Chapter Text
The crowd flooded in, flashing lightsticks of various different colors. The stage flashed as the curtains revealed a large group of people. Cheers from fans across the stage filled the area.
A red haired man along with a young looking Korean and a blond man with a bright smile stepped forward on stage, all smiling in a way that fit their persona. Cale, the red haired man had a small smile, keeping his movements relatively minimal but serious. Choi Han, the young teen looking man next to him, looked around with a smile and stayed close to Cale. Alberu, the golden blond haired man smiled brightly and greeted the fans.
Exploding in roars in screams, some people threw roses onto the stage while others tried to climb onto it, resulting in security interfering.
“LEMME GET ON THERE—”
“Off the stage! Off the stage!!”
Valentino’s brown eyes scanned both the stage and the entire group. Many were waving red, yellow, and glittery black lightsticks across the stadium. He’d never performed with such a big audience, but as long as he remembered the choreography(which was basically muscle memory) and when to say his lines, Valentino was sure he’d make it through the concert. Plus, he was more of a “side character” in the TCF/LCF k-pop group, with barely any songs and zero solos.
Alberu continued waving, even shaking a fan's hand. That fan then proceeded to faint and foam at the mouth. Albert winced, but continued waving.
But Valentino was pretty sure he was content with his current role for now.
Alberu looked around and his eyes landed on a series of cameras in the very back.
Someone in the back clicked a few buttons and spoke into a headpiece.
“Livestream on.”
>Snow1234: Holy crap its on-
>Beru_brain_worm: ITS ALBERU OMGGG
>Uri9158: H-huh where's the main couple
>nnnnue: i-
>ClopehKinnie: CLOPEH MY BEAUTIFUL KING AAAAAAAA
>SaltyChocolateCH_shipper: @ClopehKinnie i respect the insanity
"Reincarnation? I don't believe in it."
Cale sighed into the mic.. and the crowd went crazy. The music track started playing.
"Woke up, who am I? Red hair, lean body?"
"Who?! Who?!"
Walking from one end to the front, Cale crouched slowly, as the others around him rose and spun around him.
"Doesn't matter, nope! Slacker life's just waiting for me on the other end.."
Cale reached out of the circle, and everyone moved out of the way to let him through. A light shined at the end of the tunnel, bright and hopeful. Choi Han fell theatrically to the side, and a dark "aura" engulfed him. Cale immediately looked to the side and pulled Choi Han back up, dimming the light at the end.
"Cale-nim!"
Choi Han beamed and stepped to the side of Cale, offering his hand.
"Cale-nim! Saved me from despair! So I must.."
"Repay him!" The cast shouted in unison.
>SaltyChocolateCH_shipper: CHOI HAN AAAAAAAAA
>Uri9158: Dokja looking a lil different today-
>reincarnatedLOTUS: @Uri9158 this is the wrong livestream ^^
>I<3TCF: WOOF BARK WOOF BARK BAKR BAKR
An older man approached Cale, humming along to the tune.
"Young master-nim.. what an intriguing puppy. Like a little indignant lizard, he was weak! But strong nonetheless. What will bring, of!"
The crowd harmonized with Ron.
"His future.."
The light at the end dimmed further.
"Ho ho, here's your lemonade young master-nim!"
"Ugh.."
> xiYI: Getting an idea for a fic where Ron is santa 😋🤔
"Lock! Rosalyn! Young master came to find us!"
"He saved my family," Lock whispered with an amazed expression.
Rosalyn hopped and fire surged behind her.
"I could live out my dreams! And so we had to.. had to..!"
"Repay him~!"
>lyli81: oooo I love this parttt
>ELECTRIC_KAYDEN: Hmph. Not bad.
>Gone_wasGAL4XY: omg omg its its the fanchant part! Re! Repay him!!
"Re, Repay him! Re! Repay him! Re! Pay! Cale!!"
The light at the end vanished completely.
"Slacker life... come back.."
>Rorororororororororo: bro is never getting slacker life-chan 🤣
>MinMI: He might get close.. but we'll be there to ruin it with fics..
>[Bibbles]: The angst never ends
>XwhiteradishX: Re! Repay him! Re!
>ASSDFFGGHJJLL: @XwhiteradishX THE IRONY PFFT
"Shhhh.."
A shadow with a mask briefly appears in the back and disappears just as quickly. The next track quickly plays. Alberu steps out to the front, and everyone else steps back.
"A curse, it haunted my family.."
>Snow1234: Nooo beruu
"Haunted! Cursed! Were you blessed by the Sun god?"
"Blessed! Blessed! Blessed!!"
One side of the crowd yelled and waved these sun-shaped golden light sticks. Another side chanted, "Cursed!! Cursed!! Cursed!"
Another side swung red light sticks shaped as an X. Both sides came together and everyone mixed and mingled, making a red-yellow gradient.
"Cursed!! Forever cursed, I was."
Cale stepped into the spotlight.
"But it was never a curse, never."
Alberu and Cale stood facing each other.
"You were never, never a curse. Say it with me, say it."
>HatsuneMiku: Say it!! Omg albecaleeee!! <3
"I was.."
"You were.."
"Never a curse, never."
Next song. Three kids, an older kid with grey hair, another with duller red hair and the last was a young child with black hair and blue eyes.
“On!”
“Hong!”
“Raon!”
“We three, we found each other!”
The three huddled up and made a pyramid, with On and Hong at the bottom and Raon at the top.
Next song..
“I’M FINE! I WON’T LOSE MY MIND!!”
Clopeh twirled on stage, and the stage lights above slowly turned to red.
“CALE-NIM!!! ACCEPT MY GRACE, MY WORSHIP, LET US BASK IN YOUR RADIANCE!!”
Next one..
Rosalyn fluttered her hands and “summoned” red ribbon wings on stage.
“I can fly, fly like a butterfly! Chase my dreams, burn up the obstacles!!”
“Burn! Burn!”
Then another..
“Every other day I’m wondering.. What’s a human being gotta be like?”
Mary walked and paced around, her robe dragging on the floor and her voice monotone as ever. Somehow though, despite her GPS-like voice, it added a sad undertone to the song. Suddenly, one part of the stage lit up.
“Then I’ll guide you, til you know, til you can follow!”
Hannah sang in a loud voice.
Then yet another song..
“You betrayed me,” Valentino whispered into the mic, hoping the audience could hear it well.
“Exept it was never,” Adin started in a sing-song voice, the beats dropping to a low and the lights dimming to match it.
“About us.”
“About you.”
Then finally..
“We’re TCF/LCF, and thank you everyone for coming to this concert.”
Cale finished with a bow, and everyone else soon followed.
The stage lights faded to black. Silence. Then, chaos.
“OH MY GOD I FINALLY SAW IT LIVE AAAAAAAAAAAA!!”
“I-I-I-I CALE- I-”
People foaming at the mouth and screaming both in the concert.. and online.
>Snow1234: ADINTINO NEAR THE END
>Gone_wasG4LAXY: HANNAH AND MARY HAD A SONG TOO SOMEWHERE IN THERE AHHHHH
>ASSDFFGGHJJLL: BEST 3 HOURS OF MY LIFE
Fans filed out in crowded lines, somehow still energetic and raving about their favorite songs.
“MY EARS AND EYES WERE BLESSED!!”
“CURSED!! CURSED!! BLESSED!! BLESSED!!”
“When’s their next show?? I NEED TO KNOW-”
Online, clips were taken from the live and posted, making the performance go viral.
Madhatterofficial posted:
Did ya’ll see the choreo for this part? It was genius! Plus it syncing to not only the beat but the lights!! Then the whole crowd movement - how was that even coordinated??
>Starry commented:
It was!! I was there at the concert, best thing ever! Actually have you seen the behind the scenes.. Read more
>xXxLeafyxXx commented:
I heard that the choreo was stolen from another group called Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, take a look.
>Phantastic_Gus replied to xXxLeafyxXx:
U sure?? Dance looked legit to me ngl
>Random Hater replied to xXxLeafyxXx:
Ha knew TCF/LCF was a shady group
>Rimuru(not-a-bad-slime) replied to @xXxLeafyxXx:
Both songs had the same choreographer, this is false news, do not listen to this person.
Chaos and rumours were spread online and through whispers of the giant group. The group mentioned however?
Raon tackled Cale as soon as they reached the backstage breakroom. Hong and On soon followed.
“HUMANNNN!! DID I DO GOOD?? AHEM! Not that I care, a great and mighty child actor like Raon Miru!”
Cale smiled fondly and patted the children’s heads.
“You all did good. Now take a break and rest well.”
“Okay Cale-nya/Human!”
Alberu and Rosalyn were chatting over some canned coffee despite it being late, and looking sophisticated somehow.
Choi Han was giving Hong a piggy-back ride, and Lock was playing checkers with Ron and Beacrox(lock was losing terribly by the way).
This group.. These main members, they were practically family. Valentino? He supposed he was more of an outcast to that group. Valentino wasn’t on bad terms with any of the members, but he didn’t know them well either.
A cold drink was pressed to his cheek. Adin smirked and made himself comfortable next to Valentino.
Except one person, maybe. Adin and Valentino went way back as trainees with the same mentor. Valentino took the drink and opened it.
Click. Sip.
Perfect fizzy goodness, and in his favorite flavor too. How did Adin know?
“So,” Valentino rasped out, still recovering from that high-to-low note transition during his song, “how was the concert?”
Adin barked out a laugh and patted Valentino on the head.
“I should be more concerned about you, hm? That’s the biggest crowd you’ve performed for.”
Valentino took another sip pensively before handing the can to Adin.
“It was, but I only had a few songs. I’m not sure if I should be glad or not that I’m more of a background character. How are your vocal chords? They were damaged during practice, right?”
Adin swirled the can in his hand and took a big gulp.
“Yup, mostly made my voice a little deeper. Made fans go crazy.”
Valentino sighed in relief. Netizens these days could criticize anything, from formation of the group to even an idol’s neutral expression. Considering Adin’s crazy admirers, netizens probably won’t be able to touch him for a while.
Valentino and Adin went back and forth with slightly awkward small talk about the concert.
“By the way, we have a live stream later on with everyone that performed, not just the main cast.”
“Right after a performance?”
“Yep, some rumours are going on online.”
“Ah, do you know what time then?”
Adin shrugged and pointed to Cale, Alberu, and Choi Han. They probably knew.
“Mm? The can is empty, I’ll throw it away.”
Adin snatched the can out of Valentino’s hands and walked away before he could protest. Valentino was closer to the trash can.. Adin. Adin, Adin, Adin. Who was he to Valentino? Rosalyn hinted at something between the two of them and Valentino had no idea why. He and Adin were friends. Or co-workers. Acquaintances? Or maybe— partners? That last thought made Valentino’s face heat up just a little bit.
...
“Hello everyone! We are TCF/LCF!!”
Valentino, half asleep, cracked his voice at “TCF.” He just hoped no one noticed. Adin, next to him, was grinning at Valentino. Welp, now he knows that at least one person heard it.
Rosalyn spoke to the camera, smiling, beaming, and playing with an orange ribbon braided into her hair.
“Hi louts! Just wanted to clear up a small misunderstanding!”
(A/N: “Louts” is the fandom name for the TCF/LCF group btw)
Alberu spoke next with an equally bright smile.
“The choreo from our ‘Savior’ song at the beginning of our concert might seem like it was copied from Omniscient Reader’s ‘Demon King of Salvation,’ but in truth..”
“We both had the same choreographer and the portion of the dance that was ‘copied’ is a signature move of that person,” Cale finishes.
Valentino eyelids drooped. It’s been such a long day and maybe one quick nap would hurt..
Lock speaks up.
“We hope this clears up the misunderstanding!”
Adin felt something, or rather someone lean against his shoulder. He looked over to the side. It was Valentino, sleeping peacefully. Adin thought about waking that man in question, but decided against it. Valentino looked tired. Adin wrapped him in a blanket and patted Valentino’s head.
Choi Han chimed in.
“Even though we’ll end the live here, we’ll be streaming out tomorrow at 10am KST, so see you there louts!”
“Bye!!”
Everyone waved at the camera.
Click.
>ShadowS151-1 posted:
Hang on, did anyone else see Adin and Valentino in the back??
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