And that affection soon solidified and became rigid. Hye-yoon, who turned around, was burying her face in her hands. Under the deeply bowed head, small palms pressed against her eyes. His eyes widened in an instant. The surprised voice sounded unfamiliar even to himself.
“Why are you like this?”
“…”
“Are you crying?”
“…No.”
Barely audible whispers. Jiho immediately embraced Hye-yoon. It wasn’t really her intention to cry. The small gesture of her pressing her eyes tightly against his chest was still felt.
It felt like a stone settling in his chest. Even thinking about it, it seemed really bad. An urgent voice was filled with an inappropriate unease.
“Don’t cry. It was just a joke. I’m not mad.”
“…Really?”
“Yeah. Really.”
He gently stroked Hye-yoon’s head. A cool sigh brushed over the small head. In his wide embrace, Hye-yoon fully captured his heated feelings. So, the laughter crept up on his broad face.
In fact, the reason Hye-yoon buried her face in her hands was simple. When Jiho pulled her hand forcefully, it was because his clothes brushed against her eyes.
It seemed like dust had gotten in, but her eyes wouldn’t open easily. It was itchy, and she wanted to quickly remove it, but she wanted to see his reaction a little more.
No, actually, a lot more. She had never seen him flustered, and that made it more intriguing. If she was mischievous, so was she.
When no response came, Jiho became more and more frustrated. He didn’t know how to comfort a crying woman, making it even more challenging. The hand that held her only applied more pressure.
“I was wrong. Your reaction was too cute. …So, don’t cry.”
“…”
“Huh? I won’t do that again.”
“…Got it. …Anything else you want to say?”
Eyes stinging, heart tingling. Hye-yoon threw back his words from a few minutes ago as her final prank. Considering how surprised he had been when he heard those words, Jiho surely must have felt the same way.
A voice that perfectly matched the expectation seeped into her ears. Low, heavy, tinged with self-blame.
“…I’m fine. Don’t cry.”
“Yeah. So…”
So, they decided to stop. Because they didn’t want to make themselves hate each other. Because it was just a joke, really.
Hye-yoon took a step back from his embrace. As that seemed like an action showing her feelings, Jiho was surprised again. As she gripped both ends of her shoulders and lowered her gaze, she slowly lowered the hand she had pressed against her face.
And her blushing eyes looked up at him, accompanied by a cute tone.
“Well then, look at my eyes. Something went in.”
With a raised chin, a fussy motion. Eyes that were difficult to open were quickly covered with a faint covering. The shape of her mouth, urging him with a wink as if to say, ‘Look,’ was adorable.
“Haah…”
His big hand fell gently from her delicate shoulders. He let out a deep sigh, but a faint smile appeared on his lips. Because the relief in his heart seemed more prominent than the embarrassment. Hye-yoon also felt relieved and could laugh easily.
“Hehe, I didn’t lie this time either. I just stayed still.”
“Wow… I really fell for it.”
But soon, Hye-yoon lowered her head with a sly smile. So, Jiho quickly covered her face. Even though he held back from teasing with warmth, he gently lifted her two cute cheeks.
“Look at me. Your eyes are red.”
“Yeah.”
He quickly blew a puff of air, and a tear fell through the trembling eyelids. He quickly wiped the streaks with his thumb.
Huffing out a breath once more, he lightly pressed his lips against the corners of her eyes to push away all the dust and repeated the process. For whatever reason, to make sure she wouldn’t cry.
Twitch [Dash]
Soon, thick happiness spread to Hye-yoon’s toes. After pressing her face with embarrassment, Jiho turned towards the door.
When he brought his eyes close to the round door viewer, an empty corridor was visible. No signs of anyone and no popularity. While eyes and ears were focused on surveillance, his mouth faced one person.
“I guess it’s okay to go out now. No one is outside…….”
At that moment, warmth pressed tightly against my back. When I lowered my head, the hands that were embracing me tightly shivered.
Gently swaying around the chest area. The palms brushing over the clothes seemed to play a tune, saying, ‘I’m happy and embarrassed right now.’ That’s why it was natural for happiness to permeate his voice.
“What’s this? Did something get on your clothes this time?”
“No, in my heart.”
Hye-yoon, too, exuded an unrestrained happiness that created a melody with each word. Fluttering. The excited fingertips constantly tickled him.
So.
“…There are a lot of people in the hallway right now. I might have to wait until morning to go out.”
She had to hear a lie that was clearly visible,
“Hehe. A lie.”
“But you’ll still believe it.”
He could feel the nod of agreement on his cheek that was pressed against her back.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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