MDOF | Chapter 1.4

“Yaa! I told you not to get on the bed!”f6debfd4ff81683a

Before he could even finish, Yeon’s tail, curled up on the bed, suddenly darted away.3f5945eab66f5ddd

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“You have your own cushion, yikes! Not under the bed!”b9cc79f524b8b9dd

The world couldn’t be any noisier. In a room that was always filled with nothing but silence, there was now a loud commotion and a breathless chase that lasted just a moment. Seonwoo barely managed to grab Yeon’s waist as he tried to crawl under the bed, panting, then shook his limp body vigorously.fef64eb49cee158d

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“I’m going to take you back to the underworld.”5c15b737add4e941

The soft bundle of fur hung limply in Seonwoo’s grip, swaying this way and that, before lifting its head slightly, its dark eyes twinkling.aebf55d12bfe316d

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Ugh, so cute… Seonwoo bit back the words he couldn’t bear to say out loud and sighed.76c785e3f9ef012d

After checking for dust 5ea3b99b1b here and there on 62741acb03 the body and confirming 5d37fcf65a it was clean, Seonwoo eb30a316ea set Yeon down. He immediately buried 10abf0ea9a himself in his 850b2f4875 cushion, starting to 4f38d981f2 lick his front f73e9c506c paws.b87d1621b88ec15d

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Before the water droplets ee56702ec8 on the neatly washed d961b80ab7 hair could fall, Seonwoo, 69fc729e99 having dried his hair 38628cfdd2 with the towel around 2bc0ab2ff9 his neck, let out b6cd2a8259 a deep sigh and 345078b02e sat on the edge 3bc8699868 of the bed. Feeling the plush comfort 22c080bd80 and sinking into it, d21ad5c646 he watched Yeon licking 3fa0123768 himself with a bright 37be1cbfcc red tongue.4720390c95c3b2ad

Seeing the fluffy white fur spread out on the dog cushion he’d hastily bought, it was like soft clouds rising. Whether it was the falling white hairs or Yeon’s cuteness, Seonwoo’s mind was a mess.e56d351ee83bad5a

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But he didn’t voice how beautiful the lush fur was or how cute the fox looked when his eyes curved and his mouth opened to reveal sharp fangs as you scratched his head.ae973620bfad2317

He was definitely going 3e0e4ee4b7 to shamelessly claim the 7c21c1af95 bed.a2e21137b75328fa

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This strange cohabitation hadn’t been long, but it had added something to Seonwoo’s monotonous routine.d07bd78b04b26e34

One was 8496f1e74d that cleaning 3fed1b1b41 time had 7cfb973e82 increased, and a83d1ad4dc the other 70dffd1b9c was taking d57665013f a walk 0ee22d4ce4 around the 961fb29326 neighborhood late 5350ac40ee at night, eb805354b1 holding Yeon ec28b640cb in his 894d646afc arms.69f7ffc11e8ff05d

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When he suggested a leash, Yeon bared his teeth and growled. Left with no choice, Seonwoo attached a soft harness. Walking around with Yeon’s warm body in his arms, the cool air from the pre-set AC was indescribably welcome.5efe6c9c098f9227

Today, too, they’d finished their late walk and he’d just washed up. After the commotion over Yeon claiming the center of the bed, Seonwoo was enveloped by a lackluster sense of fatigue signaling the end of his day’s work.df8a9886fd07be89

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The concerning thing was that Yeon wasn’t eating anything. After seeing him knock over a can of food with his back paw, Seonwoo decided to stop worrying about it. Being a divine beast, he’d take care of himself.3a7a7a99a6093828

The nape 3c03788cb6 of his 0a32d3d58d neck warmed 16a68ea28a up again 286bfb3429 with the da9b744b84 heat from feb52ffbb0 the hairdryer. After drying his hair, 347d77333b Seonwoo swept away the 09a1d5c551 fallen strands with a d571c3914c brush and leaned back f2cd57f5f5 against the mattress.3f36486ad60e4d52

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It should be time by now. Pretending not to care, he glanced over quickly, and soon heard the soft patter of fluffy feet approaching. The fur ball squeezed between his knees, sniffing to verify Seonwoo’s scent, then stretched out contentedly showing his soft belly. His hand unconsciously kneading the soft front paws tensed.d34fdc9201115242

The fox, looking up at Seonwoo who was focused on his phone screen, perked up his ears at the blue light seeping from it. Then, he lightly bit Seonwoo’s hand.69b32ca33a742e26

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“Ouch!”8b47dd394f4f91b7

Seeing the tiny teeth marks on his pale hand, Seonwoo glared at the fox in his arms. As if nothing had happened, the fox licked the bitten spot with his pink tongue and nestled his pointed snout between Seonwoo’s knees.5c94fc1e3c01cb0f

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“What was that for?”58a2a804ebd5433d

“Why are you looking at that?”eff338ba8a7daa70

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Yeon, who had smoothly slipped out from between the knees, was now lying on the bed in human form – still with fox ears and tail – and resting his chin on Seonwoo’s shoulder. The light scent of the forest wafted between his words.3a760725991b373f

“The shop again?”d26e793f99931454

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“Uh…”3692c42441ed9b47

“You don’t have any reason to go there as a human.”e1209b2fcf223f99

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His black eyes scanned Seonwoo from head to toe with disinterest, then he hummed, burying his face back into Seonwoo’s shoulder. Is this his bangs? Eyelashes? Ah, ears. The perked-up ears tickled his cheek, making Seonwoo stretch his neck out.322e6a502cde8982

“How did you end up in the underworld?”8c6ca55415181fbe

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“What exactly is the underworld? Is it different from hell?”9a20699826c66ca2

Like someone caught doing something wrong, he turned off the street view on the screen, changing the subject. Yeon’s breath tickled his ear as he responded, “Hmm,” but Seonwoo tried not to make a fuss and waited for an answer.b55aab98260ef258

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“The middle ground between this world and the next. I don’t know what humans call it these days.”2d132ebe8f94b51c

The slow movement of his red lips caught the edge of Seonwoo’s vision.0f5680a3e741e2f1

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“A place where non-humans exist. You could say it’s a middle passage connecting this world and the next.”8ba072666a042fdb

“It’s not like anyone can just go there.”4ff151277e523f53

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“Exactly. How were you there that day?”dcc97e19e529debb

And how did you break a centuries-old seal so easily? If it was a seal that could be undone by a child’s mistaken gesture, then staying quietly attached to the divine tree must have been exhausting.e460c9b184d6a314

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“…I don’t know, I was just looking for an uninhabited place.”919a19456af505be

Why there? Seonwoo’s lips moved with the unspoken question. Did he want to share?74262c3a3a4a78d3

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“More importantly, get off me. Why are you clinging to me like this?”7f0bf0316c8e28ad

“Suddenly?”618ae40334039def

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That’s when you’re a fox. Now you’re almost human. Trying to hide his trembling from the breath on his neck, Seonwoo moved away, and Yeon didn’t come any closer.02d8f705c81ed051

Though they hadn’t lived together long, Seonwoo felt he could get used to the warmth they shared.c47fa228c148b469

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Weren’t all things from the underworld supposed to be cold? Rubbing his neck still feeling the chill, he looked back to see Yeon lying on the bed, wagging his tail, then quietly tucking it around his waist after seeing Seonwoo’s frown.07c4770e21118dd4

“Oh, whatever. Just fluff it moderately.”cf9cc326446687f2

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The blanket can go in the dryer anyway. With his resigned muttering, the sound of Yeon’s tail swishing through the air grew louder. Do you like it? If so, fine…5d5dcb88b1f08040

“Isn’t it hard to transform? Are you okay exerting yourself like that?”56c6871aaf5b50eb

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Isn’t it a waste? You should save your energy to go home, Yeon tilted his head.6573ed97717adf20

“Do you have to go?”c9a1cde7738b1bd5

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“…?”0634b83d0e3f69ac

No, of course, you have to go. This isn’t your home…398be451adc4a5ce

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“Do you want to stay here?”b7689d1e3a277608

At the question that slipped out unintentionally, Yeon tilted his head in thought. The man’s lips were seductively red. Shaking off meaningless concerns, Seonwoo waited for an answer, then chuckled.8a1669eb0687de60

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It’s not like we’ll be together forever. He was going to finish what he couldn’t before summer vacation ended, so was he really going to be swayed by this little warmth at his fingertips? He changed the question.2042e41689b19bfb

“Why do you want to stay here?”d003250e25ca1d18

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The white ear bent back. Suppressing the urge to play with the pointed tip, Seonwoo focused on Yeon’s lips. Hold back, touch him when he’s a fox. A high school boy sitting next to a large man, messing with fox ears – it’s not a good picture from any angle.1c178efd6a322e6d

“…From you…”82bcec27a0144007

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“Hm?”cb4dfc9ced6b7d75

“I think I smell something delicious, but I’m not sure.”2fdfa535af1366eb

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At the unexpected answer, Seonwoo’s face hardened. Delicious smell, so something a fox would like… raw meat? No, he’s a divine beast. He doesn’t eat meat, right?23a40a7129aadb3e

“There’s definitely a scent that comes and goes…”27e52db10e8635ee

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It stimulates my salivary glands but when I try to check again, it’s gone. Yeon cut off his sentence and tilted his head. Is there some strange smell from me? Seonwoo’s arm was gripped by Yeon’s long nails as he sniffed.fe5526f1196292e7

“Whoa.”5c62e664c69919f5

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As Seonwoo pulled him from under the bed, he came along effortlessly. Seonwoo, sitting on the mattress, was taken aback, but Yeon ignored his reaction, pressing his beautifully shaped nose into Seonwoo’s neck.e4d6b3ffa360aeeb

At the sniffing sound, Seonwoo’s shoulders tensed, but Yeon’s nose, persistently sniffing from the collarbone to the waist, finally stopped at the throbbing chest.34c1bfa906133320

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Ah, here. It was like the scent of something appetizing that seemed to make his mouth water, only to disappear as if it was a mistake. It was frustrating. Now, it might be tart like an unripe persimmon if eaten, or…062fbdd5752e7e57

The white eyelashes brushed 734b4961ba against his chest, tickling. Through the thin 8313c4fdf4 summer T-shirt, they 2c61b801d9 felt like tiny 4170c462ec insects passing by. Feeling the dampness from d2f02288ee the sniffing, Seonwoo pushed e2eb9e7ad4 Yeon away.e093ce2c1c4de20a

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“What the heck are you doing?”e9e2d32b1b755742

“Disgusting?”d480e68e87539098

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“Isn’t it disgusting for two grown men to be sticking together like this?”4cf2366f762585d8

With a 84fa665fe9 deliberate huff, fe11e00652 Seonwoo pulled 6ca161a203 away, brushing 6841c0b4d2 aside the ec59f2e262 tail that 9b865cb0d9 was trying 3cf787a254 to wrap e225921006 around him. Although the touch 5544a3bffb was as soft 180a592d17 as high-quality fabric, 8b6e4253f1 the thought of d09177ce37 it being attached a9fbcd54aa to a man 031da5c7cc sitting there made 2270d52a46 him hesitate to 1eadffc83e pet it.2acf206a317785a1

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“So, you… you want to eat me, that’s why you’re staying?”3ddab8fa2f4f2fb8

The black eyes that rolled around seemed to treat his statement like a casual discussion of whether to order chicken for a midnight snack. Seonwoo’s back broke out in a cold sweat, remembering the pain of the day his limbs were torn apart.a53bbdd018cedf1a

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“Hmm. Maybe.”5c386c3ac3000a01

He’s been asleep for over 500 years, and it seemed like Yeon was still half-asleep. His eyelids blinked slowly in gentle arcs.68ac6b9dc59fe487

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Usually, they’d try to eat you in secret… Saying he wants to eat you openly…fca8cce9b2ff27e4

The fangs visible between his slightly parted lips weren’t particularly menacing. The straight, pointed nails at the end of his slender fingers, like the phrase “jade-like hands,” didn’t seem life-threatening either.597d75a12002fb15

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But considering how he easily dealt with the goblin who attacked him, or the invisible force pulling things, or how he moved in the blink of an eye – if Yeon wanted to, escaping would be futile. It was Yeon who brought him to this unknown house when he was unconscious, so eating someone like him would be no big deal if he desired it.8f388207ab015e8c

Still, pain was something he didn’t want. Were Yeon’s red lips stained from feeding like this? Lost in silly thoughts, Seonwoo’s ears turned slightly red, unable to hide the trembling in his voice.e462bacb2892c018

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“Would it… hurt a lot to be eaten by you?”742ae11f327d22b4

He didn’t want to show weakness, but his voice betrayed him.4aa0396b8f087547

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“Depends on the situation?”4f55e8fa4751edc5

“Can you eat me without it hurting?”0e6566288df022ca

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It was a foolish question. What’s painless in different situations? Is it the difference between being killed before being eaten or eaten alive?2d5ba25daf37e8e3

Yeon, who had stretched out his arms, sat up straight, making Seonwoo look up at his face. For some reason, his indifferent eyes showed no desire, giving Seonwoo an unreasonable assurance that he wouldn’t be eaten right away, and he relaxed his tense body.babee6338b2666b8

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Yeon, who had been 04e5df82ce staring into space all 598709ebd1 day, rarely lifted the c68927a4e1 corners of his plump 02f382e13a lips.08fbae70ca1d8201

“Of course.”a78f6eb1b57c529e

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It was unmistakably 2ada7ce3db the smile of a03ffe5e0c a predator placing 6b552b8352 its prey on 6cfe890ae7 the dining table.2889ba51466d0be1