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Slim fingers of the producer were moving flawlessly on the worn out NI maschine MKII, an equipment that had grown fairly close to the producer's heart as it was easy to use and had been with him even before his trainee days.
A sigh made its way through his thin lips as his shoulders sagged down. He pushed his chair away from his desk which was decorated with different music producing equipment. The producer liked to call those dark coloured equipment as his friends.
Yoongi hadn't slept for 2 days and the lack of sleep was starting to effect his speed in work. It was impossible to count the number of coffee cups he had in just those 2 days just so he could avoid falling asleep.
He threw his head back and rubbed at his temples to ease the tension that was slowly creeping up on him. Their comeback was only months away but he still wasn't satisfied with their tittle track. As his words to Bang PD were that he wasn't getting the 'wow-factor'. The expectations for this comeback of the people, whether it be a fan or general public, were pretty high as BTS had achieved remarkable success over the past few years. The producer had dreamed about flying high up in the sky but its so high and cold on the top that it's hard to breathe. The brighter the spotlight on him, the darker the shadow.
He got up from his chair and stretched his aching limbs. Dragging his feet to the coffee coloured couch placed in the studio, he threw himself on it, face-first.
Only 30 minutes. I will sleep for only 30 minutes and then I'll start with work again.
The producer reassured himself and started a timer of 30 minutes on his phone. He closed his eyes and the land of darkness immediately welcomed him.
"Yah, look at this mess. How can he even work here?"
"Be careful with the cake!"
"Hyung there are more than 20 cups of coffee littered on the floor!"
"Yah! Jungkook-ah! Don't you dare eat the cake."
Yoongi smiled with his eyes closed and mind still in dreamland, he thought to himself that he never knew his musical equipment could ever talk. Maybe his eternal love for his music equipment finally made them capable of communicating like humans.
"Yoongi hyung..." The producer's smile widened upon hearing the melodic voice as he nuzzled his face in the couch. He never knew that his piano could have such a beautiful voice.
"Is hyung smiling in his sleep?" The youngest in the room piped up when he saw the smile on the sleeping figure's face. Namjoon tried to stifle his laugh when he saw his fellow group mate smiling like a madman in his sleep.
"Hyung, wake up before jungkook eats all of the cake."
Jungkook? Cake? Piano ASR88 wants cake?
The producer forced his left eye open and was taken aback to be greeted by his group mates smiling face. He groaned as reality hit him like brick thrown on his face and the bright lights of his studio made his head ache.
"Jimin what is your problem" Yoongi groaned as he pushed the smiling boy away from him and sat up on the sofa. He rubbed his tired eyes and mumbled incoherent words under his breath. When his mind was more awake and aware of his surroundings he was greeted by 6 men standing above him, wearing the infamous BT21 character's birthday hats with huge grins on their faces.
"What are you guys doing?" Yoongi asked, a frown gracing his features.
Hoseok let out a laugh while jungkook smiled showcasing his perfectly aligned bunny teeth.
"Hyung it's your birthday in like 5 minutes." Taehyung spoke up with a smile as he glanced down on his phone to check the time.
11:56 PM
Namjoon wiggled his hand to show him his birthday hat which had the character he made printed on it inspired by their family dog, Holly. Yoongi grabbed the shooky hat from Namjoon's extended arm with a smile as he was reminded of his family dog. Holly never failed to warm Yoongi's heart.
"Oh.." The producer said as he fixed the birthday hat he placed on his head.
The past few weeks had been so hectic for the producer that it totally slipped his mind that his birthday was coming soon.
"Sorry for disturbing your sleep hyung." Jimin spoke up as he sat down next to Yoongi on the abandoned place of the sofa. His Chimmy birthday hat matching with this yellow jumper, "It's okay Jiminie. I had to wake up anyways."
Yoongi's eyes then fell at the coffee table where the cake was placed and he had to admit that when he saw the strawberry and chocolate flavoured cake, he was very glad to have his sleep disturbed. The cake looked delicious and he couldn't wait to taste it.
"Hoseok-ah, light up the candles we only have 2 minutes left." The eldest in the room spoke up as he nudged the rappers arm to push him towards the cake.
11:58 PM
Jimin slipped down on his knees and went towards Hoseok to help him in lighting the candles. A small smile appeared on Yoongi's face as he realised that they all were doing this for him. What did he ever do to deserve this amazing treatment?
"Hyung hurry up, say your wish! Only a minute is left!" Namjoon spoke up with excited eyes and hands flailing by his side.
A still smiling Yoongi stood up from his seat on the sofa, clasped his hands infront of himself and closed his eyes.
11:59 PM
All this success we've achieved was something I thought BTS was never capable of having. This height of success is scary. I am scared but I'm also hopeful as I have these 6 men by my side. Thank you for letting us be together. Thank you for letting our paths collide with each other. Thank you for letting us be BTS. Thank you for letting us be seven. I wish we all can stay together as seven for a long time.
Yoongi opened his eyes and was greeted by the lit up cake placed lifted infront of face and the members smiling faces glowing from the light of the candles.
12:00 AM
"Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to our beloved Yoongi. Happy birthday to you" the members sang, the vocal line and Hoseok harmonising with each other and namjoon trying his best to do so but his voice cracked at the ending note making everything a chaotic happy birthday song.
Yoongi let out a hearty laugh and blew the candles away, a yearly reminder that he had gained another number to his maturing age.
Jungkook dived in to give his hyung the mandatory birthday slapping on his back as Jin quickly smeared a bit of frosting on the birthday boys cheek and started laughing when he saw the look of disgust on the latter's cheek. Hoseok, who was standing next to Yoongi let out hearty laugh and tired to balance himself so the cake wouldn't slip from his grip. Taehyung walked over as he ruffled the producers hair and squished his cheeks, cooing at the elder. Namjoon in the background was passionately singing happy birthday in English and a laughing Jimin stood next to him recording all of the commotion on his phone. Probably recording to share the video with their fans on their Twitter account. Yoongi let out a strangled cry of protest but a smile was still present on his features.
When everyone calmed down and had devoured a piece of the delicious cake that Taehyung had personally bought himself for Yoongi, Jungkook asked the birthday boy a question.
"Hyung, what did you wish for?"
Upon hearing the question, Yoongi smiled, his gums on full display.
"It's a secret."
What a relief that we are seven.
What a relief that we have each other.