One step to you
A heart that loves and avoids
Seungcheol was speechless at Jeonghan's confession.
Jeonghan looked at Seungcheol silently, then tilted his head back and let out a short breath as if he knew it would happen.
정한
"...I already knew that Seoyeon liked you."
At Jeonghan's words, Seungcheol's eyes widened again.
에스쿱스(승철)
"No, then... well, you and Seoyeon..."
When Seungcheol was flustered and couldn't continue speaking, Jeonghan seemed to cut him off, but then spoke calmly.
정한
"Anyway, I know you don't like Seoyeon.
정한
But don't hurt him too much. You really meant a lot to him."
Jeonghan's words were laced with complex emotions. Hearing this, Seungcheol retorted, as if he felt wronged.
에스쿱스(승철)
"Hey, I thought it would be better to talk about it clearly before going any deeper than that!"
Jeonghan turned his head and smiled bitterly.
정한
"I know what you mean. I know... but still."
He closed his eyes for a moment, then shook his head and muttered.
정한
"If you look into that person's eyes... you can tell how much those words hurt."
Then, Jeonghan said nothing more and passed Seungcheol and left the rooftop.
에스쿱스(승철)
"Hey, Yoon Jung-han! Then what are you going to do?"
When Seungcheol asked from behind, Jeonghan didn't even look back and just waved his hand lightly.
***
Several days passed since that day. Jeonghan was thoroughly avoiding Seoyeon.
Even when we ran into each other in the company hallway, I avoided eye contact, and when I thought we might bump into each other at the broadcasting station, I deliberately turned away.
Even at the same commercial shoot,
Even when we had to work together due to our schedules, we never spoke to each other except for necessary work.
I think I saw Seoyeon's sad expression for a moment, but I had to endure it.
Because I couldn't bear it if I didn't do that.
Then one day.
정한
"...Oh, why of all people."
That day was the day of the special unit stage on M Channel's music show.
Jeonghan and Wonwoo went on stage as a special unit, and Seoyeon happened to be the special MC.
Jeonghan could only sigh at the thought of having to perform a special stage on a day like this and being put in the precarious situation of having to face Seoyeon again.
정한
'It's okay... Just do the stage and try not to run into each other as much as possible.'
Jeonghan, thinking like that, calms his mind.
I was waiting with makeup and stage costume on.
Since it was almost the last turn, it couldn't be helped that the wait was long and it took a long time.
I haven't been able to sleep much lately, so I talked to Wonwoo, a fellow member, for a bit and then decided to close my eyes.
I sat on the waiting room sofa and closed my eyes, accepting the slowly closing of my eyelids.
***
Seoyeon's point of view.
Seoyeon, nervous and excited about her first stage as a special MC, finished rehearsal and looked through the script card to confirm the cast, and found Jeonghan's name.
이서연
Jeonghan X Wonwoo...
As her gaze fell on the three characters of that name, Seoyeon's fingertips stopped.
Jeonghan, who had been completely ignoring and avoiding himself for so long.
Seoyeon was growing weary from the inexplicable distance, but today, she was determined to pull herself together.
After a while, during a break in the broadcast, Seoyeon walked down the hallway to greet each waiting room.
이서연
"...Is this it?"
After greeting each person politely, Seoyeon arrived in front of the waiting room where Jeonghan and Wonwoo's names were written and stopped in front of it.