Unable to resist Nam Kangwoo's urging, I emptied about half of the porridge, leaving me in an awkward atmosphere. My housemate 1 placed the tray on the side table and lingered, seemingly wanting to say something before leaving the room. What was it? Did he have something to say? I fidgeted with my fingers for no reason.
I kept trying to lie down, but Nam Kangwoo scolded me for not being able to digest, so I couldn't lie down and leaned against the headboard. I sat quietly, glancing over his shoulder, but even that became boring, so I looked out the window.
I thought I wouldn't be sleepy since I slept all day... I underestimated myself. Even this small amount of fullness made me drowsy, unbelievably. I guess there's a reason people lie down when they're sick. My body seemed ready to fall asleep at any time with just a little bit of fullness.
I yawned and covered my mouth with my hand. I tried hard to hold it back, embarrassed by how wide I was opening my mouth, and tears welled up in my eyes. Ah... I didn't think Nam Kangwoo was this clueless. Why wasn't he leaving?
I pressed my fingertip to the corner of my eye and tried to hold back another yawn. My eyes closed on their own.
"Cough..."
Embarrassed, I coughed for no reason, and just then, Nam Kangwoo moved, causing the bed to shake. I was so surprised. I flinched without realizing it. I shuddered too much.
"Why are you so surprised?"
Nam Kangwoo smiled weakly. Unable to overcome the awkwardness, I just laughed along.
I scratched under my nose, feeling awkward, and turned my head. Just then, a neat hand reached out in front of my face.
"Why..."
What was it? Nam Kangwoo grabbed my chin, which I was trying to turn away, and stared intently into my eyes. Why was the atmosphere like this again? A sense of unease washed over me.
I knew this kind of atmosphere well. Of course, I knew it through a few experiences, but still. So, I reflexively pulled my head back. But I forgot that I was leaning against the headboard. There was nowhere further to retreat. And Nam Kangwoo...
"Yeoul-ah."
He called my name in a low voice and closed his eyes. Open your eyes, you crazy bastard...!
The next part wasn't hard to guess. Even with his eyes closed, he found my lips so well, and his soft lips gently overlapped with mine. Yeah, this level of hardship is nothing now... Shit.
I gripped the blanket covering my body tightly, then raised my hand and pushed Nam Kangwoo's shoulder away. Wait, stop, I said, unable to form complete sentences. Each time, Nam Kangwoo's lips parted with a wet sound, and he whispered soothingly, "I like you, Yeoul-ah."
"Ah...!"
Nam Kangwoo gently bit and released my lips, creating a gap. Wet flesh parted my lips and entered, licking the inside of my mouth familiarly. The hand that had been holding my chin moved to the back of my neck, preventing me from pulling my head back any further.
"Hng-"
A suggestive sound escaped from my mouth each time Nam Kangwoo turned his head. I balled my hands into fists and tapped Nam Kangwoo's shoulder, but it didn't do much good. It seemed like my actions were only fueling him, as his breathing became rougher.
"Ah- Wait...!"
Our lips met more deeply. His tongue, which had been exploring my mouth, intertwined with my stiff tongue. After sticking our lips together and gently scraping the roof of my mouth, Nam Kangwoo reached out with a soft hand and grabbed my wrist, which was pushing against his shoulder.
"Haa- Hng...!"
I couldn't breathe well, so I desperately gasped for air in the brief moments our lips parted.
Crazy bastard...! It felt like it was time for him to stop. My heart was beating painfully, maybe because I was suffocating. It felt like Nam Kangwoo would notice it pounding.
He continued to lick the inside of my mouth suggestively, licking my sensitive mucous membranes. He kneaded my curled fingers, then intertwined his fingers between my spread ones.
My body was somehow half-lying down. The atmosphere...
"Hng... Stop...!"
Nam Kangwoo's lips finally parted gently. No, they parted and then landed again, pecking. Making ticklish sounds. Heat rushed to my face. I knew the feeling of heat rushing to my face too well now.
"Your face is red."
Each time Nam Kangwoo spoke, his wet lips brushed against mine.
"Cute."
"...G-Get... away-"
When I moved to pull away our intertwined hands, Nam Kangwoo's face came closer again. No. I reflexively turned my head, barely avoiding his lips. Perhaps because I didn't stop moving, his softly wet lips landed on my ear. The sound of him pecking, pecking, was especially loud. My body twitched. Every time he pecked my lips.
"Kangwoo-yah... Hng-"
"Yeoul-ah, I like you."
"...Crazy bastard..."
Nam Kangwoo, who had dropped kisses on the nape of my neck exposed between my shirt, licked my bare skin suggestively. My neck instinctively recoiled. Goosebumps rose.
What were the odds of a crisis and hardship happening at the same time?
"K-Kangwoo-yah."
"Yeah."
"Why, why are you doing this, really..."
I was trapped between Nam Kangwoo's arms, trying to escape. But the more I moved, the more ominous Nam Kangwoo's eyes became, so I gave up even that and just breathed quietly.
"Yeoul-ah."
"...These crazy bastards..."
"I'm not trying to scare you."
My body trembled involuntarily. Just like a friend, huh. Seo Jaehoon already said that, you crazy bastard...
I flinched at the words that flowed casually from Nam Kangwoo's mouth. I thought I should try a different method, but I wasn't sure if it would work on Nam Kangwoo or not. It didn't work on Seo Jaehoon... But it was worth a shot...
"Kangwoo-yah... I'm scared. Huh...? I'm... a little..."
"Scared?"
"Uh-huh... I'm really..."
Was this the moment, the timing for me to squeeze out tears...? Remembering that Nam Kangwoo was the first to react to my tears that dawn, I reddened my eyes, trying to cry somehow.
"Yeoul-ah."
"I'm really... sob... scared... just a little later... hng..."
I was ashamed, but I looked up at Nam Kangwoo, shedding big, fat tears. Would it work?
"Yeah...?"
"Why are you crying so much, making me really want to make you cry."
Nam Kangwoo's tightly closed lips twitched. His ominous eyes seemed to soften a little... What did that mean...?
I tried to understand the meaning of Nam Kangwoo's words, then gave up, twisting my wrist to pull it free from his grasp. Watching him cautiously, I carefully reached out and hugged Nam Kangwoo's neck.
"I'm still... scared. Of you guys doing this..."
"Ha Yeoul, but will the day ever come when you're not scared?"
I felt a soft touch stroking the back of my head. Nam Kangwoo asked in a voice laced with laughter, as if he could see through my shallow trick. But today, it felt like he would just let it go, so I didn't move and hugged Nam Kangwoo's neck.
"...I don't know. Won't it... come...?"
I gave a half-baked answer. Even I thought so.
Nam Kangwoo burst into a small laugh at my words. Still patting the back of my head.
***
The night passed safely, without anything happening. I spent a peaceful night, making me feel almost resentful that I couldn't sleep because I was so anxious that my housemates would suddenly barge in.
Sitting next to Nam Kangwoo as before, I listened to Seo Jaehoon's endless nonsense from the back seat. This bastard...
"Hey, Ha Yeoul."
"..."
"Have you ever had a hot dog at a rest stop?"
He kept saying useless things like this. He knew when my eyes were getting heavy like a ghost and kept calling me. Hey, Ha Yeoul, hey.
Each time, I barely lifted my head, which was drooping down, and widened my eyes, pretending not to be dozing off. I didn't know why I was doing that.
"Ha Yeoul, just sleep. I'll wake you up when we get there."
Nam Kangwoo, unable to watch me nodding off any longer, reached out and reclined my seat. I was just blinking, but my body, which had been awake, quickly fell into a deep sleep.
I could hear voices faintly. I could also feel a hand gently stroking my hair. Whose touch was so careful, I wondered, and tried to lift my eyelids.
"I'm sorry."
...Huh?
It was Seo Jaehoon. Seo Jaehoon apologized so suddenly but somewhat naturally. It must have been because of what happened that day. The bastard's hands were trembling, which made me feel sorry for him.
"Please don't be scared."
A low voice echoed. Judging by the lack of car vibrations, we must have arrived at a rest stop. It seemed a little noisy outside. I figured we were finally stopping because Seo Jaehoon, who had been singing about hot dogs since earlier, couldn't stand it any longer.
I should have opened my eyes a little earlier, but I missed the timing awkwardly and kept my eyes closed.
Then, Seo Jaehoon's movements became a little bolder. His lips, which had touched my hair, soon moved to my forehead, over my closed eyelids, the bridge of my nose. And then lightly landed on my lips.
The breath spreading over my face was ticklish. The humid breath contained the scent that always came from Seo Jaehoon. An unnecessarily familiar and pleasant scent.
"You're not sleeping, are you."
How did he know?
I flinched at the low voice. The idiot's been getting a little sharper lately.
It seemed pointless to pretend to be asleep any longer, so I slowly lifted my eyelids. Seo Jaehoon, sitting on the edge of the seat, was looking at me with lowered eyes.
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