Infinite Space
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Writer's Note: Occurs a day after chapter 98.
095: destiny - WooHyun, SungYeol
Chapter List: Infinite Space
Chapter 99: In which they speak about important things, like dates
"It looks like everyone is here," WooHyun said idly, scrolling through something on his terminal.
"And how many came that weren't invited?" SungYeol asked, pacing along the back wall - more to keep moving so he didn't fall asleep than because he thought WooHyun was in any danger. Any assassin would have to go through a lot more than him to get this far.
"Somewhere around… 91,000, I think," WooHyun said.
SungYeol turned mid-step and nearly went down when his legs got tangled. He caught himself on the desk and managed to untangle his legs before he hurt himself. "What?"
WooHyun laughed. "Okay, not that many, but it's close. There are a lot of places DongWoo and Hannah will have to go to greet everyone. It could be a nightmare."
SungYeol collapsed into one of the chairs. "But they'll be guarded."
"SungKyu and Eli, every step of the way. Hoya's going to be with them, just in case. You're with me, SungJong with L."
"You and RiNa," SungYeol corrected him, and leaned his head on the back of the chair. "I like her."
"I'm glad."
WooHyun's tone made SungYeol straighten up again. "Why?"
WooHyun shrugged. "I just… we all work so close, I couldn't imagine marrying someone you all didn't like."
SungYeol stared at him. "You'd have given her up?"
WooHyun sighed. "I'm glad I didn't have to decide that," he said.
"Yeah, I guess so," SungYeol said, and got to his feet again, restless.
He paced a few more times before WooHyun spoke again. "What about you?"
SungYeol stopped - not in the middle of a step this time, thankfully - and frowned. "What about me?"
"Has anyone caught your eye?"
SungYeol laughed. "Nope. Don't try matchmaking either, and please don't suggest it to RiNa."
"I wouldn't, and neither would she. I'm just curious." WooHyun went back to his terminal, and after a moment, SungYeol resumed pacing. "Why not?"
"Why not matchmaking?" SungYeol asked, incredulous.
"No. Why hasn't anyone caught your eye?"
SungYeol kept moving, restless again. "I haven't looked," he admitted. "Oh, I see them, but it's just never crossed my mind that one might be for me."
"I thought L talked to you about that."
"About planning for the future, yeah," SungYeol said. "About finding hobbies, definitely. I think I'm destined to stay single, and I'm okay with that."
"Destined is a pretty strong word."
When SungYeol turned to face him, WooHyun hadn't looked up from his terminal. "We'll, that's sort of how it feels. I know that if I had an inclination, DongWoo would let me follow whoever it was." He shrugged, then laughed. "KkotIp had her first date with SooHyun."
WooHyun looked up sharply, grinning. "She did? And?"
"And came back singing. We're going to be so tied to the Eusebio clan we might as well just merge with them and call it good."
WooHyun laughed. "I'll suggest it to DongWoo."
Writer's Note: Occurs a day after chapter 98.
095: destiny - WooHyun, SungYeol
Chapter List: Infinite Space
Chapter 99: In which they speak about important things, like dates
"It looks like everyone is here," WooHyun said idly, scrolling through something on his terminal.
"And how many came that weren't invited?" SungYeol asked, pacing along the back wall - more to keep moving so he didn't fall asleep than because he thought WooHyun was in any danger. Any assassin would have to go through a lot more than him to get this far.
"Somewhere around… 91,000, I think," WooHyun said.
SungYeol turned mid-step and nearly went down when his legs got tangled. He caught himself on the desk and managed to untangle his legs before he hurt himself. "What?"
WooHyun laughed. "Okay, not that many, but it's close. There are a lot of places DongWoo and Hannah will have to go to greet everyone. It could be a nightmare."
SungYeol collapsed into one of the chairs. "But they'll be guarded."
"SungKyu and Eli, every step of the way. Hoya's going to be with them, just in case. You're with me, SungJong with L."
"You and RiNa," SungYeol corrected him, and leaned his head on the back of the chair. "I like her."
"I'm glad."
WooHyun's tone made SungYeol straighten up again. "Why?"
WooHyun shrugged. "I just… we all work so close, I couldn't imagine marrying someone you all didn't like."
SungYeol stared at him. "You'd have given her up?"
WooHyun sighed. "I'm glad I didn't have to decide that," he said.
"Yeah, I guess so," SungYeol said, and got to his feet again, restless.
He paced a few more times before WooHyun spoke again. "What about you?"
SungYeol stopped - not in the middle of a step this time, thankfully - and frowned. "What about me?"
"Has anyone caught your eye?"
SungYeol laughed. "Nope. Don't try matchmaking either, and please don't suggest it to RiNa."
"I wouldn't, and neither would she. I'm just curious." WooHyun went back to his terminal, and after a moment, SungYeol resumed pacing. "Why not?"
"Why not matchmaking?" SungYeol asked, incredulous.
"No. Why hasn't anyone caught your eye?"
SungYeol kept moving, restless again. "I haven't looked," he admitted. "Oh, I see them, but it's just never crossed my mind that one might be for me."
"I thought L talked to you about that."
"About planning for the future, yeah," SungYeol said. "About finding hobbies, definitely. I think I'm destined to stay single, and I'm okay with that."
"Destined is a pretty strong word."
When SungYeol turned to face him, WooHyun hadn't looked up from his terminal. "We'll, that's sort of how it feels. I know that if I had an inclination, DongWoo would let me follow whoever it was." He shrugged, then laughed. "KkotIp had her first date with SooHyun."
WooHyun looked up sharply, grinning. "She did? And?"
"And came back singing. We're going to be so tied to the Eusebio clan we might as well just merge with them and call it good."
WooHyun laughed. "I'll suggest it to DongWoo."