#lee!hyunju

1. Seong Gi-hun

Hyun-ju and Gi-hun sat next to each other at a large table in his new house, looking over documents of players, that were in need of extra help, who reached out. Hyun-ju offered to help him comb through it to make it quicker. She let out a puff of air, blowing her bangs up as she stretched her back before hunching back over the papers.

"I'm gonna grab us some waters and order us something to eat, Bulgogi ok?" Gi-hun finally says after a little over an hour of silence, Hyun-ju nods in response, giving him a soft smile which she sees he tries his best to return. He gently pats her thigh, ending it in a small squeeze, causing her breath to hitch and her knee to slam into the table with a loud thud. Gi-hun instinctively grabs her shoulder, watching her face for any signs of pain or discomfort, only to be met with tightly shut eyes and a furious blush taking over her face. Gi-hun relaxes and let's out an amused huff, patting her shoulder as he stands.

"I haven't seen someone do that since my daughter, let me know if you need to ice that knee."

2. Jang Geum-ja

Hyun-ju and Geum-ja were both in her room, she had a date with Gyeong-seok that night and had asked Geum-ja to help her with an outfit because she was beginning to overthink it. She sat cross-legged on her bed carefully touching up her eyeliner before applying her dark pink liquid lip.

"This is perfect, Jun-hee and I love how you look in this!" Geum-ja held up the dark red dress she picked, it was form fitting down to the skirt where it became more flowy, it came down to mid-shin and it tied behind her neck. She nodded, misting her setting spraying before fussing with her hair for what felt like the 80th time that evening.

"Hyun-ju, Honey, you could throw your hair up in the messiest bun you could muster and he'd still look at you like you're the most beautiful woman he's ever seen, relax, stop messing with it." Geum-ja reassures, running her fingers through her hair, accidentally scratching the back of her neck, causing her to scrunch up with a few quiet giggles.

"As much as I'd love to explore that, you've gotta get dressed Nae Ttal, he'll be here soon."

3. Park Yong-sik

The pair had gone out to watch a movie at a drive-in theater, Yong-sik, having snuck in alcohol, was a little inebriated, hanging off Hyun-ju's shoulders as she practically dragged him into his house, shushing him so he didn't wake their mother.

"Hyun-juna! You're so responsible, I'm older than you and you're still taking care of me. You're so awesome." He slurred a bit, flopping on his bed as Hyun-ju hummed in acknowledgement, tugging his shoes off his feet.

"Are you gonna stay the night? We could have a sleep over! Like we're kids!"

"Hush Yong-sik, Eomma is sleeping. I have to go home tonight, Na-yeon has a play date in the morning that I am taking her to, I am not facing the wrath of a 4 year old because of an unplanned 'sleep over'" Hyun-ju scoffed, feeling like she's scolding a child.

"You're boring now." He whined making a move to shove her only to grip her side, causing her to yelp and jump away from him.

"ShHhHhH! You're the loud one now."

"Oh my god, go to sleep."

4. Kim Jun-hee

Hyun-ju paced back and forth in Jun-hee's living room, gently bouncing the baby, her quiet coos melting Hyun-ju's entire heart.

"I swear, she only behaves like an angel with you. Anyone else or just me and she screeches like a banshee." Jun-hee lightheartedly complains, slightly waddling out of her hallway, hair damp but looking well rested.

"Thank you for taking her so I could nap and take a shower, I feel so much better." Hyun-ju could hear the genuine gratitude in her voice as she flopped down on the couch. Hyun-ju sat down next to her, carefully laying the baby in the automated rocker, turning it on.

"It's no problem at all Jun-hee, I meal prepped for you so you won't have to cook, I did your laundry, and I cleaned up for you as well." Jun-hee looked at her in awe for a couple seconds.

"Oh Unnie, you didn't have to do all that. I appreciate it but that's so much."

"I don't mind, I became Na-yeon's mom in the late toddler stage, I never got the baby stage, I'm enjoying it a bit, even if it's just auntie duties." She shrugged, Jun-hee made a mental note to see if Gyeong-seok would be open to discussing surrogacy with Hyun-ju.

"Does your back hurt from all that?" She asked innocently, prodding her back muscles, eyebrows jumping in surprise when Hyun-ju squirmed and giggled a bit with a soft flush.

"Ihihi-I'm fihine Jun-hee-ah, don't worry."

5. Kang Dae-ho

Dae-ho was extremely stand offish to Hyun-ju at first, finding both her and her rank intimidating. He eventually came around feeling extremely greatfull at her anxiety calming techniques she'd shown him.

"You're a lot like my eldest sister y'know? You're cooler though." Hyun-ju chuckled at the compliment, continuing to braid the top half of his hair.

"Thanks I think." She joked, tying off the braid, spinning it into a bun and clipping it.

"Yeah, you're both really good with your hands, when I was little I used to think her hands had magic in them." He confessed, taking Hyun-ju's hand, tracing little circles on her palm, emulating the 'swirling magic'. Hyun-ju bit her lip, knee bouncing and fingers twitching as she tried not to react. Dae-ho eventually got distracted by a bird in the bird feeder he'd put outside his window.

"Have you ever been tested for ADHD before?"

+1. Park Gyeong-seok

It was one of those days where Na-yeon was having a sleepover at Auntie No-eul's house, giving the couple some grown up time.

"I've noticed a few things about you since we've started dating." He said softly, the two were laying on their sides on their bed, facing each other, just talking really.

"Have you now?" She teased in return.

"Yeah, like how you hide your ticklishness, just not very well." He quipped, watching her face turn pink.

"How one of my favorites is this one~" He crooned, tucking her hair behind her ear, watching her giggle and turn into her pillow.

"Is it such a crime to want to see my lovely girlfriend smile? You always look so pretty when you smile." He hums, pinching her hip, sending her flying onto her back with a loud laugh. He quickly hovered over her with a fond expression, tweaking her rib to watch her laugh for a bit.

"You hide it but I absolutely adore it." He kissed her nose and crows feet, opting to cuddle her instead.

It's been about 9 months since the games were destroyed, everyone mutually stuck together and became each other's little family. After therapy, financial help from Gi-hun, and settling back into normalcy, everyone seemed to be doing significantly better. Jun-hee moved in with Dae-ho, the two raising her baby with supervised visitation with Myung-gi. Hyun-ju and Gyeong-seok visited Geum-ja and Young-sik relatively often. And almost as soon as they got out, Gyeong-seok asked out Hyun-ju, leading to their now 9 month relationship, living together, Na-yeon calling her mom, and Gyeong-seok very heavily considering asking her to marry him. Geum-ja had taken Na-yeon for the day, insisting on a grandmother day with her while she's still so little, telling the couple to have a day just them, they almost didn't know what to do with all the free time.

"You know, I think I'm still a little mad at you..." Hyun-ju said out of the blue, chopping bits of green onion for their lunch.

"Mad at me? For what?" Gyeong-seok racked his brain for things he did recently, looking for anything he did that could've pissed her off.

"For faking your death, logically I know you had to, it was the only way for you to live, but I almost killed you because of that guard uniform incase you forgot." He didn't forget, he remembered hitting the ground hard after she threw him over her shoulder when he grabbed her from behind. Feeling her knee on his neck and seeing the fire in her eyes. He remembered all but ripping the mask off his face and the immediate relief of her knee no longer on his neck.

"I apologized for that many times already! Or is this because you feel bad for hurting me? I'm fine, you just knocked the wind out of me for a bit, that's all." He knew Hyun-ju felt guilty as soon as she saw it was him, even repeatedly apologizing during the early stages of their relationship. He came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist with his chin on her shoulder. Her hair was up and a claw clip due to Gyeong-seok absolutely loving how she looks with her hair up, 'so i can see more of your pretty face'. She could feel him staring at her despite her refusing to look back at him. She fought the smile tugging at her lips at the fact that she knew he looked like a sad puppy who wants your dinner.

"Stop, I'm supposed to be mad at you right now.." She half-heartedly sighs, gently pushing his head. He in turn just switched shoulders, tightening his hold on her waist.

"You and I both know you're not actually mad at me" He purred into her ear, watching her twitch and lean away from him a bit.

"I hate it when you do that"

"No you don't~"

"I am literally holding a knife right now" Gyeong-seok hums before digging his middle and ring fingers into her sides, hearing the clang of her dropping the knife on the cutting board to grab at his hands. Whiney grunts came from her mouth as her knee came up.

"Resistance is futile Aleumdaun~ I'm impossible to stay mad at" He crooned, sending a flurry of tickly kisses to her sensitive ear, smiling into them at her squeal and high pitched giggles.

"StohohoOHOP!" She whined, not sure where to put her hands, one landing on the back of his head as he migrated down her neck.

"Are you still mad at me~?"

"Yehehehes! Thihihis ihihihis ruhuhuhude!"

"Oh~! This is rude~?" Gyeong-seok slide one hand up to her ribs and the other down to her hip, attacking both simultaneously with a big raspberry to her ear. He relished in her loud unrestricted laughter, slipping down to the floor with her as her legs buckled, chuckling lowly in her ear at her goosebumps and helpless squirming.

"THIHIHIS IS UNFAHAHAHAIR!" He nuzzled into the back of her neck, loosening his hold a bit because blowing a quick raspberry to the back of her other ear to surprise her. She immediately jolted forward, jumping at his skilled fingers suddenly in the back of her ribs.

"AAAAHH NOHOHO, OKAHAHAY ALRIHIHIHIGHT! I'M NOHOHOT MAHAHAHAD ANYMOHOHOHORE! I PROHOHOHOMISE!" He hummed softly pulling her back into his chest, hugging her over her arms this time to show that he was done. She slowly caught her breath, head resting on his shoulder as he showered her with firm kisses.

"You look better when you're smiling Naui Salang." He hummed, pressing a sweet kiss to her lips, short enough to not make her anymore short of breath.

'Yeah, I'm gonna marry this woman'

Everyone immediately threw themselves into therapy as soon as they got out, they had managed to talk Gi-hun out of going back to 'save' the greedy bastards of team O. He managed to pull In-ho out and reunite him with his family and save the rest of them, they told him that enough made him a hero but he needs to let Jun-ho handle stopping the game. Everyone met up regularly now, Hyun-ju got her surgery in Thailand and came back, Jun-hee had her baby and now has her village to help her raise it, In-ho finally feels cared for and like he belongs, Geum-ja says she gained children, Gi-hun is finally starting to smile again, everyone was slowly working through their traumas but progress was happening. Hyun-ju and Gyeong-seok saw each other most often, he'd gotten his daughter her surgery and she was now doing much better. She loved Hyun-ju, always asked her to babysit, even threw out a 'new mommy' comment to her dad over dinner.

"I really do wish we'd met under different circumstances... I really like hanging out with you, you make me feel normal." Na-yeon was with Dae-ho and Jun-hee for the day, because she wanted to see the baby, so Hyun-ju and Gyeong-seok spent the day hanging out.

"I'm just greatfull we met at all honestly, you're an awesome person and beautiful too!" That last part slipped out accidentally causing him to slap a hand over his mouth and her eyebrows to shoot up.

"You... you think I'm beautiful? Even after all the masculine things I did?" He could see the shiver run down her spine, Jun-hee had explained gender dysphoria to him after a day where Hyun-ju seemed especially not herself.

"If anything I thought you were more beautiful that way, overly feminine women bore me, you've got layers to you, you're strong, you're smart, you can lead, and you're gorgeous. You're like... the perfect woman. Like that song 'What a man' but replace it with women!" He spoke with exaggerated hand movements, not noticing the rising blush on the apples of her cheeks.

"I am in no way the perfect woman Gyeong-seok, though I appreciate it, I'm just me." She said softly, looking down as she fidgeted with the little plastic ring, his daughter got her, on her pinky. Gyeong-seok frowned at her statement, not liking how much she downplayed her achievements. A mischievous look slowly pulled on his face as he reached out and poked her side, watching her jump and shoot her eyes back to his.

"Oh you're just you are you~? I don't think you are, say you're awesome~!" He watched the slight nervous smile pull at her lips as she began to back away, anticipatory giggles bubbling in her throat. Each step she took back he took one forward, tossing little pokes at her waist while repeating his demand. She was practically running backwards as she was trying to defend her self before her knees hit his couch and she fell back. He was quick to grab hold of her waist before she could roll off, hovering above her as he danced his fingers on her sides like a piano.

"Gyeheheohohong-seheheohohok StohohoOHOP ihihit!" She wiggled around the couch, turning her face away from his, embarrassed.

"You're gonna say it, I'll make you~" Hyun-ju shook her head in playful defiance, jumping with a yelp when he squeezed her hips. She covered her mouth with one hand and shoved one of his wrists with the other.

"Dohohon't! I sohohound soho duhumb thehere." Gyeong-seok traced his thumb nails over the bones, watching her twitch and jump.

"I think you sound pretty, my new favorite sound, maybe I'll make it my ringtone~" He jumped back to squeezing, dropping his head to rub his stubble against her neck and ear as she squealed.

"Saaay iiit~" He purred in her ear as her back arched off the couch.

"OHOHOHOHOKAY! I'M AHAHAWESOHOHOME!" Her hands coming up to weakly push at his chest, a flurry of small snorts coming from her mouth.

"Say you're beautiful~" Gyeong-seok's smile widened at the sound of her unrestricted laughter, as if she couldn't get anymore pretty.

"FUHUHUCK! FIHIHIHINE! I'M BEHEHEAUTIFUHUHUHUL!"

"Hmmm, what else can I make you say like this~?"

"GYEHEHEOHOHONG-SEHEHEOHOHOK PLEHEHEHEASE!"

"Oh alright~" He relented, finally noticing her legs draped over his left leg, she hadn't kicked him? He looked down, her face flushed, eyes closed, bangs stuck to her head with sweat, her hands loosely crossed over her hips protectively as she tried to catch her breath.

"And don't you forget it~" He punctuated each word with a poke to her belly or ribs, watching gleefully as her eyes shot open and she giggled breathlessly as she weakly fought off the offending finger.

"Cohohome ohohon!" She looked up at him, her eyes sparkling with mirth, a soft smile on her pink lips as her chest rose and fell with each breath. Her eyes traced a triangle and he suddenly surged down to kiss her. He felt her muffled surprise, before her hand came up to cup his face. The kiss was gentle, slow, and very them. He pulled back slowly, breathing with her.

"How much you wanna bet Geum-ja is already planning the wedding?"

"How much trouble to you think you're in right now~" Hyun-ju suddenly flipped the two, now she was on top and she was straddling him. Now that was the Hyun-ju he knew, but he also knew that he was now extremely fucked.

Hyun-ju groaned as she flopped back onto her bed. Geum-ja, who was sitting cross-legged at the head of the bed, gazed down at her unofficially adopted daughter in amusement.

"That's it, I'm cursed." She huffed in defeat, every little thing was going wrong today, it was driving, the normal super patient Hyun-ju, insane. She felt worse because Na-yeon had tried to console her a few times already, Gyeong-seok, after seeing how worked up she was, took Na-yeon after work and told her to go see Geum-ja. She leaned forward a bit, carding her fingers through Hyun-ju's hair, gently brushing her bangs away from her eyes.

"I think you're just having an off day Honey. No curse." She bit back a laugh when Hyun-ju kissed her teeth in disbelief, turning her head in her direction, melting at the feeling of the head scratches.

"I've never had so many things go wrong at one time, Eomma. I wanna blow up, I'm like, fizzing inside, like a shaken bottle of soda with mentos inside." She whined, she felt like crying for the past 5 hours, she was so overwhelmed and overstimulated. Geum-ja sat silently for a bit, fully taking in just how wound up Hyun-ju was. She hummed softly, gently rubbing over her abdomen, feeling her flinch slightly under her touch.

"Maybe the curse is here, now I'm no shaman but I can try to remove it from you." Geum-ja says gently, a slight tease in her tone. Hyun-ju took a moment, clearly weighing her options before nodding slowly, she knew she could use this right now. She shuffled herself back till she was laying comfortably on the bed, her head on Geum-ja's lap. She smiled gently at the tall woman, giving her tense shoulders a gentle squeeze. She started by slowly raking her nails up her toned stomach, one by one, like a zen garden. Hyun-ju's hands came up to rest under her chin, said hands balled into loose fists. Small huffs came from her, not quite laughs but Geum-ja could tell they were because of the sensations. She slowly pulled her dark red shirt up to just above her sternum, making her dull nails make contact with her bare skin, swirling down the front of her ribcage, down her abs, watching the goosebumps raise on the skin. Quiet giggles came from Hyun-ju now, though she turned her head to the side, slightly hiding her face in Geum-ja's leg, normally she'd encourage her to show her face, but this time she allowed it. She slowly circled her belly with her fingers, circles getting slowly smaller each time.

"Oh yeah, your curse is definitely here~ I feel it calling to me~" She teased, like she was talking to a small child almost, a bright red blush bloomed on Hyun-ju's pale cheeks, a soft giggly whine in response. Her hands switched to grabbing the opposite shoulders, hugging herself in a way. Geum-ja's circles eventually shrunk to tracing the rim of Hyun-ju's bellybutton, she gently tapped her temple with her finger, waiting for her nod before dipping in. Swirling her finger inside, much faster than her previous circles, she quickly paired it with her other hand jumping between her lower belly, her side, her ribs, and her neck. Hyun-ju was in pleasant hysterics, not quite unbearable but enough to get her out of her head a bit.

"EOHOHOHOMMAHAHAHA! PLEHEHEHEASE! IHIHIHIHIT TIHIHIHIHIHICKLES REHEHEHEAL BAHAHAHAD!" She whined, twisting and turning on the bed, arms crossed over her face, legs shuffling against the bed. When her legs came up, she backed off, letting her knees protect her abdomen. She gently pulled Hyun-ju's arms down, lightly pinching her flushed cheek.

"No more curse, it's all gone now." She said proudly, grinning at the fact that Hyun-ju was smiling now instead of looking so troubled.

"I'm gonna tell Gyeong-seok what you did... That was mean." She whined with no heat, rubbing her belly with her palm.

"What's he gonna do Baby? Tickle you more?" She chuckled, watching her shrink in embarrassment. She gently kissed her forehead.

"He will come get you soon, he's just stopping for food first. I'm sure he'll be much happier to see you with a smile now."

The couple had taken Na-yeon trick or treating for the first time, with how young she was when she got cancer she had never been able to go trick or treating until now. She bounded down the sidewalk in her little Wednesday Addams costume, running from house to house, clearly having a ton of fun. The two smiled softly as they followed close behind with intertwined hands, dressed as Gomez and Mortica Addams at Nayeon's request, giving greatfull bows to those who complimented their family costume. Gyeong-seok had a grocery bag on his arm for when Na-yeon's bucket got too full. By the time they got home, Na-yeon had collected enough candy to last her to Christmas, maybe into early next year. She sat patiently as Hyun-ju checked her candy for her, now comfortable after Gyeong-seok changed her out of her costume and into her pajamas. After being sure what candy was to be tossed and what candy was safe, her and Gyeong-seok went to change into comfortable clothes, turning on Nightmare Before Christmas for Na-yeon and making hot chocolate with the ghost shaped marshmallows they got from Dae-ho. Na-yeon sat infront of the TV, happily munching on her candies while watching the movie, occasionally coming across a candy she didn't like, handing it to her father to eat, though soon Gyeong-seok noticed that the candies the almost 5 year old was placing gently in Hyun-ju's hand were candies he knows Na-yeon likes.

"Am I just a garbage disposal or something Na-yeon-ah? How come Hyun-ju is getting candies that you like?" He asked in joking annoyance, nodding towards the bite sized three musketeers bar Hyun-ju was unwrapping for herself after opening the milky way for Na-yeon when she saw her struggling with the wrapper.

"Because Eomma likes those ones to, she doesn't like the ones I don't like you do. Eomma deserves candy to." She says confidently, unknowingly melting both of their hearts entirely, it always made Gyeong-seok so happy to know how much Hyun-ju and Na-yeon love each other.

"Give me that." He chuckles, reaching for the chocolate in Hyun-ju's hand, gasping dramatically when she moved her arm.

"No, it's mine, she gave it to me." She responded in his same teasing tone, putting half of it between her teeth, taunting him with it. He narrowed his eyes at her, taking her chin between his fingers, pulling her in, their lips brushing as he bit the other half off the bar, watching her jaw drop open in surprise.

"Now it's fair." He grinned, watching Hyun-ju pout as she ate her other half.

"Appa that was rude." Na-yeon scolded, Gyeong-seok stared at her in genuine surprise, trying to figure if she meant him taking half of her candy or tricking her to get it. He leaned back to kiss the exaggerated pout off of Hyun-ju's lips, his arms wrapped around her waist.

"She's alright Na-yeon-ah, see? Only smiles." He says softly, curling his fingers into her sides, grinning as she groaned out a few giggles. Na-yeon squinted at him before turning back to the movie, choosing to focus on that rather than her father's antics. Gyeong-seok held Hyun-ju close to his chest, wiggling his fingers softly against her sides, just above her overly sensitive hips, pressing feather light kisses to her neck which was exposed because of her ponytail. He smiled into his kisses at the sound of her quiet giggles as she pushed at his chest, clearly trying to keep herself quiet so she didn't disrupt Na-yeon's movie.

"Stohohop ihihit." She whispered, swatting his bicep, Gyeong-seok only stopping when he was surprised by a tootsie roll to the head.

"Don't bully Eomma just because she got better candy." Na-yeon pouted, greatfully accepting Hyun-ju's open arms, cuddling close to her chest, obviously getting tired. Gyeong-seok kissed Hyun-ju's temple, rubbing Na-yeon's back.

"I wasn't bullying her, was I Jagia?" He hummed, pinching her hip, relishing in her squeal.

"Yeah, you were, you're rude." She teased, chuckling when Na-yeon stuck her tongue out at him.

"I'm gonna take miss sugar crash to bed, it's been a big night for her. I will deal with you later." She purred, standing up with Na-yeon wrapped around her like a koala, wiggling her longer nails along the back of his neck as she walked passed him. He huffed when Na-yeon giggles sleepily at his shrieky giggles, rubbing the back of his neck when Hyun-ju disappeared with Na-yeon, he knew he had awakened that playful beast in her, the difference between him and her, she had an advantage attached to her fingers that drove him up the wall.

Gyeong-seok somewhat envied how quickly Hyun-ju adapted to his little quirks, the constant craving of touch, the positive sticky notes on everything, how he fidgeted with things when he was focused. He, however, still couldn't grasp how quiet she was. He's referred to her as a ninja more than once, half joking. The amounts of times he's turned around and she was just there, or him rounding a corner to find her walking down that hallway, or calling her name, thinking she was in their room only for her to respond from behind him. He freaks out everytime, Hyun-ju used to apologize profusely for startling him, but now she very clearly finds it amusing. Yong-sik told him he'd just have to get used to it, Jun-hee had said that Hyun-ju was just quiet and he'd have to use his other senses for her, Geum-ja had joked that he should put a bell on her like a cat. He had been painting in his office for the past 3½ hours, fully immersed in his work, painting a sunset city landscape for a rich guy that commissioned him, he normally wouldn't have taken it but he was offering him an insane amount of money.

"Yeobo." He called out, not yelling, just raising his voice a bit, thinking she was just one room down in Na-yeon's playroom, cleaning up. She was actually in the bathroom across the hall taking her makeup off. When he didn't hear a response he turned his head a bit, calling out a little louder.

"Hyun-juna!"

"What?" She responded from directly behind him causing him to nearly jump out of his skin. She gently placed her hands on his shoulders as he groaned, hand on his chest, looking at her with mock annoyance when she chuckled at his fear.

"What do you need My Love?"

"Christ, how do you keep doing that? Do you think this looks OK? I don't want this dude disappointed and then he won't pay me." She rounded his slowly, letting him pull her into his lap.

"I think it's beautiful, good color blends, the lights in the buildings are a nice touch, it looks realistic. I don't see a reason he wouldn't like it." She reassured, gently squeezing the back of his neck, pressing a kiss to his temple.

"If he doesn't pay you I'm happy to go whoop his ass for you to get your money and for wasting your time." He chuckled at that, pressing their foreheads together, feeling slightly better. He hadn’t put his watermark on it yet, staring at it, seeing if their was anything he wanted to change, add, or fix. He knew that the longer he stared at it the more he'd find he didn't like about it but he couldn’t help himself.

"Oh my- Gyeong-seok..." She sighed, her head falling back in exasperation.

"What? I literally haven't moved." He stared at her, bewildered, not understanding why she sounded so annoyed.

"You got paint on my shirt. I just changed into this." She whined, in her defense, her tank top was white. Orange and yellow smears on her lower back and the part of the shirt by her hip. Gyeong-seok looked at his hands, finally noticing that they were covered in the paint he had used to paint the sunset.

"Well I'll call it revenge for you constantly sneaking up on me. I'm starting to think you do it on purpose now." He chuckled, intentionally swiping a bit of paint on her cheek, watching her mouth fall open in silent shock.

"Scaring people on purpose is rude Hyun-ju~!" He said, both hands wrapping around her sides, taking up a lot of space on her small waist, squeezing quickly, but holding firmly so she didn't fall off his lap. He grinned at her shocked face turned into a bright smile accompanied by surprised giggles as her back arched and her legs kicked out.

"You're a little sneak~ and I know you do it on purpose~!" He playfully accused, slipping up to her ribs, digging into the backs.

"IHIHI DOHOHOHO NOHOHOHOHOHOT!"

"Oh you so do~! You think it's funny to scare me like that~ I should put a collar or bells on you so you can't do it anymore~" He teased, dropping his hands down to rub circles into her hips, nuzzling his stubble into her neck.

"AAHH! ALRIHIHIHIGHT! IHIHIHI'M SOHOHOHORRY! IHIHIHIHI'LL STOHOHOHOP DOHOHOING IHIHIHIHIT OHOHOHON PUHUHURPOHOHOSE!" She cried, pushing at his shoulders, whining in after giggles when he continued to press little kisses to her neck even though he had stopped.

"'Preciate it Jagia, we should probably shower though, you are now, also, covered in paint." He chuckled, her once white tank top now coated in smears of orange and yellow, the same colors on her hands, cheek, neck, and parts of her chest.