XVIII. Centre of the stage

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Sunghoon holds his phone up steadily, letting his sharp nails engrave themselves into the little indents he's already made on the rubber casing that carries his phone. He smiles softly, wondering whether he should let the phone disguise his face or whether he should show his appreciation for Sunoo's craft through more than just a measly thumbs up.

But when Sunghoon peaks out, an almost immediate flush of pink bursts over his face as it seems Sunoo can feel his gaze faster than he notices himself staring. Embarrassed yet giddy, the skater is unsure whether to hide behind his phone that acts as a curtain between the two, though Sunghoon can still watch and hear him effortlessly sing through the digital image.

His eyes follow intently as Sunoo squeezes his stand, hand slightly shaking and voice breathy as if he were going to laugh but thankfully the song has already reached its crescendo and the squeamish singer can finally let go and realise the laugh that has been building in his chest.

Sunghoon follows shortly, chuckling out of sheer embarrassment whilst it seems the former male's laugh is an adrenaline rush built up with excitement and that weird flutter that starts from your chest and travels down to your stomach.

"Hey, why are you laughing?" The singer struggles to scowl at Sunghoon, his face still scrunched up in a goofy smile that sends another weird tingle down Sunghoon's back.

Cutting the recording and playing back the footage, Sunghoon lifts his head up from his phone. "Because you were!" He simply spites and Sunoo quickly jogs over to his side, peering over his taller shoulder to watch the recording. Noticing this, Sunghoon takes a step way and holds the phone out between the two or maybe it was because he couldn't stand the feeling of his face so close to his own.

"I'm pretty good aren't I?" Sunoo nudges the skater's side, but it seems he's finding himself entranced in his performance once again. He nods slowly, Sunoo no taking an interest in the man standing next to him rather than the recording which he needed to focus on.

"But I suppose anything is better than that total bomb-show," Sunoo scoffs, setting an arm on Sunghoon's side as again he nods slowly, "Sunghoon?" The singer takes the opportunity to pinch his cheeks teasingly, finding the way his face moulds to his touches just as his body slightly stumbles to his side but again, Sunghoon does nothing to retaliate - was his singing that good or was Sunghoon in a different world?

"What - did I do something?" Sunghoon randomly exclaims and Sunoo quickly let's go of him, struggling to hide his chortles when the skater caresses his check softly. "Did you just-"

Sunoo can't hold back his laughter anymore, letting the various giggles out in one harsh breath but Sunghoon isn't sure whether to grab the boy back, say a snarky remark, laugh along or simply ignore him. Socialising is weird.

"I'm sorry it's just you would never let me do that-" Struggling to catch his breath, Sunoo sets a hand on Sunghoon's shoulder as if to steady himself. "I'm sorry really." He clears his throat, using his hand to hide the grin that seems to dance forever but all Sunghoon does is scoff and smile.

"Were you even paying attention to the video?" Sunghoon suddenly asks, raising an eyebrow but all Sunoo does is shrug, snatching the skater's phone away from him and hiding it behind his back.

"Of course I was," He replays the video quickly, staring at his phone intensely and leaving Sunghoon to stand to the side, shaking his head slowly. "See, they done," he drops the phone back into the older male's hands with an impressed grin but of course all Sunghoon does is stare with an unreadable expression.

"Alright then," It's now obvious that Sunghoon is struggling to hide his smile, "y-you want to do another take or-"

"Well, this one isn't perfect," Sunoo agrees, startling Sunghoon.

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