Chapter 102: Graduating from 2D
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 102: Graduating from 2D
After taking off the VR headset, I carefully packed the equipment back into its box.
Oppa. He should be on his way by now, right?
To be honest, even though I was the one who suggested it, I was so embarrassed.
I know wearing an avatar in VR is supposed to give you a 200% courage boost, but for me to call myself ‘Doah-tan’ was just… a bit much.
A wave of cringe hit me so hard my head spun.
No, it’s fine. He seemed to like it.
And if Oppa likes it, then I should be happy, too.
I took off my shoes and sat on the sofa, pulling my coat over myself like a blanket.
A warmth spread through my body, making me feel drowsy.
If I stayed like this any longer, I might just fall asleep.
-Knock, knock, knock.
Just as I was about to drift off, a knock at the door brought me back. I slipped my shoes back on and went to the door.
“…Doah.”
“Hey there, Lucario-ssi.”
When I called him by his other name, Oppa locked the door behind him with a strange expression.
“Do you want to stay here for a bit? Or should we just head out now?”
At his words, I grabbed my coat, signaling that I was ready to go.
Even though it was January 1st, the streets were silent as it neared four in the morning.
The unmelted snow crunched under my feet.
“…Where should we go?” Oppa asked, squeezing my hand.
“Home, of course. Where else?”
“I mean, whose home?”
I’d assumed we were just going to go to our separate homes and sleep, but I stopped myself before I could say it out loud.
“Ah. Um.”
Asking to go to the same house right now… is basically asking to sleep together, isn't it?
I could feel my heart pounding.
Fixing my gaze on the ground, I deliberately matched my steps to his.
“…Should we go to your place?”
When I cautiously lifted my head to look at him, Oppa scratched his head, looking just as shy as I felt.
“…Let’s do that.”
Looking for a change of subject out of awkwardness, my boyfriend started giving me his overall review of today’s collab stream.
He mentioned things that had nothing to do with Luka, like how much Clover unnie’s singing had improved.
Or how Leah’s outfit might have looked better in a different color.
They were observations from a viewer’s perspective, things I hadn’t noticed since I wasn’t part of the team.
Before I knew it, we were in front of my apartment building.
Without a word, Oppa took my hand and pulled me toward his building next door.
We climbed the stairs, and as he opened the door, I could see a corner of his desk inside.
His VR equipment was strewn across it, proof that he had left in a hurry.
I took off my shoes, went inside, and opened the box to neatly put away the gear he had used.
“…Oppa.”
As I closed the lid, Oppa came out of the bathroom, where he’d been washing his hands. He looked at me, his wet hands held up in the air.
“Yeah?”
Alright, Kim Doah.
Now that you’re here, just pretend you’re possessed by Luka for today and go for it.
When I took off my coat, all that was left was a slightly form-fitting black knit sweater.
To be honest, it was a little embarrassing to wear just this.
The way it clung to my body…
It was a sweater that really emphasized my figure, so I always thought it was a bit much to wear on its own.
But I figured, in this moment, it might be a way to appeal to him a little more.
“A kiss…”
If you’re going to play the seductress, you have to commit! You idiot!
The moment the first word left my lips, I could feel my face flush bright red, and my voice trailed off into a mumble.
“…A kiss?”
I had only said one word, but Oppa was looking down at me with an equally tense expression.
Ugh, in times like these, can’t you just make the first move, Mr. Taemin?
Even though I was the one who had decided to be bold, I couldn’t help but want to blame him.
“Well… I heard a rumor that offline kisses are better…”
I couldn’t be as smooth as Luka, but this was the best I could do.
Clasping my hands behind my back, I swayed shyly as I moved closer to my boyfriend.
“They say it’s on a whole different level than in VR?”
My voice cracked spectacularly on the last syllable.
I’m so screwed. So, so screwed.
I want to go home. Mooooom…
Just as I swore to myself that I would never again try to seduce someone with such a weird line…
I felt a soft, plush sensation on my cheek.
So surprised, my eyes went wide. I froze, staring up at him, unable to say a word.
“…I guess they’re right.”
A short review.
Oppa’s face was just as flushed as mine.
“It really is on a different level.”
Ah… Ah…
Augh…
He’s so cute!
It wasn’t something you’d normally think about an older guy, but right now, Oppa had no idea what a powerful pheromone he was emitting.
Where did the humiliation from my voice crack even go?
Finding him utterly adorable, I cupped his face with both hands.
“…Huh?”
Oppa smiled awkwardly.
I stood on my tiptoes and pressed my lips against his.
If you’re going to be the man, you should have been bold and gone for the lips.
In the end, the thirsty one digs the well.
And right now…
I was very, very thirsty.
-Slurp, slurp, sluuuurp.
What started as a shy peck was now something else entirely.
Oppa naturally laid me down on the bed, leaning over me and beginning to explore my lips with a deep intensity.
Our tongues intertwined, and my lost hands dug into his back, scratching him hard enough to hurt.
“Hah…”
When we parted, the sound that escaped was a breath so sensual I couldn’t believe it came from my own mouth.
The two of us, completely sober.
We stared at each other in a clear state of mind.
It wasn’t an unpleasant silence.
Maybe it was because I liked the way I looked, reflected in his eyes.
And maybe it was because his expression was different now from before.
I thought he looked a little more… manly.
“…Oppa.”
“Yeah?”
“Can I sleep here tonight?”
It was a pretty bold question.
Honestly, I was planning to stay anyway, even if I hadn’t asked, but I wanted to say the words to show him how serious I was.
However, his response was not only more lukewarm than I expected, but it also felt a little teasing.
“If you want to, then you can.”
What’s with that attitude?
His reply, which sounded like he didn’t care either way, made me pout.
“Then I’m leaving.”
If you don’t stop me, I’m really going to go.
And why shouldn’t I?
There was a limit to how long I could be the only one feeling anxious and disappointed.
For us to take the next step, I felt that Oppa needed to be brave, too.
Just as I started to sit up…
Oppa’s hand shot out and grabbed my wrist.
“Don’t go.”
Why are you saying this now? You should have just said it from the start.
I had no real intention of leaving, but I wanted to play hard to get one more time.
“Hey, you said I could do whatever I want.”
When I put up a firm show of resistance, Oppa got off the bed and swept me up into his arms.
“Wh-What are you doing?”
He practically tossed me back onto the bed, then braced his arms on either side of me, looming over me.
“Hey. Kim Doah.”
Hearing my full name spoken so sternly made me gulp.
My body went rigid, and I could only nod my head up and down.
“You know, you seem to think I’m some kind of eunuch.”
…You’re not?
You’ve had so many chances but never did anything.
The thought almost escaped my lips, but I kept quiet and waited for him to finish.
“I like lewd things.”
“You mean 2D, right?”
Suddenly remembering a past conversation, I retorted coyly.
Thinking back on it now, his answer had been ridiculous.
When I asked if he watched porn, he said he didn’t watch 3D.
As his girlfriend, how was I supposed to react to that?
It was so embarrassing I couldn’t even bring it up with the other unnies for advice.
How could I possibly tell them?
My boyfriend only looks at lewd pictures and anime!
“No. I’ve graduated from 2D now.”
…Watching you in VR earlier, it seemed like graduation was still a long way off.
Yet Oppa had the nerve to say the word ‘graduated’ right to my face.
“…No, you haven’t.”
“Yes, I have. Because you…”
An unexpected movement made my eyes tremble.
W-Wait a minute. Oppa. Hold on, just for a second.
I felt something hot, heavy, and rod-like press against me between my legs.
It wasn’t that I had never felt it before, but this time was on a completely different scale.
The sensation was so explicit that my face flushed, feeling like it would explode.
“You made me graduate.”
Another kiss followed, and at the same time, his hand slipped under my sweater.
Unlike before, when he had just caressed my skin, this time his hand moved with purpose, traveling firmly up my back.
“Ah… you can’t…”
-Click.
With the sound of my bra hook coming undone, I felt a sense of release.
I instinctively pushed him away with my arms, and we created a little distance between us.
He bit his lip slightly, gazing at me intently before speaking first.
“You’re sleeping here tonight, Kim Doah.”
At the words I had been longing to hear, I felt like my heart might stop right then and there.