Bombshell Statement (8)
Mo Yeon knew that Tae Young-won showed sympathy toward him, but he had never expected anything from others’ sympathy or pity. Rather, sympathy was the most dreadful thing in the world to him.
So if Tae Young-won had called earlier to say something like “let’s date because I feel sorry for you,” Mo Yeon might not have been able to hold back this time.
“It’s definitely not what you’re thinking, so please don’t misunderstand, sunbae.”
“…”
“Really. This might sound harsh, but that sunbae extremely dislikes gay people. Not just dislike—he openly hates them. He even has a crucifix hanging in his house.”
It was true. There was a crucifix hanging on one wall of Tae Young-won’s living room.
His mother had hung it up without permission, and he’d left it there because removing it was too much trouble. He said it was fine because he’d been around it since childhood and barely noticed it anymore. Mo Yeon had genuinely admired him for that at the time.
Come to think of it, they’d done all sorts of things in that house.
As Mo Yeon smiled bitterly, Kim Hyun-soo’s expression subtly changed.
“That’s strange. Tae Young-won sunbae dislikes gay people?”
“Yes, it’s true. He really hates them.”
That was genuine. Mo Yeon nodded with conviction this time.
Because when they’d first encountered each other in the elevator, Tae Young-won had mistakenly thought Mo Yeon was gay just from his appearance and had shown extreme dislike. After that, he’d done all sorts of things after seeing “that part” of Mo Yeon and claiming he’d turned gay, but originally, Tae Young-won was practically homophobic.
“Hmm.”
Kim Hyun-soo tilted his head as if deep in thought.
“It’s true. That’s why he was shocked when he saw me coming out of that bar. Because his close junior turned out to be gay.”
“If that’s true… he must have been hurt. I understand why you grew apart then. So I’m the devil who dragged you into a gay den in Young-won sunbae’s eyes?”
“I-I wouldn’t go that far… Anyway, he’s not the type to spread rumors, so you don’t need to worry about that. He just quietly dislikes it on his own.”
Saying that Tae Young-won disliked gay people could hurt Kim Hyun-soo. However, Tae Young-won was still more important to Mo Yeon. He absolutely wanted to prevent any unnecessary rumors about him because of this.
“Ah, but that’s not it.”
With a puzzled face, Kim Hyun-soo tilted his head for a while.
Until now, Kim Hyun-soo seemed to have had no doubt about his assumptions. Whether it was one-sided or mutual might not have been clear, but he appeared to be certain about the nature of the relationship between Tae Young-won and Mo Yeon.
“When you two were together, the atmosphere was very different. Not just from one side—from both of you. Tae Young-won sunbae, though everyone follows him willingly, honestly most people still feel a distance from him. He doesn’t really have many close friends. But when he was with you, he seemed more at ease…”
“…”
“If what you’re saying is true, he should have looked like a senior worried about his junior going down a bad path, but I ran away because I was afraid I might get beaten to death! That wasn’t the face he had.”
Of course it wasn’t that kind of face. He had that look because he was afraid someone would take away the precious white porcelain doll he was obsessed with. Despite being just a sex partner, he was truly a piece of work. But would Mo Yeon tell Kim Hyun-soo that he was crazy?
“Anyway, don’t worry. Whatever I’ve thought or talked about with you, I’ll take it all to my grave.”
The way he smiled again was exactly like his usual self. Just that was somewhat reassuring, so Mo Yeon nodded.
“…Thank you.”
What Kim Hyun-soo had thought about Mo Yeon and Tae Young-won all along was still difficult to understand. Much of it differed from reality.
Most puzzling was his comment that Tae Young-won seemed different.
For Mo Yeon, meeting Tae Young-won had changed so many things, but he didn’t think his influence on Tae Young-won was significant enough to be visible to others.
It would be better to hear more specific details.
He wanted to ask just one more thing. That’s when it happened.
BANG!
“Ah!”
At the sudden loud noise, Mo Yeon’s shoulders jumped involuntarily. And then once more.
BANG!
As if ignoring the doorbell, the sound of something being banged against the door could be heard. Mo Yeon’s head turned quickly toward the source of the sound, the front door.
No way.
“Mo Yeon…!”
“Huh…!”
Mo Yeon carefully approached the intercom. He pressed the button firmly.
“Yeon-aaah!”
The drunken voice echoed throughout the living room through the intercom. Mo Yeon cut off the intercom without hesitation and immediately ran to the front door.
“Sunbae, right now…! Stop!”
Sex, white porcelain doll, if he starts saying such things…
Things seemed to be settling down nicely, but who knows what might happen if he made a drunken scene in front of Kim Hyun-soo.
BANG! Once again, the sound of something being banged.
“Mo Yeon, please open the door! I…”
“Ahhh!”
That crazy person!
It felt like their private conversations that others shouldn’t hear might pour out of his mouth at any moment. Mo Yeon had to go out even if just to shut that mouth.
When he opened the door, Tae Young-won immediately jumped in.
“Mo Yeon-!”
“Ugh!”
And immediately, the heavy weight of Tae Young-won embracing Mo Yeon pressed down on him. As he embraced Mo Yeon, he grabbed the back of Kim Hyun-soo’s neck, who had followed Mo Yeon out, and threw him toward the front door.
However, since the front door had already closed, Kim Hyun-soo unfortunately only hit his shoulder against the door rather than going outside.
“Wait a moment, this…!”
“You’re dressed, right? You didn’t ‘recharge’ from that bastard, did you?”
When Mo Yeon pushed him away, Tae Young-won stepped back briefly and examined Mo Yeon’s body all over. After thoroughly checking that he was clothed and nothing had happened, he embraced Mo Yeon again.
While doing so, he staggered greatly, very unlike his usual self.
“Sunbae, have you been drinking?”
At those words, Tae Young-won’s momentum faltered. His excited state vanished, and he didn’t answer for a moment. Mo Yeon sighed and looked past his shoulder at Kim Hyun-soo, gently trying to reason with him.
“If you’re drunk, you should sleep.”
“…”
“Let go of me, please.”
When Mo Yeon spoke gently, the arms that had been holding him tightly finally loosened. Mo Yeon carefully escaped from his embrace and shook his head.
“You must have been hitting the door with your forehead.”
Mo Yeon could see his face, eyes cast down dejectedly. With a reddened forehead, he nodded meekly, looking every bit the drunken person. Yet why was it so hard to take his eyes off him?
His forehead even had a small wound. It would probably bruise by tomorrow. Mo Yeon unconsciously frowned.
“Yes, Mo Yeon… I’m drunk now, and my forehead hurts. I’m not in my right mind, and my body isn’t well either. My mind and body are weak right now.”
This was another side Mo Yeon had never seen before, and it seemed it wouldn’t be easy to break his stubbornness. As far as Mo Yeon knew, Tae Young-won didn’t like Kim Hyun-soo very much.
“Hyun-soo, it’s probably best if you go now.”
“…Hyung.”
His worried voice was heard. After their earlier conversation, the two of them must appear to Kim Hyun-soo as an unrequited gay man and a homophobe. Mo Yeon couldn’t help but understand what kind of concern he had.
“I’m fine. Really.”
Tae Young-won turned his head briefly and spoke first to Kim Hyun-soo, who was standing awkwardly. Mo Yeon could witness in real time how his gaze turned cold again.
“Yeah, would you get lost? It annoys me having to watch you pretend to be considerate every time I see you.”
“Sunbae!”
“Mo Yeon…”
Mo Yeon had rushed over to stop him, but Tae Young-won, with furrowed brows, quickly embraced him. He rubbed his nose against Mo Yeon’s knit-covered shoulder and tightened his arms around Mo Yeon’s torso. The strength was considerable, causing Mo Yeon to unconsciously grunt.
“Last time you asked if there was another way.”
“…”
“I think I know now, so I came. That’s all I thought about. I really know now, Mo Yeon…”
Mo Yeon learned for the first time that a drunk Tae Young-won was more than just willful.
Would it be wise to let this Tae Young-won into the house?
“Ah, why am I so dizzy?”
And then, meeting Mo Yeon’s contemplative eyes, he suddenly grabbed his forehead and complained of pain.
“Hyun-soo, sunbae seems really drunk, so I’m sorry but…”
Before he could ruin the image he had built up, Mo Yeon dragged Tae Young-won inside. Of course, there was also the reason that he needed to examine his injured forehead.
Meanwhile, Kim Hyun-soo was still standing awkwardly at the front door, just blinking his eyes. It was Mo Yeon who turned his back first on the stunned Kim Hyun-soo who had witnessed the chaos unfolding before him.
This meant that the last one to make eye contact with Kim Hyun-soo was Tae Young-won.
Kim Hyun-soo couldn’t believe his eyes. Tae Young-won, with blood slightly visible on his forehead, looked as dazzlingly handsome as usual but was unmistakably a drunken mess, and his eyes when talking to Mo Yeon were genuinely hazy.
“Sunbae, does your forehead hurt a lot?”
“Yeees, it hurts…”
With those words, the last glance that Kim Hyun-soo caught before Tae Young-won turned away revealed the most distinct murderous intent he had ever seen.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
