wine drunk | Heeseung x Jay

seven // sept

• you and me // toi et moi •
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"i still cannot believe that i didn't realize it was you."

Jay and Sunoo are walking through the airport to a lounge.

since Jay had been in the bathroom before the singer had come in, he hadn't been prepared for a throng of people waiting outside.

turns out the people were Sunoo's tour-management team. the singer was currently on a world tour and they were flying to Australia to finish the last bit of it. they had been touring since November.

when Sunoo had pulled off his mask and introduced himself, Jay had completely zoned out, too in shock to even respond. the singer had laughed at him and asked if he wanted to stay with him till he had to leave for Vancouver. Jay had explained his situation, and the two agreed to remain together until Jay's 7 a.m. flight.

for now, they still had almost an entire day ahead of them to spend time together. Jay had been planning on just doing nothing and being sad. Sunoo dismissed this plan and said that he was gonna make today the best day of year 23.

now, as they passed people on the way to the lounge, Jay felt anticipation build up in his stomach at the thought of spending the day with the pop star. it was a good kind of anticipation – the one that leaves you breathless with butterflies in your stomach.

a few people recognized Sunoo as they walked, and the boy just smiled and waved at them amiably as his team ushered him and Jay forward.

once they reached the lounge, the entire team situated their luggage and handed out new plane tickets for the rescheduled flight to Australia. the flight was after Jay's so he wouldn't be seeing the pop star off, but that meant Sunoo would send him off instead.

okay, but seriously. what are we gonna do for a whole day?

"...Sunchul pretty please. c'mon, not that many people will recognize me anyway. there were only three when we were coming. pleeeeeeease?"

the man named Sungchul responds quietly and Sunoo beams before bounding over to Jay.

"Sungchul is my manager. he says that we can walk around since not that many people will recognize me, as long as i bring a bodyguard with me."

Jay makes a 'seriously' face. "Sunoo, you're a famous singer. you really think you won't be recognized?"

Sunoo shakes his head, mood not discouraged by Jay's dry tone. "most of my fans are in Asia, Australia, and North and South America. my primary European audience is in the UK and Spain. France is one of my less popular countries which doesn't bother me. you can't be loved by everyone."

Jay feels like Jake, totally transparent and easy to read. But Jake never had anything to hide; he always made the right decisions and never fucked up.

Jay, on the other hand, is quite the opposite. for that reason he has tried to make himself as closed off as possible. he is friendly but not open. happy to chat but not easy to read. he is all these things yet...

how is it that Kim Sunoo has already managed to see right through me in the 15 minutes i've known him for.

Heeseung did it too. in a different way, but he did. what the hell is going on? am i really this readable?

how can Sunoo be so comfortable with people not loving him. he's an artist. isn't being loved something that's really important in that type of profession? i mean, fans fuel half of the job– it's a hard path to take because of that. talent only can get you halfway.