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Little by little, a gap appears



도겸(석민)
“Haam~”

A soft yawning sound cut through the space.

Around 9 am, the time when the Seventeen members arrived at the studio for the final trailer filming.

The staff were already busy moving early,

The atmosphere on set was chaotic as everyone was trying to find their positions.

But in the middle of it—

Team Leader Seong Ha-eun had a frown on her face, as if she was very dissatisfied with something.

성하은 팀장
“…Crazy. Hey, can’t you contact him? Did he just disappear?”

???
“He’s not answering his phone. He seems out of his mind.”

The staff whispered and chattered among themselves. It was obvious that Go Eun's name was being mentioned.

Even in the midst of all this, Seong Ha-eun greeted the members with a bright smile.

But after finishing her greeting, her expression quickly hardened and turned cold again.

Dokyeom, who was watching the scene from afar, quietly glanced around.

On the surface, he was pretending to be joking around with the members, but his gaze naturally followed the flow.


도겸(석민)
‘… You said something like that after giving me so much work yesterday…?’

The corners of his mouth turned down.

I had to control my expression, but I felt something rising inside me.

About 20 minutes later, Go-eun bursts open the door and comes running in, panting.

임고은
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…!”

She bowed her head deeply and entered the workshop without even catching her breath.

The moment Seong Ha-eun saw her, he opened his eyes and let out a short breath.

성하은 팀장
"…under…"

He looked like he was about to scream at any moment, but there were too many members and staff from other teams in this place.

In the end, she gave Go-eun a gentle pat on the side to vent her displeasure.

Dokyeom watched the situation from afar, frowning slightly. Then he immediately took action.


도겸(석민)
"brother."

Dokyeom quietly approached the manager and spoke to him.


도겸(석민)
“I’d like some coffee. What do the staff like to drink?”

매니저
“Huh? Suddenly? Wait a minute.”

The manager was embarrassed, but soon looked around and started asking the staff about the coffee menu.

Seong Ha-eun, who was about to take Go-eun away, was flustered by the unexpected situation, smiled faintly, and roughly organized the menu.

Then he whispered to Go-eun.

성하은 팀장
“You go and get some coffee.”

A cold gaze cut across the side of Go-eun's face. Go-eun nodded slightly and headed outside again.

The manager went out with her, and Dokyeom didn't miss that moment.


도겸(석민)
"brother!"

Dokyeom shouted as he followed Goeun and the manager out of the studio.

The two people looked back in surprise.

매니저
“What? Why?”

The manager asked. Dokyeom raised the corners of his mouth and smiled awkwardly.


도겸(석민)
“Oh, I can’t decide what I want to eat. I’ll go and choose it myself.”

매니저
“…Huh?”

The manager tilted his head as if he found it absurd.


도겸(석민)
“Well, I’ll go and be back. You should stay inside, because you need to prepare to take care of the other members!”

Before he could finish speaking, Dokyeom pushed the manager's back.

매니저
“No, really, what is it, Lee Do-gyeom~ Okay, come quickly~”

The manager entered the door with a puzzled expression. Go-eun just stared blankly at the scene.


도겸(석민)
“Let’s go, Eun-step Go!”

Dokyeom spoke to her with a bright face.

임고은
"…yes…?"


도겸(석민)
“Oh, hurry up~”

Only then did Go-eun come to her senses and hurriedly followed him.

임고은
“…Oh, yes!”

Dokyeom started walking first, and Goeun followed carefully behind him.

For the first time, time alone between the two was beginning.