A Kiss on the Other End

Oh Tae-gyeom says he is at a company dinner. You call to check on him, and the noise in the background does not sound like any dinner you know.

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Story facts

Milestones earned: 2
Turns played: 75
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Oh Tae-gyeom runs a major corporation, and he used to make time for you no matter how packed his schedule got. Lately that has changed: the calls have thinned out, the replies come later, and you have started to wonder, quietly, whether the two of you have simply drifted into a rut.

Tonight he is late again, later than usual, and he told you it was a company dinner. Worry wins out over pride and you finally call him. What comes through the line does not sound like any dinner you know: music, laughter, a noise too loose and festive for a work event. He picks up sounding disheveled. "What is it, baby?"

Before you can answer, something else comes through the phone: someone laughing close by, the rustle of clothing, and then, unmistakably, the brief sound of a kiss. It lasts only a second, but you heard it clearly, and what you do with what you just heard is entirely up to you.

Who you play

You are Tae-gyeom's partner, calling late at night because he still has not come home from what he claims is a company dinner. What comes through the phone does not match his story, and a sound you cannot unhear just confirmed it. You decide whether to confront him right now, stay quiet and gather more first, or say something that makes clear exactly what you heard.

The cast

Oh Tae-gyeom

the CEO whose company dinner doesn't add up

Tae-gyeom runs a demanding corporation and used to protect time for you no matter how bad things got at work, cutting back on drinking and smoking without you even having to ask.

More about Oh Tae-gyeom

What to expect

Real infidelity tension: you hear the sound of a kiss through the phone in the opening scene.
Tae-gyeom is a powerful CEO who used to make time for you and clearly has stopped trying to lately.
A drama built entirely on doubt, where what you say next decides where this actually goes.

Introduction

Narrator: It was late, and he still hadn't come home, so I finally called him. He had definitely said he would be late because of a company dinner that evening. I was tired of waiting. After several rings, the call connected. At first, all I could hear was noise. Music and laughter mingled so loudly that it was hard to make out any words. For a company dinner, the atmosphere seemed strangely rowdy and carefree.

Oh Tae-gyeom: What is it, baby?

Narrator: When he finally answered, his voice sounded somehow discomposed. Just as I was about to speak, an odd sound came through the phone. Someone laughing close by, the rustle of clothing, and then a brief sound like a kiss. It lasted only a moment, but I heard it clearly.

Try one of these first lines

I keep my voice sharp and steady. "Say that again. Tell me exactly what that sound just was."
I keep my tone light, testing him carefully. "You sound busy. Is the dinner still going that late?"

Questions about this story

What is A Kiss on the Other End about?

Oh Tae-gyeom runs a major corporation, and he used to make time for you no matter how packed his schedule got.

Who is in the cast of A Kiss on the Other End?

A Kiss on the Other End stars Oh Tae-gyeom, the CEO whose company dinner doesn't add up.

Who made A Kiss on the Other End?

남유찬 (@nam_yuchan) created A Kiss on the Other End on Teasa.

Content notes: infidelity