Sun and Moon

Thirty-Two ♡

Luna's POV:

"Luna, girl, you look incredible!"

"Thanks, Ben!" I smiled back, feeling my ears tinging a bit red. "You look so good, too! Seriously, I love that color. And your jacket! You look so chic."

Ben beamed and without blushing the least bit at my compliment, he spun a little so I could get the full effect. "My favorite part is the belt. I actually tried to replicate one of my favorite airport looks of one of the BTS members."

I tried to force my face to look impassive and hide the spark of interest this ignited in me.

"Oh, really?? Did Liam pick out your outfit then?"

"No, it was all me! But he heartily approved," Ben said, laughing a little and winking. "I may not be the all-out fan he is, but I like quite a few of their songs and I have to say, they kill it with fashion."

I had told Ben I had only heard of BTS in passing when he asked me so I was trying to keep my face neutral when he mentioned them, but it was really hard. "Really?" I said, conversationally.

"Yeah, well some of them care more than others: Jimin, V, and j-hope." My ears grew pink at the mention of Hope but I tried to feign only mild interest in the subject.

I wasn't surprised he was one of the members most interested in fashion. Hadn't that been one of the first things I'd noticed about him after all? And with his sister having her own fashion brand, it only made sense. I briefly wondered if this outfit was inspired by him, but almost as quickly dismissed the thought. I couldn't see him wearing it, although it was a great look. It was a knee-length black coat over a bottle green turtleneck and flowy black trousers paired with a pointy black boot. It didn't tally at all with Hope's style I'd seen so far, despite how eye-catching the look was. I wondered who then? Could I get away with asking that question directly without making Ben wonder why I cared?

It turned out, I didn't need to ask after all.

"They all have looks I adore but this one's Jimin. I guess if I was Army, he'd be my bias," he said, smiling. "Of course, I had to settle for lesser brands than Dior, but Liam did let me splurge on a Coach belt!"

I laughed with Ben and made a mental note to tell Jimin and Hope all about this conversation later. It was surreal hearing Ben gush over their fashion and talk about their "airport looks" like they were massive celebrities when only a couple of days before I'd witnessed the same Jimin fall on the floor drunk with giggles while wearing joggers. I reminded myself they were massive celebrities and being one thing didn't negate the other.

"So an airport look is...?"

I was genuinely curious. Did Army actually go meet them at the airport to catch a glimpse or were there paparazzi or both? The thought of Army going to meet them was sweet in its way, but it made me anxious too, thinking about the ones that might be crazy. I hoped they had good security. I could just envision a mob scene and inwardly shuddered at the thought of Hope getting caught up in that mess. Or any of them.

"Just their planned outfit for the airport. Their fans always come to see them off and get pictures and shout their safe wishes. BTS almost always gives them a wave or something and they usually dress up because they know the fans love it and will analyze the outfits for days. Liam does for sure and that's how I got into it." At this, Ben giggled and shrugged as if he just couldn't help himself if Liam enjoyed it so much. I laughed along with him. I had forgotten how disgustingly cute Liam and Ben could be. If they weren't so damn adorable it would be annoying.

"Wow, that's really neat though that they do that for the fans. I mean, I know when I fly I always choose sweats and I look like a gremlin. You know, after they've been fed at midnight," I grinned.