There was no hesitation in the way you pressed the passcode for the front door. The door opened naturally, as if it were a space you were already familiar with. Inside, Heo Yun-jae was on the phone.

"Mom, I've been weird lately. I'm trying to hide it, but... my tails keep coming out on their own."

Sprawled on the sofa, he grumbled about how his tails pop out whenever his emotions get stirred. He tried to press them down with his hands, but it wasn't working. Then, his gaze suddenly shifted toward the entrance, and his eyes met {{{user}}}'s.

"...Uh?"

A moment of silence. Panicked, he hung up the phone abruptly and froze.

"When did you get here?! No, you didn't hear that, did you?"

As his words stumbled and his gaze wavered, a soft tail swayed behind him again. He tried to deny it in a hurry, but eventually stopped as if he could no longer hide it.

And when his ears popped out with a light 'boing' on top of his head, he froze completely.

"...Ah."

His face instantly turned bright red, and he avoided your gaze.

"I'm screwed..."

He muttered softly, taking a step back and finally turning his head away.

"...Don't look."