it wasn’t completely accidental. well, it was, but him staying was no accident.
night had long since fallen over busan. he’d just happened to pass by a building on his way home emitting loud music, something electronic and upbeat and honestly a little bit unsettling. the building wasn’t run down per se, but it wasn’t exactly a place he’d find himself in too often. or at all, rather, but for some reason, he stood in front of the door, unmoving. the music wasn’t that bad, now that he really listened to it. it definitely wasn’t the type of music he was accustomed to, but he wasn’t one to judge that quickly.
curiosity got the best of him, and without thinking twice, he pushed open the door to the building. the music’s volume increased tenfold when he stepped inside, so much so that he had to take a second to recollect himself from it. he didn’t know what he was expecting, but the sight of a rather large mosh pit and a band clad in bright colors was definitely not it. a hand reached up to adjust his glasses slightly, as if would help him to see the performance better. he was really in awe that there was this kind of lifestyle, that there was this kind of thing happening in the real world. this was usually a trope you’d find in the movies.
how long had he been standing there watching them? it was only ten minutes, right? he must’ve caught them just as they were ending, because now he was watching them give their parting words before walking off stage. people began filtering out the door behind him, and he found himself with his back against the wall as the crowd pushed and shoved to get through.
soon enough he was the last one in the room, too much of a weakling to try to fight through the crowd like everyone else was doing before. with a sigh, he exits the building and grabs onto the straps of his bookbag before readying himself to begin the walk home once again. he had to admit he was thankful that he stopped to listen, he really enjoyed broadening his horizons. he even made a mental note to look up the band when he got home-- bisou, he was able to get from the band’s parting words and from the various posters plastered all over the venue.
byunghun only managed to take one step before he heard the door open behind him. turning around, he immediately recognized the face as the lead singer of the group he’d just watched-- well. can’t pass up this opportunity. he’s gotta at least say something, right?
“excuse me, miss?” he says, hoping to catch her attention before she walked by. thankfully, she stopped and looked at him. he realized now she’d probably be a little off put-- he didn’t look like one of the people who would’ve attended one of her gigs. he looked a little too pretentious for that. “you’re the lead singer for that group, um... bisou, right? wah, you guys are really so cool! that electronic type of music isn’t really my style, but you managed to convert a new fan! you guys really look like you came straight from a movie!” somehow he’d gotten a little too excited thinking about it, but he was being genuine.