08. What is it? Is it a halo?
Written by Malranggong.
Taehyung and Yeonhwa had already finished getting ready and were out in the city. Naturally, Taehyung, not knowing his way around the human world, was led around holding Yeonhwa's hand. Taehyung felt like his heart would burst just by holding Yeonhwa's hand, but Yeonhwa seemed oblivious to it. The sound of Taehyung's pounding heart mixed with the sound of tires rubbing against the asphalt. Yeonhwa didn't seem to hear Taehyung's pounding heart over the noise of the cars. It was natural. How could anyone hear it with all the noise around them? However, Taehyung was anxious that Yeonhwa might hear his heartbeat.
“We’re all here. This is the department store. Is there something like a department store where Taehyung lives?”
“Well, a building this tall… only gods and King Yeomra live there. The only things selling goods are small shops. The human world is truly amazing.”
“Ah, God and King Yeomra… Yes… That’s right… The place they live is the spirit world…”
“They live in high places. Anyway, come on in, Yeonhwa.”
“Wow, the inside is really spacious.”
Taehyung was quite surprised by the spacious interior, his eyes wide open and he looked around. Yeonhwa thought Taehyung was cute, and only then did she realize she was holding hands with Taehyung. Now, embarrassed, Yeonhwa let go of Taehyung's hand naturally, cleared her throat, and told Taehyung to follow her. Taehyung followed Yeonhwa, still looking around. He felt like a dog that had just come into town for the first time.
Taehyung looked around and found a booth selling various accessories. A playful smile appeared on Taehyung's face as if something had occurred to him, but soon a sly smile formed and he called out, "Yeonhwa." Yeonhwa turned around at Taehyung's call, and Taehyung opened his fan with a sly smile.
“How is it, Yeonhwa? Is it beautiful?”
The moment Yeonhwa saw him, she couldn't help but pause. Behind him, a light sparkled, as if a halo were emanating, and his beauty seemed to shine even brighter. He and the fan suited each other perfectly. She felt as if she'd never seen anyone with a fan so perfectly suited. Yeonhwa muttered to herself, her heart pounding with excitement.
“What is it, a halo…?”
Taehyung chuckled and said that Yeonhwa was cute as she stood there speechless.
“Am I that beautiful?”
Yeonhwa considered denying it, but he was too handsome and beautiful to do so, so she decided to be honest. Embarrassed to speak aloud, she simply nodded, her face flushed.
“Really? I am beautiful. But in my eyes, Yeonhwa is more beautiful.”
Yeonhwa's heart pounded so hard at those words that it felt like it was going to explode. Was the word beautiful really this romantic and exciting? Of all the words Yeonhwa had ever heard, the one she heard today, from Taehyung, was the most exciting. Taehyung was too embarrassed to say anything, so he lowered his head and looked at Yeonhwa, whose ears were red, and kept thinking how cute she was. Then Taehyung held his fan in front of Yeonhwa and said something that made her heart explode again.
“Look, Yeonhwa is more beautiful. She’s completely different from when I fanned her. She’s more beautiful.”
While the two were being very affectionate towards each other even though they weren't dating, someone muttered while looking at them.
“This is so annoying.”
Taehyung turned towards the sound of the small murmur, and saw a familiar face.
“You are… God…? Why on earth are you here…”