“You’re whispering like this about that.”
Since the cameras were still rolling, no matter how quietly they spoke, their appearance and voices were inevitably captured.
It seems he keeps putting his lips to my ear when saying something. Is it a new habit?
Yeongwon’s voice wasn’t on the quiet side, so during normal conversations, he usually didn’t mind even if there was some distance.
Why was such a person lowering his voice like this? Did he really develop a new habit? Since there was no one around, there was no particular need to whisper.
Putting unnecessary speculation aside for now, Jiseo focused on Yeongwon, who was making an expression wanting something, as if about to smile or not.
Naturally he would have thought of him, but the puzzle that hadn’t bothered him much naturally fit together in Jiseo’s head.
Now that I see it, coffee was an excuse. He also induced the different style of food.
Thanks to that, he finished the meal pleasantly, but well, the words that he kept thinking of him while cooking seemed to have a slight error.
“Everything? Even while making other food?”
“Not that. I did think of hyung, but this is an unavoidable part, but it’s not that I only thought of hyung.”
“See? It’s good to have various experiences, right?”
It was rather fortunate that Yeongwon didn’t answer that he only thought of him even while lying. Anyway, it was all revealed through actions. Clearly visible to the eye.
He asked about preferences from the person who kept sticking by Yeongwon’s side helping with ingredient preparation, and diligently had conversations. And such an appearance was probably all captured on camera too.
Perhaps they became close then—even after finishing the meal, Yeongwon had many conversations with others. Even when playing games, Yeongwon looked quite happy.
So the words that he only focused on him naturally had to become a lie.
“Even if I’m looking at other things, I’m paying the most attention to hyung.”
“……”
“If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have brought you ice water, right? You looked hot, so I deliberately brought ice.”
“You don’t need to worry about things like that, so if it’s fun, enjoy it. Earlier I saw you were happy about the newly released game. You work harder because you’re doing it with other people.”
“……”
“You’ll catch a cold, so make sure to cover yourself with a blanket and sleep. Got it?”
“Baby will go to sleep right away, right? It’s bedtime.”
He didn’t know if the naturally flowing greeting stimulated Yeongwon, but immediately a face-burning title flowed from his mouth.
It seemed he was dissatisfied about something. It might be because he said it looked fun to hang out with other people. So he was probably getting slightly heated up and boldly treating him like a child.
“Hyung should sleep. I’m a bit tired.”
“……”
“Is there something you want to do with hyung?”
Though it seemed like words to provoke himself rather than holding him back, he had to ask Yeongwon’s opinion too. If there was still something he wanted to do with him, he had to follow along.
Since there were often cases in the past when he held him back and chattered endlessly, then still showed signs of having more to talk about, he wondered if it would be the same today.
Well, even if they’d been together all day, they only had conversations when grocery shopping and now. Since the time when they barely exchanged a word was quite long, the chatterbox might want to chatter.
“No. If you’re tired, you should sleep early. I’ll bring you a bottle of water, so if you wake up thirsty, will you drink it? Just a moment, I’ll bring it.”
He thought he’d follow him to the room even if he had nothing particular to say, but Yeongwon didn’t seem to have that intention at all.
As if telling him to really rest well, Yeongwon hurriedly went to the kitchen to get bottled water and headed directly to Jiseo’s room. He had no particular thoughts, just placing the water on the nightstand and lowering the blinds.
“Sleep well, baby.”
Yeongwon, who looked around just in case, gave a greeting in a quite confident voice and turned around.
Does he want me to hold him back in a place where it’s just the two of us? Still, it wouldn’t do to speak to him. His role was to hope Yeongwon would realize he was precious while spending time with others.
It seemed Yeongwon didn’t want that much either. As soon as the door closed, the sound of footsteps moving away could be heard.
‘I wonder if he’ll play too late because he’s excited.’
Looking at his face that had no sleepiness at all, there was a high probability he’d play hard and then sleep. Actually, though it was late at night, it hadn’t passed midnight yet.
Though wake-up time wasn’t separately decided, they had to wake up around 9 o’clock at least to eat breakfast.
If he sleeps too little, he’ll be tired. Since he wasn’t the type to sleep little, a clear face suffering from fatigue after playing late and sleeping was drawn.
Even so, from Jiseo’s position, the more time Yeongwon spent with other people, the more advantageous it was for him. Even more so if they spent time all together like now.
Though they didn’t have conversations to get close in earnest, still, listening to them, the others seemed to have similar opinions to his.
Since he had also talked about it openly, Yeongwon might accept that as a natural reaction. Of course, not right away. He’d gradually acknowledge it, but that was no different from the goal.
‘I shouldn’t be impatient, so let’s maintain some distance.’
Though he got along with everyone, Jiseo drew a very faint line.
Honestly speaking, he didn’t need to be close with the others.
At first, there were pleasant compliments along with warm welcomes, but that was it. It might just be his own speculation, but he didn’t particularly feel any signs of interest in him.
Still, it was impossible to completely sever relationships with others. Perhaps there might be moments needed for Yeongwon’s resignation too.
But this wasn’t a program he appeared on for his own romance. Though it wouldn’t be forgotten, Jiseo tried not to forget.
‘What was the overall atmosphere today?’
For now, the attention of several people was directed toward Yeongwon. It would have stemmed from curiosity, and also because he was young, they naturally thought they should treat him kindly.
It would be human interest, not favorable feelings. Yeongwon was naturally an existence deserving of care. He was polite too.
Jiseo silently sat on the bed and fell into his own thoughts.
Ah, but why is everyone so old?
A somewhat sunken sigh flowed from Jiseo’s mouth.
“Hyung, I want to eat rice.”
“Rice instead of bread? I’ll get you some hot stuff. Just a moment.”
To be polite, he basically had to use formal speech. Yeongwon was polite. Moreover, he didn’t think he’d spent enough time with others to drop formalities right away. How long had it been since they were together?
For relationships to become comfortable, at least a week had to pass. Even if faster, shouldn’t it be tomorrow or the day after? He thought that, but Yeongwon’s informal speech was directed not at Jiseo but elsewhere.
“Anyone want rice? Since I’m here, I’m going to bring some for others too.”
“I want to eat sausage with rice.”
“Not eating bread? I baked it deliciously though?”
“I’ll eat rice and then have jam spread on bread for dessert.”
“Yeongwon, give me a lot?”
“Just half for me. I’m going to eat bread too.”
Through the naturally continuing conversation, Yeongwon’s voice, which stood out prominently, flowed into Jiseo’s ears. Jiwoo, who didn’t mind Yeongwon’s informal speech, was nonchalantly asking for other people’s opinions too.
When did those two drop formalities? What about the other people?
Jiseo’s mind, which had been slowly awakening to morning, suddenly spun tightly.
“What about Jiseo hyung?”
“I’m okay. I’ll eat this.”
While he was deep in thought, Jiseo answered kindly without showing it to the voice reaching him.
Though it seemed sincere, he was immediately sucked back into thoughts muttering only to himself. Because he was much more curious about something else.
Did Yeongwon start speaking informally to everyone? In just one day?
“What? Are you eating it because hyung baked it?”
“Yeongwon, noona baked it. Eat a lot?”
“Yes. I’m eating a lot. Thank you.”
His solitary curiosity was soon easily resolved. It seemed he’d only started speaking informally to Jiwoo, who had the smallest age gap among them.
More than anything, no one mentioned it, as if everyone knew this fact. Probably after he left his seat, they all spent quite a lot of time together. And many conversations would have been exchanged during that time.
……Even compared to Yeongwon, Jiwoo was considerably older, so how could he so unhesitatingly bundle himself together with Yeongwon as one? Yeongwon also treated him strangely comfortably. For some reason, that was slightly irritating.
