of hiccups and aegyo .seungmi+naeun
saying seungmi is nervous is an understatement. her heart beats fast –too fast, as she tries to breathe calmly. eyes jumping from one stranger to the other, her eyes crinkles in a half-forced smile. it passed for genuine, but she knows it took her more than just a few seconds. dancing never was her forte and never will be, probably. so to dance in front of a big crowd, two times every hour for twelve hours straight sounded like suicide. mass suicide, since she’s not alone but rather surrounded by other kt girls.
biting her lips –which she does not do on a daily basis (never, in fact), she tries to calm her nerves. breathe in, and out. eyes flickering, she hardly notices the soft tap on her shoulder. “u-uh yeah?” another trainee, whose face she barely recalls, tells her to come over quick and hand over some water to passerbys before starting their routine. she gulps, a nervous blink spontaneously arises and she can feel a hiccup coming. hic! looking around, other girls were eyeing her, some holding back laughs and other scrutinizing her. “i’ll take one of these, th-hic! -you”.
gulping down a few quick mouthfuls, she wipes her mouth with the back of her hand and places the half full bottle on the ground. everyone was already stretching, leaving her to start on her own. puffing her cheeks on one side, she bends over to loosen up –face up and eyes spotting naeun by the bottles. jumping up, seungmi decides to stick to her friend for extra confidence. "yo, naeun! why do you look so pale? you're not skipping meals are you?" sure she was terrified of the eval, but she didn't let any drop of that fear smear her smile –or at least she tried to. lifting her leg up, she can feel a bone going back in place. "do you need water? or a hug?"