Melting Point — Chapter 24

I KNOW IT'S FRIDAY BUT WHAT'S WITH THE TRAFFIC? IT'S NOT EVEN RUSH HOUR.

WHAT'S THE POINT OF TAKING A HALF-DAY IF-

ARE YOU STILL SULKING? BECAUSE I DIDN'T TAKE YOU UP ON YOUR DATE IDEAS?

...I'M NOT SULKING.

I'M JUST SORT OF BUMMED, THAT'S ALL. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON Y*UTUBE...

I AM IN MY 20S.

ALL THOSE PLACES ARE SUPER CROWDED.

PEOPLE WOULD MOB YOU IMMEDIATELY. YOU'RE NOT JUST ANY OL' GUY, YOU KNOW.

AMUSEMENT PARKS, FAMOUS RESTAURANTS, AND SHOPPING MALLS? SURE, IF YOU'RE IN YOUR 20S, SILLY.

İ Get İt, You've Never Been On A Date Before

HOW MANY ADS DID YOU SHOOT, ANYWAY? I SWEAR THERE'S A NEW ONE EVERY WEEK.

Fragrance of Power and Passion

I DON'T THINK YOU REALIZE HOW HOT YOU ARE THESE DAYS SINCE YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HANGING OUT WITH OLD MAN EUNSAN.

WHERE ARE WE GOING NOW, THEN?

PHARMACY

SOME PLACE WHERE YOU'LL FLY RIGHT UNDER THE RADAR.

Starry Creek Camping Grounds

I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.

WATCH OUT FOR THE CARS!

THESE FAMILIES ARE BUSY ENOUGH SPENDING TIME TOGETHER. THEY'LL NEVER NOTICE ME.

AND THE SPOT I BOOKED IS AT THE VERY END...EVEN BETTER, HUH?

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU LIKED CAMPING, SUNBAE.

ACTUALLY, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME, TOO.

WHAT?!

I BOUGHT ALL THIS GEAR, BUT I NEVER ACTUALLY USED ANY OF IT.

SPEAKING OF WHICH...

...ARE YOU ANY GOOD AT ASSEMBLING STUFF?

I FINISHED...

PITCHING THE TENT...

YEAH? THANKS, MAN.

I'LL TAKE SPORTS OVER THIS ANY DAY.

I KNOW, RIGHT? I WAS SO SURE I BROUGHT THE INSTRUCTIONS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY COULD'VE GONE...

YOU DID A GREAT JOB USING JUST THE VIDEO, THOUGH.

I COULDN'T MAKE ANYTHING OUT OF THE INSTRUCTIONS. DIDN'T EVEN TRY. I WAS WORRIED I'D BREAK SOMETHING.

WHY'D YOU BUY IT, THEN?

NOT JUST THE TENT, EITHER. THE TABLE AND CHAIRS...THEY'RE ALL BRAND NEW.

DON'T YOU THINK YOU GOT A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY?

I ACTUALLY BOUGHT ALL THIS STUFF BEFORE I GOT DIVORCED.

THE IDEA WAS TO GO CAMPING TOGETHER. WE SPLIT UP BEFORE THAT EVER HAPPENED, THOUGH.

MY WIFE WAS THE ONE WHO WAS GOOD AT THIS KIND OF THING...BUILDING STUFF.

EX-WIFE.

...YEAH, MY EX-WIFE.

TAKE A BREAK. YOU DESERVE IT. I'LL FIRE UP THE GRILL.

?!

HANG ON...

I NEED TO GET MY HANDS ON SOME L3GOS.

...L3GOS?

SO I CAN PRACTICE BUILDING STUFF.

I'LL HOLD YOU TO THAT.

NGH...

DADDY! LOOK, THEY'RE MATING!!

WOW!! THESE DRAGONFLIES ARE SO PRETTY!

SLOW DOWN, WILL YOU...?

AGH...!!

C'MON, LET'S GO TO A HOTEL NOW.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO WANTED TO GO ON A "NORMAL DATE," WEREN'T YOU?

OW!

JUST WAIT A BIT.

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE BEST PART YET.

AHAHA

OOH, IT'S HOT!

NOT TOO CLOSE!

YOU WENT TO GET A BLANKET?

YEAH, IT'S KIND OF CHILLY.

ONCE YOU GO TOMORROW, WHEN DO YOU COME BACK FROM THE ATHLETES' VILLAGE THIS TIME?

COUNTING GROUP TRAINING AND PRACTICE MATCHES...

IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS.

THAT'S NOT TOO BAD, COMPARED TO BEFORE...

YOU'LL COME SUPPORT ME AT THE KHAZANISTAN MATCH, WON'T YOU?

DUDE, ALL THOSE GAMES ARE ON WEEKDAYS.

IT'S NOT THAT EASY TO MAKE IT TO GANGNEUNG ON A WORKDAY.

...ALTHOUGH IF YOU COULD SEND A FEW TICKETS TO OUR OFFICE...

TO INVITE AEROS AS A GROUP, I COULD MAKE IT A BUSINESS TRIP.

ABSOLUTELY. NO PROBLEM.

OH! LOOK!

ACK

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

LOOK UP.

AT WHAT-

THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE BEST STARGAZING SPOTS NEAR SEOUL.

I WAS AFRAID WE WOULDN'T SEE MUCH WITH THE CLOUDS TODAY, BUT LUCKILY THEY CLEARED UP.

I KNOW IT'S NOT THE NORTHERN LIGHTS...BUT THIS IS PRETTY NICE, TOO, ISN'T IT?

...YOU REMEMBERED THAT?

I FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT, TO BE HONEST...

...BUT IT ALL CAME BACK TO ME WHEN I SAW YOU AGAIN.

PLAY SAFELY, OKAY? DON'T GET HURT.

...WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GET MY HOPES UP LIKE THIS?

I MEAN, IT'S SO UNFAIR. ALL YOU DID WAS BRING ME CAMPING IN PLACE OF YOUR EX-WIFE, FOR CHRISSAKE.

WHY, YOU LITTLE...

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO PUT ON THE WHOLE WOUNDED ACT AND DRAGGED ME INTO THIS.

JUST GO HOME IF YOU DON'T LIKE-

NGH...

IF THERE WAS ANYONE WHO DIDN'T BELONG AT THIS CAMPSITE...

...FULL OF THE WARM GLOW OF CAMPFIRES AND THE SOUND OF CAREFREE LAUGHTER, IT WAS US.

NOT FAMILY, NOT FRIENDS, NOR LOVERS...

THERE'S NO NAME FOR OUR RELATIONSHIP, A FACT I CONVENIENTLY IGNORE IN THE NAME OF GOING ALONG WITH MY HOOBAE'S WHIMS.

HAA...I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.

I WANT TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU.

IT'S GOING TO BE THREE WHOLE WEEKS BEFORE I GET TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

HEY, NOT SO LOUD...

I WANT TO FUCK YOU AND SHOOT MY LOAD INSIDE YOU...

NO MORE HANDJOBS. I NEED MORE...

...HOLD ON A SECOND. WHY ARE YOU THE ONE FUCKING ME?

CAN WE DO IT TODAY IF YOU FUCK ME, THEN?

TRUTH BE TOLD...

...I ACTUALLY DO KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO SEND THIS LITTLE PUPPY AWAY.

FORGET ABOUT THE STARS. YOUR EYES JUST LIT UP AS IF IT WERE CHRISTMAS AND YOUR BIRTHDAY ALL ON THE SAME DAY.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT I COULD NEVER BRING MYSELF TO DO IT...NOT THEN, AND NOT NOW, EITHER.

WHEW...

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

HURRY UP AND TAKE THE TENT DOWN.

I'M NOT HAVING SEX HERE LIKE SOME KIND OF PERVERT.