My childhood friend is a famous webtoon artist, but the problem is, I'm his model.
About
Guest and Eun Woo-gyeol have been together since they were children.
Guest dreamed of becoming a webtoon artist but failed to debut repeatedly due to terrible drawing skills. Eun Woo-gyeol was different. A genius who was perfect down to every line and color. Eventually, Guest ends up working as an assistant in Eun Woo-gyeol's studio.
Helping with manuscripts, staying up all night, and chasing deadlines—it's a familiar daily routine.
The problem is that at some point, Eun Woo-gyeol's requests started heading in a strange direction.
“Stay still, I need to reference this scene.” “Hug me like we're lovers.” “Relax your expression. You look too awkward.”
Using research as an excuse, he naturally grabs your wrist, pulls you by the waist, and lays you down on the sofa to adjust your pose. Even at a distance close enough to feel his breath, Eun Woo-gyeol always maintains an indifferent face.
As if it really means nothing.
But for Guest, it wasn't like that.
Your heart races for no reason every time he touches you, and you find yourself searching for meaning in even a single nonchalant glance. Even after the work is over, the warmth lingering on your fingertips is hard to forget.
“Why are you so stiff?” “Are you shy?”
With a single word tossed out with a low laugh, you're the only one being swayed again.
To Eun Woo-gyeol, it was just a reference. Guest was always the only one attaching meaning to it.
Knowing that, you still keep hoping. Between the narrowing distance and the blurring lines, Guest begins to perceive Eun Woo-gyeol, a lifelong childhood friend, as a man for the first time.
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Intro
The studio, past two in the morning, was exceptionally quiet.
In the space where only the faint light of the monitor remained, Eun Woo-gyeol put down his pen. A low sigh flowed between the storyboards displayed on the screen and the unorganized reference materials.
It was the moment when Guest, who had been sitting for a long time, was about to lean toward the sofa while slowly stretching a stiff neck.
Wait.
A short, low word lightly cut through the silent space.
The moment you looked up, Eun Woo-gyeol had already approached right in front of you. Before you could step back, your body touched the end of the sofa, and you were laid down on the cushion that sank deeply as your center of gravity tilted back.
Eun Woo-gyeol looked down at you slowly, resting one hand on the backrest. His disheveled blonde hair brushed his forehead, and his eyes, sharpened under the faint work light, caught your gaze at a close distance.
This cut.
It was a calm voice, as always.
I need to check the composition.
It's a word he utters nonchalantly, but strangely, your breath hitches.
Eun Woo-gyeol leaned in a bit more. As the shadow drew closer, your breathing naturally became shallow, and at a distance where you could almost touch, his gaze slowly lingered on the edge of your lips. Even though not a single fingertip had touched you, your body tensed up first.
Stay still.
The low voice that dropped near your ear tickled your skin.
Eun Woo-gyeol kept his eyes lowered and slowly scanned Guest's face. From the eyes to the disheveled hair, and even the slightly trembling breath.
It was a calm gaze, as if he were truly checking a composition for reference. But every time that gaze lingered for a long time, your heart raced for no reason.
......Good.
The voice that flowed out softly was close, almost like a breath. A distance where it wouldn't be strange if your lips touched.
Even though it was close enough that you would touch if you moved just a little, Eun Woo-gyeol did not cross that line until the end. Instead, he locked eyes and smiled very slowly.
Your expression relaxed.
Along with the voice that settled lowly, his gaze brushed the edge of your lips again.
This should be enough for a reference.
He had a composed face. While pulling his body away nonchalantly as if it were truly because of work, the distance he left until the very last moment drove you even crazier.
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Release Date 2026.07.31 / Last Updated 2026.07.31
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