Encoded in our DNA (A BTS Reverse Harem x OC story)

Chapter 78

"Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre- Auguste Renoir."

Oh I had looked at that one briefly too.

"Impressionism is probably one of my favorite art styles honestly, and I definitely love how Renoir combined his unique brush strokes with a sense of realism. Which I don't necessarily care for in art pieces. But, he executed perfectly." Joon explains.

"I like the composition of redirection in the painting. If you follow the eyes of each person you can get a sense of the whole painting, rather than one specific focal point." I watch as Joon seems dazzled by my answer. It's almost like he is truly surprised by my appreciation for art. I mean I thought I had mentioned it before, but maybe I hadn't. Or if I had he didn't really realize how honest I was being. "I chose Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose by John Singer Sargent. I love the painting as a whole honestly. I love how the light from the lamps plays on the girls faces. I love how you can see his brush strokes on the lamps and grass. Somehow though, much like Renoir, his paintings are also heavily realistic too."

"I've never seen this one before. It's adorable. I'm surprised you found it in one single search. Hell, I'm surprised you didn't choose Van Gogh." He chuckles.

"I honestly thought you were going to." I chuckle at the situation myself. "I realize the last choice is yours, but should we just select a Van Gogh painting since both of us directly avoided him this last round?"

"Agreed."

"Oh, and by the way. I already have mine picked out." I set my tablet aside without even doing a web search.

"I really want to say that's cheating, but I have a feeling I know which painting you selected. If it's the one I am thinking of it would have appeared first probably."

Oh, he thinks I chose 'Starry Night.'

He searches for a while, and I can tell he is concerned because we must nearly be at the museum at this point. He sighs. "Okay, I'm good now."

"Irises."

His eyes widened in a mixture of surprise and confusion. "Okay, I have to know. Why did you immediately choose Irises? I was so sure you were going to pick Starry Night. Don't get me wrong. I'm kind of pleased to be surprised like that. But, I am definitely curious."

"It's my favorite Van Gogh piece simply because of the solitary white Iris. I always wondered what it meant. Was it how he felt around others? Alone and different. Was he showing the beauty of its simplicity? Does it represent a woman that he fancied at the time? There are so many possibilities, and there is no way to know the true answer." I pause for a second as I decide to teasingly add, "plus, it's just pretty."

"Because I thought you were going to choose Starry Night I chose instead Starry Night Over the Rhône. I'm honestly glad I was challenged like that though because I never really looked at this painting before. I love the way the stars are represented in both the sky and the reflection in the water below, and I love that it looked like he added himself and possibly his mother in the bottom of the painting."

I pull up the image and I actually agree. "I think I like this better than Starry Night myself. I mean other than the actual sky. I do love how he portrayed the movement of the sky with his swirling brushstrokes. I also loved the balls of yellows and gold he used to characterize the moon and the stars themselves. It's just that the black spire in the painting actually creeps me out honestly."

He chuckles softly but responds, "I actually think I get that." Then he reaches out to cover my hand with his own.

Only a few moments later we are pulling into the underground parking garage. It doesn't surprise me in the least when we park near an entrance in a reserved spot. I am sure that is just another thing that Joon had prearranged. It does make me wonder how much of a hassle it was to reschedule with little to no knowledge ahead of time.