"A debater. A dancer. A rapper. A gangster...and now an English and Philosophy major? What other professions are you hiding from us, bro?" Akira asked, wrapping one arm around June.
"That was so beautifully said!" he complimented. "I bet Jaeyong didn't even understand half of the words you said!"
Jaeyong glared at Akira before nudging his side. "Shut up."
"Did you know?" Akira suddenly said. "Jaeyong was always the most leader-like trainee in our company, but he was such a bad student! If you saw his grades back then, you'd all faint."
"What?" Jisung asked with wide eyes. "You were a bad student? You always came off intelligent for some reason."
"It's his facade," Akira smirked. "In real life, he's as ditzy as Patrick the Star."
Jaeyong rolled his eyes and let Akira be.
"Did you get good grades in school or something?" Akira asked, turning to June.
They all looked at June, pondering upon Akira's question before collectively shaking their heads.
"I feel like June will beat me up if we went to the same high school together," Casper said.
Ren rolled his eyes. "Who would even beat you up? You look intimidating for no reason. Meanwhile, June looks...sweet."
"He bites, though," Zeth said. "I'm afraid of June sometimes."
June clicked his tongue. "Want me to make you even more afraid of me?" he asked.
Zeth quickly hid behind Sehun's back and cowered in fear.
"Well," June said. "I'll head out for a while. Don't look for me."
"Where are you going? Shouldn't we rest now since we have a schedule tomorrow?"
"I'll be back soon," June said, placing on a jacket before leaving their dorm. He made sure his hood and mask were secure before walking out of the building.
The last thing he wanted was to get caught by some fans.
He walked to a place he discovered when they roamed around the neighborhood—a children's playground.
As expected, since it was already evening, the park was empty.
He sat on one of the swings and closed his eyes to practice the bridge part of their song.
They had a studio-type room on the floor of their dorm, but June wasn't in the mood to use it.
He also wanted to get some fresh air, so this place was just perfect. Moreover, since tomorrow's festival was going to be held in an open field, he felt that this could simulate the performance better.
"Laughter echoes in the oasis of our past.
A timeless reverie, forever to last."
June clicked his tongue since, although it sounded good, it felt like he could do so much better. So, he repeated the line over and over again.
Then, when he hit the satisfying note without any struggle, he was finally able to smile.
However, he still wasn't satisfied.
June started running around the park, doing push-ups, going down the slide, and even going through the monkey bars just so he could tire himself out.
A little kid who bribed his older brother to go to the park stopped when they saw the scene before them. His older brother clicked his tongue and quickly covered the little boy's eyes.
