[Quest Initiated: Host is to guide Esper Lee Taehyun to sanity, failure to do so will result in a penalty]
'Hell no'
Taehyun's grip tightened around my waist.
"Did I stutter?"
My brain blue-screened
"N-no"
His mismatched eyes narrowed
"Then do your job"
"W-wait..." I shoved weakly against his chest.
Huge mistake.
He pulled me closer.
"Guide"
His voice dropped into a dangerous whisper
"I'm reaching my limit"
[One minute left host]
'There's a countdown?'
[Forty-Five seconds left]
'WHY IS THERE A COUNTDOWN?!'
[Esper Lee Taehyun's mental stability is critically low, immediate guiding recommended]
The lights overhead flickered
[WARNING! ESPER CONDITION DETERIORATING!]
'Fuck! Think, Hanseong, think!'
In the manhwa… guides stabilized espers through physical contact.
Usually hands.
Sometimes—
'Nope, I can't. I won't'
[TWENTY SECONDS LEFT HOST]
The windows splintered.
Taehyun's breathing roughened.
'Oh fuck it'
I grabbed his collar and slammed my lips against his.
The moment our lips met, a violent wave of static energy shot through my entire body. Taehyun stiffened as my warm, guiding energy clashed with his chaotic burning aura.
The shattering windows stopped cracking and the pressure in the room vanished.
He greedily deepened the kiss, his nails digging slightly into my hips, his hand locking to the back of my neck keeping me there.
[DING!]
[Quest complete! Esper Taehyun's mental stability has returned to safe levels, penalty averted.]
The second the blue screen flashed, I forcefully shoved Taehyun back and broke the kiss.
"There" I gasped for air, staring at the national disaster he made of my apartment. "You're guided, now get out"
He didn't move
"Do it again"
"What?"
"You heard me"
[Nah, I'm sitting this one out]
'Fuck you'
I crossed my arms "I think I made it very clear that you should leave Taehyun-ssi"
He stepped closer. His tall frame towered over me.
"I won't repeat myself"
The sheer weight of his presence made me want to bolt back to the bathroom and lock the door, but if I cave in now, I'd be a doomed stalker forever.
"Then don't"
His eyes narrowed. His mismatched eyes stared at me like I had just lost the last remaining marble in my skull.
Wait...
[Correction, host is currently in Esper Lee Taehyun's residence]
'YOU COULD'VE LED WITH THAT! YOU USELESS PIECE OF JUNK!'
[My bad]
I slowly let my hands fall to my sides.
I looked past Taehyun's broad shoulders at the sleek million dollar penthouse interior, theshattered floor-to-ceiling glass windows overlooking the entire capital.
Right. It was mandatory for Espers to live with their guides.
Taehyun tilted his head slowly, a small amused smirk played on his lips.
"Your apartment?"