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11. Because it's a little more comfortable
Then a quiet living room.
After a brief silence, Seyun wiped her eyes and lowered her head slightly.
But soon, I felt my face turning red without me knowing it.
Myeongho's words.
디에잇(명호)
'Just be there.'
디에잇(명호)
'Being together isn't bad.'
Every single word kept going around in my head.
정세연
"...Just stay? You seemed sincere...Why are you speaking so warmly..."
She stared blankly into space for a moment, then shook her head in a sudden surge of shame.
정세연
“Oh, what am I doing… Calm down, calm down…”
As I was catching my breath, muttering to myself—
Myungho, who had been standing quietly in one corner of the living room, turned his gaze toward her and spoke.
디에잇(명호)
“By the way… how old are you?”
정세연
“Huh? Oh, me? …I’m 26. This year.”
Seyeon answered with a slightly surprised expression. Myungho nodded, his lips slightly raised.
디에잇(명호)
“My name is Seo Myeong-ho and I’m twenty-nine. I don’t think I’ve ever told you properly.
디에잇(명호)
“He’s three years younger than me.”
정세연
“It’s not that different from what I thought.”
Seyeon smiled faintly. The atmosphere was slowly loosening.
Somehow, Myeong-ho, who is not usually very talkative, seemed to be talking a little more today.
Myeongho looked at Seyun and continued speaking with slightly narrowed eyes.
디에잇(명호)
“…Then can I speak informally to you from now on?”
정세연
“Ugh! That’s… still a bit…”
Seyeon's eyes widened in confusion. Myungho smiled slightly and shook his head.
디에잇(명호)
“You don’t have to think about it that way. But… it means we’ve become comfortable enough to want to talk.”
At those words, Seyun's face turned red again.
He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, looked at a loss, and then his words trembled slightly.
정세연
"Haha... thank you.."
Her voice was small, but the smile at the end of her words was clear.
Hearing that, Myeongho clenched his jaw for a moment. Then, without saying a word, he turned his gaze and walked quietly toward the kitchen.
디에잇(명호)
“Aren’t you hungry? Do you want some ramen?”
Words thrown behind one's back.
It sounded indifferent, but there was a warmth within it that was not unfamiliar.
정세연
“…Huh? Right now?”
Startled by the unexpected words, she looks at him and is embarrassed again.
디에잇(명호)
"Yeah. I suddenly felt like eating it. Let's eat together."
Seyun paused for a moment, then nodded with a smirk.
ramen.
Strangely, that ordinary meal felt like the first ‘daily routine’ we shared together in this house.
And that night, small, warm laughter began to quietly bloom between the living room and kitchen.