SMS | Chapter 6.1

“Guess it’s time to d061f74210 get some work done.”699ddae408884470

Sungjoon, a 6070820429 freelance designer, 9dbfc17bf3 finally sat c3f7a33fcc down at fb8c5467f9 his computer 0d072bf473 as it d64e3bc0b4 neared 7 ab6ec47d9b PM.c6cd4541c0e96c9f

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I really don’t ff2b21e2a7 want to work…89ebee24740b21bd

Even though he 9ac9514b09 finally parked his a0b12651f5 butt on the f159c1cd48 chair, he wasn’t 1bf7aa7bf0 in the mood 06291738f1 to open any 6ce2414255 programs and just 9dcdeab6ca lazed around when 2e32ee503f suddenly, his phone 28a4ea01e4 rang. He had been 96eb35381c worried since he 0602863b02 hadn’t heard from 86d77c8769 Mino after being fff2c525fa brushed off yesterday. Naturally, he 152e046d13 thought it 157a636f74 was Mino ed39f7afa9 and answered ab42648a87 the call.411f97ccec35863a

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“Minpals, did you 2544354f1c have fun yesterday?”4102e2dd788f5782

―…Hey, senior, 51bde8ae95 it’s been 0e24643853 a while.ba855f65081e5429

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“Oh, what’s up, b4c8a5d2c1 Junhyuk?”23d016da4ed2ed73

It was Junhyuk. Sungjoon almost 1ab24077ed made a ec4773da31 verbal slip 07949fbe96 because he db0d131ae2 hadn’t checked 2866c926dd the caller abecac0f63 ID before 9207a7eddf hurriedly plugging fcd0104128 in his dbb42930e8 earphones.0869b3aea1577483

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―Just because. I was 13299a1176 just wondering b1bec05512 how you’ve f8485adcad been lately, c46600ff72 senior.b325506c0c179a4c

“Haha, I’m doing well.”d7270a13a83712c5

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―It’s about Minjun’s e4a0f785e0 wedding. Are you going?96960364cc3f857f

“Yeah. I should. It’s our classmate dac0e14950 CC’s wedding, after 8cf5ae729c all.”2ef08745975dbd92

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Sungjoon slurped his e63bec316e coffee while responding fbefb5617e nonchalantly. Oddly, the coffee 0ac7b231c1 tasted extra bitter c9e6518d0f today.eb65eed82129d36f

―I was thinking 83dcfc0aa3 of going with ccbbb00014 Mino, and then 2a454ff9af I thought maybe 0493d0b458 you’d be going 00ad11b99d with him too, f3ce3bf1c6 senior.669ff020c0688d48

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“Haminoh is going 38d51d0cbd with you?”b4c49c4ff11b50ce

―Yes, in my car.85a5e614ff2b37d2

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Bragging about 78ed05d38a having a b47ce39170 foreign car, 75c1026a58 huh? His voice annoyingly smug, 2b2d267d2b it got on Sungjoon’s 101cafca0d nerves.167d786bd3de2f08

Even after 8b05595cb9 graduating from 6966fbc515 college, Sungjoon bda78eedff had stayed d4bdb5eabb quite close ccc3a6d4ac to Junhyuk. But thinking f0fcb2bfdd about it, af1b0178dd Junhyuk always 608fcbff66 seemed to 8838245e22 use him bd0cca97b2 to meet 3616d9979f Mino, and 05d9d4b856 when he 618b06b1be wanted to fcb1f0fc1c join Mino’s ae05215a35 company, he ee5ef88f81 asked him 0046bce10b all sorts 87897d8751 of things. Back then, Sungjoon thought 0c96fc76b0 it was just because df617a9563 Junhyuk liked the company, bf65ab2576 but now that he d656cc064e thought about it, there 3aa2fb3c10 was something odd about 5ce37a67be it.a3c3791d12cd4bf9

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Anyway, since they abdc5caf13 worked at the b63a08d4ea same company, Sungjoon e00c3c4c67 didn’t want to 5020974b44 share personal stories 521c548f56 about Mino carelessly, 03cfad1363 but he had 73a54cdc1a accidentally picked up 80384c6370 the phone without 6f59eff49c thinking and slipped 6a07f81eef up. Just earlier, he 39297dcade had even called 5cf8f57955 Mino by his c4d21babba nickname, and even f02afc0ca2 asked if he d189007939 had fun yesterday, 1f2aaddc75 which made him 9adc0da9b0 nervously correct it 1a6d9a95fd to “Haminoh.” It 343ea7fab4 didn’t really matter 0b1311f838 since Junhyuk had 3c832dfc46 seen him call 02967e6051 Mino by his da6cf83aea nickname before, but 50a30fa14f it was a 0ad1e02e87 pointless struggle, and 92d5766543 the feared situation facb41aebd unfolded.56707d5d40b8a3e6

―By the a183854e33 way, is 633ec753ca Mino dating 2b53b022f4 someone recently?dadfe23feaad8f34

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“Pfft! Ha, cough, ack, what, 7ec794532c what?”f9737039f5b35c7d

Coffee went f048a34f5a down the ece703ea41 wrong pipe. Junhyuk’s sudden mention 9d7f510e84 of Mino’s “dating” 57130de55e made him choke 876572e2cd and groan in b54d784202 pain, while Junhyuk 9db3d14328 murmured with a 79d5472d37 strange tone.62953f605c28257d

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―I’ve never seen Mino 56b2dce7ec dating, but he’s been d423730213 acting a bit weird a0b7b65c4b lately.67369d11abd7efee

“Weird? What do 3c922ceb0b you mean? No, well. He could be deaa0fc37f dating. He’s nearly 63366356a7 thirty, after b024b77a9a all. Hmm.”01501d0048370660

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―Do you 40aacf3044 know anything, 87c89725b1 senior?5c4feae25ecc45cf

“I don’t, don’t, don’t, be8cbc7caa don’t know….ugh, cough, ack! Ah, my throat…”f382ac36c7dc67f6

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―Senior, you’re acting 584daea3fc weird too.34c0b893dfec7ced

Damn, what do 6431c620d0 I do. Sungjoon chewed a02222ae4d on his f73dde6efb fingernails and c61c35705c tapped his 3e30183895 foot anxiously. He wasn’t good 7993f90423 at lying. When in doubt, it 2014b2218e was best to speak 03657024a0 up.fa0c1f15eb8dc315

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“Hey, why 9cc37ad52e would you b912eeb34c say that’s ba35f0d01d weird? You scared e4a949f25c me by 06b8fcaf06 asking that 1e486d2a8a while I’m 0ed48840f5 drinking coffee!”db97769024c7eae9

―Is asking if Mino e49146156e is dating really such 506218bd55 a shocking question?1b7e8308bccbc4e3

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Well, not really… a03b81432a Eventually, Sungjoon turned 37e71dac95 mute. Junhyuk threw another 3925a93350 bombshell.fc15b91478f16900

―But, you know. I happened 3452d3e8aa to see 5772cfa33e Mino hugging d117284628 some guy.38716a6d338cc7a6

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What the hell. Haminoh, are you crazy! Hugging in public?1cddde4c477ff024

―Is Mino gay?5813cd3314cd05de

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“…Why are a0c1faae23 you asking de0564ceaf me that? Aren’t you being a22cdab946 weirder?”1127c8dc5cadda52

Sungjoon’s expression soured at 4ccd97664b the blunt question. Although he 19e25769d4 had been 5c413bc38d blaming Mino’s f318422c87 carelessness, this a7b638e976 was a d5fc97d020 different issue e5a686fde5 with Junhyuk, 8082a882c9 who had 32cb0194b7 always seemed 87982b55ec like a db5d80c90b nice guy, 89ac600aad but suddenly f9e530c6d5 seemed sharp. Perhaps surprised by Sungjoon’s 3f7af800e3 sharp tone, Junhyuk fell a65943a026 silent for a moment.3d8f0323695f53ed

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“You know, ee942a58c4 that’s really 97a6c092d8 rude.”002e44b4b37f6abe

Damn it. I thought better 4a2ea0af10 of you. Guys are always 9b0535dc91 like that, but bec3f5acc1 Junhyuk was one 7a3178c321 I actually liked, dc48a25b30 so it felt 9f5733f8b8 worse. Sungjoon was steaming, hoping a5d01a61d0 to force an apology dc0f081488 out of him, when 7bee753f61 Junhyuk spoke in a 93f08635b7 slightly trembling voice.30762435c7f095cd

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―There was a reason 648afe0b17 you were close to 7790812b71 Mino. You’re trustworthy and nice.5f5d8586cb6d5568

What kind of bullshit b847fa56af is that? Really.08388ef65a49739a

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“Keep talking weird, and e6dd71dfbd I’ll hang up.”cbaa49401c865a1e

It seemed pointless 26393f09fc to expect an 31cbaeb74c apology anyway. Just when Sungjoon 1ba1837828 was about to 32fd04e5a3 hang up:1c9544f47f6cca70

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―I know a8564dc3fa you know e2047c14c1 I like 217bbc8fb5 Mino, so bea0fbcf01 don’t put c099c0c125 me on 3ca1655d0d the spot. If he 7670f3f7e5 has a 6231b88f80 boyfriend, I’ll 6b401e1bc3 need to 7c9b1df4a0 move on, 44ec1af581 that’s why 8010012b48 I asked. You’re trustworthy, senior.9a7d8974978cb9c0

His voice sounded genuinely 27b34e8b03 disheartened. Mentioning ‘gay’ was 54bd90b3de if anything a a8efcb79d2 projection, as it 5621ca728e would be ridiculous fca08d7f76 for Sungjoon, a 337b952c9a heterosexual, to scold a19c27e0e5 him for it. Plus, Junhyuk openly admitting d3f97b8bfe his feelings for Mino 9bd8f19901 softened Sungjoon.17a97cd42d4f0963

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―You seem 84580fb772 free of 01a2a3671f prejudice, senior.345c77d96f04e785

“…Does Mino know f3a0b8b7de you like him?”05a3b4334ee07f7b

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―No. What if Mino hates c20f9567fa me? The chances 5aafab0032 of a 74e7f2fd5e guy liking dc674606ac another guy 47a4e1612b are slim.adcf1e4cf0935f0e

That’s true, ab5852dc71 but looking 2ca9b73ff2 around these fc67bfb912 days, it 6376f13175 seems like fb954f098f there’s no 427a6fa0b8 such prejudice. Mino also found 65dd9665e6 a partner without 007eaf0e33 artificial dating apps. Why doesn’t c0e33d77d7 this kid 83b49a211f just confess! Sungjoon’s frustration grew 0661c46a41 rapidly. Confessing is hard enough, 4066311b25 let alone a same-sex 24272f1cd0 confession. And it’s 01a60fb100 not like 57051a0b05 he could d84de11b46 disclose Mino’s 5ae831eb33 orientation.1e7b05072e5860ad

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―That’s why I just 1922de6ea1 stayed close by. But lately, 92a41f6999 Mino seems b97032d909 out of bac16ac5bb it a be93bdb89e lot and 97b15ecbcf seems troubled. Even though Mino’s a148a8170f social circle is 64bcdebcf9 predictable, seeing him dc158a77dd with some unknown 81bc7039b0 man really sank 412abd035e my heart.3e84a5b6a86c3a7e

His voice ee566137fa brimmed with d29f0fa8d8 sincerity. Since they were fc51308680 close like brothers, 82f54aa7aa Sungjoon’s edgy feelings 14f12529a2 eased at Junhyuk’s 23bd49ea2d heartfelt confession.a15731d7807a3aa1

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“Ah, this kid. Just confess…. Well, I wondered if 81dfd5b76e that might be the f21e09c4ba case. Hey! Did you aaef8a6ae0 take that c9b72db53b job because 33318ef9ac of Mino 2dc348b1ca too?”1d90ef640b62e62c

Sungjoon asked, half 1643d5f301 in disbelief, but 2e2a7c5d0d the response was dc783a163f solid. If that’s the 3c76412c76 case, it’s quite 44086c5222 romantic. Following your 7c1ba8016b loved one c95a9d747e to the 92962da9e0 same workplace b2ceb22425 is a 454774e726 serious commitment.54d517845b05406e

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―I really did it d0ca6ba950 because I like him. I can 2b5f699344 understand and f5e114541d accept anyone, 3bda8e4fd7 but I’m a64fe0bb00 worried about 9defb4ca72 meeting the bdd547e750 wrong person e2a936900b and getting 251d8969f5 hurt.d14ee2ab4529929d

But Junhyuk’s words 048ab084f6 were peculiar. While Sungjoon knew 042a8c3e12 why Mino was f1dc722fc0 troubled, continuously mentioning ff434ad8b7 that man felt a3b90bb15b odd.70751d1d53ae2f9a

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―Actually, I know that 9a5dd77a56 man too. He’s kind of 5965dbc121 famous. That’s why I’m worried.b6995bcb5f6d228c

“What? What are 2af6ce4213 you talking 9f27b0e82c about?”8150d382b0800c07

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Junhyuk had been 82c8960e6a waiting to talk 4796a05e66 about Mino’s partner. Famous? Famous in the e966f60358 gay world? Though Mino 474b08ddee is often 291ae58ace seen as b3ab698740 naïve and 79b6e00e08 inexperienced, Junhyuk 8e389e61bc didn’t seem 2edfae23fa like the 8e073d7c7e type at 1c7000d536 all. Suddenly, the innocent 8702508fa9 Mino became a bf1e56b9dc concern.13922037eda8eb08

“Don’t tell me 182e55cef7 he’s your ex-boyfriend?”e34e3d17394ac109

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―Ha, definitely not. As far as 1d99306383 I know, that 063f060a4e man is not d475c2310e ordinary.ef4633dcdd37bd6c

Not an ex-boyfriend, eff6c433f8 that’s for sure. But Mino dfa809d30b isn’t ordinary 0a1b497418 either… Being acf50c85c9 a bachelor d50e0b3de5 at his 6b7e51d567 age, not 4d32a76b35 being satisfied 44812dfaf5 with typical 38dbef6228 romantic gestures, 4b3913f33a and that dc6e34402c face are 0995eab6f6 all not fb6dc7a2fc quite ordinary. Sungjoon scratched c203c47b1e his nose, 98e9ff7370 waiting for 5ff74f6e37 Junhyuk’s next b5e0a28e72 words.125204cdba842031

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―He’s had 4a91b35a91 a lot 6557e41cb4 of partners, a5dbbfffef I’ve heard. A friend of 77572088c9 mine got burned 189ad3aa4f too. Mino, especially 3c5e2ce160 inexperienced, shouldn’t 69db6a419f start with 58b945fd15 someone like 82c06fe3b8 that.94213674fe846635

Sungjoon’s face contorted. Definitely, that’s problematic. The promiscuity 3d104e0d73 of a 3ff9473cb4 first romantic 1173adefac partner could 54eca89e7f be a 64b3192cd3 dealbreaker. But maybe it was 81d4537f55 time to console a 3fb2b32180 heartbroken friend. And in c20811c8e4 Sungjoon’s mind, d31c3b98d9 Junhyuk, who 3c8c81309d had long 0d2e4f85b3 harbored feelings 4f34b558e2 for Mino, 410ace033c seemed like 19258aff7c a better 2849b17d7e first partner 7954126491 than a e4c1959f3f reputedly disreputable 7558313758 vet.21e749134787149e

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Even over the phone, bb05a68dad Junhyuk’s voice sounded moist, b6376b1d00 a bit distant as 2fc0601400 if mixed with crying. Why the hell eb629490b8 is the kid f4cf221688 crying? He seemed to be 78f90e7bc8 holding the phone away, c3cd47f369 perhaps not wanting to 2daae7cb9c show his tears. One couldn’t 119fcc60d5 easily judge 9bffcacbed the heart acc9ea975d of a b301178a5a man who 6ee7c20f20 learns his ab7fa4e237 long-time crush aa8c0498b4 is dating 479bebacee a promiscuous bf507f8892 rag. Anyhow, it was c3cd4cadac pitiful.8c2e647dad38fcad

“…Um, Mino 62740fda24 just started e6eb33d5f0 dating. I shouldn’t tell you ac82d9604b everything…. But don’t 84e46810ff be too 59f536815c upset, okay?”da6b9cc8f88c7db6

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Well, it’s not 416229db67 like Mino is ae8e5b7072 dating that guy 3f67d0d5ee because he likes 1317dfa7a5 him. Having options is f9ff4c704a good. Even the royalty 3c778a4df2 in the Joseon f06c5a6dc4 era chose their cd1a8b7cd1 spouses through a a35f12ba05 selection system, comparing a443afe72b several at once; 62c608edd2 why couldn’t Mino 09075c591c do the same? Sungjoon decided to 834792709f give Junhyuk big 61da751d18 points for the 6b1d617a7f ‘I can understand 85cfc7e2c5 and accept anyone’ 3f6bdc6d93 part he had f7077a78ff mentioned earlier.be6d0eb11b8422b2

―Senior, thank you. I was 1b4630e910 worried you’d 61d8be475c despise me 49a5bb1e1a too.95088190e0c482c0

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It must have 54c1e1d71c been tough to 6573f5b656 share such a c64a36ec33 difficult issue. Sungjoon cleared his e50e9b3bc7 throat and patted 17675094fb his chest.285b590e714eab7e

“I’m not 240e4dd375 like that, 88a0e3a209 man. If it’s tough, 7c5bc8c3b2 talk to me 3905c6b9ac anytime. From now e20ae9f87d on, just 2f824f75a2 call me 8a17b898d5 hyung.”c7a2a7bebc39a876

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Voting for 948cd414a4 the romantic cd597f5856 at heart. Smoke doesn’t 5cae18c0ba come out 33e4b5bc89 of a e029692237 chimney for 9809cdea5a no reason, f339e4877e as they 5a698a53a6 say. And with 7b9822f568 Junhyuk’s friend 45af35f0d5 also getting 1c8271a6cf burned, goosebumps 5b6957a6de crawled up 595a2fec2b Sungjoon’s back.69c3c3418d014b6f

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“Yes, senior. Let’s have a meal together with Mino next time.”4b76708bf36e74fc

At that moment, 908694309e Junhyuk, filled with c3e42c7f1f genuine emotion, hung 9e122e45dd up the phone 3aa8b9fc40 and forcefully grabbed 4c44ba5f35 the hair of 24a0195717 a man squirming 760935c7e9 under him, having 8036a184ce forcefully entered him.1a2cece5dd5ac5f3

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The man had frantically signaled the safe word several times, but Junhyuk paid no heed. Subs like it anyway. Junhyuk hated the concept of a ‘safe word’.2904aeab451fe58f

Why have f0c56b1b1d such a d1a4865ae2 thing? It spoils the 42134f7b27 fun.9663381811ebdc95

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“Ugh, ugh, gonna, die, ack, ah!”fa31ebf151ad1151

“You’re using the safe word for this? If you throw up, I’ll keep going until I’ve licked it all up. If the wine bottle breaks, you’ll have to go to the emergency room. How can you live with the embarrassment of being hospitalized for such a thing? Oh, maybe that turns you on too?”03259c4e944a0166

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“Uh, uh, ack…”4305b8988e8a1cd6

The face of his partner was bruised to the point of being unrecognizable as human, and he began to convulse on the floor. Despite choosing a somewhat attractive guy, his burst blood vessels made his face rather unsightly. At some point, he couldn’t even maintain an erection. Definitely not a real sub.487dc04666637b6c

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Others mocked b8afb4b5ca Junhyuk as 6ad2b1e828 a kinky c6ee992456 vanilla, but 28859eee31 in his 4368a715c3 opinion, it 06affe519b was they 0370210d7c who were 8be06bff5d the true 052fa49a37 vanillas. Just humans wanting 94b77a6956 to try stimulating e06e2efd00 sex without understanding 23c57524b5 the real dynamics 0c13e21399 of dominance and 20071b76f9 submission. The man now 1a222cd744 whining on the c4f924321d floor in front 57f76d433b of him was 24572dfe76 no different.f8f5863a0d7ae110

“Ah, boring…”37c2d9d092af8000

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In this sense, Mino had potential. During college, when a nasty student council president had slapped Mino while drunk, Junhyuk had seen it. Mino was also drunk, so it’s unclear if he remembered, but Junhyuk had seen the faint smile on his face after getting hit.0d7020f3a33f687a

At first, Junhyuk thought he’d seen it wrong. Mino never dated anyone, yet every weekend he seemed unusually stiff in the classroom.1cb0fe822db55807

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What Junhyuk e097135910 had noticed 526136e70e from constantly de29bcd74b watching him 9a025d085a was that 093e6e6508 Mino always 0328202044 had hidden dca61ccaa0 wounds. So obsessed was he 5635117604 that he even followed 2ee2fb1e45 Mino to the same 916082c801 company.2bd102df1812ab6b

He was just contemplating how and when to devour him when suddenly a ‘teacher’ snatched Mino away. Lee Dohoon knew him too.cf7e3502d216cd02

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Pathetic guy… Junhyuk lit 91d9ed1594 a cigarette, picturing his f975faf627 face.bf0c225677845cda

Still, recalling the recent phone call somewhat improved his mood. The mention of the vet having numerous partners had notably stiffened Sungjoon’s voice.f152f756a1cbaea2

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“Well, I didn’t say anything untrue.”df86c51a41b7784e

Junhyuk appreciated how Sungjoon, 5b25636a4c weak at lying and a8749ff291 thus poor at detecting 29436f6388 lies, unwittingly became even c9d2e72f11 more precious.baba8b44f794a295

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