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It's hard to tell what endeared Beomgyu to Yeonjun in the first place.
The world has only known one side of CHOI YEONJUN ....
The outgoing charismatic 4TH GEN IT BOY...
The one who makes heads turn wherever he goes....
The confident dancer with formidable aura.....
It was none apart from Beomgyu who knew the many other sides of him.
Beomgyu was a person who knew Yeonjun , better than he himself ever did.
Yeonjun and Beomgyu were both so similar , yet so very different when they had first met.
Yeonjun was the Big Hit legendary trainee, ranking 1st in all monthly evaluations. There was always this huge pressure on him to debut and exceed expectations.
"You guys are debuting from the same company as BTS, one wrong move can make or break your career" Yeonjun along with his teammates had heard a lot of times in his initial days.
This constant pressure used to weigh Yeonjun down heavily and he used to beat himself up for it. It was until his most cherished dongsaeng Choi Beomgyu came into the picture, that things changed.
Like Yeonjun , Beomgyu was a perfectionist too.
He had seen Beomgyu crying profusely over small mistakes.
Once beomgyu had almost fallen after stumbling over a ladder at the back of the stage.
"Hyung, this was such an important opportunity for the group and I made a mistake. Im so sorry" Beomgyu had said teary eyed.
An insanely worried Yeonjun had fondly looked at him and his injuries and cracked a Dad joke to make him feel better.
"That camera is a Go pro and you're a Pro, Now cheer up Beomgyu ya, Everyone makes mistskes, its only normal of you to make them. That ladder wasn't meant to be there in the first place.You're a human after all"
While pacifying him, Yeonjun too learnt to be kinder to himself. He learnt to forgive himself being with Beomgyu. The world was being hard on them, they couldn't be more harder on themselves.He started learning up Dad jokes,if it meant he could make Beomgyu feel a bit better.
Beomgyu was dedicated like Yeonjun , but at the same time he was carefree. It was something that fascinated Yeonjun , but he couldn't bring himself to do the same.
For Yeonjun , he is the 4th gen IT BOY of course he must be at the top of his game with no time to rest.He has a lot of things to achieve with so less time on his hands.
From an young age, Yeonjun had always seen him trying hard, but Beomgyu has always seemed unfazed by the unfavourable outcomes....
Beomgyu had embraced them as life lessons , while cherishing the bond he shared with his most precious members. As long as they were together tomorrow, nothing seemed to matter more to him.....
Beomgyu as an idol, didn't give much importance to idol image and this greatly intruiged Yeonjun.
Fame couldn't taint the innocent Daegu boy's soul. Trees,animals, sunsets,camp fires and cozy homes outlooking the dorm window made Beomgyu even happier than the expensive gifts at fan meets.
"EUNGAE" He had seen Beomgyu shouting gleefully while making funny faces much to the dismay of Big hit staff. YEONJUN couldn't help but chuckle everytime it happened.
PRINCE CONCEPT WAS THROWN OUT OF THE WINDOW THANKS TO BEOMGYU.
YEONJUN WAS PLEASANTLY AMAZED...It made him admire Beomgyu a bit more.....
Here was a boy not willing to give in to norms and standards set up by company.
Beomgyu's antics could fill an entire encyclopedia, if not a history book.
Beomgyu had performed a whole ass song (their debut song) in front of cats and dogs in the park in US ,played SpongeBob Theme song on the recorder while trying to make his way out of a swarming crowd of people, spent days chasing or being chased by bugs.
He had little to no regard for what people thought of him...and to Yeonjun this was yet another lesson he learnt from him.
Small things made Beomgyu insanely happy. Yeonjun too found happiness in teasing and playing with him.
It made him forget the crushing weight of expectations and the cut throat competition in the unforgiving KPOP world.
With Beomgyu there was no need to be that formidable CHOI YEONJUN ,the world so feared.
He could finally let go of his facade of being confident and strong all the time and be at peace, basking in Beomgyu's warmth & affection.
"YEONJUN HYUNG you know, you should eat more. My Toto has stopped eating as it misses me.My heart breaks in pain. I really feel happy when you two eat food heartily. We can always do better next time if we are together ❤️ "
Beomgyu's innocent concerned face, for the first time had moved something in his heart.
Beomgyu was caring, attentive,kind much unlike the cold & calculative people in the entertainment industry surrounding him.
Beomgyu's watchful gaze protected him from the world.
All Yeonjun wanted after a tired day was to rest in Beomgyu's lap.
For the first time in a while Yeojun realised that maybe he doesn't need to be so hard on himself. There's a beauty in being imperfect together.
The more he got to know Beomgyu, the more invested he became.
Beomgyu was a boy who had both the qualities of a calm as well as a chaotic person.
Dance sessions became lively due to his chaotic presence, and Beomgyu's calm self and emotional intelligence helped Yeonjun confide in him.
Beomgyu too had learnt Yeonjun by all his heart. A small cough ,approaching sounds of footsteps was enough for him to make out Yeonjun amongst the many different people at the dorm.
It was the practise rooms that had seen their love blossom,although they didn't really know what it was back then......
Yeonjun asking Beomgyu to caress his hair, or Yeonjun staying back late for the sake of practising together or them sharing meals and getting couple items......
Beomgyu asking yeonjun to chase away bugs for him, get him his favourite candies and fragrance, them sneaking out and going on dates....
The subtle touches, the bickering, the shared clothes , the stolen glances.....all painted a story of their love within the walls of their small dorm.
They were tired, they were scared, they were young...but they were happy.
AT LEAST THEY HAD EACH OTHER......
"Beomgyu's head is dented, mine has a bulge...it fits like two pieces of a puzzle. Guys know what, we are soulmates" both had exclaimed joyfully on vlives.
Over the course of time, they started choosing each other on TV interviews.
Beomgyu started answering ,even before the interviewers could end the question.
"if you were to meet someone dead or alive whom would you choose?" --- Choi yeonjun
"if you were to chose a role model, whom would you choose" -- Choi yeonjun
"Whom would you have been friends with had you two met outside the industry ?"-- Choi yeonjun
Yeonjun was no better......
"If you were stuck on an island whom would you chose?" -- Choi beomgyu
"The most romantic member" ---Choi beomgyu
"Whom do u want as an younger brother ?"-- Choi beomgyu
"Whom do you want to spend the last day on your Earth ?" --- Choi beomgyu
"ARE YOU TWO DATING?" Hyuka asked with a curious expression on his face.
"Why on earth would you need Beomgyu if you're stuck on an island ? Can't we help you out?"
" Isn't soobin hyung the most romantic member,he takes care of us the most...He is like our mother?" Taehyun remarked with a bizzare expression on his face "How come it's Beomgyu hyung now? Hyung are you guys upto something?"
"You want to spend the last day of your life with Beomgyu?" asked Soobin with a smirk. You guys can't even stand eachother , now this is NEWS. I saw you two fighting (or not) the other day..Beomgyu even called u a PIG????"
"We demand answers, don't leave us out here in the dark. What is cooking between you two? Let us in on the tea?!??" three of them had said in unison.
"I won't be bored on the island it's that simple " Yeonjun made up some lame excuse in his defence.
"He's the most romantic cause he is observant...haven't you seen how he takes care of everyone...he can sense if something is off even before you guys" said Yeonjun evading the prying glances.
"I don't want him to be lonely on our the last day on Earth. He'd have a hard time travelling back to Daegyu you know?!"
Yeonjun knew his excuses might not have been convincing but as long as it kept nosy members at bay..he was more than safe....
"Well whatever you say?!?" said taehyun and huening rolling their eyes.
"You're just looking for trouble Yeonjun hyung" Soobin remarked.
Well his members couldn't be more correct....
For yeonjun, his happiness was short-lived.
Beomgyu had gotten bolder & had started crossing boundaries which pissed him off greatly.
"YEONJUNAH.... YEONJUNNIE.... CHOI YEONJUN PABO?!??!???" reverberated through the walls of the dorm and HYBE BUILDING.
Beomgyu to Yeonjun's dismay had picked up another habit of clowning Yeonjun's Rap part. He was now playfully presenting it on music shows.
His hyung had made the Rap part, of course he was obsessed with it.....
"Nomunamane special hanapuni ne special"
While the fans found it entertaining , Yeonjun found it outrageous.
With the recent development and it felt like Beomgyu was making fun of him and his hardwork.
"You think everything is easy right? Being an Idol must be so easy to you, cause you don't have to be one at all...Only clowning others rap parts Will do right? No wonder people call you a pabo. I wonder what goes on in that pea brain of yours" Yeonjun had blurted out. He was already having a bad day, and the younger's antics just got on his nerves.He just snapped.
Not in less than a second that he said it, Yeonjun saw a hurtful expression flash across Beomie's face who then stormed out of the room.
Beomgyu was a person, who was always dedicated to doing the best for the sake of his group.
He was always putting the group's needs above anything.
He was always the one to check on his members when they were getting playfully trolled.
He was always trying to make them laugh, even if he felt sad on the inside.
He was person who had a lot of love to give, a person who made everyone feel included even if they were the staff or outsiders.
Beomgyu had never felt so unwanted and unwelcome in his own group.
One word harsh from Yeonjun was all it took and he felt tears streaming down his face like a waterfall. His role model, his life line ,his yeonjun hyung could not stand him anymore.
The pain he felt in his heart was immense.It was as if Beomgyu's heart was ripped open.
Yeonjun used to scold him at times but none could compare with what he had said that day.
Yeonjun himself felt bad for having rebuked the younger. He didn't know any better.
What followed was six months of pure sadness and despair.
Yeonjun got to know first hand what happens when the group's sunshine stops being cheerful.
The entire group was reeling from the aftermath.
A somber atmosphere loomed at large in TXT's usually happy and lively dorm.
Beomgyu seemed like a lost soul on comebacks and showcases. He'd stand there lifeless greeting fans with a fake smile.
Yeonjun's comment had left a gaping hole in his heart, and he didn't know how to fix it, how to make his poor heart feel better.
He was not ready to breath even the same air as Yeojun, let alone make eye contact or sleep in the same bed.
Dance practices seemed dreadful and unforgiving with Beomgyu not being around to liven up the mood.
If the group's sunshine isn't happy,the entire group plunges into darkness.
Yeonjun finally understood, the consequences of his action and his heart felt heavy wherever he saw Beomgyu. The damage was irreversible.
Yeonjun watched from afar as he saw Beomgyu loosing the spark in his eyes, the mischief in his soul, the warmth in his heart.
Yeonjun had managed to taint his soul after all.
The sadness and despair which Beomgyu had carefully shielded him from all these years, he had finally managed to burden Beomgyu with it.
Yeonjun understood Beomgyu's actions once he put himself in his shoes , days after he had calmed down.
Beomgyu had left his home at a tender age, all he wanted was a bit of Yeonjun's affection.Him being noisy and clowning his rap way his way of showing love for Yeonjun.It was not his intention to belittle his hard work.
Beomgyu was supportive of Yeonjun, more than anyone on planet Earth.
If Yeonjun did a silly dance, Beomgyu would follow along.
If Yeonjun was twerking, Beomgyu would join in.
Nothing mattered as long as they were being silly together.
But unfortunately it was too late now.
Yeonjun now wanted to turn back time.
He felt tears forming in his eyes as he tried to fathom how deeply he had hurt Beomgyu....
But here was the thing with Beomgyu......
Understanding Beomgyu was complex.
He's loud and noisy, but had the darkest thoughts tucked away deep in heart. He'd rather be sad himself and suffer in silence, than burden someone with his troubles and thoughts. Material things don't work on him and Yeonjun knew better.
It was at this time he understood how much Beomgyu meant to him and TXT.
He realised that Beomgyu being close and happy is far more important than Beomgyu crossing his stupid boundaries.
Beomgyu had offered him his delicate and loving heart on a plate only for it to be ripped into shreds.
Yeonjun had finally destroyed the one thing he most cherished....
Beomgyu's carefree and happy-go-lucky self.
Every time he saw Beomgyu, he seemed to die a little inside.
But Yeonjun was going to make amends.
It was not until the group's leader Soobin sat them down and made them have a heart to heart talk, that Beomgyu forgave him.
Besides Beomgyu being the person he was, he couldn't bear to watch the group suffer any longer.
"Please forgive me Beomgyu ya, I was being insensitive and heartless.
It was wrong of me to make such a comment. I was not thinking straight. I'm always so focused on achieving, that I might have unknowingly hurt your feelings in the process."
"I never meant a word of what I said" Yeonjun pleaded, grief visible in his eyes.
"I know you take on a lot of pressure on our behalf...it's only right that you got mad at me" said Beomgyu with a solemn expression "I forgive you, but I don't want to share rooms with you any longer.
You have hurt me a lot, I dont think I can bring myself to love you like in the past.You have a bright future and I'm sure you will achieve many things. But for me,I don't think we should go back to what we were"
Sharp words cut through Yeonjun's heart like a dagger. It was painful, but Yeonjun could deal with it....
As long as he was back to his carefree fun loving self, as long as he was right infront of his eyes..it's more than what he could ask for.
The following days Yeonjun had made a few changes to his life to win Beomgyu over.
He was not the one to sit around watching the love of his life growing apart from him.
He started hanging around less with his friends,started going out less to parties and social events and paying more attention to Beomgyu and what he liked.
Beomgyu liked wired headphones....Yeonjun changed to one
Beomgyu liked LP recorder ........ Yeonjun got himself one
Beomgyu liked games ............Yeonjun became a full time gamer
Yeonjun had become a certified Beomgyu copycat.
He was determined this time around he'll do whatever it takes to win the younger's heart. Being the 2nd favourite hyung was not something he could put up with.
Being 2nd is never in Choi Yeonjun's dictionary...........
Yeonjun was persistent.
Slowly & surely with time, Gyu got a bit more comfortable with him and the earlier bitterness between them faded away.
But Choi Yeonjun was faced with yet another crisis.
AKA Beomgyu's long hair.
Gyu's long hair and his cute round looks had Yeonjun melting into a puddle of goo.
Everytime he could not help but shoot heart arrows through his eyes as he admired his beauty.
Who was it amongst the stylists that came up with the clever idea of long haired Gyu ,Yeonjun often used to wonder......cause the plan was good enough to get him killed. Obviously Yeonjun was DOWN BAD.
"BEOMGYU YOU'RE THE CUTEST"
"BEOMGYU YEOPPOYO"
"BEOMGYU LIKES DRINKING WATER, I LIKE DRINKING WATER ..HENCE BEOMGYU LIKES ME"
Even his members were weirded the fck out.
Every once in a while one out of three remaining members caught him stealing glances at Beomgyu with a whipped & hopeless romantic expression on his face.
Beomgyu understood that something was up with Yeonjun.
But he didn't want to keep his hopes up. Yeonjun has a bright future as an artist, he has tons of goals to achieve, why would he be interested in Beomgyu of all person?
As for Yeonjun , he had never felt this dizzy in a while......
Beomgyu was all that he ever wanted...
If only he could make Beomgyu understand just how much he was starving for his love and attention.....
Choi Yeonjun was a pathetic fool in love.
He was often seen chugging down glasses of beer ,writing love letters for BG , hugging Beomie's t-shirts wherever they had Beomgyu and anyone, who was not him sharing a room.
He started staying awake at night, unable to stand the thought of others being with his Beomie bear.
Choi yeonjun's supportive friends even made a poster for him cheering on their relationship.
All this was to help out their tsundere friend and increase his chances of ending up with Beomgyu.
But then came THAT ONE WRETCHED TODO Episode.It was Choi Yeonjun's worst nightmare.
"If I was a girl, and if you had met me outside the agency would you have dated me?" Beomgyu had asked in the episode.
Moas cant even fathom the complex calculations that was going on in Yeonjun's brain that day....
"If I got out, will he think I do not like him as a boy?"
"If I got out , will I not have a chance with him since he thinks I like him as a girl?"
"Would he think that we need to meet him outside the agency for us to date? Can't we date now?"
"Moas see us as Tom and Jerry, who are always ready to fight...will they like us as romantic love interests?"
He was doing all these permutations and combinations in his head, when the sound of a door flying open broke him out of his trance.
He realised to his horror, that the time was up and Huening kai had already stepped out.
Surely people had known all along that Beomgyu has been Huening kai's type. Yeonjun looked crestfallen that day.
It was such a nice opportunity to let his feelings be known and he had let it go. The todo episode haunted him in his dreams, and his growing feelings tugged at his heart begging to be let out.
He felt he had never been so close yet so far from his Gyu bear.
Thankfully for Yeonjun, Beomgyu still liked him a lot and he hadn't tried dating anyone else which put Yeonjuns mind at ease.
Yeonjun still stood a chance.
Opportunity soon presented itself to Yeonjun on another infamous vlive.
"Will you marry me Oppa? "
"What's your type?"
"What about Beomgyu?"
The last question seemed like a perfect opportunity for him, he wasn't gonna mess up with this one.....now that finally moas are asking him about what he thinks of Beomgyu. He could finally let the world know.
"BEMOGYU HE'S NOT MY STYLE, BUT HE'S NOT BAD YOU KNOW?" Yeonjun had replied giggling and blushing.
It was only later that he realised that he was asked about Beomgyu's health and not how he views him as a potential love interest.
It was a complete chaos that day, Moas repalying the very moment that kdramas played out in Yeonjun's head.
"Beomgyu not my style" trended the entire week.
As flustered as Yeonjun was, he was happy.
And Beomgyu ? He was even happier.
Yeojun had seen him shy for the first time in a while, avoiding Yeonjun's gazes full of yearning.
Their flirting & bickering increased in the coming days and even members could sense the unresolved sexual tension in their so called innocent banter.
Being attached to each other at the hip, whispering to each other at lives, subtle brushing of hands when the cameras weren't recording, blowing each other flying kisses became the new norm.
The eye fucking gazes were quite telling, the interviews became more romantic in nature and Soobin,Taehyun,Heuning Kai, were fed up of it all.
Yeonjun had found a new hobby. Clicking pics of Beomgyu as and when he could.
His phone had given up on him and was about to explode......
The folders on his phone read as follows:
Aegyo Beomie pics
Sleepy Beomie pics
Seductive Beomie pics
Baby Beomie pics
Cutie beomie Pics
Long hair Beomie pics
Yeonjun became more and more open and expressive on official contents,public stages, concerts leaving Beomgyu flustered or disgusted (or not) most of the time.
"Beomgyu what are you so pretty for"
"Beomgyu, his eyes have the entire galaxy in them"
"Beomgyu looks the most seductive sleeping"
Beomgyu's mind was not strong enough to handle the consecutive flirting attacks. YEONJUN HAD FINALLY SUCCEEDED IN GETTING THROUGH TO BEOMGYU'S HEART......
"My pathetic lover boy hyung when are you going to confess to Beomgyu hyung? You thought we didn't know right? You're hopeless you know that?
We cannot third wheel you guys any longer.
Its seriously embarrassing. It's about time you addressed the weird tension between you two. Please blow off some steam and try to confess if you don't want to get us all in trouble" Heuning and Soobin told him, frustration visible in their voices.
Yeonjun did confess at last. And Yeonjun couldn't have been more ecstatic.
Beomgyu said yes, and Yeonjun felt life he had won a war in his previous life. Yeonjun's consistent effort had finally paid off....his Beomie bear was finally his.........
The days that followed were happy & full of love.
Yeonjun and beomgyu just couldn't have enough of each other...
Them showing up with couple t-shirts, showering each other with kisses as they went on to cuddle on bed, introducing them to each other's friends.
Being in the same group, dating was a breeze for them.
They were as loud as one could get. Their honeymoon phase left the Hybe staffs panicking. More than half of them feared for their jobs.
"WE CAN'T LET THOSE TWO LOVE BIRDS DO VLIVES TOGETHER. IT'LL BE A COMPLETE DISASTER" Hybe's staff were seen gossiping.
Beomgyu and Yeonjun couldn't care less. They had found each other after long. They had found their safe places.
They finally were where they belonged...right in each other's arms.
Their relationship had only one rule set by their company...
Bicker infront of Moas cause " Yeonjun & Beomgyu don't get along well "
Yeonjun was more than happy to oblige.
With Beomgyu he'll get to make memories of a lifetime.
Truly life is a serene bliss with his Gyu bear by his side and he'll cherish every moment spent together ❤️.