"now, my next question will freak you out so bad." "excuse me sir but nothing is going to freak me out more than you two being crazy video game characters that entered my world, acting all human and shit."
jihoon was close to letting out a big hearty laugh, one that he didn't get the chance to have in a long time. but the situation brought him back to his usual serious self.
he pulled jae eun in for a hug, something his heart told him to do. after three seconds, he immediately regretted his action. his whole pretense mode was game over.
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"what, jihoon? what question?"
jae eun had also knocked down her strong wall of defense, placing just her palms on jihoon's back to return the hug.
"do you want to live together with me?"
she pushed him away almost instantly and crossed her arms in front of her.
"and why is that so, mister get-out-of-my-life?"
she mocked the way jihoon rejected her actions previously, causing one of his eyebrows to raise.
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"really? you want to do that now, ms why-me?" "damn it. okay you win." "or do you want to be missus get-out-of-my-life?"
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jae eun's face turned scorching hot at his comment, she waved him away as the washing machine sounded, indicating that laundry was done.
"get out of here mister."
she retrieved her laundry in one go and opened the dryer with one leg, plopping all of it in and adjusting the settings. jihoon could hardly tear his gaze away from her, and barely kept his hands to himself.
"why do we have to live together?"
it took a tremendous amount of courage for jae eun to bring back the topic they had briefly swept under the carpet, surprising jihoon since he thought she decided to overlook what he said earlier.
"i'll protect you." "what?" "i-i mean you are going to be alone once you're in my world. so the only thing you can do is to follow me. i'll show you around."
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disappointment crept itself into jae eun's heart, but she managed to brush it off. there was still a lingering after-effect though.
"oh. um, you wanna move over here?" "you can stay with woojin and i. we have a spare guest room."
she slowly nodded her head before hearing the dryer stop.
"i'll go pack up. and also, i'll find a job so i can contribute to the rent."
jihoon backed up from the door as jae eun inhaled fresh air in her living room. her small box-like luggage consisted of mainly her clothes and other necessities. it was a matter of time before she would move back in here, so she didn't think to bring a lot with her.
