Tae-Woo was briefly troubled by a request he had never received.
Tae-Woo donât mind touching it, but he didnât answer easily because he was afraid that So-Won would be afraid of him.
However, when Tae-Woo saw the guide looking at him. It looks like he is the only one scared and his worries disappeared.
âYou can touch it.â Tae-Woo replied.
It was a rude request, but fortunately, Tae-Woo did not seem to have felt unpleasant.
With Tae-Wooâs permission, So-Won looked at the dark red veins flowing through Tae-Wooâs arm.
So-Won used to be scared and disgusted, so he didnât even want to touch it, but now he felt like he could touch it.
So-Won raised his hand and touched Tae-Wooâs arm with a careful touch.
He felt a soft vein over the rough flesh.
So-Won thought it would be hard as it looks, but it was an unexpected touch.
However, the touch was more addictive than So-Won thought, so he couldnât hold and swept Tae-Wooâs arm with his finger once more.
It was bumpy and soft, and it was hard again.
âDoesnât it hurt?â So-Won asked.
So-Won brought up the question that he had been thinking about since last time.
The large protruding veins looked like a severe disease and he looked sick.
This is the side effects of not being guided.
Did these veins, which wrap Tae-Wooâs body even more in eight years, bother him a lot?
âIâm fine for now.â Tae-Woo replied.
âFor now.â So-Won pretended not to hear the short word.
The moment So-Won reflected on the words and admitted that he had always been sick, So-Won was afraid he would suffer more guilt.
He dared not touch Tae-Wooâs arm anymore.
So-Won stopped moving after covering his hand on the back of Tae-Wooâs hand.
So-Won continued to hold his hand.
He didnât want to press heavily on Tae-Woo.
Tae-Woo felt the careful touch of So-Won in his arm.
A warm energy flowed into Tae-Wooâs arm where the thin fingers passed and disappeared leaving a weak tickle.
Tae-Woo quite liked the strange feeling.
However, after touching Tae-Wooâs arm a couple of times, So-Won put his hand down and did not move anymore.
In the quiet silence, there was no movement for a long time.
Tae-Woo looked at So-Won, he felt that So-Wonâs hand was getting heavier.
So-Won was bowing his head
âMr. Lee So-Won?â Tae-Woo called So-Wonâs name carefully, but he couldnât hear an answer.
âAre you sleeping?â Tae-Woo couldnât see So-Wonâs face because of his bowed head, but Tae-Woo felt that So-Won was asleep when he heard the even breathing sound and the constant beating of his heart.
So-Wonâs head nodded occasionally and fell down.
He seemed tired after moving busily from day to day.
So-Won closed his eyes and dozed off.
His head shook.
Tae-Woo tried to reach out to lay down So-Won sleeping uncomfortably while sitting.
Tae-Woo was afraid of hurting So-Won because he couldnât control his strength.
If he hurt So-Won even a little, he wouldnât be able to raise his head with guilt for the rest of his life.
Tae-Woo thought about waking up So-Won, but in the end Tae-Woo didnât want to wake him up.
Instead, Tae-Woo closed his eyes quietly next to So-Won.
Tae-Woo fell asleep later than So-Won, but he woke up before him.
Tae-Woo, who opened his eyes in a sitting position, bowed his head to check the person with on his waist.
So-Won, who was curled up and lying on his side, was clinging to Tae-Woo and hugging his waist.
So-Won was steadily guiding in the contact area.
Somehow, unlike usual, Tae-Wooâs body was light as if it were flying.
Tae-Woo felt the urge to fall asleep next to So-Won. It looks like he would not know even if Tae-Woo carried him back on his bedroom.
So-Wonâs skin shone transparently in the sun.
The positively closed eyes trembled as if they were complaining about the bright surroundings.
There was a pink color on So-Wonâs cheeks, which were heated up while sleeping.
His chubby lips were redder than it was.
âWellâŠâ When Tae-Woo slightly took off So-Wonâs hand and got up from bed, So-Won that lost Tae-Woo groaned softly.
So-Won tossed and turned for a while as if he was about to wake up, but he fell asleep again with his even sound of breathing.
After confirming he is still sleeping, Tae-Woo covered So-Wonâs body with a blanket.
Tae-Woo remembered So-Won coming into the room yesterday.
After hanging around outside the door for a long time, the face that came in after opening the door turned blue.
If he was scared, he didnât have to come, but he even came to Tae-Woo and guided him even though his body was shaking.
Tae-Woo left the room quietly so that So-Won would not be awakened.
He doesnât plan to come back there for a while after he left home today.
So-Won needed time.
Even if it was the designated match that So-Won wanted, he seemed confused as he became Tae-Wooâs guide.
Good So-Won didnât make it obvious, but maybe he regretted being his guide because he was more terrible than he thought.
For the time being, So-Won had to spend time alone and Tae-Woo should give him enough time to adapt.
To do so, the monster Tae-Woo should not be at home.
Tae-Woo thought that So-Won could rest at ease only if he was not seen, and Tae-Woo had to go to the gate tomorrow.
It hasnât been long since Tae-Woo went to the last gate, but he was contacted urgently by the gate dispatch office yesterday.
The cycle was shorter than usual.
Tae-Woo could guess why.
Since there was a guide, it was the will of the upper part to make Tae-Woo work harder.
Tae-Woo checked his physical condition as he left the house.
As usual, Tae-Wooâs body was not throbbing, but rather light.
It was thanks to So-Won holding Tae-Woo all night.
Maybe the upper man had the right idea.
At this rate, Tae-Woo thought he could go far even if he went to the gate tomorrow.
The sun rose in the sky.
The sunlight creeping toward So-Won finally reached So-Wonâs eyes.
The light that came through the window bothered So-Won.
âI donât want to get up.â So-Won opened his eyelids several times as if he didnât want to open his eyes, and eventually opened his eyes slowly.
His clear brown eyes were full of drowsiness.
So-Won realized that it was softer and more fluffy than his blanket.
He belatedly recalled last night, jumped up.
So-Won held back his sleep, but in the end, he seemed to fall asleep.
So-Won looked around in a hurry, but he couldnât see Tae-Woo.
He found a seat next to him, which was neatly arranged, confirming that Tae-Woo was the one who neatly arranged it.
As if it had been a long time since he left, the neatly arranged quilt did not feel cold.
For some reason, So-Won felt depressed and lied down again.
So-Won fell asleep while guiding Tae-Woo in his room.
So-Won even said he would guide Tae-Woo properly next time.
There was no excuse even if he thought So-Won was a pathetic guide.
âTae-Woo?â So-Won called Tae-Woo.
So-Won called Tae-Woo a little louder because he couldnât hear him.
So-Won snooped down the hallway and checked the first floor visible under the railing.
So-Won thought he would be on the first floor, but was not there either.
He wandered around the house and looked for Tae-Woo, but couldnât find any traces of him.
It was only then that So-Won checked the time.
âAhâŠâ So-Won sighed.
It was natural that Tae-Woo was not at home.
Even if Tae-Woo came back home late, he would leave home early in the morning the next day.
So So-Won went to bed early and woke up late on the day Tae-Woo returned home.
At that time, it was really good that there was no Tae-Woo when So-Won opened his eyes, but he didnât know why he was so sad now.
As So-Wonâs busy movement to find Tae-Woo ceased, the empty house became quieter.
So-Won came back to his room.
Tae-Wooâs house was too quiet without anyone.
The soundproofing was so good that So-Won couldnât even hear the wind blowing.
So-Won is in a messy mood.
Tae-Wooâs house, which he has lived in for eight years, felt strange because he was in a noisy house before.
Suddenly So-Won felt terribly lonely.
So-Won didnât want to be alone.
âTae-Woo isnât at home either, so should I go out and come back?â So-Won thought.
While thinking about where to go, So-Won suddenly returned to the past and noticed that his car had disappeared.
So-Won sighed.
It was a remote place, so it didnât go well even if So-Won called a taxi, and the bus stop was a walking distance, for about 15 minutes.
It was even an incredible dispatch interval in Seoul.
So-Won knew roughly the time when the bus came, but he didnât want to walk for 15 minutes outside, with a soaring heat.
So-Won eventually gave up going out and resumed organizing his luggage he unpacked yesterday.
When Tae-Woo returned, So-Won wanted to apologize for falling asleep during the guided tour, and decided to guide him properly this time. He waited for Tae-Woo to return, but he did not return.