𝚆𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗'𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 (𝙰 𝙼𝚒𝚗𝚆𝚘𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚌)

Our Future

(NO ONE'S POV)
In a fan meet of LEE YEONBIN
Soonyoung screamed, "Oh my god, HE IS HERE!" when he saw Lee Yeonbin entering the venue. It was small but packed with fans, mostly filled with women in their mid-40s. Soonyoung and Jihoon, being the only young male "fans" in the crowd, had to maintain their fake excitement.

"Why the hell do we have to pretend to be his fanboys?" Jihoon whispered into Soonyoung's ear, all while keeping up the facade of enthusiasm.

"Jagiya, you know that if we had pretended to be his bodyguards, we would have become an easy target," Soonyoung replied, waving a banner that read, "Yeonbin Oppa is the best."

Yeonbin entered the stage, waved at his fans, and even sent flying kisses to Jihoon after reading his banner. Jihoon was taken aback but pretended as if this unexpected attention was the best thing that could happen to him. Glancing at his banner, he noticed it said, "Yeonbin Oppa Saranghae," and cringed at the unintended confession. However, his thoughts were interrupted as Yeonbin started singing, deviating from Jihoon's expectation of an old trot song.

To have a lot of thoughts
It's a burden to be done
To me, our relationship comes as a priority
With a safe glass bottle as an excuse
It seems like the wind was locked in
Remember? The hand we held that day
Contained more faith than excitement
I had the widest smile
But also, was to spill the tears
What's precious consistently contains fear

Jihoon looked at Soonyoung, who was enthusiastically waving a glow stick like the rest of the crowd. Suddenly, memories of how he and Soonyoung first met in high school flooded his mind. how he thought he wouldn't even be friends with someone like Soonyoung now he couldn't imagine a life without Soonyoung. However, the dangerous nature of their jobs raised fears about the uncertainties of the future.

"What are you thinking?" Soonyoung asked, still waving the glow stick.

"Nothing," Jihoon replied, joining the crowd in waving the glow stick. The fan meet eventually concluded, and Yeonbin bid farewell to his fans. Soonyoung and Jihoon followed him, catching up as he was about to enter his vanity.

Yeonbin heard someone shout his name and saw his bodyguards holding two guys—Soonyoung and Jihoon. Remembering Jihoon's banner, Yeonbin assumed they were fans wanting an autograph.

"Let them come," Yeonbin said. They approached, and Yeonbin signed Jihoon's shirt. However, Jihoon couldn't hide his displeasure. "That's my favorite shirt!" he shouted. "Sorry, I didn't see any card or poster to sign," Yeonbin apologized.

"It's fine, Mr. Yeonbin, but we need to talk to you in private," Soonyoung said.

"Are you guys planning to kidnap me? SECURITY!" Yeonbin shouted, causing security to rush in. Jihoon revealed his FBI badge, causing Yeonbin to stop the security.

"Okay, we can talk in my vanity," Yeonbin agreed.

In the vanity, Soonyoung and Jihoon, both from the FBI, explained the danger to Yeonbin. Panic set in, but Jihoon reassured him that they would protect him.

"What do I do now? Shouldn't you take me somewhere safe?" Yeonbin asked.

"We can't take you with us. You being here is our best chance to catch the killer," Soonyoung explained.

"SO YOU GUYS ARE USING ME AS BAIT?" Yeonbin panicked.

"Calm down for a minute," Soonyoung slightly getting irritated

"HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO CALM DOWN. WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS? WHAT IF I GET INJURED? OR WORSE I GET KILLED? WHAT IF I-" Yeonbin's rant gets interrupted

"CAN YOU STOP THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF FOR ONCE" Soonyoung snapped at him

"HOW DARE YOU TALK TO ME LIKE THAT?" Yeonbin was offended.
"Not until you stop talking like a narcissistic asshole who only thinks about himself," Soonyoung retorted.

"Now listen, I know you are scared about your life, but you don't know there is a group who is killing innocent people and you are probably one of our only chances to catch them so for once think about others" Soonyoung urged.

"Why should I?" Yeonbin asked, and Soonyoung had had enough, leaving in frustration. Yeonbin stares at the mirror, and Jihoon looks where Yeonbin is looking and sees a picture of Yeonbin with a Blonde Girl, and says, "I did once, but I got nothing except betrayal."

"I'm not sure what betrayal you faced, but don't let one experience shape your entire perspective," Jihoon advised and he followed Soonyoung
"He is such an asshole, thinking only about himself. Like he is on the verge of marriage and still single. Makes sense; no one wants to marry an asshole like him," Soonyoung vented in anger.
"There is a verge for marriage now?" Jihoon asked in amusement.

"I mean, when you are in your mid-20s to mid-30s, have a stable job, and it's the perfect age to spend half of your life with someone else," Soonyoung explained.
"And what's the perfect age?" Jihoon inquired.

"26 to 35. I mean, the average human lifespan is 70 years," Soonyoung replied. Jihoon, hands on his waist, asked, "What is our age right now?"
"27, we are both '96 liners! Babe, did something hit your head?" Soonyoung patted his head, and Jihoon swatted his hand away.
"I am asking, do you have any plans for our future?" Jihoon persisted.

Soonyoung was speechless for a moment but then he said, "Babe why are we talking about this now" and Jihoon said "Because we never talk about this Soonyoung, we have been dating for 10 years at this point and we still haven't any plan for our future"
Soonyoung couldn't able to utter a word and Jihoon took a deep sigh "Let's forget it; we need to keep an eye on Yeonbin." Jihoon looked at Yeonbin, who was emerging from his vanity, and started walking in his direction.

"It's the schedule of me for this week and free pass and I told my guards to allow you guys to follow me," Yeonbin says with a firm smile "Thank you so much, and here is the transmitter, from this, we can track you and press the button when you see anyone suspicious" Jihoon hands him a transmitter in the shape of a pen designed by Jihoon himself.
"I can't say no to my fan's gifts" and he ruffles Jihoon's hair and Soonyoung yanks at his hand
"I can smell something? Someone burning in jealousy" Yeonbin winks at Jihoon and leaves
Soonyoung was about to say something but Jihoon started to walk in Yeonbin's direction