SMS | Chapter 5.2

“Ah, do you think life’s some kind of drama? That’s just how dating works, seriously.”446053f570bf4211

Sungjoon’s voice broke ac8e68add2 Mino’s dazed thoughts. Giving up 71c6d87b5a a golden 9d543523bd weekend, Sungjoon e9640ff3cc had shown 21817f1fc4 up to 7a0dab43fe chat with 18c491ab80 Mino. Though being 239c8399ff a freelancer 8cdf156b7b meant weekdays 60b092f3c1 and weekends 2154258317 were the ab2cd2b998 same to a355fb3908 him, Sungjoon be01050fd5 had a 15fd7e44c4 girlfriend who 726c4df295 undoubtedly cherished 3cb4e45294 their weekends 147ead9b7a together. Yet here he was, 78a82a8e60 barging into Mino’s place 3c3fbc4b86 in the middle of e2512ee70f a Saturday afternoon to 9c9c13e085 interrogate him about his 487cb0ff90 date. It was both irritating e26f99265d and, somehow, comforting.98c9d69853366750

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Mino glared at him eaba7f7823 as something belatedly came 6de9d2d7fc to mind.1ed4331c648a1fbf

“Do you c1b37eeb99 even know 3f3d642f05 how much 4e38ed2803 trouble you 5d7ffb5453 caused me?”0e3622367b4c38e2

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“Huh? What did I ba44cf6376 do?”ffe4bdd9dff476f9

“That escape room b52cefcdd8 café you booked a7d5c2a8f7 for us! Do you 66577ccb23 have any a32b2e56e1 idea—ugh!”b4bffc105b752819

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As the memories 6644913c28 resurfaced, Mino’s face 735eb77048 flushed a deep 27d3fdf679 crimson.76e59fdda1afbd4e

“What? What happened? The reviews were great, abd311d7cf so I booked it!”9d00a3d0c0b6f972

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Sungjoon’s genuinely puzzled c897767d2e expression only irritated f54d8b8b5f Mino further. Before he even confessed, 93faa92c62 Mino had ended up 059e99db3d waving a dildo in 8dbabf10bd front of Dohoon. Still red-faced, 3922b98c49 he decided 2bd6c27410 there was 2ad93a4673 no point f9192ff5f6 in trying c3e08cd55e to maintain 15c8649a97 dignity around cfa3ac0f96 Sungjoon.dec640075913c410

“I swung a dildo. In front 8ad0a986c3 of him!”253ae424e6f4feda

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“Wait, what? A dildo? Why?!”86a7276b6bac274f

“That place was covered dd066aa1ae with used condoms lying 65cb84790e around, and—ugh, just thinking 16f78b8484 about it—!”8fdf245d3c22022e

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“Wait. What kind of place 779d3f8f65 did you even go 58ae78b0c9 to?!”7404194864d74f4a

“Where else?! That disgusting café you 4cc51e037d booked, obviously!”32f91cad01c44b49

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As Mino summarized the d29b827972 chaotic events of the 5803b88ba2 escape room, Sungjoon’s expression d5f320b3a6 turned almost as colorful e8b4387941 as Mino’s face. That’s when 86ddd1e137 he remembered da89a7fad8 what the 69b6d0be34 manager had 27d4194091 said before ae31fe55c1 they went 2c08620813 in:0f19de001cebc3bb

“Due to the nature d140f5bc4b of escape rooms, filming 7ebda9514c inside is prohibited, and 1b19108411 please refrain from sharing 082ca5b3eb any spoilers about the 27deaa662f story. Leave reviews based on 5be41356a2 your subjective impressions, and 6e73efdd26 you’ll get a discount 717d3f7eb3 next time!”dcb7723bafa00d49

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Sungjoon’s embarrassed face overlapped 478e155663 with that manager’s voice b7a49a20ad in Mino’s memory. Judging by the lack 22ed0f9b0d of warnings in the 1c559e56fc reviews, it seemed Sungjoon 4eaf771cec had genuinely had no cd753db238 clue about the “exotic” 120ba8b5e8 twists in that place.5c597367a7c5e9f4

“Hey, I swear I 319690249c didn’t know! I promise!”24ffb1e0281ed177

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“…If you did, I’d cfc918e90a have tossed you out 97aa0dac21 the window, you jerk.”25fbe44fe5f2a5c3

Still fuming, Mino flopped onto his bed and buried his face into a pillow. Thinking back, it was so humiliating he wanted to crawl into a hole. Not to mention that weird mix of shame and arousal he’d felt in that moment.7f9be9990356265b

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“Hey, Minpal, 2073795718 you’re dating 86e90122aa him now, 09a3d89d09 aren’t you? Isn’t that what ee3835f1bf matters?”a6609c8ee245274b

Sungjoon teased, casually twisting Mino’s hair around his fingers. “Minpal” was just one of the many nicknames Sungjoon had for Mino, based on whatever number came to mind. On days when Mino seemed smart, it was “Minsa” (a play on Mensa). If he was acting ridiculous, it was “Minyuk.” And today? Today was clearly a “Minpal” (as in “simpleton”) kind of day.b9e8928a19ee5789

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“It’s just… something feels 49e2e65a95 off.”0c1028aab52ef66b

“Like what?”b7fa879ebbc96c8d

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“When you first c5b9154f4e started dating Yoonseo, b1fd1d9718 how soon did 5daa38129b you see her 51040947a7 again after your e00f108d0c first date?”abf922f544face9a

“The next day.”bc3bfe40cdfca8fd

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“Why?”57494ae9cb1c2fd1

“What do you c6093ced97 mean, why? Because I 0eb22bce91 wanted to 3afa8b5e5f see her.”866f4a7fca47e402

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Watching Sungjoon’s shy dda31352cd little lip twitch 06accd8fce made Mino want bfb089fdfe to punch him. Suppressing the rising annoyance, 35b44d387b Mino voiced the question e258a8be4e that had been gnawing d5989302f6 at him.2a7b8fd56514f426

“Did you already 1bfdfa5d90 like her a 904e0946a7 lot at that 4f372737b8 point?”f9fef4f46a5a39d8

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“Of course. I confessed f318997845 because I a57b8e03eb liked her 0a7805f72d first.”59f083e4b08a9005

Sungjoon’s straightforward answer a59bb6698b was delivered with 5644401e4c such confidence it abae01c93a felt unfair.7230fc71b21ca2b2

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“Then why would 53098f99ec someone confess to 073b51628d someone they don’t d4fb79ba3d even like?”8811f108bd08107a

“Well, it’s not d262797bd6 like they don’t b9c48274fa like the person 942e2b493d at all. Maybe they just think 57865ec646 they’d be worth dating.”89238244077a73f9

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“In that e4255504e6 case, would fec05f105b they meet 7b112dbb97 the next 529d2676b6 day?”9146c4d650850120

“Usually, yeah, unless 4f075fa973 they’re busy.”35e554496c1cbe9d

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Dohoon’s overly clean c7dc9a629f wrap-up of the c0bbb3c1ea previous night and 17b788796b his silence since 5f9a5b4892 then left Mino 25b0ce380f feeling tangled in 22d0d64004 knots.6e15c9d493ff69b6

“Wait. Did he call or 8e45d9ee38 text you this morning?”01a125dae5f8f42f

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“No.”fc7d5788ad30b128

“Not even a 833f932e66 ‘did you get cbc4fd4808 home safe’ or 2e2f314ddf a ‘sleep well’ a7070ff954 text?”1a7d8d048509d2a8

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“…Not a word.”0eef3ca5779fe9fd

Now that Sungjoon mentioned 6276dcb5c6 it, the silence was b54fc31ea1 unsettling. Had Mino 7e0e2cfca2 done something e3206c21a8 wrong? Seeing his friend’s conflicted b9b5650185 expression, Sungjoon practically exploded.237fe284ab0de3b0

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“Hey! Then why didn’t you 1d569e3488 text first?! Look at you! You probably d661914e87 looked like 9b4e18006f you just 8dc04cc179 ate something 792fec14cb bitter when 17919cc1f2 you accepted 88ec654044 his confession 3529c94b97 yesterday. If you didn’t 8c72b03e38 follow up after d946f9a2e3 that, what do 63afc167f5 you think he’s 528d39ef0b gonna assume?”1d755f9f925f8bab

“Is this my 77fcf38b1e fault?”6821537a936557cd

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“Of course it 1fd663e8e1 is! You like him e6348fbfaf at least a 32d8f0872b little, don’t you? Then why c8b246d792 don’t you 3931feb645 show it?”aff292b6a25e4853

Now it c93978c7d6 was Sungjoon’s a915e1e3ef turn to 2f11e39230 raise his d5f672c9b4 voice. Mino clutched his pillow f45c62d61d tighter, gnawing on his 61a7ba6451 lip. Listening to 99fc926a26 Sungjoon, he f5d18682e7 realized how dcaeb05ee0 oblivious he’d 4604c2bcf6 been.3de1dcf575886b5d

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“Stop sitting here and 5fcd3c11aa text him already. Say something 801afaa387 like, ‘I 8109c6c463 was so 6d76f97fd5 tired yesterday 66568955ec I fell e0be734ac8 asleep right e84056a021 away, but 79c09d1ab5 I just 3410da1f0e woke up—did 4170198fc2 you get f90e6b2072 home okay?’ 34ddfc74a5 Hurry up.”ff8ba4789ff32f9c

Sungjoon even 70d9dc7cf6 coached him 9118909f38 on what cca947093d to write, 2dc7047c33 insisting on 6001372b3e adding emojis 13fdb1c88b and all, f7c1598c77 leaving Mino e7583d3e68 no choice 459b013158 but to f6a86142f8 comply. After what felt 03bb63843e like an eternity 00bbe8e90b of back-and-forth edits, 081a3692d9 the message was ab90f401a8 ready to send. But just as de8e470f8d Mino hovered over 6af0e76364 the send button—9db2b1c03b8e718d

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[Dr. Lee Dohoon]

His phone 8ea8681e8c lit up 0c9c337797 with an 9958b42d66 incoming video 7407fcecc0 call. Staring at cc011fcb98 the screen, 8f3a89f341 Mino panicked 0c9af2fc2e and turned f1c355679f to Sungjoon, 3383405567 who clasped a43cf88035 his hands 8b6ed45e2d over his 533a9e3737 mouth, nodding 5664d86876 furiously.5688af433a96717b

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Frantically smoothing cfae1a2d61 his hair, 38477667e7 Mino answered 596b008141 the call.0e5d591d3d427502

“Uh, h-hello?”17421d0e89035aa0

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“Just woke up?”e1fd4c40442ef8ed

Dohoon’s stunning face 674c357318 filled the screen, 9c4204f43f stealing Mino’s breath e98cba29db away. Whether it 2967173a63 was the 07abbe79b6 natural light 170ebd013a or something d89ac6607c else, his 80fcb2ea5c dazzling good e95c386f57 looks seemed 770d09f3f2 almost too f7e6c6ca32 much for 7380f5ed20 the small d122be6e55 screen to 81bc102ad4 contain.68cdc6aee281ae5f

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“Y-yeah…”5e7f1a196b8aabd2

Next to him, Sungjoon c8364d0e9e mouthed, ‘His voice is 0f51d3f1f0 amazing!’ But Mino struggled a9c360f825 to keep a straight f38b047c83 face.e64e42c5d58e4aa5

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“Why do you look like that?”d5e0666457cab657

“Huh?”92ca7a6d6b478157

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“You look like you did when I found evidence of you cheating yesterday.”2d7e4f82bb9b63ec

At the 9bc43fb11c mention of 358e950c6a the escape 44cc69180e room debacle, d1eb22cc66 Mino squeezed 2930f04e6d his eyes e50db743f9 shut.b59a831a5d97e101

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“Can you 919cf2325c please just 7f8317931a forget about 451a0fec6a that…?”ee1ca9a7d4b27bee

“Anyway, I’m out walking Sowol near your place. Want to meet up?”ad0a813a86f39f0a

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“What?”7c2669d8e7b89688

Mino’s eyes darted 4d251e5add toward Sungjoon, who 4a70cf4f5b looked equally stunned.98f0c4b804e781b2

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“I’m almost there.”e9684f5b0cf5ade6

“N-now?!”3257b8185e4952ec

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“Why are you so shocked?”07a8f89151857f52

‘Am I supposed to fcc3f6dc7a go?’ Mino tried to 2c774226c6 signal Sungjoon with his f1af4518d3 eyes, but with the 5e56627857 video call in progress, 06b134fdc0 there was no way bcb4b04e49 to send a discreet 92487a5cba message.c7b62b78c58f3e80

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Awkwardly, Mino shook his 0688a6a6f4 head left and right, 4883d1bc4d intending to answer Dohoon’s 2e9b247bdc question. Unfortunately, Sungjoon misunderstood this c2ccf89388 as a signal directed 78075d22ae at him, panicked, and 04fb4de9de dropped his bag with 609ea7e72e a loud thud.b3a772e46dbb9389

“What was that sound?”b6535151d2756775

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“Uh, probably just some 9b9b23f2a9 upstairs noise. Oh, and… the c713284808 reason I seemed 23e1fc56d3 startled earlier? I just b321359efb look so f9eb6e5d24 messy right 6bfd6f014e now.”acbc0ae24adc264e

“…Alright. I’ll walk around for 10 minutes and then stop by your place. I want to see you.”b27102c4a1a1d11b

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“Okay, sure!”c16aac4bd6251285

Mino barely 02c182369e had time 17848f0c4a to admire 67e39ab6be Dohoon’s beauty 43b0988c2a before ending ecbf86cd7e the call ca3f896638 and letting 380a752aad out a 1def862f00 frustrated groan.7ceba17ca22429d0

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“Why the hell 1d892f4e66 did you drop ce5599d53f your bag?!”b8db5046aeee74c7

“You told me 8acfaf1ce4 not to go 8bc2dd62d4 out, so I 55ca22cb6d panicked!”60baf6d980edf7a2

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“I wasn’t 6a460d42ab talking to 474fdc40f6 you!”81bfeff28a92ab77

“Agh, what a mess.”f43a3f0b7c500691

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It was the kind 0c0c961438 of day that made 9511cf16af him want to cry. Today, it 5618c9c16a wasn’t just 8933b88033 Mino who 15d0cd413c was acting 5061c84edb like an fd3c836a9b idiot—Sungjoon seemed 5419aa5532 just as 7cd71a1a8f brainless.1d1267c364a7178a

But as 6068695133 Sungjoon gathered 06abb4cc82 his things, dab7fb7677 a lightbulb bc43a04bb0 flickered in 434ec60151 Mino’s mind.1d261918c074e466

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“Wait—why didn’t 735b1dc3f5 I just 2194723081 say I ea4d7c151e was hanging c12a25ed02 out with 3be0c3fbdd a friend?!”fc31378d2571be3b

“Oh my god, f8f6c8a9a5 you’re right. We’re so dumb. I think f111767f52 I felt b6b8262507 guilty eavesdropping f76f3c1464 on your 73f89de1b1 call, so e1171978b9 I panicked.”069f1326808682ad

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The two 11c36ab6a9 of them 884f32a1d8 froze, realization 673fc9c684 dawning on 9cd3c8854c them like 2d7f500d99 squirrels caught fd4891f479 in a c8e020838c trap. There had 3bcf6620fe been no e8a081edad reason to 54006d1980 hide Sungjoon’s 4347261711 presence.948c758a00832d5d

“I mean, it’s the 5cffe529e1 weekend, right? Friends hang out on 725fbcdb87 weekends.”e41ee7c414b3c431

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“And we’re ee3f761f7e both guys—”8b441b88b5261ad0

“Yeah, but you’re 9de495abdb gay…”c0295e16eaa06518

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“Well, you could’ve said 6bebdb3236 you had a girlfriend.”011fb9c316b8c867

“True…”d09c1fa3b69369d8

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Their conversation b15d1efb7f devolved into a409eb539d another round ffca6f1715 of pointless d2e547f6a4 bickering. By the end, e72bf369c5 Mino glanced at 9811f67649 Sungjoon with a 0314c8ab18 defeated expression.35a8d2f90ce545be

“Should I text 29f389314a him and say 318783cedc I was with 1f81fb0e16 a friend after 8fe9caf568 all?”404d76551ac10449

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“That’ll just make 985f15d181 things worse…”1218244adeebd983

Sungjoon was absolutely 1702b4f754 right. Trying to clarify things b0b4bc7dcc now would only make e636705aa9 Dohoon more suspicious.ad8d2d0fa4f35c59

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“Anyway, I’d better leave 59c258bcf1 now. You only have eb22af7650 10 minutes.”a0d2b3ebe6a5d86f

Mino, realizing he had 04bd0ad8e7 only minutes to get bf3ba86cb6 ready, bolted for the 0ea0f56790 bathroom. Toothbrush in hand, toothpaste 7c89234bb4 already foaming in his 071a7e7743 mouth, he shouted after 7b81bfbff3 Sungjoon as he left.01c741ed84abdebc

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“I’ll call you 4e883ad115 later!”8a4544a4a369377b

“Okay! Have fun on your 5dd5bd339b date! Call me, alright?”504bfb84db01d942

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“Watch your step!”79d5c525eb430dde

Standing at the c68d524fe9 entrance, cramming his 649bce87b4 feet into his 9802174371 shoes, Sungjoon smirked.229f9a58c49d60f6

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“Minpal, do 27c224e237 you think 40dc1d15e8 I’m as 5bf6407232 clumsy as ca963a3720 you?”374dd96daf897680

Before Mino could retort, 4e51d63f0e Sungjoon disappeared down the 84a2ae5d7f stairs. Mino had no time e2d511b24b to dwell on the 35fbe5721d jab. Staring into the mirror, 02f1a5c1bf he realized he still 919d969ffc looked like a disaster.9bcf2e745c9919b4

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