In the dormitory room where Jung Jinhoo’s presence could be felt everywhere, Jaeyoon sat gently on his bed. Then he began to unbutton the buttons he had fastened while coming to the room. One, two… After unbuttoning them to reveal his neck, Jaeyoon carefully opened his shirt.
“Hoo…”
Exhaling a tense breath, Jaeyoon raised his head to look at Jung Jinhoo, who was kneeling on one knee in front of him. He could see the tips of Jinhoo’s ears turning red. Letting out a small laugh, Jaeyoon moistened his lips before calling his name.
“Jinhoo sunbae…”
“Yes.”
Nodding, Jinhoo moved closer to Jaeyoon. After looking into Jaeyoon’s eyes for a moment, Jinhoo said it might hurt a little, then bit Jaeyoon’s neck.
“Ngh-!!!”
It was much more painful than he had expected. But Jaeyoon endured this pain by biting his lip hard. As Jaeyoon trembled and wrapped his arms around Jinhoo’s neck, clinging to him, Jinhoo wrapped his arms around Jaeyoon’s waist and embraced him affectionately.
Feeling the tangy taste of blood in his mouth, Jinhoo pulled his lips away. Red blood trickled down the pure white neckline. When he gently patted the back of Jaeyoon, who was clinging to him and breathing irregularly, Jaeyoon slowly pulled away from him.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m… fine.”
Seeing Jaeyoon smiling despite his slightly wet eyes, Jinhoo briefly kissed his forehead. Then he took out antiseptic and a bandage from the first aid kit he had prepared in advance and treated the wound on Jaeyoon’s neck. Jaeyoon frowned and grimaced at the sting of the antiseptic.
“All done.”
Jinhoo, who had carefully applied the bandage, smiled at Jaeyoon. Smiling in response, Jaeyoon touched his neck with his hand. Now this was a mark left by sunbae, not Han Doyoon. Thinking about it that way, he felt a tingling in his heart somehow. The unpleasant feeling he had whenever he remembered the wound had completely disappeared, and all that remained in his mind was the scene from moments ago and Jung Jinhoo’s face.
“Jaeyoon?”
Seeing Jaeyoon lost in thought, Jinhoo called his name with a concerned voice.
“Does it hurt a lot?”
When Jinhoo placed his hand over Jaeyoon’s, which was holding his neck, and asked, Jaeyoon shook his head.
“I’m happy.”
“Huh…?”
“Thinking that this was left by sunbae…”
Jaeyoon looked at Jinhoo with crescent-shaped eyes.
“Makes me extremely happy.”
This feeling was a first. I’m not slightly masochistic, am I? Jaeyoon smiled with a curved line on his lips, feeling happy despite his slight worry. Staring blankly at him, Jinhoo soon grabbed Jaeyoon’s shoulders and leaned his upper body forward. As their faces got closer, Jaeyoon opened his eyes wide before slowly closing them. Contrary to his expectation that he would feel the touch on his lips any moment, there was no sign of it no matter how long he waited. When Jaeyoon carefully opened his eyes, he blinked blankly at the sight of Jinhoo stopping right in front of his nose.
‘Wasn’t he going to kiss me…?’
If it was a misunderstanding, it would be too embarrassing… But how could it be a misunderstanding? Seeing Jaeyoon’s confused face, Jinhoo burst into a small laugh.
‘He’s laughing? Why is he laughing?!’
Flustered, Jaeyoon blinked rapidly before frowning and making a sullen expression. Don’t tell me he was joking? Sunbae… At the voice calling him in a subdued tone, Jinhoo smiled gently and rested his forehead against Jaeyoon’s.
“I promised I would wait, but I almost did it first.”
“What…? What do you mean… Oh!”
Frowning at Jinhoo’s words, Jaeyoon soon understood what he meant. He recalled that on the day he confessed, Jinhoo had promised to wait when Jaeyoon said they would kiss next time. Wait, but he’s stopping at this timing?! Jaeyoon looked at Jinhoo with an incredulous expression. In response, Jinhoo’s eyes curved with mischief.
‘…This person…’
Jaeyoon let out a small sigh. With his brows slightly furrowed as he looked at Jinhoo, Jaeyoon soon grabbed his shoulders and leaned his upper body down. He felt soft lips touching his, and their tongues intertwined between parted lips. Jinhoo’s hand gently cradled Jaeyoon’s head. In response, Jaeyoon wrapped his arms around Jinhoo’s neck and pressed their bodies closer. The two shared a long, deep kiss before their lips parted. Jaeyoon looked at Jinhoo with slightly furrowed brows, panting for breath.
“Sunbae, you’re good at kissing?”
‘Even though you’re just a high school student…’
At the sight of Jaeyoon staring at him with a pouty expression, Jinhoo smiled slightly and wiped the corner of Jaeyoon’s mouth with his thumb.
‘Right, with that face and being this sweet too, he must have dated a lot. I did too. But…’
Why are you better at kissing than me, a 28-year-old?! Talent? Yeah, let’s just say it’s talent. Seeing Jaeyoon glaring at him with a frowning expression, Jinhoo found it cute and tried hard to hold back his laughter. He carefully rubbed Jaeyoon’s cheek with his hand, then gently cradled the back of his neck and kissed him again. When Jaeyoon remained still with his lips tightly closed, Jinhoo let out a small laugh and then slightly licked Jaeyoon’s lips with his tongue. Jaeyoon. At the voice calling his name in a pleasant tenor, Jaeyoon frowned for a moment before dropping his shoulders as if helpless and parting his lips. As Jinhoo kissed him even more deeply than before, Jaeyoon’s body gradually weakened. Wrapping his arm around Jaeyoon’s waist as he fell backward, Jinhoo carefully laid him down on the bed and tilted his head to match their lips more deeply.
‘I can’t… breathe…’
When Jaeyoon grabbed his collar tightly, Jinhoo slowly pulled his lips away. Jaeyoon panted, taking in the breath he had lacked. Looking down at the flushed cheeks, relaxed eyes, and glistening lips, a satisfied smile formed on Jinhoo’s lips. He leaned down and briefly kissed Jaeyoon’s lips.
Seeing Jinhoo looking completely fine unlike himself, Jaeyoon gritted his teeth and resolved to train Lee Jaeyoon’s body to be healthier.
“Shall we go back…? If we don’t go now, I think Hajun sunbae might explode?”
Jaeyoon showed his phone, which had been vibrating non-stop for a while. Even at this moment, messages from Sim Hajun were rapidly scrolling up in the group chat.
Hajun Sunbae [Kokomong]
Hajun Sunbae [My Kokomong]
Hajun Sunbae [Jaeyoon, Kokomong~~~]
Hajun Sunbae [Where has my Kokomong gotten to??]
Hajun Sunbae [Is the vending machine broken??]
Hajun Sunbae (Dog with question mark emoticon)
Hajun Sunbae [Juice, my juice!!!]
Hajun Sunbae (Crying dog emoticon)
Hajun Sunbae [I’m thirsty]
Hajun Sunbae [Thirsty~~~]
Hajun Sunbae [Jaeyoon, Jung Jinhoo~~~~~~!!!]
Hajun Sunbae (Dog running left and right emoticon)
Hajun Sunbae [Kokomo-o-o-o-ong~~~~~!!!!!!]
Hajun Sunbae (Crying dog emoticon)
Heejun [It’s too noisy, are you still far away?]
Class President [Jaeyoon, are you okay? Did something happen??]
Class President (Crying cat emoticon)
Hajun Sunbae (Peach flailing emoticon)
Heejun (Angry dog emoticon)
It was complete chaos. Jinhoo let out a big sigh at the sight. Jaeyoon checked the juice cans he had gotten from the vending machine earlier. As expected, all the juice cans had become lukewarm. It was obvious what kind of tantrum Sim Hajun would throw if they brought these.
‘I’ll have to get new ones.’
Jaeyoon got up from the bed and neatly arranged his disheveled clothes. He buttoned up again, and Jinhoo, who had been staring at him, tilted his head and asked.
“Are you buttoning up?”
“Huh? Ah, it’s too noticeable… Would you prefer if I didn’t button up?”
“It’s not that, I was worried you might be hot…”
Seeing Jinhoo avoiding eye contact as he answered, Jaeyoon pressed his lips together to hold back a laugh. Does he mean since it’s a mark he left, there’s no need to hide it now? That’s cute… Jaeyoon unbuttoned the buttons he had fastened tightly. Then he smiled brightly.
“You’re right. It’s hot, so it’s better not to button up.”
At Jaeyoon’s answer, the corners of Jinhoo’s lips turned upward. He looked so adorable with his joy clearly showing on his face that Jaeyoon bit his lip.
After putting the lukewarm juice cans in the mini refrigerator and about to leave the room, Jaeyoon suddenly turned his head as if something had just occurred to him and said to Jinhoo.
“Oh, I’ve decided to stay with Heejun in his room from today.”
“…Why??”
To Jinhoo, who was blinking in confusion, Jaeyoon briefly explained the situation. After listening quietly, Jinhoo gently grabbed Jaeyoon’s wrist and said.
“You don’t like my room?”
“What? No…”
Jaeyoon closed his mouth at the sight of Jinhoo staring at him. Don’t like sunbae’s room? How could that be? But for the two of them to stay together… Jaeyoon recalled kissing Jinhoo earlier. His cheeks automatically grew hot.
‘The two of us staying alone in one room… I can’t handle it!!!’
Jaeyoon quickly racked his brain to find a nice way to refuse. Jinhoo, who had been quietly watching him, slightly tightened his grip on Jaeyoon’s wrist. Then, drooping his large eyes and asking in a dejected voice, “You don’t like it?” Jaeyoon’s pupils shook rapidly at the sight. After moving his lips a few times, Jaeyoon eventually dropped his shoulders and shook his head from side to side.
“I like it…”
It was Jaeyoon’s defeat. Looking at the delighted Jinhoo with a resigned expression, Jaeyoon transferred the responsibility to his future self. Fighting, myself. Please, don’t forget that sunbae is still a high school student. Hang in there, my reason!!
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
