Chapter 93: Meet Me There
"I need time," Jihan said finally, voice worn thin. "I'm not saying this is over. I'm not saying I've already decided something. I just can't give you an answer tonight, not with my head this full."
"Okay." Jae-min's voice came out smaller than he meant it to.
"I'm sorry about your sister." Jihan looked up at him, and something genuine moved behind the exhaustion in his eyes. "I mean that. Whatever happens between us, I need you to know I understand now, properly, what I did to her. That's not going to disappear just because I'm angry with you tonight."
Jae-min nodded, throat too tight to manage much more, and let himself out without another word, the door clicking softly shut behind him.
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Got it — same start, same end, just the middle conversation stretched:
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