Your Hoodie still smells like me - Finale - Your Hoodie Still Smells Like Me

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Episode 24 — Your Hoodie Still Smells Like Me

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Finale — “Your Hoodie Still Smells Like Me”

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The entire auditorium waited.

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Hundreds of students.

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Professors.

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Friends.

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Everyone.

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Waiting for Eli's answer.

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Unfortunately, Eli couldn't think.

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At all.

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Because Kai was kneeling in front of him.

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Holding a ring.

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Looking terrified.

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Actually terrified.

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And somehow that was the thing that got him.

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Not the crowd.

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Not the proposal.

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Not the fact that Rowan was openly sobbing in the background.

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It was the fact that Kai looked scared.

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Like Eli's answer mattered that much.

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Like losing him would still hurt.

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After all this time.

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For a moment, neither moved.

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Then Eli laughed.

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A real laugh.

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Soft.

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Warm.

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Emotional.

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Kai immediately looked confused.

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"Why are you laughing?"

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Eli wiped at his eyes quickly.

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Because apparently crying in front of the entire university was happening now.

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"You are such an idiot."

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The audience laughed.

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Kai groaned.

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"That doesn't answer the question."

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"No."

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"It really doesn't."

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Eli smiled.

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The kind of smile that made Kai's heart stop every single time.

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Then he took a step forward.

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And another.

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Until he was standing directly in front of him.

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Close.

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So close.

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"You know," Eli said softly, "we could've avoided months of suffering if you just communicated."

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The audience applauded.

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Kai looked offended.

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"You're not wrong."

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"I know."

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"You also could've communicated."

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Eli pointed at him.

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"Today is not about me."

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The audience laughed again.

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Even Kai.

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Because honestly?

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Fair.

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Then Eli looked down at the ring.

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Simple.

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Silver.

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Perfect.

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And suddenly every memory came rushing back.

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The first hoodie Kai lent him.

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Their first date.

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Their first fight.

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Their breakup.

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The jealousy.

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The late-night conversations.

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The rain-soaked kiss.

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Every stupid, painful, beautiful moment.

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All of it.

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Every part of their story led here.

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Kai's voice came quietly.

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"Eli."

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For once—

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he sounded nervous.

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Really nervous.

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And somehow that made Eli love him even more.

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Eli smiled.

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Then finally answered.

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"Yes."

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The auditorium exploded.

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Absolutely exploded.

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Cheers.

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Shouting.

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Applause.

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Someone dropped a chair.

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Rowan screamed loud enough to wake the dead.

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Noah nearly fell over.

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Maya looked relieved.

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Asher laughed and shook his head.

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Because honestly?

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Everyone saw this coming.

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Everyone except the two idiots involved.

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Kai stared at Eli.

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Just making sure.

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"Yeah?"

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Eli rolled his eyes.

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Then grabbed the front of Kai's hoodie.

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The exact same way he had during that rain-soaked night months ago.

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"Yes, idiot."

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That was all the confirmation Kai needed.

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Kai stood up.

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The ring slipped onto Eli's finger perfectly.

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And for a second—

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everything else disappeared.

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The crowd.

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The noise.

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The world.

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Just them.

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The way it always had been.

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The way it probably always would be.

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Kai smiled.

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Eli smiled back.

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And neither of them looked away.

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Then Rowan shouted:

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"KISS HIM ALREADY!"

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The auditorium erupted into laughter.

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Eli covered his face.

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Kai looked embarrassed for approximately half a second.

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Then—

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he stepped forward.

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One hand gently holding Eli's cheek.

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Careful.

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Like something precious.

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Like someone he'd spent months trying not to lose.

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Eli's heartbeat immediately betrayed him.

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Again.

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Always.

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"Hi," Kai whispered.

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Eli laughed softly.

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"Hi."

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"You made me work very hard for this."

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"You deserved it."

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"Probably."

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"Definitely."

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Kai smiled.

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Then finally closed the distance.

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Their kiss was soft.

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Not rushed.

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Not desperate.

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Nothing like the rain-soaked kiss that happened because of fear and confusion.

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This one felt different.

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Certain.

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Comfortable.

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Like coming home after being lost for a very long time.

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The cheers around them grew louder.

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Neither cared.

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When they finally pulled apart, both were smiling.

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Actually smiling.

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No jealousy.

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No misunderstandings.

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No pretending.

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Just happiness.

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At last.

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Later that night, after the crowd disappeared and the celebrations ended, Eli and Kai sat together on the library steps.

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The same place where so many arguments started.

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The same place where so many feelings were avoided.

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Kai rested his shoulder against Eli's.

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Eli didn't move away.

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Not this time.

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Not ever again.

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The evening air was cool.

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Peaceful.

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Perfect.

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Kai glanced toward him.

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"You still have my hoodie."

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Eli immediately clutched it protectively.

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"No."

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"You are literally wearing it."

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"It's mine now."

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Kai laughed.

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"I bought it."

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"You gave it to me."

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"I didn't."

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"You emotionally did."

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"That's not a legal argument."

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"It is to me."

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Kai shook his head.

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Smiling.

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Then leaned closer.

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"And does it still smell like me?"

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Eli pretended to think about it.

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For dramatic effect.

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Then smiled.

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"Yeah."

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Kai's smile softened.

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"So what now?"

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Eli looked out across the campus.

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Then intertwined their fingers.

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Simple.

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Natural.

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Easy.

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For the first time in a long time.

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"Now?"

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He squeezed Kai's hand gently.

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"Now we stop breaking up."

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Kai laughed.

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"Deal."

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And under the glow of the campus lights, with a silver ring on his finger and Kai beside him once more, Eli realized something important:

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Some people leave your life.

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Some people become memories.

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But some people—

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no matter how many wrong turns you take—

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find their way back to you.

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Again.

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And again.

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And again.

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THE END ❤️

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~Your Hoodie Still Smells Like Me

A BL Romance Series

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