Starlust

I'm Your Biggest Fan

Seonghwa was lying on his bed in the room he shared with Xion. The maknae was probably in the living-room, watching some Tik Tok choreogaphies he wanted to try, while the others were either chilling or out on their day off. Seonghwa could not find it in him to do anything fun or spend time with his members. Lately, his mind had been obsessed with just one thing; and that was Kim Hongjoong from Luci4.

Since he had agreed to sing Hongjoong's OST for the movie "Now is a Good Time", the leader of WINGZ had found himself constantly thinking about meeting Hongjoong (just for work), and texting him (just about work). He sometimes wondered whether he was being too pushy but not once had the other idol asked him to keep it very professional or to stop badgering him with cute stickers and emojis. Secretly, Seonghwa hoped he was enjoying it. But what was truly scaring him was reading Hongjoong's signals — or failing to read any. Either Hongjoong was very suggestive or else very bad at texting, because all Seonghwa read in-between his texts was how Hongjoong seemed to... like him? And Seonghwa did not know what to do with that information.

Of course Seonghwa liked him. That was never the question. His heart had been conquered the day Hongjoong had acted nice and cute during that variety show episode. Nonetheless, he could not bring himself to accep that famous, sexy Kim Hongjoong could like him back. It just did not make any sense. And still. Hongjoong's text messages did sound suggestive. And maybe flirty?

This resulted in Seonghwa lying on his bed, thinking what he could possibly do to end this suffering of his. Ask Hongjoong straightforwardly? Never in a million years; he could not risk putting an end to their budding friendship. Ask one of the Luci4 members? Not happening. Asking advice from his own team members? Useless.

Suddenly, the leader of WINGZ sat up. He knew someone he could ask advice from. Someone who would know Kim Hongjoong and who would yet be impartial and exterior to this whole thing. Seonghwa made up some excuse for Xion who was indeed looking at his phone in the living-room and walked straight to the dance studio, where he would be almost certain of finding his choreographer and stylist assistant, Yeo Hwanwoong.

When he saw the lights on in Byeol Entertainment's dance studio, Seonghwa breathed out quickly. He was about to say out loud for the first time that he had a crush on Kim Hongjoong. For some reason, he could not wait one more minute. He knocked and opened the door immediately. But instead of finding Hwanwoong dancing in the middle of the room, already covered in sweat, he spotted him very much standing still next to the mirror, engaged in a serious conversation with a slightly taller man. Seonghwa took a step back straight away. Kim Hongjoong was in the dance studio. And he was wearing a white cap. Backwards.

"What— What are you doing here?" Seonghwa whispered in a shaking voice. Then only did he remember to bow. This made both Hongjoong and Hwanwoong chuckle.

"Hongjoong-ssi only came for a bit of advice," their mutual choreographer replied joyfully. He looked sideways at the boy next to him and smiled. "Dance advice." The small man then turned to Seonghwa. "Did you need anything?"

"Hum, no, I was—" He looked at Hwanwoong, and then at Hongjoong, before shrugging uncomfortably. "Dance advice."

The dancer sighed, in a mixture of fondness and pity, it seemed, and said in a strange voice, "I think I'd better leave you guys to it." He began to walk away and turned back on second thoughts. "However, I should tell you that this is a dangerous game to play in the K-pop industry." He particularly looked at Hongjoong. "I hope you know what you're putting at risk here." The rapper nodded gravely.

Seonghwa was still trying to figure out whatever that meant and why Hwanwoong was not staying to talk about dance stuff, when it hit him, at the moment the dance studio's door closed behind the choreographer. He hoped he was not reading too much into the signals. But he thought he might as well try, because this was why he was there. "You didn't really come for dance advice, did you?" Seonghwa whispered, not daring to look up at Hongjoong who had got closer.