***
wavedatKwonJunhyeokwhenhearrivedonset.
“t’sreallybeenalongti!”
“Yeah...ithas....”
Smilingshyly,KwonJunhyeokwasdressedinaneatsky-blueshirtpairedwithnavysuitpants.
WehadinvitedhimforacaoinDongdaemunRomance.hatwasthankstoanYeoreum’sshalesslittlesocial-climbercalculatorquicklyreachingaconclusion.
‘fKwonJunhyeokcos,peoplewholikedtheMyeongRyeongcouplewillprobablyremberthemagain....’
UnabletoforgetthesweetimpactofthecaothatseniorJiaebeomhadpracticallyspoon-fedduringUnfairrade,askedKwonJunhyeoktoplayarolethatwouldbrieflypassthroughDongdaemunRomancelikeanextra.
KwonJunhyeokagreedimdiatelywithoutevenhesitating.
“You’veimprovedalotatacting.”
“Aaaah.oway.”
AfterthesuccessofStrangeales,scriptsfloodedintoKwonJunhyeok’sagencylikeatidalwave.
‘Justfromwhatheard,therewereoverten.’
Firstlovesinyouthcampusdramas,sociopathicvillainsinthrillers,andespeciallyoccultprojectsinspiredbyStrangealesallsenthimlovecallsatleastonceeach.xorcists,demon-banishingpriests.
utofallofthem,theoneKwonJunhyeokchosewasafull-fledgedofficedramawhereheplayedarookieemployeeonamajorcorporation’sPRteam.
venhisclumsy,inexperiencedpartswerebroughttolifewiththefreshcharmuniquetoanewcor,andthankstothat,hesuccessfullyscoredtwoconsecutivehits.
“hanksforcomingeventhoughyou’rebusy.”
“fYeoreumcalls,havetoco.”
esitatingforamont,KwonJunhyeokrevealedhissoftheartagain.
“hat’sarelief....”
“Whatis?”
“hesetrightnowlooksreallynice...sniff...andyouseemlikeyou’redoingwell....BackduringStrangealeswegothurtalltheti...andwewerealwaysrunningaround...andbecausewefildinthemountainswekeptgettingbittenbybugs....”
“Whyareyoucryingagain?ncetipasses,itallbecosmories.”
“’mnotsoonewhocriesalltheti.Sniff....”
Whatareyoutalkingabout?Youcriedconstantly.Butasaproperactingseniornow,coveredformyjunior’sflaws.
“Still,wasn’tthattireallyfun?”
“...Really?”
“Sotisthinkaboutit.”
Cotothinkofit,backthenwereallyhadrunaroundmountainswhilefilming.hefilmingenvironntreallyhadimprovedalot.verythingsuddenlyfeltnewagain.
herewasatiwhenoutdoorshootsfeltendlesslystrangeandawkward,butnowevenoverseasschedulesfeltnatural.
Andiftherewasonethingthathadchangedthemost—
“Junhyeok’shere?”
“Directooor...huuuhk....”
WhenthelightingdirectorwhohadalsoworkedwithusonStrangealesapproachedKwonJunhyeok,tearsofjoywereaddedontop.ereallywasstillsuchacrybaby.
‘tans’mnolongerdesperatetokeeppeoplearoundasconnections.’
BecauseofDoyeoul,hadalwaysbeenafraidarolemightdisappear.Afraid’dgetpushedaside.Afraidsothingwouldbestolenfrom.Sohadwantedimpressivepeoplearoundnomatterwhat.
Atsopoint,thatfeelinghadgrownlighter.
‘Because’vegrownalotnow.’
nolongerhadtorelyonpeoplearoundjusttomaintainmyplace.
Atsopoint,thatcertaintysettlednaturallyinside.wasn’ttherookieanYeoreumfromdebutdaysanymore,tremblinginfearandanxiety.
Peoplenaturallygatheredaroundnow.
helightingdirectorwhohadbeenwithsinceParChei,KwonJunhyeokwhoagreedtocaooutofloyaltytoStrangeales,andSeoden,whohadoncebeenmypartneronMusicandwasnowmypartnerinthesadrama.
hesetfeltlikemyentireworld.anYeoreum’sworld.
“kay,standtheretogetherfornow.Wow,thatcompositionlooksgood.Bringoverareflectorhere.”
Butmyshalesslittlesocial-climbercalculatorstillworkedperfectly.quicklygrabbedKwonJunhyeokandturnedhimaround.
“Mr.KwonJunhyeok,let’suseyourbackviewalittletoo,okay?t’dbeawastetoonlyuseyourprofile.Startwithyourbackturnedandthenslightlyturnaround.Yep.”
Sincehecaallthewayhere,hadtousehimproperly.carefullycheckedthetwo-shotofKwonJunhyeokandcapturedonscreen.
‘veryone,rember.’
heemotionfromthefinalepisodeofStrangeales.
opefullyit’llgoviralagainwithSeoryeongandMyungdolookinglikereincarnations.
Justthinkingaboutthebuzzmadegrinbrightly.
***
“Doesn’tthisfeelkindaweird?Right?”
Watchingthetwofilming,SeodenhuggedBeopsuntightly.
“Beopbeop.”
“Anyonewatchingwouldthinkthatguyoverthereisthemalelead.knowhyungcriesalltheti,buttodayheshouldreallyholditin.”
“Beop.”
“Andthelightingdirectortoo,seriously.Don’tyoufeellikehe’spayingmoreattentiontothereflectorangleovertherethanto,Beopsun?”
Seodenwasoriginallythetypewhobelievedgoodthingswerejustgoodthings.Withtwooldersistersturningintoseven,therewasnowayhispersonalitywouldn’tbecoeasygoing.
esworetoheavenandeverything.enormallywasn’tlikethis.WhichantthiswasdefinitelyJunhyeokhyung’sfault.
venifhelookedlikethis,hewasactuallysoonewithexcellentself-awareness.SeodenstaredatKwonJunhyeokwithfloundereyes.
“Andyoutoo,Beopsun.Whenyoufirstt,yousaid‘beopbeopbeop’threetis,butwhataboutwhenJunhyeokhyungcaearlier?”
“Beop?”
“Didn’tyouonlydoittwice?Fromnowon,whodoyouthinkyou’llseelongeronset,orJunhyeokhyung?”
“...Beopbeopbeop!”
“ood.Since’mnotthatpetty,’llletitslideonce.Butseriously,whyaretheyusingmorereflectorsthantheydofor?”
hescenecurrentlybeingfildwasamPyeonghwaetingdesignerJayafterbeinginvitedbyansung,thefamousrivalcompanyof&.
AndthesceneofJeonSegyeandBeopsunwatchingamPyeonghwa.
ncethetakeswitchedtoJeonSegye’sperspectivewatchingthetwoofthem,thelightingbecaevenmoredelicatethanbefore.
herewasareasonthosetwohadoncesweptKoreaastheMyeongRyeongcouple.heygenuinelymatchedeachotherperfectly.
SeodenfeltasharpacheintheheartholdingBeopsun....
“Beopbeopbeop.”
“Youwerescratchingwithyourpaw.owonderithurt.”
Butsothingwasstrange.venwhenBeopsunstoppedscratchinghischestwithhispaw,itstillkeptstinging.
riginally,Seodenhadbeenbetweenthosetwopeople.ewasclosewithKwonJunhyeokandclosewithanYeoreumtoo.ewasbasicallytheirintersection.
Butnow,itfeltlikeaworldbelongingonlytothetwoofthemwasunfoldingwithoutSeodeninit.
ottheJeonhwacouple,buttheMyeongRyeongcouple.
anYeoreum’ssideprofileasshelookedupatKwonJunhyeokseedsofterthanusualtoday.Cotothinkofit,comparedtothewayshelookedathim,thegazeshegaveSeodenfeltsohow...sohow....
“den!”
anYeoreumturnedherheadtowardhim,andtheireyest.Smilingbrightly,shebeckonedhimover.
“Conow.”
“...Yeees....”
Seodenimdiatelytriedsteppingintothefraathercall.Reliefspreadthroughhimattherealizationthatshehadn’tforgottenhimafterall—
“o,don’tcoto.veeerthere.You’resupposedtostandbehindthatpillar.”
“uessheforgot.e’ssupposedtohidebehindthatpillarsohecan’tbeseen.”
“xactly.Youneedtogofartherback.”
“den-ah.urryoverthere.”
ButanYeoreumwavedhimoffintoacorner.AndKwonJunhyeok,standingrightbesideher,didtoo.
Draggedbehindthepillarbyastaffmber,Seoden’slipstrembled.
“h,thatexpression’sgood.xactlythat.”
ByeonJuhwaexclaidinadmirationwhileadjustingtheangle.
“Beopsun.et’sdovibrationmode.Shakeshake,okay?”
“rrrr....”
“ood,good.rulyageniusdog.”
Seoden’scheststillstungwhereBeopsunhadscratchedhiarlier.ecouldn’tevenheartheactioncueanymore.hefactthathewashidingbehindapillarwatchingthetwoofthemsimplymadenosense.
Wasn’thesupposedtobestandingovertherebesidethem?hiscouldn’tbehappening.
hetwowhisperedsothingtoeachotherthathecouldn’thearbeforelaughing.hewayJaylookedatamPyeonghwacarriedasenseofhelplessfondness...ha...seriously,thiswasridiculous....
“kay!ey,wemightnotevenneedtoshootmorethanthis?”
“Really?”
“Wow.denmust’vedonereallywell.”
hetwocompletelyleftSeodenstandingbehindthepillarandwalkedovertoDirectorByeontomonitorthefootage.
ecouldn’tunderstandwhytheyweresmilingsomuchwhilelookingatthescreen.Seoden’seyeskeptturningintofloundereyesagain.
“ood,thenlet’smovestraightintoden’sclose-up...wait,what?e’sstillholdingontotheemotion?ice!hat’sit!”
***
DirectorByeonfinallypreparedfortheendingsceneofpisode8.oday’sfilmingwasgoingunbelievablysmoothly.
“sn’tdenseriouslyonfiretoday?”
“e’sbasicallyJeonSegyehimself.”
“Whoeverarrangedtoday’sfilmingscheduleseriouslydeservespraise.”
hestaffmberswerecheerfultoo.otonlyhadthegeniusdogBeopsunworkedwonders,butKwonJunhyeok’scaoperfectlyrevivednostalgiafortheMyeongRyeongcouplewhileshowingoffincrediblechemistrywithanYeoreum.
Morethananything,Seoden’semotionalimrsionstoodout.
“hedayweshootthekisssceneandhisconditionisthisgood!”
odaywasthedaytheyhadtofilmtheendingsceneofpisode8,themontwherenewemotionstrulybeganbloomingbetweenthetwocharacters.
Arainyday.wopeopletrappedinsideawarehouse.
Shiveringinthecoldwithoutevenheating,theyshareJeonSegye’scoatandcontinuetalking.
Carefullyrevealingeachother’swounds.heiremptiness.Andlove.
hescenewheretheireyesetandtheirlipsslowlyoverlapwasDongdaemunRomance’sdecisivefinishingblowthatcouldwithstandthefiercechasefromtheotherthreecompetingproductions.
“hisisyourfirstrealkissscene,right,den?heearlieronewasjustanaccidentalbump,butthisisyourfirstofficialone.”
“uessso.”
“Youwerereallyimrsedtoday,soifyoujustkeepcarryingthatemotionforward,thinkwe’llgetsothingamazing.”
Kisssceneswereevenharderthancryingscenes.
Becausetheyinvolvedtwopeopletogether.
hecararightinfrontofthem,thestaff’sgazes,thelightsandreflectors.
Allofthosethingsinterruptedemotionalimrsion,andontopofthattheyhadtocarefullypayattentiontothingsliketheangleoftheirheadsandtheplacentoftheirhands.
“You’lldowell.”
ButremberingSeodenfroarlier,DirectorByeonsmiled.
Becauseatsopoint,hehadalreadybecoJeonSegye,themanwhohadfallenforamPyeonghwa.
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