The moment the drama aired, it captured the entire Korea. If you were not watching it live, you were watching reruns the next day.
Part of the buzz can be credited to my accident and subsequent "love story", part can be attributed to the variety show appearances and part can attributed to the extensive promotion the planning team had undertook.
With Boys over Flowers having finished its airing a month ago, the public were hungry to satisfy their drama appet.i.tes.
Legacy Brilliant presented itself at the most opportune of times. Many people watched through the entirety of the show, few people changed channels even during the mid episode for mandatory ad breaks.
On every site, in every forum, after the airing of the first episode, the show was being discussed with each thread having numerous comments!
"It is so good!"
"This is the best!"
"Dylan Park actually makes me want to roar out at the screen!"
"F**k, this is too awesome. Who wrote this script?"
My status as a celebrity had upgraded further, if in the past due to my modelling, cf and variety shows, I was a C+ level, I am definitely an overnight star at least at the level now.
Even though I barely had any scenes, in comparison to Sungi Hyung and Hyo noona, my role wasn"t one without prominence.
I was the second male lead for goodness sake.
Turning to the little kids on my lap, I see they have long fallen asleep.
"Yuri, it looks like they weren"t entirely impressed" I laugh
She smiles and answers "Yeah, if I need them to sleep I"ll put your show on for them "
I roll my eyes, "I bet the internet is going crazy for me now though"
"Why" She asks
"Because I"m just too pretty" I shake my head teasingly
Won lifts her head from her book, seeing that the episode has ended, "Oh it"s finished."
Standing up it looks like she"s about to head to the bathroom, when instead she walks straight past and into a guest bedroom, turning back she says "Goodnight" and closes the door
"Uh goodnight"
"Unnie is staying over?" Hora looks to me for guidance
Shrugging my shoulders, "I guess"
"You guess? " She gives by a glare that makes me shrink like a turtle in a sh.e.l.l "I"m staying over too"
"Oh and where exactly" I ask "Hyun and So-hee will share the other bedroom. And I a.s.sume Yuri noona, will be staying in last spare one"
"With you obviously" She says, " I have to make sure, you don"t get any unwanted guests t"
"Oh! So you will be keeping me company. Looks like the twins are going to get a little niece soon, right Yuri"
"You wish!" Hora objects "Keep your hands to yourself"
Eventually we head to bed, it"s been a long day. Once my back hits the mattress, I can hear it thanking me.
Under the cover of darkness, the sounds of our breathing rhythmic music to the rain hitting the balcony outside.
It"s been a while since we"ve had private time with just us two, so I count this as a mini date.
Under the covers, I pull her closer so that her body rests on my chest while my head nuzzles near hers. Her hair smells like the scent of her chrysanthemums.
"Baechu" I softly whisper into her ear
"Don"t" She squirms, "it"s ticklish"
"I missed you" I saywith a sincere voice. "I missed being able to hold you"
"Me too" She answers back
She turns around to face me, shaking the bed in the process.
Her doe like eyes looking up into mine. Irresistible is the only word to describe her appearance right now.
I use the arm that"s wrapped around her to draw her closer, she tilts her head up expectantly.
Slowly I lean in and taste heaven"s nector.
I kiss her deep and hard.
She struggles for dominance which I don"t allow.
After 5 or so minutes of intense lip-locking , we release each other from this game.
"No more" she says "I ....."
Stopping her from saying anymore, I just pull her close.
She doesn"t have to explain to me, I understand her feelings. She"s not yet ready.
"You"re lucky your boyfriend is an omnivore" I say
"Huh"
"If I was a meat eater, I wouldn"t be as patient as I am" I kiss her cheeks, "Let"s get some sleep"
She nods and we soon thereafter drift into never land.
.......
At morning, I wake and spend a couple minutes admiring sleeping beauty as the sun rises.
The warm light that creeps through the blinds warms the room with a feeling of spring
My room door is suddenly knocked on fiercely
"Dylan wake up!" I can hear Yuri noona.
Lifting myself from the comfort and protection of the blankets.
I make my way over and open the door
"Yes, noona. Good morning" I answer mid yawn
"Yeah, look Dylan" She shows me a text but her shaking hand makes it unreadable
"Noona! Calm down, what"s the matter?"
"THE RATINGS"
"What ratings?" I ask oblivious
"THE RATINGS... SHINING INHERITANCE RATINGS IS OUT"
"Oh! and is it good?"
"Good? DO YOU think I would be freaking out like this if it was just good?" She asks, sarcasm aplenty
"Then is it bad?"
"NO.... its crazy"
"Crazy"
"Yes.... its... 30.1% NATIONWIDE!" She dances around happily.
"30.1%!!! Holy G.o.ds of Kdrama"