Fame or Fortune - Choi Beomgyu

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October 2024

Days go by and the change of season becomes more apparent. October brings autumn, cozy sweaters, orange leaves, Beomgyu finds it romantic as he brainstorms the many possibilities for a second date with the one he likes most.

Though his calls hadn't been getting through, so today he was excited to see her backstage at the same photoshoot his group was attending.

"Hey Youngie!" He calls out as she swiftly walks past, but she doesn't acknowledge him and just keeps walking.

Thinking she didn't hear him, he follows behind her repeating himself.

She eventually stops, turning to face him with a few nervous glances at her phone.

"It's been awhile." He says scratching the back of his head. Was it supposed to feel this awkward with your girlfriend? After silence from her end, he decides to confront his issue since the tension couldn't get worse. "You haven't returned my calls."

"I'm so sorry Gyu. I went to this festival the other day and Starlights won't stop posting about it! I'm getting tagged in things like every minute, and look how many likes my Instagram post got!"

Youngie turns her phone to show Beomgyu her endless notifications. Then she shows him a nearly blank Instagram page with the user _Kim_Y0ungi3.

She'd created an Instagram without telling him? He called her every single night and she couldn't even give him a little life update?

He shook it off, it wasn't like he could follow her anyway.

"Wow 50k followers in a week, that's really great Youngie."

"I know right! I bet soon enough I'll have as much followers as you. We'll be twinning!"

'That could be nice' Beomgyu thought. It also reminded him of the way him and Youngie first met. Their 'who would top the charts' bet.

"You know TXT is having a comeback soon, I bet it'll do way better than 'Obsessed'."

Youngie's smile drops and her expression quickly changes into one that could strike fear into a hundred men.

"I don't know about that." She says, focusing her attention back to her phone. Great, he lost her again.

"Well, I know your busy. I'll call you later and please answer, you can even tell me about all this newly found... fame."

"Okay." She flashes him a smile which at least lets him know she was listening.

He plans to give her a kiss on the cheek, closing his eyes and leaning in, until he suddenly has to catch himself from falling forward. She had taken a couple steps back to avoid his lips.

"Sorry, I just got make up done and I need this photoshoot to look great so that I can post about it." She says, blowing him a kiss, still looking at her phone while walking away.