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20 | veinte

20 | veinte

After sitting at her photoshoot for a long three hours, watching her get different concept photos taken in several different outfits, it was time for Sehun to head out to his own schedules for the day. It was nothing too heavy, only several hours of dance practices ahead of him. Nothing he wasn't used to already. At least it was better than the days when they were promoting an album. Those were the days he barely even had any time to eat, live, breathe, and exist. His dance practice days were more comfortable. Then there was the fact that Sehun was hardly given any side projects to work on. That was for the hyungs with vocals--Baekhyun, Kyungsoo, and Jongdae. They were the priority in the group. Sehun liked it that way. It wasn't that he didn't have any goals or aspirations of his own. It was merely that he was perfectly happy where he was at that moment in his career. He was still young and he knew he could venture into other interests if he wanted to. 

He walked up at the end of their third set of photos when there was a pause, just as the photographer was signaling that he had enough pictures of her current look. She looked away from all the eyes she had on her and a tired smile formed on her lips as she was finally able to relax for a moment. She was currently inside a big pink cardboard box, and she stepped out because it was currently time to take a break. The pink box was one of the concepts the SM executives had thought up for her upcoming debut--a Barbie doll. Sehun thought it was the theme that most fit her, as she was absolutely stunning. She genuinely did resemble a doll.

The other two debut themes they had thought up were a preppy school girl, daydreaming about young love in school, scribbling on her notebooks and a nature themed hippie vibe. Sehun thought they all suited her, but the doll one was the most accurate in his opinion. The only thing he didn't like was how heavily they were sexualizing her. The skirts were almost too short the blouses were very low cut. Florencia had once mentioned to him that because she had been doing beauty pageants all her life, it was something she was used to. But Sehun saw the differences in how they treated the Korean idols. The girls were made to look cute, sweet, and innocent. Florencia was being dressed up to look cute, and sweet. But definitely not innocent. It was the kind of stuff that would give any man fantasies. He wondered if she was okay with all of it. But whether she was or not, and the executives loved  to throw the phrase around in the idols' faces. You signed that contract.

Another concept that was being thrown around unofficially--which Sehun was listening creative designers discuss while he watched Florencia--was that of her being made a part of EXO's super hero concept. She was to be some kind of princess in their concept's universe, like a parallel universe to their own. And she was to be like a damsel in distress who needed to be saved by none other than Jongdae, that was where he was fitting into the story. That was to justify his heavy involvement in her debut. He didn't recall anything being mentioned before about his hyung being involved in Florencia's debut. He would have to ask someone for clarification later. 

Sehun didn't like that concept because it meant they would be spending more time together and there was a feeling in the pit of his stomach that told him Jongdae was just a little too interested in Florencia. H had no problem with them being friends, if that were actually the case. But something about the way his hung looked at her made it obvious that he had something of a crush on her. At the same time, Sehun didn't know why it bothered him so much. He and Florencia weren't actually in a relationship. It was all for show.

But he thought, since they were actually getting along now, maybe it could open up an opportunity for him. They had such a rocky start that he was unsure if that would ever be a possibility thought. 

Florencia heaved a tired sigh. 

"Time to go Sehunnie?" She eyed him with a pout.

He gave a nod of his head, his expression crinkling up into a look of displeasure. He didn't want to leave, especially since he knew she was uncomfortable having no one familiar there. But he knew that he had to. "My schedules start at eight today, and I have to be at the SM building. I'm already late enough as it is. The hyungs are going to be mad at me." He looked down at the time on his phone as he said this, and noticed it was already eight, which meant he was already supposed to be in the dance practice room, dressed in his dance clothes and ready to start rehearsals.