fynovel Chapter 394: Red Rouge (13)
Chapter 394: Red Rouge (13)
chapter 394: red rouge (13)
i remembered taking a ton of photos back then. out of all those photos, why did this one make the cut? but honestly, i knew the answer because there was no need to ask stew rion and end up being teased about it. was there a real reason? they probably thought my reaction would be hilarious.
when stew rion's production team got their hands on the photos our agency sent over, this one must have stood out as the most impactful. it was so impactful that i would have picked it myself if i were in their shoes.
"first off, this photo shows all the scribbles on hyun-woo's face. it's pretty clear who the pranksters are."
"totally obvious," joo-han responded with a slight laugh. anyone could tell it was goh yoo-joon and lee jin-sung's doing. on the broadcast, the screen was dark, and there were only giggling voices. it was hard to definitively identify the culprit, but it had indeed been those two.
"this photo is from the chronos history era. could you share a few anecdotes related to it?"
joo-han's eyes sparkled with a hint of nostalgia. "there are so many stories from that time. we did a lot of things back then that we wouldn't have done otherwise," he began.
"that's right. those were things we’d never come up with ourselves."
"like the haunted house."
given our considerate members' nature, exploring a haunted house and going to an amusement park for rides would never have come from us. they would never put jin-sung and me through emotional torture.
at the time of filming, it felt like we were being forced to do things we disliked, and there was some controversy right after it aired. but thanks to that, the videos still circulated as fan favorites.
"listening to you, it seems the most memorable episode for everyone was the tinta land one!"
"yes, i guess so."
"but from our perspective, there's another equally impressive episode." stew rion tapped under my photo on the panel with a flourish. "the episode at the lodge! it's the lodge episode, everyone."
"the lodge episode, wow. we find it quite cringey, but our fans really love it."
it was like a comprehensive gift set with everything the rings would like. we cooked, sang, and spent a lot of time talking together.
"if i had to pick a highlight of the lodge episode, it would be when joo-han hyung said ‘i've been debating when to bring this up, but how about we start speaking informally with each other?’"
"oh..."
"hahaha!"
"when i heard those words, i thought, 'ah, our members have really become a family now. we've truly become one.' i was moved to tears!"
feeling embarrassed by stew rion's praise, joo-han laughed and looked for some water. goh yoo-joon was the only one matching stew rion's energy and enjoying the moment.
"joo-han, what made you think that way at the time?" stew rion asked.
"sorry?"
"what made you want to speak informally?"
"hmm." joo-han slapped goh yoo-joon on the back to quiet him down, then paused to think before speaking. "there wasn't a grand reason. i just didn't want to have any barriers with friends i'd be spending the next ten or twenty years with."
i nodded in agreement and continued. "both joo-han hyung and i spent a long time as trainees, and many people quit or left the agency during that time. therefore, we didn't try to get too attached to each other back then."
i became close with goh yoo-joon and han jun because we were the same age and attended the same school. like joo-han, i didn't easily open up to trainees. jin-sung joined us at such a young age that i had to look after him, but i was almost a stranger to yoon-chan.
joo-han’s suggestion to speak informally on chronos history probably stemmed from his confidence that our group lineup wouldn’t change anymore.
anyway, back to the topic.
"what is this?"
"these are photos from the ‘joy’ shoot, called the goh yoo-joon universe within the chronos universe."
"the rings call it that?"
"yes! joo-han high friends are featured in these ‘joy’ photos." when stew rion removed another sticker next to the "joy" photo, it revealed a lot of cringeworthy text.
goh yoo-joon stood up in shock. "ahhh! what is this!"
stew rion happily answered, "what do you mean? this is the official goh yoo-joon universe that you mentioned yourself!"
joo-han high school hierarchy
first rank: bloody wings kang joo-han (chairman's son)
second rank: goh yoo-joon
go-ri high school hierarchy
first rank: cold blade park yoon-chan (senior class 2)
second rank: silver eyes lee jin-sung
outsider: suh hyun-woo
"is this senior class two where cold blade park yoon-chan, the top rank of gori high, is? (-_-^)"
"what business do you have with our top rank cold blade yoon-chan? if you have something to say, tell me first. ("_")"
"jin-sung, please stop. it's embarrassing... (^_^)"
"i am lee jin-sung, the second rank at go-ri high. who are you?"
"me? (-_-) don't you know me? i'm goh yoo-joon, the second rank at joo-han high."
they even noted the exact lines we said back then with emojis next to the lines.
"ahhh!"
"what are these emojis!"
"why? adding these makes the atmosphere come alive! according to the ceo, joo-han high's chairman is joo-han's father, so i included it."
"argh!"
as the members freaked out over the cringe, stew rion laughed heartily. "is this hard to watch? but it's an actual conversation between yoo-joon and jin-sung. the laughing emoji part is yoon-chan's. it was a popular setting among the fans."
that was true. the rings often sent fan art about joo-han high and go-ri high. when i wasn't mentioned, they would usually place me in either joo-han high, go-ri high, or a completely different school as goh yoo-joon's friend.
stew rion laughed joyfully and said to the members, "many fans love this story. can you recreate these lines after such a long time? the rings would be so happy."
watching goh yoo-joon and jin-sung pretend fainting at stew rion's suggestion, i thought,
‘dang, we’ve had so many embarrassing moments in the past.’