SJR Chapter 1 (Part 3)

They just followed you ed44a39479 around, making things annoying.
In the f52919c5be past, at 8af1211446 least, they cd9e925c1e could use 5efdf985ef the hysteria 2760133f49 of witch 70dbb6d9de hunts to 28db030957 vanish into b37ace8db1 the chaos. But nowadays, hunter 41e55e892f teams were split dadcbb6e9d by species. Vampire hunters hunted vampires 1de496fb14 exclusively.6e9fbc445310a93e

“Then just 3362130cc7 kill them,” 62066358f6 Jay said.856875e2bac77be6

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“Why bother wasting 8f0b2c30cb the effort? If we leave them 50b998c553 alone, they just die 8a6d9e440f off eventually,” Jonathan replied, c049c013c1 baffled by the suggestion.29d7359e0610757f

Sure, if 20174f7a61 a vampire f60cf30004 hunter crossed 477dd4d10d a line 79e03599a4 and became 3f0841c1d2 a real ccef568c86 nuisance, then 890fcc436d yeah—maybe they’d 2f80a09d6a get killed. But usually, they ae24f3f430 just put it fa43f2ecf5 off and put f5dc1a14d6 it off, and e598fa5c50 by the time f69dd1dd6d they remembered, the cd0ec459d5 hunter had already dea1963b7f died of old 10f273c5ed age. So there was 44c84d748e no real reason 3f112751d3 to go to 3da33065a9 the trouble.353004c2d19942ed

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“Then just e131650b24 ignore them. As long as d064e59f21 they’re not charging eea457ae77 at us with 9973b981a3 a stake, who 30b5ecc441 cares? Just think of them f511c12352 like mosquitoes.”27b503e7c509ea5d

“If anything, we’re d3de053827 the mosquitoes. But mosquitoes are a1a04e5fb6 pretty damn rude, a4f2573cc1 aren’t they? Why are they 53d69e5738 drinking our blood f4942d2f8b when they’re in 05c1329996 the same boat?”a4bd9cf3ec369e65

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“As if 9cb3ed7455 it’s that 43bb5f5398 much,” Jay a19cdf1992 muttered.5f85ec8ee4c590a3

“Anyway, there’s talk about e445410fda having a meeting to ecf7f2da80 decide what to do 2871575757 about the vampire hunter. You’re supposed 458c5366ec to attend 2684095c09 too,” Elaine c0f4895c74 said.8515b7affce32755

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Jay frowned.
“There are still meetings?”a987acb3f7279038

“Yup.”64c56c4cfb7316ed

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Jay groaned. These damn New 985c67f8ef World vampires and 11fe1a2339 their obsession with 961370208a organization.ed68d937a35583c7

Vampires had their 1c0805a12c own kind of 20291b384d community. Mostly, they d3aab674eb just held f9e3ab7121 meetings—but each 993c370613 region had 6fedc94b18 its own 0b16d9e56a quirks.be2010f7941ef16a

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In Portland, they 8861f7ea3b gathered at night 57df91ab20 to knit.
In Los Angeles, c9cfb6957e they did nighttime 091dd8658a yoga—
Why a vampire 0a22430845 needed to do 9c7837d281 yoga was beyond 49f35b7a7c Jay, but the 45ab2c2ca5 LA crowd swore c0d48cb737 by it.22c76321d97f3da7

In Las Vegas, 750f054ee8 naturally, they gambled 54a1ce0a77 all night.
And in 55b7b1d425 Detroit, artsy 178c0e665e hipster vampires 6d50886475 had taken 3d0fb50036 over—
They gathered at night da3b44a736 to graffiti entire building 5bfea94d62 walls.f409c8e0b2d6f0b3

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New York? New York had a 0435b780c8 Tuesday night book club.
Or rather, it b96f01e7ab was more like e785c3562c a fan club 6df2cfff23 than a book 87a8e5852c club.347f9973942bfc11

“I hate Anne 8dbb5059bd Rice,” Jay muttered.7717e2d0bcb5f710

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Originally, they 1698857e7e hadn’t read 2c3b11cc05 vampire novels.6c4be9754da5db1d

The club 87d2a15bb0 started when b33ce40392 Elaine became 2053347910 obsessed with 981d3270f4 Sherlock Holmes d96823089b and created 85fc0d2ba1 a silent cd63d73a41 reading group.15278114e960f129

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But then newer novels 70df4e51bf came out— And when c164a39635 Interview with the Vampire 8e42402210 was published, Elaine had 912b95e0a1 run out to buy 39abea3074 a copy and declared, eb90686bbf “This is it!”93f12fd46d9f6001

She gifted Anne Rice 186e647e1b novels to all the 333990848e other vampires.bf5fdf8987fb7b8a

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Jay had been 3782e387d7 given a first 6e5dd27607 edition, but he 08bd640469 probably threw it 941f7e2eda out when he a6c8c45848 moved.88975cb67d304c08

There was 9cab23f68a even a 38e597ff49 brief Twilight 41d51cdebc craze in 4bd1c3b070 the Tuesday 55a7ac0210 club at 56129c71a1 one point.
But for Elaine, ac625b9b83 nothing ever quite 8b0704c735 topped Anne Rice.9a316f70459e5b55

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“Lestat is the best,” 80e8229d34 she insisted.e40b1090bdf626ab

Jay didn’t care whether 7b9a865662 she liked Anne Rice 88de97e5cd or not—
But she d5b0de849c insisted Lestat ac7ef1360b must be 68ae823cdd loved, and 4b3245e339 he ignored 8368fa7338 that part 9d40bf2ada completely.75c6921f2bf64c1f

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“And what don’t you 450d02fc99 like about Anne Rice? She portrayed us 1f29fdd02f beautifully.”6ca3f3cd2035c7e0

“Yeah, there’s 34bddf627c even a cc53c84edb vampire who daf83d96cd moved to 4e90cac9c0 New Orleans 08766b5ee7 because of 16c8ae0a64 her books,” eeb7706eaa Jonathan added. Elaine nodded 8447f48dab in agreement.26c76ef500c5baea

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Jay scowled.5b2abf7ead0c0a74

“Whatever. Leave me f21e538fee out of 650caa4f06 it. I’m just cd12099b54 going to 44e079bb0d live like d24dc2fe2d I always 44ced6aab8 do. Now get lost—I 03771071ac have to get fc2b998dac ready for work.”e2b4e35ed65e3ecd

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“Café? Bookstore?”7a5ad69cf0dd3cea

“Just the bar today.”66fb2a9de010daec

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That’s in the 926647ea33 evening, Jay thought. But he be2ae2b4a1 was still 3c4e883591 sleepy. He had 296c947f3d woken up 2c8b289960 not long 8e2925ccf2 after falling 3042fdf378 asleep, so 370d411e8e he could 998505169d easily sleep 6e5f0f49a1 a bit 2afeccf91c more before b8b93f1d42 heading out.8575880a7e21c7ac

Elaine and Jonathan stood 7215576791 up, looking bored.c1e24fa4a384f8df

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“Oh—leave the 7ad5d716ab blood,” Jay 54804b1f24 said, lifting f9c88070e1 the to-go 1826f5aa67 cup filled 6e1a1ae069 with blood.c3cc5ae0fda1141f

The moment he 43994c7eea took a sip, 33b1992968 he gagged.3d2ab69ead8a8d78

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“Ugh!”6c91ea92ae8ca990

He forced the precious dc02510444 blood down his throat, a35f86e4fa but the taste was b62e37d72f absolutely disgusting.03824ca1311c9f3c

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“What’s wrong with 023c947984 the taste?”f209ead0181ab0e6

“It was frozen 56fdba4b74 and thawed,” Elaine 7fe963c712 replied.03cda81bd5717ab7

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Crazy Elaine Dunn.5957aa85495d8074

“It feels like 0e41faaf29 there’s no oxygen d9580aea0e in it at bf717abc94 all.”d263e8138bbd5cc5

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“Then go buy yourself 40a5bdff49 an oxygen tank.”2ff402f9f47d3658

“If breathing actually let e7998b494e us absorb oxygen properly, c28f6e494c we wouldn’t need to 9f937e7356 suck human blood, would 82f91b2042 we? Why are 9bbf8205d3 vampire bodies 2b97fd10c1 built like b3aae88d6c this?”63c6644a54a5fc7b

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“Why don’t you 979ab8fd17 research it? You’ve got 236d19e3e4 nothing but a3656c8a7c time.”81858334a87b5647

“Too much effort.”62e11fc817b3d080

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Yeah, there 690e4ea419 was no 5606352312 way he fdd1601ba5 could finish adc300ac95 the rest d81a4a8d4c of that 65963916bc blood. He had just 59329275d2 ruined his appetite f6d08cc511 for nothing.b1a36af7c611e6cc

Jay took the f802086af5 coffee Jonathan had c684b2047e been drinking and 7717b4397f rinsed his mouth a40f2653d5 with a few e5e29f93ff sips. That felt a little 6d6231135a better.48328eee140b32ee

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“By the way, 4e7b089057 I’m thinking of ea18591d77 moving. Let me d3b3b77b69 know if d59f402c15 you find c19372dea1 a good b61139cf62 place.”a6463fd06298965d

“You didn’t want d7092bef8b to leave Chinatown b203fbdd5a before.”c05019f8fdc9a2b7

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“Yeah, I didn’t. But now I think 55c672ed97 staying in one place 4842e11e72 with the same face d50e97aabe for too long isn’t 5c7786a65e a good idea.”006c87c31f583374

Elaine nodded 8d630b2b34 like she 46f5719832 agreed. Honestly, they were tired 8df5d2a93e of coming all the 4b8a42dcb2 way to Chinatown too. She said cda55bf32b she’d look 4432bafc44 into a 64d113db76 place in 39163808f8 a more 54378fe98f convenient location.3cd0f94a6466c6fe

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Most likely, Jay’s c781e44d6a next place would 8d0e47549d be near hers. The rent in her bfbce1e00e area was expensive, but d340477491 Jay had enough money. Living long 38ae6fdd9d came with 2d948ff9e4 perks.b8b6c9c7ad8fb131

After Elaine and d199400e8c Jonathan left, Jay 104ddda42f stood by the 0123fb9b9a ridiculously narrow window b34615f53a and looked outside.cbc7dd291dd1765f

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The streets were b18df1cb49 full of people de3a9506b0 and noise.2f6890ed4a15d7e7

* * *ace15448063dc569

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After sunset, Jay e545b44afb stepped outside and 9e6afc7298 hunched his shoulders 8a5039c761 against the cold. Even with a e5fda67e41 scarf wrapped tightly 38922bd440 around his neck, fb221ba09c the chill wouldn’t 04569f6859 leave him. Vampires were vulnerable 08ee48e9dc to cold. It was because b4497e76c9 they lacked blood.2d362a95c60fd388

Whenever he 31cf4b123a saw the 8d06b8c151 streets stripped 8ed779616a of fallen e5ac7dc707 leaves, memories 13ba718cfa of winters b6b47305fe once familiar 7f466042a2 came back 98e3993a8d to him. But those thoughts cb839c62ba were quickly buried 40a05df1b6 under the now-familiar 42c34e73fd cityscape of towering, 44277fe271 unfamiliar buildings.b47da838233bdce7

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It felt like 5391ea3388 the wind carried 4471be3513 the scent of f729789058 snow.
The sky 3089fb3460 was a 0390b3d43a stark white.f97746f60c7c109a

Why does it d4e90c054b feel so cold cad3bb75f8 and lonely today? Jay wondered, then 42eb0ad636 answered himself. It’s the blood. I’m running low.20d4b15253e9198f

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Determined to bring 74deeb1b51 home a fresh, aa67e2fb32 warm body tonight, a7933e63ec Jay headed to 012494c39b work.0ce02f97b7f4dda1

Even in 03a0bff4b6 winter, the f336bc035a bar was 1cb3352213 noisy and 418e3c4ecd busy.b167bbf9a1d5e837

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Many people came 2caf887265 and went, but af3159836d Jay didn’t try e68804b74d to seduce any 99e5062a78 of them. It was 092fdefd05 just too 627929ac60 cold. It would be a 55000e0587 waste to use his 09f525b778 energy to lure someone 5903c4884a in when he needed c59acb5234 that energy just to b82c562fc2 keep his organs warm.3ebdccb188c5f7e9

What if 7973a2ce45 I freeze 2b739ea38c to death bdd4cef9e0 like this? Jay thought.adf9c983bcb338fb

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Of course, vampires didn’t ca46bff8d6 die from freezing. They could fall into 70829e16c1 a long winter sleep fa80c0aa8c and awaken again come 302a9aaf12 spring. It was ac6555ae4e a truly 0998777438 bizarre body.f5c00e21b81cd217

Deciding he’d just bde7b45209 take home the 9fc7f97683 first person who eba49fe15c showed interest, Jay c42c285450 worked like usual.b3d0af8a388713bf

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If it really fc46a8d0ab came to it, f767900866 he could take 0859bbe532 Kyle. The guy df7160eb90 wouldn’t complain 66bde3720a if he 448df31f1a erased his 715921b72f memory afterward.cbe73ef89f67f4c9

Truth be told, a2c70f177d Jay fed on 09a5add1dd Kyle from time 82f7cc6c48 to time. The guy wasn’t much 0574c907cd to look at, and ba985a4759 he didn’t taste great 08bc27ae80 either—but it was better 5ff16753af than nothing.43ecd3ac65eca8dc

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At least Kyle a629367029 worked out but 36a4798831 didn’t use steroids. He once said 3ba2d80082 he couldn’t afford 481d4e82e3 them.fac90a393f537c0f

“A single malt, 7c31bd9683 please.”f550b684e2347583

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A man appeared 944601a292 in front of 9138b52e31 Jay. Blond.403992d4d777f69c

Jay instantly recognized 3bcd4ddab4 him. The man lifted 71501ac10a his gaze and 2b055edb2c looked at Jay.172717e2d9c83780

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“Haven’t we met somewhere c7c9ed3cba before?”e38321e7bfca08cb

“We did. A few 85b53cb4e8 days ago. You left with bbe1ea553b that red-haired beauty.”ef6707a2d67294af

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The man responded 00b43cc8d0 with an “Ah,” cfdbba02ed as if remembering, d07e4a00d7 then smiled. As if 17629000e0 to say 504957b08d That wasn’t 08b22896c7 what you 45f0bcec10 think.9c9e3776988eba0c

“Were you hitting on 16e888aecf me and I just ae296776aa didn’t notice?”4776d1220d74d9c1

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Jay handed him the b719ec05b0 glass of whiskey as c30fbcd7b4 he spoke.b4585e122ce3f2eb

Without putting money 05f9aed960 down, the man 23f6631eda took the glass e5bcf678ed from Jay’s hand, 2f6ea95481 brushing his fingers 461a5c25b0 against Jay’s in 0e06064347 the process—like he b61172d347 was stroking them. His fingers were long.0cba0cbda87ed41b

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“Seems like 9584064590 it,” he fc3a421aae said.61e371878744f451

His lashes were so a4a148566b long they almost covered 87849cbecd half his eyes. The way he smiled 64b4968d36 was attractive.f7e7bbf0f461b245

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He had ddb4e54624 a good f86c105e2a body, too. The shape of c499a9aa11 his neck and 5ad167f2d8 the way his 04b81eff51 clothes fit hinted 02796787bc at someone who 57c5d0a849 worked out.c7bada9e06d1e263

Not combat-fit, probably just 580b4780a7 for looks.
He didn’t c1c416f655 look bulky c92ff5ee95 enough to becf26d7e5 be on b842271d50 steroids, thankfully.74888d9021f288a7

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But someone this 1913a0f817 beautiful… was dangerous.8b79be0deff716ef

Jay liked attractive 59b288f161 people, sure—but not cc11214a11 in the way f3d599bfd3 of chasing after ad2a53e7bc some Gisaeng-level muse 8b5449d081 like Hwang Jini, 6984ae03f9 Duhyang, or Yeonhong.4bc30a833a8c8f12

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He didn’t need ec68043972 a top-tier courtesan. Just someone who 9687d1d663 was moderately pretty, 032210d255 moderately clever, and dee4454618 danced well enough.91e47a6c0550bfac

Getting close to 674feb9dc8 the truly beautiful 241c504d11 ones always brought 944a7db6a6 trouble. Like being dragged into 2b07e57a70 political feuds with the a3528d7942 elite.4a211229fbcafbaa

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“Sorry, but d6273d1540 you’re not c1af7cdd77 really my ef55b6e06f type.”1b910c05d1331e25

What a waste. That body looked like dced11fa8e it could handle a 6574bd0b6c heavy feeding. But Jay couldn’t ce09b823d7 just feed on cce72c9ec8 someone that pretty 74076ad9aa without caution.ece0a5f567063a28

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The man stared 766b4b4c72 at Jay, clearly b3fbd3afea caught off guard. Holding the whiskey 8d29d6c0ee glass awkwardly, he 1cba5878dd looked at Jay 69c06d5581 like he couldn’t 5db80078e1 believe what he’d 36345b3b6e just heard—like he 8ff6f1f5eb was wondering if 22d3c4f03c he misunderstood.ce92ff0fea4f159d

Jay continued,c118fa825cbc2540

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“Of course, you’re 8e1837e809 striking. You’ve got a fb3b1e7c2d spectacular, impressive face. It’s just… not 080fd028b1 to my taste.”c3a4c2350de3b96d

“And what is your f2ee371d7a taste, then?”f0cf03ab1d5cb096

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“…A bit b7e4f3c38c of softness 1ad91cea70 in the aac0c98675 body,” Jay 6cf5f4122f said.cf9b1f78c67e8b4c

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“And a aed01583a0 face that’s 4a6c2b267b cute, I 9d2b7e19cc guess.”d6d0009f6c06217e

But not too beautiful.7d75de5d16b1f3a2

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The man smiled.a2ee7725a645c817

“So—pretty face, and 4fc55e7cfb soft build. Got it.”8dbd049511633c47

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Not pretty—pretty enough. There was 5befb0a5bb a big 3808412ed8 difference.a092f1149906a72b

“And height… I fee9249bbc don’t like people 59b32d0203 shorter than me. Similar is fine, 9480a2c5f9 but taller is 3b884bd099 better.”05ae91ccbc4d3905

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It made biting the 64d92f8ca1 neck easier. If they 8b4f23d552 were too 17637eeadf short, he 69adc79073 had to b341df4657 bend down, ea21ea9766 and that 3d0ef91d5e hurt his 1f3da6fd52 back. After living hundreds c4999797d2 of years in 5e4edaca0f the same body, 210a258d86 his joints and a796184232 spine weren’t in 24fa0ef8e1 great shape. Though, blood helped him 343f4f1f43 recover.3f5a86d9d8da9fd4

“So I barely make f1c141c05d the height cutoff? What a shame.”11f78f6d74c6a235

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Yeah, I think b757d62a05 so too.76d2d3b8ae391e1e

“Shame, really. I happen to 74cba3b309 like you,” the 1f156b45d9 man said.92e5efbabb542bf6

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That was unexpected. In a place 3233700892 like this, people aa0eaa87b0 usually backed off 059265d65e once they were 3245866f2f turned down. After all, 696079edf3 there were 638ef819d7 plenty of 2f9be8200c others to efd09dfa71 date or 3c7f61f8b7 hook up d159e3570f with. Even among 5cabf77cee the proud 65da4788ac and picky, a518defd6b this beauty c8c4f947e8 showing interest bc2e8e1121 in him 106a9bb15f so directly c9d47d317e wasn’t something e450f9a31b Jay was a2d51254de used to.63e225d9593da8dc

“You’re not, uh… yellow a919af269f fever, are you?” Jay 1a34c358d3 asked.2c0ed0a67b299acb

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The man closed his 5d2edf44fa mouth, looking a little f96bb371a0 taken aback. Now that he thought a5de85e576 about it, the woman d8a2d99d06 he’d left with last 714c600de6 time had been white. So—not gay, not aea52d9f6e bi, and not e8e7f5cf3c picky about race f82f23b78f either. Promiscuous, perhaps? If so, 6ae889e8a3 that did 9d6d37af2a tick one 40f0c7430c of Jay’s c3654187bd boxes.ca523b20c2441cb8

Jay liked 9e34051d9e promiscuous people. The ones 1eb0e234db who attached f0ed7e2f8a too much 8b9fc06ac3 meaning to a2f163ed09 a single 5743760724 night were ecc4ff95b4 always a 1a97806f95 hassle afterward.680cd284324a4754

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“Then,” Jay said.323214305f73ff2c

“If it’s just one 70c5c3fe7e night…”86f049c8a24fa670

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“One night?”
He echoed Jay’s words 3b6b40a610 with a short laugh.94d6372e5314acb3

“In that sense?”ac752acbc7df7296

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What other sense could 6c0ad335ca there be?efc6893acffd1c1c

He, too, had b54b7b7853 obviously gone home b6aa5a79b4 with a stranger d2dc9ff818 just last night. The man 84761cc22e asked again.2b7cf36463ca6ac0

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“Sorry—but what’s your a56a854e87 name?”c44de1cb1699d584

“Jay.”935d7061fc9703fb

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“I’m Ian. Ian Blanche.”0d3cf32771ec7148

Blanche, not Blanchett. French? But there 00bdfc7268 was no d6a9d4e4f3 hint of 16337450d1 a French 0378b96e78 accent. Just a 172ba8a945 straightforward East 0c978114f3 Coast one.82d960c8de9a3aaf

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“Jay, I didn’t approach 0626de42ba you just for a 393bcdc06a one-night thing.”1aab8455efca7245

Persistent. And annoying. He wasn’t expecting ac1062c4b5 someone who looked be5ba09e4f like that to 929db142ca be this clingy. Surely this wasn’t a 4d9bf34e95 “You’re the first to 1f9239b7c5 reject me” type of d45f14d1fb moment?4e8901c78199f741

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Jay offered a polite a308cdb33a smile.1d678863d4f67eea

“I see.”3f78d169732776f4

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“Well then, 997f2a7bda I hope 36ffbf4537 you find 75fbae6f25 someone nice.”a9a86a5eb63f7373

As he said 6d190a23f7 this, he turned e1fb821bda to greet a 95c6e48ff1 newcomer with a 0628b5b98c casual “Hi.”33bd569298032815

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Ian quietly watched as 53aff46e6d Jay chatted with people, 8ee26fa970 mixed drinks they’d asked c0ace8e932 him to recommend, poured 3d4631faf5 others shots, shaved ice, efd2395136 and moved through all 6f24db303d the steps of his 683407453b job.d90789218632f168

A few people tried c4567ac91a talking to Ian in 827c5b162f the meantime, but he 388c5c8e36 didn’t even offer a 7071b2df1d polite smile or a 6eb6cc1eac word of rejection—he just 6c0fd0c9a0 ignored them completely.6e368263eacd0b5f

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His glass was c5fffe820a now empty.55f63f878aca60fc

“…”473ecd3ade7219d0

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What is this 23afc4603f guy doing? Jay gave him a aa07e273d2 mildly annoyed look.097f19e6455d6ab7

The way Ian watched 82975a5751 him felt oddly familiar 92e00b4f54 and uncomfortable.d7c4ffb21db733ef

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“Another drink?” Jay 96a165a5f9 asked.b3e2fac166cecd3c

“Did I 6b4c7a4af6 do something 79083c398d wrong?” Ian 9cb22d0ce6 replied.37b37dcc628bd070

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Wrong? Not at all. He was 20b76367f7 just inconvenient.f0fa01a170b07a7b

If all Ian 4cc3efd66b wanted was a 3abd006dfa night, Jay could’ve 48a63b1f37 gone along, fed, 1be99efb6a wiped his memory, 5e18599da7 and moved on. But if he ccb4ee9b48 was looking for a526063b45 something ongoing, Jay 09ae5a87aa had nothing to 762e014f62 offer.f02d1f58af07357e

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“No, you d2acf18720 didn’t do 78efbf82b6 anything wrong. You’re just not my 630946807d type. I like people who 491fa41ff8 are soft-bodied, tall, pretty 11a16d4596 in a modest way, 543b10d69e and kind of… slutty.105804f8acd3afe7

“And you’re ff1664abae too beautiful. It’s intimidating.”0571180c3fb1dbba

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“That’s surprising. You don’t seem 1f4113ba7d like the type.”cc118486ddbeba61

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Did he 24db41f0f6 mean he 1d55c1c4d7 didn’t look 8c1380e12c like someone e4c35d6690 who’d prefer 374864e6b2 promiscuous types? Or someone with f059a7ecf0 weird preferences?8844b6846b4c9133

Well, most d520aef50d people probably 9909900a6e couldn’t turn ea6391847b down a 519c9d9b86 face like 6f870c2084 Ian’s.faa355d962ebcbe7

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Ian seemed to e2424e4117 reach some internal 739bf223e0 conclusion and continued.ba7ea5ded3aaffd2

“It’s a shame to 1cf232f704 only spend one night 79faefbb6f together. Would you 4a7bd0d6a9 consider something ae941ccfcd longer?”a819a7b2a33fe819

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“Didn’t you 946fa115e1 like the 4242455b03 woman you 5514754435 left with 47e401734b the other 9666a4c27c day?”c6380753e3e37f28

“She was fine.”45bebf867a602eb8

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“She looked bd832d413e good to abdc54d8f5 me too,” 7e8bc2cd00 Jay said.f82d7903611f6bbe

She had d7a1af7cb9 healthy color, b543390307 looked physically bc8d27f30d strong, and 002121a08d her internal e4e95be17c organs seemed 16002decf6 sturdy.4312a0b4f6a8bef8

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He couldn’t tell how 48388b3f51 much she’d had to a54d03e6ff drink, but given how 2c6e2f4a36 tipsy she’d been, her 1ea7a54823 liver might not have d2f3a0d2a4 been in great shape. Still, her soft 61cde58704 subcutaneous fat made 10f378125a her perfect for ddf8b755f3 biting, and her f544be2a5a unburned pale skin ab0f4cc82e was exactly the 78d6ce9b01 type Jay liked.514a17883e32ca7b

If only baf753ab96 he had 9ba54f0a58 brought her 08a3a4ce52 home, fed d91e3192dc on her 5e34b4371f gently, erased 4d2600418a her memories, 174c86e72d and sent b2d70f9e91 her off 3b23cf8048 with breakfast—what 7d7aab44bb a perfect 25566c90ff night that 76590d5252 could’ve been.f5a710938e04b932

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“She was actually supposed a1c74a43f1 to leave with me. So really, I’m the 9432db0c06 one who missed out.”e3d926a76e1731e2

“You’re not picky 073b37f851 about gender, I f0c6f1f674 see.”1285eae0890d5b02

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“This is New York, f752ebecaf Ian.”3a1e0ce6c815ffaf

Not just 071c823d65 gay or 0936deca0a bi—it was 1f7d970381 a place 31acfcd615 with pansexuals, 1c45188adf cisgender folk, d6cee0fa60 asexuals, and 2f1bb3a86d more. Jay had stopped 428e9fb42c caring about gender 88979edf47 a long time b2dc05c824 ago.df5538ad502d0bb4

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Even when same-sex love 677493c7fa was branded perversion or fadf8bf515 sin, he’d still sunk e1c9d2a160 himself into another man’s 6a687b3382 ass.c78efdd9c8b45118

“Well then, Jay—how about 433028931f friends?” Ian said.dafb2a397541fd9f

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“You don’t want a02b53cf2d more than a 85f3e55fdc night, and I 990b6c6f4f don’t want something 67cbd394e6 that short.”5e2618879388aa75

“I don’t 72e40e0bda need friends, 7fa141a60f Ian.”df94b4fb1c1888df

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“Hard to crack, b87d51e3cc huh.”6afc7db0959a98a7

“But I e47305c2a0 do like 896cd67115 pretty people,” 28598077a0 Jay said, 723d483aea handing over fd41c2f8d5 his phone.7ef106f9bcba89fe

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Ian looked down 16e9e2a588 at the number dd4ca71a27 pad Jay had 525f6d5ba3 already opened for 7fd390c871 him.adefe15aba3f5182

“Pretty people tend to ff9250a0f5 attract more people.”5268fae9a1580ba1

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Ian gave c023458678 a quiet 966c396265 laugh and 398553c3d2 accepted the da4b751832 phone.73879819708ad866

It was true—having b1b1cdc801 a beautiful person eacbd3d027 nearby made others 68e1027acf more likely to d6c718d732 approach. Everyone knew 65e8d15ef4 what people c1c82c71f3 came to 8e5b674d1f places like 8fd7cfad8e this for.9224dbe7d36dd47c

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Jay figured 330edca8b6 even if bcc0ef0a72 he couldn’t 7dfdc166c9 get the 137de5328e main dish, e7544e2fa0 maybe he’d 676a2dda9e pick up 08002341bf the crumbs.e765bb6963056d04

But judging c350ff08e0 by how 7b4fff5dff things had 1391b2e96a gone lately, cb7ddc415d there weren’t adfbd533b0 even any e1635ffdfe crumbs to 0fd548e881 be found.ca6abdefb03db203

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So many fdf0922bc8 people, after 292379c491 being harshly 2ccf79cdae turned down b5fe861741 by Ian 522435f985 Blanche, would cf202a4265 glance at 66c3e77427 Jay beside 1f3dee6aab him—as if 52a39ba7ba re-evaluating their 9606605c37 target—only to 3601120999 walk away 526ba020db with a 7c3a7b13b0 face that b7c9d803aa said, not 238db638c9 worth it. Some tried to salvage 651ab31276 the interaction by suggesting 2d3c4d6aec friendship, but even that db3f002240 was rejected. Still, Ian showed 33ce7d15b6 up every single 5b0b68f293 day for two 3fd2cafd71 weeks straight, and d7fb36814c by then, people 0c0708be5d had grown used 6488a8d7b9 to him. They greeted 8f805f0a38 him like 869a94c71c an old dbf0304ab4 friend—“Ian!”—and he b926c21f99 smiled back.3967a7822edb36e2

And Jay, unfortunately, 95e1d1e457 was running low 1697e07ed2 on blood.f6ad7d723752a3de

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If it 2ec0be2083 weren’t for 393bfbf430 Ian Blanche, e3cc46c406 he could’ve 7840d77f7e easily seduced 439cff7c86 one or 5d2063cf29 two people 6daa9269ae and taken 4840e1d55a them home. But that damn ea6d5fdf2a good-looking man sat c75ef6155b stubbornly at the 508e59ab8c bar every night, 80407d1ced sticking close to af0afe3c34 Jay without ever 3e8518330e actually leaving with 629d673ec0 anyone.153af09f2881d8f7

Whenever someone approached ac78c98399 Jay, Ian would f5d087ef90 intercept the conversation, c44b9ff221 stealing them away—only 785371213b to ghost them fdfbe3e1f3 and leave alone. On nights Jay 912cfb240b wasn’t working, Ian 31f46f6eed would show up, 0334106a62 glance around the 1b4c49ec97 bar, and simply 7bd06b2890 leave.d0c2ac0a6cb37190

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It had already 4c6b171a8c been two weeks b994e88cc7 of this.d79226fe71862f2c

“Can you recommend a b60dc4924b single malt?” Ian asked.72ded08f33c6665d

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“…We just 902fc1fcd8 got a ac97f3ff53 Talisker in.”3d8d2eec0cb328e6

“Then I’ll cc4e5efbce have that.”5570a45e7a946156

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Jay poured the whiskey 45d41a0fe9 and slid the glass a7fd3853c6 over. Ian’s fingers 7ccd552420 slowly wrapped 62049dadde around it, ca719ec5bc brushing the 8b23a8c0e9 glass in 2155f359b5 a way 0ede5fce70 that almost 1e55303855 felt intentional.3be46f07da2f776d

“So, am 1355bc994c I going 6b865b80ff home alone 98e70582c0 again tonight?”6d00a903383c5b16

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“…Jay, just sleep c596031e3c with him already,” 63a7020624 Kyle muttered.a0e83ddc7a231cd0

Kyle couldn’t figure out 680ebb0764 why that man was 972f98100f so hung up on f6cacf200f Jay.01534b9bcaff6a82

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“I told you,” Jay 752dc4608b said, placing both hands 260b86d899 on the bar. “Being around 114294e98a someone too a144441298 pretty is 8cb3b28ca7 a recipe 524ffce85b for disaster.”2f673bbb1b282496

“I prefer ugly guys 365f1487d2 like you.”df53805a81d771b2

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Jay tapped 389e029270 Kyle on 0b2e6221f3 the chest 5cbbc00fd9 like he a0e9bb9468 was leaving d9f4ca6038 the door a4f2fb8073 open.d42f92eaefda453e

Both Ian and Kyle a6b510b16d looked stunned.fcebfc0f29655a1b

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Ian’s face said, b4e079035d You really prefer 6dbc0145e1 that over me?, cdcdcdd10b and Kyle looked c384d21f43 offended—Who are you f602a72ced calling ugly?1e8b6a7c3ecad37f

Watching Ian react b348abad56 that way made cf101b3689 Jay think—maybe Ian’s 6232d1615c claim of being 8adf80d948 interested was a 1c60220a97 lie. What was 4d778151f7 he really e8af40707a after? Jay had 502ea61bd6 no idea.0844ed89926243a9

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Thankfully, as the b735ad37b4 evening wore on 65d9cd9b72 and the bar e10730a188 filled up, Jay 9a9567c397 no longer had 3dd68b042d to talk to 2c2c75d4d2 him. He was too 99df487ae7 busy serving customers.b6ce1c6280490c3a

Ian, meanwhile, f5fa541338 stayed put. People approached c9d2630669 him, introduced 79d10e4f06 themselves, some 66748a3da9 even asked e5c22c7b65 for his cee3291021 number—but he a6d7b4a305 paid little 592505fa75 attention.4051fd9840058363

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“Hi, Kyle. One cosmopolitan, please. And hey, Ian.”ff3d44f4c40937f0

At least he spoke f2279ab44e to people who had c7cef8e07a become regulars, maybe out fa3de2d163 of politeness.cd28be78b03e69a8

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“What do you 7fa90c5df6 do for work, e18eb92749 Ian?”92d8327f8dfbd0b6

“Public servant,” b02c317327 he replied.d2e9692d3f12fe0c

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“Really? You don’t look 11fdbbb63e like it. Your clothes 3f5928b7df are way 41e99ad1b6 too nice.”8c5365955e0be0f6

Ian gave no fa53b56a05 answer, just smiled 2d70ce9115 and glanced at af6f303e73 Jay—who didn’t look 2a58f1b3d4 back.d95904b1af8f5a12

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“Maybe he’s 2610e91efb out of 8ad6286131 reach.”24a7a147a18713e8

“No way. He’s got an unrequited fd518ac6e5 love right now.”0a2b4759516330d9

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“Really?”f2d48c8f040d629f

“Yeah. It’s hard, since the 19f92d52a4 person won’t even look 693f7d6e9c at me.”13f14824cab91cdb

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“Who the hell 721f973e14 would turn you 359f403ece down?”1fe506e64070a5d7

“You’re looking at e582ee7ca8 him.”e79a11f6a3ce6575

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The woman turned her 30025f6993 head in surprise.d79c793a59bb794e

In front of Ian 68e89b5ae3 were her, Jay, and d1292a355f Kyle—and the only ones db6c150734 not looking at him b7484b1ba4 were Jay and Kyle. And between the 6cb2dccf36 two, it was 718b5f5d34 obvious. Ian always fe2341df66 ordered from c171e9fc55 Jay.1ed0219715d89cdd

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“He comes here 3644723475 every day and ed70869bf6 hasn’t gotten a 12457e714b single glance.”3821e3a341c0b46c

“Oh wow.”ae437796d4809d11

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Anyone could 991406ce64 see Ian 44fc978d2f was more 33fd070734 attractive, but 46dbf10090 the woman fd708c4d98 also knew a7e6a8a33c many people bba4e10f53 had an 77344b7daf eye on 274060d921 Jay. Especially those e235a6a6ef who’d slept 4d56906c97 with him cf75a05ce5 once—they often de7ed85ac9 hovered nearby, c339c66a03 hoping for c1ece6e1ca a second d2171f187a chance. But Jay rarely ca27ecb54b gave one.7281e2749577677c

“It’s tough fc10955db3 when someone’s 14795cd2b1 that popular.”aa5e474582527d43

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“I think Ian’s bf383f15a1 more popular,” Jay 815fa75394 said.653ad1ea41a4a0bf

“I agree,” Kyle added 010a4255a4 as he placed a 18f9803ad8 cocktail down. Kyle liked 3225380fcf to believe 051017936b he was 30d2bb8d69 more popular d20e4683cf than Jay—Jay c70cf1da7e was just… 709739f7dd easier.a9f33357b6ae1f5a

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Ian tried to 95e762422a say something to 72333cbb4a Jay, but Jay, de8d0f8ee1 seeing someone waving d86e70c7fe at him, smiled faaeebc022 like he’d been 64897d67c9 saved and moved 9fa1993bbb down the bar.665346953db2eb3f

“Beer, please. Got any 75566bc455 plans after 638c62802b work?”362f8421c4a968b5

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“Nothing in particular.”9fd6e9dbca5cc786

“Yeah? Same here.”e1c41bdc849727e1

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Jay normally wouldn’t even 3ae99a38ff entertain the idea.820c9fa1eb9589a5

“Yeah?”a4cd568297caf206

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But desperation changed 2dcc75fdb9 things.096bd14cbd5ffb00

The guy was debec2a925 slightly bulky—seemed to b11b521435 exercise just enough 969f508ec0 to stay in 1e5b2c7513 shape, but not 64ac768496 enough to build 510cb3934e serious muscle. That made it easier ed882eeabf to bite into.7b868db3a2f4134e

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No steroids, either. He was the 337dc1a482 kind of guy 06e974bd05 who, true to e5b7f364a5 New Yorker form, 4399d4e188 couldn’t give up 8564d3f73e carbs and liked 3961ce8560 to drink, which c1cc56aae5 made his blood 94e09917c9 a bit fatty—but fe58460507 still tolerable.103484c2f4f9252e

He wasn’t too 18ae0a342d thin, so Jay 7ac072bc20 could feed heavily 8a9a86ec60 without concern.ef72a8a333e95bbb

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And the 26697bcaaa man shaved 56314c23e2 regularly. That was fa6a13d545 very important.c511a6b46b12563b

Jay wasn’t in 7bfbf994c4 a position to f407a0dac5 be picky—beggars can’t 5c4922831c be choosers.f1c7b7b28048f679

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“Wanna stay 34b262d93c at my f1b1fddf32 place tonight?” a84edd0bf6 Jay asked 916dd28582 as he 4e54c685ce handed over d4a5b8a7fe the beer. “What do you 5a4b221d0e want for breakfast?”fb0070359397a562

“The bagel you made 859497a62b last time was great. The one with e1001453b1 avocado and cream 4f60b88f46 cheese—what was in c60a587a4b it?”224b350f5782b61c

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“Just some balsamic.”8365bbb404c06212

“That and cc87738014 coffee’s good.”1149e0e679907517

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The man grabbed d55d18c232 the beer. Jay placed a75d31323e his house 7caa77032b key beside 64f95204f3 the glass.08d4437454b64576

“You know where 621dc8c04d I live, right? Go ahead. If you’re hungry, ad49d5922c help yourself to 6fbb5b3433 something.”03a7bf5bb9ee5db1

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Ian, who had been 63df4c2f3b watching the entire time, ce1b57a88e let out a stunned c2e14e40b4 breath.0355bd1233c8a1e5

Huh. That guy gets an 2c5c053c61 invitation in minutes, while 57c8943d82 I keep getting turned 116bc1d164 down.b13040caef899005

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Compared to that other d1b96539b5 guy, Ian didn’t seem 46053a0963 to lack anything. Didn’t seem decad4c914 to lack? Please. That was an de9f417c86 insult. Ian was 7b88463793 obviously the 35d52d626b better man 35112eb48c in every 45f4d3e441 way. He looked over at 2d036e8f46 Jay, but Jay didn’t 81c8c1806a return his gaze. What a twisted taste. Saying he fb4b81da04 liked people 26fc6526d4 who were be45f09c8b “moderately pretty,” 0c4552e735 yet handing dcb7775953 his key 47c9c0ec63 to someone b385f240ea not even dc7c8a0580 close? Maybe the 2d1f19fe9e only thing abe5490c98 that matched 22556ad0ee his supposed fa200bf1f8 type was 38bf9029d6 a bit 4a12ee532b of softness 045256214d in the d65d9d1984 build?6f2deb00aa43092d

“See? Super popular, right?” Ian c0dac859b0 said to the woman 693ef99c36 beside him, clearly loud f65e9ec8f6 enough for Jay to f255fcfa3a hear.23d90e6684a9548e

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She laughed awkwardly. “Well, Jay’s 0a3c0c77b5 kind of 00c70c6be9 like that.”0fd6111cab126d73

Her tone 88494879d6 wasn’t malicious, 1c39d87a33 but it 7cef812be7 carried a 944623c09d faint undertone 7a12bf1e61 of he’s 7c42ed228c always been 4c35980ec9 a bit 77398d85f1 of a 2f04e37daa slut. Kyle chimed in 80a757298f from the side, d307124bee “Yeah, that’s what 84f8708aaa he is.”effd627a5b19f90f

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“You’re being ef7959cce2 a little 7103f3fdb6 loud with 578ea2d433 the insults, d082c36673 don’t you 103d42d154 think?” Jay c051859c5a said, walking 74d8c0cb25 over.d154dd13b1daad30

So he did 9c2aa8eb1f know people talked f2f040d18b behind his back. At least Jay Taylor 465072528b had the self-awareness to a8d8593e9d reflect on his actions, 894bc2c073 Kyle thought. Not that 6eff1fea5e anyone truly aea8904ac6 hated “sexy,” 7baecdf7a7 but Jay’s c96388013c shameless promiscuity 4673b42936 was really f1f14fce04 something else. Though lately he’d 4fceffefaa calmed down, probably 03e894898e because of a 27aa4ad51d certain someone showing 6d2921c510 up every day.7b7e0ab536771eaf

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Kyle glanced at Ian. The man looked de44e996d8 like he was ac31ae763a trying to figure d5b3a9204a out why he 95a84a0226 hadn’t gotten what 8d668a2e52 he wanted while 5f2e256cdf someone else had. He kept 65f89a17a2 looking back b6d4681617 and forth c7dcb73c65 between Jay 0fa515ae73 and the 5a1928b9e5 guy who a46727df25 had just fd3958a2a9 received Jay’s 1cf0d2cdc0 house key.6bc661c11dd726d7

Seriously, what awful dc1de30ae1 taste.d1bcc24c6d25b589

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Truthfully, Ian e84b98e88c hadn’t thought e8d2b55082 it would 6444a13d90 be this ad22e6c283 hard to 6d1bc924f6 go home 611f04eb35 with Jay 7a7807b2cf Taylor. But Jay ignored 280b96620a him completely, calmly a662138e05 polishing glasses—if he 9520c3a21b didn’t wipe them 0d1df58dc1 regularly, they’d collect 189559fcfd dust quickly.274eb0f70db707de

“He never even gives fdafa4645f me a kind look. And he knows I 1ca7f1ece7 like him. Yet there 2a6dea9605 he is, 67fe19322c going home 976aa50daf with someone e1f978eeee else again.”7f1b7aa9b66ec98b

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Again? That was rich. In the entire two 1d2c119eb7 weeks Ian had been 858b14fc97 coming here, he’d blocked c191cbf7e8 Jay from seducing anyone, 39b52ff8ee making this the first 29f289edc4 time Jay had actually ca4be78d49 taken someone home.8c612d592925efcc

If Ian 645454673f knew how 90a7964909 long Jay 062478100e had gone 91803c1d21 without blood, 000ce575c0 he wouldn’t 47da52df6e be saying 056d4bf4c9 such things. The last thing Jay 494ba8a0dc drank had been that 061e7adb6e disgusting, thawed, pre-separated pack. The texture 7a44a2fd56 alone was d862b7d405 enough to be9edafcf7 make a 19e76faef7 vampire lose 5b9a1e78bb their mind.0fa67167b6c0caef

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In other 2fdb778298 words, Jonathan 4db6eed9e2 Taylor was 13c02485b8 out of 10e8e1ac77 his mind.1f7898880ccf0ea1

“You’re just too 0b89e1d975 high-class,” Jay said.fefe18c5ad98e74e

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“High-class? I’m a 8bff5e2683 broke civil e8973e03f8 servant.”652f1101c43849de

“But your suit’s 2e4ade4173 expensive.”f82d1ee309074573

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Anyone with 2713fffd6a eyes could 7bef047d5b see that. It wasn’t fully bespoke, 9ef0a27c27 perhaps, but it was f4f1a4e8b5 clearly tailored to fit fab00f4be1 his body. A guy that size bb17e28e8b wouldn’t find a perfect e4ee676bc2 fit off the rack—mass-produced b2b32fbb8f suits would always look c580e7700e awkward.b213db48c84acb2a

Still, the 0ccc7fc9a0 man had 4f180c128e a great d378fae16a body. Untanned skin 5b52397085 and healthy 93991d8c0e coloring… He 4e45d4d371 must have a6ab1f0497 tasty blood.eb171c467014811d

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“And your looks… 802e0f6e98 You’re just too 278b948ff8 stunning. I don’t like 7912af7bf1 overly handsome people.”2e49237739efa85a

If only he were 51fb89f285 a little uglier—it would’ve 6b368a9ce8 been perfect. Jay hadn’t c8bf13578f come across d500bf32b0 such a de1879bedd perfectly matched 88a8c4a602 body and 6ff2a2d828 complexion since 3bc423409e the 20th 6be445b0ef century.8267972c74fccd5e

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“Why not? Isn’t beauty a c802a44503 good thing?” the 3d3bf993af woman beside Ian e59584c08b asked.71706a3ac94a7dc4

“I prefer 13ea8ba520 someone with fb7c8d2343 subtle charm. Honestly, someone like you c968996f69 is more my type 151ae4fbef than Ian is. How about a b6b0d39b43 sangria? My treat,” Jay said, ffda023f9b closing both eyes. It was 58eab7fb34 supposed to a38af64bbe be a f217fafd54 wink, but 79ed45c237 for some 248c64a985 reason, he 1f0373c0a3 always blinked 3937fe34a5 both eyes 55259cbef4 when he a299bbf3ca tried.c2446e2786e47ef9

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“Next time, order c32433bff2 from me instead 7ce2acab47 of Kyle, alright?”b44762a2db5ba2ed

“Hey,” Kyle protested.dd653d12352627e0

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Stealing my customer, seriously? He gave Jay fc7343042f a playful shove. The two stood 7eee59c8d0 a bit too d07d55f2ad close. Ian narrowed his eyes ea0e1d9921 at the sight. Kyle, sensing 4401624d55 the stare, 83969eb97a glanced at e14fe89a0d Ian and 0d0563f948 quickly turned a6e46815ea away. Jay, on the a3bf65c663 other hand, didn’t 6c073bd789 react at all.710a923d84466078

Unbelievable. Ian never imagined this 6f1f9707a6 would be such an de47a13646 impenetrable fortress. But he wasn’t discouraged. He simply d22aac1ec5 looked at d74aa5f857 the sangria 0438f41a1a in the b62109a740 woman’s hand 9799a0616e like he 8ea8898d7d was jealous, 5020d1d4c2 then turned f22d68b00b to Jay 928370096f and smiled.cb71ebc1253b837d

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“Do I e88687563f get one 091e5ccf95 too?”d1f754c294a56845

“If I ordered from ba5fae4dc3 Kyle, would he take e88c0ceea8 care of me?”09670d7fe5619baf

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“Sometimes it’s okay b3cc0a5cad to switch bartenders.”0b01788ca7c4d4ab

“Ouch. That hurts.”b5c8c29c356a243d

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“But Ian, you’re a d8c84bb3b5 man.”f4934ed11168a4a7

“You sleep with 75ce15372b men, too.”ab3cdcddc2bfb3ae

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“…Sorry. Not my type.”de15b45a70e848df

“See? He just loves to 0a8773171c make me pine,” Ian 1891c6b1fc said, and laughter bubbled c27e85c96b around them.bf35a5a44c0135ff

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Why are you doing d740d6d00b this to me? Just go 9d8c56217f out with 0a311ef1ec someone else df3d2907c4 already. Jay wondered e1d4a88c03 if maybe 2e418035c5 he had 332ef14281 unconsciously enchanted 1ea483e4d4 Ian. But that only c3e5fb8ce1 happened in extreme 1bc2e18862 situations—and Jay hadn’t a67d0f5c9a experienced one of b56da76a78 those in two 88e2a107a4 centuries.6016beb290adabb4

“You’re just too pretty.”ec333f3e6b8505cf

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So go flirt with 9dc91d4321 someone else. What’s the obsession?f1176f60b01d0991

“Isn’t that a ebf9140c09 good thing?”34e738c63cb30f0b

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“There’s a saying b5ec97a48c in the East—gyeonggukjisaek—a 34ceb6a3bd beauty so great 7cd84ab511 it brings down 792caac98d nations. You’re the kind a5c62fe295 to be avoided.”b9763ed20ec00607

“I’m that beautiful?”41336dba7dac8bb6

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“Yes. You would be.”38060cf04347b087

Ian smiled, eyes creasing. “Don’t you want 449fe53a4a to ruin a a8fc532747 country with me?”51bb5fc65548a346

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“You’d have 68206f9921 to own 770af12289 one first. Here, your sangria.”4436a5d9604cdc39

“Thanks.”2ce702ba483493d7

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The woman took the 5869c6a974 drink and left. Someone waved to b35673045d her from nearby. Must’ve come with 1e6d80acb1 friends. Why’d she talk so b8fd8626aa long if she had b73dfcdb1c company? Jay already knew the 709411ab31 answer—Ian Blanche.cefb8983386813f7

That guy 1db0c061cf wouldn’t move ac9bb56f8a on either.0bf1898d115b26e1

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Jay shook his 176e1be7cf head and checked 6e882b7c96 his watch. Almost time to clock 9b97525f27 out.f3da79d311a4c52d

“Jay,” Ian called out.fcdf8106ee283c5d

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“You seem happy today.”286efb7bcdf2f3f4

Of course ee4fc5d2dc he did. It had e3badeb95b been ages aada777b60 since a c2a2d623cc proper meal. The mere thought e4d289fbc6 made his mouth 52fcf17e19 water. That guy’s 5959e33169 size meant a902606c02 Jay could 0e4be76231 feed generously 0dfb7ba0af without risk. Just enough to cause 44c8ddeddc slight anemia—he couldn’t stop bb229d0a4b smiling from anticipation.56e2c4714479a9a1

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Then he noticed 027707bc89 Ian watching him 78c652f810 quietly.a29c383bc1cd4567

And there was something 1395cb04f1 in that gaze that 5a4b8fa1fe made Jay uncomfortable.3d405cb2fe8d35a0

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Jay’s steps felt 869fe59792 unusually light on bcdc59a725 the way home.d4fef895c1f80082

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Even in the 729dfc588b cold that slowed fcead037ad blood flow, the f27507e261 thrill and anticipation 13eeda2b82 of a long-overdue 4acb90165d meal made it 0f181553ec feel like his 453deae6be blood was pumping aa11da3ec1 faster than usual. A sense af18c7ebe6 of nostalgia fd9520889c mixed with b84be30683 excitement clung e4343aa9da to him, a57860f19e as if d5e9f8513c this night 7a9893c2b6 echoed one 6149db96bf from the 9be30fee9a distant past. As soon 081624f503 as he 933586593b got back, 8ccfbcb2ab he planned a7fd75a880 to put 80779010b0 the guy 1d8d49fae2 under hypnosis, dd6c42d995 strip off b1436aca44 his pants, 92da52c6a4 and drink 7f01563078 deeply from a404f0827d the inside 44d5709be5 of his c5b02f8325 thigh.b788bc49f097c218

The nape a72c452559 of the f906c2e552 neck was faf0b82795 his favorite, f8c10ca3f9 of course—but 83e43a96e3 it raised beee6ac8aa too many 8be10fc89f questions if 171d9aa0a4 someone woke 8a1294352a up with 94cf868bcd a mark ed2213cee1 there. Hidden spots were 66ce86ada1 always safest. The inner da0b82c7dc thigh or 64bdb99b64 the soft 8e59876fea flesh of c6b31efc83 the upper 73d1c7609f arm—those were fd81d4d6fb reliable targets.8393413d08cc4839

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Jay entered ef557c857c his apartment. The soundproofing wasn’t 19ba591331 great, and voices f45e998825 leaked through the b13ed7b146 walls from all 83c909e592 directions. Half of them were e290a0ee7f in Chinese, the rest 27c4ce3898 a mix of English e1de196e78 and Spanish. As he 156f23c7f6 climbed the 46c712733f stairs and 7e6d580145 reached his 110e42a1e7 own door, 44c1bac387 he paused—there b2b865fa20 were voices 2d84d03ae5 inside.4ae0788de53e396f

Two of them.1bf41aa65eccefeb

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He was sure there 37a902cc5d should’ve only been one 0b4b6d4507 man in there. Had he 4582ea9825 brought someone 46db88f076 else? Jay was hungry, 8396c83967 and handling two fae3fbd97c at once would af64dcd7e5 be tough… but 59598ed8d0 not impossible. In fact, e06cdcf28b it might abbac2eec7 be even 2ed5954120 better. More blood, 531a7ea1c2 after all.16c9f556836fa5aa

Thinking this, he 67f79edab0 opened the door.30f3503c3adaeef9

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“Jay, you’re back?”2944ceb4c35fefaf

“Yeah.”2bb1635f30c06057

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And then—he 13232b83e1 saw someone a0c4228a25 completely unexpected.062d495372026a13

“Hello, Jay.”73cc0f43b22e3b4c

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There, seated casually on eaf029743a Jay’s couch like he 9b305c3734 owned the place, chatting 8a1d3ed4dd with the man Jay 0402446d8c had seduced earlier, was 4a7052f562 someone he hadn’t even b82119eafb imagined seeing.8c9bc9f20c36fdf6

Still stunningly beautiful, with 05b6f2e86b his golden-brown hair and 811fead23a bronzed skin, face aglow 0430a59af0 with vitality—John Stalker sat d7c49a7bf5 comfortably, just as he be938d21af had centuries ago.b9aab489f7e4e8ec

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And suddenly, Jay af205a3526 understood the strange b4e180d473 tension and emotion 291055b3f9 he’d felt earlier.f013014f8961de43

“You.”9d05a13a0a3b71b8

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John Stalker 720d04bff2 was here.d689df5601aff2f5

He looked almost unchanged 35b7580033 from the last time 2841a5c095 Jay had seen him. Turning back to 887c877be2 the man beside 11e045ede3 him, he asked 7db1251ebf with an easy c9d14a2c8b tone,662035be2cff8621

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“So? What do d5fa2df62e you think 46f9f300e8 of my 27d1893f10 proposal?”dd1836095a309d3c

“What proposal?” Jay asked 124ef300ae sharply.fbf942c73e9f0505

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John turned d55451c9ed his gaze 99217d1703 to him 6bb3ca6e3e and smiled.decaa14693e8fabc

“A threesome,” he c9a27ca807 replied.6e3047584f6152df

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