“Sometimes, I want to send Lee Seodan far away. To a place so distant that you’ll never find your way back in your lifetime… There, Lee Seodan would only eat delicious food every day, meet good people, and have good things happen to him… That’s how you’d spend his whole life.”
His fingertips lightly brushed against my eyelids. The dried tears felt lukewarm. Bringing his hand closer to examine, he concluded slowly.
“No matter what happens, without shedding a tear.”
“……”
“If that’s how it went… maybe it would be enough for me too. And I know, it’s the right thing for Lee Seodan.”
“……”
“I might be a man Lee Seodan couldn’t handle. I knew that from the beginning. But back then, to go this far… Even I, to Lee Seodan…”
Our gaze met as if colliding. He closed his lips and exhaled slowly. His outstretched arm pulled me closer. My body was roughly pulled into his embrace. He rested his chin on my shoulder, saying nothing more.
The rapid beating of my heart echoed. I blinked away the tears. I wrapped my arms around him as tightly as I could.
“…It’s cold.”
I whispered softly, my voice breaking into a mess.
“Let’s go inside then.”
He attempted to release the arm around my shoulders. To prevent it, I pressed my body against his chest and hung on.
“Wouldn’t it be better if Team Leader also…”
“I’m done getting ready for work anyway. You go upstairs and get more sleep.”
“Still, just a little…”
I lifted my chin. Our eyes met as I looked down at him. He furrowed his brows and said,
“Do you mean to go to bed together?”
I nodded. He closed his eyes silently for a moment before opening them again.
“Did you hear what I just said?”
“It’s… because I was cold, I didn’t hear it properly.”
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His eyebrows raised. Normally, he would have been angry, but he remained expressionless and silent. Still holding me, he leaned over to open the glass door. The air in the living room was warm.
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His voice was icy. I hesitated for a moment, then pressed my cheek against his warm shirt.
“Just for a moment… Because I won’t see your face tonight…”
Our eyes met in the darkness of the early dawn. I closed my mouth and said nothing. The first to look away was Han Team Leader. It felt like a first-time occurrence.
“Wrap your arms around my neck.”
He said briefly. My body jerked. Avoiding his hips, he slipped his arms under my knees and he started to climb the stairs while still holding me. I quietly rested my cheek against his neck and closed my eyes. With each step he took, my body swayed lightly. He turned and pushed the door open with his shoulder.
We reached the softness of the bed. Though my legs sank onto the mattress, I didn’t release the arms wrapped around his neck like a vine.
“I’ll just close the door and be right back.”
He said calmly. It was a voice mixed with incredulity, almost a faint laughter.
“Just let go for a moment since I’ll be back.”
Without a reply, I released my arms, and as promised, he closed the door and returned to the bed. He pulled back the curtains that were slightly open, and then sat on the bed beside me.
The room was locked in the warm darkness. Sparse blue light seeped in from under the curtains, drawing gentle curves like waves. He hugged me from behind like a fetus. My back touched his chest, and our legs overlapped in the same position. Like puzzle pieces, like cups of the same shape, our bodies fit perfectly together.
He pulled the blanket over us. He wrapped my waist tightly under the blanket and gently stroked my head with his other hand.
“Sleep a little more. I’ll wake you up.”
I nodded, but my closed eyes soon opened. Sleep didn’t come. On the wall I was staring at, there was a closed door of a closet. I silently traced the blurry blue edge of the door with my eyes in the dim darkness.
He was warm against my back. My frozen body gradually thawed, and the temperature inside the blanket was just right. The blanket touching my bare legs felt dry and soft. The chilly scent of dawn melted into the familiar aroma. Snuggled in the warmth, I felt so comfortable that I didn’t want to get up for the rest of my life.
Then, he sighed with a sleepy voice against my back.
“I really don’t want to go to work.”
Feeling like he could read my mind, I blinked my eyes quietly. His hand wrapped around my waist tickled my belly button and lingered there.
Suddenly, feeling the urge to see his face, I turned my head uncomfortably. Han Team Leader had a perfectly composed face that revealed nothing. In that brief moment, the man who had shown me a glimpse of his inner turmoil was back to his usual neat self.
He casually asked, breaking the silence.
“So, where did you think of going, Lee Seodan?”
“Huh?”
“A week-long vacation.”
After rolling my head for a moment, I remembered the conversation I had with Supervisor Kim and Deputy Kwon in the conference room. I couldn’t recall the context of the discussion. He turned my head back to its original position, embracing me again, and said,
“I hope it’s somewhere fancier than Hawaii.”
“…I… prefer… the beach.”
“Which beach?”
“Anywhere… where there aren’t many people.”
“Somewhere with fewer people,” he repeated slowly, as if pondering. Then he added nonchalantly, “It’s too modest for a week-long vacation.”
“…Yes.”
“Still better than Hawaii. Unless you’re desperate for tourist sights. Do you know Guam is tasteless if you only eat fruit?”
I looked down at the strong arms around my waist and asked,
“Where would you like to go, Team Leader?”
I thought of the numerous travel photos decorating his living room. The vast landscapes he must have seen and experienced were mere names to me. Even if I received criticism for being modest, I had nothing to say. Then, Han Team Leader chuckled and replied with a hint of amusement in his voice.
“It seems like it’s the right time to say, ‘There’s no place like home.'”
“Huh?”
“If I had a week right now, I’d spend it here, rolling around messily with Lee Seodan all week.”
He planted a short peck on my neck. I shrugged my shoulders.
“It would be perfect to keep you from stepping out of bed, so Lee Seodan can’t get up on his own until he’s completely dependent on me.”
“…Hm.”
As I tried to push away, I was effortlessly pulled by the arm around my waist. In an instant, he laid me flat and positioned himself on top of me, staring intensely into my face. His eyes were deep and dark. His approaching fingertips lightly brushed against my lips. Reflexively, I pursed my lips and hid my breath.
“Let’s try it.”
He said without changing his expression. Instinctively scared, but finding it absurd to just open my mouth, I shook my head with my lips still sealed. Han Team Leader’s eyebrows slowly raised.
“If you don’t open your lips, there are plenty of other places to kiss.”
“…Hmm.”
“If you wanted morning sex that badly, you should’ve said so.”
His palm lightly caressed the swollen buttocks. I released my lips that I had been holding. He lifted my chin slightly so he could kiss me. The rough friction against my lips, still remembering the roughness, sent shivers down my spine.
He glanced at me, tension building in my whole body, then exhaled shortly.
“We should get ready for work, it’s getting late.”
“…”
“Let’s prepare first, and if there’s time later, we’ll kiss.”
Then he neatly withdrew from on top of me. I watched silently as he got out of bed.
“Get ready here. I’ll use the bathroom downstairs.”
“…Okay.”
“And tonight, it’s fine if Lee Seodan goes back home.”
I looked up at him. Standing in the sunlight, Han Team Leader spoke with an indifferent face.
“Think properly at home. I trust you’ve understood everything I’ve said with a clear mind.”
“…Team Leader.”
“If Lee Seodan says he wants to leave my side, and I respect his decision as a matter of course, it’s until tomorrow. There won’t be a second chance, so think carefully and decide.”
Then he turned around. I was left alone in the bedroom with the morning sunlight streaming in.
They already love each other but haven’t told the other yet.
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