Gender Reversed Geum Taeyang - Chapter 62

Chapter 62 – Hair Dye

[Yuhan]
-No way
-I turned on the sink but water came out of the shower head
-(picture)
-This is so funny lolololol
-OMG

A completely pointless KakaoTalk message that arrived at 1 AM after Yuhan’s stream ended.

I’m not someone who particularly enjoys this kind of meaningless chatter… or at least I wasn’t.

After sending obligatory replies to messages from school friends – mostly guys – I returned to my chat with Yuhan.

What greeted me there was a stretched-out white t-shirt soaked with water, and half-wet hair.

While I’d seen similar scenes on stream many times, this was the first time seeing such an exposed view to this extent.

As if entranced, I downloaded the photo immediately.

The reason was… just to tease him later… anyway.

Actually, I wasn’t someone who used KakaoTalk much, since I mainly used email or Discord for stream-related communications…

But lately, I’ve definitely been checking KakaoTalk more frequently than before.

Well, it’s good to receive friends’ messages quickly…

My conversations with Yuhan are always similar yet different.

Similarly pointless chatter, but the topics are always different.

My heart felt ticklish. I found myself giggling alone at even the smallest responses.

And now was no different.

In my dark room. Lying on my side in bed, looking at my phone.

The bedside lamp softly illuminates the phone screen.

[Me]
-lololol
-Change quickly or you’ll catch a cold.

Today, I consciously added the period that I usually type unconsciously.

Because I remembered what Yuhan had said before.

‘Do you need to fix it? It’s cute and nice as is.’

While it felt a bit odd being called cute as a woman, but it didn’t matter. I knew it was Yuhan’s way of complimenting.

His reply comes, and I send another.

Laughter fills the chat window.

Then.

-♩♪♫

A call from Yuhan.

More precisely, a video call.

Calming my surprised heart, I quickly fixed my hair and answered the call.

While looking good for Yuhan is important, I can’t keep him waiting.

“Yu-Yuhan…”

“Typing chat messages is too bothersome. You’re not sleeping yet?”

Through the screen, I see Yuhan lying on his side.

Even at an angle that usually makes faces look unflattering, even with his face pressed against the pillow from lying sideways, his face appears completely unblemished.

“Wow… how do you look flawless even in that position? Your looks are just unfair.”

“Huh? Oh. Th-thanks…”

Embarrassing conversation, but innocent conversation.

And sweet conversation continues like that.

While I’d done this kind of thing before, it definitely didn’t feel like this back then.

My heart is pounding.

I automatically smile when I hear Yuhan’s voice.

It feels like we’re lying next to each other.

Though I was so embarrassed when we actually slept in the same bed, maybe because this is through a screen, or maybe because I’ve become more comfortable with Yuhan, it feels so natural now.

30 minutes pass like that. Time that felt too short to me.

“Um… Yuhan?”

Yuhan, who had been nodding off bit by bit, fell asleep.

Still holding his phone, showing his face.

“Yuhan? Are you asleep?”

His clouded eyes are hidden and his fierce face looks gentle.

I can hear his soft breathing through slightly parted lips.

As if possessed, I took a screenshot.

Was this also for teasing Yuhan later?

…Probably so.

I watch the already sleeping Yuhan.

I watch Yuhan sleeping so soundly that I feel bad about waking him up.

I should wake him quickly and tell him to hang up and go to sleep, but the words won’t come out.

How much time passed? After spacing out for a while, I feel my consciousness drifting away too.

My eyes naturally closed while holding my phone.

Though without basis.

I felt like I would have a good dream tonight.

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The weekend right after going to the aquarium, a new schedule was set.

Since the video we were supposed to film that day ultimately fell through, we made plans to film a new video.

As agreed beforehand, the content would be cooking.

It was one of the areas Yuhan was most confident in, and it was good material both for showing character and attracting attention.

Since all the camera equipment for filming was there, my house was chosen as the filming location. Not my apartment, but my family home.

Although it was Sunday, since my parents often work weekends too, and Jihun guaranteed the house would be empty on Sunday, that’s how the location was decided.

Anyway, there are still a few days until that appointment and the ingredients preparation is almost complete, so there’s no need to worry about that now.

Well, what’s important now is about my hair.

I sat down at my usual hair salon and talked with my usual stylist.

The same neat long hair as always.

I had never made changes to this hairstyle anyway, and the stylist knew that too.

But today, when asked what kind of hair I wanted, I couldn’t answer readily.

The urge kept coming.

‘Ari, you would look good with some dye. Not anything too flashy though.’

The hair dye Yuhan had mentioned.

Yuhan would always tell me I’m pretty without any change in expression.

Out of embarrassment, I sometimes wondered if those were just polite words, but… at least regarding the hair dye comment, I couldn’t have such doubts.

Because he looked very serious about it.

After continuing the deliberation I’d been having since before coming to the salon, I finally made a decision.

“Um, I’d like to try dyeing my hair…”

The stylist looked surprised. But that didn’t bother me. There was no room to care about that.

Right now, the desire to look good for Yuhan was far stronger.

The color was ash gray. With a very slight blue tint.

What Yuhan mentioned was about image change, not excessive styling that didn’t match my personality at all.

And I thought this color was most appropriate for hitting that right balance.

Soon the hair dye dripped onto my hair.

And with that.

The anticipation devoured the anxiety that had been coexisting in my heart.

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She’s gotten quite bold these days.

With the piercing and hair dye…

Well, I was the one who recommended it. Not Geum Taeyang’s instinct, but me personally.

Tanning is… still horrible, but I originally wanted to try hair dye, and piercings started to look stylish in their own way as I looked at them…

Also, those two in particular seemed like they would suit Ari well.

Although it’s not a reliable opinion since I don’t know much about fashion, Ari always seemed to pursue neatness to an almost excessive degree.

The conclusion was… that it would look quite good if Ari made even a small image change.

And I think. That conclusion wasn’t wrong.

“Wow… Hey, you really did well! It makes you look amazing!”

“Ahaha… You recommended it so much, so I tried it once…”

“I’m deeply moved… It’s even better than I expected?”

She’s truly beautiful, literally. With her already overwhelming… looks, adding this makes her visual impact incredible.

It’s a fairly famous color so I know the name. Ash gray.

The faint blue tint enhances Ari’s appearance even more.

This is what you’d call a divine move. It was genius advice.

Honestly… since last time, when I let my guard down, it hits me hard, making it difficult to maintain composure. It’s getting harder to treat her just as a friend.

But I don’t want to become a devil-like person. I haven’t lived that kind of life either.

I’ll somehow maintain my rationality and wish for the Ari couple’s happy future!

Surely. The day will come when my efforts shine!

Well, putting that aside.

Right now we’re at Ari’s house. More precisely, Ari’s family home.

Today is a day when her parents aren’t home, she says.

That’s fortunate. Filming a video in front of friend’s parents I’m meeting for the first time… Well. I’m not that much of a professional yet…

Ari is setting up the broadcast equipment, and behind her, Jihun is watching.

Jihun has been looking shocked about Ari’s hair dye and piercing since earlier.

When told it was my recommendation, his face brightened a bit… but still.

Since I haven’t known Ari for that long, I didn’t know, but it seems to come as quite a shock to those around her.

Come to think of it, due to overlapping breaks, Ari hasn’t even shown this hair on stream yet.

….. Ari, you’re going to have a tough time during your next stream…

I’ll probably have a tough time too. Even with the piercing, my chat window got quite noisy because of Ari’s mention.

While thinking these trivial thoughts, the ingredient setup and broadcast setup were all completed.

Now it’s really time to film the video.

Ari even asked her managers about the possibility of video filming part-time work because of my video.

In the end, she’s putting in the effort to hold the camera herself.

I really don’t know why she’s going to such lengths for me.

After doing this much, the biggest repayment would be growing my NewTube to become a big company.

I send a smile to Ari.

Then receive Ari’s smile in return.

Clapping once, I signaled the start of the video.

Geum Taeyang NewTube’s beginning will be an unexpected cooking broadcast.

(End of chapter)

T.N. Geum Taeyang’s slowly dyeing her in his own colour.