The Outcome of a Choice
The Outcome of a Choice
The next morning.
Seoyun woke up to the sound of a loud alarm.
She managed to open her eyes, but having gone to sleep late, she was so tired her head was throbbing.
She sat up, dozed off nodding her head, and her body almost toppled sideways, nearly falling off the bed.
"Haaah..."
Having scared off her sleep by doing physical comedy first thing in the morning, Seoyun yawned and went into the bathroom.
She washed her face and hair with lukewarm water.
Suddenly, looking at the bathroom mirror, she saw her face was seriously puffy.
It was a natural result, having cried all night and slept fitfully.
"Will it not go away...?"
The dark circles under her eyes were really bothersome.
She lathered up soap and scrubbed podeuk podeuk, but of course they didn't disappear.
"Haaaah..."
The early twenties, an age when you're supposed to care about your appearance.
Seoyun let out a deep sigh, returned to her room, and changed her clothes.
She wondered briefly what to wear, but ended up putting on an ordinary short-sleeve t-shirt and sweatpants.
Suddenly, she saw the corpse of the teddy bear sprawled under the desk.
The teddy bear's head had come off and its body was tattered.
The cotton stuffing scattered all around made it look just like a murder scene.
"I should clean this up before I go..."
Yesterday, in her panic, she had ripped the teddy bear apart recklessly, but she worried that this might give him a pretext to threaten her.
Already feeling wary of Junwoo, Seoyun cleaned up all traces of the teddy bear and stuffed it into a corner of the desk drawer.
If she threw it in the trash and her parents saw it, they might get the wrong idea for no reason.
"Oh, Seoyun~ Are you leaving already?"
"Yeah, I'm going early."
Seoyun's Mother, who didn't sleep in, had been awake since dawn.
Her Father, who always nagged her not to laze around on weekends, was traveling in dreamland, snoring loudly.
"Take this with you."
"Thank you. I'll eat it well..."
Seoyun's Mother took out some side dishes she had prepared in advance from the fridge and handed them over.
They were all side dishes Seoyun liked.
"If anything's hard, tell me anytime. I might not be able to visit, but I can call and text, right? Keep in touch often."
"Yeah..."
"Our daughter always does well, so I believe in you. You got into that difficult university easily, didn't you?"
"Okay... stop talking."
Seoyun's Mother felt uneasy seeing her daughter's utterly dejected appearance.
She patted her butt tok-tok tok-tok and cheered her on, but her heart still felt uncomfortable.
Now, telling her to hurry up and go while pushing her back, Seoyun left the house without even being able to say a proper goodbye.
"I'm sorry."
Seoyun looked at the firmly closed front door and swallowed her choked-up feelings.
It felt like a weight had settled in a corner of her heart.
The situation where she had no choice but to hide secrets from her parents, who trusted and loved her, was too uncomfortable.
Ding ─
The elevator descended to the first floor.
Turning left at the entrance, Junwoo's house appeared immediately.
She had agonized all night, but her actions hesitated.
"Huuuuh..."
I have to do it.
I absolutely have to do it.
Anyway, having come this far, there was no way back.
Seoyun repeated deep breaths several times and tightly closed her eyes.
Ding dong ─
"You're here?"
"Yeah..."
The moment she pressed the doorbell, Junwoo opened the door as if he had been waiting.
Without moving aside, he blocked the entranceway and watched Seoyun's hesitant actions with a faint smile.
It was an unpleasant, smug smile of victory.
"So that's your choice?"
"Yeah..."
Seoyun answered, nodding her head.
Still afraid her wavering heart would be exposed, she bowed her head deeply.
"I see. Then come in."
Hearing the confirmation, Junwoo moved his body aside.
The moment Seoyun stepped into the house, Junwoo slammed the door shut and embraced her body from behind.
"Ah..."
"I'm so happy, Seoyun. That you chose me."
He had worried, just in case, by that one-in-ten-thousand chance, that she might have reported it to the police.
Seeing the video of Seoyun tearing up and stomping on the teddy bear after returning home, he had been surprised and worried all night.
"I was worried you'd make the wrong choice and disappoint me."
"Ah, no... There's no way I'd make that kind of choice..."
"Right?"
Junwoo pulled the embraced Seoyun tightly, pressed his cheek against her face, and rubbed it.
The rough stubble touching her soft skin felt unpleasant, but Seoyun didn't move a muscle, as if her body had frozen.
"That's right, because you have no one but me. Because without me, you're nothing. Because you love me that much."
"Ugh..."
It was a self-absorbed, manipulative statement.
But Seoyun couldn't offer any rebuttal.
"I understand your resolve well. Then, as promised yesterday, you become my pet."
"Yeah..."
"It's not 'yeah,' is it?"
"Ah... Yes, Master."
"Good."
Junwoo, feeling a sense of conquest, felt his heart pounding as if it would burst.
It was the moment his love for Seoyun soared over 100%.
"I'm so happy. To the point I could die without regret."
"Yeah..."
The happy future with her filled the flower garden in Junwoo's mind.
"Then wait a moment. I need to pack some things."
"Yes... Master."
Recalling the pet pledge she had written yesterday, Seoyun knelt and sat down in front of the shoe cabinet.
Junwoo, pleased by her self-awareness and submissive behavior, smiled brightly and stroked her head.
"Eugh..."
She had always felt good when her head was stroked, but now it just gave her the creeps and felt unpleasant.
"You'll wait quietly, right?"
"Yes, Master."
Junwoo went into the Small Room and busily moved about, gathering necessary items.
Occasionally, loud noises of things clattering or falling echoed, but Seoyun stayed quietly in her place.
"Phew, I hadn't organized things, so it was hard to find."
Junwoo brought out a box and dropped it with a thud in front of the shoe cabinet.
The heavy box was filled to the brim with adult toys he had bought one by one over time.
"Seoyun, come here and take a look?"
"Yes."
Approaching and peeking into the box, Seoyun was horrified seeing items that were clearly for dubious purposes at a glance.
From the red dog collar she wore yesterday, leather hand and foot restraints, bondage tape, a black hard silicone dildo, a ball gag, a gagger, an anal plug, and a whip.
"These are things I bought little by little while imagining the plays I wanted to do with you, Seoyun."
"Ahh... Yes..."
"Don't be scared. I'm not going to use them all at once. I have no intention of hurting you, Seoyun."
"Yes, Master."
It was nonsense that wasn't even funny.
Just yesterday, he had tried to strangle her to death and mercilessly beat her buttocks on top of that.
"I'm looking forward to it~ I can finally try all the plays I only imagined."
Junwoo, thoroughly ignoring the party's opinion, flashed a sinister smile while showcasing his own lowly fetishes.
There was no need to concern himself with the pet's thoughts or feelings.
"First, I should do this, right?"
Junwoo took out the red dog leash and, like yesterday, unbuckled it and opened it wide.
"Come here~"
"Eugh..."
The moment the leash is fastened, she truly crosses a river of no return.
The worst choice, denying her life so far and giving up her future.
But no better method came to mind other than becoming Junwoo's pet.
Click ─
"Good~"
Seoyun stretched her own neck forward and accepted the dog collar.
It conveyed her intent to abandon her humanity and offer absolute obedience.
"Good, Seoyun~ I'm so happy right now."
"Me too..."
Junwoo lightly tugged the end of the long chain and stood up.
Looking down at Seoyun, still kneeling, he felt ecstasy.
"Does it feel bad? Are you angry? You don't like this, right?"
"No, I like it."
A lie obvious to anyone.
Junwoo snorted contemptuously and continued speaking.
"Seoyun, you don't have to tell such lies. Who would like being treated like a pet? I know that too."
"Yes, Master."
Junwoo continued speaking urgently, rubbing her cheek with a newly affectionate touch.
"It's natural to dislike it. But I like you because you dislike this behavior."
"Yes..?"
What kind of crazy talk was that?
"You're doing it for me even though you dislike it, right? In the end, you chose me because you love me too. I like that attitude of yours, offering your body and heart to me."
"Ah... Yes, Master."
Junwoo was a psychopath with deeply ingrained wrong ideas.
The kind of person whose desire is only satisfied by plucking a pretty flower and taking it for himself.
Seoyun had many things she wanted to say, but she offered no rebuttal.
Because she had learned Junwoo's true nature from yesterday's incident and realized there was simply no reasoning with him.
"I'm so happy, Seoyun. I love you."
"Me too... I love you, Master."
"Good."
Seoyun said words she didn't mean and secretly clenched her fist.
Hating herself for having no choice but to make this choice, she swallowed her tears inside.
A humiliating and miserable pet life.
Baby bird Seoyun chose to give up her freedom and lock herself in a cage.