Blood Ties (8)
So-young and Hyun-woo are having a meal.
Both of them are dressed.
Something that should feel completely natural, yet somehow doesn't.
A phone vibrates. So-young answers. A work-related conversation. Hyun-woo eats quietly so as not to disturb her, then habitually unlocks his phone.
A message from two hours ago. From Yuri, his homeroom teacher back in his first year of high school.
He'd forgotten. He'd said he would get back to her after checking.
Just as he's about to reply, his mother hangs up. He puts the phone away.
"Why are you being so careful? Did someone message you?"
"Nothing important. Did you get a shoot scheduled?"
"The shoot got rescheduled, so I worked it out... It was supposed to be an outdoor shoot, but they switched it to a studio."
"That's good. At least you won't have to stay overnight like last time."
"Right? It should only take a few hours... And the studio isn't that far from home."
"When is it?"
"Five days from now."
"Plenty of time. We do this every day, but I should put even more care into your massages, huh?"
"Hehe... You and your mouth. Just eat your food."
"You're going to the gym?"
"Yeah. And I'll stop by to see your aunt on the way back."
"Let's go together. I skipped my workout, so I need to get one in even if it's late."
"Alright."
After the meal, they get ready to go out. At home, the two of them hold hands and share casual affection as if it were the most natural thing in the world. The moment they open the front door, they let go.
His mother puts on sunglasses. She's wearing a floral-print dress.
He walks her as far as the main road. He watches her for a long time as she grows smaller in the distance.
A relationship that can never be open. He'd known that from the moment he placed his mother in his heart.
A bitter expression crosses his face. He turns and walks away.
He strolls through the neighborhood, then sits on an empty bench and checks Yuri's message. The shoot is five days from now. Perfect timing.
An awkward time. She might be in class. Just as he's about to stand up, a reply comes in. His prediction was off.
They settle on a food alley near the shopping district as the meeting place. Just a simple drink.
Then a message from his aunt. She's busy.
His aunt's aggressive attitude. She'd always been like this. He isn't particularly in the mood.
A photo comes through. A woman standing in front of a door with her legs spread. A strand of fluid stretching from her fingertips.
His aunt is in the same boat. The naked photos they'd taken together. That alone isn't enough. He needs to get her connected with Min-su hyung as soon as possible so he can rest easy. Min-su might make the first move — but the opposite is just as possible. Just like his mother had last night.
Hyun-woo stands up from the bench. Recalling the soft feel of his mother's skin, he sets out for a walk. The pleasant time he'll spend with her tonight. He picks up his pace.
A parking lot in front of a café. A woman with a smile on her lips. She climbs into the passenger seat holding a takeout coffee. The car pulls out.
"You look happy."
"Hyun-woo texted me saying he'd make soy sauce egg rice."
"Oh, for crying out loud... You two are really having fun, aren't you?"
"I bought this."
So-young pulls something out of her eco-bag. So-jin's eyes go wide.
Ultra-thin condoms.
Her little sister waves them right in front of her face. So-jin takes off her sunglasses and stares hard at her sister.
"Is it tonight?"
"I don't know. We'll have to see... I just wanted to be prepared."
"Where'd you get them?"
"I searched and found an adult shop nearby... Walked in and asked."
"Haa... You're really going to do it. With your own son..."
"You're the one who egged me on. You said if I fucked him, all that pent-up desire would finally come loose."
"Hehe... So that's why you got condoms?"
"This morning Hyun-woo said he wanted to fuck Mom's pussy..."
"Oh my... He said that outright? Sober?"
"Yeah. He claimed he was just checking if the alcohol had worn off, but... I could feel he meant it."
"And how did you feel?"
"I wanted it. But I couldn't."
"Why not?"
"How am I supposed to say yes to that... What would Hyun-woo think of me?"
"He'd see you as a woman. Don't you remember what you talked about while you were sucking his cock?"
"I remember. It was so embarrassing..."
She rolls down the window and they share a cigarette. Her little sister's face looks bright. She's envious. Younger, better body, better face — better than her older sister in every way. Love with her son. She hasn't even started yet.
"So you've already made up your mind, and now you're thinking practically."
"If something goes wrong, it'll be a disaster."
"Hehe... While you were sucking on Hyun-woo's balls, he asked if you wanted him inside Mom's pussy."
"......"
"He said that's where semen is made... That was a loaded thing to say, wasn't it."
"Honestly, even last night... if Hyun-woo had put it in my pussy... I might have pretended to resist and let him."
"Oh my... Without even a condom?"
"He came between my legs... and when he looked at me, I could feel his cock... If he'd just moved a little forward..."
"It would have gone in."
"But Hyun-woo didn't put it in... And deep down, I think I trusted him too... That he wouldn't do that."
"I can't even look at you. Who are you teasing here? So full of yourself... Really."
"Today too... we probably won't have sex."
"You should ask him first."
"Could you say something like that to Min-su?"
"...No."
"Hehe... You can't do it yourself, but you're telling your little sister to."
"I understand how you feel... You want to fuck so bad it hurts, but you're still a parent..."
"Exactly. No matter what, I'm his mother... Parent and child... How am I supposed to be the one who brings it up first?"
Both women's dilemma. The desire to have sex with their sons. Their hearts are decided, but they can't make the first move. Because if they do — it feels like something irreversible will happen.
"Hyun-woo already said he wanted to do it first."
"It's just talk... He's scared too... He wants sex, but the other person is his mother."
"Right. From Hyun-woo's perspective, she's the parent who gave birth to him."
"It's hard. I don't know what to do..."
"Give it time and think it over. Who knows? Tonight Hyun-woo might shove it into Mom's pussy right then and there."
"I'm worried about after we have sex... Hyun-woo and me... That might be exactly why we can't do it."
"That makes sense. Either way, everything will be completely different from before."
"Can we still keep a parent-child relationship? I don't think so."
"You've already been all over each other — what parent-child relationship? You're already a man and a woman."
"When I was sucking him off while calling him my son... I got so turned on, Unnie..."
"Hehe... This girl is completely gone, isn't she?"
Sex between parent and child. The moment that fact rose in her mind, excitement and pleasure flooded her at once. So-young's breathing grows steadily faster.
"That scene is so vivid in my head... When Hyun-woo called me Mom and said he'd lick my pussy..."
"As expected... Experience makes a difference. You're way more of a pervert than me... You and Hyun-woo both."
"Haa... Haa... When we have sex... I'm going to call him my son, Unnie..."
"And Hyun-woo will call you Mom... while he shoves his cock into you..."
"What if I ask him first...?"
"Hehe... Going to beg him to fuck Mom's pussy?"
"Haa...! Haa...! I can't breathe, Unnie..."
"Maybe... that is the answer. You're the mother, after all... Seduce your son... Ask him for sex."
"I'll become a crazy bitch... I might not even be myself anymore... A fucking whore who ruined her son's future."
"That's what incest is, So-young... You're committing a taboo... Both the son and the mother."
"Haa...! Haa...!"
"I'm glad I met up with you... I feel like I'm getting some courage too..."
"You put on sexy clothes and pretend to sleep because you want Min-su, Unnie..."
"I want him to touch me. I want Min-su... to commit that taboo with his mother."
Both women's fantasies. Spreading their legs in front of their sons and seducing them. A cock pushing in. The guilt of committing a taboo lasts only a moment. Then a dizzying rush of pleasure and excitement. Bodies seized by shivers. Incest.
"I want to go home."
"Let's do that. I need to wait for Min-su too."
"Are you going to put on something sexy and seduce him?"
"Yeah. Right up until the moment we commit the taboo."
"Hehe... We're both insane."
"But we can't stop, can we. I want incest so bad... Haa..."
"Take this, Unnie... It's a gift."
A small gift box. She hands it to her older sister. So-jin opens the box and checks inside. Perfume.
"What is this?"
"I don't know if it actually works, but... I was buying condoms and thought of you, so I got it. It's pheromone perfume."
"Oh my... Look at you."
"Nothing to lose. Spray it on before Min-su gets home."
"Hehe... Thanks. I'll put it to good use."
"Payback for the dildo gift. I said I'd help, after all."
Both women's eyes are bloodshot. Full of thoughts of their sons.
She drops her little sister off at home, then glances at her phone clock. There's still time before Min-su gets back. Her heart pounds. Taboo. Forbidden. Incest. She feels something trickling between her legs and hurriedly presses her thighs together.
She arrives home. The living room is wrapped in silence. She goes upstairs, changes clothes, and looks at herself in the full-length mirror. A crop top that leaves her waist and navel bare. A deep plunge of cleavage. And pink dolphin shorts. She deliberately put on a bra in a color that clashes with the crop top. For Min-su to see.
She sprays the gifted pheromone perfume on her body and heads to the living room. She turns on the TV and lies face-down. Her ass swells as if it might burst. The insides of her thighs are fully on display. A mother closes her eyes and waits.