Ready? (SeokSoo)

[EP3] <Chp2>

The members were at practice once again. Though, a few members are missing due to work. In the practice room, there were only Joshua, Seokmin, Woozi, Seungcheol, Hoshi, Dino, Jun, and Mingyu. Because they were not yet preparing to begin promotions, the members used this time to up their skills when it came to dance and stability. The majority of the members were in their own corners of the practice room, doing their own things. 

Dino was with Mingyu, wanting to work on the choreography of a song he had recently been listening to, Jun and Hoshi joining in. Seungcheol was off to the side, writing songs. He found comfort in being around his busy members when doing so. Seokmin was practicing his stability when it came to singing and dancing. Joshua was annoyed at how calm he looked. Perhaps because he lacked figureing out what to do in the practice room only led him to focus on Seokmin even more. Joshua showed some obvious frustration through avoiding Seokmin, though found it difficult since they had been with each other due to similar schedules that included the entire group.

Watching Seokmin be completely unbothered left Joshua with a sick taste in his mouth.  Practice was dragging on forever, and he couldn't seem to wait to talk to this fool.

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Practice had been running on for the past 4 hours, and a few of the members had already left. Seokmin was back to his agenda of staring at Joshua. He had appeared as beautiful as ever. He had noticed that for the past few days, he had seemed angry and annoyed off camera. Not wanting to participate in anything, and seeming very stand off-ish. With a few failed attempts, Seokmin had been trying hard to erstand, but it usually led to Joshua only getting angrier. Though this never stopped Seokmin from admiring Joshua's beauty. 

When practice was almost over, he had taken the few minutes he had left to observe and watch Joshua get dancing assistance from Jun and Hoshi. They seemed to be teaching him a dance Dino had learned. Seokmin always enjoyed watching Joshua dance. Through dance, people really seemed a lot cooler and different from who they really were. Seokmin enjoyed that.

Finally, practice was over. Joshua had waited for the rest of the members to leave before picking Seokmin up by the sleeve of his shirt and dragging him aside. Seokmin, with barely any struggle, yanked Joshua's hand away. Joshua wasn't aggressive, though he definitely wanted control over the situation by starting the conversation.

"Yah. Do you really not remember what happened that day we went out to eat with Hoshi and Dino?" Joshua asked, a slight scrunch at his eyebrows. "It pisses me off at how calm you are."

"What- What're you talking about? Did something happen?" Seokmin asked, his voice in a cute tone.

"Don't talk like that. Can you seriously not remember?" Joshua snapped back, smacking him softly across the head to dismiss the baby talk.

"I remember up until when you guys started drinking heavily. Why? Did something happen? Is that why you've been so upset recently?" Seokmin leaned in towards Joshua, poking at the wrinkles that met between his eyebrows. "Please don't frown." The baby talk continued. 

"Are you being fucking real right now? You seriously dont remember?" Joshua asked again, becoming more stern with each word.

"No, I really don't. Please fill me in so you'll stop talking to me like that." 

"Come with me." Joshua grabbed onto Seokmin's wrist, leading him to a deadend corner in their company building. Staying on the same floor. 

Seokmin followed, glancing up and down at Joshua, the feeling that all of his nerves were being crushed in someone's hands as an anxious feeling became overwhelming. What had he done to Joshua that made him this angry?