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[A…Are you sure about this…?] Kim Dokja asked the tall man.
[Of course, anything for my Byeol.]
Kim Dokja winced at the man’s words, and thankfully, they were separated by a computer screen. Or else, the man would’ve seen Kim Dokja’s foul glare at him.
But who was he to judge? He pretends to be a girl on these video games just for money anyway.
“Fuck, this is so pathetic!” Kim Dokja muttered. His arms were resting on the table, and his elbow supported the weight of his head, which was in his palms.
He looked up and bit the nail on his thumb.
He hovered his mouse to the screen, and replied back to the man.
[Thank you for the dress, Joonghyuk-ah! Doesn't it look great on me? lololol.]
“Hmm.” Yoo Joonghyuk smirked, and his gaze was fixed at Kim Dokja’s avatar.
Although he couldn’t see the girl’s face, a username glimmered in his eyes. [Byeol].
[Say, Byeol, are we… Can we… Ah—nevermind.] Yoo Joonghyuk's avatar approached Kim Dokja, and a series of options appeared.
[Wardrobe]
[Emotes]
[Inventory]
[Trade]
[Donate]
Yoo Joonghyuk pressed the 2nd option, and another series of options popped out.
[Talk]
[Carry]
[Hold]
[Relationship]
Yoo Joonghyuk, once again, pressed the 4th option, and—
[Hold hands]
[Kiss]
[Princess Carry]
[Embrace]
Finally, Yoo Joonghyuk clicked on the 2nd option.
A warning popped up on Kim Dokja’s screen, making him flinch.
[E–eh? Joonghyuk-ah, wait!]
[Player ‘xXRegressorXx’ wants to kiss you!]
[You’re blushing, aren’t you, Byeol? Hahaha, it’s okay.]
Yoo Joonghyuk knew that Byeol, or whoever the girl was, on the other side of the screen, was blushing. He knew—how her eyelashes must’ve fluttered with the sun.
He knew—how her white silky hair must've danced with the rhythm of the morning. How her red blushing cheeks must’ve matched his. Yoo Joonghyuk was also… Flustered.
‘Byeol… Can I meet you?’ Was what he meant to ask earlier, but decided that this kiss would suffice.
But then—
“What the fuck?!” Kim Dokja shouted.
“What the fuck is wrong with this guy?! Crazy…”
Kim Dokja wasn’t what Yoo Joonghyuk had imagined.
Kim Dokja’s jet black hair opposed that of the white hair that the latter imagined. He opposed the pale red cheeks that blushed, as he was flustered with anger. He opposed the eyelashes that fluttered with the sun, as his curtains were closed.
Kim Dokja was the complete opposite of what Yoo Joonghyuk had imagined; but he wasn’t allowed to know that—
Kim Dokja disguised as a girl on ‘Rising Sky,’ the game he was playing, solely for the money from these rich men.
‘Rising Sky,’ an MMORPG game that quickly became popular throughout the world. Its unique game style and world building were out of the world… literally. It’s set in a fantasy world, and different classes could be chosen.
His arms, which had been resting on the table, were now busy typing on the keyboard.
[Joo—Joonghyuk-ah, I’m… This is making me blush.]
And with that sentence, Yoo Joonghyuk’s cheeks burned, feeling the warmth from his face, down to his shoulders.
A rush of warmth quickly flooded Yoo Joonghyuk, reading Byeol’s words.
Kim Dokja giggled and thought…
‘This guy... I know what will make you desire me even more.’
He embraced Yoo Joonghyuk’s big avatar.
Byeol’s avatar, which was played by Kim Dokja, played as a Tank, while xXRegressorXx, which was played by, well, Yoo Joonghyuk, played as a Striker. Hence, his big build.
Even though the embrace was virtual, it felt like a gentle, warm embrace on a chilly morning to Yoo Joonghyuk.
[Hahahaha, I love you, Joonghyuk-ah!]
Although he didn’t hear her laughter, he knew it was sweet.
His eyes glimmered at the sun’s soft glow, blinking with the steady rhythm of the morning.
He didn’t know her, yet he was obsessed.
He didn’t know her, yet his feelings were… he didn’t know what words to use to describe them. It was uncanny.
He didn’t know her, yet—
Her laughter must’ve been sweet; as sweet as the candy he’d first tasted at the age of 4.
He stared at Byeol’s avatar once more and—
“Hah, fuck! This guy is so gullible…” Kim Dokja giggled. He kept on typing words like ‘I love you’ and ‘You’re making me blush.’ This guy was already hooked. Another win for Kim Dokja, and for Byeol, his female avatar in the game. However—
The message that appeared on Kim Dokja's screen sent shivers down his spine.
[Byeol, I really want to meet you, and see your face.]