𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇 || ᵇ.ᵏᵃᵗˢᵘᵏⁱ

LXXXVII

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"Aeri, are you ready? The car will be here in twenty minutes." Jinyoung knocked once before walking into the guest bedroom, dressed in a fitted black 3-piece suit and perfectly polished black shoes.

"almost done, just putting jewellery on and I'll be right there." Aeri said, clasping the dainty 'k' necklace around her neck—She was sure it'd be the first thing Bakugou would notice when the press photos were released. She finished off with a pair of small golden hoop earrings and the ring Bakugou got her for their anniversary before standing up and slipping on her Louboutins.

Her outfit was simple just as Jinyoung instructed. A sleeveless, long black dress with a slit down the side that was easy to move in but still elegant enough to fit the occasion. Her daggers were strapped to each of her thighs but she doubted they'd be using them, the threat of their presence was hopefully enough for villains to steer clear.

"Where's Jungwon?" Aeri questioned, grabbing a coat and following her brother down the stairs where Hyoseop was lounging on the sofa, sipping on a glass of red wine with Nari sleeping soundly in his lap.

"Still at your house. He said he'll meet us in the square because his suit needed steaming." Jinyoung replied. He busied himself with checking his hair in the mirror; it was as perfect as it always was. He checked the clock and sighed. There were still ten minutes before the car turned up and Jinyoung hated waiting around.

"Do you want to start walking to the square now? We can pick Jungwon up on the way," Aeri said, sensing his restlessness.

Jinyoung checked the time again and then nodded. He grabbed his phone from the counter and slid three sets of quirk-dampening bracelets into the inside pockets of his blazer, one pair for each of them.

"See you later Hyoseop!" Aeri bid her brother goodbye cheerfully, pulling her coat tighter around her body as the iced wind from the open door nipped at her skin.

Hyoseop hummed out a reply, "Have fun,"

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The press section of a red carpet was a lot more overwhelming than Aeri had anticipated. There were about 50 reporters from different agencies there with cameras and microphones, all shouting questions over each other and snapping so many pictures that Aeri's eyes began to hurt from all the flashing lights.

She tried her best to remain cool and collected with a smile on her face as she answered as many questions and posed for as many pictures as she could, hoping she didn't look like a deer caught in headlights. Jungwon was lapping the attention up from beside her but Jinyoung remained as stoic as ever, only answering questions about his hero work and avoiding any that asked about his personal life—whether that was for privacy reasons or because he didn't actually have a life outside of his job, Aeri didn't know. Jinyoung had never expressed any interest in being in a relationship, he was a workaholic to the core, and his hobbies were scarce.

Eventually, it was over and the twins followed Jinyoung into the main building, claiming their booth seats so they could watch over the whole arena from above for any suspicious activity, Jungwon was happy to find out that it also gave them a better view of the stage so he'd be able to see Seventeen perform their newest title track.

As much as she loved Kpop, Aeri was here to work and she'd take it seriously. She'd make sure to keep an eye on the crowds with Jinyoung even though she had desperately wanted to see (G)-Idle and NewJeans live for years.

It took another half an hour for all of the idols to finish filing in, and then the fans were brought in to fill the pit. Aeri noted that there was a stage separating the fans from where the idols were sat and the fact that they'd doubled down on how many bouncers they had after last year's incident.