before you love me | jjk

chapter fifteen

━━━༻ ˚✩‧₊ march 2020₊‧✩˚༺━━━

"Play it again please"

Narae was focused and in her writing zone, asking the producers to play the track again so she could run through her lyrics once more. She was in one of the main studios with Namjoon, Suga and J-Hope, working on their first song as a unit.

This song was one where Narae would be rapping as opposed to singing, and being on the track with the three rappers of the group made her keen to show them what she was capable of. But honestly, Narae wasn't too nervous.

She had always had little difficulty in writing lyrics, and though she was only a lead rapper whilst she was in ECLIPSE, she was also good at freestyling. Her and Asa often had sessions in the studio where they would just play beats and go back and forth, spitting whatever came to mind. Most of their tracks remained unreleased, but it still offered Narae a chance to refine her skills and improve as the years went on. She still didn't often rap officially, but when she did it was a certified hit.

"Am I allowed to swear?" Narae enquired, looking at the producers who responded affirmatively. That made things easier for Narae. She preferred to rap in English and she always felt like adding a couple of curse words really added a certain flavour to the lyrics. The vibe for this track was more cocky, so swear words were a must to deliver her point. She didn't know how far she could go, but she figured she'd just show them her original verse, and they could always tweak it later if there were problems.

"Okay, I'm ready." She breathed out whilst heading into the booth to record her part. She was the first out of the four of them to have her verse done, the others still in the process of writing and re-arranging. At her words, Hobi, Namjoon and Suga all paused their writing to hear what she had come up with.

Narae adjusted the headphones before leaning close to the microphone and waiting for her cue to start. The chorus that the boys had recorded previously played in her ears as she prepared herself.

She dove in before the last line of the chorus was finished, the confidence clear in her tone as she effortlessly rapped along to the music. (a/n: pls don't come for me i tried 💀)

[insert verse of choice here lmao pls i'm done 😭😭😭]

Narae smiled as she finished her verse, resisting the strong urge to stick her tongue out after she said the last line. She moved the right side of her headphones behind her ear before tilting her head to the side and speaking into the microphone again to ask how she did.

At the silence she grew uneasy, worried that it wasn't received well.

Namjoon moved closer to the deck, letting out a low whistle, clapping as he spoke, "Wow Narae-yah, I didn't know you had it in you."

Narae felt her nerves settle, "You liked it?"

"I loved it." Namjoon was thoroughly impressed. When he was working with her on their song together, it was more of a collaborative effort, so he was unaware that her skills in rapping extended so far.

He had initially thought that they would have to assist in writing her lyrics, but was pleased to find that that wasn't the case. He already held respect for her as an artist, but observing her in his domain made his respect increase even more.

"I kind of want to re-write my part now!" Namjoon said to her, only half-joking and making her laugh slightly.

Hobi and Yoongi had also laughed at that. Not being as fluent in English as Namjoon meant that Yoongi hadn't caught all of what Narae had said, but from what he understood, he liked. He also liked the fact that she mentioned all of them in her verse, and planned to re-listen to to it afterwards to catch anything he missed. Hobi was even less fluent in English, so his admiration came from her tone and how she rode the beat, something that he was also conscious of when he rapped.