the first of many // @servphics
IF SOOJIN WAS BEING honest, before she had become an idol herself , she had always thought that the extreme ways in which fans reacted to dating confirmations was some weird sort of inside joke . there was no way people would be that self entitled that they believed their dearest celebrities should stay single forever, right ? she’d been naive to the lengths fans would go to sabotage their ‘faves’ relationship up until the moment shiloh and ryuusuke had gone public , cyno’s more dedicated fans going out of their way to create whole accounts just to attack the kindest woman soojin had ever known , and while shiloh and ryuusuke had remained happy and strong despite the onslaught after the announcement ; soojin knew that that wasn’t always the case for everyone else .
AND PERHAPS THAT HAD been why she’d been so anxious about going public about her relationship with minho ( if one could even call it that, they’d never actually discussed getting together . it had just sort of happened ) , but after a lengthy conversation with shiloh who had reassured her that , even if they were greeted with resistance , it would go away eventually , and a meeting with both risa and minho — who was also preparing for his comeback , talk about horrendous timing — regarding the dispatch article that had recently dropped , they had given the company the go ahead to confirm their relationship . but let it be known , if soojin ever caught the journalist who had gotten the drop on them , she would probably be given jail time for crimes against humanity .
EXTREME REACTIONS OR NOT , the grounding weight of the bouquet in her hands reminded her of her current mission — feet following the familiar hallways of the music bank building , eyes searching for the door of waiting room #19 . two doors down from waiting room #17 — the room stella had used the most over the past near nine years — and a whole row of doors down from the wall full of signatures , she would reach out with her spare hand to push down on the handle and open the door with the aid of her shoulder . bowing her head in both greeting and apology to the stylist who had jumped at the door opening , the onyx haired vocalist would raise her hand to adjust her mask as her eyes landed on the figure of her now very public partner ; his eyes still slightly red as he sat on the couch , admiring the well earned trophy in his hand .
“ MINHO SSI ? YOU HAVE A DELIVERY . ” thankfully , the role of a delivery person from busan came relatively easily to soojin — she’d had many the odd jobs before the kind man at the hospital had reminded her of her dreams of the stage . for a brief moment , he fully seemed to believe in the act , a professional mask slipping over his face but the curiosity evident in those doe eyes that she adored so much , but the moment his fingers touched hers — slightly calloused skin from all his hard work meeting the many tiny scars on her fingers — to take the flowers , the second their eyes met , she knew it was over . after all , there were very few other people who knew her as well as he did . pulling down her mask to reveal the lower half of her face , an infectious smile grew on her lips — travelling up to her dark eyes as she crouched in front of the male , “ congratulations on your first win , ” she begins gently , hands reaching out to briefly cradle his face . “ the first of many , i’m certain . . . you’ve worked hard , my love . i can’t think of anyone more deserving of this win than you . ”