The Scent of Desire
"Yes. Hello! My name is Junsu. I'm right in front of the door. Oh, I see. Yes, understood."
"Hello there~ You've arrived?"
After taking the bus from the station, I arrived at my destination. It was a massive building, like a government facility, with glass windows that reflected everything. It wasn't Pangyo Techno Valley, but it was exactly the kind of building that came to mind when you thought of one.
"I'm supposed to give this to you, right?"
"Yes, that's right! Thank you~"
A woman who looked to be at my same rank took the documents. At a glance, she looked to be about Chaeyu's age. Looking around the rest of the office, I felt a pang of pity seeing nothing but dreary-looking male developers.
"Right, I'll be heading out."
"Wait a second!"
"Yes?"
"You came all this way, at least take a drink with you!"
"Oh, thank you... Um, could you give me one more bottle?"
"Oh? Yes! Of course!"
I ended up with an orange juice in my hand. While I was at it, I grabbed another one and headed toward the department store.
'She said it was on the second floor earlier...'
I took the escalator to the second floor. As expected of a department store, there were quite a lot of people. Of course, the crowd thinned out drastically once you went up to the third floor, where all the expensive luxury shops were clustered.
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This was it. The new pop-up store. Perhaps because it was a permanent installation rather than just a mid-aisle booth, they had built walls so you couldn't see inside. Seeing people coming and going, I figured Mom must be in there.
"Hello. Is there something you're looking for?"
A person about to enter asked me, perhaps bothered by me hovering around.
"Oh? Ah... I'm looking for someone."
"Who?"
"That is... the MD—"
"Son. What are you doing here? Did you finish already?"
Just as I was hesitating, feeling embarrassed to say, "I'm here to find my mom," she stepped out from inside. As expected, she was in work mode, greeting me as if it were the most natural thing in the world—calling me her son.
"Yes. I just had to drop off these documents. Here."
"Juice? Thank you~ I was just getting thirsty, this is perfect."
"Yes. Well, keep up the good work."
"Mm-hm. See you at home."
"...?"
The person who had asked me earlier was looking back and forth between Mom and me. Well, I suppose it was impossible to imagine that she was a mother with a child old enough to be working.
"Phew..."
I would have liked to ride in Mom's car on the way back, but she looked incredibly busy, so I decided to just take the subway.
"I'm home."
"Oh. Good work."
"Yeah..."
Maybe it was because I slept on the subway on the way back, but I felt twice as exhausted. As soon as I sat in my chair, I slumped over. Of course, there was another reason for that, too.
Once I sat at my desk, a notification popped up on the bottom of my monitor to submit my business trip expense report.
"Oh, right. What did you take to get back?"
"I took the subway."
"Really? You should have just taken a taxi."
"It's the same thing, taxi or subway."
"If you save on the allowance, it just goes to waste... well, fine."
I know that fact well enough. But unless the team manager is paying out of pocket, it doesn't get reimbursed immediately. Plus, it's a hassle to upload the receipts and get the approval.
Just like that, over two hours were wasted on the business trip, and it was already time to clock out. As soon as it hit 6:00, a message came from Chaeyu.
Since Chaeyu was coming this way, I decided to wait at a cafe. It was obvious she’d ask me to buy her something, so I might as well ask first.
Her innocent tone made me smile. In the past, her way of speaking had been mature yet somehow unnatural, but now that she’d dropped the "older sister" act, she was much more natural and charming.
"Oppa."
"Ah! You scared me."
"Why are you so jumpy? Were you watching something weird?"
"You're the one who startled me..."
I had been deep in thought watching shorts when she surprised me. Finding my reaction funny, she teased me mercilessly for being startled.
"...Alright, stop it, let's go."
"Okay."
I took my coffee to-go and we left. Chaeyu naturally linked her arm with mine and clung to me.
"...It's hot."
"The wind is blowing pretty hard, though?"
"..."
We’d done much worse things than this, but Chaeyu’s behavior still felt strangely embarrassing. I drank the rest of my coffee in one go to relax my body.
"Oppa. Are we going straight home?"
"Yeah. I'm hungry."
Hunger aside, my lower half felt incredibly sticky thanks to Mom taking care of me earlier. Every time I took my pants off in the bathroom, the smell would rise up, and I had a hard time worrying if anyone else might have caught a whiff. If Chaeyu were to smell this... she would definitely find it suspicious.
"I wanted to hang out a bit more."
"Mom told us to eat dinner at home."
"I know. I just wanted to hang out."
"...Do you have anywhere to go?"
"There are plenty of places."
Well, I guess so. As long as we eat dinner at home, it should be fine, provided Chaeyu doesn't throw a tantrum. Come to think of it, Chaeyu really doesn't listen to Mom. I didn't listen to Dad much either, though. Maybe that’s why we’re siblings.
"You know, Oppa, you seem to listen to Mom really well."
"...I-isn't that natural?"
"That's true, but... it feels like you can't do anything if she says so."
"Really...? I don't really get that feeling."
"Don't you not see Mom as a mom?"
"...Suddenly?"
My heart sank. My mind went blank, and I couldn't think of an excuse. She always hits me with these things out of nowhere.
"Is it because we aren't close yet...?"
"...Honestly, since Mom wasn't around, I don't know how to treat her."
"Aha... can't you just treat her like you did Dad?"
"I think she'd be too disappointed if I did that."
It couldn't be helped. Treating Mom as a mother felt like we had already traveled too far down a different path. Before she was a mother, I was already treating her as a woman.
"Anyway. Where do you want to go?"
"There's a park near your place. Let's go there."
"Alright."
We pushed through the hellish commute and arrived in the neighborhood. We walked along a path that looked familiar. There weren't many people around, so it was perfect for a night stroll.
"Oh. I remembered."
"What?"
"We've slept here before."
"...Aha."
We had occasionally stayed at a motel nearby. Whenever Chaeyu came to this area, we almost always went to that motel.
"So that's why you wrote this down. Because your house is near here."
"Well... I guess so."
Chaeyu subtly interlaced her fingers with mine. She started fidgeting with my hand as if it were a doll. What is she doing, it's embarrassing...
"Oppa."
"Yeah?"
"Did you forget something?"
"No?"
"Yes, you did. Think carefully."
"If it's your birthday, that's in August."
"Not that."
"Then what?"
"...The thing we always did. The thing we couldn't do because Mom was there."
"What is—"
It only hit me after Chaeyu’s lips touched mine. I had forgotten because my body was already satisfied. The kiss Chaeyu always did out of habit. Since no one was passing by, it felt quieter and more vivid than ever.
"Haa..."
"What are you going to do if people see us..."
"Those people don't know we're siblings anyway."
"Is that the problem..."
Of course, I didn't think of Chaeyu as just a little sister anymore. We’d played too much, and I liked her too much. That’s why I couldn't refuse whatever Chaeyu did.
"I want to do it one more time."
"Again...?"
"Because we couldn't do it for a while."
"..."
While I was hesitating, Chaeyu stood on her tiptoes and kissed me. At the same time, her tongue, which hadn't entered before, pushed past my lips.
"Mmph... Hmph..."
I sucked on her small, slippery tongue and caressed her lips. If we had been indoors, I might have thrown Chaeyu onto the bed right then and there. Instead of throwing her down, I pulled her closer and kissed her frantically.
She must have been running out of breath, as Chaeyu pushed me away first.
"Ugh... Haa... Haa... You pervert..."
"You're the one who started it..."
"That doesn't mean you have to keep going..."
"Anyway, it's your fault—that's right. You almost got me caught by Mom because of you."
"What...?"
"The mark you left when you bit my neck. Mom asked me what it was."
"Ah, aha... Sorry."
Under the dim light of the streetlamp, I could see Chaeyu’s face turning bright red. She probably didn't even realize she had done it. Honestly. She’s so innocent it’s cute.
"So... be careful when you do it. Don't leave a hickey."
"Okay..."
I entered the house with my crotch rock-hard. Fortunately, there was no one home. Maybe it was because of the kiss outside, but the atmosphere was quite calm.
"Oppa."
"Yeah?"
"...I can't take it anymore."
"...Take what?"
"Don't ask when you already know."
As soon as I took off my shoes, Chaeyu’s lips attacked me. We didn't break our kiss until we fell onto the sofa. We kissed more boldly and loudly than we had outside.
"Haa... Haa..."
"W-why are you acting like this all of a sudden... like you're in heat."
"...Because I am."
"What...?"
Now that we were in a bright place, her flushed face was much more visible. Chaeyu pressed on both my cheeks and said again.
"Because I'm in heat... because you smell so erotic, Oppa."
"...!"
The moment I lost my balance and fell onto the sofa, Chaeyu’s hand went toward my pants. Without a chance to resist, the zipper opened, and my red tent popped out. The scent, concentrated and accumulated since the afternoon, was released all at once, rising thick and heavy.
"The smell..."
"..."
Taking in the heavy scent, Chaeyu licked the edge of my underwear with her mouth. I was incredibly tense, worried I'd be caught because of the smell. The way Chaeyu used her tongue in that state made me even more excited.
"What are you going to do if Mom and Dad come home..."
"Only until then..."
"..."
Don't just run away after getting me all worked up. What are you going to do if we get caught like this?
"Haa..."
Chaeyu licked my underwear thoroughly with her tongue before pulling it off. My penis, stiff with old semen—the source of that scent—was revealed. A stronger smell rose up, stinging my nose.
"..."
But Chaeyu didn't move. Was it too intense? She wrinkled her face after smelling it. Then, she glared at me. Feeling guilty for no reason, I asked first.
"...Why?"
"It smells like semen."
"..."
"Oppa."
"..."
In an atmosphere colder than ever, I couldn't say a word. I only hoped Chaeyu wouldn't say those words.
"Did you do it with someone else?"
This was why I wanted to go home quickly. I'm screwed.