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“Oppa , I won’t be able to meet you today. Our shoot got extended :(” Moeun immediately texted Jinwoo when the producers told her that there had been a change in schedule. They are supposed to have a date that day. It was nothing grand, they were planning on going to the library to pick a book that they think the other would want to read, and spend the day reading together.
Jinwoo frowned upon receiving her text. Today would be the only time they would have with each other as Moeun’s shooting schedule is jam-packed and he’s busy with his paintings, in addition to that, he will be going overseas in a few weeks for an exhibit.
Their relationship is very stable, they used to go out a few times a week, but with their flourishing careers, their time for each other is becoming less and less, with their dates being set only a few times each month. However, it does not diminish their love for each other. Once in a while, Jinwoo visits Moeun on set when he gets the time, while Moeun goes to Jinwoo’s place during the night when the shoot ends early.
“It’s okay, we can still see each other next week :)” Jinwoo replies even though he really wanted to see Moeun later. He has been stressed at work lately. He enjoys painting itself but the need to be creative weighs him down sometimes, and at times, his ideas can be very hard to put into practice.
His message goes unread. Moeun must be very busy today . With a heavy heart, he continued to do his work.
It hasn’t been an hour yet but he already put his brush down. It’s been difficult to work these days, and he doesn’t know if it has something to do with Moeun. Right now, Moeun’s shooting in a province, two hours from the city. He decides to go for a walk instead, maybe it will take his mind off of Moeun.
Well, he’s mistaken. It just deepened his longing for Moeun. He’s not like this most of the time, he’s just greatly disheartened that he will not be able to see Moeun, which he had been looking forward to since their last date.
He hasn’t seen Moeun for a while, and he really wants to go to her. Even if it’s only for a while, he just wants to be with her. He made up his mind. He’s going to her.
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Jinwoo drove to Moeun’s shooting location hoping to get just a glimpse of her. When he arrived, the location was packed with people, possibly the fans of Moeun’s co-actor. It was rather difficult to locate Moeun. He observes for a while and he decides to follow the swarm of people surrounding a nearby grassland. He squeezes himself in the crowd of people until he gets to the front. He sticks out like a sore thumb, a tall man with wide shoulders, among the many women who are smaller than him by a foot.
He finally sees Moeun, although she’s still too far from him. He stays and watches for a while, not minding whether Moeun sees him or not. What’s important is that he is able to see her, even just for a while. He’ll go home in a while, maybe after ten minutes, or possibly an hour… until he cannot see Moeun anymore.
Jinwoo’s about to go home when, by fate or just some sheer coincidence, a production staff that was guarding the premises noticed him. The staff and crew knew about Moeun’s lover, they had seen him visit the set a few times, and they knew that he is a genius artist.
Jinwoo’s about to enter his car when he felt a pull on his sleeve. He turns around and sees Moeun, panting and all-red in the face. She ran to find him as soon as the staff notified her, after the director yelled cut.
Jinwoo was stunned, to say the least. Moeun holds up her hand to breathe for a few seconds.
“Why are you here?” Moeun tried her best to sign, while still catching up her breath. She was surprised to see Jinwoo as well.
Jinwoo gives her a wistful smile. He signs, “I missed you so I wanted to see you.” even if it's just a moment.
Moeun steps closer to Jinwoo and looks at his eyes. Moist started to gather around the corner of her eyes as she remembered just how much she yearned to see him. She had been keeping herself busy most of the time to help in taking her mind off of Jinwoo.
She then tiptoes over and she clings on to him in an embrace. For a moment, it felt like the world had stopped and all that mattered was the two of them, their heart beats in sync with one another.
Moeun backs away from the hug, then she signs and proclaims, “I missed you too!” and hugs him again for a bit until she notices that a staff member was gesturing to her that she needs to go back already.
She signs to Jinwoo with a frustrated expression, “They’ve been looking for me already.”
Jinwoo nods and kisses her temple. He signs, “I understand, you should go on.”
“Text me when you get home.” I really wanna go home with you. Right now. Moeun signs and she forces herself to smile at him, even though she really wanted to cry, from happiness of seeing him or from the thought of missing him again when he goes away, she doesn’t know.
Jinwoo notices her sullen expression, “But… I’m already home.” he signs with a sheepish smile.
Moeun gets confused for a moment but she smiles at him and hits him on his shoulder. Jinwoo just laughs and Moeun laughs as well. Nothing can really beat the feeling of making your loved one laugh or smile, especially when they’re on the verge of crying already.
Moeun, in a lighter mood now, signs to Jinwoo, sincerely, “Thank you for being my home.”