[Short Story] It's okay to imagine

[Subin] It's warm


I'm working overtime again today...

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No, I told you not to come...
I didn't finish work until around 11 o'clock.
I went out in a hurry.

The weather in December was unimaginably cold.
I saw Subin standing in a place barely illuminated by the streetlights in front of the company.

"It's late..ㅜ"

"Sorry ㅠㅜ I have a lot of work to do..
"I told you not to come out like that"


"I did that because I was worried you might be in danger."

Then he took off the scarf around his neck.
Wrapped around me.

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"Want to have a drink after a long time? Hehe."

"Okay haha"

I grabbed Soobin's hand
It was cold.

"Why are your hands so cold?"

"I was waiting for you haha"

"Oh my... It must have been cold."

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"It's okay, I see you haha"

.

.

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I went into a pojangmacha (food truck) I used to frequent and ordered soju and some snacks.

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It's been a while since I've had alcohol go down my throat
All the fatigue is gone.

So the two of them emptied one bottle, two bottles.
Before I knew it, I was in a daze.

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"I'm going to the bathroom."

"Woah..haha"

While Subin was in the bathroom
I was drinking alone.

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"Did you come alone?"

"Uuuum... no..."

"Then, could you give me your number?"

"..Yes?"

"No..you're so my style..ㅎ"

In such a crazy state
The man was holding the cell phone that was handed to him.

I was just mindlessly dialing the numbers one by one...
Subin snatched the phone out of my hand.

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"It already has a owner."

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"Oh... I'm sorry."

"What are you doing?"

"Why are you giving your number to another guy?"

"Uh..."

"I'm very drunk. Let's go in."

"Woooooo.. heh"

Then he lifted me up in a flash.

Arriving in front of my studio apartment
I pressed the number as if it was familiar and opened the front door.

"Hey, you're all here."

"Ugh..."

As I sobered up a bit, I staggered towards the bedroom.
He hugged me from behind as if he was about to fall over.
Take me to bed.

"..It's warm.."

"Should I not go?"

"Ugh.."

Even without turning on the electric blanket
Our body temperature was enough to survive the winter.


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"Are you awake?"

"Ugh... my head hurts"

"You drank a lot yesterday lol"

"You stop me.."

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"I'll buy some hangover soup, just wait a minute."

"No, let's go together."

"It's cold outside. You said you had a headache."

"...It's warm what I'm holding right now, so don't go out..."

"Okay.. hehe"