Into the World of Manwha (Eleceed Fanfic)

Bonus Chapter #1: The Portrait of Hyung

This starts before Kain arrived at the construction sight and explains what he does during the few days he was busy with building/monitoring his new home being made

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My hands reached out and grabbed a bottle. "Hmmm, Hyungs skin was a little light" the bottle was put back as my eyes scanned all the skin colored acrylic bottles, trying to find the best tone that matched Hyungs skin tone. "This one!" I tiptoed, my fingers brushing against the last bottle that perfectly matched Hyung. "Ugh-" but I was too short. Kain was too damn short. I turned, staring at the guard who accompanied me. "Get it" the simple command made the guard move and grab the bottle for me. I took it, happy as I got all the supplies needed. "Sir, Are you going to paint?" The guard finally spoke up after staying silent the entire trip. "Mmmhm" I simply hummed, placing all the items on the counter.

"That'll be 434$" the old me would've passed out from the amount just for some supplies and paint but the new me, the Kain I go by, slipped out my card and tapped it on the paying machine. "Here's your receipt" just like that, both me and my guard walked to the car and shoved everything into the trunk. The guard silently walked to the driver's seat after opening my door for me.

"May I ask, what exactly are you going to paint?" He peeked my way through the rear-view mirror, watching as I opened my phone to look through the news of the many organizations in Eleceed, or the world I now reside in. "I'm going to paint someone I care about" My words seemed to hover over the guards head to the point he forgot to take the car off parking when he pressed the gas. I peeked up at him, an eyebrow raising when he flinched making eye contact with Kains red eyes. "Listen" He gulped. "Just Focus on driving me home safe and sound. You'll see my finished painting eventually so calm down" my sigh told the guard to never ask the question again but really, I wanted to hurry and start painting right away.

Why? Because in this world I don't have my hyung pictures saved in the cloud. I have nothing to remember him by. After I finish painting hyung, I'll paint my mother. Then myself. As far as I know, Hyung, Sehyun, and mom don't exist in this world. I have no way of looking at them and remembering their faces or how they look. So the only solution I found to this was to paint the people I desperately wish to remember. My original family.

"Great. Thanks" I arrived home, carrying half the stuff bought from the art store and the guard held the other half. Placing them down carefully in an empty room Kain probably never used before. It was a nice lovely room too. So, it felt pleasing to look out at the scenery of the city and paint at the same time. "Then, have a good night sir" the guard bowed, leaving the house as the dogs followed after him. They've become used to the guard by now that I've come to know as Suho. Especially Keum and Raon who sometimes sit out in the lobby, keeping Subo company as they guard with him. They're trained to do exactly that, so they're probably just going back into routine again. So Keum and Raon are usually out all day and sometimes night. Kemono stays at the house though, sleeping anywhere or playing with his toys.

"Alright Kemono! Time to start!" Fun fact about myself, I was quite the artist as Sehyun. Hyung, my brother was usually my muse when it came to painting portraits when I was bored. Same goes for mom. They were both my muses so I have quite the grasp at their features even if I didn't have a photo to go off by. It's also another reason I need to paint it right away before I slowly forget how they look and the features they hold.

Kemono watched as I scrambled about in the room, setting up the easel, the many kinds of brushes I grabbed, turpentine to clean the brushes whenever I use another color, and the palette. I took a deep breath, holding a pencil in hand and closed my eyes to imagine Hyung. Imagine what pose he'd be in, what clothes he'll wear, the lighting around him, the background I should give him, how his hair will be styled, and how exactly I should start off. After a few minutes, I opened my eyes and started sketching immediately.