Swoosh [Dash]
The sound of water pouring from the shower, creating friction with the skin.
Beyond the dense steam spreading like fog, her figure vividly unfolded in front of his eyes.
The tip of San’s index finger rhythmically tapped the sofa cushion.
Tock. Tock. Tock…
As the heartbeat accelerated, his fingertips became busier.
Thinking that it would be okay not to see her for a day, considering they saw each other every day, he believed it would be fine.
No, he thought experiencing separation at this point would be a necessary experience.
And San clearly understood.
The fact that he attempted such a thing was arrogant in itself.
Even though Seo Gang did nothing, the more he tried to escape, the more it felt like a trap digging into his flesh.
With a face that smiled casually, with an innocent face that seemed to know nothing, she always seemed like she could burst his heart at any moment.
The impulse to mess up everything began to gnaw at his reason.
“…Sigh.”
San covered his face with his large hand.
A heavy sigh squeezed out the last remaining drop of patience.
It was a night perfect for an accident.
“It won’t work.”
He stood up abruptly and headed to the kitchen.
Then, he grabbed the Irish table and stood, emptying a glass of water filled with ice in one gulp.
He put one remaining ice cube in his mouth.
Knowing it wouldn’t quench his thirst, the act of putting something in his mouth and rolling it or chewing it helped gather his scattered concentration.
The broken ice at the tip of his tongue cooled down his overheated brain.
He pondered on how to convey the information he had found as neutrally as possible.
The conclusion was simple.
The blurred nightmares were just a temporary phenomenon, a simple sign that fusion was imminent, so there was nothing to worry about.
Although it was a situation where nothing could be guaranteed, he didn’t want to burden her with worries as small as dust.
As expected,
Kang seemed worried throughout the shower.
Her pretty eyelids narrowed.
She plopped down on the seat next to San on the sofa.
Then, without knowing how much seductive scent she was emitting, she absentmindedly touched her hair soaked in moisture.
The sweet smell in Seo Gang’s body became particularly strong as bedtime approached.
It was right after she finished showering, so there was no need to say more.
While staring at her cheek, which seemed like it would burst with a juicy sensation if bitten, with a white and slender neck, San’s internal temperature rose.
He frequently imagined kissing and nibbling every corner of her face and body.
Even though he had already devoured Kang in his mind several times, now such self-comfort was not satisfying.
While filling up on her nightmares, the fact that he had to eat only nightmares someday was a constant test for him.
Due to being inherently far from patience, it was an ordeal that could not be very easy.
Unconsciously, San reached out his hand while staring intently at Kang’s face.
However, her worried mutterings with a face full of concern halted his movements.
“What if I don’t have nightmares again today?”
Although it was a spontaneously uttered remark, in reality, it was a trivial concern.
San lowered his hand, which had been suspended in the air, and let out a faint laugh.
“Well, you should be happy, then.”
In response to the obvious statement that she should be happy, Kang answered without hesitation.
“I’m not happy.”
No, she wasn’t.
The situation had changed, and her feelings had changed, making her desire something she thought was absurd.
San asked, “Why?”
“Because anyway, since you erase my memories, I dream nightmares that I can’t remember, and you won’t have anything to eat.”
Quality nightmares provided more than just immediate satisfaction for filling hunger in the world they lived in. In that world, power was synonymous with authority, and to increase power, it was essential to have excellent nightmares that fulfilled all the requirements.
So, regardless of the choice San would make later, what he needed now was to steadily accumulate strength by monopolizing the best nightmares among the existing ones until the day of the decisive battle.
In that sense, Kang felt quite proud to be a support for him.
But precisely at this crucial moment, her nightmares were getting blurry.
Naturally, San’s laughter became even longer at her words, saying that there was no way he wouldn’t feel good.
With a somewhat tilted head, he made an ambiguous expression while massaging his temple.
“But, Gang.”
“Yeah?”
“We shouldn’t worry about each other, right?”
“…”
“Isn’t that right?”
At the very natural words, Kang turned her head and looked at San.
Then, with an unwavering and firm gaze, she said to him,
“Your words are correct. However, I worry about you.”
“…”
“As if you don’t wish for my unhappiness.”
Casually stabbing him, she mentioned that the reality that she couldn’t be of help to him was quite distressing.
“It’s an interesting thing. How did we end up like this by chance?”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
