Jaeyoung put his hand in the hood and swept his hair back. With a dumbfounded expression, he turned his head around and came one step closer. Sangwoo stepped back that much.
âLooking at you closely, you have a really weird head structure. Havenât you considered the fact that Iâm uncomfortable?â
âYouâre uncomfortable?â
âAre you really thinking of making a game in this situation? Why do you only think of yourself, you mannerless bastard? You should ask me where I stand on this.â
âWhere do you stand on this?â
His expression crumbled as if he was offended. The pace of the opponentâs approach had accelerated, so the steps backwards also became that rapid.
âYouâre doing this on purpose to piss me off, arenât you?â
âI didnât know, really.â
Jaeyoung finally stopped walking. He bent his head back, touched it with his hands and deeply sighed.
âHow can I stop when weâve come so far? You want to put yourself in front of me and make a game? It doesnât make sense.â
âControl the lust, and through rationalâŚâ
âFuck, I canât do that.â
âCalm down. Iâm a man.â
Sangwoo said that, feeling like a fool. Jaeyoung smirked. In the meantime, Sangwoo thought it was good to see that, while he simultaneously felt frustrated.
âI donât care about evolution and chromosomes. Unlike you, I donât decide on who I am or what Iâm going to do tomorrow. What Iâm saying is that whatâs in the present is the most important thing.
Jaeyoung took another step closer while pointing to his chest with his hand. His shoulders looked exceptionally broad with his back against the streetlight. Sangwoo felt scared.
âWhether itâs abnormal sexual desire or whatever, Iâm attracted. But, since youâre a man, I came here in consideration of you, since youâre a wackoo who freaks out if rules are even remotely broken, not because Iâm a decent gentleman. But how about you? Donât you know that you arenât alone in this?â
Before he knew it, his back was against the wall. His mind went blank at the horrifying thought that his retreat was blocked. Several combat techniques for larger opponents crossed his mind.
âWhen did he get so close?â
While Sangwoo was panicking, Jaeoyung came even closer. The distance between their lips was only about two spans. At this rate, he was afraid that there would be a repeat of what had happened the previous day.
âYou were the one who turned on the switch. So donât tell me to give up. Who do you think you are, that you canâŚâ
âNowâs the time!â
Sangwoo elbowed Jaeyoungâs waist with force and ran away.
âHey! You crazy bastard! A person is talking here! Arenât you gonna come here?â
Yelling was heard from behind, but he ran at full speed toward the building. However, the distance was too short to increase the pace. Sangwoo was caught by Jaeyoung at the back of his neck in front of the dirty glass door. Literally.
Jaeyoung tried to do a headlock on Sangwooand twist one of his arms back. Sangwoo strained himself while trying to escape by shaking his head and putting force into his arm to prevent it from moving back. He hit Jaeyoungâs stomach with the opposite elbow. Jaeyoung blocked Sangwooâs elbow with his arms that was doing the headlock. They wrestled with each other for a while.
âLet go!â
When Sangwoo stepped on his leg to make him fall, Jaeyoung used the difference in their build to embrace Sangwoo completely. So, the two fell over as one body. Jaeyoung fell on his back and groaned in pain. Sangwoo slapped his chin in order to immediately get up, but Jaeyoung swung his legs over Sangwooâs waist.
âFuck, if only I had a stick.â
It wasnât like the difference in their physique was that big, and because of that, they couldnât use their strengths in turns. When Sangwoo returned to his senses he found himself lying on the asphalt with his head on the ground. And someone had gotten on top of him. Jaeyoung held each of Sangwooâs wrists with both of his hands while tightly pressing Sangwooâs thighs with his lower body. Sangwoo had forgotten that they were wrestling until a moment ago and had closed his eyes tightly.
âWhat are you up to?â
âWho told you to run away like that while talking about important things?â
Jaeyoungâs grip tightened. The person on top was in an advantageous position. As he was lying flat down, it was impossible to topple him no matter how much strength he used.
âAre you ready to talk now?â
âTalk about what? I have nothing to say?â
âHey, open your eyes.â
ââŚâ
âI said open your eyes. If you donât listen, Iâll kiss you.â
Sangwoo opened his eyes wide. Perhaps it was because of the extent to which their bodies were joined or how his face seemed to be too close, but his heart was beating like crazy. Even if he didnât want him to notice, his chest rose and fell too quickly. Sangwoo thought of the lyrics to the national anthem. Without knowing what he was thinking, Jaeyoung began to speak in earnest.
âListen up. I told you I donât care even if youâre a man. Choose between these two things. Either you can try to begin something with me or you give up on the game and never see me again. Thereâs no middle ground.â