Shin wakes up in his room, a safe place for him, only where he can be himself. He gets up from his bed with a messy hair and heads towards the dining hall downstairs where his mom and dad are already settled.
Shin sits in a chair, away from his parents' and greets, "Good morning Mom, Dad. What's in the breakfast?"
The words coming from Shin makes his mom, Mrs. Park, shocked, asking, "Did you say that you want to have breakfast at home?"
"Umm...I just want to."
"You seem to be in a good mood." His mother's words make him realize that he's not in his character.
"Ah! It's nothing." He replies but thinks otherwise, "Am I going insane? Is it because of Soul? NO! Why it would be him?"
Shin quickly finishes his breakfast and heads to the office. As he enters the cabin, he finds Soul already sitting on his workstation. "No, why he is here. Oh of course he will be here." Shin thinks. On the other hand, Soul simply greets him with a good morning.
"Ah-yeh, Good Morning. So what's the update?" Shin asks.
"The fashion house asked for you to check on the new design."
"Ok. Inform them that we are coming."
"We? Oh yes, I have to accompany you everywhere." Soul leaves after saying this while dropping his shoulders, simply exaggerating.
Shin smiles as he thinks, "I think the old Soul is back."
Later at the fashion house, Soul finds the things really interesting. The word 'fashion' makes Soul really excited. So a visit to a fashion house of a famous brand like The Parks is really a big deal for him. Soul spends his time exploring every single thing while Shin deals with the official stuffs when the designer comes to Shin and asks, "Mr. Shin, I want you to try the new design." Saying this the designer shows him a pink designer jacket. Shin sees the jacket and immediately thinks of Soul. Without thinking twice he asks for Soul, "Hey! Try it."
Soul points his index finger towards himself with a confused face, "Me?!"
"Yes You."
"It's okay sir. I think you should try-"
Shin takes the jacket from the designer's hand and gives it to Soul, "Wear it."
Soul again gives up and reaches for a mirror to try he jacket on. As he wears the jacket, he feels a wave of adrenaline rush and twirls towards Shin out of excitement, who is just standing behind him.
"Sir, how's it? Sir!"
The words from Soul didn't reach Shin as he is busy admiring the beauty in front of him. The pink is perfectly matching with Soul's purple crop top where his nude shade of lipstick is looking impeccable. It took Shin a hot second to realize that Soul is calling for him.
"Huh! What?"
"Um, how does it look?"
"Not bad. Tell me about the product. I need reviews after all."
"This jacket is really beautiful, like literally beautiful," Soul takes a pause before speaking further, "I can't even believe that I'm wearing a fit worth more than my salary!"
Shin completes his meeting with the designer and both of them start leaving. As Soul walks towards the parking area with a jolly mood, Shin speaks but this time with an informal yet friendly tone, "I've my own plans today. Let me drop you."
"Oh! Its fine, my place is really close from here. I can go by myself"
"Are you sure?" Shin ask with a concerning voice which was perceptible by Soul.
"Yes Sir! I'm not a baby!" Soul replies with enthusiasm.
"Okay now take it." Shin looks upwards as he moves his right hand towards Soul with an expensive paper bag on hold. As Soul takes it and peeks inside it, his whole face lights up. His lips get parted out of astonishment while his big doe eyes glistened, asking his CEO for a mere explanation without even saying a word. Shin gets that he is not used to receive a gift from him, maybe he is not familiar with this behavior from Shin. We can say it otherwise that Shin still doesn't have the guts to admit that he himself asked the designer for the jacket to give it to Soul.
"The designer said that you seem to like this jacket so he gave it to you."
"Really?" Soul is so overwhelmed to even thank anyone because he indeed can't have such expensive, branded clothes.
Soul's this behavior made Shin chuckle, "Look who said that he isn't a baby."
"Yes I'm not! I'm 24!" Soul dramatically says while making a pout, "Okay I'll get going now. Enjoy your day sir."
After Soul leaves, Shin gets in his car while taking his blazer off and rolling the shirt's sleeves. He calls his friend Julie while driving, "Where are you guys?"
"Same place."
"Okay! I'm coming" Shin cuts the call right away.
In a while, he reaches at a pub. His look gets changes as he enters the pub, loosely tucked, unbuttoned shirt and ruffled hairs with no glasses on.
"Hey Shin! Here!" His friends from high school, Julie, Jade and Ren, calls him from a distance. As he goes near them, Jade, the typical sarcastic male, says, "What happened on earth that you are here?"
"Nothing...I was free so I came to meet you." Shin replies with his I Don't Give A Fuck tone.
"After all the drinks are free for you." Another sarcastic male, Ren mocks Shin.
"Do you want me to take back my sponsorship?" Shin talks back like the boss in his office.
"Calm down bro. I was joking."
Cutting off Ren, Julie says, "Come one Shin. Spill the tea."
Shin maybe the boss in his office but not in front of his friends from childhood. Only they can make Shin be the guy he used to be. Where Shin starts to get fidgety about how he should put his words together in front of his friends. After hesitating for a couple of minutes, he speaks up, "Um...I just need some good advice."
"Is it about LOVE?" Ren almost shouts.
"Not exactly. Do you thing that someone's preference can change?" Shin asks but this time he is sounding very sincere.
"For you, no it cannot." Jade replies without hesitation.
Ren makes Jade shut his mouth. He grabs Shin's shoulders with his both hands and says, "Did you fall for a cute girl now? Give it a try. You're already 28, Shin. Don't die virgin."
"Ah! Shut up. Get out and get drunk somewhere else!" Shin says as he pushes both Jade and Ren away.
As they leave, Julie, who was observing everything till now, faces Shin and talks, "Shin give it a try. It's been so long since all that happened. You can't hold it forever."
"But I'm not sure about this."
Assuring her lost friend with a warm smile, she says, "Then be sure about this."
Shin feels at ease for the welcoming support from his friend, the friend who understands him the most. But the little waves inside his heart keeps on rising with numerous doubts. As Julie leaves him alone after getting a positive response from Shin, the only concern comes in his head is,
"But it's a guy!"

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