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"Liam, I don't know how much to thank you," Ravi said, smiling at Liam standing before him.Ravi was clutching a paper bag full of bread and he was indeed very happy for this gift from Liam, he thought Raymond would also be happy with this later."It's not necessary, what else can I do to help you besides this?" Liam replied with a smile. Then he asked Ravi, "Do you live around here?""Not really, I'm not familiar with this area. But it's at the end of that street." Ravi didn't really want to disclose where he lived to Liam. "I live with Raymond.""Raymond?" he asked, surprised.Ravi nodded. Liam hadn't met Raymond yet, but he might have heard rumors. Clearly, no one knew about the stranger who suddenly appeared in Ravi's room. "He is a relative of our family. I and him happened to be close to him first.""I've heard about that. Maybe we could meet up later to talk about a lot of things?" Liam offered, patting Ravi's shoulder gently."Right. Tomorrow on your day off, do you have time?"
"Ravi?"Ravi opened the door to his small abode and was taken aback to find it enveloped in darkness. He returned home to be greeted by Raymond's whimpering. Ravi flicked on the light to be met with Raymond's haggard face, tears streaking down his cheeks."Ravi? I've been waiting for so long," Raymond said, his voice barely above a whisper. He stood stiffly before him, his hand hovering as if to reach out to Ravi. How long had Raymond been crying like this?Ravi didn't know how to respond to Raymond. He was too tired to react; his body ached with exhaustion. Yet, he couldn't dismiss Raymond like this; he had been waiting for hours."I'm sorry," was all Ravi could manage to say."Ravi, is there someone—""No, don't ask anything about that," Ravi quickly interjected, cutting off Raymond's words. Bringing it up again would only worsen Ravi's pounding headache. He gently pulled Raymond's arm, guiding him to sit on their bed. "Why are you crying like this?"Raymond didn't immediately answe
Ravi crouched behind the wall when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Daniel's fleeting shadow passing right in front of him. He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, his growing panic drawing every inch of Ravi's body into a painful knot. He slumped to the ground as his heartbeat quickened, his neck feeling as if it were tightly bound by an invisible rope.The pain Ravi experienced never seemed to settle on any specific part of his body; he often felt it coursing through his entire being. Curling up in a secluded corner of the dimly lit street, he buried his face into his knees. With every throb of pain that gripped his body, Ravi could sense Daniel's resentment seething within him.Alone in the shadowy corner of the street once more, Ravi regretted not having Raymond with him. He thought nothing would happen when he just went to the nearby minimarket.Ravi suddenly choked, quickly spewing out something that violently erupted, once again spitting out the thick blood. He wiped the corne
Ravi was awakened from his sleep by a heavy weight pressing on his front. He tried to shift sideways, but nothing happened. Ravi quietly opened his eyes, only to be faced with Raymond's bare chest tightly embracing him."Is Ravi awake?" Ravi was brought back to reality as he attempted to push Raymond away, but it seemed to be futile."What are you doing, Raymond?" Ravi glanced up at Raymond, who was now smiling broadly, his eyes sparkling too much. It made Ravi wonder what he had done before to find himself trapped in such a situation."Hugging Ravi. Ravi was cold, and we have no blanket left.""We had two blankets. Where are they now?" Ravi asked, this time managing to escape from Raymond's embrace and realizing that he was now wearing nothing, while Raymond observed him from end to end."The blankets fell to the floor. If I pick them up, Ravi will be cold." Raymond said as he slid closer to Ravi. Ravi couldn't remember what he did last night, and he was afraid that he might repeat t
"What do you want?" asked Ravi looking at Adrian's figure standing looming before him.In the abandoned building, it was impossible for anyone to come, and this must have made Adrian tell him to come here.After Ravi had bought breakfast earlier, he heard someone whispering in his ear as he checked around and found no one. But then Ravi realized it was Adrian, and now here he was, alone.Adrian's white wings were half-stretched, contrasting sharply with his eyes that pierced sharply towards Ravi as if he were weighing what harm he might do to Ravi.The man ran his fingers through his hair, pushing it back, then grinned at Ravi. "What do you think I'm going to do?"Ravi snorted, "I shouldn't have come with all this nonsense you're pulling.""Don't you want to heal?" Adrian asked the grin still there, making Ravi want to punch him in the face."You must be someone who won't do anything for free. What do you want?" Ravi asked hurriedly, unconsciously scanning their surroundings."You see
Raymond's next question sent shivers down Ravi's spine, his tone growing heavier, was there anger in it?"Did he do something to Ravi?"For Ravi, there was no obligation for him to answer that. He squeezed his eyes shut, pushing Raymond's voice out of his mind. But it didn't work. Raymond kept bombarding him with many questions."Did he hurt Ravi? Did he force Ravi to do something?"Tears unknowingly streamed down Ravi's cheeks and fell onto the pillow. How could he say what he had done with Adrian before, it was another dirty thing Ravi had done. Then the fact that Ravi had agreed to it beforehand, proved it wasn't entirely Adrian's fault. It was also Ravi's fault for easily agreeing, but with the offer of a healing that Daniel would never be able to provide, how could Ravi refuse that?"I'm fine." Ravi could only say that his voice becoming hoarse from overuse, and his jaw ached from before."I'm sure you're not. I can feel it, Ravi's not okay. Adrian must have—"Hearing that name m
"Do you want it too? You want to make love to me again, don't you?"Ravi shivered at his own voice if this was indeed what Raymond wanted. His hand slipped into those wet pants, feeling the tension coursing through Raymond's body. "Do you want to know what we did? I'll tell you in detail."Raymond quickly shook his head, Ravi's hand was already encircled by Raymond's sturdy fingers, preventing him from going any further. "No, Ravi. I don't want to know."Ravi released Raymond's grip, it was painful, especially with the memory of Adrian's tight grip before. "So, what do you want now?""I don't want Ravi to be sad, I want Ravi to be okay." Raymond's voice grew softer, the man once again dared not to meet Ravi's eyes directly, instead, he looked down, focusing on the floor beneath his feet."I don't believe what you're saying." Ravi snorted, choosing not to put his clothes on, he climbed straight into bed and sank into the thick blanket, ignoring the wet hair that dampened the pillow.Wh
"I just hope your past mistakes aren't related to taking someone's life."B-but, I did it."Ravi fell silent, he didn't say anything. He turned to look directly at Raymond, who was now leaning on his elbow. Ravi remained silent, just like Raymond, who did the same. He gazed into those eyes again then quickly averted his gaze. Ravi thought Adrian's words were wrong and only accused Raymond. Now Ravi didn't know who to believe."Ravi, I'm sorry.""I have to work tomorrow." After saying that, Ravi turned back to sleep without dreams.***"I'm fine," Ravi told Liam during their break. Earlier, Ravi had apologized for his absence at the man's house and confessed that he suddenly fell ill."But your body feels too warm." Ravi was surprised when Liam suddenly placed his palm on Ravi's forehead.Ravi glanced down to refocus on his food, while Liam did the same. "I'm okay, no need to worry. You've also given me fever medicine, haven't you?"Ravi suddenly felt uncomfortable around Liam; the man