A Tale of a Highlighter
Inspired by @seungkwaniskimbapkidding and her talk about make-up and highlighters. A Verkwan story.
Seungkwanās new highlighter was an item that had sparked conversation not just amongst the members but amongst other staff members at PLEDIS, the trainees, sunbaes, make-up and coordi-noonas and literally anybody who managed to get a glint of his glowing cheekbones in the open air.
And that was mostly everybody within a mileās radius, because Seungkwanās highlighter was brighter than DKās smile, even on a grey day.
Seungkwan was more than just a littleĀ proud of his new-found angelic glimmer. It had started with a light, feathery dusting on his cheeks, but by the end of the week it was on his cheekbones, browbone, forehead, down the middle of his nose, on his cupidās bow andĀ his chin, in the truest style of a make-up artist.Ā
By the end of the month, Jeonghan had been seen sporting just a touchĀ of it on his cheeks, then somebody used it instead of hair glitter, then it was found in pockets on tables, chairs and floors, and two weeks after that, the notice board was updated with a prohibition on the highest level: Seungkwanās highlighter was only to be used on the face. The rumor was that their CEO had found a dusting of it atop his coffee and called it quits, but nobody actually had the balls to ask the man if that were true.
So with the new highlighter craze fairly diminished (with the exception of Seungkwanās radiant expression), the sight of it was a new and surprising thing. This mostly due to the fact that Seungkwan rubbed off the brandās writing on the package, mystifying the productās origins, so that nobody could be as gorgeous as him.
āI cannot believe,ā Joshua mumbled,Ā āthat you wear your highlighter to dance practice. What a waste.ā
āI am perfect,ā Seungkwan mumbled, collapsing on the ground.Ā āI have been blessed by the Angel of Glowing, High Cheekbones.ā
Hoshi and Vernon both joined the two on the ground.Ā āOkay, I agree. Itās a hard choreo.ā Hoshi glanced over.Ā āAnybody want to go to the convenience store? Iām too lazy to go get some chocopies.ā
Vernon looked at Seungkwan, and Seungkwan looked back.
āWe will.ā
It took a solid forty minutes for the boys to return, arms full of plastic bags laden with goodies. They dumped them in the middle of the floor unceremoniously, and Seungkwan followed to get his hands on his Cola Bottles before anybody else could claim them.
Vernon, however, stretched: with his long arms reaching far above his head, the hem line of his shirt crept up significantly, and Seungcheol actually screamed.
āVernon!ā Seungcheol shut his eyes, looking away.Ā āWhy the hellĀ do you have Seungkwanās highlighter around your belly button?ā
There was a moment of silence as the twelve other boys in the room processed the sentence. Then all heads turned to Seungkwan, where the previously incandescent sheen on his forehead had become a little more muted - and where Vernon was holding up his shirt to examine it, just under his navel, sat the rest of Seungkwanās highlighter.
āShit,ā Seungkwan mumbled.
āEW!ā
