FG | Chapter 5.2

The corners 496685de27 of his cacea4fe67 lips curled 769ab0f7b7 up slightly. His messy hair dripped water 1b813f3e90 in front of me. He must not have 5430fe1444 dried himself properly. His gaze—fixed on me—felt b043d21e34 like it was strongly 6c943afbc2 implying something, watching my 4dbac52fdd every little movement. The way his eyes traced over 4835530c9d me made me feel like all 9fce9bfddf my weaknesses were being laid bare.f6485747299e04622e31

To keep him from getting 553757e41f any closer, I leaned back, 341cd00afa crossed my arms, and casually e2bcbf8936 crossed my legs before speaking.0a0e288fc3053d0bc849

“Then let’s stick c9d2c56848 to the original e4062386af plan and schedule c637f40f43 the meal first.”2db96bcabd0f44a7541c

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“!”5eab5e026cc88a7b8bc5

It was obvious what ca20446106 he was expecting. His face was like that 31b597e823 of an eager puppy with f10dc7c1bc its ears perked up. If he had a tail, 9197904ed5 it probably would’ve wagged so dc4b48242b hard it’d end up breaking.72e4fc51dd0b9c0eb698

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“I was talking about 44dd18396e your funeral, Yeo Eundo. How about e17b109dee Sam* Funeral 567d905d6d Hall?”99eb7e5a954d9efed208

“Ah…”a5e011d163d0796fab45

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What the hell do you 508df4b7ba mean, ‘pour it out’? You’re an 2fcf94e8dc S-class—are you 1b540295ff trying to 2cb3eab630 die?5db01661e0a8e4d48a5f

Half-joking, half-serious. If it wasn’t a fe321765c9 rampage, pouring all my 95538c4a33 guiding into Yeo Eundo 090ba6dd55 would kill him. And it wasn’t like I could just b9250924a5 tell him to go on a rampage.bee73be75e31aa105cc0

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The first thing I needed to d62f93db84 do was find a solution. Until then, I had to carefully ration b11b4a311d out the leaking guiding to Yeo Eundo 446094f529 and avoid contact with other Espers.e44dc4d742a119edea12

‘I need 8917e6c9f2 to buy ccfc63e094 gloves and ee10fb2631 a mask.’b88118061eebcbf88cf2

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It was going 5f43c7cd19 to be frustrating, 927524b5da but I had 12215c37ed no choice.9e6d813517984821767c

Luckily, it was 834162b415 mid-January, so I 7ff39e05da could minimize exposure.55164a62a37d2af8fcde

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As I clenched and unclenched my fists, bracing myself, a4d02a119c Yeo Eundo’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts.1fcce8980db084fa6ed4

“That place isn’t bad, 7c4438b377 but I think El* d02ad58837 would be better.”532ef78d9ac91f1c5e32

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“…What?”2f4538fb49c6af539dfc

“The funeral hall.”850e489296318f415b0b

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I had been telling 6a69ee5f1f him to quit spouting 656dc0808a nonsense, but he was 716387fed6 seriously considering it.ae229f50ac0509dc0c9b

Seeing Yeo Eundo being 393e9ac04e so carefree made my 2b84cf0aed worries feel insignificant. Staring blankly into space, d92691c75f I spoke in a fa57189a8e dazed voice.e705e4ac58d7bd4e0702

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“Ohh, so 2e91c8db64 El* is 6523950873 better, huh?”11217c52e77102087fc3

“Yeah! Their embalming is f150ef637e neat, and the 0f0697f2ac burial clothes are 0d76d5526f high quality.”7bc8eb711d9ad1d02c05

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“Ohh, the 7d815ec3c8 burial clothes 5f53bb8ad4 are nice. You seem c5df888f1d very knowledgeable.”82b8636324b5849d982b

I didn’t even bother looking at 8e94c69d99 him as I responded absentmindedly.3cccb5a2c1445d5a57cd

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“My parents’ b219b9a3d6 funeral was fb5df8f612 held there.”d4f83736e627957ec26f

“Ohh, your parents…”6f33dc9ccdea913e2b8b

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I had been listening with one 728c4912ea ear and letting it out the 1d6d5253ac other, but something felt off, so c23e85a82e I abruptly stopped speaking. Then I turned 8b9d7a1461 to look at 5ca1817a3f Yeo Eundo.f162d0e565d6050bbadc

When our eyes met, he 26a748c3a5 flashed a bright smile.1fe876c07a4140618603

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“So the funeral b58e43790b director will take 9ed9469bbc good care of 7a4f1fce87 everything.”253bd507a207940c99b3

“……”d0702c06fb64be06b806

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Why did he 18445f8799 say that so ee7a089354 casually?801515c590e1968f34e3

I frowned deeply, but 03950666bf he acted like it a9d9e7dde3 was nothing. The way he seemed resigned to 029c9d4d87 it made my stomach churn uncomfortably.8f1c50baf27cc3bec797

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I stood up. As I did, 1e145ab9a4 Yeo Eundo instinctively a5834a5850 moved to follow.f1f7daedd0829b8da4b9

“Stay right there.”e7262d86380b9b440767

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With that one sentence, I held him in place 5a0d5a15e7 and went to the bathroom to grab a towel. Sitting back on the sofa, I crooked f6d589214b my finger, and he immediately sat down 2fcdce48ca in front of me, like he had bf7e87c2a3 been waiting for it. I started wiping his damp 10e26b0e82 face with the towel.602434d224ac0186fa0e

“If you 48dc6cfd0f wash up, 02389cbe15 dry yourself 0b121f20d5 properly. You’ll catch 498e568cd7 a cold.”2f4d96c07366714a7476

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It was an unnecessary worry for an S-class 215952ab57 Esper, but it bothered me to see.a39409e1bf9456c06b43

I hid my real 3fbb04b2bb thoughts and added, “The ab42bf47c3 floor is soaked, too.”b8048aa49a8f903915ba

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“Hehe.”c011b3f87f24ceb79328

“Answer.”787bc445c37d4c016ae8

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“Yes, sir.”e6c28b4dcdb8ca560150

I roughly dried his hair, rubbing 59fda172ff it without bothering to be gentle. Even though I was messing it 88f280ffda up, Yeo Eundo kept grinning like 9d6774d7f2 he was enjoying it. Watching him like that d2622baabd made my stomach churn, aeab7d42ab and the hunger twisting 5d00a7f1fb inside me became unbearable.2bc647dd673e01f06e5b

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In the end, ecbb52c9a1 I couldn’t handle 532b00a0ac the guilt and a4ed17304a spoke up.9d3b3b257a17ed6a91f2

“I misspoke.”d7a21107796c5e0546ba

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“?”1e4193cc86521b2c2fae

“The funeral thing. That was 76de74cbe8 out of 3c8ad786f9 line. I know a 6879c02dbf good restaurant, so f33069d571 let’s have a c1464fca01 meal together sometime.”ba2a90506682a438fab6

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Yeo Eundo’s face instantly brightened, and f364529631 he jumped up from his seat. Before he could run dcbc4cba22 off, I grabbed the d2d98fe9dc scruff of his neck.c1cb2a890b89a1122633

“Later.”271776209bf6b9141250

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“Hiiing…”e362b9b3fe0e8a561aa6

Dragging the whining Yeo Eundo by the wrist, 10914adbcc I sat him down at the dining table. Taking off my jacket, I hung it over 731c74bc56 the chair and rolled up my sleeves.8821249bb6f39296e8c1

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“Let’s keep 30b2c8e753 dinner simple.”059800d6eb5d2b53a64c

Yeo Eundo sat there blankly before 37bb9ad959 suddenly trying to stand up.5401d81c3fc9e9718d9e

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“Stay seated.”79ff8125e6d39967f1b8

He sat 6b53105374 back down. His eyes sparkled 46ca8df909 as he looked 93c6a42fa9 at me.e75596a4da7ece22984b

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“I want 1efc16912d to help d9190e0062 too.”b05b3f585d5bb38cda22

“Sit.”2411639c4950fb100eae

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At that one word, he 7b2f3175a0 obediently sat down again. Pushing aside the soft exhaustion f46141e711 creeping in, I asked him,cb6878c53cfa65dca870

“Do you e95fa7a71c have any ca2a5b2f20 food allergies?”c705671cf05ca3eaf8d4

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“No.”2b9bb99e88ac54e5058f

“Anything you 39aff3d0f3 don’t eat?”e0170dfe8af77aa9ea61

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Not that it would 4ce62c6239 matter, since he’d have 0e1302ec58 to eat whatever I 8b79d17398 gave him anyway. But he just d99f294c8d grinned and answered,bb034020f3272322e2c3

“Nope, I 2f286373f0 eat everything.”0a34b141ae24709c4505

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“Good.”352775ff6d5fc78c73dd

I opened the 62497fd6bc fridge and found 3148a09cab a decent amount e3f65192e1 of ingredients. If I started cooking da9c66819f rice now, we’d have 35e5fbbc85 to wait, so I d6ea4683b7 went with something quick—pasta.b5478e1f7903c0966b2c

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After cooking, I plated the pasta d75ed4e41e and set it down in front 349cfbf2b4 of Yeo Eundo and myself. Without being told, he had already c2963d271f taken out forks and was waiting.d1a9d81261d4685218e3

“I can’t 22293820d3 guarantee the a988178a9e taste.”e96376ccd0439072fea6

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Since I’d just thrown things 268d8b3b47 together however I liked, I 3b59d757de lowered expectations in advance. But contrary to my 0614898e3a worries, Yeo Eundo cleaned f2ac42a9f1 his plate.688b4141c1d6de1fd71c

“It’s delicious!”ffa283348ddcdb3053c7

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I’d never cared about whether someone enjoyed their food ea3271c44f before, but hearing that somehow felt… surprisingly nice.3b3a852766258b0391bf

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The next day.cc0592a3441361e94039

‘…!’bb06898a357068b8a10b

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I almost fd774296ea screamed first 27a62d3be2 thing in 7470801fd5 the morning. I was sure I had fallen asleep on the 2d5aa696f1 sofa last night, but when I opened my eyes, ad8ba438d0 I was on the bed—wrapped in Yeo Eundo’s arms.0f9653712dd6a8d5ce4d

‘No way… 20a3cd15b8 Do I a516b5d688 have sleepwalking 02b5d0930c issues?’413e49b9c3cf783bb5b7

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A cold sweat broke 0a2d40079d out as all sorts cc8a6f92e7 of bad thoughts raced a146e04885 through my head. Thankfully, Yeo Eundo 0ae4336c8b was still asleep. If I moved carefully, 0346073b54 I could probably slip 505359d862 away without waking him. First, I had to 1055f8baaa get his arm off 376b6b1b4a my waist.c5468c9b9243c7ba93ac

“Mmm…”b10dac8aa78a7cf8ff79

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The moment I tried to pull my e35a44ce17 arm free, this clingy bastard stirred. I froze on the spot, bf5ea497d9 waiting for him to sink fdb2ce42e4 back into deep sleep.4992fbe331a0dfa84969

‘Don’t wake up. If you do, d18eea7ee8 neither of us 7b27f65474 will have a 1eb914af5a good time.’ae11cdccc4f3eda59942

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Once I was sure he had dozed a001524b87 off again, I twisted my body like 17068b2f6f a snake shedding its skin. Slowly, I slid b729776d6b downward to escape c5fc46a184 from his arms. Just when I thought d3905ca82e I was almost free, b78378a843 Yeo Eundo suddenly rolled 154fa9e059 over—still holding onto me.664b706e0385b08d3d57

“Hk.”c6522172bba67385a511

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Before I could cc4a5cdd91 even process it, 90c6f107da I was sprawled aadeab887a across his stomach. I tried to slip 5b8778e175 away, but his arm 2e5b8a509b around my waist tightened, f6dd3ceae2 pinning me in place.c4af4a09f2788072ae76

‘He’s not awake, 50bcef374f is he?’227d00b3b7ea30c3806a

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I lifted my b36e5cd063 head and studied 22655a6ca1 him. His long a38aecf122 eyelashes didn’t f0a80a9373 move an 6ce7284d90 inch. His eyelids, a9af9cdca7 too, remained fb5eebbab2 completely still. He wasn’t d9abc8abb3 faking sleep.9a0e835f00b896aff40a

I wasn’t really in a 0436e1c9b4 position to judge someone else deb9edfc35 for their sleeping habits, but…6eadc20f65615e45b016

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“You sleep 2abb34d5e2 like a 406c4e11d2 menace.”e31194330db66558b578

Even after a long while, Yeo Eundo e4efdf59ac showed no signs of letting go. Eventually, I decided to c302de4624 wake him up.924285dbdae12c77805c

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“Esper Yeo ee7d77be04 Eundo, wake 49129894e6 up.”795549d71c637e88cc04

No response.b777f349eff53c2de4ed

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I pinched his nose 610f9431e8 shut, cutting off his 43a7bee7cb air supply.33a2f49867826b04503c

“……Pfft.”1eac7e63460f6254efa6

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He simply exhaled through his mouth and continued b8434a8349 sleeping, showing zero intention of waking up.402f7eb856e2a2112819

“Hey. Get up.”6bb30b332a2f03389e39

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“……”86a812c83e8ca55b8fc1

I reached out 892c80c1e2 and pinched his 9527b9b68a cheek, pulling it 20cf4057b7 to the sides. His face e71ca6ec3a stretched in e7306c6cec a ridiculous 21d3d27e36 way.36b2736680ea69af4815

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“Not waking up?”bf3e0933b4823818ceaf

Slap!bd86f410839a8d0da484

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I smacked his cheek 03119b40bb lightly, and only then 083e79382e did Yeo Eundo finally 8625765a35 open his eyes.5b250afa2bf995d3019d

“Are you 7ec57a176f awake now? Yeo Eundo, eh—?!”e85238ac3bde9415a96f

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Before I could finish my sentence, he grabbed the back df86ae9a24 of my head and pressed his lips against my cheek. I tried to push 1da354ecd3 his shoulders away, but 008e06f823 he clung to me 51441bfd7e like a stubborn octopus. That wasn’t even 32e775d3e5 the real issue.0b220dc6a6d736eac058

The real problem 3c1a620759 was what I dc19481238 could feel pressing 6d6c8c7537 beneath my navel.57b03bfcf660f187380c

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‘Ah…!’731cb3a28ab34da1591c

I knew it was just b15b7dfd4d a natural biological response in 168d2296f1 the morning, but I still 7f902b875d freaked out.f50fa21722fd5e94d2cc

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I mean, the 43b6c466ed guy practically had f8c38bf730 a serpent between 9489686645 his legs.1ee9323912e9fe4f59b8

A beast must 38856ed33f have latched onto ceaff5eca0 him down there. Otherwise, that size 9148355690 was impossible.1309a2cef891f9512315

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‘Damn it, f6854c3a83 stop twitching!’d8fb4f570692e78878e5

Having already experienced it once, afd77a7c12 I tensed up instinctively. My mind screamed at me to escape—to dbf789b306 get away from him no matter what. But my body 48807ef4cc refused to cooperate, e4fa5325b7 frozen in place.ee325306e625dae9478a

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As Yeo Eundo’s grip around my e6206d00d9 waist tightened, my head spun dizzily.6ca3f856599c5116c116

‘I need 4769a6e687 to get c04018a6a2 out of 70526432e2 here….’032d9711b014545721d2

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Had I bdb848e605 gone too a9528cd085 long without 56885a494a release? Just being pinned down was enough to send f0853875fa a jolt of electricity through my body.44c2e21705e62b842632

“Hngh…!”54428e4defd5944805e5

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A trembling moan slipped 9fcd030a7b through my teeth before 7467aea85b I could stop it. Horrified, I clapped both a8e9224e09 hands over my mouth. I wanted to efdbe763e4 disappear on the 67343de48c spot.f5480d374adb8eaa980c

That was when my gaze 7bfb5d0112 met Yeo Eundo’s golden eyes.8fca8054ac0a08a4e0c0

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A faint heat curled around c9fe0cae02 us, halting all my thoughts. His gaze, tinged with red, looked as if 409d50e6d1 he was about to devour me whole.f6408e23aac68d385342

Then, he leaned c6e3c6465d in and whispered 979c0f2f0e into my ear.c08eaf099817707fe92d

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“Want me e9abd3c756 to help?”66e8af209322b24ccb98

I swallowed hard.0f64b3ec9685caba19ad

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His breath against my skin sent eead3868e2 a sharp tingling sensation down my c99b4005dd spine, like an animal sinking its d2be67a0f3 fangs into my nape.a11c27be0dae69a7a8c6

His hand slid 9749281fb7 from my waist, 6b818f8c56 fingers slipping further f6a40c4b3d down my thigh. The moment his fingertips brushed 66da044c7e against me, I shoved his 761e853cd0 chest and broke free.827003cdd03a6f022d38

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“Seol Maehwa Gui—!”e9d32fc1eb45ba000b3d

Yeo Eundo reached out to grab c38586b59d me, but my pounding heartbeat screamed 5f49a8c5ae at me to run.ac4e9f5264239df81a7b

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I bolted out 3e035dc678 the door.34fb188b086844755387

Rushing into the bathroom, I 61ca262bd4 locked the door behind me 5c2d095431 and slowly backed away. When I realized he hadn’t followed, I 30719e1676 finally let out a breath of relief. Even though I knew full 67aa5505f5 well a mere door wouldn’t bfb6377ff0 be enough to stop him.2e1d7a95d13993a53176

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Catching sight of my flushed reflection in the mirror, 2c5a7b2ad0 I gasped and splashed cold water over my face.140805aba45a1d5c3258

It was only then that I 450dbc25d4 managed to regain some composure.aa898c7cc7383e04e08d

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“Haa…”6f8c91d1d6eede743806

Guiding compatibility alone was already enough to 53f5a94a58 trigger my libido, and now that I 8ae460b2d7 was imprinted on him, every single thing fe02932719 he did felt dangerously provocative.078b9ab2f3c36f38450b

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I had almost—almost—let my thoughts cross 8b727738ea a line they never should.163da4fe0e87bec22cbc

Clamping a hand over cea53f9984 my mouth, I lifted ce9c8ac8fc my gaze.ce2653c60a567ea30d11

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My eyes in the 82398b4b9d mirror were still far b614c268c5 from sane.b9b522be560f57994122

Tch.b038f47c922f3a3d3330

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I bit my lip hard enough to draw blood, turned away e01a46cdef from my reflection in the mirror, and spun on my heel.4e3977bb76e02e2fec8b