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"Come on, you can sing seungkwan! Just give me this, please. " Soonyoung said as he pleads Seungkwan to sing for their band.
Soonyoung has a band performance to do in any minute, but right now, he has to run to the airport to stop the love of his life from leaving him.
"Come on, you've been here since day 1 of practice. You can do it. " Soonyoung said, looking constipated as he wants to leave immediately.
Seungkwan had no choice when Soonyoung lost all the patience he had, and hurriedly gave him the mic before running like a maniac to the School's parking lot.
He sighed while watching Soonyoung getting smaller from a distance, "You can do this Kwannie. You have a great voice. " Jeonghan said, and patted Seungkwan's shoulder.
"We've been wanting you to join our band, but you keep on refusing." Wonwoo said.
That made Seungkwan look down, it's true that the band's been wanting him to be one of their vocalist not just because of he's a very close cousin of Soonyoung, but because the band accidentally heard him sing while playing the piano inside the studio where the band practices, at that time Seungkwan only decided to tag along with them to just watch but it only led them here at this moment.
Woozi lightly punched Wonwoo, "You can take all the time you want, Kwannie. "
Wonwoo rolled his eyes, "but right now, you have to decide."
Seungkwan looked directly at him, "What if I fail?"
Wonwoo's eyes softened, "You will not, you're a great singer Seungkwan. Trust yourself. "
Seungkwan felt the pressure and the cold sweat coming off from his forehead. "You'll be okay, Seungkwan. We're here. " Wonwoo assured and gave Seungkwan a soft smile.
Seungkwan closed his eyes, "Can you give me a minute?"
"Sure, Kwannie." Jeonghan said and hugged him.
When Seungkwan was left alone, he shakingly put his hands on the counter where there's a mirror stuck on the wall.
He looked at his reflection intensely.
He's afraid, he doesn't like singing in public, hell he doesn't even want people to know he sings, because for him, his voice is a curse, but right now the band, especially his cousin is asking for a huge favor and trusting him.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he looked at his reflection in the mirror, he suddenly saw a different person, a person who looks scared but is determined to show what he's got.
He gulped and stood up straight before fixing his clothes. "I can do this, it's time. "
He smiled at his reflection and whispered, "I'll prove you wrong,"
He walked toward the door and glanced at the mirror again before nodding, "Let's do this. "
He walked towards the band who's now looking so surprised, but still contemplated.
"If he decides not to do it, it's okay. Jeonghan will sing. " He heard Jihoon said.
"How about we call Seokmin?" Jeonghan suggested.
"He's with his sugar daddy. " Wonwoo said nonchalantly.
Jeonghan and Jihoon laughed because of what Wonwoo said, because that's how they all teased Seokmin to the man he said he doesn't like, the man who owns some chain of hotels and a lot more.
"You're so mean to your twin. " Jihoon said,
"Joshua Hong was the name right? I saw him one time with his handsome friend, and I almost jumped towards those big arms. " Jeonghan said.
"You're so sneak—" Wonwoo was about to tease Jeonghan when he spotted Seungkwan walking towards them.
"Are you okay? You look like you want to poop or something. " Wonwoo said with genuine concern.
Seungkwan wants to laugh because of the looks they all gave him, but he only showed them an assuring smile. "You guys are the one who looks like y'all want to poop or run around this building like a maniac."
Jeonghan sighed, "Apparently, one of the rose serenity label is here to watch. "
"That's a label that wants the band right?"
"Yes. " Jihoon answered.
"So what's the problem?"
"We need one vocalist right now. " Wonwoo said.
Seungkwan raised a brow, "What do y'all call me then?"
"You're still deci—Wait—you actually want to do it? You're accepting it?! " Jeonghan asked with full excitement,
"There's no pressure, Kwannie if you don't really want it, we won't push you more. " Wonwoo calmly said.
Seungkwan rolled his eyes and was about to speak when a staff approached them. "You're in, 5 minutes. "
"W-wait—" Jihoon was about to speak when Seungkwan beat him to it.
"Okay, thank you. We'll be there. " Seungkwan gave the staff a smile, and clapped when he saw the member's stunned look. " Come on people! The instruments won't play by themselves."
Seungkwan walked first, acting tough, but completely blank inside, he absent-mindedly walked In the hallway then accidentally bumped into someone.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I wasn't—" Seungkwan said when he came back to present, but stopped when he saw who he bumped into.
It was the handsome CEO that he argued with because of some tangerines.
"Hello, Mr. Tangerines from Jeju are the best. " The man said and gave him a small smile.
No, scratch that. It's a smirk.
Just like the day he met him. His heart rate doubles as it also flutters, he just stared at those eyes, down to his red lips and gulped. The tension he felt before, came back again. It became more intense than before, that Seungkwan wants to immediately walk away and ignore this dashing man in front of him.
Why would he have to bump into him again? He's already on the verge of forgetting that strong scent and heat, elevated from when their skins accidentally bumped.
He gulped, "D-don't call me that."
The man lightly chuckled. "Should I call you mine, then?"
Seungkwan shut his eyes and took a deep breath before composing himself, "excuse me, Mr. Lee. You're blocking the way and don't call me that. It's annoying."
Chan walked closer and fix the hair that fell on Seungkwan's forehead.
Seungkwan's breath hitched by the sudden contact when Chan's hands went from his hair, to his neck, and shoulders to smoothen out his clothes, to his arms that he knew Chan can feel the goosebumps already.
The man chuckled again before inching away and putting his hands in his pockets, and gave Seungkwan a handsome smile that made Seungkwan felt something he doesn't even want to acknowledge, before giving him a space to walk.
Seungkwan rolled his eyes and hurriedly walked—no— he practically ran to shrug off the thick tension that enveloped him.
When he arrived, the other members were there already, looks like he's the only one everyone was waiting before starting.
"Hey, what took you so long?" Wonwoo asked already spinning the his drumstick in his hand.
"I-i got lost. " He reasoned, while panting.
Seungkwan walked towards the front and placed the mic Soonyoung gave him to the stand.
He tried to calm down by taking deep breaths and closing his eyes. When the staffs finally opened the curtain. He was welcomed by the amount of people watching and screaming for the band.
"Apparently, Soonyoung couldn't be here with us today. But, we're here with a new vocalist! Everyone! This is Boo Seungkwan, our vocalist. " Jeonghan introduced.
Woozi and Jeonghan gave him an assuring smile to speak, "Hello, Circle Quest! Are you ready!!! " He energetically said.
He's nervous and shaking, but luckily the little deep inhale-exhale helped.
So when the crowd roared with excitement, he gave them a smile before winking. "Well then if that's the case. "
All the band members smiled before starting with a great exciting sound that made the crowd more energetic than ever.
Seungkwan loves this song, it's the song his mind has been singing because of certain man.
He reached the second verse with a booming voice and a loud sing-a-long from the crowd. His nervousness and all the overthinking he made earlier is now gone.
Being true to his words about proving himself. It's now or never.
While singing, his eyes made contact with someone, the reason why he felt the tension from earlier again.
It's just an eye contact but it made him feel thousands of emotions.
"Drown me, you make my heart beat like the rain. " He sang still looking straight at the man's eyes. "Surround me, hold me deep beneath your waves."
"And every night my mind is running around him,"
Chan's eyes, the man Seungkwan is having an eye contact battle, twinkled while he drew his lower lip between his lips.
"Thunder's getting louder, and louder, and louder. " Seungkwan sang and closed his eyes, only for one person to appear in his mind.
That smirk, that tongue that crosses around those lips.
Lip bites.
Seungkwan opened his eyes once more and immediately looked directly at Chan's eyes.
Chan sexily smirked before nodding at him.
That's when Seungkwan knew, that's not the last time they'll see each other.