AGC | Chapter 2.6

The storage on f649e1e7fd one side of 3a2299f7e6 the gallery was 3083179b6c filled with all 645d20b8de sorts of materials. There were drawing materials c13cbb14a0 like pencils, charcoal, and 61c0bcb4b5 markers, as well as 46ea28b587 various types of acrylic 0a68742b97 and oil paints.3f041f44b064cb61

Jiwan had never 74a655b830 seen such luxurious 1083d450bf art supplies, but 6907503d0d he could distinguish 4d3b60068a all the types 6a2409fb31 at a glance. Everything was f0b17c2344 meticulously categorized d8685957a0 and placed d9b15fb31e in each 6fc9e8952a compartment. They even had oils 8520d5711f for mixing with oil 84bbbc52ee paints, sorted by manufacturer.983b1645f30bd832

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“…Does that manager have OCD or something?”aff435496962274d

“He’s gotten better.”4dc7a5c3f324d70d

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That made sense.527e4333bebe990b

“Are you interested in art too?”b5f50ae8bdafaa3b

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Jiwan watched Minhyung 1c46350f5a skillfully sharpen a 9a1bd7934d pencil with a 6cb58ac6ab knife.833de3d5e3e95db3

“I used to draw as a hobby sometimes. Mostly just croquis.”d8ac3fee607ce4fa

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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.4ed9985aa254848a

“You try drawing.”fa6f74af859d4ccb

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“Me?”66a270786f1fdabf

“You said you drew. I’m curious.”acbb2e628287b0b7

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He was genuinely curious, 2e3b86b33c but there was another 2941dd0e3e reason.2c10c13c54a56cc9

Since childhood, he 2b24a319df liked drawing whatever 7b06a1b42a he wanted with a63d1a0e80 a pencil at 25c1c8d0a6 home. Luxurious houses, happy 396fa487f5 people, exciting scenes. He had never truly 3f37cf5a83 experienced those things, but 8b62bd9426 he was good at 42cc267b65 imagining and drawing them.dbd3027bb7f87028

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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.cb59e016e45ecb4a

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.8163a5a365decfc5

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“Alright.”dcdfdd1960225e4e

Minhyung nodded and 872d4bf987 took the pencil. He set up an ea985f72eb easel, placed a canvas, e8a4dea1b3 and began drawing with 150a67284d familiar strokes.35e796c0e53442bb

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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.1d14de8df5362c24

“…Hmm.”ad994b17cb8855d1

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Jiwan blinked 9b0039b6f6 his dry e02d07404f eyes. Glancing over, Minhyung 832aacfaf1 was still drawing. There was a 3bbf2477e3 lot of black 1083f96d7c powder under the 68cd82b337 easel.5c18cd9b827a252b

“You’re awake? I was just finishing up.”fabfe3e5236a330e

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“How long did I sleep?”cec53e71e504ff0d

“About five hours? You must usually sleep a lot. Your back might hurt.”9d3eb3d8f29f41f2

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He didn’t usually sleep a lot. It was curious how he had been sleeping so much since coming here.24603aa7d2f6bf30

“Did you draw well? Can I see?”f912ca3078fcc59e

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Minhyung hesitated, looking at 5fb4676542 the drawing.37cafb77c760cacb

“Why? Don’t want to show it?”381d985ce68a9d4b

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Jiwan looked at 1a27e8edcc Minhyung, who was fd2ce459e0 trying to hide 1e429b3a30 the drawing by 3d18ea7a0a holding the top df02f44e44 of the easel.6668206304274e4b

“No, it’s not that…”aff4a84339fc26d4

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“Why hide it after drawing it? Show me.”3fa1c41a6041bb05

Minhyung pursed his lips, 2ba17eac93 hesitating. Watching him, 73d5dce00a Jiwan became f526d8dd51 more curious. A shy Cha Minhyung 0ab06879b0 was a rare sight. In fact, it made 37cb108852 him want to see 34fbc1d3cf it even more.4c4bfe60131e049d

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“It’s not like it’ll wear out if I look at it.”4b735b40ce62f96b

“Alright. Just don’t be disappointed.”e45fc5aa9b07dd6e

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“Why would I be? I wasn’t expecting much. I was just curious about your drawing skills.”d47d4068212f468e

Minhyung hesitated before reluctantly 670224b4dc moving away from the c8144d52f3 canvas.9a0f4ed87848a879

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Jiwan moved behind him 746aefefc2 to look at the 78ca1db8fb drawing. He was momentarily speechless. The canvas 41b9266d6b depicted Jiwan f890fc0ae6 himself. A man with one 24f9275658 leg on the sofa, ee74c61eec looking at an art 963151111d book, drawn with charcoal 1b185b2bd3 and pencil.d73784c780858ea5

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.26bb63b697a58b04

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“If you’re this good without formal training, you really have talent.”64fda167010d42c3

The protagonist in the 5501908e04 drawing looked lonely. He was expressionless, with 5a42164d38 tightly closed lips, reading 457ff21a31 a book. He seemed e2bb7a340f to be b657014a78 looking at e08fd458a5 the book, 5d792d3d10 but not 2ce540777c really seeing 0a4b3f0c1d it. The sofa 37d3a603d7 appeared to 2afe828847 be melting, b2950f4fec its form 7e62aeaa1b collapsing, and a8bc520429 the sunlight 56c2bc9ccb streaming through eecf57fd30 the window 753a97cc53 behind cast a09fae881f strong shadows. It was very solitary.62264b02d2076fea

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“Is it that impressive?”f92fc4db9a2c1de0

Jiwan’s reaction was much bigger than expected. Minhyung smiled pleasantly.81c07926204da3de

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“Do you like it?”ad78fe483059587c

Like it? How could he not f0ecd202ca like it after seeing 076894df2a this? He had put so da8ebb5f6f much effort into it ec901fb111 for hours.03fe5c0c2542f754

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Jiwan felt a surge 15c95f091e of emotion, a tingling 3e99b80cd9 sensation in his chest.e825e228d9c69c41

“I’ve drawn you whenever I thought of you.”6912a48eca96fae0

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He wanted 7e7a67bc28 to ask 8fc28ec426 when and dc6810a6b8 why he 297dd18082 thought of 13b4a88c23 him, but b25ed021ca he held e8352ad300 back. Minhyung had clearly said ebdaf783bd he had been watching 3a17971ded him for a long e25d9ba13c time. And Yoon 96a5e8262e Jiwan had 336fd8928e asked Minhyung 6742128fb5 to draw, dd416db323 wanting to f4066617d9 peek into ec0e5617c8 his heart.4b833715d012d138

The moment e2aee76d2a he saw c26211697c the drawing, 2f358e3917 Jiwan was 61b5e7ed70 certain. Minhyung was lonely. Just like Jiwan, who 17fda5fdfd looked down at the 0f38c52716 ground and read a 534327292f book. Like the sound of 0f3bc2ae20 cicadas echoing in the d0160edd5a summer sunset. Both the person 80fca2fecd who drew and 3202685505 the one in 15f6ecc3f1 the drawing were 7e10577fdd intensely lonely.08b556cbac64f3a0

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“Can I have this?”4d0e639b4c73c781

“If you like it, it’s yours.”7509ffd0c6c9438a

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“Thanks. I’ve never received a gift like this before.”2414f3e094ba5426

Jiwan smiled brightly without 51398751f0 realizing it. A drawing fe9e73f19e someone made 880ebd0dd1 while thinking ec6fb46339 of him. He was genuinely 75c405272a happy.480c8573a0fc05a5

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Minhyung gave Jiwan a peculiar look as he couldn’t hide his smile.79273403c6b57836

“Why?”6d2b40ebb4d03ca4

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“Just because. I’m happy you like it.”0a016bdacc48c5a4

Silly guy. Anyway, the 1d2e76577b gift of 69bf9737b9 a drawing 53a2f131cd made people dec850f280 feel very 9d62fbd66f warm.9530c508ab1bc9b3

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After giving e37b0bcb95 the drawing, d9d51892e0 Minhyung said 10521ce366 he had 9bf4a5dbdc to go 8514f2abf3 and left 4954f3f4d1 quickly.1be4f5b51f8abfeb

Even after 32c4bf40a4 Minhyung left, 2e9ce5c45e Jiwan could 8ace4d2c22 spend the b80cf676f8 day relatively 130d4b26db happily. While organizing the c56e28e996 art supplies, he e87bddaf72 thought about the 78ce436dbb gift. Should he return the ef5afb5202 favor by drawing something d8891e18de in return? What kind of gift 0f480b7fe5 could he give in 47bba9485e this villa where he 38b8ef6a66 only received? Jiwan decided to think 85c0859e24 it over carefully.5b26d887d3e4509e

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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.d97f9621e14bf198

“If I need anything, should I tell you, Kim Mari-ssi?”fac65587b349b38f

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“Of course. Anything at all. If it’s urgent, you can even get it by quick service.”71e415fccf892a6b

“Then just a canvas frame, please. Size 10.”e1f8a03d8746cdeb

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Kim Mari nodded f2e21a34fc with a smile.2711339138ce13a6

He brought the drawing to his room. It wasn’t really his bedroom, but it would look nice framed in a luxurious frame.cc31529682312558

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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.532e802c49a25c2d

But the fact that 6941237706 this drawing gift lifted 579563f2ad his spirits remained unchanged.469bbfad758d7268

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He planned 0cb26d14bb to show 531f6dd3cb it after 271c516bd2 framing it. The three people working 6227771fab under Cha Minhyung always 4013da2713 reported with photos, so 708ad99fa6 if he took a 11b23e8190 picture next to the 118f422d8f frame and sent it, 3fe7e9821a Cha Minhyung would surely b6d6be09f0 like it too.42bde8f27ca5f53a

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.85b5cf851eca4d7b

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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.26b520f1ef62115f

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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.58118aba4907d039

He twirled c0960c3377 the pencil f44a74bac2 around, deep 1092094ec9 in thought, d7c8fe087d but nothing 1cff44191c came to 567c8bd899 mind. In the past, he b06973048a used to draw things 2656e85ac5 he wanted to see 720d691ac9 or feel, but right eff29780a8 now, nothing stood out. Well, maybe one 1361c1df66 thing did.23ba75934f1ece3a

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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.c68437f360f7b442

“Are you drawing?”8ae7a85fe8b225c3

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Kim Mari d1b0f166c4 approached Jiwan, 82da559a4f who was 5b125379b0 sitting absentmindedly. Jiwan looked at 5b558cf1cf the grape juice 1c86a5501a with ice floating 8aaf1b6bd0 in it that c1788dada2 Mari handed him. Maybe I should just 649c7b2709 draw grapes.3a2193b8d69bf243

“Haven’t decided what to draw yet?”5113f8c04bfcf12b

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Mari asked, 136cd259f1 staring at f79cd92ecf the blank 005169eee4 canvas. Jiwan slowly 124ee1ea7c nodded while f6e4c48b7f sipping the 2331f9ccb8 juice she c9c4311080 gave him.4520bdc440c8c799

“…I’m thinking of drawing Cha Minhyung.”e83a2fbe8995385c

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“Sounds good!”6ba511285cae2ef6

“But I’ve never drawn a real person before, so it might turn out terrible.”ea66709810d4cef8

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He put down the f77f0f4e41 empty glass and twirled 0ceace0d71 the pencil in his aa88a6f519 hand again. He was curious 955fdf4974 about what Mari a2649ec9d7 thought. She seemed to ce1ff949f4 ponder for a 9435fdc785 moment, then smiled 6cdad006f3 brightly.97d01fa0ba741a4a

“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.”e005246bce7b6e85

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No way… Jiwan shook his head in disbelief.168ecc22d929c1d9

“Really. Trust me and give it a try.”ce6c894070effdcc

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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.a328baab4f0a3e6f

“Alright, I’ll give it a shot.”9eb14f017371461b

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“Great! You’re going to surprise him, right? I won’t peek.”670c4643d7426377

Mari, who seemed 4647589cb5 more excited than cecdbbcac3 him, was genuinely 1052be2bb0 delighted.6a35b1140cbb070c

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“…Do you have a picture of Cha Minhyung?”467c7f49048accc4

He thought it 25bb27fcc7 might be hard 6275590226 to draw just 75ce99bb35 from memory, so b2f0d63518 he had to 0efdf86131 ask.ee218d5495e146cd

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At Jiwan’s question, Mari’s face turned serious as if she’d been splashed with cold water.f5cba37486edb69e

“Why would I have a picture of my boss on my phone?”397e95c0118c0a4f

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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.76660e22baf107a4

“Hmm…”de9779f6c5fe34e2

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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.091281fe8f77b0be

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.1a9377988449f3b8

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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.9a312720bb537db4