If You Could Go Back (Taekook)
Chapter 6
Kim Taehyung
I’m very happy for you. We’ll have to celebrate.
That seemed to thaw her slightly, and she launched into the more
exciting aspects of the contract, such as PR and royalties. I managed to keep
quiet when she revealed she was going to speak at universities and that
there would be a marketing team to help her with branding. Again, it was
what I did for a living, and no one could blame me for having opinions.
It was of no use to try to sway her. My sister was fiercely independent,
and I was damn proud of her accomplishments. The first time one of her
studies was published in a medical journal, I’d bought a copy and shown it
to my coworkers.
I envied her sometimes. I did realize she was six years older than me,
but I couldn’t imagine I’d be where she was today in six years. My future
was straightforward and predictable. Meanwhile, Hana was always off to
some conference in New York, seminar at Oxford, or convention in
Shanghai.
Our food arrived, and I asked what she was working on at the moment
other than her book deal, and she became excited all over again.
Hana
I’m helping a colleague actually
Hana
He’s researching
escapism how far we go to get away from our realities and what tools we use, such as film, literature, and online role-playing.
She lifted a shoulder
and took a sip of her wine.
Hana
Catfishing, cheating, etc. Where the lines
are drawn between addiction and indulgence
Kim Taehyung
So…normal, average stuff..
She nodded, ignoring my sarcasm.
Hana
You’d be a wonderful candidate,
little brother
Kim Taehyung
What the fudge?
I was insulted, I was pretty sure.
She gave me a dismayed look for the cursing before diving into a
ramble on why I should be part of their study.
For the record, I was doing no such thing.
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