Same space, same distance.
Sitting on the sofa,
I kept thinking about that brief moment when our arms touched that day.
Strangely, nothing happened,
In my head, it kept growing bigger and bigger as if it were some kind of incident.
And the next day,
Min-gyu passed by me just like yesterday,
We ate together,
And I said a few more words.
It was nothing special, but the word ‘we’ kept coming to mind.
"Open this."
"Why. Does your hand hurt?"
“No, I just… thought it would be nice if you opened it.”
Even for a request that really has no reason
Min-gyu grumbled while talking
He opened it with a smile as if he found it ridiculous.
The more those moments repeat,
I wanted to talk to him more and more.
For no reason.
"How about this?"
He held out his phone towards me.
picture.
A meal shared by two.
Ramen, kimchi stew, and half-overturned seaweed.
"Why did you take the picture?"
"Just. It's my first time eating with you."
“…It’s not the first time.”
“Oh, that’s right.
But I was a bit weird back then.
“This should be commemorated.”
I chuckled.
"We have a bit of a strange relationship."
"huh.
It's strange to even live in one house."
"If someone asks me about something like this later, how will I explain it?"
He thought for a moment and then said.
“‘After living together,
I want to call him ‘the person I lived with.’
My laughter burst out.
“…You really are… so good at speaking.”
"Is that so?"
Min-gyu didn't laugh.
But, I wasn't the only one who laughed.
Inside that unsmiling face,
There was definitely something warm about it.
night.
A room with the lights off.
On the desk was a can of coffee that Min-gyu had left behind.
There were clear finger marks on the lid.
I stared at it for a long time for no reason.
What that kid gave me,
What he said,
The things that kid did as he passed by—
Everything was occupying my mind right now.
And then I realized.
I like this.