ZB1 Reaction - You Say Their Name
Genre: Reaction, fluff, a pinch or two of crack
Background: You have been around him for some time but never really used his name to speak to him until now.
Warning: Yujin + Jiwoong’s are a little longer sorry I took a break while writing this 😭
A/N: Happy ZB1 debut day!!! At this point I haven’t seen the comeback yet. This reaction is a call back to Say My Name era on Boys Planet in a unique way! 🫶
Zhang Hao
He saw you as the more distant person among his acquaintances and didn’t bother you as much because of it. He respects your space and if you’re not comfortable enough to talk to him, he’d rather not push you.
One day you found a really funny meme and decide to show him. “Zhang Hao, look at this!”
“Hm?” He’ll ask with raised eyebrows, his heart moved by your attention to him after all this time.
You hold your phone out to him, meeting him by his side to watch his reaction. You get the cutest giggle out of him.
“Oh, then I have something to show you too.” He adds before searching for a funny post he recently liked that he thought catered to your humor.
You two bond over your sense of humor and exchange phone numbers before his schedule whisks him away.
Sung Hanbin
You took one of his classes when you were on the lookout for a new hobby. You had such a good time even though tutting isn’t easy.
Swamped with work again, it takes you awhile to sign up for another one of his classes. In the midst of your busy schedule, you think you see him in a store you frequently go to.
“Sung Hanbin?” You ask carefully hoping you’re right and didn’t make a fool out of yourself.
He turns his attention away from a display and smiles politely. “Yes?”
That’s when it clicks. He probably has no idea who you are. A lot of students attended the tutting class.
“Ah, I’m Y/N. I took your tutting class at your studio. I guess I wanted to come say hi and thank you for leading such an engaging class. Dancing is my new hobby.” You ramble on but manage to say everything you meant to say.
He smiles and nods through your immense gratitude for him, his eyebrows furrowing at particular parts that he thinks praise him too highly. Our humble king. “Ah, you’re lovely. I remember watching you try to perfect every hand movement in the mirror. I’m glad I could provide you with a new hobby! Will I be seeing you in class again?”
“Of course!”
Seok Matthew
Matthew was the saint that was always there when you were having a hard time. He held the elevator for you who was sprinting to make it inside, offered you a ride home when it was pouring outside, listened to your advice and opinions on things when others weren’t, and called you his friend when you least expected that title.
The difference this time was that you were going to take him by surprise for a change. That’s what his kind gestures have led up to. While you were used to saying “thank you”, you never really addressed him by his name. It was nameless appreciation.
But when he takes some of the items you were clearly having a hard time juggling to hold in your arms…
“Thank you, Matthew.” Is what you say.
As if his dream came true, his face brightens up and he gifts you with one of his shy smiles.
“Haha no problem Y/N.” He responds lightly trying to keep calm though he’s screaming on the inside.
Ricky
An extremely handsome guy enters your cafe during work hours and he takes you ABACK with his aura. You’re suddenly so glad someone traded shifts with you. Your somehow unphased co-worker takes this man’s order before handing it off to you to make.
You feel his gaze on you for a moment—until it drops to his phone to check something on it. With his head down, you can hardly take your eyes off him as you prepare his order. Unfortunately you may never see him again, which is why you call his name with the utmost enthusiasm.
“Ricky?!”
He peers up at you and greets you with a cute smile before grabbing his order. “Thank you~”
Your eyes remain locked on each other a couple seconds too long for just a meaningless encounter.
“Y/N.” You point to your name tag assuming he wanted to know your name.
He hums and nods. “Y/N, thank you. Have a good day.”
Little did you know he would become a regular just for you <3
Park Gunwook
You had been window shopping today and came across a busking event as you walked around the city. Music along with someone’s talented rapping voice echoes down the street.
You approach the crowd to get a closer look. That’s when you catch a glimpse of a guy you frequently sat next to in school one year. You talked sometimes, but you weren’t really on a first name basis.
You decide to cheer along with the crowd, remembering his name as it used to appear on his school uniform. “Park Gunwook!”
The sudden unique cheer throws him off and he looks over in your general direction. You can tell he’s flustered in the face when he spots you but he keeps going until the end of his verse.
Once his performances are over, he rushes to come see you before you decide to leave. “Y/N!!”
You smile at each other and applaud him again for his charismatic performance. “By the way, did I scream a little too loud?”
He shakes his head all giggly, flashing you his big smile. “I remembered your voice, plus I don’t go by Park Gunwook when I rap.”
“Then what do you go by?”
“TopGunz.”
You can tell he’s not joking.
Kim Taerae
You went to a gathering that people you knew were going to be at. You really were not enthusiastic about going, but you were curious and felt guilty since you had a track record of skipping events like this.
To your surprise, you have a good time up until the host initiates a game of truth or dare.
Sitting in a circle that looks more like an oval, you’re eventually the next person to ask.
“Y/N, truth or dare?”
You scan the room but it’s no use. No one gives away what they’re thinking through their facial expressions. This was a 50/50 question.
“Um…dare.” You choose.
“I dare you to hold hands with someone for the rest of the night. Who will it be?” The host instigates with the help of an online list of dares.
“Kim Taerae.” You say in almost the same second that the question into the air to be ‘oooh’ed at.
The called-out young man perks up not expecting you to call his name one bit. “Me?” He can’t stop smiling as he gets up to be beside you.
When your fingers lace together, you notice his hand is warm, some callouses adding to the nature of his hand.
“You’re allowed to switch hands, but you can never let go of each other.”
You two would never let each other go. A lifelong dare meant to stand the test of time.
Kim Gyuvin
You were sitting on the bench at a bus stop when a familiar acquaintance sat on the other end of it. You end up locking eyes and you laugh in unison.
“Hello.”
“Hello~”
Minutes go by and without delay, the bus arrives. You two get up to board it and end up sitting in rows across from each other.
The ride is quiet besides the couples of people to the front of you and behind you having their own conversations.
The bus stops at some photoshoot place and the tall male gets up to leave the bus, accidentally leaving his jacket behind on the seat beside where he was.
“Gyuvin!”
He turns around in shock at the sound of your voice.
“You forgot your jacket.” You get up, scooping up his leather jacket and handing it over to him.
He gives you a sheepish grin and bows politely. “Thank you, Y/N. I’ll um see you again sometime?”
Kim Jiwoong
As a staff on the set of a drama, not only do you get to service the actors, but you also get to peek in at the production occasionally.
The scene being filmed today requires several touch-ups to the actors’ makeup, so you have a closer look at the acting on set.
You make sure to run up to Jiwoong, your assigned actor, to reapply makeup as requested by the director between takes.
He is nice and friendly to everyone apart of the project while his character unironically contrasts so much in front of the camera. His character is cold, confident, and assertive.
Still not completely out of the emotions of the character, he has a somewhat tense look on his face.
“Relax your face for me, Jiwoong. You’re doing great.” You sneak in a compliment being thoroughly amazed by his dedication to the drama.
He gifts you with a small smile before relaxing. “Thank you Y/N, I have to work hard because you work hard too.” He responds in a similar tone as his on-camera character, which makes you hot and flustered inside.
“Still in-character?”
“A little~” He whispers cooly and it takes everything in you not to bolt out of the set area.
“Wow, you’re crazy Mr. Jiwoong...” You tease as you finish up his makeup and take a step back.
He winks at you before taking his place and resuming filming again.
Han Yujin
There is an internet cafe that you frequent since it’s merely a 5-10 minute walk from your house. You’re embarrassed to admit it but almost everyday, you come over to the pc room to play an online game that’s had you hooked.
The game is popular enough that you can easily play with others local to you. While you may have thought that was cool at surface level, you never really gave it a second thought.
You grow fond of a few players and “friend” them on your gaming account. You all start coordinating times to play as a result.
One day, you sit down to meet your online friends in-game using a mic and headset as usual. When you are successful at a specific mission that had you and your friends stumped, you can hear loud cheering from next to you.
There is a small delay between what you hear in your headphones and what you’re hearing beside you. You could’ve sworn you heard your gamer tag being uttered from both, saying the same thing.
“Ohhh! Amazing! Wow, you totally carried us, (your gamer tag)!” Seems to echo in-game and in real life.
The outburst, or outbursts, take you off guard and you push your left headphone off your ear wondering if you were just hearing things.
“Guys guys, let’s go heal up! I took a lot of damage.” The guy beside you says grinning ear to ear, eyes glued to a screen running the same game as yours.
“Wait…Yujin?!?!” You say overwhelmed with shock and kind of excitement. You poke his shoulder repeatedly and of course you scare the life out of him—he’s screaming bloody murder over voice chat.
He soon recovers and it’s clear that you’re the only one who has put two and two together given his bewildered expression.
“I’m (your gamer tag)!” You clear up quickly before he thinks a crazy person suddenly spawned in real life.
His eyes go wide as he recognizes who you are from your computer screen. He then leans far back in his chair letting out a heavy sigh. “Wahhh! It’s really you?!”
You laugh along with the rest of your friends—who are absolutely dying of laughter listening in online—and nod at Yujin.
“Sorry for startling you, you startled me! Don’t worry, I’ll buy you a meal.” You say to Yujin while the others “ooooh” over voice chat.
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