Idol and The Hero

28: Christmas Concert

Third POV

It started as a normal winter day. Snow was falling and families were in their homes getting ready for the Christmas holiday to begin. In the BTS dorms, Christmas decorations were set up and a Christmas tree had taken up a place in the corner of the living room. A few presents were already under the tree, waiting for the rest that would be accumulated over the next few days. The house was quiet but there was an echo of music being played.

In the practice room, the group was practicing for their concert. it was set for the day after Christmas and since they knew a lot of international fans wouldn't be able to make it, they were going to hold their first hybrid concert. It was more work for the managers and technicians to find a way to stream the concert live and without any interference, but everyone knew it would be worth it.

The boys had been practicing nonstop over the past few days and were dead set on getting everything perfect before Christmas so they could go see their families for the holiday. They were planning on doing a few covers of classic Christmas songs as well as adapting some of their own songs into a Christmas version. A lot of the songs didn't have a dance choreography to them so there was a lot of vocal training and memorization that was getting a lot of focus. Overall, the boys were extremely excited about the concert because they have never done a themed concert before that didn't revolve around an album.

While the group had been busy they did make sure that they kept their personal and social life active. They stayed updated on Weverse and Instagram along with doing Christmas dances on TikTok. Izuku tried spending all of his free time with Katsuki, constantly apologizing for not spending a lot of time together. Katsuki always laughed his boyfriend's concern off and told him not to worry and that he didn't mind. Even going so far as to tell Izuku that his workload had picked up recently as well due to the holiday season, just to reassure the idol that free time was hard to come by.

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Izuku POV

The Christmas holiday had passed peacefully and with no trouble. My mom and I went through our little Christmas traditions and the Bakugos were even able to come over for dinner, so I got to see Kaachan! We exchanged gifts which was an experience unto itself. I got my mom a pretty necklace and bracelet set that she tried giving back with the excuse that I spent too much on her. I simply told her that I could spend all my money and she would still be worth more. She cried after that.

I got a stack of Ironman comics from auntie and uncle which I was so enticed with that I almost forgot to open the rest of my gifts. My mom got me more notebooks for my analysis and songwriting which I was so pleased with that I hugged her extremely tight. I got auntie and uncle tickets to go to Paris fashion week and market their outfits. I swear that had to be the first time uncle cried and auntie was shocked into silence. They both demanded to pay me back and asked how I was able to do it. I simply told them a while back the group was doing a modeling photoshoot for one of the people organizing fashion week and that Taehyung and I had become favorites of the photography.

I got Kaachan a whole bunch of cooking supplies, from pans to gadgets and utensils. I was pleased to see how overjoyed he was at them and promised to make some of the best food I had ever eaten. when we got back to the apartment. When it came to Kaachans gift for me I was definitely not expecting what he brought out. He had to go to another room to get it and when he came back with a white box wrapped with orange and green ribbon I was a little confused. He placed the box in front of me and when it wiggled on its own I looked up at the hero in shock.

I quickly scooted towards the box and untied the ribbons. I took the lid off and right as the lid was moved a little brown Doberman jumped out and into my lap. I was so shocked that I hadn't realized it started licking my face. I was brought out of my shock and gasped before laughing at the puppy and looking at Kaachan with stars in my eyes. "Kaachan! What is this!" He laughed, "Well I know you've been wanting a dog so I talked with the landlord and made sure dogs were allowed. Then I went to the pound and found this little guy. It turns out that one of their Dobermans had just had a litter and they were trying to get rid of the little guys. He doesn't have a name yet so you get to do all the work."

Tears came to my eyes and I looked down at the playful puppy. "How about Bam, since he popped out of the box like a firecracker." Katsuki came and sat next to me and kissed my cheek, "I love it." We all started to play with Bam and when the puppy had tired himself out and laid down to take a nap, we went to start dinner. It was definitely a merry Christmas.

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The night of the concert had come and everyone was really excited. There wasn't a lot of stress because there was nothing to prove with this concert. It was all simply to make the holiday even better and to provide joy to ARMY after the crazy year it had been. So much drama in so little time. We were dressed in their outfits and were reviewing the final lineup of songs that were to be put on. There were a few solo songs but for the songs that were covers, the rest of the members would be out dancing and interacting with fans while the singers did their songs. The main event was the last performance where there was a storybook set up and I would walk through each setup with a little girl.

Said little girl was a little nervous but I took care of it and played with her and relaxed her nerves. We would play while the staff set up sets and helped the other members change outfits. We definitely bonded.

Each of the songs was easy to get through and everyone had fun. I was amazed at how pretty everything looked. It would be a memory that would forever stick in the heads of everyone watching. The peaceful serenity enclosed everyone and protected them from all the negativity of the world. Everyone could forget their worries and simply be here, relaxed and encased in the Christmas spirit.

Katsuki POV

Tonight was the night. I was finally going to do it. I have been dreaming about this moment for the last 4 years. I was terrified but I guess it was well deserving. So far the night had been perfect and I want it to get even better. I had to wait through the concert since I was going to do it after the ending thanks that were usually given by the members. However, I didn't mind because I loved watching Izuku have fun and sing. This was his home, and everyone out there was his family. I made his family bigger by bringing Bam in but I wanted to be his family in a better sense than simply title. I wanted him to be mine and I his.

There was a plan tonight and as I heard the last of the 'SIlent Night' play I knew I was minutes from changing the course of our lives.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKir4FG8eNM

(This is the playlist for the concert ^ There is no order to the songs played but these are all the songs that were performed.)

(This is the ending performance and the ending discussion with begin after this)