— & CONTINUED !! @resuescitate
he’d say that out of the many words to describe himself, tolerant was not very high up on the list. although brushing it off was another trait that helped, he still had his moments where he couldn’t help but be frustrated.
the backstage was a mess. last minute performance rearrangements ended up complicating the entire show and all the members of exo were frantically running around trying to get to their place in time (and in one piece). heck- for one song, he was wearing the wrong outfit and nearly tripped trying to transition to the next. after a heated discussion with the staff, a brief intermission was made in the middle of the concert to finally put an end to this chaos
while the rest of the members were resting up in their dressing room, he pushed through the hustle of staff to the back outside. well- not outside but close enough to the backstage door for him to get a breather. leaning against the wall, he closed his eyes only briefly before feeling a nudge at his...lower leg? suddenly surprised, he peered down to be greeted by the small furry creature, immediately scooping it up because god- he could not resist dogs.
after getting a few shady looks from his makeup noonas he realized a giant bold sign at the front of the entrance,
NO FOOD, DRINK OR ANIMALS ALLOWED BACKSTAGE.
“shit.” immediately after reading the sign he stepped outside, tucking the small pup in his jacket to conceal it before greeting a young lady. opening his mouth to ask if this was hers his manager poked his head out, giving him a scowling look. “what’s going on here, baek?”
there was an awkward silence between the three, both eyes on him waiting for an answer before the male turned to face the girl, giving her the meanest and serious look he could conjure-
“n-no! i said no pets! why did you bring the dog?!"
seeing the girl’s face fall with sudden fear he quickly shot a glance at his manager. “I got this. give me five seconds to deal with her.” with an exasperated sigh he did leave and before baekhyun could even apologize, the dog was snatched and he was even more surprised by the sudden roll of apologies from the other. but halfway through her apology the music cued for the beginning of the second half of their concert completely cut off what she was saying and he held a hand up to his ear, indicating that he couldn’t hear her.
after hearing her yell the rest he blinked with wide eyes. “o-oh? wait! i just- how did your dog get here? I just want to know?”