「마틴」 💭.ᐣ.ᐟ martin x 6thmemberofcortis! reader 彡 fluff. idol!au. 1.03k . . . . . — ꩜ .ᐟ 💬 requested!! not proofread ><. syn. martin’s crush on you is obvious to the whole world, except you, the only one he wishes would notice.
it was rare for the company to add a girl into a boy group, especially it was last minute. you were the very last member introduced, sliding right into the maknae spot that was originally thought to belong to keonho, since you and both keonho and seonghyeon were born the same year, only you came later in the year.
naturally, everyone had to adjust. some members gave polite encouragements such as “you’ll be fine,” “we’ll make it work” but the one who truly welcomed you without hesitation was martin.
it wasn’t easy on your side either. moving into a dorm with five teenage boys, all from the opposite gender, wasn’t exactly what you’d imagined. but the company reassured you that you’d be safe, your room set on the opposite side of the dorm for comfort.
one night, when you’d been too overwhelmed to leave your room, martin noticed. he had food in his hands, ready to knock, when your door suddenly opened. both of you froze.
“oh—” he blinked, holding up the takeout bag. “hey, we ordered food earlier. i texted you but you didn’t reply… thought you were asleep.”
you blinked, a little embarrassed. “ah… yeah, sorry. i didn’t check. thanks,” you mumbled, taking the food from him.
before you could close the door, martin gently held it. his smile was soft, not pushy. “hey. i know it’s a lot to adjust to… but if anything’s wrong, text me, okay? or just tell me. i don’t want you to feel like you’re on your own.”
you nodded, returning his smile. “alright. thanks, martin.”
that small exchange was the start of everything. after that night, the tension eased. you grew more comfortable with the group, but it was clear that martin was the one you felt most at ease with. and martin didn’t even bother hiding it.
the members noticed quickly.
during producing sessions, he’d always ask for your opinion first. “maybe we need a softer melody? what do you think?" you’d suggest hesitantly.
“yeah, i like that,” he’d agree instantly, ignoring the others who hadn’t even given their opinions yet.
especially during recordings, martin was the loudest to praise you.
“her version’s perfect, let’s keep this,” martin would declare casually, as if it were the most obvious thing. juhoon raised a brow, exchanging looks with james.
“is this what we call favoritism?” juhoon teased.
martin just waved them off. “i just think it works better, that’s all.”
“sure, martin,” james laughed.
practice sessions revealed even more. when you stumbled through a hard choreography that required a lot of energy, martin would quietly held your water bottle into your hand with a soft smile.
“don’t push yourself too hard,” he muttered, patting your head gently.
and of course, the teasing followed. back at the dorm, seonghyeon and keonho reenacted it exaggeratedly.
seonghyeon stumbled dramatically, clutching his side. “ahhh, i can’t do it anymore…”
keonho swooped in with an over exaggerated soft smile. “don’t push yourself too hardddd,” patting seonghyeon’s head.
“thank you,” seonghyeon answered sweetly, making them howl with laughter. martin just threw a pillow at them, rolling his eyes.
but what stood out most was how protective he was. after debut, when online comments questioned you being in the group, martin would post on weverse or instagram with not so subtle hints, “all six of us. no exceptions. respect the lineup.” he never named names, but everyone knew.
fans caught onto the little things, too. martin always sat beside you during interviews. he laughed the hardest at your jokes (even the unfunny ones.) he shielded you from cameras when you were tired, carried your bag without asking, made space for you on crowded couches.
keonho even teased you one evening about how close martin always seemed to be. “you two are practically glued together,” he grinned. you only laughed, shaking your head. “huh? he’s just being friendly. martin’s like that with everyone, it’s normal. and honestly, i appreciate it.”
the others barely held back their laughter at that, because if anyone wasn’t like that to everyone, it was martin.
“what? she said it herself, i’m just….. being friendly,” martin replied with an awkward laugh.
you grew up in a culture where affection was simply a show of care, not necessarily romance. so, you couldn’t see what the rest of them saw so clearly. and martin knew that, and still, he couldn’t help himself. even with the obvious crush written all over his actions, martin could only hope that someday, you might read the hint he’d been leaving since the beginning.
on weverse lives, he’d casually drop your hobbies, habits, or random preferences, details that only someone who paid close attention would know. when a fan left a comment calling him “down bad,” he just laughed, choosing not to respond. mostly because they weren’t wrong.
the five of them were in the dorm’s living room while you were out with your friends. seonghyeon had been the watching the wiverse live martin did earlier.
“martin,” seonghyeon smirked, “be honest, are you secretly running her fan account?”
“he’s down bad,” keonho muttered, not bothering to hide the smirk on his face. he turned his phone toward the others, showing a fancam of martin adjusting your mic before a stage.
“has been since the start,” james added, sipping his drink. “super obvious.”
“the sad thing is she can’t take a hint,” juhoon said nonchalantly, not even looking up as he flipped through tv channels.
martin just sighed, leaning back against the chair as he stared at the ceiling. “look, you know how she is. where she grew up, being affectionate doesn’t equal romance. to her, it’s just care. so of course she doesn’t think twice.”
the others went quiet for the first time as they listentef, but martin’s voice softened without him realizing. “but for me…” he exhaled, dragging a hand through his hair. “every smile, every laugh, every little thing she does…. it’s different. and yeah, maybe i make it obvious, maybe everyone sees it. but i don’t care. not when it’s her.”
the silence was broken when seonghyeon threw a pillow t him. “you’re hopeless.”
“hopelessly romantic,” keonho added instantly, grinning wide. james laughed, juhoon shook his head, and martin rolled his eyes at all of them.
but the truth was, their teasing didn’t bother him. if the world thought he was obvious, maybe he didn’t mind. because when it came to you, he’d never once wanted to hide it.
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