He slept in lazily after a long while.
This is the taste of a hiatus period… Do Yeonjae, who’d been lounging around stuck to his bed, turned his gaze when he heard a knock knock sound.
“Yes.”
Perhaps because he hadn’t spoken a word since waking up, a slightly hoarse low voice flowed out. Soon after came the click of the door opening. The person who entered the room was Hayun.
“Yeonjae… oh, did you just wake up?”
“I’ve been awake for a bit.”
“……”
Hayun looked at Yeonjae’s face, still not fully rid of drowsiness. Languid eyes half-closed and an indifferent expression close to expressionless. Disheveled hair and a slightly wrinkled white t-shirt. Yeonjae tended to shake people’s hearts the most when he had this kind of natural atmosphere.
Just like how Hayun had momentarily lost his words, captivated by him now.
“Hyung, what time is it?”
“…Ah.”
Hayun belatedly came to his senses and answered.
“It’s around 2 o’clock. There was a lot of chicken breast in the freezer so I’m making fried rice… Are you hungry?”
“Wow, now that you mention it I am hungry. Sounds delicious.”
Yeonjae, who’d been yawning limply against the pillow, grinned. At that, Hayun hurriedly turned his gaze away to hide his reddened cheeks.
“R-really? Good thing I’m making a lot…”
“I’ll be right out.”
“You can come out slowly… It’ll still take a while.”
“Okay.”
After Hayun left, Yeonjae checked the time on his phone and was a bit surprised. Mmm… it really is past 2 o’clock. It’s been a while since I slept in this late.
Did I catch Kwon Isoo’s oversleeping habit?
“Ah, right. I need to send the lyrics.”
Thinking of Kwon Isoo automatically reminded him that he needed to send lyrics to him. Nngh… Do Yeonjae rubbed his scrunched eyes a few times then opened the notes app.
What should I send?
After agonizing over several candidates, he copied the two lines he’d chosen and accessed the chat app. Passing over all the messages that had arrived while he slept, when he entered the chat room with Kwon Isoo, he saw the message “Don’t live like that.”
What exactly does he mean by don’t live like that… He still didn’t know the answer, but for now he sent what he’d copied to Kwon Isoo. Showing his creative work to someone was something that made his heart pound no matter how many times he did it.
“……”
He stared quietly at the chat room for about 10 seconds, but there was no sign of it being read.
According to Moon Sunwoo, they’re making a comeback in early August, so he must be busy deciding on this and that and having meetings. Yesterday too, the reply to the message he sent in the morning came around lunch.
‘No, he might have just woken up then.’
Anyway when he did reply, he must have had free time since he came rapid-fire with his irritation.
Exiting the chat room, Do Yeonjae entered Bubble, a communication app with fans. At first he was just going to greet RayIts, but thinking about it, since <My Favorite! Chemistry> Episode 0 would be released in about four hours, it seemed fun to drop a slight spoiler.
It’s a surprise release but… it should be okay if I talk in circles so they don’t notice, right?
First I should greet them.
@@@ Hello
It’s past lunch, did you eat?
When you send ‘@@@’ on artist Bubble, it appears to fans converted to the nickname each person has set. As soon as he sent the message, many fans’ replies arrived rapidly.
Jiming
Yeonjaeee ㅠ That fucking asshole Manager Kim is making me work right after eating shit…. I want to beat him up
Nana😊
Ooong I ate risotto! What did you eat Yeonjae?!
Dayeoni
Hehe it’s Yeonjae hehe,, I was about to get food coma but thanks to Yeonjae it completely flew away💗💗
Stella
YES!!
Doongie
I can’t eat because I have to attend a lecture ㅠ_ㅠ
Hyeonju
I’m curious about Yeonjae’s lunch menu hehe Please recommend a menu~~
After quietly watching the responses from fans who skillfully avoided Bubble’s forbidden words, which was famous for banning all sorts of words, he typed a reply.
[I haven’t eaten yet but Yuni hyung is making chicken breast fried rice for me.]
He pressed the send button but it didn’t go through, saying it contained inappropriate words. Huh? What on earth. Yeonjae, who’d been narrowing his brow, soon opened his mouth.
“Ah… breast.”
So breast isn’t allowed either… Banning it like this seems more embarrassing. Yeonjae, who’d been scratching his eyebrow awkwardly, slightly modified the word and sent the chat again.
I haven’t eaten yet but Yuni hyung is making chicken brëast fried rice for me.
Jini
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋAh Yeonjae ㅠ
Juyeon🖤
Forbidden words are FUCKING funny
Subinie
I’m genuinely curious what the Bubble admin fucking bastard thinks about in daily life;
DdoHam
Yuni hyung is making you food?? hehe
Seoa
Right, Yeonjae should eat healthy too. I’m also entering middle school now so I’m going to work hard eating all my school lunch without leaving any.
“……”
So Seoa is 14 years old now, right? Yeonjae, who’d read the same message several times, let out a hollow laugh at the corner of his mouth. Already so mature.
Actually I don’t have a schedule today so I was lounging in bed
Jiwoo
Bed? hehe
Noonaa~
ㅋㅋ Yeonjae doesn’t know women are scary and is too careless
Yeoni
Huk please just one selfie please please.. please give me.. I’m seriously begging like this because my life is so hard right now Yeonjae
Uwoong
Open camera app > Switch to selfie mode > Press white button > Share on Bubble
Grace
selfie plz😭🙏🙏🙏🙏
Eunji
Selfie.
“…Selfie?”
In this state…? I haven’t even washed my face?
Whatever the reason, RayIts were demanding selfies with one heart. Yeonjae, who’d been flustered for a moment, sent one more message to calm the fans down.
I’m totally au naturel right now though..
Uh oh, far from calming down, they started demanding even more strongly than before. My hair is a complete bird’s nest too… What should I do? At this rate I won’t even be able to bring up <My Favorite! Chemistry>.
Yeonjae, who’d been worrying with a troubled face, got up and pulled out any hoodie from the closet. He hurriedly threw the hoodie over his white t-shirt. Then he put the hood on to cover his sticking-out hair.
As soon as he turned on the camera and faced his face condition, his expression naturally contorted.
“Ugh.”
Pressing down the disheveled hair made it somewhat better, but there was no way to fix the swollen face no matter what he did. Is it okay to show fans this bare face? All the bed selfies he’d posted so far were taken before removing makeup…
Half-doubting, he took a selfie anyway.
After staring at the photo taken with his lips gently raised in contemplation, he just sent it. RayIts asked for it, so what can I do.
(Photo)
It’s too bare-faced.. I’m embarrassed
“…!”
As soon as the photo was sent, Yeonjae was startled.
The chats were coming in literally explosively. After ‘Tingle’ went up yesterday, he’d sent a few selfies from the filming day via Bubble too, but the reaction was incomparable to back then. Why do they like this so much more than when I had full hair and makeup?
Please use this as your profile pic?
Okay.. I got it
Just a moment
Only after changing his profile picture did RayIts’ excitement calm down even a little. Having broken out in cold sweat, Do Yeonjae could finally get to the main point.
@@@
By any chance, what are you doing this evening?
* * *
After eating the chicken breast fried rice hyung made, he rested a bit then went to the gym to work out.
At 6 PM, Do Yeonjae turned on the computer and accessed YouTube. Putting on his headset, he clicked on the video that had just been uploaded to the My Favorite! Chemistry official channel.
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[SUB] When I Met My Best Friend’s Best Friend – RAYEON Manager Kwon Isoo Edition | My Favorite! Chemistry EP.00-1
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It’s not like it’s my first or second time on variety shows, so why am I so nervous? Do Yeonjae tilted his head with a subtle expression then fixed his gaze on the monitor.
As soon as the video started, Kwon Isoo from the pre-interview day appeared on screen.
[Q. How close are you with Do Yeonjae-ssi?]
[We’re not close.]
“……”
At Kwon Isoo’s cynical answer on the monitor, Do Yeonjae let out a cough. It is true, but he answered without any hesitation…
But is it okay to air an answer saying they’re not close from the start in a best friends variety show? Surprised by the rather shocking opening, the screen switched to a cut of him and Kwon Isoo sitting side by side. Following that, with a dramatic sound effect, the words <Best Friend Quiz> appeared large in the center of the screen before disappearing, and various questions and answers began to be exchanged.
[Q. My best friend’s verbal habit is?]
[Isoo: I don’t know.]
[Yeonjae: Um……]
[Q. My best friend’s phone background is?]
[Yeonjae: A selfie…?]
[Isoo: You must have a selfie as your background?]
[Yeonjae: If it was your face I might have…]
[Isoo: Don’t talk nonsense.]
[Q. The song my best friend listens to most these days is?]
[Yeonjae: NEOS Pebble?]
[Isoo: You know that song?]
[Yeonjae: Of course I do.]
[Isoo: …But no. You’re wrong.]
[Q. My best friend’s biggest worry is?]
[Yeonjae: You have worries?]
[Isoo: Are you picking a fight?]
[Q. The first thing my best friend does in the morning is?]
[Isoo: I’ve never woken up earlier than Do Yeonjae.]
[Yeonjae: ……Burying his face in the pillow because he doesn’t want to get up?]
[Isoo: Hey, when did I ever do that.]
[Q. …….]
Caw caw. The sound of crows cawing filled the speakers. It felt like the chilly atmosphere beyond the screen was being transmitted all the way here. Do Yeonjae rubbed his neck while watching the warning caption <Chemistry Gauge □□□□□ 0%!!> flash red. The completely empty gauge bar looked particularly desolate.
Ending with a scene of them staring blankly at each other, it switched again to Kwon Isoo’s individual interview screen.
[Q. What do you hope for from your best friend while doing this program, and what do you want to do for them?]
[I told you we’re not best friends. I don’t hope for anything and don’t want to do anything for them.]
[Q. Really nothing?]
[I said no. But what did Do Yeonjae answer to this?]
At that moment the screen turned black, and the words <The one who said there was ABSOLUTELY nothing he wanted to do…….> appeared. Following that, the screen switched to the day Kwon Isoo did the RAYEON one-day manager experience.
Kwon Isoo was seen waiting for someone at the RAYEON dorm parking lot.
It must be before I came down yet. For some reason, he remembered that Kwon Isoo had an expression full of complaints from the start of filming. But… Do Yeonjae muttered in puzzlement.
“What is he doing?”
Kwon Isoo in the screen was sitting in the driver’s seat busily rummaging through his bag. While checking the belongings he’d brought with his brow completely furrowed, the items Kwon Isoo picked up were rather unusual.
<100% Blackout Premium Silk Eye Mask!>
At the caption that went BANG! on the screen, Do Yeonjae’s eyes widened. Huh? And that wasn’t even the end. As the items caught in Kwon Isoo’s hands appeared, captions kept going BANG BANG BANG beside them.
<Noise Canceling Headset>, <Fast-Absorbing Liquid Motion Sickness Medicine>, <Natural Fruit Juice Peach Jelly>, <Microfiber Knee Blanket>
[Ah, this is really annoying.]
Only after meticulously checking even the water bottle to wet his throat did Kwon Isoo grumble and close the bag zipper.
At the colorful captions covering the entire screen, Do Yeonjae gaped with his mouth wide open in dismay.
He prepared all that?
