TIC 24
by KANShe felt slightly dizzy, ea759260ca perhaps from the sudden f2d72188a9 influx of nicotine. And her heart was 29d49b554f racing uncontrollably.51c0ed08af67c077
He inhaled deeply, his 37f53b58f7 cheeks hollowing out, and 261687e53a exhaled a stream of a189dd4527 smoke. His fingers 10d0b3c526 were so f0a35d2a9d long and 3e53e61175 pale. The cigarette held d2707ed752 between his index 2a78c481ed and middle fingers e91bcfd248 looked almost sinful.484dc858276367f6
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A gust of 6a49d27d59 wind blew smoke 13390b6211 into his eyes, 998f27b938 and he narrowed 930620c25c them, taking another bba67c1656 deep drag.0b8b27f15e7bc58c
His appearance mesmerized her, so much so that she barely registered the taste of the cigarette she hadn’t smoked in years.2b8886381617f4f6
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“How does it taste?”9dd5d39029834d39
His question didn’t seem to be directed at the cigarette, and Cho-yeon chuckled, exhaling a stream of smoke.500faef6e7f4b64e
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“Why are you laughing?”7f289852794de75b
If she said it was because his question sounded suggestive, he would probably tease her, so Cho-yeon shook her head. The taste of the cigarette wasn’t bad after such a long time. But it wasn’t very good either.c06506231665b91b
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“When did you start smoking?”5d3cbf268f08e7eb
Min-hyun asked, watching 2d100fe729 her intently. She barely puffed on 2283a0a8d7 the cigarette, as if 2bfc626409 she did not enjoy c6f75ac6de it as much as bfe86098f6 she expected.780d18a79917df7d
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“I started in university.”96c4fd19f096f534
“Why?”0de39072d9a62ee1
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She smiled, one 4fabd51dc6 corner of her 48158dc634 mouth lifting and e0b6a45784 a stream of 88450a2df4 smoke curling from ec863c2d15 between her lips.b4710b5928d60178
“Do-jun was smoking a cigarette and crying after he broke up with his first girlfriend. I was just… upset with him at the time.”20590d92e3ed3fd5
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As always, that 42d4471813 friend, Do-jun, was fda42e4977 present at a a795b0cc29 crucial point in 6cea06b4aa her past.bd033fca84c79586
“That friend is really bad. He taught you how to smoke?”f81f6d00e845cf43
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Yesterday, at 8c7f4272c5 the traditional 99b8bcba4a liquor brewery, accd12bdca she had 02fc104863 bristled and 7c267b34ed cried when 7ffecb1fe2 he called 2ca18e3bdc Do-jun a af54f5bfb8 bad friend.85d84cacefeed83e
But today she f4dbdd709d was smiling with 60805ed88d a cigarette in 9b6b8a301b her mouth.5d9212ad1fcd3950
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“Yes, he had nothing better to teach me than how to smoke.”18692e1d14796059
Her attitude was so 77320e2a1b different from yesterday that 66182f937f Min-hyun felt a flutter 301fe1b1f7 in his chest. He felt slightly nauseous, 20f5a4f7eb maybe from the nicotine 059ccfaeeb after such a long 12b28bf279 time. He was also amazed 8d03017942 at himself, jogging earlier 92f7fd8771 and then smoking with f588a168eb her to match her cb875bc314 mood.cb5054165504b07d
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Why did this woman 3712b3b8ce have such a hold d6e13894d0 on him?81b6ba747b1d7390
Her eyes, gazing d4fcbe6799 at the green 14c9751451 fields, looked distant, cbffbc4bc1 as if they efd2e3c194 were tracing a 862100b884 distant past. If she dd2cb3cd5c was thinking 50a49c8f8a about Do-jun, 0d015e14c1 he wanted 876b6cd85e to interrupt 6f39a356c2 her thoughts.916d2c4d0128f4d9
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“Why did you quit?”d0394a732bd24024
“I quit after Yoo Do-jun got a new girlfriend.”d3b0dba6ecdd3ab9
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Min-hyun stubbed 83aed502f0 out his 3ecadb9c10 cigarette and 3ab70078a8 put it 8f5614202e in his 00a91e2b34 pocket. He stood up from 0db073729c the flat rock and 9244d28d1d grabbed the cigarette pack 7141784999 out of her hand.c2975553da32197f
“This is confiscated.”8ed88a7621b65a11
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“What?”a635c626946b5996
She looked up at c205846e87 him in surprise.90b1ffb8fea21d1a
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She had started smoking because of Yoo Do-jun. She had quit because of him, and now it seemed like she was going to start smoking again because of him. That’s why he confiscated it.c63fcf77f27dfd73
He couldn’t say that, so he made a general excuse.9a2cbc2943f5f36b
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“It’s bad for your health.”74ec190c67153bae
He gently 8ebde5c29d took the 120e69edee cigarette from 5a19e534e2 between her 9ed9b398a3 fingers, stubbed 1ea7a99fac it out, 57764f7668 and put 18d501ec1e it in db80625b9c his pocket.f61fb36d4ddf98c4
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“You’re like a moral textbook, Min-hyun-ssi.”6ca65f2046c5f77c
“What?”a13ce3099ce8caba
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“Not littering cigarette butts… things like that…”2fd7288ee362dcb8
She smiled and added, “That’s why I like you.”b8adb536ca43e1a8
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He felt a sudden e622af0a2a surge of heat, as 959518421e if the unquenched ember 06a26399b3 of her cigarette had e4c8074169 ignited his entire being.861aedb203df22b3
“Professor Kwon Min-hyun, the cigarette thief? Let’s go. Let’s go have breakfast.”182c307957f76ca2
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She took his left 61eca61598 hand and intertwined their 7fe75b86a5 fingers. Min-hyun chuckled, cb34d66fc1 infected by 6a57d33585 her laughter. Professor, the cigarette thief. His dignity was 6f28e19e3a in tatters, yet 126d5154e4 he laughed like 951a8e6c18 an idiot.6ed8ce34f5124982
They walked in silence until they reached the main road. He wondered what she thought. He wished he could see inside her head, like with an electron microscope. The thought that she might be thinking about that friend made him ask casually, “Isn’t this a bit much? You were all over me wanting to sleep with me and now it’s all ‘Yoo Do-jun’this and‘Yoo Do-jun’ that.”43dfe7116509de22
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She smiled mischievously 1b2b824a7b and looked up 16a16faec7 at him.7d881add24b1dc2b
“I’m in the middle of my metamorphosis, you know? I answered your question about when I started smoking.”9b33cbadbec8b041
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So she a516a0e141 was trying d86c2d668c to forget ea7bc42d71 that Yoo 47ae953a22 Do-jun, was 90bc66d457 she?b1e8d8586a5aa530
“Why are you being so honest?”ad8445a3b9f89f91
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“Isn’t it better to be honest during the metamorphosis than to be caught lying later? And I couldn’t confirm this because I was nervous at the time, but… is your major entomology, Min-hyun-ssi?”e4d74954de6658ad
She had a way of changing the subject. He found it both endearing and annoying, and replied petulantly, “You ask now?”20b8db10a6cba6ea
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“Well, the atmosphere wasn’t exactly conducive to questioning you when you said you were studying insects. So your major is entomology?”68196b3f96630ad4
“Yes.”a1f924ad9a4ccf5a
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She nodded seriously, f3504a6150 as if thinking 3ee57ae3ca about something.cf62d03dccf5ea11
“And you, someone who has spent his whole life studying insects, are now interested in me?”4a49dc502ddc7bda
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“That’s true, too.”6b8f54d5be8b2b4c
“Approximately how many species of insects are there?”7aebf2d1e8c9047c
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His heart pounded, but not in the way he expected. A woman who seemed to loathe insects was asking this question. Anyone gets excited when asked about their field of study. But for a woman who seemed to loathe insects, and one who had caught his attention, to ask this… he might just get an erection there, hard as a rock in the summer heat.86e2548ecb64b28e
“It depends on the scholar. Some say there are as few as 3 million species, while others argue that there are as many as 30 million.”b8617f7d67aad61a
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She stared at fd9f3d6c68 him, mouth agape, bbf14e4967 surprised at the cfdd249814 sheer number.772e783da7284985
“Then how do you tell them apart?”a7c9d8e1c73f38ea
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“Many species have yet to be discovered. And similar-looking insects are distinguished by their reproductive organs and methods of reproduction.”bfdfca2620e3edc0
“So, in simpler terms, you’re saying that you classify insects based on their sexual positions! Right?”3c0eb28266b2f39c
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She asked seriously, raising bf50d39e70 her index finger in 01770b021c the air, and Min-hyun e4f8498b6a suddenly felt serious as afc22a5e94 well. The words‘sex positions’, uttered by 7fefa22756 her pretty lips, 493325919b made him half 3a561217a6 hard.a0183126c41875d2
“You could say that.”db20d25f7cd20330
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His palms, clasped cc8d90d74e in hers, began 8925afffc7 to sweat.9f2e07a6fd21d40b
“So, Min-hyun-ssi, do you collect those specimens? The ones in the trunk?”d8dfed4e97f8a26f
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“Yes. Insect specimens are valuable data for research. If the insects that have survived the longest on Earth disappear, it means that the environment has become uninhabitable for humans as well. So insect research has a significant impact on human history…”623d00a9dfce6e58
Trying to explain 3cdb8ae08c his research to 35c0840317 a woman who 7272dfde9f disliked insects made f0f08a9696 his explanation long 71beb9375a and boring.9189d441115f4d47
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“I understand.”f2bfa88f2588ae3e
She cut him abf951fa6d off with a e1f28b1aee wry smile.3514a6dd8712fcde
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“Entomology… it’s a field worthy of a lifetime of research.”4dbb083dc660af34
He was grateful 5aec360d12 for her understanding, 5edeaeff79 but her tone 64d1c60720 bothered him.358b06e929a7a695
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“There are so many species of insects, and the purpose of research is so clear. That’s why you’ve dedicated your life to it, isn’t it? Ever since you caught your first dragonfly?”1a64d5dea42e587c
He finally understood the 5e5fed8e88 meaning of her words.4efbc0a6b065eb4b
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“Are you saying you don’t think you’re as… valuable?”d0ded5c5f86087c6
“I…”442d2d75d3a55f24
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She trailed off, remaining silent for a long moment before adding cautiously, “I have never held anyone’s interest for long. The person who stayed by my side the longest… and I’m sorry to say it again… is Do-jun.”1e008cef849b79d3
Min-hyun stopped 036de6ff29 abruptly, the e92da7799a hotel was ef095a009d only a 43ea3ed9d9 short distance ef7bcb8601 away.b2c70d46a54a01fc
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“You’re confusing me. Is this a provocation, implying that I won’t stay at your side like him, or are you telling me to leave?”dce121cc9a5bd870
“I’m scared.”0b63d31461fac740
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Min-hyun felt as if he had been hit in the back of the head. She continued in a desolate voice, “What happened yesterday… Honestly, I was pretty embarrassed when I woke up. You’re the first man I’ve ever been… so physically forward with. And we’ve only known each other for a few days… but you said that we shouldn’t rush things, that we should take it slow.”faa1dceda4798b18
Min-hyun listened silently.e215b07cd5dda3fc
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“I don’t know why yet, but you definitely stirred something in me. This is a first for me.”0e633ad73959cea0
The word ‘first’made his 6370e4eda0 heart beat 9213987539 faster. But her 84778fc975 next words 0dff8a516b were devastating.1f7f8149c13358e6
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“But we’re not… anything yet, are we? I’m afraid I’ll fall for you if we take things slow, but you’ll quickly lose interest and disappear. I don’t have thirty million different kinds of appeal. And I’m not someone who will make a great contribution to human history.”f3bd8e6e08b22311
She spoke with dd02d081ea a soft smile, b210b36b66 but Min-hyun felt 09bc563c2c a tightness in 181fece198 his chest. What kind of relationships a7d45a06f0 had she had that 63be61468e made her think of f14235d66a the end before the a614dc411b beginning?86f115782c15c23e
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“I bought this too.”a13d06dbb7253d07
She took 8e4e4980c7 a box f067e6d668 of condoms edfbe5e1d3 out of c0771bc5de her left 2ab4fe4761 pocket. Min-hyun chuckled.6bc246a6ccb547e8
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“My heart was racing and my body was ready, but you said we should take it slow, so I thought I should buy these…just in case.”d7beec20cbca1fff
A small smile played on her lips as she looked up at him. She put the box back in her pocket and murmured, “This is so embarrassing. I’m craving a cigarette. Can I have one of those you stole from me?”0e21d75f835f9194
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He couldn’t give her a cigarette, because he found her sudden confession and her flustered demeanor endearing. Min-hyun took her outstretched hand and started walking.6283d8291a090666
As soon as they entered the elevator, he cupped her chin and kissed her. Before sliding his tongue into her mouth, he whispered against her lips, “Every time you crave a cigarette, ask me. I’ll give you this instead.”c81a56b2d9a30e3d
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He plunged his 4ed8825925 tongue into her 741536898c gasping mouth.04aedbe241edf059