It wasn’t meant to be a date. Jinyoung had just off-the-cuff mentioned that he once took photos for a JJ Project promotion campaign, and then Jisoo suggested that they visit a photo exhibit downtown. He never imagined that their conversation would take this turn.

Rinko Kawauchi was the name of the photographer to whom the exhibit was dedicated. Jisoo was walking slowly, taking in each photograph while Jinyoung walked a few steps behind her, taking in her reaction to each one. He was horrified that she might not be having a good time.

“Are you hungry?” he asked. “I think there’s a cafe downstairs, if you’re bored.”

Jisoo turned and laughed at him. “Are you worried that I’m bored?”

Jinyoung smiled nervously in reply, and Jisoo continued looking at the photos. Some of them were exceptionally beautiful and carried a sense of cheerfulness. Others were more dreary or gently sad. Others were just plain confusing. But each one evoked some kind of emotional reaction.

“It’s too bad your photo exhibit isn’t up anymore,” Jisoo said, clicking her tongue. Jinyoung laughed.

“Not that any of my photos could hold up a candle to Kawauchi,” Jinyoung said. “Mostly I just fooled around with a camera. I’m pretty bad at it. My pictures turn out looking ugly as hell.”

Not that it ever truly bothered him. Life as an idol moved at lightning speed, and if he wasn’t paying att