Off-Screen (무대아래에서) | Haobin

Birthday (생일)

Author Note: This chapter is mostly a sex scene. You can skip the chapter and the story without missing major plot points of the story. 

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Hanbin gets to do a solo tutting performance on Amazing Saturday. On Weekly Idol, they give him the spotlight for another solo dance that he performed years ago and knows by heart. He can't believe he's a guest on shows he watched as a trainee, hoping and praying he could appear on them some day. When he quit CUBE, he gave up on that dream, until Gl1de convinced him it was a mistake to give up so soon. And now... he's one of the most popular rookies in K-Pop. He's on magazine covers. And they're selling... very well.

Gucci even invited him and Ji-Ung Hyung to an event before their debut, and Hanbin got to keep the clothes from the event. Hanbin is carefully reorganizing them in his closet so they won't get wrinkled when he realizes that Hao Hyung is still in the room with him, lying on their bed and looking at his phone while he waits for Hanbin to get in his sleep clothes. It's still a tender subject for Hao Hyung that he was the only one in the Hyung line not invited to the Gucci show... so Hanbin hastily shoves the clothes back behind other less expensive clothes, hoping Hao Hyung didn't notice he took them out and looked at them.

"Damn Gucci," Hao Hyung mutters.

Too late.

"I wish I could have brought you." Hanbin climbs on the bed and winces when he sees tears gathering in Hao Hyung's eyes.

"I better get Chanel later... It's because I'm Chinese... They want Koreans for their Korean showcase..." Hyung mutters. "Even knowing that, it still stings. I did not think about this when I decided I wanted to debut in Korea... Ah, thanks for letting me be jealous, Hanbin-ah. Sorry. I'm happy for you, too. I just... Gucci!" Hao Hyung's voice cracks. "I love Gucci."

Hanbin manages to restrain his laugh and cuddles Hao Hyung tenderly. When Hyung called himself "greedy" before, Hanbin disagreed, but now he kind of gets it. Hyung can be... intense about any missed opportunity, even with the flood of opportunities they've been experiencing these past two weeks. Hanbin doesn't blame him at all, but it is very cute how worked-up he gets. Especially given that he's the face of several other brand promotions as the center of Zerobaseone, including his favorite skincare brand, Bring Green. But... it isn't Gucci, that's true.

"There's a lot of dual emotions happening for me too, lately," Hanbin tells him. "That experience was incredible, but I wished you were there with me. It felt very strange to be there only with Ji-Ung Hyung."

"You both looked incredible. I'm so glad professionals are doing your hair now." Hao Hyung pulls back and plays with Hanbin's hair. It's still styled from their music show earlier in the day. Hanbin needs a shower. "The horrors of Boys Planet should never be repeated."

"You don't want me to get my curling iron out?"

"I threw that away." Hyung blinks at him in surprise. "I thought you were done with it? Didn't you say?"

"You did what?"

"I hate it, Hanbin-ah. I hate that look on you." Hyung looks nervous for a moment. "Please don't buy another one."

"I thought you fell for me in Boys Planet?"

"Despite your hair, you were beautiful."

"Thank you." Hanbin kisses Hao Hyung's still-pouty face and says, "I'm not supposed to tell you, but... Gucci is gifting us more clothes. All of Zerobaseone. They want us to wear their travel collection when we're in the airport."

"Really?" Hao Hyung brightens immediately. "Even the Chinese members?"

"It's for everyone, yes. You will get your own Gucci clothes, too."