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The Intimate Collection
A strange companionship begins between a man who studies the sleeping habits of insects, and a woman who has struggled with sleep all her life.- 1.7 K • Apr 18, '25
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Her heart started to race uncontrollably. The cascading waterfall was quite loud. She would have to make a note of it in tomorrow's daily report. "What are you... thinking about?" His dark gray eyes seemed especially intense today. "That the sound of the waterfall is loud. I should put that in the report. Things like that." He chuckled and lowered his head, then raised it again. His face, slightly tilted, was too close. She wasn't sure if the heat rising in her chest was from the 47°C hot…-
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Cicadas buzzed and the woman in Min-hyun's arms began to sob. Pent-up grief oozed like putrid slime from her fragile frame, which seemed to crumble like a dead insect. He had lied and told her he had just come out into the courtyard. But in reality, he had been behind her from the moment she had begun to confide in her mother about her struggles. 'Mom, I’m struggling because of you.' Her emotions were tightly packed, dense and heavy. It was a word that was uttered with barely a breath, a word…-
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His voice was full of conviction. As if he knew who and where this person was. Her heart pounded in her throat. Cho-yeon couldn't help but hesitate at his question. It felt like a blatant provocation. Just then, her phone rang. Mom. Couldn't there be someone easier to deal with? If she didn't answer now, her mother would keep calling until she did. "Are you having a hard time? Let's take a 5 minute break!" The owner said cheerfully, telling them to use the bathroom, get some…-
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Cho-yeon's heart was pounding and her stomach was churning. She wanted to sigh, but he was too close. "No." "Then stop waddling and step properly." Stop waddling? Cho-yeon was about to flare up, but he held out both palms to her. "If you don't want to be carried, at least hold my hand. Who will finish this project if you fall and get hurt?" Cho-yeon reluctantly put her hand in his. His hand was warm and soft in contrast to his pale skin. He held her hand and stepped on the yeast like an…-
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His confident smile was so bright that it jolted Cho-yeon awake. He pressed the magazine down with his toned forearm, which looked as tough as a tree branch. "Don’t misuse those hard-earned muscles, and hand it over." Cho-yeon pursed her lips to keep from laughing, and then cleared her throat. "I said take it if you can." He was determined, as if he would never give up the magazine. "Professor Kwon Min-hyun, there are two things I hate." His eyes flickered at her sudden declaration of…-
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Her face froze, as if buffering, then relaxed again. "I can't this week, I'm in Jirisan. Yeah, for work. Sorry." He didn't know what the other person was saying, but she looked incredibly apologetic. He wondered who made her feel so guilty. Had she called him Do-jun? Was it the insecticide that had come to the hotel with her trunk? He had a disarming smile that, depending on your perspective, could be seen as charmingly friendly, uncomfortably suave, or even a little sleazy. This insecticide…-
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"You're up early." He opened a bottle of water and gulped it down. He tilted his head back and poured the water into his mouth without touching his lips to the bottle. A thin stream trickled down his chin. It traced his sharp jawline and Adam's apple before disappearing into his collarbone. Cho-yeon swallowed and looked away. Her throat was tight and hot. He held a mouthful of water, his cheeks puffed out, and offered her the bottle, blinking. "Mm?" He seemed to be asking if she wanted some. He…-
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He had thought her eyes were just black. He had never looked into anyone's eyes long enough to assign meaning to their color. Standing in front of the Cornus officinalis tree, which they claimed was over a thousand years old, her eyes were a sun-kissed brown. The color of damp, fertile soil, perfect for insects to lay their eggs. "Pardon?" She asked as if she hadn't heard him, but the corners of her mouth twitched upward. "You heard me. I asked how many times you've been told you're…-
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"I've never interpreted it from an insect's perspective, but this is a new way of looking at it." Cho-yeon bit back a laugh at his serious answer. There was a short stretch where the sidewalk disappeared, so they walked single file along the shoulder of the road. Cho-yeon, who knew the way to the restaurant, led the way and he followed. "Professor Kwon." While it felt a bit cowardly to apologize without looking at him, she knew she wouldn't be able to speak if she met his gaze. As she realized…-
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