Fame or Fortune - Choi Beomgyu

11

March 2023

Youngie, Beomgyu, and I.N. all managed to run into each other backstage and start talking with Stray Kids off to the side.

Beomgyu, surprised that his two friends know each other, ask how they met.

"Oh, uh, actually I don't remember... " Youngie stammers.

"You don't remember?" Jeongin questions, placing a hand against his chest in offense.

"I meet a lot of people! Like when I met Beomgyu recently."

"So you remember how you two met but not us?" Jeongin sends a playful glare toward Beomgyu who sticks out his tongue in return.

"Well I remember them walking past, I turned to Jia and we exclaimed 'Soobin' before I approached them." Youngie explains. "It's was more memorable because Beomgyu was the first idol to recognize us. It wasn't just special for me but for my members too."

"I see, I guess it's more interesting than our story." I.N. ends.

"Speaking of which what IS our story?" Youngie ask, pouting when the boy shakes his head.

"It's not that important... " He trails off, scratching the back of his neck.

"Wait why did you and Jia say Soobin when we first met?" Beomgyu ask, as that part stuck with him.

"Can you keep a secret? Jia likes Soobin, well I guess she just biases him. I did too when I first discovered you guys but recently I don't really have a bias anymore. Getting to know you guys I think you're all equally great!" Youngie smiles.

"C'mon. I'm sure Beomgyu's your bias because you guys are friends." Felix chimes in.

"Well I'm Jeongin's friend but my Stray Kids bias is Lee Know." Youngie shrugs. Minho looks up at the mention of his name but Youngie just gives him a small wave before looking down to hide her grin. Jeongin seemed unfazed by the statement, as she'd already told him that she's Minho's fan, but another member seemed quite shocked but kept it to himself.

"Are you sure he's not your bias?" A voice comes from seemingly nowhere. The trio turns around to see Hayoung approaching. "I saw both I.N. and Beomgyu in your TikTok feed the other day."

"What? No! I mean maybe, because I like k-pop content, or, uh-" Youngie tries her best to come up with an excuse but the two boys already had a smug look on their faces. All she could do was roll her eyes. "Thanks a lot for inflating their egos Hayoung. Forget this, we have to go. We're about to perform our new song, new song that will be totally better than TXT's."

"Ha, better than 'Sugar Rush Ride'? In your dreams." Beomgyu teases, watching as she walks away. "Hey Jeongin?"

"Hmm?"

"As her friend, would you ever let Youngie date Lee Know?"

"Nah, she's too good for him." He chuckles.

"Well I'd never let her date Soobin either. Like ever."

Author's notes~

Someone in Stray Kids isn't very happy that Youngie biases Lee Know. Who could it be??

Also protective Gyu??