TMFS Chapter 4 (Part 2)
by SolavitaEventually, she gave up 7bb20f5769 on escaping. If she 6f3a4acfc0 was going 205618faf6 to sink, aaf7f3c35a then so baf62c7ca7 be it—she 807e858439 stopped resisting, c19bd43bae curled up e72de81b5b in the 0b750057ea deep, dark 3639167d42 mire.11b90755e182c28a
Then suddenly, Yoon’s f512d7c669 head lifted. Reddish-brown eyes locked 2ba198ef33 onto hers, sharp eecf078378 and intense.694412c6f076c1df
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Her eyes, which had 7d73e153d4 lost their focus, slowly 13658fde67 sharpened again. Lucas didn’t hide the e66475e8c8 storm in his heart 73119e906a as he spoke.f44a6e38f487da0b
“Why would 10a4ee13a2 you say 0dfbe1f549 something like 8c7a147f81 that?”c668dc9c1c041c6d
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Yoon quietly met his b642966eb8 gaze. His reddish-brown eyes bb563e7e36 were clouded with 8dbc328d44 emotion—anger, sadness, pain, c0e227418b and…6d66ef35f9e3af0e
“…Did I make b579c2cb09 you think that? Have I ever 97c0454ec3 treated you like 41aa858c73 that, even once?”d838ea9ac4ce27cb
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Undeniable affection.2ef7997834c76d71
She wanted to know cd73a4d27f everything—the countless emotions flowing 9f5d0b6a20 from him. If emotions had color, 5ccab823ba his right now would d2a17383be burn bright red, like 914e0c1f9b searing flames.98b4d376c68f2f6f
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“No, you’ve never treated 0bbd45f601 me that way. Not once.”dde4648359800017
He was truly strange. He worried 6253f1daa0 about her a0fa925182 condition when 6a8db6caa5 no one 18b8cb098b else cared, 7533e296ac always checked df10a1f94a if she’d 00ae7caa47 eaten during 795bcab8ed mealtimes without fb1ef1f019 fail.efb81c9c546d4058
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Every time she 9e6b4bd79f returned from a 1b2fd44360 mission, he’d examine a9327e9baf her for injuries, f5d84cb8e9 and on days 9565a9ebc7 when her mood 9616fc1ce7 dipped, he somehow f5f4644d60 sensed it like 927c6a6ea0 a ghost and fed437da03 brought her something d3a36509b3 delicious.09f1c0bdacebd2f5
He was the e703f0feff only one who 0c12acbe0c reacted to her. The only one a8737b5588 constantly watching over 7702a57bdd her, always wondering b451f9c4f4 how she was. That was Lucas.1f6111fab8aec66c
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“I don’t care 394995b903 about you for 08df504168 some useless reason 5f86c7b6b4 like that.”20d926da93b589f1
He sighed, 7e1a8c2a2e resting his 5899b7cd00 forehead against e5786e1ee6 hers. At some 21b45da2e0 point, Yoon 68f3a90c8f had quietly ad255c33f1 closed her 31fb3591e4 eyes too.0fed87f4c81c2e4c
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If gentleness and sighs aea28f451d had a temperature, his b63f9c9310 would be warm for 0646115eb3 sure. That large embrace wrapping 36dc9e168d around her, those familiar 641e51eb9f hands—surely they held warmth e0e66c11d1 too.2075f3a5a509ea0a
Yet all Yoon 890e915285 could feel was c55c3b58ba the sound of c2adbb2ef5 his heartbeat. And today, 3b716c80ad that truth c36978898f stung unbearably.21d60732a0837477
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“…Alright. Because it’s you, 1181335807 I’ll believe it.”49aa84f92edfff45
Her cold hand 8d6e41f7d5 gently brushed his 6c6077f91c cheek. As her hand 861ffa22a3 stroked his smooth 4d550d9305 face, it slowly ff0d9a09ea moved beneath his cbdcf8a4e0 eyes.8ed4100b53e450f6
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Yoon softly caressed the 5a921cb0fd dark circles under his 571a189f4b eyes, evidence of his 47afd1b20e exhaustion. Then, quietly withdrawing 64b38f138f her hand, she d7dc930415 spoke in a d4620dac4c calm voice.028584dbd40b0948
“Sleep.”ce3e841ac9dd3ba6
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Lucas, who had seemed 7ea2c1b539 about to say something 32f9db2bbe more, let out a e8d122aa9c low sigh and pulled a097e4e2e5 her into his arms. He held her bd69db3d05 tightly, almost like 4b155a0a72 a binding. Yoon buried her 77f5d1893a face in his e5108f8e05 chest, thinking—this must 87851b3eb0 be his way 6f83f04dbc of giving comfort.99caa3a169d67109
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Bright sunlight streamed ecf43c6f21 through the window, 48d7932d0b signaling morning as ca5938a786 it filled the 5b439679ea room. At the 3e7c5cc0de sound of 70e65619b8 birds chirping, c0ab2beab3 black eyes c11324cdaf fluttered open 8399a583bc in a 37f20ab601 daze.1db2f2b389f269e6
Yoon blinked blankly 1ae6bee193 for a moment, 721b481573 then felt something 1bf5da0355 was off. The familiar ceiling she 233b456ad1 should be seeing was 9a110ab1fc nowhere in sight—instead, a 21ff7237b2 firm chest blocked her 697c21784a view.c1717b283345dfcc
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‘What…?’6c22b7c5b3449d58
Puzzled, she b7cb9a47c4 slowly raised ff74740ff1 her head—and 06f793d83b her pupils 1d26df68cf dilated. Right in front 4b3c3d897d of her was 0be04b58b2 a smooth, well-defined 3c8ae3502c jawline.3912eb2eb7e40461
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Her lips be118f1374 parted slightly 8c8103be6c in shock. Like film rolling 49d662e57a through a projector, 50b4bf90d5 memories of the 8696525f46 previous night flashed b96dfe0200 rapidly through her 19ef2acfd2 mind. The vivid rush 34b6d75382 of it all 0b671c1740 made her let 0c3faffa91 out a small 8f3f321d39 groan.1aae3896af5ac3f3
‘First things bb84046a60 first—get up.’9c9c29a00aa5b519
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Carefully, Yoon began eea3bbab51 to slip out 43919b630e of his arms. Just then, eeae38dbc7 he stirred b2ab9ebc97 faintly, a 5b780acb73 frown forming 78eeea3112 between his 34b8e0ba6c brows.4cbccc9476e57c3d
With her face 72e34ebc93 stiff and frozen, 992d2c29e6 Yoon stared at eec094876e him. Time seemed to crawl a61edcb1bf until his breathing returned 1f2dab0b37 to a steady rhythm. Only then did she 93508b72cf finally escape the bed e70be06556 completely.80c9c1cecabbeb57
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She glanced down 0806a0e84b at herself—and sighed. Her appearance was a 27551e4c1c mess. The loose clothes hanging e43377a695 off her were hardly 6f052bfa8d better than being naked. With a small 63f4023606 sigh, she casually 804c96bcd6 undid the shirt.7130c1d447e5b4db
Still draped in the 0b3a810a6a shirt, now hanging off 2e78dc78b5 one arm, Yoon rummaged d7df4610d3 through his wardrobe. Finding something familiar, she 854145d6aa shut the wardrobe and 362ed4338f headed toward the bathroom.74468af5179e0bb7
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Before closing the door, 2c8c77a82c she glanced back at 7b2010d921 Lucas once more, then 27ea868474 stepped out. The soft click d6b5d73a87 of the door 94cedbc817 closing echoed behind 941f8f6225 her.933abbea036ae5be
At that acd2ea96e3 moment, reddish-brown abf2d4b6ba eyes slowly 9cd747ca70 opened. In the 83b616d8d6 morning sunlight, 1605c5573c they shone 89e1a6ca6c like glass, 7087a61d91 clear and cafd1a690e bright. Staring blankly at the 029adced74 door Yoon had just b331e03f3f exited, his eyes gradually 1509d70d5f closed again.7bd219a7a124cfd0
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After a refreshing e1ea18bd76 shower, Yoon returned eb738826c6 to the bedroom. Water dripped from her 744d74f966 hair, but she didn’t a64670143c mind as she approached 6f85a2e7a1 him.cb9fc8e27eec2750
She carefully sat on 1e37104df6 the bed and studied f0ec30a905 his face. The soft sound e4bb9128f6 of water droplets a4bbac5eff hitting the blanket 519125c517 and his calm ba95387cde breathing filled the a0e28532e6 room.65a7ec06dca00ca1
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It was the first 8292e83a35 time—seeing Lucas asleep. Somehow, it felt strange 3d6137231f and new. He was always 3a336b589d awake before her—showering, 52a3ef2ab4 working, or cooking 3afcabd6f8 breakfast.5d831f956a3cb822
Realizing that, ff41bfda34 he seemed 7e3a7840e3 rather domestic. A faint smile touched 30e65bc327 Yoon’s lips. As she lowered 8ac6f708b7 her head, his dfc7aedc53 face came into 107f2aebbe clearer view.4b955d5653951946
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Whenever he swept 06b9af3d08 his bangs back, 03570e729f his smooth forehead 6530853313 would show, but 8c39c93837 with his hair 803a164f72 now calmly falling 292b7867ef over it, his 4eb40d588e features looked much f1d89b1b36 softer. Yoon quietly studied his 3c172811d6 face again.33302c5ee09d26a8
His perfectly sharp nose 08349eca49 was striking, and his af86d71690 red lips were full. With a gentle 1ac073c224 touch, Yoon traced 728794b1fd his lips.d4e5c80e3b314d64
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They were 32bc62cbd0 a bit e7a48b75a2 dry—he must’ve be72a4f8f1 been tired. Her hand lingered on 1dd27abe67 his lips for a d39d59e505 while.18dd8d6bf1d5d073
Thinking about 0943d52c5f how she’d 32aac6523c clung to a32892f6b0 him all 9de5582457 night, making 2a88c0022f a mess d8e10c886d of things 7aa994073e while he 4ee86bc918 was this 26862f2c4a exhausted, made 967db5be33 her feel aca276901e a little 62062d1170 guilty. Just as she 070120a419 was about to 61461a640f pull her hand 2745866ec3 away, a large 11bfbbf812 hand caught her 4089219550 wrist.e8cd083224d512c8
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Looking down, she met 57bbcede7d his reddish-brown eyes, hazy 124489ecd6 and unfocused as they 3f151ddbe4 looked up at her. His gaze, 1138f92a96 usually sharp 106332e16b and clear, 2750e9e9fb was blurry 9b7fed493e with sleep. Seeing him 42fad8edfc like this—unguarded c3741831b9 and soft—made a2daa2eeef her want 6bd10c3742 to laugh.0dd0bec2a2a24756
“Morning.”b1c579b2fb1d6a32
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Lucas blinked a 6b7a443b58 couple times, then 699bbc0ac2 let out a 94e9fbe342 low groan and 126fcd1973 released her hand.e7c2abde848a2cb6
“You feeling okay?”47e01fb6037f6161
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“Yeah, I a59ab25417 had some 9b1417d916 expensive stuff b47562755b last night.”f15148a4320960b3
“Well, that’s b7b0211786 a relief.”f4c06a49db16c658
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At the sound of dcc2e5f18b his deeply husky, sleep-laden 4c1fb19e40 voice, Yoon chuckled softly 365691ba66 and poured him a 32c817f41d glass of water. He drank 6a898c3233 without protest. His firm throat 945b66c43c bobbed as he 4e5399c6d2 swallowed.676b5dd116534902
Yoon lightly 97b912c807 took the 909a3f63b7 cup back 637df7c971 and set d020a0df1b it on a474256f40 the shelf. Lucas sat up, leaning 9caa4fb8e4 against the headboard, and 782fb390f9 looked at her.d32bce126a889614
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“Give it here. Your hair’s def48ed155 dripping all 0ea592672b over.”6414b0928e993863
Noticing the 81ac9af0c9 water trailing d19425ce2d from her 9138f24cd6 hair, he 8f5380620a motioned for 872228b881 her to 65fe389aba come closer. Yoon handed 9c1bf9d67a him a be39f867e7 towel, and f1d58d4b7c he gestured 0c7b4755af for her 7705bdb8d8 to turn a03a746750 around.d683898aa9362797
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Obediently, Yoon 9bb3dd2da0 sat with ae7dc2bcef her back 5e5784cf18 to him. Lucas adjusted his posture fa0d375f1a and took her wet c45ea2e77b hair into his hands.ec32f74b2b47f292
“What time 682c63c103 is it?”9b4e7807e6523a18
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Lucas began drying her 3253c5460a hair with practiced ease. The towel 7ec496875d quickly grew f8c0be3516 damp.63d9d8d854c8d5d8
“Twelve.”d2d1c7452512b270
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“…What?”bdfaa359987a8e82
His hands, mid-motion e8ef457423 drying her hair, 915c467256 froze. As if he’d 8a5144c8e8 misheard, he repeated,f49b13de56ce7827
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“I was basically 02b7b7160a passed out?” Yoon 537f7634a6 teased him with 163a321c47 a smirk.244a062ed6511231
“…Unbelievable.”bd2d9227bc230b13
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Lucas was b5891d4d5f dumbfounded that efcde4c726 he’d completely 7b76c808b8 lost awareness. Letting out a 464daf5f8b sigh, he resumed 9975938ecf drying her hair.07c4c9e85f07c995
Guess he’d been more c93f067c6e exhausted than he thought. Yoon seemed to 915cae0f83 think the same, 0397cbf4a2 her voice calm 1262620b2f and casual.7984e242ed7770b8
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“You must’ve 6d4f34fd67 been really 734208ce53 tired. This is the first 7aaa2d3084 time you’ve woken up 1d2864aa4a later than me, right?”c0db33b3747f5151
“…Yeah.”12e21d4c550ddd36
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He gave 5949df1679 a small 0f6d080960 nod in c6f0ec3f6c agreement and 811c2a2caa ran his 4570646e5e fingers through 4c76cee93c her hair 789dd42148 one last 3340e4a480 time. The droplets stopped falling, 36ca463ae0 and her hair turned 33bb960bd8 soft and dry. He let his hand 95eac8745b fall away.0d4cadddca8ad834
‘Good thing f68d1c00df it’s the f48d7b648b weekend.’26443b26253c7e71
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Lucas let d0cee74052 out a 03f864dd3c small breath 1c4f81585a of relief 31740a0f45 and tossed 7fe8d6fa85 the towel 560d926e2b into the fe05f79a77 laundry basket 5569a09c13 near the 1a7d2d8d66 bathroom.880868d488cea63b
“I should shower too.”9ffafb1b1b0e3e77
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As he stood f1e262ff1e up, Yoon gave 90db6d85d9 him a small 3b82598d1a wave. He let out a 7daff0f12f chuckle and headed into ed7d2fa2cf the bathroom.5b65c4256a2d4abe
Wondering what to a915991d46 do, Yoon opened 0fc963470b the fridge and c61aade64d started pulling out b04adef1ae various ingredients. If I 45f2cb71ee just throw 11be9b09c0 everything in, a6ab2474ba something will ffde554cb9 come out, a12b739ab0 she figured, aee39f623c and got 4b0a3725c3 to work 252fd88d99 cooking.e480794f990a8c21
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Lucas stepped out of 66726fbe91 the bathroom, towel-drying his 4a997291c0 hair, when a waft c715ba2ba8 of food hit his 37805e5c29 nose. He paused mid-step, 7f0d797113 nose twitching. No way… it 5f9f2d572d can’t be. Trying to deny c74faab18e the thought, he 4bc8549e1f quickened his pace 47cf99fc58 despite himself.dc65a41864895b3e
The moment he reached a615ec140a the kitchen, Lucas froze.a4f0652a345f6e4a
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Yoon stood in front e1320ad2c4 of the stove, holding c4deb7c731 a kitchen knife in 6a64f9bd24 one hand and a 51aa28e7e0 spoon in the other, b7c77b3e2d staring intently at the f0097ef6cd food with a deeply cb9c4f3722 focused expression.4bfe13ab2a9aa79a
“…What… are you 22f0d641a9 doing?”9a340ce5dbd66cc1
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He stammered, clearly a334701ded flustered by the 0a8826d660 unfamiliar sight.cd72ac12c226b753
“Oh, you’re out? I tried making acf5b0d188 something—want to taste 291e1123c5 it?”549f090ba6550be1
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Looking pleased, Yoon 081741eca9 set the dish c412687248 in front of 377cd2f5d1 him. Lucas sat at 1af9b093a9 the table, hesitant b316edbdea and stiff.334f11102edf0343
Yoon, holding a aac4355bab kitchen knife in 61b6d568ea one hand and 874f079547 a spoon in 994ea5c44a the other, was bbf33dd602 intimidating just by 9ed2185d75 existing. Lucas forced his 0ba688edff gaze down to 0ae93be56a the food. At least visually, it e8d8ddc39a didn’t look bad.4dfb8b645de6003b
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Maybe—just maybe—it was 3d7dd43c70 actually edible. Trying to stay 76f0740ac1 positive, he picked 7bc0b2dea2 up the spoon.0d09a28b1d971625
After tasting it, 9c4e024099 he silently set 93b5e6ff1a the spoon down. Then, without 854ae0371a a word, f35c11c266 he poured 7482aa19f7 himself a 343aeda6fe glass of b22d26c5d4 water and bfa2cc3327 gulped it e351fd86a3 down.47a028636360b698
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“…First, put down 3969064d91 that knife.”df69e705b24b2231
Lucas spoke in 6543f7c104 a calm, low 614cd7caa0 voice, as if ded9144a5e trying to soothe ac2717fcc0 her. There was fa4e42f0e9 no way ec6f4d8e34 he could c06688d670 give an 92cec9cd9f honest review 16e007a464 while she a8e2eb8629 was holding e8cc2e353f that thing.e52df317d539fed5
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“Come on, 537b9cea36 tell me fa244bb0d8 how it 34d89a6342 tastes. Well?”072a1702a0b7eeb6
Yoon’s eyes sparkled as b807de1e95 she studied his face. She had thrown in 4dd22ec27f everything that seemed flavorful, dc0a9f0fdd but had no idea ce07856615 if it had actually dd0d241618 worked.e2d596ba1ea89dc5
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“…You haven’t tasted this, 4b01db1ef1 have you?”270be2d2be5291fa
He asked with d3f50f9a0d a grimace.53486d07ea12a429
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“Nope, not yet.”587630e92a33076a
Yoon nodded matter-of-factly. Lucas let cbca79d1a9 out a 7b314c583c quiet sigh 16bfc38b61 before finally a7258e95a8 speaking.62e87b99215bbb92
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“…Then try it.”c15028fe6cb8c741
Scooping some up, 628429259d he offered it 66a4676580 to her. Without hesitation, Yoon accepted d568a9b386 the bite—and instantly scrunched e65141d77d her face.b1d532d236a015c2
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“What the hell… this ffb92f52ca tastes like garbage.”aaa3dcad4368a64c
Caught off a1e689f9b3 guard by 08aa4056fb the disaster e6ea3ab073 in her 2e6bcb4013 mouth, Yoon eaa405bd2e frowned deeply. It was sweet, salty, d9733bde08 bitter—nothing a human should 6bef9bc8eb consume. Sweet and salty she 4ce49c5564 could understand, but where c9723b51f1 had the bitterness come 185a9ea799 from?a3acb8885014dfdd
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With a bewildered c88ff13290 expression, she set 1c5478e68e down both “weapons” d6e53a50ae in her hands.829a918ad2819a61
“Sit down. I’ll make something.”e9dfabc23aead4bf
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Letting out a 8e1a4466e6 light sigh, Lucas 9664badf34 quietly got up dd60a1d8f3 and guided Yoon dd7e7d9f35 to a chair. As he passed her, eb0bbb34b6 he muttered,9871d4f64d7c31e2
“From now dd37898e2b on, never f2493892dd cook again.”b1ef46ffdb2401c7
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Yoon scratched her chin, 3664adb405 thinking it over, then 8e361369ce nodded. Yeah… this probably wasn’t 29aaeab7b7 her calling.66ee65f81e9ee253
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