Conditionally Unconditional

Intro: Epiphany pt.3

(Recap)

Changmin peeked out behind the fitting room curtain before stepping out in his outfit. "So?" Changmin closed his eyes and raised his arms, the fabric billowed around him as he twirled himself around. Changmin then opened his eyes upon hearing absolute silence. When he opened his eyes, he was met with agape mouths and wide eyes staring at his figure. "What? Is it bad??" Changmin asked, worried.

"Where are you going looking that pretty?" 

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Changmin smiled at the compliment. "Sunwoo! You like it?" Changmin turned to look at the standing mirror beside him, admiring the intricate details of the cloth and the contemporary style of it all.

"Depends. Are you wearing it for me?" Sunwoo smirked as he took a seat and continued to admire Changmin.

Changmin rolled his eyes. "No." Sunwoo pouted at Changmin's answer. "I'm wearing it for me. For very special occasions only." Changmin spoke to himself and nodded.

"Better you than someone else..." Sunwoo mumbled loud enough for the rest to hear.

"Wow! Mr. Changmin, you look beautiful!!" Eric marveled. Changmin noted that Eric spent most of the day marveling at things.

"Hey!" Sunwoo glared at Eric who shrank in his seat. Sunwoo didn't like it when he had competition. Eric wasn't competition, but Sunwoo saw him as just that.

"Chanhee?" Changmin looked at his butler who had not spoken a word since he stepped out of the fitting room.

"What Eric said." Chanhee was still looking at Changmin's outfit. Changmin smiled in satisfaction.

The boutique shop owner came up to get a closer look at Changmin. "Oh my! You look absolutely stunning, sir! I've seen so many people look at that outfit and try it on, but none of them could ever wear it like you do! It's like it was made for you!!" The shop owner gushed.

"Do you know who made this? I'd like to take them up for hire." Changmin asked the owner. He began to changeout of the clothes carefully using a delicate touch.

"Oh, I'm afraid not, sir. I believe what you are wearing is one of a kind. The person who sold this to me was some crazy old man. Said this was his first and last masterpiece. He told me that he soaked the cloth in moonlight and it would make the wearer look like they were glowing when they wore it. So far, none of the other previous people who tried it on looked like they were glowing, so I always thought that old man was spouting nonsense. But now...just look at you, sir!"

"Do you know where he lives? I want him to continue making clothes for me." 

"Heard he passed. That set of clothing has been with us for several decades. No one was able to buy it because it never looked good on them."

"I see...well then. I think I'll take this and some of the other ones I picked out. Pack them nicely, please." Changmin smiled at the shop lady.

"Yes, yes! I'll go fix that one up. It's pretty old and might need some re-touching." The shop lady picked up the moonlight clothing. Changmin quickly put a hand over the clothes, stopping the lady.

"Oh, for that one I'd like you to leave it as is. I quite like it in its original form." Changmin smiled fondly at the clothing then at the lady who nodded and walked out of the room. Once Changmin had changed back into his own clothes, he exited the fitting room, thanking and tipping every person who helped him that day. He walked up to Chanhee, Eric, and Sunwoo. Eric was standing there uncomfortably as Sunwoo glared at him. As always, Chanhee couldn't care less. Changmin smiled at the three once they noticed he was walking up to them. "Shall we take our leave?" The three nodded. "Come on, let's go before it gets dark, yeah?" Changmin quickly linked arms with Chanhee and Eric and proceeded to walk as quickly as he could out of the boutique. A hand on his shoulder stopped him from speed walking any further.