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"i'm not quite sure renjun. i'm not quite sure." jeno responded, feeling a little sting in his heart.
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it wasn't like jaemin wanted this kind of attention, but he also kind of needed it to advertise the musical they were going to put on.
their teacher, mr. bae, thought that posters were a mediocre way of advertising their upcoming show, so he decided to put on a small snippet of the play during each grade's lunchtime.
"alright, alright, everyone in their places i--"
"mr. bae! taehyun isn't here!" a student announced from a small slit in the curtains.
"what? is his understudy here though?"
the student shook her head timidly, knowing how serious their director got when close to any showtimes.
"oh fu—snicker doodles!" he yelled aggressively, catching himself at the end before he spilt a few profanities.
"d-do you want me to see if there's someone with a small role that's suited and knows the parts for hamilton?" the female offered, looking through her own script for possible roles.
mr. bae thought about her question and went trough a list of names in his mind, searching for a hopeful match. that was when he remembered seeing jaemin and donghyuck rehearsing their lines.
the two were on a break from their own parts he presumed, since they were reciting other roles. he recalled jaemin playing hamilton for a moment, and it was actually quite good for a cold read.
"how about—"
"get jaemin. tell him that he'll be switching roles for as of today."
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"you're so fucking lucky that you memorized the whole script." donghyuck stated, brushing on some light eyeshadow on the said male's eye lids.
"but it's so last minute, so i don't know if i can, i don't know, get a feel of his character." jaemin admitted, feeling his nerves catching up to him.
"don't worry about it na, you're gonna kill it. all you have to do is look pretty and act straight. now pucker up, you need some color on your lips."
the younger slightly puckered up his lips letting donghyuck wipe on some light gloss onto them. when donghyuck was done, he leaned back, nodding approvingly at his work. "mhm, jeno and renjun are gonna be even more whipped after seeing you on stage."
almost instantly, jaemin's cheeks heated up, "shut up. no they're not. they have each other to ogle at."
"oh? they're together?"
"yeah."
donghyuck let a hefty sigh leave his lips, then placed a comforting hand on jaemin's shoulder, "you'll see what i see sooner or later."
"two minutes till showtime! i need everyone in their places now!"
"that's our cue. good luck na."
"same goes for you hyuck." with a wink of encouragement, jaemin left the dressing room first since he'll be appearing first.
jaemin walked out onto the stage, and the first thing he heard was the low chatter of the crowd behind the curtains. he remembered that both jeno and renjun had the first lunch period, and that fact sure stoke him with some pre-show nerves.
he would occasionally fix his hair and check his attire a few times, then look around the stage to his fellow co-actors and actresses. once he noticed what he was doing, he stopped and took in a deep breath, exhaling after.
"calm down jaemin. just do your best and you'll be fine." he said to himself, in hopes his self encouragement was enough to suppress the bubbling feeling at the pit of his stomach.
they were performing the scene they had worked the most on and it was in act 1, in where the party was taking place. two music acts were going to be performed and it was 'helpless' and 'satisfied'. it is a student body favorite, and probably because many people just want to see eliza and hamilton's wedding scene.
"hello everyone! welcome! i hope everyone is excited because your peers have worked very hard on this. now, without further ado, hamilton!" mr. bae announced then added, "the shortened and translated version. enjoy the show kiddos!"
mr. bae scurried off the stage, motioning the stage manager to open up the curtains.
and so the show began.
the audience quieted down and the spotlights focused on the girls who were playing eliza, angelica, and peggy. lines were exchanged between the three of the characters before the instrumental started to sound throughout the auditorium. places were taken, and so it began.
the student body watched in awe as the girl who was playing eliza sung and acted out the part perfectly. everyone felt the bubbly feeling the actress was trying to portray, and that made the performance all the better.
it was cute, especially when angelica introduced hamilton, aka jaemin, to eliza, who was played by yoon sihyun. she was actually one of the people who came up with the idea of doing hamilton in the first place, causing her to have a higher chance of getting a role she wanted.
anyways, jaemin of course, acted as charming as always. offering up a dance and waltzing around stage with said girl. every girl that was in the audience found themselves wanting to be in sihyun's place.
you know who else wanted to be in sihyun's place? jeno and renjun.
the two stared at the girl with envy. they knew it was just part of the act, but it kind of set off something in them both.
just the way jaemin looked at her with such affection and adoration, even if it was an act, it all seemed so real. so genuine.
if you were to listen closely, you could hear the boys' hearts cracking a bit.
unconsciously, jeno slid his hands into renjun's, squeezing it gently. he was happy to have renjun beside him and vice versa. he wouldn't want it any other way.
renjun noticed the way jeno laced their fingers together and to say the least, he felt those same butterflies flutter around in his stomach. he smiled at their intertwined hands and stared at it like it was a precious memory.
nothing could deny this growing love between the two boys, but nothing could deny the growing love they had for a certain pink haired male that was up on that stage. it wasn't their fault that they didn't feel whole, and it wasn't their fault that they happen to be falling in love with a boy named na jaemin, who had placed a kiss on the actress's lips as the crowd went wild.
