chapter 66
066. this evil
Body temperature felt between the fingers.
Holding hands now. It seemed like it was time to get used to it, but I still liked holding my brother’s hand.
“Are you uncomfortable with anything?”
Was it because I was too fidgety?
Taemin oppa stopped walking and asked me.
“no?”
“ah. I wonder if your hand is uncomfortable.”
“no. Just this.”
…I’m a bit embarrassed to say something.
“I just like holding hands.”
“…okay?”
My brother smiled and put his hand on top of my head.
“I like it too.”
– Chii Ik
It felt like a character in a children’s train cartoon.
If it was an animation, steam wouldn’t have come out of your ears.
“no. But we really don’t like it.”
I was soaked in euphoria for a moment, but I immediately returned to reality at my brother’s words.
“no! It fits!”
I’ll answer in a hurry.
“But I told you that day. We only got two of them unanimous.”
…I know, I know.
My brother, who called me on the day the Closer merged ended, eagerly explained to me how incompatible we were.
what did they say
How did you tell me to choose pork between pork and beef?
But I had no intention of giving up on this either.
How can pork taste better in my mouth?
Amman says beef is expensive, but I still liked pork belly the most.
In the end, even after going through a long discussion of about 30 minutes with it that day, we couldn’t find a compromise.
“That’s because there are so many food problems. I’m sure next time you try a different version, it will fit right in, right?”
“…is it?”
“What. Would you like to do it together later?”
Actually, I said this, but I thought it would be a bit of a shock if everything else didn’t match.
After passing the familiar overpass, ginkgo trees with yellow leaves were waiting for us.
Subjak Subjak It was nice to hear the sound from the tip of a shoe being stepped on.
And being able to walk this pretty road together is doubly good.
“Now winter is just around the corner.”
“My brother likes summer. Do you like winter?”
A question I threw at Kim when he said it.
“me? Winter because I hate sweating.”
“Wow. Me too.”
I like summer because I don’t like the cold.
But I wanted to make at least one thing in common with him.
Maybe I should like winter from today.
Anyway, that’s what you should do.
After a small chat, we arrived at the main gate.
Slowly, I began to worry about whether or not to loosen my hands.
“…Catch it?”
My brother asked what he wanted to do.
“You didn’t want to show off, did you?”
“I…”
To be honest, I wanted to show it to others.
Otherwise, it was obvious that other women would covet him.
It’s a world where hunting for someone who has a lover has become cliche, but an older brother without a lover was nothing more than a walking flower with a sweet scent.
And to be honest, I would be lying if I said I didn’t even want to brag.
When everyone just breaks up, they kick the blanket and say what, but what can I do with my heart?
I didn’t want to try to contain the feelings I felt for the first time.
“I wonder if my hand will be fine though.”
Still, you might not like it, so keep an eye on it.
“Then just grab it.”
As if there was no need for my troubles, he grabbed my arm like a man and pulled.
“Whatever. Both us and the kids would know. What.”
An open love title obtained by giving a dog to Ji-hee.
When I think back to that time, I still get dizzy.
It might be a motive for my brother, but for me, he was a senior with two grades.
Even if Amman wanted to act resolutely, it would not have gone so smoothly without her brother.
We enter the classroom holding hands.
oh Seriously, why are you so embarrassed?
I knew it was self-conscious, but it seemed like everyone was staring at us.
“Hey~ Do you guys look good?”
It was Jun-seok oppa, who is playing a team play with us, who said the naughty words.
“high.”
As always, Taemin oppa pulled up a chair and put down his bag.
“hello.”
I bow my head slightly and say hello.
“These two are eye to eye, so will you work hard as a team in the future?”
At Jun-seok oppa’s joking words, my boyfriend immediately showed his face.
“What are you talking about when Doah carries it? that.”
“child. You got a girlfriend and you see that she just takes care of her right away.”
It was only then that my brother let out a clearing of his throat as if he had noticed that he had overreacted.
“Hmm… Hmm… Anyway, the teamwork should be good. We do it all together.”
“okay. Let’s just do it until the end like now. It seems that Professor Metaverse has lost his eyes these days.”
It was true.
Even after the mid-term evaluation, the professor actively expressed interest in our project, asking whether it was just this or that, as if he really liked our project.
As the questions become more detailed, the weight of answering increases.
Regarding the VR technique, it was because Jun-seok oppa couldn’t do it for him.
“It’s MZ. I don’t know what’s so clever about it.”
“but. Han Taemin, why would you want to see something like a virtuber?”
Double-killed in an instant, the two of us flinched.
Eyes that meet naturally.
We tried very hard to pretend nothing was wrong.
“why. What are you looking at?”
My brother asked as he took the tablet out of his bag.
“There was a group called Closer among the things we brought as examples before that.”
From the moment that word came out of Jun-seok oppa’s mouth, I felt my body slowly stiffen.
…no way. a. no way.
“There’s a kid named Leah among them? You’re just too good at singing!”
“ah? okay?”
“hey. listen to it too Are you really better than most singers?”
Jun-seok oppa’s sudden publicity for Closer seemed to make his head spin.
“Uh… yes. Give it to me.”
When Junseok oppa handed over one earphone, he glanced at me and then fixed his eyes on the phone screen.
Curious about what the two of them were looking at, I peeked at Jun-seok oppa’s phone.
It was a familiar scene.
no. How can I say that I can’t know?
Because I was the one who was there.
The scene that Junseok oppa showed Taemin oppa was the 3rd audition for Closer.
I really thought I was falling because of him.
I still shudder when I think of those memories.
There are only two seats left, and one seat takes Leah.
It was me who was able to indirectly experience the experience of players praying for the last goal in a sports game.
“hey. What do you think. Are you bored?”
Taemin oppa, who took out the earphones and returned them, nodded shyly.
“ah. I do well.”
“Does it taste very good? Their album seems to be coming out soon, so I’m really looking forward to it.”
“Oh yeah…”
Jun-seok’s older brother.
Really. Even someone with an elite feeling like you could see something like this.
Of course, since the average number of viewers for the members is several thousand, there were bound to be various people, but thinking that my acquaintances were among them made me feel strange.
Still, Leah Broadcasting has the lowest entry barrier.
I don’t even use internet memes that much.
Because the content was more about songs than games.
Rather than optimizing for streaming, she was more like an artist.
I thought the conversation would end like that.
“hey. But are there any of them who can’t sing?”
I felt my eyes go wide at my boyfriend’s question out of the blue.
That… Why do you ask that!
“I wasn’t good at everything. How many are not good enough?”
“okay? Who cares?”
“Wait a minute.”
Jun-seok oppa looked through his phone for a while and then uploaded a group photo of the Closer members’ avatars.
It was a picture taken by my manager unnie during the last reunion.
“He and he weren’t good enough.”
…Fuck.
* * *
“no. Doa. Wait a minute!”
As soon as the class was over, Doa left the classroom without looking back.
She didn’t pay any heed to my words to go with her and went straight to the exit.
How can you go so fast with those short legs?
I managed to catch her wrist after barely running.
“Hey… why are you like this…”
Stopping, she glances around.
“…Can’t I sing like that?”
“no. Didn’t I ever say no?”
As expected, what he said to Jun-seok before class was the root of the problem.
But it was a bit unfair to blame me for this.
I mean, I was just asking because I was curious.
“…then I can’t sing better than Leah?”
“that…”
It was before I even finished answering.
“Ouch!”
pain in the foot.
Doa stepped on my foot with her shoe and quickly turned around.
“Enough! You bastard!”
no. But you’re worse than him!
Even with empty words, isn’t that a bit like Eva!
After covering Pingtukkon, who was crying inwardly, I limped after her.