flowie
Stories
18
Chapters
282
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499.8 K
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Reading
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“...Hello. I’ll get everything ready right away.” Yudam quickly lowered her eyes, as if they had just made eye contact. She could feel the man turning to look at her now that he’d finished buttoning his shirt. He stared at her again, wordless. There must’ve been a reason he singled her out, but she couldn’t begin to guess what it was. Nothing good ever came from being singled out. If only her brother was safe, Yudam…-
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Maybe he’s just showering after work? The hot water in that place always took a while to come on, maybe that was it. Yudam hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to try calling again after a bit, or to go wash up herself. “I should fill the tub at least.” She’d been standing idly, but finally stepped into the bathroom. It was always after her calls with Yuha that she’d head in to shower. Those moments, checking in…
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“...?” Yudam glanced down at herself, puzzled by the man's intense gaze. He was staring directly at her chest. Not understanding why, she slowly followed the line of his sight. Her left breast, the spot where her name tag was pinned. A dull gold plate, reflected clearly in the polished lenses of his glasses. “Ah.” The man dropped his arm to the side of the chair. As his broad shoulders shifted, the open collar of his…
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Thud. The dull sound came to an abrupt stop. She froze without realizing it. Judging by the sudden silence, she wasn’t the only one. Just moments ago, there’d been murmurs and scattered voices, but now, an icy hush blanketed the room. And then.. Clang! At the sharp sound of something hitting the floor, Yudam’s shoulders jolted. For a second, she feared she’d dropped a plate, but thankfully, that wasn’t the…
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Her gaze slowly traveled upward, starting from the tips of his polished shoes. It climbed, higher and higher, until finally, something came into view. Yudam blinked, startled. She hadn’t meant to look. She was crouched down, watering the flowerbed, and her head had only tilted up as far as her position allowed. Just above the loosely unbuttoned collar of his shirt, a sharply defined collarbone jutted out. Though mostly obscured by the black fabric, the…
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Boom…. The sound of the ship’s horn made Yudam lift her head. Her heart began to contract with tension, echoing the heavy noise that filled her ears. A colossal ship loomed before her, too immense to take in with just her eyes. The sheer scale of it, and the deep, booming sound that spread like a wave, was already overwhelming. Yudam raised a hand to smooth her hair, tousled by the sea breeze. Once she boarded that ship, even the luxury of feeling the…
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“You, if you ever leave the land, you’ll meet a swift death.” That was what the shaman said upon seeing her. The grand ritual held in the village every year was like a festival. At six years old, she was too young to grasp the gravity of such cruel, absurd words. While she stood there blinking in confusion, her parents beside her turned pale. It wasn’t their frail son, but their daughter who had been struck by this bolt of misfortune, their reaction was only…
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Jeongsook carried the tray of fruit and coffee into the living room and set it on the table. “But how did you find your way here so suddenly? It would have been better if you’d contacted me through Taemu beforehand.” Her words, though polite on the surface, carried an unmistakable undertone of reproach. Mijoo’s eyes narrowed sharply in response. “There’s no need for us to arrange meetings in advance. I happened to have business in the area, so I stopped…-
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“I know you’re not fond of me, even if you don’t show it. But today, let’s call a truce. Even though he’s getting older, Grandpa is sharp enough to notice right away. I don’t want to worry him,” Taemu said, glancing at Jiwoo as if to say, That goes for you too. “I understand what you mean,” Jiwoo replied in a huffy tone, but Taemu understood it as a confirmation. He turned onto the road leading to the rest stop. “It’s cold, so wait inside,” he added as he…
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“At first, I was terrified, but at some point, I stopped knowing what to feel. I just knew I didn’t want my child taken away from me. That was the only thing I was certain of.” Chairman Han clicked his tongue silently. How despicable. To have threatened a young girl with something so unthinkable. He had never thought much of his daughterinlaw, but he had tried to accept her for Taemu’s sake, as she was the mother of his precious grandson. Still,…
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