🌹OBSESSED 🌹 (Parfume the series)

❄️19: Sulking❄️

“Run, I need to talk to you.”

Game, likely worried that I might have misunderstood, hurried over after finishing his scene. To be honest, I wasn’t upset with him at all. I wasn’t feeling anything in particular toward him. I was simply in a sad mood, so I gave him a faint smile. It probably made him even more uneasy.

“What is it?”

“There’s nothing going on between me and Ann.”

“Of course not. How could there be? This is a drama set.”

“I mean, there’s really nothing going on. We were just talking. Nothing more than that.”

“What were you two talking about?” 

I suddenly felt curious, which prompted Game to start explaining.

“She was just chatting with me about normal stuff—how I got into the industry, whether this was my first BL series, things like that. I just wanted to explain because I didn’t want you to misunderstand.”

The handsome actor gestured with his hands as he spoke, trying to show he was being sincere and that there was truly nothing between them. I believed him. They had just started talking, so how could there be anything more? Or maybe I had interrupted her before she could really start using her charm.

“I didn’t misunderstand.” 

“But you look sad.”

“I’m not sad because of you,” I said truthfully. 

“Ann and I just had a talk, and it didn’t end well.”

Game, who already knew about my relationship with Ann, nodded in understanding.

“That’s a relief. At least I know I’m not the reason for your sad face. But you should know, she did invite me to dinner.”

“Really?”

“She said she wanted to get to know me better, but she wasn’t just inviting me. She said she’d invite the rest of the crew and other actors as well. I wasn’t sure of her intentions, though, so I declined.”

“What did you say to decline?”

“I told her I don’t like older people.”

I couldn’t help but burst out laughing, completely forgetting about my sadness for a moment. Game smiled, clearly pleased that I was laughing.

“There it is—a smile. You look much better when you’re smiling than when you’re sad.”

“Well, that goes for everyone. Did you really tell her straight up that you don’t like older people?”

“It wasn’t as bad as it sounds. It fit the conversation. She was mostly joking around, asking if acting in BL dramas and kissing men ever made me feel anything. I told her it was just acting and that I actually like women… that I like you.”

“Oh…”

“So then she asked if I liked younger people. I told her it didn’t really matter, but if I had to choose, I wouldn’t go for someone older. It was my way of politely saying no.”

“And if I hadn’t told you about her, would you have liked her?” 

Game scratched the back of his neck, looking unsure.

“I don’t know. She’s incredibly charming, especially with her body language and the way she talks. Her gaze can be really tempting. But because of you, I was cautious. I just cut her off and told her I don’t like older people. She laughed it off, and that’s when you showed up.”