The dance practice room was as quiet as holding one's breath.
A few of the fluorescent lights were off,
The remaining light was dimly spread.
The mirror was quietly replicating the silhouettes of two people.
Myung Jae-hyun turned off the music and caught his breath.
Kim Yeo-ju picked up the water bottle and then put it down again.
I was thirsty, but now the dryness in my mouth wasn't just due to the water.
The two had been together for several hours already.
Practice was extended to match the rehearsal choreography.
All the other members were gone, and the female lead said, “Let’s finish it just the two of us.”
Jaehyun smiled and said it was good,It was from then on.
The body repeats the same choreographyBut, my mind was elsewhere.
Every time our arms touch, our breaths brush, and our palms wrap around your lower back
My whole body froze with tension, then slowly thawed.
“Aren’t you tired?”
Jaehyun asked from behind Yeoju.
She felt his gaze in the mirror and slowly shook her head.
“Yeah. I’m more focused now.”
The answer was so serious that Jaehyun was silent for a moment.
And then he took a step forward and approached her.
Just before my back touched his, my breath settled on the nape of my neck.
“My lady.”
The name was spoken low and cautiously.
"…why."
The voice was small and trembling.
Jaehyun placed his hand just above her waistline.
Although it was a choreographic movement, the tension in her fingers was different than usual. The female protagonist closed her eyes and looked in the mirror.
I could feel Jaehyun's hands shaking slightly.
Next move.
The heroine's arm was lifted, and Jaehyun's hand slid up her side, past her shoulder. It was a familiar routine, yet somehow it felt slow today. Was it intentional, or was it just me?
My breath stopped in the middle of my chest.
Their body temperature spread like a fever.
“…Let’s take a little break.”
The female protagonist said. Jaehyun just nodded without answering,
I just stepped back.
distance.
Just three steps. But those three steps were too far.
The two leaned against the wall. As the sweat cooled, the cool air bit into their skin, and perhaps because of that, they kept feeling chilled.
The heroine hugged her knees.
Jaehyun looked down at her as if he was indifferent, but his eyes kept lingering on her lips, collarbone, and shoulder line.
He finally asked.
“Did you notice… that I was going slow on purpose?”
The heroine lowered her head for a moment, then smiled faintly.
“Yeah. Me too… I didn’t breathe on purpose.”
No one laughed. No one spoke.
Dawn simply enveloped them both, and their emotions swelled heavily in that darkness.
Jaehyun bent down.
Now, the distance is two spans.
“Lady. I—”
Before the words could be finished, the female protagonist turned around first.
Just before their lips touched, her fingertips first brushed Jaehyun's jawline.
But eventually, she backed off, very slowly.
And then I exhaled.
“…I guess this is a line that will be remembered nicely?”
At that moment, Jaehyun didn't raise his head.
I just quietly squeezed the spot where her hand had left.
That night, nothing was over
Perhaps, that was the night I went the deepest.
The two people on the other side of the mirror are not like choreography,
They were moving as if exploring each other.
Kim Yeo-ju's fingertips ran down Myung Jae-hyun's arm.
It's a routine, but my hands are slow today.
Contacts that are slightly longer.
Jaehyun's gaze could no longer see her face.
Because it felt like everything I had hidden would be revealed when our eyes met.
Next choreography.
Jaehyun's hand wraps around the female lead's waist and hugs her from behind.
He swallowed. It was so close.
No, it was a distance that shouldn't be close anymore.
“Lady,”
His voice cracked and became husky.
“Can’t we skip this movement?”
"why."
The heroine answered without turning her head.
But his tone was strange. He seemed a little excited.
“I… am not confident right now.”
“What confidence?”
“…I’m confident I won’t fall.”
At that moment, she turned around.
Completely confronting Jaehyun.
The distance where breath meets breath.
Neither side is avoided.
“Then try it. See how long you can endure it.”
That was a provocation.
But the heroine's eyes were wavering. She knew it too. This wasn't a game.
Jaehyun's hand slowly moved up her arm, reaching her shoulder. Then, very carefully, he wrapped his arms around the back of her neck. Yeoju took a step closer. Now there was nothing between them.
Jaehyun lightly rested his forehead against hers.
The lips are only a few centimeters wide.
The moment they got closer, they both knew that everything would change.
“You are really… dangerous.”
He whispered.
“So you’re going to back off?”
The heroine's voice was trembling with breath.
Wait. A very brief silence.
Jaehyun closed his eyes. Then he opened them again.
His fingertips brushed her cheek, and his eyes fell on her lips.
And then—it stopped.
“No. I’ll stop here for today.”
Those words were hot and terribly beautiful.
The heroine closed her eyes.
His hand was still on her cheek, and her heart was pounding like crazy.
“What next?”
She asked.
“Next time… then, I’ll overcome it.”
That night, our lips didn't touch
Our hearts have already been to each other.
From that day on, the two continued practicing as if nothing had happened.
We maintained our usual conversation, facial expressions, and distance from each other.
But it was like a thin film that was being held on with great effort.
.
.
.
.
And a few days later, again in the practice room at 2 AM.
Today, all the other members have gone back, and only the two of them are left.
After finishing the stage lighting test, Yeoju sat to one side, drenched in sweat.
Jaehyun handed her water without saying anything.
Their fingertips touched, and they both stopped at the same time.
We looked at each other. Without any acting, without any pretense.
Today… I didn’t hide it.
“Don’t keep avoiding it.”
The female protagonist spoke first.
“I’ve been thinking about you ever since that day.”
Jaehyun approached quietly.
“I didn’t avoid it. I held on.”
And as soon as those words left his mouth, he hugged her.
I wasn't scared.
This time I completely embraced it.
The heroine's hand wrapped around his neck.
The waiting and hesitation between the two people crumbled without a sound.
Our breaths were tangled.
Our foreheads touched, our noses brushed—
Their lips, very slowly, approached each other.
It wasn't just a simple kiss.
Emotions boiled over between longing and suppression.
Jaehyun's hand went up along the female protagonist's waist and wrapped its arms around her back.
The heroine leaned her head back, leaning completely against his body.
In the quiet practice room, there was no music or words.
Just the subtle sound of lips touching.
Breathing that mixes in.
It seemed like our pounding hearts were echoing in each other's ears.
He slowly led her to the mirror.
When the heroine touches the mirror with her back,
They looked at each other.
The two reflected in each other's eyes were breathtakingly close,
It was so honestly hot.
“If this continues—”
Jaehyun said.
His voice was low and broken.
“Yeah. It can continue like this.”
The heroine's answer was short but firm.
At that moment, their lips were covered fiercely again.
This time there was no hesitation.
Long-suffering desires and affections
It all burst out at once.
That dayThe practice room at dawn became ‘completely’ their space for the first time.I just surrendered to the feeling of ‘us’ that I had endured for a long time.
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