By Zephyria The fingers that were touching the marks froze. A hickey. What is that…
“Why, why would I have a hickey! I haven’t kissed anyone…?”
I was so embarrassed that I didn’t even know what I was saying, and I stepped back while covering my neck.
“Mo, maybe a mosquito bit me. I was in the park earlier…? There are a lot of bugs in the park…!”
Thud. My back hit the bathroom door.
The sensation of Sung Se-han sucking on my neck belatedly came back to life.
“Crazy…!”
My face was burning as if it was on fire. It was a moment when all thoughts evaporated and disappeared like smoke.
“Tae-kyung, it’s okay.”
Gun-woo Hyung raised both hands as if to calm me down.
“Se-han forced you, didn’t he?”
What…? I narrowed my eyes at Gun-woo Hyung’s question.
“Gun-woo Hyung, why would you say that? Forced me.”
“You can tell just by looking at it. He bit you without any consideration.”
Gun-woo Hyung, who had come closer, grabbed my body.
“I knew it, Sung Se-han! I knew that guy had ulterior motives for you.”
Gun-woo Hyung’s eyes rolled back as he looked at my neck. It was the first time I had seen Gun-woo Hyung smile so darkly.
“Um, Gun-woo Hyung? Se-han didn’t force me to do anything, and what do you mean by ulterior motives? I hope you’ll be careful because it’s easy to misunderstand if someone hears you…”
“Tae-kyung, you promised me earlier that you would definitely repay me, right?”
Gun-woo Hyung grabbed my hand and smiled broadly. I didn’t know how to react, so I just rolled my eyes.
“Of course. I always feel sorry for Gun-woo Hyung, and I promised to repay you later…”
“Then, Tae-kyung, you must listen to whatever I ask you to do from now on. Got it?”
“Well, if it’s something I can do…”
“Hahaha! Of course, it’s something you can do. Would I ask you to do something unreasonable?”
Gun-woo Hyung laughed and grabbed my shoulder tightly, wondering what was so good.
“Then, Tae-kyung. I’m counting on you.”
I had no choice but to nod because of Gun-woo Hyung, who was looking at me with burning eyes. Gun-woo Hyung laughed again and left the bathroom.
“……”
I just feel like my head has turned white.
“I’m really tired….”
I should probably go back to the dorm and rest today. I felt like I needed to in order to be able to come to my senses tomorrow.
I wanted to sleep soundly without any thoughts, but even after turning off the lights, I couldn’t fall asleep for a long time.
I wondered if I could fall asleep if I focused on Jeong-min’s regular breathing, but the more I listened, the more complicated my head became.
The sound of footsteps walking steadily wouldn’t disappear at all. And that dry tone.
‘What about Lee Tae-kyung.’
‘I should have stopped him from becoming an idol from the start.’
Sung Se-han. What on earth were you thinking?
‘I can’t stand to see Lee Tae-kyung create a team without me.’
You bad bastard.
Then you shouldn’t have left our team.
Do you even know how hard it was for me to watch you debut with another team?
‘Should I cut everything off right now so he can’t do anything….’
What on earth is that supposed to mean. Hah…! My heart felt like it was being squeezed, so I curled up into a ball. My hand went to my neck.
It was beyond my control. The nape of my neck, where Sung Se-han had pressed his lips, burned as if it were on fire. Slurp. Slurp. The wet sound stuck to my ear.
I squeezed my eyes shut, but it was no use. Sung Se-han’s brown eyes, imprinted on my cornea, were looking at me as if licking me.
“Heu…!”
I gripped the sheets so tightly that they creaked. Even though I gritted my teeth, I couldn’t ignore the fact that my core was swollen to the point of pain.
I bent my legs to support my heated body, and cold sweat began to break out.
No way.
I jumped up and sat cross-legged. And with a repentant heart, I started breathing exercises.
I absolutely did not get aroused thinking about Sung Se-han.
It’s just that I’ve been running non-stop, so I’ve accumulated a lot of stress.
It’s just… that I’m having a hard time right now.
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Once I looked back and recognized how difficult my situation was, my mind gradually calmed down.
“Hoo….”
Please, get a grip, Lee Tae-kyung.
The next day, Jeong-min, the youngest member of our team, had to listen to nagging from the stylist Noonas from the morning.
“No, Jeong-min. Is this the time for you to be eating ice cream? Aren’t you ashamed that you’re the chubbiest in our team? Huh?”
“Then what do I do with the one I already bought? Just throw away this delicious thing?”
“The Noonas will eat it for you. Give it here.”
“Ugh! No way!”
The Noonas chased after Jeong-min, who was running away with the Best Berry ice cream tub, and in the chaotic conference room, I was staring at a rolled-up poster.
In fact, I was very anxious right now.
Because Jeong-min, who had no loyalty, had only brought his own Sung Se-han poster, which Best Berry had distributed 100 copies of to each store.
“Tae-kyung Hyung, I can’t give you this!”
Jeong-min, who had his ice cream taken away, quickly grabbed the poster and hid it behind his back.
“This is sold out in stores nationwide. I can’t give it to you, even if you’re my Hyung.”
I chuckled at Jeong-min’s cold words and leaned back in my chair.
“You can have it. What would I do with a Sung Se-han poster.”
“Really? You won’t ask for it later, right?”
Ho-soo, who had gotten a bite of ice cream from the Noonas, sat down next to me.
“But how did you get it, Jeong-min? The fans are going crazy because they can’t get it right now?”
“I was lucky! The line wasn’t long at the store in front of our company.”
“No, what were you going to do if the fans recognized you and stood in line? You’re really brave.”
“I knew that all the fans were Se-han Hyung’s, so I thought they wouldn’t be interested in me. Hee hee!”
Even while listening to Jeong-min and Ho-soo’s chatter, I couldn’t take my eyes off the phone screen. My fingers anxiously kept scrolling down.
Title: How many Sung Se-han fans are there, does 100 copies per store even make sense?
The fans’ protests demanding additional posters were making Best Berry’s official account noisy.
Content: Even if it’s not 1000 copies, you should give us up to 500 copies! The best ice cream brand, Best Berry, is surely considering additional distribution, right? I’m waiting? Should I wait until 2 PM?
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I have 5 bank accounts! I only have money! That’s me talking. I’ll wait until 2 PM!
⌎Ah, hahaha, I’ll wait until 2 PM too, hahaha
I’m telling you now, give me the poster! I’ll wait until 2 PM, hahaha
The ‘I’ll wait until 2 PM’ meme, which had started slowly last time, was already spreading among the fans. It would spread wider and faster afterwards.
Without realizing it, I smiled contentedly until I stopped my finger at a certain point.
The Best Berry poster that you can’t even get now.
Sung Se-han, with his hippie perm, was smiling with a double cone ice cream. Is it because of the hairstyle that I’m seeing this guy’s smile as so refreshing for the first time?
My legs were shaking with anxiety. There was no way Best Berry wouldn’t give out additional posters. The fans want it so much, surely….
“Jeong-min, unfold that for a bit.”
When I pointed to the poster with my hand, Jeong-min gave me a wary look.
“I just want to see the real thing. How good is it that it’s causing such a fuss.”
“The picture came out really well!”
Jeong-min carefully unfolded the poster and spread it out proudly.
“Look at this. Isn’t it totally pretty?”
When the large poster that half covered Jeong-min appeared in front of me, my mouth opened on its own.
Crazy, really.
I can’t believe I can’t have that.
It was as if radiance was emanating from the poster, which was filled with Sung Se-han’s upper body without any blank space. Light can come out of a picture. I was purely impressed.
“Wow…! Sung Se-han Sunbae is really otherworldly beautiful!”
Ho-soo’s exclamation poured out.
“Is it really necessary for a person to be this handsome? No, even if he’s a celebrity, isn’t it a bit too much?”
“If Se-han Hyung was just handsome, I wouldn’t have liked him. Look at the songs he makes. He’s just a genius.”
“The world is really unfair!”
Gun-woo Hyung and Soo-in, who had been quietly working on their laptops, also joined the conversation.
“Ho-soo, you’re handsome enough too. You shouldn’t complain while comparing yourself to Sung Se-han.”
“Gun-woo Hyung is right. You have to think of Sung Se-han Sunbae as a separate race.”
I just turned off my phone and got up from my chair.
“Jeong-min, you’re going to put that up in our room, right?”
“No?”
Jeong-min’s eyes widened as if asking what I was talking about.
“If I put it up, the color will fade and it’ll get dirty. I’m just going to keep it.”
“Um, I guess so.”
Let’s just let Jeong-min keep it for now. I can always make a deal later. Thinking positively made my heart feel lighter.
“Then, today’s snacks….”
“Tae-kyung, do you want to try this on?”
Da-hyun Noona, the stylist Team leader, came to me with a school uniform outfit.
“Huh? This is different from the clothes I wore earlier?”
As I looked at the school uniform with a different design than before, Da-hyun Noona said proudly.
“I thought it would suit you, so I made it separately. Try it on first.”
“Noona! Is Tae-kyung Hyung the only one with a different design?”
“Oh, don’t worry. The details will all be different for each of you.”
I took off the T-shirt I was wearing while listening to Jeong-min’s complaints. Gun-woo Hyung’s sharp gaze was directed at me.
I had covered the reddish marks with a patch, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about, but I couldn’t stop my face from flushing.
“Tae-kyung’s body line is so pretty.”
Da-hyun Noona handed me the school uniform with sparkling eyes.
“His arms and legs are so nicely slender, and his chest is so beautifully shaped? Summer needs to come quickly so we can go shirtless! That’s how we can show this to the fans!”
“No, why would I go shirtless when I don’t even have muscles. How embarrassing….”
When I smiled awkwardly, Da-hyun Noona became serious.
“Muscle men have their own world. Tae-kyung’s level is perfect for our concept, okay? How slim and pretty is he?”
“Noona! What about me? What about me?”
“Jeong-min, you’re pretty too, but you need to lose some cheek fat first.”
“Ugh! How can I lose more here!”
I put on the school uniform and checked myself in the mirror while listening to Jeong-min’s screams. The pockets and patches that gave it a fancy feel were gone, so it looked a bit plain at first glance.
“It’s nice and neat.”
When I turned to Da-hyun Noona, her face was full of smiles.
“As expected, simple things suit Tae-kyung better. His aura takes care of everything. I want to see you in the pants too. Put them on, quickly!”
“No, I’ll go to the next room and put them on.”
“Ho ho! Okay, okay.”
I quickly left the conference room to avoid the Noonas who were treating me like a baby. When I looked around, it seemed like the conference room on the right was empty, so I turned in that direction. At that moment, the door to the next room swung open and someone popped out.
“Oh, sorry….”
I apologized to the person I bumped into first, but then I was surprised. The person glaring at me in front of me was none other than Kim Hyuk-soo.
“Kim Hyuk-soo….”
“It’s good to see you, Lee Tae-kyung.”
Seeing Kim Hyuk-soo grinding his teeth, anger surged. I couldn’t believe that this kind of guy was a member of our team. A piece of trash who used such violence against female students but pretended to be kind to the fans.
“Kim Hyuk-soo, don’t talk to your Sunbae like that.”
“Shut your mouth, you bastard. Don’t you know you’re the reason I got fired from the company?”
I know that the company took the violence Kim Hyuk-soo used against me seriously, and that’s why his trainee contract was terminated.
I honestly had nothing to say.
“That’s good. I don’t think you should become an idol.”
Other than these words.
Gritting. There was a murderous look in Kim Hyuk-soo’s clenched fist.
“Do you think I have nowhere else to go if it’s not here?”
Maybe it was because I heard that he hung out with gangsters, but right now Kim Hyuk-soo didn’t look like anything more than a gangster.
“Yeah. I hope you live properly reflecting on yourself wherever you go.”
I didn’t want to deal with Kim Hyuk-soo anymore. I turned around as is, but I heard a sharp metallic sound, click. A shiver ran down my spine.
“Lee Tae-kyung!”
The moment I was grabbed on the shoulder with a strong force, I quickly tilted my head back. Swish! I swung my elbow at the coldness that brushed my cheek.
“Heut!”
Kim Hyuk-soo, who was hit in the chest, quickly stepped back.
Even while brushing my cheek, I instinctively kept my distance from Kim Hyuk-soo. Ah, damn it. The sharp pain and the wetness flowing on my hand meant that….
Kim Hyuk-soo was pointing a pocket knife at me.
“Serves you right! Lee Tae-kyung, I’m going to ruin that face of yours….”
“Hey! What are you guys doing!”
Manager Doo-hyun Hyung ran over with a panicked face. The sound of footsteps echoing through the hallway finally took the strength out of my shoulders.
“Just you wait, Lee Tae-kyung!”
Kim Hyuk-soo, who had put the knife away, ran in the opposite direction.
“Tae, Tae-kyung!”
Doo-hyun Hyung, who had run up to me, waved his hands and screamed.
“Tae-kyung. Wh, what on earth…!”
I pressed my palm against my cheek and smiled awkwardly.
“Hyung, it’s nothing….”
I tried to smile, but the warm liquid flowing down my wrist made me suddenly scared.
“Tae-kyung Hyung!”
“Tae-kyung!”
The members who had popped out of the conference room screamed first. The commotion made me feel like I was losing my mind.
“Quickly, to the hospital… Tae-kyung! Hurry and get on my back! Let’s go to the emergency room!”
Doo-hyun Hyung picked me up, who was standing there blankly. I did as Hyung told me and hung my body limply.
“We’re going too! We want to go together!”
The members followed Doo-hyun Hyung, who was running down the hallway.
“Tae-kyung Hyungnim!”
Soo-in stuck close to Doo-hyun Hyung and supported my back. The moment I saw Soo-in, who had turned pale, I just closed my eyes.
[Ah, ah. Please be informed that a warning penalty has just been applied!]
I think it’s because my abilities are so lacking that I keep worrying the members.
I’m losing face with my younger siblings, but even so, I was thinking something else.
[Please look forward to more diverse events in the future!]
I’m really glad that Se-han didn’t get hurt, and that it was me.
Maybe I’m the terribly selfish one.
“Gun-woo Hyung! How can there be a law like this!”
Jeong-min shouted so loudly that the hospital room was about to fall apart. It was fortunate that it was a private room.
“It’s all on CCTV, so why aren’t you reporting it? Kim Hyuk-soo, that bastard, did that to Tae-kyung Hyung….”
“Calm down, Jeong-min. I’m frustrated too, but the company made the decision after thinking about various things.”
Gun-woo Hyung and the younger members were having a serious conversation, but I couldn’t concentrate.
That’s because I was busy checking out the ‘Best Berry’ CF video that was released a little while ago.
Sung Se-han with a hippie perm was choosing ice cream at a Best Berry store. The pastel-colored video was honestly so good that it was hard to tell whether it was an ice cream commercial or a Sung Se-han face advertisement.
「Let’s meet at Best Berry.」
「I’ll wait until 2 PM.」
Seeing the guy take a bite of the cone ice cream and smile so refreshingly made me scoff. Seeing him completely hide the crazy look in his eyes that he usually shows and innocently blink, he definitely has the qualities of a con artist. Ah, is con artist too much…?
At that time, Gun-woo Hyung pulled up a chair and sat next to the bed.
“Either way, he’s a minor, so even if we report it….”
“Are you just going to stay still? That bastard almost killed Tae-kyung Hyung!”
“Jeong-min, Jeong-min?”
When I patted the bed, the members all looked at me at once. While I was absorbed in the Sung Se-han video, Jeong-min’s excitement had become excessive.
“Almost killed? Let’s not say such scary things, huh? It was just a slight graze….”
“A slight graze, but so much blood was flowing?”
Oh. Soo-in, who was usually introverted, was looking at me with a terrifying face.
“Kim Hyuk-soo stabbed Tae-kyung Hyung’s face, his face, with a knife….”
“Soo-in, just a minute!”
I didn’t think it would work, so I removed the pillow I was leaning on and sat up straight in bed. The members surrounding me had faces as if the world had ended.
“Sky Blue members, listen carefully to what I have to say. First of all, it was a graze with a knife, so the wound isn’t deep. I didn’t even get stitches. I reject this excessive worry. Got it?”
I deliberately crossed my arms and made a playful smile. It was hard because my cheek was pulling, but I had no choice in order to reassure the members.
“And there’s no need to report Kim Hyuk-soo. With only a few days left until our debut, we absolutely can’t let this scandalous incident cause a stir.”
Everyone had surprised faces at my firm words.
“Sky Blue is pursuing a concept of boyish beauty that sings of bright youth, so how can I face you if my name is linked to Kim Hyuk-soo and damages our image because of me?”
“Tae-kyung, why are you saying that? What did you do wrong?”
“Gun-woo Hyung….”
I felt a slight sense of guilt when I saw Gun-woo Hyung, who was terrified. Ah, kind-hearted Gun-woo Hyung. You’re suffering a lot because of me.
“I can’t tell Gun-woo Hyung everything, but Kim Hyuk-soo is a really bad guy. That’s why I think we were lucky just to have Kim Hyuk-soo removed from the team.”
I felt better and better as I looked at the members’ bewildered faces.
Our team, Sky Blue. All good guys. I don’t know how fortunate we are to not be able to debut as a team with a bastard like Kim Hyuk-soo.
“Gun-woo Hyung, guys. I don’t care about a little scratch on my cheek or anything like that. I’m saying this really honestly without hiding any feelings.”
The members looked at each other and exchanged glances at my energetic statement.
“Just think of it as bad luck. So my heart is light.”
Seeing the atmosphere brighten in an instant, I could tell that my honest feelings, without even a speck of lies, had been conveyed.
“B, but Tae-kyung Hyungnim. You bled so much….”
Soo-in seemed to have been very shocked to see that his neck area was soaked with blood. I don’t think I’ll ever forget the look on his face as he looked at me as if he was about to cry.
49
“Can’t I give you a blood transfusion? I have a lot of blood….”
“What? Puhaha…! Ouch!”
I burst out laughing and covered my left cheek with the gauze. The faces of the surprised members turned into crying faces again because of that.
I waved my hand and reassured the members.
“Anyway… our members. Our debut is really just around the corner, so stop worrying about me now and let’s each be faithful to our respective tasks.”
“But it’ll take two months for Tae-kyung Hyung’s wound to heal completely. We can’t wear a mask, so what do we do?”
Gun-woo Hyung sighed at Jeong-min’s worry.
“There’s no choice but to start activities with a bandage on, as Team leader said.”
“Gun-woo Hyung, don’t worry too much. Everything will be fine.”
I smiled as brightly as possible to give the members confidence.
“We’ve already gone through the worst situation, so now only good things are left.”
Whether it was the tetanus shot or not, I slept soundly for seven hours without a single dream, for the first time in a long while.
When I opened my eyes, it was 2 a.m. There was nothing I could do at that hour.
I turned my head and saw Gun-woo Hyung asleep on the cot.
“Seriously… I told him to go back to the dorm…”
I felt grateful and sorry that Gun-woo Hyung was staying with me. Even so, my hands were busy searching for my phone.
Sung Se-han’s fan signing event must have been held in the afternoon, but I was too out of it to look anything up. As soon as I turned on my phone, a smile spread across my face.
There were five missed calls and two messages from Sung Se-han.
[Why was your phone off?]
[Call me, even if it’s late.]
I got out of bed and quietly went out into the hallway. As I walked to the lounge, I organized the text message I would send to Sung Se-han.
Since I had a wound on my face, it would be difficult to meet Sung Se-han for the time being. So, I needed to pretend that my schedule was packed.
Tap, tap. As I composed the message, I felt a little upset. If I had to wait until the wound healed to see him, it would be hard to see his face until our debut.
“No, come to think of it, I saw him yesterday.”
It’s not like I have to see him every day, but I don’t know why I’m being so dramatic. Annoyed with myself, I quickly finished the text and sent it.
[Se-han, my schedule is so tight now that it’s hard to even talk on the phone.]
[I’ll contact you whenever I have a chance. Sleep well.]
I had so many things I wanted to ask, like whether the fan signing event went well, but it wouldn’t be good if the conversation got too long.
I immediately picked up my vibrating phone and hesitated for a moment.
It would be difficult to talk on the phone right now.
I knew that Sung Se-han would definitely contact me if I sent a message. But did I really have to send a message at this hour?
“Hello…”
I had hesitated, but I couldn’t not answer Sung Se-han’s call.
—Why couldn’t I reach you all day?
Hearing his aggressive tone, it felt like the silence of the early morning was being shattered. I jumped up from the chair and walked to the window, where my face was reflected in the brightly lit glass instead of the night view.
“I told you, I was too busy all day…”
—So you didn’t even have time to check your phone?
A look of embarrassment crossed my face reflected in the window. He’s digging deeper than I expected…?
“Se-han, I’m a little tired. Can’t we talk tomorrow?”
Sung Se-han himself had a tight schedule with only one or two hours of sleep a day. I thought it would be better for him to rest even a little during this time, so my tone came out a bit stiff.
“Let’s just assume we’re both busy for a while, even if we can’t contact each other.”
He chuckled. Sung Se-han laughed.
—I don’t think that’ll work.
The moment I heard his instantly cold, low voice, my heart sank.
‘Why do I have to live the way you want me to?’
It was the first time I realized that Sung Se-han could speak in such a cold tone.
‘I should have stopped him from becoming an idol in the first place.’
It was also the first time I realized that an emotionless voice could be like an awl.
—Tae-kyung, there shouldn’t be a day when I can’t reach you from tomorrow. I was actually angry today too.
“Sung Se-han.”
My chest felt so tight that a suppressed sound escaped.
Always such a selfish brat…!
He never shows me what’s inside him, but he’s a bad bastard who’s only satisfied when he’s manipulating me as he pleases.
“I’m just saying that contact might be infrequent when I’m busy. Why are you being so sensitive? I know your schedule is packed until next week too…”
—I have to see Lee Tae-kyung’s face no matter what.
Huff. It was hard to calm my boiling heart, so I took a few quick breaths.
Just how far does this bastard want to push me around before he’s satisfied?
“Cut it out, Sung Se-han. I clearly said I’m busy for a while.”
—Okay.
I heard the sound of Sung Se-han moving, along with some rustling noises. At that moment, an ominous feeling made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.
—Since Lee Tae-kyung is busy, I’ll have to make a move.
“What? Hey! Sung Se-han, where are you…”
—Come out to the playground in a bit. I should be there in 40 minutes if I step on it.
My head rang, and everything went white.
“Se, Se-han! Sung Se-han! Wait a minute, where are you coming right now? The playground? The playground at our dorm?”
—Just give me about 10 minutes. I’ll just see your face and go back.
“Se-han, please…!”
I was so dizzy that everything was spinning.
It was all my fault for being a moron. If I had just made up an excuse and ended the call, there wouldn’t have been a problem.
Why did I have to provoke this crazy bastard?
“Se-han, isn’t it… too late now?”
I grabbed the window frame and tried to think as rationally as possible.
“Isn’t meeting at 2 a.m. too much? Don’t you think? I’ll go to your company when your schedule is over! Let’s meet then. Okay?”
I had to get through this crisis first, and then worry about what to do later. That’s what I decided, but Sung Se-han would never do as I wanted.
—It’s not okay.
The rustling noise didn’t stop.
—What’s wrong with 2 or 3 a.m.?
There was a large gauze pad on my cheek reflected in the window. If I met Sung Se-han, it would be impossible to hide it.
My lips were parched with anxiety.
“Se-han, I’m not at the dorm right now.”
—…….
After a moment of silence, Sung Se-han’s sarcastic voice returned.
—Where are you?
“Ah, um… Gun-woo Hyung said he had some spring clothes and luggage to bring, so… I stopped by Gun-woo Hyung’s house with the other members to help him. We’re all going to sleep here and go to the company early.”
—Oh, I see.
Even I thought it was a pretty plausible scenario. It seemed like Sung Se-han was easily convinced.
“Yeah. So go to sleep quickly. You need to get enough rest to stay in good condition.”
—Okay.
The call ended abruptly, leaving me standing there blankly for a moment.
“Seriously… I didn’t even do anything wrong…”
I just made a phone call, but my throat felt parched. I got some cold water from the water purifier and drank three glasses in a row before trudging back to the hospital room.
“Oh.”
When I quietly opened the door, Gun-woo Hyung was sitting on the cot.
“Gun-woo Hyung, did I wake you up?”
“No.”
Gun-woo Hyung held up the phone in his hand.
“I woke up because of Se-han’s call.”
Seeing me freeze in front of the bed, Gun-woo Hyung continued calmly.
“Why did you lie to Se-han? It’s not like you have anything to hide.”
“Gun-woo Hyung! Did you tell Se-han everything? That I’m in the hospital right now?”
I rushed over and asked urgently, and Gun-woo Hyung sighed.
“Se-han knew you were lying. Do you think I could fool him?”
“Still, Hyung, you could have just…”
I almost cornered Gun-woo Hyung, who hadn’t done anything wrong, but I barely managed to come to my senses.
“Hyung, so what happened? Is he coming to the hospital now?”
“Do you think he would? I told him I’d be discharged in the morning, so not to worry.”
Huff. I sat down on the bed with a thud and rubbed my face wearily, and Gun-woo Hyung came and sat next to me.
“It’s not like you have anything to hide from Se-han.”
“Yeah, but…”
I didn’t want Sung Se-han to know because it wasn’t just a simple accident, but something involving the Status Window.
It was because of an anxiety that I didn’t want to associate Sung Se-han, who held my life in his hands and tested me, with the Status Window even a little bit.
It was a fear that I couldn’t share with anyone else, and couldn’t ask them to understand.
“Se-han is too busy with his debut week. He doesn’t have time to worry about me…”
“Tae-kyung, how could Se-han not worry about you? Especially when he has such ulterior motives?”
“Ah, Hyung…!”
I let out a hollow laugh thanks to Gun-woo Hyung, who was saying ridiculous things again. Suddenly, Gun-woo Hyung jumped up and found wireless earphones in his jacket.
“Tae-kyung, have you listened to Se-han’s lyrics carefully?”
“Well…”
I listened to Sung Se-han’s songs whenever I had even a few minutes to spare for the past two days. I wanted to listen to his vocals all day long, but I was just sad that I didn’t have the time.
“I’ve memorized almost all of them.”
“Then don’t you get a feeling?”
Gun-woo Hyung, who sat next to me again, asked with a meaningful look.
“A feeling? What feeling?”
“Tae-kyung, Se-han is a bit of a germaphobe, right?”