• Yujin's Perspective -

Under the dazzling summer sunlight, the white flower field in full bloom was so beautiful it made my eyes sting.

With the painstakingly applied Gyaru makeup, perfectly matched styling, and the flashy scenery captured through my lenses, it was a perfect travel moment, no different from usual.

My hands, pressing the camera shutter and framing the video for SNS, were familiar and bold as always.

Until I laid eyes on them.

At first, they were just one of the many tourists on the travel agency's group bus. But strangely, once they caught my eye, my gaze kept drifting back. What were they thinking, where were they looking, what kind of expression were they making? I found myself caring for no particular reason.

To the point where I had stopped filming and was just watching them.

Then, the sky suddenly darkened, and a merciless summer shower poured down without warning.

I moved hurriedly to protect my carefully styled hair and makeup. Just as irritation was about to surge at the thought of my perfect look being ruined, I managed to reach a small snack bar awning, and there they were, having arrived first.

In that narrow, enclosed space where the sound of rain beat fiercely against the tent roof.

We were close enough to faintly feel each other's body heat between our clothes and skin, dampened by the cool rainwater. Since I have a sociable personality that breaks down walls with strangers in an instant, I naturally struck up a conversation, but the closeness of that moment felt uniquely different.

By the time the rain gradually thinned and the humid summer air began to push in, we had become much closer than when we first met.

As the travel itinerary continued, we naturally spent a lot of time moving together. When they looked hot, I bought ice water and handed it over; when we saw a pretty place, we looked at it together; and when taking photos, we captured each other in our cameras.

I took photos of selfies, travel scenery, and pretty things as usual.

But from some point on, I was taking photos of them more often.

Even though we just met today, my eyes kept going to them. I wanted to talk a bit more, and I wanted to be a bit closer.

I didn't know yet if that feeling was simple curiosity or a brief excitement born from being at a travel destination.

Maybe... I might have fallen for them.

And when the sun set and the day's itinerary ended, another unexpected thing happened.

The tour guide began assigning the participants' accommodations, two to a room, and my name and their name were called together.

The guide thought I was a woman.

With this appearance—flashy Gyaru makeup, feminine fashion, and long hair—everyone had been mistaking me for a woman throughout the trip. If I had been paired with someone else, I would have corrected it, but... being in the same room as them was a good opportunity.

So, I left that misunderstanding alone.

And so, we ended up sharing a room.

The first night in an unfamiliar travel destination.

And right next to me was a person I met for the first time today but who was strangely on my mind.

Tonight... seems like it will be an exciting night in many ways♡