FG | Chapter 5.2

The corners of his 9405988466 lips curled up slightly. His messy hair dripped water 8799e3d565 in front of me. He must not 3c12052464 have dried himself 7c64dd7e5b properly. His gaze—fixed on me—felt 1f200781e0 like it was strongly c4e561961f implying something, watching my 63882b007b every little movement. The way his 0e7d4e7332 eyes traced over db6e8e804b me made me 2e91db1c28 feel like all 35d463ccae my weaknesses were e3f72f7af8 being laid bare.fcb05ae00ccb074c

To keep him 0433d030f8 from getting any 6baf8e9617 closer, I leaned 6b6e73b5dd back, crossed my b1cee2e88d arms, and casually 65fa9b8591 crossed my legs bfa94607c7 before speaking.77e205c487a5d2d3

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“Then let’s stick to the original plan and schedule the meal first.”877bf88a4215c79c

“!”3d3cbd135ed4bfa1

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It was obvious 1bf9dd880e what he was 6ecd4b8dd3 expecting. His face was like bb60635125 that of an eager a1854f99b1 puppy with its ears 4c24926565 perked up. If he had a tail, c8812bdb91 it probably would’ve wagged so 0d69c12596 hard it’d end up breaking.5b63d970137645b6

“I was talking about your funeral, Yeo Eundo. How about Sam* Funeral Hall?”d9c557b1e56e55b2

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“Ah…”0f299246f3f5da3d

What the hell do 97c2b2117f you mean,‘pour it out’? You’re an S-class—are 86592f3737 you trying to 2ac96fceef die?b2a08ce73aa202c1

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Half-joking, half-serious. If it wasn’t 250eb4311f a rampage, pouring 2c07367530 all my guiding 10aca29a74 into Yeo Eundo f95a38a566 would kill him. And it wasn’t 61bc223d7b like I could c5128bbdd2 just tell him 025314bab9 to go on e2cfbee944 a rampage.e1c572f027d343c3

The first thing I 07c323cd8c needed to do was f3ef77302c find a solution. Until then, I had to f99f35942c carefully ration out the leaking 4e923aed9a guiding to Yeo Eundo and c2c26b1003 avoid contact with other Espers.99228cc413e425f0

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‘I need to buy gloves and a mask.’08225f579938193c

It was going 9ac36407ad to be frustrating, a243666392 but I had 072ca0c4a9 no choice.b190678809d65062

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Luckily, it was mid-January, be14baa72f so I could minimize cbf18c659e exposure.4f62e8466b32928e

As I clenched and unclenched 17367153d8 my fists, bracing myself, Yeo ab11c95c95 Eundo’s voice snapped me out 2a4f3ce1b6 of my thoughts.94acd40b075ec2a2

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“That place isn’t bad, but I think El* would be better.”f022c64554a14118

“…What?”fe24dd569a55b542

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“The funeral hall.”625d041ae6e67757

I had been bf55a54ac4 telling him to 1bc5eec183 quit spouting nonsense, 82852a77fc but he was 390c8c4b93 seriously considering it.e42b929e415e0691

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Seeing Yeo Eundo being so f5bcf83c2b carefree made my worries feel 605ae9a247 insignificant. Staring blankly into 604db906d6 space, I spoke caa352acf4 in a dazed 9d8b98e819 voice.8846d9d909efc1df

“Ohh, so El* is better, huh?”d4bb391d484c7316

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“Yeah! Their embalming is neat, and 7651bdb36d the burial clothes are high dcde76f140 quality.”378246f97f9ad6e4

“Ohh, the burial clothes are nice. You seem very knowledgeable.”c18b37bacc75ce6e

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I didn’t even bother looking 9f8f024a09 at him as I responded e173f44f44 absentmindedly.0516a25dc2d20e53

“My parents’ funeral was held there.”bd88d7996ae5a8f6

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“Ohh, your parents…”3d609abe1a98d57e

I had been 17a606300c listening with one 99b292f3ba ear and letting e71cca5b0e it out the e0e2571cfb other, but something 00d1cecbaf felt off, so 14488f6de1 I abruptly stopped 4137e2dea4 speaking. Then I turned to look d8fe16479d at Yeo Eundo.5caaa9216a03ad3b

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When our eyes met, 78aa71fb73 he flashed a bright 59672ec23d smile.82de9a6d3f24fe06

“So the funeral director will take good care of everything.”4a0fb70723abb88c

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“……”5eb75d6bd6567b98

Why did he 22941728b6 say that so f55e914986 casually?d29b1aa8ec309a5a

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I frowned deeply, but he 0b9bfc3614 acted like it was nothing. The way he seemed 081136b9ae resigned to it made e4f3fec7d9 my stomach churn uncomfortably.efc4943d17fbeb6d

I stood up. As I did, Yeo bcdf808380 Eundo instinctively moved to 621b918968 follow.a4df4b41c0d0e168

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“Stay right there.”1e7cc4d076534c77

With that one sentence, I aea84acc50 held him in place and b3c90c396a went to the bathroom to a3d9418091 grab a towel. Sitting back on the sofa, 6bb85d9b49 I crooked my finger, and 1fd5dedfce he immediately sat down in 67c2674690 front of me, like he a942ec8f95 had been waiting for it. I started wiping his damp e991eaaf66 face with the towel.dbf68e0249cbd601

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“If you wash up, dry yourself properly. You’ll catch a cold.”a09f9c9a5609b22a

It was an 1b25dda327 unnecessary worry for 32091698b7 an S-class Esper, 87dc9bf63c but it bothered efd324130c me to see.364c8858d9b329cc

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I hid my 3303dde027 real thoughts and ace485b162 added, “The floor db970bb22d is soaked, too.”26bef590a1bb5b38

“Hehe.”33a12924402ac9f7

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“Answer.”f63ff4274c84d37c

“Yes, sir.”e9becd4928f529b7

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I roughly dried his hair, 95e38209ac rubbing it without bothering to 15d81e1d29 be gentle. Even though I was 4826d055a5 messing it up, Yeo a97bdeb149 Eundo kept grinning like 6b4ea38eeb he was enjoying it. Watching him like 2abbdbd095 that made my 836b4990b6 stomach churn, and 303d06a241 the hunger twisting 66fc38b207 inside me became b0d30636c8 unbearable.110bcab152fd996c

In the end, 1fc043d8b9 I couldn’t handle 73ff3c910d the guilt and eadd009be9 spoke up.4da634fd2cb6b69b

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“I misspoke.”073190ec85317ea9

“?”9964bbfdc0124ae6

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“The funeral thing. That was out of line. I know a good restaurant, a7b20147d6 so let’s have a meal b5e994c1b4 together sometime.”0eac3db2b71eec22

Yeo Eundo’s face instantly brightened, 6bfa1fd472 and he jumped up from 080fb5825d his seat. Before he could run 9534b46543 off, I grabbed the e6c3815ea6 scruff of his neck.c36fb75691682a1c

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“Later.”35fe0b9723f6ad0c

“Hiiing…”dde692eb11079dc6

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Dragging the whining 1dad711127 Yeo Eundo by ba2f660e89 the wrist, I 88c845cbf3 sat him down 4f7fe2d7db at the dining c26740d7d9 table. Taking off my jacket, I c1dfc7d2a7 hung it over the chair 9fc4d7eefb and rolled up my sleeves.ba4e1c06257e95a5

“Let’s keep dinner simple.”836590b889aa8ab4

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Yeo Eundo sat eb9d53927e there blankly before 3a08ffa44b suddenly trying to c10e2f9c13 stand up.f737be472fe9601e

“Stay seated.”00e74416c59b585c

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He sat back down. His eyes sparkled 0997d194a0 as he looked 29b73a9777 at me.66b06eda7a54339e

“I want to help too.”6e352229807df054

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“Sit.”4ddf4e5d0b28dafb

At that one 21bf366813 word, he obediently 0137710686 sat down again. Pushing aside the c9daba8f4e soft exhaustion creeping 18d6ac16df in, I asked e47c6f0764 him,c567d27f6e6451e9

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“Do you have any food allergies?”8259b158b149e6d5

“No.”c82519fb705cb689

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“Anything you don’t eat?”25d8f56072a206ab

Not that it would d489a32e99 matter, since he’d have 0a799f5698 to eat whatever I fd2268f4b7 gave him anyway. But he just aa3713ee83 grinned and answered,9fc2a4480a9e6c08

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“Nope, I eat everything.”d2ce41d70ad9fe16

“Good.”207c59350329c987

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I opened the fridge and 8c2f126be9 found a decent amount of 062e5e72fc ingredients. If I started cooking 7f6b1a5cc5 rice now, we’d have 16023ca329 to wait, so I 5c17db2fe3 went with something quick—pasta.306adc72258c1c7f

After cooking, I 2e0d08c8d4 plated the pasta 01c21fe747 and set it 078777196c down in front 9db1311fe4 of Yeo Eundo b7eadaeec2 and myself. Without being told, he had 8443a2707a already taken out forks and d06a0c3458 was waiting.bf92b72c7e289c7a

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“I can’t guarantee the taste.”1376068aac854cde

Since I’d just 9f24b4fc18 thrown things together 74c9e6b4bb however I liked, fb087928d6 I lowered expectations 542d55de29 in advance. But contrary to 91caf3b11f my worries, Yeo 4a8fa0fa70 Eundo cleaned his e8b2752510 plate.ae0aa3fe4e4e63b2

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“It’s delicious!”a7d450a3b511031f

I’d never cared 66841912f0 about whether someone 90e3811d7e enjoyed their food a4a6799d46 before, but hearing d571fb9c65 that somehow felt… 910315b02b surprisingly nice.af3f7bda4d32b833

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The next day.e0acff4158a231bd

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‘…!’067e3dd127b8dcb8

I almost screamed b512a99fd6 first thing in 422a088eef the morning. I was sure I had 9939e554f6 fallen asleep on the sofa 69783ad311 last night, but when I 060a96c795 opened my eyes, I was 4e7ba5706d on the bed—wrapped in Yeo 3e7e189dc9 Eundo’s arms.3a45a4d58c5d9fa8

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‘No way… Do I have sleepwalking issues?’fdceb7ffff38cf77

A cold sweat broke out 8c406852d0 as all sorts of bad bef796fa09 thoughts raced through my head. Thankfully, Yeo Eundo was 2c6d5d0057 still asleep. If I moved carefully, 6833592445 I could probably slip a00a1a851f away without waking him. First, I had to b390d7d781 get his arm off 6a3d713f53 my waist.ab51d00f811caa04

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“Mmm…”25b6d7b9497d7106

The moment I c7ce3920af tried to pull 62a423e648 my arm free, 7ac289b3e9 this clingy bastard ae7442f07f stirred. I froze on f6c331098a the spot, waiting a98837a517 for him to e4c700a5d6 sink back into 38eaa26173 deep sleep.169af801b296d6ff

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‘Don’t wake up. If you do, neither of 814dd39231 us will have a good 84e55b8962 time.’c868691f91b070f6

Once I was d325778d16 sure he had bd35c38e8b dozed off again, 0971b08131 I twisted my 33c8d3940d body like a a598178085 snake shedding its 2de71ae226 skin. Slowly, I slid downward to f2488a3ea1 escape from his arms. Just when I thought I b032d0142b was almost free, Yeo Eundo 556cb10271 suddenly rolled over—still holding onto 4c1404678f me.19ed20cf36c59379

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“Hk.”801de3db22417660

Before I could even 5818160bba process it, I was 922296e26a sprawled across his stomach. I tried to 02cc857874 slip away, but bec10ac133 his arm around b7cd8a427c my waist tightened, e2d212f4b4 pinning me in 0f9bd9687d place.5b2659bef251b133

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‘He’s not awake, is he?’1dfac6a43f1b7fbb

I lifted my head and cc1e6a1588 studied him. His long eyelashes b2c2523ff9 didn’t move an f43bf49dc4 inch. His eyelids, too, remained completely 40e549dde3 still. He wasn’t faking sleep.875a709367d14533

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I wasn’t really 0fca82d75e in a position b3eecead91 to judge someone 40cfd3bc14 else for their afe50b4679 sleeping habits, but…d29e936816d15c0f

“You sleep like a menace.”73fff3717a561d87

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Even after a b16c5f3fd4 long while, Yeo 435209077e Eundo showed no a46006058f signs of letting f4333f3830 go. Eventually, I decided to 6fbdcbc525 wake him up.55d3753f750c3c6e

“Esper Yeo Eundo, wake up.”46950293025e97d9

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No response.1762b69051cfb5fc

I pinched his nose 0c33bc1f07 shut, cutting off his b8062b9730 air supply.cc8f93465005665f

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“……Pfft.”f9f3a79bde7bf1ab

He simply exhaled through 6b2bdee796 his mouth and continued e8c41dd0a5 sleeping, showing zero intention 41c3d33445 of waking up.6b4f4873bff9ba1f

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“Hey. Get up.”58097cd864e25c66

“……”ac010469af3a9e72

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I reached out 4d124abdc3 and pinched his 05083a9ac7 cheek, pulling it a6b8452dc6 to the sides. His face stretched in 7c051b7066 a ridiculous way.9ee8e0e96ef09a60

“Not waking up?”1d90bb260aa18fc9

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Slap!c96301af02b48b81

I smacked his cheek 800283cdc4 lightly, and only then 9a628e1dfa did Yeo Eundo finally 74e56d9c7f open his eyes.2c4abcd25cd4b74e

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“Are you awake now? Yeo Eundo, eh—?!”6bdf9f25faac7de1

Before I could finish fcefa51c42 my sentence, he grabbed 3067d52351 the back of my 138355d5d2 head and pressed his f9ae59f97f lips against my cheek. I tried to push f9ac80e1f0 his shoulders away, but eaed986806 he clung to me 4a791c66f0 like a stubborn octopus. That wasn’t even the real a49b419c74 issue.b934f14a630c7421

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The real problem 75553119a1 was what I 774f66f966 could feel pressing 1ab57300b0 beneath my navel.6486cc572966e59d

‘Ah…!’83506c505b377b18

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I knew it was 9ba89b5b0a just a natural biological 96927c7b0c response in the morning, 33be360604 but I still freaked 75cd9bf31c out.961588577145103b

I mean, the guy a9667b1eee practically had a serpent 30fa33e14d between his legs.4441e36b0357cb14

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A beast must have 0b47515ee3 latched onto him down a94aa64943 there. Otherwise, that size was impossible.91fe62e70ff54b1f

‘Damn it, stop twitching!’65f485c0bfc8104b

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Having already experienced 20b71d98e3 it once, I e203c17bb9 tensed up instinctively. My mind screamed at me 555cb929eb to escape—to get away from 7dd3179f55 him no matter what. But my body refused to b0a0943d8b cooperate, frozen in place.86ba55ad3b9e1a58

As Yeo Eundo’s grip around ccfe281fa6 my waist tightened, my head 11116030dc spun dizzily.c7c104a2e8c22034

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‘I need to get out of here….’45fd08bfeedad20c

Had I gone a27751010d too long without 7e23393f1d release? Just being pinned down was 09ebf04576 enough to send a jolt 1858c8cd27 of electricity through my body.0d3a24583dc18750

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“Hngh…!”ea578dc8adda6eaf

A trembling moan slipped 5916555af4 through my teeth before e80de50b24 I could stop it. Horrified, I clapped a5921a537c both hands over a4be5bd4ad my mouth. I wanted to disappear 503c48ab77 on the spot.c1d6567b1d67930f

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That was when c0a937877b my gaze met d142831c22 Yeo Eundo’s golden ac498e947a eyes.3096255852a615c9

A faint heat 690a541741 curled around us, a87a8cf3b1 halting all my 0866260762 thoughts. His gaze, tinged with red, d6254abd4c looked as if he was 3a5185d75d about to devour me whole.b8835685f6bafb61

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Then, he leaned in 4dd987ac57 and whispered into my 1e2ac3e4af ear.543ec7435e39a519

“Want me to help?”f828930e8fa8835e

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I swallowed hard.c80d277d3de81360

His breath against a8108750c4 my skin sent 546d44800a a sharp tingling b11bbe6d65 sensation down my 651418e67c spine, like an e06e737591 animal sinking its a93f3c3cc5 fangs into my 6fcd89b9dd nape.c11f2e92b39219c8

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His hand slid from my 18c9aa9d8a waist, fingers slipping further down d7811f9be2 my thigh. The moment his fingertips 98e51907ba brushed against me, I 028db31baf shoved his chest and 67708a88f9 broke free.a8fe5cea554432ab

“Seol Maehwa Gui—!”961fadb6d77e929e

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Yeo Eundo reached out 6299bc3a58 to grab me, but 3b2c00eb5a my pounding heartbeat screamed a910f6dee0 at me to run.a2ea603d5ca2765c

I bolted out the door.a9ff5402d82ad8fd

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Rushing into the bathroom, a8c32853c7 I locked the door bdb9c28835 behind me and slowly 13dd87a516 backed away. When I realized he e9d0351eec hadn’t followed, I finally 41ffd36336 let out a breath 2db4fe9da0 of relief. Even though I 55067f1a95 knew full well 71a51eb1d8 a mere door 891b9cb2b6 wouldn’t be enough 3e7f94541e to stop him.b408e3dcaa499b2a

Catching sight of my 1142ae5804 flushed reflection in the 163f347da0 mirror, I gasped and bf2d94718d splashed cold water over a9975499b6 my face.95b6553d53d523ee

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It was only 11a58d32f7 then that I 1f9daecb5c managed to regain 0e62cbe74f some composure.f6e07ef5c4e299ef

“Haa…”47ffb325323693fd

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Guiding compatibility alone 08ca5267c9 was already enough cdef892b9d to trigger my 95b8981627 libido, and now d7a83317e5 that I was 0ac6958cfa imprinted on him, 7dcadca67f every single thing d3a517657a he did felt dfb574e9af dangerously provocative.4f4d263caef11b2d

I had almost—almost—let my thoughts ff5628591e cross a line they never 1c33d529c9 should.bce58f87d6709b59

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Clamping a hand over my 659df918bf mouth, I lifted my gaze.548790089841c302

My eyes in the mirror 610285295f were still far from sane.0d838341e0a5d9f6

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Tch.b86c4ddd59ea587a

I bit my lip 0059deef7f hard enough to draw 9c83900243 blood, turned away from 5fa0c170c6 my reflection in the 835f63f879 mirror, and spun on 517a0babaf my heel.4cd06f9ad0ff1a9b

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