Together | NCT Doyoung AU

Chapter 7

Awkward silence filled the room between the two, neither knowing what to say first. To their rescue, a loud scream echoed from the room across the hall. Doyoung recognized the voice as Haechan's, who was bickering over what song to sing first. He rolled his eyes and looked up into Eunjung's eyes with a shrug. 

"At least we aren't in the other room. Those kids are deafening when just talking to each other, God knows how loud it will get once they start singing."

 The tension in the room relaxed as Eunjung laughed and sat next to him on the couch. "So, do you want to go first, Eunjung? Or should I?" 

Eunjung looked over at him, mischief glimmering in her eyes. "Why would we be here if wasn't to hear you sing? You go first!" 

The boy leaned his head against the back of the couch, a sigh escaping his lips. He secretly enjoyed how excited she was to hear him sing, as singing was one of his favorite hobbies and a way to pour out all his inner feelings in the form of a melody. 

"Fine, but you're going to go next. Don't even think about running away!" Eunjung shook her head in reassurance and folded her arms in satisfaction. 

I wouldn't run away, how could I when you are making me shy, curious, and bold all at the same time. Drawing me in like a magnet in this moment. 

Doyoung flipped through the song selections on the screen for a few minutes, finally settling on Breathin by Ariana Grande. Eunjung's eyes lit up and she clapped in excitement. 

"I love this song! It holds so much meaning to me!" Doyoung glanced back at the girl, taking in the hidden sadness in her eyes. 

Oh, Eunjung you have no idea the countless times I have listened to this song in my worst days. I want to take the sadness away in your heart with this song, let you feel how I feel with this song.

"I understand what you mean, it's also one of my favorite comfort songs. Alright, here we go, prepare your ears for heaven momentarily", he smirked. Doyoung stood up and wrapped his fingers around the mic, beginning the song with the first verse.

Some days, things just take way too much of my energy

I look up and the whole room's spinning

You take my cares away

I can so over-complicate, people tell me to medicate

Eunjung was immediately entranced by his voice just from the first sound that escaped his lips. His voice, indeed, made her feel like she was in heaven, it was soft and melodic and wrapped around her like a comforting hug. 

She gazed in awe at the boy that this marvelous voice was coming from while he continued the song. Damn, when Taeyong said he was a good singer, I wasn't expecting him to be THIS good.

Doyoung looked over to Eunjung in the middle of the song, his eyes sparkling with happiness as she watched him pour out his heart through a song.

Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'

And oh, I gotta keep, I keep on breathin'

Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'

And oh, I gotta keep, I keep on breathin', mmm, yeah

The lyrics brought them both back to the times they would listen to this song. Eunjung remembered all the times she would sit at the spot by the pond when she had bad days and felt suffocated by the tremendous amount of work she had, her parents, and everything stressful that built her up to this point. She would then turn on this song and sang it with all her heart, making it easier to breathe and let go of her stress. 

Doyoung, meanwhile, would sing this song by himself in his apartment, staring down at the city while he let go of the stress of his aunt, caring for his grandma, work, and college. He would melt his emotions into the song, just as he was doing now. 

The song ended and Doyoung sat down, wrapping Eunjung's fingers around the mic and placing his hands around hers. 

"... Was I too good? You're staring at me like you found gold.."

Eunjung blushed and looked away, snapping out her trance. 

"D-Don't get too ahead of yourself! But I must admit, it was very worth hearing you sing because wow, that was the best singing I've ever heard.. How am I supposed to go after you?!?" 

Doyoung smiled. "Thanks, but you're singing now, that was the deal. Here, pick a song." Eunjung sighed and grabbed the remote, settling on the song Next Level by Aespa. 

The song started off with an upbeat sound, and Eunjung started jumping up and down while singing the lyrics with swag in her voice. Doyoung's eyes followed her happy expression, causing him to smile as well, laughing when she started rapping while dancing the choreography. 

She's so cute when she's lost in the music... 

The song neared the high notes and Eunjung ran over to Doyoung, grabbing his hands to pull him up to his feet. "There's no way I can hit those notes without sounding like a dying pterodactyl, help a girl out please!" 

Doyoung laughed and took the mic from her, belting out the notes effortlessly while the girl clapped in satisfaction. They finished the song together and huddled over the screen in suspense, waiting for the score to pop up. 

Processing... Congratulations! You scored a 100, perfect score! 

"Oh my god, we got a perfect score!! No way!" Eunjung yelled, turning to Doyoung with wide eyes and without fully thinking, pulled him in for a hug. 

Doyoung froze in shock at the sudden contact before hesitatingly wrapping his hands around her waist. The music faded away from their ears as they looked into each others eyes, lost in their own world. At that moment, nothing else in the world mattered to them except each other. The growing feelings that they had for each other could no longer be denied as happiness spread throughout their hearts and around the little bubble that consisted of just the two of them.