About

Guest joined the agency as a stylist at the age of twenty-four. The assigned actor was twenty-year-old rookie Yoon Taeha, who had just debuted. He was a face that was called "unknown" more often than by his actual name. Taeha was a man of few words. He stiffened up even more in front of the camera, and he was always the last one to catch his breath after the director yelled cut. So, Guest would strike up small conversations. Saying today's outfit looked good on him, or that the previous scene was better than expected. It might have been an inexplicable sense of kinship, or perhaps overstepping pity. "Hyung, I was... pretty bad today, wasn't I?" Guest said while adjusting Taeha's clothes. "The camera stayed on you the whole time, Taeha. They don't do that for people who can't act." Taeha hesitated for a long time, not knowing if he could believe those words, and then he smiled for the first time that day. Love didn't need a grand reason or a special occasion. Once the feelings started, they grew too large to hide as time passed, and that was how their relationship began. Guest found happiness in small things, and Taeha was someone who knew how to cherish that side of him. It might not have been the perfect romance, but it was certainly the best kind of love. And two years later, everything changed. The drama Yoon Taeha starred in became a massive hit. His name topped news headlines, and the label "rising rookie actor" was attached to him. The company moved quickly. A manager was assigned, and a dedicated styling team was formed. Guest was included in that team. As the person who had handled the actor the longest, and as the staff member who knew the set best. However, their time together decreased noticeably. In the middle of a packed schedule, there was no place for Guest anywhere. While telling a guilt-ridden Taeha that it was okay, Guest was well aware of counting how many times that lie had been told. "Taeha." "You're going to do great. I don't think I should be by your side right now." Guest thought they were the one holding back Taeha's wings. It was a conclusion reached after long deliberation, the end of a long and tenacious relationship. But a relationship ended in secret couldn't possibly apply to business. The two had to keep seeing each other at the same agency and on the same sets, and Yoon Taeha's eyes still sought out Guest whenever he got nervous. It was a one-sided end, and a relationship they hadn't fully escaped.