#oh han byeol

[survivalistghost]

sh**ting stars

review coming soon!

[wolha]

LEE SUNG-KYUNG as OH HAN-BYEOL in SHOOTING STARS 별똥별 (2022) S01E08 “Rules of Kissing”

[kdramacaptures]

I came to realize once again that my girlfriend… was an amazing person

[mazikweeeeeen]

omgggg the housewarming scene

do su hyeok is a green flafg

[bo1908]

Lee Sung-Kyung as Oh Han-Byeol

[thatkdramatho]

this show is so fucking evil

[lizeon]

man i'm so smart

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

It's Hanbyeol orphanage!!! Oh Han-byeol was the female lead in Sh**ting Stars, which also starred Kim Young-dae. (And it means "bright star" or something, I can't remember exactly)

[dramastream]

GO MIN SHI 고민시 For DAZED KOREA, Jan. 2023

Photography Kim Yeong Jun Fashion Lee Seung Yeon Hair Han Byeol Makeup Oh Yoon Hee

[k-drama-thoughts]

Sh**ting Stars

Synopsis:

Fans think top South Korean star Gong Tae Seong (Kim Young Dae) is as sweet and innocent as can be. But behind closed doors, he isn’t quite so angelic. His management company’s PR team ace Oh Han Byeol (Lee Sung Kyung) knows the real Tae Sung, as she's tasked with doing whatever it takes to hide his hot temper and competitive streak from the public. It’s a thankless job, and one that frequently puts her at odds with the temperamental celebrity. But as they spend more time together, might they eventually spend less time butting heads… and more time falling in love?

The Best Things About This Drama:

Kim Young Dae

The chemistry between all of the couples

The so cringey it's cute writing

I happily give it a 4/5. Kim Young Dae really shines in this one, because you get to see a broad range of his abilities with this character. There's no bad guy in this one, so you can really just lose yourself in the fun enemies-to-lovers trope. The suspense and drama that was included definitely felt like an after-thought and didn't carry much weight or impact to the overall plot. The development of all the different relationships were plenty for this story thanks to the stellar casting, and they should have trusted that more.

[mybelovedstarlings]

SCTIR NOVEL SPOILERS [snippets]

'"What would you do if you could save the world by sacrificing one person?"' oh dear

Gyeol considering everyone except Sung Hyunjae as his family lmao

Oh baby... you're lying to yourself when you say you only have one dad 😂

Apparently Yoojin grew beans in elementary school

Beans as a plot point?!? I never would have thought

RIETTE IS TOUCHING YOOJIN AGAIN!?!? SOMEONE SEND THIS WOMAN TO JAIL OR JUST KILL HER FOR HEAVENS' SAKE

He even demanded that she stop, I don't know why this is still a thing!!

SHE SEXUALLY ABUSED NOAH

And of course the narrative is going to brush it off!! Just because you're related to someone does not mean you have to forgive them omg

'My ass is smooth' I DON'T CARE HYUNJAE

SOMEONE GET RIETTE OUT OF HERE

I DON'T CARE IF SHE'S CHANGED, SHE'S STILL ABUSING PEOPLE!!

😂😂😂 Yoojin is using the keyword on fruit

Is it gay to bake bread together?? According to Sung Hyunjae, yes it is.

Anyways why are they making food now what happened to the plot

Uhhhh... what's happening to Final Gratitude??? Help

WHY IS RIETTE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE CARETAKER SKILL AHHHHGGG

WAIT RIETTE WAS THE 50TH PERSON

It's time

Ah fuck. If giving Yoojin a chance at revival isn't a death flag, then I'm a duckling.

Oh no. Castles and monsters. That is bad.. [I'm looking at you, Kim Dokja]

'" I won't do anything that harms Honey's people. I promise this."' WHAT ABOUT HIM

Omg it's just like Dark Castle, there's a 'king' that has to ascend to a throne after defeating monsters... we're fucked

Myungwoo is working with the system ppl.. does he know??

All 50 S-Classes are here...

Bavar is here lol!! Yoohyun could probably hunt it alone

Yoojin no

Byeol and Seol are just doing their thing lmao

Yoojin and Hyunjae are both beat up 😂

Why is everyone losing an arm today sheesh

'"Han Yoohyun is crying!"' 😢 oh lord

"Being strong doesn't always mean being strong." AMEN

FINALLY WE FIND OUT WHAT CHIRPIE IS 😱

Oh WHAT we're meeting Crescent Moon before she became Crescent Moon??

(Also is Yoojin the Harmless King now??? It said he was but I'm not 100% sure lmao)

[You are □□□ love□ □□□□□.] ???

(Chapter 600s)

[survivalistghost]

it's time for

sh**ting stars !

look at them.

i will never understand why it's censored.

welcome back to unwanted reviews <3 today we're talking about shooting stars, a series that is not well known but one of the best ones out there.

we've got our fighter oh han byul and rich hot traumatised gong tae sung, college (?) friends but working enemies transition to (obviously) lovers.

i. well-placed transition between friendship to crush to love to hatred to love again from both the sides, tbh. it was difficult to see han byul feel anything during the first few episodes but loved the way lee sung kyung brought her to life. han byul was treated as a proper working woman, who was not some miracle worker or anything, but her journey of learning and growing was explored well.

ii. all bow down before kim young dae. istg, i completely understood the hype about tae sung in the series. also, kdrama actors look better with their hair pushed back and you can't fucking change my mind. this man was the perfect example of petty but i think he redeemed himself well. his bromance with almost every male character in the show was simply *chef's kiss*

iii. side characters special shoutout they were so cute, everyone ended up together like one happy family. it's like watching your kids grow up and all marry each other. (quote: the office us). special mention to tae sung's manager bec damn that actor was a pain. manager was also pretty dumb in the beginning but he made up by helping tae sung flirt with han byul.

iv. han byul and tae sung were SO cute together. the ending scene was so wholesome and gave me sm closure on the entire series, it made me cry. also, the way she never gave a crap about his celebrity status when he kept DOING COOL THINGS AND MA'AM NEVER PAID ATTENTION i felt so bad for tae sung

v. those two side actors getting married was cute and deserves a special point.

8/10, sung kyung never fails to impress (kim bok joo????) and young dae stole my heart. it was so weird seeing lee jung shin in c4k after this but love him all the same. loved kim yoon hye's diverse roles from vincenzo to this she was absolutely amazing.

go watch shooting stars, honestly.

oh sorry, sh**ting stars. (honestly, is there something im missing? WHY IS IT CENSORED??)

8/10

[wolha]

LEE SUNG-KYUNG as OH HAN-BYEOL in SHOOTING STARS 별똥별 (2022) S01E08 “Rules of Kissing”

[kdramacaptures]

[translations-dark-matter]

Living as an Extra in an Omegaverse novel

Side story Chapter 13

Start lightly.

“I found a lover.”

Choi Han-byeol laid out an iron plate for Shin Tae-oh to tell him to talk about his lover quickly. Here, Shin Tae-oh can do whatever he wants, whether it's grilling the cheese until it's creamy and covering it with cream on top or setting it on a hot fire.

"Uh."

However, Shin Tae-oh did nothing with his arms folded as he placed the iron plate in front of him. Ha Jin-seong’s eyes narrowed when he saw that. If it's Ahn Se-hyeon, I wonder why the guy who acted like he couldn't talk about it for three days and nights would act like that.

“Is that all?”

Choi Han-seong probably thought it was strange, and he urged Shin Tae-oh to try more.

“If I tell you, it will only end up causing trouble.”

"Really?”

Shin Tae-oh did not open his mouth again even when Choi Han-byeol looked like he was wondering if that was me.

“Are you... really not going to talk?”

"Such a waste."

There was no need to ask who thought this was a waste.

Choi Han-byeol looked at Shin Tae-oh gently and then spoke to Ha Jin-seong as if asking for his consent.

“Are you such a good person?”

Ha Jin-seong relaxed his narrowed eyes. Choi Han-byeol already said that if he couldn't hear from Shin Tae-oh, he would at least ask Ha Jin-seong.

“Why did you do that to me...”

Ha Jin-seong, who heard Shin Tae-oh talking about Ahn Se-hyeon and sat down again to interrupt, suddenly clicked his tongue to explain for Shin Tae-oh. It was a good thing that the topic was different from my brother's story, but it wasn't a pleasant topic either.

“He’s a good person.”

Then Ha Jin-seong suddenly changed his mind for some reason and blurted out.

"Okay?"

When Ha Jin-seong seemed like he was going to tell something, Choi Han-byeol showed great curiosity. And Shin Tae-oh…

“That’s it. Don’t worry about my lover anymore.”

It was not tolerated.

“Why? Do you even care that I tell you about my friend?”

Ha Jin-seong seemed to be amused by Shin Tae-oh's reaction and began arguing with his face having regained its composure. The battle of nerves started again, and Choi Han-byeol did not stop him this time and watched the two.

“This is our Se-hyeon.”

Ha Jin-seong started singing as if to hear Shin Tae-oh. Shin Tae-oh, who is so simple, was already raising his eyebrows.

“He has a nice appearance and a good personality. He is attentive to unexpected details and keeps people on their toes with unexpected answers.”

The more Ha Jin-seong talked about Se-hyeon, the more Shin Tae-oh's expression became crumpled. Everything he said about Se-hyeon was good, but Shin Tae-oh looked like he wanted to shut Ha Jin-seong's mouth right away.

“He is an attractive person at just one glance, but the more you look at him, the more attractive he becomes.”

Anyone would think that Jin-seong was bragging about his own lover, not Shin Tae-oh's.

Thanks to this, even though they weren't college classmates, they all knew each other, so Yoo Jin-hyeon, who was planning to join later, ended up hearing Se-hyeon's praise along with him. Yoo Jin-hyeon came close, stopped, and made a strange expression.

“What are you doing?”

Yoo Jin-hyeon, who had been looking at Ha Jin-seong and Shin Tae-oh in turns, finally looked at Choi Han-byeol.

“Are you excited?”

Choi Han-byeol responded with an innocent face, saying he was innocent. Then he told Yoo Jin-hyeon to come closer and whispered something in his ear.

“Let’s watch.”

In response to the reaction as if there was a reason why he did this, Yoo Jin-hyeon forced his mouth shut with a look on his face that he had a lot to say. I may need to watch and calm the situation down.

From Choi Han-byeol to Yoo Jin-hyeon. Now, with the two people watching, Shin Tae-oh and Ha Jin-seong engaged in a tense battle. With Se-hyeon caught between the two, the fight was bound to escalate. It was as if there was an undying ember.

“Stop talking about Se-hyeon.”

Shin Tae-oh was the first to stop Ha Jin-seong.

“Wherever you go and they ask about me, tell them that.”

“Is it because of Kim Yi-jun?”

Ha Jin-seong understood immediately and snorted. Even though Shin Tae-oh knew that Kim Yi-jun of Janghan Bank liked him, he did not tell that person that he had a lover. I already heard that he showed interest in Shin Tae-oh.

“You shouldn’t have accepted it better. Lee Joon is a kind person... ”

“If you’re going to say something like that, get away from Se-hyeon.”

Shin Tae-oh, who did not like Ha Jin-seong because he seemed like a thorn in his eyes, did not miss this opportunity.

“You just need to take care of your family. Why do you care about other people’s lovers?”

“What should I do if it keeps getting on my nerves?”

As Shin Tae-oh muttered as if it was impossible, Ha Jin-seong became excited and revealed his true feelings.

“I was so worried about Ahn Se-hyeon that I didn’t even know that my stupid younger brother was doing this. Are you telling me to cover it up like this? You can never do that.”

Shin Tae-oh didn't say anything, but it seemed like Ha Jin-seong was easily excited. However, he did not pick up the words once they were said.

“So, don’t fall for Se-hyeon anymore. You need to become a friend and pay off your debt.”

"I am?"

Shin Tae-oh tapped my head with his index finger. Ha Jin-seong blatantly turned his head and ignored the subtle pressure as if he had nothing to pay back.

“I’m going to keep an eye on you to make sure you’re getting along well.”

“Wow...even surveillance.”

Jin-seong then said that if Tae-oh broke up with Se-hyeon, he would take Se-hyeon with him, but Choi Han-byeol, who became an onlooker, had a different interpretation.

“I’m saying I’ll be by your side and wish you happiness.”

“Then, when Jin-seong sees someone having a hard time, you are willing to go out and help.”

When Yoo Jin-hyeon spoke up, Ha Jin-seong glared at them both.

"Shut up."

“Well, that’s your concept.”

When it comes to Ha Jin-seong, is he a tsundere or noble?

Yoo Jin-hyeon, who realized that the atmosphere was not so bad after Choi Han-byeol asked him to watch, muttered comfortably.

“You say I will take care of my own happiness?”

Shin Tae-oh was the only one who was dissatisfied from beginning to end.

“I will make Se-hyeon happy on my own. Even so, our feelings have deepened.”

“‘We are already dating, but my feelings have deepened’. What does this mean?”

Choi Han-byeol held onto the end of his words like a fish biting a large bait. Yoo Jin-hyeon, wondering what this could be, answered.

“How can an alpha’s heart deepen?”

It was almost obvious.

“It looks like it went close to the marking.”

Yoo Jin-hyeon and Choi Han-byeol, who could guess Shin Tae-oh's mind with just one word, suddenly put their heads together as if they were plotting a plot.

“Please let me meet Se-hyeon just once. I'm curious."

“Really? I could just meet you and ask when you’ll get married.”

"Marriage?”

“If you mark it, you have to get married.”

[TL note: 🎶 If you like it, you should put a ring on it 🎶]

In response to Yoo Jin-hyeon's question about whether it is natural, Choi Han-byeol said, "Is that so?" He just tilted his head with a curious expression on his face.

And Shin Tae-oh...

“Marking doesn’t mean you’ll get married.”

“...Just look in the mirror and speak.”

“You’re about to tear your mouth open.”

The two clicked their tongues as they watched Shin Tae-oh's mouth go up in delight at the sound of marriage. Ha Jin-seong openly took a picture of Shin Tae-oh's face and pushed his cell phone to look at it.

“If you’re only going to love one person for the rest of your life, it’s okay to get married.”

Choi Han-byeol slightly added to the atmosphere, and Shin Tae-oh waved his hand saying that was not the case, but his facial expression management was still the worst.

“I guess I can take pictures of the wedding.”

When Yoo Jin-hyeon, who said he doesn't take pictures of people, started talking, Shin Tae-oh stood up as if he couldn't stand it any longer.

“I’m not going to make such a hasty decision.”

I was trying to go somewhere else to avoid this conversation altogether. However, like Ha Jin-seong, Shin Tae-oh could not move.

The reason is…

- Hello?

Because Ha Jin-seong had called Se-hyeon.

It was a mixture of mechanical sounds, but Shin Tae-oh, who immediately recognized that it was the voice of the man he loved, moved his large body nimbly and approached his cell phone.

“Have you seen the picture of your alpha?”

Ha Jin-seong looked at Shin Tae-oh as if he were the same, and then said to Se-hyeon.

- Huh. My alpha seems to be having fun meeting his friends.

Listening to Se-hyeon's gentle response, it seemed like Ha Jin-seong had taken a picture of Shin Tae-oh's face and sent it to Se-hyeon.

“I want to marry you. But I also said it’s not a decision to make hastily…”

- Oh, did you like the idea of marrying me?

Se-hyeon wasted time by sobbing and crying. Because of that, everyone eagerly waited for Se-hyeon's next words. Among them, Shin Tae-oh was the sweetest.

- Then I guess I should propose.

Shin Tae-oh picked up his cell phone in response to an answer that was no different from marriage permission.

"I love you too."

- Huh. I love you. Shin Tae-oh.

“Do you know who I love most in the world?”

- I will definitely fall for Shin Tae-oh.

Thanks to Shin Tae-oh not turning off the speaker, everyone could hear their conversation intact. Now, other alumni who were not at the table were slowly coming in.

“When I hear your voice, I want to see your face. I want to see my wonderful lover.”

Ha Jin-seong's explanation of Se-hyeon's image was repeated again by Shin Tae-oh.

“He really has changed.”

Yoo Jin-hyeon and Ha Jin-seong were not surprised because they were familiar with this situation, but Choi Han-byeol, who had only seen him for the first time in a long time, was unfamiliar with the changed Shin Tae-oh.

“Shall we get married next week? If Se-hyeon wants, I can do it right away. Thursday? Or Friday?”

When Shin Tae-oh suggested that they set a date, saying that the bull's horn was also sweet, Se-hyeon was silent for a moment as if he was thinking. Time passes longer than before. Now everyone, not just Shin Tae-oh, was waiting for Se-hyeon's answer.

- I have a business trip scheduled for 3 nights and 4 days next week, President.

Even with Choi Han-byeol's sad eyes asking for someone to explain, Yoo Jin-hyeon and Ha Jin-seong were unable to speak because they were laughing.

[TL note: Smh, wedding blocked by business]

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[moon-yeongjun]

No More Secrets || One-shot

Summary: The night of the Christmas Lighting, Eomma confronts Jun about Lo Madrigal.

You know, Jun had really not thought through the whole confession thing. 

That was pretty obvious, considering how messy and inarticulate it had all been. But it was even more obvious on the way home, the Moons all packed up in the van. Jun drove like always. The radio was on, playing pop worship music, like always. But the car was silent.

The car was never silent. How could it be silent, eh, with three sixteen-year-old girls always jabbering away?! And really, Jun didn’t even notice at first. It was late and Jun was tired, his brain whirling around like snowflakes as he thought of– who else– Lo. Lo, beautiful under the lights. Lo, her smile more dazzling than any of the decorations. Lo, with snow in her braids. How she had squeezed his hand, even as Jun stuttered and second-guessed and was generally very embarrassing, he was certain. Yet he could not even cringe at himself, because in every corner of his thoughts and in every corner of his heart was Lo. 

It was about halfway through that some of this subsided and he realized not a single person had said a thing. 

Oh. Oh, this was– weird.

Jun cleared his throat. 

No one said anything.

He coughed a bit.

No one said anything.

“Ah, I like this one,” he commented as he turned up the radio a bit. No one said anything, and now he was certain that at the very least, Eomma was mad at him, because she usually would start singing along. 

He dared to glance her way. She was staring straight ahead, blank-faced. She barely blinked. 

Oh– oh dear. And then the cold panic washed over him, harsher than any winter wind, and he would like to sink in his seat and hide, but he was still very much driving and so he could not do that, or he’d put the car in the snowbank and his family in the hospital! 

Well, maybe that would be better than whatever was awaiting him when they got back to the farm. 

And so when Jun parked the car and his siblings piled out again, he cast a glance toward the dark woods and tried to calculate if he could run fast enough to make it to the treeline before Eomma tackled him. Tchhhhh, the snow was quite deep and Jun was not extremely physically fit. In fact, Eomma went on long walks every day and even did a few workouts on Youtube. She would pummel him into the ground, like a ssireum wrestler. Escape was impossible. 

With a gulp, he got out of the car himself and trudged toward the house. 

“Sooooooooo… anyone up for some hot cocoa, eh!” Jun said cheerfully as he came in.

“Kids, go to your room,” said Eomma sharply. “Except for you.” 

She stared daggers at Jun. Oh, she really might kill him. 

His sisters and his brother all exchanged one meaningful look before darting away. He heard him pounding up the stairs and up there, they all burst into conversation and laughing. At his expense, no doubt! Yah, of course they would enjoy this. For thirty years, thirty years, Jun had never done anything wrong! He’d never put a foot out of order! Well, there was the cat thing and the fake dating thing and Eomma had regarded him with a similar cold-stone anger that he had rightfully deserved, but besides that, he really– he really had been the perfect son! What had he even done today, eh? Held Lo Madrigal’s hand? That was it! And she was treating him like– why– like he was as bad as Yeong-tae or Han-byeol!

This was so absurd, he was going to give Eomma a piece of his mind. Jun put his hands on his hips. 

“Eomma, this silent treatment really is not mature of you, I am quite frankly disappointed in your behav–” 

“Do you want to die?” She cut through his tirade before it could even start.

And Jun immediately fell to his knees, clasping his hands. “Eomeoni, forgive me!” 

“Tch! So dishonest!” Eomma snapped at him. “What were you thinking, eh? I can’t believe you are doing this again!” 

Eh? “Wh-what?”

“Seeing someone behind my back!” Eomma exclaimed. “Junnie, why are you always hiding things from me, eh? Am I really so bad? You hate your eomma that much?” Her lip wobbled, her eyes bright– though he did not think that Eomma would cry. 

Jun’s jaw went slack. “I– n-no, not at all! I didn’t keep anything from you this time, Eomma!” Jun scrambled up from the floor. “Really! And she’s not secretly a cat this time either, I promise!” 

“Aigoo, how am I supposed to believe you!” Eomma crossed her arms. “You just turn up holding hands! Holding hands and you never even mentioned her to me before!” 

Well, alright, that was, that was fair. “Eommmaaaaa,” Jun whined. “Eomma, that’s because it was the first time! We were just gaming together before!” 

“Gaming?”

“Yes, on the computer!”

“You were dating on the computer?”

“No! No! No dating! Just playing games! You know, Stardew Valley and Fall Guys and Overcooked, you’ve seen the girls play them with their friends on the Switch! We were just friends, Eomma, I swear. U-until– until tonight, I–I mean.” 

Eomma stared at him. She was assessing him with her sharp eyes, looking through him in a way that he knew that only Eomma could. She was the person who knew him best in the whole world, and yet now she looked at him like a stranger. And Jun felt like a stranger, too.

But was that Eomma’s fault? Or was it Jun’s fault, for never really speaking his mind? 

Now was his chance, for once. He thought of Lo again. He thought of their letters and how Truffle would encourage Toffee to stand up for herself. 

“I…I like her, Eomma,” he said a bit weakly. “I liked her for a while. She’s the first person I’ve ever liked like this.” 

Eomma’s eyes widened, looking at him like he really was an alien. “Yah, what about Tiffany!” 

Ah yes, his fiance. That whole thing felt worlds away. It was a life that had ended with the death of his abeoji. “Tiffany, I was only engaged to her because it was what you wanted, and what her family wanted. But we weren’t suited for each other, Eomma. We were like roommates.” 

Eomma muttered something under her breath, shaking her head.

“She’s very smart, Eomma. You’d like her too,” Jun went on, stammering. “You–really, she likes many of the same things that you like. She cooks, and she dances, she loves romantic films and tv shows. I showed you some dramas, eh! Remember Crash Course? She watched that too! She’s even learning Korean.” 

“This doesn’t sound like it happened just today,” Eomma said sharply. “It still sounds like you’ve been going behind my back again.” 

“No, I promise!” Jun exclaimed again. He sighed, rubbing his temple. “It was just as friends. It was all just as friends. Men and women are sometimes friends!” 

It was not really the way Eomma had been raised, he understood that. She was from a small farming town. Women and men didn’t become close easily. She’d met Yeong-seok and he had asked her out right that moment. 

“I know men and women are friends,” said Eomma defensively, as if reading Jun’s mind. “It just all seems very abrupt to me, that’s all. After last time, I had hoped you would talk to me. You children treat me like I’m some kind of terrible person, keeping things from me all the time.” 

“You aren’t terrible, Eomma. I’m sorry. You’re right, I should have talked to you about Lo,” Jun said, feeling just awful, the way only a parent who was excellent at guilt-tripping could make a son feel. Though– she had a point! He probably should have… talked to her… talked to…er… anyone. “I promise, I will talk to you from now on. And–and anything you want to know, I can tell you right now. Any question, go ahead!” 

“You didn’t sleep together did you?”

“EOMMA!” 

“You kids are like that these days!” 

“EOMMA PLEASE!” 

“You said any question! Stop shouting, you’re disturbing poor Tony.” Eomma leaned down and pat their family corgi, who indeed was starting to think all the noise meant it was time to play. He dropped the ball he’d carried over to Eomma. 

Jun put his hands in his face, resisting the urge to scream. 

Eomma chuckled, which was a surprise to Jun. He peeked through his hands and saw her smirking. Ah. That was revenge, now he saw. Slowly, he lowered his hands again. “Eomma…” he said “... so you aren’t… really that upset are you? I mean, that– that she is ah– that … ”

“Junnie.” Eomma crossed to him and squeezed his arms. Then she lightly smacked one of his arms. “No, I am not really upset. I just want you to talk to your eomma. I want you to be happy. It is so, so hard to be happy, and so– if she makes you happy– she does?”

Jun blushed, feeling his heart stammer now. He could not say how much Lo meant to him. After nearly a year speaking to her, she had become a very precious person. When he thought of her, he became very calm. It felt like things might work out. He wasn’t sure if that was quite happiness, but wasn’t it close? It was the closest to happiness in a long time. 

“I can talk to her,” he finally confessed this, which felt even bigger than happiness.

And Eomma smiled at him. “That’s good,” she murmured. “I could talk to your appa for hours and hours. We stayed up very late, all the time, just talking about nothing. Those are my favourite memories. And I still talk to him, you know.” 

Jun did. He heard her sometimes, in the morning. And it always broke his heart, a little. But then he’d come down the stairs and Eomma would be smiling, and that would heal some of the ache. 

“So I am happy for you,” said Eomma. “Now. If you are dating her, invite her over sometime soon, okay? Promise me.”

“I promise.”

“Good boy.” Eomma went on her tiptoes and kissed his cheek. Then she slapped it softly. “Now off to bed. No “gaming!” Whatever that’s slang for!” 

“Eomma!” Jun squeaked.

But Eomma just laughed the way up the stairs.