Dust || Yoon Jeonghan

Angel & Devil

mr. oh finally took command on the second day of shoot and i noticed that the way he worked was so different from me.

he was ruthless.

and he had an extraordinary ability of creating drama out of nothing. i always knew he was evil but he surpassed my expectations.

i caught him sneakily decreasing the time team A had left. it was made of dk, jeonghan, scoups, hoshi and seungkwan.

"what are you doing?" i peeked from behind him. he shushed me.

"it's been too fair i want them to betray each other. it's individual play eventually." 

i felt a mix of amazement and disgust. but there wasn't anything i could do about it so i let it go. as the time started running out earlier than they expected, they started searching for the clues desperately.

 dk approached me smiling sheepishly.

"noona give us a hint" i kept quiet like the good professional i am. seungkwan tried the same but with soojin instead of me.

"should i give them a hint?" i asked mr. oh and he shook his head. i did the same when soojin asked me the exact question.

"why aren't they trying to cheat?" mr. oh said frustratedly. "perhaps they want to play fair this time?" i replied unsure of it myself. 

"why do they want to play fair only on my show?" it seemed the game wasn't going like he had intended. but it's a reality show. it can't be completely scripted.

"pressure them." 

"what?" i stared up at mr. oh with wide eyes. "get my footage i don't care how you do it."

and he left. once again passing his burdens to me. time was running out so i thought of how to create drama. 

even though it wasn't the right way to manage a variety show. this producer is insane and i have to follow. until i replace him.

"i have an offer." i said waiting for someone to give me attention. the group looked at each other and seungkwan pushed hoshi towards me. 

"you can steal the clues from other teams."

"wasn't it against the rules?" hoshi asked.

"if you don't get caught then it isn't against the rules."

"uh- okay" hoshi looked around, confused why the cameras weren't recording him. but it was because mr. oh didn't plan to show the viewers that we made such an offer.

this is such a pathetic move.

jeonghan scoffed as he understood what was happening. "don't blame me if this gets chaotic" 

mr. oh grinned smugly after he came back to a chaotic and messy game full of betrayals and cheating. it was going well but then right before the winner announcement, jeonghan spoke up.

"guys i need to confess something. our team cheated at the end. we won't get the points since i revealed it"

mr. oh sighed. "i am sorry but winners have been decided."

"but you said if we get caught then it is breaking the rule." seungkwan pointed towards me. mr. oh glared at me.

"we don't want to win like this" scoups joined and the other members praised their team.

"i can't believe i am seeing this" dino pretended to wipe fake tears. they were laughing. it was funny and wholesome but mr. oh had a scowl on his face.

and when then he announced team A as the winner. the staff was just as surprised as seventeen.

"but-" hoshi laughed awkwardly. jeonghan tilted his head questioningly and i could see his disappointment. 

"jeonghan shi please accept the prize." mr. oh said.

"what does that make me- a conman?" jeonghan laughed but i could see that he was pissed.

"no it's just a game." seungkwan said.

i saw mr. oh grin satisfied that everything was going on like he commanded. he is the most egoistic person i have ever met.

i wanted to smack that grin off his face.

"jeonghan you can go back to your place" i said and it was as if time stopped as everyone froze and stared at me with wide eyes except mr. oh who was looking at me with a murderous glare.

"what are you doing ms. song?" he asked in a scarily calm voice.

i didn't faze at all. "they want to be fair. you should respect the artist's choice."

i can't believe i am doing this.

why am i doing this?

fuck. i can't back out now. i am done for.

"you aren't experienced enough to teach me ms. song. leave this here." mr. oh was speaking in a very low voice. it sent shivers down my spine.

i was about to say that i am experienced enough after doing all his work when someone spoke up instead.

"it's okay ms. song. this isn't a big deal. right guys?" 

i looked at jeonghan and he gave me a small smile before accepting the prize. all the teams cheered for him as if they didn't care if they lost and somehow, they managed to end the day in a friendly and wholesome way. i was amazed.

jeonghan has such a strong support system with him.

he doesn't need my support. i risked my position for nothing.

meanwhile there is no one to save me from the wrath of the devil i have triggered.

:o Cookie:  sometime before their break up, arin realized that she was so in love with jeonghan that he became the only person she would choose over career or money and it scared her because she didn't want to be so dependent on someone else to be happy since she was used to living alone. this fear eventually played into her unconsciously not putting effort into their relationship and postponing dates to make herself feel important.

A/N: i am not ready to see egg jeonghan T-T