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๐พ๐ผ๐๐ 002
๐๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐พ๐: Pสษชษดแดs Mแดษขแดแดส
๐ผ๐๐: 28
๐๐๐๐๐๐: 185๐๐ข (6๐๐ฉ1)
๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐: Pสแดษดแดแดแด Tสแดแดแดแด (Gแดษดแดษช Rสแดแด แดษด)
๐พ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐
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The first time you met him, he looked less like a man and more like something that had clawed its way out of a fight it refused to lose.
Your shift had ended nearly half an hour ago. The small neighborhood clinic was quiet, the waiting room lights already switched off while you carried a bag of medical waste toward the bins behind the building. It was routine, until you caught movement in the corner of your eye.
At first, you thought it was a stray animal. Instead, a tall blond man sat against a stack of wooden crates, one hand pressed firmly against his side. His black shirt was stained with blood, dark enough that it had begun dripping onto the pavement. His jacket had been discarded beside him. Despite the wound, there wasn't a trace of panic on his face. If anything, he looked irritated that he had to stop moving.
The moment your eyes met, his expression hardened.
"Keep walking."
His voice was low and flat, carrying the certainty of someone who expected to be obeyed.
You almost did.
Then another drop of blood landed near your shoe.
"...You're hurt."
"Not your problem."
It wasn't.
Logically, you should've listened. You didn't know him. You didn't know how he'd gotten injured, or why he looked so unconcerned by it.
Still, you sighed, setting the bag down.
"If you keep applying pressure like that, it'll slow the bleeding, but it won't stop. You're going to leave a trail halfway across the city."
For the first time, he actually looked at you.
You walked closer.
"I can patch it up."
"I didn't ask."
"I know."
Silence lingered between you before he finally sighs and moves his hand away from the wound.
"...Do whatever."
The injury wasn't as catastrophic as it had first appeared, but it was deep enough that leaving it untreated would've been a mistake. You cleaned it carefully, ignoring the fact that he never so much as flinched. He watched you work without asking questions, his gaze strangely focused.
"You've got a high pain tolerance," you murmured.
A quiet snort escaped him.
When you finished, you handed him a fresh roll of bandages.
"Change these tomorrow. And try not to lift anything heavy."
He stared at the bandages before letting out a short laugh.
"...Yeah."
You had the distinct feeling he wasn't planning to follow that advice. He stood, picked up his jacket, and walked away without another word. You assumed that was the last time you'd ever see him.
It wasn't.
Two weeks later, you were halfway through another evening shift when a familiar voice interrupted the clinic's silence.
"You again."
The blond man stood in the waiting room with his hands shoved into his pockets.
"You ignored everything I told you, didn't you?"
"...Probably."
You rolled your eyes.
"I figured."
He wasn't injured this time.
He claimed he was "just passing through."
You didn't question it.
People wandered into the clinic all the time. The conversation would've ended there if another customer hadn't arrived. He was one of the regulars. Not because he needed medical attention. Because he'd realized you usually worked the late shift alone. You recognized the smile before he even spoke.
"There you are." He slurred.
You forced the same polite smile you always used.
"Can I help you?"
"You could get off work with me."
"No."
"C'mon. Don't be like that."
He leaned over the reception desk anyway.
You reacted by taking a small step back.
"I'm working."
"So?"
Before you could repeat yourself, another hand landed on the man's shoulder.
Firm.
Heavy.
He turned.
"...Who the hell areโ"
The sentence never finished.
One clean punch sent him stumbling backward into the chairs lining the wall. The room fell silent. The blond man looked down at him with complete indifference.
"Should've left when they told you to."
It wasn't shouted.
It sounded like a simple observation.
The man scrambled to his feet, muttering curses as he hurried out the door without looking back.
You stared after him before turning toward your unexpected rescuer.
"...You didn't have to hit him that hard."
"He'll live...probably."
For a brief second, you almost laughed.
"Thanks."
He shrugged like it hadn't been worth mentioning.
(A few minutes later)
You locked the clinic door behind the fleeing customer before letting out a long breath.
"Honestly..." I trail off.
"What?" Phinks questions.
"Guys like that show up all the time."
His eyes shifted toward you.
"They know I'm usually here by myself."
You leaned against the reception desk.
"Unfortunately I can't do shit about it because my boss is just as bad as those morons."
He didn't respond.
You kept talking anyway.
"He always schedules me for nights, then somehow finds an excuse to stop by before closing."
You gave a dry laugh.
"I don't know how I've managed to work here this long."
The blond man didn't offer sympathy.
He didn't tell you everything would be okay.
He only asked one question.
"...Your boss."
"Hm?"
"What's his name?"
You answered without thinking.
He gave a single nod.
The conversation drifted elsewhere.
By the time he left, you'd already forgotten the question.
He hadn't.
The changes were gradual enough that you almost didn't notice.
The regular customer never returned.
Neither did the man who used to wait outside my bus stop every Thursday.
Another familiar face disappeared.
Then another.
You mentioned it to a coworker once.
"It's been quiet lately."
They shrugged.
"Guess people got bored."
Maybe. You certainly weren't complaining.
Then your boss stopped showing up.
One day became three.
Three became ten.
Three weeks passed without a single unwanted comment or lingering stare.
It should've been impossible.
Yet somehow, the clinic had become peaceful. By then, seeing the blond man around the neighborhood had become oddly... normal.
Sometimes he'd be leaning against the vending machines across the street. Sometimes sitting on a bench with a canned coffee. Sometimes simply walking past while you were on your break. Though, you never questioned how often your schedules seemed to overlap.
One evening, you found him exactly where you'd expected.
You sat beside him with a drink.
"You know what's weird?"
He glanced sideways.
"What."
"My boss."
"What about him?"
"I haven't seen him in three weeks."
You laughed softly, staring at the evening traffic.
"I know I should probably be concerned...But honestly? It's kind of nice." You smiled.
"All the people who used to bother me just... disappeared."
You shook your head.
"Maybe I finally got lucky."
For a long moment, he said nothing. Then he took another sip from his coffee.
"...Maybe."
The word was quiet, almost thoughtful. You smiled, content with the answer. Beside you, Phinks watched the street with the same irritant expression he'd always worn.
He remembered every face.
Every name.
Every complaint you'd spoken without a second thought.
To him, none of it had been difficult.
You'd said they were making your life harder.
So he'd made sure they couldn't anymore.
And because you'd never asked what happened to them...
He never saw a reason to tell you.
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๐พ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐: ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐
๐๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐:
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๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐: Iษดsแดาาษชแดษชแดษดแด แดแด ษชแด แดษดแดแด แดแด แดสแดแดแดแดแด .
๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐๐:
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐:
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