Day Two. 7:32 AM.
Sunlight trickled through the dusty blinds as birds chirped innocently outside. But inside the apartment?
Chaos was already brewing.
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Scene 1: The Toilet Seat Fiasco
Soo-Min stood at the bathroom doorway, eyes wide, fists clenched, like she just discovered her favorite idol dating someone.
"MIN-JAE!!!"
He burst out of his room, half-asleep, one sock on, hair resembling a fried noodle.
"What?! Did the cat explode?!"
She pointed dramatically. "You LEFT. THE TOILET SEAT. UP."
He blinked. "...Oh. That. I was going to go back and—"
"I SAT DOWN AND FELL IN. I TOOK A DIP IN HELL."
Min-Jae tried not to laugh. Failed.
"You took a butt bath. In spiritual water."
"I nearly dislocated my pride."
They started arguing like lawyers.
"Look, statistically, the seat was up only 30% of the time!"
"That's not how justice works!"
They ended up drafting a toilet treaty with the following clauses:
Seat shall be lowered after every use.
Any violation will be fined in ramen packets.
The cat, Bokki, is exempt from all bathroom laws.
They signed it with angry doodles of each other.
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Scene 2: The Laundry Disaster
11:03 AM.
Min-Jae returned from the laundromat with a plastic basket. He was humming happily. Until...
"WHERE. ARE. MY. UNDERWEAR."
Soo-Min was standing in the kitchen, holding a sock like a murder weapon.
Min-Jae blinked. "I don't know! Are you sure you brought them?"
"They were pink with cute strawberries! And my name was stitched in! Who steals that?!"
"A fruit-loving thief with a vengeance?"
They searched every corner.
Under the couch.
In the fridge.
In Bokki's litter box. (Regrets.)
Eventually, they found the missing underwear… on the balcony.
Bokki had dragged them there and made a nest.
Min-Jae: "Your dignity is now cat bedding."
Soo-Min: "You're next."
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Scene 3: Grocery Gladiators
2:15 PM.
They decided to go grocery shopping together. A mistake.
In the store, Soo-Min tossed fancy organic rice into the cart.
Min-Jae threw in five packs of spicy ramen.
She grabbed tofu.
He dropped in chocolate milk.
"We have different priorities," he said.
"You have a stomach of a broke college raccoon."
They argued over cereal brands so loudly that a child nearby cried.
Eventually, they compromised: one basket for her food, one for his.
At checkout, the cashier asked:
"Are you two… married?"
Min-Jae: "No."
Soo-Min: "Please, God, no."
Cashier: "Aww. You fight like a couple."
Min-Jae: "We fight like siblings. From a drama."
Soo-Min: "A violent drama. With terrible ratings."
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Scene 4: Cooking Showdown
6:45 PM.
They decided to have a cook-off.
Rules: 20 minutes.
Each prepares one dish.
Loser does dishes for a week.
Min-Jae made kimchi fried rice with an unhealthy amount of cheese.
Soo-Min made spicy tofu stew with seaweed hearts.
Bokki taste-tested both. Then vomited in the corner.
"A tie?" Soo-Min asked.
"A tie," he agreed.
They both cleaned the kitchen in silent rage.
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Scene 5: 10 PM Confessions
Late at night, they sat on the couch again. Bokki was curled on top of their pillow wall.
Min-Jae sipped tea.
"You're loud. And dramatic."
Soo-Min replied, "You're lazy. And smell like stress."
They nodded in agreement.
"But," he said, "this apartment feels less like prison now."
She grinned. "Yeah. Like a chaotic sitcom."
They didn't realize it then, but something had changed.
Less yelling.
More laughter.
Still dumb arguments—but with a smile.
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End of Chapter 3