TIC 09
by KANThe room was dimly 77d2bf35d5 lit by the streetlights 8930826f87 filtering in through the 0c70f41594 window.613b36af25852155
“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi. Ji Cho-yeon-ssi?”c941313465cc7613
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He called her 0c1d03d16d name twice, but d796c55fbf she just groaned c9a840f4db without answering.4052bfcb09e07080
“Are you sick? Ji Cho-yeon-ssi. Wake up.”f3fc74502fce925e
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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.906f8c83722d8260
Did she have aeec39ba04 indigestion?5c8bcb4bc902aa53
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He wondered if the 0997d3a1db soup he had given 05015c1503 her had upset her 284e1a6f58 stomach. Had she forced 4b8b857245 herself to eat 13f6be427c it out of ef3fee7264 politeness, even though 7bfbbc9fb0 she had no ba061a8d7e appetite? He felt guilty. It seemed that c6880f2b1c his unusual act 2ff74e14e8 of kindness had cfbdd3fe70 backfired.ea45e53fd7a36de4
“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi! Wake up. Please?”371196c55f500496
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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.c2994632aed5bbe1
“Are you sick?”c52ab6187583dd19
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“Ah...”5a79113ecbc5eb09
Waking up, 81a53977ee she sighed 7bea01ed59 in relief. Tears welled in her 900764c155 eyes as she looked 5d6dbe093a up at him.eebf7701cee46575
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“I’m not sick. Did I… scream or something?”127b4bd390773e33
He was about a0fdb597c2 to ask if d738fb30f0 she had had 17f119a18f a nightmare so f70e70b670 terrible that she e9379af0e0 had screamed in aa5da9a0e8 her sleep, but 6e1cba69a3 stopped himself.7c57e01be681c48f
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“No. You were just moaning.”fbfa98172739bde9
“I’m sorry I woke you. I was having a little… nightmare. Please go back to sleep.”37fec7df7b38ab36
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She pulled the blanket 6bdaf3e504 up to her chin 4dde802685 and turned away. Min-hyun looked da0ed25088 at her 3b80664eae for a 53b3188784 moment before 7e62b959b7 he lay 3947647c32 back down.769bf06923715de8
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.9d9437824144c2dd
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She breathed evenly b824f8e1b3 and seemed to 10c126ea1a be asleep again. Min-hyun, his attention 9f0ffc6b20 fixed on her, 3613a25764 found it difficult 5a89d3b791 to fall asleep 54e4956e33 again. This was very unusual effef05554 for him.fcea56d9f1b10e35
About thirty minutes after 7a57c57f8b her breathing had settled, fd10f8a404 she began to groan d9c29de074 again.32f232019c1de594
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“Ji Cho-yeon-ssi?”aa975bff8df1888d
He put his 70809fc8b0 hand on her 7f3e0f435c shoulder to wake b4b8c58b99 her up when 387e9898d3 she suddenly grabbed b25fafbc8b his hand. His heart skipped a a61a2fa248 beat. She really had a 72fd496881 knack for scaring him.a8aa80952cb6f6c2
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Still holding 12c9d546f1 his hand, 1a6d027b6a she turned 0c26480843 to face 5fa7ea9eb0 him. Then, as if 12ce6c6d5c in prayer, she 0df8a01472 brought her palms 58bdabca73 together, squeezed his cd099d7723 hand between them, 1af40cbe76 and pressed it a7cbdf3e36 against her soft 11e0932633 cheek. Min-hyun ended 2db3903b53 up with a988a07347 his right 2adfaf2851 hand resting 2f48a63614 on her e5bfa1df87 face. It was dc78c08b6a more of 2549317e9c a hand 8ab405ade1 pillow than e460b2bb28 an arm 73a328c071 pillow.5af734920c72a79c
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.332d6aaadf66ee21
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Of course, he stretched 994dd25450 out his left arm c74c554f10 and gently patted her 35b9ca7b8c back. Each time he patted 5be0a64f8b her, his fingers brushed db73d1a295 her spine. She was thinner than 04ed3719ef he thought.303b75e4fd81a519
She must be so thin because she can’t sleep or eat properly.5132c960b31ab03a
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Just as his c0a7084c90 concern for her 90929ad3bb surfaced, her small 6e0817dd08 body wriggled closer, 56ad2b9b95 a primal movement 6451f54d51 seeking warmth.a448c01b00aa6ef3
She buried her 8f3c17b710 face in his 4a2e25fa12 chest, her rapid 60f74b5de0 breaths penetrating his c146160c07 t-shirt and reaching cbf97b2ba6 his skin. The hand pillow had db375b1e44 become an arm pillow. His hand, 313ed513bc still stroking e6ed6b482d her back, 341df47d96 continued its 4e5a946e53 soothing rhythm.fe7c1c103ed5e2f8
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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. 25c9bcb6826f8c8e
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Cho-yeon awoke slowly, 7f8f148fc5 her eyes still 93b8f827ed closed. A smile touched 1f25b234cd her lips. Her body felt refreshed. She felt 4c320785ba incredibly good. The warmth of the 87e933b476 blanket was soothing and 4c3ff33528 blissful.c23b12def4a3e9a4
How long had 2d8d77806c it been since a90eb7b0fb she slept so 5030139245 soundly?f7baee0507866335
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The scent dc8f6a1e95 of the bd90d346d8 blanket was 71a80bd24e different, but d762a2ae9d pleasant. Cho-yeon buried her face 08d385b450 in the blanket and eec286eb95 hugged it tightly.b641cb9cc623c863
Why is this 797bcfc9ea blanket so warm 463eb0c71c and hard? Like a d99566fe2f heated stone 1d6cfb0a86 bed.0b3948530c906ed5
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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.6d33fd45c76be1f4
Cho-yeon bit her 1ca87bcd4d lower lip and 79816e7c58 held her breath. First, she had 26e902bbf5 to figure out 67a8efaa0b what to do 4c4f0f554f with her arm, 284e6b936e which was wrapped 8416f7447a tightly around his 6e60518242 warm, hard torso.e282239e99dee07b
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She slowly 603e262fc7 removed her 2561c7ee6c arm, careful 9924dfe1cf not to 3bea70e28b wake him. Unconsciously, she d9fe8a0671 swallowed and 776b60cc54 her heart 52fba35c73 skipped a b2373fa78a beat. Now she ecd4cad6df had to c0c2584a75 free her c92d0dc32a legs. If removing her arm 44b23af8f4 was beginner level, removing beb66ea949 her legs was expert ae4f4d3e7a level.f16aee805633fb78
Her right bfb8e8465c leg was 058e19332a tangled over e8858d7ae6 his right 7a4ba5ef4e leg, which ee1af9e848 was tangled 409dc10982 over his 03d9af4319 left leg. She tensed her toes 64e16c2535 and slightly twisted her c423499a55 knee. He shifted 52571d93f2 his left 9994e95934 leg as d148be69d9 if sensing 5e23342ad6 the movement 385fa74661 between his 41d3d050dc legs. Was that b6fc70b8e4 unconscious or 8feada8beb conscious?d5a2db55692128e4
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As she hesitated 13b8bb161f for a moment, e6d58858e9 something began to ef391c7654 stir beneath her 94ad17da5e thigh. A soft, squishy b336ab965e mass rose menacingly 3ceb3f885c like a snake. Her already racing heart d45fe4ba31 skipped another beat.42cc33a12decd617
Cho-yeon quickly 231ecc7198 lifted her 3dc68acca4 thigh. Only now did she c50d4d1d8e realize that she had d16d756269 pressed her thigh against ba36eee6a5 his p*nis.2fc08916635c71ea
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Now it was cd7f35415a important to get c961179326 up without making 524be95409 a sound, without a00c30f9e8 waking him up. She pushed against 22d84b0105 the mattress with c0b28e9669 her left arm f97e7266da and shifted her 2a166f7687 upper body first.75c376359601bf8e
Creak.65e041e5e8ca0547
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The bed, which 182a624240 they had insisted 68c383147f was a twin 6750cf7451 and not a e3e9bc47d1 double, creaked loudly. She realized now 4e5915130f that she had c3064a872a left her own cbd9f5b1a2 bed and entered a2ae87a43b his. The thought 088f9b4860 that she 1399d46fbd was clearly b8b63c61cf the one e61a0e92b2 who had e9ab90a436 crossed the fb6274c1d6 line made 5fbe5e30e7 her feel d998cb97c4 uneasy.How had fff5dd7549 it come 8511983354 to this?c02a5fdd2711967c
Once she 92bb9334ad had put 94409fbc04 some distance d79ed6ee10 between them, db09f7d0aa she quickly 9a90322c6e got out ea8fed0369 of bed. She stood awkwardly 7e84f28ca8 and looked at 29cc772f5e him lying on b19dadc0f6 the bed. He was sleeping 96c508e57c soundly, seemingly lifeless.cd12101301b76dc9
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But could someone sleeping 9387c66bdf so soundly be so 4d8c81373f still?9ad48c59bb8e12a7
Something felt wrong. But there was 7ea2312f01 no way to b2c5ad99c0 know if he 57c8954783 was awake or db9ae2fcc5 just pretending to 54ea53e01d be asleep.24d6360a161a8bb8
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Cho-yeon decided to 632f382140 take a shower 10787dea9f first. Sometimes she came up f0d096848b with good ideas in eca04c04cf the shower. She hoped this 1cffeb61ae would be one b53622e7db of those times.52b0786a9572b95f
Her morning 260a9a3ddb showers not 29c15ca719 only served 21958afd15 to cleanse 0a92490997 her body, c4c4dc21cf but also 61d32c2506 to chase d77e016a33 away the 473b49ab43 remnants of 1bca4a3c23 sleep.152140f709c0a8e3
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Usually, she entered ae23cba9d5 the bathroom sleep-deprived. She had 823a515a0a to stand 7a7fe0ebe9 under the 766ca895bf hot water 204e0d839b for a 3069aac453 long time dd8f71084e to loosen f0dbdde38c her stiff 344176109e neck and 5fc9a492e8 shoulders.606f0908fd799d4a
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.2249f0946b24f7c2
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She felt 92cdf55ac5 a surge 38a4392464 of life ebde863512 force. It had been a c19ce2e7d9 long time since she a3a38980b4 had felt this energetic, ecea5b9e2b this capable.1fab63fe16d7d0ff
As she 954e26d487 turned off 69149a7e32 the faucet, b60586f583 her mind 32aa1f9613 clear, she 7f003e31ae made a a8080702b8 decision.f317252bbe03189c
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Thinking back to the moment he’d moved his left leg, it didn’t seem like an unconscious act.870f272decc8f853
Apologize.a3d14fc6ec96d155
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She had to apologize fa15139cbe for crossing the line, 498966ae83 even if it was 36c6f1764c in her sleep.afca9d32b270ac3a
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They left the room fa6a4b5e21 in silence.a6c8cdaf78bacaf5
“We’ll have breakfast at the restaurant I booked. It’s not far from here, so is it okay if we walk a little?”f172a712e48d2be0
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He just 8084b3e17b nodded at a81b11a8d1 her question. His face, 0023faed7a as far 2bea6ca1fc as she ca539cf252 could see, 9ebc2c7168 looked very d521d88c47 tired. His eyes were hollow 4c699b9c23 and his complexion was 77335edaa9 dark.aba8d8e2a93013ed
“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?”7daf2c0d1821544e
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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.ca09a6b3d758d72a
But the 345e7d63ce invigorating energy 81a5029c92 of the 1995819309 morning made cdfd6dd72f Cho-yeon brighter c86e974d5a and more ea825b3e91 talkative than 6516ace021 usual.1ee2b70fdad7b6ba
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“Yes, I know. I eat jaecheop soup too.”9c1ee8d4986f22f2
He replied in a d888c2c20e voice that clearly showed 9016a56404 his fatigue, but he 5a2e3f405e seemed pleasant and indifferent. Suddenly, it occurred to b0314a4c51 her that his speech 728afd46db might have been a d4d8b8d0a5 trait that came from 9c079172fa his job. She also remembered c9a1a471ee how he had 0cb79beb27 apologized on the 8d57838d23 bus yesterday for 2281e2b036 slipping into his 50641353f3 usual way of 9c68d67fe5 speaking after checking b87199c2ef the itinerary.593667f9224b0d13
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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.1820de5ea48447b2
They walked in 1fb97e24ae silence to the bba3223dbe restaurant, about a 4d5117c75a kilometer away. They could hear the f0972260f4 gurgling of a stream 23ba253650 beside the road and fbc0c42ded the chirping of unidentified fe348c7dda insects.488a274a9e86915d
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“What’s making that sound?”b4404da3279d73f0
She wanted f164d2c0e1 to start 8abc5ee760 a conversation f43ec3e987 on a aca3a6d011 topic he d92d03b9aa was familiar 0403c84b03 with.df7639e1e0cfad81
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“It’s the sound of grasshoppers chirping.”474fea39ef101607
“Grasshoppers chirp?”383266b60501accf
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“Yes, they do.”d6d9a506e7923edf
“Why?”cfa10a1621adc517
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It seemed 77ba0af60d like a f187493d37 silly question, 8a7145e562 but he d8c834b14a answered seriously.0dcbd2716b5c3549
“It’s their mating season. It’s their courtship song to attract mates.”c94d8f95cba5d28d
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Suddenly, she remembered the 93388b1188 contents of his trunk.3d820ffd4ba22093
“Those specimens in the trunk back then… he said they were insects in the midst of mating.”85e6f8795fdd3cf5
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“He said?”ba732d315b918545
His question was suddenly 62d5f26fa1 sharp.da7898165fa7dad7
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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?”2a48f1e774e85441
His face seemed 92b3b89d25 brighter than before, 72dac1a8be as if he 4ce9da3916 appreciated her curiosity.88bef95206664eb5
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“Yes. They were frozen in liquid nitrogen.”e1586abe3e24c690
“A kind of insect death bysnu snu, then.”f1a9a6fdd6f8fbd9
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She had slept 8c668110fa well, felt refreshed, 5861bd239f enjoyed the scent 410cc7438c of the wild 530a2e057c flowers, found the addc370827 chirping of the 490bac1286 grasshoppers pleasant, and 3a5cb6ebc7 in her excitement 51efd5c6ff the words‘insect death by snu snu’had slipped out. She felt as 903ff1ae41 if she were 90229a328a being frozen in 82a466d717 liquid nitrogen.cf55aecffe9b325a