Let's Get Along!
It had drizzled in the morning. The road visible outside the window was damp and glistening. "Three people, huh…." I wondered how they would react when they met, since the play setups were supposed to understand each other. Honestly, I was curious. So I came up with a simple plan. Meeting people didn't need to be anything grand.
"Yoo-na, want to go camping this weekend?" I asked while lying on the bed, pressing my toes into her bare butt. Yoo-na pushed her hips back toward me in response. It wasn't strange for her to play along.
"Camping? All of a sudden?" Yoo-na, who had been wearing a headband and doing her skincare, rubbed her cheeks and looked at me.
"Yeah, camping. You like me now, don't you?"
"Umm~. Maybe?" Yoo-na gave a positive answer and turned around to face me. "Do-yun, come here."
"……?" I got up and shuffled closer. She took off her headband and put it on me instead.
"What are you doing?"
"I'll put a pack on you."
"Ugh. Guys only need to use skin lotion, nothing else."
She ignored me and stuck the pack on anyway. "Do-yun, these days even men wear makeup."
"……I feel like I've heard that line since forever." No matter how much the world changed, makeup still felt off to me. Skin lotion and sunscreen were enough.
"So where are we going for camping?"
"Hmm, I'll have to look it up." Since we were in the countryside, there were plenty of campsites and glamping spots. Everything else was pretty much a downside, though. Thinking about it, when planning a new city, people only worried about how many apartments to build, not how fun it would be. That was why places ended up with nicknames like "No-Fun City." The grid-patterned new towns had no real character. At best, there was Water Star Lake? Or those abandoned parks on the outskirts built for show? That was about it.
"Then I'll look it up." "Okay, thanks~. Let me know how much it costs and I'll send you the money." "Money's fine." I had a rich noona, after all. I sent the same invitation to Ha-eun noona as well.
- Sounds great! Let's go!
A positive reply came right away. That was why unrequited love was so hard.
§ Park Ha-eun
Camping? "What should I wear?" There was nothing suitable among the clothes filling her dressing room. "Hng, I knew this would happen. I should've bought some camping outfits." Would it look weird if she dressed up too much? Should she go for that effortless, natural look? Since it was camping, something casual but still showing off her charm. And underwear…… "Should I go with this……?" She took out a white garter belt and examined it. "No, it looks too old-fashioned." Or maybe not? Maybe it would make her seem mature and attractive? Choosing clothes was always difficult. In the end, what she picked was a sky-blue oversized windbreaker, black leggings, a black ball cap pressed low, and sneakers. "Okay, this should feel comfortable, right?"
The clouds were pure white and beautiful, the sky a deep, clear blue. She shouldered her heavy bag, felt the warm spring breeze, and headed to the car.
§ "Yoo-na, do you have to wear panties?" When I asked, Yoo-na stood in front of the full-length mirror and pouted. "Yeah, I have to. I'm about to get my period." "Period?" Instead of answering, she put on a wool bucket hat and spun around. "No way, period means…… I can't mess around down there." Yoo-na, who had been standing still, shrugged. "You've always been like that since we were kids. Every time I got my period you'd get all gloomy~." She answered indifferently. Indifferent? Yoo-na, how could you be like that with a friend! "You can play as much as you want after it's over~." As time passed, Yoo-na was changing in clear, detailed ways. She pulled on white leggings and socks, then threw on a light checkered shirt over them. "How do I look?" "Like a really pretty married woman." "……Do I look that old?" "It's a compliment." I meant it. "It means I really want to fuck you." "……." Yoo-na closed her mouth, walked over, and slapped my back. "Ow! Ow, it hurts! It hurts…!" "I hit you so it would hurt!" Yeah, that had changed too. She used to blush, but now her hands were sharp. "Do-yun, are you ready?" "Yeah." For me, camping just meant a change of underwear and a toothbrush. They said they'd prepare the meat there, and they sold alcohol too. That was all that fit into one eco bag. "……Really? That's it?" Meanwhile, Yoo-na's bag looked heavy. "It's just one night. Do you need that much stuff?" "Youuuu." She added that I was impossible to talk to and kept putting the bag on and taking it off. "How is it?" "Pretty. Let's go." "How is it?" "It suits you. Let's go." "How is it?" "……Let's go." She had spent all day yesterday picking clothes, and now it was the bag. "Hey, Yoo-na, wait a second." Stop, stop. "Where did you even get all those bags?" I'd been living here half the time and I'd never seen them before. "Huh? They were at home?" Her expression in the mirror seemed to ask why I was questioning something so obvious. "Ah~, I don't have enough bags~." "……." There were already six on the floor. "Just pick any." Silence. She ignored me. Hmm. It felt like my authority as a male friend was crumbling. "Haa~, fine. I can just buy more bags later. Shall we go?" "……Yeah." Did you pour your entire salary into clothes because you're the breadwinner of the house? I found out later that all the clothes and bags were secondhand. She said they hadn't cost much, but I couldn't really relate. Even at half price, that was still a lot of money. "Oh, right. Do-yun." "Yeah?" I got in the car and fastened my seatbelt while Yoo-na made a fuss. "Should I use a different lipstick?" "……." I clicked the seatbelt into place and just stepped on the accelerator. Staying any longer would drain my energy. Come to think of it, I suddenly understood why I'd never had a girlfriend. I couldn't stand this kind of whining. Vroom! "……I'm hungry." While driving, Yoo-na's quiet voice reached me. I scratched my cheek. "I told you to eat breakfast." "I was sleepy……" "I'll give you that." I coaxed her by saying we'd have samgyeopsal and a beer when we arrived. "The weather's so nice. Do-yun, remember back then? We went to Gangneung to play." We did? I'd never been to Gangneung in my life. "We went on a backpacking trip, remember? Why did I remember going alone?" "Ah~, I remember now." Well, if my female friend said so, then that was how it was. Another page of me was being carved into Yoo-na's memories. After listening to her stories while driving, we arrived at a mountain lodge on the outskirts. "Didn't you say it was a campsite?" "Do you have a tent?" "Nope." "Me neither." I had planned to go to a glamping site, but with three people, a lodge at a similar price seemed better. "Wow…. I've never been to a lodge before." "Didn't you go to places like this for MT in college?" "We went to the beach instead?" When I got out of the car, the scent of phytoncides hit me. Spring flowers hadn't fully bloomed yet, but the fresh, unique smell of the mountains filled the air. "Oh, looks like noona's already here." "……Noona? Who? Who's coming too?" "Yeah, Ha-eun noona." Yoo-na, who had been pulling the bag out of the back seat, looked stunned. "Why didn't you tell me? I thought it was just the two of us." She looked somewhat disappointed and sulky. "Yaa, even if we're going out to play, you should at least tell me who else is coming~." "Sorry." Yoo-na lowered her head and let out a soft sigh. The closer we got as friends, the more different sides of her I saw. "Oh my~, Do-yun~." Just then, Ha-eun noona opened the wide door on the first floor and waved at me. "Huh…? Who……?" Ha-eun noona also looked flustered when she saw Yoo-na standing next to me. "Ah…. Aaa. Your childhood friend, right……?" As expected. It seemed the play setups were linked to each other. Even without me saying anything out loud. "Weren't we going just the two of us?" Ha-eun noona asked, her lips twitching. She had the same disappointed, sulky expression as Yoo-na. "The more people, the merrier." But what could I do? If I was going to accept all that, I would've had a girlfriend in the first place. Nod. Nod. They exchanged light greetings and looked each other over. Even the angelically kind Yoo-na quickly scanned the other woman. Was this some kind of instinct? I slapped Yoo-na's firm butt in her leggings. "Let's go inside." "Uung…. But that person is the one……?" "Yeah." "……." Why? Why was she suddenly quiet and making me nervous? For a moment, Yoo-na and I met eyes. Yoo-na smiled mischievously. "……You have pretty high standards, huh?" She poked my side. It wasn't jealousy. Even when I had asked her while hypnotizing her before, she had never felt romantic attraction toward me. Just friendly affection. Yet she was the kind of friend who would play along with sex as a joke. That was why she was so deeply immersed in the hypnosis. Pleasure without responsibility. An endless supply of tissues. The best, right?
§ Lee Yoo-na
What the heck. I thought it was just the two of us and got my hopes up. Ever since we were kids, we'd always stuck together. Backpacking trips, trips to Busan, karaoke, skipping night study to go to the snack shop, and so on. So I thought it would be the same this time. I was a little upset and angry that he hadn't told me there would be more people. It wasn't jealousy… definitely not. As friends, he could've at least told me who he was going with. "Hello……" "Oh my, hello~." Once we went inside the lodge and finally met, I bowed and greeted her. What should I call her? My friend's crush? Or the person who has a crush on my friend? Strangely, I understood everything about her. Every look and gesture she made toward my friend. Do-yun probably thought of her that way. Even though I got angry for a moment, it really was just a moment. Anyway…… She was really pretty. He said she was older, right? Maybe it was the makeup, but she looked very mature. I was an adult too, though……. And her figure was so……. Mature. Even with all that, he only thought of her as a noona who took good care of him? I stared at the back of Do-yun's head as he unpacked without a care in the world. Was he even human?
§ Park Ha-eun
In one word, she had a really kind and pretty face. Her face was so small. Unlike my slightly upturned eyes, her large, straight eyes really shone when she smiled. Was she his first love? Since they'd been friends since childhood, that seemed plausible. But soon I changed my mind. Because— strangely, I understood everything about Lee Yoo-na. Do-yun probably thought of her as exactly that. Just someone who liked to play mischievous pranks. Strangely, even the sex he had with Yoo-na felt like nothing more than a mischievous joke. If someone else had talked about having sex with their female friend, I would've been shocked, but with Do-yun it just felt light, like "well, that's possible." "Yoo-na-ssi……? I guess that's what I should call you?" "Ah…, um. Please speak casually. I'm the same age as Do-yun. You… know that, right?" Ah, so she knew about me too. I didn't need to explain everything in detail. I just understood and accepted it. "Then I'll speak casually?" "Yes~. Noona, please feel free." "Hng~, okay. Hurry up and unpack~." Once I understood the other person, the bad feelings disappeared. She seemed like a pretty decent friend.
§ "……Weren't the three of us supposed to come here to hang out?" My words scattered into the air like an empty echo. And for good reason— "Oh my~! Really? Do-yun was like that when he was little?" "Yes~! When I was young I thought that was normal. But when I got to middle school I realized it was weird to shower and sleep with a friend of the opposite sex!" "Oh my. So that's how it was~? Do-yun does have that kind of personality, doesn't he?" What the hell. I came here for what was supposed to be my first threesome workshop or MT, so why was I being left out? As soon as we finished unpacking, I went out for a walk to look around the lodge. The two of them walked side by side, pouring out stories like a bottomless well. There was no room for me to butt in. "……Still, that's quite a view." As the two walked across the lawn in front of the lodge, their leggings made their butts jiggle with every step. Yoo-na's white leggings and Ha-eun noona's black leggings. Black and white butts, or something like that. Squeeze! I couldn't hold back. I grabbed Yoo-na's butt as she walked ahead. "Hng. See? He always does this." "Hng." Even while saying that, Yoo-na pushed her hips toward me—she really had the best ass. "Can I touch Ha-eun noona's butt too?" "Sure, touch it as much as you want." Squeeze! Two different sensations. I compared and kneaded their perky butts, lifted by the leggings, until I got hard. "It'll be hard to keep up with his requests~." "It'll be hard for you to keep up with his pranks too~." They were openly using me as a topic to strengthen their friendship. Hmm. Was this right? I didn't think hypnosis was supposed to work like this.