bad boy

w. ramen

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N It's been sooo long 🥺🥺

The last time I uploaded was on November 5th

It's been over a month and a half ㅜㅜ

I finished my finals last week and finished my first-year grades :) Let me make an excuse...! I was busy focusing on the finals right after my midterms because I had to focus on them 😭😭

I came here saying I would come as soon as possible,, I want to say I am so sorry and grateful to those who waited 🤍🤍

Bad Boy is almost finished!

I definitely plan to finish it this year :)

❤️ Please stay with me till the end ❤️

#23

“I decided to date the female protagonist.”

“The rumors were no joke. Congratulations.”

“…….”

“What’s with that expression?”

“…I’m just sorry. I didn’t deceive you. Please understand that.”

“Hahahaha I know. Don’t worry.”

“Yeah… Thank you for understanding.”

•

It was the happiest moment for the woman I liked, and it was also the moment my emotions plummeted to the ground. I felt Taehyung's words, gaze, and actions—that he'd never felt the female lead as a woman—were sincere. It pierced my conviction that there are no friendships between the opposite sex. I pretended to be indifferent, to act cool, but it wasn't true. It was a scenario I'd somewhat anticipated, but the sense of loss was just as profound.

"excuse me…"

I spent a few days in a daze, as if possessed by something. That day was just another ordinary day, after school, I'd just trudged along without a care in the world.

"yes?"

A strange woman approached me, and I answered, pulling the earphones out of my ears with one hand. The stranger smiled brightly and handed me a business card.

“Friend, do you ever think about becoming a celebrity?

Oh… Are you by any chance already an idol aspirant?”

“No… that’s not it.”

"We've been looking for this face for so long. If you have any thoughts, please contact us."

I've heard a few times since I was born that I'm handsome, but this is the first time I've heard someone tell me to become a celebrity. I couldn't help but laugh at the thought of a career I'd never even thought about.

“What kind of celebrity is I… I have no talent and I’m not fun.

“Only kids like Kim Taehyung become celebrities.”

I crumpled up the business card the strange woman had given me and put it back in my pocket.

•

“Fuck…”

‘You are not on the list of successful candidates.’

This was an unexpected variable. The betrayal of the university I was so certain I'd be accepted to. A chance at a freshman year wasn't part of my plans.

Boooo ...

"taehyoung kim."

“Hey, honey…”

- “Hey! X-bull!”

“…? Why are you swearing as soon as you call?”

- “I got into college! I got into Kangseon University!”

"…?? really…??"

- “Oh my! Are you crazy? My life is so great now!”

“I fell off the rope.”

- “…?? Really? Why…?”

“I don’t know, F*ck. The only thing left is Gongun University… Ha…”

- “Your grades won’t get you into Gongwoon University.”

“Hey, should I become a celebrity?”

- “Your personality…? Your quiet and timid personality? Suddenly?”

“Do you know High Bar Entertainment?”

- “Why don’t you know? There’s Kim Seok-jin there. He’s the female protagonist’s favorite.”

“They street-casted me.”

- “??? Why are you telling me such an important story now..?”

“Oh, I don’t know. Anyway, let’s meet up and talk. I’m so unlucky right now, f*ck…”

Kim Taehyung got into Kangseon University. I felt a surge of self-loathing. It wasn't like I studied less than him. My grades were higher, so what was I lacking? Funny enough, when I saw the words "not on the list of successful applicants," the first thing that came to mind was the strange woman who had given me her business card a few days earlier. The answer to my fleeting question of what I should do for a living was that I thought I was a celebrity. It was quite amusing.

•

“The female protagonist came out too?”

“Yeah. We were together.”

"You said you were cast by Haiba, oppa? Tell me more."

“It’s nothing lol”

"It's nothing special. It's just totally crazy. Honestly, looking at you, I thought you'd do well as a celebrity."

My heart pounded. At least for now, I was more excited about "being cast by Haiba" than getting into Kang Seon-dae. It felt absurd yet satisfying. The female lead's words that I'd do well as a celebrity sparked a surge of unfounded confidence.

“Oh, Kim Yeo-ju, are you really excited?”

"Oh, honestly, that's true. Jungkook oppa is handsome, tall, has fair skin, and a pretty smile. He's a total otaku."

“Are you forgetting that your boyfriend is listening to this story right next to you?”

"Oppa. Don't be so jealous. Just take a look. Isn't Jungkook oppa really a celebrity? He's even completely kind."

“Yeah. Honestly, he’s handsome. Not as handsome as me, though.”

“…to Haiba“Should I contact you?”

I pulled out a business card I'd crumpled and tucked deep into my jacket pocket. "I'm a celebrity?" It was a ridiculous, almost ridiculous, statement, but I had failed in college and was contemplating whether to retake the exam. Auditions were worth a lifetime experience.

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