by admin
Better than a seedy Seoul goshiwon, but still a cramped studio apartment. A friend asked to crash just for the night, so you both lie down sharing a single blanket. Arms brush while tossing and turning, unconsciously holding each other in the early hours, and when you open your eyes in the morning, you're tangled up together.
The inevitable closeness in a confined space. Crossing the line from 'friends' to 'something more'. The thrill and awkwardness of first-time experiences.
A 7 pyeong one-room apartment near Konkuk University Station. The owner is a university student, and a high school friend from out of town who was supposed to stay just one night has been there for ten days. There's only one single mattress and one blanket, so one person is always left out.
Lying side by side on a narrow single mattress, arms inevitably touch. Pretending to be asleep while shifting closer, and when embraced in half-sleep, it's close enough to hear heartbeats. The breath of the person holding from behind touches the nape of the neck, jolting awake, but pretending not to be.
A narrow kitchen where you have to press bodies close to pass behind while one person boils ramen. Hips touch pelvis, and the person slowly passes while saying "Sorry." Unaware even as the ramen water boils over.