a random starter for @neubin
𝓣O CHANGMIN, IT FELT LIKE IT HAD BEEN YEARS since he’d worked out with someone that wasn’t within his own record label. Over the past twenty years or so, with the discovery of his love for working out, he’d grown closer with certain labelmates — and he absolutely adored every single moment he ever spent with them. There was a routine down, some of his friends had even opened a gym which was so wildly and insanely impressive to him. He went almost every single day after all. But sometimes … sometimes a switch up in the routine was a good thing.
Over his expansive career, Changmin had made so many memorable connections. Some of them were expected : idols of the same generation in a similar age bracket. Some, however, were a lot more recent. The most notable one seemed to be none other than Tomorrow x Together’s Choi Soobin, a singer of the same height but with a thirteen year age gap between them. He was kind and generous, hilarious with a sharp tongue and a music taste that could rival his own. In a lot of ways, they seemed to be cut from the same cloth.
It hadn’t taken long for the two of them to bond and become fast friends. After they exchanged phone numbers there was a ridiculous flurry of text messages exchanged between the both of them, sharing everything from playlists and anime opinions and even some heart to heart conversations. The bond was strong and immediate. Not much time passed before Changmin was doing what he always did : attempting to recruit people to join him on his morning run, one of his favorite hobbies in the entire world.
Used to getting shot down by his friends, Changmin had been incredibly surprised when Soobin had agreed to go running with him — it soon morphed into excitement though as they set a date. It had been quite the battle trying to match their schedules, with the younger just beginning promotions for their groups comeback and Changmin himself prepping for his tour in September, but they had carved out two days for themselves. He’d told the twenty year old to pack an overnight bag as well as he had planned to make dinner for the both of them, everything already in the fridge from when he had bought it the day before.
For now, all he had to do was wait. He was currently seated on the steps outside of his building Apujeong-dong, elbows resting against his knees as he absently scrolled through some work emails, answering a couple of them but actively ignoring a good number of others. He looks up when a car pulls up in front of his building and he’s quick to clock the van — it looks like every other management vehicle that a company uses, but with enough friends in Hybe it’s easy for him to recognize the shape as well.
There’s a broad smile on his face as he bows a bit in greeting towards the driver’s side door ( even though it’s on the opposite side of him ) before straightening out with a smile. “ Soobin! ” Changmin’s tone is chipper and excited, body posture immediately relaxing when the door opens to reveal his friend. While shoving his phone into the side pocket of his shorts he reaches out without thinking to grab the overnight bag he had told the male to bring, slinging it over his shoulder.
“ How about we get settled upstairs, I’ll give you a small tour, then we can head out — I promised you breakfast after our run I believe as well. ”