"And the dragon specifically?" Joonwoo asks gently.
The question hangs in the air.
Soorin pauses.
Considering how much to share.
"He's... good. We're taking things slow. Being careful."
She meets her father's eyes through the screen.
"But yes. He makes me happy."
Calista makes a sound like a squealing kettle.
"I KNEW IT! Joonwoo, pay up! I said they were together!"
"You bet on whether we were together?!"
"Your mother insisted," Joonwoo says, looking chagrined.
"I took the 'maintaining professional boundaries' position. I should have known better."
He smiles slightly.
"You're your mother's daughter."
They talk for another thirty minutes.
About the showcases.
Calista cried during all of them.
"Taekyung's piano playing made me sob! And Jisoo's journal? Don't even get me started!"
About the beach day.
Joonwoo's concerned about Haejin's ankle injury.
"Is he being careful? Ankles are serious."
"He's healing well, Appa. The medic took good care of him."
