a lesson in endearment | bts

HS - The Start of Everything

Hoseok exhaled quietly through his nose as he observed Hana who was watching Yoona with a worried expression. Even though she had come to the studio as promised, Yoona wasn't bouncing as usual. Her energy was gone.

Yoongi had spared her one uncertain glance before masking his expression completely and beginning his work silently. Hoseok saw through it though. The older male was definitely concerned. He was sure that Yoongi was just waiting for the right time to approach her, though Hoseok was just as sure that he didn't know how to, either.

Sighing quietly to himself again, he covered his ears with his earphones and began listening to the playlist of songs that had been chosen for possible choreographies.

They had a lot to do. After making multiple calls, they had managed to set up a meeting with the managers of all the artists they had picked out at the sane time. Sure, there were a lot of artists, but this was their project and if it extended beyond their given time limit, nobody had a problem with it.

It had been around forty minutes since everyone had fallen into a working rhythm, Yoongi and Yoona managing to work together even though neither breathed a word besides "please" and "thank you" to the other.

Finally finding a song that really caught his inspiration, Hoseok rose, about to call one of the other members to come with him to the practice studio so that he could begin putting moves to beats when he noticed Yoongi murmur something to Yoona. Her face flashed with anger before she hid the expression, muttering something back to him before quietly excusing herself from the room.

The room was near silent as everyone discreetly observed Yoongi, who was just staring blankly at the sheets on his desk. He didn't move, even when Yoona came back and continued solidly with her work, seemingly ignoring her friend's existence.

And all throughout the mute exchange, Hoseok had seen the concerned aura surrounding Hana become thicker and stronger. This must be unbearable for her, having to sit and watch her friend being unhappy.

He shouldn't have been so shocked when Hana blew out a breath and rose to her feet quite suddenly, surprising everyone around her, but he really hadn't anticipated it. Though her ears tinted at the attention, she kept her eyes focused on Yoongi.

"Yoon-nim, I'm not sure how much of this you have considered from Yoona's point of view, but I think that I have to tell you that even though B Free hasn't been the best kind of person to you, the fact that your fans have continued to attack him, a few years on from your debut because you left things at that, is completely unacceptable. Everywhere he goes, some of your more angry fans are there to attack him. He only lashed back because they wouldn't leave him alone." Hoseok stepped back and reached out to grip Namjoon's hand, surprised by the outburst. Yoongi's eyes widening was the only indicator he gave that he was listening.

"The reason Yoona is frustrated with you is because everyone knows that you communicate frequently with your fans, which is great, but she feels like you're forgetting where you started from. Like B Free, you rapped underground. You struggled, she struggled, B Free struggled, but now that those struggles seem to be over for you, you aren't doing anything to amend the problems between yourselves. Recently, he issued a long overdue apology to you. Yes, he didn't do it to you directly, but at least he has made an attempt. You have yet to say or do anything on the matter and I'm sure it makes Yoona feel like you're changing. You need to talk to her before she drifts too far from you."

"Hana..." Yoona was aghast, but Hana's gaze was firm, and there was a strength in it that caused Hoseok to acknowledge her. Though softspoken, this girl definitely wasn't one to let petty things destroy good relationships. Hana indicated to the door.