By Zephyria “Where did he run off to?”
A chillingly cold voice flowed from Kim Ju-won, who was looking around the empty room. As if he had just taken a shower, he was emitting hot steam from head to toe, but his expression was as fierce as if he had been hunting.
“Ha, fuck.””
I told him not to go anywhere and keep the place, I’d be right back after washing up… I’m sure I said that. He couldn’t stand it and left the room?
“Ki Jae-eon, that bastard…””
Lately, he had been quite sensitive about sleep, so unpleasant thoughts popped out on their own. Ah, I’m sleepy. Kim Ju-won pressed down on his feverish eyes and muttered a small curse. If I had known this would happen, I would have just dragged him in with me so he couldn’t go anywhere while I was bathing.
He was trembling and saying, ‘I, I’ll wash, wash you, you……’ as if he was treating me like a pervert, so I refused. I didn’t know he would run away like this.
‘I’m tired.’
With an annoyed gesture, he shook the wet bangs off his forehead and turned around.
His patience was all used up, and he couldn’t stay still.
If it had been insomnia all along, it would have been different, but he had already tasted the sweet taste of deep sleep, so how could he wait?
‘Is he a sage? There’s no way I can wait.I’m saying I need to hug that little one tight and sleep soon.
‘Just you wait until I find you.On the hallway, Kim Ju-won threw the towel down irritably at the children who asked, “Uh, hyung. Where are you going?” and strode around the dormitory.
But the face he was looking for was nowhere to be found.
In the end, he came out to the outside of the dormitory.
The wind brushed past the tip of his nose. He smelled the cold scent unique to the night.
The noisy yet quiet time when the sounds of insects and unknown animals emitted faint barks. He laughed in disbelief at himself for crawling out at this late hour to find a guy. He never thought the day would come when he would be obsessed with Ki Jae-eon.
“Where did this bastard go………” Uh…?As Kim Ju-won dragged his slippers and looked around, he heard a very fleeting but clear bell sound in his ear. His head naturally turned to follow the sound.
There’s only a pond over there.
His question was short lived as his feet were already heading that way.
The familiar road felt unfamiliar along with the night.
“……!!”What appeared before Kim Ju-won’s eyes was Ki Jae-eon, standing alone in front of the quiet pond, preparing for a shamanistic ritual.” To be exact, a new subject.
A clear bell sound rang a couple of times, and when a small candle was lit inside a small leaf boat placed on the pond.
“I am here in this place.”
A low voice cut through the night sky.
If the spirit listens, I will keep my place until the camellias bloom and fall.”
Without the habit of stuttering, Ki Jae-eon’s voice, which he was hearing for the first time, was like the dim dawn.
A faint breath was mixed between the words, and it sounded like a calm song.
If the spirit will listen, I will dance joyfully on the sword.”
It was a humble greeting with no strength, but strangely, it had the power to make you listen.
……No, it wasn’t just hearing. It grabbed all five senses.
Just then, ding-dong- the bell rang.
At that moment, Ki Jae-eon’s lips drew a smile.
It was around that time that Kim Ju-won held his breath.
It was understandable.
He had never seen a deity like that before. Without any proper preparation.
At best, a small, mossy pond and a humble leaf boat.
“Blue flowers blooming under the full moon of Dano, let’s greet the bountiful harvest- Sorrow under today’s melody, go away- Scatter far and wide!””
Nevertheless.
If the unreleased affection in the frost that has been embraced is life.”
Even a single gesture moving monotonously towards the empty air.
“Until this body wishes for peace across the river.”Ding-dong!”
“I will call for morning.”
……It was perfect.
Ding-dong! Ding-dong!
Gold shining in the darkness.
It was a gesture that gave the feeling of ‘this is how it should be done’.
The background, which could easily be seen as insincere, had no special meaning for Ki Jae-eon.
Because he was standing there, and all the sounds he made pleased the deity.
In fact, I still don’t know the elegance of Ki Jae-eon that other guys praise.
I probably never will. I don’t even want to know.
But just one thing. Yes, I know that one thing.
Heartbreak.
The guy finally made me understand his heartbreak.
……Ah, that’s ‘Exorcist Ki Jae-eon’.
It was a moment that was clearly engraved in my heart.
Thank goodness.
I can do the new topic.’
Ki Jae-eon lowered the bell and let out a sigh of relief.
I was worried that I would feel the same intense revulsion as when I was doing exorcism…
‘Are you taking care of me?’
I felt my heart warming.
Ki Jae-eon finally muttered “please” and looked up at the darkening sky.
It was still awkward to feel so secure in the dark sky.
Back in the room after performing the new theme.
Someone was lying in the place where no one should be. This man, boasting a volume that was more than reliable, was Kim Ju-won.
Ki Jae-eon hesitated for a moment as he looked at him lying in the bed. Because he remembered the torment he had suffered all dawn.
……Um.
His gaze naturally turned to the floor.
There were no extra blankets, but it would be better than being hugged by Kim Ju-won and having nightmares.
I had been diligently serving him during meals, so maybe his guardian spirit would understand this much.
The moment Ki Jae-eon, who had come to a conclusion, was about to sit down,
“Hey.”
A low voice suddenly stopped his actions.
Kim Ju-won said as if he had been watching everything with his back turned.
“Don’t do anything stupid and come up here. Let’s sleep.”
I even felt like that round back of his head was glaring at me. Ki Jae-eon avoided his gaze and reluctantly climbed into bed. Creak- The old bed made a noise to withstand the two strong men.
“J, Just, a moment.”
Ki Jae-eon struck an awkward pose. He tried his best not to touch him, but there was a limit to that as well. Rustle, rustle – In the narrow space, his back and back finally touched. Because he was wearing a thin T-shirt, the raw body temperature was exchanged as if rubbing bare skin even with a slight movement.
Ah……. Ki Jae-eon looked around and moved a little more to the outside of the bed. Now it was almost the end. If I moved any further, I might fall off. No, should I just fall off?
The sleep that had been hitting the bottom was completely gone due to his troubled mind.
‘……I guess I won’t be able to sleep today either.’
Just as he was giving up, an arm suddenly popped out from the darkness.
What is it? Before he could even question it, the thick arm swiftly grabbed his body, which was teetering on the verge of falling. I was sure we were back to back…… When did he turn around, his hands are so fast.
Thump thump.
The sound of his heart beating was heard closely through his back.
“T, There…….”
“I don’t like it either. Let’s shut up and sleep.”
It was as if he wouldn’t let him get away with it if he talked any more.
Instead of answering, Ki Jae-eon quietly blinked his eyes. He thought that the other side’s guardian spirit must have been very upset. But suddenly, he found one strange thing. Kim Ju-won’s hand was hugging his body. The tips of his fingers were colder than he thought. Like someone who had been outside.
Come to think of it, every time he moved, he smelled a faint night air.
‘Did he go somewhere?’
Thanks to the sleeplessness, his thoughts grew longer. As he was continuing his thoughts alone, he suddenly heard an annoyed voice, “Ha…”
“A little.”
Kim Ju-won warned in a low voice.
The force constricting his upper body also intensified.
……Ah, did I keep moving without realizing it? Ki Jae-eon stiffened his shoulders and made his breathing as careful as possible.
After about ten minutes, a quiet silence fell.
In the darkness, only the breathing of the two people and the rustling of the blanket could be heard. A strange awkwardness lingered in the air.
Only Ki Jae-eon, who had given up on sleep early on, was stiff and staring at the empty air.
It wasn’t particularly boring. There were many nights when he stayed up all night.
The only thing that bothered him was the thick arm that was tightly holding his upper body?
Ah, and that part that I’m worried about touching my butt.
That heavy, soft, and hard…….
At that moment, all his nerves were directed towards his butt.
Once he thought about it, he couldn’t help but be aware of it even if he didn’t want to.
“…….”
Ki Jae-eon, who recalled the rather creepy feeling, eventually tried to carefully pull his lower body out to avoid touching it. Then, at that moment, “-Ha.A nervous sigh was heard from behind.
‘He wasn’t asleep yet.’
He tensed his body, fearing he would be scolded again, but instead of being yelled at to stay still, he was patted.
Pat pat?
Surprisingly, it was true.
Whether it was sleep talking or something, Kim Ju-won was patting the area near Ki Jae-eon’s chest with his relaxed hand in a regular rhythm. Yes, it was the same movement that was used to put young children to sleep. That’s exactly what it was.
“Lullaby…….”
Kim Ju-won mumbled in a lowered voice. He seemed to be unaware that he was currently hugging Ki Jae-eon because he was drunk on sleep. Of course. If he knew, he couldn’t do this.
Because it was Ki Jae-eon, whom Kim Ju-won hated.
New Topic: An act in which a believer shows off a small talent to honor the deity they serve.