"Let's get inside, Gi-ae. The faster I finish varnishing, the faster we can get to bed." Sangwoo said to you as he grabbed the bags from the car.

"I can help varnish! Let me help! Maybe I'll find my passion." You joked around as you opened the door.

Sangwoo looked around. Something wasn't right. It was... highly suspect.

As he entered the house and went upstairs to his room, Bum appeared.

"Sangwoo..." he began.

"What... were you doing in there? Who told you you could go in there?"

"Ah..." Bum squirmed. He hadn't meant to be in there, but the unexpected visitor left him no choice.

"Do you think this is you-"

"Sangwoo! I'm gonna start varnishing without you!" You called out.

Sangwoo made a face. First, he didn't have a mask for you yet, that was why he was up here. Second, he knew you were going to mess it up. But he still wanted to know why Bum was in his room.

"Ah!" He called out. "Right. Now's not the time for that."

He returned downstairs only to see you with your hair up now. You had on a cute pair of overall shorts, a striped three-quarters shirt and a white bow on your new top knot.

"Mask first, babe. Then, I'll show you how to varnish." As you bent over on your hands and knees, Sangwoo stood on his hands and knees on top of you. He held your hand tightly as he showed you exactly how to varnish like a professional.

Eventually, Bum slowly walked down the stairs and appeared in front of you.

"Ah, yes." Sangwoo didn't look up and set a plan into motion. In the few minutes that he had been helping you varnish, he tried to figure out what was wrong. Then it occurred to him. "An acquaintance told me he stopped by. We've been close for a long time now. He even knows the passcode to the door. We're lucky I already told him I live with my older cousin... He didn't happen to say anything to you, did he?"

"Ah..." Bum stuttered, shocked to hear this. "Well..."

You kept quiet and looked down. This felt... not right. And the best course of action was going to be staying silent.

"He was in the basement, so we never talked..." Bum sputtered out.

Sangwoo froze and moved away from you. Got him.

"...Yeah?" He asked suspiciously. "Did he leave when you told him I wasn't here?"

"...Yes."

"Really? You two aren't... trying to mess with me, are you?"

There's someone in the house. I need to protect Gi-ae. I need to find this scum.

"It's just the three of us in this house, right?"

"...Yes. Just us."

"Alright then... Anyway," Sangwoo stood up and offered you a hand. "This should dry soon. I don't need this buffer anymore, so I'll put it back in the basement."

Sangwoo saw Bum's eyes widen. So that's where he is. That nosy fucking cop.

"What?" Sangwoo asked.

"I'll do it..." Bum gave a pathetic smile.

"Won't it be too heavy for you?"

"I'll do it...!"

"I doubt that... You can't let it touch the floor okay?"

You watched this odd scene play out from a distance. Slowly and quietly you followed. You desperately wanted to see what was going to happen, because you knew it wouldn't be good. And with all of this good news and fun times lately... you'd been missing the blood shed.