By Zephyria Sung Se-han always had too much strength, which was a problem. When he hugs me tightly, I can’t breathe properly.
“Se-han, I can’t breathe. Wait a minute…!”
The moment Sung Se-han, who had completely trapped me in his arms, put his lips on my neck, I stopped breathing again.
“Sung Se-han, don’t!”
I had no choice but to push him away roughly to try to force him away.
“Why.”
Sung Se-han grabbed my retreating wrist. I couldn’t understand him, who was raising his eyebrows as if he couldn’t understand.
I covered my neck as if to protect it with my other hand that wasn’t being held, and glared at him.
“Sung Se-han, do you know how much trouble I had because you left a hickey last time?”
“Ah, is that the problem?”
“No, that’s not the problem! That’s also a problem, but…!”
I must have been out of my mind. I’m only now realizing that I hugged Sung Se-han on the street…!
I quickly looked around, and Sung Se-han blocked my way.
“There’s no one here, Tae-kyung. And it’s dark here, so you can’t see.”
There are so many apartment lights around here, there’s no way you can’t see people even if there are no streetlights. I really did something crazy.
“Se-han, you better go quickly.”
A group of people were walking out of the entrance of the dorm apartment. I felt a chill down my spine, wondering if they had been watching us.
“People are coming this way. Go quickly. Ah, give me my phone first.”
I was anxious and impatient, but Sung Se-han didn’t seem to want to move.
“Let’s go to the car and talk some more.”
He wouldn’t let go of my wrist.
“It’s been a while. How can we part ways already?”
I bit my lip anxiously. Of course, I wanted to be with Sung Se-han a little longer. But right now, I didn’t have the confidence to be alone with him in a small space.
“Tae-kyung, I have something to give you too.”
In the end, I couldn’t shake off Sung Se-han’s hand.
What is the psychology of entrusting my hand to Sung Se-han and going back to the car? I inadvertently looked at Sung Se-han’s profile.
The vermilion moonlight vividly illuminated his beautiful facial lines and straight neckline.
Not to mention my heart. It had been beating so loudly that I couldn’t control it since a while ago.
I had been ignoring it, but I already knew.
That I can’t see Sung Se-han the same way I used to.
I couldn’t handle the sudden feeling of helplessness, so I lowered my head. The wrist that Sung Se-han was holding was so hot that I bit my lip tightly.
“Tae-kyung.”
Sung Se-han, who arrived in front of the sedan, opened the car door for me. I was about to get in the car without thinking, but I suddenly raised my head.
“Huh…?”
Why the back seat instead of the passenger seat…? Before my question could be answered, Sung Se-han pushed my back. I frowned as I got on the seat, pushed by the force.
“Se-han, why….”
I turned around and stiffened without realizing it. Because Sung Se-han, who followed me, closed the car door and immediately reached out his arm. I quickly pulled my butt back and retreated.
“Sung Se-han! Wait a minute, you….”
Tung. The moment my back hit the back seat door, Sung Se-han pulled down my Windbreaker and T-shirt all at once.
“Hey, what are you doing!”
I hurriedly pulled up the Windbreaker that had fallen off my shoulders, wondering what he was doing.
Thanks to Sung Se-han, who was sitting so close as if he was attacking, I was pinned against the door like a rat in a corner.
“Sung Se-han, are you crazy? What are you doing?”
My voice trembled pathetically. Sung Se-han’s face was too close. I couldn’t focus because I could see the way his eyelashes moved.
“You said you were in trouble because of this kiss mark.”
Sung Se-han’s finger touched the back of my left neck. I hated myself for being shaken by just a slight touch, and I glared at him.
“Ah, so! What, what about it….”
“From now on, I can leave them where they can’t be seen.”
Ha…! This crazy bastard. I squeezed my eyes shut, but it felt like sparks were flying in front of my eyes.
“Get away from me.”
I lifted my foot and pressed hard against Sung Se-han’s thigh. I didn’t care if sneaker marks were left on his clean beige slacks.
“Our Tae-kyung keeps making me repeat myself.”
Sung Se-han’s hand grabbed the ankle of the foot that was pushing against his thigh. Then he placed his chin on my bent knee.
“Tae-kyung, I told you there’s no going back.”
I couldn’t look straight at Sung Se-han, who was staring at me with his face on my knee. I felt frustrated and annoyed at the same time, wondering why this guy was making things so difficult for me.
“No, what….”
“You agreed to me hugging and kissing you, didn’t you? So why do you keep talking nonsense?”
“That’s…!”
It was all because of unavoidable circumstances due to the Status Window. But I couldn’t make Sung Se-han understand that, so I was the only one who looked ridiculous.
“Sung Se-han.”
“Yeah.”
Sung Se-han looked at me with his chin on my knee. His one hand was still wrapped around my ankle.
“Let’s keep some boundaries from now on.”
Sung Se-han’s eyes showed surprise, as if he didn’t expect me to say that. For a long time, I had only been able to see those smooth, cold brown eyes on video. That always made me feel wronged and resentful, and it made me hate him even more.
“Even though we’re best friends, it’s not really okay to keep trying to kiss me like this whenever you get the chance.”
Sung Se-han tilted his head to the left. Because of that, the eye level changed, and he was looking up at me.
His lush ash brown hair flowed to the left.
“So, besides lips, is it okay to come at you with other things?”
Sung Se-han’s face, staring at me with his long eyes raised, was full of mischief.
Seeing him so unserious even though I was serious made me feel like my insides were turning upside down.
Sung Se-han probably had no idea that I couldn’t even breathe properly because our faces were so close. The Cologne scent that I used to like now felt like it was blocking my throat.
I clenched my sweaty fists tightly, feeling like I was really going to have trouble breathing if this continued.
“I’ll do that when I get a girlfriend.”
The words I blurted out in a fit of anger wiped the playfulness off Sung Se-han’s face.
“What?”
Sung Se-han’s face fell off my knee.
Pale eyes staring at me head-on. Our bodies were still pressed close together, but just the fact that our faces were further apart made it easier to breathe.
“Girlfriend?”
A burst of laughter escaped from his slightly parted, reddish lips.
“You’re really pushing it.”
The moment Sung Se-han laughed as if he was dumbfounded, I bit my lip tightly.
I had already thought it was hopeless, but I didn’t realize that I would be so conscious of Sung Se-han that I would get nervous and couldn’t even breathe properly just by being this close.
He’s just my friend, Sung Se-han.
Why did I start seeing you in a different light?
“You’re going to get a girlfriend?”
Sung Se-han pulled the ankle he was holding. As a result, one of my legs went up onto Sung Se-han’s thigh.
“Hey, what are you….”
“Tae-kyung.”
Sung Se-han, who was holding the seat with his other hand, leaned his face towards me.
“Don’t make me feel any worse today.”
Sung Se-han’s voice was soft, but his eyes, which had lost their smile, were cold. I couldn’t understand why, so I couldn’t help but feel flustered.
“Feel worse… what do you mean? Tell me straight.”
There was nowhere else to retreat, but I kept trying to move my butt backwards.
“How can I not feel bad when you debuted in another team today?”
What…? What on earth is he talking about? I was speechless and just opened my mouth blankly. Sung Se-han tilted his head and looked into my stupid face.
“How can I be happy when you’re on the same team as other guys and you filmed a music video smiling so prettily?”
The thoughts in my head, which had been paused for a moment, began to creak and move.
“You crazy bastard…!”
Heat rose to the top of my head, and sparks flew before my eyes. First, I roughly pushed away Sung Se-han’s shoulder, which was close to me.
“Sung Se-han! Are you really saying that with a clear head? The reason I left our team was….”
“Tae-kyung, I’m talking about how I feel right now.”
No matter how much I pushed him away, Sung Se-han’s solid body didn’t budge.
“No matter what I did, I just feel bad today.”
I had forgotten for a moment. How cold Sung Se-han’s face becomes when he doesn’t have a friendly expression.
“Don’t add to it anymore.”
I frowned and froze. The sound that had been clinging to my ears and ringing from time to time reappeared.
‘I can’t stand Lee Tae-kyung creating a team without me.’
‘I should have stopped him from becoming an idol in the first place.’
“Tae-kyung.”
Sung Se-han gently grabbed my hand that was pushing against his shoulder. Then he started rubbing the inside of my wrist with his thumb.