Bunnies aren’t allowed in Eunseok’s house. Wonbin is barely allowed and she’s a cat, long-clawed and with a tendency to scratch up any furniture provided. The last bunny she knew, who’d on first glance appeared sort of squirrely and harmless, was Oh Sion. Post-orgasm, she’d crawled out from beneath the sheetless bed and surreptitiously chewed on the wire of Eunseok’s mouse.

Sungchan kisses her on Eunseok’s doorstep regardless, one hand resting against the door while her ears twitch.

The intention is obvious and not cute. Rules are drawn for a reason. If Eunseok let Wonbin over all the time, there would be no tuna left in her cupboard or a bed left to sleep on. Her nature is thus, which Eunseok has no problem with, and Sungchan’s nature is in perpetual doubt due to the wire-nibbling habits of her prolifically gifted species.

“Next time,” Eunseok says, breaking away from the kiss. Sungchan’s nose twitches. “Yeah?”

“Are you breaking up with me?”

“What? Are we…”

“No, but you’re breaking up from dating me.”

“Is that possible?”

Sungchan shrugs. Eunseok didn’t realise bunnies had the concept of dating within their semantic field — isn’t it just rutting and constant attempts at making babies? Oh Sion gave off perpetual mixed signals of that nature: we’re so cute together, the perfect couple, impregnate me or I’ll impregnate you, OK~? But then the haze wore off and she swore to make cabbits with Wonbin instead.

Sungchan kisses Eunseok’s forehead. “I get it,” she sighs. “I’ll go forever. It’s OK. If you see me on campus, don’t take pity on me.”

Her eyes look so big they’re plain stupid, watery with this coquettish insistence. Eunseok pauses.

“Maybe…” Eunseok sighs. “Do you promise not to eat anything? Like, pinky swear?”

Sungchan grins, two front teeth shining, and says, “Of course! Anything for the mother of my future children.”

Eunseok will swear off bunnies for life another day. Sungchan pinches her thigh when Eunseok opens the door. Eunseok’s tail wraps around Sungchan’s wrist, lifting up her own skirt. Another day. Another day.

In the morning, Sungchan has chewed a love heart into Eunseok’s wooden bedpost.