Shutters For You (Liskook)

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lisa is, to say the least, absolutely terrified but trying not to show it. it was an award show after more than two years, yg hadn't allowed them to attend one for over two years now, they hadn't had a comeback for about a year now though they were always in works of one. seeing how people still stuck with them and come at the award show today to see them perform finally made her feel overwhelmed. she presses the tremors of her hands into the hem of her skirt, listens to jisoo introduce them as her gaze moves around the small crowd gathered near them. she can see phones up and hear their rapid shutter clicks, and she tries her best to give what she thinks is her practiced, idol-like smile, but it still feels small and shaky on her lips.

a particular flash catches her attention then, and lisa blinks, eyes automatically drawn toward the source. 

a figure stands slightly apart from the rest of the crowd, face concealed beneath a black bucket cap. and this is what startles lisa the most: they are the only person here clicking her pictures that isn’t from her management team with an actual, professional camera.

and it’s pointing right at her.

a warm hand lands on the small of her back, and lisa quickly tears her gaze away to face the rest of the crowd. “hello, i’m blackpink's maknae and main dancer, lisa,” she says into her microphone, the same introduction she’s been saying time after time, but somehow never enough. her face naturally flushes under the collective eyes turned toward her, and lisa hastily bends forward in a bow. “thank you for coming to watch us perform. we hope you’ll enjoy.”

there’s scattered applause as lisa moves into position, scanning briefly over the rest of her members to check that she’s in the right place. one by one she locks eyes with jisoo, then jennie, and then chaeyoung, gathering confidence and assurance in the determined gazes of her members. 

from the side, their manager gives them a thumbs up before the first few beats of “ddu ddu” begin to blare out from the speakers. lisa loosens her stance, looks toward the crowd, and her performance smile slips on like a second skin.

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0327fairy - LISA AT GAYO DAEJUN 🤎 / the styling was very pretty today <3 she looked very beautiful

Comments :

'omg you attended today !! i was waiting for you to post it !!'
'she looks so pretty'
'the styling was so good today 😭😭'
'her ponytail hello?? we need more lisa in ponytail'
'pls always stay with lisa,, you are the only korean fansite of hers that is active :('
'i almost thought you didn't attend 😩'
- there's now way i'd miss being on such an important show - 0327fairy
'lisa looked extra pretty today'
'thankyou for such pretty pictures !!
'lisa baby :(('

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three songs and a brief closing to wrap up and thank everyone once again for watching later, lisa is sweating beneath her makeup and taking measured sips of water from a bottle chaeyoung pushes into her hands. they’re all exhausted, of course, but it’s with a feeling of exhilaration and completion, like they’re one step closer to something that’s just over the horizon.

she blames it on the satisfaction of a job well done for why she lets jennie tug her into her arms with little resistance, feeling her lean her weight against her back with a happy sigh of relief. 

“that went well,” jennie slurs, too warm and breathy into her ear. lisa half-heartedly swats her away with a little smile. “lisayah, treat us to dinner tonight?”

“yah, you’re not even trying to hide what you’re doing,” lisa grouses in disbelief, lightly smacking jennie's arm.

“is it working?”

“no.”

“chaeyoungah,” jennie calls cheerily, pushing away from lisa to wrap herself around her other member, and lisa barks out a laugh at the startled, confused expression on chaeyoung's face.