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Join the ServerWhat was Seon Woo-min like in the past?
He played hard to get a bit, but it was obvious he had feelings for Do-kyung.
Since Do-kyung hadn’t been using a separate ID to approach him from two angles like now, he couldn’t know his true feelings, but they ended up as lovers, so didn’t that mean Woo-min liked him too?
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [His cologne is too strong, too.]
“Hey.
You f*cking loved this cologne.”
Throwing the wad of cola-wet wipes into the trash can as if shooting a basket, Lee Do-kyung muttered primly.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [He’s so rough around the edges it’s almost scary to approach him.]
“How is that rough?
It’s hip.”
Shrugging his shoulders like a black rapper, Do-kyung turned his palms up in a gesture of disbelief.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [He’s always fighting with his friend while they work.]
“…Hwang Un-jae, you son of a b*tch.”
Keeping his eyes glued to the monitor, Lee Do-kyung stuffed a cracker with strawberry jam into his mouth in one go, then wiped the cola splattered on the corner of the monitor screen with a wet wipe as if eradicating it.
As if it were Hwang Un-jae himself.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [His only interests are coins and fashion.]
“The coins are all to support you, baby.”
Muttering while munching on the cracker, Do-kyung went to the kitchen refrigerator to get some milk.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [And I’m not interested in that kind of thing anyway.]
“Yeah.
That I know well.”
After downing the glass of milk in one go, Lee Do-kyung put the glass down, crossed his arms, and waited crookedly for Nokddoongie Bokddoongie’s next words.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [He probably doesn’t even know what the Kitty Corps is,]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [No, he probably doesn’t even know such a thing exists.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Ah…]
“Ah…”
The real-life Lee Do-kyung let out the same groan as Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake.
In the end, it always comes back to the damn Invincible Power Kitty Corps.
Those f*cking cats.
So, he was saying he didn’t like me because I’m unrelated to the Kitty Corps otaku?
No, should I be glad about this, or not?
The one comforting thing was that even though Woo-min said he disliked him, he seemed to know quite a bit about him.
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Then Nokddoongie-nim,]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [what style do you like?]
For some reason, Seon Woo-min sat up and leaned against the bedside at MungBeanPancake’s question.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [First, I’d like us to communicate well.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Mung Bean being the favorite is a given,]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [He might seem like he’s just joking around and being frivolous,]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [but actually he’s sincere,]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [At unexpected moments,]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [he hits the core directly,]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [And,]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [he listens to what I say.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Now that I say it, it’s a bit…]
Woo-min’s thumb hovered in the air.
Even though he was under the blanket, he felt a chill, and his rapidly beating heart felt like it would burst.
Flushed, Woo-min exhaled sharply as if catching up on lost breath.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [And it’s a bit similar to MungBeanPancake-nim?
Hehe]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [N]
Caught completely off guard, Lee Do-kyung immediately typed ‘N’.
He didn’t have the presence of mind to recover.
To be precise, he didn’t even notice that the ‘N’ was on the screen.
“Woo-min, you… were liking me?”
No, not me.
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake?
He had no idea.
He’d often been told he was oblivious, but when it came to romantic currents, he prided himself on having exceptional abilities in that area, able to pick up even the subtlest flow.
And yet, he’d missed the nuance that Seon Woo-min liked him.
Unbelievable.
Seon Woo-min, who loathed the real-life him but had considerable fondness for the virtual ‘Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake’.
He had been nurturing feelings on his own, and now he was even expressing them directly.
So, he’d rejected me because he liked me.
“This is a new development….”
Hmm, groaning low in his throat, Do-kyung stroked his chin, feeling complicated.
It was certainly good news to receive an unexpected confession, but the fact remained that Woo-min didn’t know that ‘Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake’ was him.
It felt strange.
Like he was being left out of the world of Nokddoongie Bokddoongie and Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake.
So he couldn’t figure out how to react.
He was just stunned, as if punched, by the unexpected feelings from Seon Woo-min.
“……”
Lee Do-kyung calmly retraced the situation.
It started with the Mung Bean figure.
He wanted Seon Woo-min to have some kind of limited-edition figure, so he impulsively bought it.
Using Woo-min’s ID he vaguely remembered, he found Nokddoongie Bokddoongie and started chatting, pretending to be a Mung Bean fan.
Then, at some point, topics other than the Kitty Corps started coming up naturally.
When were the hard times, who did he like.
He thought they were getting along reasonably well.
But apparently, Seon Woo-min didn’t.
Their emotional speeds were different.
But at what point did he catch feelings?
Do-kyung scrolled from their first conversation to the most recent, but he couldn’t get a sense at all.
Rather, he was worried they might become online friends with benefits without any sexual tension.
“An unexpected unrequited love ending.”
If Seon Woo-min enjoyed casual chatting like he did, he could drag this out longer without issue, but no.
Woo-min was dead serious.
He couldn’t go back to being the same Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake from just a few minutes ago, after that heartfelt and roundabout confession.
…Should he reveal his identity around now?
He felt heavy-hearted, as if unintentionally deceiving Woo-min.
Lee Do-kyung, sinking deep into his office chair and staring at the ceiling, soon straightened his posture as if solidifying his resolve.
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Nokddoongie-nim]
“Aish.”
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Nok ddoong ie nim]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [About the CD]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Yes.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Instead of sending it by parcel,]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [How about we just meet?]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [I have something to give you too.]
Seon Woo-min, who had been frozen by MungBeanPancake’s ‘N’ reply, couldn’t immediately respond to the sudden proposal, with no time to even interpret it.
He had thought he’d like to meet him sometime.
He was curious about what kind of person he was, and since he occupied his daily life, he wasn’t entirely opposed to seeing him in person.
But now that an actual opportunity arose, Woo-min was thrown into tremendous conflict.
His impulsive confession and the mention of his undisclosed sexual orientation were based on the safety net of the online world, where he didn’t have to meet or see the person, didn’t need to reveal his identity.
For Seon Woo-min, people were beings who created hassle and annoyance, and the relationships he was forced to maintain due to his livelihood were necessary.
He had never even met up with fellow Kitty Corps fans he’d spent a long time online with.
But the person proposing a meeting wasn’t the kind of relationship Woo-min had avoided and shied away from.
It was someone he wanted to get closer to, had clear fondness for, and had just confessed to moments ago.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [I’m sorry, but]
After a long time, Seon Woo-min typed a message.
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake hadn’t left the chat window, nor pushed, just waited silently.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Could I have some time to think about it?]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [It’s too sudden.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Of course (smile)]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Take all the time you need.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [I’m fine with it, so]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Decide whatever makes you comfortable, Nokddoongie-nim.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Because that’s the most important thing.]
“……”
Right, this is who he is.
A faint smile bloomed on Seon Woo-min’s lips.
His fingers typing the response were lighter and more decisive than before.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Hehe, thank you.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Then have a good night, MungBeanPancake-nim.]
***
“I vote for him working in the arts.
A model or aspiring celebrity?
Something like that.
What do you think, Manager-nim?”
When other staff were present, Bae Jun-ho always added the title ‘Manager’ and spoke politely.
The person Jun-ho was referring to was just passing the café’s show window and approaching the entrance with long strides.
“I think he’s just in IT.”
Seon Woo-min answered indifferently.
The door opened with a clear jing from the Myeongtae.
The pierced man, wearing a minimalist look with a short padded jacket and a beanie, held a large paper bag in one hand.
While Woo-min usually handled most difficult customers, he wanted to avoid the pierced man.
He had already asked Jun-ho in advance to refuse if the man specifically requested to order from him.
Fortunately, the pierced man didn’t single out Woo-min.
He didn’t even make eye contact.
“Hello.”
Bae Jun-ho greeted him happily.
Having had a smoke with the pierced man in the smoking area by chance, Jun-ho felt sorry for misunderstanding him about the club incident.
And when he casually asked about the pierced man’s fortune, it was the same sign he personally favored, so he felt even more attached, thinking his eyes hadn’t been wrong.
“Hello.
Ugh, it’s cold.
You got a haircut?”
Lee Do-kyung smiled.
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