Dance Connection (Eunhyuk x Reader)

Chapter 20

Seoyeon took a deep breath and stepped into the practice room. It was 7:55 am - after yesterday's remark, she made it a point to come early for practice. As she was keeping her bag, Eunhyuk entered the practice room. "Hey, Eunhyuk." "Where did Hyuk go? I was planning on teasing you with Seoyeonnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa all day long! Damn." Eunhyuk pouted. Clearly, he was in good spirits this morning. "Yes, Hyuk, you can do all you like. You are such a baby!" She laughed at Eunhyuk's dramatic shocked face.

After the stretching, they sat on the floor at Eunhyuk's request. "So, I want to get your insight on the dance sequence." Seoyeon became uncomfortable with the thought. "What do you think we have been depicting?" Seoyeon thought for a few seconds and then spoke, "Well, what we did on the first day was the start of love, then yesterday there was the struggle in love when people were drifting away, and there was a space developing between them." "Perfect observation. So today, going with the theme of the song, we will be doing parts where there is more active resistance in acceptance of love and ultimate rejection." "You mean more force in rejection and finally walking away?" "Precisely." Seoyeon's face showed her inner sadness. Eunhyuk consoled, "it is just a performance. We are doing justice to the song." Seoyeon smiled meekly at his words. "Yes, I know. Let's start." They both got up and got into positions.

"Okay, so yesterday, when we had stopped, we jumped and stood side to side. Now, you will show as if you don't want to listen to anything. Put your hands on your ears and bend down as if in agony. At the same time, I will stretch my arm to reach out to you." "Oh, so basically showing the active struggle that you want me, but I refuse to hear you." "Yep." They tried the step and came back into position. "Now that you have not heard me, I will try to move away from you dejectedly, but you will take a long step and hug me from behind." "Uh... okay..." Seoyeon hugged Eunhyuk like she would hold a biker to avoid falling off. "No, no, not like this. Let me show you." He took her hands in his, "Now, shift a little bit back so that your arms stretch." Seoyeon moved a few inches away from him. "Now, just follow the motion on instinct. You will get it." Seoyeon apprehensively looked at him. "Okay..."

Eunhyuk took her hands, slid them from his waist, and brought them to his abs. Seoyeon felt every inch of his body, and her heart was pounding. He slowly slid her hands across and brought them together on his chest. "Now, lean on my shoulder and face the mirror." Seoyeon did as she was told, and Eunhyuk looked at her through the mirror. Her eyes were closed, and a worry was instinctively on her face. A worry that was telling him not to leave her. She was trying her best to keep her hands steady, but Eunhyuk could feel them shaking. Her touch was asking him to turn around, embrace her and kiss her. His mind could not think for some seconds as he saw her small form lean on him and embrace him, just asking for some love.

Eunhyuk closed his eyes and controlled his emotions. "Okay, then, now you are trying to reach me in this, but I have to reject you actively. So, I will jerk your hands away from me, and we will jump softly to land from side to side, where we started." "Um, hmm..." Eunhyuk, not wanting her to let go of him, gently jerked her hands away. They jumped and landed in the same position. "Now, we will walk in a circle, making our hands meet one above the other." They walked in a circle, and Seoyeon followed Eunhyuk's lead in bringing their hands together. "Then, we will turn at our positions, sweep the floor with the tip of the foot, then I will go to the other end and sit. You will take three turns, come to me, and put your hand on my shoulder." "Okay, understood." Seoyeon showed how she would turn in a sweep and a three-turn to Eunhyuk. "Yes, just like that." She turned and landed her hand gently on Eunhyuk's shoulder. "Great. Now, imagine a line across my back connecting my shoulders and trace it softly with your fingers as you walk away from me. I will stretch my arm trying to reach you, but I won't be able to." "Got it." Seoyeon walked in small but amplified steps and softly touched Eunhyuk from shoulder to shoulder, as he had told her. She executed her step perfectly and walked away. But Eunhyuk felt his heart slip out of his hands as if Seoyeon was leaving him for good, and he didn't want her to. He felt pain and loneliness in a flash, and then he came back to himself.

"Okay, good. That's it. That's the choreography. From tomorrow, we will do it with music and stylise it more." "Okay." Seoyeon was uncannily silent. Eunhyuk continued, "I think we have done a lot for today. Let's regroup tomorrow." "Sure." She started packing her bag without saying a word to Eunhyuk. Eunhyuk was concerned, but for the time being, he started packing his stuff as well. "Hyuk?" "Hmm?" Eunhyuk looked up towards Seoyeon, who looked particularly sad. "Don't you think this is really sad? Why can't people who love each other be with each other? Why does it have to be either the feeling of love or the person you love? Don't you think it is unfair?" Eunhyuk stopped packing his things. He thought for a few seconds and then spoke. "It is unfair. Honestly, it is the experience of the writer, but that is love for you. It doesn't work all the time and doesn't work for all." Seoyeon's face was turning sadder at his words. "But, there are people who succeed in love, who find the love and the person together and are happy. So, it is really not a universal thing." Eunhyuk gave her a calming smile. Seoyeon smiled back meekly. "Want to get some coffee before we go?" Seoyeon's smile widened a bit more. "Yes, let's do that."