SHINee Imagines [EDITING]

[Last Update] SHINee (OT5) | Dont Let Me Go (Part 2)

Continuation of the previous part

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Years went by and Taemin only seemed to drift farther and farther away from the boys. He had grown stone cold. Sure thing were disastrous behind cameras but they never dared show that on camera. On camera you would think they're the boys who have made it so far with understanding and love for each other, but unfortunately, the boys begged to differ.

There had been many times when Taemin wanted to leave the group, but he just couldn't get himself to. He had ruined his ties with his group members and as much as he deep down hated the reality, his cold heart overtook any sympathetic emotions he'd feel. He was always back on square one. So it made no sense why he'd stay in the group. But there was something, a little something within him that refrained him from leaving.

The uneven balance that the members had with Taemin spread amongst them all. They weren't the playful, loud, and savage boys the nation had known since the start. They all moved into separate homes and though they all shared that professional yet friendly bond, only once in a while would a member meet up with another member, and that'd be it. The only time Shinee saw Taemin was during schedules. And that was it.

Of course they tried their best to fix their ties with Taemin but Taemin had reached the point of no return. Guilt ate them up from inside every day but they never showed it in front of Taemin. They did however find any possible chance to fill Taemin's ears with words of assurance, even if it was on screen. They knew it was genuine, and they hoped it would be able to melt his cold demeanor.

They just wanted their Taemin-ah back.

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"Taemin-ah, look, I designed these outfits for our next SHINee World concert. How does it look?" Kibum asked Taemin as Taemin stepped into the dorm kitchen to get himself a glass of water. Taemin spared the sheets of paper a split second glance as he poured himself a glass of water. "Looks good" Taemin spoke, uninterested, without maintaining eye contact as he walked away, not stopping a second to listen to what Kibum had to say. To say Kibum felt his heart break was an understatement. Kibum sighed as he felt his throat clamp up. Even after all these years Kibum still wasn't used to Taemin's cold attitude. Kibum had always taken care of Taemin since his debut era. People said Kibum was like Taemin's mom. He hadn't known to this day why he lost his calm during those times which caused a drift in their relationship. He hated himself.

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"Taemin-ah, I finally created my first ever self composed song! Come here, listen to it!" Jonghyun jumped in sheer excitement of accomplishing one of his biggest dreams ever. "Must be nice" Taemin took his shoes off after entering the dorm and stormed into his room, leaving behind a sober Jonghyun who fell off his high of excitement upon hearing that dull response from Taemin. He thought Taemin would at least care about this considering how much Taemin knew this was something Jonghyun wanted to do since his debut days, and they both were known as each other's musical muse. Jonghyun calmed his distressed heart and focused his attention back on his laptop but he had felt too much pain to return back to what he was doing now.

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"Congratulations on the first show of your first solo concert, Taemin!!" Taemin's manager hugged Taemin. "Thank you Hyung!" Taemin smiled, a sight rare to the eyes of the world, and happily returned the hug. Taemin seated himself back on the chair, allowing his makeup artist to continue fixing his make up because his first show started in a few minutes now.

"You have a guest here to meet you!" Taemin's manager chimed with a smile that looked very forced to Taemin, however he chose to ignore it wondering who came to meet him.