“this is a bad idea.”
‘this is a great idea.’
“we should go home.”
‘we should stay here.’
one thing taeyang is bad at, is saying no. one thing he’s excellent at, is dancing. it’s why the situation he’s presented with poses a bit of a dilemma.
here they are, they being him and his classmates standing outside the dreaded coffee shop that’s become something of a landmark for him. standing, hovering, with them standing at the edge of the sidewalk. one with their phone out, the other three encouraging him. all smug and too excited.
taeyang, is standing by the window, the same windows that aren’t tinted and don’t even give him the luxury of having big words block his figure. it’s a nice clear view of the outside world, including him with his beanie pulled low and his face red.
“do I have to?”
‘you lost the bet.’
“I didn’t place the bet!”
‘time’s ticking tae!’
“okay okay, start!” he pulls his beanie just a bit lower, to try and cover the pink hair but also the tips of his eyelids. he can dance without seeing and he knows he doesn’t want to see a certain pair of eyes. he doesn’t dare ask why it has to be this coffee shop and he doesn’t dare try to wiggle out of it either. he’d never hear the end of this.
well at least after this he can choose to never come back here.
maybe he’s not working today. maybe he’s not working today. maybe he’s not---
he doesn’t get time to think because the music’s starting.
aha! listen boy~
my first love story.
( to which they yell, taeyangie’s first love story )
heads turn with the sound of the boombox and taeyang lip-syncing to his grave.
my angel.
and my girls.
‘UH UH LETS GO!’
taeyang wants to crawl in his grave.
instead he dances. the only real thing that can keep the embarrassment from boiling over.
You’re so so handsome, I’m blinded
I can’t breathe because I’m trembling
he doesn’t think of the lyrics, tries not to think of them really. and dances.
‘GEE GEE GEE GEE BABY BABY BABY.’ and he can thank his friends and the audience for being so supportive.
(What should I do?)
What should I do
(About my trembling heart)
My trembling heart
(Thump thump)
he’s got it, right down to the facial expressions and the hand placements. taeyang’s always learned girl group dances in his spare time. it makes it easier because at least he knows he’s doing them justice. and he knows he doesn’t look like a fool.
I guess I’m a fool
A fool that knows only you ( ‘BABO!’ )
Yes, as I look at you
he’s really only one for one reason.
NEOMU BANJJAKBANJJAK NUNI BUSHYO
( ‘NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOO’ )
NEOMU KKAMJJAK KKAMJJAK NOLLAN NANEUN
( ‘OH OH OH OH OHHHHHHHH’ )
and his friends take away some of that embarrassment. have him laughing so wide the beanie slips up and has him singing along like he’s not against it in the first place. and he’s good, he’s good towards the end of the song, he’s good even with people staring and recording. he’s laughing and ready for it to end so he can get some barbecue and enjoy his day off.
he’s good. it’s going good.
he’s nodding, stretching his arms out like they’d never been tense in the first place.
maybe he’s not working. maybe he really isn’t.
Yeah, it’s 4minute!
and bravesound.
he’s so into it that he’s singing. adding more space and effort into the moves.
“Oneul mwohae! Itta mwohae! Jumare mwohae! La la la la la------” shit.