We need more of creep Inho, like he hits on Gihun at a bar or something, just some subtle flirting, then making more physical moves (touching getting close) Gihun’s not in the mood for anything but Inho is a good conversationalist so he stays polite until Inho gets the courage to ask Gihun if he would like to go home with him.
Gihun just laughs awkwardly and gives Inho some excuse but Inho keeps pushing until eventually Gihun just says no, gets annoyed and leaves. Inho isn’t very good at finding relationships since his wife passed and now that he finally feels a genuine interest in someone he’s not going to let Gihun go so easily.
So he runs after Gihun and apologizes for being so clingy and rude and Gihun just sighs and says it’s fine. They develop a kind of companionship just like drinking buddies, during that time though weird things keep happening around Gihun’s house like some of his underwear will go missing for a few days and when he finds them tucked away in the back of a drawer they’re kind of wet? He just brushes it off as like condensation or something .
But yeah Inho’s out here sneaking into Gihun’s apartment laying in Gihun’s bed, sniffing his pillows doing unethical things to Gihun’s underwear, while becoming more annoyed at how Gihun won’t sleep with him.
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!
Inho sometimes just goes drinking by himself. He hasn't been very social since his wife died, and honestly, he doesn't want to be social anyways.
One night, Gihun sits beside him and Inho finds himself attracted to someone else in YEARS. He just stares at Gihun for a bit before trying to flirt (and frankly, doing a bad job of it) Gihun is a bit uncomfortable with it but after they really start talking, he finds Inho interesting enough to talk to, and just ignores his weird flirting.
But Inho then starts getting touchy. He pats Gihun's back, runs his hand down Gihun's shoulder, down to his hand, grips his thigh and Gihun really starts feeling uncomfortable, so he says he needs to go. Inho grabs his hand and asks if maybe he'd like to go back to his place. Gihun says no thank you, but Inho keeps insisting, almost begging and Gihun rips his hand away and storms out of the bar.
Inho is not about to let him go through. So he hastily pays his tab and runs after Gihun, apologizing, saying he's just a little drunk and well...Gihun reminded him of his dead wife and...
And of course, Gihun feels a little bad so he just tells Inho he's not interested in a romantic/sexual relationship at the moment, but they can be friends and Inho is like ok!
But it's not ok.
They go out to drink once a week, and Inho still acts odd, but doesn't really flirt so Gihun feels more comfortable around him. But then he starts noticing odd things. He notices how sometimes, he'll misplace some underwear or shirts for days, or even weeks at a time and then they'll suddenly turn up, shoved deep into his cupboard and they feel...damp? Sometimes...crusty? Like he spilled some liquid on them and never cleaned it up?
Weird, but Gihun just thinks he's losing it or something.
What he doesn't know is that Inho knows EVERYTHING about his routine. He knows when Gihun works, when he leaves his apartment, when he comes back. He knows his sleeping and eating patterns. He knows when to break into Gihun's place so he can roll around on the bed, inhaling his scent, stealing his clothes, masturbating with them.
He even places a tiny camera that faces the bed, so he can watch Gihun sleep and pleasure himself sometimes and thinks that it's only a matter of time before Gihun starts to really like him.
Gihun moves into a new apartment and his landlord seems very kind to him and always stops by to check up on him, going above and beyond it’s almost awkward how often Inho does this. Like it will be late at night during the middle of the week and Inho will stop by to talk to Gihun. But Gihun’s a nice guy and thinks Inho just has a bad sense of social ques so he brushes it off
One day while in the shower though something happens to his shower head and Gihun goes to fix it and accidentally stumbles upon a small camera…
Ohhhh…nice!
Gihun moving into a nice apartment, finally happy to be able to get a nicer place. The neighbors seem nice and even the landlord is nice to him, telling Gihun that if he has any issues he should call Inho.
Occasionally his landlord, Inho, will even drop by his apartment and ask how he’s doing and if he needs anything fixed. Sometimes he’ll even bring Gihun a snack. Gihun finds it all a little odd but maybe he figures that Inho doesn’t really understand social cues? He seems lonely and well…he’s not hurting anybody.
So Gihun continues letting Inho visit, inviting him in and offering tea and food. One time when he gets back from work, he sees Inho leaving his apartment with a tool box. Inho smiles and says there was a leak from the upstairs place and he just wanted to check if everything was fine. Gihun is grateful and offers Inho some tea.
But some weeks later, while taking a shower, Gihun slips in the bathroom and accidentally knocks the shower head off in an effort to not fall. Cursing, he goes to see if he can fix it when he notices a small blinking light. He grants closer to where the shower head was and…sees a camera?
Suddenly scared he jumps out of the shower and debates immediately calling Inho but then he remembers Inho’s constant visits and that time he was in his apartment alone but…surely it can’t be Inho. He’s so nice. So sweet. So…attentive. It can’t be him…right?
