#134
I closed and opened my eyes two or three times.
‘Just now… what was that?’
I thought my depression was getting better, but is that not true? Have I started hallucinating? The floor I just touched with my feet… it seemed to ripple.
When I squeezed my eyes shut and opened them again, I saw a normal floor as if nothing had happened.
“Hyung, are you okay?”
Shin Haejun looked at me with a worried face. I blinked blankly, then nodded. I didn’t know how long I had been unconscious, but I vaguely remembered dreaming. I couldn’t remember any of the dream’s content though.
Anyway, my head felt much clearer. Judging by the fact that we were still in this bizarre room, it seemed I hadn’t been unconscious for very long. We must have been here for less than an hour.
“Did you clean it?”
I asked Shin Haejun, examining the back of my hand which was dry and clean, not sticky at all. He nodded.
“Dowoon-ssi, you must have been surprised. I’m sorry. After being the one to suggest a date… I guess the escape room wasn’t for me.”
I apologized to Hyun Dowoon, feeling a bit dejected. Regardless of the reason, he must have been shocked when his date suddenly collapsed. When I apologized, he sighed deeply and said:
“It’s fortunate if it was just a simple collapse. Jaeha-ssi seems weak to these things.”
“I’ve never really thought about it before… But I guess you’re right. I must be weak to this kind of thing.”
I had never thought I had a phobia, but apparently I did. Though I wondered if it could be called a phobia when it was filled with things anyone would find unpleasant.
“What’s this smell?”
Suddenly, a scent like petroleum or an underground parking lot wafted past my nose. For a moment, I thought there might be a fire and turned my head in confusion, but Hyun Dowoon gave a bitter smile and patted my shoulder.
“It seems to be a device made for people who find such scents unpleasant.”
“I wonder if there are really people who enjoy this. Are they perverts…?”
“If you hadn’t collapsed, I was finding it quite fun.”
I wondered what kind of pervert would pay money to enjoy this, but apparently it was someone like Shin Haejun.
“I’m glad at least you enjoyed it. I want to get out of here quickly…”
“Let’s go. We’ve been staying here just in case you wanted to stay longer.”
Hyun Dowoon took my hand and lifted me up. I vowed never to come to something like this again, and followed Hyun Dowoon and Shin Haejun out as they unlocked the last lock, which had been solved at some point.
After that, they insisted I needed to eat something because I must be drained, and even had me drink a sweet beverage at a cafe to replenish my sugar. Before I knew it, we had filled the full 8 hours. When I quickly checked my phone, I saw that items 1 and 3 had changed to “achieved”.
‘Now I just need to achieve number 2…’
I clenched my fist, thinking of the secret weapon I had prepared for today.
“Um… Aren’t you tired?”
“Are you tired? We have been out for a long time today. Should we go home?”
When I spoke to Shin Haejun first, he quickly asked while examining my complexion. Hyun Dowoon immediately stood up, gathering all the shopping bags from earlier.
I followed the two of them out of the cafe in a daze. As it was a cafe near the multiplex, we could see the large building as soon as we exited.
‘If I do this, they’ll understand, right?’
I swallowed hard, grabbed the hems of their clothes to stop them, and glanced repeatedly towards the back of the multiplex.
“What’s wrong?”
“Should we play a bit more inside?”
Ugh… that’s not it…!
I squeezed my eyes shut, then opened them and muttered in a very small voice:
“I’m… too tired to go home…”
“Should we teleport directly?”
Hyun Dowoon asked with a worried face. Shin Haejun, standing beside me, murmured that I “seemed a bit stiff” while massaging my shoulders.
I wish they would understand properly…!
“That…! I want to sleep outside tonight…”
“Hm…?”
“…Just follow me!”
I pouted and pulled the two along. As we were heading towards the multiplex and turned to the side, Shin Haejun, who had been following silently, suddenly shouted “Ah!”
“We’re going to a hotel… mmph!”
Are you crazy?! You’re spreading rumors all over the neighborhood!
I hurriedly grabbed Shin Haejun’s collar, pulled his head down, and covered his mouth.
Of course, the news that we went to a hotel would spread anyway, but it feels different when it comes from his own mouth!
When I glared at him, Shin Haejun licked my palm with his tongue. Surprised, I opened my eyes wide, and he grinned and whispered, “I won’t say it if you don’t want me to.”
Glancing to the side, I saw Hyun Dowoon smiling quietly with an unreadable expression.
“Let’s go quietly… whoa!”
As I was about to head towards the hotel entrance after speaking coaxingly, suddenly Shin Haejun and Hyun Dowoon linked their arms with mine and started walking rapidly as if escorting me. I felt like I was almost being carried.
Before I knew it, we had received a room upgrade at the front desk, collected the card, and were in the elevator.
‘Why aren’t they saying anything?’
I glanced up at the two of them, but they were both silently staring at the elevator display as the numbers went up.
And the moment the elevator doors opened, they both picked me up and rushed towards the room.
“W-wait…!”
As soon as we entered the luxurious room, Hyun Dowoon started kissing my lips repeatedly.
“Wai… mmph…!”
As I tried to push him away to gather my thoughts, suddenly hands appeared from behind and started unbuttoning my shirt. As skin was exposed, warm hands touched it. I grabbed Shin Haejun’s hand as it traced a long line down my body, and used my other hand to block Hyun Dowoon’s body. Only then did the two of them separate from me.
The two looked a bit displeased. I sighed softly, sat on the sofa, and waved my hands to call them over.
“What’s the rush? You really surprised me.”
“Isn’t it obvious? You booked the hotel yourself. Just thinking about what face you must have made while making the reservation…”
Shin Haejun’s ears turned bright red. He seemed to be imagining all sorts of things.
“W-well… um…”
As Shin Haejun became shy like that, I felt strange. Feeling shy myself, I tried to close my open shirt front, but Hyun Dowoon approached with large strides.
“W-why are you like this?”
Somehow, an ominous atmosphere flowed. I tensed up slightly, stopped buttoning my shirt, and just held onto the collar, when Hyun Dowoon’s large hands gripped both my wrists.
And soon his lips crashed onto mine. Even the sound of my heavy breathing flowed into Hyun Dowoon’s mouth.
“W-wait a moment…!”
I didn’t plan to start like this…! I was planning to leisurely look around the room, cuddle a bit, then order some wine later in the night before attempting skinship!
“Can’t wait. You’ll have to endure, Jaeha-ssi.”
However, Hyun Dowoon didn’t seem likely to listen to my plan. His eyes looked crazed, completely different from his usual kind and gentlemanly attitude.
“Th-that… mm, mmm…”
I tried to say something, but Hyun Dowoon’s mouth persistently chased mine. His heated tongue coiled around mine like a snake. All strength left my body, and pressed down by his large frame, my back sank deeply into the sofa cushion.
“Lee Jaeha said to stop.”
Shin Haejun said in a disapproving voice. I glanced at him, wondering if he was going to save me, but I saw that Shin Haejun’s eyes were also spinning as he approached.
‘I’m… completely done for…’
Any sweet plans were over.
I had no choice but to helplessly fall into whatever the two of them did.
“Ah, we need to do Guiding.”
After persistently exploring my mouth, Hyun Dowoon seemed to come to his senses a bit and brought up Guiding.
Shin Haejun, who had been constantly fidgeting with my legs propped up on the sofa armrest, also let out a small groan of “Ah.”
I swallowed hard, then shook my head. It was such a big decision that my gaze kept dropping to the floor.
“S-so. Today… without Guiding.”
“…Huh? Without… Guiding?”
Shin Haejun asked back in a slightly dumbfounded voice. If only they could understand at once, it would be so much cleaner!
“Y-yeah. Without.”
I wanted to fire it out rapidly, but this was all that came out of my mouth.
“What’s gotten into you today… Did we do something to deserve a huge reward from Lee Jaeha?”
Shin Haejun muttered curiously, then hugged me tightly.
“B-because… today is a d-date…”
As I spoke, suppressing my embarrassment, Hyun Dowoon let out a deflating sound and picked me up. Shin Haejun also didn’t stop me from being lifted. They usually don’t get along, but their teamwork is good at times like this.
“Are you really okay with this?”
Hyun Dowoon, who had gently placed me on the bed, asked with serious eyes. It seemed to be a warning about what was to come, and I involuntarily shrank back. But I endured and nodded to Hyun Dowoon, and two large bodies crashed over me like waves.
“I really… love you.”
“I like you, I love you, Lee Jaeha.”
The two whispered, kissing my hands and feet respectively.
***
As soon as I woke up and looked around, I saw Shin Haejun looking at me with fond eyes. Hyun Dowoon was still sleeping motionless, holding me tightly.
“Didn’t you sleep…?”
My voice came out raspy from being tormented until just before sleeping. As I frowned, Shin Haejun handed me water from the bedside table. After gulping down the water, the dryness finally disappeared.
“I just… couldn’t sleep.”
Shin Haejun whispered, looking at me with dreamy eyes as if he was still dreaming.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
