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21

the day of seungmins performance arrives.

han was really excited about it.
can you blame him?
seungmin will be singing songs he wrote.

of course no one knew that he was the songwriter, so no special treatment for him.
even tho seungmin did reserve tickets for him and jeongin and especially told them to go with him, so that they could be in front of the stage.

seungmin and jeongin knew that the older one wasn't exactly a fan of big crowded places, so jeongin sweared to jisung that he will make sure that he will feel comfortable.
Han had no idea how tf will he do that, but whatever.

the conversation between Han and Minho was a week ago.

you could tell that there was some awkward tension between them, but the two guys ignored it and tried to act like nothing happened.

in the end, did something even happen?

han was getting ready.
he just wore some big hoodie and black ripped jeans, together with a beanie and a mask.

now, he just had to wait for seungmin.
it was early, maybe something after 8am.

why he was going so early?
his job was to calm down seungmin and make sure he's okay the whole day.
not that he minded tho.

his phone rang.

minho?

"hello?"

"hi Han, where are you? it's late already."

"oh, I'm not going to the entertainment today."

"oh? why?"

"my friend has a concert. as his songwriter, as his friend and as his emotional support I will be with him the whole day."

"oh, alright. will you be okay?"

"why wouldn't I be?"

"crowded place."

"sometimes it makes me so uncomfortable when I realize how much things you know about me."

minho chuckled.
"no, but seriously, will you be okay?"

"one of my friends is coming too. he says that he will make sure I will be okay."

minho just hummed.
"alright then, enjoy the concert. be careful."

"will do, bye."

"bye."

Han sighed, but soon he heard someone knocking on his door, and he went to open it.

jeongin stood there.

"quickly, we don't have time."
the younger one said and took Han by his wrist, leading him to the car where seungmin was already seated in the front, together with his driver.

"hello Mr. Hong."
Han said to be polite.

"good morning Mr. Han."

the car started moving and the three boys started talking.

J- "so, how are you feeling min?"

S- "I don't know, excited but scared and stressed at the same time? Like how I feel every time before the concert."

H- "I'm pretty excited. I know you will definitely ate the stage up."

J- "yeah hyung, definitely."

S- "thank you guys for always being there for me before the concerts."

H- "of course dude, we love you."

the ride wasn't silent, they kept talking, so that seungmin would feel better and less stressed.
maybe distracting him a little.

the day went by really fast, and it was 5pm already.
the concert started at 6pm.
so it was time for Han and jeongin to go to the front before all of those people will be let in.

Han sighed.
he suddenly had second thoughts.

no, don't think about it, you will be okay.
jeongin is here with you.
dude stop being dramatic, it's just people.

"you're okay hyung?" jeongin asked.

"yeah."

jeongin put his arm around jisung, calming him down a little.

well, the people started going in.
no, literally rushing in.

people really wanted to be in the front, and han was startled by this sudden wave of people.

even when it didn't look like it, jeongin was kind of strong and managed to make a small space for Han between his arms, where he could be safe and kind of comfortable.

han stood between jeongins arms and tried not to think about those people.

the concert started.

the beat of the song started vibrating the room and seungmin suddenly appeared, singing his song.

Han smiled at the sight, while everyone else was screaming and fanboying and fangirling.

the first song came to an end, and seungmin finally started talking.

"MY DEAR SEOUL, WELCOME WELCOME!"
he said while the beat of the second song started vibrating trough the room.

"SEUNGMIN IN THE BUILDING HERE!!"

Han and jeongin chuckled at this line.

"I HOPE YOU WILL HAVE A GOOD TIME HERE WITH ME, AND THAT YOU WILL GO HOME TIRED. GO WILD PEOPLE, ENJOY!"
seungmin shouted and stared singing his second song.

Han had to admit, seungmins concerts were probably his favorite.
It just had a good vibe.
And it wasn't boring.
It was sure that seungmin was enjoying it, so the audience enjoyed it as well.

trough the concert, Han had a few moments where his anxiety got the better of him, but jeongin was always there, patting and caressing his back, reassuring him he's here and that he's okay.

the concert came to an end and seungmin was saying his goodbyes.

Han and jeongin had to wait until all the people around them left, so that they could go check on his friend and tell him he did a great job.

it was going really slow, and Hans anxiety was getting worse.
people were pushing each other to get out and it was all just really uncomfortable for him.

jeongin kept whispering reassuring words in his ears and caressed his back, and eventually, they were able to get to the back stage.

seungmin was sitting there, drinking water and drying his sweat.

"you did a good job man." jeongin said and went to hug seungmin.

"yeah, like I said, you absolutely ate the stage."

seungmin smiled.

"thank you guys, for staying with me the whole day and being there for me. Thank you. I know it must have been uncomfortable for you Han. Were you doing okay?" seungmin asked and looked at Han.

"yeah, no worries." Han smiled and all three boys hugged each other.

this was a good day.
without any fears.
without any worries.
without any meds.