Seducing an iron man

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Taehyung remained still, his eyebrows slightly raised. He was half incomprehensible to Jungkook, half in wonder where they'd met. The ice in his aid began to slowly subside.

김태형

Where did we meet?

전정국

I don't really want to tell you.

It was a short answer. He said he wouldn't reveal anything for sure. The entire world could see at a glance how their relationship had become entangled, twisted, and inextricably linked.

at that time,

Tiringly.

A ringing phone cut through the silence. The owner of the phone was Jeon Jungkook, and the caller was his academy teacher. Jeon Jungkook, startled as I was, quickly got up and went outside. Perhaps it was necessary to say hello, but he simply said "goodbye."

Eventually, only the two of them were left. An awkward atmosphere hung over the surroundings.

백여아

excuse me...

김태형

Sorry, I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I'll go first.

I could only watch her leisurely walk out, her bag packed. The girl just sat there, blankly staring.

The ice inside the aid suddenly floated up.

이류아

So you just left it?

백여아

huh...

Ha, Iryu-ah burst out laughing. She held her stomach and laughed heartily, wondering what was so funny. The girl who was watching from the side stuck out her mouth and asked what was so funny.

이류아

But when I hear it like this, Jeon Jungkook? He's also no joke.

백여아

Where on earth did you get that feeling?

이류아

Looking at the overall flow?

백여아

ah...

She let out a short sigh. Looking back now, it was already yesterday, the past. The girl slumped down on the desk. With a look of exhaustion, she was needlessly tormented by the mechanical pencils rolling around on the desk.

I feel like I've gotten caught up in something I shouldn't be doing.

Taehyung, who had been in the classroom, came out to the back of the school with his lunch in hand. He then crouched down in a corner. Normally, he'd be playing soccer or working on his class workbook, but today, he was particularly lost in thought.

The back of the school was a place similar to Taehyung's "thinking chair." Whenever he had a problem to solve, he'd always come here. If he encountered a difficult problem in his workbook, he'd come here to think for a bit before going back upstairs and opening his workbook.

Park Jimin, who was watching this, looked at Taehyung with eyes that showed he didn't understand.

김태형

Where on earth did I meet Jeon Jungkook...

I slowly opened the sandwich wrapper in my hand, thinking. I wish my encounter with Jeon Jungkook could be this easily covered up. The sandwich, now completely torn open, revealed a multitude of colorful vegetables and bacon.

Ah, I took a big bite, and with each chew, I thought about my interactions with Jeon Jungkook. Strangely, I became curious about when this relationship began. Where did we meet, and where did we meet? And how did we end up together?

After a while of blankly thinking and chewing, I felt a sense of relief. Is this the power of blankly thinking?

Just then, I heard a rustling sound and locked eyes with someone. They were holding five candies in each hand...

김태형

Baek Yeo-ah...?

백여아

Uh... what are you doing here...

The cabbage that was precariously wedged between the sandwiches fell straight to the floor.