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Fluorescent lights hum a sickly tune over the men's bathroom, their glow bleaching the cracked tiles a pale, sterile white. The air hangs heavy — copper-edged blood, sour sweat, the sweet decay of desperation. Nam-gyu's back is pressed to the cold wall, his body trembling with a hollow, familiar ache. His fingers twitch, nails scraping absently against grout. Beside him, Thanos lounges with a lazy, knowing grin, a silver crucifix dangling from his fingers. Inside, pills rattle like tiny promises. Nam-gyu's eyes lock onto them, his throat parched. Thanos parts his lips and slides a pill onto his tongue, an unspoken dare in the tilt of his chin. 'It won't hurt,' Nam-gyu breathes, the words almost soundless. He leans in, hands gripping Thanos's shoulders, and meets him in a kiss that steal…