Chapters
-
I put off replying to the message, though I felt a pang of guilt. The car pulled away, and throughout the ride, Seo-rim kept his head down, his hands fidgeting incessantly. He looked visibly anxious, so his inner turmoil must have been absolute chaos. "Do you have a friend you can call today?" I asked. "...Yes, I do." "Then message them now. It's better to have someone with you today than to be alone." He seemed to hesitate for a moment, then immediately opened his phone and started typing. He looked…-
1.4 M • Completed
-
-
Yeo Si-ha was right. This relationship—where I only pushed and Do Zion only pulled—was a recipe for falling into a swamp of misunderstandings. I tried to deflect the conversation naturally, fearing that denying it too sharply would only make things more awkward. "I thought you were just friendly with everyone," I said, trying to imply there was nothing special about his behavior. "Sunbae, I'm only like this with you." My excuse had fallen flat. "Was I...?" Jubin trailed off with an awkward laugh.…
-
1.4 M • Completed
-
-
Never. Not even once. If he had to pin down a reason, it was because it was too much trouble. No matter how much he explained that there was nothing between him and Si-ha, no one ever believed them. Perhaps it was hard for others to understand Si-ha's unique obsession, but Si-ha was his only friend. Sometimes, Si-ha felt more precious than a boyfriend he'd only known for a short while. Do Zion might never fully understand Yeo Si-ha's presence in his life, but Jubin didn't want to give him any reason to…
-
1.4 M • Completed
-
-
His pride slightly wounded, Jubin leaned on the desk and asked, "Are you serious?" "Yeah, dead serious. You might quit drinking, but you'll never quit smoking or sex. I'd sooner believe a monk left his temple, a nun stopped praying, and an imam started binge-eating." Jubin figured everyone around them—except maybe Zion—would react exactly like Si-ha. "I'm recording this. Say it again." A stubborn streak flared up in Jubin as he tapped the video record button. "Oh, really? Should I start recording…
-
1.4 M • Completed
-
-
Jubin rose from his seat, his expression one of pure exasperation, and headed for the room where Cheese was. Si-ha scrambled to keep talking. "What if I rent out a whole restaurant, line the floor with rose petals, light some candles, and even sing you a serenade? Would you accept a proposal like that?" Jubin feigned ignorance, pretending not to hear the absurd words. "Hey, Cheese. Long time no see." "Meow~" He'd much rather listen to Cheese's purring welcome than Yeo Si-ha's nonsense. "Yeah, I…
-
1.4 M • Completed
-
-
Jubin, who had been diligently unpacking the disposable containers, paused and stared at Si-ha, his gaze silently asking how he knew. "With a junior who lives here?" Si-ha didn't take his eyes off Jubin as he set down a small plate. "Yeah," Jubin replied curtly. "You smell like a really unpleasant floral scent," Si-ha said, his face contorted in annoyance. "What do you mean, unpleasant?" Jubin retorted, defensively burying his nose in his collar and sniffing. A faint trace of Zion's scent lingered…
-
1.4 M • Completed
-
-
Jubin stared at Zion, his gaze asking, How could you lick it like that? Zion, completely unfazed, continued to lick his hand clean. "I told you I liked the scent." "Still... that's a bit..." If it had been anyone else, maybe. But the fact that Do Zion—the one and only Do Zion—had just licked up his juices without a second thought was so shocking that Jubin couldn't shake the feeling for a long while. Sometimes he forgot. He forgot that Zion wasn't just a twenty-year-old who had barely graduated…
-
1.4 M • Completed
-
-
Suddenly, Zion pulled his lips from Jubin's neck and asked, "Why are you letting me do this?" We're not in love, we're just... fond of each other, his eyes seemed to say. "Because I want to show you," Jubin replied. Zion looked puzzled, as if he couldn't follow the thread of the conversation. "Show me what?" "How much I like you." "..." Jubin smiled, deliberately stroking Zion's soft hair. "I've been practicing a lot, just for you." Zion's large, hot hand slid urgently under Jubin's shirt. "Sunbae,…
-
1.4 M • Completed
-
-
Do Zion shook his head firmly. "No betting, and no stakes, Sunbae." He spoke as if he knew Jubin inside and out. "You're really playing hardball, aren't you?" "Just call me whenever you crave a cigarette." "...To you? Why?" What kind of solution is that? "The first minute is the hardest. But after five minutes, the craving fades. A conversation will make those five minutes fly by." Cha Jubin mentally reviewed his daily smoking routine. This was a promise he knew he couldn't keep. He ran a hand…
-
1.4 M • Completed
-
-
"This is perfect." They always say it's a small world, but Jubin never imagined it was this small. He hadn't expected to live in the same apartment complex as Yeo Si-ha. "We're going to arrive early thanks to you." Realizing they'd get there sooner than expected, Jubin pulled out his phone and struggled to type a message with one hand. Come to think of it, he remembered that Zion used to smoke. He wondered how he'd managed to quit. "Zion." The younger man immediately met his gaze. His brown eyes,…
-
1.4 M • Completed
-
- Previous 1 … 12 13 14 … 32 Next