Heaven's Cloud
The strange girl
A clear and bright dawn.
The boundary between dawn and morning held the clearest breath in the world.
The sky, as if it had not yet completely washed away the darkness of the night, was a deep blue with a faint pink tint,
The cold air spread languidly, seeping through the gently swaying leaves.
A man walking in that air—
Black windbreaker with gray training pants,
And there was a man climbing the mountain, quietly catching his breath, with his hat pulled down over his hood.
Seungkwan of Seventeen.
Leaving behind the noise of the city that had not yet awakened, Seung-kwan walked along the familiar path.
He, who especially liked quiet time, sweated yesterday while playing badminton with a friend.
Today, I wanted to move my body in a calm mood, so I chose a light hike.
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"Phew—"
His breath mixed with the dawn air and melted into the air. He rolled his shoulders naturally and relaxed his neck.
Dusk was creeping behind me, and sunlight was slowly appearing in front of me.
It was still a long way to the top, but by the time we reached the halfway point,
The morning sunlight seeped through the clouds, gently coloring the mountain scenery.
At that moment, Seung-kwan stopped walking. It wasn’t because of the spectacular view.
a small rock
On the gentle hill on the right side of the road, a woman wearing a white one-piece dress was sitting alone.
It was an outfit that seemed to ignore the cold air.
The brown hair fluttering in the wind grew softly shiny in the light,
Beneath the long eyelashes, large pupils were quietly blinking downward.
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"... ..."
Seung-kwan paused for a moment.
She… was a face I had never seen before, and at this hour, on this mountain, in this outfit, she seemed like an unimaginable being.
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‘Are you a tourist…?
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‘Are you going to take pictures?’
Several scenarios flashed through her mind, but she had no equipment or company.
Seung-kwan, with his hat pulled down low, bowed his head as he tried to pass by before anyone noticed him.
As I was walking, I tried to turn my body naturally.
김지연
"Hey! It's Seventeen's Seungkwan!"
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".....!"
I heard it. The tone was light and filled with joy.
Although he didn't look back, Seungkwan clearly felt that she was looking at him.
Feeling awkward for no reason, he quickened his pace as if he was used to it.
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‘He probably won’t come anyway… He must be just a fan.’
But her voice continued to follow, one step after another.
김지연
“Wow, that’s amazing. You’re taller than you look on screen~
김지연
Celebrities are celebrities. They definitely have a feel for it. Ah~ Are there any other members? I really wanted to see Seventeen~”
A slight wrinkle appeared on Seung-kwan's forehead. It was strange.
The current situation itself was strange.
She didn't approach him directly or speak to him directly.
Just… they just kept talking behind my back.
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‘I don’t want to talk openly… I want to get attention… Is that it?’
Seung-kwan tried hard to think.
But the words he heard immediately afterwards made him nod his head.
김지연
“It’s quite different from TV to real life. But your face… I think it’ll be really soft. You look like a tangerine, Seungkwan~ Seungkwan~~”
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"...This is a bit..."
As if he couldn't bear it any longer, Seung-kwan finally stopped walking and turned around.
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“Excuse me, are you a fan of ours?”
He didn't look serious, but there was a hint of irritation at the end of his words.
But the next moment, her reaction was beyond anything I could have imagined.
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“...?! Aaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!”
He screamed, opened his eyes wide, and stepped back as if he had seen a ghost.
And then he sat down on the spot as if he was going to fall on his butt.
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".....???"
This time it was Seungkwan's turn to panic.
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‘No, I told you so you could hear, so why are you surprised when I say it?’
But for now, she has fallen. Seungkwan approached her cautiously again and reached out his hand, saying,
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"..are you okay?"
She looked up at Seung-kwan's face cautiously and muttered with her lips trembling.
김지연
“…Did you hear what I said…? Can you hear me now…?”
At those words, Seungkwan felt a chill run down the back of his neck.
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“…Then you can’t hear me when I say it so openly? Just get up first.”
He held out his hand and answered, but she got up in a start and ran in the opposite direction without taking his hand.
Seung-kwan, who was standing there blankly, just licked his lips as he looked at the hill where she had disappeared.
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"What the... what the heck.."
His breathing was deeper and slower than ever.