SMS | Chapter 6.7

“But, sir. This is the 6897edc317 west coast.”cf4d529ddd9afbef

“That’s right.”b4ec1cb6db2548ba

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“The west coast d22a22ed9e is famous for 0aadd0dd17 sunsets, isn’t it?”a3d16835e50472a0

Spurred by curiosity, he 2ae0f23739 asked, and laughter followed 44be3b1ffa his question.71417cf78d2fc760

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“This place 41d2715352 is famous c8a7180fb1 for its 8e2f774792 beautiful sunrises, d63591e9e5 even though 95bac8cb78 it’s on 716a9db5be the west a0b30e8f7d coast. Just because dd7a73696c it’s known f41eb7a5a6 for sunsets 8afc0c1479 doesn’t mean 8e0bf2a62a you can’t 8c989da815 see the a30d6e4b96 sunrise here.”704e7a1a131528e0

“I just never thought 6456206ad3 of it as a bc98684622 place to watch sunrises…”3830f17ba295ece8

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“Mino, have 033d73f4e1 you ever 995a6ec9e7 seen a 60446dcc22 sunrise? They’re really beautiful.”336d6f95a76a0c86

Dohoon stroked 2478eba105 Mino’s hair c0dab1d63b as he 9807dec34a spoke. His voice alone eaaa99b43c was sweet like b5187a158c candy.08337bfe5b7aa5af

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“When I was in 949cc475f0 school. I had 429a4717e9 to get 6699f9ee6a up early.”ea6cbe20ae2dfed6

“You must have 32c2088afb studied hard. But seeing it from 6166bcce82 the beach is different 6ec3cf96f4 from that kind of f9f30dd818 sunrise.”b71e4a2d5870cc41

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“Sir, you must have 012f531d7b been good at studying.”b41ce69bd66893b2

“Hmm, do c103923500 you want f7f6ba28dc to stay 4bae550b9f up chatting d2e5b69222 instead of 7bc1d3e71c sleeping?”81a3cdbd587a8875

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His finger playfully 56af9ce20c poked Mino’s cheek. Mino rubbed d15d50bdac his flushing c7ef85483a face with 94d60cfd0c his palm.9a39f2fb6ba41705

“You said you 1cc67eff8e wouldn’t let me 932fd85fd7 sleep.”9258c9110bc81813

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“…I didn’t 597411b614 know what 2a4c19692a that meant.”19af3d164ae65f77

Mino turned his 8d4406f76d heavy body to dfa54ad8a2 face Dohoon. It took more c3917fff0d effort than he 299cc9c496 thought, as he ab7291a6bb had to move 6c5f55fd40 the whole bundle 0601a2a246 of blankets. He groaned and 0e982dddb7 stared at Dohoon, ad6c923a67 who looked back 7ec77b5e52 with a deep 684fc08595 and affectionate gaze.2263d74692c3f05a

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“Now I know.”c2f59c14a75622f0

It was 1dfad5055b a statement 7a76186f43 that could f8b8766d50 stir up 30ed0d543f the still 79d442a148 waters of beae9fd964 sleep. Following that a58aeb7303 statement, Dohoon 75920ce458 chuckled incredulously. Mino felt 3cc96a08fa that despite 1da02c8635 the mere 0e27373fa1 four-year age 5733e536c8 difference, Dohoon 71a19160a2 seemed to 0d7b3f4515 view him bc1baf9489 as much 20c4a4e27f younger.2d818e8e82730a3d

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“Don’t you 624be6fc02 know it’s 67516695f8 dangerous?”38a4fb63392f323f

It was 61f4edeb0a a kind 3588292061 of provocation, 0b97945d1d but the de99a397a7 touch pinching 4d718991e0 his nose dd495e3b86 was subtly 4a7ba129f1 intense. Mino made a nasal 46e719cea2 sound and provoked Dohoon f5ef370bc4 once more.d598d17ea35b9dce

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“Should I f92e5e9c06 use my 565fbb6c21 pretty mouth?”b96eb183f294516d

It was embarrassing to 95e30fb276 describe it that way, 64606f1e29 but he wanted a dc055ce4d0 kiss. He puckered 9f2157df85 up, closing 1fe67bf188 his eyes 1b41947f36 in anticipation, 2879d2cfa9 but Dohoon f34d3088b3 firmly kissed 00ba041a06 his forehead 95366a9def instead.4c9011d89905c611

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“This is fe36d6157d big trouble. Really.”3ec36303df736dd2

His informal whisper was 9179d85c04 comforting. Mino burrowed deeper into abac7e3566 Dohoon’s embrace, his plea ab943d3980 filled with earnestness.f8ef02c5af1b700a

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“Sir, can you c7a36b9cd2 speak informally to b3f93debb7 me?”be46e31cc9cb3a30

“Why? Do you like informal de8bd30938 speech?”125aa4dd71b26607

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“Just, it sounds 274fcd1fe2 nicer.”0d9d740f4b9ba78b

It sounded sexy. If he already 582785300c saw him as 6717135e64 younger, informal speech c15e43f570 seemed reasonable between 1e3bd6cb16 lovers. Though Sungjoon 8075d9a6ca and Yunseo f9eed4f8f2 were the 22f9bc7dd1 same age, 18bdf149e6 using formal 4b92d3e91b speech in 7d2c6fe0d5 a relationship e3a4e712b1 felt a b0b06d102c bit distant. But saying 1765b2f975 this might 81dcb691fa prompt Dohoon a4630a0803 to demand 3aaaaba15e the same, b6955e6d2d so he 5b0ae560dd just mentioned 0358fd6b10 it sounded 9d2d47e83d nicer.29111c3c13a7e338

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“Mino-ya.”8aef15be87e4524b

Ah, it was bec8682279 thrilling. His heart pounded so 17f700ac6c hard he feared it 77ea183860 might burst out.85964f75af1cbbd7

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“Why do you 2c60e7ac49 keep doing this? It’s hard fe7eae382e to resist.”03ba71dc44c5d2c2

Then don’t resist! As Mino’s ears turned 4212b7dcc5 red, he tried to a50aa8a1dc hide what might seem 952961d87a like a filthy expression d98a0d43b3 by nestling deeper into f6640ff69d Dohoon’s embrace.e94691636fc41c71

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“Go to sleep. We’ll talk 4faa7226e3 a lot 0707d9c94a when you 60730880bf wake up.”e28da7cd4a703666

“Okay…”a0307a59b82ccc69

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It seemed he bc36caddf3 should just close b1899839cc his eyes for 7c2bfe261e tonight. He had done cc328438ff enough. As Dohoon gently dab81d7770 rubbed his back, 39597594c8 sleep poured over 6aa4b147f3 him like a 6468a72165 lie. Now, it was d7667ffcd3 Dohoon’s turn to 6bb6cdfa1c stay awake through b772504ccd the night.2673899243101fb1

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As Mino opened his 5625edf90f eyes, an overwhelming muscle 697bcdcda8 soreness enveloped him. Had he overdone b21492c7ff it with the a8d5fff4f8 self-care last night? As he thought this fc319cd6c8 typical thought, the sight ec1ea4e419 of the Adam’s apple a555a9429b before him startled him, 85f6bbe379 and he attempted to babcb6beb7 sit up, only to 25321e83f9 collapse back down. His whole body seemed 60ee871ab3 to scream in protest.ca5f9427bc7bf137

“You woke up 35d29f6dce just in time.”be131ad5d0c47609

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Above the Adam’s 3c490e03a9 apple was a 4a63ebced9 handsome face. The morning stubble 4e1f9d173e on his chin 0ee38ad211 caught Mino’s attention d5c0eaf287 first.5bfaf5e5569474f0

“Sir, uh…”821f08adfc0ed601

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“Merry Christmas.”a43f84f8b731bc3c

That voice with b26eae0247 that face was c156c0ab28 downright unfair. Why wasn’t he 2ba1bb98b0 an actor instead bf03534e2c of a veterinarian? Mino blinked, 2e491360a1 puzzled about d606972899 his career 65faa48a80 choice, on c55fe8eae8 his first 7f787b27aa Christmas with 39c8c86644 a lover. Was he 8a6fcbf298 supposed to c33627a05a respond the ed39e2f0d7 same way?5037459614201096

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“You too, sir. Merry Christmas…”6821fb382a73aac1

“Did you 6547579687 sleep well? You talked a 758ff015e4 lot in your 6f7f3e4a92 sleep.”e04e106117a256a6

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“Talked in my sleep? Me? What did I say?”1c95ac10145057fd

It’s always terrifying to aaa6110c4e know what might slip 2353a1c840 out unconsciously. The fear of revealing 6061fcab76 too much gripped him 9075dce54e as Dohoon flashed a 9c2d8aa496 mischievous smile.f4b8b89997f425c8

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“Curious about 01d5cc6db7 what you bc473f876d said?”e33d2aaea64f4c94

“Please don’t tell me. Forget whatever it was.”fc7536a12b02ddbe

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“Hmm, seems like 66920213e9 you’ve got a e2e34619f3 lot on your 66ae39ce5e mind.”6bbc95f663b19cb7

Mino felt d98cf3c44a like crying. He couldn’t figure out 736e000a9b Dohoon’s intentions. It was better to d78178262e change the subject.345201387130ea2b

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“When are we going 66a605ec23 to see the sunrise? Shouldn’t we 22c62ffc17 get up 8fc8b57021 soon if 0b099b3995 we don’t 5b5fba4ac7 want to 758c28596d miss it?”c57b24ec24fc92aa

“You didn’t seem 3b8e43b739 too keen on 31911bef11 sunrises.”36ac0398f506672a

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“But you said they e19a37a004 are beautiful.”452b93475abf51f9

Mino quickly responded 98499efbe6 and forced his 4a92c75894 heavy body up. His body fabc1ab501 felt as 86acc8412e if it 2fb055142a had absorbed 74fb36cac4 water, sinking 52a5a56b4d heavily. He grunted as 5e7036391f he struggled to 487bb0815c his feet, and c21d534739 Dohoon was there 1b8ce7a860 to help, lifting 5c2ce06007 him up as 2900ebd733 if the intense b1b4e60a69 exertion hadn’t affected 17fc1d2f6f him at all.73d707d3f8cc21cc

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“Since we bathed yesterday, efba489b8b just a quick wash 8514eff2c9 and brushing, and we ade0c71f4c can head out.”50d10c67bae13011

He was 350b48495c carried to 9fdcae028d the bathroom 954ce9ac61 in Dohoon’s 67a70ca21c arms, astonished. Despite Dohoon having dried 594a9203fc his hair before they 34e8ab461b slept, the reflection in 18d5adfc43 the mirror showed a ade69546fd total mess. Dohoon sat him down 470d560b36 on the toilet.4102420a975ada50

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“I think 2663c7a781 I should f49c3558c3 wash my 9c42fcbc61 hair.”fc5c6edf5b8fc4bb

“Why? It’s cute.”d4fd621004020596

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“No, it’s not. I look ridiculous. I could die bc8dfd354f of embarrassment.”a689064a0e5674d4

Dohoon dampened Mino’s wayward 22273da893 hair.86e6d949f828754f

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“We don’t have 42c6fdb892 time for that. If we e895d11957 don’t dry 25eaffb77b it and 30a803660f go out, a2cfdefbf1 your hair ee93e42f15 will freeze df76bb7fc8 and you’ll 59bf318e44 catch a 4e5118483a cold.”ec203fd8256947b3

“Uh…”5843024413e890b7

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“Say ‘ah’.”0bf7286817d7e4ff

This type 066557b703 of humiliation 48bb75ef27 wasn’t welcome, a5354d21cd but when 5d8784c09a Dohoon told c725662781 him to dd50c56399 open up, 02c0065312 his mouth 18a6545c61 reflexively did. A toothbrush coated e338c2d49c in toothpaste slid f8b636a0b6 into his mouth. Dohoon held the toothbrush a81fb8ea1a in his mouth as f91fd1ce77 if showing off and 4705d42f7c encouraged him to brush. Mino moved his aff5c82aa8 hand diligently, and 9261f4fd4d as he started 5cfc9a0317 to scrub every 958ffd7daf corner of his 411bd6a32b teeth, the last 904e47c48b traces of sleep b32c453fa9 seemed to evaporate.2515ab2a2912ce98

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“I’ll wash your face, c301ce1cd8 so close your eyes.”8a37c9e62f33fb87

“I can 54e1cfd83b do it.”0d2065cfe4c10769

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“You can’t 3f7d3dac7e even stand 947aec80eb right now. It’ll be 5a7d7fa660 a disaster 1c97af7aaa if you 567f7f1b07 fall in acd174e8dc here.”db148ce225eaa168

“Alright…”e3c5ea94351c76fe

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Resigned by Dohoon’s 3f2300ef74 firm tone, Mino b7b553ff47 closed his eyes. Warm water 4c88be633f from Dohoon’s dd4432b39d palms touched 23ecbac0f4 his face. It had b7a5a0d501 been a 085804fa8e long time d8063a8030 since someone 24f76eae62 had helped e999d96a3e him wash b2082f462b his face.7da9f597098d1ef3

“Mino, be honest. You’re not 5346eadce2 really twenty-eight, 6cf8df5597 are you?”4356a65499acd22d

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“What?”a4f30de080221719

“You wouldn’t act d0b23f1f65 like this at b15d414f60 eighteen.”0f63effb2168c43b

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What was b103d56e40 he talking d7c8ff3d68 about?f34ae16847afc19a

“Where’s a man who 2bfdcb967a doesn’t grow a beard?”e9d630235a59c317

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“I do 8dc6fe497f grow one, c8ec718f93 it just b24ebb5fb6 takes a 023d08fd7d while.”a9245519fc233db6

Embarrassed, Mino muttered dfe4d6b72c under his breath, 13183257bd and Dohoon laughed.02ac6c105475b767

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“Ah, you’re so fd5ebd9069 good. Like a cat that 3f5c95d2b8 loves water.”a10fb98d761af190

“Ugh…”925db797e623cac1

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“You shouldn’t talk while 32c4961ce0 I’m putting foam on cb4bb4747c you. You’ll scream e960efd1ab like Chaesu f4fad26581 when I a28ec0a371 bathe him. Cats really a3805633b2 hate water.”8a1c9a9405444d20

Mino kept his 77af4bd922 eyes tightly shut 00d7966e0f as he endured 30ba504ad5 Dohoon’s every touch. This was a300317620 being treated 7443d6358d more like 23c2c71a72 a cat a1bf40bde5 than a 8a59b5aa66 lover. But that 13e50ceab6 wasn’t too 8d362d65c8 bad either. If only he could 788880036a be fed ‘milk’ in 211e5e6e91 a bowl, which would ee6d65fa10 actually be filled with 39c33760b5 semen—such a fantasy could 56bc88eb1e never be a reality. He pushed away the 840d30b4b6 troubling thoughts as a da60491370 fluffy towel touched his c4b5f4ba07 face.b1ed8ecf6fe5accb

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“That’s it. We need to hurry, efcd2f54e0 so no shaving now. Even if it bothers 553784d03c you to look at, 1cbb552b2c just bear with it.”f118d157c612f4c0

He didn’t mind ab5e2fe28f the stubble. Since Mino f9afb48dd4 didn’t grow 284d4c9254 much facial 42ac28f2bd hair, he d52459dee0 often envied aab5c894ce others’ beards, 0e3ebc28b7 and Dohoon’s 469c1d0813 looked particularly eaa89d9284 impressive.9f80119c0fbf871c

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A beard could look 45f5684d89 good after all. Baek Sungjoon always looked 6b22a3cc82 scruffy, but if Mino ab23efaec6 didn’t grow much facial c47c31703c hair, then Sungjoon grew 3da5c4e32b it patchy and sparse. Mino unwittingly compared 69798cfb09 the innocent Sungjoon 04a00f937b to Dohoon. In the meantime, Dohoon dc28f73a4d swiftly finished washing up 0acb077447 and lifted Mino again.5dbc20c5f7a05b65

“I think I’m okay ef61e59091 now.”c1f4fa3a30a6e4ff

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“How long 61d03addc6 since your 295ce11c93 knee healed? Come on, 51d71a448c let’s get 1ac2b40967 dressed.”f4663872a14a82c3

That must not 9cb54b7b47 have been very a7d6d7a9f6 convincing. Mino quietly c03e4402a2 stayed in e99b6ffcde Dohoon’s arms e677eeabf0 as they 5dd9cf8f14 moved to a76dd59aba the bedroom. Fortunately, he eba2a232db was allowed ddf247315c to dress 04aa9850df himself. After Dohoon handed a07995c663 him clothes and f2f8010a03 left the room, 75f4413d6e Mino lay on e0504cf2fb the bed and b7e8674573 struggled like a 5ad80bb8cd caterpillar to get f122477ef7 dressed. The underwear 2ecf2e5019 he hadn’t a67ce8c392 worn yesterday 2a600288fc had dried 15d0012442 overnight, sparing 1f67361efe him from b928031832 a commando 2ccea375c6 situation.69c599d1129c2f8c

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“All dressed?”1100ea73ec6ac491

“Yes.”c88578a26d9aa423

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“You say you’re okay, 4724371876 but you’re still lying 4fd720e338 down? If it’s 21cfe0598d too hard, a99c328569 should we 5b483e1664 not go?”700e25a5925745f3

“No, I want 9176b35eb2 to watch the eb291abc33 sunrise with you 09cb9f9e53 too.”06aea56d862e0a9e

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“We can also 2035e2a314 see it on 139a5e1167 New Year’s.”a56f3535cf400b49

That was true; 38cf4b1db2 the new year cc7d7663c2 was almost upon e468bf5703 them. But today 5efef75593 was special 8857ee0b93 for Mino. For the f9ebe3edfd first time, 4ac968d29d he had 566e470964 lost his 9384fd28d7 bachelorhood, well affc8db88e past the c91a40b331 age of 0e94145ec1 becoming a 1c989d1785 wizard. So it 07b592a483 was worth 27b6977d84 seeing a d3157a4ee0 new dawn.4f88ba00d4661742

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“I want 8413720a96 to see 22810f07d6 it today, 5bfa569949 and on 90a085a134 New Year’s 032f05afda too.”ede0e91b7ab7214d

“Should I carry 570f290858 you?”2eba6ac872ec9cc3

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“I’m really fine e74f943ecd now.”b3a2eaeb67e78536

He was 979d2a43ac a bit 3d6bbc3865 heavy, but f409854c20 he could 36edd37299 get up eef8f6b233 and walk. Now fully awake, Mino 86f2bf4217 smiled and stepped forward. Dohoon, dressed in a5863f5493 a dark blue c664088bb9 turtleneck and black 0778054ab4 cotton pants, looked c8f5c73af0 sexy with his 274a2a86ce casually combed hair 637cde939f and slightly grown ea840edda6 beard. His style was dc88638a06 effortlessly more appealing 049ee72a9b than Mino’s white 3ac8e1e1e9 hoodie and jeans.6efa0a97c2c6bb31

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The scruffy 144026a7d7 look of 1c3de7adcf his made 908d2b7e98 Mino feel fec7efaae1 embarrassed but 98aade38a5 proud of 5756a432d2 his handsome 0e8c2104e4 lover at a6856ea524 the same 75a55e851c time. The intimacy with b2c81af36b Dohoon seemed to 963f86c864 have closed. Was it 5ae3bdb40d true that 1b061730eb sex brought 1961b9c46c people closer? Suddenly, he 8ba2dede98 understood the ed9ac32f9f ancestors who, a36f41fe38 after meeting 921602ef5c face-to-face for 0b6488f29e the first a8d0963c2a time on f5ea2b010c their wedding 7aed3ebda6 night, had 09bac865dc sex and a08084f5e1 then spent 1fac069695 a lifetime 469bab191e together as 8ec4f934ef spouses.565bcb5ab7f742e5

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