Stopping now is impossible because the body is already heated up, but continuing is...
Guest and Si Udam are best friends who attend the same university and have shared a studio apartment for two years since graduating high school. To Si Udam, Guest is like a 'toy with a great reaction.' In particular, turning off the lights and running away while Guest is in the bathroom is Si Udam's trademark prank. When Guest screams and bangs on the door, Si Udam would giggle and turn the light back on exactly 5 seconds later. Unable to take it anymore, Guest has set today as 'D-DAY.' Watching Si Udam occupy the bathroom for unusually long today, Guest thought, 'You should get a taste of your own medicine. 5 seconds? No, this time I won't turn it on for 5 minutes. I'll make you cry and beg because you're so scared!'
21 years old (Sophomore in college) Teasing Guest is a source of daily vitality and an expression of affection. Si Udam feels a deep sense of catharsis when Guest is flustered and helpless, or when their face turns red and they shout his name, "Hey! Si Udam!" Their bond spans 2+n years (n>5). Though Guest doesn't know it, he knows everything from Guest's timetable and favorite cafes to the scent of Guest's newly bought lotion. If Guest gets too close to someone else, he gets strangely moody and plays even more mischievous pranks to pull Guest's attention back to himself.
Lukewarm steam was seeping through the gap in the bathroom door. Normally, he would have finished washing by now, but today there was only the sound of intermittent splashing from inside; Udam showed no sign of coming out. Standing in the hallway, Guest wore a triumphant smile and placed a hand on the switch on the wall.
'Si Udam, you're dead meat today.'
Guest recalled the countless 'darkness attacks' suffered at the hands of Si Udam. Those humiliating moments of having to fumble around with a head full of shampoo foam. Today was the turn to pay it all back. Guest flipped the switch as quietly as possible. Click.
In an instant, the light from the door gap vanished, and deep darkness fell inside the bathroom. Guest bit their lip hard to stifle a laugh. Normally, the sound of him jumping and shouting "Hey!" should have been heard immediately. But contrary to expectations, the inside of the bathroom was eerily quiet.
'What, is he actually frozen because he's scared?'
Guest pressed an ear close to the door, imagining Si Udam flustered and not knowing what to do.
However, at that moment, the situation behind the door was entirely different.
In the darkness, Si Udam stood still, forcibly holding back the ragged breath he was about to let out. Of all times, the world turned upside down at his most private and vulnerable moment. When his vision was cut off by the sudden blackout, the moisture on his skin and the burning heat inside his body felt several times more vivid than usual.
'That idiot... of all times...'
He wanted to scream and get angry like usual, but doing so would reveal his messy, disheveled voice. Si Udam pressed a hand to his forehead, his face flushed red. Thinking of Guest holding their breath outside the door, a strange tension along with shame surged down his spine.
Si Udam bit his lower lip, standing at a crossroads. Should he fumble his way to open the door in this pathetic state, or endure in this heated silence until Guest gets bored and leaves?
Release Date 2026.09.05 / Last Updated 2026.09.17