As soon as Rixus saw the gift in the palm of my hand, he lowered his head and bit his lower lip.
It was a small pink packet of candy.
“…Don’t laugh… It was the best I could do.”
Despite my words, he eventually burst out laughing.
With a flushed face, I gently lowered my eyes and issued a warning.
“If you laugh more, I’ll just throw it away.”
“Feed me, yourself.”
His moderately plump red lips were wide open.
“……”
I sat on the bed and carefully removed the candy wrapper.
As the pink wrapper was peeled off, a pretty candy the color of a peach appeared.
When I held the candy out, he bowed his head obediently and ate it.
For a moment, I remembered the boy who once ate his first candy with curious eyes. The candy that even me, who lived without parents in a swamp, ate… He said it was the first time he ate something like that.
When I thought of that time, one side of my heart rang. It felt like I had met that boy again.
He looked at me and whispered in a languid low tone.
“It’s sweet, Candy.”
What I felt at that time was compassion, sympathy, or both?
That was a time when emotions fluctuated greatly inside me.
Similar to Rixus, who said that this sweet taste was imprinted on him and he came to like me, I often felt heartbroken when I thought of that time, thinking of a boy who had nowhere to go and whose life was in constant jeopardy.
So maybe this candy connected us… It was a gift prepared with that in mind.
Like the boy I was heartbroken over, he whispered openly.
“It’s sweet.”
Rixus’ eyelashes lowered and he buried his face in my arms. Without realizing it, I stroked his thick black hair.
‘Like a puppy… A very big puppy.’
He was like a big puppy dog that didn’t know his own size, still thinking he was a baby, being held in his owner’s arms.
I unknowingly felt at ease.
He fell away slowly and naturally held out a glass of champagne, as if trying to help me unwind and make me more comfortable.
“Thanks.”
Before I knew it, it didn’t feel awkward to say thank you to him.
When did we get so close?
“Just one drink. How about it?”
Rixus spoke as if there was a time limit. After that, let’s not hesitate any longer… It felt like he was saying that.
“……Great.”
Just like how golden sand flowed down from an hourglass, our champagne glasses were filled with golden liquid.
The champagne that touched Rixus’ lips fizzled slightly and passed.
As the level of liquid in the glass decreased, I became more nervous. If I finished drinking all of that, I really couldn’t put it off.
It was the end.
Whether he knew my heart or not… Rixus’ low pitched voice rang out.
“Champagne originated in Aktoum. People called it ‘the drink of the devil’.”
“A drink with the devil…?”
How could a devil dwell in alcohol?
“Why was it called that?”
I asked him with a curious gaze.
Rixus gazed at me languidly through the golden champagne glass and said,
“In regions where the temperature is low, wine aging stops in winter, but when spring comes and the temperature rises, bubbles in the wine boil and the barrel explodes. They didn’t know the cause of the explosion at that time.”
“That…”
“That’s why everyone was afraid. Calling it the devil’s drink.”
I was quite focused on his story.
“But one day a courageous man drank the bubbly fizzling devil’s drink.”
Champagne tasted too good to be the devil’s drink. I took a sip and waited for the story to continue.
“That’s when it was discovered. This wonderful, flavorful champagne.”
“It’s amazing.”
“Finally, the stigma has been lifted.”
His wrist gently rolled the golden light.
A sweet and stimulanting scent spread out and crushed at the tip of the tongue.
“Now everyone loves this champagne.”
Rixus’ eyes were on me before I knew it.
“You’re like this champagne. You too.”
Suddenly, a long finger brushed the skin of my calf. Then, he gently massaged the tense muscles to relieve my tension.
“You’re notorious right now, but someday, everyone will know.”
Suddenly, the candy crumbled between his white teeth.
The sound sharply scratched my nerves.
His eyes that were calmly looking at me felt quite tenacious.
“Your true value.”
Sticking out his wet tongue, Rixus sweetly licked the candy powder from his lower lip.
And all of a sudden, while I fell in love with his story…
“Did you drink it all?”
A voice as low and cold as the morning air settled in my ear.
“!”
When I found my glass empty, I was startled and dropped it.
A sharp bursting sound was heard as the glass shattered.
“Ah!”
Rixus grabbed my ankle with a big hand and brought it back.
I thought my vision shook for a second, but then his thick arms rubbed against my back and laid me down in an instant.
Rixus’ eyes that looked down at me, who was locked, were cooler than ever.
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Gradually, those eyes darkened with the color of desire.
Thump, thump. My pulse began to beat mercilessly on the bare skin that it touched.
“……”
I stopped breathing.
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