With the Wet Words of Salvation

Just as no one can refuse the arrival of spring, which comes in accordance with the laws of nature, she was no exception.

Like a tender sprout, she grew strong, nourished by the glances and words he tossed her way.

Seo Eun-gi never realized she was nothing more than a tool to keep Jang Dae-gwon alive.

As a living talisman, a vessel meant to absorb misfortune, she had a role to fulfill.

“Shouldn’t you at least realize what you’re letting slip everywhere?”

“…Do you really have to put it like that?”

“What other refined way is there to say you’re spilling things all over?”

“I didn’t mean to.”

“That makes it worse. It means you’re cheap without even knowing it.”

She could not forget that she was a piece meant to be discarded once she had served her purpose.

***

He despised ambiguity, yet whenever he faced Seo Eun-gi, everything became blurred.

‘I like you.’

When she said she “liked” something, it was probably no different than saying she liked her mom, her dad, or cake.

Even so, just those words were enough to dull the boundaries he had drawn and break apart the lines he had set.

When she was near, he felt content; when she was gone, the absence felt awkward. He wanted to hear those few syllables from her lips again.

“…Amusing.”

He gave a hollow laugh at the ridiculous thought. Only then did he realize he had been replaying that fleeting moment in his mind.

Seo Eun-gi, of all people? How pathetic.

Background/Genre: #Modern #ArrangedMarriage #LustBeforeLove

Tags: Modern, First Love, Age-Gap Couple, Lust Before Love, Possessive/Obsessive/Jealous, Love-Hate, Competent Male Lead, Chaebol Male Lead, Obsessive Male Lead, Toxic Male Lead, Regretful Male Lead, Passionate Male Lead, Cold Male Lead, Indifferent Male Lead, Arrogant Male Lead, One-Sided Love Heroine, virg*n Heroine, Naïve Heroine, Wounded Heroine, Melodrama

Male Lead — Jang Dae-gwon: A man plagued by pain like a curse. The young wife his grandmother forced on him was an irritation at first… until she began to unsettle his heart as well. He could easily ignore her, but whenever she wasn’t in front of him, irritation and unease gnawed at him.

Female Lead — Seo Eun-gi: A woman turned into a living talisman, fated to bear misfortune. One day she was worrying about her college entrance math exam, and the next she found herself married off—only to meet the man who would claim all of her firsts.

When to Read: When you’re craving a story where, no matter how twisted the path, the two ultimately end up saving each other.

Memorable Quote: “Should I just break her ankle…?”