Chapter 45
Chapter 45
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 45
Chapter Title: Learning Sensibility
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What’s the most important thing you need to start using social media?
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ What’s the most essential thing you need to start SNS?
Everyone probably has their own opinion, but to me, it’s the profile picture.
‘First things first… gotta fill in the profile pic….’
It’s the very first thing other people see.
And based on the profile, you can tell what someone’s into.
For example, if someone uses a soccer player as their profile pic, they’re definitely a soccer fan.
Someone with an actor or idol photo is probably obsessed with celebrities.
Same goes for anime characters.
Anyway, in the end, most people use their interests for their profile.
Right now, my profile is just a blank white background with a generic silhouette.
Guess I should sort that out first.
"Hmm…."
That said, I don’t even know what my interests are.
Plus, I don’t have any suitable photos to upload.
Checking my phone gallery, the only pics are a few from the amusement park,
some meaningless shots of an empty house, and a couple of clear skies.
‘Why did I even take these?’
After deleting the weird ones, all that’s left are the amusement park photos.
Trying to add new ones felt daunting, so I scratched my head and dove back into SNS.
I clicked on the profiles of my precious five followers again.
Yeon-ah’s is the agency logo.
Chan-soo has a cool studio shot as his profile.
‘Makes sense, being a model gives him an edge there.’
Models probably treat SNS like self-PR even when they’re just having fun.
On one hand, it’s advantageous, but it comes with risks too.
That’s probably why Eun-ah keeps separate accounts.
I nodded to myself, convinced.
"Yeon-ah doesn’t seem to use it personally."
Unlike other models, she really acts like an agency CEO.
Or maybe she’s just not interested, like me.
‘Could be both.’
Given her personality, she doesn’t strike me as the type to split accounts like Eun-ah.
Next, checking Ji-soo’s profile,
and Kim Min-hyeok’s didn’t reveal much.
Except that Kim Min-hyeok is even more obsessed with cars than I thought.
‘Maybe I should drive it to the agency later and show off.’
He’d probably freak out.
I chuckled to myself, then returned to my blank profile.
Hmm.
Tough.
A selfie feels too awkward,
and I don’t really know what I like anyway.
Then it hit me.
"A car?"
Suddenly, the Carrera in the parking lot popped into my mind.
It’d be perfect for bragging to Kim Min-hyeok (just a bit), and even without that, it has enough impact for a profile pic.
Can’t shoot it in the parking lot, so why not head out, snap some pics in a scenic spot, and go for a drive?
‘A café good for photos….’
I searched for nearby atmospheric cafés on the internet and headed to the dressing room.
‘What kind of shot should I go for?’
With pleasant anticipation, I flung open the wardrobe.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Choi Yeon-bi has posted for the first time.] ‘Huh? Looks like Yeon-bi unnie posted something.’
Kim Eun-ah was sitting in a café, killing time until her next shoot.
Her phone buzzed with a notification, so she unlocked it.
Sipping her iced Americano despite the chilly weather, she tapped on Choi Yeon-bi’s post.
‘Oh, she changed her profile pic too.’
The first thing that caught her eye was Yeon-bi’s new profile photo.
A foreign sports car—probably her own—filled the frame.
She let out a small gasp at its pricey-looking exterior.
‘Min-hyeok oppa would lose his mind. More importantly, unnie is seriously loaded.’
She’d suspected it when Yeon-bi casually flashed those event tickets.
And all her clothes were designer brands.
She knew Yeon-bi was wealthy, but not this wealthy.
‘What does she even do?’
That curiosity made Eun-ah want to know more about her.
Shifting her gaze to the new post,
‘……Why does this look like something my dad would take?’
It was a shot of a sports car against a mountain splashed with vibrant fall colors.
The mountain was pretty, the car was pretty, but something about it screamed "uncle vibes."
Eun-ah wasn’t a pro photographer, but she could tell right away that something was off.
The car looked great, but the composition sucked.
It wasn’t because she was a model picking it apart.
Even a random person off the street could’ve done better.
‘Well, she did say it was her first time, so she probably never cared about photography or stuff like that.’
A woman in her twenties—especially a 21-year-old—not doing Insta and avoiding SNS altogether? It seemed off, but she pondered it.
If Yeon-bi was insanely rich, it wasn’t impossible.
Eun-ah got it to some extent, but the post still bugged her.
No tags, no clear purpose—just a post that felt meaningless and aimless to her.
‘Showing off? Or… trying to connect? Hmm….’
She couldn’t bluntly comment that, so she gnawed on her straw instead.
"Whatever it is, I bet she could take something prettier… And someone snapping pics of her would be way better…."
Then another new post popped up.
Like the last one, no tags—just a lone photo of some roadside wildflower.
"Ugh…… SNS isn’t a photo storage dump, unnie…!!"
Unable to hold back her frustration, Eun-ah fired off a DM to Yeon-bi.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "The scenery’s great, so the photos are turning out nice."
I gazed contentedly at the two shots I’d just uploaded.
One with the sports car harmonizing against the colorful autumn mountain.
The other, a single nameless wildflower.
Like attaching a name to a gesture turns it into a flower.
A nameless bloom becomes a flower once photographed…
"Huh… a message?"
As I admired my posts, a message from Eun-ah arrived.
It was a reply to my new posts.
What did she think? Wondering why she messaged instead of commenting, I tilted my head and tapped it.
💬 DM Chat — Eun-ah
>(Car photo post)
>(Flower photo post)
>Unnie, you’re not 21, right?
— Me
>Hm? —
>What’s weird? —
— Eun-ah
>I’m going crazy
>Unnie, your photos are total uncle vibes
>My shoot’s ending soon?
>Wait there
>Sending the address now
>Be right there
Bombarded by a flurry of rapid-fire texts,
I looked a bit glumly at my photos.
‘That uncle-like?’
Scratching my head sheepishly, I slipped into the nearby café and waited obediently for Eun-ah.
As I waited, a message from Yeon-ah arrived too.
💬 DM Chat — Yeon-ah
>(Flower photo post)
>What flower is that?
>It’s pretty
— Me
>No idea. —
>Took it ‘cause it was pretty —
>But Eun-ah says it’s uncle pics —
>And she’s freaking out —
— Yeon-ah
>Looks pretty to me?
Yeon-ah’s praise lifted my spirits again.
Eun-ah’s just too young and doesn’t get it.
Nature’s the most beautiful thing there is.
I leisurely enjoyed my ordered coffee and red bean croffle, letting out a small yawn.
Gazing at the relaxed rural scenery made my mind unwind too.
Not that it was super rural—just lots of mountains and fields around.
"Huh?"
My phone buzzed again.
This thing that hardly ever rang was suddenly working overtime.
Well, it had been busy with fund subscription alerts lately anyway.
I swallowed my croffle and checked—it was Kim Min-hyeok.
💬 DM Chat — Min-hyeok
>That 911 Carrera in Yeon-bi’s profile pic
>Is it yours?
— Me
>Yep. —
>Kept getting hassle ‘cause of the kei car —
>Switched quick. —
— Min-hyeok
>…
>Sorry
>If it’s not too rude later
>Could I check it out when you drive to the studio?
— Me
>Sure —
>But no riding shotgun —
>Passenger seat’s Yeon-ah unnie’s exclusive —
People really love that car.
Smiling at his reaction, the café door jingled open.
"Unnie!"
"Oh, you’re here?"
Half delighted expression.
Half like she had a lot to say.
Eun-ah sat beside me, her face an odd mix of both.
"Yeon-bi unnie. I’ll teach you how to take photos today."
She declared it out of nowhere.
"And how to show your face! How to shoot with sensibility! I’ll teach you everything!"
Hearing her out, I couldn’t help but chuckle.
But my laugh startled her, and her face fell.
Does she think I’m mocking her?
"Oh, of course… I’m not saying this to upset you or anything… And I’m not trying to arbitrarily fix your vibe…."
"It’s fine. I’m not laughing ‘cause I’m offended."
Guess my face really is blank.
Her actions were just cute and funny.
"Teach me photo-taking. Would be nice to get prettier shots."
"……Of course! And that unnie…."
Eun-ah beamed at my response, chattering away.
Then she hesitated, glancing at me.
Not sure what she wanted to say, I tilted my head and waited.
"Um… can we drop the formal speech…? But if you don’t like it, that’s fine. It’s not that I hate using it either…."
"Sure, let’s. We’re only a year apart anyway."
"…Yeah!"
And just like that, Eun-ah and I switched to casual speech as I followed her out of the café.
"Okay! I’ll demo first."
She struck natural poses in front of my car.
No trace of her earlier hesitation—a true model in action.
‘One-on-one photo lesson from a model…’
I could pay others for pose coaching,
but this kind? Probably priceless. A small smile escaped me.
"Now! Copy me!"
Still, a bit….
A little….
"L-Like… this…?"
Embarrassing.