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Pairings: Seo Changbin x american pop-star fem!reader
Summary: Seo Changbin, a globally famous K-pop idol meets his secret American pop-star celebrity crush at the Grammy’s and they get to talking at the after party.
word count: 1576 words
Genre: just cute; little cheesy maybe; alcohol consumption but nothing strong;
You were known mostly for your upbeat pop songs. You loved your fans from all over the world after all, you wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them.
You wouldn’t be here, performing and giving it your all on the grammy stage. Hundreds, thousands of people watching you perform your most upbeat songs. You felt tired but you were so happy to be performing so you gave it your all. A lot of people would feel shy under all these eyes and cameras but you loved it. You loved knowing how hard you worked to get here and that people were enjoying your performances and were rooting for you.
By the end of your performance, ending it with a pose, the crowd cheered for you. “Enjoy your night guys!!” You hopped off the stage, on your way to the backstage to get your outfit changed. You felt sticky from sweat in your performance outfit so you were glad to change back into your more elegant outfit for the rest of the night.
Your assistants helped you get changed and you thanked them. One of them gave you a warm smile and handed you a water bottle. “Drink up. Are you feeling good?” She asked with a kind voice, like a mother would ask her child.
“I’m all good, thank you.” You thanked her again. “Whenever you’re ready, you can go take your seat. Do you remember where you’re seated?”
“Yeah! I should be next to Olivia Rodrigo yeah?” Your mind was still slightly fuzzy from the performance, thoughts moving a thousand times per second so you wouldn’t be surprised if you completely got it wrong where you sit.
“That’s right. I have to go now but you take a break here and go out there whenever you’re ready, okay?”
You give her a smile and take a sip from your water and watch her leave. You take a second to collect your thoughts and take a breather. As soon as you’re ready, you discreetly walk out of the backstage and to your seat. You’re not quite sure who’s up on the stage performing right now, all your attention is on Olivia who’s waving at you as you walk closer to her. You’ve grown to be quite good friends and even having a collab song with her, but that hasn’t been released yet and neither has it been announced.
“You were so great up on that stage, everyone loved your performance!” She smiled at you when you sat down next to her. “Thank you so much! I’m so happy to see you here!” You give her a sideways hug from your seat.
She caught you up with what has happened tonight which wasn’t much. Soon came the time for the winner announcements. When it came to ‘best music video of the year’ they called your name. The crowd cheered and clapped as you stood up and hugged people around you. You walked on the stage and happily took your award. You gave your speech and thanked everyone who supported you. The crowd once again, cheered and clapped for you as you walked off the stage and back to your seat.
You were the announcer for ‘best album of the year’ so you walked on the stage in front of the microphone, holding the envelope with the winners name inside.
“And this year’s… ‘album of the year’ winner is… Stray Kids!” You happily called out as they slowly rose from their seats and made their way over to the stage. All 8 of them made their way over to you and bowed to you and you kindly handed them their award. A few of them gave you a quick hug and you made your way to the corner of the stage as they shared their gratitude for the fans and all their supporters.
When their speech was over you walked off the stage as the same time as them. You slightly stumbled (not even that bad, just slightly) on the stairs and a hand immediately grabbed yours, you looked over at who grabbed you and saw it was one of the members. Changbin, to be exact.
“Oh sorry, I thought you were about to fall.” He apologised with a kind smile. You could tell he had a strong accent when he talked but you thought it was cute. “Oh thank you. Congratulations again for your award.” You smiled back at him as you both continued walking down the stairs. “Thank you for giving it to us.” He joked and you guys parted ways.
Later, when the awards and performances were done, people moved on to the afterparty. You were on the dance floor, dancing, singing and drinking all at the same time. You weren’t really drunk but still slightly buzzed. It seemed like Hyunjin from Stray Kids was in the same state as you (maybe a little bit more than you) as you guys danced together. You guys didn’t even really talk just laughed and spun each other around until eventually you excused yourself to go get yourself a new drink.
You made your way to the drink area and got yourself a mojito. “Hey there again” a cheery voice came from behind you. You turned around and saw Changbin again. “Hey there!” You greeted him and smiled at him.
“I saw you dancing with Hyunjin earlier. Looked like you two had fun.” His strong accent came out again. It was honestly really attractive.
“Yeah honestly, we didn’t even really talk but he’s still really fun.” You laughed while holding your new mojito in your hands. Changbin nodded and smiled at your words. “Yeah when he drinks he lets loose.” He light heartedly joked. There was a few seconds of silence between us.
“You know… we’re all really big fans of your music.” He said to you, you noticed his slightly flushed cheeks after he said that. “Yeah? Well who likes me the most?” You teased. The alcohol gave you the confidence to ask that. Normally you wouldn’t even think to question something like that.
He blushed and glanced away awkwardly. “Haha probably me.” He laughed. You smiled and decided not to tease him anymore. “Yeah well… I enjoy a lot of your music as well. I don’t even really listen to a lot of K-pop honestly but you guys are something else.”
He laughed at your words and felt more at ease with you now. “I think your new album might be my new favourite.” He suddenly sparked up. He was talking about your new album that came out two weeks ago. You blushed at his words. “Don’t tell anyone but… i’m already working on a new one.” You lowered your voice just slightly when telling him. His eyes widened in amusement. “Really? You just came out with one and already making a new one?” He sounded fascinated and you nodded proudly.
“Don’t be too fascinated now… i’m only done with like one song… still a long way to go.” You joked and he laughed at your words but you could still tell he didn’t think any less of you, still fascinated as ever with you. “Maybe we’ll even collab one day.” You half heartedly joked.
“Believe me, we would all love to collab with you… even if they didn’t I would certainly love to do a collab with just the two of us.” He smiled warmly at you and you couldn’t even tell anymore if he was flirting with you or just joking around.
“Wellll… maybe i should get your number then… y’know just incase a collab idea comes up?” You half joked. The alcohol brining out the braver side of you. You couldn’t pass up the chance to get the number of a super cute guy.
He genuinely looked like he couldn’t believe his ears at what he just heard. Maybe he understood you wrong, after all he isn’t really that fluent in English yet? “You want my phone number?” He tried to casually play it off. You nodded, your cheeks slightly flushed. Maybe already waiting for the rejection.
Changbin looked like a kid in a candy store as he pulled out his phone and unlocked it, reaching it out for you and now it was your turn to be surprised. “Put your phone number in here, i’ll text you first.” He spoke out. You gently took his phone, your fingers brushing against his. You put your number in his phone and handed it back to him.
“I expect a text from you then…” you shyly said, cheeks burning hot. He laughed and nodded. “I wouldn’t miss a chance like this for the world.” Before you could ask him what he meant by that, a new presence joined you guys. It was Hyunjin again. He looked surprised to see his friend and you talking over by the drinks. “Hey guys!” He said cheerly, a bright smile on his face.
He said a few quick words in Korean to Changbin, who started mad blushing after that and shaking his head. You couldn’t even ask what he said before Hyunjin turned back to you again. The smile never leaving his face. “You want to dance some more?” He asked hopefully.
You took the last sip of your mojito and grabbed Hyunjin’s hand. You took one last look at Changbin, “text me then, yeah?” You smiled and ran off with Hyunjin back to the dance floor.
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