Lee Ju-Hee(Solo Leveling)

Dewscription: Ju-Hee tells Jin-Woo she's going to retire from hunting and go back home, but before she leaves they share that dinner they'd agreed to so long ago. Their farewell continues well beyond the meal.

Tags: Romance(I guess...)

Sung Jin-Woo hadn't ever expected to see the inside of Lee Ju-Hee's apartment, but here they were. She'd told him she was retiring as a hunter and returning to her hometown of Busan, but before she left she'd cashed in on that crystal he'd given her, and the promise to go for dinner with her once they both made it out of the double dungeon. Back when he'd made that promise he hadn't expected to actually be able to see it through. He'd expected to meet his death in the double dungeon, but instead he'd Reawakened and become far more than the E-rank hunter she'd always had to heal when he got in over his head in a dungeon.

"I'm glad we actually got to do this," Ju-Hee said, smiling softly. "I didn't know if we'd ever get the chance."

"I'm glad too," he said, nodding and smiling slightly. His face grew more somber as he thought about what she'd told him. "You're really leaving?"

Her smile didn't disappear entirely, but it did become somewhat strained. "I am," she said. "I'm not cut out to be a hunter. I never had your spirit or your fire, even before you got--well, before whatever it was that happened to you. Going home to Busan is the right thing for me."

"I understand," he said quietly, and he did understand. He'd seen the fear in her, and she was right. If she'd decided she couldn't get over those fears, retiring from hunting was the right decision for her. "But I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too," she said, sounding sad. But then her face brightened. "I'm not gone yet though. And since I have you here, I don't want to waste it." She stepped closer to him, put her hands on his shoulders and leaned her head in to kiss him.

Her lips were soft against his, but Jin-Woo kissed back fiercely after a few moments of surprise. He wasn't necessarily surprised that she might be interested in him, but more surprised that she would actually express it in this way. He might have had wild fantasies when dinner had ended and she'd invited him back here with her, but he'd been sure they would be just that: fantasies. But here she was, hugging him tightly and moaning into his mouth as they kissed. Apparently her fear didn't carry over here.

She obviously felt something for him, and the feelings were mutual. Ju-Hee was so kind, always healing him and showing concern for him back when he'd been just a weak E rank hunter who struggled against even the weakest of monsters. And obviously she was beautiful too. Jin-Woo hadn't been able to help but develop feelings for her with all the times she'd healed him, helped him, smiled at him or even scolded him for his recklessness. He'd known she'd only scolded him because she was concerned about him, and he was concerned about her too. That was why he understood her decision to retire from hunting and return home, even if he was going to miss her.

But like she said, she wasn't gone yet. She would be gone soon, and tonight might very well be the last time he ever saw her. And if that did happen to be the case, he didn't want to part without letting her know that he felt the same way about her, that he cared about her and desired her just as much as she apparently did him.

Their eyes met after they finally broke apart for air, and he saw that there was no doubt and no timidity in Ju-Hee, not about this. She was as eager to continue this as he was, and just as mindful that they may not ever have another chance at this. If tonight was to be their one and only night of passion before she went home, they needed to make the most of it.

No words were said; there were no sweeping declarations of love or explorations of their feelings and what they meant to each other. They weren't needed. They helped each other undress, and Ju-Hee whispered her admiration for his body while running her hands all over the muscles that had formed thanks to the daily work he put in since becoming a player. He barely took notice of what she was saying, because he was far too distracted by her body. He'd always thought Ju-Hee was beautiful, and now he could attest that her body looked and felt every bit as good as he'd imagined it did. He gave her soft breasts a squeeze and ran his hands down to her round ass. It was impossible to say which felt better in his hands, but fortunately he didn't have to choose. Ju-Hee's body was all his, at least for tonight.

"I want to suck you," Ju-Hee whispered. It made Jin-Woo groan, but when she looked like she was about to drop to her knees and make good on it he grabbed her wrist to stop her. She looked at him in surprise. "Do you not want to?"

"Oh, I do," he said quickly. He could think of few things that sounded better than Ju-Hee taking his cock into her mouth, aside from maybe what he hoped to do with her after that. "But if you're going to take care of me, the least I can do is take care of you too."

He picked her up and carried her over to her bed, and got down onto his back. "Spin around. That way we can both get what we want."

Ju-Hee smiled and did as he suggested, turning her body around and positioning herself on top of him so his head was between her legs. Jin-Woo barely had time to admire that wonderful sight before her tongue took its first lick of his shaft, reminding him that he wasn't here to stare. He was here to take care of her just as much as she was about to take care of him.

This was their first time together, but not Jin-Woo's first time with a girl. It had been a little while as he'd been so focused on building himself up since surviving the double dungeon, but he did have some experience to fall back on. Despite the time that had passed he found it easy to get back into a groove here, and it certainly didn't hurt that this was Ju-Hee. He liked going down on a girl, licking her well and knowing he was doing a good job of pleasing her, but the affection he felt for Ju-Hee was beyond anything he'd shared with the girls he'd been with prior to tonight. He was even more eager to please her, and it was like he was trying to show her how much he appreciated her with every rub of his fingers and every lick of his tongue.

Ju-Hee wasn't passive either. That first lick and the few that followed it had only been her getting herself and him warmed up. She took the head of his cock between her lips and suckled at it while gripping his shaft in her hand and stroking it, and it felt so good that at first it was a struggle for Jin-Woo to keep his head in the game and focus on pleasuring her.

This felt too good to be the work of a young woman who hadn't ever sucked a cock before, and he wasn't about to complain. They hadn't discussed their sexual pasts and he honestly didn't care to; it didn't bother him that he was surely not her first just as she wasn't his. They were here right now sharing this with each other, and if this was to be their only night together he was actually glad that she knew what she was doing.

The two of them had this chance and this night to show each other how they felt, and neither of them were letting the opportunity go to waste. They'd started off well and only picked things up as they went along. Jin-Woo did some exploring after warming her up, and from the way that her thighs squeezed tighter around him as if to encourage him, he could tell that she really liked it when he moved his tongue in circles against her clit while pushing a finger inside of her and wiggling it around.

One thing Jin-Woo had learned in his previous sexual experiences was that when you found something your partner really enjoyed, you should keep giving them more of the same until and unless they did or said something to guide you elsewhere. Since Ju-Hee only wiggled her body against his face and moaned around his cock, he stayed right where he was and repeated these techniques.

Jin-Woo was very glad he'd had enough experience to get fairly good at this, because he would have felt lacking if he couldn't keep up with what Ju-Hee was doing. When she'd whispered that she wanted to suck him, he'd thought she was just trying to excite him. There had probably been at least elements of that, but to his shock she actually seemed to genuinely enjoy sucking his cock.

That was a first for Jin-Woo. He'd had blowjobs before, and a couple of them had even been pretty good, but no girl had ever given him any reason to think that she wanted to suck him. Usually it had either been something the girl did only long enough to get him ready for actual sex, or it was a tit for tat situation where she sucked his cock so he would go down on her in return. Jin-Woo was doing exactly that, but Ju-Hee had offered all on her own, and with the way she moaned and bobbed her head smoothly, he had no problem believing she truly liked doing this. Or maybe she just liked doing it for him. He could understand if that was the cause, because he'd never thrown himself into eating a girl out or cared quite so much about her pleasure as he did now with Ju-Hee.

They were both working hard and using their lips, tongues and fingers to express feelings that they'd never spoken aloud, and it was working. Jin-Woo knew he'd never felt as appreciated by any lover as he did when Ju-Hee played with his balls in her hands and took his cock all the way down her throat, and when her hips started to tremble against the side of his head he felt assured that she was experiencing something similar. She wiggled against him as she squirted on his face and into his mouth, and Jin-Woo felt immense pride in having been able to bring Ju-Hee such pleasure.

He couldn't enjoy his success for long though, because her own skillful and devoted oral attention was doing its job as well. She'd kept bobbing, slurping and stroking up to and through her climax, and she was still in the middle of it when his hips jerked up off of the bed slightly and he came inside her mouth. She didn't back away; she kept her lips sealed around his cock and swallowed all of his cum as fast as he could give it to her.

Ju-Hee bobbed her head up and down his cock slowly a few times after he'd finished cumming, and then she pulled her head off of him, spun her body around and sat back on his legs. She smiled down at him while wiping at her lips with the back of her hand, and Jin-Woo could tell that she'd enjoyed that as much as he had. But she didn't say it, and he felt no need to either. It seemed like they'd both decided to largely let their bodies do the talking for them tonight, and that seemed like a fine decision to Jin-Woo.

It seemed like an even better decision when she scooted forward so she was straddling his groin rather than his legs and she began to gently rock back and forth, grinding her pussy against his cock. She was obviously trying to get him hard and ready for more, and it was working. He was a virile young man, with far more strength and stamina than he'd possessed when he'd been deserving of his title of World's Weakest Hunter, plus he currently had the sexiest girl he'd ever been with writhing in his lap and grinding on his cock. In very little time at all, he was ready.

She smiled when she felt it, and reached back behind her to grab his cock. She held it steady while she elevated her hips, wiggled into position and took him inside of her for the first time. Jin-Woo groaned and his hands flew to her hips. He'd been so focused on increasing his strength recently that he hadn't had much time to think about girls, but he'd missed this feeling.

As she sank down on his cock and wiggled her hips around, he was forced to reevaluate that thought. He'd missed the feeling of sex, yes, but sex had never felt this good. Ju-Hee moved too confidently to be a virgin or someone who had never ridden a cock before, and her confident and sure movements were a major turn-on. And she was so tight too! It felt like she was made for his cock.

"So good," Ju-Hee whispered as she pulled back up for another nice bounce. Ju-Hee felt in complete control here, and she constantly kept him guessing on what was coming next. She didn't simply bounce up and down as hard as she could; she kept switching speeds and adjusting how deep she took him. For a while she would move fast and only take about half of his cock inside of her, and then she would go for a slower trip where she sank all the way down onto him until she'd fully impaled herself on his cock. She would bounce and then grind, rock and then swivel, and whatever she did felt amazing. Whether her ass was smacking down against his thighs or she was rocking, leaning forward and pushing her breasts against his face, Ju-Hee was in complete control.

Jin-Woo loved every second of it. He hadn't expected her to be this in command, but it felt amazing and he was content to sit back and let her work. There would be chances for him to show her what he could do later, assuming she was up for it (he knew he would be.) But for now, he had no problem resting his hands on Ju-Hee's hips, sitting back and watching her enjoy herself. And she was enjoying herself a great deal; that was clear. She wore a big smile on her face, and her moans got louder the longer she went and the closer she got to her orgasm.

"So close," she said, while giving a particularly vigorous rock of her hips. "What about you, Jin-Woo? Are you close?"

"Yes," he said. In fact he'd been holding himself back for several minutes now, resisting his body's urges so he could make sure Ju-Hee got her pleasure. He was going to cum, and soon, but he wouldn't allow himself to do so until she'd gotten off too.

"Good," she said. She leaned her body back, put her hands on his legs behind her and rocked harder. Jin-Woo kept his eyes on her face. He could tell by her moans that she was going to cum any second now, and he didn't want to miss it. This would be his first chance to see what her face looked like as she experienced that ultimate pleasure, and he was sure it was going to be among the most erotic things he'd ever seen.

Ju-Hee let out a sexy, sustained groan that threatened Jin-Woo's self-control all on its own, and then she threw her head back as the pleasure overtook her. He'd been right; watching her cum was incredible. It was actually an even more exciting sight than he'd thought it would be. Her blue eyes went wide, her mouth hung open and she continued to moan as she came.

His already fragile and tenuous control was slipping away rapidly now that he could see, feel and hear Ju-Hee cum on his cock, but Jin-Woo wouldn't give up just yet. He didn't have long left, but she needed to be warned of what was about to happen so she could decide how she wanted to handle it.

"Ju-Hee, I'm about done," he groaned. "You'll need to get up unless you want to—"

He was not allowed to finish his thought or complete his warning, because Ju-Hee cut him off. He was sure he'd gotten his message across, but she did not respond by pulling off of his cock. Instead she leaned her body forward, brought her head down and kissed him on the lips once again. This kiss was hotter, harder and more demanding than the ones they had shared before they moved to the bed, and where before it had been Jin-Woo who deepened the kiss, this time it was Ju-Hee who was the aggressor. Her tongue ran across his lips and demanded entry into his mouth, and Jin-Woo was happy to grant it. He parted his lips and allowed her in, and their tongues engaged in a playful battle for dominance.

Jin-Woo took this as a clear signal from her that this was what she wanted. He'd gotten enough out for her to understand full well what was about to happen, and yet she'd not only pulled off of him, she'd kissed him hard and kept going. She wanted him to cum inside of her, and he wasn't going to leave her wanting. He probably couldn't have left her wanting, because even his control had its limits. He would've broken soon enough regardless of how she felt about it, but now he stopped resisting his inevitable end. He grabbed Ju-Hee's ass, met her tongue with his and pumped his cum inside of her.

He nearly asked her if she would be up for more or if she wanted to stop there, but there was no need to. She waited until he was finished cumming before she pulled her head back and broke their kiss at last, and all it took was one look at her face for him to be able to tell that she was as up for more as he was.

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They hadn't talked about what they were going to do next, and instead it had all happened spontaneously. Her on top of him and kissing him while his hands roamed her back and ass had become him sliding out from underneath her and her down on all fours, and that had seemed like a very appealing position to Jin-Woo. Ju-Hee reached the same conclusion, because she remained on her hands and knees and gave her hips a little wiggle.

That was all the invitation Jin-Woo had needed. He put one hand on her hip while guiding his cock inside of her, and then he'd started to fuck her. Every other time Jin-Woo had had sex he had taken a bit of time to ease into it and let the girl get comfortable before he started moving faster, but there wasn't any need for him to hold back at all this time. Ju-Hee was already more than warmed up, and she'd shown that she was ready for everything. She'd rode his cock far better than any other girl ever had, and now she was getting fucked harder than he'd fucked anyone before.

There was also the fact that this was the first time he'd had sex since he'd survived the double dungeon and his life had changed forever, and he was still adjusting to the changes in his body and in his strength. He wouldn't have been able to fuck anyone this hard before, or at the very least he wouldn't have been able to keep up a pace like this for more than a minute or two. He held Ju-Hee's hips and slammed back and forth repeatedly, driving his cock into her hard enough and deep enough for the sound of his hips smacking against her ass to echo off of the walls in her apartment. But even with that emphatic sound, he was still able to hear Ju-Hee's moans.

She wasn't simply enduring this unrelenting pace. She wasn't merely hanging in there as Jin-Woo's hips snapped forward and he fucked her harder than he'd ever fucked anyone; hard enough to make the bed shake beneath them. Ju-Hee enjoyed the slap of skin on skin, she moaned every time his dick pushed in all the way to the hilt inside of her, and never once did she even hint that she wanted him to stop, slow down or be gentle with her.

They were fucking; they were fucking hard, harder than Jin-Woo ever had or had even thought about doing. He hadn't even really intended to take her quite so roughly when she first presented herself to him on all fours and he'd slid inside, but there was just something about this woman that made him wan to leave a lasting impression. If this was the only chance he had to go all out and fuck Lee Ju-Hee, he wanted to fuck her so hard that anyone else who might be lucky enough to have the opportunity to do so in the future would have quite a powerful memory to live up to. And Ju-Hee embraced it all. She was right there with him, enjoying this intense fuck as much as he was.

He'd never thought to doubt the sincerity of her moans and breathless gasps of pleasure as he fucked her, but even if he had the truth of the matter was made abundantly clear a few minutes into it when Ju-Hee came. She gave a different reaction to her orgasm compared to the one she'd had when she was on top of him. He couldn't see her face, but he could definitely hear the rough, almost guttural scream she let out this time.

Jin-Woo had kept up this pace far longer than he could have dreamed of doing before, but he was nearing the end now. Not even his energy was limitless, and he'd been driving himself, but more importantly her, hard for the entire time. He hadn't been sure what his endgame was going to be; whether he'd ease up and move her into a different position until they both came, or slow down to give them both a chance to catch their breath before kicking things back up again. But Ju-Hee had made that decision for him when she'd reached orgasm. He didn't need to switch positions and keep working to make her cum now, and since they'd come this far it felt like it would almost be a waste not to see it through to the very end.

So that's what he did. Rather than switching things up or slowing down, he only took Ju-Hee harder. He put as much force behind his hips as he could muster, and he made sure to drive his cock as deep inside of her as he could get it with every thrust. He even pulled one hand off of her hip and gave her a spank across the ass without really thinking about it. He froze when the blow landed, afraid that he'd gotten so caught up in the heat of the moment that he'd overstepped his bounds and ruined what was supposed to be a night for the two of them to share something special with each other.

But Ju-Hee wasn't angry. She let out a surprised squeak at the first spank, but halfway through it turned into more of a moan. Jin-Woo grinned, taking that as the acceptance and the permission it likely was. He continued to pound into her, and he mixed in a few more quick but firm spanks across her perfect ass as he did so.

She'd already demonstrated that she had no problem with him cumming inside of her, and in fact had seemed quite happy about it. With that in mind, Jin-Woo didn't warn her when his orgasm built up this time, though he wouldn't be shocked if she'd been able to tell it was coming regardless just from the way he groaned above her and his hips reached a fever pitch as his body raced to the finish line.

Jin-Woo grunted, gave one more balls-deep push and then came inside of Ju-Hee for the second time that evening. Even though her own orgasm had already died down, she still gave a quiet little moan as he came inside of her again. He remained all the way inside of her as he creampied her, and both of his hands went to her ass. He didn't spank her this time though. Now he was touching her much differently. He gave her cheeks a playful little squeeze and a gentle caress, admiring the little red handprints he'd left on her otherwise flawless pale skin.

He pulled out of her slowly, not really wanting to ever leave but knowing he couldn't remain inside of her forever. Still, he couldn't complain about how this had gone. He'd thought this dinner would be a chance to say his farewells to Lee Ju-Hee before she returned home, but they'd done so much more than just share a meal together. She'd brought him back to her apartment, and in kissing him she'd shown the courage to go after what she wanted even if it was just for one night. And even if it was just for one night, Jin-Woo had been able to show Ju-Hee what she meant to him. He would miss her, but he would always be thankful that he'd been given this night.

Ju-Hee rolled over onto her back, and Jin-Woo expected to see her give him a smile, and perhaps a kiss. They would say goodbye, and unless he happened to be in Busan or she came back to Seoul to visit, they might never see each other again. But she didn't look like a woman who was too tired to keep going. She smiled up at him, and she extended her arms up towards him as if beckoning him forward and calling him to her.

They weren't done just yet. Ju-Hee didn't want to say goodbye to him right this moment, and she didn't want him to leave her bed. She didn't want him to go; she wanted him closer. The goodbye was still coming, and probably sooner than either of them would like it to, but it could wait for a little while longer.

She kept her arms extended, and Jin-Woo was happy to sink into her embrace. He hovered above her, and their lips met in a kiss again. Their kisses seemed to go hand in hand with the mood of the moment. At the start they'd been slow, and then gradually increased in intensity as the two of them got worked up. Later on, when they were in the throes of their pleasure, it had been pure heat, all aggression and dueling tongues. But the mood was different now, and so too was their kiss. Jin-Woo's lips moved against Ju-Hee's slowly and leisurely, and she met his kiss with equal softness and affection. Despite the realities of their situation, they kissed as if they were soulmates who had all the time in the world to enjoy each other.

That lack of haste carried over into their lovemaking as well. Jin-Woo did not hurry to slide his cock inside of her; he took his time in getting his body into position, and even when he was there he did not slide straight into her. He rubbed his cock against the outer lips of her pussy for a bit, just enjoying their closeness, and she sighed contentedly into his mouth.

Every man only has so much patience though, and Jin-Woo could only tease her and himself for so long before he had to slide his cock inside of her. But even now he did not hurry himself along. He didn't slam deep inside of her or rock his hips back and forth aggressively like he'd done from the very beginning while fucking her on her hands and knees. He took his time with her, pushing forward slowly and savoring the slightest movement as he entered her centimeter by centimeter. This was the polar opposite of how he'd taken her the first time he was in control, but it was no less special to him. Before he'd fucked her; he'd fucked her harder than he'd ever fucked anyone, and it had been incredible. Now he was making love to her, and he was enjoying it every bit as much.

It was difficult to try and express everything that he felt for Lee Ju-Hee without words, and to do it in just a single night, but he was doing his best. He'd shown his appreciation for all that she'd done for him by all but worshipping her with his mouth, and he'd showed her how sexy he thought she was and how much her body aroused and inspired him by giving her as hard a fuck as he was capable of. Now he was showing her the passion that he felt for her. They'd mutually pleasured each other, and he'd been unbelievably rough with her, both of which she'd enjoyed.

He'd done his best to give her a fuck so hard and so forceful that she would never forget it, that she would hopefully use it as a measuring stick to compare to all others that followed Now, with every gradual push of his hips and every unhurried retreat before he did it again, he was trying to imprint another memory on her. He wanted to make love to her and show her all of the affection and all of the passion he felt for her, and in this too he wanted to set a standard that would always stick with her. It was a very different kind of memory compared to the other, but it was equal in importance for him.

And it wasn't like this slower and more tranquil pace didn't feel great too. He didn't think it would be possible to be inside of Ju-Hee and not have it feel incredible, and the steady lovemaking more than measured up to his expectations there. He'd never felt stronger or more virile than when he'd been fucking her on her hands and knees, and he'd never felt more intimately connected with this kind and caring woman than he did now as he slowly rocked back and forth inside of her.

As much as Ju-Hee had not only put up with but enjoyed the frantic fucking of earlier, she was just as in the mood for this now as he was. There were no desperate moans into his mouth and no dueling tongues, but there were plenty of soft kisses and faint, happy sighs. Her hands were active, but they matched the pace he was setting with his lovemaking. Throughout the course of their lovemaking she alternated between wrapping her arms around his neck and playing with his hair, running her hands slowly down his back and hugging him tightly to her, and rubbing across and gently squeezing at his ass.

Jin-Woo never even toyed with the possibility of speeding up or fucking her harder. They'd already done hot and heavy; now they were ending with gentle and passionate. Though they still hadn't talked about it he could sense that this would likely be the end of their night, and possibly the last time he would ever be inside of Ju-Hee. He wanted to make it count, and he wanted to make it last as long as possible. He would have made love to her forever if he'd been able, but since that wasn't going to happen he would just have to keep this going for as long as he could.

Eventually he had to give in though. He didn't know how long he'd made love to her on top of everything they'd done leading up to that point, but she felt too good for him to be able to keep this going indefinitely. There was only so many slow, steady, deep thrusts into Lee Ju-Hee's lovely body that he could give before his body demanded release, and he could feel that moment approaching, however much he might have wished to hold it back.

He wouldn't be able to keep from cumming forever, but there was one thing that he could do. Up until now he'd always made sure that when he came, she'd been right there to experience the same level of pleasure with him. He couldn't keep this going forever, but making her cum one more time was something he could do. Just in case the steady back and forth of his cock pushing into her pussy and brushing against her wasn't enough to get her there, he decided to give himself a bit of an aid by reaching one hand between her legs and rubbing at her clit. He was gentle in this rubbing just as in the sex itself, but his touch still did what he'd hoped it would.

Ju-Hee couldn't moan or scream as she had during her earlier orgasms. The only way she would've been able to do that would have been if Jin-Woo had pulled his lips off of hers and freed her mouth from his kisses, and that wasn't something he planned on doing until it was absolutely necessary. He didn't need to hear her cries to know that he'd done his job though. Her eyes fluttered closed only to reopen, and when they did pleasure danced in those lovely light blue orbs. Her whole body tightened around him, from her hands hugging his neck tight to her legs crossing his lower back and squeezing.

All of that told him he'd succeeded, but her already tight pussy squeezing and gripping his cock even tighter during her orgasm was what told his body that its fight was over and it could give in to the pleasure that demanded its release. He moaned into Ju-Hee's mouth as his cock pulsed inside of her one more time. After already cumming inside of her twice, there was no way for this night to end other than by Jin-Woo giving her one final creampie. He'd never cum this many times in a row, and it would not have been the least bit surprising for little to no semen to come out on his fourth orgasm of the night. But it was no mere trickle that came out now. At least part of it could obviously be attributed to his increased strength and stamina, but he liked to think that some of it was his body responding to this call to give Ju-Hee one final thing to remember him by.

He was even more reluctant to pull his cock out of her now, because he knew that once he did, this was over. Once the sex ended he would have to get up, get out of her bed and say goodbye, possibly for forever. Those weren't words that he wanted to say just yet. Even though their time was short, he didn't want it to be over just yet.

She seemed to feel the same way, because she didn't try to move him off of her. She kept her arms around his neck, pulled him down on top of her more fully and kissed him. He wasn't ready to say goodbye, and neither was she.

Goodbyes and departures could wait for at least a little while longer, Jin-Woo decided, as could his daily exercises and everything else that had come with his new status as a player. He shifted his weight slightly on top of her, buried his face against the side of her neck and closed his eyes.