"Yojoo, are you here again? Ice tea again today?"
"Um, give me your brother's number."
"No, no, you can't—"
Chae Soo Bin is acting all sulky today too. I've had a crush on him for five years, and it's getting really tiresome. But I never get tired of the look on my older brother's face as he quickly makes me iced tea and hands it to me. Tired? No, on the contrary, he's incredibly handsome. I'm glad I came!
"You've been acting like a stickler for five years, so it's about time you dropped it, big brother!"
"You've been attacking me for five years, so shouldn't you give up now, Yeoju?"
"Big brother doesn't understand my feelings at all!"
"Yeah, I have no idea."
"Enough already, you mean old man..."
I am currently 19 years old and my brother is a 24-year-old university student.
When I first met you, Soobin hyung was 19 years old. He looked so amazing in his uniform back then...! I was grinning fondly as I remembered it, but he got mad at me and said I was thinking weird things again.
He must have finished his part-time job when he naturally sat down next to me and opened his laptop. Hey! I'm right next to you! Are you doing your homework!? The weather is so nice, you're not interested in going on a date with me!?
But if I said something like that, he would definitely run away, so I decided to stay quiet and just stare at my brother's face. Ah, he's really handsome...
"How long do you intend to keep doing this?"
"Hmm? If you're going home, I'm going home too."
"I'll be late because I have homework to do."
"so what?"
You go do your homework. I'll be admiring the living sculptures. I haven't been able to see you much lately because of exams. As I stared at him, he sighed softly and closed his laptop.
"Shall I give you a lift?"
"Yeah!"
"Well, I'll be off then. I'll do my assignment as soon as I drop it off."
I followed my brother as he quickly packed his things and left. Oh, I should say again, we're definitely not dating! I just know his house because I live next door.
When I think back to when I was little, I would throw a tantrum and demand to live with my older brother, and it makes me laugh.
As I was grinning to myself, a guy walking in front of me looked at me with a puzzled expression. His cute expression made me want to jump on him, but I had to hold myself back.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Big brother, will you go out with me?"
"Well, why did you end up confessing while laughing?"
"So, big brother, can you at least give me a kiss?"
"Go home."
Tch, I failed again today.
But I was grateful just to be able to see my brother's face. I shouted cheerfully at him as he turned on his heel and walked away.
"See you tomorrow, big brother!!"
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Character Introduction
Choi Yeo-joo (19 years old)
"A country without Soobin hyung isn't a country!"
I've had a crush on him for five years, and now I'm openly saying that I love him.
I've liked him since I was a teenager, but I've never had a boyfriend.
In other words, I've been solo my entire life.
Choi Soo-bin (24 years old)
"I'm already this old, there's no way I could date you."
He's firm when he says no, but he's not the type to be genuinely harsh.
Whether you try to calm them down or get angry, it has no effect (or rather, getting angry does no damage).
He doesn't see Yeo-ju as a woman at all, not even a little bit.