[ GunKrist ] The Story of Us

08. Beautiful Things Bring Pain

In the following days, Gun had no longer seen the scene where Krist tagging along him and whispering that he loved him a lot and asking him what he had to do after that.

He suddenly felt unfamiliar when being unbothered but tried to get used to that.

Recently, Krist routinely went to L'âme Sœur to work, and locked himself out on the balcony once reaching home, drawing something secretly. During the dinner time, he'd either take his serving and go back to the balcony, or simply tell everyone to eat first and he'd eat later, rather than joining everyone at the table like before.

Since he isolated himself, the number of conversations between Gun and Krist had somewhat lessened.

Seeing the younger was attentive with his own project, Gun didn't want to bother him. He knew that drawing was his passion, because he said so .. therefore, the older thought that perhaps he putting much concentration was to search for a new inspiration. Well, both of them already saw each other every day, less talking wouldn't affect much to their relationship.

Gun just didn't want to make it complicated.

From eleven o'clock at night, it was the private time of everyone in the house. Ritz usually closed his shop at ten, each needed approximately an hour to have meal and take a shower, so eleven was the ideal time when all members could gather in the living room, eating snacks and chatting about what happened after a working day.

Except Krist, who already ran to his corner as soon as coming back home, the rest were together. Title rested his head in Mike's lap, having a bite of the cookie and looking at the other three, asked quietly.

"Do you guys find P'Krist a bit strange these days?"

Ritz and Mike nodded simultaneously .. meanwhile, Gun sent a doubtful look to Title, waiting to see what he was about to say up next.

"Haven't you noticed that he seems different these days? Normally he talks nonstop, he blabbers all day that I can't even catch up with him. But recently he only responds if being asked, or he stays quiet."

As if that was not enough proof for Krist's strange behaviors, Mike also added more details after bobbing his head in agreement with Title.

"Back then, that Phi would laugh and giggle at anything, but now even when Title makes jokes in front of him, he doesn't smile at all."

While Gun was busy with his own thoughts, biting his lower lip, Ritz commented.

"The times he drawing out on the balcony is when he's most concentrated. Lately he's really been distracted at the café."

Gun shifted his gaze from Ritz to the two boys. 

After a moment of silence, he finally spoke up.

"He is distracted?"

The other three nodded once again. Title's eyes flickered with concern, playing with his hair, he began to narrate bit by bit from what he had observed the new employee in the previous week.

"Customers order this, he wrote that in the note."

"Sometimes he just sits still and responds nothing ." Mike opened a bottle of apple juice and took a sip, glancing up to the ceiling.

Pressing his hand to his cheek, Ritz then realized something and quickly turned to his friend.

"Hey meung, what if all the sad memories in the past make him depressed?"

Gun crossed his arms over his chest and grimaced.

"Maybe not that serious. Don't overthink, y'all. He's probably tired."