(ON HIATUS) midnight rendezvous | liskook

eighteen

a/n: i swear i didnt intend to update as often as blckpink's comeback

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"Lisa! hurry up, we're getting called for rehearsals!"

In the ruckus of the makeup artists, frantically dabbing powder and concealer onto my face, Jisoo-unnie called out to me. I glanced at her in the mirror and saw her all glammed up. She's wearing her outfit for our Boombayah performance— a white shirt and black plaid skirt, almost like a student uniform. Or I think was intended like that. Whatever.

I shouted a "yes, coming!" before I looked back on the mirror to stare at my reflection, long gone was the long brown hair from 2 years ago, now it was replaced by blonde hair with yellow highlights. I look like a walking highlighter, if I'm being honest.

I can't believe we're able to perform now. In front of real people. People who actually supports us. It seemed like it was only last week when we were struggling to come up with choreographies for our dance assessments. We get to perform on stage now. I can't help but to grin to myself.

"I wish we could share the same stage one day."

My smile faltered in the mirror. My nerves went from excited to somber real quick as my mind automatically had flashbacks on its own.

"Me too." I grinned while glancing at him. We were sitting on the table-like stool in front of the convenient store, gazing at the midnight sky. Like we're just two normal teenagers. Because we are. Without all the scrutinizing eyes of the world.

We're just two best friends hanging out at midnight with popsicles hanging in our tongue.

"You just have to catch up to me first, though." He added cheekily.

I scoffed, "Jungkook, you should dread the day I debut because i'm gonna kick your ass flat,"

"You do know you can't say that to me when you debut cause i'll be your sunbae, right?"

"I'm a foreigner I can be excused," I joked, finishing off my popsicle and throwing the stick in a nearby bin.

"That's not how it works, dumbass."

And then silence came as we both munched up on our snacks Jihoon gave earlier.

"It would be really cool though. Being on the same stage at the same time,"

"I mean I guess if it's a dance showdown." I muttered, wishfully thinking, "imagine if we dance to our songs combined, i'd pick No More Dream any day!"

He grinned, "I'm looking forward to your songs, It's gonna be g—"

"Lisa!!"

"Coming!"

We were rushed to the stage, everything around me became hectic and a blur that I didn't have another moment to think about him as I close my eyes, ready to forget everything and remember what we worked on for half a decade. Boombayah's first synths blasted on the speakers,

"Blackpink in your area."

I opened my eyes and smirked, letting out what I've been trying so hard to show the world.

Finally.

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"Thank you for all the hardwork!" We bowed to all the staffs as we go our way to the dressing room. Chaeyoung cried, I tried not to, but it was hard. The feeling of letting the world know who we are is worth more than anything in this world, I didn't even care if I made any mistakes because this, this is what almost 5 years worth of sacrifices had led me.