Chapter 121

Yuli still hadn’t fully lost the look of a baby.

The moment he saw Gyeol awake, his bright eyes sparkled and he burst into delighted laughter before throwing himself bodily at him. Tiny feet stomped wildly all over him, and Gyeol let out a strangled yelp as sleep vanished instantly.

Home.

His room. His bed.

Wrapping both arms tightly around the squirming Yuli, Gyeol jerked upright, panic spreading across his face.

He couldn’t remember any of it.

How Yo Han Sung had reacted. What happened afterward. How he’d gotten home.

“It feels like... you like me.”

The final fragment that surfaced from the wreckage of his memory nearly made his mind go blank.

Gyeol groaned into his pillow and clawed both hands through his hair. Baby Yuli patted his hand in concern before puffing soft breaths against it as if trying to heal him.

After that, Gyeol spent his days trapped in restless anxiety.

When he checked his phone just in case, he found a missed call from an unfamiliar number. He wasn’t certain, but the timing seemed to match when he’d been with Yo Han Sung.

Could it be Yo Han Sung’s number?

“You’re really passionate about acting.”

“Hearing that from you is embarrassing... Compared to you, I...”

“Should we exchange phone numbers?”

“What?”

“If you’re struggling with acting, maybe I could help.”

Somewhere in his blurred memories, he vaguely recalled a conversation about phone numbers mixed in there.

But what if it wasn’t his number?

If he called and awkwardly blurted out, “Is this Yo Han Sung’s phone?” only to discover it wasn’t, literally any citizen of South Korea would laugh in disbelief and treat him like a lunatic. They’d probably tell him to stop digging around for celebrity numbers and pull himself together after splashing cold water on his face.

And even if it really was Yo Han Sung’s number, then what?

Was he going to ask whether his memories were accurate? Apologize for possibly crossing a line despite the unbearable awkwardness?

Checking in with a senior actor would’ve been perfectly natural, but at the same time, the thought of some nobody actor reaching out first when the other side hadn’t contacted him felt unbearably presumptuous.

In the end, Gyeol never called.

He waited anxiously, half hoping Yo Han Sung might contact him first.

But no message ever came.

So he spent his days trembling with anxiety while waiting for the start of filming.

What kind of face he should make when he saw Yo Han Sung again. What expression Yo Han Sung would wear. What they would say to each other...

The time he spent agonizing over it all was terrifying.

But he couldn’t deny that somewhere inside all that fear, there had also been excitement.

Then came the first day of filming.

And that fleeting excitement shattered miserably.

“Hello, senior.”

“......”

A cold gaze swept slowly up and down Gyeol’s body.

For an instant, Gyeol thought he must have imagined it.

Then a staff member approached and started speaking to him, and Yo Han Sung immediately returned to his usual gentle, gracious self.

So Gyeol convinced himself otherwise.

I must’ve seen it wrong. Actor Yo Han Sung would never do that.

He’s such a good person.

Such a kind person.

“I can’t fucking stand this anymore.”

“We’ll begin filming now.”

At the production staff’s announcement, the sound of a door closing followed. Gyeol slowly lifted his eyes.

Yo Han Sung sat beneath the dim glow of the chandelier, watching him.

His face was unchanged from the past.

No—if anything, even more devastatingly handsome than before, bright enough to hurt his eyes.

“Have you been here before?”

A bottomless unease spread through Gyeol.

***

/ [BEST] The second the Golden Date sexual tension MAXED OUT, the Yo Han-Gyeol crumbs started flooding in

At this point, anyone deep enough into R-Connect who still doesn’t know about the Golden Date movie theater Yo Han-Gyeol scene probably doesn’t exist.

I still can’t forget how the fandom board literally froze for over a minute after that scene airedㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ No new posts, nothingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ In all my years, I’ve never seen a live episode freeze an entire community board. Truly groundbreaking.

Legends remain legends, huh?

Yo Han-Gyeol rewriting history once again?

Anyway. Today I bring endless blessed Yo Han-Gyeol content for my fellow believers.

***

1. R-Connect couple photoshoot B-cuts

(Gyeol Go sitting straddling Yo Han Sung while leaning against a sofa. Gyeol is staring directly ahead while Yo Han Sung looks only at him.png)

(Probably Ivory Mansion in the background. Both of them are soaked in a pool, smiling at each other.png)

Important points

These are B-cuts.

→ Which means there are still unreleased A-cuts.

Anyone who actually watches R-Connect knows this already. Whenever R-Connect officially gives someone a “couple photoshoot,” that means they’re minimum top-two final couple candidates.

So yes. Official confirmation that Yo Han-Gyeol are final-couple contenders.

2. Yo Han + Gyeol drama casting rumors

(This post might get deleted later. I’m scared of lawsuitsㅠ)

At first I saw this on the fandom board and thought no way, but apparently an older friend of mine works in broadcasting and says it’s not fakeㄷㄷ

And not like Gyeol doing a tiny side role like in Unconventional Love Story either.

Lead role.

And Yo Han Sung’s co-star.

Honestly it still feels fake as hell so I’m skeptical until it’s officially announced;

This is R-Connect we’re talking about. Even people inside the entertainment industry barely knew Yo Han Sung was appearing, and they’re famous for brutal NDA penalty clauses to keep the cast quiet.

So how did they find out about the casting...? ㄷㄷ

And honestly before Flop-Connect, Gyeol was literally just some failed nobody idol... (not hating. I adore him. Completely insane about Yo Han-Gyeol. I’d sacrifice my department manager for them)

Seriously though, broadcast insiders move terrifyingly fast. Stuff like this reminds me TV people are genuinely scary.

3. Gyeol Go reflected in Yo Han Sung’s wine glass on social media

(Photo of Yo Han Sung inside a hotel VIP room, seemingly taken by a third party.png)

(Zoomed-in image of the wine glass from the previous photo. A blurry reflection of someone taking the picture can be seen.png)

You all know the photo... Once people zoomed in and enhanced it, everyone started fighting over whether it was Gyeol or a manager, but seriously—what manager goes somewhere that private with him? No way that’s a manager.

(AI-enhanced higher-resolution image.png)

Look at the body proportions and hair color and everything. That is obviously Gyeol. Right?

So basically they went on a date, Gyeol took the picture, and Yo Han Sung—who never even uses social media much—uploaded it himself.

That alone already has people screaming real-life couple.

***

There are STILL people in the fandom not shipping Yo Han-Gyeol after all this???

There can’t be, right???

Ship Yo Han-Gyeol.

Why aren’t you?

Choosing Yo Han-Gyeol was the best decision of my life. Even at ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) my first birthday party I probably picked Yo Han-Gyeol during the future-career game.

⤷ How the hell does Yo Han-Gyeol even exist at a first birthday party

⤷ I’m cryingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Upvoting this masterpiece immediately... my heart feels grand and powerful...

Also RIP to that randomly sacrificed department managerㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

⤷ Two birds with one stone

They already did it during the Golden Date. Obviously they’re the final couple.

⤷ 22 I never thought I’d live to see Flop-Connect air a scene like THAT in a movie theater...

⤷ 333 Producer Yoo is genuinely deranged... leaving that scene in the edit is insane...

⤷ Anyone reading these comments would think they literally fuckedㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

⤷ What do you mean “think”? They DID. Go rewatch Flop-Connect. You must’ve fallen asleep halfway throughㅠ

⤷ Excuse me teacher~ what does “did it together” mean? ㅇ_ㅇ?

⤷ It means knitting together. ^^

⤷ “Doing it together” originated from knitting communities gathering together to knit blah blah...

⤷ So Yo Han Sung and Gyeol Go were knitting together?

⤷ I mean... sort of. (all tangled up together)

⤷ You people are fucking insaneㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

But seriously that Golden Date scene was genuinely shockingㅋㅋㅋㅋ Like mass hypnosis levels of shocking. I kept thinking is this actually real?Can they seriously air this? Felt like electrical shocks hitting my brain. The sexual tension was INSANE and just hearing tiny breathing sounds made me imagine everything...

⤷ Hit harder than porn tbh;

⤷ Technically they never kissed and were just lying beside each other... but you know when the ATMOSPHERE gets weird? The vibe was completely insane2222222 Like THEY were the ones radiating sexual tension all over my screen but somehow I felt like I should politely leave the room.

⤷ “Radiating sexual tension” ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The final-couple B-cuts got released too!!!!!!

⤷ Stop crying and explain

⤷ sob sob hnghhhghghghhhhhh...

⤷ Anyway... it means Yo Han-Gyeol or Sun-Gyeol got spoiled too...

⤷ HNGHHHHHHHHH!!!

Yo Han-Gyeol are honestly destroying every legendary R-Connect moment in history... Like if we’re talking pure skinship intensity they’re not even close to some previous contestants, but this really proves >direction matters<. Turns out something doesn’t need full nudity and tongue to feel erotic...

⤷ Direction matters2222

⤷ Personally I’d prefer nudity and tongue though

⤷ Poster.

⤷ No but seriously it’s torture!!! SHOW US MORE!!!!!!

Producer Yoo zooming in on Yo Han Sung’s hand under the blanket when he touched Gyeol’s backㅋㅋㅋ genuinely psychotic behavior

Why did they mute the theater audio and overlay music though? They only let occasional breathing noises through while playing that sticky-ass soundtrack???

⤷ Because they were watching a movie and couldn’t air copyrighted audio

⤷ Ahhhh~~

⤷ No. If you look closely they muted it because they were saying things like I want you. I’m going crazy. You’re driving me insane.

⤷ That’s such insane fabricationㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

⤷ Under that blanket somebody was definitely hard. Both of them.

⤷ Pretend you didn’t notice

⤷ All of you are getting suedㅠㅠ

Is the drama real? Starting today I’m praying for it every night

⤷ 22222

⤷ 333333

Dramas fall apart even after contracts are signed though... we won’t know until it airs

⤷ That’s true...

⤷ God I hope it happensㅠ Their acting chemistry was so fucking good. Unconventional Love Story was amazing tooㅠ

Doesn’t the first B-cut composition totally resemble Unconventional Love Story?

⤷ Yep definitely intentional

⤷ Producer Yoo knows exactly what people are into;

What even IS all this content... I’m losing my mind... Is the reflection in photo #3 really Gyeol?? Because if it is, doesn’t that mean they stayed together as a real-life couple after becoming the final couple??

⤷ Yep that photo alone kept the fandom board burning for an entire week

⤷ Betting my wrist that it’s Gyeol

⤷ Wrist chopped off (- phantom thief Final Couple)

⤷ Hey give it back!!

You’re all so slow. Yo Han-Gyeol are obviously dating like crazy already and going on disgustingly sweet couple dates nonstop.

⤷ WHAT????! Really?? More evidence dropped?!

⤷ Inside my head.

⤷ Fuck you

...

Looks like the drama rumor doesn’t even need deleting anymore. It’s confirmed. Articles just dropped.

⤷ HOLY SHIT!!!

⤷ ??? FOR REAL?!?!

⤷ Seriously?

⤷ WHERE?! LINK PLEASE

⤷ http://thisisrealdrama/2891909

***

“Have you been here before?”

The fact that he asked while already knowing the answer irritated Gyeol.

Of course I’ve been here before. I came here with you. In your car.

Swallowing the words, Gyeol calmly shook his head.

“No. It’s my first time here.”

Then he turned toward the window. Beyond the darkening sky, the city lights shimmered faintly in the distance, looking eerily unchanged from the past.

Sliding the menu toward him, Yo Han Sung spoke.

“I was thinking of ordering the A course. See if you’re okay with it.”

“Okay.”

The room wasn’t brightly lit, so Gyeol leaned closer to read the menu more clearly. As he reached for it, their fingertips brushed lightly against each other.

Gyeol flinched and pulled his hand back immediately.

Everything that had happened in the theater had left his nerves painfully oversensitive.

“...Sorry. You startled me a little.”

Yo Han Sung simply smiled indulgently and shook his head. Then he withdrew his hand and rested his chin lazily against it, as though telling Gyeol to take his time.

Was he really planning to stare at him the entire time he read the menu?

Feeling burdened beneath the relentless gaze, Gyeol skimmed over the menu half-heartedly. The mixture of French and English made the entire thing feel dizzyingly pretentious.

Then his eyes landed on the number printed beside the course.

Gyeol nearly gasped aloud.

“Five hundred fifty thousand won per person?”

Apparently the course included wine pairings, but even accounting for that, the price felt completely insane from Gyeol’s perspective.

He knew the production budget would cover it, not Yo Han Sung personally.

The real issue was the past.

Gyeol flipped through several more pages, checking the prices of the other courses.

Every single one was horrifying.

Even accounting for inflation over the years, there was no way around the fact that everything here cost as though it had been plated in gold. He’d known it was expensive, but realizing they’d burned through roughly a million won on one meal for just the two of them left him reeling. And back then, Yo Han Sung had even ordered additional alcohol with names Gyeol had never heard before. The total might have gone far beyond that.

By the time Gyeol closed the menu, half his soul had already left his body.

Yo Han Sung looked at him for confirmation.

“The A course is fine, right?”

“...Yes. Sounds good.”

The A course was practically the cheap option here. The B and C courses climbed even higher thanks to things like premium caviar grades.

After they ordered and the server left, silence settled over the private room once more.

It would’ve been nice if they could naturally start discussing the movie they’d just watched.

Unfortunately, Gyeol barely remembered any of it.

At this rate, he doubted he’d even be able to appreciate the taste of a million-won meal.

He was just about to salvage conversation using vague comments about the cinematography and soundtrack when Yo Han Sung spoke first by a hair.

“Can I sit next to you?”