“……”
Whack! Joel slammed the mattress hard, seemingly unable to contain his anger. It was the angriest face I’d seen him make so far.
Even I thought it was a bit absurd, but still, you never know so I asked. Who knows if Dave might have been curious about what that foul-tempered Joel’s tongue was like? Dave was quite curious in bad ways, after all.
“Never mind then.”
But when I tried imagining Dave and Joel kissing each other, it was too weird. Those two who growl at each other, and one of them is the foul-tempered Joel… Ugh, I just erased it from my mind.
Joel wildly pulled and tore the jelly. It seemed like he was barely killing his boiling temper with that. Sorry for saying something pointless.
“What specifically did that bastard say?”
“…He said his mother was an immigrant from Lithuania who wanted to become a Hollywood actress, but she suffered emotionally and passed away.”
Like tattling, I couldn’t hold back and said it all. It was a bit strange that the listener was Joel, but thinking about it, who else would I tell this to? Joel’s face crumpled as he twitched his lips.
“Even when he lies, he lies so fucking obviously.”
“…It was a lie?”
“Fuck, passed away my ass… That bastard’s mother got a professorship after the divorce and went to a university in Canada, what do you mean died! She even remarried a guy thirteen years younger!”
“…She’s living extremely well.”
Where did that frail and pitiful woman I’d imagined in my mind go? David Evans, you cunning liar.
“What other lies did he tell?”
“He said he suffered because of his father’s womanizing, and that he didn’t want to become like his father…”
“Not wanting to be like his dad my ass, he’s acting exactly the same. That blood doesn’t go anywhere, does it?”
So Dave’s dad’s womanizing must be true.
Joel took out his fourth jelly like someone with a grudge against Twizzlers and tore into it roughly. He really doesn’t listen when I tell him to save them. After putting my bag on the table and getting up from my seat, I approached Joel and grabbed his arm.
“Stop eating! What are you eating so much for when you don’t have medical insurance? One a day! I said save them!”
Even in Korea where medical insurance is good, dental treatment is expensive, you know? I furrowed my brows and spoke with a somewhat stern expression, but Joel raised his eyebrows with an absurd look, then crumpled up a jelly and stuffed it all in his mouth. It was childish and annoying.
“I can eat regardless of that shit, so don’t think about nagging like a teacher.”
“What, are you a god? Do you have 100 lives or something?”
“Yeah. I have 100. What are you going to do about it?”
“Fine. It’s your body, not mine.”
I’ll only hurt myself if I worry about a troublemaker who doesn’t listen even when told. Thud, I threw up both hands and sat down on the edge of the bed. Joel, who had been chewing the jelly with puffed cheeks, moved his Adam’s apple and gulped, swallowing the jelly. Then he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and threw out another question.
“And what else did that bastard seduce you with?”
“…He was consulting me, worried that he might be asexual.”
“Crazy bastard. Idiot, you fell for such a shallow trick? Huh?”
“……”
I had nothing to say. Even I thought I was a bit stupid. It was a shallow ploy after all. None other than that David Evans claiming to be asexual. …But I had no choice but to listen. I was constantly worrying about my identity too. I empathized and felt pity. So I easily fell for it.
“I know I did something stupid. So stop calling me stupid.”
And I had my own reasons too. To protect this world, I had to raise the Romance index! It wasn’t like I just liked Dave and wanted to kiss him!
Feeling wronged, I glared at Joel. Even the red dye from the jelly around his mouth was annoying.
“What else did he say?”
“I won’t tell. You’re just going to call me stupid.”
“I’ll hold back from calling you stupid, so tell me.”
“No.”
“Are you going to talk when I ask nicely, or do I have to be mean?”
Joel’s expression crumpled menacingly. He always threatens like that when things are going well. But the fact that it worked was frustrating.
“…He said he was curious what it felt like to kiss someone with a tongue piercing. He said thanks to me, he learned about the effectiveness of tongue piercings.”
“……”
“……”
Now that I’ve said it, I’m so embarrassed. Isn’t this telling him that I kissed Dave mixing tongues and all? And now that I’ve said it, I felt humiliated that it revealed how stupid and naive I was. No, I didn’t fall for Dave’s seduction. I just tried hard to raise the Romance index, to save this world…!
LOL
That annoying system bastard! How else was I supposed to raise the Romance index by 10% within the time limit if I hadn’t kissed Dave!
“Stick out your tongue.”
“What?”
“I said stick out your tongue.”
Joel’s hand that suddenly grabbed my chin smelled like cheap artificial strawberry. Same with his face that had gotten close without me realizing.
“Stick it out while I count to 5. 5, 4, 3…”
“…Eh.”
I obediently stuck out my tongue. The round ball piercing stuck in the middle of my tongue glinted.
“So this is it… Take it out.”
“I don’t know how to take it out. That’s why I left only this one. I barely managed to take out the ones on my nose and lips.”
“I didn’t tell you to put your tongue back in.”
“……”
How am I supposed to talk with my tongue sticking out? I have to speak to answer. Son of a bitch. That temper. Why did I even worry about a kid like this? Whether he gets suspended or whatever…
“…Ngh!”
At that moment, the first thing I felt was the artificial sweetness of strawberry. Something entered my mouth and pulled out my tongue. From the warm body temperature and the dry, rough texture of skin, I belatedly realized it was Joel’s finger.
“Stick out your tongue.”
Joel grabbed and pulled the tip of my tongue with his thumb and index finger. An absurd thought that he might pull my tongue out like this made me break out in goosebumps. I even trembled slightly without realizing it.
“How do you take this out…”
Tap, tap. Joel tapped the ball part of my tongue piercing with the index finger of his opposite hand. Is he planning to take out the tongue piercing? Does he even know how? If he just pulls it like this, my tongue might tear!
Knowing that rough personality of his, I was anxious and nervous. But if I tried to pull my body back, it would just mean sticking out my grabbed tongue longer. I had no choice but to stay still.
Joel’s gaze, which had been quietly examining the piercing, turned to my eyes. Why, why is he looking… Instead of the menacing look of furrowed or raised eyebrows, his softly folding eyes were unfamiliar.
“…Mmph!”
The back of my head was grabbed, and my face was pulled. The first thing that touched was Joel’s nose tip, and the next thing that touched was Joel’s lips. Joel’s soft lips covered my lips, then lightly sucked in my lower lip. Then he put his tongue into my mouth without hesitation.
“……”
I was so surprised my brain seemed to freeze. What am I doing right now? What the hell am I doing with this crazy bastard? As if to wake up my confused mind, the system window turned on.
NEW!
‘Joel Gomez’s’ Affection has increased by 5!
NEW!
Romance index has increased by 5%!
NEW!
Queer index has increased by 5%!
NEW!
Rotten Pineapple index has increased by 2%!
SYSTEM
Viewer A says, “Team Dave is over now! I’m Team Joel!” ๐
Viewer B says, “Do you think I watch TV to see gay bastards kissing?” ๐
Viewer C says, “I was hurt by Dave’s trash behavior, but Joel is healing me!” ๐
Viewer D says, “This drama, I can’t predict the plot! So exciting!” ๐
Viewer E says, “Ugh, this damn PC is ruining all media!” ๐
NEW!
Rotten Pineapple index has increased by 1%!
NEW!
A niche fandom ‘Jolai’ has formed! “Joel and July, it’s a combination I never thought of but it’s pretty good! I’ll support this couple!!”
NEW!
Rotten Pineapple index has increased by 1%!
ใRotten Pineappleใ
Current [51]%
โ High-Teen: 100%
โ Romance: 23%
โ Queer: 18%
…What’s Jolai? It’s not even Ttolai (crazy).
‘Joel + July’ couple name! ๐
Don’t make that kind of nickname! Why am I becoming a couple with Joel Gomez! And don’t support us either!
I felt like crying. Moreover, damn it, Joel was good at kissing. Better than Dave.
“Ngh, huk!”
The hand that stroked the back of my head quite gently, then pressed my shoulders as if to calm me down, was very affectionate. And as he caressed my spine bone by bone, I got goosebumps and my solar plexus tingled. At the same time, while twisting his head and stroking my cheek, he stirred and rubbed inside my mouth with his tongue. The strength drained from my body.
Clearly when I did it with Dave, it was just a bit strange, I couldn’t understand why we were kissing… Joel’s wrist that I’d clearly grabbed to stop him, I was now just loosely holding at some point.
“Put your arms around me.”
When our lips separated briefly, Joel whispered. Like someone enchanted, I nodded my head slightly while placing my arms on Joel’s shoulders. Joel laughed softly, “Heh,” then pressed his lips together again.
