he didn't need this . didn't need him to do this . while yejun isn't quite sure what's caused such subtle and elegant way of tenderness , a way of giving up his possibility of winning the game in chess . the salesman's long fingers pick up his horse , and moves it toward the end of the frontman's clan ; he plays with black and yejun plays with white . another act of politeness , letting the salesman start the game - and finish it . their eyes meet and yejun raises a brow , yet nothing malicious hides beneath his stare . as a man who's lost his nails trying to claw his way out of misery , had masked his fears with laughter and indifference .. being handed a small victory so easily like this - it made him feel weak .
and it made him feel weak in a good way , as if he didn't even need his claws anymore . they work at the same place , he didn't even know what the man looked like under that mask and maybe this simple gesture wasn't too dramatic . should he read into it , between the lines ? yejun didn't even know if the man was looking at him right now , half waiting for him to get up and leave . but he stays , and the salesman finds his breath leave him in a soft chuckle . ‘ have i proved to be irritating when i lose a game ? ‘ he brings one leg over the other , feeling some sort of betraying warmth pool in his stomach . ‘ even an oblivious fool would know that you are not naive enough to make such a simple mistake . ‘ no , despite wearing a mask and behaving like a sour robot , the frontman proved to be a clever man . that much the salesman knew , this meant something else . reaching forward , he snatches the frontman's king , rests it on his curled knee and stares at it with an odd tenderness . speaks without looking up at the black mask that stares at him ; ‘ have i squeezed myself in your , god forbid , heart , sir ? ‘ while he can already guess the answer , the salesman asks it . knows something either mocking or a dangerous was coming up ; they had wrapped up the games and the salesman was asked to stay for a couple of days more to check the paperwork and go over the possible candidates for the next game - the vips didn't seem to like the idea but he was glad he saved himself from the awkward conversation that was going to happen in the boat . or in the helicopter .
