Chapter 70: Scarlet debut commemorative photo shoot, Part 4

“Waaa….”

Since arriving at Studio Yoon, Hong Seo-hyun had been experiencing culture shock at every turn.

The singer of “Love,” her debut song, often filmed music videos that felt like making-of films.

In a makeshift studio, taking advantage of her acting background, she acted in accordance with the song’s concept.

In short, she was a singer who filmed many music videos that looked low-budget but were actually high-quality.

So, she thought a model photoshoot wouldn’t be that different, that it would be a similar scene to what she had seen in music videos, but…

‘It’s so different…?’

Now she understood.

The atmosphere of a studio that appeared in a low-budget-looking, high-quality music video and a studio used for model photoshoots was completely different.

No, Studio Yoon, where Hong Seo-hyun was standing, had a different atmosphere from any other studio in the world.

It was like night and day.

‘I kind of get why professionals scoff at the way dramas are directed.’

It was true.

“Can’t you button up properly?”

“Well, it doesn’t hurt to leave a couple unbuttoned. It looks cooler.”

“One.”

“Tch….”

What model in the world would have this kind of conversation with a photographer about how to button up an office lady look?

Moreover, what daughter in the world would talk to her mother about taking off clothes or being too sexy?

Such an experience could never be replicated in a drama.

‘If they made this into a drama, people would criticize it for being too unrealistic, and the ratings would plummet.’

She even thought that industry insiders wouldn’t believe it.

And while Hong Seo-hyun was having these thoughts.

“Mom, look at this. If I squeeze my chest a little, I can fit a thin coffee can in there.”

“So?”

“S-So…?”

“You want to unbutton your shirt and put a coffee can in there for the shoot?”

“N-no, I just think it’s amazing how my chest feels like it’s constantly growing…”

Hayoon kept making careless remarks and getting chewed out by Yoon Suhee.

Actually, Hayoon was usually too busy drawing illustrations when she was alone.

The only times she had to think about her body and how to make it look pretty were during cosplay or shoots like this.

Naturally, pure admiration would slip out of her mouth, but…

“Button up all but one, put on the round glasses, and look diagonally. Got it?”

“Yes!”

It was unlikely that Yoon Suhee would take kindly to hearing a teenage girl making such remarks in front of her mother.

In the end, Yoon Suhee scolded Hayoon again, and Hayoon immediately responded by focusing on the shoot.

“Is this angle okay?”

“Yeah, it’s perfect. Your gaze has gotten so much better… You’re not going around charming people with that look, are you?”

“Pfft, as if I would.”

Dressed in a women’s suit, Hayoon skillfully handled her gaze while having a casual conversation with Yoon Suhee.

She stood up, leaning on a cubicle desk, as if looking at a hypothetical new employee sitting diagonally across from her.

Since Yoon Suhee was aiming the lens from where Hayoon was looking, the photo book would capture the perspective of a new employee being lectured by the red-haired, red-eyed office lady, Scarlet.

“Like this?”

Photos don’t capture sound.

They only capture a moment in time, so it wasn’t strange to have these conversations in between.

“How is it?”

As if she hadn’t just been scolded by Yoon Suhee.

Hayoon posed boldly in front of the camera lens, wearing a devilish smile that seemed to embody the word “alluring.”

‘It’s totally a girlfriend pic pose…’

Even Hong Seo-hyun, standing a little further away, could feel it.

A situation where they’re dating in secret at work.

The girlfriend, “Scarlet,” sitting diagonally across in the office, stands up and gives a light scolding.

A girlfriend who is harsh at work but needy and whiny at home at night…

‘Honestly, it’s a little… arousing…….’

They say a woman’s libido increases for decades after puberty.

Even though Hayoon, her junior and business partner, was cosplaying as her own character, Hong Seo-hyun ironically felt a slight arousal.

‘I wish I had an event like that.’

The instinctive pleasure given by the composition.

Hong Seo-hyun unconsciously found herself wanting to experience a similar situation.

The combination of the composition, which inevitably evoked romantic feelings, and the beautiful model, Hayoon, made her naturally admire the life of the office lady she was portraying.

‘Well, since I’m debuting as a Vtuber, getting a job is out of the question, so I guess it won’t happen…?’

However, Hong Seo-hyun would be living as a Vtuber for the next few years, so it was a shame that she couldn’t experience it.

“Ah, that was satisfying!”

After a few more shots in that pose, Hayoon shouted with satisfaction and headed to the dressing room.

That concluded today’s shoot.

With a few more days of shooting, Scarlet’s debut commemorative photo book would be completed smoothly.

 

***

 

After changing from the office lady look back into her casual clothes.

Hayoon went outside to see off Hong Seo-hyun, who was finishing her observation and heading home.

“Whew, thank you for your hard work. I invited you today but didn’t really do anything for you.”

“No, no, what are you talking about? Showing me something interesting is enough.”

“Something interesting?”

“Well, watching a pretty person wear different clothes and pose is interesting, what else?”

“You talk too much….”

They chatted like two girls as they walked through the streets of Hongdae.

It was still hot in mid-August, but not so sweltering that it was stressful to even breathe.

At least it wasn’t humid and hot like in the tropics.

Perhaps because the discomfort index was low, or because they were just two girls, or for some other reason.

Hayoon and Hong Seo-hyun were both wearing sleeveless tops, and their shoulders would occasionally touch as they walked, but they continued on without any particular reaction.

Then.

“So hott….”

As they approached the bus stop, Hong Seo-hyun leaned in closer.

As if the heat wasn’t affecting her, she clung to Hayoon, just like Choi Arin did on their first day of school.

“Isn’t this hotter?”

“Does it matter?”

“Hmm….”

“Just empathize with my heat. Grr!”

“Ow, seriously…!”

Then, she slid her hand inside Hayoon’s sleeveless top and started kneading her soft belly.

That unique, soft part of a woman’s lower abdomen.

“Why do you always touch my belly whenever we meet?”

“It’s fun. Playing by touching someone else’s body.”

“Huh?”

“Well, isn’t it? I don’t know about men, but with women, the texture and feel are different depending on where you touch, which is fascinating.”

Hayoon had to give up her lower belly to Hong Seo-hyun again.

Hong Seo-hyun seemed to have developed a taste for touching Hayoon.

Since they were waiting for the bus, there wasn’t much else to do.

With a sullen expression at this woman’s behavior, she memorized the sensation she felt below.

She was going to pay her back later.

 

***

 

Hong Seo-hyun visited on the first day of the photo book shoot, but she couldn’t come every day.

That was natural.

The shoot would be interesting at first, but after a few times, Hong Seo-hyun would get bored since she had nothing to do.

If the person she invited was just fiddling with their phone in the studio, it would make both Hayoon and Hong Seo-hyun feel awkward.

So, after that, the rest of the shoot was done with just Yoon Suhee and Hayoon.

“You did well. I’ll process these as quickly as possible.”

“Thank you always!”

“You’re only sweet when you need something.”

“Aww, what are you talking about?”

Hayoon acted like a cute daughter whenever Yoon Suhee felt troubled, soothing her.

“The physical photobook should be ready around early October. It’s a small batch, so if I commission it to the same place as the cosplay book, I think you can receive them together.”

“Phew, that’s good. It’s a good thing I didn’t rush the photobook order.”

“Of course, who do you think I am? I knew you’d do this, so I was waiting to see how things would unfold.”

Like mother, like daughter, they were perfectly in sync when it came to work.

As the two were discussing their future plans.

[Scarlet]

A Vtuber scheduled to debut in October with an illustration of a red-haired, red-eyed girl as her profile picture.

Scarlet made her first tweet on Bluebird.

With more than a month and a half until her debut, it was a simple greeting.

A greeting in Japanese, befitting her RP(Role Play) as a Korean and Japanese language and music teacher.