STRAWBERRIES & CIGARETTES

CHAPTER 7

Harae woke up with hot breaths fanning on her skin. It was unusual since she was used to waking up with either her loud alarm clock or her dorm mate being the loudest alarm clock for the start of her day.

With her vision clearing, Harae immediately made out a bush of raven hair and an arm draping over her waist.

It was cute, literally. The male looked so cute, and his lips were pouting a little.

Harae needed to control her movements, making sure that he wouldn't be woken up by a little budge as she tilted her body so she could stare at him.

Maybe Chenle's senses are still strong while asleep, feeling the long stares directly at him. He let out a cute groan as he woke up, his eyes fluttering open as he sleepily looked around.

"Good morning"

"Hey", he mumbled. "How are you feeling?"

"Can I shower here?"

"Yeah. You don't have any clothes to change into, though."

"I'll figure it out", she simply replied and got off the bed.

Chenle just stayed silent after hearing her, her eyes following her naked body as she picked up her clothes and went wherever they went.

Right, no aftercare, Chenle remembered.

He doesn't have any problem with that. Actually, his sexual life only matters during the intercourse, and he doesn't care what will happen after. Chenle doesn't do aftercares either, as most of his bed partners are just one-night stands.

Chenle had a number of experiences with his schoolmates too, and only a very few last through a couple of days.

With Harae, though, he felt something.

A small connection, maybe? Or maybe it's actually his first time seeing his woman cry for obvious personal reasons.

It must be her family, he thought.

As far as he knows (from Renjun), Harae isn't mostly invited to family reunions. The basis? He doesn't know, but he doesn't care either.

All Chenle knows is that both of their families are fuckups.

"You don't have class, or you're skipping?"

Chenle immediately craned his neck in her direction and said, "I'm just waiting for you to finish."

She snorts, "Really, this club is yours. We just fucked; you can choose to join or not."

"So you don't mind, then?"

Harae stopped buttoning her blouse and looked at him. "I agreed, didn't I? My body's yours."

"I still know how to respect, Harae."

"You do what you want, yeah? I don't care. Just don't be disgustingly sweet during the sex."

"What if I want to do it?"

"Hmm?"

"After care"

"Then I'm sorry, we should stop."