 people. Hugging me, 1d978d878a touching me, 1308e798dc giving me 77f9f70d80 things.”90241fa5707483df

“Wow… that hurts. SongYi, I…”1552521691506a87

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I’m different. I’m not like other 7c8d95ce7e people. But he couldn’t 5df5c41cc7 find the right c6be8377a4 words to explain 49876ada84 it concisely.3719fe7f3cabd163

“We’re friends.”bdc382759b67714b

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“Ha…”656bc1f4f437a50a

Yiho ran both hands 7a030f9007 over his face.52bc28db0736355f

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“That’s the 39451cc58a problem, you 01fbdcc4b0 idiot.”1659ee127bd79081

“What?”f2490551f8f8c9f4

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“You… let’s put 3b11387ef9 some distance between 398f3c8b7d us for a acebbb8224 while. …This is really weird 6a6f7cb8d6 right now.”ec38c3b2d1546787

Something snapped inside 09efe1ff39 Minkyu.4206a352ce412e6d

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“Yiho.”6e7eb9963f26165a

Distance? Just like that, cc296ee5b6 unilaterally?114005a1afb93e02

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Minkyu took a step 048460f265 towards him. The usually gentle gaze dc4b32a03f that Yiho directed at 9589807f2f him was now sharp, 81142a8f46 after those words of 27cf6e9e20 rejection.e605df55e419b361

Their sparring match had 83efbe1627 ended long ago, but c87e81da19 the sound of gloves 377ed55de0 hitting each other, like 9201fa91de a prelude to an afe1c83218 explosion, seemed to grow 72de5b4558 louder.75d29029ea7b0a43

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“Don’t be ridiculous. Did you think 397cff8663 I’d just say 3800a7927b ‘Okay’ if you 928c5eb4da unilaterally decided and 9a304e7a49 announced that?”3cc050312d9abd8f

Minkyu moved closer, as efcade2a17 if afraid Yiho would fba5295a98 disappear.e6bb6af963c20d10

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“Don’t I 15fcf50b49 have at 90ed28f5b7 least this 6a5d697611 much right?”fd52005338f886c5

“…….”232127eeb691090c

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“Who else knows you b7fdbdfd38 as well as I 15c11ecfcc do, who else sticks 8552331d7c to you like glue?”1adb6204924a40ce

“That’s why… those d94580b475 words are strange.”5916f705380dda94

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“Song Yiho, what’s so e08f98b57a strange about them?”9bd97ccdf4c1610f

“Who worries d29e68149f about that 43254a565f kind of f6877c0e7d thing between 80d24279d7 friends? Even brothers 0731bf2489 don’t say 936da78e11 things like 387804e510 that to 70b6e92f42 each other.”302b50ee3819aa00

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“What do b3f2ef3aa7 I care 20ceb19a97 what other 8a566e6c4c people do c2b8a8a760 or say? Do those e4c6c95e7f people have 063db3060f a friend 61fa0f22ae who looks e4ca8cc6e9 like you? Is this the 7cf7b36d8a result of you 30fb370c4b worrying about ‘that 6d999f362f kind of thing’? Wanting to distance 33cae4fddb yourself from me? Is that all 2371fa23e2 our relationship means 0fb24e1972 to you?”b3b93760d7107282

Minkyu realized his 53098bdd66 own words were 42fd4a1daa escalating strangely.b12c8ca4ec220dfe

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What would he have done if it were someone else? He wouldn’t have cared this much about anyone other than Song Yiho in the first place, but if someone he had been looking after asked for distance, he would have withdrawn his concern without hesitation.97e1fad6eb8de0a5

But Song Yiho?bbdb655db623fb83

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Even if his parents disowned him, it wouldn’t be as shocking as Yiho turning his back on him. He couldn’t understand what the problem was, why Yiho was acting like this.f6c44379193b1224

And why was 27e8442d47 Yiho the one cc65abdf01 with the hurt 0adc0acc48 expression, when he d475e9ec97 was the one f508f6d5ec pushing him away 5537cdd09e with all these 1698b30807 hurtful words?f7fa77e2cc486b82

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“I’m… saying this 9c34b9be86 because we’re close, 4f5f64b40a Cha Minkyu, because 1ff3c2b813 I want our 5005913693 friendship to last, f86ea1db0d so stop it. Don’t you think we’ll 4d576851ff become awkward if you 73b1f294a5 keep saying things like f7fde2f05f that?”765bacdf0095af7e

“No. I want to burst. I like seeing the c62f8e5c74 usually gentle SongYiSongYi finally 789ffd051e speaking his mind. So tell me 4fed9b7ad4 everything you haven’t 7a5cfdaba8 been able to 2b84d9872d say. Please.”35b802daa88851a6

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He had 0750a18bd5 once told b2a21bc1bf Yiho that 38e674a1a7 he would aedd0c034f apologize profusely bb8ee2f05c even if 15620709f8 Yiho threw 13c2206dd9 a tantrum 56973a6769 for no 77a537af61 reason, up 7d28ca3a05 to three 098eacb32d times. Even if Yiho 6f478a1435 pushed him away 88122d8c7d with absurd accusations, ebaac42e89 Cha Minkyu would 3848a6bcc5 hold on, not a81a0fc550 just three times, 2d2fb58e9f but a hundred 14abd3e738 times. That’s how 8a58f2d3f2 important Song 629be28c74 Yiho was 8b4d562478 to him.6574efde665b4754

He had thought Song d1e079b23a Yiho felt the same.6614f63d8baa2bbf

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“Tell me 4dec31f4cb what you’ve 5eae85cb31 been thinking, 17f2ad0bf0 instead of 6418277204 bottling it ada39a7d22 up!”50a1c2ba251ebc62

“…….”18d00318e986419d

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His voice e852f5990c finally rose, ab50b24acc echoing through 81d641bee5 the old 7998c4d2c1 hallway. Yiho, standing before 0f54781bb1 him with tears a4ee096352 welling up in 70d297beed his eyes, let e8ed033c79 out a shaky b14e136bc3 breath. Then he 68018bdc13 looked up, 868f6bb834 a pale 91f51d9d83 smile on b5534e6b5c his face.e17bbcc63ae29323

“Cha Minkyu.”aa3538145619e2ef

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Yiho spoke as 11ca3540f2 if forcing out 0d433f8707 something painful.c3f56b46fc9a6e7a

“I really tried 28f1427aa1 to give up.”b81deb8e429c4c6e

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Minkyu clenched his 8a86243908 fists as Yiho e9d0646868 looked at him cf7d3f37c0 and spoke of 93139ee096 giving up. Who’s giving up on 0ac10f51ef whom? Song Yiho, on me?8cd369b46954c36a

“Why me…”2d2be0960830037f

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“Then how do 34bf216579 you think the e42d66d6af person you’ve been a224b1afb6 taking care of, d80f6af24a hugging, and touching 77fd7bbe01 feels?”a9bd567d5df4f5e5

The word ae88295d54 “what” died bbf9016f87 on his 1f900b2277 lips.ab740835859857b9

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“I like you, you c9c387fff3 idiot.”00c9a664edf1aee6

Yiho’s face was flushed a94d4ac1d4 crimson, like an overripe f6193b974f fruit. Tears streamed 90e751fc59 down his 7321b64535 face, like 5c428c7fc1 rot oozing db68c49e22 from deep 95fbfd369d within.434963e64d9e32bb

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“This is what fe127d7875 I haven’t been b3f4a0b6d9 able to say 8f4e799870 for 15 years, 119b78ccc4 the reason I’ve 44ab57ac73 been agonizing alone. So stop it.”b659ad7a22da5a99

“…….”eb8aa263188c5fe3

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“I’ll… figure b4389cba6b it out 8e5b79c129 on my 50238bf9eb own.”7818534329f59a6a

The whites of his 7f08b49169 eyes, strained from holding e4913bdecb back tears, were bloodshot. Despite the 93eaafaa22 tears, his 9eee8cd903 gaze was 6c6bc095f2 clear. It was dd9e3ebd74 the same 2170938e7b look that 9074a55b3f had stopped b2097ed11a Minkyu’s actions 1a4f65cee8 countless times.574f3c6ce95bd891

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Minkyu’s mouth opened 5f4ebb8bb2 and closed wordlessly.9ffd12ba4e98c125

His mind was blank. The words he had 090e152794 just heard floated around 0888f8b01a in his head, unprocessed.c5348eace1587ac0

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Minkyu understood the context of Yiho’s confession. The “like” he spoke of wasn’t just simple fondness.67a2f288914941ab

Song Yiho, likes b3bdf2f4c5 me.a2fe61b0795cce4d

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Before he could react, 64c6166177 Yiho turned away. He stepped 12ebe71138 out of 0be220f05c the ring 66edb06f2d and quickly 526886984f walked out 5b2b5646a4 of the dd7ca6ea79 gym. Minkyu, still stunned, followed f4b1031330 him.7fb030b20dbbe93f

“Song Yiho!”b859254152ff4f5c

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Without thinking, he reached 452f338d2f out for Yiho.8888938d4e8c0d52