Yuho reached out and tapped Inhan’s cheek. Then he said playfully.
“Let’s see how realistic it is.”
“I’ll have to practice a lot.”
Saying that, Inhan smiled. Then he raised his upper body and gestured with his chin for Yuho to move back.
“Hyung. Move back a bit.”
“No.”
At Inhan’s determination to catch the cold no matter what, Yuho flatly refused. But Inhan didn’t back down.
“Hm? Quickly.”
“I said you’ll catch my cold.”
“I said I won’t catch it. Want me to show you? Whether I really catch it or not?”
“No. You don’t need to show me. Hurry up and go to your room and sleep.”
“How can I sleep when you’re sick, hyung?”
“You’ll sleep just fine.”
“I said no. This hyung is crossing the line again. Stay still and watch.”
Wondering what he was going to do now, Yuho watched as Inhan’s face gradually got closer. While Yuho was surprised and just blinking, Inhan’s lips had approached right in front of Yuho’s nose.
“Wh-what are you doing?”
“I’m showing you.”
“Showing what?”
“That I won’t catch a cold.”
Before Yuho could grasp what Inhan meant, Inhan’s lips touched down on Yuho’s lips.
Smooch. The moment their lips met was very brief, but the shock Yuho received was considerable.
Yuho was surprised and pushed Inhan’s shoulder away.
“Hey!”
“Ah. That seemed too short, one more time……”
“Are you crazy? What are you doing?”
Yuho was disgusted at Inhan’s action and sat up. Inhan was surprised at Yuho’s reaction and pulled his body back, but he still hadn’t grasped the situation.
“What’s wrong? It’s just a kiss. We did it a few times before on variety shows……”
“That was for variety shows!”
At Yuho’s agitated voice, surprised Inhan stopped all his actions. And only then did he realize his mistake. Inhan hurriedly apologized to Yuho, worried the situation would worsen.
“Hyung. I’m sorry if I surprised you. I was thoughtless.”
“Go do this stuff with your lover.”
“I just, I was trying to cheer you up, hyung……”
“If you don’t have a lover, then make one and do it. Don’t do this to me.”
“Hyung. Why are you saying it like that?”
Even with Inhan’s apology, Yuho’s anger didn’t easily subside. Inhan’s feelings were also hurt by Yuho’s sensitive reaction.
“It’s a joke. It’s a joke, so why are you getting so angry?”
“I hate it when you do this.”
At Yuho’s bluntly spoken statement, Inhan was shocked. It felt like what happened two years ago was repeating. Back then too, Yuho had unilaterally pushed Inhan away. He didn’t even give him a chance to ask for forgiveness. Inhan’s heart grew increasingly anxious.
“I’m different from you. I only want to do this with someone I love.”
“Hyung. This is nothing. It’s not even a kiss, it’s just a light peck. In foreign countries, they even do this as a greeting……”
“Whether it’s a light peck or whatever, I hate doing this with you.”
At Yuho’s firm attitude, Inhan became anxious. He was scared their relationship would become strained again.
“I’m sorry, hyung. I made a mistake. I just wanted to cheer you up……”
“Am I your toy? Why do you keep crossing the line? You might think this is a joke and everyday life, but I don’t. I’m different from you.”
“I’m sorry. Hyung. I didn’t know you’d get this angry. I won’t do it again. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t touch me.”
At the end of his pleading, Inhan reached out toward Yuho, but as soon as Inhan’s hand touched him, Yuho forcefully shook it off.
Inhan looked at Yuho with a shocked face. Yuho was still angry.
“……Hyung.”
“Don’t ever touch me again.”
“I’m sorry, hyung. I was wrong. I, I like you so much, hyung. That’s why……”
“Get out.”
“Yuho hyung.”
“I said get out.”
“I’m sorry. There really won’t be anything like this again. I won’t make you angry again.”
Even with Inhan’s desperate clinging, Yuho’s reaction was cold. Yuho turned his back completely and lay down on the bed as if he couldn’t even stand to look at Inhan.
“……Hyung.”
Inhan had no choice but to leave the room.
Inhan couldn’t easily fall asleep throughout the early morning. He tossed and turned about once every ten minutes, full of worry, even waking up Taylor who was a light sleeper. After receiving several warnings from Taylor, he tried hard to sleep, but woke up again in thirty minutes. Until the alarm set for 6 o’clock rang, Inhan didn’t properly sleep even an hour.
“Did you sleep at all?”
When Inhan discovered Yuho sitting in the very back seat of the car, he wondered if he was still not fully awake.
“What? Why are you here, hyung?”
“I was curious if you really didn’t sleep. But you slept a bit? You said you wouldn’t be able to sleep.”
“Hyung.”
Inhan was delighted and rushed over to Yuho in one breath. But soon he stopped walking and sat in the diagonal front seat. Seeing Inhan’s expression harden again in an instant, Yuho showed a slight smile.
“Why’d you stop midway?”
“You said you didn’t like it, hyung. You know I never do things you don’t like.”
“Come here.”
Yuho tapped the seat next to him with his hand.
As soon as Yuho’s permission fell, Inhan quickly moved to the seat next to Yuho. Then he stretched out both arms and hugged Yuho’s neck. Ah. Thinking “oops,” Inhan was about to remove his hands when Yuho hugged Inhan back as if to stop that action. Satisfied with Yuho’s action, Inhan rubbed his head against Yuho’s shoulder.
“What about your cold? Did you really not catch it?”
“Yeah.”
“You were right. Do you really not catch it because you’re a fool?”
“I only slept for an hour.”
“Why? Really because you were worried about me?”
“Yeah. I was worried. I was worried about what if you hate me, hyung.”
“What? So you weren’t worried about me being sick.”
“Of course I was worried about you being sick too. I even prayed to be sick instead.”
“You don’t even have a religion.”
“You don’t need to have a religion to pray.”
What a lovely sight to see from early morning. Suhyung sat in the driver’s seat and looked at the two young lambs sitting side by side in the back seat, being lovey-dovey.
Indeed, they say kids grow through fighting. Watching the two whose reconciliation had quickened after one big fight, he even felt proud.
But now wasn’t the time to leisurely feel like a parent.
“Yuho, get out now. We need to leave.”
“Can’t you take me with you?”
Inhan held Yuho’s hand tightly and said to Suhyung with sparkling eyes. He looked exactly like an elementary school student asking if he could bring a pet or younger sibling to school. Suhyung asked Inhan incredulously.
“What will you do if I take you?”
“I’ll just look at him occasionally.”
“Why do you guys have no middle ground? Let the kid go. Already forgot he’s sick?”
“Ah. Right.”
At Suhyung’s words, Inhan obediently let go of Yuho’s hand. Yuho quickly got up and got out of the car.
“Have a good day.”
“I’ll be back.”
Watching the two kids making eye contact and waving their hands energetically, Suhyung quickly closed the back door.
“Hyung. Aren’t you being too cold?”
“Yuho! Go up right away. Take your medicine.”
Suhyung ignored Inhan’s protest and took care of Yuho’s well-being first.
Seon Yuho, who shone in first place in Suhyung’s ranking of obedient members, didn’t forget to bow and give a polite greeting to Suhyung.
“Yes. You be careful too, hyung.”
“Okay.”
After greeting him, Yuho ran with small steps toward the elevator.
Inhan watched that figure through the window.
Even after the car started moving and Yuho’s figure was no longer visible, Inhan kept looking toward where Yuho had disappeared.
* * *
– 1 month before 7SPOT’s disbandment discussion –
‘7SPOT Yeomin X Inhan unprecedented duo birth preview…… Leader Taylor participating in producing’
Yuho fell into a subtle mood after seeing the newly posted article about the group.
Since it was content he’d already anticipated, there wasn’t a big impact, but on the other hand, he was honestly anxious.
Separate from the NanYeom unit activities, Taylor’s solo activities were also planned, and there were subtle rumors about forming another unit group with Raulie.
Above all, the rumor that concerned him most was the story about sending three unpopular members to a public audition program. Naturally, Yuho was included in those three.
It was practically no different from the company giving up on 7SPOT as a group.
“Yuho. Let’s go.”
“Yes.”
Yuho, who had been looking at his phone on the living room sofa, hurriedly followed behind Juseung.
It was the last filming day for the web drama Yuho was appearing in.
“Hyung. What is that?”
Yuho doubted his eyes and asked Juseung, looking at the coffee truck boldly set up in front of the web drama filming location.
“It’s a coffee truck.”
“But why is my picture there……”
“Inhan sent that to you.”
“He didn’t say anything like that to me.”
“Of course it’s a surprise.”
Yuho couldn’t approach any closer and stopped his steps right there.
Should he say he was honored or should he say it was burdensome?
Coffee aside, the coffee truck that even had sausage rice cakes, churros, and hot dogs was emitting a quality that didn’t match the low-budget 8-episode web drama of about 10 minutes per episode.
Above all, what concerned him most was the banner attached to the coffee truck and the phrases written on it.
[We support soft Seon Yuho’s soft romance. – From Inhan – ]
The left banner phrase was still fairly reasonable, but the problem was the upper banner.
[If love had a Yuho period (expiration date), I’d want to make it ten thousand years]
It seemed like a phrase chosen to fit the name, but it was excessively cringey. Ten thousand years. I think even just one day would be enough for me.
“It’s a line from Chungking Express.”
“What?”
“The phrase on top is a famous line from Chungking Express.”
“Ah. Why would he use something like that.”
“It’s 100% Suhyung hyung’s idea.”
At Juseung’s words, Yuho felt embarrassed. He had almost misunderstood and over-interpreted it for no reason, so he was just grateful that Juseung told him the truth first.
“Would Inhan have seen that movie? It’s a movie that came out before he was even born.”
Juseung added more words, giving strength to the hypothesis that was only circumstantial. Yuho agreed and nodded his head.
