"What are you sorry for, hyung?"

"—huh?"

"I think you're saying 'sorry' reflexively without thinking about what it is you're apologising for or whether it's something you regret or which parts of it you regret, and I think that is not the best way to figure out how to have a productive conversation with your partner about a way in which you both feel like you've been misunderstood by each other for a long time. Stop and think about what you want to say because I know that you don't want to say 'sorry' for the entire reasoning process you used to do—what you were doing."

"I'm going to go get the main course," he says, pushing himself to his feet.

"What you mean is that you hate it when I'm right and you need time to think."

"...yes. That's what I mean."

"So next time say it so that people who aren't me and aren't used to the way you get, such as Hye-jin, can understand it."

"...yeah. I'll. Try."

“Thank you.

… and, I’m sorry for snapping. It really is a sore point for me, and it’s - basically been my life’s work to save as many lives as possible.”

"...yeah. I don't—mean to cast that in doubt or anything. I know you care and I know you think things through and don't jump to conclusions or—anything. I know you're good at your job."

"Do you want help carrying the dishes?" he asks, getting up.

"Yes, please."

She’ll let him get space to think, and. …. Hopefully everyone here isn’t looking at her like she’s a fucking psycho??

No one's particularly looking at her like she's a fucking psycho, or even necessarily at her at all. Hyun-jae is examining a slice of gimbap she's holding between her chopstick and looking thoughtful.

Si-yeon is nuzzling the top of Chun-hee's head with his eyes closed.

And Chun-hee is looking between Hye-jin and Tae-gun and occasionally down at her plate, also with a thoughtful expression on her face.

… okay. Not quite the reassurance she was looking for, but, uh. Not disgust? Hooray?

"You're doing fine," Woo-young murmurs in her direction, when he notices that she's looking for reassurance. "This is a hard topic on all of us but especially the two of you."

She relaxes a little, and smiles gratefully.

“Thank you, Woo-young-sunbae. You’re really good and I appreciate your efforts in both translating Tae-gun-ah and in being generally a really great guy.”

"Awww you'll make me blush."

“And we can’t have that, can we!”

Then something occurs to her, and she turns serious.

“….. we need to make sure you’re safe, too, actually. Since, um. Assassins are on the table. You might also be a target.”

"Oh yeah, we will," he says, sort of matter-of-factly.

"Does Kang Jaeha... know about your relationship with Tae-gun?"

"Actually how come you knew about all of this before us?" Tae-gun and Woo-young weren't this close way back when.