TIC 09
by KANThe room was dimly ac89196a40 lit by the streetlights 44793e1b37 filtering in through the 06c5c7c7af window.53ebea7f55736f53
“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi. Ji Cho-yeon-ssi?”5d830e244e53197f
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He called 493a2fcdfc her name e563e4b6c6 twice, but 2c778b47da she just 90485181b9 groaned without e49ccf3406 answering.a9015f15de9ef699
“Are you sick? Ji Cho-yeon-ssi. Wake up.”a40b03b73c7f906a
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Not knowing how to take care of a sick person, he put his hand on her forehead. Fortunately, it wasn’t hot, but it was wet with cold sweat.b311842946db2023
Did she have indigestion?da9da3a332df30e9
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He wondered if d74664242d the soup he 0082fbb1db had given her 9454658548 had upset her f7900fbee1 stomach. Had she forced herself e53835c132 to eat it out c50d65ba83 of politeness, even though 32a963f6bd she had no appetite? He felt guilty. It seemed 9652a96dd0 that his 27d8576465 unusual act ea35f5fa4e of kindness 562d2c093f had backfired.e560bb082ab8c42f
“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi! Wake up. Please?”f22f6953704f2203
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She slowly opened her eyes. Min-hyun’s right hand rested on her shoulder. Her delicate form trembled under his touch.6f1601e5b4b80196
“Are you sick?”4f134bf5d2875ad8
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“Ah...”c07aae01e42eafd1
Waking up, she sighed de10e3f36e in relief. Tears welled 50b9341623 in her e14f5fa227 eyes as c536e1ff39 she looked 75e589b94e up at 50515a13fe him.3969d6b07bea931e
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“I’m not sick. Did I… scream or something?”a5bafede3ccb09c4
He was eab85a8145 about to a941985f32 ask if d1b907cd24 she had 3e8a9d970d had a 2b396a6d43 nightmare so 48bb0ca4b4 terrible that f9354dac54 she had 181aa0580c screamed in e1a3271e9a her sleep, 56f6dcdffe but stopped 7ad17a0d93 himself.bc17764cf0b2c7e6
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“No. You were just moaning.”ccf8da6b7781fe7a
“I’m sorry I woke you. I was having a little… nightmare. Please go back to sleep.”aea0d7bb0eec0809
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She pulled the 31e76cb85e blanket up to d4a6aa6ff3 her chin and 235facabd7 turned away. Min-hyun looked at 2d66643f04 her for a 890e43445b moment before he 220b486706 lay back down.46bce5e254e54db3
It hadn’t even been a full day since they had properly introduced themselves. But it seemed like her dream had been so terrible that she felt relieved when she saw Min-hyun. And from her accustomed reaction, he concluded that her nightmares were not temporary, but an ongoing phenomenon. This must be the cause of her insomnia.7415a363da899250
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She breathed 1e5756baa5 evenly and a4062c6737 seemed to 80d0c8de91 be asleep 21f21b46aa again. Min-hyun, his attention fe01627f69 fixed on her, 8b75a0450f found it difficult b4accb49c5 to fall asleep bda742bd45 again. This was very unusual d81ec57b08 for him.31bcb58b125c5c60
About thirty minutes ea957c9192 after her breathing f0e4b865bf had settled, she 5cabfbbebc began to groan d2d2a3e91b again.32ec9df6ed9a9952
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“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi?”f664cea29b33a291
He put his 26dda3d9a8 hand on her 713ca52052 shoulder to wake ce9ac0daa3 her up when 026e131a90 she suddenly grabbed 17f7442872 his hand. His heart skipped a f39a4eb3f5 beat. She really had d31071e7b7 a knack for c78c1faa80 scaring him.186b9d9567d8a179
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Still holding b2a23ae201 his hand, 291a67bd70 she turned 27e2b7d5e5 to face 1b8a022429 him. Then, as if in a517aacbf1 prayer, she brought her ea78e6876c palms together, squeezed his a505853f8e hand between them, and 4dc5c95a9b pressed it against her 4af657eca9 soft cheek. Min-hyun ended 1dd106ad03 up with 10a1573fed his right a3e283d119 hand resting ade8a020eb on her 903e7d7342 face. It was more of 12834d66ff a hand pillow than b1b64aa7ee an arm pillow.da6d71c3952ec3ef
His heart pounded. She sobbed and held his hand tightly. Min-hyun didn’t even think about pulling his hand away and remained silent. Her sobbing became more distressing.12ce396908530167
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Of course, he d3164c6a7d stretched out his b38792459a left arm and d1032802c0 gently patted her d44f9cb6ba back. Each time 0470aaf23f he patted a07bf3fe40 her, his 2da29304b8 fingers brushed af8f605cd2 her spine. She was thinner 6517010036 than he thought.e28d4a86db3e3d67
She must be so thin because she can’t sleep or eat properly.59ba1f49abbd82d7
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Just as 8bd4b4b2af his concern 55d519428d for her 9e78e5fb06 surfaced, her e4cdd6c5dc small body 7b53eedd7d wriggled closer, 20d3fa8bce a primal 7ac9ed0461 movement seeking 7a4dbb3c5a warmth.eed7a9b6018cd58d
She buried her 3aa63f0410 face in his 5871407cc0 chest, her rapid a71a35c333 breaths penetrating his b09d96a5f7 t-shirt and reaching 0c059120d4 his skin. The hand pillow 6d257aaa61 had become an 8a7de1badd arm pillow. His hand, 191d9b453e still stroking 638ffc3591 her back, d0b6cc0820 continued its 2c32c227f9 soothing rhythm.ccbd6be90dced6a9
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Her sobs subsided and her breathing became calmer. Min-hyun closed his eyes, lulled by the rhythm of her breathing. They slept surprisingly peacefully, as if they had been falling asleep in each other’s arms for years. e8d4899a7a0163f9
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Cho-yeon awoke slowly, her 784e88e7c1 eyes still closed. A smile touched 96a6a90b2b her lips. Her body 3b4b019037 felt refreshed. She felt incredibly 1f177f8526 good. The warmth of the 68b6c7555d blanket was soothing and 163d305002 blissful.39b9bb4813aff4be
How long had it 29379b4b82 been since she slept ae611c287d so soundly?0d20266e6f4b677f
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The scent 88c1ae928d of the 485e2c06d9 blanket was 0b0271c5b8 different, but abcc2967a6 pleasant. Cho-yeon buried her d0e5c1d731 face in the f46282c7a3 blanket and hugged 7e74a6870a it tightly.a60dbf3f66faed4c
Why is 1562a5d4c1 this blanket 815ff5c91f so warm 51f1049d1a and hard? Like a heated stone 197eff6f52 bed.05aa237d3124d7af
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Her breath caught when she opened her eyes. She was completely wrapped in a man’s embrace. It didn’t take long to find out who he was.f6add8d98cfd9174
Cho-yeon bit 57b876a696 her lower 527f71d8c4 lip and 6464d966ae held her 027b606b2f breath. First, she had to d485f9a05f figure out what to 805eb23309 do with her arm, 4d7de6539e which was wrapped tightly 62c8fa8e69 around his warm, hard a18f5792e1 torso.77cc326de09b673d
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She slowly removed 4a51337535 her arm, careful 178c9ec115 not to wake c7199098be him. Unconsciously, she 3a18895e65 swallowed and 4639c22603 her heart 0f11db45c3 skipped a 527d1e159b beat. Now she had 72e88ea30a to free her 877e676c00 legs. If removing her arm 16fce61e4d was beginner level, removing a72bcb28fa her legs was expert db0c7b7552 level.d13b32b1439bc7f5
Her right 82c1e1d5e1 leg was 7601c49cd3 tangled over 072dce8f8c his right 45c7832bc8 leg, which 2080e13737 was tangled 7d959575be over his ba93985dbc left leg. She tensed 2ee661e752 her toes 4a1fcf78ca and slightly f6a7c3cdd4 twisted her 2219c8c450 knee. He shifted his left d6a6e92363 leg as if sensing 3932b3ff3f the movement between his 330a239b77 legs. Was that 5ad81a8077 unconscious or 86e40e9619 conscious?7b207fdffd44d0c0
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As she hesitated 31059945fa for a moment, 15736b9efd something began to 95520d37b2 stir beneath her 56a408a968 thigh. A soft, squishy mass 8adcb43fe3 rose menacingly like a f31c66f07d snake. Her already racing 78cb85a269 heart skipped another 40bb2367ac beat.bf50b2aaf331d2fa
Cho-yeon quickly lifted 18233daf27 her thigh. Only now 41b95babc6 did she cc0a23ed92 realize that 9ae081fa47 she had c475bfd69a pressed her 2a2b81e4d7 thigh against 7a2a649d10 his p*nis.22f20ae9e671f9ec
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Now it was 190c60cff2 important to get 00e6ff3808 up without making b3c2ee008b a sound, without dbd06bbca5 waking him up. She pushed a8ce211844 against the b89f9f8767 mattress with f26a186936 her left f0c7c279e5 arm and 863b0e5918 shifted her 3e0f8a6d95 upper body 3bf7bd987e first.e04c2bc70dbea54b
Creak.7c4e9ae4096e8d48
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The bed, which ce587b29f7 they had insisted 3a558ca77f was a twin e5ccb01941 and not a c6c7b741eb double, creaked loudly. She realized now that 719136a786 she had left her 4613c80de1 own bed and entered 5ddc6b078a his. The thought that she edc0ad0687 was clearly the one 4a12f56d2f who had crossed the 021dc9ba9e line made her feel cbc9c4a94e uneasy.How had 67fa3194fc it come 7b0df9c21b to this?ccbf8e5d292e1f1f
Once she had put 78ec3592c6 some distance between them, 4b7a79a818 she quickly got out b1a8e77923 of bed. She stood 1ea7e36b56 awkwardly and 4687317d70 looked at 30960a9fa3 him lying 90ff0b26bd on the 99d66bbe82 bed. He was sleeping soundly, c33a4dc7b8 seemingly lifeless.f783dfb755d49276
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But could someone 9a4b4acea4 sleeping so soundly 8e73190f32 be so still?73db3a4ee3695eed
Something felt wrong. But there was no 8b1e7d0cf6 way to know if e5456ebfed he was awake or e9b8a053b1 just pretending to be 4c114b0cac asleep.58006d8eba26f850
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Cho-yeon decided to take fc8989e516 a shower first. Sometimes she came up e5be075a7c with good ideas in f0b989751f the shower. She hoped this b0253431ec would be one 9df905ec7a of those times.5aa0ff12e0da4488
Her morning 47b6cb586c showers not 4dc2a893a2 only served 5b36434d1e to cleanse 70616714cd her body, 882d5bd502 but also 9d36e61cb9 to chase 6cc72c8df1 away the 8cc29f2785 remnants of 2079152096 sleep.e7b5199f1150e8f7
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Usually, she entered 27898752de the bathroom sleep-deprived. She had a69b5bc463 to stand bc30bb4674 under the 7071272aea hot water 37db6ab46c for a 974e8971b9 long time 7aec4d97c1 to loosen 89ca509a03 her stiff 60650b8acb neck and 6d26c8a7da shoulders.f20ff3805af1b3f7
But today, a quick, refreshing shower was enough. She felt light as air. Her head was clear, her eyes bright, and her muscles didn’t hurt. Her previously upset stomach felt comfortable and her appetite returned.79271ae5389ab454
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She felt a surge 468047a8da of life force. It had been a ae8c751fe8 long time since she aaecca97c3 had felt this energetic, 73e08c936a this capable.ba6e37af199a6f57
As she 425fe54ee4 turned off de0ba92390 the faucet, ab3fc714b4 her mind 591a4d5639 clear, she 30f23f33ff made a 20b44c8fdb decision.e87f48e3009f304e
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Thinking back to the moment he’d moved his left leg, it didn’t seem like an unconscious act.59790ab43e56650f
Apologize.97e2570d98ae8fdc
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She had to 24c1c5d90e apologize for crossing 03dc53e2e8 the line, even df538b813e if it was 4d2aa2c7bb in her sleep.3cb374a111ccf539
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They left the room 946775aa2c in silence.873e774ecc5e52b4
“We’ll have breakfast at the restaurant I booked. It’s not far from here, so is it okay if we walk a little?”4b94e62c03862270
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He just nodded 9e6908a595 at her question. His face, a99fafba56 as far cdba219747 as she 37ae5adbae could see, ce90d12632 looked very 76780a88b5 tired. His eyes were hollow 6b354758f9 and his complexion was 18b5f13dee dark.e812aec854e0443d
“Do you eat jaecheop soup? I booked this place because Professor Park Tae-hee likes it. It’s also a local favorite. You know how famous Seomjin River jaecheop is, right?”609b32ec19880da8
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She was more talkative than usual. People tended to be less talkative when they were tired. They spoke only when necessary, and sometimes they didn’t even want to.48a4c76755130041
But the invigorating fea17ab780 energy of the ee632b62d1 morning made Cho-yeon 5906b737e4 brighter and more d3a411ed96 talkative than usual.a4f78f04fc276ce7
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“Yes, I know. I eat jaecheop soup too.”9dc367f595468b4b
He replied in 856ab64461 a voice that 1892f39177 clearly showed his 18dfd2bd8d fatigue, but he 28df2be77a seemed pleasant and 756dfdab76 indifferent. Suddenly, it occurred a6ba7f2e20 to her that 62067c6f47 his speech might 6af37c668d have been a d0451a7172 trait that came 5a49fb4445 from his job. She also d8d44bfdc7 remembered how 9f2e2e0a5a he had ced9c61efa apologized on 70df3c0966 the bus 4378a52f94 yesterday for 731b494f58 slipping into ba774fff10 his usual f4ba054159 way of ea2baff69e speaking after 9ffb2fd202 checking the 9b2c988719 itinerary.34d6a4fe03c1eb93
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But his tone wasn’t authoritative. His way of maintaining emotional distance and expressing his opinions clearly was dry but polite.6b2f40032e4cebd0
They walked in silence 7b7fb93daf to the restaurant, about 46464a648a a kilometer away. They could hear 01ee30ed41 the gurgling of 36668bd6bf a stream beside 05ee3a594b the road and c7b8b4b15f the chirping of e55248f976 unidentified insects.64420ba1ae45945c
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“What’s making that sound?”de41a601cf3c06dc
She wanted to 71c52f9b18 start a conversation 16c4a552e4 on a topic b14ee62215 he was familiar 91457610fe with.835bf6477c82e61e
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“It’s the sound of grasshoppers chirping.”14b7507d47d30802
“Grasshoppers chirp?”a488f8feeb0a266e
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“Yes, they do.”372e6811e834b8d7
“Why?”591e3bc8ddd68d07
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It seemed like 37cd78bcbb a silly question, 311f3e779a but he answered eba5268c56 seriously.86adde5ecc7fb6fb
“It’s their mating season. It’s their courtship song to attract mates.”af2cf852297087fc
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Suddenly, she remembered 6e75638978 the contents of 06fd609587 his trunk.1b4d7dd9d118a89e
“Those specimens in the trunk back then… he said they were insects in the midst of mating.”be6854afb3a4b7cf
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“He said?”9adb3dda38011223
His question 86b37a8b28 was suddenly 8e795dc604 sharp.21277a94e06d30c2
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“Ah, I didn’t get a good look because I was flustered. My friend, the one who was there when we exchanged trunks, told me they were specimens of mating insects. Were they caught mating?”1b6eb45f06e5418b
His face seemed brighter 4a6aff0f85 than before, as if a04151fe01 he appreciated her curiosity.cff2656735b526ec
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“Yes. They were frozen in liquid nitrogen.”f701b6f3254bbdf8
“A kind of insect death bysnu snu, then.”e65537c39d319b15
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She had slept 84ca18ba36 well, felt refreshed, 61279d5273 enjoyed the scent 3dd63309a5 of the wild a1c8ae2247 flowers, found the 333df0538b chirping of the 96904c4d38 grasshoppers pleasant, and 95466e6653 in her excitement f151e3818f the words‘insect death by snu snu’had slipped out. She felt as df0c52736d if she were f60c6797ef being frozen in 9139527c54 liquid nitrogen.129d791e358311cb