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do you have a weird bite?? i think a tick bite has a black spot

[minsu]

i can't see if there's a black spot, it's in a weird place.

i need a mirror.

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can you take a picture and show me?

[minsu]

oh! yeah i bet i can. i've been doing yoga.

[a picture follows of the upper middle back of his thigh.]

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[ the nicest thighs ever. ]

eesh. whatever it is, it looks itchy. i think it might just be a mosquito bite, unless youve been doing naked yoga in the woods

[minsu]

my sister would pinch my ear off if i even suggested it.

so it's just red? doesn't look infected? ok, an oatmeal bath should be enough to help.

[braced]

no, it doesnt look infected, honey

theres a lot of those thirsty things out here, it probably got you while you were sleeping

[minsu]

i haven't been doing a lot of that. sleeping. i keep worrying about sage in the swamp.

sometimes i wish he was a kitchen witch.

[braced]

you shouldve said something sooner. i could come keep you company at night

then you would still be able to see him when he has magic business to attend to? hes strong, you know. he'll come back to you

[minsu]

i didn't wanna take up too much of your and kwang's time.

he's strong. i'm not. it's a reminder, you know?

[and he knows that junsu does. that out of everyone in the house, he understands.]

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im still here for you, babe. always.

yeah. i know.

i do think youre strong in your own way though. you let him go. and you have to wait for him, and its scary. that takes strength.

[minsu]

ok. tell him i'll make him eggs benedict, i know he likes them!

[eagerly taking you up on that offer, he will always hate sleeping alone.]

i tried to tie him up to keep him from going but he has thin wrists. he slipped the ropes.

that was a joke!

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alright, ill tell him, cutie

maybe next time i can help you tie him down.

[minsu]

he wouldn't stand a chance against our combined might. it almost wouldn't be fair.

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it definitely wouldnt be fair! two of us and one of him, he would crumple within seconds!

[minsu]

hmm he might like it too much though. we shouldn't reward him for trying to run away from me!

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kinky

youre right, he shouldnt be rewarded for that. but its not what hes doing, you know that, right?

[minsu]

i worry about corrupting you.

i know.

i know he'd rather be here too.

[he's pouting, sad but at least not lonely thanks to junsu.]

we need some board games to play before bed.

oh! we should make a ouija board!

[braced]

corrupting me? oh, honey. youre so cute

yeah. even i know that. he loves you the most, minsu.

...that's a scary game though! you really want to play that before bed?

[minsu]

sage says that the ghosts here are either shy or gone.

ah, but maybe we should play that game instead. our own version of "never have i ever".

[braced]

oh, yes, lets do that one. i like that better than ghosts

[minsu]

ok! your place or mine?

[braced]

mine?

[minsu]

[it's only a few minutes later when minsu shows up at his door, with popcorn and licorice, two beers.

ok, wine coolers. someone drank all their beers.

and yes, he knocks with their special knock because of course they have one.]

[braced]

[ junsu's already laughing, returning his side of the special knock before he opens the door, giggling. ]

Right on time! [ his eyes fall to the snacks and drinks. ] Oooh, this can be like our own little sleepover party!