SDM 65
by SoraiHaving played all sorts of roles in historical dramas from aroyal descendant, a prince, a young king, Hwarang from the Silla period, to a young minister, it took a while to recall the exact memory.
“Ah, I loved this time so much.”
“Huh?”
Baek Sang-hyun approached, wiping his wet hands on his apron, and pressed the play button. The voice of a child wailing hopelessly and sorrowfully flowed from the TV.
“How could Father… how could this…”
Seong-woon already knew that Baek Sang-hyun had collected all of Jin Seong-woon’s works, so he couldn’t ask how he had a 15-year-old drama. He even knew that Baek Sang-hyun had gathered all the Blu-rays and scripts that drama fans buy.
“Why are you watching this?”
“Um… I always watch it…”
“What?”
“Yes, always.”
“This?”
“Ah, not just this, it varies. Lately, I’ve been in the mood for historical dramas…”
Come to think of it, all the Blu-rays piled on the side table were historical dramas Seong-woon had appeared in. While Ryu Chae-yoon might have done it to find his lacking soul, Baek Sang-hyun…
“Everyone says this crying scene was good, but I prefer this scene where he says everything he needs to say in front of Yeongjo, even when terrified.”
He must have watched it countless times, as he stopped at exactly that scene even while fast-forwarding.
“His voice is trembling, but you can feel his spirit, and his delivery is so clear even in this situation. And his voice is so beautiful, when he speaks to the court ladies, it’s like a bird chirping…”
“Umm…”
“Hm?”
Baek Sang-hyun’s face showed a hint of excitement as he poured out praise with Seong-woon’s acting voice in the background. Seong-woon was about to tell him to stop but ended up laughing in disbelief and nodded.
“Go on.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
Baek Sang-hyun smiled brightly and started chattering about all aspects of Seong-woon’s acting. The beautiful and appealing voice, emotions conveyed just by the trembling of his eyes, body movements that seemed to constitute part of the play, the sneer revealed through twitching eyebrows and twisted lips fitting the acting… The only thing missing from all this praise was Seong-woon’s appearance.
“Your face is all red… Should I continue?”
“Is there more to say?”
“Of course.”
“……”
Then he just gazed into Seong-woon’s eyes. Seong-woon took a deep breath and just shook his head. The praise was overwhelming for someone who wasn’t used to receiving it.
“I know the timing was wrong.”
“…Huh?”
“I should have told you earlier.”
Ah, so he means he should have said it before Jin Seong-woon died. Even if Baek Sang-hyun had approached him then, Seong-woon would have pushed him away, and it would have been impossible to develop a relationship close enough to have such conversations…
“Still.”
As if reading Seong-woon’s thoughts, Baek Sang-hyun moved a bit closer and replied.
“You think it couldn’t be helped, right?”
“…Are you really reading my mind?”
Baek Sang-hyun just smiled without answering that question. Then he touched Seong-woon’s cold cheek and stood up.
“Your cheek is cold. Should I turn up the heating a bit more?”
“Then it’ll be too hot.”
“It’s better than you being cold.”
“…It’s okay. The cardigan is warm.”
Despite Seong-woon saying it was fine, Baek Sang-hyun turned up the heating a bit more. As Seong-woon was grumbling internally about why he even asked if he was going to do it anyway, Baek Sang-hyun brought a blanket, covered him with it, and briefly held his hand tightly.
“How can your hands be this cold?”
“…I guess my body’s just like this.”
He rubbed Seong-woon’s hands for a while, intertwined their fingers, rubbed the back of his hands… When Seong-woon’s hands became a bit lukewarm, Baek Sang-hyun tucked them back under the blanket.
“The stew is still cooking, so it’ll take a bit longer. Please rest.”
“…You want me to watch that?”
“You can watch something else if you want.”
He opened YouTube, but the last video watched was…
“Why were you watching that?”
“…Because it’s your acting, senior!”
The mischievous expression of Ryu Chae-yoon filling the screen was still incredibly impactful. Seong-woon covered his face and let out a groan. Had he gained a fan even more devoted than his family?
As he hurriedly pressed the exit button to leave the video, he heard an amused laugh from behind him. He turned his head to glare, but Baek Sang-hyun, of course, didn’t seem to mind.
…Well, if you’re happy, that’s fine. If he likes it that much, what’s the big deal? Seong-woon gave up on saying anything more and just poked one hand out from under the blanket to press the remote control.
Baek Sang-hyun’s YouTube algorithm was really… Unless he was watching videos of furry friends occasionally, it seemed he only monitored as almost everything was drama and movie clips, premiere events, and production press conference videos, apart from a few dog and cat videos.
Scrolling down a bit, there was a video uploaded just an hour ago. It was a behind-the-scenes video of “Orbit Collision.”
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The behind-the-scenes of “Orbital Collision” is up!! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
Finally!!! The phoenix guys are working!!!
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Haha, the phoenix guys
➥Don’t you mean phoenix???
Where is our god Gi?
➥22222 Why isn’t Cherry appearing?
➥33333 Where did Chae-yoon go?
When will our angel come out ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Ji-gwang ajussi talks too much
➥He’s a fairy though
➥➥He’s an angel ᕙ( ︡’︡益’︠)ง
➥➥➥Huh? He’s a fairy
Wow wow!!!!
The subtitles are so extra lol The fairy angel has descended lol
You can’t even see her face lol
How cold is Chae-yoon lol No style at all lol Padding jacket with hood and mask lol
He greets really well
➥For real, bowing here and there. They said he’s the youngest daughter of a chaebol family, but her manners are super bright
Lee Jun-ho’s mouth is splitting open lol What’s making him so happy?
➥There’s a rumor that they rewrote the whole script after seeing Cherry’s audition…
➥➥Is it that good?
➥➥➥They say the audition was amazing, but we couldn’t see it
Hey, the audition video is coming out!!!!
➥Wow
➥➥Ah, even though it was a few months ago, he still looks like a fresh baby
Ryu Chae-yoon’s expressionless face is totally ice cold
➥Yeah, standing still without expression makes his face look really cold
Crazy, the navy suit suits him so well. Look at that straight posture, it’s completely upright like there’s something stuck in his spine
Is that White Shark in the corner wearing a white t-shirt?
➥Seems like it
➥➥Observing the audition?
Oh, they’re doing it
But what are they doing?
Wow, isn’t the director crazy? He only gave one line for the audition?
➥So is Ryu Chae-yoon doing expression acting based on his own imagination now?
➥➥He wouldn’t have done it herself, RBS must have prepared it for him
➥➥➥Well, we don’t know about that, but isn’t she acting too well right now? Can that trembling really be done through acting?
Ah ah!!!!
The atmosphere is intense, ah!!
Chae-yoon’s face is so small, Baek Sang-hyun could grab it all in one hand
Crazy, how can he grab the kid’s chin and lift it with one hand like that?
Those eyes, wow…
Was that just now ad-libbed???
➥Seriously, what is he… Did you come back from acting training on Mt. Gyeryong?
➥➥With that face and those acting skills, why are you only coming out now!!!! Ah Chae-yoon, there were mountains of dramas and movies you should have been in!!!!!!!!
➥➥➥Extreme frustration hahahahaha
➥➥➥➥Please understand, too many things have flopped due to bad acting since the year before last..
Ah, Lee Jun-ho is crazy lol lol lol lol lol
➥Lee Jun-ho is really extraordinary too
Aren’t Ryu Chae-yoon’s parents Ryu Byung-chan and Choi Ji-won?
➥Yeah
➥➥The coffee truck sent by the chairmen hahaha
➥His parents are chairmen, what can fans even do…?
➥➥…Cheer?
➥➥Come to the cafe and write fan letters! Chae-yoon reads them all!
What to do, shy Chae-yoon is so cuteㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
➥He looks like an ice prince, but he acts like a baby peach ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
➥➥So soft and moist
Ryu Chae-yoon’s face is welfare.. This is the nation..
Ah the baby is drinking barley tea
Looking at Cherry makes my heart hurt, should I go to the hospital?
➥Beep, that’s normal
Wow Baek Sang-hyun… They said it was behind-the-scenes but it looks like a photo book
➥If I had cast Baek Sang-hyun in a noir too, I’d be crazy bragging about it
➥Three-piece suit.. This is a rising stock, hurry up with the ads
➥➥There’s already an ad haha
➥Those crazy long legs
➥➥How tall is Baek Sang-hyun?
➥➥➥It says 187cm but that seems like a lie
➥➥➥➥Eh? He looks about that tall though?
➥➥➥➥➥They say he wrote it shorter on his profile
➥He seems to have a really good personality
➥➥No wonder there are touching stories from staff
➥➥➥The lead actor being friendly surely makes for a good atmosphere on set. He even remembers the names of the youngest staff members, greets them every time he sees them, and asks about their families. Haha, I’ve never seen him get angry, so they call him the saint of the set. Hahaha.
➥➥➥➥Are you a staff member?
➥➥➥➥➥I worked in sound for about two years, and I’ve never seen an actor with a better personality than Baek Sang-hyun
Baek Sang-hyun and Ryu Chae-yoon look great together in this two-shot
➥My inner shipper…
➥➥Save your ID
➥➥Go to Twitter, it’s full of people like you there
➥➥➥No, but Baek Sang-hyun’s eyes are a bit… too much… hahaha
Ugh, it ends here
You production company bastards!!! Release the footage!!!!
You think showing this won’t make people go to the theaters? We’ll be going in and out like revolving doors! Show us more, open the doors Phoenix!! Bang bang bang bang!!!
By the way, is Chae-yoon a rabbit, cat, or dog?
➥Angel
➥Fairy
➥Actually they all suit him.. How about a red panda?
➥➥He doesn’t look that clumsy though…
➥➥➥He’s cute though
➥Honestly, small animal comparisons won’t work.. The angel and fairy factions are too strong
➥➥Need to find something that doesn’t exist in this world
➥➥➥➥But Chae-yoon exists in this world
➥➥➥➥➥One and only
➥➥➥➥➥Doesn’t exist other than Chae-yoon herself
➥➥I want to say something about this high-level obsession, but I can understand why haha
Seong-woon dozed off while the behind-the-scenes video was playing. Though he had recovered from his illness, his energy levels hadn’t suddenly skyrocketed overnight. After filming an advertisement during the day, he couldn’t stay alert until evening.
Seong-woon fell asleep during Song Jigwang’s long interview segment. Meanwhile, Baek Sang-hyun, who had finished preparing dinner, discovered the sleeping Seong-woon.
“Hmm…”
Just like before, Baek Sang-hyun adjusted Seong-woon’s curled-up position on the sofa to make him more comfortable, then watched TV for a while. The behind-the-scenes footage was quite long, and Baek Sang-hyun and Chae-yoon only appeared near the end.
The two sat side by side, one drinking barley tea and the other… busy observing their companion. And those eyes…
“Was I looking like that?”
It was serious. Anyone could see those eyes were what you’d call ‘romantic eyes’.
Of course, Baek Sang-hyun didn’t care at all. He believed in the public’s preconceptions, and even if their relationship was revealed… it wouldn’t be bad. Though, he wasn’t sure how Seong-woon would feel about it.
The peacefully sleeping face was covered in soft downy hair. Not a single mole was carelessly placed on the clean, bright skin. Even the mole near his eye seemed deliberately positioned.
But that was it. That was the extent of Baek Sang-hyun’s interest in Ryu Chae-yoon’s face. Even when he was Jin Seong-woon, his appearance wasn’t that important. What captivated Baek Sang-hyun was his incredibly appealing acting and the bright light that occasionally shone through.
He gently brushed aside the hair scattered across Seong-woon’s forehead. The jet-black hair was thin and very beautiful. The face was so small it was amazing how it contained all the features, and occasionally wrinkles would form around the eyes as if he was having some dream.
Seong-woon was still… or should he say Chae-yoon? Actually, Baek Sang-hyun was a bit confused about how to refer to him since he still hadn’t received a proper explanation.
Is the soul Jin Seong-woon and the body Ryu Chae-yoon? Though confused, Baek Sang-hyun had no doubt that the person sleeping before him was the one who had saved his life.
How weak is his stamina? How sick is his body exactly? Rather than how the soul transferred, this seemed more important. Determined to get a proper explanation about this at least, Baek Sang-hyun carefully woke Seong-woon up.
“Senior.”
When he gently shook his shoulder, Seong-woon turned over with a sleepy protest. Seeming to be a heavier sleeper than expected, Baek Sang-hyun wrapped both arms around Seong-woon’s upper body and pulled him up when he didn’t wake easily. After sitting him up on the sofa, Seong-woon finally slowly opened his eyes.
“Did I fall asleep again?”
“Are you very sleepy?”
“Yeah, no…”
It wasn’t clear if he meant he was sleepy or not. Rubbing his eyes like a cat waking from sleep, Seong-woon suddenly stood up. He seemed to be trying to wake himself up.
“Eat dinner before you sleep.”
“Okay…”
Baek Sang-hyun steadied Seong-woon’s stumbling body, and Seong-woon smiled somewhat embarrassedly. After seating him at the table and serving him stew and white rice, Seong-woon bowed his head in thanks. It was a mix of his senior self and junior self.
“Have some salad too.”
Baek Sang-hyun had generously drizzled balsamic glaze over a salad full of bocconcini cheese and cherry tomatoes. Seong-woon put a mouthful in and chewed for quite a while. Watching him eat greens somehow made Baek Sang-hyun think of a rabbit.
“Did you make the stew yourself?”
“Yes. It always tastes good if you simmer it for a long time.”
“That’s impressive…”
“It’s nothing special.”
Seong-woon’s eyebrows expressed surprise as he filled his mouth with well-cooked carrots and white rice. Baek Sang-hyun was glad the reaction was good to what he considered his best dish.
“How is it? Delicious?”
“Yeah, very.”
True to his words, Seong-woon quickly finished a bowl of rice. Then, seeing his face looking somewhat unsatisfied, Baek Sang-hyun served him another half bowl. Though he seemed a bit embarrassed, fidgeting with the back of his hair, Seong-woon accepted the rice bowl.
“Eat a lot.”
“I should be watching my diet though.”
“Are you managing your weight?”
“Ah, it’s just something I’ve always done.”
“You’re too thin right now.”
“In the past, I would gain weight with everything I ate, so I never ate until I was full. Now it seems my metabolism isn’t as good, so I lose weight even if I eat a little less…”
Seong-woon paused mid-sentence while casually talking about the past. Then he moved his lips a few times. But it seemed difficult for the first words to come out, and no words escaped his lips.
“You can tell me the story later if you want.”
“…”
Actually, would it matter if he never told? For Baek Sang-hyun, ‘Jin Seong-woon’ coming back to life was like using up all the luck and chances of this lifetime. Not to mention the… romance too…