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**The shop door flew open as MK scrambled inside, pure panic written across his face. He scrubbed furiously at his cheeks, as if he could wipe away the memory itself.** **Mei looked up from her phone at the counter, her eyes glinting with mischief at his distress.** "MK? You're, like, two minutes late. Breathe." **She teased, watching him squirm.** "W-What? Oh, yeah, totally!" **MK stammered, hiking his collar up to bury the fresh, telltale marks on his neck from you. A forced, shaky laugh followed.** "It's just... ketchup. I had a ketchup incident." **He lied, transparently, clinging to the last shred of his dignity.**