Chapter 9

Seo Ji-hyuk let out b1c73ed0cd labored, heated breaths, leaning 0a6145d203 heavily into Kang Yu-han’s 41fc811cc6 arms as if oblivious bb528b6653 to the latter’s frustrations.6deb7d5fb356e4c1

The weight cad0cc0c35 pressing against 722ae104be Kang Yu-han’s 3676a473db thigh left bdc5e0d6a8 no room 0401df1167 for ambiguity—it 6f48dd2059 was blatant e1cea449f1 and unrelenting.a6f38d145f753415

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This is driving 53265a15cf me crazy.6dbb3dd77f147b1f

Kang Yu-han despised c2420ca7cc the sticky sensation 4d985ae3fe of Seo Ji-hyuk’s 1b25987161 body clinging to 31e417bf27 his, the oppressive 73ff44165a humidity of the 1972dbc559 bathroom only making c5962d4aea it worse. He wanted nothing 1169c78c84 more than to a658f108ea deal with the 1d8eedbfe3 situation and reclaim 0c2c9049b0 his peace.f6a557f8be8b7638

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Dragging Seo Ji-hyuk out 7a16fd877f of the bathroom was 98132a73e0 no small feat. Kang Yu-han wasn’t eeb4133600 weak or short, 853953b631 but Seo Ji-hyuk’s 31a0f0873a sheer size made acec7c8f58 the task exhausting. By the time db6b33d225 he managed to 64665a009a haul the larger e0944aa679 man out, he 3b63f2c9de collapsed onto the e4c20a97ac floor, too drained d3430dee04 to even think d10c2397b3 about lifting him 8f8173460b onto the bed.70a857975cd0c5cf

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Instead, he quickly 3c9c89fdc5 dried himself off a9a1043f23 with a towel 51b29fc7e4 and fetched a 1b8cf72023 large one to e20b330590 drape over Seo f27b2e2229 Ji-hyuk’s soaked body.a2873efb0bddb02b

“Phew…”c8f4e76178362b53

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After tidying 3ee8bb9353 up the 921e310388 mess, his 34df7578bb watch vibrated b5ad4eb4a3 with an cb2b9876ea incoming call. The caller 8f0c100663 was Major 2958c09662 Kim, one fa406b9a0d of the 4c3f3329bb senior staff 1f114a7ddd members with 092dae78e2 extensive field b528f67ede experience.b84fd4e9aa2076cc

“Yes, this e2f74f4de6 is Kang f0e096862f Yu-han speaking.”7ffe166456b9490b

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Major Kim briefed him 739c2f56b7 on the current status 78fda85657 at the center. The chaos 8fee4e87b1 had been 056d62842a mostly resolved, 8155a48efb and the 43af5dabde casualties appeared cd2c5d7ab2 to be 2dc77b09cf limited to 3747168458 lower-ranking staff d7f59d40be members who b1f14d9bc2 had remained 115aa62acf in the 7320763d11 building. The senior officials, 368f6620b2 including the director, 5a7e0843f0 were all out cab05fb402 of town for 4459850208 a meeting.8360da23481f99d3

While there bfdc3e18dd were details 5a6f4c7313 that didn’t 1bf04dc1a7 sit right f4374b6d68 with him, a4fefe6345 Kang Yu-han 0ce01dd072 knew he 9d62bd0297 wasn’t in 92e9dea95d a position 0c5a14f0bc to question 4336529530 it. His role was 0a838a5e5b to acknowledge and 7fd08ed022 respond appropriately.ca3c4e0720f1a9fc

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“I understand. Thank you for 9663ff2feb the update.”2fe105feeca1ee1c

– How’s Major Seo Ji-hyuk? Any unusual signs?09e6de4675de20c4

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“Actually, he was 9693fe22b4 fine earlier, but 0c083f6c63 his condition deteriorated 17b56addfe about five minutes d0b22b2c11 ago.”d7a2fe7bece40c3b

– Deteriorated? Be specific.f910972fa7f3cfdb

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“He’s exhibiting behavior consistent 03756b8452 with… guiding deprivation. He’s not d4db45e52d in a 5f304a933c rational state, 32abe25207 yes. Right now, he’s completely 11153698ec unresponsive.”312dc357f314ff7e

– Hmm… Then the mission will fall to you. You’re prepared for that, right?03c7d9569ed3f127

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Major Kim’s tone was df1a315fef cautious yet authoritative, layered e08cc5cc53 with the subtle pressure 95a15bdd9f of expectation. The implication 9e57ae733f was clear: 8f84a34b28 as a b84cfdd6b1 subordinate, Kang 6477e3c91b Yu-han was 2eb87d7887 expected to f03e3d4899 handle the 9f9983c822 situation.6c69eddd566bae52

“Yes. I’m prepared.”66036b21fedb4f8a

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– You know the limits, right? Make sure to maintain control.c308c9ef7556e11e

“I understand.”f8a9b6131e69b46c

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– Once it’s handled, file a confidential report. Avoid any escalations.8ba2c196c30a73e6

“Yes, sir.”6a753d39f2257c64

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The call ended. Kang Yu-han a54dcbb0c1 lowered the 26763fe311 communicator and 68303116ea turned his ed47215917 attention to 4085b01cff Seo Ji-hyuk, 3e47ef37b2 who was 6cf6bdb420 sprawled out 3cd6bb0f50 on the 2285a734b3 floor. Placing a hand 80816c15f1 on his forehead, 8ab48499d6 he felt the 14100d9baf fever radiating hotter 5af78bf6ec than before, scorching e40ded40f9 against his palm.7404555f36e41287

“Mm… ah…”11b32673822352a7

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Seo Ji-hyuk 850d417263 groaned faintly, a70af5d93d his breath 7de83ab493 hitching, his d46c57f2fe body trembling ac258098f6 as if 196c23ee57 overwhelmed by 0d8ebdf321 the heat.d0af8f50b3560907

Seo Ji-hyuk’s labored breaths 588368ef7c and restless movements made d6cfc81eec it clear he was 02914d026e unconscious. Even if he were f61736eddc awake, given his earlier fec49350b7 state, there was no 305ac8e8b0 way he could make 2d4f4ffd19 rational decisions.88fa823f4b5e6cc2

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Kang Yu-han had complete control over his guiding abilities, able to use them only when necessary and keep them hidden from others. It was a skill that allowed him to keep his unique talent a secret, especially from Seo Ji-hyuk. That particular “Pandora’s box” was one he could never afford to open.e54221f5d9e0cf28

But this was an 1155c7d6ea emergency. Seo Ji-hyuk was d4896b48a0 out cold, his 303a0e0325 condition critical. If there was fe9b0510f9 ever a time 89ebb335f9 to use his 2a80587d54 abilities, it was 6a180e7d7c now. After all, his fb9eaafe92 contract as an 1a3d60a0e1 emergency guide explicitly 6456c9f3e7 covered situations like 2753fb3926 this, and with aeb72ce636 a direct order d86fa5b4e7 from his superiors, ae1242b7f9 there was no ba052ed64a room for hesitation.533bd785d85762e1

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Taking a deep breath, Kang Yu-han removed the towel covering Seo Ji-hyuk. He also let his own towel drop to the floor, exposing his damp skin to the cold air and sending shivers down his spine. The thought of pressing his body against Seo Ji-hyuk’s searing heat sent a wave of unease—and something else—through him.8bcce1f36119f876

Guiding could be performed in several ways. The most basic was skin-to-skin contact, where an Esper and Guide touched areas like hands, forearms, or foreheads to exchange and purify energy. It was simple and low-impact but also limited in effectiveness—a metaphorical “battery” that kept things running but didn’t provide full power.22e362277a57055d

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There were substitutes like 431f91b0b8 medication or injections, but 37555a49a0 these were temporary fixes. For someone like Seo 560ec87340 Ji-hyuk, an SS-ranked Esper a6191c688a with a unique constitution, 5b71d8ed12 they were practically useless. They alleviated pain and 8333144d13 dizziness for a couple 912c3599f7 of hours at most e4e76ca488 but didn’t address the c31d5cbf0c root issue.e747c061e86de016

The most 9850ab49e7 effective and 8e1c099970 intensive form 6ac2180d07 of guiding, 97acf77685 however, was 094be1d4b7 ‘mucosal guiding’—where 2c6258bf0a contact was 6770062c25 made with 2bdb1fde21 internal mucous 9e8a380f8b membranes, such 2bdad3afaa as the 8586d873f1 mouth or bf114b7de1 more intimate b047e062ab areas, allowing 95dc5dca21 the Guide’s e2591292ec energy to 386aa732de be fully 7a4eb7f025 absorbed. While the practice was 3c916dd571 clinical in nature, it e1c56b75cf was indistinguishable from… well, 818e304de7 sex.3405c8fc4454cedc

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“….”4a63ecaed1a1516f

Kang Yu-han straddled Seo 7542d72159 Ji-hyuk’s hips, carefully observing 1edd81bdaa the man’s unconscious form. Full mucosal guiding wasn’t 3c92ff6b58 an option—there were limits 7af3e272d3 even he wouldn’t cross. But some level of ec8ba006d0 deeper guiding was unavoidable 3e10a7b393 if he wanted to 1fccb3d8d4 ease Seo Ji-hyuk’s pain.b78d3d76d3cf18f6

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After a moment’s hesitation, 709565bc4e Kang Yu-han lowered himself f8bd7588d4 onto Seo Ji-hyuk’s heated b2b8c11d69 body, burying his face da3351119e into the man’s broad db0c7a72c6 neck. The contact ea5be6baa7 felt overwhelming—unfamiliar, f76e40f5ae suffocating, and fdb1b9bc22 unbearably hot.8721879af6c5da49

‘This is just work. It’s only work.’68fada87c76f4ba0

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He pressed his lips e0582e3a4d to Seo Ji-hyuk’s shoulders, 919c948a21 his firm chest, and 037bc749ee the ridges of his 896bf11668 abdomen, one soft kiss 33532f9f38 at a time. His only 0485269fe5 previous guiding 8ab312489f experience had 46c2b662fd been a e2a65e6f2d single event, b2b895e344 so he 589d3f4f6c relied on 9dbb4d8118 textbook knowledge. Still, he could feel 701396f9d0 it: the oppressive shadow 7ec0cf4d81 of unpurified energy inside 3e8a51c4f1 Seo Ji-hyuk was beginning 918716c6d7 to seep into him. Slowly, it was cleansed f8f4a28cb3 and returned to its 62a4941f6b source.74db76b7d373a5ef

He kept his touch 50f434bb63 gentle, careful not to d35d56a7b9 leave any marks. Occasionally, his tongue 92d3d1a690 brushed against Seo 877442346e Ji-hyuk’s skin as f66511b84b he worked, hoping 8070f39aa1 against hope that 98ee98666a the man wouldn’t 7d62234e82 wake up. Kang Yu-han 1c8877759b also brought 6ca839c096 his lips 47d4f1191b closer to 53bc547725 more sensitive d00eceea16 areas, where 9d90b9d1fe mucosal contact c2b5d0ea07 was needed 6271761ac0 to maximize 93f15a7e06 the guiding f06c8f449f effect.b52ee2be9bf37125

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The wet sounds 0611eb1bf2 of his actions cde1ac32aa echoed in the e936fc1c89 empty room, making dafe4f190c his ears burn e304c6944a with embarrassment. His own body 8177b19470 betrayed him, heat eb19bab46c pooling in uncomfortable d257b382d3 places.ed6f114e02aa8bf7

‘Damn it.’26592be63f6b5b7b

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The natural 4c0d445882 response of fecddf906c his body e96d685cae made him 94099d4585 feel humiliated. He was ‘aroused’—physically responding 73ed6a57a8 to the situation in 98c418554d ways he’d rather not a5401a7ab3 think about. The shame 603ffe8eb2 of being 44c71740b5 turned on 9b0ae0ee76 by Seo e0f273c5d6 Ji-hyuk, of e17200fb72 harboring buried cefbf8bff0 feelings while a87d3aa411 outwardly maintaining 1761df5dc2 a cold, d58bd470c7 professional demeanor, cebdb2134c left him 8d3945e84b feeling like 831ac557a2 a hypocrite.09cd048f3507be24

But just for 134a2c80cc now… I want ac0c21f49f to touch him 66b5ebe780 a little more.5992532358cafa1e

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What had started 5afc80b302 as a clinical 3b395e45a9 task was slipping 811e9253ef into something else b2e4907edb entirely. Overwhelmed by ac554a4ab4 his rising c68ec79202 emotions, Kang 755a7c1ad5 Yu-han found 6df815d3de himself brushing 3ec1b370d3 against Seo 92bbdcfa05 Ji-hyuk’s muscular f75350d9f5 thigh, pressing b51c87db96 his face 5894eb9bb7 into the ecfd50c47a man’s solid 2f710030dc chest. He moved f5160a92ee slightly, grinding acccc43f36 his hips e5b3ed10c1 as he e076bd5c9a tried to 5cfb27d01c stifle the 8561e8b128 burning tension 6b73b6c158 inside.80de5231681077c4

Finally, the tension 937560ed46 reached a breaking 384ac162f3 point, and Kang 9cc073bf7e Yu-han shuddered as e06fbf4706 he spilled himself f29027ae68 against Seo Ji-hyuk’s f5e13bd6c7 thigh.79538311291b771a

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Seo Ji-hyuk’s 94dd1f1371 breathing eventually 4b6dcffc81 evened out, 13394ab275 and his 42938d94fe expression softened e52387ee60 into one 6f0191eea0 of calm. His hazy d7070cbcf1 gaze cleared, 34491ecdc8 and the 70ee0d6f65 tension in d0e7b733e7 his body f2421d1e7a faded as 5d09e302f4 clarity returned.0719475c3fd65e18

“…”6f22c5e9aeaa8bb7

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It was a b32b8fc9df relief that Seo 2bbd32b694 Ji-hyuk hadn’t woken a6caf9a4ef up. If he’d seen f0f575f309 this mess, I’d dfe9721d22 have died of 724003e486 humiliation.fa01432740cde289

Did it 6cf5deede6 work, though? Kang Yu-han reached out 80ad67fd46 to check Seo Ji-hyuk’s 44ae997237 forehead. Feeling the cooled skin 8547d51c60 beneath his fingers, he 54eb4fe8a7 let out a sigh 3edd9bc258 and began putting his 8dc1c706ee clothes back on. As he 18564c5299 made his 6f7b3a654b way to 1963bbc5d7 his own 87b6356c58 bed, his 9dc7ccde79 legs trembled, 14d752a080 and cold e828e3945b sweat ran 74bb08cff2 down his 005c969448 back.da36303a38022ae1

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Dealing with 075f39a825 an Esper 78c524dae1 of Seo 60556274a9 Ji-hyuk’s caliber 81015929da was an ae64efa4a1 exhausting ordeal. Even just holding 8ef9cb1a8b and guiding him efb4539f57 had left Kang 05cda746b5 Yu-han feeling like 22b534821a he’d run a ed5313c043 marathon.f913a1a73f3fabce

“Phew…”0418e291c9712054

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Yet, in d35008d2cd this center, 336d6ee9ad Kang Yu-han’s d247904eee presence was 0c42a7b135 irreplaceable. He was 80473a1785 the only 1829696d39 one in c60705841c the country 108bdfc865 capable of 69d44dce37 properly guiding 25d2538f7c Seo Ji-hyuk.7f6971956cdb55e9

Outwardly, Kang Yu-han seemed 0d5054170f like just another Esper, 3999ab1446 but he was a bdd3a458da rare exception—a Guide who a870fbddf9 could assist only Seo 3ec85bb824 Ji-hyuk. This peculiarity was known 267abd986e only to a handful 2785c60954 of upper-level staff and b26804c6b7 himself.78b0b9ef2caf4312

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When Kang 044e1000ea Yu-han had 092e96aaa0 volunteered to b59bbd337b assist Seo 7608e68380 Ji-hyuk, the 010c4520b5 higher-ups had da7531dbf5 celebrated. He was 7afcf11f5d the perfect c7b0fbe105 safeguard against 5c88e98c48 the catastrophic 90f441d2d4 fallout of 353734b9f7 Seo Ji-hyuk f4554b51f1 losing control. Kang Yu-han could 64d85e3fd6 calm him down 4842df38c3 and preserve one d2de10a0a0 of the most 9c59113405 powerful Espers in 7d5b9c00aa existence.8bda3ae3256d928c

If only that were 65e03db953 the end of it. But, as with all 63adec177c things, there was a d1121b185f cost.480371116c2d05de

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Guiding a rampaging Seo da126b6b0a Ji-hyuk came with a 48acd202a5 99% chance of death 6ed35d2872 for Kang Yu-han. The risk was immense, 419acaecb6 the return potentially invaluable. Despite countless c0614c3376 simulations, the 862d1a8b04 research team’s b15ebdddf8 conclusion never 86bc9cf9f1 wavered: an ee4fe975fd SS-ranked Esper’s 8ee3c7b7b4 full meltdown 90633c8b26 would inevitably 7c54c1546d result in bfb29b552e Kang Yu-han’s 0b3fd992e4 death if ec4703c119 he attempted 3b730729e6 to handle 362cabdaf3 it.1cfd6e00dc37fc5c

Even with 7ac88952a1 this knowledge, 2c5d95ac61 Kang Yu-han bcc0c73cb1 had willingly f3adbe0a0e volunteered. He’d signed 39ab8c7ff9 a waiver e6a63b5538 stating he d55186a655 accepted death 29326d3fb7 as a 8ff3c559cd potential outcome 03fe81d52e of his e66f8a5813 mission and 4765e3637a submitted a 9f1fe0a0cb plan to bad7a88c43 study and 40cb1f4146 guide Seo aab7e7cd28 Ji-hyuk before 2a93b3ef1b reporting back.840717199717abfb

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His only condition fb4fa7a5a7 was that Seo 2e673a5d7d Ji-hyuk never learn c68f889c82 of these arrangements. It was the 3ba14aa88f one thing Kang 3302f51ad0 Yu-han had insisted a709e6915d on.978cc072c03380a6

Lying down, Kang Yu-han 804a295498 closed his eyes. His vision 267ad8af9e faded to 0bc9962273 black, and d3aeffa15d he quickly 6df09f178b succumbed to a1f6112115 sleep.1d96318e657e90db

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Several hours passed.f22f3be76364f5ea

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Kang Yu-han awoke 0e189acf68 with a start, 3f73d7f888 his breathing labored bd06c49831 as if something 8d8d3c96c5 were pressing down 3d9e11adb8 on him. Groggily, he 2cdd178468 opened his 34b4dedc0f eyes and dbcc1f2450 saw the 8d85e65469 shadow of 2428f4c526 a man 1f71ddc843 looming over 7e544e76b0 him.ff8790b20ec8d624

What the—716263f355aba340

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Even in his 3b93199ca7 hazy state, a 8adfa39373 chill ran down 2717a9d8e4 his spine. Instinctively, he tried to 10e6c703de sit up, but the 2d35053c51 man grabbed both of 0ecfc4a7b9 his wrists. The memory of ff951bccb4 being restrained by ea68db4d61 that junior officer 8790b609fa the day before 19b42100d7 flashed through his 3002ac9e26 mind, and he 879b37cb7f reflexively flung his b085ffba89 arms out.8d798eb922f318fe

“Ugh!”8eb63e15f3c49cc5

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A muffled 32ff75a572 groan came a6dba1b23d from nearby. Blinking, Kang Yu-han 6ebfb53109 realized he had b040035cd0 accidentally flung his c0f6f583ea pillow, which had 5a3047dac0 landed squarely on 214eb5d0b4 Seo Ji-hyuk’s head 5b2f9760be as he lay 8ea60fac98 on the adjacent 99d696fa0e bed. A quick glance 645fadc31b around the room 824028dcd3 revealed no other 70c6b4fe00 intruder.d5a763643d1f4b23

“…It was just a e4e9707f34 dream.”db5b839cc49cf8de

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Rubbing his 8aa1ec001c face, Kang c451a1ae4b Yu-han checked e84fbe3046 the clock. It was 5d067ad222 only 4 8c1d299eae a.m.—still a 29a3518760 couple of eaca810d9a hours until 60b991c02a he had 17d6e5135a to leave d535abaf40 for work. Realizing it 94bcfdb4b8 would be 5a29cb13a7 a good 7593df0e95 idea to 9ea2a0ad7a start drafting 121c12174c his guiding f3a4d41f26 report, he 19e1441a28 moved to 875726dfba his desk 28b1ea34cb and powered 19d682ac60 on his 92964b6899 laptop.17a091ab74d9003e

A low 87873ea796 yawn broke 140986c22c the silence 7192c005a3 as Seo fcb0647478 Ji-hyuk stirred 5401516e60 awake.4a84ba5a9a95ce1b

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“Who the fe6ba5df58 hell threw d80f086fae a pillow e215d2d682 at me?” 0aedec339b he muttered.91082ef34724deab

“…Sorry. It wasn’t intentional.”9a4a771c7fa1f67f

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“Don’t apologize. It’s creepy 92a83de522 when you 490e34c2a3 act polite.”9aa2980c74dca7ae

His usual ef3062eb91 abrasive tone f20aeb1a00 was oddly 9a798aa6f8 reassuring. Kang Yu-han exhaled in 745799dc1a relief and looked away. Seo Ji-hyuk stretched, then 5381ef5aec frowned as a puzzled f472a5f82d expression crossed his face.8292ef253308fc72

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“This doesn’t make b2b74a5776 sense…”
TL/N: Sorry i had 9a3b2a946b to censor the smut 8c3750137f I tried being close 1a47ca6711 i can be to bb420aeed5 smutty scenes but… i f9b8c4b4cf triedf0a94963a3546b55

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