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You and the girls were standing on stage with several other groups, awaiting the winners announcement. You had just debuted under Source Music and HYBE Labels almost a week ago, and you all had your fingers crossed that you would win. A lot of people would be quick to assume that since you're from a big label, you'd automatically have the win from the get-go, but you think otherwise. Which is why you're extremely nervous for the results.
As you listened to the emcees speak, you fiddled with your fingers. Yunjin had her arm thrown around your shoulder. She didn't seem nervous in the slightest, and you knew that that was because she had the mindset of "as long as we release good music and people like it enough to save it, that's all that matters to me. Win or not, LE SSERAFIM still has a future, plus, we have the years ahead of us to win." You admire her for that.
You and the girls' jaws dropped when you heard the emcees smile widely and shout your names with jazz hands.
Before you even had time to process their announcement, you heard a loud noise. The congratulatory fireworks. Reflexively, you screamed and dropped to the floor, hands clasped over your ears as you tightly squeezed your eye shut.
Ever since you were a child, you've been terrified of sudden loud noises, and that fear carried all the way into your adulthood, so right now, you were practically petrified. You had completely forgotten that they did this when they announce the winners.
You heard everybody gasp and look at you with concern. Chaewon and Sakura grabbed the six microphones and quickly assured everyone that they just needed a moment to calm you down, and continued to give their speeches of gratitude.
Yunjin sat down beside you and pried your hands off of your ears, holding them tightly in her own.
"Everything's okay. It's over now, Gom-ah, I promise," she whispered.
You lifted your head and leaned forward to hug her. She held you tightly, rubbing your back soothingly.
Once you were calm, you stood back up with Yunjin's help, and accepted a mic from Chaewon, who asked if you were okay. When you told her that you were now, she nodded and kissed your forehead lovingly, before reaching down to hold your hand.
After that, you all went on to sing the encore for the crowd, bright smiles on all of your faces as you did so.
