One day I picked up a beast
w. charcoal briquette rice
*Do not copy*
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#03
"...Taehyung."
"..."
Taehyung's movements stopped. He just stared at Yeoju with a blank expression, as if he had lost his mind or was possessed by something.
"Why are you doing that..?"
"..more.."
"huh?"
"Just one more time... Please call my name..."
Taehyung grabbed Yeoju's hand and asked her to call him by his name. Yeoju tilted her head, puzzled by his reaction, but still tried to call him again, seemingly out of nowhere.
"Okay, Taehyung-"
Sigh-
As soon as he called her name, Taehyung took the hand he was holding and slowly kissed the back of her hand.
"When you call my name in a young lady's voice..."
"..."
"It's so good, this feeling right now... I don't think I can put it into words-"
"Just calling your name, it feels so good..."
"Miss, can I kiss you?"
"....what..?"
Where did he learn the word 'kiss'? I asked, but their faces were already pressed against each other. If he moved just a little more, they would really touch. Taehyung had already trapped the female lead in his arms.
"...I want to do it..."
"Key, what's with kissing..! Where did you learn that -"
"Usually, the act of touching lips is called a kiss... right?"
".....D, the dress is ruined too, let's go home quickly -"
As I hurriedly pushed him away and barely escaped his embrace, Taehyung followed behind her, choking back a chuckle. Unaware, the woman was already struggling to hide her flushed cheeks.
The carriage stopped again. After safely arriving home, Taehyung reverted to his animal form. Yeoju, holding Taehyung in her arms, entered the house. Unaware of the situation inside, she simply entered as usual.
"I'm back..."
"Miss..! The master is waiting in the study.."
Lucia's face was strangely filled with worry. Her voice was whispering softly, and I felt something was off.
Already, you've been caught.
"Lucia, come into my room."
"Yes, Miss.."
I handed the Taehyung I held in my arms to Lucia and headed toward the study with heavy steps. A serious aura emanated from outside the door. I swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and turned the doorknob.
"Father, you came looking for me..."
"Brie, I was expecting you, my only child..."
"..."
"How dare you disappoint me, your father?"
The ending of his words was fierce. He was glaring fiercely at the female protagonist, his chin resting on his hands intertwined.
"What you did today has greatly tarnished the reputation of our House Brier. Do you understand what that means?"
"....."
"Marry the Duke."
"Yes..? Father, that is,"
"Stop talking nonsense and get married. Before I punish you more severely."
"I don't like it."
"What?"
He frowned deeply at the female protagonist's rebellious reaction, raising one eyebrow high and twitching. His anger was boiling inside him, and he seemed to be deeply displeased with the female protagonist's rebellious behavior, speaking back to him as her father.
"I'll marry whoever I want, so don't worry about it, Dad."
"You're going crazy, aren't you? The one who was with you naked."
I didn't realize he knew this much, but the words that came out of his mouth were quite shocking. I guess this is the social world, and rumors seem to travel the fastest.
"Did you by any chance bring someone along?"
"I don't know about that, so just prepare to marry the Duke. And never meet those useless guys again."
".....Don't talk carelessly."
"what..?"
"Don't talk nonsense about him!!!!!"
bang-
In an instant, I slammed the door shut and stormed out. I hated my father for speaking so carelessly about Taehyung, for treating his only daughter like a puppet. Finally, the tears I'd been holding back finally burst out. As I stormed into my room, sobbing loudly, Taehyung's human form was the first thing I saw.
"Miss, what's wrong..."
"Huh... sob... sob..."
As soon as I opened the door and went in, I went into Taehyung's arms, who was sitting on the edge of the bed. Without saying a word, I suddenly fell into his arms, but without asking any questions, Taehyung gently patted my back.
"Ugh...ugh...sob..."
"Miss, please cry comfortably. I'll be by your side as long as you want to cry."
Unlike my father, his words were much warmer. I never knew that these words, this simple pat on the shoulder, would bring so much comfort. I wanted to be held in this man's arms all night, to be comforted by him.
When did I finally fall asleep? I woke up in the warm sunlight, still in his arms on the bed. Seeing Taehyung still sleeping soundly brought back memories of yesterday.
"....thank you."
I secretly kissed his forehead briefly without him noticing. I gently stroked his hair a few times and then got out of bed.
"...miss."
"....Wow!!"
Taehyung grabbed my wrist from behind while I was still sitting, not knowing when it happened. Before I knew it, he had me sitting on his lap, hugged me tightly from behind, and rested his head on the nape of my neck.
"If you do that secretly... did you think I wouldn't know?"
"Just... thank you for comforting me yesterday - a word of gratitude."
"If you keep provoking me, Miss..."
"...."
"....I couldn't control it at that time either."
Taehyung whispered softly, his lips close to the nape of her neck. He tickled her, and she let out a soft moan without realizing it. Soon, Taehyung's lips slowly traced her neck, down to her cheek, each kiss carefully, as if leaving a mark.
"That, that's enough."
"...?"
"...Yes, I need to go get your clothes fitted. I'll go to the lumber store."
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A idiot who only knows how to kiss....ㅎ~
-Bon-charcoal rice-