AGC | Chapter 2.6

The storage on one c5a6c0d7fd side of the gallery a78a9f5a81 was filled with all 59fdfb1bc2 sorts of materials. There were drawing materials d5f3cc3720 like pencils, charcoal, and 01bcc07152 markers, as well as 49e8e78914 various types of acrylic d296f4462e and oil paints.bc060106ccaa1205

Jiwan had dbd9d38248 never seen 1115c97253 such luxurious e7097da210 art supplies, 094061eb69 but he 77fd4e1570 could distinguish eb914a437a all the d7ff4a72e6 types at 4433a9147b a glance. Everything was a1d3347795 meticulously categorized 3bd01fc8c0 and placed 5172da88bb in each 8ec36e4696 compartment. They even had oils 41e012a184 for mixing with oil ba719f4a06 paints, sorted by manufacturer.0762a3b3bba565c6

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“…Does that manager have OCD or something?”c46325115a6c618d

“He’s gotten better.”7148ca079391f82b

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That made sense.d3fdfbd51614b457

“Are you interested in art too?”89fdbf09cafc06c1

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Jiwan watched 2269c636f5 Minhyung skillfully 7b49578a21 sharpen a 1d05adb1d2 pencil with ce384279eb a knife.9c76c1b0c6c5117b

“I used to draw as a hobby sometimes. Mostly just croquis.”1c49bb045f8cf868

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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.797a43faca897a42

“You try drawing.”792b54bdfafec38d

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“Me?”f8c1096a5c4164e5

“You said you drew. I’m curious.”9dc7d674300a688c

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He was 3774e13e4f genuinely curious, e15b0e5832 but there 05f53574bc was another 4812d861ca reason.f8a50aeb326c9a7e

Since childhood, he liked f05caaf6a8 drawing whatever he wanted abc0a7aa9b with a pencil at 5ebe2f133b home. Luxurious houses, happy people, 511d4b768f exciting scenes. He had never truly 436658ce61 experienced those things, but bdcb5bd775 he was good at b88d8e6563 imagining and drawing them.01fad3c06e0798fb

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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.9082a030c3028156

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.766a9403d330fa5b

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“Alright.”6a112325bcebff58

Minhyung nodded 6ab267b81f and took 25cc6283fa the pencil. He set up 33c2e0d0ba an easel, placed a9b49f03bb a canvas, and 433c4571b7 began drawing with 39d464115e familiar strokes.b495e96f75b89241

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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.c35c83ad28d453fb

“…Hmm.”1ef008a48477fd56

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Jiwan blinked his 7a9398d1f4 dry eyes. Glancing over, Minhyung was 3d181bc922 still drawing. There was a lot 8181a9c9d7 of black powder under 050793f185 the easel.5585035a83a7d13e

“You’re awake? I was just finishing up.”0d800793913f12f4

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“How long did I sleep?”9a12ea1e45cb39d8

“About five hours? You must usually sleep a lot. Your back might hurt.”2b3cd21fc6c791ea

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He didn’t usually sleep a lot. It was curious how he had been sleeping so much since coming here.cf07669978284cb0

“Did you draw well? Can I see?”2016d2cbd5b49ac0

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Minhyung hesitated, looking 7d245ce3d0 at the drawing.2c892ed9bdfab51a

“Why? Don’t want to show it?”484730daa7754084

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Jiwan looked 81eef72d9c at Minhyung, ab9cb04600 who was 03fbab76fe trying to 5b66ad1974 hide the f585d48be0 drawing by a96727bd17 holding the 8f4a59de3c top of a5a3fb7817 the easel.ec83b47cd1ea4f6d

“No, it’s not that…”ef353e03fdfd9166

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“Why hide it after drawing it? Show me.”8e1f2712a4fe0933

Minhyung pursed his lips, cd5223d4fe hesitating. Watching him, Jiwan f6cc11c449 became more curious. A shy af3e660e8c Cha Minhyung 4758619b7a was a a5412a22fc rare sight. In fact, 1e5ce2bdfa it made f1cece078d him want 2219d24cc9 to see 0d3c5b8a52 it even cf51b48ebd more.a15c7acd3a0c2d31

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“It’s not like it’ll wear out if I look at it.”ba9ccfa04b4ccef0

“Alright. Just don’t be disappointed.”482f0a1c53dbc831

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“Why would I be? I wasn’t expecting much. I was just curious about your drawing skills.”cc49ec17f69dc228

Minhyung hesitated before 9b6b04abe9 reluctantly moving away d5072d98a3 from the canvas.1bc778422876be73

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Jiwan moved behind 23dedfdc0e him to look e1949c151f at the drawing. He was momentarily ef65d65239 speechless. The canvas a7340b8bdd depicted Jiwan c38a542914 himself. A man 94ad1973da with one 65e59c5edd leg on f796e4b30c the sofa, 81f07ac5de looking at 2b900f2660 an art 2229e4bd3c book, drawn 7ca23639ce with charcoal 36d0e1bd1d and pencil.33efc2b946192954

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.2852ff8cd2bf64a7

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“If you’re this good without formal training, you really have talent.”5996b07b2fc29165

The protagonist in the 548a0e98b9 drawing looked lonely. He was expressionless, with 1a886886ef tightly closed lips, reading 2e4b54523a a book. He seemed to 69fd7bacc8 be looking at b3a84b6959 the book, but bf9eb80cd6 not really seeing 3cf4928ab6 it. The sofa appeared 8200343cc1 to be melting, 7f02404046 its form collapsing, 0a19bde0d5 and the sunlight 79453ad417 streaming through the ac4c6397d0 window behind cast d9f1873e0b strong shadows. It was d05265062a very solitary.b480f578f13a69f4

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“Is it that impressive?”9c4a0e2db2e85cf3

Jiwan’s reaction was much bigger than expected. Minhyung smiled pleasantly.f2c98d5b48ef9d54

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“Do you like it?”1e45591f41176929

Like it? How could he not 4c6fd86b70 like it after seeing cef3a49e70 this? He had put so c2ffe19a04 much effort into it 0e4f40e372 for hours.120d16648d27e6ee

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Jiwan felt a surge d6abe4275e of emotion, a tingling db4b9ff79e sensation in his chest.704d76738fe89461

“I’ve drawn you whenever I thought of you.”262fdfef58f3c92e

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He wanted to ask 4ebac6476e when and why he e77fe0f7c5 thought of him, but 49dfea931c he held back. Minhyung had clearly eccdeac037 said he had 4f25af1467 been watching him 997fdce4ca for a long 414e553b43 time. And Yoon c32fec6133 Jiwan had 0a1fddee02 asked Minhyung 62b65e226c to draw, c7e74a6e19 wanting to 64c937c700 peek into 7c619c34c7 his heart.661903cf78341b69

The moment he saw d6cae4b359 the drawing, Jiwan was e64bf0a203 certain. Minhyung was lonely. Just like bea8052b28 Jiwan, who 93e8a9b6de looked down f4298abd28 at the 1ee6e91d9c ground and 66d6da02ff read a 89b59649a4 book. Like the sound of 4cf32852a2 cicadas echoing in the 690e84c0d4 summer sunset. Both the e4ae7073b8 person who 5b13503464 drew and 8e402e03c6 the one 5776044482 in the 42815d81fa drawing were b0cb5f63a6 intensely lonely.5f687186b462f53a

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“Can I have this?”68e45762aa964396

“If you like it, it’s yours.”52fc7e6bd939f1f4

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“Thanks. I’ve never received a gift like this before.”a26346521f871d66

Jiwan smiled brightly ca2705a646 without realizing it. A drawing someone made 9c8822ee2c while thinking of him. He was e5176ebf00 genuinely happy.d24626bd890fa0be

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Minhyung gave Jiwan a peculiar look as he couldn’t hide his smile.5e44c75d4572fa7b

“Why?”5ee5341bb79203eb

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“Just because. I’m happy you like it.”4a1cdbdc1f40bfab

Silly guy. Anyway, the fa09dc1106 gift of a915959c8e a drawing eee3610c20 made people 1ab7141d60 feel very 0aa459fc1b warm.459c91604af715d0

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After giving the drawing, c9f343809f Minhyung said he had 5683663392 to go and left aa24965f3e quickly.5bcecc7ad7819fed

Even after Minhyung left, 604ca6b399 Jiwan could spend the 6874353720 day relatively happily. While organizing the 77e922af6c art supplies, he 42df85dcb4 thought about the 11ed67ec31 gift. Should he return 32083dbb66 the favor by 8df7cefeca drawing something in 2161f2bfda return? What kind of gift 790cfa6ebe could he give in 16e130850a this villa where he f7a4a756cb only received? Jiwan decided b877a54ef6 to think 98341da780 it over 942b59c01f carefully.33e36a41241255cf

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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.4d2ee55121814031

“If I need anything, should I tell you, Kim Mari-ssi?”228d93762b31d9fd

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“Of course. Anything at all. If it’s urgent, you can even get it by quick service.”3f45833729e73594

“Then just a canvas frame, please. Size 10.”beb244e91492ae1c

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Kim Mari 12919d850e nodded with da49d13eb5 a smile.1ef0ac18b25c32ed

He brought the drawing to his room. It wasn’t really his bedroom, but it would look nice framed in a luxurious frame.376a3533eb88ea7f

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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.192e4047b2dcc271

But the fact 66574718a6 that this drawing 3c90585ec8 gift lifted his 401fbdd428 spirits remained unchanged.25406514c29af9f8

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He planned 7ff68999b4 to show 25dcb11868 it after 5f1f8158a7 framing it. The three people working 2ca5eec9c0 under Cha Minhyung always 2708f5c2c7 reported with photos, so 59b86629c0 if he took a b777e3117e picture next to the 6b9abc31bd frame and sent it, 286cfc82d2 Cha Minhyung would surely b5867b048b like it too.d18c3dccb46b2bb1

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.271cb62847931fca

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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.0d4ca0ea14bcc90c

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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.657b50bf020953b2

He twirled the pencil afa4ecfd85 around, deep in thought, aec18da3d0 but nothing came to 0c3312f11a mind. In the past, he 44cd7b5add used to draw things 36ea9b408e he wanted to see 1ee72d986f or feel, but right 93aa3f640e now, nothing stood out. Well, maybe one thing 3e91124e4d did.a3ce6addcf581ee5

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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.a6c5997aa8bd52ac

“Are you drawing?”fa55f3b02a9fd2bb

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Kim Mari ea35259f2c approached Jiwan, a41c30d33b who was 063b7b02aa sitting absentmindedly. Jiwan looked at 34118058e0 the grape juice b166144a5d with ice floating 0f38ac0cc7 in it that d9e8d428ab Mari handed him. Maybe I should just 583c6c7c80 draw grapes.d21d442872e9cffd

“Haven’t decided what to draw yet?”f84f7b9a1f3171f3

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Mari asked, staring at 1759742833 the blank canvas. Jiwan slowly nodded d09f5d2cd3 while sipping the 00e9687747 juice she gave 619fb2775d him.8e4e101916191ba7

“…I’m thinking of drawing Cha Minhyung.”a5bf021bd6d323cd

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“Sounds good!”cb7e04ad9a6e1f12

“But I’ve never drawn a real person before, so it might turn out terrible.”e980b5f56b8e5326

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He put down the a586dd51c2 empty glass and twirled 0d65d62c00 the pencil in his 434eabb490 hand again. He was 437797fafa curious about 93cb672bfb what Mari 786c37548b thought. She seemed to ponder 8e57966f1e for a moment, then e5f068d230 smiled brightly.8bfd12761965d4ad

“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.”ca8209160a90dc51

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No way… Jiwan shook his head in disbelief.17ab32d83cb3d227

“Really. Trust me and give it a try.”21038899f76e18e3

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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.64781ec690a8bcfb

“Alright, I’ll give it a shot.”7bd5df3d1825a5c9

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“Great! You’re going to surprise him, right? I won’t peek.”111857392f5b6975

Mari, who seemed 173a63fb8e more excited than 97d752a319 him, was genuinely 6783a038c4 delighted.a3486f4354745173

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“…Do you have a picture of Cha Minhyung?”b1fca38bf188c347

He thought it 76da413ab5 might be hard 3c21c5c7d5 to draw just d32411b7ba from memory, so 279b3d0a38 he had to e1589acd40 ask.80b0d7130ecabd50

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At Jiwan’s question, Mari’s face turned serious as if she’d been splashed with cold water.c68bc3953d3741c8

“Why would I have a picture of my boss on my phone?”8267267105421be9

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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.3b507e09532db7e0

“Hmm…”d31ab4e7666983b1

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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.e456619a850b03af

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.1e1daad59ed2f6f0

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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.aa9afb960b36526e