Boy in a Mask (Ryujin x Male Reader)

1: Great News

 DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents may be a result of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual people, dead or alive, places, or accidents are purely accidental. This is not affiliated with any mentioned Entertainment companies, any mention KPOP group and any mention businesses/companies.

(JUNWOO'S POV)

Another day, another boring training session. I groaned upon hearing beeping cars and angry shouting as I awoke from my deep slumber. Dang traffic. I was still on the bus, on the way to the JYP Building. I grabbed my phone from my pocket to check the time. 7:04am. I was 4 minutes late to my training. I panicked as I jumped from my seat, grabbed my black backpack and ran towards the front of the bus. "Excuse me sir! I'll get off here. I really need to go!" I exclaimed as I saw the driver nod his head and press the button. I quickly thanked him and exited the bus. I ran towards the nearby sidewalk, looking right to left to check which direction the JYP Building was. I spotted the blue colored building as I quickly sprinted towards its direction. Before anything else, let me introduce myself. I'm Han Junwoo. I'm 19 years old and I have a BURNING passion for dancing.

After a tiring run, I arrived outside the blue JYP Building. I entered and saw a few staff and trainees talking. I walked towards the elevators and saw my friend, Lee Jaehun, waiting for the elevators as well. "Oh, annyeong Jaehunie!" I greeted him happily. "Oh hi Junwoo. Late?" He greeted me as I nodded in response. At the same moment, the elevator opened, revealing an empty space as we both entered. "Who's our trainer for today?" I asked as I pressed the 7th button. "Hm, I think it's supposed to be Ms. Kang So-hee if I'm correct." he replied as I groaned. Ms. Kang is amazing, I admit. But sometimes she gets a little clingy, a bit touchy and flirty towards me. I always dread the training session with her. "Damn." I complained as Jaehun chuckled.

Soon, we arrived at the floor we needed to go to. "So did you watch Ryujin-sunbae's Artist of the Month Performance?" Jaehun asked while I was rummaging through my bag, trying to find my water bottle. "Mhm. She was really pretty!" I happily cheered as I heard my friend giggle. "You know, we literally train at the same entertainment and same building as them yet you don't have the guts to ask for her phone number. We literally pass their training room everyday." Jaehun complained. I turned to him and said, "True, but they don't know us. They don't know our existence. She's an idol and I'm a trainee. I'm nobody and she's... somebody." It was the truth. Why would she need to know me? In the idol world, when you start out as a trainee you're only recognized as a normal human being trying to blend in. You're at the bottom of the "Entertainment Food Chain". But when you're an idol, you're at the top of it. You'll be known as a shining star. There is a big difference between idols and trainees. Yet they share one similar goal; Continuing the path of becoming a successful idol.

We arrived at the training room to be greeted by our other friends, Kenji, Henry, Sunwoo, and Zach. Surprisingly, the trainer isn't here. "Yah Jaehun-hyung! Junwoo-ssi! You're late again." Kenji nagged. "Yep. I know, I know. But where's the trainer?" I placed my bag down and sat down next to my friends as we started stretching. "We don't even know." Sunwoo replied. We started chatting and goofing as we continued to wait for the trainer. Surprisingly, the trainer we expected wasn't the one who arrived. PD-nim, JYP, or Park Jinyoung entered the room. We immediately stood up and bowed, greeting him. "Annyeonghaseyo, PD-nim!" We greeted him together.. "yeoreobun, annyeonghaseyo! I have some news for you guys so please, listen carefully." he said as I nervously gulped. I was thinking of bad things like I wasn't able to train again here, but to my surprise, it was the exact opposite.