Selfie King | h.hj

006

The last bell rings. I pick up my back and swing it around my shoulder. I walk out into the hall way and go on auto pilot to the studio. Through the halls that feel like they will never end. Once I arrive I open the door and throw my bag down on the floor and hang my coat up on the coat hanger. I sigh as I walk over to the desk and sit down in front of the computer. I type in my username and password and crack my fingers. I grab the mouse and open the files that I was working on yesterday. I press play and grab a pen and start writing down more words. I spin the pen in my hand and listen to the song on repeat. I continuously rip pages out of the note pad and crumple them. I throw them behind me and they're all scattered around the room. Just as I throw another piece of paper I hear a knock on the door. 

"Come in." I say. I take a the hair tie off my wrist and tie my hair back in a pony tail. 

"Hey~" I automatically recognize the voice. 

"Well if it isn't little Seungmin." I say. I lean back in my chair. "I didn't expect you to come by here."

"You're always here Eunha. And if you aren't here you're home doing the exact same stuff you do here." He says, I chuckle because I know its the truth. 

"What can I say? I'm passionate." I say.

"So... you were with Hwang Hyunjin?" He asks out of the blue. It takes me a minute to register.

"Uh yeah. You saw?" I ask him. I knew he saw, Hwang Hyunjin is everywhere.

"Yeah. Why were you with him?" He asks me. 

Why is he so concerned?

"He needed to borrow a phone charger so I let him. That was his way of saying thank you." I laugh remembering the incidents of the other day. 

"Eunha you need to be careful with him. He's a player you know." Seungmin says with concern in his voice.

"Seungmin, I'm not falling in love with him if thats what you're eluding to. I would never fall for someone like Hwang Hyunjin, we're from two different worlds." I say. Seungmin nods. 

"I just don't want you to get hurt Eunha, after what happened with Ch-"

"Seungmin. Don't even say his name. Please." I say in a stern voice. I would not hear his name uttered in one of the places I felt safe. 

"Sorry, I'm gonna get going. Remember to actually go home Eunha." Seungmin says. He gives me a little pat on the shoulder and walks out of the room. I spin around and sit back at the desk. I continue writing and crumpling paper, a very vicious cycle.

Minutes later I hear another knock. 

"Come in." I say again. I pause the music and look at the door. Slowly but surely Hwang Hyunjin opens the door."

"I didn't think you'd actually show up, I thought you were playing with me." I say and cross my arms across my chest.

"Of course I was going to come. I wanted to hear more of this song." Hwang Hyunjin says. He puts his bag down next to mine and pulls up a chair next to me. "Do you have any idea of what type of song you want this to be?" 

Honestly no, I don't.

I sigh and put my head on the desk. "I love the instrumental of this song but I can't think of any lyrics. It's so frustrating I've never had this problem before." I say. I roll my head around.

"Well can I listen to the full thing?" He asks me. I look at him with shock. 

"No one has ever listened to a song of mine without lyrics. Consider this a serious privilege Hwang Hyunjin." I say and push his shoulder. He rubs it with his other hand and makes a face like I actually hurt him. "Oh calm down, I barely touched you." I say, Hwang Hyunjin smiles and I smile back. I turn back to the computer and click play. We sit in silence and listen to the calm instrumental of the piano and guitar meld together. As the song fades out I look at Hwang Hyunjin, his facial expression hasn't changed since I started playing the song. 

"So, what do you think?" I question him and snap him back into reality. 

"I don't think it needs lyrics. It tells a story on its own." Hwang Hyunjin says. I look at him with disappointment. 

"It needs lyrics something is missing. How did it make you feel?" I ask him. 

"It makes me feel calm? Serene? It sounds like a song you could listen to that makes you feel all warm inside." He says. 

"So like... a comfort song? Something with an encouraging message?" I ask him. He nods at me and I smile. 

"Don't you usually produce a lot of hard core stuff? Why the sudden change?" He asks me.

"I needed a softer song for a project, I wanted to try changing things up and writing a song that gives you more of a 'soft' feeling than a 'I wanna kick some ass' feeling." I say we both chuckle. 

"Even with the instrumental alone you managed to make me feel all warm and cozy inside. That is something you should be proud of." I flip the pen around in my hand but then stop. I hold up my hand and Hwang Hyunjin hi-fives me. I smile at  him and start writing words on my notepad. As I write I get more and more ideas and write faster and faster. I finish a page of lyrics and turn next to me. I see Hwang Hyunjin fully passed out.

He sleeps with his mouth open. Cute.

I take my coat and put it over him to ask as a blanket. I smile as I lay the cloth on him and he squirms around like a child.

"Good night, Hwang Hyunjin."