Salted Fish
Stories
20
Chapters
1,056
Words
2.5 M
Comments
61
Reading
8 d, 17 h
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"Kitty.""What?""Someone told me you look like a... kitten," Erik said.The two of them were lying face to face on the bed, Felix's head resting on his arm; he used his other hand to run through those fine, soft golden locks."I wasn't happy when I heard it. But now... well, I think there might be some truth to it."Felix chuckled, turning his head as if to bite Erik's finger."What did that person compare you to?" he asked."Hercules," Erik replied with a smile, continuing to play with his hair."Nonsense. I…-
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Erik didn't know that walking from the entrance of the climbing gym to the apartment upstairs could be such a difficult task. The moment the glass door closed behind them, the two of them eagerly embraced, letting their lips go where they wanted to go; the corridor and stairs leading to the apartment became an endlessly long path, especially the steps that seemed infinite, stumbling and turning, making them dizzy.They were still kissing when they entered the room. Both of them were panting, their steps a…
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Erik came out of the restroom and glanced toward the table on the distant terrace: Felix was sitting there quietly, eating a large bowl of Greek yogurt with a spoon.He walked straight to the counter."Hey, Yannis."The short, stocky man with a ruddy complexion put down his glass and came out from behind the counter with a broad smile. "It's so good to see you here," he said, giving Erik a light punch on the shoulder. "It's been a while since you last came. Since... well, is everything alright?""Not bad,"…
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Starting from the mountaintop—rather than the base—to retrieve the quickdraws left on the cliff during the previous climb was a decision Erik Bergmann had made after careful consideration. Starting from the top allowed for a quick rappel down using a safety rope, and after reaching the bottom, he could climb back up while collecting the quickdraws, saving nearly half the process. Moreover, the weight difference between Felix Lorbeer and himself didn't meet the requirements for a belayer, so using the…
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The route from the climbing gym to the mountain summit was the shortest, and therefore the steepest. Erik, however, loved this kind of path. The tangled tree roots and jagged rocks formed natural steps, and in some places, he had to use both hands and feet to climb—it felt a bit like rock climbing. Walking along this path, with a canopy of countless branches overhead, stepping on roots and fallen leaves, scattered grass, and soil, breathing in the unique scent of the forest that carried the changes of…
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Erik sat on the sofa, enveloped by the darkness of the living room, with only the faint glow and sound of the television in front of him."On the day the Berlin Wall fell, I did nothing but hold onto the TV and watch the news," the old woman on the screen rambled. "Everyone I knew was also watching the news. I think they were all as excited and overwhelmed as I was."It was so bizarre. I thought I would never see such a thing in my lifetime, and yet it happened so suddenly, within just a day or two—who…
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A few minutes later, Felix ended the call and stood up, walking towards the door."Why didn't you go upstairs?" he asked as he closed the front door."You have the keys."Felix looked down at his hand. "Oh, sorry, I forgot." He smiled, then walked past him towards the staircase. Erik followed behind.The hallway was dimly lit by the faint light coming from outside. But Felix didn't turn on the lights, and Erik didn't think to either. The two walked through the passage and up the stairs in the dimness without…
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"Can you tell me now why we had to flee in such an embarrassed manner?" Felix asked. He was panting, his face flushed from the intense exercise—partly from the 29th route and partly from the fact that they had just sprinted out of the massive training hall. To be precise, Erik had dragged him all the way out, not stopping for a moment, running to the parking lot, jumping into the car, in such a hurry and panic, as if they were two bank robbers who had just committed a heist. "As far as I know, your class…
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Felix stood in the massive main hall of the indoor climbing center, his eyes overwhelmed by the scene before him: an endless expanse of climbing walls and a variety of climbing holds, densely packed walls and bolts stretching from the ground up to the ceiling some twenty to thirty meters high. The hall was bustling with activity, ropes swinging everywhere, and colorful helmets dotting the space. Compared to this grand, imposing behemoth, the Fritz family's climbing center seemed like a child's playhouse.…
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When Erik entered the room, Felix was on the phone.To someone like Erik, who barely understood any foreign languages, French sounded like someone reluctantly mumbling a few words because they were too lazy to speak, occasionally gasping for breath. So when he first heard the phrase "French is the most beautiful language," he almost burst out laughing, thinking the French were shameless to the core. But now, hearing Felix speak the language, he suddenly felt that the statement wasn't so laughable after…
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