How to Survive as a Supporting Male Lead - Chapter 27.2
That night, Kallian had a dream for the first time in ages. In the dream was his younger selfāscruffy black hair, red-rimmed eyes from holding back tears and rage, rough skin, a pathetic, pitiful figure. The boy couldnāt even lift his eyes from the ground, completely consumed by his own misery.
Then a young voice called out to him.
āHey, Kallian.ā
The young Kallian, burdened by discarded memories, couldnāt easily lift his head. But the voice that called him paid no mind to his cold response and simply tugged at his sleeve. Drawn by that gentle pull, young Kallian took a hesitant step forward. As he did, the boy began to grow. His height stretching, his frame broadening. His ragged clothes turned into expensive yet garish garments, which then transformed again into a perfectly fitted uniform. The bloodstains that had once clung to him, flowing endlessly, finally faded and vanished.
And alongside the growing Kallian, the boy leading him forward grew too. The soft, rounded features of a childās face sharpened, and the plump little hand pulling him along grew long and slender. Yet the bright blue eyes within that crescent smile never changed.
āKallian.ā
With a flash, Kallianās eyes snapped open. The morning birdsong was ringing out beyond his window. His whole body was drenched in a cold sweat. He ran a hand through his sweat-damp black hair, cursing under his breath.
There was nowhere left to run.
Kallian decided he would admit it out right. That he liked Iann, even if only a little. But realizing he liked someone turned out to be a more terrifying feeling than he thought.
Once he acknowledged it, he couldnāt control it.
He wanted to see Iann.
It was as if, just seeing him once would make everything okay. The baseless certainty that gnawed at him. At the same time, he was gripped by the fear that seeing Iann would be the end of everything.
So Kallian buried himself in work. He stopped going to the parties where heād always run into Iann, stopped playing the childish games they used to share every other day.
If he saw him, something was bound to happen.
But Iann wouldnāt leave him alone.
āIannās here?ā
Kallianās head snapped up from his work that was near invisible to him, as he hadnāt been able to focus at all. The butler bowed his head.
āYes, Your Grace. Heās already in the mansion. Should I ask him to come in?ā
āNo. Waitāā
āKallian!ā
āIām sorry. Heās already here.ā
Before the butler could even finish speaking, Iann had barged in on his own. The butler could only bow again in apology, but Kallian didnāt care. No,he couldnāt even begin to care.
Iann was right there. Ah, it was really him. Kallian went blank for a moment. The man he had tried so hard to avoid, yet who never left his thoughts, was standing there in the flesh, just outside his office.
āHave you been well?ā
The morning light caught in Iannās silver hair, making it sparkle. The unkempt strands danced in the breeze. His bright blue eyes were just as they had always been, alight with a playful glint, the corners of his eyes lifting in a teasing grin that was simply too cute. His flushed cheeks were vivid with warmth.
And those lipsā¦ those lips that had tormented Kallian, plump and red and curling up in that fresh, bright smile.
Kallian forgot how to breathe.
He suddenly understood why people always said Iann looked like a fairy.
He looked inward. How had he not known? How could he not have realized just how bright, how dazzling Iann was?
No, no. Come to think of it, heād always known. Sometimes, it had been the glint of Iannās hair or his eyes, sometimes the flush in his cheeks or the curve of his lips. Things Kallian couldnāt help staring at.
He just hadnāt let himself see it.
Now that he had, it all came flooding in.
āYou owe me a wish, you idiot.ā
Ballerina
Ahhhhh cuteness š
Rai
Now kiss
Kanna Anderson
Hello!
I really want to keep reading this story
But why are there no more chapters T-T
I’ve been waiting since a while ago
I’m sad š
But even so, I want to thanks for the Translations. You are doing a great job!! Especially because english is not my first lenguage
Debby
canelt ?
Ballerina
Update pls ?
sashayingbananaaa
hi! sorry for the delay in updates. i’ve been very busy with work and have also been sick on and off the past 2 months. this novel isnt dropped but i appreciate everyone’s patience for the updates. it’s been a bit hard to update all my novels these days while being busy and sick at the same time:c thank u and i hope u understanddd :<
Kanna Anderson
Thank you so much for your time ā¤ļø.
I hope you’re feeling a bit better today. I appreciate your hard work in translating this and the other stories and for taking you time in explaining your current situation.
Get well soonš and I will patiently wait for any updates when you feel better š«”