➪ pairing : yoonchae x cortis 6th member reader
➪ summary : when cortis goes to collab with katseye in LA, yoonchae has the opportunity to see you again.
➪ other notes : only romantic aspect of this series, unless i decide to make the whole industry fall in love with you. this is mainly yoonchae ( obv ) but with a sprinkle of cortis. i’m not liking this too much but i guess this is my debut in wlw fics.
➪ CORTIS’ SIXTH SENSE : THE SIXTH MEMBER CHRONICLES MASTERLIST
you felt a little nervous visiting katseye’s studio. you haven’t seen the girls in what felt like so long and honestly you don’t know how much they’ve changed in that time. not for the worse but you’re sure it’ll be different…especially yoonchae. “whatcha thinking about ?” keonho curiously asks you mid car ride. “just nervous is all,” you immediately avoid the topic. “it’s not like they don’t know us,” james speaks up. “i know, i’m not thinking about that,” you say.
martin accidentally elbows you, causing you to side eye him. “my bad,” he attempts to get comfortable, you don’t even know why you chose to be in the middle seat, keonho’s legs keeps bumping with yours and now martin’s arms are poking at you. “don’t stress about it though,” martin offers his opinion, “i already said i’m not worried,” you furrow your eyebrows, how many times are you going to repeat it ? but the more you think about it, the more you realize that you might be worried to see a certain someone.
when katseye was told that cortis would be visiting their studio in LA, yoonchae didn’t care much at first. they’re the final boss of collaborations so it wasn’t a big deal to have another group to collab with. and then she realized YOU were going to be there. cortis and katseye worked as trainees before and my god yoonchae was absolutely enthralled by you. that being said, she barely talked to you. you actually thought she disliked you with the way she was avoiding you at all costs.
and once time was up, yoonchae regretted not getting your number. but maybe this time, things can be different ! now she’s impatiently waiting for you guys to arrive and every second that goes by, her heart beats even faster as she taps her foot. “are you okay ?” manon asks yoonchae, knowing that this isn’t her typical behavior. “me ? yeah i’m good,” yoonchae immediately says, maybe a little too fast. “you don’t look too hot,” manon says but yoonchae ignores her.
why wouldn’t she be okay ??? it’s just a rookie group. a rookie group that includes you. yoonchae is awkwardly staring at the door, any minute now. she doesn’t even say anything when manon excuses herself to the bathroom. and as if the universe is blessing her, the door finally opens, revealing the six of you. you’re the last one to come in and yoonchae immediately freezes. she can’t hear megan and daniela greeting you guys, her eyes fixated on you.
when you greet them back with a bright smile, yoonchae gets snapped back into reality. she claps her hands softly, a late reaction to the situation. you just look so different. well, no drastic haircut, or new makeup style, or anything major but you just look better. you’re glowing with confidence and radiance, at least from yoonchae’s perspective. your speech and laugh is still the same as she remembers, god now she really regrets not keeping in contact with you.
eventually, sophia and manon trickle in, allowing the collaboration to start. when everyone is preparing, yoonchae approaches you as you retie your shoes. “i have the same pair,” yoonchae lies in order to hook you onto a conversation. “oh really ?! they’re actually seonghyeon’s shoes but i kinda borrowed them from him.” you stand up, coming face to face with her. yoonchae diverts her eyes when you make eye contact.
“i also steal the girls’ shoes sometimes,” she attempts to relate to you and it’s enough to make you grin. “twinning,” you put both of your hands up for a double high five but before yoonchae can process the situation, she claps her hands against yours, intertwining her fingers with yours. a second later, you curl your fingers downward, interlocking hands with her.
yoonchae feels her face warm up, is it because of embarrassment or is it because of you ? she quickly releases your hands, clearing her throat. you try not to take it personally, recalling how standoffish she was towards you when you were both still trainees. “sorry,” you apologize even though you had no reason to. “no ! i- uh, no,” is all yoonchae manages to say before she shuts her mouth. god how is she fumbling this again ?!
but like everything in this industry, it’s all business. before she can say anything else, the staff gathers everyone to get started and without another word, you and yoonchae join the others. soon enough, you have two choices. either be the center for “what you want” with james, daniela, megan, and seonghyeon, or be the center for “gameboy” with sophia, keonho, martin, and yoonchae. you debate, initially wanting to go for WYW until yoonchae speaks up. “i think it’d be better if you were in the middle for gameboy, if you want, it’s your choice.”
you turn to look at her before nodding, “yeah, might actually look better on camera.” you smile at her and yoonchae feels her face warming up again. i mean she was right but she also just wanted to be close proximity to you. when the challenge is complete, you’re happy you got to do more feminine choreography. you love your own choreo but there’s times where you just want something more girly, but of course, you’re one girl with five boys, it’s a democracy.
after the fast paced collaboration, you guys and katseye have a small debrief. some advice from your seniors never does anyone any wrong. throughout it, yoonchae keeps glancing towards you. the few times you meet her gaze back, she looks away. how can someone be so dreamy ? what yoonchae doesn’t notice is someone eyeing her as well, juhoon. he’s been observing her from the side since the group entered the studio, well more like he was watching you before his eyes drifted to the person who was staring at you.
juhoon knew that despite your denial, you were worried about reuniting with katseye for whatever reason. so he decided to watch you like a hawk in hopes to find out what you were really afraid of. what he didn’t think he’d find out was that yoonchae has taken a liking towards you. i mean, how else could you explain her longing looks and a certain tone she gets when talking to you. he’d even go as far as to say that she has a crush on you. but how could a person possibly like someone they’ve only met twice ?
by the time the six of you need to leave, it feels like nothing has been resolved between you and yoonchae. was there even anything that needed to be resolved ? you say goodbye to the girls, thanking them for everything. yoonchae offers a small wave goodbye but no spoken words, she doesn’t want to humiliate herself further than she already has. you on the other hand were hoping for maybe a final hug, you don’t know when you’ll get to see them again…see her again.
when you guys finally head out, yoonchae can feel her energy decrease as her hand sadly drops to the side. “you’ve been weird all day, are you sure you’re fine ?” manon asks the maknae again and all yoonchae can do is sigh. and then it hits her, “shit !” she curses in frustration, grabbing the attention of the other members. “what happened ?” sophia raises her eyebrows, confused as to why she’s acting like that.
“i didn’t get her damn number,” yoonchae scrapes her shoe across the floor, creating a squeaking noise. “you mean y/n’s number ?” daniela squints her eyes at yoonchae’s words. “wait, don’t tell me you have a girl crush on her ?! oh my god just wait until i tell lara about this !” megan howls and everyone else can’t help but burst out into laughter. “just shut up,” yoonchae yells, she’s never going to live this down.
on the van ride back, juhoon decides to break the ice for everyone. “someone has a crush on y/n,” he nonchalantly says like it’s the most normal thing in the world to say. “wait, what ?” you jolt forward in your seat in shock. “woah, since when ?” “who so i can warn them about her cooking ?” “how do you know, and why didn’t you say anything before ?!” “i’ll pray for them,” your members loudly express their opinions.
“wow thanks guys, i really feel loved right now,” you roll your eyes at them. “but what did you mean juhoon ? who has a crush on me ?” you pry, reaching your hand forward to shake juhoon’s shoulder. “yeah i wanna know too,” keonho shimmies around in his seat. juhoon slight turns back, a familiar smirk growing on his face before he shrugs, “beats me.” your mouth slightly drops at his reply, is he being serious ?!
“it’s not that important, don’t sweat it,” he attempts to reassure you. “who actually is it though ?” seonghyeon asks in your place and once again, juhoon shrugs. “you’re not going to get anything out of him,” james looks up from his phone. “all i know is that my twinski is definitely going to tell me,” martin confidently boasts, knowing juhoon isn’t going to say shit. “i really can’t think of anyone who’d like me,” you murmur, leaning back in your seat. you really are stupid sometimes juhoon thinks.
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