Fame or Fortune - Choi Beomgyu

25

June 2024

It had been about 2 months since Youngie had last seen Beomgyu in-person, so when she heard that he'd be back in town for Weverse Con, she just knew she had to go. She asked Jia to tag along but Jia wanted to spend the day off sleeping in so Youngie ventured out alone.

Although a fan of most HYBE artist, she didn't have enough time to see everyone so she arrived just before it was TXT's turn.

She got to see the end of fromis_9's performance, admiring how beautiful they looked before the lights went low.

Illuminating once again, 5 of her friends appear on stage in varying punk style outfits.

They begin their performance with 'Good Boy Gone Bad' making the crowd go wild. Youngie sings every word, slightly reminiscing as this is the era when her and TXT first met.

Next is 'Growing Pains'. This marked the first time Youngie had ever heard the song in full and she really appreciated the rock influence. She watches in awe as Taehyun hits every high note and Beomgyu's deep voice sends shivers down her spine.

She knew she had to praise all of them for it in-person, but she didn't know how.

Once they finish, Youngie slips through the crowd and makes her way to the side of the stage. In between her and the backstage door were buff staff with serious looks on their faces. This unfortunately wouldn't be one of the times Youngie was mistaken for one.

A staff member points at her.

"Aren't you Beomgyu's friend?" He ask.

"Yes!" She shouts, happy to be recognized.

"The one who always comes backstage and yaps to him?" He continues, causing Youngie's excitement to drop.

"Yeah, that's the one." She replies in an empty tone before he tells her to follow him.

They enter a hallway with blinding white walls and a long line of doors decorated with artist's names. 'Enhypen' 'Seventeen' she reads, excitement building up.

"Straight down the hall, one left turn and last door to your right." The staff says before walking away.

Youngie wanted to call out and ask him to repeat it, but it seemed like she'd blinked and he was already gone.

Sighing she steps forward hoping to just wander her way into their room like she usually does.

After about 1 minute of walking she sees Soobin speeding her way. She calls out to him but he hurries past, seemingly one-track minded.

Youngie groans and throws her head back, ready to accept defeat when a voice calls out her name.

"Youngie?"

'I know that voice.' She thinks and turns around.

"Beomgyu!" She practically sprints to close the distance in between them. Now standing face to face he smiles down at her.

"What are you doing here?"

"I had to see you, and boy I'm glad I did! You were amazing out there! Fans would not stop raving about you guys! From the quick change in songs, to the vocals. And on top of that you guys are mid-tour! You must be so tired but you've put in so much practice and made this whole convention your own personal stage and-" Youngie's rant gets disrupted when Beomgyu places his hands on both of her upper arms, holding her in place.

She hadn't noticed, but as she spoke her fingers got tangled in his mesh sleeves, poking at his bare arms.

"Youngie," She stays quiet, finally looking up to meet his eyes. "I missed you."

The confession hit deep, causing her cheeks to glow red. Beomgyu smirks a little, taking the opportunity to lean in closer to her.

Now centimeters apart, his eyes dart between both of hers, before flashing down to her lips. He wasn't going to move further without her permission, he just had to know if the feeling was mutual.

Youngie grows impatient, letting her eyes fall closed as she stands on her toes to be even closer to him, feeling his breath on her skin.

This is all he needed to close the gap in between them, pressing a soft kiss on her lips.

They pull apart but Gyu pulls her in closer, bodies now slightly pressed against each other.

Their lips meet again, longer this time before breaking, eyes still closed, heads tilting to opposite sides and connecting once more.

Her fingers detangle from his sleeves as they pull apart and she falls back onto the flats of her feet, head still tilted up towards him.

They open their eyes as what just happened sets in.

She looks down and hisses out a curse.

Beomgyu's taken aback as his eyes dart around the hall.

"It's not you! I- gosh I don't know what to do." She lets out.

Beomgyu opens his mouth to try and say something but they hear an echo of chatter from further down the hall, causing Youngie to panic.

"Gyu I have to go. I'll call you and explain everything but you can't tell your members what just happened."

He looks back at her, frowned eyebrows as he tries to understand.

"Just trust me." She says before running until she's out of sight.

Beomgyu sighs as Yeonjun approaches and throws his arm around the younger's shoulder.

"Ready to get back out there?" He exclaims as the boys 'whoop' and cheer skipping further down the hall.