MDOF | Chapter 1.4

“Yaa! I told you not to get on the bed!”76bf5751dac4a655

Before he could even finish, Yeon’s tail, curled up on the bed, suddenly darted away.5972f00817101087

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“You have your own cushion, yikes! Not under the bed!”f77fb5808529ffe8

The world couldn’t be any noisier. In a room that was always filled with nothing but silence, there was now a loud commotion and a breathless chase that lasted just a moment. Seonwoo barely managed to grab Yeon’s waist as he tried to crawl under the bed, panting, then shook his limp body vigorously.6aafc3d251c4d98b

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“I’m going to take you back to the underworld.”ffca4f9825956e06

The soft bundle of fur hung limply in Seonwoo’s grip, swaying this way and that, before lifting its head slightly, its dark eyes twinkling.ec301336a67a9a2c

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Ugh, so cute… Seonwoo bit back the words he couldn’t bear to say out loud and sighed.9f57e05983ec7b97

After checking d4247f0686 for dust 118a4f863e here and b25eceb3e5 there on f6c65a397a the body 203c7fa7af and confirming 3d7d579634 it was e4686675f4 clean, Seonwoo 2704cf76d1 set Yeon b2b9444383 down. He immediately buried himself c4e53fa14c in his cushion, starting f611327992 to lick his front 12ebabb46c paws.f6056fc9e2f96da1

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Before the 00984bdcdc water droplets 5264a54e30 on the 8b488fc18b neatly washed a04213e185 hair could a6f2adf4ea fall, Seonwoo, 7383a96c8c having dried 98abf24f08 his hair d7c56e5ce6 with the b07ae61de8 towel around 738f4e1a75 his neck, d39f05c05f let out 1cf6829c13 a deep e6de6fcdf3 sigh and fc16b09974 sat on 5011146283 the edge ccb0444f80 of the ad615db58e bed. Feeling the plush comfort 8f97d60003 and sinking into it, aaace97b89 he watched Yeon licking a1b235146d himself with a bright 5b1667c773 red tongue.038f484183af6117

Seeing the fluffy white fur spread out on the dog cushion he’d hastily bought, it was like soft clouds rising. Whether it was the falling white hairs or Yeon’s cuteness, Seonwoo’s mind was a mess.7866a2917f49dd3c

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But he didn’t voice how beautiful the lush fur was or how cute the fox looked when his eyes curved and his mouth opened to reveal sharp fangs as you scratched his head.cdeac6f9e01c5246

He was definitely going dfafe16652 to shamelessly claim the 45252e6be0 bed.979fa6e97bbc3999

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This strange cohabitation hadn’t been long, but it had added something to Seonwoo’s monotonous routine.c31fc7f4c20aec3e

One was that b08e95420a cleaning time had 589f7db1ce increased, and the 297a7534a1 other was taking 058401bf72 a walk around bf501b4610 the neighborhood late 0af75efe03 at night, holding 1a7fddec16 Yeon in his d7fd588c07 arms.af3e5415346a8bd0

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When he suggested a leash, Yeon bared his teeth and growled. Left with no choice, Seonwoo attached a soft harness. Walking around with Yeon’s warm body in his arms, the cool air from the pre-set AC was indescribably welcome.90976c8dd202346a

Today, too, they’d finished their late walk and he’d just washed up. After the commotion over Yeon claiming the center of the bed, Seonwoo was enveloped by a lackluster sense of fatigue signaling the end of his day’s work.31ed450697c8afe8

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The concerning thing was that Yeon wasn’t eating anything. After seeing him knock over a can of food with his back paw, Seonwoo decided to stop worrying about it. Being a divine beast, he’d take care of himself.9f796b02c6341238

The nape 171ed849da of his 373a80887d neck warmed a6b9c1857a up again efd7327714 with the 2299f67f15 heat from cd091fd6e2 the hairdryer. After drying cf2779902e his hair, 49a53fc60c Seonwoo swept 49a1d71305 away the 01dfab79e0 fallen strands 57c314f171 with a c4be4ed456 brush and e7f6a6500f leaned back 88f8fca10b against the 7a57ada76d mattress.d4bd39aa21db2bb8

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It should be time by now. Pretending not to care, he glanced over quickly, and soon heard the soft patter of fluffy feet approaching. The fur ball squeezed between his knees, sniffing to verify Seonwoo’s scent, then stretched out contentedly showing his soft belly. His hand unconsciously kneading the soft front paws tensed.fa4c0677bb649621

The fox, looking up at Seonwoo who was focused on his phone screen, perked up his ears at the blue light seeping from it. Then, he lightly bit Seonwoo’s hand.9e0c9debd690c1d3

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“Ouch!”24a45fd8f377ce67

Seeing the tiny teeth marks on his pale hand, Seonwoo glared at the fox in his arms. As if nothing had happened, the fox licked the bitten spot with his pink tongue and nestled his pointed snout between Seonwoo’s knees.9bcc6c921b36da28

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“What was that for?”9188e261d488ccb0

“Why are you looking at that?”6e6dea71a8f501eb

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Yeon, who had smoothly slipped out from between the knees, was now lying on the bed in human form – still with fox ears and tail – and resting his chin on Seonwoo’s shoulder. The light scent of the forest wafted between his words.476942b9f6ceb04c

“The shop again?”94e8ca8fbd143089

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“Uh…”679b1aa0c9a45f6f

“You don’t have any reason to go there as a human.”dd21cf8e6a32a087

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His black eyes scanned Seonwoo from head to toe with disinterest, then he hummed, burying his face back into Seonwoo’s shoulder. Is this his bangs? Eyelashes? Ah, ears. The perked-up ears tickled his cheek, making Seonwoo stretch his neck out.3e5ff546ca38b2db

“How did you end up in the underworld?”1026ca46cb1db782

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“What exactly is the underworld? Is it different from hell?”d0f69d7f7e896d89

Like someone caught doing something wrong, he turned off the street view on the screen, changing the subject. Yeon’s breath tickled his ear as he responded, “Hmm,” but Seonwoo tried not to make a fuss and waited for an answer.b1628cb13448135e

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“The middle ground between this world and the next. I don’t know what humans call it these days.”9b3a377fa4ccf1f3

The slow movement of his red lips caught the edge of Seonwoo’s vision.52b10fb01df4ff97

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“A place where non-humans exist. You could say it’s a middle passage connecting this world and the next.”fe0e05ceb13587cb

“It’s not like anyone can just go there.”1abcacf1ae78c795

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“Exactly. How were you there that day?”56ae649532615089

And how did you break a centuries-old seal so easily? If it was a seal that could be undone by a child’s mistaken gesture, then staying quietly attached to the divine tree must have been exhausting.60ef5846bebae831

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“…I don’t know, I was just looking for an uninhabited place.”c6d5b81233c69f33

Why there? Seonwoo’s lips moved with the unspoken question. Did he want to share?74cf5569b5d57f86

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“More importantly, get off me. Why are you clinging to me like this?”8708ee833b0264d1

“Suddenly?”5806b36041f16d8a

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That’s when you’re a fox. Now you’re almost human. Trying to hide his trembling from the breath on his neck, Seonwoo moved away, and Yeon didn’t come any closer.745766cf9756fe07

Though they hadn’t lived together long, Seonwoo felt he could get used to the warmth they shared.dd146560a04a8d32

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Weren’t all things from the underworld supposed to be cold? Rubbing his neck still feeling the chill, he looked back to see Yeon lying on the bed, wagging his tail, then quietly tucking it around his waist after seeing Seonwoo’s frown.021eb6cd192e7ddb

“Oh, whatever. Just fluff it moderately.”6530a0d1cf6562a6

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The blanket can go in the dryer anyway. With his resigned muttering, the sound of Yeon’s tail swishing through the air grew louder. Do you like it? If so, fine…72b51dc7c14d5528

“Isn’t it hard to transform? Are you okay exerting yourself like that?”de2f84cb0394b307

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Isn’t it a waste? You should save your energy to go home, Yeon tilted his head.8feb0018837ca5fd

“Do you have to go?”85eb7183fd3de946

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“…?”936ef8a6d8bedd20

No, of course, you have to go. This isn’t your home…6f55a01dcc35de0c

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“Do you want to stay here?”c11bd49eae2c03cc

At the question that slipped out unintentionally, Yeon tilted his head in thought. The man’s lips were seductively red. Shaking off meaningless concerns, Seonwoo waited for an answer, then chuckled.3056fb3b29a6f07d

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It’s not like we’ll be together forever. He was going to finish what he couldn’t before summer vacation ended, so was he really going to be swayed by this little warmth at his fingertips? He changed the question.fc196df52d5ceeb6

“Why do you want to stay here?”ce0c11237f607701

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The white ear bent back. Suppressing the urge to play with the pointed tip, Seonwoo focused on Yeon’s lips. Hold back, touch him when he’s a fox. A high school boy sitting next to a large man, messing with fox ears – it’s not a good picture from any angle.fa82164107b38847

“…From you…”5eb35bbfc63533d4

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“Hm?”021d84b616b74a3f

“I think I smell something delicious, but I’m not sure.”6508b2e358abe164

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At the unexpected answer, Seonwoo’s face hardened. Delicious smell, so something a fox would like… raw meat? No, he’s a divine beast. He doesn’t eat meat, right?015923666a5a69c5

“There’s definitely a scent that comes and goes…”093ef53dcd1f4dd6

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It stimulates my salivary glands but when I try to check again, it’s gone. Yeon cut off his sentence and tilted his head. Is there some strange smell from me? Seonwoo’s arm was gripped by Yeon’s long nails as he sniffed.06dfe70f1cda8696

“Whoa.”659b79c7caac7b8c

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As Seonwoo pulled him from under the bed, he came along effortlessly. Seonwoo, sitting on the mattress, was taken aback, but Yeon ignored his reaction, pressing his beautifully shaped nose into Seonwoo’s neck.bc9d170dfddfe9b9

At the sniffing sound, Seonwoo’s shoulders tensed, but Yeon’s nose, persistently sniffing from the collarbone to the waist, finally stopped at the throbbing chest.fc001f137b43a976

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Ah, here. It was like the scent of something appetizing that seemed to make his mouth water, only to disappear as if it was a mistake. It was frustrating. Now, it might be tart like an unripe persimmon if eaten, or…b21afa3ebb62e91b

The white eyelashes 62db0646c9 brushed against his 20064f3d45 chest, tickling. Through the 1d125f2f8b thin summer 329aae1328 T-shirt, they e45ef29d6a felt like b7b71354f2 tiny insects 5f4bb8fbc4 passing by. Feeling the dampness d3b42bbbb2 from the sniffing, 0f92f0c46d Seonwoo pushed Yeon 69f6883ece away.4bf5f8fe8a5e801b

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“What the heck are you doing?”8f1b0b383f45e697

“Disgusting?”99e8edec31f62b27

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“Isn’t it disgusting for two grown men to be sticking together like this?”a53e7de331e4502c

With a deliberate 3581c69b93 huff, Seonwoo pulled d84165a5c9 away, brushing aside dab853f8cf the tail that 4e62469afe was trying to 28bccc642e wrap around him. Although the 68a7c6165b touch was 266bd232fa as soft d4fbc29f52 as high-quality e94004fd78 fabric, the 71e73ba363 thought of 421e36bc7a it being c7a430d618 attached to d450fb7005 a man a9583753b0 sitting there 2360409e37 made him 15415cf5de hesitate to 9e6f328815 pet it.3c06ca4ee6d88961

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“So, you… you want to eat me, that’s why you’re staying?”4ca35e3d5cbf04f5

The black eyes that rolled around seemed to treat his statement like a casual discussion of whether to order chicken for a midnight snack. Seonwoo’s back broke out in a cold sweat, remembering the pain of the day his limbs were torn apart.60b7a14d8f399f28

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“Hmm. Maybe.”9039a01d45aaba70

He’s been asleep for over 500 years, and it seemed like Yeon was still half-asleep. His eyelids blinked slowly in gentle arcs.c26c4afe1bc8129f

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Usually, they’d try to eat you in secret… Saying he wants to eat you openly…8b5258f3dc0ca35b

The fangs visible between his slightly parted lips weren’t particularly menacing. The straight, pointed nails at the end of his slender fingers, like the phrase “jade-like hands,” didn’t seem life-threatening either.926d80985e474b02

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But considering how he easily dealt with the goblin who attacked him, or the invisible force pulling things, or how he moved in the blink of an eye – if Yeon wanted to, escaping would be futile. It was Yeon who brought him to this unknown house when he was unconscious, so eating someone like him would be no big deal if he desired it.0469f8f11dc715ed

Still, pain was something he didn’t want. Were Yeon’s red lips stained from feeding like this? Lost in silly thoughts, Seonwoo’s ears turned slightly red, unable to hide the trembling in his voice.27cb4de5ca3b754f

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“Would it… hurt a lot to be eaten by you?”00723658c40617db

He didn’t want to show weakness, but his voice betrayed him.9c057a9340f35b1c

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“Depends on the situation?”4ce22aa58b8b3f92

“Can you eat me without it hurting?”3fe7bb5aa5ab3f82

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It was a foolish question. What’s painless in different situations? Is it the difference between being killed before being eaten or eaten alive?e45a7a9c962ee08f

Yeon, who had stretched out his arms, sat up straight, making Seonwoo look up at his face. For some reason, his indifferent eyes showed no desire, giving Seonwoo an unreasonable assurance that he wouldn’t be eaten right away, and he relaxed his tense body.c707c2de051d9793

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Yeon, who had been c01b14a29e staring into space all 5de80bbaab day, rarely lifted the bd3c902d94 corners of his plump 15f989ed4f lips.70ef75f9e811f146

“Of course.”c9c603831cf161a7

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It was unmistakably the ce76b760b5 smile of a predator d557da848b placing its prey on 6dcb39d156 the dining table.3f75393b22f5345a