KWON CHAERIN.

A tendril of steam that slurred from the pot, accompanied by scent, made it obvious that the soup was ready to serve. I turned off the fire and took a spoon, tasting the soup to make sure it was eligible.

Nodding in approving the decent taste, I took the bowl and scooped a spoonful of it. I closed the pot and brought the bowl to the dining table, where Taehyung was waiting. He was doing some sketch.

"Tae! Try this and tell me what do you think about it." I placed the bowl on the table while he was still focusing on colouring his sketch. He shot his head up, staring at the bowl of soup for a while before taking off his glasses.

After putting his drawing tools aside, he scooted the bowl closer to him and brought it up to his mouth level, blowing the soup cutely before emptying the bowl hastily, causing him to choke at the process.

I sat beside him and rubbed his back to ease his cough. "Drink it slowly, remember? Just like what I usually tell you." I patted his head after he finally stopped coughing.

Taehyung grabbed a piece of paper and wrote down something. 'Chaerin!! The taste is magnificent. I'm forever grateful to have you as my chef.' He showed me his handwriting with a thumbs up beside the paper.

I chuckled at the sight. "I'm honoured," I spoke and he bobbed his head several times before continue drinking the soup again, after gulping a glass of mineral water, of course.

'I'm sorry Chaerin, but a bowl is not enough so I'm going to drink a whole pot now!' Taehyung showed me another piece of paper before running towards the kitchen like a ninja.

I just laughed while seeing his figure vanishing from my sight. I tapped my fingers on the wooden table, making a random melody and hummed a suitable tune for it.

My eyes were darted the newly sketch Taehyung had finished. It was coloured as well. The navy blue and yellow colours on the picture somehow managed to get my attention. My hand instinctively picked it since Taehyung probably going to show me later anyway; like what he always did.

In the picture, there was a couple sitting in the middle of a forest clearing, surrounded with different kind of flowes, gazing up to the night sky with an ocean of stars as the sprinkles on the blank canvas. Their arms were linked, the boy's arm was slung over the girl's shoulder. Although it wasn't too detailed, I could tell what is what because I already know his drawing style.

'Do you like it?' A phone screen was shown in between my eyes, causing me to jolt a bit and leaned back on the chair. I turned to my left side and saw Taehyung was grinning at me.

I smiled. "Yes, I do. You've improved a lot, I'm so proud of you." Taehyung always enjoy doing indoor activity because no matter how bright he was, the negative comments around us still made him feel insecure about himself. That's why he chose to stay home and do some sketch or maybe play his game consoles. He also took art commissions from people on the internet, since it didn't require to meet people.

He returned the smile and flipped the paper. 'Me. You. Together one day.' He wrote at the empty side of the paper and put a little star sign next to the words he had written.

I feel blessed to be able to witness his growth through a few series of time. Taehyung said he preferred writing than typing on his phone to communicate with me; he wanted to hone his handwriting skills, and he did. But he's still lacking at arranging word, and currently trying to improve on that aspect.

He attempted to talk to me a couple of times, but decided to stop because he thought his voice was ugly. While in fact, it wasn't ugly at all.

"It would be wonderful if there's a place like this picture in real world. But I don't think there's something as beautiful as this place, though," I said and he immediately shook his head, in denial.

'There is! Don't worry, I'll take you there one day.' He lifted my pinky ring and linked it with his finger.

His innocence always hit a soft spot in my heart.

With a smile, I answered, "I'm looking forward to it."

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