#063
Woo Dohwan reached out and gently swept back my hair. Silk, or was it velvet? Feeling his uniquely soft touch like that fabric, I closed my eyes and decided to ask what I’d been curious about all along, borrowing courage from my intoxication.
“Why do you like me?”
“Could you speak properly please.”
“No, but really. You’re so handsomely well-built like this, why do you like me? You said it’s your first time with a man too.”
“Looks like you’ve had several times?”
At the touch gently scratching my scalp, I involuntarily let out a moan before opening my eyes and looking up at Woo Dohwan.
“Well, the past is the past. You’re this pretty, so whether you’re a man or woman, what does it matter? After liking you, I realized you’re the one.”
“…Wow, smooth talker.”
“What?”
“That’s not ordinary… My heart just fluttered.”
My face heated up hotly. Whether drunk or not, anyone who heard such a calm confession from that face might have their heart jump out of their mouth. At this point, didn’t he really come prepared?
Woo Dohwan’s face came closer. At a distance where our nose tips might or might not touch, Woo Dohwan whispered.
“Is ‘smooth talker’ my pet name?”
“…Yes?”
The eyes I looked into were like glass marbles. Black, glossy, and sparkling. A face that was pretty from afar was much prettier up close. I don’t really know about angels or such things, but certainly Woo Dohwan was prettier than anyone I’d ever seen. The problem was that Woo Dohwan knew this fact all too well. Even now, as I was staring almost entranced, Woo Dohwan’s lips curved softly, noticing this.
“That pretty?”
“…Yes.”
A voice that even showed hints of ecstasy rang out. From my throat, that is. Our nose tips gently rubbed against each other and Woo Dohwan’s head tilted at an angle. Blinking eyelashes tickled around Woo Dohwan’s eyes and his light breath scattered over my skin.
Right now this is… As I kept sending hazy gazes, Woo Dohwan’s hand covered my eyes. Only after my vision was blocked in black could I understand what he was trying to do now. A large hand cupped the back of my neck and lifted my head. Soft, tender, warm flesh overlapped with my reflexively parted lips.
“Mmh…”
The lips that lightly touched and pulled away were tantalizing, and it was rather me who was dying from frustration. I stretched out my hand that had been carelessly draped over my thigh. When I pulled Woo Dohwan’s neck closer to interlock our lips more deeply, his lips parted as if he’d been waiting.
It was exactly like taking a bite of cotton candy. Soft, and like sugar that melts away the moment it’s touched, as soon as our touching lips overlapped, a sweet taste spread out.
“Ah-“
Creak- The chair I was sitting on was pushed back making an unpleasant sound, but as if that sound became a catalyst, the kiss with Woo Dohwan deepened further. Sweet breath rushed in between parted lips. Fluffy lips like marshmallows interlocked making wet sounds. When the flesh holding warmth softly penetrated, strength left the hand that had been embracing and pulling his nape. Each time, Woo Dohwan’s hand supported my sliding elbow. Then I embraced his neck again as if I had never slipped.
The inside of my mouth was sweet as if pickled in honey. That sweetness made me more restless. When I clung because I regretted even a moment of warmth moving away, Woo Dohwan soothed me with light kisses.
“Mmh…”
I trembled at the ticklish contact. Each time he playfully gathered his lips to kiss with a smack, his sparkling face was captured in my blurred vision.
“More…”
“Hm?”
“Just a little more.”
At my pleading words, his gracefully stretched lip corners curved wickedly. Moist lips descended again with a ticklish sound.
“It only tastes like alcohol.”
“But I tasted sweetness…”
Woo Dohwan, who kissed my still half-dazed cheek with a smack, pressed his forehead against mine and asked in a sweet voice.
“Darling. You’ll remember all of this, right?”
I blinked while looking at his glossy wet lips. Of course, I would remember… My consciousness was cutting in and out from sleepiness.
“Yes, well, of course…”
At my uncertain answer, Woo Dohwan laughed and straightened his bent torso. My swaying body leaned against something solid with a thud. Looking at how hard it is… could this be abs? Without realizing it, I closed my eyes and fumbled over the fabric. What is this, this is muscle. My hand betrayed my will and dug into Woo Dohwan’s clothes. As soon as smooth skin touched my palm, Woo Dohwan’s body trembled greatly.
“Wow, you’re fearless when you’re drunk.”
“This, what is this?”
“What?”
“Do you have something like this? Wow…”
I let out exclamations while continuously feeling the flesh. Until Woo Dohwan grabbed my wrist and pulled it out from inside his clothes. He said he was letting it slide because I was drunk, but if I’d been sober I would have been devoured. Even drunk, I knew what that meant, so without further provocation I closed my eyes and pretended not to know.
“You’ve seen everything there is to see.”
Leaning against the firmness and coziness that could be felt even through the thick sweatshirt, I fell into deep sleep just like that. When my body was lifted and I clung like a monkey, I kept muttering to put me down because I was getting motion sick. Woo Dohwan scolded me to be quiet, saying he couldn’t drag me along. I buried my nose in his sweet-smelling nape and took deep breaths to calm my queasy stomach. Woo Dohwan held his breath then let it out long while muttering to himself.
“Hah… I really can’t devour you either.”
***
The alarm rang. It was morning already. At the usual alarm sound, I only stuck my arm out from under the covers and fumbled over the sheets. But I felt something else on the sheets. The something that bulged up even let out a low “mmm” moan.
My closed eyelids snapped open. What is this? Who’s next to me? Fortunately, my body and the body lying next to me weren’t overlapping at all. My goodness, to think I should consider this fortunate. Without moving a muscle, I just blinked while holding my phone, then barely managed to pull down the covers I had over my head.
Right, let’s stay calm. Fuck. I couldn’t stay calm. Seo Ranho doesn’t have anyone close enough to invite someone home in the early morning and sleep in the same bed.
After breathing heavily and barely managing to steady my breathing, I turned my head. The other person also seemed to have a habit of sleeping with covers over their head, as all I could see was hair peeking out.
Calm down, calm down. I sat up straight. A body that would usually collapse forward several times by now was perfectly fine today. Thanks to my heart beating as if it would burst from being too shocked, I could confidently say that today there was absolutely no dizziness or black spots flickering before my eyes. I hurriedly checked my own condition first. Ah, good. I’m wearing clothes too. My body was also relatively fine. My stomach was a bit sour, but that was because of the alcohol I’d poured down yesterday evening.
I reached out. I grabbed the covers and very carefully pulled them down enough that the other person wouldn’t wake up. Hair, then a straight forehead appeared in turn. Below that, features that seemed carefully crafted by God appeared.
“Gasp… Crazy…!”
Why is Woo Dohwan lying here? Why is he here? My thoughts didn’t continue long. Without realizing it, I opened my phone screen and checked the call history.
“Ah, crazy… crazy…!”
The outgoing calls showed only Woo Dohwan. I think I’ve really gone crazy. I scrolled up for a long time but it was all Woo Dohwan. I just moved my mouth soundlessly while clutching my head and recalled last night’s memories. Right, I remembered drinking beyond my limit saying I didn’t have courage to call. No, I did mean to call, but I didn’t mean to terrorize him at such a late hour…! If I was going to do it, I should have done it earlier.
This crazy, crazy bastard. Words wouldn’t come out properly. I thought I should get out of bed first. The thought of wanting to admire the man sleeping like an angel crossed my mind very slightly, really very slightly, but the thought of getting away from here came first. I lifted the covers and pulled my legs out of bed. Though I swayed while sitting up straight, I didn’t fall, so I left the bedroom as I was.
Since I’d brought Woo Dohwan over but we didn’t eat anything, both the dining table and living room were just clean. Then what exactly did we do? One dining chair was pulled out at an angle. As I approached to drink some water, somehow a memory that didn’t seem like my own memory floated in my head.
“……!”
Without realizing it, I raised my hand to feel my lips. After confirming the swollen texture that was puffier than usual, I sat down in dismay. Ah, I think I need to either quit drinking or hide my phone before drinking.
I opened the refrigerator and gulped down water, using the living room bathroom instead of the bedroom bathroom. As my mind cleared, the dawn memories became clearer. Woo Dohwan’s voice asking if I would remember everything rolled around in my head.
While being hit by water pouring from the shower, I thought about what I could do. There was the method of shamelessly acting like I remember everything, and second, there was the method of shamelessly acting like I don’t remember anything.
Which method would work on Woo Dohwan? But why did we kiss? It wasn’t that kind of atmosphere, and did I stare entranced again saying he was pretty? No, but why didn’t he go home and sleep here?
I tried to recall the memories.
‘I don’t want to.’
‘What don’t you want?’
No, why do only such strange conversations come to mind? What was I unwilling about, remember the previous situation too…! I also remembered grabbing Woo Dohwan when he turned his body as if to leave after pressing his lips to my cheek as I lay in bed. I really went completely crazy. If I drink again next time, then really…
I pressed the shower faucet to turn off the water and sighed deeply while leaning my forehead against the wall.
‘You like me, don’t you, Ranho?’
A low voice rang out. What’s this now? I fumbled through the sporadically rising memories. Woo Dohwan sat next to me and asked in a low voice.
‘Hm? Tell me.’
‘…Like.’
‘See. I knew it.’
Woo Dohwan looked down at me as I agreed in a very small voice, and smiled with a face that said he was dying of happiness. Ah… I should just choose to shamelessly insist I don’t remember.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
