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고요한 오후의 약속

The living room was completely taken over by a gigantic, structurally engineered masterpiece. Every dining chair had been dragged in and used, and over the back of the sofa, with a heavy velvet blanket and a mountain of bed sheets thrown in for good measure, Chan-yeon oppa had spent the past hour building a cozy blanket fortress spread wide across the middle of the apartment floor.

The strict, dignified image he showed as Big Ocean's leader seemed to have been shoved all the way into the deepest drawer for today.

Oppa was just backing out of the fortress entrance on all fours, and because he was wearing a bright yellow oversized sweatshirt, his broad shoulders looked unbelievably soft and cuddly. His black hair was a total mess from being rubbed against the blanket over and over. The moment he spotted me waiting beside the coffee table, a huge, sunshine-like smile bloomed across his face.

"It's finally officially completed." Chan-yeon oppa chattered proudly and triumphantly with a burst of laughter. Oppa's low, melting voice carried affectionate informal speech and instantly filled the room with warm energy. Oppa pretended to wipe away fake sweat from his forehead. "Structural stability guaranteed at 100 percent. Come on in, my love."

"Oppa, what if you use all my favorite pillows for the roof?" I leaned back against the sofa cushions and let out a soft laugh in complete comfort. "What if it collapses on us?"

"It won't collapse, ever! I'm a perfectionist, remember?" oppa shot back with a hoarse laugh, as if it were funny. In the corners of oppa's eyes there was always that deep, rich tenderness that completely melted my reason.

Before I could tease him any further, oppa quickly started pulling me onto the thick, fluffy goose duvet spread across the fortress floor.

Oppa crawled in right beside me and shut the fabric entrance behind us, trapping us in our own secret, cozy refuge. Inside the fortress, soft, muted yellow light filtered through the sheet above, and the faint savory smell of the popcorn oppa had just made lingered in the air.

Oppa didn't keep his distance for long. Without hesitation, he drew me smoothly into his arms. Wrapping a plush fleece blanket tightly around both our shoulders, he held me safely against his broad chest.

Oppa reached for the bowl beside us, picked up a piece of popcorn, and held it right in front of my lips. His shoulders shook softly as he let out a soundless, happy laugh.

"Open up." Chan-yeon oppa whispered into my ear. Oppa's breath against my skin was warm and teasing. "If you want to stay inside, you'll have to offer tribute to the fortress commander."

I gave a soft giggle, bit into the popcorn, and at the same time rested my head quietly on oppa's shoulder. Thanks to that, oppa's big smile spread even wider.

"You're such a mischievous commander, aren't you?" I lifted my face a little and teased him gently as I looked up at him.

The closer we were, the more oppa's breath brushed lightly against me, and his ears turned bright red in an instant, flushing a lovely rose color. He lowered his head and pressed a soft, lingering kiss to the tip of my nose, then followed it with a series of butterfly-light kisses across my cheek. The ticklish feeling made another laugh spill out of me before I could stop it. And when oppa's lips finally touched mine, it was pure, warm, sweet blessing itself. A quiet afternoon promise, sealed tight inside the safe enclosure made by the walls of blankets.