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"Pretty much. I have to fail every pregnant student and her partner then send them to home economics class." Markus sighed, while rubbing his temples. He shot the man a glare every time he heard a snort or giggle slip out. At the next question, he waved his hand in dismissal then resumed rubbing his temples. "No, they just skip. The real Sex-Ed teacher doesn't pay attention to his own lessons. Hell, he doesn't even have lessons! He lets kids watch movies while he naps."

"Then think of Fredrich or something!" Ethan whined, blushing the more Lock stared at him. "If you get caught then don't blame me!"



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Anthony Han

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"Well, at least he's better than the teacher I had," he said, rubbing a hand through the thick blonde locks. "He would make us watch porn to learn about sex, then sneak off with a new student every day. It was horrifying."

He grimaced at the image now in his mind. "Yeah, he's definitely not cute," he said, scratching his neck and sitting upright. Fredrich. Blech.

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Ethan


Markus nearly choked on the water he was drinking. It took everything in him not to spit it out. "What... What was the name of your teacher?" he asked while wiping his mouth and narrowing his eyes at the man. It couldn't be. That was impossible! He couldn't have gone all the way to Korea, could he?!

"Problem solved." Ethan snickered and tried not to laugh at how funny Lock's face was right now.



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Anthony Han

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Anthony had to think for a moment, as it had been very long ago. "I can't seem to recall, strangely. All I remember was he had the most vivid-colored eyes. They were such a strange color too, possibly the color of-"
"Hyung, your performance, when does it begin?" asked Lock, interrupting his brother.
The elder Han checked his watch, standing. "Oh, I should go. The two of you will attend the performance tonight, yes?"

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Ethan


It took Ethan a while to realize that he'd have to be the one to speak. "Huh? Us?" he blinked and looked over at his brother, who seemed to be panicking about something. He looked back at Anthony. "Well, uh, I think it's too late for us to get tickets..." he said while awkwardly scratching his neck.



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Anthony Han

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He laughed, then gestured to Lock. "Please. Dongseng has plenty of tickets to spare. I always send him enough for his little band to come and bring dates. I'm sure one of the them won't mind not going."
"Here." He handed the Wilhelms two tickets from his jacket pocket. "I already sent Ellery his, but Haneul and Eun-Ho never go."
"Uncultured swine," said the man, wrinkling his nose at them. "Anyway, I'll see you tonight. Bye now!"
Lock bowed a little to them, winking at Ethan. "I'll be back at the dorm later. " He then turned and followed his brother to the car, trailing after him like a puppy.

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Ethan


"Oh. Thanks." Ethan mumbled while holding the tickets. He had plans for tonight... Whatever, he guessed he could always find the movies on Netflix or rent them. Looking back to Lock, he gave a short nod and waited for the two to get far enough before asking his brother, "Should we really go?"
"Yeah. I mean, we can't really back out. Especially when it's your boyfriend's family." Markus mumbled, still thinking about Anthony's teacher. If he went then maybe he could get that answer.
"Yeah..." Ethan sighed, not noticing his brother's distraught. He looked at him. "Hey, that reminds me, you guys can't talk about me and Lock like we're a couple during Thanksgiving."
"What? Why?" Markus asked with a look of disbelief on his face.
"I'll tell you when I call Mom and Dad. It's a long story." the younger brother sighed again before smirking at him. "So. How does Shirley feel about you talking to all these kids about sex?" he snickered, much to his brother's dismay.



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Fredrich Waltz

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Fredrich held the door open for Ellery, his eyes scanning the place. This was going to be a simple date, but now they had a third party member to worry about, and not just any member, a stalker. This would be his first time physically meeting Aldrich, and it would be what determined whether he was a threat or not.

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Ellery

Ellery walked in, eyes scanning the room for the familiar face of a man that he hadn't seen in quite some time. It didn't take long to find his former mentor, and with a large smile, he walked over to his table, gesturing for Fredrich to follow. "Mr. Brandt!" he greeted, as a tall man stood up to greet him in kind. He was much shorter than Fredrich, but with an age-old wisdom about him that spoke volumes and demanded as much respect as Fredrich did.
"Ellery, my darling pupil," he said, deep voice resonating as he reached for Ellery's hands and pulling them to his mouth. He kissed both, then lowered them as his light green eyes sparkled. "Oh, my child, you become more and more radiant each time I see you!"
Blushing, Ellery pulled his hands away and looked down. "Oh hush, you'll make me blush!" he gushed.
"Nonsense!" He gestured to the seat, then looked up to Fredrich in genuine surprise. "Oh, you brought a friend?"
He shook his head, sitting and crossing his legs. "No, this is my boyfriend, Detective Fredrich Waltz. I tried to tell you over the phone, but-"
"How do you do, young sir?" he asked, eyes growing a little cold as they gazed up at Fredrich, intimidated. "I am Aldrich Brandt, a former tutor of Mr. Advimi. And you are?"

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Fredrich Waltz

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Fredrich's investigative eyes scanned the man that made his way towards Ellery. He was old and rich, his clothes alone spoke volumes about that. Besides that, there was undoubtedly an attraction he harbored for Ellery. That gaze he kept giving him wasn't something a teacher should give a student (hah), it was far too intimate.
Once the man, Aldrich, introduced himself to him, Fredrich nodded his head, his dark blue eyes watching the man's every movement. "I am as Ellery said just a moment ago, I'm Fredrich Waltz, one of the detectives in this area." he replied with a low rumble of his voice.

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Ellery

"I never thought Ellery to find himself dating inside the police pool," he said, setting a hand on one of Ellery's shoudler and squeezing lightly. "He always seemed much too smart." Cold eyes returned to Fredrich, staring at him soulessly. "But I suppose that if he could waste years on that blonde bonehead, that he can lower himself to date a detective."
"Mr. Brandt!" Ellery tried to intervene, only to be interrupted by Aldrich sitting down and crossing his long legs, smiling kindly at his pupil and leaving Fredrich to locate another chair for the table for himself.
"You look well, Ellery. Alan tells me that he barely sees you."
"Oh, Alan's here?"
"Yes, he chairs the science department. I'm very proud."
Ellery gently tugged his hand out of Aldrich's grip, clasping his hands and setting them delicately on his lap. "That's good, he's such a brilliant man. Fredrich, y-you've met Alan Brandt, right?"

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Fredrich Waltz

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Fredrich raised an eyebrow at the comment, not seeming to be offended by it. If anything, it was interesting. Was it supposed to be insulting? Coming from someone far older than him, it looked childish. Especially when he claimed that dating him was worse than dating Han. How foolish.
He glanced at Ellery when asked about the science teacher and shrugged as he took the seat on the other side of the songwriter and across from Aldrich. "I've had to come to his classroom once or twice, only because teens were harassing him. He's thin, nearly blended in with his own students."

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Ellery

Aldrich chuckled and nodded, leaning back in his chair and smiling. "Yes, that's my son. He takes after his mother in his appearance. Only thing he gets from me is his coloring." He pulled out his phone, holding it up to Ellery to see. There was a picture of a slender, attractive young man wearing glasses and a lab coat, and laughing with a much taller man beside him. "He's made a new friend, it seems. I don't really know him that well, but if Alan seems to like him, I'm sure he isn't that bad."
"Well, Alan's always had lovely taste in friends," said Ellery, although this wasn't true. Alan never had friends, but he wouldn't say that. "How is his mother?"
"I haven't spoken to my ex-wife in years, but I haven't heard tell of a funeral yet, so I suppose she's still alive." Aldrich frowned as his phone began to ring, and he stood. "Excuse me, won't you?" He edged around the table, touching Ellery's shoulders as he walked away and held the phone to his ear.
Meanwhile, Ellery turned to Fredrich, smiled dumbly. "You know, he's the one that got me into songwriting," he told the man. "Without him, we probably never would have met."

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Fredrich Waltz

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Fredrich watched Aldrich leave then looked down at Ellery. Are you really that oblivious? Or are you in denial? he thought to himself, but remained stoic. "There are thousands of factors that led to our meeting." he replied while drumming his gloved fingers along the table impatiently. Where was the waiter?

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Ellery

"The most important being that I was here to follow my reckless band-mate," he pointed out, raising a hand as a waiter rushed by. He lowered his hand, then sighed. "I hope that he hurries up. Aldrich's always been better at yelling for waiters than me." He looked to Fredrich from the corner of his eye, then smiled as he reached for Fredrich's hand and set it on his lap, holding it. "Thanks for this, by the way. Aldrich and I haven't seen each other since-"
"I'm afraid I must leave," said the man, walking back inside with his hands in his pockets. "Alan requires my assistance. Apparently, someone came on to him, and you know how much Alan hates to be flirted with." It was, of course, a baldfaced lie, but it was believable enough for Ellery to stand and shake one of Aldrich's hands."Next time, Ellery, I promise we will really catch up," he said, leaning down to kiss the smaller male's cheek.
Ellery smiled at the kiss, leaning back and reaching blindly for Fredrich. Aldrich's little kiss on the cheek, it felt strange. He lingered. It was... It was unexpected. "Until later, then."
With a nod to Fredrich, Aldrich left the cafe and walked out to his car, fuming. He'd been so close.
Back in the cafe, Ellery sat and looked back to Fredrich. "i hope Alan's alright," he said distantly.

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