fluid: haobin

16

it's now been 1 whole month since hanbin's joined the studio and he loves every second of it. it's also now at the 1-month mark until their regional competition, meaning the whole crew is on eggshells as they continue to finetune the routine.

"1, 2, 3, stay on beat, synchronize! bring your arms down at the 4th beat!" hanbin shouts over the music while looking at the students in front. "ok, just to see that we're all on the same page, i'm going to split you into groups of 3 or 4 and then have you perform in front of me."

he looks at his list and starts to call out names.

"yujin, ricky, iahn, juwon, group 1!"

"gunwook, yohan, wonbin, group 2!"

"junhyung, gyuvin, hajun, sungjin, group 3!"

the males all break out into their bunch and wait for further instruction.

"i'll start from group 2, so you all can go wait outside and come in when they finish."

"good luck!" gyuvin whispers to gunwook, giving the "hwaiting" motion.

"thanks," gunwook says as he stretches. he watches as his best friends all exit the room.

"let's do well," yohan adds on last minute as they get into their positions in the center.

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"and you can relax," hanbin says as he inspects all three of them. "good, you can tell group 1 to come."

they quietly exit, met with the expecting eyes of their teammates outside.

"group 1 is next," wonbin announces.

gunwook takes a spot next to his cousin, taking the water bottle the latter hands him.

"how'd it go?" gyuvin asks.

"not too bad, i kinda slipped in the middle thought," gunwook answers after finishing the drink. "he definitely noticed though, i felt his eyes following me the entire time after that."

"maybe he was trying to make sure you wouldn't do the same mistake for the rest of it. after all, hyung's been a bit sensitive as the competition approaches."

"maybe," gunwook answers. "anyways, how are your tutor sessions going?"

"ricky and i made a bet for the next unit test. if i can get a good grade, then we spend a day together however i want. if not, then i'm pretty sure he has 10 workbooks ready for me to do."

"dang, that's a good bet. ricky sure knows how to motivate you," the younger elbows his cousin. "is it working?"

"yes! in fact, i've been spending all my days either at school, here, or the library. i think the pc cafe owner might also be worried about me cause i ran into him at the convenience store and he literally asked why his best customer wasn't coming. he even mentioned that he was losing profit cause i wasn't coming!"

"doesn't that prove just how much time you spend with games? what's taerae hyung saying about this change?"

"he seems happy...way too happy," gyuvin gives a suspicious look while looking into the direction of his brother's office. "two nights ago, he came into my room while i was having a session with ricky and, i kid you not, sets a plate of hallabong down on my desk then leaves! like, that's the first time he's ever done that! ask ricky, he saw it from his screen!"