colour. if jaehyun were being honest, he didn’t quite get what this whole evaluation for the month was. colour? singing about... colour? it felt odd –– jaehyun never quite thought of colour as a way to express himself. though that would probably explain his rather boring closet as of late.
with his life revolving around training, jaehyun’s closet has been filled with nothing black and white t-shirts, each sharing an almost similar design, along with a few pair of track pants. back when he was still in sopa, before he’d got casted, his closet at the very least had more of a splurge of colour.
finding a song isn’t easy either; first he has to find a song with colour in it and while the list is long, jaehyun still isn’t too sure what to do. so he spends a few days doing nothing but endlessly googling videos, in search of inspiration.
most of the time, his source of strength and perhaps the most effective way to have him destress would be to facetime his girlfriend. which is exactly what he does, he still tries to facetime her whenever he can, her voice alone enough to make him feel at ease. as though he can just pour his heart out to her; his best friend.
and that’s when it hits him. pink.
he finds the perfect song that day itself. pink skies.
the day of the evaluation, jaehyun thinks he finally understands what the point of colour is. though he’s still dressed up in his usual outfit; black t-shirt and sweatpants, he’s got on a yellow and red hoodie he’d gotten from his girlfriend as a present. also; it gives him a little more colour than his usual monotone look.
when it’s his turn to perform, jaehyun smiles, introduces himself and the song. “pink skies, by lany.”
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he begins. it’s a song that’s a little more mellow –– and while jaehyun would usually opt for ballads to show off his vocals, he lets himself melt into the emotions of the song.
shut up i love you
you’re my best friend
jaehyun bops his head, body following the rhythm of the song.
get ya under pink skies i know exactly where we should go
‘cause i love the way your green eyes mix with that Malibu indigo
talking under pink skies i think our hearts are starting to show
that it’s better you and i under pink skies
the colours appear in the lyrics of the song –– pink, green, indigo. he thinks he gets it; can feel himself floating on air as he thinks about his girlfriend, the mellow vibes of the song, the way the instrumental makes him feel more in tune with the song.
the colours are simple, describe what he’d felt when he’d fallen in love; how he still feels. it’s a song that he thinks suits his age and vocal range as well. so he smiles as he sings, holds onto the mic and closes his eyes for a split second before he repeats the chorus one more time.
as the song comes to an end, jaehyun smiles before bowing. he thinks the colour had been there all along.
