It was late at night, and the newly moved-in dormitory still had a faint smell of construction materials and cardboard boxes.
After the press conference, Junmyeon, his older brother, and Kyungsoo returned to their dorm and were again followed and harassed by sasaeng fans who broke into their dorm.
So they moved dorms again. The company's original arrangement was for leader Kim Junmyeon and Ou Yangguang to share a room, ostensibly to take care of the maknae, but in reality, it was to have the steady leader look after Ou Yangguang, who had recently become quite opinionated.
But this time Ou Yangguang was unusually determined and fought hard, and the company eventually compromised, allowing him to have a bedroom all to himself.
The room was now mostly tidied up. He had many belongings: clothes, books, and various musical instruments stood against the walls. The walls were still bare, waiting for their owner to bring life to them.
The steam from washing up still lingered at the bathroom door. Ou Yangguang threw himself onto the soft new mattress and let out a deep breath.
My body was screaming for rest, but my mind was unusually clear.
He reached for his phone, the screen's light illuminating his slightly tired yet gentle features in the darkness. His fingertips traced a line, and almost effortlessly, he dialed that familiar number.
The phone rang only twice before being answered, and Kim Ji-won's sleepy yet still gentle voice came through in the quiet background: "Ah-guang? Still not resting so late?"
Hearing her voice, Ou Yangguang's tense nerves seemed to be gently soothed by an invisible hand, relaxing. He turned to his side, burying his face in the pillow, his voice unconsciously taking on a spoiled, dependent, and soft tone: "Sister~ I missed you so much~"
After a day of running around, dealing with people, and scheming in my heart, it seems that only at this moment, in front of her, can I shed all my pretenses and reveal my most genuine weariness and longing.
A soft sigh came from the other end of the phone, tinged with concern: "Are you tired? Are you settling into the new dorm? Did you run into sasaeng fans again?"
"Hmm... I'm a little tired. The room is fine, I'm staying alone." He glossed over the unpleasantness caused by the sasaeng fans, emphasizing "alone," with a hint of smugness in his tone, as if reporting his hard-won achievement to her. "It just means I have to redo the room again."
"Take your time decorating, do it the way you like," she comforted him, then, as if trying to divert his attention, her tone became lighter, "Oh, right, I have some good news, do you want to hear it?"
"What good news?" Ou Yangguang's attention was drawn.
"Give me a kiss and I'll tell you, okay?" She used a playful, slightly coquettish tone, trying to make him happy.
Ou Yangguang couldn't help but chuckle softly, his gloom dissipating considerably. He spoke clearly and loudly into the microphone, then pressed, "Alright, hurry up and tell me."
Kim Ji-won laughed on the other end, no longer keeping them in suspense: "I've received a script, it's... an offer to be the female lead in a tvN drama." Her voice carried a barely suppressed joy and a hint of uncertainty, "Although it's still in the early stages of contact, the production team seems very sincere."
"Really?! That's great! Nuna!" Ou Yangguang was instantly overjoyed for her, his voice brightening. "Our Nuna is so talented, she should have been playing the lead role long ago! What kind of genre is it? Who's the director?" He asked repeatedly, like a child even more excited than if he had gotten the opportunity himself.
Kim Ji-won was infected by his enthusiastic response, and her tone became lighter as she briefly introduced the project. Listening to her describe the script and the character, Oh Sunny was genuinely happy for her, but somewhere deep inside, the "My Love from the Star" project that Lee Jin-wook had mentioned earlier quietly resurfaced, bringing a slight pang of pain and disappointment.
After she finished speaking, there was a brief silence, then Ou Yangguang's voice lowered, carrying a hint of barely perceptible melancholy: "Noona, do you know that SBS drama 'My Love from the Star'... is about to start filming?" He didn't say much, but Kim Ji-won immediately understood his unspoken meaning.
"Yes, I've heard." Her voice softened, filled with understanding. "You think it's a pity?"
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