Dispatch || Han Jisung

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DISPATCH NEWS - UPDATE HAN & NABI DATING RUMORS

Han of Stray Kids and Nabi of Solar Soul both changed their names on the app Bubble on the same day. Is this a consequence or was it planned?

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I roll my eyes and grow more annoyed at the platform. Dispatch has been after me and Jisung for some weeks now and it's getting annoying.

We haven't even interacted or done anything together outside after we've been spotted on the rooftop that day, so I seriously don't know why Dispatch and fans are still obsessed with us.

JYP also contacted me that I have to watch Dispatch and not interfere with them, since they are just trying to headline and we don't need to help them by addressing to it.

I put my phone back in my pocket and I keep on walking to Stray Kids' dance practice room. The boys are there practicing for Music Core, which is in three days.

Talking about Music Core, I'm the special mc for the next episode and I'm thrilled for it. I've always wanted to be an mc and finally I got the chance.

I arrive outside the dance practice room and I knock on the door. I hear the music been turned off and some shuffling and mumbling on the other side of the door, until Chan opens the door for me with a smile on his face.

"Hey Nabi, what are you doing here?" he asks while making room for me to come in. I walk straight past him, to the particular boy whose sitting on the couch, drowning a bottle of water down his throat.

"I told you I was going to change my name today and you should at least wait 8 days to do so as well," I tell the oblivious boy with sweat drops rolling down his forehead.

I don't know why, but I do look at the water drops slowly making its way to his chin. It shouldn't be normal watching someone's sweat and it also shouldn't be normal to still look so freaking good when you're tired and sweating.

I should stop talking about sweat. God, this man is doing something to me and I have no idea what.

"I thought you said that I could do it first?" Jisung blasts and I cock an eyebrow at him before sighing in disbelief. "Why? Did Dispatch put on their detective mode again?"

I sit down next to him and exhale. "Of course, they're following our every move. You think they weren't going to find out about that little so-called 'hint to a romantic relationship'?"

Jeongin, who was previously being attacked by Hyunjin and Felix, walks to us and sits down next to me. "Hey Nabi!"

I smile at him and give him a side hug. "Jeongin, my favorite! I haven't talked to you in too long!"

From Stray Kids, I'm the closest with Jeongin, partly because he's the closest in age to me and we're both maknaes. We also trained together back in our trainee days, where we already clicked fast.

I feel Jisung stare me down and hear Minho and Hyunjin clowning him. I shut them out, since I have no idea what they're on about, and continue catching up with Jeongin.

"You must be so excited for being an mc! I still remember you ranting about it back in trainee days," Jeongin recalls the memory and I shut him up.

"No need to bring up trainee days, I was an embarrassment back then. But yes, I am excited! And also because you are all there, so I can interview you." Jeongin smiles and pats my head.

"I don't remember you being a disappointment," Jisung tells me. "I always thought that you were very energetic and passionate about being an idol and things you love. I always admired you."

I feel my cheeks turn a light shade of pink and I'm thankful I had to wear make-up today.

Minho, Changbin, Hyunjin, and Felix gasp and Hyunjin teases Jisung by saying the exact same to Seungmin, a little more dramatically.

Jisung takes one shoe off and hits Hyunjin with it, causing the drama queen to fall on the ground and clutch his stomach, fake-crying.

The squirrel-like boy looks at me like nothing happened and smiles. "Ignore him. I'll be looking forward to Music Core and I'm sure you're going to do great."

Then, I receive a call from Dawn and I answer it.

"Get your ass to the recording room, we still have to record 2 whole songs."

"Yes I'm coming, I'm at the dance practice rooms now and I'm coming your way in a second."

"You better. You're up next for recording, I'll compose for you."

I end the call and get up from the couch. "I should get going. See you at Music Bank?"

They all nod and Chan leads me back to the door. "Come around anytime you want." I hug him goodbye and wave to the other seven boys while walking out the door, on my way to the recording room.