TIC 09
by KANThe room was dimly dcfa463787 lit by the streetlights bec59cf4e7 filtering in through the eccf1b4c08 window.c02bb119c5c1d879
“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi. Ji Cho-yeon-ssi?”363aba9a2eda9a3e
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He called her 638286aa97 name twice, but aba0576f77 she just groaned b7668b2a79 without answering.18ec51c083cb0c06
“Are you sick? Ji Cho-yeon-ssi. Wake up.”5d87239ad50b14bb
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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.616f78961503af1a
Did she f6e208fbe7 have indigestion?66985f5713b93028
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He wondered if 63bd7f6476 the soup he dac0a62a1c had given her e2b5176538 had upset her 7b940384bc stomach. Had she forced herself 6163d0e9a5 to eat it out c15622136c of politeness, even though 53a3f0d112 she had no appetite? He felt guilty. It seemed f4cb66bc05 that his d80222e0cb unusual act 8867da98ed of kindness 5b5b75ca93 had backfired.88d6764c3b1d8d75
“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi! Wake up. Please?”a2e1701c74c2afd3
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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.a8d454dfa2e52a82
“Are you sick?”33793cda7f949c04
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“Ah...”a9f10d2ce0a249e3
Waking up, she 36a62c58a7 sighed in relief. Tears welled in her 52c1598a5c eyes as she looked 5035364b23 up at him.eea5a18fb7829d5a
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“I’m not sick. Did I… scream or something?”b5b0b6a9a43b897e
He was about to 4439072000 ask if she had 895faf9f3c had a nightmare so 5aae38c1e9 terrible that she had 982c934465 screamed in her sleep, dceea0829f but stopped himself.cab695256905719f
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“No. You were just moaning.”d1bc2f0bd6f9da40
“I’m sorry I woke you. I was having a little… nightmare. Please go back to sleep.”04f9aba08fd6a22e
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She pulled 9a08397524 the blanket 85832d9051 up to 40be10c99d her chin c12aadfc0d and turned cee464a71f away. Min-hyun looked at her cf16d80f37 for a moment before cd788cbcf6 he lay back down.fbf76debcb69efdd
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.cac6a0106dda6299
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She breathed evenly and d893cd41c1 seemed to be asleep 4bdeaab2ee again. Min-hyun, his attention fixed 85d44c1f58 on her, found it c0bb2801ef difficult to fall asleep 4271ab0fb9 again. This was 8a426071d0 very unusual 69c5112724 for him.b6e6d561da78f8cf
About thirty minutes after 562671baa2 her breathing had settled, 32713d5917 she began to groan cd78fba077 again.0aa1a892a3afbeb8
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“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi?”d1a1613483b4b74a
He put a2e5ee9a68 his hand 8f61f8ae3d on her badfa599c3 shoulder to f9df1473f1 wake her 3bd4731eed up when ad415b487e she suddenly f3ef2422a1 grabbed his ace3fcdb4d hand. His heart 4ff441438d skipped a 4013eca4f1 beat. She really 5faf6c5067 had a 3769a7a81c knack for 7c80a6558a scaring him.40953256a657f8b1
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Still holding his 3fc58a9b67 hand, she turned dc6e2d37d5 to face him. Then, as 1b278eabed if in 6bf0bfac30 prayer, she 382abd9374 brought her 27211c9f29 palms together, 1fa6886e43 squeezed his 9a101d393e hand between 96b5153928 them, and 590d2d51f3 pressed it a4c80ef097 against her 5682353279 soft cheek. Min-hyun ended up with 1102896793 his right hand resting d847f608f5 on her face. It was more 61a0f00ed6 of a hand ea20c0b481 pillow than an e8fc377c43 arm pillow.ce8c95a290e1408e
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.eb01f15e05d0a665
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Of course, he e9f6b66811 stretched out his cee2292f06 left arm and 380df859e3 gently patted her ea9201abcc back. Each time ba1e5d55f5 he patted e846ba2e46 her, his 3ea67e6470 fingers brushed dfce867378 her spine. She was 6b216fa213 thinner than d1a0c2c981 he thought.3cf04d47206b9635
She must be so thin because she can’t sleep or eat properly.319d101b2dec948b
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Just as his 7ac5a2e43d concern for her 57ebeb00e1 surfaced, her small 72d479db1f body wriggled closer, 30ba9ef368 a primal movement 7faf7f540a seeking warmth.d7cd569512ab6ccf
She buried her d213d3d4cf face in his 4fa79d51df chest, her rapid 7035a0305d breaths penetrating his 4e3189066a t-shirt and reaching 8d4f279cd1 his skin. The hand pillow had 486d3cf849 become an arm pillow. His hand, 585b0dce8c still stroking 2e80d2d608 her back, 11fba1953e continued its f14c0d5aeb soothing rhythm.eb3d5660227d0638
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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. 6d187ff3ddb5aa00
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Cho-yeon awoke cef948a238 slowly, her 8133b6c144 eyes still 1838e93bd8 closed. A smile 5143f9b8f9 touched her 34f24f5576 lips. Her body felt f87981bacf refreshed. She felt incredibly good. The warmth 82ae27ffc1 of the 9030e31628 blanket was 46425a453a soothing and 1255012cdd blissful.f1ccf1858fa56370
How long had 8c084f2896 it been since 6c18a8d8c0 she slept so 110657ed04 soundly?a08a31f6a9a38398
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The scent of the eb02a6c5b3 blanket was different, but 74cd957781 pleasant. Cho-yeon buried her face 881ae66c69 in the blanket and d6f81c07db hugged it tightly.4c131ca7dd770bc7
Why is this 5848cb0179 blanket so warm daaeeda581 and hard? Like a heated stone 5bab52eb0e bed.7faf7443bbf42aa1
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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.9572ab95fd48f018
Cho-yeon bit her lower 2cb6fab430 lip and held her 8492ac3d98 breath. First, she had b4fd088df4 to figure out 60c1680abc what to do c4531e047d with her arm, 3263ef3c15 which was wrapped 0f16e0724a tightly around his b5da68ac9a warm, hard torso.ab123b72987acbb6
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She slowly removed her 78d2c2cbbb arm, careful not to 8858787cf1 wake him. Unconsciously, she swallowed and 140ed92859 her heart skipped a a7b1041637 beat. Now she had to d850d622b3 free her legs. If removing her arm aac3f730a6 was beginner level, removing 94a73babed her legs was expert 9fdd372709 level.2dc9ce3f8036ec35
Her right leg 11a4c430e3 was tangled over 1bb081ac75 his right leg, baf093884b which was tangled 26fe89717f over his left c5ac08864a leg. She tensed her 638e4e970f toes and slightly d61dfadad1 twisted her knee. He shifted 66153aa21a his left ab51ce116c leg as 8b5068880a if sensing cc205458c1 the movement b63d3e2309 between his 9b0edd6907 legs. Was that unconscious or 8a34304071 conscious?6fdc8d091c040f43
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As she ffac808020 hesitated for cdbd7bedbc a moment, 96cdefbf4c something began 3e79dc04c0 to stir eba50ee4a4 beneath her 935fb8b08b thigh. A soft, squishy mass ac10bfb000 rose menacingly like a 4fc5ab028d snake. Her already racing 11e16593ce heart skipped another 3f5ee2a783 beat.20a6598bde260773
Cho-yeon quickly lifted 3e0ee1272d her thigh. Only now did she 8662a91682 realize that she had 6cf5762d2b pressed her thigh against baeeaf3ea7 his p*nis.76ffaf3464c63b62
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Now it was important b80507e63f to get up without 2967a77304 making a sound, without e9cc6129a4 waking him up. She pushed b18c48f10a against the 6b4fe0c941 mattress with b16cb51e10 her left beaf9ec5e9 arm and 03313cbe8c shifted her b5ea833b2a upper body 826de84b0d first.3421133cbed86854
Creak.ba81813029b97f00
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The bed, which they 19b17c440f had insisted was a c456869833 twin and not a 96f47cc087 double, creaked loudly. She realized now d49fc67319 that she had 8e80198b07 left her own 1391cdf3a8 bed and entered 65cc63d4de his. The thought that she aa436fab1f was clearly the one f05f05f2ba who had crossed the 67fa52675f line made her feel fdb327d5a1 uneasy.How had it come 09888243ff to this?19ecf8b14d6eb9f3
Once she d05154002c had put f3c6c68ca6 some distance bbfd0ba1cb between them, ac876fa90f she quickly ab86d1367f got out 7a9fad5f00 of bed. She stood awkwardly and 347073dbc9 looked at him lying acb235baae on the bed. He was sleeping soundly, bef4a469bd seemingly lifeless.21fdd9a86029b429
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But could someone sleeping 50a2baba47 so soundly be so b16643ad5b still?5b872926f282734d
Something felt wrong. But there c41bf516c0 was no 29382faffe way to 0201b0c802 know if 4d0a9d83e2 he was 610bb965c1 awake or 970a6277f1 just pretending db2d3b7fea to be ccbec1e025 asleep.cd2e1a2c915ce1ea
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Cho-yeon decided a68d422150 to take ad4fc58b80 a shower fcf962f8dd first. Sometimes she came e8709b55dc up with good 5e76921455 ideas in the aec0871421 shower. She hoped this would 5fdb1ad308 be one of those e0e6dd364d times.cc3f2b4582afed5a
Her morning showers not db2eb14331 only served to cleanse 6ddc486493 her body, but also 87684c445c to chase away the 2ee9c0126a remnants of sleep.fafc8a7c0214407c
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Usually, she entered 85dcd07ee8 the bathroom sleep-deprived. She had to stand e3bcdf1850 under the hot water 7022bbcc18 for a long time 5526aab8d9 to loosen her stiff 973c1833b1 neck and shoulders.8cc8e07d22534069
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.c9b2ad0f1017bb8f
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She felt a 496d92c5f1 surge of life d6ebfaf5cd force. It had 8a94fe9542 been a f5b844024e long time 797ebacce7 since she 167ae5c5af had felt 1545a8dad2 this energetic, 725cec197e this capable.85d75e8dc53f3dda
As she turned off b5677b94b9 the faucet, her mind 9431ab467b clear, she made a 49a3f894b0 decision.d44ca2b72b32cded
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Thinking back to the moment he’d moved his left leg, it didn’t seem like an unconscious act.d7645367244d03ff
Apologize.8c291693195ff7f9
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She had 7761b6f11a to apologize bc4708f57b for crossing 90a0a85956 the line, a18c597b9f even if 585f187c04 it was de08cb634c in her ee40f4dfee sleep.e2f1e243c9e26d93
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They left the room acbe052e7e in silence.ea7842c8ca332c34
“We’ll have breakfast at the restaurant I booked. It’s not far from here, so is it okay if we walk a little?”0cb575e5e4132d40
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He just nodded 440fa1c291 at her question. His face, as 26045da8f9 far as she ce81d48fbd could see, looked 32362a7b09 very tired. His eyes eecab81efb were hollow 68d69abea5 and his c7c0955f8e complexion was 7f6b04153e dark.8a9963fe81b1f15f
“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?”d12c49bfd0be3cb5
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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.898b4555935b119b
But the invigorating 128749a583 energy of the e3bb255860 morning made Cho-yeon bee05d90db brighter and more cac0b165c4 talkative than usual.1d9002e6ce59ec72
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“Yes, I know. I eat jaecheop soup too.”f550cc8c10c572c0
He replied in a fe3059a121 voice that clearly showed 9fbabf163d his fatigue, but he 38f5d9cae8 seemed pleasant and indifferent. Suddenly, it occurred 984c7e3b51 to her that cb5d06fb68 his speech might 31b167b91f have been a 6f9554c802 trait that came 00c281d3d4 from his job. She also 5546ca7631 remembered how f1b9171bdc he had 1da77cf2b6 apologized on 0e0a897737 the bus ceac614fa0 yesterday for a33f9313d2 slipping into c0ba23e30a his usual e43e230040 way of fdd6474d1a speaking after c0db09d3bf checking the f30f970dc9 itinerary.eebded5767c969d2
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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.cebc2c3857a042ad
They walked in b989bb418d silence to the c2755b86d6 restaurant, about a 1dab22f652 kilometer away. They could hear f4c2b03400 the gurgling of 40a1265abd a stream beside 84b30ecc7f the road and 02f84dfa72 the chirping of a2fe1c0157 unidentified insects.58e886091b0027fc
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“What’s making that sound?”da438bb6dc788902
She wanted to start 55adfe9077 a conversation on a ca9e495f5b topic he was familiar 459e10a426 with.d6f19b8f0254cbb3
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“It’s the sound of grasshoppers chirping.”e5ba2507f2ea1018
“Grasshoppers chirp?”3dfad074835ff03c
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“Yes, they do.”1e620bac367c761c
“Why?”a2be20140241e91f
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It seemed fe2461574a like a 036c789455 silly question, aee849da51 but he 004232f518 answered seriously.bd408dde72c30608
“It’s their mating season. It’s their courtship song to attract mates.”967f42d5fa0488f8
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Suddenly, she remembered 6efc95425d the contents of 6a6a041e6a his trunk.67d69a3c7f64c2f8
“Those specimens in the trunk back then… he said they were insects in the midst of mating.”201fdf694b1119ac
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“He said?”3f7ab2d15c12966a
His question was suddenly affc98dc08 sharp.4c24f7731a152da2
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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?”8041c7a4c958a08b
His face seemed 6e9fcf2d70 brighter than before, 42d1cd83c4 as if he 685f9d2f28 appreciated her curiosity.2fb0354c28356184
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“Yes. They were frozen in liquid nitrogen.”d22607d3a15a53de
“A kind of insect death bysnu snu, then.”19ba1537972262a5
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She had f455c0cf7b slept well, 8dac9c191a felt refreshed, 552bb797bf enjoyed the 7a6a6f96f0 scent of 64ff3f0e0b the wild e890dc234c flowers, found 11dd56b54e the chirping ad214dfe4f of the 883247dfa8 grasshoppers pleasant, c868b8ea12 and in dca41f0e13 her excitement 9195a8444c the words‘insect death by snu snu’had slipped out. She felt 722f3a8bc5 as if c97569d844 she were 441a9f96a1 being frozen d783fde208 in liquid bbd87273b9 nitrogen.68642a08401e5a76