Chapter 73
I cleaned up after eating and organized my space. Kim Doyun’s complexion had improved slightly after having a meal. Perhaps because of that, he looked strangely pleased. It became difficult to interrogate someone who looked like that about whether he had met the men who escaped. Occasionally stealing glances at Kim Doyun as he gazed out the window, I gathered towels and the children’s father’s clothes and headed up to the fourth floor.
The fourth floor was completely collapsed and broken except for one side. Large and small containers that appeared to have been placed by the children’s parents filled the fourth floor. I was surprised and delighted by the amount of water, which was more than I expected. With this much, I could wash up a bit without any problems going forward. There was even soap and shampoo in the corner…
I washed up lightly. The rainwater had a slight fishy smell, but it felt good. While shaking my hair dry as I went back downstairs, I found Kim Doyun standing in front of the sleeping children. He was brushing their hair and examining them from different angles before he noticed me and smiled. His gaze briefly swept over my wet hair and body.
“Did you wash up?”
“Yes! Wow, it feels so good. Would you like to wash up too, Doyun? There’s plenty of water upstairs.”
I took out a fresh towel from the bathroom and handed it to him along with new clothes. The towel had a faint fabric softener scent. The clothes… they probably wouldn’t fit, but they’d be better than what he was wearing now. Kim Doyun received the towel and clothes, smiled briefly, and went up to the fourth floor. I scratched my neck awkwardly as I found it strange how he kept looking me over until he went upstairs.
I carefully covered the soundly sleeping children with blankets and went downstairs to check below. I also checked if Jang Jae-gyeong had returned. Perhaps because Jang Jae-gyeong was comfortable entering the forest alone, I was, though it’s a bit unfair to say, less worried about him compared to Kim Doyun. Due to the brighter patterns in the sky today, the forest looked clearer than usual. I could even see monsters crawling and scratching the ground nearby… But today, for some reason, the monsters weren’t approaching the building and were lingering near the trees. What’s going on?
Finding it strange, I examined the trees and discovered something black hanging from a branch. It was so dark under the branches that it was difficult to identify what the black thing was. A monster was repeatedly straightening its waist, shaking its head wildly, then hunching over again. Each time it did this, the black thing seemed to wriggle and move. What is that? As I was watching carefully, something warm suddenly touched the nape of my neck.
“Ack!”
Startled, I covered my neck with both hands and turned around. He had approached without making a sound and was smiling behind me. I let out a sigh of relief while scolding him.
“Jeez, you scared me…”
I couldn’t continue speaking and stood there with my mouth wide open. Despite deliberately giving him the largest clothes I could find, they were stretched tight across his body. The buttons couldn’t be fastened up to his chest, only barely closing at the bottom. Looking at his openly exposed chest, I unconsciously rolled my eyes over it before hurriedly turning my head away. My heart began pounding.
“Oh, the clothes are quite small.”
“The pants too. They’re a bit short and tight, but…”
Kim Doyun smiled with a slightly pained expression. Tight? I rolled my eyes again. I could see his ankles clearly exposed. I laughed at the length that had become perfect 3/4 pants, but then realized what was tight and my laughter stopped. The bulging thickness on his tightly stretched thighs, that is… He watched my flustered reaction, laughed briefly, then rubbed my cheek with his index finger.
“Want me to show you?”
“What? What??”
My voice cracked as I answered. Kim Doyun’s smile deepened. Realizing he was teasing me, I covered my reddening face with one hand. But what started as a light, playful touch on my cheek became more intense over time. The sudden touch tickled, making me shrink my neck. His fingers traced down my neck and were now exploring my collarbone.
“…You have a mole here.”
“D-do I?”
Although I knew about it, it felt strangely new when Kim Doyun mentioned it while rubbing it with his finger. Unconsciously, I raised my hand to touch around my collarbone and made contact with Kim Doyun’s finger. Startled, I curled my fingers and looked up at Kim Doyun. He was staring intently at my face with narrowed eyes. His fingers, which had been rubbing my collarbone, gently brushed my face and pushed my hair back. The strange atmosphere made my ears burn. I swallowed unconsciously and asked him.
“W-why?”
“Talking about moles… reminded me of the bruise Seongho had.”
“Ah, the bruise…”
Now that he mentioned it, I’d forgotten about that. By now, it should be long gone. I rubbed my temple with my palm and our hands touched again. Kim Doyun lowered my hand, stared at my face, and muttered.
“The bruise is still there.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I thought it was a mole.”
I was surprised that it was still there after all this time. Concerned because it was a bruise from the meteor shower, I rubbed my temple harder and clicked my tongue briefly. It wasn’t like I was sick or anything, and worrying wouldn’t help, so what was the point? Kim Doyun silently looked at me for a moment, seeming lost in thought, then smiled slightly.
“…Somehow.”
“Pardon?”
I asked, but Kim Doyun didn’t answer. Feeling awkward, I turned my eyes away only to have my wrist firmly grabbed. Startled and trying to step back, my waist was caught too. Like someone entranced, he held my face and examined it from different angles before rubbing my temple. It stung sharply like static electricity, and I tried to turn my head away. But Kim Doyun’s hand persistently followed, gripping my head and continuing to rub my temple.
“Ugh.”
His grip made it feel like my head would burst. In pain, I shook my head to protest, but Kim Doyun, who had been staring intensely, smiled slightly. Our eyes met when he smiled, but due to the timing, it strangely seemed like he was smiling at my pain.
“Doyun, that hurts.”
“…Oh.”
I grabbed his wrist and trembled. Seeing my struggle to remove his hand, the force finally relaxed. Kim Doyun pressed his lips against my eye with a truly apologetic expression.
“I’m sorry. I was just so worried…”
Is that how a worried person acts? The question briefly surged. But when Kim Doyun, whispering his apology, rubbed his lips against my face, my thoughts flew away. His soft lips brushed my nose and moved down to my lips. The light tapping seemed to urge what would come next. Though wondering if this was right, I hesitantly opened my lips. Kim Doyun paused momentarily at the sight of my slightly parted lips, then smiled.
“Mmm…”
Kim Doyun’s tongue pushed between my lips. The strange sensation sent shivers throughout my body. It wasn’t unpleasant. It was a shiver similar to the pleasure of experiencing another person’s flesh in my mouth and the fact that it was Kim Doyun. It felt too good and embarrassing. Without realizing it, I opened my tightly closed eyes and peeked at Kim Doyun. Would he react like me, or would he find kissing a man unappealing? I looked to find out…
Kim Doyun had a slightly strange expression. He looked surprised or as if he’d encountered something unusual. Seeing this, I carefully pulled my lips away.
A moment of silence fell between us. I touched my lips, which still retained the soft sensation, then bit them hard. I wondered if the kiss was so bad that it caused such an expression, and my feelings became complicated. I really enjoyed it… I scratched the floor with my foot while watching his reaction. After a long silence, Kim Doyun laughed in his throat and tilted his head.
“…Strange.”
Wondering what he found strange, I carefully looked up at him. Just then, Kim Doyun held my face with both hands. He stared at me intensely, then suddenly pressed his lips against mine. Before I could open my mouth in surprise, his tongue pressed against my lips and pushed inside.
“Mmph!”
The flesh that urgently entered roughly explored my mouth. It touched my palate and pressed down on my tongue. The movement was not like a kiss, but more like searching for something, exploring everywhere, making me breathless. Panting and barely catching my breath, I realized my back had hit the wall. When did we get here? Before I could be surprised, trapped in Kim Doyun’s embrace, I trembled again at the tongue exploring my mouth. His hand, which had been around my waist, traveled up my back and caressed the nape of my neck. Goosebumps rose to the point where my hair stood on end, and my whole body grew hot.
The moment I wriggled to escape his embrace in the unfamiliar atmosphere, the hand caressing my nape gently pulled my hair back. As my head tilted back, I found myself looking directly at Kim Doyun’s face. He removed his lips and exhaled a soft sigh like someone who had urgently drunk water while thirsty.
“Really…”
“…Doyun?”
I called him while panting. But Kim Doyun just stared at me without answering. His eyes glistened strangely on his face as his smile faded. He pressed his forehead against mine and looked down at me silently, then rubbed his lips against mine again. Despite the intense kiss making it hard to breathe, all I could do was clutch Kim Doyun’s clothes. Because the moment I saw his slightly pleasure-filled expression and trembling eyebrows, my mind went up in flames.
Our continuously rubbing lips became wet, and my mouth and nose were busy exhaling heavy breaths. Kim Doyun kept rubbing his lips against my panting mouth before pressing his body against mine.
“It’s not enough, a little more…”
“Ah…”
My face burned hot as I noticed the arm around my waist and the thigh pushing between my legs. How long has it been since we acknowledged each other? Isn’t this moving too fast? I tried to push him away to refuse, but I couldn’t. He grabbed my hand and pulled it towards him, burying his face in my palm. He stared at me with slightly reddened eyes, and every time he blinked, his eyelashes fluttered, captivating my gaze. He sighed deeply and pleaded.
“More, just a little more…”
“Ah…”
I closed my eyes as I stared, mesmerized by our sticky, entangled gazes. I could only pant heavily as I watched his hand feeling around my waist, lifting my top, and slipping inside my pants.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
