I'll Strip Too! Do It With Me Too!
Saebyeok Nuna's unfocused pupils stared at me. No, her eyes, unable to settle on any single point, were looking through me at someone else.
"Oppa, come here. I'm cold......."
Saebyeok Nuna whined, tugging at my wrist.
She wriggled slightly, as if making room for me to climb onto the bed. The pull grew stronger.
'Cold? It's hot, though.......'
Even as a hollow formality, it was hard to claim it was cold. These days, spring and autumn vanish in the blink of an eye. June was already midsummer, the kind of weather that calls for the air conditioner. The same held true now, late at night.
Honestly, I could have shaken her off easily if I wanted to. How strong could a woman be?
"Haa......."
A sigh escaped me. I couldn't bring myself to brush her hand away and was dragged forward, hesitant. If I tried to pull free, she looked ready to burst into tears.
On the other hand, when I meekly followed the motion of her hand, she smiled a smile the likes of which I'd never seen.
"Hee......."
"Ugh. Alcohol smell."
A potent scent of liquor seeped out with her giggling laugh. She really had gotten completely drunk, polishing off that high-proof whiskey.
Before I knew it, I was perched on the edge of the bed. I didn't lie down simply because my conscience prickled at me. Lying beside a completely drunk woman was a bit much. If this were some kind of seduction, that would be one thing, but from any angle, it was far from that.
The expression of the nuna who was looking at her oppa through me seemed excessively innocent. The giggling smile, as if she'd reverted to a child, was even quite cute.
'Why the hell is it cute.'
I felt like I'd suddenly gained a little sister I never had, so my hand reached out naturally. When I gently stroked her hair, she beamed and nudged the top of her head toward me. Was she asking for more pats?
It was like a dog—no, a cat. The thought crossed my mind because someone who usually seemed so aloof was unexpectedly acting cute. Was she a cat-dog?
"Let's sleep together, oppa?"
"This nuna's gonna be so embarrassed tomorrow, what are you going to do... Whoa?!"
My body tilted sharply. Saebyeok Nuna had fully hugged my arm and pulled me in tight. My body, perched on the edge, came to rest against her chest.
"Hurk!"
Startled, I dropped my face.
"Eumm......."
Nuna had closed her eyes again, still hugging my arm tightly. A soft sensation pressed against my arm where she held it close.
'I feel like I'm gonna get cussed out tomorrow. I should quietly slip away.......'
Fat chance. Whenever I tried to subtly pull my arm free, she'd open her eyes like a ghost and grow teary.
"Where are you going!"
"Ah, I'm not going. I won't go, so please don't cry."
In the end, I sighed and lay down on the bed. Sneaking out seemed impossible. A woman's tears are this cowardly. The mere glistening is enough to toy with a man.
'I should at least turn off the light.'
I fumbled on the shelf and found the remote. Beep. I pressed the button and the light went out.
Even though the room had darkened, I couldn't easily fall asleep.
'This is crazy. It's not like they're trying to bore someone to death.......'
I have a very strong sex drive. It got even stronger as I exercised and lost weight. My body was bound to suffer with a pretty woman hugging my arm beside me.
No, it's not just me—all guys would be the same.
'Maha Prajna Paramita... Our Father who art in Heaven.......'
I had to recite the Heart Sutra and the Lord's Prayer all night to soothe my enraged lower half. If the person next to me right now were Areum, Hana, or Seora noona, I wouldn't have hesitated and would've pounced immediately.
Thud.
Saebyeok Nuna even threw her leg over me, hugging me like a body pillow. Still, the reason I stayed still like a Buddha statue was none other than this.
"Oppa......."
Every time I heard that faintly escaping voice, my lust subsided and pity swelled. Whatever dream she was having, the tears trickling down the bridge of her nose were heart-wrenching.
I turned slightly and held Saebyeok Nuna in my arms.
"It's okay. I won't go. It's okay, Saebyeok-ah."
As I said that and patted her back, her breathing steadied. I was relieved to see her complexion grow a bit more peaceful.
*
Kang Cheol-jin, who had been wrestling with earthly desires, only managed to collapse into sleep as dawn broke. Having barely upheld his principles on the boundary between man and beast, he succeeded in remaining human.
However, Han Saebyeok's worldly troubles arrived only after daybreak.
Blink.
'I slept really deeply for the first time in a while.......'
Thinking that, she opened her eyes and, "Hurk," gasped.
A stranger's arms.
A cozy feeling.
Even as she felt an inexplicable sense of stability, she reflexively clenched her fist and tried to thrash. But at that moment, the other person's face came into view.
"...Kang Cheol-jin?"
The moment she uttered those three syllables, the memories of the previous day flashed through her brain like a panorama. Unlike blacking out, she never lost her memory when drunk, and regrettably, this time was no different.
Whoosh!
Han Saebyeok's face flushed red. She ground her teeth and squeezed her eyes shut.
The incident where she'd dragged Kang Cheol-jin into her house, begging him to stay with her.
The incident where she'd spilled her family troubles while dead drunk.
The incident where she'd superimposed him over her oppa and whined.
All of it plunged her into an abyss of shame.
'Why on earth! I've never once been like this. You crazy bitch, why did you do that!'
A silent scream circled inside her mouth. She felt like having a seizure, running around and screaming, but she couldn't because Kang Cheol-jin might wake up.
- Don't go. Together, sleep with me.
- Oppa, come here. I'm cold.
- Hee.......
- Let's sleep together, oppa?
The things she had said last night echoed in her head. What state of mind had she been in to do that? And why on earth had she laughed so stupidly?
Mental and physical weakness.
A state of intoxication.
Trauma.
There were plenty of excuses, but no reason could undo what had already happened. Even if she wanted to dismiss it as a dream, Kang Cheol-jin himself was lying right there before her eyes, undeniable proof.
Just then, Kang Cheol-jin's arm moved.
'Did he, did he wake up?'
It was a moment where she flinched and stiffened.
Kang Cheol-jin murmured something in a sleep-laden voice.
"Nuna... Saebyeok......."
"?"
Why is he calling my name? Forget the informal speech, calling someone by name is a bit rude.
"It's okay......."
The arm wrapped around her shoulder pulled her in. At the same time, a large hand gently stroked her hair.
"Eumm. It's okay, Saebyeok-ah."
"Ah......."
Han Saebyeok's lips parted slightly, and a sigh of admiration escaped. His appearance was already something she thought resembled her oppa. And with him stroking her hair, telling her it was okay, she felt just like she'd gone back to her childhood.
Han Saebyeok squeezed her eyes shut and buried her head in Kang Cheol-jin's chest. She felt tears might spill out from the nostalgic feeling.
'Just a little bit longer like this.......'
But happy times always feel short. In reality, the time granted to her wasn't long.
Beep beep beep beep beep- Click.
Suddenly, the front door opened.
*
Yu-bam boarded the elevator with light steps.
"Heung, heu-heung. Rururung~."
Beep, she pressed the 12th floor.
It was the floor Han Saebyeok lived on.
'I'll hang out with Saebyeok before going to the club. And ask Cheol-jin about the tattoo.'
If you had to pick the person closest to Han Saebyeok in Club Toons, it was undoubtedly her. Han Saebyeok doted on Ju Hana because she saw her former self in her, but even so, that couldn't compare to someone she had shared intimacy with!
By intimacy, she meant physical relations, of course. She had experienced various kinds of play with Han Saebyeok, excluding insertion.
'Not that Saebyeok is a lesbian, though.'
To be precise, she should be called bisexual. No, even that was a bit ambiguous.
'It seems like Saebyeok isn't really bi, either. Though she doesn't seem to have much aversion to it. Hmm, I'm worried she might just be forcing herself to go along with me.'
Of course, she did feel sexual stimulation when touched here and there. But that was a natural physical reaction any human would inevitably feel.
There are broadly two kinds of sexual sensations.
Physical and mental sensations.
Physical sensation refers, naturally, to stimulation felt through bodily contact.
Mental sensation, on the other hand, was a bit more complex. Even when receiving the same stimulation, the sensitivity clearly varies depending on who the partner is. The fullness and stability felt through a loved one, the heightened sensitivity when being intimate with someone more handsome or pretty, and so on.
Of course, since even that is due to hormonal reactions, distinguishing them might be meaningless.
'Maybe Saebyeok just needs human warmth.'
That's why she was more worried. If Saebyeok wasn't a lesbian or bi, it meant that was the sole reason she spent time with her.
She was here as an exchange student. There was less than a year left until she returned to her home country. Would Han Saebyeok be okay once she was gone?
It wasn't that Han Saebyeok had absolutely no friends, but she wasn't the type to easily open up. Even considering how she'd softened a bit after joining the club, that was the case. That's why Yu-bam hoped she would get even a little closer with the other club members.
'It would be nice if she just got a boyfriend. Though he'll have to pass an inspection by me, of course!'
Ding.
They arrived at the 12th floor.
Yu-bam went to the unit Han Saebyeok lived in and entered the door lock code. Naturally, she knew the house password.
Beep beep beep beep beep- Click.
When she opened the front door and entered, the bed was immediately visible. For some reason, the bedroom door wasn't closed.
"Oing? Are you sleeping? Uhyo, I'm gonna pounce on the late-rising Saebyeok!"
But something was strange.
"Oing?"
Somehow, the back seemed broader than usual. Too wide for Han Saebyeok's back. On top of that, the blanket was oddly thick.
At that moment, several sounds burst out.
"Eek!?"
Han Saebyeok, lifting her head in fright, and.
Whack!
"Gah?!"
A scream from Kang Cheol-jin, waking up after being hit in the jaw.
"Huh? Wh-what? What the fuck...?"
A bewildered exclamation from Yu-bam.
Yu-bam's eyes, staring at the two people in one bed, were tinged with confusion. At the same time, her head spun rapidly. Her outstanding brain, capable of handling three languages, reached a conclusion in an instant.
'After Areum, now Saebyeok too!'
Playboy Kang Cheol-jin had broken through Han Saebyeok's guard and scored with her!
A situation that could only inspire admiration.
However, there was just one problem.
'I had my sights set on her first, and he goes and does it with Saebyeok before me!'
It was a mere instant from that thought to her conclusion.
Yu-bam flung off her cardigan. And, lifting her top up to her belly button as if about to tear it off, she said.
"Cheoljjin, I'll strip too! Do it with me too!"
"Wh, what?!"
It was only natural that Kang Cheol-jin's face colored with fluster and confusion.
"Wh, what are you saying!"
And naturally, Han Saebyeok shrieked in response.