backstage visit
katseye 7th member au
when Isa and some of the girls visited BTS at the backstage of their concert in Las Vegas
WARNINGS: inspired by JK's tiktok vlog. italics are in korean.
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"This way, girls."
One of security guards said, leading them through one of the private hallways of Allegiant Stadium, where the BTS concert would be happening.
Sophia walked ahead with Megan while Isa kept her arm linked with Yoonchae’s. Each of them carried some of their merchandise as gifts for their seniors.
Over time, meeting BTS had become less nerve-racking, especially after Isa and RM started seeing each other. Still, at the end of the day, BTS were BTS. Their seniors. Yet Isa felt anxious. Not in a bad way, but more like butterflies settling restlessly in her stomach.
Being around Namjoon tended to do that to her.
The last time they had seen each other was back in Korea during the promotions for Pinky Up, around two weeks ago. They already knew they’d run into each other again at the AMAs eventually, but that was about it. Both of them had been busy enough that they barely texted properly lately, at least until Namjoon casually gave KATSEYE a shoutout during one of his Weverse lives with the members.
Naturally, Isa had to make fun of him for it, and ever since then, they’d slowly started texting again. Then, eventually, their manager showed up with the news that the girls had been given VIP tickets for the concert.
Isa hadn’t asked for them, neither did the girls, but she understood the message anyway. So, there she was.
They showed their wristbands, 'VIP - HYBE Artist' written across them, to the security guard standing outside the dressing room. The man glanced at the bands, then down at the list in his hands, back to the wristbands, back to the list.
For a second, Isa wondered if they’d somehow ended up at the wrong entrance. Megan shifted beside Sophia, already looking amused.
"Imagine if he says no." Megan joked, looking at Isa. "I'd have to call your man."
Isa let out a quiet laugh, arms still linked with Yoonchae's.
"He’s not my man, girl. Don’t say that out loud ever again." she muttered. "He might think we’re getting married or something."
The girls and their manager laughed, before being interrupted by the guard nodding and stepping aside.
"Thank you!" Sophia said politely as the girls walked in.
And immediately got hit by the familiar chaos of backstage. Staff moving quickly from one side to the other, clothing racks pushed against walls, makeup stations crowded with products, half-open cases of equipment scattered around.
Isa barely had time to properly take the room in before her eyes instinctively searched for him. He was in the other corner of the room, talking something with some staff, his back turned at the entrance.
"Hello, everyone!" the girls said, almost together.
"Oh, KATSEYE's in the house!" J-Hope greeted first, clapping dramatically as the girls walked in.
Jimin and V sat sprawled across a leather couch, both distracted by their phones before looking up and smiling at the girls. Nearby, Suga rested a guitar on his lap while Jin complained loudly about something nobody seemed to be listening to. Meanwhile, Jungkook had his phone raised, recording something immediately as they entered.
Sophia and Isa pointed at him at the exact same time.
"Are you staff?" Isa joked.
"Kinda!" Jungkook answered easily, still filming as everyone laughed.
Isa laughed quietly, finally letting go of Yoonchae’s arm as the girls spread out around the room, greeting everyone properly.
"Hi, girls!" RM greeted warmly, shaking each of their hands.
He took his time with Isa’s. Not enough to look suspicious, just enough for her to notice. And somehow, he ended up standing beside her afterward like it was the most natural thing in the world.
"This is such a fun surprise!" he added casually.
Isa looked up at him immediately, narrowing her eyes. How sarcastic could one man possibly be? Because there was absolutely no way those VIP tickets had appeared out of nowhere.
Isa still had no idea how much his members knew, or if they knew anything at all, so she wasn’t about to risk saying something stupid right there in the middle of BTS backstage. Still, Namjoon could be absolutely sure she’d get revenge for this later.
"We brought you some gifts." Sophia said, stepping forward with a smile as the girls gathered the bags they had carried in. "It’s from our new merch for the comeback. We picked our favorite pieces for each of you."
"We hope you like it!" Megan added, excitedly.
Immediately, the room shifted into a little mess. Jungkook abandoned filming to look inside the bags, Jimin gasped dramatically over one of the hoodies, and Taehyung held up a shirt with genuine interest.
"Oh, this is nice." Yoongi nodded approvingly from the couch.
Meanwhile, Jin had already put something against himself dramatically.
"Be honest. Does this make me look young?"
"No!" Namjoon answered immediately.
Jin looked betrayed. Yoonchae and Isa, the ones who understood that right away, burst out laughing with the boys.
Eventually, everyone settled into a loose circle around the room.
The girls talked excitedly about finally seeing the concert live while the members asked them about tour preparations, comeback schedules, and how they’d been handling everything lately after Pinky Up.
"Are you sleeping properly at least?" Yoongi asked at one point, looking mildly concerned.
Yoonchae translated it to Megan and Sophia, the girls collectively starting to laugh.
"That means no." Jimin concluded instantly.
"We sleep emotionally." Megan answered.
Then, naturally, the conversation shifted toward BTS' new album.
"Isa-yah," Jin suddenly called out. "what’s your favorite track?"
Isa pouted slightly, pretending to think hard about it.
"Hm…" she hummed. "I’ll have to say FYA. FYA and 2.0 are on my workout playlist. I listen to them literally every day."
"Oh, I forgot she’s a rapper." Jin joked, making them laugh once again. "Rap line’s daughter for real." he refereced the constant fan comments comparing Isa’s flow to BTS’s rap line.
The conversation eventually split into smaller groups around the room. Jimin and Sophia argued about which song had the best choreography, Megan and Jungkook were somehow already talking comfortably, while Yoonchae chatted with Jin, Yoongi, J-Hope and Taehyung about the things she missed from Korea.
Isa, quietly watching all of it unfold, just tried to act normal. She had just grabbed her phone when she felt someone lightly tug at the sleeve of her jacket. Isa looked up immediately and Namjoon tilted his head subtly toward the hallway outside the room.
A few seconds later, she quietly slipped outside anyway.
The hallway was much calmer than the dressing room. Distant concert noise echoed faintly through the stadium walls while staff members hurried past every now and then without paying them much attention.
Namjoon leaned casually against the wall beside one of the doors, arms crossed loosely. The space between the wall and the equipamento cases was small, barely enough room for the two of them.
The second Isa approached him, he spoke first.
"I loved the merch."
"That’s not a hello." she teased softly. "But thank you for the tickets. You really didn’t have to do that."
He laughed softly.
"You came, though."
Isa scoffed.
"I don't ever reject free concert tickets."
"You can have as many as you want. You just have to ask." he answered easily.
For a second, neither of them spoke, and annoyingly enough, the silence didn’t feel awkward anymore. Namjoon looked down at her for a moment before speaking again.
"You look pretty."
Isa instinctively glanced down at herself.
She was wearing a tiny Hello Kitty baby tee she’d borrowed from Megan, low-waisted flare jeans, pointed heels, and an oversized leather jacket thrown over everything. A baguette bag rested under her arm while her sunglasses sat pushed into her hair. Nothing too flashy, but casual enough in case someone took pictures.
Isa blinked once before smiling lightly, looking away almost immediately.
"Thank you." she said softly before finally looking back at him. "Came prepared to catch a certain someone’s attention."
Namjoon laughed, shoulders shaking slightly.
"That was smooth." he whistled. "Did you rehearse it?"
"Who said it was you?" she shot back immediately.
"Ouch!" he placed a hand over his chest dramatically. "That was harsh coming from someone who’s been ignoring me all week."
Isa looked genuinely offended.
"Oh, Kim Namjoon. Don't do this with me." she scoffed. "You're part of one of the most popular groups in the world right now, and somehow I'm the busy one?"
"You replied to my message twelve hours later, Isabelí Torres."
The way he pronounced her full name with his accent made her giggle despite herself.
"I was asleep!" she defended herself.
"At three in the afternoon?"
"That’s between me and God." she held him a finger.
Namjoon smiled again, dimples appearing instantly, and Isa hated how easy it had become to make him laugh lately. Then, without thinking much about it, he reached for her hand, their fingers laced together naturally.
"I missed you." he admitted quietly.
And somehow, that caught her off guard. Not because of what he said, but because of how simply he said it. Like it wasn’t a big deal, like it was just true. Isa stared at him for a second too long before recovering.
"You saw me, like, two weeks ago."
"And?"
She opened her mouth to answer, but footsteps suddenly echoed from the other side of the hallway. Isa stepped apart a little too quickly, Namjoon standing still.
A man, probably one of the managers, stopped the second he noticed them standing there. His eyes moved slowly between the two before a knowing smile spread across his face.
Isa immediately wanted to disappear.
The man looked at Namjoon, completely ignoring her now.
"We’re going up in ten."
"Thanks, hyung." Namjoon answered casually, almost dismissing him.
The manager walked away still smiling to himself. Another silence settled between them after that.Somewhere deeper in the stadium, the crowd roared loudly enough for the walls to vibrate slightly.
Ten minutes. Maybe less now.
Isa finally looked away first, adjusting the strap of her bag on her shoulder before forcing a lighter tone back into her voice.
"You should probably go be a global superstar now."
Namjoon huffed a quiet laugh.
"Yeah, unfortunately."
She nodded toward the dressing room behind them.
"The girls are probably wondering where I disappeared to."
"Hm."
But neither of them moved immediately. Isa hated that part lately too, how leaving him had started feeling strangely difficult. Namjoon looked at her for a second longer before taking a small step closer instead.
His hand came up naturally, warm against her cheek as he cupped her face gently, and before Isa could even properly react, he kissed her. Quick but intense enough to leave her momentarily stunned anyway.
Isa’s fingers instinctively curled slightly against the sleeve of his performance jacket before he pulled away first.
"I should go before somebody else starts smiling at us like they know something." he said, smiling slightly. "And, by the way, I’ll perform FYA extra dramatically for you today."
Isa tried not to smile too obviously.
"That sounds threatening." she laughed softly under her breath.
Then Namjoon tilted his head slightly, voice quieter this time.
"Meet you at the hotel after?"
Her fingers tightened slightly around the strap of her bag before she answered.
"We’ll see."
