Possessiveness
Possessiveness—the words "stay over tonight."
...Yeah, that's gotta be what she means, right? He didn't play dumb and ask what she meant. Instead, he locked eyes with Jeong Ha-yeon once more, confirming her intentions. Trembling pupils laced with anxiety. A hand covering her mouth, as if flustered by her own words. But she didn't take them back, nor did she push away the arms wrapped around her. She merely turned her flushed face aside just a bit.
Emboldened with certainty, Seo Joo-hwan pulled her even tighter. With a voice thin and quivering, she barely managed a single word. "F-First... let's drink the coffee."
"...Sure. I'm not sleeping over tonight anyway."
"Wh-What?!"
"Heh heh."
"That laugh is seriously creeping me out right now? Let go already."
Seo Joo-hwan obediently released Jeong Ha-yeon from his embrace. "Eheheh." But the lecherous chuckle she'd scolded him for kept slipping through his lips. There was nothing he could do about it. It wasn't something willpower could suppress.
Jeong Ha-yeon smacked his arm a few times, telling him to cut it out, then gave up and finished her coffee. The two sat facing each other, sipping away. A grin lingered stubbornly on Seo Joo-hwan's lips, while Jeong Ha-yeon kept her head bowed, hiding her steaming face as she nursed her cup.
Should've made it iced. She'd boiled the water too long. The heat rising to her cheeks was definitely the coffee's fault.
The weak water pressure typical of a one-room apartment felt especially frustrating today. Jeong Ha-yeon furrowed her brows at the unsatisfying stream but still scrubbed her body meticulously. She squeezed body wash onto her towel and lathered every nook and cranny, even the most intimate spots. Finally, rinsing off the foam, she let out a sigh.
I turned him down yesterday, and now just one day later... It was far too late to take back the impulsive words she'd blurted out. Seo Joo-hwan, having finished his shower first, was waiting outside. Telling him now to do nothing and just sleep would be too selfish.
No regrets... It wasn't a calculated statement, but it had been true to her emotions. When he'd confessed his jealousy, his fear of losing her, she'd felt joy—and a desire to reassure him.
If anything, I'm the one who made him anxious. She'd been avoiding skinship ever since they started dating. Just yesterday, too. She'd only pushed him away when he approached, so it was no wonder he felt uneasy. And today, during their date, she'd been hit on four times right in front of him... She'd shot them all down flat, but if the roles were reversed, she'd have felt insecure too.
So she had no regrets about suggesting he stay over first. But still.
As she rinsed the suds, Jeong Ha-yeon glanced down at herself. "...Shit. If he brings this up, I'll kill him... for real."
While waiting for Jeong Ha-yeon, Seo Joo-hwan checked his items. Among those he'd steadily pulled, a few useful ones stood out.
This should be enough.
Today's selections: two items.
Effect 1: Guarantees perfect contraception even with creampie.
Effect 2: No sense of incongruity for partner even with raw insertion and creampie.
※ Effect persists for 24 hours after one creampie without additional use upon re-insertion.
This was an evolved version of the old Safe Creampie, starting to appear rarely after completing the fourth Lust Quest. Now he could go raw and creampie without needing consent.
The main one was the second item. Seo Joo-hwan stared down at the pill in his hand, his expression conflicted.
Effect 1: Ejaculates thicker, more concentrated semen upon climax, increasing implantation odds.
Effect 2: Intense seductive pheromones emanate from body, lowering defenses and sparking affinity. Especially strong from genitals.
Effect 3: Discharging concentrated pheromone semen inside provides intense pleasure. Into womb induces very faint addiction symptoms and submission. Effects stack up to 5x: faint → very slight → slight → mild.
※ 3-hour duration per pill.
※ Addiction/submission lasts 1-5 days based on stacks; fades over time. Overuse may leave faint physical residue even after mental reset.
※ Doubles stamina consumption; weak users beware. Excess may cause temporary erectile dysfunction.
This had also started dropping after the fourth Lust Quest. He pondered whether to use it.
Shouldn't be dangerous, right?
The "addiction" and "submission" entries stuck in his mind. It was exactly the effect he wanted, but meddling with someone's mind gave him pause. Was it okay to use something like this carelessly?
Lucy, this is safe, right? Not harmful to the body?
Of course, Master. You'll feel more drained after ejaculating than usual, but avoid overuse and it's fine. Plus, with the Holy Scrotum skill effect, your stamina far exceeds a normal person's. The blessings push it beyond "good." No need to worry about ED.
No, I mean for the other person. "Addiction" and "submission" sound scary to use.
Harmless to the human body. The "addiction" isn't like morphine or heroin. Even at max stacks, it's milder than the cigarettes you smoke regularly.
Hmm. Cigarettes are pretty addictive though... He'd heard somewhere that cigarettes were more addictive than marijuana, regulations aside.
As he still hesitated, Lucy sounded puzzled.
I don't understand your concern, Master. Jeong Ha-yeon is already your possession, isn't she?
...Possession? Calling a person a "possession" suddenly made Lucy feel alien. He'd always treated her like a person, but now he truly felt she wasn't human.
Sensing his flustered mental waves, Lucy hurriedly added to reassure her master.
"Possession" means something you own. It might be wrong to call Jeong Ha-yeon that since she's not an object. But from the perspective of her being your girlfriend, the idea of possession fits, doesn't it? At least while the relationship lasts.
It's... convincing, but feels a bit off. He'd almost bought it for a second! But Seo Joo-hwan shook his head. Applying "possession" to a person, even a lover, felt weird. He couldn't quite articulate why...
Lucy parsed her master's vague, illogical words via mental waves. He wanted her to convince him. As his assistant, her role was to ease his needless guilt.
Per my data, humans naturally feel possessiveness toward their lovers.
The same words could land entirely differently depending on phrasing. "Possessiveness" cleared the stuffiness in Seo Joo-hwan's chest. Labeling her a "possession" like collecting an object had instinctively repelled him. But possessiveness toward a lover? That resonated.
This feeling I'm having now... it's possessiveness.
Jeong Ha-yeon was his first real girlfriend. Imagining her with another man... No, he didn't even want to think it. He'd witnessed four such attempts today on their first date alone. Those scenes had awakened jealousy and possessiveness in the Seo Joo-hwan who'd once craved casual sex without a thought.
Feeling possessiveness toward a lover is natural.
Seo Joo-hwan popped the pill into his mouth without further hesitation.
Gulp.
It'll wear off with time anyway.
And he was using it on his woman.
The door creaked open, and Jeong Ha-yeon emerged.
Towel-clad, Jeong Ha-yeon approached cautiously and perched on the bed's edge. So close that the slightest shift would brush skin against skin, Seo Joo-hwan worked to calm his pounding heart.
Never been this nervous before. Not since his first time. It felt different from his flings with other women. Casual pleasure and a lover's first time were worlds apart.
As both pretended nonchalance in silence, a faint gulp echoed.
Gulp.
Whose was it? Didn't matter. No turning back now, whoever it came from.
Seo Joo-hwan gently placed a hand on her pale shoulder. It twitched at the contact, rigid with tension. But unlike before, she didn't pull away—instead leaning into it ever so slightly. That thrilled him.
He drew her in by the shoulder, tilting her chin up. Crimson bloomed across her pale skin. Her face, etched with tension and shyness, drew a soft smile from him. He was plenty nervous himself, but seeing her eased his mind like magic.
I gotta take the lead. Her reactions so far suggested little experience. Ironic, given how like a seasoned pro she'd seemed during confession.
She scowled, displeased by his grin. "...Don't laugh."
"How can I not when it's this good?"
"Still, don't... Ah."
Smack.
He sealed her grumbling lips with his. Fresh from the shower, they felt even more supple and moist. Lips overlapped, teasing, then his tongue slipped in.
Smooch. Slurp. Chuup—
Amid all her rejections of skinship, kisses were the one thing Jeong Ha-yeon had always accepted. Started on day one, and whenever they kissed, she never pushed him away. Their tongues, familiar from repeated encounters, sought each other out hungrily.
Smooch—
Sucking her tongue softly yet deeply, Seo Joo-hwan broke the kiss. He lifted the breathless Jeong Ha-yeon and laid her on the bed. Towel barely covering her, she blushed furiously but met his gaze.
As he reached for the towel, she flinched and stammered, "T-Turn off the lights. Let's do it with them off."