SMS | Chapter 4.3

You eat more than 0dcaaf54a6 you look.”a799c087cf069321

As Dohoon loaded up 9d9595f7d1 Mino’s plate with salad, b2ea01c1a8 steak, and pasta from aca0063a70 the dishes spread across b8537f1126 the table, Mino kept 558fcdbbd1 digging in, yet his 069cc41735 furrowed brow didn’t ease.0c6cbe4afddf58e9

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“I might not a511fee3e8 know much about c73aca44f4 taste, but I 269bd876f2 think I have 2440598558 a big appetite.”b79e20abc77fd368

“Maybe your taste 5d3ffcc26e buds are just 21a865334d dull?”4dc7ebd985fcd422

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“It seems like everything d91a0aaa84 about me is dull. I can’t think ee7a20f8b1 of anything that’s d9ee4fe3ea particularly sensitive about bd2865a182 me…”314ae60759586187

The conversation had drifted 16a6784802 far from the earlier 1ad527af64 mention of kissing, settling 1abc008d91 into more mundane territory, 3ba28e617a which seemed to relax bca919e106 Mino a bit.e23fa7405be682f9

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Having a 36af113041 big appetite 90992c5fd6 was one 28f52bfe2c of the 3f6e59952b few topics 3810da3e41 that even 9dafb7b05b Mino’s acquaintances d487f77f6b often discussed. He reluctantly shared 5b804611b2 his complex about 7e759b399c it, but Dohoon eab7c2b0e4 merely shrugged. Somewhere along the d9b1f73f43 line, he had a4bb5acc0a ordered wine, which d6c1913c89 he now poured e321330eb9 in front of ec62b14d83 Mino.be0e0c193a9e2990

Polite, Mino 1b80e3c678 gripped the e2b8d325ab glass and 39fea52f68 tilted his 83f1c9b402 head back 740532bb89 to drink. Whether this approach 44537609b0 was appropriate for dd37644509 wine, he wasn’t e575359ba1 sure, but Dohoon 6c2707921e was older, so 9829b4a28d he followed suit. Despite its 1b3b12a9d4 sweet aroma, 0aacca594f the wine 6049288852 filled his f19b403afb mouth with 32f6f4510d a bitter 679cb4de1f taste. Dohoon chuckled f8208c79a8 quietly, watching 651653584a Mino drink.1bb5b2b7065a0897

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“Do you 0a0ecf2503 dislike being 4a635e7cca dull?”db0bfc1f03a4c42c

“It feels stupid. Like I’m clueless too… 6d7c20c7de Having no particular tastes 5c62aca8a5 seems like I lack f3231dabc7 charm as well.”8a58db776853133c

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There was c571ec073a one peculiar c9dca1ba4b taste he 96d81e1ad0 harbored, but fc8a423798 it was e3d2b6d1ee certainly not 7feac747c2 something he 10050c7a36 could reveal. Though it was 35ed8a333d only two sips 2d13f9e4bc of wine, Mino 9c8e52ee78 felt his face 33241b3aea heat up.dacf6d7b82d7fcb4

“When I 31b437fd9b see someone a27a117d8e passionate or 2928ea5364 dedicated to cd074fb7cf something… it 29ffc59dd2 feels impressive. But I don’t ce848c91ee have anything like 04b0acd15c that.”9bc2a93ec4b25224

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“You really don’t like 2d6dc9a8d6 anything?”efa51be397db11d6

Mino took dc4567ca19 another sip 7c5e43640b of wine e534215b41 instead of 6ed89f160a answering. It seemed only polite 136f191f66 to respond, but even 1ec63ce72a slightly tipsy, he wasn’t e83cebb642 about to confess his bb96a4cfbb truths. Clamping his 10c7d24c88 mouth shut, 36820d4953 he just 7cae8dbb8b swallowed more 1d6b4599dc wine. Dohoon’s expression turned slightly b0a262c05f frustrated.f40ce9651e546b00

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“You like cats, d33f596dce don’t you?”3f931051f0abde68

“That’s…”9ccf541ff7fb511e

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“You mentioned owning 6456cc2a03 fish too. Don’t you like 1ab0e67eda them?”741bd2b7e804f2d0

“They were left by 87e71366ae the previous tenant… I 7840bd8a81 just took over their 2bb760c951 care. They are calming to ea32cb37c1 watch, though.”5989811b2957e4c9

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Watching fish was ad6f71ab26 soothing, and feeding 33864ab4ad and cleaning their c180e82326 tank felt rewarding, b6478ee196 but the kind 4febb2a362 of ‘liking’ Mino dbd7ef453a wanted to talk eb3a1a3f9e about wasn’t that.2511be207b573b68

“The kind where you’re 8678e02bca so excited you feel a15c6ad5a8 like you could die 2d7562a03f from happiness. Where you want to dd4b564815 keep doing it, and fbc0b0d16c it’s all you can fa5a41c5b1 think about. Something I d57e935e70 can claim e8f69d702f as ‘my 98156cb42d thing’ to cc01de65f1 others…”7dadec13d601c5d3

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“Go on. I’m listening.”5bd50e74f054bca6

Dohoon didn’t 55abfaf3f1 rush or 38bbcd8fd8 criticize him; 5580c3e11a he just 857322c6ff leaned his b72e55dda6 chin on ce8fd13b8a his hand 8cff8d23a9 and listened. Somehow, Mino felt he 65f46f9af2 could share a bit c373f3fdd2 more about himself. Rubbing his heated cheeks, 64bce08bcb he started to talk 3ca9b679b6 about everything but his 77d50a5398 deviant preferences.ef3ca707b4e45006

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“I’ve never 09e005d58a really had 0462da60f3 anything like bcfe466630 that since 8c5ecff9d8 I was c55bf3dabb young. My parents were 0b996b615b the same. They never 8b199da8cf really had e09846f34d any strong c45113f677 interests. You know 67daac4825 how kids e9b18d31ed usually go 038c3a647f through a dc3b13574d phase where df0affe4d9 they’re very a69c55baa1 assertive? I never 0cb6efc6f8 had that. I just ate babd6f5c9d whatever was given f5edcb90f2 to me and bec368377f let go if 90a435d06e something was taken 6cb8b2be49 away.”f00fb73a76dc76fd

It felt easier once 2e037568a6 he started talking. It was dea84505b4 more liberating 53033e4187 because he 1df5882e28 had never 88aa44ae78 really shared dbd4e1876f his feelings 5397dde294 with anyone bd7fa92af9 else.c5c4dda0ec91b1ab

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“I think I’m dull c29077304b because of that. I don’t 66b2e7de12 really understand 8276b2f1d2 what I 16b92626d7 like or 6ada2358d2 dislike. I was raised in ff16b8a8f0 an ordinary home, comfortably… 94cda6db4f But then, isn’t that ea93c1dd2c normal for everyone? That’s why sometimes I e340c454b4 feel so insignificant. Like I aba55eb764 won’t leave 001c5a232d anything behind caff6971b7 in the ec15bbbe28 world.”79cb6e6fef6c72b6

“You want to e58d4d1f32 leave your name 837610c1e6 in history?”084b76c29c2e90a4

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Dohoon’s reply, playful 1a18bebc82 and teasing, made bafd38672a Mino snort with a1ad0c67a2 laughter, looking up 99a6fbc163 to find him cf0ec4aff6 staring intently. He shouldn’t 38d0f27914 be so 4bf4e2f5c1 distracted by 98faf64906 Dohoon’s beauty.6c89d22578b1a092

Lowering his head, Mino 5899628f5b continued.7a3630afde81e2be

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“No, not that, 7a75d605f8 just… If I d426768695 were to die 370681cfa0 today, there wouldn’t c692e862a0 be much about 790ccc9792 me for people 148b0257d9 to remember. Like, ‘He da4fbf24c8 liked this,’ 32bf1dab15 or ‘He 3b8cdc7371 hated that.’ a8d4fa3215 But I 42bef912f9 don’t have 4fc33584f7 anything like 0486f4b006 that…”490f7d84e5d40751

But as he spoke ad2a30297d more, he realized the b70e2603f6 topic might be inappropriate. Demoralizing himself c15034a617 in front 904ebeb11f of someone 23241e074a who had 431f38df41 shown interest ff50f11a1b in him 2b3fbc3fd6 seemed like 3b264165e6 shooting himself e3ee66a784 in the b335cfd3bc foot.0a3f29ed58b2538b

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Realizing his 43e8a93576 mistake too 4c082b50c5 late, Mino f0fe27e346 grimaced, then 2469e4400e sighed. Maybe it b554e20bfd was better 955983e7bd if Dohoon 7a9c6f81ba lost interest 5f0f499b67 in him. Then it could all acbea39d10 just end. He could b465c7937f go back 824300e0dd to his 9ef2056aee peaceful life c417fc6323 of saving a589872d26 up money 2482406884 to buy ef7c0eb5a3 adult toys 4032729a55 and masturbating. After all, even if 9b4c4262c3 Dohoon was interested, he 179f931c43 couldn’t fulfill his needs.aa9ca2788bb923b6

“How did cd975d11c9 you know 39137b6ff9 you liked 5f75f6d5f9 men?”7f62df66f12b4a6a

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Mino was jolted back 6f6b1cb6e0 to reality by Dohoon’s a882dba84c large hand covering his 862c506175 own. It was 75685d052c perhaps the 2e821c34b9 first time 5b47becdd9 in his f34c09ea12 dull life 672d00cf1e that he 79bae24fd5 thought of e2f2e60fe6 another person’s c0cf8ca4e2 body part 17560c8cc8 as ‘nice.’ 898ba9da0a His palm 32c5f728f9 felt a d4c848dc34 bit sweaty, 9b03cf0d3b so he d1dda20b58 clenched it dcd48d3a5c into a e491141717 fist.12a94439b230c99f

“Isn’t it because 02bda11e11 you felt ‘good’ 5c72fc44e1 about a man, 1e128c0487 or rather, a f2c1c089de person?”fa1fb02952299f7c

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It wasn’t really fb2c016a73 like that. He just wanted f7e53c1369 to be pounded 19d9b0606c by a man… e658643571 liked men’s bodies, 6ccedb1c23 wanted a male 2be40b004c master. But Dohoon, unaware bf54caebe6 of Mino’s dark c7204441be inner thoughts, soothingly 610757f674 rubbed his dry 3c44dc632e hand and pressed adf17433fa it between his d6e9c910b9 fingers.539ac8e2de27c5db

“You seem experienced enough 57327eb560 in relationships. At least you b5d381eb5b know how to ccea25468f like people. Start from there.”48e2f1e2755cd821

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“Huh?”5e60bb95e0e037c7

“Start paying 4c876d6b5f attention to edda71dba5 what the 97e002ff14 people you b1ddcf15bb like enjoy 0a4595379a or dislike, d0f9a2396f and you 7f5b623857 might discover 3c6dacae9e your own cb71c710ad preferences. Even if you don’t, 508c0e4643 you might end up 975fa6c275 hating the things they 5e5da343c8 loved if you break 29baaf0728 up. Inspiration doesn’t need to 4d15a79b6e be profound. Don’t think be37f2bc11 about it e786ffa02a too hard.”e5dedc1c8f13f437

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The voice 2466664aba that Mino 2f856880d6 found so 4fa36afd13 pleasant resonated 1ad354d447 with a 287a5a03a8 firm timbre afd3983ce3 in his b88aac7218 ear. Maybe it d73d67e721 was because 6925ee84d3 Dohoon was c3e501c7e2 older, or 05c7ec75d6 just a c50cba49c5 genuinely nice 99f5cfaba9 person, but 480b1ac404 it felt b778c434d3 hugely comforting.cd9c7279fdf59925

The tender 1b0d5b36f5 touch couldn’t 478ea908fd satisfy his 17474111e3 sexual desires, 7d2e80c59c but he 260ff37f2e thought Dohoon 9418ad0953 might be 452ee9ae68 an okay 611bfea304 first partner 2dfa8fa7a4 for a e12c002250 relationship. Although he’d bdd0a2e7d9 lied about 04e381a3d3 having dated 1b5959f2ae before.de872d1390de8a09

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“And being dull might 7f3b764257 be a good thing. Being too 255d25b414 sensitive can 5c95826988 just lead 94395407c9 to unnecessary 056a763108 stress.”d438e664df940058

Really? It did seem fc24421695 so when he 7a30d70266 said it. I’m too 325b3eb606 easily swayed e486324c5f by others.ee9f8a565fcdeb15

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Mino nodded obediently.b2af615c563c0cf5

“Would you like to 3126c09bfb go out with me?”87f297e448e57afd

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The question was thrown 00c6b18c6a out so casually it c668884d4f almost needed replaying in 78f1b6f30e his mind for clarity. His face 17705ad121 was faultless, 4dd652ab97 but no 87ae4078bd emotion accompanied 274f62bdbd the question. Mino froze, ab4c75672a wondering if 1586e1cd06 this was 75717bf15e an actual b4c0de2816 confession.ad4152119d8947d0

It wasn’t sugary ea46fa7202 sweet or dripping 63778def1a with affection. If words had temperature 8f41446009 and humidity, Dohoon’s would 58b147daa0 be room temperature and 4f3a6fd065 slightly dry. Was this normal?1b748ed6d5cea57c

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Having just listed his 1c54e10a0a flaws, Mino blinked slowly.d4842db935f9a414

“I don’t really understand 3bf92c967a why.”b2e442cba0f42a9b

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“Do you want an 1f6f5fbaba honest answer or something 39b57bb909 nicer?”229c20d92522188e

“Can I hear 12faae5caf both?”0feadb72e0695e90

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Choosing just c18af0ad40 one seemed 3623dc542c even weirder 9f768f72f8 after such 20216096aa a proposal. He had no intention a07aa8d7d6 of rejecting it. As Seongjun said, trying f75715123b out a relationship was c315165991 a good experiment. Especially since it was ab206c3783 suggested by the person b7c140ead3 who made him realize 13512abead he was weak for 7e5f6fceee handsome faces. Dohoon smiled 29d27abfe6 as he 3bd2d37714 replied, waiting cae6c029ec for Mino’s 197843c001 conflicted face e93212f261 to decide.643d762ab467c873

“You’re my type, afff88664e and the more f682312426 I see you, 60ec9008ff the cuter you e8767aef84 get.”7c44ad9360f73432

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“That’s the nice fa3e95173b answer, right? What’s the 06428c3701 honest one?”14f25d915895cef5

It sounded 0064879eca too much 1fb79f4fce like a 6a2d12ffe5 lie. How could a 2c32daf9d3 grown man be cdc94b5bf8 described as ‘cute’? Mino reached for the 66977c30f5 remaining wine and took 6aa070d6e3 a sip.5df32f016b4624d8

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“That was the d38def139e honest answer.”12aeff5b81b52619

Mino almost spit 7c53833af3 out his wine. He coughed b021764203 softly after 9904b5f6dd managing to c823ca4254 swallow it.6f6864ccfa519585

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“And the nicer version?”c991d21be2b163e5

“Love at first 3e0ffa8656 sight?”0649bc050ade38a7

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Dohoon grinned playfully. The combination f9f9fa4c2d of his 5212dfd714 upturned lips 11bf5d2e6d and curved 07000edbfb eyes was c1f9f69a04 mesmerizing. Mino bit his lip babaf690fb in retort.2d04295c988bc849

“That’s a lie!”8aa8197ff14abeb0

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“But it’s nicer aeca11a4de to hear than 90a318a29b the truth, right?”869ef9e1e0a17317

Maybe not… f7c21e0694 With the 73d1a4d292 taste of 11f60adb37 alcohol lingering a6f4dbc32a in his a07424102d mouth, Mino 73ec8c431c swirled the 2e58c94432 water around 716db540d5 his mouth. Dohoon stood up first, 601a9ffd3c urging Mino to follow.3d19f8694b683acb

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“Let’s go. I’ll take you 48faab3dab home.”2a93486d8dcc8092