126 - I Unknowingly Rejected My Favorite

EP.126 #126. Sponsored Content "Sigh... Please, just stop crawling up, alright?" I let out a brief sigh, staring straight ahead with eyes filled with arrogance. "Learn your place and act accordingly. You can't even say a word properly, so why do you keep being so irritating?" "Oh..." -Clap clap A tiny applause erupted from within her small palms. "You're surprisingly good at it?" "Are you kidding?" Doa nodded her head earnestly, as if she meant it. "No, seriously." After snatching the phone out of my hand, Doa scanned the parts I needed to work on from top to bottom. "Like you said, it doesn't seem like there's that much to do." "Yeah, it's about 15 lines exactly." Feeling the pressure, I had already counted each line to see how much I needed to do. "But how come every line is just so unpleasant?" "It’s just how the character is, what can you do?" Kim Eojin, the leader of the school bullies, was an unusual character who only appeared whenever the protagonist's group was causing trouble, despite not showing his face often. "I think if you just keep doing it like now, it'd probably be okay?" "Really?" "Yeah, it might sound weird, but you really came off like a total jerk there." Uncertain whether it was a compliment or an insult, I decided to take it positively. "Alright, then I'll give it a shot...?" "Well, if you're okay with it, then go for it. Why do you care about my opinion?" "I just wanted to ask because if it seems too off, it would be worse than not doing it." "Didn't they say they'd like you to do it?" Doa tilted her head in confusion. "Hmm... the director seems to want it, but the company seems more like, if you do it, great; if not, that's fine too." "I'd vote in favor of you doing it." Doa, sitting in front of the computer, spun her chair around. "I really don't know much about that industry, but for that amount of work and such an easy role, it's not that common, is it?" "Maybe?" "Anyway, the decision is yours. It's your career and your debut." Feeling more indecisive at her words, I eventually leaned toward doing it. "I'll call tomorrow and say I'll do it. Okay then." I bent down to place a kiss on Doa's forehead. It seems seeking her out always helps when I'm indecisive. "...Not there." Doa pouted, seemingly unsatisfied with my forehead kiss. Smiling, I kissed her lips again before swooping her up and carrying her to the bed. "...But I have to stream later." Doa crawled under the covers, mumbling as if to herself. "And?" "So, like..." From under the covers, her arm reached out to punch my arm. "I said no..." Wondering what that meant for a moment, I soon understood and grinned mischievously. Ah, Kim Doa... She probably doesn't realize how much that seemingly innocent Luca gives off tempting pheromones. An evil desire to playfully torment Luca starts to take over me. A squad of ten fingers slowly infiltrates under the covers. Their destination: Doa's belly. "...Oppa?" Perhaps she thought I'd just stroke her, her surprised voice echoed out, but I had no intention of stopping. Locating the hem of her T-shirt, I slipped my hand inside. "Ah... I said no, didn't I?" Maybe because she couldn't see my face yet, she seemed to think I was serious. Gently tracing around her navel with my thumb, I slowly advanced upwards. Startled, she kicked off the covers and gazed at my face. A playful grin spread across my face. Doa looked at me with reproachful eyes. "...Wow. You weren't even thinking of it, huh?" "What thought am I supposed to have exactly?" Feigning ignorance like a slippery eel, Doa bit my wrist with the fierceness of an angry puppy. "Chomp! You're dead, Han Taemin!" Doa's repertoire of cute antics was growing more diverse. Removing my hand from under her shirt, I cupped her face. "Oh... really..." [So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute! So cute!] Why isn't there a chat window in real life! If life were a stream, I'd be risking a ban, but I'd gladly spam that chat. "Always messing around... You must have been a delinquent, right, oppa?" "Nope. I was just a typical nerd, hiding in a hoodie, watching anime." "Really? I know everything, oppa. The way you portray Kim Eojin is so realistic; it's like breathing for you, right?" Even silly statements needed some plausibility to joke about. Her claim was so baseless that it was hard to counter. "Fine, then. As a delinquent, I'll have to bully you." Attempting an evil grin, I leaned in to kiss Doa again. * * * [What does Luca do during her breaks these days?] Another usual communication broadcast session. Reading through the chat and having various discussions, I only answered the questions that caught my eye. The chat moved so fast these days that even if I wanted to read everything, it was impossible. [During my breaks. Hmm... Lately, I just watch other members' streams or watch movies by myself, I guess.] Throwing out that little hint, the viewers started listing films they've watched recently like hungry predators stumbling upon fresh prey. [Oh... right. That one's fun too.] Finding the title of a movie I enjoyed, I engaged appropriately with the conversation when one particular comment caught my eye. [There seem to be a lot of interesting web dramas lately.] I knew facial recognition was active, but I couldn't help but ponder for a moment. Hmm... Web drama rumors in a VTuber stream? If I kept pushing the topic, I thought I might be able to bring up oppa's drama eventually. Though all I could do was support his new challenge from behind, I still wanted to be of some help, even in a small way. When I first debuted with Closer, oppa helped with team projects diligently. Now that I was his girlfriend, keeping my mouth shut didn't seem right. [Ah... I just watched that recently.] [What's it called again... It's something that came out recently...] I pretended to search, even though I knew the title, scrolling the mouse smoothly as if I had just remembered. [Ah! That's it! 'Love Riding the Waves.'] But, as expected— The chat was filled with question marks. A sea of reactions from people who'd never heard of it before. [Is it good, Luca?] [Doesn't look popular at all.] [Luca watching dramas, so cute.] Outwardly praising oppa for being handsome or doing well in acting was out of the question. I had to compliment the drama itself. [Oh, this one feels a bit like an American teen vibe, but in a Korean version, so it's fun to watch.] Even as I spoke, I wondered what nonsense I was spewing. Sorry, American teen vibes. [It's only up to the fourth episode, but I'm planning to binge it once it’s fully released!] Of course, watching just oppa’s scenes seemed enough for me. [Hmm... If Luca says so, maybe I'll give it a try.] [I don't know a single soul among the web drama actors, lol.] [Probably because it's low-budget, it’s hard to find familiar faces.] Yeah, that seemed to be the realistic limit of my promotional push, just as I was thinking about moving to another topic. [Guys, don't watch it. It's totally boring, and the actors can't act for their lives.] A nasty comment spiked my blood pressure. I usually didn’t respond to these types, but thinking it was aimed at oppa instead of me, my irritation didn't subside easily. "Hey! To the person who said it’s boring! Hey! I said I found it fun, okay?" When I firmly addressed it, the viewers seemed to side with me, backing up my point. [If Luca says it’s fun, then it’s fun!] [You, get out~] [Luca! But the ratings aren't good.] One loyal follower. One who loves bandwagoning. One serious enthusiast. It seemed like the perfect collection of typical PinDdukDan members. [But seriously, I'm not saying you must watch it, but if you have time and enjoy the genre~ It’s not bad at all~] My stream was way too large to get into trouble because of some weird dispute. [Oh, hang on a second, I’ll just grab a glass of water and be right back, okay?] There was a sense of accomplishment in making even a small effort for oppa. Ah~ I really am a great girlfriend~ Someone like Taemin oppa should feel lucky to have me as his girlfriend~ -Vrmmm Wait, did I forget to put my phone on silent? Switching my phone to silent mode, I checked the message that had just come in. [...Did I do something wrong?] It seemed oppa wasn’t too thrilled about my little promotional effort.