Too Sweet, Addictively Tempting
Hey, wait! It's sweet. Too sweet... I might get addicted. —Thump. I could faintly feel his pulse racing. Was Si-hyeon embarrassed too? If so, my surprise skinship operation seemed pretty successful.
With the plan working, I could've stopped there, but for some reason, the girl kept drawing closer into his arms without realizing it.
Huh...? I should stop now... but my body won't listen.
The silver-haired princess realized her hands were wrapping around his neck, savoring the softness of his skin. She couldn't control her own body.
"Hah...!"
Like a beast gnawing on bone, the girl greedily bit into his neck. She didn't know if this feeling was love, greed, or both—but one thing was certain.
"I want to make the man before me mine."
That was all reflected in Luna's golden eyes.
Just one more time... okay, right, Si-hyeon...? Asking permission in her heart before acting on it—that was the girl.
"Chup...!"
The silver-haired princess eagerly explored the neck of the man holding her tight.
Si-hyeon's scent... up close, it's even better...
"Haa... Si-hyeon..."
The girl's golden eyes had taken on a slightly darker hue. Deep, murky, sticky. Was this the feeling of desperately craving someone?
Teach me, Si-hyeon... let all my emotions awaken because of you... keep teaching me so much more from now on.
Luna observed Si-hyeon's expression with her darkly gleaming golden eyes. His cheeks were faintly flushed against his pale skin, shyly revealing his embarrassment. His jet-black pupils seemed emotionless, but now the girl knew better. They held kindness, warmth, and comfort.
Si-hyeon... such a warm person. Your body heat melted my frozen heart, numb from lost emotions. You'll accept all of it... all of my feelings you awakened... right...?
The man before her was so lovable. His broad arms always embracing her. His large hands always stroking her. Always... always... always... always...
"You'll do it forever... right, Si-hyeon? Hehe...!"
The girl kept pressing her lips to his neck.
"Haah...!"
It was different from before. She could taste his faint sweat now, mixed with the metallic tang of the blood he'd shed saving her from that pitch-black storm.
Si-hyeon's blood... different from when we pinky-swore. Back then, I felt nothing, but now that I know emotions... it feels like a part of him is entering me... kinda thrilling... hehe...
Weird. Why does it feel so good? Is liking someone always like this? Or... is it because it's you?
Answer me... teach me. These feelings for you are love, right...? Does love always make your heart feel like it's about to burst...? Or make you anxious, like something bad could happen any second...?
The girl labeled every varied emotion she felt thinking of Si-hyeon as "love."
...
The love that wants to possess Si-hyeon
The love that wants to get addicted to Si-hyeon
The love that wants to watch over Si-hyeon
The love that yearns for Si-hyeon
The love that wants to bind Si-hyeon
Countless loves bloomed in the girl's heart like flowers—ones that would never wilt, even through endless seasons from spring to winter.
"Si-hyeon... I'm weird... I can't stop."
Luna pressed closer to his body, wrapping around him more tightly. Strangely, Si-hyeon didn't resist. Far from it—he shifted to accommodate her advances. Maybe he'd been holding back all this time too?
Si-hyeon wanted me too, right...? My sweet scent must've been hard to endure... You held back patiently until I awakened to emotions. Such a kind person... I'm so happy... hehe.
A desire welled up in Luna's heart to move her lips from his neck upward. Just follow her body, her heart. Surrender to instinct—wouldn't that feel even better?
"You always hugged me first, Si-hyeon... so this time, I'll do it first. Hehe...!"
As Luna's crimson lips lifted from his neck—
—Swish.
Si-hyeon gently pressed his index finger to her lips. Then came his soft voice.
"Luna, wait."
* * *
Oh crap. My body's not moving.
From the moment Luna kissed my neck, my body strangely wouldn't obey me. Like I'd been hit with a tranquilizer dart.
What the...? Aftereffects from those injuries earlier?
Then, a familiar chime rang in my ear, followed by a frantic voice.
AIR RAID ALERT!! My Si-hyeon is one step away from being devoured by Luna!!
Devoured? What the hell does that mean?
Luna is the kingdom of Selenum's one and only princess! The princess blessed by the moon more powerfully than any in history!
Moon's Blessing. The moon has long symbolized virginity and intense love in myths. A prime example: the story of Selene, the moon goddess.
From Greek-Roman mythology, right? The one where she puts her lover into eternal sleep. Wait, Luna has that power too?
When a virgin female of Selenum royalty harbors desire for the man she loves, he can't properly resist!! At this rate, Si-hyeon getting devoured by Luna is just a matter of time!! Emergency—!! Emeergeeeency—!! Super emeergeeeency—!!
The notification window started zipping back and forth in front of my eyes faster than I'd ever seen.
Ah, seriously, calm down. Luna's already plastered to me, and now you're making it worse?
I'm fine, though? I like Luna, so what's the problem? A universe-tier beauty like her saying she likes me? Hell yeah, thank you very much.
The notification window trailed off, mumbling. Its voice cracked with sobs, the message box trembling. It looked like it was bawling its eyes out.
What's her deal...? Sigh.
She fidgeted like a girl watching her crush get NTR'd right in front of her.
The notification window burst into full-blown wailing. Luna couldn't hear it, but to me, it was blasting at max volume.
Ah, haven't felt like puking in a while.
"Hehe... Si-hyeon... chup..."
The silver-haired princess showed no signs of letting go of my neck, and
the notification window showed no signs of stopping its cries. Total chaos.
Well... honestly, even if Luna went further, it'd just be a kiss, right...?
A little girl giving her favorite oppa a peck—that level of skinship. Why was the notification window so worried? "Devoured"? Weird phrasing. From my perspective, if Luna wanted to kiss me, I'd welcome it. No—more than welcome it, I'd go for it! Our cute, pretty Luna likes me, and I'd turn that down?
I'm not some eunuch protagonist.
But... another girl's voice ringing in my ear tugged at me.
What the heck did she do first? Her sobbing mumbles were garbled in spots.
The notification window was sniffling so hard it sounded like it might pass out.
She's crying even harder than when I passed out at Bosingak. Am I imagining that?
If I kissed Luna now, she'd probably wail even sadder. Disappointing, but better to stop here for today.
And anyway, I should be the one to kiss Luna first. That's more manly.
I lifted my index finger—the one sense still working—and pressed it to Luna's lips.
"Luna, wait."
"...Si-hyeon?"
"Remember? It's the first thing I ever taught you."
"S-Si-hyeon... d-do you not want to k-kiss me...?"
Huh? Not even close. But Luna's eyes welled up, thinking I was blocking her because I didn't want to.
"S-Si-hyeon... p-push me away... hic...!"
Screw it, gotta improvise.
Mwah. I kissed her cheek, right by her lips.
"H-huh...? S-Si-hyeon...?"
"Luna, even so, I wanna be the one to kiss you first, so just wait a bit, okay? Make do with this for now, haha."
"Y-You first...? Th-then when will you...?"
"We promised engagement and marriage last time, but we haven't done it yet, right? I've got it all planned to be super cool! The groom kissing the bride—that's the classic, after all."
"R-Really...? Th-then Si-hyeon... I'll wait patiently, so you have to do it first, got it...?"
Her golden eyes gazed up at me, brimming with anticipation. I gently stroked her head to reassure her.
"Promise, Princess."
"Yeah...! You have to keep it!"
"Of course. Who do you think I promised? Haha."
"Haaah... Si-hyeon's touch... feels so good..."
—Rub rub. Luna nuzzled her soft cheek against my hand. Her eyes fluttered like she might fall asleep any second. Maybe the gentle touch relaxed her—her breathing grew softer, then turned to quiet snores.
"Looks like our princess finally feels at ease."
Seeing her drift off with a happy smile made it really sink in—everything was back to normal.
Just one last thing, then I can crash too.
"Notification window. I haven't kissed Luna yet, so stop crying now."
Hicccc... S-sorry, Si-hyeon...! I lost control... waaah...!
"Quiet."
She'd keep whining if I let her, so I grabbed the notification window with my right hand the moment it appeared.
—Grab!
"Stay still."
Mwah.
"Never thought I'd live to kiss a UI window... what a life."
I kissed what seemed like its cheek area right away.
The notification window flushed bright red in an instant. I stroked it casually with my right hand, like it was no big deal.
"Now it's fair with Luna, right? And don't obsess over order so much. You and Luna—you're both equally precious to me."
Psssh! Startled by the unexpected touch, it puffed steam and melted gooey.
"That's much cuter when you're all meek. I'm beat, so I'm off to bed. You rest too."
The notification window finally quieted down after sending that shy emoticon.
"Haa... hope that settled it."
With the issues resolved, fatigue crashed over me, drawing out a deep sigh. I'd barely calmed two girls. Suddenly, harem protagonists from webnovels and anime seemed impressive.
"Even two's exhausting... can't imagine more."
Well, it wouldn't grow from here. Just take good care of Luna and the notification window. No way it'd get bigger, right? Haha.