Freshman Cheeks
The image that suddenly surfaced in his mind was Professor Yoon Yeo-jin, the one he had just been trying to avoid.
The exact image he feared most now floated right in front of his eyes.
*Ah... that fucking bitch... why the hell is that girl appearing in my head.*
Yet his mind was already consumed by the fantasy of sucking on her, thrusting deep into her tight body.
[Target: Yeon Jeong-ho, Emotion Level 87.. 89..]
His back slammed flush against the sofa.
His hand moved with insane speed.
Anticipating what was about to explode, he reached for the tissue box on the table with his other hand, but it was already too late.
The ropes of semen burst forth and splattered across the table just inches away.
Even after he came, his body and emotions refused to calm.
"Fuck... what the hell is this... I'm going to explode!!!!"
[Target: Yeon Jeong-ho, Emotion Level 91.. 92..]
Instead, after a single explosive release, his hand began moving again like a machine whose control system had completely broken down.
*Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!*
He grabbed his still-damp cock again.
The imagined Yoon Yeo-jin appeared in an even more distorted form, becoming the sole focus of his hatred and obsession.
The second explosion also landed in empty air.
[Target: Yeon Jeong-ho, Emotion Level 93.. 94..]
Even after cumming, he couldn't stop.
His reason had already fled, leaving only the overwhelming emotion that demanded release.
*Thud!*
*Thud!*
*Smack!*
*Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!*
His head lolled backward, his arms going limp.
He slipped into a deep, dreamless sleep, or rather a state of numbness like shock.
In the room, only the scent of semen and the heavy, unconscious breathing of a single man remained.
***
In Yeonwoo's office, Yeonwoo kept up the act of working while secretly checking his Status Window.
[Target: Yeon Jeong-ho, Emotion Level 92.. 93..]
The corners of Yeonwoo's mouth lifted.
*Climbing nicely... It's a shame I can't see what kind of mess he's in right now.*
He deliberately shifted his posture, then clicked the mouse as if nothing had happened.
[Target: Yeon Jeong-ho, Emotion Level 94.. 95..]
*At this rate, it's almost...*
That was when it happened.
*Beep—*
A short, sharp warning sound rang out directly inside his consciousness.
Yeon Jeong-ho's Status Window distorted violently, spewing static before vanishing in an instant, like the screen had gone black.
"...What the fuck?"
[Target's consciousness has been severed.]
[Connection terminated.]
A cold system notification appeared.
Yeonwoo's expression hardened.
*Consciousness... severed?*
Thoughts raced through his head at lightning speed.
*Fainted? Passed out? Shock from overwhelming pleasure...*
But the thought quickly veered into something darker and more ominous.
*No way...*
Yeonwoo leaned back deep in his chair and slowly exhaled. His chest felt crushed by a heavy weight.
*No, there's no way he's dead.*
He muttered to himself, shaking his head.
***
As evening approached, Yeonwoo's Status Window reappeared the moment he entered his car.
It was Yeon Jeong-ho's Status Window.
[Target Information]
Emotion Level: 5 [Automatic]
Name: Yeon Jeong-ho
Age: 43
Occupation: University Professor
Issue: ???
[⚠ System Reset]
[Functionality has been reset.]
But his Status Window was completely different from before.
It had been reset.
Except for the information he already knew...
"Damn it..."
Yeonwoo muttered under his breath.
He gripped the steering wheel tightly. The car's interior lights illuminated his rigid face.
*Through Eun-ju, I barely... barely managed to reactivate the functions.*
It had been the decisive tool to control, observe, and shake Yeon Jeong-ho.
With his Status Window reset, Yeonwoo could do nothing.
He had to... reactivate the functions of the Status Window.
*Again... I have to ask Eun-ju for help.*
Just the thought made his brow furrow.
*Eun-ju was going to be furious...*
Yeonwoo recalled the desperate expression on her face after they had slept together as husband and wife.
*But... there's no other choice. No other way. I can't ask Hyena either. And... Eun-ju will have to listen to my request. She'll grumble a lot...*
Yeonwoo let out a deep sigh.
*Haa... I'm really sorry about this, Eun-ju.*
At that moment, his phone vibrated.
A KakaoTalk message from Hyena.
[Oppa~ Today I might be working on my graduation project until really late... And... I miss you. Can you come pick me up?]
Yeonwoo immediately moved his fingers.
[Of course. What time? And how many people are working in the studio right now?]
A reply came almost instantly.
[Thanks a lot! Around ten? There are quite a few... maybe about twelve? Why?]
Yeonwoo took a short breath and sent the reply.
[Got it. I'm thinking of grabbing some snacks...]
[Really? Thanks. See you soon.]
He placed a pickup order at a nearby restaurant, then drove toward the campus.
And at the restaurant he had ordered, he picked up the food.
All of it naturally came out of the special card Eun-ju had gifted him.
***
When Yeonwoo opened the trunk after getting out of the car, the warmth and aroma of chicken and coffee spread through the air.
He entered the studio with a natural smile.
There, students from the same major as Hyena were buried in their work.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Yeonwoo said quietly, placing the snacks he had brought on the table and unwrapping them.
"Hyena said everyone was skipping meals to work on the project, so I bought some snacks. Everyone should eat something and keep going."
The chicken bag was opened, and a richer aroma of fried chicken spread out.
"Wow, really? Thank you so much!"
"Hyena! Oh my god..."
"Hyena-senpai has a boyfriend? She's so lucky!!"
Yeonwoo sat with the snacks he had bought and chimed in appropriately on the graduation project talk, portfolio worries, and job market stories.
Just the right amount—neither over the top nor too short.
He was perfectly playing the role of Hyena's "affectionate boyfriend."
***
A short while later, Yeonwoo sat on a long bench at the campus entrance with Hyena.
Yeonwoo warmed his hands around the hot coffee cup, and Hyena leaned against his shoulder.
"Ah, right."
Hyena suddenly lifted her head and spoke.
In her voice lingered a strange excitement over the rumors that had been circulating all afternoon.
"Today... Professor Yeon Jeong-ho was taken away in an ambulance."
Yeonwoo took a sip of coffee and tilted his head slightly.
*Why?*
His expression was completely natural.
"No, I mean..."
Hyena glanced around nervously.
The campus was quiet, so she lowered her voice even more.
"This afternoon... a TA found Professor Yeon Jeong-ho collapsed in his office."
Her body leaned forward slightly.
"That TA is pretty close to me. So I heard the details..."
She paused, the corner of her mouth lifting briefly before she forced a serious expression.
"...The situation when he was found... was... how should I say it, a bit embarrassing."
Hyena avoided his eyes while speaking vaguely.
"Eh?"
Yeonwoo looked at her with curious eyes.
"What happened??"
Hyena shook her head and continued in a near-whisper.
"According to her... Professor was... masturbating in his office... and passed out."
A short silence.
Yeonwoo hesitated for a moment, then burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha. Really? That makes sense?"
"Shh!"
Hyena lightly slapped his arm, flustered.
"What if someone hears us!"
"So what if someone hears?"
Yeonwoo kept laughing, deliberately raising his voice.
"Wow... my god. He was so horny he fainted? What the..."
"I heard it that way."
Hyena nodded seriously and explained in more detail.
"The professor's table and floor... there were... what looked like cum all over them, and his pants were pulled down... he was grabbing his dick... and he had passed out and was lying there..."
"Haha! Haha! Haha! Haha! Hahaha!~~~"
Yeonwoo imagined the scene exactly as Hyena described and laughed even louder.
*So... the connection got severed...*
"Don't tell anyone."
Hyena said earnestly.
"Why? I was thinking of posting it on the school bulletin board. 'XX University Professor Faints from Masturbating in Office.'"
"No way! Absolutely not! If that guy finds out..."
Hyena's face showed genuine panic as she tried to cover his mouth.
Yeonwoo listened and thought.
*Manually pulling up to 100 is still too dangerous. At 95 the body already couldn't take it. If he passes out, system reset... I have to be careful.*
Yeonwoo took another sip of coffee and continued thinking.
*Automatic, natural rises in emotion and manual forced adjustments are clearly different. I don't know why... but from now on, I shouldn't make adjustments over 90.*
He took a deep breath to organize his thoughts, then looked at Hyena with a completely innocent expression.
"So... is the work for today almost finished?"
"Yeah... just about an hour left... I should be able to finish today's project. Sorry for making you wait..."
"No problem. Go finish it quickly and come back. I'll wait here."
Yeonwoo smiled lightly and nodded.
Hyena kissed Yeonwoo's lips lightly and went back into the studio.
Yeonwoo stared in the direction where her back had disappeared for a while, then took a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
The small flame trembled in the night air.
That was when footsteps approached.
A woman appeared right in front of Yeonwoo.
She was holding the coffee he had just bought.
"Hello."
A clear, melodious voice.
"Hyena-senpai's junior, Kim Gyu-ri."
Yeonwoo gave her a calm, gentle smile.
"Ah, yes. Nice to meet you. Hyena's boyfriend... Yeonwoo."
"I know. I was there when you were introduced earlier. The coffee... I'll drink it well."
Gyu-ri raised the coffee slightly and bowed her head.
She was the girl whose appearance had stood out especially in the studio just now.
Yeonwoo looked her over again.
She was close to 170 centimeters, and her slender figure suited the neat outfit perfectly.
The plain style actually accentuated her lines even more.
The snow-white skin that stood out in the night air and the long, wavy hair that flowed naturally down past her shoulders.
Without a doubt, her appearance was one that demanded a second glance.
At the same time, the System Window appeared transparently in his field of view.
[Target Information]
[Emotion Level: 7 [Automatic]]
[Name: ???]
[Age: ???]
[Occupation: ???]
[Issue: ???]
An emotion level of 7 was simply the ordinary value for a calm state with no special meaning.
"Are you helping the seniors with their graduation projects?"
Yeonwoo extinguished his cigarette and continued the conversation naturally.
Now Yeonwoo dealt with women without hesitation or awkwardness.
"Yeah. There's a lot to learn, and I figured I should get some experience first..."
Kim Gyu-ri nodded slightly and replied.
Her smile was polite but somehow kept a polite distance.
"Hard work. Working late at night."
"No."
When Gyu-ri tilted her head, her long, wavy hair brushed her shoulders naturally.
In her movements lay the youthful vitality unique to her age.
"Actually, it's fun. I get to eat such delicious things too..."
She pointed at the coffee in her hand.
"Then I'm glad."
"So... I'll go back and help the seniors."
Kim Gyu-ri bowed politely and turned to leave.
"Yes. Good luck."
It was about ten minutes after Gyu-ri went inside.
Hyena approached Yeonwoo almost running.
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