W. Malrang
"You want to raise a dog?"
"Well... that's how it is. Do you not like it?"
"No, I don't mind. But it's too sudden."
"I'm going to do it because Huening asked me to do it."
A few weeks ago, I accidentally broke Huening's arm.
After being hospitalized for a few days and being discharged, Huening came looking for me first. Contrary to my expectations of "Did he come looking for me to hit me really hard?", Huening's words were shocking.
"Please take care of a dog."
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I leaned against Taehyun, recalling the embarrassment of that day.
Taehyun, who just turned twenty, is my boyfriend. He seems more mature than me, even though he's two years older than me. We've only been together for 200 days, but he's going to move into my house in a week.
"Taehyun, you said you had an appointment at 2 o'clock, so shouldn't you be leaving now?"
"It doesn't matter if you're late."
"You're funny. Get out quickly."
"..Let's stay like this a little longer. You have no clue."
Taehyun said, pulling me by the waist. "Yeah, I want to stay like this all day, too... But I had no choice but to leave. I raised my head and gave Taehyun a quick kiss.
He smiled faintly and patted my head.
***
"If you need anything, just contact me. Oh, and here's a brief instruction manual. You might want to read it."
The cage Huening had handed me felt a bit heavy. I carefully placed it on the living room floor and read the instructions Huening had given me.
But something is strange.
'If you don't sleep together, it's fucking annoying.'
'If you don't pat my head, I'll jump all over the bed.'
'He's so picky about his taste that he doesn't eat his food.'
"Hyun-ing, is this right?"
"Is that right?"
Yeah, well... I guess the puppy is smart... I crumpled up the paper and put it in the trash can. When I opened the cage door, the puppy didn't come out because it was sleeping. Yeah... Puppies are hard to raise in the first place.
When I gestured for Hueningkai to hurry up and go, he looked at the puppy with meaningful eyes. What was he so affectionate about? I looked back and forth between Hueningkai and the puppy with my arms crossed, and only then did Huening speak.
"His name is Yeonjun."
"...Yeonjun? That sounds like a person's name."
"I'll go"
"Eat something before you go"
"Okay, okay. Call me."
Huening went out. I crouched down quietly and looked at the puppy sleeping soundly. Seeing the puppy sleeping soundly made me feel sleepy too. I quickly organized the items and gave the puppy some food and water in case it woke up hungry.
I just lay down in bed and I don't know why I'm sleeping so well today. I'm going to sleep soundly.
***
"Butler, when are you going to wake up? I'm hungry."
"...um"
"Butler~ Butler!"
"...Ugh...what's so noisy.."
"Butler!!!"
?
Aaaah ...
Ji,ji,ji, is the person in front of me right now a person? Is it a man?
I have to report it. I jumped out of bed in a panic and fumbled around for my phone. Oh no, I left it in the crazy living room!!
"Don't come any closer! I'll really report you."
"Report? What's a report?"
"I told you to go away?!?!"
"Yeonjun is hungry... why do you keep yelling..."
"...Huh?"
Yeonjun? If it's Yeonjun, what's that dog's name?
I walked into the living room just in case, and the puppy sleeping in its cage was gone. The doors were all locked, so there was no way he could go out... Is that really Yeonjun?
As I went out to the living room, he followed me behind him and nuzzled his head on my back. Hey... Hey, you're freaking out, so stay still.
I immediately picked up my phone and called Huening Kai.
["Hey.."]
"You crazy bastard!!!"
["Ah, fuck, you little bitch, you're deaf"]
"Where are you now?"
"I told you I'd be out of the country for a while. Why are you curious? Is Yeonjun freaking out?"
"Is Hoon-ning your brother? Brother!! Hyeon-hyeong- It's really nice here. The butler is pretty too!"
["Oh yeah yeah Yeonjun, I'll contact you often."]
What the hell? This is fucking ridiculous. They ended up talking amongst themselves and hanging up. And Yeonjun, who was now squirming and wagging his now-invisible tail, was just staring at me.
"..Ah, damn it.."
"Butler, you shouldn't swear!"
"Okay, fuck... Ha, can you give me a moment to think about it?"
I told you not to swear, butler? Yeonjun, without giving me a chance to think, sat down next to me and nuzzled my head again.
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I'm afraid I'll fail to adjust the portion size.