The Morning After
Zzok zzak!
“Ugh… uum…”
I tried to open my eyes, but light slipped through the gaps between my eyelids, so I slowly turned my head and peeked one eye open.
Then the ceiling of Sia’s room came into view.
The moment I saw Sia’s room ceiling, I calmly began to recall what had happened the previous night.
I had eaten dinner last night, after which Uncle and Aunt left, and Sia and I watched a movie in the living room.
After the movie ended… Sia said she wanted to show me her new pajamas and led me into the room.
Then she called me over, I went into her room, and before I knew it… I was pinned beneath her.
“…!”
That thought jolted me. I hurriedly turned my head to the left. There, Sia was lying beside me, still fast asleep.
Her eyes were tightly shut, so she was probably still in a deep sleep, but the problem was that she hadn’t changed out of her nurse outfit.
If I lowered my gaze any further, I’d be in serious trouble, so I looked away again.
Then I recalled everything that had happened the night before, one by one.
Sia who had pinned me… kissed me… and then fell asleep.
And from the moment I woke up, nothing else had happened.
The evidence was right there in front of me: my clothes were still on.
No matter how hard I thought, all Sia had done was kiss my neck and forehead before we both fell asleep.
“……”
I wasn’t bothered by what Sia had done.
After all, I liked her. If I had to say yes or no… I’d say of course I liked it.
But what worried me was whether I had crossed a line.
Of course Sia and I weren’t children… we both knew what was happening… but we hadn’t even started dating yet. That made me feel a little guilty.
Thankfully, I still got to see Uncle and Aunt. But then I heard a strange sound.
With a faint clinking noise, something sizzling came from the kitchen.
And when I checked the clock, it read 9:00 a.m.
At this time… Uncle and Aunt should have been home for hours, I thought.
“……Oh no.”
I realized I was in big trouble and slowly slid out of Sia’s arms.
Of course, as soon as I left, Sia started pouting.
But when I gently stroked her hair, she quickly calmed down again.
After Sia had settled, I quietly opened her bedroom door.
I opened it so gently that the hinges didn’t even creak.
“Ah, Siwoo, you’re awake?”
I was caught right away by Aunt cooking in the kitchen.
Our eyes met, and I felt even more embarrassed.
What should I say…? I needed to explain that nothing happened, but I was racking my brain trying to figure out where to start and where to end so she wouldn’t misunderstand.
The problem was my mind was completely blank.
Just then.
“Hehe, don’t worry. Come out quickly.”
“Ah… yes…”
At Aunt’s words, I stepped out of the room, feeling even more awkward.
I stood there awkwardly, peeking at Aunt’s expression.
“U-um… Sia and I didn’t—”
I tried to explain, but…
“It’s okay, I don’t need you to say anything. I already know.”
“Ah…”
“Have you forgotten who I am?”
“……”
That’s right.
Thinking about it, Aunt was a succubus, so if Sia and I had done anything like that, she would have already figured it out.
Relieved, I sat down at the dining table.
I sat there waiting when another question popped into my head.
Uncle wasn’t here.
Normally he would either be cooking with her or waiting for me at the table.
It was rare for him to skip breakfast.
“Um… where is Uncle?”
“He’s asleep.”
“Huh? Still?”
I was surprised to hear that he was still asleep.
After all, Uncle had never complained about being tired before.
“Well… can’t be helped. I haven’t done this in a while, so I pushed it to the limit.”
“……”
At Aunt’s last words, I understood what had happened and quietly closed my mouth.
But… the atmosphere felt off, so I decided to chat a little more.
“Um, what are you making?”
I tried small talk.
“Oh, eel. I’m grilling eel.”
“Ahaha…”
With my question, I could guess why she was grilling eel, so more small talk was impossible.
The mood turned awkward again.
Then a clinking sound came from Sia’s room, and her door opened. Sia peeked out.
“Eomma! Where did Siwoo go…!”
She froze the moment our eyes met.
Then…
“Good morning…”
I gave her an awkward greeting, but I had no words left when I saw her outfit.
Sia was still wearing her nurse outfit, so even though I’d seen it yesterday, the sight still had a strong pull.
Just then.
“You idiot! Go change your clothes! What are you doing in front of Siwoo?!”
“……!”
Sia looked down at herself in shock, then rushed back into her room. I sat at the table, wiping down my pounding heart.
A few minutes later, Sia’s door burst open again. This time she had changed and came out running.
Then, seeing Aunt, she said, “Mom, what did you say while I was gone?”
“Nothing, Siwoo. I didn’t say anything.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. So don’t worry, okay?”
She finished cooking and finally focused again. Sia quietly walked over to my side and sat down.
A little while later, Aunt finished the meal, so Sia and I carried the food to the table and breakfast began.
Clink clink!
We ate in silence.
To be honest, I wasn’t even sure if the rice was going into my mouth or my nose; I just shoveled it in anyway.
Even though she said it was okay, seeing us like this made me feel ashamed later.
I wondered if Sia wasn’t embarrassed like me.
“Here, eat this.”
She placed the grilled eel on my plate, so she probably wasn’t embarrassed at all.
The awkward look earlier was probably just because she had just woken up.
After finishing breakfast, we began getting ready to go home.
Aunt came over to me.
“Siwoo, can I talk to you for a moment?”
“Ah, yes.”
“Yesterday, when Sia did that, I pushed her a little, so don’t worry too much, okay?”
“……”
I wondered what she was saying, but it turned out she meant that what Sia did was because of me.
But I didn’t need to worry about it.
“I didn’t think that from the beginning, so don’t worry.”
I hadn’t thought that way at all.
If I hadn’t been surprised… well, that would be a lie, but since I didn’t dislike her…
In fact, I liked it even more.
Aunt smiled as if she had understood my feelings.
But then…
“So, Siwoo. When are you going to date Sia?”
“Ne…?”
The conversation had clearly shifted to the main topic.
I was so surprised by Aunt’s words that my eyes rolled.
It was too early to confess yet, so I was trying to figure out how to respond.
“I won’t tell Sia, so don’t worry and talk to me.”
Knowing she wouldn’t tell Sia, I felt a little relieved.
I lowered my voice just in case Sia could hear.
“Soon…”
“Hmm… so you’re going to confess?”
“…Yes…”
“Got it. I’ll keep this secret.”
And just as perfect timing, Sia came out of the bathroom.
“Ready to go? Want me to see you off?”
“No, I’m fine. Then I’ll be going.”
“Alright, take care.”
“Monday, see you.”
“Yeah.”
Before leaving, I worried about Uncle, but since I had figured out why he was asleep, I thought it was best to just leave him sleeping.
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After Siwoo left.
Sia asked Kim Jieun what they had talked about.
“Hehe, it’s a secret.”
“Eek!”
She couldn’t get an answer because it was a secret.
“Sucks…”
“Hehe.”
Since she didn’t want Sia to overhear, she had used her power to keep it quiet, so it was natural that Sia was sulking.
No matter what question she asked, she wouldn’t get an answer.
“But did Siwoo look bothered at all?”
Sia was worried and asked Kim Jieun in case Siwoo disliked her.
Kim Jieun, finding Sia adorable, stroked her hair and said,
“You know Siwoo well, right? So trust him.”
“Ha… but… at that time I wasn’t myself… maybe he hated me…”
“……”
In reality, the night before had not been part of the original plan.
The plan had been to show Sia the cosplay outfit she had prepared earlier, but…
Somehow the switch flipped, and Sia went into full rampage mode, pinning Siwoo.
Because of the succubus trait, once the switch flipped, rationality would fly out and only instinct would remain, making control impossible.
But Sia had suppressed her instincts with superhuman strength and held back until just sleeping beside him.
Of course, if she could control her power like Kim Jieun, she could have stopped the rampage, but Sia had never trained that way, making it even more impressive.
Kim Jieun, who understood how difficult it was to suppress one’s instincts with sheer willpower, continued, stroking Sia’s hair.
“You held it back pretty well. Even I was surprised at the start.”
“Then, Mom, what about Dad?”
“……I’ll tell you later.”
Although she said she’d tell her later, seeing her father asleep in the next room right now, Sia probably already understood.