It was going to be another late night. Hoseok had already been in the studio for three hours working on compositions for the group's latest upcoming album. Although he was relieved to have some time off when they weren't working on promotions, there was no resting as an idol. He sighed and sat back in his chair, removing his headphones in order to comb his fingers through his unkempt, bleached blond hair. He closed his eyes and rubbed them out of frustration, relieved that he could touch his face since he wasn't wearing any makeup. Continuing to sulk in his seat, he stared at the large monitor in front of him, running through various melodies in his head that would best suit the song he was working on. It was a fast, upbeat track that mainly focused on rap lines and had sudden bursts of high energy. Unfortunately, both Jooheon and Changkyun were unavailable to lend any advice since they had other obligations keeping them busy for the night.
Hoseok sighed again, leaning his face in his palm as he continued to stare at the screen. He normally never had this much difficulty when producing a new song since he was always working on new content during their down time. Maybe he just had become so overworked over the past few weeks that his brain stalled out. From producing new songs, recording vocal tracks, and learning new and intense choreography, exhaustion had finally crept up on Hoseok and he was certainly feeling it.
A knock on the studio door brought the vocalist's thoughts back into focus and he quickly turned around to see who it was. Minhyuk stuck his head inside, a soft smile gracing his lips as he held up two iced Americano's.
"I figured you'd still be here so I thought you might need some caffeine," the younger said, walking inside and closing the door behind him.
"Thanks, Minhyuk," Hoseok replied, taking one of the iced coffees from him.
"Hyung, you look exhausted. Maybe you should call it a night?" Minhyuk remarked, making himself comfortable on the small sofa across from him.
Hoseok took a long sip from his coffee and then shook his head. "Ah, I can't. I wanted to get most of the melody figured out by tomorrow."
Minhyuk took a sip of his coffee and then smiled. "Maybe I can help?"
"The song's mostly rapping. I just can't think straight for some reason," Hoseok replied, turning back to the monitor.
Minhyuk stood up from the sofa and walked behind his hyung, watching the monitor as Hoseok pulled his headphones back on and played the hook of the song, making a few edits here and there. As Hoseok worked, Minhyuk comfortably let his free hand rest on the vocalist's shoulder, rubbing small circles with his thumb as he drank his coffee. Hoseok paused momentarily--the sudden closeness jumbling his thoughts, but he shook it off and continued working.
They continued this for the next few minutes--Hoseok working in silence as the younger singer curiously watched him, continuously massaging his shoulder. Eventually, Minhyuk set his Americano aside after he'd finished most of it and went back to rubbing his hyung's shoulders with both hands, kneading small circles into the knots in his upper back.
Hoseok let his eyes close and he leaned his head backwards; the massage too much of a distraction for him to keep working on the song. Minhyuk had always been good at massages--whether it was a foot rub or a back rub, he knew just where to press his experienced fingers in order to bring the best relief. He gave massages to all of the members but Hoseok liked to think that his special relationship with the younger vocalist gifted him the best massages--especially after a long choreography practice and if Minhyuk was in a good mood.
"Does that feel good, hyung?" Minhyuk asked, continuing to rub Hoseok's shoulders.
"Mhmm," Hoseok mumbled back, too lost in the sensation to reply with a better answer.
