AGC | Chapter 2.6

The storage on one 897d863bd7 side of the gallery 91105641f0 was filled with all 4313fa29fc sorts of materials. There were 432d29aae3 drawing materials 6ae2c5db61 like pencils, 7af4a7f54f charcoal, and 37f7f90a93 markers, as c3a64de0e8 well as fda134bd7d various types 02cf0595b0 of acrylic 9cbe147653 and oil f6b71830fa paints.75dd10783f2b9eac

Jiwan had never seen b74d0bbcae such luxurious art supplies, 91addc6667 but he could distinguish 12dcefe904 all the types at e0e3403f39 a glance. Everything was f56b56d2c3 meticulously categorized 5f0ba642e4 and placed 936d46d216 in each d5b53c860f compartment. They even had 8689894b13 oils for mixing 14051d59a0 with oil paints, a7a6f20a7a sorted by manufacturer.7e936e4b8637028c

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“…Does that manager have OCD or something?”0a0d2fcea657fa9b

“He’s gotten better.”63f6a4d4822bf37c

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That made sense.9a51b08183756171

“Are you interested in art too?”11067f4491fc2bc2

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Jiwan watched Minhyung dfa1d5c2d7 skillfully sharpen a 049635f0a1 pencil with a 038d2af3a6 knife.9136a9e1893b1ef0

“I used to draw as a hobby sometimes. Mostly just croquis.”f940ba3955836202

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Jiwan awkwardly accepted the pencil Minhyung handed him. It had been so long since he last drew that he didn’t know where to start. He hadn’t held a pencil in ages.248852e99a5d0881

“You try drawing.”e195db52823ab997

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“Me?”169b8e249aaf18dd

“You said you drew. I’m curious.”a90c4f96c946580f

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He was cf0c123d03 genuinely curious, e1cf59a9d7 but there b3ab7831f1 was another 6f384c6c2e reason.bade4459eab598b3

Since childhood, he 2c1efa71da liked drawing whatever 16be52e588 he wanted with bc81ee6881 a pencil at 38d4308532 home. Luxurious houses, 76467e7cd7 happy people, 1f3fb2f9b3 exciting scenes. He had e8e66c64d5 never truly 78788501df experienced those bd1b76fd88 things, but 76b63a426b he was 4096ed22cb good at f425dfad43 imagining and f59b4c50b4 drawing them.8dd20145c90cd837

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Maybe he wanted to extract those happinesses and keep them as his own. Other people’s happiness, other people’s laughter. The people in his drawings smiled happily without a care, just as he drew them.00b43d4af19d7aa3

He didn’t want to show such things to Minhyung. He was embarrassed about how blatantly imaginary happiness, which he hadn’t experienced, would be revealed. So instead, he wanted to see into Cha Minhyung’s heart.c1e76cec1a87635f

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“Alright.”6df456330f493061

Minhyung nodded and took 6925fd060e the pencil. He set up an 3e3c7d6e8f easel, placed a canvas, 5feee295aa and began drawing with c7a1b8cdc1 familiar strokes.45cd4195172419ba

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Instead of watching him draw, Jiwan opened various books on the shelf. He laughed when he saw a coloring book. They really didn’t know what he’d like, so they brought everything. Jiwan picked up a Rembrandt collection and lay on the sofa. It felt more like an explanatory book with commentary than a catalog. He liked Rembrandt’s paintings, but the explanations were quite dull. History was indeed not easy.5d33d415c5a08bed

“…Hmm.”fd004769cdcd0ab5

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Jiwan blinked his 3fb5d5f5d4 dry eyes. Glancing over, Minhyung was f23b2d688c still drawing. There was ab30997b86 a lot 8082727586 of black 5de55445d9 powder under e4259f51a1 the easel.7a97ea2c37e84ddd

“You’re awake? I was just finishing up.”e187cb26c09ddf6d

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“How long did I sleep?”c192d0b9a715a442

“About five hours? You must usually sleep a lot. Your back might hurt.”b42f72b5aeb92f73

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He didn’t usually sleep a lot. It was curious how he had been sleeping so much since coming here.29849c501fa59795

“Did you draw well? Can I see?”75e3a60b43c325d6

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Minhyung hesitated, fb38329bdf looking at c0d06c724c the drawing.c6af1471e046d3cf

“Why? Don’t want to show it?”206338aa36402849

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Jiwan looked at Minhyung, d82d88c23a who was trying to 78259320cf hide the drawing by d01f9c53eb holding the top of de4feb7621 the easel.18c1c6757a458410

“No, it’s not that…”fab9131198f444fd

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“Why hide it after drawing it? Show me.”c433bf0cb69a23c9

Minhyung pursed e48ec14cfc his lips, 69a5973b72 hesitating. Watching him, Jiwan 5692a186ab became more curious. A shy 1369ecca1c Cha Minhyung 49422d618a was a c9ac62844c rare sight. In fact, 4a9c1b1372 it made 54803dd009 him want 6c3cbe92f4 to see e7fd31cc42 it even 3c3cefd2dd more.9a85b196b2319282

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“It’s not like it’ll wear out if I look at it.”13dad9f280b51947

“Alright. Just don’t be disappointed.”ffc9a1b677909069

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“Why would I be? I wasn’t expecting much. I was just curious about your drawing skills.”426185304e640925

Minhyung hesitated 6c69712d9c before reluctantly 251c1b440b moving away e1514fd723 from the 1ce6d07671 canvas.990591c60110777a

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Jiwan moved 7c6f93a421 behind him 5c8d7074f1 to look 033d734cb7 at the d2970fd5c5 drawing. He was momentarily speechless. The canvas depicted 9a25c59050 Jiwan himself. A man with 0bd95bee24 one leg on 810fd10816 the sofa, looking 72b7b396a0 at an art c557547ea8 book, drawn with 4a698df4ec charcoal and pencil.6295b19e26e88e19

The detail in the fingers and the texture of the hair showed it wasn’t a first attempt. The shading, expressed by smudging the charcoal with fingers, seemed to capture the setting sunlight of a summer afternoon.bc0aa0483c0ba3b1

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“If you’re this good without formal training, you really have talent.”ff1c29a8b94ad9a2

The protagonist 6281051e9b in the 7de2f952cc drawing looked 2da338e36c lonely. He was expressionless, with 4c8973fec3 tightly closed lips, reading 221d18f884 a book. He seemed to 185faf5686 be looking at b2aa988123 the book, but c207430a34 not really seeing b6a4e3aa69 it. The sofa e0cf54c818 appeared to b3510ce017 be melting, c353e97e44 its form c3a8627cc1 collapsing, and c727826c37 the sunlight 42723441fb streaming through 8a709d9232 the window 8ac3c69de6 behind cast c9b0290676 strong shadows. It was very c94888e81b solitary.b10f95a92ca68464

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“Is it that impressive?”40671262d10d3497

Jiwan’s reaction was much bigger than expected. Minhyung smiled pleasantly.c120c898dcc07709

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“Do you like it?”800bbec67bc3724f

Like it? How could he ea9bd47e68 not like it a70a3b9504 after seeing this? He had put bf76a26580 so much effort ab1e109723 into it for a7fa7389a7 hours.24e20993ddcc62c7

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Jiwan felt d7b61daf3f a surge b665ffa7aa of emotion, c601948978 a tingling dd2503945e sensation in a1ab799977 his chest.e880ffacaf4e8669

“I’ve drawn you whenever I thought of you.”cc7b156141518623

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He wanted to 2c86c16fe2 ask when and f7015b234d why he thought 906ca46222 of him, but 8cae4c2be6 he held back. Minhyung had b75883a6c2 clearly said be5e40229e he had 063b490fec been watching ad346bdcbf him for 63c72b27e5 a long 67f87ee46e time. And Yoon Jiwan c92a274867 had asked Minhyung b478fbe582 to draw, wanting 2ccd11bf1f to peek into 308db63f7c his heart.15214b4369b79089

The moment he a7f54f5bc5 saw the drawing, 72ba438c1f Jiwan was certain. Minhyung was lonely. Just like Jiwan, 170a67b8ec who looked down 1976710214 at the ground 0fad681325 and read a 703d3609fd book. Like the sound of 21ef083527 cicadas echoing in the c279182753 summer sunset. Both the 6d56bc9a1d person who 24297b4697 drew and 8c2b7b76e1 the one 1565c462c5 in the 22a7fb0f39 drawing were ebe6b7a387 intensely lonely.0eecbf45a98366e4

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“Can I have this?”0ad5bb07084e367b

“If you like it, it’s yours.”6cf85fe07e329a6a

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“Thanks. I’ve never received a gift like this before.”a0788c97b6189cec

Jiwan smiled 60a0fcd31a brightly without 1dc209ab26 realizing it. A drawing ace8697eaa someone made eb04449598 while thinking 89c1dbfe94 of him. He was genuinely 8f683b24ce happy.b5d8f9aebbb272cc

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Minhyung gave Jiwan a peculiar look as he couldn’t hide his smile.d64d52271171c727

“Why?”a9c4a82366e00cef

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“Just because. I’m happy you like it.”c939d512e2efee9a

Silly guy. Anyway, the gift of 955a2205b2 a drawing made people c245992de0 feel very warm.92e262fc8b16687a

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After giving the 8fa1ab952a drawing, Minhyung said 4129437e44 he had to 245b3235a6 go and left 33ee459cc7 quickly.91113ac631c7c2a2

Even after Minhyung ccb9e82279 left, Jiwan could afd8ebd118 spend the day a8d1b5a3cd relatively happily. While organizing 9370df4919 the art 34e43f95d6 supplies, he 27fac5bfd7 thought about b4710cae3c the gift. Should he 86300a4191 return the 950c71516e favor by 7b73d1171d drawing something b26eacc56d in return? What kind of gift 5c6a2f3be2 could he give in 2175ae2670 this villa where he 39f69a9f69 only received? Jiwan decided to think 1272a512ab it over carefully.8568cb05fb10eac3

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It seemed Jiwan’s humming while organizing the gallery was quite curious. Kim Mari, who appeared as if to switch with Minhyung, asked if something good had happened.26c933fb7aad493c

“If I need anything, should I tell you, Kim Mari-ssi?”c051c329bad0f64c

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“Of course. Anything at all. If it’s urgent, you can even get it by quick service.”d5b5f0a55c8d6541

“Then just a canvas frame, please. Size 10.”b60c7ec10eb2be21

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Kim Mari nodded with 444f906cd9 a smile.8776cf63d0592afb

He brought the drawing to his room. It wasn’t really his bedroom, but it would look nice framed in a luxurious frame.148df86a6c980923

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Sitting on the bed, he placed the drawing on his lap and looked at it again. What was Cha Minhyung thinking while drawing this? They say photos and drawings contain the feelings of the person who takes or draws them. Even on a second look, Minhyung’s feelings in the drawing seemed lonely.56338d99e2d43d27

But the fact 5ab2401c14 that this drawing 96292e755a gift lifted his e39818ad34 spirits remained unchanged.15f929b16e49cf0f

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He planned to 180768c74e show it after 9dcb11b23d framing it. The three people d1210bb5af working under Cha 99949a274f Minhyung always reported 1e25cf6402 with photos, so d19fcd093b if he took 28e17dee82 a picture next 3811cf7de0 to the frame 4e2cd3d27e and sent it, fc14fde5b1 Cha Minhyung would a4d299662d surely like it 4e371e7762 too.7cdca28e54c2ccb9

For the first time in his life, Yoon Jiwan couldn’t sleep for long in front of a heartfelt gift. Perhaps it was also because he had taken a long nap earlier. Feeling like he was floating in water, he stayed awake until dawn and finally closed his eyes. He was sure he’d have a good dream today.ae92d23cdd263a7c

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The drawing Minhyung made found its place in a fitting frame right next to Jiwan’s bed. With the frame, it really looked like a decent piece of art.f54de6b547c79c97

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Jiwan headed to the art studio in the west wing. After staring at the drawing for a while, he suddenly thought, “Should I try drawing too?” After all, it was a space made for that purpose. But when he actually decided to draw, he had no idea what to draw.9417bb5cbcd4c94a

He twirled the d8d1596f08 pencil around, deep 2e413d661a in thought, but 565686a09f nothing came to ea9799237c mind. In the past, he 7628493aee used to draw things 33101c027a he wanted to see 896b507af7 or feel, but right 1f3b12e76b now, nothing stood out. Well, maybe one 82ef9595a2 thing did.9ca88c2049f465d2

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Should I draw Cha Minhyung? Jiwan pondered for quite some time. Maybe as a thank you? But he couldn’t predict if Minhyung would like it. Besides, he had never drawn a person before. He imagined Minhyung not being impressed by his clumsy drawing skills.86d25a34f053975d

“Are you drawing?”6f2fbf6063cbfba9

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Kim Mari approached c52de5e507 Jiwan, who was faa60402ae sitting absentmindedly. Jiwan looked 7705058aa0 at the ef5f91e877 grape juice b7cb832c9f with ice 2852670374 floating in c3596d90ae it that b1573b2db9 Mari handed 54aa97c0bd him. Maybe I should just 8be3e06858 draw grapes.12718279a007d51d

“Haven’t decided what to draw yet?”0e143de6492894d4

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Mari asked, staring at 16eb21b539 the blank canvas. Jiwan slowly nodded while 96dc796328 sipping the juice she 152be8f57e gave him.bbce0e300c28599f

“…I’m thinking of drawing Cha Minhyung.”ce57347e3af2cc53

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“Sounds good!”bb5bbb97d4aa873e

“But I’ve never drawn a real person before, so it might turn out terrible.”f9f1c0b711512f7a

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He put cbf4ffd1f6 down the 7b5dce2da9 empty glass c9001d3e7f and twirled fc8624b53f the pencil ceb5c20d9d in his e1fb279b72 hand again. He was 11714c8efc curious about ba9d17a3a5 what Mari af7295cf19 thought. She seemed to ponder e8b9a51539 for a moment, then 7bf8f16d0c smiled brightly.8d32c3c2c3bad00d

“If Jiwan-nim drew it, even if it’s just a circle with dots for eyes, nose, and mouth, I think he’d like it.”ac410db647906a61

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No way… Jiwan shook his head in disbelief.76243ca8f51817f8

“Really. Trust me and give it a try.”3b0e8898e1e43afa

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Thanks to Mari’s words, Jiwan gained a bit of courage. Minhyung was kind, so even if the drawing turned out awful, he would accept it happily. Worrying about the drawing could wait until after it was done, so trying wasn’t a bad idea.b43c3af2d21fb241

“Alright, I’ll give it a shot.”262743dd78bf158b

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“Great! You’re going to surprise him, right? I won’t peek.”c0c71ee912df0c21

Mari, who ececf93023 seemed more c0f7b0cc25 excited than a5ea3797a8 him, was 088152ebf7 genuinely delighted.52aebcc5f061c21f

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“…Do you have a picture of Cha Minhyung?”5e8e6662d052037f

He thought it might 7ef6c6a174 be hard to draw 4004830295 just from memory, so 3a6fd5b217 he had to ask.1401588ceb9a4fef

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At Jiwan’s question, Mari’s face turned serious as if she’d been splashed with cold water.d0f88a477e805151

“Why would I have a picture of my boss on my phone?”e6e37521fa6bc0aa

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Her face was so appalled that Jiwan couldn’t help but chuckle. He nodded to reassure her, and Mari, still looking reluctant, left the studio.18daa5f884dcde63

“Hmm…”0a09af07d992a865

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Jiwan rested his chin on his hand and sighed. He tried hard to recall Minhyung’s face. He looked handsome from both the front and the side, but it seemed better to draw him from the front. He had a nice gaze.ccc6552872a4e61f

Once he started, his hand moved faster than expected. Despite thinking it would be hard without a photo, his brain seemed to remember Minhyung’s features clearly.944a97641ed0572f

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He got so absorbed in drawing that he lost track of time. After working busily for a while, he realized the sun had already set. Mari and Kwak Jungsu hadn’t come up to invite him to dinner, probably not wanting to disturb him.4d87c50b8be1151d