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Chapter 41 : Awkwardness
[Oh, Chopin's Black Key]
Inside a dark movie theater, a splendid performance flows from the screen. The sound amplified by the speakers delivers a powerful audio experience throughout the theater.
The sound was so loud that it slightly made my ears ring, but that's part of the charm of a movie theater.
I could tolerate that. After all, louder sounds tend to enhance immersion.
[I brought this sheet music for you.]
The problem was that it was boring.
As the movie progressed and the story unfolded, my eyelids grew heavier.
The yawns rising were unstoppable.
Why does this dreamy background appear so often? Every time a gentle melody played, my mind drifted into a tranquil state, almost slipping into the subconscious.
I muttered to myself.
'I'm sleepy...'
Not just sleepy, but extremely sleepy.
Every time I closed my eyes, my mind felt a bit hazy.
I wasn't a fan of melodramas to begin with. A genre that mainly deals with romantic relationships and stimulates lyrical emotions.
What is this... there are no stimulating scenes. For someone not particularly emotional like me, melodramas were a huge barrier.
Of course, this is purely a personal view. Melodramas just don't suit my taste.
It's a popular genre, so others might find it quite enjoyable.
I glanced at Seong Arin beside me, wondering if she was enjoying it. She seemed to be watching the screen, but her face was quite expressionless.
Yes, expressionless. No emotion was visible on her face.
No romance felt from the movie, no faint nostalgia. Nothing touched her.
Only emptiness filled her eyes.
I knew that feeling well. I had the same expression just moments ago.
It was boredom.
Suddenly, a sense of injustice welled up inside me.
'Hey, you wanted to watch this!'
I glanced at her with a slight resentment. If you chose it, at least you should enjoy it. What am I supposed to do if even you are bored?
Goodness, paying money to feel bored.
What on earth is this? It's not school. Today, I felt like I was wasting money quite inefficiently.
I sighed softly inside.
'Sigh...'
Well, melodramas are good.
People whose tastes match would enjoy it.
It's often said to be a good genre for dates. After all, romance movies are quite effective in stimulating affection between men and women.
After watching a romance movie, it's natural to feel a lingering love.
I've heard that this can create a butterfly effect leading to successful relationships.
But that's possible after a few dates when you know each other's tastes to some extent.
Melodramas tend to have more boring parts compared to other genres.
Since they mainly deal with emotions between men and women, there are many gentle scenes. Consequently, the external direction loses some strength, making it a genre where boredom is easily felt if it doesn't match one's taste.
It seems she randomly chose this movie because it was recommended online... It was indeed a careless and narrow-minded choice.
Look, aren't we both bored as a result?
'Comedy or SF movies would have been better.'
Even if the genre doesn't match your taste, those are at least interesting. That would have been enough for a first date movie.
It's better to avoid genres that might polarize opinions.
Well, what do single people know? Anyway, that was my thought. It's said that single people know more about theoretical things.
Still, the movie itself was watchable.
Even though I complained about it being boring, that doesn't mean it was unwatchable.
It was a remake of a past masterpiece, so the story was guaranteed to be good.
Perhaps because it's a reversed world, the roles of the male and female protagonists were swapped, which was quite interesting.
Especially, the female lead was pretty.
---
After the movie ended, they went back outside the building.
It was already quite late, and night had fallen outside.
"Ugh."
Se-Won stretched briefly after coming outside. His body, stiff from sitting for so long, seemed to scream.
His mind, which had been in a daze, gradually awakened as he stepped outside.
He briefly shared his thoughts on the movie.
"Well, it was decent."
That was it.
The highlight at the end of the movie was good. The latter half was exciting. Well, without saying that.
Just decent. Hearing that, Ahrin laughed awkwardly.
"Haha..."
It wasn't a laugh because their thoughts were the same. It was because his thoughts were more shabby than she had imagined.
Just as Se-Won had read boredom on Ahrin face, she could also read boredom on Se-Won face.
That consideration was quite painful for Ahrin.
'What's this? I heard it was a popular movie...'
It was a movie she had wandered around online for a long time like a ghost and found. It was a movie that many people recommended, a so-called popular movie among the opposite sex. So, even though she was bored, she endured it and expected his reaction.
Seeing this reaction made her feel depressed. It felt like she had disappointed him.
She wanted to make him happy...
As she stood there with her head down, a sound came from her stomach.
Growl.
A rather loud sound spread out from her body.
Her stomach was empty, signaling that it needed something inside. Come to think of it, even though they had been outside for quite a while, there hadn't been any food inside.
It was about time to eat.
"Ah..."
But did it have to be so loud? Even a softer sound would have been enough.
Faced with an unavoidable physiological phenomenon, her face turned red.
After a while, Se-won, who had heard the sound, smirked and said,
"It's about time to eat. My stomach is empty."
"...Yeah."
"Do you know any place to eat?"
At his question, Ahrin quickly nodded.
Of course, there was. She couldn't leave out meals from the course.
Accordingly, she had also chosen the place to eat. Fortunately, the restaurant was nearby.
'I need to make up for it this time.'
Inside, she quietly resolved. So far, she felt like she had only shown him embarrassing moments.
At least during mealtime, she wanted to make him happy.
"This way."
She lightly spoke and led him towards the restaurant.
The place they arrived at was a quite fancy pasta restaurant.
The ceiling had orange lights, and the walls were decorated with rough bricks, creating a cozy atmosphere. It seemed like a good place for conversation.
Se-Won let out a small exclamation as he entered the restaurant.
"Oh."
It was a decent place.
Looking at the course so far, it was honestly a bit worrying, but it seemed like she had chosen a fairly reasonable place for the meal.
Pasta restaurants are good.
Honestly, it didn't really matter what they ate.
Except for places like the carbonara specialty restaurant he went to with Eunbyeol last time, he usually didn't mind and was easygoing.
'Ugh.'
For a moment, he thought of the intensely spicy taste from last time but quickly erased it from his mind. He didn't want to imagine that intense taste.
But here, it seemed like various kinds of pasta were prepared, not just carbonara.
From plain tomato to jjamppong, cream, and even squid ink.
Yes, that's right.
This is the basics. A pasta restaurant can only be called basic if it has tomato.
That place without tomato pasta to stick to the concept of a carbonara specialty restaurant was not basic.
So, Ahrin and Se-Won sat across from each other.
Light conversation flowed as they each looked at the menu.
"What are you going to eat?"
"Well, I don't have anything particular in mind... Do you have any recommendations?"
"Hmm, I heard they make really good carbonara here."
"Please... recommend something other than that."
Anyway, the conversation continued.
The food they ordered was one tomato and one jjamppong pasta. Se-won had tomato, and Ahrin had jjamppong pasta.
"We have confirmed your order. Please wait a moment."
After the waiter confirmed the order and took the menus away.
Immediately, their alone time began.
On the small table, there were only small napkins and forks. There was nothing to distract their nerves, and a time was created where they could fully concentrate on each other.
A gentle melody was flowing inside the restaurant.
It felt like all the tension in the body was melting away with the healing music. The perfect timing for conversation.
Ahrin thought this was her chance.
Now, all she had to do was open her mouth.
She opened her mouth to break the ice, drawing air into her lungs and organizing her words in her mind.
Words formed and collapsed in her mind.
Now...
"...…"
...What should I say?
Strangely, there were no sentences forming in her mind.
Come to think of it, there was a huge error.
The atmosphere is good for conversation. The quiet and moody place was also good.
For someone with some skills, it would be possible to actively use this atmosphere to create quite a bit of goodwill. Just laughing and chatting a bit while conversing would be enough to build familiarity.
But the problem was that she wasn't good with words.
Using a good atmosphere is ultimately up to the person's ability.
A skilled speaker could narrow the distance with the other person even in a shabby back alley.
That means the opposite is also possible.
She, who didn't have a motor on her mouth, didn't know how to utilize a good atmosphere.
She becomes very comfortable when she's comfortable, but she's quite awkward with people who have a certain wall.
"The weather is nice today..."
In the end, what came out of her mouth was just meaningless muttering.
It was something she had muttered while walking around during the day, and she herself knew well that this wouldn't help.
A terribly awkward silence pressed down on her. Even when she tried to open her mouth, it would close on its own with the question of what topic would suit a 'man.'
That silence continued until the food arrived. The tangy smell of tomato and the savory scent of jjamppong mixed in the air.
"Phew."
In the end, Se-Won was the first to speak. Truthfully, he wasn't particularly good with words either, but he seemed to be able to lead the conversation better than Seong Arin, who was so uncomfortable.
It felt like nothing had changed since their first meeting. Feeling a sense of déjà vu, Isewon let out a chuckle.
"By the way, what do you usually do?"
First, light everyday conversation.
"Me? I just go to school and then work part-time..."
"Similar. I just go to school and then work."
He didn't intend to have an interesting or cheerful conversation from the start. Just enough to ease this awkward atmosphere a bit.
A topic that's ordinary but keeps the conversation from stopping seemed good... That's what he thought. In that sense, everyday conversation seemed quite good.
"Work means drawing?"
"Yeah, making side dishes for you guys."
"...I don't see it that often."
Gently but comfortably, sometimes the conversation would pause but never completely stop.
"By the way, what part-time job do you do?"
"I work as a serving part-timer at a pub. From 5 PM to 11 PM."
"Do people come to the pub during the day?"
"Not many come, but it's still busy. I have to clean up in advance."
"I see."
The conversation continued like that. The mealtime passed quicker than expected.
---
After finishing the meal and stepping outside.
The time was now passing midnight. It didn't feel like time was passing so quickly while having fun, but as usual, weekends pass by quickly. It was a moment to feel Einstein's theory of relativity once again.
Ah, Einstein. He was always right.
They were now walking the streets again. By this time, they would have enjoyed everything and be full.
Most men and women would probably part ways around this time. Seong Arin was realizing that the end of the date was approaching.
Incidentally, she had already gone through all the date courses she had planned. The last course was to go to Namsan Tower and enjoy the view, but... She knew well that it was an unrealistic plan.
It was right to end it here.
"So, how was today...?"
So, she asked Se-Won. She had heard that asking such things wasn't good, but she couldn't help being curious.
She wanted to hear Se-Won honest thoughts.
In her opinion, today's plan seemed to have failed...
She had resolved to make him happy, but all she had shown today was an embarrassing side.
At the doll-catching arcade she entered as a warm-up, she had wasted 10,000 won in cash, and the movie she had carefully chosen clearly showed signs of boredom.
At the dining place prepared for conversation, she had ended up stuttering, making Isewon take the lead.
Overall, it was a shabby sight.
That's why she asked. Maybe, even if his face looked like that, he might have felt some fun.
Holding a faint hope.
"Well, it was just like that."
But the returning words were cruel.
"Ah......"
She sighed. As expected, that's how it is. It was obvious that he was bored, so what was she expecting?
In the end, her plan had failed. The plan to make him happy, and thus spend the midnight hours, had collapsed.
A gloomy feeling overwhelmed her heart.
However, Se-Won words did not end there.
"But it was fun."
"Huh?"
She tilted her head. Ahrin couldn't help but ask.
"You said it was just like that?"
"Yeah, honestly, the places we went were just boring. But you prepared them for me, right? That made me happy."
Saying that, he smiled slightly. Se-won was sincere.
Honestly, who would go to such lengths to prepare something like this for him? Even if most of it was boring, he felt the sincerity and liked it. Watching Ahrin's reactions beside him was quite amusing.
So, overall, the fun side was higher. That was enough.
And.
"Anyway, it wasn't the main event yet, right?"
Saying that, Se-Won grabbed Ahrin's hand. His eyes sparkled like a wolf.
He thought to himself.
'Wow, damn.'
How much had he endured?
Since noon, his gaze had wandered to her chest about dozens of times. Was the cross bag hanging on her shoulder a point of attraction?
The large chest with something wedged between them looked like it was performing a titjob.
Every time he saw that, his precious one screamed so much. Although she had prepared a lot, he had endured until now, but that was the end.
Now it was his time.
Se-won forcefully led her hand. There happened to be a motel nearby, so getting there was quick.
"Uh, wait a moment."
Ahrin was momentarily flustered by the hand being pulled. What kind of man had such strong sexual desire? It felt like the roles had reversed.
She wasn't mentally prepared for the sudden development of the situation.
Seeing her slight resistance, Se-Won asked her.
"Why don't you want to have sex?"
"...Ah, no."
Ahrin quietly shook her head after a moment of silence, her face reddening.
As expected, she was honest about her sexual desires.
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