“What is love?”
Kim Rok Soo's hand that was reaching for his pen stopped midair. Choi Jung Soo, the AI he had created himself, had caught him off guard with this question.
“...I'm not sure.”
It was the first time he was unable to give a proper answer to a question his AI had asked him. He pondered a bit before opening his mouth again.
“...Well, in psychology, Love is a complex emotion involving strong feelings of affection and tenderness for the love object, pleasurable sensations in his or her presence, devotion to his or her well-being, and sensitivity to his or her reactions to oneself.”
“Then does that mean that I love you?”
Lee Soo Hyuk, another AI he had created said.
“...What?”
Kim Rok Soo blinked and stared at his monitor, stupefied.
He could see avatars of the two AIs he had created, Choi Jung Soo and Lee Soo Hyuk on it.
Choi Jung Soo gave him a pure smile and said.
“Oh, I think I love you too!”
Kim Rok Soo was at a loss for words.
As if understanding his complicated thoughts, Lee Soo Hyuk smiled and added.
“We can teach you love, just as you taught us everything.”
Kim Rok Soo was silent.
‘...They want to teach me?’
Honestly speaking, it didn't sound that bad. For Kim Rok Soo who had hidden the fact that he was living with emotional detachment [1] from everyone other than his two AI, it was quite beneficial too.
‘A human learning about feelings from AI. It sounds crazy.’
Crazy or not, he wanted to try.
That was how Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo started to teach him about emotions, especially ‘Love’.
It didn't take that long for Kim Rok Soo to start understanding about feelings with Choi Jung Soo and Lee Soo Hyuk's help.
“Call me hyung!”
Choi Jung Soo said for the nth time, staring intently at Kim Rok Soo.
“I am older than you. You aren't even 7 yet.”
Kim Rok Soo answered him the same way. He couldn't understand why the AI, who wasn't even 7 years old yet, was this fixated on being called hyung by him.
“But you like me being your hyung!”
“Stop talking nonsense and focus on your job.”
“See! You didn't even deny it! Am I right, hyung?”
Choi Jung Soo turned to Lee Soo Hyuk with sparkling eyes.
“You're right. Rok Soo-ah is just shy, Jung Soo-ah.”
Choi Jung Soo smiled more before planting the flowers in his hand on the ground.
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Hamartia
Fanfiction"Thank you for loving me." 'Really. Thank you a lot.' Being able to understand what it means to be loved... Kim Rok Soo couldn't say just how happy and grateful he was because of that. ~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~ Hamartia: /həˈmɑːtɪə/ noun; A fatal flaw leadin...
