Sangwoo trembled a bit. Jaeyoung, who was looking at him with a slight frown, felt more threatening than ever. He came one step closer. Sangwoo stretched out his arm to block him from making contact with him, and opened his mouth.
âNo.â
âWhat?â
âIâm saying that I donât want to go watch a movie.â
The words came out in the most straightforward way. Why would he ask him out to the movies when he wasnât even of the opposite sex? Jaeyoungâs suggestion knocked over the delicate dominoes that had been built recently. As a result, the inner fortress that had been built inside his mind was burnt to ashes in one go.
Jaeyoung squinted while staring at Sangwoo.
âIs it because youâre going with me? Or is it because itâs two guys going?â
âBoth.â
âItâs compensation for fixing my computer. Is it bad enough to make you knock the chair over as you run away?â
There was a sharp tone to his voice that Sangwoo hadnât heard recently. Sangwooâs mouth opened on its own and spat out his rebuttal.
âDonât you have a brain? Being near each other is exhausting; it takes a heavy toll on us. How is that compensation?â
âYour words are getting harsher. Donât push it.â
Jaeyoungâs posture became increasingly crooked. The tension he had been feeling since the first day they met was hanging in the air. At the same time, Sangwoo wasnât afraid of Jaeyoung cursing and behaving like a thug at all. However, Sangwoo now felt scared when he was speaking quietly instead. But it wasnât a common fear to have.
âDonât come close to me. Donât touch me either. Stop destroying my daily life.â
After staring at Sangwooâs face for a long time, Jaeyoung icily made a sarcastic remark.
âThen Iâll give you money for the reparation fee. How much do I owe you?â
âTen million won.1â
âThis bastard is being like this again. You have a habit of letting shitty things come out of your mouth even when saying them nicely.â
Jaeyoung smiled in a way that was much closer to enmity rather than amity. That was the moment Sangwooâs fear became defiant.
âI already told you that I donât need any compensation. Iâd rather be harassed like I was on the first day, so stop trying to pull any tricks.â
âWhat kind of trick did I pull?â
âWhy are you whispering!â
âThen should I yell inside the library?â
Sangwoo shoulder checked Jaeyoung and ran back to the study room. The librarian who widely opened her eyes, seemed to consider if she should stop him. Sangwoo left through the door carrying his bag, having just thrown everything in without even closing the zipper. He dashed because he was afraid of someone following him, but he couldnât sense anything behind him.
There was a red warning sound in his head. A sign of a serious problem with his body. It was so serious that he felt as if he needed to run straight to the hospital.
Heart â abnormally high heart rate compared to the amount of exercise
Skin â high heat emission
Hand â hand tremors
Mouth â xerostomia (dry mouth)
Penis â âŚfuck
Sangwoo felt dizzy as he entered his apartment. Without doing anything, he immediately fell onto his bed and covered his head with a blanket.
What transpired 20 minutes ago was the single most shocking event of his life. Something similar had happened once in the second year of middle school, but that was it.
Sangwoo had sniffed something nice while he was on his way to school. He had fantasized about what was inside the white short-sleeved blouse the woman who was passing by him was wearing. That time, when he remembered the picture of a female model in a swimsuit he had seen at a bus stop, his heart had started pounding and a specific part of his lower body had become hard.
Scientifically, he knew exactly what had happened in his body, but he didnât know that such a thing would happen to him as well. He had turned around and returned home on the spot, feeling ashamed because it felt as if he had become a beast. He had told his mother about it when she returned from work, and fortunately enough, she had told him that it was a natural reaction.
âAre you aware of whatâs in your testicles?â
âThere are 200-500 million sperm that are prepared for reproduction.â