atlas records hq
june 2020, with @jiyongvld
maybe, just maybe it was a little too extra of moonsan to cut everyone’s concentration short in midst of practice, loud voice filling up the space as he entered it back first. “jiyong hyung, you better have your eyes closed!” as if it was not obvious enough what exactly the youngest was doing amidst his obvious ever-present admiration for the rapper and all the spazzing he didn’t even bother to hide in the legion group chat. “i’m serious!” flashing a sharp look from over his shoulder, his side hit the wall to turn the lights off. if ki.p’s solo debut wasn’t a hot topic within the company, one would think that legion’s leader got his member’s birthday very wrong from the size of the cake in his hands (in san’s defense, information about the solo and a further congratulation did not fit on a small cake easily).
moonsan tip-toed his way towards jiyong, sneakers dragging across the floor making a small squeaking noise to inform of the nearing presence. balancing the cake on one hand, eyes scanned the room to raise his hand and gesture a countdown to the few dancers and staffs that were around. a song akin to happy birthday, slightly amended to fit the occasion, rang loud and proud with legion’s leader leading, eyes holding a satisfactory sparkle while watching jiyong from above the few lit candles on the cake. “you have to make a wish now. and i will not accept any wish other than many more solos to come.” a catfish grin curled the side of his lip upwards, eyes drifting from the older to the candles in an encouraging manner.
“Solo” had always been a part of his vocabulary. Solo fighting, solo standing, solo surviving and struggling. A four letter word used to bolster each of his limbs, a push and shove that drove him forward like a rushing wind and coursing stream.
Head up, chest
out, chin
raised to the
heavens
Yet dark eyes looked downward, drifting and sifting through the sands of time and well-wishes from friends and fans, both of which filled the empty sort of feeling his chest, the place where a heart was to lie but had been swept away by wearing worries and uncertainty that crept underneath well-kept skin laced in ink.
“Solo” meant alone, to continue on as a separated individual, but even he — Ki.P of Legion, Ki.P the rapper, Ki.P the soloist — knew that “solo” would never be just that. Just like each letter of the word, there was a member of Legion there to support him, to push him forward.
Sitting on the floor of the room had turned into a quick stand at the leader’s request, eyes closed as he rose, clapping a hand over his eyes once truly on his feet. What was to come, he wasn’t too sure, but there was a soft hum in the room, the slight smell of something burning that reminded him of candles in autumn and winter. The smoke reminded him of struggling, of push-back and persistence, yet a sense of calm rushed through his veins this time. This time there was no need to worry.
The exclamation — despite expected — caused the rapper to jump in slight, a mild look of bewilderment across his face as his hand dropped to his side and dark eyes glanced at all of the faces in the room. Familiar faces, especially the one that stood at the forefront, grin in place as a cake displayed congratulations and candles.
As the leader requested a specific wish, the young man saw there no reason not to oblige, bringing the wish to fruition before blowing out the candles. With the smoke gently rising, a smile crept across his face, despite how his lips fought to prevent it from spreading. The empty space in his chest now swelled with pride.
Yet words were hard to come by.
“If your wish was to give me a heart attack you almost succeeded,” Jiyong joked, smiling and offering a bow of thanks to those who had gathered. Eyeing the cake, the rapper glanced at Moonsan. “Shall we cut that up for everyone?”
Cake had never really been his thing, often preferring fruit over other sweets, and he most certainly didn’t want to the dessert to go to waste. As for himself? Well, he’d have a bite just to show his thanks.
“Please, I would love to share it with all of you.”
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