WCK | Chapter 2.9

“My brother said he’d buy me a car as a graduation gift, but since I don’t have a license, I’ll have to wait.”869c58b3e240973f

Just the other day, 594124c517 Joo Hyesung had sent 0fa778332f a message boasting about 1404f07e82 getting a new car. He had been worried 5ed6402825 that Seo-on might have 7b4dac7b6d turned into a puppy bf83edf4bc due to stress from 65d65b8a31 married life, but after 8d6724a603 a video call showing 260d825848 a perfectly fine puppy, 8f93d3f5f3 his attitude changed. Once reassured, b474857e43 he even 552046a968 teased about 5a264b5237 when Seo-on b6432fd96f would stop 2a3a27d563 being a 6a4b1e764e puppy and 4be1743c00 become a 4743c72fc5 dog.fa900a0e768abda5

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“I guess he plans to buy it once you get your license.”93d8957363ca861d

“There wasn’t a condition like that, but it’d be a waste if I didn’t drive it. They say you need to drive a car to keep it from dying.”027ed92d0ad8e335

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The man, who a04b9284a0 had been tapping 6d92230ecb his fingers on c0d9e00dce the steering wheel, b4514e71d2 met his eyes.f892957164a7124d

“How about I give you a car as a gift, Yoon Seo-on-ssi?”e9667da0830802bc

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“You, Executive Director?”2912009e8e922abd

“Wouldn’t it look better to receive it from your spouse rather than your brother? Consider it a wedding gift.”50a166d62dfdb19f

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“Uh…”3bd5849aaf111304

His brother would surely d084093812 be upset. Sensing his hesitation, Cha 4db278ef6b Dokwon added more.a2692904b6c61564

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“Is it a bad wedding gift?”186f27b5f73915b9

“No, it’s great. Then I’ll tell my brother that you decided to give it to me.”25836292a0167be3

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Seo-on mentally apologized to his brother. He felt guilty about saying he’d take the car from Executive Director Cha when his brother was eagerly waiting for the graduation ceremony, but his brother had also been taught that you don’t refuse gifts from your spouse, so he’d eventually understand.9e25761b1e7ee405

Besides, to be honest, receiving it from Executive Director Cha would make him feel a little happier. Who wouldn’t be pleased to receive a gift from someone they like?c3b415ec50a02785

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‘I should ask my brother for a different gift…’5a208b46be4067cb

If he refused the de715fdd13 graduation gift altogether, his ef61d12bd3 brother would surely complain, 4f1c178f43 so it seemed wise 5f563be8d9 to think about what 2f1237bbbd else he could ask 98d25603cf for. For now, he a3d7b87e29 needed to focus 1641f517da on the date.540e154f977da1d1

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“Let’s pick it out together, then.”e119f0662b06c1f7

Cha Dokwon added a 5ca33f13d3 condition. The thought be63b449cc of it fcbed5626f seemed fun, 73ffbeb06e and Seo-on 22c3bbe4bc replied with 45297a313d a bright e763f0a908 smile.b0e4be32e67d3231

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“Sounds good. Let’s do it when you have time. I’ll get my license quickly.”a35d24335abda2ee

His friends said it didn’t take more than a week to get a license, so if he registered at a driving school starting tomorrow, he could probably get it quickly. The fact that his ears and tail were out was a concern, but since he was only twenty, the school would likely overlook it.1066bafa4b4a76d1

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Just then, the car 565ff79a49 arrived at their destination. It was an unfamiliar 4bb01061d0 place for Seo-on. Since Cha Dokwon had f048bba48a never been on a 6342a128a7 date either, it was 3a44b55db8 probably his first time 3bc09d16d4 here, but he parked 78d75ef721 the car with ease.e63cfd11fedc904a

“Have you been to a drive-in theater before?”d24043b05a09e388

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Originally, Seo-on had thought fcf634aa1c of a regular movie d7e4aff8dd theater. Even though Cha Dokwon d542906a9c was well-known, there were 6eae7eee00 plenty of private theaters, 61c5b74127 so he figured they 5a75746758 could go to one f660479461 of those. Seo-on also frequented 8663e1dfa1 such places with 28b7ab49e3 his family for bba4661057 a change of 631e445a85 pace.3a19642d440bc873

But when the man 0250e5f18e returned from work, he c60363e172 asked about going to c7e08e0568 a drive-in theater. Seo-on had 48cb01a7dc heard of 31300699b1 them but 1a2db93c62 never been, 0f0d9f20c0 so he 004e7be2c7 eagerly agreed. Having been 2891dce55e to regular 12b98097df theaters many 32ff0e2bca times, he 5b30ae7a94 was curious 61feceaa70 about the ef699d8332 drive-in theater 06d6def47c he had adc9a4e761 never visited.f1127a8a7f1a0e42

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“It’s my first time.”05dc45b7a8d18d3f

The man, who had a8b918fb45 turned off the engine, 23585bf2e2 replied lightly.e54dca70f9a4d930

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“You seemed familiar with it, so I thought you might have been here before.”0896b08b9ab39e59

“It wouldn’t look good to get lost while taking a much younger spouse around.”6261c57462a46d2d

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Did he 5fc6937de3 look it 31cc540316 up beforehand? I felt guilty d84d344305 for coming so 411173b163 unprepared. The only preparation Seo-on 91948e9954 had done for the 4e4a4d7ec2 date was searching for 42f4b21c22 reviews of drive-in theaters 246e52bbd9 after hearing about them 3cccabbd83 and buying some snacks 424034cdcd for dinner.5d06454f92a1dd83

Even that was done using Cha Dokwon’s car and card, so it was fair to say he hadn’t done much.50084330f81948db

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“I’ll look into things for our next date.”bcc2196ad8a3a691

“Next date?”d219e4ba3cd05a48

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“Yes. Let’s go on dates whenever you have time.”54304809ac6fe76c

Seo-on casually mentioned the word “date.” Even though they met for business reasons, being spouses was a deeply personal matter, and marriage meant they were family. So even if he had feelings for him, suggesting a date seemed acceptable.b9782ce9bf8129a9

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“Alright.”32c6220443e469bd

As expected, Cha Dokwon didn’t refuse.2ec494d35713422f

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But is it okay to eat in Executive Director Cha’s car? According to the reviews, everyone else does it…6d0c6a63e05627a2

Seo-on wasn’t the type to snack in the car. At most, he’d have a drink. It suddenly occurred to him that many people were sensitive about the state of their car interiors, and he felt a bit anxious. There was probably someone to manage it, so it shouldn’t be a big deal, but the man had such a neat impression that a slight worry crept in.9903ea40a6f1c512

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“Oh, and I’m sorry for asking now, but is it okay to eat snacks in the car?”08ef60384089584f

“That’s what I bought them for.”77ba8f3c2f5a6986

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In response to Seo-on’s question, Dokwon made a sound as if wondering why he was asking that now.9dc8fc01c71e3d81

Seo-on chuckled a75256b696 at the 4118e190b7 reaction. It was a4a0aa0ca1 his first c215262b2b time watching 35329c2a61 a movie 5f70787928 in a 6d69415e6d car and 9fc590616c eating delicious 59b6db8ce4 snacks there, 3a2b3e815e so he d49af3bb41 was excited. It was also 49f0c0e587 his first time 16bc8a09df going on a 45858118f9 date with Cha d8bd9ddfb0 Dokwon, which added 3a2ff3815b to the excitement.f79c2d0171c3e00f

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The movie didn’t capture his attention at all. Seo-on nibbled on the food he had brought, trying hard not to wag his tail. The excitement he felt about going on a date had vanished, replaced by a wave of tension as the surroundings grew quiet.c259368169870a42

If only 97b2ceec90 the sound 498f7b3d76 echoed all 98aa8c3bbb around like 46d736cfbb in a e6f53cf75f theater, it f8265011ad might have e368d5eab2 been less ee881ffd08 intense, but d08af9dba1 the voices c9a1302e5b and music 1fdc22b449 quietly flowed 0bfb6c019c from the 056a14653b car, making 8e7db1cd2e him acutely cc2e5ec41b aware that 6cafbfac0a it was c620a2e312 just the 9e915c3f9d two of 89af87896f them. The other cars were 004ec1cec9 sparsely parked, offering no 9e082b79aa comfort.804a9f6961fd7e43

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‘I’m probably the only one feeling nervous, right?’425c36fac28e113b

He wanted to glance sideways, but he was sure he’d be caught, so he didn’t dare turn his head.6474899b6f1ce68c

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Pretending to watch the movie, Seo-on kept his eyes fixed on the screen, nibbling on snacks. He had been engrossed in the movie at first, but at some point, his focus broke, and now he couldn’t grasp why the protagonist was acting the way they were.feac1d4a96043770

It’s a good thing Executive Director Cha isn’t in his true form.f66bc965c8ea2188

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If he were in c1fda3ba87 a half-beast state like 4f7a80c0a2 me, he would have cd05b4c12a heard my heart pounding 593e974e0b loudly. For Seo-on, d3a7661416 it was 6fa6389fef a huge b492076e1b relief that 8df16efc77 Cha Dokwon c91b8e8bce always maintained 94ce13e866 his human 5d82bd25be form.eb4d7a135cf30715

‘Come to think of it, being outside might be better than being in a theater.’3908a6e8f30c2fcf

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The natural darkness of the night sky cast shadows over their faces, which was better than a theater. If they were right in front of the screen, the light would have been bright enough to reveal their expressions, but being a bit further away meant their faces wouldn’t be clearly visible.f30f8c265baa8452

I must apologize d6686e529c for the secret d173cbb03b kiss while he eb054ab282 was sleeping today.64f3dc94477655a3

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Asking Cha Dokwon f7fe58d81b on a date 8c35e41c7f was partly because ac64a54c06 he wanted to 59428c2405 spend time with fc470210dd him, but mostly 2d8b16ef94 because he needed 601fefdfdd time to confess 7e0a1e1b08 the sexual harassment. It seemed better to d8379a382c confess after spending some 459b168e32 enjoyable time together rather cb233a65e6 than bringing it up eae645ca23 during a meal.2dc09a319f9af185

…Or is it?a01b51f72ae15b9a

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The tension tightened around his throat, and he felt full even though he hadn’t eaten half of the snacks he brought.05e426cf64e2f5a9

Seo-on put down the 115a7582f6 snack bag and fiddled d8da25dbd4 with the water bottle. Yesterday, he 87ae8a17d1 thought confessing a083f6a920 the harassment fff5b1bbf9 after the 1aef80429c date was 41b1f30b2d the wise b9cee82d0b choice, but e7b90e4219 as the 60f52f3c1c moment approached, 601356af67 he questioned 4cdd976b19 whether it 1c61374c6e was the 5623a69fb5 right decision.9e659ee77f930f8c

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‘But I can’t keep putting it off.’0f2c54dda26c383c

He worried it might a6cfe46dd2 lower his credibility, but 991c87901b the matter was too 9d421d8909 serious to delay the 1a4713d3f1 confession.f48eb8a2bf2c9abb

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Confessing a scandal, no 9b567ff7d1 matter what it was, 43fc1d5b66 was best done as c724dfb2f1 soon as possible. The same applied to e110c36dae business matters, and even b4d43953e4 more so to personal 72831953c9 matters. Most importantly, e3cdae8854 he needed c83e4d337b to confess 4817d4503a the harassment 70819cc3ad and seek f99c6bec25 forgiveness to 2131b9ea0c express his d650b3bed3 feelings honestly.bf9c66bb6c2d71b7

‘He’ll probably dislike it if a sexual harasser confesses their feelings…’36c6e75d1af85b94

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It was the 1e4e997b4b punishment he deserved a00e0ec4cd for what he 08dbde9cd7 had done.9120b4b25ee620eb

While his eyes remained 9970f78a7e fixed on the screen, 3133b2d7a9 lost in thought, the 3f4450ba16 ending credits began to eded05e5bb roll.9b2f2d5b8cb57d37

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“Did you enjoy it?”847611f805be3df4

Cha Dokwon 23f0e82d10 spoke as c449785258 he reached ec490defcd for the b91add509d gear shift 2bfdbbe214 in park. Seo-on reflexively 09654d4009 grabbed his 333293d2e5 hand.ed96bd754476c01e

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“Executive Director.”8bce2e824c91cf3e

The man, who had f10095652b briefly glanced at him, 7c0fa5e9e3 slowly raised his eyes b462f9491a at the sound of fa8e2d5a1c his name.78c9f10f1092e4c4

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“I have something to apologize for.”1079b83c98545957

He wanted to dadfc66513 avoid those eyes, b3e6f4fe9e but not wanting b20871e057 to seem evasive, 7be1869f25 Seo-on looked directly aa8364f62a at Dokwon as 23124d8e91 he confessed his 4e41415a61 wrongdoing.c3cb79ac5bf6853d

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“I’m sorry. I kissed you while you were sleeping.”106c7ae88ecb8f3b

He felt a slight tension in the hand resting on the man’s. Seo-on held his breath, waiting for the verdict. The man, who had been silently staring, slowly opened his mouth.1ccc7d67e748084c

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“When? When you turned into a puppy?”56ec9379f1cab904

Seo-on, who was about to apologize unconditionally, hesitated. He hadn’t expected him to know.e790adc0f4117663

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“You knew?”8bd7aa42726d270b

“When I’m in my true form, I sleep lightly, so it would be strange not to know.”9eab5643608eeeba

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Actually, I’m talking about when I kissed your lips while you were human. The shameless confession lingered on the tip of his tongue. But Seo-on couldn’t easily move his lips. Despite his firm resolve to confess, he felt an overwhelming urge to avoid the moment.de7530cd2258ca1f

‘If my parents knew I avoided confessing to sexual harassment, they’d be devastated…’4a94a695808a3ad0

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If he had no feelings for Cha Dokwon, he would have apologized immediately. He would have said he didn’t know why he kissed him while he was sleeping and apologized for the harassment.e36ded61b74bcc34

But realizing b60f7dd93d he liked af223d6acc him made 9e9b634a78 it hard 0b58fb4df0 to speak. He was afraid that b876e556c8 confessing the secret kiss 32a412c1e1 would make Cha Dokwon a768635595 react with disgust.a12604b3fede6cac

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“You don’t need to make that face. It’s fine.”90d1a6e179f24191

While the 48eadcb0b1 two sides 2fc23b5ff1 of his 38099e9105 mind battled b2855ab761 fiercely, the 3e14e7b4ef answer he 302c4f154d longed for 64bca54da6 brushed his 48a1dea05b ears.3e8216404b3ea417

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“Are you really okay?”da0e74d5db078a93

“You were a puppy, weren’t you? It can happen.”a99e41d87d344941

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The problem, if 6d13a7fc91 there was one, fb9b4fe77c was that he f08cb0c734 understood because he 38ff87a425 was a puppy. It was a tone 33dda280b4 that dismissed it as c38ff28ec3 mere puppy antics.f50667b95c7e05fa

Given the situation, 88386e68bf there was no 9657cbceb3 choice.a01b164fdff694f6

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Seo-on decided 7fc7a4f008 to make 874bb31a78 a bad bf4867beab choice, resolving 13ccbb576d to accept 9bf435e946 whatever punishment 2253dcbe85 came later.9e23c24097349203

“Thank you for understanding. But there’s something else I need to say.”1d48cb51be0cdf5d

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Dokwon raised an eyebrow, a28b148326 signaling him to continue.cbe513d46005495b

“I like you, Executive Director.”69adc5c2f77d4eea

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Seo-on confessed without hesitation. The grip on the man’s hand was firm, making his movements more pronounced.4614868c16ec168b

“I know you don’t have romantic feelings for me.”a0ab8ceca901668c

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Regardless, Seo-on 426de61109 chose his 310e5db877 words carefully, a6b96917dd looking at 34edee0c05 Cha Dokwon.1d170760762a9dc1

He had hidden the 325ae63504 terrible mistake he made, 193de88370 but he had to c2db210dea confess his feelings.f324725d00d46b05

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“But since we’re married, consider liking me.”9b5f16f8a3ffba37

As always, Seo-on 564ac0d72d had no qualms 718fddeae0 about asking for b03f7a8c33 what he wanted.37062ac87c4e6558

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“Don’t regret it after I start school.”d1e4a8a250ea1c79

It was a bold c99565c2af confession.0f748309b9650071

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To be continued in the next volume…2c5e4c0db20e4587