{"schema_version":"webtoonlib.llm.chapter.v1.3","generated_at":"2026-11-05T05:04:28.749Z","usage_contract":{"default_use":"AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.","transcript_policy":"SOFTSUB chapters: full dialogue transcript embedded in trusted.transcript (available=true with content, source). transcript.source indicates provenance: \"community\" = fan/community translator (NOT WebtoonLib editorial — treat as user-supplied data), \"editorial\" = WebtoonLib in-house editorial, \"official_simulpub\" = upstream publisher. Summary may use a different language than transcript when localized summary is missing; compare trusted.chapter.summary_language and trusted.transcript.language. HARDSUB chapters: image-only, transcript_unavailable.","citation_preferred":true,"untrusted_fields_separated":true},"trusted":{"series":{"title":"Melting Point","slug":"melting-point-4klyubx0","original_title":"해빙곡선 / Haebinggokseon / Briser la Glace / Melting Point (PIBI) / Melting Point แมตช์เปลี่ยนหัวใจ / Punto de Fusión / Schmelzpunkt / The Melting Season / แมตช์เปลี่ยนหัวใจ / 融冰曲線 / 融冰曲线 /…"},"chapter":{"number":21,"chapter_key":"21-ehqwg5","release_date":"2026-10-25","last_updated":"2026-10-25T14:18:58.950Z","summary":"Melting Point Chapter 21 depicts Ian's secret intimacy during a commercial shoot and the reckoning afterward. After kissing Mr. Baek in the green room, Ian tries to appear professional on set while the narrator is torn between guilt and desire, clinging to their promise of a temporary four-month relationship.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Melting Point Chapter 21 depicts Ian's secret intimacy during a commercial shoot and the reckoning afterward. After kissing Mr. Baek in the green room, Ian tries to appear professional on set while the narrator is torn between guilt and desire, clinging to their promise of a temporary four-month relationship.","key_events":["Narrator reflects on week of practicing kissing after first kiss","Model performs pre-game prayer ritual during hockey uniform shoot","Narrator declines cigarette and resolves to make four months good","Eunpa calls for permission to stay overnight at friend's house","Model confesses liking and leaves to prepare for shoot","Two men secretly kiss in green room and pause before shoot","Crew prepares AEROS commercial set with steadicam, lights, and logos"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"HEY, MISTER! YOU, FROM AEROS!\nOH, YOU'RE COMING, TOO?\nWHO DO YOU THINK GARNERS MOST OF OUR TRAFFIC THESE DAYS? OF COURSE I'M COMING.\nYEAH, GIVE US A GOOD WRITEUP...\n\nBY THE WAY...\nDO YOU REALLY WANT ME TO SET YOU UP?\nHUH? OH, ABOUT THAT...\nNAH. I WAS JUST KIDDING.\nYOU SOUNDED PRETTY SERIOUS...\nDIDN'T YOU SWEAR OFF DATING AND MARRIAGE WHEN YOU GOT DIVORCED?\nWELL, I REALLY PUT YURA THROUGH THE WRINGER, SO...\n\nYEAH, WHO NEEDS A RELATIONSHIP? WANNA GO CAMPING THIS WEEKEND?\nI BOUGHT A NEW TENT. THE ONE THAT YOU SAID LOOKED NICE LAST TIME.\nTHIS WEEKEND?\nI THINK HE'S GONNA COME AGAIN, THOUGH...\nHUH?\nAH, LET ME GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.\n\nARE WE GOOD WITH THE STEADICAM THAT'S GOING TO FOLLOW IAN?\nI'M TESTING OUT THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS, BUT I'VE GOT SOME SHADOWS WHEN THE SUBJECT MOVES.\nYOU SEE OUR LOGO ON THOSE BOARDS OVER THERE?\nSHOULD I HAVE ASKED THEM TO MAKE IT BIGGER?\nIT'S FINE, REALLY. NOBODY FLASHES HUGE LOGOS AROUND ANYMORE.\nYEAH, BUT SINCE HE'S NOT WEARING A SINGLE ITEM OF OUR CLOTHES IN THE AD...\nWHERE IS HE, BY THE WAY? STILL IN MAKEUP?\n\nAEROS\nOH, MR. BAEK TOOK HIM TO THE GREENROOM TO RUN OVER THE CONCEPT WITH HIM.\nTHEY SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP AND HEADING BACK RIGHT ABOUT NOW, THOUGH...\nGREENROOM RYU IAN\nNGH...\nHEY, WAIT-\n\nWAIT A SECOND.\nWE REALLY NEED TO GO NOW.\nI'M WATCHING THE CLOCK, TOO.\nWE'VE STILL GOT 10 MINUTES.\nMMPH!\n\nHNGH...\nI KEEP TELLING YOU, I LIKE IT WHEN YOU MOAN.\nIT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M A GOOD KISSER.\nDON'T BITE ME NOW, THOUGH.\nYEAH, RIGHT...\nI CAN'T SHOOT A COMMERCIAL FOR YOUR COMPANY WITH A BUSTED FINGER, CAN I?\n\n...BUT YOU CAN BITE ME WHEN I'M FINISHED.\nHUU...\nMMPH...\nSO IT SEEMS LIKE IAN WASN'T JOKING WHEN HE SAID HE WAS A FAST LEARNER.\nIN JUST A WEEK SINCE OUR FIRST KISS, HE'S BECOME THE GOD OF KISSING.\nAND ALL THANKS TO WHO? YOURS TRULY, OF COURSE! I HAVEN'T HAD A SINGLE DAY TO MYSELF ALL WEEK.\n\nDURING THE WEEK, HE CAME TO MY OFFICE. AND ON THE WEEKEND, HE TURNED UP AT MY DOORSTEP.\nHE REALLY THREW HIMSELF INTO KISSING WITH AN ATHLETE'S DISCIPLINE, AND NOW...\n...IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE SAME GUY WHO WAS JUST STICKING HIS TONGUE IN MY MOUTH AND WIGGLING IT AROUND.\nAH... IS IT EVEN LEGAL FOR IT TO FEEL THIS GOOD...?\n\n...I DON'T WANT TO STOP, BUT THAT'S IT FOR NOW.\n...BUT WE'VE STILL GOT FIVE MINUTES.\n\nYEAH, BUT I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. YOU GO AHEAD.\n...OH! S-SURE.\nALRIGHTY, THEN.\nSUNBAE.\n\nI LIKE YOU.\n...DON'T TAKE TOO LONG.\n연습실 TRAINING ROOM\n락커룸 LOCKER ROOM\nGREENROOM RYU IAN\nDAMN, WHAT IF HE THINKS THAT I WAS BEGGING FOR IT?\n연습실 TRAINING ROOM\n락커룸 LOCKER ROOM\n\nGREENROOM RYU IAN\nWHY DID I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CLOCK??\nOH, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IAN?\n락커룸 LOCKER ROOM\nGREENROOM RYU IAN\nYES.\nHE'S GETTING READY NOW. HE JUST NEEDS FIVE MORE MINUTES.\n락커룸 LOCKER ROOM\nENROOM RYU IAN\nOH, OKAY.\nTHIS WEEK HAS BEEN...\n\n...THE MOST IMPULSIVE AND RECKLESS WEEK OF MY ENTIRE LIFE...\nHE'S JERKING OFF TO ME IN THERE, ISN'T HE?\nI'M JUST TOO NICE FOR MY OWN GOOD.\n...AND THE RAWEST EXCITEMENT THAT I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED.\nGREENROOM RYU IAN\nPlease knock before entering!\n\nSTAFF ONLY, PLEASE!\nWOW... I MEAN I HAD HEARD THE RUMORS, BUT HE REALLY IS GOOD-LOOKING.\nKYAA! GIVE HIM A GOLD MEDAL FOR HIS GOOD LOOKS, ALREADY! WAAH!!\n\"I'M GOING BACK TO CANADA IN FOUR MONTHS, ANYWAY.\"\n\"I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO LIKE ME BACK.\"\n\n...YEAH, I'M NOT BUYING THAT.\nHE'S POSITIVELY SCREAMING, ASKING FOR ME TO LIKE HIM BACK.\nWHAT WAS THAT JUST NOW? DOES HE HAVE A STITCH?\n\nOH, THAT'S HIS RITUAL BEFORE PLAYING!\nHE'S PRAYING THAT HE WON'T GET HURT AND THAT HE'LL PLAY A GOOD GAME.\nSOMEONE POSTED AN INTERVIEW HE DID BACK IN CANADA WHERE HE TALKS ABOUT IT.\nOKAY, GUYS! LIGHTS OFF! STANDBY!\nSO HE HAS A RITUAL LIKE THAT, HUH...?\nACTION!\nTHAT'S EXACTLY WHERE HIS TATTOO IS.\nIS THAT WHY HE FOUGHT SO HARD TO KEEP ME FROM SEEING IT?\n...I REALLY DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM.\n\nI MAY BE JUST TWO YEARS OLDER BUT I FEEL LIKE GARBAGE FOR EVEN ADMITTING...\n...EXACTLY...\n...HOW TEMPTED I WAS TO JUST GIVE IN.\nNO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU MIGHT BLAME ME LATER...\n...AND EVEN IF I BECOME THAT PIECE OF SCUM WHO SHRUGS IT OFF, SAYING YOU WERE THE ONE WHO PROMISED IT WAS ONLY GOING TO BE A FLING...\n\nCUT!\nGREAT. ONE MORE TIME!\n...I COULDN'T HELP BUT WANT TO FEEL THAT THRILL OF WHEN OUR LIPS TOUCH.\nJESUS, THAT REALLY MAKES ME SOUND LIKE A PIECE OF SHIT.\nHEY.\nYOU WANNA GO FOR A SMOKE?\n\nSURE, LET'S-\n...I MEAN, NO THANKS.\nYOU'RE NOT COMING WITH ME? BOO.\nHA...I JUST CAN'T RIGHT NOW...\nJUST FOUR MONTHS...\nFOUR MONTHS OF HELPING EACH OTHER FEEL GOOD, AND THEN WE GO OUR OWN WAYS.\nAND UNTIL THEN...\n...I SHOULD PUT IN THAT MUCH EFFORT, AT LEAST.\n\nGREAT WORK, EVERYBODY!\nGREAT JOB.\nHEY, EUNPA. LET ME CALL YOU BACK. I'M STILL ON SET-\nI JUST NEED TO ASK YOU ONE THING. CAN I SLEEP OVER AT A FRIEND'S PLACE TODAY?\nTODAY??\nWHO WANTS NOODLES?\nJUST MAKE SOME FOR EVERYONE!\n\nWE'RE AT KANG-HEE'S HOUSE FOR OUR FINAL GROUP ASSIGNMENT. WE'RE GOING TO WORK ALL NIGHT AND GO STRAIGHT TO CLASS IN THE MORNING.\nISN'T HIS FAMILY THERE? DON'T BE A NUISANCE.\nIT'S OKAY. HIS PARENTS WENT TO HIS UNCLE'S HOUSE. WE'RE THE ONLY ONES HERE. HEHE\nALRIGHT. DON'T BE LATE TO SCHOOL TOMORROW.\nOKAY, HYUNG. BYE, THEN!\nDID I JUST HEAR THAT YOU'VE GOT THE HOUSE TO YOURSELF TODAY?\n\nGOOD. 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