Volcano - Minsung (English version)

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Chapter 4


A cool breeze touched my bare arms and made me shiver and disappear deeper under my blanket. Who the hell had left the window open tonight? It was winter!
My eyelids felt heavy as lead; it could only have been a few hours since we had staggered tiredly to bed. Grumbling, I pulled the blanket up to the tip of my nose, which felt alarmingly cold. I slid around a bit until I found a comfortable lying position, probably I just had strong similarities with a cocooned caterpillar. But no matter, at least this way it was comfortable.

Only when cold fingers brushed some of my tangled strands of hair out of my forehead did I lift the cocoon around me a little to better lean towards the touch. A soft, unmistakable laugh tickled my ear and made the corners of my mouth turn upwards.
Ah yes... there it was again: that exciting prickling feeling that flooded my body as soon as I knew Lee Know was near to me.
With my eyes closed, I lay there, snuggled in the soft goose down, and concentrated on the fingers that wandered first over my cheek, then over my neck. Involuntarily, I slid closer to my favourite source of warmth, burying him unbidden under my blanket with me. But from the way his arms half wrapped around me and pulled me into a loose hug, he didn't seem to mind this sudden closeness. Even if he liked to claim otherwise, he liked cuddling as much as I did. Okay, maybe a tiny bit less so, but as long as he allowed it with me, the rest didn't matter.
Sighing happily, I leaned against his shoulder and probably grinned rather silly to myself, while the prickling inside me grew just a touch stronger.
I enjoyed the familiar warmth, his scent, which lulled me so wonderfully that I almost dozed off again if a cheeky hand hadn't slipped under my shirt. It gently stroked my back, wandered down to my bottom for a moment before it began to draw confused patterns on my skin. I shuddered pleasantly, the smile not wanting to leave my lips. I would have loved to lie like this forever, caught in Lee Knows' arms, enjoying this togetherness.

*

I had fallen asleep again, because when I opened my eyes the next time, I was no longer lying on Lee Know. The sun bathed the room in soft brightness, so that I had to close my eyes for a moment, dazzled. Shit, we had forgotten to close not only the window tonight, but also the curtains.
I hid my face in the pillow and took a few deep breaths before making another attempt to face the sun. It was probably already late morning, but it was still too early for my taste.
"Hey, sleepyhead."
I felt the blanket being lifted to my shoulders. Warm breath touched the sensitive skin of my neck, replaced by soft lips. I shivered slightly, almost starting to purr, but instead a little too loud sigh escaped me. Lee Know giggled, sending another shiver down my back.
"Why do you sound so scarily awake?", I mumbled into my pillow, my eyes already closed again.
"Not everyone can be a long sleeper like you."
I grumbled in agreement, after all he was right. I preferred to spend my days off in bed and liked to sleep until noon. In this regard we were quite opposite, for it wasn't unusual for him to jog through the park early in the morning or, if we were at his house, to spend the time with his cats until I finally woke up.
While I continued to lie there quite motionless, Lee Knows' hand had once again snuck under my shirt to run gently but steadily over my stomach and side. I loved it when he did that. All the more reason to stay in bed.

For a while I didn't move, only sometimes a pleased sound escaped my lips. I enjoyed the prickling on my skin that these touches brought and the knowledge that all his attention was on me right now. It just felt so good and so right. For nothing in the world I would have wanted to destroy this moment.
In my mind's eye, I imagined him looking at me, his dark eyes roaming over my back, lips twisted into a subtle smirk. Not that this image would raise my pulse any higher. Never...
A certain restlessness gripped me. I blindly touched his hand, which was now lying on my stomach, and took it tightly. Maybe it seemed a little awkward how I slid even closer to him, but I didn't care. I wanted him with me completely. Fortunately, Lee Know honoured my wish. His warm body snuggled against mine - so close that there was no room for a leaf between us. His forehead rested against my shoulder.
How I would love to wake up like this every morning, but Lee Know had never been a big fan of strong physical closeness, unless he was looking for it himself. Although he had changed lately. Especially in bed in the morning. Not that I imagined anything about it... Nope...

After a while, I released myself from the embrace and turned to face him. There he was - wonderfully relaxed and less than half an arm's length away next to me, looking at me out of those bottomless eyes. I couldn't help but sink into the sight of him. The dark hair that framed his face so beautifully, the straight nose, the little mole on it.
Instantly, the well-known feeling in my stomach intensified.
The slight twitch of the corners of his mouth. And that glance... Oh, he should never stop looking at me like that.

I gave in to the irresistible impulse and brushed a few strands from his forehead with my fingers before lightly following the contours of his cheekbones and jaw. With pleasure, I noticed the blush of his ears and the quick blink that gave me the certainty that I could fluster him as well, if I wanted to.
Again I followed the jawline upwards and was about to stroke his ear to test if it felt as hot as it looked, when I stopped right in mid-motion.
What -?
Irritated, I let my hand hover over the small, black headphones in his ear.
Why hadn't I noticed it before?
A deep tugging sensation spread through my chest, the hint of a foreboding rushing through my veins.
I took a shaky breath.
"What do you listen to?"
It took a moment for Lee Know to respond to my question. It almost seemed as if he had just been far away with his thoughts. But instead of answering me, a sly smile spread across his face. He began to hum softly - a melody I knew too well and yet refused to understand immediately.
My heart skipped a beat before continuing to gallop almost twice as fast as before in my chest.
"Why -"
I stopped, not quite knowing what to say.
Lee Know took the decision from me. With one hand he felt over the headboard of the bed, not taking his eyes off me for a second. Something cool touched my ear, instantly I heard my voice from the headphones.

The hunch became a certainty.

너의 품, 나의 집, 나의 숨, 나의 신
[Your arms, my home, my breath, my God]
추락하던 날 잡아 다시 비행
[You grabbed me when I was falling fly again]

With my pounding heart, I lay there, unable to do anything but stare at him, absorbing his every emotion and listening to my own words.
"Don't bite your lip, Hanie."
I hadn't even realised I'd started. As if to calm me, his thumb stroked my lower lip, only he achieved rather the opposite. I never thought that my own work would make me so nervous. But well, I had never written a song about anyone in particular before and his reaction to it meant so much to me. It almost felt like stage fright, only this time without a big audience or spotlight.
"Chan sent it during the night today."
"The others too?" My voice was like a croak, clearing my throat didn't help much right now either.
"No, just the two of us, from what I gathered from his short message."
On one hand I'm relieved, on the other I'm not. Why did he just send it to Lee Know without us talking about it again first? I had wanted to prepare for it, after all, and now.... but I couldn't really be angry with our leader. Maybe it was even better that way, otherwise I would have put it off for ages and probably Chan had suspected that and therefore taken the decision away from me.

The song began again without either of us saying anything. He looked at me steadfastly, the red glow of his ears hadn't faded at all, in fact it seemed even more intense, which reassured me.I slid closer, this time letting my hand disappear under his shirt. I simply had to feel him, needed that intimate feeling under my fingertips.

이미 내게 너는 죄
[To me, you're already a sin]
악보다 더욱 달콤해서 거부는 못 해
[I can't refuse because you're sweeter than evil]

His gaze...I would have liked to put my hand on his chest to feel if his heart was beating as fast as mine. Instead, I gently moved over his belly, fleetingly wandering over the slightly raised skin of the old scar below the ribcage. As always, he tensed momentarily, but I didn't let it faze me. The longer I caressed him, exploring his upper body, the more calm we both seemed to become, although the prickling in my centre had lost none of its intensity and became more like a huge swarm of butterflies.

네게 녹아들 수 있게
[So I can melt into you]
내 몸을 감싸줘 아파도 난 it's okay
[Hug my body even if it hurts, it's okay]
(Woah) 차갑고 거친 파도 속에
[(Woah) Among the cold and harsh waves]
뜨거운 네가 필요해, you are my volcano
[I need your heat you are my volcano]

The last tones faded away. And began again. I blinked at him in wonder. How many times had he heard the song until now?
But instead of an answer, he just grinned before closing my mouth with his. I sighed in surprise. These mugging kisses always....
"Would you like to know what my favourite lyric line is?" he murmured as he finally let me go for a quick moment. Instead of waiting for my reaction, he tasted my lips again softly.

„너 없이 못 살아 나는 곧 죽어도 너
[I can't live without you you're the only one, even if I die]
몇 번을 다시 태어나도 오직 너"
[Even if I'm reborn over and over again, it's only you]

I felt the heat rise in my cheeks, while in my stomach the swarm of butterflies finally took to the air.
"Mmm. It's my favourite part too," I whispered against his lips.


End

> I was a bit sad when I wrote "End" under this chapter. I have to say that I grew very fond of these three stories while writing them ("Only with him", "Only with you" and "Volcano". The first one hasn't been translated yet). I hope you do too ^^ I can always tell by the number of clicks that these stories already have some readers, so it would be nice if you leave feedback, even as a private message if you don't want it to be public ^^.
Because feedback is the authors' motivation... or something like that *laughs*.

I strongly expect that Lee Know and Han will give me some inspiration in the future, so that new stories can be created.
There are still some short stories about these two, but I haven't translated them yet, but they belong to the same universe :)

So hopefully we'll read each other again. <3

Best regards

Luna