“We’ll just shower and come out.”
Yeomin said to Jueon while gathering his things and heading to his room. Inhan also passed through the living room and headed to the corner room.
“What should we order for snacks?”
“I’m fine with anything. Order what you hyungs want to eat.”
Inhan answered Jueon’s question, and it was ultimately Raulie who decided the menu instead of Inhan.
“Bossam set?”
“And add naengchae jokbal too.”
Jueon welcomed Raulie’s answer and added to the menu. Raulie also actively agreed.
“Totally down for that.”
“Yuho? Won’t you eat with us?”
This time Jueon’s question was directed at Yuho. Along with it, Inhan’s gaze, who had stopped in front of the room door, also turned toward Yuho. Yuho thought for a moment then said to Jueon.
“Yes. I’ll go to bed first.”
“Okay.”
“Sleep well. Yuho hyung.”
At Inhan’s greeting delivered with an affectionate face, Yuho answered while avoiding his gaze.
“Yeah.”
Once Inhan completely disappeared into the room, Yuho also headed to his room.
Should I have added a clause saying not to talk to me? Yuho regretted it for a moment, but thinking that would be too much, he decided to be satisfied with this much.
A drinking party was held at the dorm for the first time in a while. He wondered if the atmosphere could change this much just by adding one more person, but Inhan was that much of a person with a strong presence.
The lights in the living room showed no signs of going out until dawn, and Yuho finished memorizing the lyrics, put in earplugs, and fell asleep first. Even though he hadn’t done much, the day had been exhausting and he quickly fell into sleep.
* * *
It was the next morning.
Yuho lay sprawled on the bed in his pajamas and first checked the news articles on his phone.
‘Rising Stars Joo Seonchan × Seon Yuho’s Heartwarming Bromance Web Drama, Soft Soft Romance’
‘Joo Seonchan X Seon Yuho, Outstanding Bromance Chemistry in ‘Soft Soft Romance”
‘Friendship of ‘Soft Soft Romance’s Joo Seonchan and Seon Yuho Shines More Than Love’
The web drama ‘Soft Soft Romance’ was running smoothly in its own way.
Seonchan, whose standing had changed with the movie, had contributed greatly, and Yuho’s steadily growing popularity also played a part.
The problem was that the bromance between Seonchan and Yuho was receiving more attention than the love line with the female lead Soi.
Yuho had also felt from the script that there were subtle bromance elements laid out, but he hadn’t expected the reaction to be this intense.
[Seonchan Yuho what’s going on if you two are friends then I have no friends]
[ChanHyo works this is a combo that works]
[They’re both total pretty boys so watching them makes my heart warm I can fly through winter]
[There’s no way seniors like that exist at universityㅜㅜㅜ]
Of course, SNS was also in chaos.
Accounts writing fan fiction had already appeared.
[#ChanHyo #ChanHyoFanfic
ChanHyo making eye contact while filming reality content
Chan falls for Hyo at first sight and flirts like crazy every time he sees him
Hyo also thinks it’s just friendship at first but gradually gets confused]
[Campus AU #ChanHyo
ChanHyo were a famous campus couple in their department but broke up due to a slump
But since they’re in the same department they keep running into each other and every time they fight viciously
But actually they both have lingering feelings dripping for each other]
[Summer innocent AU #ChanHyo #fanart]
[Drew wolf beastman Chan x rabbit beastman Hyo once #ChanHyo]
[Drawing_Soft Soft art major campus AU #ChanHyo]
High-quality fan art had appeared, and fan fiction mixing Seonchan into existing 7SPOT couples in a love triangle was also noticeable.
[#NanHyoChan #NanHyo #ChanHyo
I want to see an angsty story where Hyo has unrequited love for Chan and Nan has unrequited love for that Hyo
Nan and Chan are brothers with a two-year age gap and Hyo has unrequited love for Chan
Nan knows Hyo likes Chan but lets himself be used by Hyo and pretends to help with his unrequited love while subtly ruining the relationship between Hyo and Chan]
Yuho read only the complimentary reviews, diligently avoiding the fan fiction with bleary eyes. He decided to feel joy in the web drama’s success, thinking good things are good.
Seonchan – [What are you gonna do about the web drama reactionㅋㅋㅋ] [I didn’t know it would blow up like this]
Seonchan also seemed surprised by the unexpected reaction. Yuho felt unnecessarily nervous.
He was used to this underground culture from his long idol career, but he was slightly worried that Seonchan might notice and feel uncomfortable. Inhan had also been stressed about this kind of issue for a while.
Yuho – [Right Soi must feel left out]
Seonchan – [I guess we look good together this is a problem]
Fortunately, Seonchan seemed to be enjoying the viewers’ reactions. Yuho hoped that Seonchan wouldn’t end up reading ChanHyo fan fiction.
Yuho – [I think it’s because of me I’m too childlike]
Seonchan – [No it’s because you’re too cute]
Somehow it felt like Seonchan was going even further than the viewers.
Seonchan – [This won’t do I have to meet the viewers’ expectations]
Yuho – [By going to eat hamburgers?]
Seonchan – [That’s a given]
Yuho – [For once I thought you weren’t pestering me]
Seonchan – [So about our hamburgers?]
Thanks to Seonchan bringing up hamburgers whenever he could, Yuho was sick of it to the extreme.
It’s like a ghost that couldn’t eat hamburgers possessed him. Yuho let out a chuckle and sent a reply to Seonchan.
Yuho – [I have a live broadcast on Wednesday so Thursday onwards should be fine]
Seonchan – [Then Thursday lunch deal?]
Yuho – [ㅇㅇ deal]
Seonchan – [Oh yeah meeting Yuho]
Yuho – [Then see you that day]
Seonchan – [ㅇㅇ do well on your live broadcast] [I’m gonna watch in real-time then]
Yuho – [Please don’t do that]
Seonchan – [Then I’ll watch secretly]
Yuho – [Then don’t get caughtㅋㅋㅋ] [You do well filming your movie too]
Seonchan – [Yup]
Yuho, who finished his conversation with Seonchan, got up from the bed.
The time was already past 11 AM. Yeomin had left for a schedule early in the morning, and the heavy drinkers who had been pouring and drinking until dawn had shown no signs of life all morning.
Eventually, Yuho went out to the living room first.
While Yuho was contemplating whether to make some ramen, the room door on the entrance side opened and Raulie appeared. Yuho spoke to Raulie who was groaning from his hangover.
“Raul. You’re up?”
“Ah hyung. I feel like dying.”
“How much did you drink?”
“I don’t know. My head feels like it’s splitting.”
“Should I give you water? Want to drink?”
“Hyung. Are you eating ramen?”
At Raulie’s question that seemed to have a clear intention, Yuho let out a chuckle.
“What about Jueon hyung?”
“He’s awake. He’ll come out soon.”
“Got it. I’ll make some for you.”
Yuho immediately put water for ramen on the pot. After briefly pondering how many to make, he decided to make just three. The calculation was that if Inhan came out, he just wouldn’t eat.
“Yuho. Did you sleep well? It was noisy yesterday, right?”
Soon Jueon also came out of his room, and Yuho answered with a smiling face.
“No. I was tired yesterday so I fell asleep right away.”
“Really? That’s a relief.”
Contrary to Yuho’s expectations, the ramen ended up being eaten by three people: Jueon, Raulie, and Suhyung. Even after the ramen was completed and the pot was emptied by the three of them, Inhan didn’t appear in the living room.
“Yuho. Are you really okay not eating?”
“Yes. I’m not hungry yet.”
Suhyung asked Yuho apologetically, but Yuho answered nonchalantly. In fact, Yuho was also quite hungry, but he didn’t feel like making new ramen.
“But did you make this for us to eat? I’m totally touched.”
At Yuho’s answer, Jueon said with emotion. It was a different result from what he’d intended, but Yuho decided not to destroy Jueon’s emotion.
“You always make us delicious food, hyung. Then enjoy your meal.”
“Yeah. Thanks.”
Instead of going back to his room, Yuho poured juice into a glass and headed to the sofa.
All his attention was directed toward the corner room where Inhan would be sleeping.
It was two hours later.
Yuho was still in the living room watching TV and was starting to get tired of waiting for Inhan.
“Hyung. Not going to the gym?”
The door that opened was on the entrance side. Raulie in workout clothes holding a gym bag asked Yuho.
“You’re going to work out? You said your head hurt?”
“Exercise is the best cure for hangovers.”
He didn’t know when such a formula came about, but Yuho decided to brush it off and said to Raulie.
“I’m going to rest today.”
“Why? You have to go to the company to practice singing anyway.”
“I’m tired so I’m planning to go in the afternoon.”
“Really? Got it. Then let’s eat dinner together if our timing works out.”
“Yeah. See you later.”
“Yeah.”
Raulie left the dorm without hesitation.
A moment later, a door opened once more. This time it was also the room door on the entrance side.
“Yuho, what are you doing? Watching a drama?”
Jueon, dressed in jeans and a shirt, spoke to Yuho.
“Yes. I’m binge-watching something. Are you going to practice, hyung?”
“Yeah. I’m going to be late today, hyung.”
As soon as Jueon headed to the entrance, a door opened once more. This time it was the master bedroom next to the kitchen. Suhyung, who had already finished preparing to leave, was heading to the entrance with car keys in hand.
“Are you going together too, hyung?”
“Yeah. I happened to have time so I’m just going to drop him off and come back.”
“I told you I could take the subway.”
Jueon said to Suhyung in embarrassment, but Suhyung’s position was firm.
“Aren’t you 7SPOT? Just follow me.”
In the end, Jueon followed behind Suhyung who was going ahead.
“I’m leaving.”
“Yes. Practice well and come back.”
Yuho waved his hand to tell Jueon goodbye.
The sound of the front door closing was heard, and Yuho started racking his brain. Taylor hadn’t come to the dorm since moving out independently, and Juseung had gone to a variety show schedule with Yeomin. That meant the only people left at the dorm were Inhan and Yuho.
“Who left?”
Before Yuho could even process the situation he was in, the door to the corner room he’d been waiting and waiting for finally opened. Inhan, still not fully awake, rubbed his eyes and came out to the living room in a half-asleep state.
“Yeah. Suhyung hyung and Jueon hyung. They went to the Daehangno practice room.”
“Suhyung hyung too? He has to go to the shoot with me later.”
“He said he’d just drop them off and come right back.”
“Then who all is at the dorm right now?”
At Inhan’s question, Yuho swallowed his dry saliva. Why was he nervous about answering this?
“You and me.”
At Yuho’s answer, Inhan’s actions stopped dead.
