male friend
08. Freshness
male friend,
Episode 8. Freshness
박지민
Little kid.
박지민
How have you been?
Far from being shy, the cat settled down on Jimin's lap, as if it had become accustomed to him after seeing him several times, and then closed its eyes.
Jimin, who had been looking at the cat with such affection, continued to stroke it, and then suddenly felt a pain in his wound and checked his appearance on his phone screen.
After looking around here and there without saying anything, I put my phone down again and called out to the little one who was trying to fall asleep.
After a few more minutes, the heroine appeared through a narrow alley.
윤여주
jimin park!
With her hair disheveled and her steps hurried, the female protagonist, who had been running towards Jimin while shouting for him, collapsed to the ground. As soon as she did, the startled cat climbed out of Jimin's arms.
박지민
What did you buy?
윤여주
Oh, I don't know... I just grabbed whatever I saw.
From the black plastic bag that the heroine had brought, various ointments and bandages with cute patterns poured out.
박지민
…open a pharmacy?
윤여주
It's better to get ready early, my dream is to become a pharmacist.
The female protagonist accepted Jimin's words nonchalantly. After Jimin sat down on the stone wall steps, she crouched down on the lower step and began examining the medicines one by one.
윤여주
This is disinfectant… This is… burn ointment.
윤여주
What is this?
Jimin, who was curious about the female protagonist who was reading the text with her eyes open, also stuck his head out and looked in.
박지민
……?
박지민
Why headache medicine… .
윤여주
Huh, oh~ Is this Tylenol?
Jimin's eyes showed that he genuinely didn't understand Yeoju. Embarrassed, Yeoju tried to avoid the situation by suggesting a different medicine. "Oh no~ The health teacher is out on a business trip today of all days~"
윤여주
What the heck, you keep laughing.
윤여주
Do you still laugh when you see yourself now?
박지민
… … No. It won’t come out.
Jimin, who tried hard to suppress his laughter, obediently closed his eyes when the female protagonist told him to do so.
윤여주
It might be a little hot, so tell me.
While carefully applying disinfectant to the wound while observing Jimin's reaction, the female protagonist's hands were shaking like an aspen tree.
I tried my best to not show it, and even took deep breaths… but by then Jimin had already noticed.
윤여주
…are you okay?
박지민
I'm fine.
박지민
I think you're not okay.
윤여주
… … What are you talking about!
윤여주
Hmm... absolutely not. No no.
The heroine, whose face was red and swollen, was busy looking for ointment. Without saying a word, she took out the ointment and began to spread it with her little finger.
박지민
You're secretly avoiding my eyes.
윤여주
…Does it look like that? No.
Then, when Jimin laughs again, I yell at him to stop moving. "Ah, hey, stay still."
윤여주
Should I just stick the band on the big wounds here?
윤여주
Here under my lips… it looks like it’s been scratched quite badly.
박지민
Yeah, that's where it hurts the most.
윤여주
…Okay, then choose from here.
Jimin burst into laughter again as he showed him a few of the bandages that were in his arms.
윤여주
No... hahaha why are you laughing.
윤여주
Come on, I'm serious. Choose quickly.
박지민
…are you serious?
윤여주
Uh... seriously.
It's a Pororo band, and there are four different color variations, so Yeoju swept them all up.
윤여주
I couldn't help it... All the decent bands were sold out.
박지민
…I’m going crazy, really.
박지민
Do I really have to put this on?
윤여주
Yeah, definitely.
If you have a hard time choosing, I'll choose for you. Ta-da, how about this? The female protagonist opened a pink Pororo circular band and ripped one open, looking like she was really going to put it on Jimin.
Jimin grabbed the female protagonist's wrist, intending to stick it on, of course. Are you really going to stick this on?
박지민
… Hey, no matter what, I
윤여주
Put it in, put it in. Hurry up ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
박지민
Honestly, you're dumbfounded too, right?
윤여주
No? Hahahaha I'm worried about you right now...
At that moment, when Jimin intentionally released the strength he was exerting on Yeoju's wrist, Yeoju, who had been exerting strength towards Jimin, was thrown forward.
윤여주
…!
박지민
If you want to paste it, paste it.
윤여주
…really?
The female protagonist was completely flustered. Even in the midst of all this, she carefully placed the pink bandage she had been holding onto under Jimin's lips.
After holding her down so she wouldn't fall, she tried to walk away, but Jimin didn't let go of her wrist, and for a moment, she froze.
Then, a silent silence flowed. A thrilling silence, with eye contact lasting nearly a minute.
And the person who broke the mood was…
No, not a person, a cat.
Meow! The cat, who had never meowed so sharply before, meowed and jumped onto their laps, snuggling into their close proximity.
윤여주
…surprise.
The female protagonist, who came to her senses late, held the cat for a moment, then handed it over to Jimin and started putting the trash in a bag.
Jimin, who had been quietly watching the female lead, soon put the cat down and helped her.
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윤여주
…….
윤여주
… … It’s funny, kind of.
박지민
I don't think it's a little bit.
윤여주
To be honest, a lot.
Jimin was secretly concerned about the reaction of the female lead who kept glancing at the band and chuckling.
박지민
…….
박지민
…But, don’t you ask more?
윤여주
Huh? What?
It was a moment when Jimin's expression revealed his embarrassment. Yeoju was walking forward, her gaze fixed on him, not directly in front of him.
박지민
…….
박지민
…why did I get hurt?
윤여주
……ah.
The female protagonist couldn't help but have many questions. After being summoned by the terrifying male student, she had appeared in this state.
There were a hundred questions she could have asked right away, but the reason she kept her mouth shut was…
윤여주
…if you didn't say it yourself,
윤여주
There are things I wish I didn't know about...
It might be a secret you don't want to be caught telling me...!
++ The words spoken by the bright and cheerful Yoon Yeo-ju create an opportunity for Park Ji-min to only look at Yoon Yeo-ju.