“…Jung—”
Yuchan, who was about to call Haesung’s name, firmly shut his mouth.
Calling his name here was no different from revealing the existence of him and Dohyeong as well.
There were already people occasionally glancing this way.
“You’ve mistaken me for someone else.”
Yuchan removed Haesung’s hand that was holding onto Dohyeong.
With three grown men standing right in front of the escalator, it would be quite inconvenient for traffic. All eyes were focused on them.
“What—”
“…Haven’t you mistaken me for someone else?”
It was lower than Yuchan’s usual voice. At the sight of him pressing his hat down a bit more and glancing around, Haesung let out a short sigh of “Ah.”
“You’re right. I’m sorry. I seem to have mistaken you.”
Whether he grasped the situation, when he bowed his head and stepped back, Yuchan breathed a sigh of relief.
“Let’s go, Minseong-ah.”
And he casually grabbed and pulled Dohyeong’s hand.
“Huh? Uh uh….”
Even while standing on the escalator, his gaze kept glancing back at Haesung, who was left alone behind them.
His heart was pounding. His mind was already confused with thoughts of Haesung, and he really coincidentally met Haesung.
The single fact that they met here after going round and round was stirring up Dohyeong’s head dizzyingly.
Yuchan glanced at such a Dohyeong. A breath burst out on its own from his frustrated feelings.
As soon as they arrived on the 5th floor lined with sports stores, Dohyeong’s phone vibrated finely.
Jung Haesung
I almost put you in a difficult situation. I’m sorry. Have a good time and get home safely. It was nice to see you.
It was Haesung.
Normally, his messages would have been uncomfortable and only raised doubts, but was it because of the vain expectations created by SNS?
A smile almost bloomed without him knowing. However, he bit his lips while thinking of Yuchan standing beside him.
He realized it only now. That he was becoming a selfish person who only leaned on Yuchan’s kindness.
What he was moving toward wasn’t a future where he forgot Haesung while excluding him.
It was a future where he appropriately covered it up and moved forward.
While the parts about potential and acting were steadily growing, it wasn’t related to Haesung. He couldn’t endlessly lean on Yuchan’s kindness while not knowing when he’d break free.
Why did he realize it so late? He was pathetic.
So he had to answer. It was time to give an answer to Yuchan’s confession.
“Yuchan-ah.”
“Yeah?”
“Let’s… go somewhere and talk.”
At Dohyeong’s sudden words, his heart felt like it sank with a thud.
He wanted to say no. The words to just buy clothes and go home rose up to the end of his throat, but.
“Okay. Should we go to the rooftop garden?”
His mouth spat out completely different words.
How foolish. He didn’t know why he became so endlessly weak when it came to Dohyeong.
“Yeah. Let’s go there.”
Dohyeong nodded. And the two naturally headed to the elevator.
The way to the rooftop garden wasn’t that far either.
He didn’t know why it felt like time was flowing so slowly. The two didn’t say anything until they arrived at the rooftop garden and sat on a bench in the corner.
After sitting for a while, Yuchan unnecessarily hunched and then stretched his body as he spoke.
“Tell me quickly. I came prepared mentally.”
Seeing him joke around made him feel sorry for no reason. He should have done this earlier. It was something he should have said even a little sooner.
“…I’m sorry.”
At Dohyeong’s single phrase, Yuchan let out a heavy breath silently.
“I won’t know what you’re sorry for unless you tell me.”
“I, I leaned on you.”
You can do that a little more. Yuchan desperately swallowed the words that were about to burst from the end of his throat.
Right, because it’s Kim Dohyeong, he must have thought it really wouldn’t do. Because he’s a person who can’t lean on someone, rely on them, and turn a blind eye while pretending not to know.
“At first… I thought it was okay. I might have wanted to think of myself as someone who could be loved by someone too. I thought I could move with the affection you give, or your upright heart.”
“…Yeah.”
“It’s not that I’m struggling in the past. Clearly, I’ve gotten better than before. It’s certain that I’ve improved.”
Dohyeong fiddled with their clasped hands. The blowing wind was cold. He came to hope that this single strand of bitterly cold wind brushing his cheek wouldn’t seep too deeply into Yuchan.
Though he might think it’s hypocrisy.
“But… I still don’t think Haesung hyung is properly sorted out yet.”
“I said it was okay.”
“I’m not okay. I, I’m not confident I’ll be okay with it.”
At Dohyeong’s firm words, Yuchan slowly raised his head. And he faced him.
He was clearly speaking calmly, but just by looking at his eyes, he could tell his insides were a mess.
He knew that even saying he wasn’t confident he’d be okay was Dohyeong’s kindness.
He must be thinking he would give up only if he himself became firm. This was also Dohyeong’s strength. He thought it was one of the things he was drawn to.
“You… I want you to meet someone better than me and be loved.”
“Kim Dohyeong.”
“I can’t accept your feelings. No, it’s not a problem of accepting or not. Yuchan-ah.”
There were occasional moments when Dohyeong felt more adult than him.
Just like now.
“I’m not qualified to receive them.”
What could be more certain than a rejection without frills?
“And I’m someone who’s not ready yet.”
At the words added last, Yuchan ended up avoiding Dohyeong’s gaze.
“You’re too precious. So I kept putting it off. If I just tried a little harder, if I could just break free like Yehyun… then, I thought I could naturally give and receive that affection.”
He might have been avoiding facts he knew as well. He must have wanted to turn away even while knowing this moment could come at any time.
When he breathed in deeply, the cold air pierced deep into his lungs.
He also must have been stubborn knowing he should fold, but. He didn’t have the courage to convey those words.
“But thank you. I never took your words of liking me lightly. Thank you. Yuchan-ah.”
Even at Dohyeong’s words, Yuchan couldn’t turn his head. In dramas or novels, they would wrap things up with cool words at times like this.
He couldn’t bring out any words. He just firmly held Dohyeong’s hand and patted it lightly.
The afternoon was slowly fading. He had vaguely thought that this commotion would subside once today passed, but.
As expected, giving up didn’t seem like it would be easy.
***
[Gossip] Glass Holding Stars Sighting Story (with photos)
ChanDdong suit each other so well
The two are a love line ㅇㅈ ㅆㅇㅈ
The narrative built up by their face chemistry is 5,500 stories high
So when can we watch Glass Holding Stars?
Let’s go all the way to ChanDdong love line being real
Comments (320)
ㄹㅇ Chan is handsome
What is Ddong… Why is this so handsome
Just let a dating rumor burst out like that
└222222
└└333333
└└└ㅈㄹㄴㄴ
└└└└ㅇ? I really hope it bursts out, personal preference
Jung Haesung is definitely a waste
└No context lol
└└222 Why ㅈㅎㅅ all of a sudden?
└└└ㅇㅈ Seong is a waste
└└└└ㅈㄹ You guys who couldn’t even talk if you saw Ddong in real life lol
Ddong is an angel did you fall from heaven I went blind as soon as I saw you Ddong please come out quickly
Wootae, who had been scrolling down the screen, let out a deep sigh. And he glanced back at Dohyeong, who was reading the script behind him.
‘Hyung, I told Yuchan.’
Last night, at Dohyeong’s phone call that suddenly came, he couldn’t say anything.
‘I’ll be honest. I… I still haven’t properly erased Haesung hyung.’
He had never been this honest before. He always reassured him saying he’d be okay, that he was better than before.
Seeing him convey his feelings this clearly.
‘…I guess it’s better not to add any unnecessary words.’
That seemed to be the answer.
“Hyung.”
At that moment, he was startled at Dohyeong’s sudden call. When he turned around with his body jerking, he saw Dohyeong’s eyes, also surprised.
“…What, why are you so surprised?”
“Uh, huh? No. I was thinking about something else. Why?”
“I got a message from Manager Min saying to come for makeup.”
“Ah, really? Uh uh. Go quickly. Quickly.”
“…Hyung, you’re not sick, are you?”
“Hey, if you take health away from hyung, I’m a corpse. Don’t worry about useless things and go quickly!”
Though it bothered him that he was joking around for no reason, Dohyeong glanced at such a Wootae and got out of the car.
Thud! Along with the sound of the door closing, Wootae let out a deep sigh.
He reclined the seat back and closed his eyes, but the phone in his hand vibrated. When he checked the screen, Seri’s name appeared.
“Yes, CEO-nim.”
[Wootae-ya. Are you with Dohyeong right now?]
“No. He went to makeup. Why, is something wrong?”
He becomes anxious again.
No matter how many times he experiences this sense of déjà vu, he can’t get used to it.
He jerked his body up again to see Dohyeong’s retreating figure walking far away. He gulped down dry saliva at the tension rising to the end of his throat.
[I just got a call from End Patch.]
“…End Patch? Why from there?”
As expected, ominous premonitions never miss.
Wasn’t that a place famous for digging into celebrities’ private lives in detail and not letting go until the end?
Flustered, Wootae picked up his sub phone and searched for the three characters Kim Dohyeong.
“What is it? Why are you doing this, CEO-nim? Making me anxious.”
Nothing came up, but Seri’s silence made Wootae anxious.
[Dohyeong’s dating rumor. They’re saying they know about it, so we should break it first.]
“What?”
He was flustered. Both hands holding the phone felt like they were stiffening rigidly.
“What do you mean….”
[By any chance, is the other person Actor Choi Yuchan?]
“No, no. Absolutely not. The two are really friends.”
Since Dohyeong had already defined it that way, it would be unrelated to this incident.
The only thing he said was sorted out when it wasn’t was related to Haesung.
[Jung Haesung is absolutely not it. If it’s not Actor Choi Yuchan either, then who the hell is it?]
At Seri’s voice speaking as if letting out a sigh alone, Wootae could only open and close his mouth.
If it was End Patch, there was a high possibility they would report even unconfirmed facts as if they were facts. Then even the meaningful atmosphere with Haesung shown at the filming site these past few days could be dismissed as a dating rumor.
Should he tell Seri about this? Or would it be better to keep his mouth shut?
While he was agonizing for a while, Seri’s deep sigh continued.
[They say they even have photos so don’t try to weasel out, and they even threatened saying they’ll break it out dirtily this time. So you, manager. Whether you grill Dohyeong or tail him. Find out somehow. If it’s not a dating rumor, you have to present evidence that it’s absolutely not. You understand what I’m saying, right?]
He needs to see some sign to catch evidence.
Wootae followed Dohyeong’s retreating figure that had disappeared far away with a hopeless heart. He answered briefly “Yes” and hung up the phone, but his insides still felt stuffy.
“…What the hell is this?”
Why don’t trials ever cease, and why do things keep bursting out one after another like misfortune upon misfortune?
How many mountains must he cross to be able to peacefully focus on acting? His frustrated feelings were making Wootae’s mouth bitter.
NOTES:
ㅇㅇ/ㅆㅇㅈ – Internet slang (인정/씹인정 – “agree/fucking agree”)
ㄹㅇ – Internet slang (리얼 – “real”)
222222/333333 – Internet comment agreement pattern
ㅈㄹㄴㄴ – Internet slang (지랄하지 마 – crude disagreement)
Ddong (돟) – Shortened nickname for Dohyeong used by fans
