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In a quiet hospital room, beneath the crimson sunset

Kyo-eun was burying her face in her knees, hugging her injured arm.

Only the sound of slightly trembling shoulders and swallowed breaths spread quietly.

At that moment. ‘Drrrrr——’

I heard the sound of the hospital room door opening.

Kyo-eun raised her head with difficulty, thinking it was the medical staff. The moment she saw the familiar figure standing at the door, her eyes widened.

하교은

"Uh...Uji-sama?!"

Jihoon was there.

He was looking at her with eyes full of worry, even without his mask.

The next moment, Ji-hoon approached Kyo-eun without hesitation.

And without saying a word, he hugged her tightly.

하교은

".....!"

Kyo-eun froze in surprise, but Woo-ji held her tightly, carefully but as if he wouldn't let go.

우지(지훈)

"Are you okay? Are you okay? ...It hurts a lot..."

A whispering voice.

It was filled with worries and longing that seemed like they were about to pour out.

Kyo-eun nodded subtly in his arms.

It hurt, but strangely enough, my heart didn't ache. Instead, I wanted to be embraced by his warm embrace.

Ji-hoon carefully stroked Kyo-eun's head with one hand,

He hugged her tighter with his other arm, slightly moving his sore arm away.

Perhaps more carefully and affectionately than anyone else. Kyo-eun's heart began to pound like crazy.

Blood was pumping through my body, and my heart was pounding. How long had we been holding each other like that?

Ji-hoon slowly let go of Kyo-eun, sat down in front of her, and carefully opened his mouth.

우지(지훈)

“…Don’t do that again.”

하교은

"no, I do not want.."

우지(지훈)

"what…?"

Kyo-eun spoke with difficulty, as if trying to catch her breath.

하교은

"…Wooji-nim, no… I don't want Jihoon to get hurt. I don't want to see you hurt, or in pain… That's why…"

Ji-hoon blinked and looked at Kyo-eun.

Kyo-eun continued speaking carefully, but firmly, with sincerity.

하교은

“…If something like this happened again, I would have done the same thing.”

우지(지훈)

"…why…?"

Kyo-eun hesitated for a moment. But eventually, without realizing it, she vomited.

하교은

“…That’s… I don’t want Mr. Wooji to get hurt…”

At that moment, Ji-hoon's hand slowly wrapped around the back of Kyo-eun's neck.

And without a moment's hesitation, he pulled her towards him.

A hot, firm kiss engulfed the two.

하교은

"....!"

At first, Kyo-eun was surprised. But soon, she closed her eyes and quietly accepted the emotions being conveyed.

It was Ji-Hoon's kiss, awkward but sincere, as if he had everything in him.

Their lips parted, and in the quiet hospital room, only the sound of their heavy breathing was faintly intertwined.

Ji-hoon looked at Kyo-eun and spoke softly.

우지(지훈)

"Start dating me now."

And he added firmly and seriously.

우지(지훈)

"I don't think I can let you go."