My boyfriend on the volleyball team

42 . You look pretty today, want a kiss?

When she opened her eyes in the morning, the heroine was lying in bed.


“….What….”
“I definitely fell asleep in the living room…”


Then, when she turned her head, Yeonjun, whom she’d expected to be sleeping beside her, was nowhere to be found.


“…Where did Choi Yeonjun go…?”


The heroine opened the bedroom door and went outside.


































Yeonjun was fast asleep on the living room sofa.


The heroine burst out laughing at the sight of Yeonjun.


The heroine sat down on the floor in front of the sofa and stared at the sleeping Yeonjun.


Then she muttered to herself.


“Sleep well….”


The heroine poked at Yeonjun’s face, sleeping so comfortably as if it were his own house.


Yeonjun wrinkled his eyes slightly once, then kept on trying to sleep.


“Pff….”


The heroine kept poking Yeonjun’s cheeks.


Then, on reflex, she looked at the clock and it was already 7:40.


“Holy, damn….”
“Hey, Choi Yeonjun!! Wake up!”


Yeonjun stirred and opened his eyes.


“Hey, it’s almost 8…!!”


Yeonjun blinked as if he still had no idea what was going on.


Then he looked at the heroine.


“What are you looking at….?!”
”I’m telling you to get up quickly….?“


Yeonjun pulled the heroine into his arms and tucked her into his chest.


“Hey… what are you doing?!”
“We’re going to be late…!!”


“Did you sleep well?”


“….?!”
“No, that’s not the point that I slept well….!”











“I slept separately because I was afraid I’d pounce on you while you were asleep.”


“……”
“You crazy… bastard….”


The heroine was flustered by Yeonjun’s sudden shocking remark.


“Still, why did you sleep in the living room…?”
“Weren’t you cold?”


“I was a little cold, but now that I’m hugging Im Yeonju, I’m warm.”


The heroine could do nothing while being held by Yeonjun.











About five minutes passed like that….


”Hey…. We need to get ready now…!“
”Let go quickly.. I’m suffocating.“


”Seeing Im Yeonju the moment I open my eyes makes me so happy.“


”Okay, okay, I get it, hurry up…“








”Let’s definitely get married.“
”We really look like a newlywed couple right now.“
”I want to be like this with Im Yeonju even ten years from now.“


”….“
”I said I get it, so let go now….“
”I can’t breathe..“


Only then did Yeonjun let her go.

























“Why the hell did these bastards do so badly on this exam?”
“I’m handing out report cards, so take them and make sure you show your parents~”


Amid the sounds of sighs from her classmates, the heroine realized that first year was almost over.


So she turned her head to look at Choi Yeonjun, but that bastard was asleep again.


The heroine let out a long sigh.


So she spoke to Shiyun on the opposite side.


“Lee Shiyun- our first year is basically over!ㅠㅠ“


”Wow, nice.“


”Whoa.“
”I’m so bummed….“


”It’s summer break~“
”Hey, should we book a pension and go hang out together as four during break?!”


”Wow, damn.“
”So good!!!!“


"Okay~"
"Make sure to tell Choi Yeonjun too-"

”Hey, Im Yeonju, but you guys."
”Did you sleep together yesterday?”


“……”


“You can’t even answer, so I guess that’s a yes.”


“No, we did sleep…. but separately.”
“I slept in the room and Choi Yeonjun slept in the living room.”


“You little brats.”
“Tell your mother to come home quickly.”
“I left the house because I had work, and one daughter brings a guy home and just sleeps.”


“Ah, come on, what, are we supposed to be doing something?!”
“We were literally just sleeping!”
“It’s only for the purpose of sleeping!”


“I knew these bastards the moment they were late together today.” (They ended up being late anyway.)




























On the way home from school






“Choi Yeonjun, I’m going to the PC café with Yeonju and Lee Jihyeok, do you want to come too?”


“I have a part-time job.”


The heroine looked at Yeonjun and tried her best to make a pitiful face.


“Aww…. don’t be like that-”
“Come with us… okay?”


Yeonjun looked at her like that and let out a cute little snort of laughter.


Then he patted the heroine on the head.


”No-“
”I need to make money.“
”There’s only a week left.“
”I have to pay it all back within a week.“


”Tch….“
”But why do you go straight to a part-time job after school….ㅠ“
”We’re finally hanging out for the first time in ages after finals!“


”I’ll 연락 you after work.“
”Got it?“


”Yeah…..“


The heroine looked dejected.






















At the PC café, without noticing time passing, it was already well past 6 p.m.


The heroine checked her phone, wondering if Yeonjun had contacted her, but he was still completely silent.


At that moment, Shiyun spoke to the heroine.


"Im Yeonju, do you want to eat and go?"


"Huh? Ah, no."
"I’m full because I ate ramen at the PC café earlier."


"Wow, just one bowl of ramen?"
"And that was over three hours ago, wasn’t it?"


"I haven’t digested it yet."
"Just eat with each other and go on a date, it’s been a while~"
"You really think I’d be that oblivious?ㅋㅋ"


"Hah, seriously."
"Fine then-"
"Our Yeonju really misses Yeonjun, huh?"
"Enough to give up dinner with us-"


"Ah, no, that’s not it..?"
"It’s not because of Choi Yeonjun!"


"It’s written all over your forehead."
"'I’m so worried about our Yeonjun that I can’t even eat' and all that~"
"I’ve known you for almost 10 years."
"You think I wouldn’t know that much?"


"Ah, no, that’s not what I mean..."
"By now his part-time shift should be over...."
"He said he’d contact me when he was done...."


"He must be busy~"
"He’ll contact you when he’s done, right?"
"Don’t worry and let’s go eat quickly."
"How about some dakbal, since Yeonju likes it? ㄱㄱ?"


"Da...dakbal....?"
".....Then should we...?"


The heroine almost fell for Shiyun’s temptation, but she absolutely did not.


Shiyun grinned.


"Ah, no."
"What dakbal."
"Just eat with each other."
"I’m heading out, bye-"


"Wow.... this isn’t working?"
"Im Yeonju is giving up dakbal?"




















About two hours had passed since the heroine got home.


It was almost 9 p.m., but Yeonjun still hadn’t contacted her once.


The heroine couldn’t take a single bite of rice from worry and just stared at her phone.


She had already called about three times, but he hadn’t answered.


"Something’s weird...."
"School got out around 11...." (Shortened classes.)
"And now it’s 9."
"So he’s working part-time for 10 hours?"
"What if something happened...?!"


The heroine imagined all kinds of things.


What if he ran into a kidnapper and got trapped.


Or maybe debt collectors were threatening him.


Or maybe..... a car accident?!


"Ugh.... I’m seriously so worried."


While worrying by herself, the heroine suddenly turned on her phone and went into ChatGPT instead of calling or texting.


"Um... you know. My boyfriend said he’d go to his part-time job around 11 and contact me when he was done, but I still haven’t heard from him.... Could something have happened?ㅠㅠㅠ"


"Ah.... I understand how that feels. If your boyfriend said 'I’ll contact you when I’m done with work' and now it’s past 9 with no message, it’s natural, from the waiting person’s perspective, to worry 'Did something happen?'. Still, there are many possible reasons for no contact. He may have finished later than expected,
or he might be wrapping up with coworkers or eating after work, or he could have briefly fallen asleep because he was too tired, or his phone battery might have died, or he may simply have been too caught up to message you. Of course, knowing those possibilities doesn’t make your worry disappear. Since he did make a promise—'I’ll contact you when I’m done'—it makes sense that you’d be more on edge. For now, it would be okay to send something simple like 'Are you off work? Are you okay? I was worried because I hadn’t heard from you.'"


ChatGPT empathized with the heroine and comforted her, understanding how she felt.


Moved by that feeling, the heroine started to cry, one or two tears at a time.


"Huu.... but... what if he was kidnapped or got into a car accident...? I’m so worried."


"If you haven’t been able to reach him for that long, it’s natural for your mind to go there. Especially after hearing 'I’ll contact you when I’m done,' the longer the time passes, the easier it is for worry to grow.
But in this situation, it’s hard to say kidnapping or a major car accident is the most likely reason. When people are anxious, they tend to imagine the worst first, so it can feel much bigger than the actual odds. Right now there are more common possibilities. He may have finished work later than expected, or couldn’t check his phone because of closing tasks, or forgot to contact you while moving around, showering, or resting after work, or his phone battery may have died. If you’re really worried, it’s good to send one message like 'Are you done? I’m worried because I haven’t heard from you.'
and wait for a reply."


The heroine kept on crying nonstop.


"What if he really got into an accident..."
"He said he had to pay back his debt within a week, so maybe the debt collectors came for him early...."
"I should’ve gone and helped him...."
"No, I should’ve just not sent him off..."


While the heroine kept crying, someone knocked on the door of her house.


The moment the heroine heard that sound, she abruptly stopped crying and looked toward the front door.


A familiar voice came from the front door.


"Im Yeonju-"
"Are you asleep?"
"You weren’t answering your phone, so I came to find you."


The heroine stood up right away and opened the front door.


There, at the door, was Yeonjun, greeting her.


Yeonjun smiled brightly and looked at her.


“Were you crying?”


The heroine threw herself into Yeonjun’s arms.


“Why didn’t you answer my calls!!”


“Sorry…”
“I didn’t know you were here.”
“Instead, I came looking for you like this~?”


“You didn’t even tell me to come, and you just show up.”
“So shameless, seriously-”
“I was so worried about you…”


“You cried because you were worried?”


Yeonjun patted the heroine’s head.


“Sorry, Im Yeonju.“
”Hm?“


”I don’t know.“


Yeonjun met the heroine’s eyes and stared at her intently.





”You’re pretty today.“
”Want a kiss?“

Sorry for the increasingly delayed updates😭
Please also check out lots of fanfic for my second work, <5 Minutes Before I Die>!
Everyone, have a great break❤️

*I reposted because of an error. If you find anything strange, please let me know.🙏